I've seen a million faces and rocked them all

Christmas album "Ginger Bells" Now available on iTunes and in stores everywhere! Second solo album "Sky Diving with no Parachute" now available for preorder on itunes. Release date: January 15th, 2017!

[bradparkerontour]

Gabby was right....my image icon really does make it look like Brad is walking into heaven. Doesn’t he know you’re not supposed to walk into the light fam?

[bradparkerontour]

Me: *Makes a new indie rp account*

Me: *looks at my new indie account, then looks at my three old indie accounts*

Me: “This is fine.”  

[bradparkerontour]

Well guess it’s time for my semi-annual check in post! Y’all my back hurts. You know what I miss about The Exchange? IT WAS A TIME WHEN MY BACK DIDN’T HURT!!!

No but seriously, still thinking about this place pretty well every day. I’m still rping and so I naturally can’t help but think about how special this place was. I have over 900 posts on this account. I can’t even tell you how long it’s been since I’ve had a character break past 500 posts? So yeah, idk what was in the water here, but whatever it was, it was special stuff.

Nothing blows my mind more than to think about the fact that when I was playing Brad here, he was maybe my 5th or 6th rp character overall. Now I have so many damn muses that it’s ridiculous! I HAVE AT LEAST 20 DIFFERENT PAUL WESLEYS? WTF? I HAVE 6 TOM HOLLANDS? 6 CHARLIE COXS? What is wrong with me? This is why my characters don’t get passed 500 posts y’all. 

I miss you guys! Wishing you well in all that you beautiful people do as usual!

[bradparkerontour]

I can’t believe I still rp all this time later lol. I’ve gotten pretty damn good at it by this point. It’s wild to come on here and be able to look at Brad and a) mostly cringe because jeez was I an awful rper when I played him but b) be able to see where I started to do things that helped me develop into the roleplayer I am today. Brad was my third character in this rp, but he was really my first proper character ever in most ways. I’m just very glad the William account doesn’t exist anymore. If I read my threads on him, I think I’d puke.

[bradparkerontour]

Wow....every time I come on here it gets just a little bit quieter than the last time. Sort of begs the question....

Am I the only one who’s still thinking about this place?

[kbbey]

Now I know I have met an angel in person, and she looks perfect, I don’t deserve this, you look perfect tonight.

[bradparkerontour]

Well isn’t this interesting...

[bradparkerontour]

Just decided to pop on here to tell you all that I love and miss you and wish you all a merry christmas/happy holidays. I hope you all are well!

P.S An update on the career of Brad: He’s just released a Christmas album, and his second original album comes out on January 15th!

[bradparkerontour]

I’ve been in one rp for over two months now. Haven’t felt this way since I was here. It’s a good feeling

Actually no. Scratch that. 

It is the best feeling. I’m finally home again. Maybe even more so than I was here. I’m loved and cherished by the people I rp with. I don’t have to scour the depths of the rp tag to find an rp that looks half decent. I’m happy.

It’s a good time to be alive

[bradparkerontour]

One from a thousand faces || Brad & ???

Despite the fact that for the past three years, Brad had essentially been touring nonstop, performing on stage still gave him that same feeling of inexplicable ecstasy that it always had. His ability to command the stage and mesmerize audiences had only grown sharper and more refined with time and practice, and with his increased stage presence, his self confidence had also increased. While it was true that he had always been a talented performer, for the first time in his whole life he felt like he was using his talents exactly the way he was meant to.

On this particular night, the crowd was buzzing with an electricity that was unrivaled in any of Brad’s past experiences. It was as though every note he played sent out a shock wave that reverberated through every fiber of every person in the audience, filling them with an all consuming energy and passion. His face glistened with perspiration beneath the bright lights, and as he fed off the crowd’s energy, Brad felt like on this night, he could do no wrong. His fingers danced across the strings of his guitar with precision and ease, and his voice belted out in perfect and beautiful harmony with the music. By the time he had reached his last song of the night, there was nothing in the entire world that could have wiped the smile from his face. He scanned the faces of the crowd as each note progressed closer and closer towards the last, intent on keeping this moment preserved in his memory forever. Then, quite suddenly, his eyes landed a face he knew, and just when he had thought it impossible for his smile to get any wider than it already was, he felt the edges of his mouth lift further still. His eyes did not leave this face he knew, even as he finished the finale and bade the crowd goodnight. He mouthed the words “Stay there” to them, before hurrying backstage, and hastily sending a security guard to their row, hoping he would be able to catch them before they decided to leave.

[lissa--moore]

And then one day, everything changed 

BONUS:

[bradparkerontour]

I miss this boo:

[bradparkerontour]

Heheh..heh...heeh

A year ago this dash was still flooded with beautiful interactions

A lot changes in a year

Now it just echoes with the memories 

[bradparkerontour]

I read a quote once somewhere that went something like "Every man should, at some point in his life, try putting himself into the shoes of a woman" Unfortunately I can't find the quote anywhere. But at the time I thought it was the most brilliant thing I had ever read. And over the past month, I've begun to think even more so. In rping for over two years, until a little over a month ago, I never played a female character. Not once. I thought about it many times while I was here, but I was intimidated, and I thought it would be weird. In the past month, I've been playing a female for the first time, and I can truly say it has been the greatest rp experience I've ever had in terms of loving a character. When she took Brad's spot as my favorite character I've ever played, it became clear to me that the quote, while obviously not referring exactly to my situation, rings truer in my mind than ever before. I guess I just needed to share this because it's really important to me and I think you guys would like to hear about the things that are important to me the same way I know I like to hear the things that are important to you. And also, maybe just so that you know that there's still great rp experiences to be had out there. The Exchange was special and I will forever cherish it. And as a whole, I know no rp will ever come close again. But there are still amazing experiences to be had. I guess some times, you just have to leave behind what you know and are comfortable with, and try something new to be able to find them. End pretentious sounding, but very straight from the heart nonetheless, rant.

[hayleysutton]

My Heart Taken and Resting on Your Heart || Hayley & Brad

[hayleysutton]

Her life since October thirty-first had been, well, busy to say the least. Full of people, and traveling. And then even more people. Weird happenings that seemed way too much like something straight out of a thriller movie, and she knew that she’d probably never speak of them to anyone other than her own husband. Or perhaps anyone she bumped into while on their travels.

And while she had ended up saying goodbye to most everyone, those were likely only temporary. Though there were a few that were just that- forever. And that’s what she had chosen to do today, to visit one of those forevers. A brother who was lost, long before he was found. It was something she had been doing when she could, a past journal or one she had been writing in tucked under her arm. To share her stories with him in a certain sense. Sometimes she tried to imagine what he would have been doing, what crazy adventures they would have been going on.

The Jacobs’ children really had been cheated. Life hadn’t played out in their favor. Not even a little bit.

She had set the book down, taking a few steps back. Thoughts swarming in her head about who could be joining her on such an insignificant day. Probably just someone passing by. Though hearing the familiar voice, a wide grin formed as she spun around. The steps she took were quick, throwing her arms around him, avoiding the wreath the best she could.

“Brad, I missed you!”

[bradparkerontour]

As the girl turned to face him, his face broke into a grin that mirrored hers. Throwing his arms around her as she threw hers around him, he let out a laugh of disbelief and surprise. “ I missed you too. I..er..wasn’t expecting to find you here!” He admitted. “It’s really really good to see you” 

Letting her go, his eyes fell onto the mark where she had been when he found her here. His face became much more stoic and serious; maybe than it had ever been. Taking a deep breath, he passed her and approached the spot. Kneeling down and placing the wreath, he let out a sad sigh. “I er...made a promise to you mate.” He explained as though Bluey had asked what brought him here. He said it out loud, not bothered by the fact that Hayley would hear every word he said. “And even though you weren’t there, I know you still heard me make it anyway. So...yeah.. I’m here to live up to that promise. I know there are others who visit you. People you were much closer to. But that’s not the point... The point is, I’ll always make sure I’m one of the people who visits you.. I’ll always do my part to make sure...I won’t let you be forgotten”

Getting to his feet, he turned his attention back to Hayley. “I..er..I’m sorry..if I interrupted something” He said with a slight frown. “I just...I don’t make promises to people unless I plan on keeping them..not even when they’re no longer around to hold me to keeping them.” He sighed again. “But I guess I’ll er..let you get back to what you were doing...it was great seeing you here Hayley” He said with a small smile.

[hayleysutton]

My Heart Taken and Resting on Your Heart || Hayley & Brad

There was something interesting about visiting a place you thought you knew. And maybe you did know it, once, a long, long time ago. When you ran through the streets, when you tripped down the stairs and knew that your blood would mark the ground, at least for a little while.

But when you returned, it showed that the world kept on moving, kept on moving around you. Past you even, while you were trying so hard to stand still. And this time you aren’t standing still. You’re moving along with the crowded streets, a few moments to yourself.

This is Hayley Sutton. And up until a few months ago, she figured she was alone. So helplessly alone in the world. But that all changed, rather quickly. So she continued her walk, memories racing of her previous time traveling. Lily was off visiting her “grandparents” and Hayley was off doing well, Hayley things.

Finding her way to a path she knew far too well, eyes locking onto a marker.

She was alone, in a general sense.

“Hey, Bluey.” She murmured.

Though alone was quickly interrupted, hearing someone approaching.

[bradparkerontour]

It’s  a rare thing in this world, to meet someone who you don’t get to know on a deeply personal level, but yet they still somehow manage to leave their mark on you. Yet in the life of Bradley Parker, there is a chapter of about 8 months of time where he met many people who did exactly that. 

It was one of those people that brought Brad to this place. They had hardly ever spoken a word to one another, and yet, when the other boy was lost, Brad made a secret promise to himself that once every year, he would visit his resting place and leave a wreath of flowers. It wasn’t because he wanted to seem closer to the boy than he actually had been. The reason was because Brad would do this for every single person he met on the exchange; because no matter how close they were or weren’t, every person he met in those 8 months left their mark on Brad. They were his family, and he would never forget them or leave  any of them behind 

So it was with a wreath under his arm that Brad made his way to the place he needed to be. He walked on, his thoughts distracting him from really taking in much of what was around him. When he finally came close to his destination, he froze in his tracks; someone else was already here. He had picked this day because he did not think there was any significance to it, and therefore no one else would see what he was doing. He considered turning around and coming back later, but in the end, he decided he wouldn’t be ashamed. If this person asked him why he was there, or what business he had, he would tell them the truth.

As he got closer, he noticed there was something familiar about the person who was ahead of him. He knew them from somewhere; and he had a hunch as to where that might be. Sure enough, when he was just a few feet away from them, he didn’t need to see their face to be almost certain as to who this was. “Hayley” He said softly.

[bradparkerontour]

Sometimes, when I’m bored, I come on here and I open two tumblr tabs. One of them I open on the Brad blog with the playlist playing and I just leave it. The other, I go through all my posts on.

[bradparkerontour]

What have you been up to ever since returning home?

Well I mean I haven’t really been home yet if I’m being honest. I was on tour with Muse for 3 months, and then I’ve been in LA promoting my album. It debuted in the Billboard 200! It was like 198, or something like that, but it was still in the top 200 which was exciting. So yeah I’ve just been trying to advertise it some more. It’s been a bit crazy. I’ve been on so many different talk shows that I can’t even keep track anymore. And now people are starting to recognize who I am, which is also crazy.  I mean, there was this one girl....she’s like the star of a TV series, and she keeps telling interviewers in magazines that I’m her celebrity crush. It’s a bit odd. Flattering, but odd. But yeah, I think I’m supposed to be heading to New York in the next couple weeks to do some more promotional stuff, so I’m definitely looking forward to that. It’ll be nice to catch up with some of my friends. I think there are some Exchange alumni floating around the Big Apple too, so I’ll have to see if we can get together.