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ginervacade · 1 year
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You ever think about an AU and then you absolutely can not get it out of your brain until you just give in and write it? Yeah well, this post serves as a promise that I will post a Julie and the Phantoms AU that absolutely no one asked for by midnight tomorrow night.
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jmrothwell · 6 months
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Ohhhh
Baseball and 1950s?
Carlos wants nothing more than to be a big baseball star, follow in the steps of Luis Miguel Castro and Jackie Robinson. However his school doesn’t have a team, at least not one that is capable of practicing regularly. 
He tries his best but there’s only so much he can get done practicing at his own at the local park. Luckily, Willie who also likes to hang out at the park with his skateboard(a sure sign the beach was either too crowded, no good waves, or some other less optimal for Surfing criteria). Willie does his best to help Carlos but, while he’s great with the surfing and skating he lacks the hand eye coordination for any decent pitching or batting. Plus, there’s only so much they can do as a duo. So Willie decides to recruit some of his friends. 
Carlos is barely surprised to learn these friends include the Patterson and Peters boy, who he frequently hears people whisper about, but never loud enough for him to hear what exactly they’ve done wrong. According to them they built a reputation by sneaking around, specifically sneaking into clubs with the better rock and blues music. 
More surprising is that the Mercer boy is also there. Because the Mercer’s definitely have their own reputation and based off that it makes no sense for Alex to be hanging out with the likes of Reggie and Luke, let alone Willie.
At first Reggie, Luke, and Alex are barely better players than Willie. Reggie is quickest to pick up on the various skills and techniques. Luke is actually a surprisingly good coach. 
Ray and Rose are a little apprehensive when they learn about  these boys who have been helping Carlos. That is until they hear who exactly is helping him and are like oh, well that makes sense, you should bring them home for dinner, tell them they can stay with us whenever they like. Even Tia extends the same offer. (There are things about the boys reputations that Carlos doesn’t have full knowledge of but suspects, especially in regards to their parents and living situations.)
Willie, Reggie, and Luke accept the offer but not on a full time basis. They don’t want to risk getting the Molinas and Victoria into any trouble. Alex extremely reluctantly takes up their off after he runs away from home because his parents keep insisting on setting him up with ‘nice girls’ who are neither nice nor his type. 
Ray eventually reaches out to a couple of old friends, Trevor and Caleb, to see if they can help, and both men step up to help house the boys (as well as get them out of some legal trouble they got themselves in after getting into some physical altercations with some other boys/men who had been harassing Carlos, Flynn, and Julie). After additional catching up and learning more about the story, Caleb and Trevor offer to help get Carlos a proper coach. Which in turn turns into establishing a neighborhood baseball team.
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For the hug prompts, could you do 3 and 2 with Alex and Julie?
It’s a little different with each of them, now that they can touch.
Reggie’s all bouncing hugs after rehearsal and sneaking up behind her so he can tuck his chin onto her shoulder, his limbs or his head ending up in her lap during movie nights.
Luke is, well, Luke, and all their interaction are charged with the nervous energy that comes with balancing on the edge of something more than friends. Hands brushing accidentally when they play the piano, fingers loosely intertwined while they write, and his palm on her cheek when he tucks a strand of hair behind her ear.
But Alex’s hugs are her favorite. For one thing, he’s just the right height for her to burry her face in his chest and it doesn’t hurt that he wears the softest, coziest sweatshirts.
Or maybe it’s just that she just appreciates them more because they are so rare.
Alex is more tentative than the others. Hesitates a little longer, pulls away a little faster. She can’t tell if it has something to do with her specifically or if it’s just how he is.
This morning Alex poofs into the kitchen with a smile and wraps an arm around her shoulders for a couple seconds before leaning ever so causally against the counter.
Which is to say, because it’s Alex, not very causally at all.
She can tell he’s especially anxious this morning, had memorized all his ticks ages ago. The way his fingers tap on the nearest surface and his eyes don’t stay focused on any one point and his leg jumps like he’s barely managing to stand still.
With anyone else she might ask if he was okay, but she knows Alex will talk when he’s ready. Knows he needs to talk everything out until he can make it make sense. Knows it’s probably why he’s here in the first place.
So she just continues packing her lunch and waits him out.
“So, I have a date later,” is what he finally says.
Julie grins, biting back the urge to tease him for the blush spreading across his cheeks. “And?” she prompts gently.
“And I’m freaking out!” Alex exclaims.
Julie put down the butter knife, “You and Willie have been going out for a month. What’s different about today?”
“He wants to teach me to skateboard.” Alex announces solemnly.
And Julie can’t help herself, she laughs.
Alex glares at her, “If I wanted to be laughed at I would have just talked to Luke and Reggie.”
“I’m sorry,” Julie says through her giggles, “But that’s a terrible idea.
“I know!” Alex yells, burying his face in his hands, the rest of his words coming out muffled, “That what I told him.”
Julie sighs, she’s clearly not helping. Walking over she tugs at Alex’s hands until he gives in and looks at her.
“It’ll be fine,” she says in her most reassuring voice, “Willie won’t let anything bad happen to you.” She grins, “I bet he’s a good teacher.”
Alex’s face goes red and he tugs her into a tight hug, probably just to hide the blush, but she’ll take it either way. “Thanks, Jules.”
Julie smiles, breathing in the comforting scent of flowers and drum polish and sweat. It doesn’t sound like it should be nice, but it’s so inherently Alex, that she can’t help but love it.
“Hey, Alex?” She murmurs into his pink hoodie.
“Yeah?”
“If you break your arm, Flynn will destroy you both.”
Side hugs (#2) and pulling into a hug (#3)
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michelangelinden · 1 year
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Always welcome (that's what family is for)
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JATPFS Secret Santa
Happy Secret Santa @relightthatspark!!!! I hope you enjoy!!
Thanks @jatpfs for organising the fic exchange, and thanks @legolasghosty for beta reading, you rock!
AO3 link and taglist in the reblog <3
“Are you okay?” Julie asked.
Alex seemed to hesitate on the other end of the line. Then a rustle that sounded like he was shaking his head. “I—don’t think so.”
“Oh Alex.”
“Can—can I come over?” he asked quietly.
Julie didn’t really know how to respond. Usually her response would have been, “of course!” but tonight? “It’s Christmas Eve.”
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The one where the Molinas let Alex stay for Christmas.
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theartfulv · 23 days
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Hiya JATP fans!
Thought I’d make a post that sums up all the info (that I know of) that’s been released about season 2 because I think that it’s not too widely known.
Willex was going to be endgame but ‘bittersweet’
Juke was going to be endgame at some point, it’s not clear how they would end up together but it was going to be a slow burn
Flynn would’ve had more presence
Carrie and Julie would’ve made up and became friends again
Background info
Julie’s house was not Bobby’s house, Carrie and Julie fell out because they weren’t there for each other in important moments in their life, with Carrie taking it personally during her parent’s separation, but it was because they were going through it themselves!
Info from JATP Coalition
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riderunlove · 3 months
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The Light We Find in the Shadows by swdsnygeek
Chapter: 4/ ?
Fandoms: Julie and The Phantoms (TV 2020)  
Mature
No Archive Warnings Apply
F/M
Work in Progress
20 Feb 2024
Ships: Julie Molina/Luke Patterson, Background Willex - Relationship
Characters: Julie Molina, Luke Patterson, Reggie Peters (Julie and The Phantoms), Alex Mercer (Julie and The Phantoms), Flynn Taylor, Rose Molina,
Tags: Mentions of Violence, things that go bump in the night - Freeform, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, magical elements- of a sort, the characters are adults who swear, Banter, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, it's a bumpy road, Alternate Universe - Urban Fantasy
Summary:
The rules of life for Julie are pretty simple. 1. Go to work. 2. Be home before sunrise. 3. Make sure other vampires and creatures of the night aren’t causing trouble in her territory. 4. (and most important of all) Avoid hunters at all costs. Everything changes when Julie accidentally saves one from a certain (and painful) death. Suddenly, she and Luke, a hunter who is much more than meets the eye, can't seem to escape each other. Every encounter, every touch, every moment draws them deeper and deeper into a forbidden love that could unravel the fabric of life as they and everyone around them know it.
Read from the beginning here
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dyeinggoosenoises · 9 months
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I reblogged a jatp road trip au today and I was reminded of my favourite jatp road trip fic ever and thought I’d share it
I don’t know if the author has a tumblr but the fic is here
It has juke, flarrie, and is pre- boggie and willex
(You also don’t even have to know much about jatp to read it bc it’s an au with a bunch of background info)
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legolasghosty · 1 year
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I'll Have What They're Having
Word Count - 1.1k Rating - T Relationships - Willex, background Boggie Content warnings - Alcohol
Okay, the description/explanation of this fic is basically @michelangelinden sent me this -
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But with Willex and Boggie. And then I didn't want to do my homework and thought it would just be a few paragraphs, and then it got a bit longer than that... yeah, enjoy! Linden, this is your fault!
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Alex slipped into the single-stall bathroom at the back of the bar to get a break. Someone had started up the karaoke in the main area and it was just loud. Usually he was happy to go out with his friends, content with water or a mocktail or something while his friends drank, glad to see them all happy and relaxed. And this time wasn't really that different, he told himself. Just cause it was just him and Reg and Bobby here instead of the whole gang. 
He liked hanging out with his friends, of course he did. But he also had been around the combination of them and alcohol enough times to know that they both got pretty affectionate once they started to get tipsy. And that had only gotten more pronounced once the two of them finally stopped pining and got together. 
He'd hoped that they'd each just have one drink or something so they could chill and hang out, but Bobby was already on his third and Reggie had given up on trying to stay balanced in his own seat, opting for Bobby's lap instead. Alex was happy for his friends of course, but he wasn't the biggest fan of third wheeling on what was supposed to be a friendly hangout, free from the stress of band practices and work and whatever Flynn and Carrie had found to argue about now. 
Alex sighed, maybe he could get them home before they started swallowing each other tongues at least. He splashed some cold water on his face, then headed back out into the dim, crowded bar. 
But when he spotted his friends, he knew he was a bit too late. Reggie was still in Bobby's lap, but turned around to face him now, his arms around his neck as they made out. Alex could see Bobby's fingers already pulling at Reggie's tucked-in shirt, creating a space so he could rest a hand on his skin. 
He rolled his eyes affectionately. Those two were going to get into trouble on of these days. But he was happy for them. If any two people Alex knew had a chance at a happy ending, it was Reggie and Bobby.
He grabbed a bar stool a couple seats down from them and pulled out his phone. They'd all driven together so it was gonna be a while before he could get out of here. Might as well level up his Bloons towers. 
"Hey, can I get you anything?"
Alex looked up, startled by the voice of the bartender. It was a different guy than they'd talked to earlier. He had long, dark hair pulled back into a bun and a cheerful grin. He was kinda cute. Alex wished he wasn't the designated driver and could actually order something. 
The bartender raised his eyebrows, waiting, and Alex realized he still hadn't said anything. 
"Um, I'm not drinking tonight," he started, glancing over at his friends, who were still making out, "but I'll have whatever they're having," he added, going for a joke. Maybe it could actually start a conversation and he wouldn't be bored for the next hour or two until he could wrangle those two out to the car. 
The bartender turned to look at the pair, then shrugged, reached across the counter, and grabbed the strings of Alex's hoodie. Alex barely registered what was going on before the guy pulled him into a firm kiss. 
His first thought was to get away from this random person, but his second... He shifted so he could cup the guy's face and kiss him back. He felt the bartender's smile against his lips, and then a brush of his tongue against his lower lip. In for a penny, in for a pound, he thought, parting his lips to let the guy in. 
Dang, this guy was a seriously good kisser. Alex did his best, but he had to admit he was a little out of practice. It had been a couple of years since he'd kissed anyone at all, let alone made out. But something about the guy, his steady movements, the faint taste of lemon on his mouth, the soft skin of his lips, it made Alex relax a bit. Go with the flow. Let this guy kiss him however he wanted.
After what was probably only a minute but felt like an eternity, the guy leaned back, breathing hard. Alex wanted to pull him back in, but he should probably get some oxygen into his lungs first. He took a deep breath, willing his heart to stop racing. When he looked up, the bartender was grinning, his face flushed and his lips red. A few strands of hair had come loose(Had Alex done that?) and fell around his face, framing it. 
Dang he's pretty, Alex thought. "Ummm, can I..." he started, not sure where he was going, but wanting to... kiss him again? Hang out? Go on a date? "Can I open a tab?" he finished lamely. 
The guy laughed, which wasn't really helping Alex's quest to slow his pulse. "That can be arranged," the guy told him with a mischievous grin. Then he held out a hand across the counter. "Willie." 
"Oh, Alex," he responded, shaking his hand. "So... what are you doing tomorrow?" 
"There's a coffee shop right up the street from here," Willie said. Then he glanced over at Reggie and Bobby, who Alex was pretty sure were going to suffocate each other soon if they didn't come up for air. "They make a mean black coffee for getting over hangovers." 
Alex chuckled and shook his head at his friends. "Well I think I know of some people who are gonna need that," he replied. "10 sound good?" 
"10 sounds great," Willie nodded. Then he reached under the counter and pulled out a sharpie. "Here, let me give you my number, I'll text you the address." 
Alex was expecting him to grab a napkin or something, but instead he reached for Alex's arm. He easily pushed up the sleeve of his hoodie and wrote some digits on the inside of his forearm. 
"Harder to lose that way," he explained, leaning back. 
"Can't argue with that," Alex admitted. Someone down the bar called to get Willie's attention and they both sighed. 
"See you tomorrow?" Willie said, tucking the pen away. 
"Definitely," Alex replied, grinning.
Once Willie was gone, Alex pulled out his phone and sent a quick text. 
Hey, it's Alex. What kind of coffee do you like? 
A few hours later, when Alex was finally about to crash in bed after shoving Reggie and Bobby into their bedroom to crash on their bed instead of the living room floor, he got a text back. 
Anything iced and sweet ;)  Like you 
Alex laughed and sent a quick response. He was looking forward to tomorrow.
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Brainrot took over as I was finding photos to go with my new theme and I made this.
Willex moodboard for late night dates :)
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I do not give permission for my moodboards to be reposted. You may use them as phone backgrounds if you want but please do not post them.
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merihn · 2 years
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How about a prompt not from a list? I’d love a first group beach trip with willex in which either (or both) of them haven’t thought about the sweaty and shirtless part of going to the beach until it happens, causing flustered blue screen over hot boyfriend, and all that ensues
Thank you so much for this! Somehow it turned into over 2k of fic, so I hope you enjoy. There is also background Bobby/Luke/Julie/Reggie; sorry if it's not to your taste, I can't help myself.
☀️
Alex wipes his sweaty hands on his shorts, his scalp prickling with the same nervous heat as he mechanically packs a bag with everything he can think of for a day at the beach.
He shouldn’t even be nervous. But his brain keeps ticking over the day, examining all the ways things can go wrong, up to and including him somehow losing his shorts in the surf and the full-body embarrassment burns as his mind plays it over and over.
It’s going to be fine. It’s not as if Willie doesn’t already know his friends—isn’t already friends with them himself. In fact, it was Reggie who started talking to Willie in the first place; Alex had noticed him hanging around at their busking sessions a couple of times, and in the crowd at a few of the shows they’ve been able to secure for themselves, but he’d never been able to gather the courage to speak to the gorgeous man with the long, silken hair and laughing eyes.
Still, Alex can’t stop the dread rising, the fear of embarrassing himself in front of his new boyfriend. He just likes Willie so much. It’s not fair how quickly he got under Alex’s skin, activated Alex’s extreme need to please, and the anxiety of failure.
“Alex! Hurry up!” Reggie pounds on his front door, and Alex sweeps one last look around his room before shouldering his bag and heading out. Reggie stumbles as Alex opens the door, his fist raised to knock again.
Reggie’s wearing one of Luke’s cut off shirts, and Alex idly eyes his muscular arms as he lowers his fist and grins sheepishly. Another burst of anxiety zips through him, but he forces himself to relax and smile back at his friend. He doesn’t have any reason to feel insecure around Reggie, since his chosen way to deal with his anxiety this summer has been to work out every time his brain starts to overheat. He knows, distantly, that he looks good, his shoulders broad, his muscles strong. For a moment he wishes he also had one of Luke’s ridiculous shirts, wonders what Willie would think of it.
“Come on then, the others are waiting in the car.”
Bobby rolls down the window as they approach and lets out a piercing wolf whistle when Alex and Reggie appear.
“Looking good, Alex,” he smirks, and Alex blushes.
“Shut up, dick.”
“No, no,” Luke leans over Bobby, and Bobby grunts as Luke probably shoves his hand somewhere vulnerable in his attempt to hang out the window. “He’s right. One of these days I’m getting you into one of my shirts. Or out of it.” He winks at Alex lasciviously and Alex wonders for a moment if his face might burst into flames.
There’s the sound of a palm hitting flesh, and Luke disappears, replaced by Julie’s sweet face. 
“Ignore him, he’s an idiot,” Julie says, the affection clear in her voice, contrasting the scowl she directs back at Luke before returning to Alex. Alex lets out a breath and drops his shoulders. “Are you ready to spend the day with your boyfriend at the beach?”
“Jules, I thought you were on my side,” he whines, and she cackles evilly, which quickly turns to breathless giggles as Luke drags her back into the car and out of sight.
Alex tunes them all out as he slips into the passenger seat and straps himself in, and Reggie starts the car and turns towards the beach. The air coming through the window must be coming from that direction, salty and fresh, hints of fried food and the tang of sunblock mingled in.
He blinks, and Reggie is parking, so he gathers himself to hop out. Everything’s going to be fine. Best case scenario, worst case scenario, and what will most likely actually happen. Alex repeats this as a mantra in his head as he grabs his bag and stands.
“Willie says he’s been held up a little, but he won’t be long. Let’s find a good spot.” Reggie says, peering down at his phone, his thumbs moving quickly as he replies.
Julie jumps onto Luke’s back, and he automatically catches her, not even stumbling, and she presses her cheek to his as she considers Alex over his shoulder.
“It’s all going to be fine, Alex,” she says, and he smiles weakly in return.
“So you’re not going to help at all?” Bobby asks Julie, rolling his eyes.
“I’m sure you and Reggie and the iron man over there can handle it,” Julie says primly, hitching herself a little higher on Luke’s back. He accommodates her easily.
“Iron man?” Alex raises his eyebrows.
“Mmm,” Julie hums. “Gotta get you out of your shirt asap so you’re ready when Willie arrives. Do you think we can make him trip over before he reaches us?”
Reggie giggles. “Oh, definitely. I nearly chipped my tooth falling over my own feet when I caught Alex lifting weights last week.”
“Guys,” Alex whines, then bites down on his tongue. 
“We’re just trying to boost your confidence,” Luke pipes up, then hastily adds, “not that you don’t look hot as hell.”
Alex lets it go, since he knows they’re not going to stop unless he does, and opens the boot of Reggie’s car to start unpacking it.
“Jeez, did you bring enough stuff? The kitchen sink, maybe?”
“I like to be prepared,” Bobby sniffs, joining him. “You know what they’re like.” He jerks his head in the direction of the other three, who are giggling as Julie pokes at Reggie with her feet as Luke dances back from Reggie’s retaliation.
“True.”
They distribute the bags and supplies between the three of them, and Luke leads the way onto the sand as Julie kicks him with her heels and urges him on.
“Forward, mighty steed!”
Luke neighs obligingly, then murmurs something that makes Julie burst out laughing, then she smacks him on the shoulder. 
“Luke! Not in public!”
“Please, I don’t want to know,” Alex grimaces, and Reggie laughs and pats his shoulder. Before Willie, being the odd one out with the rest of his band in some kind of weird polycule was isolating and depressing, but as long as he ignores the more raunchy stuff they get up to, or speak about in his presence, he’s mostly fine with the arrangement. They’re all happy, as far as he can tell, and he doesn’t want any more details than that.
They find a decent spot, and Julie hops down to help them set up. They force a large umbrella into the sand and arrange their towels under its shade, the rest of their belongings piled safely around the pole. 
True to her word, Julie strips off Alex’s shirt before he can protest, and starts covering him in sunblock.
“It won’t do for you to get burnt on your first beach trip with your boyfriend,” she teases, and Alex is so relaxed under her capable hands that he just smiles back and works the cream into his face.
They chat idly as they let the sunblock soak in and wait for Willie to arrive. Alex finds himself relaxing more as the day heats up, and the chatter of other beachgoers surrounds them.
“Jeez, Reg, why didn’t you secure that for us?” Luke says suddenly.
The sound of the resultant smack fades into the background as Alex turns to see what they’re looking at, and vaguely feels his jaw drop as he catches sight of Willie as he steps onto the sand, flipping his long, loose hair over his shoulder as the wind picks up several strands and flutters them across his face.
Alex can’t hear anything over the pounding of his heart, the blood rushing in his ears as he stares and stares. 
Willie’s in a peach crop top and indecently tiny turquoise board shorts—are they girl’s shorts?—and the weight of his own beach bag on his shoulder drags the neck of his shirt aside, revealing his prominent collarbones and a generous swath of golden skin. The cropped hem of his shirt shifts, revealing and hiding the definition of his abs as he walks towards them, his shorts sliding low on his hips.
“Alex, man, you’re starting to drool.” Bobby’s voice penetrates the haze in Alex’s head, and he snaps his mouth closed and swallows, wiping his wrist across his lips. He flushes as he realizes Bobby is right.
“Who could blame him,” Julie says, her voice reverent.
“Hey, eyes to yourself and your three boyfriends, who are sitting right here,” Alex hisses.
“No, no, she’s right,” Luke breathes, his eyes nearly bugging out of his head as he stares at Alex’s boyfriend.
“Stop it! He’s mine.”
“Ooh,” Reggie sings, then growls a little. “Someone’s a little possessive.” He meows like a cat and hisses, and Luke and Julie giggle.
“I definitely don’t blame him,” Bobby says, and shrugs when Alex turns towards him. “I may be demi, but I’m not blind.”
“Okay all of you, keep it in your pants. You will not screw this up for me.”
“Oh, don’t worry,” Julie says, “he’s only got eyes for you.”
Alex turns back to Willie, and he’s staring right back at Alex, his eyes wide and dark. And then, as if in slow motion, his eyes widen further as his foot catches on something unseen, and he sprawls face first into the sand.
Alex jumps to his feet and races over to him, dropping to his knees. “Oh my god, are you okay?” His hands flap uselessly over Willie's back as he resists touching him.
Willie groans and rolls over, lifting a hand to dust sand off his face.
“Can we just pretend that didn’t happen?” He peeks up at Alex through his fingers, then closes his eyes for a moment. “Christ, hotdog, are you trying to kill me?”
“Huh?” Alex reaches out and tugs Willie’s bag from where it’s half buried under him, slinging it over his shoulder before standing and reaching down to offer Willie a hand up.
Willie looks at him for a long moment before he takes it and lets Alex pull him to his feet.
“All right there, Willie?” Luke asks as soon as they're in earshot. He’s wearing a shit eating grin, not even attempting to hide it.
“Shut up, Patterson,” Willie grumbles, and Luke and Julie descend into giggles again. Alex scowls at both of them until they calm themselves, and they settle back into the shade for a little longer before Luke starts whining about going for a swim.
“No one’s stopping you,” Bobby says reasonably, and Luke pouts.
“But who’s coming with me? You’re not going to leave me all alone out there, are you, Bobbers?”
Bobby sighs and rolls his eyes, but Alex can see the smile tugging at his lips as he hauls himself to his feet and drags Luke up with him.
“God, you’re annoying. You’re so lucky you’re pretty.” Bobby smacks his ass, making Luke yelp, and they wrestle for a moment before heading for the water.
“I’m so comfortable here, but the water looks so good,” Julie says, staring after Luke and Bobby.
“Yeah, the water,” Alex says dryly, and Julie winks at him.
“Come on then,” Reggie says, kneeling beside her and tucking his arms under her shoulders and knees. She squeals as he hefts her up into his arms and stands, and then Alex is left alone with Willie.
“So—”
“I—”
They both laugh, and Alex feels the rest of the tension drain from him. 
“Do you want to go swim, too?” he asks, and Willie grins.
“Trying to get me out of my shirt, hotdog?” He raises his eyebrows and Alex flushes.
“Not that there’s much of it,” he says boldly, and is gratified when Willie flushes too. “I like it, it’s cute.” He reaches out and fingers the hem, the skin of his knuckles brushing Willie’s stomach for an electrifying moment. Willie shivers. 
“Thanks,” he breathes, then tugs the scrap of material over his head. 
It’s already all too much for Alex, and he doesn’t know how he’s going to function when Willie’s looking like that and wet, but he shakes the thought away and climbs to his feet. Willie grabs his hand when they’re both upright and tugs him to the water.
The day passes in flashes and dreamy heat, Alex’s head clouded by everything Willie. He barely notices the sun edging to meet the horizon until Julie mentions dinner and he realizes he’s starving. The snacks they’d brought weren’t nearly enough to sate him for a whole day.
He wonders if he could ask Willie back to his apartment after dinner, and barely participates as his friends choose a venue and they pack up and pile into Reggie’s car. 
“What are you thinking about?” Willie asks, perched illegally on Alex’s lap in the backseat, Julie having taken the passenger seat for the trip back.
“Taking you home,” Alex blurts, then flushes so hard he feels a little lightheaded.
The car fills with whistles and catcalls, and Luke slaps his back hard enough to wind him.
“Oh my god. I’m sorry,” he says, but Willie cups his face in one soft palm and kisses him. He tastes of sunblock and salt, and a little sweet from the chocolate cookies he ate not long before they left.
“It’s fine,” Willie says, pressing their foreheads together. “I’d like that.”
This time the hooting and hollering fades into nothing as Willie kisses him again, and Alex smiles into his mouth.
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narcissusbrokenmirror · 8 months
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missing jatp everyday but missing it harder today!!
I'm always thinking of how jatp would've kept going, so lets dive into those thoughts today.
Julie is supposed to grow up. and the boys aren't. That's awkward for them i suppose lol. my idea is that they wouldn't make the inside universe of jatp last five years, i guess they could last like two, at best. I do think they have potential plots for 4+ seasons, what i would've like seeing would be:
Julie's friendship with Flynn getting even more screentime
giving Flynn more background
a redemption arc to Carrie
a closure for Trevor and the phantoms (idk man just erase him from my sight) along w some more insight into Sunset Curve and its dynamics. (I want the angst of luke calling his childhood best friend a traitor to his face)
Caleb's past and destruction.
A bigger villain. to also get destroyed. (like having villains is not their biggest problem here)
More ghost powers!!!
A rival band (who could also be read as a villain)
Willie's past
A girl ghost (bonus if she becomes a regular character.)
Alex getting another boyfriend and having drama with Willie (owen said it'd be cool and i agree) but Willex endgame.
Alex's sister. (I really dont care abt his parents, they can just be dead)
Reggie's family (how cool would be if Reggie found out his brother had a son?)
And last, but not least, Julie and The Phantoms as band. I want band tour, band interview, band shenanigans, more songs, alex and reggie singing more songs. (I need my reggie's country album)
As for the ending. I think alike Jeremy Shada when he said that the ending should go with all of them parting ways and here's how i think it should go.
For Luke, they should go with the ghost magic with no explanation and bring Luke back to life, no, i dont care if its tacky or cliche, i just want a happy ending. would also be really funny if julie and luke only got together at the final season when Luke comes back to life.
For Alex, i imagine him and Willie remaining together as ghosts and turning the old hgc club in a ghost community and look for new ghosts to help them through the after life. Alex once said the after life should come with instructions, what's better having a ghost commune where they can have ghost powers lessons, ghost therapy and support for unfinished business? it'd also be Alex and Willie's little happy never-ending.
For Reggie. Baby is crossing over. After watching his brother heal from the storm of their parents' relationship, spend some quality time being part of Julie's family, having at least one fling, playing with his one chosen family and becoming a legend, Reggie could decide to crossover. and come back as a puppy. (Bc it'd be funny)
For Julie, she's carries on being a star, plays with different bands through her career and if anyone asks her abt her mysterious band as a teen and where those guys went, she plays a joke of "oh, they don't even live here anymore."
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I suddenly feel the need to write a Willex chiropractor au... who am I?
Hear me out: Sunset Curve Chiropractic
In short: Alex the main chiropractor, Willie the new patient who got hit by a car. Boy meets boy, closely helps work with him to fix his pain, all whilst slowly falling in love and being sure the other could never feel the same and also not being able to act on their feelings because ~professionalism~ and client/doctor dynamics
More detail and brief descriptions of them and the other main characters in this verse found below…
Alex is the main chiropractor, he does the initial intakes, adjustments, and works with patients to manage their pain and reach their goals. He works more closely with the extreme cases that require more hands-on, personalized attention. He is insistent on professional integrity and intent on keeping his work life separate from his personal life, which has to this point never been an issue, though a certain cute skater boy crashing into his life might conflict with that.
Willie is a new client who got hit by a car while skating in traffic, and all things considered is doing pretty well. The brunt of his physical injuries have healed, but some back pain persists, and he’s been experiencing bouts of dizziness, both of which are preventing him from living his full life and keeping him from his passion of skateboarding. His friend Julie recommended that he see a chiropractor, and though he was wary about the legitimacy of the practice, is willing to try almost anything. After his intake appointment, he finds himself far less skeptical about the whole idea. It’s unclear if this is due to the fact that everything was explained very clearly and thoroughly with a medical basis, or because of the super cute chiropractor himself. And of course, his is considered one of the special cases that requires more one-on-one work with Alex.
Other characters:
Luke is the functional trainer, he works with clients to gain and maintain strength in tandem with the other treatments. He’s always ready with enthusiastic encouragement and a fist bump for good work. He also curates the office’s background music that is playing at all times (and may occasionally slip a Sunset Curve song from their old days as a band onto the playlist). A certain curly haired patient coming in is always the highlight of his week.
Reggie runs the front desk, handles paperwork, PR, and assists Luke and Alex as needed. He’s the cheerful face that greets and happily chats with all the patients while they wait for their appointment time. He's also the one that chooses to always play videos of cute animals in the waiting area, though Alex has banned him from adding any of the "veterans reuniting with their dogs" videos into the rotation, because he found him crying at the front desk one too many times.
Julie is a current, more long-term client of the practice. Her original problem for coming in is pretty much corrected, but she keeps coming in once every two weeks for routine adjustments and continued maintenance. She and Luke consistently have flirty banter, but neither has taken any steps to go further than friendship, even though it is clear they are both interested, and Luke is bad at hiding the fact that he is head over heels for her. She is the friend who recommended the chiropractor to Willie, and she failed to mention the fact that the main chiropractor is very cute, gay, and just Willie’s type.
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Major JatP Spoilers (and really long)
I just fucking watched Julie and the Phantoms for the first time finally after just seeing memes/fanfics/posts and the entire soundtrack for it and I'm
I can't believe that show exists like it is so unbelievable how good it is I WILL go into detail rn -
So ofc I can't remember everything that happened, I was busy holding back tears, shouting fuck you at the tv, singing, and quoting fucking everything
and I mean I did happily yell gay when Willex appeared I love them (and when Reggie and Luke did anything I mean cmon) but I DID start up the show again to go through as I write this
the dahlias were a beautiful addition to the sets and I- THE RANDOM LADY gives Julie one when she's crying for her mom in the Orpheum alley??? PLEASE THAT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL
getting ahead of myself and very out of order ok ok BUT having all the context for the show really gives me a new perspective like
everyone is hurting so much and I could only fully grasp it now after seeing it and I mean 9 episodes did A LOT
everyone has noticed it before but Luke's missing person poster literally behind him as they eat the hot dogs is like?? the set designers were ON TOP OF IT and I love this little detail so much makes me freak every time because the attention to even the SMALLEST detail and it gave us some insight into Luke if we noticed
and do NOT get me started on the fucking ACTING everyone is so good at all of it, like how Madison portrayed Julie being just broken over her mom and Charlie going from loud to insanely soft and quiet as he says "I am… so sorry" and Jeremy being good ol' happy Reggie until the FUCKING "You guys are the only family I have" LINE and the Willex interactions are amazing Owen and Booboo were great together I could go on huyvyibh
THEN THE CALEB FORESHADOW??? AND IT GETS BRIGHTER AS JULIE SINGS WAKE UP????? and it is so fun that some of the episodes just pick up right where the last one left off
And the show outright saying yes, Alex is gay was so mindblowing to me like I don't think I have EVER seen a show do that (but I could be living under a rock) and when the boys tell Julie to give Luke a chance and they watch him as he watches his PARENTS on his BIRTHDAY it was so fucking painful and then THEN Unsaid Emily.
But first, when Julie asks "Who's Emily?" thinking she's someone Luke liked and Luke is so panicked to change the subject he can't even talk about her, how he cut Alex off when he went to explain I gycuvyv
And how they all react to seeing Bobby again and learning he stole all their songs like they are so angry and hurt by this and I understand fully why they want revenge when music is literally EVERYTHING to Luke
but like what it could be like for Bobby? he goes to a therapist still so he might not be over losing his boys still and just him completely taken aback that they're back? he can SEE them and they're playing music with what is basically his niece? how he's shaking after the Orpheum because he has actually seen his boys again after YEARS of them gone? now I understand why they're mad at him but it could have been Bobby's way of coping with losing all of his band and quite possibly the closest friends/family he has ever had
it hurt when they would jump to the boys at the club and then back to Julie alone at the dance, and when they did show up and found her just devastated that they left her hanging hurts SO MUCH worse, like she completely thought they'd show and they didn't and she said it was a MISTAKE god I cant
and now I'm circling back, having the context for Unsaid Emily is both amazingly beautiful and devastatingly soul crushing, all Luke EVER wanted was to connect with people through his music and show his parents that he COULD and CAN make it and PLEASE the music for this show was fucking amazing
and I am foaming at the mouth over Julie giving the Pattersons Unsaid Emily and Luke having to step out but INSTRUMENTAL UNSAID EMILY IN THE BACKGROUND I CAN'T BELIEVE I WAS NOT IN TEARS BAWLING AND SCREAMING
Ok and how the love triangle wasn't forced like Nick knows and STATES that he missed his chance, there was no who does Julie want? nO it was always gonna be Luke (but I respectfully turn my eyes away tho i can appreciate more Juke now)
and the ENTIRE scene when Flynn finds the Sunset Curve shirt and talks about Rose sending the boys to Julie was so good
WILLEX HUG WAS SO PAINFUL AND WONDERFUL like Alex hesitates but then just does and Willie is surprised but then just hugs him tighter in return AND THEN ALEX SAYING HE'S OK???
but I loved Luke saying "Alex, no dancing" and Alex fucking dancing and AND JATP OPENING FOR P!ATD IBIYVBb and the entire scene of them waiting for and getting the call from the Orpheum was gold, just mwah mwah mwAH
AND STAND TALL WITH CONTEXT TOO??? i am so heartbroken and destroyed but utterly ALIVE over Stand Tall and really any of the fuckin songs from the soundtrack but Stand Tall, she thought the boys were gone but then they come back to her and i-
and the GARAGE SCENE PLEASE the boys crying and she literally TELLS THEM TO KEEP EXISTING and THEN "No music is worth making, Julie, if we're not making it with you" I CAN NOT WITH THIS HEARTBREAK NO REGRETS
but oh my GOD THE HUG and REGGIE'S SINGLE TEAR AND THEN LUKE LIKE "I think the band's back" fuck shit god DAMMIT I LIKE THIS TOO REGGIE
And sure, I will say that some characters annoyed me, like Tia Victoria and Carrie i mean i didn't like them but I understand them I guess?
Tia just kinda made me mad since they had to remove the plate from the extra chair for Rose from her and I-
And Carrie was just so mean to Julie it annoyed me mostly but Savannah played her really well like how she reacted when Julie went on the play Finally Free and how she STOOD UP IN AWE at Stand Tall jfebvibf
and yes yes I freaked tf out over the chemistry moment and when Alex danced with Dirty Candy or any of the Ray&Reggie moments or just Ray on screen in general (them distracting him by asking him about his CAMERA?? jhvyughbhu)
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But in all, Julie and the Phantoms was such an amazing show. Kenny Ortega and Paul Becker and literally EVERYONE on staff did a wonderful job with this show. It has helped millions of people through different problems and gave joy back to those who might have needed it. JatP was literally gold and I don't think anything will be able to even come CLOSE to matching it for a long time, if not ever. That may be a bold statement, but the show was canceled and we're all still here, hoping and waiting for this beautiful masterpiece to come back.
I hate that JatP was canceled and I'm so utterly destroyed that these boys, Ray, Julie, Carlos, and everyone else might never come back. But what I can say is that I got to watch this little piece of Heaven and I am so glad I did. I ranted and I raved about all the little things I liked in this, and I definitely didn't point out everything I liked, but this post summed it up pretty well I think.
I don't think I will ever feel this strongly for something ever again. After seeing so much content for JatP and finally seeing it after months of wanting to, the hype and how I thought I would see this show lived up to the real thing.
Really, I don't know how to end this and I've gone from fuckin rambling nonsense to writing an essay?? have fun reading this? just get me out bye
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amazinggrace00 · 2 years
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another name goes up in lights, you wonder if you’ll make it out alive
Chapter 1: yelling at the sky, screaming at the world
Part of @julieandthephantomsbb
Rating: T
Relationships: Julie Molina/Luke Patterson, Background Willex, Background Kayla/Reggie
Tags: Past Julie/Nick, Alternate Universe, no ghosts, Well kinda but they aren't real, Everyone Is Alive, TV Show, Hollywood, Cussing, Hollywood sucks, All the guys parents suck, Bobby is okay, hollywood is sexist, Sexism, Song references galore, JATP Big Bang 2022
Chapter 1 Posted: 8/7/2022
Summary:
Phantoms, the new Network TV show, recently got picked up for its second season and filming is already underway. The show follows a special government unit tasked with dealing with the supernatural. The series will return Marci Harrison who portrays the lead detective in charge of a group of junior detectives (Reggie Peters, Alex Mercer, Kayla Caro), forensic scientists (Luke Patterson and Julie Molina), and a rookie detective (Flynn Rider). 
Julie Molina is enjoying her time on Phantoms, the supernatural detective show. It had been her saving grace after being blacklisted from basically everywhere following her media feud with former Disney Channel costar Carrie Wilson that tanked her music career before it even started.
But with rumors that the show isn’t going to get a third season, Julie is worried about her career completely ending with no jobs or recording contracts in sight.
Add in the fact that even if they get a third season, Julie’s costar might leave the show and go off to pursue his music career.
And Julie is trying to understand why said costar potentially leaving is making her so upset.
Collection: JATP Big Band 2022
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Excerpt from TVDaily
Phantoms, the new Network TV show, recently got picked up for its second season and filming is already underway. The show follows a special government unit tasked with dealing with the supernatural, the characters teasingly referring to themselves as ghost hunters. The series will return Marci Harrison who portrays the lead detective in charge of a group of junior detectives (Reggie Peters, Alex Mercer, Kayla Caro), forensic scientists (Luke Patterson and Julie Molina), and a rookie detective (Flynn Rider).
Marci Harrison, 46, affectionally called Mrs. Harrison by her costars, is definitely the most veteran member of the cast, previously starring in two other shows for the Network, playing a teacher on the hit ten-season show Recess, and is recently coming off of a four-season show starring as the mother on Home with the Houses. Mrs. Harrison plays Captain Hopkins, the serious no-nonsense lead detective constantly dealing with the antics of her younger and less experienced detectives.
Flynn Rider, 22, plays detective Fiona, the fun and wild rookie whose first day on the job opened up the series. Rider previously played the youngest daughter in the Freeform show, Life with the Clarks, for eight seasons, spending almost her entire teens growing up on the show. She also has been announced as part of the cast for the new superhero movie coming next Spring. Rider was moved up to second billing behind Harrison for the second season, the showrunners stating that it was always the plan and that the show will spend time following her storyline.
Alex Mercer, 24, and Reggie Peters, 24, play detectives Allan and Rick respectively. The two play the buddies on the show, with Peters playing the more chaotic and jokester of the two and Mercer playing the more levelheaded one, although his character still gets roped into all of the antics. Mercer previously starred on a handful of Nickelodeon shows while Peters has spent a lot of time doing voice work and only a few camera jobs.
Kayla Caro, 24, plays the strong detective Kristen, who has the most experience of the detectives besides their captain and spends a lot of time putting the guys in their place and kicking ass. Caro spent many years in the industry, modeling and doing many commercials. She is most known for her dancing, specifically as a troupe dancer on Dancing with the Stars for two seasons. She also starred as the love interest in the superhero-themed Disney Original Movie, Super Senior.
Julie Molina, 22, and Luke Patterson, 24, might be last on the cast list, but the two have been slowly gaining a small but mighty following for their portrayal of science duo Dr. Jane Ortega and Logan Guise. The two characters take care of the forensic side of the show, playing the inseparable best friends and partners who might be a little nerdy and cannot always understand the social cues of their fellow team members. Molina is best known for her lead role on the Disney Channel show Dirty Candies but is known even more for the very public feud with her costars Carrie Wilson and Nick Danforth-Evans. Patterson has probably the most extensive resume out of all of the younger cast, even rivaling Harrison. Patterson has worked since he was a small child, starring in many movies, tv shows, and commercials since. Patterson has also been announced as the lead for Frank Wolfe’s new film about a struggling indie rockstar. Molina and Patterson had previously worked together on the  Disney Channel's Original Movie Meddling, playing the older siblings of the two main characters that they try to get together.
After barely getting picked up for season two, showrunner and executive producer Caleb Covington says that he plans on making the second season more impactful, with more character development, more spooky (and a little wacky) storylines, and scenes to really show off the talented casts acting chops.
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michelangelinden · 1 year
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@latinposeidon said this, I said "bet" (to myself), here we go.
Willex. 800 words. Rated T (for language).
It's—kinda become a thing. Willie pulling Alex in to kiss him by whatever he can grab of him.
At first it had just been his hand, when they were walking and Willie was getting tired, they'd gently tug at his hand, Alex would turn, and Willie would pull a little more to get him to press his lips to theirs.
Then there were obviously times where Alex had been out of reach, for whatever reason, where Willie would reach out a hand until he had been able to grab Alex's sleeve and tug at it like a toddler to get his attention, and then some more for Alex go get what Willie wanted (to be smooched, if that wasn't clear).
One time, when they were getting more comfortable in their relationship and both ultimately bolder, Willie had slipped a finger through Alex's beltloop and twisted him into his arms before pressing their lips together. If Alex wasn't so distracted by Willie kissing him senseless, he'd have melted right into the floor by the action. In the back of his mind he remembers Reggie and Julie giggling somewhere in the background.
Alex's favourite way for Willie to pull him in (until now at least) was when Willie had grabbed a handful of the front of Alex's hoodie the second they reached each other after a great gig. The kiss had been crushing, urgent (incredibly hot, if Alex could say so himself) and he thought about it for weeks. Especially because a few minutes later, when they were talking, nerves calmed a little, Willie had hooked a finger through Alex's necklace and used that to get him closer again (neither worried about breaking the necklace because there wasn't much tugging needed to get Alex to kiss Willie again).
Now there's a new competitor for "favourite way Willie uses to pull Alex in."
It's at band practice. Willie is sitting on the couch, vibing, being their biggest fan, clapping loudly after every song. They're having a small break before focusing on their newest song, and Alex walks over to the couch because he knows Willie has to leave soon to get to something. Willie is already getting up, ready to tell him their goodbyes.
"You really can't stay until the end of practice?" Alex asks with a small pout.
"You'll literally see each other tomorrow," Luke chimes in from somewhere by the piano.
"Shut up!" Alex calls back and suppresses a roll of his eyes.
Willie in front of him giggles and it immediately pulls Alex's attention back to him.
"I'll literally see you again tomorrow," Willie repeats teasingly. Their hands find Alex's waist, slowly sliding down to his hips.
This time Alex does roll his eyes, although very fondly. "God forbid I wanna spend time with my boyfriend."
"Well, the boyfriend is very sorry he has to leave now, but they promise to be back for practice tomorrow." Willie's thumb dips underneath the waistband of Alex's sweats and it's only mildly distracting. (Very mildly.)
"That is acceptable," Alex manages to respond.
"Are you gonna play Long Weekend for me tomorrow?" Willie asks. He's blinking up at Alex like he sometimes does when they're trying to convince him to do something illegal with them. Their hands slide to Alex's front and begin fiddling with the strings of his sweats. Now it's getting really distracting.
"I—I'm sure that can be arranged." Alex swallows. "I'll suggest it."
Willie smiles. "Thanks, baby."
Alex doesn't get to respond anything, just feels the tug at the strings where Willie pulls at them to pull him in. They kiss him, slow and innocently sweet, and before Alex can consider reciprocating, Willie is already pulling back.
"See you tomorrow," he says, ties a bow into the strings, pecks Alex's cheek, and then turns and exits the garage.
Alex stares after them. He feels like he left his brain somewhere around "Long Weekend".
The entire garage is silent around him.
"What did I just witness?" Luke asks.
Alex responds by slowly lowering himself to the ground.
"Gimme—gimme a sec," he announces before he's fully lying down on his back, eyes towards the ceiling.
It takes him too long to fully comprehend what just happened.
Reggie doesn't hesitate to drop down on his stomach next to him, propped up on his elbows, chin in his palms, legs kicking.
"So, how are we feeling about that?" he asks cheekily.
"I need to process this," Alex responds weakly.
Behind his eyes runs the scene he just experienced, Willie's expression, the petname, them pulling at his fucking pants' strings of all things.
"Can we expect this to be done before the end of practice?" Luke pipes up.
"Let the boy suffer," Julie says, "he just got knocked out cold by his own boyfriend."
"Do you wanna plan a revenge attack?" Reggie asks Alex, entirely too invested.
"I don't—I can't—" Alex says uselessly, still not recovered.
That person was gonna be the death of him.
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bethanynanowrimo · 2 years
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Yellow Wood
Summary:
Reggie Peters doesn't know where he's going in life or what he wants from it. He unfortunately has to confront it when assigned to write an essay for English class about where he wants to be in ten years. Reggie is stuck at a crossroads in life, and has no idea which way to go. Which road will he go down, and what lies down the other path?
Rating:
As of right now, I am planning on sticking to a T or M rating, depending on how graphic I want to go with some of the subject matter. HOWEVER, I may decide to add smut at some point, which would obviously crank the rating up to E, but as of now, I just don't know.
WARNINGS:
Right now I know the story will deal with the following subject matter: child abuse, drug use, homophobia, miscarriage, and polyamory
Pairings:
I will tell you that this fic is gonna be pretty all over the place, so there's gonna be a few pairings, but if you know me, and what I write, just know that I am going to touch on my big 3, and there may be background Willex and Flarrie, but they will be very minor to the story.
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