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brah i’ve been searching for this tmf fic forever i read it back in likkeeeeeidk maybe late 2025 or early 2026?? it was literally one of my favorite tmf fics ever it was about jake drew lia liam henry and zoey, on a spaceship. It was basically the plot of tmf but sci fi. So in the fic they were like lowkey at each others throats having to complete missions for this corporation that’s also lowk evil cuz it’s drew’s dad corporation ok,.. i have been searching for dat fic cuz i wanna come back to it and just read it again and again. I thinkkk it was called dead signal?? i cannot find it anywhere and i distinctly remember the author of dis fic had a tumblr account… was it u or am i going insane. Im sorry brah that fic was my life u don’t understand whereisit

sorry if u read all this and u have no clue what the fuck i’m talking about i’m grasping at straws i need that fic and its like 2 am IMSORRY

Lmaoo, yes it’s me! I think I started posting last summer? I unfortunately deleted it since I really hated it at the time, but I did some edits, mostly on the early chapters because, wow.

Here it is: https://archiveofourown.org/works/85933136/chapters/227166301

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Heres a really old sketch dump too that I never posted:

#maybe I’ll continue it #I started getting into dystopian media lately #the music freaks

Girl I’m bored let’s slander our favs

They’re so pathetic I love them. Give me ten seasons of them fucking up.

#you can tell I really like a character if I think they’re a chud #the music freaks #freakblr #tmf lia #tmf drew

My favourite thing about Lia is that sending the audio was such obviously self-destructive behaviour. She knew that if Zoey found out, she’d be pissed ( And she was). Maria started hanging around Zoey way more afterward too, so it feels like Zoey was angry enough to pull Maria closer to her side.

What I really like is that Lia wanted Jake back in the friend group and wanted everything to go back to normal, but she still went to Jake and confessed that she was the one who sent the audio. She fully knew he probably wouldn’t forgive her and that she could lose him as a friend, or at least lose whatever friendship they used to have. She even said they didn’t have to stay friends, so she clearly went into the conversation expecting that outcome.

In the end, she was basically choosing honesty even if it meant ending up alone. She’s only really friends with people who are also friends with Zoey, and most of them would probably choose Zoey over her if it came down to it. I like to think Lia is the kind of person you’d hang out with in a group, but not necessarily one-on-one unless it’s superficial. The only person she really has that kind of closeness with is Zoey.

And then Jake forgiving her anyway????? Like UGGHHH. Are they stupid?

I just really like the idea that Lia intentionally self-sabotages her friendships. Hailey, Zoey and Jake. Like damn!

#lia betraying every friend that she had #got a 2 for 1 deal with Zoey and Jake lmaooo #the music freaks #freakblr #tmf lia #tmf jake

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At first Liam usually being the character who gets cut out of frame was a little disappointing, back when I first watched the show, but now it just gets progressively funnier to me every time I think about it.

I mean, Liam is now the only antagonist to not get fully featured in a thumbnail, because he got covered up by Jake’s head in episode 2 and has continuously lost relevance ever since. That’s hilarious.

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If I remember right. Rosy only had beta version of him and she cba to change it. Which is even funnier!

#it kinda looks like he’s matching with Drew #let’s all wear t shirts and ties and not tell Henry

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leng ting

#shes so cool #british Lia is so real #if tmf was set in the uk Rosemeadow looks like a small city so I’m thinking Guildford??#ohhh tmf should’ve been set in the uk #only cuz I’d get to make British memes about them #anyways AMAZING ART I just wanted to blab

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Drew and Hailey work as great foils in how they handle Jake’s emotional state, especially in the Jailey conversation in episode 7 and the “Dromies” hangout/peer pressure moment in episode 9.

In both situations, Jake is visibly distant and unhappy. Neither Hailey nor Drew actually knows what’s wrong with him in the moment, the difference is in how they respond to that uncertainty.

Hailey notices Jake’s shift and chooses to pull him aside privately. She doesn’t assume the cause or push him to explain in front of others; instead, she creates space for him to speak honestly.

I will admit that Jake’s distress comes from different sources (feeling inadequate after learning Hailey can sing in episode 7, and feeling upset about Saisy in episode 9), but you can still compare how they handle it I think??

Hailey’s instinct is consistently to prioritise privacy and emotional safety. Drew, on the other hand, also notices Jake is upset but responds by addressing it in front of the group. He asks what’s wrong publicly, including Zoey and Lia???? in the moment. While it may come from concern or a desire to “fix” the situation quickly, it removes Jake’s privacy and puts him on the spot socially. It also reflects that Drew doesn’t fully understand how personal Jake’s emotions are or how uncomfortable that kind of exposure might be for him.

The contrast isn’t that one cares and the other doesn’t, it’s that Hailey instinctively uses empathy and discretion, while Drew defaults to wanting complete transparency, which doesn’t always fit Jake’s emotional needs.

What makes the comparison interesting is that Drew is usually framed as popular, socially confident, and well-liked, yet he’s less emotionally attuned than Hailey. I don’t think he’s ever had to be, no one outside of the club calls him out and Drew’s big ego doesn’t really listen to them because frankly, he doesn’t care about their opinion of him.

#this is a bit anti drew ig #but a lot of his choices in the series is like he’s playing episode with zero diamonds. come on mannn #<— lmaooo ur so right #it’s probably why Jake had such hidden resentment towards Drew #the music freaks

She gets one word out and then explodes!?????

#I’d like to think she can’t flirt for shit Infront of Hailey.#Hailia brainrot is so bad dude #Also fuck procreate for only allowing me to use 60 layers?????#freakblr #the music freaks #tmf lia #tmf hailey #tmf hailia

I was thinking about the scene from episode 3 in Milly’s MV where it shows Lia feeling guilty. On the surface it makes her seem sympathetic, but from Milly’s perspective I think it actually makes the situation much worse. Lia understood it was cruel. She wasn’t detached from what was happening, she recognised the humiliation in real time, felt bad about it, and still played along and helped Zoey and the other girls bully her anyway.

I really hope in s2 they get an arc that lasts a few episodes and not have a single big action or apology that fixes things. The issue isn’t just that Lia participated, it’s that she had chances not to. The guilt proves there was a moral line there, and Lia saw it clearly enough to hesitate, but not enough to stop. She still chose the safety and approval that came with staying on Zoey’s side.

I also like the possibility that Milly noticed. Maybe there’s a split second where Lia hesitates or looks uncomfortable, and Milly briefly thinks someone is finally going to say something. But Lia stays quiet. That tiny moment of hope probably hurts more in hindsight than the cruelty itself.

It raises the question is it worse to hurt someone while knowing it’s wrong and doing it anyway, or to not care that it’s wrong at all?

#Lia and her cowardness vs Milly and being headstrong #This lowkey could’ve been explored with Jake but Rosy is a little too scared of showing Jake being too much of an asshole lmao #freakblr #the music freaks #tmf lia #tmf milly #tmf zoey #themusicfreaks

What are your fav ships?

Number one will always be Hailia. I’ve been shipping them for so longgg. I love what they’ve got going on being close friends, then falling out and becoming distant/enemies. The image of Lia slightly blushing while calling Hailey talented?? I eat that up every time. I love ships with tiny-ass crumbs like that because I can run wild with them. I also really like the concept that everything Hailey was going through with Jake, she’d already gone through with Lia before. (Jake really reheating Lia’s nachos.) (Hailey being hurt by the two of them “choosing” Drew and Zoey.) The saddest thing about their dynamic is that Jake gets shoved into it. GET OUT OF THE WAY, JAKE. STOP STEALING THEIR SCREEN TIME OMG OMG. /j anyways im redrawing a lot of shitty fanart I made of them in 2022 trust!!

Dadie — I’ve always shipped them. I used to make shitty Gacha comics of them 😭 They’re so cute omg. They’re attached at the hip, do NOT separate them. I really like how Sadie is a bit antisocial and really bad at showing support, and can come off as too creepy when she actually has a soft heart, and Daisy sees that. I love the way they support each other. It’s kinda sad that a lot of their canon scenes have Jake in them. JAKE AGAIN THAT’S TWO SHIPS HE’S GETTING IN THE WAY OF OMD.

Henriam — there are so many fandoms where I end up loving the two bro-type characters who are lowkey kind of codependent. They judge the shit out of each other but are besties nonetheless. I’m a sucker for it every single time. Even if they’re not canon, they’re platonic soulmates. They’re gonna buy two houses next to each other and physically cannot be more than fifty feet apart until death. I don’t make the rules, sorry.

Jean — this is a ship I’ve shipped for the longest time. (One day I’ll finish my Jean one-shot.) They’re both such big softies, and I really like how Sean always tries to see the best in Jake. (Biggest Jake apologist lmaoo.)

Zaria: I really like them. Maria has known Zoey the longest and just casually watches her do crazy shit until it actually starts affecting her, and she’s like, “oh!” I love the idea of her being there from the start and still only ever being a second thought, and yet she keeps coming back anyway. My favourite toxic yuri.

Honourable mentions of ships I like, but in the “I hope they never get together and stay in purgatory forever” way:

Drake — Jake used to have a tiny crush on Drew that he couldn’t really name, but he assumed it was because Drew was his first long term friend. Drew started heavily favouring (liking) Jake during sophomore year and never really stopped until the “Drake-up.”

Zia — but specifically in the “Lia is deep in the closet and her ‘straight’ best friend is acting gayer than she is” way. It’s toxic. They should both run. Who caresssss.

This is getting long. Tbh I’m the biggest multi shipper. You can literally convince me to ship any (legal) ship and I’ll do it except maybe certain Drew ships outside of the dromies. It’s hard to imagine any one outside of his friend group tolerating his ass. (I’m jokingggg)

#Jake sterling is getting in the way of too many yuris for my liking PUT HIM IN THE HOLE #the music freaks #freakblr

I can’t believe the s2 epilogue got leaked omgg /j

#hailia #I love hailia guys #they want to fuse into one being or smth #the music freaks #freakblr #tmf hailey #tmf lia #tmf #tmf fanart #themusicfreaks

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Drew just asked to move in with Zoey meanwhile his very there boyfriend, Jake, wants to get married.

Also Zoey and Maria are happily dating it’s giving this basically:

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…He don’t got a clue in the fckn world

#ref do something #there’s not a single thing going on in that brain #DREW WHAT THE HELL DREW

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Looking through the tmf sean tag and omg boy, get some moisturiser you're fucking grey 😭

Like Drew and Jake both have saturated brown eyes, why can't Sean and Lia get saturated skintones :(

moisturise me, moisturise me, moisturise me, moisturise-

also that blush on Lia looks awful I'm sorry baby girl :(

#the amount of times that I saturated lias skin when I draw her. her s1 skin tone is closer to the grey scale which makes me sadd #MOISTURISE THEM PLSSSS

The quality looks sooo ass lmaoo

#the music freaks #tmf lia #freakblr #tmf fanart

Thoughts on LJSM. I just really liked ur unrequited ship analysis post and wanted to knw ur thoughhts. 😊

LJSM I’m not the biggest fan of them, not because they’re bad ships, contrary to that, they’re actually really cute and I like their dynamics. I just kind of lose appeal when there’s so much content for them, especially back when the fandom was super active. Personally, I don’t usually get attached to ships with loads of romantic scenes in canon. I like the “what if?” aspect of shipping more.

Anyways, I really liked Jailey up until maybe episode 7. After that I got really put off, mostly for Hailey’s sake. Jake played in her face too much 😭 At the time I genuinely thought they were going to become canon by the end of s1, so I remember thinking: they’re gonna get together after all of that???? But now that we have an extra 22 episodes of development, I’m actually really excited for it again. (But Jake Sterling is on thinnnnn ice.)

Milliote: one of my second favourite of these ships. The spin-off does such a good job fleshing both of them out, and they’re genuinely so silly and cute. I love them so much AGAHAHA.

Lander: I don’t really have many thoughts on them. They’re cute, I guess. Luke is just a little too much of a nothingburger character for me to get super invested in them in canon lmao.

Saisy: I LOVE them so much, and I hate that their ship gets overshadowed by all the Sean-liking-Daisy discourse because they’re so underrated. I really love the way Daisy’s “perfect” persona gets framed depending on the pov. Whenever we’re in Jake’s PoV, he kind of puts her on this pedestal, so even when she’s clearly overworked or stressed, it’s framed as noble and admirable instead of concerning.

But when we leave those rose-coloured glasses and go into Sean’s PoV, we actually start seeing the cracks, and it’s SO interesting. The way they understand each other, Sean giving her music to help her cope, and them hanging out to escape their family lives because that’s the only coping mechanism he really knows… AHAGHABABA can you tell I really like them?

#the music freaks #freakblr #tmf jake

S2 Zia chart.

The fight each other one didn’t really make sense since we all know that Zoey’s all bark no bite and lia would probably flee before laying a hand lmaooo.

Anyways, It would be really funny if the sole reason they didn’t beef in those three months post s1 was because if they did, it would be mutually assured destruction.

#I JUST REALISED I FORGOT HER HEART CLIPS NOOOOO #the music freaks #freakblr #tmf lia #lia tmf #tmf zoey #zoey tmf

It took months editing ch 5 of rosemeadow is hollow, a bit of a difficult chapter but it’s finished! I haven’t abandoned the fic i promise.

Also a messy doodle that I made a few months ago with it. I’ll probably re do it another timeee.

#the music freaks #freakblr #tmf liam

Drew just asked to move in with Zoey meanwhile his very there boyfriend, Jake, wants to get married.

Also Zoey and Maria are happily dating it’s giving this basically:

#BUM #HES A BUM #BOOOO #PUT HIM IN THE HOLE #…. I said yes for the drama #tomodachi life #the music freaks

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