TITLE: ROCKIN' CHAIR
GENRE: TEEN FICTION
BEGUN: 6TH JUNE 2020.
ENDED: 22ND AUGUST 2021.
AUTHOR: @SMELLSLIKEIRRELEVANT
LAYOUT INSPIRED BY: @-TOMSLUTDISCLAIMER .
this is a work of fiction! any celebrities, businesses, companies, franchises, songs, places, and movies mentioned are/will be used fictitiously and i do not own any of them!
credit for the breakfast club universe, characters, plots, dialogue, scenes, and settings mentioned in this story belong to john hughes. all character arcs and developments that are not connected to my OC belong to john hughes as well. i solely own beth mccartney, part of her background, and any other characters that have been added for the purpose of this story.
this story also contains the use of drugs, mature themes and mentions of abuse! if you are not comfortable with that kind of stuff then i advise you not to read this book!
ROCKIN' CHAIR .
CASTING & CHARACTERS .
— MAIN CHARACTERS .BETH McCARTNEY. AGED 17.
STUDENT. AMERICAN. SCORPIO.JOHN BENDER. AGED 17.
STUDENT. AMERICAN. AQUARIUS.— SUPPORTING .
molly ringwald as CLAIRE STANDISH
ally sheedy as ALLISON REYNOLDS
emilio estevez as ANDREW CLARK
anthony michael hall as BRIAN JOHNSON
paul gleason as RICHARD VERNON
john kapelos as CARL REED
rest of cast as THEMSELVESSOUNDTRACK .
01. baba o'riley - the who
02. paint it black - the rolling stones
03. gimme shelter - the rolling stones
04. rebel rebel - david bowie
05. comfortably numb - pink floyd
06. boys don't cry - the cure
07. don't stop believin' - journey
08. heartbreaker - pat benatar
09. under pressure - queen & david bowie
10. sweet emotion - aerosmith
11. dream on - aerosmith
12. i wanna be your dog - the stooges
13. born to run - bruce springsteen
14. heroes - david bowie
15. bad reputation - joan jett
16. simple man - lynyrd skynyrd
17. tangled up in blue - bob dylan
18. running with the devil - van halen
19. boys of summer - don henley
20. why can't this be love - van halen
21. somebody to love - jefferson airplane
22. you can't always get what you want - the rolling stones
23. no more mr. nice guy - alice cooper
24. breakdown - tom petty and the heartbreakers
25. the weight - the band
26. london calling - the clash
27. badlands - bruce springsteen
28. the chain - fleetwood mac
29. don't you (forget about me) - simple minds
30. rockin' chair - oasisSYNOPSIS .
Anger is a silent huntress, lurking in the night, ready to strike when least expected. She hovers over you like morning fog, clouding your judgment, deceiving you at will. You see a threat; she sees a game. One moment, she's there, and the next, she's gone—leaving a trail of regret and someone else's blood on your hands. That's how most people would describe Beth McCartney, or to put it simply: a shrew. Though few dared to look her way, anyone could see she was alluring—on the outside, at least. Painted in the most vibrant colors, she seemed almost divine, as if the palette God used to create her brought Picasso himself to tears. When she smiled—a rare sight—rays of color burst from every end of the spectrum, searching for an untouched canvas to leave their mark. A simple brush of her arm could leave an unmistakable smear of chartreuse. She didn't need a paintbrush; her fingertips alone drew the colors of life. As dawn approached, she would sit on her stool, awaiting the sunrise to radiate off her and project to the world.
Then there was John Bender. Or just Bender, as most called him. People often compared him to Beth—they were both outcasts, outsiders, "criminals." But Bender didn't see himself that way; he was just misunderstood. No one ever took the time to get to know him, so who were they to judge? Troubled youth aren't trouble—they have trouble. They've experienced trouble. And they communicate their desperate need to escape it in whatever way they can. For Bender, that cry for help manifested in his vile and bitter behavior. Beneath his tough exterior, there was a prodigious courage pushing him to be brave and strong, a trait everyone could see was inherited from his father. But Bender was more fragile than he appeared, like a glass ballerina on a young girl's dresser—easily shattered. It was hard to catch his attention beneath the mop of brown hair that dominated his narrow face, but somewhere in there, eyes existed.
The two had been in Saturday detention together before. So what made this one different? What made this detention better than the others? Maybe it was because Beth had so much to admire that Saturday. Maybe it was the way she looked at him differently, or perhaps it was his raw honesty. She admired how his words spilled out slowly, as if the truth could take its time. There was a force behind them—respectful, quiet, observant, and patient. In his words, she found wonderful compassion, an awareness of the vulnerability of others, born from painful experience. It could have been many things, but the one that stood out to Beth the most? It had to be the way he looked at her throughout that Saturday. He could have been staring at that rich girl who was prettier, but he wasn't. He didn't. But why? Could he possibly feel the same way she did? That question lingered in Beth's mind all morning. She knew Bender's reputation as a player, someone who never stayed with a girl for more than a week. So, should she really let this happen and take the risk?
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rockin' chair. (john bender).
FanfictionROCKIN' CHAIR! ❝ i'm older than i wish to be, this town holds no more for me! ❞ © marigold → fem!oc x john bender → the breakfast club completed: 22. 08. 21.