

More David and Angel headcannons
- David hooks his finger around Angel’s belt loops if they walk away from him too early
- Angel hates being cold
- In the early days, David was a faceless entity on Angel’s instagram. They usually only posted him holding their hand or pictures of him from behind. They did this out of respect for David and because they thought it was hot
- Angel picks up on TikTok and musical theater dances really quickly. Whenever a song plays that they know the dance to, they usually end up doing it
- David isn’t ticklish at all, much to Angel’s dismay
- Angel has a weird thing about being touched. It genuinely scares them if they are not expecting contact from a person who isn’t David or anyone else who they allow to touch them
- David and Angel don’t allow “outside clothes” on their bed. When David comes home late from work, he sometimes takes off just his shirt and lays his torso across Angel
- When sitting with a group of people, David often pulls Angel over to sit on his thighs
- David kisses Angel’s neck when they sit on the edge of the pool and he’s still in the water. He doesn’t care if it’s just them or a pack pool party, he loves being level with them
- Angel gets bad fever dreams when they are sick and has trouble distinguishing dream from reality
- David (all pack members actually) shares very little about Angel to anyone outside the pack for fear of endangering them
- Angel is not native to Dahlia, nor California
- David covers corners of tables when Angel bends down
- Angel finds themself really funny and laughs at their own jokes
- David still gets bad nightmares from the Inversion
guess what guys, my period hormones gave me a big ol pimple and now it's everyone's problem. so here's my headcanons on what the Shaw Pack listeners do when their mates get acne (BEAR WITH ME OK 😭)
Angel pops David's because they find it satisfying. He's a bit grumpy about it, but lets them do it anyway. (But only if the acne is on his shoulders or back or something. If it's on his face, Angel doesn't want to give him scars, so they try to get him to do skincare. The most he'll ever do is wash his face with soap.) (One time they managed to coax him into wearing a face mask, and they laughed at him so hard he swore he'd never touch one again.)
Milo hardly ever gets acne because he's really careful with his skin. When he does get acne, Sweetheart lets him know and he's in the bathroom with his skincare within 90 seconds. Sweetheart follows him and it quickly devolves into a full self-care day for both of them with nail polish, movies, face masks, and snacks.
Out of all of them, I think Asher gets acne the most. Babe makes him sit on the counter while they put those star-shaped pimple patches on him. He rocks them like they're a fashion statement.
I feel like vampires probably can’t get acne, but Darlin has definitely trolled Sam once or twice. They squint at Sam until he asks them if something's wrong, then they walk over to him, take his face in their hands like they're about to kiss him, frown deeply, and poke a spot on his cheek. "You've got a giant zit. It's gross." Then they walk off, and Sam gapes after them until he remembers he's a vampire, then he tackles them while they laugh uproariously.
This is David raising his and Angel’s child alone, the way his father once raised him.
aka, I felt sad and want others to feel sad too.
anyways enjoy this x
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Father!David who recognises Angel in the small things. The way their child tilts their head when listening, the stubborn set of their mouth, the kindness that appears before caution.
Father!David who sees his child sit a little straighter every time Angel is mentioned, learning who their parent was through voices that loved them first.
Father!David who sees the pack kneel to his child’s height instinctively, voices warm and steady, like this is how you speak to something precious.
Father!David who keeps Angel alive in the small details: the way their child laughs, the meals they loved, the songs David hums without realising where he learned them.
Father!David who learns how to braid hair with hands made for breaking things, sitting on the edge of the bed with the same careful concentration his own father once used when tying David’s shoelaces.
Father!David who watches the pack learn how to love his child the way they once loved Angel, carefully at first, like they’re afraid of breaking something sacred.
Father!David who freezes the first time his child asks, “What were they like?” because the answer feels too big for a single sentence.
Father!David who chooses one small truth instead of everything, how Angel laughed, how they listened, how they made rooms feel warmer.
Father!David who watches his child hold those details carefully, like they’re learning the shape of someone they’re allowed to miss.
Father!David who hears Angel’s influence in the pack’s language, phrases they picked up, habits they never lost, and understands that Angel shaped more than just him.
Father!David who holds their child during storms and tells them they are safe, even when he himself feels anything but. He learned long ago that safety is sometimes something you promise before you believe it.
Father!David who learns how to be both parents at once. The steady one, the soft one. Because Angel once did that for him in ways he didn’t realise until they were gone.
Father!David who catches himself answering questions the same way his father did. Short. Honest. Protective. And hates himself for how familiar it feels.
Father!David who keeps Angel present in the house without making them heavy; a photo on the shelf, a sweater that still smells faintly like home, a name spoken gently, never whispered like a secret.
Father!David who answers his child’s questions honestly, even when honesty costs him something.
Just mutters, "Your... loved you more than anything", and trusts that love doesn’t need a body to be true.
Father!David who keeps Angel’s jacket in the closet even years later, because his father kept his mother’s ring, and some grief is inherited, not learned.
Father!David who finally understands his father completely, and wishes, with everything in him, that he never had to.
Angel coming home from a surprise visit to the body shop: look david! They’re called Angel bites
David:
David: bite me
Angel: what
David: what
so that comment Angel made to Asher's "moderate and commentate and spectate" in the latest video
THEY HAVE TO HAD SAID LACTATE
is this a safe space to say i hc Darlin had really bad substance abuse issues whilst they were with Quinn
Dear can be emotional sometimes but they do cry over watching kids going to Disneyland for the first time and meeting characters
And lasko has a mental note about taking them to Disneyland one day
Woulda been really funny if Lovely used their powers during mariokart to short circuit the tv. Everyone getting annoyed at them and Vincent just sitting there with stars in his eyes like "awww look they're using their powers again :D"
freelancer and dear are the most flirty of all the damn crew and you cant convince me otherwise
is this a safe space to say i hate british guys
I hc that sweetheart has tried EVERYTHING to sneak up on davey and scare him. They’ve been able to do it to almost everyone in the pack, BUT HIM. And when angel raised there hand to grab something and davey flinched out of instinct of being hit so much, sweetheart is just standing there like 🧍 “…r u fucking serious”
”Gay ass” I say as i willingly read a gay fanfiction.
More on angel and Minecraft, they have an server where any of the pack can join in. Usually its just Babe or Sweetheart playing with them, or its David playing along side; but they managed to get sam to play at one point and they had to explain over the phone how to turn on keep inventory so he wouldn't loose all of his stuff.
Darlins popped on but they usually just mine for resources and at one point tried to spawn the wither before angel yelled at them in chat. Angel takes their little world very seriously, especially with the town they've created
Sweetheart holds Milo from behind when he cooks and rests their cheek against his back
They like feeling his muscles move as he works and the soft vibrations of his voice as he recounts the gig he worked that day
i wanna know how big david and angel’s house really is because how the fuck are they seating TEN PEOPLE around a tv screen with nobody bitching???? you walk in their place and all of a sudden you got an echo like😭😭do they take tenants??
asher 100% takes the floor with baabe, they seem like floor people (proposal audio) but still
anyone else think david was talking slower in “distracting your alpha werewolf husband as he finishes work”? it made me think of how he mentioned (in i think “tsundere werewolf boyfriend comforts you during storm”) that he only speaks when he has something to say, but now he speaks so freely and doesn’t feel like every word has to carry a certain weight. he can just talk to angel
something i noticed and thought i’d share :)
you’re so right omfg
Just hear me….had this thought for a while but I never made or story on it or anything- this is all from memory.
Alice-Angel
Hatter-babe
Chesire- sweetheart
Mallymkun/teapot mouse-freelancer
White rabbit-dreamer
Queen of hearts-lovely
Knave of hearts-darlin
Caterpillar-dear
Tweedle twins- honey+cutie
White queen-treasure
I couldn’t think properly of who goes with who so I added movie characters- BUT I HAD A VISION AND I HOPE SOMEONE ELSE SEES IT TOO :(
Low key gave up on the guys…
Freelancer is so lucky because even if they need to go on a trip somewhere out the country or out of town Gavin can just… rift to wherever they are 😭
Freelancer after attending an academic conference or something, collapsing in the hotel bed due to exhaustion, and on cue Gavin rifts in and showers them with little kisses and “I’m so proud of you”’s. They spend the night together cuddling in each other’s arms, and Freelancer immediately feels the stress from the day lifting away.
Freelancer’s pout when they complain about the plane ride home, and how it would be hard for Gavin to join them because it’s a full flight. But Gavin kisses their cheek and says he’ll be waiting for them right at their doorstep when they get home. Although eight hours of separation is torture, he’ll be sure to reward them after.
(Gavin still finds a way to rift into the plane lavatory when Freelancer is there. If there’s a will, there’s a way. And they certainly don’t mind the tight squeeze.)
Not to derail the conversation (bc this is indeed very cute)
But you guys ever think he misses? Like freelancer looking out the plane window and just seeing a rogue Gavin free falling through the air
He gets it right eventually and they have their cute little moment. But when they land they have to have a really awkward conversation with covert. Bc the romantic decided he’d risk traumatizing a plane full of unempowered people.
The poor covert officer(?) having to deal with them
I was thinking about this actually!
Maybe it’s hard to rift into anything that’s moving because it would be hard to pinpoint the exact location. And yeah so he definitely had some hit and misses 🤣
Imagine him calculating it wrong and rifting in front of the plane, almost getting hit, and then disappearing. The poor pilots 😭
binging the asher playlist again (ik no one is shocked) but HOW DID I JUST NOTICE
IN THE PROPOSAL VIDEO. HE WATCHES BAAABE GET DOWN ONTO THE FLOOR TO PROPOSE. AND HE JUST SITS ON THE FLOOR BESIDE THEM WITH ZERO HESITATION.
"Why are we on the floor?" And he's 100% just staring at them like this -> :)
I LOVE HIM SO MUCH
Although David wakes up early most days, he still loves and appreciates sleeping in with his mate. That’s when he’ll wake up at his usual time, but stay in bed and hold them, watching their peaceful expression as they sleep resting their head on his chest.
Angel often snuggles closer even when asleep, nuzzling their face into his chest and entangling their legs further with his. He chuckles when he feels their hold on him tighten, as if they know he’s awake but wants to keep him close. He’ll press a kiss to their forehead and whisper reassurances, earning a satisfied mumble and their body relaxing once more.
He’ll trace his hand up and down their spine - a trick he knows will have them instantly falling into a deep sleep. David also takes the time to whisper confessions of love to them. He says it a lot more often now, but something about saying it even when they’re not listening adds weight to the words, and he’s never missing out on a chance to tell his mate how much he loves them. Angel somehow always knows, even if they’re asleep. A small smile will melt onto their face as they mumble incoherent words into his chest in reply.
David’s favourite thing to do when they’re asleep is to kiss them on the lips - just a soft chaste one. Because somehow Angel kisses back in their sleep, pouting their lips just a little in response to his touch. It’s adorable how their body naturally responds to his, and he loves it.
Angel is bad at drinking water. It’s almost like they wait until they’re a dried up prune before David has to get them a glass of water and watch them drink it all in front of him.
They’re the typical “my head hurts” “well did you drink water?” couple lmao
Then David had an idea. He found a sippy cup. For adults. The kind that has a plastic fish in a bubble that jumps around when you drink water through the straw. Angel pouts and says they’re not a child, but as soon as they see the little fish jumping around they’re hooked.
Now David walks into the living room to find them drinking water. So much so that he’s started to be worried that they’re maybe drinking too much…

this genuinely might kill me
Babe forgetting that Asher isn’t an actual wolf when he’s shifted and using baby talk (“who’s a good boy?” You are!! Etc…) and Ash absolutely basking in all of baaabes attention
Actor!David and Actor! Angel had just been in the newest blockbuster film. People went wild at the couple, especially as their characters were also married.
Press followed them around everyone. And inevitably, a lot of focus was on their irl marriage. Odd, and at times insensitive, questions like “Your characters are quite xxx. Are you also like that in your own marriage with David?”
They both felt like they were under a microscope. They couldn’t do too much in public, even together, to stay professional.
So by the end of the press tour, David fucking missed Angel. He was happy that their project was getting so much love, but he missed when it was just the two of them in their private house with their little private marriage that only got attention every once in a while. For the past two months they had both been tense, answering questions about the project and their relationships like a bar exam. One slip up and either could be tarnished in the public eye forever. Angel and David were trained for this, yes. But that doesn’t stop it from being taxing.
After the last interview, David immediately dragged them to the hotel. Wasting no time, he closed and locked the door and kissed them senseless, both hands cupping their cheek and deepening the kiss with his tongue.
God their soft lips. He missed them so much. And judging by the intensity of Angel’s kisses, they also felt the same.
He held them in his arms, lips never breaking apart, and they felt themselves to the bedroom where they collapsed onto the mattress.
“I love you. I love you so much. I’m so proud of you.” David praised them in between kisses.
“I missed you. I love you. God, I love you.” Angel replied, a few drops of tears making its way to their eyes.
For now, it’s just the two of them. No in character marriage. No professionalism expected of them.
Just a man and his partner in love.
Do you think that after the Inversion, everyone became more touchy with their close ones considering they almost didn't make it to see another day?
Asher for the longest time didn't feel like he couldn't rest unless he could wrap himself up in Babes arms and breath in their scent, just for that reminder that he was still there and he was with the love of his life instead of fighting for his life. Babe was more than fine with all the contact around the house, they felt like they couldn't sleep unless Asher was besides them- and even then they would stay up for just a bit longer.
Lasko is still nervous about actually giving them full on hugs but the Inversion and the thought of losing his friends made him unconsciously reach out to just sorta feel them under his hands, Gavin was the first to have realized that it was happening but he wouldn't say a thing. It felt nice, and it's not like he could say anything with how much he'd wrap himself around Freelancer and bring them closer than before.
David never really fell asleep the same after everything happened, but what always helped was feeling of Angel pressed next to him with their face hidden in their neck and the way their breathing became relaxed against him. Sure a part of him didn't want to go to bed, too much unknowns surrounding what caused it all to happen and that feeling of fear that it could happen again. But, before it could ever get worse- he would feel them try to get closer than they already were before. As if they knew something was wrong but were too deeply asleep to fully realize. He'd press a kiss in their hair before trying again, at least so his mate doesn't worry when they see him in the morning.
To a lot of people nothing changed about how touchy Vincent and Lovely are with each other, but when it's just them in their house it became obvious. There are nights where they would just hold each other instead of sleeping, that feeling of Lovelys arms around his waist while Vincent would have his face buried in their neck because he needed to be as close as possible to them. Sometimes neither would go to a place if it meant they had to be separated for too long, Sam would tell people to mind their business whenever that happens while having an arm around Darlin, after all he didn't like the feeling of the shifter being too far either especially after everything that happened to his friends. To those people.
Milo checks in on Asher and David a bit more than what he'd consider as usual after everything, sometimes would send updates from Sweetheart but he knows this was just his way of making sure they are still around after almost losing them both. He does his damn best to make sure the pack has everything for if they meet ip for even the smallest of stuff- even those pack outings that Angel is always saying is a good idea. He almost lost his family, so he's going to make sure they're taken care of as his own way of being 'touchy'.
I headcanon that most strangers that meet Sweetheart and Milo constantly ask when they’re going to have kids or get married and Sweetheart/Milo has to explain that neither of them has ever wanted kids and don’t plan on having ANY other than a pet and that marriage just doesn’t really matter to them. I think what ticks Sweetheart off the most with this is that they’re actually REALLY good with kids but knows that having any of their own would stress them out and they just know they wouldn’t enjoy it nor do they WANT any. They probably have a written list somewhere on their phone if the person wants a debate on why they should/shouldn’t have kids. I feel like Milo has just never had the desire to be a dad but also kids just ANNOY him- He’s not mean to them, he can definitely be good with kids but being around them just kids sours his mood a little!
"Y'know what, the didlo of consequences rarely comes in lubed." -Darlin', probably, while trying not to absolutely lose their shit.
Shane is so happy to see Ilya in the hospital that you can actually see the fear in that man's eyes. He walks in the room and sees that Shane has, in his infirmity, allowed the words 'WHERE is the man I FUCK' to be written across his forehead and his eyeballs. Ilya walks in the room and Shane says "Heeeey! :D" and you can see the arithmetic going on in Ilya's terrified gaze as he calculates exactly how many seconds he can be in Shane's presence without him just dissolving into a mess because Ilya won't give him kisses. He backs out of the room whispering "Shhh" because Shane "Heart Eyes" Hollander is liable to tell everyone he encounters for the next six hours how many moles Ilya has on his stomach. He sits in his car afterward and Googles shit like 'Do nurses take Hippocratic oath' and 'What is doctor-patient confidentiality' and 'Shane Hollander thirst trap' but that one is just to calm himself down. He texts Shane the 🤫 emoji every hour on the hour for the next two and a half days. Shane responds with 😚 and Ilya spirals.
Yuna and David having watched their autistic son be so isolated all of his adult life and never having a happy relationship or close friends who understand his anxiety and then finding out that the man they’ve spent a decade hating on his behalf can casually talk him down from a panic attack in less than a minute
Ilya: this guy is cute, I should start a stationary bike race so he knows I want to get sweaty together
Ilya: that didn’t quite work. Maybe I should just give him the eye? While I tell him I hope he likes his new city?
Ilya: okay. But surely if I make him drink from my water bottle and brush his fingers when passing it over…?
Ilya: call him pretty. To his face. No way he can miss that
Ilya: desperate measures, I’ll have to tell him I orchestrated this whole ad campaign just so I could see him again
Ilya: WHAT IF I STARTED JERKING OFF IN THESE COMUNAL SHOWERS?
ilya rozanov asks shane to be his boyfriend, attempt 1: bro I fucking love having sex with girls
ilya rozanov asks shane to be his boyfriend, attempt 2: might fuck around later and marry a woman lol. yeah i have one in mind. she's really hot :) her dad was a goalie :)
ilya rozanov asks shane to be his boyfriend, attempt 3: [to shane's parents] WE! ARE! LOVERS!
Ilya: I could marry Svetlana to get American citizenship
Shane: and I could commit a murder suicide right now. See how we’re both saying shit
the problem with the gay hockey show is that the acting is great, the lighting is great, the music and costuming are great, the care taken is incredible, but you can't recommend it to normal people without sounding like a pervert
if you're yuna though. your son is gay and has been hiding a 10 year situationship from you, and he's in love with his rival, and then he is having a panic attack and the guy you knew as the big russian anger machine pulls him off the ledge in two seconds and THAT is when they confirm they are boyfriends. all in front of your pasta.
outside of the obvious reasons why the hollanov relationship reveal must be crazy to shane’s parents, it’s gotta be wild to them that their shy, awkward kid is dating the league slut. their kid, who cannot even say the word “sex” without blushing, has been fucking a man whose sexual reputation is a topic of conversation. for a decade. they are in fact on a sexcation together. if you want to see them, you need to text them that you’re on your way there, because even if they know you’re coming in advance, they cannot keep their hands off of each other long enough to properly keep track of time. david hollander sees things start to heat up between them and knows instantly that they have probably fucked against every window in that extremely glass house.
idk i’m obsessed with how shane bringing ilya home is not just him coming out as gay, it’s him coming out as an experienced sex freak.
david hollander is the true winner of the idgaf war. he doesn’t know what youtube is. he doesn’t care about shane’s sponsorships. he understands why shane doesn’t wanna go to wimbledon and is just happy to go with his wife. he sees his son making out with his supposed arch enemy and turns 180 degrees, gets in his car, and doesn’t tell a soul. he pulls out the vodka when his newly out gay son is having a freak out at the dinner table. if shane had even 1% of his idgaf powers he would be unstoppable. unfortunately that boy inherited his mom’s gaf-ability, which is constantly set to 150%.
god he has all the stupid little tuna melt ingredients prepared in containers in a neat stack in his fridge. he's losing the idgaf war in ways no one has ever lost before. "I was gonna make one for me I can make two" shut up you FREAK with your temperature controlled ginger ale. do you think this is the first time in his life he's actually tried to get someone to stay at his house. like I'm sure sveta has stayed over for a few days or whatever but it's just. baby's first crush. he logicked shane into a corner so he'd run out of excuses to leave and then he put everything in little containers right next to the ginger ale so he could get it all out quickly and smoothly and shane would think he was so nonchalant and wouldn't notice that he just accidentally got a husband. memorized his stupid little schedule. he was pacing around the house before shane got there, putting on his suit in the mirror. he whipped that shirt at Shane so quick HE WASNT EVEN WEARING A SHIRT he put it by the bed so he could put shane in his clothes. oh my god he cleaned his room and left a tshirt casually by the bed. picked out the one he wanted shane to wear. mayor of yearntown. king of yearnia. i think i hauve covid
had many many favourite parts of that episode but I did love shane's mom being like 'so do you love your team ilya?' and ilya so confident he knows how to answer this question right like 'not as much as i love your son mrs hollander' and shane's mom being like EH ❌🙅🏻♀️ WRONG ANSWER and shane being like mom what the fuck??
Ilya meeting Shane's parents must be insane for them like. Mr Ilya "The Terminator" Rozanov, terror on ice and menace in bed, politely stands there. Your very shy son admonishes him for using the word "lovers" and Russia's Greatest Rage Machine just takes it.
You ask when this started and Mister Dickhead makes sure Shane is accurate about when they started this. How dare you stave off half a year of us, Shane?
You ask if they talked to Scott Hunter and Ra Ra Rasputin says that he, famous asshole extraordinaire went to talk to Patron Saint of Hockey Gays to offer him congratulations.
You ask if he has no loyalty to Boston and Mr Fucking Fuck San Francisco is like. Nyet
Your son is having a panic attack and Miike Snow Genghis Khan calls them "boyfriends" and it's your own extremely shy and sensitive and loving son that is like MY WHAT
ilyaaaa ☺️<3 ... concussion >:[ and a fractured collarbone :/ out for the playoffs but 🤗 could have been worse 😌☝️ ... i know 🙄 part of the game 🙄 we all get our bell 🔔 rung eventually right? 😊 ... heyy:) heyyyyyyyy:))) ... yes<3 bet-ter🥰🥰 ... i'm sorry i didn't text you last night 😔 ... i was excited about last night ☝️ i'm mostly mad 😠 at marleau for fucking that up 🙄😏 ... you know i had a whole plan to ask you something❗️... i was gonna ask you ☝️❗️ Will You cometomycottage this summer? 🥰🏡 ❌️don't❌️ go to russia🇷🇺 come to my houseee 😤💞 we'll have so much fun :D it's so private :D no one will knoww :D ... mmmwe could have a week💕 or even two✌️💕 we'd be completely alone 👯♂️💞 ~✨️together✨️~ ... oh no 🙄😒 ... ok bye bye 👋☺️ ... 🫡see you next season🫡 ... thank u😊<3 i appreciate it😤<3 ... hellooo😁
saw this post by @littlespoonevan on my dash and immediately had to get to work bc i couldn't stop thinking about it:
heated rivalry is awesome because ilya's constantly like i'm a sick bitch i like freak sex but gets scared the minute he gets a little smoochie meanwhile shane is like i'm normal i'm normal and he's five seconds from reinventing free use just out of his own beautiful mind
shane's neuroticism and ilya's whiny 'i want to fuck you' must be seen in video........ their banter is soso good