Today We Set Sail

Band(s): Panic at the Disco, Cobra Starship, Fall Out Boy, minor glimpses of My Chemical Romance and others
Pairing(s): Brendon/Spencer undertones, minor pairings Gabe/VickyT/Travis, Gabe/William
Word Count: 25,113
Rating/Warnings: PG-13, for minor instances of: violence, language, and dangerous situations involving water; ( Warnings About More Minor Things )
Summary: In 1512, Brendon and Spencer are partners in crime, conning men out of money and having a good time. They end up accidentally stowing away on a conquistador's ship traveling to the New World, and embark on a journey in which they don't really learn much of anything, except maybe that friends never say goodbye.

Additional Notes: HUGE THANK YOUS go out to unluckykitty, who not only gave me the idea for the story, but made sure I actually wrote and finished it on time. That was no small feat, I'm sure. Also to M, you know who you are. You saved me completely with your quick and dirty readthroughs and advice, and I really could not have done this without you. And finally, vantiylove_xx. You helped me more than you know.

Thank you so much to redsnake05, who made amazing art, and to lady_writes, who put together a fantastic fanmix. They were so much more than I ever expected, and I know it must've been difficult because the story you were working off of was so rough.

This story includes handwavey history, anachronisms, and complete disregard for language barriers as well as certain laws of physics.



Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

Bonus Tracks/Enhanced Content

Fanart:
Jump for joy, there's adventure ahead beyond the sunset by redsnake05

Fanmix(es):
Fanmix by lady_writes

This is amazing. I was really interested to see what kind of mix I would get, because my story is based on a musical with an amazing soundtrack, and my story is kind of weird with the songs written in (which I'm really sorry about, lady_writes!), and this is everything I could ever ask for, basically. So yeah, check out this awesome mix made by lady_writes!

( Tracklist and Download )

Holy shit. Holy shit, man. My bbb art was done by redsnake05, and fuck is it amazing. I was completely thrilled when I saw that I was getting art, and when I saw this I just kind of sat and stared at the computer screen for several minutes making a :D face. Because really, it's AMAZING.

( JUST LOOK AT IT! )

Fuck AP tests.

I'm not disappearing, I promise! lol I'm so boring, constantly "I'm still here, I swear!"

So here's some actual content.

I got a dreamwidth! My sn is onlyknightmare over there too, because I am so very original. I haven't really had time to play with the site yet, but soon enough I'll be active over there too. (Lies, I know. I'll be relatively active? As active as possible? /o\)

Also! While procrastinating, I read all of the kickass fics (fics? not!fics? blurbs? I'm not sure, tbh) that chebonne and sinuous_curve are writing over at onmortalthought. If you haven't heard of this yet, GO READ THOSE STORIES! The premise is Fight Club for girls, only it's so much better. It's all about female empowerment, or not even that but becoming comfortable in your own skin, knowing who you are and what you can do and not being afraid all the time, of men and The Man and the world and yourself. I don't know how much of this makes sense, because I'm trying to be fast so I can get back to studying (////o\\\\), but seriously, everyone should read this. It's ongoing, too.

Ok, that's it for today.

Wow, I suck at spelling. It's fixed now.

I've got 20,000 words down, but I still have a lot more to write. I didn't think it would be this long when I started!

So basically I fail at being an lj friend. I feel like I haven't actively participated in bandom in like, 6 months or something, and I miss you guys ;__;. I also missed like 203493 birthdays, and a shitload of other stuff. So tell me what's up with you guys! Are you ok? How were your birthdays? Have you seen Fall Out Boy yet? Bandom twitters: which is your favorite? Talk to me about anything!

I still have a term paper to write, so I won't be replying to comments until that's done. Probably.

Happy belated birthdays to citibyrd, chebonne, crystic, insunshine, unluckykitty, and vanitylove_xx. I'm sorry I fail at being punctual, and I hope your birthdays were fantastic!

(Also, feel free to defriend me at any time, I know that I suck at commenting and posting and everything. And if you don't remember me, that's fine too, it's been ages since I last posted.)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARYAM!!!!!!!

( Have a small Gerard!spam )

I'm sorry I haven't been around much, guys D: I've been working on my fail BBB, and I've promised myself that I won't come back online until I finished. Birthdays are an exception, though. /o\ I miss you guys so much ;_____;