Domestic Radioheads because I've got no self control
Ryan buys plants but Dylan's the one who ends up taking care of them
Ryan cooks most of the time and Dylan knows how to cook very specific meals.
Dylan's more likely to drive them places so Ryan can zone out in the passenger seat
They go to bed at 1am at the absolute earliest.
At first Ryan's not a big pet guy but then he becomes more obsessed with Schrodinger than Dylan is. He always comes home with new toys, beds and outfits.
Ryan steals Dylan's shirts and hoodies. Dylan steals Ryan's accessories and cologne.
Ryan undersold how bad he was with tech because Dylan is constantly fixing his shit. Just constantly.
The price is letting Dylan cuddle him whenever he wants. Dylan will envelop Ryan in his long limbs and Ryan has gone from putting up with it to loving it
I imagine whenever they host a party, Dylan is the perfect host and Ryan is just watching like a hawk for anyone messing with their shit.
Ryan said I love you first after Dylan remembered some obscure detail about him no one else has ever bothered to remember
do you have any hcs about the counselors drinking?? Like who gets drunk the fastest/slowest what kinda drunks they are 💕
The only one I've actively thought about was Dylan with this post but yeah I'll do the rest 👀
They're all like 17/18 so none of them have developed tolerances yet, except maybe Jacob and Kaitlyn. I'll explain below but here's a summary if you don't wanna read the rest
Big boys, big drinks: Jacob, Dylan and Nick.
They know how to hold it so they can party : Ryan, Kaitlyn, Max
White girl wasted: Emma, Laura and Abi.
Dylan
Getting him out of the way first. Just read the linked post honestly. We basically have a solid canon showing of his blood taking WAY longer to get infected. And since getting drunk depends on blood to alcohol level, my only opinion is that this man is the heathen you see doing multiple shots before people have finished their first drink, just so he's on their level.
Also he's a cuddly drunk and his lap is a magnet. Whenever he sits down it takes 0.02 seconds for one of his drunk friends to snatch up that prime real estate. And being drunk just heightens his personality. Talks way more, just constantly talking.
This also lines up with the Stoner!Dylan hc. Drinking is too expensive for him so he gets high instead.
Kaitlyn
There's a bunch of stuff about a high % of east Asians having a genetically lower alcohol tolerance but I think Kaitlyn dodged that bullet. Everyone thinks that because she's small she'll get drunk crazy fast and I think she used to, but she and Jacob party so often it's not a problem anymore, she knows how to extend her lifeline (eating certain food, taking breaks etc)
I see her being another heightened personality drunk. It just intensifies her already existing traits. Eg; she's the mother hen who can be ten drinks in and look after the people who have passed out. She'll be mad about it and pretend not to care but she secretly cares alot
Jacob
Jacob is a big boy and it takes it forever to get drunk. IF he drinks like a normal person and not a frat boy. Which he does not. He will drink like a fish before anyone can stop him so he's rolling around and passed TF out by 10pm.
Before he passes out though (which he does consistently. He's THAT friend.) He's so... incredibly loud. Noise complaints from neighbours are specifically targeted at him. Also he's maniac on the dancefloor and he's dancing like he's never dance before.
And yes I am biased about Jacob and Dylan being chaotic drinking buddies. Dylan enables the hell out of Jacob everytime.
Emma + Laura
I'm putting these two together because you KNOW they get classic white girl wasted. They'll do two or three shots with Jacob and Dylan and be set for the rest of the night. The only difference is how they act.
Emma is also a dance machine + constantly has her phone out filming herself or her friends. Her shoes are off by the time she's finished her second drink. By the end of the night you'll either find her curled up in a blanket inside or laying on the grass in the backyard.
Laura is a giggly drunk AND a cuddly drunk. She loves hanging around Dylan for both of these reasons but only if Max is not available for hugs because he's off being a drunk menace. She finishes two drinks and no matter what Max is doing, she will find him and she will cuddle him.
Ryan
Ryan's very self aware of his own drunkenness (angst hc, but I think his mom's a drunk so he's kinda in his own head about drinking) but he can hold his own and you'll never see him stumbling around or anything.
You think it takes longer than it actually does for him to get drunk simply because he's so good at hiding it and acting normal. But if he gets to 8+ drinks he starts getting giggly and flirty. He'll just sit there and make dirty jokes (mostly @ Dylan) and that's usually the sign that he's tipsy.
Also he had incredible aim and he's really good at beer pong. Him and Kaitlyn are an undefeated duos team.
Nick
Nick is an Aussie he absolutely has the highest tolerance. He'll join in with the shots at the beginning and show absolutely no sign of being affected.
He's the type of drunk who just watches everyone else downfall. He's a sweet boy so if he sees someone struggling he'll step in. But mostly he sits in a chair giggling at everyone else's antics. His lap is also prime real estate. Him and Dylan have those Long Boy Legs™ that are just so comfy to sit on.
Abi
Abi typically doesn't drink and there's a reason for it because she cannot hold it. Three drinks and she's ready to curl up and go to sleep.
BUT if she had a big meal and pushes through the initial sleepiness, then she's a full on party girl. She moves in phases like Amy from b99. She's the type who sings and dances and jumps around and bugs everyone to play more drinking games even though they all know she's ten minutes from passing out.
Max
Left Max till last because I'm convinced he's a menace. He has an alright tolerance but it's what he does with it that makes him a true menace.
Everytime you see him he has deshevelled or less clothing than when he started. He will convince Laura to swap shirts with him no matter how tiny a top she's wearing. He'll be right there with Jacob saying "hey watch me do *blatantly dangerous thing*". Kaitlyn or Nick has to confiscate his car keys at the beginning of the night so he doesn't try to do a McDonald's run.
You will catch him lying on the ground Zooming in on a picture of Lauras face.
How do you think the hacketteers would act in Squid Game situation?
Oh no...oh no
Amazing ask and also I feel like I need a hot chocolate to comfort me while I think about this lmao
Ok...well first off...none of them handle it well. Plenty of crying, panicking and yelling at each other all round. And in the situation where they're all taken home and then given the opportunity to come back, I can't see any of them doing that.
I could use some string of logic to say Ryan could convince himself it was all fake and go back but I'd like to think he's not THAT delusional. But even in the scenario where all of them are desperate for money, I just can't see any of them willingly going back.
But in a situation where they do and all die? I'll continue down here
Laura would obviously win, I don't think anyone would argue there. Either that, or if her and Max got to the end together, she would let him win. But she's the only one with the mentality for the squid games. Just, pushing her morals down and doing what needs to be done to survive. If Max is there with her, I don't think she would interact with anyone except him and if he's not there, she would lone wolf it.
This is kinda morbid but I can see Dylan y'know... giving up...once he realises the hopelessness of the situation. Like he knows from the beginning that they're all dead and he just tries to help the others in any way he can while also accepting that he's gonna die. Dylan would absolutely, no doubt, play the "I'll die so you can live" move when they're in partner games where one of them has to kill the other. Whether it's more devastating to have Ryan or Kaitlyn do it, I have not decided. But I am in tears.
Poor Abi. This whole situation is far too much for her. She survives as long as she does, purely due to luck and being helped and protected and then she'll die panicking and screwing up a game she had to do on her own.
All love and respect to my boy. I do think Jacob would be a moron. He's good at all the games and does well for a bit. But he wouldn't take it seriously at first, he'd be like "it's all fake these people are crazy" and then he'd probably die in some hilariously stupid, tragic way.
Ryan's in the same boat, at first. Stubborn himbo solidarity with Jacob, tho I doubt they get along in this universe either, they just agree. And then if he gets his head out of his ass soon enough to NOT die in a hilariously stupid tragic way, he would probably make it pretty far. And then die in just a tragic way instead. And here's the angst train but I'd say that killing Dylan would be the thing that gets Ryan realising it's all very real.
I can see Kaitlyn being top 2 with Laura. Just surviving because she has the skillset to survive. She would definitely be the most calm one throughout the games. kinda trying to keep people from being spiteful and work together when it's possible. I just don't think she'd be able to bring herself to stab Laura to death at the end.
Nick's tricky because we didn't get to see him in survival mode but I could make an argument for him going out in a similar way to Dylan. He'd protect someone else (probably Abi, but Jacob or Dylan would be some nice angst too) and die in the process. Maybe in the game where it's just a murder spree in the sleeping area. He would be confused and conflicted throughout the game and just try to be co-operative to the best of his ability.
Emma is another tricky one. We didn't get to see how she interacts with others when she's under pressure but based on her vibes? She'd totally try to form alliances based on who she deems the most useful. It's a smart move. But I think that she would stop being smart and end up trying to save Abi. Like she would have a choice between definitely living and abandoning Abi, and staying with Abi and maybe dying and she would choose that and die.
Max. Hmm. I think he'd be good at the games. He'd be reasonable and try to keep people calm and together but ultimately he would perish tragically unless Laura was able to rescue him. OR for ultimate angst. Laura fucks up and almost dies and Max sacrifices himself for her.
Okay but thanks to your tiger shark merman Nick I cannot stop but imagine a Jacob/Nick AU where he finds out about Nicks secret and instead of being a weirdo about it or telling others- which Nick feared - he keeps it a secret and just is a big supporter of him QwQ Constantly asking if Nick needs something specific, offering his bathtub if he feels like stretching out his fin etc
Oml that's the cutest. What is it about mermaids that just make for the perfect romance tropes.
Jacob going down to the beach one night to have some alone time. He sees that hot life guard down on the end of the pier and considers trying to talk to him then suddenly he dives into the water and doesn't come back up.
Jacob PANICS. He's like "oh no he's hit something underwater or passed out oh god-"
He runs over to where he jumped in and looks around and when there's no sign of him, he jumps in and comes face to face with with shark boy.
Jacob's freaked out for like five minutes but promises he won't tell. Then he realises he can use this as an excuse to talk to Nick all the time 😇🥰
