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Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

Danny Kingston

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Location: Cafeteria
Skills: N/A
Costume: Double Trouble

Danni beamed as Dee joined him, finally getting a chance to dance with at least some of his friends, since the others all skipped out on him to go to that stupid haunted house. At least Dee wanted to have real fun. Danni laughed as he joined him and he let himself just have fun with his friends. The meltdown could wait until later for once!

Of course, it couldn't last forever; though if Dee hadn't noticed the commotion, Danni would have been content to ignore it and dance on. But Dee broken the pleasant daze he'd worked himself into and the complaint died on his tongue when he saw Princess, screaming and crying. He panicked for a moment, fire flickering at the fingertips briefly, but he waved it off. It wasn't any worse than a panic attack or nightmares. it wouldn't be the first time they comforted each other through a shitty time, and it wouldn't be the last.

Of course, Beanie and Mt. Muscle were adorably useless here and that was not the vibe. Danni clicked his tongue as he scrambled across the cafeteria, nearly tripping in his rush, and windmilled as he skidded to a halt by Beanie. “Murder t'e Sinister clone later, Beanie. Right now, ya gotta get ‘er outta ‘ere. She’s gunna feel even worse after if t'is ‘its t’e whole damn school. Oye Leah, use t'ose damn muscles! Lift and get t'e fuck outta ‘ere with Princess.” Danni demanded, a half baked (and that's being generous) plan to kick this to the curb. “Mads, get ‘er blankets and shit and drag it into our dorm, Dee you know t'e drill and t'e set up. T’e usual, but pump t'at shit up ta 11. Break out t'e big boys and all t'at. We're gunna cry til t'e damn sunrises and t'en we're takin’ a sick day, fuck t'is shit.” Danni grumbled. Fucking Haunted Houses. What was wrong with this school year?

Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

Danny Kingston

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Location: Cafeteria
Skills: N/A
Costume: Double Trouble

“‘ey! ‘Ow am I supposed ta know t'at?!( Danni whined after a yelp at the flick, rubbing away the sting and sticking his tongue out at Maddie childishly. “Yeah, we'll plan it ourselves. Can't ‘ave Princess ‘elp since it's for ‘er and all t'at. Spicy, you good at party plannin’? Maybe you can ‘elp too! And t'en get a spark o’ inspiration for your fit, ya know? 10/10 fantastic feedback loop!”

Danni looked down at the little raptor that Dee pointed out. It was so teeny, tiny! “Oh! My dragon and your raptor are gunna be bffs! I mean, as long as t'ey don't try ta eat each ot'er t'ough. But I'm sure it's fine! Bffs don't each each ot'er!” Danni laughed, tempted to pet the raptor but afraid it would bite and he would go boom and the night would ruined. So using his best judgment, he satisfied his need to touch by poking Dee on the nose. “Okay, well, since t'e girls are clearly abandonin’ us for t'e ‘ous, Imma just slide out on t'e dance floor and ‘ave fun ‘cause I don't wanna wait ‘round and miss out! You should join! It'll be fun, we'll get silly wit’ it, and then we'll go and get t'e after party set up!” Danni told the couple, already heading closer to the DJ.

Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

Danny Kingston

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Location: Cafeteria
Skills: N/A
Costume: Double Trouble

“OMG VICKI!” Danni squealed, ignoring Mads's incredibly unenthusiastic response to his fantastic party plan. Who wouldn't want to watch She-Ra in 3D in the training room with all their besties? “Speakin’ of magic, I was just talkin’ ‘bout you! Do you t'ink it'd be possible ta like, theaterize a trainin’ room so we could do a big ole She-Ra viewin’? I was literally just talkin’ about you! ‘ave you watched She-Ra? Mads ‘ere ‘asn't and neit'er ‘as Leah, so we wanna do a big t'in’ viewin’ and since she's one of t'e winners, I'd figure we really ramp t'is shit up! Drinks, drinks, food, music for t'e gossip interludes, all t'at stuff! It'll be so much fun! We can invite everyone!” Danni bubbled, bouncing at the idea, focused on his little day dream.

Of course, Dee was enough to snap him out of it. He practically felt when he was making his way over and Danni threw his arms around him and shook him excitedly. “Deeeeeeee!!! We did It! Not t'at I was surprised. Spicy’s presentation was a touch off but ‘is skill def made up for it, but we looked so ‘ot out t’ere t’at t’e judges ‘ad ta let us t’rough! We're just t'at good!” Dannie exclaimed, giving Percy a thumbs up. “Now, we're just talkin’ about t’e after party ‘cause Princess, Beanie, and Leah won savior and we're gunna do She-Re but like, theater style you know? It's gunna be great! Do ya t'ink t'ey'll let us have sparklers or will we need ta smuggle t'em in? T'ey let Poisson-Pas blow us up so we gotta be good wit’ fireworks in t'em, right?”

Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

Danny Kingston

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Location: Cafeteria
Skills: N/A
Costume: Double Trouble

Danni's attention shifted, his She-Ra lecture dead and forgotten, as Colson stepped up on stage. Danni could practically feel the excitement in the air, or maybe that was just him trying to stay still. Excelsior made it in - he never had a doubt. They were too good, and frankly they deserved it after dominating the way they did. Of course, none of that really mattered - Danni knew they'd get in the second they all suited up. They looked too damn fine to get skipped over. Definitely helped that they crushed the opposing team- Danni meant to look up the spear guy cause he had some moves and he wanted to tango but It'd slipped his mind completely. Danni cheered along side the rest of the group, doing a spin just to get the bubbles out.

Of course, Danni was just as confident that he’d get Saviour this year. He just had a feeling and since he was right about Excelsior, why wouldn't he be right about winning Saviour? his only question was who would he be sharing It with? Princess? Dee? Beanie - they could do something with a lot of flair accepting it too. He cheered with Princess was announced because hell yeah she deserved it for being the absolute best bitch of the school and he was so excited to go up with her that he nearly missed the second announcement.

He was wrong. He felt his stomach drop. He was wrong. He'd already taken a half step forward but froze. He was wrong. Danni swallowed back the lump in his throat.

He didn't win.

Instead, it went to Beanie and… Leah. Danni got Princess and Beaniece but, Leah? He turned to make a joke about it with Dee, maybe less of a joke and more of a cutting remark about piggybacking, but he remembered that Dee wasn't there either. He was off with Spicy doing Haunted House things and other gross stuff probably. Couldn't even be bothered to be there when they announced the teams. Whatever.

Still, Beanie and Princess deserved to be celebrated and Danni fixed his best smile on and cheered and hollered with enthusiasm. Danni even grabbed Maddie and spun with her in excitement. “T’ey won, t’ey won, t’ey won! Isn't t'at awesome?! We gotta t'row a party o’ somet'in’! I can make dinner and snacks and we can get drinks, maybe sneak in some drinks, and celebrate and She-Ra!” Danni babbled, his excitement only partially forced. “Maybe t'ey'd let us borrow a trainin’ room or somet'in’. Vicky can ‘elp us set it up ta make a t’eater room, I brin’ food, Princess, Beanie, and Leah are winners so t'ey just show up, Dee and Spicy can brin’ drinks and maybe little poppers. Oh, yeah I like the confetti poppers, so fun, especially the glittery ones so def t'at, and t'en Dee would probs brin’ t'at retro girl, who'd probs bring her girlfriend, and….” Danni frowned as he tried to count on his fingers. “T'at's a lotta people but we can get Dee ta beg Poisson-Pas if it gets denied. we can start plannin’ tomorrow, right Mads? I'd bet t'ey'd love It!” Danni beamed, adamantly ignoring the sinking feeling in his stomach.

Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

Danny Kingston

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Location: Cafeteria
Skills: N/A
Costume: Double Trouble

See, Danni was ready to fly off about body paint, the different types, setting sprays, and other things he definitely didn’t go down a spiraling research hole specifically for this costume that certainly wasn't him procrastinating on homework, no matter what Dee said, and he was ready, so so ready, but he couldn't help himself when he heard the horrible, awful, fantastic question Leah posed to the group. Well, Princess really but what's the difference?

“Who is Swift Wind? Who is Swift Wind?” Danni screeched, clutching his imaginary pearls. “Merde, Leah! Swift Wind is She-Ra's loyal steed and a fighter for horse freedom. He's an alicorn wit’ rainbow wings and a gorgeous flowin’ mane and tail, and he is a strong independent ‘orse who don't need no She-Ra because ‘e's ‘is own ‘orse, ya know?! No, you don't but you will ‘cause now we ‘ave ta ‘ave a She-Ra marathon. No ifs, ands, or buts!” Danni decided, detaching himself from April as he gestured wildly.

“You're gunna love it! My first dance was ta t'e t'eme song and I still say it was iconic. Oh, I could show you t'at too and t'en we can perform it toget'er for t'e group!” Danni bounced up and down excitedly, getting closer to Leah as he did. “My favorite episode is Princess Prom, ngl. The Catra suit when I first saw it as a kid was absolutely fuckin’ fantastic. Like, slayed. Insta-death, one hit K.O. Omg, Beanie, Princess, idea time. Leah, muscles, Catra Princess Prom cosplay. Omg, I gotta find Zelds and get her on t'is. Such good team outfits, suit's gotta be not'in’ right?” He stood up on his tip toes, holding himself steady on Leah's shoulder as he scanned the room fruitlessly.

Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

Danny Kingston

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Location: Cafeteria
Skills: N/A
Costume:Double Trouble

Danni was bored. They came to a party to have fun and here they were, talking in circles about who is having fun, who's isn't having fun, blah blah blah blah. He could practically weep with relief when Mads came back, drink in hand, and he was all too happy to accept one. “T’e best, Maddie. VIP of t'e evenin’!” Danni cheered, wrapping his free arm around her shoulders.

“Food, really? Not dancin’? Dee and Spicy are gunna come out and t’ey're probs gunna be all spooked, so t’heir not gunna wanna eat! We haven't done anyt'ing so work up an appetite! Wouldn't it be better ta actually get ‘ungry first?” Danni whined, still slipping his free arm into April's and heading towards food, all but vibrating with the need to do anything. “ ‘Cause t'at maze-’ouse t'in’ ain't gettin’ me anywhere near it. T'ose people be cryin’ and I did not put t'is much body color on ta start ruinin’ it wit’ tears. Plus, who wants me ta ugly cry in t'e middle of t'is - we're ‘ere ta bask in our victory and ‘ave a relaxin’ night after grueling days of school work and trainin’.” Danni groaned at the memory, Nemo’s insane need to booby trap everything making him a little paranoid as he stared at his drink. Was it poisoned, would Nemo come over the speaker and announce it was a fucking training exercise and they had to find an antidote with the materials in this rooms?

Danni shook his head, they wer having fun. This was fun! “Okay, okay, okay. Food t’en dance, food t’en dance!. I wanna dance wit’ everyone!” Danni declared excitedly, already doing a little jig as they headed to eat.

Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

Danny Kingston

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Location: Cafeteria
Skills: N/A
Costume:Double Trouble

“Aw look at you, Spicy! All adorably grumpy like a little pug! You're bein’ so brave wit’ all t'ese people; don't bite anyone in t'e ‘aunted ‘ouse!” Danni patted Spicy's head, and promptly skipped away to hide on the other side of the friend group. “Wait, Mads!!! Get me a drink too pleaaaaaaase!” Danni called after her as she dove into the cafeteria fully, before turning his attention to the girls.

“Okay, so like, t'at's a great plan and all but can I please remind t'e group t'at Leah is in love wit’ t’e fight in fight or flight? You remember t’at time last year w'en Dee jump scared ‘er? If Dee'd been ‘alf a second slower goin’ ghost, I'd ‘ave ta ask papa ta play telephone wit’ ‘im! Not'in’ against t'at Leah, like sups ‘ot and all t'at strengt’ rawr, but like, get t'is girlie on t'e dance floor, wear ‘er out a bit, and t'en do your ‘ouse so t'en Leah only wants ta like, punch out ‘alf t'eir lights!!” Danni suggested, proud of himself for the logical sounding argument and not at all acknowledging he was nervous that the entire group was heading to the spooky shit first.

Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

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Location: D&D Dorm
Skills: Pyrokinesis, Astral Projection

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“Yeah, Princess is right! You gotta do photos, group photos, and t’en mini-group photos, silly Beanie! I'd try ta convince everyone fir individual photos but time ain't permittin’ t'at one.” Danni sighed as he fiddled with his locket (costume or not, that ain't ever coming off),casting a critical look over the photos. They were def kick ass, the costumes were on fucking point, even if Spicy did ruin the overall vibe but he was a bit of a stick in the mud so it was on brand. What did annoy him was that in not a single God damned photo did Leah smile. How were they not going to have a smiling Scorpia? She was the god damn friendship is magic character in the Horde and is all about hugs and smiles and just good things all around! He knew she was a damn land mine with the emotional range of an avalanche but come on...

“Not even one smile, Leah? I took like ugh, seven of t’ese.” Danni whined at her, stomping his foot. “I'll let it slide t’is time ‘cause you still look hot as fuck but next time we do group photos, we don't stop ‘til we get a smile!”

Still, he shrugged off his irritation at Leah in favor of pictures with his besties. He wanted individual ones of course - Seahawk with fire around him ‘cause he’s always setting ships on fire, Princess in Perfuma’s signature pose, and himself lounging like Double Trouble up against the wall. Then group photos of the three - serious ones in their poses, silly ones where Danni tried to capture Princess or Dee, and a few with them just being themselves. Danni marked one to be printed out later - he still had some frames he could hang on his dorm wall!

Dorian watched as his best friend fiddled with his locket. He wondered what was going on in his head as he stared at the photos they had just taken. He was about to ask, to see if Danni would open up in front of the rest of them when he suddenly called Leah out. While Dorian certainly didn't expect that mountain to move enough for a smile, Danni did have a point that their Scorpia needed to at least have one photo in which she's smiling. He posed for the photos, doing SeaHawk pose as flames kicked behind him as if he'd set his ship on fire. Another of April carrying Dorian bridal style while Danni tried to “capture them”. It's what he'd expected of the group photos, though he guessed this new group was still a little stiff.

”Well if Perce ‘ere isn't opposed to t'e idea t'en I'd love some pics wit’ ‘im!.” Dorian stopped and looked at Danni, eyes rolling as he dared ask him a question. ” ‘ave any in mind?”

“Dee, Polts, ‘auntlin’, darlin’, I always ‘ave ideas. Now, gimme a little space ta work my magic on Spicy ‘ere.” Danni grinned at Percy, circling him as he abandoned all pretense of personal space. A nudge to the foot, push on an elbow, and the adjustment of his shoulders, and Danni waved Dee over to stand in front of him. “T'is'll be a fuckin’ awesome pic, but I gotta ask. You trust me, right?”

”Unequivocally”

“T’en fall.” Danni said cheerily as he tripped Dee straight into Percy's arms. Just as he planned, it looked like Percy had dipped Dee rather than Danni gleefully tripping his best friend. Danni fiddled with his locket again with one hand on his hip, looking over the pair. “Now be gross and stare inta each ot'er's eyes lovingly or whatever you crazy kids do t'ese days while I work on t'e finishin’ touches.”

There was a short yelp as Dorian felt himself lose control and fall backwards. Lucky for him Percy had caught him. He'd had no time to complain, hardly listening to what Danni was saying as he'd instantly been lost in Percy's eyes, a slight breath leaving him like an adoring sigh as he swooned at the motion. He felt weightless, as if time had frozen them in place, and for a moment he'd forgotten about the others in the room. Threatening to close the space between their lips before Dannis voice pierced back in.

The lighting was off, Danni decided as he looked at the picture in front of him. It took everything in him not to scoff at them, wrapped up in their only little world, but he couldn't resist the eye roll. They barely knew each other. At least the royal trio were more than moderately acquainted. Still, it was a good picture so he kept his mouth shut, even if there was something uncomfortable threatening to bubble up from his chest. But, turning his attention back to more pressing matters, Danni opened his plan and fire crackled to life. He blew it towards the pair and shimmering flames the size of candles hovered around them. It softened everything around them, giving it a warmer glow than the dorm lights ever could, and he was snapping picture after picture - two or three from every angle.

The candle light was beautiful, wrapping the pair into a romantic scene that simply whisked Dorian away. He hadn't noticed how many photos Danni had taken, or how long it was taking. But one of his legs slipped slightly on the tiled floor, he felt more of his weight press against Percy's hands and embarrassment weld up inside of him. He closed his eyes, his body reactively phasing him out as he slipped between Percy's fingers only to phase back in just before he hit the ground. ”I'm alright. I'm fine. But maybe t'e ot'ers can ‘ave a go while I sit down.”

Danni giggled as Dee phased through Percy. “Okie dokie artichokie! Just don't lay too long lover bird, or you'll wrinkle your costume. Danni teased Dee, though he did pat Percy's head. “Good job stayin’ still for t'e pics! Didn't t'ink you ‘ad it in you. You are a freshie of mysteries!” Danni waved away the fire in the air and turned to the royal trio.

“Okay, t'is is my vision. At least 3 photos, each wit’ a different person in t'e middle. Beanie, you in t'e middle first, sword tip down in front of you and Princess and Leak kissin’ you on each side. Princess in the middle next, Beanie and Leah kissin’ Beanie's hand like knights ta a princess, and t’en Leah…” Danni tapped his locket, thinking, thinking thinking. Leah didn't usually feature in pictures so maybe they're do a different route. “Maybe Leah standin’ front and center, aggressively, wit’ Beanie and Princess looking over ‘er shoulders, kinda like she's defendin’ t’em? Or back ta back ta back, Beanie and Princess in profile while Leah is in t’e front?”

Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

Danny Kingston

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Location: Stark Hall - Floor Six
Skills: N/A
Costume: Double Trouble

“We're nukin’ t'e dickheads t'at ‘acked Beanie, duh! ‘ard ta be little assholes when you're a stain on t'e wall!” Danni cut in cheerily, even as he skipped outside, phone in hand. “Aw, Spicy! You look so adorable! T'ough, t'e accent makes you sound like Poisson-Pas and t'ats kinds off puttin’, you know? Could you imagine a mini-him runnin’ around, planting fuckin’ explosives and randomly flooding rooms in t'e same of survival?” Danni shivered at the thought, tempted to check the hallway for apocalyptic traps.

He surveyed the hallway critically, certain death already forgotten, as he thought about how the photo. Percy's refusal to play along really dampened the spirit of the whole thing and he was half tempted to demand just a She'ra photo but he could already hear Dee whining about it, so he supposed they'd just work him in just off the side so he wasn't too obviously against the grain. Though, maybe centering him would be better but Spicy barely tolerated attention; Danni couldn't imagine he'd sit still for more than 7 pictures while they got it just right.

“Yeeees, Mads you're rockin’ t'e look! Do you t'ink you can do like, a spell circle or whatevs it's called for t'e photo? It'd be so cool, you'd be so cool, like 10/10 would Magik again. 10/10 would trust wit’ my life!” Danni begged, as a perfect picture came to mind. He scrambled over to Dee, and waved at all of him. “Relaxed picture second - use him as an arm rest after you pose. Gotta do the Seahawk pose! Spicy, just cross your arms, be generally grumpy like always! No extra effort needed!”

“Course, gotta ‘ave Beanie front and center! Gotta ‘ave our She-ra in t'e middle, sword up ‘cause Beanie's a bad ass who ain't scared of no ‘acker.” Danni grabbed his tripod and camera, setting it up as he spoke. “Princess, you go between Beanie and Dee and Leah, you're on t'e other side of Beanie. And t'en Mads, spell circle next ta Leah and t'en I'll… Danni paused considering where he could go. It was unbalanced if it trailed off on Mads ‘cause they only had one past the center three versus two but he'd wanted to be with Princess and Dee but he'd written himself out of that combo there. Ugh. “We don't ‘ave a Catrs, so I'll skulk my way between Mads and Leah. T'en we can do cute photos! Yes, no, maybe so?”

Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

Danny Kingston

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Location: Gym - Training Room A
Skills: N/A
Costume: Double Trouble

Costume party, costume party, costume party! Danni couldn't barely hold himself together the whole day, unable to maintain interest in anything for long with the looming event. He fiddled with his social media, his cooking equipment, even clothes, and tried to research more about his dragon but his head just kept drifting to the party. They really needed to add a group contest for people like them that coordinated and did all this work to look good together - hero work was all about working as a team and what better way to promote comrades than through fun and fashion - but he'd have to settled for winning Savior of Avenger's Academy with one of them!

It had been a difficult decision for some - Princess couldn't make up her mind, which was fair since she was perfect for so many characters, but Danni knew which role he'd play instantly. Double Trouble fit him like a second skin, literally in this case. The longest part of the costume was makeup primer and body paint application, covering the upper part of his arms, neck, and face since thankfully the costume covered everything else because between the full skincare routine, primer, and then the heavy duty water resistant body paint, more would have taken waaaaaay too long for him to get it looking good. His focus, excited for this or not, would have been hella shot and then he'd probably start crying when it looked crappy and it'd ruin the whole vibe and they weren't doing that tonight.

Danni popped his head over Dee's shoulder when he popped open Beanie's live and even though it took him a minute to get caught up to speed, Danni let out a scandalized gasp. "Princess got 'acked?! Daaaaamn, good for t'at bitch! Means she's slayin' 'ard enough ta get noticed by t'e 'aters, ya know? Still, we gotta support our Beanie!" Danni announced, immediately firing off a supportive update on his own channels and tagging Beanie in them. "'aters gunna 'ate, but it's good Beanie caught it so quick. T'is could have been a hell of a fight if it 'appened at t'e party or somet'in', you know? Now say She-Ra everyone!" Danni positioned himself so he could snap a selfie with the pair of them in the background as they were getting ready.

He'd just finished putting his heels on when the door was opened, so he twirled with a bow as Princess, Dee, and he were revealed to their audience: Spicy, Mads, Beanie, and… Leah. Danni still had mixed feelings on that particular addition but he'd move on, he'd move on. Everything was great and awesome tonight. "Everyt'in' is goin' be great and awesome tonight! Danni shouted, affirming his defective thoughts. "Yeah, we're all ready Princess! If we hurry, we won't miss a t'in' but we gotta do a group selfie first and post it to support Beanie! Fuck t'ese 'ackin' 'aters! Now come on, come! Photo, photo, photo!"