This may very well have been the best ask I got in this game, because I have spent so much time coming up with some very in-depth answers. Thus, I saved it for last. Brace yourself for the incoming long post!

There are a lot of amazing headcanons shared within this fandom, but these are some of my own personal ones that I haven’t discussed at length publicly. 

1. They couldn’t pry themselves apart following that kiss in the street on 30th January 2018. My reasoning: The only time we’ve seen Charity’s hair straight (while working) in more than two years, was the 1st and 2nd of February. (On the 31st January, she was calling Vanessa about Tracy drinking too much in the pub, after doing a stride of pride from Tug Ghyll that morning.) My belief is that for a couple days there, they were so enraptured with each other that Charity skipped styling her hair to spend longer (in the shower) with Vanessa. 

2. Charity isn’t one for photos, but Vanessa is. My reasoning: There are (sadly) very, very few pictures of Moses and Ryan up in Jacob’s Fold, nor any recent ones of Charity with her other kids, despite the magnitude of photos on display within the cottage. I believe Charity has to be reminded to document moments, whereas Vanessa is constantly snapping away (there are hoards of photos of Johnny, Tracy, and Frank). I also believe Vanessa is the mastermind behind the many, many framed images. (Side note: there are a lot of pictures of Sarah up, which was maybe her way of making Sarah feel just as at home with them all moved in? Cute.) This one has been touched on in a few fics by others, but often as a result of the number of photos Vanessa had up in Tug Ghyll. I mean, she had a framed photo of Johnny on a shelf in the pantry. 

3. It was Charity who curled Vanessa’s hair before the inspection at the vets. My reasoning: Vanessa very rarely has her hair styled any other way than down straight or in a ponytail (or professionally styled in some fancy ‘do for more lavish events - ie. Isaac’s christening, Aaron & Robert’s wedding, Zak & Lisa’s wedding, etc.), but on two occasions she’s had her hair done in very distinct curls - the day of the inspection at the vet’s, and then a few weeks later at Chas’ baby shower. I believe that Charity curled Vanessa’s hair before the inspection to calm her down or distract her (and then rushed off to work at the pub), then perhaps offered to do it again when they were getting ready for the baby shower together. 

4. Their love languages. I could talk about my theories surrounding their love languages for an eternity because I have given it a lot of thought. I’m going to attempt to summarize my thoughts here, but they filled two pages of my notebook when I wrote them all out. The 5 Love Languages come from a book by Gary Chapman, and you can read more about them or take the quiz to find out your own here.  > Vanessa’s love languages: Acts of Service (giving) and Quality Time (receiving). My reasoning: (Giving) Early on in her relationship with Charity, Vanessa was established as very tactile with her affection. At first, I thought this was how she showcased her love for others, but if you look at her interactions with anyone else she cares about, she’s more prone to doing things for them (to the point of her own destruction) than reaching out and touching them as constantly as she does with Charity. You can see it in how she handles the Rhona drugs storyline, how she is when Tracy wakes up on the couch in Tug Ghyll sad or hungover or both, and even how she approaches finding Moira post-drinking spree when Isaac is sick.  (Receiving) Vanessa seems to be at her best emotionally when she’s spent ample time propping up the bar or hanging with Rhona, and you’ll notice she flaunts to being around people she cares about (even when she has other obligations). She basks in the affections of others time, but pulls away from it completely when she’s sad, often blaming others for the isolation she feels in those moments. I don’t think she recognizes this trait in herself because of that fact, but I know when she finally decided to let Charity flock to her side following her dad’s death, she perked back up.  > Charity’s love languages: Touch (receiving), Gift Giving (giving), and Words of Affirmation (giving).  My reasoning: (Receiving) I think Vanessa recognized quite quickly in their relationship that Charity responds better to touch than words and chose to be so tactile with her as an act of service. You can see it clearly in the way Charity visibly relaxes or softens when Vanessa’s making physical contact with her, but also in how she tenses for a moment when Noah goes to hug her out of the blue. If you watch for it, you’ll notice she leans into the people she cares about when talking to them, especially in the pub.  (Giving, early on) At the start of their relationship, Charity was content to flood her children with presents at every opportunity, and even attempted to do the same for Vanessa on the odd occasion. She seemed to believe still that love was something to be bought, or came as a result of pleasing others, which she appears to have grown out of (mostly) as her relationship with Vanessa got more serious.  (Giving, now) Charity is often the first you’ll hear declaring her love or gratitude for the people around her. She did it with Debbie as she was leaving for Scotland, with Marlon when he visited Noah in hospital, with Noah when he was home safe following the drugs incident, with Chas following everything regarding baby Grace, and at every opportunity with Vanessa. She’s not good at a lot of the other stuff, but I think she’s learning the power her words have. 

Do they walk one another to work? 

Yes. But since Vanessa literally lives three doors down from the Woolpack, this doesn’t take a whole lot of effort. Charity makes comments to this effect whenever Vanessa tells her to wait and she’ll walk with her.  “Oooooh, brilliant. I was wondering how I’d pass the time on that long trek to work.” (She secretly loves it though, especially when Vanessa takes her hand.)

Who picks the movie for movie night? 

I severely hope it’s Vanessa, because Charity seems to have not great taste in movies. Titanic is the most recent example, but I also remember her having a weird fascination with getting people to watch Naked Gun 33 and 1/3 at one point.  Anyway, I think their movie nights more often than not involve one or more of their kids, so they all have to compromise on a family friendly film.

Who gets teased the most by family/friends for going on about how happy they are with the other?

Oh God, I’m so useless at spontaneously coming up with stuff like this.

I put together some headcanons like IMMEDIATELY after their first couple of encounters that probably now don’t make any sense (look at the timestamp on the first post - we hadn’t even learned that Charity was planning on drinking tea in bed with Vanessa at that point).

My favourite of my own headcanons is maybe that Rubble is Johnny’s favourite Paw Patrol member because he wears yellow like Vanessa does? (First referenced in this fic) Which...isn’t actually Vanity related at all now I come to think of it, it’s a Johnny headcanon. So that’s useless.

After Vanessa and Charity finally get together, Vanessa talks about Charity so much that the swear box at the Veterinary Surgery is quickly rebranded the Charity box.  Vanessa has to pay a pound every time she says Charity’s name at work.  Proceeds are donated to the PDSA.  

Bonus: After a lunchtime visit from Charity during which the examination room door is kept firmly closed, Charity saunters out and lets Paddy and Rhona know that Vanessa owes the box at least twenty quid.

Vanessa’s always asking Charity’s opinion on the wedding arrangements because ‘You’ve had, what, fourteen weddings already?’  ‘Cheeky bitch. Three. Well, six. But only three proper ones.’

They decide not to be ‘given away’ due to the awkwardness of Charity having slept with Vanessa’s dad. Instead their their kids will walk them down the aisle.  

Noah insists on wearing a kilt for no apparent reason.

Unfortunately Moses swallows one of the rings while he and Johnny are practising being ring-bearers and there’s a nervous wait to see if it reappears before the big day.

They have Hen Dos that start separately and end the night at The Woolpack together.  Everybody wears capes and Vanessa drags Charity into the cellar for a nostalgic snog.

Charity calls Vanessa the night before the wedding in a panic about how she’s worried that she’s going to screw up their marriage because she’s screwed up every other marriage she’s ever been in but this one actually means something to her and she doesn’t want to ruin it. Vanessa sighs and tells her she’ll be right over.  Vanessa turns up at the pub, pushes past Charity and goes to the kitchen where she starts making hot chocolate.  She carries two mugs to the couch and sets them on the coffee table and beckons Charity to join her.  When she does, she wraps her arms around her and kisses the top of her head.  ‘When you’re worried or scared, I will be here to give you a cuddle and a hot chocolate and listen to what you need to say.  If you don’t want to get married tomorrow because it puts some kind of pressure on you, then we won’t.  And we’ll still be us and it’ll still be brilliant. Okay?’  And that’s when any lingering doubts Charity has about marriage disappear.  They drink their hot chocolate while watching awful middle-of-the-night TV and fall asleep on the couch, where they are found the next morning by Debbie and Chas, who are both surprised to learn that Charity appears to be the little spoon in the relationship.  

Charity surprises everyone by crying during the vows.  

After the ceremony, Debbie immediately starts calling Vanessa ‘mum’ because she thinks it annoys her, but Vanessa actually loves it.  

Rhona and Chas do a joint speech at the reception, incorporating a PowerPoint presentation of embarrassing photos from the past.

Charity is constantly texting Vanessa things that are far too rude for work.  Rhona keeps trying to steal her phone to see what has caused her to blush.  One time Paddy accidentally looks over her shoulder and then can’t look her or Charity in the eye for a week.

Vanessa cannot find a place to hide birthday/Christmas presents from Charity because she always finds them.  

Rhona accidentally lets it slip to Charity that she’s the best sex Vanessa has ever had and Charity gloats about it for a month.

Charity starts recording animal documentaries that she thinks Vanessa might enjoy.  Sometimes they even watch them together.

Robert and Vanessa sometimes meet up for a drink to discuss the trials and tribulations (and the good bits) of dating a Dingle.

Sometimes Charity will drink whisky because she knows the taste of in her mouth reminds Vanessa of their first kiss.

One night Vanessa comes home late from work to find Charity asleep on the couch with Johnny asleep on her chest and it’s the cutest thing she’s ever seen.  Of course she snaps a pic and puts it on Facebook.

Tracy is determined to be the Most Supportive Sister Ever™ and is desperate to get Vanessa and Charity to go to Manchester Pride (or Leeds Pride at least).  

Charity’s favourite thing about Vanessa being a vet is that she can legitimately ask questions like ‘Get much pussy action today?’ and not get in trouble for it.

There’s nothing Vanessa loves more than when Charity throws on one of Vanessa’s flannel shirts in the morning as she shuffles off to get her coffee.

Vanessa quickly finds that being part of the Dingle clan is like having dozens of siblings that annoy the hell out of you, cheat you at cards, but have your back when it’s really needed.

Charity is well aware that she is completely whipped.  Most of the village is aware that Charity is completely whipped.  Vanessa remains oblivious that Charity is completely whipped.

Rhona goes to Charity to give her the ‘best friend’ talk about how she better treat Vanessa well or else.  And she ends it with ‘Don’t break her heart...like I did.’

Charity desperately tries to find a sexy vet trope, but there’s just nothing sexy about muddy wellies and implements for giving cows internal exams.

Robert takes great pleasure in teasing Charity about her sexuality.  “Holidaying in Lesbos this week are we?”

After the third time Paddy walks in on them when they’re half-naked and breathless, Vanessa begins to suspect that Charity is deliberately tracking his movements just to see his face turn that shade of red.

Vanessa begs Charity to stop comparing her with her dad.  Even though the comparisons are favourable, it’s still awkward.

When Charity and Vanessa argue, which they do quite often, Chas always takes Vanessa’s side and it drives Charity mad.  

Charity complains loudly about being woken up whenever Vanessa gets an emergency call-out in the middle of the night. In a moment of drunkenness, she admits it’s not about losing sleep, but because she misses Vanessa’s warmth next to her in bed.  

Johnny calls Charity ‘mummy’ one day and she thinks he’s just said it by accident.  But when he keeps saying it, she mentions it to Vanessa.  Vanessa says she’s noticed too, and is fine with it if Charity is.  Charity has a little private cry about it later.