#veep headcanons

[safflowerseason]

I'm still v much in my BMTL feels and I'm curious - do you think Amy and Dan ever said I love you to each other?

Hi there! Believe it or not, you are not the first person to ask this question. I have written about this topic in other asks here, here, and here. My general take, which I expand on in those asks, is that I don't think they've said it out loud by the time BMTL takes place, but also that words aren't exactly how Dan and Amy prefer to demonstrate their feelings for one another.

Also, if you're looking for more BMTL-related insights and behind-the-scenes bits and other head-canons, most of that content can be found in the 2019-2020 years section of my blog, which you can search for in the archives section ☺️

[tall-mccartney]

Here’s how it all went down:

Dan has a nervous breakdown and is hospitalized. Jonah visits him in the hospital (flowers in hand). Amy informs them both that Dan has been fired. The Veep team (including Amy!) abandon Dan in London. Jonah and Dan return to the US on a commercial flight, their seats are together (Dan falls asleep on Jonah’s shoulder btw). They ride-share from the airport to Friendship Heights because they live in the same neighborhood (I can prove this). Jonah sees Dan’s exhaustion and depression, and awkwardly informs Dan he’s there for him if he needs anything. Dan insults him and tells him to fuck off, probably. They part ways. Jonah’s life continues as per usual—with the exception of Dan’s absence (ouch, Jonah misses his Danny). Meanwhile, Dan falls entirely apart. For a week straight he drinks himself sick and abuses benzos. Jonah checks on him after days of Dan not answering texts. Dan is in a bad way and Jonah encourages him to go inpatient. (Jonah has dealt with this before with his mom.) Dan relents and voluntarily checks himself in, but isn’t happy about it. He checks himself out after one day—because “group therapy is bullshit”. He is undiagnosed bipolar 2, so he swings from depression to hypomania, and suddenly life is grand. (Thanks mood stabilizers 😀) He’s grown a beard and he’s back in Selina’s good graces (provided he shaves the beard 😒).

The next time he sees Jonah it’s at the debate:

“Dan flew over the cuckoo's nest, how’s it going buddy?”

(All of my headcanons are just finding ways to smoosh Dan and Jonah together 😅)

i love debate so fucking much dan with a beard is so pretty and men who are slightly unhinged always get me,, manic poorly rehabilitated dan has my entire heart and it will forever make me so upset that there is absolutely no indication of what occurred between special relationship and debate with dan. it seems like he went to some kind of therapy and jonah's comments about s/h makes me think dan s/hd or attempted something which lines up with him seeming very poorly medicated and generally off, basically how everyone is when they get out of a psych hospital? i humbly request to hear the rest of veepblr's headcanons for between special relationship and debate

[toboldlymuppet]

im a certified Kent Davison girlie now

[ur-fav-is-autistic]

owen pierce from veep is autistic :3

Owen Pierce from Veep is Autistic!

[spiltsoup]

Amy Brookheimer either has OCD or OCPD. Source: me, someone who has OCD.

[tenderhungering]

veep headcanons? :3

oh this will take a WHILE……i love veep so much. i’m about to wrap up season 6 right now ! i think i’ll do little headcannons / analysis for each character ! i might do a part 2 because i want to also do some more supporting characters. like you know damn well im gonna wanna write for catherine and marjorie as a whole,,,

Selina

named catherine “catherine” like her mother in order to be able to yell said name in anger the way she never could yell back at her mother

the severe mommy issues make her need every single one of her staff to be emotionally involved in her. if she isn’t the center of their life, she gets anxious about it, even angry. she needs to be validated

depends heavily on spellcheck,,, i just think she hates phones for some reason.

she can tell EXACTLY how someone is feeling by making it up in her head and believing it ❤️

got arrested once in her youth and it was wiped off the record. #supportwomen’swrongs

Amy

would do super super well taking up something that makes her adrenaline pump. they keep trying to get her to relax by making her get massages, meditate and be in quiet. she needs NOISE. she should be allowed to beat someone up at least once a day

had a little gray cat whenever she was younger. she likes them ! they’re similar to how she is whenever it comes to boundaries.

bisexual but she has a stressful job so she doesn’t have time to think about that rn

she would benefit from me in her life actually

actually really liked dan bc dan seems to personalize the relationship to the person (dan is so kind ❤️) so she was into him but suddenly got the ick.

Dan

trigger warning for SA and grooming: i think dan’s relationship with sex is so affected by the fact he slept with his teacher whenever he was younger in exchange for a good grade. it has made him view it was an exchange, a transactional affair. it’s why he’s so shit at intimacy, he doesn’t see to her anything out of it.

watches all the latest movies but it’s only because he keeps taking women out to go see them:

has a really sensitive stomach,,,,he says it’s something he ate but i feel like whenever he gets anxious it happens to

catholic guilt galore but he’s busy so he CANNOT get into it

he’s so the type of boyfriend who does baby talk and when he’s recorded he gets real mad about it. get that camera OUTTA here

Mike

he is like a baby duckling to me that’s why he wanted to raise them actually

has so many useless apps on his phone. why do you have a flashlight app you have a flashlight BUILT into the phone. its okay though bc he watches lot of youtube tutorials

probably wanted to vlog at some point but he got yelled at by selina in a clip so he stopped

the personality hire,,, everyone loves him but god he can be so bad at his job sometimes. everyone gets mad but never enough to fire him

because he started dating wendy, he started to dress up a little more ! ties and handkerchiefs match. i love you dad

Jonah

he so ran one of those private meme accounts whenever he was younger but he got so bad at everyone saying they were lame he just posted a screenshot that said SUCK MY DICK SON and blocked everyone

his incessant gross comments are a result of being around a bunch of rich white men that happen to be politicians that tend to laugh at them. he has daddy issues. he needs the validation

his little curls going missing are a result of him getting his hair straightened because he wanted to look more professional actually. he burnt his hands so he begged his mom to help him

gets really anxious about his health CONSTANTLY and has a will written out already because he’s scared one day it’ll (he doesn’t know what) catch up to him

Gary

he knows the lyrics to every new pop song ever. he loves it. he used to play Just Dance whenever he was in college or something i don’t know i feel like he might’ve even been in a club that requires that

has an extensive skin care routine. he puts on those fluffy headbands sometimes but stopped bc he realized it was to keep your hair dry and his is so short lmao

definitely has an undiagnosed anxiety disorder. he just pops a pill of whatever and hopes that it works (it doesn’t)

needs heavy validation from authority figures,,,like badly,,, i think that’s why he enjoys it so much whenever any of selina’s boyfriends acknowledge him as a person (or anyone gives him any importance)

he needs someone to tell him what to do because he is so lost on having any identify that isn’t directly tied to someone else ? he’s not even really sure what he himself likes anymore. uses “we” more than he uses “i”

[vonlipvig]

random suzerain thought of the night, but i love that despite how assertive and blunt ciara can be (some may say 'hostile' or 'combative', but like, is she or is she just a woman standing up for what she believes), she's very good with kids. obviously, as the minister of education it's clear that she really cares about kids' wellbeing, but as we see in the game with the little girl, she really knows how to make them feel safe and comfortable, especially young girls.

by comparison, i kinda headcanon that nia is like, not great at dealing with kids. not that she doesn't like them or wouldn't want to have one some day with ciara, i think that she's just too used to dealing with adults that she's just completely awkward around them and probably has no idea how you even talk to them without sounding absolutely ridiculous. i can totally imagine a veep-like scenario where she accompanies ciara to a school and ciara introduces her to one of the little girls there, and nia's all sweating trying to figure out what to say cause what do kids that age even like.

'sooo, uhm. do you like, know about the three branches of government yet, or like...?' 'nia.' 'I DON'T KNOW, CIARA. what do they even teach them, shapes and colors?'

[ruewend]

do you have any unhinged veep headcanons ❤️

I'm going impromptu as fuck for this because I don't actually think of headcanons while watching the show

dan is a closeted and in denial theatre kid (i have told you this). he listens to cell block tango in the gym but in oublic ould rather die then even mention he knows who jeremy jordan is

amy had her marina phase during the series. she blasts family jewels in her car before going to work. hates admitting she listens to that teenage hyperpop

catherine's comfort film is fantastic mr fox, she loves wes anderson but wasnt allowed to watch him

im bad at headcannoning

[selinabrookheimer]

i see u as the Amy Brookheimer Expert so what r yr headcanons for her :0

first off

she is so autistic

also i think shes bi and has been into selina for yearss but is in denial and thinks its just part of the job to be obsessed w ur boss

I think she wants to be good friends w sue but the interest isnt reciprocated as much sadly

i think this woman has seen all of like 2 movies in her life and in general is veryy behind on pop culture stuff unless its part of her job to research it

I think she thinks jonah is funny as hell and finds it entertaining when he comes to the veeps office but would never admit this

she doesnt text people she literally just calls them (well except she texts dan to seem cool)

when she was younger she wanted to run for office herself when she grew up but then realized she didnt have the social skills for it so she decided to run other ppls campaigns

idek if this is hc i think its canon but she has 0 personal life outside her job. She is legit gonna go nuts if she ever retires which she probably wont do

on her way to work she puts on Fiona Apple if she isnt listening to the news on the radio

she has huge mood swings and her self image can change drastically based on tiny things as well

she doesnt think she is but shes completely an alcoholic

[isamorgan]

— * CAMILA MENDES. ISADORA "ISA" MORGAN. CIS WOMAN. SHE/HER. TWENTY-EIGHT. POLITICIAN (IN TRAINING).

📍pinterest. 🎵 playlist.

FACTS

BASICS

full name: isadora carmen morgan

nickname: isa

age: twenty-eight

date of birth: october 24

zodiac: scorpio

place of birth: lincoln city, or

gender identity: cis woman

pronouns: she/her

sexuality: money ❤️

occupation: business bitch politician in training.

FAMILY

father: sebastian morgan (formerly moreno), mayor

mother: sofia morgan nee valle, businesswoman

no siblings

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

relationship status: single

education: bachelor’s degree in business and political science

languages: english, spanish, portuguese

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

height: 5’2”

hair: black, just past shoulder length, naturally straight but with waves for important events

eye color: brown

OTHER

traits: ambitious, argumentative, competitive, privileged, stylish, vain, spoiled, insecure, dramatic, manipulative

aesthetics: the click of high heels, the lingering smell of expensive perfume, an unexpectedly strong handshake, the critically acclaimed television show glee, a ghostlight shining bright on an empty stage

HEADCANONS

the story goes that the morgan family came from nothing. before lincoln city, at least. formerly the moreno family, they changed their name and settled in small town oregon for a fresh start. they were seeking the american dream. little did they know then just how quickly they’d get it.

the morgans were a part of the founding of the town and originally became the mayoral family by default. only in the past few generations have children been born and bred for the role. isa has known from birth what her destiny is, so there’s never been any use in her finding other passions.

the valles have been in real estate development for generations, so business/politics is truly in isa's blood.

isa has always gotten everything she’s wanted in terms of material things, but she tends to struggle with making positive connections. she can frequently be described as “too much” - too dramatic, too argumentative, too selfish. though she was somewhat popular in high school, how much of that was because she was wealthy and well connected? college wasn’t much better for her in terms of genuine friendships. upon graduation she permanently moved back to town to learn the ropes.

isa was also not the best at actual school back in the day (math is hard!), but she was very involved in extracurriculars - in particular, drama, dance, and debate (co-captain).

if she could've picked her profession, she would've moved out to la to become an actress. instead, she spends her days pretending to be in a new spinoff of succession that's also a spinoff of the west wing… and veep.

she is legitimately good at business. people don’t expect it of her, but she’s very good at working within the political landscape of business relationships to get what she wants.

girlboss feminism has had an indisputable impact on isa. every time she questions whether she’ll be any good at being mayor, she just has to take a sip from her mug that says “the boss” and whisper her mantra - gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss.

isa has a knack for planning events. her family has held a private gala or two (or one every year) and isa in more recent years has taken over the planning for it. she even spent one summer doing some basic event help with the rest of the local government to really solidify her own connections. it was also there that she discovered she has a few issues with control. apparently there IS a wrong way to fold napkins.

she dates, but not often. her standards are high and if you're not in her tax bracket, it's likely you're more of a networking opportunity than a potential suitor.

her little dad-approved community betterment programs are 1) renovating the local community theatre, which was shut down a few years ago after someone got electrocuted, and 2) banning plastic bags and plastic straws, to save the environment.

WANTED CONNECTIONS

the serena to her blair. equally as popular, kind of messy, and part of the close friend trio with tae.

makeover montage. isa has always wanted to play fairy godmother to someone - maybe this was back in high school, maybe it's more recent.

current crush. they don't have to be rich, but nice? nice would be good. she's a strong, independent woman, but the heart wants what the heart wants.

the one that got away. isa's had a fair amount of bad relationships, but sometimes things do end for other reasons. maybe their lives were going in different directions. maybe they really were a match made in heaven but she's the one who messed it up.

rivals. from back in high school or in present day. if from st. mary's, this likely would've been for roles in the drama club.

TAKEN CONNECTIONS

cat blanco. childhood friends.

cherry amin. math tutor/friendly.

chris wilder. they weren't close, but isa was there that night. and her parents made sure to stay extra close to the wilders throughout the immediate aftermath.

elise wilson. the serena to her blair.

nicholas lehoy. ex. they dated early on in high school. he's the reason she no longer dates outside of her tax bracket.

river calloway. former friend. though they were set up for friendship by their parents, they did eventually bond over the pressures that they both felt to succeed in roles they hadn't chosen. which made it all the worse when the news about river's dad broke and isa's parents insisted she cut ties. she didn't do it immediately, but by the time they graduated they were essentially strangers.

tae seong & tbd. trio. close friends!

vincent atwood. ex. they dated senior year of high school, up until he cheated on her with helena. as a result, she tried to get him banished from lincoln city.

[thiswaycomessomethingwicked]

How do you think Grima would dress in a modern AU? I admit that I tend to imagine him dressing super-warm (man's always cold no matter the temperature), wearing lots of layers that hide his frame, lots of dark color palettes (blacks, greys, that sorta thing) with the occasional splash of color (like golds, maybe greens or purples every once in a blue moon), but I'm interested to hear how you think the snake man would dress in a modern setting! And how would it stack up next to Eomer's wardrobe?

Eomer: I have 500 colours, though many are variations of reds, greens, blues, and golds.

Grima: i wear black.

Eomer: I know. You're my tiny snaky summer goth.

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We're talking Grima at the height of his power? Whatever form that might take in this world. I think he dresses well. One of my annoyances with the films is how he is dressed (the costume team is phenomenal and did a fantastic job, but I didn't like PJ's vision).

He comes from nothing, is self-made to a certain degree, and aside from his skills/education/etc., he relies on people's good opinion of him and trust in him to succeed in life. Therefore, he's going to dress to impress, so to speak.

Visual representation of status and power are important, especially in the societies Rohan is modelled on and I don't see why Rohan would be any different. Therefore, Grima as chief advisor to the king, and whatever other sundry roles in the household/court he may have held, would dress accordingly. He represents the crown! he needs to look the part.

His face might be unfortunate, but his clothing would be immaculate. He also would dress with psychology in mind: how can I use my appearance to dominate the room/impose my will/manipulate people/get what I want etc.

Anyway, in modern day the same logic still applies. So he'd be wearing designer stuff if he can manage it. Regardless, everything would be well tailored and good quality. Certainly on the warm side, as I also subscribe to the fandom headcanon that he's cold all the time.

I also absolutely agree that his palate would remain dark - lots of blacks and greys and blues-so-dark-could-be-black. I can see him adding a bit of dark purples or maroons to the mix. Maybe dark, forest green. Rich and dark.

In his off hours, that's where I see the layering coming in. That man would own an absurd amount of sweaters that he lounges in. Eomer is like, 'There is no way you need fifteen sweaters.' and Grima is like, 'excuse me, I own eighteen, I'm currently wearing three of them. And yes, I do need them.' Eomer replies, 'It's August! It's 32 degrees out there!' Grima bundles up more and nests on the couch.

Eomer: ahhh my weird snake boy(?)friend(?) who is unable to regulate his internal temperature.

Grima: some of us aren't walking furnaces. Eomer.

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Grima has been known to steal Eomer's clothes which are too large for him but it allows greater layering opportunities when home and watching bad tv shows.

Eomer: I was planning on going out with Theodred for drinks and I was going to wear that cardigan you have on.

Grima: Too bad. Find a new cardigan, horse boy. I'm wearing it while I'm being anti-social and watching VEEP. I have four other layers on under it. I'm so pleased with myself.

Eomer: you are a very, very strange person.

Grima drinks his post-work beer and slides deeper onto the couch.

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For comparison to Eomer, it's mostly colour contrast. Eomer wears more colours on the whole, and while they're also on the rich side they're not nearly so dark. I suspect their sense of style is very different but I'd have to sit on it and think about it before I could land on exact distinctions between them. I can also see Eomer, on the whole, going more casual than Grima. He'd wear jeans to work, nice chic fashionable formal jeans, but jeans regardless. Compared to Grima who is always in proper dress slacks etc.

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thank you for the ask! :D :D

[safflowerseason]

ok just to add - I have a headcanon where Amy visits the office and Summer-From-Ohio-comms is in a meeting with BKD. Someone asks Amy for a quick consult and she was her usual snarky self and Dan is so hot and bothered and proud so when the people asked who she was he couldn't stop a grin from his face and say. 'That's my wife.'

Hahaha, awww, this is very cute. It probably wouldn't even need to be Summer-from-Ohio-comms...I'm sure this sort of thing happened before in BKD history 😉 I'm so glad you're loving the story so much to have your own headcanons!

[tall-mccartney]

God bless your endeavors in figuring this the fuck out 🫡

in veep we have selina's party and then the opposition party, selinas party is represented with blue and they're pro abortions (kind of) and pro clean jobs etc etc and then the opposition party is blue and presumably against all this stuff, but then jonah runs as veep for the blues w/ his platform of being anti "muslim math" and shit, which leads me to believe that politics in veep dont have a democratic-republican binary as we understand it. technically they dont really talk about things being liberal or conservative in it either right? so that spectrum cannot really be used to categorize political stuff either.

anyways we know the broad strokes of history are the same, ww2 happened, ww1 happened, major figures like hitler buddha lincoln washington whatever they all existed

veep also takes place in the same universe as the thick of it and in the loop so thats something, there is also a primary party and then the opposition party in the thick of it so i will look into that

anyways there is something fundamentally different about the veep universe than our world even pre-canon and i intend to get to the bottom of it 🫡

[goddesspharo]

fruit emojis asks: 🍒🍌🍈

fruit emoji asks! (I keep wondering how they chose which fruit corresponded to which question!)

🍒 What’s your favorite character dynamic to write? (Can be romantic or platonic, specific or general!)

Idiots in love who don't know it! More specifically, I love antagonistic relationships with an undercurrent of something more. A key example of this was Amy/Dan when Veep was good (so...not the last few seasons). I wish I could've written a line as good as "Amy, the gates of hell have opened and you are my plus one!" because that is ultimately the dynamic I strive for 90% of the time. The enemies to lovers trope is a classic for a reason! (The enemies to enemies who-are-boning to enemies-with-feelings to enemies-who-were-maybe-never-really-enemies trope is obviously the greatest sub-genre of said trope). Another key dynamic is awesome ladies and the himbos they feel begrudging affection towards! Sad sack dudes fighting injustice while being sad! (Basically, The X-Files?!??!?) I love it all! One dynamic that I love so much that I don't think I have enough perspective to write it is the dead girl haunting a narrative trope. (Jackie Taylor, you will always be my number one! Like Lilly Kane and Laura Palmer before you! The Solaris of it all!) I keep toying with the idea of it in different things but the legwork needed to translate what's in my head to something halfway decent feels like too much!

🍌 In your opinion, what’s the funniest joke/reference/pun you’ve made in a fic?

I probably conflate a lot of humor with banter because like...no one's telling knock knock jokes here so it's more like the dynamic of the thing is funny or it's not. That said, the end bit in that's what narcissists do cracks me up if for no other reason than because you could throw the line "It's called operant conditioning, dickhead" into Top Gun: Maverick without feeling out of place. (I also think that the Batman/Vampire references re: Robert Pattinson's Bruce Wayne are hilarious every time I write or read them but I'm dumb like that.)

🍈 Who’s your blorbo and what are some of your favorite headcanons/ideas about them that repeatedly show up in your fics? Free pass to rant about blorbo opinions.

When did we start calling them blorbos? That has to be a tumblr specific thing, right? Or I'm just An Old? Didn't they used to be referred to as Flavors of the Week/Month/Year/Embarrassingly-Extended-Period-of-Time? Apparently all I write anymore is TGM fic (let me stopppppppp) so I guess it would be Hangman? Although I almost never write in his perspective - stay tuned! maybe! this new thing might not see the light of day - so maybe it's Phoenix? I don't know, I think Hangman is a handsome idiot who deflects that he is a marshmallow encased in spectacular abs by being a jackass. And Phoenix has had to grind for every rung she has climbed and applies that well-earned weariness/caution to her relationships outside of the Navy so the only thing she can easily commit to is her lack of commitment.

I think it's almost MORE interesting to have a "blorbo" and have no canon for them. After all, fic is excuse to let your favorite characters be chameleons. If you frame something right, you can get away with a lot of differing ideas so I find that I am more flexible with "headcanons" for characters I love (re: backgrounds; not necessarily the fundamentals of what I think make the character who they are) and can't stop writing than I am for drive-by peripheral characters, to be honest. For instance, I decided while writing we're busy still saying please that Halo was a new age weirdo who was super into burning sage and healing crystals (cue Breaking Bad Hank's "it's not a rock, it's a mineral") and that tiny bit of characterization has popped up here and there ever since.

[callmeforasadtime]

[madame-fear]

thanks for tagging me, love !! @captainsophiestark 💐🌸

: ̗̀➛ favourite colour : ahh, hard one! quite a few, actually 😅 black, crimson gold, light blue/pink/violet, and dark green/blue.

: ̗̀➛ favourite flavour : chocolate and raspberry

: ̗̀➛ favourite series : house of the dragon, the tudors, and i guess family guy! ♡

: ̗̀➛ last song : swim, by chase atlantic 😍 i've lately been listening to the veeps live version, totally obsessed!

: ̗̀➛ last movie : well, i don't watch many movies, but i think last movie i watched was gone girl!

: ̗̀➛ currently reading : a pdf forensics book about genetics but i don't remember the name HAHAH helppppp

: ̗̀➛ currently watching : nothing in particular tbh, just random documentaries and i've been lately frequenting tiktok quite a lot :p

: ̗̀➛ currently working on : several things, actually! lucerys velaryon crashing on y/n's wedding, valentine's headcanons for gotham! jonathan crane, lucerys confessing his love to y/n, etc — SOOO many things! :D

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Favorite Color: Blue

Favorite Flavor: Chocolate

Favorite Music: So many different things and it changes all the time, but right now it’s been a lot of old 5 Second of Summer

Favorite Series: Agent Carter is for sure up there, and I’ve been watching What We Do In The Shadows lately which I’ve also been LOVING

Last Song: Cross Me, Es Sheeran and Chance the Rapper lol

Last Movie: Maybe Bullet Train? I’ve been very busy with school so I haven’t had a TON of time to watch anything new lately…

Currently Reading: A book about wacky past motor races

Currently Watching: What We Do In The Shadows

Currently Working On: A very fun Daniel Sousa request from one of my absolute favorite people (who also tagged me in this 👀❤️)

Tagging (no pressure): @hellotvshowtrash @auroracalisto @madame-fear @bandshirts-andbooks and anyone else who wants to do it!!