Character Analysis: Wes Side Story

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Danny knew that many people might think that some of the things that he had inflicted on Wes were petty, harsh, and no better than what Dash Baxter did to him. If Danny knew one thing, it was that he was not a bully. After all, people would only assume he was a bully if they solely heard Wes's side of the story (Wes Side Story, Danny thought jokingly, now there's a good pun!). Wes, when recounting to people what 'an awful person' Danny was, often forgot to mention his own bad deeds. In other words, Wes only liked to remember the good things he did, and the bad things Danny did. Danny knew that Wes was biased from what he had read in Wes's little 'evidence diary' (and to be clear, Danny vandalized that to protect his secret). Wes often neglected to mention or simply glossed over the details …show more content…

Maybe, he simply didn't realize that Danny wasn't able to escape, or maybe he hadn't seen him get sucked in, but either way: it happened. It was the day before the 'It's Not Gay If He's Dead' incident, and not long after Danny's form was temporarily unstable due to his Dad's cinnamon roll recipe. Danny had been coming home from a detention preceded by three strenuous ghost attacks. His parents had let him know that morning that they were going to be in the lab all day, so Danny didn't bother walking through the front door like he did normally. At that, Danny made no haste in phasing through his bedroom wall to land perfectly on his bed... only to find out that he wasn't alone. Wes was in his room, digging through one of his desk drawers, mumbling incoherently to himself. He didn't seem to notice Danny's presence, which wasn't particularly unusual; Danny tended to remain undetectable to most people without any effort. “What the fuck are you doing in my room?” Danny