A personal letter written by a Rian girl

Dear Hustlers (All Time Low fans),

                               I’ve noticed lately that nobody really cares for Rian, in a way. Like, nobody bothers to keep up with him or blog about him or talk about him and honestly, that’s really sad and really heart breaking. Personally, Him and Zack are my boys. I am a Zack/Rian girl. When I can hear Zack sing, my smile gets to big my cheeks will ache. When Rian does talk in interviews, again, my smile starts to hurt my own face. All Time Low as a whole makes me smile, they’re big dorks but we love them anyway.

Aside from the obvious, I wanted to write this as a way to let myself vent and drive my best friend crazy who did agree with me when I mentioned it. Why does nobody love Zack & Rian? Of course lately, Zacky has gained more traffic and that’s beautiful.

But what about Rian? RiGuy? Smiley Boy? Why does nobody like him? I always look at the drummer and bassist before the singer or anyone else. I’ve always liked drummers and bassists more, as a matter of fact. They’re normally really sweet, and in this band, they are. They are fantastic, kind, caring, swell and handsome men. But why does nobody care? Why does nobody talk about him more? And no, I am not talking about the tags you use for him and anything about him. Those don’t count, not to me at least.

I barely see any Rian girls, if there were any, they’ve all left or got a new favorite to blog about. That’s okay, you can change and shift around all you want. But don’t go around telling others about how Rian and Zack are your least favorites. Its not very nice and kinda disrespectful.

My best friend told me today, “I wish yall Rian & Zack girls lives were easier”, and that really made me think. Its hard being a Ri or Z girl. It’s really freaking hard. Because nobody shares the same level of being a fan it seems. Everyone is a Barakat or Gaskarth stan. And that’s fine, I’m not saying it isn’t. I’m saying…Can’t we spread love about Rian and Zack too?

Actually, I’ve seen more Zack girls than Rian girls and that’s good, but what about Rian? Also, I see people saying this-

“OMG Jack doesn’t think he’s a good guitarist!!!1!!1 Like?? How stupid could he be? He’s so better than good he’s GREAT!! We need to tell him that 24/7 and tell him in person and-”

Okay yeah, do that. Make him feel important because he is but at the same time-

2/4 feel like that aren’t included with their own fans.

2/4 feel like nobody really knows they’re there.)

2/4 feels like nobody cares.

That 2/4 is Zack and Rian. It feels like I’m standing in an arena filled with millions of Barakat & Gaskarth stans and a handful of those are Merrick girls now…But where are my Dawson girls? I feel like I’m by myself.

The 1975 // Chicago