#mercutio is a drama queen

[vyncentevelyn]

Update: I wrote Part 1.

I’m at work. And I will write this at some point, but I have to vent about it now. It may even appear in my longer work. Who knows. But anyway…

I’d say we’re post S1. So Steve and Nancy are already kind of on the rocks. And in this version Nancy decides to try out for the school play, Romeo & Juliet.

She of course gets the role of Juliet.

But our Eddie, well he was born to play Mercutio.

And just imagine Steve going to see Nancy play Juliet but then is just captivated by Mercutio.

And like he knows who Eddie Munson is but it’s the first time he sees him as not just a dealer, not just “The Freak.”

And after opening night, Steve goes home and he can’t sleep. He stares at his ceiling. Tries to forget about the older boy in red stage lighting, smirking before he challenges Tybalt. And only falling asleep after he gets out of bed and forces himself to do push ups until he exhausts himself.

And Steve tries to tell himself he’s just being a good boyfriend when he attends every performance. Tells himself and anyone else, he’s there for Nancy. (Of course, he’s there for Nancy.) But he can’t ignore the way he waits in nervous anticipation for the scenes with Mercutio.

The way his stomach somersaults every time Eddie saunters onto the stage. The way his heartbeat picks up during his scenes. How blush blooms across his cheeks and down his neck when Eddie scans the audience and locks eyes with him at least once during every show. How goosebumps rise on his arms every time Eddie’s voice drops to a ravaging baritone to deliver the lines, “Why the devil came you between us? I was hurt under your arm…” How he wishes he could be Romeo when Eddie cups the actor’s cheek just before he exits the stage…

[hellodahliah]

starcrossed

act i.

previous / beginning / next

mercutio: *dying of laughter*

tybalt: stop laughing!

mercutio: hahaha! s-sorry...

tybalt: this is not funny! you threw up on my pants-

mercutio: b-but i... i told you to move!

tybalt: do you know how much they cost?

mercutio: hahaha... what?

tybalt: you're paying!

mercutio: don't be a drama queen! also it is your own fault for getting all in my face!

tybalt: i wouldn't have got into your face if you weren't so annoying!

mercutio: want my help or not? with you pants situation?

tybalt: no... i'm going home!

mercutio: like that?

tybalt: *sigh*

puck: mum, have you seen tybalt... or mercutio?

titania: no, why?

puck: i have a bad feeling.

romeo: hi... can we talk?

juliette: r-right now?

romeo: right now.

juliette: *sigh* not here... there are too many people.

romeo: but-

juliette: i'm sorry... we'll talk later.

[princeanon]

Okay, here’s my WIP Romeo & Juliet Percy Jackson AU. I have the plot written out, but I’m just gonna list the characters for now.

Benvolio: Son of Athena

- Soft features from his father but has Athena’s sharp grey eyes

- He’s really smart and stuff

- Battle strategy, good foil for Tybalt

- Peacemaker stuff

Mercutio: Son of Dionysus

- Drama, wine, pretty self explanatory

- His father is IN CHARGE OF THE CAMP

- Also they control madness, like, insanity, something something queen Mab

- Need I say more

Romeo: Son of Apollo

- Loser simp vibes

- POETRY??????

- He’s a romantic and just the embodiment of sunshine

- Apollo cabin versus Ares cabin, good foil for Tybalt

- Something something plague

Tybalt: Son of Ares

- Angry boyo

- WAR???? He literally hates peace

- Good foil for Benvolio because Athena versus Ares

- Good foil for Romeo because the Apollo/Ares cabin conflict mirrors Montague/Capulet

- Dynamic w/ Juliet as basically siblings because Ares/Aphrodite

Juliet: Daughter of Aphrodite

- Idk man she’s really pretty and loves love and stuff

- Dynamic with Tybalt like siblings because of Ares/Aphrodite stuff

Other notable half-bloods include:

- Rosalind (Rosaline?): Demeter cabin, hunter of Artemis (she hath sworn that she will still live chaste, get it??? She’s an aro queen)

- Paris: Hephaestus cabin (I have no good reasoning except that I think it’s funny with Juliet being an Aphrodite kid)

Romeo&Benvolio and Tybalt&Juliet are still going to be related on their mortal sides despite having separate godly parents, don’t worry, I have it all figured out.

Also, the plot is going to try to follow the actual R&J plot but at Camp Half-Blood (ex: 1.5 is gonna happen at the campfire and 3.1 is just going to be during capture the flag, more on that later)

[sl-vega]

✧Sticking to the Script✧-07

⋆｡°✩ 07-rebound already?

"Sorry about that, those were just my friends." you sighed as you put your phone into your pocket. You looked at Xingqiu again. "Thanks for agreeing to help me study by the way, I really appreciate it."

"No problem, anything for you." he replied as the two of you walked into the library. You chuckled and playfully hit his arm "Anything for me huh? Look at you being smooth."

The two of you settled at a table, and Xingqiu pulled out your chair for you. You got your textbook out of your bag, and Xingqiu took out his notes, and two pens, one for him and one for you.

"You need help with your English paper right?" Xingqiu asked as he sorted through his binder, looking for notes that you would find useful. You nodded, giving him your thanks as he handed you some lined sheets.

"You're doing a unit on Shakespeare?" he asked, underlining a few things on his paper. You nodded "Yeah, we're doing a joint unit with the drama department, we're analyzing Romeo and Juliet. And my essay is due tommorow!" you wailed, slamming your head on the table.

Ms. Lisa, the librarian, shushed you from her desk. You whispered an apology to her as you picked up some of the papers Xingqiu set aside for you. "Are you analyzing anything in particular?" he asked, still sorting through more notes, he got out a highlighter.

"Mainly the famous quotes and stuff. Our teacher also wants us to talk about the use of opposites in the play. We're supposed to cover at least one scene from each act." you explained as you watched him take more notes. His handwriting was so neat and pretty, even when it looked like he was just scribbling down words.

He handed several sheets of paper to you, some papers included scenes from the play handwritten by him, word for word. He also highlighted certain bits of the text, and made sure to include modern English translations for you at the back of the pages.

"These are my notes from last year. We did a unit similar to this. Sorry if it's a little messy."

You stared at the page, the blue ink had zero smudges and the sheet had little to no crinkles in it. "If you think that this is messy, just wait till you see my notes." you chuckled. "I know I already said this, but I really appreciate this."

The two of you continued talking, Xingqiu continuing to take notes for you, highlighting important parts of the text and explaining their meanings for you. Once again he had made an hour seem like a few minutes.

"And that's what Mercutio meant when he said 'Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man." Xingqiu explained, finishing off his analysis to you.

"That also foreshadows his death doesn't it?"

"Exactly! See, you're picking up on this so quickly." XIngqiu praised you as he started to pack up his stuff, placing his papers into his folders and his pencil cases into his back pack.

You glanced at your phone to check the time. "You have to go already?" you asked, feeling slightly disappointed that he had to leave.

"Yeah, sorry about that. I'll see you this weekend though, I promise." He gave your hand a quick squeeze. You felt your stomach drop as you saw him exit the room.

Promises can be hard to keep Xingqiu

Xingqiu put his phone down and rubbed his temples. "You okay?" whispered Kazuha.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Xingqiu replied.

Archons he was in deep

additional notes:

-FINALLY GOT ANOTHER CHAPTER OUT

-so sorry for all the slow updates y'all

-i'm trying

-i was writing for another smau i have coming up

-my commitment issues will be the end of me

-holy hell this chapter got a tad deep

-KAZUHA CAMEO

-they're both in their english class during the xingqiu + kazuha scene btw

-lol not y/n being a drama queen cuz she's upset that she has to wait three whole days before seeing xingqiu again

-you guys don't have any classes together btw

-that blue flower gif means that i'm switching povs mid chapter btw

-i went thru sm different versions for this chapter

-ty to @EggosForBreakfast on wattpad for proofreading this for me

-you should go follow them

-also ty to all my readers: @washa, @kasasim, @wisteriabl00m, @rebeccavsabrina, @nmriki0, @rainycafereader, @slu7, @melatoninsblog, @anticlarckwise, @esmetrees, @sn1perz, @littleheartbigbrain, @aldertree-g, @thebiggesthutaofanever, @lilac-sks, @amir8623, @freyao7, @mystic-alex, @myaaaajoy, @tartagliascummdumpp, @green-ginkgo, @lillyinfandoms, @charles-braindump, @samsamsam7, @leynita, @uuyuomi/@mwahkazu, @pwrson, @practicoi, @thatoneswordgirl

-names in bold mean i couldn't tag them

-dw that's just a one time acknowledgment to everyone who liked the original master post, you won't constantly be tagged like that, but if you want to be removed just tell me

-i'll totally understand <3

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✧Sticking to the Script✧

Pairing: Xingqiu x FEM! Reader

Genre: fake dating, strangers to lovers, slow burn, fluff, angst (?), high school smau, modern smau

⋆｡°✩-Synopsis: Xingqiu just got entered into a special writing contest, the type that's invite only, the theme this year is love, the only problem is that he has zero romantic experience. but he really wants to prove himself as a writer. meanwhile, you just found out that your boyfriend cheated on you, and you need to show him that you're 100% over him, the only problem is that there's no way you can get an actual boyfriend that quickly. clearly, the solution to both of your issues is to fake date each other. it shouldn't be hard for an actor such as yourself, all you need to do is stick to the script.

(OPEN) Taglist: @freyao7, @thatoneswordgirl, @sn1perz, @latay7, @esmetrees, @nmriki0, @help-whatdoimakemyusername, @httpsrenren, @cupid-spams, @aixaingela, @kaitfae, @luvkvni, @danhenglovebot

[samedilanight]

Rewatching Romeo + Juliette and craving a lucemond fic like that,                  this is messy sorry if it doesn’t make any sense, I really really want to write it but I don’t have enough knowledge of hotd and tbh with you I understood nothing of what they were saying in the movie so if I write it it might take some time (that plus the fact I have a collection to do lol) btw they wouldn’t be related in this, Aegon and Aemond neither

just imagine Romeo as Aemond being the best lover out there, writing poems and verses to express his love for Lucerys, sick puppy love, being this drama queen about love and life. Aemond not giving a fuck about the people at the party who could see him, kissing the boy that shattered his world and stole his heart in 3 seconds while looking at fish. being immediately drawn to him asking him if he could kiss him Luke being all shy and a little shit about it. Aemond going out of his way just to see him again risking absolutely everything to kiss him again and be with him. Then learning he is a Capulet being torn with the decision he has to make and choosing love. Aemond doing everything he can to marry Luke as soon as possible, convincing the priest and all that shit meanwhile he’s known Lucerys for 1 day. 

Mercutio as Aegon (rocking the sparkly outfit as he fucking should) he is dramatic, he is feminine, he is a bit mad, he his very pretentious, and a tad jealous of seeing Aemond’s attention being stolen and Aemond’s bestie. His death makes Aemond absolutely FERAL with rage and grief seeking vengeance, scaring the hell out of Jake with a madness he has never seen in anyone eyes, then kills Jake without any mercy just rage (while Luke is out there dreaming about his marriage and making out with Aemond again not giving a shit about the family feud)

Luke horny as fuck on their wedding night waiting for him, then proceeds to learn of  his cousin death’s, crying about it and afterwards having the best sex of his life.

Alicent hating Raenyra because of whatever reason , Visery’s not giving a fuck following Alicent

Lucerys being precious Juliet seeing life through Aemond eyes and being completely in love at first glance, being over the moon for him, talking to himself out loud, dreaming about him and what their life together could be. Lucerys in the angel outfit ROCKING the world of Aemond. Not wanting to be with anyone else as soon as he saw him, thinking this is destiny, this was written in the stars, this is fated.

Rhaenys being the nurse, protecting Luke thinking Aemond’s an asshole

Daemon drunk as fuck letting Aemond being at the party because he doesn’t care (that’s so him honestly)

THE POOL SCENE OH MY GOD

Jacerys being Tybalt that LOTHES Aemond (anti lucemond until the end) all being the family feud because it gives him a purpose in life and a kind of power (which was just a childish quarrel over who has the biggest dick let’s be honest)

Aemond crying his soul out at Aegon’s death, losing his purpose when he thinks that Luke is dead, Luke dying twice when he wakes up and finds Aemond dying in front of him then kills himself now that he has no purpose in life without his Aemond.

Oh to be dramatic teenagers in love

[cupidsbower]

Festivids 2023 reeeecs

What a great year it's been for festivids. There are some stonkingly good vids!

Here is the Masterlist. As always, my recs below are just those I liked most, but there are a lot of other fab vids that are worth a watch as well.

I made six vids this year. A bit astonishing really. I think three of them are really obviously by me, but the rest maybe not so much. Anyway, if you can guess, the guessing post is here: Guess the Vidder.

Two fantastic vids were gifted to me:

Fireflies - Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021) - Gen

I watched this movie on a whim one day, and it was sweet and genuine and funny and I loved it way more than I thought I would. This vid captures that perfectly. It's a delight.

Been Caught Stealing - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) - Gen

This has everything you could want from a D&D vid: it's action-packed, funny, and captures the chaotic energy of the movie really well.

Highly Recommended

And Do It Again - 开端 | Reset (TV 2022) - Teen

Fantastic time-loop vid, which ramps up the tension in the most delightful way.

I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Christine (1983) - Teen

Christine is the perfect girlfriend. Such a creepy-great premise.

I'm That Queer - Janelle Monáe Music Videos - Teen

Spectacular, surreal, gorgeously edited.

Les Fleurs - Gake no Ue no Ponyo | Ponyo - Gen

This is so lush and dramatic, and sweeps you along in the best way.

a vulture feeds upon that heart forever - Moby Dick - Herman Melville - Mature

All the Moby Dick vids are great - who knew it would be the power fandom of the fest? But while they are all worth a watch, this one is my fave. The soundtrack is lush, and the visuals are over the top, and full of drama. The sources are mixed so beautifully.

Here it Goes Again - Moby Dick - Herman Melville - Teen

This is also a spectacular multi-source feast for the eyes.

Everything I Do - Cocaine Bear (2023) - Teen

LOL. This is just exactly what it sounds like, edited to absolute perfection. The joke couldn't be better executed.

Do What I Do - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) - Teen

Wonderful character study of Holga.

Tusk - The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - Mature

Clarice is showcased to her best here, and it's gripping.

magnetic - Romeo+Juliet (1996) - Teen

Mercutio vid and it's so much fun!

Recommended

Hard Times - Star Trek: Lower Decks (Cartoon) - Teen

Flirting & Fighting - 新龍門客棧 | Dragon Inn (1992) - Teen

The Only Way to See - Amaury Guichon - Fandom - Gen

Nothing in My Head - Dropout TV RPF - Gen

Feel Better - Silo (TV) - Teen

The Eye of the Tiger - RRR (2022) - Teen

satisfaction - The Quick and the Dead (1995) - Teen

Disaster Party - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) - Gen

How to make a perfect Hanukkah movie… - Hallmark Movies - Gen

Uja - Slash/Back (2022) - Teen

Didn't Come to Play - Women's sprinting - Gen

The Shape of You - The Pirate (1948) - Gen

The Adventures of Priscilla, Dancing Queen of the Desert - The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert (1994) - Teen

#teamwhale - Moby Dick - Herman Melville - Gen

Queequeg and I - Moby Dick - Herman Melville - Teen

Boys Keep Swinging - As You Like It - Shakespeare - Gen

Dream Girl Evil - Last Night in Soho (2021) - Explicit

Cat Apostle, Conqueror of Asthma, Chosen One Of The Light - 开端 | Reset (TV 2022) - Gen

Andor: Come Forth Now - Andor (TV) - Gen

Bad Reputation - For All Mankind (TV 2019) - Gen

put on a show - The Wheel of Time (TV) - Teen

Upside Down - The Woman King (2022) - Teen

Always On My Mind - Strange Way Of Life (Short Film 2023) - Teen

Trust+Fall - Romeo+Juliet (1996) - Teen

[burntears]

Queen Mab is a fairy referred to in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, where "she is the fairies' midwife". Later, she appears in other poetry and literature, and in various guises in drama and cinema. In the play, her activity is described in a famous speech by Mercutio published originally in prose and often adapted into iambic pentameter, in which she is a miniature creature who performs midnight pranks upon sleepers. Being driven by a team of atomies, she rides her chariot over their noses and "delivers the fancies of sleeping men". She is also described as a midwife to help sleepers "give birth" to their dreams. Later depictions have typically portrayed her as the Queen of the Fairies.

Oh I'm gonna be real normal about this

[epileptictybalt]

Barista: How would you like your coffee?

Mercutio: As dark and bitter as my soul.

Benvolio: He'll have a white chocholate moccha.

[rainwaterheart]

romeo: a woman more beautiful than the one i love? (rosaline) preposterous! impossible! how dare you!

romeo, the minute he sees juliet that same day: did my heart love another? my eyes are liars then because i haven’t seen beauty until tonight

[leeshuh]

it’s loving mercutio o’clock

[iliaclwrites]

*bangs fist on desk* EDDIE AND CHEERLEADER ORIGIN STORY !!! please

here it is, kids! the first chapter of the eddie x cheerleader saga!!!

Eddie hated assigned readings. The drama kids always did too much, they always dragged out the sentences like they were fuckin' Larry Olivier, and expected applause after every word. The sports kids, on the other hand, barely spat the lines out from their troglodyte mouths. The popular kids delivered everything in monotone and willed it to be over so they could get back to giggling with their friends. The nerdy kids stuttered so much Eddie wasn't sure the lines were in iambic pentameter anymore. All in all, he had very little faith in the acting careers of any of the kids in this classroom. 

So when he'd seen who he'd been tossed together with as the rest of the Montague gang, he wasn't exactly foaming at the mouth. He had no idea why he'd been thrown into Romeo, but he wasn't going to question it, he had fun. He had about the same amount of chemistry with the Montague boys as he would've had with a wet fish wearing his grandma's panties, so when it came to his lines with Mercutio (you, some cheerleader girl with hair in space buns, mom jeans, a lace tank and a letterman thrown over your shoulders), he was practically bowled over. 

“Give me a torch: I am not for this ambling. Being but heavy, I will bear the light,” Eddie said, raising his hand into the air. 

You let out a tinkling laugh, and leaned back in your chair, grinning at him. “Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance!” You gestured out into the room with outstretched hands, and smirked wolfishly when he replied with the next line. 

Eddie almost didn’t feel the next few lines go by, it felt so natural. You were laughing at his words as though they were genuinely funny, and pressing your chin into you hands while he spoke, as though you were actually considering his lines. 

His heart skipped a beat. 

He told it to fuck off.

When it came to the Queen Mab speech, Eddie nearly fell out of his seat when you hopped onto the chair, swinging your letterman jacket around her shoulders like a cape. “O, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you!” you crowed, pointing at him with one perfectly-manicured fingernail. He was frozen. The speech washed over him as he stared at you, some freakish cheerleading acting angel, haloed by halogen school lights. 

“And then dreams he of cutting foreign throats,” you whispered, brandishing a highlighter like a sword. “Of breaches, ambuscadoes, Spanish blades, of healths five-fathom deep–” You stalked toward him, and Eddie had to school his face into a bemused, Romeo-esque expression, smiling up at you nervously as you finally came up to him. “This is she—” 

“Peace, peace, Mercutio, peace! Thou talk'st of nothing!” Eddie sputtered out, holding a hand to keep you at bay. 

You pivoted perfectly, your letterman fluttering behind her. “True. I talk of dreams.” You grinned at him ferally, and Eddie could see his poor, rabbit heart getting crushed between those perfect teeth. 

Mr. Tracey called for a halt for the reading, to analyse the Queen Mab speech, and you dropped Eddie a quick curtsy before traipsing back to your seat. Oh, he was so fucked. So entirely fucked. 

– 

It had exploded into a fully blown pantomime performance. Eddie was crouched by Mr. Tracey’s desk, cradling your head in his arms as you hacked a dramatic death-rattle into the air. 

“Where is my page?” you demanded, looking around for the nerd boy who played the page. He blinked, looking up from behind Coke-bottle glasses. “Go, villain, fetch a surgeon.” 

Eddie huffed a laugh, and smiled down at you wanly. “Courage, man; the hurt cannot be much,” he insisted, and you reached a hand up to his face, the scratch of your baby pink nails featherlike against his cheek as you gave your next few lines. 

“They have made worms' meat of me: I have it, and soundly too: your houses!” you managed, and fell back into Eddie’s arms. He smelled of leather and ash. You smelled of caramel and hairspray. He stared down at you, despondent, before pressing a kiss to your forehead and cradling your head as he stared up at the sky. 

“I believe,” intoned Mr. Tracey from behind his desk, “Mercutio exits with Benvolio.” 

“But it’s so much more interesting this way, Mr. T,” you complained, before banging your head on Eddie’s chin as you tried to get up. “Ow!” 

“Shit, sorry,” Eddie muttered, scrambling away from you. “Doesn’t this give Romeo more impetus to be mad, though?” he asked, turning to face the teacher. “Like, if someone killed my best friend, I’d be more likely to kill their friend.” 

“Yeah!” you agreed by his side, and Eddie’s fingers itched to reach out for you. “The way I see it, this is the perfect reason for Romeo to go apeshi– crazy,” you amended, “and start killing people.” 

“That’s not how the Bard wrote it,” Mr. Tracey said, and you shrugged, returning to your seat. Eddie still had a few more scenes to go, but even when he was talking to his Juliet (a theatre kid that seemed to have an endless collection of hats, seriously this girl wore a different hat every day, Eddie just respected the hustle at this point) he found his eyes drifting over to you. 

At the end of the class, once everyone had packed up, Eddie loitered by the doorway and swung over to you when you were leaving. He took you in again – hair tied up today, cheer uniform already on for when you’d have practice later in the afternoon. “Hey,” he said lamely. 

You paused, looking at him up and down. “...Hey.” 

He held out a hand. “Eddie.” 

You shook it, and introduced yourself. You didn’t let go. “Palm to palm is holy palmer’s kiss,” you teased, and then dropped his grip, wiggling your fingers at him in a wave. 

You both stood there in the silent room. You cleared your throat. He started at the sound. “Right. Uh. I just wanted to say it’s a shame you’re dead, pom poms,” he said lamely. “Like, that was fun.” 

You smiled at him slowly. “Yeah. Yeah, it was.” You slung your bag over your shoulder and looked up at him from under your eyelashes, extending a hand to him again. He was too polite to comment on the fact it was shaking, ever so slightly. “Give me my sin again?” 

He slotted his fingers into yours, briefly. “You kiss by the book.”

"That's for me to know, and you to find out," you shot back, and headed for the door. His breath caught when you stopped, and turned back to him, expression unsure. "Practice ends at six," you tell him, and nearly sigh with relief when his eyes light up. "I'll be the one in the cheer uniform."

"I'll be the one by the van," he said, weakly. What the fuck. Holy shit. This was not his life. "Anything in particular you want to do?"

"Oh, you know," you said, leaning against the doorframe and inspecting your nails. "Let's say we get into a messy, sloppy relationship that causes our respective houses to end a lifelong feud and learn the meaning of true love."

Eddie tapped a finger to his cheek, pretending to be deep in thought. "I dunno," he said, and his heart faltered when he saw how totally nervous you looked. "Will there be a weird apothecary to sell us a potion that's gonna make us look asleep?"

"Uh, duh."

"Then it's a date, pom poms."

[stardustpancake]

modern!Benvolio/Mercutio

[flawedamythyst]

Old Guard Theatre AU I Don’t Have Time To Write

SO Andy is a well-known theatre director putting on Romeo&Juliet somewhere like the Globe or the RSC. Quynh is the stage manager.

Joe has done a lot of theatre acting, usually as side parts but he’s got a solid rep as a guy you can rely on to always nail a role. He gets cast as Mercutio, which he’s mildly peeved about because he’d wanted Romeo but of course they cast the pretty white boy as Romeo.

Nicky is the pretty white boy, in his first major theatre role. He has done a lot of movies, mostly dodgy action films that paid well but has left everyone, including Joe, assuming he’s not actually that great as an actor. He’s eager to prove himself but is also a bit shy with the rest of the cast, so he initially comes off as stand-offish and arrogant.

Nile is play Juliet, which is her big break and she’s all excited and wide-eyed about getting to work with Andy. She’s also nervous as hell, so Joe takes her under his wing and helps her work out her scenes.

Booker is playing Friar Lawrence. He is so tired, and drunk a lot, and that’s exactly how he’s playing the role. I assume he once was tipped to be the Next Big Thing but it all fell apart and now he’s just sadly wandering around playing whatever he can get.

Rehearsals start with antagonism between Joe and Nicky over Joe’s jealousy, but he decides that if he’s doing Mercutio, he’s going to do a Mercutio so vibrate and scene-stealing that he over-shadows Romeo. He spends all his spare time working on the Queen Mab speech.

Meanwhile Nicky has realised he accidentally alienated the rest of the cast by being shy, and so goes to Joe, as the most experienced theatre actor for advice. Joe’s heart is melted by Nicky’s awkwardness and he decides to help the poor pathetic film actor who doesn’t know what he’s doing.

Plus, it will only help him to have Romeo around when he’s working on his lines.

And then, once he gets to know Nicky, and also has a chance to realise that he’s actually a good actor, other emotions start getting involved, maybe a wee bit of flirting.

Andy asks to see what Joe’s doing with his speech, watches the whole scene through, tips her head to one side and says, “Huh, you’re playing it that Mercutio is desperately, hopelessly in love with Romeo? I like it, let’s go with that. I’ll rework some of the blocking for the other scenes.”

Joe’s immediate reaction is, ‘I’m doing what now?’ followed by glancing over at Nicky, who gives him a tiny smile and. Oh. Oh.

Things are awkward and emotional for a bit, then they end up fucking the tension out. Joe is absolutely, blissfully happy and Nicky keeps doing that little smile at him and maybe, maybe, this could be an actual thing.

They hang out a lot, rehearse together, play around with each other’s roles to try and new things, and basically have a great time. Nicky says it’s the most fun he’s had with a production since drama school, and that he’d been beginning to get burnt out by mediocre action roles but Joe has made him love acting again.

Nicky, Joe and Nile also all hang out and work on scenes together, so Joe can give them his Expert Theatre Actor Advice as they’re both new to it.

And then he and Nicky are hiding in a cubbyhole backstage after the dress rehearsal, making out, and Andy and Merrick (who is the producer/investor/moneyguy) pause by their hideout. It’s all ‘oh no must not be caught being so unprofessional but he’s so close and so pretty and maybe I can kiss him very, very quietly’ until Joe actually hears the conversation Andy and Merrick are having.

Basically, it becomes clear that Andy wanted to cast Joe as Romeo, but Merrick insisted on Nicky and threatened to withdraw his funding to get him. He says some unflattering and racist things about Joe and theatre actors in general, makes it clear that Nicky’s only there because he’s a Name they can use to pull in non-theatre crowds, and generally is an arse.

After he and Andy have left, Joe runs away from Nicky and holes up in his room, trying to work out if he even wants to play Mercutio for a production that Merrick will benefit from.

And then Nicky knocks on his door, asks to come in, confesses his undying love and says that Joe deserves Romeo far more than he does because he’s a much better actor and is generally heartfelt and wide-eyed at Joe until Joe gives in and kisses the poor guy, also confesses his love, and then naturally they bone. With Emotions. Lots of Emotions.

Afterwards, lying in bed cuddling, Nicky says he has a plan but that they need to talk to the rest of the cast.

The next night is opening night, and rather than Nicky going on as Romeo, Joe does, and Nicky takes Mercutio’s role. With how much they rehearsed together and with Nile, it all goes more smoothly than you would think. (And also because fiction allows for things that would be a terrible idea in reality.)

They can see Merrick in the front row going red with rage, but there’s a standing ovation at the end, and then Andy casually swans on stage to announce that Nicky and Joe will be swapping between the roles for the rest of the run, so there’s nothing he can do.

Cue the aftershow party, and Joe and Nicky just are disgustingly in love at each other, then the next morning waking up to rave reviews and just a massively schmoopy happy ending for everyone.

[eurydicees]

theatre club au time!!! i’m back with the romeo and juliet edition of “eurydicees just write the fucking fic instead of daydreaming about it” 

theatre club au hcs are also here: part one and part two!! 

disclaimer: there was absolutely no editing nor proofreading here, i’m watching romeo + juliet and haven’t read the real script in years, and i really don’t know what i’m talking about

so. for the fall show, one year, they decide to do romeo and juliet, because obviously, you know? 

renge directs, kyoya is her stage manager

hikaru is romeo, haruhi is juliet; tamaki is mercutio, kaoru is benvolio; idk about the rest of the cast, let’s pretend they don’t matter for the sake of this list (filing the rest of the cast list under: problems for when i actually write this stupid fic) 

honey is on lighting, mori is on set and stage combat, mei is on props and costumes, kasanoda is on sound 

so in the ouran theatre club, there’s not really a big rivalry between techies and actors because there’s only a few of them, so they all switch between roles so often (ex. kaoru is 50% actor and 50% costumes; tamaki is 50% actor, 50% director) 

HOWEVER. then, right before the fall production of r&j, hikaru says some dumbass comment about actors having more work to do than techies, and being more important, etc. etc. some bullshit like that

and this causes a HUGE rift in between the techies and the actors for this show specifically— they’re all mad at each other bc of this comment; kaoru is pissed at his brother, kyoya thinks that tamaki endorsed said comment, hikaru isn’t sure why he said it in the first place, haruhi thinks this is all ridiculous but kaoru is being an asshole about it and so they’re mad at him; etc. etc. 

so this show is uh. not coming together very well, because no half wants to work with the other half, and none of them are talking to each other 

then. THEN. THEN. THEN. 

tamaki and kyoya fall in love. 

they start a secret affair together, telling no one, because they know that everyone in the club is mad at everyone else, and saying that they’re dating is just gonna add fuel to the fire, especially bc it’s an actor/sm relationship, which is a bit weird (it’s high school, though, so whatever. once this all blows over, they’ll be a #powercouple) 

things come to a head during one rehearsal, where they’re doing mercutio’s death scene 

so tamaki is acting. he’s going all out. like. he’s giving this speech as if it’s the last performance he’ll ever give. it’s brilliant. beautiful. stan. 

and when he’s done, mei makes some comment about it “needing lights to make it look any good,” as if he can’t make it good on his own, and tamaki is so hurt by this. like. so hurt. 

renge calls for the end of rehearsal, bc hikaru is abt to like. go to war in defense of tamaki’s acting, and kaoru is just mad at hikaru, so he’s also ready to argue (bc they’re at a good enough place in their relationship to do that!!!) 

kyoya, in an attempt to cheer him up, brings tamaki out for dinner, but they have to be discreet, so they go to some commoner place. this is where all the pining Hits. then they finally, finally, actually start dating. 

as we go through the rehearsal and production meeting process, the scenes that they rehearse are interspersed with fluffy scenes of tamakyo falling in love, idk how all that would get worked in right, but it would make it in there because fuck it, yk? 

the rivalry was kind of simmering for a while, but then they doing their stop and go rehearsal, which is always an rip, but here it’s the first time in a hot sec that the entire production team and the actors are in the same room 

the actors keep goofing off and moving around, so honey can’t get things quite where he needs them; the actors are talking loudly, so kasanoda is fucked (but too shy to say something abt it, until mori tells honey, who tells renge, who stands up for them all)

and a (verbal) fight breaks out— kyoya, the eversuffering sm is losing his mind over here. 

he is done with this shit 

so he calls hold, and renge gives a speech about cooperation, and then everyone kind of shuts down. no on is having fun with being in theatre anymore. kasanoda is two insults away from quitting. mei is two broken seams away from physically fighting someone. 

things are not going well 

after rehearsal, tamaki and kyoya have their standing secret date night at some commoner’s place, idk where yet, we’ll figure that out when this actually gets written as a fic, and then. that’s when they get caught. 

it’s renge who finds them— and she’s angry. she goes on this whole rant about professionalism. the stage manager cannot be dating an actor. it’s a conflict of interest. it’s unprofessional. it’s scandalous. she will not have it in her theatre. 

then tamaki points out. that she is here on a date with haruhi. 

fuckin’ hypocrite. 

the four of them have a cute double date bc fuck it. i make the rules now. and they realize that this is bullshit and they’re never going to pull together a show if they keep on arguing like this

but they don’t really know how to fix it???? 

it eventually kind resolves itself when renge, who cannot keep a secret for the life of her, accidentally reveals that she and haruhi are dating— they’re in the dressing room, and renge just kisses them, not realizing that kaoru and mei are arguing over kaoru’s costume in there

everyone is very upset for a moment, until they crack because kaoru and mei are both kinda hopeless romantics, and a star-crossed love is exactly what they needed to make the show come together

meanwhile, tamaki and hikaru are practicing mercutio’s queen mab monologue (for the #drama of the moment), and kyoya is taking notes or w/e, and when they pause, hikaru asks abt tamaki’s inspiration for his acting and what feelings he’s drawing on 

and tamaki is just like *looks at kyoya* “i have my own love” 

i’m gonna be honest i super worked myself into a hole here and i have absolutely no idea how to end this

unlike shakespeare, i cannot kill off all the characters in order to have a resolution to my work 

taking suggestions for an ending i guess. anything would be better than whatever this mess is rn

[opera-ghosts]

"Romeo et Juliette," a grand opera in five acts, words by Barbier and Carre, the subject taken from Shakspeare's tragedy of the same name, was first produced at the Theatre Lyrique, Paris, April 27, 1867, w i tn Mme. Miolan-Carvalho in the role of Juliet. The story as told by the French drama- tists in the main follows Shakspeare's tragedy very closely in its construction as well as in its dialogue. It is only necessary, therefore, to sketch its outlines. The first act opens with the festival at the house of Capulet. Juliet and Romeo meet there and fall in love, notwithstanding her betrothal to Paris. The hot-blooded Tybalt seeks to provoke a quarrel with Romeo, but is restrained by Capulet himself, and the act comes to a close with a resumption of the merry festivities. In the second act we have the balcony scene, quite literally taken from Shaks- peare, with an episode, however, in the form of a temporary interruption by Gregory and retainers, whose appearance is rather absurd than otherwise. The third act is constructed in two scenes. The first is in the friar's cell, where the secret marriage of the lovers takes place. In the second, we are introduced to a new character, invented by the librettist, — Stephano, Romeo's page, whose pranks while in search of his master provoke a general quarrel, in which Mercutio is slain by Tybalt, who in turn is killed by Romeo. When Capulet arrives upon the scene he condemns Romeo to banish- ment, who vows, however, that he will see Juliet again at all hazards. The fourth act is also made up of two scenes. The first is in Juliet's cham- ber, and is devoted to a duet between the two lovers. Romeo departs at dawn, and Capulet appears with Friar Laurence and announces his determination that the marriage with Paris shall be celebrated at once. Juliet implores the Friar's help, and he gives her the potion. The next scene is devoted to the wedding festivity, in the midst of which Juliet falls insensible from the effects of the sleeping-draught. The last act transpires in the tomb of the Capulets, where Romeo arrives, and believing his mistress dead takes poison. Juliet, reviving from the effects of the potion, and finding him dying, stabs herself with a dagger, and expires in his arms. While many numbers are greatly admired, the opera as a whole has never been successful. Had not " Faust," which it often recalls, preceded it, its fate might have been different. Still, it contains many strong passages and much beautiful writing. The favorite numbers are the waltz arietta, very much in the manner of the well-known " II Bacio," at the Capulet festival, the Queen Mab song, by Mercutio (" Mab, regina di menzogne "), and the duet between Romeo and Juliet (" Di grazia, t' arresta ancor ! "), in the first act ; the love music in the balcony scene of the second act, which in- evitably recalls the garden music in "Faust;" an impressive solo for Friar Laurence ("Al vostro amor cocente "), followed by a vigorous trio and quartet, the music of which is massive and ecclesi- astical in character, and the page's song (" Ah ! col nibbio micidale "), in the third act ; the duet of parting between Romeo and Juliet, " Tu dei partir ohime ! " the quartet, " Non temero mio ben," be- tween Juliet, the nurse, Friar Laurence, and Capu- let, and the dramatic solo for the Friar, " Bevi allor questo filtro," as he gives the potion to Juliet, in the fourth act ; and the elaborate orchestral prelude to the tomb scene in the last act.