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Valentine’s Day Masterlist here!

Anon requested: carmen and seventeen for the valentines ones please !! the last time you wrote for carmen was so cute :’D

A/N: Awwie, Anonnie, thank you so much~ I hope you love it!!

Music blared through your apartment as you got ready for your date, your new dress hanging on the back of your door.

You made your way into the bathroom, the shower water warming up. You spent a long time in the shower, making sure your legs were smooth and your hair was clean.  After the shower, you spent a while on your makeup.

"I'm heading out, I'll be home sometime tonight," you shouted to your roommate before leaving.

In the car, you played quiet music, trying to calm your nerves. You tapped on the steering wheel, thinking of all sorts of what ifs.

When you got there, the server led you to a two-person table outside before asking if you would like something to drink. "Just water please," you said before they walked off, saying it would be right out.

You kept your eye on your phone, constantly checking it. When the waiter brought out the water, they asked if you were ready to order, but you said you would like to wait for your date.

After what felt like an hour, but was really thirty minutes, your date had finally gotten a hold of you. 'Can't make it, super busy.'

A sigh escaped your mouth as you set the phone down, tears brimming in your eyes. The same waiter came back from earlier, her smile dissapearing as she saw the state you were in. "Are you okay?" She asked, her voice soft as she put her pen and pad away.

"My date just stood me up, can I get the check?" "Don't worry about the check sweetheart, you only had a water," the waiter said as she smiled at you, urging you to go before her manager came out onto the floor.

You thanked her before sneaking a tip onto the table, heading out to your car.

On your way home, you saw a lively bar. "Why the hell not. I bought a dress, shaved my legs, and put makeup on. I refuse to be stood up by some asshole." You pulled into the packed parking lot and found a place to park closer to the back, near a bus and an RV.

Before going in, you fixed your makeup and made sure you had some cash.

As soon as you were let past the bouncer and opened the door, you were hit with a strong smell of alcohol and sweat. You made your way through the crowd and up to the bar, ordering a soda since you still had to drive yourself home.

You slowly sipped on the soda, laughing at the drunks around you. While you were watching a group of tall guys fail at darts, a beautiful woman sat down next to you and blocked your view.

"A beer please," she said as the bartender nodded, going off the grab the drink for her.

"What's a beautiful girl like you doing sitting all alone?" The mystery girl said before thanking the bartender for the beer. "I could say the same for you," you said, finishing off your soda.

"Well, I'm here with my band and the band I'm touring with but they're all over there," she said pointing over to the group you were watching earlier. "Darts not your thing?" "Not with all those drunk idiots," she said, making you chuckle.

"Well, if you're really must know why I'm here, I was stood up by some asshole," you said as you turned to look at her fully.

Your breath caught in your throat when you guys made eye contact. "Why would someone stand you up?" She asked, a smile on her face. "Honestly, I don't know cause I'm pretty fucking amazing," you said as you flipped your hair, making her laugh.

"How about you come join me and my friends then? I'm sure they wouldn't mind," as she stood up, you decided to follow. "You know, you never told me your name. Mines (Y/N)." "It's lovely to meet you, (Y/N), my name is Carmen."

After Carmen introduced you to the group of people, the two of you joined Daniel and Sebastian in a game of darts.

Rosie and Austin looked at each other, shock on Austin's face. "You owe me a drink, told ya she would get her," Rosie said, a smug look on her face. Luis laughed as he watched Rosie lead Austin to the bar, deciding what she wanted to drink.

A few hours passed, it getting extremely late. "I hate to tell you guys this, but the bar is closing and you all have to leave," a security guard said as he walked over to the group.

Everyone whined as they all downed the drinks they had before shuffling out of the bar. Carmen walked you to your car, a smile on your face. "Thank you for turning this shitty night into an amazing one," you said as she chuckled.

"You're more than welcome, love." As you opened your car door, Carmen quickly wrote her number down on a small piece of paper and slipped it into your purse.

The two of you said goodbye before you turned on the car, Remington screaming goodbye from the bus. Earlier on in the night, he demanded that he give you his number 'because you two were gonna be best fucking friends.'

You waved to him, telling Carmen goodbye one last time before turning on the car. As you pulled out, Remington was still waving and yelling as Sebastian tried shoving him into the bus.

By the time you got home, you were exhausted. As you dug through your purse looking for your phone, you saw a loose slip of paper. A smile spread across your face when you saw it was Carmen's number with

'Call me, beautiful'

Anon requested:  aaaye if you’re gonna do bones imagines, can i request one? carmen & a female reader? something kinda soft and fluffy and dorky, maybe where the reader’s trying to learn to play guitar to impress carmen but she ends up having to help because oH MY GOD HOW DO YOU EVEN PLAY GUITAR?  

A/N: This was the first time I’ve ever written for Carmen and I hope it’s what you wanted! Personally, it’s one of my favorite things I’ve ever written buuuutttttt

A sigh escaped your mouth as you read over the music sheet. Your anniversary with your girlfriend, Carmen, was coming up and you really wanted to surprise her. Of course, you had to be extra as fuck and learn one of her hardest songs.

Now, it seemed like a good idea at first and you were so excited when Rosie presented the idea. In practice, though, is a completely different story. Not only are you struggling to learn all the chords and such, you had to try and hide what you were doing from Carmen.

This meant trying to find excuses to leave the house and sneak to Rosie's without raising suspicions. You knew she had questions about what you were doing when you were gone for hours and she even tried prying information from Rosie.

Somehow, she had managed to stay silent but Carmen's suspicions were starting to get the best of her. Of course, her first thought what you were cheating on her with Rosie. As soon as she even started bringing up the idea to Rosie, it was instantly shut down.

"How's it going love?" Rosie asked as she opened the door. You jumped then set down the music sheet. "Not good, I just can't figure this out and I'm starting to get angry." Rosie chuckled as she walked over to you.

The two of you sat together and went over the music, Rosie doing her best to help. "Why did you choose Girls Can't Play Guitar? Like, that's one of our hardest songs." You laughed as Rosie scolded you for your song choice.

"You know, I just wanted to be extra and surprise her but it's turning out to be a bad idea." "You do know you can choose a different song right?"

"You know, I could but I don't want to pussy out like a little bitch," Rosie laughed as she shook her head. "Alright, I'll let you get back to it. If you need help I'll be in the living room," you said bye as she walked out of the room, leaving you to get frustrated at the guitar in your hands.

A few more days went by, and you started to lose hope. The more frustrated you got, the harder it was to learn. Carmen was starting to get more upset at the amount you were blowing her off, especially so close to your anniversary.

She was terrified all her what if's were going to come true, not wanting to lose the love of her life.

"I'm gonna head out with Rosie, do you need anything while we're out?" She asked as she poked her head into the bedroom. "No, I'm good. Be safe, I love you!" "Love you too babe," Carmen quickly walked over then placed a quick kiss on your cheek before Rosie started yelling for her.

As soon as they were out of the driveway, you pulled out the music and your guitar. You started practicing, doing just as awful as before.

What felt like minutes, but was actually around 3 hours, passed and you didn't even notice Carmen and Rosie walk into the house. "Is she playing guitar?" Carmen whispered to Rosie. "Psh, what? No, not her. How about we go back out? She sounds kinda busy," Rosie said as she tried dragging Carmen out of the house.

It didn't work and Rosie gave up, going to the kitchen to find snacks while Carmen walked upstairs and into the bedroom. "Can I come in?" Carmen laughed when you jumped, dropping the music and almost throwing the guitar.

"DAMNIT ROSIE, IT WAS YOUR JOB TO NOT SPILL THE BEANS!" "I DIDN'T PLAN ON SPILLING THE BEANS! THEY SPILT BEFORE I COULD THROW THE CAN OPENER INTO THE TRASH!" Carmen laughed as the two of you went back and forth, before shutting the bedroom door.

She walked over to the bed and picked up the guitar and music. "Girls Can't Play Guitar? Really?" You crossed your arms and huffed as she raised her eyebrows at you. "You know I can't help but be extra," you mumbled as she motioned for you to come sit with her.

You took the guitar and she smiled. "Maybe if you get good enough, you can join us on stage." "Well, that was part of the plan buT SOMEONE SPILLED THE BEANS!" Carmen laughed as Rosie screamed back.

Carmen shook her head as she started placing your hands where they needed to be. "No, don't do that, try doing it like this so it won't hurt as much and it will sound so much better."

You slowly started catching on, getting way to confident. "Alright, before your ego burst through the ceiling, let's give it a rest for today," Carmen said as she took your hands from the guitar, setting it next to the bed.

She chuckled as she looked at her phone, a goodbye text from Rosie that let you know she was going back to her house. When you looked at the clock, your eyes got wide. It was almost midnight, meaning you guys were playing guitar almost all day.

Once Carmen got back into the bed, you curled into her side as she put the t.v on. You stared intently at the clock, waiting for the right time.

As soon as it struck midnight, you let go of Carmen's hand and jumped on top of her. You placed kisses all over her face, her trying to stop you. "Happy anniversary, baby," you said with a huge smile on your face. The sparkle in her eyes caused your smile to grow as she placed a soft kiss on the tip of your nose.

Call me vicious, call me violent / You can call me silent, you can call me lamb / Call me perfect, call me perverted / You can call me woman, call me man

- Creature, Bones UK

Yes!! A relatively new band I REALLY love is Bones UK. They released their first album (self-titled) in 2019, and they're a girl duo from the UK. I think they're one of the only modern bands who have really managed to capture the message and spirit behind riot grrrl music, if not the sound. The members are Rosie Bones (singer) and Carmen Vandenberg (lead guitar). They have this crazy awesome techno-punk-rock-edm sound, but in between the sampling the guitar just SHREDS. Carmen Vandenberg is a fucking badass. Most of their songs focus on breaking the mold and gender expression - both women are visibly gnc and one of them is wlw, but I can't remember who at the moment.

One of my favorite songs is Girls Cant Play Guitar, which they wrote after a guy at a gig came up to them and told them that they'd never be able to play guitar as well as a man can; its just biologically impossible for a girl.

Imagine this being sung in the most sarcastic, rasping tone of voice you can come up with. They also did a really cool cover of David Bowie's I'm afraid of Americans, and they opened for smashing pumpkins this year.

And I love their songs about gender - these are from Boys Will Be Girls and Creature, respectively