#redacted David

[chimckenns]

Oh and you bet that every time Angel has to go on a business trip they set aside time every evening to video call each other

David would send them good morning and good night texts, and they’d talk during lunch breaks too

David doesn’t sleep well until he’s heard their voice

Sometimes they keep the video call running through the night too, set up horizontally on the other side of the bed so that it feels like they’re sleeping together

Once they’re back David would always pick them up and he’d have a bouquet of their favourite flowers too

Angel, being a little sneaky, would also have prepared a bouquet for him :) (plus snacks and souvenirs from wherever they went)

He says it’s unnecessary and that they shouldn’t need to buy one too but Angel insists otherwise

It stuck with them when they heard that David had never received flowers before, so they make sure to give him some whenever they can

He bought actual vases for them too

David has also started a collection of dried and pressed flowers from the bouquets that Angel gifted him to preserve them

[redacted-vibes]

I want Porter to show up on his porch in the middle of the night, in the pouring rain, he's completely soaking wet like the sad little lost kitten he is 😢

David is really out here collecting Solaire Vamps like cats. He started off with one, and now he has three.........for now.......

[luminesceintbutterfly]

Gabe Shaw knew one thing when he created his pack

That no matter who joined or what they were

They would be family

The Shaw pack would be a sanctuary

And from some far off place Gabe Shaw and his wife watch as their son grows this family

From elementals

Stealths

Vampires

Unempowered

They could not be more proud to watch their son

Be surrounded by these loving people

No matter what magic they wield

Sweetheart is caring make sure everyone is safe and can call anyone’s bluff from 20 miles away

Angel is strong they bring back the light that started to flee when David’s mom and dad left

Baabe is organized helps keep people on task ,can talk to anyone about anything just to see someone smile

Vincent and lovely while still new will be welcomed ,given a support system while they find who they are

Darlin came back

Gabe’s heart broke the day they left

But they’ve returned ,because the pack felt like home again

They brought along Sam who’s empathy runs deep he’s always there when someone needs a friendly presence

And his boys oh his boys

David ,Asher and Milo ,and even Chris

He’s watched them grow and fall

And become the men he knew they would be

He watched his family break

After his death

And from this far off place he’s gotten to watch it prosper and grow all while sitting in the embrace of his lover

Their graves are never bare

Blanketed in flowers and gifts

And sometimes when a member needs guidance

They’ll sit and talk to the headstones

Hoping they can hear them

And Gabe wishes he could tell them he was

That he was listening that he was proud

That no matter how long he’d been gone

No matter who it was

They could come and talk

Because

Gabe Shaw and his wife

Weren’t just leaders

They were caretakers

And supporters

Cheerleaders

And guides for their pack

No matter how big it got

No matter who or what you were

They’ll continuously to watch their family grow

Resting in eternal peace

Knowing their family is safe

[redactahoe]

Thinking Sam and darlin being soft with each other

Thinkin’ about darlin and Sam wearing each others clothes

Thinking about Asher and Milo giving darlin shit bc they’re wearing Sam’s ‘cowboy’ boots. Their regular work boots but because they’re Sam’s the automaticity are cowboy boots by default.

Thinking about Sam and darlins separate wardrobes mixing in together to the point where neither can tells who’s is who’s.

Thinking about Sam wearing his darlin’s iconic jacket, it was Gabe’s jacket back when he was in his punk phase in his early twenties and he gave it to darlin as a welcome to the pack gift.

Thinking about darlin wearing Sam’s flannels, hoodies, and shirts almost 24/7. Thinking about when darlin is having a rough day they’ll just sit in the closet and let Sam’s sent keep them grounded.

Thinking about Sam regularly coming home to darlin curled up on his side of the bed, wrapped in his favorite throw blanket from couch looking adorably soft and sleepy

Thinking about darlin coming back from a late night security gig to Sam asleep on the couch, wearing their favorite hoodie while he was trying to wait for them

Thinking about the way darlin’s instincts take charge whenever it comes to Sam. And how they need to mark him as theirs in anyway possible. Most of the time it’s through sent, darlin is always touching and rub their sent off on him to tell the others that he is theirs and they are his. If they’re feeling particularly possessive, their leave bite marks and hickies all over him. One time in the early days of their relationships darlin left a huge hicky just above Sam’s collar bone before he had to go to a calm meeting and Vincent will never let him live that done. Alexis conveniently was extra avoidant for that meeting. Surprisingly none of the wolves gave either of them shit about it because they know they are no better.

Thinkin’ about Sam getting serious baby fever whenever darlin interacts with the pack kids.

Thinkin’ about Sam going all soft and mushy with hearts in his eyes when he walks into the pack den the find his mate snuggled up the the gaggle of pups in a pillow fort while lilo and stitch play quietly In the background. The soft glow of the tv aluminates darlin’s peaceful features while pups snuggles up close to their neck and chest. Three of the them are spread out over darlin’s legs in various degrees of wild sleeping positions, the 5 teenagers of the pack are all laying on top of each other and darlin’s stomach in an tangled mess of limbs. Suddenly the thought of kids isn’t so bad

Thinking about darlin going all soft in the eyes as Sam gets dog (heh) piled on by the pups. Watching him fight for his life with a crowd of children hanging off his arms and legs makes darlin feel all warm and fuzzy. He’s such a natural at it, his so gentle despite the fact that he’s wrestling at least 12 children and teens at the same time. He is ethereal as the light of the firefly’s illuminate his face as Sam fights back a laugh and stay in character he was assigned to play. Trying and failing terribly to play the big bad giant the little wolves had to defend the pack from. Darlin is completely unaware of the Boys making fun of their love struck face as Sam is being taken down and bringing the kids with him. As the group on the ground burst into a fit of giggles and darlin just can’t help but find His and the kid’s laughter is contagious. So so happy that Sam is their mate and their pack is his pack

Thinkin about the blorbos

[attackonsiyeon]

just smoked a blunt and thought of this don’t ask me why asher’s the one shaking it i genuinely could not elaborate, but post tournament activities !!!

(ran out of room so vincent and lovely have to be one)

[daveybf]

David did something to me and now I find 'angel' to be the sweetest nickname. like wdym angel. wdym they're his angel.

[idchewonyou]

David asher and milo.

[indigo-greer-collins]

the shaw pack collectively pranked david into thinking he was seeing a colour wrong. they took it so far, in fact that david went to get properly tested for colourblindness.

everyone found out he was actually colourblind that day.

[us3rnam3-r3dact3d]

Since I mentioned in chapter 23 of the FFAU that they look similar, he’s my versions of David and Babe for the Firefighter AU!! Theyre workout buddies.

[dahliasunset26]

can't believe its been a year since fool!david, I love that man so much

[chimckenns]

David post workout with nothing but gym shorts on because he took his shirt off halfway through

His muscles are glistening cuz of the sweat

Each individual muscle is highlighted

HE DRINKS WATER SND IT SPILLS A LIL

And driPS DOWN HIS JAW TO HIS NECK, TRAVELLING DOWN TO HIS CHEST AND ABS before disappearing at THAT V LINE THAT PEEKS OUT FROM THE SHORTS

HE BRUSHES HIS HAIR BACK, SWEAT MAKING IT STAY THERE AND ITS FUKUJ HOT

AND HE CATCHES YOU STARING AND WINKSSS AAAHHHHHHH

He knows what he’s doin

I’m crashing out

[dahlia-tourism-board]

You look just like your father: David Shaw

"You look just like Gabe did, back in the day."

David had already sold off his old home, had already moved in with Asher while he scrambled to get himself together. He was Alpha now, and he couldn't afford to grieve. Not outwardly, not in any way that showed any weakness.

Even now, as they were sitting at the kitchen table together, he couldn't just think of Asher's dad as "Uncle Frank" anymore, as much as he wanted to. He was the pack's former beta, and he was here to talk business.

"You've got some leeway, considering the circumstances. It's kind of you to let me stay in my retirement." He smiles at David, though it doesn't quite reach his eyes. "But the sooner you make your choice, the sooner the pack can start getting back on track."

"I know." David forces himself to make eye contact. "How did dad make that decision?"

"It was different back then," Frank says sadly. "He was just getting the pack going, and it was just us and our wives at the time. You, you're spoiled for choice, so it'll be both easier and harder. Can I give you some advice?"

"Please." If David's voice wavers, Frank is polite enough to not notice.

"Pick someone that balances you. You've grown up with most of them, so use all that information to make your choice. Look at your own strengths and weaknesses with a clear head and think about who in the pack you can trust to be what you aren't. "

"Yeah... that's what dad used to say. That an alpha and a beta should be equal opposites, that my beta should be everything I'm not."

"He was right on the money. Good, you're already farther ahead than I thought." Then Frank tilts his head, a strange expression on his face.

"What?"

"No, it's just...You look just like Gabe did, back in the day."

David looks down at that. He'd been hearing that ever since the funeral. Nearly everyone in the pack's first generation had told him he was the spitting image of his father. He wished he could believe it, but every time he looked in the mirror, all he saw was someone already failing to live up to his father's legacy.

"Him and me would be sitting at his kitchen table, going over business. Whenever he was talking about who he wanted to add to the pack, going over the pros and cons, he'd make that exact same expression."

Something about that twists in David's gut. He's still looking down, hoping his vision clears. Distantly, he feels Uncle Frank's hand on his shoulder.

"You two were different in a lot of ways, David. But for things like this, things you both care about, you're just like him."

For the first time since the funeral, David appreciates the comparison. If his dad's beta thought he could do more than just look like his father, if Frank saw any part of who Gabe was within David, then maybe there was a chance for him after all.

[tiredandkindaoverworked]

“You have indeed felt a great loss. But love is a form of energy, and it swirls all around us. The Air Nomads' love for you has not left this world, it is still inside of your heart, and is reborn in the form of new love." - Guru Pathik, ATLA.

New Love

In which David watches ATLA and does some thinking.

The rain sleeted down against the sturdy windows as Angel quietly snoozed on David’s chest.

He watched quietly, hand gently tracing patterns on their back, only partly paying attention to the screen.

Angel had insisted on watching this show with him, wanting to go on this journey with him and yet, here they were, snoozing away without a care in the world.

He reached for the remote on the table, intending to shut the TV off when the scene currently playing caught his attention.

“You have indeed felt a great loss. But love is a form of energy, and it swirls all around us. The Air Nomads' love for you has not left this world, it is still inside of your heart, and is reborn in the form of new love."

He gripped the remote and paused the TV, the Guru’s words dancing in his mind.

‘New love,’ the Guru had said.

Visions of his parents danced in his mind.

His mother’s voice. Her laugh. While he couldn’t remember her face clearly, her laugh was one he could never forget. He was still unsure about whether or not he was remembering her correctly, but that sound never escaped his mind.

His father’s steadiness. Firm and resolute, but also yielding and kind. Analytical and quick to step up. His warm voice giving him comfort and faith and guidance.

David felt a pang of hurt flash through his heart and disappear twice as fast. He had spent years mourning the mother he never had and the father he did.

But something primal tugged at David’s chest.

He had found his ‘new love’ in the people surrounding him.

Asher and Milo, his Pack Beta and his Pack member. His best friends. His brothers. The bickering duo who always sniped at each other, but would back both him and each other up at the first sign of trouble.

The Pack Elders, who tried to give David as much leeway as they could while learning to respect the authority he had over them as as Alpha much younger than them.

The Pack in general. His brothers and sisters in arms. His family that all survived the possible worst night of their lives together. His family that got much luckier than most, if it could even be called luck.

David’s eyes drifted over the form laying on top of him.

His mate. His Angel. The one who metaphorically dragged him back from the edge.

The one who saw that everything in his life was monochrome and dedicated themselves to throwing buckets of paint on everything they could see.

The one who wiggled their way into his heart and made themselves right at home.

The one who’d held him together as his concern for his family was tearing him apart after that awful night.

The one who gently helped him pick the pieces back up and gently guided his hands, putting the pieces back together.

The one that breathed new life into his suffocating existence.

Angel’s eyes fluttered open, blinking up at David, bleary-eyed.

“Davey, you ok? Are you crying?” They asked, gently wiping a stray tear from his cheek.

“It’s nothing, Angel. Just thinking about how lucky I am. You’re tired. Let’s go to bed, mkay?”

‘For a kids’ show,’ he thought to himself, ‘it’s got some pretty interesting lessons.’

[dollyshalo]

Ángel and daveyyy MY BABIESS 💔

I luv them so much ! :3

[dannydoesthisthing27]

Guys, I just got smacked in the face by a Redacted Audio masquerade ball idea

Imagine it ok I need yall to hear me out 🙏

It's a semi-formal empowered event kind of like the ones in TV shows and movies but with marginally less flare. It's a get together of coworkers, their partners, and plus ones. It's David being dragged along by Asher and his new unempowered friend. It's Angel being convinced by their work friend (Baaabe) to come along for once.

There's Milo and Sweetheart eating it up with their outfits and masks they made by hand. Asher pretending not to know Baaabe and flirting with shitty pick-up lines. Honey pretending they don't know Guy so he will flirt with them also using shitty pick up lines.

Angel bumping into David at the drink table and making a 'you look as miserable as I feel at events like this' comment as a joke. David having the first instinct to just brush them off, but deciding to give them a chance because it's anonymous and there's no way they'd meet again right?

Honey and Asher standing to the side and making fun of the people who tried way to hard with their outfits

Baaabe introducing themselves officially to Honey, and Honey giving them the 'if you hurt him' speech because he's protective of Asher

Asher being almost nervous that Honey won't approve of his relationship, because Honeys opinion holds a lot of weight with him

Honey telling Baaabe that they're a good fit for Ash

Guy grabbing Honey and hauling them around to look at all the decorations and lights in the hall

Darlin showing up fashionably late with a mystery stranger on their arm. The mystery stranger getting 'subtly' interrogated by Milo because he'll be damned if they get with someone dangerous again, anonymity aside

Sweetheart stepping outside for a smoke and David joining them because they're both already done with the whole event. Sweetheart joking about him getting some action, and David shooting it down because he's never really been the type. Sweetheart taking their mask off for a second so he can really see them, and telling him that he deserves a night to let loose. David staying outside after they leave so that he can process what they said

Angel noticing that the guy they'd been teasing all night had disappeared outside and taking that as a hint that maybe they came on a little too strong. Right as they're getting ready to tell their friend that they're going to go home, they feel a soft touch on their elbow and find him standing there behind them.

David taking a chance and asking the menace who'd been flirting all night if they want to go get something to eat.

Asher and Darlin silently cheering in the corner as they watch their friend roll the dice for once

Darlins mystery date with the charm of a southern night managing to impress Milo to the point they actually shook hands

Milo and Sweetheart taking their leave after a few to many people flirt with the both of them. Milo patting Darlin on the shoulder as he walks past and murmuring a stay safe under his breath

Darlin having the biggest smile under their mask because they know that's about as close to familial approval of a partner they'll ever get

The mystery date coming back around them to check in. Darlin getting flustered because they haven't had someone actually notice when they're uncomfortable in a large social setting

The two of them deciding they've had enough for the night and head to their respective homes. Darlin getting a goodnight kiss after being walked to their front door despite them insisting they know how to take care of themself

Baaabe dragging Asher out of the event by the time everyone else has gone because he started making jokes better suited for a private space

Asher being so pleased with himself because he managed to get his best friend a date, and got to see the vein in Milo's temple throb every time he mispronounced Versace

Honey and Guy wandering home at the end of the night, his arm slung around Guys waist as he rambles about the latest episode of a docu-series he got into. Honey, trying to decide if the makeup Guy did on himself before the party is too well done for a kiss. Guy beating them to the punch by pulling him in under the light of a street lamp and dropping a line about how gorgeous he looked draped in lace and leather all night. Honey, shocked by how eloquent he can be as usual, snapped put of it by lips on his

Guy laughing because now his mate is not only flustered, he also has lipstick smeared across his face

Everyone leaving the ball that night with a smile and several of them leaving with something or someone new

[thottythoughtdaughter]

david shaw.

most importantly david shaw's scratchy five o'clock shadow face buried in the soft part of your neck after he crawls, exhausted, into bed at two in the morning

most importantly the way your arms fit perfectly around his neck and his arms nestle right in that dip between your ribs and hips and his hands feel like heating pads against the small of your back

most importantly the little snuffles and grunts he makes as he gets comfortable

most importantly the way you pretend to be sleeping because he get softer, vulnerable, more gentle when he thinks you're not paying attention. because old habits die hard, but also because david thinks it means more when nobody is looking.

most importantly david who treasures you because he never thought he'd get married or fall in love once he became alpha and here you are.

most importantly david who smells like warmth and outside and the forest and something sharper and rougher than all of that. david who smells like soft sheets and home.

most importantly, now you can wear the shaw pack hoodie and claim that it does in fact have your name on it.

most importantly referring to yourself as "mrs. shaw" or "mr. shaw" or "mx shaw" or whatever you want but you're HIS. you have his name on you. forever.

most importantly, david shaw loves you, and it hurts him impossibly so.