It's mostly that the tabloids - along with most non-fans - don't really know who he is (when Howard was in the paper for the pneumothorax he was 'Take That Star' in the headline) and he doesn't court them.
That's probably the sanest way to deal with the sort of life those lads must have. I couldn't imagine what the others go through with the tabloids after them all the time. Either they don't want to avoid them or they haven't got the knack of it, but it's got to be a brutal double-edged sword.
My cold is lingering, but mostly irritating more than anything. And my aunt continues to hold on. Which really isn't good. It'll be a week since her stroke tomorrow.
I've spent a chunk of the evening watching the bits from Everything Changes. They are pretty adorable, though I didn't hit the bit where Mark and Robbie sit across from each other and act adorable. You wouldn't have a link to that all in a chunk, would you?
I found the Relight My Fire video. Oh my, that is a tiny t-shirt, isn't it. (My reaction swings wildly between, wow, he's pretty and wow, what was he thinking. Which is also my reaction to the Pray video. That is one concentrated chunk of very pretty men, but it's also OTT silly. But, like I said, pretty. Oh, TT, how you sometimes vex me so. *g*)
I love that Mark Owen solo number. Which has pretty much sold me on getting that album. I saw iTunes Canada had it a few days ago and was debating whether to get it. And yeah, that could be totally read as being about Robbie, the gal in the video notwithstanding.
BTW, I read your 1912 AU last night. I've already commented on AO3, but I want to let you know how very much I adore it. I've been thinking about it all day. Your descriptions are wonderful, and you really create a fully realized world to drop them into. I'd love to see more about Jason and "that horrible Donald boy." I've also been thinking how that story could lead to a very interesting WW I sequel, looking at the year and their ages. (Feel free to ignore that. I may take a stab at a WW I AU at some point myself. I already seem to have started poking away at a kind of very post post-apocalyptic AU. I'll have to see if I can make anything of it.)
I am glad you're not annoyed with me for giving you the steampunk prompt. And that the story is working out. I definitely don't want to put pressure on you to post until you're done. I could never post as I write. There's too much honing of each bit before I'm done the whole.
As for Mark being tickled by Robbie and Gary, awwwww. To paraphrase Robbie in the Sure video, (and my mom!) bless their little cotton socks.
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Re: Free Gift Fic -2
Date: 2011-03-29 03:02 am (UTC)That's probably the sanest way to deal with the sort of life those lads must have. I couldn't imagine what the others go through with the tabloids after them all the time. Either they don't want to avoid them or they haven't got the knack of it, but it's got to be a brutal double-edged sword.
My cold is lingering, but mostly irritating more than anything. And my aunt continues to hold on. Which really isn't good. It'll be a week since her stroke tomorrow.
I've spent a chunk of the evening watching the bits from Everything Changes. They are pretty adorable, though I didn't hit the bit where Mark and Robbie sit across from each other and act adorable. You wouldn't have a link to that all in a chunk, would you?
I found the Relight My Fire video. Oh my, that is a tiny t-shirt, isn't it. (My reaction swings wildly between, wow, he's pretty and wow, what was he thinking. Which is also my reaction to the Pray video. That is one concentrated chunk of very pretty men, but it's also OTT silly. But, like I said, pretty. Oh, TT, how you sometimes vex me so. *g*)
I love that Mark Owen solo number. Which has pretty much sold me on getting that album. I saw iTunes Canada had it a few days ago and was debating whether to get it. And yeah, that could be totally read as being about Robbie, the gal in the video notwithstanding.
BTW, I read your 1912 AU last night. I've already commented on AO3, but I want to let you know how very much I adore it. I've been thinking about it all day. Your descriptions are wonderful, and you really create a fully realized world to drop them into. I'd love to see more about Jason and "that horrible Donald boy." I've also been thinking how that story could lead to a very interesting WW I sequel, looking at the year and their ages. (Feel free to ignore that. I may take a stab at a WW I AU at some point myself. I already seem to have started poking away at a kind of very post post-apocalyptic AU. I'll have to see if I can make anything of it.)
I am glad you're not annoyed with me for giving you the steampunk prompt. And that the story is working out. I definitely don't want to put pressure on you to post until you're done. I could never post as I write. There's too much honing of each bit before I'm done the whole.
As for Mark being tickled by Robbie and Gary, awwwww. To paraphrase Robbie in the Sure video, (and my mom!) bless their little cotton socks.