don't cry for me, i'm already dead

sarah, nyc, old school emo 5SOS stan since 2012 probably thinking about william beckett

[nightskeletons]

the nostalgia universe masterpost ✨🌷💫

Oh Nostalgia (Be Your Own Spotlight) by nightskeletons

Published: 5/31/24 Pairings: Calum Hood / Ashton Irwin & Luke Hemmings / Michael Clifford Rating: Explicit Word Count: 142k

Summary: Born and raised New Yorker Calum Hood is temporarily reassigned to a job site in the middle of nowhere New Jersey for six months. After accepting his fate of being miserable the entire time, he ends up meeting a group of three boys who quickly become some of his closet friends and help him to see all the things he's been missing by never leaving his own backyard.

Cue a playlist of early-2000s emo music, unexpected farm animals, summer nights under the stars, discovering who you are, falling in love, and a whole lotta nostalgia.

Timeline: April, 2014 - September, 2014 playlist

Keep Breathing (Oh, In My Head) by nightskeletons

Published: 8/14/25 - 3/1/26 Pairings: Luke Hemmings / Michael Clifford & Calum Hood / Ashton Irwin Rating: Explicit Word Count: 463k

Summary: With Garden State's second album blowing up the charts, this tour is the opportunity of a lifetime. They have more fans, more songs, and more creativity than ever before; criss-crossing the country with all of his favorite people is a dream come true for Luke, and the fact that this is his job only makes it all the sweeter.

Except...

He can't do this again. Not ever, but especially not now. There's too much to lose. His life isn't the only thing at stake this time.

But what's going to be louder— the roar of the crowd, or the voices inside his head?

Timeline: September, 2017 - October, 2017 playlist

Chapter 1: dammit, dammit, son of a bitch Chapter 2: hopeless fountain kingdom Chapter 3: stressed out Chapter 4: call the exterminator Chapter 5: vote yes! Chapter 6: hot air balloon ride Chapter 7: teddy bear Chapter 8: the father, the son, and the holy spirit Chapter 9: don't believe me? Chapter 10: sugar, spice, and everything nice Chapter 11: 12/24, 9pm, est Chapter 12: longview Chapter 13: peter parker Chapter 14: interlude Chapter 15: photosynthesis Chapter 16: borders Chapter 17: zebra cake Chapter 18: stars, stripes, and maple syrup Chapter 19: mood- apathetic Chapter 20: double dare Chapter 21: head on collision Chapter 22: farewell friends Chapter 23: electric fetus Chapter 24: ready, set, go! Chapter 25: dueling dragons Chapter 26: we'll carry on... Chapter 27: under pressure

moodboards by @longlost-children

[nightskeletons]

⭐️ EVERYONE'S A STAR IN HERSHEY, PA ⭐️

photos by me and @mapsthanbooks

[nightskeletons]

the nostalgia universe masterpost ✨🌷💫

Oh Nostalgia (Be Your Own Spotlight) by nightskeletons

Published: 5/31/24 Pairings: Calum Hood / Ashton Irwin & Luke Hemmings / Michael Clifford Rating: Explicit Word Count: 142k

Summary: Born and raised New Yorker Calum Hood is temporarily reassigned to a job site in the middle of nowhere New Jersey for six months. After accepting his fate of being miserable the entire time, he ends up meeting a group of three boys who quickly become some of his closet friends and help him to see all the things he's been missing by never leaving his own backyard.

Cue a playlist of early-2000s emo music, unexpected farm animals, summer nights under the stars, discovering who you are, falling in love, and a whole lotta nostalgia.

Timeline: April, 2014 - September, 2014 playlist

Keep Breathing (Oh, In My Head) by nightskeletons

Published: 8/14/25 - 3/1/26 Pairings: Luke Hemmings / Michael Clifford & Calum Hood / Ashton Irwin Rating: Explicit Word Count: 463k

Summary: With Garden State's second album blowing up the charts, this tour is the opportunity of a lifetime. They have more fans, more songs, and more creativity than ever before; criss-crossing the country with all of his favorite people is a dream come true for Luke, and the fact that this is his job only makes it all the sweeter.

Except...

He can't do this again. Not ever, but especially not now. There's too much to lose. His life isn't the only thing at stake this time.

But what's going to be louder— the roar of the crowd, or the voices inside his head?

Timeline: September, 2017 - October, 2017 playlist

Chapter 1: dammit, dammit, son of a bitch Chapter 2: hopeless fountain kingdom Chapter 3: stressed out Chapter 4: call the exterminator Chapter 5: vote yes! Chapter 6: hot air balloon ride Chapter 7: teddy bear Chapter 8: the father, the son, and the holy spirit Chapter 9: don't believe me? Chapter 10: sugar, spice, and everything nice Chapter 11: 12/24, 9pm, est Chapter 12: longview Chapter 13: peter parker Chapter 14: interlude Chapter 15: photosynthesis Chapter 16: borders Chapter 17: zebra cake Chapter 18: stars, stripes, and maple syrup Chapter 19: mood- apathetic Chapter 20: double dare Chapter 21: head on collision Chapter 22: farewell friends Chapter 23: electric fetus Chapter 24: ready, set, go! Chapter 25: dueling dragons Chapter 26: we'll carry on... Chapter 27: under pressure

moodboards by @longlost-children

[nightskeletons]

Two years ago today, I published oh nostalgia (be your own spotlight).

It's crazy to think that a fanfiction effectively changed my life, but it did. I wrote it when I was going through some serious trauma, and in a lot of ways it gave me a reason to keep trying. I took four things that I love dearly (5sos, emo music, horses, and New Jersey) and created something that felt very niche to me- I genuinely wondered if anyone would care about it in the way I did.

My expectations have been blown out of the water.

Between this fic and its sequel keep breathing (oh, in my head), the love I've received has been astronomical. The comments, the reblogs, the kudos, the bookmarks have all been amazing, but the behind the scenes shit is even better. I've made friends because of these stories. I've connected with people all over the world who were moved by my words. I wouldn't know some of the most important people in my life without them, and that's the power of fandom and creativity and I'm so grateful for it all.

If you've read either fic- thank you, from the bottom of my heart. If you've been meaning to, that's also amazing. I don't know if I've officially announced it here but I'm writing a third installment (although it's taking me longer than usual because I've been so busy) and I hope you maybe enjoy that one, too.

Anyway. Enough sap. I'm off to see 5sos today :] love u all so big 🫶🏼 Garden State forever!

[talk2fast]

𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙢 𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙙.

[bandsanitizer]

11 Years of 5SOS: Gotta Get Out -> Older

cos I know what’ll happen, if we get through this

[nightskeletons]

11 years ago, at Akasaka Blitz in Tokyo

The picture quality sucks (iPhones have certainly come a long way since then!) but I still love looking back on these because this was one of the best nights of my entire life. I miss it so much 😭 and I feel so lucky to have been a part of it.

[nightskeletons]

ROUND TWO INCOMING!!!!!!!!!!!! Everyone's A Star edition!

Tokyo- here we come 🤩🤩🤩

[nightskeletons]

I'm going to Japan again :))) to see 5sos :)))))))))

[kindahoping4forever]

hatcmedia: Step back in time and revisit our lssue 15 cover star Luke Hemmings shoot.

[nightskeletons]

hi! i just wanted to say that i recently started to read 5sos fics and i've read both oh nostalgia and keep breathing and they are absolutely fantastic. i couldn't stop reading! i absolutely love your writing and i'm glad those are some of the firsts fics i've read

What an absolutely lovely message to receive! Thank you SO much, friend! It's an honor to have my stuff be some of the first you've read, especially since both of those fics are pretty hefty! I'm thrilled you enjoyed them! They're my faves, but I also have a few others that I hope you may want to check out- if not, that's totally okay, though.

Welcome to the 5sos fic fandom!!

[kindahoping4forever]

MichaelClifford: evolve maxxing

[nightskeletons]

Okay loving your nostalgia universe and now I need to know what Luke/the others would think of Drag Path by twenty one pilots

Why hello friend! I'm so glad you're loving the nostalgia universe, that makes me so happy to hear 🥳 hmmm.... well, Luke and the rest of the crew are heavily based off of my own music taste (especially since they're all aged up in this world) so to be honest, I think they kind of missed the 21P hype- but I know people like to compare Garden State to 21P because of the band structure, so that might actually make him a bit of a fan because he would be honored to be compared to such a successful band 🙂‍↕️ I've never listened to Drag Path but I'll add it to my rotation because of your recommendation!

[kindahoping4forever]

Muke @ Everyone's A Star Milan - 28 April 2026

[ashtonsunshine]

EVERYONE'S A STAR! WORLD TOUR LISBON

📸 srcaesticc

[kaleidoscopeminds]

important 🍰 updates from valencia

[nightskeletons]

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[almondmilkhunnis]

why you so obsessed with me?

[nightskeletons]

i highly recommend writing fanfiction because sometimes someone reads it and really likes it and leaves you a comment about how much they like it, and then sometimes you start talking to said person and become best friends with them, and then sometimes two years later you get to go see 5sos live with them, even though you live across the country from each other :3

@longlost-children the countdown begins NOW!