#cove Holden headcanons

[qwee206]

So I've been in a mood for angst so

How cove would react if MC dies headcanons (angst)

I feel like Cove wouldn't talk to anyone and just lock himself in his room all day

I also feel like he would stop eating for days to

If Cove even tried to do something he used to like he would think of you and just be depressed again

Cove would probably snap at people easily or he'd be very quiet and non-responsive

Cove would probably feel I lot of guilt thinking he should have been with you more or thinking that it should have been him

Cove would cry a lot and more easily

Cove would often cry into your pillows, blankets, shirts, anything if the sort

Would often stare at old photos with you and him

Would often sit in silence with his dad

Cove would develop a habit of saying "I love you" to people when they leave or go to bed in fear that they would be gone

Would often go to text you or vist out of habit only to remember that your gone

Would often look twice at things thinking he saw you and that you're still there with him

Anytime he would want to say anything about you he couldn't because of how overwhelmed he would feel

I don't think he would do anything that would harm himself or others aside from not talking to anything and sleeping all day

Would get a body pillow or many pillows and would cuddle with them pretending that they were you cuddling him

My next post will probably be some fluff headcanons, these have just been on my mind all day

[sunnydaze4ever]

Cove Holden x reader

Wedding anniversary

Fluff, romantic

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You two would head to a hotel or your house, ending off the night cuddled up together <3

I think for your first anniversary, you two would take a trip down to sunset bird.

Cove would get you a gift, probably your favorite flower, and you two would have lunch together with your families.

You two would meet up with your moms and Mr. Holden and they would tell you guys happy anniversary.

Afterwards, you both would grab dinner and take a trip down to poppy hill to have a picnic. -

Once finish your food both of you would head down to the beach and get in the water a bit. Cove would say how happy he is that he married you.

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Hope you enjoyed these! This is my first time trying to write like this

[crashing--waves]

This is probably dirty af 💀, but how would Cove feel about the doggystyle position? (Whether he was on top or bottom)

Your mind may be in the gutter but this is the exact type of ask I love to receive lmao, keep em comin if you have any more 👌🏽

As for Cove and doggy... I feel like he's more of a face-to-face kinda guy when he's fucking. He prefers to be able to kiss u, caress your face, watch your expressions for any subtle signs of ecstasy or discomfort. So if he's topping, he can only tolerate it for so long before it starts to feel weird and he has to flip MC back around to be close to em again!

Now, if he's bottoming, he's a lot more open to it, for a few reasons 👀 Not only is he putty in their hands and willing to do whatever they say/ask, but it's also probably a lot easier for him to handle. He can hide his face, which is obviously beet-red from getting him into this position in the first place, and he thinks he can muffle his moans in the pillows. But one can easily put a stop to this by pulling his hair or holding his hands behind his back til he agrees to be good 😌 If you wanna keep him like this tho you're gonna have to find some way to kiss him while you're at it; it's a non-negotiable part of lovemaking for this man, and he'll get sub-drop n probably cry if he doesn't receive them. He doesn't mind twisting his neck a little to make it work, just keep ur lips on his <3

[arechickensreal]

heya, may i request cove holden x gn reader who has seasonal depression? maybe it gets so bad that reader doesn’t get out of bed at all? i dont mind if its a fic or headcanons, whichever is fine. if i overstepped the rules, feel free to ignore ^^

HI SORRY IM ANSWERING THIS LIKE A YEAR AFTER I GOT THE ASK!! I have vv much been busy with school because my grades have not been very funky fresh LMAO. but this year i have easy classes so hopefully ill be on tumblr more! hope you enjoy the headcanons! it was super comforting and nice for myself to write these as someone who also suffers from depression :]

✿ Cove x Reader with Seasonal Depression ✿

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He knows when the season comes that you tend to get depressed.

Not going out as much, not talking to people as much. You know the rest.��

He’s your best friend (and/or boyfriend)! So of course he notices when something is off. 

He is very very understanding and kind of course

He doesn’t exactly understand it perfectly since he doesn’t have seasonal depression, but he tries his best to understand it.

He’s there for you every step of the way and just wants you to be okay.

There if you just need someone to keep you company, someone to talk to, or someone to help take care of you, anything!!

He comes up to your room on those days where you don’t get out of bed

Always reminding you to drink water, eat a proper meal, shower, take care of yourself, etc. 

He also does a lot of research on how to help someone w seasonal depression! 

He doesn’t really know what exactly to do at first. If you ask something of him, he’ll do it in a heartbeat for you tho

Tries to give you as much motivation as he can to do things

He probably also leaves little surprises for you like encouraging notes in your locker, or bag, or sweaters, or brings you little gifts or snacks that you like. 

Makes an effort to open up your windows or go outside with you so you can get that vitamin D

Enjoys taking you on walks! Lets you get some sunlight, gets the body moving, and its just pleasant to have a conversation while having a stroll!

And he's always there for you during your seasonal depression! And you can definitely notice how happy he gets when he sees that you’re getting better as the months progress. 

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[justalittlelilac]

Lil cheeky thought I had about Cove Holden recently:

I've seen that joke floating around about being teased for being short, and the response is "well, put a few inches in me then," and someone even made a comic of this dynamic with Cove (it was v cute, if someone knows who I'm talking about plz tell me so I can credit them 🙏 ETA: comic is from crowdeerdire. Go like it ❤️❤️) .

Anyway, it got me thinking about how Cove would react to this.

18 y/o Cove? What we could expect. Surprise, flared up cheeks, stumbling over his words. Cute lil bashful boy.

But 30 y/o Cove? MENACE.

I imagine he'd look at you flatly with just the slightest lil smirk he was trying to hide before just saying "okay."

OR if we wanna lean into the cannon of him becoming more confident with you and with himself as he grew older, I could totally see him saying "Okay, I have a few to spare, I think."

Like just said so bluntly with a small smile because you know he's got some pride (the man is 6'4", come on). He always comes out swinging, throwing out flirty quips that take you entirely off guard.

Like it used to be so easy to tease him, get a rise out of him. Now, it's you that fans him off with pink cheeks and he KNOWS IT. It's obvious that it's because he's so comfortable with you but it's still jarring when it happens.

Idk the brain rot got to me with this one. I'm so sorry.

[a-rat-who-writes]

College Cove AU post

(I live and die by the fact Cove looks more like this between step 3 and 4 even though this is during step 4. He looks SO SOFT IN THIS PICTUE AUHEYFKIULWFHEY Cove looks LIKE THIS but maybe a little slimmer)

‣ College Cove is 24/7 horny

‣ Without a DOUBT he's pent the fuck up

‣ College is definitely different than highschool was and he decided to follow you to wherever you went to college because you two were dating and mother of God did he get so much more touchy

‣ He's never overbearing, but he definitely is much more needy and loves laying in bed with you in either of your dorms and relaxing during your off days or between classes

‣ He also loves sleeping with you in your bed even if nothing happens, he just likes waking up next to you and feeling your warmth

‣ Doesn't matter if your roommate is there (Miranda or any other of your friends that you chose at the beginning of the year to dorm with) he will give you as much attention as he can.

‣ Cove looks so adorable in his laid-back clothes whenever he goes to class. His normal hair down or put into a tiny ponytail, glasses, a tank top, and grey sweatpants. MOTHER OF GOD IS HE HOT

‣ He somehow doesn't know how much EVERYONE looks at him (especially some of the girls) but he always thinks it would be because he has something in his hair or something

‣ Cove is also the type of person to give you his shirt and wear a skimpy ass top if you felt like boys were staring at your shirt. (so you would swap shirts)

‣ Cove ALSO would carry your books / bookbag to the classes you have together (or just walk you to your classes).

‣ This mf would give you the most passionate kiss before walking away and going to his class that's on the other side of the school, leaving you speechless, appalled, etc etc

‣ Both the confidence this man got and the audacity is INSANE (but its also so so so so SO hot)

‣ If you two share a class that isn't that important or if you understood the class and not paying attention to it for a couple hours wouldn't hurt, you definitely would sit next to Cove and play with his hand under the desk or write down dirty notes to show him which would make him flustered.

‣ After class he would retaliate against you and kiss you in an empty hallway, pushing your back up against a wall while he holds your face gently. (but after he would act like nothing happened and would be his cute self O_O????)

‣ Cove always has that natural ocean smell, it's like-- INGRAINED in his skin. In the mornings when you wake up, you instantly inhale the scent of the outdoors back in Sunset Bird and it makes you think sometimes that you are actually back home

‣ Sometimes in class if you are focusing on some calculus BS or something, Cove will stop whatever he is doing sometimes and just look at you with these.. *SOFT* GODDAMN EYES that when you notice, make you melt.

‣ Without a doubt Cove loves destressing you after your classes or if you are on a time crunch for a paper, he will put your hair up for you or let you sit on his lap. If you let him, he definitely would give you neck kisses the whole time. Not anything aggressive, but he would sit behind you and keep his lips and face in the nape and sides of your neck, giving you soft hickeys that would quickly go away after a day or two, and feather-light kisses that if you let it-- would so easily distract you.

‣ Cove's really good about controlling himself most of the time, (especially in public) but if you two are alone and you kinda.. EGG him on, he will toss you around like you weigh nothing

‣ Cove also loves letting you wear his clothes if you're smaller than him / wear the same size. If you go out / go to class with some clothing piece or jewelry item of his on you, he will be giddy inside and be very pleased like you're displaying that you're his.

[eetydk]

js found out the whale trick and texted Cove abt it

[moonsplit]

Can I pretty please get some Poly Cove, Baxter, and Derek x reader 🥺

I am desperate and just want to know how they'd be like all together in a closed relationship- how they treat each other, MC, how they act with the other's families, etc. etc.

PS. You don't have to do this request but It's so hard to find poly prompts for them 😭

PPS. Can I be 💫 Anon?

↠ Cove x Baxter x Derek x gn!Reader HCs ↞

* word count ↠ 2743 * tags ↠ gender neutral reader, fluff, a little angst but it's okay, closed relationship polyamory, meeting the family, a very implied slow burn, bax is a little bit of an idiot, the opposite of proof read

* notes ↠ YES THANK YOU ANON 🙏 I'm polyamorous myself, and the lack of content makes me so sad sometimes. Glad to know there's a market aside from me and @starance

You and Cove were the first two together

After the awkwardness of your first kiss, and the dancing around it, and figuring out the terms and oh god do you tell your families???

And believe me it was awkward for a while

Not a bad kind, just the growing pains of a new relationship- of a first relationship

And then there was Derek.

Who has absolutely had a crush on you and Cove for like- ever? Is that a time frame? He didn't really know, but it felt right.

He didn't realize he was allowed to feel that for both of you for a while.

He thought he had to choose and it broke him a little, because he adored being around the both of you too much to ever choose

He was always supportive of you and Cove after you two told him you were dating

But you couldn't help from notice a little longing in his eyes when you and Cove were couple-y

Or how he withdrew just that slight bit if you got a little too close to romantic touches instead of platonic cuddles

It went from unnoticeable to unbearably obvious as time went on and years passed

You and Cove stressed about it together

For you, you had always stressed about what being in a relationship with Cove would mean for your trio

You'd heard horror stories from books and school acquaintances about loosing friends after getting into a relationship

And Cove

Was less worried about if your relationship had anything to do with it, and more worried about losing part of his home

The trio, your family, they'd become integral to his perception of home

It never felt quite right when you all weren't right by him

So, naturally, you both team up to confront him!

And it went-

Well, about as well as you'd expect? Derek was usually the one to carry the blunt of emotional intelligence, and even then all three of you were dense as hell

None of you are really sure how it slipped, just that it did. Maybe Derek was the one to tell you two, apologizing because "that's probably weird, isn't it?"

You were all versed in the queer community, but had never delved into what polyamory really was

Or maybe it slipped from you, a hesitant ramble spiraling into comparing the way you felt for Derek a little to closely to the way you do Cove

Maybe even it was Cove, thinking maybe Derek pulled away for his comfort- maybe he noticed Cove's awkwardness and red face and pulled away so as to not upset him

Maybe he explained, flustered, stumbling over his words, that he only reacted that way to Derek because he liked him in that same romantic way

But no matter how it happened

It absolutely did happen

Before any of you could regret it, or really even think on the realization that it was all mutual, Cove blurted out

"Do you wanna go out with us?"

Before either of you could respond, he stumbled out words asking if it was okay with you and that Derek didn't have to, you could just stay friends, I didn't mean to impl-

You cut him off, agreeing with the sentiment

And finally

There's the Derek Suarez smile.

You and Cove nearly got knocked to the ground with the force of the hug, vague words of agreement from him mixed with the three of you laughing

You were all still nervous, you didn't know how to go forward with it all-

And you went to your moms for help, because surely they'd know how this all worked, right?

But it all settled, and you three were still you, just, you know- Liz got to tease you that extra bit more

And it stayed like that, until you were all 18 and you hit a little bump in the smoothness

Because someone you saw that same summer you kissed Cove was back

When you first saw Baxter way back then, you just thought he was pretty and nice to talk to, to dance with

Really, you thought the two of you could be friends

But, as many people visiting Sunset Bird do, he disappeared

A little disappointing, but you only knew him for a day.

And then he showed up, the new guy on the street

You didn't quite remember his face until he talked about the soiree

And well, over the summer, perhaps you fall a little in love with him

It's not your fault! He's very charming, and he's sweet

It's not the same intensity and familiarity that your relationship with Cove and Derek brings, but it's fun and you could see him being a long-term partner

And then, of course, he leaves for another five years.

"Did I do something wrong?" The words spilt from your lips, laying against Cove's chest as he rubbed circles into your sides.

Derek was laying with his head in your lap, letting you run your fingers through- and thoroughly mess up- his hair.

"I don't think so," he chimed.

Cove shook his head, almost trying to convince himself too. "It was his decision to leave, did he seem mad?"

"Well, no, but-" you sighed, anxiety biting away at you as you bit your lip, peeling the skin.

"Mhm! So, it wasn't your fault, or Cove's, or mine. He just wanted to leave. Which personally I think is dumb, who wouldn't want to stay around you two for as long as possible?"

You snorted, letting yourself relax back into Cove for the time being.

So anyways

You see him again another five years later.

Helping your friends plan their wedding on a short notice- perhaps a little too short notice- your own planning stage looming nearby in the distance

Seeing him again..

Well, naturally you tell Cove and Derek

Because what else are you meant to do?

You, unfortunately, drew the short straw to be the one to confront him

"Baxter, hang on- talk to me like a real person, for once." You latched on to his wrist, unwilling to let the moment slip through your fingers. "I get it, you don't want to talk to me. But at least- tell me why you left."

He sighed, not making any move to make you let go. "I do regret leaving Sunset Bird with nary a call to you three, you are still together, no?"

You rolled your eyes. "Yeah and we're getting married, but that's not the point. Bax, I just want you to care enough to tell me why."

"You're..." his steadily widening eyes trailed down to your hand, and sure enough, an engagement ring was sitting comfortably on your ring finger.

He tried tugging his wrist out of your hand.

You held on tighter. "You're gonna tell me what happened so I don't feel like shit about it for the rest of my life, okay?! So I don't have to ask for reassurance that it wasn't my fault every time I remember how you left town. I think I deserve that."

You weren't normally a demanding person, he had to know that. He had to see the way that this all ate at your for the past five years.

You watched his resolve crumble, and it was- weird, seeing him drop the professionalism for even a moment. Weird, but welcome.

"Can we go somewhere private, at least? Perhaps the beach?"

You thought back to the symbol of your life, the beach and the poppy-covered hill behind your house. The same beach and hill you managed to drag him out to stargaze from countless times that summer. The sun was hanging low in the sky.

"I'll drive, you sort out whatever you're about to say." You shrugged, taking the drivers side of his way-too-expensive (in your humble opinion) car.

"Alright," he moved around, sitting in the passenger side. Maybe it was the time you spent with him that long time ago, making you notice the unnoticeable. But he seemed- deflated, a little sad.

It was a quiet night

You could see a bit of disappointment in Baxter's eyes when he looked up to see a cloudy sky, you couldn't help but feel it too

You thought you'd have to push more, but he let out a long sigh

And stared at his hands, almost willing them not to shake

And he started to explain

He was the type to run away, it was ingrained in him

When he realized he was falling for three people all the way back then, he didn't know what to do

The fact that you three were so close knit didn't help

He left because he was scared

What would his family think?

Would he be enough?

Would it end in heartbreak he was trying so hard to avoid? (but, of course, it already ended like that)

Some of his worries were unsaid, he brushed them away with a "I had a lot on my mind, in terms of anxiety"

Truthfully, he thought you would have forgotten about him by now

He realized how much it could have hurt a little while ago, but he thought it would have been so much more likely that he was forgotten- just a blimp in the endless summers you three seemed to spend together

"I would have reached out, if I had known it still haunted you."

His hands were shaking

He clasped them together in an attempt to hide it

They were still shaking, twitching slightly in their hold

He had a crush on you three?

That's why he left and never came back?

You didn't know whether to laugh or scream at the poor man

He wasn't expecting a positive response, of course

But your laugh and yell of "you're a fucking idiot!" felt a little-

unexpected.

"I liked you too, I think those two could have too if you didn't absolutely ditch us."

You leaned on his shoulder, and he made no move to pull away

The scene familiar to an old one, but different

You told him to meet the three of you at a cafe in town

One you used to hang out in all the time

It wasn't a question, but if it was he would have agreed

And the four of you talked

Things were awkward at first, Cove particularly a bit standoffish with him

But you all talked it through

And maybe laughed about how stupid Baxter specifically was back then

He deserved that, he thought

Then a question came up, one he wasn't expecting

Really, the cafe in of itself would have been closure enough for him

But Cove asked if he wanted to go on a date

And Baxter had to shove every instinct and nerve in his body telling him to run away

Because he should be allowed to be happy like this, shouldn't he?

He really didn't know

But he shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth

NOW ONTO THE BIT YOU ACTUALLY ASKED FOR

He helps plan you, Cove, and Derek's wedding of course

He's far more flirty with you and Derek than Cove, respecting the discomfort Cove has had with the flirting in the past

But when Cove doesn't respond negatively to flirting?

You, Baxter, and Derek gang up on him and make him a literal tomato with how red in the face he goes

Derek showering compliments and peppering kisses while Bax makes his trademarked flirty comments, kisses lingering a bit longer

No matter what you do to add to this man's suffering, it certainly will

Speaking of Cove, he's the last to get comfortable with touch

From you it's been fine since you were kids, and he got used to Derek's touch quickly because of how openly affectionate he could be

But Baxter's normal touch, even just holding hands, was both more subtle and somehow more intimate feeling

So Cove struggled to adapt

Which was fine, of course, he could take all the time he needed

Baxter would always ask if he was allowed to touch him, whether the ask be verbal or not

Even long after Cove started saying yes (near) every time

Same goes for you, if you struggle with touch

They're all very respectful and will ask you first, respecting whatever boundary you set

Baxter being introduced into any of your family lives

Is certainly a sight

He's so out of place it's kind of funny

His family's more uptight and formal

So going to meet Derek's family and seeing the siblings bustle about and bicker, not quite caring about looking strange

Or seeing how much like a friend Cliff tries to be to Cove

or even the soft care your moms gave to you, and the teasing you took from Liz

Happy, loving, slightly chaotic families was not what Baxter was used to and it shows

He was hesitant to bring you three to meet his own family because of it

He wasn't even in very good contact with them himself

None of you pushed him on the matter

They weren't a big part of his life anymore, and honestly from some of the stories he's told?

You'd rather die than have to pretend to be that stuffy and pretentious

Derek and Cove cannot go five minutes without cuddling or holding hands

They're very touchy and affectionate with each other and it's not uncommon for you or Bax to come home or walk into the living room, and they're just tangled up together watching a movie and snacking

Cove and Bax love hearing you and Derek ramble

Whatever interests you at the moment, they'll listen to your voices for hours on end even of they have absolutely no chance of understanding it

If one of you seems really into something and it's sticking, they'll even do light research on their own

So they can be better conversation partners

And so that they can hear you talk more

It melts your heart when they do that for one of you

Or for each other

When the four of you are all cuddling together, Bax likes being the center of it the most

Nine times out of ten if you ask where he wants to be it's pressed against the three of you

Cove likes being on the outer edge, usually

He can get claustrophobic when he's surrounded on all sides, so he's probably on the side of the bed away from the wall too

Occasionally he's having a particularly clingy day and wants to be held by all of you, so long as one side of him (even just his back or front) is free

Derek's happy so long as he's holding a minimum of one person at all times

You can figure out where you'd place yourself in these cuddle piles <3

I can see Liz and Bax being a bit tense at first and you kinda think they hate each other

But when you ask one of them it's revealed that no they actually adore the banter between the two

Baxter and Derek have such potential between the two of them

The suave and semi-formal man and our beloved golden retriever

Derek would "con" the three of you into playing games together

One time it was a sport

That was the day

A.) You got to see Bax all sweaty, and that did things to you

B.) Bax almost passed out

He's not built for running or working out I'm sorry dude

Derek's generally very affectionate

Even just casually with an arm around you, he's always being touchy

Usually in the most innocent way

Usually

Cove likes less obvious PDA

Hand holding or brushing shoulders or even hugging

He doesn't like initiating kisses when you're out

Because he already spontaneously combusts when you do it

He can't fight down his flusterment when he knows other people could see him get embarrassed

Speaking of

He gets embarrassed easily

My man can give a kiss to a cheek and then will hide his blushing face in their chest

He gets a little better about it as time goes on

But he's still very shy

It's adorable <3

Baxter likes to hold you close to him, arm around your waist style

Almost like he's showing you off

Like any of the three of you

When you're out and about it's like he's showing you guys off to the world like

He's happy to call the three of you his <3

[lady-daydream]

Our Life Headcanons/Imagine: How They Deal With Being Sick.

Cove Holden:

Due to both Cliff’s, and then retroactively, Cove’s active lifestyle as well as Cliff’s habit of cooking from scratch plus adding that they live close to the coast. Cove doesn’t get sick very often. Or if he does, he doesn’t react noticeably to it. This means that when he gets ill. It’s normally a pretty strong illness. Cove has a pretty high pain tolerance, and he is the type of person to say ‘ow’ more out of shock than out of pain when he bumped or hits something. As such aches and pains he finds more annoying than difficult. However, he hates the groggy feeling of cloudiness he gets when ill. Normally he will try and sweat it out with spicy food or exercise. But most of the people in Cove’s life normally end up suggesting, or if it is Elizabeth or Kyra it becomes pressuring him to rest. If Cove is being stubborn, they find out that booking a fun activity somewhere for when he felt better normally distracted him long enough for him to forget he shouldn’t be doing anything. He likes cuddles when he’s ill and sometimes forgets that this can cause M/C to be ill as well. So, it normally ends up with both of them getting sick at the same time.

If M/C falls ill however and he’s not sick. He doesn’t like not being able to help so isn’t great verbally at soothing further than ‘I’m sorry – I know this sucks, I’m here for you’. But he shows he cares by distracting them. Or setting up a video call if M/C is in a social mood with friends and family if they are far away so they don’t feel so lonely. He doesn’t mind giving supportive hugs and a few sneaky kisses to M/C, (Much to M/C’s protest at the risk of getting sick), but he just argues he could get sick anyway so why not get a few kisses out of it before he does. If Cliff catches ear that M/C was sick, he normally sends a check-up text, and if he is close enough to be able to do so – he will send food over. If he doesnt hear from the grape-vine, he normally ends up hearing from Cove himself since he is the first-person Cove texts if he’s uncertain if something is wrong or if something M/C does while sick is something to worry about, or if it’s just a side effect of the bug. And if M/C ever needs to go to a GP or The doctors,he never judges if M/C is stressed or scared or needed him there to support, he’s happily holding M/C hand the whole way or waiting outside even if the doctors makes him slightly anxious himself due to the accident that happened when he was younger. 

Derek Suarez:

Derek got sick a lot as a kid. Not intentionally, but due to his two brothers all going to different schools and being in different years, if one person in the household got sick. Everyone got sick. He hates being sick cause he gets fidgety and bored from the lack of energy and ability to move about or being able to do much really. But he doesn’t like seeing other people ill also. This meant he was the first to organise a group activity for Jorge and Nico if all three of them were sick to cheer them up, as well as helping his parents when he could see them slightly stressed from looking after three ill kids. This however led to Derek hiding his illness unless he physically couldn’t from his perceptive parents. So, when he is ill, he may not ask for help, feeling guilty for getting ill. However, as he got older he found his immune system was quite strong so he didn’t find himself ill often. He is always touched when M/C offers to help or look after him when he is ill, even if he takes some persuading from the people that care about him to let them help him get better. His parents like to joke that the brother must be linked because no matter how far apart, the three brothers always seem to get ill around the same time. This leads to a lot of joking phone calls trying to find out which brother is to blame for ‘getting them all sick’.

If M/C ever got ill, he is the first person to notice and is quick to offer help. From the mix of his sports experience, getting sick a lot while young, as well as suffering through rather bad growing pains after he hit 14 till turning 18, he always seems to have painkillers around as well as heating pads or hot water bottles. His strength lay in actually helping cure the sickness and its side effects. He generally isn’t that queasy around vomit, leading to him with either a bowl/bucket or if not a supportive back rub if M/C has a particularly nasty bug or illness as well as being strong enough to offer to piggyback or carry them to bed if its needed. But that doesn’t mean he wouldn’t be the first person to offer mental and emotional support alongside it. He normally ends up joking with you throughout the whole period M/C is ill if they are in the mood to stomach it. If not, he is always happy to give hugs not caring if he gets ill, saying he’s too buff to get ill, forcing a laugh or smile from M/C with a strongman pose. If they aren’t too sensitive to light or noise, he will offer to put on whatever M/C would like to watch, if M/C doesn’t pick something and lets him decide he will pick a movie he knows M/C likes regardless, asking them questions when they seem interested above the movie in order to distract M/C into info-dumping about it. However, due to his vigilance at helping M/C, if things start looking like they are getting worse he normally ends up anxiously double-checking M/C’s temperature or making sure they are intaking enough fluids and food. He is more than willing to take M/C to a GP or the Doctors the minute things are looking bad. If M/C is stubborn he is not beyond carrying them to the car and driving them or just using bribery. He’d rather have M/C be mad at him than them getting seriously sick. But he does always follow up on his bribery so M/C, though mad, does normally end up getting whatever food or treat they want afterward.

Baxter Ward:

If there is one thing Baxter doesn’t like. It’s not being able to work. As such, he hates more than anything being sick. The problem that peoples face with Baxter being sick is that he will hide it until it’s impossible to hide it anymore. He will do anything to continue going on like normal. Tired? down some coffee or work from home. Headache? Wear some sunglasses and listen to some white noise. Sneezing or coughing? Downplay it as a simple cold or hay fever. So, M/C has to be just as sneaky. If they are snuggling and he falls asleep, M/C will test his forehead for a temperature and always carry cough sweets, hay fever tablets, and sunglasses just in case to see if he reacts. After some investigation, and a lot of downplaying on Baxter’s end, he normally comes clean and states he’s a ‘light unwell’. Then comes the next battle. This being actually looking after him. He hates feeling like Mc is ‘wasting’ their time or going out of their way. Constantly apologizing no matter how small the act is that M/C does. However, he appreciates its immensely. He feels ashamed that he isn’t able to deal with the sickness alone, arguing in his own head that adults can look after themselves. M/C reminding them that their Mum’s look after each other whenever they are ill, detailing a time M/C remembers their Mom made chicken soup, homemade orange juice for their Ma when they came home from work with tonsillitis. Normally retelling this makes Baxter chuckle, making him mutter something about ‘some orange juice might be nice, and maybe some comfort would help him get back to work quicker’. But once Baxter starts feeling comfortable and lets up his stubborn walls, he admits that he enjoys M/C comfort. M/C is more than happy to offer head massages, getting as many cold compresses as possible when he needs them, getting him food and just making sure he was taking his medication when he needed.

Meanwhile, though he ignores his own illnesses. If anyone he cares about someone. He will go above and beyond to help them. When they were younger, he would normally find out either from Cove or from knocking on M/C door to have their parents explain that M/C is ill. It would take him long to make his way to town after asking M/C parents if they need anything and picking more than enough supplies to find something to cheer them up. Normally if the illness is bad enough that the M/C cannot text or move about, he will just leave a note with the supplies. Then when they see them later on in the week, he will always ask how they are normally with M/C smiling at their cute note.

However, as Baxter got older, though he became a bit more isolated he still did check in on his co-workers. If he notices someone has been gone for a couple of days, he’ll text them a kind message to see how they are. If they are ill, he will find a small gift – either tea, coffee, or a small snack to leave on their desk with a ‘hope you are well’. If when M/C mentions they are not well, Baxter is happy to take some time off, if possible, to look after them if they would like. If M/C is unwell enough that they are stuck in bed, Baker would recall the story M/C shared about their Mum’s, and a drowsy M/C might walk into the kitchen to find Baxter shirt sleeves rolled up, a YouTube video playing at the lowest volume as to not waking M/C up, all while a tasty soup cooking on the stove.

[vikkirosko]

👓 Cove Holden x Reader headcanons Going to the aquarium 🐚

Cove and you have lived next door to each other for several years, you often spent time together and visited different places. But in all this time, you have never visited the aquarium. It would seem that this did not make much sense, because you lived next to the sea. But his father decided to surprise his son and take him to the aquarium, and invited you with them, arranging a surprise for both of you

You drove with your eyes closed all the way, because Cliff insisted that it was a surprise and you need to be patient. Cove rolled his eyes but still complied with his father's request. You were sitting in the car holding hands and waiting for you to finally arrive. However, when Cliff told you to open your eyes, what you saw caused you almost childish delight

You and Cove happily walked around the aquarium, looking with great delight at the various fish that were there. Cliff walked leisurely behind you while you were enjoying your trip. You didn't even notice how you were already walking alone, having gone too far from Cliff, but you didn't really care. It wasn't the first time you walked alone and you remembered where his car was parked, so you were sure that there shouldn't have been any problems

When you finished inspecting everything in the aquarium, you sat on a bench outside to wait for Cliff to come out. Cove has not been so happy about going somewhere for a long time, especially because you were with him on this trip. He squeezed your hand a little and smiled shyly at you, after which he said that he was glad that he was able to share such a good memory with you, with the person who was one of the closest to him

While you were driving home, you both fell asleep in the car, leaning against each other. Cliff was glad to see his son so happy and peaceful. He remembered how hard Cove had been when they first arrived, but now it seemed like a distant memory. Now he had more and more wonderful memories of his new home and he was sure that there would be more and more such memories every year

[covehearted]

≻ — Cove messing with your hands

Tags: Established relationship, physical touch

Cove Holden

Cove who can’t resist playing with your fingers when you two are sitting next to each other

Something about the casual touch makes his heart flutter and a silly smile cross his face

Getting to the point where he could feel comfortable touching you, even in simple soft ways like this was a process and a test of his courage and confidence

Now it feels as easy as breathing

The moment he can, his hands seek out yours. His thumb gently strokes over your knuckles, back and forth

The action soothes him even more than it does you. Something about feeling the bends of your knuckles and the warmth of your skin grounds him and makes him feel safe

If you wear nail polish he has the bad habit of subconsciously picking at it and has ruined at least one manicure that way

He doesn’t mean to he just zones out while talking to you and before he knows it he’s chipped some of the paint off

You don’t mind but he gets down about it for a moment until you distract him with another topic to talk about

If your nails are already chipped and the polish is flaking, give him the go ahead to pick it off of you. He will zero in on his task and the process will be immensely satisfying for him

Also enjoys tracing the lines on your palm and smiles when the ticklish sensation causes you to twitch and try to stay still

[crashing--waves]

How would Cove feel about pegging?

Oh, like, very good about it I'd have to say lmao 👀

The first time he bottoms he's jumpy and uptight in the beginning; what little penetration he's tried on himself before getting with MC has been overwhelming and Too Much (hurts— he's been too dry, too nervous, and/or not horny in the moment but trying it for the sake of MC maybe wanting to do it that way some day n not wanting to disappoint them). But the second they start kissin' and rubbing him a little bit to loosen him up he's a whining babbling mess. Now he's jumpy and clenches and squeezes their shoulders with every tiny touch but for a different reason 💕 Probably has a hand over his eyes until they tell him to watch his hole take their cock/strap, which he really really likes,

It's actually a huge source of relaxation for him now, to let his lover take control enough for him to shut his brain off while they make the both of them feel good. I could write an essay about how much it ties into his puppyboy thing but I SWEAR that's going to get its OWN POST,

[differenteagletragedy]

can I humbly request some boys w a selectively/always mute mc? 🥺

-- Boys have got you, always, of course.

-- Baxter runs his mouth enough for everybody, and he's so intuitive and smooth (when he's not absolutely falling apart) (but even then kind of) that if you're selectively mute, he can tell when it's that vs. just being quiet. He'll jump in without hesitation and take care of the situation.

-- He will also write you the prettiest letters if you like to write things down. Yeah, he could just say it, he's not the one with the mutism, but where's the fun in that?

-- May or may not practice calligraphy to spice things up, but would never admit if he did.

-- He would get so into it, he's such a little nerd, he'd order a custom little stamp and write you letters and stamp a little wax seal on them then give them to you whenever he thought you needed one, just love letters or spicy letters, he'd have a variety.

-- Do you sign? Derek knows sign language. No, it's not because of you or anything, he wanted to learn anyway. But it's not NOT because of you!

-- Would seriously get just so so good at it, and of course it's for you lol

-- If you're comfortable with it, he'd want to talk about anything and everything that triggers it so he can be prepared. If you're working on trying to overcome it, then great, he can do whatever he can! If it's too much, then that's also great.

-- Derek will literally do anything and everything he thinks might help even the slightest little bit, the effort he would put into this is so remarkable.

-- Cove has been around the longest, so yeah, he's also got this under control.

-- You want to hang out next to each other and text instead of talk? Yeah, that's valid.

-- So I think that Cove (or my Cove, anyway) is typically the most willing to throw hands, especially for you. So if someone says anything about this or makes fun of you or anything like that? It's going down.

-- Unless you don't want him to do that, then he can just talk trash about them. Or text trash about them, that always works too.

-- I love this for Baby Cove because he would be so blunt about it and brutal if he had to be. If you were on the shopping street and the Amazing Alexander or whoever tried to get you to talk and you didn't want to, he would make them cry. I know he would.

-- He would know some signs too, if you sign. Really basic ones, but enough to get the job done!

-- You know who else would learn, Cliff (this is for regular MC, not Cliff's MC. He would do stuff too for them, but I can't think about Cliff's MC too much or I will overheat).

[arechickensreal]

more school doodles! hes living in my brain rn so heres a lil doodle of what i'd imagine a 15/16 yr old cove holden would look like! might do more doodles of some more concepts but um uh yeah.

drawing w a trackpad isnt actually that hard

@gb-patch

[cove-simp]

Tatted!Cove being pouty about having to avoid submerging his sleeve in water during heal time (aka no swimming/ surfing in the ocean)

Bonus points if it’s the longest he’s had to go without his beloved ocean since he broke his arm when he was eight

[little-wolfpuppy]

May I ask for Cove Holden as a cg to an age regressor? I just adore him so much. Maybe an extra sliver of his parents as occasional babysitters?

YOU kind annon, are speaking my language.

Cove Holden Caregiver Headcannons

He had noticed you never grew out of certian childish intrests, and one day while you were in your room together he managed to ask you about it.

If you know and explain it to him he listens, his seafoam eyes soft as he absorbs all the information you tell him. If you dont know, he is quick to comfort you, and more than willing to help you reseach it!

OCEAN THEMED NICKNAMES!! Sanddollar, little wave, little fish, etc etc

Not very comfortable with Parental nicknames, prefers his name or some variation of Bubba

Lots of beach trips. Like. Practically living on the beach

Takes his surfboard out with you and you just sit on it together and relax as the waves rock you both

SWIMMING!! getting far enough away from the shore to where the waves just rock you slightly, floating together

Lets you name all the fish in his fish tank- and actually remebers thier names

Adores if you absently trace his scar(s) with one of your fingers

He already doesnt like caffinated drinks, so juice or smoothies are the only options

Lots of on-the-go snacking, nuts and fruit and seeds

Loves sitting you on his lap and because hes so freakishly tall it makes you feel tiny

ALWAYS holding your hand

Nervous carer

Probably messier than his regressor

Bathtime KING

Loves night walks on the beach

Likes to catch fireflys and do activities you did as kids together.

KYRA and CLIFF babysitting!!!

Kyra notices you seem off and asks Cove about it, and when he tells her she is elated to have a kid to look after again (she still feels bad for missing out on Cove's childhood)

Impulsive yet still healthy auntie behavior; makes you cute healthy snacks but will take you out to McDonalds if you look sad

Snuggles with Kyra >>>>>

Cliff on the other hand literally has to have it pointed out and explained to him, likely Cove worrying about him asking you even if he didnt actually notice before

protective to the Nth degree

silly silly man, always tries to make you laugh

family card games excpet they all play to let you win

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