ik you're on a severitus kick which is so real
but I saw in your tags once you've read rangers apprentice đ
do you have any will + halt headcanons to share
OHHOOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO (youâve activated smth in me i fear:3)
We have two categories: fluff and angst
Halts voice is smooth and Baritone and Will finds is so incredibly relaxing. Whenever Will isnât sleeping bc stress or insomnia Halt will just talk about nothing and five minutes later Will is out like a light. (Halt has weaponized this before and will do it again)
Halt gets cuteness aggression with Tug and Will especially when they are together. Once Will accidentally fell asleep on Tug during the early days of his apprenticeship and Halt had to take a lap to not coo and smile at him. (Will was still yelled at)
Cassandra and George helped Will get a tutor so he could learn Hibernian to surprise Halt. He was keeping it a secret until Fatherâs Day, (I donât know if that exists in that universe, but letâs just say it does for plot) but turns out Halt is a lot more open about things when he thinks no one understands him. So Will is put through the torture of Halt saying nice things about him to his face under the guise of âcomplainingďżźin a language he canât understand.â When Will eventually says his little speech to Halt, he absolutely does not tear up but if his voice sounds a little rougher than normal thatâs no oneâs goddamn business.
After the whole warmweed thing Will developed a fear of falling asleep. He was terrified of losing more time, of falling asleep and never waking back up, that something else would pilot his body like addiction once did. He would pretend to fall asleep and then stare up at his ceiling. He would even do more of the quick and quiet chores if he thought could get away with it. Halt finds out one day when Will has a crisis and hallucinates when training. He finds Will hiding in the hollow of a tree biting his hand bloody to try and stop the noises and sobs coming out of him. Willâs eyes were glassy and far away; Halt may not be a doctor but he knew his boy wasnât here right now in his mind. He starts singing a lullaby his mother sang to him, and his inches closer until Will allows him to touch the shaking boy. He runs his hand through the boys hair and coaxes him from his frankly brilliant hiding place. Will ends up in his lap, shaking, as Halt rocks him back and forth until sleep drags him under. He slept for 36 hours and they have a long talk after. Thatâs when Halt noticed the effects his voice had on the boy.
Halt wouldnât say heâs scared of water, he canât be with a job like his, but he needed to prepare himself before swimming so that certain memories wouldnât float to the surface. Heâs fine okay? Okay. Well one day, his stupid fucking âfriendsâ at the ranger gathering grab him and throw him into the lake. He tried to escape the memories, truly he did, but he swore he felt something pushing him down. Suddenly everything he had drilled into him, everything that he had drilled into his apprentices gone. He was panicking and taking in huge gulps of water also he tried to breathe underwater. He didnât know what to do, he was going to die, he was going to die he suddenly felt something grab him and start dragging him. He tried to fight against it, but the force was too strong. He mentally prepared to be dragged down to the oceans depth when the dragging pulled him not under but above the surface. He gasped and took huge gulping breaths. He felt hands all over his body doing god knows what, but he couldnât bring himself to care. He stared up at the sky knowing he was alive and just breathed a sigh of relief. Two faces came into his field of vision, mouths moving, saying something. God he just didnât care; he was going to take a nap. He woke up dry in his tent with his boys passed out next to him wrapped in both their cloaks. He immediately deduced what had happened and thank his wonderful children for helping him. He kisses them on their foreheads and smiles. He had the best goddamn kids
(this oneâs short because itâs past my bedtime and Iâm tired) When Abelard dies Tug pseudo adopts Halt and while they donât have the same magic bond a ranger and his horse has, Tug has a penchant for knowing when Halt is think about Abelard, and while always come up next to him with a brush or some treats. It doesnât erase the pain, but it helps and he knows the Abelard was the one that taught Tug that exactly foot shuffle only his late friend did whenever he wanted extra treats. The first time Tug did it after Abelard died Halt broke down in tears and laughter for his late best friend. (Crowley can go get fucked:p)(just kidding I love him I swear)
Some of these became drabbles and Iâm sorry but like the instinct in me is strong lol
Ty for the ask @eeveeeeeee <3