#they're cousins

[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.

#steve harrington #chrissy cunningham #gareth #gareth cunningham (in this au) #they're cousins

[butchered-icarian]

The girls who get it, get it.

#they're cousins #the amazing devil #hozier #prev: minhkhoa-khan

[astronomergrump]

gramble and goobette, my favorite lil cousins YIPPEE

#bugsnax #art #bugsnax oc #bugsnax fanart #bugsnak #oc art #bugsnax grumpus #oc #grumpus oc #original character #Goobette Gigglesprinkles #bugsnax gramble #gramble gigglefunny #Bugsnax gramble gigglefunny #silly doodles #doodle #my art #sketches #sketch #my artwork #digital sketch #They're cousins #Cuties #precious #so precious #i love

[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.

#descendants #disney descendants #mal bertha #uma daughter of ursula #i just really like the idea of mal and uma having a friendshipi #they're cousins i dont care if it doesn't count because of the way greek gods are #they're cousins

[starfxkr]

I don’t know if you have ever watched the show “on my block” but I just remembered it and I feel like Jamal is a perfect mix of pope and jj and that is exactly who I need

JAMAL WAS MY FAV CHARACTER TOO he kinda carried the show lets be real...

#✨.txt #on my block and outer banks kinda the same show if u think abt it #they're cousins

[sea-jello]

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

#listen #they're cousins #sunshine kid vaguely dislikes annoying snarky cousin #annoying snarky cousin is the villain at first (or at least portrayed as one) #but then comes back with good intentions?? #i haven't watched the new ep yet #it makes SENSE #just uhh search up adrien and felix on youtube or something #please this was my big revelation at like 8pm #ninjago #lego ninjago #morro ninjago #ninjago morro #morro wu #ninjago lloyd #lloyd garmadon #lloyd ninjago #lloyd montgomery garmadon #miraculous adrien #adrien agreste #mlb felix #felix graham de vanily #felix miraculous #miraculous ladybug #green cousins #greencousins #mlb adrien

[discworldwitches]

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

#i can't even fathom who they think are siblings #cathy and linton? cathy and hareton? #they're cousins #incest m ? -

[curlytrek1701]

Tomato hornworm, my beloathed.

#garden #at first I was like #how cute #a little caterpillar :) #then I found another one and was like #aww #they're cousins #and just moved them off the plant #but now i know what they are #and tonight i found one midway through devouring #one of the only two tiny tomatoes I have managed to coax out of my plant #this means war #tomatoes #tomato #tomato plant

[justanisabelakinnie]

Camilo simps saying they want him to treat them the way he treated Mirabel in WDTAB are mad weird bruh. 

#like #they're cousins #stop trying to make it romantic it's not romantic #geez y'all are blinded by self-shipping #camilo madrigal #camilo simps #camilo is overrated #mirabel madrigal #encanto #i NEED to stop watching so much tiktok #not isabela madrigal

[mostredactedbracket]

MOST [REDACTED] BRACKET ROUND 1

#most [redacted] bracket #bracket #poll tournament #poll #they're cousins #fma #fullmetal alchemist #doc scratch #homestuck

[empressladyziah]

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*

#GreedFall #De Sardet #Lady De Sardet #Constantin D'Orsay #Vasco's BOAT #THEY'RE COUSINS #OC : Beth De Sardet #oc #Spiders

[t00thpasteface]

not done messing with their shapes yet actually

#i can't stress enough i'm not even into dc i just think these guys are neat and fun to play with #as a kid i watched a lot of cartoon network and my cousin was OBSESSED with dc stuff so i have nostalgia by proxy #i just think they're cool popcultural icons. and also i like superman he's nice :) #art #sketch #dc #dc comics #superman #batman #clark kent #bruce wayne #superbat #this counts right

[rook-specter]

[Image Description: A screenshot of Callie and Marie from Splatoon, posing. Callie says, "i'm callie", Marie says, "and i'm marie". Flaming text underneath them reads: "The Squid Sisters". End ID]

#rook says shit #splatoon #squid sisters #callie splatoon #marie splatoon #even though they're cousins #I thought this was funny #I think this was already done but fuck you

[hedgehog-moss]

I always underestimate how easy it can be to entertain a teenager. I have this preconception that small kids find everything fun even mundane stuff while teens are jaded and self-conscious and need elaborate or cool activities, but my teen cousins are visiting this week and when they arrived I was in the greenhouse having an issue with the filter in one of the tanks, so I asked them if they could catch all the fish from one tank and move them to the other tank, and they were delighted to be given little dip nets and sit on the edge of the tank to hunt fish for 20min. As I asked them to do it I was thinking, it’s like those duck-fishing fairground games from when they were toddlers, they’ll probably think it’s a bit cringe, and five minutes into it these jaded teenagers were like, hey it’s like duck fishing at the funfair when we were toddlers, I've missed it, it’s fun :D

#it's my mum who has preconceptions about teenagers actually and then her concerns rub off on me #i'm like [teen cousins] are visiting this week and she's all worried like what are you going to do with them so they're not bored? #are there any escape games in your region? #the answer is no. The only escape game around here is the one pampérigouste thinks she was born in #but i made them play go fish with real fish and they were enchanted #tomorrow we will go for a swim in the stream with poldine

[apomaro-mellow]

Hmm the way Miyako and Luou's relationship is treated might be why I haven't heard a ton about this anime

#personal #apo watches #dance dance danseur #yall... #they're cousins