I drew more Glamiverse Monkees. And there’s lore now I’m not sorry 💖
Let me explain the lore to you;
At some point after the showverse cannon Peter Tork left the Monkees. He moved back to New York and tried to try and get famous however back in California the Monkees finally started getting known. As the 70s roll around and glam gets more popular Micky starts to convince the band to move further into the glam aesthetic. First it’s costumes, then it’s makeup, then it’s reworking their songs for a different sort of rock flavor and as they really figure out their brand they start to take off. Peter is in New York, his musical career has failed but he starts teaching to make money. As the 80s start to come The Monkees are getting more popular as a glam rock band and they show up in New York doing a show for a New York broadcasting company which Peter sees. He remembers the good days and he goes to find the monkees, first talking to Davy (his ex) who is mad at first but finds it difficult to remain like that. He can’t truly hate someone he loves can he? But Davy can’t just take him back. Peter hurt him and besides, Davy and Micky are dating now and have been for a while. Davy ends up talking to Mike about his conundrum and Mikes tenderness only makes it harder for Davy to know what to do. Davy’s heart is just too big for his own good. What’s the solution? What can a man do when he has a boyfriend but still loves his ex and is developing a crush on one of his best friends? I’ll tell you a secret, it’s polyamory
There’s more lore in my head but I’ve exhausted my ability to explain for now, if you’re curious about anything related to my Monkees Glam AU I am entirely willing to answer any questions, just send them my way. ✨sparkle on glamorous people
I have been yelled at for shipping Davy and Peter. You know, Peter and the guy who he said he's kind of in love with, had the biggest heart connection with, and who he literally had a lifelong crush on? That real life crush bled into the show too. And I got swarmed by very rude Jonesmith and Torkenz shippers for it.
Is this in response to me asking what it is like on monkees twitter? If so i am very sorry and very happy that i stay away from twitter. Even if more torklenz shippers are there because damn it sometimes feels like i am one of the people carrying that ship on my back, it is best not to be part of a toxic community.
If you are trying to make me answer for toxic people who ship the same thing as me, I won’t. Especially because Jork is like my second favorite ship, especially for the reasons you mentioned. I do not know these people and they have no impact on me especially since i did not even know these people existed lol.
guys for the sake of clarity because some reason my insane mike and davy post is getting notes i do not ship mike and davy . im not a jonesmith truther or enjoyer i just think their dynamic and relationship was so fascinating and also something possessed me and once i started typing i couldn't stop i think it was the ghost of mike himself compelling me. Anyway
jackie, 19, he/she
welcome to my monkees sideblog! a lot of this will be reblogs but original posts such as gifs or art are expected. i got into the monkees in late sept of '23, and im in the process of moving my massive monkees tag from my main (@waspstar) to here!
i have an extensive tagging system, so feel free to browse! i love cataloguing sorting and archiving, so digging around is heavily encouraged.
60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
davy mike peter micky, or all 4
bw photos, set photos, show photos
gifs, quotes, interviews, videos, audio
nesmolenz, torklenz, jolenz
jork, jonesmith, torksmith
disclaimer
i dont personally ship the monkees, i just think the duo tag names are funny and silly. i tag them focusing more on their friendships and dynamics.
feel free to send any questions, or correct me on anything in asks or dms. im obviously a newer monkees fan :)