WEIRD PEOPLE

MACK LEROUX. 17. your life is trite and jaded, boring and confiscated. if that's your best, your best won't do.

[lerouxmack]

Mack wasn’t necessarily thrilled to be at the block party, but then again Mack was very rarely thrilled at all. He was mostly there because of Sunny’s endless begging to come maybe watch her win prom queen, and while he wanted her to win, he also didn’t want to be associated with anyone from WU much past dinnertime. He found a quiet spot and leaned against a tree, propping himself up with his foot. He dug around in his pocket until he found his box of candy cigarettes, holding one in his mouth as he scanned the crowd. He had almost settled into a nice peace when someone spoke from behind him, causing him to startle. He dropped the candy out of his mouth, “Damn,” He cursed, bending down to pick it up. “That was my last one,” He tossed out over his shoulder to whoever had the nerve to sneak up on him. “Warn a guy next time.” 

[lerouxmack]

Sunny or Gerti?

Both. 

[lerouxmack]

why did you throw sunny her pseudo-prom?

Because I was tired of hearing about it all summer. 

Oh, this was a lying meme?

[lerouxmack]

I’m not going to say that I love a lot about college, but what I do like is the fact that I don’t even have to pretend to be the slightest bit interested in prom anymore. From what I’ve overheard my sister complain about during her reign of terror at Walt High, it always ended up being more of a disappointment than fun, anyways. Morp is a good effort, though. I appreciate the dissent from the norm. Right on, dudes. 

[lerouxmack]

riniboogie‌:

Wow, after you guys choked in the first weekend I was really thinking we had it in the bag. But you crushed us fair and square, so I guess I can’t be too mad. The best band won, but don’t think this is the end of The Zappers. 

Yeah, well, not everything can be so harmonious between a band all the time. Hence the choking. You guys were good competitors, there’s no doubt about it. I’m not one of those this town isn’t big enough for the both of us people, so I hope it wouldn’t be the end. After all, we could always use an opener. 

[sunnyfitzherbert]

This Magic Moment | Sunmack

Who: @lerouxmack & @sunnyfitzherbert

When: During the magic barrier break. 

Where: 1162 Wizard Way

What: Mack invites Sunny over to discuss business, but with the magic barrier broken and availability to her powers, she has other things on her mind. 

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[lerouxmack]

I guess I need to make an official “Yay we won!” post, so here it is. Thanks everyone for coming out to Battle of the Bands and for all the candy thrown at me on stage. I actually managed to fill up a whole stash jar just from the two weekends. Look out for new music soon...ish. 

[lerouxmack]

TEXT || MACKSTINA

Kristina: Wow, a whole EP. You guys sure haven't wasted any time.

Kristina: Ex-friends, which might just be more reason to vote for you. All right, fine. It's not like my cousin and her kiddie instruments are actually more interesting than you, you can count me in.

Mack: Why would we? The world needs to hear our music. We wouldn't just waste it on Walt.

Mack: Yes! Thanks! And for what it's worth, Molly is an idiot for exiling you or whatever happens in the Team Ten realm. I don't even pretend to try and keep up.

[lerouxmack]

TEXT || MACKERTI

Gerti: Pandering is beneath us. We are ARTISTS, artists don't cheapen themselves by doing whatever "the masses" find the most appealing. We do the OPPOSITE!

Mack: Yeah, but now we have competition. We have to be smart about this while still sticking it to the man, you know?

[lerouxmack]

TEXT || MACKSTINA

Kristina: Oops? Was not aware that I was supposed to.

Kristina: Have you actually recorded anything, or is it all just live performances?

Mack: We're on SoundCloud! You can check out our newest EP there.

Mack: And you better vote for us for Battle of the Bands. You were the only one of Molly's friends who had any taste so I just expect it.

[lerouxmack]

sunnyfitzherbert‌:

Sunny’s brows shot up at the sound of skepticism in Mack’s voice when he asked if it was going to be just the two of them. “Well, she said she just wasn’t vibing with the night which is like so weird but so Gerti, you know?” She chuckled, an attempt to shake off her nerves. She led Mack into the cottage and sat on the couch, patting the seat next to her to invite him to join her as she geared up the DVR. “Yeah, I love scary movies! Not just because I’m such final girl material, but because I love the adrenaline I guess. How about you? I bet you’re really into scary movies, Mr. Darkness” she teased, giving Mack a nudge with her shoulder. 

“Ah, yes,” Mack laughed a little, “Vibing.” He shrugged off his jacket and draped it on the couch behind him. Gerti was a weird one, alright. Actually, so was Sunny. He’d never heard anyone describe themselves as ‘final girl material’ and probably never would again in his lifetime. She wasn’t wrong, though. She seemed like the type to make it halfway through the movie sane before losing her mind and setting out to kill all the bad guys. “Yeah, I like scary movies, but I like ones from the 80′s the best. Nightmare on Elm Street? The Shining? Gremlins? You can’t get better than that.” When Sunny nudged him with her shoulder, he froze. She didn’t think they were close enough to do that yet, did she? Yikes. Better make a barrier. He gave a polite smile and acted like he was adjusting himself on the couch, pulling the pillow out from behind his back like it was bothering him and set it between them as nonchalantly as he could. “Did you see Hereditary?” He asked, clearing his throat a little. 

[lerouxmack]

TEXT || MACKERTI

Mack: I love you to the moon and back

Mack: Cliche, I know, but if we're winning Battle of the Bands we need to pander to the masses

[lerouxmack]

TEXT || MACKSTINA

Mack: I hate you

Mack: You've shown my band absolutely no love since you've been back

[lerouxmack]

mollyleroux‌:

Wow, look at my brother finally getting at my level! Maybe I should start a band and get all the ladies in my DMs, then I could feel way less lame and married to my stupid ball and chain. Do not drop off the face of the planet, though. This is a blessing! Get laid for once in your sad, hipster life. 

That’s on you, I feel like. No one said you and Ned like have to be attached at the hip.In fact. I’m pretty sure everyone would prefer it if you weren’t! If I get laid, it’s not gonna be through someone that DMed me on Insta, that just feels sleazy. 

[ronniekluck]

lerouxmack‌:

Not gonna lie, ever since Walt Fest I’ve had a bunch of people “sliding into my DMs” and I don’t know how to politely turn people down? Just ignoring their messages seems rude, but also responding just feels gross. Having any kind of social media presence wasn’t even my idea in the first place, so it kinda feels like maybe I should just delete all my accounts and become the recluse I’ve always wanted to be. 

Whenever people send me weird messages, I just send an equally weird message back. Like, then they know you’ve seen it, but it makes it seem like you think they’re joking – it hurts their feelings less and gets them to go away at the same time, total win for you! Like, if you don’t feel like being clever, you can also send back a meme, or a bitmoji, or even just the peace sign emoji? It’s way easier than going off the grid.

[lerouxmack]

Why should I care about hurting their feelings though? Shouldn’t they not be sending me weird messages in the first place? I feel like responding at all just kinda feeds the notion that I’m into it and I’m very...not. Maybe I’ll go with the peace sign that. That feels very final. 

[lerouxmack]

bobbiedwarf‌:

Look at you! Taking that sudden fame of yours with stride like you’re the next Hozier. Just send pictures of ducks to all the thirsty people flooding your DMs and then tweet about how cereal bars are gross and all is well! And do it before you actually do become the next Hozier and start living in a hollow of a tree somewhere in the woods, please. 

There will be no next Hozier, that dude is one of a kind. Would tweeting about cereal bars...offend people? Do people still eat cereal bars? 

[sunnyfitzherbert]

Being the manager of this still-nameless band had really taken a toll on Sunny’s social life. Thankfully, not her much-more-important social media life, but it was like, actually hanging out with friends and such that was suffering. So with one of her favorite holidays just around the corner, Sunny opted to take matters into her own hands and do something social. Granted, that ‘something’ was just invite Gerti and Mack over to watch Midsommar. And it got even lamer when Gerti had to cancel due to ‘vibes not aligning’, whatever that meant. But, of course, that meant she’d be spending alone-time with Mack for the first time like, ever. She didn’t dare tell him in advance that Gerti wasn’t coming – she just made sure her cottage was clean, and she was wearing her tiniest pajama shorts to greet the hot college guy at her doorstep. “Soooooo bad news, Gerti can’t come. But great news is we get to share her third of the popcorn,” she shrugged innocently. ( @lerouxmack )

[lerouxmack]

Mack wasn’t really a fan of “hanging out”, but with Battle of the Bands around the corner he wanted to make sure the other two peas in his pod were on the same page. Even if that meant suffering through hanging out with both of them for two-plus hours. He did want to see Midsommar, though, which was the main driving factor for him even showing up to Sunny’s cottage. When she said that Gerti couldn’t make it though, that was kind of a bummer. “So it’ll just be...us?” He asked, halfway hoping some of her cottagemates were around to join them. “Did she say why, or...?” He trailed off, dropping his jacket beside her front door. It wasn’t that he didn’t like Sunny, he just still didn’t know her all that well. He spent a lot more face time with Gerti since they were the ones that played together. “So, do you like scary movies?” He asked, plopping down on the couch in the living room.