Snowflake Challenge #2

[merricatb]

The challenge for today was Pets of Fandom and I love this soooo much!

I was just having a conversation with someone about how unusual it was that out of our eight main characters in the Sense8 cluster, only Sun had a pet! Thanks to my own super reactive dog, I was loudly made aware that there is barking in basically every scene at Wolfgang's uncle's house, but otherwise we only get to see Sun and her dog. Contrary to popular fandom lore, the dog breed is Jindo rather than the dog's name. The dog isn't actually named in the show, much to my canon fanfiction writing dismay.

But post-show when everything is settled down and people aren't being chased by nefarious multinational organizations, here are my headcanons for the types of pets people would have:

Wolfgang - Cat. He practically is one. I even wrote about him getting a kitten in The Barbarian.
Will - Golden Retriever. He's wholesome and loyal and I can't imagine any other choice
Kala - A reptile or maybe exotic fish. Something to observe more than interact with
Nomi - Cat. Her and Amanita all cozy at home. Maybe a couple of them
Lito - A little diva of a chihuahua. Has to be
Riley - Stray animals she can nurse back to health. Any variety of cats, dogs, birds, rodents
Capheus - Not sure he has time for a pet, but maybe he'll go the Riley route

Comments

[stardust_rifle]

I love headcanons about what kind of Pet Person each character is!

[merricatb]

<3

[soricel]

Just passing through to say oh god, Sun and her dog!!! But also I love all your headcanons. XD

[merricatb]

Thank you! It breaks my heart every time to see her say goodbye.

[flareonfury]

♥ OMG I love Sun & Sun's dog! (THE DOG IS FREAKING SO ADORABLE AND I WANT TO HUG IT) I'm so sad that it's not actually named??? How did I not know that? The amount of times I rewatched Sense8 I'm disappointed in myself.

I love these headcanons ♥

[merricatb]

Thank you! Yeah it's weird they didn't ever give her a name. Or at least have the dog on the cast list so we know what its real name is.

[maevedarcy]

oh my god, Lito is too high maintenance to be able to keep a pet in any way. Agreed that Riley nurses strays back to health but since she lives with Will, she totally gets help from Will and his dog. I thought that perhaps Will would adopt a retired K-9 from the Chicago force (because Riley makes him) and they take care of the dog until it passes.

[flareonfury]

Haha I love it! ♥ I feel like Dani & Hernando would probably be the more involved parents since Lito would probably be working.

But I love the retired!K-9 for Will ♥

[merricatb]

Like minds! I was just posting that. Hernando and Dani would do all the work.

[maevedarcy]

ok that's actually a great perspective. Hernando and Dani would be the ones taking care of it lol

[merricatb]

Lito has Hernando and Dani to help take care of it (and spoil it) so they'd do ok. He would be jealous of the attention it got though for sure. Retired police dog is a good idea. I think those usually go to their handlers though. Will inherits Diego instead LOL

[maevedarcy]

oh I didn't know the handlers got to keep the dog when it retired! that's so cute! also LOL'd at the Diego dig

[merricatb]

That's the ideal, but sometimes they're considered property of the police department and it gets into all sorts of bureaucratic bullshit. And if I'm not mistaken they also have to pay for the dog.

[maevedarcy]

oh :( well I actually hope more dogs get to stay with their handlers and perhaps Riley will find Will a new dog

[peristeronic]

Aw, now I'm picturing Capheus making friends with a street cat or dog who "talks" to him while he's working.

[merricatb]

Yes I love that! Also, I wonder whatever happened to that chicken he and Jela got as bus fare in the first episode. Maybe that's his pet LOL.

[peristeronic]

Lol yes.