@roblowes asked for Highschool Darry headcannons and I have so time to kill while my command hooks set so here you go kiddos :D theres a lot, I hope you like them!
-Always a well liked kid by his classmates and teachers
-kind of quiet but always got along with everyone (was a bit bossy as a little kid)
-His freshman year he was friends with the kids he played sports with but never really hung out with them outside of school
-Got pretty good grades, always was good at science and shop/woodworking
-Started to be real popular and well known his junior year
-This was when he really started to be a shinning football player and had a really good season
-With this came a lot more attention from girls, which he enjoyed but he never really cared for any of them too much
-he went on dates and what not (was a big fan of double dates tbh) but just never really had a thing for one girl
-honestly he took gym class a little too far
-like he knew the limit but sometimes he just got so caught up in the game that he forgot it even existed
-always in the gym after school and between practice
-Twobit was a freshman his junior year when he started to get real popular
-Let the new found popularity and soc acceptance get to his head a little and never said hi to Twobit in the hallway and tried to avoid him
-At this point he wasn’t hanging out with the gang as much
-partially because of the age gaps
-partially because of sports practice
-and partially because he was spending more time with the soc-y crowd
-A lot of this changed near the end of his junior year when he stood up for Twobit after he “accidentally” caused a bit of a scuffle in the hallway
-Started to accept his lower class roots a little more after that and no longer alienated Twobit, or his younger brothers as much
-Senior year he took a home economics course
-after growing up and helping his mom in the kitchen, he wanted to learn more about cooking
-was the only boy in the entire class
-which he didn’t mind too much
-learned a lot more about cooking, and more about house making
-it was a bit of a drag but he learned a lot
-this was the year he took his football team to state semi-finales
-they lost by a touch down
-Always took a girl to every dance, usually liked to stick with one for a month or two and then, after she got mad that he wont commit, move on to someone else, but he rarely went stag
-loved to dance so usually danced with his date as well as her friends
-which caused a little bit of inner clique jealousy but he was none the wiser
-he was just there for a good time
-Always did his homework on Sunday afternoons
-he was too busy hanging out and partying fridays and saturdays
-or working part time at a nearby hardware store to save up for college
-whether it was with the gang or with kids from school
-his weekends were pretty social
-winning boy of the year was a total shock to him
-wasn’t too surprised when he was nominated
-but super shocked that he got the most votes
-his senior year he was working super hard on both academics and athletics
-he needed to secure a scholarship or two for college
-fell a bit short on scholarships and didn’t quite save up enough from the hardware store
-was absolutely crushed when he accepted that he wouldn’t be going to college
-it was so hard for him to hear about his friends talking about these universities they were going too and what they were going to major in
-this was his one chance to build a better life for himself
-and then give back to his family
-and it was now gone
-graduation day was bittersweet for him
-after that he lost contact with a lot of the friends he made in high school
-some of them right away, and others started to drop off as time passed
-this brought him closer to his family and the gang though
-so he appreciates that, mainly in retrospect though
-at the time he didn’t realize how much of a blessing it was to be living in his parents house
Darry 100% gets uncomfortable when his girlfriend gets emotional, like at first he's just like.... uhhhh what's wrong... ? All gently, and then he gets a blubbery response and a face full of tears to his chest he just awkwardly pats her back not quite understanding what to do and is a little over whelmed. After the shock subsides he's able to put his arms around her and stroke her back and starts to act like a nurturing person he is deep, deep inside
Just imagine going on your first date with Darry and how hard you worked to even get a date with him because you know he would be all torn about it because its probably been so long since he’s been on one and he has his two jobs and hes always stressed and tired but soda catches wind of it and makes him go and he ends up having such a good time with you and you know what, imma write like a full imagine about this brb kids
