#It's detective work buuut I guess I don't want to be overly judgemental on the Judgemental Piss Poor Comprehension Website

[ozuzo]

As a jakeliker I gotta ask: what's your faveand least fave headcanon about Jake English?

Hmmm, hard question!

I won't go into detail about headcanons I don't like because bad characterization irks me in general and the rest is silly little preferences, but I'm admittedly not a big fan of the way people tend to interpret Jake's relationship to femininity/masculinity or his attachment style.

As for my fave headcanons, I couldn't choose only one, so you get all of these for the price of one (!!!):

- Twink to twunk/hunk/bear progression, my beloved!

- I like my Jakes buff, hairy, pretty and with dimples and gappy Duchenne smiles (Harlenglish Crockerbert genes, baby!). Big hands too!

- Beauty marks deserve their own bullet point. In italics. Bold. UNDERLINED!!! (... what can I say, I'm weak for the stuff...)

- (←Grandpa fan) I also really enjoy the white streaks and graying hair in fanart <3

- Jake wears eccentric, but not effortless fashion. Intentional messiness is part of the brand; think dandy meets old Hollywood glamour meets Lara Croft meets socks-with-sandals grill dad.

- He's not a dumb blonde (←metaphorically speaking), but he's so good at pretending (and it's sooo convenient at times) that he has ended up internalising the cluelessness. Also, the show must go on. Always!

- He can be very affectionate and sappy, but he gets overwhelmed by attention fairly easily and it takes him an extra effort to initiate candid/intimate gestures himself. This, of course, stems from his commitment issues! (and I guess his Other Issues, but it doesn't mean he abhors closeness!)

- On that same note: He enjoys the spotlight when it comes with self-agency. Similarly, he finds some comfort in relinquishing control, but not at the expense of trust.

- Accidental green thumb + can't drive for shit!

- Articulate drunk!

- Overall, I like it when Jake is portrayed as an incoherent and often self-contradictory mess with a knack for theatrics and misplaced performance anxiety!

What a silly guy, love him to pieces!!!