Fun Facts about his Friend Group:

All of them singularly will ONLY go to a bar, club, or party if at least one other person from the group comes with. It does tend to branch out a lot of times and leads to them all going though because— hey, if two are already going, why not make it a group outing?

Sam and Jess tend to be the “chaperones” or “caretakers” of the group when they go out. Sometimes Jess’ll let go and run wild but Sam isn’t the biggest fan of alcohol or getting drunk, so it’s incredibly rare he genuinely tries to get drunk. Most of the time he only does so if he’s going through a bad episode or dealing with something stressful.

Brady likes to try and stay sober too, maybe just a bit tipsy, but with some coaxing and reassurance from Rebecca—who’ll be referred to as Becca for the rest of these—he lets her drag him to the bar or drinks table and order shots and drinks for them both. If the reasoning behind not wanting to get drunk isn’t because of nerves or not wanting to be a burden, he just doesn’t feel like dealing with a hangover, Becca will ask once, maybe twice, then let it go. Same with Luis.

Back when Sam had a dorm rather than apartment, it would frequently be the hangout spot for the group. He’s sleeping? They’re playing a card/board game while waiting for him to wake up. He’s doing schoolwork on his laptop? They’ll turn on a movie or exchange pictures and videos from hangouts days prior. He’s getting ready? Jess and Becca will come in randomly to see if he has any accessories they can borrow or use his mirror to fix up their makeup, tending to help with his outfit in the process.

Sam is completely fine just handing over his clothes for people to borrow. Jess needs a jacket because it’s cold? Go ahead. Brady needs a tie? In the top dresser. Some random FTM guy he barely knows needs some more masculine clothes and can’t afford to buy some at the moment? Take half of Sam’s wardrobe. He doesn’t care as long as you give it back eventually. Hell, he might let you keep a few pieces if he doesn’t really wear them.

They LOVEE to make little quilts on the floor to lay on as a projector plays a movie on the wall. Same with pillow forts. They take that shit SERIOUSLY. Making an entire architectural building plan for it. (Sam especially loves it as it sort of gives him semblance of what a normal childhood could’ve been like for him.)

Becca and Sam have a sort of older brother-little sister bond? But it’s more like a platonic soulmates bond with some sibling-esque features sprinkled in.

Brady and Becca have INSANE beef. They don’t get along that well but they don’t want the other to be kicked out of the group either. Platonic tension is crazy. They wanna be friends so bad.

HOWEVER, while they might hate each other, they did not play about each other. If Becca needs to be escorted back to her dorm/apartment because she’s drunk? Trust Brady will be walking her the entire way, letting her lean on him and glaring at every person that gets a bit too close for comfort or stares a bit too long. And if Becca finds out he’s get picked on or harassed? She will be documenting every piece of evidence, getting witness testimonies, and making sure the perpetrators asses get EXPELLED.

Luis was actually the first person that was able to convince Sam to go to a bar or college party with him. Not Jess or Brady or Becca, Luis. Jess definitely invited him, but didn’t want to push too hard as she didn’t know why Sam didn’t like bars. Luis made a full fledged plan though and promise not to drink a single drop of alcohol just so Sam would feel safer going and drinking himself. Sam found he didn’t hate it, but definitely only really liked going because of the company he brought with, not because of the liquor.

After finding out Sam did soccer and never got to continue it, they all go out sometimes after lectures and play soccer. Maybe they’ll set up a little picnic too! Most of the time Brady doesn’t really like to get up and move around a lot. Sweat is really uncomfortable for him. So, he shouts encouragements from the sidelines while he sips on bottled water and maybe catches up on some work. Zach will join him for a few minutes sometimes. This is one of Sam’s favorite hangouts.

They all met at around the same time. Well, Sam, Becca, and Brady did. They all paired together for a group project, and they started out as only friends for necessity. The kind of friends that you become friends with only to have someone to partner with for projects or sit by without the awkwardness and think you’ll never get closer to them, but they did! Sam met Jess during a lecture after needing to compare notes with someone and they just clicked. Then Becca introduced Luis to Sam!!

Sam isn’t super social, but not in the way where he’s anxious to talk to people, he just don’t gaf. Zach and Brady get him to ask their professors about stuff or go up and order their drinks for them. He doesn’t mind doing it, even teases them a little about it with a grin on his face.

They all don’t really have favorites, they all enjoy each other’s company the same. But they do have preferred people for certain things. Study group sessions? Sam, Jess, and Brady tend to stick together as their study style is similar to one another’s. If someone else needs some tutoring? Then that depends. Sam is usually a great teacher. For drinking nights? Luis and Becca like going out together, inviting Sam or Jess along as a chaperone as they’ll get a bit irritated at the two if they don’t. Late night walks through town? Zach, Sam, and Jess like to do that together, as it’s peaceful and comfortably calm. Sam also does so with Luis and Becca too though, Luis making stupid jokes and Becca and Sam laughing loudly, all of them leaning on one another, arms wrapped around each other’s shoulders.

They will just randomly burst into each other’s dorms/apartments. They’ll stop doing so for one person if said person truly hates it, but none of them tend to mind.

They are not ashamed to say “I love you!” Or “Love you!” To each other because they KNOW there’s never any romantic undertones unless it’s Jess and Sam saying it to each other, so it lets them be comfortable with one another. Same thing occurs with affection, physical or otherwise.

Samjess Fun Facts/Headcanons:

Jess absolutely INSISTS on doing Sam’s makeup for Halloween. He’ll be laying down and she’ll be straddling him, hunched over. Her tongue will be stuck out, eyes narrowed in concentration as she does his eyeliner. A brush will be in one hand and the eyeshadow pallet will be balanced in the other. Sam doesn’t mind at all. Loves it, in fact. His hands will gently hold her waist, thumbs softly rubbing against her skin.

They have each other’s favorite drink orders memorized. Whether it be liquor or a nonalcoholic beverage, they have that shit LOCKED DOWNNN.

Jess will absolutely bridal carry Sam to the car if he gets too drunk on those hard nights. Do NAWT worry about Sam, he’s right where he wants to be.

They’ll get into fake arguments that’ll always end with them laughing, making fun of stuff the other and they themselves said. They tell their friends they’re practicing for when they get married.

They do not go to bed angry at each other. If they get into an argument? If one of them is mad at the other? They will be talking it out and COMMUNICATING before they go to bed. Doesn’t matter if they have to stay up to do so. Jess constantly reinforces this, was the one that brought it up.

Sam will let Jess test her perfume or use her perfume on him, sometimes even asking to do so. She’ll also use his limited cologne collection. What can I say? They just like have the other’s scent on each other.

They do switch out on who little spoons and who big spoons. Sometimes they’ll just become a jumbled mess of limbs that’s definitely not comfortable to look at, but comfortable for them.

Physical affection is so important for both of them. I’m being so fr. Kissing literally anywhere. Neck? Nose? Forehead? Lips? Hand? ANYWHERE. They frequently hold hands, fingers are interlocked and they’re SQUEEZING. Sam will constantly have a hand on Jess’s waist, thumb rubbing against the skin, grip softly squeezing from time to time. It just helps him stay grounded.

Stanford Era!Sam Fun Facts/Headcanons:

Sam has repeatedly considered calling Dean. Even staying up until the late hours of the night and early hours of the morning, phone in hand. He’ll stare at the contact, thumb hovering over it. It’d be so easy. Just one press. But then he overthinks. He never ends up calling Dean.

Sam let his room get really messy when he was living on his own because… well, he was living on his own. His dad’s nagging wasn’t there, the warnings that being unorganized was dangerous, could make it hard to find his weapons in a time of crisis. It felt good to know he had control over this, so he let it get messy. Once he and Jess moved in together, he did become more organized, but it was his choice this time. Not John’s. His.

He still kept weapons, of course he did. They were just hidden. Under his mattress, against his bed frame. Maybe in his mattress too. The only indication being a hole that bled through the material if you bothered to flip it over. His sheets always hid it further.

Sam was absolutely planning to be a loner throughout his college years. Maybe even far into adulthood too. When he became friends with Becca and Brady, he thought God finally answered his prayers for once, finally let him live. He didn’t think his personality or how he was as a person was what made them enjoy his presence, he thought it was pure luck.

He likes to spend his free time just walking around campus, enjoying the scenery, the air, just proof that he’s there. Despite what John wanted for him, despite his destiny, he achieved this. He built this future with bruised and bloodied hands and he didn’t even mind the scars anymore.

Sam got a part of his hair dyed for Halloween one year and absolutely hated it. It was a piss yellow because the outfit had been a sort of robotic costume, and it looked the worst. He said he wouldn’t mind getting his hair dyed, but he was NEVERR letting yellow into his hair ever again.

Fin.

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[ You can take these headcanons for yourself !! That’s why I made them lmao. Take them for personal use, for art, for fics, I do not care !! Don’t need credit either. :D ]

[ All of these guys are canon characters btw!! I just added a bit more backstory to them. ]