angel

columbia music major. see you at the grammy's ;). 

[angel-alexanderr]

texts - angel + sammy

sammy: see now why don't the single guys say stuff like this. thanks angel.

sammy: wtf....

sammy: acoustics are great - but there is a reason that they are only done far and few in between. the greats all had heavily arranged instruments Aretha, Michael, Beyonce, Tina - because they were what caught the audience in. Dances, hums, lyrics are all made off of the instruments and beats to the songs. Not all the time, but a good majority. Some of the greatest musicians were in BANDS, because they had live DRUMS, GUITARS, PERCUSSIONS, ETC.

sammy: 89 percent of the time i get instrumentals to a song that i have to write lyrics too. so your professor is flat out wrong. Want me to come up there and we can do something that blows him out the water.

sammy: sorry got wordy.

angel: i'm just stating facts. human vocals are just instruments at the end the day.

angel: exactly!!!!!!

angel: honestly i think he just hates me lol. i would be down to do a collab sometime though? i'm surprised we haven't already.

[angel-alexanderr]

texts - angel + sammy

sammy: that was a good line... wow... the uncultured.

sammy: well, i uhhhh tend to imitate the instruments backgrounds vocals.... so like guitar ampy vocals mixed with other mixtures of imitations - from howls, growls, whistles, head voices, piano replications. so i guess you can say heavily arranged and produced ones.

sammy: but would that really count? since my voice is blending in with the instruments?

angel: considering your voice is an instrument. i would 100% say it counts.

angel: good to know a signed artists fucking agrees with me. one of my professors called my arrangements overly complicated and said i would benefit from using less instrumentation 🙄

[angel-alexanderr]

texts - angel + sammy

sammy: busy????

sammy: never to busy for an angel!

sammy: jkjk what's up!

angel: ...

angel: anyway.

angel: objectively speaking. would you prefer to listen to a song with more instrumentation or less. like do you prefer acoustic records or heavily arranged and produced ones.

[angel-alexanderr]

texts - angel + sammy

angel: sir

angel: i have some music questions if you aren't too busy to answer them.

[angel-alexanderr]

( joey )

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As Joey looked down at his shirtagain, he let out a small chuckle as he looked at the ketchup stain he hadmanaged to get, but at least it was on the red part. Nodding his head as Angelsaid that he needed to work a double shift, Joey let out a sigh as he gave theother a small pout. “Fine, fine, I guess I’m just used to being on springbreak. It would have been better if we stayed another week in Mexico, honestly.”Joey said as he reached for the lunchbox that Angel had prepared, taking a biteof the dumpling as he looked over at his boyfriend. “That’s a pretty good idea,baby. Maybe we could invite Julien and Ivy, they’re pretty much like family.”He said, nodding his head as he took another bite of the dumpling, beforelooking around the diner, then back at Angel. “Do you want me to stay with youand work a full shift? I have to work on some moves for class, but I can dothat tomorrow morning.” He said with a smile, knowing that his dance teacherwould probably yell at him if he didn’t get those moves correctly, but he washoping that he could get it right.

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Angel couldn’t lie about that. Being miles away from the drama and issues of adulthood was pretty nice, even if it was just for a week. Angel perked up at the suggestion of inviting Julien and Ivy to their game night. “Wouldn’t that be weird for Trace and Frankie though? With them not being coupled up.” He asked pragmatically. He picked at his food for a little bit. Angel hummed for a moment. Since they didn’t live together and went to different schools, it was actually nice to work at the same place. It meant he was guaranteed to see Joey every day. “If its not gonna mess you up, then I’d love it if you stayed too.” He admitted giving an adoring look to his boyfriend.  He perked up again. “We can totally stay a bit after close...if you wanna practice on stage?” He whispered, gesturing over to the stage.

[dumbofassjoey]

WHO: Joey Hummel-Anderson & @angel-alexanderr​

WHEN: After Spring Break

WHERE: Spotlight Diner, NYC

Spring Break had been great and part of Joey had wished that he had stayed in Mexico with Angel for a little longer, but the two were back in New York, working at the Spotlight Diner. It wasn’t that bad working there, even if Joey had no idea what he was doing most of the time and he would normally get the orders wrong, but he was still pretty new to the job, so people would forgive him. Plus, he had the chance to perform, which was pretty fun – it was pretty much the only time when Joey would sing, mostly because he didn’t have time to do it whenever he was at school and because he didn’t have to. The good part about working at Spotlight Diner was that he actually worked with his friends and his boyfriend, which made it a lot easier for him.

While the diner was usually pretty buy, that day it was pretty empty – he wasn’t sure why, since everyone in New York seemed to end up there, but Joey enjoyed this opportunity to have a little break, until his boss told him to fill some of the ketchup bottles, which was something that Joey couldn’t exactly do without spilling ketchup all over his uniform. But at last, lunch break had come and Joey was just thankful to sit down for a little while and talk to his boyfriend. As he placed a plate of food in front of Angel, Joey smiled as he sat down across from him. “I think I’m getting pretty good at filling those ketchup bottles, you know? It was kind of hard at first, I don’t know why… But I think I’m getting the hang of it. Just don’t look at my uniform.” Joey said as he looked down at his shirt, before shaking his head at the other. “Do you think we can get off early today? We could go do something fun! Like visit Frankie at the Hard Rock Café!” He said with a nod.

[angel-alexanderr]

less busy days at spotlight diner were pretty nice. usually they got to sing more niche songs, and wait less tables. weirdly people also gave bigger tips when the space was less crowded. angel always thought he wouldn’t be the type to enjoy working in the service industry, but spotlight was definitely the exception. after bussing some tables, he was finally free to take a lunch break. he sat at a booth with joey and started unpacking their lunchboxes. he looked up to joey’s ketchup stained shirt and smirked to himself. “you’re lucky you got it on the red bit.” he teased. he immediately shook his head as he put a vegan dumpling in his mouth. “I have to work a full shift today, babe.” He said firmly, still chewing his food. “mexico was fun but also really expensive, i gotta build my savings back up.” he added. “why don’t we just invite tracey and frankie over this weekend and do like...a family game night or something?”

[dumbofassjoey]

↳ INSTAGRAM: @dumbofassjoey​ uploaded a photo (tagged: @angel-alexanderr​) DUMBOFASSJOEY: this loser made me take this picture of him during our spring break, so i thought everyone should see it!!!!! i miss mexico :( ↳ 1.3k LIKES, 30 COMMENTS

[ivystjamess]

ALL DRESSED UP AND NOWHERE TO SHOW

WHO @angel-alexanderr​ and ivy st.james. WHEN sunday, 3/21. WHERE ivy’s apartment.

“those bitches.” ivy muttered as she hung up her cellphone. there were no bitches on the other side of the phone, in fact, their missed reservation at daniel was entirely ivy’s fault. she’d gotten the time totally mixed up, leaving her and angel fully dressed and standing in her apartment with  nowhere to go. “we’re literally never going to go there. i bet their vegan options are way overpriced and the waiters look one strawberry daquiri order away from spitting in the salad” she pointed emphatically at angel, then rolled her eyes and sighed. they didn’t make a habit of going out to fancy restaurants together, but seeing as the pair had only grown closer since the intimate act of fake banging on stage during heathers senior year, it wasn’t odd for them to spend time together one on one. but with no plans, ivy paced into her bedroom to throw her phone and her clutch down as she wiped her palms on her dress, “i like…definitely said four, they just got it mixed up…ugh…i’m sorry.” ivy called shamefully from her bedroom. all hope wasn’t lost though, if angel was still down so was she. appearing in the doorway, she leaned against the frame and looked out at him, “do you still wanna go out tonight maybe? the night is young! i know it’s sunday but….cmon…it’s my night off!”

[angel-alexanderr]

angel was focused on texting his mom while ivy was on the phone. she had ended up with a lot of concerns about the mexico trip and wanted proof that he and joey were safe and sound in new york. right as he was pacifying her, he heard a tone from ivy that was slightly concerning. his head shot u to look at her. angel couldn’t act like he was disappointed, he was longing for a bougie city dinner after his week on the beach. “no worries, ivy. this is all on them.” he agreed knowingly, fighting back a judgmental smirk. at the prospect of going out still, he perked up. he stood up from ivy’s bed with a flourish. “we look hot as fuck. we deserve to be fed and waited on. even if it’s at....” he paused for a moment, realizing he had no idea where they were gonna eat. “that vegan sushi place in midtown? i was supposed to try it with joey but i can keep a secret if you can.” he suggested with an eyebrow jiggle. 

[angel-alexanderr]

STILL INTO YOU - PARAMORE (but make it jan)

when: 3/3 wednesday - after school + 3/5 friday - ND rehearsal

where: xan’s car, xan’s room, the auditorium

Xan pulled up to the WMHS roundabout and put his Kia Soul in park. Moments later, Joey was sliding into the passenger seat Cheerios uniform and all. They kissed and Xan begins driving. “So....what crazy theme has the Schuester clan drummed up for this month?”

Xan picking up Joey from school had been something the two had been doing since they started dating and it was better than walking home. After getting in the car and kissing Xan, Joey raised an eyebrow at the other's question. "Oh, it was something... I think it's called pop punk or something like that. And something related to Warped. I have no idea what that means though, so I probably will just wait until we have a Dua Lipa week."

Xan laughed at Joey for a moment. "Warped Tour???" He asked with an eyebrow raise. "My dad is really into pop punk stuff...I think he went to one of those, they're like festivals for pop punk headliners." Xan explained. "Some of it's pretty good. Not Dua Lipa good...but good." He said, shooting a quick glance at his boyfriend.

"Yeah, I think that's what it was! Dylan mentioned that her dad went to those festivals too... I don't think my dads are into that sort of music." Joey said with a small chuckle, as he looked over at Xan. "But I'm glad that you know some of it because that means you can help me choose a song for this week!" He said with a nod.

"Punk pop is pretty hetero, if i'm honest. At least the era Mr. Schue is talking about. So that makes sense." He teased. Xan liked being gay, but he also liked teasing megagays like Joey's dads. Xan hummed at the prospect of helping Joey choose a song. "I feel like you should lean into a group like paramore or hey monday. the more masculine groups wouldn't really be your style."

"Well, I really can't choose the assignments, trust me, I would if I could." Joey said with a small chuckle - even if he did like the assignments, Joey couldn't help but to think that he always stayed in the background instead of actually singing. "Oh, I know Paramore! Don't you listen to that a lot? Because I think I remember you listening to it... But what do you suggest?"

Xan nodded with a smirk. "Hayley Williams is one of the best songwriters of all time so...yeah I dabble in a little bit of paramore." he said with a nod. "Hey siri....play into you." he said with a smirk as the instrumental intro began to play and he looked at Joey. "This song kinda reminds me of us if I'm honest."

as the intro to the song plays we transition to the duo in xan’s room, with xan serenading joey and strumming on his electric guitar. “can't count the years on one hand that we've been together” he sang. “need the other one to hold you. Make you feel, make you feel better.”. even through focusing on getting the right chords, xan made sure to look up and make cute eye contact with his boyfriend. as he went into the chorus, the duo sang together. 

“I should be over all the butterflies but I'm into you, I'm into you And even baby our worst nights I'm into you, I'm into you Let 'em wonder how we got this far, 'Cause I don't really need to wonder at all Yeah, after all this time I'm still into you“

as the get into the chorus we transition to the second verse, we transition to the WMHS auditorium where xan and joey are performing for the glee club. xan and joey both dressed in colorful outfits and the stage was filled with the blue and white balloons from the music video. xan stood center stage with guitar in hand as joey began to sing the second verse, circling him. “recount the night that i first met your mother” he sang “and on the drive back to your house, i told you that i told you that i loved ya.”. 

there was something victorious about performing on the mckinley stage again. xan couldn’t stop smiling as he strummed chords and bobbed his head. for a second he kinda missed the parts of his freshman year that he spent at wmhs. there was a lot of drama...and he definitely relapsed into self-harm during his time here...but the glee club of it all was pretty fun. as they sang the chorus again he realized most of the fun he was having was thanks to joey. he was really lucky to be dating someone who made him happy like that.

xan stepped up to a microphone stand as he began to sing the bridge. “Some things just, some things just make sense And one of those is you and I.” he sang, looking away from the New Directions and directly at Joey. “Some things just, some things just make sense. And even after all this time..” 

joey and xan were completely facing each other at this point. xan began to smirk as joey slayed the climax of the bridge, “I'm into you. Baby not a day goes by that I'm not into you.” joey sang. as the duo charged into the last chorus they began jumping around and kicking balloons all around the stage. xan would be honest, he loved performing with the warblers...but he never had this much fun with a performance that came together so simply. as the song ended, joey and xan hugged and looked out to the new directions in the auditorium, soaking in the applause. 

[angel-alexanderr]

text || joey + xan

JOEY: ur mean

JOEY: but new directions always welcomes everyone... i mean, we had renzo and austin sit with us for a week and austin slushies people... but i think it's good that we accept everyone

JOEY: yes, but i understand him on that part... and he seemed pretty excited with his audition!

JOEY: why r u asking this??

XAN: and yet you still kiss me hehehehe

XAN: i just want to make sure that when we beat you at nationals its because we're the better team and not because a delinquent sabotaged you.

[angel-alexanderr]

text || joey + xan

JOEY: c'moooon babey, i thought it was cute!!!!!

JOEY: oh i think that's pretty cool! new people are always welcome in new directions

JOEY: i think renzo is awesome!

JOEY: why are you asking??

XAN: meh.

XAN: i think new people always being welcome in the new directions is the problem with the new directions.

XAN: isn't this the same guy who looked like he was going to murder davis from start to finish of into the woods? you guys trust him to be a team player?

[angel-alexanderr]

text || joey + xan

JOEY: hey smelly

JOEY: we have to talk about something

JOEY: let's talk about how you said you wanted to marry me eventually 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

JOEY: did you mean it? 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

XAN: ignoring this conversation

XAN: tell me how you feel about all of the random people joining new directions lately.

XAN: like...renzo? really?

[angel-alexanderr]

iMessage → Capt. Xan

Malcolm: I had to, it felt super necessary. :)

Malcolm: I am great! I'm excited for the musical and to be able to perform in a different way!

Malcolm: Speaking of the musical, did Joey talk to you?

Xan: I'm not gonna pretend i don't like being called captain hahahaha.

Xan: I can't wait to support you all. So many of my fave boyos in one show. It's gonna be a good time.

Xan: ...about what? him being casted as the gay one?

[angel-alexanderr]

iMessage → Capt. Xan

Malcolm: Hey Captain! How are you doing today?

Xan: Not the formalities.

Xan: I simply cannot complain. March is off to a pretty good start.

Xan: How are you?

[angel-alexanderr]

molly→

life post-regionals had been a bit of a whirlwind. vocal valentines, arguments with warner, and preparing for the valentine’s day performance had taken priority over all of molly’s responsibilities.. which was why, come candyland, she was more than willing to let her hair down, mingle, and have fun in ohio for once. she had been shuffling form one conversation to the next when she felt the body slamming into her. “excuse you,” she snapped, stepping away to put distance between herself and the klutz. as he questioned her name, molly simply nodded. “and you are?” she paused, adding the following question before he could reply, “besides a fan?” it hardly alarmed her that yet another ohio kid knew who she was. “if you wanted my autograph, you could have just asked politely. you didn’t need to do this whole shtick,” her finger moved in a circle as if to encompass his whole body. “try to win?” she could hardly contain the laughter spilling out of her mouth. “your jealousy reeks of someone whose never actually won a national title,” clearly. “and, honey, i have.”

→

xan shook his head and held back laughter. “i’m xan puckerman. captain of the warblers. you know...your competition.” he said with a succinct raise of his eyebrows. he was interested in molly, but he wouldn’t call himself a fan. he definitely didn’t want some city show choir somebody’s autograph. he rolled his eyes as she bragged. “well i hope you had a thrilling experience winning that one. because it’s definitely not happening this year. I kinda think you chose the wrong school to transfer to.” he suggested.

[angel-alexanderr]

noah→

🧪

Why had Noah decided to come to Candyland? Valentine’s Day wasn’t her thing. In fact, she hated all things love, but she had a wild case of FOMO so here she was, standing back and watching people perform and dance around like crazies. “Don’t,” she started, holding a finger up. “Renzo is most certainly not my boyfriend,” she retorted. “He’s my…” friend? That felt like a correct assumption, but they weren’t really friends. Just on friendly terms, which put them past acquaintanceship. “Friend. Yeah, we’re friends,” she definitively nodded, but if anything her words probably made it sound like they were anything but that. “I don’t think her outfit is terrible. Just a little too on theme. I’m sure stripes are coming back into fashion,” then again, were they ever in fashion? “Should we discuss your elephant in the room?” Noah asked, pointing towards Joey who was up on stage. Her and Joey weren’t on the best terms, but if he was making Xan happy, then what was it to her? “I’m really happy for you,” a pause. “You deserve it.”

→

xan raised his eyebrows. he didn’t know a lot about the adams kid. but somehow he moved to lima a year ago and still finds himself at the center of all kinds of drama. natural when you set yourself up as the mortal enemy of someone like zoe. “didn’t you guys like makeout at his house though? i don’t swap saliva with my friends, typically.” he taunted with his hands on his hips. his eyes drifted to joey on stage and an instant mix of embarrassment and adoration fell on his face. one direction? really? he smirked toward noah. “thanks cousin. i really need your approval and validation to date someone.” he teased. “it’s kinda crazy though...6 months ago I seriously thought about murdering that kid and hiding the body.”

[angel-alexanderr]

dumbofassjoey​:

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Joey was glad to see Xan in a good mood, even if he was making fun of his performance, but he could let it slide since it was Valentine’s Day. “You’re not! I was awesome, you can just admit that sometimes I can be better than you.” He said with a smile, as he looked at Xan as he saw him slid the small box towards him. “I love small boxes!” Joey said with a giggle, before grabbing the box and opening it, smiling at the bracelet inside of it. “Angel… This is so cute, thank you.” He said with a small pout, before looking up at his boyfriend. “Now I feel bad for not getting you anything, I’m sorry.” He said with a sigh, as squeezed Xan’s hand, before lowering his eyes so he could look at the bracelet inside of the box.

xoxo

xan hummed to himself in response to joey, not wanting to outright admit that ( on occasion) his boyfriend was better than him at things. a smile crept across his face as joey opened his gift. He stood up from their booth and extended his hand, a jan tradition at this point. “I can think of one way you can return the favor?” he said gesturing his head toward the dance floor. “C’mon help me get your ugly 1D choreography out of my head.” He teased, mimicking one of the moves from their performance.