#the bromfields

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

for Billy Batson Week day 6: Domestic Bliss/Off-Duty Hours!

Billy eats dinner and helps plan his birthday party.

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Last Day Of Pride Post (Billy and Cissie Edition) 💖

No thoughts head empty but I am vibing with the idea of T4T Cissie asking Billy out to her school's Sadie Hawkins dance.

I think about this cute dance date as being in the beginning of their relationship and the first real date where Cissie is the one who makes the first move. Billy had been having a crush on Cissie since the moment he met her at the Whiz Radio station, thinking she was the prettiest girl in the world, so when he finds out that Cissie feels the same way that he does, the kid is jumping for joy :D

At the same time, he's like so nervous and shy though, because this is his first date ever! Of course he needs help getting ready! So, queue Billy going around asking everyone he can for advice on romance and dances.

Billy goes to Freddy to break the news and celebrate with chocolate egg creams.

He shly asks his twin sister Mary for help picking out which flowers to get for Cissie.

He smiles when he finds out Scott was also asked out by a girl at Cissie's school to the dance, relieved he won't be alone.

He studies a book of pick up lines that Sunny Sparkle gave (and promptly gave back because it was stolen).

He gets embarrassed when Mr. Bromfield helps him pick out a nice suit and tie while hearing his adopted father's dating stories from back in the day.

He laughs when Uncle Dudley tries to teach him how to dance with moves from decades ago.

He takes notes when Joane Jameson, his coworker at Whiz Radio, gives him polite advice on first dances.

He rolls his eyes when the wizard says he should be focusing on other important matters, but is grateful for the magic flower he's given for the corsage.

He groans when Tawky Tawny helps teach him the right elegant manners to use when on a date, Billy feels like he enrolled in a finishing school.

He asks for Solomon to give him the wisdom he needs to not embarrass Cissie.

He prays for Hercules to give him strength to be the best boyfriend he can be.

He begs Atlas to give him the stamina to dance every dance with Cissie.

He tells Zeus to mind his business 👋

He wishes for Achilles to grant him some courage to hold Cissie's hand.

He requests for Mercury to allow him the speed to help him get to the dance on time, not a minute or second late, to not keep Cissie waiting.

In the end, at the Sadie Hawkins dance, Billy and Cissie spend their first date holding hands and dancing along to bad music chosen by the chaperones and sponsor (Mr. Morris).

Billy calls Cissie beautiful. Cissie calls him handsome. Neither of them can take a compliment and go back and forth saying the other looks better.

Cissie is wearing an adorable pink and fluffy dress, wearing the flowers Billy got for her in her hair. Billy is wearing his first suit ever, and is so proud of it (although he hates the tie). They goof off and laugh at their awkwardness, smile at how good they both look in their suit and dress respectively, blush at the comments Scott makes about them being a good couple, and ultimately, know this was the best first date they could hope for.

The dance ends for everyone else at the end of the evening, but for Billy, his heart continues to dance for Cissie.

@wolfsbanesparks thought I would tag you since T4T Billy and Cissie

[wolfsbanesparks]

Billy with the bromfields or vasquez's???

Hmm this is a tough one.

On the one hand the Bromfields have such an unusual dynamic with Billy that I think seeing them together is so interesting. There's a clash of lifestyles but they are all trying hard to be a family (in part for Mary's sake). Watching them grow together as a family is honestly an underutilized thing in fandom.

On the other hand, I think the Vasquezes are able to connect with Billy better because their life experiences are a lot closer to his. They are generally more involved with the kids' lives and and can roll with the craziness that comes with superhero life.

I think both have interesting and underutilized dynamics with Billy. Maybe it's a cop out, but I feel like it really depends on the story you want to read/write and the lore you're more comfortable with. I prefer Billy and Mary being twins but I've written Billy and the Vasquezes more often.

I tend to write Billy's life prior to becoming a part of these families because I never know which to pick so maybe I'm just indecisive.