#fob in manila

[ortegavi]

the ONE time i’m not in my home country this happens?? 😭😭😭

[abyssanyon]

patrick stump the man that u are...

[milligramspoison]

FOB starts at 8pm tomorrow! Time conversions will be below :)

North America

Nova Scotia - 8am

East Coast - 7am

Central Time - 6am

Mountain Time - 5am

West Coast - 4am

Europe

Western European Time - 12pm

Central European Time - 1pm

Eastern European Time - 2pm

South America

Fernando de Noronha Standard Time - 10am

Brasilia Standard Time - 9am

Amazon Standard Time - 8am

Acre Standard Time - 7am

Australia

AEST (Australian Capital Territory Time) - 11pm

Victoria Time - 11pm

Tasmania Time - 11pm

New South Wales Time - 11pm

Queensland Time - 10pm

Northern Territory Time - 9:30pm

Western Australia (Most) - 8pm

Western Australia (Eucla) - 8:45pm

South Australia Time - 10:30pm

Hope this helps everyone planning to watch!! And feel free to correct any mistakes I may have made :)

[lianrie]

y'all fob ph is tomorrow i just hope someone will stream

[glam-rock-boots]

cannot stop thinking about the fob manila show and before a little less sixteen candles pete was like "wow you guys are one of the loudest crowds we've had" girl you put hundreds of filipinos who can all sing in the same room of course everyone is gonna be riffing along with patrick and belting out every song not missing a single note

[gerardlesbian]

am in manila to see fob and my mom's friends are upset they didnt get tickets for tomorrow 😭 aunties.....

[jillianwarts]

may after party yung FOB c/o emo night manila. potaaaaaa kaso wala na kami non huhu. hassle namern.

[cuntbrow]

FOB IN MANILA ❓❗

[partyfear]

I GOT FLOOR TICKETS TO FOB IN MANILA

fALL OUT BOY IS COMING TO MANILA OH MY GIFUCKING GOF

[empeeters]

MANIA BY FALL OUT BOY:

church

[ms-demeanor]

Seriously fuck apple hardware and their hinges that break monitor cables and their butterfly keys and their 24-step battery replacement process that involves *removing your goddamned speakers* to replace the battery.

Fuck. That.

Fuck their specialized Apple screwdrivers

And their bullshit expensive replacement parts.

Two weeks ago I added RAM to my new laptop and it took about four minutes.

I just now replaced the fan on my old laptop while I was on a call with a vendor.

Both of those things used the same phillips-head screwdriver that I got in a pack of three for a dollar fifty at daiso. And I didn't have to *use a hairdryer to soften the adhesive on my speakers* to access either of those parts, let alone a part as basic and as likely to fail as a fucking battery. Hell, I opened up my new laptop and found out that there's a spot for me to put in a second SSD with a similarly small amount of effort.

But while I'm here:

Fuck modern cars. Fuck the engine covers with breakable pins that make it a pain in the ass to do anything more than checking the oil. Fuck the use of tablets as an interface for dealing with the car. Fuck proprietary RFID key fobs and fuck tire monitoring systems that'll make you fail a smog check.

Fuck cheaply made clothing that won't last more than a couple dozen wears but is so thin and flimsy that it also can't handle being mended.

Fuck printers that require a subscription for ink every three months even if you aren't out of ink, because they'll say you're out of ink because they disable the cartridges after a certain time no matter how much or how little you've printed.

Fuck printers generally, they're such cheap and horrible pieces of garbage at the consumer level that it's usually less expensive to buy a new printer than it is to replace cartridges, and it's usually cheap to replace the rollers but the printer is such shit that your odds of snapping off some fiddly piece of plastic garbage are about 50/50 even if you do know what you're doing.

Fuck all of this shit. You should be able to fix what you own, and if you can't or don't want to learn how to, you should at least have the option to try without becoming a professional.

I keep seeing that post about wanting packaged delivered slower by happier, safer, better-paid workers and first of all: Fuck yes. But also: I want clunkier, heavier technology that is easier to fix.

If I needed a laptop that could fit into a manila envelope I would get a fucking tablet, what I need is a laptop that has some actual computing power and that I can swap the hard drive on in less than forty minutes.

The cellphone I had five years ago had a smaller screen and a thicker case, but I could replace the battery with my thumb as the only tool, and with some effort (less than it would require now) I could replace the whole screen. I don't need a seven inch screen and four cameras on the back and a thin, lightweight case, the phone that was the size of my palm and half an inch thick was fine and LOOK I know a lot of the components have become smaller; why did we move to slimmer cases instead of keeping the thicker ones that anyone could crack open to swap in a SIM or replace the battery? You could have BIGGER batteries, with longer lifespans if you still had thicker cases and smaller screens and then maybe this piece of shit phone would fit in any single pocket on my clothing instead of hanging halfway out and trying to make a dive onto the ground every time I stand up.

I don't like the attitude of "stuff in the old days used to just WORK" - in some ways it's true, in some ways it isn't. Cars in the old days certainly did NOT just used to work. But it used to be a fuck of a lot easier to get into an engine and *fix it* without having to get an entire collection of vehicle-specific tools and half a computer science degree. Printers have never, in the existence of printers, "just worked" but they didn't stop printing because of a programmed date on a chip in the fucking cartridge.

A lot of hardware from today is fine. SSDs are pretty great, and there are new manufactured hard drives that I know are going to last thirty years, just like the 40MB drive from 1987 that a customer brought into my shop a few years ago.

There are people out there who are making good stuff.

But it's so fucking frustrating the way that it feels like you have to fight to find something that isn't just the absolute shittiest piece of garbage. The amount of stuff out there that is flimsy, likely to fail, and only-user-serviceable-if-the-user-is-already-technically-proficient is really, really upsetting.

[milligramspoison]

Hey! It’s that time again- FOB’s December shows!! And the last edition of the 2023 list as there’ll be a new one for 2024 and 2ourdust! Let’s get the ball rolling!

Australia

First sighting of Patrick and Joe ahead of FOB’s first show! (Melbourne)

Patrick said during the thank you video for Spotify wrapped that he listened to a lot of FOB ahead of Tourdust!

New Pete and Patrick interview ahead of the show tomorrow!

8 ball is possibly there??

Exclusive merch for the Australia shows!!

First sighting of Pete and Andy!

JOETRICK

Blitz has returned for the Australia shows! (Who is also apparently named Bubbles now)

BEDS ARE BURNING BY MIDNIGHT OIL INTO WHAT A CATCH INTO DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ FOR MEDLEY

Patrick has a cold :(

Patrick had to restart Beds Are Burning due to his cold and kept apologizing for it :/ (protect him at all costs)

8 ball is After Life of the Party once again!

They didn’t do Grudge :(

They were gonna play Grudge but they crossed it out :(

After Life was known as Vegemite on the setlist!

The pink seashells for Fake Out have returned!!

Patrick got a new guitar to match Pete’s new bass <3

Joe got a new tattoo while in Australia! (Posted while they were in Thailand, but figured I’d put it in the Australia section)

New picture of Patrick ahead of tonight’s show! (Sydney)

Show got delayed during Uma due to a hailstorm :(

Show ended up getting canceled in the end, I’m so sorry to our friends in Sydney :(

Three song medley! (Brisbane)

A PETE REQUEST

Down Under by Men at Work for the third medley song!!

Down Under is the song Pete requested!

Young Volcanoes was the 8 ball for the third time in four weeks!

Pete posted himself feeling a baby kangaroo on his story!

Young Volcanoes was known as Crocodile Dundee on the setlist!

Thailand

The guys ran about 15 minutes late lol (Bangkok)

They played only one TTTYG song tonight :(

UPDATE updates are running slow so they did play another TTTYG song!!

New photos of Patrick dropped during the show!

Patrick still is sick and said he had to hang out in his hotel room all day :(

“What song is that?” “SAVE ROCK AND ROLL!!” during the stream lol

Baby Annihilation into Dance Dance!

The Kids Aren’t Alright was the 8 ball!!

Pete asked the 8 ball if they should wait another 20 years to go back to Thailand and it said no lmao

New photo of Joe also dropped during the show!

They skipped Centuries tonight :(

Riff banter in Bangkok!

New photos of Pete dropped during the show too!

So Much (For) Stardust was named the 6th best song of 2023 by Time magazine!!!!

This picture of Patrick <3

DCD2 posted a bunch of pictures of the guys while they were in Thailand!

The Philippines

Jon Walker randomly shared some FOB meme about missing FOB lol (Manila)

Someone brought a sign asking for a Mania song!

Fake Out looked extremely pink tonight <3

What a Catch, Golden, and Don’t Stop Believin’ for medley!!

8 BALL IS SOPHOMORE SLUMP

Lots of people were updating us through their ig stories (literally thank you to anyone who did this)

Sophomore Slump was known as Ahhhhhhh on the setlist!

Pete asked the 8 ball if they should wait another 10 years to go back to the Philippines lol

Patrick during Sugar!!

Singapore

FOB’s last show for 2023! (Singapore)

Also the very last show of Tourdust!

FOB’s first time in Singapore since April 2018!

New photos of the guys dropped the day before the final show of 2023!

Final performance of LFTOS for both 2023 and Tourdust!

CHICAGO HAS RETURNED TO THE SETLIST FOR THE FIRST AND FINAL TIME THIS LEG

I either managed to crash setlistfm or the website went down during the show…I have no idea

YULE SHOOT YOUR EYE OUT INTO WHAT A CATCH INTO GOLDEN FOR MEDLEY

YULE WAS PERFORMED FOR THE FIRST SINCE DECEMBER 18TH, 2013!!

XO IS THE 8 BALL

XO is our last 8 ball for 2023!

XO is also our last 8 ball for Tourdust!

Last Arms Race growl of Tourdust!

“So, uhhhh, hi! I’m Patrick :3”

“I figured tonight I’d do something a little bit different since it’s the holiday season” Patrick just before Yule’s first performance in a decade!

Pete gave a fan his pick! (Literally had to push his hand through all the fans that were trying to grab it to give it to the fan he wanted to give it to lol)

XO is known as either sleigh or sling on the setlist…the photo is super blurry so I can’t tell 0.0

Hi if you’ve made it this far! I hope everyone has enjoyed the ride we’ve taken with the 2023 list and Tourdust!

That being said, this is the last update for this list as there will be a new one starting in February for 2ourdust and will be posted in April along with updates for FOB’s performances at Download and WWWY next year :)

Thank you to everyone who has tagged along for the ride! I had an amazing time following Tourdust with you all and I can’t wait to do it again when 2ourdust starts <3

Welcome to the FOB edition of this list! I originally did this with MCR :)

North America

LIVE DEBUT OF G.I.N.A.S.F.S. (Chicago)

CHRIS LIVESTREAMED THE SHOW

Live debut Heaven, lowa!!

Live debut of Baby Annihilation!

A cover of Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne!

The Take Over, the Breaks Over for the first time since 2017!

GIANT DOG HEAD BEHIND PATRICK

Someone wore a Mikey Fuckin' Way shirt to the show (he's already somehow made his way into this list and it's only night one)

Someone else wore a Hey Chris shirt

The Pink Seashell was the intro!

They opened up the tour with LFTOS (it's called Otherside on the official setlist!)

GINASFS being labeled GOLF on the setlist

William Beckett and a handkerchief

They played Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey!

They played Fake Out for the first time with Joe!

New merch tour merch!

CLANDESTINE MERCH

Security/ushers going hard during Centuries!

Pete straight up disappearing off the face of the earth before Crazy Train

Setlist got leaked (very reminiscent of one of MCR hometown shows lol)

Not tour content but Pavlove has randomly appeared on Spotify but is currently unplayable (Maryland Heights)

Patrick was spotted watching the openers!

A paper had to be made for presumably security to not mistake the guys as a concert goer (fucking hilarious)

Andy was also spotted watching the openers!

THEY'RE PLAYING RAY'S ICONIC SPOKEN WORD PART OF I'M NOT OKAY BETWEEN SETS

Each city is getting its own special shirt!! (This was revealed during the Missouri show!)

Setlistfm user mommymilkers live updating the setlist for us (icon)

LIVE DEBUT OF WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE

GIN JOINTS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2008

JOE SINGING DURING CHICAGO

No one could tell if they either played Gin Joints or Tell That Mick at first

Setlistfm saying they covered Super Bass by Nicki Minaj (it was a troll but a funny one)

Patrick saying he wants to talk to the dog during This Ain't a Scene

Pete petting the dog

Pete giving his pick to a young fan <3

Stardust Funhouse! (Bonner Springs)

Fans with vip packages get their own magic 8 ball! (This has been happening since Chicago but wasn't revealed until night 3 of the tour!)

Patrick and Andy were watching Alkaline Trio together :)

PATRICK IS WEARING THE FEDORA

TOUR DEBUT OF HUM HALLELUJAH

I’M LIKE A LAWYER FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2014

SOPHOMORE SLUMP ALSO FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2014

More trolls saying they covered ME! by Taylor Swift

“Fall Out Boy is my favorite fucking band”

New (I think) BMTH merch! (Woodlands)

BMTH joining the tour! (Been waiting for them since the announcement lol)

FOB SETLIST GOT LEAKED AGAIN

BMTH fans exploding over the fact that Kingslayer wasn't on BMTH's setlist

FOB fans being sad over the fact Pete isn't wearing his skirt (I think someone lied about this so understandable tbh)

THEY COVERED SOMEBODY TO LOVE BY QUEEN

THEY ALSO COVERED TAKE ON ME BY A-HA

Someone on setlistfm trolling everyone by saying they performed Golden for the first time since 2007

Someone else also trolling on setlistfm saying they covered Princess Diana by Ice Spice

Same troll mentioned above saying Ice Spice was there

More trolls saying they did WAP by Cardi B

LIVE DEBUT OF KINTSUGI KID

MORE trolls saying they did I Write Sins and Viva Las Vengeance by P!ATD (the trolls were really annoying tonight tbh)

What a surprise more trolls saying they covered Dear John by Taylor Swift

“I DRESS THIS WAY BC IF THE CROWD IS FEELING HOT AND MISERABLE THEN IM GONNA BE HOT AND MISERABLE WITH YOU GUYS WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER”

Patrick getting a friendship bracelet and having some banter with Pete <3

The lovely @andoutofharm leaking the setlist for us that says Kansas City even though they're in Dallas (Dallas is proving to be chaos) (wasn’t actually tonight’s setlist but funny it was there)

Joe is hiding his book for fans similar to how MCR hid drumsticks for fans!

Clandestine merch returns in Dallas!

Oli giving FOB a brief shoutout before MANTRA!

PETE IS IN THE SKIRT

Speech about support staff!

Speech about TTTYG’s anniversary!!!

WHAT A CATCH DONNIE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2013

THE (AFTER) LIFE OF THE PARTY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2007

Pete walked around in the audience!

“Trying to keep it cool in Texas”

Patrick’s speech about imposter syndrome <3 (whole thing is very sweet and nice)

BMTH not performing in Phoenix :( (sad times)

PETE IS IN A SKIRT AGAIN

Patrick is wearing the black button up again but tucked in!

TAKE OVER AND HUM HALLELUJAH IN THE SAME NIGHT

Pete talking about prioritizing love <3

SPOTLIGHT BY PATRICK WAS FUCKING PLAYED HOLY SHIT

ALSO PATRICK’S FIRST TIME PLAYING SPOTLIGHT SINCE 2011

SPACE CAMP FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2013

They played one extra song tonight! (They usually play 27 songs a night)

Played the instrumental version of Stardust at the end of the show!

Patrick’s speech before Spotlight <3

Pete got Grimaced but Patrick lives on in peace lol

MIKEY FUCKIN WAY IS AT THE FUCKING SHOW (Chula Vista)

A COVER OF NOTHING COMPARES 2 U BY PRINCE

(COFFEE’S FOR CLOSERS) FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2009

Patrick and Pete didn’t do the waltz :(

MIKEY PLAYED FUCKING SATURDAY WITH THEM

MIKEY WITH PETE WHILE PLAYING SATURDAY

MIKEY RUNNING TO THE STAGE TO PLAY

Mikey posting Andy on his story <3333

PATRICK AND MIKEY HUGGING <33333333

Mikey with the entire band <3333333

I nearly spread an entire rumor that Mikey posted sim versions of FOB on his story (oops)

Pete doing this weird/messed up bow thing towards Patrick

“Love you dudes!” on Mikey’s story <33333

“My two dads” on Gabe’s story (never change Gabe)

Patrick stopping the show to make sure a fan is okay <3

Kristin reposting Mikey playing with FOB on her story <3

The pit during BMTH’s set

Oli is missing a fucking shoe

I predicted Mikey performing with FOB :3

Mr. Blue Sky cover! (LA night one)

GOLDEN FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2007

G.I.N.A.S.F.S. IS MAGIC 8 BALL ONCE AGAIN

AMERICA’S SUITEHEARTS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2009

TWO MAGIC 8 BALL SONGS AS YOU CAN SEE ABOVE

They played 29 songs tonight!! (They usually about 27 songs a night)

PETE AND PATRICK HARMONIZED DURING SRAR

Pete spotting his trainer in the crowd (literally the equivalent of Gerard from MCR talking about their mailman during a show)

Patrick’s speech before medley <3

“New car smell stadium”

Demi Lovato was at the show and performed with Royal & the Serpent, one of the openers!

Pete being shipped to the audience (Amazon same day delivery)

America’s Suitehearts being labeled as ASS on the official setlist

Oli in a cult leader tank top (literally just says cult leader)

The band had a secret show earlier on in the day! (LA night two)

Technically tour stuff, but Pete possibly hinting at an MCR x FOB tour for 2024!

Someone on setlistfm deleting the entire setlist

LIVE DEBUT OF I’VE GOT ALL THIS RINGING IN MY EARS

A COVER OF EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE

SOPHOMORE SLUMP WITH WILLIAM BECKETT OF THE ACADEMY IS

THE (AFTER) LIFE OF THE PARTY ONCE AGAIN

LIVE FUCKING DEBUT OF BANG THE DOLDRUMS

Pete’s speech <3

Pete has a new jacket!

Saturday with Adam T. Siska!

“It looks like there's a lot of you, it's a little intimidating” ~ Patrick (Mountain View)

What A Catch Donnie once again!

A cover of Alison by Elvis Costello!

THE PATRON SAINT OF LIARS AND FAKES FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2013

Pete and Andy briefly turning the show into comedy hour

Pete stood on the piano (thanks piano)

Random guy checking his emails during BMTH’s set (lowkey pretty funny, shoutout to this iconic guy)

Not tour stuff but Electric Touch by Taylor Swift featuring FOB came out today! (July 7th) (West Valley City)

Patrick telling everyone to sing along to Grand Theft Autumn

Cover of Hold The Line by Toto!

THE KIDS AREN’T ALRIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2018

Someone having a Frerard license plate (honestly super funny)

Patrick saving a bug

Pete broke up a fight (pls don’t fight at concerts that’s not fucking cool) (Greenwood Village)

THEY DID FUCKING BANG THE DOLDRUMS AGAIN AND IT WASN’T EVEN MAGIC 8 BALL TIME

ACOUSTIC GUITAR FOR MEDLEY

PATRICK PLAYED AN ORIGINAL SONG BY HIS DAD <33333

Patrick’s dad is at the show! <3

NOBODY PUTS BABY IN THE CORNER FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2014

“The party tonight is awesome” ~ Pete

“The last thing you want to do is go and brag tomorrow that you got into a fight at a fucking Fall Out Boy show. And it wasn’t even with Bring Me The Horizon, y’know what I mean?” ~ also Pete

The song Patrick played from his dad is called Goin’ North!

There’s bubbles during Disloyal!! (This has been happening the entire tour but I haven’t seen anyone bring it up until the Colorado show!)

Cover of Peace Love and Understanding by Elvis Costello & The Attractions! (Rodgers)

I SLEPT WITH SOMEONE IN FOB FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2015

A speech about Stardust!

Patrick during Saturday <3

“I’m gonna go play Super Mario Brothers”

Pete chatted with a kid during the show <3

Storm delay just before FOB’s set, thankfully everyone was safe!! (Somerset)

Oli has lost his fucking shoe once again

Drunk guy took his pants off and had security chase him (hope they caught him)

THEY SOUNDCHECKED BANG THE DOLDRUMS

The venue is apparently in a cornfield

Only half the stage got set up :(

The dog is named Blitz (yes it took me till Wisconsin to learn it’s fucking name)

THE EYES ALSO FUCKING GLOW

“People ask us what it was like at old fob shows and the answer is that it was kind of like this, we would just play until the police kicked us out” ~ Pete lol

LIVE DEBUT OF FAME < INFAMY CONGRATS WISCONSIN YOU FUCKING DESERVE IT

No medley tonight (storm delay and strict curfew)

Also the shortest show of the tour so far! They played only 16 songs when they usually play about 27-28 songs (again storm delay and strict curfew)

One of the openers wore a cheesehead apparently!

BMTH’s drumhead says Steve for some reason??

Oli hugged a fan <3

OLI RAN THROUGH THE FUCKING MERCH STANDS

Double rainbow!! (Cincinnati)

LIVE DEBUT OF FAVORITE RECORD

Patrick being proud of himself after performing Favorite Record <3

Joe got a new tattoo entitled Z-Bone for his youngest daughter Zayda! <3

Troll on setlistfm saying they covered Harder, Better, Faster Stronger by Daft Punk lol (Noblesville)

Same troll saying they covered Mr. Brightside by The Killers and I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas

Same troll saying they covered Peaches by Jack Black

Patrick skipping around <3

WHERE DID THE PARTY GO FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2014

Patrick randomly became a wizard during the show and made Pete disappear :3

Pete being a gamer boy on his ig and playing Fortnite <3

The same troll from the other night saying they covered Daft Punk (again) and fucking Nintendo (Cuyahoga Falls)

“I have like, 3 brain cells left” ~ Pete

MEDLEY HAD I’M LIKE LAWYER

Cover of Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen!

LIVE DEBUT OF 27

Pete smiling and waving to his two youngest kiddos, Saint and Marvel during Dance Dance <3

A fan also gave Meagan and the kiddos friendship bracelets! (Revealed in the tags in the link above!)

PETE’S IN A SKIRT (Bristow)

NOBODY PUTS BABY IN THE CORNER ACCOUSTIC

TOUR DEBUT OF SHE’S MY WINONA

SHE’S MY WINONA FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2009

I FUCKING PREDICTED SHE’S MY WINONA

New merch for the magic 8 ball! (Charlotte)

Someone the day before the show put an entire fake setlist on setlistfm lol

A Jehovah’s Witness is at the show (slay ig)

And apparently another person randomly preached at the show??

Someone is also barking in the pit??

Lean On Me by Bill Withers cover!!

DEAD ON ARRIVAL FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2013

S’mores after the show is over on Pete’s story

Oli dedicated Can You Feel My Heart to FOB!

POSSIBLE 7 MINUTES SOUNDCHECK?? (Virginia Beach)

7 MINUTES FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2007

PATRICK PLAYED THE DRUMS

“Sing it with me, honey!” Patrick to Blitz during This Ain’t a Scene

In typical Florida fashion…severe thunderstorm warning to start off the night (West Palm Beach)

Karaoke by the merch stand!

Setlist got leaked!

8 ball hint is gator bites…

Andy is back!!!

PETE’S IN THE SKIRT

THEY COVERED DANCING QUEEN BY ABBA

TELL MICK FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2013

ACCIDENTALLY PREDICTED TELL MICK IN MY DMS WITH @frankierosbackbends

DEAD ON ARRIVAL IN PLACE OF CHICAGO TONIGHT (Tampa)

MISS MISSING YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2015

ALSO THE TOUR DEBUT OF MISS MISSING YOU

Facebook completely simping for Pete on instagram

Oli dedicated Can You Feel My Heart to FOB again!!

PATRICK MAY HAVE SANG FRICTION IN HIS JEANS (Atlanta)

Played Nothing Compares 2 U in honor of Sinead O’Conner as she passed away </3

LIVE DEBUT OF FROM NOW ON WE ARE ENEMIES

FOB (kinda) ARE IN THE FUCKING BARBIE MOVIE

Pete revealed in the RATS podcast that Saint (his youngest son) drew the backdrop for Blitz! (Clarkston)

William Beckett is at the show for whatever reason??

He also performed Chicago with FOB!

Trolls on setlistfm saying they covered Blood by MCR

Pete falling into the box during Crazy Train

DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I THINK I AM FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2007

Cover of Coffee Mug by Descendents as a tribute to Milo Auckerman

The crowd booing people who were fighting (Toronto)

Pete also mocking the people that were fighting

THEY CUT LAST OF THE REAL ONES

LIVE DEBUT OF WEST COAST SMOKER

I PREDICTED WEST COAST SMOKER

THE RETURN OF DOUBLE 8 BALL

Oli taking someone’s drink and BMTH posting the person’s reaction on their story (op got a good laugh out of it, I saw the video from their pov!)

Pete playing tennis at the venue just before tonight’s show! (Forest Hills)

PETE IS AIRDROPPING THE NEW GAMES WE PLAY SONG TO FANS

JUST ONE YESTERDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2014 FOR MEDLEY

STEREO HEARTS AND CUPIDS CHOKEHOLD FOR MEDLEY AS WELL

TRAVIE FUCKING MCCOY PERFORMED WITH THEM

COVER OF ENTER SANDMAN BY METALLICA

LIVE DEBUT OF I AM MY OWN MUSE

DOUBLE FUCKING 8 BALL AGAIN

TRAVIE SAID GYM CLASS HEROES IS COMING BACK

Oli down in the pit saying “don’t tell Patrick” for whatever reason lol (Boston)

Joe posting a bunch before tonight’s show!!

I’m Shipping up to Boston cover by the Dropkick Murphys!

Cover of Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond!

LIVE DEBUT OF WAMS DURING MEDLEY

XO FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2007

THIRD DOUBLE 8 BALL IN A ROW

“I’m standing in your spotlight now” Patrick to Pete during riff banter!!

“I like it, I like it” Pete to Patrick also during riff banter!!

GET BUSY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2006 FOR MEDLEY (Darien)

Pete saying Patrick has a “teddy bear vibe but he gets the job done”

Patrick also blushed when Pete said that

LIVE FUCKING DEBUT OF YOU’RE CRASHING

FOURTH DOUBLE 8 BALL IN A ROW

DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ AND ENTER SANDMAN IN THE SAME NIGHT

Pete saying Patrick reminds him of Josh Allen, the Buffalo Bills quarterback

Patrick also being incredibly confused by the bullet point above lol

Oli dedicated DiE4u to Snooki (Holmdel)

Pete’s bass very briefly caught on fire after The Phoenix…Pete is VERY THANKFULLY okay (this apparently happened at another recent show too)

Dead on Arrival was dedicated to RATS aka Royal & the Serpent!!

“We’re very happy you're part of our family” Pete to someone at their very first FOB show!!! <3

LIVE FUCKING DEBUT OF I’VE GOT A DARK ALLEY FOR MEDLEY

A mini stage was set up on the lawn for Pete for Dance, Dance!

LIVE DEBUT OF BOB DYLAN

FIFTH DOUBLE 8 BALL IN A ROW

Games We Play played bass for Pete during Saturday!!

Bob Dylan and I Am My Own Muse being labeled as Willie Nelson and Super Smash Bros on the setlist

They randomly played the national anthem at the show?? (It’s apparently a venue thing??)

Gabe Saporta trying to make it to the last show of the NA tour but LAX keeps delaying his flight :( (Camden)

Pete posting food onto his story that is presumably on Patrick’s piano to practice for medley lol

DEAD ON ARRIVAL WITH RATS!!!

Rats requested Dead On Arrival a bunch of times!!

“Awww :(” Patrick after Pete said that this is the last night of the us leg of the tour

JET PACK BLUES FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2018 FOR MEDLEY

Jet Pack Blues into I’ve Got a Dark Alley into Golden for medley </3

LIVE FUCKING DEBUT OF FUCKING PAVLOVE

TRIPLE FUCKING 8 BALL

Somehow fucking predicted a triple 8 ball a couple of days ago 0.0

manicpixiefinalgirl on tiktok started a Joe chant in the pit!!

Hello if you’ve made it this far!! Ty for taking the time to check this out and go through it all!

This will be back for FOB’s Japan shows later this month and for their shows in Europe in October and November, so stay tuned for that!

I had a fantastic time following the North American tour with everyone, can’t wait to do it again with you all soon! :)

[kelkat9]

3 and 4 look sooo good. Would you mind telling a little bit more about either of them or sharing a sentence or two? 😍

3. Nine/Rose Human Nature AU This is a fic set after they meet Jack but he's not with them. They are running from the family and Nine is fobbed leaving Rose to look after him. It's August 1984 in Arkansas. Oh yes this is fake married.

I'll put #4 in a reblog :)

“Hi Maria,” Rose greeted, shifting the weight of the box of supplies she carried. “Como esta Ana, Reyna y Marquito?” By Maria’s smile she must have gotten at least some of the language right.

“Bueno, good, Senora Smyth,” Maria said in tentative English, shifting her infant daughter, Ana, closer to her left shoulder. “Muchisimas gracias por tu ayuda and the Doctor for la medicina y los libros.”

Rose flushed at the word Senora. She wasn’t. But they’d gone with it when everyone in town made the assumption. The Doctor hadn’t said anything other than tease her about how she’d made an honest man of him. Oh, if he only knew.

“We’re, el Doctor and me, are just um muy feliz los ninos are uh better, yeah.” Rose reangled the heavy box. “Lo siento, I have to get this into la clinica. We’ll drop off more books and stuff for the kids later. Que tengas un buen dia.” She winced even though the other woman smiled and wished her the same. Or at least thought so as she squeezed by a few people to walk into the tiny reception.

“Hey Dot, is he with a patient?” The older woman with a helmet of poofed gray hair arched a brow at Rose even as she helped one of their patients fill out an intake form.

“Always with someone. I swear that husband of yours never stops talking or passing out bananas. I can’t even stand the sight of them things after smelling them all day. And we have worse smells here, ya know, hon?”

Rose bit back giggles. Human or Time Lord, bananas were a prioroity it appeared.

“Sorry, he’s a bit of a health nutter sometimes. I’ll have a word with him and get the banana crate moved further back so you don’t have to smell ‘em.”

“I’m teasing you, sweetheart.” Dot waved her on before slipping an intake form into a manila folder and waving the next person forward. “He’s a good man. Cares for his patients and don’t put up with crap from anyone. Solved my gout and never took a dime from me. Did the same for Mrs. Rayburn even though she was complaining about the clinic and our patients chasing off her nonexistent customers. A load of bull hockey, if you ask me. That store’s only open two days a week and she does all her business at the flea market.”

Gossip was a commodity traded like gold. Rose did her best to stay out of it. Although being white, blonde and married to a Doctor seemed to make her part of the inner circle whether or not she wanted to be.

She’d had to run interference with the whole church crowd early on. God, the last thing she needed was to be run out of town because the Doctor got into a philosophical debate over religion. They’d moved so much already. And they had good work to do here. Unless the aliens found them.

She lugged the box to the storage area which doubled as the Doctor’s office in their cramped three room clinic. The flourscent lights flickered in greeting.

“There’s my lovely nurse slash wife slash favorite pink and yellow human!”

Rose startled as he popped up beside her shoving his arm into the box she just plunked down on his desk. Stacked with files, a rotary dial phone, and ripped apart radio and cassette recorder along with stacks of pink while you were out notes, it was his own personal chaos.

His appearance still caused her breath to catch, tight short sleeved t-shirt and jeans revealing his muscled biceps and oh she never knew she had a thing for forearms.

“Fantastic,” he exclaimed pulling plastic bags and wads of ace bandages. “Amoxicilin. Henry came through. Have Dot get a hold of Jazmina to stop by for her husband’s infection. Not as much as I’d like but we’ll ration. Hydrocortisone cream was a nice surprise. So’s the Benadryl. You’re too quiet,” he set everything down and cupped her cheek. “Flushed and temperature a bit elevated.”

Rose tried to calm her racing pulse but too late, he already had one calloused finger pressed to her wrist.

“I appreciate you running the errands, love but you’ve got to hydrate. Don’t need another heat stroke patient.”

“M’fine.” Rose shook herself out of the state of stomach fluttering attraction. “Like they say around here. It’s a scorcher. I got stuck in front of the post office by that cow Mrs. Trowsly talking shite about our patients.”

He snorted and dropped his hand grabbing an armful of supplies.

“Stupid ape.” A bit of her Doctor slipped out. “She thinks she’s some grand time lady, overseeing the town like her own personal Gallifrey.” His brow furrowed as his words caught up with him. Time for Rose to intervene.

“Don’t worry, I sorted her. Promised we’d take people in through the back during the town’s big end of summer festival.”

“What did you do that for?” He shot over his shoulder as he darted into his patient room and began stowing supplies in a cabinet.

“Cause it was easier than listening to a bunch of accusations and her calling the Sheriff. You know how he is and he doesn’t like you very much.”

“Good. As the American’s say, he’s a dick, harassing my patients for walking through town and buying groceries.”

“Yeah,” she agreed and helped unpack bandages and stow rubbing alcohol and sterile pads. “But we’re stuck with him and all of them for now. We have to do the good we can. When we leave, our patients have to deal with it.”

Fall out. The one thing they’d never had to deal with before.

“Always a step ahead in the domestics,” he added with a soft low burr in his voice. Blue eyes lasered into her until Rose practically heard the hum of the TARDIS. She dreamed of it so much now. And a whole lot more, if she was honest. Which she tried not to be and especially with the Doctor nearby. Honesty led to her possibly saying something dangerous. Like talking about her feelings for him. Or the past. Like everything that happened at the Game Station.

“I’m sorry,” He startled her, his tall frame filing the small cubical of a room. Heat poured off him as he took her hands in his. “I drag you into so much. Cross country, small towns, tyrants, old enemies and war. You deserve better.”

“Told you, wouldn’t trade it for the world. You’re stuck with me an we’re going to keep going, yeah? Help these people till it’s time to move on and then we’ll help someone else. It’s what we do…who we are.”

[nilikhangdiwa]

Oh so you don't like Folie a Deux?

Me: Folie a Don't Me

[purplesurveys]

711

How fast can you say the alphabet? I can say it quickly without my accent failing me, I guess? I’m too lazy to time it. What are you allergic to? None. How many serious relationships have you had? Just one. If you could read one person's mind, who would it be? I wouldn’t want to target one person like that. I’d only be picking my dog’s so I can hear what he thinks of me, ha. If someone dared you, what dare would you be afraid to attempt? Eating/drinking anything rotten.

How do you like your eggs? Scrambled or over easy. What's your most expensive piece of clothing? Probably my shoes. Most of them are several thousand bucks. What was your last big achievement? The last objectively big achievement I made was finishing the first half of my thesis and getting the go signal to finish the rest of it. But if we’re counting tiny steps that feel like big achievements, it’s having an article published in my org’s publication this week. I co-wrote it with JM and Rick, but it still feels nice to get to say I was productive during the quarantine. What famous person's memoir would you like to read? I’m willing to read anyone’s biography/autobiography since it’s one of my favorite genres. But at the moment I’m probably most willing to read something about Kim Jong Un since it’s generally hard to find material in North Korea as it is, and it would be fascinating to hear about their life and culture there. Have you ever had a "false alarm" moment, what was it about? Sure. A few months ago I was in Manila for a workshop and my car wouldn’t start when it was time to drive back home. Pressing any button on the key fob wouldn’t work and I couldn’t open the doors, so I was pretty much just locked out. I was already stuck there for a while and I was starting to panic, so I called up my parents to ask for help and they were already getting dressed to drive all the way where I was. Right before they left the house Jhian was mysteriously able to make stuff work and opened my door and I gave my parents the happiest “false alarm” ever haha. Do you know how to ride a bike? I don’t. My dad recently pumped air into the wheels of the bike that we have in the house so I can practice riding it throughout the quarantine, but I just can’t. I never did learn what my friends say when they tell me to just “find my balance.” If you could breed two species together what new animal would you create? No thanks. What 5 world leaders would you make sit down in a room to discuss issues? Isn’t that already the point of UN? If you were in the hospital who are the two people you'd want by your side? Gab and my dad. When was the last time you cried and what made you cry? Ooh ya got me. With this quarantine not letting me go anywhere and giving me new experiences, I’ve had no reason to cry lol. 

The last most vivid reason I remember crying was that one Wednesday in February where everything went wrong  – Andrew and I got red marks all over our thesis and we got practically yelled at over how bad our work had been so far; accidentally spewing peanut sauce all over the said thesis draft immediately after it was returned to us; almost losing this one thing for the org that I 100% WAS NOT allowed to lose, and having to ask Andrew to go back to campus at mid-fucking-night just to retrieve it and feeling shit the whole time for asking that of him; and having to deal with an unresponsive source for an article I needed to write and finish ASAP. I cried nonstop until like 2 AM that night. If you could ever take a street sign, what sign do you want? It’d be such a pointless steal, so no thanks. What is your favorite ride at any amusement park? Haha anything mild and for kids tbh. My stomach can’t handle rides. Have you ever raised money for charity? I haven’t spearheaded any fundraisers but I’ve donated for some, like whenever workers from exploitative corporations go to UP to visit some classes, talk about their struggles, and ask for support. How do you feel about growing older? I’ve got little time to be scared of it because getting old just happens all the time and constantly. I just take it for what it is and learn along the way. What wild animal scares you? Probs lion. I’ve never seen one in real life and movies and shows have conditioned me to think they’ll attack any human that comes close enough, soooooooo no thanks. I’d love to be corrected and to find out that they’re big softies, though. Do you think actors and athletes are overpaid? I can argue that for some actors, but definitely not athletes. Athletes bust their ass day in and day out and are in constant need of training, transportation, and the adequate gear, equipment, etc. Some actors just have to sit pretty and they wouldn’t even be good at it. Have you ever been alienated, if so for what? This was me for most of what you’d call middle school. People were starting to be more conscious of trends and using it as a basis for who to hang out with, so while everyone had a Blackberry, got side bangs, and listened to The Summer Set, I was struggling to fit in a place where my love of wrestling would be accepted. Of course there was none, and I felt left out for a while.

More recently, this was also me in applying for AIESEC but I’ve already touched on that a couple of times here. The alienation was so bad my friends and I just resort to laughing about my experience whenever it gets brought up. Have you ever not returned something you borrowed and if so what was it? I have a couple of Gab’s jackets, but she doesn’t mind me keeping them since I get cold quicker and more often. When you pack your lunch, what's your favorite packed lunch? Loooove when my dad makes curry for me to bring to school. What was the one most important thing you learned from your parents? It’s impossible to start at the bottom and work your way to the very top. I’m constantly worried about staying at the bottom, so it’s always comforting to see how far they’ve come.

On a parenting note, I’ve learned that I should talk to my future kids the way they are – kids. Ever since I can remember my mom has always gotten mad at me as if I was already an adult, so it’s made me permanently terrified of all adults/the idea of pissing anyone off. She would always just get mad, banging stuff around, and never explain to me what I did wrong, so to this day I get very self-punishing when I feel like I’ve done something wrong but don’t exactly know what it was I did.

How fast can you run? I used to be good as a kid which is what landed me on the track team in grade school, but I didn’t enjoy running so I did it less and less every year. Now I’m just meh at it. Have you done something you worry could come back to haunt you, what? Nothing that bad, no. What is your most favorite feature of your favorite electronic device? I’m very happy with the battery life of my laptop, considering how 1) my old Macbook Air only had a battery life of one hour, and 2) the laptop I had before had a damaged battery to begin with so I couldn’t even use it/bring it anywhere unless it was plugged in. The 10-hour battery life for my current one is a fucking dream for me lmao. If you had to build a small ark, what 7 animals would you save? All the endangered ones so like an elephant, Philippine eagle, panda, orangutan, tiger, and a rhinoceros. I’d save the last slot for a stray dog. What is your favorite Christmas or holiday tradition? I love going over to my mom’s cousins’ place and have our tradition of exchanging gifts singing My Monito/Monita. What novel would you love to be transported into to live out your days? I prefer non-fiction, soz. What is your favorite hiding place? MY CAR. It’s seen my worst breakdowns, my sleeping sessions in the middle of the day, and the days where I’m okay but simply need a break from everyone. If I feel like being alone I just head inside, recline my seat, and tune out the whole world. What is something your parents love that you actually love too? Indian food. Have anyone ever said "I love you" and you couldn't say it back. This is me with my mom. I’ve stopped saying “I love you” ever since I came to terms with the fact that she has brought a lot of trauma into my life and it would be unfair to the both of us (mostly me, heh) if I said it back. Have you ever ridden a camel? I haven’t. It would be very difficult to find a camel on this side of the planet.

What's been the hardest loss you've had to take? My grandfather and Nacho. What emotion is your least favorite and the one you are not in touch with? I hate feeling embarrassed obviously, but I’m regularly in touch with it because there’s always at least one event a day where I fuck up and I feel extremely embarrassed. Do you think facial moles or freckles are cute? I don’t mind them. They’re not a common facial trait where I live, so I’m more fascinated by them than anything else. Would you ever pick up a hitchhiker? I’ve read too many accounts of serial killers where hitchhikers were involved to feel skeptical about them but I know I’d also feel bad if I ignored them. I honestly don’t know what to feel about them as I don’t live in a hitchhike-y area.

What was your funniest computer or phone wallpaper? Eh, I don’t really pick wallpapers to find them funny. If you're searching for a relationship, where is your go place to look? Unapplicable for my demi ass. When and where are you happiest? Either anywhere with Gab or Skywalk with my orgmates. What was your favorite age, so far? 16 has so far been the year with the least fuckups. What is your favorite part of the day? Typically, it would be the moment I realize I’m done with everything that needed to be done for that day, like if my last meeting has ended or if I’m finished with my last class, and all that’s left to do is to drive home. What book have you read multiple times? The Septimus Heap series up til the 5th book (there are 7) only because in the past I had always made plans to restart and finish the whole series, but I never did get around to finishing it so I’ve only just kept restarting and restarting the books.   Do you keep a budget? No budget. What matters to me is at least being able to have savings at the end of the week, which is tbh not the smartest thing to do. Have you ever test driven a car you knew you weren't going to buy? Nope, I’ve never gone car shopping like that. Pretend you're doing an interview, what's the first question? Uhhhhhhhhhh idk depends on what the interview is for? What do you have a hard time visualizing? Everything. I’m not a very visual person and creativity is my weak point, so I genuinely struggle if I do have to imagine anything. Abstract reasoning has always been my least favorite part of tests. What makes you feel uncomfortable in group settings? If all of them already know each other and I am just starting to try and fit in – it’s worse if they’re all loud and extroverts. The former is what made my internship hard for me in the beginning, but thankfully they were all very nice and could tell I was shy so they knew not to overwhelm me by being too loud. What was your worst date ever? I haven’t had a bad date. Have you ever gotten in a bidding war on Ebay, if so for what item? Nope. If you had to pick one food to eat everyday for life, what would it be? Risotto or chicken wings. For dessert, macarons. Are you supportive of your friends even if you don't agree with them? As long as their choice doesn’t entail stepping on human rights, e.g. not being pro-choice or supporting a president that supports killing the poor, I’ll be fine with the disagreement. Have you ever used the opposite sex restroom in an emergency? Yeah I had a bad nausea attack one time and needed to vomit but I only had enough time to run to the men’s bathroom before I started throwing up everywhere, so that’s where I ran. What did you think was stupid until you tried it? Ube cheesecake. I really hate ube flavor and I hate everything it’s in, but I gave it a chance when a local bakeshop incorporated ube in cheesecake since it’s my favorite kind of cake. I ended up really liking it and now I often look for it when we have family get-togethers. What subject do you and your parents never see eye to eye on? Politics, duh. Where do you see yourself in 1 year's time? Having a job, out of the quarantine, maybe saving for a trip. How scared of the dark are you? I’m fine with the dark as long as I’m not somewhere that’s meant to be haunted. What is your favorite type of seafood? Crab fat, sashimi, eel, and sea urchin. What triggers your inner shopaholic? I don’t really have a trigger. I don’t even consider myself a shopaholic. I just shop for new clothes once I feel like I’ve been repeating my clothes too much. What is the rudest thing a person can do to another person in your opinion? Insulting dead parents is one. Except if you’re the Marcoses, heh. What public figure do you disagree with the most? President Duterte, obviously. I wanna barf just having to call him President. Do you think you could ever be a firefighter, why/why not? Nope, because I’m terrified of fire and I don’t have half the stamina needed to carry the shit they have to lift when they have to put out fires. What is/was your favorite bedtime story? I don’t have any. My favorite kids’ book was Corduroy, though. What was the last thing to make you feel happy? My dog going down the stairs and going straight to me for pats once he was done. What is your opinion on rats as pets? Rats are pests here so I find it pretty disgusting. I think hamsters are fine, though. What is something you're afraid to try? Cliff diving, bungee jumping... anything that would give me the sensation of leaving my stomach behind lmao. What cartoon character best describes you? Mr. Peanutbutter from BoJack Horseman. What keeps you interested in your goals or dreams? The fact that I went through so much shit as a child/teenager that I absolutely have to make myself happy in the end, and I can only do that by achieving my goals. What is your favorite actress beginning with the letter J? Jessica Chastain. What song makes you dance uncontrollably? Crazy in Love by Beyoncé, heh. If you wanted to live off the radar where would you live? I was gonna say Sagada but everyone knows it’s my favorite place so it’d probably be one of the first areas they’d start to look... so I’d go with Batanes. That place can’t get any more secretive with their sporadic phone signal and nonexistent internet/data connection. Do you like nachos, if so what topping is a MUST have? Melted cheese. Do you have any subscriptions? Netflix and (technically) Spotify. Which is better, Mario or Sonic? Mario. I’ve never played a Sonic game and I’ve only ever encountered him playing Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which is a Mario-themed game to begin with. Who is the most creative person you know? Alex, someone from my high school who can recreate any. thing. Art is in her blood; she was my seatmate for one sem and she was constantly doodling and drawing and making new stuff in every class we were in. Besides a pickle, what is your favorite thing pickled? I hate pickles and anything pickled :/ Not really in the Filipino palate. What did you do for your 21st birthday? If not, 21 what are your plans? I celebrated it mostly alone because Gab couldn’t be present. Angela made me feel better by taking me to dinner and an arcade.

Are you a role model for anyone in your life? I dunno. I hope so, for at least one person. What song do you hate the most? Any song by The Vamps or Meghan Trainor. Do you think you need to slow down and enjoy life more? Isn’t slowing down what we’re all kinda forced to do right now? Can you impersonate anyone famous? Eh, sure. It’s fun to copy Gordon Ramsay for one hahaha. If you could go back in time to change one thing what would it be? Going out of my shell as early as freshman year and avoiding the semester-long breakdown/depressive episode I had. Can you honestly say you're enjoying your life right now? I can’t say I’m unhappy lmao. I have no problem doing nothing at home for more than a month – besides, this already serves as the break I planned to have shortly after graduating. After this I’ll be really ready to start looking for a job. What is your favorite salty snack? Pringles. What is your favorite restaurant? Yabu, Torch, Pound by Todd English, or Frankies. Idk man, I’m craving so much shit now that I haven’t eaten out for more than a month.  Have you ever been in a play for school? Yeah, we were all required to be in all the annual school productions from kinder to senior year.

[lotsofthinkythoughts]

The Catch (and Release)

This is the latest of the Bank Robber AU @gingerteaonthetardis and I have been spamming everyone with, so... enjoy? The rest is here.  

He told her to run, shoved her away and stood like a barrier between her and the police. And it had worked. He meant for her to leave, to take the duffel to the car, use the keys he’d shoved into her hands and drive away.

“That’s never gonna happen,” she mutters shoving the duffel in the trunk.

She stares at her reflection in the rearview mirror and plans. She’s not sure how long she sits there, cracked leather of the steering wheel beneath her palms- mind running over everything that had happened that night.

“See, easy!” He said, placing the last of the cash into the duffel

“And for your next trick?” She teased, bumping her hip against his as he zipped it.

“Oh, I don’t know, perhaps a disappearing act? Appropriate for a show like this, don’t you think?”

“Mmm. Perhaps.” She ran her hands through his hair, still shorter than normal, but long enough to grip nicely. The sensation wasn’t as nice through the black leather gloves the both always wear, but needs must.

“Rose,” he half-reprimanded, half-whined, nose brushing against hers in that way that he always did when he was so close to giving in and kissing her but knew he shouldn’t.

“Yes, I know, you don’t have to remind me. I have plans for you later.”

“I’ll bet you do.”

She grabbed the duffel, sauntering away with a swing in her hips put on entirely for show.

They nearly made it to the exit before things went wrong. The single night guard turning a corner just a moment too early, catching sight of them, and a police car passing at the same moment they came bursting out of the back of the bank.

“Run!” John shouted, scrabbling at his pockets for the car keys and tossing them to her and she ran beside him. She caught them out of instinct, fingers closing around the fob and chain, metal biting her palm.

“I’m not-” She started to protest, but he cut her off sharply.

“Yes, you are. GO.”

Then he was gone, pivoting on his heel and running away from her and Rose didn’t know what to do but what he said.

She leans forward, folding herself up tightly, her forehead against the backs of her hands. She knows there was always danger, that this life wasn’t easy or simple or without sacrifice. But the thought of John in handcuffs, shoved around by the police while she sits here and free roils bile over her tongue. Swallowing it down, she drives, all the way to motel.

The sight of the little room, with it’s dingy wallpaper and dirty carpet, maps and suitcases on the wooden dresser turns her throat dry. She thinks of the money in the car. “You know what to do,” his voice, soft and low and serious echoes in her mind.

She should pack everything. Throw it in the trunk, break up the money in another motel in another town- give some away, spend some, tuck the last away just in case. Instead, she stands against the closed door of the room, glad it’s a by the night establishment that asks no questions.

A long minute passes as she stands there breathing out stuck between doing something, and running. She turns, forehead pressing against the wood of the door, fingers half wrapped around the doorknob- thinking of going to the police station- she knows where it is and how to get there in under twenty minutes.

They could plan together, they always worked better together after all.

But she couldn’t shake the vision of John’s face, eyes sharp despite the worry in his tone, just before he turned away from her. She couldn’t ignore that.

She has work to do.

She spreads the city map on the bed, looking at the surroundings of the station and tries to find a way in; first by lamplight, and then by sunlight as dawn shifts into day bright enough for the sun to penetrate the thin curtains. By then her eyes are bloodshot and her head is heavy but she can’t stop. If she stops now, it’s giving up.

“I can’t do this,” she whispers under the steam of the shower, hot enough to burn.  The phrase bubbles up inside her, a negative mantra, one that she can’t squash until she’s leaning against tile, tears running down her face hot and ugly and pained. The water abruptly goes cold, and she stands in the stream, the shock of it against her skin sharp and biting. It hurts, but the pain gives her some clarity and pulls her back into herself.

Maybe she can’t do this- not the way they usually do, where John proposes a mad scheme and they laugh and walk it back until it’s realistic. But she can plan. And sneak. She’s done it before, so long ago it feels like a lifetime. The stakes are higher now.

(In her mind’s eye she can see John frowning at her.

“No they aren’t,” the ghost in her head says clearly enough that she can almost feel his hand against her cheek.

Even in her own mind he won’t let her think he’s more important than she is.)

It doesn’t matter if she thinks she can do this. She has to. She refuses to lose him.

--

It takes her a week to come up with a plan. A week of a stone growing in the pit of her stomach. A week of fighting off the voice inside her screaming at her to go- that she can’t waste anymore time.

The first day, she drinks cold coffee with a grimace while pouring over a library microfiche, looking at blueprints and sketching them out for herself in a tiny notebook. She finds so many ways that won’t work. Double enclosures and checkpoints abound and it gives her a headache after a while.

Prisons, Rose decides, are more trouble than they’re worth.

She shakes her head when the librarian asks her if she needs assistance, internally giggling at the face they would make if she said ‘Well, if you have any books on prison breaks’.  She’s not foolish enough to make even a joke, but she has to find her amusement where she can.  She tries not to think about John all alone in a cell.

She spends her evening eating Chinese food from a carton - looking at the city map and her blueprint sketches. There’s a plan in them somewhere, between the station and the city and the prison. She balances the box on her sock-covered knee with one hand as she leans forward to grab her notebook. The sleeve of John’s sweater falls over her hand from where she’d shoved it up to her elbow earlier.

She lets the notebook balance on the knee of the leg that’s tucked under her, as she goes back to eating, wrinkling her nose when one of the noodles drops off her chopsticks to the paper below.

There was no way to get him out from the outside.

So how did she get in, then?

She spends two days contemplating that question. She couldn’t imitate a police officer or guard; it was too obvious and too difficult to get hold of the uniform regardless.  So then, who else could she be. She drives in loops around the prison, where she knows they’ve moved him by now, and it’s in one of these that inspiration strikes. She sees the nice suits of the lawyers who go in.

That, she thinks, is an uniform I can get.

It takes another three days before she’s ready to go forward with the plan. She spends those nights sleeping in the car, running over the details as she stares at the roof of the car using John’s sweater as a pillow.  Her maps and notes and blueprints burned in the sink before she left, dwindling to ash as she kept the window propped open to let the smoke out.  She drives away to buy herself a smart skirt suit and a briefcase, one with a hidden compartment, then to another town for the tools she needs, and then to one last to make altered copies of the business card she’d stolen from the public defender's office the morning she left. (It was frighteningly easy, but then, Rose supposed they must have all sorts in and out of there why would they notice a single quiet blonde.)

The altered cards take most of an afternoon, but they’re cheap and the teen manning the cash register is more occupied with the magazine she’s reading than the face of the girl fiddling with cardstock in the printer. Nothing jams, and the knot of tension eases as she starts the drive back.

It turns out she needn’t have bothered with the second step, because when she walks up to the prison saying the public defender’s office sent her, they don’t ask for identification. Her hair is pulled into a sleek chignon, a pen holding it together, because it was what she had on hand. She waits, the guards moving around as they get John from holding. Her fingers clench and unclench around the handle of the briefcase as she walks herself through the plan again.

Get in. See John. Give him the tools. Tell him where to meet her. Wait.

Simple and easy to remember. She just has to remain calm.

“What happened to other guy?” the guard asks her casually, as he lifts up the lid of the briefcase.

There’s nothing to find except papers and a manila folder she’d stuffed with copy paper and clipped with paper clips. He doesn’t open the folder.

Rose shrugs, schooling her face into a neutral mask. “I don’t know, I just go where they send me. Maybe they thought I could get him to talk.”

The guard grunts, a noise she thinks means agreement, as he snaps the case shut and hands it back to her. She watches as he crosses over to unlock the door leading to the interview room. There’s a CCTV camera in the corner, but that’s the least of her worries.  

John’s face when he sees her, concerns her far more than the fixed lens she knows how to avoid.

He doesn’t say anything, not until the door is closed behind her.

“Why are you here?” He asks, angling his face so the camera can’t catch the movement of his lips.

“You know why.”

I told you to leave, he mouths, his face serious and blank as she takes a seat across from him at the table.  “I don’t have anything more to say,” he adds aloud, for the benefit of anyone who might be listening in.

“Well that’s unfortunate,” Rose says, attempting to portray an ice-queen to any security room voyeur even as her stomach turns. She sets the briefcase on the table, angling it just so, to block the edge of the hidden compartment being revealed in a moment.

She pulls out the manila folder and slides it over to him, watching his brow crinkle in confusion. “Review that for me, would you?”

He reaches out, slides the folder toward himself and flips it open, slowly flipping through the blank pages until he finds the one in the center. At the heart of the folder is the plan, in all it’s deceptively simple glory.

She helps him save himself.

The paper contains a sketch of the central wall of a cell, an arrow drawn to a panel beneath the bed. It’ll be a tight squeeze through vents for him, but he’s been in tighter spots, she knows.  There’s also a note: one that Rose wrote and rewrote a dozen times.

I’m never gonna leave you. I want you safe.  So be careful. And quick. Tonight, preferably.

The vents are open-  turn at first left, second right, third on the left, go straight ahead, and drop down. Go past the bins,  and take the fifth door on your left. The blue door, not the red.

Meet me at the abandoned lot behind that coffee shop - the one with the graffiti of the golden eyes.

He reads it and looks at her curiously- watching as she palms a screwdriver up the sleeve of her suit coat, an action blocked by the raised lid of the briefcase.

“Well?” She asks

“Seems reasonable enough.” He nods once. Then his eyes shift and his expression softens. It’s an expression Rose doesn’t dare think about at this moment. If she does the mask of professionalism and carelessness will absolutely fall. She’s spent too long worrying and planning to ruin things now because she couldn’t keep a lid on her own feelings.

“Are you certain you have nothing to add in your defense?”

His brow furrows, and then he seems to read between the lines, seeing the question she couldn’t ask. His fingers curl into themselves and she knows if she reached across the table he’d hold her hand in his.

“I’m absolutely certain. Anything that happened was my fault alone.”

She exhales through her nose, not surprised by the response. They’d talk about this when he was free- talk about his tendency to protect her, keep her from harm sometimes at the detriment to his own health. She thinks about that summer when they’d escaped by falling out a second story plate glass window. How he’d pulled her over him, cushioning her landing, breaking a leg and gashing up his back for his trouble.

She carefully circles the table, heels clacking on the floor as she goes to stand beside him. “I promise you, Mr. Smith, you’ll have the best defense we can provide.” She lets the screwdriver fall silently into his lap, watching as he tucks it away.

“I’m sure I will if you’re on the team, ma’am.” He grins up at her, and she can’t stop herself from rolling her eyes at his smile.

She packs everything up, careful to keep her face straight as he smirks at her- he knew full well what that look did to her. And she might not be able to tell him off for it now, but she would soon. Very soon.

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The day drags by, leaving her feeling frayed and worried even after shedding her disguise for the sweater she’d been wearing off and on the past week. She considers the idea of going to the laundromat, spending time mindlessly watching clothes tumble around for a few hours, but the idea of shedding the comfort the sweater gives her makes the knot of tension pull tighter. Instead, she buys herself a coffee and lingers in the tiny play park on the edge of the town, sitting on empty swings and staring into the middle distance.

She only moves to the abandoned lot after dark, parking the car on the far side and leaving John a change of clothes in the backseat. Now all that’s left for her is to wait.

She’s never been good at the waiting. She thinks of all the days they’ve spent making waiting something else, filling up hours with the press of skin and the slickness of sweat between them. She thinks of the hushed conversations about what they both want from the future.

Her fingers clench and unclench around the steering column until she has to leave the car because the air is thick with memories and uncertainty. She waits under the graffiti instead the night air cold against her skin where she’s rucked up the sleeves of the sweater one more time.

Rose doesn’t know how long she stands there, running her fingers over the fabric pilled from hours and days of wear. She loses herself in the feeling and texture, so much so she almost misses the sound of soft footsteps over gravel.

John comes into view, looking tired and drawn in the dim moonlight, and Rose feels the knots of tension that has been her constant friend this past week vanish. She takes one step, then two, until she’s running full tilt at him so she can meet him sooner. He’s not close enough, not yet, she thinks.

They crash together like tides on the shore. It’s almost violent, the embrace they share, both exhausted and wrung out now clinging to one another. He’s saying something, whispering words into her hair but she can’t hear them over her tears. She pulls her head back from their tangled embrace, and he follows, arms clenched tight around her.

“Stay,” he says, grip on her so strong she’ll have bruises tomorrow. But she’s holding on just as tightly, unwilling to let him go, even for a moment.

“Always.”

She leans back in and kisses him. It’s more than words could ever say, hot and hard and desperate. His mouth is open under hers and they give and take equally, trying to take root in one another, to find the ground that’s always been between them solid and steady. She feels him backing her up, looking for something to lift her against and oh she wants, she wants, she wants.

“Wait,” she breathes, pulling her mouth away from his. “Car. We should - car.”

She can’t manage more of a complete thought than that, her mind still screaming with his presence and the feel of his skin against hers. He understands anyway. Their hands fall together as they run, fingers entwined. It’s barely any distance really to get there, but it feels like miles.

She finds herself shoving the carefully folded set of clothes she’d left out for him to the floorboard as she pulls him into the backseat with her. They should wait, until after they’re farther away, safer, but she can’t. And based on the feel of him as his hips press her down into the leather seat, neither can he. They lock eyes in the darkened car and she nods once, her hands already drifting to the button of her jeans.

It’s hot, messy and desperate, a metaphor for their lives even, if she was given to being poetic about such things. She kisses him hard as he presses inside, trying to pull him closer, and closer still. It’s not close enough. She’s not sure it ever will be again. Her hands trace over what she can reach of his chest and over his shoulder to his back, before burying one hand in his hair and holding on. His mouth is at her neck as his hips rock in a rhythm that’s chasing, motion as desperate as her heart feels. She’s not sure she can match his fall, but he knows her, and knows what she needs and so he works a hand between them and gives it to her.

They let the tide carry them away, clinging to each other the whole time. The world narrows to nothing but the sweaty stickiness of the leather under her back and the warmth of John above her. There’s nothing else that matters. It’s him and her and them together, clinging to the skin of an empty world tilting too fast for them to keep up. They lay like that for a while, coming down from the high.

By morning, they’ll find themselves somewhere new, somewhere quiet where they’ll drink coffee overlooking a lake vista. They’ll talk then, about what they should do differently, about his tendency to sacrifice himself for her, about her refusal to let him. But right now, they’re at home. And no matter the danger, it’s as it should be.