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meddling-in-horror · 1 year

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speak to me, o murder child: analyzing child ballad 13

A lot of people who listen to folk music normally do not know where the songs they listen to and love come from. Because of this, the general populace of folk fans are unaware that the majority of the popular folk music that they listen to can be attributed to the work of one man. Beginning in the late 1860s, a Harvard professor by the name of Francis James Child began the arduous process of editing and publishing what would eventually be considered his masterwork, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads. The collection — now colloquially referred to as the Child ballads — was published in ten separate volumes beginning in 1882, and contains a total of 305 ballads with varied versions from across the European continent. A vast number of these ballads have become entrenched in popular culture through being adapted into various folk songs. While there are many that I would like to discuss, it is my intent to focus on the thematic elements and origins of ballad 13, also known as ‘Edward’.

My reasoning behind choosing ballad 13 is a simple one: it was the first ballad I ever heard in song form, and was released by a band that I greatly admire. The original version of goth fusion folk band American Murder Song’s song “Edward” was released in 2016 on the first of their four debut EPs, called I. Dawn. The band then released an alternate version of the song two years later on their album The Killing Place, with a differing tone and heavily modified arrangement. While these particular versions were heavily modified to fit the aesthetic of the band, the ballad and its origins as detailed by Child were far different.

Child details three versions of the ballad in volume one of the collection, though I will be focusing my attention on version B. Child took version B from Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs, and other Pieces of our earlier Poets by Thomas Percy, which was published in 1765, making it the oldest recorded version of the ballad. ‘Edward’ is formatted as a call-and-response in the two complete versions noted by Child, but version B differs in that it chooses to keep the refrains within the verses, giving it the feel of something more akin to an epic poem than a typical ballad. This particular trait also makes this version far easier to translate into a musical format due to the flow that already exists.

While American Murder Song has their own version of ‘Edward’, the traditional Celtic folk band Old Blind Dogs has their own. What sets Old Blind Dog’s rendition of ‘Edward’ apart for me was the choice to perform it in the old English as translated by Child. While it creates a more authentic listening experience, I feel it also allows for a deeper understanding of the ballad’s thematic elements, as hearing the ballad out loud can often assist in a higher understanding of the text. Ballad 13 tells the story of a young man named Edward — though he is called Davie in version A — who goes to his mother’s house with his sword dripping with blood; after making several excuses about the origin of the blood, he finally admits to murdering either his father or his brother for unknown reason, causing the mother to lament and ask what his punishment will be. Child notes that the themes of ballad 13 are found in two other ballads within the collection, ‘The Twa Brothers’ and ‘Lizie Wan’. Versions D, E, F, and G of ‘The Twa Brothers’, or ballad 49, bear the most striking similarities in theme to ballad 13, with similar verses in regards to the call-and-response conversation between a son and mother, as well as the same consequences for the actions of the main character. These same ideas are echoed in both versions of ballad 51, ‘Lizie Wan’, though the story discussed within that particular ballad is a far darker and more controversial variation than what is noted in ballads 13 and 49.

Child’s large collection of ballads has been planted deep within popular culture. Mainly seen within traditional and folk music, the prevalence of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads tends to go largely unnoticed. Unfortunately, due to the sheer size of the collection — which is the largest selection of traditional ballads to date at 305 — there are many that must be left out when attempting to analyze these ballads. However, it does allow me to focus on the ballads that contain the most important structural thematic elements and origins found throughout the collection, which is why I chose to focus first on ballad 13.

Notes:

The initial collection was published in 1860, though the full collection of 305 ballads did not begin publication until 1882. The collection was not finished, however, until 1898, two years after Child passed.

The folk revival of the 1960s sparked a resurgence of balladeering. Most notably, there is a collection of acapella recordings of various Child ballads from the United Kingdom. This collection contains perhaps the most well known version of ballad 13, Paddy Tunney’s recording of “What Put the Blood?”, also known as “What Put the Blood on Your Right Shoulder, Son?”. However, more modern and popular artists like Kate Bush (who’s 1978 debut album The Kick Inside’s title song is inspired by ballad 51) and Anaïs Mitchell (who released an album in 2013 titled Child Ballads, which contained seven musical adaptations of various ballads in the collection) have continued the tradition of adapting these ballads.

The original version of this ballad features only Zdunich and Hendelman as the vocalists. The song was later featured on a compilation album titled Murder Ballads of 1816: The Year Without Summer, which combined all four albums in the series ( I. Dawn, II. Providence, III. The Reckoning, and IV. Wake).

This particular version of Edward is very different from the original, in that it is not sung in its entirety by Zdunitch and Hendelman. It features a child as the main singer, as well as a female chorus of background singers.

All ballads within the collection have at least two variations noted by Child. However, some versions of the ballad are either incomplete, styled as nursery or skipping rope rhymes, or are simply separately chronicled lyrical and textual variations of that particular ballad.

In addition to being the oldest recorded version of the ballad, it is also written in the original old English dialect. In its translation, Child makes several changes to make the text more readable for its new modern audience. This included some major edits to the ballad’s archaic English as Percy transcribed, such as changing ‘quhy’ to a more standard ‘why’ and ‘zour’ to the standardized ‘your’.

Sources:

Child, Francis James, ed. The English and Scottish Popular Ballads: Part I. Cambridge, Ma: The Riverside Press, 1882.

Child, Francis James, ed. The English and Scottish Popular Ballads: Part II. Cambridge, Ma: The Riverside Press, 1884.

Percy, Thomas. “Edward, Edward: A Scottish Ballad.” In Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs, and other Pieces of our earlier Poets, edited by Thomas Percy, 53-56. London: J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, 1765.

Malcolm, Jim, lead singer/guitar/harmonica. The World’s Room. Recorded by Old Blind Dogs, 1999. Green Linnet - GLCD 1201, 1999. Digital download.

Zdunich, Terrence and Saar Hendelman, vocalists/composers. I. Dawn. Recorded by American Murder Song, 2016. American Murder Song, LLC., 2016. Digital download.

Zdunich, Terrence, Saar Hendelman, et al., vocalists/composers. The Killing Place. Recorded by American Murder Song, 2018. American Murder Song, LLC., 2018. Digital download.

#child ballad collection #english and scottish popular ballad collection #child ballad collection volume 1 #child ballad collection volume 2 #child ballad 13 #child ballad: edward #kate bush #the kick inside #american murder song #terrence zdunich #saar hendelman #folk horror #folk music

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pangurlban · 2 days

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Kate Bush

Running Up That Hill

Hounds of Love

1985

#kate bush #running up that hill #deal with god #hounds of love #music #pop music #80s music #power ballad #gray #Youtube

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bathroomrenovationsgoldcoast · 1 month

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passthekey · 3 months

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The Man With The Child In His Eyes (1978) - Kate Bush

Track 5 from Kate Bush's The Kick Inside (1978)

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"I realize he's there when I turn the lights off and turn over..."

#kate bush #the kick inside #shes wonderful #70s music #70s #one of her best ballads imo #Youtube

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You can’t catch me now

y/n was Jake’s eldest daughter, his warrior. He made sure she was strong and walked her every step with power. No one would be able to touch her if she was trained, so that’s exactly what he did..

Those innocent eyes and childlike behavior stopped when he played the games with her, played the games she enjoyed to do with her siblings…he scared her.

“Hide!”

Y/n ran giggling, excitement running through her. She had found a bush to hide in, taking deep breaths to catch her breath. Her smiled remained, excitedly waiting for her father to past by her figuring he’d never find her…until he did..

“Y/n! You can’t take breaks! You hear me? No breaks! You’re supposed to run, do you know what will happen if people find you like this? They’ll eat you up and spit you right out! This isn’t a game!”

Jake had shook her back and forth ensuring that she would listen to his raised voice

“I thought we were playing dad-“

“No dad! Just sir! You can’t play with your life in the forest! You’re not taking any chances.”

Y/n’s tears began to fill her eyes as she turned away, waiting to play the game again..

“Hide!”

This time she ran, farther than she ever had. It wasn’t excitement that kept her going, she gave up on that when she realized it would get her nowhere. Y/n survived on fear.

She could hear her father catching up to her, climbing up the trees and jumping from one to another without making a noise became a skill she would perfect, something Jake never could.

somehow, in some way…Jake would always catch her. He cheated her, gambled the game knowing he’d always win. Jake would track her and yell at her when she was caught…he kept her adrenaline high.

However he didn’t treat the rest of his two daughters the same, he was kinder…sweeter…gentler. It was obvious to everyone that no matter how much training Y/n did, Neteyam was his star. He had set her up to fail every time she went against him. Maybe it had been his old mindset that got ahead of him, believing that men like Neteyem should be able to succeed more.

In the forest there was one deadly game of them all…Jake threw Y/n in it. Neytiri was furious, she smiled with tears in her eyes..struggling to maintain herself in front of the crowd as she watched Y/n prepare for the battle. She yanked Jake to the side and that’s where they argued in hushed voices away from the crowd..

“Get her out Jake. This is not worth it-“

“She is proving herself, she is second highest in her division compared to Neteyam-“

“He wouldn’t be able to survive either! We do not play with Eywa’s animals, and we do not play with our children’s lives either!”

“Don’t baby her! My daughter has more to her than just second place, she has something to prove-“

“To who? To you? She’s terrified! I can see it on her face!”

“she’s fine, and if she gets hurt? She’ll get right back up.”

Neytiri hissed, walking away showing her anger right to Jake..she didn’t fear him, she feared what he would do to their children…what he is doing to them.

The crowd called out for the fight, everyone watched Y/n from the cliff…her chest was heaving heavily and adrenaline ran through her…she was scared. Y/n was going against the biggest animal in the forest , all by herself. She was angry…angry that her dad put her in this situation…angry that no one fought for her…angry that they were all watching.

The angtsìk looked at her with the most challenging look..all she wanted to do was look away in search for the best place to run away.

The fighting went on for awhile and the crowds of the people were higher than ever…Y/n’s body was getting weak with each step she took..the last hit was irresistible as the animal threw her across the ground.

There’s blood on the side of the the mountain..

That’s when the panic set in, realizing their young warrior wasn’t getting up..

“Get her! Get my daughter now!”

Soldiers tasseled the animal as Neytiri and Jake swooped down to pick up their child. Jake had no shame in the way he roughly picked her up.

Y/n’s eyes opened up to her grandmother cleaning up her wounds..

“You need to take care of yourself Y/n-“

“I didn’t ask for that! I didn’t ask for-“

Whimpers escaped her mouth as the stitches pierced her skin..

“…I didn’t ask for that grandmother..I didn’t..”

Weakness took over Y/n’s body due to all the pain and she had fainted..

There’s writing all over the wall..

“Y/n! Stop doing that!”

“I want materials to write in like the other kids..Like Neteyam..”

“You don’t deserve it! You didn’t win-“

“So then I get to write on the wall. It won’t hurt anyone-“

“Stop it.”

Jake yanked Y/n’s crayons from her hands roughly, all y/n did was cry and throw a tantrum..poor child was set to fail in her division with Neteyam and yet he yelled at her.

“Y/n? Oh thank Eywa!”

Neytiri grasped Y/n as though it was her last, y/n reciprocated..knowing it’d be their last..

“Where’s father?”

I got up eagerly, ready to finally retaliate harder than ever…he signed me up for the fight moments before, I wasn’t even ready.

“He’s in-“

“You! You signed me up for that fight! Knowing I would never make it! How could you?”

“You needed to prove yourself to the clan! Show you were strong! You did good, you lasted awhile. We’re not arguing about this Y/n, I’m not like you.”

“No, you’re not Jake. And im not like you, Thank Eywa! As if I would ever want to be you.”

I made sure to make my words hurt and I looked him right in the eye, no hesitation in my voice.

“How dare you? I’m tired of this behavior, you act as though I do nothing for you. You are succeeding at everything because of me, and I could take away all the praise the people give you in a second!”

“Go ahead! As if I need their opinion! I know I sure as hell don’t need yours!”

“Jake! Y/n stop-“ mother had interrupted but her low voice, that small voice always failed to interrupt our arguments..

“You always say I need to train! I need to do more and maybe I’ll be able to lead the clan but you make promises that you don’t keep!”

“Because you need to be ready for whatever is to come!”

“You always say that and nothing ever happens!”

“Yeah! Nothing happens and you stay safe!”

Jake banged his hand on whatever was near him making sure Y/n heard him.

“Safe from what? From you? Yea that’s the best solution for me, because you make me sick.”

I walked away eager and Jake followed…he couldn’t even let me win in anything. It was almost as though the shadow of us were dancing.

“You think that’s ok to say to me? I am your father!-“

“Since when? Huh? I stopped calling you that a long time ago Jake. Just leave me alone. I hate you!”

For once tears fell from my eyes, pain from years of suffering fell…I never felt so vulnerable. All it took was a moment closer to death and knowing my father put me to it.

“What? Now you’re crying? Don’t cry! Own that, own what you just said! Now!”

Jake got closer yelling in my face, pushing me back and forth. In that moment I decided I wasn’t going to retreat and back away like I usually did as a kid..he knew how to push my buttons and I didn’t care to hold back anymore.

“I hate you. You’re the most disgusting person I’ve ever known. And to think you’re my father? You’re OUR father?..”

Both Y/n and Jake glanced at the three siblings who had just walked into the hut..there was no hiding how much pity they had for Y/n.

“…you think we want this? A soldier for a dad? As if. Life isn’t something to win! You want me out at war? You want me going against the whole world? So be it. Just know that if I burn, you burn with me.”

That was the last thing Y/n said to Jake and he never wanted anything more than to just correct her. Even when she was so frustrated, she always knew where to hit.

For once he felt..the bitter taste of my fury and all of the messes he made

Jake knew Y/n wasn’t coming home that night..but he wasn’t going to search for her, he knew she’d come on her own. So Jake had ordered the rest of the kids to go to bed while he pasted back and forth waiting for Y/n.

“Jake..? She still hasn’t come home, you have to search for her. You pushed her out..you pushed our daughter away.”

“don’t blame me Neytiri please, you know all I’ve ever wanted was the best for her.”

“Yet you don’t push the others like you push her. you didn’t train the other two girls like you do her, because you saw what was becoming of her. she won’t allow you to change her anymore Jake. That’s what scares you, so you keep tempting her…and now my daughter won’t come home. So go and find her!”

Jake listened, he searched for her alone in the dark..and there was no trace of her. That’s when he began panicking..crying to the winds of nothing.

His daughter was gone. The mocking jay as he would call her, she had the voice of a siren..and she was able to mimic anything that was given to her. She moved as though she was flying, gentle and silent. Y/n was the reminder that he had failed as a father, and she let him know..

Little did he know Y/n was watching him from the trees…she was no longer mad, just felt empty. She gave up on Jake a long time ago, but if he claimed he wanted her to be safe…why put her through such dangerous situations?..

you’ll see my face in every place but you can’t catch me now..

The next morning Jake had sent out the clan for Y/n..she was nowhere to be found. Far too skilled to be seen and far too smart to let them find her.

Y/n had resided in the restricted areas, she learned to survive on her own as the weeks passed. She knew about the clan and her family grieving her absence..but what could she do? Return?..Y/n made her choice and she wasn’t one to change it immediately.

Bet you’d never thought I’d do it. Thought it’d go over my head..

She spent her days hunting and killing any avatars she had seen. There was times where she would catch her siblings walking around aimlessly with no care in the world…she wished so dearly to go back to that part of her.

This was one of those times, Y/n stared down the trees, watching her siblings go deeper into the unknown parts of the forest..

Trees hid her as they hung. They were coming to her tree closer and closer, until she heard cracking that was in no way theirs. When she leaped onto the next avatars were beneath her, her arrow remained steady.

She was frustrated watching her siblings wait for their father to save them, so she aimed her bow and shot three men, as she called out a calling mimicking her mother knowing they’d realize quick enough to run. Y/n aimed a tassel around another man’s neck, hanging him up the tree and shooting another on the way out.

She was doing just fine until she was left out in the open, coming face to face with Quaritch and a couple of frustrated soldiers. He had yanked her hair back and forth, urging her to call for her father.

“Wow what a devil your father made of you! You just think you can waltz in here and ruin my plan! Call out for him and your siblings now-“

Soldiers fall and fire guns as arrows began flying around once again, Neytiri’s calling whistle out for her.

Quaritch however didn’t give up, he continued to hold up the gun against her head. The men surrounded him shooting in nearby trees.

“Come on out! Come by the hanging tree since your daughter wants to hang up our soldiers! Come on Jake! I’ll put a bullet right through her!”

Jake froze…she was the daughter he believed was gone because she left..

All those time he’d catch a footstep in the mud that looked all too familiar or those times he believed that he saw her in between the trees…that was all her.

“Let go of me!”

A hiss louder than before was released, representing how grown and mature Y/n had become as an individual. Y/n mustered the strength to flip the both of them over, chaos began once again as the solider panicked shooting the trees. Jake shot both solider while Neyitiri finished them.

They both watched Y/n murder Quaritch. Neytiri let out a cry as she went to stop her, worrying far too much that her baby had changed.

He couldn’t catch her now. Jake knew that and he had to sit in it even longer, his daughter would never treat him as an equal. She came like a storm, into his mind when he had tried so hard to forget her. For once, Y/n was higher than the hopes of failure Jake always brought down on her.

“My daughter! My daughter oh..”

Neytiri sobbed into the bloody body of Y/n, she didn’t pull away from her mothers hug. Instead she embraced it, her mother was the only one who grounded her.

“Mother..im sorry..im so sorry.”

Neytiri was the only one parent Y/n felt the need to apologize to, why should she ever feel the need to even speak to Jake again?..her mother who yes, at times failed to defend her daughter properly but still did her best. On the late nights Y/n came home Neytiri would sneak away to greet and relax her tired out body. So for Y/n, being away was the hardest part..

“y-y/n? Where have you been?”

Her hand had went up immediately pausing Jake’s questions and bothering. She was willing to tell him exactly what he needed to hear before he ever got anything again.

“I never asked for anything to happen to me back at home. I never asked to be your stupid mockingjay. I never asked to play your dumb games. I just wanted to be a good daughter…and yet you threw me away! Like I was nothing.

“Y/n..I’m sorry. I never meant to-“

“But you did! You did Jake! And I’m sorry but I can’t find it in my heart to ever forgive you, I refuse to.”

“y/n…noo”

Jake’s tears of yearning for his eldest daughter built up even more and they had spilt out.

“I mean it Y/n. You can come home, everything is ready for you..just how you left it. Come home for you mother sake..please.”

The pair stared at each other and that moment confirmed it. Jake had finally looked into the eyes of his true creation, someone to never be broken and someone forever be loyal to. Y/n stayed there for awhile before speaking

“..I’ll go back. But mark my words…this is not for you, this decision is for my mother.”

Jake took that answer and eagerly cleaned himself up before taking them to return back home…that excitement surprised Y/n..maybe for once things will change.

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THIS IS JUST ONE PART! IM SORRY I JUST REALLY NEEDED TO POST SO I DID THIS!!! BYE LOVE YOU

#angst #jake sully x reader #neteyam x reader #neteyam sully #avatar loak #avatar the way of water #sully family x daughter reader #aonung x reader #Spotify

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cure-smiths-headrest · 11 months

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TEENS OF DENIAL

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thenotoriousscuttlecliff · 5 months

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*epic Stan Bush power ballad starts playing*

#transformers #optimus prime #transformers comics #image comics #skybound comics #skybound transformers #stan bush #the touch

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heraldofcrow · 4 days

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What kind of music Demigods would enjoy?

Oh boy, here we go 💀

Godwyn

Hippieeeeeee. Hippie stuff from the 70s. He’s out there listening to the Grateful Dead (lmao) and Jefferson Airplane getting while getting high with Fortissax. He also likes 60s pop in general.

Morgott

Gospel songs, Christian rock, and he’s a sucker for bluegrass for some reason….? Sometimes he secretly listens to “bad and sinful rock music” like Pink Floyd and Resonates (TM).

Mohg

Black metal, death metal, and some 80s trad goth + some of that later darkwave stuff when he’s in a mood.

Rykard

You know, with how his voice is, I WANT to say death metal, but I actually think he’d be a bit weirder and appreciate stuff like Ska punk and hardcore punk, vibin’ to Black Flag and Rancid and yelling “Fuck the system” or whatever lol.

Ranni

She either digs solo artists that are politically driven and focused on social commentary like Bob Dylan, or else she’s listening to world ambient stuff like Dead Can Dance.

Radahn

Pure classic rock n roll, boyyy! The heavier stuff too, like Iron Maiden and Metallica. But sometimes he’ll listen to a corny ass rock ballad and start sobbing.

Malenia

Malenia really would vibe with classic female singers, I think. The ones that sang about the world and the complexity of relationships with sensitivity. She needs the Stevie Nickses and the Kate Bushes. The soulful sirens. THE ETERNAL MUSES.

Miquella

You INSISTED on folk and I DO agree, but hear me out….he also loves New Age. Stuff like Yanni. Really ethereal spa day music to help everyone calm down after a rough day 🙂‍↔️✌️

Godrick

Bro likes really aggressive classical stuff because it makes him feel epic and stronk, but it also does match his visions of glory and bountiful kingdoms. He also secretly loves the Spongebob Musical 😔

Messmer

Don’t know enough about him yet, but he’s probably into all the classic early 2000s emo stuff like MCR and Paramore. He needs some dramatic ass stuff to accompany his war crimes. Don’t @ me lol.

Bonus:

Marika and Radagon fight over the AUX cord because they both want to listen to different Taylor Swift albums (from what I understand about Taylor, she sings about revenge and break-ups and her albums have different themes?) (i think?) (i might have made up that revenge part…..) (please someone help me…)

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snek-of-eden · 29 days

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Star Trek AMV Masterpost (ongoing)

I feel like amvs are so often forgotten in fandom culture, so here's a list of my favourites! All are on YouTube, and all credit goes to the original creators. the links should take you straight there. (the majority of these are spirk, but there's definitely variety!!) some of these are pretty popular, others obscure, but they're all amazing and you should totally check them out. My all time fav ones are marked with a 💙.

Spirk:

Star Trek || A Thousand Years - [Kirk/Spock] -- this one is super well known, incredibly crafted, a beautiful homage to TOS Spirk and their journey that fades seamlessly into AOS through Spock Prime's memories 💙

Kirk/Spock - If I Were Gay -- absolutely hilarious TOS amv that feels like a parody, I laughed my ass off. all the suggestive scenes and hella funny lyrics to accompany it

Kirk & Spock │Renegades -- amazing x ambassadors song, the lyrics fit them so well and the colouring was spot on. TOS going through the original series and the movies!! 💙

Kirk & Spock │ Come right back to you -- exploration of TOS spirk's bond interspersed with show quotes and the most melancholic soundtrack. shed a tear at this one

Spock and Kirk Feel Again - A Star Trek Music Video -- absolute BANGER of a One Republic song, a TOS amv focusing on Spock and Kirk (with some stunning song parallels to Spock's emotions and the lyrics!)

Star Trek TOS | Two Slow Dancers - [Kirk + Spock] -- would you like to cry today? do you want to sob into your pillow? then this is the video for you. Mitski and TOS Spirk together is a gorgeous combo, and the editing is /on point/

Star Trek - Can't Help Falling In Love (Kirk/Spock) -- an oldie but a goodie, Jim and Spock's ballad of love all throughout TOS and the movies

Keep Holding On (Kirk/Spock) -- its the combo you never knew you needed! glee and Star Trek!! show tunes, glitter, and a completely TOS movie based amv about the events of Search For Spock and The Voyage Home

Running Up That Hill (Kirk/Spock) -- Kate Bush cover and Star Trek TOS? yes fucking please. don't diss the Kate Bush, people. ITS NOT CRINGE HERE. all your swoon-worthy, love-for-the-ages spirk content, some suggestive scenes spliced in the middle, a lot of amok time hehe

K/S (Kirk/Spock) - FUN -- adrenaline inducing AOS spirk fighting amv set to Troye Sivan!! some seriously talented editing and a very pretty AOS colouring

Spirk 'Blank Space' -- christ, this video was what got me to actually watch AOS. One of the only AOS amvs I cherish with my whole heart. the song is a cover of Taylor Swift's Blank Space - and imo it's even better than the original. I've ranted about the editing on a lot of these but this one just about takes the cake. fucking gorgeous 💙

Spock/Kirk - Blue (Star Trek TOS/AOS) -- angsty af and set to Halsey's 'Colors', this one'll get you sobbing. more slow-paced. also, both TOS and AOS!!

Spock / Kirk - Stay {TOS/AOS} -- Hurts is such an underrated artist but so many of their songs are spirk coded!! Very pretty edit, lots of parallels

Kirk/Spock - Landslide -- Fleetwood Mac and some lovely melancholic TOS movie reminiscing about Kirk and Spock's relationship as they're growing older and losing their youth

Kirk/Spock - Wait for It -- calling all Hamilton fans, this one'll be right up your alley. TOS fading into AOS and focusing primarily on Kirk and Spock's dynamic through Spock's perspective. fast paced and fucking wicked

Star Trek: Kirk/Spock || Hold on -- the obligatory Hold On amv (I feel like every fandom has one lol). AOS, spirk, some great angst here!

James T. Kirk:

James T. Kirk | I'll Be Good -- absolutely STUNNING exploration of AOS Kirk's character and psyche, done with gorgeous editing and colours and scene selection. I'm not a huge AOS fan but I played this on repeat for a week. Song is I'll Be Good by Jaymes Young, which is incredibly Jim Kirk coded. so so amazing 💙

Icarus | Jim Kirk [HD] -- snappy cuts and a great portrayal of AOS Kirk. Spirky undertones but nothing explicit. super poignant lyrics

Little Talks - Captain Kirk Tribute: A Star Trek Music Video -- captivating, beautifully edited amv by First Officer Nims (who make some of the best amvs I've watched), one of the most meaningful TOS Kirk videos I've had the pleasure of finding. It's constantly in my head, in my heart, in my soul. 10/10 💙

{James T. Kirk} BI BI BI -- all y'all bi Jim truthers, this one's for you. all of Jim's fruitiest moments from TOS (and behind the scenes) gathered into one camp edit and set to the glorious sounds of NSYNC!! featuring "are there men on this planet", "they seem to be bisexual" and Jim nearly kissing McCoy ;) 💙

jim kirk's babiest moments | fanvid -- not exactly an amv but it's close enough!! exactly what it says on the tin - TOS Jim being the most babygirl ever, pouting, flirting with spock and bones, fighting people by throwing himself at them, and much more. go watch it, you'll thank me

Spones:

What's On Your Mind | Spones || Star Trek [TOS] -- a masterfully put together and downright hilarious eighties-themed spock/bones TOS amv!! (featuring both Nimoy and Kelley's voices in the actual song recording)

Spock & Bones • Hopeless place -- two words: RIHANNA COVER. it's short, its AOS, it's fuckin Rihanna. what is there not to love? I have nothing more to say. go listen to Rihanna

The Night We Met || Spones -- Lord Huron and TOS Spones amv, it's just a general lovely video, great editing and the lyrics fit them so well. I felt Lots of Emotions watching this, and so will you

[Star Trek] Spock/McCoy - Please Don't Leave Me -- beautifully put-together video for TOS' Spock and Bones. It's giving so much 'we're divorced but still in love' energy. painful and funny and the bridge of the song is just *screams incoherently* 💙

You Had A Bad Day -Spock/McCoy *Slash* -- sobbing at this one, TOS and absolutely chefs kiss. scene selection is on point, it tells a full story. creator has found what I consider to be the holy grail of Bones' best angsty moments

Star Trek In General:

Star Trek - This Is Me -- I will be preaching about this video for the rest of my fucking life. think of every positive adjective you can; they all do nothing to describe how wonderful this amv is. Greatest Showman is good on its own... when you add Star Trek into the mix something beautiful happens. an absolute anthem of positivity and inclusivity and everything Star Trek is at its heart. Clips taken from every show, but especially DS9, Discovery and the AOS movies!!! probably my favourite on the whole list 💙

Star Trek || I'll keep coming -- very very well done HD AOS amv about the whole cast. feels like a movie. the creator has put so much effort into this and it pays off!! great homage to AOs as a whole

Star Trek | You Are Loved -- AOS tribute to the soundtrack of Lights by Sleeping At Last. Perfect cuts, great lyrics, big fan

[Star Trek: TOS] Party Rock Anthem -- the video for those who want to bust their ass laughing. superb chaos, you will have no idea what's happening and it will be fabulous

Star Trek DS9 - Last Friday Night -- the DS9 group bullshitting around and having a whale of a time for almost four minutes straight. ever wanna show a friend just how weird Star Trek really is? this'll do it. it's like if three hundred punch drunk aliens threw a queer party! wahoo!

Assorted Others:

Garak x Bashir - Hooked -- sexy, dangerous, catchy garashir amv with perfect beat drops and lyrics to die for. fucking sweet, I have this on repeat

Undisclosed Desires | Deep Space Nine -- DS9 Bashir/Garak slash, amazing editing and a sick ass song. Really shows off their - again - dangerous dynamic and the 'I can make him better' 'I can accept his violence' aspects of their relationship

King of Shadow ★ Garashir -- a more intimate, kind-hearted look into Bashir/Garak's relationship, less fast-paced and on-edge. Superb and filled with lies and whispers. love this one!

ϟ twenty years || Jim|Spock|Bones [TOS] -- melancholic but still quick-paced TOS McSpirk exploration. goes through the original series and the movies

Scotty/Uhura- "Hey Soul Sister" -- sweet and utterly adorable lil scotty/uhura amv. fluff fluff and more fluff!! big fan, I am such a simp for the cuteness omg

Garak/Bashir | ST: DS9 | Some Boys -- back on the dangerous garashir shit, this is the stuff of my best nightmares. amazing editing and the song choice is spot on. I've had the single by Death Cab For Cutie on Spotify repeating for a week *heart eyes*

Kathryn Janeway || Soldier -- I'm a big Voyager fan, and this is the perfect tribute to Janeway. It shows exactly how her character works, getting right into her head, and the whole thing is action packed. Paced spectacularly and argh just amazing

Those are some of my favourites!! Please go check some of them out! There are so many more, and the list is growing every day. AMV creators are amazing and I'm kissing you all on the forehead. thank you for your service 💙. I'm in the process of making a public YouTube playlist with all of these on it, so if you want to have that I'll probably link it eventually!!

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iliveforyouilongforyouvesuvia · 1 year

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Since request are open, I have a question, do you have any personal voiceclaims for the M6? :) Have a new day or night too

-🦞

The Arcana HCs: Voiceclaims

~ Hello again, venerable lobster :)

The original creators gave brief descriptions of what the M6's singing voices sound like in an ask arcana post about karaoke. My taste in music is rather eclectic, so I'm apologizing in advance in case I can't think of a song/singer that works super well for them. I tend to make up scenarios for songs instead of thinking of specific characters so all song assignments were made in the last hour ...

- brainrot ~

Julian

Jeff Goldblum

The developers said it themselves. Julian's voice and mannerisms are heavily based off of Jeff Goldblum characters. If you want to know what he sounds like, find a clip that has Jeff Goldblum singing in it

That aside, he has a "limited singing ability" and tends to "talk-sing" through songs, but is "great at duets"

Asra

Described as having an "airy, intimate voice," but is bad at karaoke because they don't get off of the couch

I know it might feel like this song just got finished being overplayed, but considering that he's a polyglot this song and voice and the lyrics just fit him so well:

Shinunoga E-Wa by Fujii Kaze

Edited to add: Vanilla Twilight by Owl City. It's literally them

Nadia

"a silky voice with impeccable vibrato ... but she only sings karaoke alone in the bath." Maybe she'll make an exception for MC

This song and voice don't quite capture the vibrato part, but the warm tone, alto pitch, and commanding power really scream Nadia. She did lead an army into battle! (Muriel's route)

Queen of Kings by Alessandra

Muriel

"a gravelly grumble that he is convinced is useless for singing"

This is with the assumption that he one day gets a moment completely to himself and just lets it all out. Considering how he was the first to know what was coming, I feel like this song sung with this kind of voice almost embodies him

The Sound of Silence (covered) by Disturbed

Portia

"a throaty, powerful voice. She brings the house down"

She goes for ballads, apparently, and seems to be an alto considering how she "squeaks on the high notes." If I listen to this with my eyes closed it's like she's in the room with me

Babooshka by Kate Bush

Lucio

"an overdone musical theater voice but he is tone deaf"

In a different ask arcana, the creators assigned him the song Victorious by Panic! at the Disco. I can only briefly imagine how easy it would be to sing that song badly. Which is why I unfortunately don't have any songs or voices to suggest.

"he will shout out the high notes and power through the rest"

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meddling-in-horror · 1 year

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your sister i was born: an examination of ballad 51

The second volume of Francis Child’s The English and Scottish Popular Ballads contains ballads 24 through 53. While there are several within this number of the available 305 that intrigue me, I will be focusing on ballad 51, titled ‘Lizie Wan’. While ballad 51 can stand on its own just fine, in a collection as large as this one, there are bound to be repeats, and ballad 51 is one of those. Due to this, I will be examining the textual similarities between ‘Lizie Wan’ and ballad 13, ‘Edward’, the use of violence against women as a thematic plot device, and how the use of a musical adaptation can help with better understanding the ballad.

Version A of ballad 51 is very similar in story to version B of ballad 13. However, there are several very important distinctions, the first one being that ‘Lizie Wan’ has an additional six paragraphs in the beginning. The story detailed within those paragraphs is a very grim one, and that has horrifying consequences for the subject of the ballad. Lizie is lamenting, and when her brother comes to find her, she tells him that she is pregnant with his child. When this is revealed, he kills her by chopping off her head, then cutting her body in three separate pieces before disposing of her and returning to his family’s house. It is after this point that ballad 51 essentially becomes ballad 51, as the remaining verses of ‘Lizie Wan’ are identical to those in ‘Edward’.

The main similarities between these ballads rests in the last stanzas of version A of ballad 51. Version B of ‘Edward’, while having an extra stanza and longer verses due to its format, is essentially the same story told in a slightly different fashion. While these two are very similar, it is also noted that they are both similar to ballad 49, titled ‘The Twa Brothers’. In the notes written by Child about ballad 51, he states that verses 11 through 12 of version A are nearly identical to verses found in ballad 49, but refers to ballad 51 as “poetically much inferior”. The only reason I can think that Child would believe that ballad 51 is inferior is how it is formatted. Ballad 51 is a far more traditional ballad, in that its format is far more simplified than its thematic compatriots, with shorter and less repetitive stanzas.

I feel this simplified format is very useful in terms of heightening the shock value delivered in the first six stanzas of ballad 51, specifically the implications of rape, the clearly stated incest, and a semi-graphically described murder. The ballad gives no context for the relationship between Lizie and her brother, but it is very likely that whatever sexual relationship they had was non-consensual due to his reaction upon finding out that Lizie has told their father and mother. His first instinct is to draw his sword, and he then kills Lizie by beheading her before cutting her body into three separate pieces. It is easy to imagine that a baby caused by a non-consensual encounter between siblings would have extremely dire consequences for both, though they would fall far heavier upon the brother. This and the extreme post mortem mutilation done to Lizie heighten the emotional effect caused by the ballad, but the words written do very little to help illustrate the tone of the ballad.

This brings me to the use of musical adaptations to help elucidate the tone the ballad is trying to portray. English singer-songwriter Kate Bush — perhaps most well known for her first hit song ‘Wuthering Heights’ — was inspired by ballad 51 to write the title song of her first album, The Kick Inside. While this song is certainly beautiful, it does little to capture the darkness that the actual ballad describes. This is where the band You Are Wolf and their song ‘Lucy Wan’ from their album Hunting Little Songs become the most useful to me. ‘Lucy Wan’, while bearing one of the alternate titles for ballad 51, is a lyrical translation of version A, with several modifications made for musical flow, and it is these modifications that I intend to focus on.

Kerry Andrew, the vocalist of the song, chose to omit the first two stanzas of the ballad in which Lizie tells her father that she is pregnant by her brother. However, there are an additional two lines added to the song after Lizie is killed by her brother, which illustrate the graphic nature of Lizie and her murder. The lines “Out of her comes her rich red blood/and out of her comes the thin” are the only additional lyrics added to the song by Andrew, but they made a rather pointed statement about the aftermath of the murder. While it could be assumed that the “thin” referred to in the song could simply be a reference to the state of the blood, I feel it could also imply the much darker phenomenon of coffin birth. This is normally not an instantaneous occurrence, we are never given a frame of time in which Lizie is killed and her body dismembered and disposed of, which makes it a very possible reality. This makes the tone of this particular ballad just that much more horrifying, and gives a better idea of the repeated and aggressive violence enacted on Lizie over a consistent basis.

The story detailed in Child ballad 51 can be found throughout the collection, though most identically in ballad 13. Because of this, it is easy to use ballad 51 and others like it to begin to examine the themes found within the larger collection. While the full collection contains 305 ballads, and there are so many that I would like to examine, ballad 51 seems to stick out the most. Because of the content, ‘Lizie Wan’ is useful when it comes to examining the thematic element of violence against women in the ballads, the use of musical adaptations to better identify tone, and the adaptation of textual similarities between other ballads within the collection.

Notes:

Version B of ‘Edward’ is written in a call and response format, with repetitive verses.

Child, in his notes on ballad 13, cites that that ballad, ‘Lizie Wan’, and ‘The Twa Brothers’ all have the heaviest thematic similarities, with identical verses passed between the three.

[The Kick Inside] is very subtle about its origins, but critical lines like “Your sister I was born” and “you and me on the bobbing knee” give a large hint at exactly what the song is about.

Usually occurring between 48 and 72 hours after death, coffin birth is the expulsion of an unborn fetus from the body of a dead pregnant woman due to the build up of gasses within the body post mortem. It is an incredibly rare occurrence, and though evidence has been discovered in older grave sites, it is still incredibly difficult to prove.

Sources:

Andrew, Kerry, composer/lead singer. Hunting Little Songs. Recorded by You Are Wolf, 2010. You Are Wolf, January 5, 2011. Digital download.

Bush, Kate, vocalist. The Kick Inside. Recorded by Kate Bush, July-August 1977. Parlophone Records Ldt., 1978. Vinyl record.

Child, Francis James, ed. The English and Scottish Popular Ballads: Part I. Cambridge, Ma: The Riverside Press, 1882.

Child, Francis James, ed. The English and Scottish Popular Ballads: Part II. Cambridge, Ma: The Riverside Press, 1884.

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maxverstappensflatbrim · 7 months

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Show Me Yours | Matty Healy [41]

chapter forty-one, act five: the ballad of me and my brain

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August 12th 2017

Phoebe stands awkwardly at the door to Tommie’s bedroom, and she raises a brow as she steps from side to side. “Hey.”

Phoebe nods and Tommie laughs as she pushes Button to shift closer into her side, then she taps the spot beside her in bed.

The American singer hesitates before finally settling there and pursing her lips.

“Everything alright?”

“Um yeah, I just-” Phoebe sighs and just finally decides to come clean, “Remember that song you wrote a few months back? The one you showed me?”

She raises a brow, she’s shown Phoebe a lot of songs. “Which one?”

“The one you said you were gonna keep for the band. The one you wrote for me?”

Tommie nods with a hum and turns to Phoebe to give her more attention.

Phoebe and Tommie have become very close since meeting two years ago. They’d become sisters, and Tommie knows that in the past few months if Phoebe wasn’t in her life she wouldn’t have survived.

From giving her a place to say to holding her hand as she left the clinic after her abortion. Phoebe has been there for everything, more than anyone in the band, more than any of her family.

Tommie’s never been good with her words, with speaking them, she struggles to put her emotions into words for people to understand. So she wrote Phoebe a song, which happened to be in her beloved lost notebook.

“Yeah, but I lost my book, so if you wanted to use it-”

“No, it’s that, um…”

Phoebe sighs, she hates beating around the bush, especially with Tommie who she knows would prefer her to be upfront and honest.

“Dirty Delights released their first single with Scooter Braun today and it’s that song.”

“What?”

Phoebe winces at the loud volume of her screech as she stands from the bed. Button’s head is tilting as she stares up at her.

“It was released this morning. And if it makes you feel better it’s shit.”

She scrambles for her abandoned laptop which is open as she was watching Barnyard (Button likes the little mouse on it and she loves Biggie Cheese).

She’s on spotify, searching Dirty Delights. The band image has her cringing, they look like a My Chemical Romance Tribute act, with caps not fully on their heads and their boxers sticking out of their baggy jeans.

She clicks on the song, its title different from the one she had chosen in her book. ‘You are Mine’.

“You are Mine?” She scoffs, “It makes it sound possessive, that’s not the point. The point is that I love my best mate and you’re my best mate.”

Phoebe’s hand rubs her back lightly as she hovers the mouse over the play button.

You are mine, I've been drowning in you You fracture light again Beautiful, please don't cry, don’t cry When you leave, I cry on the inside

I wake up, love you, so I love you, so I love you, love you, love you Then when you leave, I cry I wake up, love you, love you, love you, love you Then when you leave, I cry

We're supposed to leave by half-past eight You wait a while, for me to come home, again Tired again, I've been dying to meet you You fracture light again (ooh)

I love you, oh, I love you When you leave, I cry on the inside Oh, so I love you, so I love you, so love you, love you, love you, love you Cry Oh, I love you, love you, love you, love you, love you We're supposed to leave by half-past eight

“He changed the lyrics, it sounds fucking shite!”

Phoebe nods, “And the guitar solo is shocking, how’d Braun give way to that?”

Tommie groans and falls face first into the bed, Button’s nose nudging her cheek gently.

“Surely you can do something? Release it as your own.”

Tommie groans again, even louder, “I’ll have to call Jamie.”

Phoebe nods, “I’m sure he can get some good lawyers involved, have them take it down.”

“Not the point, I don’t want to talk to him, he’ll ask me if I’m ready to come back. Then try to convince me to talk to Matty then he’ll pass the phone to Adam ‘cause I’ve been avoiding him and- it’ll be a mess.”

“I’ll call him, pretend you don’t know yet and I’ve let him know first, it will give you at least a day or two to prepare yourself.”

She shifts on the bed to wrap her arms and legs around Phoebe like some kind of red headed koala. “Fanks yew.” Her words are muffled in Phoebe’s hoodie and the singer pats the back of her head.

“I’ll call him now, let him know.”

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August 16th 2017

“Seriously?”

Tommie does what can only be described as a screech as she throws her phone across the room. Luckily it lands on the arm chair opposite.

Button trots over and sits patiently with her cow teddy in her mouth, waiting for Tommie to roll over and give her attention.

But before she receives a pat on the head there’s a knock on the door and Button whines.

Tommie passes her hand over Button’s head as she gets up, quickly complaining about Phoebe forgetting her keys again.

“Pheebs-”

“Are you okay?”

Adam’s there, stepping in when she opens the door and turning to look at her with that brotherly concern on his face.

“What are you doing here? Shouldn’t you be on tour.”

“We finished the tour ages ago, we’re all back home now. The moment Jamie told me what happened I flew out to see you.”

“I’m fine, Ads, Jamie’s sorting it.”

“Why didn’t you call? Or-or text, I would’ve come.”

“I know you would’ve, Ads, that’s why I didn’t call.”

She sighs and sits back on the sofa rubbing her hands down her face, “Have you talked to him? Called him and asked him to give credits?”

“He’s blocked me.” She scoffs, “If I just kept my mouth shut, this wouldn’t have happened.”

“What? Keep your mouth shut about what?”

“I-” She pauses and looks up as he sits on the arm of the sofa beside her, hand rubbing between her shoulder blades. She shakes her head, “We argued and I just- said a bunch of dickish stuff.”

She leans into his side and he wraps his arm over her shoulder, “Why don’t you come home? If you don’t want to be alone you can stay with me and Carly until tour kicks off again.”

She shakes her head, “Phoebe’s album is two months away, Ads. I promised I’d be here with her.”

Adam shrugs, “I’m sure she’ll understand-”

“No, I’m not abandoning her at one of her most important moments. This is her first album, her debut, she’s my best mate-”

“I used to be your best mate.”

She pauses and looks at the soft look on his face, “Ross, G…” He opens his mouth but cuts himself off. They both know the final name he was going to say.

“I haven’t talked to any of you in weeks.”

“And who’s fault is that?”

He doesn’t have that motherly look on his face that she turns to when she’s scared. His eyes are staring right into her soul, and his lips are set in a straight line, no curve, no wrinkles.

He sighs and gives in within no time, he always gives in when it comes to Tommie. “I worry, To-”

“Yeah, well I’m fine alone. You should stop worrying.”

Adam’s brows raise as he looks at her, “What’s wrong with you?”

“You- you and your need to be- be breathing down my neck constantly.”

Adam keeps his face straight, trying not to show her outburst is getting to him, “You treat me like a kid, Ads. Always trying to protect me, but I’m not- I’m not a kid-”

“I know, Tom.”

“Then treat me like an adult, stop-”

“What’s this about?”

She pauses to shake her head at him, “What?”

“This little thing you’re trying to do. This speech. What’s it about?”

“I want to be respected.”

“You are.”

“No, I’m not, and I’m tired of it.”

She stands and moves away, “I’m taking care of everything, Ads,” She grabs her phone and checks for damage again, “You don’t need to worry.”

Adam’s brows furrow, “Just because you’re not a part of the band anymore doesn’t mean we don’t love you.”

She purses her lips and looks away, “I’m not stupid, Tommie. I know what you’re trying to do. It didn’t work when we were kids and it definitely won’t work now.”

She shrugs, “I don’t know what you mean, Adam.”

“Trying to push everyone away. Trying to have this detox of people in your life. Make sure you cut out the right ones, not the ones who care about you.”

He grabs his discarded wallet and phone from the kitchen counter as he starts his way out, but he pauses just before he gets to the door. “This isn’t me walking out, this is me giving you space. If you call, I’ll pick up. If you need me, I’ll be there.”

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She makes a real effort to muffle her steps, which is endearing. Enough that Lance is smiling slightly as she finally steps onto the observation deck and sits down next to him.

“Hey, Pidge.”

“Hey.” Her voice is quiet, subdued. As awkward as it is determined. “You okay?”

He draws his legs up to his chest, wrapping his arms around his shins and resting his cheek on his knees, facing her. She mimics his position, and they sit like that for a bit, comfortably silent.

“I will be.”

Pidge hums. She stares at him for a while, amber eyes tracing over the tear tracks dried onto his cheeks. “You’ve been coming here a lot,” she observes. “Used to only be around once a week. It’s almost daily, now.”

Lance blinks in surprise. He hadn’t thought anyone had really noticed.

“Oh.”

She must read his thoughts, because her eyes turn a little sad, like she’s hurting for him. “Everyone’s thinking about you, Lance.” Her smile turns sly. “Keith especially. He’s too awkward to talk to you himself so he came to me like a huge nerd.” She lowers her voice exaggeratedly, frowning deeply and wiggling furrowed brows. “‘Just go see if he’s okay’, he says.” She continues her Keith impression, waving her hand mockingly. “‘I can’t ask him, that’s weird. You have to. But don’t let him think I asked you to.’”

Lance laughs even as his cheeks heat up. “You’re messing with me.”

“Nope,” she says, reaching over to poke him in his cheek. “He was all emo and broody, as usual, but this time about you. He might as well have procured a bouquet of flowers out of thin air and composed a ballad in your honour.”

“Have I told you that you’re annoying, lately?”

“Nope. You’ve been too moosh.”

Her frankness sobers him right up, although he supposes he should expect it from her. Pidge isn’t known for beating around the bush.

He sighs, looking away. His cheeks are red for a whole different kind of embarrassment, now. He can’t believe he has the whole team worried about him and his tiny problems when there’s a war they’re supposed to be fighting. He’s being dramatic and he knows it.

“Sorry. I’m not trying to be.”

“Hey.” She punches him gently — well, gently by Pidge’s standards — on the shoulder. “No one’s annoyed or upset by it, doofus. You’re allowed to feel shitty. You’re a bajillion miles from home, and Hunk told me you and your family are like those annoying cartoon families who get along all the time and actually like each other.”

Lance scoffs in mock offense, punching her right back. “Are you of all people accusing me of being friends with my siblings? You broke into a military facility to search for your brother!”

Pidge grins. “It’s cool when I do it.”

“Yeah right, asshole!”

“Buttmuncher!”

“Headass!”

“Birdbrain!”

He can’t quite keep the faux-annoyed expression on his face any longer, grin tugging at the corners of his mouth. She grins right back. Some of the pain in his chest eases.

The homesickness doesn’t go away, exactly.

But Pidge makes it easier to handle.

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