Prompt: Send a word and I will write a drabble or headcanon based on it
Takes place just before the events of "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig"
"Why did you have to drag me to this stupid place? I told you, my mouth hurts and I don't want anybody to see me like this!" Shelly gritted her teeth in anger. Her new braces that the orthodontist applied just yesterday glinted in the light.
"Tonight is family night, Shelly," her mother explained patiently, as the Marsh family entered the Bijou and joined the line at the snack bar. "And we thought that you could use some cheering up. I know that you're having trouble adjusting to your… uh, appliance."
"I CAN ADJUST TO MY STUPID 'APPLIANCE' IN MY ROOM! FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS!"
"Enough, Shelly!" Sharon looked embarrassed at the scene her daughter was creating. "We're going to have a nice evening as a family! Now what do you want to order?"
"I want popcorn. Extra butter."
"Shelly, no! You know that's one of the forbidden foods!"
Disappointment flickered across Shelly's face. What was the point of going to the movies without popcorn? "Ugh, FINE. I'll have some Milk Duds."
"No, Shelly. You can't have anything sticky like that."
"Some Heath Bar Bites!"
Her mother simply shook her head.
"GAAH!" Shelly turned to Stan and punched him on the arm. "Can I have some Sour Patch Kids?" she asked, over her brother's cries of pain.
"I'm sorry, sweetie." Her mother looked apologetic. "But gummies and braces just don't mix."
Shelly sighed in defeat. It was going to be a long two years.
"… I'll just have a Coke."