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[venuslove-28]

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[comedyl0ser]

short sketchbook dump 😝

[agentplutonium]

hehehe would a 'sam drawing darlin' prompt work for youuuu 👀👀👀

OOOO this is interesting. Hold on lemme bang something out really quick.

Pairing: Sam/Darlin

WC: 958 (... oops? These are meant to be small), unedited.

Rating: Gen.

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It was a stupid idea.

"Excuse me?"

"It's a trend!" Tank defended. "We sit down, set a time limit, and then show each other the result. It's fun!"

But the way that Darlin' was looking at him, begging him to do this--well, he couldn't say no, could he?

"Alright. Let's go then."

Darlin' would later deny this, but they lit up before rushing off to get the supplies. Sam chuckled, chest fighting in the surge of affection for them.

A few minutes later, they were sitting across from each other in the kitchen, supplies spread out on their respective sides, and papers connected to clipboards to "prevent cheating" (in Darlin's words). How they would cheat at drawing each other, Sam wasn't sure, but he was just along for the ride at this point.

"Ten minutes," Darlin' announced, setting a timer on their phone. "That should be long enough. You ready?"

"As ready as I can be," Sam said, a small smile on his face.

"Alright," Darlin' set the phone in between them, finger hovering over the start button. "And. Go!"

The timer started, and Darlin' grabbed their pencil in a haste. Sam wasn't sure where to start. His pencil hovered above the paper as he worried his lip between his teeth. There was just so much about his Darlin' that he loved, he wouldn't forgive himself if he left something out, or didn't do their beauty justice.

30 seconds tick by. With a deep breath, Sam started.

He wasn't new at drawing, by any means. He had taken classes around realism for a while and had a habit of drawing those around campus when he was in school. It had just been a while. The first few marks he made he went back on immediately. After a while, as he got more comfortable, it got easier. He kept glancing up at Darlin', watching how their eyes focused on what they were working on, how the sun caught on their eyes, highlighting the colour, the way that their lips parted just so in concentration.

Sam was always told that he was quiet, but when he was quiet he was observant, and his favourite thing to observe was his Mate. There were so many little things that fascinated him about Darlin', and he couldn't get enough. Sam learned something new every day about them and of course, he learned their habits and systems. He could live and breathe Darlin' if the situation ever called for it.

Ten minutes flew by way faster than he wanted it to, but he was proud of the work he was able to finish.

Darlin' resolutely set down their coloured pencil, sighing. "Okay. Are we ready to show off the results?" They asked, excitement just barely being held back.

"Do you want to go first?" Sam asked.

Darlin' nodded, grabbing for their phone. "We're recording this so I can send it to the mates later."

Sam chuckled but didn't object.

"Okay! Here, hold this up beside your face for comparison," they said, handing him their paper. "Don't look at it yet!"

Sam did, smiling to himself.

"Okay, you can look," Darlin' said.

Sam turned the paper around, and couldn't help the small laugh that escaped him. In the most loving way possible, it looked like something an eleven-year-old would draw.

"Don't laugh!" Darlin' reprimanded.

"I'm not laughing at it," Sam said, "It's just so... good."

"Don't say good like that," Darlin' groaned.

"I mean it. I love it, Darlin'. I'll cherish it forever."

Darlin' got flustered at those words, but they refused to comment at it. "Let me see yours already, I'm sure you didn't do much better."

Sam shrugged. "That's for you to judge."

"Here, take the phone," Darlin' said, turning the phone around and stretching over the table. Sam did, trying to keep the camera steady. "Now give me your paper so people can compare."

Sam did, and watched as Darlin' held it next to their face. He had to say, sitting like this, he was very proud of how it came out. He felt like he really captured who they were. Darlin' finally turned the paper around, and their jaw dropped just a bit once they saw it.

"You didn't tell me you could draw!" They protested.

Sam laughed, head falling back a bit. "You never asked," he countered.

"Yeah but like," Darlin' gestured to the paper, "this is like, really good!"

"So you like it?"

"I love it, Sam," Darlin' said. The sincerity in their voice was evident, and it made Sam smile bigger. He stopped the recording before he continued.

"I'm glad."

"I feel like mine's awful now. Look at this!"

"Your's is perfect, Darlin'," Sam assured. "We can put them up side by side."

"I don't know if I want to do that," Darlin' said.

Sam stood, walking over to them. "They deserve to be put together," he argued, tilting their head up so he could kiss them, "just like we deserve to be together.

Darlin' groaned, rolling their eyes, "Don't be all sappy on me right now."

"Never," Sam said, smiling down at them before pulling them into another kiss.

"When did you even learn to draw?" Darlin' asked.

Sam shrugged. "I had a lot of free time between classes, so I used to draw the people around me. They weren't the stillest subjects, but it gave me good practice. Especially in learning to draw fast, because there is no guarantee they would stay there for more than a few minutes."

"How come I never heard about this?"

Sam laughed, "Again, because you never asked."

Darlin' rolled their eyes. "Jerk."

Sam hummed, "A jerk that you love."

"Not the point."

"Sure it isn't," Sam said, kissing them again.

-END-

[mydarlincollins]

I'm imagining David, Asher Milo and Darlin' playing smash or whatever before they introduce their mates to the others and someone is like so how did you guys meet them and the only one with a simi-normal encounter being Asher lmfao like he's just like yeah the elevator broke down and I comforted them and Darlin is like what kinda meet cute bullshit is that?! Milo is like okay how did you meet Sam then and Darlin' is like well I was on my way to murder a guy and ended up in his backyard. And David is like well at least you weren't being followed around all day and they're all laughing and then Asher is like what about you Milo how did you guys meet and he's like they.... they broke into my apartment and everyone just stops what they're doing and just stares at his ass bc wtf

[propertyofsamcollins]

Darlin' and Porter's first meeting, condensed:

Porter: Hello, I'm- GOD DAYUM

Darlin': 🧍🏾‍♀️

[cute-brainz]

samuel collins and his weird wolf pardner (i care them )

[sainthowlzon]

Update to the Redacted fan made listener Icons

[sheawritesstuff]

Sam / Darlin Headcanons

[In no particular order]

✩ Sam has stretch marks on his hips and across his back from growing so fast after leaving Mont Blanc

✩ Darlin has a high pain tolerance so they literally don’t realize when they’re seriously injured sometimes

✩ Sam has a lot of faded scars on his hands

✩ Sam is the oldest brother, Darlin is a middle child - they both had to leave their younger siblings behind and still feel bad about it

✩ The younger pack members think Sam is the absolute coolest even though they don’t get to see him very often

✩ Sam still has David’s name saved as Mr. Shaw in his phone

✩ Since Sam convinced Darlin to start eating actual food they are BUILT - their muscles aren’t super lean and defined anymore, but they’re noticeably stronger

✩ Occasionally when they’re stressed Darlin will shift and lay directly on top of Sam like a wolf-shaped weighted blanket

✩ Sam hates the question “are you a tea or coffee person?” because people rarely accept his answer of “both”

✩ Darlin was very uneasy about any kind of physical touch after Quinn, especially skin-to-skin, so they almost exclusively wore clothes that covered their entire body for about a year - they feel safe enough to wear tank tops and shorts now

✩ Darlin likes holding both sides of Sam’s face when they kiss

✩ Sam pretends to be more oblivious to modern media than he really is 

✩ Before turning, Sam needed glasses - for a while afterwards he would still wear them out of habit

✩When shifted, Darlin is one of the biggest wolves in the pack

✩ When he was younger, Sam used to fight in shady arenas for some quick cash

✩ Darlin knows how to play bass

✩ Sam shaved his head after leaving Mont Blanc and after turning as his way of “starting his new life” - he keeps it fairly long now but makes an effort to keep it trimmed and maintained

✩ Darlin has convinced Sam to paint his nails with them at least once

✩ Sam looks like his dad but he has his mom’s eyes and her smile

✩ Sam dances like a tipsy suburban dad at a backyard barbecue

✩ Darlin has a habit of glaring like they’re about to murder the next person who enters their line of sight when they’re actually just thinking about what they want for dinner

✩ Sam was raised on a ranch so he knows how to ride horses, herd cattle, etc.

[nerodivergentgrimreaper]

Random Redacted Headcanons

Lasko’s Listener is a huge coffee nerd and has a personal vendetta against starbucks 

Sweetheart and Marie meet up for lunch when they have the day off but Milo doesn’t  

Babe has an impressive teacup collection as well as a wide tea selection 

When Sam was first turned he had a mullet 

Sweetheart took Asher to get his first tattoo 

Guy has four different shirts that talk about kissing/fucking mothman 

Angel hates peanut butter 

Tank wore exclusively cropped t-shirts their senior year of high school 

Aaron is currently growing out his hair for the first time and had to be taught by Smartass how to maintain it 

First time Freelancer got sick, Gavin called Damien in tears thinking they were gonna die 

Damien refuses to buy store bought pesto 

David is really good at checkers 

Porter holds Treasure’s hand while they sleep 

Milo has a picture of Sweetheart in his wallet 

Vincent owns 12 pairs of skinny jeans 

Huxley will fight anyone who says white chocolate is real chocolate 

David secretly hates when people are taller than him 

Sweetheart and Gavin can sprint in stilettos 

Aaron refuses to watch sad dog movies 

Freelancer has secretly assigned all of their friends a muppet 

Sam had hot water added to his hose outside so he can help clean Tank off after pack runs without fur getting everywhere

Marie and Tank have a bet going about who will have kids first

[la1n3ybaby]

darlin’ “i’m not a violent dog, i don’t know why i bite” collins :((((

[maxpaulll]

Cross posting Tank, post Quinncident (no I am not sorry for hurting people’s feelings/j)

[6-atlas-6]

Hey guys so I know I said I'd come back in January and then ended up disappearing again... A lot of stuff has been going on I'm so sorry 😭

As an apology, I bring you all more redacted tweets 🙏

Guys I have not listened to a single redacted audio since the first part of the summit came out so cut me some slack if anything I post is inaccurate for a little bit

I'll catch up I promise

GUYS I FORGOT THE TAG LIST MB it's been too long

🎀Tags: @capitalisticveins @vilf-lover @plutobutartsy @vampiriceclipse @morgansplace @epsi-l0n @kitheking @randomhoneybee @messenger-of-stupidity @shawslut @samlizdavis @betta-phish @darlin-collins @verbal-static @puffin-smoke @cyc-chilla

[skunkox]

Redacted Kisses pt 1

Where the characters and their listener's prefer to give them.

♡♡♡

Vincent: Neck

He's already stated before that it's a "Vincent thing." He's a dork about it sometimes. But during the times he's feeling apologetic for things having gotten out of his control, he'll press a kiss to the back of their neck or shoulder while he holds them.

Lovely: Forehead

Lovely still wakes up before Vincent. Having not completely adjusted to vampire life. A forhead kiss before he wakes up is now a daily routine. Lovely also gives them when trying to cheer him up while cupping either side of his face.

Sam: Back of the Hand

Regardless of the position they're cuddled into, Sam will find a way to kiss their hand. Most often as a comfort. Letting Darlin' know that scars or not, he loves every bit of them. Knuckles are also a thing but more so after Same has healed them .

Darlin: Palms

Sam got those blessed hands all around besides playing video games. Darlin' may still have trouble verbalizing everything in that moment and will opt to kiss the palms that have done so much for them. Often enough, it happens when hes already cupping their cheekgiving a complement or reinsurance.

Porter: Fingers

As if kissing the king's ring, Porter will hold treasure by the fingertips and kiss just at the base of their fingers. As rough as he likes to play, these moments are soft and slow. Making it clear that he is growing to care for them dearly. (I'll be surprised if Treasure doesn't become some version of a princess princess sometimes by the end of this.)

Treasure: Chest

This all started after Porter visited, and they requested to be held to get to sleep. It hadn't clicked before that vampires had a beating heart till then. It's interesting to them. The newfound freedom and joy they felt are now shown appreciation of via kiss. A kiss right over his beating heart. Porter doesn't get why they do this, and he's not ready to ask.

[ashthefrogmonarch]

TW: BLOOD AND VIOLENCE AND QUINN FOX

Darlin is just so 🤭🫶🫶🫶🫶

I don't condone violence unless it's against Evil British Villian Man

[mydarlincollins]

You know the audio where David shifts for the first time in front of Angel and he's telling himself to be smaller bc they look kinda scared and the shaw pack is notorious for being some big somma bitches. Just imagining Darlin shifting for Sam and they know he isn't scared but still trying to be small in front of him just in case. Like they lay flat on their stomach with their paws tucked under their head on the ground with their ears resting against their head tail wagging slow bc their anxious.

[propertyofsamcollins]

I feel like if you called Sam whipped, he would admit that he is, and then stare at you crazy for trying to use that as an insult towards him.

"Yeah, I'm deeply in love with my mate, what about it?"

I'm going to eat him, I swear