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shimmershae · 4 years ago

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My thoughts on Episode 8--For Blood

As always, placed behind a cut for those of you that would rather escape my babbling, lol. You’re welcome.

Sadly, I don’t think this is anticipation I feel. I’m pretty sure it’s dread but okay. Here we go.

This episode has to go up from the rock bottom boredom of last week, right?

Let me preface what I’m about to say with the truth that I in no way hate Maggie. She’s been with us since Season 2 and I have an emotional attachment to her, mostly due to my love of Glenn and the way he loved her. She’s not my favorite by any means, but the fact of the matter is, I do like and appreciate her and don’t mind that she is back because it’s nice to have old familiar faces with us to take us into the final season. That said? Forcing Maggie front and center after her long absence ultimately, IMHO, has not worked in these first 8 episodes. I can’t help but feel if ASZ had been the A story with Maggie/Negan and Daryl/Leah/the Reapers the B1 and B2 story? These episodes would have been better received overall and not feel so much like they’re trying so hard. Maybe lead me toward the water instead of shoving my head in it next time, Angela? Hmm?

Oh goodie. They’re opening at Meridian. Should I get my bathroom break out of the way now or give myself an out for later? Call it Shae’s choice, lol.

That flicker of a smirk Leah gave to Carver after their mini walk down memory lane had more spark to it than the entirety of her and Daryl’s toxic relationship. In the future, maybe Angela will lean all in on them instead of Leah and Daryl. Something tells me Leah knows this “brother” biblically.

Daryl recognizes Whisperer moves when he sees ‘em. Somehow, he realizes Maggie and Negan have banded together however reluctantly.

Pope doing it “Dixon’s” way but not allowing Dixon to do the actual thing shows the level of distrust and paranoia the man still haves for outsiders.

Look at Daryl chewing his lips with worry for his people. If he and Leah know each other even a little bit, she has to recognize that as one of his tells.

Ooohhhh. Who took the first stab at Wells? Maggie? Negan? Father G? I swear. I took my eyes off the “ball” one second and the whole damn play is halfway down the field. Sorry. If you cannot tell, I watched football with the fam yesterday, lol.

The Walking Dead logo didn’t crumble this time. Interesting. Parts of it looked like it had been rebuilt. With brick. Wood. Other parts of it looked reclaimed by nature. Call me crazy, but that almost looks like an eye/part of a face on the first D.

Okay then. Babbling nonsense about the logo over, lol. Tell me. Please. Anybody. How do the events at ASZ line up with the events at Meridian? Because it’s night and full-blown storming in ASZ and still daylight at Meridian. But hey. Thank fuck we’re in ASZ.

All the babies huddled together giving me feels. Sorry. I know some feel they have no place on the show, but I personally enjoy their inclusion from time to time. It usually plucks hard at my heartstrings.

Connie tenderly comforting an injured Virgil is sweet, not gonna lie.

Aww. Is that Hershel petting a scared RJ’s hair? Unless it’s a case of me not being able to pick out and place all the little hands, which it most certainly could be, I’m thinking Judith’s got her hand on her knee and that’s Hershel’s hand in RJ’s hair. Regardless of whose hand is where, it was a sweet little scene. What can I say? I’m easy because Baby Glenn and Baby Rick, ya’ll.

Oh snap. The windmill’s on fire and pieces of the wall are blowing down main street ASZ like steel tumbleweeds, lol.

Anybody else having flashbacks to the barn from Season 5? Good times. We still had most of Team Family with us then. They were in a bad place, hurting and lost and just trying to survive--when are they not just trying to survive?--but they were together. I miss them.

Carol and Lydia holding each other. These two, lovelies, have my whole heart.

Wells is Walker Jerky, Shaw. Stop wasting your breath.

“She did. My enemy.” I mean, are we supposed to get the impression Maggie’s been a formidable adversary to Pope? Because she feels more like a roach that simply knows the best rocks to hide under. Granted, roaches are hard to kill but still. I’m gonna need them to give us something better than Maggie being Pope’s enemy simply because she didn’t want to give up her home without a fight because this is frankly unbelievable and bordering on stupid.

Alright. So they’ve obviously been sowing the seeds of distrust and defiance between Leah and Pope because she doesn’t like losing family but Daryl? Man? You and Leah have differing opinions about how family operates. Trust me on this.

So. Three teams, huh? Aaron fighting the windmill fire, Carol repairing the breach in the wall, Rosita protecting the babies that represent their future. Choose your fighters, lol. Seriously, though. Why do I have the sinking feeling only one group is going to be shown actually doing their thing?

Listen. Am I pissed we haven’t gotten the scene we deserve yet between Carol and Connie after all that’s happened and we’re getting crumbs mainly because Angela wrongly feels the Reapers/Maggie & Negan/Daryl & Leah need more focus? Absolutely. You bet your sweet asses. But Melissa fucking McBride just took the crumbs allotted her and made a magnificent, work of art cake out of it trying all on her lonesome to feed us starving Carol fans.

Bless Connie wanting wanting to go with Carol. What a show of trust and sister-like solidarity that must have some hate-rotted guts about to turn themselves out.

I love Kelly and Connie’s sister bond. No ill will intended, but It takes the good parts of Maggie and Beth and elevates it beyond anything those two ever showed us. I really feel like that’s a testament to Angel and Lauren’s real life ease with each other.

Magna choosing to go with Aaron makes me wonder if it’s possible she feels some kind of residual guilt over Connie. Not guilt for anything she’s actually done, but simply guilt over making it out.

Virgil volunteering to help. Okay. Damn. I’m honestly starting to like the guy.

Judith offering to go with her aunt Carol had me all up in my feels. I mean, granted. It was a blink and you miss it scene. We really deserved a longer heart to heart between that little girl and the woman that’s sacrificed so much to keep her safe and loved her for so long, but you know I’ll gobble any and all Judith/Aunt Carol content up. Seems to me, Little Ass Kicker is just as afraid of letting Aunt Carol out of her sight as Uncle Daryl. My heart.

Gracie and Aaron are sweet. And honestly? I find them more realistic and true to what normal parents and children would be like in a ZA than Judith and Michonne no matter how much I love that bond. I mean no disrespect, but I really do.

“Why am I keeping you around?” Pope asking the question we’re all wondering.

Not Apocalypse Popeye comparing Daryl to a stray dog. Joe from the Claimers already declared Daryl an outside cat that thought he was an indoor cat. I did have to internally cheer when Daryl was like “I’m ain’t gonna lick it” talking about the helping hand Pope had extended him.

“Somehow she has turned the dead against the living. Oh, that’s impressive.” The thing about Pope respecting Maggie so much as an enemy is I just find it hard to buy, lol. Like if this had been Carol, yeah. But Maggie? Nope. They’ve mostly shown her (with Gage being the bewildering exception) to be all bark and no bite.

Has the house in ASZ really become that dilapidated that they can see through its walls? Because its original owners dodged a bullet if so.

Look at Grace hero-worshipping Judith. It’s sweet.

Virgil telling Judith Michonne would be proud of her is nice but doesn’t feel as earned as if someone like Daryl or Carol that actually knew Michonne well said it. But maybe that’s the whole point--Judith needs to hear it from someone she knows isn’t going to just say what she wants to hear.

Call me jaded, it was a touching scene, but also? It felt designed to allow Judith to move beyond her very normal and realistic feelings of being abandoned by Michonne, even though she gave her the “okay” herself. Like she’s still a kid. Wants don’t always line up with feelings. Anyway. Cailey continues to be a bright, shining little star and I love how she’s managed to make Judith a true amalgamation of all the people she’s loved who have loved her in return. Not just Michonne. I know people like to overlook and cheapen the fact, but it’s taken a village and entire family to raise her from infancy.

Gracie really should have known better than play in front of the windows during a storm period, but oh well. Plot point, lol.

Seriously, though. I feel like they’ve teased poor Gracie’s demise in a multitude of ways since the beginning of the season. I hope nothing ultimately comes of it but I fear it will. All I can say if the worst comes to happen is poor Aaron.

Where are Negan and Elijah though? Ouch. There they are, taking on shrapnel for the cause.

Ready the what now?

There’s ASZ’s Baby Sitter Extraordinaire! Barbara, is it? That lady’s been putting in the work since Season 5 at least.

I’ve honestly grown to love Rosita. More of her and less of Maggie, please and thank you.

“Let’s stay away from the windows.” I’m sorry but I had to LMAO at that. Still a badass moment though.

Gabe hobbling toward his assigned sentinel. At least they haven’t forgotten he’s injured like they seemed to forget Daryl was near death last season before the attack on Hilltop, lol.

“It’s hard to watch something you care about change.” Listen, Leah. Chick. You and Daryl obviously never really knew each other. It’s always been obvious but I have a feeling “DIxon” is finally going to show you, spoilers or no spoilers.

WTF are they calling that thing? Sorry. I have just as hard a time understanding Pope’s accent as I do Maggie’s sometimes.

That’s not love that has Daryl telling Leah she can come with him. That’s care for somebody he used to know. There is a distinct difference that’s obviously lost on so many. How can you really and truly love someone you cannot trust? Especially in Daryl Dixon’s case?

Why does Angela hate us so much? Giving us all these Reaper scenes and leaving us to simply imagine Carol and Connie and Kelly working side by side to save the wall?

I think I honestly could have enjoyed this whole Reaper storyline more, at least a little bit anyway, had they not retrofitted a half-assed romance between Daryl and the story’s weakest link and if only they’d made it the B storyline and given earned deference to the goings-on in ASZ instead.

I wonder if Glenn taught Maggie how to hot write a car? I miss my baby Glenn.

Apocalypse Popeye is several fries short of a Happy Meal. What else is new on this show, lol?

I care for Maggie. Mostly for nostalgia’s sake and Glenn and Baby Hershel but damn, man. She’s not actually proven herself got be worth killing your entire “family” for. But are too far gone, so. We’ll make allowances.

I will say at least this episode is not as abysmally biring as last week’s episode.

Leah finally giving Pope the throat punch he’s been asking for but I’m not fooled she’s on Daryl’s side here. She’s always been on her own side.

Look at Father G returning the favor for Maggie saving him in the tower. Taking Deaver down! Poor Deaver barely saw the light of day.

Here comes that woman scorned part. I can feel it.

“Pope is dead. Dixon murdered him. He’s with the enemy.”

Please, Angela. I’m begging you. Bring Carol into this story and ramp it the fuck up. You been idling too damn long and the car is fast running outta gas.

Bitch really has to die to framing Carol’s Pookie.

Rosita and Lydia and Carol and Connie and Kelly and Magna have literally been holding up this damn show while Angela farts around with the Reapers bullshit. Honorable mention goes to Aaron but these lovely, badass ladies been putting in the real work and not getting any of the glory. You just know they’re tired AF.

Not my babies Lydia and Judith being the cliffhanger! Oh and Gracie. Angela?! A word.

Listen. Carol’s already done that fireworks trick. That Reaper dude owes her royalties. Granted, it was on a smaller scale but much more impressive for it because she was left to be the sharpshooter.

Angela has a point. It is kind of cool how Team Family have learned from their enemies and assimilated their useful points into their own cache of knowledge.

I truly feel like the Leah/Reaper storyline would have benefitted from a much stronger actress. Just saying.

I know Judith annoys some with her precociousness but Cailey just keeps teeing off on what they give her and personally? I feel she’s so very talented and light years beyond her little acting counterparts so it still works.

“They’re never gonna choose each other over the people that they’ve loved and fought for because they simply cannot really trust each other. There’s sort of, like a toxicity at the base of that relationship.” Straight from Angela’s mouth.

“At the end of the day, Daryl chose his family.” Yeah, he did. That “I belong with you” shit only happened when he felt they were all gone, including the one he loved above all others--Carol. Fight me.

Overall impression of the episode?

On its own, disregarding how much I can’t help resenting how much time I feel has been “wasted” setting this story up, it was much more entertaining than Episode 7 which was only epic in that it was an epic bore. There was still too much focus on the Reapers when I just just kept wanting to see what was happening at ASZ. I mean, they cheated us out of Carol and Connie and Kelly working together. Of Aaron and Magna. Call it personal preference coloring my opinions if you want, but the characters I care about feel like they’ve been shown the backseat for this self-indulgent exploration of Angela’s OC and her version of self-insert FF with Daryl Dixon. If we can return to Team Family? The whole Team Family and not just Maggie and Co. against the world? You’ve got me. If not? Well. You’ll keep losing me by degrees and you don’t want to do that on the final season.

Anyway. The ASZ parts were my favorites per usual. The episode could have used a lot more of those.

#The Walking Dead #Season 11 #TWD spoilers #things that make me smile and cry #for reasons

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creativecornersonmarz · 5 years ago

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To Win A Heart ~Chapter 1~

"And so I told him-!"

"I'm sorry, but was there a point to this story Remus?"

"Uh... Yeah, I think so."

"You think so?"

"Well, like-"

"Remus, we're supposed to be working on this project!"

"What project?"

"The one that you came to my house for! You know, so we could finish?"

"Oh. What project was that again?"

Dee sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. He doesn't understand why he puts up with Remus. Maybe it's because he's the only person willing to hang out with him, or it could be he's also another one of the only people that also possess memories of their time with Virgil.

Whatever it was, was it really worth this?

"Well, if it makes you feel any better, I completed my half of the project like, three days ago."

Wait, what?

"What do you mean you finished your part three days ago?"

"Exactly what I said. I finished it three days ago."

"And you didn't think to tell me?"

"Well I just assumed you knew."

"And why would I know?"

Remus shot the his partner a look. Then smirked. Then scooted the slightest bit closer to him, their arms lightly brushing against each other.

"Because you're smart like that! :)"

Dee blushed, pushing the idiotic teen away.

"Whatever. But I want to see what you did. I don't want it ending like last time."

"Aw... But last time was so fun!"

"Last time was a total wreck."

"Dee I'm home!"

"HI THOMAS!!!"

"Oh... Remus! Hi."

Maaybe he hung with Remus cause he knew his father wasn't particularly fond of him?

Thomas walked into Dee's room, his smile slightly faltering as his eyes landed on Remus.

"Um, are you staying with us for dinner tonight Remus?"

Said teen shrugged, turning to face Dee's father. "I mean, I guess? Just let me tell my comrade."

A few texts later, Remus smiles, looking at Thomas, creating awkward eye contact.

"He said it's cool."

Thomas cringed, heading into the kitchen

"Alright I'll get started cooking."

Dee chuckled, calling out to his dad, "Don't hurt yourself to much! We all know how stressful cooking can be!"

"It was one time Dee!"

"Keep telling yourself that!"

With a sigh, he turned back to his laptop, typing a few things before groaning and slamming it shut. Remus gave him a confused look, not normally used to his best friend suddenly snapping. Dee just put his laptop away mumbling a quick, "I'll finish it at school," before flopping down upon his bed.

"What's wrong snakey? Little snakey snake. Little snake that slithers-"

"Why do you think Virgil left?"

Remus stopped his ranting of snakes, caught off guard by the sudden question.

"Like, was it something I did? Was- was it the fights? Did he just hate us from the start? What if-"

"Dee," Remus put his hand on his friends arm in a comforting manner, causing Dee to stop his rambling, "It's not your fault. Life just had other plans. Either that or there was some weird ass snake in his butt, am I right?"

The older male chuckled, honestly not expecting any more than he was given. "Maybe you are right."

"Boys, dinners ready!"

The two boys got up off the bed and went downstairs to the dining table.

"What is this?" Remus asked, pointing to a bowl of practically mush set in front of his seat.

"It's mashed potatoes. What? You think I got the kind of money for a feast?"

Remus looked around at the three bedroom, two bathroom, decent sized yard, big kitchen, two story house and back at Thomas.

"No, I think you just don't got the skill." He shrugged sitting down, not noticing the offended expression Thomas made.

"Remus!" Dee hissed, lightly punching his friends arm.

"Donkey!" He replied, taking a bite of the supposed "Mashed Potatoes".

"mmmMMMmmm! This- this is really good Thomathy!"

Thomas looked at Remus, clearly confused. "It is?"

"No, but I was just trying to be a good house guest.

"Oh..."

"Yeah."

Dee coughed awkwardly, getting up from his seat.

"Well Remus, I think it's about time we take you home huh?"

"But I'm not done-!"

"You can take it to go. Right dad?"

"Uh... Yeah?"

Dee smiled, taking Remus' bowl and covering the top with saran wrap.

"Where are the car key?"

"By the door!"

"K, thanks, be back in a bit!"

"Alright! You get home safely Remus!"

"Can't promise anything Thommy!"

The two rushed out of the house as Dee pushed Remus through the door.

"What the hell was that?"

"Was what?" Remus questioned, sliding into the passenger seat.

"Just- why do you have to make things so awkward all the time?!"

"Well I didn't think it was awkward..." Remus grumbled, glaring out the window and crossing his arms.

A sorry look was apparent on Dee's face for a moment, then gone the next.

"I- look, I didn't mean to yell at you. It's just, it's been stressful-"

"Ever since Virgil left. I know Dee, I know. You tell me everytime."

Dee chuckled bashfully, a light pink blush visible on his face. Remus smiled wide, happy to be the one to have put that smile on his face.

"Well, uh, we're here."

Opening the car door, Remus got out, and waved goodbye. Or, that would've happened if he remembered to take his seatbelt off first.

It was more like, Remus opened the door, forgetting to take his seatbelt off and attempted getting up, but ended up banging his head against his seat.

"Oof!"

"Get out."

"Right, right!" He took his seatbelt off, getting out the car. "Bye, bye Dee Dee!"

Before Dee could yell at him for the nickname, Remus slammed the door closed, and went up to his apartment.

He burst through the door, scaring Roman who was just walking past it.

"I'M HOME!"

"GO AWAY!"

"YOU CAN'T GET AWAY FROM ME, BROTHER DEAREST!"

"REMUS, I THOUGHT YOU WERE STAYING AT THOMAS' FOR DINNER!" Joan yelled, walking into the hallway where both boys were in.

"WELL, I WAS, BUT DEE DIDN'T WANT ME TO STAY, SO HE TOOK ME HOME! OH, AND I BROUGHT THE FOOD-"

The mash potatoes.

Remus searched his pockets, then checked outside the door.

They weren't there.

"I THINK I LEFT MY FOOD IN DEE'S CAR!"

"OMG, STOP YELLING!"

"MAKE ME!"

"BOYS! CHILL!"

"TELL HIM TO!" They yelled in unison, glaring at each other afterwards. Until Remus erupted in a fit of giggles.

"Alright, I'mma get the Doritos from the fridge, y'all's eat that and uh, get ready for the sleepy times for school tommorow." Joan said, walking into the kids kitchen and getting the Doritos.

"But tommorow's Saturday?" Roman questioned, taking a handful of Doritos and eating them.

"I sAiD, gEt ReAdY fOr Ze SlEePy TiMeS, fOr ScHoOl ToMmOrRoW!"

Taking the whole bag of Doritos and ignoring Roman's heartbroken cry at the loss of food, Remus waltzed into his room, jumping on his bed and getting his phone out.

One Notification

It was a message from Dee.

Snake in my butt: Hey idiot, you left your food in my car.

*Image* (It's an image of Dee eating Remus' food, like a good friend.)

Dukey: i know

Snake in my butt: Oh. Ok, gn.

Dukey: happy resting

Snake in my butt: Wtf?

Giggling, Remus pulled out his laptop, typing a letter to his dear pen pal.

Dearest Friend,

Today, was, fun. I got to go to my friends ends house, you know? The snake one. Yeah, anyways, like, bitch totally ate my food and now I'm stuck here eating Doritos and being bored.

With loving hate,

Remus

P.S. My brothers hot. (I swear it's not RemRom related. If you don't understand the reference, pls don't kill me.)

#roman sanders #thomas sanders #virgil sanders #logan sanders #sander sides #patton sanders #tw remus #remus sanders #remy sanders #remile #tw demus #demus #deceit sanders #tw deciet

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glitter-lisp · 7 years ago

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analogical/royality

emo friend: if i ask you a question do you promise not to laugh

romano: no but I promise not to tell you if I laugh

emo friend: bitch

emo friend: whatever I’ll take it

emo friend: okay here goes

emo friend: (not laughing means not typing out lol or lmao either)

romano: rofl

emo friend: I am going to kick your ass

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little brother best friend forever: Afternoon, Patton. Are you available to chat for a few minutes?

Patton: always!!! what’s up, bud?

little brother best friend forever: I have the sort of question I don’t normally ask.

Patton: ooooh, what is it?

little brother best friend forever: You know that thing that you always want to talk about and that I never want to talk about?

Patton: OH MY GODO HMY GOD OHMYGOD

Patton: YES PLEASE ASK ME RELATIONSHIP QUESTIONS OH MY GOD I AM SO READY

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emo friend: im serious though if you laugh I will delete all the contacts in your phone and let you figure out who tf is who

romano: woah ok serious talk time then. No laughing. Promise

emo friend: really promise?

romano: Cross my heart and hope to die

emo friend: do you think Logan likes me?

romano: bUAHAHAHAHA

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little brother best friend forever: Please control yourself. I’m embarrassed enough as it is.

Patton: right!!! Sorry!!! I’m being good :D what’s the question?

Patton: :D

little brother best friend forever: Will you be able to keep it to yourself if I tell you? It’s not something I want bandied about.

Patton: super secret!!!! I’m great with secrets!! Like I never told you that I was the one who spilled orange juice on your Sherlock Holmes book in second grade

little brother best friend forever: What?

Patton: what

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emo friend: ROMAN I STG

romano: Roman is too busy wheezing to come to the phone right now please leave a message

romano: oh my god dude you had me so worried there I thought this was something serious

emo loser: you’re such an ass. this is serious I’m serious does he like me

romano: no dummy he hates your guts obviously he’s just been pretending to like you all these years. It’s a long con

romano: virgil

romano: virgil you know I’m kidding right

romano: dude it’s been like five minutes I’m sorry I was kidding

emo loser: ok

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little brother best friend forever: I’ve been talking to Virgil lately, and he’s said some things that have made me think.

Patton: wow, made YOU think? That’s a new one!!!

Patton: jk you’re very smart and ilu

lover boy: Yes, well, you know I’m not the best at subtext, but even I have noticed the sorts of things he’s been implying.

lover boy: Without going into too much detail, I’ve been thinking about implementing some changes into mine and Virgil’s relationship.

Patton: OH MY GOD O HMY GOD OHMYGODOGMYGOD

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romano: Logan adores you, virge. You’re his favorite person in the world

emo loser: yeah?

romano: yeah, def

romano: what brought this on? Is something going on with you two? I thought you were solid

emo loser: no nothing’s happening it’s just. Idk I mean you know how I get with the

emo loser: thinking

romano: ah, yes, the thinking. and the overthinking?

emo bean: yeah and the overthinking

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Patton: OKAY SO HOW ARE YOU GONNA DO IT

Patton: WILL THERE BE FLOWERS

Patton: WILL YOU SING TO HIM!!!!!

lover boy: No, I won’t.

Patton: DO YOUVVHAVE A SPEECH PLANNED OR ARE YOU JUST!!! GONNA!!!! SPEAK!!!!!!!!! FROM!!! YOUR!!!!! H E A R T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

unromantic fool: Why are you yelling?

Patton: CAN I BE TGERE TO RECORD IT OR DO YOU WANT SOMETHING MORE PRIVATE

unromantic fool: I would prefer you not be there.

Patton: IF I CANT COME CAN I AT LEAST SET UP A CAMERA WITH A LIVEFEED SO I CAN WATCH AND RECORDBIT AND THEB WATCH IT AGAIN LATER

unromantic fool: Patton! It’s just a simple question; I’m not sure why you’re getting so excited.

Patton: HOW ARE YOU /NOT/ EXCITED IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY FOR YEARS OH MY GOSHNESS

unromantic fool: Well, that’s... actually a little sweet.

Patton: <3<3<3

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romano: so what exactly are you overthinking about today?

romano: I mean Logan obvs but Why

emo bean: I dunno we’ve just been talking a lot recently and he’s been kind of

emo bean: uh

romano: kind of what?

emo bean: .........

emo bean: ........................

romano: .....

emo bean: ............

romano: virgil what has he been kind of

emo bean: ........... flirty?

romano: holy shit

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unromantic fool: Well, I’ve put a lot of thought into it already. I suppose some of the excitement has worn off by now.

Patton: that’s okay!!! I will be excited enough for both of us :D

unromantic fool: That’s not how excitement works, but I appreciate the sentiment.

unromantic fool: Besides, it’s not exactly a life changing question.

Patton: it.... kind of is, though?

unromantic fool: No, not really. I’ll be happy if he says yes, but I won’t be devastated if he says no. His answer won’t change the way I feel about him, but I would never push him into something he doesn’t feel comfortable with.

slightly romantic fool: I want him to be happy.

Patton: I just teared up holy heck that’s so sweet!!!!! Ilu both and ilu together <3

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romano: okay wait, flirty how? Like different from his usually flirting with you?

emo bean: what do you mean his usual flirting with me? Logan doesn’t ever flirt with me

emo bean: this is a very new development

romano: okay I’m more than a little befuddled right now

romano: you’re saying you’ve been dating for three years and he’s never flirted with you?

emo bean: we’ve been what

emo disaster: roman we’ve been WHAT

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Patton: sooo how are you gonna do it? have you thought it out?

Patton: ha that’s a dumb question of course you’ve thought it out

Patton: but have you decided how to do it yet?

slightly romantic fool: I have some ideas. I first just want to ask you... well, this is embarrassing. But you’ve known Virgil longer than I have. I don’t like to sound uncertain, but do you think he’ll respond positively?

Patton: you mean, do I think he’ll say yes?

slightly romantic fool: In a word.

Patton: yes!!!!!

slightly romantic fool: Yes?

Patton: YES!!!!!!!!

Patton: I CAN’T BELIEVE

Patton: MY BABY BRO

Patton: IS GETTING

slightly romantic fool: Patton, you’re thirty-seven minutes older than me.

Patton: MARRIED!!!!!!!!!

Mr. Virgil Sanders: I’m sorry, what?

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romano: dating....?

emo disaster: wtf why would you think that

romano: because you aRE?? you two go on dates? and hold hands??? and talk about getting married literally all the time?

romano: how is that not dating

emo disaster: friend dates platonic handholding joking marriage proposals

romano: virgil are you shitting me

romano: patton and i have literally gone on double dates with you two for YEARS now

emo dumbass: THOSE WERE GROUP HANGOUTS

romano: wtf is wrong with you

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Mr. Virgil Sanders: Goodness, Patton, I think it’s a little too early in the relationship for that large a step.

Mr. Virgil Sanders: I know you’re a very excitable person, but do try to be at least somewhat realistic.

Patton: THERE IS NOTHING UNREALISTIC

Patton: ABOUT TRUE LOVE

Patton: IT’S BEEN LONG ENOUGH

Patton: I HAVE BEEN PLANNING THIS WEDDING

Mr. Virgil Sanders: What wedding?

Patton: FOR TWO

Patton: WHOLE

Mr. Virgil Sanders: What wedding, Patton?

Patton: YEARS

Mr. Virgil Sanders: WHAT WEDDING, PATTON?

Patton: YOUR WEDDING TO VIRGIL ALSO THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME IN ALL CAPS

Mr. Virgil Sanders: pat are you fucking high

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romano: virgil pls tell me you’re joking pls tell me you’re playing dumb

emo dumbass: roman i’m gonna lose my shit i stg im not joking logan and are not dating and we never have been

romano: HOW

emo dumbass: DO I LOOK LIKE I FUCKING KNOW

emo dumbass: I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF I SHOULD ASK HIM OUT

emo dumbass: JFC THIS IS THE LAST TIME I EVER ASK YOU FOR ADVICE

romano: YESS OBVIOUSLY YOU SHOULD ASK HIM OUT BECAUSE HE WILL SAY YES BECAUSE YOU ARE A L L!!!! R E A D Y!! D A T I N G!!!

emo dumbass: BITCH,

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PRINCE OF YOUR DREAMS: patton darling, have you spoken to your brother recently

pattoncake: yeah, I’m texting with him right now!

PRINCE OF YOUR DREAMS: I am going to tell you something unbelievable but I need you to know that I would never lie to you

pattoncake: of course!!!!! I know that!!! what is it?? are you okay????

PRINCE OF YOUR DREAMS: logan and virgil.... are not dating

pattoncake: umm? I’m literally talking to logan right now and he wants to propose to Virgil

PRINCE OF YOUR DREAMS: W H A T

PRINCE OF YOUR DREAMS: VIRGIL LITERALLY JUST TOLD ME LIKE TWO MINUTES AGO THAT THEY’RE NOT EVEN DATING

pattoncake: why would logan propose if they’re not dating?

PRINCE OF YOUR DREAMS: did logan like, actually say he was going to propose?

pattoncake: yeah!!!!

pattoncake: well, noo

pattoncake: but he meant it

pattoncake: I think

pattoncake: oh shoot I may have misread the situation

pattoncake: you’re sure they’re not dating?

PRINCE OF YOUR DREAMS: you are adorable and I love you

PRINCE OF YOUR DREAMS: yes i’m sure

PRINCE OF YOUR DREAMS: just casually tell logan that he should ask virgil out and i’ll tell virgil the same thing and we’ll see who does it first

PRINCE OF YOUR DREAMS: i bet it’s logan

pattoncake: I’m not betting on our friends!!!!

pattoncake: besides it’s totally gonna be virge, i believe in him!!!!!!!

PRINCE OF YOUR DREAMS: and you don’t believe in your brother? :O

pattoncake: aNYWAYS i’m gonna text him now ok bye ilu ttyl

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Patton: sorry, haha, I got overexcited! you should definitely ask Virgil out, he’ll definitely say yes!!!!

Future Mr. Virgil Sanders: You think so?

Patton: I know so!!!!!!! go for it!! I BELIEVE IN YOU!!!!!!!!!

Future Mr. Virgil Sanders: Thank you, Patton.

Patton: <3

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stupid fuckin asshole disney prince wannabe: seriously tho virgil just ask him out

fuckin asshole disney prince wannabe: he never shuts up about you

asshole disney prince wannabe: he’ll trip over himself trying to say yes

emo dumbass: ........................................ yeah?

asshole disney prince : yeah

actual disney prince: you got this, virge

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Virge: soo i have a question

smort boi: Virgil, can I ask you something?

Virge: lmao same text

Virge: oh shit sorry you’re typing

smort boi: My apologies, I just saw that you’re in the middle of typing something.

smort boi: Oh.

Virge: we’re so stupid oh my god okay you go

smort boi: You can go first.

Virge: LOGAN

smort boi: Really, I don’t mind.

smort boi: oh, we did it again

Virge: okay let’s just

Virge: at the same time?

smort boi: Yes, that might work.

Virge: okay so like... in one minute from the time you receive my next text, we’ll send each other our questions at the exact same time

smort boi: That seems doable.

Virge: GO one minute on the clock

smort boi: Virgil, would you like to go out with me on a romantic date at some point in the near future?

Virge: i really like you and i think we should be boyfriends or whatever if you want

Virge: OH SHIT

smort boi: Well, that was certainly serendipitous.

Virge: youre serious? no joking?

smort boi: No, no joking at all. I would very much like to be boyfriends.

smort boi: Or whatever.

Virge: and id like to go out with you on a romantic date at some point in the near future

smort boi(friend?): Well then.

Virge <3: well then indeed

smort boi(friend): Pizza at Sal’s? Friday at six?

Virge <3: uhhhh where else would i be on friday night at six? that’s been pizza night for years

smort boi(friend): Well, yes, but this time it would be... well, romantic. Because it would be a date. We would be dating.

Virge <3: you raise a good point

Virge <3<3: i guess i’ll see you friday then

smort boifriend: I’m looking forward to it.

Virge <3<3<3<3: me too my dude

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emo dumbass: okay he said yes i gotta go pass out later dude

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Future Mr. Virgil Sanders: HE SAID YES HE SAID YES OHMY GOD HOLY SHIT PATTON WE’RE GOING ON A DATE HE SAI D BOFRIENDS WE’RE BOYFRIENDS AHOLY FU CK

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PRINCE OF YOUR DREAMS: we’re just the best, aren’t we?

pattoncake: yeah, pretty much

pattoncake: ilu

PRINCE OF YOUR DREAMS: ilu2 babe

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kaileah-kat · 7 years ago

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‘Tis me with part three

I’m only doing the mains because I’m lazy :’)

Here are some backstories that ended up being way more in depth than planned... oops. Logan also has the most basic background because I didn’t know what else to do. In short; I tried :,) I hope you all enjoy it regardless!

HERE’S PART ONE

HERE’S PART TWO

HERE’S PART FOUR

HERE’S A FLOOR PLAN

(Also some warnings: Angst, Deceit, Death mentions, One mention of a panic attack{not detailed}, bad explanations of things) Please let me know if I missed anything!

Logan:

He wants to do something with his life; preferably something with astronomy. The kid loves space damnit.

But what? Teaching? Be a freaking famous scientist? He doesn’t know.

He used to pretend he was teaching about stars to his stuffed animals (and Emile, against his will) but he was like 8, things change.

When he was 17/18 he was still trying to figure it out and college was just slowly inching closer.

You would think he would have himself together by then, but nope!

His parents were kind of pushing him to get his act together.

Emile was also on his ass about it. He’s 24 and has his shit together already, time to help his baby bro out.

They have a lovely discussion and figure a couple years at community college would be best until he figures his life out and then he can transfer to another school if he wanted to.

Emile also plops an application on his desk.

“What’s this?” “Step one to getting your life together.”

“Why?” “Do you want some money during your college years or not?”

He applied, was hired, and he hasn’t left yet.

Probably won’t any time soon.

... He’s still figuring it out.

Roman:

Roman was adopted when he was 5.

Romans parents were too young and they couldn’t support him so after he was born he was put with a foster family. (*cough* they end up adopting Roman later.)

But hey, Roman’s a naive 5 year old, he doesn’t really know wtf is going on. He just wants to play with his dinosaur toys.

His now parents explain more when he’s around 8/9 and from that point on he decides he’s going to be the best freaking kid in the universe.

He’s what we like to call an overachiever.

He joins any sport, any club. He acts, sings, paints, creates. He can play the flute. He needs to relax.

He doesn’t admit it, but he secretly wants to gain some sort of approval from the people who weren’t in his life, even when he doesn’t know who they are. He knows they exist and it kind of pains him that he was “given up”.

He knows the people that raised him will always be proud of him, but would they be proud if they knew him?

Fast-forward to when he’s 16 and decides to add one more thing to the list of things he has done in his life thus far. He applies for a job at Rainbow Mart.

He nails the interview and is hired. He’s saving his money for college. He also doesn’t truly know what he wants to do either, but he’ll figure it out when he needs to. He’s thinking about something creative because that’s his true passion. The creative aspect of life :)

Patton:

Patton was the most adorable child, okay, let me tell you s o m e t h i n g.

He basically went up to his parents when he was 5 and said: “I want a brother!”

His parents were a little shocked at first but then basically go “Hey, why not?” They make like Sims and go for the “Try for baby” option. (I’m so sorry for wording it like that. My comedy is awful.)

But hey kids, this isn’t an angst-free zone. In short, they couldn’t have another baby. They kept trying over the course of a year and it just wasn’t happening.

But sweet Patton, an optimistic little bean, doesn’t lose hope! He will get a baby brother or sister soon!

Fast-forward through a bunch of legal things and Pattons parents refusing to quit; after Patton turns 7 his parents bring home small (and silent) 4 year old Virgil.

“Mommy, why is he so quiet?” “He’s probably a little nervous sweetie, he needs time to adjust.” “...Okay but how long will that take?” “Patton...”

Patton has extreme determination to befriend his new brother. He has tried everything, but he still won’t speak. He offered a chance to play with his rubber ducks damnit, what else does Patton need to do?!

Patton thinks for a long time, and also becomes a bit dramatic by going into his moms' room and jumping onto the bed with a sigh.

“Mommy, he still won’t talk to me. It’s been ten y e a r s!” “Patton, it’s been two months.” “But that’s so l o n g!” “Patton...”

All of a sudden you see him jump from the bed and excitedly talk about this kid named Timmy who speaks with his hands.

“Patton that’s sign language-” “Do you think he’ll talk to me if we learn that?!” “I don’t see why we can’t try.” (spoiler: it works)

Fast-forward nine years, he heard his friends from school were applying for jobs. To save for college, just to have some money, etc. He decides to apply to Rainbow Mart simply because he thinks the experience will be fun. He doesn’t really care about the money part.

Now a quick ending because his piece is long: He enjoys doing what he currently does so much. He thinks he wants to work his way up to a front end manager, he’s not really sure. As for college, he likes the sound of elementary teaching (maybe? possibly?), but he’s honestly comfortable with where he is. So he’s just at community college until he makes a final decision on where he wants to head in life.

Virgil:

Unfortunately, Virgils parents were in the wrong place at the wrong time. They got into a car accident when they were on the way home from work and didn’t make it. (Virgil was about 1)

Now a tale of two unfortunate circumstances: All of his grandparents passed away before he was born and both of his parents were only children. In short, he’s put into the foster system.

Unlike Roman, he hops around a bit. And after he turned 4 he was adopted.

Virgil has a hard time talking to his new family, but hey, he’ll get used to it. It’ll be fine.

But if this older boy doesn’t relax his 4 year old self might scream.

After two months, Patton practically runs into his room with a book and goes “I know you don’t want to speak to me with your words, but how do you feel about speaking to me with your hands?!”

Virgil just shrugs and lets Patton teach him.

When Virgil was around 5/6, he hugged Patton and Patton heard the audible words “You’re a great brother.” Patton cried, just a little bit.

Virgil grew more comfortable with audibly speaking to Patton, but school and making friends was a whole different story.

When he was in fourth grade, a boy named Kyle sat next to him and wouldn’t stop talking.

Virgil stayed silent. Kyle thought he couldn’t hear him so he starts signing everything because he has an older brother named Timmy who’s deaf. (Don’t we love connections?)

Virgil eventually grows comfortable with being audible and they’ve been best friends ever since.

Fast-forward to 15 year old Virgil: Patton and Kyle are both simultaneously trying to convince Virgil to apply for a job at Rainbow Mart. (Kyle’s been there for about a year because of where their birthdays fall.)

“C’mon man! It’ll be so much fun!” “I don’t know...”

“Yeah, Virge! Maybe it’ll break you out of your shell a little bit!” “Maybe...”

After about an hour of a mini-debate, he decides to apply. Patton makes cookies to celebrate.

Virgil nearly had a panic attack during his interview, but Thomas made easier and said he could use sign language. They just had to find an interpreter and he was all set.

Virgil's piece is also very long. Here’s another brief ending: Virgil is hired. He meets Belial and it’s not very pleasant. Virgil’s also planning on going to college but he doesn’t know what to do yet. He’s still in high school, he has a little more time.

Belial (Deceit):

I’m going to keep his short and to the point, I’m getting really lazy.

He’s evil for a reason, the reason being his parents.

In short, they f-ed up the kids' emotional state.

He’s that one kid on the playground with a little squad that walks around and kicks kids sand castles down.

All because he has anger management issues and takes his hatred towards his parents and places it onto others.

When he turned 17, his parents said he was to either get a job or get out.

I’m pretty sure it’s obvious which choice he made.

He wasn’t saving for college though, he was saving to get tf out when he was old enough to do so.

He worked his ass off, got an apartment at 19, decided to work full time at Rainbow Mart and was able to move his way up to a front end manager position.

Tune in next time where I possibly feel comfortable with writing some fluffy ship-posting. ;)

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sanders-specs · 7 years ago

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I’ll Be Home Chapter 5

Summary: All Roman and Logan want to do is get home for Christmas. They'd been away from their boyfriends for months on separate jobs, and are looking forward to getting home. Neither one of them will let some blizzard get in their way, even though Patton and Virgil insist they stay put. The lengths they'll go to get home is great, even if it means facing mother nature at her worst.

A/N: Here it is! The final chapter! This has been so fun to write and I’m glad you guys have enjoyed it as much as I have. Thank you all for your support :) I hope you enjoy!

slight disclaimer- I used Google Translate for the Italian so apologies if it’s not quite right

Paring: LAMP

Warnings: Swearing, homesickness, near hypothermia

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Logan really didn’t know how he came to be here. The past day seemed to have flown by in a blur. Was it really just this morning he’d been sleeping next to Susan on a train? Was it just this morning he’d been on a train? And now…now he was eating dinner at a strangers house.

“Mr. Logan are you okay?” Luna asks.

Logan blinked and refocused in on his hosts. Luna was looking over at him with big concerned eyes.

“Yes, Luna, I’m fine. It’s just been an…odd day,” Logan says, taking another bite of his spaghetti.

“Is it because your train left?” Luna asks.

“Ah, yes that’s part of it.”

“Luna, eat your dinner,” Kai says, clearly taking pity on Logan. “remember you have to finish eating if you want to help Mama with the cookies.”

“Okay!” Luna says, starting to eat her pasta with renewed energy. Logan saw Arlo smile a little out of the corner of his eye.

“We’ve been doing cookie tests,” Arlo explains to Logan. “To see which ones are the best for Santa this year.”

“Tonight, peanut butter!” Luna exclaims. “Will you be our taste tester Mr. Logan? Mom always says the same thing no matter what we give her.”

Kai pretends to look offended. “It’s not my fault you two are wonderful bakers.”

“You just like the food,” Arlo mutters.

Kai rolls their eyes, though they were smiling fondly. “Well…you’re not wrong.”

Logan found himself smiling to himself. The two rather reminded him a bit of Roman and Virgil, in the way they bickered.

“Will you, Mr. Logan?” Luna asks again, cutting off her parents.

“I’d be honored,” Logan says, knowing there was no way he could ever say no to those hopeful eyes. Also for the sake of staying on the good side of her parents.

Luna grins and happily goes back to her dinner, satisfied.

“I can’t put my finger on it.”

Logan looked up from where he’d been sitting in their living room, reading a book he’d read probably a thousand times on this trip home. Kai was sitting in an arm chair on the other side of the room, studying him. In the kitchen, the sound of Luna’s and Arlo’s giggles sounded.

“Pardon?” Logan asks.

“I can’t figure out why Luna likes you so much,” they say. “Believe it or not, she’s not one to take to strangers so easily.”

Logan just shakes his head. “I could not tell you.”

“Hm,” Kai says, shaking their head. “I suppose there is something trustworthy about you. Still, though, it’s weird.”

Logan didn’t exactly know how to respond to that, but thankfully he didn’t have to, because Kai went on.

“We’ve got a friend who could possibly drive you to Richmond,” Kai says. “I’ll try calling him tonight. He’s got family in the city so it wouldn’t be a bother for him. At least it shouldn’t. after that, though…”

“Once in Richmond, I can walk,” Logan says. “I know the way well enough.”

Kai raises their eyebrows. “You’re going to walk? In this weather?”

Logan shrugs. He’d been thinking about this for a while now. He didn’t want any of them to have to get on the roads (Logan knew first hand that none of them could drive on icy roads), however because Logan had worked in Richmond for years, he knew how to get home. He explained this to Kai, who only shook their head.

“It’d be better to just call them,” they say.

“Perhaps,” Logan agrees. “However, I do not know the status of Roman, if he is home or not. I do not want him to get home and Patton or Virgil not there to greet him.”

“Might be better than hypothermia,” Kai points out

Logan opened his mouth to answer, but just then Luna came running in, covered in flour and batter. Arlo came chasing after her, both of them laughing. Luna attempted to hide behind Kai, but Kai just scooped her up, spinning her around.

Logan smiled as he watched them. they were an odd bunch, sure, but then again, the best people were. Besides, Luna was obviously loved, and that was the most important thing. Besides, Logan couldn’t possibly say anything considering the personalities of his own boyfriends. He couldn’t help but think if they’d had a child how much Patton would dote on them, how much fun Roman would have playing with them, how Virgil would know just how to take care of them…

Logan stopped that thought process before it could spiral. There wasn’t going to be a child in their lives for quite some time, if ever. Still, though, watching this family…he couldn’t help but think about what if.

After Luna had gotten a bath and the cookies were in the oven, Kai disappeared upstairs to call their friend, they said, to see about getting Logan a ride. That left Logan with Arlo and Luna, watching the Polar Express as they waited for the cookies to be done. Once they were, Arlo left to take them out of the oven.

“Mr. Logan?”

Logan looked over at Luna to where she was sitting on the floor, playing with her own toy train. “Yes?”

“You were in Italy for a long time, right?”

“Yes.”

“And you said you were teaching kids there English.”

“That is correct.”

“Does that mean you know how to speak Italian?” she looked up at him then, her head tilted.

“Well,” Logan considered this, “I’m in no way fluent, however I know enough to hold a conversation or communicate with my students.”

Luna nodded, looking back down at her train. Logan frowned. “Why? Is there something you wish to know the meaning of in Italian?”

“Kinda,” Luna mutters.

“Then perhaps I could help you,” Logan says.

Luna’s seems to consider it for a moment. “How do you say, ‘I love you’?”

Logan blinked. He hadn’t been expecting that.

“I know how to say it in English, Spanish, and French,” Luna explains, almost shyly. “Mama and Mom always tell each other they love them in those languages. I don’t know why. But I want to learn how to say it in all sorts of languages so if I ever come across someone who speaks that language, I’ll always be able to tell them that.”

It was such childish logic that Logan smiled at the sheer simplicity of it.

“What a perfect reason,” he says. “Very well, I believe the phrase is ti amo. Very similar to Spanish.”

He watched as Luna mouthed the words, matching the way Logan had pronounced it. Then she looked up at him. “Do you say it to your boyfriends?”

“Of course,” Logan says. “I always tell them that I love them.”

“But in Italian?”

Logan couldn’t help the amused smile on his lips. “Yes, sometimes. They pretend to be annoyed sometimes, though.”

Luna smiled a little at that. “Just like Mom and Mama.” She pauses for a moment in thought. “What are they like?” she asks.

Logan took a moment to think on that one. His first instinct was to say amazing, but he knew that a child like Luna would not take that answer. “They’re…well Roman’s dramatic. He’s an actor, you see, so he is very into the eccentrics. Patton is very caring and loves just about everything…” Logan went on and on. The more he talked about his boyfriends, though, the more his heart ached. He hoped Patton and Virgil ate. He hoped Roman was being careful on the road. Hell, he hoped Roman had made it home already…

“Luna, do you want to come pick out some decorations?” Arlo calls from the kitchen, breaking Logan out of his thoughts.

Luna perks up. “Coming Mama!” she gets up to leave, but smiles at Logan. “Thank you, Mr. Logan,” she says, patting his arm as if providing comfort, before skipping out of the room.

Logan shook his head. He’d never understand children.

Five cookies and a slight stomach ache later, Logan was settling into the Rose’s guest bedroom. He could hear Kai and Arlo putting Luna to bed down the hall, their voices soft to the point where he couldn’t make out any words. letting out a breath Logan fell back on the bed. This day had been…exhausting. He still wasn’t completely adjusted to the new time, either, so even though he’d had a rather eventful day, he doubted he’d be falling asleep any time soon.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door. Logan looked up and saw Kai standing in the doorway. “Our friend, Holland said he’d take you to Richmond. Said he’d probably be here in the afternoon to let it warm up a little.”

Logan nodded. “I appreciate everything you and your family have done for me,” Logan says. “I…do not know what I would’ve done.”

Kai shrugs. “You would’ve figured it out, I guess,” they say. “But you’re welcome. Sleep tight.”

“Goodnight,” Logan says, and they left.

Sighing, Logan turns the light off and rolls onto the bed. Tomorrow was Christmas Eve, and he was so, so close. One more drive, and he’d be there. He’d walk all the way from Richmond. Sure, he might get scolded by his boyfriends for it, but Logan was too homesick right now to really care.

He’d call them in the morning, but only when his news would be good news. He hoped with all of his heart that Roman was home, or at the very least safe. Maybe he was with Patton and Virgil now. The thought made Logan smile to himself. Knowing those three they probably made a big deal out of everything.

Snuggling into the pillows, Logan sighed. Soon. He’d be with them soon.

“Do you have to go Mr. Logan?” Luna asked as Logan set his back pack down on the couch.

“I do need to get home,” Logan says.

Luna pouts, which honestly just confused Logan. As entertaining as Luna’s questions and mindset were, he didn’t quite get what she liked about him. He’d been a mere stranger just a day ago.

“Luna, Logan has to go back to his family,” Arlo says, kneeling by her daughter and kissing her cheek. “We can’t keep him away from them, can we?”

Luna pouts a little. “no…” she looks up at him. “But you’ll tell us you got there okay, right? I remember when Grammy was out in the snow she was stuck for two whole days and couldn’t call anyone. So promise?”

A bit taken aback by Luna’s request, Logan looks at Arlo, who sighs, standing. “It would be nice to know you got home safe,” she says. “Here.” She hands him a card that said ‘Doctor Arlo Rose, psychiatrist’ with a phone number and address on it. “It’s my work number, but whenever I take time off it directs to the phone I keep here,” Arlo explains. “No one ever really calls during the holidays, though, unless there’s some emergency, so if it rings I answer it.”

Logan nods, tucking the card into the pocket of his jacket. Kai came in then, smiling at Luna before looking up at Logan. “Holland’s here.”

Logan picks up his backpack and looks at the family. “I sincerely thank you for your hospitality,” he says. “You…did not have to take me in.”

“It’s no problem, Logan,” Arlo says. “We just hope you get home okay.”

Logan gives a small smile and nods, about to follow Kai out the door. “Wait!” Luna exclaimed. “I almost forgot!”

Logan paused and turned to see Luna run back into the kitchen. She came back a moment later with a box. “Cookies!” she exclaims. “For you and your boyfriends. You said they liked cookies, right?”

For a moment, Logan was too surprised to say anything, but then he grinned. He knelt and took the box from Luna. “They love cookies,” Logan says. “And I’m positive they will love these. Thank you, Luna.”

Luna beamed and then went to stand with Arlo, who was smiling almost proudly at her daughter. Kai, too, seemed to be holding back a smile. When Logan turned to them, they quickly turned away, clearing their throat. “Be safe Logan,” they say as he leaves. He turns and smiles, giving a small wave to the three as he walked towards the truck waiting for him.

The car ride was…awkward, to say the least. Holland, while seeming to be a nice enough guy, obviously didn’t share any of the same interests as Logan. Ten minutes down the road and that was painfully obvious. From music tastes to what they generally like to talk about, so most of the ride was silent. It was only when Logan saw a sign that said they were over half-way to Richmond did Logan speak up.

“May I borrow your phone?” He asks.

Holland looked over at him. “Something wrong with yours?”

“It’s dead.”

Holland nodded and handed his phone to Logan, dial pad ready. Logan thanked Virgil’s worrisome brain for making them memorize each other’s numbers as he quickly dialed Patton’s.

The phone rang for a few moments before Patton answered. “Hello?”

“Patton,” Logan says, feeling his lips curl into a small smile.

“Logan!” Patton exclaims, relief in his voice. “Thank goodness! We were so worried.”

“I apologize for that,” Logan says with a small sigh. “Things have been strange, I suppose you could put it.”

“Pat, pat, let me talk to him.”

“We can all talk to him, Princey,”

“But I really want to talk to him.”

“Is that Roman?” Logan asks, feeling as if a thousand weights had been lifted off of him.

“Yeah! He got back last night. Hold on I’ll put you on speaker.” There was a brief pause and then, “Logan!”

Logan smiled. “Hello Roman, I’m glad you hear that you made it home safely.”

“It is nice to be back,” Roman says. “But we’re missing you! How much longer?”

Logan glances out the window. “Maybe…I don’t know.” their journey had taken twice as long as Logan had initially thought, thanks to the snow.

“We tried calling the number you called from yesterday a few hours ago,” Virgil says. “Someone named Arlo answered?”

“Logan, she said you had to stay with them because the train left you?” Patton asks. “What happened?”

“Long story short, my dears, I was stranded for a while before Arlo and her family were kind enough to let me sleep at their house,” Logan says. “However now I am growing closer to you every minute.”

“Do you…do you think you’ll be home by tonight?” Virgil asks nervously.

“I sincerely hope so, my dear,” Logan says gently.

“Hey man I need to call my own family,” Holland says.

Logan sighs. “Yes, of course,” he replies before turning his attention back to his phone call. “I must go.”

“Logan wait, please,” Patton says. “We’ve barely heard anything from you. We…we miss you!” Logan could hear Patton’s voice start to shake, and he closed his eyes, trying to keep his own emotions under control.

“I know Patton. I’m sorry for this.”

“Just get home to us safely, nerd,” Roman says.

“I will.” Logan promises. “I love you all.”

“We love you Lo,” Virgil says. “Stay safe.”

The call ended, leaving Logan with an ache in his chest. He silently handed over the phone to Holland, and kept his eyes on the window for the rest of the car ride.

When Logan saw the familiar city, he almost wanted to cry. Almost there. He was almost there.

It was nearly dark, their drive having taken much longer than it should have because of the snow and ice. Thanks to the truck, however, it went far better than Logan could have hoped for (and considering the few days he’s had, his expectations were fairly low).

Logan wasn’t exactly sure where Holland would drop him off at, so he was slightly surprised when the drove through the city and left it. He glanced at the other man, confused. “I thought you had relatives in the city.”

“Nah,” Holland says. “They live just a bit outside. Where do you live? I can probably drop you off.

“My home is not for another half hour, at least.” Logan says.

Holland nods. “Kai said that you were going to walk. Are you sure about that?”

“No offense, but any other mode of transportation has failed me, so forgive me if I trust my own legs more.”

Holland actually chuckled at that. “Fair enough. But it’s cold enough that maybe second guessing that is a good idea.”

“Perhaps,” Logan says. “However I am confident I can handle it. Besides, I do not wish to keep you away from your family, especially on Christmas Eve.”

“Okay how about this?” Holland says. “I drive you half-way between our houses. That way I still get to my family dinner at a decent time, and you don’t stay out in this cold for longer than you have to. Also, Kai and Arlo won’t kick my ass as hard.”

Logan thought about it for a moment. “I suppose that is sufficient.”

It turned out that half-way between their houses mean an hour’s walk for Logan. An hour. He could handle that.

Holland pulled over on the side of the road and put the truck in park.

“Thank you for your help,” Logan says. “I deeply appreciate it.”

“No problem,” Holland says with a smile.

Logan turns to leave, but Holland stops him. “Whoa, there, you don’t think I’m letting you walk out in the snow like that?”

Logan gave him a confused look, but Holland just reached into the back seat. He pulled a jacket as well as an assortment of other clothing items and put them on the seat between them.

“This jacket,” Holland says, “is great. It’s a hunting jacket, so it’s meant to keep you warm in extreme colds. Then of course we’ve got the gloves and hat, and here’s an extra pair of socks.”

Logan looked at the clothing. “I…I couldn’t…”

“Hey, better to be safe than sorry,” Holland says. “You can either keep it or mail it back to Kai and Arlo if you want. Oh, and here’s a flashlight so you’ll be able to see when it gets really dark.”

Logan looked up at Holland. “Thank you.”

“No problem,” Holland says with a satisfied smile. “Sure you don’t want me to drive you the rest of the way?”

“You should get to your family,” Logan says, putting all the gear on. “And I should get to mine.”

The streets were so dark. It seemed that with all of the snow, a lot of people had lost power. A few people had generators in their homes, but most seemed to be completely without power. The streetlights, too, were out, making the night weirdly dark and quiet.

Despite the fact that the sun had set and no other lights seemed to be on, though, there seemed to be some kind of light around him. He could see, at least, fairly well without the flashlight—which he used only when needed so he could keep his hands warm—and the night was silent thanks to all the snow. It was oddly beautiful.

After about half an hour of walking, it started to snow again. Great. Just what Logan needed. He hunched in the slightly oversized jacket more, trying to keep as much as himself warm as possible. Despite the extra layers, he was starting to shiver, the cold slowly creeping in. He kept his focus on his walking, making sure to keep an eye out for familiar signs. With everything covered in snow, though…it was hard. Really hard.

Eventually it got to the point where he didn’t know how long he’d been walking, but it felt like too long. More than the hour he’d expected. It was becoming harder to think the colder he got. He kept slipping on ice too, making him fall. He probably had about a dozen bruises at this point.

He couldn’t feel his toes. Or his face. He could barely see in front of him, he couldn’t even hold the flashlight still. He could hardly think past the cold that was almost burning. Mostly, though, he had no clue where he was.

Patton stoked the fire, holding his hands in front of it to warm them. they’d been without power for a few hours now, and they were starting to feel the cold. Thankfully they had a fireplace to warm the living room, and each other to cuddle with.

“It’s getting late,” Virgil muttered. He was sitting by the window, staring out at the front lawn. “Do you think he’s okay.”

Patton and Roman shared a look. The truth was, they didn’t know. Not any more than Virgil did. They were all worried. “You’re just going to drive yourself crazy there, love,” Roman says gently. “Come sit by the fire with us?”

Virgil sighs, looking like he was about to stand up and join them, but then he looked out the window and jumped up. “Someone’s out there.”

Patton and Roman hurried to the window and followed Virgil’s gaze. Sure enough, someone was stumbling outside, looking frozen. They all watched as the person stumbled and fell sideways right into their yard and didn’t try to get back up.

“Oh my stars!” Roman exclaims. He was already reaching for his boots and jacket.

“Virgil help me get some more blankets,” Patton says, hurrying towards the back of the house.

Roman raced out to the person, who still didn’t seem to be movie. He ignored the cold as he knelt in the snow and turned the person over.

“Logan?” he gasps. It was most definitely the face of his boyfriend, his lips blue and his eyes drooping.

“Roman?” Logan muttered, looking up at him as if he didn’t believe that Roman was there.

“My love!” Roman exclaims. “What on earth…” Roman shook his head. Now wasn’t the time. He quickly scooped Logan up and hurried to the house. They needed to get him warm.

“It’s Logan!” Roman calls when he gets back to the house, slamming the door shut behind him.

“Logan?” Virgil asks, rushing over to him.

Patton was just staring, looking slightly scared.

“Come on, we need to get him out of the wet clothes and by the fire, now,” Roman says, moving towards the fire. He set Logan down as close as possible, Virgil kneeling with them to sit behind Logan and help to take off his backpack, then jackets. That just seemed to make Logan shiver more. Virgil started rubbing his arms while Roman removed Logan’s shoes. “Patton get the blankets,” Roman tells him, “and some new clothes for Lo.”

Patton nodded and left, coming back with even more piles of cloth. The boys were quick to get Logan into dry clothes, and then wrap him up in blankets. All the while, his eyes and head were starting to droop.

“Logan, baby I need you to stay with us,” Roman says, trying to shake Logan awake. “Virgil try to keep him awake.”

Logan, for his part, seemed to be trying. He kept shaking his head, and moving around slightly, looking at each of them as if he couldn’t believe they were there.

“At least…I made it,” Logan says with a small sigh, leaning against Virgil.

“You absolute dumbass,” Virgil says, shaking his head. “What made you think walking would be a good idea?”

“Couldn’t trust anything else,” Logan mutters. “It was a matter of time before the truck broke down too.”

None of them knew what he was talking about, but they figured they’d get the full story when Logan wasn’t on the brink of hypothermia.

“I’ll warm up some soup for you,” Patton says.

“I’m going to get some hot water to try and warm his feet up with,” Roman says. He caresses Logan’s cheek for a moment. “Stay with us love okay? Don’t fall asleep.”

“Try…” Logan muttered.

Virgil and Roman exchanged a look and Virgil nodded. He’d keep Logan awake as best he could. Roman gave a small smile and squeezed Virgil’s shoulder before getting up and going to the kitchen.

Logan was simultaneously cold and warm all over. He could feel himself shivering, but he couldn’t feel the cold quite that well. He felt all the blankets around him, and Virgil’s arms around him, and the heat from the fire, but it did nothing to stop the shivering.

“You’re okay Lo, you’re okay,” Virgil muttered, rubbing his arms even though they were covered in blankets. “You’re going to be okay, just stay awake.”

Logan nodded. He knew that he needed to stay awake, knew that it was bad that all he wanted to do at that moment was fall asleep, but it was hard to fight his body. He snuggled closer to Virgil, forcing himself to focus on how the other boy smelled and felt.

As Roman and Patton worked, Logan lost track of how much time was passing. Every now and again Virgil would shake him awake. All Logan wanted at that point was Roman and Patton with them. He just…he just wanted them.

“Shh, Lo, it’s alright, they’ll be here soon,” Virgil muttered.

Logan hadn’t realized he’d spoke aloud, but he managed to nod and cling tighter to Virgil.

Eventually Patton and Roman came back. Roman gently had Logan put his feet in the warm water, which stung at first, but gradually felt more comfortable. Patton fed him soup, insisting that he keep his arms wrapped up. The warm liquid seemed to warm his insides, and Logan started to feel a little more awake.

Once the soup was gone and Logan wasn’t trying to fall asleep every five minutes, Patton and Roman both snuggled up to him, wrapping their arms around both Logan and Virgil.

“Honestly Lo what were you thinking?” Patton muttered.

“That I needed to get home by any means necessary,” Logan mutters back, leaning his head against Patton’s.

“What did we tell you about being safe, nerd?” Roman asks.

Logan kisses his forehead. “I blame the snow.”

Virgil’s arms tightened around him. “Don’t do something like that ever again.”

Logan sighed contently. He was still shivering a bit, but at least he could feel the cold. With his boyfriends there…well it was worth it.

As the night wore on, Logan told them about what had happened. All the while, they unwrapped Logan from the blankets only to get under them with him, adding to the warmth tenfold. The only time anyone got up was to add more wood to the fire or to grab some pillows when it became obvious that they weren’t sleeping in their bed that night. When Logan told them about the cookies Luna had given him, Patton got them for them all to snack on.

“You sound pretty taken by Luna,” Patton says. “Does this mean you want a kid?”

The question was phrased so casually it took Logan and the others time to process it. When they did, they all sat up a little. Patton look at them with confused eyes. “What? It’s just a question.”

Logan sighs, relaxing against Virgil and Roman as he looked at Patton. “I don’t know,” he says honestly. He glances around at his boyfriends. “Perhaps…one day.”

“Okay let’s just…not…think about it,” Virgil says, shaking his head.

Roman presses a kiss to his cheek, then Logan’s, then Patton’s. “He’s right. It is a conversation for another day. Tonight, let’s just rejoice on all of us being together again.”

“Okay,” Patton says with a small, tired smile. He settled against the pillows he was propped up against, his arm thrown across Logan, his hand on Roman’s thigh, his head in the crook of Virgil’s neck.

Logan sighs. “Is it okay for me to fall asleep yet?”

“Roman,” Patton says.

Roman sighs but gets up, coming back a moment later with a thermometer. He takes Logan’s temperature and lets out a relieved sigh. “It’s still a little low, but not in danger of anything.”

Logan nodded, smiling a little when Roman curled back into the cuddle pile. He was still a little cold, but with the three men he loved wrapped around him, he couldn’t stay that way for long. They all stayed up talking until they drifted off to sleep, one by one.

Logan smiled as he drifted off, warm and safe. Finally, he was home.

A/N: Alright I said this was the last chapter, but I miiight write the epilogue for it. If y’all want it, really. Also since this is over, you guys can send prompts for this AU, if there’s anything else from it you want to read about. i.e. when Logan was in Italy, or Roman with his theater group or any time after this story takes place if you wanted to read more with the OCs. Anyway thank you so much for reading! I hope you’ve enjoyed it :)

#sanders sides #logan sanders #roman sanders #virgil sanders #patton sanders #fanfiction #my fic #i'll be home #swearing #homesickness #hypothermia

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mimiri22-6 · 5 years ago

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SANDERS ASIDES #2 GAY OR NAY!!! I’M FINALY DOING ONE OF THESE FOR TOMATHY!

(This is my third time watching the video, it’s really good)

These old man jokes are actually really funny to me for some reason

...Why is Virgl just me? Doing one thing and them immediately regretting doing that thing

‘Liar. Liar. Liar! Liar!! LIAR!!” Guys, your gonna start summoning Janus(not that I would m-)

I’m not even going to try and hear wtf Roman just said. like, I understand Shakespeare, but do not ask me what words mean what. I get the gist of what’s being said most of the time, but it’s a language I never want to look at again. ‘Cutie at 12 o’clock’ yeah, I understood that, but don’t ever freaking do that again, Roman

‘We don’t know if he’s not gay’ he’s got a point

‘He’s got some stickers on his laptop’...i really want to get stickers on my laptop, but the one I have now is pretty shitty and I want the stickers to have a nice home.

‘That’s a classic introverted method of talking about yourself without having to do anything too..extreme. Like talking.’ I do hate talking

When Roman starting clapping his hands in excitement? Pure serotonin. that was adorable and Roman needs to be happier more often

‘You’re a creep, you’re a weirdo-’ I see what you did there Thomas crew

‘I don’t want me to be doing this either’ Me talking to my ADD+Procrastination+Perfectionism=What’s homework? Never heard of her *screeches in constant panic cosplaying a pterodactyl*

That little ‘ready to stare’ pose when Virgil said ‘Go’ like a dog owner playing fetch was greatly adorable

Let’s see, we got Yu-Gi-Oh, Basketball....excuse me, Mr Nico Flores? Wtf is that third thing supposed to be???

‘Boiled Mayo Carrots’!?!?!??!!! WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?!?!??!!!!? KEEP THAT ABOMINATION IN FLORIDA!!!!! FUCK NO!!! NO! THAT BETTER NOT BE A FUCKING THING OR I WILL KILL EVERYONE AND THEN MYSELF!

‘Go home and regret everything’ I agree. I wouldn’t even have the courage to do the kind of snooping Thomas is doing, I would have already left and said goodbye to a chance of, at least, a new friend

There’s a lot of talk of names in this episode...all directed toward Roman...

I am once again Virg! What Are ‘Gay Eyes’ !? Gebus. I can hardly tell what I’m feeling most of the time. and I avoid eye contact at all costs. I will never use that, nor ever notice anyone using those in my vicinity. I am a very dense person.

That one shot, where Nico turns around and you can see Thomas and CO. in the back? Most likely my favorite shot.

‘Ah nanana, I wasn’t testing you. I was just panicking.’...I’m starting to understand why people relate to Virgil so much...

‘You’re making a mistake’ ‘If I am I’ll add it to the list!’ Oh, Roman, you need to talk about something?

No. Don’t crawl into the trashcan...no.

‘That’s like cyber stalking, but real life’ ‘So stalking’ ‘...OH, YOU’RE RIGHT!’ Oh my god, they’re all idiots. Where’s Logan when you need him.

OH NO THERE’S GOING TO BE SOMEONE IN THE STALL!!! FUCK, SECOND HAND EMBARASMENT SUCKS SO FREAKING MUCH!!!

Back to the discussion of Thomas’ wants. And the way Roman’s and Virgil’s expressions change with certain sentences is slightly worrying

...Am I the only one that doesn’t understand looking at some stranger and immediately imagining marrying them? Is that just me? Cause I can’t imagine looking at someone I don’t know and just going ‘I’d marry that and live the rest of my life with that’ I just-it really doesn’t make any sense to me.

GOD FUCKING DAMN IT, THERE’S A PERSON IN THE STALL, I HATE THAT TROPE SO FUCKING MUCH! FUCK! NO! RUN FROM THIS SITUATION, THOMAS! I WOULD!

‘The lies.’ uh oh ‘You can’t have true love if the relationship isn’t built on truth’ tru ‘Will deceit continue to be the answer to all your problems?’ Well...you don’t have to call me out like this...

‘He’s better off without me’...I use that line a lot...definitely too much actually...

IS HIM! SAY SOMETHING, THOMAS!

‘He fears things, too?!’ Yes, Virgil, like most people...also same, I doubt other people feel fear, too.

‘What’d he say?!’ Once again, me in this situation

‘Yeah, super nosey, man. hahaha. *deep(very either dreamy or forgot to breath) sigh*’ I don’t know why, but that was an amazingly delivered line. Thomas is such a great actor in all mediums, and do not even try to say he’s not

‘There he goes’ NO YOU CAN STILL AT LEAST TRY TO SAY SOMETHING! C’MON BOIS, YOU CAN PULL IT OFF!

Gosh, Roman looks So Sad. AH! NO!

C’mon, Virg. Fight or flight. Fight.

ONCE AGAIN! THAT THING ABOUT THOMAS’ ACTING!? THAT PART WITH VIRGIL! PLUS THE AMAZING DRAWINGS!? PAERFECTLY PUT TOGETHER TO MAKE SOMETHING PERFECT!

(Also, once again, I would not have the courage to even approach anyone like this. Ah, to live without being a wuss about everything...)

Thomas is actually how i act when I’m coming clean about something. Just rambling on my explanation, probably saying a bit too much to get the point across. Well, like Thomas, but add several more sentences and a fast dwindling voice that abruptly shuts down

‘...or an aspect of their life feeling like a trash bin and the waste keeps piling and piling up until it inevitably spills out into the rest of their life’ O-oh ok, didn’t how much of this asides would be a callout post to me specifically, but ok.

‘Shut up!’ ‘Shut up.’ ‘Shut UP!’ They’re adorable

This asides said Prinxiety rights

It was nice to see at least someone pop up this episode

Janus?! Oh ok-JANUS!?!

Eh! AH! OH NO! AAAAAHHH!!!! I NEED IT! BUT I DON’T HAVE ANY KIND OF MONEY NOW WILL I ANYTIME SOON! I HAVE LIKE 100$ TO MY NAME AND THAT’S CHRISTMAS GIFTS! IF I HAD A WAY I WOULD BUT I CAN’T AND I AM BUT A CHILD IN AN ADULT WORLD, I WOULD GIVE ALL I CAN IF I COULD, BUT ALAS I CAN NOT! NNNOOOOOOO!!!!!!!(but also thank god I don’t because my wallet would be barren between Vivziepop, Unus Annus, Jacksepticeye, Cloak, Top of the Morning Coffee, and Thomas...I would be living in a box with only merch to my name...)

After Credits Scene!~~~

That edit, with all of them walking into the house! I can only dream of doing that! like, I have an idea of how that was made, but it will always be spectacular to me

PAUSE! OH MY FUCKING GOD! IS THAT SPARKALING PURPLE EYESHADOW! VIRG IS LOOKING FABULOUS! HOLY SHIT I LOVE THAT ON HIM!(also wasn’t there a tumblr post flying around with that idea as a joke? the one where Virg is doing his black eyeshadow saying something about hiding his eyebags and Roman’s like ‘ I have a better way of doing that’ and then it’s just Virgil with glitter under his eyes. That wasn’t my imagination, because I’m too smooth brain for that)

‘I’m gonna need you to, like, walk around the entire expanse of the room, in like a frenzy, thank you so much, yes, that helps somehow’ It is weird how that helps alot

‘Huh, delete it.’ Wow! I only just realized that Virgil’s eyeshadow is black there. it went by so fast the last times that I didn’t notice.

‘I know right!’ Oh My God He’s So Cute Like This! He’s So HAPPY! PATTON, YOU NEED TO SEE YOUR SON LIKE THIS, IT’S FULFILLING!

‘I found a Michelin star restaurant, it’s in France’ ‘I’m listening’ just two idiots working together in the name of love(I accidently just referenced a song...I’m proud of myself for that)

‘I’m gonna need you to shake your hands, alright, you gotta do something with them, they’re just hanging there’ A whole mood.

‘Are we ready for this?’ Oh No! Virgil’s sad again! Stop worrying him! let him live his life!

‘AH, DEMON!’ also a mood

‘Don’t tell me to relax!’ he is literally Anxiety, c’mon Ro.

Anyway, loved that. Now I will either rewatch Bee and Puppycat, again, all the way through, so I can finally update my season 2 review, yes there is a season 2 and it is AMAZING, or i will end up rewatching the previous TSS episode, again, idk how many times I’ve done that...I will most likely do the latter because I can never get enough comfort Thomas content. And Then maybe watch B and Puppycat again, because I really need to.

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middleeyt · 6 years ago

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Latin Headliners, International Billings... and Idris Elba?

The lineup is finally out in much anticipation and with a better build-up than past years. Coachella teased on the afternoon of January 2nd a handful of artists over their social media and at 8:25pm released the full list of artists heading to the Coachella Valley this April. This will be the 20th year of the festivals running (technically 19th) and so to many of us, the hype was real to find out how the heck Goldenvoice was planning to top last years roundup.

So About This Lineup:

Now first thing is first though, let’s address the elephant in the room. According to a number of sources Kanye West was actually supposed to make appearance at the Coachella venue this year, but allegedly dropped off the lineup due to disagreements with Goldenvoice over his stage setup. Kanye, according to some publications, apparently claimed the current Coachella Stage design to be “artistically restrictive”. (Beyonce added bleachers and a long ass strip... now I'm just wondering what the hell he was trying to turn the stage into?)

This year will mark my 6th attendance to the Coachella Valley (shit, just did the math… that’s a fuck ton of money) so to be quite honest, a large number of these artists I have already seen perform in past years. To any newcomers this lineup offers just the right balance and touchpoint for a variety of genres, but to me it just seems... well... “ok”. Every year Goldenvoice makes a point to grab at least one headliner that will cause some conversation, this year… they’re all just….”ok”. Although Ariana Grande has an amazing voice, and this past album has offered a number of bangers, I just don’t see her as a headliner... just yet (She did just get dubbed as the youngest person to headline Coachella though… dammit thought that was going to be me). Childish Gambino is one that I am actually kinda stoked about, he’s an artists who dedicates great thought into his craft, and this being his last runthrough with the “Childish” stage name, it might make for an epic performance. Tame Impala… well, that one once again… is just “ok”.

A number of the second tier artists were also a little predictable. It seems that year after year Coachella has swayed in the direction of radio and streaming trends, as more and more “mainstream” artists make their way into the lineup… I’m afraid soon enough the festival might turn into a 97.7 radio artist roundup (shoutout to my 760 locals...wow that came out lame as hell) People like Khalid, Ella Mai, Mac DeMarco, and Billie Eilish I am juiced to see, don’t get me wrong… but they were lowkey guaranteed to be there due to the popularity they've recently gained, and that’s the problem. The one thing that I have always enjoyed about Coachella is the opportunity it offers to catch a large number of underrated artists who you can bank will make some moves in the years to come, or who you might not have heard of and end up loving. This year it just seems like I have heard a good number of these people in some shape or form.

The one thing I will say this lineup does well, is in giving homage to a lot of indie, R&B, Latin, Asian and female artists for the first time in a long while (Ok, now I see where the hype is at!) This line up includes a couple Latin headlining artists (J Balvin, Rosalia, and Bad Bunny) and not one, not two, but THREE international Asian billings (BLACKPINK, Hyukoh, and Perfume) The lineup is also stacked with a good number of women, and I am sure this list is going to give me plenty of opportunities to get in my feels with the number of lyricists in attendance.

As a friend put it this year is going to be a “chill ass year”. I’m not mad about the lineup but neither am I super excited about it, I am... indifferent. As I have always said, the people make the music, as long as you’re vibing with a good crowd Coachella is going to be a great time come this April.

My Top Picks for 2019:

Now most of us tend to sleep on a good number of artists, like literally… a ton of y’all don’t even head to the venue until like 4pm (wtf). So to help you find some will to hit the venue bright and early, here's a list of my top (tiny name) artists to go give a listen to this year:

Friday:

Tierra Whack- She is nothing but “whack”, the Philadelphia native offers a totally unique and theatrical vibe to her contemporary rap and R&B, if you fuck with 6LACK you'll totally dig Tierra.

JPEGMAFIA- A villain or satirist who knows where he's at. JPEGMAFIA’s music is uncomfortable not going to lie, his lyrics are dark and humours at the same time, but the amount of power each of his songs carry is heavy. Give him a listen and try to figure out where you stand, it's tough and that’s kinda what’s dope about his sound.

RAT BOY- Reflecting millennial fears, Jordan Cardy better known as RAT BOY sings about what everyone my age feels, from fucking around to the prevalent political and socio-economic topics we often think about but don't speak for.

88GLAM- The newly created duo comprised of Derek Wise and 88 Camino gives me Migos and NAV birth child vibes… if you know what I mean.

Bakar- The cyclical nature of the music scene, and Bakar’s smooth sound help put indie back on the map. Straight out of Virgil Abloh’s debut runway show as Men’s Artistic Director of Louis Vuitton, Bakar brings such a dope blend of rap and indie melodies.

Dvsn, Jaden Smith, SG Lewis- I put these all in one cuz if you haven't heard of them I don't know what the fuck you’ve been doing, and if you have this is just a reminder that I’ll see you at their tent!

Los Tucanes De Tijuana- Now if you're Mexican… you know this shit is about to be lit. You’re going to be singing all the songs your mom used to make you do Saturday chores with, and y’all already know your non-mexican friends are going to vibe hella hard when “La Chona” comes on.

Saturday:

Mr. Eazi- Y’all know I love my Afrobeats, if you're ready to get down to some fucking vibes join me for some booty-swaying club smashes with Mr. Eazi.

Sabrina Claudio- R&B songstress Sabrina Claudio is why my Saturday word of choice “VIBES”. Her 2016 EP Confidently Lost released over SoundCloud gained her a ton of momentum with over 3 million plays before it was even commercially released. 2018 became the release of her 8 track album No Rain, No Flowers, and I'm just saying y'all best not sleep on her!

Smino- If 2018 was the year where you went through a lot of “adult shit” well then Smino is the guy for you. His most recent project NOIR reflects on what it means to take experiences as growth and that growth as our reward.

FKJ- Image what French Kiwi Juice (FKJ) would sound like. Now that’s not only what Vincent Fenton goes by but it legit is what he sounds like (y’all think I’m crazy hu?) With a blend of mellow electronic and R&B this is what Coachella is about right here.

SiR- Can something be soulful and mellow at the same time? It sure can. If you fuck with Frank Ocean (and I mean who doesn't) SiR is the guy to watch.

Soulection- Independent music platform, radio show, and artist collective with an incredible fucking roster, Soulection is bound to serve us a damn good show!

Sunday:

Clairo- Lo-fi singer/ songwriter Claire Cottrill gives us some intimate and dreamy vocals, if you're ready to get down to the carryover of Saturday’s vibes, come join me.

Shallou- I got to see this guy and his incredible drummer a few months ago, he is one of the few people that I am super juiced to see again. His sad lyrics combined with happy beats make for a dope sound. If you were ever in the car with me within the past 4 months you probably heard his song “Lie” a good 30 times.

Emily King - Pop-soul singer Emily King is total goals. A year ago she stepped out of her comfort zone by moving from her hometown and taking the NYC scene, that change and chance gave birth to the album that made her career: Scenery. Her story and lyrics tell it all.

Dennis Lloyd- You’ve probably heard his song “Nevermind” somewhere. This guy gives me Hozier vibes, if Hozier was a producer, singer, songwriter, and multi-intrumalist… I mean he might be, but I fuck with Dennis more.

You’ve made it to end! As a gift check out this playlist I made with all the need to know songs by the artists on this list! See ya at Coachella!

Also checkout the all encompassing Coachella 2019 collaborative playlist and add your picks for the year! https://spoti.fi/2FUWzHz (playlist cover art by @madebyjuhie)

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