barty is a bassist, and mary is a singer (in different bands)

they actually met thru the bands/friendgroups bc they are so interwined

how they met in my little au + their dynamic !! ::

(set : the rosier resident, post concert)

barty was SO high energy after downing a monster and forcing marlene to blast metallica

mary had been radiating discomfort from a day full of wearing her best— itchy fabric and heels is a natural disaster in its own right

barty took a lap around the living room looking for his bandmates when he saw mary

barty isnt sappy, he isnt a love at first sight or crush kind of guy— ("fuck that noise" was said by his younger self far too many times to count)— but shiiit. she was gorgeous.

he, being barty, obviously bee lines for a pretty person. its in his nature, as he would say.

mary looked up, and her mind whirred alive once more for the first time since the concert. in her mind, she had three separate thoughts.

1) why is there a weird punk boy running at me?

2) who is the weird, familiar punk boy running at me?

and finally, 3) oh my lord, hes hot.

she shifted in her place against the wall, already gearing up for... whatever was happening

barty leaned on the wall next to her, elbow pressed uncomfortably against the wood.

"well, heeey pretty girl. come around often?"

...

fuuuck. shiit. why did he say that??

mary blinked once. than twice.

"clearly not enough if i havent seen you before."

THE PICK UP LINE WORKED???

im gonna cut down the storytime before i go over board

they spoke for a good while, barty saying dumbass shit that shouldnt have hit, and mary matching that energy a little TOO well.

eventually, mary made an offhand comment about how she wished nothing more to be out of her uncomfortable ass clothing.

(cue barty accidentally asking her if she wanted to get out of those clothes with him)

(he proceeded to pause and think about what he said for once)

mary laughed it off (THANK GOD!) and joked rhat she did say anything.

barty led her to evans bathroom and gave her some of the clothes he left there!!

yada yada they gave eachother numbers and hung out and fell in love

OK NOW FOR THE GENERAL STUFF

monster energy lover barty x coffee coca cola lover mary

doberman barty x ragtail cat mary

(marys dream dog was a doberman and barty had a small ragtail kitten for awhile growing up)

punk rocker bf x riot grrrl gf

( in terms of aesthetics barty would still be punk grungish and mary would be very coquette and like girly? she loves pink and she loves punk)

fell first barty x fell harder mary

people thought barty was too loud and crude for mary, but they soon learned she was one of the only ones with the sass to quite bartys quick wit

UGHHHH MY BABIES