#hc:klaus hargreeves

[rahullkohli]

klaus brings dave back to 2019 where he slowly sinks into a depression because of the people he's lost and because of how much the world has changed. he drags himself out of it, because damn if he isn't one stubborn son of a bitch who never backed down from a fight in his life.

so dave is eager and curious to learn about how the world is now, and how he can find his place in it. he becomes a history teacher, and puts his focus out of school on reading and learning. he's confused with students using computers and tablets to take notes, and is the only teacher that still hands out assignments on paper. he gets up early every morning to go for a run or to the gym, and drinks way more coffee than is healthy. klaus teaches him that he can use his phone to listen to music when he goes running, but he doesn't like it because the sounds keeps him grounded.

every sunday he goes to temple, and he becomes a counselor in a local lgbt youth group. the kids loves him, but caringly calls him grandpa because he's so old fashioned. he gets tattoo sleeves and dives into glam rock which he really enjoys. he's still confused about the whole thing with more than gay or straight, and men or women, but he's supportive and listens when the kids in the group tells him about it. he also thinks it makes sense that klaus doesn't fit into any of those categories.

dave wants to learn everything he has missed in the gap between his former life and his current life, but sometimes he gets overwhelmed by information so he retreats to listen to 50s/60s vinyls and read books he grew up with.

but even when dave feels like his head is gonna explode from not feeling like he belongs in this time, klaus makes him feel like he is right where he is supposed to be. because klaus is the same that he remembers. klaus who dances like he doesn't know how tall and skinny he is, klaus who knows more swear words - and in more languages - than any soldier dave has ever known. klaus who always has a witty response to anything, klaus who steals the covers at night and talks in his sleep, and sometimes smacks dave in his sleep because he's a restless dreamer. klaus who is more vulnerable than he wants to admit, and who hugs dave warmer than anyone ever has.

and he loves the kids of the youth group who thinks it's hilarious that he had never before played video games, and who wonders how proper and clean-cut dave ended up with freaky klaus. the kids who plays a game of "let's see if dave knows this" and plays him music and shows him videos that seems obscure but apparently are normal now. the kids who comes to him when they have amazing news, or comes to him when their world is falling apart.

and if anyone had ever told dave when he was younger that he would once share his bed with a boyfriend, or that he would live a day where he could kiss his boyfriend in the middle of the frozen foods aisle of the supermarket, or that he would join a family where everyone has strange powers, but also are made up of both white people and people of color who eat at the same table and consider each other brothers and sisters - he would never have believed it.

and for that, it is all worth to feel a little lost in this odd age, dave thinks.

[rahullkohli]

ok i cant fall asleep so i'm gonna add onto the other post i made the other night about dave being a hardcore romantic.

fucking pure muscle dave sure as hell always holds the door for klaus. he pulls the chair out for him, and gives him his jacket when it's cold. he buys him flowers, and wants to slow dance to vinyls in the middle of the night. soft at heart dave brushes klaus' hair out of his face and tells him he has beautiful eyes. he always asks if klaus wants to before just actively trying to get klaus in the mood for sex. he makes sure to always kiss klaus goodnight, and when klaus falls asleep on the couch in the middle of the afternoon dave puts a blanket over him so he won't get cold. dave leaves small notes around the house for klaus to find when he's not home so klaus will be reminded that he's loved even if dave isn't around to tell him. he always makes sure to tell klaus that he looks pretty, and he asks - and genuinely wants to know - how klaus is doing. and gentle, loving dave loves hugs and cuddling, and he loves how his face fits perfectly in the hollow point between klaus jaw and shoulder. and he loves it when klaus falls sleep with his head in his lap when they've been watching tv, and he always tries to carry him to bed but klaus wakes up way too easily. and the last thing dave says before going to sleep every night is that he's so happy they found a way to be together, and even though he knows klaus doesn't believe in god, dave thanks the higher powers every day for having pulled strings to make these two lives intertwine when it should have been impossible. dave just love love, and he loves klaus.

[rahullkohli]

dave hc x922793 soz folks i think about my boy a lot. but something i really feel is that dave has a really bad temper. in general he's soft and gentle and tender, but he was raised in the heyday of toxic masculinity, he was a jewish kid during wwii, he went into the military and he was gay - a lot of shit has been building up inside him, and all the male role models he has seen has been big bundles of toxic masculinity. so he keeps himself in check, but when he loses it he really fucking loses it. it's the kind of mad where he just explodes and yells. his whole life he has seen men getting angry and then hit women and children and other men, he has seen men get angry and break things, he has seen men get angry and make everyone around them terrified - so dave gets angry, and he yells and curses, but he also takes a step back from whoever is around to show that he's not gonna hurt them. when he's angry enough to hit or break stuff he'll leave and do it somewhere else. he has never in his life hit a woman or a child, and could never dream of hitting his partner, not even in fits of anger. but a good barfight isn't something he walks away from if he's mad.

the first time klaus saw dave angry he became really small. he was scared shitless, because he grew up with anger and hate and yelling in his childhood home, and the spirits were screaming angrily at him. usually when people get like that with klaus he gets angry right back at them, but dave had been nothing but caring and nurturing toward klaus, so when dave lost it he was in shock. he retreated into himself, became a tiny shadow of himself with fear in his eyes, and that was enough to snap dave out of it.

and it's made dave realize that the anger is something he needs to work on. he always felt bad and guilt after having an episode like that, but it wasn't until he saw klaus' reaction that he really realized how it affected people who loved him. so he wanted to change; not just for klaus, but for himself, and everyone in his life.

[rahullkohli]

oh boy do i love you @cruisinwritealong ima just make a separate post cause i'm a neat freak like that

so listen, there is no way i could ever compile every single dave with or without klaus headcanon into one post because i think about this a lot. i do have an extended headcanon about dave's family's background and how they came to america but that is for a big separate post. lemme just give you some highlights here:

dave grew up in the 40s/50s so he was raised in an extremely toxic masculine environment but there were a lot of women in his life like his mom, and aunt, and sisters that allowed him to be soft and kind whenever men weren't around

he loves to read and takes every opportunity he can to do it. he's curious and was planning on going to college but when the war happened he had to set his plans aside

he was born in 1938 so when his family had to flee from europe he was around five and still remembers the way they had to sneak from the nazis in the middle of the night

he and klaus wrote letters to each other and snuck them into each other's pockets, packs, wherever they could, and it became a game of who could be the most daring about it without getting caught

dave pretended to be straight his whole life, as was the norm back then. he had a girlfriend all through high school, and everyone were sure they were gonna get married. when dave was drafted he was relieved because it would give him time to breathe before having to be hiding for the rest of his life

dave took his faith very serious. a lot of the other kids when he was in school were annoyed about being dragged to church or temple by their parents, but to dave going to temple was one of the most calm and peaceful times of the week

his first kiss with a boy was when he was in training. it was another soldier that he was laundry duty with. they had been flirting for weeks and when they were finally alone in the dark laundry room that was hot and smelled like detergent they couldn't fight the sparks anymore. dave was 19 and he had never felt that way before in his life

he worked on cars with his dad when he was growing up, so he's an amazing mechanic, and it really helped him during his training. his technical skills gave him the fastest assemble and disassemble time in his company

as a kid he loved being in the kitchen with his mom and it has made him a great cook

he had a lot of plans for when he got home. he wanted to go to college and study history, maybe become a teacher. he wanted a house with a dog and a cat, and he wanted to write a novel, and he wanted to travel; see europe again, go to israel and feel his roots

dave's sexuality was a heavy burden for him, and he wished it away every day his entire life. even when he met klaus and realized the feelings he was developing he kept wishing it away, but the more he got to know klaus the more he was fighting himself; when they shared their first kiss dave told himself that if he didn't have these feelings he would never have gotten to share that moment with this strange and wonderful boy

[rahullkohli]

What are some of your thoughts on Dave/ Dave & Klaus my man?

hey love. i’m sorry this took a beat, i was completed smashed when i got home last night, and i basically passed out. but thank you!!! i am always down to talk about these lovely boys!!!

dave is a soft and gentle boy, but he can also be super assertive and dominating, and in vietnam it often fell natural for him to take on the leader role when the company was in stressful situations and their superior was occupied elsewhere

he was highly respected, not just in his own company, but in general in the army, exactly because he both was a leader and also caring

i’ve mentioned this in my hc posts before, but dave loved books and read at every chance he got. he read his paper back copy of lord of the rings over and over again until it fell apart. his older sister bought him a new copy when he was drafted, and he uses a picture of them together as kids as a bookmark

when he was ten he had a crush on his big sister’s boyfriend who was fifteen, and dave would always do anything to get an excuse to hang around when the boy came to their house which was easy because they weren’t allowed to be alone

every time they were heading into battle dave would kiss his dog tags and say a prayer. when they got back out alive he would kiss them again and thank god

whenever he got mad at someone he would use yiddish insults that his grandfather taught him

one of the things that enarmored him about klaus was how klaus made him laugh. even when people were getting shot down around them, and they didn’t even know each other, they could have bullets flying over the heads and dave would be terrified (but not showing it) and klaus would crack a joke and dave would laugh. dave would be on a gurney from taking a bullet to the leg and klaus would make him laugh so much his eyes would water.

when klaus had only been in vietnam for a week they were in battle. he did incredible for someone who didn’t even know the right words for half the weapons and equipment, but when they set up camp and darkness came klaus would be sitting by himself away from the others so dave went over to him. he was hyperventilating and rocking back and forth. dave had no idea what was happening, but cupped klaus’ face and made him look into his eyes. “just breathe. it’s gonna be okay. breathe with me, klaus,” he whispered, a thumb brushing slowly up and down klaus’ cheek as he was breathing with him until he calmed down. after that dave knew exactly how to handle it when klaus got like that

before meeting klaus no one had ever called him beautiful, and the first time klaus did, dave had to bite his tongue to not get overwhelmed

dave could out-drink klaus, and klaus was exceptionally annoyed by this

the other soldiers had a bet to see who could beat dave in poker, but it only happened twice during their time in vietnam. his dad taught him when he was a kid, and he was beating grown ups from he was twelve

when dave was in school he got the best grades in his grade, because he poured all his frustrated closeted gay energy into reading

dave had a baby sister who was ten years younger than him, who wrote him all the time while he was drafted

he played piano when growing up, taught by his aunt, and when he and klaus were able to sneak away and they could lie close alone and cuddle up, dave would play his fingers over klaus’ back like he was playing a soft melody. klaus always said that once they got out of the country he wanted dave to play to him

åøælkjhgfds this got so long i am so sorry i have no self control when it comes to them this was so much fun!!!

[rahullkohli]

honestly, if you don't think klaus has a daddy kink you are lying to yourself