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hailkingphantom · 1 year
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Dp x dc
The batkids see damian hanging out with a toddler, a lil girl and ask him who is she
"Dami, who is this little lady?" Ask dick, before damian could respond the girl answer
"I'm Danielle! , Damian is my uncle" and then take her uncle and run.
Now the batkids are trying to figurate out who get a kid.
Bruce is unaware of everything.
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okay okay okay okay okay SO I suddenly had this wish:
Ellie Fenton: Hey.
Danny Fenton: Scoot.
Ellie Fenton: Fun day at work, huh?
Danny Fenton: What are you still doing up? It's late.
Ellie Fenton: Oh crud. What time is it?
Danny Fenton: It's way past your bedtime.
Ellie Fenton: But it's still today.
Danny Fenton: Honey, please not right now. I do not have the energy for this.
[She gets out a small gift box from nearby.]
Ellie Fenton: Here.
Danny Fenton: What's this?
Ellie Fenton: Your birthday.
[He opens it.]
Ellie Fenton: You kept complaining about your broken watch... So I figured, you know. You like it?
Danny Fenton: Honey, this is...
Ellie Fenton: What?
Danny Fenton: It's nice, but I-...I think it's stuck. It's not...
Ellie Fenton: What? No, no, no, no.
[She sees he's just kidding her.]
Ellie Fenton: Oh, ha, ha.
Danny Fenton: Where did you get the money for this?
Ellie Fenton: Drugs. I sell hardcore drugs.
Danny Fenton: Oh, good. You can start helping out with the mortgage then.
Ellie Fenton: Psh - yeah, you wish.
Have yall ever considered this sitch for Danny and Dani?
What about if it actually were Ellie from TLOU?
What if tlou!Ellie were a halfa in their world for whatever reason?
I have much inspiration.
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allieisacrybaby · 1 year
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Dad!Danny
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indigostreaking · 1 year
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Dad!Danny moodboard by @allieisacrybaby
This is just a quick little blurb inspired by this beautiful moodboard and the idea of Dad!Danny getting home from tour. 😩
You plopped down on the couch with a sigh, watching as your handsome husband diligently unpacked his bags from tour. He was still wearing his “road clothes”, which consisted of whatever band shirt was still clean and a pair of gray sweats. “Daniel,” you said softly, when you still hadn’t gotten his attention, unable to fight the smile that played on your lips. You knew he had tried to be as quiet as possible coming in, trying his hardest not to wake you or your son, but you heard him moving around when you got up to pee. He turned to you with his hair in a messy bun, loose curls hung wildly in front of his face. He let out a puff of air, sending the strands flying before flashing you a wry smile.
“Hey, baby,” he crooned as he stepped closer, leaning down to press his lips to yours. You breathed him in, savoring his warmth and the taste of him. God, you had missed him..
When he suddenly pulled away, you mourned the loss momentarily…at least until you heard the quiet voice calling for you as your son wandered towards the living room. “Mommy?” He asked sleepily.
“Hey, bud,” Daniel stepped towards him, eyes already wet with the threat of tears as he squatted down.
“Daddy!” little Danny squealed as he ran and threw himself into his father’s waiting arms. Daniel scooped him up, hugging him tight as they spun around the living room. “I missed you!” He sobbed against his dad’s chest.
“I missed you so much,” Daniel murmured against your son’s scalp. Tears streamed down your own face as you witnessed their reunion, placing a hand on your growing bump and smiling as you felt the fluttered response of your daughters tiny feet. “Awh, baby, did you miss me, too?” Your husband asked with a teasing smile as he settled in to the spot beside you, still holding your son. You shot him a glare that had him throwing his head back laughing. “These hormones are no joke, huh?” He teased some more and you stuck out your tongue as your only response. He kissed your cheek lightly, lingering long enough to whisper, “I missed you, too, sweetheart.” Your cheeks flushed at his tone, but you leaned into his side. He kissed your temple this time and asked your son, “Why don’t you snuggle mama for me while I go make us some snacks?”
Almost immediately, the little guy draped himself across your bump, tiny hands pressed firmly against your stomach. “Sissy out now,” he instructed your daughter in utero. You smiled to yourself and heard Danny chuckle from the kitchen. You ran your fingers through his dark brown curls, admiring the freckles splattered across his nose as his eyes fluttered beneath their lids. Already asleep. Your heart swelled to the point of bursting, and Danny walked back in with a bowl of the main craving you’ve complained about while he was away, only to see you on the verge of tears once more. Your son had sprawled out in the spot Daniel had vacated, so he took the spot on your other side, looping an arm around you and holding out the popcorn he had mixed with little red cinnamon candies. You leaned into his chest, still smiling as you felt him squeeze you just a little tighter.
“You three are just going to have to come with me next time…can’t have us all falling apart all the time,” he finished with a sniffle, causing you to look up at his face, which was already damp with tears.
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Valentines Day
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Danny x Reader (f)
Warnings: none
Opening the door to your little girls’ room, Danny walks in and softly says, “Happy Valentines my beautiful princesses!” 
The girls sleepily sit up and rub their eyes. Looking at their dad through tired eyes, they see him holding out two roses for each of them. They gasp and jump out of their beds.
“Happy Balentie Day Dada!” The three year old says.
”Happy Vanetine’s Day Daddy!” The five year old shouts.
They both run to Danny, taking their roses and throwing their arms around him. He chuckles and hugs them back. “Okay girls, let’s get you dressed. Do you want to help me make a special Valentine’s breakfast for Mommy?’ He asks.
“Yeah!” They exclaim excitedly. 
“Alright! Mommy is going to be so surprised! Let’s hurry and get you changed so we can make her breakfast before she wakes up!” He says.
Danny helps your girls get dressed in their special pink dresses with little white hearts. Once he got them dressed, he took them to the bathroom to do their hair. Marley, the three year old, got piggies and Aubrey, the five year old, got bunnies. Taking them both by the hand, they head to the kitchen. 
“Okay, kiddos.” He says, clapping his hands together. “What are we thinking? Pancakes? Muffins? Omelette?”
“Muffins and omelettes!” Aubrey says.
“Muffins AND omelettes?” Danny asks. “Let’s do it!”
“Let’s do it!” Marley repeats, clappimg her hands.
For the next hour, they’re busy in the kitchen. The girls love helping mix the muffin batter and pouring it into the muffin tin. While the muffins bake and he makes the omelettes, Danny has them each color a Valentines card for you. When everything is cooked, he takes the girls outside to help pick flowers for you. It ranges from weeds to gorgeous lilacs. Bringing in the flowers, they put them in a vase for you. Plating the food and putting it and the flowers on the kitchen table, they all go to wake you up.
Creeping down the hall, they carefully and quietly open your bedroom door. Marley crawls up into the bed with you and plants a wet kiss on your cheek before saying, “Wake up Mommy!”
Slowly opening your eyes, you look at her and say, “Good morning baby!”
“Happy Valentine's Day!” All three of your loves shout.
“Happy Valentine’s!” You say with a smile.
The four of you all go into the kitchen and you see the feast made especially for you and the beautiful flowers hand picked with love. 
“Oh wow! Look at this yummy food! Did you make this all by yourselves?” You ask, looking at Marley and Aubrey.
Marley nods and Aubrey says, “Well Daddy helped.”
You smile and say, “Well thank you so much for making me breakfast. Are you hungry?”
They nod their heads yes.
“Well then let’s eat!” You say before taking a seat.
Breakfast is filled with love and laughter. The girls telling you all about their morning and Danny chiming in every so often. When the girls finished eating, Danny sends them off to go play in their playroom.
“Thank you for letting me sleep in and for breakfast.”  You say as you gather all the dishes.
“It was my pleasure. You deserve to be pampered.” He says, taking the stack of dirty dishes from you.
“I do, don’t I?” You tease.
“Absolutely! So what would you like to do today?” He asks as he sets the dishes in the sink.
“Hmm, well I thought I’d take the girls to the Children’s Museum. Oh, and I was going to treat my Valentine to dinner at his favorite restaurant. But, he hasn’t asked me to be his Valentine yet.” You tease, wrapping your arms around his waist.
Turning around, he faces you with a smile. “I didn’t know I’d have to ask. So, darling, will you be my Valentine?”
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hearts-hunger · 7 months
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thinking about you and danny taking your little one to the pumpkin patch on a cool fall evening. she's picked out her perfect pumpkin and danny dutifully carries it around the whole corn maze for her. she eagerly shows him every animal she finds, and he pretends not to see them so she can tug on his sweater and say “look, daddy! i found the sheep!” and he can say “you sure did! good job, sweetheart.” when she gets a little tired or discouraged, he says “well, why don't we ask mama if we can have a break?” and you hand the two of them a fruit punch to split while she sits in his lap for a minute. she’s a little scared of the bigfoot statue, and he says “no, baby, look — it's friendly!” and she giggles when he goes to take a picture with it. when she runs off to find another animal, you say “hey, dan,” and snap a picture of his smile. she giggles when she finds the turkey and says “it's your favorite animal, daddy!” and you love the sound of his laugh. he scoops her up to cuddle her close when she gets cold, and he carries her the rest of the way when she falls asleep against his shoulder. he kisses you, his hands full with your little daughter and her perfect pumpkin, and you know you've never been happier than you are right then.
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vanfleeter · 10 months
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Whatever you do, don't imagine this...
@allieisacrybaby don't come for me 😘
The day is here for the gender reveal. You and Danny both opted for something lowkey and not so crazy. But knowing Josh, it has to be extravagant. He takes his uncle duties to the extreme.
So it wasn't a surprise when you get to his house that you find Danny's drum kit set up in the backyard surrounded by confetti canons.
"Simple drum roll," Josh explains. "And then you hit the cymbals, simultaneously Jake and Sam will pull those strings to unleash the colored confetti revealing your baby's sex."
Danny glances at you and you giggle as he rolls his eyes. The things he's thrown into when the boys are involved. But he'll do anything to find out what his baby will be. He's eager and impatient.
An hour passes after food and mingling and Josh announces for everyone to gather around in the backyard. Danny positions himself on the stool and pulls you down on his lap before reaching for his drumsticks.
"Daniel, drum roll please?"
You giggle when Danny rolls his eyes. "If I'm correct, and it's a boy, I get to decorate the nursery that way I want to." He whispers into your ear.
"And if it's a girl?"
He inhales. "I'll endure the all of the pink colors and practice my ballet skills."
You laugh and kiss his cheek. "Deal."
Danny begins his drumroll and glances at Jake and Sam who catch on to his que. Raising his arms in the air, he brings them back down slamming his drumsticks against the brass cymbals. A loud burst sounds and suddenly they're being covered in pink confetti as it rains down.
You feel Danny's arms wrap around you again as he hugs you tightly. "Do you want me to find a ballet studio?" You ask making him laugh. He grabs your face in his hands and kisses you. "You'll make a great girl dad."
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dclovesdanny · 2 months
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Teen dad Danny Fenton moving into Crime Alley and getting a reputation for helping. Street kids willing to babysit Ellie and Dan while he’s job hunting can spend the night, have a meal, get cash, whichever they choose. Sec workers who do Ellie’s hair/nails/babysit some nights also get the same benefits. He will treat anyone with injuries for the low price of showing Ellie and Dan their guns/taking them to the observatory/getting him job opportunities.
All of the people in Crime Alley know the single meta dad with two kids, who has helped half the alley at least. Everyone is also aware of how Ellie calls her other parent ‘The Bastard’, and how bad their nightmares are, the ones they have to call Danny for(A few of his repeat guests have seen the scars and burns on his arms. Some of the older street kids recognize that hunted look he gets when people touch him when he doesn’t know they are there. Some of the sec workers notice how protective he is of his kids, and the younger workers. No matter who they are, they all notice how Dan gets quiet and angry when asked about his ‘other dad’. They all have sworn never to let those kids go back to the other dad, Danny included. They are a part of Crime Alley now, and they protect their own)
Danny doesn’t realize how far his reputation goes/how much everyone trusts him until two of his regulars bring in an injured Red Hood, promising him whatever he wants in exchange for him helping their boss.
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Dead Dad or God?
It's been a handful of years and Ellie has joined the YJL
The YJL has the misunderstanding that her dad is dead
Which you know not exactly wrong but why do they think this?
Cuz Ellie and Danny are both little gremlin shits that found out they could speak to each other and hear each other no matter the distance or dimension,
So like I said little shits TM that they are decides to make it look like a prayer while speaking
So every time she says
"Oh yea let me just go tell my dad"
and then proceeds to put her hands together very obviously in a prayer.
This only somewhat stops when the heroes are in a rather tight spot and need some help, and Ellie goes "let me call my dad" in her usual prayer form and then the air beside her gets ripped open and this twink of a man who barely looks any older than her pops out like
" Yo I'm here to help!"
Now they think Ellie is a demi-human and Danny some sort of God.
" Oops? "
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Just an Idea
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bluerosefox · 8 months
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Assassin Heir? Crime Fighting Furry? NOPE NO THANK YOU!
"Danyal, its time to end this game and return with me."
Danny should had known Clockwork had something in mind when he sent him on this mission. He knew he should had been suspicious of the time keeper when he noticed the little 'this is going to be fun' smile on his face when he sent Danny off into the portal.
"Get back here you demon spawn 2.0!"
But how was he supposed to know that he'd wake up in this world version of himself in a pit full of corrupted (AND NASTY) ectoplasim at the tender age of five or that when he swam up to the surface he'd be meeting face to face with what was apparently a cult.
"-O just spotted him a block away! I'll try to cut itty bitty bridie off!"
An Assassins Cult his, new to him, loving yet a little insane mother was in charge of (though during the few months he stayed in the compound he heard rumors and gossip from maids and others alike that if his grandfather returned from the dead he'll take over once again, no doubt punish Talia for creating another heir after the failure of the last one, most likely was going to kill Danny and that... that was can of worms Danny didn't wanna deal with yet)
"Ten bucks says they try to stab RR when we get the feral thing home"
"...Losers bet...."
Danny had lived with his mother for a while after being brought back from the 'dead' for apparently the first time, it turned out training a five year old with an actual sword and a dumbass hidden revenge seeking teacher was a terrible idea.
"I swear if this one tries to murder me like the others I'm asking Zatanna if there is a curse on me."
He dealt with her high demands of perfection, the endless training, and the constant comparisons to his apparent older brother Damain... Who didn't know Danny, or rather Danyal existed.
Nor did his father (when Danny, using his powers he's kept hidden since 'waking' up in this Realm, he sneaked his way around the base and discovered how he came into the world. And tbh he couldn't blame his mom how she made him, she was an assassin first and foremost, being naturally pregnant would had painted a target on her for to long... but he also felt it was unfair and an asshole move on his unsuspecting father as well)
"As your elder brother I demand you to stop running!"
Now don't get him wrong, he did like his new mother (total badass assassin lady and all that) and he knew she loved him in her own... deadly way. But yeah, she really shouldn't be taking care of kids. He could tell she struggled with wanting to be a normal mother but her first instinct after so many years was to be an assassin first.
Something she was trying to engrave into Danny with as well.
"Ah, hello Beloved. I see you've learned of our Danyal."
"Talia. Back away from him and leave Gotham now."
"I can not do that. The League needs an heir and since Damian refuses to return... I have decided to create a new one and I shall not be leaving until he returns with me."
"Talia."
Hence why when Danny, or rather Danyal al Ghul had gotten decent control over his powers he decided to leave the League. Again nothing wrong with the life his mom leads, to each their own, but he... really, really didnt want to be an assassin. Or an assassin heir.
So here he was, after almost a year on the run, using his powers and training to out smart and out maneuver his mother and her many band of Assassins, in Gotham. One of the last places he ever wanted to run to cause he knew his father and brother lived here.
It was just his luck that his mother had managed to intercept his train ride that passed into Gotham for a few hours and forced him to run into the city...
Add her assassins into the mix and running into Robin, who heard from Oracle his mother had been spotted chasing a young boy across the city, that same night.
After that it became a full on "catch me if you can" chase for not only his mother but for the batclan as well.
And after two whole days of chase, it seemed like the final showdown was about to begin because everyone was on top of this rooftop, his mother and her assassins on one side, his father and the batclan on the other and Danny well... he was right in the middle of all of it.
He just had to hope no one would notice him once the fighting started...
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medusas-graveyard · 2 months
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Retired hero & current (almost) mad scientist/engineer Daniel James Wayne where he's absolutely oblivious. And I mean that in a batfam knows everything about him but Danny? Has not pulled the dots together.
Danny "Oh yeah my family's a bit weird and I could smell lingering death on them but that's pretty much it what's wrong with it?" Wayne.
Danny who is allowed to do anything as he please and coming to Bruce just giving him new inventions, ghost related or not, and flatly asking weather or not it was possible to give it to Batman to test.
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Danny, de aged to like 4 and wondering around the alleys of Gotham after running away from his home dimension and his "responsibilities" as a superhero, "I need a parent. Like an actual parent who will care about me."
Just then, Red Robin lands on a pile of garbage bags and groans, knocked out. Danny smiles and yells up at the sky, "Thank you!"
Another bat makes it to the edge of the roof just in time to see Danny pulling Red Robin through a wall by his cape.
Later, when the bats track him down they try to take Tim back only for thier hands to go through him when they try to grab him. Danny, in all his little kid logic yells, "No! He's my dad now!" >:(
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allieisacrybaby · 9 months
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da- da- danny would definitely take his little one to top golf and teach them how to swing a club properly😭
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alienzil · 6 months
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Okay so I saw this post and you know the types of fics where adult Danny moves to Gotham and winds up emotionally adopting one or more of bat kids or accidentally coparenting with Bruce (with or without a relationship between them)? I had the thought, what if Danny parented the bat kids but he started doing it out of spite?
Like, Danny moves to Gotham and runs into Batman and Robin one night while out for a late night flight and drops down to the rooftop to say hi.
Bruce sees this 5'6" twink that looks like a stiff breeze could knock him over and is so obviously new in town and thinks Gotham is going to eat him alive, he needs to leave before he gets killed.
Batman: Looming menacingly and in his deepest scariest Batman voice, "Leave. Metas aren't allowed in Gotham."
Danny: Offend! Excuse?! Who does this guy think he is?! 😡 Danny was trying to be polite here! "First of all, I'm not a meta. Second of all, rude much?!"
Batman: Does scariest bat glare. "Leave." Swoops off into the night.
Robin (Damian): "My father is correct. You should leave the city for your own safety."
Danny sees this tiny vigilante child with fierce expression and a sword and is just like awww, so cute! 😍 Then he noticed Robin had a small cut on his arm and his inner gremlin activates. If the rude flying furry can't take care of his own kid properly, Danny will do it better!
He bandages up Damian's arm, gives him a cookie and teaches him a neat sword trick before sending him on his way with a hug telling him he needs his sleep.
Danny goes out of his way to run into the bat kids and be the absolute best dad.
He takes Nightwing flying and throws him in the air so Nightwing can do all the fanciest acrobatic tricks.
He tracks down Red Hood and starts a book club with him (Danny may or may not have used his connection with Ghost Writer to get ahold of some rare books).
He eats waffles with Spoiler and trys out weird topping combinations that make them both make faces and laugh.
He makes new gadgets for Red Robin but carefully breaks them just a little bit and takes them to the teen so they can fix them together (it's enrichment!). He always insists RR keep them as a reward.
He follows Signal around during the day invisibly, making faces and doing tricks only Signal can see (he made him laugh in front of the police at a crime scene twice!).
All of the kids get his attention and love and Danny smugly thinks how Batman must be absolutely seething about his kids bonding with Danny and Batman missing out on all of it.
Danny started it out of spite but he does wind up genuinely loving the bat kids.
Batman definetly hates it when the kids are bonding with Danny and is extremely jealous (sulky Batman brooding in his cave about it).
Bruce's repeated attempts to intimidate Danny into leaving Gotham don't work and him telling his kids to stay away from Danny had zero effect (the terrible children don't listen to him at all).
So Bruce starts spending more time with the kids to compete against Danny. The bat kids love it and (little gremlins that they are) use the two of them against each other constantly.
Bruce:"Sorry Tim, I can't make it to your photography exhibit this weekend, there's a meeting with the Justice League."
Tim:"Oh that's fine... I'll just ask Danny to come." 😏
Bruce: Narrows his eyes and grits his teeth, "Actually, the Justice League needs to have contingencies in place to manage without my input. This would be a good time to test their capabilities. I'll skip the meeting and come to your exhibit."
With both of them competing to spend more time with the kids it leads to the two of them spending time with each other to be around the kids more.
After Damian catches a terrible flu bug, Danny spends an entire weekend at the manor babying him. This is when Bruce finds out Danny has known their secret identities for months and tries to get mad about it but Alfred puts his foot down, raises a judgmental eyebrow in Bruce's direction that puts a stop to that nonsense and sets up Danny with his own room in the family wing.
Eventually, Danny gets to the point where he spends most of his nights at the manor and he and Bruce consult each other on all major household decisions.
The whole family is at the manor one morning including Danny. Bruce has a meeting at WE and he and Danny are absently discussing their plans for the day at the breakfast table.
Bruce: " The meeting should take most of the morning and then I have paperwork this afternoon and a scheduled walk through on one of the new engineering projects. I probably won't be done by the time school let's out. Can you pick up Damian today?"
Danny: "That shouldn't be a problem. Would you mind swinging by the bookstore on the way home and getting my preorder? Jay and I just finished rereading the first book and we were wanting to start the second tonight before you all go on patrol. I'd rather not try to make it to the bookstore in school rush hour traffic"
Bruce: "Sure."
Stephanie watches Danny reach out and absently straighten Bruce's tie as they both get up to leave. Bruce grabs Danny's coffee thermos and hands it to him while they walk out the door.
Stephanie: "Sooo, bets on how long until they realize they're basically married?"
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The Moment I Held You
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Danny x Reader
Warnings: Birth
12 hours. You've been in labor for 12 hours. You're exhausted and in tears. You've been pushing for 4 hours, but it feels like she's never coming out. You just want this to be over.
Looking over at Danny, he sees all the pain and frustration and rubs your hair. "You're doing so well honey. She's almost here. Just a few more pushes. Breathe with me, my love." He says, taking in deep breathes with you.
Feeling another contraction coming, you bear down and push. Just then, the doctor says, "Head is born Mama! One more push! One more big push!"
Hearing that gives you all the strength you need and you give one final big push.
"Baby's born!" Says the doctor.
The nurses immediately put baby on your chest and they begin to clean baby and do everything they need to do.
You look over at Danny and you see tears coming down his face. "You did so well my love! She's so beautiful!" He says.
"I can't believe I just did that!" You laugh. "Oh my God, we have a baby!"
Danny laughs and gives you a kiss. "We have a baby!" He says, smiling ear to ear.
Baby was perfect. Measuring in at 7lbs 8ozs and 21ins long. She was the most beautiful baby you'd ever seen. Beautiful dark hair and gorgeous long lashes, just like her daddy.
A few hours later, you wake up from an after birth nap. Looking to the side, you see Danny holding your little girl, whispering and swaying to and fro.
"The moment I held you, I knew. I knew you were the best thing I've ever done. You are the best parts of your mommy and me. We love you so very much." He says, leaning down to kiss the top of her head.
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hearts-hunger · 1 year
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Stay at home Danny is actually my dream man. Imagine him on the school run, or making brownies for a bake sale
“put your shoes on, bud. we're gonna be late.”
danny dropped his first-grader's sneakers unceremoniously on the couch, holding his phone between his his shoulder and his ear as he waited for sam to pick up. his daughter tugged on the hem of his sweater to get his attention as he made his way back to the kitchen.
“what is it, baby?” he asked, taking the sheet of paper she was holding up to him.
“i made it for you yesterday, daddy,” she said proudly. she'd written her name on the top in the adorable scrawl of a preschooler, and danny looked over what he guessed was a drawing of a flower garden with a smile on his face.
“how beautiful!” he praised. “thank you for making it for me, sweetheart.”
he was sticking it to the fridge with a bright green magnet when sam finally picked up the phone.
“daniel, this better be important,” sam said blearily. “what the hell time is it?”
“seven-thirty,” danny said.
“oh, right. i forgot you have munchkins who go to school at dawn.”
danny huffed a laugh. “did you also forget you were making vegan brownies for their bake sale today?”
danny thought he heard sam smack his forehead.
“oh, shit!” he said, apologetic. “i totally forgot! do i still have time?”
danny took stock of the situation. he'd been planning on saran-wrapping the brownies he made while the kids finished getting ready, but after a mishap with a bowl of cheerios and a lost hair bow, he had to admit he was running behind too.
“if you want to head over while i run the kids to school, we can bake them over here,” he told sam. “i still have to wrap mine up, and we can drop them off when we're done.”
“i'll be over there asap,” sam promised. “tell the kiddos uncle sammy's sorry he's so forgetful.”
danny smiled. “i will. see you in a few.”
he hung up and put his phone in his pocket, taking the brush and that sneaky hairbow he'd found under one of the couch cushions after several minutes of dedicated searching. “come get your hair done, little girl.”
his daughter skipped over and stood in front of him, humming a little tune while danny brushed and braided her hair. she hopped from one foot to the other as she sang.
“you sure are wiggly this morning,” danny teased.
she giggled. “i'm doing uncle joshy's dance moves, daddy.”
“oh, of course,” danny said sagely. he smiled to himself as he thought of josh dancing like that on stage.
when he was finished with her hair, he let her scamper off to get in a few more minutes of dance practice. he found his son still on the couch, near tears as he tried to tie his shoelaces.
“hey, buddy,” he said consolingly, hunkering down to be at the little boy's level. “what's going on?”
“i can't do it, daddy. i'm sorry we're gonna be late because of me.”
danny gave a soft, sympathetic chuckle. “we're not gonna be late because of you, buddy. i was only teasing earlier. you don't have anything to be sorry for.”
the little boy swiped at his tears. “but i can't get my laces tied.”
“well, that's an easy fix. would you like me to help you?”
he nodded eagerly. “please.”
danny tied his son's shoelaces and brushed away his tears. “good?”
he leaned into danny's touch, and danny felt his heart tilt. “good.”
when each backpack was zipped up and every last-minute task was completed, danny buckled his kiddos into their car seats and headed for school. they requested the weight of dreams for the ride, to hear “uncle jakey's super most coolest solo,” and asked danny for the zillionth time to tell them tour stories. he'd watered them down quite a bit, trying to make them appropriate for his little ones, but they mostly just wanted to hear about their dad and their uncles goofing off together.
at school, he sent them off with a kiss and a double-check that they had everything they needed.
“tell your teacher i'm bringing the stuff for the bake sale later,” he said to his son, keeping steady when his daughter barreled into his leg for one last hug.
“is uncle sammy bringing his vegan ones too?”
danny's smile was wry. “yeah, if he ever gets out of bed.”
he ruffled his son's hair and fixed his daughter's already crooked bow.
“i love you two,” he called after them.
they each gave him one last smile as they went through the doors.
“love you too, daddy!”
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