Embrace the Cringe

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IMAGE ID [A yellow triangle with an exclamation point is to the left. In yellow block letters, the top row of text reads “I am going to enjoy this media critically.” In a red font, the prefix “un” is positioned over the beginning of the word critically. In dark blue, the text underneath reads “I’m going to enact everything I see on television, in real life!” The background is a light blue. End ID]

Pinned Post very excited to start running across roofs and dressing like a bat /j described
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moss-on-trees

dp x dc prompt: mentor!phantom au

instead of going on a murderous rampage, jason decides that the best way to get revenge is to be petty. he puts up an ad saying he's looking for a new mentor, making up a 1 star review for batman saying "he let me die. would not reccommend"

phantom, famous veteran hero and notoriously known for rejecting every offer to join the justice league he's ever received, applies for the position. they proceed to terrorise the jl together.

(danny doesn't kill the joker but he drops him in a cell in walker's prison, which means he's as good as dead.)

(to make this even funnier, other sidekicks slowly start applying to work with phantom. i'm thinking conner kent and roy harper but it could be others)

(danny doesn't hate heroes but he doesn't trust their work with the government. he'll lend a hand if there's an apocalyptic threat but he's marked by the jl as a last resort, both because he's crazy powerful, not a team player and because he'll spend half the time pranking the flash since it amuses clockwork)

spekulatiusmuffin

Danny: " ok, here comes the first lesson. Let's all write down the ground rules:"

*prozeeds to roll in a small blackboard*

Danny :"1. Never trust the government"

*multiple heads nodd, someone furiously scribbles it down*

Danny: "2. Every billionaire has a secret hideout somewhere in his home"

"but-"

Danny:"just because you haven't found it yet doesn't mean it doesn't exist. If it really doesn't exist you are most likely not in his real home"

Danny:"so 3. If you see someone that looks just like yourself don't kill them immediately . It could be your future you. Of course Multiverse's travel or cloning have to be investigated. Also immediately inform someone in case they want to replace you"

*someone nodds*

Danny"5. Never let the press name you "

*a hand shots up*"Whats so bad about that? I'm sure they could come up with something catchy. Phantom isn't that bad"

Danny: *glassy eyes* "they didn't call me Phantom at first. I probably should have hired myself an agent. Mistakes were made. Let it be"

*someone swears to himself that he will find out Phantoms first name*

Danny:"onwards! Rule 6: don't go to school work while wearing your superhero outfit, while we are at it: rule 7 keep a record of your sleep schedule and your coffee intake"

kawaiikenna

All of the best bits as of 4/27/23 ^w^

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coldbronzemoon

Danny Fenton, Totally Mortal Hero Consultant (DPxDC)


Snippet for an AU I'll probably never fully write where Danny takes a job as a consultant for the Justice League to help with ghost and demon bullshit. It's a pretty good cash flow to help him with college, after all, and very flexible hours.

He just claims all his knowledge comes from his parents. Unfortunately, the JL has caught word of the elusive yet active hero Phantom, and want Danny to help them meet and assess him. Whoops.

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Danny: Ah yes, the consequences of my own actions. How I have missed thee.

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phantoms-world-and-more

Sam sends Danny to annoy Batman

So after graduation, Sam starts travelling around for her charities, non-profit organizations and protests, she gets well known as an activist and has made a name for herself

Danny on the other hand is juggling learning about his duties as ghost prince and in college for aerospace engineering

Both are in a long-distance relationship, both are very supportive of the other and are in healthy realationship

Sam gets a lead about Cadmus cloning and experimentation and decides to follow it while publicising it

Well Sam gets too close to the point the JL needs to intervein or else risk some confidential info getting to the public

They saw how she was about her activism and decide to send Batman to "deter" her

Now she's pissed

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Danny never claimed to have a normal life or be an ordinary person

And in his life, there's not a lot of things that can make him worried

But his activist girlfriend calling him at 3:00 am asking him for a "no questions asked" favour involving BATMAN...yeah he's very concerned about what Sam got herself into

But he's not turning down an opportunity to mess with the government

evilminji

Oooooooh, yeah. You do NOT threaten Samantha Madison. Bad Idea. She goes from "I am upset about a thing" to INSTANT ".... Ah. So You Have Chosen Death." Like? Did they do NO research?

You ask NICELY! Send Marvel! Someone polite with a concerned, kicked puppy face! She would have obliged you! She's an ADVOCATE! Her whole THING is preventing undo harm! Now she's gonna explode it open on mainstream to spite you AND still redact it properly to rub it in your faces that you were assholes! WHILE TELLING EVERYONE WHAT YOU DID!

@stealingyourbones

marcy-stella

It’s published as “the information the Justice league doesn’t want you to know” which of course makes everyone interested in it, especially the cover up the Justice league tries to do afterwards.

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Danny goes full steam ahead, causing disruption to make sure Bats is too busy to follow up on making Sam stop. By the time Sam has written her article Danny has managed to gain a rogue designation. He has done everything from petty pranks, to kidnapping The Bat and his brood.

The time he pied Batman in the face went viral. And as SOON as Sam publishes her piece on CADMUS he just stops. Completely vanishes. The batfamily have no idea who he was, where he is, or why he did what he did. It is driving them insane with the theories they have come up with. While 'Sam Manson bribed someone to be an annoyance' IS on the board it's not highly rated. She doesn't appear to be the sort of person who would do this.

After Sam publishes she calls Danny.

Sam; Hey babe, it's good. You can stop now. Thank you!

Danny; Sure, no problemo. Was kinda fun to be a low stakes rogue to be honest. Really got rid of all the stress I was feeling. You ever need me to do that again, I am on it!

Sam; Ancient's I love you. I am so glad you are ride and die babe.

isaactheautobot

I wonder if this would eventually lead to Danny making a business of being paid to be petty towards heroes and villains. He could even get some of his rogues in on it so they can have some fun as well.

hdgnj

He would go for that.

Danny: You need that specific villain off your case for x amount of weeks. I got you. Hey Skulker. Wanna hunt Luthor for sport? He's fucking up his clone kids life!

Skulker: He also uses mechanised suits and weapons? Wonderful. I shall have to get all of the information from him to upgrade my own!

Danny: You need Supes off your case? Oh, I see. Yeah seems fair my guy. Yo Dani. You wanna help me fuck with the clone hating hero? Yup that's the guy. We can go and make Kon-el's week. Yup.

And no one would know what to do. No one knows this is through Danny Fenton. It's all run through Phantom Inc. The company the everlasting trio started after they graduated. But through false ID's. They still don't trust the government. And frankly fuck the Justice League. They know the heroes didn't know. But a whole town disappearing into another dimension should have been noticed. And then when they DID show up they tried to arrest Phantom! Sure it was because they got bad intel. But nah. Do better! They have a list of people they will NOT accept contract from, or against.

Wont accept from:

Luthor, Joker, Brainiac(Any of the world enders really), Ras Al Ghul(Or his lackeys), Scarecrow, Superman, Batman(his kids are fine though, they do check first its not for Bats), Amanda Waller(Gov agents of any kind), Reverse Flash.

Won't accept againt;

Haley Quinn, Poison Ivy(Sam's a fan), Red Hood, Any child hero, Captain Marvel, Killer Croc(Guys had a hard enough life), Red Robin(They do know fear, just not much).

It leads to the media being hella confused. Who are these crazy bastards that target heros, villains AND anti-heros indiscriminately? Why are they doing this? How do they choose what jobs to take? Is there even a reason?

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stealingyourbones

Short DPXDC Prompts #648

The League gets incredibly concerned that their main tech mechanic, Danny Fenton, has instances of his heart or breathing randomly stopping. His skin is cold as ice and his skin is deathly pale.

Danny didn’t realize that the League doesn’t look at hiring applications. If they did they would have seen that he put being a half ghost on his resume.

space-snake

Batman absolutely looks at hiring applicants are you kidding me. He’s the only not freaking out because he already knows. It’s on the other Leaguers if they decide that they don’t need to go over anything Batman does just because they know he’s a perfectionist. Him not saying anything is actually him teaching them a lesson that they ALL need to thoroughly do their jobs even if they think another member can pick up their slack

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"Is it me, or are the others acting a little... weird.. around me?" Danny asked, looking up from the project he'd been working on.

Batman looked from him to his colleagues, noticing not for the first time the 'sublte' glances they were throwing Fenton's way. Unfortunately, their brand of subtlety stranded just below the level of a sledgehammer.

So of course, the kid had noticed.

"It's not you. They're just idiots."

Fenton huffed. "Yeah, but compared to you, everyone is."

Batman decided not to address that statement.

"So you know what's going on, then? Care to share?"

After sending a glare in Superman's direction, which the man finally noticed and prompty scurried off, Batman huffed: "They didn't read you resume."

Fenton froze.

"Ah."

"Hm."

"Oh no."

"Hm."

"And you-" Fenton cleared his throat, trying to rid himself of the high pitch his voice had taken, "and you didn't tell them?"

"Hn."

Fenton blinked, taking a moment to process the new information. He blinked again.

"Why?"

Batman huffed.

"Like most educations, I'm starting with teaching them how to read."

ailithnight

As for why Batman didn't invite Danny into the league despite reading the application.

Batman is Batman. He does extremely thorough background checks. So even though Danny didn't mention it, B absolutely finds out that Danny is a retired vigilante.

But B is also a dad. He sees this "kid" (anyone Dick's age or younger is a kid in Bruce's head) who half died because of parental negligence and was subsequently shoved face first into the night life lest he lose his home, his family, and his life.

Who just wanted to be an astronaut, but would never be eligible for NASA again due to a combination of physical abnormalities from his nonconsenual species change and poor grades due to rogue attacks eating his time.

A teenager who took up his mantle, not because he wanted to, but because no one else could. Then proceeded to carry it so well that, even as his enemies grew stronger; his fights became less destructive, his school work steadily improved until he graduated with honors, and not once in his entire 4 year stint was there a single casualty- human or ghost. And after those 4 long years fighting alone, Phantom managed to broker a peace between the two dimensions that were each half of him now.

Batman looks at Danny and sees a child who took up the burden and carried it to completion. Then hung up his cape to pursue the closest thing he could to the dream that was stolen from him at 14.

Batman knows Danny could be an invaluable asset to the team. Bruce can't bring himself to ask that of the boy.

That doesn't stop him from putting a note at the very bottom of his contingencies list.

Absolute Last Resort: Call Danny Fenton

plotwholls

Batman absolutely starts signing Danny up for shit and Danny just lets him.

Batman signed him up for piloting lessons? Okay..?

Batman wants him to be certified in field medicine? Why not

Batman wants him to spend 300hrs on the Javelins? That seems like a lot, but orders are orders

Meanwhile Batman’s skulking around trying to get Danny to a position where he can take the Javelins out for a spin whenever he wants

leftguard66

Possibly my favorite version of this prompt

noir-renard

Dick frantically scrolled through the JL database on his wrist computer, looking for a clue, even a hint of a hope that Bruce had prepared for this.

Bruce planned for everything, so surely he had planned for this: all the Justice League, incapacitated, down for the count; and the Teen Titans, not far behind them.

There must be a plan for this, but the trick was finding it.

Subroutines, contingency plans, back-up strategies—and then he found it. Last Resort: Danny Fenton.

…that couldn’t be right.

Dick was pretty sure Danny Fenton was one of the tech guys on the Watchtower, maybe? Bruce had introduced Dick to him, once. 

"This is one of our engineers, Robin. If anything happens to the station and I'm not available, ask Danny."

Danny had sort of laughed and played it off, as Dick recalled. We'd be in a sorry state indeed if Batman were unavailable, huh?

Dick couldn’t think of a better phrase than 'sorry state' to describe this situation. The tower wasn't in jeopardy so much as the whole world, based on what Dick knew about Brainiac.

He decided he didn’t have time to second guess whether Batman really meant Danny Fenton when he listed him as a last resort. If it were a typo, then the world was ending anyway and it wouldn’t matter if Dick called Danny Fenton and Danny Fenton couldn’t do anything to stop Brainiac.

But if Danny Fenton could do something…

Dick flipped through the contact list until he found the phone number.

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fanfiction-artist-prototype

The concept tho, that the JL have probably had a debriefing on Mr.Freeze and so would KNOW how long Nora has been frozen and subsequently able to tell how old Danny is - eyeballing it maybe but still- and honestly believe that's a viable option is hillarious.

Also Dick just leaving out the mention that Danny knows about planets being destroyed is *chefs kiss*, Dick really went "The technician's business is none of MY business."

bloustorm

Maybe they just assume that Mr. Freeze artificially created a child using his and Nora's genes because that's something the two always wanted to do

And that the loneliness got to him so he created Danny

jade-moray

Danny: I expected the League to act a bit weirder around me after the fight.... But not like this??? Someone congratulated me about escaping my Dad's legacy???

Batman: They think you're Mr. Freeze's son. I've added an extra two weeks of vacation time and a bonus to your account

Danny: ....I'm going back on vacation

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Danny: Is it because of the ice powers? Dr Freeze doesn't even have ice powers! He uses tech? They could have at least made it make sense!

Batman: This is why you are getting the extra holiday time.

Danny: I mean, they are sort of right, my parents were mad scientists. Wait, is Freeze even OLD enough to be my dad?

Batman: No,

Danny: Ancients forbid they do any research. Do they just make you and the kids do it all.

Batman: hmm.

Danny: Fuck it, I'm gonna start using my other powers more often. Should be funny at least.

Batman: Yes.

fandomwandererer

Danny stops opening cabinet doors and just phases through them, makes tiny little wails to clear air contaminements away from him, and stops leaving via the official methods back to earth.

The bets now range from Mr freezes son to a kryptonian mutant to black canaries son

jade-moray

Danny is 100% a shit stirrer at heart, so once he hears about the betting pool he starts making sure each hero only sees him use a certain subset of powers. Maybe even by group? So the SuperFam is witness to the wails, the Flashfam is witness to the spacewalking without a suit, the Amazonians witness to the intangibility, etc so that each bet has a few very vehement people backing each other up.

The Batfam aren't invited to the betting pool because as the "detective family" they would have an unfair advantage.... Which, if you could basic reading skills as an unfair advantage this may be technically true 😂

ailithnight

"Basic reading skills as an unfair advantage"

🤣🤣🤣

Mate, ya didn't have to go for the scalp like that.

jade-moray

I can't decide if that line is more savage coming from Bruce or Dick. Maybe something like-

After the reveal:

Flash to Batman: You knew all along?? See, this is why we didn't tell you about the betting pool, your detective skills give you an unfair advantage!

Batman, as he pulls up Danny's file on the Watchtower screen: I didn't know basic reading comprehension was considered a detective-exclusive skill.

Flash: basic reading....? C'mon Bats, it wasn't THAT obvious

Batman: silently highlights the relevant passage in Danny's personnel file and sends it to the big screen

Flash: ....we had a file on Danny this WHOLE TIME??

Batman: ....this is his personnel file as a paid employee of the Watchtower that was started during his hiring process

Flash: ......huh, we do that? Who woulda thunk

Batman: .....

Flash: y'know what I think I hear Supes calling me bye!

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vipower001

Dp x Dc prompt (short)1:

Danny learns how to play an instrument and gets a gig at one if the Bats Rouges bar or something. The Bats show up to fight said Rouge and while the rest of Dannys band ran and left he stays playing music. Like the band in titanic did but instead he’s playing some up beat or intense beat to make it sound like their in a fight scene. Better yet if the instrument he learns is the Violin.

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W e l p- Here you go Tag gremlins because my brain latched on to this like a leech. Enjoy because I have no earthly idea how to play a violin.

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Danny had been a tad down on his luck for a while now. In his defense, he thought moving to Gotham was a good idea because it’s one of the only other cities with ambient ectoplasm, though that should’ve been a red flag. It was strangely hard for him to get a job, so he was honestly desperate. He was close to his next rent pay, and definitely did not have enough. So, street busking it is. Clockwork was the one who suggested he take up an instrument after seeing how stressed he constantly was, and Dora was the one who helped him with the violin. He wasn’t expecting it to be so soothing, but it truly did help him relax. So when a sketchy guy on the street came up to him while busking and offered him over 400$ to play at the Penguins bar for a night? Who was he to say no! He was practically immortal so it’s not like he could get killed, and the job would pay well! So of course he accepted, packed up his violin and headed to the bar at 7:00pm. Knocking on the back door, he stepped back and waited.

“Who got locked out this time- oh you must be for the band, right?” Someone asked him when they opened the door.

“Oh uh, ya I’m the violin player. I was told to come at 7?” Danny rambled out as he held up his violin case. “Perfect kid, come inside, we have to get you a uniform but that shouldn’t be an issue.” He was quickly ushered into the back, a strange suit shoved into his arms. “Change quick then head to the front with the rest. Your music sheets should be on a stand so you better be good on the spot.” The guy told him before turning around and heading out to the front. Shrugging his shoulders, Danny changed into the penguin(ha) suit that was given to him as he grabbed his violin and headed to the front. There were three other musicians at the front, so he went over to them.

“Oh hey, you the violinist?” A lady who was sitting at a piano asked him. “Uh ya, I’ve never grouped played before so I hope I do ok.” Danny mumbled out as he found a spot to stand.

“Don’t worry bout it kid, just follow the tune and you shouldn’t have to worry. We try to free play for that reason.” A guy clapped him on the shoulder before sitting down on a chair with a saxophone.

“You guys ready?” The last guy asked as he raised a trumpet. A small chorus of yes’s rang out before the piano brought them in. Sure enough, no one followed the sheet music, instead following the lead of the piano in a jazz like tune. Danny was surprised to find he was actually having fun!

The fun lasted thirty minutes before the doors were kicked down and people came down from the roof.

“Crap! It’s a Bat raid!” Someone cried out as the patrons scrambled to leave the bar. “Let’s go kiddo!” The band scrambled to leave, not even grabbing the cases to their instruments as they ran. Danny stood frozen on the stage, confused. If they ran would they get payed? Ya he’s not risking it. Sitting down in a chair with a cheeky grin, he watched to fight as he started to play. He could tell that it was confusing the bats, while the Penguin just looked proud of him for staying. Crashed echoed all around him as he got a brilliant idea, ducking to doge a chair thrown his way as he spun of the stage. With a shit eating grin, he played.

Channeling his inner Star Wars, he played the Creature Cantina song as he danced around the fight, avoiding getting hit himself. He jumped when a Red Hood was thrown past him, looking back to see if the vigilante was ok. “You good dude?” Danny called out as he continued the song.

Red Hood groaned before standing up, turning towards Danny. “I should ask you that dumbass, your the one who shouldn’t be here.” Danny shrugged as he played, not a care in the world on his face. “Kinda broke. This pays well and I can’t risk not getting the full payment.”

Behind them, the Penguin called out, “if you keep playing I’ll double what you were offered!” Danny smiled brightly, looking back at Red Hood. “See? Thats my rent right there!”

Needless to say all the Bats in the building groaned when they realized there was no chance the civilian would leave anytime soon.

Also, violin cover for your ears

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nutcase8691

I can't stop thinking about this now. @fandombrainrots you absolute gem. Hope you don't mind me adding to this. Danny does not just play epic music, when playing the violin he can feel the emotions the music gives, so can others around him. Litteraly.

(I am a Lindsay Sterling fan BTW xD)


After finishing the performance at Penguin's bar (and being lectured by batman himself about "safety during rouge fights") Danny had packed up his violin, made his way home, before promptly freaking out.

That felt amazing!!!!! He had never moved or danced when playing before, too focused on learning the cords and notes. but moving, moving had felt amazing. Danny was pretty sure he had accidentally started to channel some of his ghost energy after the second song change.

whether they meant to or not every time a bat managed to match the beat of the song or moved in sync with him durning the crescendo of a song, his core reacted just like it did when he was the one fighting to protect. The Bats seemed to get more amped up as well, though that could just be normal awesome fight music instead of ghostly awesome fight music.

Once he had calmed down a bit, he video called his friends.

"I just can't stop thinking about it!" Danny gushed. "It was like I could literally feel a connection with them! I could feel every time one of them started to move with the beat."

Danny passed for a brief second before grabbing his notebook (space themed) and continued. "Do you guys think it matters what song. Oh, Ancients, I could make a playlist of each of them for the next time!!"

"Why would you be running into them again?" Tucker asked, slightly panicked. "You're not going to back are you?". Danny looked Tucker dead in the eye before replying. "Tucker I made just under $1000 dollars in one night. My broke ass is definitely going back."

Tucker let out an exasperated groan as Danny continued. "Besides, it's not like i am doing anything illegal. A lot of the people who work there are legally employed. Just cause the owner uses his cut to do sketchy shit doesn't mean the workers don't need to make a living."

"Does it have to be a fight" Sam asked ignorning Tucker as he started to smack he head into his desk.

"Like you said that you could feel a connection, and we already know that you can affect other people's emotions if you push really hard. maybe you just need a different medium? Like, if you did like a street performance or something, do you think you could boost the calming effect?"

The "calming effect" was not really a new power, so much as danny didn't know he was doing it. When ghosts get super emotional, they tend to leak that emotion into the area around them. Most ghosts can change this feeling at will. As a half ghost, Danny was not as "intune" with his emotion influencing and was usually stuck on his "base emotion".

Due to his obsession, Danny's aura usually calmed others down even if he hiself was not calm.(Though they did find he could change this if he got really worked up.)

Danny grinned before flipping to a new sheet of paper. "Only one way to find out, help me pick some songs and a stage name".

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@stealingyourbones your Playlists give me life!!!

Ideas for this AU:

-Danny did not come up with his stage name. He picked one, but after he got cheeky and told someone that he was "looking for his muse," people began to call him the muse.

-Danny can influence other with his songs, though it is more like hyping people up or calming them down. Not like ember.

-Ember made a deal with Danny to perform anywhere so long as she doesn't mind control people. She and danny meet up for chaos, and she is thrilled that there is another ghost I to music (famous Rockstar knows gotham's muse??)

-Danny does have play lists for each bat and some rouges. Over time, gothamites get used to hearing certain songs and know that if muse suddenly switches songs, there may be a fight about to go down. If you know the songs well you might be able to tell who is fighting who from far away.

starry-rivers

Ted craned his neck around, trying to see all the crazy architecture around him while Jenny steered him down the street.

“I can’t believe you ended up in Gotham.”

She laughed, “It was definitely an adjustment. But Wayne Enterprises pays well and they help with housing.”

“Plus, your mom wouldn’t be caught dead in Gotham,” he smirked.

Jenny beamed brightly, “It’s a nice bonus.”

Ted snickered. “So, where are you taking me? I can see Wayne Tower over there. Weren’t you going to show me your workplace?”

“Just a quick detour, I promise.”

“If you take me to fucking BatBurger, Jenny, I swear…”

“Nothing that horrific, Ted, chill. It’s just… well…”

“Welll….?”

“There’s this musician.” She blurted with a blush.

Ted groaned, “Another one?”

“This one is different!” she protested indignantly.

“Really?” He drawled.

She glared, “He’s amazing. Like, genuinely awe-inspiring. Once, he even played with Ember McLain!”

Ted frowned, “Isn’t Ember McLain dead?”

“In the same way Elvis is dead, sure.”

Ted groaned, “Is this a result of living in Gotham or were you always like this and I just didn’t notice?”

She nodded solemnly, “I’ve always been like this.” Then, she burst into giggles.

“Anyway! His name is Muse and I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if it turned out he was an actual Greek Muse the dude is so good. When he plays, you get swept along with the melody and your souls transecends to a higher plane and -“

Ted turned around, “Nope.”

She grabbed his arm, “Oh come on. It’ll be quick, promise. And you’ll see when you hear.”

Fine. A couple songs. Only because you’re my favorite cousin.”

“Don’t say that in front of Alicia,” she grumbled.

“Alicia thinks she’s everyone’s favorite but she’s actually no one’s.”

Jenny spluttered, “Well, yeah. But you’re not supposed to say it out loud!”

Ted snorted but stopped resisting Jenny’s tugging hand.

They were passing through a rather sad-looking park when Ted started to hear music. There was faint clapping and some cheering interwoven with the sound of a violin.

“Oh good, it’s an upbeat day.” Jenny smiled wickedly, “get ready to dance, Teddy.”

Ted squawked a protest, “I didn’t even dance at my own sister’s wedding I’m not dancing in public!”

“You’ll change your tune, soon enough,” she teased.

Ted rolled his eyes but continued following her. They turned one last corner and Ted could see the crowd of people gathered around. There were actually a couple kids dancing while others stood around, singing along.

Suddenly, the music switched from some tweeny pop thing to fucking Metallica.

“Now that’s more like it,” Ted grinned at Jenny.

Jenny did not grin back. Instead, she looked worried. “Change of plan.”

“What? You were so excited about this guy and now that he’s playing a song you don’t like, we’re bailing? Is it just because you know I love this song?”

“Do you love it enough to die for it?” She hissed.

“What the fuck, Jenny?!”

She swung her bag around and started digging through it. “Okay, look. If any Rogues or Bats show up, he’ll play a theme song for them. He stays the whole fight and it’s like battle music. I’ll show you compilation videos later, it’s epic. BUT, ‘Enter Sandman’ is the theme for the god damn Scarecrow. I’m not telling Aunt Linda you got killed for a fucking song.”

She forced a gas mask into his hands, grabbed his shoulder, and shoved. “Run.”

tealty

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Imma drop this lil sketch right on in here o.o

capricedhusara

Addition: Most of Gotham's Rogue's abilities are less effective on, completely useless against, or actually make Danny stronger even without him being almost immortal; and Gotham as a whole isn't sure how to handle "Muse" being unafraid of the Rogues or the Batfam because they genuinely can't really hurt him. Good music though, and even without knowing what songs line up to which Batfam member/ Rogue, the song change is a decent warning to get to a safe distance before they get there. The Batfam has given up on getting him to leave since he doesn't accept any form of help associated with the Wayne family and the Rogues keep offering (and actually paying) him extra to stay. Joker skipped out on payment once, wasn't seen for days the next time he broke out of Arkham, and then reappeared in his cell thoroughly shaken and refusing to tell anyone where he went or what happened, having apparently dropped off the face of the earth before turning up after doing seemingly nothing worth noting. Everyone notices when he actually calls a timeout specifically to stop and hand "Muse" a couple hundred dollars every time they cross paths after the disappearing act and (correctly) assume that it's a bad idea to offer payment if you don't intend to deliver.

c-clownprince

Wind whipped and howled around the ravenette, though he paid no mind — his hands worked fast, almost faster than sound itself could keep up with, to play every cord right.

Tonight had started out calmer than most this year; few petty thieves or muggers made themselves known, which ended with a quick beating from Robin. It almost seemed surprising that monstrous plants sprouted form underneath concrete and tar and ripped them from the earth’s surface with ease.

Norman found himself intensely watching the news broadcast from his apartment building, which thankfully was over ten miles away from the outbreak of chaos, but kept mindful of the volume due to his sleeping toddler in the next room. Now evacuated streets were destroyed by man-eating flowers or oversized vines with thorns running up each side. Reminds me of a certain movie, he quipped.

Batman and Robin took to facing an obviously pissed off Poison Ivy, which most people would shudder at the thought of doing.

Music furiously filled his ears, both from the television and outside, even if more of a murmur than an actual song to him judging by how quiet it was from here. Each note the violin hit matched perfectly with how the battle was going, intense and a bit of a rollercoaster — every time Batman was hit played a new tune that interrupted the song, which he honestly thought was merely the Muse making mistakes, but there was no hesitance to continue playing like it never happened.

Norman vaguely could see a tiny speck upon one of the nearby buildings in the distance that was caught by the cameraman, but could understand them not picking up on it — barely he saw it and even then thought it was dust rather than the musician himself.

The music stopped.

Blinking hard at the force back into reality, Norman watched as Ivy was led into batmobile in cuffs.

And, when squinting to search for the speck again, he sees as Muse vanishes into thin air. Literally.

Man, he really needed to cut down on the coffee. He was starting to see things again.

autumnwulf

This is why I love the dc x dp fandom. This made my day, night, week, month, and year. This definitely needs to be a full fic. It’s beyond awesome. 👏

starry-rivers

Danny uses the theme songs to warn the civilians to stay away. So it’s all gimmicky (Love Potion No. 9 for Bane, Do You Wanna Build Snowman for Mr. Freeze, Welcome to the Jungle for Poison Ivy)

If no Bats are nearby he’ll play Holding Our For a Hero.

Once the civilians are out of the way, he’ll do the requests. If he thinks their monologue is getting out of hand, however, he’ll play the chorus of Time Is Running Out. But he focuses on the actual battle music because that’s where he can infuse the most magic.

Depending on who is involved in the fight or what it’s about:

Night on Bald Mountain

In the Hall of the Mountain King

Mars

Star Trek

Rocky

He’s a Pirate

Requiem For a Dream

Ride of the Valkyries

Mission Impossible

We Will Rock You

Eye of the Tiger

If the Bats start to get tired, he’ll do I Can Go the Distance.

Once they defeat the Rogue, it’s We Are the Champions.

When Danny plays calming music (You’ll Be in My Heart, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Stand By Me) after Joker Venom or Fear Toxin gets released, it combats the worst symptoms. More people survive long enough to get antidotes. (Duke might cry a little.)

A lot of his side gigs are just Harley. When the Sirens are out it’s all Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Bad Reputation, Born to Be Wild. (Bed of Roses when Harley wants a date with Ivy.)

Danny graduates with a double major in music/engineering. And no debt.

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I ran out of steam for Bats and Birds Themes so I didn’t spend as much time on it as I wanted.

Nightwing: Wind Beneath My Wings

Red Hood: Highway to Hell

Red Robin: Titanium

Black Bat: Girl on Fire

Spoiler: Uptown Funk

Signal: Walking on Sunshine

Robin: Another One Bites the Dust

Batman: Imperial March | Jaws

fandombrainrots

I am so glad this got continued out, (and now has an animation on the way) so I’ll add a tad more.

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Danny still was a tad upset that his name got picked for him but, eh, it works. He’s made it a habit to bring his violin everywhere he goes now, even to class. The fights have even payed off his debt! It was a lot of fun Honestly, playing around as well as being involved in the fight once more. His core loved that he could warn people through his music, and it truely was his favorite part time. He hummed a song silently to himself as he walked down the street, one of his ears twitching at a voice in the distance. He could pick up on Mr. Freeze, and listened to see if he could hear any of the bats. He kept walking, but changed directions so that he was heading towards the rogue, pulling out his violin as he went. People started to notice his instrument, instantly getting ready to run or stay as they waited for the song to play. Organized chaos started as ‘Holding Out for a Hero’ started from the violin, people getting out of Danny’s way as they ran in the opposite direction. Not long after the song started did Mr. Freeze burst into the scene, freezing anyone who was too slow to run away. Danny watched with mild anxiety as he waited for a bat to show up, playing louder to try and warn more people. His anxiety worsened as the Scarecrow came from the opposite side of Freeze, instantly throwing his fear gas into the chaos. He switched the song to ‘Stand by Me’ to try and help combat the gas, his ears still listening for bats as he made his way around the fight.

‘They aren’t gonna get here are they, something must’ve happened’ a minor realization ran through Danny’s heads as he continued the songs. Danny could feel the worry growing around him, the only idea that made sense was that this was a planned attack. Did he have much of a ‘hidden’ identity? No, everyone basically knew about the Muse. Yet he core screamed at him to do something to stall for more time, and he knew that he had to intervene. Sure he messed with the Joker that time he forgot to pay, but never any of the others. He might as well make it a bigger show then before, halting his playing as the world went silent to him. He could see that even the rogues themselves stuttered in their fight at the pause, as he normally just transitioned the songs together.

‘Circus’ by Britney Spears started as a grin spread onto his face, leaping into the fight with a burst of speed.

chaoticmistake

Don’t stop now! How do the bats react to seeing the muse fighting while playing the violin?

fandombrainrots

But of course! Your wish is my command. Remember to check out all the cover links I add, as the musicians are incredibly talented and have many more covers!

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The Bats had been held up by a dupe fight, only realizing Freeze was attacking when it was already late into the fight.

“Red! How far are you to Freeze?” Nightwing called over the comms as he ran across roofs. “I’m almost there!” Red Robin called back, the bats rushing to see the damage. Nightwing faltered as he reached the scene however, being greeted by the violin blasting through the air.

—————5 minutes earlier.—————

Danny was nervous, he knew he had to step in but didn’t know what he could do by just playing the violin. He couldn’t transform either less he wants more attention, possibly negative, from the rest. ‘Ember!’ He remembered how the ghost who channel her powers into her guitar, looking at his own instrument with awe. He has started playing Circus, the villains looking towards him in confusion. With a burst in his step at the chorus, he burst forth into the fight, startling the villains. Channeling his energy into his playing, his eyes flashed green as a wave of an ectoblast shot from the violin, sending Scarecrow flying back from the attack. With the attack, Mr. Freeze was shaken out of his shock, growling at Danny as he lunged to attack.

Danny spun and danced around the man, avoiding ice blasts and shielding civilians with bursts of shields flying from his bow. His ears twitched, hearing the Bats finally near as he continued to fight. With a grin on his face, he smoothly switched the song, “Devil Went Down to Georgia” burst from his violin as he uped his attacks. He send a powerful kick paired with ecto-energy into the Scarecrow’s gut as he moved. Without wasting time, he ducked to dodge a blast of ice from Freeze, spinning around with anger in his expression as he played a sharp note, a wave blasting over him with an overwhelming aura as his eyes flashed green once more. He heard the bats land on the ground as they ran towards the scene, and knowing that he did his job, he faded out the song, letting to music drift to silence.

“Muse? What the hell? Your a meta?” Nightwing asked him as Batman and Red Robin ran to apprehend the two defeated rogues. Danny couldn’t help the glare he sent to the vigilante infront of him, slipping his violin back into its case.

“And if I am, is that a problem? If I’m right there is one on your team.” He huffed as Nightwing gained a sheepish look on his face.

“Fair enough, it just wasn’t expected. Though you shouldn’t fight, you could’ve gotten hurt.” Danny frowned at the scolding, his posture tensing. “Yet I never get hurt before, after all, the Joker can testify that I can fight just fine.” He let the implication from the incident hang in the air before continuing. “I have class. Next time show up to your own fight in time and maybe I won’t step in.” He slipped away before Nightwing realized what was happening, hearing the man start after him. Danny just slipped into an alley, turning invisible and intangible as he walked through the dead-end.


I think there were some who wanted tags, so I hope I got you all!

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thehelldoievenputhere

ok ok ok but

ember finds out danny stole her shtick:

(i gave danny he/they pronouns bc why not)

he's playing the violin just for funsies out in public when suddenly he's slammed to the floor by someone with flaming blue hair yelling with indignation

other people are wary, of course, but don't recognise her as a rogue, so stay, even if at a comfortable distance away, and someone(s) start filming it, at least one person live streaming

at first (once Muse has gotten back to their feet) it just looks like an argument, except—is her hair actually on fire? is it GROWING? and her yelling gets louder and suddenly—

she pulls her guitar off her back

she strums and Muse is thrown back by the shockwave (is it them, or did they seem braced for that?)

Muse doesn't seem to be fighting back? or even playing a theme tune? just trying to placate her?

it's a short lived attempt: ember decides since danny used her shtick, she'll use his obsession againt him

she starts mindcontrolling the bystanders and—danny is pissed OFF.

the bystanders that have so far avoided the mindcontrol are surprised when Muse throws their violin to the ground and—flies? at her (surely not. they must have leapt)

this culminates in danny's powers (not all of them op!danny ftw) being revealed to the public of gotham, and suddenly they get why Muse never seemed so worried about the rogues or their own personal safety

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hypewinter

Having been declared legally dead and without a cent to his name, Danny arrives in Gotham desperate for any job. So when he gets hired by a rich couple to babysit their kid while they're away (which apparently is quite often) without them even doing a background check on him, he thinks he's hit the jackpot.

Until he finds out just how neglected this kid is. Danny knows from personal experience just how that can mess a person up so he decides to shower this kid with all the love and attention he could ever dream of. And maybe figure out a way to stop him from sneaking out at night.

whylivewithoutmydog

#double adoption bait #there's two now

hdgnj

Danny is acting as a live in nanny, which saves him so much money. Sure he has had to learn how to cook! But, Tim is a sweet kid. Only 8 and so so used to being on his own. no, Danny won't stand for it. Tim is his family now, and he will look after him. His first few pay checks were saved up till he could buy a decent fake ID, paper trail and all. Look, Gotham is shady a fuck. Danny made himself a distant cousin of the Drakes. Was pretty easy. Of course he is looking after Tim.

Tim was very wary of him at first. It didn't help that Danny caught him sneaking out at night. Look, if he won't look after himself Danny will make him. Danny did out his foot down. Tim is not allowed out on school nights. And he has to pass a basic amount of dodging and stealth training to be allowed out for more than 2 hours.

Tim was not happy, but as Danny pointed out he was there to look out for him. And dammit he would! Tim took to his training scarily well. Kid was so damn smart. Danny still wasn't letting him out on his own though!

So, here they were, the two of them following Robin 2 who he been running off on his own more often lately. Oh well, it let Tim get some great photos. Danny was pretty damn sure Th would come back as a ghost. Boy was obsessive enough.

britcision

Danny wasn’t expecting Tim to help him make and perfect his fake ID, but honestly he remembers Tucker at this kid’s age and it’s not all that far off

Kid knows Gotham, helps Danny pick a branch of the family, and really seems keen to have him join the fold once they’ve had a couple months together

Sure, that first time Danny caught him sneaking out led to a pretty rough patch, but Danny was a teen vigilante; he knows just how futile it is to ban the kid

So when Tim screams “you aren’t the boss of me” after Danny brings it up, Danny just nods sagely and says “yup, but I am your guardian so I’m going to guard you”

Tim: *susface* you can’t stop me sneaking out

Danny: you can’t stop me sneaking after you bitch

Tim: WHAT NO HOW DARE YOU you’ll get me caught!

Danny: I’m the one catching you, who is anyone gonna tell? But if you can beat me at hide and seek I’ll let you keep going out

Tim thinks this will be easy

No problem

Even Batman doesn’t notice him

Danny finds him in five minutes flat

Tim would be SURE Danny cheated, but Danny gives him the security footage that shows him not moving an inch and then walking right to Tim’s hiding spot

(Danny doesn’t mention that Tim’s intense emotions might as well be a homing beacon)

Tim is INTENT on finding Danny

He cannot be beaten

He knows every hiding spot in Drake Manor, and which ones Danny could fit into

He even cheats and uses the cameras once an hour has passed with no luck

He gives up The Next Day

(Danny made him dinner, rung a bell, and rehid before Tim saw him)

He’s got a lot of new respect for his minder and when Danny promises to teach Tim how to do it, Tim is ecstatic

Years later when Tim has muscled his way into being Robin, Bruce is fucking STUNNED by how little stealth training he needs

Tim is a shadow’s shadow

His hand to hand is also damn good but low on actual technique

Danny comes back from a TWO DAY vacation to visit Jazz and Tim cheerfully informs him he’s a vigilante now

Danny shadows all his patrols and commentates as punishment

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Danny has prepared for this day. He knew it was coming. So he ALREADY has his own new persona sorted. He is NOT letting Tim out with just Batman as backup. No way. That idiot already got a child killed. Well it's not happening to HIS BROTHER!

So, two days after Robin 3 hits the scene Mockingbird arrives. And seems to be following Robin 3 around and giving him tips and tricks, even as he mocks the local thugs. Batman seems to dislike him, which the thugs were pleased about. Until they realised, if Batman can't get rid of this one, no one can.

Danny takes great joy in sneaking up on the Bat himself. Thugs are now extra wary when they see the newest Robin. Look it was bad enough before. You saw the baby bird and knew Batman was probably somewhere close but you had a chance to get in and out right? And sure a lot of the time Batman would appear out of nowhere but there was only one of him! And now there is Mockingbird. Who for all his loud quips and banter is actually really freaking stealthy. Stealthier than the Bat!

And Mockingbird seems to pretty much exist as Robin 3's minder. They don't go out solo, they don't appear if Robin 3 doesn't. They exist to look after one dumbass teen. And well, the goons can respect that sort of care. Bat's on the other hand looks like he is losing his goddamn mind about it.

britcision

It doesn’t take the goons long to work out the rule either

Mockingbird has one job, and one clear berserk button: Robin 3

And let’s be honest, none of them enjoy the part of gooning that is “try to beat up a literal child”, even if they’ve come to terms with it and the child kicks their ass every time

(Well, some of them do, but their numbers wane EXTREMELY fast after Mockingbird’s debut. Some are found still alive but usually they seek alternate employment far, far from children

Danny doesn’t allow risks to his loved ones)

But while there was always the “fuck Robin’s here get him restrained” for 1 and 2, Robin 3… you don’t want to get your hands on Robin 3

Yeah, the Bat is also much touchier about his new boy and will go Extreme Prejudice if he’s in danger, but the Bat is the nice one

The Bat knows they’re all criminals, and gets that this is part of the vigilante thing, they’re gonna try and knock out or incapacitate his trainees. Vengeance is swift, but the Bat is merciful

This comes into clear contrast once Mockingbird joins the scene

He doesn’t stop Robin from fighting or get in the way; the kid’s as hands on as both predecessors, there’s the exact same frantic scrabble to take him down and get the weapon out of his hands so you can tie him to something

(Any rogue who wants Robin dead wants to do it personally anyway, so you double don’t want to be the one that ruins that)

But you point a gun?? At Robin 3?? Your hands are empty before you know it, and that sly, mocking voice comes from just behind your ear, where you know no one could be

“Now that’s not fair is it?”

Other things disappear too. Sometimes it’s as mild as your belt, or your shoelaces are suddenly tied together, and yeah Mockingbird will ABSOLUTELY steal your pants and you’ll never know how

If you get a shot off though? Things appear places they shouldn’t, and you realize just how nice Batman is that he only kicks your ass and restrains you for the cops

Danny doesn’t want Tim to find out about all the background stuff he does, because Tim’s a competent kid and would hate to be undermined, but now the goons are all a lot more careful about what might accidentally seriously maim a child

(Part of this is in response to Batman’s wave of violent fury after Robin 2 died. Self preservation. But finding jagged edges of ice between your toes, in your ears, up your nose?

You only fuck with that once before you start wondering where else Mockingbird could get that ice. How much bigger the chunks could be

Penguin is desperately trying to hire Mockingbird to maintain the Iceberg Lounge)

Red Hood’s return is correspondingly extremely different. Jason’s furious another kid got put in the suit, but it takes about 30 seconds to realize this kid has Protection

Serious Protection, and it ain’t from Bruce

There’s a lot more jealousy, a lot more “why does he deserve this when I didn’t”, it’s still anger and bitterness as he plans, takes heads, taunts Batman

But Danny never forgets a soul

So Jason gets a visit before Jason gets anywhere near Tim (who is very upset that Danny is definitely keeping a secret from him, but Danny will make it up to him)

Danny apologizes that he didn’t save Jason. That he and Tim were watching over him, but Danny couldn’t protect him too

It’s not what Jason wanted, it’s not even close to Bruce admitting his failure. But Danny’s so obviously relieved to see him alive, explains that dying can be a much less binary scale than people think, notices the pit

Danny won’t tell Bruce if Jason doesn’t want him to, cuz Jason gets to come out in his own time, but he offers help. Kindness. Tells him how Tim got started, got caught, and got ghost training to keep going

How much Tim worried when Jason disappeared

And he asks Jason to at least tell Tim he’s okay, because Tim thought he could stop if Jason ever came back

(Tim doesn’t fucking stop, he lied to himself and also to Danny)

And Jason asks where the Joker is, because there’s been hide nor hair of him since about a week after Robin 3 debuted

And Danny goes real quiet

Because he can tell Jason where the Joker is, but Jason won’t be able to see him. Not without one of those body finders that can see through rock

Danny doesn’t. Allow. Risks. To his loved ones.

He couldn’t save Robin 2, but he can keep Robin 3 from being anywhere near the same danger

(Jason solemnly swears never to lift a finger against Tim because holy fucking shit nope nope nope his plans are now Bruce And Bruce Only)

(He does sign one of Tim’s favourite photos of him as Robin though)

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Jason is also so relieved to know that someone saw. That someone cared enough to keep a Robin safe. And that Robin 2 was avenged. It hurts, so badly, that it wasn't Batman. But gods, Jason could come to adore Mockingbird and Robin 3. Danny admits to Tim.He is keeping a secret for someone. But, don't worry, you will know soon. They just want a bit of time first ok?

And then Jason comes round for dinner. And Tim lights up. His Robin is alive! He's angry, and hurt, and bitter, but he's here! And he's letting Danny help him!

Red Hood spreads the word as well. No one in his gang goes after kids, Robin 3 is included in that! "You can disarm him, and move him away from a fight, but nothing worse than a bruise. Mockingbird is not playing around. I do not want hassle with him! "

And you know what, his people get that. Boss hates hurting kids anyways. And yeah, they've seen what Mockingbird does to people who hurt Robin 3. Word spreads fast after all. Everyone knows it was probably Mockingbird who got rid of Joker. Is there any proof? No. But within a few weeks of Robin 2 dying and Robin 3 starting up Joker vanished.

Jason is slowly healing but by bit. The pit madness has been dulled, so he can control it now. He's still so angry at Bruce. But why would he involve innocents? And damn, but little Robin 3 is so smart. He's honestly a regular genius. And Jason is so glad he has someone looking out for him like the Bat should have.

And for some reason they are willing to let him into their lives? He can go over to eat, and get medical care? Mockingbird reminds him of Alfie so much it hurts at times. And then they slowly become Danny and Tim. Somewhere between fixing the pits and Timmy begging training in guns from him, they start to feel like family.

And Jason gets told what Danny did. To Joker and a number of other idiots who went to far on Tim. And yeah, he is glad he didn't go there. But, while speaking with Danny he comes to realise, wait. Talia set him up, she wound him into a rage focused on Tim. That makes her a threat to Robin 3 and he needs to be warned. This includes a pretty in depth discussion of the LoA and their ways of working. Jason won't let them be unprepared. He owes them more than he can ever repay. He won't let Ras and Talia hurt them.

When Damian arrives it is to a very different family dynamic. Jason still hasn't told Bruce he's alive. Dick has been brought in, as has Alfie. Babs knew, but kept quiet. In case he needed to be taken in. Then Danny stepped in and mediated for him. He's got his brother back, and another two as a bonus prize.

Damian tried to assert his place as the 'blood son' only to be smacked down entirely. Tim isn't Bruce's kid. He has a great guardian thankyou. Why would he need Bruce for that? And Danny won't allow that sort of behaviour to go unpunished. Yes he is a child. That is why he is not being hurt. But he will face consequences! For a start, if he can't be trusted to not attack allies, no weapons.

No Batman, he attacked my ward, I will NOT give them back until he learns. Control your son, or get out of my way. Damian, why do you believe Tim is a threat you need to dispose of?

Damian is not pleased by this, interloper! Drake is bad enough, but his older cousin? A nightmare to deal with. Nothing phases him. You can't hit him, he is more stealthy than anyone Damian has ever met! And somehow he calmed Todd from the rampage Mother tried to incite. And, on top of that, there is nothing in his background that would account for any of this! It's infuriating. And Father can't even do anything about him! He is starting to feel like perhaps Mother and Grandfather have overestimated Batman.

If this Mockingbird can flit around Gotham's skies as he pleases with no repercussions, then surely Father is not all that impressive. It is either that, or Mockingbird is indeed that powerful. Even Superman caves to Father. What does that say about this person?

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Danny’s still a little shit though

He takes all of Damian’s weapons

(ALL of them. It takes HOURS. Damian is furious)

But he won’t leave the baby high and dry, clearly Damian needs weapons as emotional support

So Danny replaces them with nerf weapons

He has Bruce’s credit cards and nerf has a lovely array of “bladed” foam weapons

Damian sulks when all his weapons disappear

DAMIAN RIOTS DAYS LATER WHEN FOAM IS FOUND IN THEIR PLACE

He rants and yells at Danny, Danny watches impassively (he’s in his 20s by now, he’s a little shit but he did grow up)

Then Danny shoots Damian in the forehead with a nerf gun, tells him his true training begins today, tosses the gun to Damian and disappears

Completely confused, Damian turns to Tim for an explanation

Tim shrugs, shoots Damian with his own nerf gun, and explains how Danny trained him before he became Robin

Bruce is just happy they’re all getting along, because that’s definitely what the screams of rage and pitched nerf battles means

hdgnj

Dick adores Danny and Tim. They are not only good at the work they do. They are also good at communication. Danny will not let B do his growly bullshit. At all. He looks after Tim and Damian. Sure he seems intent on driving Damian up the wall. But honestly Damian seems to respond well to the implied challenge. The fact that Danny said he lacked the discipline to be allowed real weaons? Oh it burned at him.

Add in the need weapon training, pranks as tactics nd evasion drills? Well Dick has never been so entertained while keeping up his training. The fact that Danny is making it so Damian has to play to train as well seems to be helping the baby bat.

Damian can admit that he respects the interloper. He does not like him, or Drake. But he can respect their skills. Daniel is more than happy to train his skills, in weapons and in tactics. That he uses juvenile methods does not matter when the results speak for themselves.

And, privately, he can admit that perhaps he should have relied less on his Mothers knowledge. It was clearly outdated. He overheard Daniel and Drake discussing the Robin title the other day. Robin was deemed a training title. Once Drake felt ready he could take on a new name. Had he known that sooner he would have been less likely to attack Drake.

Daniel has been slowly allowing him access to his weapons for training again. Until g proves himself tempered enough however they 're kept locked away. Apparently he can not yet be trusted. It burns, but also made him realise something. While he was allowed to harm any when with Mother and Grandfather such behaviour is deemed barbaric in Gotham.

His Mothers family means less than nothing in this city. His Fathers legacy is important. But for very different reasons. Daniel is making him speak with his sister. She can be trusted to keep anything he says confidential. She works with many heroes apparently. And the children of heroes. Father still refuses to go, which Daniel called a weakness. Failing to meet ones own demons and fight them head on. Damian can reluctantly understand Daniel's viewpoint. It is why he agreed. She will appear you be able to explain how people expect him to behave. Which should be useful.

He has already made mistakes basing his behaviour on Mother and Grandfather. He will take as much Intel as he can get so he can ensure he makes no more.

Mother foolishly discounted Pennyworth as beneath attention. any who know the truth know he is the true patriarch of the house. How his Mother missed that he shall never know.

At least his skills are being tested and expanded here. Richard has taken to joining them as well. He and Daniel between them have a wealth of knowledge he can put to good use. Now, he will figure out how to trap one of them. These pranks are indeed juvenile, but Daniel insists they are good for training tactical thinking and spatial awareness. He plans to test Daniel and Richard. It only seems fair. Perhaps Drake would help. It might ensure their continued acquaintance is pleasant.

vixen-uchiha

Danny being there is going to take on a way different twist of Bruce's time lost in the past

hdgnj

Danny would help Tim with every power and friend at his disposal. It would take, at least a month less, Tim would NOT lose a spleen and Ra's Al Ghul would have a FEAR of Red Robin and his Mockingbird.

Tim; I swear, I'm NOT insane! Bruce is just lost in the time stream?

Dick; Have you considered grief counselling?

Danny; Ok honey, take your time. Lay it out for me. What do you need my help with? Dick, go make sure Damian doesn't get himself killed I have this.

Dick; feeding his obsession won't help him?

Danny; Who says I don't believe him? Tim is probably the smartest person I have ever met. If he says B is temporally dislocated, he probably is!'

Tim; God I love you so much Danny! Here is my ideas!

Danny; Ok, counterpoint, I don't leave your side at ALL. The LoA ARE NOT SAFE! So I am going with to put the fear of ME into the Demon's Head. Ok? ok.

Tim; Ok, So here's where we start!

Danny; Good to know. Now what are your back up plans? How do we do this without losing body parts? What tools do we need? Come on love, you have to have your backup plans. You know I'm with you 100% but still. An ounce of prevention...

Tim; Yes yes yes, a pound of cure. FINE!

tiredwriter2003

Imagine after all this goes down they meet the canon version of themselves. The Jason taht tried to murder Tim, the Tim who never had a Danny, The Bruce who was never called out and forced to communicate, the spoilt brat which was the original Damien. They meet Feral-chaotic-unhinged Tim, his overprotective-enabling-babysitter-brother Danny, Semi-stable-slightly weary of tf is wrong with them-secretly alive but unknown Jason, Calming down-getting along with Tim Damien. Just the babysitter world being stuck in canon for a while. And the other family having to see what could have been. Tim sees how he could have been with support. Just to add some angst for flavour.

hdgnj

#Just wait until Danny finds out Joker is still alive#Guess he has a murder to plan#Babysitter verse Bruce finding out Jason is alive and has been avoiding him#Whereas feral Tim and damien look into what happened to this worlds danny#and are not pleased#So they have a kidnapping to plan and they're keeping him#this dimension doesnt need him and they clearly werent tkaing very good care of him#He's theres now#new brother#dp x dc#dc x dp#dcxdp#dpxdc#danny fenton#batfam#shenanigans#tim drake#red robin#nanny danny#batman

Why you hide in the tags?
But yes. Babysitter verse feral ass kids just going. No. You do not get to do this. We are gonna steal you all away. Ours now. You lost having child privilege! You don't look after them well enough to deserve then!

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rboooks

DC x DP: The Adoptive Son

Danny Fenton gets lost in the Infinite Releams and without the Infinite Map, he has no hope finding his way home.

After wandering for weeks, he quickly realizes his human side is dying from lack of food and stress. With a heavy heart, he crashes lands in a new world, desperate for rest.

A new world that was seemed to behind in terms of technology. But he's not afraid of helping the world catch up if it means finding a way home.

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lonely-b1tch

Well, yeah, but what do you do when your boyfriend who you seduced to stop him because you thought he was a supervillain but really isn't finds out everything and it turns out that not only were you wrong but he's also going to be king of the infinite realms and you just broke his heart? Dick doesn't know it, but now there are a lot of people looking down on him for breaking Danny's heart (somewhere in the infinite realms Danny's former rogues are feeling a disturbance in the force… someone just upset the brat that only they can upset).

If Dick tries to bring him flowers, Danny will put them on the grave of his lost love (and shut up, he's not being dramatic).

hdgnj

Dick: It's not child trafficking. He's getting them new ID's and decent adoptive parents. sure it's not legak. But it's not traffickin.

jason: Wait. He's getting them outta Gotham to better city with actual homes? What the fuck?

Bruce: Oh. Well...

Dick: He's a meta as well. Hence the weird feelings. But, that's not his fault.

Tim: And the OSHA violations?

Dick: All him. By himself. He's insanely durable. Kryptonite levels of healing as well. So...

Tim: He doesn't bother cause it's not needed. We're we right about anything?

Dick: Well... He does use blackmail on companies that Fuck over their workers/consumers. But that's pretty standard as a business practise. And there's no actual proof so....

Bruce: Ah.

Dick: Yeah.

Jason: So. Got another date any time soon?

Dick: No. He uh, found out. It 's uh. Not great.

Tim: Fuck!

Dick: Yeah.

Jason: Aww shit. You caught feelings didn't you?

Dick: Yeah...

catwithmanyhats

Dick: I am hoping this does not cause an inter-dimensional diplomatic incident.

Batfam: Ok, you need to back up and explain this one.

ashoutinthedarkness

Dick: okay. I just wanna start off with it wasn't my fault.

Batfam: not promising

hdgnj

Dick: This is literally your fault! You assigned the mission! And anyway. He's the King of another dimension. So. That might be an issue when he figures out a way home.

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frownyalfred

things all the robins were ready for when they began crime fighting: guns, getting shot at, being held at gunpoint

what none of the robins were ready for: 220+ lbs of one Bruce Thomas Wayne jumping on top of them and shielding them whenever bullets start flying

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what batman was not ready for: flinging his entire 220+ lbs self at his baby in a defensive rugby tackle but his baby is now also a 220+ lbs motherfucker and everyone has a concussion