ALF - Squad Headcanons
Chapter 2.2: Families
The ALF - Family Squad, back at it again with some nice(?) Headcanons about the Family of the infamous Jay Kingston! (Seriously though, nice may not be the best word to describe what you’re about to read. We always talk about loving Angst, so know we’ll unleash it. Enjoy - or maybe don’t).
(A quick Disclaimer: In our Headcanons Jay’s autistic (He has Aspergers). We aren’t, so all of our knowledge is from the internet or stuff we may have heard about the topic. Please, correct us if anything is wrong or some of Jay’s characteristics are not fitting for someone with Autism, so we can change it and learn some interesting things along the way)
To be honest, we don’t have much on Jay’s Family
His Parents died when he was still a little kid (about 9 years old)
It was a car accident
Jay was sitting in the back of the car when they crashed
Their names were Josephine and Christopher
Jay has some memories of them, but overall it’s very blurry
Who he remembers tho, is his Brother
Adam
He talks a lot about him, actually
Adam, who raised him after their parents died
Adam, who was still a teenager when he lost his Parents, leaving him to take care of his autistic little brother
Adam, who still tried so hard
Adam, who after realizing how the meat industry treats most animals, immediately joined their local ALF Group and before that, already went on rescue missions to free animals from Torture and Mass Production
(They took care of the animals together after that, getting them back on their feet, err....paws)
Adam, who teached him about the importance of ALF’s belief
Adam, who always called him ‘Jay’ when he was younger instead of his real name because little Jay’s favourite Animals were Bluejays
Adam, who died when Jay was about 16
Ironically, it was in a car accident too
Unironically, it was Jay’s fault
Basically, Adam was on a mission for the ALF, when Jay was on the brink of a meltdown and called him
Adam was distracted by Jay freaking out over the phone and managed to hit a tree in the worst possible way
Jay heard how Adam died, because the line didn’t die during the car crash
He screamed Adam’s name, clutching the phone in his hand, but didn’t get an answer, only pained moans
Later on Jay blamed himself for not having called an ambulance, or the police, or anyone really, just because he couldn’t bring himself to hang up
He was unable to move, paralyzed by what was happening
Instead, he listened to his brother taking in his last, shuddering breath, before leaving him alone in this world
Because of him and his stupid ticks and his worries about nothing
He tries to surpress his symptoms after that, because he doesn’t wanna be a burden
But his issues (especially after Adam’s death) are material for another post
What’s for sure tho, is that Jay didn’t go to Adam’s funeral because he felt so guilty. Which leads to a lot of pent-up anger and guilt, because he didn’t get to say goodbye, see Adam one last time
And he can’t stand his real name anymore, because he rather be called Jay and think back to days where his brother ruffled his hair or carried him around on his shoulders, then Adam’s voice coming through the phone, screaming his real name in surprise and pain and anger (at least in Jay’s ears)
And later in a whisper, voice broken and seemingly far away, begging for Jay to do something, anything
But he didn’t
There was a time where Jay had a family
Then he only had a brother
Now, he has no one
And those were (a few of) our ideas about Jay’s Family. If you got any questions, just ask and if you wanna contribute with own headcanons, feel free to do so.
What do you think is Jay’s real name btw? Got any ideas?
How do you feel about the Angst? Next will be Red and Silver’s Family, so prepare for more.
Until next time!
