#....Aight but actually tho what DO people talk about on Art podcasts

[vegalocity]

Another civilian AU idea, but Red, a busy college student and amateur inventor who's going through some crap with his parents, gets addicted to this one art podcast, where the host has the most soothing voice. And the worker at the noodle shop down the street, both cute and funny, sounds a lot like that host...

THATS REALLY CUTE WTF

and I can see that too! like idk what is usually featured on art podcasts, I'm more of a 'super niche interests' kind of podcast listener, but I'm imagining MK's voice while in podcast mode is like lowkey 'Next Generation's Bob Ross' energy

And- Listen i'm someone who has audio sensitivity too so i'ma just throw my classic 'Red Son is also Autistic AF' headcanon in there because finding a good audio stim like that is a fucking haven for how many Bad SoundsTM there are in the day to day. So i can see this.

Basically this guy is just REALLY good to have on in the background while Red's planning out a project or doing the menial work of assembly, and really his voice is like a saving grace for him when Midterms begin to loom overhead because just taking five minutes to rest his head on his worktable, close his eyes and just listen for a bit just immensely helps in keeping him from literally stressing himself into a meltdown.

It was actually during midterms that he ended up in the noodle shop. He normally ate on campus, but there was construction going on near the food area and if he had to smell cement and hear the construction trucks on top of the splitting headache he already had he would actually go insane, so he said fuck it and decided to just hole up in the noodle shop until his next class.

and it's... quaint... It's a cute little hole in the wall. And it's far enough that he can't hear the construction work anymore, so he figures its safe to take his headphones off, and ends up pulled into a conversation with the boy working there, and... Yes okay, he IS cute. very cute. And that whole thing about the both of them being overworked and running exclusively on caffeine and spite WAS pretty funny.

It had to just be a coincidence that he had a similar voice to the mystery host. After all they weren't IDENTICAL, the podcast was super slow and chill and the host's voice reflected that, very rhythmic and steady, calm and soothing as though he were hosting it in the same room someone was sleeping in. And despite the similar sound the Noodle shop boy had far bigger energy about him. So much more energetic and fast talking, like all of this energy was contained inside him and it was just begging to be released--it was different. Equally as infectious and equally as kind on his long since overwhelmed ears and head, but different.

It had to just be a coincidence.

#Just call me the Civillian AU blogger #let that be my legacy #Spicynoodleshipping #letters to vega #Civillian AU #....Aight but actually tho what DO people talk about on Art podcasts? #is it like 'reading art analysis out loud' or is it like 'art history'? #are there specific podcasts for like 'deep dives on certain ARISTS and their works'?