#cheerleader!neil au

[unwillingtoreachout]

janeil (Janie & Neil) bestfriendisms send tweet

[stabbyfoxandrew]

Hiii

I'm on a mini-break from studying and seeing your wipw post cheered me up!

Both Mafia Restaurant and arsonist Neil/firefighter Andrew are having very interesting developments right now, so can I just ask for whichever gets the least requests? I can't choose I love them both ✨✨

Thank you and I hope you have a good week <33

WIP Wednesday (11/27) | Arsonist Neil / Firefighter Andrew AU (Part 269)

NEIL

Neil's entire world lights up with shades of orange and red and yellow. It's like he can feel the heat, hear the flames crackling as they eat up old wood. It's a rush like he's never known in his life. Almost as good as, no better than a bonfire. He never knew kissing could be like this. Not that he'd had a lot of practice. His experience is limited to one cheerleader giving him a taste of her lip gloss in high school.

Andrew is not wearing lip gloss. His lips are chapped a bit, Neil thinks. He doesn't mind. Hell, his own lips are in a state because he chews on them when he gets anxious. He moves a bit, tries to mimic what Andrew is doing. Then he makes a mistake.

He reaches for Andrew.

He's intercepted with a hand around his wrist and Andrew pulls back slightly to look at him with half-lidded eyes. Andrew turns his attention from Neil's face to his hand, hanging limply from his own, and stares at it for a few seconds before guiding it to the back of his head.

"Just here." Andrew's voice is rough and barely audible, but Neil nods vigorously.

"Okay," Neil breathes as he anchors his fingers in the material of Andrew's beanie. It's soft, so soft. And that was why he bought it but he hates himself for that now. He wants to touch Andrew, not some stupid fabric. Before Neil can find it in him to be truly disappointed, Andrew captures his lips again.

ANDREW

Putting his tongue in 10's mouth hadn't been on Andrew's agenda when he left his apartment. He's a fool. He should've had it written at the top of the list. He would've, had he known it was allowed. That it was wanted.

And it is wanted. Andrew can tell by the way 10's fingers keep tensing against his skull. Like he's trying to hold on, keep Andrew close to him. Andrew wishes he hadn't put this stupid hat on, wishes he could feel the scratch of 10's nails on his scalp. The mere idea of it makes him shudder.

When he opens his mouth to deepen the kiss, the arsonist gasps in surprise. A second later he's meeting Andrew's mouth with unveiled enthusiasm. There's a brief moment where Andrew considers pulling him over the console into his lap, but he thankfully stomps that thought out of his head. Instead, he bites 10's bottom lip and the arsonist makes a low noise in his throat in response.

Andrew allows his hand to slide down to cup 10's neck. He can feel his pulse there and it's out of control. Andrew imagines his own is just as wild and he hates it. But he can do nothing to stop it.

Eventually Andrew finally finds the willpower to pull away and 10's eyes are nearly black with the thinnest rings of ice around his pupils. 10 licks his pretty lips as if trying to savor the taste of Andrew on them and his chest is heaving when he croaks out,

"I definitely swing. For you."

[worthlessandembarrasing]

Apropos of this post by @sapphoherselz (so sorry girl, I will leave you alone after this I promise) and every other hc of the twinyards having the same taste in love interests, I'm proposing a fic idea:

Imagine a uni au (sans the mafia) where Andrew/Aaron/Nicky have a slightly closer relationship and it's become increasingly obvious that Aaron's pining after someone but he refuses to give any concrete details. However, he occasionally drops hints by accident that Andrew absolutely catches like this person being a readhead, them working in one of the bookstores on campus, and them being a cheerleader. So then Aaron tells them he's inviting his roommate Neil over for thanksgiving and Andrew's like oh shit, because he literally met Neil a few weeks prior at the bookstore and is now realising that he's probably the guy Aaron's into.

Cue the angst and the silly misunderstandings when Andrew tries to not get in Aaron's way but Neil makes all of his efforts be in absolute vain because he's hellbent on annoying Aaron by befriending his brother

[millportisntreal]

All For The Game @allforthegamebingo Advent Calendar!

Day Twenty Four wrong partners underneath the mistletoe - visiting new places - superheroes/ villains au Il "i'm fine."

Neil Josten x Andrew Minyard (but see the notes for more information because there is another pairing but it is a spoiler! Also I am sorry this is five days late but I hope if you read that you enjoy!!)

Andrew didn’t know why he agreed to visit California for the holidays. It was probably because Neil had asked, and assured him that he did not have to go, and reminded him that Los Angeles was southern California. Andrew knew that he didn’t have to go - he didn’t have to do anything. But Neil had given him those big baby blues, and Kevin couldn’t be trusted to go anywhere alone just yet. At least Nicky would be in Germany, and Aaron would be with his cheerleader and her family.

“Jean and Jeremy were nice enough to offer their guest room to us, which means Kevin gets to use the couch.” Neil chattered away as they packed, but Andrew was only half paying attention. Neil could pack for the two of them. Their couch and their cats were calling to him, and Andrew didn’t feel the need to resist. He walked out of their bedroom and down the hall without a word, knowing that Neil would understand because he always did.

[jtl-fics]

because of this au thing, i started watching the amazing race and I'm a little hooked, so wip Wednesday of all for the race? (and the snippet for the bake off earlier was perfect)

“Andrew.” Phil looks at Andrew, “Neil.” He looks to Neil. “You are once again the first team to check in, congratulations.” Phil says and as it had been the last three legs Neil and Andrew merely nod at Phil accepting their placement.

“With that win you have won an all-expense paid trip to the Sandals Resort in the Bahamas for both of you and a guest each!” Phil says as the camera cuts to sweeping shots of two different resorts. “The Sandals resort has two different locations in the bahamas so you two rivals won’t have to see one another.” Phil explains.

Andrew and Neil look at one another and some slight quirking of Andrew’s mouth is the only sign that any communication is happening.

“Are those tickets transferrable?” Neil asks.

“They can be.” Phil says.

“I’m giving my tickets to my friends Dan and Matt.” Neil says. “Have a happy honeymoon guys.” He says.

“Neil!” Matt’s shrill scream came over everyone’s speakers.

“Give mine to my brother and his wife.” Andrew says with a shrug. “He needs to relax before the cheerleader strangles him.” He adds.

Aaron’s face was frozen in shock.

[pookielious]

Who I think would be ghostface duos in dps and why

1. Todd and cameron

They'd both be easily overlooked as ghostfaces, todd is supposedly a nervous wreck (probably just a disguise in this sinaro/au) so how could he have committed murder?

I feel like Todd's motive would've been that he was never cared about because of his parents favoritism

Cameron is the obvious mastermind he's smart and logical he'd probably think out every possible Sanrio 1000 times before they started,BUT I think he'd play it till the very end as the 'detective' and trying to figure out who is ghostface so he'd not be suspicious

His motive is that no one was really his friends and everyone practically bullied him in the friendgroup maybe a few murders theyd take him seriously

Todd and cameron came together for it because they'd be perfectly hidden in plain sight because their personalities and from the sense of want they both wanted desperately

2. Neil and charlie

I feel like they're a bit more obvious since they're bestfriends and would have somthing similar to Billy and Stu (less extreme though)

Neil's motivation is that nothing matters because his father won't let him do anything, the ghostface murders are the only sense of control in his life that he has, ghostface is anonymous so he wouldn't have to worry about it ruining his and his parents Image in town

Charlie on the other hand is along for the ride, he's rich and he has nothing to loose so why not help his bestfriend? Charlie is alot more cocky he wouldn't care about being caught or not and probably is the more risky one

3. Chet and knox

A EXTREAMLY UNLIKELY DUO since chet hates him canonically but I think it's work out

Chet is a like a shy jock he really is like charlie motive wise and how he'd act, he probably kills the most out of the two of them I'm not too sure what he's getting out of it but he's definitely getting somthing out of it

Knoxs reasoning is he's the emotional lover of the group,who knew murder could get emotions out so easily!

I feel that in all of the saniros the kill that starts the movie is chris mostly because she looks almost identical to Casey Becker who's ironically a blonde cheerleader who has a football player boyfriend but it especially makes sense that knox most likely killed her out of unrequited love, chet would easily be a suspect because of it though so that's the only cons

I love scream and I love over analyzing silly lil guys ty for coming to my rant <3

[capcavan]

I will do all of them but what to prioritize/ have ideas/drafts for everything basically

[broketraveler87]

Instead of writing chapter 07 of The Parent Trap

I made notes about the Top Gun High School AU

Length of story: Nine Chapters

A Chapter for Each month of the school year

Junior Year of High School (2003-2004)

Characters

Pete Maverick Mitchell

Broken a few bones from last Deployment

Unable to fly due to injuries

Asked by Viper and Jester to take over JROTC while recuperating

Admiral Benjamin agrees

The Kazansky’s

Tom Iceman Kazansky

Admiral in charge of North Island

Biological father of Jake Seresin

Had no clue till the kid was dropped on his doorstep

Babcia and Dziadek

Iceman’s Parents

Throw themselves into being grandparents

Even if the only grandchild in fifteen

Sarah

National Geographic Photographer

Only Lives with Ice because she’s never home long enough to get her own place

Rolls her eyes at the insinuation from her mother she is becoming an old maid.

The Bradshaws

Nick Goose Bradshaw

Air Boss and Head of Top Gun

Two Star Admiral

Carole Bradshaw

Beat Ovarian Cancer

SAHM

Loves it

PTA President

NAVY Spouse President

Bradley Bradshaw

A full course load of AP and International Baccalaureate classes

Co-Captain of the Varsity Baseball

Pitcher

Already being scouted by MLB

Co-Captain of the JROTC

Best Friend: Natasha

Jake Seresin

Texas Born and Raised

Raised by a Single Mom

Who put herself through college and Law School

Married a Partner at her Firm when Jake was in Middle School

Thought her boys got along until her new husband starts beating the shit out of Jake when he comes out as Gay

Mom sends him to California to live with his Sperm Donor while she divorces his ass

Lacrosse Player

Extended Family

Grandparents

Viper and Jester

Retired Navy

Teaches JROTC

They move in together after the death of Viper’s Wife

Jester has a heart attack which will take months of recovery

Flyboy Uncles

Ron Slider Kerner

Rear Admiral

Goose’s Second in Command

Eats baby Pilots for Breakfast

Rick Hollywood Nevans and Leonard Wolfman Wolfe

Admirals

Commanders of Pearl Harbor

Marcus “Sundown” Williams

Retired Naval Aviator

Texas Ranger

Helping Elizabeth Serisen get her soon to be ex husband sent to prison

The Dagger Squad

Natasha Phoenix Trace

Set her hair on fire at a house party Freshman year

JV Co Captain

Dating Bobby Floyd since freshman year

Bobby Floyd

A full course load of AP and International Baccalaureate classes

Debate Team

Swim Team

Callie Halo Shu

Angelic face, devilish mind

Her and Maverick have never met by design

JV Soccer Team Co Captain

Ruben Payback Fitch

Makes bets he can’t win

Dating Mickey Garcia

Wrestling

Mickey Fanboy Garcia

President of The Anime/ Comic Book Club

Cheerleader

Billy Avalon

Swim Team

Brigham “Harvard” Lennox

Harvard or Bust baby

A full course load of AP and International Baccalaureate classes

Linebacker Football

Logan “Yale” Lee

Yale bound

A full course load of AP and International Baccalaureate classes

QB Football

Crushing hard on Brigham

Neil Omaha Vikander

Transfer from Nebraska

Wrestling Team

Javy Machado

Childhood friend of Jake Seresin

Moved to San Diego in Middle School

Track and Field

[stabbyfoxandrew]

Arsonist neil please🙏

WIP Wednesday (8/28) | Arsonist Neil / Firefighter Andrew AU (Part 218)

The first time Aaron stopped talking to Andrew was after Tilda's death. The second was in college, after he met the cheerleader and shattered their deal to bits. The most recent was after Nicky fucked off to Germany and left them to their own, grown-up, devices. If not for their cousin and his scheduled Skype calls, Andrew would likely not have spoken to Aaron at all the past few years.

Aaron’s expression flickers between confusion and grief. “No. I just…”

“Just what?”

“I... just want you to come.” Aaron finishes flatly.

“You said that already.” 

“I don’t know what else to say.”

“Boo hoo, let’s all cry then.” Andrew turns away and starts to empty the dish rack on the counter. Plate, cup, fork, skillet, butter knife. Ah, all done. Andrew is almost annoyed at how few dishes he has, now he’s got no reason not to face his brother. Aaron takes a breath behind him, then says his name.

“Bitte,” Aaron pleads, making Andrew white knuckle the edge of the counter. (Aaron inadvertently learned about Andrew’s aversion to ‘please’ during a rather tense session with Bee. Looks like he’s found a loophole that won’t get him punched in the throat. The bastard.) 

Andrew turns, calmly, and looks Aaron in the eye. Aaron evidently takes it as a sign to continue. 

“It doesn’t have to be Christmas. It can just be dinner. Anytime you want. Katie’s a really good cook and there’ll be cake, too.”

Andrew’s brows raise. “Oh? Resorting to bribery are we?”

“If it gets you through my door, yeah.” Aaron wets his lips. “What do you say?”

[fandoms-run-my-life]

I remember reading a Neil Gaiman post that says that he used to have someone throw fanworks out that tried to give them to him during signings. That way he didn't even see them.

I also remember seeing a writer that said that they would love to do a cheerleaders au for their work but the second someone tries to shove cheerleaders au into their face that character can never be cannonicly put in a cheer outfit

You don’t own fanfics. They’re inherently public domain because they aren’t your IP. Agree or disagree with AI, there are no grounds for “protection” from AI because it isn’t your IP to begin with. That’s what you chose when you chose this medium

Oh dear.

Okay, you get an answer, because at least you took the effort to write your ask out properly, even if you are hiding behind the grey, sunglassed circle.

Do I, or any fanfic author for that matter, have any legal claims to our work? No, not really, no. (Although if someone took a fic, filed off the serial number--deleted the fandom specific elements--, and then had it published for financial gain, yeah, that would be a case.)

BUT

Fandoms are built on a social contract that says we respect each others work, the effort people put into their art. We don't steal or disrespect the work of our peers. By feeding people's fanworks to AI you both steal and disprect it, and we need to make people realize that before it's too late--before fandom falls apart, because there will be no more real, actual fanworks.

Disrepectfully,

Orlissa

(i can't believe I have to say this)

[sixinchrainbowheels]

ok but consider: cheerleader Neil Josten

HEAR ME OUT I'M GOING SOMEWHERE WITH THIS I SWEAR

- so we all know neil’s mom said he couldn't play exy

- you know what the next best thing to playing exy is

- obsessively watching exy and cheering for it

- his mom didn't really mind (well, he did at first, but neil somehow convinced her it wasn’t terrible) as long as he didn't get attached to a squad and shit

- boy picked up so much skill from local cheer gyms everywhere

- he trained sO HARD (like half because if he was better they put him closer to the game so he had a better view)

- his tumbling passes were legendary. with his speed he could do the craziest shit like so many back handsprings. a back tuck. crazy twists and everything.

- even though he’s a guy he's still soooo short

- at one point his coach decided to make him a f l y e r - like this little 5"3 muscular ass boy getting tossed like 20 feet in the air by these peppy girls in short skirts - just imagine

- he kept going until sometime before his mom died, when he realized he might have put a bit too much effort into the sport. people don’t see boy flyers and pass it off, and one of his teams almost made it big. almost- neil’s mom made him mess up their last routine and they left shortly after crippling the squad’s chances at nationals

- neil never really cheered again after his mom died, but he sometimes watched the vixens’ routines, mentally noting their strengths and weaknesses and what they could do with them, but he never said anything because he only knew katelyn and... it’s katelyn

- no one knows about his cheer days. not even andrew. uNTIL

- one day neil is out running and hey look up ahead near the exy stadium it’s the vixens holding practice

- he’s totally just gonna go right by them because exy but then he hears some shouting

- as he gets closer he sees some guys trying to talk to the vixens. from the look of their body language and the girls’ tense stances, it’s not going well

- neil gets closer and hears some very rude and derogatory things being said

- he promptly tells them to fuck off, may have added a threat or two. the guys bail.

- the vixens tell him they had it covered but thanks anyway, and one is like “hey, you wanna have a real practice today?” like totally joking

- neil’s brain is like fuck it

-  “yeah sure can you guys fly me in a basket double twist”

- who are you and what have you done with our starting striker

- neil just basically joins their practice

- katelyn’s reaction was priceless

- not as priceless as andrew’s expression when he sees his boyfriend being thrown into the air by a bunch of cheerleaders on the way to practice

[sauctopus]

foxholecourt au where everything is the same except instead of exy, its marching band.

[happeningsinhawkins]

"Cheerleaders are just slutty girls who know those skirts will get them fucked by the whole team. I don't need to remind you how that is NOT who my son is do I?" Neil growled as Billy dared to try and defy him, "You'll be taking that uniform back and using the money to contribute to this family."

"No son of mine is going to be some poncy cheerleader. You'll pick a more appropriate sport or so help me ...."

(Been meaning to send this since you posted the cheerleader vid the other day)

“Dad, men were the first cheerleaders! It’s literally a male sport!” He knew his dad would never approve but it makes him happy so he’s going to at least have this. “You took me away from California so I can’t surf anymore. But you can’t afford to leave Hawkins and I already bought my uniform so I’m not changing anything!”

[jingerhead]

You know since you offered…. would you do a fic rec? I just love your taste 💛💛💛

I would LOVE to anon! Here's a few things depending on what you're interested in, all of these are andreil (plus some Kateaaron):

Fluff:

strawberry sweetness and light (doesn't taste like lies) by ephemeralsky (fake dating)

i won't fall (unless you ask me to) by moonsock (Spider-Neil being very bad at hiding his identity from his roommate)

I Hate Him by DorothyHatesYou (Soulmate AU where you feel pain when they lie to you)

Reason Number Five by fellasisitgay91219 (Andrew lists the reasons why he hates Neil)

The Last Rose of Summer by rooftopkisses (Misunderstandings but there's too much fluff to go into angst)

Crack:

shortcomings (honestly, fuck you tilda) by stickball11 (Andrew's short people problems)

Swipe Right for Idiot by @paradoxolotl (Neil on grindr)

if you can't take the heat... by Ominous (Andrew and Aaron can't handle spicy things)

i'll crawl home to him by sporadicheartcollector (honestly idk where to put this one, it's a lot in one fic PF but it's good. Andrew has fallen hard for cheerleader Neil)

Two of a Kind by gluupor (Andrew and Aaron pretending to be the same person what could possibly go wrong)

Angst:

deafening silence by jemwrites (deaf Neil)

you're holy to me by melopeya (surprise Kateaaron! Aaron needs a reminder he's loved)

Will We Ever Lift The Curse? by IKnowWhoYouAre_Damianos (warnings for mild smut, long-distance is hard enough but add Valentines day on top of it too)

Miscalculation by EmmmaMmmm (angst with a happy ending)

You Might Get It by likearecord (miscommunication)

Smut:

Yes or No? by @fortheloveofexy (andreil trying BDSM with sub Andrew)

Sonata by alexjosten (locked fic, honestly this is just so poetic I die)

Except When It's No by TheRainbowElectric (MAJOR WARNINGS, MAKE SURE TO READ THEM! Neil saying 'no')

Seven Years Too Late by @amaliaisabel (Smut sequel to the Professors AU)

I Want 10 by Anonymous (Neil gets edged 10 times)

Absolute Favorites:

Like A Hazy Summer Morning by shadowdreams (YouTuber Neil and Andrew who watches his videos)

Pulling and Pushing by @amaliaisabel (Professors AU)

Missed Cues by ApprenticedMagician (Andrew keeps trying and failing to propose)

Love To Hate You by crumplelush (Minyard-Josten Rivalry and it could also go under crack and it's amazing)

Highly Improbable by NikNak22 (Neil trying to see what Andrew's interested in 'cause this 'friend' might be interested in him)

[teddysgrahms]

do y’all wanna see an excerpt from my modern soccer au just kidding of course you do

—

“Chris keeps telling me I should go out for the guys’ roles, too, but I figure I gotta keep the playing field fair for you fellas, you know?”

“Chris?”

“Oh, right, you haven’t met her. Chris is…a friend of mine. She goes to Ridgeway, if you know anyone from there.” Ginny shrugs as she talks, fiddling with her pencil in one hand.

Neil pauses for a moment and stares at the floor. Chris…Chris…where has he heard that name before?

Ginny gives him a bewildered look and reaches over to poke Neil’s forehead with her pencil’s eraser. “Bonjour? Earth to Neil?”

Swatting away her pencil, Neil snaps back to the present. “Sorry, I just…spaced out a bit there. I feel like I’ve heard of her somewhere, but maybe I’m thinking of another Chris.”

“Blonde hair, cheerleader, sweet voice, gorgeous eyes?” Ginny supplies. Neil only furrows his brow. “How about Chris Noel? Does that ring any bells?”

It does, in fact. It rings the loudest of alarm bells in Neil’s brain as he realizes the Chris Ginny’s talking about is the same girl Knox has been pining for these past few weeks. His eyes widen with the realization, and he has to stop himself from outwardly gasping.

“Oh, yeah! I’ve heard of her!” he exclaims, and Ginny snickers at his enthusiasm.

Right now, he thinks, is a prime opportunity to gather information to aid Knox in his conquest for this random girl’s heart. With a bit of shock, Neil realizes he’s starting to act like Charlie when it comes to these things.

“Say,” Neil starts, trying to appear casual, “you wouldn’t happen to know if Chris is, you know, dating anyone?”

Ginny’s expression falters into something unreadable. For a moment, Neil fears he’s crossed an invisible line, and a rush of worry runs up his spine. Before he can open his mouth to apologize, though, Ginny smiles.

“I would happen to know, actually,” she says, pausing with suspense, “because she’s my girlfriend.”

Neil lifts his brow, not sure if he’s more surprised at Ginny liking girls or Knox being head over heels for a taken woman. He supposes the latter is much funnier, though ironically predictable.

“Oh, that’s cool,” Neil says. An awkward pause lingers between them for a moment, Ginny eyeing Neil with suspicion.

“You better not be trying to get to her, Perry, or so help me—”

“No, no! I promise I wasn’t! I haven’t even met her!” Neil puts his hands up in defense, leaning away from Ginny’s accusing pointer finger.

“Well, good,” she says, a smug smile tugging at her lips. “She’s way out of your league, anyhow, and every man’s league ever.”

Neil laughs, unsure if he should be offended by such a bold claim. “You seem to like her a lot. I’m happy for you.”

Ginny scrunches her face at him in fake annoyance, but the flush on her face is evident. “Thanks, Neil. Now,” she says, flipping her script open, “onto more pressing matters: Hamlet slut shames Ophelia, and yet she still wants to be with him. While at first I thought this was a classic case of a man writing a woman to be hopeless and stupid, I realize now that many women actually behave like this in the modern day…”

—

Neil and Ginny are besties <3

[itsthemysterykids]

Been watching some of those campy cheerleader movies, specifically Bring it On… AU please?

Mabel is the captain of the Cipher High School cheer squad

She has everything going for her and is sure to lead her squad to the National cheerleading championships…

… That is until she and a few other students get redistricted to Laika High School in the inner city

Among them are Mabel, her twin brother and total opposite Dipper Pines, secret gymnast Raz Aquato, and tough girl Coraline Jones

When they arrive, they aren’t given much of a warm welcome and are immediately labeled the ‘Entitled Rich Kids’ because Gravity Falls High is a private school

Although, Dipper seems to be doing well with a guy he just met and is actually fitting in way better than Mabel while she can’t even get a single student to talk to her

During lunch, while trying to find a table, Mabel comes across members a few members of Laika’s dance crew: Wybie, Camilo, Mirabel when they perform Shabooya Roll Call

Camilo: My name’s Camilo! (Yeah) A Broadway Baby! (Yeah) See that starring role? (Yeah) Played by your’s truly!

Mirabel: I’m Mirabel! (Yeah) These curls are stylin’! (Yeah) Don’t try to touch ‘em! (Yeah) ‘Cause I’ll show you the bin!

Wybie: My name is BeBe! (Yeah) I’m on the move! (Yeah) Don’t call me you-know-what! (Yeah) Just call me smooth!

Mabel follows them to the gym and is impressed by what she believes to be a cheer squad as she thought Laika didn’t have a squad

Mabel offers her talents, but after calling them a cheer squad, that turns them against her

Because they’re a dance crew, there’s a difference

The crew members are Wybie, Lili, Camilo, Mirabel, Norman, Dib, and Gaz

Instead, they let Dipper join as he’s been taking dance classes in secret over the years and is pretty good

Later that evening, Dipper takes his discouraged sister to a local burger restaurant where Lili works. Mabel tríes to apologize, but Lili isn’t having any of it

But, it’s only when Mabel defends her from a group of entitled rich girls that she earns Lili’s respect

Meanwhile, Coraline’s getting to know Wybie after a… Brief encounter in an empty classroom. He caught her awkwardly dancing to a pop song and taught her a few moves that somehow almost ended with them kissing

At a dance crew meeting, Gaz still isn’t impressed by Mabel and urges for the others to give her… The Test.

Mirabel: Gaz!

Norman: You’re fucking insane!

Camilo: You devil woman!

Dipper: No! Not The Test!… What’s the test?

To prove her commitment to the crew, Mabel has to wear the school’s old mascot suit to a dance and wear it while performing a routine with the dance crew

After a shaky start, she manages and even catches the eyes of Neil, the school’s DJ

Impressed, the crew unanimously gives Mabel an official spot

Meanwhile back at Cipher High, some girl is laughing evilly because her plan worked to get rid of Mabel and replace her as cheer captain! Who is it?… I’m giving Pacifica an evil sister because I love her too much to make her evil

Hearing this from her friends back at Cipher, Mabel realizes the only way to get back at Penelope (Shut up) is by assembling a squad of her own and defeating her at Nationals

Later, Mabel approaches Mirabel about creating a cheerleading squad at Laika, and she’s reluctant at first until Mabel lies and says that Nationals win includes scholarships for each winning member

Mabel let’s the rest of the crew know, and the decision is final… They’re forming a squad. But, they need to get two more numbers to be an official squad (Let’s just make up rules)

Fortunately, Wybie’s been giving Coraline dance lessons in private, and she feels confident enough to join and makes the cut

Then there’s Raz, who incorporates his gymnastics moves into tryouts

Now they have a squad!

Weeks later at the Regional Competition, Cipher watches Laika perform. While everyone else is wowed, Penelope is smugly convinced that Cipher will win

Laika takes second while Cipher takes first

Back at school, Norman asks Dipper on a date and he shyly declines, calling for an intervention from Lili and Wylie who are now dating Raz and Coraline (Respectively)

Now more confident, Dipper asks Norman out on a date, and he says yes

Also, Neil asks Mabel on a picnic date on the cliffs above their town. She happily accepts, but moments later runs into a furious Laika crew

Camilo has discovered from his gossip of a sister that Mabel lied about the college scholarships as a Nationals prize and breaks up the squad. It's over, and so is their friendship

Disgusted with herself for lying and getting everyone’s hopes up, Mabel shows up for the date with Neil, just needing the comfort. There, he encourages her to enjoy her high school years and stop worrying so much about her past mistakes

Meanwhile, the Cipher Squad discuss the dissolution of the Laika cheerleading team, and Penelope privately celebrates being made captain and the diabolical means she used to make it happen- blackmailing her aunt who’s on the school board into transferring Mabel and sabotaging other members of the squad so she’ll be captain

Back at Laika, Mabel pulls Mirabel aside and offers a profuse, pained apology. Mirabel is still hurt by the lie, but can’t deny she enjoyed all the work they put into the squad

Mabel didn’t even feel any ambition to go to Nationals while prepping the Squad. She was just glad to have some real friends

Despite her conflicting feelings, Mirabel confesses that she misses Mabel and decides to continue working together, meaning Nationals is back on

After a Squad meeting, everyone decides to forgive Mabel, though some (Gaz and Lili) are still a little reluctant, but want to rub their victory in Cipher’s faces

At Nationals, Cipher performs their routine exceptionally

Mabel runs into Penelope while the Laika Squad unintentionally eavesdrops. They hear her revealing everything she’s done and are disgusted. Now Lili and Gaz really wanna see Cipher High lose

Now on the mat, Laika offers an exuberant, mind-blowing routine that breaks many of the fundamental rules of cheerleading, but the audience doesn’t give two shits and cheers for them

With a ton of coaxing (threats) from the audience, the judges proclaim Laika as the winners