Another thing! Why is Dex seen as the violent little ball of fist fighting? I really want to see pacifist Dex, who has seen a lot of violence. I really want pacifist Dex who grew up with a brother whos fist’s where always bloody. I really want pacifist Dex, who get’s really angry but can’t throw punches, because his mom already has one son in prison for assault, she does not need another one.
A Dex that has seen what war can do to a man, as his father went to war to help support his family. A Dex that has so much rage, and expresses it through creating computer programs, because that is an art in itself. A Dex that doesn’t ever drop his gloves on the ice, because he can’t afford to lose this scholar ship. A Dex who has seen so many good men go bad because of one punch- because really, all it takes is one punch, and then your throwing another one.
A Dex that can yell and scream and shout, but will never raise a finger to anyone, because he just can’t. A Dex that hates the fact that he can’t but also loves it, because it proves he beat the game. A Dex that will take a beating, but won’t dish it out, and when Nursey asks, “Dear god, Will, why didn’t you fight back?” He doesn’t have a ligament answer. A Dex who once got slapped for being unintentional homophobic (he had a genuine question, he wasn’t taught all these things. I know that this happens, it happened to me.) , and when everyone in the haus was just waiting for him to slap back, he kinda just left.
A Dex that will raise his voice, but never a fist.
– they first became close friends when tater was taken under snowy’s wing (think wingels taking hertl under his wing via the sharks)
– they do pretty much everything together as a duo (thanks n for the snowtots judging tweet)
– snowy makes tater feel less homesick (thats part of the reason why he got into classical music in the first place (and because its so calming for his pre-game routine) so imagine his face when tater actually knows nothing about it #rip)
– they’re always texting or quote tweeting/retweeting each other and they have a 🔥 streak on snapchat (they’re both tech and social media savvy) ((people low-key end up shipping them because they’re always seen together))
– they’re actually roommates at the beginning because it makes sense. they then become fast friends and best friends, before dating (its casual at first, but then it just ?? makes even more sense ?? and becomes more serious)
– double dates with jack and bitty !!!!
– they’re both fantastic with kids and they love them and want them one day (they’re eventually #blessed with twins, ethan and esther)
– they have a joint/family insta account and post so. many. adorable photos
– they’re both dog people and have, like, three? four? (when esther and ethan are older because they’re so big and boisterous)
“I’m say what I want,” Tater says. He’s a big shirtless basset hound in this bed, and Snowy wishes he had a bone or a chew toy to give him. “I want you marry me.”
“Right. Of course you do.” Snowy rolls over onto his other side.
OKAY SO OBSERVATIONS AS I OBSESSIVELY LISTEN TO HALO
1. The song just started in the first panel
2. From “didn’t even make a sound” to the chorus is a LONG TIME. 25 whole seconds. I think Jack stood there, heart sinking into the floor, frozen, he’s too late, he missed him– until Bitty said “lord”
3. And bitty almost definitely said “lord” at the beginning of the chorus, because he came in with the 2nd line in the last panel
i have a headcanon about my big russain baby Alexei Mashkov, where he just really relates to Jack and just really wanted to be his friend
like it’s no news that enhancement drugs are quite common in the Russian athlete world, so maybe Tater felt a lot of pressure to take them, but never did. and every day in the KHL he felt anxious and accepted the first team to offer a drafting in to the NHL because it wasn’t like that in the US
and then he came to the US and didn’t really know the language but he was a social butterfly and the team was alright so in the end it worked out well, and no one offers him drugs or takes bribes or anything and he just feels so safe.
and then he meets Jack and the guys tells him Jack’s story and Tater is like !!!! this smol american? he understand!!! and just wants to be his friend but he is not really good with smoothness so he’s like aaah!!! smol american got girlfriend!!! amercans like to talk about girlfriend!!! and one time he got to visit Jack and he has pie in his fridge and its AMAZING!!!! so girlfriend can cook? RIGHT compliment her cooking!!! Good!!! This will make smol american my friend!!!
Okay, but head canon that Tater starts jogging in the mornings with Jack. Tater hates jogging. Look, he will bike and lift and do whatever else he has to do but he hates running. But Jack comes to the Falcs and everyone is expecting a hotshot diva, bc Jack is being brought in to be the face of the franchise. Except Jack is quiet and a dork, doesn’t speak up outside of practice, ducks out whenever they go out after games. And yeah, maybe he reminds Tater and little of himself, 19 years old and fresh from Russia, broken English and the need to prove himself. So Tater decides they’re going to be friends.
They go on runs three times a week, Tater driving to Jack’s apartment. Afterwards they go up and Jack makes protein shakes. Days they don’t have practice after, Tater goes home and showers, then they meet for breakfast. The rest of the team finds out after about a month and chirp Tater relentlessly, bc they all know that Tater hates running. Jack is mortified, tries to tell Tater he doesn’t have to come anymore but Tater just laughs and is like"it’s okay zimmboni, is good for me, more stamina on ice yes? Also good for you, not run alone and sit sad in apartment after" and that’s that.
Except now Tater complains all the time, and Jack just laughs at him, running faster and making fun of him for not keeping up.
Jack opens up a bit more after that, invites Tater over to play video games. It’s on one of these afternoons, where they drove to Jack’s after practice and have played three hours of CoD and are starving that Tater digs through Jack’s fridge to see if he has anything to eat. He finds a container with pie, a sticky note on it that says “for when you’re missing me xx B ❤
He brings the container out to Jack who kind of freezes and Tater is like “you have girlfriend is why you never come out with us????” And Jack just nods, and Tater declares that he’s a bad friend for not telling him and he gets no pie. Ofc then Jack wrestles him bc that’s sugar crusted apple and like hell he isn’t getting any.
just moving along like everyone else 