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happy national limelight day!
i guess this is kinda late but i wanterd to quickly get a post in.
i'm not gonna lie and say that i was looking forward to today... to be honest i didn't know until i saw all the posts about it. i didn't wear my merch, i didn't binge interviews,,, i guess i didn't really think of it much today.
all this post is will be me talking about everything from when i ed the fandom leading up to this point.
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1. becoming a limelight
a couple months before i ed amino was when i officially ed the fandom. june of 2017. i saw the band in the 'help me help you' music video (still a bop btw) and some of logan paul's vlogs. most of the boys' publicity was coming from that since it was a trending video. after that, i listened to 'something different' and kept it playing on repeat.
i wasn't /crazy/ about the band until 'these girls' came out, which wasn't the song that got me into liking wdw since to this day i've never really liked it. i think it was the fact that the song was released on my 13th birthday, august 30, 2017.
i was planning on ing amino before i did because my two sisters had ed (and shortly after, my mom decided my younger sister wasn't allowed to be on amino anymore until later) and i wasn't allowed to have an until i was 13. so the day after 'these girls' was released, august 31, 2017, i ed amino.
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2. getting to know the fandom
when i ed, the fandom was small. there were about 900 of the community and i was going by the name 'dawnwish' which i kept until earlier this year. i soon became obsessed with the band and swerved to zach's lane right away.
those were much simpler times,, the band was growing, therefore nobody was so obsessed with drama as they are now. also, only one member was dating at the time. it makes me happy that corbyn and christina started dating before the band started.
i getting in an argument with another community member, who i believe is not in the community anymore, about how they shouldn't interfeare with corbyn and christina's relationship. she hated christina because of her crush on corbyn, which i don't blame her for because who doesn't have a crush on corbyn?
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3. 'obsession'
at this point i was beginning to be ashamed of the fact that i was a limelight. that was because of my sister who had a lot of her focus on making me feel bad about myself for some reason.
side tangent: this is really an imortant part of the story, which is why i am adressing now that i don't want pity.
the fact that my sister was making fun of me for liking a boyband is why i am still a limelight today. the reason is because every time she made a comment about it, i would listen to why don't we or watch interviews to help me feel better.
i'm homeschooled and have three siblings, so my mom teaches us most of the time. on september 27, 2017 during the celebration livestream, my mom was reading us a story for school in my bedroom. instead of listening, i sat in a spot where she couldn't see me and watched the liverstretam while drawing fanart.
around the time 'trust fund baby', 'hooked', and 'talk' was released was also around the time my family moved houses. i the day we officially moved was also when the 'talk' music video came out. i bought my first (and only because it was expensive and i'm poor) piece of why don't we merch. my family and i moved into a smaller, older house which is the reason why i miss my old house so much. it's cramped and i ended up sharing a room with my younger sister, yes, the same one who was giving me a hard time with the band.
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4. change
i can't handle change as well as well as some people. when we moved, i was sad all the time from missing my old house and everything around it. i had to leave a club i was in because i moves farther away. this was also around the time why don't we was changing. i understand that people change and that includes our boys, but i guess i just missed the time when we were all proud of them because 'something different' started olaying on the radio or when they played at Madison Square Garden. the band is growing and i'm proud of them - i just missed it all. it seemed to have happened after they released In The Limelight, which is why i'm glad i gathered up the courage to buy it. what was awesome was that my uncle gave me a barnes and noble gift card for christmas so i could actually afford it.
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conclusion
the band has gone so much and i'm so proud. today i was scrollumg through instagram and someone had posted the video of when the boys found out that 'something different' was gonna be playing on the radio. daniel was crying and you could see corbyn in the back trying to take it in.
what i'm trying to say is that you shouldn't forget their roots. if you're an ilder limelight, scroll back on their instagram and those days. if you're a new limelight, i encourage you to also do that if you haven't. it's good to know what they were like when they startetd and where they are now.
that said, i also live who the boys are today and i can't wait to see what comes next. who knows, maybe i'll look back and miss these days
edit: i also want to appreciate some people that i've made friends with over the past two years, and even though i don't talk much, i lobe and appreciate you very much ♡
Rhea - i'm pretty sure you're not active anymore and we stopped talking over a year ago but i wanted to say thanks for being my friend and honestly you're part of the reason i'm still a limelight ♡
Rya - i'm sorry i almost never responded to your messages before you were unfortunately banned for a reason we don't know. we were never online at the same time and i'll regret that for a ling time. i hope you're doing great and who knows, maybe i'll get to talk to you again! ♡
Erin - we never officially talked before you left but i'm happy we interacted at all before you did because you're so sweet and talked sense into everyone when nobody had it. miss you ♡
Daisy - honestly i should probably dm you again soon but i wanted to say thank you because you were the first limelight i met who is not only a limelight, but who i also share a lot of fandoms with. also you're awesome and sweet do let's talk more ♡
Kaitlyn - we never officially talk but you're really sweet with kind messages 'n stuff,, also you're an awesome leader! ♡
Kylie - you're really sweet in general and just an awesome person. also your edits are amazing ♡
Katelyn - thank you for obsessing over both why don't we and dan and phil at the same time with me, i always enjoy it ♡
Candy - you're also not active but i wanted to say thanks for making me feel included and ily uwu ♡
Raven - ik you left but you're awesome and thanks for geeking out over the animation squad with me ♡
Anna - we didn't talk much but i really fricking loved talking with you and i really want to again soon, keep being awesome ♡
Ariana - you're SO SWEET ILY and i'm so glad you're back on amino!! ♡
and to anyone who's ever commented on my wall or pm'd me, i really appreciate it and i love you all ♡
limelights are awesome and i look forward to having conversations with more, trying not to make it awkward of course!! ♡
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credits
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