#this is written with the intentions that Danny is not adopted nor really feels a brotherly bond with the family

[tourettesdog]

DP x DC prompt: 

When Bruce first meets Daniel Fenton the first thing that catches his eye is the soul mark on his arm. It's familiar, hauntingly so, and Bruce's heart squeezes uncomfortably at the sight.

The last time he saw it was before his second son was buried.

Bruce takes Danny in-- he would have done so regardless, seeing the state he arrived in. Injured, scrawny, and hiding far too many things for a kid barely into high school. He knows very little about where the kid came from, only that he flinches too easily and trusts too rarely.

Danny is never a replacement for his second son, but Bruce can't help but feel that something of Jason lingers in the manor, knowing that the soulmate he never got to meet is safe and well-cared for.

Bruce keeps this son safe. (Not even a son-- not formally per Danny's request or his comfort-- but a child Bruce will fight through Heaven and Hell to see safe, no matter what Danny thinks of his placement in their household.)

He won't ever see that mark buried again, not in his lifetime.

Danny doesn't speak about the faded soul mark, and Bruce never acknowledges it. He knows one day he'll tell Danny about Jason, but not now. Not when the kid is still hurting (and he is too). He can only hope Danny will forgive him for his silence.

Only... the soul mark itself does not stay quiet. It wakes one day, filled with color as though it had never left. Perhaps a bit greener than Bruce remembers it, though there all the same.

Danny is in shock. Bruce can hardly swallow down his own as he finds his feet moving, every muscle tensed and every nerve frayed as he prepares to check the cemetery, not knowing what he'll find there.

[balogtas]

The Scripted Move: The Bastion Man, did he move already?

“Going back to the corner where I first saw you” Does that phrase ring a bell? I bet some of you sang it if you know what the tune is. Did you ever wait for someone? If yes then where’s your love coming from that you can afford to wait for someone without any assurance? If you never wait for someone just because you think it’s over then listen to this song entitled “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved”. One of the songs of the 21st century that became a watershed.

The story of the song tells about a guy who fell in love with a woman, he has no intention to interact with the world because the only thing on his mind is to only wait for his beloved woman to come back to him and to return to the same place where they first met. The Man would do anything just to let her know that he loves her so much and he would not exchange her for wealth, food, clothes or anything else. He was so brokenhearted that he had no life to live on without her. He is desperate that he even asked people if they have seen her. “Some try to hand me money, they don’t understand” he said when he tried to ask people and I felt that, a man whose love is greater than anything cannot be deterred. He keeps on the cycle of waiting day by day because he’s the Man who can’t be moved. Not even by air or fire.

In the first stanza, the Man is now trying to say that he went to an extent where he waited for his girl by bringing his sleeping bag with her picture on his hand on the street. He would sleep on the corner without actually moving anywhere else! He really believed that she will come back because of the faith and love he had.  In the second stanza, he said he was aware on how broken he was. It doesn’t make any sense but what can he do if he’s really into her? In the chorus, the Man was totally full of hope that there will be a time where she will come back and she will actually start wondering about where on the earth could he have been. In the fourth stanza, Policeman tried to let him move but he stick to his belief and said even if it takes years, he’s still going to wait for her. On the last stanza, he said he might be remembered as someone who can’t be moved and even if he will be the talk of the town, he won’t move until she came back. So, until now people are still asking

Where’s the Man? Did he move already?

The man seems patient enough to wait for his lover on the same place where they first met. I mean, that’s impossible. Why would you make yourself looks like a homeless and hopeless Man just because she left you? I don’t get it, but after listening to the song repeatedly and seeing the positive responses from the audience, it’s really possible in the name of love. I keep on scrolling the comment box of the music video while listening and a lot of people have experienced it, doing the dumbest thing for love which is waiting even if there’s no chance at all.  I already believe in the power of love, I whispered. I guess everyone does, that is why a lot of people can relate to this song because they are having difficulties in accepting that something is over. They don’t want to let go yet because the pain is still there. It’s not easy to let go if the wound is still visible and clear. Even medical treatment couldn't cure it.

The song doesn’t have any rhyme but it’s easy to print on mind. Except for the chorus which has a rhyme at the end of the line, that’s way too easier to memorize than the verse. The acoustic entrance of the song can make anyone pause on what they’re doing because it makes them get ready to sing the first line. Imagine waking up in the morning with a silent surrounding and this song suddenly play around, it gives chills man. It makes you close your eyes and enjoy the fresh feeling in the morning. It’s not like you have the same experience with the Man on the lyrics but sometimes it’s the tune and the voice of the singer that keeps you still and enjoy the moment. What I really love about the song is the tune because it’s not too loud nor too soft, it can calm a heart because of how smooth it was. The song is obviously a sad one but not the type that will make you sad too. Actually, you’re going to love the song because it’s inspiring too, it inflames your feelings. It makes you reflect and ask yourself, ‘What can I do for love?’

The singer puts real feeling into the lyrics, as if he’s the one who experienced it personally. The lyrics was well accompanied both vocally and instrumentally. Nothing’s dominating because it was well stirred and that makes the song tasteful to the ears.

Every words used in the song are subtle and the voice of the singer is a distinctive one. I’m going to rate their song 10/10 because it is a thought-provoking and the melody is well-shaped. It makes you memorize the lyrics easily on your hippocampus.

The lines in the song captivate many hearts in the world. The song applies to most styles of music. “This song won’t come back to popularity like new song these days but this song is still in our hearts” a fan commented in the music video. It might be ridiculous for some people and think it’s exaggerated like what I thought before but I believe you wouldn’t think that way once you heard them. It’s not about the music itself but about what it tells about yourself. I highly recommend you to listen to the ‘The Script’ songs. You would probably love them to the core and would come to know the roots of their meaningful and significant songs. ‘The Script’ is the best! I tell you.

Have you ever heard about ‘The Script’? Amazing is too overrated but I’m still using it to describe the feeling whenever I listen to their songs. It was like the beat of my heart synchronized with the melody coming from the voice of the vocalist, the strumming by the guitarist, and the alive beat of the drummer! Are you with me? Do you know them already? If not, then let me introduce them. If yes, then that’s good, be with me until the end and let’s unravel the success of this band together with their greatest hit at all time!

Daniel John Mark Luke O’Donoghue also known as Danny is a lead vocalist of the band named ‘The Script’ together with Glen Power as the drummer and Mark Sheehan as the singer cum and guitarist (who’s been his bestfriend since 12). Their band name came from an expression they always use to whenever they ask each other on the phone “what’s the script?”

The three had their first jamming session in studio in Los Angeles. As the result of the jamming, the three gave birth to the legendary band named “The Script”.

Listening to Danny’s voice together with the music produced by Mark and Glen can make ears listen attentively and can make the toughest heart melt. Who wouldn’t? The artists are from Ireland which blessed them with an Irish accent. I love Irish accent and I know you will too if you will listen. Their coolness matches their type of genre when it comes to their choice of song which is rock and a little bit of hip hop.

“We Cry” is the first single they had and has peaked at #13 on the UK Singles Chart. It was then that they felt so proud of themselves because of how their first single reach such ranking. Their single was followed immediately in 2008 by ‘The Man Who Can’t Be Moved’ which reached #2 in UK Singles Chart, becoming the Script’s highest charting single at all times. It was when they gained more popularity and myriad fans all over the world.

‘The Man Who Can’t Be Moved’ made their fans cried their heart out and voice out their inner. An interview was conducted and they were asked about the real story behind the song, if they personally experienced waiting on the corner or not. Mark told 'The Sun' newspaper that he had an idea of a guy who’d broke up with his girl and lost contact with her, Mark thought that the man would just go back to the corner where they first met and wait ‘till she returned and the rest flowed as story and they made a song out of it. But realistically, Mark said he would only wait 5 minutes at a corner and he hates it when someone’s late.

On the other side, Danny said that he didn’t go to those lengths but it is a tribute to the loved ones in their lives. “How love would make you feel if going and sitting on a corner would be the only option. And to be honest I would, if that was the option of getting someone back, I’d definitely go and do it” Danny added. If I’m the one who experience it and it is only the way to let my love come back then I guess I might do the same, whatever it takes. Who knows? But nowadays, I guess using cellphone will be more convenient to communicate with our loved ones.

According to Danny to his interview with Bray, their song “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved” became a voice to man who was separated to his sister who had given up for adoption when they were still children. Seeing each other after 30 years made his heart burned with his overwhelming feeling of love to his sister. The first thing he gave his sister when he first saw her is the copy of its lyrics. As a sister, that would be the sweetest thing that a brother could do. 

Surprise? Everyone thinks that the song is ‘ONLY’ for a man who cannot move on from his ex-girlfriend or a man who was left behind and can’t seem to move forward because he is hoping and waiting for his ex-girlfriend to come back. It might be the easiest interpretation of the song but it was more than that. Who would have thought that the song has a lot of different reason why it was written? It was always been like that when it comes to Script’s song. They would create an auspicious song for everybody. 

I strongly believe that this is one of the best songs heard by the world. It might be too late for you to hear it but the song never gets too old for everybody. If you already heard it several times, then I guess you find something different in this song. Not only the lyrics but how people responded to it. The song will never be defunct. Not now, not tomorrow, or ever.

The scripted move of the lyrics will not be the one to dictate your move because you will make your own move to live your life.

Move your ways man! Listen to this one!

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