#reasons why I enjoy pitch pearl: the innumerable ways in which I can explore the identities of Self

[dreamwraith]

Combining the trans Danny headcanon with pitch pearl is soooooo dang painful

Like, the idea here is that Phantom is a ghost bonded to Danny, they have no idea they are not actually one person, Danny thought it was all him. His ghost form was his escape, his confirmation that his soul reflects who he truly is, and then it's just fricken snatched by 1) losing access to that ghost form, and 2) discovering Phantom is his own person and not a manifestation of Danny's true self.

Like fffffffffffffffffffffff ouch

And I specify the romantic version over the platonic because if it's platonic, they can still go back. It'll be a little shaky, a little not-the-same, but the door is still open. Romantic love would slam that door shut because you can't be in love with yourself, you can't go back without surrendering your love for this person.

Unless you do want to go for a tragic love story, that is always an option...

Anyway, stealing this boy's whole heart and then giving it back to him in the form of someone who understands his every fault and feeling, entangled in a romantic relationship that heals as Phantom helps Danny love himself no matter who or what he is when he doesn't have the ghost outlet, is something that can be both very painful and very beautiful

#Danny Phantom #pitch pearl #thoughts brought to you by the trans folks in my reviews relating to Fenton's and Phantom's struggles to be recognized #reasons why I enjoy pitch pearl: the innumerable ways in which I can explore the identities of Self #haha I made myself sad #trans Danny headcanon