everyone on this app yaps about bad media being better for fandoms but dsmp’s untapped and forever unexplored or poorly explored potential and general themes of attachment, grief and childhood and the fact that so much of it was accidental or improvised and the tight knit community that fell apart in less than two years makes it, in my humble and objective opinion, the single most haunting fandom i’ve ever been in. if you even care. clings to everyone like cobwebs i mean just look at all the sleeper agents and old urls that are posting about tonight lol YOU CAN’T ESCAPE
Enough is enough, I’m tired of watching a movie and inmediately falling for the funny tortured looking guy with brown eyes, curly hair, who looks like he’s never been loved YES I’M TALKING TO YOU DOMINIC SESSA, when am I going to have a break
buying dom all the cat dad merch possible and he never gets sick of it
you buy him one of those harnesses to wear the cat on his chest and he emerges with beau strapped in but with scratches on his hands and arms and you're like "did u have trouble getting him in there?" and dom's like "beau is a fickle man, but in the end, the harness bested him" and beau is just Seething but not making any attempt to free himself
or a tshirt that says "LUNA'S DAD" and he gets stopped in the grocery store by a curious mom "how old is your daughter?" and dom's like "...luna's my cat, my girlfriend thought she was being funny"
he's also the sorta cat dad where if you mention him being a cat dad, he's so proud and says "i'm their birth father. birthed them myself" and u have to have a talk with him about what is or isn't an inside thought
Ok, so i have a small ides for this (yes, it’s kinda sad)
He had killed Jason.
Look, Danny knew it was The *infinite* realms, but he never thought to much of it, but now? Now he would overthink every single decision he makes for the rest of his afterlife, even reading silly little comics alone, Danny messed everything up.
He really liked Red Hood, he liked the origin of Red Hood, he liked his Robin days, he liked him. But now, seeing those green eyes a couple feet away from him, he felt guilt.
He had been excited, i mean, his favorite comic character! In flesh and bone!. But just as that happiness arrived, it left, he thought back at the small questions and comments Clockwork loved to make about his comics “Do you feel Damian would like animals?” “Would Batman make a good dad?” “It’s kinda funny how he doesn’t wear pants” “Oh, you would like more space heroes?” He had made an entire universe his playground because he was bored and lonely. he knew his power, but this was different.
Danny had never felt like this, maybe a couple times after Dani, or when Tucker or Sam got injured, but it wasn’t the same; This feeling made him feel a guilt he had only read in the comics, an anger only a red lantern could feel, sadness that he didn’t know where it was coming from, and everything made him feel like being forced to eat a watermelon in only a bite, it was to much for him to handle, his mind and body where collapsing.
The Justice League summoned the Ghost King for (xyz, whatever you want)
They were in defensive position, the King was a teen/young adult (whatever is convenient) but they knew that looks were deceiving so they waited for any aggressive body language, nothing came, so Red Hood (designated from being the one with the closest connections to death) stepped out of the group, he was a couple feet away (maybe 4 or 5) but even from there he could see (and sense???) the change of emotions (He hadn’t even said a word yet…) at first the King was calm, a smile on his face and muscles relaxed; but now the mood change, his face went slightly blue and pupils small, even his body was shaking, but he could sense something (sadness?) and that something made him approach him slightly.
“I’m so sorry…” from the corner of his vision he saw how everyone covered their ears, even a couple made pained expressions.
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My inspiration went Woosh, you can continue, just tag me pls.
Also, English not my first language, I haven’t written in a big while, sorry for any mistakes :’P
When Danny became the Ghost King he left many things behind: a normal life, his friends, his parents, his sister. All he had left were his space models, glowing stars and some things that he could read.
The halfa knew the situation was not that bad. The ghosts were very friendly and his loved ones could visit whenever they wanted. Time in the Realms was strange, and it would seem like an eternity but they would come eventually.
Seeing their King so down, the ghosts presented him different interests to distract him (Teens needed entertainment, right?) and thanks to Clockwork (who was accused of cheating) Danny found out how much he loved comics and how much he had missed them.
Seeing that this made their King happy, the other ghosts provided thousands of versions of those comics. Danny's mentor warned him to take comics seriously, but he dismissed the comment.
The Realms were infinite and since ghosts could go through the (now stable) natural portals or ask Wulf for help, collecting comics from different dimensions wasn't difficult. They found at least 5199 versions of the Justice League comics the first time. Their King would be happy.
Danny even participated in some of the polls with the help of Clockwork! One of them was called "Kill Jason Todd?" The king thought it was ironic to ask a dead man that and marked yes. He was delighted when volumes of "Red Hood" appeared a few weeks later, Jason was amazing!
Of course, every action has its consequence. When he was summoned to help with a problem in another dimension, the king quickly noticed that the Justice League was real, the same one from his comics. And his favorite character, Red Hood, was looking at him with a frown.
Taking the situation in, Danny felt the weight of guilt on his head as the boy's toxic green eyes looked up at him. He...had he killed him? Did he supported his death? He remembered the 50/50 poll results initially, and how his vote decided the boy's fate.
Even trapped in his castle and just reading comics all day, Danny kept messing things up.
I sent many Dominic Sessa edits to my favorite cousin to hear her thoughts about him
And she said he's majestic 😍
i watched the holdovers and its tough out here ive watched it five fucking times this week
I just remembered! (Thank you, historical fantasy section!) But like? Serving and protecting The King, especially a HIGH KING, is quite literally not just an incredible honor... but it can sometimes be a person's Life Ambition?
Specificly a WORTHY king.
Perhaps they were denied in life. Perhaps they FAILED. And in their dying moments struggle with all they were to LIVE. To PROTECT. Perhaps the PREVIOUS king was a great and worthy ruler... but their heir is...
Unworthy.
Maybe they are born to an age without Rulers. Power shifting between hands in hidden halls. Unclear and murky. All they want is for their loyalty to MEAN something. For things to be SIMPLE.
The universe is large. The Infinite Realms? Unimaginably larger.
Who would willingly swear to him? Fools! That's who! Every warrior soul worth ANYTHING gets as far AWAY from his Realm forsaken resting place as they can. Hides. Lest they be dragged in to his infernal, gods forsaken, cess pit of a so called "army"! *disgusted spitting noises*
But what does this mean? It means every trained FIGHTER... got the hell out of dodge. Oh, sure, a FEW refused. Like Pandora and her people. But most? The farthest side of NOWHERE, several layers down! Some still GOING! Better to be decried as cowards then have ANYTHING to do with THAT(said with loathing)!
It also means they weren't where Pariah could get to them when he woke. Couldn't help. Couldn't fight. Couldn't be commanded to kneel. Nothing. They removed themselves completely. Planned on CONTINUING to remove themselves. Preferably to the farthest reaches of forever, far beyond the bastard's gaze.
But! The whole REALM INFINITE felt it? When that... that hissing, acidic, malicious undertone? SLAMS back and away, like somebody's knocked a parasite from their backs. Replaced by coolness and starlight. Delicate balance and blood on your teeth. The pounding in your chest of HOPE.
It flutters so small across their backs, inside their chests. Washing away the old.
The King... feels tiny. Young.
.......what are they doing? Running like this. Hiding away like that will change anything. How long... when did...
There are so many of them now. A veritable army of souls, of all Ages and People's. Every armor and crest imaginable. They'd been so.. so REPULSED by Pariah... nothing else had mattered but to get AWAY. Where even ARE they? What YEAR is it? Does any of that matter?
Their Obsessions whisper. Loyalty. Service. Protection. Honor. You have left you post! Abandoned your DUTY! What are you DOING!?
They are AGHAST. They turn around at once. The King! How could they have ABANDONED the King!? Who is guarding him if they are all HERE?!
(Yes. Danny is fine. He is eating the "Thank You for keeping us all from dying to whatever the FUCK that was!" tamales Paulina's mom pushed into his arms on his way back home. He didn't even try arguing. He made eye contact and knew he would lose.)
(Why does he feel like something really, really bothersome is headed his way?)
It's UNACCEPTABLE. Unthinkable! The King? Unguarded? Where assassination attempts and nefarious PLOTS could occur?! What if someone tried to steal his eggs!? Or attacked him while his exoskeleton was molting!? They aren't entirely sure which species he is yet, but there are SO MANY NEFARIOUS PLOTS OUT THERE!!
*panicked honor guards*
Just? Imagine becoming king. And thinking "well, aside from the skeleton army I have to figure out, at least I don't have to manage anybody!" Only to *WABAM!* your ENTIRE GHOST COURT shows up like a week later. Turns out they were hiding from your predecessor.
You have a whole ass honor gaurd. Who REFUSE TO LEAVE YOUR SIDE. You have Chefs. Who WILL cry if you send them away. The Literal Best In The Multiverse are all following you around... YOU, a RANDOM TEENAGE, with Excited Shoujo Sparkles in their eyes... because you punched a jackass really, REALLY hard.
There is no way to make this stop. Your friends are laughing at you. The interior decorator wants you to look at swatches. What are swatches and why are you being harrased by them at 1am, you wonder? If you are Mean(tm) they throw themselves upon the floor and blame themselves for their Wicked, Evil, King-Upseting Ways and you can't even TELL if your being played here.
It's like being bullied by house elves. Or Miette.
Your parents are too excited by all the New Research (at least the reveal went well?) To SAVE THEIR SON, and your sister is HELPING THE ENEMY (Traitor!), so now you're being bullied into eating vegetables and studying more.
Then? THEN!! WHO SHOWS UP?! Like... five WEEKS late?! The Justice League. Gee! GREAT RESPONSE TIME, GUYS! Reeeal snappy! But ya, JUST missed the guy!
.......YES HES BEING SARCASTIC!!!
@hdgnj @stealingyourbones
Dominic Sessa in The Holdovers - Behind the Scenes