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redrobin-detective · 3 years

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I have never watched DP and everything I know about it is what I saw on Tumblr but... are you telling me... that you have ANOTHER fandom where the villain wants to adopt the MC?

Oh hun, let me tell you about how absolutely delicious and messed up the relationship between Danny Fenton and Vlad Masters is. It’s a veritable mine of content, a fic writer could get lost in that sweet, sweet sauce.

Long story short is Vlad is also part human, part ghost from a lab accident also caused by Danny’s parents 20 years ago when they were in college. He used his powers for selfish gain, lying and cheating his way to billions of dollars. But he was still bitter, still alone, falling victim to the ghostly nature of his powers and becoming obsessive. He was in love with Danny’s mom, Maddie and is convinced he had a chance with her if only his accident hadn’t happened. He blames Danny’s dad, Jack and swears to kill him.

He puts his plan into motion for their 20 year college reunion, to kill Jack and woo Maddie and finally stop feeling so alone. Only he finds out that the Fenton’s youngest son, a shy boy he’d written off, is also a half ghost hybrid. And just like that Vlad isn’t totally alone in the world.

But does Vlad approach Danny like a normal person? Offer his understanding, help with his powers and generally act like someone with half a conscious? hell no. Instead he beats the child halfway to Sunday, demands that Danny forsake his home and family and become Vlad’s apprentice all the while actively trying to kill his Dad. Danny, predictably, says no dice.

And it spirals out of control from there. Vlad’s obsession with Maddie slowly shifts until he’s become obsessed with Danny. He says he wants love, he says he wants a family but he’s trying to get at it by scaring the child, by threatening him, by trying to get rid of every other place for Danny to turn so he has no where else to go but into Vlad’s welcoming arms. He wants a son but he has no idea how to be a decent person much less a father. At one point, he goes full blown nutso and tries to clone Danny to create “the perfect half ghost son”, it blows up in his face (literally) but it goes to show the lengths he’d go to.

Danny, meanwhile, is rightfully angry and upset about the whole situation. He’s scared to death of these ghost powers and he meets someone who finally understands and all he does is manipulate and hurt Danny. It really takes a blow to Danny’s trust in adults, Vlad instantly tries to control him once he learns about Danny’s powers so how can Danny trust anyone? He wants some guidance, he wants security and all he keeps getting is pain. He lashes out just as hard back as Vlad, mocking his loneliness and flaunting the loved ones he has in his life. He spits and curses the man as Fenton and tries to punch his smarmy face in as Phantom.

They’re two members of the world’s smallest species and they can’t stand each other. But it’s not as simple as that. Vlad has been isolated from people for 20 years, he’s conniving and manipulative as a human but his ghost powers make him 10x worse and his moral compass is perpetually broken. He does love, in his own twisted way, but things he had to force and painfully grip that love not realizing he’s driving people off. Danny is also just a kid and it’s not his job to help Vlad through his many, many issues. Vlad also exacerbates Danny’s paranoia and mistrust in general. I think some part of him still does look up to Vlad, hoping that one day he’ll turn around and become an actual mentor to Danny who really has no adult he can rely on. He’s willing to lend a hand to help his enemies but he always hesitates with Vlad, burned too many times. We see in a future AU that Vlad is capable of change and regret, Danny likewise is very compassionate and open but just can’t extend the same curtesy to Vlad.

Danny Phantom said “lets take this traumatized boy soldier with death powers who cant relate to anyone living and dead, give him an archenemy that 30 years older than him, more powerful in wealth and skills and smarts who is out to mentally break the child until he submits completely” and we fans just ate it up

#danny phantom #the relationship btw vlad and danny is so fascinating #its MESSED UP on a fundamental level #its so goddamn sad in its own way #but its interesting to see played out #S3 butchered Vlads character and made him out to be a stereotypical villain who wants to rule the world #not a laser focused manipulative asshole who just wants to own you #which is far far scarier #gentrychild #now that i think on it #there ARE a lot of parallels btw DFO and Vlad and Danny #dan obviously isnt his real son but the supposed love being felt? the manipulation? the lack of trsut on the child's part?? fab

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dannyphantom-justiceleauge · 3 years

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As much as I believe Vlad to be an iredeemable asshole in cannon, I like the idea of a begrudging mentor Vlad. Like, say in an alternate universe everything starts of the same but he's not got some evil plan to kill Jack and marry Maddie. He's bitter and resents them for turning him into this abomonation, resents them for being happy when he can't, he tries to stay connected, but he just can't stand being near them and fears their reaction to his ghost side. (1/3)

(2/3) He takes advantage of his new powers, he steals and cheats his way to power, living life lavishly, but it doesn't make him happy, none of it fills the emptiness in his heart. He spends most of his life miserable up until one day he invites the Fenton's on a whim, perhaps in some desperate attempt to find happiness again, where he meets Danny. It goes similarly how it went in the show, Vlad discovers he is a halfa like him, see's how his parents treat him... ~ ~ ~ i think part 3 got eaten, bro, but i'm gonna work with what i got.

Vlad sees this kid who's like him who's parents still talk about killing ghosts and destroying them in front of him. not knowing that they're threatening Vlad. that they're threatening their own son. he see's these so called scientist haven't learned anything about ghosts in the years that they've been estranged and that they've managed to make the same mistake twice.

and he see Danny, a moody teenager, going through the traumatic process of dying and gaining hard to control powers on top of being a highschooler and social pariah. he sees this kid in desperate need of guidance and sees his parents who are neglectful and unaware of a fact he learned within a day of knowing Danny. and he says, "if you can't handle the responsibility of having a kid, he's mine now." yoink

except, obviously, he's really, really bad at it. being a mentor, winning Danny over, being a good person. all of it.

initially he just straight up offers to help Danny learn his powers and that works, Danny agrees, because Vlad isn't trying to kill danny's parents or attacking him, or stalking them, so Danny has no reason not to accept the help. Vlad seems okay for all his rich guy eccentricities.

but then the lessons actually start and danny realizes. oh. this guy has no idea how to teach. and oh this guy has the moral compass of a rotary fan. and Danny initially goes with it. in canon danny's can be swayed by petty stuff and money up to a point. he can let a lot of shit go and is even willing to do some soft crime if he thinks it's for the right reasons. and Vlad might beat him up when trying to teach him to fight, but that's part of training, right? and he might be changing a little under Vlad's influence but danny doesn't see that as a bad thing, until Sam and tucker basically call him out and he accidentally hurts one of them. something that Vlad had told him to do.

so danny bails. basically confronts Vlad and tells him he's a shitty mentor and that he's gonna peace out. suck eggs, fruit loop.

but Vlad had thought things were going well. he's gotten attached. he doesn't want to go back to being alone and he and danny are the only two of their species in the world. so typical villain/stalker stuff happens between them for a bit. Vlad tries to win danny over with money, with manipulation, with blackmail. and Danny isn't having it. (he has blackmail on Vlad too). Vlad is growing increasingly desperate and looks and acts a mess. this is a vulnerable Vlad. we're not getting well kept always cocky and put together except when danny embarrasses him Vlad. we're getting a pathetic man trying to cling to the only human(ish) connection he has and slowly falling further into depression and insanity.

and Danny pities him. because Danny had that human connection too. in the early days before he decided he got to see vlad's dorky and cool side. Vlad was generous with his money. vlad only swears in food. he lights up when he watches a packers game and is a total fanboy.

and Danny kinda gets how he became like this. how his isolation and loneliness and fear drove him further and further down the road of corruptness and evil. Danny learns what he would become without his friends and if anything Vlad is better than that. it's almost similar to how he is with val. he understands where she's coming from and sees that she's a good person even if her actions have taken a turn in the wrong direction. he feels the same about Vlad. he thinks maybe he can convince Vlad to be better.

so redemption arc/reverse mentor relationship because danny is gonna be trying to teach Vlad how to stop being a fruit loop and start making some friends his own age. the comedy potential of that is amazing. i have the mental image of Danny convincing vlad to go on a date with Harriet Chin and coaching him from behind her even though he has next to no dating experience either. pure shenanigans.

i also see there being several back and forth instances of kidnapping. Vlad locks Danny in his house because he doesn't want to be alone (Danny eventually escapes and gets mad. Vlad learns never to do that again). Danny kidnaps Vlad to be a chaperone at a school event, mostly to get Vlad to lie for him. another time Vlad kidnaps danny to go to a rich person party because he said he had a kid in a pathetic attempt to make a friend (moral of the episode is lying to make friends doesn't work) so he just has Danny pose as his son that whole episode and they're trying to get along and seem happy, meanwhile snipping at each other in whispers. they think no one is buying that they're related but ironically them arguing at the end of the night is one convinces the person they're family. "me and my daughter would fight all the time, especially at events she didn't want to come to." probably muddies the moral but that's common enough in dp.

just gradually develops into a weird redeemed uncle/mentor dynamic. Vlad really isn't teaching Danny much. he still occasionally has his moments to shine with explaining new powers and showing danny how to commit tax fraud or lie to the police. but he's mostly just this weird guy who's first friend in twenty years is a teenager.

- Hestia

#dpjl #hestiawrites #danny fenton #vlad masters #danny phantom

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chicagocityofclans · 3 years

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Audo Wilhelm → Finn Cole → Witch

→ Basic Information

Age: 257

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Bisexual

Powers: Oracle

Birthday: November 19

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Religion: Agnostic

Mark: Wilhelm

Generation: 1st

→ His Personality Audo is a man who lives by his morals. Most things in life are black and white to him and he often doesn’t soften his views to comfort others. The utmost serious of people, he has the weight of the world on his shoulders and prefers to keep adding to it rather than to relax. In this manner, he feels he needs to do what it takes to protect those he loves, even if that means lying or doing something he’s told someone else not to do.

He has taken on a lot of responsibility in his life recently. He took in a baby 6 years ago and it completely changed his focus in life. Previously he had worked tirelessly on his powers, striving to be the best Oracle of his time, but since Margo his focus has been building a strong life for her. Another new person Audo has brought into his life is Skylar. She was like a lightning bolt to his powers. He knew she had to be in his life, and that she would make an irrevocable change in him.

→ His Personal Facts

Occupation: Fortune Teller and Account Manager for Shutter Magic Imports & Exports

Scars: None

Tattoos: None

Two Likes: His Jeep and Diner food

Two Dislikes: Interspecies Interactions and Bad German food

Two Fears: Losing Margo and Being stuck in a vision forever

Two Hobbies: Side Businesses and Teaching about the supernatural world

Three Positive Traits: Protective, Assertive, Fair

Three Negative Traits: Serious, Hypocrite, Dishonest

→ His Connections

Parent Names:

Unknown Name (Mother): Audo was left at an orphanage as a baby. He’s gotten glimpses of her in his visions, but doesn’t know her name or why she gave him up.

Sibling Names:

Margo Wilhelm (Sister): Margo is Audo’s world. He found her a few years back after going with Emmett to investigate a freak death in the nursery ward. He found that Margo had a nearly pure Wilhelm mark, save for the hard lines of a warlock parent cutting through it. A nurse said she’d been found in their anonymous donation area earlier that week. Audo immediately knew he had to take her and more or less stole her from the Maternity wing with Emmett’s help. He’s been taking care of her ever since with help from Emmett, his friends and the Cleirighs.

Children Names:

None

Romantic Connections:

Skylar Beckham (Girlfriend): Audo had a vision the night he met Skylar that he needed to go to the Lake for something life changing. He hasn’t told Skylar that she was his life changing thing, but he’s falling for her quickly, and hopes she stays with him. He’s enjoying introducing her to his life and the magical world.

Maya Hanes (Ex-Betrothed): Audo spent a good five decades avoiding marrying his however many times removed cousin before she finally told him she was a lesbian and they got out of that disaster. She still drops by his place every once in a while with her girlfriend. Audo dreads the day that she meets Skylar, since she can’t help but joke about their non-relationship.

Roxy Goode (Ex-Girlfriend): She was the last person Audo dated before finding Margo. They had a tumultuous relationship at best, and nearly every one of Audo’s inner circles hated her. She was wild and carefree and exactly what Audo thought he wanted, until she dumped him to travel the world.

Ebony Anderson (Ex-Girlfriend): Audo only found out about Ebony being a hunter 3 years after they broke up. She’d never seemed like she was scheming with him, but he’s kept his distance since.

Chiara Ricci (Ex-Girlfriend): He had not learned his lesson with vampires yet when he met Chiara. She was very into the mysticism and tarot world that was popular at the turn of the 20th century. They began talking when she found out his power and had long conversations about reincarnation, tarot, and being an oracle. It was a good 10 years before she spoke to him again after they broke up, but they're mostly ok now.

Collin Lowes (Ex-Fling): Audo developed feelings for Collin, a vampire, in the early 1910s. He used him and Audo hasn’t been with a man since. His dislike for vampires began here.

Platonic Connections:

Vladimir Draga (First Mentor): Vlad was the first mentor who was willing to take Audo in despite the Wilhelm name. He trained with him for about 20 years, before ultimately winning Ronan over and switching to him. They are still friendly and Audo still uses his spellbooks in his studies.

Ronan Cleirigh (Current Mentor): Audo worked for nearly two decades to get Ronan to accept him as a mentee. He knew that Ronan was the best and wanted to become better than anyone else. Ronan has been a monumental force of help when it comes to his power and Audo knows he has made the right choice by joining him. Ronan has accepted him like a son, and he hopes to stay connected with him long after his mentorship is done.

Emmett Wilhelm (Best Friend and Great x 8 Nephew): Emmett is his best friend, and the reason he got into the supernatural world. They hated each other at first, before Audo realized he could trust Emmett and finally lowered his walls. He spends most of his downtime with either Emmett or Lyla, and considers them his family.

Lyla Wilhelm (Best Friend): Lyla got him out of his shell when he was first getting into the supernatural world and taught him everything she knew. She is one of the kindest and funniest people Audo has met and he spends much of his down time with her and her husband. He considers her his sister and trusts her completely with Margo.

Kady Gaines (Friend): Kady and Audo immediately got along when he was first brought into Ronan’s mentees. They were trained together often and have developed a unique connection with their magic. Audo has been trying to trigger visions to help Kady in her quest to gain entry into the book of Marks.

Judson Cleirigh (Close Friend): Judson has been a big source of support for Audo since he’s taken over care of Margo. He taught him how to change a diaper, feed her, and in general care for a child. Judson has been her babysitter since she was an infant and he trusts him completely with her wellbeing.

Ryan Cleirigh (Friend): They are neighbors and friends. Audo and Ryan have a regular arrangement to watch soccer during the season. He bonded with Ryan and found it easy to change their relationship as Ryan grew into his own person. He’ll never tell him, but he uses his podcast to fall asleep most nights.

Belle Cunningham (Acquaintance): Audo likes Belle, and wonders what she sees in Flower. They haven’t had enough time where he’d call her a friend but he likes her.

Eric Lasiter (Work Associates): He and Eric didn’t have much to talk about before he took Margo in. It was about a year before Eric shared information about his past and his daughters. Audo has started taking Margo with him to hangout with Eric and has noticed an increase in his mood. He also noticed that Skylar has the Lasiter mark and was the one to inform Eric of what he saw.

Bill White (Business Partner): Bill and Audo have recently started a business in helping people reach their departed loved ones. It’s gone ok so far, and Audo is excited to see where it goes.

Ishtar Cleirigh (Friend): Ishtar has always been a pleasure to talk to, despite his dislike for Time Manipulators. There’s a real danger if they cross paths at the wrong time and he’s terrified of getting trapped in a vision.

Hostile Connections:

Cat Barr (Pities): He doesn’t think Cat truly understands what raising a child is like, and he knows better than anyone that a baby doesn’t fill the loneliness gap inside.

Nada Rajui (Dislike): Audo warned him that the hyenas would pay dearly for all the people they changed when trying to find their new alpha female. Nada stuck a gun in his face and told him to fuck off. Audo is seeing his visions coming to life, and watching the fire begin to spread and thinks it's Karma.

Dan Prior (Hates): Audo caught him staring at Margo too long one time and confronted him about it. It ended before anything could really happen, but Audo now tries to avoid taking Margo outside Cleirigh wards at night.

Pets:

None

→ History Audo was born in Michigan around the mid 1700s. His mother left him at an orphanage when he was a baby, where he spent his entire childhood. Only at 16 was he able to leave to go work for a local banker. He was taught accounting and how to do the math to balance the books. However, in just a few short months, Emmett and Lyla Wilhelm would come stumbling into his life. He’d had this feeling of dread for a week before they arrived. Strong gut feelings controlled the way he moved for that week, taking him in different directions than he would normally go. When he arrived at work that very day, Audo felt nauseous, like he knew his world was ending. His boss later introduced him to Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm, his new accounts. The two began asking questions soon after his boss left the room. Where was he from? Had he experienced any strangeness outdoors? Or odd feelings. He admitted to just knowing things sometimes, which seemed to interest them. They invited him to stay with them, after explaining that he was a witch, to help teach him about his gut feelings. Something told Audo to say yes, and he moved in with them later that week. He and Lyla clicked nearly instantly, and she reminded him of a few of the girls he had grown up around. He and Emmett were like oil and water and Audo felt like Emmett never listened to him. He’d tell him his gut instincts were powers and true, but go against everything he warned him about. Audo felt terribly ill a few weeks later, and he knew they had to leave, but Emmett refused.

So Audo ran. He borrowed a horse from a neighbor and rode as far as his gut told him and then he waited. For a few days he just practiced the spells and charms that Lyla had taught him while he waited until his gut told him to go back. Which it eventually did. Emmett and Lyla let him back in and he resumed some of his training. Lyla got him a set of charcoals and pencils and Audo began to draw out his visions, he would sketch the things he saw. Oftentimes he’d experience an episode and his only memory of what had happened was the drawing under his hands. A few years later, a large black mark began appearing constantly in his drawings, and with those drawings came the same fear. He tried at first showing the images to Lyla and Emmett but it fell on deaf ears again. He couldn’t explain the fear and dread that he felt looking at those images to people who had never experienced it, and so he began hiding the images when they approached and would disappear until it was safe again. After a decade of this same pattern, Audo was about to leave again when Emmett suggested they leave together, and run away from the Wilhelm’s control. They left in the night for Illinois and never looked back. The three of them travelled for a while, before settling down in the brand new Chicago.

Lyla found a mentor first because she was Lyla and by far the most likable of them all. Thanks to her, soon after Audo began working under Vladimir Draga. He offered more structure than Lyla and Emmett could, and Audo saw his powers improve quickly with that. However after a few years with Vlad, a different mentor caught his eye. Ronan Cleirigh was possibly the strongest warlock in Chicago. He’d never seen anyone move out of the way like they did with Ronan. He exuded power and respect and Audo realized that is what he wanted. The respect that people never gave orphans, and the power to make sure nothing happened to his future. The first time he asked Ronan he got a flat rejection, but he kept trying. And after about 2 decades managed to switch onto the eldest Cleirigh’s service. Audo worked tirelessly to achieve every expectation placed on him.

For the next two centuries, Audo was solely focused on himself. He had friends and flings and Lyla and Emmett, but his only goals had to do with advancing and mastering his powers. That is until Margo. Six years ago, Audo had gone with Emmett to investigate a couple of mysterious deaths in a maternity ward. Both the mother and one nurse passed within the babies presence in the first 72 hours. Emmet thought Audo might be able to tell if there was good or bad in the baby's future. When they laid eyes on her mark both immediately knew they couldn’t say a word about her. She had a nearly perfect Wilhelm mark, cut through jaggedly by what had to be the mark of a warlock. Neither of them had ever heard of a Wilhelm actually having a child that wasn't with another witch. When Emmett snuck down to see the mother’s body in the morgue, he didn’t recognize her or her mark, but she clearly wasn’t a witch. Emmett was trying to figure out what to do with her, but Audo already knew. He grabbed the baby, and with Emmett’s help snuck her out. He couldn’t let them hunt her down like they did with him for decades. He’d protect her the same way Lyla and Emmett protected him.

→ The Present Audo’s life has just begun to calm down with Margo. Aside from the occasional need to hide her from a visiting Wilhelm, they have become their own different kind of family. Margo is growing at an exceptional rate and he is very happy that she will have mentors around her who specialize in Necromancy for the entirety of her life. He is considering how to move forward as she is starting to need to be in school. Audo is worried that she may accidentally expose herself as a warlock and not officially a Wilhelm. He is too busy between his own training, side business, and working at Shutter and isn’t a master yet.

Audo just recently found Skylar Beckham half drowned by Lake Michigan and washed up on a beach. He didn’t know why he needed to be there, but he’d been having visions for months about it. They seemed almost like the visions he had as a young Witch with the Wilhelm elders. But instead of fear and repulsion, this hole in his vision was calling him closer. Audo is trying not to overwhelm her, but refuses to let her slip away.

#Audo Wilhelm #Taken

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