#vanlee

[batsyishere]

my personal headcanon on the van and laura lee friendship is that they lived in the same neighborhood since always, and would see each other around a lot. one random day laura lee is outside playing with her barbies and her older brother decides to be annoying and takes her dolls, van sees this from across the street and — greatly overestimating the gravity of the situation — comes running to defend her. it doesn’t work out very well (laura lee’s brother pushes her and she hurts her knee), but she stands proud having managed to get the doll back.

and seven year old laura lee sees this butchy knight in shining armor and is 1) immediately convinced that van is a boy and 2) completely in love with her.

eventually, at some holiday or another, van’s mother finds it in her to come to church and forces van to wear something “nice”, which means a frilly white dress that couldn’t be making her any more uncomfortable.

van is bored out of her mind during the sermon, and while looking around to find any of her friends she ends up spotting the sweet blondie who lives across the street from her. as soon as she can walk out of the church she is running over to properly introduce herself to laura lee.

van doesn’t really get why her new friend is looking up and down at her in that funny way until she slips out an incredulous “but i thought you were a boy!”. it doesn’t upset her nearly as much as her mother thinks it should.

though at first laura lee is a tiny bit shocked to see her prince charming all dolled up (and very unhappy about it) suddenly it all makes sense, because no boy could possibly be as cool as van.

in the blink of an eye, laura lee and van are always together; playing tag with the other kids from their street, sharing a table at lunch, going out to “explore” the woods, sitting together in every class, poking fun at mean kids when they pass by in the hallways and sharing giggles at some inside joke no one else understands.

and if laura lee’s heart beats a bit too fast when van runs over to hug her… well, that’s something she can keep to herself.

[fairytwles]

i am a #vanlee besties truther

[lottielee-altar]

Laura Lee sending letters To All The Girls She’s Loved Before:

1. Van Palmer: Her childhood best friend who she once fell in love with long ago (but only for two weeks!!). Van knows about the letters, and she was actually the one to encourage Laura Lee to write them in the first place. They laugh about it because they still very much love each other—just, not like THAT.

2. Akilah: Another love that didn’t last long, but unlike her love for Van, her love for Akilah was more distinctly romantic. The letter is sweet and heartfelt, but Laura Lee knows that while it may have been there, it really wasn’t meant to last. They still remain good friends!

3. Natalie Scatorccio: The hardest one to write about. How do you even write about someone like Natalie Scatorccio? Laura Lee waxes poetic about her—her eyes that constantly betrayed how much she cared, the way her blonde hair hugged her face, and the casual pats on the back she’d give Laura Lee during games and practices. Laura Lee knows nothing will come out of it, but she can’t help herself. She pretends not to really know Nat because it’s easier to pretend, but it’s actually just as easy to notice the little things that made her tick. Laura Lee keeps this one to herself, or at least she tries to, because Nat has always tried to push people away, but will that also be the case for Laura Lee?

4. Lottie Matthews: The easiest one to write about. How can you not write about Lottie Matthews? To Laura Lee, she’s the best that the world has got to offer. There’s no one else in this world who Laura Lee would want to understand more than she wants to understand Lottie. She wonders if she’s right about how Lottie’s softer smiles are reserved for her, and the thought of it makes her head spin. She’s excited to take on the world with Lottie Matthews by her side, if she’d let her, of course.

[cuntlijah]

not sure where the fandom came up w vanlee childhood best friends but I’m so here for it

like imagine baby Laura Lee fucking sets a bush on fire with a birthday candle trying to talk to god and accidentally burns down half the Sunday school building and baby vans just like oh …I have GOT to befriend this fucking idiot

[fawnsfern]

laura lee / van camera roll? thank you if you do!

vanlee's camera roll ｡𖦹°‧ 𓇼 now THIS. this is my childhood best friends to lovers superbowl and i am so serious about it. like vanlee who grew up together then moved to different states only to end up in their hometown at the same time years later? peak

taglist :: @sixteendiamonds @puppysepulchre @daniirosie @cleverwhvre @stormfeast @alvinjrsgun

[bug-gribble]

Vanlee question! Do you think if Laura Lee survived to see Air Bud would she and Van be big fans of it?

Well it’s the most Van Palmer movie ever so yes, but Laura Lee would also adore it. She’s such a Disney girl (if her parents allowed her to watch cable tv).

People forget that Laura Lee is playful and goofy. That movie is just plain wholesome fun. So they’d love it and bond over it.

(This is Laura Lee throwing a soccer ball at Van’s head)

[thewildernesstoldmeto]

I see your Laura Lee&Van best friendship, I raise you the idea that Laura Lee would wear the masks with TaiVan at Doomcoming if she lived. (Especially if she also had burns from the plane explosion)

[corrya]

(for the moodboard requests)

VanLee 🙏🏻🙏🏻 please 🙏🏻🙏🏻

(doesn't have to be romantic, I think that childhood friends would be cool too)

After dinner, before dark we'd meet at the same bench in the park

Sweaty palms, averted eyes

Wasn't sure if he and I were going out

Childhood friends/first love Vanlee & "going going gone" by Lucy Dacus<3

Laura Lee's parents being busy and Van's being neglectful leading them to spend all their time together, running around the abandoned train tracks and swimming in the creek...