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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

He still didn’t understand why. David deposited the flower in his cousin’s open hand. 3/3

David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

“Your eyes are glowing, but Vicki’s aren’t,” David innocently commented. “I don’t think mine are, either…. Huh.” David didn’t spend long thinking on it. “Why don’t you give 𝘩𝘦𝘳 the flower, cousin Barnabas? She’s been waiting for you, a long time… she told me so.” 2/3

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

David’s offering caught on the breeze and fell to the floor. David bent down to pick it up before the room descended into complete darkness. However, it didn’t take long for the child’s eyes to adjust to the lack of lighting in the room. David turned to his cousin Barnabas… 1/3

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

The smell soothed his senses. For the first time since the funeral, he felt relaxed. He addressed Barnabas uncharacteristically. “You can come in. She’s waiting for you to come in…” As if he were the adult in the room. Was it coming from him… or her? “Don’t leave her waiting, Barnabas!” 3/3

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

David felt mesmerized as he noticed the detail. The boy opened his mouth to speak, but hesitated self-consciously… instead, he reached into his pocket for the jasmine Vicki had picked on their walk earlier. It was still fresh. He placed it on the mantel of the fireplace, as an offering of sorts… 2/3

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

As the trio made their way into the room, David brushed past his two cousins. “Josette!” He gasped, inaudibly. He ran towards her portrait. In a moment, Vicki was by his side… he glanced up at the candle she held. The light from it seemed to reflect off of the irises in the portrait… 1/3

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

// Wow. It looks exactly like the DS set!

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

The longer they sat there, the more anxious Davis was to get to the portrait. But he willed himself to be patient, like father would have expected of him, in the moment. 3/3

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

He continued: “I can feel when she wants me to visit, or when she’s having… strong emotions. Usually, it’s to warn me.” At such times, the boy’s neck would shiver; if it was really bad, sometimes he even got tummy aches. But he hadn’t felt either sensation in well over two weeks. 2/3

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

”I used to see her every week,” David replied idly. “Sometimes, I feel what she is feeling… not like Vicki, though.” He glanced at his cousin, who had such a deep connection with the ghost. Despite knowing her for less time. David wasn’t jealous. Well, maybe a little bit. 1/3

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

"We really wanted to see her today. Is that OK?" 2/2

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

"I'll have, uh... orange juice. Or lemonade." Reluctantly, David sat down. Then he looked down at his wristwatch, which Burke had given him as a present. He looked a little silly, leaning over it then... "as long as we can still see Josette." He glanced at Vicki, then Barnabas. 1/2

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

I feel like Amy has a lot of opinions on this. She said I was an air sign, once... and something something water. I don't get it.

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

When Barnabas placed his hand on the mantelpiece, David's gaze was drawn--first to the black onyx ring on his cousin's finger, and then to the portrait of his namesake just above it. "𝘎𝘦𝘦. I guess you heard lotsa stories about HIM growing up, huh?" This was the closest David got to small talk. 2/2

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

David was silent for a moment. Then he replied, "of course... I'm sorry, cousin Barnabas." His arms were still crossed when he said it. At a look from Vicki, he let them fall to his sides. "It doesn't matter--really, it doesn't... I'm just glad to be here." The boy meant it. 1/2

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

At Vicki's comment, David crossed his arms... as if he were annoyed or trying to protect himself. "It's not my playground, it's my HOME... it 𝘸𝘢𝘴 my home, anyway," he griped. David didn't want to insult Barnabas to his face. They had a lot in common, like their love of Collinwood for example. 2/2

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Startled, David's eyes widened... he wasn't used to being snuck up on. Usually, it was the other way around. Barnabas' tenor voice was resonant, but firm, and the glass chandelier above them seemed to vibrate the instant he spoke. 1/2

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Kathryn Leigh Scott @kathrynleighscott.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

There's a good chance David Henesy will be joining us for our Dark Shadows Weekend at Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, NY July 19/20! Sharon Smyth, Marie Wallace and maybe another surprise guest or two, schedules permitting . . . tickets available! lyndhurst.org/events/dark-...

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

David made a face. "He wasn't even at father's funeral. I guess he was too busy for that, too, huh?" When he turned to look at Vicki, he knew he had taken things a step too far. David looked away, almost ashamed... and accidentally met someone else's eyes instead. @barnabascollinsds.bsky.social

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Dark Shadows Credits @dscredits.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Episode 560 (567)

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Laura Murdoch Collins (Miu) @lauracollinsds.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

I hope you aren't getting too old for a Valentine from your mother! XOXO @davidcollinsds.bsky.social

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Oh. Thanks, mother… *he pockets it…* I’ll get you one next Valentine’s Day. I promise.

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

It wasn't that long ago, yet so much had changed. 4/4

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

David's gaze caught on the candles for a moment. When Vicki's shoulder grazed his, he startled a bit. "Uh, sorry... anyway. I haven't seen 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘴 since that costume party," the one his parents had hosted. David grew quiet again. He didn't realize how much he'd come to cherish that memory. 3/4

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

David wiggled the doorknob erratically, then finally pushed the door open with his shoulder. It was just as he'd said--not a living soul was there. He looked around the foyer, almost religiously. Three blue candles were lit on a tall candelabra. 2/4

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

"Busy doing what?" David asked, as if it never occurred to him that other people had lives. "He's never around... cousin Barnabas, I mean." Whenever he asked the hired help, Willie Loomis, about his cousin's whereabouts the man just changed the topic. Eventually, David had stopped asking. 1/4

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

It might be time for me to give him a call.

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

"Wait here... Willie told me where to find the key." He used to just break in, but that was no longer an option now that his mother Laura was back in Collinwood. Aunt Elizabeth had been easier to get past. David ran to the back of the property, lifted a potted plant, and returned with the key. 4/4

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

There was no one who he could talk to about these things, though, so he kept his mouth shut. At least, until now... David looked at Vicki. His cousin. That wasn't in the family tomes, either. He smiled. 3/4

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Finally, the white beams of the Old House were in view. "This is my favorite place," David admitted to @victoriawintersds.bsky.social. Not just because of Josette. History had taken place here; history that wasn't represented in the family tomes that David so often read, and he knew it. 2/4

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

It was a deceptively long walk from Seaview to the Old House. In fact, David found that it took him twice as long to get there when he was with Vicki than when he was by himself... not like it was her fault, David thought. He supposed grownups were used to getting around by car. 1/4

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

// My name is Lili and my handle was ‘metamorpher’, I was still in the pre-Barnabas eps at the time and once requested a Burke/Vicki gif from you! I think the 8tracks site went down a few years ago but could be wrong on that. My personal on here is @lyricalili (though I haven’t posted much, lol).

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

// Anyway, feel free to DM if you'd ever like to reconnect!

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

// Oh my god, hi zombiejosette. I used to liveblog DS on tumblr in the early 2010s. You were my first DS mutual... I was only 15 back then. I remember you were really kind to me! I hope you're doing well. Legit last week I googled 'zombiejosette 8tracks' to see if those were still up...

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

// Cyrus :) for gen... I love Eli from LTROI!

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

// Does she have two dads, and is one of them named Trask? /j… but also.

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Amy has stuff like this plastered all over her room.

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

--betwixt the tree branches. David stared for a few minutes. 3/3

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

--had wished were his father, once upon a time... David accepted a sack of birdseed from Burke before he and Vicki left the cottage. Making their way towards the Old House, the pair stopped under a white pine tree... Vicki to pick flowers, and Davey to feed a family of three living-- 2/3

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Vicki dropped her hand to grab David's. Surprising even himself, he took it... he had changed since Matthew Morgan was caretaker at Collinwood. Not even mother's disdain for Vicki could make him hate her, at this point. "So long, Burke." David waved to the man he admired so much. The man he-- 1/3

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

He glanced at the abandoned flower. “We’re going to have to find something else to give her!” David’s plate was half-full. He began to eat more quickly. “…’m almost done.” As soon as he was finished, he briskly pushed in his chair. “She likes gifts. I 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 bring her one!”

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Usually the people who know what I’m talking about, aren’t the sort of people I should be around. It’s 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦, isn’t it…?

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

It wouldn’t do any good explaining to adults. He’d realized as much as he’d gotten older. “It’s been a long time since you’ve seen her, from what you told me… and I bet she even misses you,” he added. David smiled. 2/2

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

“Huh? It’s fresh… I just picked it today. Maybe an hour ago.” He watched as Burke brought a vase for the flower, anyway. His arms crossed, David’s eyes widened in realization. Josette might be trying to communicate with them, right now even. “Oh… Vicki! Why don’t you come see Josette, with me?” 1/2

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

At the words 'she came to me,' a petal fell off of the flower. It twirled in half-circles, landing neatly in Victoria's lap.

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

David leaned forward on the table. “Wow. She doesn’t appear to just anyone, you know…. When did you meet her?” A glance from Burke made him apologize. “Sorry,” he took his elbows off of the table.

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David Collins @davidcollinsds.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

“Have you met her?” David looked at Vicki inquisitively.

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