#inspired by a convo about them being old friend in the Batpham server

[tourettesdog]

DP x DC where Bruce Wayne and Vlad Masters are old friends. They met as kids at summer camp and stayed in touch through phone calls and letters. 

Their friendship dies down around the time Vlad has his accident and starts secluding himself. They still mail each other letters, but the time between those letters stretches further and further as the years go by. 

Bruce decides to reconnect with his old friend after receiving one of these rare letters. It’s been decades since he’s seen Vlad in person, and the man has never met any of his kids-- though he’s heard plenty about them.

Bruce meets Vlad at a restaurant for lunch, with plans for a large family dinner with him in the evening. Vlad has changed a lot over the years, and Bruce tries to ignore the strange energy he feels from the man. He tries to focus on the boy he knew, and all of the pleasant conversations they’ve had over the years. Whatever changes Vlad has gone through, he’s still Bruce’s old friend. 

It’s a nice distraction at least, considering the chaos Bruce has had at home over the last couple of weeks.

Vlad is talkative as they catch up over lunch. He gloats about his job as mayor in a small town called Amity Park, and his company, and about a troubled boy he’s essentially adopted as his own. Bruce lets the man talk, genuinely interested (and confused) by some of what Vlad is saying. He has a dreadful, sinking feeling in his stomach as he asks about the boy Vlad’s “essentially adopted”.

The boy is named Daniel and Vlad is more than happy to show Bruce a picture of him. 

To Bruce’s amazement-- and horror-- it’s the same boy living in one of the manor’s guest rooms. The boy he found two weeks ago, scared witless and covered in horrific scars, who hasn’t told them more than his first name.

#dp x dc #dp x dc prompt #up to interpretation if Vlad was aware of Danny's whereabouts either could work but in very different directions #dp #danny phantom #dogprompts #dogposts #dpxdc #inspired by a convo about them being old friend in the Batpham server