Valentine day’s headcanons with the quarry characters?
YAYY I WAS HOPING FOR A REQUEST LIKE THIS
The Quarry characters Valentines day headcanons!!
Dylan shows no love to bears for Valentines day 💔
All of these are Gender Neutral as usual EXCEPT Dylan ofc.
Wrote for the entire cast.. ENJOY 😍
Jacob Custos
He's so weird I DESPISE him
Anyways, Jacob would be a bit clueless because he's stupid, but he's got the spirit
He knows to show up with a gift and a cute stuffed animal, but as far as date planning..he's kinda all over the place, only planning the night before Valentines day
He asks Nick for advice, but then gets lightly made fun of for not knowing how to treat his own partner
He probably would like a cheesy drive in movie date like those horror movies. He'd try to get his freak on and then he'd get murdered by the Valentines day slasher/j
No but serious, drive in movie date and he tries to make out with you (I would kill that boy)
He doesn't strike me as the type of man to like romance movies. In fact, he probably makes fun of them. However, if it's your thing then I see him toughing it out for Valentines day even though he would prefer an action movie.
He goes through all his Valentines day chocolates in one sitting then looks at you like the mulch gang dog if you haven't ate all yours yet
With Jacob's luck, something definitely goes wrong. His car probably needed an oil change right as you two are about to go back home..and then you're stuck there the entire night.
Nick Furcillo
SWEETHEARTTT
He would be the most romantic on this list imo
A bit cliché also but that's okay!
He would absolutely make you something homemade either for dinner or as a little gift OR BOTH. I'm betting on both.
Candle lit dinner and everything YES GAWD
He's one of those boyfriends who buy you the comedicaly (sp?) giant bouquets of roses and would have a whole surprise set up like..the boxes of chocolates, the stuffed bear, you know the one.
He's so nervous you wouldn't like it too, like?? YOU ARE NOT AN UNGRATEFUL HOE
So many kisses and cuddles from this man in general but especially on Valentines day
He's giving cliché movie bf because he would (in the future when he's older) propose on a Valentines day date
Dylan Lenivy
I don't have a favorite I swear..
Thank you Lynows for making that edit- We ALL love Miles' characters
You cannot tell me he doesn't make a new Valentines Playlist every year for you two
I see perhaps a concert date.. If there's a band you two like that happens to be playing on Valentines day that is
IF NOT..then he would totally set up a fun movie date
Too bad the game is set in 2021 because he would love to do a film projector movie date somewhere isolated and romantic (like an isolated roof top) and watch something with you instead of Netflix. You know what though? He would STILL do it because in his words, "Okay well..I wanted to do something out of the box and totally original and not done..30 years ago for you.."
While cuddling WITH snacks mind you they might be gas station snacks, but its the thought that counts. (He probably spent most of his money on the main gifts)
He buys you some rare collectible cds/vinyls you've wanted if you're into that sort of thing as a gift 💞 (I would kinda hope he would get a boyfriend that's a music nerd like him, but if not it's fine)
If you're not that type of guy then he'll still be on top of getting you something related to your interests. Like..its a Valentines day, not your birthday 😭 Celebration is Celebration to him. He'll ofc add some cute chocolates if you like them.
I think he would absolutely lose his shit (in a good way🥰) if you got him a cute giant stuffed animal. OOH WAIT
FOR VALENTINES DAY I ALSO SEE YOU TWO GOING TO A BUILD A BEAR AND PUTTING A LITTLE VOICE MESSAGE IN FOR EACH OTHER. Depends on how uptight the employees are, but he would love to say something funny for his.
Ryan Erzalher
..passionate? We can make passionate lo
Moving on
He was never really the type to do anything for Valentines day because something in my gut tells me he didn't know how to get a partner or ask someone to "be his Valentine"
BUT NOW THAT HE DOES HAVE ONE.. he's still pretty normal about it. If you ask him what he wants to do for Valentines day, he'll be like, "uh...what do.. YOU wanna do...?"
He really doesn't have a clue, so if you mentioned anything you'd like he'll agree "yeah that's fine." I swear he's in love with you, he's just autistic 💔 (not canonically confirmed I think, but just a hc)
Stands there like this 🧍🏾♂️ while you open your gifts
Anytime you compliment and thank him on what he got you, he's just like, "uh..yeah, don't even mention it..just..yeah." He has awkward game and I love him for that
If you wanna go out, Great, he'll wear a cute little bow tie and go out to dinner with you- if not then he's down for just a stay in Valentines day! That's super romantic too
Though, I think he'd most prefer something to do with nature if he's not totally traumatized by the events of Hackett's Quarry. Maybe it's more before the events because I see him being a bit on guard anytime he hears a noise in the woods if it's after the game events. Shhh let's pretend it didn't happen for a sec because a camping date would be super cute shhh
I'm going to leave this note off talking about how kissable he is. Justice Smith istg.. His lips are made like the typical kiss or lips drawing you'd find on Google. Made for kissing men AND women heck YES Ryan Kissalher, I'm manifesting this.
Max Brinly
Pink bc his crop top
WE GOT ANOTHER SWEETIE!!!
You're 100% waking up to the huge giant comically sized stuffed animal, flowers, and multiple boxes of chocolate because he "wasn't sure which one you'd like the most, so I got them all.."
Taking YOU 🫵 out to dinner if that's what you two agreed on. I feel like he'd prefer this because it's a simple classic and you can't really go wrong with it.
What if you want to spoil him though? I see that working and he'd be very bashful about it, but it's would be very cute
PROPER gentleman
He's so worried about not being the perfect boyfriend on a day that may mean a lot to you, so he's upping it by a lot. Or at least he thinks he is, because he's just doing the usual things he does anyways for you. Shhh he doesn't know that
Max in a cute little suit and tie MANIFESTING THIS
Overall I think he likes Valentines day even though he does think it's a money grab for CEOS, but he enjoys getting to display how much he loves you and likes making you feel special.
Chris Hackett
Do people want his cookie? JUST IN CASE
Actually I see him being very romantic for Valentines day!
You two live in the middle of the woods, but he still makes it's very romantic
I see him being the type to have the bottle of wine and the set up at home date like Nick, but he sets it up outside and maybe had some help from Kaylee and Caleb help him out with decorating!
He's got the romantic songs on in the bg too!
He's so cheesy, I'm sorry divas 😔 he's doing the "to us" toast too
He's old as fuck, but he'll still try to slow dance with you 🥹
Travis Hackett
Im so fucking scared of him, he's all yours
I don't think he likes Valentines day all that much imo
He sees it as big corporations trying to profit off of love and it's just a big greedy scam
Still..if YOU..want to although he may give a side eye and a sigh if you bring it up
"Alright alright fine, just don't expect much outta me."
I mean he lives in the middle of the woods too right? But I don't think he'd do the whole set up like his brother did
Maybe just a romantic evening staying in bed and drinking whatever alcohol that you two choose.
Even if he doesn't like the holiday, he loves YOU, so he'll give you a tight smile throughout the day
ALSO PLENTIFUL CHEEK KISSES!
So i think he'd actually be alright because at least he's taking a break from being officer creepfest
Kaitlyn Ka
(My gf 100% real and canon, trust.)
SHES SO PRETTYYTST
Personally I see her as also the type to think Valentines day is just a way for people to profit off love and you don't need a holiday to show someone you love them BUT..she will also give people shit if she hears about them not doing anything for their partner. So she's in the line of "might as well if I can't avoid it. It exists anyways."
I see her liking a super chill Valentines day. Just a break from life to spend with her partner!
Sooo I think she would also like a super relaxed movie date, but indoors for her. Like a cute blanket fort, I think she'd deep down really dig that even though in her mind she might be like, "what are we, eight?" when its brought up
Ultimately, she says, "Okay. Sure!" And has a great time with you YAY
So it's less of a holiday for you two and more of just a day for you two to be alone
Shes not a very gifty gal, but she would expect it on a day literally about love. She probably won't get anything super over the top romantic, but she'll get you some neat things related to your interests.
She'd be pretty surprised and touched if you got her romantic things though because she doesn't strike me as the type to be really use to it and probably really doesn't deep down want romantic things here and there from time to time.
Emma Mountebank
100% posts something cute onto her Instagram of you two or films a quick little something (if you're okay with the vlog part)
She LOVES Valentines day. She loves seeing people happy and in love, and she loves being in love with you! So what's there to not like?
She strikes me as you need to step tf up to her tastes, SO GO ALL OUT! She needs a partner who can match her adventure and enthusiasm
She would squeal and hug you if you bought her a big bouquet, I just know it.
She wants to go all out every Valentines day, so expect you to be hitting the city and doing all the rich bitch things there is to do. When you two are out of college, I can see her going on vacation to Paris with you for Valentines week.
She acts like she can't be all over her partner as much as on Valentines day. Who's going to tell her she doesn't need an excuse to be extra affectionate?
Abigail Blyg
SHES SO CUTEEE💞 It always looked like she had circle lenses on to me, I love it sm
ANOTHER INDOOR VALENTINES LOVER!
Umumumum RECORD PLAYER ON AND BEING SILLY AND COZY
Maybe there was one Valentines day though where (especially if you're an artist too) you two went to a couples drawing event..thing (WHAT ARE THEY CALLED OMG) And got to paint each other. You can just do that indoors too! Depends if you're super into drawing too or just would like to indulge in her hobby
Shes not the best cook, but I see her wanting to try to make something with you even if it's a fail. It's the giggles and fun memories that matter most to her
She seems like the type to playfully fling some whipped cream on your face too
Either it ends up with "oh wow, thats..actually pretty good..!" Or "oh my god- that's so bad-" between hard laughs. There's no guarantee which it will be
Ooh, balance going on and staying in because I think she would love going to a photo booth with you and getting some cute Valentines pictures taken.
SO INDOORS AND OUTDOORS VALENTINES LOVER!
She would like to go to a boardwalk with you because she's just a fun girl even if she tends to be a bit shy. WIN HER THE BIG STUFFED ANIMALS NOW!!! (That's from me, not abi, you BETTER treat her right, kitten..)
So overall the day is about having fun with you to her 🥰
Laura Kearney
Um, so Tumblr isn't letting me post any more GIFs on this post, but just know I think Laura is so freaking pretty
She likes Valentines day because she can drink a lot of wine/champagne and god knows this woman needs it
Taking a BREAK just to be able to sit across her partner at dinner and talk over wine
She celebrates Valentines day like a woman in her mid 40s and I love her for it
She doesn't expect you to go all out for her, but ofc at least a few gifts and she gets you a little something as well..
And then after that it's just like having wine talk with your divorced pretty neighbor/hj
Going to a nice Italian restaurant (olive garden) and letting her hair DOWNSNBSH OKAY REAL TALK, WHEN SHE LET HER HAIR DOWN AMD WORE THE DRESS NEAR THE END KF THE GAME? OMGGGG PLEAAASEEE
But yes, she'd be dressed very nice ofc. Mogging EVERYONE
She definitely gets tipsy at the end of the date, so make sure you're careful because someone needs to drive the two of you home
She becomes a lot more giggly when she's drunk too, so she'll laugh at the most random things you say and get side eyes from other couples. LIKE LEAVE HER ALONE, SHES HAVING FUN🤬
obsessive!travis hackett x reader blurbs || the quarry
for some reason im thinking about travis hackett. read a killer fic on ao3 and decided i was gonna throw some bait into the pool and see what works, y'know? this was originally just going to be a random headcanon drop but it became a bit too streamlined and fixating on travis' desperation to keep you safe. so you're getting something a bit more specific today folks...
author is male but writes the reader as ambiguous as possible
★ travis is a very introverted and awkward person. he would very much notice you before you noticed him, so his feelings would be festering way before you even got to meet him. he's kind of... weird about it too, taking slight advantage of his position as a cop to gain access to your legal information and pull you to the side whenever he felt like it
★ so yeah, pretty much a stalker. travis knows it's immoral, but considering what he's doing with his family and for the missing people of north kill, he would say this one of the more sane things he's picked up these last few years
★ it would take him a bit to work up the courage to actually approach you without "probable cause". his preferred way of meeting you would be to catch you at the local coffee place or, if luck allows it, catch you in a bit of danger so he would make a good impression. he really doesn't know how to talk to people without inserting his sheriff persona, so his speech is a bit formal. you however, found it pretty charming seeing the facade ware off over time
★ travis kept to himself, you knew that. all you were aware of was his relationship with the operator of hackett's quarry summer camp, chris hackett, and that he had a niece and nephew. he was clearly hiding something from you, any attempt to bring up the rest would cause him to politely tell you to drop it
★ he liked the metaphorical power that he held over you, you didn't disobey much, and he was grateful for it. anytime he would reach out to touch you, whether it be to brush a strand of hair off your face or to wipe a food stain off your lips, you stood still and let him do it. those short but intimate moments only caused his want for you to grow
★ eventually he would have told his family about you, trying to get advice from his younger brother. travis felt stupid about it considering his age but knew his lack of experience would make this relationship go no where. his primary wishes though were to just keep you safe, and whether you accepted it or not, he would always have his eye on you
★ one night, travis would of had enough. you told him during one of your 'dates' about a disturbing, wolfish noise you had heard during the last full moon. you most likely meant it as a joke but the slight shift in his face said everything. he couldn't, no, *wouldn't* let you get hurt by the white wolf
★ his obsession with you would eventually begin to grow after finding that out. travis would start insisting you stay by his side, every word he spoke seemed more like a command than a suggestion. he would act with his body, grabbing your hand or nudging you to the side at any moment he thought you would need it
★ gonna be honest, travis is just a lonely pent up guy. hes pretty torn between keeping you safe and his family's secret safe, as ma always said *"a good boy protects his family".* he doesn't have much of a life outside of avenging his uncle, saving his family, and then ... you. you gave him one more reason to wake up and he can't lose that, man
★ travis would make a desperate attempt for you to live in his house under his rules. he doesn't live with his family, instead taking over his uncle's abandoned home. as much as he hated putting restrictions on you, he would instill a strict curfew and monitor you. the question is, would he tell you about the cameras? would you take the opportunity to leave due to his paranoia? would you even understand if he told you about the curse on his family?
★ eventually the paranoia would bubble up to the point he was clearly struggling. he wanted you safe, but would you be safer if he told you everything? travis would confess the family's secret to you in a composed but clearly unnerving way. he would insist that, well, now you know, you couldn't abandon him. you would be safest where he could watch you in the small town of north kill, under the eyes of sheriff hackett
★ travis noticed himself feeling better after you came into his life, a person to protect and control. he felt conflicted with his feelings of possessiveness, most of the time. you didn't deserve that, he knew it. you showed him a kindness that his family never reached to give him in these dire times. travis always slept with his arms wrapped around you, his head snuggled against your shoulder. your presence was nothing he had ever had before, and he loved it
I also really, really just wanted to write for the quarry again. travis is slowly growing on me but i'm still team bobby forever 💪 im also still learning more about how to write travis by studying other peoples interpretations of him. im sorry to the diehard travis fans I may have disappointed with this post.
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Pairing: Travis Hackett x Reader, Travis Hackett x You
Warnings: Mentions of verbal abuse/trauma, abusive parents. This went from a character study to a meet-cute.
There was a rumor around town that something strange was going on with the Hackett family. They had always been a strange bunch, but things had really gotten weird in the last few years.
Travis had always been on edge, even when he was just grocery shopping or walking around town. He now seemed more than on edge. It felt like he could explode at any given time. If someone said the wrong word, made the wrong face at him, breathed too loudly … But what could have happened that would have changed him so much?
Perhaps it had just been too much, living with that family. You knew that the Hackett matriarch was far from motherly. You’d heard her screaming from inside the cars the Hackett boys used to drive her around. She never had a kind word to say. And her sons, Chris and Travis, always looked so defeated whenever they came into town. Occasionally, they’d loosen up after a while, if they didn’t have their mother breathing down their neck, but it never lasted long. As soon as they hit the checkout line, or finished their meal, or caught sight of their car parked in the lot, they tensed up. Shoulders, jaws, everything.
The Hackett boys simply could not rest with their mother around.
It had always been like that, though. People loved to gossip in town, and no one gossiped more than waitresses and bartenders. You’d visited one of Fishkill’s only cafes almost daily and gotten an earful about the Hacketts every time. The gossip only stopped when Chris or Travis would come in, though they never stayed for long. If they weren’t picking up a meal to go, they were sitting in a corner booth, eyes down, staring coldly into their drinks. It always felt like a forest when a bobcat is hiding – like everything is holding its breath, waiting for the predator to pounce.
You knew neither Travis nor Chris were predators, though. They were kind, even if they were a little rough around the edges. Travis more so than Chris. Chris got to practice his people skills by running the summer camp up at Hackett’s Quarry, but Travis was mostly stuck dealing with lost tourists and kids trespassing on private property. Maybe he had a reason to be so grumpy all the time. He rarely saw the good side of humanity. He always had to deal with the side of the community that everyone else tried to hide.
Protect and Serve. That was the motto of the police force. How much of a toll did that take on a person? You wondered if Travis ever felt like he was the only person keeping Fishkill safe. If he kept like he was the only person keeping his family safe. You hated to admit it, but he was probably right. Who else would put their lives on the line for the Hackett parents? They were sour-faced and sharp-tongued. It must’ve been hard growing up in a home like that, to still be tied to it even as an adult. You couldn’t imagine what Travis and Chris must’ve done to survive that house.
The not-knowing was killing you, but you didn’t dare go up to Chris or Travis and ask them about their lives, especially not their childhood. It wasn’t your business, and you doubted you’d even get an answer from them. It’d also blow up any chance you had to actually getting to know them, particularly Travis. You couldn’t be so nosy with such a reserved man like that. One false step and he’d retreat back into his shell and ignore you forever. (You’d seen him do that with one or two people from Fishkill who’d asked too many questions that Travis didn’t like.) There was really only one thing you could do to get on his good side.
You waited until a day where Travis was alone in the cafe, sitting in the booth, waiting to order. Chris wasn’t anywhere in sight, and you were secretly grateful for that. Chris talked enough for the both of them if someone started a conversation, but that meant Travis had a means of escape. A chatty brother allowed Travis to never say a word, which was not what you wanted.
You waved a waitress over and ordered a coffee, asking her to send it over to Travis. She gave you a funny look and quirked an eyebrow.
“You sure you want to do that?”
“Yes,” you said firmly.
“You trying to get him to open up to you? It won’t work.”
“I’m just trying to be nice. I’m sure he could use a nice gesture.”
“You’re barking up the wrong tree, sweetheart.”
“Just send him a coffee, will you? And I’d like my check, please.”
The waitress shrugged and left to get a coffee. She dropped the check off at your table, and the coffee at Travis’s. He looked up at her, momentarily confused. You could see he was trying to work out why she’d brought him a coffee when he hadn’t ordered yet. Then, he seemed to just accept that the waitress knew his order, because he didn’t even ask her why she’d brought it to him. He just took a sip of the black coffee and ordered his food.
The waitress glanced over at you, shrugged, and mouthed, “I told you so.”
Your face burned with embarrassment, but you pushed it down. You weren’t here to get praise or to be seen as some type of hero. You just wanted to do a nice gesture. Maybe the coffee was a little too subtle, but it didn’t matter. You still knew about it, and that’s all that mattered.
You fumbled through your wallet for exact change when a voice startled you.
“Are you the one that sent me that coffee?”
Your attention snapped upward to the towering figure of Travis Hackett, who now stood beside your booth. You swallowed hard at the sight of him so close. It occurred to you that he’d never actually spoken directly to you before.
“Yes,” you managed.
His cold eyes studied you for a moment, as if he were trying to assess if you were a problem. He must have decided you weren’t because he stonily said, “Thank you.”
You beamed. “You’re wel–”
“Don’t do it again.”
“Oh. I’m sorry.”
“I can buy my own coffee.”
You blushed in embarrassment. “I know that. But you shouldn’t have to. You do a lot to keep this community safe, so … I just thought it’d be nice.”
“It was nice, but I don’t want you spending your money on me. Understand?”
“Yes,” you said in a small voice. It felt like you were being reprimanded by a teacher.
“Good. Have a safe rest of your day.” He returned to his booth and sat down, the waitress arriving nearly at the same time to give him his food. As she passed by your booth, you shoved the soft paper bills and loose change at her.
“Here.”
“Don’t need it.”
“What do you mean?”
“Your bill’s already been covered.” The corners of her mouth twisted in a knowing smirk.
“By who?”
“Guess.”
You glanced across the cafe at Travis, who didn’t look up once. You turned back to the waitress. “Are you serious?”
“I never thought I’d live to see the day. Don’t go getting a big head about it, now, though. You go blabbing about it, he’ll never do it again.”
“Cross my heart. Will you tell him I said thank you?”
“Nope. I’m gonna pretend I don’t know anything about it. But you go on ahead and get out of here before he regrets doing it.”
You stuffed the money back into your bag and leaped up from the booth. You tried your hardest (and mostly failed) to not look at Travis one last time before you left the cafe. Maybe Travis wouldn’t be so hard to get to know as everyone thought it would be.
