I don't know if you've written about this or something similar, but lately I've been thinking a lot about little Annie having a talent show at school, a small thing for the kids, nothing important. Matty super proud (it doesn't matter what she chose to do) and Aunt Charli chose her dress and girly helps her on backstage because she's nervous and and all the boys are there to watch her (again it doesn't matter what talent she chooses) super super super supportive and cute 💞
oh this is SO CUTEEEE. I'm working on an ask about Annie staring in the school play/musical atm but a talent show is a very diff vibe!!
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I think Annie comes back from school absolutely buzzing about it. She drives home with you after work, so she comes bounding in as soon as the door opens.
"DADDYYYYY," she shouts, running into every room looking for him. When she finally sees him on the sofa, she POUNCES on him and shoves the poster in his face.
"Look, it's a talent show!! can I play guitar, pleaseeeeee??" Annie asks hopefully. matty had bought her her first guitar a few months ago, and she was pretty good. She was committed to learning, and she had even come to the studio a few times and reorded some bits. you have to convince matty she doesn't need a solo record yet, "baby, you don't even have a solo record." You argue, "i know! but it would be so fun!!"
(But he crumbles and agrees that he won't do one... yet. but he does ask her to play a little bit for the next album, and he names the song after her :) )
he tells everyone that will listen that she's a prodigy. You just roll your eyes and laugh at how obsessed with his daughter he is. To be honest, you're just as proud, you don't shout it from the rooftops like matty. but that was one of the things that made you fall in love with him in the first place. The love he had for Annie was truly unmatched.
so needless to say, he immediately agrees, and they start working. the next few weeks in your house are filled with the sound of strumming guitars and humming.
Annie chooses to play a 75 song, matty plays it kind of cool in front of her but can't hold it in for long, "of her own accord and everything!!" matty tells you excitedly in bed, scrolling through the 25 photos he took of her practising. you can't help the grin that comes across your face at how excited they both are.
(I can't decide what song right now, but it would be one with a pretty easy acoustic guitar part so Annie can play along!)
the week before the show, matty comes into the studio with a recording of them playing and invites all the boys to the show. They all agree immediately and fight the tears at the video of little Annie with her tongue out as she carefully strums her butterfly guitar.
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you call charli a few days before the performance, and she can hear Annie chatting away in the background, "Hey, you know Annie's got that show next week? do you wanna have a girl's day out shopping and find a dress? she was going to wear her bridesmades dress from Denise's wedding, but she's grown out of it already." charli takes no convicing, already googling dresses before you've finished speaking. you invite carly too, but baby hann has 0 interest in coming along, so she rains checks this time!
so have a girl's day out!! moochng around and getting a fancy lunch, annie is mesmerised by the free bread. the waiters treat her like a proper vip, laying the napkin over her lap carefully and bring her her apple juice in a fancy wine glass to let her match with you and charli! (You both decide you'll need a glass of wine before this experience)
She giggles the whole time, especially hard when they call her "Miss" and hand her the bill. you give her your card so she can pretend to pay, and you can tell she feels like a proper grown-up.
it turns out to not be as stressful as you thought, and it only takes 2 shops before you find the perfect dress! it's pink with mesh long sleeves and little gold stars all over it. It has 3 tiers and flows amazingly when Annie spins around, which was a necessity for her.
it comes to the day of the show and matty is tearing up all day, when he walks in on you two chatting as you put her hair up into little buns he nearly breaks, but manages to hold it in.
until he sees her in her dress, holding her guitar with the widest grin, showing off her gappy smile proudly. he pulls her in so hard that she can't help the "oof" that is forced out of her. he's squeezing her tight and trying not to sob. He looks at you over her shoulder and pouts. you nod and smile solemnly, rubbing your hand over his curls.
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it's a few minutes before Annie is meant to go on, and she waves you over, chewing her lip anxiously and fiddling with her guitar. you come over and bend down to her height, "You okay, sweet girl?" You rub your hand over her back and tuck the tag of her dress in.
"m'nervous. I don't know how Daddy does it, there's SO many people." she peeks out of the curtain and sees all her uncles and aunts filling up a row, with matty sitting at the end grinning like a mad man.
"I know, it's pretty scary. but sweetheart, your dad would be proud of you even if you didn't go out there tonight. he has had the best time teaching you guitar. " You smile at her and grab her hand, stopping her from pulling at the loose threads of her skirt.
"Really?" she asks with hopeful eyes. you reassure her immediately, "oh I promise, he even cried when he showed your uncles the video of you playing" you laugh and she giggles along too, visibly un-tensing at your words and the feeling of her hand in yours.
"He's so silly," she says, peeking out of the curtain again, but this time, she catches mattys eye and gives him a little wave. his eyes light up, and he eagerly waves back, leaning forward to get a better look at her.
the performance goes perfectly, so ideal that you'd think she was miming along to a track if you didn't know the school CD player was broken.
matty cries, openly wiping tears. the others hide it better, rubbing their eyes and sighing happily, "m' just proud of her, okay?" Ross says, sniffling.
you smile and put your head on mattys shoulder, waving at Annie as she walks off stage. She eagerly returns it and skips off stage happily.
so yeah, a very nice little family day for sure!! <333
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