#nashville lover secret sessions

[swiftone]

Happy 5 years since one of the most amazing days of my life!! Words cannot express how grateful I am to have been chosen by Taylor to attend the Lover Secret Session in Nashville! One of my greatest dreams up until that point was simply to meet Taylor - I never imagined she would hand pick me, along with others, to go to her house and hang out for an entire day. Taylor, it truly was The Best Day with you that day 🥹🫶🏻💕

@taylorswift @taylornation

[missegyptiana]

happy four years since the absolute best day of my entire life. happy four years since taylor personally wanted to meet ME. ISABELLA??? happy four years since we went to the taylor swift education centre the morning of our secret session. happy four years since i gave taylor a matching ring from pandora that she wore for the rest of the night. happy four years since taylor invited my friends, my mom and i to her house to listen to the lover album 19 days before it released and she knew my name and remembered my tumblr and my archer cover that she liked the night before. i’m so happy i just miss her so much. i love u taylor. ty for everything. i miss ur hugs and ur kind words. ty for telling me how beautiful i am. ty for talking to my mom. ty for saying in front of everyone that u saw my cover of the archer on tumblr and how much you loved it and my room. ty for telling me i’m the best person ever. her words literally were “WHY ARE YOU THE BEST PERSON EVER?” um. ya. ty for laughing with me and apologizing for blowing my cover cause u liked my cover of the archer the night before we met cause people kept asking me if i was going because of that lol and saying how much u love stalking us online. and remembering that i’m egyptian and giving me good advice. and letting me tell you how much i love, appreciate and respect you. ty for telling me i’m so committed and that you love me. ty got hugging me 3 times and trying not to let go. i cant believe 8 year old swiftie isabella got to meet the person that has made me who i am today. and who has grown up with me for 13 years. thank u so much. ily ily ily. u mean the absolute world to me. i miss u so so much and i hope we meet again in the far future. @taylorswift

[swiftdupes]

taylor at the lover secret sessions

nashville, tn // august 4, 2019

shorts

lulu high rise short in coco white from goldi boutique // $48

burlap trim denim shorts in white from urlazh new york // $98

distressed side slit cutoff denim shorts in white from hidden jeans // $64

[thelasttime]

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💩

help not the "cruel summer" poop remix

[tswiftupdatess]

5 years ago today on this day, Taylor Swift hosted her second Lover Secret Session, inviting fans to her house in Nashville!

(August 4, 2024)

[nowimhaunted]

I can’t believe you guys still stan Taylor swift when she literally cooked and ate the lover secret sessioners in Nashville :/

[lukesvangelista]

𝐖𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊ˡᵉ⁷⁷

in which luke is your brother’s best friend.

warnings; pining, heavy make out session (but not quite smut), going after a sibling’s friend, little bit of an age gap (but totally legal i promise)

The music from the party throughout your house pulsed in your ears, your eyes blinded by the flashing lights that your older brother Max had set up in the living room. Luke was back in Toronto for the summer after his season with the Preds ended, and your brother thought there was no better way to celebrate than by getting black out drunk on a Friday night.

While a house party wasn’t your usual scene, you had to hand it to him - he had gone all out. In the middle of your kitchen island, a makeshift bar had been set up and boasted an array of drinks—beer, seltzers, and, of course, hard liquor. Nearby, your dining table was practically collapsing under the weight of takeout and finger foods. Laughter erupted as groups formed and dissolved, the animated conversations blending with the rhythm of the music.

Some guests, half of whose names you didn’t even know, gravitated towards the packed living room, where couches provided a safe place for French kissing and unfortunately, much more. The thought of what could go down on those couches practically made you sick, and you wanted nothing more than to find respite in a quieter area. So, naturally, you gravitated to your room.

Luke was in the kitchen talking to Max when he noticed your disappearance. It was fairly early in the night, but Max had already had one too many, and as much as Luke loved his best friend, he would rather be spending time with you. He wouldn’t admit to anyone, but the hardest part of Luke’s time in Nashville this past season was his lack of seeing you, “Hey, Max, I’m gonna head to the bathroom, alright? I’ll meet you back here soon!” Luke shouted over the music blasting, but Max was too busy to notice, so he slipped away easily enough.

Once in your room, you collapsed on your bed, quickly reaching over to shuffle a random playlist. You were trying to focus hard on the lyrics of “Lovers Rock”, but the truth is that you couldn’t keep your mind from wandering to the brown-haired boy downstairs.

It’s no secret that from preschool and onward, Luke Evangelista and your older brother Max had been inseparable, their friendship an unbreakable bond forged over girls, shared secrets, countless adventures, and most importantly (to them), their hockey careers. They had always been the perfect balance of humor and seriousness, hard work and slacking off, and, when it came to you, kindness and smallmindedness.

With three years between you and Max, he had always viewed you as the annoying little sister. Growing up, you didn’t have many friends, which meant that oftentimes, you would ask to hangout with him and Luke. And, oftentimes, that question would lead to Max slamming his bedroom door in your face. Luke, however, was different. Whenever he would come over and see you alone while Max was off doing something else, he would always offer to tag along. He would ask you about your favorite movies, songs, and books, and would even let you join some games of street hockey and pond hockey when the weather was nice. It didn’t take long for you to grow comfortable with Luke, his presence as an older brother figure becoming all too familiar in your life. Yet, amidst the comfort and familiarity, subtle shifts began to occur as the two of you grew older. A lingering glance here, a touch that lasted a moment too long there—small, almost imperceptible signs that something more profound was stirring beneath the surface.

Luke had been Max’s best friend for as long as you could remember. Growing up, he was like another brother to you, always around, always apart of your family. But recently, something had shifted. You couldn’t pinpoint exactly when it had started, but your feelings for Luke had changed. And, if you weren’t mistaken, his feelings for you had changed as well.

And Max knew nothing of it.

The sound of footsteps outside of your door made your heart skip a beat. A gentle knock followed, and you knew who it was before he even spoke.

“Y/N, it’s Luke. Can I come in?”

You froze, but tried to hide it as best as you could, “Sure,” you replied, trying to keep your voice steady.

Luke opened the door and stepped inside, closing it softly behind him. He looked around your room, a place he had been countless times over the years, but tonight felt different. “I didn’t mean to interrupt,” Luke spoke softly, nodding toward the direction of your phone.

“You’re not interrupting,” you assured him, sitting up slowly to pause the music. He smiled softly, gently asking for permission to move closer. You nodded.

He took a seat on the edge of your bed, a little closer to you than he ever had before. Turning his head to look at you, he sighed, “I just wanted to talk.”

You furrowed your eyebrows, a look of slight confusion etched across your face. It wasn’t rare for Luke to hang out in your room whenever he wanted to get away from tons of overwhelming activity, but this was different, and quite honestly made you a little nervous, “About what?” you asked, your curiosity piqued.

He rubbed his thumb across his nose, which had forever been one of his nervous habits. Throughout your guys’ childhoods, you had noticed it countless times - when he and Max performed in the fifth grade talent show, when he watched Canada win gold at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, and when he was called up to play for Nashville for the first time. But you had never noticed it as intensely as you had in this moment, “About us,” he said, his voice just barely above a whisper.

Your heart raced. You had been hoping for this conversation for the longest time, but were now suddenly terrified of it. Nervously, you made eye contact with him, flames of his own anxiety dancing in his warm brown eyes, “What about us?”

Luke looked at you, sincerity extinguishing the anxious fire that was previously burning in his eyes, “I’ve been feeling something for awhile now, and I think you have too. I just… I just don’t want to hide it anymore.”

You felt a rush of relief mixed with nervous excitement as you struggled to process Luke’s words. Nashville Predators star Luke Evangelista just admitted his feelings for you. The boy that you had known since you were two years old had just admitted his feelings for you. Your older brother’s best friend had just admitted his feelings for you. You smiled quickly, replying almost instantly, “I feel the same way, Luke. I’ve been terrified to say anything because of Max.”

Luke nodded, his thumb dropping from his nose as his confidence began to grow more and more by the minute, “I know. But he’s not here now, and I don’t want to waste any more time pretending.”

With those words, the space between the two of you seemed to disappear. Luke leaned in slowly, giving you plenty of time to pull away if you wanted to. But you didn’t. Instead, you closed the distance, your lips meeting in a tender, hesitant kiss.

The kiss deepened, and soon the two of you were lost in each other. Luke’s hands gently cradled your face, and you ran your fingers through his wavy locks, pulling him closer. Every touch, every movement felt electric, charged with the intensity of your guys’ long neglected feelings.

For a moment, you pulled apart, breathless. “Are you okay?” Luke asked you, his forehead resting against yours.

You nodded, a shy smile playing on your lips, “More than okay.”

Luke kissed you again, this time more passionately. The two of you fell back onto the bed, your bodies pressing together, all of the noise of the world outside of your room fading away. It was just the two of you, both you and Luke finally giving in to what each of you wanted.

Time seemed to stop to stand still as you explored each other, learning the curves and lines of each other’s bodies, memorizing the taste and feel of each kiss. It was as if the both of you were making up for all the moments that you had kept your feelings hidden.

Eventually, you lay side by side, tangled in each others arms, your breathing slowly returning to normal. Luke brushed a strand of hair from your face, his eyes filled with a mixture of affection and wonder.

“This changes everything, doesn’t it?” you murmured, your voice soft.

Luke sighed, pressing a soft kiss to the top of your head, “Yes,” he agreed. “But I think it’s for the better.”

You traced your fingers on his bare chest as you nodded, speaking quickly, “I don’t want to tell him just yet.”

“Then we won’t,” Luke reassured, his fingers intertwining with yours, “we have all the time in the world, pretty girl.”

You nodded, feeling a sense of peace and security wash over you. The two of you would have to navigate this new situation, figure out how to tell Max, which scared the hell out of you (and Luke, but he wasn’t going to admit that to you at this moment). But in that moment, all that mattered was that you and Luke were together.

As you drifted off to sleep, wrapped safely in Luke’s embrace, you knew that whatever the future held, you would face it side by side (even if that meant forcing Luke out of your house through your bedroom window, or having an escape route at all times for the time being). And that was more than enough.

a/n; special thanks to @babygirlboeser for proofreading!!

[throwbackgaylor]

august 4, 2019 | five years ago

the nashville lover secret sessions were held and taylor received a bisexual flag “PROUD” bracelet and a rainbow “ALLY” bracelet from fans

fans over the years have conflated the two bracelets, but they are separate and distinct from each other

[loveisbraveandwild]

this is like the lover nashville secret sessions when we all thought it would be over my 11pm and instead people were getting cooked until like 5am

[taylortruther]

yeah so what happened with the Lover Sessions as far as I recall is:

- someone leaked the date of the Rhode Island session and it had to be canceled. Half the people were invited to the Nashville session and the other half were invited to the lovers lounge which was the release party for lover.

- that meant that the Nashville session had 113 people and lasted until 5 AM.

- Also, none of the Lover Sessions took place at any of Taylor’s actual homes (except Andrea’s nashville house which is where all the nash sessions had taken place). The location of the LA session had been leaked so Taylor had to rent a house instead of hosting it in her actual home obviously obviously London was a rental because she never hosted any sessions in her and Joe’s place

- the tracklist leaked widely. this happened with the previous album as well but it was never widespread enough for taylor to confirm herself. For example, it leaked with 1989, but Taylor denied it even when she was presented with the actual tracklist in interviews.

- there were full threads on Reddit of people explaining what the songs were about before they came out. I’m not sure if this had happened with the previous albums, except perhaps reputation, but she clearly trusted that group enough to host sessions one more time

- I don’t think she ever intended to have sessions in more than one era, that is what she originally said during 1989. however, since she wasn’t explaining the album in any other way during reputation, she thought it might be a good idea then as well. finally, during lover, I think she kept it up because people wanted her to keep it up. The pandemic gave her an excuse to stop.

So yeah, no more secret sessions which actually makes me sad because I do want to meet her but 🤷 it’s for the best. also I’m not a boy I’m just dictating to my keyboard and it decided that it should use the male 🤷

thank you for this info! this all sounds right to me from what i recall.

also lol at the disclaimer

[1989taylorsversion]

If Cruel Summer becomes a #1 smash hit, it will finally become the most iconic moment of the Lover era, surpassing the night when Nashville secret session Swifties clogged Taylor's toilet by shitting too much in it

[swiftone]

Happy 5 years to the day I got the best dm of my entire life 🥹🫶🏻 @taylorswift @taylornation

[tshifty]

it was an opinion piece, if that helps. I honestly can’t even summarize it because it was over 4,000 words.

i mean the fact it got published in the nyt is ridiculous. i skimmed it and it's just so... like yall fr think people cant be allies to the lgbtq+ community unless theyre closeted?? that is so fucking harmful. and omfg the fucking bisexual sessions bracelet yall a fan someone i know gave that to taylor at my lover secret session in nashville bc of the FAN's pride in their own sexuality. that was not labeling taylor, that isnt taylor's bracelet, like for the love of god there is no critical thinking or even basic fact checking in this entire article

[singlethread]

Amelia. Did you go to one of Taylor's secret sessions????? I don't think I have ever been more jealous of another person in my life. aljkshdfasdjfhasdf

Omg yeah I went to the Nashville lover secret session! Here’s our silly little picture together 🥺

[thelasttime]

this feels like the lover secret sessions in nashville when they didn’t leave until 4am except it’s eras tour nashville

[missegyptiana]

i ordered the new golden book that’s about taylor and they talk about secret sessions!! and the picture they added was inspired by the nashville lover secret sessions😭😭😭 im gonna cry. i grew up with these and now they made one abt taylor and included where i met her?😭😭😭