To turn into a full-blown oneshot because I started running with this idea and I'm currently at 2.8k and counting. But this is what it started as:
Broken
April 26, 2015
Vlad forces a smile as the car approaches. It's been hard, living in a world without Maddie, but he focuses on the positives.
Jack is dead, finally, blown up so violently that his agonizing hospital recovery has been repaid. At least… he doesn't hate the man as much anymore.
And now Danny is his. Living here, relying on him, completely pliable. Vlad will mold him into the perfect half-ghost by the time he's done.
But Danny has to be guided out of the car and Vlad stares numbly.
This… wasn't what he'd wanted. Not at this price. Not broken.
Set in The Ultimate Enemy's alternate timeline, in case you couldn't tell.