#ci rants

HOW COME THE FENTONS + SAM + TUCKER DIDN'T MANIFEST AS GHOSTS AFTER GETTING BLOWN UP???

I'm sure in the long history of this phandom this question has been posted before, but SERIOUSLY, H O W

If we take "obsessions" as canon wouldn't they be the first people to have "unfinished business"??

You can't tell me Jack and Maddie wouldn't manifest as Skulker-type ghosts, ghost-hunting ghosts.

You can't tell me Jazz wouldn't show up as a meddling protector.

You can't tell me Sam and Tucker wouldn't show up to support Danny, they're literally his ride or (apparently AND) die.

Lancer? Eh sorry dude, maybe he'd show up too if he left a good book unfinished lol idk

They would and should become ghosts after having their lives cut short so tragically.

SO IMAGINE: Vlad and Danny desperately trying to find their ghosts in the entire Ghost Zone, every door and realm and crack and cave just to bring them back.

Now if you really want to still keep them out of the picture for the events of TUE to take place consider how:

We also know Clockwork is shady as all hell, so maybe if their spirits did show up in the GZ he could've trapped them in his castle specifically to drive Danny to become Dark Danny. Because even if the Observants told him to prevent Danny from becoming, Dan (evil)- he actively set the gears in motion for the tragedy to occur. He is responsible for his creation.

I don't know where I'm going with this, it super bugs me that we never got clear answers about what happened after the explosion up until Dan's creation, especially if you believe the flashback is "unreliable narrator Vlad" and things occured differently than he claims.

I knooww the DP writing is flimsy and the only reason the phandom keeps marching on two whole decades later is because we love exploring all these different potential outcomes but yeah you get my point. Or maybe not cuz I'm rambling.

Either way give me your thoughts and headcanons!

AIGHT I know ghost cores are not exactly 100% canon, we saw Danny's 'ice core' in Urban Jungle but we never got a solid explanation (like everything else with the lore of that universe lmao). Do all ghosts have them? Or are they specific to halfas only? Are they all elemental? Lots of fun questions that the fandom has filled for itself over the years.

I mean I know we can all sense the episode was a "specific concept came first, fit it in the plot second" just to give Danny a new set of powers, specifically ice powers for some reason. That being said I've also noticed that ectoplasm blasts/rays etc seem to have a burning affect so does that mean ghosts with elemental cores are able to produce heated ectoplasm but also whatever their element is? Again tons of fun questions.

ANYWAY what I'm trying to get to here: I've seen a lot of people headcanon Vlad with a fire core bcuz it's more fitting as "an opposite force" to Danny's ice and ofc cool fire effects etc and I've also seen a lot of people headcanon him with an electricity core, which I prefer honestly since it's more canon complacent. We've seen him electrocute Danny on more than one occasion (ow).

Although if you think about it lore-wise, it would be more fitting for Danny to have the electricity core considering his transformation seemed to be triggered by the portal electrocuting him. And for Vlad to have a fire core since the portal uh- burned him right in the face (ow²)?

Oh welp ice is canon for Danny pretty much. So what does the fandom prefer for Vlad?

remember this post? AGIT Playlist vibes

WELL I'M DOING IT MYSELF. As a retired emo I let my 14yo self take the wheel on this one. It's angsty as hell and quite biased towards Dan sorry not sorryy

I still have to arrange the songs properly so it's definitely not finished (shuffle is recommended) AND I'm still taking recommendations!

Here ya go my fellow edgelords:

If you want to read them, is Tumblr a comfortable platform to do so? Or is AO3 preferable?

Here is my first sample: Molten Metal

I'm writing on my phone and the AO3 app is a pain in the butt to handle with all the ads, except if I should try on browser.

I want general tips and tricks regarding posting fics online for a new writer (newbie in fandom too ngl), if it's not too much trouble for y'all <3

I wanted to keep the lore in one place

Here's the new poll: