#tpbfh

[misswoozi]

since you're promoting other blogs, i don't think you remember (and it might have been lost between notes) but i kinda did a mock social media au from an au we once discussed /t1da

https://seullieverse.tumblr.com/post/735646293435842560/oh-now-that-i-thinking-tpbfh-would-be-a-great

!! I'm so sorry, OP! It did get lost in my notes! But it's brilliant! I love the dynamic. The group has a great back-and-forth. I live for the drama in a fictional group chat and this DELIVERS. It's perfect!

[misswoozi]

WELL YOU CAN ALWAYS ADD TO THE TPBFH BY DOING A MOODBOQRD DONT YOU THINK?? /t1dda

MOODBOARD DELIVERY!!

[misswoozi]

OKAY SO MINHO MOVED ON AND SUNNY DIDNT BRINGS ME TO:

sunny wrote "is it over now?" and kept it a secret, hyo found it, and shes the most unaware of all the minho drama between the band

all songs she writes thinking about minho she keeps locked away bc WHAT DO YOU MEAN she writes songs about wanting her ex back

lets just say taeyeon was not happy at all after she heard "i feel about jumping just to see you running" bc she KNEW who wrote this for /t1da

OH MAAAAN, SOSHI DRAMA WITHIN THIS AU, THIS IS EVERYTHING I EVER DREAMED OF

Hyoyeon walks in on Sunny playing piano and working on 'Is It Over Now?' and thinks it's some amazing new song about some guy Sunny just started seeing, or that Sunny is writing songs about someone else's experience, but Sunny just mumbles that it's nothing and leaves to do something else.

Its definitely Tiffany who has to fill Hyoyeon in on all the drama that she's missed lmao her mind is BLOWN and she feels really left out that she missed all of it???

[misswoozi]

lets be honest, the minho x sunny problem was all sunny's fault, she wanted all the benefits of a relationship but nothing of the responsabilities that come with it, and now is maybe falling all over taeyeon /t1da

LISTEN I THINK IT WAS BOTH OF THEM. I think the problem was they were never on the same page. Like in the beginning, it was Minho who wanted no-strings-attached sex and Sunny that wanted the relationship but then after a few months, it flipped. They were sexually compatible but they never wanted the same things outside of that. And those types of 'relationships' get messy so quickly (and tend to leave a bad taste in the mouth of those who hold grudges)

[misswoozi]

renjun wrote 'run away with me' to tiffany (the first song he ever wrote, sunny helped with the melody and all, but the lyrics were all his) and it became their one hit wonder (kind of taylors shake it off, and carlys call me maybe)

the band doesnt try to redo the success of this song, they like it comfortable /t1da

THIS BIT OF INFO IS A GREAT ADDITION TO THE PLOT, OP

first of all, WE STAN ROMANTIC LYRICIST REJUN!! I so love the idea of them being such a sweet, loving couple and this is just the icing on the cake.

I also love that, amidst all the turmoil and heartbreak and drama, the band is known for at least one sweet and romantic song (and God, it's so perfect that Renjun was the man behind it all)

also loving the idea that they're comfortable with their level of fame and they want to stay there. it speaks to their love of the music and of each other vs. them just trying to succeed quickly and spectacularly.

[misswoozi]

i am SORRY for making tpbfh so sunny centric...but...... did minho move on from her? did sunny move on from minho? /t1da

PLEASE NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR MAKING ANYTHING SUNNY-CENTRIC, SHE IS MY WORLD

short answer is that Minho moved on and Sunny didn't

Minho still thinks about her, has a soft spot in his heart for her, even misses her but he was able to pack up that part of his life, put it in a tiny box and lock it away. Sunny, though, her anger/resentment (her blaming him for kinda ruining the band for her) made it too difficult for her to let it go (think Would've, Could've, Should've -- this is definitely a 'I can't let this go, I fight with you in my sleep' situation)

[misswoozi]

let's talk about pre band relationships!!

sunny and minho have this push and pull, they met before college but not exactly in high school, and the band came from minho's idea (and now the band has always this lingering melancholy of "minho created us, minho was our soul")

johnny and renjun knew each other and were friends, by proxy johnny knew tiffany and they're besties

Sunny, renjun and taeyeon are the trio that do college work together and they also work at this café together whenever they're needed

taeyeon and tiffany are roommates, and thats how tiffany got to know renjun

what do you think? something to add? 🤔 /t1da

broooo "the band always has this lingering melancholy of 'Minho created us'" is absolutely genius 😭😭 I would pay you real cash money to write some of this fic because your asks have been absolutely legendary so far. This makes so much sense and it really paints the whole group in such a specific light. It's always so weird when a band (really a creative project/group of any kind) succeeds despite one of the original members no longer beyond around. And I feel like some members would carry this burden more than others (coughSUNNYcough) and it really just speaks to a fascinating dynamic within the band.

SUNNY/RENJUN/TAEYEON WORKING AT A CAMPUS CAFE TOGETHER??? I'LL THROW IN SOME EXTRA DOLLARS FOR A FEW PARAGRAPHS OF THIS LMAO

OP, this is truly your best work yet. It's so easy to picture everything you're saying. You've outdone yourself. You really are the best.

[misswoozi]

hyo was a blessing and a curse for sunny when she entered bc now she teams up with tiffany to bring her out of her shell /t1da

YO VIRGO/LEO SUPREMACY IS NO JOKE, these two together would definitely DRAG Sunny out of her shell 😭 Post-Minho Sunny needs them!! She needs them to help her put herself back out there and not, like, collapse in on herself?? Not get too isolated?? She needs them even if she doesn't always WANT them lmao

[misswoozi]

+ twin albums or they do a carly rae jepsen and does side A side B

the more hopeful is the side A, and the angrier is the side B

but what every fan notices is that the others are participating more lyrical wise, theres this song written by johnny and fany, sunny and hyo have this really nice matching on lyrics, but theres just one taeyeon contribution which becomes the fan favorite and the the one the fans analyse the most bc "how could someone write this?"/t1da

OH THAT REMINDS ME OF THE 'RED/VELVET' CONCEPT RV DID (does?) with the sultry/intense songs vs. the upbeat/pop/bright concepts.

I kinda wish this band was real bc I could use music like this in my life 😭

[misswoozi]

maybe they do twin albums at this resort, completely different and complementary

one has more of a sad beat but hopeful undertone

the other has this really upbeat but the lyrics are angry, depressing

and both are very lustful /t1da

TWIN ALBUMS ARE SUCH A FUN MUSICAL CONCEPT, I LOVE SHIT LIKE THAT

Man, fans of this band have so much content 😭 They might have a small-ish fandom but those fans have to be devoted and intense with the amount of music, angst and visuals given to them by TPBFH.

[misswoozi]

back to our beautiful band, they go to this perfect place outside of everything after a semester, they're already back on track musically wise and they produce a very good album that gets them some prizes (as well as an indie band can get) /t1da

HOWEVER the outcome for them socially wise is yet unknown, it can get super well or super bad

if hyo and johnny become a thing there, the album reflects on it, it's a very upbeat album with some more depressing lyrics (thanks sunny and tae) and more romantic, and they all get out of there better then ever (but taeyeon, who might or might not have something within her that no one actually notices but a certain someone)

OR it can be a teeny tiny more depressing, hyo johnny are already together, but the four of them have to juggle between sunny and taeyeon bc theyre avoidant, and it becomes a more down to earth and melancholic album

OR it can focus on fany and renjun and how they navigate this new thing that is hyo as the two of them try to accommodate her in the band and the album becomes more about self discovery as they also notice the changes around their friends and themselves

God, fans of this band must eat this album UP!! They'd be dissecting every lyric, every beat, every performance trying to figure out which songs are about which pairing. AND YOU GOTTA FIGURE at least a few with a keen eye noticed #Something between Sunny and Minho (as well as a few who notice how Taeyeon occasionally looks at Sunny)

to use our girl Blondie as an example, they're looking at some 'tis the damn season' songs that are outwardly emotional BUT THEN SOME SONGS LIKE 'Death By a Thousand Cuts' that sound so cheerful but then the lyrics cut more deeply.

also I'm imagining the band, post-Minho, at a little resort during break and you have Hyoyeon/Johnny running off to fuck somewhere and Taeyeon following a very sad Sunny around trying to fix it and then Tiffany and Renjun just shooting each other knowing glances like 'can you believe these people we love so much?'

[misswoozi]

ok, but still pre-minho breakup with the band /t1da

fany and renjun have always been open with their relationship, they have always been the face of the band (they come for either fany or renjun but stay for tae's vocals kinda situation), they are the poster and everything

and the band might or might have not one or two songs from some lyricist talking about how they want what fany and renjun have

Tiffany and Renjun being the face of the band is genius. It makes sense for those two lil Fire Signs!! Attractive and talented and bold and so passionate about being on-stage.

I could absolutely understand the Fleetwood Mac-esque draw of stanning a rock group with romantic duo at the helm. Me personally? I think I'd love that. I stan MUNA and they've got exes in the group and that alone and is intriguing.

FUCK I LOVE THIS LMAO I love the idea of Renjun and Tiffany being the happy, healthy couple against the backdrop of the chaos and turmoil and drama of the other couples doing their thing in the background. These two work together and play together, they record together and they fuck around, they sing and they date and it all works and I love that. The juxtaposition is brilliant. I love it. This is amazing. This WORKS for my twin Fire Signs.

[misswoozi]

on the other side, minho is doing his own thing, he started his own band, maybe a trio, maybe a duo, i'm thinking something like bol4 or akmu

he might make a bigger success than his former band, let's just say he breaks the bubble, ppl discovers his past and his former band and it kinda becomes hell to everyone

some fans really love his former band, and some fans really hate them, it's just a good thing they kept his situationship with sunny low profile and sunny is low profile, no one really knows the story

but sunny is bitter

and they never hated each other, it was just messy, mayube they'll try to have something back again (and maybe she's completely ignoring taeyeon who might or might not have something for her since the beggining and only tiffany knows) /t1da

THE ANGST HAS ARRIVED!!!!

also Tiffany is such a Classic Leo Woman knowing everyone's business lmao

Sunny IS bitter!! She liked what they had going!! She liked the vibes with Minho, she liked the vibes within the band and in her head, he's the one who fucked that up. It's hard for her to move past it no matter how bad she wants to.

I am so glad you managed to put some Dandyu angst hidden in there, too. There's ALWAYS room for some of that, no matter what the AU is lmao

[misswoozi]

now they have this hole in their band, they need a keyboardist to replace minho and a jack of all trades bc they don't know why but taeyeon and johnny likes to spice their melodies a lot (it's not that sunny's against coming back to play, she does, she justprefer backstage)

and here hyo comes, she's a force of nature, she catches tiffany, johnny and sunny's attentions all at once, (taeyeon is a bit apprehensive, but she also warms up) and now their whole style begins to change, they stop being this cheesy college band and start doing other styles and ideas, they mix up genres and get out of boxes, and hyo also is a jack of all trades, she steps up on the synth in sunny's place and they have now this underground fame, they participate in competitions and they do the open act to a pretty big national group

johnny is captivated, he and hyo butt heads a lot, but they have this respect, and johnny comes up to liking the more practical aspect of music, and he also starts being a lyricist and work together with sunny and they can mix up the lyrics

it's not long to hyo and johnny to become something, they all cheer up and tiffany is so happy and she wants to do all sorts of double dates, and bc they don't want to keep sunny and taeyeon out from all the fun, well, you might know what they try to do /t1da

GOD IT'S SO LIKE SUNNY TO LET HER MESSY RELATIONSHIP STUFF PULL HER OUT OF THE PROFESSIONAL END but she's Sunny so she keeps a straight face and she says everything is fine. She still loves the music, still loves the band, still loves the process but she can't get her head back to where it was before.

Tiffany, bless her, is the one trying to make sure everyone's thriving.

I can very easily see Taeyeon and Johnny coming up with some fun melody and trying to bounce ideas off Tiffany and Sunny but Sunny is thinking about her shit with Minho and Tiffany is thinking about SUNNY thinking about shit with Minho.

AND THAT'S WHY HYOYEON JOINING THE BAND IS SO CRUCIAL Her personality helps the dynamic so much, musically and personally. Tiffany would be so thrilled to see everyone a little happier.

[misswoozi]

OKAY I DID SOME THINKING, i'm gonna break into parts so you can answer each on your time /t1da

johnny, sunny, minho, tiffany, renjun and taeyeon were in this pretty popular college band, they were all from different majors but still found common ground, and they name themselves 'the prettiest band from here' rlly cheesy, but they are cheesy

tiffany guitar and vocals (also flute sometimes) taeyeon bass and vocals minho keyboard johnny battery renjun guitar sunny can play everything a little bit, so she stays where they need her (normally a synthesizer)

and okay, the lyricists are sunny and minho together, the idea of creating a band came from them andit grew. their relationship was never good to begin with, lucky for them no one knew but taeyeon (and tiffany bc she eavesdrop, which led to renjun knowing, and if renjun knows, johnny also knows and it starts getting messy), and one day one of their songs simply blew bc it's catchy and the MV is really cute with them playing all the possible instruments to ever exist (it's kinda the story of this band from my city https://youtu.be/QW0i1U4u0KE)

they don't achieve fame, but they achieve the "oh, hey, that one song that plays everywhere is from you guys???", they mostly keep unknown to the public

it doesn't keep sunny from being messy, sunny can get past the fwb things, but minho can't, and it makes some tension between all the members, minho decides to step out of the band, it's chill actually (just not for sunny) and sunny notices that she prefers not being one to show up and she stays on the backstage

NOW, OP, YOU MIGHT BE AN ABSOLUTE GENIUS FOR THIS. You managed to combine two great AUs (college and rock bands) into one brilliant, epic story.

#TPBFH is our new tag for this brilliance, OP!! I'm about to dive into your other asks LET'S BEGIN!!

[misswoozi]

oh ..now that i. thinking, tpbfh would be a great social media au

..........oh my GOD you're right. I've been imagining it as an AO3 thing but you're RIGHT. It would suit a social media AU beautifully.