a thought that haunted me the other night at like 2 am: rose and dave hold hands in their sleep. doesnt matter if they went to sleep holding hands, or if they fell asleep a stupid distance away from each other—at some point during the night or day or whenever theyre sleeping, rose’s hand finds dave’s, or dave’s finds rose’s, (they can never figure out which) and they wake up like that. one time dave falls asleep sprawled across the foot of the bed and rose falls asleep curled up on top of the pillows and somehow they wake up the next day, arms outstretched, fingers linked. they crash at john’s house, rose on the couch, dave on the floor, and rose wakes with a dead arm bc it was hanging over the side, fingertips tracing dave’s palm.
bonus: their dreamselves hold hands while rose and dave are awake and imagining this in a no-sburb au i am ready for death
Tag: headcanon
do you get the feeling that alpha rose and dave’s decisions to leave their kids a ton of alcohol and a lifetime supply of orange soda respectively was just a series of passive aggressive dares that got out of hand
#no rose i am literally actually going to leave him nothing but orange soda #im not fucking joking #this isnt some kind of joke party where we sit around telling jokes #this is real fucking life #welcome to reality #reality is a place where dave strider is going to fill his apartment with nothing but sweet fizzy nectar #strap yourself in because the futures speeding towards us and its full of orange slice #Dave I don’t know how I could possibly articulate myself more effectively. #This was never a joke and your incessant need to affirm your sincerity only calls it more insistently into question. #I am not interested in what you’re doing with your place. I am only keeping you abreast of developments in my own personal strategem. #And I am leaving Roxy so much liquor she could pickle a cat. #ok good so were both totally serious about this #Of course.
rose/dave
JESUS CHEESEWHEELS GUYS, ANYONE WOULD THINK YOU LIKE DIRTY, DIRTY INCEST
It’s okay, so do I. Hint: no matter who I ship them with, it is always there in my prehistory as I write it that once upon a time Dave Strider and Rose Lalonde loved each other.
who is the big spoon/little spoon
Dave and Rose have to pick the position where they are least likely to break each other’s bones in the case of nightmares, so I think that they actually sleep back-to-back. Rose wakes up with a stiff shoulder because Dave will hold her hand, and then it will do a continental drift so that he is sleeping with her arm tucked under his arm. Not that they don’t spoon at all, Dave Strider is the designated long-bus-ride big spoon, but this is their favourite huddle in trying times. They are a couple who have legit had STELLA moments where Dave carries his wife up the stairs though she is possibly not pregnant at the time, unless she is, I am just saying
dersecest baby ΦωΦ
Both because otp ye
- favorite non-sexual activity: Music, dancing, both actually thrive with creativity. Dave still has a fondness for creating the sickest beats and Rose never stopped with the violin, and if you’ve listened to Derse Dreamers you see how great they sound together. Dancing is another thing they really like doing. It’s an excuse for Rose to wind down a little and for them to be close. Dave actually prefers the slow dancing, but Rose would enjoy mixing it up, trying new things, and definitely making Dave uncomfortable. (See: dirty dancing in the house you grind on that boy rose)
- who uses all the hot water: It really depends. Lots of times Dave spends more time thank he thinks he does in the shower, goofing off, pretending to be a rock star, styling his hair in stupid ways. Rose knows this and usually lets him. But she likes to take long showers herself to think and be alone, so if he doesn’t hurry up she tends to strip down and join him herself. This usually derails him nicely. Except for that one time she just kicked him out.
- most trivial thing they fight over: Food shopping, where things belong. Rose is very adamant on not placing swords in the refrigerator and insists that whole-wheat bread is better for you. Dave thinks the fridge is a perfectly fine place to store his weaponry, why else would it have so many compartments, and fuck your whole-wheat bread he’s sticking with white bread. Rose bought an incredibly ostentatious display rack for Dave’s katanas and hung it right above the fridge – just out of reach for Dave – and stocked the entire kitchen with white bread in a fit of passive aggressive anger. No one knows how she got the swords so high up, nor does anyone know where she got so much bread or what she did with the food that was previously in its place. After that Dave compromised and buys both kinds of bread. He kept the display rack, though.
- who does most of the cleaning: Both, actually. Though Rose would be happy with letting things clutter up as long as she can find her stuff, she’s a very proud host. Her house has to be pristine and perfect for any and all guests – though usually it’s just John and Jade dropping by – and she’ll save the clutter for her work room. Dave simply doesn’t mind the cleaning. It gives him time to listen to his music and think and put his swords exactly where he wants them.
- what has a season pass on their dvr/who controls the netflix queue: Rose is the unchallenged master of the television. Dave would happy to watch a shitty comedy every night, but he’s often amazed at the obscure films Rose picks out that are actually really good. Rose does have a fondness for shows like The Office and Arrested Development, and Dave appreciates the humor. Though he was incredibly anguished at the end of three seasons and has made it a goal to get someone to start that up again.
- who calls up the super/landlord when the heat’s not working: Rose does. Dave would try to fix it himself otherwise in a fit of manly pride. The one time Rose let Dave attempt to fix the heat his arm got stuck in a pipe and he had begun shrieking when a large spider appeared and he had no means of escape. Rose took a picture and put it in an ironically large couple’s scrapbook labeled “Fond Memories.“
- who steals the blankets: Dave is used to heat, so upon coming up North he takes all of the blankets. Rose usually just curls up next to him and by the next morning Dave is somehow wrapped around Rose with most of the blankets on her side.
- who leaves their stuff around: Rose leaves more stuff around than Dave, though he makes his fair share of messes. Dave thinks it’s a lot of fun to flash step in behind Rose and move her stuff around the house.
- who remembers to buy the milk: Rose remembers, then proceeds to send Dave out to do it. Rose downright refuses to go to the deli down the street for it after Dave got into an argument with a six year old over the last bottle of AJ. The shame is too great, the walk is too far. It’s up to you, Strider.
- who remembers anniversaries: Both remember anniversaries, though they show it in different ways. Dave likes to go all out the week leading up to it and on the day of. Singing telegrams, obnoxiously large red and purple balloons, shout-outs on her favorite radio station, beautiful gifts, the works. Rose, on the other hand, likes to take a subtler approach with things only Dave would know the significance of. She’ll suck it up and buy him his aj from that deli down the street, compose a song because she knows he loves hearing her play, pull a few strings herself and get that radio station to play his favorite songs all day, occasionally she’ll throw in some obnoxious knitted couple sweaters, though her present-buying skills are topped by none, and of course the sexual favors thrown in.
- who cooks normally?: Both. It’s a couple activity that they’ll indulge in. Rose cooks wonderfully, Dave is mediocre, both have a great time coming up with something in the kitchen. At least once a month Dave will try to cook something for Rose, and it will be truly awful. She smiles and eats it all anyway before insisting on making dessert herself.
- how often do they fight?: Not very often at all, though the banter is almost always there. When they do fight it’s usually an escalation of something stupid and feelings are usually hurt. Cutting remarks are exchanged and then Rose shuts down with the silent treatment or a very icy demeanor. Dave has to chase her down and coax the angry thoughts out of her, resulting in a second, smaller fight, but after that things are fine again and they don’t mention it.
- what do they do when they’re away from each other?: They talk online, seeing as none of them truly grow out of pesterchum. Rose will knit and read and write and watch shitty movies that Dave would never let her hear the end of if he knew. She talks to Jade and Kanaya and hangs out with friends. Dave spends time rapping or taking pictures. He plays video games with John and annoys the shit out of Karkat. He bought Rose a phone as soon as they started dating, seeing as she was never going to buy one herself, and he likes to text her stupid things throughout the day.
- nicknames for each other?: When Rose wants to embarrass him she’ll pull out the ridiculous, stupid pet names that make everyone cringe. But usually it’s Dave using simple ones like "babe, baby” and the occasional “dear.”
- who is more likely to pay for dinner?: Dave. They both make more than enough money, but he insists on paying. He’s actually a gentleman on dates with Rose. Holding doors, pulling out chairs, compliments, he’s a really great boyfriend.
- who steals the covers at night?: ((I’m p sure this was answered ye))
- what would they get each other for gifts?: Each throw plenty of money into obnoxious, ironic gifts that each use with pride. Rose knits Dave a sweater with a big puppet on it, Dave buys Rose gold knitting needles. When the serious gift giving occurs, both of them know exactly what to buy. Rose has a taste for simple-yet-refined things. Dave likes style and flare. A silver bracelet with plura meis propria vita engraved on it and a lovely new suit and intricately decorated katana do nicely.
- who kissed who first?: Dave kissed Rose first. He was tired of overthinking obvious signs and couldn’t take the ongoing looks from Dirk so he just stopped her mid-conversation with Roxy and kissed her.
- who made the first move?: Technically Dave. Rose was dropping hints for a long time and was thoroughly enjoying his confusion when he manned up and kissed her. He proceeded to tell her that he’s crazy about her and wants her to know and that he’s hoping she feels the same. She simply told him that it took him long enough to figure it out.
- who remembers things?: They both remember things. Rose is better at remembering the details and makes sure to remind Dave because they both know it’d be a passive-aggressive disaster if he forgot something about them that she deemed important.
- who started the relationship?: Rose was the one to ask Dave if he was initiating a relationship with her. He was very red in the face and was stammering like crazy so he nodded. Both, maybe?
- who cusses more?: They both curse pretty often. Rose’s are just more elaborate.
- what would they do if the other one was hurt?: Rose would drop the placidness and get pretty pissed. She’d move about calmly to help Dave in any way she could but if he isn’t getting help fast enough she will give you the worst verbal beatdown you’ve ever experienced. She will yell, you will cry and be thoroughly terrified, no one will sleep well that night. Dave will rush about in a panic and demand that someone get shit done. He’ll be incredibly supportive for Rose throughout the entire time but depending on the severity would possibly cry.
as gods Dave and Rose are exceedingly dedicated to turning themselves into cryptids. they make it a point to show up at random points of the new Earth doing something weird at LEAST once a month.
whowasphoone
replied to your post “I love that you draw Jane with a scar. I’ve always had this headcanon…”ok consider: rose and dave with faint burn mark like patterns on their skin from the tumor explosion and being engulfed by the green sun
this is actually one of my hcs that ive been meaning to draw for 5000 years………..maybe ill do that soon
Dave and Rose post-game first snow.
dave sets out to build the worlds tallest snowdong. its enormous. rose decorates it elaborately for every holiday from thanksgiving to easter and when it finally melts they jar the final melted piece and hold a candlelit vigil around a dong shaped shrine. rose’s eulogy is so moving it makes jake cry
it is currently 7:02 am and im considering rose visiting dave in texas and she buys daisy dukes as a joke and he has a conniption
dersecest au where rose and dave meet roleplaying punk/goth pairings on gaia
since it is a Chatting Time, have some headcanons i’ve talked about before probably but i refuse to part with:
-rose eats dave’s popsicles and there is nothing on earth he can do about it. this is just a fact of life.
-dave knows that rose makes sweet gibberish mouth noises at the cat and she can never escape this.
-spa nights are their jam.
-they text jade a lot of things she never, ever wanted to know about them or their private life together, thanks.
-dave gets rose into vul/ture cul/ture and they have a bunch of animal bones everywhere now in addition to the dead things in jars. they’re a big hit on halloween.
