Dating David Collins Headcanons
A/N: Dan Stevens has completely consumed me body and soulllll. Every time he's the leading man in a movie he absolutely KILLS IT I've been watching his entire discography, and this special guy (cold blooded killer) has won me over :3 This is superrrr self-indulgent so sorry if the writing is shit I just had too many thought not to share them {This is my first time doing headcanons so I hope I'm doing this right}
Warnings: Includes violence, David being David tbh, reader is vulnerable, lonely and almost as unhinged as he is (matching his freak quite well)
How you guys met/ how you started dating
You were relaxing in your one-bedroom apartment when you hear a knock at the door.
You were super confused when you open the door to see a random man with a bookbag slung over his back.
He claimed to be friends with your brother who passed away in the military
You were extremely skeptical of him but invited him in nonetheless, your heart aching a bit at the mention of your brother.
He showed you pictures and shared stories of him and your brother, and you slowly started to warm up to him.
This man is a SWEET TALKERRRR he knows exactly what to say, and how to say it to make you grow fond of him.
After a while of reminiscing, you offered him to spend the night, feeling guilty that he'd have to scramble to find a place to stay.
Thank God you have a pull-out couch
One night turned into a few days
Then weeks...
Then months...
He was just so charming, sweet, and helpful, how could you turn him away??
Plus having him around, made your brothers passing a bit more bearable, you felt, almost closer to him this way.
And the way he said "Yes Ma'am" with that slight country drawl?? Made you MELT.
He helped with bills, (you weren't quite sure where he was getting his money from, but you brushed it off as he probably saved up a lot during his time in the military) lifted all the heavy things, helped cook, ect.
You two would stay up into the late hours of the night, talking to each other and getting to know one another on a much deeper level, although David was much more cautious on letting you know the real him. Bits and pieces of the real him slipped through the cracks every once in a while, and David would feel his heart flutter when you accepted the real him with open arms.
There was obvious romantic tension between the two of you, but considering his past with your brother, you were reluctant, but that didn't stop David from treating you like an actual princess.
Some days you'd come home from work stressed and upset; David would give you a shoulder massage (he's unsurprisingly good with his hands ;3) and you would rant to him while he worked the tension out of your back and shoulders, whispering soft words of encouragement in your ear.
And then sometimes (most times) the people who were bothering you, just up and disappeared.
But if these people really upset you, David would do more than make them go missing, you'd see blurred crime scene photos of them on the news that made your stomach drop/ flutter at the same time.
You started to realize David wasn't exactly who he said he was, but you knew he wasn't lying about your brother, and you knew he cared about you, and that was enough.
So, when the police showed up to your house searching for him, you played absolutely dumb
David stood behind a nearby wall, listening intently, his gun clutched to his chest, his heart absolutely shattering at the thought of you figuring him out and what he might have to do to you.
When he heard you cover for him, an uncontrollable warmth spread across his face, he couldn't believe that you'd do something so dangerous, and so stupid, just for him.
When the police reluctantly leave, you're suddenly flipped around and pressed up against a wall, David's warm and soft mouth on yours.
The kiss is needy and passionate, with a touch of desperation in the way he held you, like if he let go it'd kill him.
He pulls away and looks down at you "why did you do that?" he asks, still dumbfounded at your unwavering loyalty.
Grabbing his face softly with both hands on either side of his face, you tell him "In that moment I didn't care what you did, the thought of losing you scared me so much, I couldn't possibly do that to you after everything you've done for me"
He smiles a very rare, genuine smile, and pulls you into a hug, he whispers softly in your ear "I have to leave, i'm so sorry"
You look up, panicked "What?! where are you going??"
He sighed, "Me being here is putting you in danger, I can't keep doing that to you, god forbid something happens to you, I don't know what I'd do" he says solemnly.
You held him closer to you, tears slid down your cheeks, "take me with you, please." your voice breaking with every word.
He lifted your face in his hands and kissed your tears softly. "You know I can't do that; I'd be putting you at an even bigger risk." He held you now tight to his chest "But I promise, i'll come back for you, when I know it's safe. I just need you to hold on for a bit."
And with that, he slipped out of the back door without a trace.
You knew you just had to trust him and wait it out, you knew, you'd be safe together sometime soon.
Cause if there's one thing about David, he has a dog-like loyalty and determination for the ones he loves (literally only you whoops).