#dp hc

For actual ghosts it's not that big of a deal since most of them already have the disconnection from humanity that comes with death. Many of them have either been dead too long to remember what a human form should properly look like while others just straight up don't care, and for most, it's just subconscious and they don't have to really think about it.

But Danny's a little anxious about it.

On one hand, it means that he gets to play some really great pranks on Sam and Tucker, but on the other hand, it also means that most people end up terrified and starkly reminded that their local superhero is, in fact, just one of the many ghosts that he fights.

But I'm not talking huge differences in appearance - nah, I'm a fan of unnerving, pre-eldritch Danny.

So in the heat of the moment Danny slips up and his arms may appear just a little too long, his teeth a little too sharp, his body distorted just enough to make your hair stand on end. His eyes reflect in the dark and his Lichtenburg scars stand out a little too starkly against his bloodless pallor. His suit loses that hazmat sheen and dulls to a smokey charcoal black, looking far too tight, stretched to its limits against muscle and bone, fused with his skin.

His hands get a little too big and his victorious grin stretches a little too wide across his face.

Sometimes, in the heat of battle, if you get a little too close, you can see something reminiscent of burn scars crawling up his neck and across his jaw, wrinkling his lips and creeping higher with his anger. The flesh, web-like and raised, but just as colourless as his complexion. Scars that only those who'd been saved and clutched tight in Phantom's arms have ever claimed to see.

But only sometimes.

Most of the time Phantom isn't even scary in the traditional sense - just the extreme Uncanny Valley sense. Most of the time Phantom is sarcastic and quick-witted and almost charming. Most of the time.

Nowadays Danny's got a better grip on it. It doesn't happen often.

The Dragon Queen, Tiamat

She is where the dragon amulets originate from, giving them the name The Eyes of Tiamat. There are 4 in total (Blue, Black, Green and White), her core becoming a fifth (Red, it turns that color when entering a dormant state) should she be defeated.

The eyes were made when Tiamat was nearly destroyed by Pariah Dark, each coming from an extra head she had gained when devouring Pariah’s generals. Pariah tore each extra head off and nearly tore out her core before the seven Ancients took the opportunity to strike and seal him away.

Tiamat entered hibernation to recover while her severed heads were turned into the amulets. Two were given to Pariah’s nephew and niece, Aragon and Dorathea (Black and Blue respectively). The other two were locked away with Tiamat. The White eventually ends up belonging to Vlad while Danny gets the Green amulet.

Ask and ye shall receive :3c

What? He’s thick skinned, hard to get that sort of reaction outta him… until it’s 21 minutes later.

Like of course Danny would have trouble holding things like beakers and glass, muscle spasms, joint stiffness, nerve damage, tremors, dizziness and loss of balance. All of which can explain why he would trip and fall, and struggle to hold things. Who would immediately point at a struggling child that's recovering from electrocution and say intangibility! Because that sure wouldn't go well. Everyone knows he gets bullied, the bruises are easy enough to explain away and it's not like anyone would question him further on it. Especially with his loss of balance and clumsiness, it's an easy explanation.

Being alert all of the time in case a ghost attack? Simple, PTSD and anxiety (let's be real he definitely has those, probably all of Amity does at this point.) He wouldn't have to explain the accident because obviously, his brain blocked it out, he doesn't know why he was in the lab in the first place. Sam and Tucker are just as traumatized, watching their best friend almost die, no need to push for all of the details with traumatized kids when it's clear it was an accident.

His grades dropping? Well Reduced cognitive abilities, specifically verbal recall and attention span, on top of his Adhd that's a recipe for disaster. Can a heavily traumatized 14-year-old with a neurodevelopmental disorder really get punished for a drop in his grades? At the very least it explains why they have dropped and takes away the suspicion that he's out fighting ghosts, who would suspect that when he's clearly struggling with the effects of the accident.

Danny pulling away from his family? He's depressed and filled with anxiety and PTSD so why would his parents question it, the dark circles are just from long nights filled with nightmares and the inability to sleep, their baby boy wouldn't be sneaking out to fight ghosts in his condition. His self-destructive behaviour was the reason he's avoiding them, he needs to learn to come to them and accept help, for now they'll just leave him to it with small pushes and reminders they're there.

I have a hc that Jazz eventually gains a sentient shadow spirit similar to Bertrand and Johnny’s shadow (click for clarity)

The Shadow’s Abilities:

1) They’re able to shapeshift and change forms. This has limits. It cannot imitate non-living objects, they need to watch its target for a long time to be able to mimic it successfully, and it doesn’t have the ability to perfectly mimic a form. Something will always be wrong

2) Their true form is a swirling blob. Their eyes aren’t always visible but when they are, they’re green

3) They’re able to create portals. These portals need exact coordinates and an idea of what the location looks like, but they’re pretty versatile. The shadows can also hold items within its mass, with no known limitations

4) They can hide in any shadow! Jazz sometimes sends a little part of it to hide within the shadows of the people she loves so she can be alerted to any danger

5) When entering the shadow, there is a space where Jazz can see everything that the shadow sees

6) It can change its size

7) It usually hides within Jazz’s shadow, but occasionally, it will spread itself out in order to intimidate enemies or just to play with its surroundings

Fun Facts About the Shadow:

They go by they/it

It is as old as the Big Bang, since that was when light was first created and thus, shadow

It is one of the Ancients, however it is not one of the ones that sealed up Pariah Dark bc while they’re powerful against humans, they’re actually really weak against other ghosts

It is very friendly! They love humans but is deeply afraid of scientists and anyone who has a strong scientific curiosity towards it

It was captured by the GIW in the first few years of the organization being created

It likes taking the form of a dog/canine most of all

He has been skewing all of their data for years now. The Drs. Fenton have to start from scratch on so many things. They have so many documents to edit. How dare this HALF-ghost child get in the way of their important research

For ghosts, Obsessions are what they exist for, it's their last thought before they die. Or in other words, their obsessions are more like sentences that they believe in heavily rather than a single concept. Ghosts can control which aspect of their obsession they fulfill and the way that they fulfill it.

For example, Danny's last thought before he died was to 'help people discover the unknown'.

While it's more satisfying for a ghost to fulfill their Obsession to the fullest, it makes them more vulnerable to being manipulated if someone else figured their sentence out. That's why it's taboo to ask a ghost what their Obsession is.

The Ancients are known for very little, even what they're known for is completely different/misleading than what their Obsession actually is. Same goes for the ghosts Danny usually encounters. Even the Box Ghost is careful about it (it's not box, it's being respected for a job that protects precious things. That's why he ends up being into boxes and wrapping paper. And when his daughter gets born, his Obsession wraps into being respected as the best ghost dad)

For Danny, his circumstances has forced him to latch onto 'help people' as his main aspect (and on occasion, simply 'help'), and fulfilling it by protecting Amity Park, his friends and family from any danger. He can fulfill his Obsession in other ways without any violence, and he casually fulfills the second half 'discover the unknown' with his interest in space and his exploration of the GZ.