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wthjillie · 3 years

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GOM Headcanons - The Perfect Wedding Guests

Headcanons on how the boys would react to you asking them to be your date at your sibling's wedding & how they would behave in front of all your childhood friends and close family

a/n: Hey y'all! I had this on my mind all day so I'm gonna start it and then just keep adding on because I started thinkin about like, one of the guys and got excited and didn't think about any of the others HAHA I'm thinking of doing another part for the Seirin team so please don't attack me if Kuroko isn't in this one I KNOW he's a GOM but just bare with me 😅 If I decide not to, then I'll come back and edit this and add our baby boy Kuroko hehe

edited a/n: heyyyy so I've decided to come back to this and add Tetsu ☺️☺️ maybe one day I'll do one for the Seirin boys and then I'll transfer Kuroko's over to that post but it's definitely not any time soon haha I started school already so I need to get down and dirty with that before I dive deep into my knb obsession again

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TETSUYA KUROKO

It took you a couple weeks to muster up the courage to ask Kuroko to be your date, you weren't sure how he'd react since he hasn't been around your family too much since you guys started dating, much more a massive and HIGHLY SOCIAL event like a wedding

You ask him one day at his apartment as you're both cleaning up after dinner and he can't help but just stand there, speechless, just blinking at you with his big gorgeous eyes (literally how he is in the gif ^^^)

You slowly close a cupboard door. "It's okay if you don't want to go..." you trail off, trying not to sound too sad. "What do you mean? I'd love to go." You look up with bright eyes and Kuroko softly smiles at you

The day of the wedding arrives and Kuroko is an absolute gentleman. Holding doors open, helping you get into the car, walking at the pace you set because of your shoes, holding your belongings and fixing your hair in case a little piece falls out

For the most part Kuroko stays quiet, observing everyone just as he does and asking any necessary questions about weddings and your relatives. Though neither of you talk too much, you feel at peace merely because of each other's presence

After the ceremony, Kuroko is somehow able to be one of the first individuals to grab food for the both of you. You sit and eat while watching your friends and family linger throughout the venue, pointing out some relatives who have some crazy back stories and introducing Kuroko when people come by to say hello

During the numerous speeches, you catch Kuroko shed a couple tears especially during your parents' speech. He'll never admit it but you know he's a sucker for romance and love

Every slow song that's played, Kuroko drags you out to the dance floor. Even if there's 10 slow songs in a row, he'll make sure you both stay up there the entire time, he's just so in love with holding you close

At the end of the night, you quickly use to restroom before heading out. When you're done, you go looking for Kuroko and find him with your Dad, having what looks like a serious but genuine conversation. Your Dad catches your eye and lets Kuroko know you're done. They firmly shake hands and Kuroko walks back to you with flushed cheeks and a giddy smile

You tilt your head. "What was that about?" You ask, trying to get a better look at your boyfriend's face. "Nothing, nothing..." Kuroko tries to shake it off. You shrug your shoulders and intertwine your fingers in his as you make your way home. 6 months later, Kuroko is on one knee in his living room, asking you to spend the rest of your life with him

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RYOUTA KISE

When you ask Kise to accompany you to your sibling's wedding, he acts all shy at first but only because he didn't want to admit he was nervous about not fitting in or being too awkward

But once you get him to agree to be your date, he ends up being a nearly perfect guest. He's very well-behaved and respectful at the ceremony and becomes the life of the party at the reception

He loves to compliment all your aunties and offers to take all their group photos and he's able to hold down great conversations with your uncles. He fits right in

All your friends and cousins feel immediately comfortable around him, instantly loving his personality, and all the small children are giggling and playing around with him whenever they get a chance to surprise attack him

At the end of the night, he's busting out crazy moves on the dance floor and getting everyone to break out of their shells and get moving too

Once everyone starts leaving, he even offers a helping hand to clean up and pack up your sibling's car with all their wedding gifts

At the end of a long night, he carries all your belongings and wraps his blazer around you as the night starts to cool down

"So..." he awkwardly starts. "Do you think your family liked me? I really tried to give them a good first impression." He finishes while nervously scratching the back of his head

You stop in your tracks, shocked that he would even question it

You smile and say, "Baby, they LOVED you. I can't wait for our wedding." He jumps in the air excited that your family loves him, but then immediately starts blushing as he finally realized what you just said

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SHINTAROU MIDORIMA

From the day you invite him to the wedding, up until the very very last minute before arriving to the ceremony, Midorima acts like he doesn't give a shit about all this romantic stuff

Once you walk into the ceremony, he keeps a hand in one pocket and an arm out for you to hold on to, while he avoids eye contact as you greet your relatives and introduce him

"Baby, are you okay?" You ask him as you take your seats before the ceremony

"Yes, I'm fine." He nearly shouts. "I just don't feel very comfortable around all these people." He quietly mumbles under his breath, trying to mask his embarrassment of being in such a public setting

You give him a quick kiss on the cheek, and intertwine your hands. He instantly flushes and his posture softens

For the rest of the night, Midorima is a complete gentleman and stays by your side. He's pulling out chairs, guiding your through crowded areas, getting you your food and drinks, literally attending to your every need

He finally relaxes a bit more, knowing you want him there with you and that you weren't leaving his side so he actually starts to enjoy himself and let's loose a bit

He finally gives in to dancing with you after you pester him for an hour and he lets out a couple subtle but goofy dance moves. He shimmies his shoulders a bit, causing you to burst out laughing

He tries to stop you from attracting any attention towards the both of you, but he can't help but smile watching you laugh out loud, knowing that he was the reason why. He didn't want to ruin your night due to his stoic and serious demeanour

At the end of the night, you ask him, "Did you have fun, Shin?" He tries to hide it but he smiles and gives you a kiss on the forehead. "Yeah, I did actually. Thank you for this."'

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DAIKI AOMINE

When you first ask Aomine to accompany you to your sibling's wedding, he avoids giving you an answer for WEEKS on end that you almost assume that he was gonna ditch

It wasn't until you were talking about the colour of your dress and not asking if he had anything to match, that he said something

"Wait, don't I get a say in this? How can we go to a wedding and not wear matching colours?!" He blurts out when you're debating about which colour suits you best

A little shocked, you reply saying, "Well maybe if you answered me properly, I would've asked!" You guys sit in silence with frowns on your faces until you say, "Are you really coming with me, babe? 🥺" He rolls his eyes and you both agree on a colour together

During the actual wedding day, Aomine is frowning for the most part, feeling out of place surrounded by an avalanche of fresh flowers and lots and lots of pink decorations

You try to introduce him to your friends and family but he complains about being too tired and says he'd rather just sit at your table, but you come up with the genius idea to introduce him to your basketball-loving cousins

Once they start talking, you can't seem to stop them or get Aomine away. He instantly becomes so invested and so comfortable around your cousins that he barely notices if you leave his side or you hover around

The rest of the night, Aomine is chilling with the guys and you're partying with your girls. Occasionally you look over at him and he catches your glance, giving you a wink as he raises his glass

By the end of the night, you're walking around in basketball slides Aomine had in his car since your feet hurt so bad from all the dancing. You guys take at least an hour to leave the venue because Aomine can't stop talking to his new BFFs

"You have fun, babe?" You smile as he FINALLY says goodbye to your last cousin. "I rocked that wedding," he says putting his arm around you. "Let's get married baby, that wasn't too bad."

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ATSUSHI MURASAKIBARA

"Uhhhhhh..." Murasakibara hesitates but before he can say anything else you assure him there's an unlimited, open buffet

"I'm sold, baby! I'll pick you up at noon!"

"Babe, the wedding is at 6:00 in the evening!"

"PERFECT! More food for me then!"

You both arrive to the wedding, dressed in your best attire and Murasakibara looks ecstatic like a child on Christmas morning, this man really was food motivated

He patiently sits through the ceremony and once it's done, he practically runs to the buffet. He refuses for you to come with him, knowing you would take too long to decide on your dinner so he insists that he goes by himself. He comes back with 3 of everything, 2 servings for him and 1 for you

You spend a majority of the night enjoying the delicious buffet, overjoyed that Murasakibara is enjoying himself. Several of your friends and family stop by to say hello and to your surprise, Murasakibara is very extroverted and outgoing

Murasakibara was definitely not a party-goer but somehow you were able to convince him to get in a couple slow dances. But being so happy from a full stomach, he goofs around a little on the dance floor even during the slow numbers

You giggle and laugh, knowing that he's having a good time, you were nervous he would just be standoffish and very shy

"Wow, that buffet was amazing!" He says as you're leaving the venue. He lifts up around 4 plastic bags and says, "I'm so excited to get home and eat these leftovers!" You laugh at his goofiness then pull him down for a quick kiss on the cheek. "Thanks for coming baby, I'm so happy you had fun."

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SEIJUUROU AKASHI

You don't even have to formally ask Akashi, he already knows your sibling's wedding is coming up and he's already made the appropriate arrangements

"How did you-" you start but Akashi responds saying, "You thought I wouldn't know? I know everything y/n."

On the day of, it was no surprise that Akashi picked you up in his private car with his personal driver, opening your door and helping you get in and out. Instantly, he offers you his arm and you're stuck together like glue for the whole night

It might be your sibling's wedding but you and Akashi definitely drew a lot of attention considering how professional and formal he was, he looked like a mix of a top secret agent and the CEO of a major transnational company

"Y/n where are your parents? I want to say hello." You lead him around the venue, barely needing to introduce Akashi because he was so goodnat introducing himself, firmly shaking everyone's hand and being able to start a good conversation almost right away

Akashi spends the whole night being the absolute (hehe see what I did there) epitome of a gentleman, never letting you out of his sight but making sure you enjoyed yourself as well

At the reception, Akashi refuses to party hardcore or dance it out on the dance floor but he encourages you to do so knowing that you were happy and excited for your sibling and their spouse. He watches with a smile on his face from your guys' table

It's only during the slow numbers does he come bu and sweep you off your feet (I'm so giddy haha)

By the end of the night, Akashi has you on one arm and your purse and belongings in his other. He calls in early to make sure his driver is on standby the moment you're tired and want to go home

"Did you have fun, my darling?" Akashi asks as you settle in the back of his car and your head gently falls onto his shoulder. "Mhm..." you softly agree as you drift off to sleep and Akashi places a soft kiss on the top of your head

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edited a/n cont'd: Yay okay this one was really fun!! Lemme know what you think of Kuroko's since I just added his and/or if you agree with these headcanons hehe

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swimmingleo · 3 years

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Changes: or to take the higher ground before it's too late

I'm going to be real here folks, I cry ugly tears to this song. Bad.

Changes is a song on Cam's album "The Otherside". It's country, it's folk and it's an album a bit influenced by changes in Cam's life (a change of label, personal life). She collaborated with Harry on the song Changes, as she opened for him on a venue and was already working with Tyler Johnson.

From what I gathered: Harry sent her the demo of the song, implying he made most of the writing on this one. What I'm basing this claim on is her interview for Rolling Stones (read it here):

I heard [the demo] and was just like, “Oh, this ache to outgrow something that you don’t want to outgrow!” It felt so good. I normally don’t take outside songs [...]

‼️DISCLAIMER‼️when analysing this song, I'm gonna go from the idea of it being written with a queer mindset (how surprising of me). Cam rendered the song beautifully and it is very much her own, but I believe Harry's input is consequential. After all that's his lil whistle and cute fishsona in the MV.

Sad queer analysis ahead.

Let's analyse the lyrics first:

There is a town

Somewhere down a country road

The speaker describes the town to us, from memory, from experience. "There it is, down the road, can you picture it ?"

I see it now

I take it everywhere I go

The speaker doesn't currently live in the town, they're on the move (nice throwback to the coutry road). But despite all the travelling, they realize the sedentary smalltown never leaves them. It's part of them. It left a mark on them.

The river sways, I can almost hear it now

As if to say, "You're not the only one who wants a way out"

The town is so real to the speaker they can sense it, eyes and ears. But it gets a bit dark: the river sways like it's trying to leave its bed. The river is envious of the speaker who managed to leave. The town is so toxic even nature wants to get away from it. Or the speaker resents the town so bad that they project their own resentment on the river.

So, I go

'Cause I don't wanna feel like I don't know you anymore

I memorize those roads

This is the call for the speaker to leave for good. Their motive doesn't seem to be ambitious or anything grand. They leave because they apprehend a feeling. Apprehending a feeling, something that may not even happen, is the way of an anxious person. Anxiety is the motive of their departure. However, they still memorize the roads leading to the town, just in case. Perhaps one day they'll come back.

Somewhere out in the big wild country

Someone's fallin' in love in a backseat

Givin' it away

Like their hearts won't ever break

Suddenly it's about love ! Young love, one that is lived in the small compartment of a car, somewhere hidden and safe in the big wild country. As if the countryside was unexplored and threatening.

God bless the young hearts sippin' cheap wine

Gettin' drunk with their friends for the first time

Thinkin' nothing's gonna change

'Til everything changes

The speaker looks at the youth with tenderness, wishing them the best. But once again, they're not in the town in the present time, they don't see the youngsters fooling around, they can only guess from first-hand experience. And it's very specific: falling in love, getting drunk with friends and thinking everything's gonna be easy like that forever until it's not and heartbreak ensues.

From there I hop in with the raw queer theme of those lyrics. It started by falling in love and it ended up in a heartbreak. In between, the speaker got drunk for the first time with their friends, people they trusted enough to let go a little, but in the end everything changed. Why ? Alcohol makes you forget about code of conduct, how you're supposed to behave. It makes you say or do things you might not have done sober.

We can interprete this chorus as the beginning of the end for the speaker. It's the only part of the song evocating the past, and it's fun and easy, but it's also where things started to get bad the way they are in the present. Something might have happened that first time the speaker got drunk and it marked the end of innocence and careless childhood, and it probably has to do with love as no other factor is provided apart from falling in love and heartbreak.

They never leave

They're all havin' babies now

Watchin' daytime TV

Livin' off the gossip of a cruel small town

They. With Harry, it's always You, Me, and They. They are having babies, all of them, like it's not a very difficult thing to do, it's just natural. They have the leisure of the day, not a thing to worry about, if not gossip. It's not implied anymore, the small town is downright cruel. Gossip fuels it, but on behalf of someone else, and that someone is most definitely the speaker who left and who describes its inhabitants in the most mundane way, perhaps with a hint of contempt. The speaker seems bitter.

So, I go

'Cause I don't wanna feel like you don't know me anymore

Don't recognize my face

Reprise of the pre-chorus except now, the speaker provides another reason for their departure. Not only they feared they wouldn't know the town anymore, they also feared being seen as a stranger. It's not like the speaker actually changed physically: but it might as well feel like it. Again, apprehension, anguish. As implied in the chorus, things changed to the point where the speaker feels they would seem like a whole another person to the rest of the town, a stranger, a threat to the integrity of the conservatives. So they leave before this shift in perception can happen.

There ain't nothing here for me anymore

They say they don't hear from me anymore

And I don't wanna hear it anymore

The town is not outwardly hostile. It's still the town that saw the speaker as a kid. The town doesn't understand why the speaker left, but the speaker won't give in and get in touch. They want to be as far away as possible, until they don't hear the questions, the river, everything. It's almost like the speaker doesn't carry the town in their heart at all. They want to forget it all, and it hurts everytime the town tries to lure them back in. The way Cam sings it is painful to me man

Somewhere out in the big wild country

I was fallin' in love in a backseat

Givin' it away

Like my heart won't ever break

Had such a young heart sippin' cheap wine

Gettin' drunk with my friends for the first time

Thinkin' nothing's gonna change

'Til everything changes

Yeah, just the confirmation of the chorus being the speaker's experience. I went ahead and assumed it was already lol but it's like a plot twist effect. It's dramatic. It's a personal song to someone.

TO MAKE IT SHORT to me this song is intense and very in touch with the queer experience. Though it describes a specific situation, it is surprisingly not that detailed or full of metaphors the way Harry often writes: this town could be literally any smalltown in the countryside. The backseat could be the one of any car, cheap wine is something any teen can afford. I like to think Harry wrote it for himself but is also aware so many people went through the same thing, and still will. I have to admit I'm heavily biased writing this, as the experience of a queer kid struggling to find their place in a well settled smalltown is familiar.

GETTING DRUNK AND QUEER IDENTITY is an analogy Harry already used in Fine Line when he sang "We'll get the drinks in so I'll get to thinking of her". To drink is to let go, to unveil the most subconscious aspects of yourself you might not want to deal with otherwise. You don't care about judgement and you get to explore those parts freely. In Changes, this is the last memory they recall before stating the changes and their departure. Perhaps getting drunk for the first time would be when they realized they're queer. Or acted upon it, causing their little world to shake. They chose to leave before it eventually wouldn't feel like a choice anymore. There is no life for people like them in a cruel smalltown.

SMALLTOWN BOY

This song reminds me an awful lot of Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat. The song is about a queer boy having to leave the smalltown where he grew up because of persecutions and no future prospects.

Mother will never understand why you had to leave, Smalltown Boy

They say they don't hear from me anymore, Changes

But the answers you seek will never be found at home, the love that you need will never be found at home

There is nothing here for me anymore

Other people not understanding why they leave. People who can't truly empathize even when they mean no harm. They would never understand the speaker's departure, because those people get to find love and have babies and live a peaceful life in the countryside.

You were the one that they'd talk about around town as they put you down

Livin' off the gossip of a cruel small town

Yeah yeah. I really struggle with just seeing this song as nostalgia when such harsh words are being used. I do believe there is a part of fondness for that town, that countryside setting and the early days. But it's not all tender memories.

CHANGES AND ERODA

Of couuuurse we all noticed the adorable purple fish with the pearl necklace. It represents Harry, no question, as it whistles Harry's part. And of couuuuurse we all made the link with the erodian fish, and some even noticed they formed the bluegreener pair when their colors are inverted.

It makes sense for those fishes to be connected with this interpretation of Changes. Both works are about a small town, lost in the nature, where the people are watching, aware of everything that isn't normal, that is peculiar. The early life of the peculiar boy is similar in every way to the early life of the speaker in Changes. The fish in Adore You grows too big for the island and has to leave, and though Eroda makes amends with the peculiar boy, he leaves as well because his future, his fulfilment, is somewhere else. So does the speaker in Changes.

IN CONCLUSION

The more I write posts like this, the more endeared I am by Harry's world. How Harry writes for himself, but also for other people with songs like this. How nature finds its way in all that he does. How grounded he is, how he doesn't seem to forget where he came from. It really is such a rare thing to see in a mainstream popstar's writing and art. How can someone say he sold his soul to LA is beyond me

#very dear to my heart this song #was in the drafts for quite a long time too #but hey i took louis' new song as a cue lol #they do have parallels #though i feel like louis' change is way more accepting #louis' way more at peace with the idea of time passing and leaving the town behind #not saying harry still struggles or not but the story told in changes is more pain than healing to me #anyway love their brains love them muahmuah #my analysis #song analysis #harry styles

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