#lbhc

EF robbed us of so much bro

-Bree and Chase growing closer

-Bree proving she can be a good big sister To The Younger Brother She Already Has She Doesn’t Have To Start With The Newest Baby Thanks

-Bree and Chase positively OWNING Kaz and Oliver at pranks bc they grew up with Adam and bionic pranks are on another level. Kaz and Oliver hadn’t even stuck a toe into the icy waters of superpowered pranks, they don’t stand a chance

-We don’t see or hear from Adam and Leo but I like to think they too are growing into themselves and learning and all four of them have an even better relationship together than ever. They text all the time and keep each other updated on shenanigans

-Bree texting covert pics of Chase and Kaz from the first ~moment~ literally no one but her realizes even happened to Adam and Leo bc neither of them know yet but they TOTALLY have a crush how does she help them not blow it?

-They are all excited that Chase might be interested in a guy they KNOW isn’t a douchebag and Bree is constantly plotting behind the scenes to get them closer

-She just wants to see her weird little brother happy, okay?

-(she is completely blindsided when Chase randomly asks when she’s going to ask out Skyler already. (and she thought Kaz and Chase were oblivious…embarrassing))

hi! thanks so much for the kind words and the question! I’d be so happy to talk about that.

so here’s the thing: Elle was falling for Emmett for a lot longer than she realized. but she was still wrapped up in Warner and trying to do well in school, and she was just grateful to have such a sweet and supportive friend in Emmett. he helped her when most people around her turned their backs, and he never assumed that because of her looks and background that she didn’t belong at Harvard and wouldn’t succeed if she tried.

and there were a lot of little things, little moments, between them that Elle brushed off as just nice friend actions. his genuine happiness and pride when Elle started to turn around her performance in school? the reaction of a friend/tutor who was happy to see results of all their hours of studying together. a bottle of 2-in-1 shampoo/conditioner for Christmas to make her beauty routine more efficient? a very sweet gift from her friend who, clearly, knew nothing about hair care. Emmett’s going with her and Paulette to get Paulette’s dog back? just another instance of how supportive he was, and a good friend to be there for the two of them.

throughout that whole school year, Elle learns so much about the kind of man Emmett is. he’s driven, kind, funny, supportive, deeply intelligent, desperate to rise to his full potential to show himself/his mom/Callahan/the world that he could, and a genuinely good person and sweet friend. so when she takes him shopping, she knows that it’s her job to help him unlock the same potential that he’s helped cultivate in her throughout the past few months.

she doesn’t want to change him or mold him into being a clone of every other Harvard lawyer, but she knows that if she can help him change his appearance to match everything inside of him, then he’d be that much closer to reaching the success he so longs for. and the moment when Emmett steps out of the dressing room finally looking amazing in his suit and every bit the successful lawyer he was destined to be is the moment that Elle’s perception of him changes and oh wait he’s super hot.

she spends the next few minutes feeling kind of dazed as she reflects on her time with Emmett over the course of their friendship. she starts to realize that moments that she thought to herself, “what a nice and supportive friend Emmett is!” were, deep down, times when she felt like she was getting a crush on him, but she ignored those feelings and brushed them off because winning Warner back was still so important to her.

what comes clear to her in that moment, too, is that she’s not looking for another clone of Warner. sure, Emmett resembles him in the dark suit, but he also resembles any respectable lawyer. Elle wants someone kind and supportive and determined and sweet, someone who doesn’t care about what others think of him and his appearance, someone who cares about helping others and lifting people up. she knows she doesn’t want Warner anymore, she wants Emmett.

I’m pretty sure that’s what Marcus was thinking for a moment löl like „wtf is up with your family dynamics man?“

My personal head canon tho is just that Donald didn’t really see himself as a dad at first bc wtf he just suddenly has three super powered babies he Did Not Plan For This and any employees involved would’ve called him Mr. Davenport so the kids just latched onto that.

well their very first new years is during Elle’s first year at Harvard. she stays in Boston and studies a lot, but she and Emmett agree to a night off for new years eve. originally they were going to spend the evening with Paulette watching movies and the ball drop at Emmett’s apartment, but when Paulette realized it was only going to be the three of them she conveniently caught a cold and bailed at the last minute. 

(the phone conversation ends with, “ELLE, don’t worry about me! It’s just a cold, I’m fine, but I don’t want to infect you and your cute tutor who gets you hair products for Christmas! No, no, I’ll just stay in, but you two have fun. Happy new year!” complete with lots of exaggerated coughing and wheezing, and Paulette hanging up before Elle can argue more.)

so she goes to Emmett’s and they order pizza and watch 80s movies up until about 11:55 when they switch over to watch the ball drop. they count down, pop champagne, hug at midnight (only for slightly too long for it to be strictly platonic), call their parents to say happy new year, and put their movie back on. an hour later, full of snacks and champagne, Elle falls asleep and her head drops onto Emmett’s shoulder. he doesn’t move a muscle until she wakes up on her own and sheepishly asks if she can stay on his couch that night instead of getting back to her dorm in the cold.

the next morning they get up late and find a place to have brunch. in the afternoon, Emmett insists on having at least one decent study session, and they sit in her dorm and go over legal terms and cases. that part is boring, but they love spending time together, even for studying, so they don’t really mind.

their second new years together goes almost exactly the same except for a few key differences. they spend it with Paulette and Kyle (though Paulette still maintains that she had the most terrible cold last new years), pop champagne, kiss at midnight (only for slightly too long to be done around company- that is, until they notice Paulette and Kyle going for even longer), and, when they finish their last movie, they go to bed together and commemorate the new year with fun, tipsy sex. 

they go out for brunch again the next day, but Emmett still insists on studying by the afternoon. Elle would rather do almost anything else, but she wouldn’t change her sweet boyfriend for anything.