#isabelbottoms

What's good y'all. A few months ago, I jokingly wrote a Bottoms (2023) fanfic and it lowk got way more engagement then I thought, so i figured, why not bring it to tumblr.

The fanfic's premise was to be a provider of "filler" scenes for the Bottoms movie. It started as a way for me to develop Isabel and Josie's relationship, but then turned into me developing PJ, Brittany, and now in more recent (unreleased) chapters, Hazel & others. Some may say there's some PJ x Brittany, some may even say there's some Brittany x Isabel...

To put a long story short, its basically a bunch of headcanons for what I think happened in the story that we, the audience, did not see. I made it as canon compliant as possible, while also trying to give us gays, THE CONTENT WE NEEEDDDDDDDDDD.

So here we are. There's 7 chapters right now, covering from the moment of the car bombing scene until the canon end of the movie. It's essentially finished, but I am writing 3 extra chapters to amp up the drama, for no other reason, then the fact that I am messy and choose chaos.

This is also my first fanfic EVER, and it has become my child in a way. So, since i'm near the end of finishing it, i'm going to use this acct to basically just add more content to the internet for this fanfic, so current & future Bottoms fans can find it across platform. With that being said,

Here is the chapter index...if you are interested.

Chapter One - Somethings Abrewin

We’re going to be touching on those cringe-worthy, gay panic, feet-swinging and giggling moments that come with being a gay ass teenager. #HellaGayFeelingsAlert

Chapter Two - This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

While Isabel's feelings for Josie are blossoming, and there might be a mutual attraction, the question lingers: Are the other parts of Isabel's life ready to embrace the girl's new crush and growing self confidence?

Chapter Three - Moths To A Flame

There's no question in Josie's mind that she's going to be there for Isabel, no matter what. A magnetic force seems to draw them together, like moths irresistibly drawn to a flame. As their connection deepens, the question lingers: is it worth basking in the warmth if there's a risk of getting burned?

Chapter Four - Bestfriends In Law

The aftermath of PJ and Hazel’s blowup in Fight Club, as well as Brittany and Isabel’s confrontation in the hallway from Chapter 2, all from the perspective of PJ and Brittany. This chapter will be Brittany and PJ character and relationship development focused, with, of course, mentions of Isabel and Josie.

Chapter Five - Forevers Gonna Start…Tomorrow

The characters are grappling with a lot of different things during the night of the canon bedroom scene. Join them.

Chapter Six - Gal Pals

Read to see how the day of the prep rally unfolds. A compilation of drama, secrets, angst and unexpected feelings…. Isabel and Brittany pov centric. This chapter delves into the complexities of the story's relationships, loyalty, and the struggle to navigate the blurred lines between friendship and romance.

Chapter Seven - Alone - Heart

This chapter revolves around the day of the "game", and what goes on beyond it. It explores the aftermath of all the canon events, and the impact it had on the characters.

Enjoy babes

Chapter Index

The Filler, is series as a filler scenes that delve into the character and relationship development of the Bottoms characters. Started originally as Josie and Isabel, but has gone on to cover expand over different characters and events that happened after fight club.

Authors Note: Im still lowkey shocked by how much this took off…y’all are super reallllll for that❤️❤️❤️ Thnx to all who have supported & left comments, it has been such a fun journey.

Chapter 1 - Somethings Abrewin

Chapter 2 - This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

While Isabel's feelings for Josie are blossoming, and there might be a mutual attraction, the question lingers: Are the other parts of Isabel's life ready to embrace the girl's new crush and growing self confidence?

Chapter 3 - Moths To A Flame

There's no question in Josie's mind that she's going to be there for Isabel, no matter what. A magnetic force seems to draw them together, like moths irresistibly drawn to a flame. As their connection deepens, the question lingers: is it worth basking in the warmth if there's a risk of getting burned?

Chapter 4 - Bestfriends in Law

The aftermath of PJ and Hazel’s blowup in Fight Club, as well as Brittany and Isabel’s confrontation in the hallway from Chapter 2, all from the perspective of PJ and Brittany. This chapter will be Brittany and PJ character and relationship development-focused, with, of course, mentions of Isabel and Josie.

Chapter 5 - Forevers Gonna Start…Tomorrow

The characters are grappling with a lot of different things during the night of the canon bedroom scene. Join them.

Chapter 6 - Gal Pals

Read to see how the day of the pep rally unfolds. A compilation of drama, secrets, angst and unexpected feelings.... Isabel and Brittany pov centric. This chapter delves into the complexities of the story's relationships, loyalty, and the struggle to navigate the blurred lines between friendship and romance.

Chapter 7 - Alone

Inspired by “Alone” by Heart. This chapter revolves around the day of the "game", and what goes on beyond it. It explores the aftermath of all the canon events, and the impact it had on the characters.

Chapter 8 - After Midnight

Inspired by “After Midnight” by Chapelle Roan. Are drunk words sober thoughts? Do good things happen after midnight? The victory party is wild, but certainly not wilder than everything that happened after the party. In this chapter, we officially introduce Hazel into the madness.

Chapter 9 - Eyes Without A Face

Inspired by “Eyes without a face” by Billy Idol. New relationships have a way of turning everything topsy-turvy, and for the girls, there are some new lesson about to unfold.

This chapter is set on the eve of winter break, a mere three weeks after the Huntington ass-kicking, the after-party chaos, and Isabel and Brittany's fiery feud on the lawn.

Chapter 10 - Bizarre Love Triangle

Inspired by “Bizarre Love Triangle” by New Order. What would you do to save face?

Chapter 11 - Burned

Chapter 12 - Tip The Weight That Makes The Whole Thing Shift

Inspired by “Getting To Me” by Caroline Rose. What happens during winter break after Mina's party.

Chapter 13 - Prep Committee

Who knew Prep Committee could be so scandalous.

Chapter 14 - A Friend In Need

Some things just can't be ignored.

Chapter 15 - Goodnight n Go

Should it be this hard to say goodnight?

Chapter 16 - Complicated.

Things are complicated.

Chapter 17 - Two Can Play At That

Chapter 18 - How You Get The Girl

Chapter 19 - The Crowned Jewel

"Wear a fabulous smile, great jewelry and know that you are totally and utterly in control." - Donatella Versace💜

Chapter 20 - Some Freaky Shit

Inspired by “Freak” by Doja Cat. This town has a lot of freaky shit happening in it. 🍋 🚨

Y’all know i like to keep this shit interesting 😏 & we don’t have much time left before graduation. I hope you like the direction this has taken.

Song inspo for this chapter was:

Okay, first off, you are super cute and should not be embarrassed. Thank you for reading my fic! And double thanks for asking me a question that puts my brain cells to work. I'll try to answer this question as concisely as I can because I can literally write a ten-page essay on this.

Given that my fanfic follows the canon timeline, I really had to look at how the characters behaved in each scene between the movie and try to fill in the gaps. That meant trying to figure out who these characters were before the events of the movie even started. So here's my breakdown/headcanon analysis of each.

Isabel: She's been with Jeff since Freshman year (my assumption) and has been extremely popular ever since. Her world revolves around him and being the most popular girl in school. Popularity can be fun, but in 'The Filler,' I wanted to focus on its downsides. The downsides include the anxiety that comes with everyone knowing you + your business, plus the expectations to perform or play a role. I don't think Isabel was in a happy place when the movie started, so I really tried to build off of that. I see her as a character who might yearn for more than her routine, someone who might yearn for a lover for whom she doesn't have to compete for their love, a girl who yearns to be accepted for who she truly is. This brings a new question, though: who is Isabel? She's portrayed as Jeff's "cute babygirl" girlfriend, a princess, someone who needs saving or someone else to protect her. She also doesn't seem to have a lot of friends beside Brittany… why? She is super quick to jump into bed with Josie after only really knowing her for a short time. I sense she is someone who has codependent tendencies, and as a writer, that is an extremely fun challenge to write.

Josie: I honestly don't think I have strayed too far from the canon representation of Josie. She's unpopular, nerdy, and has had a crush on Isabel forever. I think the biggest things I had to build off of her were her relationship with PJ and her long crush on Isabel. PJ is respectfully not the nicest person, so how does Josie, someone who seems relatively nicer, stay friends with someone like that? How does Josie have a crush on Isabel for so long without ever talking to her? What's brewing inside of her that makes her snap at PJ once their secret is outed? It was those questions that shaped how I wrote her.

PJ: PJ is a super fun character to write because she is very evidently flawed. She's willing to lie, cheat, and hurt people to get what she wants, as long as she looks "cool." She reminds me a lot of Greg Heffley from 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid.' I think she acts this way because she struggles with being her true self, so she tries to project a "cooler" version of herself. She avoids being vulnerable throughout the movie, and I think she does that because she may have been bullied for being herself before. Somewhere along the line, she learned that she had to pretend. So for this fic, I wanted to put her in situations that would force her to be authentic, make her have no choice but to be vulnerable.

Brittany: To write Brittany, I kept thinking about that quote, "My identity is completely attached to hers," and tried to think about how I would feel being Isabel's best friend. To be a bystander to my friend who is in an on-and-off again relationship with a shitty guy, to follow my friend as she wants to join a fight club, to watch as my friend slowly gets more infatuated with Josie… relatively soon after breaking up with her boyfriend. Underneath Brittany's "chill" facade, I like to think that she is pretty perceptive to what is going on and also follows Isabel around to protect her. I like to think that she is to Isabel what Tim is to Jeff. Like Tim, she is perceptive, more assertive, and will do whatever it takes to protect her best friend. Why she feels so loyal to Isabel? Well, we're going to explore that too lol.