Once upon a time...
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rydenrevival, I'm feeling like explaining how and why I fell in love with these two faily boys.
It was a boring evening home alone, just about a year ago. I was on MSN with my darlings, Aikku and Katie were the only ones there, I think. I was getting tired of watching the best excerpts from Queer as Folk on Youtube. That's when Aikku linked me Forever, Now. I was still in my Frerard-era and a kid!fic with them was exactly what I needed.
The thing is, it had two tiny characters named Brendon and Ryan. I had no clue if they were OMCs or bandom boys, but I didn't care because they were funny and fitted perfectly in the fic. I even found myself hoping they would meet and end up together.
Realizing this fic had a whole universe revolving around it, I jumped in and read the sequel, Star Shaped. That's when I fell in love with the characters for real and realized they were real people. I had no clue what any of them looked like, as Spencer and Jon were in there too now. I guess that at some point the author mentioned the band's name because I googled them. I found this.
At this point, I was sure as hell, dead set on them being a real couple. At the same time, I remembered I had their two records on my iPod but never actually listened to them, so I did. Long story short; I loved Fever right away but it took me a month to like PO.
This same author had some primers linked with her fic about Panic. My first real introduction to Ryden was with these three primers: 1, 2 and 3.
I was officially hooked. I began searching the web for fics and picspams to fuel my new love for Ryden. On the way, I made myself a new LJ and met amazing people. I got into bandom, too, which means FOB, Cobra, The Hush Sound, The Cab, etc (I already loved TAI).
I read lots of new pairings I had never heard of before. Gabilliam, Peterick, Joncer, you name them. But never did any of them affected me like Ryden did. There is just something about these boys.
Maybe it's the way they look at each other. Maybe it's the stage gay. Maybe it's the make up, the clothes, the hairdos that keep getting more and more ridiculous. I could go on and list all the reasons why I love them so much.
It's all of this, and so much more. But more than anything else, it's the electricity that's obvious even in pictures. I never saw them live (and never will, come to think of it) but I don't need to. Every picture, every video confirms what we already know. Every lyric, every smile during interviews, every more than obvious answer is a confirmation of what we already know.
I refuse to believe they never dated.
Maybe it was before the band, when they were tiny teenagers with larger-than-life dreams.
Maybe it was when they rose to fame in the blink of an eye, two starry-eyed boys released into the big, wild world.
Maybe it was after that, maybe it was months ago, maybe it is now. I don't know. We'll never know, but someway, somehow, they at least tried it.
To quote an equally adorable tea boy, "[they] dabbled".
There are no other pairings that have this edge of truth, that keeps on walking on a thin line, not knowing when we're writing fiction and when we're writing the truth.
Of course, now it's hard to see it as clearly when they're in two different bands. It hurts.
My second thought when I found out about the break up (my first was 'omg why am I in Salem and not home where I could hide in my room?') went to Ryden. I didn't want to draw a line on my OTP, I didn't want to see it die forever.
(I'm starting to ramble)
Alright, let's conclude. I love Ryden because itshouldcould be true. I love Ryden because they are preciously in love. I love Ryden because they make me squeal and want to squish them forever.
Fin.
(finally)
rydenrevival, I'm feeling like explaining how and why I fell in love with these two faily boys.It was a boring evening home alone, just about a year ago. I was on MSN with my darlings, Aikku and Katie were the only ones there, I think. I was getting tired of watching the best excerpts from Queer as Folk on Youtube. That's when Aikku linked me Forever, Now. I was still in my Frerard-era and a kid!fic with them was exactly what I needed.
The thing is, it had two tiny characters named Brendon and Ryan. I had no clue if they were OMCs or bandom boys, but I didn't care because they were funny and fitted perfectly in the fic. I even found myself hoping they would meet and end up together.
Realizing this fic had a whole universe revolving around it, I jumped in and read the sequel, Star Shaped. That's when I fell in love with the characters for real and realized they were real people. I had no clue what any of them looked like, as Spencer and Jon were in there too now. I guess that at some point the author mentioned the band's name because I googled them. I found this.
At this point, I was sure as hell, dead set on them being a real couple. At the same time, I remembered I had their two records on my iPod but never actually listened to them, so I did. Long story short; I loved Fever right away but it took me a month to like PO.
This same author had some primers linked with her fic about Panic. My first real introduction to Ryden was with these three primers: 1, 2 and 3.
I was officially hooked. I began searching the web for fics and picspams to fuel my new love for Ryden. On the way, I made myself a new LJ and met amazing people. I got into bandom, too, which means FOB, Cobra, The Hush Sound, The Cab, etc (I already loved TAI).
I read lots of new pairings I had never heard of before. Gabilliam, Peterick, Joncer, you name them. But never did any of them affected me like Ryden did. There is just something about these boys.
Maybe it's the way they look at each other. Maybe it's the stage gay. Maybe it's the make up, the clothes, the hairdos that keep getting more and more ridiculous. I could go on and list all the reasons why I love them so much.
It's all of this, and so much more. But more than anything else, it's the electricity that's obvious even in pictures. I never saw them live (and never will, come to think of it) but I don't need to. Every picture, every video confirms what we already know. Every lyric, every smile during interviews, every more than obvious answer is a confirmation of what we already know.
I refuse to believe they never dated.
Maybe it was before the band, when they were tiny teenagers with larger-than-life dreams.
Maybe it was when they rose to fame in the blink of an eye, two starry-eyed boys released into the big, wild world.
Maybe it was after that, maybe it was months ago, maybe it is now. I don't know. We'll never know, but someway, somehow, they at least tried it.
To quote an equally adorable tea boy, "[they] dabbled".
There are no other pairings that have this edge of truth, that keeps on walking on a thin line, not knowing when we're writing fiction and when we're writing the truth.
Of course, now it's hard to see it as clearly when they're in two different bands. It hurts.
My second thought when I found out about the break up (my first was 'omg why am I in Salem and not home where I could hide in my room?') went to Ryden. I didn't want to draw a line on my OTP, I didn't want to see it die forever.
(I'm starting to ramble)
Alright, let's conclude. I love Ryden because it
Fin.
(finally)
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Date: 2009-11-03 01:40 am (UTC)I've said this previously (not to you but...) it's just in the way Brendon's always had obvious adoring looks for Ryan, and Ryan's not quite as obvious affection for him.
... That's about all I can think of to say XD;;
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Date: 2009-11-03 01:43 am (UTC)Also, there's the strong connection created by Ryan giving Brendon his words, making him sing his deepest thoughts. That's why fics that take place before/during the recording of Fever are some of my favorites.
Also, as
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Date: 2009-11-03 02:09 am (UTC)I know what you mean. Especially because... Just yes. Singing to sing someone's words or to have them sing yours is such a deeply personal thing. I think there has to be an openness and a connection that automatically develops because you trust them with that. And so Ryan and Brendon...
So true.
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Date: 2009-11-03 01:43 am (UTC)I agree completely.
(Also, and you don't have to, it's just a thought - you could post this over on the revival site, if you want)
:D
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Date: 2009-11-03 01:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-03 01:48 am (UTC)I think it's somehow true too, and that's one of the things that hurt me the most with the break-up :(
There are no other pairings that have this edge of truth, that keeps on walking on a thin line, not knowing when we're writing fiction and when we're writing the truth. ♥
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Date: 2009-11-03 01:50 am (UTC)It's true though, that only with eyes we can tell it's true.
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Date: 2009-11-03 03:29 am (UTC)And you're so right with the part where we don't know if we're writing fiction or the truth. You don't know with Ryden. It's more or less impossible to tell
though I would give my left arm to know what is real and what's not.... Ugh. I miss them so much.
They belong together. I will stand by this belief for the rest of my life.
♥
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Date: 2009-11-04 01:37 am (UTC)if I get to know what's true and what's not, I'm giving up on a lungI miss them too. :(
So will I. I'll be this weird grandma reading Ryden fics 60 years from now.
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Date: 2009-11-03 05:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-04 01:33 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-03 11:38 pm (UTC)You can see it with your eyes
Oh, even in the dark
first thing that came into my head when I read this, ngl. paramore ftw
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Date: 2009-11-04 01:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-04 06:14 pm (UTC)And this was wonderful.
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Date: 2009-11-05 02:34 am (UTC)Thank you!
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Date: 2009-11-05 01:18 am (UTC)it drives me insane when people dont believe ryden ever existed because how could they not?!
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Date: 2009-11-05 01:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-05 02:29 am (UTC)Some people just refuse to see the truth... :(
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Date: 2009-11-05 11:26 am (UTC)Count me in with the people who'll never let go of them. I firmly believe that a connection like theirs is stronger than, say, being in different bands. AND the story is not over yet, who knows what could happen?
*Reinvent <3*
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Date: 2009-11-05 11:02 pm (UTC)They just need to grow out of their independent moods and remember how awesome they are together (and how beautiful, too).
Thank you, too xD
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Date: 2009-11-18 09:22 am (UTC)Anyways, you put this beautifully. I think I cried once while reading it.
But yeah... Because of you I ended up reading Forever, Now in like two days. It has served as an amazing distraction for my current angsting, but that's not the point.
My point is THAT WAS SO FUCKING CUTE I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN... I was just reading to get to Brendon and Ryan. XD And it's Kid!Fic, which I can't really resist after reading The Grasshopper Unit
which I also just realized is by the same person who did Forever, Now.I listen to MCR but never read fanfics of them... You might have just started me off with that now.I guess my comment should be more about your amazing RydenRevival epicnessssss, but I fail at life and just finished reading that fic so that's all I had on my mind.*hugs, toddles off to read Star Shaped*
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Date: 2009-11-20 07:55 pm (UTC)I KNOW RIGHT, OMG. Every part of this story is good, all the codas and stuff. It's epic.
I don't care, this fic deserves to take over every thing, and excuses random comments like this one :Dno subject
Date: 2009-11-20 10:48 pm (UTC)GAWD it was so cute!
EVERYONE SHOULD READ IT. >:[ Seriously. XD