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The fact that this riff wasn’t included on the official album is CRIMINAL
What is a scene from a tv series that lives rent free in your head?
Me:
luke: *tries a new outfit*
luke: how do i look?
reggie: hot
luke:
julie:
alex:
luke: i was asking julie
reggie: oh-
Carrie Wilson’s character redemption arc
let me rant. Carrie had/has a bad relationship with her mom, and that definitely had an impact between her feud with Julie; her being raised by a famous father definitely affected her in some (many) ways and gave her this pressure and obligation to be a performer, be the lead singer in her band, be successful and have ‘all eyes on her’; her relationship with Nick was actually comforting to her even thought she was always mean to him, because she doesn’t have friends besides the girls of Dirty Candy (which actually may seem not too close with her, since the only person we see Carrie hanging out with out of the band and school is Nick) and now that she’s broken up with him (probably for the 13th time but this time is more serious since Nick chased after Julie) she’s definitely more sad because now she really has no one else; she DESPERATELY wants to be friends again with Julie and Flynn (and I really love this theory the fandom created of her and Flynn having some past or future story out there) but now she sees it even more far and complicated since the arrival of this ‘hologram band’ and it just saddens her even more; LISTEN TO ME IN THIS ONE OKAY i believe she even wrote “All Eyes On Me” as a cry for help, just look at the lyrics from that perspective it’s actually terrifying (i know this sounds too deep and dramatic lol, please forgive me i’m just so invested in this type of characters i can’t help it); she has dealt with her father’s emotional trauma HER WHOLE LIFE i mean C’MON !! (not blaming Bobby, i believe he’s also a good person); and last but not least, it is really tough to see her past best friend performing with a band that makes her HAPPY. she sees Julie so happy and shinning and having all these support —from friends and parents— she just can’t help but feel sad not only because she wished that was her case, but more mad to herself because she knows she wasn’t there for Julie when she needed it and now she can’t show her support because they’re friendship’s supposed to be over.
thank you for coming to my ted talk.
WHY IS NOBODY ASKING ABOUT WHAT IS IN ALEX’S WAIST BAG??!
seriously! I’m just so freaking curious. what is it?!!?! it obviously isn’t a phone or something technical related.
the thing is, he ALWAYS carries it (except when he plays), and he carries it literally EVERYWHERE!! it’s always with him! SO WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT? WHY? what’s in there that his been carrying ever since we know him?!
ALSO!!!! I DON’T THINK HE KEEPS HIS DRUM STICKS IN THERE. firstly because the bag doesn’t seem that large for them to fit, and I don’t know if I’m just being desperate, but in here you can see how he has them out with him. it’ll just be kinda weird if he holds his drum sticks in there, but if THAT’S THE CASE, then I’d like to believe IT ISN’T THE ONLY THING HE CARRIES IN HIS WAIST BAG!!!
The amount of content the jatp cast is posting is v exciting! Im curious what exactly they’re building up to
MegaCon JATP Info dump:
How they imagined the ending:
Reggie takes over the Hollywood Ghost Club
Luke stays with Julie
Willie & Alex cross over
What Hogwarts House would their characters be in:
Reggie -> Hufflepuff
Alex -> Slytherin
Julie -> Gryffindor
Madi to the guys: Uhm?
Owen & Jeremy, in sync: Gryffindor!
If they could make any advice to their characters, what would it be:
Jeremy to Reggie: Make that country album!
Owen to Alex: Take one day at a time and lean on your friends.
Madi to Julie: Girl, he's a ghost.
Favorite Song to film/record:
Owen -> Stand Tall
Jeremy -> Now or Never
Madi -> Finally Free
Favorite Outfit:
Owen: Zip pants & Hoodie
Jeremy: Leather jacket (it got customized to be more stretchy so he could move and jump around)
Madi: 'I got the music' outfit
(Owen and Jeremy both talked about how much freedom they got with the outfits. Kenny wanted them to feel comfortable in their clothes.)
Random stuff:
Jeremy jumped off the stage for the Now or Never scene so often his knee started hurting
During the rehearsal for 'This Band his back' Jeremy stumbled over Charlie's guitar while jumping on the chairs. He fell and cut his hand, so in the filmed version, Reggie has a band-aid on one of his fingers
The suits for Stand Tall cost over $3000
'Nothing to lose' got almost cut bc they didn't have enough budget to film it. But Kenny somehow made it happen.
Originally, Reggie was supposed to lose a shoe instead of his shirt. But nobody would have seen that, so they changed it to losing the shirt.
Most awkward moment: For the dinner scene, the guys had to hide in a tiny closet, and Jeremy and Owen were staring into each other's eyes.
They really tried to make a tour happen
Owen was terrified of filming 'All Eyes on Me'
Off-Topic: But during Jeremy's voice acting panel, Owen was hanging out in the audience to watch it.
Cameron Boyce memorial BOOMSHAKALAKA 😭😭
Me: wow everyone did so well acting in the final scene in the garage I wonder what they were thinking about during it
Jeremey Shada at his panel at comic con: we were in that garage for TWELVE HOURS
Hope he took his bad deal and made a royal flush Don't know if I'll see you again someday But if you're out there, I hope that you're okay
julie and the phantoms + text posts // pt. 6/?
happy one year anniversary to julie and the phantoms!!
The Phantom Whisperer (JATP)
Chapter Three: You Can See Us
Summary: After seeing Julie perform with the boys. Maddie has a lot to think about.
Maddie knew that Julie was in something way better than she could have ever imagined. Maybe this could be the day. What if she could finally find a way to reconnect with Julie. Maddie knew she needed a lot of strength to bring herself in front of Julie after nearly a year of nothing between them. This brought to the position Maddie was in now.
In the hall near the gym, Maddie paced back and forth. After the performance, she blended in with the crowd to get out. Maddie was trying to wrap her head around the whole situation. How was she supposed to just walk up to Julie. What would she even say? “Oh, hey Julie! Sorry for disappearing, how did you end up with a ghost band?” No, there was no way to just come out and say that. Julie never even knew that Maddie could see spirits, and she wasn’t sure how to explain it all now. Closing her eyes and deciding to just hold off for the moment, Maddie shook her head. Nope, not today. So, she began to make her way back to class.
Turning around the corner, Maddie came face to face with the three boys who were just on stage. Freezing in her place, Maddie held her breath. Their back was to her as they cheered together. Their excitement from playing moments ago showing through the way they jumped around. Luke, Alex, and Reggie too in their own World couldn’t see the girl standing a few feet away. Maddie got control of her feet again and started to back away slowly. Her shoes squeaked causing the boys to whip around. Three sets of eyes fell upon her mortified face.
“You! You can see us!” Alex threw his finger up pointing at her. Maddie shook her head quickly as Luke and Reggie stepped closer. “I told you guys that she looked at us.” Alex quickly looked at the boys before turning back towards Maddie. They couldn’t believe that someone could finally see them outside of Julie, and a few moments ago when they were on stage.
“No! I can’t,” Maddie screwed her eyes shut, knowing that responding confirmed it completely to the boys. They all scrambled trying to get closer as she threw her arms up stopping them. “I’m sorry, please just stay there.” Maddie let out a stressed sigh. She couldn’t so this right now. With all the Julie stuff, she wasn’t ready to jump into trying to figure out how to deal with three new ghosts who knew she could see them. Oh boy, she needed to talk to Willie.
“How can you see us?” Luke jumped in first. He was still riding the high from earlier and couldn’t help but feel this day just kept getting better and better. So many questions flowing through his head that he couldn’t keep in. “How are you able to that? Do you see other ghosts? Did you see us perform? How is this possible.”
See, this is why Maddie avoided letting other spirits know she could see them. All the questions and hope that they got always got trashed. She had no answers, and it always bad her feel worse. She knew nothing that could help them. So, it was better to steer clear. Maddie looked at the boys seeing the exasperation in their eyes.
“I don’t know how I’m sorry.” Maddie looked down. The trio shared a look feeling confused. “Look I really need to get to class. I wish I knew more.” She quickly walked around them heading for class. Just as she was able to turn the corner, Julie walked into the hallway in front of the boys. They pushed it away for the moment to congratulate Julie. They would table the new information for now.
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After school had finally ended Maddie hastily made her way to where she knew Willie hung out often. Looking around for the long-haired boy she couldn’t see him.
“Woah! Look out Mads!” Willie road up beside her on his skateboard. His smile contagious as she smiled back. He took his helmet off and sat on the nearby bench. “How was school?”
Maddie began to pace in front of him, “Willie, I saw these three boys and they know I can see them now! What am I supposed to do?? They’re friends with Julie, what am I going to do now. It was hard enough skating around her before, but of she finds out that I can see them then I’m going to be in trouble!” Maddie threw her arms up as she rambled on. Willie stood up putting a hand on her shoulder to stop her wild movements.
“Calm down!” He moved her to sit. “Okay first off, I might have actually met one of the boys I think.” His words causing Maddie to throw her head back. She let out a groan.
“What do you mean you might’ve met one of them?” This whole situation giving her a headache. People who walked by giving her a strange look not knowing she wasn’t talking to herself. Her bad day not letting her care as she gives them a glare that kept them walking. Today was just not her day.
“Well, while you were in school, I ran into a guy, quite literally, and he might have mentioned that he played with Julie. Don’t worry! I played it cool. I haven’t met Julie so it’s not like I was completely lying to him.” Willie had heard you talk about the girl who used to be close to him, but never saw her himself. He just knew what you had confided in him about. Alex seemed like a cool person so he was sure that Maddie wouldn’t be too bad off having him see her. Willie hadn’t mentioned her at all during their conversation, but the stories lined up enough for him to know it was Alex and his friends Maddie saw.
“Willie it’s just a lot all at once, I haven’t even been able to bring myself to face Julie. What if she’s mad at me, and now since I can see her bandmates, what if this causes a bigger problem?” Maddie looked at Willie. He could see the worry written on her face. He pulled her into a hug.
“Hey, I’m sure that Julie would just be happy to have you back in her life.” He said as he rubbed her back. “Maybe, this could be the thing to bring you guys back together.” Willie tried to reason. Maddie knew that he could be right. She just needed to finally talk to Julie.
“So…….you thought he was cute huh.” Maddie didn’t even have to see Willie’s face to know he was smiling. He laughed and shoved her shoulder away. “All I’m saying is that there’s worse ghosts to spend time with.” Her words were true, not too many of the ghosts around here were their age or had a cute smile like Alex.
“I just met the guy, Mads! He’s still figuring it all out.” Willie knew that Maddie could read him like a book.
“Yeah, and maybe, he could use a little help from a not so bad looking skater guy I know.” Maddie sent him a wink, feeling her mood already lifting. These boys could maybe be good for both of them. Willie shook his head standing back up.
“You’re trouble.” He placed board down mounting it. Maddie waved him off and stood up as well. Grabbing her backpack from the ground, giving him a smile as she flung it over her shoulder.
“I keep you feeling alive,” She gave him a funny look. As Maddie began to walk away, Willie shot her a look back, seeing the humor in her words. They said goodbye as Maddie felt a bit lighter having gotten a better outlook on the situation. All she knew was that many conversations needed to happen between her, Julie, and those boys.
Author's Note: This chapter is setting up a lot for the next one, so it'll be long one. Maybe we'll see some good moments of Maddie talking to Alex about a certain crush he has.
I never needed a season 2 so bad of a show the way I need season 2 of Julie and The Phantoms
If I Could Take It Back (Luke JATP)
Summary: What if 'Unsaid Emily' wasn't about his mother...
Author's Note: This is a bit of a long and sad one.
Warning: death of sibling
“Luke! You don’t have to leave!” the girl yelled, tears streaming down her face. Her heart pounding in her ears as she watched him throw things in his bag.
“You don’t understand, Mom and Dad will never let me be in the band. You know I can’t live without music.” Luke turned around. His face showing the distress. He hated being the reason for her tears, but else was he supposed to do. He wasn’t giving up his dreams, no way. Not when they had all worked so hard and could almost taste their stardom. He finished packing and took a deep breath. “You know I wouldn’t be doing this if things were different. There’s no other way.”
The younger girl shook her head, “No, you’re choosing the easy way out. You’re leaving and you don’t care about how I’ll be left behind.” Her voice heavy with betrayal. “You don’t know what you’re doing.”
“You’re just like them! You don’t believe in the band! You don’t believe in me…” his voice trailed off in hurt. He knows that you supported him from the very start, but in the moment, he felt as though you turned on him.
“That is bull! I have supported you from the jump, no matter what you did. I can’t believe you would even say that.” Luke stared at the bewildered look on her face. “You know what! Go, leave and don’t even think about how you’re leaving me behind. You obviously have better things to do.” The girl threw a shirt at him. Luke looked down and saw it was a Sunset Curve shirt. The one the whole band signed for her after she went to their first gig, screaming louder than anyone else.
Luke grabbed his bag and guitar, slinging them on his back. He turned to the door and without looking back said the last thing she would ever hear from him, “I always thought you were my biggest fan.” His hurt was evident through his words even if she couldn’t see his face. Without knowing, they would never speak again.
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“Who’s Emily?” Julie asked looking at Luke’s songwriting book. Reggie and Alex shared a glance while Luke’s eyes widened.
“That one wasn’t dog eared!” He tried to grab the book back, but Julie pulled it close to her. Her eyes scanned the lyrics quickly, seeing the emotional words written on paper. She felt bad reading it, feeling as though she was invading his space. She tried to play it off as a joke to lessen the feeling.
“Wow Luke, I didn’t know you were such a romantic.” A grin spreading across her face. Julie could see Luke swallow harshly, looking like he was about to break into a sweat. Alex jumped up.
“That ones actually about-“ Luke smacking him cutting him off. Even though he had grown close to Julie, this isn’t something he was ready to share. This song wasn’t for everyone to hear, it was personal. One written over nights when he couldn’t stop his mind from wondering back to the night he left. There was so much guilt and hurt poured into it. All the words he wished she could have heard from him.
Julie sensed the mood shift and tried to change the subject by turning the page to look at the next song. She knew this song was something close to Luke’s heart, but didn’t want to open that box yet. Maybe he would share it with her when he was ready.
Though, within weeks of knowing him, he still never brought it up. Alex and Reggie had taken her to his parent’s house to see how Luke was being town apart from leaving behind his parents. Julie connected the dots to the song, and it all made sense to her. Emily was his mom.
“Julie, it tore look apart to leave behind his parents.” Reggie told her, distraught over his face. They had all run away from their families while trying to pursue their dreams. Both the boys knew it was harder for Luke, he had left more behind.
“So, Emily is his mom….” Julie spoke softly looking at the two boys. Reggie and Alex shared a look. One full of remorse and heartache. Neither wanting to speak but felt they should.
“No,” Alex’s voice broke, “Emily is Luke’s sister.” Julie’s eyebrows furrowed.
“His sister?” Luke hadn’t brought up his sister before, though to be far he had never mentioned his parents much either. Both boys nodding their heads.
“It killed him to leave his parents, but what broke him was never seeing his sister again,” Reggie felt the weight in his chest, “Emily was always by his side, supported him in chasing his music, but when he wanted to leave to travel, they got into an argument.” Alex looked down; he had always appreciated how much support she gave them. Always there front row, knowing all their songs. Even after his parents looked down upon him after coming out, Emily was there, telling him that who he loved didn’t matter, if it was someone who loved him just as much.
Julie let their words settle in her mind. Luke never got to see you again before he died. That song was his apology to you, no wonder he didn’t want her to read it. She wouldn’t have wanted him to read hers if the roles were reversed. After they had left Luke’s Julie couldn’t stop thinking about the song, or Luke. She felt as though the band had given her so much, bringing her love for music back. Maybe she could give Luke something back in return.
After a couple of days, Julie had found it. She had found Emily’s house. As she walked up to the porch Luke appeared at the same time. His eyes pouring into hers with surprise.
“Julie? What’re you doing here?” He sounded stressed. She wasn’t supposed to be here. Julie gave him a sad smile.
“Alex and Reggie told me about Emily after I saw you at your parents.” She confessed, eyes looking towards the ground.
“You followed me? After your speech about boundaries?” Luke couldn’t help the frustration in his voice. Julie was one of the closest people to him, but this was a lot to expose to her.
“You visit her?” Julie asked softly, trying to get him to open up to her. Julie didn’t want to overstep. Luke closed his eyes not wanting Julie to see the tears gathering there.
“I haven’t been able to make it past the door,” He spoke barely above a whisper. “After leaving, I don’t know if I can face her again. So, I just stand here, hoping maybe, she will walk out.” Luke shared; he couldn’t hold it in anymore. His guilt eating him from inside. Julie stepped a bit closer to him making him look up at her slowly. He let out a breath.
“I don’t even know what I would say to her if she could hear me.” His voice broken as his vison clouded.
“Trust me.” Julie looked in his eyes with s softness that made Luke nod. He stepped over and rang the doorbell while keeping his eyes on hers. A promise in their eyes.
The door opened a second later, revealing a woman with a confused look. She looked every bit like look. The same brown hair and wide, brown eyes. Luke’s breath hitched as he looked at her for the first time in 25 years. Though to him it was only an hour he was away, but she had grown up. His younger sister now older.
“Hello, can I help you?” Emily asked Julie confused on why a young girl would be stopping by. Julie gave a soft smile.
“Did you have a brother named Luke?” Julie watched as the confusion turned into sadness. Emily’s eyes casting down as her mouth opened slightly. Luke wanted to say, “Emily I’m right here, I’m sorry for leaving you.” But the words wouldn’t have been heard. So instead, he let his eyes watch her, holding his breath.
“I did,” Emily said looking back up at Julie. A sad smile forming on her face. Julie felt the piece of paper become heavier in her hands. The weight of what she was about to do becoming clear. “Why do you ask?”
“He used to play in my garage, and I found something that I think belongs to you.” Julie lifted the paper up; Emily’s eyes fell on it. She gave a small nod and opened the door wider.
“Would you like to come in?” Emily stepped back and allowed Julie, and unknowingly to her, Luke to enter. Julie nodded back and entered. As she walked in her eyes caught a picture frame sitting on a side table. She picked it up and looked at it closely.
“Is this Luke? And the band?” Julie’s gaze sweeping over the boys she had started to call family. The picture was of a younger version of Emily throwing her arms around the boys after what looked like a show. Emily stepped over and looked as well.
“Yeah, that’s the boys after one of their gigs. They were so happy with how many people came to see them.”
Luke wanted to say “We were happy you showed up too”
Emily smiled as she remembered the day well. “I’ve never seen a band play like them before. I was their biggest fan.” Luke closed his eyes wishing that he could go back to that day. Back to before everything got bad. “I’m sorry what was your name?”
“Oh, um, I’m Julie.” Julie could feel Luke’s sadness, making her heartbreak. “I was looking through all of the old boxes and came across a song.” She held up the paper, “It’s for Emily.”
Emily felt her chest clench as she looked down at the paper Julie started to hand to her. It took everything in her not to turn away and refuse to look at it. Luke has been gone for so long, but the wound still felt fresh. The love would never fade. Emily looked at Julie uncertain, but Julie gave her a small encouraging nod. With that, Emily took the old paper, feeling as though it weighed 100 pounds. She took a deep breath before letting her eye fall onto the words scribbled across. Luke knew the words all too well. He spent hours hunched over it, pouring everything he had into it.
As Emily read over it, it was like she could hear Luke’s voice singing it to her. All the guilt and pain. But, also, all the love that he had for her. Tears began to fall as she felt so much closer to her brother than she said felt in years. The words bringing back the fight that she had wished had gone differently. All the memories of her and Luke. When she finished, Luke’s voice fading away, she looked back up at Julie. She could feel that somehow Julie heard it too.
“Thank you, you don’t know how much this means to me,” Emily took a deep breath, “Luke was my best friend. I only wanted him to get all he wanted from life.” Julie felt Luke behind her as he struggled with wanting to reach out to Emily. His face covered in his own now fallen tears.
“I write music in the same place he did. I can tell you that the place is filled with so much light and happiness. Luke found the one thing he wanted to live for, and I don’t think a lot of people get to do that.” Julie too had begun to cry. All the love around the room affecting her.
Emily pulled Julie into a soft hug and closed her eyes, “Thank you so much Julie. I know that Luke would be so happy that you’re there writing.” Julie knew that she couldn’t have been more right. Luke gave one last look towards his sister before vanishing. If only she knew that Luke had been right outside her door all along.
Julie made it back home to see Luke sitting on her porch. She walked up as he looked up from the ground towards her.
“I’m sorry for overstepping.” Julie stood next to him as he shook his head.
“No, Julie, thank you. I just wish she knew how much I love her and miss her. I never meant to walk out and never be able to see her again.” Luke said guiltily.
“I think she knows, Luke.” Julie said making Luke feel a bit lighter. Emily was his biggest regret, but now he felt a bit of closure knowing she had heard his song for her.
I don't hate you I just gotta learn to.
An angsty julcarrie post breakup comic for y'all today 🤍
[image IDs: a nine panel song comic featuring Carrie Wilson to the lyrics of the above linked song, "Dirty Nikes" by Ruth B.
Panel 1: Carrie's hand writes in a lined notebook. Tell me how to drive with the windows down now that you're not here in the passenger seat? Tell me how to dance with my bestfriend's guest now my bestriends know that you're not with me. I don't hate you I just gotta learn to. A few doodles adorn the page.
Panel 2: Carrie sits glumly on her bed, her lyric notebook now cast aside. Summer days are lonely when it's only-
Panel 3: The closet door is shown to be ajar and something indistinguishable pokes out. -me in my room.-
Panel 4: Carrie, still sitting, now wears a look of curiosity. She has noticed the closet ajar. Wondering if you know that I'm-
Panel 5: Carrie's hand is now shown on the handle of the closet door. -Still singing about you.
Panel 6: The object in the closet is shown to be a pair of sneakers, clearly Julie's and adorned with her doodles. Found your dirty Nikes, they remind me of what I've been through.
Panel 7: Carrie's shocked and sad face, tears start to build in the corners of her eyes. You should know it makes me-
Panel 8: The sneakers are tossed through the air and slammed against the wall. -SICK-
Panel 9: Carrie now has her face scrunched up in anger and sadness. The tears are more prominent now and one starts to roll down her face. -that I'm still singing about you. End.]
Happy anniversary to the show that has overtaken my life 🥳
and if we don't get a season 2 announcement soon I am going to mcfreakin lose it!!!
[Image ID: a digital drawing of Julie Molina in her Stand Tall performance outfit, a black leather jacket with multicolored rhinestones, and a purple dress with puffy skirt over layers of pink and purple tulle as well as a gold sparkly underskirt and dark magenta short shorts. Julie is visible from above her knees and upward. She is standing with her legs apart, her left arm extended to her side, and her right arm holding her signature microphone to her mouth and singing into it. Surrounding her are three semi-transparent cartoon ghosts each holding drum sticks, bass guitar, and lead guitar respectively. Behind them all is written "Julie and the Phantoms" in a similar font to the show's title card. The background is light blue with crudely drawn purple stars scattered throughout.]
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I’m in a field of dandelions, wishing on every one that you’ll be mine
I’ve been listening to this song a ton lately and keep imagining willex so I had to draw it <3
[image ID: a profile view drawing of Willie sitting in a field of dandelions with one knee up and one leg extended. He is holding one in his hand and blowing on it with his eyes closed. The dandelion fuzz floats away in the breeze forming a portrait of Alex in the wind. Willie is wearing a purple/black/gray/white swirly t-shirt, gray shorts, blue socks with penguins on them, dark blue sneakers, silver earring, a purple bracelet on one wrist, a blue braided bracelet on the other, and his hair is loose and flowing gently in the breeze across his face. The shy behind him is blue and cloudless.]
some detail shots below the cut!
Details! (yes I did give Willie an ace pride colored shirt, and yes penguins are my favorite animal)
hey @sunsetcurbed 😃 I’m your willex week gift exchange giver! I really love your princess diaries au fic and was inspired to draw a few scenes! I hope you like it ☺️
by the way I recommend everyone go read this fic asap!
fun fact! I looked up actual pictures of Glendale Park before drawing the second image so I hope it actually resembles what you imagined 😅
[image ID 1: a shoulders up portrait drawing of Alex. He is looking directly forward, and has his mouth open and eyes wide in shock. His hair is chin length and he is wearing his typical pink hoodie. The background is light blue with orange cursive writing that reads “...you would be Alexander Charles Taylor Mercer Prince of Beasiga,” however more than half of the letters are obstructed by the portrait.]
[2: a chest up drawing of Willie and Alex. Alex has his back to the viewer while Willie is facing him, slightly left for the viewer. Willie has both his hands on Alex’s shoulders and is tilting his head back screaming. Willie has his hair down, and is wearing a yellow, blue, and green tie dye shirt with his puka shell necklace. Alex is wearing a gray jacket with no rips, and his hair is shorter now. From Willie’s mouth is emerging the word “AAAHH!!” in big blue letters. Near Alex’s head are 3 pink exclamation points. Behind them is a grassy area and a wall of pine trees. Further behind them is the vague outline of the city skyline. The sky is striped purple and there is a crescent moon out.]
[3: a waist up profile drawing of Willie and Alex slow dancing, with Willie on the left and Alex on the right. The two have their arms wrapped around each other and are looking into each other’s eyes and smiling. Willie has his hair down and is wearing a maroon suit with gray tie. Alex is wearing a dark gray suit with a pink tie and has an elaborate gold crown with large blue and red jewels on his head. The background is compromised of several rainbow colored blobs vaguely resembling a crowd of people.]
“You’re a star, Julie”
[image ID: a drawing of a starry night sky, the stars and the glow they give off form a portrait of Julie, as if she is a constellation. For the most part the drawing is black and white, except for some nearly transparent steaks of purple and turquoise spread throughout.]
Aro Characters 7/? Reggie Peters
We’re coming to a close on Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week, and saved my favorite one for last, Reggie! And remember, aro headcanons can be made all year long so that doesn’t mean this series is over ;)
(and if you’re asking “hey Amanda, didn’t you already draw aro Reggie?” the answer is Yes. Yes I did.)
[image ID: a drawing of Reggie playing a light green and white bass guitar. Out of the handel of the guitar is emerging a wave of aromantic pride colors that stretches to the edge of the picture. Reggie is smiling with his mouth wide open and is wearing his typical black leather jacket and beaded necklace, along with gray t-shirt, black jeans, studded belt, a silver bracelet on his right hand, and a green bracelet on his left. The background is a light blue.]
5 days ago I saw this post by @verycorrectjatp and I have not stopped thinking about it since
[image ID: a 3 panel comic based on the linked post. The first panel shows Alex smiling wide with his mouth open asking “Have you ever seen something that changed your life forever?” In the air behind him are two small hearts. The second panel shows Willie blushing with 5 bigger hearts in the air around him and saying “I saw you” with another heart in his speech bubble. The third panel shows Alex’s hand holding a piece of paper with a more cartoonish drawing of Alex with a frog on his head, surrounded by doodled drum set, rainbow, smile face, and stars. Alex’s speech bubble reads “That’s so sweet of you, but now I’m feeling a bit embarrassed, cause I was just gonna show you this picture Julie drew of me with a frog on my head.” The background on all panels is an orange gradient resembling a sunset.]
a while ago I got this anon and it got me thinking about the boys helping Julie get ready for school in the morning
[ID: a 4 part uncolored comic.
[panel 1: Julie has a frustrating expression while sitting and sorting through her bag. Willie is standing behind her and has his hands in her hair. Willie says “Julie, if you don’t hold still this braid is going to come out crooked.” Julie says “But I NEED to find my science homework!” Willie says “Just tell Alex to look for it.”
[panel 2: Alex is standing at an ironing board, holding the iron in one hand and waving his free hand in the air. He says “Hey! I’m ironing Julie’s blouse okay? You should tell Luke to do it.”
[panel 3: Luke’s head and shoulders phasing through a crudely drawn door. Luke says “Come on bro, you know I’m still looking for Julie’s other shoe! Tell Reggie!
[panel 4: Reggie stands holding up a banana in one hand and an apple in the other. In front of him on the table are 3 sack lunches, each labeled RAY, JULIE, and CARLOS. Reggie says “Little busy over here ya know!” Across all 4 panels is the artist signature @/secretly-of-course. End ID]
Flynn with her Trumpet reblog if you agree
[image ID: a screenshot redraw of Flynn from the episode “Bright” blowing on a trumpet. She is sitting on one chair while sticking her feet up on the back of another chair. She is wearing red cheetah print sweater, short denim dress, and black spandex with a white-yellow-pink-red stripe on the side, and orange sneakers. The background is bright blue and 5 small yellow blobs swirl from the the trumpet’s opening.]
find her on my redbubble! (link in the reblogs/my bio so tumblr doesn’t eat this post)
@theobligatedklutz said Willie stealing Alex’s jacket and hat and I said yes
[image ID: a cartoonish drawing of Willie from the waist up. He is wearing Alex’s distressed baseball cap backwards, Alex’s distressed jean jacket, turquoise tie dye shirt, and his typical necklaces and earring. In the background is a small doodle of Alex from the shoulders up, mouth hanging open slightly and with hearts for eyes, with a little exclamation point near his face. The background is pale pink.]
someone said space buns willie and i had a conniption oh my god i need to see this pls
The past week all I’ve been inspired to draw for some reason is donut print and I figured @thesunwillart’s dtiys challenge might be the perfect outlet for that 🍩✨
Bi Aro Reggie headcanons because I said so 😌
tag list: @aroacethetic-shitpost @fairygclds @liamisthesun @dionysuswearsanorangetracksuit @localspacelesbian (Lizzie you are here because you appreciated my tags and Sophia you are because I just think you would like this)
Please note that anyone who comes here and tries to sexualize Reggie or any other of the characters is getting blocked on sight ❤️
The first known recorded use of the word aromantic was in 2005 (source), so sadly Reggie would have never heard about it before Incident Hot Dog.
Growing up, Reggie never quite related to his friends when they discussed their crushes. It bothered him sometimes, but he often dismissed himself as a “late bloomer” and just kinda figured he would get ~those feelings~ when he got older.
Reggie did however notice how pretty girls were. And boys too. (I think we are all in agreement he is bi already?) However, growing up in the 90s, especially if his parents were anything like Alex’s, it’s unlikely teenaged Reggie would have known much (if anything at all) about bisexuality. He focuses on his attraction to girls because he thinks that’s his only option.
When his parents weren’t fighting, they sometimes tease Reggie about being a “lady’s man” while never having a steady girlfriend. It makes him uncomfortable though he can’t really explain why. He likes hanging out with people and occasionally kissing them but doesn’t get why it has to be love? why can’t it just be fun??
Fast forward to 2020, when Julie tells the boys she’s bi, Reggie reacts like “WAIT THATS A THING”
In June the boys are all excited to go to Pride with Julie and Flynn. Reggie is mesmerized by all the different floats and flags, and asks Julie what each one means. When she tells him about aromanticism, Reggie kinda freezes and asks her to repeat herself because he’s sure he had to have misheard her. This word feels different to Reggie, important somehow.
Later that night, Reggie spends hours on Julie’s computer reading about aromanticism, bisexuality, amato and heteronormativity, and everything just kinda clicks. Like he’s seeing a part of himself clearly for the first time. He looks around and sees Julie, Luke, and Alex fast asleep. He smiles to himself, he’ll tell his friends later.
Surprise @kenzirobinthoughts! I’m your @jatpdaily secret santa! I had so much fun drawing this ☺️
I hope you have a great holiday season 💛
[image ID: a full color drawing of Julie and Luke from the Edge of Great performance. Julie is on the left, visible from the knees up, is crouching and holding her microphone to her mouth. She is at an elevated level (on top of the piano not pictured) and looking down at Luke. Luke is on the right, visible from the chest up, and looking back up at Julie. The background is comprised of various dots of different sizes and shades of gold.]