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angelofbloodlust · 2 years ago

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ALRIGHT @unordinary-simp WANTED ME TO TELL Y’ALL WHAT I HAVE ON MY NEWEST ST OC SO FAR SO HERE IT IS

(!!TW for child neglect and weed mention)

First off, his name is Slater Davis and by the time of season 4 he is 16 years old.

He dresses in a more punk-esque style, sporting a fluffy Mohawk/mullet hairstyle and leather jackets coating graphic tees of his favorite bands.

His face claim is Daniel Millar.

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General Description:

Slater’s grown up a complete delinquent, raised in a completely dysfunctional household with a mother that had fled when he was young and a deadbeat, typically unseen father. Due to this he’s essentially raised himself, constantly alone and roaming the streets of Hawkins looking for whatever trouble he can get himself into next. He’s usually incredibly stand-offish and aggressive, never taking any friends growing up and avoiding too much interaction with others at all costs.

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How he’s introduced:

Slater first meets them during the timing of season 3. Due to his family’s struggle with income, Slater is a known thief and is banned from most stores in Hawkins due to it. The particular incident in which he attempts to break into Steve’s car leads to his first introduction with Dustin and Steve, who happen to catch him in the middle of his crime (which understandably, makes Steve absolutely outraged 😭). Dustin is hesitant as Steve scolds Slater, knowing Slater’s less than pleasant reputation around Hawkins and Slater panics as he tries to explain why he did what he did. Pitying the kid, Steve reluctantly lets him go and they promise not to tell anyone about him.

From that point, Slater’s seen more and more around at school by Dustin, and makes him anxious with the belief that Slater has it out for him after being caught red-handed. Though never it had never passed the occasional silent glare, each day Dustin grew more in fear of his life and eventually caved, privately telling Mike the situation in concern of what he should do. Conflicted, the two try to work on a plan to confront Slater and clear the air between him and Dustin.

Confronting Slater hardly goes well for them. Instead Slater is pissed that Dustin broke their promise and told Mike, refusing to accept their apologies despite Mike also assuring him that they wouldn’t tell anyone else. Slater storms off after stating he doesn’t want to ever talk to them again, then avoiding Dustin at all costs. Even though it was what Dustin had originally wanted, Slater’s new absence of his presence only left him concerned.

Dustin, Mike, Will, and Lucas eventually stumble across Slater outside of school around a week later, this time cornered by one of the school’s bullies as a fight starts out between them. After Slater throws the first punch, the group is horrified as the bully manages to overpower him and eventually flees from a bloodied Slater as he sulks in one of the town’s alleyways on his own. Though hesitant, they approach him and attempt to console him and help him clean up his wounds.

As Will wipes off the remainder of the blood on his face, they find out that Slater had gotten physically violent with the bully after he had insulted Slater, calling him a freak and making other distasteful comments about him and his father. Slater visibly regrets his decision to attack him, stating it was the first time he had started an actual fistfight. Shocked to see Slater so vulnerable, they take the opportunity to try and prove to Slater that he can trust them and that they’re there for him.

Guilty of how he treated them prior due to his struggle to trust, Slater accepts their efforts and says he wouldn’t mind being their friend.

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His friendships:

Slater quickly becomes friends with the group, forming an especially close platonic bond with Will due to their vast difference in personality. Slater admires how mellow Will is, taking pages from his book in how to approach things from a calmer standpoint and better himself.

He also finds an immense interest in D&D once Will brings it up to him, eager to listen to everything he has to tell him about in hopes that he could eventually join them in a campaign. They spend a lot of their time with Will helping Slater work on his own character to play with, along with Slater teaching Will some of his own hobbies. Though Will is typically nervous about the legality of what most of Slater does, he eventually agrees to rebel with him a little as he finds an intrigue in Slater’s artistic abilities with graffiti.

Slater is absolutely heartbroken by the time Will moves away, promising to write to him often in hopes to keep their friendship alive between the times they’re able to visit one another. He often sends him drawings as well, whether it be doodles of D&D characters or portraits of Will based off of the pictures of them together that Slater keeps posted on his wall. In season 4 he tags along with Mike on his trip to visit El and Will, then getting wrapped up in the scenarios that occur throughout the season.

Slater also becomes close friends with Dustin, the two laughing off their unconventional way of meeting as they soon find they have more in common regarding their humor than they had realized. Slater really enjoys Lucas’s company as well, even if the two don’t have as much interaction. However he’s not so much a fan of Mike, due to Slater’s particular adoration of Will and constantly keeping a close eye on him to make sure he doesn’t upset Will in the slightest. Will often has to promise Slater that there’s no issues between him and Mike after being friends for so many years, trying to soothe Slater’s overprotective tendencies usually to no avail.

Slater is much more hesitant around the older members of the group, usually not interacting with them much unless he has to. He gets very nervous around Steve due to their past interaction, until Steve finds a vulnerable moment to promise Slater he isn’t upset with him anymore and that he promises to protect him as he does with the rest of the kids. Over time, Slater begins to see Steve as an older brother figure and grows more comfortable in his presence.

He doesn’t mind Robin or Cricket after becoming comfortable with Steve, being casually friendly with the two and occasionally teasing Cricket for the obvious pining the two girls have for one another, much to Cricket’s dismay as she realized perhaps she isn’t as subtle as she believed. He assures her he wouldn’t tell anyone else once Cricket eventually comes clean, taking it upon himself to make subtle efforts to play Cupid and try to get them together.

He’s most comfortable with Jonathan, assuming him to be trustworthy after seeing how close Jonathan and Will are and getting along with him well from the get-go. Jonathan’s supportive in Slater and Will’s close friendship, happy that Will has another friend that he has lots in common with hobby-wise. However after Slater stops by to visit in season 4, Jonathan quickly becomes fed up with Slater’s immediate interest in Jonathan and Argyle’s smoking habits and often having to shut him down when he asks to try it for himself.

He adores Joyce. Seeing that she was instantly kind to him from the moment they met when going over to Will’s house for a sleepover, he saw her as the mother figure he had never gotten to experience in his own household. He loves anytime Joyce lets him stay over, happy to be pampered and among people who treat him well.

Slater is quite honestly terrified of Hopper, both due to his own criminal history and the intimidating demeanor Hopper has. He’s gotten into trouble with Hopper on multiple occasions while stealing, typically let off the hook with a mere slap on the wrist as Hopper recognizes that he’s just a struggling kid without much of an other choice than to try and feed himself. Hopper even starts to help him out once Slater becomes friends with the other kids, making sure he gets food and essentials without having to steal it.

El is his introduction into finding out everything about the Upside Down and the Mind Flayer + Vecna. The group of kids promise Slater to exchange a secret of theirs to make up for knowing his secrets, leading to him meeting El and instantly becoming shocked over her abilities. Though, he quickly turns amazed and incredibly interested to learn everything about what she’s able to do. He becomes good friends with her due to this, thinking her strength is admirable and often trying to get her to join him in rebellious activities she could use her abilities for.

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His Interests/Hobbies:

Graffiti art is his main interest, constantly searching out new spots to work on elaborate artworks as he finds it a comforting escape from his home life. He enjoys traditional artwork as well even if he doesn’t do it as often, whether it be sketching or painting on canvases

He also longs to be able to learn how to play a guitar, though is unable to as his father refuses to buy him one. Due to this he drowns himself in metal music, enjoying imagining himself to be the one strumming out the guitar solos as he promises himself that one day he’ll finally get to learn to play for real

He loves collecting things he stumbles across while wandering Hawkins, glass bottles and bottle caps in particular. He displays all of his discoveries carefully on a shelf in his bedroom, keeping everything neatly lined up to admire them often

Even with his cold exterior, Slater is incredibly empathetic and loves to go out of his way to try and care for any neglected animals he finds on his walks. Typically sneakily stealing food to offer them, he’s become a recognized source of food and love by the strays. A brown tabby cat is especially adored by him, and Slater will often search out the cat during late nights to play and cuddle with when he feels lonely

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This is all I can think up for him atm, if anyone has any other questions I’m happy to answer! Thank you to anyone who’s read this far :)

#wondering if I should do a longer post with info like this for wolf and cricket too?#not scream stuff #stranger things #stranger things oc #slater davis #billy’s stranger things hyperfixation #ocs #oc

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