Alex Band Guy Thirst

charile here,

i do truly miss this blog and the creativity and escape it gave me and im sure to many others.

if y’all submit i will 100% post it. if you ask stuff ill answer.

i left for a lot of reasons but my love for arctic monkeys and this blog are still strong.

ill still keep the ball rolling if you will.

all my love, i hope everyone is happy, healthy and thriving.

Hey, so it turns out Tumblr just pretends you can send asks over 250 characters in-app - which I realised after writing this whole speech. So instead of sending a dozen messages, I'm submitting my piece this way, if that's okay. I just wanted to say I’ve spent the past couple days working my way through this blog in its entirety (or near enough as I can). Rereading some old favourites, discovering some ones that passed me by the first time round and generally revelling in the nostalgia of feeling 17 again. Back then, I used to check this blog like the morning paper and write/fantastise about Alex instead of doing actual work in the library (some things never change, I guess.)

Initially it was all purely for my own narcissism because I was trying to find one particular kind comment I remembered someone once left about my writing many years ago - but I was blown away by just how many other lovely/supportive comments I found along the way, from people who simply took the time to be kind. Not just towards me (although all those kind words did, and still do, mean a great deal to me) but towards every writer and each other. This place was such a little community for so long and god, I don't half miss it sometimes. 💖

It's also reminded me how much work and drama the mods have had to deal with over the years and you all definitely didn't deserve the level of abuse they got. (To Miranda, should she ever see this, you in particular got put through the wringer on here and I feel terrible for not sticking up for you as much as I should have, when I should have.) Although I remember feeling Dead Sea-levels of salty about having the fic/smut I'd invested so much in get deleted from here as a teen, with adult eyes I only have absolute respect for all the rules you guys put in place, in the hopes of preventing younger girls normalising things that are never okay. To make it as safe a space as you could for everyone. 💕

I hope with all my heart that all the mods, past and present, are all doing well. That some of our budding authors did keep writing. That some of you readers kept on being kind. 💕 Myself, I haven't written just for fun in about 5 years (my degree and depression kinda stole my hobbies) but all this has reminded me why I loved it so much and I am heavily considering getting back into it (because rereading old stories and drafts, I'm learning I wasn’t quite as bad as I let myself believe). Maybe one day I'll actually update/finish at least one of my fics. 😅

You’ve probably learned not to hold your breath there when it comes to my updates. But I still wanted to thank everyone who ever commented, liked or even just read my work over the years – and anyone who shared theirs in return. I truly never did stop thinking about some of the stories on here over the years. And if you mods ever do want/need someone new to pick up the torch for this place, just let me know. Because I am still here 💖 ~DandelionBurdockGirl (off anon, for once) ✨

title inspired by the stunning florence+the machine song. 

i could find the exact one by this is similar :) xx

hiya guys, charlie here!

here is my new url !! i hope everyone that sees this is doing well! hopefully some of y’all grabbed tickets to see the boys (if they are coming to your city!) im off to see them v soon here in nz!

big love to you all

Oh uhh charlie changed her url i think and i cant remember what it is atm, but im @mon0-tonia (aesthetic blog) or @singaboutmebykendricklamar (fun meme n textpost blog)

Haha.. yea i was excited for halloween i was a forest nymph! What were u guys? We did get ur submission i promise

Aaaaa sorry i've been busy with school n didnt see the ask notifications!!

i know i pray the thirst is strong enough