What If: A Bandom AU Picspam

[cest_what]

So harriet-vane had a post about photos representing AUs, and I went away and thought for a little while and got terrifyingly inspired.

Here is the result.

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[redorchids]

This is the alternate reality travel AU where four ordinary guys wake up to find that they're rockstars in a band together. After the initial freaking out, they get ... curious.

OMG YES! There are few things I love so much as characters getting a kind of outside observer's perspective on their own lives (and being all sarcastic about it. "I like to do what? Please tell me you're kidding.").

If you'd write this, I'd be willing to completely flood it with any kind of manip art you'd want for inspiration. (y/y/puppyeyesplease y? :-DDDD)

[blindmouse]

"I like to do what? Please tell me you're kidding."

Oh my god, exactly.

See photo manipulations aren't even necessary, because that photo is so damned perfect. Spencer's doubtful but willing to go with it, Brendon's kind of trying not to be too happy (because he gets that everyone else is freaked), Ryan is all "Why hello thar, why didn't I think of fingerless gloves before?", and Jon just ... doesn't get what the hell anything is about, seriously, this is his band? His band? With the ... and, like, the ... yeah, no, it's fucking weird.

Also, manips kind of freak me out, but you should instead flood the comments with AU ideas or expansions <3

[redorchids]

Brendon's kind of trying not to be too happy (because he gets that everyone else is freaked)

Yes! But he also tries to win the other guys over, because seriously? This is the greatest thing that ever happened to him (he gets to wear tophats!) and he doesn't want to waste the whole rock star experience. So he starts doing sneaky things to win them over.

Ryan is obviously the easiest, Brendon finds the wardrobe section in the support bus and introduces Ryan to the Rose Vest. Ryan is won over. Spencer is highly amused but also kind of intrigued, and that white brocade shirt actually looks pretty fabulous on him, and the SHOES! Spencer has never seen so many pairs of shoes in his life!

Meanwhile, Jon is completely exasperated. What the hell happened to his sweet, normal life where no one tried to put makeup on him and make him put his hands in inappropriate places on his friends during photoshoots? And when did his friends turn gay, exactly? Not that Jon has a problem with it, he'd just like to know if this crazy universe he's fallen

[blindmouse]

Jon is further mollified when he notices that his name on the bag of weed is accompanied by a Sharpie drawing of a teenage mutant ninja turtle (Raphael, he thinks), because, yeah. That looks like him. Apparently he's still, you know, himself. He just ... he doesn't get how he ended up in this band. He's pretty sure that the makeup isn't something he actually does - none of the clothes in his closet have actual ruffles, no matter how many photo shoots Brendon shows him.

[redorchids]

Brendon finding the Ryden YouTube clips and being secretly thrilled, because Ryan is pretty, okay? Even more so now with the fingerless gloves and the tight pants and, yes, Brendon is very happy with how his new glamorous life is turning out.

"We're what?"
"Dating. Like secretly. Or, I guess not so secretly since all of our fans seem to know about it, but still. Secret romance, Ryan!"

(Ryan eventually gives in and goes with it, because secret romances go with his look, okay? Stfu, Spencer.)

[cest_what]

Lolol. Spencer is pretty sure Ryan and Brendon were not actually secret boyfriends, and he's pretty sure Brendon doesn't think they were either, really. But he's not going to say anything - not when Ryan all dark-eyed and mysterious and happy about it, and Brendon, this kid he doesn't know but is already beginning to feel ridiculously fond of, is practically glowing every time Ryan curls in against him and whispers something against his skin in public.

[redorchids]

\o/ !!!

And then there'd be faily make-out sessions where Ryan has NO CLUE what he's doing, but he figures muscle memory should get him through it, right? But then it's not, really, and Ryan is all confused, because what if there's been a full-fledged body-swap and the Ryan in this dimension--with all the muscle memory that Ryan could really use right about now, please--holy shit, fingers go where?--is trappad in Ryan's real life and using all his fabulous gay skills to seduce the qaterback of the football team or something? Ryan will be taped naked to a flagpole when he gets back. If he gets back. He's not sure he actually wants to. Especially not if there'll be flagpoles involved.

(Meanwhile, Jon and Spencer have discovered that they have many common interests. Such as smoking up, watching bad action movies and laugh at Ryan and Brendon being flaily and utterly crap at courting each other (not to mention the fact that they are, actualfax, courting. With silk flowers. And bowing. Spencer has never been more amused in his life.)

[blindmouse]

RYAN AND BRENDON COURTING. WITH SILK FLOWERS ♥

Also, Ryan and Spencer have an incredibly awkward conversation about muscle memory and Spencer is utterly confused for the first half of it and then, when he realises what Ryan is actually asking, catatonic with embarrassed laughter and they have to have the rest of the conversation via text message, because Spencer can't look at Ryan's pinched little face without collapsing with laughter all over again.

[redorchids]

YES!

And then Ryan tries to broach the subject again, because he really needs to figure this out, okay? He can play his guitar just fine. And lace himself into a corset (Spencer *appalled*: "Do I even want to know?" Ryan: "Um..." *blush*) and put on eyeliner without smudging it, so obviously, SOME of the muscle memory has carried over, so why not the sexy kind? Spencer, who is beginning to learn that Ryan does not always know what is obviously best for him (meaning that it's Spencer's duty, really, to steer him right, and, huh? That feels freakishly like déja-vu), suggests that maybe Brendon and Ryan are taking it slow. Which is totally even more romantic. And works perfectly with all the poetry about Brendon that Ryan found in a bunch of notebooks under his bed. Except... except those notebooks went back a long time and what if Ryan hasn't... what if he's still? Um, that can't be possible, right? Ryan would know if he were still a virgin, wouldn't he? Also, just look at him. He's totally hot, and has Spencer seen his dick? (Spencer

[blindmouse]

suggests that maybe Brendon and Ryan are taking it slow. Which is totally even more romantic.

Eeee *\o/*

And if so, does that mean that Jon might be too?

Spencer knows that this is not the most logical jump to make - especially since Jon still stares at Ryan's rosevest and Brendon's ringmaster outfit as though they are alien creatures which might actually animate and bite him - but it's ... not the most far-fetched thing in the world, right? Not compared to Spencer suddenly existing in a world where he apparently had Ryan sexytimes in high school. Or something. God, he hopes it was back in high school.

[redorchids]

And Spencer is rational. And doesn't like to just jump into things without knowing where he's headed, so he makes a list, with points to check off that will tell him exactly how big the chances are for Jon Walker to a) be gay and b) be interested in Spencer. It's all very scientific.

[blindmouse]

He can never, ever let Ryan see it.

[redorchids]

Because Ryan would mock him to death. Or, even worse, try to help. And probably enlist Brendon as well, which would mean grand gestures on stage and possibly a love song.

There is really no way to describe how much Ryan can not find about about The List. And when did that become capitalised? What is happening to Spencer's life?

[blindmouse]

What is happening to Spencer's life?

MANY AWESOME THINGS.

He should sit back and enjoy it, really ♥

[redorchids]

He really should.

Also, you should totally write this. :-DDDDD

[blindmouse]

Ahaha I have been hoping if I sit back and coast enough you and ashlein (or someone else) will take over and finish it while I go to sleep like a lamer who has to get up for work tomorrow.