#peter pan goes wrong edit

[soupluvrr]

Dennis Tyde edit <3 beloved boy in peter pan goes wrong :)

[personinthepalace]

Sandra touching Max's chest in Peter Pan Goes Wrong (2016)

[bi4pan-polls]

Poll: Round 3 #2

[ Image ID. An image of Max and Sandra from The goes wrong show, Max is on the left of the image and Sanra is on the right, Sandra is behide Max and holding on to his left shoulder. They are dressed as Peter pan and Wendy, Max as Peter pan and Sandra as Wendy. Max has white skin and light brown hair and Sandra has white skin and long brown hair, and an image of a picture of two ocs, mel and Cree, and an image of Rashmi and Amelie from entropic float edited together. The image of the ocs is above Rashmi and Amelie. With the ocs, On the left is Mel. She has a hot pink, long dress that puffs out. It is plad and has a black designs around it, she has pale skin, a mark on the left side of her face which goes down to her neck, and short brown hair. She has blue, purple and green in her eyes. On the right is Cree. He has short blond hair, and pale skin, he is wearing grey overalls over a green long sleeved sweater , that has a feather design over it, you can see the collar of a white button down under the green sweater. He is wearing sneakers. He has a Green right eye and a orange left eye, and he has eyebags. and with Rashmi and Amelie, it is image of Amelie Maçon and Rashmi Jamil from Entropic Float. They are standing next to each other, with Rashmi be hide Amelie. Amelie is holding her own arm and Rashmi is learning forward toward her, comfortingly. Amelie has light skin, and long pink hair in pigtails tried with black scrunchies. She is wearing a pink beanie, black glasses, a pink checkered coat, and a white skirt over hot pick pants with a bunch of black question marks on it as a design. She has black shoes. Rashmi has brown skin, and black hair that is mostly short but with long part in front. They are wearing a grey turtleneck, and black short shorts. They have on a brown jacket that is hanging off their shoulders, and a key necklace. they have on yellow headphones. They have long white socks and black shoes. End ID]

[xxgothchatonxx]

Rightio, here is my full(ish) review of Peter Pan & Wendy.

My recommendation is to not go into this thinking it’s going to be a remake of the animated film. Because while there are nods (i.e. YOU CAN FLY IS IN THE SCORE!! WAHOO!!!) it’s more of a reimagining of Barrie’s novel. And when it comes to reimaginings... yeah, I think these writers did it pretty well.

I love that it starts off as the classic perception of the Peter Pan story being this wonderful, fun campy adventure, and then goes “hang on... there’s something pretty messed up about all of this... hey, what’s the deal with Peter and Hook?” and then it turns into more of a character study story. Ok it doesn’t turn into a full-on dark, gritty horror story but it does take a more serious turn.

How do people deal with growing up? Do they run away from the idea, do they grow up ‘wrong’ in Hook’s case, or do they accept it’s something they need to do and they’ll view it as the “greatest adventure of all”? Which, while the writing isn’t the same as it is in the book, that is what Barrie wrote. That thematic element has always been part of Peter Pan. So kudos to David Lowery for understanding that.

And I thought the new take on Peter and Hook’s relationship was a good predictable twist. It made sense and I thought it was emotionally impactful. I also like that the ending is ambiguous about what their relationship will be like in the future.

Ok, some more pros:

JUDE. LAW. AS. HOOK. I will go more in-depth about that but maaaaaaan I was so pleased with his performance and with the writing. Also this film continues the tradition that Mr. Smee is one of the most consistently perfectly-casted characters ever.

I really enjoyed Ever Anderson as Wendy. Yara Shahidi was so freaking cute as Tink (that final scene made me sob, ngl). I thought the Lost Boys were fine, they cute kids. The pirates were clearly having the time of their lives in these roles, they were so fun to watch. And Tiger Lily was pretty cool.

The way they got to Neverland was pretty creative. I actually rewound that scene a couple of times.

The ending. This will be the only comparison I make to the 2003 version (which need i remind everyone is literally my favourite film of all time...) - kudos for keeping it bittersweet.

Now for the cons, because this film isn’t perfect:

The pacing is... not the worst but not great.

Some of the editing transitions made me laugh and go “..huh?”

While while the lighting in Neverland looked a lot better than the trailers, the nursery scene was pretty hard to see.

I also wish Alan Tudyk was given more to do as Mr. Darling... and no, they don’t do the dual-casting with Hook.

I swear they cut out that epic jump Peter did in the trailer... did they cut that? If they did, that’s unfortunate, cos that looked badass.

And that’s... basically all the cons! Well, that I can think of.

So, again I can’t call this a flawless film but I also refuse to call it a soulless cash-grab because there was way too much effort in the writing for it to be dismissed as “soulless”. For a modern Disney live-action film, this could have been sooooo much worse, and you all know it. But I am very pleased with what I saw.

So, I’m giving it 4/5. And on my rankings of Peter Pan adaptations, I’m putting this at... three :)

[twwpress]

Weekly Press Briefing #60: August 13th - 19th

Welcome back to the Weekly Press Briefing, where we bring you highlights from The West Wing fandom each week, including new fics, ongoing challenges, and more! This briefing covers all things posted from August 13 - August 19, 2023! Did we miss something? Let us know; you can find our contact info at the bottom of this briefing! 

Challenges/Prompts:

The following is a roundup of open challenges/prompts. Do you have a challenge or event you’d like us to promote? Be sure to get in touch with us! Contact info is at the bottom of this briefing.

@callixton is hosting The West Wing Pride Week (@twwpride here on tumblr) September 17 - 23. More details here! 

Photos/Videos:

Here’s what was posted from August 13 - 19. 

Bradley Whitford posted a promo for Peter Pan Goes Wrong at the Ahmanson Theatre in LA, where he is joining the cast from August 9 - 27. 

Josh Malina posted a change of venue for The West Wing picket event on August 22 so it can occur along with the AFL-CIO Day of Solidarity. 

Josh Malina posted a video of himself trolling his Alexa. 

Marlee Matlin posted a video of herself outside of the building where she was diagnosed as Deaf at 18 months. 

Marlee Matlin posted a video and a silly photo of herself getting her hair done in Chicago. 

Mary McCormack posted a video in which she gently roasts her daughter Margaret for what she is packing to bring to college in Connecticut. 

Peter James Smith posted about The West Wing picket event change of venue, a reading he was in, and photos from the picket. 

Donna Moss Daily: August 13 | August 14 | August 15 | August 16 | August 17 | August 18 | August 19

Daily Josh Lyman: August 13 | August 14 | August 15 | August 16 | August 17 | August 18 | August 19

No Context BWhit: August 13 | August 15 | August 16 | August 17 | August 18 | August 19

@twwarchive: August 13 | August 14 | August 15 | August 16 | August 17 | August 18 | August 19

Edits/Artwork:

#DONNAMOSS: holds the tag in her hand, trying not to show that it’s the first piece of jewelry anyone’s ever given her by @ainsleyhcyes [VIDEO EDIT] #HELENSANTOS: “Thought you liked it when I got loud?” by @kennysroys [VIDEO EDIT] #CJTOBY: and when the seasons change by @cjcreggswifey [VIDEO EDIT]

Editors’ Choice: 

This week, we’d like to share some of our favorite fics under 5000 words! Be sure to tell us any favorites of yours, too!

like love in a drunken sky by thotsandfeelings | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | “I’ve never liked rainy days.”

la banlieue by fiery_one_18 | Rated T | Zoey Bartlet/Charlie Young  | Complete | When all is said and done, Zoey still wants to go to France. She knows it sounds crazy, but she does. And how lucky is she that the only person who she feels comfortable getting drunk in front of and confessing that to promises to accompany her in ten years when they’ve both hopefully paid off some of their student loans? … Or, Zoey and Charlie make a pact under the influence of red wine and Elle Woods and stick to it

their voices still by altschmerzes | Rated T | Josh Lyman & Toby Ziegler (Gen Fic) | Complete | Toby takes Josh to synagogue, and together they say the Mourner's Kaddish for Leo. "Because that's what Jewish sons do when their fathers die. Even if that father happened to be a Catholic." (ktavnukkah, day 4, "mourning")

Doctor's Orders by ETraytin | Rated T | No Pairings Listed (Gen Fic) | Complete | A week after Opposition Research, Abbey Bartlet shows up at Santos for President HQ, looking for a certain troublemaker.

Big Trouble in Little China by fictorium | Rated T | C J Cregg/Kate Harper | Complete | It's been a long few days, and CJ could use a little comfort.

Stay tuned for this week's fic list, which we'll be reblogging onto this post right away!

[youofsomesong]

Friends Describing Starkid Characters (part 8)

alex

he seems like a gay jock but in the closet

back is rob

front is joe

aiden

he gives that vibes

jason (idk yall)

thats a joe but like the weird creepy joe

sharpay and ryan (but girl form) from hsm (ew incest)

john mulaney (correct first name for the actor, just wrong spelling)

the lobster from the little mermaid

wait no this is ryan from hsm

this is jafar from aladdin

specifically the aladdin jr from my middle school (i literally posted on my instagram story like 5 hours before they did this one saying how no one remembers achmed and assumes achmed is jafar skdjfhsad)

little red on drugs

she reminds me of the crazy bird lady from home alone but also moira rose from schitts creek (i have only seen home alone and that was years ago. and they showed me an episode of shitts creek while we were dying my hair so i dont remember either of them)

jafar and jasmine (at least people are getting the jafar part correct)

blond little red but also looks like a jan

the main biker guy from teen beach movie

also biker guy but gay and also in the closet

troyler perks to (part 7) for saying troye sivan bc thats all i see now from that edit (look- i couldnt find the original picture)

captian hooks son thats gay

ben

jim

no questions

he seems like a john but goes by johnny

NERDY PRUDES MUST DIE SPOILERS AFTER THIS POINT!!! LOOK AT YOUR OWN RISK!!

sam

jimmy and sarah (a lot of j names so they have one thing right kjdsfhkjsfh)

peyton

or any white bitch name

drew monson

peter pan

its giving shane dawson parody vibes

the girl from the candyland game

that looks like the red soxs mascot

im feeling like a timmy

this looks like if dan and phill had a kid (jfkhasd okay. as if i wasnt complaining for days how i needed a picture of him for a drawing and for this game. im like 80% certain i told them his name)

[derpylittlenico]

About the Blogger Ask Meme

tagged by inimitable, resplendent @exlibrisfangirl

Favorite Color?

I'm a sucker for jewel tones, of any kind. My hair is currently mermaid adjacent, with some magenta-pink, teal, teal-blue, blue-purple all kinda up in there. If you're interested? Unicorn was the brand I used. Semi-permanent, layers well. Very pigmented, so you can get intense color by just painting it on your hair, OR blend it in w basic bitch conditioner for a pastel variant.

Favorite Food?

It's hard to choose any one. I've had a lot of realllllly great food in my life, but? A forever fave is definitely gado gado. It's Balinese. Steamed vegetables, tempeh, rice, fried FRESH tofu, served with a flavorful, spicy peanut sauce.

Sweet/Spicy/Savory?

It...depends? Sweet & Spicy? Korean bbq wings. Yes, please. That. Just Spicy? Spicy Miso Ramen, or Thai Curry. The only one that I can't really do is Savory. I'm extremely sensitive to salt.

Last Thing I Googled?

I was double checking the og Buffy series air dates, bc I wanted to check my memory before declaring that yeah, Peter Hale totally would have been the right age demo to be super into it.

Currently Reading?

Endless fic. Nerve pain flare ups in my hands make holding my books unpleasant, sadly. So, I tend to consume fic via primarily podfic. I have too many reccs for this ask, so I'll save that for if anyone asks.

I do read text versions too, but holding my phone can sometimes be a lot when my hands are hurty, so. Before my hands got really bad, though, I was reading my hefty anniversary edition of "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman.

Last Series?

I. Don't want to just say "idk, fic" again, so I'm just gonna use this section to shamelessly recc "The Protector of the Small" series by Tamora Pierce.

Last Movie?

Thor: Love & Thunder.

I was up, wanted to watch something, and am not the type to pan a movie based on movie bros' Strong Opinions tm tm. It was...I mean? Not as good as the last one, but not exactly the world ending failure people were crying about. Christian Bale was a lot, though. A Lot. I'll give them that... they weren't wrong there.

Last Song?

Baby's On Fire (cover) as performed in the movie Velvet Goldmine. It fuckin slaps. It is my entire jam, because I am glam rock trash.

Song Stuck In My Head?

thankfully??? Not a one. I have a brain that hyperfixates. When I let that happen for songs, it will play it on repeat while I'm trying to sleep. So, yeah. I have methods for preventing that.

Something I Want?

For my body to slow its roll on the inflammation train. Ig this is what makes Hashimoto's vs a non autoimmune thyroid disorder ""fun."" When a flare up kicks off, everything goes hog wild. All at once. Like a symphony orchestra of discomfort.

Dream Trip?

Reykjavik, please and thank you. Or the Laplands in Finland. I've been to Bali a few times, and I love it. Costa Rica was beautiful, too. But, like? I just want to be somewhere with polar nights, bc I am weird like that, ig.

Currently Working On?

Self care. I've been doing the caretaker of a caretaker thing for a bit, and my spoons are limited.

Time?

2:38 am (lordT. To bed with me)

So, like. To the tagging others bit...

Sorry babes for being my only tags for a response, but I think everyone else I know has done this or been tagged? No pressure to reply, obvs. I just didn't want to let this die on my doorstep

@ceiaofsilence @worldtravellingfly @laternenfisch

[smallbitterman]

I posted 331 times in 2022

That's 329 more posts than 2021!

107 posts created (32%)

224 posts reblogged (68%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@rainswings

@cornleykillercanary

@personinthepalace

@starship-ranger-bug

@digtothecore

I tagged 181 of my posts in 2022

Only 45% of my posts had no tags

#mischief theatre - 102 posts

#mischief comedy - 81 posts

#mischief movie night in - 51 posts

#fan edit - 32 posts

#mmni - 30 posts

#the goes wrong show - 26 posts

#youtube - 20 posts

#cornley drama society - 17 posts

#peter pan goes wrong - 17 posts

#dave hearn - 14 posts

Longest Tag: 124 characters

#i think it makes any instance where he struggles with the cameras even funnier (idk if his vision is a factor but i digress)

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

TODAY (6th June) IS THEIR WEDDING DAY! LEAVE CONGRATULATIONS BELOW!

67 notes - Posted June 6, 2022

#4

Bry doing her goddamn best offscreen:

These idiots:

77 notes - Posted March 21, 2022

#3

for all of y’all who simp appreciate Henry Shields

82 notes - Posted February 28, 2022

#2

hrgrghrrghrr please i need them

99 notes - Posted May 28, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

this was funnier in my head

103 notes - Posted July 6, 2022

Get your Tumblr 2022 Year in Review →

[summeronceagain]

The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society's got problems, but at least they've got 'em together

[personinthepalace]

This is PPGW - Happy Opening Night to PPGW on the West End!

Song: This Is Daniel Cook

[late2000shistoricalreenactment]

The crossover nobody asked for: primeval and Peter pan goes wrong!

Audio taken from this clip on YouTube.

[doctor-lawyer-rabbi]

Hm. So this video is over 100MB and Tumblr won’t let me post it.

Hard Knock Life, but Mischief Theatre.

[hannahhook7744]

Descendants and ouat masterlist part 2;

Sometimes this list will feature my friends, @dragoneyes618 @descendants-extended and @cleverqueenchild . So go check them out.

🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

Descendants fanfiction;

Cj in wonderland;

Summary; Cj Hook and Ally Wonderland have tea and terrify everyone around them.

It's a twin thing.

Summary; The Smee/Gaston twins acting like the stereotype of identical twins, i.e. finishing each other's sentences, moving at the same time in the same manner, knowing where the other one is, etc.

Dr Jiminy part 3;

Summary; if Jiminy Cricket had his own show that was a mixture of Murray, Jerry Springer, and Doctor Phil.

Dr Jiminy part 4;

Summary; if Jiminy Cricket had his own show that was a mixture of Murray, Jerry Springer, and Doctor Phil.

Dr Jiminy Part 5;

Summary; if Jiminy Cricket had his own show that was a mixture of Murray, Jerry Springer, and Doctor Phil.

Baby Thomas Tremaine;

Summary; Dizzy, Cj, and Harry meet Captain Tremaine's baby son, Thomas.

What if the Villians were good parents part 1;

Summary; If Frollo was a good parent.

There is no gold in Virginia;

Summary; "Guess what, Dad," Rick Ratcliffe said. "There is no gold in Virginia!".

Rick's and Clay's Big fight;

Summary; when roughhousing goes wrong.

First Day At Auardon Elementary;

Summary; Rick Ratcliffe being a good role model. In a total isle way.

Why Clay Clayton is afraid of water;

Summary; a Clay Clayton centric fic that takes place at Mal's Hellraiser party at HellHall.

A light for nobody;

Summary; Chad Charming Angst with a hint of a happy ending.

Vks in Therapy part 1:

Summary; Rick Ratcliffe goes to Therapy.

Too little, too late;

Summary; "I've paid my dues, time after time, I've served my sentence and committed no crimes-“For Anthony Tremaine.

Parenting Problems in Agrabah;

Summary; Jasmine and Aladdin are overprotective of their youngest adoptive daughter, Salima. Which is worsened by the fact Jasmine is pregnant with Aziz at the moment. And Salima sneaks out and gets hurt.

Lights off;

Summary; lyric fic about the aftermath of d3 staring Audrey.

Soul Mark (Sea 3 +Chaudrey Additon);

Summary; Chad, Audrey, and the sea three are soulmates. Platonic or romantic.

Soldier Poet King;

Summary; Chad, Doug, and Ben from childhood to adult hood.

Welcome to the family:

Summary; a short story featuring Pin and Tulip Lampwick pranking someone.

Saving Christmas;

Summary; Ben saves Christmas for Audrey and Chad after finding out they aren't having the best time.

Bestie WHY?!;

Summary; Eleanor (Daughter of Alexander and Princess Eilonwy) , Pin ( Son of Pinocchio and Alice), and Tulip (Daughter of Tiger Lily and Romeo Lampwick) attempt to get up to some mischief. Key word being try.

Auradon Gossip;

Summary; Pin shares some Auradon gossip with his cousin, Tulip.

Moodboard/aesthetics;

Vat7k aesthetics;

Isle kid Moodboards revamped part 1;

Isle kid Moodboards revamped part 2;

Isle kid Moodboards revamped part 3;

Isle kid Moodboards revamped part 4;

The Next Generation of the Atlantica Royal family (Moodboards) part 1;

The Next Generation of the Atlantica Royal family (Moodboards) part 2;

Ouat/descendants edits;

Captain Swan edits;

Summary; Emma x Killian edits featuring their family.

The Lost Children edits part 1;

Summary; edits of my fanfiction where the descendants kids were born to their ouat parents only to be taken to Neverland by Peter Pan.

The Lost Children edits part 2;

Summary; edits of my fanfiction where the descendants kids were born to their ouat parents only to be taken to Neverland by Peter Pan.

The Lost Children edits part 3;

Summary; edits of my fanfiction where the descendants kids were born to their ouat parents only to be taken to Neverland by Peter Pan.

Descendants in the Heroes and Villians parts 1-3;

Summary; edits of the descendants in the Heroes and Villians verse.

Descendants in the Heroes and Villians part 4;

Summary; edits of the descendants in the Heroes and Villians verse.

Descendants and ouat edits/scenes part 15;

Summary; ouat and descendants crossover edits if the descendants kids for my crossover fanfictions.

Descendants and ouat edits/scenes part 16;

Summary; what the title says.

Descendants and ouat edits/scenes part 17;

Summary; what the title says.

Descendants and ouat edits/scenes part 18;

Summary; what the title says.

Descendants and ouat edits/scenes part 19;

Summary; what the title says.

Cursed in Storybrooke moodboards Part 1;

Summary; moodboards for my ouat/descendants fanfiction of mine.

Cursed in Storybrooke moodboards Part 2;

Summary; moodboards for my ouat/descendants fanfiction of mine.

Once Upon a New York Au Moodboards;

Summary; moodboards for my ouat/descendants fanfiction of mine.

Rants:

My problems with the descendants Heroes;

Summary; what the title said.

Quick question;

Summary; rant and confusion about why no one ever apologizes to Chad.

Fancasts:

My descendants fancast redone part 1;

My descendants fancast redone part 2;

My descendants fancast redone part 3;

My descendants fancast redone part 4;

My descendants fancast redone part 5;

Descendants Headcanons:

P.A.T.I;

Summary; P.A.T.I stands for 'People Against The Isle', which is a group of people who were against the isle of the lost's creation. Here is the list of these people.

Blending descendants friend groups headcanons;

Summary: Headcanons about the main aks and vks.

Chaudrey Friendship headcanons;

Summary; Plantonic Chaudrey headcanons.

Tremaine-Westergaard-Stabbington family headcanons updated;

Summary; My headcanons about the Stabbington, Westergaard, and Tremaine family in descendants.

Tartie headcanons;

Summary; friend sent me this request-- can you come with a fanfic or some hc for my decendants oc Tulip Lampwick and Prince Artie? i ship them-- and I complied.

Lil Chaca headcanons;

Summary; Lil Shang x Chaca headcanons.

Hunelim headcanons;

Summary: Hunter de Vil x Jim Jr x Elisa/Eliza Fae headcanons.

Rap/Rolly headcanons;

Summary: Ruby x Hap headcanons.

Lonnie Headcanons;

Summary; Li Lonnie headcanons.

Melody of Atlantica headcanons revamped:

summary; how Melody fits into the descendants universe.

Chloe Charming headcanons revised;

Summary; Chloe Charming headcanons pre- the actors announcement.

Derek Dwarfson Headcanons;

Summary; headcanons about Derek, Doug's brother.

Rick Ratcliffe Headcanons Revised;

Summary; Rick Ratcliffe headcanons.

Ginny Gothel Headcanons revised;

Summary; Ginny Gothel headcanons.

LeFou Deux Headcanons;

Summary; Lefou Deux headcanons.

Harriet Hook headcanons revised;

Summary; Harriet Hook headcanons.

Anthony Tremaine's headcanons revised;

Summary; Anthony Tremaine headcanons.

Li Shang Jr Headcanons;

Summary; Li Shang Jr headcanons.

Eddie Balthazar Headcanons;

Summary; Eddie Balthazar Headcanons.

Hermie Bing Headcanons;

Summary; Hermie Bing Headcanons.

Soaring Angel Headcanons;

Summary; Claudine Frollo and Lefou Deux.

Audrey Rose Headcanons;

Summary; Headcanons about Audrey Rose.

Chad Charming Headcanons;

Summary; my disney descendants Prince Chad Charming headcanons. This is not Cinderella and Prince Charming friendly, so don't like, don't read.

Hadie Headcanons revised;

Summary: Hadie headcanons revised.

Tiger Peony headcanons revised;

Summary; Tiger Peony headcanons.

Cj Hook headcanons:

Summary: Cj Hook headcanons.

Ak Headcanons;

Summary; How I view the lesser known aks.

Descendants birthdays headcanons;

Summary; what the title says.

Auradon's round table;

Summary; what Ben's round table would look like.

Random Descendants headcanons;

Summary: what the title says.

Language headcanons about the vks;

Summary: what the title says.

Mad Maddy headcanons revised;

Summary: what the title says.

Shan Desiree headcanons;

Summary; Shan Desiree headcanons.

Yi-min headcanons;

Summary; Yi-min headcanons.

Jade of Agrabah headcanons;

Summary; what the title says.

Jane Darling headcanons revamped;

Summary; Jane Darling headcanons.

Rachel Ratcliffe info;

Summary; info about my oc.

Information:

Known Descendants Stuff;

Summary; what the title says.

Descendants Timeline;

Summary; what the title says.

Locations on the isle of the lost;

Summary; what the title says.

Locations in Auradon;

Summary; what the title says.

Random:

Characters in descendants oc-ified:

Summary: Background characters turned into ocs.

Naming background vks redone;

Summary; background characters named.

Unpopular Descendants Opinions;

Summary; my unpopular descendants opinions.

Ariel's fam;

Summary; the next gen of Atiel's family.

Members of Uma's crew;

Summary; Members of Uma's crew.

Harriet Hook crew info;

Summary; Members of Harriet Hook's crew.

[fiddlepickdouglas]

Viva Las Vegas, Pt. 5 - The Stratosphere

Summary: Sunset Curve Alive AU, Willex, where will they go?, 2.7k

@trevor-wilson-covington​ is the bestie who makes these lovely edits, we stan supportive friends

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

“So, I was thinking,” Luke was saying to Julie once everyone was back in the green room, chatting lightly as they packed up their gear. “Maybe I could visit your mom in the hospital and play some songs for her. Cheer her up, you know?”

Julie looked so touched. Willie still didn’t know their whole story, but they seemed like a good fit. He had offered to help Alex load up his drums, but apparently there were people paid to do that here. Alex was just supervising it because he wanted to make sure they were handled right. It was a pity this place was full of techs and ushers and security because it was so tempting for Willie to try a few tricks on his board in there.

He’d finally gotten a proper introduction to everyone, and it turned out that all of Alex’s friends were great. The guys were all super chill, and he couldn’t thank Julie and Flynn enough for letting him be there to begin with. They seemed almost like a family. If he didn’t think about it too long, then he could ignore how badly he wanted to stay around all of them for as long as he could. Willie couldn’t remember anywhere that had felt so warm and open. He ran his fingers over the new bandage that he’d gotten on his hand.

Alex sat beside him, gear all stashed away.

“So, what’s your plan?” he asked.

“It’s a surprise,” Willie teased. “But it’s close.”

Alex looked around the room and then back at him with wonder in his eyes, raising the corners of his lips.

“Just the two of us though,” Willie added.

“Of course,” Alex nodded, stuffing his hands in his pockets.

“Hey, guys,” Luke spoke to the entire room. Flynn, Reggie, and Bobby stopped the silly hand clapping game they were in the middle of and all turned their heads to face him.

“Julie and I just came up with a super cool plan,” Luke continued. Julie stood with him, and Luke immediately stood back to let her speak.

“I told you guys that my mom’s cancer is back. She’s given a lot to me, and I don’t think I could ever give back everything. But it would be really neat if we all gave her a private mini concert.”

Cheers went around the room, making Julie beam with happiness.

“I know it’s short notice,” she went on. “But I want to try to do it once we’re all back in California.”

“But what about your shows in the next couple of days?” Flynn questioned.

“I’m gonna see if I can reschedule them. I know it isn’t an ideal thing to do but with my mom’s condition, I’ve gotta do what I can.”

Willie sat quietly. He would’ve been happy to be involved, but was too aware that he was staying here in Vegas. That same feeling of wrongness crept along his skin, making him fold his arms and rub his thumb where it rested. He wasn’t sure when he’d picked up the habit, but he was doing it a lot more often recently.

“Uh…” he started. “I’m gonna catch up with you guys later, if that's okay.” He glanced over at Willie in a subtle but giddy manner.

The group finished discussing plans about getting together for a quick practice and what kind of songs they would do for Julie’s mom. When Willie suggested Yellow Submarine, Alex advocated for it as well, and he was happy to have made at least some contribution to their ideas. Once all that was put together, everyone got ready to go their separate ways. All the guys shuffled toward their van and Alex hung behind for a moment.

The guys all looked mildly surprised, but ultimately shrugged.

“Catch you later, Alex,” Luke said, giving him a wink. Reggie was singing Yellow Submarine under his breath as they drove away, to which Willie giggled quietly.

“You ready?” he turned to Alex, noticing his hands were free from clutching the strap of his fanny pack this time.

“I guess I am,” Alex said, smiling through his nerves.

Willie took his hand tightly and carried his board with the other. Alex's smile only grew wider as they hurried out to the street. The goofy jerking between their hands only made them squeeze harder to keep contact. He could hear the delighted chuckle being released behind him as he guided Alex across the city. He felt his lungs let forth a youthful yell from his throat, and he felt like Peter Pan crowing as he flew through the stars.

People darted out of their way as they rushed onward. Willie eventually saw his target, the Stratosphere, and didn't even bother pausing before he pulled Alex through the entrance. The elevator was just being emptied and before anyone could stop them, he tugged Alex inside and pressed the buttons to get them to the highest floor. The doors shut and they felt the jolt of being lifted from the ground pull them downward.

"Aren't we supposed to pay for tickets?" Alex panted, laughing between breaths.

Willie, also doubled over in laughter, just shook his head.

"Capitalism sucks, man! Don't buy into it!"

Alex only wheezed, leaning into the wall for support. Eventually, they both sat on the floor and after a few more bouts of laughter were able to calm down and breathe normally.

"When you said you had your ways I didn't know you literally meant you could just walk in anywhere," Alex thought aloud.

"The concert was luck," Willie smiled. "Here, it's just practice."

Alex shook his head incredulously. They both sighed, feeling that strange tension that had been there back in the diner, except Willie felt it in his fingertips. He eyed Alex’s hand lying inches away, and imagined himself reaching through and lacing their fingers together.

"How's that relaxing going, by the way?" he wondered.

"Hard to tell with you around," Alex stated, sarcasm not to be missed.

"I'll take the compliment."

Their long ride inside the elevator was near the end, and they stood up as the numbers got closer. Willie felt Alex's pinkie reach for his and he was happily surprised at the feeling of skin twining with skin. It was like they didn’t have to say anything - they just felt the same things. The door opened to the fresh evening breeze and revealed the wonderful sight before them.

"Whoa," Alex breathed, immediately drawn to the view on the observation deck. The lights from below sparkled in his eyes and Willie followed as they came right up to the railing. Both of them sat in awed silence, watching everything blink and glitter beneath them. The mountains in the distance bordered everything in a gentle, majestic manner. Willie had been up here so many times and somehow never noticed the odd sense of being folded in angels' wings before.

“I’ve been an idiot,” Alex started saying. Willie turned his head in confusion. Their hands slipped apart as Alex began gesturing to emphasize his words. “I’ve been thinking all day about how everything goes wrong and expecting everything to go wrong. I haven’t been enjoying anything nearly as much as I should be right now.”

Willie didn’t reply just yet. He just looked at Alex, watching how tense he was still, almost as if he could see the lion in the cage inside his head. All he wanted was to set it free. He looked around, and while there were a couple people on the other side of the observation deck, they seemed likely to just take pictures and then head back down.

“You know what I love about being up here besides the view?” he asked Alex.

“What?”

Willie gripped the railing as hard as he could, took in a deep breath, and screamed out into the darkness. Alex looked around nervously, but only watched the other people on the deck make their way back to the elevator.

“You gotta try it,” Willie urged.

Alex braced himself against the barrier and gave a nice little yelp.

“Oh, are you a puppy up for adoption?” Willie joked, tugging on Alex’s jacket. “Your whole body needs to let go.”

Alex looked back at him with an intense focus, and then turned back to the railing. Filling his lungs to the brim, he yelled viciously over the top of it. Willie joined him and they both staggered between screaming and taking moments to breathe. Something about it said words beyond what they had spoken. Willie heard a unique sort of agony as Alex belted everything to the night. He wondered if his pain came through as well.

Alex finally sighed as he finished his last shout and then looked up at the sky and closed his eyes.

“I did enjoy that,” he said. “Thank you.” He dropped his posture and Willie smiled at seeing him finally loosen up.

“Didn’t know you had so much pent up rage,” he commented.

“I guess I didn’t either,” Alex said, chuckling darkly. He sat on the ground and looked up at Willie to follow suit. Taking a seat across from him, Willie eyed him curiously.

“Now what?” he asked.

“Staring contest,” Alex said plainly.

Unfortunately, Willie blinked immediately. Probably ten times in succession, actually. This time, Alex got to laugh.

“Okay, not an actual staring contest,” he said. “ But I’ve tried this with all the guys in the band. We look into each other’s eyes for a few minutes, no speaking, and we just....know each other better. Bobby’s the one who started it.”

Willie only nodded as they got into comfortable positions before locking eyes. He tried to silence any impulses for his mind to focus on anything else and channeled everything into looking at Alex. Even in the dim light, he picked up the green color staring back at him. The stillness outside rivaled the storm within them.

Slowly, the storm softened into waves of caring kindness. They were powerful, but low, as if Willie were wading in shallow water and letting them crash over him. Each wake broke upon him in just the way he wanted to collide with them. This wasn’t a tide where he would get lost in the danger of the deep. The current was pushing him back to the shore, toward safe ground. 

The image in his mind suddenly morphed, and he was transported from calming waves to a rickety road. Fields passed by as he found himself looking out a window. His vision steered to his left, and an older man with a jovial smile sat at the wheel, turning to him as if they’d been passing jokes between them. The man’s familiar laugh echoed in his head.

 Absent-mindedly, Willie grabbed Alex’s hand. Pulled out of his trance, Alex looked at him with concern.

“I just remembered something,” Willie said, sounding like he’d received divine communication. It almost felt like he had. That image was supposed to be locked away, he’d been told. Never to be known again.

“What, like you left the stove on or something?” Alex asked in confusion.

Willie shook his head seriously. His hand was still squeezing Alex’s but he couldn’t get it to loosen its grip. It wasn’t because the memory had scared him, but fear was present anyway.

“No.” His eyes had trouble focusing on Alex’s face, now. “I think I remembered my dad. Like we were driving together. I remembered him.”

Alex dipped his head lower as he tried to figure out what Willie meant.

Willie bit his lip and looked at him apprehensively. This wasn’t the intended topic of discussion tonight. It wasn’t a subject he was usually allowed to speak of to begin with. He opened his mouth and clamped it shut, and then opened it again.

“I have retrograde amnesia,” he confessed.

Alex’s jaw slacked and hung open for a minute. Willie wasn’t sure how long he could handle this gorgeous boy blinking at him in disbelief before Alex closed it again.

“Oh my god, Willie,” he started, still sounding unsure but remaining gentle.

“I’m sorry, that’s sort of a really big thing to just drop on somebody,” Willie started.

“No, no, you don’t need to be sorry,” Alex soothed. “But, oh my god, you just remembered something.”

Willie ran his hands through his hair and took a deep breath.

“Yeah… I did,” he said, just realizing the significance of that himself. His past wasn’t entirely under lock and key. That...brought a lot of emotions with it.

“Wait, so how long have you been like this?” Alex asked.

“About a year and a half,” Willie told him solemnly. “Caleb told me I was hit by a car when I was out skating. I even have a scar.” He lifted his hair and turned his head so Alex could get a look. Alex grimaced and shook his head, clearly not liking the visual he’d received in his mind.

“You’re lucky you’re not dead,” he said.

“Yeah, Caleb said that too.”

“Wait, who’s Caleb?” Alex blurted.

“Oh,” Willie looked downcast. “He’s my legal guardian. And my boss. You saw him this morning, remember?”

“That’s your legal guardian?” Alex said, sounding slightly upset. “Guy gave me the creeps.”

“That’s fair,” Alex said, sounding a little unconvinced of his own statement. He sat quietly for a minute. Willie studied him, worried about how he would respond next. Any fun had been sucked out of the air due to his own personal business.

“Yeah, well,” Willie shrugged. “He does that. But, what can I do, you know?”

“So, for the past year and a half,” Alex started. “You’ve had nobody except your boss?”

Wow, that hit him right in between the eyes. Willie hadn’t actually considered that before. He blinked momentarily and then looked directly into Alex’s eyes as pain slowly took over. Then hot tears welled up, causing him to look away.

“I guess not,” he said quietly, his voice already trembling. Before he could huddle into a little ball, Alex’s arms were around him, pressing his head to his chest. Heaving a sigh, he let the tears fall as quietly as he dared to be. His hand crept up to hold onto Alex’s shoulder and gripped tightly. A funny weight was felt on the top of his head, and he realized Alex was running his fingers through his hair. It was so soothing, so...sweet. Willie didn’t realize that was something he missed from his many forgotten memories.

Soon, he straightened up and wiped his eyes.

“Thank you,” he said to Alex, knowing he couldn’t possibly convey how grateful he truly was.

“Of course,” Alex assured him, still gazing upon him tenderly.

“I guess I killed the mood, huh?” Willie attempted to joke. Alex simply smirked and shook his head.

“For what it’s worth, I was totally lost in your eyes, so I needed to come back to reality.”

Willie couldn’t help but smile, raising his eyebrows suggestively.

“That was for free,” he said, already getting back into step with his sense of humor. “I charge everyone else.”

Alex quietly entered the hotel and slipped into the door of their room. The guys had thankfully left it ajar so he wouldn’t be locked out. Luke was already lightly snoring on the couch, and he saw that Reggie and Bobby had both taken the larger bed. Carefully pulling his fanny pack over his head and setting it on the side table, he kicked off his shoes.

“Hey, Alex,” he heard Reggie whispering. Dammit. “How’d it go?”

The entire night replayed on fast forward in his mind, and he couldn’t get over the beauty of it all. The weight of it all.

“It was good, Reg,” he whispered back. He quickly changed and climbed into the bed that came down from the wall. Too many thoughts and feelings swirled in his mind like a cajun soup. Willie was amazing. There was nothing else to it except smaller details that attested to the same fact. Today had been all he would have of him, though. His mind paused on that thought as silence filled his ears.

“Did you kiss him?” Reggie whispered out of the blue in curiosity.

“Hey, bigger spoon,” Bobby mumbled groggily. “Be quiet.”

Alex didn’t answer, but smiled quietly to himself. He should have kissed him.

[70swizards]

marauders in a bakery

jamesiepoo:

would absolutely LOVE to work with dough

would make the biggest mess

tries to act like those italian chefs that spin the pizza dough, EVEN THO HES NOT MAKING PIZZA

refuses to clean after himself. what’s cleaning?

wears “kiss the cook” apron

“LILY YOU MUST RESPECT THE WORDS OF THE WISE APRON! now kiss the cook please”

gives you literal “helping his mum in the kitchen” vibes

listens to muggle music in the bakery and everyone is just so fed up bECAUSE HE HAS TO HAVE IT AT ITS HIGHEST VOLUME

initiates food fights

teaching baby hazza his recipes and lily walking in screaming, “WHAT ARE YOU DOING- DONT CORRUPT THE CHILD” even though she’s looking at him with so much fondness

early morning pancake surprises

breakfast in bed for whoever he’s living with

DANCES AROUND THE KITCHEN WITH THE DRAMATIC ASS MUSIC PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND

edits recipes to make them so much better

glasses go all wonky and he’s got bits of food all over them after cooking

all the mess it worth it at the end bc the resukt is perfect

seerius blek:

his favourite part is dusting the pastries with powdered sugar

gets lily accidentally involved in food fights and ends up running for his life

“i’m the best cook!” *burns pasta water*

he uses box mixes for cakes and tells remus he made it from scratch, and after remus finds the box in the trash sirius just turns into a dog and goes “you wouldn’t hurt a poor innocent dog would you 🥺”

cries over james’ lava cake

COOKS WITH DOG FOOD

he does it as a prank and everyone else is just like wha t t h e f uc k is wrong with this man while he just eats the dog food happily

often gets banned from the bakery

HAIR IS ALWAYS TIED WITH HIS WAND AND THERE ARE THESE LITTLE STRANS THAT STAY OUT- he looks like a vogue model

leaves the dishes to “soak” so he can clean them later

never touches the dishes ever again

hazel said sirius loves jelly so sirius loves jelly and would force james into making it for him often

“IM NKT THE ONE MAKING A MESS HWRE- *YOURE* MAKINF A MESS OKAY”

“that’s NOT my hair in your food.”

sobs like a child when cutting onions

remmy the ratatouille:

“i’m literally not even a rat”

“I DONT CARE IF YOUT mEtHoD IS MORE FUN JAMES. THIS IS MORE EFFICIENT”

somehow makes the most food eith the least mess

it’s bc of this magical thing he does

it’s called cleaning after himself

“james i love you so much but get the fuck out i cant watch that, please i’m begging you”

*right after calling james out for being messy* *drops the bag of flour followed by fluent cursing*

“it seems to me that you’re the one making the mess rem”

usuallt says he doesn’t wanna help but when he sees someone doing something in a different way he’d go “can we please do it this way? like this- look” *does it himself, smiling*

was once reading before coming to the bakery so his glasses were up in his hair

while he was making cake batter, he looks down and the glasses just fall into the batter and he almsot cried because

“THIS IS THE FOURTH PAIR THIS MONTH IM GONNA FUCKING COMMIT A CRIME”

acts like he hates food fights but as soon as he gets hit- it’s over for everyone. to say the least, make sure you’ve booked a bed at the infirmary

will fucking throw you off the eiffel tower if you even think of tasting raw batter

ALWAYS. WASHING. HIS. HANDS.

never uses specific measurements

“i’ll just eye it”

mostly controls and monitors them

loves to make cinnamon rolls and sirius makes the icing

peter pan:

will knock everyhting down accidentally

pro taster, will immediately know what’s missing

bowl licker

he will eat everyhtunt thrown at him in a food fight BECAUSE DID YOU ACTUALLY THINK YOU HAVE ANYTHING ON ME? HA YOU BITCH IM FONNA DESTROY YOH

when cleaning after himself, he turns the tap onto the highest setting and just splashes himself and everyhtunt arounf him

A TOTAL CLUTZ

cooking is his love language

ABSOLUTELY ADORES TO MAKE LITTLE FINGER FOODS WITH THE TOOTHPICKS ON TOP

LOVES to work with puff pastry

will literally make up recipes from scratch in class and give them to james to try

GETS SUPER MESSY AND HIS APRON ENDS UP BEING SOAKED IN BATTER

he picks at everyhtunt he’s making so he’ll start off with enough to serve 12 and end up with enough to serve 8

who listens to serving proportions anyways

CO M B I N ES A L L R E C IP E S

cooks or bakes when he’s bored

coukd litwrallt start a business

gets his mums cooking notes to show the marauders

refuses to use magic when cooking

lily flower:

washes EVERYTHING

if you’re working with fish, eggs, meat, chicken, or anything of the sort, she should supervise bc she doesn’t want you to make a mess with them.

proceeds to spray clorox everywhere

CAKE DECORATING G O D D E S S

will carry baby hazza in one hand and cook with the other

“leave my child out of this james, HE DOES WHATEVER SEEMS FUN TO HIM AND JT DOES NOT MAKE IT THE NEW RIGHT WAY”

owns a bakery with a little library on the side

peter is the co-owner

she never lets james cook dinner bc she does not appreciate the mess he leaves behind

but always let’s him cook bc she knows he loves it

helps james clean the kitchen but ends up becoming a make-out session with her sitting on the countertop and james standing in front of her

hazel thought of orange juice so lily loves orange juice 

makes harrys birthday cakes with james and lets baby hazza help in the tiniest ways

[smallbitterman]

this was a pain to make so enjoy!