#and chowder just snuggling him and talking even tho bitty is Dead To The World

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LDR Cuddle Bros

i have this headcanon that bitty’s senior year, he and chowder make a pact to try pot at least ONCE before bitty graduates

it’s just one of those quintessential College Experiences TM and if living in the haus has taught them anything, it’s that all too soon you leave the collegiate bubble and enter the cold cruelty of the Real World so you might as well have fun while you’re still a Dumb College Kid

so it’s chowder’s junior year, and farmer goes abroad in the spring, and he’s quickly learning how Bitty and Jack managed to beat his number of Fines last year

he misses just being able to HUG cait SO MUCH

and jack’s busy as ever, off being Professional and Serious, and while bitty is used to the LDR thing, it’s not like it gets easier

so it’s in the middle of the season, jack’s off for weeks at a time, farmer’s off in a vastly different time zone, bitty is FREAKING OUT about his post-grad plans slash taking the team to the Frozen Four again, and chowder has started talking with scouts about going to camps this summer

essentially, the boys are Fucking Stressed Out

surprisingly, it’s Dex who tells them they need to chill the fuck out and invites them to smoke on the roof with him and nursey

(he’s not…..tactful about it….at All)

nursey’s all “bro u didn’t have to tell bitty he looks like a serial killer what if he IS” but passes the joint pretty enthusiastically 

and then…..something magical happens

bitty isn’t a physical person. he’s handsy with his Hot Piece BF and he lets ransom and holster manhandle him because he trusts them, but bitty has literally never even bumped into Dex or Nursey off of the ice THAT’S how careful he is with initiating physical contact with Str8 Boys

even drunk, bitty’s survival instincts tend to kick in when Jocks are nigh

STONED BITTY HOWEVER

STONED BITTY GIGGLES FOR TWENTY STRAIGHT MINUTES AT THE FACT THAT NURSEY’S CARDIGAN IS MISBUTTONED, THEN ROLLS OVER AND FLOPS STRAIGHT ON TOP OF CHRISTOPHER FRANKLIN CHOW

and CHOWDER, sweet, sweet tender goal tender, CHOWDER REACTS TO IT LIKE A PLANT TO STIMULI

BY WHICH I MEAN HE WRAPS ALL OF HIS LONG ASS GANGLY LIMBS AROUND BITTY AND JUST HOLDS ON

they’re both pretty touch-starved at this point in the semester, and stressed out, and lonely. nursey and dex can’t even find the heart to chirp them too mercilessly, even when bitty falls asleep and chowder keeps chatting his ear off, arms and legs squishing them tightly together in an adorable cuddle pile

(they do, however, send about a thousand snaps to the team. jack saves ALL OF THEM.)

(jack, a man who does not blink at the duckling pictures lardo sends him, thinks these snapchats are the MOTHERFUCKING CUTEST THING HE’S EVER MOTHERFUCKING SEEN IN HIS LIFE.)

(he keeps showing them to his friends – “look at my boyfriend and our son mutual friend this picture has cured cancer and world hunger”)

and like bitty is p mortified in the morning and chowder’s a little embarrassed and they don’t talk about it but

it keeps happening

they only smoke with dex and nursey once or twice more, but somehow?? they keep?? cuddling together???

like bitty harps on chowder for napping on the Green Couch and that somehow turns into them napping on the armchair together instead??

someone barfs in chowder’s bed during a kegster and so he just crashes with bitty?? 

haus movie nights and bitty refuses to touch the couch? in chowder’s lap is totally fine. watching tape and the seats are full? chowder just plops down on bitty. heat goes out in the haus?? they build a blanket fort and ban the Northerners who choose to live in a place where the cold makes your skin hurt. 

some of the frogs get really confused when bitty mentions his Boyfriend. why can’t he just say Chowder?? is it supposed to be a secret?? 

Ford even starts having bitty room with chowder on roadies so he can snuggle the Crap outta everyone’s favorite goalie after a loss. (chowder loves to be the little spoon)

and people just sort of Don’t Mention It until it’s suddenly May and bitty’s graduating and moving to providence and everyone’s bummed, especially chowder, because he and bits have gotten SO CLOSE this year and providence is SO FAR (lol)

so they’re snuggling the SHIT out of each other like a week before graduation, possibly a little drunk because, hey, it’s Senior Week and finals are over

and suddenly, standing in Chowder’s doorway, is Caitlin Farmer

WHO GOT BACK EARLY FROM BEING ABROAD AND DECIDED TO DETOUR BY WAY OF SAMWELL TO SURPRISE HER BF

she honestly melts a little and just watches the boys for like a full moment before making her presence known

her BFs fucking adorable and the guy he’s snuggling basically a human corgi and she honestly just wants to flop down on top of them and join in but they’re clearly having a Moment

chowder might cry a little when he sees her. he definitely screams and does a cute little dance. 

(bitty totes cries, too, because he’s emotionally overwhelmed and loves seeing his BFF happy)

i really didn’t have a plot or anything for this headcanon i just love my snuggle bros

when chowder comes down for games with the Squad he just snuggles the shit out of Bitty the entire time (lol jack who?? bitty is his fave)

sometimes when ur lonely u gotta snuggle ur bro