#bought by one direction

[captainmaxatx]

Sorry Y/N one of your owners died :(

[bethanydelleman]

The mother who sells her daughter to One Direction is a fanfiction trope from the early/mid 2010s. Basically young girls would write fanfiction that usually went something like:

The main character wakes up/comes home from school

detailed outfit description

The main character's horrible abusive mother tells her that she's sold her to One Direction

Main character gets picked up in a limo

Main character gets new, fancier clothes

Main character lives with One Direction for the rest of the fic, tags along on tours, and bonds with the band members

Sometimes, one of the band memebers would date the main character, as a sort of arranged marriage/kidnapping romance. However, the author was generally aware that she was too young to date any of them, and too old to be their kid, so the whole "sold to One Direction" became a middle ground. It's basically a fantasy for tween/early teen girls to get to bond with their favorite celebrities and be their favorite person, without there having to be romance. And it's an achieveble fantasy, because the main character doesn't have to start out as a celebrity or musical genius.

However, for a kid to be sold, their parents have to be horrible. So the parents would be over the top ridiculously abusive, and quite similar to Lady Susan. One Direction would be chill though, despite buying a child.

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Thank you! I didn't get really into fan fiction until recently, and I mostly write and read Jane Austen fan fiction, so this trope doesn't come up too much. However, I have read descriptions of fics where Darcy buys Elizabeth and then is super chill, despite the human buying thing. It all makes sense now.

[batfambrainrotbeloved]

If I die by the thing in the hallway- my beta knows to drop the fic summary dw

[rabbitinthemeadow]

Alas, the cradle of my heart waits elsewhere || Four

[solarpunkani]

"Oh no, someone's attracted to the aesthetics of my -punk movement but doesn't know the praxis and history behind it like I do--"

OK. Tell them. Make it a teaching moment. Everyone who's in your movement learned the background from somewhere at some point, maybe this is that point for that person. Give them a jumping off point that they can dive into later.

"Oh but I shouldn't be responsible for teaching baby -punks about the history and the how-tos and--"

OK. Then don't tell them. You don't have to be responsible for teaching people with a budding interest in your group the ins and outs and how-tos. That's fair and valid! It can be a lot of work. Someone else will handle it

"But I'm annoyed that they would try to claim to be part of/be interested in my community without knowing all the details that I know after being in it for months/years/decades, they're dumb, they're posers, they're--"

OK. Then don't engage with them, if it's that bad. Maybe someone else will come around and tell them the history, maybe they'll pick it up on their own, maybe they'll just enjoy the fashion elements for awhile.

"But they shouldn't claim to be part of the -punk community if they don't know the--"

I feel like we have a few options here. People can either talk to them, share the history, share the values, share the praxis. Or they can just chase off anyone who even thinks about dipping a toe in their community, and then wonder why it's dying off later down the line.

I dunno, maybe I'm too naive and patient or whatever. But if people are entering your -punk spaces without knowing The Rundown of what you feel they need to know, maybe being nice about it and informing people instead of immediately assuming stupidity and malicious intent could help you make a new friend. Even the loudest voices in a space had to learn from somewhere, and not everyone has the luxury of being in the space as the History was Happening--whether it's an age thing or a not being aware of the space thing. Or maybe I just don't see what the big deal is behind people hating people who like the aesthetic of something and don't know the behind the scenes history about it yet.

Because I believe in the word 'yet.' No one comes into this world knowing everything about everything, and we're all constantly learning new things. I'm not gonna degrade someone and call them a poser for not knowing what I know. Because if it were me, interested in a scene but getting chased out and called a poser? I wouldn't hit the books and study up, I'd go 'that fuckin sucks, those people sucked' and then avoid anyone and anything having to do with it.

So chase people off and call them posers if you want. But if your community starts dwindling, don't be fucking shocked.

[ifthestarswereedibleharry]

Oops. This is what happens when you're a One Direction fan and go to Camden Market

[nebuvoid]

have you guys heard of orange juice? this shits crazy

[yutamayo]

[vaniliens]

Im not even sticking around for the drama that stuff gives me heart diseases im just here to see where this guys gonna lead us and to make fun of him if it ends up bad and ignore it if it was good

[maggieisalarrie]

I know this is a long shot but if there happens to be anyone looking to sell their 1D vinyls (particularly up all night and take me home and the midnight memories 7in if you have it) I’d be VERY interested in discussing. that also goes for any of the boys’ solo releases!

[dreamlogic]

in boring adult annoyances, i recently converted my checking account to a different type of checking account with the same credit union. i've done this a couple times over the years cuz it's the same checking account my dad helped me set up when i was 13 and this CU is still my primary financial institution. asked the banker

"will my account number remain the same?"

"yes, we're just converting it to a different type of the same account!"

"so my direct deposit and autopays won't be impacted?"

"correct!"

"and i can still use the same debit card i've been using for the last ~6 years!"

"absolutely!"

"great, let's do it."

fast forward to this week, when three of my autopay bills bounced, my debit card isn't working, and a closer look at my account number shows a 1-digit change at the end. go back to the same branch like "hey no offense but what the fuck??"

different banker takes a look at my accounts, makes a Face, and politely casually asks "so where did you go to make the switch? :)"

"here, this branch. that person over there was actually the one who helped me."

The Face intensifies. ".....Ah. I See. well, it looks like the way the changes were made may have Disrupted some things. you're gonna need a new debit card, etc, i'll get that printed for you ASAP."

[5 minutes later the banker who fucked up the first transaction sheepishly approaches me to hand over my new debit card & apologize profusely.]

[edge-oftheworld]

can't believe people still talk about being sold to one direction all the time and then they don't even remember 5sos

[foxcassius]

i think jake and i are going to open a joint bank account, which will probably make all my friends who have never met him freak out for me but really makes me feel very relieved

[ifthestarswereedibleharry]

Updated my collection today. Just got to get the rest of Zayn's CDs and I've got Walls coming as I had a nightmare trying to get hold of it. I'm so happy right now.

[raifuujin]

Secret archives arrived. Which I won't be scanning for another day or so because it happened to get delivered on my b-day, but I have seen some people really interested in seeing it, so. Soon.

Who knows about the other handful of books that need to be added. I have them, but some digital versions have been shared for some that might be better to link than my physical ones, and motivation can be hard when I have to provide it. Also I got a used copy of Animal Crossing Switch months ago and keeping up with that mostly-daily has taken a solid chunk of attention in my off time. And then there's this 1000 piece Pokemon Ditto puzzle--

[solaris-amethyst]

I’m in Copenhagen to see the Nct Dream concert today (my very first Kpop concert as well) all by myself and I just know I will crash after the concert like once my head hits the pillow of the hotel bed I’m out like a light😭 I’ve been awake since 4:30 and am very much starting to get tired now and it’s like 3 hours and 20 minutes left until the concert starts😭😭😭😭