Omg yes I loved the quadruplets headcanon thing! And what if Nicolas has like a bff and they're great friends. But when they get older they both have feelings for each other and they start dating. But Nicolas is scared to tell Gaston and Lefou but his sisters encourage him so he ends up telling them and they're so happy for him (plus they've always like Nicolas's bff). So now they can kiss and stuff around them and his sisters always coo at them! Aahhhhh! The feelings I'm having for this!!!â¤ď¸
Yes yes!! [[Original headcanon here]].Â
Okay so letâs call Nicolasâ bff Jean. So Jean and Nick are inseparable, have been best friends since the get go- Jean is a little bit of a troublemaker/bad boy type though (much like Gaston, but a little nicer lmao) and theyâre really cute. Anyway, the Headmaster knows them as the kind of duo of his class that never stops talking to each other.
âNick,â the headmaster says sternly when he sees how close heâs sitting to Jean, âGo sit over there. Jean, you stay where you are.â In my mind, the headmaster is kinda homophobic, so heâs always trying to break them up. Lefouâs onto him, he knows and heâs pissed, but Gaston just reassures him itâs because the old schoolteacher is bitter his wife left him for another man and he has no love in his life.Â
Of course, Jean and Nick always play together outside of school too, and as they grow together, they start to do new things together, like the first time they egg an annoying kidâs house:Â
âDid you see the look on his face, mon ami?â Jean laughed, slapping his knee. Nicolas grins too, but is worried theyâre going to be found out, and even more worried over what his dadâs going to do when he finds out twelve of his precious eggs are missing. Spoiler: the next morning Gaston cries for an hour because he only got to eat four dozen eggs rip.Â
To celebrate turning 18 and coming of age, they go on a hunting trip- Gaston tells Nick all the things he has to know about firing a gun and skinning the game, and Lefou packs them up for a weekend at their rustic hunting lodge.Â
Now that theyâre 18, Jean tells Nick on the way there that heâs going to start courting Christene, a simple farmerâs daughter. He confesses in secret to Nick that he has no real feelings for her, but his parents expect him to start finding a suitable woman to bear his children soon- theyâre of a more traditional mindset than Nickâs family. It breaks Nickâs heart to think of his best friend kissing someone else, laughing with someone else, sleeping in the same bed and holding someone else⌠and his heartache and pining only gets worse sleeping one bed away from him the entire weekend.Â
The weekend is filled with Sexual Tension. On the last night, they hear a wolf howling a little too close to their cabin- Nickâs terrified, Jeanâs trying to act like a hero, but when the latter takes one step outside with his rifle and hears the howl again, he runs back in, bolts the door, and drags Nick with him to his bed. They snuggle together the entire night, shaking and shivering and very, very close.The close proximity leads to a kiss, and a kiss leads to *cough* both their first times staying warm. The next morning, they talk it out, and decide this is something not worth losing over trying to fit in with the villagers- they would pursue their love.
Nicolas is so happy, but heâs also worried about what his parents would think. Like, sure theyâre a same sex couple in a village where such a thing is pretty socially unacceptable, but still⌠what if they wanted something different for him??Â
His sisters are all together for a while instead of just having Antoinette around, (as Adalene, the eldest, has come back briefly from a trip to Paris to seek out jobs there in the fashion modelling industry, and Alexandra has come back to visit from school in London). They all notice Nickâs a little more neurotic than usual, and visit him where heâs sitting in the barn one day. He tells them all about the trip and what happened, and theyâre all squealing for him, beyond happy.Â
âDo you love each other?â Adelene asks, clasping her hands together.Â
âDoes he know what heâs getting into with dad and his infamous date target practice?â Alexandra asks, crossing her arms.
âWas he superb in bed?!â Antoinette hisses, âI always imagined Jean would be with those legs.â Adalene smacks her upside the head. They ask when heâs going to tell their dad and papa, but Nick tells them how scared he is of coming out. They donât pressure him, but remind him of the fact that Gaston and Lefou would never, ever hate him for this.Â
Soon after, Nickâs papa sits him down one day in town by the fountain, and tells his moping son a story.Â
âYou know why I love this fountain so much, Nick?â Lefou asks.Â
âWhy, papa?â Nick sighs, resting his chin on his fist.Â
âBecause I was pushed into it when I was your age.âÂ
Nick frowns, and Lefou elaborates with a smile and a distant, dreamy look. âYep. All my schoolmates gathered around and pushed me right in- they thought it was so funny, cause I couldnât swim. Yeah, it was just a fountain, but I was scared to death of water.â
âSo? What happened?â Nick asked, fully invested in the story now.Â
âSo⌠picture this,â Lefou holds his hands up, âIâm floating there, splashing around like a maimed duck, and out of the butcher shop comes-â
âKnew this was gonna be a sappy story.â
âHey, youâre 18. Thought I would tell you about the time I met your dad- and the time when he was the only one in this village who went against the grain and respected me.â He nudges his son. âHe was also an oblivious fuckwad, who couldnât take a hint for 13 years. Eventually, I had to kiss him in order for it to click that- woah!- this guy whoâs been swooning over me for 13 years and would do anything for me actually likes me?!â Lefou chuckles. âAaaand, thatâs how we got married. Point isâŚâ He chooses his words carefully, âSometimes, it takes a while for someone to realize how they feel. But theyâll come around, if itâs meant to be.â
Nick looks up, realizing what his papaâs talking about- or who. Should he tell him now?
âI do. Now letâs go find Alexandra in the book shop, and pick you some flowers to give to Jean tonight.â Â Â
âSeriously, take it from someone who knows, Nick- sometimes, youâve gotta pull their heads outta their asses for them.âÂ
âThe thing is, papaâŚâÂ
âUmâŚâ Nicolas blinks, and decides to wait until that night- he obviously had his papaâs support, but he wanted to break the news in front of both of his parents
. At dinner, he finally stands up, and clears his throat, placing a hand over his heart. Gaston immediately rolls his eyes, ripping his chunk of bread in half. Â
âOh heaven help me, Nicolas, youâre not going to recite another passage from that dastardly boring book about the⌠oh, what was it? The moody prince and all his dead friends, are you?âÂ
âHow dare you, dad, Hamlet is extraordinary!â Alexandra gasps, but Lefou shushes them, eagerly awaiting what Nick has to say.Â
âIâŚâ Nick starts, blushing, âIâve begun a relationship with Jean.â Heâs silent, waits. His sisters are already clapping silently, encouraging him.Â
âWell, itâs about damn time!â Gaston finally grins, kicking out his chair, rising from the table, and walking over to yank Nick into a stifling bear hug. âHeâs a good, strong young lad, Jean is- I like him. Proud of you,â he adds, kissing him on the top of the head, and Lefou sighs, hugging Nick as well. Later, he cuddles into his husband in bed.Â
âOur son is so brave,â he whispers.Â
âHe is,â Gaston nods, âAnd he will need to continue to be- relationships like ours and his wonât make it easy for him. Heâll need a tough hide. A streak of confidence.â
âI think Jeanâs got that trait down pat,â Lefou chuckles, already wondering if Nick would wear his fatherâs captain uniform or a specially tailored dress to his future wedding.Â
Oooooh that was really long but I love this headcanon *cries*