#kevin is trying to give mckinley coffee

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did someone say tbom rp on ponytown???

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Sleep Talking - Mcpricely (Part One)

Part Two

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He was finally setting in for the night, his first night in Kevin’s room when he heard strange noises from within the room. His head did a sharp turn to look behind him and his first thought was: ‘Am I dreaming?’ He decided everything was okay and climbed on top of the bed.

‘Uganda’s too hot for covers anyway.’ He laid his head on the pillow when he heard the sounds again.

“...Nn...no….”

This time, Connor looked across the room to the other person.

Kevin Price, the overconfident 19-year-old with narcissistic undertones, was tossing and turning in his sleep, mumbling something.

“Ariel….. Please stay… you’ll lose your voice if you go up there.”

Connor smiled. ‘Oh… he’ sleep talks… That’s cute.’ He realized his thoughts. Did he just call Kevin Price cute?

'Turn it off! Turn it off! Turn it off!’

Even though Arnold had told him to turn it on, the former district leader was still very hesitant about that. He’s a slowly coming out gay ex-Mormon in fucking Uganda for god's sake!

While he ‘turned it on’ at a party a few weeks ago, he got some very strong snide looks from the villagers. Especially the men. The only thing that was stopping them was Naba’s happiness and the US Embassy.

With anxiety slowly filling his heart, he closed his eyes and waited for sleep.

It had been about a week since he started rooming with Price.

And in that time, he began to realize Price often talked in his sleep. Sometime he’d wake up and hear the brunette having entire conversations as movie characters. He’d often wake up, reeling from the snippets of his hell dream and be soothed by Price’s soft voice talking like Maui from Moana.

One night, though, changed their lives forever.

His body was tired, yet his mind was wide awake and reading the Book of Mormon was bound to put him asleep. Price had been asleep for about an hour now and it deeply frustrated the redhead that he couldn’t be like his friend.

He was on page three when he heard what sounded like a moan come from the other bed.

“Mmm….. that feels so good…”

Connor, a feeling of confusion wavering through his body, slowly turned to his left.

There was Price, whimpering and moaning and….. That area moving all by itself.

“You're so good…. Aah….” He timidly thrust into mid-air, giving Connor a full look at his mid-section.

‘He…. he’s having a wet dream….’ He knew he shouldn’t have been looking at that, but with a smug look on his face, he pulled out his phone and immediately recorded him.

“Mhmm…. You're so sexy…” Price’s back arched like angels were pulling him. Connor bit his lip as he screamed turn it off in his head, over and over. But they were no help. He still thought what was going on in front of him was funny, even though his erection begged to differ.

“Ooo… C-connor…. Yeah.. just like that... I fucking love you!”

‘Wait what?’

“Yes! Connor McKinley! You sexy motherfucker!” Price thrust one last time as he shook for a bit, and became quiet once again.

Connor was beyond shocked. What the fuck did he just see and hear?

‘Was Elder Price…. Just having… a dream about him?’

Noticing that Price beginning to sit up, Connor quickly turned on his side, turning the phone off and the evil thoughts on a constant loop in his mind.

“Connor?” A groggy voice said.

‘Shit!’ He faked yawned loudly and met eyes with him. “I-i had a nightmare, that’s all...”

“Was it a hell dream?” Price quickly swung his legs off the side of his bed, revealing the wet patch in his pants. Connor thought his blush couldn’t get any heavier. “Are you alright?”

‘He acts like I can’t see that!’ “Yeah….. I’m good…..” His eyes darted from Price’s chocolate swirls to that stain back to the eyes. “W-what woke you up?” “A dream… I think? I’m not sure...” He rolled out the bed and walked towards the door.

‘That’s bullpop.’ “Okay!” Connor flashed a smile before he flipped himself to the other side of the bed. God! Why did Heavenly Father do this to him? What was He trying to show him?

‘He’s trying to show that I’m going to hell.’ Connor could feel Price’s confused look.

“Okay…. Well, goodnight.” He waved and left, yet Connor was shocked when he heard Price walk inside the bathroom.

‘He’s….. Oh lord….’ He looked down at his lap, his hard dick standing proud and tall. He ran his hands through his red curls, sighing. ‘What am I going to do?’

About ten minutes later, Price tiptoed back in the room and a new pair of underwear. Noticing Connor was fast asleep, Price pulled his covers off the bed and threw them at the door.

‘Uganda’s too hot for covers anyway.’

But Connor wasn’t asleep. Oh no! He was wide awake, still reeling from the fact perfect Mormon boy Price Price had a wet dream about him.

Feeling the sun’s morning rays tickle his face, Kevin rolled out of this bed. He realized what time it was and quickly got up for his morning coffee.

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My Book of Mormon Tour Observations

Okay, so I was super fortunate to see Book of Mormon on Sunday before they left Philly and can I just say it was so freaking incredible?! I almost cried multiple times and I barely stopped smiling and/or laughing the entire show! I was also lucky enough to meet a few of the actors and actresses afterwards and get autographs and pictures! Everyone I met was super, super sweet! But I have a few observations if anyone was interested in how this cast did some things. I don’t know how many of these things are typical in the productions, since this was my first time seeing it, but I figured I’d mention some of the things that popped out to me as being different.

-Arnold’s entrance in Hello was amazing, and he ad libed a bit during the speaking part (”No, no Elder Cunningham, that’s not how we do it. You’re making things up again. Just stick to the approved dialogue.”)

-Right before Two By Two, when Elder Grant tells Kevin that he’s “the smartest, best, most deserving Elder the center’s ever seen,” he gets SUPER close to Kevin (practically kissing distance) and everyone just kinda stops for a second in awe until Kevin looks away and says “aw, come on, you guys.”

-When Arnold is going off about how all of his friends would leave him, in the airport scene, he said “but you can’t” in a total deadpan, which was hilariously creepy. 

-The disco ball in You and Me (But Mostly Me) is so extra but I loved it. It actually shined over the audience, too, which was a cool thing to see. Also, I know that Arnold disappearing behind the screen and popping out a few seconds later to sing “my best friend!” always happens, but I really loved it haha

-Kevin has the ego the size of Florida. Haha

-Hasa Diga Eebowaii was hilarious, but I really liked how the Ugandans literally tell the audience “If you don’t like what we say, try living here a couple days. Watch all your friends and family die. Hasa Diga Eebowaii!” like, they aren’t even telling Kevin and Arnold anymore. Very good staging. 

-McKinley paid attention to/directed all of the gay lyrics in Turn It Off to Kevin. Like “Boys should be with girls: that’s Heavenly Father’s plan. So if you ever feel you’d rather be with a man: turn it off” and “Being gay is bad” he looked at Kevin, then “But lying is worse” he looked at Arnold. Also, I knew the waistcoats were sparkly, but they were SO sparkly in person haha

-I think the usual saying for the end of Turn It Off is “Flick it, pow, push it down!” but this McKinley said “Whack it, smack it (I think Push it down)!”

-In I Am Here For You, Arnold like, peers creepily over Kevin before singing and it was great.

-All American Prophet is a bop and the dance moves are solid. Enough said. Also, Joseph Smith and Moroni give each other the okay fingers in it, which is hilarious to see characters from “Biblical times” do.

-Sal Tlay Ka Siti was so beautifully hopeful, yet heartbreaking.

-After he stormed out after the shooting, Kevin ran out of the mission hut with what I could only describe as flailing Muppet arms. Haha The almost kiss happened when Kevin grabbed McKinley’s face, as per usual. 

-Man Up was the most epic ending of an Act I that I have ever seen in my life. Also, the missionaries dancing behind Arnold in the beginning need to be appreciated more. Just saying. 

-During Making Things Up Again, Joseph Smith was acting disgusted/exasperated during Arnold’s lies, raising his hands/arms like wtf, facepalming, pinching his nose, etc.

-Spooky Mormon Hell Dream was such a cool performance to see. It’s very elaborate and really shows the depth of Kevin’s guilts. I think everything was as it usually would be though. 

-I Believe was such a powerful song. I know it always happens, but watching Kevin force the General’s arm to move at the end, and watching the utter look of disgust on his face was so funny. 

-When Midala answered Arnold’s question “correctly,” he dabbed.

-Baptize Me was even more sexual than usual haha

-In We Are Africa, they changed the lyrics from “tears of Nelson Mandela” to “dreams of Nelson Mandela”

-At one point Arnold called Nabulungi “Nissan Altima” 

-When Kevin is drinking his twelve cups of coffee, he’s practically acting drunk. Also, When Kevin said “And don’t touch me,” Arnold booped him on the nose and I lost it. The two fought like an old married couple haha

-During the first part of Joseph Smith, American Moses, McKinley was bobbing his head along to the music, but was soon frozen in horror. The mission president looked away at some points in horror and “Jesus” came up to him, practically putting his “penis” in his face.

-Nabulungi is a beautiful, sweet, innocent bean and I almost cried when she was so upset near the end.

-Tomorrow is a Latter Day was such an amazing finish to the show. When Kevin said “Or if we have complete doubt if God exists” everyone just stopped and stared at him for a couple seconds. McKinley does a sassy snap dance move during his solo too. Also, in the sing after everyone bows, one of the Elders (I unfortunately don’t know which one) sang the really high note in falsetto and KILLED IT.

I think that’s everything different that I can remember. Basically, this cast is a treasure, as is the entire show. I really loved the characterizations that were portrayed. It gave me so much joy to watch and I can’t wait for the opportunity to see it again!! 

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TDB Rewatch: Naked

This episode’s biggest offense is that it’s boring.  For an episode about nudity -- there’s not a whole lot of interesting things that go on.  I ended up cleaning my living room while watching cause I had a hard time focusing on the episode. 

Meanwhile, I can tell a gay man wrote this -- it’s kind of infused with gay male gaze -- is that a thing? I’m making it a thing.  The overt objectification of the male form kinda stands out.  I’m not complaining, but it also doesn’t do anything for me either.  I just think it’s kinda hilarious, tbh. 

Thoughts: 

By far the most interesting thing happening in this episode is Finn and his ongoing war with Sue.  There’s actual humor in Finn trying to find an old Penthouse issue with Sue in it.  Plus - Finn vs Coffee Round 3.  And this plot line has all of three minutes dedicated to it.  

So - I like of like the idea of ‘naked’ meaning emotionally vulnerable.  But did we have to give this plot line to Marley and Jake? My biggest issue is that they just angst at each other during two songs that are slooooow and then it’s tied up in a cute little moment at the end.  

On top of that -- while I totally get the idea of being scared to tell someone ‘I love you’ for the first time -- I feel like this is taking about ten feet backwards for this show.  Yeah, it’s a different take, since most of the earlier characters have either easily said ILU or have quickly gone by the awkwardness of it -- but while it is a new take, I feel like we’ve been here before.  We’re on to a further progression.  I feel like Jake and Marley’s stories would have worked better at the beginning of the show instead of now.  

The Men of McKinley Calendar! And my demisexual nature shows as none of this interests me, not even Blaine.  There are better/hotter halfnaked photos of Darren out there.  (sorry?) 

Calm your tits Tina, he’s gay. 

Jake and Ryder spend too much time checking each other out -- I agree with all of y’all, it should have been a Marley/Jake/Ryder threesome.  (Still wouldn’t find it all that interesting, though.) 

And we get a rehashed conversation about Male Body Issues.  

They handled Artie pretty decently (though I’m amused - because look at Kevin now!) 

And Sam has a nice plot line, too.  But both feel like rehashes of stuff they did with Finn in seasons 2 and 3.  

Bonus points for Sam and Blaine’s friendship -- they’re sweet together, and I like the supportive nature of it. 

And Emma is back for a hot second -- got remind the audience she exists before we get to the wedding episode. 

Fun fact - this is the first time we see Fondue for Two since Rumours.  

And this is the first time I notice Heather Morris being pregnant.  

Also, **sigh** at the beginning of Brittney is a secret genius thing. 

I’m not sure what to do with about the Rachel story line.  Like the song, I’m kind of torn.  I do like that Rachel starts to go back to being old Rachel after this -- and her commentary at the end that nudity is okay when you’re ready is perhaps the most sensible thing in this story.  But all the other hoopla -- stuff Kurt, Brody, Santana, and Quinn say is just... a headahce that I don’t feel like dissecting.  

Kurt’s, tragically, wearing the most clothes in this episode about nudity.  Also - can we talk about how he doesn’t like Brody? Cause he doesn’t.  

Man - could you imagine an episode where Kurt gets to be naked about his emotions? I wish. 

This is the New Year is lovely. Kinda makes me long for the episodes I actually care about.  

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I had the honor of seeing The BOM on tour today in Atlanta.

Here are some of the highlights ;)))

(There are probably so many more but I was trying to remember some of the best ones during intermission and on the car ride back home. I was so focused on Kevin, Conner, and Kayla during this so most of this is about them and their characters. Oops)

First off

The stage was so beautiful. The border was my favorite thing in the world

Second

THIS CAST. I had been following Kevin, Conner, and Kayla on instagram since I found out I was going to see the musical (December of last year) and I was so excited to see them in their characters and I was not let down. (And Robert Colvin was following me on insta for a while and then unfollowed cause he realized his mistake lmao) BUT ANYWAYS. This entire cast did such an INCREDIBLE job and I wish I could see it again. Now onto the highlights.

-The music that was playing while people were walking into the theatre was being played on an organ and it sounded like you were on a Disney ride. Very fitting.

-The Norway in two by two was significantly louder than all of the other locations?

-When McKinnley was leading Kevin and Arnold he grabbed both of Kevin’s hands and led him while walking backwards. He also grabbed Kevin’s ass during this

-McKinley like waddled away from the room and it sounded like tap tap tap tap cause of the tap shoes

-The lights (border) around the stage light up during some songs and it’s honestly such a good lighting touch

-When “if anyone asks you to show the plates to them” was sang the actor deadpanned “don’t”

-WHERE TF DO THE VESTS COME FROM

-Kayla is a ray of sunshine

-When naba was convincing Arnold to come talk about the Mormon religion she grabbed his hands and when she let go he kinda followed her with his hands

-Omg when Kevin said “the mission president” and grabbed McKinley’s face McKinley leaned in so far and Kevin didn’t move away until last minute and McKinley was so close to falling over

-When Kevin said that he got stuck with Arnold, there was such a long and awkward pause before he realized what he said

-The ending of man up had so much energy and it was AMAZING

-“Uh huh yes *snap* he *snap* did *snap*”

-In the hell dream, after giving Hitler a bj, McKinley was smacking his ass with one of the pitchforks towards the back of the stage

-When Arnold found Kevin @ the coffee place, after Kevin said “don’t talk to me, dont touch me” Arnold dragged his hand down Kevin’s face and BOOKED IT ACROSS THE STAGE

-When Arnold was talking to general BFN at the end of the musical, when he said “if you don’t leave, I’ll turn you into a lesbian” everyone in the theatre DIED

-Things Naba was called by Arnold: Necrophilia, Neil Patrick Harris, Nala, Nicki Manaj, Neutrogena, Jon Bon Jovi

-Conner and Kayla as Arnold and Naba are the best. They have such a great chemistry together and “Baptize me” was such a fun song to watch

-They portrayed McKinley as being hella into Kevin and I was living for it

-Although he did shove Kevin out of the way to get to Arnold after finding out that he was talking to the Africans, he was totally into Kevin ;)

-The way the Disney backdrop was ripped away before the hell dream set was shown is my RELIGION

-When the Africans started their play at the end, when they said the first thing wrong, the two guys with the mission president had to hold him down in his chair

[mell-odramatic]

Omg!!! Post Uganda McPricely headcanons!!!!! I love you!!!!

Oh wow, thank you I love you too! Also a warning, I went a little wild w this and I’m sorry

Some post play McPricely headcanons: 

they do stay in Uganda for a year or so

mostly out of fear of their parents rejecting them now that the church has, nowhere to go and a lack of funds! 

the year following is one of the strangest ones for Conner McKinley to date

and he’s spent the last four years trying to repress his sexual identity! 

kevin keeps coming into his office, jacked up on caffeine because “Arnold is too busy and he says that coffee is okay in the Book of Arnold so stop giving me that look Con”

“i’m still Elder McKinley to you.” 

they spend a lot more time together and yea Conner thinks Kevin is really cute and can sidestep his sorta self-obsessed personality and hey! the guy’s gotten a lot better lately

but, there is that whole repression thing holding him back

so for now, they are closer than friends but not quite dating

and then Arnold says that he’s probably gonna stay in Uganda for a little while, finally proud to have found a family that loves him the way he is and Kevin starts talking about how he misses home

Connor doesn’t know what to do and then he remembers that one cousin of his back when his parents kept sending him to conversion therapy after therapy

he didn’t know how she got his number but he also doesn’t understand why his parents would call her ‘Edward’ and say things like ‘don’t talk to him son, it’ll only stray you from the path God has set you on’

her name is Natalie and she was really nice, said that if Connor ever needed anything she would help out without question

he never told his parents but he saved her number 

he explains the whole situation and the only thing she does for a while is laugh at him before, “Connor I can’t believe you stayed in the closet for four more years” 

she lectures him a bit, tells him that he can always come live with her

“….and if I have a boyfriend thing?” 

“boyfriend… thing…. was he involved in the church too?”

“uh… yes.”

” yea alright he can come then” 

connor realizing he 1. Has not told Kevin his feelings and 2. Definitely has not asked him if he would be okay to move to Vero Beach Florida

spoiler: Kevin totally cried and said yes

“you love me and also want me to move with you to a place two hours away from Orlando?? YES” 

they live ten minutes away from the beach

Kevin almost kisses Natalie he loves her so much

they do stupid family things together and Connor gets the opportunity to be open and out and loved romantically and by family

connor drinking herbal tea while Kevin gives him a back hug 

they pick apples together in the fall, pick out pumpkins in October and carve them together

give out candy to trick or treaters in matching costumes

really become that annoyingly ‘perfect’ cutesy couple

they both still have a long way to go, having to figure out their personalities outside of the church 

connor finds a church near him that has big rainbow flags out front and gets involved right away

starts preaching that “God loves everyone, yes even you!” and it becomes a huge deal for him 

kevin helps out at some of their charity functions but isn’t as into it as he used to be

they both enroll in college, Connor majors in social work and Kevin in foreign affairs 

do picnics on the beach before the sun comes up

also the type to go running together and I hate them for it

really just stupidly in love and completely open and honest with each other

since sex is something that has always been seen as taboo or just not okay it takes them a while to do any more than just make out

Connor takes up yoga and skin care

makes Kevin do it with him of course (although there’s no real ‘forcing’ involved because Kevin Price IS whipped) 

That’s all I can think of!! I hope you liked it :) 

[noblesse-extreme]

Last show of Book of Mormon Sweden

Ok, for all of you who are interested, or isn't, I don't really care I just wanna write it al down so I can remember it, because it was awesome.

I was at the last who last night of Book Of Mormon here in Sweden and here are some highlights from this amazing production and it's amazing cast.

Per Andersson (elder Cunningham) tries to climb up into their bunk beds. This went on for nearly ten minutes, and with every jump he just went "you know, when in the airport, when we were in the airport..." when he finally managed to get up he proceeded to drape himself over Linus Walhgren(Elder Price), sit in his lap, somehow crawl behind him and then falling down only to begin jumping up again.

It got to the point where Linus broke character and said: "You know we have an after party buss to catch." And at that point me, and the rest of the audience were in tears. Which got worse when Per answered in a singsong voice with: "do you knoooowww~ you're gonna miss it." I couldn't breath for a solid five minutes.

Just, everybody, they were so good, like I love this cast

Pers very good gyrating, twerking, and the worm during hasa diga eebowai

LINUS WALHGREN Like damn, he was made for this role, what a voice

Side note: To work in Swedish, in the song You and Me they sing "every sausage needs it's side dish" "I will be your mashed potatoes" love it

Linus hips and dancing in American prophet, we in the audience were hooting and whistling, hot damn

EYE CONTACT WITH LINUS I DIED

Joseph Smith giving Arnold and Kevin's butts a smack

The two who were the Nefites pulling up their robes and seductively revealing their legs

There was a football game at the time so on the Mormons game board they showed the score 2-1 to Chile

How much Linus were shaking after getting drenched in blood, felt so sorry for elder price

Elder Thomas riffing in turn It off like damn

Mormones no, yes, no, while Arnold was going to walk out after price and in the end just kept putting his foot back and forth while they all screamed.

SAMANTHA GURAH AS NABULUNGI WHAT A FUCKING VOICE

Hatimbi making his name longer and everyone just smiling

General BFN doing his dreads so they looked like a pair of Mickey Mouse ears at the end

Pers sound, kind of like an ooooaaaf EVERY time Linus tried to speak after Spooky Mormon Hell dream

Elder price hitting general BFN in the nuts and then proceeding to place his head on his shoulder

Linus Fucking voice in I Belive, died, the came back, then died again, wonderful

"Imagine that your head is made of tiny kittens Take the kitten that is gay and DROWN IT Okay?"

SAMANTHA GURAH, worth mentioning again, goosebumps every time she sang. 10/10 would have gone just to see her

The female part of the audience cheering when Arnold said that the clitoris was holy

Elder McKinley having a solo dance number in Price's nightmare

McKinley trying to kiss him after he wakes

LINUS FYCKING WALHGREN

Elder Thomas falsett in We are Africa

Elder Price coffee break down and him just going "C O F F E WHAT IS THAT?!" "Coffe?!"

Elder price breaking down even further and starting to talk to his cup of coffe in a baby voice while elder Cunningham looks on worried.

"Oh hi little friend, are you all alone? Don't worry, you are gonna meet your friends right here in my tummy"

Price noticing Arnold and doing an Per Andersson right back at him "oaaaahhhh" Per the proceeds to start to laugh Linus continues

"I think we missed the bus" "We can take a cab"

Linus H A I R during all this

the ensembles faces during the play in the play

THE PLAY

Elder mckinleys delight at the fake penises

Elder mckinley and his escimokiss with Hatimbi

And the face he made after

Yaya pulling a "what ya gonna do about it" at BFN whi startles

Linus trying to talk at the end but having to start over bc the mormons bags keep interrupting him as they bump down the stairs.

"Fuck misionspresidenten"

just, the last song man, everyone in the audience were standing and singing and clapping along.

Arnold trying to kiss price when he sang "I am by your side" and Price leaning back.

Arnold saying Samantha's name instead when "trying to remember" it is Nabulungi and her hella cute giggle at it

I had eye contact with Per andersson beforethr villagers were putting on their oaky and I just gave him this knowing look and he smirked back at me

Also I have him a thumbs up after he threw a rose and he gave me one back and a bug smile

Everyone singing "we have maggots in our scrotum"

And I nearly cried when Samantha started to cry

Linus and Per's kiss during the applause

like the whole musical. God damn so fucking wonderful

[iantomckay]

It me. Ur Secret Santa

A/N: I don’t usually write McPricely so things may seem off and wonky. I apologize

There was a certain peace brought about by the presence of a soft and sunlight streaming gently through the gaps of the curtains. Connor McKinley was awake enough to notice them, to appreciate the sharp contrast between the cold air of the apartment and the warmth that came from being buried under a small mountain of soft blankets. With the muffled sound of Christmas music and the faint smell of breakfast wafted in through the door, Connor had his answer for the lukewarm empty space beside him.

Kevin stood in the kitchen making his usual favorite breakfast, pancakes. He’d said it’d been a sort of tradition for the Prices, having a large family meant food in batches were a logical solution and a time saver. Wearing a dark green Christmas sweater, Kevin looked up upon hearing Connor entering the room.

“Hi sleepy head. I was wondering when you’d get up. I was almost worried you’d sleep through Christmas.” He greeted, flashing that dazzling smile of his. They’d been together for a while now, about a year, in fact. Everytime he smiled, Connor found his heart racing, his face growing warm. He couldn’t help but smile back.

“Well now, I’d say that was a very far fetched worry. You know I’d never miss it. Not when we’ve put in hours of work to make this place look fabulous.” Connor answered, that grin on his face betrayed feelings he’d never tried to hide in the first place.

The apartment wasn’t very big but it was enough for the two of them. Walls were decorated with shiny sheets of paper, small paper snowflakes covered the wall. Lights were strung up along the corridors, some staying lit while others blinked on and off. If there was one thing that Connor had learned during his time as District Leader, it was how to make do with a small budget and even smaller supplies.  He beamed at them whenever he walked past.

“Today is going to be perfect, I promise. I already planned out everything we’re going to do today.” Kevin babbled on, while simultaneously tending to the stove. Under the veneer of being a model mormon- neat, polite, good looking and well versed in the Book- Kevin Price was just a big kid who never really stopped dreaming, stopped hoping.

It was one of the things Connor liked about Kevin. Yes, there were the godly good looks that Heavenly Father himself must have crafted, but deep down there was that innocence and drive to do his best that he found appealing. It had been love at first sight for the then love starved Elder McKinley. Yes, he’d admit it now, that he’d fallen head over heels for Kevin simply because he was cute. There had also been the fact that he’d heard great things about Elder Price and the very slight possibility that ‘confused’ to Kevin meant the same ‘confused’ as him.

“You know, most people don’t plan out every minute of their holidays. Most people use the holidays the relax.”  Connor pointed out, pretending to gently chastise him.  He set the table as Kevin finished his job in the kitchen. Finally setting them down Kevin swatted Connor playfully.

“It’s our first Christmas together. I just wanted it to be perfect.” Kevin explained before digging in.

“Knowing you, I shouldn’t be surprised, should I?” Connor prodded. “I love these pancakes, Kevin. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of your cooking.”

“I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of seeing you loving my cooking, either.” Kevin laughed, getting some syrup on his sleeve.

“Kevin-!” Connor pointed out, eyes wide.

Kevin looked down at the now dirtied sleeve. Frantically he started wiping at it with a napkin.

“Kevin you can just get another sweater.” Connor sighed as he started to get up.

“It’s just a little bit of syrup, it’s not that big a problem, Connor. Really, it’s fine.” Kevin responded, as he continued to dab at it.

“It’s going to be sticky the rest of the day.” Connor pointed out, less than happy with the turn of events. It was a small mishap really, but Connor liked to be neat and clean when possible. He’d learned to cope with all the dust getting into the Mission Hut back in the day, but it didn’t mean it didn’t drive him crazy.

“How about I wear one of my Disney sweaters Arnold got me last Christmas?” Kevin asked, ready to compromise.  

“Why do I feel like this was on purpose just so you could wear the Mickey Mouse sweater?” Connor asked, leaning back. “Yes, of course. You can wear it. The tree already has a ton of Disney ornaments, I suppose this wouldn’t make a difference.”

It was true, the tree was decked out in mostly disney characters. Between the strings of multicolored lights and a few traditional, plain colored bulbs were an armada of small figurines hanging on the branches of their fake tree. A tiny Aladdin and Jasmine flew on their magic carpet, while Belle and The Beast danced together, holding hands a branch next to them. It was as if the entirety of Disney World had been vomited up on their tree…and Connor didn’t mind. Kevin was more than ecstatic when Connor had finally agreed to let him have that.

Kevin’s eyes lit up and he disappeared to their room. Not five minutes later, he reappeared, donning the red sweater with the cartoon mouse’s face staring at him goofily.

“I’m just letting you know I’m not wearing matching couple sweaters with you.” Connor told him as he took a drink of the coffee Kevin had made. The taste was still something he’d have to get used to but the caffeine did help with the odd sleep pattern he’d developed over the past decade of so of ‘turning it off’.

Kevin sat down, unperturbed by his boyfriend’s refusal to don a Minnie Mouse sweater next to him. “Aw, come on Connor, it wouldn’t be that bad.”  He laughed, as he continued eating.

“Why do I get the feeling that’s one the present you got me this year.” Connor asked, shifting in his seat.

Kevin stopped, staring at him. “Did you-?”

Connor cut off Kevin before he could properly ask his question. “I didn’t peak, don’t be silly. I like surprises too you know. In fact, you’re my favorite surprise of all.”

Kevin raised his eyebrow, “Didn’t you know Arnold and I were coming to Uganda before we arrived?”

“Not that, but yes, I did. I think I got the letter about a few weeks before you arrived.” Connor remembered those days. Letters and even more paperwork arriving at his desk. An endless stream of papers that needed to be written and signed and budgets that needed to be allocated filled his days. He’d long since stopped actively taking part in trying to baptize the Ugandans. Their first few attempts had proved fruitless and after becoming District Leader, he’d had a lot less time to do things. Elder Thomas had played his right hand man in helping to run and organize the other Elders when Elder McKinley couldn’t.

Last he’d heard, and he kept in touch with Poptarts and Church who had since moved in together, they had recently visited both Mrs Church and Poptart’s sister at their graves. Connor had invited them over for Christmas but they decided to spend it together, mourning Church’s loss.

“The letter spoke highly of you, it gave us promise that maybe we wouldn’t fail. They really did make you out to be the perfect Mormon.” Connor let out a slight snort. “Imagine my surprise when I thought you might be having the same thoughts and worries that I did. I thought I wouldn’t be alone.” Connor spoke quieter now, looking down and away from Kevin. He knew that Kevin wouldn’t judge him, couldn’t, not when they were together. Still it made him feel…almost sick as he confessed. “As…as selfish as I might have been, I wished that…you were struggling too.” Connor closed his eyes, trying to ignore the queasiness in his stomach as he thought too deeply about the past. He had to keep moving forward, keep looking forward. As long as he had Kevin he would be fine.

He felt Kevin’s arms wrap around him, burying his face in his shoulder. “Hey, hey, it’s okay. You don’t have to think about that anymore. You have me now, and I have you. As long as we have each other, we’ll be fine.”

Connor lifted his head, swallowing hard. He tried to push the past away…the irony was not lost on him. He didn’t need to ruin the day, didn’t want to cry. On Christmas of all days, he shouldn’t be reliving old wounds.

He took Kevin’s hand, giving it a squeeze. If Connor ever needed a stronger reminder of how far they’d come, this was it.

“I’m sorry, it’s Christmas, I shouldn’t…shouldn’t be-”

“It’s ok to be upset. Remember what you said? You weren’t going to turn it off anymore.” Kevin whispered quietly in his ear.  The Christmas music had been replaced with the old radio drama of ‘A Christmas Carol’ in the background.

“You’re-you’re right Kevin. I just didn’t mean to ruin your perfect Christmas plans.” Connor opened his eyes again, gazing at the Christmas tree in the corner, the small stash of presents huddled under them, waiting to be opened.

“Did you want to open presents now?” Connor asked, changing the subject. Upon seeing the concern on the other man’s face, he added quickly, “I’m feeling better, Kevin. Really, I am.”

Kevin reluctantly let Connor leave and make his way towards the tree. Picking out one of the presents he handed one to Kevin.

“I don’t remember which one this is, but I think you’re going to like it either way.” Connor said. It was medium sized, white with little red and green hollies peppering it’s shape.

“If it’s from you, then I’m sure I’d love it.” Kevin reassured him before opening his present to reveal a peculiar black package of coffee beans.

“I remember you ranting about how Starbucks doesn’t ‘do coffee right’ so I got you an extra special bag of your favorite beans. I think I got the right ones.” Connor had never gotten a hang of all the coffee lingo, the ‘subtle’ details that went into making the right cup of coffee. It was mind boggling how much Kevin knew now.

Kevin’s face broke out into a huge grin. “I love it, Connor. I can’t wait to try it.” Getting up, he knelt down by the tree and pulled out a pink present. There was no questioning who it was for or from.

A gift basket lay within, sporting some bath bombs, nice smelling soap, stress toys and chocolates. Connor had an idea of what he was looking at. He looked back up at an anxious and expectant Kevin.

“Do you like it? You’ve always been working so hard, I’ve been worried.”

Connor’s chest fluttered. “Is it really that obvious?” He asked, racking his mind to remember if anyone else had noticed it as well.

“We’ve known each other for years now, I think I can tell when you’re feeling stressed.” Kevin laughed, sitting down next to Connor.

“I love it. Really, I do.”

The next few hours went by blissfully as they opened the remainder of their presents, some from their fellow former Elders. Among them were a swiss army knife and a small wooden figure, both sent by George Michaels…the Mormon, not the Musician. Poptarts had sent them some baked goods, which were thankfully still fresh by the time they arrived. The blue cloudless sky faded into orange streaked indigo as Christmas day was turning into Christmas Night.

If every generation had a Christmas tradition, theirs was watching all the Christmas specials, no matter how bad they may be or how many times they’d seen the same specials over the years. Right now they were in the middle of Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer. As if listening to countless variations of the same five or so good Christmas songs weren’t good enough to drill the story of the poor deer into everyone’s mind from the time they were small children.

“My brother Jack loved this movie. Did I ever tell you of the year he was so obsessed with it that we play it all year when he was six?” Kevin told him, stretching as the clock got closer to their usual bedtime. Neither of them had to go back to work until New Years, but they had no intention of staying up until midnight. Besides, the movies would all end when the news came around nine or ten. By then the world would have had their fill of Christmas cheer riding it until New Years where they’d soon return to their ordinary lives and fall back into the routine.

“Does he still listen to Christmas music?” Connor asked, resting his head against Kevin’s shoulder.

“Of course. A true Price never runs from holiday tunes. It’s one of the few times that Dad would let us be…you know, kids.” Despite the cheer in his voice, there was a tinge of sadness in the undertones of it all.

Connor hesitated, knowing they were flirting with a dangerous subject. He’d heard a number of things of Kevin’s childhood and how they shaped him into the person he was today. Kevin had heard his childhood as well, but he wasn’t shaped as much by that as he was by his teen years.

“I believe you told me that before, with Orlando?” Connor reminded him, shifting on their couch. After hearing so much about Orlando, he’d never knew the full story for the longest time. Considering how often Kevin practically dedicated his heart to it and Disney, one would assume that would be the first thing he’d explained.

It was one of the last, one of his most treasured memories. A cornerstone of his whole person.

“Yeah, Orlando. We should go there someday.” Kevin replied, the slight waver in his voice becoming more apparent.

“I’d like that, Kevin. Just you and me. Maybe some of the other Elders. A real family trip to Orlando.” A promise, a thought, a wish- something so faint and translucent formed between them. A plan with no real beginning or end, no meat behind it besides wishful thinking.

Connor could feel his throat tightening up as thoughts of his family- the other McKinleys wafted through his mind. He remembered the smell of his mom’s food. The sounds of the usual Saturdays where his dad and his other brothers would eagerly listen to the radio or if they could, catch a game on the tv. His sister’s squeal of delight whenever Connor would push her on swing, or play tag with her. He wasn’t the youngest, but he was always willing to play with her.

He didn’t want to, but he saw in his mind’s eye, the empty spaces he would have been. The dining table, the couch, the place where his presents would be under the tree.  His mind conjured up conversations they were and weren’t having. Conversations without him, conversations of him. Futures where he was lying but they still loved him, wanted him. Cherished him. His parents would beam down in pride when he graduated, when he got his first job. They’d go live their lives but still together, never truly alone.

The warm, hot tears were coming down hard now. He couldn’t fight it, that less than subtle loss that had plagued him-no, them- ever since they decided they wanted to commit, to be willing to throw away everything for the sake of each other. Kevin loved Connor and Connor loved Kevin. Still, the phantom uncertainty of whether they were right in the long run hung around like a fog. Never heavy enough to crush them, for them to move out of way. Never light enough to simply hand wave away. The only path left for them was to go forward, going back was something they could only dream of. Always out of reach, a phantom of their past.

“Hey, hey, it’s alright, Connor. You-you have me. I have you.” Kevin reassured him, his voice thick with his own sorrow. Red, wet eyes with tear trails down his cheeks.

“I’m sorry, I wasn’t going to…wasn’t going to- I just…how do I not think about them? I know I can’t-can’t go back but- they’re my family, Kevin. They’re our families.” The movie on the TV lost it’s realness, mere background noise full of now distant holiday spirit. The reminder that good things happened no matter what, that there was some kind of light at the end of the tunnel. None of it felt real.

Mickey’s big wide eyes stared back at Connor, blank and questioning.

Wiping the tears out of his eyes as well as Connor’s, Kevin drew him close once more. Connor always loved Kevin’s hugs, the warm, sheltering embrace. It felt like confidence, that he’d been right in trusting his feelings, to risk it all for a chance of happiness. True happiness that was what he really wanted. Love, a person he could be open and free with. It was a reassurance that it all mattered in the end, that despite of everything…no, because of everything that he was, that had happened, it was worth it.

“I miss them too, okay? I miss Jack, and Lance and the twins.

And-and life isn’t-isn’t fair. It sucks  but in the future…in the future maybe they’ll see that they were wrong. Maybe they won’t, but they say that family isn’t who you’re related to, but who you choose. And I choose you. You chose me. Together we’re going to make it.” Kevin held him tighter if it was possible, as if he were afraid Connor would slip or float away.

That speech, it was something straight out of a Disney or even a cheesy romance film. It was full of sweetness and promises and hope. Comforting words that spoke of a happier future, of hardships and love that would last forever. Was it full of idealism? Yes. Was it realistic? Connor wanted to believe.

So he did.

It was one of their happier moments from when they were together.

[sunshine-soprano]

this took ages and the camera quality is terrible i’m really sorry

Inktober day 13: High school AU (or college AU if your character(s) already go to high school)

I was going to do a Hamilton high school AU but I changed my mind bc that’s been done to death

Also I was originally going to do the fab four but i thought all the elders (plus naba of course) needed some love. So i spent a v long time playing “let’s turn these ensemble characters into actual three-dimensional characters with decent quirks and personalities” 

EDIT: the headcanons are quite hard to read (thanks, terrible smartphone camera) so I’ve also put them under the cut :^)

KEVIN PRICE

- straight A student

- that’s the only thing straight about him

- perfect hair

- has a thing about personal space

- has anxiety

- probably about 90% coffee

ARNOLD CUNNINGHAM

- sweetheart

- isn’t that good in school but has the best imagination

- is great at creative writing

- ADHD/ADD

- is a super good friend

- gives the best hugs

- has an endless supply of fandom t-shirts

NABA HATIMBI

- moved from Uganda with her father

- super clever and in lots of honours classes

- loves drama and bonds with Connor over theatre

- has a higher GPA than Kevin and Kevin’s lowkey jealous

- is extremely in love with Arnold

- wants to be a journalist and raise awareness of all the problems in Africa

CONNOR MCKINLEY

- v gay

- also v closeted (except with Naba who sees right through him)

- preppy

- does lots of dance

- can and will beat you at Just Dance

- drinks so much tea

- really likes Kevin

CHRIS “POPTARTS” THOMAS

- touch his poptarts and die

- small but feisty

- good at baking

- is v close with Connor and knows everything about him

- is a super good and supportive friend

- a secret boss at MarioKart and isn’t afraid to play dirty

JAMES CHURCH

- artist

- is really good

- only Poptarts and Davis are allowed to see his art though

- stays with Poptarts and Davis a lot when his dad gets drunk and violent

- shy

- loves Poptarts v a lot

- reads a lot and has a book club with Neeley

DAVIS (do the rest even have fan-given first names?? idk)

- loud

- prankster

- sleeps a lot

- doesn’t try but still gets good grades

- eats a lot but never gains weight

- but still can’t cook

- bad pun squad

SCHRADER

- music nerd

- makes a lot of bad music theory puns that only he and Neeley understand

- no one knows how many instruments he can play

- he and Connor are musical nerd buddies

- has a really nice voice

- secretly has stage fright

- bad pun squad

NEELEY

- neat freak

- literature nerd

- book club with James

- has v strong opinions about most things

- likes philosophy and everyone hates him for it

- bad pun squad

- likes being super pretentious

- is actually a massive feminist

- so many Twitter rants

MICHAELS

- great cook

- Davis gets him to cook for him all the time

- aces home ec

- gets super passive aggressive and sarcastic when mad

- although he never swears

- don’t get on the wrong side of him he will s l a y you

- loves trashy reality tv

ZELDER

- complete and utter nerd

- plays so many video games

- he and Poptarts fight to be the best at MarioKart

- nerd buddies with Arnold

- Trekkie

- fluent in Klingon

- writes fanfiction

- has written smut

[ask-irl-connor-mckinley-blog]

Another Love Letter, I Guess

You're still asleep. I can't sleep, which is why I'm currently awake. That's kind of a given, though. You look beautiful, by the way.

Before I really begin, I want to tell you that I accidentally ripped up the other letter halfway through because I got too nervous, so please don't make fun of me. 

And I wasn't mad at you yesterday. I wasn't embarrassed because I love you... I was embarrassed because that letter was really weird. And awkward. And the pickup line at the end was absolutely terrible. 

You're free to tell anyone about anything I give you- you're free to do what you wish with it all, as long as you want to do it.

Believe me, it's taking all the self-control I have to not go and shout that we're engaged in the middle of the street. But I don't think anyone would like that. Because it's late. Early?

You get the idea.

But I'm not embarrassed because I love you, and I wasn't mad you published it- I was embarrassed because I'm really bad at writing or trying to explain how I feel.

Some have called me egotistical before, and maybe they're right, but even I have to admit that I'm bad at this kind of stuff.

Maybe it's from lack of experience. I'll admit, I don't think I ever even attempted to write any of my past girlfriends love letters- but look at us.

We're engaged.

Wait, hang on, I don't have another piece of paper and I went out of order... I'm just going to start a new train of thought and maybe go back to the other one, is that okay?

Connor McKinley, you're my entire world. I love you so much and I... words. WORDS

Let's restart that.

Connor McKinley, you're my entire world. I love you so, so, so much, I would scream it from the rooftops. Or maybe the mountains. Whichever was more likely to be heard. 

I would give up anything almost anything for you (sorry, I can't sacrifice the coffee, and a few choice Disney movies... but if i actually thought you were in danger, all the wrath of both Heaven and Hell would come down upon whoever was trying to hurt you, and I would get Arnold to call down Joseph Smith so he can summon Jesus to shoot torpedos that will turn whoever it is into a lesbian (sorry, I couldn't resist). Assuming you hadn't already destroyed them.)

You make everything so much more bearable. Whenever someone just needs someone to talk to, you're there for them.

You're my (don't tell Arnold I said this, he'll probably kill me) best friend. You're one of my best friends (Sorry, couldn't risk it. And he's kind of grown on me).

And now we're engaged. 

I think I'm the happiest man alive and awake right now. 

If it gets to it, we can probably get Gen Elder Butt-Fucking Naked to marry us, or maybe one of the other elders. We can get Arnold to, if he hasn't already, say that being gay is okay. I don't remember if he has or not. Or we can elope if we really have to. 

I don't know about you, but I'm a little broke, at least back home, and haven't gone to college yet, but we're going to be okay. We'll find a way to make it work. Everything will be okay, and if push comes to shove, we can crash with Arnold for a little while, or maybe that "Whizzer" guy (just because I'm not completely admitting to knowing him yet). 

But you make me the happiest I've been in a long time, really, truly happy. Like, Orlando happy. No, happier than Orlando happy. Walt Disney coming back from the grave and being my best friend happy. Wait, no, that sounds weird, I'm crossing that out. Happier than Elder Poptarts with... Poptarts. 

I'm really, really bad at this. Sorry. I don't really know what else to say other than that you make me quite possibly the happiest man alive, that I'm happy we're engaged, and that I love you so, so much.

Also, you're my second favorite person.

Putting my ego away, you're my favorite person.

I'll admit, I'm starting to get a little tired, and I kind of just want to cuddle you right now, so I think I'm going to end this here and go back to sleep. Or maybe I'll just cuddle with you until you wake up. I'm actually considering just going and making some coffee and sitting up, but I don't know.

Love you, 

Kevin

[spooky-ticklish-hell-dream]

Hello~

Hello, and welcome to part 1 of the Spooky Ticklish Hell Dream series! If the name didn’t inform you, this is a tickle fic series, so if you don’t like that kinda thing, then this isn’t for you. For those who stayed to read, I hope you enjoy!

This part was written by Elder Rocket.

It wasn’t unusual for Kevin to go to sleep bitter or angry or depressed. It was all a part of his many mood swings. But this was caused from a fight he’d gotten into with Connor, or Elder McKinely. He refused to allow Kevin his coffee and it caused a rather big riff between them. Who cared if that was his 15th cup that day? He needed his coffee! And now look at what happened, he was tired and sleepy. Bitter thoughts about the man stirred in his mind...even leaking into his dreams.

He was conscious, yet it was nothing but darkness all around him. He felt like he couldn’t move. He couldn’t say or do anything, until a voice echoed in the dark.

“Well well well...what do we have here?~” A familiar, yet devious voice cooed. Kevin found himself able to talk as little by little, a landscape began to form around him. Suddenly, the form of Connor McKinely himself appeared, in his red V-neck and red boa. Kevin once again found himself paralysed.

“W-What are you doing here?” He asked, gulping, suddenly feeling hot as his face heated up. The other elder licked his lips, slowly stepping forward.

“You’ve been mean to me. Yelling, name calling, and you’re mad at me.” He hissed with a sly smirk, showing off his slightly sharp teeth. Kevin gulped, still unable to move as Connor straddled his waist, grabbing his tie and pulling it slightly.

“I’m gonna make you pay for what you did, you rude little bastard.” He hissed with a voice that would make just about anybody swoon. He placed his other hand on Kevin’s belly, pressing down slightly to assert  his dominance more. This...didn’t exactly give the reaction Connor had seemed to hope for. Kevin’s face suddenly flared up with an involuntary smile. A couple of giggle escaped him as he twitched. Connor narrowed his eyes with a low growl.

“Don’t you laugh at me! I am being intimidating AND sexy! You have zero reason to laugh at me!” He growled, his hand unintentionally squeezing Kevin’s tummy more, causing him to jump and give a small squeak, followed by high pitched giggling. There wasn’t any mistaking it this time. Kevin closed his eyes for a brief moment, hoping that maybe he hadn’t noticed.

“Why, Pricey!” Connor’s voice went’ back to deviously happy. Kevin felt the other man’s hands on his sides, squeezing slightly.

“You never told me you were ticklish~” Kevin’s eyes opened, his face flushing upon the sight of Connor’s smug face, a face that told him that he was stuck without a way to escape whatever ticklish hell this man was going to bestow onto him. Even though Connor was just barely squeezing his sides, it felt a lot more ticklish than it should have. Kevin was already twitching frantically, yelping with each new movement. It was like his shirt wasn’t even there, and his sensitivity was ramped up to 11.

“Gahahahaha plehehehease nohohoho!” He whimpered, though he knew it wouldn’t get him anywhere. Connor lifted his hands and smirked.

“Oh ho ho, this will be fun!~” He lifted his boa off his neck and turned around slightly, reaching back and removing Kevin’s shoes and socks, promptly throwing them into the dark unknown. After his footwear was removed, Connor began to saw the boa back and forth on Kevin’s soles. The poor boy twitched desperately, his giggling turning into loud laughter.

“Ohohohho gohohohohohohohod pleheheheheheaase!” He squealed, but it never did stop, not even when Connor let go of it to turn back around. He grabbed Kevin’s arms and pushed them above his head. He dragged his long nails slowly down Kevin’s arm, causing him to twitch in anticipation.

“Wait, Elder, please! I-I’ll do anything that you want, any-” His sentence ended in a loud squeal as Connor dug his nails into Kevin’s armpits, swirling them around in circular motions. He couldn’t believe how intense the sensation was, as told by his loud, high pitched laughter. After a minute of that, his nails moved downward towards his ribcage, where he met eyes with the devilish Connor once again.

“Anything I want, eh? Well, you’re doing a pretty good job of it so far. I want to hear you squeal, feel you squirm under my very light movements, hear your begging, see the tears that become of your non-stop laughter. Do that, and you’ll be just fine.~”

With that, Connor dug his nails into Kevin’s ribcage, causing him to nearly scream with his laughter, him barely able to choke out words, the horrible feeling growing more and more intense by the second, not helped at all by the boa still going at his feet.

At first, Elder McKinely tried not to pay much mind to the sleep-talking Price. It wasn’t that abnormal...until he started laughing. It seemed to startle and confuse everybody else as well. A few other Elders gathered and looked upon the twitching, giggling Kevin, glancing at one another, unsure of what to do. None of them could sleep like this, his giggling was far too loud.

“So...should we wake him?” Elder Church asked, rubbing the back of his neck.

“I dunno, if he’s having that much fun in his dreams, I don’t think that’s fair.” Poptarts pointed out, the rest agreeing, nodding.

“Well, maybe we can play a boardgame to pass the time until he wakes up or stops laughing.” Church suggested and the rest seemed to agree. They all gave one last look, then piled onto one bed as Connor grabbed Monopoly. They seemed pretty content, being able to ignore the Elder...until he screamed. Connor instantly got up, scrambling over to Kevin, trying to shake him awake.

“That’s right Pricey, scream for me!” Connor’s voice laughed. Kevin slowly but surely began to get his movement back. He closed his eyes, and began to squirm around until he felt his arms being grabbed, and the weight around his waist being reapplied. He bucked up and laughed out of anticipation.

“Please, stahahap!” He yelled, opening his eyes...to the room. Elder McKinely, the normal one, sat on his waist, shaking him with a concerned look on his face. The rest of the elders eyed him from the bed they were all on. He finally calmed down, breathing heavily, his face still horribly red. His mind was a blur, all he could remember was Connor...tickles...unable to move….but now he could. His eyes narrowed as he pushed Connor off of him. Before he could speak, Connor found himself being pinned to the bed, a delusioned Elder Price above him.

“You think you can just get away with that?” He asked. Connor pulled against Kevin’s grip, horribly confused.

“What? What did I do?” He asked desperately. He looked at the other elders, who all just shrugged at him. He looked back at Kevin, who was still sleepy looking.

“You’re gonna pay for what you did!” He yelled, digging his fingers into McKinely’s underarms. He jumped and instantly started giggling, trying his best to push Price off of him.

“Whahahat? Whahahat did I dohoho?” He asked. Price just shook his head.

“Don’t play dumb with me, McKinely!” The other man growled, spidering his fingers down to Mckinley’s hips, his giggling only getting faster. With his arms out of the way, Connor finally pushed the sleep man off of him, still giggling slightly. After a moment, Price passed out again.

“So...what did you do?” Poptarts asked from the other bed.

“I still have no idea! He’s weird…” Connor huffed.

“Maybe, but i’m willing to guess he was probably repaying you for whatever happened in his dream.” Church point out with a smirk. Connor glanced back down at Kevin, who looked alot more content than the last time he was sleeping. He smirked and glanced back at Church.

“Yknow what...I think you’re right.  

[reminds-me-of-a-puzzle]

The Book of Mormon London 11/11/2017

The Book of Mormon West End 11/11/2017

I went to see The Book of Mormon for my second time last Saturday and decided to do a write up b/c other ppl had done it and it looks fun!

Cast-

Elder Price - KJ Hippensteel

Elder Cunningham - Cody Strand

Nabulungi - Leanne Robinson

Elder McKinley -- Stephen Rolley

-When jesus started talking @neko-no-niji​ thought he was doing a jesus impression lol

-KJ walks down with the biggest smile on his face he was so good

-Codys ‘OOPS’ in hello

-In the ‘Hello’ ‘my name is..’ ‘Elder Cunningham!’ Cody looks at the other and tries to copy their moves

-Everyone looks so in awe of KJ at ‘Your’e like the smartest, best, most deserving elder..’ but honestly me too

-Everyone is so cute in Two by Two,, and the entire thing tbh

-Someone teach me to two by two dance? same 4 turn it off

-After two by two & before you and me (but mostly me) when Cody and Arnold are alone, Cody kinda throws his arms up in the air, jumps up and lands with his legs kinda apart? So hard to explain but it was so pure

-Cody sippin on a juicebox before they leave and his dads like….’ARNOLD,, ARNOLD’ that boy is so pure -- ‘I HAD MRS BROWN SING LIKE AN AFRICAN FOR YOU!’ -Hasa Diga, Mafala had such a deep voice it was rlly good (dont take that out of context)

-One of my fav parts is in Hasa Diga, when they walk back on the beat and fall on their butts

-During ‘This is my daugher she has a….’ Naba is proper slapping the floor and jammin then she stands up all pure -Turn it off is amazing,, they’re all such talented dancers honestly,, Stephen is such a good McKinley!!? -’WHAM, BAM, PUSH IT DOWN!!’

-When Stephen leads them to their rooms,, he holds KJs hand like right up to his lips he is kissing that boys hand okay -I am here for you..you can really see how close and comfortable KJ and cody are with each other they are friendship goals!!

-Cody constantly stroking Kjs face honestly same -Cody throwing the blanket over KJS face -At the end Cody gets off his bed and pushes it right next to KJs…..<3 <3 -Okay all American is one of my fav songs and it did not disappoint

-When Naba is like ‘whats the difference?’ KJ just turns to the audience with the biggest grin on his face - same grin during ‘I am there for you’ when Cunningham says  ‘It wouldnt be so incdiredible when you did it now’ and just before ‘I believe’ when theyre talking about converting But fucking naked and the others are like ‘That would take somehing incredible!’ -ANYWAY back to all American,,,Cody was constantly dancing, trying to shove the Book of Mormon in the Ugandans buckets or whatever they were holding - at points KJ signals to Cody like to stand next to him in the dance and like turns him around to guide him its cute -Salt Lake city was absolute perfection? Leanne hit every note perfectly

-When it builds up loads of stars light up in the background and its so beautiful

-At the end she grabs her typewriter to text all her friends <3 <3 -Back to the Mormon living quarters ...2 of them are playing games on the floor while another walks in playing paddle ball and they question why they haven’t got any baptisms come on guys

-McKinleys ‘O-M-GOSH’ -Cody is so chill explaining that they just saw someone get shot in the face :))) -Obv McKinely goes to kiss Price they wERE CLOSE -The scene of Price wanting to leave was actually so sad,, everyone was silent

-A good opportunity to shout out how amazing Arnold Cunningham actually is -Again, I am here for you reprise is SADD then Cody says ‘I don’t have any friends’ my heart BROKE -Leanne is so cute and hopeful in this scene, Naba believes in Arnold so much !! More Naba apprication! -Man Up is another fav of mine so i’m defiantly biased here...CODYS PERFORMANCE WAS EXTRAORDINARY OKAY

-Price walks on scrubbing his shirt trying to get rid of the blood and :))) - The next week I saw Bom (18th of November) When Cody is on that stand that moves forward he pulled a little kissy face and a peace sign IT WAS SO CUTEEEE -At the end note there is a single spotlight on Cody and it's beautiful

ACT 2! -Starts with more explanation of the actual book

-’I am Jesus’ gets me everyime

-Then goes to Cunningham and I don’t know why but it reminds me of the very start with Price walking forward, not sure if it's intentional?

-I really love making things up again, at the back his dad, hobbits, darth vader and a commander (?) from star trek appear like ‘nah stop’ -Cody pulled this really innocent face at the end i love him - Elder price was so happy to be in Orlando RIP his hopes and dreams

-KJ’s Price in SMHD is so dead inside...he is just ‘ :l ‘ throughout the whole song -The devils wear glitter okay and at stagedoor we talked to Ngozi how it never goes away it was iconic - -There is so much going on in this number

-After it all he's lying dead and Stephen goes to give him CPR and :))) - The week after I saw it again (18th)  when Cody says that all the africans want more lessons and all the elders are freaking out, Stevie just does a sassy click ??! -When KJ is all ‘thats amazing!’ Cody is so sassy and completely ignores his high five

-Its kinda sad honestly Harley was like’ DOnt be mean to him!! ‘ -KJs face lights up when they are like ‘that would take something incredible!’ I just want this boy to be happy okay -I believe is so amazing!! Really highlights KJs voice just damn -THEN really quick atmosphere change when Cody walks in with all the africans making up BS -When he said ‘You should always...stand up for yourselves.’ CHrist said!’ all the Ugandans were like ‘WOO yeah! Amen!’ Like they do in a gospel church but they didn’t the following week

-The villagers really love Arnold and this needs to be talked about more in fics okay

--Baptise me cured every sin i had….they're just so cute??? And the last note omg they look back at each other and aHHH

-I am Africa boi...Each time i've seen it when Harry Wright walks over to baptise his partner he literally goes ‘ :D’ and it's so pure

-the book in the butt scene is iconic..the doctor (gotswana) is played by Nicholas McLean and he is a great cast member!!!

-When Naba and Arnold have their little part, when they go to walk away they both look over their shoulder and Nabas eyes go up and down the audience and SHE LOOKS SO SASSY AND GORGEOUS!! -When Kevin walks back down there's shit in the bag with the book -Cody is really great in the coffee shop scene and so is KJ...when he says ‘when I baptised *insert naba name* the others just fell into place’ it got a huge response and you could see how close KJ and Cody were close to losing it and the fact that they held it together got a bigger clap

-When Price says ‘don’t touch me’ or whenever Cody touches his face and runs off and you can see that these two have a really great relationship

-Price goes to sit down but he can’t because of his sore bum lol

-American Moses okay ...when the music starts some of the elders are swaying side to side and bopping up and down

-Pls watch their faces when it starts to get bad though its so funny

-You can tell KJ loves the whole thing

-Just...so iconic

-When Jesus comes in with the huge dicks hes like humping the mission president from behind and sticking his dick in his face oml

-The Hasa Diga reprise is outstanding it should've been on the cast album (just like all the reprises tbh) and some people laugh but it's actually such a sad song

-But!! Cunningham fixes everything like the angel he is

-Its a really sweet moment when it all clicks with Price

-As McKinley is leaving he has this pink floral suitcase and its iconic

-Tomorrow is a latter day actually makes me cry, especially prices ‘I believe’ solo halfway through

-After the bows and all the cast all dance and they're all so happy and amazing i love this cast so much

-You can stagedoor here!! Please do it!! Give this cast the appreciation they deserve! They all give really good hugs okay

[fantastical-bom]

Introductions

Okay, explanation time:

This AU takes place in a world where depending on someone’s family history and upbringing, they will either grow the ability to control some form of magic, or to be part mythological creature. People get these enhancements between ages thirteen and fifteen, and if they don’t get anything by fifteen, there won’t be anything at all. If this happens, it’s typically blamed on the person not getting enough experiences as a child, so the unknown forces that give people magic didn’t know enough about who the person was to give them anything.

Okay! Now that that’s finished, time for giving information about characters:

Connor McKinley: Light manipulation. He found out about this when he was fourteen. After his experiences with Steve Blade, he pushed his feelings further down than he had been before, leaving him with a lot of unresolved feelings, and, by extension, energy. There was a moment in which he was trying to crush his feelings, but instead of burying his gay thoughts deep into his psyche, there was a brilliant flash of light. After the seconds of shock following this, the reality of what happened dawned on him. The strain he had put on his mind to repress his emotions caused this burst of light. Honestly, he was just glad the light wasn’t a rainbow. That would’ve made things a bit too obvious. Funnily enough, now that he’s comfortable with his identity, and skilled in controlling his powers, the main thing he does with them is make rainbows.

Kevin Price: This boy. This. Boy. Of course, perfect child Kevin Price ended up with both possible additions. It was on his thirteenth birthday, no time wasted in getting him the abilities he was meant to have. After thirteen years of being the perfect child, he was given not only the ability to control electricity, but also the wings of an angel. After blowing out the candles at his thirteenth birthday party, there was a total blackout. When the lights were back on, everyone in the room’s hair was standing on end and Kevin had magnificent angel wings spread behind him. Everyone was either idolizing him or craving his demise. Kevin Price, part angel and given electrokinesis. Of course. The electricity he has will occasionally replace his daily dose of coffee to wake him up, and he normally wakes up with the absolute worst bedhead thanks to the static. He uses his wings a lot, testing how high he can fly, showing off to everyone around him, and taking Connor to see the clouds and, when possible, flying him through natural rainbows.

Naulungi Hatimbi: Control of flowers/plants. This sweet girl also got her power at thirteen. Initially, Mafala thought the area was under attack and conjured a shield to keep his child safe. Once he realized that it was her making flowers grow around them, he began telling Naba what she was doing. Her face absolutely lit up. She was so proud that she did something like this, everyone else in the village either had a defense based power or part earth creature. Not to say those abilities weren’t good, but the ability to grow things felt so incredible and different from everything else. When she was younger, she made a lot of flower crowns, passing them out to the villagers. She would always make an especially fancy one for someone on their birthday, making sure to use their favorite flower. She still does this, she’s made more flower crowns for Arnold than he knows what to do with (But he absolutely loves it), and she’s made a hugely detailed garden surrounding the village. She truly loves watching everything grow.

Arnold Cunningham: Part unicorn. Arnold didn’t get his addition until well into his fifteenth year. His parents had completely given up on getting anything out of their son. The truth was, he was just hard to figure out. He lied so often that it made it hard to figure him out. Eventually it was decided that he would be part unicorn, waking up one morning to see he had a small horn on his head, barely visible through his curly hair. He, along with his family, were confused. Unicorns were supposed to pierce the hearts of liars, it seemed a little contradictory. But it was because of the fact that he always seemed to lie to try and help people that had made things turn out the way they did. Naba found it absolutely adorable, while Kevin and most of the others found it utterly ridiculous. It did come in handy when convincing the Ugandans to join the church, considering the fact that most unicorns never lie. He doesn’t do much with it, admittedly, but he doesn’t really have a need to use it. He uses it as a GPS if he gets lost though, since he can use it to find someone pure of heart (That someone being Naba).

Okay I tried not to make those too wordy or bland! This blog will be some combination of an ask/headcanon blog and a writing blog until I feel a need to get separate blogs for this stuff.

[a-year-of-musicals]

Day 28/365 - The Book Of Mormon

By Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone

At the Missionary Training Centre, Elder Kevin Price leads his classmates in a demonstration of door-to-door conversion (Hello!). The Mormon missionaries are excited to go in their missions and find out where they will be serving for the next two years - I’d just like to point out that this is not the way that things happen, Mormon missionaries find out where they will be serving in a letter before they go to the MTC - and Elder Price reveals that he has been praying that he will get sent to serve in Orlando. However, Elder Price and his mission partner Elder Arnold Cunningham, are actually sent to Uganda (Two By Two). Although disheartened that he is not going to Orlando, Elder Price is convinced that he is off to do something incredible, and Elder Cunningham is quite happy just to follow along beside him (You And Me (But Mostly Me)).

When the Elders arrive in Uganda, they are robbed of their luggage by soldiers of General Butt-Fucking Naked - a name that mocks the unbelievable reality that is General Butt Naked! They are welcomed into the village and the people tell the Elders about their daily struggles under the General’s rule. The villagers reveal their coping mechanisms to the Elders, a phrase meaning; “Fuck you God” (Hasa Diga Eebowai).After they get over the initial shock of the living conditions in the village, the Elders meet their fellow missionaries. Elder McKinley, the district leader, gives them advice on how to cope with the hard parts of their mission (Turn It Off). Elder Price is very anxious about how he is going to succeed here, but Elder Cunningham reassured him that he will make a great difference to these people’s lives, reminding him that he will be by his side the whole time (I Am Here For You).

Determined to make progress where his colleagues have failed, Elder Price begins to teach the villagers about Mormonism in a tribute to Joseph Smith, but the focus quickly shifts to how great he is instead (All-American Prophet). Just then, the General arrives and calls for the genital mutilation of all females. A villager protests the command and the General has him executed. Thankfully, the beautiful Nabulungi is safe at home, dreaming about Elder Prices promise of an earthly paradise (Sal Tlay Ka Siti).

The Uganda Mission President gets in touch with the Elders for a progress report and Elder Price reveals that he is overwhelmed by how bad things are in the area and asks for a transfer to Orlando. The ever-loyal Elder Cunningham says that he is ready to stand by his mission partner (I Am Here For You Reprise), only to be dumped by Elder Price. Although he is down and alone, Elder Cunningham steps up to the plate when Nabulungi approaches him wanting to learn more about the Book Of Mormon, having convinced the villagers to hear him out (Man Up).

When Elder Cunningham’s audience starts to grow bored and leave, he makes the decision to marry science fiction with the Mormon doctrines to keep them interested. Aspects of his conscience - such as Yoda, Joseph Smith, Darth Vader and Hobbits - tell him that he may not be doing the right thing. However, Elder Cunningham reasons that he can’t be doing anything wrong if his stories are helping people (Making Things Up Again).

Meanwhile, Elder Price is under the illusion that he has arrived in Orlando, only to realise that he is dreaming. He remembers his childhood nightmares of hell and slips back into one (Spooky Mormon Hell Dream). When he wakes, he decides to re-commit to his mission.

Elder Cunningham announces that several villagers have shown interest in the church, only for Elder McKinley to point out that nobody is likely to convert unless the General is dealt with first. Elder Price sees this as his chance to redeem himself and sets off to try and convert the General (I Believe). However, this plan does not work and the General drags Elder Price away. Elder Cunningham finishes preaching and baptises the villagers, when he and Nabulungi share a tender moment (Baptize Me). The missionaries feel at one with the villagers and throw a celebration (I Am Africa).

Price is seen in the village doctors office, where he went to get The Book Of Mormon removed from his rectum...! The General learns of the villagers conversions and resolves to execute them all.

Elder Price has lost his face and decides to drown his sorrows in coffee. When Elder Cunningham finds him, he says that they need to at least act like partners for the Mission President’s visit. Price reflects on all his life’s broken promises (Orlando).

Nabulungi and the villagers prepare a performance for the Mission President to show what they have learnt about Mormonism (Joseph Smith American Moses). However, their performance reveals all the things that Elder Cunningham has made up, including the story that AIDS can be cured by making love to a frog! The Mission President is extremely disappointed and orders all the missionaries to go home, telling the villagers that they are not true Mormons.

Extremely upset and frustrated that she will never reach her promised paradise, Nabulungi curses God (Hasa Diga Eebowai Reprise). Elder Price reflects on their mission and realises that Elder Cunningham was actually right all along in his beliefs that the most important thing is getting the message across (You And Me (But Mostly Me) Reprise).

The General arrives in the village and Nabulungi is ready to submit to him, telling the villagers that all the stories they were told were untrue. To her surprise, the villagers reveal that they always knew that the stories were metaphorical rather than literal. Elder Price rallies the Mormons and Ugandans to work together and create their own paradise in the village.

Imagining the future, the new Ugandan Elders will go door-to-door with “The Book Of Arnold”. (Tomorrow Is A Latter Day/ Hello! Reprise/Finale).

Although not always technically accurate, and sometimes construed as offensive, I think this musical has a very good message. I have a Mormon friend who is about to leave the training centre and go on her mission and I know she will tell people about the doctrines without “embellishing” them! But she and the Elders in this musical are looking to give a message of hope to those who need it.

Favourite songs: Two By Two, You And Me (But Mostly Me), Turn It Off, Sal Tlay Ka Siti and I Believe

Favourite character: Elder Cunningham

I mean, come on - he really tries!

[the-heart-of-leo]

The Elders of District 9 have been excommunicated from the Church and have, in the simplest terms, started their own, Mormon cult. The rules they had lived their whole life by no longer applied.

With an enthusiastic Kevin to lead the way, the Elders of District 9 are finally going to live life the way other boys their age lived: by doing the things they had always wanted to do.

Starting with seeing what all the fuss about Harry Potter is about and maybe give this 'coffee' drink a try.

* * *

The ticking of the clock sounded ominous in the small room as the small group of teenage boys sat on the couch, watching as the hands of the clock moved, their hearts pounding with every tick.

This was the moment of truth! Their first act of, intentional, rebellion! Their first real protest against authority by saying: This rule makes no sense and we’re not going to follow it!

Connor felt slightly ill.

He’d been feeling various degrees of ill for most of the day, actually, starting from the moment the phrase “My name is Joseph Smith and I’m going to fuck this baby” was uttered. His stomach had been on a roller coaster ever since. He had gone from wanting to throw up when the Mission President yelled at him and when Nabulungi ran from them in tears to feeling slightly okay when Elder Price - when Kevin - had stood in front of them and told them they were all Latter Day Saints despite everything… that the rules didn’t have to always be obeyed, that being a good person and being a good Mormon weren’t always the same thing.

[aetherchief-moved]

Oooooo what is the idea/story behind possessed Kevin 👀☕️

I’m glad you asked >;3c

So the AU follows the original canon until Kevin runs out of the mission house after blabbering about needing a transfer, that’s where it deviates. Kevin is confronted by a demon after arguing with Arnold, and the demon tells Kevin they can give him everything he wants; a transfer to Orlando, a happy ending, the whole package as long as Kevin lets the demon inhabit his body. Obviously, all the demon’s promises are lies, and once Kevin becomes possessed, the demon takes complete control of his body.

(more under the cut bc it’s kind of long)

The AU follows the canon again until the end of the musical as the demon parades around as Kev and learns more about the District. They take special interest in the Helldream Squad™ (McKinley, Church, and PopTarts) with intent to exploit their fears and ruin them, but the Elders are starting to realize something is up, McKinley and Cunningham especially. Arnold later tries to calmly address Kevin about what’s been happening in front of the others. The more agitated Kevin becomes with the questioning, the more his demonic features start showing; ex: his nails grow into sharp claws, his teeth become fangs, his eyes go black and have bright red irises and black pinprick pupils.

Kevin lashes out at Arnold, and Neeley and Schrader, the two strongest Elders, have to hold Kevin down keep him from hurting anyone more. Everyone is in a state of shock because of what they’re seeing. To try and worm their way out of trouble, the demon lets Kevin resurface, and he starts panicking and crying and begging for help. Neeley’s grip loosens, and the demon manages to squirm out and attack McKinley. They pin McKinley to the floor and sink their fangs into his shoulder before Neeley and Schrader get him under control again. PopTarts rushes off with McKinley to care for his bleeding wound.

At this point everyone is super freaked out. Church is panicking, all the violence is reminding him of his father, much to the demon’s delight. The demon starts taunting Church and ends up pushing him to the breaking point, and he gets a few punches in before someone can hold him back. Now that the demon is dazed, Neeley and Schrader use their ties to bind Kevin’s wrists to the coffee table so he can’t cause any more trouble.

that’s all i have right now !! but i hope it’s enough to pique your interest

(X) - possessed!Price art