I love asking friends, without context, "what are you really into this week?" I'll go first. this week I'm really into mouthwash and sudoku. Last week I was into peaches.
my redacted height headcanons because i’m tired and bored (not everyone, although i may one day to a part two with those i missed)
shaw pack + mates
david: 6’6 • he used to be worried that his height would make him look too intimidating to the members of the pack, until one day someone admitted to him that his tall (and let’s be real, wide) stature allowed for people to feel safe around him. plus the kids in the pack love using him as a climbing frame
angel: 5’7 • we know angel is canonically shorter than david but i don’t think they’re actually short short, i think they just are in comparison to a lot of the pack. david likes to comment about how he’s a whole foot taller and angel will immediately correct him that ‘it’s actually only 11”.’
asher: 6’3 • ash is one of those kids that was like 5’7 all throughout high school then the summer before senior year he shot up to 6’3 and that was it. i just know he had a really awkward phase where none of his pants reached his ankles.
babe: 6’0 • there’s something about babe that screams they’re the tallest out of themselves, angel and sweetheart. when the three go out shopping together their job is to grab the stuff on higher shelves.
milo: 5’7 • he saw what happened with asher in high school and was so convinced the same would happen to him only for it to … not. hc that marie is like 5’3 and colm 5’8 so i don’t know where he got the idea from that he’d magically become 6’.
sweetheart: 5’10 • 70% leg for sure, so when sat down themselves and milo look the same height but standing up is another story. they sometimes appear taller just because of the grace they hold themselves with
darlin’: 6’4 • they have been above 6 foot since they were 15. they’ve always been taller than the other kids in school which didn’t aid in them wanting to fit in and keep a low profile. so when david started to get taller than them they were secretly happy. if david’s tall then being tall must be cool right? not weird like they thought.
sam: 6’5 • just a wisp taller then darlin’ and they love it. he was the tallest member of the solaire clan, towering over even william. he has never been the type to try and make himself appear smaller, even in front of a king.
the vamps
vincent: 5’11 • he 100% lies and tells people he’s six foot. sam never lets him get away with it when he does though, i can imagine sam leaning an elbow on vince’s head just to rile him up.
lovely: 5’5 • one of the shortest characters. there was a spell of time (after adam) were they were upset by their height, feeling as if it makes them appear as meek and easy. that’s until they met darlin, who offered to teach them some hand to hand combat. because height doesn’t matter as much when you know how to throw a punch.
porter: 6’0 • is actually the six foot vincent likes to say he is and he relishes in it.
treasure: 5’4 • lovely was so happy when they met and saw they were also on the short side. cue lovely having to explain that the majority of their friends (the shaw pack) are giants so they need more short people to balance out the scales.
d.a.m.n. crew
freelancer: 5’9 • a nice respectable average.
caelum: 4’3 • just a little guy idk what to say.
gavin: 6’1 • but if you ask him he’s 6’5 at least. despite how he’s shorter than huxley who is actually that tall. he’ll just say that huxley must be at least 6’8 obviously
huxley: 6’5 • gavin doesn’t know what he’s talking about
damien: 5’10 • he pretends to not care about height and insists that hes ‘happy with 5’10 that’s taller than average’ but sometimes he wishes he had a those extra inches. that becomes less so after he starts dating huxley and realises he’s the perfect height to fit comfortably in his arms.
lasko: 6’1 • maybe a controversial take having him and gavin the same height but i really do think he’s on the taller side. maybe im just also so against the notion that anyone on the submissive side has to be short so i went the opposite way
dear: 6’2 • just a little bit taller than lasko to the point where it’s barely noticeable and lasko loves it. he found it a lot less intimidating to talk to them at first because they didn’t tower over him or vice versa. it felt like a nice even playing field between the two
non empowered + elliott (lmao)
elliott: 5’11 • growing up he was always taller than aaron despite being younger and never let aaron forget it. until they got older and aaron hit puberty first and shot up, gaining the upper hand.
sunshine: 5’5 • i always think about that audio were they and elliot share a deck chair and think there’s no way they could be tall if they’re doing that.
aaron: 6’2 • as soon as he got taller than elliot he immediately turned all of the jokes he had to grow up hearing as a kid right back onto elliot.
smartass: 6’0 • they used to hate the fact they’re taller than were shorter than aaron, who of which would take that and run with it during their workplace arguments. but not they’re dating they actually love being a little bit shorter. not that they’d admit it.
ollie: 5’6 • the shortest of the spoken adult characters and he has no issues with being on the shorter side for guys his age. it’s never been something that bothers him
baby: 5’3 • and folks we have our shortest redacted character (excluding caelum). they exude short energy in the sense they could comfortably curl up on an armchair in the sun and fall asleep.
guy: 5’8 • i refuse to give this fuck (affectionately) anything more than 5’8. i will not explain further.
honey: 5’11 • i just know guy loves the fact they’re taller than him because that means their hoodies will always be just the right amount of oversized to be comfy.
whatever you do don’t think about david’s first father’s day as a father himself. don’t think about him getting woken up by his kid and it hitting him that father’s day doesn’t have to be something he dreads anymore. don’t think about him feeling closer than ever to Gabe through the relationship he has with his own kids.
david shaw. he's got this menacing, lingering aura about him, and when he walks into the room people go silent. their backs straighten, they double their work speed, and whispers die.
and in bounces his golden, glowing, mini-skirt wearing, sexual innuendo-spewing s.o. who's chattering to david like they're teenage girls in a coffee shop and shock of all shocks, david's smiling back.
asher talbot. the snarky, bouncy, happy-go-lucky guy's everywhere all the time. he never rests, never stops moving, and he's chattering about a mile a minute. he has a tendency to speak over you, not because he's rude, but just because the adhd is a bitch.
but when his sweet-faced, gentle-toned s.o. walks in, hands him a glass of water, and begins to tell a story, asher looks like he can't speak. he just stares, in awe, drinking in his beautiful mate and listening to the melodic cadence of their voice.
milo greer. milo's the perfect blend between david and asher. serious, dedicated, all business when it comes down to it, but he's always got time for a smile, a kind word, or a teasing joke. finely dressed and always put together, but you can sense an undercurrent of stress leeching from him. he needs everything to be perfect, and he needs to pick up the slack that his alpha and beta don't have time to cover.
but one touch on the arm, one sarcastic deadpan joke from sweetheart, and milo's hackles relax. they sit on the arm of his chair and review his work, a hand in his hair. they tease him about his sloppy handwriting and give him a kiss and an ice cream before they leave, and afterwards milo is twice as quick to hand out compliments, and holds his temper better than ever.
tank/darlin. if david's the steel, asher's the bubble, and milo's the happy medium between the two, then darlin' is the opposite. where milo is quick to compliment and soothe, darlin' is quick to honestly and brutally speak. they're all bark and all bite, and everyone eyes them warily when they come into the room. they're known to be fiercely loyal, but their affection is shown in aggression and brusque nods of approval.
but sam softens something in them, draws out the gentleness the pack remembers seeing in tank as a child. sam rests a big mitten of a hand on their shoulder and they find themselves able to smile more, smile genuinely. sam gives them a wink, and they're damn near bubbly all day. sam leaves, but his lingering woodsmoke warmth stays wrapped around darlin' all day, and the office is significantly calmer.
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