#Their silly little branch... just as cute with the hat off haha

[freezinglemur]

I cast fanart blast

HELLO?! Oh my geode the way you draw Lodi is so cute??

My goodness they really do look so similar... twinning! I feel like they'd both have to take a double take if they met

They're mostly a green of sorts :] Have a sneak peak of his coloring

[xpacestuff]

Su/gf crossover things part 2

(sorry if these aren't that good!)

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Dipper: So... that glowing pink thing?

Steven: Yeah?

Dipper: Why does that happen exactly?

Steven: Oh, I'm not sure... I guess when I don't feel well? It's like a burst of energy when it happens...when i feel like i need to run away or just...-

Dipper: Oh! Like a flight or fight response!

Steven: What is-

Dipper, taking out the journal: Interesting...

Steven: What's a-

Dipper: mumbles to himself

Steven: ...Nevermind.

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Steven: Hey Mabel! what are you-

Steven: Mabel.

Mabel, putting fake gems on waddles face: Whaaat... he likes it...

Steven: Why didn't you ask me to help you?

Mabel: :D

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Mabel: OH! YOU CAN DO SHAPESHIFTING, RIGHT?

Steven: Oh, yeah, but-

Mabel: Can you turn into anything!? Like a unicorn! Or a hamster! You can do this hamster ball thing, so!

Steven: uuhh haha... I don't really... like shapeshifting... sorry..

Mabel: Aw, why?

Steven: It's just... some things happened when I did...

Mabel: Like what?

Dipper: Mabel, don't bother him! If he doesn't like it then leave him alone.

Mabel: Yeahh... you're right. Sorry Steven!

Steven: Nono, it's okay, don't worry!

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this is something different than the "steven has the same powers as bill so dipper is sus" writing post i made lol (basically this one is just silly)

Dipper, walking around in circles: It's just... what does that star symbolize?

Mabel: What do you mean?

Dipper: The star on his shirt, Mabel! Does it have to do with this gem stuff? Is it related to his powers?

Mabel: Uh...Dipper, why are you questioning something like that?

Dipper: Well, he showed me a picture of himself when he was younger, and he always had this star on his shirt! Why?

Mabel: Maybe he just likes stars? Come on, bro. It's just some shirt design.

Dipper: I don't know...

later

Dipper: Steven... okay, so, this will sound weird but what does that star on your shirt mean?

Steven: Huh?

Dipper, pointing at it: You always have that star on your shirt. Does it have to do with your powers or something? Is it some magical shirt?

Steven: Oooh hahaha! No no, it's just my dads merchandise. Just like that pine tree on your hat, I'm guessing?

Dipper: ...Oh. Well then. rips a page from a notebook

Steven: ...Seriously?

Dipper: Yes, seriously.

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So what if something dangerous happens and steven completely turns pink also starts turns into his buff chad form (haha edgy)

Steven, in that form: Oh, oh no no no... oh no.. shit..

Dipper: Wha-

Mabel: What!?

Steven: Oh god, Mabel and Dipper, d-don't look at me!

Dipper: ...Does that new form... hurt you?

Steven: What? uh.. no.

Steven: I- I didn't want you guys to see me like this!

Dipper: No, no, it's uh, okay!

Mabel: Yeah, we're here! Don't worry!

Steven, slowly getting smaller do his normal form: It's just..

Steven, as his pink glow fades: This just hasn't happened in a while...

later

Mabel: Well, I made you some chocolate milk!

Steven: Thanks, Mabel.

Dipper: So... you better now? You're smaller than when you were well... all pink and glowy

Steven: Yeah, yeah i'm better now. I guess I need to tell this to my therapist though.

Mabel: You better! I don't want to see you hurt :(

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Steven: Hey do guys wanna fly

Dipper: Wh-

Mabel: YES!

Dipper: Um... what do you mean with "fly"?

Steven: I have floating powers. I can just carry you two and well.. fly around

Mabel: Oh my god!!! really!?

Steven: Yeah!

Dipper: How come you're just randomly suggesting this?

Steven: Well, strange things have been happening here in Gravity Falls, so I just wanted to lighten the mood up a little bit.

Dipper: Alright, then

Mabel: YEAHH!!! LETS FLOAT!

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Mabel, Dipper and Steven are basically floating now

Mabel: THIS IS AMAZING!!! You can float and summon a hamster ball! That's like, the best thing EVER!

Steven: hahah, yeah! ...Dipper you alright?

Dipper, absolutely worried that he's going to fall: y.. yes.

Steven: I can drop you off-

Dipper: AH- NO!

Steven: I mean like... slowly help you land on your feet again, yknow?

Dipper: Oh, uh, yes... please..

Steven: Alright!

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Mabel: Tickle attack!

Dipper: Mabel no- hahaha! Stop!

Steven, entering the room: Hey guys

Mabel, staring at him: >:)

Steven: o h n o

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Dipper: Is this your real form? You can shapeshift, after all.

Steven: Yes?

Dipper: HMM

Steven: How could I prove it to you anyways?

Dipper: I don't know-

Steven: Here, a picture of when I was younger. I can assure you that's me, and my 'real' form haha

Dipper: ...Wow you were small

Steven: You're one to talk

Dipper: Hey!

Steven: Haha!

Steven: Oh, by the way, you know that I don't like shapeshifting, right?

Dipper: Yeah... I guess you don't.

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Mabel: Uuughh I'm so bored

Dipper: Yeah, me too.

Steven: Do you guys wanna uh, bake something? maybe?

Mabel: Hmmm... like what

Steven: Oh! Have you heard of cookie cats?

Dipper: Cookie cats?

Steven: Here, let me show you a picture of them shows a picture of it from his phone

Mabel: It looks so cute!

Steven: We can bake this if you guys wanna?

Dipper: Well, we don't have anything else to do.

Mabel and Steven: Yeah!

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steven and dipper are just walking around the woods cause why not

Dipper: Ouch!

Steven: What happened? Are you okay?

Dipper: Yeah, it's just...I just scratched myself on this branch, i didn't even see it.

Steven: Oh, that's no problem! licks his finger

Dipper: uh-

Steven: puts his finger on Dippers wound there!

Dipper, healed: WH- HOW?

Steven: I have healing powers :)

Dipper: You surprise me everyday...

Dipper, whispering: Maybe I should tell Ford... hmm..

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again before they knew steven is half gem

Mabel: I love gems!

Steven: Me too! Even though some tried to kill me, most of them didn't really know what they were doing. Mostly when they were corrupted.

Mabel: H..huh?

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Mabel: Your girlfriend sure is cool Steven!

Steven: Yeah, I love her a lot.

Mabel:

Mabel: :")

Steven:

Steven: Uh-

Mabel: No, no. It's just cute. Don't mind me. I hope when I'm a teenager I can find love like this. Haha...

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Steven: You guys' grunkle is really nice!

Dipper: Yeah, at first he can be a bit mean, but in reality he's a great guy if he wants to be. Trust me, I've been there.

Steven: Aw... I said that cause he gave me something for free. That's a start, I guess?

Dipper: Sure is.

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Stan, going through a box of old stuff: Ahaha, yeah. Brings back some good old memories.

Steven: Oh, can I look? If you don't mind?

Stan: Sure kid.

Steven: ...

Steven: A... Space Train to the Cosmos CD?

Stan: Yeah, haha. He has the same last name as you. I remember listening to him years ago.

Steven: Mr. Pines... this is my dad. Greg Universe.

Stan: ... What.

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this is before D & M met Ford, I guess? (if this takes place when D & M arrive to GF for the first time)

Steven: So... what's that?

Dipper: Ah! It's uh- it's nothing. haha...

Steven: Dipper, are you okay? What are you holding there?

Dipper: sighs It's just...

Mabel: IT'S A JOURNAL!

Dipper: Mabel!

Steven: Oh, like a diary? That's cool.

Dipper: It's... more than that, actually.

Mabel: Come on! Let's just tell him!

Dippers: Well, uh, it's basically a journal that has a lot of information written down from all these weird monsters and creatures in Gravity Falls. I still have no idea who the author is.

Steven: Wow... Have you told Mr. Pines?

Dipper: He didn't take it seriously.

Steven: Hmm...

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Steven: I don't understand your purpose... nor do I understand why you look like that

Steven: But I support you

Soos: Dude it's just square pizza

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Connie visits again

Steven: Connie! Hey!

Connie: Steven!

they go for a hug, then fuse

Stevonnie: ...Uh-oh.

Mabel: :D WOOOO!!! HOW???

Dipper: >:0

Dipper: WHAT THE FUCK??

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Ford: This is so interesting... a half-gem, half-human.

Ford: Tell me, what can you do?

Steven: Well, I can summon a shield. I have healing powers. I can bring plants to life. I can bubble things up. I can also have destruct- oh, I uh, I actually don't like talking about that.

Ford: ...Can you show me your shield?

Steven: sure summons his shield

Ford: Wh- how do you do that?

Steven: Well, it's my gem that just summons it when I want to.

Ford: So how powerful is it?

Steven: Oh, pretty powerful, I guess? I was able to protect myself from the diamonds- oh uh, yeah, the uh diamonds are the most strongest gem, by the way. Yellow tried to step on me and tried to uh, hurt me haha but it's okay now.

Ford: Wow! So, how tall and strong are these diamonds? And uh, that's crazy she did that. But do tell me more.

Steven: They're really tall. I don't exactly know how much but as tall as a skyscraper... maybe taller? I'm not sure. The tallest one is White.

Ford: Interesting... I'm guessing you're a diamond too? You were able to protect yourself, after all.

Steven: starts glowing pink a little

Ford: Huh!?

Steven: Ah- sorry, sorry! That just happens sometimes!

Ford: Glowing pink... hm...

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Imagine they all (Stan, Soos, Steven, Dipper and Mabel) fall into that one bottomless pit. Steven completely panics because the others are falling and he's worried to the point where he just forgets about his floating powers. But after the others start telling some of their stories, he calms down. They turn around to him and ask him if he could tell a story aswell. He tells them about how cool it was to learn combat with his (now girl-)friend Connie. How at that point he learned something very important. The others listen very well to him, and as he finishes the story they, surprisingly, fall out of the bottomless pit. After this Mabel and Dipper ask Steven about the things he has learned and if he could teach them.

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Mabel and Dipper: wearing their peanut butter and jelly costumes

Steven: Hahaha! That looks nice, why are you dressed like that?

Mabel: Summerween!

Steven: Oh, I've never heard of that! :D

Dipper: Yeah cause they honestly just made all of this up.

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Steven hanging out with the other teens!!! Very important!!! He needs to learn how to "act his age", y'know what I mean? explore around. take some risks (that are not traumatising, thank you). just be a teenager in general.

(i could make a whole other post for this tbh)

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Stan: You have literally no legal documents, kid.

Steven: Yeahh...

Stan: I love it!

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Robbie: And who are you?

Steven: Oh I just, uh, work here.

Robbie: Yeah? With Wendy, huh?

Steven: Oh! Yeah, she's my workmate, I guess?

Robbie: Hm... right.

Robbie: walks past him while elbowing him in an aggressive way

Steven, whispering: Yikes... scary.

Dipper, from the back: I know right!?

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Mabel, goofing around, doing some weird stuff: hehehe

Steven: Wow... thinking about it, she'd get along with Amethyst.

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Mabel: gasp Oh my gosh! Steven, look at Waddles and Lion!

Lion and Waddles: literally just staring at eachother

Mabel and Steven, with star eyes: Awww....

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Wendy: Dude, your girlfriend seems really cool.

Steven: Oh, yeah! She's great. She's really smart and pretty, she can sing and play the violin... she can sword fight-

Wendy: Wait wait wait... sword fight?

Steven: Yeah!

Wendy: Your girlfriend rides a pink lion and can sword fight? That's so cool!

Steven, full of love: Ah, yeah... she's amazing...

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Hope y'all enjoyed this one. This is the second part! Even though none of these are in any order, so it doesn't matter. But here's the first one. Also, I just wanted to say something about the shapeshifting thing: I do enjoy posts where Steven shapeshifts to make his arm or whatever longer to help. It's really cute, but in my opinion (again, my opinion) I feel like after steven turning into a cat and kaiju monster, he'd be way too uncomfortable to shapeshift. It'd also remind him of when he became taller, buff and was glowing pink. That's just what I think. :-)

[demyxdancer]

Lapidot for Professionals - Mystery and Malaise

I’ve never participated in one of these prompt weeks or even posted on Tumblr before, but now seems like the best possible time to post fic for a finished TV show on a dying platform. Wouldn’t you agree?

Peridot shifted positions on the couch as she tried her hardest to not let the malaise set in. Lapis had been out for hours, all of her friends were busy, and her personal projects weren’t holding her interest. Those were perfectly good reasons for her to have spent the past three hours aimlessly fishing in Creature Junction. After all, that house wasn’t going to pay itself off.

She sighed, and the controller slipped from her fingers and clattered onto the floor. Nope, as much as she tried to deny it, that was definitely malaise.

Maybe she should head up to the greenhouse for a while? Some of her tomato plants needed transplanting. The thought of even moving off the couch filled her with a deep sense of ambivalence.

She was shaken out of her stupor by her phone suddenly buzzing.

Steven!: Hey Peri, what’s up?

PERI5XG: STEVEN. I REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT I HAVE FOUND MYSELF IN THE THROES OF AN INESCAPABLE MALAISE

PERI5XG: PLEASE TELL ME YOU AREN’T BUSY SO I HAVE SOMEONE TO TALK TO OTHER THAN THE ADORABLE YELLOW DOG IN CREATURE JUNCTION

Steven!: I’m sorry, Peri, but I am pretty busy :(

Steven!: The good news is I have something else to tell you!

Steven!: A mysterious gem has asked me to pass a message to you!

PERI5XG: A MYSTERY?!

Steven!: Yeah!

Steven!: She says, “Next to the swords, you’ll find something to shield you.”

Steven!: Better go check it out ;)

PERI5XG: THIS IS JUST LAPIS, RIGHT? THE MYSTERIOUS GEM IS LAPIS.

Steven!: Who’s Lapis?

PERI5XG: REALLY STEVEN

PERI5XG: REALLY

Steven!: Haha I don’t know!

PERI5XG: WELL I HAD BETTER GO SOLVE THIS MYSTERY GIVEN TO ME BY A GEM WHO IS NOT BLUE AND CAN’T CONTROL WATER

Steven!: Yeah, you’d better!

Peridot had no idea where Lapis -- because obviously -- was going with this, but she was so pleased to have something even mildly interesting to do that she certainly wasn’t complaining.

The clue told her to look next to the swords, so that probably meant Bismuth’s forge. When she entered, she was greeted by ear-splitting ringing noises, as Bismuth was working hard pounding an enormous, heated piece of metal into a curved shape. “Hey, Peri! Sorry I can’t talk right this second, I’m kind of in the middle of something.”

“That’s okay, Bis, this should only take a second.” Peridot headed to the back, where Bismuth kept a barrel of assorted swords for sparring practice and for demonstrating how to make weapons. Sure enough, there was an umbrella leaning up against the barrel. It was bright green with yellow stars, making its purpose unmistakable.

“Oh yeah,” said Bismuth. “You left your umbrella here.”

“This isn’t my umbrella.”

“You sure? ‘Cause it sure looks like you.”

“Cute, Bis, very cute.” Peridot picked up the umbrella and headed out of the forge. It wasn’t raining, but the umbrella was actually nice for shielding her against the hot summer sun. She was not surprised to get another text as soon as she had left.

Steven!: Hey Peri! Got another message for you!

PERI5XG: OF COURSE YOU DO

Steven!: It says, “You’ll need some protection from the Stormy weather.”

Peridot squinted at the message. Stormy weather…? And why was it capitalized like that…?

Oh, right, Zircon’s cat was named Stormy.

PERI5XG: TELL LAPIS I GET IT

Steven!: I’ve never heard of a Lapis!

Peridot rolled her eyes and put her phone away, walking towards the office tower. A few minutes later, she was knocking on Zircon’s door.

“Come in!”

Zircon had her feet up on her desk and was reading intently from one of her holographic screens. She seemed surprisingly at ease, given that she had assured Peridot earlier that she was absolutely swamped in urgent work and couldn’t possibly spend time together. In what Peridot assumed was a bit of thematic coherence, her soothing rain noise machine was set to thunderstorm mode.

It didn’t take Peridot long to spot a bright yellow raincoat, folded neatly and sitting in Stormy’s cat bed. Stormy, naturally, was not in her bed, instead snoozing in a sunbeam on the floor. Underneath the raincoat was a matching rain hat and shiny red galoshes. 

“There’s a lint roller in the drawer next to you if you need one,” said Zircon.

“I’m guessing I’m supposed to put these on, then?”

“Are you normally in the habit of putting on random clothes you find in cat beds?”

Peridot narrowed her eyes. “Are you seriously going to pretend this wasn’t all set up by Lapis?”

“That depends,” said Zircon, an insufferably smug smile on her face. “Are you going to let your girlfriend do something nice for you, or are you determined to be a pain in the gem about it?”

“Nyaaaaah,” Peridot groaned, pulling out the lint roller and cleaning the cat hairs off of the rain gear before putting it all on. “There. How do I look?”

Zircon stifled a laugh. “Like a very irritable duck.”

Peridot slumped over, her new raincoat making squeaky noises as she did. “Fine, I did the thing. Text Steven and tell him.”

“If, hypothetically, I were going to do so, I would most certainly wait until you had left.”

“Fine.” Peridot stopped to give Stormy a few scritches on the chin before leaving the office.

PERI5XG: HEY STEVEN WHAT NOW

Steven!: I’m not sure, I haven’t heard from the mysterious Gem!

Steven!: Oh, wait, I think I’m getting something! 

Steven!: She’s transmitting a message through my teeth fillings! I’m going to have to start wearing a tinfoil hat!

PERI5XG: WHAT ARE TEETH FILLINGS?!

Steven!: The message says, “If the items you’re wearing painted a picture for you, come to a place where you can do just that.”

PERI5XG: TELL LAPIS THAT ONE IS NOT VERY HARD

Steven!: Have I met this Lapis?

PERI5XG: YOU’RE RIDICULOUS

PERI5XG: SHE’S RIDICULOUS

PERI5XG: BIS AND ZIRCS ARE ALSO RIDICULOUS

Steven!: Yup! :D

Peridot walked out of Little Homeworld into the nearby woods, using her ferrokinesis to hover the umbrella in exactly the right place to shade herself from the sun. She felt a bit silly wearing a full set of rain gear on a bright, sunny day, but Lapis must have some reason behind it. 

When she reached Lapis’ morps studio, there was a wooden sign out front. Painted on it was a very simplistic portrayal of herself in a raincoat and a blue arrow pointing to the right. She looked in the direction of the arrow, and saw another sign pointing into a clump of thick trees and foliage.

She pushed through the tall grass and tree branches and emerged in a peaceful clearing where the trees blotted out most of the sun. There were dozens of multi-colored umbrellas hanging upside down in the trees, scattered across the ground, and floating in a couple of small ponds. Cheerful, rainbow-colored lanterns strung on ropes provided light. 

Peridot grinned. “This is beautiful, Lapis,” she said, assuming her girlfriend was somewhere close by. There was no response apart from the wind ruffling the leaves. “C’mon, Lapis, I know you’re there.”

She spotted something moving in the trees. It was one of the Robonoids Peridot had made for Lapis, one outfitted with a camera to help her with her photography and filmmaking projects. Before that could fully register, she was drenched in a sudden downpour. Her yelp of surprise turned into laughter. “Lapis, what are you doing?!”

She was swept off her feet by a sudden stream of water and deposited into one of the ponds. “Lapis! Hey!” A moment later, she was shooting upwards into the air on top of a column of water. Nearby, several more columns of water launched umbrellas into the air at the same time. The water column turned into a twisting slide, Peridot shouting happily as she bounced up and down on the ripples and splashed into a pond. Before she could pick herself up, she was rising again, this time encased in a bubble. Small fish swam by her field of vision as she floated, her umbrella and hat long gone. 

The bubble suddenly popped, and Peridot was caught in Lapis’ arms. “Lapis!” she said, snuggling her girlfriend. “What was this all about?”

“It’s a performance morp, starring you!” said Lapis. “I wanted to capture surprise and joy. What do you think?”

“I think it’s brilliant, Lapis. I loved it. I love you.” Peridot pulled off her visor -- which she couldn’t see through anyway, due to the heavy rain -- and pulled Lapis in for a kiss, one which was eagerly returned.

“What was with all of the clues and the scavenger hunt, though?” 

“Anticipation is a critical element of performance morp, Peri.”

“And how’d you get everyone else on board?”

“I don’t know if you noticed this, but all of our friends are hopeless saps for romance.”

“Oh. Yeah, that is true.” She looked up at Lapis, a fake serious expression on her face. “I don’t know how to break this to you, but it’s possible that I’m a hopeless sap for romance too. Don’t tell anyone.”

“Don’t worry, your secret is safe with me,” she said, smiling and holding Peridot close.

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[b-b-billyboydenbrough]

The Losers in the Winter HC

this is my first time writing hcs so please be patient if they’re not good haHA

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The losers absolutely love winter

They love to have snowball fights

Georgie will join sometimes, especially as he got older

Sometimes, they go in a 3 vs. 3 match; one takes a break between rounds

When the couples™ go against each other, it’s an all out war

Teams: Bev, Eddie, Stan vs. Ben, Richie, Bill

Bev refuses to hit Ben cause she has too much of a soft spot for him, so she goes after Richie instead

“Why are you only going for me??”

“Cause you shut up for a second every time you get hit”

Stan and Bill are the most competitive. They never get into actual fights; this is how they release pent up aggression. By the time the round’s over, they’re both soaking wet. They think the other’s extremely cute covered in snow

Eddie is the most strategic. He builds little forts and throws snowballs from atop tree branches. Richie is always amazed at how smart his boyfriend is

During all this, Mike is watching with the biggest smile on his face

When it’s Mike’s turn to take Stan’s spot, he and Bev team up to attack Bill. Bev runs in as a distraction while Mike sneaks up behind him. Bill gets bombarded with snow

The unexpected then happens: sweet, adorable, confirmed teddy bear Ben Hanscom dumps a whole armful of snow onto Bev’s back. Stan is dying. Bill is shook to his core. Richie and Eddie are too distracted with each other to notice. Mike is covering his mouth in shock. Ben and Bev both have huge smiles on their faces

“Oh, you’re dead, Hanscom”

Tackles Ben to the ground

After the snowball fight, they go to Bill’s house for hot chocolate. Bill makes the best hot chocolate in Maine the losers say

They all cuddle up together in front of the fire. Blankets are everywhere. Not couple exclusive cuddling, oh no. EVERYBODY!! is cuddling EVERYBODY!!

The cutest shit you will ever see

When the holidays near, they make a Christmas/Hanukkah tree. They set up a tree at Bill’s house and decorate it. Instead of putting a star on top, they put a little Menorah 

Stanley is a happy boy™

Secret Santa is a must. Stan got Ben a book he’s wanted for a while. Bill got Mike a new journal to write in. Ben got Richie some new records. Eddie got Bev some new materials to make clothes with. Richie got Stan a new bird book. Mike got Eddie a new pair of gloves. Bev got Bill a new license plate for Silver

Exchange happens on Christmas Eve

Mike is taking pictures of everybody and everything

Christmas music is playing through the radio

Bev is trying to get Ben to dance with her, but ends up dancing with Mike because Ben isn’t much of a dancer. When he sees Bev’s face light up every time Mike spins her around, his heart just about explodes.

Everybody loves their gifts

Even with secret santa, all the losers got things from each other

Bev stitched her and Ben’s names onto the back of Ben’s favorite sweatshirt with small hearts surrounding them. There’s a little message under their names:

“For better or for worse, you will always be my love.”

“I thought I was the poet, Bev.”

Bev got a necklace from Ben. Tears may have fallen at how beautiful it was

Stan and Bill agreed to wait until the losers celebrated Hanukkah to exchange gifts

Richie got Eddie a promise ring

“This is a promise to you that I’ll always love you. Even if we were to separate, I will return to you with as much love in my heart as there is at this moment”

Everybody is crying. Richie being sweet?? And caring??? And SERIOUS???????? Only with Eddie

Eddie is a crying mess; he can’t stop hugging Richie cause his knees are too weak to let him stand on his own

Eddie gave Richie a sweater he knitted himself. It was many colors, just like Richie loved wearing. He loved it so much

All spent the night at Bill’s and stayed up most of the night talking, soft music played in the background

Next day, Stan showed the losers how he celebrates hanukkah

Goes to his house for the festivities

Bill lights the Menorah, they play dreidel games, eat some chocolate coins, or gelt. Bev and Ben helps Stan’s mom make the latkes and the rugelach

After dessert, Bill and Stan exchange gifts. Stan got Bill a typewriter he found at old pawn shop in downtown Derry

Mike was jealous when he saw it

“Why am I not dating Stan???”

Bill got Stan a pair of binoculars for his bird watching

New Year’s is always always a blast. They go to Richie’s house because his parents are never home for New Year’s

The 7 of them have the best time together. They play board games, eat a shit ton of food, drink plenty of sparkling cider, and dance around to rock and roll music

They have a tradition where they draw names out a hat to see who’s kissing who at midnight. It started in middle school, carried on through high school, even after they started dating each other. These kids don’t care cause it’s all fun and games. Plus they love each other too much to care

There’s always one person who doesn’t get picked. They get to kiss everybody at the end to not feel left out. Eddie is that person this year

Bill kisses Richie, Bev kisses Mike, and Stan kisses Ben

At midnight, they all lean over and kiss each other. When they all pull apart, they burst into laughter because they do understand just who silly this tradition was, but they do it anyway because it makes them happy.

Eddie goes down the line kissing everybody, kissing Richie for a little longer than everybody else

“Get a room!!!”

Pillows gets thrown at their heads

Synchronized middle fingers are thrown

They spend the day before they go back to school in the snow. They build snowmen, make snow angels. Fuck around like kids should

Even in their adulthood, they remember these times - maybe not the people, but the memories remain

Eddie never got rid of his promise ring. He couldn’t remember what it meant, but he kept it cause a warm feeling spreads throughout his chest whenever he sees it

Richie still wears the sweater to this day

Bev always wears her necklace. Her husband tried to get her to take it off. She refused, even though she knew what would happen

Bill still uses the typewriter Stan got him. No matter how much technology advances, he only writes books with it

Stan uses his binoculars all the time as an adult

Mike always goes back to the pictures he took that Christmas Eve. Sometimes, he lets a tear slip at the memories of his old friends

Winter is his favorite time of year because of those memories

It was the same for all the losers

They may not remember why, but they all loved winter dearly