#tally hall announcement

[thebowieconstricker]

New Rob pic dropped baby (from his insta)

[thebowieconstricker]

The red text is INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT YALL!! Treat each other and the Tallies with respect, kindness, and patience!!!

about the tally hall meetup

realizing that many tally hall fans (..including the questionable ones) have found out about the tally hall and that's great!! but, having already planned to go to the sonic lunch on the 22nd plus the big tally hall meetup announcement has made my hopes....overwhelming? i know there will be a shitload of people now with the announcement (plus the event is completely free) so my social anxiety is skyrocketing. this being an easy and a breeze to travel to while you guys are taking road trips, and i appreciate your dedication! i hope i don't pass out by how big the crowd is (plus now realizing how big the tally hall community is). but nonetheless i hope to see you all there :)

one more thing. please, i beg of you all i ask is that you DO NOT overwhelm the tallies just because of their sudden meetup & DO NOT ask them questions about drama and objectivity them. they have taken a lot of courage to do what they are doing for fans so all i ask is to be a fucking normal person and treat them with respect.

[saiscribbles]

Tomorrow on 12/12 at 12pm HST my buddy Dan and I will be discussing Hawaii Part II on its 12th anniversary.

We'll be discussing the album's themes, the theories about it, our own interpretations and going over it song by song. We've been looking forward to doing this all year so I hope you'll join us!

[devilish-parrot]

but finally after six months, tally hall special interest is GONE, GONE lol. i always knew this day would come i just didnt know when

also snails and will wood lol

[screamingfrenchfries]

every day passes and i scream and cry and sob because i dont own hawaii part ii on CD

[fortytworedvines]

I'd love no. 1 for the drabble prompts

Have a good day (despite having to work) 😊

Urgh, work. Thanks for the prompt!

Drabble list - send me a number!

1. “I know you're hurt."

Set sometime in 5.5 or before 5.6

“I’m going to visit Miss Grantley,” Siegfried announced over breakfast. “I’m staying to lunch, no need to prepare anything for me, Mrs Hall.”

Mrs Hall nodded. “Will you be home for dinner?”

“Probably,” Siegfried said cheerfully.

Tristan watched the exchange while he munched on his toast. Siegfried was bouncy – always chirpy when there was a new lady love on the scene. Mrs Hall though – Tristan had spotted the shuttered, blank look that had flickered over her face when Siegfried said where he was going. He noted the way her lips were pressed together, just a fraction. The careful steadiness of her voice when she asked if he’d be home for dinner.

Siegfried departed, whistling.

Mrs Hall cleared the table around Tristan, shooting him an amused glance as he continued to eat as the plates disappeared.

A little while later, washed and dressed and ready for the day, Tristan looked for their housekeeper. The breakfast conversation was playing on his mind and he was tallying it with other things he’d seen and been told of over the past year. He was almost certain he’d come to the right conclusion.

She wasn’t in the house. Eventually, he found her in the yard, beating a carpet ferociously.

Her eyes darted towards him but she didn’t say anything, just continued hitting the carpet with a strength that made him wonder.

Finally, he spoke. “I know you’re hurt.”

“Hurt?” her voice was breathy. “Why should I be hurt?”

“Because of my brother, and Miss Grantley.”

She lowered the carpet beater and turned to face him, expressionless. “What your brother does is really no business of mine, Tris.”

“You care for him,” Tris said.

“Of course. I’m his housekeeper. His friend.”

“I think you care for him in more than those ways.”

Now the carpet beater fell to the floor. “What do you want me to say, Tris?” she demanded.

“The truth?” he pushed.

“That I love him? That I gave up the chance of a life, a family of my own, with a good man, because I love your brother and could never love Gerald in the way that he deserves? That seeing him go after Miss Grantley is tearing me apart? Is that what you want me to say?”

The torrent of words left her panting and Tris could see tears in her eyes. He hated himself for putting them there. What had possessed him? A desire to know that he was right?

“I’m sorry,” he murmured.

His apology seemed to bring her back to herself and she stared at him, horrified. “Tris – you mustn’t – you mustn’t say anything. To anybody.” She pressed her hands to her face. “It’s…” She trailed off.

Tris fell back to the old standby. “I’ll put the kettle on, shall I?”

He made them both a cup of tea and, seated at their kitchen table, her hands around her cup, Mrs Hall seemed more herself.

“I’m sorry for putting that all on you,” she said.

“I’m sorry for asking.”

“It’s just – you’re right.” She ran a hand over her hair. “It’s – hard. I am hurting. After Gerald…” She sighed.

“What happened there?” Tris asked curiously. “I’m sorry. You don’t have to say. I heard a few things from the others.”

“I nearly left,” Mrs Hall mused. ���I handed in my notice. I hurt your brother terribly and doing that hurt me too.”

“Why didn’t you?”

She sipped her tea. “Because – what I put him through, your brother, I mean, I hated doing it. I love him,” she said simply. “I love all of you. He has half my heart and you all, Skeldale, Darrowby, you have the other half.”

“Charming,” Tris muttered.

She laughed then, the first brightness he’d seen in her eyes all day. “You are an awful boy,” she said fondly. “All of you, together, and Gerald on the other side. He’s a good man, a kind man.” She sighed again. “I could have been happy with him. But he loved me, and I – I love Siegfried.”

Tristan gazed at her, wondering how much of herself she hid from all of them.

The way his brother’s given name fell from her lips made Tristan’s heart turn over.

“I stayed because I wanted to, because giving Gerald the tiny portion of my heart I have spare would have hurt him more in the end. I stayed because I love Siegfried and being in his life in any way at all is better than nothing.”

“I’m not unhappy,” she added sharply. “I love my life here, I love you all. Seeing little Jimmy grow up is a precious gift.”

“But?” he sensed it coming.

“I thought… maybe things would change. Between Siegfried and me, when I stayed.”

Tris could feel every ounce of longing from her. With a lump in his throat, he stretched his hand over the table and held it firmly. “I know it’s no consolation, Mrs H,” he said, “but he’s a mad bastard and you’re far too good for him.”

She smiled at him through watery eyes. “As I said, you’re an awful boy, Tris. And thank you. For this.” She gripped his hand. “It was good to talk about it.”

[love-3-crimes]

Legend has it...

the moss was the reason why i gave cj a chance x] (i didnt really know who tally hall was very well,,,sorry th fans)

anyways! ramble time (we love those don't we)

he is a spirit, has never been a human

his statue is a sort of...vessel? idk the word, but he can't go far from it. if he tries to leave the statue he just teleports back to it

he is the oldest of the jashlings, and the second hardest to find (first is space jash because well...he's in space)

was a storyteller/writer/singer, would probably get along with the gw announcer)

the spirit form is always around, but physically appears when the statue is interacted with (see example below)

form is yellowish and glows, like a lightning bug!

he doesn't directly talk to you, would just start singing stories and warnings before disappearing again

he's a little sad that his statue is getting dirty and would appreciate a clean up

however, the tear stains never disappear no matter how hard you scrub

who knows how long he's been there

or what his name is

but we know the name of his creator!...only because its engraved in his stone

who the fuck is named "chonny jash" anyways? must have been an interesting guy...or a total weirdo

[bumblequinn]

i am thrilled to announce that the soundtrack for @slarpg is getting a PHYSICAL RELEASE on CD and vinyl! this limited pressing is being produced by Turtle Pals Tapes, featuring newly refined mixes which have all been fully remastered by Angel Marcloid (engineer for artists such as lemon demon and tally hall), plus album artwork by @ponett herself!

pre-orders ARE NOW OPEN HERE! in addition, you can get the newly remastered digital version of the album (or re-download it from your collection as a free update) on bandcamp any time.

thank you for listening! 🎵

[swords-and-chaos]

GUYS Tally Hall might be coming back???????

if you haven’t seen it, yet, Zubin from Tally Hall announced in the Spotify wrapped thing this year that if Tally Hall gets to 30 to 40,000,000 listeners, they will come back????? In addition to this, in the background of video was a music program on his computer?????? Seriously losing my shit???? if you have wanted to listen to Tally Hall, but never have before, now is the time. To everyone else, please just give it a try if you think you might like it.

[orangmarkr]

TALLY HALL'S RETURN?!

Zubin of Tally Hall announced on spotify wrapped (If you had Tally Hall as a top artist) that if they reach 30-40 Million monthly listeners, they will come back! So, I've made a Tally Hall playlist on spotify, LISTEN IN WITH ME!! I will be doing this crazy challenge where I listen to only Tally Hall until they return! (Imagine they don't come back ;-;) So please, at least save it and join the tag #Project: BRING BACK THE HALL!

God I've editted this post like 7 times. One last thing, please try to use the tag I made so it can get seen by Tally Hall fans. I really would love to see them come back!! :)

[smileandlove21]

Bond

"Great demon, do you still get affected by the blood moon? I never saw you every blood moon in the building." Bai Jiu suddenly asked as he continued to tally the medicines he had in stock while Zhao Yuanzhou supervised or rather watched him lazily.

"That is the reason why you don't see me every blood moon, little bunny. I stay as far away from Tiandu as possible. Are you worried for me, hmm?" Yuanzhou teases their youngest member. Bai Jiu is already a teenager, but he remains the baby of the group.

Bai Jiu scoffs at Zhao Yuanzhou's question. Bai Jiu was curious because Xiao Zhuo Daren is also missing during the blood moon. The demon hunter turned demon may be helping out the great demon during this time.

"Does Xiao Zhuo daren help you out? He is a demon now, a powerful one. He is also missing during blood moons." 

Zhao Yuanzhou smirks at the curiousity of the young one. He wanted to tell the young doctor about the help he is getting from his idol. However, Yuanzhou knows that Zhuo Yichen will probably burn him alive if he does so. 

"Maybe, maybe not. Why so curious all of a sudden? You already know that I am not in control during blood moons." 

Bai Jiu turns around and crosses his arms on his chest. He knows that Zhao Yuanzhou and Zhuo Yichen are somehow a couple, but neither of them admits it. Bai Jiu and the rest just somehow concluded with how their interaction changed over time. 

"Are you and Xiao Zhuo daren...hmm?" Zhao Yuanzhou laughs at Bai Jiu's red face as he tries to question their relationship. 

"It's better that you ask him and not me. You would not believe me if I told you." 

Zhao Yuanzhou leaves the young doctor and heads towards the meeting hall, where he knows Zhuo Yichen is. As expected, the commander of the Demon Hunting Bureau is looking into the cases he needed to assign to each group. The bureau has grown so much since the Chongwu camp was disbanded. 

All demon-related cases are handled by them; thus, new recruits are needed. Zhuo Yichen has his hands full as commander of the bureau. Pei Sijing helps him as well with training the new recruits. 

"If you are here to distract me, the door is still open for you to leave." 

Zhao Yuanzhou was not even half a step into the room when Zhuo Yichen said that. He must have felt his presence considering his heightened senses as a demon. He continued to walk inside the room and sit in front of Zhuo Yichen. 

"Not even a minute to spare for your beloved ape demon, Xiao Zhuo?" Yuanzhou said with a pout on his face. Zhuo Yichen sighs, knowing this man will not stop. 

"What is it? We just saw each other an hour ago. I thought you were helping Bai Jiu?" 

"I was rather supervising our little bunny. Did you know that he is curious about us?" Yuanzhou rested an elbow on the table with his face on his palm to get closer to Zhuo Yichen. 

"What do you mean? Bai Jiu will not ask that," Zhuo Yichen said, fixing the documents on top of the table, trying to avoid making eye contact with the great demon. 

"He just did. He is a young man and very curious already. He even asks what you do during blood moons. What am I supposed to respond to that? I cannot tell him that his precious Xiao Zhou daren is being pleasu..." 

Zhao Yuanzhou was not able to finish his sentence when Zhuo Yichen hit his head with his sword. Yuanzhou placed his hand on his head to check the damage and flinch at the bump forming on top of it.

"You stupid monkey! Don't you dare teach Bai Jiu your antics!" Yichen exclaimed, clearly embarrassed. It was indeed a secret they never told anyone about.

It was no secret that their relationship progressed after all the events that transpired a few years ago. They didn't bother to confirm or announce it, as the people around them already knew. Actions speak louder than words as they say. What they don't know is the activity they do during a blood moon. 

Zhao Yuanzhou still loses control during the blood moon. He still has his barriers up in his villa where he stays during the said season. He used to work on it alone until the couple accidentally discovered what could help ease the malicious energy. 

Zhuo Yichen was in the villa when the blood moon happened. The barrier is already up even before he can escape. Zhao Yuanzhou already sensed him and made his way towards him. 

"Hmm? You are now a demon. Fascinating."

Yichen knows this is Zhu Yan and not Zhao Yuanzhou. He may be a demon now, but he will not hurt or kill Zhao Yuanzhou. This version of the ape demon will not stop until he is killed or Yichen is dead. 

"Why run, little dragon? We can play if you want to." 

They keep on playing cat and mouse within the villa until Zhu Yan cornered him inside the bedroom. Zhuo Yichen looks at the window, but Zhu Yan closed all windows and slowly walked towards him like a predator hunting for his prey. 

"What do you want?" 

"You." Zhu Yan immediately caged Yichen's arms, which Zhuo Yichen tried to escape from. 

"I will not kill you, little dragon. I will only pleasure you. If I wanted to kill you, I already done that in Mount Kunlun. Do you remember?" 

Yichen remembers that event where Zhao Yuanzhou also lost control because of the blood moon. After the one-word spell he cast on him, the demon just patted his head and proceeded to plan his next kill. 

"I don't believe you. You tried to kill me when I visited you here before." Zhu Yan lightly chuckles at that. His chuckle sends a shiver to Zhuo Yichen. He should not be affected, but he is still Zhao Yuanzhou. The only demon who can aroused the Bingyi descendant. 

"I did but only because I sensed Li Lun. Do you really think I would kill the person I am bonded with? You and I are connected not only because of your love for Zhao Yuanzhou but also because your inner demon calls out to me, his inner demon." 

Zhu Yan started kissing Zhuo Yichen's neck, which made the other demon moan. He wanted to stop him, but his body still responded to him. 

"Give yourself to me, little dragon," Zhu Yan whispered to Yichen's ear. Zhuo Yichen wrapped his arms around the great demon and responded.

"Take me."

A loud bang on the table brought back Zhuo Yichen to present. Zhao Yuanzhou is looking at him with a teasing smile. The ape demon knows that his beloved dragon remembered what had happened during their first blood moon.

"Are you trying to reminisce that moment, Xiao Zhuo? We can recreate that." 

"Out. Leave!" Zhuo Yichen uses his powers to push the demon, which only made the stupid monkey laugh. His red ears always give him away as Zhao Yuanzhou walks out of the room laughing. 

"Stupid perverted monkey demon!" 

Author's note: Merry Christmas to all! Thank you for all the support you give to my works! 🤗

[sammydiesin3days]

Hey a lil announcement

So I may shift from just drawing tally hall

This is my main for a reason and I wanna draw for other fandoms and games I like (really into little nightmares and the Stanley parable rn)

I’ll still post tally hall but a less frequently

That’s all

And have evil zubin cause I was just bored

[shrxe]

i myself am strange and unusual

i would like to be your friend, if you want to.

shree

they/it / non-bianary bean / enfp-t / aspec / panromantic / desi (abcd) / cabin 7 / slytherin / minor / m.w @book-girl4evaaa n @manically-depressedd-psychopath

i live in the world of... percy jackson, heroes of olympus, the lunar chronicles, aru shah, harry potter (fuck jkr), a series of unfortunate events, a school for good and evil, land of stories, tale of magic, sisters grimm, trials of apollo, fairy tale

my mind feeds off of... my chemical romance, the arctic monkeys, tally hall, the neighborhood, surf curse, grandson, coldplay, cults, mindless self indulgence, green day, mother mother, and jack stauber

i am a... poet, author, actor, violinist, pianist, keyboardist, game designer, certified tech nerd

currenty walking to england for alex turner <3

aliases: shreeko, @book-girl4evaaa mouse, @the-slowest-turtle shree bee, @thx-sunsxts-addrxss shrew, @im-on-crack-send-help screech, @hijabi-flavored-nerd shreeometer, @cunt-cocainee n my dude mr clean shroom, @nowjumpinthewater

those who may not receive the pleasure of my blog: - zionists - homophobes - zoophiles - hate anons - all around asses

announcements: my follower event has ended. if you would like to see the previous orders click here

links: music and shit @starsnsonnets -> poetry blog and vent acc is @shr3e

other stuff -

my bday is june 23 :)

aaaaand my fav color is….complicated

pls tell me if i make you uncomfy!!! i will stop i swear

i love all of you guys, you all mean the world to me <3

dms are always open

- the modern day lydia deetz

[devilish-parrot]

HUGE NEWS EVERYONE

im working on a daily tally hall side blog. im really proud of it, but its not finished yet.

here it is, in case you want to follow it (even though there's no posts yet (theyre all in my drafts)):

its gonna have quotes from songs and interviews, its gonna have photos of the band members, its gonna be EPICCC

[black-arcana]

HALESTORM's LZZY HALE And JOE HOTTINGER Announce 'The Living Room Sessions' 2025 Tour

Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger of Grammy-winning hard rock band HALESTORM have announced an intimate tour featuring the two of them performing acoustic, stripped down versions of HALESTORM favorites and the music that has inspired the band. Dubbed "Halestorm's Lzzy And Joe: The Living Room Sessions", the tour consists of 12 dates in January 2025. A full list of dates is below.

A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale will begin on Thursday, October 24 at 10:00 a.m. local time and end on Thursday, October 24 at 10:00 p.m. local time. When prompted, type in the presale code "2025FREAKS" to access tickets before the general public. Check back here on Thursday for ticketing links to individual shows. General on-sale will be Friday, October 25 at 10 a.m. local time.

To give fans a taste of what’s to come at the shows, today Lzzy and Joe posted a sneak preview of a performance of "The Silence".

Lzzy states: "With this tour, we're inviting our fans to experience what it would be like hanging with Joe and me in our living room: picking up instruments, telling stories, chatting about songs that helped shaped us as a band and brought us to where we are today."

Joe adds: "Back when we decided to quit our day jobs and make music our full-time endeavor, Lzzy and I would play music wherever we could, and sometimes that meant playing acoustic covers in any bar or restaurant that would have us. That time really allowed us to develop our playing skills and dig into songwriting, and it really set the groundwork for what HALESTORM is today."

"Halestorm's Lzzy And Joe: The Living Room Sessions" 2025 tour dates:

Jan. 08 - Flint, MI - The Machine Shop Jan. 10 - Bloomington, IL - Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts Jan. 11 - Des Moines, IA - Hoyt Sherman Theatre Jan. 13 - Springfield, MO - Gillioz Theatre Jan. 14 - Little Rock, AR - The Hall Jan. 16 - Chattanooga, TN - The Signal Jan. 17 - Biloxi, MS - Hard Rock Live Jan. 19 - Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall Jan. 21 - Savannah, GA - District Live at Plant Riverside District Jan. 22 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall Jan. 24 - Springfield, MA - Aria Ballroom/MGM Springfield Jan. 25 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground

In a September 2024 interview with PK of Louisville, Kentucky's ALT 105.1 radio station, Lzzy spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for HALESTORM's follow-up to 2022's "Back From The Dead" album. Lzzy said: "We've had three separate sessions in the studio with — we're making a record with [producer] Dave Cobb. And he's actually a huge closet metal fan, and so he's really excited. And so we're making this great music, but we're constantly touring. So we've had, like, three different sessions in the studio. We're probably — what? — 70, 80, maybe, percent there. We have a studio in our house and so I'm doing a lot of the finishing touches on vocals and sewing everything up, doing solos and all that. And then we get back in in December to just say, 'Okay, this is good.' And then, yeah. And then there we are. So we're excited about it. We really are."

Cobb has shared in nine Grammy wins, including four for "Best Americana Album" and three for "Best Country Album". He's also been named "Producer Of The Year" by the Country Music Awards, the Americana Music Association (twice) and the Music Row Awards, and has been a Grammy nominee in the category.

HALESTORM and I PREVAIL recently embarked on summer 2024 co-headlining tour. Produced by Live Nation, the trek kicked off on July 9 in Raleigh and ran through August 17 in Las Vegas. HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD and FIT FOR A KING served as support. The tour was also the catalyst and the creative spark for HALESTORM and I PREVAIL's collaborative track "Can U See Me In The Dark?", which was released in June.

"Back From The Dead" has tallied over 100 million streams worldwide. Rolling Stone called the title track "a biting but cathartic howler about overcoming all obstacles," and that song as well as "The Steeple" marked their fifth and sixth number ones at rock radio, respectively. Associated Press said the album "will definitely be in the running for best hard rock/metal album of the year." Their previous album, "Vicious", earned the band their second Grammy nomination, for "Best Hard Rock Performance" for the song "Uncomfortable", the band's fourth #1 at rock radio, and led Loudwire to name HALESTORM "Rock Artist Of The Decade" in 2019.

Fronted by Lzzy with Arejay, Hottinger and bass player Josh Smith, HALESTORM's music has earned multiple platinum and gold certifications from the RIAA, and the band has earned a reputation as a powerful live music force, headlining sold-out shows and topping festival bills around the world, and sharing the stage with icons including HEAVEN & HELL, Alice Cooper, Joan Jett and JUDAS PRIEST. Additionally, Lzzy was named the first female brand ambassador for Gibson and served as host of AXS TV's "A Year In Music".

[blizzardfluffykpop]

Christmassy?→

Summary: If there is one thing you and your classmate and friend, Changmin hoped for, it would be for the theme of the dance to be Christmassy. But, even if it weren’t, you’d still wish to go with Changmin to it. 

Oneshot

Fluff, Friends to lovers au

Word Count: 2,190

Requested by @tbzhub

Changmin (Q) X Reader

Prompt 5: Christmas On and On! (Choose a member’s proposal from the Christmassy mv & send it in~)

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You smile as you get into your first class for the day. You only have two weeks until winter break, and you couldn’t be more excited. Sure, you had exams to worry about and pass before then, but today, the theme of the dance would be announced. You wave to your only friend in the class, Changmin, before making your way back to your seat. He comes over and sits in front of you and you scoot the coffee you bought for him towards him, “You got an extra one again!?” You laugh, “Yeah, they messed up my order again.” He grins as he takes a sip from it before he asks, “You think Christmassy is gonna win?” You grin, “I hope so!” “Me too!” You sigh, “I hope everyone chose it over Winter Wonderland.” He groans, “That theme was a total bust last year…” You laugh as you agree. And before he can say anything else, the person who sits in front of you comes over and waits for him to get a move on. You wave goodbye to him as your seatmate relaxes into the chair in front of you.  

In all honesty, as much as you wanted the Christmassy theme to win, you’d take any theme, even Winter Wonderland, if it meant getting to go with Changmin to it. Nonetheless, when the bell rings, you eagerly listen to the announcements on the intercom, “Good morning, students. This is Haknyeon.” “And this is Jacob!” They pause, and Haknyeon says, “We have a very special announcement!” Jacob continues, “The votes have tallied.” And they both cheer, “Christmassy has won!” Your eyes go wide and Changmin whips his head back as he looks back at you with a big smile, and you grin at him. You both got what you hoped for! The only thing that could make it better is if you went together this year. 

As you all let out cheers, Haknyeon goes, “Alright! Settle down! Settle down! I know you’re all excited, but!” Jacob continues, “We still have regular announcements. Exams will be next Wednesday.” You all groan, but then Haknyeon interjects, full of excitement, “Making that Friday... The day of our dance!” Jacob hums before saying, “Good luck to everyone with their exams and extra luck to those who are going to ask others to the dance!” The announcements continue for another two minutes, both of them going back and forth before the bell rings again. 

Your teacher comes around and happily passes out the court committee voting papers right after. “... And when you’re done. Put them into the ballot box, and in two days! We’ll know the lucky winners!” You hide your paper as you write Changmin’s name down, with little hearts over both of the I’s in his full name. You write down three more names before turning yours in like everyone else. When the bell rings for the class to end, you rush over to Changmin’s side, excitedly talking about the Christmas decorations that will soon fill the halls. You two continue talking until you arrive at your class, which is right across from his. You both wave goodbye to each other and head into your classrooms.

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Two days later, the bell’s already rung. And you’ve already had your daily quick conversation with Changmin. When the announcement is about to begin and reveal the Christmassy Court, Haknyeon drums his fingers against the desk as Jacob announces, “And the votes for Christmassy Court are as follows! Lee Sangyeon, Bae Jacob, oh, that’s me! Kim Younghoon, Lee Hyunjae, Lee Juyeon, Kevin Moon, Choi Chanhee, Ji Changmin, (L/n) (Y/n)-” When he calls your name, static fills your ears, no longer hearing the other names being announced as you gasp. You look over at Changmin who’s already looking back at you. And you mouth to him, “We did it!?” He grins and nods, and you both do a little happy dance in your seats. 

When you’re about to head into your next class, Changmin asks, “Hey, what do you say to studying out on the soccer field with me after class?” You grin as you agree. You have a week until the exams. And who better to study with than Changmin? There weren't any games today, so you were likely to be by yourselves in the field unless the track team was going to use it. Plus, the two of you could talk about the upcoming dance, and maybe, if your friends pushed you just right at lunch. You’d ask him to go to the dance with you. But that was highly unlikely because you wouldn’t want to ruin your friendship over this. So when the day ends, even though your friends kept telling you at lunch that there was no doubt in their mind that he liked you. You weren’t sold on it. Pushing those thoughts aside, you happily move around your notebooks, putting them from ones you needed to study most to least before heading out the doors and to the entrance gate.

You gasp as you enter the soccer field and see some of your fellow Christmassy court members standing there, all in line. You get halfway to them, wondering what they were all doing here and where Changmin was since you couldn’t see him. They grin at you, and Chanhee, who is standing on the left end, pulls out two signs from behind his back, one with the letter ‘C’ and the other with a ‘H,’ both written in pink. You tilt your head, and he gestures for you to read them by shaking the two letters at you as the rest of them flip the letters out. You gasp and take a big step back when Sunwoo reveals an ‘S,�� as you realize that someone is giving you a Christmassy confession, but from who? Who would ask you to the dance? Just because you were voted for Christmassy Court didn’t mean someone wanted to dance with you. You were just well-liked by your peers, so who could it be? You look between the ten of them. When you realize Jacob is pointing an arrow with all his might at someone in a white cable-knit sweater. Is the one you meant to study for your finals with and the one person you hoped would ask you. 

You burst into a smile as he spins around with a wide grin and a bouquet of pink tulips and mini red carnations. He comes over to you as all his friends run up behind him. He gets down on his knees in front of you, hiding his face behind the shaking bouquet as he holds the flowers out to you. His voice is shy when he asks, “Would you want to go to the Christmassy dance with me?” You grin as you agree, “Yeah, I’d love to!” He looks at you in shock before looking at everyone else as if asking if he heard you correctly, as they all cheer for him and nod their heads. You giggle and clear your throat, “Changmin?” He whips his head back at you, and you go, “I mean it, I’d love to go with you. I was hoping you’d ask me.” His ears are red as he grins and shakes the flowers towards you, offering them up to you again, and you happily take them out of his hands. You take a sniff of the flowers and smile at the sweet smell. He gets up from his knees as everyone cheers for you two. You drop your bag onto the grass as they yell for you both to hug. You laugh as Changmin’s arms wrap around you, carefully avoiding the bouquet. You close your eyes as you hug him back. And it’s as if it’s just you two, alone in your own bubble, everything and everyone else has melted away. And when you look over your shoulder, you see them all squeezing out the front gate, shushing each other. You shake your head at them and feel Changmin’s head snuggle into your shoulder. You pet his hair as you rest your head on his shoulder again. You stand together like that for a couple of minutes, just taking it all in. Your crush asked you to go to the Christmassy dance just as you had hoped. And you couldn’t be happier. 

After another moment of silence, you ask, “Still wanna study?” He hums, “Yeah, we probably should.” You hum in agreement, but don’t make a move to move away from him. And you stay like that for a couple more minutes, just holding each other close. When you pull away, you see his glittering eyes staring at you, and he smiles, “I can’t believe you said yes.” You laugh, “Me? I can’t believe you asked.” Making him laugh. You grin as you tell him, “I’ve had a crush on you since the beginning of the year.” His eyes widen at you, “Really?” You nod, taking another sniff of your flowers, and he says, “I’ve liked you since we were assigned to work together.” Your jaw drops a little before you grin, “Well, I’m glad you asked me now… Now, we no longer have to hide our feelings.” He rubs the back of his neck, “I don’t think I was exactly hiding them…” 

You gasp, “Omg, wait?! You asked to team up with me all the time and always walked me to class and home because you liked me?” He nods, his ears turning redder. “Yeah. But I also enjoyed just being your friend.” You look up at the sky, “I really should have listened to my friends when they said without a doubt you liked me back.” He laughs and stops mid-chuckle when he gasps, “You weren’t bringing me coffee because ‘you got an extra one’ from the coffee shop, were you?” You shake your head ‘no’. And he looks at the grass with a sigh, “I could have just asked you out, huh?” You hum, “You still can…” He looks at you and grabs your free hand in his, “Would you be mine?” You shrug and jokingly say, “I don’t know… Maybe.” His grip on your hand flatters, and you instantly hold his tight in yours, “Of course, if you’d be mine in return.” He grins, “Of course.” You both laugh before finding a nice patch of grass to lay down and study together on. 

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You both lived fairly close to the venue where they were holding the dance at. So, you both walked together, arm in arm, in your formal wear with your matching poinsettia corsages. When you both arrive, they ask all of the Christmas court members to take individual photos in front of the blue-gray backdrop covered in peppermint candy and red balloons before asking you to take a group shot together. When they finish, you both wait back as the others take photos with their dates. Changmin asks, “How do you wanna pose?” You ask, “How cheesy do you wanna go?” He hums, “In the middle?” You smile, “Okay.” You lean into each other’s sides, fixing each other’s poinsettia pins to make sure they’re shown off before holding onto each other’s forearms. You look at each other with a smile as they take them before he leads you both away from the photoshoot and to the ballroom. 

The music isn’t unbearably loud, just loud enough to hear everyone's talking and movements. And Changmin instantly sweeps you onto the dance floor. You both laugh as you spin around each other. He was already beautiful when talking, walking, and studying with you, but seeing him fully in his element? It makes your heart spin out of control. His grin never fades as you two make up your own dances to the Christmas songs. When almost everyone in attendance is on the dance floor. The first slow song of the night plays. And unlike prior years, where you’d leave the floor to the lovestruck couples and get refreshments. Changmin holds you close, one hand on your waist and his other hand moving your hand out. You realize, as you look into his eyes, that you’re finally one of those couples, just as you always hoped to be. You follow his lead, letting him guide you through the moves as he sways and dances a box step with you. As the song comes to the climax, his hand moves from yours to your cheek, and your hand moves to rest on his shoulder. His eyes search yours as he asks, “Can I kiss you?” You nod, and he tilts his head and captures your lips in a kiss as he continues to lead you through the dance. When he pulls away, you let out a soft sigh as if that’s all you ever wanted. He smiles at you as he asks, “Was that good?” You grin, “It was everything.” He chuckles as he dips you, coming close to your lips, “Wanna try again?” 

You dance the night away together, only pausing to enjoy the refreshments, just for him to spin you back onto the dancefloor.