[ this is the vaguely detailed character timeline that i figured out for the 'like a movie' thing but added to as i went along // song is by jon bellion

warnings: it literally mentions a lot of the backstory elements and traumas. some of these things that pertain to lewis have events planned down to the month

obviously this isn't finished and it isn't necessarily the ''official'' timeline for the characters but it's what we have

stay safe,
lew. ]

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1990
march: alex is born
july: chloe is born

1991
august: mason is born

1993
august: lewis is born

1994
january: logan is born
february: daisy is born

1995
january: harry is born
august: ronnie is born

1996
june: ezra is born
november: chase is born

1997
april: bailey is born
september: lewis meets his future sister in law chloe

2007
august: lewis' father dies. / lewis starts smoking. / lewis meets alex and his bandmates.
october: lewis joins that shitty band.

2008
february: lewis sleeps with his 22 year old bandmate. big fucking mistake little guy.
december: lewis has to have his stomach pumped.

2009
may: lewis starts dating alex, his 19 year old bandmate.
august: lewis' mother uproots the family and moves across the country. / lewis and alex break up.

2010
may: mason moves back to west virginia.
august/september: lewis meets logan and become friends.
october: lewis and logan start the band.

2011
january: the band has their first gig
may: lewis and logan graduate
june: the band gets signed
september: chase and bailey meet and become friends.

2012
february: the band releases their first album.
march: the band starts touring.

the affair would've started here somewhere.

2013
touring continues for the band.
october: bailey leaves his parents' house for his shitty boyfriend. / bailey moves in with chase.

2014
january: chase and bailey start renting an apartment.
february: chase gets pregnant.
november: chase gives her baby up for adoption.

early in the year: logan and harry break up.
late in the year: lewis and logan start dating.

2015
early in the year: the band releases their second album and starts touring.

2016
early in the year: lewis and logan break up. / the band splits in half.
december: chase meets ezra and ronnie??

2017
logan starts dating ruby.
lewis's brother has a kid.
lewis meets daisy and they start dating.
lewis continues his own music with jon.

2018
logan announces that he's engaged to ruby.
the happy couple announces that they're expecting.
ruby and their unborn son dies.
logan attempts suicide.
harry comes back.
lewis and jon release an album.

2020
lewis and logan tentatively begin to hang out again, more than just lewis trying to insert himself back into logan's life and shit being awkward as hell

2027
november: chase dies at age 32.

2028
logan dies at age 34.
lewis meets bailey at the cemetery.
lewis tries apologizes to harry for breaking him and logan apart the first time.

2029
march: lewis and daisy have a son.
october: lewis and daisy decide that it'd be for the best if they were just friends. they split custody of the baby, with lewis caring for him most of the time while daisy's off doing her model stuff.

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idk when lewis and logan would actually try to be friends again but i refuse to believe it'd be any closer to when logan's death is set.

i feel like giving them four years would be enough??

idk input and corrections would be nice

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since i'm a bitch and i like having my characters in emotional pain, i moved up when lewis' son was born by four years.

this means that (since i'm pretty sure logan's death is set for like september???) the last time that they talked, lewis knew that he was going to be a dad, and he didn't tell logan?? either because he felt like it wouldn't be appropriate or he forgot

like i feel that logan would've either been
a) hella excited for his friend because you know lewis would be the most caring dad ever
or
b) hella fucking sad bc he'd be reminded of ruby and his son that he never got to meet y'know

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anyway writing ideas for more shit:

- you're gonna go far, kid || the offspring
if lewis' kid was born while logan was still alive, some cute shit i guess??

- price || koethe
'i know some things can't change but i want you to know: you will never be alone'
idk some more stuff set in that awkward time with lewis and logan that'd be happening now if the timeline is right lol