ANDERSON BROTHERS HEADCANONS
-Adam HATES wearing suits or any formal attire in general. He’s just not a fan of how restrictive and uncomfortable they can be — he literally can’t breathe in them, tailored to his size or not. It’s just not his thing since he grew up wearing clothes that were practical AND comfortable, and that notion kind of stuck. thus, this why he has no fashion sense at all. and why his shoes at too big (according to Aaron).
- (Canon?) Aaron hates spiders — he’s more than a little uncomfortable around them, but he’ll never outwardly show it. He keeps up that nonchalant charm while dying inside. James, on the other hand, completely different. he’s more then outward about his hatred for them. he hates spiders so much and they give him the chills. he’s screamed bloody murder around them more than once. Even Anderson, their father, hated spiders a little too much. It’s a weird family trait… HOWEVER! Adam, on the other hand, doesn’t mind them at all — he actually finds them kind of cool, and whenever he finds one circling around, he catches it in a little cup and sets it free.
- Back at Omega Point, when James was little, the other kids dreaded playing games with him. Not because they didn’t like him — they LOVED him, he was pretty popular — but because in any game or sport he played with them , even if he’d never played it before, he’d immediately pick it up and always win, lol. Without mercy too.
- While trying to salvage what the Reestablishment had taken away, Aaron managed to save some record players and keeps one in the house, along with the records that survived the purge. He genuinely grew to like the art of music, having a very particular taste with the songs he listens too. More to that though, he prefers playing on record, and just the general style of record players in general. There’s a strange, sleek comfort in them.
- Back in school, Adam’s favorite subject was geography, and he was weirdly good at it. He didn’t mind spending entire units on landscapes, environments, peoples, and places. It was fun to “visit” so many places from the comfort of the classroom. That’s probably why he’s so into road trips now: he likes the destination just as much as the getting-there part, since it’s a good way to learn about the land and its people, fr.
- Because of James’s healing ability, he never gets sick. Like, ever. He’s come close to the edge of feeling nauseous or dizziness, but he’s never actually gotten sick, feverish sick, all because his ability keeps him from it. If he ever were to get sick, he’d be really cranky and annoying.
- Adam and James tan really easily… Warner, not so much. He’s very cautious about staying out in the sun too long, since he’ll get a little sunburned from it.
- Warner eventually acquires reading glasses at some point in his life. Juliette likes them a little too much.
- James tried to get a tattoo when he turned 18, but again, because of his healing ability, within the hour the tattoo had healed itself away 😭 Even when he tried turning his power off, the moment he turned it back on, his skin would heal right over it again. It’s a sensitive topic for him.
- James doesn’t have a traumatic relationship with alcohol like poor Adam and Warner do — neither of them drinks, because of Anderson’s alcoholism — but James avoids it for a different reason entirely: he’s kind of a lightweight. Also he’s like a truth descriptor, he’ll spill whatever crosses his mind without a second thought.
- Adam, Gigi, and Roman built little birdhouses for their front and back yards, so they could house and feed the local birds in the neighborhood.
- Adam hates horror movies… like, a lot. They stress him out, and when there are kids in horror movies? He’s extra freaked out, because damn, those kids are scary.
- James really enjoys romcoms.
-Aaron is like the worse person to watch movies with because he will always predict the plot/plot twists to EVERYTHING. Literally within ten minutes of the movies, he’s already solved with the big plot points are and it always ticks Kenji off.
-Adam has a minor pollen allergy, and he finds it a little embarrassing.
-James loves amusement parks, and he loves going on the most horrifying rides ever. When the New Republic brought back amusement parks and James went for the first time, instead of going on the kiddy or tamer rides first, he grabbed Kenji and forced him onto the scariest roller coaster known to man. Kenji swears he saw his life flash before his eyes as James begged him to go one more time.
-Adam and James’ favourite season is summer. Warner’s favourite season is fall.
-Warner regrets that one time in Restore Me when he told James that he’d grow taller one day, because James never lets him live it down.
-Moreover, James is also slightly taller than Adam. James is the tallest Anderson brother… but he is also the exact same height as Anderson.
-James didn’t like his freckles growing up.
Warner literally keeps that damn tablet on him at all times. He’s basically an iPad kid at this point.
-Speaking of which, while Warner is really good with technology, Adam isn’t. He knows what he knows, and he’s good with that. But any newer tech kind of confuses him. He’s like an old man in a young person’s body when it comes to technical stuff.
-James kind of has permanent case of “bedhead.” No matter how much he combs or brushes his hair, there are always little pieces sticking out. It’s kind of cute, though.
-Warner had to teach both James and Adam how to tie a tie.
-Adam gets easily sea sick.
-James’ favourite song would be “It’s Gonna Be Me” by *NSYNC… like, deadass. Whenever he’s left to his own devices, this is the song he’d end up humming to himself.
-Adam was a pretty sensitive child growing up, especially before Mama Kent’s death and whenever Anderson wasn’t around. James, on the other hand, barely cried when he was a baby. He was always smiling and giggling.
-Warner hates Velcro shoes. Like, a lot. If he could ban them and erase them from existence, he would because they’re so ugly to him.
-Warner and Adam’s least favourite song is “It’s Gonna Be Me” by *NSYNC.
-Adam and James’ favourite pastime growing up was playing I Spy. The darker reason behind this was that Adam wanted to keep James aware of and vigilant about their surroundings. It taught him to pay attention.
-A game Warner and James would play after the fall of the Reestablishment is chess. This is the only game James is really bad at.
Surprisingly, despite Adam’s initial thoughts, he quite enjoys playing chess. He’s actually pretty good at it, but unfortunately, whenever he’s playing against Warner… Warner always wins.
-James doodles whenever he’s really bored.
When the baby is born, Warner is the one who picks out a lot of the baby’s clothes. He’s a fashionista, so of course that’s going to reflect on his and Juliette’s kid.
-If Candy Crush existed in the Shatter Me universe, it would be Adam’s favourite game.
-James and Warner would despise Candy Crush.
Adam only makes so many typos in his messages because he texts really fast.
-James would be the type of texter who mostly responds with stupid emojis.
-Juliette would buy Warner those stupid stress balls to fidget with whenever Kenji or James pisses him off a little too much. It keeps him from wanting to take out his gun.
-James cheated on a math test once.
-Whenever the Anderson brothers get into a car together, James always try’s to propose the idea of him driving, but Warner shuts him down. James would try to sit in the front seat, but the moment he’d open the passenger seat door, Adam slides in line “ha, you thought. very funny.” So James is left grumbling in the backseat. This is their unofficial-official seating arrangement when driving.
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