#mcsimmonds

[pain-adores-me]

Happy pride month to these two specifically!! Jason and Peter finally getting their pride moment together!!

[the-river-rix]

I haven’t seen any activity in the bapo fandom in literal years but if anyone can hear me bapo But I’m a Cheerleader au

(Idk if it would be yurified mcsimmonds or Nadia and Ivy or a secret third option but yeah..)

[bapozine]

Welcome Back, Seniors!!

Contributor applications for our zine are open! We're looking for anyone and everyone interested in creating fanart, fanfic, or academic essays related to Bare: a Pop Opera willing to participate, so don’t be shy now!! How this will work: - We'll be accepting applications on a rolling basis, meaning applicants can apply whenever and work on their contribution as they see fit! - There are check-ins we'll be hosting with dates posted in our discord server, which you will receive the link to once you've completed the first part of the form! You must join the discord as it's the best way to keep in contact with the mods and the best way for us to communicate with you all! - The aspect ratios needed for the pieces as well as font requirements and word counts will be posted in a separate, view-only discord channel for ease of access!! - You will submit a final piece through a separate google form, so that we can organize them together into a final digital zine! Hope to see you there :D

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[a-wins-a-win]

all I do is think about this show but. the parallels…

“[…] something just to think about, and-” “[…] you know acting’s not my thing […]” (You & I)

vs

“Just think about it please […]” “Don’t.” (Two Households)

there’s something so. idk. painful, I suppose, in the way that it all plays out and the way that the Two Households ‘think about it’ retroactively puts and underlying ultimatum into You & I

[a-wins-a-win]

i am supremely indecisive and need direction, so I’m putting this one to a tumblr poll ;

which full-length fic to focus my energy on next?

forgive and forget (it’s all coming back to me now)

something stupid (like i love you)

as close to heaven as i’ll get

just because [i’m] pretty

touch tank

write more one-shots / smaller fics

none of these interest me / show results

Voting ended onJun 4, 2024

summaries and such under the readmore - feel free to send asks for more info <3

just to be clear, no matter the poll results i will be working on-and-off on smaller fics + my essays* and such anyway - the option is just there if people would be more interested in having shorter/less involved works more often, rather than just a scattering of one-shots for however long it takes me to wrangle a Project to somewhere i'm happy with to share it. * the essays are happening and will be happening, independently of whatever ends up happening with my fic writing, as well. it will again just boil down to focus and available research/writing time.

anyway! onto the Project summaries ;

forgive and forget (it’s all coming back to me now)

Jason was pretty certain he'd just end up working for his father in the end, but Ivy had managed to convince him that it was worth at least trying to find his work experience somewhere else. He had basically expected the crappy intern jobs - coffee runs, sorting files, and generally trailing after competent employees like some kind of lost puppy. What he hadn't expected, however, was for Peter goddamn Simmonds to have landed a co-op position at the same company.

post-canon canon divergence

eventual mcsimmonds

ivy is a major character too, i promise she gets her own b-plots

background lucadia

messy confusing feelings + cheating subplots

something stupid (like i love you)

A few days. Somehow, letting Lucas crash on Matt's couch for a few days turned into buying Lucas new clothes, turned into cleaning him up and helping with the job search. Which then turned into Matt making Lucas dinner and letting Lucas make him dinner in return, until dinner was a combined effort and light-hearted arguments about organizational systems. And it wasn't until their closets blurred together and Lucas started helping to pick out new drinking glasses that either of them realised they'd be happy if a few days lasted forever.

post-canon lucatt

roommates to friends to lovers type beat

in many ways they've grown and changed, in many ways they haven't

of course there's a lot of tension in the in-between stage where they're trying to figure out how to incorporate into each other's lives again, but eventually they end up falling into a cute domestic routine

there's something there in lucas and matt forgiving each other for the roles they played in/the ways they contributed to the general disaster that was their senior year (but Jason's suicide in particular)

as close to heaven as i’ll get

There wasn't a doubt in anyone's mind that Jason McConnell would do well at Notre Dame - 5 generations of top-level vampire hunters had come before him (and his father was quite insistent that AFTER him would come 5 more). The only thing that stood in his way was an entrance exam requiring a record of field experience.

Peter Simmonds understood the importance of following the rules imposed by the coven, really he did. But even so - something about the bright spots the stained glass windows of the church reflected onto the wet ground drew him in.

mcsimmonds vampire AU

Twilight/Supernatural-esque rural vibes + Southern Gothic inspiration

i get to fuck around with vampire folklore and religious imagery! and who doesn't love that?

a big chunk of inspiration for it was the concept of Peter seeing so much like. peace and community and what have you in this idea of the church involvement that he so desperately wants to be a part of, played against Jason's so desperately wanting to get out of it. if you see the vision.

just because [i’m] pretty

Over the years Ivy Robinson had been called a lot of things. Cutie, Angel, Pretty Baby, Slut, Whore, Bitch. Mostly she tried not to hold onto them too tight, not to think too deeply about how they felt in her mouth as she studied herself in the mirror. But occasionally something would stick. She just hadn't expected that something to be 'boyish'.

gay trans man ivy <3

a lot of times he is trying to explore/come to terms with himself through his art

although his romantic + sexual attraction to boys is obviously a cornerstone of his identity there'd also be largely platonic [& antagonistic & familial] relationship focuses

touch tank

A dramatic part of Peter wanted to let himself be bitter and jaded about his parents divorce, like every other seventeen-year-old main character. But the more sensible part of him knew that was unfair, and unrealistic - especially when it had led him to some of the prettiest, most interesting boys he had ever met.

good catholics <3 [my matt/peter/jason triad]

merfolk au! wherein jason is merfolk at the other two are not

set in a cliche small costal town , lots of cute vibes + also costal weather, because i love the rain

silly little subplots involving the other characters occur around the main story as well

[a-wins-a-win]

He would admit to being uncertain about what ‘cheaper’ actually entailed, but Jason and Peter seemed to be pretty well-informed. And not quite as tall as Lucas, which would probably make borrowing something of theirs a little less embarrassing. The sound of his knock was followed by a startled yelp from inside, and the music was turned down again before the door swung open.

more self-indulgent good catholics - says i'm pretty [wearing his clothes] over on ao3

[a-wins-a-win]

“Jay-son.” She dragged the sounds out and put her hands on her hips. “Where are you tonight?”  “Right here?” Even as he said it he knew how dumb it sounded.  “Stupid.” Ivy reached over to ruffle his hair. “I mean come on - hang out, have fun! You’re supposed to be the cool twin.”

realised i fully forgot to post this one - i wanna dance with somebody up now on ao3

[ofthehummingbirds]

WHY YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO BARE: A POP OPERA

Okay, so bare is a very very very underrated musical, and it’s very good so you should listen to it and here’s why!

- It’s about these two gay boys, Peter and Jason, who attend a catholic school (the original production is set in the late 90s/early 2000s but it could easily be done in modern day) and have to struggle with the homophobia from those around them and themselves while in their senior year of high school

-Michael Arden, director of Deaf West Spring Awakening, was Peter in the original off broadway production (and a damn good one)

-There was an LA revival in 2013 starring Jonah Platt (Ben Platt’s brother) as Jason and his Jason made me cry like no other

-There is an amazing nun at the school who’s accepting of the boys and loves them but also puts up with no ones bullshit and has some great one liners

-ITS CANONICALLY A GAY SHIP

-There’s a high quality bootleg on YouTube from the 2013 LA revival (like almost professional quality)

-You cry and fall and love with these characters so quickly

- There’s a self deprecating song sung by an overweight character and it’s lowkey a bop

-It talks about the usage of drugs and the effect it has on you and those around you

-You will get to enjoy such lines as:

•”How about a baseball bat there’s one in my pants”

•”Happy birthday Ivy, you are the special birthday bitch!”

•”Father we were so in love...and that’s what I find so odd our love was pure and nothing else brought me closer to god”

Basically if you take anything from my rant you should listen to bare (the pop opera, not the musical [which had Barrett Wilbert Weed in it but it’s not nearly as good])