#listen i just really love these headcanons man
-Contrary to popular belief, Phantom doesn’t own a normal bar. Phantom is, above all, a showman. He believes people head out into the night looking for a good time, and if he can provide that, he will. Phantom owns one of the city’s most popular burlesque clubs. He’s got pretty showgirls and pretty showboys, he’s good well-mannered bartenders.
-Mare will sometimes headline at the club. It’s a rare occasion, maybe once or twice a year. Those nights are when the club is the busiest, the making the usual nightlife crowd seem tame. The other performers adore him; he’s quite a character when he’s in his element onstage.
-All of the showgirls and showboys and bartenders have deals with Phantom, but he still takes care of them. Many of the dancers are young adults he’s taken from the streets. They dance for him at night and in return they’re suddenly attending college with tuition mysteriously payed, finding affordable and stable housing for the first time ever during the day. Sure, he’ll make a deal for someone’s soul now and then, but those are people who deserve it. If he can show some college kids there’s hope for the future and get dancers for his club, that’s good too. The single mom who works as his favorite bartender on the weeknights has the best healthcare for herself and her children, best childcare available when she needs it. It’s her kid’s birthday? She can take the whole day off and he’ll pay her for it.
-He’s not likely to let just anyone into his club. He runs a respectable establishment, and if he hears about someone taking advantage of his dancers or being abusive towards his staff, he’ll put a stop to it real quick. There was an incident the staff remembers quite well of a man harassing one of his younger female dancers. Phantom had very politely warned him, but he kept it up. Unfortunately, before he could talk to the man again, his body was found in alley downtown. It’s a happy coincidence, according to Phantom, even though most of the long-term dancers know better.
-I am very tired but had fun writing these. College is killing me, friend.
