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🪐 — LOU NELSON​  for  rae !

      ‘  RAGE IS A QUIET THING,   oh you think that you’ve tamed it.   but it’s just lying in wait.   ’

     RAE IS MORE FAMILIAR  with sorrow than rage, but she has to admit that the sharp burn of anger is not entirely a stranger to her.  &  she can hear that same emotion in lou’s music sometimes, bleeding into the more aggressive songs on the rotted dolls’ debut album.  ❝ at least you know you’ve got a good way to get it out. if you can channel it when you’re on stage, i’ll bet it makes for a really kick-ass show. ❞

🪐 — LOU NELSON  for  rae !

        THE CORNERS OF HER LIPS CURL INTO A SMIRK and she can’t help but nod in agreement,   though it was the perfect space to get out the infernal rage boiling in the pit of her stomach,    it often left her overwhelmed with the intense need to fill it back up again.    that if she didn’t fit the role of this aggressive frontwoman then the show would become lackluster in some form,    it was almost as if she was looking for new ways to piss herself off.    ‘  IT MAKES THE WORK A LITTLE EASIER,    the crowd goes crazy when you ask them to yell shit back at you.  ’

      ❝ YEAH,  &  YOU’RE GOOD AT IT. ❞  rae had been a fan of the rotted dolls since she’d first seen them play,  &  lou’s stage presence as their indomitable frontwoman was a big part of the reason why.  she considered herself a bit of a music aficionado, but it was still kinda rare that she found girls with that kind of energy in punk bands,  &  rae had instantly been hooked.  but after spending some time working with her in the little local record store, she had gotten to see another side of lou  —  one that was a little more normal.   &  as she alphabetized the reggae section, rae couldn’t help but wonder if even badass rock stars felt down sometimes.  ❝ is it ever hard ?  it seems like it would be hard sometimes.  to perform like that, i mean.  like, say you’re really tired, or you’re sick, or you’ve just got your period,  &  you really really don’t feel like getting up in front of a bunch of people.  what do you do then ? ❞

🪐 — AIMEE GIBBS​  for  rae !

            “ Yeah, yeah, ‘course. ” Her voice was distracted, eyes glued to her phone screen, but she did take a moment to glance over at her new partner in this English lit project and offer her a sweet smile. What was her name — Rae? Rachel? She didn’t hang out with the Untouchables, but then very few people were ever allowed to be in their orbit, and instead were just the topic of their ridicule. She seemed nice —- and smart. Aimee lowered her phone and turned fully to face her. “ It’s just… don’t you think that lesson was really hard? And this joint project… shit, I don’t feel like I took any of that stuff in. Kyle just texted me to say he’s smoking weed ‘round the back of the bike sheds and I really wanna join him for some first to help chill out a bit, you know? You can come with and then we can just head to the library after that…? ”

    IT’S JUST HER LUCK  to be paired with an airhead popular girl instead of a teacher’s pet who would do all the work, or at least another normal kid.  but as aimee distractedly checks her phone, rae feels her eyes rolling in exasperation.  if the first impression is anything to go by, she’ll definitely end up doing most of the work on their supposedly partnered project.  ❝ i didn’t think it was that complicated.  it’s just shakespeare. ❞  she says, her tone betraying her irritation.  admittedly,  she hadn’t read  as you like it  yet herself, but how hard could it really be ?  aimee seems far more interested in taking a smoke break than finding out.                       &  rae is just considering marching straight back to ms. sands  &  demanding a new partner when the unthinkable happens  —  aimee gibbs, one of the untouchables, invites her, rae earl, to hang out with her.  ❝ oh.  really ? ❞  the shock at being included leaves her staring for a moment, blinking in disbelief.  but then she catches herself, snapping her lips closed  &  nodding enthusiastically, like she hadn’t just been annoyed at the whole idea.  ❝ i mean, yeah, alright.  that’s smart, actually.  we’ll probably study better when we’re good  &  relaxed, anyway. ❞  &  hearing it come out of her own mouth, it almost sounds convincing. 

🪐 — @trickstercaptain  sent   a meme   for  rae   :

28  —  crazy on you  by  heart   ▶︎

    ❝ WHAT CAN YOU DO  when  everybody’s insane ? ❞

      HIS EVERY WORD HITS HOME, & for a moment rae can only nod her head in utter shock. ❝ yeah, actually. i know exactly what you mean. ❞ it was almost unbelievable that jackson marchetti ( the swim team icon, head boy, & indisputable hunk ) of all people would struggle with anxiety. he always seemed so confident all the time, so unbelievably handsome & cool. but the symptoms of an impending panic attack are instantly recognizable — especially to someone who has firsthand experience with them. ❝ you're going to be alright. listen, just forget about it all for a second, close your eyes, & count to ten. slowly. it's something ti- something my friend showed me to do when everything seems overwhelming. it sounds strange, but it works. ❞ & rae reaches out to rest a friendly hand on his shoulder, hoping that the point of contact will help steady his breathing. ❝ here, i'll count with you, alright ? one ... two ... ❞

@musecraft​ ( rae ) sent a meme for jackson:

33. west end girls  /  pet shop boys

        “ Too many whispering voices. If, when, why, what… It just doesn’t fucking stop, you know what I mean? ”