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Danny revealed his identity to his parents, and it went great! They retracted their previous investigation and were working on new articles that proved ghosts were sentient. As is usual with the Fenton's, they were very vocal about their change in opinion, which meant it wasn't long before the GIW knew about it.

Dick: Well thats out of character, what's wrong babiest bird?

Damian: My boyfriend's dog hates me.

Tim: You have a boyfriend? How long have you had a boyfriend?

Damian, huffing: 6 months Drake.

Dick: Honestly Tim, keep up.

Tim, whispering: You knew he had a boyfriend?

Dick, whispering: No, I had no idea. *louder* Why do you think his dog hates you?

Damian: He won't let me pet him, won't bring me his toy to throw, won't accept treats from me, and when I get too close to Daniel, he shoves between up.

Dick: Is he like that with anyone else?

Damian: No! The only ones who compare to how I'm treated are active threats, and Daniel's abusive uncle!

Tim: Yeah, then I think that dog hates you.

Damian: *groans and throws his head in a pillow*

Dick: Wow, you're really worked up over this. *pats his head*

Damian: What if he dumps me because his dog hates me? That's what I would do.

Tim: You more upset over Daniel leaving you or the dog hating you?

Damian: *throws a knife at him* Don't ask something stupid.

Dick: Has Daniel said anything about it?

Damian: Mostly he's apologized, he's just as confused as I am. He's put a lot of work training Cujo, taught himself a language just to train him properly, and he thinks he screwed up somewhere. Cujo is the friendliest dog in the world to everyone else.

Tim: The dog hasn't bitten you yet at least. Has he even gotten agressive, or is he just dismissive.

Damian: Dismissive, hes only ever pushed me out of the way if I'm too close to Daniel.

Dick: Then he probably doesn't hate you, just doesn't trust you and is trying to protect Daniel. You said Daniel has to speak a different language to him right? Maybe if you learn that language it will help him connect with you.

Damian: Not the worst idea. *stands up* If you'll excuse me, I need to go find a tutor that can teach me Old Norse.

Dick: Well there you go- Old Norse?

His first novel The Hobbit, predecessor to the Lord of the Rings trilogy, first appeared in 1937, a time when the situation in Europe had turned ominous indeed, and would get far uglier still. It didn’t take long after the book’s initial success for Berlin publisher Rütten & Loening to express their interest in putting out a German edition, but first — in observance, no doubt, of the Third Reich’s dictates — they asked for proof of Tolkien’s “Aryan descent.” The author drafted two replies, the less civil of which reads as follows:

After lots of hours I've finally completed my DP illustration! I'm glad I got to include a lot of my favorite ghosts!

Close-ups!

Japanese: Samui desu ne?

my teachers: its like a, a little rise at the end of a sentence, to show that you are seeking a response, while not warranting the -ka particle which would make it a proper question.

me: ok. i guess i get that??

this post: its like saying “innit?” 

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I love the trope where Danny becomes the Ghost King, but I was thinking about a phrase I read in a fic some time ago where he says that, as Ghost King, he is the judge, jury, and executioner.

It got me wondering: has there ever been a fic where he was literally the judge of souls?

We know Pariah Dark declared himself Ghost King by force. He conquered the Infinite Realms; he wasn’t chosen. So what if the Ghost Zone already had an actual judicial system before Pariah took over? A court responsible for judging newly arrived souls, determining unresolved obligations, deciding whether crimes committed in life still carry over into death, and settling disputes between ghosts.

Then Danny defeats Pariah.

Everyone assumes he’ll become the new king…

…only to discover that the position of “Ghost King” doesn’t actually exist in any legal sense. Pariah made it up.

What does exist is the highest office in the Realms: the High Judge.

And, thanks to his absolutely ridiculous résumé—former Protector Spirit, defender of both the living and the dead, countless world-saving feats, repeatedly choosing mercy over vengeance despite every reason not to—Danny is unanimously appointed to the position almost immediately.

Now he’s the one deciding whether a soul deserves redemption, punishment, reincarnation, or release.

The DC universe eventually finds out.

Maybe the Justice League requests an audience to argue that Constantine’s soul should be considered off-limits because of all the deals he’s made.

Maybe Jason Todd gets summoned to testify after the Joker finally dies, because no one is better qualified to speak on the impact of the Joker’s crimes.

Maybe a villain tries to exploit a loophole by dying before sentencing, only to discover that earthly justice is no longer the only court with jurisdiction.

Or perhaps Batman is horrified to learn that the final appeal for every soul isn’t before a god…

…it’s before a twenty-year-old in a black-and-white hazmat suit eating a burger while reading through centuries of case law.

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Like, imagine that every major ghost attack happens exactly at the same time as world extinction events. Danny has a big fight, goes home, turns on the news and there it is, all hands on deck for major heroes because the universe is in peril.

At some point he just stops checking, he knows the drill, and besides he's handled it anyway. It's all good.

And he was even more horrified and maybe a tad confused when he heard their conversation

Jason: go out with me Danny!

Danny: HAH! defeat me first Jason if you wish to take me on a date!

Jason: oh you BET!

Dick face paled for every second and was about to interfere when Danny managed to land a hit so hard it knocked Jason out cold for a second or two before he got back up

Danny: HAH! you failed Jason!

He said while pointing at Jason and Jason just scowled and said damn it under his breath

Danny: but well since I won that means I can ask you out for a date can I? So you wanna go on a date with me?

Jason just blinked in surprise before grinning from ear to ear

Jason: fuck yeah, let's go

clear, no blur version after the cut :))

Doctor Who (Steven Moffat specifically)

Sherlock (Steven Moffat specifically)

Actually Steven Moffat is basically just this sentiment given human form.

A version of this happened with The Magicians, tbh. Though instead of expectation: men, reality: women it was expectation: smug nihilists, reality: mentally ill queer folks.

Arguably Game of Thrones.

If we broaden it outside of television…I think Star Wars falls into this, at least the sequel trilogy. Maybe the MCU as well. And I can’t help but think of every band that’s ever complained that their fanbase is mostly women. 5 Seconds of Summer comes immediately to mind.

In general, most white male creators seem to have this massively entitled mindset where they want–and think they deserve–the time, attention, and enthusiasm that creative fandom (i.e. the side of fandom more dominated by women) is known for.

They want our eyes for ratings, our word-of-mouth for free publicity, our metas for social media buzz, and our spending power for merch and cons. But they don’t want us. And they don’t really want the responsibility of telling a story to a thoughtful, engaged audience, regardless of that audience’s demographic makeup. They just want to be praised for whatever schlock they cough up.

Mind you it is perfectly possible to make the switch in marketing, but execs would rather throw it all out than have something that doesn’t perform well with male viewers. For example the Rey merch was not expected to be popular, for some reason, there had to be public outcry to get merch of one of the main 3 protagonists. A PROTAGONIST. The fact that she wasn’t a huge part of the 1st launch says a lot already.

And what happened when female fans got too invested in the Sequel Trilogy? The entire writers room didn’t necessarily lash out, but they sure forgot how to behave.

Young Justice

Paul Dini: Superhero cartoon execs don’t want largely female audiences

#WhereIsRey (initial)

#WhereIsRey (ongoing)

Simply, they’re trying to assert a particular worldview via fiction, and upon getting confronted with something else, begin foot stamping. It’s not just men wanting male attention and gatekeeping. It’s that the fiction in the first place was an attempt to curate dominance and whoopsie! they miscalculated.

I’d also love to hear your thoughts, as I literally wrote it for communities like ours to read, so, thanks.

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