#coincidence is a funny thing like that

[phantom-0-writer]

prompt 02: tim’s birthday present

Tim sat in his empty house at the empty dining table. The table was actually quite large; it had enough seats to sit at least 15 people. But there was just Tim there. 

His parents had promised and sworn up and down that they would come back in time for his birthday. He had everything planned out. He picked out the birthday cake, put on the candles, decorated, ordered his parents' favorite foods, his parents' favorite movie for movie night, popcorn the likes. But that morning, just when Tim was double checking to make sure everything was ready for the most perfect birthday ever, his parents had called to tell him that something really important had come up, and they wouldn’t be able to make it. Tim figured it was better than last year, at least they called this time. 

Tim stared down at the cake, the candles lit. He had heard online that people would make wishes on their birthday cake and blow it out. Tim thought that was a weird thing to do, but it wouldn’t hurt to try. 

What should he wish for? It would have to be something special that he doesn’t already have. Tim thought for a long moment, the candles bleeding into the frosting of the cake. 

A brother. 

Tim closed his eyes and put his hands together like he’s seen the other children to do in the cartoons. And Tim wished for a big brother. When he finally wished hard enough (whatever that meant) he opened his eyes and blew out what was left of the candles. 

Tim waited. What exactly was he supposed to do now? In the cartoons, everyone would celebrate and cheer and the birthday boy would open his presents. There wasn’t anyone to cheer for Tim, or any presents for him to open. 

Suddenly the house shook, and the loud sound of a crash sound came from the backyard. Quickly, Tim did the sensible thing and go check out what the noise was. That's what the characters always did in horror movies. 

In Tim’s backyard, there was what looked like a weird space ship that had crashed into his backyard. There wasn’t any fire or anything, but the spaceship looked pretty wrecked. Getting closer, Tim could vaguely make out that someone was inside the spaceship. Looking around, he saw what looked like maybe the handle. Tim couldn’t really tell. 

When Tim put his hand on it and tried to open it, something poked out mechanically and pricked his finger. He flinched back instinctively, caressing his finger tip.

“Recognized: Danny Fenton. System Override.” A robotic lady spoke. Who is Danny Fenton? As if to answer him, the space ship opened its hatch, and inside was an unconscious black haired teenager. “System Malfunctioning. Please Assis-” The robotic voice spoke again, before getting cut off as if the power had died. 

Suddenly, Tim remembered his wish. A big brother. 

This was Danny Fenton, and he was supposed to be Tim’s big brother

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When Danny woke up, he found himself in a very soft plush something. Something that definitely wasn’t the Spector Speeder. Alarmed, he sat up quickly to find that he didn’t recognize where he was at all. He also didn’t recognize the weird kid that was staging at him from two feet away. 

“Hi, I’m Tim. Timothy Drake.” The boy introduced himself almost business like. 

“Uh, hi Tim.” Danny responded awkwardly. “You got any idea where I am?” Danny sat up properly, moving the blanket (?) off of him and turned to face the weird and kinda creepy kid. 

“You’re in Drake Manor. Which is where I live.” He answered again. 

“Ok…ay” Danny nodded thoughtfully. “Any idea how I got here?” Truthfully, Danny hadn’t really been expecting an answer, but he still got one. 

“Because I made a birthday wish to have a big brother.” He answered in the same way he had answered the other question, very matter-of-factly. 

“Ok- Wait. What?” Danny asked, doing a double take at Tim. 

“You’re supposed to be my big brother, right?” Tim was starting to look a little hesitant, and as weirded out as Danny felt he couldn’t help but feel bad about the whole situation. 

“Where are your parents, Tim?” 

“There not home, because they had really important things to do for work.” 

Danny nodded. “Do you know when they’ll be back?” 

Tim shook his head. “They were supposed to come back today, because it’s my birthday. But they said they couldn’t make it.” 

Well, shit. Didn’t that sound awfully like Danny’s birthdays before he had given up on his parents showing up. At least he had Jazz. This kid looked like he was alone. 

Not liking the silence, Tim started fidgeting again. “So, are you gonna be my brother, then?” 

And what was Danny supposed to say, No? Besides, if he was really causing problems being in this random universe, then Clockwork would figure it out. 

Bonus: 

Danny sat at Tim’s dinner table, the kid looking at him radiating in excitement, each with a plate of stupid expensive pasta in front of them. “You said your name was Tim, right?” Danny started thoughtfully. Tim nodded, drinking up everything Danny said. “Well, first course of action as you, big brother. I need to give you a nickname.” 

Tim’s eyes sparkled at the prospect. “Like what?”

Danny tapped his chin exaggeratedly, “Hm… Tim, Tim.” Turing the name around while he absentmindedly twirled his fork between his fingers, Danny wondered what he should come up with. Suddenly, in a misplaced strength, Danny’s fork flew out of his hand. 

Before Danny could even say anything, “I’ll get you a new one!” Tim offered quickly. Getting up from his chair, his foot got tangled behind the leg of the chair and Tim fell quietly on the floor with an oof. 

Danny laughed at him. “You okay, Timbers?” He asked, getting up to check on the boy. 

“Yeah, I like Timbers.” Tim said, a bright smile on his face despite the blossoming bruise on his arm.

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#dc x dp prompt #dpxdc #danny and tim #danny phantom #tim drake #be kinda funny if tim was like so convinced that wishes were real and all that and starts dabbling in magic at a pretty early age or smt #big brother danny #they had pretty similar childhood and like shit is danny gonna let that happen to another kid on his watch #tim: what a funny coincidence #danny: what a funny coincidence #clockwork watching this all go down: hehehe just like i planned #also yes the spector speeder dna matched tim as danny #which means that tim in alternate danny #i thought it would be a fun little thing to add since they had similar childhoods in this au

[squuote]

I like that the narrator seemingly chose stanley as his targeted office worker that would best fit his story just by how he eagerly functioned and followed every command given to him. and then the moment stanley did not get to press his buttons, he made sure to make the narrator’s life a living hell. imagine choosing the guy who usually always listens and then find out he specifically has it out for you.

#crow thoughts #this is coinciding with the idea that the office was a thing before the parable #but also I just think it’s super funny #how he essentially was like yeah this dude LOVES being told what to do and pressing buttons #and then he specifically denies every command you give him #really really funny #sorry I need my daily fix of parable content and I haven’t gotten it yet #the stanley parable

[puppyeared]

i like him

#somebody needs to keep me 8 metres away at all times or else ill start chewing on him #i just want everyone to know if i end up making a character who happens to resemble harvey in any shape or form #it probably wasnt a coincidence 😐and it will happen again #if i remember maybe ill try getting stardew when it goes on sale.. my friend showed me her farm and she named her chicken after doja cat #or maybe it was nikki minaj i cant remember. and she also said smth about monsters and passing out if you stay out after a certain hour #idk how accurate tht is all i know is the funny fucked up grandpas bed #i read somewhere that harveys supposed to be in his early to mid thirties and i dont have a problem with it but i think itd be very funny #if hes actually younger than he looks hes just a med school postgrad lmao. idk how well that headcanon would hold up since ive #never played the game and idk how often ppl talk about his age or if itsjust an implied thing. i just think its really really funny #im trying to get into the habit of drawing poses so im using reference images to try and build up muscle memory #i found some cute pictures of two ppl playing by the sea shore and it reminded me of xin and sailor so im gonna draw em like that #i havent drawn em in so long..... maybe i should update xins reference since i changed their lore quite a bit #myart #my art #doodles #stardew valley #stardew #sdv #sdv harvey #kinda wanna see him whimper a little bit. as a treat

[glouris]

Gross oversimplification of how Furina & Focalors split works

The hydro archon - Furina + Focalors, one being

Furina, separated - body and spirit of the hydro archon

Focalors, separated - divinity of the hydro archon

Now, imagine that you’re Furina, while Focalors is some aspect of yourself - like your ability to play the piano. This aspect breaks away from you, taking all the memories connected to it - you learning how to play, people you knew in music school, crying over homework, everything. After that, it becomes a formless entity that haunts a piano in your living room, and plays it from the inside, directly on the strings.

Despite this entity being separate, it’s still you, because it’s you that learned the piano, it’s your skills, memories, emotions. This aspect of yourself is incomplete without the rest of you, and you’re incomplete with a chunk of your life missing, but it’s okay because you can still move on without knowing how to play the piano. 

Genshin goes out of its way to state that Furina and Focalors are one in the same several times. Focalors is not a clone, sister, mother - she doesn’t even have a body. Focalors is Furina’s allegorical ability to play the piano, she’s the act of “Furina being a god” itself.

#it’s also kinda funny that the original name from ars goetia is focalor not focalors #it may be a coincidence but what if it’s a reference to her splitting into two? #like Focalors - body and spirit + divinity #Furina - body and spirit #Focalor - divinity #anyway #genshin impact #furina #focalors #was fighting for my life on twitter today and got brainrotted into this comparison #hopefully this does make things a bit easier to understand #genshin theory #it's not a theory but i think the tag is useful #genshin lore

[ryouverua]

So it just occurred to me that all the anti-Monokuma ‘weapons’/electrobombs have Miu’s cartoon mouse symbol plastered on them, and Monokuma is *afraid* of mice. I don’t know why it took so long for me to piece that fun little detail together (maybe because the fear of mice is only really mentioned in SDR2??) but, huh. That’s pretty neat actually.

#Miu iruma #spoilers #drv3 spoilers #danganronpa v3 #the last post in the queue was actually a complete coincidence lmao #it was actually prompted by one of the fics I’m finally catching up on lol #wasn’t even brought up in the fic itself as a thing or anything either funny enough #just the mouse itself as a nod to Miu and I was like. Wait. #sorry if this is old news to everyone for some reason it never clicked to me before lmao

[omaano]

The desert witch and his.... something tooths-y

A last one (for now) for my witch!Cobb AU for Monster Mash on the Dincobb server *kisses to all of you*

#dincobb #marshmando #din x cobb #marshalorian #din djarin #cobb vanth #my art #monster mash #I learned how to draw the swirl-y thing and went a little overboard #I would like to blame most of this on Tosye and Isa and I'm not going to explain what parts or why <3 #I want Cobb's tattoo tbh #and his everything as well #one day I'll make the effort to properly draw out Din's tattoo if all I do is draw the same set on him every time #Cobb at least gets some variation in there #I refuse to make up my mind on what Din is you pick #Cobb does have a weirdly Mandalorian coloured lothcat tho #no relation it's just a funny coincidence to confuse Grogu #the mandalorian fanart #I'd deeply appreciate if someone signed up as my impulse control please and thank you #Cobb covers out most of the details re: the mess on his workbench and my heart just broke in two when I noticed that

[the-meme-monarch]

I don't like you 🤚

this is so funny to me. i don’t even know who you are? you’re kinda nothing to me. kinda obsessed w the emoji though. get clowned on

#didn’t even see this until answering that prev ask on my phone bc it shows my whole inbox instead of just the ask #the monarch’s court #i only ever send asks to like actually ask things or compliment. the fa #the fact im in your head enough that you had to Tell me. kinda funny. have a nice night now #looking back at my posts to see if i Said anything to prompt this. only post coinciding 5 hours ago was my art #did my silly newsletter doodles piss you off? do you hate valentines NDNDNSJJSJSHSJSJSNS

[probablyaseamonster]

so... we all get the father vibes from Pentious, right? It's not just me?

Theres the "son?" Joke in the pilot which sounded a liiiittle too sincere, there's how he acts around his egg bois... and how that cringefail energy of his could easily be translated into embarrassing dad behavior...

So anyway what I'm saying is I still think Baxter could be his missing son-

#Hazbin hotel #sir pentious #Look on the one hand #Snek and feesh. #Come on #It's cute #Also they're both “scientists” in a way #And Sir Precious over here took Baxter's spot in the cast #First thing could easily be coincidence #But also I think it'd be funny and also really heartwarming #Bur it'd be CRUEL if SP ends up being the one to die in season one and Baxter comes to the hotel one episode #And somehow finds out his dad was here and neither of them knew #I think that could be the only thing that would make me legit sad if he was the one to get killed #I mean don't get me wrong I love him #But he just feels unattached to the rest of the cast to me #And I feel like it'd hurt the characters the least #Even if he did sacrifice himself like some theorists imagine #I'm having trouble summoning thoughts rn I might come back to this later *not likely*

[statementlou]

Hi, I know your acc is dedicated to Louis but are you not a fan of Harry and his music too (or any of the other boys' for that matter)? Also, I was wondering if 'coincidences' like Dylan having a song called 'You're Not Harry Styles' on her discography are just those for you? Coincidences I mean. I can absolutely understand that you or others aren't sure that they are still together, but when stuff like this happens I do wonder what you think of it?

case by case! some stuff I absolutely think is on purpose, some stuff that people go bananas over I think is literally nothing, something they won't even be aware of or care about, some stuff I think does suggest they are still together, but I also think they both definitely play to the larry side of the fandom sometimes but that that DOESN'T necessarily mean anything other than that they are playing to the fans so that muddies the waters considerably as far as knowing anything about their lives (and good for them! sad for us lol but I'm happy for them). As far as fanning, I am still invested in the whole damn gang of them but with very varying placements along the line from unconditional love to frustrated irritation so I'm interested in everything that's going on and super nosy about all of it but is that being a FAN?? IDK by fandom standards but otoh like... no normal person knows as much about Harry Styles as I do so I guess you could say so lol. And I do like Harry's music! It's not as tailor made to my exact personal tastes as Louis' but I like a lot of it and like seeing him at the forum in 2018 was one of the best shows I've been to in my life, I don't hate it you know! And he can be very funny on the rare occasion we get to see it. And I love a lot of Zayn's music (and have a lot of affection for his weirdo fuckboi self) and to be honest I am EXTREMELY invested in the possibility of getting to see Zayn perform at some point be it livestream or whatever I really think it might happen?!! I will lose it if so. Liam's music, and Niall's these days, isn't really my thing, but I'm always keeping up and I can't give Liam the hugs he so desperately needs so I hope he gets his radio hit! So idk I'm still OT5 oriented in some ways but there is only one man in this world who never disappoints me/ I would give it all up for/ I actually truly think is one of the world's rarest and specialist angels/ I think is a music and business and just general industry genius of his time/ has the prettiest voice I have ever heard/ etc and I think we all know who that is...

#always down to speculate about various larry 'proofs' or signals but a lot of stuff... I don't really think there's a there there #I don't think the dylan song is super relevant though I am sure Louis thought it was very funny but like #how does that mean he's still with harry you know? #so I guess I am saying I think that one is a coincidence but at most its a signal but not a proof... if that makes sense? #things that actually make me think they're together are more like them disappearing and reappearing at the same time always #being in the same places #that kind of stuff

[vampkomori]

wondering if childe being designed with red hair was researched and has a deeper meaning bc theres a bunch of stuff that makes a weird amount of sense. for him to have red hair specifically.

red hair is basically a mutation (mc1r gene) and it affects a bunch of different stuff, not just hair color, but also vitamin production and pain receptors

redheads in particular produce their own vitamin D so historically people with that hair color moved more towards colder climates bc they could retain heat better and thus could withstand the cold more. bc of their vitamin D production they also had stronger bones than people who didnt have red hair so its theorized that in colder climates redheads were having more children than non-redheads bc the latter just had brittler bones and had a rough time in the cold (the video i watched abt it also made a joke abt how redheads would thrive "underground" more than in the sun and well. funny that). also apparently some redheads need 20% more anesthesia than non-redheads bc they can have a higher pain tolerance

so its interesting that childe, known redhead, lives in a cold climate (snezhnaya) has a lot of siblings, and survived the abyss (makes his own vitamin D, has Stronger Bones, possibly high pain tolerance) its kind of hilarious? are u telling me him having red hair is deep. i love that

#childe tartaglia #gi #i watched cari can read's video abt it specifically and its a fun watch. i didnt know most of these things ! #near the end she also says that redheads have white hair instead of grey hair when they grow older which is #another funny thing in relation to childe bc he has a little white strand in his hair #the video in general is very educational i just have to make it abt childe. sorry. as if its my fault #k.txt #anyway Lots of funny coincidences. if they are that. i genuinely wouldnt put it past hyv to have designed him with red hair on purpose #also so nobody takes this the wrong way. redheads arent Superhuman or anything and in genshin particularly no one should generalize them #theyre not All Like Childe he also has redhaired siblings who are normal n probably have as much of a chance in the abyss than nonredheads #(which is next to none) #so worry not. he is still a little freak of nature

[spacecrows]

me (diagnosed with ADHD): *talks about little funny/annoying things my brain does (because of the ADHD)* my mom (not diagnosed with anything): wow that's so funny, the exact same thing happens to me too! i've never heard anyone else describe that. so random that you get that too. genetics, huh? :))

#sure mom. funny. funny coincidence. #this happens every time i see her #it happened like 6 times today alone #meanwhile my dad and my sister are staring at us like 'your brains do WHAT now???' #she doesn't really know much about adhd #i only got diagnosed a few years ago and she wasn't part of that process at all because she was living in another country back then #and like. i've gently mentioned to her before that genetics seem to play a big role in adhd too #and that actually many people get a late diagnosis when their child gets diagnosed #and it's fine. i won't pressure her to look into it more because she's doing well! #i don't think she needs meds or therapy or whatever at this point #but i just feel like it might help with how she sees herself? because it's so deeply engrained into her that she is Not Smart??? #because she flunked out of school as a teenager??? #due to bad grades #and like. oh i wish i could talk to that girl #things turned out well for her and she's generally a happy person #but still. i know part of her think she's stupid. and i fucking hate that #anyway i mainly just think this is really funny when it happens #adhd #nd

[phoenixyfriend]

Came across this and remembered the post you made about young Cody being attracted to wet cat middle aged obiwan, it's reptiles instead of bugs but feels very adjacent to what you were talking about

https://archiveofourown.org/works/46453954

Huh, eerie. Probably not the first or only fic with this vibe, though, lol.

On the off chance it was inspired by the mentioned post, I'd hope they link it at some point, but with the number of Codywan fics out there, I'm pretty sure there have been fics in that vein many times before and surely there will be more in the future.

#phrasing and timing's a bit funny but these things happen especially in a fandom this big; it could 100% be coincidence #or like. subconscious. #phoenix answers asks #star wars #the clone wars #modern au #codywan #possibly in the 'fic for me' tag but I'll hold off unless someone actually approaches me about it #it's a common trope/concept and applying it to this ship in this way is not unexpected #when there's five and a half thousand fics in the ship tag... you get repeats

[terrainofheartfelt]

Gossip Girl as things my friends have said:

(Part 6/5)

#gossip girl #gg glc #blair waldorf #jenny humphrey #nate archibald #dan humphrey #dan x nate #eric van der woodsen #louis grimaldi #jenate #vanessa abrams #the groupchat continues to say iconic things #many are blair because we are just like that #actually we have multiple scorpios. so. makes sense. #fun fact one of my friends is in fact dating a frenchman named Louis #and I could not resist #but her Louis is by all accounts a lovely person and a good man #it's just a very funny coincidence to me #(and yes she made him watch princess diaries and he's a fan) #* #the consumption one was a joke about la traviata

[heraldofcrow]

This is non-Soulsborne fandom related so don’t worry frens and colleagues, but one of the funniest things I have ever seen in fandom dramas is when a specific character is widely hated for being petulant or mean or whatever, and when the more neutral people who try to analyze or understand their motives speak out, they get expectedly attacked by the said haters of course…

But those haters sound and act exactly like the character they hate so much, especially when they start attacking the neutral analyzer bfhndj 💀💀💀

#sorry it’s just one of the funniest forms of irony #the loudest haters always sound exactly like the characters they are hating on #coincidence? likely not #this is the fandom equivalent of villains hating the hero so much because they secretly see their lost selves in them and therefore project #lol #people often say it’s because “oh they just simp secretly” but i think it’s usually either projection or #they see traits in the character that remind them of irl people that hurt them #the latter is pretty common and i think people admit to it more often #hell i’ve done that #anyway #this is just a funny fandom thing i have seen and it keeps happening like i swear i’m not insane #fandom nonsense #CrowNotes

[hella1975]

my mum picking me up this morning: you're not as hungover as i thought you'd be

me, just yacked in an alleyway: yeah haha

#it's 3pm now and i still cant believe that happened that was. an experience #basically my mate's 21st coincided with her sister's 30th so they both had this big joint Event last night #where they literally rented out a farm house and the field nearby and set up a whole campsite and barbeque and everything #it was really random but also really good esp bc ive been friends with this girl since we were super young #and our mums were friends so ive just got. lots of connections to her family and it was nice seeing them all again #but there was fully like 60 people at this thing and i DID drink more than i meant to but i wasn't paralytic which is good #and my hangover ISNT that bad in terms of how bad my hangovers can get #it's just that my mate's dad picked us both up at 9am this morning which was already going to be... rough #and then proceeded to do the bumpiest drive down the country lanes ive ever experienced #i was literally grinding my teeth like i am NOT about to throw up in this man's car please if there is a god do not let me throw up #and i didn't! my mum picked me up from this (thankfully very quiet) road that has this rickety old alley coming off it #and i had the very humbling moment of 'im actually going to be sick aren't i' and had to WAIT FOR AN OLD WOMAN #TO FUCKING MEANDER OUT OF THE ALLEY AND WALK FAR AWAY ENOUGH FOR ME TO AT LEAST HAVE A SHRED OF DIGNITY #and proceeded to throw up. in a public alleyway. at 9:30am on a sunday. so of course i needed to tell you guys about it #im now force feeding myself garlic bread. im going to manchester tomorrow. i have a flight at the crack of dawn on tuesday #what is even going on anymore #also fully did just do nos last night with some 30 year olds. i cannot express how fucking odd a thing that is for me to do #actually no i can express it bc youse know that im funny about drugs so for me to not even be that drunk #and get offered a fucking balloon of all things and be like 'yeah why not!' is.... odd #i know i inhaled wrong though bc it didn't do a thing which honestly im happy about <3 #hella goes home

[quirkeduptransguy]

Watching an obscure German interview with the blood bros cause I’m drawing johnny whitney in some of his dumb jackets (I’m normal he’s just fun to doodle yknow) and he has a fun big jacket in there and I never noticed in the clips they included before now he had like a bandana or smth in his back jean pocket. Interesting

#I mean this genuinely btw cause that’s the one time I’ve seen him do that from what I remember but Tbf I don’t watch many young machete era #shows. my guy blew his voice outtt and also I don’t like the album young machetes very much #wasn’t there that handkerchief code thing with gay men?? #!!! not saying he’s gay lmfao !!! #just a sort of funny coincidence that #if what I saw was correct #he might’ve been accidentally flagging he likes getting fisted LMFAO #or on purpose. idk which is better #evil neighing compilation