Danny Fenton was tired. He was also annoyed, just a little bit angry and disappointed, but mainly he was tired.
Tired of the excuses, of the missed dates, of the nights he waited for Dick to come home only for him to show up in the morning with a sheepish smile and an excuse.
He tried to be understanding, he tried to ignore the instincts that screamed that Dick was leaving him, that he was finally getting tired of him and had found someone else.
The problem was that ghosts were beings of emotion. They loved with all their core, they also hated with the same passion, but Danny ignored that. If their partner was not as dedicated, the ghost suffered, their core tried to reach out, form and maintain the bond all alone. Some ghosts even ended up with cracked or shattered cores because they fell for the wrong person.
Danny foolishly thought he would be spared this, he was still half human after all. He was forced to let go of that illusion today. This evening was his and Dick's anniversary dinner. They had planned this months in advance and Dick never even showed up.
Danny felt his core crack on the way home. Not a big break, just a little barely noticeable nick, but given time it could grow deeper and shatter him. So Danny made the decision and packed his things, left a note letting Dick know and left.
Danny ends up a doctor like his parents, just not the type of doctor they were expecting.
Danny becomes an archeologist.
He couldn't help it! Most of his friends were dead people, some from as far back as ancient Mesopotamia! He automatically knew every dead language by virtue of being a ghost! The way his friends talked, he wanted to know more about their lives. So he goes looking and makes a name for himself.
He becomes a well known archeologist. As a grad student, he works for the Drakes, even babysitting their son, Tim. He goes to Janet's, and later Jack's, funeral, offering to take Tim in, which the boy is grateful for but declines in favor of a bio-uncle. Eventually, Danny discovers the remains of an ancient cult in the Middle East.
Ra's learns that the remains of the original League of Shadows has been uncovered by a group of archeologists. Originally visiting the dig site to ensure the group doesn't discover any traces of the modern-day League, he finds himself intrigued by the young Dr. Fenton leading the dig. He's smart and bright and the first person in 400 years that can speak Ra's birth language. He becomes fond of the good doctor, even more so when he discovers that Danny's a conservationist and is skilled with a Xiphos (all Pandora's doing). How strange that their spars often end up with them retreating to Danny's tent to be alone...
And then Danny invites Tim Drake to visit, worried about the boy being a teen CEO with no breaks. Tim agrees.
Most students don’t have a lot of cash to spend on food, but that doesn’t mean you have to go hungry. With the right recipes and some kitchen savvy, you can eat great even on a student’s budget. Here we’ll share 100 tasty recipes that you can make on the cheap. Along with saving money on meals, budget-savvy students can also save big on a college education by attending inexpensive online colleges.
Get a good start to your day with these cheap-o breakfasts.
Hash browns: Hash browns are cheap and easy to make, and cheaper than a trip to IHOP.
Puff pastry chicken and bacon: You can make bacon and chicken in puff pastry using this recipe.
Microwave scrambled eggs: Make scrambled eggs in the microwave with this recipe.
Breakfast burritos: You can make these burritos ahead for a quick microwave breakfast.
Onion quiche: This quiche makes a delicious, incredibly cheap breakfast.
Omelet in a bag: Boil eggs and some handy ingredients for this simple, cheap omelet.
Frittata: Add eggs to cheese, vegetables, and herbs you have handy in your fridge to make a frittata.
A college staple gets dressed up in these recipes.
Antipasto ramen salad: With ramen, pepperoni, black olives, onion, and Italian dressing, you’ll find yourself with a great ramen salad.
Beef & Broccoli Stir Fry Ramen: This dish makes a delicious stir fry from ramen.
Chinese style ramen with veggies: Make your ramen a little bit healthier with some vegetables added in.
Ramen noodle alfredo: Turn your ramen noodles Italian with this recipe.
Beef & Broccoli Ramen: Add some meat and veggies to your ramen to make this dish.
Spring ramen salad: Take a fresh approach to ramen with recipe.
Hamburger ramen: Ground beef with ramen makes for a great meal.
Chicken hollandaise ramen: Add chicken and hollandaise to your ramen for this meal.
Egg drop noodle soup: You’ll combine ramen, eggs, and flour to make this tasty soup.
Lo mein ramen: Follow this recipe for ramen lo mein style.
Creamy veggies and ramen: Add celery soup and vegetables to ramen, and you’ll have a great meal.
Pasta ramen salad: Use ramen as the base to make this delicious pasta salad.
Use these recipes to step up your sandwiches.
Hot Dog Egg Sandwich: Get a good portion of protein and flavor from this sandwich.
Egg Salad Sandwich: Cook up some hard boiled eggs for a cheap, tasty sandwich that’s really versatile.
Monte Cristo Sandwich: This sandwich is a delicious hybrid of grilled ham, cheese, and french toast.
Grilled chicken and apple sandwich: This hot sandwich is healthy, affordable, and delicious.
Canned salmon sandwich: Add celery, horseradish, and swiss cheese for a delicious, healthy meal from a can.
Turkey, chutney and avocado grilled sandwich: This sandwich is an exotic, cheap treat.
Grilled Cheese Sandwich: The classic college staple, grilled cheese sandwiches pack a lot of flavor for very little cost.
These simple recipes can be pulled off in one pot.
Creamy cauliflower soup: This vegetable soup is cheap, easy, and surprisingly tasty.
Cheap chili: Use chopped beef, tomatoes, and more for this cheap chili.
Butternut Squash Soup: Take advantage of cheap winter vegetables with this soup.
Slow cooker BBQ chicken: Combine cut up chicken with your favorite barbeque sauce for this recipe.
Crockpot lemon chicken: Get inexpensive cuts of chicken and make this lemony meal for lots of flavor without lots of money.
Minestrone soup: Eat this classic soup for a healthy, cheap meal.
Cheeseburger soup: This soup is hearty enough to be a meal.
Slightly Italian crockpot chicken recipe: With chicken, artichoke, onions, and spices, you’ll get an Italian chicken meal in a slow cooker.
Cranberry pot roast: Beef roast and cranberries offer a lot of flavor in this crockpot meal.
Crockpot potato soup: Make this soup from chicken broth and potatoes.
Corn, Bacon, and Potato Chowder: This hearty chowder is great for winter eating.
Chilled avocado soup: Check out this recipe for a healthy, refreshing treat.
Slow cooker pulled pork: Make pork shoulder in the crock pot using this recipe.
Middle East Chicken Soup: This ethnic chicken soup is a cheap, tasty, treat.
Bean soup: In this bean soup recipe, you’ll find lots of protein for just a little money.
Use these healthy recipes to make cheap, delicious salads.
Caesar salad: Combine romaine lettuce, parmesan cheese, croutons, and dressing for a classic salad.
Simple spinach salad: In this tasty salad you’ll find sweet pears and spinach.
Bowtie Pasta Salad: Throw together some pasta, tomatoes, and other vegetables for this salad.
Cucumber salad: This salad is fresh, delicious, and cheap.
Caprese salad: This caprese salad is simple and delicious.
Chicken Caesar salad: Eat this recipe as a salad, or put it into a wrap for a healthy, cheap treat.
Simple green salad: Here you’ll find a simple, inexpensive salad with great flavor.
Pecan mandarin orange salad: Get a bright and sweet salad from this recipe.
Cucumber salad with sour cream: This salad is cheap and refreshing.
Salmon orzo salad: With salmon filets, or even canned salmon, you can put together this salad treat.
You’ll find delicious casseroles in these recipes.
O’Brien Casserole: Use O’Brien potatoes, beans, lean meat, and some veggies for a great potato casserole.
Baked Tuna Chow Mein Microwave Casserole: Pop this tuna casserole in the microwave for a quick meal.
Easy cheap casserole: This casserole combines easy, affordable ingredients.
Penne Pasta Casserole: Make this tasty pasta casserole for $3 or less.
Meatloaf: ground beef combined with ketchup, onions, and more makes a great meal for less than a dollar per serving.
Four Bean Casserole: This casserole is popular at potlucks and with barbequed meals.
Tuna casserole: With canned tuna, you can make a healthy, delicious tuna casserole on the cheap.
Get your grains with these recipes.
Microwave Mexican pizza: Use tortillas, cheese, salsa, and sour cream for this pizza.
Bagel pizza: Use this recipe to make pizza on a bagel.
Spaghetti: Pick up multigrain pasta with tomato sauce and mushroom for a big meal without a big budget.
Feast of Pasta: Create this casserole with pasta, onions, and other simple ingredients.
Shrimp with ricotta sauce on pasta: Upgrade your pasta dish with this recipe.
Easy calzones: Use cheese, vegetables, and pepperoni in these easy calzones.
Olio e Aglio Pasta: This side dish combines angel hair with oil and garlic.
Pasta salad: Combine your favorite pasta with salad dressing, and olives, vegetables, or herbs you have handy.
Pasta and Ricotta Cheese: This pasta favorite is a crowd pleaser.
These recipes offer affordable main dishes.
Baked potato: Often served as sides, a baked potato can be the main dish-just add lean meat, beans, or chili.
Mexican hot dogs: This twist on hot dogs is extra delicious.
Chili: With beef, tomatoes, and beans, you can make a delicious chili.
Tuna patties: Put tuna, egg, relish, crumbs, salad dressing, and other simple ingredients together to create yummy tuna patties.
Cheap beef stroganoff: This recipe offers a cheap version of beef stroganoff.
Vegetarian chili: Use soy protein, tomatoes, and beans for a protein and fiber packed chili without any meat.
Eggplant parmesan: Eggplant parmesan makes a cheap and delicious vegetarian meal.
Vegetarian sweet and sour tofu: If you’re looking for a great vegetarian meal on the cheap, check out this recipe.
Parmesan chicken: With breadcrumbs, parmesan, and chicken, you can make this very tasty main dish.
BBQ chicken: Slather chicken with barbeque sauce, pop it in the oven, and enjoy.
Lemon Herb Roasted Chicken: Make some delicious chicken in a slow cooker with this recipe.
Salmon patties: Use canned salmon, bread crumbs, and other simple ingredients for this healthy, cheap dish.
Meatballs and orzo: Make these easy meatballs instead of using store bought frozen ones.
Use these recipes to complement your entrees on the cheap.
Buttered baby carrots: Sweet, tender carrots make up this side dish.
Roasted asparagus: Follow this simple recipe for a healthy, cheap vegetable side.
Spicy mac: Make macaroni and cheese with Taco Bell hot sauce.
Garlic toast: Use this recipe for delicious garlic bread that will please any taste.
Microwave macaroni and cheese: Make your own homemade mac and cheese in the microwave.
Pesto stuffed cherry tomatoes: Pesto, ricotta, and tomatoes come together for this delicious side that’s great for potlucks.
Scalloped potatoes: These scalloped potatoes are easy and creamy.
Bean and rice salad: This salad is delicious and cheap.
Green beans amandine: With this recipe, you can omit almonds for even more money savings.
Onion scones: In these simple scones, you’ll find lots of flavor.
Potato croquettes: These croquettes are a great way to use your leftover mashed potatoes.
Twice-baked potatoes (microwave): Make this cheap potato classic in the microwave for easy cooking.
Broccoli and cauliflower salad: This salad is cheap and packed full of nutrients.
Satisfy your sweet tooth with these affordable dessert recipes.
Chocolate chip cookies: Create cookies with chocolate chips, M&Ms, nuts, or even pretzels with this recipe.
1 step brownies: Turn a chocolate box cake into simple, cheap brownies using this recipe.
Balsamic strawberries with marscapone cheese: A few delicious ingredients make for a tasty, cheap treat.
Cheap and quick cookies: This recipe will show you how to turn cake into cookies.
Lemonade pie: Simple ingredients go into this delicious, cheap pie.
Easy baked apples: Apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, and raisins come together in this microwave recipe.
Super easy microwave peanut butter fudge: Only two simple ingredients to into this peanut butter fudge.
considering the manor is completely massive and the only person who spends more than a few consecutive hours there at a time is probably Alfred, i think it would be funny if after the pit, Jason decides after everything he's been through that he can't be bothered to do the whole revenge thing, or sort out safe houses or get an apartment and instead just decides to kill the joker himself and just... secretly go home.
like, as long as he kept an ear out to make sure he wasn't eating in the dining room when Bruce comes down, he could probably get away with walking around without ever being caught. Alfred would find out, i assume, but i think knowing how complicated Jasons emotions towards Bruce are right now, he'd keep it quiet and just be happy that the one other person he trusts to leave alone in the kitchen is finally back. And then, of course, there's the kids.
Damian knew from the beginning. Not because he's especially observant, but because this is his big brother from the league and the first night he spent at the manor Jason crawled through his window in full Red Hood gear and told him not to snitch. Considering that in the league Jason once snuck up behind Ra's and shaved a strip of hair off the back of his head, Damian decides there's far stupider shit the guy could be doing and leaves it be.
Tim finds out next. admittedly, the only reason he finds out is because Jason thought he knew and just stopped attempting to avoid him. in reality, what happened was Tim, having not slept for three days and living off nothing but spite and coffee, accidentally walked in on Jason cooking in the middle of the night, and immediately wrote it off as a hallucination. Jason, seeing Tim find him in the manor and not react badly, decided that 'oh, the replacement must just be chill i guess' and mentally pencilled him in as another person in the building that he can be seen by. it came to a head when a few days later Damian was forced by Jason to invite Tim out with them on their weekly 'eat junk food and talk shit about the rest of the family' outings, since he was a part of the group now. Tim cries.
Dick only finds out because Tim and Damian keep forgetting that Jason isn't supposed to be talked about in public. there comes a point where Tim rips Dick's favourite sweater and when Dick confronts him about it, Tim panics and blurts out 'it wasn't me, must have been jason!', and upon seeing Dick's face, Damian smacks him and grumbles 'good job Drake, now we have to show him Todd or he'll cry again.'. Jason is not overly happy when he sneaks through his bedroom window after going out as Red Hood and finds a sobbing Dick sat on his bed, Tim staring at the ground looking very ashamed while Damian straight face points at Tim to make it clear that this was Not His Fault.
after realising literally everyone in the house sans Bruce knows he's there, Jason decides to just. stop hiding. the fact is that he wasn't trying that hard in the first place, and Bruce still didn't have a clue, so he kinda wants to see how long it takes the 'world's greatest detective' to realise his dead kid is just. back.
so he stops hiding. starts showing up for family meals, starts being more friendly with the bats as Red Hood, and they all wait to see what finally tips Bruce off.
they forget how fucking stupid this man can be.
because if Jason had gone up to Bruce and done some sort of dramatic or emotional reveal then sure, Bruce would be shocked. he'd freak out. but the fact is that Bruce has both Batman and Brucie Wayne to keep up with. He's barely paying attention to his own feet while walking, let alone the people around him.
so when Jason starts showing up and acting like nothings changed, and literally nobody else in the house acts like anything's different either? Bruce straight up forgets that Jason's supposed to be dead. His mind just registers 'oh there are his kids, fighting like usual', and forgets to take in whether or not those kids are SUPPOSED to be ALIVE.
the kids find it fucking fascinating. Jason can actually have conversations with Bruce at the dinner table, and Bruce doesn't even realise that this is a wild fucking thing to be happening. Tim starts laughing at him and Bruce gets confused, only making the poor kid laugh harder. Jason just can't believe he actually bothered putting effort into hiding when he first came back. Damian's respect for his father diminishes every day.
it becomes a game, to see how far it will go. at one point Dick straight up asks who was better as Robin, him or Jason, in an attempt to jog his memory, and Bruce without looking up from the batcomputer goes 'you were both equally good, stop trying to start competitions with your brother'. Dick throws his hands up in the air and Jason, who has been sat on top of his own fucking memorial case to watch this shit show for the past 20 minutes, slow claps.
it's only after like a month of this that half way through a casual family breakfast, Damian asks Jason to pass him the orange juice or something, and Bruce finally has the fucking moment of
he never lives it down.
#faedanny
Damian, introduces self as "son of the bat" and "the blood son", expresses remorse but offers no apologies, speaks in convoluted manner, verbally acknowledges any debts he feels he owes and tries to pay them back asap, etc
My autism brain: aha, fey rules
Flash, on Tik Tok: put a finger down hero edition!
Flash: *points at Superman and Conner*
Flash: put a finger down if you've ever been cloned without your consent by a billionaire who wanted to use said clone to kill and replace you! And now you're coworkers!
Danny, sitting in his car, face completely blank, in a Tik Tok duet: *puts a finger down*
Dani: *pops her head over the seat and makes eye contact with the camera at the exact same moment*
Tim went mad scientist during the search for Batman and he cloned himself just in case he died. The objective was to retain all knowledge even if the original was dead, so he wore a chip that would feed knowledge to the clone that was in stasis.
All of this was a contingency for Ra's interest and the LOA's meddling. However, it so happened that Phantom was launched across universes and he landed by complete coincidence inside the gestating clone. The overshadowing was so shocking that it put Phantom to sleep for a couple of weeks. When he woke up, the pod sprang open and Danny fell down to the ground face first. Turns out Tim's heart flatlined for a couple of seconds while he was trapped with the LOA, and that was enough for the clone to be released and the chip connection to be cut.
Now Danny, naked and completely bewildered, is having contrasting information in his head about himself. He's Danny Fenton, half-ghost screw up, and he is at the same time Tim Drake, genius superhero that just died at the hands of Ra's. He has to investigate how to go back to his own world and he has to look into Bruce's disappearance to bring him back.
The whole thing is a literal headache, and Danny settles for using the gadgets and clothes Tim had left for him.
At least he knew that Tim Drake had left him a mission.
So, Danny gets a job as a repairman on the watchtower! He's liven his best life and being the definite human man who fixes stuff. However! Problem, he's got no chill when he reeealy needs chill to work this job, the solution? Shit talk in ghost speak! Not like anyone can hear him, it's a completely silent, ghost specific, form of psychic communication! People can in fact, hear him. Specifically the green lanterns, martian manhunter (though, he doesn't understand a word), captain marvel, and superman.
The green lantern rings are outfitted for the exact scenario that he thought protected his chill facade.
Martian manhunter could theoretically understand if he filtered it manually but he has no clue how to do that.
Captain Marvel is the champion of magic and thus knows all magic based communication methods instinctively.
Superman is annoyed as hell batman didn't tell him that he hired a sub-species of kryptonian as an engineer and is refusing to talk to him until he is on world again.
DPxDC prompt where when Vlad removes Danny's ghost half from him following the events in TUE, he more specifically removes his Core.
The human Danny that remains is half of what he should be. Half his memories, half his personality, half his drive-- half of everything that matters to him. The other half of him remains trapped in the core, locked away and desperate to reunite with his other half.
Vlad keeps the core on him at all times, determined to keep it away from Danny. He doesn't fully understand what he's done, but he knows that the core has life in it, and that reuniting the boy with it could prove disastrous for him. Particularly when the human Danny that remains has become such a docile, acceptable model of a son.
Vlad attends a Wayne Gala in Gotham, with the core ever on his person. There's an odd sort of energy to Gotham. A weird, nasty curl of ectoplasm choking the air that he doesn't care to understand. It's just as present at the gala, and no less so when he meets Bruce Wayne and his assortment of children.
One of them appears ill. He stares at Vlad with wide eyes and an ashen face. Vlad doesn't think much of it when the young man turns and storms off, assuming he's finding a place to be sick.
He's not wrong.
~*~
Jason's not entirely sure what he feels, looking at Vlad Masters. It's like watching hands claw underneath a sheet of ice, knowing that someone beneath it is slowly drowning. He feels sick, he feels afraid-- he feels horror and anger in equal measure.
Jason shakes, stumbling away from the encounter. He's not sure where to even begin when Dick follows him, asking what's wrong.
Extra layer of disaster: Danny attends the gala also and his presence feels Hollow.
1 Fenton's work for LOA
2 clone body misunderstanding
3 JL meets everlasting trio misunderstanding
4 deaged Damien meets alt Bruce/Danny
5 Ancient royal family misunderstanding
6 Danny and Kon rise Elle/Dani
7 DID/twin misunderstanding
8 dan is Ras
9 is T!danny part 1
10 Danny is Damien
11 Danny and Damien time travel
12 Jason is Danny and Bruce's bio kid
13 medieval misunderstanding
14 Tim! Danny and Ras! Vlad
15 Mara! Dani and Dan! Damien
16 mother of evil Dani misunderstanding
17 late to the prophesy
18 Dani is Kon
19 Amity Park illusions
20 Selena, taila, Danny and Bruce used to be a squad
21 fake villain Danny
22 Damian is phantom's human half - story post
23 Jason is dan
24 Jason is Danny
25 Ambassador Danny
26 Sam is Damien
27 Tim is Danny
28 Danny is a clone of Hal Jordan and Bruce Wayne
Danny as Janet drake
Scandal
one night stand baby
second chance
pit demon Danny
Dani/Elle is Danny and Damien's kid
Elle/Dani is Jason and Danny's kid
crime boss Danny
outsider pov Vlad and Danny
fake human au
family tree
Vlad is to raise Ellie and Dan
dan and Danny co parenting
Pitch Pearl misunderstanding with Dani
pjoxdp
part 1
part 2
sub au
sub au #2
sub au #3
Talia's nightmare
T!Danny meets Bruce
Damian meets Elle
first post
second post
Danny, working as a cashier: Can I help you?
Tim half-deranged: Please I just want a cup of coffee
Danny squinted, then pulled out a binder: I'm sorry, sir, but you are on the Don't Serve Coffee list. I can offer you some tea instead-
Tim: NO. THIS IS THE FIFTH PLACE. BRUCE CAN'T OWN YOU ALL!
Danny leaning in to whisper: Look, man, I can't give you coffee under the cameras. Meet me in the back alley in twenty minutes and I'll get you a coffee. Bring Cash.
Tim: how much? Five hundred, six hundred or hell even a thousand? I'll bring whatever you want.
Danny: Chill dude, it's a cup of coffee. Three dollars is fine.
Tim: It's not just any coffee! It's my favorite brand and Bruce bought them out just to make sure they wouldn't sell to me anymore!
Danny: okay okay, this coffee means a lot to you. I get it. Twenty minutes alright?
Jason three weeks later in Bat cave: Tim's on drugs! I've caught him trading cash for small containers in a shady alley six times. We need an intervention.
Dick: What?! I thought that was his boyfriend!
Bruce: I also thought that was Tim boyfriend but if it's a drug dealer we have to help him.
Tim hiding in the shadows: shit.
Tim texting Danny: If anyone asks your my secret boyfriend who been making me teas in allies
Danny: who the hell would believe that? But I've had a boring week, so yeah, I'm down to be a pretend boyfriend.