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on february 1, 2010, pw tweets this amidst a series of replies in a twitter q&a:

after his tweets result in a bit of a stir online, pw publishes the following on his tumblr after midnight:

the following afternoon, february 2, 2010, spin magazine asks patrick for a response to the tweet, and patrick says this. his response is published online that day under the headline “Patrick Stump: ‘I’m Not in Fall Out Boy’”

between the time patrick makes this statement and over the next several days, pw has a lot to say on twitter and tumblr (a selection of which follows, in chronological order):

on february 10, 2010, spin magazine publishes an interview with patrick, where he talks about his upcoming solo work. frankly, in this interview (which is worth reading in its entirety), patrick paints his “collaborators,” fall out boy, as an interruption to his lifelong pursuit of making his own music. he says that his forthcoming record will be his first record, since “writing music in a collaborative setting doesn’t count.” he also gives a, ahem, pointed answer about one of the tracks (below). also of note, patrick mentions the 1989 batman film as one of his childhood inspirations.

later that day, the evening of february 10, 2010, pete tweets and posts on tumblr:

Celebrimbor made a super tiny set of elf armor for his favorite forge mouse, equipped with a trademark Feanorian star on his lil' shield. Annatar is not impressed.

Inspired by this fic from the POV of the mouse: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59500966