#david being a friendship bracelet nerd

[ingravinoveritas]

Have you seen this? I head "Michael got excited about being connected through matching bracelets" and immediately thought that you're going to have some thoughts.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeQE7KSk/

Oh my god. No, I hadn't seen this video until now, but thank you SO much for sending it to me! I'll post a clip of the most pertinent part about what Michael said below, but I urge folks to check out the whole thing on Tiktok, as this is the woman who made the bracelets we saw David wearing at the Proud Nerd Con last weekend:

My first immediate reaction after seeing/hearing this was utter disbelief and delight, coupled with a complete lack of surprise because...Michael. If there is anyone who could channel "15-year-old girl during the last week of summer camp" energy, it is Michael. It's also terribly bittersweet and yet somehow fitting knowing that we're nearing the end of Michael's time in London--which I think we can now refer to as Shennant Summer, at least in Australia, though the last six months were technically the winter here.

(My second thought was that I feel like we're a hell of a lot closer than ever before to my imaginings of Michael and David getting complementing tattoos somehow manifesting into reality...)

But...my god. I don't think any of us could picture Michael and David not being connected in some way, even if/when they're not in the same city, and yet the thought of Michael wanting to have some tangible reminder of David with him always is doing things to my heart that may necessitate the use of defibrillators. I feel like this is some kind of reverse Parent Trap situation where Michael is going to "accidentally" pack one of the Tennant kids in his suitcase, which will mean David will have to go to Wales to collect his wayward offspring, and then the next thing you know they're on a yacht drinking Champagne while "I Love You (For Sentimental Reasons)" plays in the background.

I think what is so incredible to me is that we know how soft (in the best way possible) Michael is, but to know that he's specifically gotten that way over David--that he holds David in that deep heart space--is achingly beautiful. I know a lot of folks will say that this is giving all of the "friendship bracelet" and "besties" vibes, but I really don't think it's much of a stretch to think that it could be something more. Everything about this just feels so romantic at this point that, in my opinion, it would seem almost ludicrous to not consider it a possibility. Because right now, neither Michael nor David appear to be holding back, and I'm so here for it.

Thank you again so much for sending this my way. I'd love to hear what everyone else thinks, so please feel free to add your thoughts in the comments. Thanks for writing in! x

[ellohcee]

shoves canon in the TRASH I'm gonna. Let me drop these little nuggies of thoughts in here for you. David absolutely caring for Jasper is a given but also?? The two of them being wary of Campbell and keeping their distance to stay alive and away from him. Darla and Greg letting David get away with things like the excuses he makes up to keep Jasper outta activities when he's in pain, or letting him "steal" supplies for Jasper, holding first aid classes way more often to get under C Man's radar

AND ALSO SOME FLUFF. David finds cool things out in the forest, like shiny rocks or pretty leaves or some neat shit to bring back to Jasper to cheer him up. And he makes him friendship bracelets and does goofy things to make him laugh. And when Jaspy is feeling okay and willing to be out and about camp, he chills with David and they do the absolute chillest things that don't drain Jasp and Jasp cracks jokes or talks about Pokemon and David is super engrossed in whatever Jasp has to say

WHDHSGS STOP ;0; but YES to everything. Jasper convincing Davey not to trust Cam and they become their own team (with a little side help from the counselors).

And Jasper quietly nerding out when he feels okay and Davey hanging on every word hhdhgsgs perfect.

[meirimerens]

Not enough people make content about Snake and Otacon being awkward, acne-covered teens, so I just wanted to say I appreciate your work and all the HORRIBLE FLASHBACKS to BEING A TEEN your latest piece of art gave me. Dave being just one weird kid of many in a public school system is just such a delightful juxtaposition to THE HERO OF SHADOW MOSES. If you have any other headcanons for the dweeb, I will hang on your every word.

thank YOU... by god i went through my entire teen years drawing them. when i draw THEM being awkward acne-covered teens and feeling nothing but love in my heart... it’s awkward acne-covered teen ME i learn to feel nothing but love in my heart for... we are coping ladies say if with me we are coping.

and sure. come here. come here. i don’t know if you wanted headcanons for them as teens separately or if they got to Meet Then but you’re getting both baby:

disclaimer i know nothing of the american school system (me me frenchie etc) but i can pull things together from what i know (not much) so if it is Unrealistic. consider it’s french. also a video game.

AS TEENS

Hal is the one who really grew up with the Digital Technologies so he spent a lot of time learning about and dissecting computers and all that.

he was a fucking recluse (lol) and really struggled to maintain friendships. it made running away at 17 easier but he also was really into his solitude, whether or not he realized he suffered from it, spending a lot of time Indoors which made him very vulnerable.

he attempted underage drinking Once. hated the taste + was a lightweight (also like. 16 so no shit)

braces 100% i see it i speak it i manifest it

he had one of them like. frienship bracelet? those made of a few strings braided together? he made it for himself.

Dave, even as an adult never learned computers and shit since he’s the gen before Hal’s

he LOVED P.E. as ive written he’s like That One Freak who loves it and is so good at everything sports-related. he has a very short temper in other classes but he’s intelligent as hell.

he really likes his alone time between classes (in my school after a certain grade when you had a hole in your schedule, either planned or because a teacher was absent, you could go to a room where you were left mostly-unsupervised and you didn’t have to do homework you could just. chill. play card games. take a nap. david loves that)

he’s the one guy who seems completely unbothered in the locker room, doesn’t have the awkward Whatta Hell Wrong With Me phase, except he does it’s just Inside <3

on that note, he has massive emotional regulation issues starting from like age 12 (like his brother LOL) and he can’t pinpoint why, doesn’t know if they’re purely environmental because he keeps being bounced from home to home, he feels there’s something Evil brewing inside, but since he doesn’t want to talk about it he picks up lifting at age like 15 and then never mentions anything else again <3

he also LOVES long hikes. like sometimes he just disappears for like 2 days in the mountains. sometimes his foster family minds sometimes they don’t.

AS TEENS... TOGETHER <3 (otasune below this point. this is what we DO here)

ok. so dave doesn’t know shit about computers and hal does. Hal meets dave when he’s trying to like print stuff and dave is like. word i have no idea how anything works. and hal is “oh um oh um oh do you want um help with that”

they have like... a Thing. a teenaged awkward thing. then they drift apart, Hal runs away, Dave goes to get his mind beaten over in the military, and they meet again in college, where they mostly pick up where they left off, both a bit less sane than they once was but less awkward.

Hal tries his hardest to teach Dave Computer things and dave is like. still no idea.

Dave invites himself over at Hal’s quite often, Hal doesn’t mind not going to his place because he knows his living situation but is always embarrassed when he comes over because he feels super vulnerable in his own home (both from his living situation and because he’s a nerd with a messy room and video games which, at this time, is still Niche Nerd Shit). he still is so thankful when dave comes over, even if he’s so shy, because then no one bothers him

dave has this Jock Who Protects Nerd From The Other Jocks posture to him except hal never gets actively bullied he’s more so ignored + dave doesn’t really belong in the Jock Clique he’s just There and sporty.

dave climbs hal’s house to his window in the middle of the night multiple times.

maybe i will think of something else. thank you for reading mwah

[rcklessraff]

Friendship bracelets are kinda dumb, but when half the people here are from prison, ingenious creations are bound to surprise you. Thread from underwear, paper art supplies, and shanks made from newspaper. One guy here, Wilmer, learned to turn yarn into these:

Not the arm hair, of course. RckLess is one of my nicknames (wrck-it being the other). I asked him to produce one for me, and now everyone has one around here, including the staff. Oh, my smudging tool was made by my best friend here:

Tonight, he's getting ready to start his art submission on canvas.

My self, I've taken time to try water colors. I did the water. My buddy Chema did the boat. I also snapped a picture of my art supplies

Oh, and I've taken to turning old shirt and these friendship threads

Into CDC compliant masks. Here's a commission I'm making:

It cool to find a fellow nerd here too. We've been watching Kenichi: the mightest disiple as well. Screenshot included.

Alrighty, that's all for this weekend. Now it's time to go back to not drinking and making people uncomfortable with jokes about gay docking with David, our flamboyantly proud mexican-american.