#seriously please do not watch superstar the Karen carpenter story if you’re triggered by ed or parental abuse content

[superstarbarbie]

Ok I know I said Steve loves the carpenters but

Billy HATES them. He can’t stand their bland wonder bread outdated sound. He thinks they’re the epitome of boring privileged celebrity.

When Karen Carpenter dies, Billy doesn’t really care, he just assumes it’s another celebrity overdose, and he groans at the thought of hearing the lame music back on the radio.

In college, Steve comes home one night with a tape of Superstar:the Karen Carpenter Story. He bought it as a joke after Billy teases him for choosing Close to You for karaoke night. They watch the movie right away, with only the knowledge that it was made by a gay film student.

Billy lasts ten minutes before bawling. Because he sees his father in Agnes Carpenter. He sees himself in Karen. And suddenly he understands the tragic beauty of her art. How he isn’t alone in his self-destructive habits.

Steve buys him the Close to You album for his birthday and they dance to it in their living room.

Later, Billy finds out what a kick ass drummer Karen was and he immediately stans