#sam collins

[redactahoe]

THIS is what I need more of

Give me more wolf shifters acting like wolves

Give me the oh so intimidating darlin Shaw being a big dumb puppy for Sam!!!

“A Dummies Guide to Dating a Werewolf” by Angel Shaw

I could not get this idea out of my head so here we go

Sam observed the rambunctious room around him in silence, his frame partially hidden by the shadow of the corner. It wasn’t often he attended pack meetings with Darlin, so he took the opportunity to watch the pack’s seemingly everyday dynamic.

He watched with silent amusement as Asher and Milo pestered Darlin relentlessly, working tirelessly to turn their seemingly permanent scowl into a smile. To those nearby, Darlin seemed irritated. Completely unfazed by the attempts to get them to crack a smile.

But to those who knew them well, Sam included, the smallest upturn of their lips was enough to let them know they were struggling.

Sam was broken from his thoughts as a small figure approached, a small spring in their step. Angel skipped over to him, a bright smile on their lips.

Sam hadn’t interacted much with the Alpha’s mate, but he knew they were often dragging Darlin around with them and for that Sam was grateful. Seeing Darlin actually get out and do things with their pack took a weight off of Sam’s chest, and with the way David watched the two when they were together he could gather he felt the same.

Angel stopped in front of him, a book like object clutched tightly in their grasp. Their smile was so bright Sam had to take a moment to blink before he offered one of his own, albeit not nearly as bright.

“Ah, Sam, I’m so glad you’re here!” Though their tone was boisterous not a single person stopped their own conversation to look over at the two. Before Sam could offer a word of his own Angel thrust the book they had in their hands into is arms.

“Here! It’s a welcome gift now that you’re officially apart of the pack! I meant to give it to you sooner but it’s been ages since I’ve been able to see you!”

“That’s mighty kind of you.” Sam drawled, running his thumb over the cover material, taking a moment to read the title.

‘A dummies guide to dating a werewolf’

It took every ounce of strength in Sam’s to not wheeze at the title. In a smaller font near the bottom the words ‘By Angel Shaw’ were scrawled out.

“Some of the other mates figured you may need a bit of a hand adjusting to pack life.” They spoke with a wink.

There a was a shrill noise of protest behind the two and they both turned to see Darlin gripping Asher and Milo by the backs of their shirts, holding them off the ground. A dangerous and mischievous smirk painted Darlin’s face as Asher and Milo pleaded for mercy, their mates all but rolling on the ground in laughter.

Sam couldn’t help but smile at the sight of Darlin being more open and playful with the pack. Angel, clearly wishing to join in on the fun, was quick to shoot Sam a smile and a hurried goodbye before bouncing over to the group.

Sam let out a chuckle before turning his gaze back to the book, curious of its contents. The book was relatively thick. Was there really that many secrets in the dating world of the wolves?

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Tip #6 - There is a sweet spot behind the ear (they will immediately fall over so be mindful of where you are)

Despite what most would think, Darlin could be quite cuddly and touchy. Because of this there weren’t many places on the two of them that the other had yet to explore (*cough**cough*).

Sam listened as the noise of the shower turned off, letting him know his Darlin would be out soon. Sam placed the last of his folded clothes into their respective drawers, sitting on the edge of his bed and watching the bathroom door expectantly.

The bathroom door swung open, a bit of steam escaping as Darlin stepped out into bedroom. Their hair was a bit damp, but not so much so that there was any risk of it getting anything wet. Their loose sweatpants were riding dangerously low, their shirt lifted up as they scratched at an itchy spot on their chest.

Sam took in a sharp breath, watching the muscles on their stomach move as they walked toward him. (#beefcakedarlinforthewin)

Darlin allowed their shirt to fall back into place as they stood between Sam’s legs, a hand working its way through his hair. Sam let out a satisfied hum, his hands working their way up the wolf’s sides, feeling the tight muscles beneath his fingers.

“Well aren’t you a sight for sore eyes?” Sam’s voice was gravely as he pulled Darlin ever closer, resting his chin on his mates hard chest and gazing up at them.

Darlin chuckled and Sam’s heart leaped to his throat. The shifters other hand worked it’s way into the vampire’s hair tugging lightly. “I could say the same thing for you, cowboy.”

Sam let out a sigh, melting into Darlin’s touch as his eyes trailed their body. His sharp gaze raked over their exposed neck, chest aching at the sight of the scarred skin. Abandoning the dreary thoughts, Sam allowed his hand to reach up and cup Darlin’s face. The wolf’s eyes closed as they leaned into his touch, chest rumbling in pleasure.

Sam trailed up their face, fingers scratching behind his lovers ear. When their noises of pleasure increased Sam allowed himself to press down on the spot a bit harder, only for him to take the full weight of his mate as their body fell limp.

The breath was knocked out of Sam’s lungs as Darlin crashed down onto him, forcing his body flat against the bed. The vampires arms came up, wrapping around his mate and holding them tight to his body so they didn’t slide off.

‘I didn’t think it would be that effective’ Sam thought as he took in a deep breath.

Darlin’ was completely out, eyes closed and body relaxed, chest rumbling in what could only be described as a purr.

Sam pulled himself up the bed, tugging Darlin’ along with him, and settled down. Sam’s hand found Darlin’s hair, combing through it. Maybe this book had some secrets after all.

・゜゜・．・゜゜・．・゜゜・．・゜゜・．

Tip #9 - Silverware does not work like the media portrays it

Sam chuckled at that one, he could only imagine the trial and error that Angel went through to test that out.

・゜゜・．・゜゜・．・゜゜・．・゜゜・．

Tip #13 - Anything small and prey like that they haven’t bonded with is fair game

Tip #14 - They always aim for the throat

Tip #15 - They WILL eat what they catch

Sam laughed as Darlin’ went barreling through yet another pile of leaves, the dead plants crunching beneath their paws.

The shifter tumbled through the multi-colored piles, the occasional happy whine slipping out. Sam smiled fondly, he could sit here and watch his Darlin enjoy themselves all day.

As the giant white wolf charged at yet another pile, a much smaller blur of brown shot out of it. Sam’s keen eyes followed the rabbit closely, watching it flee for its life, but he wasn’t the only one.

Darlin was quick to turn, skidding on leaves as their giant paws scrambled for a hold. The shifter’s powerful legs pushed off the earth and Darlin was on the rabbit in a moment.

Sam had never seen a shifter hunt an animal before, he figured it just wasn’t something they did or needed to do. He watched in awe as Darlin snapped up the rabbit with ivory teeth, ending it as quickly and painlessly as possible with a swift bite to its neck.

The white wolf turned back to Sam, bounding over with the limp rabbit as their tail curled over their back with pride. Darlin dropped the rabbit at Sam’s feet, looking down at Sam expectingly.

While it wasn’t that uncommon for vampire to drink animal blood for a snack or use it to hold them over, Sam had just fed before they came out. Sam held up his hands to the wolf.

“Thanks Darlin, but I just ate. It’s all yours.”

Sam stepped back and watched in wonder as the wolf pounced on their catch, white jaws quickly turning red. In only a few bites the rabbit was gone, leaving nothing behind.

Sam reached forward, gently taking the wolf’s massive head in his hands, mindful of the blood.

“You just keep on surprising me, don’t you Darlin?” Sam asked, recoiling with a small laugh when he received a bloody kiss on the cheek.

・゜゜・．・゜゜・．・゜゜・．・゜゜・．

Tip #18 : They will bring you gifts that they think you will like, it’s best to just accept them. No matter how strange.

Darlin wove between trees, keen eyes following the mapped out route in their head as they raced on.

Sam had been helping William close on a few properties, so Darlin had decided to take a run while they waited. They never were one to like to listen to business chatter. They could handle it when it had to do with Shaw Security or the pack, but that was about all they could take.

Darlin could see the beginning of a hill, the ground slopping away and disappearing from the wolf’s sight. Just as Darlin reached the beginning of the descending slope something smooth and round caught the shifters paw, sending them tumbling down the hill with a yelp.

Once the white wolf came to a stop at the bottom of the hill, fur littered with stick and leaves, they stood, looking curiously at the back to the top of the slope. Darlin carefully made their way back up the hill, following the path their body had made in forest floor.

The light of the setting sun caught something peeking from between the leaves. The object was smooth, light oranges and pinks and white decorated the objects body. Darlin nosed away the leaves to reveal a crystal about the size of their paw.

‘Moonstone? Here?’ Darlin questioned to themselves, rolling the rounded crystal with their nose a bit. ‘Sam would like this.’ The thought seemed almost instinctive. A gift for their mate? Why not?

Darlin picked up the heavy crystal in their jaws, cringing a bit at the feeling of their teeth on the hard surface. With the sun setting it wouldn’t be long before Sam and William would be done with their work. The white wolf made a quick stop by the river to wash not only the gift but their own fur before heading to William’s impossibly large home.

When Darlin broke from the trees Sam and William were sitting on the porch, the sun was setting behind the house, leaving the porch bathed in shadows.

Sam and William watched as the colossal wolf leaped the front fence, their pace slowing as they neared the two. The two vampires could hear the clicking of something hard against the shifters teeth.

Darlin gently put the moon stone down on the porch, pushing it towards Sam and looking up at him expectingly. Sam tilted his head, bending to pick up the rock.

“Now where the hell did you get this, Darlin?”

“Moon stone.” William nods after he examines the crystal for a moment, patting the wolf’s shoulder. “Mighty nice find there. You’ve got yourself a real treasure hunter there, don’t you, Sam?”

Sam looks up, meeting the his Darlin’s eyes. He smiled as he realized what the stone was for.

“Sure do.” He hummed, laying a gentle hand on the wolf’s head.

・゜゜・．・゜゜・．・゜゜・．・゜゜・．

Tip #20 : It isn’t uncommon for them to shift in their sleep

Sam’s eyes blinked open when he felt a weight shift in the bed. Seeing as Darlin was no longer pressed against his back he sat up, making sure the shifter was okay.

He was met with the trembling white wolf, still asleep, but clearly having some sort of nightmare. Darlin whimpered in their sleep, ears tight to their head. Sam’s heart broke at the sound they made.

The vampire reached out a gentle hand, moving it to the spot behind Darlin’s ears. The wolf’s eyes snapped open, wild with panic, but the sight of Sam made their adrenaline slow.

Sam shushed his mate gently, soothing down their ruffled fur. “You’re safe, Darlin. I’ve got you.” He repeated it like a mantra, but it worked.

Darlin was soon back into their normal form, face buried in Sam’s neck.

“I’m sorry.” They croaked pitifully, voice breaking with the effort. Sam shushed them gently.

“Don’t apologize. It’s fine.”

He leaned himself against the head board, pulling Darlin’s weight to lean on him. That’s how they slept for the rest of the night.

・゜゜・．・゜゜・．・゜゜・．・゜゜・．

Kinda felt a bit cruddy, but this is my first work on tumblr so hopefully it isn’t to terrible.

Author-Chan out ✌️

[grilledcheezy92]

"Not feeling particularly chatty" proceeds to chat for another 15 minutes 🙂‍↔️

[redactahoe]

Ok ok I know I’ve been yapping all day but hear me out!!!

Sam calling darlin babydoll

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[ashthefrogmonarch]

// I am tasting myself in the mouth of the sun.//

[redactahoe]

Can you imagine… David giving Sam the shovel talk

It would be something like at the end of the audio when they first meet. David would grab Sam by the shoulder and go “oh yeah if you hurt them I will do unspeakable things to you.” And Sam is like stunned in silence shock and horror but David just continues. “ I can guarantee no one will find your remains, I mean I’m already planning on putting Quinn into a wood chipper when I get my hands on him, so take that as you will.” And all poor Sam can do is nod ever so slightly and try not have a panic attack(again) on his way out.

au where everything is the same except Darlin is “canonically” David’s (adopted) sibling.

this thought was provoked by the fact that i thought about this one thing and it was hilarious to me, hear me out:

they never introduce themself as a Shaw (bc they think they would “dirty” the name and bring shame to it with how much they get into trouble and also they don’t like how people treat them differently just bc of their surname) so when Sam met them he thought they were just a random pack member and he didn’t find out that they themself ARE a Shaw until he had that talk with David and David called them his sibling. Sam nearly had a panic attack on the spot bc what do you MEAN??

[rainingcatsandjune]

haha heyy its been a while 😭😭 sorry for the lack of activity here,,, school has been kicking my butt + i've gotten SUPER hyperfixated on disco elysium,,,, BUT THE MOMENT I SAW THE ORIGINAL I KNEW I HAD TO DRAW SAM AS THIS RAHSBBFBDN i seriously need to catch up on the recent audios 😭😭😭 ANYWAY enjoy :)

vvvvv ORIGINAL BELOW vvvvv

shhhhghhshhshhsh youre telling me this ISNT sam??? like????

[dani-ya-dig]

The audios with David and Sam mean so much to me, bc Sam is shitting his pants because he is having to meet with a man that has a lot of power, and is super intimidating to him. He doesn’t know what’s gonna happen in all of this, David might have yelled at him, David might have tried to whoop his ass for all he knew. And on top of all of that, he’s probably also freaking out about the person he has a little crushy crush on never forgiving him for this.

And David is just being the sassiest fuck ever the whole time! He is giving Sam like Milo Greer levels of sass.

These have gotta be one of the funniest things David has ever done. Up there with winning Just Dance and getting fucked up in the club.

Examples with emojis to emphasize my point:

David: I’m the Alpha of the Shaw pack of Dahlia

Sam: oh. 😟

David: yes 😒 oh 🙄

Sam: Mr. Shaw?? 😥

David: Sam. 😑

Sam: They had told me that…

David: Did they tell you WHY that friend was attacked 🤨

Sam: …😓

David: I’ll take that as a no 😒

[darling-solaire]

I come baring gifts (and arms)

[skunkox]

Puppy Dog Eyes

Who's using them least to most often

David:

Doesn't realize he's doing it and wouldn't believe you if you told him he was either. It mostly happens when he wants Angel to sit still and cuddle with him. Angel teases him about it every now and then. He'll just bury his head in the crook of their neck and deny it.

Milo:

Strategically uses them. Like when he wants to get out of playing a horror game. Or when he's trying to win a debate. Milo has been known to pick up Aggro and hold him next to his face. Puppy eyes on full display. The combo is lethal, and he knows it. There's also a quick change from puppy eyes to bedroom eyes that still boggles Sweetheart.

Darlin':

Does it all the time and doesn't even know. David, Ash, and Milo has seen it at least once. How quickly Sam would fold and how he'd struggle to hold himself back from locking them in a bear hug. They didn't wanna believe it when the guys joked about it, but Baaabe was quick to come with receipts. A picture found in the Mates group chat and taken by Sweetheart proved otherwise.

Asher:

All the damn time and to everyone. That's just how he's wired. Asher has one of those faces it's hard to say no to. It's not impossible, but it happens. Especially when he does it to people he's known nearly his entire life. There's a 50/50 success rate when it comes to Baaabe. They're used to his antics and doesn't have a problem with dishing out "consequences." But if there's no harm, why not let him have his way?

[lookitseddie]

broke: erik forgot that sam was the one to call darlin after their fight with the two vampires, not the other way around, hence invalidating his 'darlin made the first move' stance

woke: darlin' suffered from so much blood loss that day and can't recall what happened so they just assumed they were being super smooth when they were, infact, being the equivalent of a cat hissing at their vet

super woke: darlin' remembers exactly what happened, but they're trying to convince sam otherwise, because they're too fucking embarrased to accept reality

[tommytomatoe]

i just realized that sam countryman cornbread eatin' collins has never said the token southern phrase "bless your heart" in an audio before... explain yourself erik.

[redacted-vibes]

Absolutely EVERYONE had a crush on Sam when he was a freelancer in his healing class.

Like can you imagine buff southern man sitting in a lecture hall, pen resting on his lips while he's listening.

Or he's got his eyes shut, concentrating, hands hovering over a fellow student breathing deeply, practicing his healing magic with his sleeves rolled up. He opens his brown kind eyes catching the eyes of the patient, and gives them a gentle smile, "I'll get you fixed up in no time" he banters with them (they're perfectly fine its just a practice drill) but they turn bright red. He's concerned he made their internal body temperature too high by accident.

[grilledcheezy92]

SHAW PACK AT A HAUNTED HOUSE/ATTRACTION

Angel clings to David, hiding in his back when they end up behind him. David is tense and tight, spending half the night protecting his mate and the other half laughing at them.

Milo is cursing up a storm (mostly under his breath) the entire time. He gets targeted the most out of anyone. Half the time, it's because Sweetheart is pointing him out to the scare actors.

Asher and Baaabe are having a great time, bantering with actors. "That was a good one." When they get startled.

Sam and Darlin are the rocks of the group taking up the rear.

(Cont.)

[redactahoe]

I’m thinking thunkaly thoughts while re listening to sams playlist, specifically the final Quinn encounter and I would like to point out the Sam states out right that he’s nobody’s pawn.

This could possibly be foreshadowing to Sam breaking away from the Solaire clan bc it’s been established that William sees the clan members as pawns almost and Sam’s unwillingness to play into others psychological games could’ve played a big part as to why he decided to leave.

Maybe the fact that Williams scheme indirectly putting his mate and pack in danger was the last push Sam needed to leave

[ashthefrogmonarch]

I miss my parents guys...I miss them a lot.. I'll be back 😔😔

[rainingcatsandjune]

the sleepy bbs :3 sam sleeping with a shifted darlin :3

at this point i feel like i should just tag her SHES BEEN GIVING ME ALL THE IDEAS RAHHFJKSDFHGKJF thank you @nicnebula for indoctrinating introducing me to redactedverse my motivation to draw has gone through the roof AND THANK FOR THIS IDEA ITS SO SWEET AAAAAAAAAAAA

bit messier but i gotta fix my perfectionism somehow so here you go :0