#took me more than 5h probably tho

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☆ the wrong way to hard launch (14) | OP81

summary : oscar's girlfriend is a walking pr problem for literally everyone (including herself) social media au

pairing : oscar piastri x zhou!fem!singer!oc

a/n wait wait let him cook (imola)

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FOLLOW UP QUESTION, WHICH RACE ????

something about a formula 1 driver and a rockstar having like the most normal story of meeting is hilarious

"took me a while to actually start dating her" i'm deadddd, u pulled her in the end tho bro

best relationship on the grid, i would die for them

didn't win the race but won her number, u have ur priorities straight

y'all gas her up too much it's not like she's that big a deal 💀 ↳ she's at least ten times more famous let's be fr for a sec, most of the world doesn't know what f1 is but they've probably heard one of lina's songs on the radio

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r/EmptyBottles · Posted by u/luckyluna9364 1 mo. ago Lina x Oscar Timeline [read new comments]

fantstic013 · 12 hr. ago reviving this post bc of oscar's tiktok; they met at a race, which race??? when did lina attend a race?? whatthekermitdid · 11 hr. ago her f1 race debut (her words, not mine) was literally suzuka last month so i'm just as confused niaphilia283 · 11 hr. ago she might have done it behind the public's back. i think we all know that lina is only seen when she wants to be seen; we basically only saw her at scheduled events for the entirety of 2020-2023 like where was she even? what was she doing?

luckyluna9364 OP · 3 hr. ago ppl out there scrambling wondering which race but it has to at least be from the 2023 season bc i bet my whole life savings that their talking period was like 3 months so the new proposed meeting is like... abu dhabi grand prix (at the very least) which was back in december 2023

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emme @flowersforcami · 4h still not over last night's show... the shit was phenomenal, it the cherry on top ↳ amie <3 @mieflrs · 4h i don't think we acknowledge how masochistic t*mmy must be to follow lina around europe and enduring those 2 hour shows where almost every song is the biggest middle finger to your existance; personally, if a song like aconite was written about me, i'd just never show my face again

kayla @luna_apocolypse · 5h oscar's story??? sir are you talking about the actual view or the stunning woman on the balcony?? it's important that i know

president linami @ linaminami · 6h 24 days since lina's posted on any of her socials... i can't believe i miss her unserious ass so much 🥲

oscalina real ?! @emptyginbottles · 33m "oscar could do so much better" respectfully how do you get better than selina fucking bui? ↳ oscalina real ?! @emptyginbottles · 33m "he should be with someone like him" she's australian, she's born in 2001, she's got cat energy, she loves sleeping and chocolate, she's slightly unhinged, she's known as a prodigy in her field, she keeps down low and most importantly, she's hot as shit, what more do you want

piaa⁸¹ @ papayaeightyone · 2h he called her his lucky charm 🥺 i love them so much 😭 ↳ lila💚 @kasdanrights · 2h wait lina?? where's this from?? i have terrible signal and no videos are loading ↳ piaa⁸¹ @ papayaeightyone · 2h it's from a video of them entering the paddock, someone asked him what's its like to have her at a race again and he grinned and said she's his lucky charm ↳ lila💚 @kasdanrights · 2h WAIT NO THEY'RE SO CUTE I CAN'T

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oscalina real ?! @emptyginbottles · 4h WE'RE SO BACKKKKK

↳ piaa⁸¹ @papayaeightyone · 4h that lucky charm must be working 👀

pookie piastri @op81ln4 · 34m OSCAR PIASTRI P2 START YES YES YES

oscalina real ?! @emptyginbottles · 21m oh he was not kidding when he said she was his lucky charm ↳ oscalina real ?! @emptyginbottles · 20m i'll have whatever he's having bc he was like a cat on steroids

jess @OPIXSTRI · 28m we were so close to a maiden pole why is it always a fucking haas ruining everything

Jonny @EB_jonno · 32m @ OscarPiastri Mega quali mate, way to absolutely send it (don't give Lina too much credit)

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oscarpiastri Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari di Imola

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oscarpiastri Well, it was fun while it lasted 😂

opeightyone Time to have better fun tomorrow then

cameliazzz i bet she found it hilarious ↳ oscarpiastri @ cameliazzz She found the timing hilarious, she was pretty upset it happened

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pookie piastri @op81ln4 · 3h oscar piastri is now incredibly familiar with the rear wing of that ferrari it's just a shame it's the hideous hp logo

oscalina real ?! @ emptyginbottles · 3h LANDO??? LANDO OML U ARE SCARING THE SHIT OUT OF EVERYONE

piaa⁸¹ @ papayaeightyone · 2h i mourn the mclaren double podium we could've had... ↳ piaa⁸¹ @ papayaeightyone · 2h what matters most is that oscar finished ahead of sainz, i'm a happy woman

ZG24 future WDC · @zhoupdates · 21m the most iconic cousins are having dinner together in imola after the race

tagged: 周冠宇 | Zhou Guanyu 🇨🇳 and lina !!! ↳ clara @ zgy24 · 5m oscar finally let lina out of his sight this weekend?

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oscarpiastri En route to Florence (got really sidetracked)

amelia_belrose who gave them the right to be so cute?

pi4str1 the anticipated road trip happened 🥺 ↳ linasgirl4 @pi4str1 from a mention in a rolling stones interview to reality, they did it guys 🫶

opeightyone Nice quick break before the double header

siera_mblanc he's never looked so boyfriend before this is insane, the girlfriend effect is slowly kicking in

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pookie piastri @op81ln4 · 2h something real funny about oscar driving down to florence with lina to spend a day or two before having to helicopter over to monaco by wednesday for the mclaren senna tribute livery/monaco gp promotions like 😭 OSCAR, BREATHE A LITTLE ↳ pookie piastri @op81ln4 · 2h idk how u think this is lina hate, it's just me pointing out that oscar had found a gap in his schedule and immediately went: i'm spending as much time as physically possible with my girlfriend before they forcibly drag me to monaco

Oscar Piastri @ OscarPiastri · 4h Searching my family tree to find any trace of Monégasque roots ↳ Charles Leclerc @Charles_Leclerc · 1h I can adopt you if needed ↳ Jonny @EB_Jonny · 13m did we just become in-laws to the leclercs???

piaa⁸¹ @papayaeightyone · 1h oscar piastri-leclerc 😭

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hello :) how are uuu <3

can I ask you what your favourite synastry overlay/aspects are please? :) only if you want to answer it :))

hiiii omg i've been waiting for the day when someone asks me this, thank you 🛐

𝙼𝚢 𝙵𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚂𝚢𝚗𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚢 𝙾𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚜/𝙰𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚜:

᯽ moon trine venus: with this aspect you and the other person likely have similar interests and similar tastes.. especially music taste. the connection feels so smooth and the venus person understands exactly what brings the moon person comfort. there's also an endless amount of forgiveness which could be dangerous since the moon person would continue to forgive the venus person. this aspect could make it hard to establish boundaries with the other.

᯽ moon trine moon: you two just get each other. although you may have slightly different ways of expressing love, you still understand each other's love language to make this connection feel safe and warm. it's easy to share your feelings with each other and open up when you have this aspect and it's also so calming to be in this persons presence. they're the type of person that helps you sleep at night.

᯽ moon opposite mercury: okay hear me out... although there are times when the mercury person doesn't understand a thing you're feeling or saying, there are also other times when they know exactly how you're feeling without you having to say a thing. there may be miscommunication at first but eventually you two kinda just "get" where the other is coming from. you can share your hobbies with this person and they'll receive it well.

᯽ ascendant sextile ascendant: you see the other in a positive light and you both see each other for who you are. this aspect makes it incredibly easy to become friends or have a quick bond because you two just automatically feel drawn to the other. from the first time you speak, you two just click :)

᯽ mars in 2nd house overlay: the way you'll just be in love with each other's voices and at the same time turned on.. i'm telling you this overlay is great. you or this person could also want to spoil the other a lot. one downside is that both could get very possessive of each other but neither says a thing about it.. it's just silent possessiveness. one good thing tho is that they'll boost your self esteem and likely give you a lot of compliments.

᯽ moon in the house of the sign it's in overlay: what i mean by this is if you have your moon in taurus in the 3rd and it overlays in another persons 2nd house (bc taurus rules the 2nd house). it's gonna feel very comfortable and natural to talk and express things to them. the same thing applies if that said person had a gemini moon (bc you have moon in the 3rd), it'd have a similar affect. for me, this placement is great because i tend to show my authentic side to people like this.

᯽ moon in 5h overlay: ugh this overlay is soo nice because you two will share the same hobbies and have much more fun doing them together than you would apart. it's like when the other person isn't there you've lost your joy. you're likely to both listen to a ton of music or make playlists for each other.

᯽ 6h synastry but specifically saturn in 6h overlay: these are the people who'll constantly ask how you are, how you slept, if you took a shower, if you drank enough water for the day. this is the most underrated synastry but this indicates a stable relationship where two people are always taking care of each other. this is great to have for marriage but it's so caring and nurturing in a silent way. this is a relationship where the other person will always check up on you and probably cook for you. this could also indicate talking everyday since the 6h rules routines.

᯽ i know what you're gonna say but yes... i'm a victim of liking 8h synastry (kinda): this synastry is ofc intense but it allows the other to open up and be understood in a way they never have before. at first it might feel uncomfortable to be vulnerable and share certain things with the other but they'll be the one to fully understand your struggles. when you have this synastry with someone you're most likely going to become obsessed with them. if you're not usually an obsessive person.. well too bad cause now you are. as much as i like the sexual tension and the attraction, it can become pretty dangerous as the other person will know exactly what to say to either bring you up (opposite of 2nd house of self worth) or take you right down to hell. it's even worse if you have 12h synastry but we'll get to that..

᯽ 12h synastry: as much as i like this synastry too it's just all too much for me sometimes. i do like the fact that i can dream about this person but they fill up my subconscious and idk how i feel about that. the amount of times you'll be thinking about this person is simply too much to count. the dreams can be prophetic and also reveal things about the person you wouldn't know unless they told you. moon & venus in this house makes you feel as though you'll never truly grasp the other persons true feelings for you.. you'll feel like they don't like you, even when they do and that's bc everything is hidden in this house. it's so easy to just romanticize the other person and that could be dangerous. for me, the worst planets in this overlay are mercury, sun & mars. with mercury, their words way a ton on my conscious and I'll over analyze everything they say. their words are easily misunderstood and communication is so hard. it could also lead to ghosting. with sun in this house it's hard to understand their true nature and true personality.. you feel like you're constantly being deceived. you can't tell which version is them. with mars in this house you'll have a lot of sexual dreams but you may also assume they're angry at you when they're not.. i've had this happen recently tbh. boundaries are very hard to enforce with these overlays. on the bright side, this overlay allows you two to have a sort of telepathic connection. you'll just understand exactly how the other person is feeling or thinking. you can easily feel like the other person is your soulmate. if it's a relationship, this overlay could have you two stuck in this little bubble of love and delusions.

᯽ sun trine uranus: honestly this placement is so fun and unpredictable like you could have really random and deep conversations with the other person. it's likely that you two change topics in a conversation a lot and you could learn so much from the other.

᯽ mars in 3rd house overlay: i love the friendly banter that comes with this aspect. it's literally so funny and you two fight like you're siblings sometimes so if you already have 3rd house placements in your natal chart this aspect with someone may feel sort of comforting. the downside is that one or both of you may offend the other a lot through jokes that the other took too seriously. otherwise, you might really enjoy the other persons voice or the way they talk.

᯽ 9h synastry: the amount of times you'll debate with this person could be fun and they'll teach you a lot but sometimes their views could be too much for you to handle. otherwise, it's really interesting to learn the other persons pov and have deep and insightful conversations especially if that's your kinda thing. if mercury is overlaying this house the other person becomes like a mentor and someone who can expand your interests and knowledge.

᯽ 10h synastry: so most people i have this with are on my mc and 10h synastry lowkey intimidates me. i like it because the person encourages and opens me up to new opportunities but they also kinda act as a mentor or authority figure to me. nevertheless, i love the support i get from the other person and they also often boost by reputation. i have this synastry with one of my friends on here who encouraged me to start making content on this account so this post is pretty much bc of her.

᯽ sun conjunct saturn: idk i kinda like it bc the saturn person brings the sun person back to reality and reminds them of their responsibilities. especially if the sun & saturn are in water signs. it just kinda helps ground the sun person even if the saturn person may be critical at times. a little criticism can go a long way to help the sun person grow.

᯽ neptune conjunct ascendant: i hate it and i love it. okay maybe i'm kinda sick of it but i'm used to it now since i've recognized that almost everyone of this generation is gonna have their neptune conjunct my ascendant. i love it bc it feels like i'm in a disney movie with the other person but i hate it because they idealize and romanticize me to the point where idek who theyre talking to anymore. to them, they'll never know the real me because there are too many versions in their head of me especially since i have neptune conjunct ascendant natally. the neptune person starts to make up and believe things in their head about the ascendant person which often times may not be true. they could see the absolute best in the ascendant person view them as someone who can do no harm.

᯽ mercury conjunct saturn: okay hear me out again... i have this natally so when i have this aspect with other people i just feel more comfortable speaking my truth and being myself like there is absolutely no filter with this aspect. the mercury person probably speaks very bluntly to the saturn person or vice versa. at times, saturn can be a bit mean and say unnecessary things but saturn means well, ok?

᯽ mercury-mercury (positive aspects): this is gonna be short but it's extremely easy to talk to the other person and they'll pretty much finish your sentences. you likely always think the same thing or atleast you think very similarly and that's great for communication ofc. the jokes here are always well received and you'll both speak and listen to each other often.

᯽ the infamous sun-moon conjunction: ive never experienced it till now but now i understand what you guys are always talking about.. it's literally great. it's a feeling of someone completely understanding your emotions, thoughts and all that you stand for. you rarely have to explain yourself to this person cause they're just gonna get it. they're your shoulder to cry on, your ear to rant to and your heart to give to.

᯽ mercury & venus in the 7th: if you thought i wasn't gonna talk about 7h synastry you're crazy. this synastry causes the two to feel like soulmates, like each other's missing half. when you have mercury overlaying someone's 7h you'll most likely wanna write love letters to the other or express your love for them endlessly. you might find yourself unable to stop talking about this person to other people too. you'd wanna shout your love for them on a rooftop or something. there's a similar affect for venus in the 7h but instead, you'll wanna spoil this person and you'd probably like being seen with them outside.

᯽ uranus 1st house overlay: yk what? i have this natally too and most people may not like it but i also have this with everyone in this generation so it makes me feel a little comfy cozy ok? this overlay can make the relationship feel really exciting and unpredictable and also a little chaotic at times but who doesn't like a little chaos am i right? it's fun and exuberant and i enjoy the many ups and downs this causes c:

⑅ general ones i don't wanna go into detail about:

᯽ mc synastry - the ones you have this synastry with can help improve your outward appearance or reputation. they encourage and support you often to go for what you want.

᯽ north node synastry - the north node person is meant to teach/guide you whether they realize it or not and you'll find yourself making great decisions with this person.

᯽ 4th house synastry - ive only had this platonically but it's easy to feel like yourself around people you have this with. many fond memories are made with this overlay and you two will understand each other the best.

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Identity: I'm Keo, i use they/he pronouns, non-binary, im ace but I'm mostly romantically attracted to women

ND: Tourette's, social anxiety, BPD, ADHD, dyslexia

Appearance: I'm quite short 5'3/160cm, short brown hair, chubby, brown eyes, wear glasses, kinda tan (but I'm white)

Style: i mostly wear comfy clothes like leggings (sensory issues), large shirts, hoodies. Mostly wear darker colors tho in summer i might be a bit more daring mostly with yellow and oranges cause it's my fave color. For shoes i either wear Docs or Funky colored converse

Personality: When i first get to know people i can be quite quiet if it's a group or they are more extroverted than me but if the other person is very introverted i become more extroverted. I'm mostly and introvert and don't LOVE being in social situations. Like i can survive maximum 3-5h with a group depending on if i like them or not. I will almost never initiate conversation with a stranger unless i know they like something i also like. I can go on RANTS about stuff i like and i mean full on hours of just rambling about my interested. I love deep conversations especially about politics and philosophy me and my best friend will spend days talking about it. I mostly perfer people that can hold a more complex conversation and absolutely HATE small talk. I'm also very very upfront and sometimes even blunt if i think it's necessary (tho not much it's more just being direct) as in like if you do something dumb i won't sugar coat it too much, in fact i think that sugar coating or telling a lie to make someone happier (unless it's absolutely necessary as in like telling them the truth will cause them to get in an even worse state) isn't nice and shows you don't have my best interest in mind. I can be a bit pushy so i encourage honesty on when I'm breaking boundaries cause otherwise the relationship/friendship would not work at all with me. I also hate people that talk talk talk about how woke they are and how much more literate or smart they are than other people cause you just look snobby to me. I'm also very left leaning politically and it does influence how i percieve people. All in all I'm quite nice but i won't shy away from telling someone to fuck off if i need to. Also another thing is that apparently i look very trustworthy so I'm known to know everybody's secrets and drama and am actually quite a good secrete keeper. Another thing I've heard people say is that because of my love of deeper conversations i can come off as a bit intimidating in some discussion.

Preference: i prefer girls but boys are ok too

you've been matched with jiro kyouka!!

although it took her a while to realize it, she really liked you.

she has a good rank; 7th place in the midterms, but she's not one to boast about it.

she likes listening to you talk. she doesn't even care if she doesn't know what you're talking about, your voice is just soothing.

she also has docs. probably a few pairs.

kyouka isn't exactly one for small talk either. she prefers real conversations, much like you.

she likes when you tell kaminari that something he's done or said is dumb. she loves it.

doesn't really pay attention to your tics. okay, you have tourettes, great, let's go to dinner. not a big deal.

but if your tics get bad she'll stay with you and distract you with a conversation. if you can't talk, then she'll put on a movie or show she know you'd want to watch. she just knows you like that.

(disclaimer: i have tourettes and know how to write for it.)

as the movie went on, you thought you'd die of boredom. you snapped your fingers and whispered a few "ooh"s and "wow"s, but nothing bad enough to discontinue the dumb movie.

almost everyone was here; kirishima on the floor, sitting with bakugo and kaminari, midoriya's squad of loud friends was on one of the couches, mina and hagakure having a conversation about which boys were cuter-- nobody was really paying attention to the movie. you sighed and sprang up off the couch, sticking your tongue out at todoroki. after watching him jokingly reciprocate, you went for the kitchen to grab a cup of (favorite drink).

as you started walking back to the common room, you see your girlfriend sipping something in a mug. her eyes widen. "you scared me, keo." she muttered before putting her cup in the sink. you see the remains of chocolate at the bottom of the cup. must've been some hot chocolate she had been sipping. kyouka sighed softly and moved her long bangs out of her eyes.

"yeah, i just came to get a drink-- this is boring the hell out of me, want to go upstairs to my dorm?" you gently jerked your thumb to the elevator.

"i thought you'd never ask." she gave her small grin and you two walked hand in hand to the elevator, finally getting the opportunity to what you really liked; philosophy!

[problematic-camren]

Thoughts on Down

This is a long-ass shit, and I’m not forcing you to read. Also, please be reminded that this is just MY opinion. We all have different opinions, and I’m here to simply share my thoughts, and not to convince you to change yours. So please don’t go to my ask pushing your opinion. I already heard yours. I woke up to a bunch of “asks” and I already know that some don’t like it, while some do.

My initial reaction:

• why is this so auto-tuned? Okay, Dinah’s voice sounds like smooth warm caramel on top of a sundae. Why is this so basic? Lauren’s adlibs tho! Why are the lyrics so generic? Oooh WFH melody… It’s gonna be a bop! Wait why is the chorus so blandly repetitive? But it’s not that bad. Why do they sound so alike?

• and picture me with my earphones on listening to the first verse, pre-hook, chorus and shit with a pensive look on my face, and disappointment running through my head like damn I wanted more…

But then Gucci Mane came in, (and I know I’m the minority in this one), but for me, the first authentic reaction the song elicited from me was his part.

Why? Because his part was so off and out of nowhere that it took me out of the rut I was in. Like imagine a flat line where the song was just monotonous, like a car cruising on a smooth freeway (not bad, but also kind of boring) but then you run into a pothole and you get jerked off your stupor…

That’s what gucci’s part was for me. A tiny spike on that flat line. A deviation that held my attention. I’m not saying it’s amazing. I’m saying that the grating sound of the bass and the randomness of it was what made me smile while listening to it. I’m not even exaggerating when I say that I was smiling the whole time I was listening to that weird bass with a tiny bit of goosebumps on my skin because I knew then that I COULD like Down without lying to myself. It was the only thing that caught my attention, aside from Lauren’s adlibs (which, girl, I wish she did more. I live for Lauren going offffff)

Don’t get me wrong though, I’m so done with these collabs with rappers, like I wanted to hear them alone, like they did with Boss (idc if you say that one is trash lmao, Boss is a bop for me. I fucking love that shit 😂), but if they really have to collab with rappers, I wish it wasn’t Gucci. Maybe Chance, or Migos damn…

But if it were up to me, I wish they would have collabed with female rappers. I still am salty that NTKG wasn’t utilized much. A missed opportunity with Missy Elliott like bitch you had to release TMG over NTKG? NTKG was at least more authentic with the sound it’s trying to project. It was old school and it owned it. Like Voicemail was reminiscent of 90’s bops and not lacing it with today’s trendy dancehall or tropical vibe. It has its own sound, and not a mix of everything generic we hear today where we hear a song and we automatically hear the edm producers more than the artist.

But OMG I digress, sorry.

So yeah, DOWN…

So after my initial reaction, I gave it a couple more listen, and then I watched the live performance, then I slept, then I woke up the next day and I listened to the audio a couple more times, watched the live several more, and here’s my conclusion:

• Down is that kind of a summer bop which grows on you. It’s not a bad song. It’s simplistic but also season-friendly. It’s probably what the label insisted on as their first release.

The reason why it probably feels lacking for me, aside from its repetitiveness, is that maybe it lacks another verse. It’s shorter than WI and WFH so it feels incomplete. There must be a reason for it. It could really be just a teaser.

• at this point in my 5h-stanning life, I’m not even expecting anything mind-blowing. All I want is for 5H to slay the charts, because this should be their era. They seem genuinely happy now and my god after everything they’ve been through (label shit and all), ALL FIVE OF THEM deserve our unwavering support.

• Sure, Down isn’t what I expected. Yes, I wanted more. I wanted more lyrics. I wanted a kickass sound. But, idk man, after several repeats, I think it’s a good enough bop.

• with regards to the vocals, I still hate the auto-tuned shit. I get that maybe they’re finally utilizing Lauren’s range, but I prefer that they don’t auto tune much because I could barely hear her rasp (which was still obvious in her live performance, despite the higher tone she’s using).

Maybe they’re doing it on purpose, making them sound the same as a symbol of their new sound’s “cohesiveness”, but I prefer old 5h where their voices are uniquely different.

• and I’m not even complaining that it sounds like WFH. I don’t have a problem with an artist using a tried and tested formula for ONE of their album’s single. It’s meant to hook the audience. It gives them that familiar sound which could make a NON-FAN recognize their older hits and draw them to the new one. Just because they said “NEW ERA” doesn’t mean that they should change their ENTIRE sound. There’s always that one or two singles that are meant to hook the general public. It’s a constant compromise a mainstream artist makes with their label.

(I mean, The Chainsmokers basically generate the same sound over and over and they’re charting as if they created music. And no, I’m not a big fan of the chainsmokers.

Point is, re-using WFH is not something unheard of. It’s a business move.)

You really can’t please everybody. Because when Lady Gaga released an album that felt authentic for her, some people criticized it and kept saying they wanted the old “Bad Romance” Gaga. When Lorde released her new single, Green Light, her hipster fanbase called her a sell-out and didn’t like that she’s deviated from her “sound” to be more mainstream and I was like bitch can’t an artist explore a different side of her artistry?

And on the flip side, can’t an artist use their old sound? My point is, Down was produced by the same people who made WFH for a reason. They are playing safe. They wanted a single that would generate enough attention like their previous ones did. Then maybe, just maybe, their next singles which probably showcase their authentic sound and lyrics will have as much impact since now people are paying attention. Because no matter how much we want them to be authentic, they’re still a girl group under a greedy ass label who needs them to maintain what their idea of a girl group music and image should be..

And while Down is not something I’m particularly excited about, it’s starting to get stuck in my head, and I don’t hate it. It’s a light summery chill song that’s good to play with your friends while sipping on your drinks by the pool. It is what it was supposed to be.

I get it, I was disappointed too. Down is a downer. But I’m not gonna judge the whole album with one single yet. I’m gonna wait.

This is why I wrote this one before Down was released:

https://problematic-camren.tumblr.com/post/161338803713/5h3

Because I knew that I wasn’t expecting much from their music. I sure hope for more, definitely, BUT stanning 5H isn’t always about their music.

And just because I don’t like a few of their songs, doesn’t mean they don’t deserve my support.

I’m supporting 5h because they represent girls who are not a standard definition of what society thinks a girl should look like or how they should act like. They symbolize us. They showed us that one can achieve their dreams through hard work, and while they have been mistreated before (by their label and by fans alike) they still kept their heads up high, with grace and maturity, and kept on spreading love and inspiration, and they kept on smiling even if their hearts were breaking. They kept striving to be the best they could be, and it’s inspiring. And to see genuine warmth from these pop stars, their love and appreciation for their fans, is something that makes me wanna stan them forever. That’s why even if i really don’t like their music, I’d still keep on stanning them, because what they shared to us, the representation they gave us, the beauty and poise they all showed us, man, even if they fucking screeched for an entire album, I’ll be fuucking putting that on loop and still support their asses.

And I know it’s blind support, but I knew what I was getting into when I started supporting 5h. I wasn’t a pop person before this, I knew I won’t love their music so much. I stan them because I like them, plain and simple.

And I know it’s different for everybody. It’s all just a matter of preferences. Some could unstan just coz they don’t like the song, and that’s totally okay. We’re free to stan or unstan whoever we want. But like I said, it’s just one song. Let’s wait for the other singles and the album.

Ideally, I would love for them to show us everything they have as artists. This is their chance to go big. They have so much potential and I would have liked to see it shine while they’re still in the group. I want the brand Fifth Harmony to leave a lasting mark in this industry. I want them to be on the same spot as TLC or SG or DC. I want them to legit deserve their title.

And Down is not it. But guess what? Down is just one single. I’m gonna wait patiently for the rest of their stuff. I ONLY NEED THAT ONE CLASSIC HIT I’VE BEEN CRAVING FOR SINCE I STARTED LISTENING TO THEM. ONE CLASSIC SONG THAT WOULD STILL BE PLAYED GENERATIONS LATER BECAUSE IT’S JUST SO DAMN RELATABLE AND HEARTFELT.

That’s all I want. And I hope I’ll find that in 5H3.

Yes, Down is empty.

But I won’t unstan just because of one song. We can be disappointed (as I sure was), but I think that 5H is worth more than a few musical disappointments.

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A- age: old as hell B- birthplace:  new jersey C- current time:  9:49 pm D- drink you had last:  water E- easiest person to talk to: my mom F- favorite song: silver springs by fleetwood mac G- grossest memory: i once took photos of a friend for a photography class that my teacher mistook for softcore porn. she had clothes on tho.  H- horror yes or horror no: horror no I- in love?: no J- jealous of people: nope K- killed someone: nope L- love at first sight or should i walk back by again?: walk back by a hundred times, say something intriguing, prove you’re better than me in some way, add value to my life, love your parents, love the obamas, love beyonce, watch all of my favorite movies, read all my favorite books, and then give me 2-3 years to decide if i love you enough to give up my alone time and call you more than a friend.  M- middle name: nicole N- number of siblings: zero O- one wish: an income that allows me to write all day P- person you called last: my dad Q- question you’re always asked: can i ask you a question? could you do me a favor? can i pick your brain?  R- reason to smile: a walk in my very pleasant and diverse neighborhood. the sun shines. the birds chirp. the brown people smile. the gays hold hands. S- song you sang last:  probably angel by 5H T- top 3 fictional characters: holden caulfield, jason gilbert, maude U- underwear color: purple V- vacation: any city W- when’s your birthday: june 9th. 69 baby. X- x-rays: just dental Y- your favorite food: cheetos and a dark soda (i.e. coke, root beer, dr. pepper). add the crunch donettes and you’ve got a legit meal. i love this combo but i rarely eat it for obvious reasons.  Z- zodiac sign: gemini.