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radiance1 · 3 months

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So, I have a thought.

Sam is a witch, one with a lot of magically raw power and a thirst for knowledge of the Occult.

Dan Phantom, is the fusion between her best friend and his godfather who destroyed the world and is just an overall evil son of a bitch and the only survivor of his erased timeline.

Now, here is the idea.

Sam has lost everything. Her friends, her family, her home and everyone and thing she knew.

How?

Dan Phantom.

He escaped his containment, offed Danny, offed Tucker, offed Jazz, offed the Fentons, etc, etc. He didn't kill Sam, couldn't kill her actually. He underestimated her, thinking that no amount of petty little magic tricks she could come up with would ever hope to stop him.

Which is funny, because that confidence led him to being sealed away by her. Never underestimate the power of an emotionally desperate witch it seems!

Where has he been sealed? Weeell, I'mma take a lil design from some of my previous posts and say that he's sealed in the Philosopher's Stone sitting nice and pretty in the middle of her chest. Which is, admittedly, not the best place but she wasn't picky when someone who destroyed the world in his timeline was trying to, you know, kill her like he killed her friends.

So, after Amity Park has been, mostly, wiped off the map and only her castle left standing she uh. Well, she became a hermit basically. She didn't leave her castle, consumed with grief and hatred for the entity that caused her so much harm and Dan?

Well, Dan is straight up trying to free him, either by killing or taking control of her.

Luckily, he has had no success with doing anything of that sort. So, he could only grumble in her mind, either taunting her or raging at her whichever he feels like in the moment.

About 1 or 2 months after all of this Sam decides to leave the ruins of Amity Park and go... well. Who actually knows where really, she doesn't, like, at all.

I'm also thinking that Dan can like, manifest himself out of the Philosopher's Stone kinda? Like, either chibi or adult is up to you but I like to think that invisible chains bind him to Sam and whenever he steps out of line, she just tightens those chains or something.

Now I'm thinking about combining this with that one au where a speedster or somebody comes back to the past to either stop Danny from turning to Dan or stop Dan before he could destroy the entire world an allat.

I wonder how they would feel knowing that they were too late, Amity Park was destroyed, Dan is nowhere to be found, no on seemed to have survived and very obvious signs of a struggle.

Only to then find out, sometime later, that said world destroying threat from the future is there, they couldn't stop him from forming, but he's bound to a teenage witch who lost everything because of Dan and is basically his 'vessel' now.

#dc x dp #dp x dc #dpxdc #dp x dc crossover #dcxdp #dc x dp crossover #Dan isn't reformed here #He probably won't ever be reformed actually.#Villain through and through.#I would think it's like Sukuna and Yuji really

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im-totally-not-an-alien-2 · 1 year

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"Do you require assistance?" Phantom perked up at the mans voice. Red Robin was the guy multiple ghosts had recommended to him even though he was still alive. Okay, so they kinda did it in a half joking manner, but Phantom was desperate!

The nine year old came out from the shadows and could immediately feel the man in front of him cataloging everything about his appearance. Wierd. But he had dealt with Weirder. Besides, he was glowing, so he guessed the human had a right to be curious. "I heard you were really good with machines."

Red Robin looked somewhat tense, like he was ready to fight if need be. Why does everyone wanna fight him? He's nine!

Phantom quickly brought out a little silver sphere with an OwO face from his bag and quickly began speaking, "This is my friend Livvi, she started acting wierd a while back and I haven't been able to fix her."

To his credit, Red didn't attack him. He just looked gobsmacked. "You came out to Gotham, in the middle of the night and tracked down a vigilante to ask for tech support?"

"Livvi is different!" He fumed, "She's my friend!"

A sigh escaped from the mans lips and Phantom looked up to see him pinching the bridge of his nose, "Okay, you're probably not going to go away until I fix her. Just promise me you'll try to be safer."

Phantom hummed as if contemplating, "I'll try."

With that, the vigilante took Livvi from him and began working on her from the blanket Phantom had laid out. Red Robin began to look more and more curious about Livvi as he worked on her. He even took out one of Livvis ectoplasm powerbanks to examine it more thoroughly. "Can you explain to me what problems she's been having?"

The kid bit his lower lip, clearly worried about the little robot, "Shes having trouble maintaining flight and producing shields. Her speech sometimes comes out glitch or warped despite me not finding anything wrong with her voice box or programming. A few times she's just turned off mid flight and dropped."

The man looked thoughtful for a few seconds before asking, "Have you ever heard of the Lazarus Pit?"

"I've heard of Lazarus, but I don't know what it is. I've only ever heard of it in passing. Why?" The ghost was genuinely confused by the change in topic

"Can I text a friend about this?"

"I don't see why not. The more help Livvi gets the faster she'll get better right?" The bird wasted no time activating his coms and whispering into it telling some unknown people about "an unknown glowing meta child with futuristic tech that runs on Lazarus water"

Within the next ten minutes a guy dressed as a bat landed on the rooftop alongside a boy around his age dressed like a trafic light and scowling as if he had just been told that he was grounded from ever having ice cream again. The big goth dude introduced himself as batman and offered him a lollipop. "I'm not supposed to take candy from strangers." Phantom said seriously, "Unless its Halloween."

Batman...well he didn't smile exactly but he didn't seem angry. "Do you know where you're parents are?"

"No. But thats okay. They don't like me."

Batman maintained a cool pokerface, "why don't they like you?"

"I don't remember. I think I knew when I was older-"

"Older?" The other boy interrupted, "Is this not your true age?"

Phantom pouted at him, any hopes he had of making a friend he didn't construct himself were flung out the window, "Yeah, but I don't remember it. Appearently I ate a time god and lost six-ish years from absorbing his powers."

There was a beat silence, then: "You ate a time god?!" Red Robin looked horrifed

"In my defense, I have no memory of what was happening at the time. All I know is that the place i used to live is in ruins and I'm dead."

#fanfiction prompts #prompts #dp x dc #batpham #danny phantom #danny fenton #batman #robin #damian wayne #tim drake #red robin #bruce wayne #danny literally made a friend huh #damian is mad he had to cut patrol short to deal with this #long post #danny ate clockwork and gained his powers #why?#you decide #i like the theory that clockwork was evil this whole time and danny would never escape clockwork #unless he ate or absorbed him cause if he didnt than clocky would just respawn after a bit #so munch munch #bruce: hes glowing but i still must adopt #danny: you realize im dead right?#batman and his birds: wat #danny: im from an elderich undead horror dimension owo #dannys old rouges saw him as a kid and thought they could beat him up while hes small and weak #only to find out little baby danny does not have morals exe properly installed #they got shredded #tw: cannibalism #tw: murder

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sentientgolfball · 7 months

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Can you please do a Phantom x plus size reader if you're comfortable? Where Phantom is immediately drawn to reader when he starts to get to know some of the siblings of sin. Maybe some smut but not required!

I am SO sorry this took me as long as it did. I got behind on my writing cause of midterms but I'm back :D I really hope you like it!

Have some very soft and smutty Phantom

18+ MDNI

My requests are open !

You furrow your brow as the first light of dawn cracks through the window. You grumble not yet wanting to wake and face the day. You could already feel how cold the room was on your face, you loathed to remove the blankets from your body. It was warm, cozy. You roll over away from the coming rays. You try to hold back a smile at the sound of soft little giggles from next to you.

“G’morning.”

You keep your eyes closed, but you can no longer hide the smile at the sound of the ghoul whining.

“Come onnn open your eyes. I know you’re awake.”

“Mmm nope ‘m still asleep” You pull the blanket up over your head.

“Oh…well I think you should wake up now.”

You don’t have time to respond before you feel clawed hands lay flatly on your chest and stomach, giving you a little squeeze. You yelp at the suddenness of it, throwing the blanket off your head and smacking Phantom’s hands away to the best of your ability.

“Why are your hands so fucking cold? Aren’t you a demon from Hell?”

“Technically yes but I’m also made of stars” He has a stupid grin plastered on his face.

“Shouldn’t that make you hot?”

“Are you saying I’m not hot” He faux pouts at you.

You roll your eyes and bring him closer to you, pressing your foreheads together. He closes his eyes as you run your hands through his hair, a soft purr kicking up in his chest. You loved moments like this. Moments with him. You just loved him. Phantom hadn’t been at the Ministry for long, relatively speaking, but you two had been inseparable since he was first indrotuced to the Siblings. He had been drawn to you instantly, why you still haven’t wormed out of him. All you knew was he would constantly seek your attention. You had to admit it was very endearing. You two became friends quickly when he was assigned to the same job as you outside of his rehearsal time. Everything was a blur from that point forward.

He had always been a touchy ghoul, but something about the way his tail wrapped tighter around your wrist or the way his hugs had begun to linger made your stomach twist. You tried to deny it for so long, not convinced he saw you as anything more than a friend. Turns out you had been so wrong. He couldn’t tear his gaze from you. He didn’t want to leave your side. He was content to just follow you around, helping with your duties so you could finish faster and spend the day with him. He was drawn to you at first because of the energy you gave off. It had a sweet and cozy taste, like freshly baked cinnamon rolls on a cold autumn morning. It was something he had never experienced before. He couldn’t get enough of it. As he started to hang around you, though, he began to understand why. You were kind, soft-hearted and showed genuine care for all of the Siblings and ghouls at the Ministry. He so desperately wanted to become the object of your affections when he saw just how gentle you were with some ghouls who came to the infirmary with minor injuries.

All of this came to a head one night during a full moon celebration. You had worn your best gothic attire to the party, excited to finally wear something that wasn’t your habit. He was enamored the whole night at the way it complemented your curves in all the right places. It was then and there he finally confessed to you how he felt about you. You still blush a little when you think about how large his eyes got when you told him you had felt the same, for a while actually. That had been months ago.

You’ve found yourself spending more and more time in his room, in his bed. You had all but moved in at this point. Some nights you lazily curled around each other, basking in each other’s presence while others had you getting angry looks from a sleep deprived fire ghoul and congratulations from a grinning multi-ghoul. But it was always the mornings that were the best. Especially the ones after the latter. Mornings like this one. Mornings where you didn’t have to do anything except lay with him until the spell of serenity was broken. You smile at the way the first rays of dawn make his purple skin look like polished amethyst.

There’s a faint smell of ozone and frost before Phantom is leaning in to press a deep kiss to your lips. He most definitely heard your thoughts. The kiss quickly turns filthy as he licks into your mouth with a pleased little sigh. His claws graze your hips, using them as leverage to pull himself even closer to you.

“How are you hard this early in the morning?” You say with an amused smile in between kisses.

“I could ask you the same question.” He chuffs a laugh before dipping a hand between your legs.

You gasp at the suddenness of it, closing your eyes and resting heavy against his forehead. He gave you a quick little kiss before you felt his hand momentarily leave you as he slipped under the blanket you refused to crawl out of. You felt him trail gentle little kisses from the dips of your hips to your plush thighs, soothing over the bites and bruises from the previous night. It’s not long before you feel him lick a hot stripe from slit to clit that has you choking on air and throwing a hand over your mouth.

He swirls his tongue around your clit before wrapping his lips around it with a gentle suck. You involuntarily snap your legs closed at the sensation, squeezing his head between your thick thighs. This seems to only spur him on. He trails down from your clit to your entrance letting the forked tongue drag so slowly through your folds before probing into you. You thank Satan for the impossibly long tongues of ghouls as Phantom licks in place only he knows how to reach.

You stifle a moan at the way you can feel him worshiping you under the sheets. Every pass of his tongue is soft yet heavy, slow and deliberate. There’s no rush, no desperation behind it, a stark contrast to the ghoul from last night. He takes his time with it, enjoying his place crushed between your thighs. This is why you loved mornings after with him. He was always so soft and so full of affection he couldn’t keep his hands, or tongue, off you. He wanted you to know how much he loved you. How perfect you are to him. How grateful he is that he’s the one who gets to see you like this, the one responsible for it. He would give you the world if he could find a way, but morning head will have to do for now.

You finally pull back the blanket no longer caring about the cold of the room. You wanted to see him. You wanted to touch him. He lets out a surprised noise against you and you lose it at the sight of his big eyes gazing up at you from between your plush thighs. You run a hand through his hair and scratch at the base of his horn with little praises and words of adoration on your lips. He smiles as a pure kicks up in his chest before burying his face in you. You feel his nose press against your clit as he starts lapping at you in earnest. Still sensitive from last night, it doesn’t take much longer for you to cum on his face.

Phantom slowly sits back on his legs, rubbing gentle circles into the meat of your thighs. He wipes his face with the back of his hand and leans over you for a kiss.

“Nope nuh uh” you shove his face away “go brush your teeth.”

He keeps making a kissy face at you “Aw come on I didn't hear you complaining about it yesterday.”

“I have no idea what you mean. Go clean if you want kisses.”

He dramatically sighs and flops off the bed before going to the bathroom. You watch him go with a smile of pure adoration. When he returns you practically pull him back into bed and bundle the two of you up in the thick covers. You reward him with little kisses all over his face before placing one on his lips. You barely pull back as you whisper to him.

“I love you.” Your lips brush together as you speak.

“I love you too.”

#the band ghost #ghost bc #nameless ghouls #phantom ghoul #phantom x reader #phantom ghost #the band ghost fic #mdni #i hope you like it anon <3 #golfball writes

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yukidragon · 1 year

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Hi, first of all I'd like to say that I love your fics and theories/hcs/asks and I can't wait for The Phantom of Sunny Day Jack knowing that you were also working on it.

Secondly, there's something I've always been wondering. Since all characters with routes are male and the MC dated Ian it's kind of a given that (and necessary for the story to progress) that Sunshine is attracted both romantically and sexually to men. But what if Jack wasn't that lucky and MC was asexual? Since sex is kinda what lovers do so in Jack's mind so it seems to make him more sure of their love/feel secure in the relationship.

And what if they were asexual and aromantic and just couldn't love him back so friendship is all Jack will ever have. He's not their only friend either, and MC has known Shaun longer so his position as someone most important in his Sunshine's life is even more threatened, how would he deal with those feelings and the jealousy?

Or even worse, what if MC was attracted to women exclusively? In aroace friendship you can still technically make him #1 very best friend or something, but here Sunshine would actually LOVE someone else without him having the chance to win them over because it's impossible for them to ever reciprocate and naturally they'd be dating someone eventually, perhaps even married a woman, and naturally most people put their spouse above all. They don't neglect other relationships, but this one is simply the most important. How would he cope with that? Since whether he even gets to exist depends solely on whether MC wants him to. Would he get involved or just let his Sunshine be happy?

Ah... you really flatter me. Thank you! It makes me happy to know that you enjoy my writing and ideas so much that it makes you look forward to the Phantom of Sunny Day Jack more. I'm still blown away whenever someone tells me that. Thank you for being so kind.

Anyway, onto the ask...

You do raise an interesting question about an MC who simply isn't attracted to men. While we have evidence that the MC is attracted emotionally/romantically/physically to men, that doesn't mean that we can't go the AU route, or examine a scenario where they realize that it's not truly what they want after breaking things off with Ian.

I have touched on MC being asexual/aromantic in a previous post and how Jack might deal with that. I believe that if MC simply was incapable of romantic and/or physical attraction, that would Jack some worries, not because he's not supportive, but I think that Jack finds love to be the closest bond people can have. I also talked about how I believe he feels that sex is closely tied to that.

The fact of the matter is that Jack needs MC. From what we've seen on the "no" route in the demo, if they stop needing him, he'll become less real and will probably disappear. In that case he'll most likely return to a place that he described as hell.

That's why I think Jack insists on MC remembering him. If he stops being important in their mind, if they stop caring about his existence... then he's gone. Not to mention the fact that it hurts like hell when the person you love doesn't love you back.

If MC was incapable of feeling romantic love, that would be painful for Jack. Still, I imagine he would hold out hope that maybe someday that could change, especially if we're still talking about a continuity where they were in a relationship with someone before they met.

I can imagine that Jack wants the relationship Ian and MC had, which I'm sure is one of the many reasons why he probably dislikes Ian. Ian wasn't satisfied with the person Jack loves and needs so desperately. Jack can't lose MC, but Ian threw them away for a fling. It's kind of a maddening thought if you think about it.

If the relationship with Ian played a part in MC realizing that they weren't sexually or romantically attracted to men, it might be just another reason for Jack to not like Ian, to be honest. Not that Jack needs even more reasons to want to take care of Ian at this point.

Anyway, since you brought up a lot of different possibilities about MC's orientation that Jack could potentially deal with, I'm going to break them down one at a time. Let's keep going with the assumption that MC figured out this aspect about themselves after breaking up with Ian rather than it always being the case for the sake of simplicity.

First, let's go with an asexual MC who is sex repulsed. They don't want sex at all, but they still can feel attracted to men romantically. It's less than ideal for Jack considering his high libido and how he associates sex with love. However, he cares about MC's happiness and consent, so he won't do anything they don't want.

A quick reminder here - the "no" route was not intended to be a case of non/dubious consent. The team behind the game have repeatedly stated that Jack cannot do anything MC doesn't want. He can't even touch them they don't want him to. The intention in the narrative seems to be for MC to be reluctant about having sex, but still making the conscious choice to have sex with Jack in that route. The option to turn down sex altogether in either route is something that the team said will be added in a future update to the demo.

That said, I think Jack could accept not having sex with MC, provided that they showed him that they love and need him in other ways. I think he'll only truly feel secure if he's convinced that he's the most important person to MC, and they'll never stop loving him. As long as they could get together romantically, and MC could show him love other ways, I think he could be happy and eventually feel secure that a strong relationship doesn't need sex to solidify a strong bond of love.

With an aromantic MC, that's a different beast, especially if they have any sort of desire to have sex with people. I have a bad feeling that if MC was incapable of romantic love, Jack would continue to pine for them. He would no doubt consent to being friends with benefits in a heartbeat. After all, it's something he can give them that they want. I think that the mood would in a lot of ways be like the "no" route, since that is a prime example of MC and Jack having sex while MC doesn't want him romantically. The sex would be him desperately giving them what they desire just to make sure they never stop needing him... while he keeps loving them one-sidedly. He might even hope that one day things will change and they'll eventually love him as long as he just keeps giving them whatever they want. It would make for a pretty depressing situation, not going to lie.

It would make things worse if the aromantic and sexually active MC wants to have multiple sexual experiences with different partners without emotional attachment. I'm sure that would fuck Jack up mentally, and we'd see his worst yandere tendencies come out. I'd expect more and more people would be getting the Nick treatment, and even wind up killing themselves because of his manipulation.

After all, MC can't choose someone else if there's no one else left to choose.

With that thought in mind, an asexual/aromantic MC might be a little easier on Jack's state of mind, at least relatively. If MC doesn't want anyone else, romantically or physically, there's no one else who they're pursuing as a lover or partner. Jack, unfortunately, is no doubt going to remain constantly insecure, especially if MC has other friends, and he might start chasing them away and encouraging MC that they don't need anyone else but him, their best friend in the world.

I believe that Jack needs to feel like he's the most important person to MC. If he can't have reassurance that they'll always care about him and want him around, then he's going to have to make sure to do something about it himself.

Now... when it comes to MC not being romantically attracted to men... it would likely be the same functionally as just not being attracted to Jack in general. It doesn't matter who the person is or their sexuality - if they become more important than Jack to MC, then he can't feel secure in his existence. He might lose them. I'm sure he can live with being their best friend if not their lover, but not if they take someone else as a lover.

Jack seems willing to be whatever MC wants him to be, give them whatever they want as long as they'll always remember him.

That isn't to say that Jack would change into a woman to suit their desires if that's the only type of person they can feel attraction towards. His body might be affected by supernatural powers given the hints we've been given, but that would be pretty messed up.

Rather, I think Jack would try to figure out what about women that MC finds so appealing in a partner. Sometimes people with strong sexual preferences have exceptions despite their sexuality. He could potentially bank on becoming that exception by giving MC everything they could ever want in a relationship with a woman. Sure they might sigh and wish they knew a woman like him, but as long as he made sure no women get close to MC, then maybe eventually they'll change their mind.

It's a foolish hope, but it might be all Jack has at that point.

Of course... this is all speculation based off the idea that MC never really realizes that Jack is insecure about his relationship with them or why he needs them so badly. Not that he's going to tell them since that might risk losing them. It's possible if MC could find other ways to reassure Jack, maybe even help him deal with his issues and his tenuous grip on reality, then maybe he could become less insecure. Maybe he could accept just being friends with MC and accept his beloved being happy with someone else romantically, even if it breaks his heart.

Naturally, since the name of the game is Something's Wrong with Sunny Day Jack, that's probably far easier said than done.

@channydraws @earthgirlaesthetic @sai-of-the-7-stars @cheriihoney @illary-kore @okamiliqueur

#Sunny Day Jack #Something's Wrong With Sunny Day Jack #SunnyDayJack #sdj #swwsdj #Headcanon Ramblings #Ask #yeesh this post got depressing

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elvenbeard · 6 months

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It's 8:42 in the morning, I didn't sleep, I finished Phantom Liberty.

MAN. OH MAN.

I have so so so many emotions, I'm so... HHHH.

Big big big big big spoilers below the cut.

I only played through one of the expansion endings so far (siding with Songbird), and I played the new main game ending... and I'm such a fucking puddle of feels now hhhh.

What I can say is that... I still love the Sun ending a lot for Vince, and that won't ever change. But this new one now... I don't even know where to start MAAAnnn...

I started my 12 hour gaming session yesterday briefly before shit went down like... Feels like it was all in a different life (HAH). I really liked the whole prep-work for taking on Hansen, tracking down the rental car, the convo with Songbird about her past, and man, I said that before, the lil scene with Alex had me bawling. The little human moments of connection in the face of all the horrors Cyberpunk does so well that get me everytime. Vince getting up to dance with her was so fucking cute, and internally both me and him and Alex probably too knew that that would be the last moment of peace - and potentially (and he ended up being right) the last night they'd play on the same team.

Like... Even after the convo with Song, me, the player, was pretty sure I'd end up siding with Reed. He and Vince had a lot in common with their backgrounds, principles, etc etc. and Songbird seemed out of control, in a way, like Reed had said. But that whole sentiment he kept repeating ("she doesn't know what's best for her", "I gotta save her" etc etc) was beginning to creep into Vince's head and rubbing him the wrong way (having grown up with an over-bearing, controlling parent, the whole control-shit at Arasaka, etc etc) - subconsciously at first, but it got to a point where he could no longer rationalize it away.

AND THEN. FUCKING FUCK. The faceplate. I had been dreading that shit so fucking much, I knew it was coming but yeah... I think Vince would rather die than having that done on him out of his own free will. Like... the tech is insanely cool for a spy ngl. But Vince is not a spy. Not really. With his background and opinions of cyberware and everything... getting your face replaced is a step too far, a step he wouldn't wanna take, ever, unless like, he got his face melted off in a horrible accident or something like that. Not for a one-off mission, more or less, for people he didn't even fully trust. Both he and me were hoping that somehow there would be a way around it. Like you can talk your way out of taking the oath and so many other things. But no, this thing is forced on you (for plot reasons, obviously, and again, I fucking love the concept of it and the options it offers for gameplay. I'm really just speaking for my V's personal experience here XD)

That whole situation felt so fucking invasive to begin with, and I'm not even speaking about the cyberware. There was so much pressure, from Reed and the Ripper, zero explanation as to what exactly the Ripper was gonna do, just how invasive the procedure is (that it's not reversible just like that, for example). V was never shown the thing beforehand, never got an explanation what it's made of, how it works, how to maintain it. There way not a single friendly word, nocalming him down. Worst doctor expereience ever, and that's quite the achievement with Vince's trackrecord of dealing with horrible doctors in the past. The whole thing was traumatizing as hell for him, the whole experience, just being knocked out without much of a warning, then not even fully and HHHHHH.

And then he stumbles back out of there, desperately clinging onto the hope and trying to tell himself that it's all gonna be worth it, all the trauma, the pain, questioning his identity even more than he already does. But the show must go on. And so he goes on to kidnap the Frenchies, and for some reason he wants to believe these two nobodies will make it out of this mess alive somehow, against all odds. Yeah. No. But not just *that* they died, but *how* they died was the final straw. So fucking cold and brutal. Vince was shocked how Alex was suddenly so cold and brutal, although not quite as much as Reed. And then when Vince gets rightfully upset about the situation, how it was handled, how inhumane... Like, he had to kill a lot of people working for Arasaka, and as a merc, but he would always wanna make it quick, painless, if it was really necessary to kill someone to begin with. Unbekownst to the victim, bullet to the head, precise and quick. Especially if it was supposed to be an execution, not something that happens in combat. But these two kids were scared shitless, dragged out of the car and not executed but butchered, brutally. And when Vince gets upset, complains, is enraged about how unprofessional these two alleged spys are, Reed says "they were just some criminals, why would you care?" - you know, to the lowly criminal standing in front of him. That was the line that shattered the fragile trust V had left in Reed for good. Like... he didn't trust So Mi either, but she had just as many reasons to distrust Reed and the FIA and Myers as V, and he would've rather taken his chances with her instead after this final display of something he could absolutely not stand behind any longer.

Damn. I loved the whole sequence with Kurt, the convo, pretending to be Aymeric (from a player standpoint it was amazing, I also cackled later when I played Run this Town and got to use the disguise in a different context xD but honestly, Vince was hating every second of the meeting, also knowing he was just about to betray the people that hat brought him there.

Kurt's death was... maaan. Epic and a letdown at the same time. He would've deserved so much more screentime and a bigger part in all of it. I would've loved the option to side with him xD but then the DLC wouldve been even larger and even more complicated. Loved it as is though, still but yeah. Needs more Kurt!!!

Vince had no regrets about betraying Reed and putting his trust in Songbird until the very end... even when she ended up betraying him one final time with her revelation of the cure only working once. I fucking loved the confrontation with Reed on the bridge at the spaceport, I had been crossing my fingers so so hard for it to come to a showdown like that. I was so tempted for the dialogue choice of "take her, and I don't want anything for it in return". Cause like... despite everything, Vince had no desire to kill Reed. It wouldn't have changed a thing. Too many people had already died on his behalf anyway, and his hope for a cure was lost either way. So he ended up surrendering So Mi. I picked the option "deal", because I absolutely wanted to see the new main game ending, and I'm not sure if maybe with the "I dont want anything" choice you lock yourself out of it, but I will definitely test that out next time around.

The whole stuff that happened at the spaceport in general... I'm still trying to process it. And of fucking course Mr Blue-Eyes has his disgusting creepy fingers in all of it (or one of his associates) by helping So Mi, offering her this way out. I hate it (I love it). But that whole sequence of getting her to the spacecraft, I loved it so so much. Like all the boss fights and main missions, it was so nicely paced and structured, I had so much fun and I'm speaking as someone who is not good at fighting in video games.

So Mi's betrayal hurt, but letting her down in the end hurt even more. URGH. UUUURGH. But like... in that moment Vince was also like "okay... no cure. fine. But I'm not without leads, I'm just so done with all this spy crap. I should've never agreed to help her in the first place." If anything, he was sorry for things not turning out good for any of them really, but when do they do in NC.

He was glad to talk things out with Reed in the end to a degree, say his farewells. Still not getting his hopes up too high about him, still not really trusting him all that much. In a way still sympathizing, but at that point he'd be certain that he's done with the corporate world and anything like it for good. Revenge and hard feelings were pointless, Reed suffering from his decisions was punishment enough for Vince in that case.

I'm not sure if Vince would end up asking the FIA for help realistically. Like I said, I love the Sun ending for him a lot from a narrative standpoint. And Johnny's whole "please, don't do it", and him getting wiped as the price for it for good... that was at the same time not as bad as I had pictured it, but simultaneously it was awful. So yeah... I really don't know if, with all the choices present, the FIA would be number one. Realistically he'd wanna hear out Hanako first, and I think with how time-sensitive everything else is beyond that, the FIA is propbably off the table. Either way though... I wanted to see the ending.

I was bawling my eyes out during the AV ride, V and Johnny making up, talking a final time... and Johnny calling him Vincent in the end fucking destroyed me asödhjfasfasdf ;______; Doctor detected heightened emotions not just on V but on me as well that was so... HHHHHH. My feels ;__;

And then... the new main game ending. God. Like... ever since those new holocall icons of Kerry and Judy appearing a while ago, with Kerry's 2079 world tour promo... We had to get a timeskip. And I feared the cure would be tied to working for the FIA long term or some shit like that, something that would drive a wedge between V and his loved ones for good. The cure being tied to all sorts of horrible things I kept imagining...

And then the reality was so much more gentle and in a way so so fucking happy if that makes sense? Like... fuck, two years have passed. And fucking Reed and no one else in fucking Langley apparently considered even telling anyone back in NC about the complications of V's operation and all. Y'know, keep his loved ones in the loop after even telling him "tell your friends you'll be gone for a bit, a month tops". And that's the worst betrayal of the whole expansion for me cause like... it was so pointless. Did no one tell anyone cause they had no hope? Cause they wanted to sever V's ties on purpose? Was it Reed's decision, someone else's? Was it intended as punishment? Or was it downright laziness and uncaringness for V as a person, and he maybe just an interesting yet complicated experiment. That one really really hurt. And Vince could not blame Kerry or any of the others for being hurt by that and having moved on with their lives. He would've in their spot, for sure. And no, Reed, he absolutely fucking will not work for the FIA, fuck off. And then Vince fucked out of there as quickly as possible and never looked back.

The whole "your body can't tolerate implants anymore" thing... Did not really hit him that hard. Like... yeah. Netrunning, hacking, which he was always so fucking good at, is not gonna be a thing anymore in this timeline. And that he'll miss sorely. Feeling really really fucking capable about something he built a big part of his life around. That was a central part of his life for all his life, really.

But apart from that... he was always low on chrome. He wouldnt miss it nearly as much as other Vs I think. I think what he struggles with more is just recovering from the coma physically, how weak he is for sure for a while, the fact he probably will never be as fit as he used to be. But still... there's hope in that. Cause he gets to live. He never wanted to be a merc, he would make a damn good fixer for sure... but he'll find something else, something less dangerous. He won't be happy being just a nobody in the crowd, but he's also fallen from high places before and climbed back up, coming out on top every time, every time more himself, seizing new opportunities and making his way. He can make it out of that hole. Like, yeah, the timing sucks... But Kerry wants to see him again, and they can rekindle things. I'm sure they will. I'm so happy Kerry got to play at the Crystal Palace, he's so on top of his game, given how low he was when he and V first met. You know... he says he was hit hard by V's disappearance and potential death, but he's out there rocking the world. He's doing good, he didn't fall back into a spiral of depression and despair. And that makes me so happy. And Vince is gonna hold on to that thought of a future together not just not being off the table, but being so much more certain than before now.

Vince is upset about Panam being so upset, but he can understand her well. He wouldn't feel much different than her. He is sad about River not wanting to see him, but he hopes he can change his mind, somewhere down the line. He is so excited to meet Judy's wife, he is so happy she found peace and love. Hell, Vince would happily just be Kerry's useless trophy husband, if I'm being completely honest, and it's possible now. With no obligations in Night City left, no reputation to upkeep, they can do whatever they want. Rogue promises he wont be forgotten, he will be a legend of the Afterlife forever - one that actually gets to live a full life. Who can forget about all the horrors. He's gonna adapt and find his new thing and like, you know...

This little scene, and the farewell scene with Misty hit me so hard cause... remember this?

I actually... had something very very very similar planned for Vince in the long run that we get with PL now. I'm feeling extremely validated with my headcanons and ideas and concepts and just... Yeah. Not that that's absolutely necessary for fanfiction to be valid or anything, but I'm just... so happy.

I said it in a prev post, PL is the gift that gives on giving by granting me all my little wishes and confirming so many tiny random headcanons. But I didn't think it would also get me pretty much the ending I'd been working on already in the background, the one that he'd deserve. So yeah... idk. Cyberpunk can have happy (or at least bittersweet) endings, it does for me 100% now. V gets to live and survive, if you choose to, canonically.

#elven plays cyberpunk 2077 #cyberpunk 2077 #phantom liberty #phantom liberty spoilers #dont mind me it's just absolutely pouring on my face #I'm not crying about pixel men again noooo

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hetchdrive · 4 months

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SLEEPOVER SATURDAY YAYYYY I have 2.

1. Because I’m still stuck in fucking Texas, top 3 best US states

2. Top potential AU’s for The Terror

Oh noooooo wishing you a speedy departure tomorrow!

I've lived a lot of places and done a lot of road tripping and without further details on which to define "best" I'm going to go with the three states I feel the most personal connection to and say Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan. I love Lake Superior, I grew up in that area and sometimes I am very homesick for it. I've been trying to develop the same feeling of connection to the landscape in New England since transplanting and I'm not going to lie, it is rough going. I keep saying I am going to try to get into hiking and rock identification so I can see the mountains and maybe 2024 is the year I buckle down and do that.

First off: Star Trek AU obviously. I'm really bad at coming up with plots and writing long fics but I am beginning to take notes for a Star Trek AU in case the Terror SciFi Fest happens again this upcoming May.

Secondly: Ghosts/spiritualism/haunted house AU. While I do enjoy a good modern AU from time to time, to me part of the draw of The Terror is the time period it is set. I am fascinated by the Victorian era, the advances in medicine during the time period, the rise in popularity of ghosts and ghost stories, and I think I'd get a lot of enjoyment out of researching to write an AU that takes advantage of this somehow.

Also, I am obsessed with haunted houses as they are used to represent familial trauma, codependence, grief and loneliness, etc etc, and I think it would be fun to take Crozier out of The Horrors only to put him into a different flavor of The Horrors <3

Lastly: Musicians/orchestra AU. Gonna be honest, I do not have any of the requisite knowledge to write this and it does not interest me enough to do this research. I want somebody else to write this so I can read it. However, I saw a post once that was the show writer going through and saying what each character's job would be if they lived in the modern day and what he said about Fitzjames was that he'd be a surgeon or somebody else with very specialized knowledge, someone who is the best at something. And while yeah, a specialist surgeon is this, and specialist surgeons are, in my experience, divas with complexes, for reasons of personal taste (dislike of the medical field irl and preference for show contemporary AUs over modern ones) I think it would be more interesting to just skip over the medical layer and make Fitzjames a diva with a complex.

This man plays the violin and he is the best at it and he and Crozier cannot stand each other because Crozier has been playing longer, does not care about the limelight, and actively scorns Fitzjames for doing so. I just have this idea in my head of Fitzjames saying to someone else that Crozier plays a perfectly serviceable, workmanlike violin, but he obviously doesn't truly care for it, he doesn't play with any passion, and Fitzjames who has been doing this his whole life and made it his whole life, the only thing he's ever been good at that he's had to hang all his hopes on, finds that intolerable. Meanwhile Crozier cares about the violin very deeply but doesn't really show it to anybody and keeps to himself because loving music and loving your coworkers are two different things.

Additional inspiration for this idea is the fact that when Phantom of the Opera shut down on Broadway a couple months ago (last year? What is the passage of time...) I saw a news article about it which said some of the people in the orchestra had been playing the show together since it started running in 1986. The drama within that pit must have been insane and I desperately want to read about it.

#this got away from me #clandestinegardenias #asks

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that-grinning-thing · 2 months

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i might've gained my first visual kin memory??

so usually i don't really get visual memories, they're mostly based on different feelins'/emotions, phantom limbs/sensations, and sometimes scent or maybe i'll even get deja vu when lookin' at stuff batim related or even quick 'flashes' of an image in my mind but it happens so quick that it's honestly hard ta make sense of what it was exactly (and usually certain things will 'trigger' these, like songs fer example) but now i think i got my first actual visual memory that just stayed?? and i know it can't be my brain makin' it up cause it just kinda randomly appeared (though i can't exactly remember how),, plus the song late afternoon drifting by the caretaker seems ta be associated with it and usually the caretaker's songs heavily remind me of the studio (and yes i do know the meaning for everywhere at the end of time and what it's about but still) an' what do i mean by this bein' associated with that song you may ask? well uhh,, whenever i think about it the song just kinda starts playin' in the back a' my mind or whenever i listen to it then the image pops up but anyways now to talk about what i've seen!! so i believe it was rainin'/stormin' outside or somethin' like that cause there's this window next to a desk i'm sittin' at and the outside seems really gray yet kinda blurry (and also probably later in the day like near sunset i assume) there's also gloved hands in front a' me while i'm sittin' at a wooden desk which i think has a brick or wooden wall in front?? it's hard ta tell and i can't really see anythin' else on the sides but from what i feel it's a cramped/small space and there's a door on the right side that leads out into different offices/hallways as well as some kinda corner in my peripheral vision on the same right and there's also barely any lights on so it's pretty much natural light from the window/outside comin' in but the thing is i'm not exactly sure what timeline this could've been from?? cause i believe i've lived through multiple plus there isn't really much info in this memory either so y'know,, but yeah i hope i get more visual memories!! especially ones that would have more info than this cause i'm actually so desperate ta know what else was goin' on in my past lives,,

#. . ⇢ [ dreams come true. ] ˎˊ˗ ꒰🖤꒱#. . ⇢ [ the dancin’ demon! ] ˎˊ˗ ꒰ ဗ ꒱#. ⇢ [ little devil darlin’ ] ˎˊ˗ ꒰ ဗ ꒱#batimkin #bendykin #fictionkin #otherkin #alterhuman #nonhuman

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lifesupreme-if · 4 months

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omg tamber when I saw u were playing phantom liberty I dropped everything so fast HOW R U FINDING IT

VERITY!!!!!!!!!!! HI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

trying not to answer these until i can do them justice because my version of playing this is staring at my girlfriends computer over their shoulder while they play it for me but i have to fly home tonight so we are desperately trying to get further along!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this expansion is HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so for a bit i was very put off - dogtown is cool, but it's dense in comparison to pacifica, and i feel like it's hard to lore drop something that big into it without ever connecting it in reference in the base game. coupled with the original games treatment of pacifica and the vdbs, i wasn't the most thrilled that they seemed to try to show community in a wartorn yet-somehow-gentrified-version of pacifica, when pacifica itself was meant to be insular and communal while still being a no man's land.

(i am also perhaps just not the biggest fan of spy thrillers - and them portraying rosalind myers as a "girl next door" type at heart felt like a weird jerkoff fantasy for NUSA propaganda. why would i advocate for the NUSA making moves on free territory grounds?)

i'm also adverse to change, however, so most things are slowgoing with me. once they introduced the VDBs and not only allowed us to have really good, really cool interactions with them in this space, my opinion improved tremendously. i do like dogtown, i think it's really cool, and i like that the gigs and various jobs around it feel like the creators just had a really good time writing character interactions. we get a lot more in depth with the human side of things here, and we get to reflect more on how a gig will impact the parties involved!

currently while writing this at about 4 a.m. we have only just recently passed the shitdiving portion of phantom liberty. i feel like some characters were introduced a bit too quickly for me but that the brain still caught up just fine, i am not currently solomon reed's biggest fan but i am hoping to like him more, and i'm really excited to see where the story takes us. this DLC has definitely thrown a lot of cool shit our way and i'm happy to see what CDPR put together!!!!! dogtown is beautiful and i really like the citizen interactions.

#i am scrutinizing and keeping my notebook close to take notes #and hoping and fearing that no part of this will make the plot of a life supreme irrelevent #i am also working on how to introduce the idea of dogtown into a life supreme with mentions from stéphanie and perhaps claude - it is REALLY #really big. and it'd be odd just to not mention it #i do think the location of such a large place being right across from the G.I.M. is a little infuriating when it isnt tied into base game #and i do feel bugged at the actual land in dogtown being more developed than pacifica #but the dialogue abt pacifica being a dying wasteland made it make more sense at least bcs #a splinter sect of m******h leaving a part of the city with residents fending for themselves to die off does make sense #ANYWAY THIS WAS VERY RAMBLY #BUT IT IS 4 AM PLZ DO FORGIVE ME THANK U SO MUCH VERITY ILY #I WILL RETURN WITH MORE OPINIONS UPON MAKING FURTHER PROGRESS #hasibeengood #not if related #phantom liberty spoilers

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plushiehamuko · 11 months

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AU where Yusuke stays with the Sakura family?

OMG STARS MY FRIEND STARS THANK YOU FOR THIS ASK BECAUSE i feel like everyone else just forgot about the time that yusuke just almost ended up moving in with akira BUT I WILL REMEMBER IT FOREVER BC PERSONALLY I SCREAMED CRIED FREW UP OVER IT anyways squishy rant incoming so. (also sorry in advance i kinda got off topic and psychoanalyzed him. sorry)

(also MAIN SCENE I AM REFERENCING HERE i kinda forgor the exact dialogue and had to spend forever looking for it so here's the link for anyone else who also wants to see)

ok so i wanna preface this by saying that sojiro had no way of knowing the exact details of yusuke's personal trauma and situation at the time of the scene i am referecing, and none of his situation is sojiro's fault or responsibility. i say none of this with the intention of blaming.

but man do i wish he had insisted more when yusuke rejected his offer bc. URHGURHUGRUGHUGHHH

i wish sojiro could have seen yusuke in that moment. i wish he could have realized that maybe he isn't as fine as he seems to always insist he is. i wish he looked at him and saw a teenage boy that needs to be taken care of and have a real home just like any other teenager his age.

generally speaking, i think yusuke has this habit of isolating himself from others and having an "i'll be fine, i'll figure it out" attitude when he is, in actuality, extremely lonely and not actually as fine as he says he is at all. and the problem is that everyone else around him kinda shrugs it off as "well, that's yusuke for you" instead of treating it like an actual problem. and this scene is a PRIME EXAMPLE OF THAT (although once again i truly think sojiro didn't really know better at this time)

people look at yusuke who can't even accept someone's time without apologizing for being a burden, yusuke who doesn't have a reliable source of money or the ability to budget responsibly when he can access some (which!!! btw!!!! makes total sense bc once again he is a teenager, and a lot of teenagers cannot do that!!!!!!), yusuke who regularly ends up starving himself, yusuke who's admitted that nobody has ever so much as cared enough to listen to his feelings, yusuke who's lost so much and who's been abandoned and neglected and who's never had a safe place to call home (gonna come back to this) and they go. "oh he's fine that's just yusuke for you!"

and it's like. he is a LITERAL teenager. he has the phantom thieves, and yes, that helps, but he needs someone to specifically be there for him, and while all of the other phantom thieves have at least one (good) parent or guardian or best friend, yusuke doesn't have that at all.

AND SOJIRO HAD THE CHANCE TO FIX THAT ALL WITH ONE SCENE BUT MY HOPES AND DREAMS WERE TORN UP RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES

to be clear, i think yusuke rejecting sojiro's offer was very in-character for him. the reason he cited checks out for him, but i also think there's more going on there. i think... yusuke's never really had much. abandonment and neglect aren't new feelings for him, and anything he's ever had has been ripped away from him. it makes me think he'd have complicated feelings about putting himself in a situation where he'd get too comfortable out of fear that he'd once again just lose it bc that's all he knows. i don't think he really is used to having a space he considers safe, either. i'm reblogging another post that talks about this that i think is really good SO IF YOU TOOK THE TIME TO READ THIS ALSO READ THAT

i understand his hesitance, but i also just wish sojiro had insisted. bc i am NOW GETTING TO THE ACTUAL POINT

i think sojiro could have taken such good care of yusuke and been such a positive influence on him. first of all, just him having access to shelter that actually feels like home and food is something he needs so desperately. this is something that sojiro would definitely be able and willing to provide. and additionally, i think sojiro's somewhat strict no-nonsense attitude could be a really good influence on him with of some of his reckless behaviors that need to be reeled in a bit.

yusuke and futaba are also already basically siblings and their dynamic might just be my favorite in the game. they are SO silly and their autism-to-autism communication is just perfect!!!!!!! they always fight as if they're siblings, and it's in such a way that you can tell that despite their constant arguments, they also love each other very much and they'd both be totally down to beat someone up for the other.

and finally, akira and yusuke is a dynamic that i would have loved to see developed much better, and this would have been the perfect opening for it. bc it feels like... even by the end of yusuke's confidant and by the end of the game, akira never quite gets him. there's a lot of times when speaking to yusuke where i didn't like any of the dialogue options and i've felt like akira is still treating him standoffisjh. i would have liked them to become closer and have less of a "yeah okay whatever you say weird boy" attitude coming from akira when it comes to him. and i think being around him all the time and including him in the family dynamic would have given us this chance

in my heart. sojiro adopted yusuke that day. and it was wonderful. bc i love yusuke to pieces and it's what he deserves. thanks for coming to my ted talk

#squishy talks too much #i really went off here. do you guys think i am normal still #i fucking love yusuke. like. LOVE HIMMMM #people talk to squishy!!#about yusuke <3

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raven-at-the-writing-desk · 2 years

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Hello! I just wanted to start off by saying that I love all your TWST analysis posts. They're so insightful and well-thought-out. They've made me consider a lot of characters from new angles too (something I appreciate; I absolutely adore reading a take on a character I hadn't considered before and being like "...Dang."). I read your critiques of TWST as a dating sim and dating sims in general and I have to say... Sweet Snapdragons, those were some of the most validating takes I've read in...probably ever. I'm aro/ace and, since I don't feel romantic attraction, I place a greater emphasis on the platonic and familial bonds in my life. Personally, some of my favorite things about TWST are its nuanced views on romance (showcased in the Ghost Marriage/Phantom Bride event) and the lack of overt romance in the game as well as the focus on other types of love and relationships. I can certainly understand why so many people want a TWST dating sim and I'm by no means trying to shame people for that. Heck, the TWST fic I'm working on has a romance element to it (mostly I just looked at my OCs personality and picked four potential love interests based on who I thought she'd gel the best with), but her platonic relationships (and those of the other characters) are just as important and her bonds with her family, whom she's currently separated from and desperately wants to get back to, are probably the most important ones for her. I don’t think I would've been able to make my story or my MC work if the source material was a dating sim, especially the Harveston event since none of her love interests are present for that one. I 100% agree with what you said about TWST offering fans the creative freedom to make so many unique OCs and takes on bonds (platonic or romantic) with the boys because there aren't rigidly defined routes or guidelines. Again, I'm not trying to shame anyone for what they like and I sincerely hope this doesn't come off that way. It was just...amazingly gratifying to read similar takes from someone else, especially someone whose opinions I've really come to respect. Thank you for taking the time to read this rambling. Have a great day!

[Referencing this post and this post!]

Hi, I’m glad that you enjoy my own ramblings so much 🤣 and that those ramblings have helped you in some way. I often feel like I’m alone (or at least in the minority) when it comes to a lot of my TWST takes, so I’m really happy that other people feel gratified and validated by reading the thoughts that I put out into the fandom.

I agree with you, I really enjoy that TWST has really nuanced views on romance (I happened to write an analysis on that if you were interested and haven’t already taken a look!) and that it stresses the importance of friendship and familial love too. A lot of us love TWST because it offers us so much freedom of expression and freedom of interpretation when it comes to its characters and its relationships. I always love seeing what kinds of creative things the fandom comes up with! ^^

Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts with us! And please feel free to do it again if the urge ever hits you, the inbox is always open for word vomiting 🥰

#notes from the writing raven #feedback for the writing raven

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with the direct implication that someone from Markovia is/will be in Taos, attempting to convince meta-humans (or anyone who's tested positive for the meta-gene) to come TO Markovia, i'm really hoping we get to see Ed. it's pretty heavily implied he helped make the M-HYC happen in the first place, you can't tell me he wouldn't be around if someone working for BRION was trying to essentially recruit people away. i kinda doubt we'll see it this season, if at all, but i'd LOVE it if we did

Before s4 even started I had an idea cross my mind of either brion trying to get Ed’s help with a Markovian version of the MHYC - to which he’d refuse - or Ed taking on brion in some way regarding his cumulating metas in still questionable ways… so I would love to see Ed’s involvement in that plot - right now I’m not sure how much more we’ll see it explored in Phantoms - I feel like it might actually be getting set up for further development down the line - like maybe in the comics - which would still be great! Ed’s connection to the MHYC is so interesting to me - everything he does is about protecting the teens from the horrible experience he and the other runaway’s had whilst at STAR Labs. Back then he had no control and felt just as imprisoned as he did with the Reach - he was being bossed around and tested by people who had no clue what he was going through and who seemingly didn’t care about their feelings regarding everything that had happened to them. That first scene with him translating his dad’s speech to the new teens shows how he now understands the importance of what STAR was trying to do with him and the other runaway’s, but, ultimately he knows from experience that the way they did it was wrong and actually pushed them more towards more danger than safety. His role at the centre shows that rather than staying well away from something that reminds him of a horrible time in his life, he instead chose to use his negative experience to ensure the same mistakes are never made again. Instead of running away he claimed responsibility and as a result made a much more positive environment for those who were in desperate need for it…

it’s going to be really interesting to see what’s actually driven the metas away from Taos enough to send them fleeing to markovia. The theory I had before and am sticking to until corrected is that they never got the funding they wanted to accommodate all the metas they had by the end of S3 along with any more they gained after that - meaning they had less space, less staff, less resources, less time and less ways to make the teens feel the comfort they needed to grow and learn to live with their meta abilities. They’re not gonna stay if they don’t feel wanted. But I guess we’ll see what happens…

#thanks anon!#ask box #my response #eduardo dorado jr #brion markov #young justice #yj #young justice phantoms #speculation

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inkwelloftheheart · 29 days

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Rain and Rebirth

Summer Love The Series

Summary: Flynn, devastated by her boyfriend's accident, is haunted by grief. One stormy night, her boyfriend appears at her window, alive but injured. The reunion washes away her sorrow, hinting at a new beginning for their love story.

Rain lashed against my window, mimicking the rhythm of my heart – a frantic, erratic beat that echoed the disarray in my soul. Clark. Even his name, whispered on a sigh, sent a fresh wave of sorrow crashing over me. We weren't supposed to be like this. Stolen glances across the classroom, whispered jokes, and stolen moments under the bleachers – that was how our story began. But then came the accident, the screech of tires, the sickening thud. Now, Clark was a memory, a ghost haunting the halls of my life.

Tonight, the phantoms were relentless. Every creak of the floorboard, every rustle of leaves outside my window, sent shivers down my spine. I yearned for the warmth of his embrace, the feeling of his hand slipping into mine. Tears welled up, blurring the already distorted world around me.

A choked sob escaped my lips, shattering the fragile silence. Burying my face in my pillow, I sank deeper into the quicksand of grief. Suddenly, a soft rapping at my window startled me. Heart pounding, I hesitantly peeked out.

There, illuminated by the streetlight, stood Clark. Not a spectral image, but him, in all his freckled, goofy glory. Rain plastered his hair to his forehead, and his clothes were soaked through, but the smile on his face could light up a thousand stormy nights.

Disbelief warred with a desperate hope in my chest. Throwing open the window, I gasped, "Clark? Is that really you?"

A grin, wider than the Cheshire Cat's, split his face. "Hey there, stranger. Heard you could use some company."

Without a second thought, I scrambled out of the window, ignoring the sting of rain on my bare arms. We stood there for a moment, the rain creating a curtain around us, the only world that existed being the space between us.

"How...?" I began, voice thick with emotion.

He cupped my face in his wet hands, his thumbs gently brushing away stray tears. "Let's just say I missed you too much to stay away."

His touch, so real, so familiar, sent a jolt through me. Leaning into his warmth, I whispered, "But the accident..."

"I'm okay," he said, his voice a low rumble that sent shivers down my spine. "A little banged up, but okay. I woke up in the hospital thinking about you, and I knew I had to see you."

His words were a balm to my wounded soul. Relief washed over me, warm and sweet, chasing away the phantoms that had haunted me for so long. In that moment, under the relentless downpour, I knew our story wasn't over. It was just beginning, a little battered and bruised, but stronger, more precious than ever before.

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zonerobotnik · 3 months

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Which Danny Phantom ships do you like and what do you see in them?

Uhm…oh man, there's way too many for me to go over them all and I can't remember all the names right now. Let me get the list.

So, surprisingly, Pompous Pep(VladxDanny) is actually not one of my main ones, I actually mainly ship SuperFun/PitchPearl (DannyxPhantom), Amethyst Ocean (SamxDanny), Dark Gray (DanxValerie), Gray Ghost (DannyxValerie), Teddy Ghost (DashxDanny), uhm…Jailbait (WalkerxDanny), Tyrannous Hope (PariahxDanny), Haunted Past (DanxDanny), and my personal brand of PitchPearl, Broken Heart (DanxFutureDanny). By Future Danny, I mean Grim Danny OR any version of him that isn't killed by Dan and instead survives to fight him or is held as his prisoner for years. I don't know if I'm the only one that ships them or not, but I do.

Also, I haven't given it a special Danny Phantom-brand ship name, but I also like DanNear. I think I'll just use "Quarantine Buddies".

Now, what do I see in them. uh, in order…

Pompous Pep:

Generally, when I ship them, it's because of Vlad taking advantage of Danny, actually, either because he's so broken by something (like in my fic "Are you Awake" on FF, where Phantom just completely wanted to destroy himself after losing Danny or the whole mess in "Desperate Sin") or is trying to break him and lures him into a false sense of security before hurting him. I don't think I've ever done anything with him that doesn't have him taking advantage of him in some way, though in "Are you Awake", he's at least reluctant about it and it's Plasmius that is the aggressive one. (Spoilers, that fic has them finding out that Phantom and Plasmius are absorbed twins that got turned into ghosts by the portal blasting them with enough ectoenergy and electricity to kill a t-rex.)

But, I'm sure, once they get over themselves and Danny is all grown up, maybe comes back from college all hot and buff, Vlad might hit that post-AGIT.

SuperFun:

Much like my own ship Broken Heart, these two have the appeal of wanting to be back together, but maybe they don't want to be merged, y'know? They balance each other out, Phantom would die again to protect Danny and Danny would kill to protect Phantom. While they disagree on some things, they also can't live without each other.

Though, they have many questions on how the ectoenergy-remover split their minds, they try not to think about it. After all, they're one person, always have been…right?

PitchPearl:

Basically, this ship is either selfcest or "what if they were two different people". The possibilities are pretty much endless here, and a lot of people, myself included, have fun with the ship.

The most common interpretations for them being separate is they meet by chance and Phantom falls for him before they even meet and that he saves Danny's life after he went into the portal by giving him his own ectoenergy to heal him or he's the Ghost Prince/Pariah's son or Walker's son and he grew interested in the son of the ghost hunters that tore open a hole into their dimension--seriously, endless.

Amethyst Ocean:

While I think Sam is, frankly, a jealous Cass-level bitch at times, she does have her sweet moments and she and Danny are actually really nice together, when she's not being jealous of him flirting with other girls. She's loyal and knows him better than anyone and while I don't really like that it was canon endgame because of how it was handled, I think that they could be good together.

Dark Gray:

Who doesn't love a good rough-and-tumble enemies-to-lovers? These two are the HeroxVillain ship, and I REALLY love those, and the thought of him only sparing the city, even after destroying the barrier, because of lingering feelings from his Gray Ghost days is just…MMM! I love it. And they try to deny they've grown to anticipate those fights, and those times when people have them working together against a bigger threat…FUUCK yes!

On that note, go read Karma. It's a part of a big compilation on FF but it's being posted as its own thing on AO3 and I LOVE this story!

Anyways, seriously, what is NOT to love about this ship?

So, let's go back into the past and discuss…

Gray Ghost:

This one is such a lovable mess. Because of a misunderstanding, she got into ghost-fighting for the sole purpose of kicking Phantom's ass for ruining her life. XD While her primary target is Phantom, she also fights other ghosts, and sometimes works WITH Phantom, who she doesn't know is Danny, to fight the other ghosts. Most notably is when she and Phantom were captured by Skulker and they had to fight to stay alive, and all while not letting their flour-sack baby get destroyed. XD

And then there's the moments where they are actually really nice to each other, and they put aside their differences, and those are just so, so good. But, oh, the pain about her dumping Danny to protect him because she thinks Phantom might go after Danny to get to her and also she keeps ditching their dates to go fight ghosts, it's just SO SAD but SO GOOD and they would be AWESOME as a couple.

Anyways, I really like them.

Teddy Ghost:

Dash is hot for Phantom. This is not fanon, this is canon, he wants to be with Phantom. He and Paulina both fawn over him like CRAZY and they're the ones that notice the most that if Danny is around, Phantom isn't far away. I think that if he were to figure out that Danny IS Phantom, he would not only apologize for all the "wailing on" he did, but also ask him out.

And Danny, well, he isn't going to deny it, Dash is a LOOKER. And if they were actually getting along, I think they could grow to be a good couple.

But, it's mostly Dash obsessing over Phantom unrequitedly.

Jailbait:

Warden. Prisoner. Prison. It's pretty cut and dry. Walker wants Danny, like, REALLY wants him, more than any other prisoner. Is it pride? Is he obsessed with the fact that he's a piece of the human world he can take into the Ghost Zone long-term without it being ruined? Is it just pure lust and sexual frustration from him escaping him so much? Either way, Walker uses other criminals and breaks a LOT of laws trying to track down Danny and it's pretty clear that, if he actually gets him, he's going to make him his prison-bitch.

Tyrannous Hope:

Is Danny actually the Ghost King? Was Pariah Dark actually defeated? Does he have true claim to the throne, or could Pariah Dark, when he breaks free again, come to take it back from Danny? A conflict of interest, a battle between Kings, they must either surrender, be defeated, or come to a peaceful compromise if neither can win. The compromise: Marriage.

This ship can be either weirdly-fluffy or so full of abuse and assault of all kinds and the range is fascinating.

Haunted Past:

If Dan can't have his OWN Danny, he may as well take the one that defeated him before. His heart beats the same, right? Whether out of obsession, attachment or pride, Dan claims Danny for his own or, (like in my fic "Powerless"), Dan breaks free and tries to fight someone stronger than him and Danny takes him in and what happens from there depends on how good or twisted Danny is.

Post-AGIT, I see him crawling into bed with Danny despite having his own body now and resting his head on his chest to hear his real, non-clone heart beat. As for the shipping part, I don't know enough about AGIT as a whole to say.

Broken Heart:

Phantom has been ripped out of Danny, he can no longer feel or hear his heartbeat, and the worst part is that it was done painfully and it was Danny's idea and he's still feeling the grief and rage that enveloped Danny before. So, he attacks his human half, and what happens from there is where things diverge.

The Grim Danny route: Phantom kills Danny by ripping out his still-beating heart and Danny, realizing that he didn't want to be a ghost, becomes a Grim Reaper and Phantom is both relieved to see him again and furious because he hates him but loves him but he feels so broken without him, I'msorryI'msorryI'msorryforkillingyou.

The Capture Route: After hurting Danny severely, Phantom takes him away near-death and uses ectoplasm to bring him back from the brink and threatens him into never leaving where he's kept, coming back after terrorizing people to hurt him in some way to punish him for trying to leave him. Post-TUE, Danny escapes and is found by Valerie, and feels a sense of loss about Phantom being gone.

The Enemies Route: Danny is severely hurt by Phantom, but he doesn't take his body because Vlad finds a weapon and shoots him and then calls for someone to get them, that Danny is seriously hurt. and they both need medical treatment. Danny then joins Valerie with fighting to protect the city from Phantom, so it's basically Dark Gray but with Danny as a bonus love-interest.

Bonus Round:

Quarantine Buddies:

Based on my in-progress fic "Tutor", where Near from the show Death Note is sent to Amity Park to investigate Danny when he's 14 during his post-Wammy training and he moves in with the Fentons as a transfer student from England and they become friends through the course of the story.

The DanNear stuff actually starts with the start of Covid19, when Near, who is horribly co-dependent and aware of Danny's true nature, calls for his immune friend to come and take care of him because his usual assist are all being quarantined. Danny agrees and as the world opens up, Danny gets Near to also open up and try new things, starting with wearing more colors, going outside more, coming with him on shopping trips instead of just staying home while Danny shops. Though he doesn't need a ghostly-buddy to care for him anymore, Danny is still here, and they gradually fell in love.

Also, Danny hates Christmas with a passion, but he will put with it for Near if Near will wear a Christmas sweater for him. Fair's fair.

And that's all of them! That I can think of right now, at least.

Also, I should note, I don't actually normally ship Phantom Punk (DannyxEmber), so I didn't include it on the list. I think I made the one fic I have with them as a request before, but I don't remember who requested it.

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I posted 219 times in 2022

That's 156 more posts than 2021!

34 posts created (16%)

185 posts reblogged (84%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

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I tagged 158 of my posts in 2022

Only 28% of my posts had no tags

#danny phantom - 112 posts

#reblog - 98 posts

#not my art - 88 posts

#vlad plasmius - 34 posts

#oc - 25 posts

#digital art - 21 posts

#nyreena dark - 21 posts

#vlad masters - 18 posts

#character art - 12 posts

#dan phantom - 11 posts

Longest Tag: 120 characters

#gosh hachi how you're able to just replicate neoyi's style so well and make it so impactful is something truly wonderful

My Top Posts in 2022:

Well, here she is! The new (third) redraw of Presca! And honestly, she came out so much better than all of the times I've drawn her before! My sassy little goth beauty is ready to kick butt and save the world! Enjoy!

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Well, I'm finally entering the DannyMay ring! And what better day than this for something I'm finally ready to share!

This is a mini fic that I've been working on for quite some time now (but I've been nervous posting it due to it being the first fic I've shipped Danny and Nyreena together in a long, long time. (Please don't throw me to the flames 😅))

I hope you all like it! Enjoy!

Here's the outfit designs for Chapter 4:

40 notes - Posted May 9, 2022

"Come one, come all! Come see the daring tight rope dancer Despera as she pirouettes with such grace and flair! But how can she have such balance on the rope as she dances, knowing there is no net below to catch her if she happens to fall?....."

You know, it's about time I did this sort of concept where Nyreena had been swept up in Freakshow's power and his latest controlled performer. And what better way then to use it for today's Chaos prompt? XD

And finally dress her as ballerina, something that seriously needed to be done for quite a while XD

I hope you all like it and I'll see you next time!

(Please open image in a new tab to see it in full detail!)

43 notes - Posted October 17, 2022

FIRST POST OF 2022!!!! LET'S GOOOO!!!!

Oh man, I am so, so, so, so happy at how this turned out!!! It has been a long time since I worked on this so I definitely had to make it a goal of this year to get it done as one of the first projects of the year. And to get it done in just two separate days of working on it I'm very proud that it came out better than I expected.

I really hope you all enjoy it and I'll see you next time!!!

48 notes - Posted January 8, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Alright, first Transformers post of 2022!

And what other post would it be but a Cops and Mobs AU post? XD

Well, what's this? The two of them going out for a glamorous night out on the town? What could have possibly prompted this? Maybe a future fanfic may shed some details 😉

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This one has been sitting, desperately waiting to be finished, and I just kept ignoring it. (I feel so bad for neglecting it 😖)

But, this year, I vowed that I was going to finished the projects that I haven't finished and get them out to the world!

@pastelpaperplanes I hope this brightens your day and makes it awesome! Keep rocking as always!!

55 notes - Posted January 17, 2022

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for send me a character meme: ganondorf!

First impression

My first-ever Legend of Zelda experience was Wind Waker, and I will say that impression was pretty favorable since it kind of cemented him in my mind as the iconic Ganondorf look! Was disappointed over time to realize that most of his incarnations are walking around in full-body armor rather than robes.

He seemed so elegant and mysterious to me, especially when I was not particularly good at the game so I'd keep poncing around the ocean forever putting off any sort of direct confrontation with him because that would advance the plot. I think I only ever really fought all the way through to the final boss a handful of times, and then by the time I wanted to revisit it, I was gravitating away from console gaming.

I don't think I really liked him but I found him an intimidating and impressive enemy.

Impression now

He's easily one of my favorite Legend of Zelda characters! Really, I like a lot of them, but I think Ganondorf in particular has immense character potential. There's a lot of fiddly bits I like about a lot of his incarnations, and I've seen many both official and fanworks of him. I think he's fascinating. I also endlessly beat my head in frustration against the fact that canon seems deeply invested in saying as little about him as possible.

There's a lot of bits I like from various incarnations, but honestly, well... Wind Waker remains my favorite take on him, ironically followed by Ocarina of Time's because OoT's Ganondorf is such a distinct flavor from almost every other incarnation- he's still got some of the lingering DNA from ALTTP's Ganon who was oddly congenial and flippantly spoken while still grandiose and fearsome. OoT 'Dorf feels like a punk 20something in college who's completely sure he's smarter than all of the professors and is half right. Wind Waker 'Dorf feels like the burnt-out 60-year-old who grew out of that punk 20something who wrote his big thesis and got a master's that nobody pays any attention to anymore.

Favorite moment

The entire leadup to the Puppet Ganon fight, especially because he actually makes a really unsettling point that the narrative feels like it doesn't have a good answer for. If anything... the fact that the next two games in Wind Waker's timeline/universe are about desperately trying to leave the destroyed wasteland of the Great Sea behind only to come to another place that seems full of promise but is also, already demon-cursed as if like clockwork- kind of cements what Ganondorf said that the gods spared nothing.

And, the fact that metatextually he is literally attacking you with his "final boss monster form" from Ocarina of Time... reimagined as a giant clownish theater puppet. You're basically fighting Ganondorf's nearly fourth-wall-breaking contempt of the role that he plays, at the same time he casts Link in the same little legendary stage show, and tells him not to disappoint.

It has a lot of weight in a context where "Storytelling" is kind of a shadow-theme of the entire franchise- monstrously important but virtually never confronted with particular gravity. The legends are always immaculate- scrubbed of any storyteller that might profane its contents with a subjective opinion or point of view- and when they aren't, like Niko's picture slides in Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks, it's framed as a joke. To have Ganondorf tell you to play your part and then flex by suggesting the nightmare demon of evil from the stories this Link grew up with- that were shown to us the player at the beginning of the story- is not his true form but a detached puppet with great lumbering movements- and that it stands in contrast to the true final boss of the game, who is a completely human man standing in the ruins of everything he hoped to attain whose last bastion is that you won't be getting a future either, kiddo-

-it's just a lot.

Idea for a story

I'm going to avoid the cop-out answer which is "the doorstopper fic I'm writing with @betterbemeta already has him as a main character" and say that I feel like with Ganondorf's relationship with image and the identity of 'Ganon' as something that is not really separate from him but is a simplification (and one, per what I just said about Wind Waker, that he sometimes has implicit contempt for) I feel like you could write a potentially quite excellent fairytale story centered on Ganondorf's humanity (think similar to Studio Ghibli's Porco Rosso or a not necessarily romantic Beauty And The Beast)

My only real quibble with it is you'd have to work it a little carefully re: Ganondorf being a brown dude. It could be very good.

Unpopular opinion

Honestly I don't have my finger to the pulse of the LoZ fandom (there's a lot of perfectly harmless fun other people are having that is just not my cup of tea) so I don't know how unpopular this is- and how unpopular liking Ganondorf in general is- but I actually like Ganondorf better as a salty middle-aged-to-old man with both the canniness and pettiness that that entails.

Not that younger 'dorfs aren't also good, but, as said re: OoT, my mental model for younger Ganondorf is a wily punk. I just like my 'Dorfs feeling calculating and spiteful- the latter in particular because in practice in a lot of the games, Ganondorf doesn't scan to me as particularly sadistic, but extremely vengeful- how nasty he acts seems in almost direct proportion- fair or otherwise- to how wronged he feels at the time or by that person.

Favorite relationship

I like the idea of him having actual relationships with others, >8I

In seriousness @golvio sold me on Ghirahim/Ganondorf as a couple quite a ways ago, which. just sort of makes sense; you have a terrifyingly hypercompetent lieutenant who micromanages everything and will never let a cause go even if it kills him, and a terrifyingly hypercompetent 'sponsor' / warlock patron type who often props up much weaker parties and turns them into devastating nightmares- so if you put the two of them together on the same page you'd just have the power couple from hell.

I like Zant as Ganondorf's apprentice, especially in contrast to the former, because I feel like Zant is honestly kind of really fun- and he's the last person you'd expect someone as ruthless and results-oriented as Ganondorf to bother with, because Zant is a highly chaotic flake who's probably going to dive into the moat if you ask him to hold a diplomatic conversation- but Hyrule Warriors gives him time to shine as a tactical genius, as well as giving it the feeling that there is, in fact, a reason Ganondorf puts up with Zant and it's not because he needed a cheap toady.

But by far my FAVORITE hypothetical angle to explore is dramatic character foils between Ganondorf, and Link and Zelda- because they're always set up to oppose him in such a way that makes each party emotionally inaccessible to the other, but like...

Link is also an outsider from nowhere and at least according to Twilight Princess, Link has 'eyes like a wild beast' and a certain ruthlessly efficient approach to handling things (you spend 90% of the average Zelda game picking fights with things larger than you and stabbing them in the eyes /ripping their vital organs out. don't tell me Link isn't kind of a mean ruthless bastard)

Zelda is also a politically underpowered person who, any time she has the resources or opportunity to do so, goes for the jugular, a rage that is shown to have built slowly in her over time out of a sense of futility, and the happiest and freest Zeldas (think Tetra) tend to, frankly, act the most 'like' Ganondorf superficially- we even have that scene of Ganondorf reading Tetra's dreams and seeing similarities between the endless barren ocean she dreams of, and the endless barren desert from his memory (which often only exists in his memory/perspective- whether due to the destruction of the desert, or the gerudo living in a fundamentally different chapter of their history than the one he came from)

Favorite headcanon

Logistically, Ganondorf is kind of a renaissance man, isn't he? He's virtually always both knowledgeable as a mage and as a warrior, in Wind Waker he speaks to you fluently in the modern language when all other Ancient Beings in that game at least show to understand the ancient hyrulean language, and in Ganondorf's case, hyrulean wasn't even his first language. His subordinates often have notably impressive-for-the-setting technology.

I just love the idea of him as a polymath who holds down like, multiple extremely niche fields and half of his spite is that he's profoundly understimulated. The handful of times he has peers in his field they're either in the field because he personally taught them about it (Zant) or they're like, so completely wrong about everything Ganondorf doesn't get a meaningful conversation with them he just gets mad enough to charge up the eye lasers (Astor)

#send me a character meme #readmore #Legend of Zelda #Ganondorf #my third favorite headcanon is that Helmaroc was hand-reared

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