#lumbarilion

[bunny-lou]

Can you write a hevie fic where gil n harry needs tutoring for their chemistry class and evie helps them, but she has her attention on harry more than gil.

This has been sitting in my inbox for well over a year. Sorry it took me so long to get to @lumbarilion! I hope it's worth the wait :)

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Auradon is very nice if you ask Gil. Which most people never do - ask him, that is. But that's okay because he likes to say what he's thinking. He likes to hear what other people are thinking too. They have big beds and warm food and grass that is soft under his feet. Auradon has really nice people too - like their counselors and the tourney team and Evie.

Evie is really really nice.

Uma didn't like it that Gil and Harry were spending so much time with one of Mal's crew at first, but she came around. Now, she and Mal even spend time together - making art and going into town. Sometimes they even hold hands and that makes Gil happy because he likes for Uma to be happy.

Evie likes to hold hands too, but only with Harry.

There's a chemistry book on the table in front of them. Evie is seated in between Gil and Harry, her hand resting on Harry's wrist. There's a lot of colors in the book and the pages are shiny and clean. This book is about the periodic table of elements, which are the things that make up everything else, even Gil.

"Ya must be made of copper and tellurium," Harry tells Evie as he points to two squares on the pages. "Because ya're CuTe."

Evie laughs and swats at him. "That's awful, where did you get that from?"

"I asked Doug for some pointers."

"Are you replacing me as your chemistry tutor?"

Harry places a hand to his chest. "Never!"

"No way!" Gil agrees and pats Evie's shoulder. "You're the best tutor ever, Evie."

She turns and bats her eyes at him. "Well thank you Gil. I'm lucky I have such eager students." She turns back to Harry and makes a face Gil can't see.

"I'm eager for a lot." Harry tells her with raised eyebrows.

Gil taps at the book. "So these guys at the beginning, these are the... Alky metals?"

"Alkali metals," Evie corrects gently. "There are the highly reactive metals."

"I'm a bit highly reactive mahself."

Evie giggles at Harry and tosses her hair over her shoulder. "You're more like an exothermic reaction." She leans closer to his face. "Because your spreading hotness everywhere."

"And the opposite is the..." Gil places a finger to his lips, "endothermic reaction...which is when heat is taken in, right?"

"Excellent Gil!"

"Atta boy Gilly!"

He grins at both of their praises. No one was ever this nice on the Isle, none of them were allowed to be. Now in Auradon, Evie and even Harry are nicer to Gil because that's okay here.

"Man, when I finally take a chemistry class, I'm going to do so good in the class!"

Evie cocks her head. "You're not in a chemistry class right now?"

Gil shakes his head. "No, I'm still in the general science class. That and algebra and chivalry and history of Auradon. I should take chemistry next year though." He puffs his chest out proudly. "I wanted to start studying now so I can show Fairy Godmother and Mr. Hamada how smart I am."

"Oh Gil, that's so sweet." Evie pats his arm, but it's different than when she touches Harry. "All of teachers are so proud of how far you have all come. They're all amazed by Isle kids."

"Good. Because you and Harry and Uma and Mal and Jay and Carlos and Dizzy and Celia and Squeaky and Sq-."

"We're all smart, Gilly." Harry grins at him. "We'll be upstaging these Auradon kids in no time."

"But if you don't have a chemistry class right now, how about you let Harry and I study, just the two of us?" Evie asks with a smile. "That way he and I can focus on...his chemistry homework together.

"It may not be homework," Harry rests his chin on her shoulder, "but it'll definitely be chemistry between us."

Gil feels just the smallest bit of sadness in his chest. Evie's right, Gil should let them study since Harry actually has to pass a class, he just wishes he could spend more time with both of them. "Okay, I'll go for a run or something." Because even if he's sad about not spending time with them right now, he still likes sunlight and warm air and the smell of fresh cut grass.

"And you can come join chemistry club with me!" Evie squeaks and claps her hands. "We meet every Thursday, Doug and Carlos are a part of it too, we'd love to have you!"

"Chemistry club?" Gil perks his head up. That sounds like fun. "Can Harry and Uma come too?"

"Of course!" Evie grabs his hand. "It's open for everyone."

Gil grins. "Cool! I can't wait."

Harry grins right back at him. "How about ya go find Jay for some tourney fun while Evie and I study?" He nuzzles Evie's cheek. "I hear chemists like to do it on the table periodically."