DAVE STRIDER
TG: well get you a man my pale brother
TIMELINES
choose your flavor from the ice cream bar
Romance
who his little pogchamps are
headcanons
what's this bitch like even
headcanons (2!)
proceed with caution, these are the heavier ones. tw: abuse and death
Headcanons
> he/him | bisexual
> black
> would be 6'0 if he ever stood up straight, but as it is, he's got a horrible slouch and looks like he's 5'10".
> ambidextrous, but prefers to use his left hand.
> he is a cocktail of mental illnesses. ADHD, depression, anxiety... your standard dave fare.
> he straightens his hair. it isn't naturally straight, but he is a natural blond.
> waaay more vain than people expect. he'll still look stupid for a joke or to prove a point or whatever, but he has a strong interest in fashion due to spending a lot of time with kanaya on the meteor (and also just liking it on his own time).
> furry at heart. akwete has a place in his heart.
> it's not too hard to fluster him if you know what you're doing. kisses to his palms get him especially bad, but surprising him with some real romantic shit or sweet words when he doesn't expect it is also very effective.
> very touchy-feely once he's close with someone; he'll usually throw his arm over their shoulder or stay near them.
> adopts roxy's typing style sometimes, throwing a u in instead of a you and the like. uses 'prolly' and 'obvs' a lot because of that.
> when it comes to showing his affection, he's a big on acts of service, quality time, and gifts. when it comes to receiving affection, quality time and physical touch is super important to him.
> in most rped timeline versions, keeping his shades on has become less of a worry. since everyone already knows his eye color, he'll take them off for jokes and the like, but he still consistently wears them because of his photosensitivity.
> if you hand him something edible, usually he'll eat it without thinking twice.
> loves having his hair played with.
> if you get him laughing really hard, he'll cackle like terezi. it's hard to get there and usually he covers his laughter with his hand but like. it's possible if you're determined.
> like early on in the comic, sometimes flickering pixels will appear by his head/around him. if you ever see a '?' or '!' independent, assume it's a cute little flickering pixel by his head.
> he talks so fast that he'll trip over words, forget them entirely, or just fuck them up several times in a row. (this is an ic explanation for typos, but he also just... rushes his words all the time.)
> a huge packrat. he forgets to clear his sylladex out and has a hard time throwing shit out.
Romance
> SHIP LIST <
davejohn/june
davejade
davekat
aradave
daverezi
...pretty much anyone you could pitch at me that isn't related to him. i also love multifandom shipping and multishipping!
typically doesn't do kismesitudes or get really into quadrants, but i'm willing to figure something out if you have a good pitch 👀