#they're cousins

[buggyrulez]

my persona/undertale self insert

[strangersteddierthings]

Based on a twitter thread the lovely @nburkhardt shared in the Discord chat and I just took the idea that Gareth is both Chrissy AND Steve's cousin and ran with it.

"Harrington, think fast!" Gareth is already lobbing the cream soda at Steve's head before he's even fully looked up but the asshole snatches it out of the air no problem. It barely even fizzes when he cracks the can open. The bastard.

"And for you, Chrysanthemum," Gareth hands off her cream soda gently, because she's his favorite cousin. She laughs at him but takes the soda. She doesn't open it right away, instead opting to set it beside her in the shade of the shed they've taken residency of. Out of sight of the rest of their family and their thousand and one questions.

"You know nicknames are supposed to be shorter than the original name, right?" Steve says, then burps because he chugged half the soda in one swallow.

"Gross," Chrissy says at the same time as Gareth's, "noice."

Steve grins, pleased with himself.

"Hey, so. I wanted to talk to you guys about something," Gareth says after a moment of quiet has fallen over them. He's plopped down in the front of them instead of resuming his spot beside Chrissy, leaning against the shed in the shade. It puts him in the sun but he wants to look at them both as they talk.

"Anything, Garebearringham," Chrissy says to annoy Steve with a lengthened nickanme.

"So, I'll be a freshman this year. And, I love you guys, you know I do, but, uh, I don't want to be seen associating with you. Publically."

There's a beat of silence where Steve and Chrissy just stare back, Chrissy looking hurt and Steve looking offended.

"What I mean is that you're both already, like, known. You know? And I don't want to just be… the cool kids' younger cousin. I want to be uncool on my own."

Chrissy says, "Oh. Yeah, I get that."

Steve says, "You want to be uncool?"

Gareth gestures to all of himself. "I am not aiming to win the popularity contest. I want to join the Hellfire club." He points an accusing finger at Steve. "You told me yourself that the club leader climbs on tables and rants about jocks-"

"Yeah, as a warning to not join Hellfire. How did you read that wrong?"

"-so I can't be seen associating with a cheerleader and the king of jocks. That'll ruin my, like, cred or whatever!"

Chrissy is nodding along solemnly. She's always been understand and sympathetic to Gareth, especially when it comes to being himself. In quiet alone times, she's confessed to being jealous of how easily being himself came to him and she wished she was as brave. Steve, however, was a conformist through and through and while Gareth could understand the why (his uncle and aunt are not the best of people) he's never going to try and fit in just because it makes like easier.

"Your cred," Steve says monotone, his bitch face out in full force.

"Yeah! My street cred!"

Chrissy and Steve share a look. Steve raises and eyebrow and Chrissy shrugs before they look back to Gareth.

"Alright. You're secret is safe with us, Garrington," Chrissy teases.

"Do not!"

"You think people aren't going to put together that you and Chrissy have the same last name?" Steve says, because he's a shithead.

"So? There like 4 Smiths, and none of them are related. It'll be fine."

"True. No one will believe the amazing Chrissy Cunningham is related to the absolute loser Gareth Cunningham."

"Absolute loser! You're a dick, Steve Harrington."

"Yeah, but you know I got your back even if you're a loser."

Gareth doesn't answer. He opens his own soda then, chugging enough to let out his own gross burp for Chrissy to scold him about and Steve to laugh.

It's the summer of 1983 and things can only go up for them all now that they're all in high school together.

[butchered-icarian]

The girls who get it, get it.

[astronomergrump]

gramble and goobette, my favorite lil cousins YIPPEE

[kanzakurawrites]

I'm now headcanoning that the majority of adults on the Isle were relieved when Mal and Uma ended their friendship. The girls would have TAKEN OVER the place and you can't convince me otherwise.

the kids on the other hand? devastated because those two would have changed things.

[gothchoccymilk]

songs that have similar vibes,,, to me,,,,

[butmog]

Why is Conventional Weapons so Yes Virginia

[tiggerzone]

[sea-jello]

lloyd and morro as adrien and felix from miraculous ladybug i am so right

[discworldwitches]

WHO is this person even talking about? healthcliff and catherine? healthcliff is very explicitly romani and unrelated to catherine.

[lightgriffinsect]

rewatching lightning reed's uproar cover and it's so funny how half the commenters think Void and Psychic are siblings 💀

[curlytrek1701]

Tomato hornworm, my beloathed.

[mostredactedbracket]

MOST [REDACTED] BRACKET ROUND 1

[ladsziah]

Before it all begins

Well well well, I'll never be done with this game. Beth De Sardet and her cousin Constantin on the BOAT. (hehe) Before it all began. Constantin D'Orsay belongs to Spiders BUT (Eliza)Beth De Sardet is my bb

At the other end of the BOAT :

De Sardet : Like us ?

Vasco : *dies*

[sleepyrainart]

Ah, yes cousins. This was so weird and wild. WTF DIC dubs.

[francy-sketches]

incest baby trio but I de-incestified them

+regular inbred version