@imliterallyinsanern @demigod-shenanigans @onyx-eclipz THANK YOU SM FOR ENABLING ME (and yes of COURSE the jessie crossover episode counts <3) yap session incoming
okay SO
the general roles (which I'll explain more below) are Leo as Austin, Jason as Ally, Piper as Dez, and Reyna as Trish. These definitely won't be 1:1, though Leo and Piper WILL keep a lot of Austin and Dez's chaotic energy (that's a major reason why I cast them in those roles lol)
THE PREMISE GOES LIKE THIS (putting it under a read more bc it got LONG holy shit):
Jason is a sort-of aspiring songwriter. He doesn't really think it'll go anywhere, though, and he's not all that interested in performing since he's a perfectionist and his lyrics tend to be pretty personal. So he just does it in his spare time as a hobby, while working at his sister's music store. The store has a little private upstairs room with a keyboard that he messes around on sometimes. He and his best friend Reyna hang out there a lot after his shifts. Reyna is currently trying to get into university after losing her job, so she works on entrance essays while Jason works on his lyrics. They have this little back and forth where Reyna will bounce essay passages off Jason and Jason will bounce lyrics off Reyna.
Leo is an aspiring singer, but he's absolutely rotten at writing lyrics. He's had a very musical upbringing thanks to his bestie Piper, whose dad is a big-name music producer and owns a big studio in the area. Esperanza (who is ALIVE in this AU!! This is a no-tragedy story!!) doesn't really get all the music stuff, but she's happy for Leo and supports him! He and Piper enjoy messing around in the studio (Tristian doesn't really care as long as they don't break anything or interrupt anyone.) Piper wants to be a producer like her dad, but so far the only practice she's had is stupid little 30-second songs Leo has written about his cat, so they spend a lot of time running around town trying to find things that will inspire Leo to write some actually good lyrics for once.
If I were to make this a fic it would sort of follow the events of the first A&A episode. Leo and Piper end up in Thalia's music store to look for inspiration. Leo ends up screwing around on the display drumset, and Jason- on shift- goes over to scold him, and that's how they meet!! I'm planning on this interaction being very similar to the one from the show, i.e. Jason going "uhh, the sign says please don't play the drums?" and Leo grinning up at him and going "it's okay I'm an awesome drummer!!" lol, BUT! Instead of just being a once-off line for laughs like it is in A&A, Leo says this because he IMMEDIATELY has a crush on Jason and is trying to be flirty. Which Jason does Not realize for a While.
Piper, on the other hand, can TELL Leo thinks the music store guy is cute, so she marches Leo upstairs after Jason to try to go get his number or something. They don't actually find Jason upstairs, but what they do find is his journal sitting open to a page of his lyrics. And instead of just leaving his own number or something, Leo gets this wild idea to go back to the studio, record Jason's lyrics, have Piper produce them, and show the song to Jason to hopefully impress him. (Going by the show, the song would be Double Take.)
So they do the recording, and they even make a little music video to go along with it, and it all looks great (unbeknownst to them their version of these lyrics is the total opposite vibe Jason was going for- inspired directly by the way Ally plays Double Take for the first time as a piano ballad rather than a pop song- but anyway) and the plan is to JUST show it to Jason. But somehow- and I haven't decided HOW quite yet- this video ends up online.
And it goes VIRAL overnight.
So the next day Reyna goes up to Jason like, "hey aren't these the lyrics you were showing me yesterday...??"
And not only does Jason recognize the lyrics, but he ALSO recognizes the guy in the video. Oh no.
THAT'S AS MUCH AS I'VE FULLY FLESHED OUT SO FAR!! sorry this turned into a wholeass ted talk, lol. THANKS FOR LETTING ME YAP IF YOU MADE IT THIS FAR <3
geez havent heard the name austin & ally in years 😭
i mean like i remember most of it but i havent watched it in a good while
okay...idk my interpretation austin might be leo cuz yk like in the first ep austin was messing around in the music shop and i dont think jason would have the balls to do the considering his personality imo
and ally is more of a perfectionist and cares a lot abt rules, so i feel like that matches jason more (also i dont think jason would actively steal a song lmao, also the weird "merch")
sooo based off that, trish would probably be reyna and dez piper?...
ik that the personalities would probably be different and not a direct one on one from the show but my thoughts and ideas
i’m gonna yap about this this more later bc i’m literally standing in the walk-in at work but YOU NAILED EXACTLY THE ROLES I HAVE IN MIND OMG!!! this definitely reassures me that i assigned them all correctly lol
(personalities are definitely not 1:1 from the show, reyna is NOT getting fired from four jobs a day LMAO)
my cat when i reach out my hand to offer her my unyielding love: you make me sick to my stomach do you know that. if you touch me i'm fucking moving out. i'm calling 911. disgusting pond scum freak primate.
my cat when i politely ask her not to plonk herself down on top of my drawing which i am working on to make money to feed her: oh so you want to toss me outside into the compost pit to ROT AWAY? unloved for my entire life?? not an iota of affection ever??? i may as well move into the WASP NEST in the garage for all the love you offer me. i'm dying. i'm dying.
my cat when i reach out my hand to offer her my unyielding love: you make me sick to my stomach do you know that. if you touch me i'm fucking moving out. i'm calling 911. disgusting pond scum freak primate.
my cat when i politely ask her not to plonk herself down on top of my drawing which i am working on to make money to feed her: oh so you want to toss me outside into the compost pit to ROT AWAY? unloved for my entire life?? not an iota of affection ever??? i may as well move into the WASP NEST in the garage for all the love you offer me. i'm dying. i'm dying.
my cat when i reach out my hand to offer her my unyielding love: you make me sick to my stomach do you know that. if you touch me i'm fucking moving out. i'm calling 911. disgusting pond scum freak primate.
my cat when i politely ask her not to plonk herself down on top of my drawing which i am working on to make money to feed her: oh so you want to toss me outside into the compost pit to ROT AWAY? unloved for my entire life?? not an iota of affection ever??? i may as well move into the WASP NEST in the garage for all the love you offer me. i'm dying. i'm dying.
my cat when i reach out my hand to offer her my unyielding love: you make me sick to my stomach do you know that. if you touch me i'm fucking moving out. i'm calling 911. disgusting pond scum freak primate.
my cat when i politely ask her not to plonk herself down on top of my drawing which i am working on to make money to feed her: oh so you want to toss me outside into the compost pit to ROT AWAY? unloved for my entire life?? not an iota of affection ever??? i may as well move into the WASP NEST in the garage for all the love you offer me. i'm dying. i'm dying.
Jason does Sofía's hair in little bows when she's little cause she doesn't have enough hair to do more, and them he starts braiding her hair when it grows out and Jason ends up teaching her how to braid curly hair by doing it on Leo's head.
Sofía is cold like her Dad so she crawls into their bed between then so she can take her papas heat. (Jason gets cold and pouty so Leo heats himself up more so it gets toasty under the covers)
Jason has also been kicked out of group cuddles cause he's colder than Sofía and it makes her colder, but plot twist he actually banished himself cause he didn't wanna make his baby cold (Leo gives him extra cuddles with extra warmth for lost time)
i feel like this is a common one, but i'll share anyway because it always brings me joy:
the lost trio cannot be left alone together when one of them is sick, because they'll all get sick. they are simply all too attached at the hip and too used to wearing each other's clothes or eating chips out of the same bowl to not get the germs. this has become a Real Problem for them, especially if Jason goes down first, because he's the careful one. because like. nothing is going to stop Leo from trying to kiss him. and then nothing is going to stop Piper from stealing Leo's drink or his toothbrush or something. and then they're ALL down.
Reyna ended up on babysitting duty once. then Piper kissed her without thinking and got her too.
As always, platonic and romantic pairings are fine! Writing/art/mood boards/playlists— anything is encouraged :)
July 1st : Annoying / Jason's Birthday
July 2nd : Leader / Traitor
July 3rd : Trap / Venerate
July 4th : Inspired by Other Works / Tropes List* [alt.]
July 5th : Flicker / Surge
July 6th : Worthless / Martyr
July 7th : Boring / Leo's Birthday
*To celebrate the growth of the vg fandom, July 4th, is about working with others. That fic you read that you're dying to draw for? That post someone wrote that you can't get out of your head? That abandoned fic that still gets to you? Today's the day! Additionally, @queenjunothegreat, who has been a major voice in reviving the fandom, created a list of prompts that we just needed to drop in, too.
Use the tags #valgrace or #valgraceweek26 when posting! While the fandom seems to be growing, this is always a very small, chill event, so please just have fun! :)
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Headcannon that Jason cannot cook for the life of him but is obsessed with the perfect measurements of baking and loves making deserts and Leo cannot follow a recipe for the life of him but loves cooking and makes all of their meals. They'll spend all day in the kitchen together hyperfixating on making food and end up with enough meals for the whole week.
he would not fucking say that, but with disability.. he would not fucking be able bodied. sick n tired of characters walking away from multiple life changing injuries without a scratch. let’s get some natural consequences in here.
give that knife/sword fight survivor nerve damage. give the character who was shot in the gut a stoma. give that fire survivor lung damage and an oxygen cannula. give that leg injury survivor a cane. give that starvation survivor gastroparesis. give that spinal injury survivor a manual chair or powerchair.
while we’re at it, give your characters congenital disabilities too, just because. give them intellectual and development disabilities. give them acquired and postviral illnesses. dare to make somebody bedbound. for me.
hey, i have a request. next time you go out to eat somewhere, including and even especially chain restaurants and fast food places, would you spare some kindness for the employees?
i’m not even saying you need to tip them (though tipping is nice, i understand that not everyone can.) i’m saying maybe consider thanking them when they give you your food? consider not staring them down while you wait for your order? consider— and this is a big one that i know people find difficult— not shouting or getting angry or combative when there’s a mistake with your order?
i KNOW it’s frustrating to have to wait a while for your order, and/or for it to be messed up. i get it completely. i’d be frustrated too!!
but you have to understand that most of us are working really long hours for very little pay. and in the case of those of us working for big franchises or chains, the companies responsible for our employment are doing everything in their power to make things cheaper/easier/more profitable for them, at the expense of our comfort, health, and income. we are perpetually overworked and exhausted. mistakes are going to happen in that environment.
and while it may feel like we have a personal vendetta against you when we mess up your order, i ASSURE you, we do not. even if it happens more than once! to put it into perspective for you: i see literally hundreds of people within an hour and a half on a good day. i am not waiting with baited breath to screw up YOUR day in particular when i see you walk in the door. i probably have no idea who you are, even if you've come in ten times. i am just trying my best to keep up with the orders.
signed, a food service worker who spent a good portion of today’s lunch rush dealing with a customer whose sandwich was accidentally left out of her bag in our drivethru, which inspired her to enter the store and shout at me for several minutes because, “oh my god, this REALLY isn’t a hard job,” and, “clearly you people are either stupid or haven’t even been trained,” and, “I’m going to get into contact with corporate. Hopefully they’ll have you terminated.” and i was required (!!!) to stand there, take it, smile, and then say, "I'm so sorry about that, ma'am. Would you like a free cookie? Have a nice day."
