hugo’s uni graduation jesus christ can i even get this one out
like by now the trotters are familiar with the whole graduation bit like they’ve had gracie and gus and ringo and god knows who else but just
there’s just a certain something in the air isn’t there
oh goodness mum knocking on his door in the morning and sitting on the edge of his bed with him and oh no holding hands and hands holding faces and forehead kisses and wiping away lipstick and mum hugs oh my goodness how warm oh goodness hair petting and telling him she’s proud of him and that his bathtub now is a lot bigger than the one he used to play in but oh no she knows he’s going to do really fantastic things and that dad’s not going to stop telling strangers about his son and his adventures and that if she meets someone whose conversational skills aren’t particularly heinous she’ll tell them about her son as well
oh goodness don’t you dare tell me about alfie and hugo don’t you dare
thinking about mini and alfie is bad enough like
oh dear lamb like i think that morning she got up especially early and sat in their bathroom beside the bath and oh gosh like she’s pretty sure he couldn’t fit on her lap here anymore and he probably wouldn’t slosh water over the edges of the tub like he used to and oh no lamb she’s so proud of her baby but oh dear she’s just a little bit sad too like i think she just misses sitting beside the bath with him and watching the seamonkeys like wasn’t that just last month where did the tiME go oh no alfie oh no suddenly i am very glad that beatrix is a thing like she’s just not ready to have raised all of their babies like she’s not ready for that yet
i’m properly getting teary eyed about this now oh dear this was supposed to be a hAPPY story what HAPPENED HERE
no no no i will turn this around i just need a few minutes to regroup
it’s a given that the puppies are there and they’re just as excited as the trotters and ollie’s hair is a mess because he fell asleep on the drive over and they bicker over whose programme is whose and no that’s not mine that one’s been stEPPED on
actually switching the ones they’ve crinkled with their neighbours’ when they’re not looking
waving at hugo’s uni friends when they see them oh my god what cuties bless
when his name is called though
idk like obviously the whole place eRUPTS let’s not even discuss it let’s just not
fucking hugo trotter what a fucking peach how dare you invite him to the nest is this a joke to you like what an actual angel fuck
there’s probably drinks after and the parents can all take photos and mini definitely delays the whole thing because she’s blubbered too much during the ceremony so she has to dash off to fix her makeup and oh gosh alfie gets put in charge of taking puppy photos while she’s gone i’m
oh my god actually telling hugo to go out with his uni friends and that they’ll see him in the morning oh gosh the four of them going back to the trotters to squeeze onto the couch and slack ties and tights abandoned on the floor in front of the tv and fond smiles and content smiles and ////proud//// smiles
oh goodness charmaine nipping upstairs to hugo’s room before he leaves oh goodness sitting on the edge of his desk and looking at all of the photos of his walls and telling him that she’s admired him since they were in primary together and that she’s ‘pretty pleased to be honest’ that they became friends and that she got to be there to hear him talk about new things as he learned more and that she got to be there to see him go to uni and oh goodness lamb she’s just really pleased that he’s still as fantastic a person as he was when he was 8
oh no cheek kisses and proper kisses and i love yous pressed underneath cheekbones i’m
i was going to tell you about hugo and the petal but mmmm there’s not a lot to say tbh like ollie doesn’t feel there’s much to say that hugo doesn’t know but mmm he looks especially proud that day and when he looks at his older brother it’s with even more respect than usual and that’s just it like it’s looks and it’s a holler when hugo’s name is called and it’s grabbing his hand and pulling him down to the couch for a hug when he pops in to say goodbye before he goes out and it’s a pat on the back the next morning when he finally drags himself out of bed and finds him in the kitchen and it’s just being really appreciative that he’s in the kitchen at all
