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[marimayscarlett]

Hi I’m back back, back again! With more questions!

The fandom calls Paul and Richard guitars husbands right? But to help a relationship status to married you have to gradually progress through the stages of like: pining, mutual pining, dating, boyfriends and then finally married.

I was wondering what pictures or gifs/videos represent those stages for our dearest guitarists?

If I forgot one feel free to add one or remove one if it doesn’t have any fitting content! 😌 🖤

Hello dear, and thank you for your ask! 😊

I have to admit, though, I found this ask a bit tricky to answer at first. I kept going back and forth, trying to establish a clear timeline for Paul and Richard’s, let’s call it loosely, “relationship.” In some ways, that’s possible. At the start of the band’s history, we have a popular example of looks exchanged that could definitely be interpreted as “pining” or “longing”:

(GIFs by @ukulelette)

Later on, there were repeated moments on stage where they looked for closeness or looked out for each other:

Nowadays, there are wonderful moments on stage filled with cheekiness, emotions, joy, and surely also some kind of love between two people who’ve worked together for 30 years, experienced so many life situations together, endured a lot in the band's life and in general..:

(first gif by @sechsherzen)

And yet... the story between Paul and Richard always seems incredibly dynamic to me. They started out as young musicians who discovered a lot of common ground in their musical visions (I think I recall Richard saying something along the lines of “he completes me”). At the same time, they were also musical rivals in some ways, given they played the same instrument. Two people with strong opinions and firm points of views in things, who sometimes wouldn’t accept any other viewpoint but their own. They are so similar, yet have their struggles, especially to see that they're so similar it seems.

But they always manage to come back together, no matter how difficult working together might be - even going as far as seeking help for their communication (Olsen Involtini apparently played a big role in ensuring that harmony was quickly restored, as mentioned here). They maybe do it simply because they see the bigger picture. They see that enduring personal differences is worth it for the good of the band. They share the same drive to make things happen and, over the years, have learned to listen to one another and give each other space to express themselves.

If we indulge in the “Paulchard” fantasy, we can find moments of connection (body contact or just looking out for each other) at various points in the band’s history. It’s difficult for me to identify a clear chronology here - whether it’s the 90s, the challenging Mutter era, or the MiG tour...:

Of course, their warmth towards each other has exponentially increased in recent years! Longing, hugs, kisses, comforting each other, or just being there for one another.... And sometimes really taking their time with each other during these interactions, like in Frankfurt for the plane watching 🥹.

It feels like they can express these things more freely now, in their more mature years, after all their shared experiences - or at least it appears that way. And for that, I’m very happy.

(first gif by @mrsfitzgerald)

So, yes. Paulchard interactions are varied, dynamic, and ever-changing, just as most likely a relationship between people is. 🤍

And for people who like to see the Paulchard wedding with their own two eyes, there's always lovely edits 😄

(some more picture sources: x x)

[dandysnob]

🕺🏻Gelsenkirchen 2024, Day 3 | 🎥 franviking

[anemiic-dreams]

[laguera25]

I love this picture. It's just so everyday human.

(x)

[helinyetille]

Ostend, 28.06.2024 | 📹 | Other POVs 🖤♥️🤍

[sechsherzen]

Surprise kiss

Prague, Czech Republic (11/05/24) || 📷: me

[ukulelette]

Rammstein + mv/song meanings (or my interpretation of it, at least...)

part 1

[mrsfitzgerald]

frankfurt 🩶 12.07.24 🩶 video: @kimifillovny

[derwahnsinn]

Oliver Riedel's Hip Skills

Oliver Riedel showing off some hip skills during Pussy in Reggio Emilia, 21.07.2024. Original video and GIF by me.

[endlich-allein]

"I never seen a live Rammstein show in my life, but I have been to all of them" - Tom Morawetz, Rammstein band assistant since 30 years 🤣

[bianca-mii]

I'm so sorry about it, couldn't help myself😭😭😭

[marimayscarlett]

Ancient Vampire Richard looking at portraits of himself as a younger man and sighing wistfully, wondering why you want a silly old thing like him, so you decide to show him just how irresistible he is 😏 (this is for all us current-body-RZK appreciators)

🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇

The gallery was silent, moonlight casting soft beams over the portraits lining the walls. Richard paused before a painting of his younger self - sharp, lean, and powerful. His fingers brushed the frame, and he sighed. His eyes travelled over the collection of canvases, which hold memories of bygone eras...

(gif source)

He caught his reflection in the glass of one of the portraits - yes, he changed. Not as young anymore, less toned...and yet, the allure was still there. It shifted into a mature aura, the presence of a man who had endured and amassed countless experiences, whose knowledge and wisdom radiated from his eyes, and who still carried himself with effortless elegance, though now tempered with a refined and stately grace - yet no less captivating and magnetic...

(gifs in 2nd row by @mrsfitzgerald x x)

[landerspaul]

🎸(ꈍ⌓ꈍ )💦

[dandysnob]

Flake feiert Weihnachten: Kurzfilm 👨🏻‍🍳💉💀⛽🍰

[krusperichard]

Belgrade | 25.05.2024 | 📍lifad_ukraine | 🎥 by geraaard92