Dating Talbott Winger headcanons:
Pairing: Talbott Winger x Fem!Reader
Categories: Fluff, comfort, angst (brief smut at some point but nothing too serious)
To begin with, he is a very shy person in general. Even when you became 'friends' and then got into a proper romantic relationship, he is still shy. But not in a bad way. He becomes a blushing mess when you are near him and he can't really complain about that and neither can you. You love his shyness.
AND SPEAKING OF HIM BLUSHING: He absolutely adores when you give him compliments. You could tell him the most simple things like “You have very beautiful eyes” and a deep dark shade of red would creep on his cheeks immediately, which would cause you to gently grab his face and pepper him with kisses.
He would be protective, but not overprotective. He knows you can handle yourself very well, but he would say things like “I know you can do it, dove. But I want to do it for you” 🥹
Not to mention that he would be so proud of you, for practically everything. And he would tell you that with every chance he would get.
Seeing you duel is one of the things that make him melt and swoon for you. How you move and take anyone in a duel makes him both proud of you and completely head over heels for you (and sometimes scared of you, but not in a bad way; in a way to be like “See? That's my beautiful girl right here who can absolutely beat your ass in a duel without hesitation!”)
He would absolutely have a camera with him everywhere, taking pictures of everything, including you. Of course you pose and do silly faces when you see him taking pictures of you, which causes him to smile like a lovesick fool.
And speaking of him taking pictures, he 100% has a whole album with pictures of you that he would look every now and then in the middle of the night in his dorm when he misses you. Andre doesn't stop teasing him about it but he doesn't care, he is too occupied looking at his lovely girlfriend.
Sometimes Talbott would get insecure about himself. About his parents death, his past, his appearance, his worth as a person, if he was good enough for you, everything. And he would often transform into his eagle form and fly around the castle clearing his mind before visiting the Owlery, his favourite & comfort place (after your arms 😉)
You know about his insecurities very well, but you don't want to push him to talk to you if he doesn't want to or if he isn't ready. So you give him as much space as he wants. You would look for him in his dorm or in the library. And when you couldn't find him there, you would transform into your own animagus form and search for him in the Owlery.
One time, a wave of sadness surpassed him about his parents death while you guys were sitting in the Great Hall for lunch on a cloudy Friday. He was sitting next to you during lunch and he was awfully quiet, quieter than usual, while you guys held hands under the table. You didn't say anything, but kept being close to him until— you saw his eyes were slightly blurry.
“Tal, are you alright?” you whispered to his ear so no one could hear you. The eagle-boy looked at your eyes and gave you a small nod. He hated lying to you, but a crowded place such as the Great Hall was not the best place to comfort him, you both knew that. He squeezed your hand before leaving the room, your worried gaze glued to his tall figure as he exited the Hall. You sat in your seat for a moment and after a while you got up and followed him, knowing exactly where he was heading.
After a while, you found him crying in the corner of the Owlery and slowly approached him, kneeling down on the floor where he was crouching, his head buried in his knees, softly sobbing. You couldn't help but pressed your lips together before hesitantly opening your arms to hug him.
He melted instantly in response to your touch, so gentle and warm, comforting. He couldn't hold his tears anymore. Now that he was in your arms he hugged you tightly and sobbed into your chest, your hands soothing his back until he calmed down. “I- I'm sorry...” he whispered weakly. You shushed him with a light kiss on his pouty lips, tasting his salty tears before pulling back. “You have nothing to be sorry for, my love. I'm here for you and I'm never leaving you.” He closed his eyes with a small, grateful smile forming on his lips.
And since you would comfort him, he would do the same for you to 10x. This boy would never fail to put a smile on your face and make your day, and he wore that fact as a badge of honour. Merlin if he saw you crying about your insecurities; he would be immediately by your side, hugging you and whispering sweet things in your ear like: “You are so beautiful, dove”, “You manage to make everyone the best version of themselves, including me”, “You have been so strong for so long. It's completely okay to let your guard down for a while”, “I'm here for you, sweetheart”,“I love you so much, darling”.
NOW TO LET THE SAD IMAGINES SLIDE, your whole friend group would tease the both of you endlessly. At every lunch and dinner Talbott would sit next to you, even if you were a different house than him and Rowan would look at you teasingly with a grin, Penny looking excited every time she saw you two together, and Bill, Charlie and Andre would say the most cheesy things one could imagine.
→ At first both of you were embarrassed but you didn't have it in you to say anything, because both you and Talbott knew they were just happy you guys are finally together.
Everyone knew you guys were endgame for a lond time now. Even the hogwarts staff. P
McGonagall and Flitwick would somehow know when you guys had dates and would look at eachother proudly. Hagrid would offer you his infamous Rock Cakes when you passed with Talbott from his garden (which you kindly rejected, sorry Hagrid) and Sprout would swoon, seeing two talented students getting along like that.
→ Even if Snape acted like he hated you, he could admit that he was interested in your and Talbott relationship. Not because he had nothing else to do, but because after you gifted him a cake for Christmas in your third year and always spoke to him with a genuine smile on your face, he started taking less points from your house, let alone treating you with respect and not tolerance.
He is a surprisingly good cook and would try to learn the recipes from your favourite foods as a way to spoil you. He would literally come to your dorm with a satisfied smile on his face to show you what he has been making. “Aw, Talbott! You made this for me?” you claimed with a soft pout forming on your lips, which Talbott couldn't resist that sight of you and leaned down to kiss these pouty lips of yours sweetly, before murmuring into them “I wanted to surprise you, dove” “And you did a marvelous job with that!” you said, kissing him deeper.
You stealing his clothes is now a routine for the both of you. You always love how they are big on you and how all of them smelled like him; his scent would always soothe you. When he would see you in his clothes he would try to act cool but inside he was melting, falling in love with you all over again “HOW CAN SOMEONE BE THIS BEAUTIFUL??” and “Oh Merlin I'm falling deeper in love with her and I don't even want to get out” are two of his thousands thoughts whenever he sees you in his clothes. He can't help it. It's like telling the whole world you're his and that always makes his heart ache, almost reaching new heights.
He loves your voice. He absolutely adores it. The way you pronounce simple words and make them sound so poetic never fail to make his entire day, just by hearing you speak. Especially if you have an accent. All that love goes doubled. How you pronounce words thicker with your accent makes him a flustering, blushing mess (and sometimes feel other things down there hehe...)
Another thing he loves about you is your scent. Whenever you guys cuddle he will find the opportunity to bury his face in the crook of your neck for HOURS. Being in your arms is his #1 comfort place. “Talbott, we have to go, we'll miss dinner if we don't get up soon..” you whispered to his ear as you played his hair, his face buried deep into the crook of your neck “Mhm-phm.. I don't want to,” he would murmur into your warm skin of your neck “I wanna stay here” Now, c'mon, how can you resist that?
He is a great listener and is always by your side no matter what.
If you are a creative soul and can make diy things, imagine giving a handmade bracelet with dark blue and silver beads to Talbott on a random Tuesday afternoon after potions. He never took it off. Ever. In fact, if someone asked him about it he would respond like “Oh, this? My girl made it for me” with a grin plastered on his face.
HE WRITES POETRY FOR YOU!! I REPEAT, HE WILL WRITE POEMS FOR YOU!!!
And you love every single piece of his work, regardless if it's for you or not.
He's not the one to do much PDA, you are actually the one to initiate it in your relationship. You would stick to hand-holding for most of the time and some rare kisses on the cheek or forehead in front of other people.
Yet things are different when you guys are alone ;)
You would never imagine it, but Talbott is actually very clingy when no one is around. In fact, he's almost glued to your hip most of the time.
Cuddles, cuddles, cuddles!
Never too many cuddles!
He practically lives for them.
One time, you guys slept together in your dorm while cuddling and woke up together for the first time— now the both of you can't go a single night without cuddling until you fall asleep.
And because Talbott ALWAYS manages to wake up before you do, he gets the chance to admire your sleepy face and wonder how he got so lucky to have someone like you as his partner for life.
And speaking of forever, he is definitely someone who would stay loyal to his partner even after their death. Especially after.
He will always show how much he loves you in the most wonderful way no one would have ever imagined, and he knows exactly what to say to make you feel loved and taken care of!!
Author's note: Hello my loves!! This is my first headcanons I ever write so I hope you enjoy them! It was really fun to write about this eagle-boy and I plan to write some other fanfics in the future— seriously I can't stop writing about him. This turned out longer than I originally expected and I apologise for that, I couldn't stop. But hey, there should be more Talbott Winger fanfics out here and I'm absolutely down for it. LET ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS!!