#actually if i don’t post this I might turn one scene into a jatp one shot

[kuiinncedes]

Lol I wasn’t gonna download tumblr mobile again on this like 10 hour drive but I did it with like 3 hours left 😂 and some of which I might have to drive lmao

[mah-gah-lee]

I can’t help falling in love with you - Owen Patrick Joyner x female! reader (part 1)

gif posted by @damnthedark​ 

Word Count: 3084 – Part 1

Request: YES/NO – Kind of. That’s not really a proper request, I just wrote it for @standingtalllove​ because she’s the sweetest! Seriously, go to her blog, her fics are amazing, she’s so kind ! 

 Summary:  You and Owen were friends for years now, you decided to surprise him on the set of jatp. Staying at Charlie & Owen’s is bound to trigger some twists and turns.

 Warnings: a lot of cuss (language)

 A/N : I posted this first part a few minutes ago but the idiot that I am realized that there was a whole paragraph missing. Hope you like this little request which is not really a request. Besides, do not hesitate, my requests are open! (and don't forget that English is not my first langage) @standingtalllove​ i really hope you’ll like this part 1

disclaimer: I don't know Owen personally or what his life is like. All you will read in this "x reader" is from my imagination. My point is not to invade Owen's privacy. I don't want to offend him or offend anybody else in his life (family, potential girlfriend…I heard maybe he has one, so I don’t know but I don’t want to offend her).  All of this is not the reality

 Tagged: @asdfghjkl-fanfics​ @standingtalllove​ 

  Nervousness has been gnawing at you since the moment you took off. You turned to the left to look at your flight mate: this guy bit his nails and spit them out in the aisle without any respect for hygiene or for the other passengers. The journey was still going to be long, you suppressed a hiccup of disgust before trying to focus on the movie that was playing in front of you. You had never traveled outside of the USAS before, going to Canada seemed so unimaginable to you. Yet you were flying high above the ground. You were supposed to meet your best friend on one of his set. Actually, he didn't know you were coming, you just wanted to surprise him. You had missed his birthday and this was an opportunity to make up for it.

 You’ve been friend with Owen for long time now, he already was an actor when you’re became friend and that’s a thing you’ve always been uncomfortable with. It wasn't easy spending time with Owen outside of his busy schedule. He had school at home, the film sets. And before you even realized it, you found yourself hanging out on sets during your free time, your school holidays, a few Wednesday afternoons, when your friend was filming. You always wanted to separate Owen's work friends from you. It's not you didn't like them but you didn't want them to think you were hanging out with them because of their fame. The first person who comforted you and made you feel like part of the group was Savannah. She was so sweet and kind to you. You bonded very quickly, becoming close friends over the days which Owen enjoyed.

 Owen was always surprised by your shyness when meeting new people, but also your authenticity and that fear of being judged all the time. He appreciated your sociability and fully understood why you got along so well with Savannah. When you heard that your best friend was going to be working with her on a new project, you were so happy.

 You would fall asleep for the rest of the trip and when you landed you had no fear of heading for the arrivals gate. You knew your friend would be waiting for you there while Owen was shooting.

 “Y/N, this way” you heard from your left side.

 You recognized Savannah with a dark-haired man, it must have been Charlie, Owen's new roommate. You had already seen it quickly in some pictures and dm that your best friend had sent you. You walked up to them and smiled, so happy to be here. Savannah gave you a friendly hug and you were surprised Charlie did the same.

“How are you? Wasn't the trip too long?” Savannah asked.

 “This is Canada. I’m in Canada” you said, unable to hold back the excitement in your voice, hopping in place, making the two young actors laugh.

 “I like her. Owen chooses his friends well.”

 You gave Charlie an amused smile. You all headed to the parking lot where your friends had parked the car. As you got in the back, Savannah turned to you, sitting in the passenger seat.

 “Owen is on a lunch break so we'll have to be quiet. The boys have to shoot a scene in Julie's bedroom. You will hide in the closet, we organized ourselves with Kenny, it will be a total surprise. Are you okay with?”

 You nodded you head. You quickly stopped at a Hi Five Chicken, Charlie ordered a burger and some appetizers, he asked to Savannah and you if you wanted something but you both declined. When you almost arrived to the set, Charlie called Owen, asking him where he was, claiming the food order was very long and that he wanted to share the end of his lunch break with his roommate. You had not yet had the opportunity to see Charlie at work on a set but this convincing lie showed you a taste of his acting palette. Yeah, a great actor...

 “Everything’s fine, y/n?” Savannah asked you, noticing that you were a little nervous.

 “What will happen if he’s not happy to see me? Could I stay to your place? I don’t want to live with Owen and Charlie if O. doesn’t want me there…”

 Savanah laughed and stroked your back in a reassuring way. There was nothing to worry about, your best friend would be happy to see you, she was more than sure. She even thought that Owen might have had a little crush on you for a few years now. Your cheeks were heated listening to his confession. You had a crush on Owen for years now and didn’t want to tell him but hearing from a mutual friend of yours that your best friend might  share your feelings, that made your heart melt.

 "Hurry up girls, O. must be on Julie's bedroom's set in about 5' now" Charlie said to you while he already ran to the cafeteria to join your best friend.

 You swallowed hard, letting Savannah pull your arm to walk towards the famous closet. You barely had time to give Jeremy and Madison a hug to greet them when you stepped into the background. The stress was starting to mount as only seconds later - what had seemed like long minutes - you could hear Owen and Charlie's voices.

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The plan was simple, Kenny pretends to film a scene where Alex has to go into the closet to find an outfit for Julie, outside of his mother's clothes. And since the special effects will be added post-production, Owen would have to open the closet door. The perfect surprise.

 "Is everyone ready? Okay? And .... action" Kenny yelled, giving you the starting fire of this surprise.

 “I have nothing to wear for tonight guys… I already worn everything for my mom’s closet” Madison said as Julie.

 “Come on Julie, I’m sure you also have good stuff in there. And no offense but I'm most likely not to go through your overly personal stuff." Owen said as Alex.

  You couldn't see him but he gave Charlie and Jeremy a knowing look.

 "Welll ...." the boys seemed to agree.

 "Okay ..." Madison said as Julie

 On the set, Owen then turned to the closet door. You could hear his hand on the door handle, pulling the latch open. The door opened slowly as your best friend's gaze expressed astonishment. Owen jumped at your sight, letting go of a little "jesus" in surprise. You couldn't help but give him an embarrassed little smile, almost apologetically.

 "Hey ... surprise."

 Once the shock passed, your best friend seemed to realize in a sec that you were there, he jumped into the closet to hug you.

 "y / n! How did you get there? Why? Omg i'm so happy"

 "Don't forget to breath O." you laughed at him

 He dramatically inspired a great breath then stopped before speaking, a large smile to his face. You couldn't stop smiling either and hugged him again.

 "Come here my little sunflower, I’ll present you the cast."

 You smiled widely at the nickname used. You love it when Owen calls you that. Your best friend considered you to be a very solar person and he hadn't meant to be banal by calling you Sunshine. Plus, he knew sunflowers were your favorite flowers. He pulled you over to the group and started the introductions. You were a little uncomfortable meeting Madison and the rest of the team. The blonde looked falsely offended when you told him that you had already quickly met Charlie who was picking you up at the airport with Savannah. Your cheeks blazed when Owen introduced you to Kenny Ortega and you stammered out a few words, which made the rest of the team laugh.

 You stayed the rest of the day on the set. Owen must have recorded a few scenes and you waited for him and Charlie to come back to their apartment. You were staying a little less than a week in Vancouver and you didn't necessarily have the means to stay in a hotel. When you had prepared this surprise, Savannah and Charlie had immediately offered to help and Owen's roommate had kindly offered his room while he would sleep on the sofa.

  __________________________

The boys' apartment was huge and the view was simply magnificent. You put your big suitcase in the middle of the living room, your eyes filled with wonder. Owen smiled at you then scratched his head.

 “There's only two bedrooms but if you want, i can sleep on the couch.” Owen said

 “Oh, it's so nice from you, but Charlie already offered me his room.”

 Owen looked surprised and really bothered by the idea, he gave his roommate an almost icy look.

 “And where are you going to sleep, man?”

 “On the couch”, simply answered

 “No way, i'm gonna sleep on the couch and y/n will sleep in MY bedroom.”

 Charlie looked at Owen with a smirk on his lips and then shrugged. Lightning seemed to cross his eyes and he waved his arms to state his idea.

"Wait! I must have an air mattress somewhere in my bedroom. If you really don't want to sleep in the same bed, you can at least sleep in the same bedroom. I promise to inflate it."

 He raised his hand like a scout's word and you laughed lightly at his behavior. Owen relaxed, his cheeks flushing.

 "Yeah, the idea seems to be the best to me "

 "Owen, will you please come help me find the mattress while y / n gets his bearings?" Charlie asked, looking at his roommate with a leaning gaze

  The blond guy followed Charlie in his room, the second after, his roommate slapped him on the shoulder, shaking his head in exasperation.

 “Are you stupid or are you doing it on purpose, O.?”

 “Wait, what was that for?”

 "No way, I'm going to sleep on the couch and y / n will sleep in MY room." Charlie imitated Owen. "What do you think? That I'm going to sneak into my room and steal your girlfriend?"

 "She's not my girlfriend"

 "And I'm Puerto Rican…” Charlie said, sarcastically “You're got to be fucking kidding me, Owen. You're dying of love for her, you can't be so obvious."

 Owen blushed violently. Maybe he and Charlie hadn't been friends for a long time, but that Canadian boy could read in him like an open book.

 “You maybe right…Maybe I have…a thing for her !”

 Charlie gave Owen that knowing look and his usual smirk. They had been roommates for several months now and the Canadian was quite attentive with his friends. He went straight to his closet to pull out a cardboard box.

 "I was sure. Okay, I'm going to inflate that fucking mattress for your baby."

 "she is not my.."

 "yeah..yeah, like you say." Charlie cut him

 Charlie took a step out of his room but withdrew, turning to Owen.

 "By the way,O. I'm sure she shares your feelings. Maybe you could consider talking to her someday."

 Owen was speechless for a few seconds. It was impossible for him for y / n to share his feelings. Is not it?

  _____________________________

“O. ? Are you asleep?”

 “Nope…”

 You never liked sleeping in a room you didn't know, alone. It makes you uncomfortable, most of the time you couldn't sleep at all. And now, even though you knew Owen was there, right next to you, softly warmed up in his bed, you couldn't sleep. You were feeling very anxious.

 "I know you have to work tomorrow but, can ... can we talk until I sleep, please?"

 "sure. What are you talking about?"

 “I don't know. Nothing… Everything…” you hesitated. “Would you rather be stuck in a broken elevator or in a broken ski lift ?”

 You can hear Owen chuckle.

 “A broken ski lift. Being in a broken elevator would give me a panic attack. And you, would you rather never be able to scream or never be able to whisper?

 “I am already not able to whisper. And sometimes screaming makes you feel really good. Sooo my turn: would you rather make a film about your life or make a book? "

 "My life is boring y / n… But I don't want to see someone who isn't me playing my life."

 There was some silence as you and Owen stared at the ceiling. You didn't find your best friend's life boring, it was filled with adventure, unlike yours. After all, you had always lived in Norman, Ocklahoma since you were a child, this is even where you had to meet Owen.

 “Would you rather being blind and mute and never being able to see me and speak to me or being a ghost and not being able to be seen and heard by me?” he finally asked

  Answering these kinds of questions usually gets you tired quite quickly and you get some sleep. But for some reason you didn't know why your anxiety was increasing and your voice seemed to break as your breathing got shorter of breath. Thinking about his question, you felt really anxious. Living in a world unable to see or speak to him even though you could hear him was unimaginable and being a ghost meant you could just 'live' there and make sure he was okay but not being able to live properly with him. Why did Owen ask you that? Why is this question so serious? Now you were breathing really hard, tears started to flow from your eyes and you were sobbing. Owen got up from his mattress, hearing your sobs.

 "hey, come here."

 You didn't hesitate and jumped onto Owen's bed as he had his arms wide open to welcome you into a hug. The young actor knew full well what it was like to experience a panic attack and how everyone had their own methods of dealing with it. For you, it was above all so as not to be alone. You nestled your nose in Owen's neck as he closed his arms around you, hugging you to his chest. He just kissed your hair and put his chin on top of your head

 “I’m sorry…I’m here sunflower. I will always be here”

 Being in his arms calmed you down and slowly you regained your regular breathing. Owen's sweet scent perfumes your nostrils, enveloping you in a reassuring atmosphere. Owen continued to cuddle you until he noticed you were sleeping. He took a deep breath and lay down, still holding you in his arms. Charlie was right, your best friend would be dying of love for you and, bloody hell, it was so good to hold you against him.

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 A loud, repetitive blow woke you up from your sleep. The shutters in Owen's bedroom were still closed but through a few passages you could see that dawn was rising. You looked up to see your position. You and Owen were lying on your sides, arms and legs tucked into each other. Your best friend even seemed to hug you around the waist while he slept.

 “Owen…come on!” Charlie said trough the door.

 Your best friend moaned in his sleep. The blonde seemed to slowly emerge but instead of opening his eyes, you felt his arms tighten against you. Owen had never been a morning person.

 “Owen, get up, I know y/n’s here but come on we need to go. We almost late.”

 Unsurprisingly, he groaned again and you ran your hand through his hair, heart pounding. This new closeness to your best friend was messing with you and even you wanted to continue cuddling him you didn't want him to be late for work. Owen didn’t seem to get up at all.

 “Fuck O., I’m gonna come in! If you’re not ready i’ll jump on the bed”

 You widened your eyes and tried to move in vain, but Owen's grip was solid. The door swung open to see Charlie ready to jump but he held back.

 "Yeah I'm obviously disturbing"

 You heard a muffled cry from Owen's pillow and you couldn't help but smile.

 "Ugh. Ok, I get up, I come." he said in a half annoyed, half resigned voice

 "You have five minutes O. Like, really or we'll be late."

 You were able to let go of his grip and stood up abruptly, cheeks flushed from being caught in such a position with Owen. After all, you were supposed to sleep on the inflatable mattress that Charlie had taken almost half an hour to inflate, yesterday.

 "In the meantime, I'm gonna take a shower"

 You quickly left the room, looking down as you walked past the Canadian boy. When the field was clear, Charlie smirked at his best friend.

 "She's not your girlfriend, huh?"

 Owen growled again, he grabbed a pillow and threw it directly at Charlie's face, who dodged it as he closed the door.

 "Get out of here asshole"

 "Yeah well, move your fucking ass and get up!"

 Charlie left the room, closing the door. He knew that no matter what, it was already too late, Owen and him were going to be late on set.

 As boring as his roommate could be, Charlie was right once again. Owen couldn't help but think about you and how he had felt so complete when you were in his arms. He was in love and it terrified him. He had been in love before but it seemed so different to you. As if he was going to jump off a cliff at any moment. And strangely, the panic attack he felt in such a situation would never show up. Owen has gathered his things to take over when you’ll get out of the shower. You walked into the room a few minutes later wearing a simple towel and your cheeks flushed with shame. You were mortified. You were so quick to use the bathroom when Charlie walked in the bedroom that you forgot to take a change of clothes.

 Owen's gaze rested on you for a moment, his eyes looks like golf balls. He coughed slightly in embarrassment before heading to the bathroom with his things. It took him a few minutes longer than he would have since he had to get the image of your still wet, towel wrapped body out of his mind.

 And as Charlie predicted, they were late on set.

[ourstarscollided]

jatp fanworks appreciation - day 3 (wips)

wip wednesday - I didn’t think I wanted to join in on this day for my own stuff considering I’ve never posted anything original for this fandom, but I think this might just be the little boost I need from myself to actually finish the wips that I have sitting around. I am peer pressuring myself and holding myself accountable by posting this - or at least that’s what I’m telling myself. Most of the past 6 mths has just been me screaming to no one in a Google Doc, so here are some things I’ve been ruminating about over the last 6 months (and if my secret agenda is to get other people to write about it so I don’t have to? Then that’s between you and me).

Everything’s under a read more because I like giving context and that usually spirals out of control!?!?

If you would like to see more from any of the below, feel free to shoot me an ask/message and I can definitely share some more! (Or you can just come yell at me about JATP in general.)

Strangers Fake Dating AU // Julie x Luke

I’m a simple person. I see a prompt, I latch onto it, and then I completely miss the entire point of the prompt as my imagination goes wild for no real reason. This really was supposed to be a super short drabble, but it manifested into a 3k+ thing that isn’t even finished.

Julie’s not really sure what she’s supposed to do now. Nothing has ever prepared her for a situation in which she’s supposed to pretend to be a stranger’s girlfriend, especially if that situation involves parents. Does she continue this ruse? Can she come up with a quick enough excuse to tell this Luke character that she actually can’t stay? What if this is just all an elaborate plan to kidnap her? Has she been listening to too many true crime podcasts? Why does Luke smell so good? Does he know how to cook? Why does his shirt not have sleeves? What-

“I can hear you thinking from here.” Her head whips up at the sound of Luke’s voice, which is now at a whisper and kind of frantic. “I just- I just really needed to get my mom off my back, so I kinda need you to pretend to be my girlfriend. Just for the night. I swear I’ll make it up to you somehow.”

Julie studies Luke’s face and it’s nearly impossible to not cave under his gaze, which can only be simply described as ‘puppy dog eyes’. She finds herself smiling back, letting out a huff, “I hope you like lasagna.” And the grin that spreads across the boy’s face is enough for her to know that he’s incredibly relieved that she agreed.

“I’m Luke by the way. Luke Patterson.”

(Okay, he’s kinda cute. And no one this cute is a serial killer. Right?)

She gives a small smile back, “I’m Julie.”

//

5+1 alive!Juke AU // Julie x Luke

Inspired by paper - LANY

This is one of the first things I ever felt the urge to write down back in September because I love exploring the idea of how two people can appear to be the perfect relationship on the outside, but are actually fighting their own demons. Especially when it comes to celebrities and people who are in the spotlight. It’s basically a 5+1 fic about the moments from other people’s perspectives who happen to orbit around Julie/Luke that all revolve around paper. My outline for this is so long because I can’t manage to narrow it down, and there’s zero cohesiveness but I do have little things jotted down.

“Hey little man,” Luke’s knelt down to match his 5 year-old height, and a hand extends out to him for a high five, “What are you doing here?”

His eyes flicker to the left, towards his own apartment door, where his mom is giving him an encouraging nod. “ I- I just wanted to-” he stutters and finds himself looking at his feet as he shuffles back and forth on the spot. “I- I drew you guys something!”

He shoves the paper out towards the older boy in front of him, but doesn’t look up.

//

Reincarnation AU // Julie x Luke

I had a random thought in December about how magical it is that Julie and Luke are so tied to one another that their love transcends time and space, which will always lead them back to one another. I remember reading a book a long time ago about how the main character is fated to die at a certain age, and that kind of sparked this little idea. I can’t bring myself to actually plot out every single timeline right now, but I did manage to write a little bit.

It will never be as complex as Rosie’s idea and all the wonderful additions in the link here, and I don’t really plan on it being anything more than a small idea. But I really do still think someone should write some sort of reincarnation AU cause I’d hop on that so fast!!

“Okay- that’s not- Luke. You seriously just ran away?”

“What was I supposed to do Alex? We all know how this ends.”

His friend looks at him, face painted in understanding and he sighs, “Yeah. Yeah, we do.”

Because it’s true, Alex does know, so does Reggie and Bobby. Most importantly, so does Luke. It’s the exact same tragic love story every time.

Call it a curse or fate or destiny. Maybe it’s because Mercury is in retrograde. Whatever. It always ends the same way - with a heartbreaking goodbye, a whisper of the promise that they’ll find each other again, and the possibility of a happy ending. He’s said the same goodbye at least 734 times, but it’s not like he’s counting or anything. Fuck the universe and its mystical ways.

//

Competitive Alex // Alex x Willie

No real thoughts or reasons for this other than I just think I self-projected my need to play board games with people in real life into a fic. And maybe a little bit of my competitiveness onto Alex and then threw in Willie because I think he would be able to handle it while also finding it endearing. I also have written nothing about the actual competitiveness, it’s just 2k words of Alex crushing on Willie.

“Wait,” his eyes dart between the three boys, “You both know Willie? How come I’ve never met him?”

His roommates look at each other, and there’s a smirk on Luke’s face when he says, “Actually Alex, I think you have. Remember that time you got really drunk after one of our shows?”

Oh no. He really hopes that it’s not the time he’s thinking of, so he tries to sound nonchalant. “You’re going to have to be more specific, Luke.”

“The night we played at that tiny bar at the edge of the campus! We got paid in those tiny colourful shots?” He doesn’t really know where Luke is going with this, so he’s slowly nodding along. “And you were super upset that the hot dog vendor at the end of the street was closed?”

//

Dear Julie, Love Mom series

I made myself sad with this thought when I first watched the show and was talking to my friend about how I think that Rose would’ve left messages for the Molina family, especially when we found out that Wake Up was actually from her mom. I wrote a bigger explanation for it here.

Anyways, I started with the one for Julie’s wedding and it kind of became an 8k monster with three different POVs?!? As much as I love how I wrote this, I feel too unsure about my writing to share it in full, so you will get carefully selected looks alkfe. (I’m also kind of stuck on some of the more emotional scenes and I may or may not have procrastinated by photoshopping a moodboard for it.)

Excerpt 1 (Julie POV): A look into where I’m going with this whole letters from Rose thing.

The key clicks into place, and with a turn, the latch falls open. She’s not sure what she wants to find in the box, and she’s too scared to think about it really. All she knows is that this was the sign from her mom that she was waiting for all week, and in true Rose fashion, her mom had managed to give it to her, even if at the last second. Her dad turns the box to face Julie, and gestures to her to open up the lid.

Tucked inside is a VHS tape, the words ‘For Julie, on your wedding day’ written in her mom’s cursive on the cover. Some loose glitter and confetti fall back into the box as she reaches in to pick up the tape and turn it over in her hands. There’s a little purple butterfly etched on the back, the same one that’s been drawn on all the other messages that her mom had left her. Her finger automatically finds its way, tracing the shape of the small doodle.

“Do you want me to leave you alone, mija?”

Excerpt 2 (Julie POV): This part has absolutely nothing to do with the main plot of the story, but it self-inserted itself into this fic after @tangledstarlight and I talked about You’re Still the One by Shania Twain being their first dance. This whole scene came to me at 4am one night and might be the most self-indulgent thing I’ve ever written.

They knew that when they had asked Reggie to be in charge of the first dance performance, that they (and Alex) weren’t allowed to veto any of his ideas. Luke had warned Julie that that would be a mistake, but the giddiness that radiated off of Reggie when she had told him he could have free reign was worth it. She just hadn’t thought that he would actually take it to heart and run with it.

Sure, they had chosen You’re Still the One by Shania Twain as their first dance song, and sure it was more or less a country song, but she didn’t really imagine that she’d be staring at her adoptive brother, Carlos and her Dad wearing cowboy hats and boots at her wedding. They had somehow managed to ditch their Flynn-approved suit jackets and were sporting a taupe-coloured suede-textured vest over their dress shirts. If she looked closely, she could see that they had somehow also found some gaudy looking bolo ties with a matching set of ornamental clasps to wear. When she envisioned her wedding, she really didn’t expect that her first (public) dance as a married couple would be a full-on Western themed occasion. The only exception was Alex, who had settled on his cajon in the back, still in his pink suit, eyes rolling when she met his gaze. But even she knew how there was no real annoyance in the blonde’s reaction or else he wouldn’t also be wearing one of the tacky ties around his neck as well.

“I’m gonna seriously kill him.” She hears Luke grumble under his breath, only low enough for her to hear. But she’s still too busy giggling to actually be mad, and she knows that Luke isn’t really going to kill Reggie. At least she doesn’t think so.

Excerpt 3 (Luke POV): Idk man. My mind went “What about Luke?” and I said “You’re right!! What about him?!?”

He doesn’t realize that he’s just been silently staring at the woman in front of him, until a gentle voice breaks him out of his thoughts. “Why are you looking at me like that?” Julie’s peering at him from under her eyelashes, a curious look on her face.

“You just-” he gives a little shake of his head, trying to come up with the right words. He wants to tell her she’s beautiful. Stunning. A wicked beauty. But she’s more than that - she’s almost angelic. “I can’t believe you’re my wife.”

“Luke, we’ve been legally married for like, a whole year.” Her lips are quirked up in a grin, amusement in her voice. “You’ve only just realized that now?”

“That’s different.”

“Yeah? Different how?”

This feels a little strange to post and a little like my inner self seeking validation but let’s not talk about that.

Kskssj anyways present me @ future me: finish one of these because writing has been really cathartic for you and you didn’t think it would bring you so much joy!!!

[lowlypotatofarmer]

my thoughts on

julie and the phantoms

also now that i’ve finished the show, i will be tagging any future posts containing potential spoilers with #jatp spoilers for at least the next few weeks so you might want to blacklist that if you haven’t already?

spoilers under the cut

(it got kinda long and messy and chaotic i’m sorry in advance)

i have so many feelings about that show. it was genuinely so so good (i’m going to try to not harp on the gay rep too much but i will bring it up because as a gay, i obviously enjoy it)

julie: starting with julie because while i love her dearly, i have a lot more to say about the boys. julie is an amazingly well written character and all of her reactions to things feel so real, from the emotions behind her being unable to play piano at the beginning, to three guys just appearing, to playing for the first time. it’s tangible. and she doesn’t do that thing i hate, where something bad happens and all is immediately forgiven after a little ass kissing, she actually holds grudges and reacts like an irl person would to being stood up at the dance. i love her so so much. also she’s absolutely gorgeous (and by her i mean the actress ofc)

boys: anyway, the meat of this. the boys. words cannot describe the stupid amount of affection i feel for these absolute idiots. i’m always hesitant about the ‘pretty boys’ in media because 9 times out of 10, they don’t have personalities or emotions. mainly the emotions part. media is often still stuck in that idea surrounding toxic masculinity, that strong men can’t cry and have emotions and be affectionate and feel things deeply while still being strong. the second we are introduced to the boys you can tell that is not the case.

this fucking boyband. the passion in the songs, the meaning. something you don’t find everywhere. not to mention their friendship. i could write an essay on their friendship. god, i want what they have. they all just love each other so much and are so comfortable with one another. the thing i keep thinking about is how casual they all are about alex’s sexuality. obviously they had some time between when he actually came out and the story, but never once do they seem anything less than fully normal about it. it isn’t a big deal and it shouldn’t be. the point being, i don’t know how the 90s were, homophobia-wise, but i like to think 2020 is probably coming to the best it’s ever been but even now, most straight guys are still uncomfortable being around gay men. luke and reggie rib alex about his crush on willie the same way they poke fun at luke for the chemistry between him and julie or with reggie and any girl he ‘flirts’ with. i fucking love it so much.

also not to stray from my point but luke and reggie also have some chemistry when they share a mic. not necessarily romantic but it’s There and definitely gives their performances an extra something. and the scene where luke sings at reggie and “that was pretty hot” where he kisses his fingers and puts them against reggie’s lips was easily in my top 5 fav scenes it was just so funny

but anyway, back on track. none of them are afraid of being real with each other. alex’s constant anxiety and the jokes about him crying for 25 years (and him dancing with dirty candy? amazing scene), reggie being upset when his house had been turned into a bike shack, literally every song luke writes being a piece of his soul that he’s sharing with not only the others, but the world (i cried during that whole ‘unsaid emily’ part, ngl). they’re best friends, and maybe it’s just because i have no straight guy friends to base it off of, but the honesty between them is something i rarely see in friendships between guys, even though we should.

honorable mentions:

absolutely love that connection between julie and sunset curve via her mom (the waitress)....that was supposed to be the implication, right? rose was her mom, she was the waitress bobby flirted with, she mentioned the bands she’s been in, one of those was rose & the petal pushers (the ticket on the top of her mom’s trunk?)

also bobby being trevor who is carrie’s dad was also a fantastic connection, though i really wish we got a scene about the boys actually confronting him about stealing the music, or even just catching up. the reveal of trevor seeing the boys on youtube and then in person was 11/10 but i wish there would’ve been a bit more payoff there, just a personal point

and then finally i swear to god if caleb fucks with nick’s friendship with julie or turns him into an asshome i will personally murder a fictional character. i will find a way. nick is amazing i love him.

i like flynn as a character but it kinda annoyed me how, in ep3 before finding out about the ghosts, she was so quick to anger about julie hiding things from her (understable anger though) but IMMEDIATELY went to text julie’s dad when she forced julie into telling her what was actually going on. like if you want your friend to tell you things, maybe going directly to her dad the second she does confide in you isn’t the best way to go about it. then again, i’ve never had a friend lose a parent and start seeing ghost bandmates so maybe i would do the same thing.

willie and alex are so adorable and booboo stewart plays the slightly dorky skater perfectly. i am a SUCKER for a good fanfic type pairing and nothing says that more than the skater and the drummer. also alex’s “get woke” to luke was the fucking funniest thing he’s so dorky

anyway, if you read all that, big kudos to you. and if you didn’t that’s understandable, i would probably skip it too. yall should share your fav scenes, i’m really genuinely curious so like submit an ask or something, i want to know!

[amazinggrace00]

another name goes up in lights, you wonder if you’ll make it out alive

Chapter 6: I had some emotional baggage but I cut it off starting with you and everything you said to me

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, Carrie isn't a good person, Nick isn't a good person

Chapter 6 Posted: 8/12/2022

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.

Chapter 6 Summary: (Love Island Voice) a surprise new character has entered the villa

Collection: JATP Big Band 2022

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Once the cast came back from Wondercon, they were pushed right into filming episode fourteen out of twenty-two. They had to get a bit ahead, with episode ten being the midseason finale and only four weeks until eleven started airing.

The previous week, Willie had joined the cast, as a double agent, helping out the Phantoms team. There wasn’t a huge hint at the romance between Alex’s character, Allan, and Willie’s character, Warner, yet, but it was shown slightly in the end credit scene where Warner helped Allan with something and when they both left and went in different directions, they both looked down and gave a little smile.

And the teasing was relentless. They were nice to Alex, only doing it when Willie wasn’t there, but Alex was so smitten that they just had to give him a hard time. Especially Luke, who decided that Alex needed payback for all of the comments and teasing he had done to him about Julie. Alex couldn’t even be mad. Honestly, he respected that.

“What are those two doing?” Willie asked, taking his seat at the table for the table read, next to Bobby. There was an empty seat between Bobby and Julie, where Luke usually sat, and then Alex was sitting next to Julie.

“Flynn and Kayla are teaching Reggie and Luke a TikTok dance,” Julie explained, shaking her head at the whole scene taking place.

“Oh jeez, I might download the app just to see that,” Willie laughed, taking one more peek and then facing forward so that he was looking at his castmates.

“You don’t have TikTok?” Alex asked.

“Naw, I just don’t have time for it. I heard it sucks you in for hours.”

Alex nodded but didn’t say anything and instead, discreetly texted on his phone while Bobby said something to Willie.

Alex to Julie

Alex: He doesn’t have TikTok Julie! What would we even have to talk about!

Julie: Oh my God Alex, I’m sure you will still have plenty to talk about.

Alex: Like what?!?!?!?

Julie ignored his text and turned to actually talk to him in person. “I’m surprised you aren’t over there learning the dance?”

“I, of course, know it, Jules, how dare you even insinuate that I don’t,” Alex pretended to be offended and she rolled her eyes.

“Yeah Julie!” Bobby added in, and Julie did her best to not be annoyed. They weren’t friends like that, that joke didn’t work.

“I’m surprised you aren’t teaching them. I’m sure you would be a great teacher,” Willie smiled.

“Oh uh, yeah, uh, absolutely not,” Alex managed to stutter out. “I tried to teach those two a dance once and it was like trying to teach toddlers calculus.”

“I can see that,” Willie smiled again and Alex turned his face to cover how red he was getting.

Alex ended up being saved by the two inspiring dancers as Luke and Reggie came over to their seats at the table, with Kayla and Flynn staying back to talk to a crew member.

“Whose that?” Luke pointed at an older lady, probably in her late fifties or early sixties.

“She’s one of the guest stars for this episode. I think she is playing the villain,” Julie answered.

“Sweet! I’m going to go say hi,” Luke replied, bouncing on the balls of his feet.

“Alright, but maybe chill for a few seconds first, we don’t want you to scare her,” Julie placed her hand on his arm to help lower his energy. Instead of listening to her, Luke stuck his tongue out and then wandered over.

“I think he could power this whole set with his energy,” Willie pointed out, taking in the exaggerated hand movements Luke was making as he talked.

“I bet his mom had fun trying to put him to sleep as a child,” Bobby added. Both Julie and Alex froze for a moment at the mention of Emily but then moved on as if nothing happened.

“Alright, why don’t we get started,” Caleb called for everyone’s attention. Everyone who wasn’t already in their seats headed to their places. Once everyone was settled, they noticed an empty chair next to the older lady that Luke had just been talking to.

The placeholder only had the character's name, as some of the guest stars got casted very last minute, sometimes even hours before.

“I think our Nathaniel for the week is running just a little late. He just got the call a couple of hours ago,” Caleb explained. “Why don’t we just start now? His scenes aren’t even in the first ten minutes of the show anyways.”