#sunset queue

dear julie, it's like, if we were two paintings in a gallery, you’d be the one surrounded by rope and a security guard to make sure no one got too close. i’d be that painting in the back, maybe with a plexiglass case if i’m lucky. love always, luke

julie + luke | told through taylor swift’s speak now album

i don't think you should wait. i think you should speak now.

it’s so easy to joke that this is a kid’s show, but this show is so much more than that. it’s the journey of a girl and her family, leaning on each other through their grief and eventually finding a way to use that pain to continue living. it’s the story about three boys, who lost their lives at 17 and how they were brought back to see their dreams play out.

but it’s also about the family that you get to choose. the people who aren’t blood that will protect you and be there for you. the people who are blood who will literally move houses or send you to school in australia so that they can keep that light shining in you. it’s about the stranger you collide into on the street who helps you figure out life and get answers. it’s people ghosts who drop into your life and stay, when you didn’t know you needed it. it’s music making an invisible connection with strangers who become friends who become family. and that’s what i love about this show.

all the stories told in these 9 episodes resonated with me so deeply one year ago, and they still do now. i’m incredibly grateful that it reminded me that i’m allowed to live again, in whatever way i’m able to.

i’m thankful for how it re-inspired me to be creative, after many many years of not using that side of my brain. but mostly, i’m thankful that it reintroduced me to fandom, a thing i didn’t know i could still be a part of. where i can enjoy quietly from the sidelines and also meet incredibly kind people i’m now lucky enough to call friends. so thank you, to this wonderful fandom and the amazing people i follow for being the most talented and entertaining bunch of human beings 🧡