At least I'll have tangoed at all

[fox1013]

So as you know if you follow me on Twitter, I rewatched Rent on Saturday.

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[pocky_slash]

True story: my claim to fame is basically starting the Mark/Roger pairing in Rent fandom? And eventually became totally bored of the pairing and turned into a huge Rent fandom hipster and decided I wasn't interested in Mark/Roger anymore, I was into Mark/Benny. I had this epic headcanon about how Benny had been in love with Mark when they were at school together and Alison Grey had been at school with them too. And Alison had a thing for Benny and Benny was in love with Mark, so when Mark suggested they move to New York to be ~*artists*~ after they graduate, Benny goes along with it, even though Alison is like, "This is a terrible idea" to both of them

[nostalgia_lj]

I've never seen it, I thought it was about rentboys with AIDS?

[ghost_lingering]

AHAHAHA, OMG.

It is about AIDs, but it's mostly about how a bunch of people don't want to pay rent.

[nostalgia_lj]

Ah, I see!

[ghost_lingering]

Yours is a reasonable interpretation! And would make the not wanting to pay rent more sympathetic! But it's still sort of hilarious to me.

[hedy]

Word, but I still love it :)
Admittedly, I'm 29, but I'm in love with Tick Tick Boom at the moment. Anxiety over turning 30? Quarter life crisis? Holler.