#this with a palace/dungeon/shadow for Danny would go so hard actually

[mjis0nfire]

Ok bouncing off of this bc I love it and it makes crossover bs. Very fun and heartbreaking.

Bc what do you do when your literal core cries out for acceptance and community and you finally meet another teenage hero/vigilante (or a team of them) who has saved their home countless times, fought and failed and still got back up... But has never thought about vying for acceptance from others? Or even in extreme cases, spit in the face of that?

It's already a sensitive topic to talk about to humans, just given the meager understanding of ghosts in general. Add on the lovely teenage "they wouldn't get it" mentality and a generous helping of embarrassment?

Yea, you never bring that shit up - or even better, lie to make yourself look cool and accepted by said new friend/s to fulfill a bit of that Obsession.

But here's the thing; that kind of acceptance isn't real. It's empty. It's built on a lie after all, however partial it is. And once it comes undone - and it will, Danny, no matter how much you try - what happens then? You can hope they still accept you even after you lied to them, but there's no guarantee, is there?

But having rarely ever felt truly accepted by people, it's the closest thing you'll get, right?

It may not be as easy of an Obsession to fail, but the anxiety over potentially failing is something that will linger in that empty space.

Danny Phantom prompt/AU/idea thing

Contrary to popular belief, Danny's Obsession is not protection nor space. Danny wishes his obsession were so simple.

Well, not that Protecting is really simple. Or easy... Actually, it's probably better that his Obsession isn't protection. It'd be scarily easy to Fail.

Still, either of those would at least be cooler. Might make him cooler by proxy... Ah, there it goes again. His actual Obsession. See, Danny didn't die dreaming of something cool like space or badass like protecting people. No, no. Danny is, was, is; a stupid, reckless, bullied 14 year old.

Just desperate for Acceptance.