You know, I’m a season and a half into watching Danny Phantom and I’m just starting to realise how sad it is that Danny has a secret identity.
Here’s the thing, all the villains know who he is. They know where he lives, and who is family and friends are. And you know what? I can’t remember Danny ever freaking out about that. He just accepted that his enemies had this information and could use it against him.
Danny doesn’t care that his enemies know who he is, but he’s terrified of the idea of the people he loves knowing. His greatest fear isn’t his enemies coming after him in his own home, it’s just the idea that these people - these people that he’s willing to put his life at risk to protect on a daily basis - wouldn’t be able to love him anymore if they knew what he was. I think that may be the saddest superhero story I’ve ever heard.
