favorite jathrid headcanons to fill your free time!?
ohhh jay. my darling jay. THANK YOUUUU
when they all cuddle, jack is typically the one in the middle. when david has bad days and needs the physical pressure, he slides in between jack and kath— kath is typically in the middle when she’s had a really great day and wants her boys to hold her about it !!
katherine is abysmal at cooking, so she typically buys the groceries; david and jack are great cooks and david is a lovely baker, so they make it work, and katherine is particular about how dishes are done so she handles clean-up.
they have times when they’ll all sit in silence and do their own things- jack will sketch or paint, david will read or play piano, katherine will read or write- and it’s a very healthy dynamic for them. they’re all creatives in their own right and they love that about each other.
sometimes, jack has bad nights. memories of the refuge, or his family, or the bulls busying up the strike, flood his dreams. on the nights he wakes up gasping for breath, katherine is there to run her soft hands through his hair and david is there to squeeze his hands and wipe the tears away. they don’t let jack run away. they keep him anchored when the thoughts get too loud and the regrets eat at his heart and the scars on his back start burning with phantom memories. they’re always there.
sometimes, david has bad days. the weight of it all gets to him- being the responsible son, the perfect older brother, the one dragging his family from poverty to something better- and it’s like a ten ton weight has been sat on his chest. he can barely sit up in bed, let alone get out and be productive; he doesn’t talk, barely reacts to stimulation, and it’s hard to even look them in the eyes. katherine sits with him, his head resting on her thighs. jack makes easy food and brings him water and blankets and hums spanish lullabies his mamí used to sing. it doesn’t fix him, but it helps.
sometimes, katherine has bad evenings. work is draining, being underestimated and underutilized weighs heavily on her shoulders, trying to live up to her own expectations of herself- especially after her successful cover of the strike- means she’s constantly burning herself out. jack and david take care of her when it happens. david makes her favorite tea, jack massages the tension from her shoulders, they listen as she airs her frustrations out; when it gets to be too much and she ends up crying, they hold her and soothe her and make her feel seen.
david is autistic. jack and katherine know when to be blunt with him and how to lay everything out in a way that makes sense for him. they can tell when he doesn’t want to be touched, can tell when eye contact is too much, can tell when he’s drained and doesn’t want to talk— they understand that life can be a bit much.
jack has abandonment issues. david and katherine understand when he takes an hours-long walk to have time to himself and ‘run away’ for a bit- he can’t feel tied down, can’t be a caged animal, has to be the one to leave and can’t be the one left. there’s always tea waiting for him when he gets back.
katherine has family issues. jack and david can tell when she’s had a rough day and when she’s had a rough family day. when her father has belittled her once again, tried to convince her to quit her silly job and come home; they ask her more in-depth questions about her work those nights, ask about interviews she’s conducted, stories she wants to write— they’re her biggest fans.
katherine and david are cat people. jack is a dog person.
jack sometimes struggles with the fact he’s “not as smart” as david and katherine. it’s something he doesn’t talk about, but it’s always there.
david sometimes struggle with the fact he’s not as charismatic as katherine and jack- doesn’t understand people the same way. he hates it, but admires their ability to wow a crowd.
none of them can sit idle; they have to be doing something, all of them, because if you’re still you’re not productive and if you’re not productive you’re not doing enough— it’s a group effort to rest, but those lounging times are so special all curled up together and murmuring lazily about their days and laughing at stories they tell each other.
katherine is plus sized <3 jack kelly is not white <3 david is tall and lanky and awkward <3
long story short, they’re my darlings and i love them so bad WAUUUGGHHH
