Shaw pack and Mates Headcanons! Their first Sunbound Solstice as couples!
Angel's antics amused David, but he knew it would be too much to handle on the solstice when he felt like shit.
David was super nervous and tried to get Angel to leave him alone for that whole day by explaining it all a week in advance.
It did not work. Angel showed up the night before and was ready with shopping bags full of food, heat packs, ice packs, some extra blankets...
Pretty much everything he would need.
They insisted on staying over. David, in his growing state of exhaustion, gave little resistance. Angel promised not to be a menace this time.
The house was quiet when he woke. He could see through a crack in the door they were making breakfast in the next room, careful not to make any noise that might distress him.
There was fresh water on the nightstand.
His Angel took good care of him.
Asher hadn't told Baabe about magic by the time the sunbound solstice rolled around. After all, they were only a few months into the relationship.
The nausea kept him bound to the bathroom, hovering over the toilet bowl while crouched on the cold floor tiles. His hair was longer at the time, and it kept getting in the way. It felt gross. It sucked.
He had texted Baabe. He'd mentioned feeling sick, and not being able to meet up that day.
But they had a key to his apartment.
They'd let themselves in and found him in the bathroom, old tear streaks on his face.
They held his hair back for him. They brought him water to wash away the nasty taste in his mouth.
They got him into the shower, though he only managed to sit hunched over under the spray. Baabe rinsed the sweat off him and shampooed his hair.
That solstice was what resloved Asher's decision to tell Baabe about his magic.
Milo begged and begged Sweetheart for weeks to take the day off work for their own sake. True to form, Sweetheart was resolute to soldier-on. So Milo pulled the boyfriend card.
He described how lonely he would be on the solstice without his mate. How he would be so vulnerable all alone and weakened to his core, literally. He needed someone to remind him when to drink water or eat something. All he would need was to cuddle up to them in the quiet bedroom of his apartment, and that would make the day alright.
Sweetheart did a full 180 on their decision and the pair of them suffered the solstice a little less in each others arms.
Sam was cunning about his plans for his and Darlin's bad solstice. He came over the evening before and kept them up late.
Darlin ended up falling asleep to some cheesy movie, empty popcorn bucket and snack wrappers strewn on the coffee table. That kicked off Sam's plan.
He snuck in a full fridge's worth of food and drink. He locked the doors and double checked that all the curtains were drawn so there would be no leaving without him intercepting them.
By sunrise, Darlin was still on the couch in a deep sleep. They didn't stir until noon, surprised to find themselves relatively cool.
Sam had the air conditioning going and was nursing a headache from his place on the floor next to them.
Upon realising they were awake, he quickly pushed a bottle of water into their hands and ordered them to drink.
They complained. They insisted it was fine and they could take care of themself. But there was no mistaking the way their heart skipped a beat, not for either of them.
Their shared discomfort eased as the hours wore on. At midnight, Darlin had perked up enough to heat up some dinner for them both.
Together in front of the television again, Sam received their murmured 'thank you.' He slipped his hand into theirs and stayed that way for several hours more.
Christian and Amanda. THAT'S RIGHT, we're doing this.
They had been messing around since March when Amanda awkwardly brought up spending the solstice at her place. She had been dancing around the topic for weeks, wanting so badly to bring it up.
Christian, after a drawn out pause and starting a sentence a few times, eventually made the excuse that he would be spending it with his sister and mother out of Dahlia.
He brushed off the idea and put a little more distance between the two of them where they were seated. That hook up ended earlier than usual.
