#dan: threads

[rayofsunshinc]

starter for @painofhumanity | Dan & Bree

Dan sat in his chair, one hand running through his graying hair, the other pressed against his temple. It had been a long day — too many thoughts that weren’t his, too many memories clawing their way up. His mind, exhausted and restless all at once, whispered a dangerous thought before he could push it away.

I need a drink.

He shut his eyes, exhaling slow, trying to let it pass. But before he could bury it, he heard the padding of footsteps.

[dannymcdanface]

Be serious!!!

[amid-fandoms]

phantasy land ☾ ⋆*･ﾟ:⋆

[rayofsunshinc]

❝Believe it or not, we've all been teenagers before, Bree.❞ Dan said gently and offering a small smile. He placed his hand on her knee, squeezing gently. ❝One thing about being a teenager is ... one big thing will happen, and then as soon as something else happens, people will forget all about it. Next week, there will be something else on everyone's minds. Besides, do you really want friends who aren't kind enough to understand that we're all going through different things?❞ He sighed, leaning back against the pillow next to Bree. ❝I know, it's not easy for you. When I was a teenager I was so busy trying to hide my own shine that I was finding trouble elsewhere. You shouldn't be ashamed or hide from it. There's a chance that the more you work with it, the more you'll be able to control those situations.❞

Bree rubbed the tears away with the heel of her hand and sank down a little under the comforter with a pitiful sniff. "I curled up in a ball and screamed like a lunatic in the middle of the hallway, because I could hear what everyone was thinking all at once," she reminded him miserably. "I'm a freak, Dad." She turned to look at him with a pout. "Dick was also super old when you met him. He didn't care about being different. But when you're a teenager? Being different might as well be a death sentence. . . No one wants to be friends with the school nutjob."

[tatretot]

hellooo danandphilgames buddies!! happy belated 10 year (more like 5 but shhh) anniversary :-)

[flamingpudding]

All right you got my creative juices running with part five of Klarion is Dan yes the first series I ever came to you with

To find him Klarion isn't the only one living in the DC dimension in like the word of protective mother Danny is he sent one of clarion's older siblings to go with him Larsal/Lassie

She was one of the clone children that was created long before Danny knew that was trying to clone him she was one of the first failures

She doesn't really have a physical form as much she is more of like a big pit of water that has like a spiritual like form like Dr Fate

She hates Vlad so much that the entire League of assassins who's also hit him even though they don't know who he is but know that Danny got from Clockwork was about her and visiting

Klarion knows about the quote as the same thing last knows about him being a villain they keep each other secrets cuz they know they make Mom disappointed

When they do have somewhat of a physical form it's a cowgirl with a horse made entirely of Lazarus Pits

Along with that Vlad making surprise visit after feeling someone's littering his name more than usual it's like a call about anytime he knows his children or Daniel is talking about him

Also Batman's freaking out after I think that one of Danny's kids is such a little hater that they made a cult just despite their father which makes the Justice League think Vlad really that bad

This is just the funny idea and I know it's not a good prompt I'm still trying to think of more sorry

Oh I love this! Thanks you!

This is going to be fun in a way I hope! Enjoy~

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Danny barely avoided getting questioned further about his relation to Vlad when he noticed the green post-it note and made a grab for it. "Oh would you look at that! Pop is sending us a message!"

Okay maybe he said that louder than necessary but he needed to change the topic. He didn't need more people on to torment the fruitloop. His own kids were already giving the man enough grief as it was. He didn't need distant cousins or an entire hero society of another dimension coming after the fruitloop too. Not that he would mind that much but some mercy towards the redeemed man would probably be appropriated.

Either way Danny focused his attention on the note only half heartedly listening as Klarion continued his family tree explanation to his little hero friends. He blinked at the note several times before laughing happily. "Would you look at that! Lassie is going to come by! Your Granpa Clock is giving us a heads up, so I can prepare a fresh batch of ectoplasm for her to stay healthy!"

Whatever Klarion was explaining right now was abandoned as he sat up straight. "Lassie is coming too?"

"Well of course she is." Danny hummed happily, thankful for the chance of seeing both his kids that liked to life in the same dimension.

"Lassie?" Red Robin piped up questioning. Oh looks like this is one of Klarions siblings they hadn't gotten to yet regarding explanations.

"Yes my fourth oldest but unofficial second oldest." Danny nodded with a proud mother smile on his face. "She lives in this dimension too to keep an eye on Klarion so he would stay safe and dosen't over do it."

Klarion on the other hand groaned. "I don't need Lassie to baby sit me!"

"Klarion, sweety you were new to the whole living alone in another dimension thing. You spent the longest in FarFrozen and the Ghost Zone with me because of your destabilisation." Danny reprimanded him softly and the teen heroes snickered behind Klarions back to which the witch boy turned to glare at them with a greenish blush across his cheeks.

"So what does that sister of yours look like?" Impulse asked to change the topic and because he took a bit of pity on Klarion for the way his Mom was apparently embarrassing the witch boy. His question resulted in Klarion flipping though the photo album before stopping at an image of Klarion next to a pit of green something. Impulse arched an eyebrow and was about to comment when he got pushed roughly to the side by Red Robin.

"THAT'S A LAZARUS PIT!"

The way Batman's chair clattered to the ground as the man stood up looked every bit like he was going to rush over to the teens spoke for the shock that Red Robin shout had caused. The Ghost King and Klarion on the other hand looked rather calm as they barely reacted to the shout and Danny even motioned to Batman to sit back down again, as the chair that fell rightened itself again.

"Calm down. Lassie is a good child. She wouldn't hurt a fly." Danny told them smiling, not realising that both Batman and Red Robin were giving him increadulous looks behind their mask.

"A.... good child?" Batman repeated his slowly his voice even more tinged with his usual gruff gravel in a way that both Superman and Wonder Woman side eyed him worried while Flash snacked on a pack of melon flavoured ships he snacked from a table.

"She doesn't have a physical body, that is why she is relying on the pits of natural ectoplasm your dimension has. There was a little problem with her physical form and we just couldn't restore it and she refuses to get a unoccupied clone body like Klarion has." Danny explained further not minding the stares he or Klarion were getting.

"Pits of natural ectoplasm?" Batman reiterated, his tone clearly questioning, to which Danny only blinked a couple of times surprised. "I thought your dimension knew what they were? Sure the way you guys use them is strange and Lassie did sound a bit concerned when she told me about it but I didn't think you guys weren't aware what they were."

"No that is not...." Red Robin started but then but himself of as he turned around hurriedly in a defensive position as he noticed someone coming in through the window. He wasn't the only one. All the heroes reacted as one at the new presence, however what they didn't expect was a member of the League of Assassins blinking up at them stunned after climbing in through the window lifting their hands palm up in a gesture of peace.

"Woah hey there calm down! Klarion what the fuck? Why are there so many heroes in your Apartment?" The LoA member spoke up and all eyes turned to Klarion who instead only deadpanned. "I told you Mom was visiting to meet my 'friends'"

"Lassie, what did I tell you about possessing bodies?" The Ghost King piped up in a disapproving tone and they heard the distinctive tone of someone knocking their head against the table, probably Constantine.

"Sorry Mom but there are not Pits of ectoplasm near baby brother I could use to form a body." The LoA member, apparently possessed by Klarion's elder sister replied sheepishly. To say Red Robin was weirded out was an understatement. Usually if he encountered LoA members they were aggressive and most likely there to take him or one of his siblings out.

"That's an League of Assasin member...." He muttered under his breath to which said member laughed. "This guy was the closest to me to use for the moment. Don't worry I will release him later and he won't even remember a thing. I got my little sheep's well trained."

"Little sheep's?" Wonder Girl repeated a hand on her hip as she stared sceptically, to which Klarion face palmed and muttered a low "Sis shut up...."

"No Lassie, don't shut up." Danny intone from the kitchen table he was still sitting at with the other adults, his head was now resting on his hand as he stared at his two kids who visibly flinched.

The LoA member, possessed by Klarions sister, scratched the back of is head nervously as they faced the Ghost King. "Ah Mom, uhm hehe you know funny story..."

The heroes were pretty sure that the room had gotten several degrees colder and they weren't sure if that was because of the mood of a parent about to interrogate their child or because of the Ghost Kings power. (At a later time Constantine swore it were the Ghost Kings powers.) There was a awkward moment of silence the heroes weren't sure if they should be present for that or not especially when Danny stood up and walked over to the teens.

On reflex Wonder Girl, Superboy, Impulse and Red Robin made room for Danny to walk past them as they watched on torn between curiosity and pity, because clearly Klarion and his sister Lassie must have done something they weren't supposed to do. And honestly they were more curious what they did, after all the Ghost King hadn't been that faced when it got revealed that Klarion was more of a Villain than a Hero to them.

"Lassie, what did you do?" The teen heroes couldn't see Danny's face but from the tone they had a feeling that Danny was arching an eyebrow at his children.

Lassie laughed awkwardly once more. "So... you know how grandma Pandora kind of thought us about how our own emotion can influence those around us exposed to our ectoplasm over a long period of time?"

"Lassie..."

"I might have raised something akin to a cult on accident and passed on my personal grudge and hate towards the fruitloop along to them and they might now have the subconscious drill of attack on sight if Vlad ever makes an appearance in this dimension...." The LoA member slowly spoke up which had several of the adult heroes blinking in disbelief.

Batman especially was in shock of hearing about this since had the most interaction with this 'cult' as apparently one of the Ghost Kings children liked to call the League of Assassins. The bat suit wearing hero was about to interject and ask more but stopped when the Ghost King let out a suffering sigh like the most tired parent in existence. "And you didn't think about telling me this sooner because?"

"We don't like to disappoint you Mom." The two children of the Ghost King replied simultaneously like one united front. Danny in response gave his kids a light chuckle. But before Danny could go on any further Red Robin decided it was probably a good time to interject and remind the Ghost King of their presence.

"I got a question if you don't mind..." He lifted his hand like he was in school as he pulled the attention towards him. His curiosity won over his caution of the situation. "Klarion if the Lazarus Pits are actually 'ectoplasm' as you mentioned before, and are largely influenced by your sisters emotion. What happens to guy that bath regularly in them or someone that got thrown in there and game back out rage filled?"

"Red Robin!" Batman call out reprimanding instantly knowing where Red Robins line of question was going.

The possessed LoA member on the other hand blinked at them before scratching their head sheepishly. "I think I know who your talking about. I am still sorry about that second guy. When he got dunked into my ectoplasm, I kinda just came back from a visit home and had a bad fight with Vlad and was especially rage filled towards him."

"So does that mean...?" Red Robin inquired further ignoring Batman's silent glare towards him for even bringing these questions up and just as Lassie was about to answer Danny interjected.

"Lassie, go fix your cult." Another green note at materialised out of nowhere and had fluttered in the air before him and caused the Ghost King to face palm the moment he read it's context.

"Mom?" Both Klarion and Lassie asked with a shared worried glance.

"Vlad has come into the dimension for some reasons and is currently getting chased down by your cult."

There was a stunned silence after which Klarion and Lassie, in the body of the LoA member, broke out laughing hysterically which only caused Danny to lightly glare at his children. Meanwhile the teen heroes weren't sure if they should feel sorry for the old man called Vlad but considering all the red flags they had picked up from what Klarion told them, they felt a little like the man deserved that.

The adults on the other hand felt slightly torn, well mostly Batman. It was clear that this Vlad was a bigger threat than both Klarion and the Ghost King were making him out to be, considering the entire existence of the Lazarus Pits hated that man. But on the other hand as heroes they probably should feel obligated to help the man especially if, according to the Ghost Kings words, he was currently gotten chased in their dimension by the League of Assassins.

Danny on the other hand never felt more like a tired mother than he did right now. Sure he knew about his unofficial second oldest hatred towards Vlad but this certainly was a new level of hate. Especially since she apparently 'accidentally' (he doesn't by that at all) raised an entire cult that subconsciously hated him too.

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Gwendoline Christie & the cast at the "Severance" installation at the More London Riverside 🎈

📆 March 26, 2025

(-> twitter thread)

[rayofsunshinc]

Dan nodded and looked down, brows furrowed slightly. ❝I'm glad we're friends too.❞ Friends. That was all that this was. He reminded himself that he wasn't ... well, he wasn't ready for anything more.

Still, his eyes softening as he looked at Angela. ❝You know ... I just came here by chance? I got on the bus and just stayed where I landed.❞ He paused, thinking about how much his life had changed since he arrived. He hadn't felt truly at home anywhere in a long time, but Frazier had started to feel different. ❝I guess sometimes the best things happen when you least expect them. That or my ... intuition was working really well the day that I came here.❞ He added with a gentle laugh.

Angela's smile widened at his admittance. It was a sentiment she shared wholeheartedly. "I think some people are meant to be in your life. Whether temporarily or not, they're the ones that make lasting impressions." She was glad that she had met Dan. Even if he ended up leaving too, she'd be happy with the time they did have together. "I'm glad we're friends. The town really hasn't been the same since you got here. In a good way, that is. I think Frazier is where you were meant to be."

[astraisnothere]

it’s gonna be an actual fucking couple’s channel now i cannot believe i’m going to be insane about a certified couple’s channel what has my life come to

[basementpotato]

return of the vest for PHIL DAY!!

[rayofsunshinc]

ASKS ANSWERED

from @painofhumanity "dearly held" for Bree and Dan

Arms wrap tightly around Dan, and he let out a sigh of relief. Eyes closed as he rested his cheek against the side of her head and wrapped his arms around her. Dan's parental instincts automatically made him say, ❝It's okay. It's okay.❞ Bree's arms are squeezing him tighter, and he squeezed her back, sensing the reassurance that she was giving him with the hug. She was trying to comfort him. ❝I'm okay.❞ He said firmly. He pulled back from the hug to look at her, hands went to her shoulders, trying to calm her down. ❝Bree - did something happen?❞

[rayofsunshinc]

Dan was quiet, patient, like he usually was when he was letting someone get their words out first. But his eyes carry that old familiar weight, like he already knows more than she’s said. He offered a faint, wry smile. ❝You really offering a tour or trying to distract me?❞

The air between them hummed, not with words, but he could feel the edges of her mood; restless, defensive, a little tired. Maybe more than that. She put up walls, and he didn’t need to read her mind to know that.

❝I didn’t come to babysit.❞ Dan said gently. ❝I came because I had a feeling. That’s all.❞

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Abra stops gnawing on her lower lip long enough to say, “You really didn’t have to come.”

She knows by the constant texts and calls that her parents are concerned about her, that they (correctly) suspect their only child has been drawn into the freshman party scene, and a year ago Abra would have been touched by their worry. Now it’s just annoying that they’ve almost certainly sent Uncle Dan to check on her.

Not that she doesn’t open up to her mom and dad, she does, but Uncle Dan gets her like they just can’t. They connect on a whole other level, literally. So it makes sense why he’s probably here, but that doesn’t mean she has to like it.

"You want a campus tour or something?" she asks, hoping his reason for being here is more innocent.

[lynxacratic]

😭😭😭

[bird-days]

ramble concerning mumbo and grian ahead sorry, sorry.

Mumbo being so attached to grian does something painful to me. He’s always at Grian’s beck and call, doing everything for him and how does Grian repay that? Nothing. He didn’t even offer his life for Mumbo that was yellow. And yet grian offers himself to Scar. He can’t help it.

Specks of sand can be found in items even years after visiting a desert. It seems like Grian still has that lingering memory of Scar and him, that llama, in the desert. Did that sand mix in with the sand of Sahara?

But what does that mean for Mumbo? Mumbo that doesn’t remember anything from the series before. Mumbo that came into the series sparkly-eyed and ready to enjoy a fun game with Grian, to be met with his indifference and a red nametag.

Maybe the reason why Grian is so aloof is because of the past. Mumbo’s demise was often caused by Grian. Is he scared? Scared that he’ll put Mumbo in harm’s way again?

Mumbo doesn’t even know he’s doing this again. He still yearns for that nod of approval from Grian. That gnawing jealousy Mumbo has—it isn’t just from wild life.

Did Grian ever tell Mumbo about his redstone door? That strained laughter and jokes that didn’t land well during those trading talks—he isn’t the same anymore. So being invited again, have a few sessions of hardcore with Grian, how could he have declined?

Mumbo said it himself, he forgets that wild life is a death game, and was playing just to enjoy having fun with his friends. Maybe it’ll just be like old times. The sea pickles, potatoes, and the occasional puns, maybe it’ll all come back.

But it doesn’t.

Grian still activates that wild card, and respawns in that pink bed. He doesn’t bother saving Mumbo ever since that sculk incident two sessions ago. He watches Mumbo burn again.

It truly hurts when you never get looked upon by a watcher. When their entire job is to watch, it feels as if you’ve failed it. He’ll continue on with that green-eyed boy, while you’re left with the scraps of the past. Oh little moustache man, when will you realise that the boy in the red jumper will never cast his gaze upon you.

Please don’t fly too close to the sun this time Mumbo.

[bitchslapblastoids]

oh kill me im in tears im in actual tears last time they uploaded their phurkey pholiday photo phump i was parked at a stoplight and had to pull over because i was too overwhelmed and history repeats itself im in the car pulled over catatonic im in tears

[discohowell]

all the dinners with my stupid absent fathers so far