#inspired by sleep token song lol

[lobster-risotto]

Silverflint AU where Silver is a 28 year old who inherited a home from his great grandfather on the coast of Florida in a tourist town based in 1700s piracy (apparently their port is meant specifically to travel to and from historic Nassau for tourists) with all utilites paid for for the next four years. He never knew the man, not really, and surely felt confused as to why he had earned a home from him. However, he needs a home after having just completed his culinary degree.

He moves in, terrified of the change but eager for the free house, and the town seems nice enough, though full of people from places that are definitely not Florida.

Silver barely notices at first, the way his things don't quite stay where they put them. The way his hair stands up or the room gets strangley cold. Eventually, though, its starts to really bother him. And that's when the shadow starts showing up. That's when the dreams start, and they make little sense. That's when the smell of seawater gets almost sickening at times, and he swears he can smell gunpowder in his bed when he wakes up. However, Silver does not believe in ghosts. It must be all the change, he convinces himself.

At some point, the shadow stops being a shadow, and it's a person. In the corner of his eyes, just for a moment, he swears someone is standing next to him, or sitting at the dining table, always looking at him.

Then whispers come through. It sounds like someone calling to him. He can never tell, and it must just be his imagination.

He finds a letter from his great grandfather, explaining the history of this place. Built in 1734, a pirate lived here supposedly. Obviously, he thought, this is a pirate town after all. With the note is a ring and it looks old. Like, really old.

He puts it on, and the weight of it seems... different.

Immediately after, he hears from behind him in a thick London accent, gravely and irritated, "Fucking took you long enough."

#im writing too many thing but i want to write this one too damnit #silverflint #black sails #james flint #john silver #ghost au #possible reincarnation au #but only silver is reincarnated #inspired by sleep token song lol #Spotify

[a-court-of-lust-and-stardust]

Rain

My contribution to @elriel-month. This is just something I decided to whip up for my friends and other folks to read. Ever since joining the fandom in December 2023, I've met so many kindhearted Elriel fans that I wanted to give back to. This little piece is probably best for the Choice prompt. (Yes, I'm late. Sue me.) Go easy on me please, as I haven't written for a fandom in years lol.

*Inspired by the song Rain by Sleep Token, who I just know Azriel would be a fan of*

Word Count: 1.5k

*Divider by @tsunami-of-tears* (Check out their blog and other pretty dividers!!)

Pain. Blood. Torture. Death. 

For the better part of five hundred years, Azriel has been subjected to unfathomable horrors, the kinds that would no doubt break a human male’s spirit. As the Night Court’s stealthy spymaster and feared shadowsinger, it’s been his job to inflict unendurable pain upon the bodies of his enemies. He spills their traitorous blood and tortures them into the long hours of the night until they have no choice but to finally succumb to death’s sweet song. 

It’s become a routine, so much so that the panicked screams and the precise slicing of his most prized dagger feel like second nature. He doesn’t blink as they plead for their lives. He doesn’t flinch as crimson liquid splatters across his cheeks, in his hair, down his hands. He takes away life as easily as the Mother creates it. And just as Rhysand has perfected the mask of the High Lord, Azriel has mastered his own cruel, stoic front. 

On nights like tonight, however, Azriel questions if he truly does have a mask, or if the centuries spent brutally maiming wolves in sheep's skin has turned him into an irreparable monster. The voices in his head are loud enough to wake creatures that have been asleep for hundreds of years, and a long flight around Velaris does nothing to silence them. Even the shadows at his shoulders swirl in agitation as the words replay on a loop in his mind. 

Killer. 

Bastard. 

Good for nothing. 

Irredeemable. 

Unworthy. 

It is only until he gently opens the front door to his home that he feels some kind of relief. The kitchen smells like jasmine and banana bread, courtesy of the warm loaf cooling down on the marble countertop. A cozy heat burns from the stone fireplace, and the lights in every room are dimmed to a soft glow. And he only permits himself to breathe when his hazel eyes connect with the beautiful brown ones that belong to the most exquisite female he’s ever had the pleasure of calling his. 

Elain Archeron. His love. His lifeline. His Mother-given solace. 

She rises from the sofa, setting aside her book and abandoning the treat she’d been munching on to stand before him. He doesn’t move or speak as her eyes drink him in, observing the blood on his leathers and assessing for visible injuries. Satisfied with the lack of wounds, Elain gives him a small smile and gently reaches for his hand, guiding him into the bathroom. 

Hot steam and the scent of eucalyptus fill the air as Elain turns on the shower. It was the first renovation they’d wanted for their home, a bathing stall large enough to accommodate the both of them, along with the width of Illyrian wings. 

Azriel watches as Elain delicately works the soiled leathers down his body. Her brows furrow slightly at a few small gashes along his chest and side, but before she can fret, his thumb rubs away the tension from the crease. 

“I’m okay,” he says. He means it, too. Her presence has always been a comfort for him. All he’s ever felt around her was peace, something he never thought he would find let alone deserve. On nights where his thoughts run rampant, a soft smile is enough to break the vicious cycle of self criticism. 

Her lips quirk, not fully believing him. Azriel may be the spymaster who can conceal his emotions with ease, but Elain had effortlessly clocked the haunted look in his eyes when he’d first crossed the threshold. “Physically, yes. But I worry more about what goes on up here,” She taps his temple twice. “What can I do to help?” 

Elain’s perception astonishes him. Her ability to pick up the subtle changes in his voice or mood has only grown sharper the longer they’ve been together. Their quiet understanding of each other is something neither one will ever take for granted. To be loved is to be seen, to be wholly understood, and they’ve never taken their eyes off each other since the moment they met. 

But his thoughts were a bit too loud tonight, and the last thing Azriel ever wants is for Elain to worry. And so he says, “You’ve done more than enough already, my love, by simply being here with me. Let me wash, and then I’ll read with you, hm?” With a chaste kiss to her forehead, Azriel enters the shower and slides the door closed. 

Searing water pelts his skin when he steps underneath the shower head hanging from the ceiling. The droplets feel like rain, cleansing him of every violent act he willingly committed in the last several hours as part of his duty to the court. Hands braced against the wall, he silently watches the bloody water race down his body and swirl around the drain. His eyes flutter momentarily, allowing the heat to soak into his aching muscles. 

Behind him, a soft palm latches onto his bicep, turning him from the wall. Elain stands before him, wet and gloriously naked, with a bottle of shampoo in her other hand. She waits for his permission, letting her back hit the cool tile as he cages her against the opposite wall. When he nods, eyes never breaking from hers, she lathers the shampoo in her hands. 

“What are you thinking about?” Elain probes gently, delicate fingers working the soap into his hair. Azriel can’t stop himself from leaning into her touch, allowing her to take care of him in the way only she knows how. 

After a long moment, he whispers hoarsely, “Sometimes I wonder if this is who I am. That this job…this life…that in trying to rid the world of evil, I’ve become it.” His throat bobs once as a few tears slip down his cheeks. “Some days the thoughts are louder than others. Tonight they were relentless.” 

Elain listens intently, switching to a bar of soap to clean his chest, his arms, his back and legs, and finally his wings. All he can do is gaze at this beautiful female as he pours his heart out. He’s never been a man of many words, but Elain makes him want to talk forever. To share his joy, his pain. His hopes and fears. To shed his armor and bare his soul to her. 

“When I came home,” he breathes, fingers moving from the wall to trail down her cheek, her neck. Her skin flushes, and not from the heat of the water. Azriel chuckles softly. “All it took was one look from you and my head went quiet. The power you hold, Elain…not a single person in this world has ever been able to do what you’ve done for me.” 

She’s trying to focus on his words, the love that fills them, but gasps a breath as his hand skims down the side of her breast, warmth building in her core. He can scent it, she knows, by the way his nose flares slightly. “And how exactly do I look at you?” 

The corners of his lips twitch upward, palm finally resting against her hip. He tugs her closer so their chests touch, never wanting to have even a sliver of space between them. “Like I’m worthy,” he answers. “Of love and happiness and everything in between. All things that I’ve found once you waltzed into my life and chose me.” 

A choice that he would never truly believe was real, if only considering it a beautiful dream. 

A choice that Elain had made with such unwavering conviction, it had brought him to tears. 

A choice that allowed them to love each other openly, for the rest of their existence. 

“You’ve always been worthy, Azriel,” Elain says, mouth ghosting over his own as her hands tangle in the hair at the nape of his neck. “Your job is not who you are. You put on a mask and play a role, just like we all do. And underneath that mask, is the most gentle, kind-hearted, beautiful male. Choosing you was the easiest decision of my life because you made it easy, just by being who you are. And I will continue to choose you until my last breath.” 

He lets the tears fall freely now because vulnerability has never been something to shy away from, not with her. She tenderly wipes the tears with her thumbs, holding his face with a gentleness that shatters his heart.   

“I’ve waited for you for a very long time, Elain, to the point where I almost gave up on finding any semblance of love or joy or tranquility,” Azriel says truthfully. The sheer longing in his bright hazel eyes tugs on her heart strings. 

“Well, I’m sorry to have kept you waiting, handsome,” She replies playfully through a wet laugh, bumping her nose against his as tears mix with water. “But I hope you know that I would choose you in every single lifetime, no matter what. You are so completely mine, Azriel.” 

He kisses her. He kisses her hard and long and fierce, claiming her mouth with a passion solely reserved for her alone. His arms slide underneath her thighs, laughing quietly at her brief shriek as he lifts her against the wall, one hand gripping her wrists against the tile above her head. The wicked smile she flashes his way is as stunning as a sunflower field in springtime, and the only thought now in his mind is how utterly thankful he is for the beautiful female in front of him. 

“And you, Elain Archeron, are so completely mine.”

#elain archeron #azriel shadowsinger #elriel #pro elain archeron #pro azriel #pro elriel #elrielmonth2024 #elain and azriel #azriel x elain #elain acotar #azriel acotar #azriel and elain #elain x azriel #elriel fanfic

[viscerawrites]

viscerawrites ; writeblr intro

FOLLOW ME BETWEEN THE JAWS OF FATE. [vore - sleep token]

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Hey yall!! My name is Cassian (he/him) and I'm 20 years old. I was on here as @mybodyisaflowerbed but tumblr nuked my main blog on that account so I'm over here now!

I write.., a lot of different things haha, usually along the lines of fantasy and/or contemporary! I also write a lot of fanfiction, but I probably won't talk about those projects here unless I'm explicitly asked.

I am a fiend for music; metal is my favorite overarching genre (I'm terrible with subgenres tho lol) and I love to use my favorite songs and bands as inspiration for my writing.

That's about all I have to say for myself right now. My current original projects are listed below! (PS; my main blog is @dream-i-die and that's where all likes/follows will come from!)

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main wip list

mouth of the wolf, eyes of the lamb •/ fantasy/romance. (tag: wolf mouth lamb eyes) | intro here

A man sacrificed to a werewolf in the woods is saved by the very being he's meant to be eaten by. They fall in love.

darcy goes to hell •/ dark fantasy. (tag: darcy) | intro here

Darcy Brisben is fifteen years old when she goes to Hell.

the hollows in our minds •/ fantasy w/ horror elements. (tag: thiom) | intro here

A woman who collects other people's memories is intrigued by the case of nine friends who have mysteriously disappeared. She launches her own investigation, only to uncover a dark, forgotten history.

operation get it right •/ fantasy/supernatural. (tag: get it right) | intro here

A small group of amateur ghost hunters and magic tamers are forced to face their own pasts as their supernatural pursuits lead to more and more devastating revelations.

i dream i die •/ contemporary. (tag: dream i die) | intro tbd

Centers around the story of a woman whose only escape from an abusive relationship is what she believes to be vivid daydreams (but is, in actuality, alternate timelines of her life).

the spiritspeakers •/ contemporary/supernatural. (tag: spiritspeak) | intro tbd

Three grown siblings who have each had unique experiences with the supernatural are pushed back together when they realize that their baby sister is a natural born psychic medium.

our souls on fire •/ urban fantasy/romance. (tag: our souls on fire) | intro tbd

A series centering around soulmate relationships in an urban fantasy world.

#writeblr #new writeblr #writeblr intro #my wip #wolf mouth lamb eyes #thiom #get it right #dream i die #spiritspeak #our souls on fire #my writing #darcy #sins / sons

[rivetgoth]

2020s Industrial/EBM & Friends

Hi all! I decided to go ahead and make a Spotify playlist of current artists in the industrial/EBM [and adjacent] scene. I am very tired of stumbling onto countless threads of people saying that industrial music is "dead." It is in fact currently experiencing an incredible booming renaissance! So here is a place where one could hopefully get started.

The requirements for this playlist are simply

Must be within the industrial/EBM scene or close enough to count by my own standards. Trying to avoid anything too far off, so keeping "sibling" genres to a minimum (for example, darkwave or aggrotech), but obviously the genre has evolved very much over the decades and there is still plenty of fusion and diversity in sound!

Must have released new music since 2020 or onwards. This playlist is a combination of older artists who are continuing to release new music (such as PIG and IAMX) as well as brand new artists who have just begun their career with debut EPs (such as Normal Bias and FUEDAL). The only requirement is making new music from 2020 to present; this isn't about new bands per se, just currently active ones. I would like to keep updating this playlist as time goes on and more artists release new work, but that may end up being a time commitment larger than I can promise, so no guarantee on that. But hopefully!

One song per band. This is just to keep things consistent. I wanted to pick a song for each band that's either somewhat popular so as to give an idea of what they're doing that's catching people's attention, and/or a personal preference of my own that I think is cool and worth checking out, lol. Order doesn't matter at all, you can shuffle it as much as you like.

While artists from all backgrounds are featured and I want to make an active effort not to tokenize, I did try to include a wide range of diverse artists, with numerous artists of color, female artists, queer artists, neurodivergent artists, etc on this list.

A few other preemptive Q&As:

"[x] band I like isn't on here!"

I am absolutely, 100% confident I have missed more bands than I can even fathom, this is a massive genre and this playlist is in no way whatsoever meant to be comprehensive. I definitely want this playlist to continue to evolve over time. I also admittedly may have not included a band because I just don't really personally care for them enough, or because I didn't feel like they quite fit the sound I was thinking of here. Feel free to send me an ask if you feel like I'm missing something important, and even if I'm not huge on a band, if it seems like they're high in demand I might add them for posterity, lol.

"[x] band isn't real industrial"

Again, this genre has evolved massively since its formation in the 70s. We all know that. I don't really care about splitting hairs too much when it comes to genres; I'm basing this on the scene as it's currently evolved, the community surrounding it (including who these bands play with and the festivals booking them), the cited inspirations and self identification of the bands themselves, and if I personally would be able to sleep at night if I called them industrial in casual conversation, LMAO. I also consider fusion genres a very important part of the life and evolution of a genre, so industrial hip hop, industrial metal, and the likes all make some appearances.

"Spotify sucks"

Yeah. Agreed entirely, cannot argue with you there. But this is the easiest avenue I know of to make a decent, accessible playlist for a wide variety of listeners. Please do check out these artists offsite, follow them on Bandcamp or their other social media sites, buy their music and merch, etc. Unfortunately this also means that many artists who are not on Spotify aren't featured here, which sucks, since there are some absolutely amazing industrial bands coming out of Bandcamp right now who deserve recognition. Here is a link to the "industrial" tag on Bandcamp if you want to dive deeper.

Hopefully at least a few people can get something out of this!!

#industrial #industrial music #ebm

[seeingivy]

Do you draw inspiration from.your own life (events, emotions...) to write ?

HEAVILY!!!!

I think this is something I do specifically for my longer form fics...the one shot tend to be more of the sporadic, cute scenarios I imagine while I go to sleep. but longer form fics are where I really start digging into my own life and putting my own thoughts/feelings into it

a few examples:

roommate eren: actually doesn't really apply, because that was so early into my writing.

method acting eren: (gets bullet points)

eren as a character and y/n as characters I feel have parts of myself that I often feel like are at war with in my own head lol (which is why they have conflict!!)

y/n gets swayed by people around her so quickly and cares about what people think - a little too much. eren is also just deeply self destructive at times and so in his own head that he can't see what's in front of him at all. those two things combined are not a pretty combo, which is why x y and z happens in method acting.

historia's whole being jealous of y/n arc is based of me in real life!!! struggle with real life comparisons so hard and it can be something that is so obsessive for me. when the song lacy came out, it was the first time I really felt seen in the way that wanting to be like someone else so bad can be so all consuming that I wanted to kind of include that in the fic, esp how it pertains to female friendships (will say, all the reception I got about that character and that friendship soothed a lot of rough spots in my heart about that so I appreciate you all)

lana's struggles with love - particulary the part that she has bad relationships of love modeled to her, hence why she originally puts up with ricky in the first place is also based on me (guys this fic is so self indulgent please leave me alone ok) and I haven't reached the whole self actualized love part but i'll get there! (thank you for all the love on the lana character I could cry if I thought about it)

also a bit more deep, but a lot of criticism that I got about the fic (esp after the whole reveal of why eren did what he did) was like "oh he could have just told her" "I don't get why he didn't" was kind of meant to be a more subtle thing of how when you love someone who is struggling with mental illness/bad environments (which at that point he was in a kind of abusive relationship with his producer so), it's often that the way that they cope or react as a byproduct is sometimes something that doesn't make sense/isn't logical - and is no way that something to put up with (which is literally why she doesn't), but it's also why eren is more logical and rational when he gets help. you can't help someone who doesn't want to be helped (which at that point he didn't want to) and they need to put their own work in (which eren obv does after everything that happens)

^^ (this is based on relationships that i've had in my own life but also feeling put in that position of doing things that weren't rational and didn't make sense that hurt people and later realizing when I put the work in what a lot of that actually was and trying to have grace with it)

kind of random, but I always imagine method acting sasha as poc. I didn't want to say it explicit so people didn't start beefing with me about x y and z, but that's why she doesn't get the same treatment as y/n or mikasa. (not saying that y/n is white or fits beauty standards, but she's a self insert so I can't exactly assign her a race so the same point can't be made). but for the sasha character, it's kind of those feelings that poc/darker skinned girls get of not being the person anyone is interested in, the girl who is always funny and never pretty, super motherly but never the girl anyone has a crush on. anyways. (sincerely the token mom friend in highschool!!!)

best friends older brother sukuna:

so like. ive never talked to my best friends older brother. he is thirty. and he's also married to a sweetie pie.

THAT BEING SAID

a big part of that fic is obviously intimacy - but more the fact that there's a lot of depth to intimacy beyond sex - especially for people who have bad first experiences and how they kind of have to grapple with that afterwards (I will not elaborate on how I relate to this. connect dots.)

AND ALSO. sibling relationships is a big part of that fic. I have two older siblings (and the fic also has two older siblings). the relationships that I have with both of them are so dynamically different - in terms of good sibling/bad sibling (if that's even a thing, which the point is kind of that it's more complicated than that) and also younger/older dynamics

^^I won't elaborate more on that but just know in that fic that i've had my fair share of sammy and my fair share of sukuna - but also had my moments where i'm immature and not fair like y/n and yuuji. so.

thanks for this ask it was so fun!!! so sorry I yapped....and overshared.....

#asks! #method acting #bsfs older brother sukuna! #I LOVE U POOKIE thanks for picking at my brain #there are typos #I am too lazy to fix them I just wanted to yap

[howlsnteeth]

I know this isn't inherently an ask, but I just wanted to say that I recently joined Tumblr just for shits and giggles because, ya know, hellsite- it has its rep, and I figured 'fuck it, why not?' because I'm basically a walking Tumblr post and/or Pinterest cat meme, so like...

That's lowkey unrelated to what I'm wanting to say- just putting the recently joined part out there so maybe you'd understand the anonymous thing... (I talk... WAY too much and am too open a book, I'm so excited and justga hrvrjwvfhwbajfbr- I'm so sorry, bere ["bare"? "bear"? nvm] with me 😭😭)

Anywho, I really love both Sleep Token and Cult of The Lamb, and I've been seeing a few posts here and there of- I'm not sure what you'd call it exactly- those worlds colliding (obviously I follow tags for both consecutively; I would never have expected there to be POSTS FOR BOTH THOUGH???) and it makes me so insanely happy! Finding your page has just

God, it's made me so happy 😭😭 your art is so refreshing and mY GOD, the first piece I saw was your CoTL drawing referencing Atlantic, which is my favorite Sleep Token song (not including singles nor collabs) and from my favorite album (not including eps)- sorry rambling again- and just

AAAAAAAAA /pos

I'm not quite sure if I'm making any sense, I'm honestly just rambling hyperfixatedly (if you couldn't already tell), but now that I've written it all down (which was more or less to get it out of my system without actually hitting 'ask' and/or to thank you for and praise your work), I actually DO have a question:

When I first joined Tumblr, I really just... made a kind of miscellaneous, I guess profile? Blog? Or whatever. lol

I wasn't really planning on doing anything with it, but... seeing people like the things I like- I've never been a social media person. I don't use hardly any, minus, like, Pinterest and a few others, and even then, *I* don't post, so do those even count? But I just feel so inspired??? If that makes sense???

So

I'm thinking about making one dedicated to Sleep Token and CoTL, do you think I should??? I guess I should do it more for me than anyone else, but I'd just

like an outside perspective, ya know??

Thank you! Sorry for the rambling, but if you do answer, just know I GREATLY appreciate it 😭😭😭

sorry meme response at first because thank u for the accolades! i'm glad you've enjoyed it. as for advice hell yeah i mean if it's something you like then go for it! i'm certainly not the only person drawing cotl/sleep token there's others who rock it!

#barks #squish-squash and xmajordumps have done some pieces recently for it #and others but i am a teeny drinking so things escape me more atm #long post

[luckystarchild]

Hello! I wanted to ask for the fanfic emoji game...

😅😈🎶

You can choose which to answer or answer all three, I was excited and couldn't decide between them lol. Also, I've really gotten into Lord Huron after I saw them mentioned a while back, so I'm interested in listening to any other recommendations you may have!

I just answered the first one (it was the only emoji one person sent in) but here are the others!

😈 Has there been a point in a story where you did something just to be playfully mean to your readers?

Oh. So many points. SO, SO, SO MANY! The worst, meanest, nastiest, saddest bits are still to come, though.

Oh wait, this said "playful."

Hmm.

Whoops.

🎶 Do you listen to music while you write? What song have you been playing on loop lately?

I listen to rain sounds when I write! Nothing with lyrics. I find them distracting, so only ambient sounds or instrumental tracks make it onto my writing playlist. Jóhann Jóhannsson's entire body of work will always be at the top of my writing music.

I have lists of songs that have inspired me on certain projects, though. I listen to them to get into the right mood/mindset.

As for what's been playing on a loop lately? That's "Blood Sport," "Mine," and "Take Aim" by Sleep Token.

So happy you liked Lord Huron! SO GOOD. I have all the Lord Huron albums on vinyl, haha.

Lately my music tastes have leaned toward Sleep Token, so if you like rock (mixed with a ton of other genres and a lot of dramatic flair), that might be worth checking out.

I'll try to think of more! (My music has kind of been stuck in a rut in recent weeks.)

#luckychildfanfic #yu yu hakusho #yyh #yu yu hakusho fanfiction #yyh fanfic #starcharterfanfic #lucky child #yyh fanfiction #yu yu hakusho fanfic #sleep token #johann johannsson

[ghcstcd]

You asketh and I'll giveth. Dewdrop, our favorite ghoul to dump trauma on lol Like seriously, I've been wanting to write a fic inspired by Sleep Token's Take Me Back to Eden album and while I couldn't figure out what exactly I wanted to do, I knew it would be angsty as hell lol Tho tbh idk if I'll actually write it, ya know? Bc I did figure it out finally but it's soooooo angsty and traumatic, idk if I have it in me to actually write it.

What an incredible, and definitely angsty song to work with. I can definitely see the correlation there, and the imagery of him being dunked back underwater, and this time they're dangerous to the fire ghoul.

I've been considering writing fan fiction for a long time, but as an artist, my conclusion is usually "I SHOULD DRAW THIS!" Which are my famous last words.

#messages from beyond the ask box #twinklesbrightly

[moondal514]

10 songs, 10 people

Thanks for the tag @mostlymaudlin <3

Uh idk exactly how to do this so I just went through my On Repeat Spotify playlist and picked out 10 songs (I used YouTube links here to be more inclusive 😂)

이브, 프시케 그리고 푸른 수염의 아내 (Eve, Psyche & The Bluebeard's wife) by Le Sserafim - I’ve had this song stuck in my head for a week help

꽃 (Flower) by Jisoo - I’ve also had this song stuck in my head for a week (but that’s because it lowkey inspired me to plot a new Andreil WIP lol)

We’ll Never Have Sex by Leith Ross - I love this song so much, both cuz it’s an asexual love song (happy pride month wheee) and cuz it’s soooo Andreil it’s insane

Through Me (The Flood) by Hozier - I’m so pumped for this new Hozier album to drop and I’ve been obsessed with all of the pre-releases so far, but this song is my fave of them

The Horse and the Infant from Epic: The Musical - these concept EP’s have become my entire personality irl

จริงเกิน (Surreal) by Jeff Satur - KinnPorsche kicked off my Jeff Satur phase back in February and I’m still living in it, so this is my fave of his songs by far and, like many Jeff Satur songs, it also gives KimChay vibes

All You Wanna Do from SIX - saw SIX live recently and it was like one of the best shows I’ve ever seen in my life, and this song is of course my favorite

Any Way The Wind Blows from Hadestown - this song might be important for my AFTG Big Bang fic but you didn’t hear that from me 🫢

True Crime by Epik High (ft. Miso) - this song gives me such strong Andreil vibes but I couldn’t tell you why

Take Me Back to Eden by Sleep Token - most recent song I listened to that made me insane with the Andreil vibes

Tagging:

@quensty @stabbyfoxandrew @jaywalkers @bisexualbard @decaflondonfog @makememakesense @amywaterwings @endoftheworldhere @halfpintpeach @alcego

#all I listen to is Kpop and musicals lol #moonie writes #moonie posting

[teejaystumbles]

I'm suffering from Sleep Token and Sandman brainrot and it occured to me that Ascenionism is such a Corinthian song--especially if you read it as a dialogue between him and Morpheus. Anyway thank you for enabling my obsession lol it's so rare that you get a specific itch that someone scratches perfectly

I absolutely agree with you there! A lot of Sleep Token fits Corintheus - better than Dreamling actually (because the songs are so full of betrayal and heartbreak and hate-love). I love looking for bits that fit Dream and Hob anyway ❤️ I've done a lot of Sleep Token inspired art already, dunno if you've seen them already. My art tag is 'teejaystumbles' or check under 'sleep token' on my blog 😊

#asks #dreamling #sleep token

[clonesupport]

wip music monday

thank you @shegetsburned and @direwombat for tagging me to do this💖

rules: post a song that is relevant to your wip or inspires it

i haven’t been writing at all but i’m be been doodling so i suppose that works lol

been brain rotting tanya and johnny, brain rot soft johnny, character ai chats with this man have not helped create the most tooth rotting sweet scenarios with him ai makes me feel so validated wtf

drawing pilot tanya to suck music? i think so😎🤙🤙

i tag @kyber-infinitygems @captastra @confidentandgood @sstewyhosseini @detectivelokis @gayafsatan @inafieldofdaisies @galaxycunt @galaxymermaid214 @incognito-insomniac and anyone wanting to join!

#tagged #milly listening to music as always #who’s surprised #oc: tanya reya #Spotify

[ell-vellan]

9 Ship Songs

Rules: List nine songs for one of your ships

Was tagged by @transprincecaspian and @idolsgf which i have been super excited about but haven't had time for until now!

Like both of them, I'm gonna split this up lol. Some El/Bull that I'm sure I've posted before, and gonna debut some of my new Solavellan song inspirations for a fic I've been vaguely plotting!

@thegoblinwitchqueen @meanestmeanie @beastofmoss @thebookworm0001 and anyone else!! (if you'd like to be tagged in things, feel free to shoot me a message and i'll include you too!)

El/Bull

Island by SVRCINA

Almost so perfect The way that I want you I'm almost deserving when I get close to you I disappear Lost in the waves I go under, under I am an island You are the ocean You're so close we're touching, completely surrounded But I cannot have you the way that I want to 'Cause I am an island you are the ocean No, I cannot have you, I cannot have you without drowning 'Cause I am deserted and you are too deep I cannot love you without losing me

Flight Risk by Tommy Lefroy

I wanted to be something You couldn't put down, but, hey It's wearing me out this time I wanted to stay, I tried But you'll never leave me You'll never leave me You'll never leave me You'll never leave me If I'm already gone

DYWTYLM by Sleep Token

And there is something eating me alive, I don't know what it is Maybe not that you conceal your feelings, they just don't exist Do you ever believe That we can turn into different people? It's getting harder to be (myself) Do you wish that you loved me? Could we ever release? Is it better to just not feel? Can we hit delete? Do you wish that you loved me? And it's been so long that I'm forgetting what it feels like But I'd rather not remind myself and leave it all behind And I've tried so hard to fix it all, but nothing seems to help But I cannot hope to give you what I cannot give myself Do you wish that you loved me? (Smile back) Do you wish that you loved me? (At me) Do you wish that you loved me? Oh, whoa Do you wish that you loved me? (Please)

Never Had a Chance by Katherine Li

Why am I still here and waiting for us to happen? 'Cause you'd never want it Everything I loved about you, I probably imagined 'Cause we never had it Stupid of me to think that you could ever be mine I could blame it on the drinks But I'm so sick and tired of lying And I wish I could think of you And not have to still feel Everything you probably don't,

But I still think it's real

Atish'anera and Solas

(basically it's all just Sleep Token's newest album)

Ascensionism by Sleep Token

Well, I know what you want from me You want someone to be Your reflection, your bitter deception Setting you free So you take what you want and leave Who made you like this? Who encrypted your dark gospel in body language? Synapses snap back in blissful anguish Tell me you met me in past lives, past life Past what might be eating me from the inside, darling Half algorithm, half deity Glitches in the code or gaps in a strange dream Tell me you guessed my future and it mapped onto your fantasy Turn me into your mannequin and I'll turn you into my puppet queen

And I know what you want from me You want the same as me My redemption, eternal ascension Setting me free So I'll take what I want then leave You make me wish I could disappear, oh You make me wish I could disappear

The Apparition by Sleep Token

Why are you never real? Whenever you appear You leave me with that grace I am trembling with fear But I know that you will disappear Just as I awake Whisper in my ear Well, I believe Somewhere in the past Something was between You and I, my dear And it remains With me to this day No matter what I do This scar will never fade

Why are you never real? The shifting states you follow me through Unrevealed Just let me go or take me with you

Rain by Sleep Token

For so long, I have waited So long that I almost became Just a stoic statue, fit for nobody And I don't wanna get in your way But I finally think I can say That the vicious cycle was over The moment you smiled at me And just like the rain You cast the dust into nothing And wash out the salt from my hands So touch me again I feel my shadow dissolving Will you cleanse me with pleasure?

I'm coiled up like the venomous serpent Tangled in your trance and I'm certain You have got your hooks in me I know, I know, the way that it goes You get what you give, you reap what you sow And I can see you in my fate And I know, I know, I am what I am The mouth of the wolf, the eyes of the lamb

Take Me Back to Eden by Sleep Token

I guess it goes to show, does it not? That we've no idea what we've got until we lose it And no amount of love will keep it around If we don't choose it And I don't know what's got its teeth in me But I'm about to bite back in anger No amount of self-sought fury Will bring back the glory of innocence My, my, those eyes like fire I'm a winged insect, you're a funeral pyre Come now, bite through these wires I'm a waking hell and the gods grow tired Reset my patient violence along both lines of a pathway higher Grow back your sharpest teeth, you know my desire I have traveled far beyond the path of reason Take me back to Eden

Euclid by Sleep Token

Just run it back, give me five whole minutes I am thick tar on the inside burning I've got a ghost in the hallway grinning And a heavy head that won't stop turning If my fate is a bad collision And if my mind is an open highway Give me the twilight two-way vision Give me one last ride on a sunset sky lane

I play along with the life signs anyway But hope to God you don't know this feeling Yet in reverse, you are all my symmetry A parallel I would lay my life on So if your wings won't find you Heaven I will bring it down like an ancient bygone

Do you remember me When the rain gathers? And do you still believe That nothing else matters? For me It's still the autumn leaves These ancient canopies That we used to lay beneath No, by now The night belongs to you This bough has broken through I must be someone new

In turning divine And we tangle endlessly Like lovers entwined I know for the last time You will not be mine So give me the night, the night, the night

#tag game #9 ship songs

[meredoubt]

On Repeat Playlist Tag Game

Rules: Shuffle your repeat playlist 10 times and tag 10 people.

I was tagged by the ever lovely @defira85, and I'm tagging anyone who wants to do it. Just tag me so I can see your music, I'm always looking for new songs!!!

An...interesting mix. Under the cut.

The in-my-head song, for sure. It's a song that embodies the thing I want most when I'm unwell: to just have anyone care. So it both scratches that itch, and also makes the pain worse. I'm new to Sleep Token, but I'm a big fan of this album. It will surprise no one this is on Dirge's playlist, in the context of it being to and from himself. The idea of loving someone and not knowing how to help them. I'm a huge proponent of directing songs that are about another, particularly love songs, inward.

So while I love this song in it's original context, it actually gets it's most plays in a playlist for an original story. It's about a Gorgon trans man who goes on a journey to break the curse that makes people unable to look at him. I associate this song with the moment he gets to come home. Pretty similar to it's original use. Very...hero's journey lmao.

I have a whole playlist that's songs from 1933-1969 that I have so meticulously curated lol. When I feel those Fallout and Mad Men vibes. I imagine this is from there.

I've got a playlist of songs that sound (lyrically, melodically, or vocally) like transition goals. Do not get it twisted, of course Mr. Brightside's on there. But, this song does feature on the trans guy playlist. And it's a great cover.

...listen. I like my toxic songs. I have separate playlists for two discreet relationships I'm writing that are terrible. It was going to be represented on here somewhere.

Another song for an original story. It's a modern changeling story. The fey child in our world grows into a lead guitarist. Definitely the song I most associate with him. The wild and the (comparatively) modern.

I mean. It's just one of my favourite songs. Not complicated. It's the reason I decided to pick up a guitar again. It inspired my Orpheus-themed tattoo I'll be getting. It's near and dark and dear to my heart.

It's so soft, but surprisingly it does make me think of Dirge and Astarion. Some of the lines are so reminiscent of things Dirge canonically has said, that it's very sweet, and feels true. The line about alive and free, in particular.

Not my music putting me on blast?! This is one of my go-to songs to get pumped up. It started when I still played Destiny, and I imagined this would be the introduction song for my Striker Maximus lmao. Now it's just a good song to lift to. I gotta be the hottest guy! In the rain! I will be hotter than any man. Etcetera. Anyway...goofy.

There are many reasons I love Cyberpunk 2077. One of the primary reasons is that it introduced me to Refused. That shit is marrow deep for me.

#Spotify #audio #tamino not showing up???...biphobia. bhaalphobia.

[azsazz]

Hello! This is very random but I feel like I need to know your thoughts on this 😭😭 but Terrified by Childish Gambino reminds me of vamp! Batboys. I am wondering what your thoughts are on that for some reason. It also brings a second question to my mind BUT I am curious if there are things around you that inspire you to write or pop ideas into your head! What are they? Do they come to you often? I’m very curious!!

NO BECAUSE SINCE WERE TALKING ABOUT MUSIC AND VAMP!BATBOYS–

Az's vamp fic was based off of the song Chokehold by Sleep Token because omfg it's just so flipping perfect for vamp!az, that's how I immediately got the idea for him. Because of the line "You Keep Me Sharp and Test My Worth in Blood" in the song I was like wow, that's a perfect title for his fic and I wanted him to be like a very loyal sort of on the cusp of feral bringing her a half alive person, shit got me so wild.

Rhys' vamp fic was also based off of a song. RUNRUNRUN by Dutch Melrose. The line "Run baby run" is the title for his and the song inspired me to write predator Rhys and then somehow it just naturally kind of fell into him finding out she was his mate.

But I listened to Terrified and I love Childish Gambino and you're right, it does give off vamp!batboys too. I love their vamp versions so much I should def write more for them frfr.

As for how I come up with fic ideas...some ideas like I mentioned above come from songs, sometimes I just come up with one liners and then write a fic based off of that, sometimes they come from other things like movies and books where I'm like "oh that's cool, but what if this happened instead?" some are from the actual ACOTAR books like Blood Knuckles and the Songs of Death. Sometimes I get them while I'm just walking around lol. I have a huge note on my phone of titles and blurbs and ideas so there's a lot of fun things to play with and inspiration is all around us!!

Sorry this was kind of long hehe, but thank you for asking!

#vampire bat boys #ask azsazz

[spicyraeman]

CHARACTER SONGS TAG

Thank you @jaymber @drunkchasind & @katsigian for the tag!

Game Rules: Choose one of your characters and list song(s) that fit them.

💀 AUGUST "LYNK" TAYLOR 💀

1. HYPNOSIS BY SLEEP TOKEN

And you make it more (you know you hypnotize me always) Than I (you know you hypnotize me always) Could ever feel (you know you hypnotize me always) Before (you know you hypnotize me always)

My main inspo for Lynk came with this song, I had it on repeat for days. At first, it was just for the vibes but now it's the backtrack for a dark part of their backstory. An era of their life plagued by a toxic relationship that changed them irrevocably.

2. SPIRITS BY NOTHING MORE

Lie down, come to Spirits come through Swim up to my head Make old things new It's a little bit heavenly A little bit sick

Another song that I had on repeat, this one is just purely vibes. It served as the backbone for their band's sound, melodic dark vocals mixed with hard breakdowns and growls.

3. LANDMINE BY POLARIS

No restitution, until you understand This world that left you cold Will feed you shit 'til you bite the fucking hand

Lynk is an anarchist and an activist and a lot of their music reflects that. They want their songs to inspire righteous fury and change not stagnation and self pity.

4. CROOKED BY DEALER

And after all these years, life might be rich But in this dog eat dog world You're still the fucking bitch

Every metalcore band has got a few edgy songs and Lynk's is no exception. When they were first starting out they were full of teen angst and following in the mold of their favorite bands. This meant lots of hard breakdowns and screaming meaninglessly at the world.

5. ALKALINE BY SLEEP TOKEN

I'm caught up in her design And how it connects to mine I see in a different light The objects of my desire

Another love song, this time with a happier ending. After swearing off love Lynk finds themself catching feeling for a certain someone. It's the slowest of burns but in the end, they're bonded in a way they could never replicate.

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Tagging (with no pressure as always!): @noirapocalypto @breezypunk @gloryride @sammysilverdyne @chevvy-yates @pozerjacket

If you've been tagged before feel free to ignore and no need to add descriptions for every song I just did that because I felt like being extra lol

#cyberpunk 2077 #oc: lynk #thanks again for the tags! #went waaay too extra on this one lmaoo #tried so hard to pick songs from different bands but every sleep token song reminds me of them

[rivet77]

A tattoo concept I did, inspired by Sleep Token's song "The Love You Want." I'd like to get this on my belly at some point lol

#tattoos #digital art #sleep token #worship #metal #transgender #nonbinary #fanart #the love you want