pittlings unite!!!

Rabbot are doing their usual playful bickering one morning after Dennis stayed the night. They’re making breakfast while Dennis sits a few feet away at the table and sleepily rubs his eyes. They’re not really arguing, just playfully nipping at each other like all married couples do. Until, of course, Dennis mumbles a barely audible “oh my god just fuck already.” And he doesn’t expect them to hear him, but the two men, so used to Dennis playing sweet, turn their heads to him slowly. “Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?” Robby chuckles while Jack tsks. “Since when did you have an attitude?”

Robby’s standing next to Dennis at work and Park walks by. Dennis mumbles, “asshole” and Robby has to fight to not laugh from how it catches him off guard.

Or they’re all in bed together and Jack is on his side, holding Dennis and rubbing his thumb in circles on his skin. Robby’s on the other side of Dennis, quietly snoring in a way that Jack has learned to tune out after sleeping by him for so long. Dennis shuffles and hums, “God, he’s so fucking old,” and Jack, who he thought was asleep, is poorly concealing a chuckle.

he got bit at an extremely young age, thinking like 7 years old, when he snuck out to the barn one night. he parents came out when they heard him screaming and shot the wolf but it didn’t go down and that’s how they knew it wasn’t a normal wolf. being out in the countryside, they’d known about supernatural-esque stuff so they immediately knew what dennis now was. but with their extreme religious takes, they essentially now viewed dennis as being possessed by a demon.

he wasn’t allowed in the house anymore, wasn’t allowed to interact with other kids outside of school hours. and since he was essentially stuck outside overnight, dennis’ natural instincts would prompt him to turn every single night rather than just on the full moon to protect himself from the cold and he essentially became the guardian dog of the farm. he would eat the scraps his family through out or the rodents he could catch around the barn, but he’d never touch the farm animals. when the nights were particularly brutal it was the sheep and the cattle that he’d curl up with for warmth. they were his pack. and because of this, dennis would have no control over his behaviour when shifted. his wolf had had no positive experiences with humans (his brothers would regularly torment him when shifted), yet plenty of positive experiences around other animals, he acts purely off instincts when shifted since he wasn’t taught how to merge the wolf and the human side of him like other werewolves.

he doesn’t even meet any other werewolves until he’s at the ptmc, when he meets robby and jack. he doesn’t even clock them as wolves because his own wolf and him are so disconnected, he only realises when jack and robby invite him to join them on the full moon. he says yes but is absolutely shitting himself. he never remembers anything when shifted and it afraid of hurting someone or embarrassing himself, ever since he’s been in pittsburgh he’s been locking himself up in a sewer to shift so the open woodlands that robby drives them to is very different. they can obviously tell that he’s nervous so they simply try and keep him calm, and when he shifts it’s becomes obvious why.

he’s submissive. like painfully terrifyingly submissive. he doesn’t let either of them get close and when they do he immediately drops to the floor showing his belly and whining like an unsocialised puppy. they also note the scarring on his body and immediately take him in.

it becomes routine, he joins them on every full moon (whether he wants to or not) and they begin to teach him how to actually be a werewolf, hunting with him, play fighting, grooming, the whole thing. it also translates into their work. jack becomes just as handsy with him as robby, both of them scent marking him constantly, checking up on him when he’s doing perfectly fine, jack even starts calling him pup. they become their own little ragtag pack of misfits.

whether it stays platonic or becomes something else is up to you but yeh.

I’m giving yall ase Dennis Whitaker (whether or not he’s sex repulsed, neutral, or positive is up for interpretation— I just think it’s important to show ase people in happy and healthy romantic relationships because my partner and I are both ase). Anyways— first hucklerobby and then Oliveberry cause I’m really feeling the ship rn :3 (also— please excuse my lack of direction, I have a migraine but I don’t wanna miss posting today)

Robby is anxious for weeks after he and Dennis start dating. He started on depression meds that basically killed his already geriatric libido. He’s just wondering when Dennis will ask for sex— but it never comes.

They go to the farmers market and Dennis will make them sandwiches from what they bought. They’d go for walks, volunteer at animal shelters— Dennis even took Robby to Amy’s farm to watch him work. Weeks turn into months and all Dennis asks for is a kiss— maybe the occasional makeout but it never goes beyond that.

Robby is half positive Dennis is secretly disgusted with him— he doesn’t see much other explanation. At least it’s that way until Trinity and Dennis drag him out to Pride and he sees Dennis. The boy was not subtle at all— the mlm flag and ase flag decorating him as he wrapped his arms around Robby’s neck and leaned in for a kiss.

Robby never asked— he didn’t feel he needed to anymore. It was clear that they both were happy and at night they cuddled into bed. Robby was happy to simply be loved without the pressure of performing for Dennis.

Dennis Whitaker had pushed aside relationships for the most part. It was rare to find other ase men— harder to find one who matched his life style enough to start a relationship.

Dennis may also have been lucky to find one James Ogilvie.

He really hadn’t planned to start anything with James— in truth it started after the med student asked him to coffee as thanks for helping him in the ambulance bay. He thought it was just something friendly—

He didn’t expect the dried lavender or for James to look so nice outside of his scrubs. His fluffy hair styled with small clips that looked like fruit. He had a feeling James didn’t get ready himself which somehow made it more endearing— made his heart flutter like a bird trapped in a cage.

He learned that James’ cousin did his hair— picked out the Hawaiian button down, white t-shirt, and jean shorts with checkered vans. Somehow it suited James in how not like him it was.

Somehow one surprise date turned into twenty planned dates which became Dennis stay over at James’ house. He knew he should have started with this— he definitely should have, but he wasn’t expecting it to go on this long or to grow so attached.

He was almost positive that James would break up with him the moment he learned that Dennis was ase— he watched the man’s face as he stared almost blankly at Dennis for a few moments before sagging into his chest. Dennis almost shot back from the sheer surprise of the sudden contact but forced himself to still as he heard James muttering soft “thank god”s.

After a few moments James finally pulled away, his hands shaking as he explained he had ocd— he was okay with touching people for the most part now— after forcing himself to get used to it so he could become a doctor. Unfortunately spit and other bodily fluids made his skin crawl terribly and he’d have to scrub at his body until it was red raw as well as anything it touched. Wash his clothes three times to ensure they were clean.

Dennis wasn’t entirely sure if that made him the perfect boyfriend— but he was more than thankful to have someone who understood his desire for other forms of intimacy.

Did they laugh it off together? Did Langdon feel that bite in the pit of his stomach, that burn of shame, knowing that he’d revealed a vulnerability to his mentor and had been mocked because of it? Langdon learned in that moment that his pain is something to be joked about, not worthy of concern, and that he could never come to Robby with something like that again.

Every day I am haunted. “You could have come to me.” But he had. Before he was ever prescribed a single pill, he had come to him. He had come to the man whose opinion he cared more about than almost any other man on the planet, legitimately believing even then that he was Robby’s best friend. He had brought something out—an admission of pain, of weakness, something often difficult for men to bring up to their friends in the first place—and Robby punted it away with a smile. Taught him that as his golden boy, perfection was expected from him. Taught him to keep everything that followed inside so that he wasn’t teased again.

This leads to both of them receiving misguided, though well intentioned “you need to be careful with that one” talks from vampire!Abbot

A couple months later, Princess pulls Trinity aside and offers her 3 blood bags set to expire, and tells her theres an empty private room she can use if she’s quick. Trinity’s surprised at how forward Princess is, but Dennis has been especially pale today and could definitely use a snack

In their tiny two bed apartment they own a chicken.

Said chicken came into their life on a random Tuesday. Dennis had a very very bad day at work the previous day with multiple of his patients dying. Trinity in her panic that Dennis is so upset that he literally couldn't get out of bed the next day decides in her infinite genius to go get him a chicken because she doesn't know what else to do.

He's a farm boy, surely he'll like a chicken.

She does not think of the repercussions of her actions.