#for reasons i CAN'T phantom

[zillychu]

Consider this: ghosts are actually exactly what the Fentons think they are.

They're snapshots of a longing so strong, unfinished business so deep it reaches out beyond life. Lingers just a bit longer. And if it happens to meet a dense cloud of ectoplasm (invisible to the naked eye, but omnipresent even in the mortal realm), it coalesces. The ectoplasm fits into the shape of it. Which, when the desire is strong enough, it's got a rough idea of its self-image. This tends to mean a more humanoid figure, though it's more often warped in some way–a self-reflection, skewed by said desire. The warping varies on the dead soul’s perception of themselves, the intensity of their desire, how much time passed after death, and how much ectoplasm was present.

In short… no matter how “normal" a ghost looks or acts, it really, truly isn't human. It's animated ectoplasm with a single goal: an obsession. Nothing else. They're more akin to plants than animals, following a single drive with no emotion. They react to stimuli, recognize threats (including other ghosts), and can even imitate human speech and mannerisms to obtain fulfillment of their obsession.

Not “evil" by any stretch, but they're entirely driven by instinct. A tree doesn't pause to consider the rocks it breaks with its roots. A cordyceps doesn't torture its host for fun, or kill with malice. It just does. It follows code in its DNA to survive and multiply–And ghosts just follow the code in its ectoplasm to fulfill its obsession. The more powerful a ghost, the better it's able to overcome obstacles preventing this–whether through brute force, or manipulation. This power is always directly proportional to the amount of ectoplasm present at the time of formation, and how much time passed since death.

What then, does this mean for Danny? Danny, who's previously come to the conclusion that he's only half-ghost, which surely explains how he retained his mind? His independent thoughts and emotions?

What does this mean for Phantom, who experienced an entire world’s worth of ectoplasm condensed as a singularity, at the exact time of his death? Whose strength only grows and begins to exceed every limit they previously thought possible?

If a ghost was as strong as him… could it mimic a human perfectly? Down to a molecular level?

Could it, in its desire to fill an obsession… trick its own fake mind into thinking it was still human? Or half-ghost?

#Danny Phantom #zilly squeaks #it's the greyed out morality for me dude #on one hand it shows how dangerous ghosts are. how you can't reason with them. how they aren't *people* #and yet. you can still find ways to work with them. there's reason to show them mercy when possible #even if it's not really 'pain' it still cries out and bleeds when struck #i just love this kind of angle where there's a solid reason to find co-existence but also like #knowing full well these creatures are more or less. potentially deadly trees. do u feel me #when does sentience bloom from code? #what caused our ancestors to become sapient? #Danny getting Real Fucked Up about possibly being a full ghost who's just really good at pretending to be human #when really... does it even matter? #(for double the pain: add headcanon that ghosts feed off of human life for additional power)

[glassygate]

The thing I kinda love about dp x dc crossover fics are all the ways people explain why Justice League never attempted to help Amity Park with their ghost problem.

This point, the ones I have seen are (in no particular order)

1. People tried to contact JL, but they thought it to be a prank call

For some reason this variation almost always blames Green Lanter (Hal or Guy) for this. I have also seen couple where Flash took the blame or some “non-hero” workers Watchtower has.

2. People tried to contact JL, but GIW-Vlad-Tucker are blocking the info to keep  heroes from finding out.

Once saw a version where Justice League Dark was hiding Amity from non magical heroes.

3.No-one tried to inform League and since no one believes in ghosts, Amity Park’s weirdness was just an urban legend and/or it was thought to be some kind of gimmick to attract tourists.

4.Danny’s accident happend before Justice League was even a thing and he become active around the same time as Batman and Superman started their careers.

5. The League has made Amity “DO-NOT-ENTER!!” zone and never informed Amity Park about this. 

You would think they would let at least let the Mayor (Vlad or the one before) know, but I have never seen people to hint they were contacted.

6.League knows about the situation but they don’t want to step on Phantom’s toes. Usually this includes them thinking Phantom is an ancient being and not a teenager.

7. Justice League knows and they did send someone to check if Phantom wanted help.

#dpxdc #dcxdp #please add more I missed #my personal favourite is probably Danny is same hero gen as Bat/Superman #but for obvious reasons those are in minority #can't have mentor hero if they are just as new as you are #from the other ones... #maybe 'JL knows but thinks Phantom has everything under control as he has been hero for centuries' #tumblr seems to be messing up the list so sorry about the wall of text... #let's see if edit helped...

[silicon-puppy-pudding]

Anyone got any good "Danny adopts Constantine" fic recs??

I love me some Dad!Constantine but sometimes you need to put the stinky man in his place.

♡Pic is unrelated♡

#dc x dp #dp x dc #danny phantom #john constantine #dc constantine #danny phantom fanfiction #i actually lost a fic like this and can't find it for some reason #it had Constantine seeing shades as a kid and selling his soul to get rid of his shite dad #then the shades ask Danny to save him and help him out and bam #father/son relationship established #i would like more of this #dp x dc fanfic

[mybrainisoveractive]

I wNt Danny to be an alter vers. Of ra Al ghul

Gets resurrected. Wait no. I mean gets summoned and I want my original thought process[of batfam and dp] to be danny/batfam thought process. Like,

First hearing of the batfam :

Rando: -so that's why Robin 3 is my favour-

Me/danny, cutting in,: so... Essentially the 'batfam' is a bunch of furries fighting. Like a furry fighting brigade.

Or[batfam pov, first hearing of dp/danny] :

Rando: -and that's why I like dp

Me: so to get it straight... It's about a loser Boi who turns into ghostie Boi, alive then dead.. then partially dead that fights other ghosties and... Cannibalises them..?

Rando: nO-

Me: and ghostie Boi shoots part of his... Organs? Body liquid? Body part? out as blasters and uses it as shields???

Rando [screeching] : NO-

Danny be weirded out by batfam dynamics like me for sure.

My opinion is that the batfam should go to therapy. Family therapy. And maybe counselling. Just a thought. And a suggestion.

#batman #batfam #dpxdc #dc x dp #danny fenton #danny phantom #What dp was like to me #And the batfam #furry fighting brigade frfr #We got birds... Bats... A hood.. A restaurant fast food chain... #Too many #Bruce. Stop adopting so much pls. I can't keep up at this rate #they should meet #And be weirded out by each other as a treat #like bro. #for some reason #I can't get my mind wrapped around the idea of ectoplasm #Like Ghost is made up of ectoplasm #But in dp #Ghost can shoot with ectoplasm??? #So it's technically made up from their body structure?? #Honestly #I was gonna say body fluid but that sounds worse than body liquid

[jamiethebeeart]

47th (?) coloring submission for @green-with-envy-phandom-event with lineart by @foxyteah

.... was i thinking up a whole plot for this au while coloring? yeah. yeah i was.

#greenwithenvy2024 #danny phantom #paulina sanchez #i meant to follow actual manhwa coloring and then i quickly diverged as my time ran out #absolutely believe paulina would cast a spell or something to pull her and phantom into her story #danny thinks the way to break out of the story would be to remove the crown - thinking that's binding him to the world #but no! plot twist! the flowers that glow at night are actually a disguised variety of blood blossoms that dampen his powers #and as time in the story goes on the blood blossoms have a greater affect on danny - times running out for him to figure out the disguised #flowers are the reason he can't use his powers and destroy them to break out otherwise he'll be stuck forever #paulina would absolutely made a deal with a ghost to find and plant a variety of blood blossoms that wouldn't hurt danny #but would cancel out enough of his powers to keep him tethered to the story #paulina is having the time of her life! danny not so much. but it would be a fun opportunity to humanize paulina for danny #and of course Sam takes place of villainess to “heroine” here because paulina is that petty

[hannahmanderr]

~ take my hand ~

the first of five screenshot redraws i'm planning on doing bc the Miraculous movie gives off heavy Gray Ghost vibes and there are needs

we ignore the fact that i took a lazy cheat with the background and i forgot his glow

#danny phantom #gray ghost #eventually #art #hannah draws? #not tagging as miraculous #bc i can't engage with the fandom for personal reasons #not the proudest of this one #but hopefully i can make the others better #also peep me doing the black in the white hair thing hehehehe #KAD THIS ONES FOR YOU

[thederangedsolicitor]

I think we don't appreciate how funny the Abyssal Hunters being thrown into IS2 would be.

Think about it. Gladiia can definitely recite underwater Shakespeare by heart. Laurentina can change outfits at the drop of a hat, which implies some acting experience. All of them sing constantly, and treat each hunt as a dance.

They'd fit right into the murder musical, except...

Most of them are (and I say this lovingly) land racist. Scoffing at landwalkers is Gladiia's most iconic bit, but Laurentina also complains about the inadequacy of land culture in comparison to the sea. (Skadi's the exception, and they both rib her for going soft.)

And, oh, God, they would have a field day critiquing what the Troupe Master has cooked up - singers, dressed like that? The tastelessness of throwing so much animated statuary at them. And are those slugs? On stage?!

It would be an experience worth watching, is all I'm saying.

#arknights #abyssal hunters #Phantom & Crimson Solitaire #I can't get into how the aegirian elitism is a response to #the all-encompassing selfless unity of the seaborn #a desperate bid to prove that there's a reason for them to be as they are #an endless fight for survival #because this is a joke post #but I want you to know I'm thinking it

[lostthingy]

it is heart day

#maplestory #phantom #luminous #phanlumi #I missed them #I can't find anymore content of the two :( #but I can make my own :^) #im pretty sure these 2 are the reason I started to take art more seriously

[lilfriezatyrant]

@zaphiregz Phantom Mummy Daddy

#I have no idea how I did this pic but for sure my immense love for this mummy was the reason for it 🧍‍♂️ #Ganondorf #Zelda totk #Ganondorf totk #dehydrated Ganondorf #mummydorf #jsjsjs I really cannot explain why i found him that hot 😩✨ #screenshot #Zaph we still have to do that he takes his comforting miasma spa jsjssjsj <3 #blood moon #still can't believe I finished the game but I did it all so difficult xD #his army first then three bosses because I only had two sages #then fighting 5 phantom daddies #and THEN there was the final fight jsjsj I hyped it so much #his eyes are so pretty 😩😭 #no Frieza content #sorry I had to share this I love that screenshot q^q

[asjjohnson]

Part 3 of my Dan adventure poll fic. (You can still vote on previous parts as long as the polls are active. I'm trying to find the top few options.) Links: Beginning Post. Part 2.

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Dan bared his fangs at Plasmius. He could feel his eyes brighten in anger, ectoplasm revving as he fought against the lingering effects of the collar.

"Alright, you're not happy with me. I understand. But hear me out. A partnership between the two of us will be mutually beneficial: you'll get to rampage and overpower all the ghosts you like throughout the Ghost Zone, and I'll get to rule in the aftermath of your destruction."

"No deal," Dan growled, leaping at Vlad.

Halfway there, Vlad pointed a small device, and Dan let out a strangled shout and fell hard to his knees. His back arched as he struggled against the electricity snaking through his body.

"I'm afraid the deal has already been made. You don't have a say in the matter."

Dan glared as he tried to regain his breath.

In the silence, Vlad's eyes drifted. "Why do you wear Danny Phantom's childish little hero logo? Has he branded you after your defeat?"

"No one... brands me... you fruit loop!"

Vlad's expression faded to blankness, and his eyes widened. "Daniel?"

(If there's a clear enough winner after 3 days, I may have a new poll up around Wednesday. But I'll still be interested in seeing final results at the end of a week, and the more votes a poll gets the more motivated I am to write.)

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"Alert me when there's an update" list:

@charlietheepic7, @chrysanthemum9484, @mymadmedleyw

(if you want on the list, specifically ask to be alerted for updates in a tag or comment)

#danny phantom #dan phantom #poll adventure #vlad plasmius #choose your own adventure #poll fic #asj post #asj writing #Froot Loops is the cereal brand. I'm choosing to think Danny's insult is less brand-oriented. #...I couldn't think of as many poll options this time around. #mymadmedleyw is the main reason there's a new post today. #...I hope I'm not forgetting something. I can't edit these posts after posting them.

[roarmoreau]

it's so sad... when you win photo mode challenge but you can't get your prize because you live in a country under sanctions. they stopped responding to my messages. do they not notice them or ignore them because they don't know what to say? 🙁

*waits and believes everything will be fine* 

#text post #cyberpunk 2077 #for the same reason i can't buy the dlc for the game #maybe try to open commissions for several shots or draw art for someone who can give phantom liberty as a gift? #🤔🤔

[phantom088]

I Have No Idea How to Express my Feelings About this Screen Shot

The only thing that comes to mind is "Danny looks so emo here." 💀

#Danny Phantom #Emo #I Can't 💀 #Nickelodeon #Screen Shots #Why Do I Have A Crush On Him? Many Reasons #Nicktoons

[frecklystars]

I edited this pic and turned up the brightness 500% because I want to look at his pretty face. GOD LOOK AT HIM. THIS SHOT IS BEAUTIFUL!!! and this is the moment that inspired our ship tag too (i can't help falling in love with u) 🥺🥺

#HIS FIRST TIME SEEING ELVIS PRESLEY AND HE'S LIKE OH MY FRECKLY GF LOOOOVES THIS GUY #(i dont anymore but i still enjoy his music) #(but when i was ten years old i was obsessed with elvis for... some fucking reason) #(i had an elvis bday party when i was little and my parents still DIDNT notice i was autistic asf?? alright) #god i fucking love being in love. ok. i fucking miss stsc like a phantom limb #but its such a relief to have SOMEBODY to fall on. or more than just one character #alone and overboard drowning but there's like 15 ryan gosling characters pulling me up for air #AND THIS IS ONE OF 'EM #love notes #Officer K #br2049 #💕♬♪ ♡ I can't help falling in love with you ☆- ̗̀💛 ̖́-☆ #had a fucking nightmare and cant sleep again so uh thats great #im gonna watch blade runner for the 5th time in one week bc i cant get this plot #mark my words i WILL understand up to 78% of this movie. thats my goal

[literallycarrie]

...should i make a jatp fandom iceberg

#i was reminiscing on the early days of the fandom and now i can't get the idea out of my head #obviously clowngate and cheesecakegate will be on there #and when everyone accused eachother of being opj #as well as uh. assgate #if that's even what it's called #plus all the times we were trending for literally no reason #this totally isn't an excuse to procrastinate and not do the two assingments i have due in this week /s #lova's terrible posts #jatp #julie and the phantoms #jatp fandom iceberg

[camels-pen]

vague DP x Noragami crossover time~

Hiyori is terrified of Danny; something about him rubs her so so wrong. She tries her best to be nice, but she is the equivalent of a shivering chihuahua puppy in his midst. Danny feels kinda bad about that, but he can't really turn it off without turning human so he tries to stay as calm as possible around her.

Yukine, on the other hand, loves him. He thinks Danny's so cool and keeps bugging him about stuff from America and trying to show off how much he knows about the culture (a very impressive amount actually), and goes nuts seeing all the things Danny can do with his ghost powers. Danny feels the same about Yukine, gushing about his Shinki abilities and urging him into telling stories about his adventures and Japanese culture. These two become good friends.

Yato is kind of indifferent, and then the tiniest bit jealous once Yukine starts looking up to Danny. After getting to know him a little more, Danny has a hard time believing someone like Yato is a real "god".

It doesn't take long for Yukine to start looking up to Danny, just seeing how easily Danny can take care of Ayakashi (named "Phantoms" in the anime, heh) impressed Yukine enough to ask for advice. Thus, Yato's "oh hey potentially a customer!" doesn't last more than a day or two.

Danny does accidentally hang out with Hiyori in human form, and she does not recognize him in the slightest. She also isn't afraid of him at all in human form.

Important note: Danny, to this trio, only know him as "Phantom"

Side idea: I,,, am gonna be honest, I dunno how the naming system would work realistically, but somehow with some word, Yato gets cut off from saying the whole word of something and Danny gets a funny feeling in his chest! By the time he feels two hands holding him tightly, he realizes that he is A) not in ghost form, B) not in human form, and C) he was-

"A Thermos?" Yato asked. "Bit of a random item, but- HOLD ON YOU'RE A SHINKI?!"

Danny did not, in fact, know he was a Shinki.

The idea is: Yato, being a "god of calamity" (if this isnt actually true, F to me), and Danny, being... whatever the hell amalgamation of ecto-energy and ghost shit and human being that he is- they both sort of? overlap? If that makes sense. And so, even though Yato did not intend to call a Shinki, nor did he know Danny was a Shinki (and that he had apparently bestowed a name at some point and completely forgotten about except- that's impossible what the fuck) he had none the less a new Shinki in his possession. One that turned into a thermos.

Idk how this would go plotwise, but Yato would immediately turn around and go "hey, Yukine, isn't this great? We can use Danny to keep food warm in the winter-!" and then he gets wrestled to the ground by Hiyori of all people, who was previously keeping a good distance between her and Danny and also panicking a little bit because it seemed like his smell completely disappeared what-

And Danny is just "what the fuck what the fuck what the fuck" and "did my parents sell me to the calamity god at some point???"

The answer he gets is no, but he's never totally sure and is always suspicious about it.

Some more notes:

-> He freaks out Hiyori because he smells like an Ayakashi

-> Yukine is a little bit drawn to him due to their similar (enough) circumstances.

-> Yato doesn't give much of a shit beyond the usual, at first, because he's used to the presence of death and Ayakashi near him. And Danny's existence isn't much of a surprise to him after hanging out with a sort-of Ayakashi (Hiyori) for so long.

-> After transforming into a Shinki for Yato, Danny can, in fact, blight him! When he changes back to his non-thermos self though, he does not blight Yato.

-> Danny offers to teach Yukine math one (1) time when Hiyori is unavailable and it ends with both of them getting repeat lessons. Danny thinks its a rip-off that he's not in school and yet he's still doing homework.

#dp crossover #DPxNoragami #danny phantom #noragami #nemotime #might add to this later when i'm further along in my rewatch of the anime and remember more stuff #tho i definitely remember that Rabo guy and it would be quite fun to consider him fucking shit up for Yato AND Danny #i wanna make Danny and Hiyori decent friends when he's in human form but i find it so funny making her just hiss at him out of fear #and then going 'omg im sooo sorry. i dont know what came over me- *HISS*' but like. she is completely 100% geniune #poor girl. it is very amusing to me however #possible reasons for Danny not in school - vacation. graduated. errand for Clockwork. etc. idk yet) #will probably make it so that Hiyori eventually gets used to having him around and then she's the one to make the connection #about his human form. but for now. crying screaming hissing on the floor etc #YOOO #HOW FUCKED UP WOULD IT BE IF CLOCKWORK WAS ONE OF THE BIG TIME 'gods' AND HE JUST MADE DANNY HIS SHINKI #WITHOUT TELLING HIM???? #ohhhh #this fucks me up oh man #CW seeing no problem with it & Danny not getting the problem until its pointed out to him #that he can't remember a single time before this when he was used / turned into a thermos #because when you make a spirit a Shinki and give them a name #they transform. so Danny should be able to remember transforming *at least* once before now. and yet. #i mean its not that hard to figure out right? Master ('god') of all time. Likely to be very volatile Shinki. Just rewind and you're good :) #and maybe CW does rewind. when Danny starts blighting him kinda hard. and Danny doesn't notice much out of place #he just thinks he got knocked out during a fight and asked what he missed #later. Hiyori and Yukine will try to jog his memory and Yato will be doing ... something sus probably in the background to try to help #oh man i also gotta figure out Danny and Yato's whole deal with the accidental Shinki + blighting mess between them #anywho bed time for meee

[deep-spacediver577]

#DSD577art #Danny Phantom #more stupid Lore just dropped #from the cracks of my brain... #has anyone done this before? Oh well... feast apon my take on it! #I dub this ghost Nickie they are hermaphroditic due to obvious reasons relating to their inspiration #nickelodeon #If you don't recognize this creature go watch the intro again! #That little blue one is their child! #Can you guess the name? #if you can't get the ref then you're too young to be a Zoomer... #If the character has glowing white eyes you must make way! They are important... #it's a ground rule #Nickie is ''god'' of the series in my darkest thoughts #I will not be taking questions #Fartman lost Danny's custody to this thing in court! At least I like to think that #Oops! I used the wrong side of my brain...