~IMAGINE~

gas station dude: raw physical power 

classical music guy sliding down a snowy hill without skis: polished intellect

Dear Mr. Ducote (I do hope it’s okay if I address you as such),

I know that you aren’t the the first actor to portray the boy who never grew up, nor will you be the last. But, you were definitely the one who helped me rediscover my love for the story of Peter Pan and the magical place it is set in.

When I first saw pictures, gifs and videos of you as Peter Pan, I was ecstatic because you had captured what I felt was his essence so wonderfully. I was delighted every time I saw something new. I was so excited about it all that I reread the book and watched the movies many times. I got caught up in everything Peter Pan - the quotes, the pictures, the spinoffs, the theories, everything. And then there was last summer when I found out you had married the girl who was the Wendy to your Peter. I hope this isn’t weird or anything, but I was just so delighted about it (and still am) and it’s one of those things that sometimes makes me cry because it just fills me with so much hope and it inspires me so much for so many different reasons.

I think part of the reason my love for Peter Pan as a whole was rekindled as such is because it happened right before the transition of life from kid-just-entering-high-school to kid-who-has-to-start-thinking-of-the-future. I’d always been terrified of growing up - I still am even though there’s only a year and a half left for my teenager years. The thought of being a full-fledged adult scares the bejesus out of me and I wish I was still a kid a lot of the time. Rediscovering Neverland provided me with a safe haven for when I don’t know how to handle growing up and helped me realize that I still have a little bit of time left to be a little kid and that I can always be a kid at heart. I wish I had gotten a chance to meet you as Peter Pan, because then I could have thanked you properly. I don’t know if you’ll see this, but I want to thank you for indirectly and unknowingly helping me find that place two stars to the right where adventures are plenty and no one ever grows up again - the place where I can turn to when I need an escape from the fear of growing up. Thank you for guiding me back to Neverland.

my brain: SELF HARM BINGE EAT TAKE ALL YOUR PILLS PUNCH A HOLE THROUGH A WALL DRINK AN ENTIRE BOTTLE OF VODKA PULL OUT ALL YOUR HAIR SCREAM FOR NO REASON JUMP IN FRONT OF A CAR CUT OFF ALL YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ROB A BANK