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A commission for @nocturn02 of a scene from Phantom at Pride by TourettesDog on ao3 :D!

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Danny and Valerie Should’ve Happened.

Here’s Why It Matters.

Danny x Valerie wasn’t just a potential romance it was a missed opportunity to deepen both characters and the show.

Valerie had everything Danny wanted and lost it.

Danny wanted popularity, recognition, visibility.

Valerie had those things…until her life fell apart.

They were mirrors of each other at different points in the arc:

-Valerie had the status, then lost it.

-Danny felt invisible, then gained powers.

And yet, both were haunted by their losses.

Both were trying to find themselves after their lives were shattered by ghost powers.

They were on the same emotional level.

Valerie had to grow up fast. She worked. She struggled. She kept secrets.

Danny was still figuring things out, but he could grow if the writing let him.

Together, they could’ve challenged each other.

Balanced each other.

And found connection in the one thing no one else understood: the weight of a double life.

Their potential romance wasn’t just about love. It was about healing.

Valerie didn’t know Danny was Phantom.

Danny didn’t know how to tell her.

That tension? That secrecy? It wasn’t just drama. It was a setup for growth.

When Valerie meets Dani (Danny’s clone), she shows kindness, protectiveness, acceptance.

That’s how we know she would’ve accepted Danny if she had all the facts.

She didn’t hate him she hated being lied to.

Imagine if they had worked through that.

Imagine a slow-burn friendship into love.

Imagine trust, betrayal, truth, forgiveness.

That would’ve been a story.

Pairing them up would’ve also freed Sam and Tucker to grow beyond Danny.

The Sam x Danny romance flattened both characters.

Tucker became comic relief. Sam became the default love interest.

But if Danny and Valerie had been explored more…

-Sam and Tucker could’ve had their own B-plots, growth arcs, maybe even each other.

-Valerie wouldn’t have existed in isolation.

-Danny would’ve matured through tension, not fanservice.

Danny and Valerie weren’t doomed.

They were interrupted.

By poor writing.

By a rushed end.

By a fear of complexity.

Their story was never about “opposites attract.”

It was about two people dealing with trauma in opposite directions, realizing they’re not alone.

They could’ve been the show's emotional anchor.

But instead, they became a “what if.”

And honestly? That’s a loss.

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I've read too many fanfics about this, he's really a big fan.

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I think someone needs to take Photoshop away from me…

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i could survive my own autopsy

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Some preview pages of Fair Game graphic novel from Amazon!

Note, these are different pages, they aren't one after the other

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anyone remember when the combination kfc/long john silvers in my hometown just fucking exploded one night

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‘Danny Phantom’ Series Developer Steve Marmel ‘Always Imagined’ Danny Died In Ghost Portal Accident That Gave Him His Powers

I'm suprised no one posted this here yet. An interesting interview about what could have been if it was an adult show ( quote from the article):

“If it was an older show, it absolutely would have been Danny hanging on to his mortal coil for both selfish reasons and the people he loved,” Marmel continues. “But [when you’re making a] kids’ show you don't want to go, ‘Hey kids! Good morning! Here’s mortality!’ Butch has his own backstory — it’s in the song! — and that’s canon. But in my head, it allowed me to write Danny with a little more depth than just, 'I'm inexperienced and sometimes dumb!’ No, you’re grabbing life by the horns because you've already experienced what it's like to not be a part of it.”

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Since Danny Phantom is now of drinking age I made this ghostly cocktail. Midori, Triple Sec, lime juice, a little bit of seltzer, all of which gets smoked. Click on the video. Happy Birthday Danny Phantom!

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this just in: ned leeds can make portals without killing anyone. leeds 1 fenton 0

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Went looking for the graphic novel on Libby and found this instead.

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City of Stars…

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IT'S WORLD FROG DAY!

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Otters will forever be the most dramatic creatures on the planet🦦

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(by my_tiny_jungalow)

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danny your entire secret identity hinges on an incomplete palette swap you gotta be more careful about how the light hits you 

basically i had an idea five days ago and blacked out and when i came to i had created This

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Why do all the beautiful, colorful vintage bathrooms end up in the wrong hands. Come here. I would treasure you