#boohoo you dont know exactly what the next move of someone will be

[ghost-of-you]

Ima hop in talking to throw my two sense about this major break that’s coming up for 5sos, anonymously as someone who runs a anonymous 5sos confessions blog.

There’s a lot of new people in this fandom who’ve never experienced a 5sos break, and still have trauma from either 1D or other bands who took a break and then disbanded before the reunion. Or are fans of bands who are also in a limbo and are worried about what’s going to happen. (Looking at 1975 fans, I wish the best for yall)

And I’m a mixture of both! I was here for the first break, but drifted into other music genres during it, and kinda forgot about 5sos for a while, but came back within the last 3 years.

Plus for those who were here for the first break - there’s a lot of different factors that add into the uncertainty this time, like Michael becoming a dad!

There’s a lot of feelings being thrown around in the music industry of what happens before/during breaks that adds to what a break means now vs when the first break happened. It’s just… a lot.

Okay, look, I'm nice and I'm understanding but right now I'm gonna sound like a bitch and I don't care. Whatever experience anyone has with any other band doesn't matter. What happened with one direction is different from what is happening with the 1975, that's different from what happened with big time rush, that's different from what happened to why don't we, that's different from what happened to the Jonas brothers, I can keep going but you catch my drift. They are different bands, formed by different people, in different ways, with different believes and way to make music. No one thought backstreet boys were ever gonna come back and they just did a world tour, NSYNC was seen together just last month for the first time in YEARS, bands can take breaks and reform and regroup and move on if they want. I think this expectation that you're owed content all of the time is crazy. Album cycles shouldn't be just month long things. They should be allowed to work on something for longer. They should be allowed to not tour every 6 months. 5sos released 5 album in 10 years. An album every 2 years is a fucking good number. But even if it takes them another 2, 3, 5 years, it's their right as humans to take as much space as they want. I understand why people might be scared, but no one has the right to demand anything from anyone. Maybe Luke and Ashton will release more solo music, maybe they'll go on a tour, maybe Calum will drop a poetry book, maybe we won't see them for 5 years and then they'll announce the announcement of a new song. They can do whatever they want. You can't honestly expect to have access or content or tour at all times. They are grown men with lives and families who worked hard to learn how to exist outside a band they started when they were teenagers.

And yes, Michael is gonna be a father, but one, he's not the first musician ever to have a kid so that doesn't mean anything, but you also can't expect him to not be there for his daughter. Baby girl Clifford should be his priority but in nowhere is stated that you can't be a father and a musician.

And to compare 5sos to one direction is not a fair comparison, one direction was formed in a reality show by people who only wanted to explore them. 5sos were friends first and they are still friends first. Maybe they won't drop an album every year anymore. Maybe they won't make a tour with 101 concerts in less than 8 months. But that doesn't make them any less of a band, it they are doing shorter tours and longer album cycles.

Also, if they break up, they broke up, we can't force them to stay a band.

But I stand by the fact that these men went through quarantine, lost a whole record with calm due to an internal error, dropped their label, their management, both Ashton and Luke released solo albums, with Luke signing a 3 record deal if I'm not mistaken , Michael got signed as a dj and a producer, and they still released a whole album independently that was made the way they wanted. If they were gonna stop being a band they would've done in it in 2020. They're allowed whatever breaks they want or need. They are real humans. And they are not one direction.

But this break they are taking is something that they planned around it, or do you think it's an accident the tour ended just in time for Michael to be back home for the birth of his daughter? This tour wasn't scheduled, they could've not done it. But they chose to do it. But to look at them and accuse of being about to breakup and lying about it because they are taking a break for a very specific and unbelievably valid reason is bullshit.

I don't care about whatever trauma you may have about other bands. What happened to other bands happened to other bands. You can't make a different situation about them because it's never gonna be the same because there's different people involved.

Is their life. Their choice. We're just along for the ride. It's a hell of a good one so far and if this is it so be it. It's their choice.

And honestly, if you're actually this affected by one direction breaking up and this is not just some exaggeration for the bit or a joke, get help.

[cynical-crypt]

01: Do you have a good relationship with your parents? yeah we're friends 02: Who did you last say “I love you” to? @cortexrampage 03: Do you regret anything? always all the time forever 04: Are you insecure? absolutely 05: What is your relationship status? lesboygaybian with @cortexrampage (dont fucking know your gender) 06: How do you want to die? not painfully and not any time soon 07: What did you last eat? meatloaf microwave meal 08: Played any sports? broke my leg playing soccer as a kid 09: Do you bite your nails? yup 10: When was your last physical fight? like a week ago but it was a friendly fight 11: Do you like someone? scout again 12: Have you ever stayed up 48 hours? record is 135 13: Do you hate anyone at the moment? many 14: Do you miss someone? my friend josey. he died from cancer not long ago 15: Have any pets? 2 birds 1 cat and getting a dove this summer 16: How exactly are you feeling at the moment? annoyed because tumblr is lagging 17: Ever made out in the bathroom? yup 18: Are you scared of spiders? no 19: Would you go back in time if you were given the chance? probably yes 20: Where was the last place you snogged someone? dont remember 21: What are your plans for this weekend? pack to move 22: Do you want to have kids? How many? no 23: Do you have piercings? How many? 3 24: What is/are/were your best subject(s)? i flunked school real bad. probably art 25: Do you miss anyone from your past? a couple 26: What are you craving right now? shitty ramen 27: Have you ever broken someone’s heart? yup 28: Have you ever been cheated on? yup 29: Have you made a boyfriend/girlfriend cry? yup. his fault for sexually assaulting me boohoo motherfucker 30: What’s irritating you right now? HOW FKEN SLOW TUMBLR IS *HYPERRAGE* 31: Does somebody love you? ill let @cortexrampage answer that one 32: What is your favourite color? green 33: Do you have trust issues? yup 34: Who/what was your last dream about? i think i was mad snackin on bananas 35: Who was the last person you cried in front of? joseys mom 36: Do you give out second chances too easily? yup 37: Is it easier to forgive or forget? eehhh... probably forgive im really bad at forgetting 38: Is this year the best year of your life? nah that was 2010 39: How old were you when you had your first kiss? 5 i think 40: Have you ever walked outside completely naked? no 51: Favourite food? cod (the fish) and flounder (the fish) 52: Do you believe everything happens for a reason? nah 53: What is the last thing you did before you went to bed last night? watched a video about a fish making weird sand things 54: Is cheating ever okay? on tests 55: Are you mean? probably 56: How many people have you fist fought? a lot 57: Do you believe in true love? i dunno im schizo ask me next week 58: Favourite weather? rainy but not super rainy 59: Do you like the snow? on occasion 60: Do you wanna get married? no (reblogging and continuing ran out of space) (1/2)

70 horrible questions ... Fuck it

01: Do you have a good relationship with your parents? 02: Who did you last say “I love you” to? 03: Do you regret anything? 04: Are you insecure? 05: What is your relationship status? 06: How do you want to die? 07: What did you last eat? 08: Played any sports? 09: Do you bite your nails? 10: When was your last physical fight? 11: Do you like someone? 12: Have you ever stayed up 48 hours? 13: Do you hate anyone at the moment? 14: Do you miss someone? 15: Have any pets? 16: How exactly are you feeling at the moment? 17: Ever made out in the bathroom? 18: Are you scared of spiders? 19: Would you go back in time if you were given the chance? 20: Where was the last place you snogged someone? 21: What are your plans for this weekend? 22: Do you want to have kids? How many? 23: Do you have piercings? How many? 24: What is/are/were your best subject(s)? 25: Do you miss anyone from your past? 26: What are you craving right now? 27: Have you ever broken someone’s heart? 28: Have you ever been cheated on? 29: Have you made a boyfriend/girlfriend cry? 30: What’s irritating you right now? 31: Does somebody love you? 32: What is your favourite color? 33: Do you have trust issues? 34: Who/what was your last dream about? 35: Who was the last person you cried in front of? 36: Do you give out second chances too easily? 37: Is it easier to forgive or forget? 38: Is this year the best year of your life? 39: How old were you when you had your first kiss? 40: Have you ever walked outside completely naked? 51: Favourite food? 52: Do you believe everything happens for a reason? 53: What is the last thing you did before you went to bed last night? 54: Is cheating ever okay? 55: Are you mean? 56: How many people have you fist fought? 57: Do you believe in true love? 58: Favourite weather? 59: Do you like the snow? 60: Do you wanna get married? 61: Is it cute when a boy/girl calls you baby? 62: What makes you happy? 63: Would you change your name? 64: Would it be hard to kiss the last person you kissed? 65: Your best friend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do? 66: Do you have a friend of the opposite sex who you can act your complete self around? 67: Who was the last person of the opposite sex you talked to? 68: Who’s the last person you had a deep conversation with? 69: Do you believe in soulmates? 70: Is there anyone you would die for?