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fashion4standusers · 7 months
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ensembles by Andre J Gronau for Central Saint Martins Fall 2021 RTW
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lazzarachan · 10 months
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Various CD promos from my collection.
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i-go-brr · 6 months
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Hey y'all, it's been a while but I'm back with some music nerding for you..!!
Did you know the album Wake up and it's over by Lovejoy is mixed by legendary mixing engineer Rich Costey?
Rich is known for mixing on practically all Muse albums but also for the likes of Mastodon, the Foo Fighters and more!
You can really hear the amazing sound in the final product, definitely recommend giving the album a listen!
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sleepiesttoken · 1 month
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some songs i’ve had on repeat recently
(that aren’t sleep token because it’s good to branch out sometimes)
showtime - catfish and the bottlemen
under you - foo fighters
decode - paramore
supremacy - muse
lust for life - lana del ray (ft. the weeknd)
creepy green light - type o negative
my way - young the giant
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sunburnacoustic · 1 year
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Muse & Foos Amused In Bar Singsong
Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl - "Thish onesh for the ladeez..."
Stephen Dalton in the NME, April 2000
Muse have been living the rock and roll lifestyle to excess during their current US tour with Red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters by larging it... in karaoke bars.
Speaking exclusively to nme.com while on the road, singer Matt Bellamy revealed how a night out in Dayton, Ohio last week lead to Foo Fighter Dave Grohl taking to a karaoke stage.
"We all went out [Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters and Muse] looking for a good time. We ended up walking past this karaoke bar and they happened to be playing a Foo Fighters song, so Dave Grohl ran in and pushed the guy out of the way and said this is how it's done. And the whole place went mental.
"We ended up in a lock-in till early the next morning drinking heavily and singing old rock anthems with pissed locals - including a few off-duty policemen. MTV turned up and filmed it too."
A spokesperson for Muse said that the crew were from MTV America but she couldn't confirm when the song and booze session would be broadcast.
She also spoke about how well the British trio were going down with US audiences.
"Absolutely brilliantly. Red Hot Chili Pepper fans tend to be a cynical bunch," she explained, "they booed the last support act off the stage. But they seem to have taken to Muse. Everything is going just really well for them."
Muse finish the current leg of their North American tour on April 12 in Chattanooga before heading to Atlanta the following night to support Stereophonics. They will stay in Atlanta to kick off a month of US headlining dates from April 14.
To build on the ground-work laid by their relentless touring, Muse's American label Maverick have just sent the single 'Cave' to radio, ahead of a commercial release.
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psychcdelica · 10 months
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♪ I woke up and walked a million miles today, I've been lookin' up and down for you, All this time it still feels just like yesterday, That I walked a million miles with you...♪
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xeyeband · 11 months
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X'Eye Q&A about music part
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sp3llboundgirl · 2 years
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milkydraws8 · 2 years
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april foo
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2t2r · 10 years
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Des groupes de musique en Lego
Nouvel article publié sur https://www.2tout2rien.fr/des-groupes-de-musique-en-lego/
Des groupes de musique en Lego
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prettyinnoise · 11 months
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KRITIK: Electric Enemy – Electric Enemy 
Das 2020 in London gegründete Musik-Projekt Electric Enemy bewegt sich in den Grenzbereichen des Alternative-Rock und Metal. Verquickungen natürlich völlig beabsichtigt und so liefert das selbst betitelte Debüt einen wilden Mix aus Muse und Royal Blood Sound. Stark.  Die oben genannten Referenzen sind kein Zufall, wenn man mal einen Blick auf die Entstehungsgeschichte des Albums wirft. Das Album…
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fashion4standusers · 1 year
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Marques'Almeida Fall 2023 RTW
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Yes votes / Artist - Song title / Poll number / Showdown votes / * Showdown Winner
95% A-ha - Take On Me #91 - 45.2% *
94,8% Boney M. - Rasputin #37 - 49,3% *
94,3% Dolly Parton - Jolene #110 - 43,1% *
94,1% Britney Spears - Toxic #04 - 51,9% *
92% Fleetwood Mac - The Chain #116 - 44,4% *
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86,3% Chumbawamba - Tubthumping #82 - 24,9%
86% Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode #53 - 18,6%
85,5% Dido - Thank You #120 - 5,6%
85,3% Ricky Martin - La Bomba #132 - 8,3%
85,2% Queen - The Show Must Go On #142 - 20,9%
85% Green Day - Basket Case #47 - 27,6% *
84,9% Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop #41 - 15,8%
84,7% The Cardigans - Lovefool #135 - 24,2% *
84,5% Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling in Love #136 - 18,8%
84,4% Daryl Hall & John Oates - Out of Touch #67 - 31,4% *
82,7% Nightwish - The Phantom of the Opera #144 - 8,6%
82,6% Junior Senior - Move Your Feet #76 - 6,5%
82,4% Myrkur - Tor i Helheim #54 - 7% 82,4% Tracy Chapman - Fast Car #145 - 32,5% *
82% Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way #105 - 19,2%
81,6% N Sync - Bye Bye Bye #52 - 26,9% *
81,5% Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over the Rainbow #42 - 16,7%
80,7% Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity #72 - 17,9%
80,5% Pixies - Where Is My Mind? #148 - 13,5%
80,1% Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun #119 - 14,9%
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79,3% Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up - #Bonus Poll
78,8% Shakira - Ojos Así #75 - 7,5%
78,5% Kaoma - Lambada #57 - 4,2%
78,4% Danny Elfman - This Is Halloween #05 - 13,9%
78,2% Panic at the Disco - The Ballad of Mona Lisa #78 - 18,5% *
78% Panjabi MC - Mundian To Bach Ke #64 - 5,3%
77,6% Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower #95 - 13.1% 77,6% Nirvana - The Man Who Sold the World #118 - 10,7%
77% Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road #22 - 29,4% * 77% Kesha - Blow #38 - 12,1%
76,4% Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue - Whatta Man #134 - 15,1%
76,3% Johnny Cash - Hurt #81 - 35,6% * 76,3% Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside #92 - 8.2% 76,3% The Offspring - Gone Away #143 - 5,9%
76% Foo Fighters - The Pretender #111 - 14,2%
75,9% Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows #87 - 12,9%
75,7% Nothing but Thieves - Is Everybody Going Crazy? #113 - 3,7%
75,5% Tarkan - Şımarık #94 - 3.1%
75,2% Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee) #147 - 14,2%
74,8% Måneskin - Zitti e Buoni #16 - 33% *
74,6% Nat King Cole - Nature Boy #09 - 7,2%
74,3% Arash - Tike Tike Kardi #137 - 2,6%
73,3% Beck - Loser #124 - 16,4%
72,6% Evanescence - Imaginary #44 - 13,5%
72% Robbie Williams - The Road to Mandalay #129 - 3,9%
71,7% Lil Green - Why Don't You Do Right? #34 - 1,8%
71,1% Cab Calloway - Minnie the Moocher #130 - 14,4%
71% Udit Narayan - Bholi Si Surat #141 - 1,5%
70,9% Nine Inch Nails - Closer #93 - 22%
70,6% The Lightning Seeds - You Showed Me #59 - 2,7% 70,6% Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back #83 - 7%
70,5% Queen - Mustapha #29 - 11,4%
70,4% Soggy Bottom Boys - I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow #26 - 22,3% 70,4% Metallica - Wherever I May Roam #77 - 8,6%
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69,9% MUCC - Ryuusei #19 - 7,4%
69,5% Spooks - Things I've Seen #104 - 0,8%
69,2% Flo Rida feat Kesha - Right Round #02 - 6,2%
68,9% Era - Ameno (Remix) #24 - 4,8%
68,5% Linkin Park - Bleed It Out #63 - 23,9% 68,5% Snow - Informer #139 - 4,7%
68,3% Run-DMC featuring Aerosmith - Walk This Way #127 - 10,9%
68,2% Limahl - The NeverEnding Story #60 - 9,8%
68,1% Stromae - L'enfer #89 - 9,8%
67,9% Urban Symphony - Rändajad #90 - 2,2%
67,8% Muse - Endlessly #107 - 9,4%
67,6% My Chemical Romance - Sing #80 - 17,3%
67,3% “Weird Al” Yankovic - White & Nerdy #43 - 16%
66,7% The Hives - Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones #58 - 2,7%
66,3% System of a Down - B.Y.O.B. #128 - 26,2% *
65,8% Cliff Edwards - When You Wish Upon a Star #85 - 2,2%
65,7% Modern Talking - Brother Louie #50 - 4%
65,4% Harry McClintock - The Big Rock Candy Mountains #131 - 6,7%
65,2% Eimear Quinn - The Voice #32 - 2,5% 65,2% 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman - California Love #121 - 8,3%
64,6% Gorillaz - Stylo #61 - 15,8% 64,6% Duran Duran - The Chauffeur #133 - 7,1%
64,4% Alice Cooper - Poison #01 - 10,5% 64,4% Depeche Mode - It's No Good #101 - 9,1%
64,1% Destiny’s Child - Jumpin’, Jumpin’ #51 - 12,7%
63,8% Kongos - Come With Me Now #17 - 15,9% 63,8% A. R. Rahman - Jai Ho #40 - 4,6%
63,3% Dua Lipa - New Rules #126 - 10,6%
63,1% Olly Murs - Heart Skips A Beat #106 - 2,2%
63% Moby - Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? #123 - 3,8%
62,4% 30 Seconds to Mars - Fallen #30 - 5,5%
62,3% Childish Gambino - This Is America #71 - 18,2%
61,4% The Prodigy - Breathe #112 - 4,5%
61,3% Blue Stahli - One Last Breath #99 - 1.8%
61,1% Wham! - Everything She Wants #108 - 6,5%
60,6% Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah #70 - 9,9% 60,6% Kwoon featuring Babet - King Of Sea #115 . 0,5%
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58,7% Duran Duran - The Wild Boys #21 - 9,6%
58,5% Nova Twins - Antagonist #68 - 4,5%
56,8% Mendez - Adrenaline #23 - 1,2% 56,8% Sash! - Ecuador #73 - 1,7%
56,7% George Michael and Mary J. Blige - As #62 - 3,2%
56,6% Nikka Costa - Like A Feather #48 - 0,6% 56,6% Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds & Kylie Minogue - Where the Wild Roses Grow #103 - 5,7%
56,1% Margaret Berger - I Feed You My Love #117 - 0,8%
55,9% Blur - Coffee & TV #56 - 9,7%
55,7% Big Brovaz - Nu Flow #65 - 0,9% 55,7% K’s Choice - Everything For Free #79 - 1,2%
55,4% Moby - Natural Blues #07 - 2,5% 55,4% Janet Jackson featuring Q-Tip and Joni Mitchell - Got 'til It's Gone #146 - 2,2%
55,2% Rammstein - Engel #35 - 7,3%
55,1% Maximum the Hormone - What's Up, People?! #138 - 10,6%
54,5% Billie Myers - Tell Me #86 - 0,9%
54% Aqua - Turn Back Time #28 - 8,2%
53,9% Ardis - No Man's Land #88 - 0,9%
53,5% Kylie Minogue - Confide In Me #13 - 5,2%
52,8% Madonna - Who's That Girl #18 - 9,8%
52,7% Aerosmith - Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees) #84 - 3,5%
52,2% Marilyn Manson - The Fight Song #49 - 2,1%
51,6% Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler #14 - 6%
51,3% Mariah Carey - The Roof (Back in Time) #46 - 1,4% 51,3% Mori Calliope & Reol - 虚像のCarousel #55 - 5,6%
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49,9% Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At #31 - 6,9%
49,8% Shaggy - Hey Sexy Lady #122 - 4,1%
49,7% Warren G & Sissel - Prince Igor #20 - 2,2%
49% Billie Eilish - NDA #10 - 2,6%
47,7% Massive Attack - Angel #39 - 5,9%
47,5% Adam Tensta - My Cool #11 - 1%
47,4% Slipknot - The Blister Exists #100 - 2,6%
47% Seether - Fuck It #74 - 2,6%
46,9% Rhiannon Giddens - Way Over Yonder #102 - 1,2%
46,8% Spiritbox - Rotoscope #66 - 2,6%
46,6% Sabrina Carpenter - Feather #25 - 4,6%
46% Prince - The Greatest Romance Ever Sold #69 - 2,6%
45,6% Jimmy Cliff feat Lebo M - Hakuna Matata #06 - 2%
44,3% 3T and Michael Jackson - Why #114 - 0,7%
43,9% The Prodigy - No Good (Start the Dance) #08 - 2,6% 43,9% David Bowie - I'm Afraid of Americans #33 - 8,5% 43,9% Faithless - Insomnia #109 - 2,9%
42,7% Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice #12 - 16,3%
42,6% Eminem - Rabbit Run #27 - 2,9%
40,6% Michael Jackson - Will You Be There #45 - 2,3%
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39,8% Alanis Morissette - I Was Hoping #96 - 1.6%
38,8% Wyclef Jean - Gone Till November #36 - 1,1%
37,9% Ariana Grande - Yes, And? #140 - 1,8%
36,5% Jedward - Luminous #125 - 1,4%
35,3% Noporn - Geleia de Morango #150 - 0,3%
34,6% Ena Mori - Fall Inlove! #149 - 0,4%
33,3% Ryan Gosling - Put Me in the Car #15 - 3,2%
30% Darren Hayes - Spin #03 - 0,6%
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29% Dreamcrusher - In Due Time #98 - 0.7%
28,2% BTS - Life Goes On #97 - 1.8%
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Hi Leo do you have any soundtrack or music for the ROs of Triaina Academy? I did find this song An Unhealthy ObsessionSong by Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra that yould totally fit Raven though
haha, indeed I do, and I'm familiar with that song as well! I think I had it in one of my older music related posts. I'll see what songs I have on my playlist for my writing now.
E: Pocketful of Sunshine by Natasha Bedingfield, Sweater Weather by The Neighbourhood.
R: Losing My Religion by R.E.M. , Ghost by Badflower, Gossip by Maneskin, Words as Weapons by Seether.
L: Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce, Alone Pt. II by Alan Walker.
V: Hollow Vessels by Lifewalker, Wings of a Butterfly by HIM, Everlong by Foo Fighters, Castle of Glass by Linkin Park.
P: Head Up by The Score, Rise by State of Mine, Purpose by NEFFEX, Echo by Autumn Kings.
M: Smooth by Santana, Bang Bang by K'NAAN, She Bangs by Ricky Martin.
K: Exploding by mehro, Spillways by Ghost, Hysteria by Muse, Mitternacht by Enomine.
S: 1000hp by Godsmack, When Your Heart Stops Beating by +44, Kick by Saint Chaos.
F: Dance Macabre by Ghost, Devil Doesn't Bargain by Alec Banjamin, My Masquerade by Delain, Whisper by Burn The Ballroom.
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eddiemonth · 7 months
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Masterpost:
Each day has a prompt, a song, and a trait of Eddie’s to inspire you!
Week one:
Oct 1st: Parents | Runaway - Sword | Youthful
Oct 2nd: Friendship | F**Ked Up Kids - The Maine | Observant
Oct 3rd: School | Bad Reputation - Joan Jett and The Blackhearts | Combative
Oct 4th: Rejection | Arsonist’s Lullaby - Hozier | Lost
Oct 5th: Role Model | Slow Down - Ozzy Osbourne | Brave
Oct 6th: Crush | You Could Start A Cult - Niall Horan| Sincere
Oct 7th: Wayne | The Seeker - The Who | Warm
Week two:
Oct 8th: Rockstar | Times Like These - Foo Fighters | Confident
Oct 9th: Cowboy | Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi | Cavalier
Oct 10th: College | Loser Denial - Heyrocco | Determined
Oct 11th: Pirate | The Last in Line - Dio | Adventurous
Oct 12th: Soulmates | Eight - Sleeping at Last | Perceptive
Oct 13th: Monsters | Hallowed Be Thy Name - Iron Maiden | Dangerous
Oct 14th: Roomates | Come As You Are - Nirvana | Impulsive
Week three:
Oct 15th: Ren faire | Knights of Cydonia - Muse | Committed
Oct 16th: Library | Eyes on Fire - Blue Foundation | Curious
Oct 17th: Tolkien | Ramble On - Led Zeppelin | Intelligent
Oct 18th: Journaling | Twin Size Mattress - The Front Bottoms | Introspective
Oct 19th: Scifi/tech | Electric Eye - Judas Priest | Bewildered
Oct 20th: Cryptids & folklore | Bury Me Low - 8 Graves | Tactical
Oct 21th: Hellfire | Back in Black - AC/DC | Tenacious
Week four:
Oct 22nd: First concert | Triumph of King Freak - Rob Zombie | Eager
Oct 23rd: Mixtape | Nothing Else Matters - Metallica | Earnest
Oct 24th: Drama | His Kiss the Riot - Anaïs Mitchell | Magnetic
Oct 25th: Songwriting | Snuff - Slipknot | Melancholy
Oct 26th: Corroded Coffin | I Wanna Be Somebody - W.A.S.P. | Hopeful
Week five:
Oct 27th: Haunted House | Hunters Moon - Ghost | Funny
Oct 28th: Ghost Hunting | Seven Devils - Florence and the Machine | Frantic
Oct 29th: Trick or Treating | I Put A Spell On You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins | Skeptical
Oct 30th: Costumes | Children of the Grave - Black Sabbath | Loyal
Oct 31st: Scary movie night | Vampires Will Never Hurt You - My Chemical Romance | Protective
FAQ | Introduction | Playlist | Navigation
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littlejuicebox · 5 months
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Chasing birds to get high, chasing birds to get by
(Astarion x Original F!Character)
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Chapter number: One Themes: BG3, slow burn, original female character x astarion, dialogue heavy, mostly canon behavior Masterlist: Click here. Song: “Chasing Birds” – Foo Fighters Notes: I used to write a lot, for sheer enjoyment and as a creative outlet, but I haven't in years. This character, inspired by my own Tav, and the storyline of BG3, have really inspired me. It's been nice to get a creative spark back! Even if this goes nowhere, or only one person sees it... I hope you enjoy. :)
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Wren holds the book up in her callused hand, littered in scratches from today's earlier run-in with the owlbear. She eyes the thick, heavy tome with a grotesque, leather cover that appears to be adorned with a face… purple, glowing eyes of amethyst and a wide gaping mouth shaped into a scream. Her gut churns for a moment as she wonders if the cover is really made from the face of some poor, unfortunate, creature… or just a clever design.
The half-elf turns the prize over to examine it further, dusting off the cover in the process, thick clouds of detritus wafting through the air. It’s clear this magic item has been in this basement, untouched, for a while. Wren may not be the most versed in magic, like some of her traveling companions, but she can still feel the power radiating off of it, the hairs of her arm standing on edge, pulled by the object's magnetic force.
“Curious…. why don’t you take a closer look? I’ll observe from back here.” Shadowheart muses, playfully.
The pale elf to Shadowheart’s right chuckles lightly, but otherwise says nothing, which strikes Wren as a bit odd. Astarion loves the sound of his own voice... but he's seemed a little off today, ever since last night's events, when she awoke to his fangs clasped around her neck. Her body gives a slight, involuntarily shudder at the memory, not in disgust, but Wren would be loath to admit it was from excitement and perhaps a drop of… was that arousal?
‘Gods, no. What is wrong with you Wren?’
She hadn’t spent much time amongst humanoids out in the wilds; her friends had been the trees and the whisper of the wind. And the one night she made it back to Baldur’s Gate, after a year away, she had to go and get herself snatched up by a mindflayer. Though, it was unlikely she would have jumped at the chance, had a man or woman attracted her attention that one night. Grief still cloaked her other emotions, covering even the happiest moments in a blanket of sadness.
Her mind wanders to the events of last evening, a throb in the side of her neck, where still new-fang marks join a smattering of freckles.
'"Can you trust me a little further?" He questioned, his head tilted just-so, as she confronted the handsome, pale devil standing before her, revealing his vampiric nature. Arms crossed, she’d eyed him, appraising his intentions. She was irritated, and violated, sure. But the look in his eyes and the desperation in his voice reminded her of the scared rabbits and feral cats out in the wild… all of whom she befriended with a bit of effort and a heavy dose of speak with animals spellcasting.
And for some reason that she couldn't explain, even now, perhaps save the fact that somewhere in her subconscious she associated that vampire with any number of wild things in need of love, she’d relented and given him access to her neck. He’d almost gotten carried away and nearly drained her dry, but she’d shoved him off in time, and well…
Well, that’s that, secret is out. And, for the most part, the group had been accepting of the revelation... as long as they weren't the ones he sunk his teeth into, of course.'
The side of her neck throbs, and she absently brushes her hand against her new neck wounds, partially covered by her chocolate locks.
‘Focus, Wren.'
Snapped back to the present, Wren turns to look at the raven-haired cleric, rolling her eyes in the process. “Always concerned for my safety, aren’t you, Shadowheart?”
Her female companion laughs, “Well, if something does go wrong with what is CLEARLY an evil book, I need to maintain my distance so I can be sure to heal you… or revive you.”
Wren scoffs in response, too prideful to admit that Shadowheart’s logic is sound. After a failed attempt to open the book, which feels as if it’s practically glued shut, Wren turns to the duo, a befuddled expression on her face. After making a second attempt, the ranger hisses through her teeth, voice full of strain and effort, “The damn thing is stuck shut.”
She gives up, exhales a defeated sigh, and brushes a few wayward strands of hair from her face. “Well then, you two, we should probably head back to camp. It's been a long day. Maybe Gale will have a better idea about how to open the book; perhaps it’s locked with some sort of magic that he's read about before.”
“That looks awfully heavy, darling, why don’t you let me carry it for you?” Astarion asks, extending his hand out as if to grab it from her.
“Oh, that’s okay, it isn’t far.” Wren mumbles absently, shoving the thick tome into her pack. Why is he offering to do something kind for her? Has his attitude toward her changed, now that she's done him a favor? Seems unlikely.
Shadowheart cackles, shaking her head as she rolls her eyes up at the ceiling in the dingy, abandoned cellar. "Don't tell me you've become our knight in shining armor, Astarion, and that all it took was a little bit of Wren’s blood to turn you into a brand-new man."
Astarion fakes a gasp, hand planted on his hip, "You wound me, my dear. I'm nothing, if not a gentleman."
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'Gale? She wants to ask Gale? What, so he can eat the bloody thing?'
Astarion bristles, flipping rapidly through the pages of his book (though not the book he wished to be reading), trying to control his underlying frustration as he watched their little gang leader talk to that pompous wizard.
He was merely pretending to read the book in his hands -- some dreadfully boring story about Baron von Baron they'd found several days back, in the Dank Crypt not far off from the nautiloid ship -- while his keen ears actually zoned in on the conversation playing across the camp, his peripheral vision just able to make out Gale as he placed a hand on Wren's shoulder.
"Unfortunately, I don't have any knowledge on how to open this book, Wren..." the wizard starts, "But by the looks of it, that thing probably contains evil magic, perhaps it's best if we destroy it. If you'd like..."
'Destroy it? He can't be serious. He really does just want to consume what is obviously a valuable and very powerful bit of magic!'
"Hey soldier!"
'Blast it.'
"I just want to warn you, don't get any bright ideas about biting my neck tonight. Unless you like third degree burns." Karlach appears in his periphery, and Astarion turns, forced to acknowledge the hulking woman's giant, good-natured grin on her face.
‘Gods, what horrible timing she has.'
"I'll keep the warning in mind, darling. Though, to be truthful, I do enjoy a bit of pain with my pleasure now and then, you know." The response is automatic, laced with innuendo and his signature vocal gravel, every bit of the retort designed to deflect from the fact that the vampire was still struggling with the idea that the entire camp knew his secret and he’d exposed himself with his impulsivity.
‘You need to be more careful than that, you fool.'
Karlach howls a laugh and shakes her head, walking off towards her own tent, taking a bite out of an apple along the way.
Suddenly, Wren is making her way towards him, tome in hand. Red eyes flicker briefly to the violet-clad man she left behind, Gale's face the picture of disappointment.
"Here," she says, matter-of-factly, as she extends the ugly thing toward him, "It's yours to keep."
Astarion reaches out his hand slowly, eyebrow lifted in such a way that clearly asks, 'Why?'
Wren shrugs, "Gale can't open it. And anyway, you helped me disarm the traps to get to it in the first place. Finder's keepers."
"You aren't interested in it?" The vampire asks, grasping the tome by the spine and staring into the honeyed eyes of the half-elf woman, trying to hide his incredulity.
"Not really," Wren responds, "You clearly are more interested in it. And anyway, even if we could open the damn thing--"
She stops abruptly, thumb moving to rub the vertical scar slashed just across the left side of her mouth. Her eyes flicker, for the smallest moment, with embarrassment.
Astarion looks at her mouth, her finger touching her dainty scar, and feels his mouth water. It almost feels as if undead heart thrums for just a moment thud, thud, THUD. Gods, he must be hungry, he needed to hunt... the owlbear took a lot out of them.
A small shuddering sigh from his companion catches his attention, and the next sentence comes out so hushed that, without his enhanced hearing (thanks to her generous gift last night), he might not have been able to understand it. "Even if we could open the damn thing, it's not like I would be able to read it."
The silence between them stretched just a hair too long. He was truly caught off guard. What could she mean? His tone was slow, measured, but clearly confused. "You... wouldn't be able to read it?"
Wren pinched the bridge of her nose, slamming her eyes shut, just at the tips of her ears began to flush. "I mean... Gods! I can read, okay. I'm not an idiot. I just... I have a condition. My father had the same one. Reading is difficult for me. The letters flip on the pages, sometimes the words move around, and the more complex the material... the more difficult it becomes to read it. The humans call it word blindness... And, I just -- well, it's clear whatever is in here is awfully complex and the thought of trying to sift through it all is already tiring me out." She ends in a flustered huff.
For a moment, Astarion thinks she is playing a joke. But he can tell by the rosiness of her ears and the quickening of her pulse that she is not.
"Oh. Well... thank you, darling. Your little secret is safe with me." He offers her a coy smile and a wink, trying to find a way to smooth the moment over, "And, not that I think you're an idiot, because clearly you are quite capable in many ways, but who needs brains with a face like yours, my dear?"
Wren laughs at his cheesy line, despite the pit of embarrassment sitting in her chest. "Well, now you know one of my deepest secrets. Seems it's only fair... since I know one of yours.”
“Just a moment, darling.” Astarion calls, book in hand, as the little ranger makes a move toward her tent. She pauses, warm orbs of amber focused on his scarlet ones. “I just— I didn’t get a moment to thank you, for last night. That was a gift, you know, and I won’t soon forget it.”
Astarion couldn't help but let his eyes flicker to the fang marks he left on her neck the night prior, hidden among a smattering of freckles that lined her neck and formed a trail down her collar bone, the rest of that speckled constellation hidden by the bust of her blouse. He'd never noticed all her freckles before, nor really paid any mind to the scar that dashed across her lip. Perhaps the blood of thinking creatures had made him more observant than he already was before.
‘Gods I would love another taste of that delicious neck.’
Wren threw a cautious smile in his direction, another beat of silence passing between the two, both of them thrown by his genuine moment of authenticity. “Yes, well… like we discussed. No more drinking without consent, and only attacking enemies and animals from now on. Though, truth be told, I think I might rather you go after evil humans than my poor little squirrel friends.” She smirked at the last bit, eyes flashing with humor. “Good night, Astarion. And good luck opening that vile thing.”
"Of course, darling, I’ll be a good boy. Cross my undead heart. Good night, little bird." He called after her, tome in hand as he turned and walked to his tent, smirking at the bit of luck he just happened upon as he placed the book amongst his belongings before meandering towards the forest. Perhaps whatever information that magical novel contained would give him the power to save himself. As for how to open it? Well, that was a problem for another day. For now, he needed to hunt, and catch more than just a little bird.
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