Is either in a full pajama set, matching shirt and bottoms, or a long nightshirt (a la Nick Miller)
No in-between
Does not wear socks, even though he always gets cold at night
Robert
In comical boxers, like in Looney Tunes or Phineas and Ferb. His are themed with things like those acting masks that are smiling crying or with little judge wigs and gavels
If he's got an overnight guest (wink wink) then he'll throw on an old shirt that's worn-in and very comfortable
If Lucy is sleeping over at (Dennis and) her Uncle's flat, he wears the same kind of worn-in shirt and a pair of pajama pants
Socks aren't really his thing, but he'll wear them if his overnight guest is wearing them
Sandra
T-shirt and sleep shorts and fuzzy socks if it's cold
She does have more racy nightwear, but honestly that's what she pulls out for Special Occasions
Or if she is mad at Max and wants him to Suffer™
Max
Doesn't know it, but is in the same boat as Chris
Though, actually, he doesn't have a long nightshirt
He mainly sticks to old promotional T-shirts of shows on the West End or done by Cornley and his collection of different plaid pajama bottoms
Wears socks because his toes get cold, and he wakes up at night from it
Vanessa
She doesn't have a System system, thank you very much, but there is a… system to it all
She wouldn't say that she has Monday Night Pajamas, Tuesday Night Pajamas, Wednesday Night—well, you get the picture
But there are pajamas that she definitely considers to be Weekend Pajamas more than she does Weeknight Pajamas, and she probably wouldn't wear them any of those nights unless she had to
They are full sets, and they have winter versions (long-sleeved and long pants) and summer versions (short-sleeved and shorts)
But sometimes she'll mix it up and wear a winter set in the summer or a summer set in the winter! She's fun and spontaneous like that!
Socks always
Lucy
She has both a nightgown and a favouring towards shorts and a T-shirt
Alternates depending on her mood and the state of laundry
Will wear fuzzy socks if it's cold, but ankle socks otherwise
Annie
She prefers old T-shirts and flannel pajama bottoms
She's got a nightgown her Mum gifted her for Christmas one year, but she never uses it. She just feels bad about giving it to a charity shop or something.
Doesn't wear socks to bed and never will
Dennis
He's another for the T-shirt and pajama bottoms team
I think he probably likes those fuzzy, grippy socks, but has them laying at the foot of his bed, on top of his sheets. He's not sleeping in them, but if he has to get up and putter around, he's not going barefoot either.
I think that his T-shirts and pajama bottoms are the opposite of perfectly matched and in fact clash quite terribly
When Robert moves in with him, the complaints about someone's “poor eyes being assaulted every morning! Honestly, what crimes have I committed to have to live with this!” goes up exponentially
Jonathan
SUUUUUUCH Dad-coded sleepwear oh my godddd
He's wearing old shirts that were made for his daughter's school plays and the various events that take place over a school year when they need parent chaperones
He's wearing shirts that he got from gift shops at museums and famous sites that Bennie begged him not to get “because they're so embarrassing, Dad! Can't you just get a keychain like everyone else??”
He's wearing plain chequered pajama pants that he's had so long the hems are starting to wear and scuff
He's wearing white socks that have a hole at the heel and Bennie just sees this and sighs in disappointment, going back to her cereal and pretending he's not so embarrassing
Max, in the month leading up to their wedding, gives Sandra a different flower each day. Attached is a note. Something silly to make her smile, or one of the things he loves about her, or one of the things he's excited about their lives together after they're married.
Sandra puts them all in a small scrapbook together and keeps it in the drawer of her beside table for whenever she's feeling sad if Max is away.
After the Drama Society's performance of La Nuit De La Chenille/The Night of the Caterpillar, a bunch of dancers in Cornley came together and created Cornley's first Ballet Company. They did this because of Chris' earnest desire to show ballet to more people.
In the lobby of the dance studio, they have one of those “Our Story” timelines on the wall. Under the “How We Started” heading is a picture of Chris playing the flute in his Caterpillar costume.
One of my personal favorite hcs for Vanessa is that she's got Southeast Asian heritage (which is aided by the fact that Bry is ethnically ambiguous-looking enough for this) and the idea struck me earlier as I was washing the dye out of my hair but what if the Wynn part of her last name was just an incredibly anglicized phoneticization of Nguyen because her Mum (or a grandparent or smth idk i haven't thought this far ahead yet) wanted to distance herself from it
Sandra still has the acorn from Peter Pan. Yes, the show was a dangerous and terrible disaster. Yes, her relationship ended on live television. But there were good things that happened, too. Everyone, despite the numerous injuries, was okay. The audience, up to a certain point, really enjoyed it and turned it into a panto. (Even though it wasn't one.) And she found out about Max's feelings for her...
So, yes, she still has the acorn. It's been modified slightly to work as a bell, and it hangs on the back patio door of her and Max's house.
I think that being Chris Bean is so intrinsic to Chris, that if she was transfem, she'd choose a name that she can shorten to Chris. However, I think she'd go with Chrysanthemum bc she's pretentious as fuck.
