An Archive Of Our Own The Powerpuff Girls story where Buttercup and Blossom get the stomach flu. read here
A Green Christmas provides examples of:
- Accidental Good Outcome: A relatively small example; Professor Utonium is about to light the fireplace, but Blossom sneezes fire involuntarily, which lights it for him.
- Affectionate Nickname: Bubbles calls Buttercup "Pear Butter".
- Appetite Equals Health: Buttercup says she doesn't have much of an appetite for whatever the Professor's cooking, then it's revealed she has a stomach virus.
- Bedhead-itis: Blossom has messy hair when she has the stomach flu, Bubbles is surprised, as Blossom always keeps her hair tidy.
- Cheer Up Episode: The story is about Bubbles and Professor trying to lift Buttercup's and Blossom's spirits while they're sick on the holidays.
- Christmas Episode: The first chapter takes place on Christmas Eve and the second on Christmas Day. Buttercup and Blossom are sad to be sick on Christmas day until the Professor and Bubbles cheer them up.
- Entertainment Above Their Age: Blossom gets a copy of "War and Peace" for Christmas and she's excited despite only being five.
- Expressive Accessory: Blossom's bow droops when she's sick.
- Foul Medicine: Subverted, Buttercup expects the Tylenol to taste awful until she tries it and realizes it tastes like grape.
- Granny Classic: The Professor mentions his grandmother was kind, had a good sense of humor, and made great cookies.
- Green Around the Gills: Buttercup's face turns green before she throws up due to her flu. Blossom does the same later on.
- Growling Gut: Buttercup's stomach growls when she's nauseous, the same thing later happens to Blossom when she catches the same virus.
- Homemade Sweater from Hell: Buttercup gets a sweater from her grandpa that's missing a head hole, but she ends up using it as a sleeping bag.
- Hypocritical Humor: Buttercup scolds Blossom for showing off but later does a victory dance when she wins the snowball fight.
- Infection Scene: Robin coughs on a snowball then throws it at Buttercup's face. Later, Blossom drinks from the same cup as Buttercup.
- Malfunction Malady: Blossom's ice breath becomes fire, which is dangerous when she sneezes.
- Never Say "Die": The Professor mentions his grandmother promised she would visit every time there was a special occasion, but he said, "Sadly, she couldn't keep that promise forever".
- Scatterbrained Senior: Implied with the Professor's unseen father because he forgot to add a head hole to Buttercup's sweater.
- Shout-Out: To My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, when Blossom calls Buttercup "Pear Butter", Applejack's mom's name who's nicknamed "Buttercup".
- Sick Episode: Buttercup gets the stomach flu from Robin, which she later passes on to Blossom. Bubbles and the Professor cheer them up.
- Sickness Equals Redness: Robin's nasal bridge is mentioned to be red due to her fever.
- Sneeze of Doom: Blossom sneezes fire, but it's useful since she can turn on the fireplace that way.
- Snowball Fight: The Powerpuff Girls enjoy one at the beginning of the story, but when Robin joins in, she accidentally infects Buttercup.
