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Legally Blonde Time Travel AU because it’s my niche

First off I’m combining the movie and the musical cause it’s a crime that Professor Stromwell got cut but I love musical!Emmet with my whole heart so yeah. Basically, take the movie but put in musical!Emmet’s relationship with Elle and musical!Vivian’s reaction to Callahan hitting on Elle. Told through everyone else’s POV

- Set after the end of the trial and then Elle is sent back to when she gets kicked out of Callahan’s class. (via magical bracelet that Emmet gifts her from the thrift store as a celebration. Elle wears this bracelet through the whole story and enjoys the challenge of matching all her fits to it, and wow Emmet is such a good friend to know what style she enjoys :)

- Her new goal is still love: Love of helping people through law!

- And to reignite her friendship with Emmet who she loves like a bestie <3

- Instead of Elle being distracted by Warren she’s instead conflicted by knowing that Callahan doesn’t respect her for herself and generally uncomfortable around him. She still wants to do well in his class but dislikes it whenever he gives her compliments

- Vivian initially feels competitive towards Elle since she knows she and Warner used to date but is less antagonistic since Elle isn’t trying to get back with him this time. She does start to fall out with Warner sooner since she can see how Warner looks at Elle especially at the ‘costume’ party

- Speaking of the party!

- Elle is a better student this time (it helps that she already learned this so it’s more of a review) and she gets invited this time for realsies. She asks if it’s a costume party, an inside joke with herself, and Vivian jokingly says yes before clarifying no. Elle comes in her bunny costume anyways cause it’s a great outfit and that party needs more color than navy blue and solo cup red.

- Vivian starts to regret inviting her, feeling embarrassed to be associated with this pink clown, then Elle hands her bunny ear headbands with such an earnest smile on her face that Viv puts them on. I mean, uh, of course because Elle is top of their class and likely to go far in life not because of friendship or because she’s starting to enjoy her company.

- ... Or maybe it is because of friendship. She begins to question why she’s dating Warner when Elle leaves the party, clearly upset by something he said to her. 

- Viv catches her on the porch and Elle is shocked but happy that Viv came out to check on her. Elle waves off her concern and says she just needs a walk and she’ll be fine. Walking alone at night is dangerous even on a college campus so Viv makes her promise to call her when Elle gets home safe and they exchange numbers.

- Elle turns down the offer of Viv’s jacket. Yes, because she’s hoping to see her best friend (who she isn’t the best friend to in this time line yet but that doesn’t stop him from being her best friend) and the hoodie he lended her in the original time line maaayyy or may not be the most comfortable thing she owned

- The night is nice, Elle’s glad she can enjoy the walk this time and spends her time on the bench star gazing rather than bawling and crying her eyes out.

- She gets lost in thought of what she wants to do in this timeline, one of the first times she’s been able to completely relax since she got here. Def wants to focus on college this time. Become friends with Viv. Deal with Callahan earli-

- Oh hello Emmet! 

- They have their talk again. This time Elle is more cheery and why wouldn’t she be? She’s talking to one of her favorite people and she got back her favorite piece of clothing (not that she ever told him that and no, she never returned it and doesn’t plan to)!

- Emmet asks why she’s going to Harvard, not that she doesn’t deserve to! Just that it seems so far away from where she’s comfortable with if the way she’s huddling for warmth in his hoodie is any indication

- Love???

- She’s going to Harvard University,,,,for love,,, Well he’s only known this whirlwind of a person for a bit but he now can’t imagine her going here for anything else. The smirk she gives him hints that there’s more to her answer but she can keep her secrets if she wants to

- Emmet is honestly confused when she asks to be in a study group with him. She might’ve been tossed out the first day but since then she’s been a model student but he can’t counter the arguments she presents. Plus, there’s just something about her that’s captivating, maybe it’s how comfortable she is with him or how someone as smart as her is as humble as her at the same time. Making her laugh with his dumb “what’s up, doc” greeting, it’s something he wants to do again.

- Their friendship develops as it does in the musical but with Elle being slightly more touchy and both being just falling for each other a bit faster and neither wanting to admit it to themselves.

- Elle’s friends with the movie group, Vivian, David Kidney, Enid, and they all hang out together sometimes with Warren (Viv continues to question what she sees in him) and Emmet (the rest of the group feel like they’re all third wheeling)

- She still gives Callahan a resume when he asks for one. Pink but not scented, she doesn’t want to waste her best paper on him. Emmet finds this somewhat amusing since he’s seen her use the scented paper for grocery lists and short notes to him and thinks she just has a grudge against Callahan for being kicked out the first day

Not sure what else would happen :/ Elle definitely now carries a recording device with her when she knows Callahan is around just so that she can get solid proof of his behavior so that she can report him.