#zenry hcs

[zenryverse]

There’s no rhyme or reason to this list, I just couldn’t sleep last night so my mind came up with some random Zenry HCs at like 4 am so I felt like sharing

- Zenry is definitely that couple that could have full times jobs and a house and bills and kids that are now teenagers but Zack comes home in the middle of the day to find the table flipped on its side with Henry crouching behind it aiming a marshmallow shooter at him and telling him he has ten seconds to run before he starts shooting and ofc Zack has a bunch stashed in random places in the house for this exact purpose

- on a related note, it’s a common occurrence for Izzy or Felix to come home and one asks the other where their parents are and the answer is “in the backyard throwing water balloons at each other” 

- the kids love it when they’re younger because they get to come home from school and make a huge mess and shoot stuff at their parents but when they become preteens/teenagers Izzy is always like “do you guys have to be so embarrassing all the time? 🙄" even though she still secretly loves it and always gets into it and Felix tries to hide how much he loves it because he doesn’t want his Cool Big Sister to think he’s lame 

- on another sort of related note, they definitely team up to embarrass the ever living shit of Izzy when she’s a teenager and when she complains and asks why they do this to her, they’re always like “it’s our job and we take it very seriously” 

- Zack randomly texts Henry after he gets home from work and is just like “come outside but be chill about it, don’t let the kids know” and Henry’s just like ???? but does it anyway and Zack gestures for him to get into the passenger seat and Zack’s clearly trying to be stealth so then Hen tries to be stealth, and once he’s in and the doors are locked, zack just pulls out a Styrofoam to-go container and two plastic forks and he hands one to Henry and when he opens the container there’s chocolate cake inside and he’s just like “there was a birthday at work, this was the last piece” and he doesn’t need to say anymore because henry knows he texted him to come out there so they could have a rare selfish moment and share it between each other because they both know if he had taken it inside, their kids would’ve sniffed it out and taken it before he was fully in the door

- (this is basically just a zack HC) but he definitely goes through a midlife crisis phase where he buys another motorcycle and wears leather jackets and ripped jeans and he starts a band that sometimes plays in his bar and his band is like semi-known in Swellview so Izzy and Fe’s friends kinda highkey think he’s really cool but Izzy and Felix are always just like 

whenever their friends start talking about how cool they think he is because this is the same man that laughs so hard at his own unfunny dad jokes that he’s in tears and he also cried at the pet store the other day because there were one of those teacup puppies and she was “too damn small for her own good” and who says some of the cheesiest shit to Henry that it makes them physically nauseous (even though they both kinda think it’s sweet too; felix more than izzy) and they also witnessed him almost total his motorcycle and severely injure himself because he tried to pop a wheelie and failed miserably 

- Izzy, whenever they start acting all lovey-dovey: that’s disgusting. You’re not supposed to do that, you’re parents! Felix: I think it’s sweet they’re still in love even though they’re all old now :)

- also unfortunately I don’t think homophobia is going to completely disappear within the next 10-15 years so there’s that one mom in the PTA that comes up with BS reasons why her kids can’t hang around Izzy or Felix but it basically boils down to her being shitty but Hen and Zack are so used to being around their friends where Cody is the only token straight (and even then, that’s iffy) so they’re just,,,,completely oblivious at first and they’re trying to come up with reasons she might not like them: “is it because Zack drives a motorcycle?” “Is it because Zack works in a bar?” “Is it because he still wears that ridiculous leather jacket even though he’s in his mid 40s?” Zack: “why are these all aimed at me????” Henry: “I own a flower shop. i drive an electric car. my entire wardrobe is jeans and flannels buttoned all the way. no one outside this house has seen my bare arms or knees in over a decade”     - but finally Izzy just tells them that it’s basically because they’re married to each other and Zack’s just like “damn. out of the list of reasons why other people might find me a bad influence around their kids, being married to my soulmate is pretty far down there.” Henry: “no, it’s not even on that list. actually, you’re a great dad and a great husband, if anything, it should be a reason why you’re a good influence” and even though Zack’s super pissed (not even because it’s against them, but purely because she’s holding it against his kids) he still lives for compliments from Henry so he’s sitting there feeling 😡🥰 simultaneously

- once Hen and Zack find out which mom it is, they definitely gossip about her like two white suburban soccer moms. Zack: “Of course it’s that bitch Lauren. She always had some backhanded comment to give about my lemon squares at the PTA meetings. My lemon squares are delicious! well, actually they’re Cody’s, but you know!!!!” 

- when they’re both at the meetings, Zack has to keep Hen from starting an actual fight with her when she makes some snide comment aimed at Zack Zack: “baby, you can’t start a brawl at a PTA meeting” Henry: “but you heard what she said!!!!” Henry, to himself, under his breath while shooting daggers at Lauren: “you’re lucky my husband’s here.” 

[zenryverse]

What are some things they don’t agree on?

Who is the big/little spoon?

Which member is more likely to accidentally spend $300 at Target?

Who stays up way too late and who tries to drag them to bed?

for zenry <3

lksjd thank you, Lizzie, I love you with my whole heart 🥺💖 Also, I,,,,sincerely apologize, I typed my answer out in a google doc first and it's legit just shy of 1300 words 🤦🏻‍♀️You kinda sent this at the worst time, cause I finally started my birthday prompts and I’m making progress for once, and I started DoD again and I think I might actually be making progress on that too, so I’ve been thinking about them again and my brain saw this ask and went “infodump!” and I’m trying to be chill but :/ I sincerely apologize for being this annoying. :/

OTP Questions

Okay, so What are some things they don’t agree on? and Which member is more likely to accidentally spend $300 at Target? kinda tie into each other so I’m gonna answer those first.

Who’s more likely to accidentally spend $300 in Target? Zack, hands down. Like, not that I think Henry’s really stingy or is someone with like, a meticulously planned out budget, but his impulsive spending might be going into to Target to buy one thing and coming out with a few more things he thought of that they needed and maybe one impulsive buy, the impulsive buy being like, $20 extra (which, don’t get me wrong, can still be a lot (like, that’s literally a make or break number for me tbh) but it’s not quite on the same level as Zack).

Henry knows better than to send Zack into someplace like Target by himself because he’ll tell him to just buy one (1) thing (“cereal. We just need this one brand of cereal. That’s it.” “Got it.” “Do you? Say it back to me.” “Just one thing: cheese puffs.” “Zack!” “I’m kidding, Swellview. I know you said cereal. Would you relax? I’m a grown man, I think I know how to buy something at a grocery store”) and then next thing Henry knows, Zack’s coming home with a giant TV that’s bigger than their living room and costs about as much as Zack’s last three paychecks.

And Henry thinks the TV’s really awesome at first so he’s not really thinking of consequences either, but then when the adrenaline wears off he finally remembers that they needed those paychecks for things like, idk. Rent?

So, to segue into What are some things they don’t agree on? I’d say money is like, the one “big” thing. (Although, I suppose it’s less of a disagreement, because Zack knows that they do, in fact, need to pay rent, but it’s more like. Something that’s likely to cause a fight.)

Like, especially when they first move in together, they're both going straight from their parents house to a shared apartment, so Zack's just not thinking about the responsibilities that come along with that, it's more like. "I'm making my own money and I live in my own place so Mom can't tell me I can't buy a TV that's as a big as my bedroom wall" and it's not really that Henry's saying no either, cause he's not about to tell Zack what he can and can't do with his own money, he just kinda points out that if Zack doesn't have anything leftover and they can't make rent, it's gonna get to a point where he has to move back in with Mom.

So, like, money can definitely be a make or break issue in a relationship, but they both have a solid relationship otherwise and they’re willing to do the work to make it work, so they eventually reach a happy middle, for the most part. The only time it really becomes an issue again is much later down the road, when Zack becomes successful in his new job (talent agent) and starts getting those commission checks laskdjf and Henry has to gently remind him that they have 3* kids and two pets to take care of so "buy the fancy watch, but maybe hold off on the private island shopping for now?"

(*probably 3. I have a name and a possible age and story for the third sibling, but I’m still just fleshing them out so I’m hesitant to officially introduce them just yet alsdjf)

I think besides that, most of the stuff is just petty things. Henry thinking one of Zack’s favorite movies is stupid and he doesn’t see the point of it, and Zack finding out Henry doesn’t like *insert food item here, i’m too lazy to think of one alsdkjf* and Zack just (jokingly, ofc) being like “I don’t know who you are anymore”

(to an outside perspective, their "disagreement" on things like Zack's favorite movie might sound like a legitimate fight, but they just have a very banter-y, playful relationship, so to someone that isn't familiar, it might seem like they're genuinely arguing/angry but to them it's just. normal. (like when Henry goes "it's stupid" and Zack goes "You're stupid!", Henry just smiles and rolls his eyes cause he knows Zack wasn't like. serious ladskjf) and they can literally go from that to being sickeningly lovey-dovey in two seconds flat)

Who is the big/little spoon?

It varies, really. I’ve seen it both ways in my head. I really think it depends on what mood they’re in.

Not to make it sound like they only spoon when one’s in a bad mood, but just to give an example like. In his bartending days, I can see Zack coming home from a long shift of dealing with shitty customers and getting lousy tips and given the job is demanding anyway, just feeling kinda :/, so he comes in the door and plops down on the couch next to Henry and just,,, buries himself in his side.

And, on top of that, Zack is kind of a baby (affectionate) so he sometimes will have a fine day (not good or bad, just neutral) but he still puts on his Whiny Baby VoiceTM when he walks in the door and is just like “my job sucks, and customers are horrible, and working is hard :(“ cause he knows that means extra attention and snuggles from Henry. Of course, Henry catches on after a while, and he can pretty much tell the difference between when Zack legit feels bad and when he’s just putting on a show, but Hen doesn’t really mind indulging him in either case.

(It’s only when Zack tries to milk it for longer than it's worth that Henry finally puts his foot down. Like, when Zack tries to claim that he still has a cold three weeks later even though his nose is all clear and Henry can tell he’s faking that sore throat, but Zack’s still trying to be like “take care of me :(“ (which translates to: “do everything for me') is when Henry is finally just like “no💖”)

I can see it from the other side, too. Henry having a rough day and just wanting snuggles.

Otherwise, I think it just depends on what mood they’re in, and who wants to be the Big Spoon that night. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Who stays up way too late and who tries to drag them to bed?

I think they both have a tendency to be night-owls. Not to bring everything back to Henry’s KD days, but I’d say his sleep schedule is pretty fucked from the occasions of being awake all hours due to late night missions, and when Zack's a bartender, he typically works the graveyard shift, so he’s not getting home until the early hours of the morning anyway.

I’d say when they’re older, and they have kids, and they work more traditional 9 to 5 jobs, it’s less them staying awake too long, but more, them falling asleep on the couch asldkjf and then little twelve year old Felix is the one dragging them to bed cause “if you don’t go to bed now, you’ll be cranky in the morning”

(Also, I just need you to picture Zack, still with his eyes closed, mumbling “carry me” intending to say that to Henry, but Felix thinks he’s talking to him, so Felix, who’s smaller than most boys his age, being like “okay” and wholly willing to try to carry his fully grown father to bed alskdjflkjsd)