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Sorry for taking too long time for us to say. But thank you so much to everyone who participated and contributed to this event. This is our first time ever of this event and we had a little worry at the first place. But it turned out amazing. So thank you to everyone again. We might reached the happy ending, But their journey is continue. Let's look forward for the bright future together. :D

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it’s been a while, but i have returned! i had a good time finding songs for this prompt (memories/nostalgia), and maybe i got a little teary/sappy when i was compiling the playlists and writing my thoughts down. i guess their story just does that to me, haha. the power of friendship got to me! honestly, this theme and the one after it were the most impactful for me. now, onto the list!

Somewhere Only We Know by Keane

My Old Friend by Sam Amidon

7 Years by Lukas Graham

Turn the Lights Back On by Billy Joel

This Town by Niall Horan

Least Complicated by Indigo Girls

Four Strong Winds by Neil You g

here’s the playlist, and my thoughts are under the cut!

Four Strong Winds

I didn’t really have any specific lyrics from this song, but I wanted to talk about it anyway. To me, this song is about holding onto hope that a relationship can survive and evolve into something new even though it seems over. Similar to how Ian and Anthony’s relationship had to dissolve so that it could change and come back better.

My Old Friend

Honestly, these lines made me think of so many things. Ian keeping the pictures of him and Anthony up, Anthony getting teary eyed over realizing that his childhood best friend was still there, the fact that they’ve known each other since 6th grade… Additionally, I like the last line here: ‘We’ll meet again, my old friend’. It’s sort of like a seed being planted, that eventually grows into them reuniting years later.

Turn the Lights Back On

I’ve actually had this song in my back pocket for a bit; I heard it when I came out and thought, ‘That sounds like an ianthony song, I should do something with it,’ and then I forgot about it. Until now!

This part ties back into the prompt for the first day (resentment). It represents how the resentment has changed over time into guilt, and then into acceptance, and finally into forgiveness and love. ALSO, it got me thinking about how Ian and Anthony never really stopped caring about each other, even with other emotions clouding their view for a little bit.  I’ll have to look for it, but it reminds me of an ianthony post that said something like, “love doesn’t die, but it can rot”. I’ve been thinking about that ever since I read it months ago.

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Chapter nine. Only one chapter left!

Chapter summary:

Toni experiences burnout and learns how to cope with it.

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Chapter 8. I'm going off script now, no more defined themes. Originally the fic was supposed to be only seven chapters, but when I reached this point I realized I had more to say. Two more chapters to go after this one. Thanks for reading this far!

Chapter summary:

Abby is having a hard time adjusting to Mykie moving out. Ian and Toni grow even closer.

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i return!! late, but still here! todays batch of songs is my favorite, some real bangers on here. this groups is pretty balanced between regret and distance, i’d say. anywho, the lineup is as follows:

Last Christmas by Wham!

The Way We Were by Barbara Streisand

Ice by Hall and Oates (my favorite here!)

The Night We Met by Lord Huron

Ceilings by Lizzy McAlpine

and as per usual, my thoughts are under the cut

Ice

Honestly, this song is the feeling of going/friends to strangers. The vibe reminds me of these two fics: here and here. I think the lines up above nail the description of two people who used to be close running into each other dancing around a serious subject.

The Night We Met

This part! Makes me think! About how Ian and Anthony had started to change and drift apart towards the end of Anthony’s time at Smosh. They’d known each other for so long, but now it’s like they were strangers that used to be close.

The Way We Were

I mean. This one made me think of them once the lyrics mentioned laughter. I think that’s my favorite thing about Ian and Anthony’s dynamic: how much they crack each other up. So, maybe this line represents them starting to heal and be able to look back on their time together positively.

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My way back to you 💖

𝓨𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝓲𝓼 𝓶𝔂 𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓹𝓪𝓰𝓮

𝓦𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓸𝓷𝓵𝔂 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝔀𝓮𝓮𝓽𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓭𝓼 𝓻𝓮𝓶𝓪𝓲𝓷

𝓔𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂 𝓴𝓲𝓼𝓼 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓼𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓮

𝓔𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂 𝓽𝓸𝓾𝓬𝓱 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭𝓮𝓯𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓹𝓱𝓻𝓪𝓼𝓮

A lovely commission i did for @lilac-hecox

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Fantasy AU, Female Ian, childhood sweethearts → enemies [Part 4]

Sketched this real quick. The theme of the day is Proposal, but I wanted to draw a wedding dress so I went with this. Also I tried to go for a Shojo manga /Naoko Takeuchi vibe this time, just to try it.

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Chapter seven. Today's theme is 'confession/proposal' and it's supposed to be the last day, but this obviously isn't the last chapter. The chapter sort of fits the theme, but it's angstier than you would expect. Don't worry, happiness will arrive in time, just keep reading!

Chapter summary:

With Abby having three parents, finding balance isn't easy. Toni's mental health is declining again.

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HAPPY IANTHONY DAY 💛✨🛸

love ur blog and being moots with you!!

THIS IS SO CUTE!!!

I feel the same!

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''How is he?'' ''He's still with me''

'' ...and how's Anthony?... h-hello?''

Ian should have phoned 2024 Ian instead 😁

(they SO own this trend).

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☀️🔍

''After all this time?''

''... Always.''

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"Although everything was changed, something about us was never changed at all. That was, my feeling to you"

"I don't believe in eternality, But I wish to be with you until the end of our life."

I want to be cool. I want to be kind. I want to always stay with you. I want to be by your side forever. It hurts my heart because I love you I love you I love you Even though I'm like this, I promise to make you happy.

I'm not sure if Spotify worldwide can play this, So I put the MV here❤

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Anthony was doing well for himself.

His solo channel had millions of subscribers and he broke the million views mark almost every video.

He had a cute goth girlfriend and she was a youtuber too. So she understood the lifestyle.

Mykie was teaching him a lot about communicating and forgiveness, two of the things Anthony had the most difficulty with.

"You really should call him, though."

They sat together on the couch all cuddly.

"I know..."

"Why the hesitation? Everything about your face screams, 'I wanna call him!' It's really cute, actually.

"I don't know if he wants to put up with my shit again, you know."

"Yeah, I can't blame him there!"

"Hey!"

"Just kidding, ya cute little monster."

They laughed and kissed and the night was great.

But of course Anthony knew. He had to talk to Ian. At some point, at least.

Because however well off he was now, something was still missing in his life. An Ian-shaped hole in his heart, as Jon had so masterfully and hilariously described it, was waiting to be filled once more.

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"Ah, I can feel it, love’s happiness

Is fled forever!

Nevermore, O hours of bliss,

Will you return to my heart!

See, Tamino, these tears

Flow for you alone, beloved.

If you do not feel love’s yearning,

I shall find peace in death!" - Mozart's Magic Flute

The flickering lights in the restaurant gave Ian's face an odd shape. He looked just slightly off. And Anthony couldn't quite make out his eyes.

They'd fucked around and vlogged and were now eating in relative silence, the clinking and buzzing still going on around them.

But in between them, it was quiet.

Anthony already finished his dinner. He was fidgeting in his seat. Ian was slowly scooping up small portions of ice cream and transporting them to the side of the plate, not really paying attention to anything.

The trip had kind of been a disaster.

"I'm literally so sorry about forgetring your birthday. I want to make it up to you."

"No worries, I know you're an, inconsiderate idiot." The last two words Ian used his joke voice so as to not be too insulting. But Anthony felt that he probably meant it.

"So, how's Pam?"

Anthony tried to reignite the conversation.

"Yeah she's fine..."

"Right.... and Daisy?"

"Also fine. I miss her."

"How are you?"

"Why are you interrogating me? I don't know man, leave me alone."

"But we're here together Ian, we're in New York! We haven't even gone sightseeing or anything."

"Yeah, I mean we could have gone yesterday..."

"Well, I was tired yesterday, okay! I already said sorry multiple times." Anthony shifted in his seat again. He leaned forward on the table. "Ian, I'm in a really bad place at the moment, I think me and Miel aren't gonna make it... we're, you know, still friendly and everything. But we don't talk. At least, not like we used to..."

Ian was still scooping ice cream and it started to get on Anthony's nerves. He had slowly been realizing it for a long time now. Their friendship, much like Ian's face in this lighting, had shape-shifted into something Anthony did not recognize anymore.

"I'd really like us to talk the way we used to, too, you know? I was watching old videos of us yesterday night and I actually cried. Because I remembered when you and I were close like that... Ian, are you even listening?"

"No, and your voice is annoying."

"Fine. Fuck you, then."

"Yeah, you too."

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Here's chapter 6! I'm not sure what theme this fits best, maybe somewhere in between "Healing/Connection" and "Destiny/Soulmates". The string of destiny is definitely pulling them together, but the road to get there is difficult.

Chapter summary:

As Ian and Abby get closer, so do Ian and Toni, and Mykie gets jealous.

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"Life is strange, and kinda amazing."

"We each chose our own path and thought we'd never meet again."

"But ended up, the path I took led me back to you."

I've been waiting for this time. The path I've taken so far has been a long maze leading to you. We can celebrate us. I hope that the two of us can continue to weave our dreams from now on.