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hannewk · 7 years ago

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The (not very concise) story of our sparkly Arcade Fire adventures (Chapter 4: Scunthorpe is Well and Truly Ready to Start)

..... So I got out of the car, found myself a snack and a drink and pulled myself together (“come on Han, this is pathetic”). I think Jules was pretty relieved when I got some colour back in my cheeks. We checked in and started getting ready. This process involved a whole heap of glitter (although we were more reserved than latter adventures). It was the first of three budget hotel rooms we well and truly left our sparkly mark on!!

Our walk to Baths Hall was a bit of an adventure and I think we somehow managed to double the distance we needed to walk thanks to the directions given by our delightful phones (another theme that continued throughout our adventures). I can remember feeling a bit spaced out and slightly self conscious on account of the glitter ✨. We arrived an hour and a half before the doors opened and sat ourselves down on the pavement outside with a few other fans. It felt like a normal British rush hour on the road in front, all those people obliviously going about their business while my stomach was doing somersaults with excitement at what was to come.

The main doors opened and we went through the security checks before having a strategic toilet stop (a very important tactic we seem to have perfected). We formed a queue outside the doors to the main hall and we were ten or so from the front 😁. Sound checks were going on and this was making my excitement bubble over much to Jules’ embarrassment (sorry love). I spent most of the wait with my ear pressed up against the wall 😂😂.

I can remember the hall doors opening so vividly as I was panicking that people would rush in and we’d miss out. It was actually incredibly calm and we entered the hall and circled the 360 stage. Initially Jules was keen to just pick the first spot we could get but I was scanning the packed stage for the right microphone. We walked around, surveying the stage and I saw the tallest microphone and knew that was where we needed to be. We settled ourselves beside the fence and began to process what was actually happening. How could this be happening? We were at the chuffing front, WE WERE AT THE CHUFFING FRONT!!!

What followed was a pretty decent wait with no warmup act. This did not matter one bit as the atmosphere was beautiful and I was as happy as it is possible to imagine being. The stage was cluttered with the instruments we were so familiar with and Régines’s accordion was just sat on the other side of the fence; we could’ve picked it up and played it! Every song that came on during that wait will always be special to us (although I have a particularly vivid and wonderful memory of everyone singing along to Talking Heads, Psycho Killer). The published start time came and went (they were having trouble getting everyone in on time) but we didn’t care. The roadies set up and did their fist bumps once everything was ready (what qualifications do you need to be a roadie??🤔). Everything was ‘ready to start’ 😜! I was still struggling to process what was about to happen but I was ready to absorb every magical second of it!!

**Edit: Jules has just reminded me of a very important character from this part of our adventure; a spider called Gerald. I rescued Jules from this spider while we were waiting and informed her I couldn’t kill him because he was a very important member of the crew. Keep up the good work Gerald!! 😁🕷

#arcade fire #Scunthorpe Baths Hall #I’ve got serious butterflies just writing this #this is so self indulgent but I don’t care #to be continued #Gerald rules

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darlingpassion · 1 year ago

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Merry Christmas! ^^ I'm hoping you're asleep now so you see this when you wake up- but if not Merry Early Christmas! XD

Obviously you deserve F/O imagines too ^^ This year has been a big one, getting your license and a car and everything, and I'm so proud of you! Merry Christmas ^^

Imagine spending a cosy Christmas with Tiffany in her trailer <3 You two sit down in front of a little portable heater and a little satellite TV and watch Its a Wonderful Life on free-to-air, your thick-tights-covered legs tangled up together escaping the cold. She makes hot chocolates (with some coffee in them. I remember you like coffee? Forget it if I'm wrong XD) absolutely heaping with fluffy mini marshmallows (And whipped cream, which she brings with her to the TV ^^ 'Splurged for us and got the good, thick stuff! Cuz ya deserve it, sweetface! Merry Christmas, babydoll') and you order in pizza or Chinese food! Its not a traditional Christmas but its you two, and warm feelings, and absolutely no Chucky XD

Imagine spending your first Christmas away from your family, on Captain Silver's ship with your mate, Scroop. You're feeling a little forlorn, missing seeing your grandparents during the season, and he doesn't get it (They don't have such festivities where he comes from- nor such attachments to blood relatives. Just mates.), he might even tease you a little-- BUT, when he learns about the mistletoe tradition he's suddenly very interested~ XD 'So any time that you step under this weed, we have to kiss?~ Hmmmm... '

Imagine spending a fun Christmas in Pleasant Valley with Harper. They have a whole festival for Christmas, and you and him help decorate together. He holds the ladder carefully while you climb up to decorate their giant tree in the centre of town and holds you hand when you're getting down like a gentleman. He lets you set a santa hat on his head (He doesn't quite understand the significance but he sure thinks you're cute), his hands on your waist and a handsome bemused smirk on his face, and keeps it on. He brings your gloves and keeps them in his back pocket until you need them whenever you forget. He uses tinsel to wrap around you waist and draw you closer to him... 'Now Miss Sarah, when're you gonna pay some attention to me, and not that dang tree, huh?... bet they can handle the rest a' this without us, right?'

Imagine spending a quiet Christmas in the store alone with Audrey II. You're humming your favourite Christmas song and putting up some pretty lights while nibbling on christmas cookies (Shortbread with dusted sugar, gingersnaps, sugar cookies with red and green frosting- whatever you like best ^^) and they're watching you with the most rivited, pleased smirk on their big grotesque plant-face. Like this adorable lil bud is all mine!??- hell yes. How'd a shrub like me get so damn lucky? Eventually they have to disturb the peace and wrap a vine around you, guiding you towards his pot and telling you how goddamn cute you are. How sweet. How delicious. How perfect. He's gonna make your christmas the best you ever had- but first he's gonna need to kiss ya on that pretty face ^^

Imagine spending your Christmas asleep in your bed by 6.30, eager to spend it with your rockabilly babe. He's waiting for you, high off the christmas buzz (And his version of eggnog. And the fact that you're here now. And he's own constant buzz), reindeer antler headband on his head and humming a Christmas carol (You can tell he's been rocking out to carols all day long). He immediately catches you and, starting to sing out the lyrics to Baby Its Cold Outside in his own rock & roll style, dances with you a little- dipping you at the end. Of course he had to serenade you, singing to you possibly one of the creepiest Christmas love songs, but it makes you laugh and thats all he was lookin for (; Throughout the rest of the night you get caught by the mistletoe in his pocket multiple times (Your lips start to feel tingly but you're not complaining XD) and drink eggnog you can taste clear as day on his tongue.

Again- Merry Christmas! I hope you have a wonderful relaxing time! ^^

RAHHHHHH I got too obsessed with the Killer Patrol AU last night I completely forgot to answer these!!!

AND I AM STILL DYING OVER THEM!!!

BRO I STILL CAN'T PROPERLY TELL YOU HOW MUCH I LOVE THESE!!!

Harper calling me by name, I gotta say, was what got to me the most XD like- watching my F/O's obsessively is one thing. Thinking about interacting with them is one thing. But them saying my n a m e??? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I'm internally screaming just thinking about it!!! And Harper wrapping tinsel around me?? Pulling me close?? Needing my attention?? wwsdggdfghtdrer7hewwshjhgrwdgyedftrdd4!!!!

And- And Tiffany calling me Babydoll??? AUDREY pulling me close and calling me delicious!?!? SCROOP WANTING KISSES!?!? PARTYING WITH RUSS!?!!? OH MY GODDDDDD!!!!!!!!

God I wish I could snuggke this prompts and hold them to my heart!! Thank you so much for this Christmas gift! ❤️��🧡💛💚💙🩵💜

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