#bandstand gif

[cascadeoceanwave]

musical theatre challenge: 1/1 seasons | 2016-2017 (insp)

[lonelylittledot]

literally same exact energy

[izloveshorses]

i don’t need to be rescued. what if i do?

[gingerpeachtea]

THEY WANT ILLUSION. AND THEY ACHIEVE IT. WE ALL RELIVE THE PAST AND NEVER WANNA LEAVE IT. THE WORLD IS ENDING. AND WE’RE PRETENDINGGGGGGGGGGG

[meiloorunsmoothie]

had the pleasure of introducing (part of) my family to bandstand earlier today...and it went about as well as i could hope for

we only made it through act 1, but promises have been made to watch act 2 soon

right this way seems to be their favorite song so far, and they seem to at least be somewhat following what's happening (well, some of them) 😅

anyways...

i tried.

[aquamon]

[acefictionwriting]

Ways Johnny Simpson is Warm

His Smile

When Johnny enters the bar you own, he is talking with Davy. However, when he sees you, he immediately smiles. His smile is warm. It makes your chest feel warm as your heart beats faster. Your face feels warm too, as you can’t help but blush as he half-runs half-walks over to hug you as a greeting.

His Hugs

Johnny’s hugs were warm. He always seemed warmer than anyone else, especially when you were entirely wrapped in his arms with him gently kissing the top of your head. You could feel his heartbeat he was holding you so tightly. So happy to see you. This happened everyday. You loved it every day. You smile up at him.

His Eyes

Johnny pulled back from the hug and looked at you with such warm and kind eyes. So in love you could see it on his whole face. His Green-Gray eyes met yours. The way he looked at you never failed to warm something in you, some emotion in you, that no one else could reach. No one else could touch that part of you, and warm it as he could.

His Voice

“Well Hey, Sweetheart! Hey, we just got done with the gig down the street, is your shift over? I feel like dancing!”

You know his shift ended an hour ago. You knew he and the boys had been drinking from the way Wayne and Davy were struggling to stand. You knew he thought they had just finished. you also knew your shift wouldn’t end for another half an hour. You didn’t have time for dancing. There wasn’t even live music in the bar tonight.

”Sure Johnny. I’d love to dance with you. I’ll put on your favorite record.”

There was his smile again.

His Laugh

You turned the music on and headed back to where Johnny was sitting with the band. He was laughing over something Davy said. His laugh was loud. He never tried to hide his laughter. He saw you and you once again his eyes brighten. He walks over to you again, and takes your hand. He kisses your hand softly while keeping eye contact.

“Hey! Do you wanna dance? The record that makes me think of you is on.”

“I would love to Johnny.” You said softly, smiling because his smile is so cute and contagious.

Bonus:

Johnny Simpson’s hands are cold. His hands shake. Both from his PTSD and his nerve damage. His hands are cold, but when he holds your hand to drag you to the dance floor, it makes you warm. Today, his hands were lightly shaking as one of his arms snaked around your waist for a slow dance. His hands were freezing against your dress, where you could feel it through the fabric. However, as his cold hands held you and sent chills through your body with how cold he was, you felt hot. Johnny Simpson wasn’t just warm. Johnny Simpson was hot.

[vogelmeister]

me listening to bandstand well aware its american veteran propaganda

[joyfulsoda]

Join me on my crusade to revive the Bandstand fandom this summer. I am desperate for friends and new content of The Guys Ever. (Julia is included with the Guys. She was dubbed an honorary Guy by Davy at one point and I cannot be proven incorrect.)

Anyways.

Try to support the show as you are able by watching it through the proper site, introducing it to more people, anything really! Just make sure that you respect the messages behind the show and the very, very real history of WWII and the post-WWII era that drives its plot.

I'll hopefully be writing and drawing a fair bit this summer due to my job, so expect a lot of content from me. I'll try to do some character studies, because as of right now, I've only really done that for Wayne, oops. Feel free to leave suggestions for potential one-shot plots or prompts in my ask box or in the comments! :)

[courageisneverforgotten]

hear me out… alexandra shipp as julia trojan

[broadway-shenanigans]

When your card declines at therapy, so they bring up this scene

“Was he scared? What was the last thing he said? Were his eyes op-” “There were no eyes! Jesus Christ, Julia! It’s not like the movies. It’s just not like the movies! There was no face! No hands to fold! No hair to comb! Just stop it!” “…I am still waiting.”

[gingerpeachtea]

in just three days it will have been a full year since anyone posted something to the bandstand ao3 tag

[meiloorunsmoothie]

no context gif of me right now:

[davidbyrne]

Dick Clark interviews Talking Heads on American Bandstand (1979)

[the-river-rix]

Man something that always kills me is that even in the midst of a panic attack/implied flashback Donny notices Davy/Wayne’s defeatist/suicidal remarks and makes a point to encourage them/reach out to them later in right this way (“they’ll say right this way/you’ve been fighting for far too long”)

It never ends.

[hg-aneh]

favorite scene from season 1 and then for season 2?

im a bandstand argument enjoyer + "my miracles arent working 😃" "neither are mine 😃" magic show

ps crowley in that scene is so pretty

SEASON 1

Disco Tony

and Sir Mommy Issues

SEASON 2

babygirl

and the entire sequence of Crowley following Aziraphale around Soho