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I love Phandom and phanfiction because y’all put greater emphasis on the ghostliness than the original show did.
I love when Batman and Spider-man are treated as the main identities, and Bruce and Peter are the alter egos. So likewise, I want Phantom to be the main identity and Danny to be the alter ego.
The TV series (as much as I love it) mostly focuses on Danny, and being Phantom gets in the way of real life. Like oops, Danny can’t do this normal teen thing because he has to fight ghosts. Oh no. And my favorite episodes are ones that focus more on his ghostliness, like Public Enemies. But in so many fics, being Danny gets in the way of ghost activities, or they highlight how much he has to suppress ghostliness while in human form. I frikkin LOVE it.
Furthermore, apparently in Butch’s imagination ghosts aren’t actually dead people, but basically just a kind of monster. Fanon is like no, he’s half dead. Let’s focus on how dead he is and his struggle with being both dead and alive. I LOVE it. That’s the angst I want. That’s the whump fodder I want.
Tldr I love the Danny Phantom series but fanon gives us a ghost-focused, half-dead angsty hero whose humanity gets in the way of his ghost life, and I love it.
hi! I’m so sorry if this is a bother, but i thought you might be a good person to ask. i recently rewatched danny phantom as an adult - i loved it as a kid and wanted a good dose of nostalgia. after typing in the tag it was wild to find the phandom still up and kicking (honestly with more passion than i’ve seen from any fandom in my 8 years of tumblr). i immediately came across fanart for phantom of truth which i devoured along with its sequel in just a few days. i also read pits by cordria and loved it, but in the last week i’ve hit a bit of a research lull. i was wondering if you could fill me in on some details - maybe point me in the direction of popular fics or material? also, could you please explain wes weston to me - is there a particular fic he was born from or did he just sort of appear in fan lore? if not no worries, but i’d appreciate anything you had to offer!! thanks :)
Welcome to the phandom!
So the phandom in general is SUPER big on events. We have a year round event's calendar of which we're currently celebrating Ectober Month! You can find the details to that in the calendar along with other upcoming events!
In general, you'll find a LOT of incoming dp fan media through events and their tags, and that's where I tend to find new writers/artists to follow each year.
I've made two in depth posts on Wes Weston, so I'll just link them here [1: the older detailed wes] [2: a more updated wes]. The basic intel though is that yes he's entirely a phandom made OC that we've just adopted to fill a social hole in the dp universe.
There are tons of amazing DP writers and fics. I'll link you a few of my faves! In no particular order,
1. @imekitty (her ffn) is an older phandom writer who is kinda my personal gold standard for angst. She's also done some awesome slash fics though! Her current most popular series is the Disparaged/Dissembled series and fair warning, it's pretty dark!
2. @ecto-american (ghostanimal on ao3) is another older phandom writer who's still super active! He's currently most known for his fic Broken Ectoplasm, which is a bit darker than his usual pieces. Regardless, he has a pretty good range!
3. @five-rivers (marsalias on ao3) is an absolute writing fiend. I literally can't think of a genre of fic that they haven't written. They're currently best known for their monster of a longfic Mortified, which is ongoing and currently sits at a 258 chapters, or a little over a half million words. I personally am a big fan of their Exhumed series.
4. @wastefulreverie (her ao3) doesn't write a ton for dp anymore, but her archive of fics is AMAZING. Every so often I'll just go binge her writing, it's seriously fantastic. I think she has written some of my favorite angst fics that I've found so far.
5. @ladylynse (lynse on ao3) is another really big writer who also does a fair amount of crossovers if you're into that. Currently, her biggest fic is The Trouble With Ghosts which is an extremely popular fic currently. Good stuff!
6. @things-i-cannot-do-in-amitypark (their ao3) has several extremely popular fics on ao3 and ffn. I definitely recommend checking out their stuff. They've been writing DP for years and really have a great grasp on narration and building an exciting story.
7. @kinglazrus (UnluckyAlis on ao3) is actually one of the fastest writers I've ever freaking met. They're most known for their fic The Survivalists which is about Danny's class disappearing only to be found stranded on an island. Overall, really fun writer and also a cool person as well.
8. I know you said you read Pits, but @cordria has a TON of oneshots on her Tumblr as well as her ffn and ao3. I've been following her works for years and she really is an absolute S tier writer.
9. Shift by CaptainOzone is literally my favorite dp fic ever written. The basic premise is that Danny didn't grow up in Amity, and is revealed as Phantom right before he moves there. Oz is an outstanding writer and I'm super pumped they dipped their toes into DP for this fic.
10. when im dead, my dearest by redrobin1989 is only three chapters long, but i think honestly it really exemplifies an incredibly well written Valerie-centered fic. I go back and reread it every so often because wowowow.
11. Roughing It by Haiju is a big phandom favorite. You already read PoT/SOAD, so I know you'll like this one hahaha.
12. The Ghost Of Heroes by Enigmaris and ScarletNightFury is a really popular DP/MCU crossover starring an amazing bond between Danny and Spiderman. It's a pretty lighthearted fic, but it's super fun and the storylines are really engaging.
13. Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time by MissMegHolden is a DP/Young Justice fic that's very popular right now if you like that crossover. It's ongoing and updates semi-regularly. I've been following it for a while and I love it, though this is one of my fave crossover types (and I'm a big fan of DP crossovers lmao).
14. In The Eye of a Needle by mystyrust is an extremely popular DP/BNHA crossover fic that is completed. This is another one of those fics I go back and reread a lot.
Okay I could keep going but I'm going to stop here for now. All in all, I definitely recommend scouring event tags for new writers/artists. The phandom also has a discord that you can always DM me for an invite. The phandom in general is extremely chill. We're an older fandom so we really don't have drama or anything.
Once again, I welcome you and I hope you have fun!
(oh quick plug my own ao3 i write a lot of angst)
need an essay over why the 2004 hit nickelodeon tv show danny phantom attracts so many asexuals
I just learned that the first Phan fic on AO3 was posted on my birthday :0
me, a normal danny phantom phan: you see, this is a joke because there are no normal danny phantom phans. we're all creating and engaging in fan content of a cartoon that ended 18 years ago. dissection fics are not only a thing, but they are a huge part of this phandom's fanfiction consumption. on my last fic, i had to make a tag called, "danny is actually having a good time (for once)" because i knew no one would believe the fluff tag by itself. we're so far gone that wes weston isn't just a thing, but a thing that people new to the phandom assume that they must have missed when they watched the show. along with that, valerie is never called the red huntress, and paulina's never called sanchez, but we've gaslighted everyone including ourselves into believing that these things are completely canon. whenever i see "phantom planet compliant" as a tag i get personally offended. like how dare you follow the canon ending of this nearly 21 year old tv show that i watch once every couple of years.
I figured this applied to the both of them
Hey so I like broke my back drawing hunched over for six hours last night so- No performance au art or art in general for probably the next few days, I just need a small break from it, sorry!
I do have an idea for how I could do the story though, I personally feel like it wouldn't be as impactful as a comic, but I still want to do art for the story, so I was thinking of a combination, but I don't know what I'd do... Thoughts?
Since I don't have any art to go with this post, take my favourite of the earlier sketches lol
Here's a full illustration for the Performance AU! I decided to do a version with and without the spotlight turned on! Which do you like best?
Also! Green blush! :D
Click for better quality! (I think)
I like D and A the best, I might go with D because the jacket gives this nice royal cape look!
I'm going to do and colour a few sketches to get a feel for it! Tempted to get rid of the umbrella... -_-
Nevermind, I got them finished! I present, Performance AU designs!
I like C the best overall, but I might do some versions where I add D's jacket and/or B's shorts and stockings. I'm not proud of A tbh.
I don't know if I want to do the umbrella, a cane or no prop. I like the idea of the umbrella being a weapon, but then again, Danny doesn't tend to use weapons very often :/
What do you think?
I'll put some coloured versions of one of the designs once I get it down! I'm also scared that they don't look much like Danny and I can't tell if that's because it has no colour or if it's just a style thing... Then again, I guess the whole point of the AU is that he's pretending to be something he's not so-
I'm having a lot of fun for the Performance AU, enough that I'm thinking of even naming it... I was pretty busy today so I didn't get them done but there's four mock up designs for Danny's royal attire coming soon! :D
Anyone have any name ideas for the AU btw? The ones I have are pretty uninspired imo ~-~
do you guys think we look insane to other fandoms
Phandom I need your help
So a while ago I found this really good Fanny phantom fic on tumblr (about 2-3 years ago) and I want to find it again but can’t.
It was a southern gothic (?) fic where Danny is non-binary and has watermelon boxers.
He’s traveling the country side with this family and vlad masters.
SPOILERS:
Vlad spikes his water with ghost stuff causing Danny and vlad to go back in time I think. Vlad and Danny “team up” even though vlad planned the whole thing and take temporary sanctuary at a church before heading out.
Eventually they meet back up with the rest of the fentons but we as the reader know something is wrong and will continue to be wrong. And then it ends.
Please help I haven’t stopped thinking about it for so long. I think it was AO3 but I could be entirely wrong.
I made this last year and honestly it’s still a mood
HOW DO MORE PEOPLE NOT TALK ABOUT THIS WTF
For a request: If you'd be up for it, I would love to see your take on Danny having a space core?
I will give it a shot
I hope this lives up to your expectations if not u can always alter it to fit your style
Designing things especially clothes or outfits are difficult for me but I'm happy with how it turned out 💖
Im sorry ): but yes
#sorrynotsorry
i saw people talking about furry danny phantom on my dash and by god am i bringing these things back
sam is a bat, danny is a hybrid dalmation and badger, and tucker is a leopard geko. i did these sometime last year and it made people mad in the danny phantom facebook group i was in >:)
I will never get over this😂
The amount of shipping in this anime though😂❤️
I think I'm falling for him🙈
Phan playing Undertale gives me life😂
Rin and Shiemi :)
Nalu
Soul and Maka
I’m gonna be posting some ship videos from now until Valentine’s Day so be ready for the feels :)
Fullmetal Alchemist💚