Part 11 of my poll adventure fic. Links: the beginning, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8, part 9, part 10.
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As Lancer continued to call roll, Dan went back to making a few notes about what he still needed to do.
If he was going to spend the next three and a half years in the past, he would need to tie up a few other loose ends.
Red mist interrupted his writing, and he crinkled his nose at the feeling.
He looked up to watch his past self leave the room.
At least he didn't have to drop everything to run after every ghost that showed up anymore. That would've made the next three years annoying.
He looked back at his to-do list.
Hmm... He'd found an out-of-the-way area to stay in the Ghost Zone, but he needed to decide about a few things in the human world.
He paused, realizing the classroom was oddly quiet.
He looked up to see every eye on him.
He frowned. "What?"
Lancer said, "You may use the restroom as well, Mr. Fantom."
"Nah, I'm good."
Everyone in the room continued to stare at him.
It was beginning to feel uncomfortable.
Like there was something he was missing.
Was his disguise failing in some way?
There were over twenty in the room with him, but they were all powerless humans—he should be able to take them easily.
He subtly glanced down at his arms—still a human peach color without any noticeable glow.
"...Please go to the restroom." Lancer said.
It had been a whispered order. But also a plea?
Dan furrowed his eyebrows as he studied Lancer's expression. Nervousness? Worry? Expectation?
He scanned the faces of the other students. Some also appeared worried, but others seemed... happy? Awed? Excited?
Sam and Tucker were the only two eyeing him with open suspicion.
There was something strange going on here.
"Okay..." he finally answered, "If you insist."
He got up from his seat, the sound of the chair scraping against the tile floor loud in the silence.
He walked slowly to the door, looking over his shoulder at the eyes still trained on him—he saw mostly relief and curiosity now?—before leaving the room.
He heard a murmur of excited whispers as he started down the hall.
Strange... Very strange.
Oh well.
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Some people are saying that despite how beautiful Older is, it should’ve been a single for Luke, and that it does not sound like 5SOS5! They are also saying how it’s so intimate and personal to Luke&Sierra
However, I feel like 5SOS are so experimental with their sound and lyricism. Every single is different from the other. Therefore, I don’t get this point of view! Maybe it suits 5SOS5 and we just don’t know bc we simply didn’t hear it yet and we’re not fully familiar with the whole concept and narration of it. Also when it comes to how personal it is, I feel like it does work for this new era since they’re approaching song-writing in a more personal and honest way. It doesn’t have to apply to every and each one of them for it to be a 5SOS song. It’s so much more than that I feel like. Anyway, what do you think i’d love to hear your opinion 🫶🏻
I agree with several of your points! All the pre-release tracks we heard from CALM were very different from one another and that album still ended up flowing well because songs don't need to necessarily be comprised of the exact same sonic to be cohesive. (There can be themes or motifs or melodies running throughout that make the songs fit together like an album rather than a playlist.) And with 5SOS5 boasting nearly 20 songs total (to CALM's 12), that's even more room to play with an even broader soundscape if they wanted. We really don't have the information to say whether or not Older fits the album bc we don't have all the pieces of the puzzle yet.
As for the songwriting, I think the solo work we got has definitely altered the way the fandom at large is perceiving the band's creative process. I saw the same argument when TMH came out - now fans hear a softer sounding song with a sentimental lyric, see Luke's credit and immediately draw the comparison to his album. (Just as I expect them to point fingers at Ash for any heavier sounding/darker themed songs moving forward.) I don't think Luke's songwriting style has changed, I just think fans like having a reference point tbh. But songwriting, especially in a collaborative environment like a band, is rarely just one person's story or can even be no one's story, embellished/fictionalized as they see fit, so even with the "insight" of the solo work, it's still a guessing game as to who is responsible for what/who relates to what on the album.
From Sierra's post, we know this song wasn't written for the band or Luke's solo work, it was something they wrote recreationally and were later encouraged by Michael to finish it for this album. So there must be some reason he - and the band as a whole - felt it was appropriate for the project. I'm excited to hear the rest of the album and discover why. 🤷🏻♀️
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