...most of which i thought of months ago but never posted
has a huge sweet tooth
fidgets with his clothes when he’s nervous
actually thinks coffee is disgusting; he only drinks it when he’s upset out of spite and because it’s bitter and he’s bitter and loves to suffer
super childish at heart. it’s suppressed (pretty deep, actually), but arnold helps pull it back out of him. together they can get really silly and childish.
DEFINITELY had a huge crush on joseph smith when he was a kid
scared of lightning
LOVES the rain
prefers warm weather over cold weather
^ bc of these two, actually loves the climate in uganda
loves every single ride at disney world, even it’s a small world.
finds that he really enjoys comedy and that he has a knack for it (that, or the villagers just think he’s a big joke to begin with. either way, he likes the attention)
realizes that he’s okay with not being the leader/center of attention. at first he was kind of like “i feel uncomfortable when we are not about me?” but then noticed that there’s so much pressure and expectations taken off his shoulders that he can finally relax, be a goof, and make mistakes. his friends are really supportive of him in ways he’s never had before, and he’s forever grateful
this took ages and the camera quality is terrible i’m really sorry
Inktober day 13: High school AU (or college AU if your character(s) already go to high school)
I was going to do a Hamilton high school AU but I changed my mind bc that’s been done to death
Also I was originally going to do the fab four but i thought all the elders (plus naba of course) needed some love. So i spent a v long time playing “let’s turn these ensemble characters into actual three-dimensional characters with decent quirks and personalities”
EDIT: the headcanons are quite hard to read (thanks, terrible smartphone camera) so I’ve also put them under the cut :^)
KEVIN PRICE
- straight A student
- that’s the only thing straight about him
- perfect hair
- has a thing about personal space
- has anxiety
- probably about 90% coffee
ARNOLD CUNNINGHAM
- sweetheart
- isn’t that good in school but has the best imagination
- is great at creative writing
- ADHD/ADD
- is a super good friend
- gives the best hugs
- has an endless supply of fandom t-shirts
NABA HATIMBI
- moved from Uganda with her father
- super clever and in lots of honours classes
- loves drama and bonds with Connor over theatre
- has a higher GPA than Kevin and Kevin’s lowkey jealous
- is extremely in love with Arnold
- wants to be a journalist and raise awareness of all the problems in Africa
CONNOR MCKINLEY
- v gay
- also v closeted (except with Naba who sees right through him)
- preppy
- does lots of dance
- can and will beat you at Just Dance
- drinks so much tea
- really likes Kevin
CHRIS “POPTARTS” THOMAS
- touch his poptarts and die
- small but feisty
- good at baking
- is v close with Connor and knows everything about him
- is a super good and supportive friend
- a secret boss at MarioKart and isn’t afraid to play dirty
JAMES CHURCH
- artist
- is really good
- only Poptarts and Davis are allowed to see his art though
- stays with Poptarts and Davis a lot when his dad gets drunk and violent
- shy
- loves Poptarts v a lot
- reads a lot and has a book club with Neeley
DAVIS (do the rest even have fan-given first names?? idk)
- loud
- prankster
- sleeps a lot
- doesn’t try but still gets good grades
- eats a lot but never gains weight
- but still can’t cook
- bad pun squad
SCHRADER
- music nerd
- makes a lot of bad music theory puns that only he and Neeley understand
- no one knows how many instruments he can play
- he and Connor are musical nerd buddies
- has a really nice voice
- secretly has stage fright
- bad pun squad
NEELEY
- neat freak
- literature nerd
- book club with James
- has v strong opinions about most things
- likes philosophy and everyone hates him for it
- bad pun squad
- likes being super pretentious
- is actually a massive feminist
- so many Twitter rants
MICHAELS
- great cook
- Davis gets him to cook for him all the time
- aces home ec
- gets super passive aggressive and sarcastic when mad
- although he never swears
- don’t get on the wrong side of him he will s l a y you
- loves trashy reality tv
ZELDER
- complete and utter nerd
- plays so many video games
- he and Poptarts fight to be the best at MarioKart
Elder McKinley probably believes 100% in the Trans Jesus Theory (the theory that if Jesus was a virgin birth, he’d only have 1 X chromosome therefore being female) and most likely had to sleep outside for a few nights for his sins
I don’t think they’d get a pet right away, but Naba’s very good with plants! She lets Arnold help out with the garden, even though he lacks fine motor skills but tries nonetheless to be very careful and gentle with Naba’s plants. It’s also a very nice opportunity for them to get out of things and hang out alone and maybe kiss a little.
He always wears his BoM mask because he is ashamed of himself due to childhood bullying. Due to his half-breed nature (the tail is an indicator), whoever his non-Galra parent was made him feel ask though he was ugly due to his Galra heritage. To this day, he is still ashamed of his appearance even though he knows that he shouldn't be, hence the constant masking of his face.
For all we know he is just as beautiful as Thace, Ulaz and Kolivan which is totally my headcanon