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girlstuffnorp · 10 hours

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All right so I haven't been active in the Julie and the Phantoms fandom in a long time, and although I know there are definitely still people creating and reblogging in the fandom it tends to be a much smaller handful of people than it used to, which for me felt disheartening and was part of why I've backed off from it. I'd love to see new stuff more regularly and start recirculating older things just to remind myself and anyone else who needs it how much I love this silly little show.

All this to say, I am putting out feelers to see if anyone is interested in a blog that runs consistent, casual event-type things for the fandom to try and revitalize interest in jatp fanworks, like featured weeks for individual characters here, fic rec events, etc. I'm toying with ideas to inspire people to pick up their wips, spark new stories, and highlight older content that didn’t get much attention or would just be nice to see again. I’d like to create a community space to liven the fandom back up for people who miss the show or got into the fandom after the hype died down. Does that seem interesting to anyone?

#~ psa: tell your friends ~#julie and the phantoms #jatp

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girlstuffnorp · 3 days

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As you can probably tell from my previous posts, I've been reading through the Julie and the Phantoms novels, and I noticed something interesting in terms of canon/world-building in Whatever Happens (A Julie and the Phantoms Original Novel) by Candice Buford...

(spoilers for the novel ahead)

So, if we assume that the article that Julie shows the boys in ep 1 is canon (and not just something that someone put together for the sake of having something to show onscreen), the date of the article (which you can barely see due to my blurry screenshot) is sometime in July 1995, with the article stating that at the time of writing, the boys had died a week previously.

The novel is mostly flashbacks of Julie and Luke's memories of their respective 'perfect days', and for Luke, it is the day before the fateful almost-perfornance of Sunset Curve at the Orpheum (AKA the day before Luke, Alex and Reggie die).

He managed to scrape enough money to buy tickets for himself and the rest of Sunset Curve to go to a Foo Fighters concert - not just any Foo Fighters concert, however. Luke mentions that the concert was held at the Palace Theatre... and my detective senses began to tingle.

I love discovering real-life connections to the small details in a show's universe, and I naturally went digging online to see whether Foo Fighters really performed at the Palace Theatre in 1995...

They did.

The Foo Fighters official website (link here) states that they played at the Palace Theatre on 19th May 1995 (and even shows the setlist of songs that they played on the night).

So...

Bearing in mind that in-show canon is usually perceived as being more 'legitimate' than a tie-in original novel, but also knowing that we have only have a week in July 1995 as a rough estimate of the boys' date of death...

Would it be possible to theorise that a possible date of Sunset Curve's almost-performance at the Orpheum (and Luke, Alex and Reggie's death) was actually 20th May 1995?

Just a theory/headcanon/thinking way too deep into a silly kids book 🔍

#~ headcanon: scribbling in my tattered looking notebook ~#~ headcanon: luke ~#~ headcanon: alex ~#~ headcanon: reggie ~#julie and the phantoms #jatp #luke patterson #alex mercer #reggie peters

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girlstuffnorp · 4 days

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The best quality a fictional man can have is being deeply, pathetically, wretchedly in love with someone, I think

#~ headcanon: scribbling in my tattered looking notebook ~#~ headcanon: luke ~#julie and the phantoms #jatp #luke patterson

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girlstuffnorp · 4 days

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Let’s talk about how to Luke the entire point of music is that it’s like an energy, it connects us with people. I want that connection with everybody.

He is all about the audience; for him, music is about the people it is for. And then comes Julie.

At first, in Bright, he poofs in looking at her - he doesn’t know the audience can see him - but with the exception of their duet he remains essentially focused on playing for the crowd. He’s focusing on them when he poofs out.

In Finally Free, he poofs in entirely focused on the audience. He focuses on Julie plenty in this song - I know you have I’ve got a spark in me/and you’re a part of me living in your brain rent free - but even though he clearly has a moment of realization about the crazy talented girl in front of him, he’s still pretty focused on grinning at the whole audience when they’re done.

And then we get to Edge of Great. He comes in 100% focused on her and that barely changes throughout the song. He is all about Julie, come sing with me Julie, please just look at me Julie, I’m begging you Julie.

He can’t take his eyes off her. There’s no audience anymore; it’s just Julie and the fact that she won’t sing with him and you know what comes next:

All of the music in that moment is about connecting with Julie. Not the crowd. That guitar solo is for her. Nothing in him is wavering, he has eyes only for her, he has music only for her.

It ends like this: for a moment, there is nothing but the two of them. He poofs out without a glance at the audience. She’s the only one that matters.

The next time Luke’s on stage, it’s with Caleb. He spends the whole song looking angrily at Caleb, desperately at Reggie. He spares fairly anguished glances at the audience, but not much else. The audience was what Caleb was trying to use to draw Luke in, that connection with people, who could see them, who could cheer for them - it doesn’t matter. He’s not looking at them.

Then we get to Stand Tall. Luke is laser-focused on Julie the entire time.

No matter who is singing, no matter what’s happening, his eyes are on Julie, his body is tilted towards her, you’re a star, Julie, and he can’t look away.

The song ends. It’s the Orpheum. Luke just got to play the Orpheum, the thing he died trying to do, the venue that was meant to write them into the history books, to turn them into legends, to connect them with everyone, and what is he doing?

He’s looking at Julie. Not at the audience, not at the people cheering for him - no arms raised high and soaking it all in. It’s all Julie.

It’s only Julie.

No music is worth making, Julie, if we’re not making it with you.

my muse, as usual: @thedeathdeelers 💙

#~ headcanon: scribbling in my tattered looking notebook ~#~ headcanon: luke ~#julie and the phantoms #jatp #luke patterson #julie molina #julie and luke #luke and julie #julie x luke #luke x julie #juke

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girlstuffnorp · 4 days

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𝐒𝐎𝐅𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 ♡

“I never noticed your eyes were this [colour].”

“Your heartbeat’s really loud.”

“You asleep?”

“I like this, being so close to you.”

“Your hair keeps falling into your eyes, do you know that? Here, lemme just—”

“You’re so, so, so pretty.”

“I just — I’m breathless, okay? Whenever I’m with you, it happens.”

“You make my heart beat so quick.”

“You always know how to make me smile.”

“You’ll always be safe with me.”

[Kisses the other on the cheek]

“Always.”

“I can’t imagine being anywhere but here with you.”

“All my choices lead me to you.”

“I’ll never give you up.”

“I sleep better if you’re around.”

“You snore in your sleep. But… it’s adorable, okay?”

“I like this. A quiet breakfast with you.”

“There’re billions of people on this planet, and I love you. How incredible is that?”

“I trust you.”

[Holds the other’s hand when they think the other won’t notice]

“You keep staring at me instead of watching the film. What’s up?”

“Let’s push all of these stuff away. I wanna dance here right now with you.”

“Are we really doing this? Are we really slow-dancing?”

“When you laugh like that, it just — you’re so beautiful, you know that?”

“No, sorry, you laughed. I … I never saw it before. It’s — pretty.”

“You haven’t laughed in a long time, and I guess I was staring ‘cause I forgot how that looked like.”

[Puts head on the other’s shoulder]

“I will never let you go.”

“You’re the best thing to have ever happened to me.”

“You wrote me a song?”

“You’ve got a fever. Of course I’m not going anywhere.”

[Suddenly feels around the bed to search for the other’s hand / body when they’re sleeping]

[Extends a hand when they see the other was searching for it while they’re sleeping]

“I just feel calmer. When I’m with you.”

“You’re not in bed. I came looking for you.”

“What are you doing up? Come to bed.”

“It’s weird. I never thought I could feel like this, but you showed up. Now, it’s like I don’t wanna go on knowing I might lose the feeling.”

“I don’t mind sharing the blankets with you.”

“You’re cold. Come here.”

“You always do that. You always warm me up.”

“Stay.”

“It’s getting crowded. Here, hold my hand.”

[Hugs for a very long time]

[Puts feet on the other’s lap]

“I’m so proud of you, you know that?”

“I love you.”

#~ rp meme: dream box ~#rp meme #julie and the phantoms #julie and the phantoms rp #jatp #jatp rp

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girlstuffnorp · 4 days

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🐝 * ― 𝑵𝑶𝑵-𝑽𝑬𝑹𝑩𝑨𝑳 𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑺𝑻 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑻𝑺. ( some triggering content ahead. add " + " to reverse the action. )

[ wipe ] sender wipes away receiver's tears [ hurt ] sender hurts receiver with words [ lonely ] sender finds receiver alone in a dark room [ wounded ] sender patches up receiver's wounds [ crying ] sender finds receiver crying [ help ] sender runs to receiver when they scream for help [ nightmare ] sender wakes receiver up from a nightmare [ dying breath ] sender talks to receiver before dying [ hold on ] sender pulls receiver into their arms [ anger ] sender takes their anger out on receiver [ argue ] sender gets into a heated argument with receiver [ scared ] sender scares receiver [ sick ] sender cares for receiver while they are sick [ palm ] sender places a hand on receiver to stop them from doing something [ fight ] sender gets into a physical fight with receiver [ comfort ] sender tries to comfort receiver [ blood ] sender notices that receiver is bleeding [ collapse ] sender collapses into receiver's arms [ pressure ] sender puts pressure on receiver's wound [ slap ] sender slaps receiver in the face [ panic ] sender helps receiver through a panic attack [ lie ] sender catches receiver in a lie [ sobs ] sender sobs uncontrollably while receiver holds them [ hiding ] sender finds out that receiver has hidden an injury from them [ death ] sender just died, receiver finds out [ chin up ] sender lifts receiver's chin to stop them from hiding their tears [ fears ] sender talks to receiver about their fears [ scream ] sender screams at receiver [ coping ] sender teaches receiver some coping mechanisms [ loss ] sender is there for receiver after they've lost someone important to them [ needs ] sender asks receiver what they need [ bullet ] sender takes a bullet for receiver [ bruises ] sender finds bruises of unknown origin on receiver [ rainfall ] sender finds receiver out alone in the rain [ hospital ] sender wakes up in a hospital bed and finds receiver sitting by their bedside [ intrude ] sender walks in on receiver treating their wounds [ calming ] sender tries to calm down receiver [ inspection ] sender holds receiver's face while inspecting an injury they got [ rescue ] sender carries receiver to safety [ clean ] sender cleans blood off of receiver's body

#~ rp meme: dream box ~#rp meme #julie and the phantoms #julie and the phantoms rp #jatp #jatp rp

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girlstuffnorp · 4 days

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Reblog this post to let your followers know you're fine with being tagged in random starters. Additionally, reblog this post if you're all right with being sent old memes, no matter how long ago you reblogged them.

#~ rp meme: dream box ~#rp meme #julie and the phantoms #julie and the phantoms rp #jatp #jatp rp

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girlstuffnorp · 4 days

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"I'm glad you stayed. We were stuck with Caleb. He forced us to join his band onstage, and we literally couldn't stop playing our instruments. He had some sort of weird, freaky hold on us.” Luke shook his head. "It took every ounce of my energy to get to the Orpheum." "The important thing is that you did come back. Even if it wasn't your unfinished business, you couldn't miss out on playing there again.” “That's not why I came back, and you know it." Luke breathed deeply before sliding his hand across the piano's surface. Our fingers grazed, and even though the contact was brief, I felt a jolt of energy rush through me. My heart raced against my chest. “You felt that, too, right?” Luke asked with an inquisitive eyebrow raised. And I wasn't sure if he was referring to the jolt of electricity that pricked my fingers or the general awesomeness of the night. “Um, yeah,” I responded to both of those possibilities. I collapsed onto a pile of throw pillows on the floor, my legs too wobbly to support me any longer. "There aren't many perfect days like today."

— Julie Molina in Whatever Happens (A Julie and the Phantoms Original Novel) by Candace Buford

#julie and the phantoms #jatp #julie and the phantoms novelizations #julie molina #luke patterson #julie and luke #luke and julie #julie x luke #luke x julie #juke #this is why i love novelisations

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girlstuffnorp · 4 days

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"If you insist,” he said, his eyes bright. Reggie turned to me and Luke. "You guys want to come out with us?" "I think-" Luke looked at me, raising his eyebrow. It was a question, asking if I wanted to stay or go. Part of me wanted to stay with my bandmates and celebrate all night. We'd played the Orpheum, ditched Caleb, and the guys and I could hug—at least for now. I was torn between hanging with the group and spending some alone time with Luke. But one look at Luke's intense gaze was all it took. I definitely wanted to stay. “I think we're good here,” I said, feeling a blush creep across my face. "Uh-huh." Reggie smirked at me before elbowing Alex in the side. “You ready to go?"

— Julie Molina in Whatever Happens (A Julie and the Phantoms Original Novel) by Candace Buford

#julie and the phantoms #jatp #julie and the phantoms novelizations #julie molina #luke patterson #julie and luke #luke and julie #julie x luke #luke x julie #juke

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girlstuffnorp · 4 days

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My eyes snapped open as I pulled away from my hug with Luke. I gripped his hands, feeling his skin push back. "How can I feel you?” “I—I don't know." He scrunched up his face, shaking his head. I grabbed his face between both hands, my eyes growing wider when my hands didn't slide right through his ghostly form. Luke was very much solid. He felt real to me—literally. This can't be happening.

— Julie Molina in Whatever Happens (A Julie and the Phantoms Original Novel) by Candace Buford

#julie and the phantoms #jatp #julie and the phantoms novelizations #julie molina #luke patterson #julie and luke #luke and julie #julie x luke #luke x julie #juke

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girlstuffnorp · 4 days

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When the song ended, I turned to the guys. "I'm gonna miss you." "Not as much as we're gonna miss you," Luke said. We grabbed hands to take a bow, and the boys started to glow, brighter and brighter while the audience's cheers rose. Then they were gone, at last. Forever. Everything coming together, everything falling apart.

— Julie Molina in The Edge of Great (Julie and the Phantoms Season One Novelization) by Micol Ostow

#julie and the phantoms #jatp #julie and the phantoms novelizations #julie molina #this is why I love novelisations

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girlstuffnorp · 9 days

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Mostly vibes for when I'm writing JATP fics~ ✍

#~ headcanon: scribbling in my tattered looking notebook ~#julie and the phantoms #jatp #julie and the phantoms rp #🎶🎶🎶

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girlstuffnorp · 10 days

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(Not sure if anyone would be interested in a revival of this blog? 👀)