Thank you for an excellent post! This pretty much sums up how I feel about it too.
I think most of us will be behind them in whatever they do, and will probably love all the new music- but we're gonna need time to mourn too. I'm old enough to have gone through this a few times (O.O)- I was(am!) a very hardcore Durannie- and I watched my band fall apart and reform over and over again- there were enough solo projects and side bands and line-up changes to make your head spin but I never stopped loving the original 5, or the music they put out.
As for fic? Well as I said above, some of us will need time to mourn, but I see all kinds of potential for fic!!People have been writing break-up fic all along. I agree with the scenario above, but for fic purposes? Suppose Ryan and Brendon (or Spencer and Jon if you will) sacrificed the band to save a relationship? hmmm And the fact is most people maintain relationships outside of their band! Couples don't have to be together 24/7 to be in love :D
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This pretty much sums up how I feel about it too.
I think most of us will be behind them in whatever they do, and will probably love all the new music- but we're gonna need time to mourn too.
I'm old enough to have gone through this a few times (O.O)- I was(am!) a very hardcore Durannie- and I watched my band fall apart and reform over and over again- there were enough solo projects and side bands and line-up changes to make your head spin but I never stopped loving the original 5, or the music they put out.
As for fic? Well as I said above, some of us will need time to mourn, but I see all kinds of potential for fic!!People have been writing break-up fic all along. I agree with the scenario above, but for fic purposes? Suppose Ryan and Brendon (or Spencer and Jon if you will) sacrificed the band to save a relationship? hmmm And the fact is most people maintain relationships outside of their band! Couples don't have to be together 24/7 to be in love :D