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Oh no I'm consumed by the Star-cross'd Space Bois

The ghost of the Grinch was actually a paid actor in this scheme to prank Wes.

Happy Truce (and New Years!) @elliefenton ! Sorry I’m so late!

Bruce, in a confessional:

People keep asking if all of my children are really adopted because they “look too much like me.” Their adoption records are public, I’m not sure what people are implying. It makes me sound like—

Cut to Dick:

—a whore? Yeah. He is. But he’s a responsible whore. Wraps it up, signs NDAs, very classy. Honestly, we were all shocked when Damian showed up. We figured he was allergic to biological children or something.

Back to Bruce:

I don’t think my kids look the same. They’re all unique individuals with distinct—

Cut to Jason:

Black hair, blue-ish eyes, tragic backstory, brooding problem? Noooo, yeah, I can’t imagine why people think we’re biologically related. Truly baffling. Call MythBusters.

Cut to Tim:

I mean… statistically speaking, if you adopt enough black-haired blue-eyed traumatized boys in Gotham, people are gonna draw conclusions. Frankly, I'm shocked the tabloids haven’t run a “Bruce Wayne Clone Conspiracy” article yet. Give it time. They’re getting desperate.

Cut to Damian:

Vlad is Phantasmal Quest's most important recurring villain (a personal antagonist to not just Danny, but each member of his crew in varying ways) but after Dani shows up he gets promoted to furious, fluffy animal sidekick.

A former member of Pariah Dark's fearsome Court, Vlad was the Ghost King's artificer. Some years ago he betrayed Pariah and vowed to take the throne from him. He is the only other individual in the Realm besides Danny & friends who actively opposes the King, which often puts him in their path, but there's little friendliness between them.

Extra doodles, comics, illustrations, and story stuff I did during the creation phase of the @dpfantasyzine in 2024!

The Phantasmal Quest AU recycles a few elements & tropes I loved during my OC-making days. A plucky young protagonist going on a life-changing quest through a big, scary world is one of my favorite frameworks for storytelling. I also have a long standing weakness for magical forced servitude. I prefer this trope to be between a child and an adult, where the industrious, often neglected child holds all the power and the unwilling dysfunctional adult is just along for the ride. Until he catches feelings, that is.