#bcb spoilers

[ithemissawesome]

BAND CAMP BOYFRIEND SPOILERS: TOM’S ROUTE

they stuck to marching band for each other, and they stuck together because of marching band. marching band may be over, but they’ll stay together, forever

[vilecr0ws]

I am a Victor Wiley apologist through and through. He and Bandit deserve the world 🥹

(I tagged this as spoilers but in case you’re still seeing this, don’t click the link if you haven’t gotten through at least a few routes of the game!)

[lovebirdgames]

Oh Peter, we love you and your first world problems, but the other routes are dealing with a lot, too...

[withlovevio]

Proposed Ship Names for Every MCxLI Ship in Band Camp Boyfriend

Spoiler warning for every route across the board except for the side story!

I don't expect any of these to catch on because you can name the MC whatever you want--this is all just for fun! My friend helped me draft these and it's been sitting in my notes app for about 2 weeks so I thought I'd post!

Tom x Cadence

Tomdence

Majorbones

Majorboner (HEAR ME OUT if this game can make jokes about Set 36, this one shouldn't be too bad. However, I understand it’s not very PG-13. 😔)

Peter x Cadence

Petercad (There’s no way to combine their names without it sounding like a pesticide or petulance I’M SORRY)

TrumpetMajor

Hellfire duo

Clark x Cadence

Cladence

Flex and Specs (play on Clark’s nickname Specs and Pecs) 💪🤓

Drum major duo (the Dual Drum Majors ending is so canon in my mind)

Samuel x Cadence

Samdence

✨Gourmet duo✨ (they're classy)

Samuel seems to dislike puns but if he didn't, the sax puns are endless 💔

Poptart x Cadence

Melcad

Melvence

Melloduo

MajorPanda

Doug x Cadence

Dougdence

(Drum)^2 major (this one's my favorite. the irony is that Doug might not know what this means BUT THAT’S OKAY WE LOVE HIM)

Garth & Cadence (platonic)

Gardence (like gardens 🥺)

GET DOWN MR. PRESIDENT (get down meaning 🕺💃)

MajorPresident

Wileyduo

Some more ideas I have but am too uncreative to think of at the moment:

Ship names based on their respective planets 🥺

Rarepairs and slash pairs

[midnightcaptions]

Soul and Maka tho 👀

I love them a normal amount. I wonder why I ship them. Gee, it couldn't be any number of these little things.

bickers like an old married couple, compares a partner exchange/breakup to infidelity. "Cool men don't cheat." literally the narrator: "Maka, and her partner and weapon, Soul Eater-"

dies for her. dies for her. dies for him.

bonus: breaks her fall

(this post keeps going, i'm putting the rest under a readmore)

Staying at the bedside while in recovery. The babies.

Couple's Therapy lmao

Domestic as all be.

Didn't have to have a special little dance to form a gameplan! Didn't have to dress up for it to enter the black room!

Trusted him to be her lifeline to pull her out of the depths of madness. So he pulled her out of the depths of madness.

"It's always there for me. This is my Soul Eater's soul!"

"The sound of his soul. All his emotions, they're flowing from him straight into me. What I'm sensing is…faith, and confidence. This is our foundation. This is our courage!" ok baby stop being so sappy ugh ♥I'm well aware synchronizing is essential to a solid resonance, but they went HARD on this. Soul went hard on this, to stand a chance in this fight. He did this for her.

THIS???? Saving him from certain death and/or madness?? She ventured literally DEEP inside his soul to bring him back from the brink.

If Soul's courage is for Maka, of course she'd have the key! PRECIOUS. Key to his heart chest! Yaaasss

Goes even deeper into his soul, to retrieve that petrified little piece of him he's locked away in the lockbox.

Because none of this is meaningful or intimate as heck, nooooope.

[crocheddar]

My cage has been unlocked (I’ve caught up on episodes of bcb party), and I can finally make memes.

[sagewhite]

BCB Spoilers under cut

Lucy and Mike have a lot in common.. One being that they don't want to be valued for just their looks. They're more than just romantic interests to other people and they deserve to be loved platonically.

[wizzerreblogs]

Leon Tanner x Reader/Cadence

Ice Cream Date

Wooo my first fic for bcb and it's a Leon one bc I am nothing but a sucker for those undatables. And it's criminal that we didn't get more time with him, so I'm making up for it with this.

Also, it's relatively spoiler-free as I don't really put anything specific to the plot, just a line he says on the final route. Unless you count Leon as a spoiler himself, then ig spoilers, lol.

No use of Y/N or anything of the sort in this, but it is in 2nd person. Ending is also a tad bit abrupt, but I'm very tired so cut me some slack lol.

Word count: 2.1k

Band camp was... eventful to say the least. And even after the crazy chaos, there was still a lot of work to do as the band would have to work extra hard to keep it up and running. Which meant a lot of work for the drum major, band president, and the band director himself.

And coincidentally, you were one of those.

That's right. You were the drum major! Congratulations on surviving band camp, now you have to survive marching band and school on top of that!... No quitting.

But nevermind all that. Despite the exhaustion, excitement for band does trump all. And also... band lets you see the guy who has caught your attention ever since he helicopter-ed into Camp Bearpaw to fill the hole in the drill. That's right.

Leon Tanner.

The guy who cannot talk to girls without blushing.

But here's the thing: he owed you an ice cream date... Well, actually, you might owe him it after everything that's happened, but he offered to go out for it that one time, and by God you weren't gonna turn down free ice cream (again). And luckily it was Friday, which meant you could totally ask about his upcoming plans for Saturday and maybe score yourself an ice cream date with a buff softie?

Here's hoping.

...

You decide to approach him at lunch. Best time for talking and no doubt the hunger might influence him a bit. You see him at a table with a few younger kids (no doubt the ones who he bunked with at band camp; they latched onto him after that) and make eye contact. You smile warmly at him, but he just blushes and looks down.

Oh well, you won't let that stop you on your mission. You take your tray and sit opposite of him, psyching yourself up for this.

I mean, the worst he can say is no, right?... Right?

You decide to speak first, saying, "Hey Leon! How have you been settling in so far? It's been a bit hectic after... you know what, so I just wanna see how you're doing now that we're in a safe environment."

He looks up at you from his food and quietly says, "It's been going alright. Can't really complain after all that at band camp."

Oh, you see an opportunity.

You lean in a bit on the table and say, "Just alright? Anything I can do to make your experience here better?" And for effect, you bat your lashes a little bit at him.

And... just like expected, he turns into a blushing mess again. Got him.

"I, uh, well..." And he's gone. Lady's, gentlemen, and everything in-between, you got him.

You just laugh and lean back, "Leon, I'm just teasing you. You're so easy to fluster. Anyways! Real reason I'm here is to hopefully ask if you still wanna get ice cream with me and explore the mall? I know during the first weekend of band camp you wanted to, so I'm hoping the offer is still valid for tomorrow."

He smiles--a very cute smile, you notice-- and nods, which gets you beaming as well.

"Awesome! It's a date. Here," you pull out your phone and open your contacts, "Put your number in here and I'll text you more details after band practice!"

He does that, and you take your tray and head out. You doubt he'll actually be able to eat with you after that, so you decide to head off to your friends. And... okay, maybe you wanted to gush a little about getting a date this weekend. But only a little.

...

It's finally after band practice and you were home and could finally discuss plans with Leon. You shoot him a quick text, telling him that it's you and get straight to business.

You

So, if you're able, 1 PM tomorrow would be a good time to get ice cream at the mall! It will be a little busy, but that's the best time to go and people watch and go around the stores.

Leon

Sounds good! I'll see you there.

Score! Plans settled, but now you have to get an outfit. One that says "I care about looking good for this date-but-not-an-official-date but not too much so I don't look desperate." Which means you need some professional help, aka Susie.

You call her, stating it is an emergency, and she comes over right away.

"What's the issue? You said it was an emergency!"

You look at her and bring her to your room, "It is!... What should I wear tomorrow for my date for Leon?"

She deadpans at you for a second, but snaps into excited mode.

"Oh my god, we have to make you look great! This is your first date in a while, and Leon's such a cutie! You two would be great together!!"

You smile and laugh, "Hold your horses, cowboy! It's not even an official date as I don't want to scare him. It's just ice cream and touring the plaza and mall, that's it!... But I do want to look good in the off-chance he's interested in me in that way."

Susie rolls her eyes as she helps you go through your closet, "Yeah right, who wouldn't be interested in you? You're kind, helpful, determined, and a cutie. He'd be a fool to not want to be with you."

You both smile and laugh, glad to be able to bond over this, and continue rummaging.

And then it happens, you both find the perfect outfit, and Susie squeals.

"It's perfect! You have to wear that tomorrow, he'll love it!"

You twirl around, showing it off and checking it out again before saying, "And I love it too. Thanks, Susie for coming by and helping me with this!"

You see her out and she says, "No problem! Had to help my best friend with getting the man of her dreams."

It elicits one last laugh from you guys before she leaves, and now you have to clean up and hype yourself up again for tomorrow.

A date with Leon Tanner.

Let's hope nothing goes wrong... Please, nothing go wrong.

...

The morning of the ice cream date. Nothing has gone wrong so far, but you never know with your friends. So you cautiously get dressed up and check for any text messages from Leon saying he can't come (worst scenario) or the other boys trying to bother you (more manageable, but annoying).

And now, it was just about time for you to leave and go to your date. You take your car (quicker), and head to the plaza, all ready to go get your ice cream on with Leon. And maybe score another date-but-not-an-official-date, or an actual date with him? You sure hope.

You see that you arrived first so you sit on a nearby bench, happily waiting for him, but playing on your phone to not look too excited. Don't want to scare the guy off after all.

And then, you get the text.

Leon

I'm here. I see you on the bench.

You look up and see him staring at you, so you smile and wave. He blushes (qtypical reaction for him), and comes over as you stand.

He goes to say something, but as he looks at you he notices your outfit and his breath hitches and he turns even more red. He starts to nervously brush him arm.

"I, uh. I forgot what I was going to say... Uh, you look good."

You beam at him, "Thanks! You look good as well," you pat him on the shoulder, "Now, let's go get some ice cream!"

You both enter the parlor, which wasn't too full but there were a few other students from your school there. You ignore them and take Leon to go look at the options.

They all look delicious, but you can't have it all, so you say, "Mm, it all looks so good right now. Any ideas on what you'll get, Leon?"

He looks deep in thought (apparently getting ice cream is serious business), and says "Actually, I'm thinking about getting that pear flavor. It says it's their special."

You lean in closer to him to see what he's looking at, which he stiffens a bit at. You notice that it is their special and does look amazing too.

"Yeah... that does look good! So, two pear ice creams for us then?"

He nods, and you order for the both of you. Before you can pay, he takes out his wallet and does so.

It shocks you a little bit, "Oh! Leon, you didn't have to do that."

He shakes his head, "I invited you out here the first time, so it's only right that I pay."

Well... who are you to turn down free ice cream? You just accept it and get your cone, taking him to go sit outside under one of the nice parasol tables.

You both quietly eat your ice cream for a bit before you speak up, "So, have you made any other friends since moving here? Or have you gotten closer to your band mates?"

He smiles, "Yeah. Poptart," the nickname stuck after band camp, even after everyone learned his real name, "and I have been hanging out a bit more. Peter has been nicer to me now as well."

You smile brightly at him, "That's great! I'm so glad; I just knew you would be able to fit in with us."

His smile turns bashful and he quietly thanks you. And after that, you both finish your ice cream which means going around the mall a bit.

You take his hand--with permission of course-- and lead him around, entering a few stores and doing some window shopping. That continues for a bit until you reach a store you really like, the pet store.

You pause and stop, staring at Leon, "Leon!! We've made it to the best store in this whole place, the pet store!"

And that gets him excited as well, seeing as he loves animals, so you both enter the store.

It's a quaint place and the owner is friendly and takes good care of the animals, which is always good. They also know you, so that's another plus of being there.

The owner hears you and Leon enter, and warmly greets you both. You let Leon take off first and talk with the owner for a bit.

"This is the first time I've seen you here with a boy, and he looks new. Is he your boyfriend?"

You smile, "No, he isn't... but here's hoping, right? Oh, he really likes animals, though, so I was sure he'd love it here like how I do."

They chuckle a bit and pat you on the back, "Well, good luck then and enjoy your date. I'll be in the back if you need me."

And with that, you wander over to Leon who's looking at the cats.

You start speaking softly, "They're cute, right? They're like the highlight of coming here."

Leon nods, his focus on the animals.

"You know, if we get the owner back out here, they'll let us pet them. They're all pretty friendly, though a few are shy."

And that appears to have got him, as he looks excitedly at you. Which means you have to get the owner.

So you do that and now here you are, petting cats with Leon. You're both enjoying it, but eventually it has to end. You both help the owner put them back, bid them farewell, and leave the store.

And now it was just the two of you again, walking back to the parking lot where your car is.

You smile at him, "Well, Leon, I had a wonderful time with you today!"

He smiles back at you, blushing slightly, "Yeah, it was great... Thanks for inviting me."

"Well, technically, you invited me first. I just held you to your word."

He laughs a little and that gets you to smile more.

"I have to go now, but... wanna do this again sometime? I really enjoyed hanging out with you, and I think it would be great if we kept doing this."

He nods, "Yeah, I wouldn't mind doing this again with you."

You beam once more, and as one final send off before you leave, you kiss him on the cheek.

He turns bright red and his hand shoots up to the spot, and that's when you take your leave.

He was still stunned by that kiss even as you said, "Bye, Leon! I'll see you at school, Monday!"

But... it looked like he liked it, so score for you.

Here's hoping that your next date will go even better, and that you'll have a cute boyfriend named Leon Tanner after it.

[mintyhootax]

2 pages, 1 year apart in the story, 10 years apart in real life.

[ithemissawesome]

Band Camp Boyfriend scene redraw: Spoilers for the final route!

“Shhhhh. Tell me why you’re crying. You can be vague, if you want.”

i love this scene so much. im pretty sure it rewired my brain

[vilecr0ws]

don't rb! // clearing out my WIP folder!

some wiley expressions, panel for a dang bros comic (that ended up being 10 pages drafted out?1?;😮‍💨), a little garth, and some thumbnail sketches for the peter birthday art I drew for the discord (that I’ll post soon I prommy) :D

[bramblepaws]

20 bucks Paulo stole Mike’s phone

:eyes emoji:

[lovebirdgames]

Kristin, one of our beta testers (and a good friend who was in marching band with us), sent us these adorable and hilarious drawings while testing the game. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did!

Bonus: Some of the boys’ reactions to Poptart winning the Best Boy poll in 2018. :D

[withlovevio]

i've thrown out the idea on this blog many times, but i've considered writing a long-form post about peter (and alex)'s asian/viet representation in BCB! this desire has been only been heightened since I replayed peter's route & side story and since I made a viet oc for this game ! :D

i'm no sociologist (just a notes app scribbler that enjoys media) so I'm hesitant to define "asian", "AsAm", or "first/second gen" experiences. if I were to write it, i'd likely frame it through how their experiences resonated with me and what i've personally observed to avoid generalization!

(unrelated can of worms, if there's anything I've learned this past year in uni, it's that there's no one distinct AsAm experience! the Asian diaspora is so diverse! people exist in fluidity and ambiguity, so characters will also!)

my qualifications? I'm an ex-humanities major now in stem, my parents told me not to go to art school, and i'm second gen viet 😎. maybe I should’ve started with the last one?)

ok but jokes aside, the last time i vividly remembered a viet (and chinese) character in a video game was alex chen in life is strange: true colors! it's not often we get cool viet characters in games that don't relate to war. I never thought i'd find this rep in a niche otome VN of all places so i'm v overjoyed :)

[chromaticroses]

the amount of people shitting on mike for taking advantage of daisy's feelings while cheering daisy on for very clearly taking advantage of his.... like mike is in a very vulnerable and emotionally compromised state right now. six pages ago he was crying. two pages ago he literally said "i could have let all those girls do whatever they wanted to me", literally saying that he wants to be taken advantage of because he's in a fucked up state of mind and here daisy is, doing just that! and like, so did lucy! both of these girls are in a stable emotional mindset while mike very much is not but because its like, impossible for girls to take advantage of guys he's the one in the wrong here. remember when lucy did the same thing to agustus and to paulo and they both refused her ? thats what daisy and lucy should be doing to mike.

tl;dr: dont kiss someone after they just finished crying, even if they're trying to initiate the kiss. what is wrong with you people.

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[tracfone]

wooooahhh we’re halfway there

WOAH-OH

LUCY OVER THERE