Uncommon Words Prompt List
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Nemophilist (n) - one who is fond of the forest; one who haunts the woods
Numinous (adj) - the sensation of being overwhelmed and inspired, typically a spiritual experience
Talisman (n) - object believed to bring good luck or protection
Ingenue (v) - a young woman considered naive and/or innocent
Weltschmerz (n) - feeling as though the sadness of the world is reflected in yourself
Mudita (n) - taking delight in the happiness of others
Vellichor (n) - the strange wistfulness of used book shops
Schwellenangst (n) - the fear of crossing a threshold to something new (literal or figurative)
Timorous (adj) - scared, fearful, or shy
Accismus (n) - the act of masking desire with disinterest
Fuscous (adj) - of a dark or sombre colour
Eleutheromania (n) - an intense and irresistible desire for freedom
Drapetomania (n) - the strong desire to run away
Monachopsis (n) - the subtle persistent feeling of being out of place
Exculpate (v) - to clear of guilt or fault
Balter (v) - to dance without skill but with enjoyment
Sonder (n) - the realisation that those around you also live complex and vivid lives
Paucity (n) - a lack or scarcity
Fractious (adv) - bad-tempered, difficult to control
Riparian (adj) - next to or near a river or wetland
Abendrot (adj) - the red of an evening sky as the sun sets
Uhtceare (n) - the anxiety you feel when you wake up unexpectedly just before dawn
Serendipity (n) - to find something good without looking for it
Nyctophilia (n) - a love of the night and darkness
Diaphanous (v) - delicate, light, translucent
Apricate (v) - to bask in sunshine in winter
Brumous (adj) - of grey skies and winter days, filled with heavy clouds or fog
Tintinnabulation (n) - the ringing or tinkling of bells
Lionise (v) - to treat someone as a hero
Agastopia (n) - the act of admiring a specific part of someone’s body
Abidtory (n) - a place into which you can disappear
Pyrrhic (adj) - a victory that comes at too high a cost
Fernweh (n) - a longing to be somewhere else, a place that can be real or fictional
Torschlusspanik (n) - the feeling that time is running out to complete a task or accomplishment
Apprivoise (adj) - to get to know someone through small moments
Sonrisa (n) - a smile
Whiffle (v) - the sound a sword makes as it is flourished through the air, usually in sword dancing
Pot-valor (n) - the courage that comes from drinking alcohol
Astrophile (n) - someone who loves the stars
Camanhaich (n) - early morning or twilight, the half-light at the beginning or end of the day
Gumusservi (n) - moonlight shining on water
Snuggery (n) - a small room filled with comfortable things, usually cushions or pillows
Susurrous (n) - soft sound, such as buzzing or humming
Redamancy (n) - the act of loving someone who loves you back
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Okay, so, crisis averted. Both of them, really. Red Robin had not asked or attempted to get any more of Danny's drink and the World Ending Crisis was less World Ending and more World Threatening. Either way, no one is hyped up in lethal amounts of caffeine and the world is in no more pieces than it had been before.
That brings attention to a new problem, though. It's uniquely Danny's problem and Constantine and Zatanna and Deadman won't stop laughing at him. He's also pretty sure that Raven is laughing at him in the privacy of her mind, so that's making him feel worse.
The problem is that every single hero that had been at the meeting a week ago that was not a part of the JLD has been overly concerned about him.
So what if he half died when he was fourteen and therefore will never look over either fourteen or eighteen? So what if he consumes enough caffeine to kill an elephant within a few minutes? What is he gonna do, die? That's not a real threat as long as he only fights as Phantom.
Ignoring the fact that he can, in fact, get hurt to the point of near death as Phantom. It's not like anyone knows that, though! Besides, ghosts run on god rules. They can't die, only fade when forgotten. People aren't likely to forget about most ghosts, though, even if they can't remember their names.
He's not gonna share that, though. Let Batman keep his contingency that won't work because the only contingency that will work for Phantom is the one he made himself. Tried and tested! He's marked it off of his Bingo Card.
Anyway. Heros and their kids/proteges have been trying to track him down for the entire week. He can't risk even leaving the House of Mysteries because the Supers are all probably listening out for him and they can't hear him through magic. It sucks. He just wants to go get a cup of coffee as Danny. The second he leaves, though, the Supers will be on him like bloodhounds. He'd leave as Danny, but the rest of the JLD don't know what he looks like as Danny and he'd like to keep it that way, thank you very much. Being stuck as Phantom was going to start causing issues to his human half if he doesn't get to leave soon.
Should he risk it? Is coffee that won't kill him really worth risking the Supers finding out his civilian identity? Sure, they wouldn't tell anyone, but he didn't like the idea of someone being able to pick him out of a crowd when all he wanted to do was blend in. It's why he avoided Gotham and Bludhaven, actually, but that's both self explanatory and another story for another time.
"You're still here?" Zatanna sat on the couch beside him. "You're normally gone by now. You can't not be tired of us yet."
He sighed and sunk down into the couch slightly. "Believe me, I'm tired of being stuck here, but I can't leave. I can't leave as a human because you guys don't know what I look like and, no offense, but I'd like to keep it that way. I can't leave as I am now because Superman will be on my ass quicker than I can blink!" He whined this time, "I just want a cup of coffee."
"What about your special brew?" Raven asked, coming into the room.
"I want to drink coffee as a human. That stuff will kill me if I drink it as a human."
"At least you know your limits."
"That sounded like a dig at someone, Z."
"It was."
"Why don't you just go out under a protection spell?" Raven offered, "We could cast one over you and you could leave. Superman can't hear through magic, so he won't be able to tell. Neither will Superboy."
Danny thought for a second. "You're a genius, Raven! Has anyone ever told you that?"
"A few times," she blushed.
"Well, it needs to be said more!"
Zatanna laughed. "Alright, kid, let's get you outside before you drive yourself crazy."
Practically vibrating in place, Danny waited for the protection spell to settle over him. The second it did, he was out the door and wandering the streets of whatever city the House of Mysteries decided to drop him as Danny instead of Phantom.
"Who are you," was not the question or voice he wanted to hear the second he stepped into the open as himself.
"Danny," he squeaked out through his absolute panic. He didn't dare turn around.
The sound of fabric moving minutely clues him in to the second person behind him. What the hell were these two doing out? It's the middle of the day and there's no attacks going on anywhere in Gotham!
"Where did you come from?" Robin asked.
Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit! This was really bad! Why did the House drop him *here* of all places? Does it *want* him to die again? It was very painful the first time, thank you very much! "Illinois?"
"Was that a question or an answer?" Why is Red Robin here now?!
"An-an answer?"
"Ah, you guys are scaring the little guy!" That was Nightwing. They're surrounding him! Why is Nightwing here? This is Gotham, not Bludhaven. "Give him some room to breathe."
They did not, in fact, give him room to breathe. Maybe coming outside was a bad idea. If he gets out of this no more dead than he already was, he was going to move to the middle of nowhere and become a hermit. Smallville is a town in the middle of nowhere, right? He'll retire as Phantom and move to Smallville until the people get suspicious and burn him as a witch-!
Maybe moving to a big city would be a better idea. Or locking himself in the basement of the House of Mysteries. Yeah, yeah that's a good idea.
"-even listening?"
Oh shit. They were still talking to him! Now is not the time to panic! "Gottagobye!" And then he was running.
Good job not panicking, Danny.
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