Dead on mayn 2025 prompt: Word - Bones, Situation - Jason meets Danny as a ghost, Dialogue - "Wait you can see me?"
Danny sighed in relief as he walked into the graveyard. His parents dragged him to Gotham to join a Ghost Hunting symposium. Good thing they let him explore so he wouldn't have to listen to all that.
The graveyard was a peaceful quietā¦ or it should have been. He could see a young ghost being crowded by a bunch of angry shades.
That was strange, usually ghosts and shades hung around graveyards to rest or relax. Not cause any trouble.
Danny looked around, the graveyard was empty. The ghost was looking overwhelmed by the shade, he should help out.
As he got closer the ghost looked more and more familiarā¦ Holy smokes, Batman! Was that Robin?! Robin died?! When did that happen? He didn't hear anything about that.
Danny walked faster to the group. They were in front of a fancy gravestone. ā¦Jason Peter Todd, was that Robin? He forced himself to look away, even if Robin was a ghost now Danny knew how important it was to keep your secret identity safe.
He coughed to get their attention, "uhā¦ need some help?"
Robin blinked owlishly at Danny, then suddenly pointed at him, "Wait, you can see me?!"
"Y-yeah. What's got them all upset?" Danny gestured to the crowd of shades.
Robin huffed, clearly upset on their behalf as well, "someone's been digging in old graves, stealing their bones to sell. Fucking horrible."
It really was, Danny agreed. Messing with graves was a fast way to make an enemy of a ghost. Even shades that were losing their sense of self could feel if their graves were tampered with.
Robin continued, "I've seen him but he covers himself up really well so I can't tell you who he is. I tried tackling him but I just go through him. I know I'mā¦dā a ghost but he doesn't even flinch or shiver, which rude.
You couldā¦ hmm." Robin stopped his train of thought, muttering about a civilian and too dangerous or something.
Robin must think that it'll dangerous for Danny. Well jokes on him he's already dead or more like half-dead.
"I can catch him for you." He's fought and caught ghosts, he could catch a human.
"A twig like you?" Even with the mask Danny could feel his doubtful stare.
"Hey!" Danny felt like the twig of a ghost Robin didn't have room to talk either.
They were interrupted when a small shade came bounding up to them making little urgent-sounding whispers.
Danny could feel warning and anger from the shade.
"The perp's coming back for another dig. Let's hide, I know a place with a good view that's out of the way."
Danny followed Robin, meanwhile the shades somewhat dispersed but they all still glared at the person as he set up his tools near a very old grave in a remote part of the graveyard.
The anger was palpable in the air nearly blanketing Danny's core. He barely registered getting up and quietly walking to the guy in his blind spot. He barely heard Robins hiss for him to come back.
Danny realized he was at the back of the guy but he was too busy digging to notice. Welp he was right here so he might as wellā¦
Danny reared his arm back and swung his fist, trying not to punch as hard as he would for a ghost. The guy fell over like a bag of rocks. Thankfully still alive.
"Whaā whoā How?" Robin stuttered as he flew up to Danny.
"There, I helped now who's this Gordon guy I need to tell?"
Robin puffed up, like a bird Danny thought amusedly, and huffily instructed Danny to alert the Gotham P.D.
They went back to Jason's grave after tipping the Gotham P.D. with Robin eyeing him critically all the while.
Danny rubbed the back of his neck bashfully. "I'm uh, stronger than I look?"
Robin sighed. "Fine keep you're secrets, I get it. Still, thanks for helping catch the guy."
"No prob, happy to help."
"Hmm, you have experience working with ghosts? You didn't seem afraid of me or the shades."
"Uh, you could say that."
Robin's core radiated curiosity. There was also a mix of want, hesitant, threat? He seemed like he wanted to ask something but was afraid to?
Danny hummed. "I didn't help to, err, help you pass on or anything like that. I know ghosts that just want to exist, fulfilling their obsessions or checking out the living realm. So again if you want something I'll be happy to lend a hand."
Robin blinked at him, stunned. "Rāreally? Hmmā¦ can you give me time to think about it?"
Danny nodded. "I'm visiting Gotham with my parents for the week so I got some time. I can come visit tomorrow if you want? No rush, we can just hang out." It'll be infinitely more interesting than listening to parents talk about new ways to hunt ghosts.
He smiled as he saw Robin relax with a small grin, "I'd like that."
