most to least likely…to be a good dancer - all poets
Decided it was finally time to post dps content, this has been in the drafts for a whileeeeeeee. All my own thoughts and opinions based off vibess!! also continually comparing todd to charlie from perks of being a wallflower :)
- acantha
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Charlie ₊˚⊹♡
He's confident and is able to unabashedly give into the music
He seems to be musically inclined (SAX), so I believe he can sense a beat to any song and follow it well
Probably got signed up to take waltz lessons and mastered it in one class (somehow)
I feel like he'd fall into learning popular dances (of the time) for fun. Like he'd end up learning The Twist or smth lol just because he thinks it's cool
Steven ₊˚⊹♡
He's super intelligent and I feel like he could also memorize dances surpisingly well
Knows fun dances and fancy dances
Secretly practices a lot because he wants to impress his future gal too
Probably suprises all the others (besides Gerard) by how good he is too
Neil ₊˚⊹♡
He's confident in dancing in front of others and that definitely makes him seem better than he probably is in terms of technicality
He's not too extravagant, the dancing is just for fun !!
When he gets the chance to, it's probably the freest he seems, dancing with him would be fun
Knox ₊˚⊹♡
I believe him to be the same as Neil, just for fun and he's confident enough in that
I feel like it'd be dancing with Chris that gets him to lose coordination. He'd be more focused on how pretty she looks than on the beat of the music
His mistakes would make him seem cuter though
Richard ₊˚⊹♡
He likes to be perfect and by the book so I feel like he'd try and learn some waltz
Besides songs that have dances with a set of steps, I feel like he wouldn't be able to find the rhythm of free-dance type songs, he'd get awkward lol
Would try and follow others paces but lacks confidence in just freestyling for fun without the structure
With the encouragement and lack of judgement from others I think he eventually loosens up
Gerard ₊˚⊹♡
I feel like being tall would make him one of those awkwards looking dancers even when he's super into it (and he does love listening to music)
Lacks coordination with his lengthy limbs, not even in structured dances
Will still dance with no shame, just not super amazingly (but everyone loves him anyways)
Todd ₊˚⊹♡
HATESSSSSS the dancefloor
Would rather disappear
Parents probably tried to get him to learn a waltz as a kid and he cried until they finally took him out of class
They never forced him to a dance in his entire schooling ever
Neil and/or Charlie probably drags him along to a dancefloor somehow and he'd be extremely awkward but eventually be able to do a lil something (if only because his friends are encouraging him)
Can barely sway himself, but is surprisingly on beat (kinda like Charlie Kelmeckis at the hoco dance scene)
In which: You are a church pianist for the Welton church whose gentle melodies caught the attention of Steven Meeks.
A/N: Ok before we start I wanted to say a demon possessed me and I wrote this all in a span of like...a hour. There will be more to this I promise you, it'll probably be like a slow burn due to us not being able to see Meeks often. I tried to make this like as ambiguous as possible but this is my first real fic and everything. Also sorry if it's bad I typed this in my phones notes app😭😭 THERE IS NO SMUT IN THIS AND THERE WILL BE NO SMUT
Chapter 1:
As the snow gently fell on the campus of Welton, there was loud chattering throughout the air. Boys young and old piled into the chapel for Sunday worship crowding the pews as they squeezed in tight beside each other. Their flushed faces all looked the same from the distance as freezing white clouds of air came out of their mouths while talking. Steven Meeks was there alongside his friends smiling and laughing with them while waiting for service to start. The chapel was as cold as the outside if not worse, its rickety pews creaking under them. It was then that a silence fell amongst the boys as they stared at the headmaster walking down the aisle with you beside him.
Steven felt his friend Charlie nudge him while raising his eyebrows. He looked at his friend in confusion until he saw who Charlie was gesturing to. You sat at the old piano in the corner, stretching your wrists while you looked at the headmaster expectantly. He stood behind the wooden podium and cleared his throat, "Gentlemen," he begun his voice hoarse and rough with age, "I want you to pick up your books and turn to song 881, 'How Great Thou Art," He nodded his head at you and that was your cue to start playing. Your fingers danced along the keys while the headmaster began to sing, startling Steven as he quickly turned the pages of the song book.
His eyes met your back multiple times as he sang awkwardly, he wished he'd gotten a better look at you. The service went just like that, Mr.Nolan said a few words. You played the piano which was ,to Steven, the most graceful thing he ever saw. He couldn't tear his eyes off of you almost as if he looked away you would be gone forever. Charlie met his gaze and smirked before leaning forward and whispering some obscene things in his ear. Steven looked at him incredulous, "You don't even know them, you can't say things like that," he hissed, a blush on his face from embarrassment. Charlie put a hand over his mouth and snickered, they were lucky Mr.Nolan didn't call them out.
As the service finally ended and boys piled out Meeks was the only one who stayed along with Charlie and Pitts. They studied you as you picked up your songbook and walked down the steps, flashing them an awkward smile before you made your way down the aisles. "W-wait!" you heard a voice call out and you turned toward it, a confused look on your face. Out of the three boys it was the shorter ginger one with glasses who called to you, you looked at him and raised an eyebrow. "Yes?," you replied hesitantly. Charlie nudged Steven again, a smirk on his face. Steven swatted his hand away and pushed up his glasses, "Uh I-," he started and cleared his throat, "I'm Steven Meeks,"
You nodded your head, "Nice to meet you Steven Meeks," He awkwardly chuckled as he racked his brain trying to come up with anything, "You're really pretty...," he put his foot in his mouth, "Good! At piano," You smiled at him, he was pretty cute. "Thank you," you replied and tightened your grip on your songbook, feeling nervous the more you stared at him. Charlie noticed Steven's new found mutism and decided to step in, "What's your name?" he asked and gave you his best charming smile. You gave it to him and asked him for his. "I'm uh Charlie, Charlie Dalton," you gave him the same response as Pitts introduced himself as well. Steven's face was beet red as he looked you and tried to stutter out something else, "Are you- um...gonna be playing for Welton often...?" He looked at you hope in his eyes.
You nodded confirming his hopes, "Yes actually," you begun, "I'll be here for Sunday morning and Wednesday night," He mentally pumped his fist in the air. Charlie swooped in however, "So I guess we'll be seeing more of you huh?" he gazed up and down at you taking in your relatively modest clothing. You nodded and gave him an uncomfortable smile, "Um yeah...that's right," Charlie smiled at that. He shrugged, "Well I know some of us are very pleased to hear," he side glanced at Meeks who was red as ever as he stared at you with his mouth open. You followed Charlie's gaze and looked at him for a second studying his features. You smiled at him, "I'm looking forward to it, I'll see you guys later this week," You turned on your heel and walked out of the chapel leaving Steven to turn into a babbling mess from how embarrassed he was.
Charile is an ugle crier, when he does its raw and painful to watch. He full on breaks down and the tears are falling, he's nose is running, eyes are red and puffy.
Meeks u can't even tell tbh
Pitts doesn't change much sense his crying is usually light, like just some red (slightly) puffy eyes and like red cheeks.
Neil is somehow pretty when he crys, but it's still sad not anything wild though
Todd is a pretty crier and none can convince me otherwise, he's also heart breaking to watch. Cause he just sits and slightly crys, sniffling and occasionally letting out a quite gasp. And buries his face into things.
Cameron is heart breaking to watch, he's shaking, gasping for air, silently sobbing. Yet also like kinda pretty like he's not an ugly crier.
Knox is an ugly crier and is also loud and will make it ANYONES problems of they willing to listen.
Trying to write shorter form content for funsies, might change format later tho... phew.
Note: These are all just my own thoughts! I was challenging myself to only pick one song for each of them, bc there’s too many songs one can pick (esp for neil) They also don’t have long descriptions as to why bc I’m terrible at writing my thought processes on that lol
-acantha
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Neil Perry ₊˚⊹♡
Beautiful Boy by John Lennon
"Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy."
I wanted to pick a more light hearted song for him!
Bc all the sad ones just...make me sad lol (Please, Please, Please was 2nd in line.)
He deserved love and happiness he's just a baby
All he wanted was a good papa to remind him he's a beautiful boy </3
Todd Anderson ₊˚⊹♡
Hiding Tonight by Alex Turner
“Tomorrow I'll be quicker, I'll stare into the strobe lights flicker and afloat I'll stay, But I'm quite alright hiding, today"
I think the lyrics match the way he had to learn to come out of his shell ✨️
I also needed a reason to write about how amazing the submarine soundtrack is
2nd pick was Asleep bc he's also charlie kelmeckis coded
Charlie Dalton ₊˚⊹♡
Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy by Queen
"Ooh love, ooh lover boy. What're you doing tonight? Set my alarm turn on my charm. That's because I'm a good old-fashioned lover boy"
I know that boy is a suave good old-fashioned lover boy
He's so collar tucked out, hair brushed back suave.
I love him.
Steven Meeks ₊˚⊹♡
Put Your Head on My Shoulder by Paul Anka
"Put your head on my shoulder. Hold me in your arms, baby. Squeeze me oh so tight. Show me that you love me too."
He reminds me of the sound, I don't know how to describe it
50s heartthrob vibe me thinks
I wanna put my head on his shoulder
I think the other poets would want to also
Knox Overstreet ₊˚⊹♡
Be My Baby by The Ronettes
"I'll make you happy baby, just wait and see. For every kiss you give me, I'll give you three."
That boy is a hopeless romantic
It played in my head while watching him get Chris to like him in the end.
Gerard Pitts ₊˚⊹♡
Dancing on the Ceiling by Ella Fitzgerald
"He's dancing overhead, on the ceiling near my bed. In my side, through the night."
He's a tall lanky boy and the song has tall lanky boy vibes !!
I dunno how to describe it, listen to the song and tell me I'm trippin'
But I feel like he'd be a real sweetheart and Ella is romance-y
Richard Cameron ₊˚⊹♡
Bigmouth Strikes Again by the Smiths
"Bigmouth strikes again, and I've got no right to take my place to the human race."
Born with his foot in his mouth - review by Neil Perry.
