DeCal

DeCal is the het ship between Callie Benson and Declan Hickey from the Nothing Special fandom.

Canon
Callie and Declan shared every single class since kindergarten, though Callie hadn't particularly noticed until they accidentally ran into each other in the hallway and discovered their shared ability to see plant spirits. Callie helped explain the concept to Declan and the two bonded over learning they weren't alone.

They became fast friends over the next several months, with several of their classmates (and even Declan) convinced they were a couple. When Callie's dad is abducted, the two venture into the spirit world to find him together. After a day of travel, they stop to take a break and are nearly killed when a giant spirit rises with them on it and sends them falling off the side. Callie lets go to save Declan and is saved by him catching her and flying down with his hidden wings.

After a heart-to-heart spurred by their near-death experience, the two admit their feelings for each other. Their bond growing even stronger as they continue their search for Callie's dad, eventually becoming a couple before the end of Season One.

As a couple, the two have a dynamic deemed "disturbingly mushy" by the most of the main cast. Declan moves to Draken with the Bensons after the two graduate high school (and after Callie admits she and Lasser would have dragged him there themselves anyway), and admits to Laurel Poppyfield during Season Two that they've become family to him after his grandmother who had taken care of him his whole life passed away. Both consistently work toward keeping the other happy and know how to care for and effectively communicate with each other. When Declan's injured wing begins acting up, Callie is consistently the first to ensure he's safe while the crew travels to his fae relatives' place for expert care and doesn't hesitate to help him talk out his stress over being suddenly informed of his great magical inheritance in spite of not typically enjoying talking about feelings herself. Likewise, Declan has a comprehensive understanding of Callie's tastes and how to cheer her up in various situations, such as creating a fully-decorated "pre-prom" of sushi takeout and bad horror movies for her to enjoy having time to themselves and balance out her distaste for school functions (as well as finding magic shoes to protect his feet and ease her anxieties over accidentally hurting him with her lackluster dancing skills). Both have exhibited at least mild protective/possessive streaks toward each other. While Lasser was initially attempting to woo Callie to serve as his muse when they first met, Declan did his best to fend off his advances (which Callie was very much opposed to in the first place). Callie's possessiveness manifests in a slightly more violent approach toward anyone who attempts to make a move on Declan. These instances include gluing a classmate's locker shut after she asked Declan to a movie, threatening a socialite who was harassing him at a party with her dagger, and asking her father if there are any runes that could zap a crepe stand employee who kept making goo-goo eyes at him. Both of them are rather endeared to the other's protectiveness, acting somewhat proud at the various instances.

Fanon
The ship sailed from the endearing dynamic and strong bond as it formed between the two, even before they became a canon couple. Little is left to the fans to headcanon, since a great deal of their relationship is captured within the comic itself after Season One in both the story and various flashback episodes from the year-long timeskip between Seasons One and Two.

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Trivia

 * DeCal was made the couple's official ship name by Katie Cook during the first Ask Radish episode.