General dewey/gale hcs? Or if you need it more specific, maybe about having kids? 🤔
AGHHH CUTENESS OVERLOAD 😭😭😭
I'd be happy to do just general headcanons too if you want me to but these are gonna be specifically for these two love birds as parents.
Enjoy 💕
Pairing: Dewey Riley x Gale Weathers [Scream Franchise]
Warnings: Pregnancy and Symptoms of Pregnancy
Genre: FLUFF, Domestic Fluff, Romance
- Gale had been retired from on-the-spot journalism for roughly six months before she started feeling a little woozy in the mornings
- She tried her best to stay away from any out-of-pocket assumptions so she just chucked it up to it being a side effect of her change in lifestyle going from a from-the-scene reporter to an at-home column writer
- But when the fainting spells started happening, she could no longer lie to herself
- And she could no longer keep it from Dewey either
- Poor man was mortified at the sight of his wife passed out on the floor in their bedroom and called 911 immediately as well as Sidney because she's the person that came to his mind
- And she was also the person by his side when the nurse told him Gale was pregnant
- Emotional and teary congratulations were exchanged in the waiting room before he could go see his wife in her room and break the news to her
- "Good." She chuckled, still in the process of regaining her strength, "I thought it was cancer."
- What Gale thought was cancer turned out to be a pair of twins, a boy and a girl who are now four years old and as much of a handful as ever
- Dewey and Gale thought sleepless nights and changing diapers was a struggle
- Oh boy...
- Now they have to deal with tripping over toys left and right;
- Making sure the little rascals don't get themselves hurt;
- Preventing them from de-babyproofing what their parents worked so hard to babyproof even before they were born;
- Cleaning paint off the walls and furniture etc.
- Regardless of the struggles, they've never been happier
- Arthur is a real mama's boy, no doubt about it
- However, his dad is his partner in crime, helping him get out of trouble and clean up each mess he creates before his Gale notices
- And more often than not, they get away with it, but when they don't, Dewey heroically takes all the blame
- Gale doesn't believe it for a second but she still allows it on account of solidarity and heroism from her husband
- Also the totally-guilty face her son has every time he thinks he's about to get scolded is too adorable for her to handle
- Tate is a daddy's girl for sure
- She's a very artsy and craftsy kid, getting into DIY before even knowing what it means
- She's the artist behind practically half the décor in the Riley household at this point
- Paintings here and there, colored rocks, pebbles glued to decorative pieces of paper, you name it
- When Dewey couldn't find the star pin before work one time, Tate proudly gave him one she made of papier-mâché and it was the best day ever for the deputy
- And yes, he wore it to work
- Him, Gale and Arthur are constantly showered by little gifts like that and they are all very appreciative of them
- Arthur often gets caught up in his sister's shenanigans and is covered with glue and glitter by the time she's done with her art project
- Gale can confirm that that's a literal nightmare to get off the kid's clothes, but she'd never hinder the twins from having fun on account of a difficult washing job
- With such energetic and active - often messy and reckless - kids, these two barely find time for each other
- They used to think the couple of hours they had between putting the kids to bed and going to bed themselves would be enough quality time
- But that's when they became familiar with the concept of missing someone while living in the same house or even while in the same room
- So they get Sidney on babysitting duty every two weeks so they can enjoy a proper date
- The first few dates they couldn't even have a good time because they were both guilty and worried about leaving their kids at home
- But luckily it didn't take them a while to realize that Sid is a top-tier babysitter so they had nothing to worry about
- And now, every other Friday is proclaimed date night for them
- It has proven to be very healthy for their relationship, allowing them to talk about things they can't mention around the kids and discuss their future
- The latter may or may not include another member to the family *ahem*
- Why wouldn't they expand it? They've already got the hard part down which is figuring the whole thing out
- And man, did they work it out
- As individuals with different views of life and ideologies, they often butt heads before
- But ever since the twins were born, they have fallen into an unfaltering rhythm neither of them expected would work so well
- The two make breakfast together, get each of the kids ready and Dewey drops them off to the daycare on his way to work while Gale sits down behind computer to get started with work of her own
- Afterwards, she's the one to pick them up and take them grocery shopping, maybe even for a walk if the weather allows it
- If the latter is the case, they might come home to Dewey, if he hasn't been held up overtime at the station
- More often than not, he'd be cooking dinner in the kitchen when they'd arrive
- He washes the dishes afterwards while Gale focuses on cleaning the faces and hands of the toddlers that can't even stand still while eating
- Then, at around 8-9 PM he takes them to their room and reads them a bedtime story, kisses them goodnight and leaves their nightlamp on
- Downstairs, a bottle of wine is waiting for him as well as Gale who's already poured herself a glass
- "What do you wanna watch?"
- They take turns picking a movie every night
- And at around midnight, they're goners
- Rinse and repeat, rise and shine and a new day has started
- It's a routine they can't see themselves ever growing bored of but they know it'll break soon when the kids start going to school
- You needn't worry, folks, because the same routine is reinforced when a year later their youngest daughter is born
