beedee beedee beedee, it’s my first time writing for this, buck! :))
kind of pivoting away from doing just one fandom, and i thought that this was a good place to start (i love this dude).
cws/tws: brief mentions of bullying/exclusion, general eltingville club weirdness
stuff underneath the cut!! vv
Starting off with a weird one (I was genuinely torn over this for a long time), I think that Jerry is the richest member of the club (D&D stuff is mad expensive, even the ‘cheaper’ stuff). Josh is a very close second, though. (Also, what not-rich person has the middle name 'Titus'?? Like, come on.)
His parents are probably big people in idk commerce or something, given they're away pretty often on business trips and the like.
I also think that Jerry is the most well-read member. He's had his nose stuck in large, thick fantasy books since he gained the ability to comprehend words (#my hyperlexic twin). He had nothing else to do most of the time, since his parents were (and still are) always busy, and he had next to no friends before the Eltingville Club.
Jerry’s grades are quite good; his parents make sure of that, but his best subject is most definitely English. The large vocabulary he has gained from reading all of those books really paid off, and his comprehension and ability to deconstruct themes are incredible because he's had to break down whole systems into simple terms.
He has a few bookshelves that are completely stacked with books, manuals (some of which he has written himself) with rules and explanations, and a few journals with story lines, character sheets, and world building for the club's roleplays that he updates frequently.
To Jerry, being the club's dungeon master is like a full-time job. You should see the sheer amount of effort he puts into it, how much money he spends at the copy shop printing off character sheets, and the sheer amount of hours spent awake trying to figure out the next big twist or villain his friends might face.
Before you ask, yes, Jerry does voice-act everything. And I mean everything (except the women characters. He feels that would be weird, especially if they’re supposed to be hot or romanceable.)
His vocal range is… okay. He's not Frank Welker or anything remotely similar, but you can tell the different characters apart most of the time. He thinks he does a very good villain voice, and the monologues and evil laughs are some of his favourite things to do. His narrator voice is just his regular, nasally timbre, although with a more dramatic edge (he wants to sound cool so bad, wouldn't have it any other way).
This is another weird one, but I like to think that Jerry sneak-disses his friends in the characters’ dialogue (especially if he's annoyed or mad with them). He makes the villains call them names or insult their appearances. Nobody really catches on, but Jerry knows what he's doing. He thinks it's really funny.
Jerry rarely plays the actual game of D&D himself; he prefers to be the dungeon master because he likes having control over the narrative and characters that he created.
However, there has been the odd oneshot where he let someone else be the dungeon master for once (I can't decide whether it would be Josh or Pete, but I'm leaning more towards Josh because it's more realistic, but Pete would be pretty funny, I think. Bill is banned from being dungeon master, sorry.)
When Jerry isn't the dungeon master, he usually roleplays as a wizard or some other kind of magical being (usually an elf).
He loves magic systems. He spends a lot of time planning and figuring out the spells and applications of magic in his worlds, fleshing them out with sometimes a little too much information.
As much as Josh hates to acknowledge it, Jerry is the writer of the group. And the illustrator, and the narrator.
Jerry has written a decent portion of their letters to companies (all under assumed names, of course), and sometimes helps the other members with theirs.
BUT! I do also think that Josh and Jerry collaborate on plots sometimes. If Jerry is super stuck on something (like a transition or side character), his first instinct (well, actually his second instinct, he usually goes on the internet first, but he would never tell Josh that) is to call up Josh and talk it through with him.
Josh has actually contributed to a lot of Jerry's world-building. They figure out the technology and government systems of the world together.
Okay, I'm being weird again (but all of them are weird AF, so it doesn't matter), but Jerry may or may not base some of his female characters off of girls he finds pretty from school or from around town. He only really copies their appearances, not their personality or anything (because he doesn't interact with them/know them personally), but still, it's kind of obvious sometimes.
Jerry usually gets Pete's opinion on these female characters. He shows him the character sheet of one and is like, ‘Do you think she's hot?’ and Pete's like, ‘Yes.’
This is because he finds Pete's taste in women to be the most ‘normal’ (in comparison to whatever Josh and Bill are into anyway).
Jerry does not involve Bill in his creative process whatsoever. Bill constantly tries to change what Jerry has planned; he calls it stupid or unfair (usually both) and is just an outright dick about the whole thing. At least Josh lays off when Jerry tells him that the thing he suggested won't work; Bill just keeps pushing it.
Anyway, moving on from Bill's radioactive negativity, Jerry also enjoys drawing from time to time. He usually just draws world maps, diagrams, and character icons, but they're all actually pretty decent.
100% the type of person to draw or write stuff while in class. He has his school notebook on one side and his personal one on the other, and goes between them.
Jerry got a lot of his other interests from his friends. A lot of the shows he likes to watch (Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, etc) were recommended by other members.
Throwing Joe in here because why not, but I think Joe likes Jerry the best out of all of the members. Well, he doesn't like him; he just finds him the least annoying (and the easiest to rip off).
Has Joe charged Jerry a ‘slightly’ higher price for something because he knows that Jerry is too anxious and awkward to argue or haggle with him? Yeah. Of course he has.
Because of this, Jerry often makes stuff for D&D himself. He often makes little figurines out of clay and paints them. Some of these have gotten broken during the club's various arguments, so they look a little bit… wonky (Jerry tried to glue them back together and fix them).
I think that Pete and Jerry work on their models for stuff together. Pete works on his resin kits, while Jerry moulds his newest wizard or shopkeeper.
Out of all of the members, Jerry is the most friendly with Pete. They hang out by themselves pretty often, they go to movies that Bill and Josh don't want to see, play video games together, and do other stuff like that.
Jerry's ‘beedee beedee beedee’ vocal tic comes from Twiki from Buck Squad; everyone knows that. But the reason why he has it is that he kind of relates to Twiki in a way.
Jerry has felt inhuman for a significant portion of his life, being ignored and bullied at school does that to a person, and the fact that Twiki is cared for and beloved by the cast and fans, despite him being a robot, makes Jerry feel like he's not a complete weirdo and that he deserves at least a little bit of grace for his quirks.
He relates to the fact that Twiki does a lot of labour, while Jerry's labour isn't really physical; he feels like a lot of his efforts are underappreciated or even ignored by the group. He wishes that they would acknowledge his efforts more, give him constructive criticism on his stories, or even some praise.
He also says the ‘beedee beedee beedee’ line just to be funny or lighten the mood. In fact, that's what it started as, a joke! He just said it so often it became a part of his vernacular, where it has stayed ever since.
The line just gives him a great sense of comfort in general. It's like a self-soothing mechanism, he says it when experiencing strong emotions (both good and bad, but usually bad) because it brings his mind back to Twiki, and thinking about characters and stuff he likes calms him down (or in more positive situations, makes him even happier or more excited). (Literally me).
pretty much what it says on the tin.. 1,517 words of the boxers doting on you and making sure you're okay... in their own ways..
enjoy :)
tws/cws: strong themes of sickness/illness and being sick | mentions of fears of being sick, especially on great tiger's part | mentions of deliberately getting sick on aran's part | reader's illness is kept ambiguous, although implied to be contagious in some way
reader is gender neutral/gender not specified
stuff underneath the cut!! :) vv
Glass Joe:
Glass Joe is a worrier, he's always looking out for you and making sure you're safe in his own little ways.
So, when he discovers you're sick, he goes into overdrive.
He takes the day off from training and stays with you the whole day, disinfects the entire apartment and dotes on you all day.
He makes you all your favourite foods, and brings you whatever you need, as soon as you need it
He doesn't care if it takes him all day or even all week; he's going to stay by your side until you feel better.
Von Kaiser:
Von Kaiser is also a bit of a worrier, although he doesn't say it outwardly.
Usually just forces you to stay in bed all day and periodically checks in on you, dropping off your meals on a little tray.
He also disinfects your room, saying that it will 'prevent this from happening in the future.'
Constantly checks your temperature (even when you don't have a fever) and asks how you're feeling.
If you have medicine/antibiotics prescribed, he will make sure that you take them both on time and in the right dosage.
Disco Kid:
As with most situations, Disco Kid tries to face your sickness with energy and confidence.
He knows that you need some smiles and laughter right now, and he's more than happy to provide that (even if it means he gets sick too).
While he can't stay the whole day, Disco Kid tries his best to provide you with as much comfort as possible:
Putting on your favourite movies, getting you snacks, and turning the air conditioner up and down as needed.
He'd do anything to make you comfortable and happy, even if you feel like your head is going to explode or your stomach's contents are going to empty any second.
King Hippo:
To King Hippo, nothing alleviates a sickness better than a good quality meal - or six.
He applies this logic to you. When he finds out you're sick, he comes over and he just cooks and cooks and cooks.
Soups, bread, little desserts. He makes it all and he gives it to you with a smile on his face that could light up the entire world.
Obviously, he also makes sure you're comfortable, fluffs up your pillows or even lets you use him as a pillow (if that's what you want).
Piston Hondo:
Hondo considers himself to be a calm, collected man. But when you get sick, he can't help but feel a strong pang of worry deep in his chest.
He instantly springs into action, making sure you have the proper medicine, comfort, food, and all the works
Tries to keep his distance from you and disinfects everything of his you touch, he doesn't want to get sick too, after all. He can't take care of himself and you at the same time
Constantly peeks through the door to ask if you're feeling better, studying your face and eyes to make sure you're telling the truth
Cooks you meals as well, all full of warmth and vegetables to keep your strength up
Bear Hugger:
Bear Hugger likes to use the fact that you're sick as an excuse to cuddle you more than he usually does.
He's like a large, fleshy radiator that's hellbent on making you feel as comfortable as possible.
No matter how many times you warn him to stay away or tell him that he'll get sick, he always finds an excuse to wrap his arms around you.
Does he end up getting sick? Yeah, usually. Does he regret it? Absolutely not.. It gives him the day off, AND he gets to spend more time with you. It's perfect
Moving on, he 100% makes you the heartiest stew you've ever eaten and shares it with you.
Great Tiger:
Great Tiger is a little bit squeamish when it comes to germs and sicknesses; he doesn't really like it when he gets sick AT ALL.
But when you get sick, he can't just leave you alone, can he??
Thankfully, Great Tiger has a few… tricks up his sleeve (or in this case, his sterile gloves)
He uses his clones to take care of you!!
They bring you food, clean your room, rub your back and all the other things Great Tiger would do for you normally, except he's actually downstairs disinfecting everything you own.
Stops by occasionally to check on you and ask how you're doing.
As soon as you're feeling better, he rushes back to you and apologises for not being there physically
Don Flamenco:
He is so dramatic about it. Even if you have the tiniest sniffle, Don thinks you're DYING.
He can't help but worry, he loves you so much :(
He ushers you into bed and makes you stay there until you feel better, even if you insist that you're fine
Tries his best to keep his distance from you (so he doesn't get sick as well), but can't hold out for long and ends up giving you little kisses on the forehead or 'checking your temperature' for far longer than necessary
He probably gets sick after, and then you have to take care of him XD
Also gets you whatever meals or snacks or drinks you want, he wants you to keep your strength up!!
Aran Ryan:
I feel like Aran would try to get sick from you so he can spend more time with you.
Like, he purposefully drinks from the cups you've drank from and gets really close to you and stuff like that (like the gross bastard he is)
Just stays at home with you all day, cuddled up on the couch, watching dumb movies, and just being the lazy, lethargic guy he rarely gets to be.
Unusually soft and (slightly more) quiet when you're sick, he knows how annoying it is when people are loud when you feel ill (he has siblings)
Tries his best to make you some nice, hearty stew as well, just like his mam used to when he was younger (it tastes kinda ass but…)
Literally only lets you drink red lemonade and tea. He swears they're the cures to all illnesses, and he wants you to feel better okay??
Soda Popinski:
Due to his constant exposure to the intense cold and winds of Russia, Soda doesn't really know what it's like to be sick
But when he sees you have even the smallest sniffle, he practically springs into action to make you feel even the tiniest bit better.
Makes you some soup, wraps you up in blankets and stays with you (don't worry about him getting sick, he doesn't even know what a cold is)
He's used to doing this for other people; in fact, he loves it!! (especially with you)
Bald Bull:
Bald Bull is more of a.. reluctant caretaker..
Not because he doesn't love you, no!! He loves you!!
It's just.. He doesn't really think that he's the best at it; that's all
He thinks he'll mess it up somehow, and he doesn't want you to feel any worse than you already do
Still, he tries his hardest. He makes you food, checks up on you regularly.
Soon realises that he's actually not that bad at taking care of you after all and gets really into it (it's so cuteee)
Like, he's fluffing up your pillows and smoothing out your bedcovers while you have dinner in bed (AWW)
Somehow manages to maintain his grouchy disposition while doing all this
Kinda disappointed when you feel better, because he wants to take care of you more
Super Macho Man:
Another dramatic, straight-up squeals when he sees that you're sick.
Hires the largest, most expensive team of medical professionals to figure out what's wrong with you and, more importantly, how to make you feel better
Tries to keep his distance from you, though (he doesn't want to get sick too)
Kinda lays back a bit and lets the professionals do all the work (lazy prick /j)
Calls you once or twice to see how you're doing, but not much beyond that
Mr Sandman:
This poor man..
As you're probably aware, Sandman is an extremely busy individual. He barely has any time for himself, let alone to take care of you.
This actually breaks him and makes him feel so guilty :((
He genuinely worries about you for the whole day, counting down the seconds until he can see you and make things okay again.
Calls you and sends you little voicemails throughout the day, asking you how you're doing, if you need anything and stuff like that.
When he's finally finished with work, he stops by a store (or stores) and gets you everything you asked for and a few other bits.
Gets home soon after and makes you tea, stew.. Whatever you need.
He's glad to see you're not dead, but he can't help but feel a strong pang of worry in his chest every time you shiver, cough or sneeze. (He just wants you to be okay.. :( )
Soon comforted by the thanks you give him and the soft cuddles you give him that night
a/n:
another set of headcanons!! (i'm kinda on a roll rn)
i actually started writing this bunch when i was sick a few months ago, but i've only managed to finish it off now (classic me lmao)
hope you guys like this one! :)
Let me know if there's anything else you'd like to see from me!! :3
Do you have any super macho man as your bf headcanons or just general hcs? :0
General Super Macho Man HCs!!
SWEET GOD LADS I’M FINALLY BACKK
here you guys go finally
cws/tws: nothing! just a bit of swearing
all underneath the cut vv :))
Now, if it wasn't obvious before, Super Macho Man was born rich. And I mean, really rich.
Both of his parents are incredibly wealthy and famous. Well, they actually they were.. infamous. His dad owns the Punch Out Universe equivalent to Blackrock and is genuinely responsible for global warming in-universe, while his mom is a republican (scary).
Growing up, Macho got whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted it. Whether it was a pony, wardrobes worth of new clothes, an extension on the house, an ENTIRELY NEW house, he got it, no questions asked.
One time, he asked his parents for a horse racing stadium, complete with horses and food stands, just for him. Literally nobody except for him, his family and the workers were allowed in there and his parents always rigged the races so Macho would feel proud of himself for always picking the winning horse.
When he got tired of it (like he eventually does with everything), his parents opened it to the public and it actually became quite popular. He now constantly brags about the fact that he caused it to be built and and how he 'contributed so much to the economy' (he has no idea what that means).
But despite their generosity, Macho’s parents were kind of.. neglectful. Emotionally, I mean.
They never talked to him. They were always out, or they were busy with work, or they just straight-up ignored him.
This gave Macho an intense desire to be the ‘best’, so his parents would actually acknowledge him, even if it came at others’ expense.
Was definitely the popular jock in Highschool, 100% played American football and dated all of the cheerleaders. (Probably at the same time.)
Also shoved nerds into lockers semi-frequently.
Literally the stereotypical 'Hey nerd! Do my math homework!' type of bully.
Almost got kicked off of the team multiple times because he NEVER studied for anything and got atrocious grades (except in PE, where he only got A+).
Even though his parents hired the most expensive tutors and got him extra classes to improve his grades, he just skipped them and went off doing whatever.
Because of all of this, he was forced to do mountains of extra credit work (actually he paid all of the nerds in class to do it for him) and even then he barely graduated.
Despite all of this , he still fantasises about his high school years to this day, affirms they were the 'best years of his life' and has tried to re-enroll at least twice in the past few years.
The only reason he even entered college was for the frats and Greek life, and all of the parties and connections that come with it.
Did one of those bullshit business degrees, where his GPA was genuinely 0.0
Macho's 'big break' (or rather solo debut, given he was already sort of famous because of his parents) was on the show 'Chains of Love', where he was chained to three other people and made to live life like normal.
Unsurprisingly, his idiotic, loud, and obnoxious personality was a smash hit among audiences, who saw him as a figure they loved to hate.
This lead to him going on a few more shows and even hosting some himself (none of which were very good).
All the while, Macho had discovered and was growing his passion for.. professional wrestling?
Yes, Macho wanted to be a wrestler at first. He liked all of the flashy moves, costumes and, to be honest, the violence too.
He was utterly devastated upon discovering it was (mostly) fake, like he REALLY wanted to beat people up for real.
Luckily for him, the executives at the WVBA had seen his various escapades on TV and, for some godforsaken reason, saw potential.
The minute they could, they sent Macho a message, offering him an audition or something (which macho instantly accepted)
As expected, Macho completely smashed the audition (as in, he smashed a poor guy’s face in so horrifically that he had to be rushed to hospital). He was just as stupid, egotistical, and asshole-ish as the WVBA big wigs had hoped for and they signed him up on the spot.
And thus, Super Macho Man was born. He quickly shot up to the World Circuit ranks (he 100% did not EVER pay somebody to let him win, nuh uh, no way, not ever..) where he has stayed ever since.
In his time in the boxing world, Macho has had at least 24 different accusations of steroid usage from various sources, each mysteriously being recanted after a nice lump sum was deposited into the accuser’s bank account.
Macho has also gotten himself into copious amounts of relationship drama. (Are you even surprised?) In almost every issue of those trashy celebrity tabloids, there is at least one story about Macho being seen/photographed with a new girl (or multiple girls at the same time!!), even if he was seen with a different girl last week!
There was this one time where Macho was photographed with 5 different women in the same night, the scandal shook the earth and his partner at the time (who, to add insult to injury, was NOT one of five girls he was photographed with) sued him for emotional damages.
Literally everyone clowns on him for this, Aran has taken to calling him ‘Super Syphilis Man’ (like he’s any better, but anyways-)
As much as he vehemently denies it, Macho has had plastic surgery. Those cheekbones are NOT real, and his forehead, cheek, and chin fillerare currently migrating to god knows where. You can see it, it’s painfully obvious, but he and all of his associates just deny, deny, deny.
People have also made petitions to ban Macho from boxing entirely as he apparently has a facelift and that gives him a competitive advantage (the filler absorbs the shocks from punches)
His skin and hair are also incredibly (almost unbelievably) damaged from his excessive ‘beauty regimes’.
He once stayed in a tanning bed for an hour and twenty minutes (an hour over the max recommended time) and came out looking like an overcooked turkey on Thanksgiving. His managers had to force him to get a skin cancer screening (which he thankfully passed somehow).
He is now ‘banned’ from tanning beds, all of the tanning salons in his area are greatly discouraged from letting him in (but Macho pays them too much for them to care, so they let him in anyway).
Don’t even get me started on this man’s hair. It’s like he stole some hay, spraypainted it white, and gorilla glued it onto his head. He has bleached it an ungodly number of times, to try and get it ‘platinum platinum’ (whatever that means)
I know it’s a popular headcanon that Macho isn’t actually 27 and that he’s faking his age, but I personally think that Macho is exactly the age he says he is. It’s just that the plastic surgery, skin damage, and bright white hair make him look significantly older than he actually is.
Macho’s ‘true age’ is also a popular conspiracy theory in universe, a lot of his haters like to say he’s ‘57 not 27’
Macho tries to curate an image of him being a ‘surfer dude’ (the long hair, the speedo, the lack of clothing in general), but neglects to mention the fact that he cannot surf… nor swim at a decent level at all. He can get into the pool and float just fine, he's had lots of practice at his own pool, but anything other than that is a complete disaster.
He has almost drowned on multiple occasions (mostly because of him trying to prove that he can actually swim/surf before failing miserably). Aran, Sandman, and even Joe have had to fish him out (without a single ‘thank you’, mind)
If it wasn’t obvious before, Macho hates work of any kind. He likes working out (and making out, haha) but as soon as you ask him to do something simple like take out the trash or rinse out his cup after he uses it, he outright refuses.
The only thing preventing him from living in absolute squalor is his poor, overworked team of cleaners.
Truly, the only good thing about Macho’s entire existence is how many people he has employed. This man cannot do anything for himself, he has chefs, accountants, gardeners, stylists, people who buy groceries for him, and, of course, managers for all of those people. It’s a genuine shock that he doesn’t have people that wipe his ass when he takes a shit. His home is like a hotel with one guest, him.
Okay, actually.. Macho doesn’t hate EVERY kind of work, just most kinds.
The only thing he does that would be considered a job (apart from boxing) is doing ads and stuff for TV.
Macho LOVES being on TV, he’s told people that seeing himself on the big screen is what gets him up in the morning.
He’s been in many a movie and show (although lots of them are not so good).
Usually, if he is casted in a movie, he’s casted as himself and the director just tells him to ‘act like himself’ (which results in poor acting)
Does Macho even have any good traits? I don’t know, maybe? If he does, he sure as hell doesn’t let them show.
…But I suppose that his friendships with the other boxers reveal a nice thing or two, if you squint.
He happily distracts the press and paparazzi from Bald Bull and Sandman when they don’t feel like getting their pictures taken (which is like, all of the time).. And I guess that he donates a few tidbits to charity now and again.
I just think Macho desperately needs to work on himself, if he doesn't want everyone to remember him as a huge dickhead.
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a/n:
I’m finally back after all this time :D
I’m so sorry about the century long hiatus, I’ve been really busy with school and I genuinely lost the motivation to write anything ;-;
I’m back now though! Hopefully you all like this!
This is my longest post to date (around 1,600 words excluding the little notes at the start and end)
hello … may i humbly request great tiger as your bf headcanons with gender neutral reader if u can… thank yeww
Great Tiger as Your Boyfriend HCS!! <3
also requested by @thisisdoggy ! this guy is popular lol
tws/cws: mentions of fears of abandonment, him randomly teleporting into your house uninvited
reader's gender is neutral/not specified
vv stuff underneath the cut!! vv
Your and Great Tiger's romance would be very quick-onset. You two met very suddenly (and quite randomly).
It was one of those lazy days, and you had decided to go on a short forest walk and stay by the creek for a bit, just to relax and unwind after the stressful week you had had.
When you make it to the creek, you see a man sitting underneath a tree, meditating in complete silence.
He doesn't seem to have noticed you yet; his eyes are closed, and he's completely still.
Not wanting to disturb him, you turn to leave, but are stopped in your tracks by a chaste, 'Wait!'
It's the man who was meditating under the tree, urging you not to leave just because he's there.
He soothes your worries about disturbing him and even invites you to sit with him.
He continues meditating, and you (try your best to) join him.
Soon after, he has to leave, and he just… teleports away!!??
You're genuinely dumbfounded and just sit there, trying to decipher whether the man was even real.
Before he leaves, he tells you that he really enjoyed your company and that he would like to do it again sometime.
A few days later, you're flicking through TV channels when you come across a boxing match from the WVBA.
To your great surprise (pun slightly intended), Great Tiger is in the midst of a fight with this short guy from the Bronx (guess who).
It was here you realised, the man you met was not merely a meditator, but a magician!
He's teleporting all over the place, he's making clones of himself?? This cannot be allowed in boxing, but it looks cool, so you don't mind.
He acts very differently from when you first met him; he's very, almost overly, confident and parades himself around like he's the most powerful man ever, even when he's about to lose.
When he does lose, you see him teleport… somewhere??
You instantly rush to the creek where you first saw him, hoping for him to be there.
When you arrive, you see Great Tiger sitting down, arms and legs crossed, in a huff. He's clearly angry and upset about his loss, but doesn't seem to want to tell you about it.
So.. Instead of asking him about it, you decide to cheer him up by saying how amazing he looked out there.
Great Tiger is quite surprised that you were interested in his boxing career, but soon graciously takes all of your compliments with a slight air of arrogance.
Like you say something like, 'The way you teleported was so cool!', and he replies with, 'I know.' (self-confident king)
After this, you and Great Tiger become good friends. You talk to each other very often, sharing advice, stories and joking around together.
Eventually, you notice some.. Odd things start to happen.
Like you find random packages at your doorway, even when you haven't ordered anything. And they all contain things that you mentioned you needed or wanted to..Great Tiger?
You don't make the connection straight away, but you also start to notice how.. different Great Tiger is acting around you. It's like he's holding something that he doesn't want to let go of yet.
One day, out of the blue, you get a CD delivered to you.
Not thinking anything of it, you play it, only to hear Great Tiger... singing? Well, he's more rapping; there are a few singing tidbits.
It's a mushy, somewhat cringey love song. The quality is also absolutely atrocious, but in a 'It's so bad it's good' kind of way. (Think 'On the Floor' by IceJJFish or something.)
It's very sweet and genuine, though, you can tell he means what he says.
After listening, you go to visit Great Tiger and confess how you feel the same way about him.
It's very cute.
I think that Great Tiger has a lot of songs written about you, even from before you were together.
He has whole albums' worth of (admittedly mediocre) music dedicated to you.
Always sends you demos or songs he's about to release and asks you for your opinions on them.
Also may perform them for you, if you ask.
If he manages to get a venue to perform in, he makes sure you get whatever seat you want, VIP, backstage pass, everything.
Absolutely loves showing you his powers, whether it's showing how his powers have grown or a new technique he's learned.
Absolutely nothing compares to the moment he showed you his clones for the first time,
You had already seen them on TV, but you never thought they were actually.. real..
That was until one day, you spotted him doing something, put your hand on his shoulder and phased through him.
Of course, you were very freaked out, and the real Great Tiger rushed downstairs to see what was wrong.
He realised he's never actually shown you his clones and explained them to you.
Being with him is… quite the adjustment (but in a good way).
You constantly see versions of him running around doing whatever, and you genuinely don't know if the one in the kitchen, the one in the living room or the one in the bathroom is the actual one.
Loves letting his clones do things for you (and him) lol.
Thirsty but don't want to get up? Great Tiger has already summoned three clones that are rapidly approaching your location with water, snacks, and even a blanket.
He’s also fond of getting stuff off high shelves for you. He literally floats up into the sky, grabs whatever you need, and descends slowly and dramatically like an angel giving you the gift of eternal knowledge ( he just wants to look cool lol)
He takes great pride in doing the things you can’t do; it makes him feel important and needed by you.
But don’t think he’s doing everything though, Great Tiger is a little (more like a lot) spoiled and loves it when you do things for him (perhaps a little bit more than he likes doing stuff for you, kinda real tbh)
Also, you have to deal with his constant teleporting around the place.
Sometimes he randomly teleports right next to you, gives you a kiss and teleports away.
Actually teleports a lot, often randomly drops into your workplace/college/wherever to give you lunch that his clones made before teleporting away.
Your relationship is never really 'long distance', even when he's boxing in a whole other country, he teleports to you and back regularly and keeps you updated on what he's doing.
I feel like he would take you on little trips with his magic carpet, too.
Just little excursions.. sometimes to the park, sometimes to one of the restaurants in town, other times to the corner shop to get a few snacks.
Basically, every day with Great Tiger is an adventure; he makes sure of it.
From all of this, you can probably infer that Great Tiger's main love language is acts of service and gift giving.
This guy adores getting you gifts. He loves how he can just magic up whatever your heart desires with so much as a flick of his wrist (and around twenty minutes of waiting for his clones to go shopping and bring the stuff back).
Great Tiger has actually gotten you so much stuff, it's insane! His favourite things to give you are definitely beauty products and perfume, and maybe some clothes as well.
You have a whole drawer filled with perfume oils and sprays that he has given you, all with different scents and intensities, so you have something for every possible occasion.
If I'm being honest, Great Tiger is very easily... Bored when you're not there with him. Whenever you're away, he just floats around half-asleep, missing the ways you talk to him and keep him on his toes.
Along with teleporting to your work/college, he also just teleports into your house, sometimes unannounced. He has accidentally jumpscared you before by just appearing in your peripheral vision or after you find him randomly making coffee in your kitchen.
This is honestly the only real 'issue' in the relationship. Great Tiger is kind of used to just doing what he wants, and you have to tell him if you don't want him to do that type of stuff.
Whatever you have to say about it, or anything else he does, he takes it on board and tries to stop or, at least, lessen the frequency.
There is the odd time that he sees a particularly annoying speck of dust on the floor and gets one of his clones to pick it up after he leaves, though.
Anyway, being with you has really opened up Great Tiger's eyes in ways even his constant meditation couldn't. He grew up quite sheltered (which I may elaborate on soon idk..), and that, combined with his powers, left him with a narrow worldview.
He's learned that things are not always easy, and that lots of things can't be solved by just magicing them away or ignoring them.
Speaking of meditation, he 100% gets you to meditate with him, especially underneath the tree where you both met. To him, it's a great opportunity to connect with you on a deeper, more spiritual level, while also reliving the memories from when you first got together.
Although at times, he can't help but be a little... Distracted by you. The way your face scrunches up in concentration, or even the ways you get distracted by the noises or scenery around you (or Great Tiger himself, he always notices this btw).
Would he let you watch his training? Absolutely yes, PLEASE come. As I said before, he loves showing you how strong he is and how he's improved; it gives him such an ego boost to see your eyes light up or when you ask him how he did something.
Would he let you watch his matches, though? Absolutely depends. If he believes he has a good chance of winning, he'll let you watch, but if he has even the slightest thought that he might lose, he makes up an excuse for you not to go.
He does not want to be embarrassed in front of you; the thought of being seen in his vulnerable, defeated state by anyone (but especially you) makes him want the ground to swallow him up.
He would never, ever tell you this, but sometimes he worries that you wouldn't like him (either as much, or even AT ALL) if he didn't have his powers.
For reasons I may discuss later, he believes that his powers are the most interesting and important part of him, and if, by some horrible tragedy, they were taken away, you would leave, or not want him anymore.
This is obviously not true, but do still try to praise him for the other parts of him; it'll quell his dread tenfold.
In short, you're very endearing to him, and he utterly reveres you.
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hope you guys enjoyed this stuff!
this is officially my longest post yet, over 1.7k words (excluding author's notes)!! we will soon have the 2k word headcanon post mwahahaha
Ummmm ummm can uou make a x reader where punch out boxers (or just major circuit if u don't wanna do all thats ok) and the reader get into an argument. Thank you have a nice day/night and remember to drink water
The Boxers During and After an Argument with You!!
cws/tws: strong angst throughout | multiple mentions of lashing out | mentions of starting arguments on purpose
reader’s gender is neutral/not specified
vv stuff underneath the cut!! vv
Glass Joe:
During:
Whenever you and Glass Joe argue, it's usually over his recklessness in matches.
You're concerned about his health, while he insists he's fine.
Joe gets unusually defensive during these arguments; in the moment, he thinks that you don't truly understand his drive and his ambitions for his career, even though you're just concerned about him.
He lashes out and says things he doesn't mean, he just wants you to see that he's FINE (he's not) and nothing he's doing is hurting him (even if it is).
After:
Feels so guilty after.
No matter who started the argument, Joe is always the first one to come up to you and apologise
He apologises genuinely and tries to do everything to make it up to you after
Von Kaiser:
During:
Von Kaiser has a bad habit of thinking he's always right, and his stubbornness and inability to admit fault causes a few arguments between you two.
I don't think he's one to start arguments, but he does drag them on when they happen
Acts like it's a debate, constantly emphasises how he's the one in the right (even if he isn't).
After:
Not usually the first one to apologise (unless he's completely in the wrong).
You have to go to him to talk and make up
Usually listens to reason and genuinely apologises of he's wrong, but not much beyond that (the stubborn prick lol)
Disco Kid:
During:
Whenever you and Disco argue, it's usually about something really silly and trivial
Acts SUPER petty during arguments
Walks away/leaves for a bit when things drag out for too long or get too heated (he doesn't want to upset you by saying doing something he doesn't mean)
After:
After you both properly calm down, he tries to talk with you about the thing(s) you argued about and come to an understanding
Surprisingly mature and level-headed during these conversations
He listens to you and makes sure you listen to him as well
Obviously does the 'kiss and make up' stuff with you (awww)
King Hippo:
During:
You and King Hippo don't really argue. When you two have a disagreement about something, he just kinda… turns away from you and gives you the silent treatment
This goes on until you apologise to him and try to have a decent conversation about the problem
He lets you do the same thing to him, it acts like a signal for you two to calm down and talk about it later.
After:
Doesn't really speak much after the problems have been resolved, he feels bad that he gave you the silent treatment (or that he pushed you to the point of giving him silent treatment depending on how the argument went)
Takes a day or two (and a little coaxing from your side) to get him back into his usual spirits again
Piston Hondo:
During:
Hondo values peace and quiet more than anything, so it isn't often that you two get into arguments. He always tries to reach compromises with you and see your side and encourages you to do the same
Although, there has been a few 'discussions' that have gotten quite heated and angry
When this happens, Hondo pushes down his anger and walks off to calm down and think about the situation
He encourages you to do the same thing, will just ignore you if you try to continue arguing with him
After:
After a few hours, he reconvenes with you to have a proper, 'civilised' talk and sort everything out
Admits when he's wrong and apologises for it and you obviously do the same
Bear Hugger:
During:
Being a Canadian man, Bear Hugger is very nonconfrontational and hates arguing about anything
Usually just goes with whatever you're doing, even if he doesn't like it that much
He lets these negative feelings (be it jealousy, annoyance, anger) fester inside of him until something happens that sets him off
When he gets set off, expect an over-dramatic, near screaming match to ensue
Usually starts over something stupid and trivial but then it escalates
Says a lot of stuff he doesn't mean, like he has covered his mouth in shock over the things that he just said
After:
This is usually when the argument ends, he realises that he has gone too far and he feels terrible about it
Almost instantly calms down and starts apologising profusely
Tries his best to make it up to you and to talk it out, he'll even leave you alone for a bit if that's what you want him to do
Great Tiger:
During:
Great Tiger is, admittedly, quite spoiled and arrogant
He thinks he's right about everything and this causes a few arguments
Arguments usually start after he 'corrects' you on something stupid that genuinely doesn't matter
They soon escalate until he gives you the silent treatment
He straight up huffs and crosses his arms like a brat before teleporting away to do whatever
After:
Great Tiger usually takes some time to himself after arguments, venting to his clones and trying to meditate to calm down
He soon realises that maybe he was being a bit of a jerk and he shouldn't have said all those things
Teleports back to you and apologises, usually gets you a little gift to make up
Don Flamenco:
During:
It's rare that you and Don argue, he usually follows along with whatever you're doing. As long as you're happy, he's happy.
In fact, it's usually you that starts the arguments (sorry) when you refuse to open up about something
Gets very dramatic and even cries during arguments, does the whole 'I thought you LOVED me!' thing
Drags it out for a long time, it's like a shitty telenovela
After:
Soon, Don realises that he may have been a bit too dramatic and pushy and apologises
Lets you lead the conversation and doesn't say a word until you say he can
Tries to give you a little space afterwards, not wanting to pester you anymore
Aran Ryan:
During:
I feel like he would start arguments on purpose over the stupidest, most insignificant things that don't even make sense
Genuinely argues just to argue
Doesn't really take the arguments that seriously, treats it like a game, even if it's serious
Very immature and petty during arguments, would definitely bring up old arguments/situations to 'prove his point' or just piss you off
After:
Aran has a very hard time admitting that he was wrong
More often than not, you have to be the one who goes up to him to talk about the argument
He is very stubborn, but with a little (more like humongous) push, he eventually says he's sorry
Soda Popinski:
During:
I've said this a few times before, but Soda is a very simple man. He tries to avoid arguments as much as possible because he genuinely can't handle them.
Starts arguments without realising it, usually by saying or doing something really dumb
Tries to stop the argument as soon as it starts, and is, thankfully, successful
Absolutely terrified of the idea of saying something he doesn't mean, to the point where he avoids you when he's feeling any sort of negative emotion
After:
Soda usually diffuses the argument pretty quickly, very good at making you calm down and hear his side (even if it is a little stupid)
Tries to give you a little space to process your emotions before talking to you again
Bald Bull:
During:
You and Bald Bull almost never argue about anything, he's genuinely terrified of being angry around you because of his tendency to shout and be aggressive
When you two do have a problem, he tries his best to keep the conversation calm and to not raise his voice
If he does feel himself start to get angry, he excuses himself for a while. The last thing he wants to do is lash out at you
After:
If Bald Bull does raise his voice, even just a little bit, he feels so overwhelmingly guilty after
Tries his best to make it up to you after, in his own little ways
Often the first one to come up to you to apologise, not as stubborn as the others and will admit when he's wrong
Super Macho Man:
During:
Super Macho Man is quite immature and spoiled. He wants everything to go his way, no matter the consequences
As you would probably expect, this causes quite a lot of arguments. He is very stubborn and does not listen to reason once he's set on something
Acts very petty and whiny, like a child yelling at his parent. 'YOU DON'T LET ME DO ANYTHING!!' type of deal
Genuinely so irritating when he's arguing, you have to physically remove yourself from the situation so you don't smack him across the face /hj
After:
He does not like to apologise. At all
Has to be forced (or bribed) to apologise to you, except if it was really bad. Then, he apologises on his own accord
Mr Sandman:
During:
When you and Sandman argue, it's usually about his work schedule and how he has practically no time for you
You're not angry, you're genuinely concerned about him and his health. He's working himself to the bone every single day
He tries his best to remain stoic, but it's really difficult to when you're crying and begging him to just take a day off
Probably cries too,but doesn't let you see
Walks away after a while to collect his thoughts
After:
Feels horrible for making you feel this way, but he knows that he can't just completely change his schedule, he's the boxing world champion, he has responsibilities to uphold!
Comes back to you a bit after, usually with a small gift (chocolate, sweets and stuff like that), and apologises to you genuinely
He tries (and usually fails) to get a few days off training to make you happy
a/n: my first ever angst post (my heart has been shattered into a million pieces)
Hopefully this wasn’t too cringe/short ;-;
I hope you guys enjoyed these headcanons!
Let me know if there’s anything else you’d like to see from me! :)) <3
Hiii❤️ so glad you take requests, I needed someone who gives x reader content for Punch Out lmao. Can I ask for Punch Out boxerd with a S/O that likes to tease them? Not really in a mean way, just making them flustered :3
(also, not to sound like a pervert, but would you be okey with writing nsfw stuff?-)
The Boxers with a S/O that Likes to Tease/Fluster Them!! <3
tws/cws: suggestive content ahead (allusions to sex but nothing too explicit)
STILL MDNI (MINORS DO NOT INTERACT/VIEW)
read my other stuff please and thank you
reader is gender neutral/not specified
stuff underneath the cut vv
Glass Joe:
Glass Joe LOVES it when you give him affection, whether it's telling him that you love him, giving him little kisses on the cheek..
..or rubbing his leg underneath the table at dinner when you're not supposed to..
It's these more...uncouth actions that (embarrassingly) make Joe blush the brightest
The fact that you know exactly what to do and what to say to make him weak in the knees scares him.. and excites him all the same
Tries his hardest to tease you back, but is always too embarrassed to follow through
Usually just brushes you off and quietly begs you not to tease him anymore, or at least wait until you both get home. (wink wink nudge nudge)
Von Kaiser:
As you probably know, Von Kaiser prides himself on being a respectable, status quo-following individual
He prefers to keep outward displays of affection in the privacy of his home; he doesn't want anybody to see what he does to you
..Or in this case, what you do to him.
Von Kaiser finds the effect you have on him to be quite embarrassing and unbecoming. Even the slightest gaze of hooded eyes or the lightest brush against him makes his mind go wild with all sorts of... thoughts.
He secretly relishes these moments. While he may slightly push your hand away or sternly chastise you for your behaviour, he secretly hopes that you'll whisper in his ear again, touch him again.
And again.
And again.
Makes a big deal out of it when you're both alone, asking you what 'you're going to do now.' (my fav secret freak LMAOO)
Disco Kid:
Disco Kid isn't easily flustered. He has no inhibitions and gladly accepts all sorts of affection whenever he can get it.
It's only when you deny him that he gets antsy, and, frankly, desperate.
Playfully pull away from him when he tries to kiss you? He's desperately trying to go in for another shot, often missing.
Disco Kid knows you're only trying to get at him, but he can't help but feel the desire in him grow every time you pull away.
If this denial goes on for long enough, he's dragging you home or to a secluded area so he can get you back for teasing him for so long.
King Hippo:
Oh, the poor man..
King Hippo, despite his considerable size and stature, does not handle any form of teasing or flustering well
Even the slightest mention of anything of the sort is enough to reduce the big guy to a sweating, blushing mess.
Touch him? Ohhh he's GONE. Completely red with embarrassment (and maybe a few other feelings as well)
King Hippo loves it though, knowing you love him and want to give him affection so badly makes him so unbelievably happy.
Piston Hondo:
Like Von Kaiser, Piston Hondo prefers to keep it in the room and doesn't display his affection in such.. outward ways that often.
When it comes to you though, he melts. Seeing your cheeky, knowing face as you do or say something you're absolutely not supposed to gives him a thrill he rarely feels outside of the ring.
Accepts your teasing with grace.. and a face full of bright-red blush.
Sometimes tries to tease you back. This usually involves a few feather-light touches where no one else can see, he's far too embarrassed (and concerned about protecting your modesty) to do much else.
my respectful king
Bear Hugger:
Bear Hugger loves it when you tease him; it gives him an excuse to scoop you up into his arms and tease you right back.
Teasing between the two of you usually involves jokes and making innuendos or callbacks to your 'private times' together.
If there was anything that properly flustered Bear Hugger, it would be your voice.
He loves the way your voice drops to a whisper when you say something dirty or laugh after making yet another suggestive comment.
Do not tease him for too long though!! He WILL whisk you away and kiss you all over!!
Great Tiger:
At first glance, one would think that Great Tiger wouldn't be affected by teasing.
But when you brush against him, even accidentally, he shudders with pure delight and tries to keep you by him.
Another man who hates being denied, always wants to keep you close after you've set him off
Uses his clones to block your path when you try to escape; they push you back to him (or rather, into him) so he can continue whatever he was doing
Don Flamenco:
Usually, Don Flamenco is the one teasing you. He loves making you feel flustered and feeling your skin heat up beneath his touch.
But he loves it even more when you turn the tables on him and tease him right back; it gets him going in ways you couldn't even begin to imagine.
It's mostly because you're showing him that his strong feelings of love and desire towards you are reciprocated (he is a romantic, after all), but also because he thinks you look and sound ethereal when you do it.
He genuinely gets shivers down his spine when you respond to his little flirtations with even crazier ones of your own.
He feels like the luckiest man alive, having somebody who can match him in such ways.
Aran Ryan:
Aran. Loves. Teasing.
Giving it out, taking it, going back and forth, it doesn't matter. If it's teasing, he loves it.
Adores when you take the lead, it lets him know that you want him just as much as he wants you.
Teases you back with fervour, touches you even more and whispers the most horrendously dirty things in your ear in response to your teasing. (Only to hide his own glowing cheeks)
Typically, the teasing escalates to the point where he's practically jumping on you, desperate for another taste or touch from you.
It's very weird to witness from the outside, but Aran doesn't care. He'd do anything to see you flustered.
Soda Popinski:
Soda doesn't really have any reaction to teasing, not because he doesn't love you, but because his brain genuinely doesn't register it.
Soda Popinski is a simple man; he prefers the affection given to him to be direct and to the point. No beating around the bush.
Doesn't really understand why you're pulling away from him, giggling, when he goes in for a kiss. In fact, it makes him a little sad that you're (in his mind) 'rejecting' him.
He gives you the stupidest puppy-dog look that makes you smush against him, instantly making him feel better.
(what a cutiee!!)
Bald Bull:
Bald Bull doesn't really like being teased that much, especially in public settings.
He's afraid that the paparazzi will see him or, even worse, you in such an embarrassing, unbecoming state. He doesn't want the public to see what he and his partner get up to at all, it's a big no-no for him.
He brushes you off or pushes your hand away when you try things in public.
But when you're alone.. It's a little different..
He melts into your touch when it's just the two of you, and even teases you back a little.
It's all very relaxed and mushy, something that Bald Bull rarely gets to feel.
He never intends to take it too far or too fast; he is a lover of slow, deliberate movements, especially if they come from you.
Super Macho Man:
He's so WHINYY about it.
Another man who hates denial and wants you all to himself, all the time.
The amount of "Awh, babe!!"s that come out of this man's mouth when you tease him could make even the most spoiled person roll their eyes at his antics.
After you give in to him, he turns the tables on you and starts denying you his affections.
He has the most smug, shit-eating grin on his face as you echo the same things you relished hearing not too long ago
Can never deny you for long, though, and always ends up giving you the affection you crave, making you promise not to tease him anymore (you deffo will)
Mr. Sandman:
Sandman doesn't do well with teasing; he's already pent up enough from stress, and you poking him and prodding him is only making things worse (...or better).
Shuts you up immediately with a kiss and a chaste 'Not now..'
Leaves you even more flustered than you planned to leave him, just how he likes it
When you do manage to fluster him, he hides his face from you, hoping that you don't see the immense effect you have on him.
It's so incredibly obvious, though, the way he melts into every touch and hangs on your every tantalising word. Utterly breathless and powerless to your advances.
He secretly loves how you can make him melt so easily, chipping away at his rough and tough exterior to meet the stoic, yet mushy man beneath the surface.
A/N: hiii guys!! :)
i'm so sorry that i've been gone for so unbelievably long ;-;
i've been really busy with school, travelling and just general life stuff! i'm back now though and i'm so happy to finally be able to get writing again! :)
Let me know if there's anything you'd like to see from me!! :)
also in regards to more.. NSFT/W content, i don't mind. i'll probably make a seperate account for it, so it doesn't mix with the more fluffy content here :)
cws/tws: mentions of jealous behaviours, threatening (not towards reader)
reader is gender neutral/not specified
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Let's get one thing straight, Aran DEFINITELY fell first and fell harder
He saw you from across the room one day, and something just… sparked within him
Instantly tried to start a conversation with you, but felt more awkward and exposed than usual?? It was really weird for him.
Aran is quite the charismatic, witty guy, so being flustered easily isn't really something he's used to.
But there was something about the way you laughed at his stupid jokes and reacted to his compliments that made him want to know you more, to see more of what made you tick.
I feel like he would make a lot of the 'first moves' if you get what I mean. (Like he's the one who asks you out and stuff like that)
Also tries desperately to impress you, takes you out to bars to show you how good he is at darts and pool (and beating up people who look at you for too long)
Does not tolerate ANY form of disrespect towards you and is very protective of you; he literally slams people up against the wall and threatens them if he has the slightest inkling of wrongdoing.
He doesn't do that type of stuff when you're near him, though; he doesn't want to scare you off or anything
If people are getting a bit too 'friendly' (or rude) with you when you're together, he either shoots them a death glare and continues talking to you or excuses himself to 'go to the bathroom' (AKA go up to the person/people bothering you and smack their jaw(s) off)
Has a possessive streak too, and is honestly kind of insecure (what years of bullying does to mf).
He tries his best to work through his insecurities and not let them get in the way of your relationship, but sometimes it's really obvious that he feels bad about himself
Needs reassurance, he just needs to hear that you love him and nobody else
Aran thinks that you're absolutely gorgeous. He loves the way every piece of clothing, hairstyle and accessory looks on you. He finds himself staring at you way more than he likes to admit.
Loves showing you stuff he likes, like sports (especially hurling), music, knick-knacks he's collected over the years
In typical Irishman fashion, Aran complains to you about all the annoyances in his life on the regular. You'd think his life was only made up of bad things with the way he goes on and on, but he tells you that things aren't actually that bad because you're around.
Teaches you all sorts as well, surprisingly knowledgeable on history and random stuff like plumbing (he did an apprenticeship before he became a boxer)
Just likes talking to you in general, because he knows you'll listen to him no matter what spiel pours out of his mouth
Listens to you as well, of course. He finds the things you like very interesting, even if you think he doesn't
Has a knack for remembering small details (how do you think he cheats in boxing so well lol) and could probably write a book containing all of the stuff you've told him if he had the time (and patience)
Because of his boxing career, and like.. being world famous and whatnot, Aran travels a lot and is often away for weeks at a time.
Brings you along with him whenever he can, but when he can't, he calls you every day for hours on end, telling you all about his day and the stuff he gets up to.
Likes to play hooky to skip his training to spend time with you (much to the disapproval of his trainer, who makes him do extra sets the next session)
Or he takes you to his training sessions! Surprisingly, his trainer doesn't mind this, because Aran actually tries when you're around (he wants to impress you with his big muscles lol)
Gets really creative with date ideas; he thinks the normal dinner dates are BORINGGGG, and he thinks you deserve better than that
Dates with him usually involve thrills; he loves taking you to the fair or theme parks and winning you prizes and stuff like that
Is always trying to drag you away from your own responsibilities to go on little adventures with him, like walking around the city or checking out a movie in the cinema
Aran is very affectionate towards you, both physically and verbally (mostly physically)
Always seems to have an arm around you or places your hand in his own, no matter where you two are
Aran doesn't really care about who sees; he loves you, and that's all that matters. He will stop if you feel uncomfortable, though! Don't be afraid to tell him
Aran hates seeing you upset, but he isn't the best at comforting people, so he just cracks stupid jokes until you smile and tries to distract you from whatever is bothering you.
Loves calling you dumb pet names and playfully teasing you (his favourite way to show affection)
Teases you about a variety of different things; it all depends on what you're comfortable with.
If you're a more sensitive person, Aran's teasing is far lighter and he backtracks (something he never does) and assures you he's 'only messing' (how sweet of him awww)
Adores showing you off to his friends and family and bragging about you to them; he loves letting everybody know what an amazing partner he has.
Aran genuinely feels so lucky that you chose him to be with, despite all of his glaring flaws and shortcomings.
He genuinely loves you so, so much, and that's never going to change. :)
a/n:
can you tell i love aran lol
also 3 posts in 3 days?? my roll has not been slowed yet (YAYY)
anyways, i hope you enjoy these headcanons :)
let me know if there's anything else you'd like to see from me :)))
cws/tws: discussions of child neglect and emotional abuse, transphobia, manipulation, drug and alcohol addictions/misuse
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This guy's family sucked so unbelievably hard; finding out everything they did to Pickles would leave you speechless.
I hold the belief that Pickles is a transman, and that his identity both pre- and post-transition heavily contributed to (and is basically the main reason for) his family treating the poor man the way they did (and the way they still do).
Pickles was born a ‘girl’ (he was never truly a girl, but he just looked like one to other people at first) smack dab in the middle of the ‘Bible Belt’ of America. You can probably tell where this is going (it's not going to be nice).
I headcanon that he was born around the mid 80’s/early 90’s (given that Metalocalypse was released in the late 2000’s and Pickles looks about 30-something), making him the oldest member of Dethklok.
Unfortunately, in the 80’s and 90’s, many of Tomahawk’s residents were very… Unaccepting and conservative, including Pickles’ parents.
This led to Pickles’ parents treating him as inherently lesser because of his girlhood. They constantly put him down and treated him like he was less than a piece of garbage at their feet. Meanwhile, Seth got away with everything and got whatever he wanted from their parents, just because he was a boy.
Pickles was heavily emotionally neglected by his parents as well, who seemed to spend practically every waking moment of their lives coddling Seth and pandering to his whims. It was clear very early on to Pickles that his parents preferred Seth over him, and he struggled to accept that fact for a long time (he still struggles with it now).
Basically, Pickles’ early life was a classic ‘Golden Child and Scapegoat’ situation. In their parents’ eyes, Seth was perfect and could do no wrong, while Pickles’ whole existence was one ginormous mistake.
His relationship with his brother was never healthy either. Seth clearly saw how his parents hated his brother and used it to his full advantage. As we've seen in the show, Pickles was automatically blamed for anything and everything bad that happened in his house. Vase broken? Pickles did it. Plate left out on the counter? Pickles obviously must have left it there carelessly.
Seth used this assumption to basically do whatever he wanted, like burning down the garage, stealing or just causing havoc in general.
Pickles tried (and still tries) desperately to get his parents’ attention by doing both good and bad things (mostly bad, since they often got the biggest reactions/amounts of attention).
During his childhood, he would break things on purpose to see if they would react, he would try and show them something he did or something he made (like good test scores or a drawing) to impress them, and he even ran away from home a couple of times to see if his parents would care enough to look for him.
Whenever Pickles did something bad, his parents would usually scold him or compare him to Seth (or do both at the same time). Pickles has heard “You should be more like your brother!” more than “I love you, son” (1000:0 ratio for that, actually).
However, Pickles’ parents soon realised that he was only doing most of these bad things for attention, so they just started giving him the silent treatment or, even worse, spending even more time with Seth.
Today, he usually shows his mother how well the latest Dethklok album is selling or new brand deals that he's gotten.
Even now, his parents just do not care much for his achievements at all. If they do say something, it’s usually negative, some odd comment about Seth ‘also doing that’ or ‘being able to do that too’ and/or things that ‘could be improved’.
Literally nothing is good enough for Pickles’ parents, not even their son being one of the most famous, successful, and rich creatives to ever walk the planet. They actually make me so livid.
Honestly, Pickles does not care for his dad's opinions of him at all; they have never had an actual conversation with each other. It's his mother and even his brother that Pickles seeks approval from.
Pickles does not like to admit this, but he really wants to be on Seth’s good side. He wants Seth to think of him as an equal and genuinely care about him the same way Pickles begrudgingly does about him.
Pickles believes that, if he does get into his brother's ‘good books’, his mother will follow suit and finally be proud of him and love him like she does Seth. But that hasn't happened yet and probably will never happen, but that doesn't stop Pickles from trying (or stop Seth from taking advantage of him).
Pickles and Seth’s relationship right now is a lot like Toki and Dr Rockso’s: one gives money and time to the other in hopes of reciprocation that never comes. The main difference between the two relationships is that Pickles knows what his brother is doing and that he's only using him for money, but he is genuinely so desperate for acceptance from his family that he goes along with it anyway (my heart is breaking rn).
But I suppose, in a really odd, roundabout way, his parents’ neglect helped Pickles figure out who he was quite early.
He spent a lot of time by himself. He explored places his parents would never go, talked to people he otherwise wouldn't be allowed to glance at, and was introduced to a lot of communities and subcultures that he is now a part of and actively involved in (basically metalheads and punks). It's not like his parents actually cared; they were often too busy doing their own stuff or coddling Seth (or bailing him out) to notice Pickles was gone.
He soon became very integrated into the local punk and metal scenes and even gained a few friends along the way.
Pickles always knew he was a man. He didn't understand why he was put inside of a body that didn't reflect that part of him and made him get treated differently by the people around him. He would often steal Seth's clothes when no one was home and wear them when he went out by himself. It was only in these moments that Pickles truly felt like himself or comfortable in his skin.
Sometimes, he would be caught, and his parents would scold him for ‘acting like a boy’ in an attempt to make him stop, but it only really affirmed his feelings more, so he continued.
When Pickles started hanging out with the alternative people in town, he began to accept himself even more. He was formally introduced to the concept of transness, and it instantly clicked with him. He finally had a word to describe what he was, not a freak, not weird, but transgender. It all started to make sense to him.
His name, ‘Pickles’, even came from those people. It was originally a nickname poking fun at his short stature, but Pickles found himself liking the name way more than anything else he could come up with, so he legally changed his name to Pickles as soon as he could.
Pickles socially transitioned pretty early, but his medical transition (HRT) only started after he moved away from home at 15-16.
Pickles was and still is a DIY HRT warrior; it was the only thing he had available to him when he was transitioning, and he wishes it were legal in more places so more people could transition for cheap.
I can't really decide if Pickles would be open about his transness to the public, or even to the rest of the band, especially when the band first started. But, as rabid and desperate as Dethklok fans are, they figured it out eventually.
Pickles was horrified at first, mostly because “How the fuck did they find out so much stuff about me??” but also because he was scared that people would see him and treat him differently.
Everyone was… Surprisingly accepting of Pickles when he came out (partially because they always knew him as Pickles and not his pre-transition identity, but still, they accepted him). Some things did need a bit of explaining, especially to Toki, but they all understood him and treated him the same as they did before.
Sometimes, he does get asked weird-ass questions about being trans, but he just ignores them and tries to shift to a different topic.
Pickles gets those testosterone pellet implants that gradually release hormones every six months or so. This is because he doesn't really trust himself to inject it/take the pill/rub on the hormone ointment every day (because he's constantly drunk and/or high and probably wouldn't do it consistently).
On the mention of being drunk and high, Pickles has… An everything problem. Alcohol problem, weed problem, hallucinogen problem, benzo problem. You name it, he's probably got it.
He is genuinely ‘Ozzy Osbourne 2.0 but worse somehow’. He has consumed so many different drugs in such high quantities that his body has become used to a large portion of them, and he no longer feels much effect, none sometimes, from one drug by itself.
He often mixes different types of alcohol to get ‘properly’ drunk and mixes different drugs to get ‘properly’ high. We actually see him/see mentions of him doing this a few times, that pill he gave Murderface that literally made him foam at the mouth and convulse had about 5 different drugs in it. And Pickles uses that to relax before public appearances (a regular occurrence)! If that isn't a testament to how used to drugs he is, I don't know what is.
He was probably on that pill for the majority of the ‘P.R. Pickles’ episode, given how out of his mind he was throughout the whole thing.
Pickles’ drug of choice is most definitely alcohol. He's been drinking the stuff since he was six years old. Why wouldn't it be?
Alcoholism also probably runs in Pickles’ family. His dad was most likely an alcoholic (given the only time we see him in the whole series is when he's drunk), and Pickles saw excessive alcohol consumption as normal because of it.
He most definitely stole alcohol from his parents’ liquor cabinet (which was always stacked) and other people's liquor cabinets when he went over to their houses.
He drinks more gin than he does water, and a disturbingly large portion of his fruit intake comes from fruit juices being added to his drinks.
Most drugs came a little later in life for Pickles. He started doing drugs around the time when Snakes ‘n’ Barrels was getting popular, when he had the funds to both try them in the first place and fuel his habit after.
This is also pretty obvious, but I want to talk about this anyway. Drugs and alcohol are literally Pickles’ only coping mechanism in life. It's been that way for pretty much his entire existence.
When Pickles gets drunk or high (or both), he feels… Free, like all of the weights of stress and anxiety have been lifted off of his shoulders, and the grip his family's talons of disapproval and disappointment have on him is loosened, even for just a little while. He doesn't feel like he has to impress anyone and that he can finally be his true, authentic self (even though it's extremely unhealthy and destroying him from the inside out).
This one is a little weird, but I also think that Pickles uses his drunk/high state to excuse and forget certain things he does/did. We all know that Pickles has an outstanding fear of ridicule and looking like an idiot and has low self-esteem, so it makes sense to me that he would use the fact that he was drunk/high when something that could be deemed as embarrassing happened to deflect that shame in a way. Like, “I didn't mean to do that”, or “I didn't know what I was doing”, or “I don't remember that, so it didn't happen, actually” type of cope.
This is why he drinks heavily/takes that multi-drug pill I mentioned before doing interviews, in case he does something embarrassing that he can then blame on the substances.
Surprising literally no one, Pickles’ liver is not his own, nor is one of his kidneys.
Pickles has gone through about four livers in his life, each seeming to come out of him more damaged than the last.
He's probably had the most organ transplants out of Dethklok. Not like there's a shortage of potential organs for him to have, let's just say that Dethklok fans are very…. Eager to help out their most favourite drummer with his problems.
Speaking of Dethklok fans, they love Pickles so, so, so much, like it's insane.
I'd say that Pickles is the 2nd or 3rd most popular member of Dethklok. Like Toki, his popularity fluctuates between those two places.
But there are two places where Pickles is number one, Wisconsin, his home state and Ireland, where he has a sort of distant ancestry.
The people of Wisconsin love him, yeah, but Irish fans are obsessed with Pickles (me projecting into them again). They feel such a sense of pride that one of the most talented and famous musicians in history had family that lived over there.
So many fans have sent him Irish dictionaries and stuff like that so he could learn his ‘cúpla focal’ (basically basic Irish) so he could travel around the country easier. Pickles has not looked at these. He only knows the inappropriate words of Irish (like adharc=boner, pit=vagina, etc.).
It's gotten to the point where Pickles has been made an honorary citizen of Ireland, and is welcome to “settle down there whenever he may wish” (if at all).
He does visit the place from time to time for tours and whatnot, and he does like it there mostly(mostly because of all of the free Guinness he gets when he goes into the pubs). He feels that it's a bit cold there sometimes.
This is made obvious in the series, but Pickles is an absolute musical maestro and is often regarded as a ‘Jack-of-All-Trades’ by the world. He can sing, play drums, play all types of guitar, he can even play the piano to a certain extent, along with having some knowledge of operating recording studio equipment. This all comes from years upon years of struggling, practising, and being in more bands than anyone could count.
Pickles' first ever instrument was the drums, which is also the one he is most proficient in. He's played the drums since he was a kid and only began playing the guitar and singing when he moved away from home. The other stuff came later when he was already established and wanted to expand his horizons a bit.
Pickles is credited as the inventor of many (often complex and difficult) drumming techniques, and many of his drumming sections have been attempted to be sampled by others (Charles and the Klokateers stop this from happening, obviously, but people still try)
Pickles is often called ‘the greatest drummer of all time’ by critics.
Don't think all of this musical prowess came from nothing, though. Pickles practises daily, hourly, even. He's always going over stuff in his head and trying to perfect everything to his liking.
Pickles is pretty chill when it comes to songwriting; it's not like he doesn't take it seriously. He takes it very seriously, actually. But he also realises that not everything has to be absolutely perfect (unlike some people, cough cough Nathan cough cough) and that there can be a few mistakes sometimes. In fact, in Pickles' view, sometimes the ‘mistakes’ make the song better; they give the song more soul and ‘realness’.
Pickles acts like a general support when in songwriting. Of course, he writes his own drumming bits, but he also supports Nathan and Skwisgaar in writing their bits sometimes. Of course, Nathan always gets the final say on things; it's his band after all, but Pickles does offer suggestions.
Being the oldest and most experienced member, Pickles considers himself the most mature member of the band, and often takes an almost parental role in the band's dynamic. He's the ‘Cool Uncle’ of Dethklok, kind of; he breaks up fights, he sneaks Toki candy, he offers advice. In a way, Pickles wants to be like the parent he never had to them, so they can be happy and content in themselves at ages he never felt so far from happiness. He really cares for the band and Charles (but he won't admit that out loud because ‘it’s gay’).
On a significantly more light-hearted note, Pickles is very pale (his Irishness coming through, hehe) and burns very easily. This guy cannot tan for shit, he burns then peels. Do not let him go outside without sunscreen; he'll end up like a snake and leave his dead skin all over the place (ewww).
Pickles isn’t very well acquainted with the internet, and probably has a boatload of viruses and malware accidentally downloaded onto his computer from sketchy websites that he thought were legit. Toki and Murderface had to teach him how to google stuff (it was really funny).
Pickles complains about his parents and brother a lot. He constantly tells the other band members about how stupid, ignorant, and insert other negative adjective here they are. Dethklok knows to just let him go off when he does this, because it's clear he really needs it.
Pickles is also impervious to storms and tornadoes. He grew up in an area where tornadoes are very common, so he knows all of the safety protocols and stuff off by heart. He's usually the one to calm people (usually Toki) down if there is a tornado; he jokes about almost dying once or twice during one (this only makes Toki more scared).
Pickles is often Toki and Skwisgaar’s chauffeur. He drives them anywhere they need to go and back again. He takes this as an opportunity to go to the store to get some extra beer or snacks to eat later.
And yes, the other band members sleeping in Pickles' bed because they got scared is also a common occurrence. While he does act annoyed, he never says no to them.
In truth, Pickles secretly loves the fact that the other band members feel so comfortable and safe around him to the point where they actively look to him for comfort and advice. It makes him feel like maybe he isn't that much of a fuck-up after all and that he's worth something.
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a/n: this is the longest thing i've written so far!! a little over 3.1k words!!! i think i'm getting pretty good at this writing thing!!!
i'm really glad that this is about pickles, he's the coolest member of dethklok to me and he deserves literally everything good. i loveee him and i hope that you all love this as much as i do..
i know that i've been writing a few angsty things lately (like the toki headcanons), but i promise i try my hardest to sprinkle in some cute, nice things into these. it's just that the band members' lives suck ass lol
