I can't properly gather into words how well this was pieced together. I'm peeking back into DP after being out of the fandom for years and this story sucked all of my attention. I read the whole thing in one sitting. The revelation especially... my that was up there with some of the best! The way you slowly diced it out and had Valerie digest it worked extremely well and felt quite in character. Thank you for getting over that hump of the initial revelation and following through with the reverberations. I've seen a lot of writers give up a fic at the point of the after effects and you've pulled through with shinning colors. I know it's a difficult thing to write.

So uh, I don't really know how to review this last chapter. Uhh, here is acknowledgment that I finished it so you don't have to wonder. Everything that I wrote before still applies, still love it. Loved the ending. Side note, I've noticed something about me. Especially with the stories I really seem to love I seem to inhale only the beginning, literally forget it exists for a while, then read the rest in like a day or two. Bc the same thing happened to me with Percy Jackson and it's literally one of my favorite book series ever. Still forgot that existed for a good long while though before finally getting past chapter 7 of the first book. And with that I bid you goodnight.

Frick I love you're writing. I love the scenarios you create and the way you solve the problems or situations that are created. I love your timelines and the way we get in people's heads. And just how much SENSE it makes depending on whose head we're in.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SHE'S GETTING CLOOOSEEERRR. Just a little bit more, then she'll know the truth.

Yep, still love your use of the English language. You just balance everything so well. In the beginning there was still a bit of suspense, bc what if she doesn't tell Jazz where Phantom is? What if they both go in trying to save Danny, but for different reasons? All the while, him being locked up in that thermos. Then there was still humor. Like when Valerie said that it was her fault he was captured. Like, yeah, just not in the way you think Valerie. And then there was the interaction overall. How they were both trying to not say anything bc Danny is the missing link, and neither of them quite know how much the other knows. Lololol Valerie's thinks she knows more than Jazz? Surely whatever Jazz had found out couldn't *possibly* be as earth-shattering right? I freakin love all of this inner dialogue. And I love that it's mostly all coming from Val's POV. We, as the audience, know more than she does. Which makes all of her thoughts and interactions that much more amusing.

LMAO this chapter is so freakin funny bc of Valerie's convaluted thinking. First it was funny bc she "revealed" herself and then it just got funnier when she had "no choice" but to suck up Danny too! I realize this is supposed to be serious, and admittedly I was a bit scared when she thought he was taken by Vlad. Bc she might go in guns blazing with no hope for backup. But I can't help but cackle as she's trying to figure out where Danny is, the whole while being in her hand. On a different note, I liked that paragraph towards the beginning when Danny was explaining why he "thought" Phantom did was he did. I even got the tiniest bit choked up when he said that he puts himself in the line of fire specifically to get the worst of it and protect people. Good writing!

Apart from everything in my last review still holding true, there was one particular thing in this chapter that I loved. "If they got the faintest whiff that there was something ghost-related going on with their son, it wouldn't take them long to catch Phantom in the act." I realize that from Valerie's POV it makes sense but I couldn't help but laugh. That, along with her remark to check on Danny and make sure Phantom was being "subtle" also kinda got me a bit.

Frick I love your writing so much. The inner emotional turmoil, the complicated yet logical and in-character thought processes. I love it. The nod to Dan and that being a reason Danny would hold back, even just subconsciously. Actually treating it like it had lasting results that affected him and still does, instead of just a one episode deal. Sam and Tucks reactions, everything. I love everything. I love Valerie's little dance she did to get out of Vlad's immediate reach. How she went down in her head who she could confide in. And how she eventually realized she was alone bc it was too risky. Because her equipment came from Vlad and it could be fixed remotely. Frick I love it so much.

All right, I like what I see so far. I probably shouldn't be enjoying a chapter that is almost all just a single conversation, but I can't help it. The head stuff, seeing how she thinks, the logic she uses and all the things Phantom says. How Valerie catches little things like him saying "Half-ghost" instead of half-human and us knowing why. It's all just so fascinating. Aight, on to part 3! ... in a minute.

So to answer your unasked question, no, I had not read Complications, but now I've started to. And it's certainly piqued my interest. Especially bc most fics make stories off to the side or an alternate ending, but this one aims to fill in a gap that left SO much to be desired by the show itself. Like, do you know how freakin excited I was when I saw D-Stabilized for the first time!? I immediately went to see the next one on Hulu bc like "Next time I'm hunting you too!" ? I was so HYPED for the next episode! What she would do, how she would react! And now, finally, I'll have something to fill that gap! AND written by someone who I consider a good writer too! Here we go part 2, who needs sleep?!

OH MY GOG I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN! Valerie finally knows! What a fantastic reveal! And Danny was trying so hard to keep it a secret while comforting Valerie. Wow. Awesome chapter! The turmoil is amazing

THIS IS FILLED HALF OF MY DANNY VAL FIC DOSE! LET ME GO FIND MORE

This was the best Valerie-finds-out-fic that I've ever read! Thank you for writing this, it was really satisfactory.

ᴼᴹᴳ ᴵ'ᴹ ˢᴼ ᴳᴸᴬᴰ ᵀᴴᴬᵀ ᵟᵁᴱᴱᴺᴼᶠᴴᴱᴬᴿᵀˢ ᴰᴵᴿᴱᶜᵀᴱᴰ ᴹᴱ ᵀᴼ ᵞᴼᵁ ᴮᴱᶜᴬᵁˢᴱ ᵞᴼᵁ'ᴿᴱ ᴶᵁˢᵀ ᴬᴹᴬᶻᴵᴺᴳ! ᴵ ᴸᴼᵛᴱᴰ ᵀᴴᴵˢ ˢᵀᴼᴿᵞ ˢᴼ ᴹᵁᶜᴴ ᴼᴹᴳ ᴵᵀ'ˢ ᴮᴿᴵᴸᴸᴵᴬᴺᵀ. ᴳᴼᵀᵀᴬ ᴳᴼ ᶜᴴᴱᶜᴷ ᴼᵁᵀ ᵀᴴᴱ ᴺᴱˣᵀ ˢᵀᴼᴿᵞ ᶠᴿᴼᴹ ᵞᴼᵁᴿ ᴾᴿᴼᶠᴵᴸᴱ ᴺᴼᵂ ˣᴰ

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Amazeing writing, loved your story!