An Ode to Friendship - Starkid

Sibling Night (TGWDLM)

A/N: This oneshot is based on a headcanon Ava and I have that Ted and Emma are siblings :)

Ted Perkins trudged his way down the street towards his sister's cramped apartment. Ever since he found out that his sister Emma was back in town, they'd decided to start spending a night a week together. It was incredibly awkward at the beginning of the night, but as they got more comfortable (drunk), things seemed to come together. Until the next week, that is.

He looked at the box of Capri Suns he had under his arm and sighed, turning his attention to the bottle of vodka in his other hand, "you're mine," he whispered softly, earning a strange look from one of Emma's neighbors. He shook his head and used the lid of the vodka bottle to press Emma's doorbell.

The door swung open to reveal Emma, wearing a tank top and sweatpants with her hair piled on top of her head, not in her typical barista style, but in a traditional messy bun. She sighed and opened the door all the way to let him in before noticing the Capri Suns and grinning, "mine!" she chanted, grabbing the box and setting it on her counter. She opened the box and pulled out a juice pack, drinking it as soon as she stuck the straw in. She grabbed one more and made her way to the couch, turning to face Ted.

"Alright, let's get drunk and get this over with," she held out her hand for the vodka bottle. Ted closed the door behind him, unscrewing the cap on the vodka and taking a swig before handing it to Emma. Neither sibling would admit it, but they were both lightweights, and would inevitably end up with terrible hangovers the next day.

"So, what's the discussion topic of the night?" Emma asked, clearly desperate to get the evening over with.

"Don't act so enthused to see me."

"Fuck you."

"I told Charlotte I couldn't go over because of this, so you'd better be nice to me..." Ted paused, realizing he might have said too much. Was the vodka already getting to him?

"Why would Charlotte want you to come over?" Emma had only met Charlotte once when she'd come into Beanies with Paul, but from what she knew, the woman was soft-spoken and married.

"Her husband's working late and she doesn't like being alone."

"So you're fucking her."

"What?"

"Ahh, great to know I was right. You are a total sleazeball."

"Runs in the family."

"Mhm."

~*~

An hour or so had passed, and now both Ted and Emma were steadily drunk. Basically all hell had broken loose. Emma was stood on her table singing musical theatre songs while Ted sobbed on the couch about how Charlotte would never love him.

Emma smiled to herself. Unbeknownst to Ted, she had only taken one shot, and had just gotten good at pretending she was drunk. This was great blackmail material. She hopped off the table and staggered over to Ted, whipping out her phone and starting to record the audio.

"Teddy," she slurred, "Teddy Teddy Teddy. Why do you care," she started giggling, fully committed to the role, "why do you care if Charlotte loves youuuu?"

Now, Ted was an emotional drunk, but he wasn't sloppy, so when he spoke you could barely tell he was intoxicated, "when I see her, my throat starts to close up and it's hard to breathe. And my heart... it starts pounding in my chest and I just want to be around her."

Oh God. Emma was not equipped to deal with this. She stopped recording and grabbed the vodka bottle, taking a few large gulps and embracing the buzz.

Soon, both Perkins siblings were fast asleep on Emma's couch, worn out from their drunkenness. Jane would not be proud of them right now.

All in all, a successful sibling night.

A/N: There ya go! Was that awful? I hope not. Comment Joey and Lauren characters you want to see!