Heartwarming / Danny Phantom: Stranded

Stranded

• Despite being driven crazy by her, Danny does not hesitate to save Star from falling overboard during the storm.
• During their argument in the cave, after Star points out his friends' flaws (which are partially true), Danny doesn't hesitate to counter that while Sam and Tucker have their faults, they are good people who he can trust his life with.
• After they defeat the Monster of Specter Island, Star is overjoyed and hugs Danny, thanking him for saving her life. She even kisses him on the cheek in gratitude.

Trapped

• After they defeat Vlad, Star is justifiably angry at Danny for supposedly endangering himself but after slapping him, kisses him for saving her life again. This time, it's on the lips. Danny is surprised, but melts into it and, after kissing, they share a look.
• Star finally standing up to Paulina and quitting the A-listers in order to pursue a more genuine friendship Danny and Valerie definitely counts. Doubles as Crowning Moment of Awesome.

Lost

• Danny's budding friendship with Star, which helps her develop a kinder side and grow close to him.
• Star decides, after everything she's going through, she's not going to wait for Danny to admit his secret to her. She's going to tell him she has feelings for him and hope he returns them. She sees that he means that much to her and doesn't want to risk losing him.
• When Star accidentally slips that there is a guy she likes, Danny (not knowing that HE is the guy) tries to be supportive, despite his own growing feelings for Star. This shows that Danny only wants her to be happy.
• When Danny (as Phantom) confesses his feelings for Star, she rejects him because she already has feelings for Danny FENTON. Danny's reaction to it says it all.
• After all the danger and drama they have gone through over the last few stories, Danny finally trusts Star enough to confess his secret to her. It also leads to their Relationship Upgrade.
• Star forgiving her mother after seeing that she truly feels guilty for her actions. It's the first step that helps mend their broken relationship.

Sunk

• Star and Danny's budding romance certainly counts. They originally didn't get along but have been through so much together. Just seeing them as a couple is definitely "aww" worthy.
• Star trying hard to find the perfect pet-name for Danny. She does come up with "Danny-Boo".
• A minor one but a trio of one-shot girls (Mia, Ashley and Paige) all admit that they think Danny and Star make a cute couple.

Stuck

• Once again, Star and Danny's romance is worth mentioning. They have become a very affectionate and close couple, that it's adorable seeing them together.
• Star and Sam FINALLY burying the hatchet and working together is worth mentioning. Despite still not liking each other, they make a truce for Danny's sake. This time, Sam accepts Star's olive branch.

Swapped

• Star using her temporary powers to both protect the city and give Danny an overdue break is sweet.
• After initially getting overwhelmed by the superhero gig, Star almost gives up. She snaps out of it upon learning that her dad is in trouble and goes to rescue him.

Found

• Star and Dani's quick friendship certainly counts. Upon discovering her and learning of her connection to Danny, Star doesn't even hesitate to take Dani in and try and help her out. She feeds her, gets her a disguise, takes her out to have some fun and gives her shelter to protect her from the robot that is after her. This shows just how far Star has come from that selfish, two-dimensional cheerleader she was at the beginning.
• Near the end of "Found", Danielle has a dream. In it, she awakens in Fenton Works, being called by Maddie, who she sees as her mother. She runs into Jack Fenton, who acts like the loving father Vlad never was. Jazz played the role of supportive big sister while Danny was now seen as both her big brother and partner in fighting ghosts. She dreamt of being a part of the Fenton Family and being loved by them.
• Jazz, although surprised and somewhat hurt Danny never told her about Danielle, quickly accepts the halfa. Despite Danny stating Danielle refers to herself as a cousin, Jazz insists on calling her a little sister.

Bonding

• Stella's determination to bond with Star and help her relationship with Danny is noted. Despite not being the best parent, she truly regrets how she treated Star and sincerely wants to make amends.

Forgotten

• Danny getting his memory back and saying he loves Star for the first time definitely counts. After all she went through in that fic, Star is nothing but happy to finally hear he boyfriend say that he loves her is truly very sweet to see.
  • There is also them FINALLY celebrating their quarter-versary, which is very touching.
  • The midquel "Remembered" where Danny gifts Star a class ring (something he previously hoped to do with Valerie to ask her to be his girlfriend) is definitely worth mentioning.

Sick

• Stella and Johnathan both attending Danny's birthday party and each bringing a gift shows that they have truly come to like Danny as a person.
  • Stella and Johnathan also put aside their differences to take care of Star when she gets sick.
• Danny helping take care of a sick Star and giving her soup is also very heartwarming.

Cursed

• Danny and Star celebrating their first Valentine's day together and going out of their way to make it special to each other is heartwarming at it's max.
• Danny going through the True Love Test, held by Madame Valentine, to free Star from the curse that the Ghost Writer placed on her and WINNING, proving that Star is his true love. It shows just how much he and Star have come to truly love and cherish each other since they became a couple.

Unprepared

• Johnathan and Solene's relationship definitely counts. After his messy divorce with Stella, it's nice to see him finding love again.
  • Solene saves Johnathan's life during the ghost fight, which is what leads to them reconciling after they temporarily split.
• Stella goes out of her way to help Star fix things between Johnathan and Solene. Despite her complex relationship with her ex-husband, this shows that she does still care about him deep down and wants him to be happy.

Split

• Both Fun Danny and Super Danny's devotion to Star, while hilarious and counterproductive, show that Danny really adores Star.

Mistaken

• Star calling out Poindexter for his hypocrisy and unfairly labeling Danny as a bully shows how much she values her boyfriend and will not tolerate anyone mistreating him, even by mistake.

Dreamt

• Star and Danny both having separate dreams about marrying each other is very cute.

Dressed

• Star and Stella apologizing to each other after the beauty pageant fiasco, due to Stella being an overbearing Stage Mom and Star acting very unstable due to Spectra's influence. Thankfully, they both forgive each other.
• Valerie winning the beauty pageant is worth mentioning. After all her misfortune and financial struggles since her dad lost his job, it's nice to see her getting a win like that, which includes receiving a $5,000 scholarship grand prize.

Visited

• Richard finally stands up to Beatrice at the country club when she takes Donovan Loadman's side after he assaulted Star as he refuses to let her shut him up and tells everyone the truth about Donovan hitting Star and Danny coming to her defense by punching Donovan's teeth out. This shows that he won't even let his domineering wife get away with hurting their granddaughter.
• After the battle with the ghost bat is over, Richard thanks Danny then gives him his blessing to date Star and is fine with being called "grandpa" by him since he already considers him family for protecting his granddaughter from the ghost bat and her Abhorrent Admirer Donovan Loadman.
• Crossed over with Crowning Moment of Awesome, Stella standing up to her mother in defense of her daughter, refusing to let Beatrice hurt her family anymore.
  • Stella also defends Danny from her mother, proclaiming he is a good person who is perfect for Star.

Envied

• Despite the fact that it lead to gaining an unwanted admirer, Danny defending Misty when she was dealing with an unreasonable and possibly racist store owner is definitely sweet.

Staged

• Star and Danny playing both Lysander and Hermia in the play and getting a standing ovation from the crowd is very sweet. The praise they receive from their parents and Me. Lancer (along with Danny getting the extra credit that he needed in order to attend a space convention) really is grand.
  • Danny and Star's parents taking them out to eat at a nice restaurant to celebrate definitely counts.
• Star and Christopher finally burying the hatchet. Despite their tense past and hurt feelings, they both own up to their faults and truly apologize to each other, taking the first steps to mend their once close relationship.

Costumed

• Dani and Wulf going trick-or-treating is really cute and it's nice to see Dani acting like a carefree child.
• Tucker winning Michelle's costume contest and winning the bag of candy is worth mentioning.

Snowed

• Star going out of her way to make Christmas special for Danny is very heartwarming.

Empowered

• In a way, Sam bribing the Nasty Burger to ban Tucker (who had become obsessed with the food and unhealthily binging on it constantly), can be viewed as heartwarming in a Tough Love kind of way. She makes it clear that she is doing so out of concern for Tucker's health and insists that it's for his own good.

Traveled

• Star's parental grandmother, Joy Strong, can qualify. Unlike Beatrice, Joy is a Doting Grandparent who loves her son and granddaughter dearly and wastes no time in showering both of them with affection as soon as she sees them. She even treats Danny and his friends kindly and is nothing but hospitable and friendly towards them. After having to deal with a nightmare like Beatrice, it's nice to see that Star still has one grandmother who truly loves her and treats her kindly.

• Stella and Pierre bonding with Richard during their visit to New York certainly counts. With Beatrice no longer there (due to fleeing the country after being scared by the Forces of Nature), they truly seem to relax and get along together as a family. Stella even reunites with her pet horse Pearl and finds her old childhood toy monkey named "Peanuts" that she gifts to Pierre.

• Kirk and Jonathan reconnecting in chapter 24. After getting into a heated argument and finally discussing the issues they have been dealing with each other, Kirk finally admits that he was always proud of his son, and that he never resented him for not taking over the family business or becoming his mirror image. While their relationship had been strained for years, Kirk reveals that it was because he felt that his son and granddaughter were not spending enough time with him and Joy as a family, and also because he missed them when they moved away to Amity Park. He makes it clear that he IS proud of Johnathan and misses him and Star very much, wishing to go back to the relationship that they had once had.
  • Johnathan, on his part, even when arguing with his father and revealing his issues, made he clear that he always loved his parents and appreciate all they done for him. He even reveals that he has been sending a monthly allowance to them due to wanting to support them during their retirement, showing that he wanted to take care of them in his own way. Once Jonathan hears his father true feelings, they both bury the hatchet and Johnathan forgives his father, hugging him too.

Faked

• Star's closeness and protectiveness of Georgia is very sweet, as it shows that Georgia is much more than a housekeeper and Star views her as part of the family and refuses to let her or her sister get scammed.

Entranced

• While she may be unaware of the love potion, this fic probably shows the happiest Alicia has been in this series so far. She even flat out admits that her wedding to Vlad is the happiest day of her life, to the point of crying Tears of Joy.
  • Alicia also cried Tears of Joy when Vlad proposed, and during the wedding ceremony, indicating that she truly has feelings for him and her feelings are deeper than just being attracted to his looks and wealth.

Barked

• Cujo and Fifi's entire relationship is nothing short of adorable.
• Fifi is also very cute, as she is shown to be a very sweet little dog who genuinely loves both Stella and Pierre, and only seems to dislike Colette and Jean-Luc (who can blame her?).
• While she may go about it in an overbearing way, Stella adores Fifi and showers her with what SHE thinks the sweet little pooch wants. She also sets her up with Lord Winthrop because she thought that Fifi would like him. She was wrong, but it's the thought that counts.
• Star almost immediately becomes a Shipper on Deck once she realizes that Cujo and Fifi have feelings for each other, finding the idea of them together adorable.
• When Stella used her father's influence to buy The Guys In White, she stated that they are forbidden to hunt Danny Phantom or the ghost dog they attack. She is really grateful to both of them for saving her child and is using her influence to protect them.

Bewitched

• Misty finally pulling her Heel–Face Turn and turning against Wufong, as well as freeing Danny from a spell that would have enslaved him to her. She also sincerely apologizes to Star and finally lets go of her crush on Danny.
  • Misty's family learning of her powers, and going to China to rescue her, as well as their role in freeing her from Wufong's grasp.
  • Misty's older brother Martin reveals that he dropped out of his prestigious college to go into toy design, and he returns a large sum of the money Mei spent for his education to have her use it on his siblings instead.
  • Mei and Misty finally making peace with each other, with the added hint that Mei will try and be less strict and restrictive with her in the future.