Hiii!! What Do You Think About A Possible Drew Redemption Arc In S2? I Haven't Seen You Talk About It

Hiii!! What do you think about a possible Drew redemption arc in s2? I haven't seen you talk about it anywhere, so I'd love to hear your thoughts on it!

Ohoho my fellow human prepare yourself!

I am almost 99% certain Drew is getting a redemption arc. Like narratively it makes the most sense. With the way his characters been set up and written it would just feel wrong for him to not have one. (I mean I love villainous Drew as much as the next but I highly doubt RosyClozy’s gonna just leave his story off on that note.)

However, I think his redemption’s going to be a long process. Drew was left in a very unstable place after the events of Episode 11. He was betrayed by everyone, and ended up cutting out the two people he cared for the most. And if we take my Drew theories into account (the ones about him being codependent and having BPD) it’s pretty obvious he is not going to be doing very well.

Losing two people you were close to in the span of a week’s hell. He’s probably going to have some severe trust issues as a result of everything. Probably extremely paranoid, and maybe he’d cut off Henry and Liam. Push everyone away so he doesn’t have to go through what Zoey and Jake put him through again.

I don’t think he’d bully the Music Club the way he used to. Before it was taunts and insults. Now things are personal. He’s going to need some sort of outlet or something to blame for everything and that is probably going to end up being Jake and the Music Club. He’s gonna take everything he’s been doing to them and multiply it by 10. Because Drew is hurting. And hurting people hurt people.

I think he’s gonna get a villain arc. He’s going to get so much worse before he can get better. But if I’m being honest, I still have yet to figure out how he’s going to do the getting better part.

Because Drew’s stubborn. Drew isn’t going to want to admit the mistakes he made when it came to his and Jake’s friendship. He’s not going to admit he was wrong, and he’s not going to listen to anyone else who tries to tell him.

I feel like he just needs something or someone to drag him out of the hole he keeps digging himself into. (When I figure out what that is I’ll make a follow-up lol.)

And obviously, Drew would develop to realize what an asshole he’s been. Him and Jake will make up, and things will obviously never be the same, but at least they’ll be on good terms. Same thing applies to Henry and Liam if Drew does end up cutting them out.

Actually, biggest plot twist ever: Drew joins the gardening club and that becomes his new therapy. That’s why they were established it’s to help Drew’s character arc. My ultimate crack theory.

(Sorry it took me a little bit to answer this! Needed some time to think through my response lol.)

Day 21! LGTV Headcanons! (Music Club Edition!)

🩷Hailey and Milly are both bisexual. And I unfortunately I don’t really have much else to say about this. They probably figured it out by simply having one too many crushes on fictional women and actresses to be considered straight.

💜Zander’s canonically gay. And I like to think this is something he’s always been at least somewhat aware of. After all, he’d never once had a crush on another girl before, and he’d always been more drawn to the princes from the little princess movies him and Hailey watched when they were younger. When he figured out how to put into words the way he felt, I imagine it took him a bit of time to tell anyone. Mostly because he was nervous about being seen differently. I like to imagine the first person he came out to was Hailey, and she was really supportive of him. His parents were as well, and over time, he became a lot more comfortable expressing his sexuality; no longer feeling nervous when it came to telling certain people. (Zander’s only regret about telling his parents though is that he’s no longer allow any boys over for sleepovers.) (Big sad. No Lander sleepovers.) (Oh but you know Hailey’s helping Luke sneak through the window at night so him and Zander can cuddle.)

🧡Luke’s canonically pansexual. (I think?) But he took a lot longer to figure it out compared to Zander, and I imagine Zander is probably how he figured it out in the first place. (He’d only ever liked girls before, at least to his knowledge.) I like to think Luke grew up in a pretty homophobic household, so to suddenly realize he had feelings for his male best friend definitely came as a shock. He keeps his sexuality a secret from his family, and from most people outside of school. He loves being with Zander but a part of him almost feels guilty since it’s so frowned upon at home. But a Luke’s gotta Luke, so Luke’s not gonna tell Zander or anyone else anything.

💙Sean is an ally! I can’t really see him as anything other than straight honestly, but he’s very supportive of his friends and will quite literally defend them with his life. He also probably knows a lot about different sexualities and whatnot thanks to the other members of the Music Club.

❤️Bonus! Max’s Band is just a polycule. Look at these three and tell me they’re not gay. They’re a whole damn pride parade. (And if ALL THREE turn out to be straight I’ll cry.) (PLEASE CLOZY AT LEAST LET MAX BE GAY LET ME PARALLEL HIM TO DREW I BEG-)

It’s giving: “Ah yes. Me, my boyfriend, and his 6’4 200lb, beefy ass guard-dog.”

Have a little angsty Luke prediction I came up with on my late night drive home:

So, in my LGTV post, I talked about how I believe Luke has homophobic parents. I figured this would make for a pretty interesting plot point, and I started wondering what I would do with it. Hence, my idea was born: What if Luke’s parents were under the impression Luke was dating Hailey?

Think about it. Him and Hailey have been friends since childhood. Luke’s always hanging out with her and her brother after school. He goes over to their house frequently, and probably talks about them all the time. So, it was really only a matter of time before his parents jumped to that conclusion.

And Luke, seeing how excited his parents got at the idea of him finally having a girlfriend, decided to go along with it. After all, it would explain why he was over there so often. And it’d finally stop all the teasing and pestering. And it made his parents happy, which is all Luke really wants.

But does he tell Hailey and Zander about this? Hah, absolutely not. He hasn’t even told Zander his parents are homophobic! Because he doesn’t want to worry them. (I’m sure this won’t come to bite him in the back later! 🫠 Insert Jake crying on the club floor in Episode Nine due to his lies becoming too big to handle.)

Everything’s just fine for a while. Until Luke’s parents start saying things like: “Oh, you should invite Hailey over for dinner tonight!” And: “Oh, we’re going to (insert place here) tonight! Would you like to invite Hailey along?”

And obviously, Luke refuses, finding every excuse in the book to avoid his parents meeting Hailey again. Because then, he’d have to explain the whole situation to Hailey and Zander, which would then result in him having to explain everything he’s been hiding to the two of them. And he can’t do that. He can’t worry them like that. But his parents are growing suspicious, wondering why their son seems so keen on hiding his girlfriend. They’d met Hailey in the past before. Why now was he trying to hide her?

His parents start questioning him, asking him why they never get to see Hailey anymore. Luke tries to tell them it’s simply because she’s busy, but that’s almost never the case when Luke wants to go over to her place. (His parent’s aren’t necessarily mad at him, just confused and a little suspicious.) Luke promises that they’ll meet Hailey eventually, putting on a little smile for them only to start panicking the second they leave.

Because now, he almost has to keep up this lie. If he pretends to break up with Hailey, he wouldn’t be able to hang out with them without even further suspicion. But if he keeps this up, he’ll have to tell Hailey or Zander. Then he’d have to open up about his parents and then Zander would get worried and stressed and-

Luke bottles it up. Puts on a smile while his mind races in desperate search of an answer. But his facade isn’t flawless. He becomes quieter. He zones out more. And gets this… almost somber expression when he thinks no one’s watching him.

And Zander immediately notices this.

He tries to bring it up, but Luke brushes it off, telling him he’s just a little tired. And Zander believes him. Until several days pass and Luke only seems to have gotten worse. He zones out more while Zander’s talking. Rushes home after rehearsals. And he’s suddenly much busier helping his parents out with stuff he refuses to elaborate on.

Now, Zander’s obviously going to worry. I think with his whole: “He doesn’t tell me anything anymore!” Comment made it very clear he values communication and honesty. So for Luke to be so distant suddenly with almost no explanation, Zander immediately jumps to the worse case scenario. What if he made Luke mad in some way? Or worse, what if Luke’s gotten bored of him?

He talks to the Music Club, and they all give him different responses. Hailey and Milly tell him to confront Luke directly, but Jake and Sean tell him to give it some time. Wait it out, and see if he comes to him. Ultimately, Zander listens to the latter, giving it a few more days while trying to be as supportive as possible, making it clear that he’s willing to help.

But nothing changes, and Zander’s intrusive thoughts grow louder, eventually boiling over one day after school, when Zander finally decides to confront him.

And as always, Luke lies. He puts on that pretty fake smile and lies straight through his teeth. Causing Zander to snap. All his worries and doubts and insecurities spill, tears welling in his eyes he asks if Luke’s upset with him.

He starts asking if he’s made Luke mad, bringing up small little ‘mistakes’ he made that Luke has long since forgotten about. He’s barely able to keep it together as his mind starts spiraling, and he eventually asks if Luke had been wanting to break up with him. If he wanted to leave him behind, too.

And Luke shatters.

Finally, everything he’s been bottling up is brought to the surface as he holds onto Zander, desperately trying to assure him that he’s not leaving and that he will never leave him. And he finally admits to what’s really been on his mind. He admits to every lie he’s been telling, clinging desperately to Zander as he cries against his shoulder, choking back sobs between desperate apologies. Practically begging for Zander to not be mad.

And obviously, Zander isn’t. (He probably feels guilty now for escalating things so much because of how insecure he was.) And obviously, Zander helps him through this. Or hell, maybe Jake could, too. I mean, Jake knows a thing or two about how easy it is to get caught in what seems like a little harmless lie. It’d be a nice parallel between the two, and show how much Jake’s grown while helping Luke develop as a character.

And at the end of all this, Luke explains everything to his parents. They’re probably very shocked. A little weirded-out, but they’re not going to disown him or anything like Luke was worried about. And they still love him, they just… have to get used to it.

So… yeah! That’s all I got for now. I don’t know if TMF will actually go in this direction, since homophobia hasn’t yet been explicitly explored in TMF, but if it doesn’t I might honestly just write my own AU for this. I love Luke so much I could easily write a good 20k words about him.

(Oh, yeah. After this whole arc Zander’s issues would definitely need to be touched upon. Maybe that can be its own post one day.)

Anyways, Live Laugh Lander everyone. 🧡💜

Dom my lovely green boy!💚

Okay, I’ve grabbed your attention. I now have a proposition to share. We have lot of Milly and Elliot. I’ve even seen a sprinkle of Bradley and Elliot. Could I… perchance interest you in… one-sided Dom and Elliot?

Day 18: Something I like/dislike about Drew! (HOLY SHIT FINALLY I CAN TALK ABOUT THIS-)

Ah, my dear sweet Drewy-Bear. There’s so much to love, what could I possibly-

His jealousy.

It’s- it’s his jealousy. (I love me a man who’s desperately and hopelessly in love what can I say?)

But seriously though, the way he handled Jake slowly growing distant is honestly what got me invested in his character in the first place. (Probably because I was going through similar at the time.) I love seeing how his frustrations and doubts build throughout the series, and how they eventually lead to his little outbursts in Episodes 8 and 9, which THEN FURTHER leads to him snapping at Jake in Episode 11. (100% deserved btw. I was cheering Drew on the whole fight.)

And I love just imagining Drew’s side of it all. How much he cared for Jake. How much it must’ve hurt slowly watching him drift away.How Drew thought the Music Club was manipulating him, and how Drew thought he was protecting him. The betrayal he must’ve felt when Jake admitted the truth. It’s all so interesting to think about.

I think another reason why I like Drew so much is the mystery of his character. We never see how he copes, or how he handles Jake’s distance and betrayal. It’s all up for interpretation. We’re given some scenes, some subtext, and we’re left to piece him together like a puzzle. And I love that, because I love being able to come up with my own interpretations, and being able to see other people’s thoughts as well. And I love being able to shove my own problems onto him lmao.

This isn’t to say I’m gonna lose interest in him once his backstory’s revealed and we learn more, quite the contrary. I want to see how much I’ve gotten right. I want to learn everything there is to know about him.

I genuinely cannot express how much I adore this character, and how unironically grateful I am for his existence. He’s genuinely helped me cope though quite a bit, and the amount of joy it brings me to write and analyze or even just talk about him is immeasurable. And I am so VERY excited to see his angst in Season 2. (I’m counting the days lmao.)

Now for what I dislike: I hate like half of his early lines I’M SORRY-

I’m gonna be so honest, I cannot stand this man from Episodes 1-3. His lines make me cringe so bad. Genuinely I can only rewatch him from Episodes 4 onwards, anything before is just to cringe. I’m sorry. Fake Drew fan I am…😔

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