(SPOILER ALERT: these headcanons are set after season 4 and, even though it breaks my heart, they take into consideration all that happened in the series, including the finale)Ā
The gang makes an official group chat, with a group picture and a silly name (Clay wanted it to be something serious, but the others voted for the āScooby-doo gangā. Justin would have loved how ridiculous it sounds). Courtney, Ryan, and Sherri arenāt in it. Itās not about excluding them, not really, but they ended up missing a lot of stuff since they graduated a year before the others, and they donāt fit in anymore. Theyāll always have the tapes to bond them, but things have changed. A lot.Ā
Jess and Diego never go on thatĀ firstĀ date. Itās not about Justin or Monty, they just arenāt interested in each other anymore. Both are more than happy to take things slowly when it comes to relationships and have some fun while they figure out college.Ā
Tyler and Estela donāt work out either. He is a bit crushed by it but tries to enjoy his summer and on the first day of college he meets a cute girl in Photography 101. Itās not love at first sight, not exactly, but itās a start.Ā
Clay goes home for Christmas and tells Matt and Lainie that they should become foster parents. Not immediately, Justinās death is still too fresh in their minds for that, but he thinks that more kids deserve to have a family who will support them unconditionally.
Alex and Charlie are doing great. Long distance relationships are not easy, but they make it work somehow (plus, Charlie is always secretly planning cute ways to surprise him at college- and Alex is usually unimpressed).Ā
The gang decides to have fixed skype meetings every week, but they fail miserably after week 3. So, they decide to make it a monthly thing, which doesnāt really matter because their group chat never stops. Theyāll send each other memes and stories of weird stuff that happens in their classes, and they even have an ongoing discussion on the newest Netflix series theyāre all watching.Ā
Clay and Jess become close friends. They look after each other and are always ready to support one another when itās needed. And those who know them well donāt even try to ask if theyāre actually together. It would never work, and they are happy that way.
Tony is terrified when he officially moves into his college dorm. Soon enough he finds his pace and starts making friends with the kids he sees sitting on their own, away from others. Some things never change.
The first anniversary of Justin passing is not easy. Clay flies home to be with his parents and spends the night talking to Justin in their outhouse. He tells him about his lessons and professors, about a girl he met during a mediocre musical narrating the story of some weird dystopian world where robots are killing everybody. He even tells him the entire plot of the last āFast and Furiousā movie, because for some unexplainable reason Justin really loved those movies. He misses his brother more than anything.Ā
Things arenāt always easy. There are days Clay canāt stop shaking and he feels like he canāt keep living. Sometimes Ani will spend half the night on the phone calming Jessica down, who had a nightmare. After long days of coaching Zach will have to physically stop himself from drinking, because the urge is still there. But it doesnāt matter how hard things can be, each one of them knows that they just need to send off aĀ āGordon Lightfootā text to get all the love they need to make it through life.Ā
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