[ FACEBOOK ] Squad Chat, pls and thank! (Locked from Merlin Larson)

[ifeelthelove]

SQUAD BATCALL, ASAP! Especially Justin Campbell

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[likefatherlikeson]

Do I have to wear a spandex superhero costume or...?

[beautifulday]

Would not be opposed to that, however #justsaying

[likefatherlikeson]

[groovykindoflove]

Oh, c'mon, JC. You know you'd totally rock a sequinned spandex body suit ala Freddie Mercury.

[thosethreewords]

Careful or Sash's boner'll never go down.

[likefatherlikeson]

Obvs. Freddie is better than all the superheroes combined, lbr.

[ifeelthelove]

Why do I always walk back into convos about dicks? Focus, bitches!

[beautifulday]

What's up, girlfriend?

[likefatherlikeson]

Do we have to be wearing pants for this conversation? Asking for a friend.

[ifeelthelove]

I'm going to slap chastity belts on the lot of you. But while I've got this window of opportunity - pants or not - what are the chances of you pulling together a semi-impromptu performance of a Footloose number at short notice, Jus?

[likefatherlikeson]

You don't ask for much do you, girl? My schedule's tight. Phew, okay... for who, when, and why?

[ifeelthelove]

Merlin. And Brandon. Mostly for Brandon. A bucket list kinda thing.

[likefatherlikeson]

Going to need more deets. Merlin's on personal carer's leave. He's not working.

[ifeelthelove]

I know, that's kind of the issue. Wouldn't technically be "work", though. So, here's the thing - Merlin and Brandon are getting married. Like, in the next couple of weeks.

[beautifulday]

Holy shit!

[groovykindoflove]

Bloody hell! Seriously? When did this happen? He didn't want to tell us himself?

[likefatherlikeson]

Whoa! That's amazing. And epic. Please tell me this isn't because Brandon's been told he's terminal.

[ifeelthelove]

Not technically but his time is running out. If they don't find a donor match, he's got all of a few months. But it's nothing personal that he hasn't come and told us. It's only just happened and he told me in an email because we email back and forth all the time. He hasn't had the chance, he's got his hands full with Brandon and his BFF has had issues too. They want to make memories together, just in case, so this is what's happening. Anyway, it's hit Brandon pretty hard that he won't se Merlin perform if he doesn't make it. So, I thought we could bring a little Footloose to him... at their wedding. Jus and Merlin can dance together like they do in the show. But I know it's short notice and they don't even have a date or location yet, so tricky, to say the least.

[thosethreewords]

That's heavy. Gotta admit, I'd probably totally do the same thing in Merl's shoes, though. We can pull this off, right, J?

[likefatherlikeson]

Yeah, of course we can. It's not like Merlin will just have forgotten how to perform. He was pretty much in musical theatre bootcamp for his entire stay in London. Can we talk to him about it? I can't just spring a flashmob on the guy and expect him to know it all. Actually, maybe we can...

[thosethreewords]

Hell, yeah!

[ifeelthelove]

Well, I was thinking we'd talk to him but now I like this idea better. It'll give them both a surprise. Hopefully Merlin doesn't crap his pants.

[likefatherlikeson]

If you can wrangle a date and location out of him, I'll take care of the rest. All that aside, how is he? I know what's going on with Wes and trust me, I know Merlin's probably stressed as hell. He was upset as all shit telling us he needed to take leave from work.

[ifeelthelove]

What's Wes like? Merlin said he's dating Noah. He seems typically Merlin in his emails but he's super conscious Brandon's time could be running out. I can't even imagine what that's like.

[likefatherlikeson]

Wes is a great guy. Going through a lot, I think he'll need friends once he has a chance to establish himself. He's definitely dating Noah. Noah was with him the other day. The whole thing is just a huge fucked up situation. Merlin's probably feeling like he's conducting a neverending juggling act. Planning a wedding in a couple of weeks? Holy fucking hell. Do they need any help?

[playingtowin]

Whoa, Merl's getting married! This definitely sounds like terminal's not far off, though.

[groovykindoflove]

Haz said he spoke to Wes at the rehearsal the other day and he was a cool dude. Knows his music stuff. I think I'd do the same too. Do you think he might be terminal and just not saying anything about it? I saw his announcement post. His fans are going nuts.

[ifeelthelove]

He didn't give me any specifics, so he's probably not sure yet. Not a big white wedding thing. More of just a party with their close family and friends, with the ceremony. He's worried about Brandon wearing himself out. Zeke will know what all that's like. Did you see that people think he's already passed away and it's PR to cover it? The entertainment industry is nuts and the fans even worse.

[playingtowin]

Yeah, it's the epitome of crapola and mine isn't as aggressive as Brandon's. You take the little windows of opportunity where you feel relatively okay and do what you can. But I'd wager a bet that the usual materialistic wedding stuff won't matter. It'll be the ceremony and who they have around them that'll make it. The rest of the stuff won't be a priority. He won't be able to eat much of a special meal, he probably won't be able to do a lot of standing or dancing, he'll tire really easily and probably be really emotionally overwhelmed feeling his mortality. So I think if you guys wanna put on a show, it'll be epic for them.

[beautifulday]

And I bet if he posted a picture to prove he was alive, he would be lying about cancer because he's not bald. Like, leave the poor guy alone, he's fucking sick as all hell and there's no right or wrong way to have cancer.

[playingtowin]

[playingtowin]

I didn't lose hair on my head the first time around until they stuck me on radiation too.

[beautifulday]

You guys should meet. You can keep each other company at chemo.

[playingtowin]

He gets his in private somewhere. I'd probably have an epic fangirl moment and pee myself. His show kept me alive last time. If they told me I was dying, I was gonna ask to meet him. It's a bit of a mindfuck knowing he's got cancer now too.

[likefatherlikeson]

He gets it at the hospital, in a private room in Eleven West. He transferred to Tara and Beau's care recently. I know he'd totally meet you, mate. He might appreciate someone to talk to going through it too. You'll meet him at the wedding anyway.