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fleetwoodmacbracket · 9 months
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woman-respecter · 10 months
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ON THE EDGE OF MY FUCKING SEAT HERE
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Landslide (Fleetwood Mac)
Well, I've been afraid of changin'/'Cause I've built my life around you/But time makes you bolder/Even children get older/And I'm getting older too/Oh, I'm getting older too
"It's LANDSLIDE. LISTEN TO IT. Quoting Genius.com: Nicks wrote “Landslide” while in Aspen, Colorado, inspired, while looking at the mountains, by the thought that everything in her life she’d been building could come crashing down at any time. It became a tale of love and life artfully woven behind the metaphor of a snowy mountain avalanche."
Poll Runner: I love this song a lot. So peaceful and contemplative, yet raw and angsty. I had no idea Fleetwood Mac was behind it.
The Horse and The Infant (Epic the Musical)
Please don't make me do this, don't make me do this/The blood on your hands is something you won't lose/All you can choose is whose
"This is the murdering a baby song. And also the song about the sacking of Troy, which if you know Greek mythology is tragic and terrible for a whole bunch of reasons. Odysseus is given the task of murdering the baby son of Hector by Zeus (and fr my mind will be playing “A vision of what is to come, cannot be outrun, can only be dealt with right here and now” 24/7) and just the way the song presents bloodshed as an inevitability and essentially corners Odysseus into baby murder is haunting. And it’s only the 1st song in the album. It’s a smash opening and the reason Epic: the Musical has turned into basically my entire personality (for anyone who knows me irl)"
Poll Runner: The ENTIRE musical kicks off with this scene, the protagonist making an imposible choice between the future of his people, and the future of this innocent kid. Also the rest of the song is awesome, its powerful, badass, full of story and sets up Odessyus perfectly. I cannot recommend this musical enough, it fucks SO HARD.
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dominosbrackets · 1 year
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WELCOME TO THE CRYSONG BRACKET
what is a crysong? well, its a song that makes you cry of course! and now theyll FIGHT!!
matchups under cut :] (vienna and fast car sweep)
yesterday vs love
puff the magic dragon vs hallelujah
hold on vs bedroom community
my sweet prince vs slipping through my fingers
last words of a shooting star vs the nights
fourth of july vs death to the mechanisms
rock n roll suicide vs julia
young volcanoes vs when i was a boy
vienna vs bronte
landslide vs cats in the cradle
by the time i get to phoenix vs least favorite only child
this year vs. fast car
everlong vs. vanilla twilight
two less lonely people in the world vs there is a light that never goes out
square vs she used to be mine
emily vs iris
round 2:
yesterday vs hallelujah
bedroom community vs slipping through my fingers
last words of a shooting star vs death to the mechanisms
rock n roll suicide vs tiesweep
vienna vs landslide
by the time i get to phoenix vs fast car
vanilla twilight vs there is a light that never goes out
she used to be mine vs iris
round 3:
hallelujah vs. slipping through my fingers
death to the mechanisms vs. rock n roll suicide
fast car vs. landslide
there is a light that never goes out vs. iris
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lovesongbracket · 1 year
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Reminder: Vote based on the song, not the artist or specific recording! The tracks referenced are the original artist, aside from a few rare cases where a cover is the most widely known.
Lyrics, videos, info, and notable covers under the cut. (Spotify playlist available in pinned post)
Umbrella
Written By: Kuk Harrell, Tricky Stewart, JAY-Z & The-Dream
Artist: Rihanna feat. JAY-Z
Released: 2007
Rihanna comforts her lover by telling him she will be there for him, in good times and bad. The umbrella is a metaphor for her support. “Umbrella” stayed on top of the UK Singles Chart for 10 consecutive weeks, longer than any other single that decade. The single remained at the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 for seven consecutive weeks. During the tracking week ending February 25, 2023, the song re-entered the Hot 100 at #37. The accompanying music video, directed by Chris Applebaum, was released on May 11, 2007. In 2008, “Umbrella” won a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, and was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. It won two MTV Music Video awards in 2007, but was nominated for three. This song is number 412 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
[Intro: JAY-Z] Uh-huh, uh-huh (Yeah, Rihanna) Uh-huh, uh-huh (Good Girl Gone Bad) Uh-huh, uh-huh (Take three, action) Uh-huh, uh-huh (Hov) [Verse 1: JAY-Z & Rihanna] No clouds in my stones Let it rain, I hydroplane in the bank Comin' down with the Dow Jones (Ayy, ayy, ayy) When the clouds come, we go, we Roc-A-Fella (Ayy-ayy-ayy, ayy) We fly higher than weather, in G5's or better You know me (You know me) In anticipation for precipitation, stack chips for the rainy day Jay, Rain Man is back (Ayy-ayy-ayy, ayy) With Little Miss Sunshine, Rihanna, where you at? (Ayy-ayy-ayy, ayy) [Verse 2: Rihanna] You have my heart, and we'll never be worlds apart May be in magazines but you'll still be my star Baby, 'cause in the dark, you can't see shiny cars And that's when you need me there With you, I'll always share because [Chorus: Rihanna] When the sun shine, we shine together Told you I'll be here forever Said "I'll always be your friend" Took an oath, I'ma stick it out 'til the end Now that it's rainin' more than ever Know that we'll still have each other You can stand under my umbrella You can stand under my umbrella Ella-ella, ayy, ayy, ayy Under my umbrella Ella-ella, ayy, ayy, ayy Under my umbrella Ella-ella, ayy, ayy, ayy Under my umbrella Ella-ella, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy [Verse 3: Rihanna] These fancy things Will never come in between You're part of my entity Here for infinity When the war has took its part When the world has dealt its cards If the hand is hard Together, we'll mend your heart because [Chorus: Rihanna] When the sun shine, we shine together Told you I'll be here forever Said "I'll always be your friend" Took an oath, I'ma stick it out 'til the end Now that it's rainin' more than ever Know that we'll still have each other You can stand under my umbrella You can stand under my umbrella Ella-ella, ayy, ayy, ayy Under my umbrella Ella-ella, ayy, ayy, ayy Under my umbrella Ella-ella, ayy, ayy, ayy Under my umbrella Ella-ella, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy [Bridge: Rihanna] You can run into my arms It's okay, don't be alarmed Come into me There's no distance in between our love So, gonna let the rain pour I'll be all you need and more because [Chorus: Rihanna] When the sun shine, we shine together Told you I'll be here forever Said "I'll always be your friend" Took an oath, I'ma stick it out 'til the end Now that it's rainin' more than ever Know that we'll still have each other You can stand under my umbrella You can stand under my umbrella Ella-ella, ayy, ayy, ayy Under my umbrella Ella-ella, ayy, ayy, ayy Under my umbrella Ella-ella, ayy, ayy, ayy Under my umbrella Ella-ella, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy [Outro: Rihanna] It's rainin', rainin' Ooh, baby, it's rainin', rainin' Baby, come into me Come into me It's rainin', rainin' Ooh, baby, it's rainin', rainin' You can always come into me Come into me It's pourin' rain It's pourin' rain Come into me Come into me It's pourin' rain It's pourin' rain Come into me
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Songbird
Written By: Christine McVie
Artist: Fleetwood Mac
Released: 1977
This is the 6th song off of Fleetwood Mac’s critically acclaimed eleventh LP, Rumours. This song was written by vocalist Christine McVie. This ballad has won over the hearts of many for its soft and gentle sound and emotional lyrics about self sacrifice in love. Producer Kevin Caillat told Music Radar: “Christine started playing something she had written on the piano one day, and it floored me. It was so beautiful and special, so personal – I knew I had to get just the right recording of it. Before Rumours, I had recorded an album with Joni Mitchell at the Berkeley Community Theatre. I thought doing a similar kind of concert recital recording was perfect for Songbird. Christine and the whole band loved the idea. The Berkley Community Theatre wasn’t available, so we used the Zellerbach Auditorium, the same kind of vibe. Christine sat on the stage and played a nine-foot Steinway, and she sounded magnificent. I used 15 tracks for the piano – two close mics and the rest were distant mics. For something like ‘Songbird,’ I wanted the room to really speak.”
[Verse 1] For you, there'll be no more crying For you, the sun will be shining And I feel that when I'm with you It's alright, I know it's right [Verse 2] To you, I'll give the world To you, I'll never be cold 'Cause I feel that when I'm with you It's alright, I know it's right [Chorus] And the songbirds are singing Like they know the score And I love you, I love you, I love you Like never before [Bridge] And I wish you all the love in the world But most of all, I wish it from myself [Chorus] And the songbirds keep singing Like they know the score And I love you, I love you, I love you Like never before [Outro] Like never before Like never before
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you make loving fun. | frankie morales x ofc
one. you make loving fun (sweet wonderful you)
content (for this chapter): smut, drinking, bad jokes and flirting, cursing, fluff, some insecurities (both frankie and camila), child surprise (not a pregnancy fic), general softness, mentions of food, some lengthy prose
word count: 9.1k
a/n: she is here. i've wanted to write something inspired by fleetwood mac for so long and frankie (alongside @lcvenderblues meddling, ily) just lends himself so well for it. as i've mentioned in the series notes, this was supposed to be shorter but, in true me fashion, not only did it turn into a never-ending thing, i also somehow ended up with camila (whom i love dearly). so there you have it. i'm also currently without a beta reader so if you see mistakes just... pretend you didn't
reblogs and feedback are always greatly appreciated. you can send it here, too
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“We didn’t necessarily do things the proper way–Will would say we actually did them backwards, which I think is just partially true, I’m not giving you the satisfaction, Miller. You see, when I first met Frankie we didn’t say a single word to each other for exactly three minutes and thirty-four seconds–and I know that, because that’s the exact duration of You Make Loving Fun. Technically, the first thing I said to him was Sweet wonderful you, and after all this time I still stand by those words. We could’ve done things in order, we could’ve done everything scrambled through whatever amount of time, but the result would still be the same–Francisco, my sweet wonderful you, you really do make loving fun.”
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Frankie couldn’t remember the last time he’d belted out to a single song while driving–if he drove alone, the music would be loud and he would just keep the rhythm by tapping the steering wheel or nodding his head, never taking his eyes off the road; if somebody else was with him, there would either be no music or he’d just feel too self-conscious to sing.
Yet there he was, a drop too much of tequila in him (in the morning he would chastise himself for the rashness of his actions), windows down and music high, singing his heart out with a woman he’d just met at his side, her hair whipping wildly in the wind, McVie’s bass making the speakers of his car tremble.
He hadn’t planned any of it–he was meant to go to the bar, have a drink, maybe two, and then go back home and fall asleep on the couch with a movie he wasn’t even interested in. But he’d turned in his seat as You Make Loving Fun by Fleetwood Mac had started, and met the eyes of this woman–dark hair, big smile–who, pointing directly at him, had started singing and beckoned him forward. He wished to pretend it had been the beer’s fault, making him stand almost immediately, but truth was he was completely enthralled by her.
Frankie had danced with her as she sang along with the song, her hands in his, her body warm against his–they’d kissed before knowing each other’s names, her own shouted into his ear: Camila. He’d laughed, offered to buy her a drink, two, three, the conversation flowing so easily they’d found themselves moving outside for a smoke, and then to his car, where she’d seen the Rumors album tucked in a compartment of the car and her eyes had lit up.
He hadn’t thought he’d end up bringing somebody home, but her enthusiasm had warmed his chest, and suddenly he found himself kissing that smile off her lips as they stumbled into his house tangled together, shedding shoes and jackets through the corridor until they fell into bed.
She huffed a breath when he landed on top of her, laughter bubbling in her chest as she pulled back from the kiss and regained her breath, raking her hands through his hair while he lifted his head and, wide-eyed, looked down at her flushed face.
“Sorry,” he muttered, arms bracketing her head, as he lifted himself off of her, kneeling between her parted thighs–he lowered his gaze to where her dress had bunched up around her hips, uncovering her legs and giving him a peek of her underwear. He shook his head, cleared his throat, and when he looked back up a grin crossed her lips. “You alright?”
“Being crushed under someone’s weight was not how I imagined I’d go,” she snorted, hands falling to his shoulders, down to the front of his button up–it was already wrinkled from her touch, and as she thumbed a button he arched his eyebrows and lowered one hand to her skin, fingers brushing across her exposed collarbones.
“That’s a bit dramatic,” goosebumps crossed her skin in the wake of his touch, smile still pulling at her lips. He lowered his head into the crook of her neck, lips brushing her pulse point–he felt her heart jump under his mouth and grinned against her skin. “Feels like you’re alive to me.”
She laughed again, the sound making Frankie’s smile widen, leaving a trail of open mouthed kisses down her neck, throat, chest, following the path he’d traced with his fingers down to the neckline of her dress and then further down, across the wrinkled fabric, her back arching as he moved down and down and down, a shuddering breath making her chest heave.
His hands followed, a too brief touch over her chest, cupping her breasts before moving to her hips, pulling the dress further up until her stomach was exposed and he could kiss the bare skin there, right above the waistband of her underwear as he caressed down her thighs, pulling them up slightly, parting her legs furthermore to slot himself with his shoulders underneath her knees.
His shoulders had been the first thing she’d noticed in the blinking lights of the bar, broad and constricted by his shirt, tugging at the top button she’d undone while they were dancing with a grin–he’d lifted his arms at some point, shirt riding up his stomach and giving her a peek of a sliver of skin. She’d thought about kissing the skin there, just as he was doing with her, the gentle scratch of his beard making her shiver.
“You don’t have to -” she gasped when he nipped her inner thigh, hips lifting off the bed with a curse muttered between her teeth that had him chuckle and look up.
“Where would the fun be in that?” he kissed her thigh again, moving slightly up as he hooked his arms around her legs and placed his hands above her hips. “Let me make it good for you, baby.”
A shudder of anticipation ran down her spine at his almost-request that had her flushing and push herself onto her elbows–she barely shifted over the bed, his hands keeping her pinned down.
“Is that the tequila talking, Francisco?” he grinned as she reached down, tracing his jaw with the tip of her fingers before pinching his chin gently, angling his head as if to lean over and kiss him. He liked the way she said his name, r rolling off her tongue, hissing s, hard c.
“A little,” he admitted, thumbs playing with the hem of her dress. He wasn’t drunk to the point of not remembering anything the following morning, but just enough to act cocksure. “But I mean it–only if you want to.”
Camila bit down on her bottom lip, another rush of excitement running through her–between the dancing, the drinking and Frankie’s kisses, every single part of her felt aflame. She dragged her thumb across the seam of his mouth, his lips swollen and slightly red in the dim lights of the bedroom parting under her touch–his pupils dilated, eyes dark and expectant. When she nodded, a shimmer crossed his gaze, and after kissing the palm of her hand he lowered his head between her thighs, pulling her gently closer to him–Frankie was eager, and with a loud sigh she fell back onto the pillows.
His lips never wandered too far from the soft skin of her inner thighs, peppering gentle kisses as he tugged her underwear down, parting just enough to expose her–the cooler air of the room hit her core right before he bowed his head, a kiss to her mound that had her eyes flutter shut. Pinning her hips down, Frankie pressed the flat of his tongue against her slit, and the moan that ran up her spine at his first taste of her made her shudder, hands grasping for the covers at her sides.
Another muttered curse left her lips as he dragged his tongue up to the apex of her core, her legs threatening to close around his head when he nudged her clit–he kept her thighs apart, fingers digging into the flesh as he glanced up at her. She kept her lips parted, short bursts of air leaving her each time he repeated the motion, lapping again and again, his tongue coated in her slick to the point he couldn’t feel the aftertaste of alcohol anymore.
Her thighs burned where his beard dragged with the motions of his head, muscles trembling as he picked up his pace, the noises filling the room almost obscene–had she been a little more sober, she would’ve felt herself flush with embarrassment, granted she could get past how good he felt. When he wrapped his lips around her clit, she clenched around nothing and moved one hand into his hair, tugging onto the locks somewhere between pulling him away and pushing him closer.
He moaned in response to the burn across his scalp, the vibrations making her back arch off the bed–again he pinned her down, hand spreading across her stomach, her muscles tensing under his touch. He shifted his arms, one half-draped across her hips with his hand reaching up, past her belly and towards her chest, underneath the now ruined dress–the other tucked into his side, hand dipping between her legs.
“Jesus, Frankie,” she moaned his name when he pushed his digit inside her, a mix of spit and her own slick aiding his movement–one knuckle, two, her chest heaving and she pulled onto his hair again, his name falling like a chant from her lips. He lifted his head then, enough to get a glimpse of her face–eyes glossed over, she looked down towards him and trembled at the sight of his glistening lips.
“This alright?” his voice was raspier, a little hoarse, caressing the skin of her stomach like a ripple of warm water. She nodded, eagerly enough her hair ruffled all around her head, and rocked her hips slowly into his touch. He began pulling his hand back, the drag of his finger making her moan and drop her head back.
“Please,” with a sigh, her hand heavy on his head, she arched towards him–he lowered his mouth to her again, tongue flicking over her enlarged clit as he slowly sank two fingers back inside her.
Frankie’s pace was agonizing, alternating between curling and pumping his fingers, bringing her closer and closer to the edge. Camila had the fleeting thought she could not remember the last time someone had made her feel so good, right before he curled his fingers just right, hitting that spot she never managed to reach on her own, and simultaneously sucked her clit–her vision flashed white as her legs locked around his head, orgasm washing over her with a broken moan of her own.
“Jesus fucking Christ,” she muttered breathlessly, hands slowly reaching for her chest–her fingers interlocked with Frankie’s over her stomach as he pulled his head up, the hair locks she’d tugged at falling messily over his forehead as he chuckled, the tip of his tongue peeking between his glistening lips.
“Thank you?” he tilted his head slightly, cheek brushing her red-marked thigh as her legs eased from around his head, falling heavily still over his shoulders. She snorted, squeezing his hand and letting her eyes flutter shut as he shifted upwards.
With her free hand, she took hold of his shirt, tugging him up to her until she was kissing him again, bracketing his hips between bent legs as he leaned his weight on her once more, their joined hands moving up across her body, her skin warm even through the bunched up dress and his shirt.
Frankie rutted his hips into her when she licked into his mouth, a muffled moan as her whole body shuddered at the drag of his jeans growing too tight. She locked her thighs around his hips, belt digging into the soft, uncovered, already slightly reddened skin, and with the hand previously interlocked with his, she reached for his hair and tugged slightly.
He huffed out a surprised breath when he found himself on his back, both her hands now on his chest to push him fully down as she tilted her head, hair tumbling to the side as she left a trail of kisses down his patchy beard, his neck, button after button undone by deft fingers until his shirt fell open and she was kissing his chest, the room rocking slightly in his hazy vision. He bucked his hips again as she undid his belt.
“Top drawer,” buckle, button, zipper, some of the tightness against his bulge easing as his hands quickly fell to her uncovered knees, trailing up and up to sneak underneath the dress that had fallen back down her frame.
“What?” words slurred against his skin, she was kissing his shoulder, shrugging his shirt off fully as she did. He sighed heavily at her insistent kisses, at her fingertips dragging down his arms to bare him, the tickle of her unbound hair to his other shoulder and chest.
The last thing he wanted was for her to move away, so he wrapped one arm around her waist, pushing her close to him–in doing so, her knees slid up a little and she settled on his stomach as he shifted up across the bed, moving one hand away to reach for the nightstand, blindly grabbing a silver-wrapped condom, movements hasty and quick as she went back to kiss his neck, grinding down on him with soft whines. He followed the movements of her hips with his free hand spanning against her side, dress wrinkling under his touch.
Camila pulled away almost abruptly, a little gasp leaving her lips as she straightened her back with her hands resting on his chest–her fingers pushed gently into him to balance herself before reaching for the bunched up hem of her dress and pull it over her head, letting her hair fall right down over her shoulder.
“Why are you looking at me like that?” her hands once more resting on his chest, Frankie’s fingertips dragged up her side–knee, thigh, hip, waist, thumbing the soft skin underneath her breast and making her sigh softly, eyelids fluttering shut as a smile still pulled at her lips.
“‘Cause you look real pretty,” he shifted his hands past her legs to tug down the rest of his clothes, the movement making her lean her weight forward, fingers curling against his chest as she snorted–and felt her face heat up.
“Lights are off, Francisco,” she lowered her face to him, simultaneously lifting her hips from his as he kicked off his trousers and underwear almost impatiently, belt-buckle clicking somewhere on the floor over the edge of the bed.
“Would you like them on?” the sound of the foil ripping made her eyes wander downwards across his body–she licked her lips at the sight of his hard length, tip red and leaking resting against his stomach. “Mila,” he called her softly–so softly she shuddered, lowering her lips to his in a quick kiss.
“I don’t want you going anywhere,” with one hand cupping his chin, she spoke against his mouth, his lips parting to chase another kiss as he rolled the condom on, reaching to grab one of her hips right afterwards, slowly guiding her down.
Camila moaned into his mouth as the tip of his cock nudged her entrance, her legs parting a little more around his hips to give him more room as she sank further down his length. The stretch had her dig her fingers slightly into his cheeks, working his jaw open as he now gripped both her hips, steadying her movements.
“Fuck, it feels good,” between one kiss and the other, inch after inch, Camila began pulling her head back. “So good,” muttered over and over as she moved her hand down–Frankie felt the blunt edge of her nails across his neck, chest, fantasized about there being marks the day after. “You feel so good, Frankie,” she cried out his name as she straightened her back and sank fully down on him.
They remained still for a moment, panting as they both adjusted to the position, a slow, gentle grinding on her part as she tipped her head back, hands resting on his chest–Frankie’s heart felt like it was about to burst out of him and rest on her palms, the grip on her hips tightening as he groaned softly.
“Look at you,” he hummed, kneading her flesh as he pushed himself in a seated position–her hands slid from his chest to his shoulder to the back of his neck, again a gentle scratch that rose goosebumps in its wake. The shift of positions made her sigh heavily, eyes fluttering shut as she bit down on her bottom lip and her chest heaved, pressed flush against Frankie’s. “Tan hermosa,” he mouthed against her exposed throat, seconding the next rock of her hips with one of his arms wrapping around her lower back.
She squeezed around him at his words, tiny breathless gasps at his words and the push of his arm, her back arched and her thighs trembling again. One of her hands threaded through his hair, a tingle spreading across his scalp when she tugged on the strands–but she did not pull him away from her neck as he kept kissing her, tongue dragging across her collarbones, tasting the salt from her skin. He could stay like that the rest of the night, he thought, buried to the hilt inside of her, nursing hickey after hickey on her soft skin, listening to her uttered praises.
But then Camila began moving, rolling her hips once, twice, held back moans trapped in her throat each time she lowered herself fully onto him, taking on a rhythm that had stars shimmer at the edges of Frankie’s vision–he knew then, resting his free hand behind him for balance, digging his heels in the mattress, that he was not going to last long, the smooth drag of her walls up and down his length pulling him closer and closer to the edge.
When he snapped his hips up to meet her half-way, she stuttered, bowing her head until she was muffling a loud moan into the crook of his neck, movements suddenly erratic. Frankie repeated the motion, again, and again, and again, the arm around her hips keeping her in place as he fucked up into her, each thrust punching the air out of her with a low cry.
“C’mon, baby,” he tutted, nosing at her cheek. “Let me hear you. Let me hear you, I’m close, so fucking close, so–” he groaned when she picked up the rhythm again, half-moons craved by her nails into his shoulder and a louder moan leaving her. “Attagirl.”
Camila did not hold back after that, the encouragements he kept murmuring through kisses making her dizzy, making her stomach flutter–thighs trembling, her rhythm started to falter again, clenching around him.
“Can feel you–little more, baby, just a little more,” he moved his hand from her back to her hip, reaching with his thumb to the apex of her core. She gasped at his touch, the quick, small circles he drew over her clit as he twitched inside of her–her lips on his neck brought his orgasm forth, dragged it on until she stilled with a cry of his name.
She went heavy against him, hot, long breaths caressing his skin as she clung to him, and slowly he shifted back, bringing his arm around her waist again to keep her close, guiding her to lie down on top of him. She peppered his neck and shoulder with small kisses, brushing her hand through the hair on top of his head, each strand standing on edge under her touch.
“You keep doing that, you might just be the death of me,” he murmured, the sudden quiet broken only by their breathings. Camila chuckled, grazing her teeth against his neck–he tilted his head and gave her more space, her kiss lingering over his pulse point.
“Feels like you’re alive to me,” she echoed his words, and Frankie laughed, his whole body shaking with it. She placed one final kiss on his neck and he could feel the smile on her lips before she rolled onto his side, a sigh leaving her before she moved one hand to her hip.
“You alright?” he asked softly, turning his head towards her. Her eyes were closed, eyelashes brushing her flushed cheeks, and her lips were curved in a smile still, as she slowly rubbed down her upper thigh.
“Haven’t done this in a while,” she returned, and he brought his hand over hers, pressing down gently to massage her flesh. She sighed again, relieved, lowering her chin to his shoulder. “Just need a moment.”
“You can stay, it’s alright,” she flickered her gaze up at him, a few rapid blinkings before he leaned in, placing an almost ridiculously chaste kiss against her lips before pulling back. “I’ll be right back.”
She hummed softly, her eyes shutting right away as her hand fell to the empty space previously occupied by him, fingers curling as if seeking to hold onto the warmth he’d left behind. His gaze lingered a moment longer on her, the way her hair fell across the covers and around her head, soft waves now tangled. He didn’t need any brighter light to see how beautiful she was, her body curling up onto herself as her breath slowed down furthermore.
When he returned from the bathroom, mere moments later, the air in the room was heavy with the smell of sex, but underneath lingered that scent that had driven him wild from the bar–rosemary, fresh and pungent and somewhat familiar. Camila’s body was completely wrapped up in his covers, untucked and twisted from the bed, only the top of her head peeking from underneath, the whole thing shifting slowly in tandem with her breathing.
“Mila,” he called her name softly, just leaning against the edge of the bed with the towel he’d brought for her resting on his forearm. “You’re hogging all the covers,” he whispered with a smile, and a quiet groan left her–a noise of protest as she shifted and lifted one arm, uncovering herself and the empty side of the bed. All through it, she did not open her eyes.
Chuckling, he climbed by her side, leaving the towel on the nightstand and shifting close, until her warm skin touched his again. She dropped the covers and her arm back down, right across his chest, and bowed her head until her forehead was pressed to his shoulder, the other arm tangling with his, interlocking their hands together.
Frankie looked down towards her again, unable to help the delicate smile curling his lips, and ever so slowly leaning in to brush his lips to her forehead. She squeezed his hand at that–the only acknowledgment she managed to give other than another soft sigh, warm hair brushing down his shoulder. So he said nothing else–there was no need to–and just fixed the covers until she was fully covered. It didn’t even matter he was still partially uncovered, the sheets mostly tangled around her body instead–he was warm enough with her at his side.
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When Frankie opened his eyes, he realized he’d slept all through the night without waking a single time–no nightmares, no fear for his child needing him all of a sudden, and the warmth radiating from the body next to him a comfort he hadn’t felt in a while. The morning sun filtered through the drawn curtains, hitting the lower edge of the bed with feeble rays, and though his head hurt terribly he forced his gaze to shift at his side.
He shouldn’t have drank that much–he wasn’t used to it anymore.
Camila had abandoned her curled up position during the night, shifting almost onto her front with one leg hooked over his, and her arm still draped across his chest, fingers extended towards where his farther hand was. The hand he’d fallen asleep holding was tucked under her chin, just above his shoulder, and was pushing upwards slightly, so that a pout formed on her lips–his own arm was stuck underneath her, a little numb, disappearing underneath her curtain of hair.
Her eyelids shifted as if chasing a dream, her breathing still even, and against his side Frankie could feel her heartbeat, regular and soothing. Shifting ever so slightly, he tried to angle his body to face her, but her arm tightened around him, and a groan of protest left her as she pushed herself closer, brows knitting in a frown that was immediately covered by her hair falling across her face.
“Sorry,” he murmured softly, mouth parched. He reached forward with his free hand, brushing the locks back and tucking them behind her ear. There was a smudge of mascara underneath her eye, and he cupped his hand over her cheek to rub at it gently. She hummed, leaning into his touch before slowly licking her lips, smacking them a couple of times.
“What time is it?” she blinked several times in his direction, frown returning until she cleared her vision and he came into focus, brown eyes wide that showed her smile before he glanced at her mouth. “Hi,” she whispered, almost breathless, and Frankie chuckled.
“Hi,” he repeated, mimicking her smile. “Still early, I think. I have no idea where my phone is,” he cleared his throat–he needed some water desperately, but couldn’t bring himself to move away from her. “You can get some more sleep, if you want.”
“Do I look that terrible?” she turned her lips in an exaggerated pout, moving her hand across his chest, shoulder, following the curve of his neck before she was cupping his jaw, thumb brushing across his patchy beard.
“Quite the opposite,” some boldness from the night before clung to him still, in that moment of otherness from the rest of the world they were lingering in, in tangled limbs and tentative touches. Though she attempted to maintain her expression of mock-offense, a grin broke across her lips–lips he was glancing at over and over–and a flush spread across her cheeks. She grew warmer, pressing herself into his side.
“Even without the alcohol?” she teased, the tip of his nose brushing his–neither of them seemed to care about morning breath, or the way both their mouths felt padded with cotton. As long as they were close. Closer.
“Especially without the alcohol,” he retorted with a nod, rubbing the tip of his nose to hers.
She kissed him with a smile still on, scratching his jaw as she pushed herself up to meet him, and he let his hand wander back, fingers brushing through her hair until he cupped the nape of her neck. Camila sighed in the kiss, and he took advantage of her parted lips, licking into her mouth as her whole body went soft and heavy against his.
Frankie moved slowly, slotting his leg between hers as he shifted on his side, deepening the kiss and then moved again, guiding her until she was lying on her back, and he hovered over her, forearms bracketing her head as she wrapped her arms around his shoulders, and parted her thighs to accommodate his hips.
He groaned when she arched her back to cant her hips towards his, a muffled whine at the rub of his underwear he’d pulled on before getting into bed against her bare core. It was suddenly clear to him that it hadn’t been the alcohol making him dizzy the night before, but her, her kisses, the way her body pressed against his, the soft sounds she fought to hold back.
For a moment, that was all he heard–the rustling of the covers, her breathing quickening, his heart beating faster, louder, his name hanging from her lips once and twice and then again–and then the doorbell rang, and Frankie’s head snapped upwards.
“Were you expecting someone?” Camila asked, a little breathless, turning her head towards the door of the bedroom, the echo of the doorbell breaking the glass that had shielded them from outside, from the day ahead.
“I think it’s my mother,” he spoke in a lower voice, flinching at his own words, and the woman’s eyes widened as he snapped her gaze back towards him, a hint of panic crossing her face. “It’s alright, she’s just–she’s not staying, just passing through, I’ll–” he brushed his lips to the corner of her mouth as he moved from over her, the half-kiss hurried and messy. “I’ll be right back.”
He cursed himself as he stood from the bed, scrambling to find a pair of trousers to put on with a shirt that wasn’t wrinkled–he pushed the clothes from the night before aside, the doorbell ringing again and the realization of what was going to happen making him suddenly unable to look at her.
“Frankie,” she called softly, and he turned his gaze to a vague point of the duvet, right next to where her hand rested now that she’d sat up. “Where’s the bathroom?” she fidgeted with a loose thread of the duvet, and on her other side she drummed her fingers quickly. Nervously.
“Down the corridor to the right,” he stalled for a moment, then forced his gaze up. Her eyes were still wide, still worried. “I’ll be right back,” he repeated, and headed for the door before the doorbell could ring a third time.
The night before was a blur until the moment they landed on his bed–bits and pieces, snippets of songs and rumbles of music, bitter and sweet from alcohol and then her. They’d talked for so long, and yet he knew he’d never mentioned Alba–and with the way they’d moved through the house, she sure hadn’t seen any picture of her either. It was why he hadn’t brought anybody home in a long time–hadn’t even thought about it, before Camila.
“Ah, tienes mala cara,” was his mother greeting as he opened the door, and the little child in her arms immediately squealed, all but throwing herself towards her father. Frankie was quick to grab her, huffing out a breath that he hoped didn’t smell too much of tequila, stepping aside as the woman walked in.
“Hola, mamá,” he muttered, watching as she perused the living room. “¿Están bien?” he asked then, turning to look at the child with a smile–he couldn’t help it, the child’s joy infectious even when he felt like death. He needed water. And breakfast.
“Nuh-hu,” she clicked her tongue and shook her head, a smile already pulling at her lips. Frankie sighed. "¿Es bonita?” she asked–he felt his chest and face warm up, and was quick to glance away, focusing on babbling Alba instead. He could try and bullshit his way out of the conversation, but there was no winning an argument like that with his mother.
Mostly because he knew it was clear as day on his face that he’d actually had a great night.
“Sì, mamá, es muy bonita, pero–” she waved her hands in the air, as if shooing gnats away.
“Vale, vale, me voy,” she scoffed, walking back towards them. Frankie bowed his head, letting her kiss his forehead before she pinched the kid’s cheek gently, making her giggle again. “Ten cuidado, ¿sí?”
“No es como si me fuera a robar, mamá,” he chuckled, the sticky feeling of her lipstick on his forehead familiar and somewhat welcomed. He reached over to squeeze her shoulder softly, reassuringly, but his mother just looked back up at him with a sigh, patting the back of his knuckles.
“Me refiero a tu corazón, Cisco,” she murmured gently.
“It’s not like that,” he said quickly with a shake of his head, but his eyes trailed up towards the ceiling, where soft steps came from upstairs. His mother shook her head, humming her dissent as she followed his gaze. “Mamá–”
“Al menos pídele una cita,” she whispered, the steps drawing tentatively closer, stopping somewhere down the corridor. “Chau, nena. Proteges a tu viejo, ¿vale?”
Frankie scoffed, a quick peck to his mother’s cheek with a thanking under his breath before she showed herself out, one last glance over her shoulder, towards the stairs that creaked–the situation was almost hilarious, his mother trying to steal a look towards Camila while the woman tried to be as quiet as possible down the stairs. All the while, Alba squirmed in his hold, curious about the noise coming from inside the house, too distracted by it to see the door close in front of his grandmother.
Camila’s head appeared first, the rest of her body still a step back, and she glanced inside the living room with a careful gaze–she saw Frankie first, her expression relaxing. She took the final step forward and then stilled, her eyes falling to the kid still in his arms. They regarded each other, and Frankie had to clear his throat a couple of times while she pulled at the hem of his shirt over her wrinkled dress.
“Well, I thought it took longer to get one of them,” she tugged the sleeves of the shirt almost over her hands, taking a tentative step forward before frowning. “Didn’t we use protection?”
Frankie hadn’t even realized he was holding his breath until he huffed out a laugh, holding Alba a little closer before crossing the space from the front door to Camila. Her gaze flickered from him to the child, her giggled pulling a smile on her lips as she tilted her head.
“Hi, nena,” she whispered softly, pushing her hand out towards Alba. The child grabbed her index, tugging it towards her face and immediately trying to put it in her mouth. Camila snorted, keeping her head tilted to look at her face. “I don’t think that’s very tasty, honey.”
“Alba, don’t,” Frankie chastised softly, trying to pry Camila’s finger from her grip. “Sorry, she will try and put everything in her mouth lately.”
“That’s alright,” her voice had a softer edge, eyes fixed on the giggling child. Frankie had managed to wrestle her hand out of the kid’s hold, and was now wiping her hand clean. “So she’s–you have a daughter?”
“Yes,” he looked up from their now joined hands to see her nibbling at her bottom lip, the hand he wasn’t holding fidgeting with the sleeve of his shirt, thumbing the loose button.
“Just a daughter?” she asked, her voice lower, and looked up at him. Wide-eyed, her bottom lip jutting out ever so slightly, Frankie’s heart clenched at the hint of doubt in her words.
“Oh, God–yes,” he spoke quickly, and moved forward as much as he could while still holding Alba against his chest. “I’m sorry–yes. Her mother and I haven’t spoken in months.”
The tension left Camila’s shoulders, a long exhale that tasted minty and made Frankie all too aware of his own breath–he tilted his head to the side, keeping only his gaze directed towards her.
“You’ve been raising her on your own?” at her question, Alba tipped herself forward, lounging for her with open arms–Camila’s hand rested on her chest before his own could, keeping her upright and stepping closer, a wide and gentle smile as she murmured something under her breath as she rubbed her thumb across the child’s chest. Frankie shrugged.
“My mom helps, keeps her some nights if she thinks I need it,” he watched the soothing motions of her hand, the way Alba’s breath began to even, how the woman’s eyes did not leave the child for a moment, how her cheeks had a gentle flush that was somewhat different from the one of that morning, in bed. “My friends too–some of them. Benny can’t be trusted with a child on his own, I’d find her with purple hair or something.”
“Sounds like a charmer,” she chuckled, and after another beat looked up, meeting Frankie’s gaze. He sucked in a breath, his head bowed awfully close to hers–he wasn’t sure why it felt different now, to be so near her he could feel the warmth radiating off her body. In the new light, he could see faint shadows under her eyes, some remnants of the makeup she’d tried to wash off clinging to her eyelashes, the freckles dotting her nose, the grays at her temples that matched his own.
“Yeah,” he cleared his throat, shuffling on the spot. “I’m sorry, Mila.”
“What for?” she frowned. Frankie’s gaze shifted from her to Alba, her head now tipped back against his chest, eyelids drooping. “Hey, it’s alright–it’s not like a child is something you discuss with a one night stand. I understand,” she sounded so genuine, Frankie’s heart clenched again.
His mother’s words echoed in his head: at least ask her out on a date.
“What if it wasn’t?” he asked before he could stop himself, and watched the circling motion of her thumb still on Alba’s chest stop–the child grumbled in protest, turning her head to hide in the crook of Frankie’s neck. “A one night thing, I mean. That is, if–”
“Yes,” she replied immediately, almost breathlessly, then cleared her throat. “I’m sure there’s plenty of kid-friendly places, too.”
“I –” Frankie hadn’t even thought of suggesting Alba went with them, whenever it was, wherever it was, if it ever was– he already imagined calling in favors, finding a babysitter. Camila hadn’t even hesitated. “Might be a little rusty, but I don’t remember dates including one-year-old kids, y’know?”
“Oh, you meant a date?” Camila’s head tilted to the side, and Frankie’s expression fell, the little smile that had begun forming dropping quickly as his lips parted. “Sorry, I’m sorry,” she said right away, covering her mouth to keep herself from laughing. “Bad joke, I’m sorry,” she repeated, moving a little closer to his side, dropping the hand she was keeping on Alba towards his arm, wrapping her fingers around his wrist as she moved close enough to rest her chin on the opposite shoulder of the one the kid was falling asleep. “Whatever works for you–I’d just like to see you again.”
“Even without the alcohol?” he tilted his head so that he was looking at her still–from underneath the collar of his shirt, bright against her neck appeared a bruise in the shape of his lips. He stared at it a moment longer, while her smile widened and she nodded, chin digging into his shoulder.
“Especially without the alcohol,” she echoed, and he let his eyes flutter shut with an exhale.
He let himself linger in the moment, Alba’s warm puffs of air as she fell asleep against him, soft body slumped heavily over him, and Camila’s weight on the other side, the barely-there contact of her body against his side, fingers brushing his wrist with the same circling soothing motion she’d used with the child, the other hand resting over his shoulder.
“Are you sure?” he whispered, afraid of breaking whatever spell had been cast over the three of them.
“Of course I am,” he felt her shift her weight forward before she kissed his shoulder from above his shirt. “D’you have your phone?”
“Back pocket,” he’d realized he pulled on the trousers from the night before as he walked down the stairs, and the phone was still there–before he could fix his hold on Alba and reach for it, Camila dropped her hand from his shoulder and took it, turning a little so he could watch the screen too as she thumbed in her number.
“There. Whenever you’re ready,” she smiled up at him, and almost put it back in his pocket, then stalled. “Actually, can I use this? Mine’s dead and I should get a ride back to my car.”
“I can take you,” Alba stirred in his arms, the few minutes of sleep seemingly enough for her, a grumble leaving her as she tried to squirm out of his hold and reach for the floor.
“I’m a big girl, Frankie, I can make it,” she smiled, and her eyes wandered immediately towards the child, gaze softening as he lowered himself carefully to let her down. Alba toddled towards Camila, her arms out for balance–it still astounded Frankie, the way she could cross rooms by herself now.
“I know, just–” he followed the child with his gaze, hands outstretched to grab her should it be needed. But she went on, straight towards Camila’s legs, arms lifted towards the hem of the shirt, tugging gently on it. “We could get breakfast–Alba, pórtate bien,” he chided.
“Breakfast sounds nice,” the woman crouched down, bringing herself at eye level with the child–her dress pooled around her ankles, and his shirt brushed the floor, Alba grabbing the hem and pulling it towards her. “I know, nena, it looks familiar,” again her voice softened, a mock whisper as she leaned in and pulled one corner up. “I stole it from your dad because I couldn’t find my jacket–but don’t tell him.”
Alba giggled, looking between the two of them but leaning against Camila’s bent legs, one cheek squished against her knees. The woman’s hand reached for her head, gently brushing her dark curls back and out of her hair. Frankie had only ever seen his mother use such tenderness with her. His mouth felt dry.
“Give me just a moment, I’ll be right back.”
He got ready in record time, brushing his teeth while simultaneously trying and failing to make his hair make sense–he pulled one of his caps on, not wanting to waste more time. A part of him was apprehensive, leaving the two of them alone–but the other trusted Camila already, and he hoped this once his gut would not betray him. He really, really hoped so.
When he returned–still in the middle of buttoning his shirt–Camila had abandoned her crouched position and was sitting on the floor instead, her back against the couch and her purse abandoned on the side, as Alba sat between her ankles and placed one toy after the other over the woman’s dress. She babbled as she moved a stuffed bear towards the other, which Camila held against her stomach, her eyes crinkling at the corners while she smiled. The moment Frankie walked back into the living room, she looked up towards him.
“That’s an interesting shirt,” she commented, eyebrows arching, unable to hide the grin as her gaze roamed across the print of his button-up. Dark green with a floral print, it had been a gift from his mother, and he rarely ever wore it, the pattern a little too bold for his taste.
“I’m behind on laundry,” he muttered, fingers hovering over the last button, eventually deciding to leave the neck a little open. “And you stole the other one,” he pointed an accusing finger at her, and Camila immediately brought one hand to her chest, stuffed animal and all.
“Who told you that?” she gasped in mock-offense, her eyes falling back to Alba who had been following the conversation, eyes wide and attentive, giggling between their words. “I thought we were becoming friends, and you went and betrayed me like this!”
“Don’t blame it on the child,” reaching their side, Frankie offered her his hand to help her up, and once she was standing, a couple of staggering steps before he steadied her, he lowered his head towards her a little. “Thief,” he added in a whisper, and Camila smiled up at him.
“Is this alright?” she asked then, almost tentatively. “I really have no idea where my jacket is,” she admitted, sheepishly. Frankie rubbed his thumb across her knuckles, gaze falling from her lips to the places his shirt draped over her shoulders and collarbones.
“Of course–I’m sure it’ll turn up,” he didn’t say it gave him an excuse to call her afterwards, to actually see her again if for a minute.
“Thank you,” she cleared her throat, letting go of his hand to reach up and fix the collar of his shirt, fingertips brushing his neck while doing so. “I was just messing with you–it looks good,” she hummed then, smoothing it across his chest. He scoffed, a light roll of his eyes before turning to pick up Alba, the child already lifting her arms towards him.
“Come on, I’m starving,” he said instead, and the woman scowled at his dismissal, walking just ahead of him to open the door for him and Alba–she’d picked one of the stuffed bears with her, and when Alba noticed she squealed happily, looking over Frankie’s shoulder all the while to keep her eyes on Camila and the bear.
The drive was quiet, except for the initial moment, the radio starting again where they had left it on a too high volume the night before–the final notes of The Chain leaving place to the beginning of You Make Loving Fun, a nervous laughter leaving them both as they reached for the volume at the same time. In the backseat, Alba squirmed in her booster seat but was otherwise unfazed, the bear secured in her arms, and they glanced at her half-guiltily before turning towards each other.
Frankie thought he could’ve kissed her right there and then, above the handbrake with their seatbelts pushing into their chests. He also thought he’d had the same idea the night before. Was sure of it, actually. He’d probably done it, too, the alcohol making him bold enough.
But he didn’t need courage, he realized. It was so easy to be at Camila’s side, to talk about nothing and everything all at once, to joke and laugh and listen to her hum along with the songs, watch as she looked into the mirror towards Alba and made faces at her that made the child giggle with unabashed glee.
He forgot, for the whole ride, that they hadn’t even known each other for a full day. It didn’t feel like it mattered anyway.
Inside the café–right in front of the bar they’d been the night before, her car the only one still in the parking lot–there weren’t a lot of people. They sat themselves in one of the corners, Frankie between her and Alba, and ordered an exaggerated amount of food with two strong coffees–acknowledging for the first time their hangovers.
Passing in front of the counter, Camila had gotten an orange, and as they waited for the food she began peeling, the oils soaking her skin that still smelled like Frankie–a combination from his shirt, his sheets, his soap she’d used to rinse part of the night from her. In the meantime they spoke of her job–a boring office job that she needed to pay rent as she looked for something she actually enjoyed–and his job which left Alba with her grandmother during the day, how he still tried to be home early every afternoon.
“Yesterday was an exception–I barely ever get out when I don’t have her, and most of the time I just get a drink and then go back home to crash on the couch,” he looked down at the small white plate in front of him, the orange slices she’d dropped there dripping juice down the sides. She’d done it without thought, alternating between eating some herself and giving it to him as she listened, stealing glances at Alba every now and again. “I don’t–I mean, it’s been a while since I’ve done any of this.”
“Why do I get the feeling you’re trying to apologize?” she tilted her head as he bit into one of the orange slices, then removed the skin from the remaining half and gave it to Alba, her hands already extended towards him. “I thought this was going well.”
“It is!” he said quickly, his thumb catching some of the juice at the corner of Alba’s mouth. Camila repeated the process–one slice for her, another on Frankie’s plate. “I just–I feel I might be rusty, and I don’t want to f–” he stopped himself, a quick glance towards the child, “to mess this up.”
“Frankie,” she lingered on his name a moment, soft-spoken and tender. It hung in the air a long moment as they were brought their food, her gaze on him like a rooting force. He exhaled slowly, and only when the waitress left did he manage to look away from Camila. “I haven’t done this in a while either, you know? Any of it.”
He took a blueberry muffin, split it into tiny segments on the plate still covered in orange juices before handing them to Alba one by one–at the corner of his eye, Camila still looked at him and the child, the cup of coffee already in her hands.
“You can go ahead, she’s been obsessed with these lately,” he murmured, and to prove his point the kid began stuffing her face with the bits. “You still seem to be more at ease with all of this,” he admitted then, his voice still low.
“What about tonight?” she tilted her head to the side a little, food still untouched.
“You said it yourself–that was the tequila,” with a sheepish smile, he looked up at her, wiping his hands on the nearest napkin. “Made me think less about the fact you actually asked me over like that,” at that, she gave a quick laugh–a sudden noise that seemed to surprise both of them.
“Sorry, just–” she cleared her throat and took a quick sip of her coffee. “Why’d you think I asked you?”
“I have no idea,” he shrugged, honesty weighing his words. Camila’s gaze softened.
“My last relationship ended a little over a year ago–yesterday was the first time I actually got a night out for myself,” she spoke calmly, and for the first time that morning she did not meet his gaze openly, rather focused on the table as she ran her index all around the rim of the cup. “I just wanted to have fun. I spent so much time during that relationship staying quiet, staying still, and I just wanted to sing and dance for a while.”
“That doesn’t explain me,” her expression shifted quickly, that same scowl from the house at the way he’d just brushed off her compliment. He almost apologized right away.
“You looked like you might need it, too,” she shrugged, leaning with her elbows on the table and cocking her head to the side again, meeting his gaze once more. “And I really wanted you to need it. Which made me really really nervous.”
“You seemed anything but,” she smiled then, lowering the cup to the table to fill her plate once she saw him eat, too.
“Liquid courage,” she said it almost conspiratorially–her voice low, not enough that he couldn’t hear her, but had to lean in a little. Camila’s gaze flickered from his eyes down to his lips, and when she reached over to rub her thumb at the corner of his mouth, Frankie’s shoulders sagged with a slow exhale. “We could just test out the waters, you know? Slowly. See where this goes–it doesn’t need to be a grand thing.”
“I can’t ask that of you,” her fingers were still brushing his face, and when he shook his head his stubbled rubbed against her fingertips.
“You’re not,” she replied in a soft voice, dropping her elbow to the table. With the motion, his head followed her hand down, resting his cheek into her palm. Like the night before, Frankie believed he couldn’t possibly get close enough. “I think it’s worth a try, if–I mean, if that’s how you feel, too.”
“I really do,” he murmured, and she smiled again, so bright and pretty his heart ached. “I just have no idea what to do.”
“I’m sure we’ll figure it out,” she shrugged, and then, lowering her head a little so she could look at him fully from underneath the visor of his cap. “Can I kiss you?”
The warmth in her voice took him aback, the knot in his throat melting with it, and before he could register he was even leaning further in, he nodded.
“Yes,” he added, pointlessly, feeling her hand moving to cup his chin, leading him close, closer, gently pushing his cap back so that it didn’t stand in her way. Camila’s kiss was delicate, nothing compared to those of the night before, nothing like that morning–chaste, familiar, almost casual, somewhat tender. 
There, then gone, leaving Frankie with the thought he could be kissing her all day long and never grow tired of it.
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“Where the hell have you been?” Santi’s voice sounded metallic and distant coming from the car speaker, his greeting as soon as Frankie called him back.
“I’ve got Alba, mind your tongue,” he retorted, watching as Camila’s car moved out of the parking lot, her arm sticking out of the window to wave at them. Alba laughed, returning the gesture and squirming in her seat. “Did somebody die?”
“Hola chiquitita,” Santi called, and Alba squealed in delight. Frankie suddenly wondered if he should’ve given her that muffin with all its sugar. “I could’ve died. I’ve been calling since yesterday.”
“Well, you didn’t,” for a moment he stared at the tail of Camila’s car–up until he could see, and then began driving the opposite direction. “What’s up?”
“No, not what’s up,” Santi argued, his voice growing in pitch. “Where have you been, Fish?”
Frankie flinched, shifting his grip on the steering wheel–he cleared his throat.
“I was on a date,” there was no going around it–not with Santi. A clattering and a muttered curse, Santi’s voice was suddenly closer.
“Excuse me?” he turned the volume down a bit, sighing as he tipped his head back towards the headrest, eyes still fixed on the road. “For the whole night?”
“Yes, actually,” he sighed, glancing towards Alba in the mirror–she was tilting her head at the sound of her uncle’s voice, over and over, as if trying to find him right there in the car with them. “My mom had Alba so I went out. Camila stayed the night. It’s not a big deal.”
“Camila, hu?” the other man almost taunted. “I’m assuming the night went alright, since it’s almost lunchtime.”
“We went for breakfast,” Frankie shrugged, even though Santi could not see him.
“You–” a pause, “wait, with Alba?” “With Alba,” he confirmed, a careful note in his voice.
“And it went–” Santi let the sentence linger, unsure. Great, Frankie wanted to say. It went great. I can’t believe my luck. It feels too good to be true. I’m afraid I’m about to wake up from a wonderful dream and be met with a disappointing reality.
“Alright,” he said instead. “Alba adores her, and she was–it was alright.”
“So, you’re gonna see her again?” he could hear the grin in his friend’s voice, and he almost rolled his eyes. He wasn’t going to hear the end of it anytime soon, he knew. He also knew he didn’t care, Camila’s perfume lingering in his car, on his bed, the promise of going on a walk soon, to keep things easy.
“Yeah–I will.”
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Seeding for the Bracket Stage
The Bracket is set! 128 UK artists and bands will compete in a knockout challenge to determine the ultimate UK Rock Superstar! The first polls go live Monday, June 5th at noon EST.
1 David Bowie 2 Fleetwood Mac 3 Kate Bush 4 The Kinks 5 Pink Floyd 6 George Michael 7 Depeche Mode 8 Pulp 9 The Clash 10 Queen 11 Radiohead 12 Electric Light Orchestra 13 Elton John 14 The Beatles 15 The Smiths 16 Tears for Fears 17 The Pretenders 18 Franz Ferdinand 19 Bauhaus 20 The Who 21 Elvis Costello & The Attractions 22 The Moody Blues 23 The Cure 24 Eurythmics 25 The Hollies 26 T. Rex 27 George Harrison 28 Sex Pistols 29 Muse 30 The Police 31 Genesis 32 Motörhead 33 The Bee Gees 34 Blur 35 Placebo 36 Joy Division 37 Yes 38 Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) 39 Rolling Stones 40 Gorillaz 41 Peter Gabriel 42 The Animals 43 John Lennon 44 Def Leppard 45 Black Sabbath 46 Paul McCartney 47 The Zombies 48 Led Zeppelin 49 Judas Priest 50 Adam and the Ants 51 Wham! 52 Dusty Springfield 53 Cardiacs 54 Arctic Monkeys 55 The Specials 56 Duran Duran 57 Mott the Hoople 58 Dire Straits 59 Oasis 60 New Order 61 Jeff Beck 62 Black Midi 63 XTC 64 Buzzcocks 65 The Yardbirds 66 Amy Winehouse 67 King Crimson 68 Florence + The Machine 69 Robert Plant 70 Davy Jones 71 The Stone Roses 72 Phil Collins 73 Echo & the Bunnymen 74 Killing Joke 75 Suede 76 Van Morrison 77 Pet Shop Boys 78 Siouxsie and the Banshees 79 The Jam 80 The Stranglers 81 Marc Bolan 82 Dexys Midnight Runners 83 Billy Idol 84 Jethro Tull 85 Roxy Music 86 Syd Barrett 87 Bananarama 88 Squeeze 89 CHVRCHES 90 The Jesus and Mary Chain 91 Elvis Costello 92 My Bloody Valentine 93 Gerry Rafferty 94 Sleep Token 95 Donovan 96 Supergrass 97 Ringo Starr 98 Rod Stewart 99 Ozzy Osbourne 100 Roger Waters 101 Sisters Of Mercy 102 The Wombats 103 Wings 104 The Sweet 105 Simple Minds 106 Joe Cocker 107 Iron Maiden 108 Modern English 109 The Ting Tings 110 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 111 Van der Graaf Generator 112 X-Ray Spex 113 Soft Machine 114 Deep Purple 115 Gary Numan 116 The Pogues 117 Stereolab 118 Jarvis Cocker 119 Manic Street Preachers 120 Herman's Hermits 121 Happy Mondays 122 Bloc Party 123 Cream 124 The Cocteau Twins 125 Erasure 126 Talk Talk 127 The Slits 128 The xx
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Just letting you the best way to consume this poll is to sit down with your dad and vote TOGETHER. With a six pack of beer. Lead to gems like
Dad: WHAT DO YOU MEAN SMASHING PUMPKINS DIDNT MAKE IT
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Dad: you can't put Fleetwood Mac against Tomy petty they wrote TWO songs for them. NOT ONE BUT TWO
Me: i mean... Stevie Nicks though
Dad: DON HENLEY WROTE LEATHER AND LACE FOR HER
Dad: AND THE EAGLES DIDNT EVEN MAKE IT PAST ROUND ONE
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Dad: Pixies didn't make it this whole poll is invalid they need to start over from the beginning
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Dad: *bending over the sink, depressed out of his mind* who the fuck are all these idiots voting for... *Can't hear him bc ADHD*
Anyway, will be doing this again when round three comes around we ended up listing to king crimson and laughing (it's spelled kink crimson in your pinned post btw).
I'm so happy you and your dad are having fun with this tournament!! I'm thinking of doing an alternative rock bracket after this one, and Smashing Pumpkins would definitely be a contender.
About TPATH and Fleetwood Mac, I seeded the bracket, I didn't want to pitt friends like that :(
Also if it's any consolation to your dad, I voted for the Pixies; I really thought they would make it over Blondie, but here we are :/ (anyway, if I end up making the other bracket they're in without hesitation).
About the last part, which King Crimson album did you listen to? 👀 May I suggest Larks' Tongues in Aspic. At last, I'm a massive King Crimson fan, and I thought I had already corrected the typo (I probably dreamt it :"/). Thanks for the heads up!
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thespiritofvexation · 3 years
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Tagged by @bbbrianjones and @professor-cold-ramen (thank you!🌻🌻)for these two similar tag games, so I'm putting them in the in the same post. That way you can do one or do two, boil em mash em or put them in a stew...
the kinks or the yardbirds // martin acoustic or gibson acoustic // bohemian rhapsody or stairway to heaven // jimi hendrix experience or cream // pamela des barres or bebe buell [Jenni Dean- I might elaborate one day;)] // john or paul or george or ringo // bob dylan or joni mitchell [I should listen to Joni but I haven't yet] // 1971 or 1977 // madison square garden or the forum // elton john or billy joel [I think I might finally be over candle in the wind...]// tour bus or tour plane // studio 54 or rodney bingenheimer’s english disco // photographer or roadie // liverpool or london // roger daltrey or robert plant // on guitar: fingerpicking or with a pick // shaven or unshaven // hammersmith odeon or royal albert hall // marquee club or crawdaddy club // live aid in philly or live aid in london // led zeppelin albums: I or II or III or IV // american girl or free fallin’ // go your own way or dreams // the eagles or lynyrd skynyrd  
Singles or albums // British bands or American bands // Gibson or Fender // The Beatles or The Rolling Stones // Whisky a Go Go or The Rainbow // Chateau Marmont or The Riot House // singers or guitarists // bassists or drummers // glam or bohemian // Woodstock or Knebworth // Rolling Stone or Creem // blues or folk // Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd // Fleetwood Mac w/ Peter Green or Fleetwood Mac w/ Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham [apples and pears!]// groupie or girlfriend // 1969 or 1973 // Clapton or Beck or Page // Los Angeles or New York City or London // cassettes or vinyl // front row seat or backstage pass
*The text within brackets is my own additions and not part of the original text, so sorry I just had to
Tagging: @glorious-blackout @see-sawed @britishsixtiesbeat @vibesfromepicforest @crampdown @lovely-menza @madmanics @princessleiaqueen @ritchieblackless @charliemercouri @0mmadawn @childoftheriver and anyone who's up for it but of course also feel free to skip!🌻
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fleetwoodmacbracket · 8 months
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woman-respecter · 10 months
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incoming fleetwood bracket in 10 minutes or so
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Since landslide and fast car have been hovering around 50/50 since the start of round two with neither one gaining more than a 0.5% lead I’m considering it a tie, which is why both advanced to the quarterfinals
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icancorruptyou · 4 years
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I was tagged by @sorceress-queen​ and @lycansheir​
!* / 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑙𝑙   𝑜𝑢𝑡   your   url   with   song   titles   and   𝑡𝑎𝑔   10 (   or    more   )  people   !!
*click the link for the song*
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MCU based Loki 
I - In This Twilight - Nine Inch Nails 
C - Can’t Pretend - Tom Odell
A - Angel - Depeche mode 
N - Nun With a Motherfucking Gun - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
C -  Corrupt · Depeche Mode
O - One Line - Pj Harvey 
R - Retrograde - James Blake 
R -  Racing Rats - Editors
U - Uninvited - Alanis Morissette
P - Plastic 100°C - Sampha
T - Talk - Hozier 
Y -  Yellow Flicker Beat - Lorde
O - Only - Nine inch nails 
U  - The Union Forever - The white stripes 
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Myth based Loki
I -  Ibeyi - River
C - The Chain - Fleetwood Mac 
A - Ain’t No Grave - Johnny Cash 
N - Neptune - Foals
C - Careless - Royal Blood 
O - Outshined - Soundgarden
R - Rooster - Alice in Chains 
R -  Ramble On - Led Zeppelin
U - Up the Bracket - The Libertines
P -  Papillon - Editors (acoustic version)
T - Thistle and Weeds - Mumford and Sons
Y - You Want It Darker - Leonard Cohen
O -  The Temperance Movement - Only Friend
U  - Underdog - Kasabian 
I challenge @flcksin​ @yoursaviourhasarrived​ @jonathancrane-scarecrows​ @stcrmbr1nger​ @your-dark-thor​ @victorious-sigyn​ @sigynoffidelity​ @minaharkerdailymirror​ @thxwxlf​
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lovesongbracket · 1 year
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Reminder: Vote based on the song, not the artist or specific recording! The tracks referenced are the original artist, aside from a few rare cases where a cover is the most widely known.
Lyrics, videos, info, and notable covers under the cut. (Spotify playlist available in pinned post)
Fly Me to the Moon
Written By: Bart Howard
Artist: Frank Sinatra feat. Count Basie
Released: 1964
Originally recorded by: Kaye Ballard, 1954
“Fly Me to the Moon” is a popular standard song written by Bart Howard in 1954. It was originally titled “In Other Words”, and was introduced by Felicia Sanders in cabarets. The song became known popularly as “Fly Me to the Moon” from the first line of the B verse, and after a few years the publishers changed the title to that officially. Frank Sinatra recorded the best known version on the album It Might as Well Be Swing (1964), accompanied by Count Basie. This version was arranged by Quincy Jones who changed the time signature from ¾ waltz-time to 4/4 and gave it a looser, swing feel. Sinatra also performed the song with Basie on Sinatra at the Sands (1966), and with bossa nova great Antonio Carlos Jobim on Duets II (1994).
[Verse 1] Fly me to the moon Let me play among the stars And let me see what spring is like On a-Jupiter and Mars In other words, hold my hand In other words, baby, kiss me [Verse 2] Fill my heart with song And let me sing forevermore You are all I long for All I worship and adore In other words, please be true In other words, I love you [Instrumental Bridge] [Verse 3] Fill my heart with song Let me sing forevermore You are all I long for All I worship and adore In other words, please be true In other words, in other words I love you
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Songbird
Written By: Christine McVie
Artist: Fleetwood Mac
Released: 1977
This is the 6th song off of Fleetwood Mac’s critically acclaimed eleventh LP, Rumours. This song was written by vocalist Christine McVie. This ballad has won over the hearts of many for its soft and gentle sound and emotional lyrics about self sacrifice in love. Producer Kevin Caillat told Music Radar: “Christine started playing something she had written on the piano one day, and it floored me. It was so beautiful and special, so personal – I knew I had to get just the right recording of it. Before Rumours, I had recorded an album with Joni Mitchell at the Berkeley Community Theatre. I thought doing a similar kind of concert recital recording was perfect for Songbird. Christine and the whole band loved the idea. The Berkley Community Theatre wasn’t available, so we used the Zellerbach Auditorium, the same kind of vibe. Christine sat on the stage and played a nine-foot Steinway, and she sounded magnificent. I used 15 tracks for the piano – two close mics and the rest were distant mics. For something like ‘Songbird,’ I wanted the room to really speak.”
[Verse 1] For you, there'll be no more crying For you, the sun will be shining And I feel that when I'm with you It's alright, I know it's right [Verse 2] To you, I'll give the world To you, I'll never be cold 'Cause I feel that when I'm with you It's alright, I know it's right [Chorus] And the songbirds are singing Like they know the score And I love you, I love you, I love you Like never before [Bridge] And I wish you all the love in the world But most of all, I wish it from myself [Chorus] And the songbirds keep singing Like they know the score And I love you, I love you, I love you Like never before [Outro] Like never before Like never before
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xmargot · 4 years
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(ASSISTANT CURATOR / THE GETTY MUSEUM. ) 𝕄𝔸ℝ𝔾𝕆𝕋 𝕊𝕋. ℙ𝕀𝔼ℝℝ𝔼. ( 26 / SHE/HER / FEMALE ): we hear 𝕄𝔸ℝ𝔾𝕆𝕋. is charismatic , tasteful and clever, but can also be selfish, callous, and jaded . ( jodie comer ) ( k. / 27 / SHE/HER )
*BACKGROUND;
°✮ - Margot was born in Toulouse, France. She is the middle child, leaving her with an older sister, and a younger brother. Her mother ( american. ) met her father ( british. ) ripe out of University in New York. She was an artist, and her father was fond of her exquisite nature, and creative drive. It wasn’t long before the two wed, and had their first child. Her father, a slim, disciplined Londoner, moved the family to France after his own father had died. There, in France, he took over his fathers antiquities, and became a curator for them, and an art distributor. Not too long after, they settled in France, and had Margot.
°✮ - As a child, Margot was curious as a cat. She was always rebelling against whatever her nanny told her to do. The direction of ‘staying put’ always went unnoticed for her. She was restless, and often bored with whatever she was told to do. The girl always had a greater adventure within her head. She nearly gave her nanny(s) strokes after not being able to find her hours on end. Margot was fearless. Her adolescent feet carried her through the Parisian cities, through the country fields, without any care of anyone ever worrying about her.
°✮ - Much like her mother, Margot had a mind of creativity. She was scolded in school for daydreaming too often, but weren’t the dreams always a better escape than reality? She thought so, at least. At a young age she was put into ballet classes. Her parents thought it would help discipline her focus. She carried on dance classes until she was the age where she hadn’t needed to do as her parents told her to do anymore. Her form was just as exquisite as her mothers beauty, and she was just as good as any other of the girls, the problem was, she hadn’t cared to keep the drive.
°✮ - Much like her father, she picked up a keen sense for art. Often wandering through the Parisian museums, she was clad with a sketchbook and pastels drowning herself into her own world. Her father always told her she was the master of her own self, and she often stuck to that. She had little boundaries, and that often sent her creativity into hyper drive. She was a painter, and found herself learning at her fathers hip about art and the finest bits about it.
°✮ - After schooling, Margot’s restless soul traveled to Brussels. There, she soaked in the culture and collected a few art degrees at a prestigious university. After growing tiresome of the area, and dealing with too many all too real heartaches, Margot ventured off again, this time to New York City. It was away from her family, (even though their own wealth kept them traveling worldly,) and away is what she wanted. The wings on her back always felt the need to flee somewhere. Was she lost? A little. -and that was a feeling she hadn’t wanted to get comfortable with.
°✮ - She resided in Manhattan living in a flat by herself. After having chased after a woman ( a previous professor, ) whom she had a whirlwind of an affair with. Having her heart broken once by the woman wasn’t enough. Margot continued the chase, and it wasn’t until another wound was made that she accepted it was time to pick up and move on, again.  When she first moved to New York, she tried to have a roommate, and realized she hadn’t done well with strangers acquiring her space. It was such a big, noisy city, it was the only time she felt isolated enough to collect herself. Her job was a head curator for the MET museum. She had worked there for two years and made quite the name for herself. on top of it all, margot also finished schooling at NYU to further her degrees.
°✮ - promising herself to tough it out in NY until graduation, margot allowed the wind to carry her elsewhere. buying a pristine vintage jaguar, the woman hit the road without turning back. collectively she was without reigns. she was running away from her heartache yet again, this time, without the chase. - the wind had carried her across the country. west side. it’ was a typical cliche. yet people fled to the city of angels to be apart of something.. and whatever that ‘something’ had been, margot wanted to be a part of it. it’s had it’s ups and downs from being nothing like new york. adjustments are still being made. has margot felt this move was the right decision ? possibly. does she feel she will reside in the plastic dream city for long ? she would shrug finding life as a whole, entirely unpredictable.
* PERSONALITY;
°✮ - ( - ) Margot can be a little bratty, and childish. Its a negative trait that she still carries from her adolescence. She can be short fused when it comes to people’s arrogance. Often she is dripping in sarcasm, and when it comes to others emotions she finds herself to be stiff in an awkwardness. Sometimes people find it to be cold, but she just doesn’t quite know how to handle a situation.
°✮ -  ( + ) Her heart feels often heavy without knowing. Her mother always thought it was because she contained so much warmth, and kindness within her and she just didn’t know how to express, or give it out yet. She feels things heavily ( though doesn’t often show it, and rather be in a numb state. its safe there. ) She’s very loyal, driven. Her daily life, as well as work life is efficient. she can come off as brash, and bratty at times. relationships are something she DOESN’T take to lightly. - ( hesitant with children also - in fact shes fucking terrified of them. ) (( because she acts like a full blown child sometimes all on her own. ))
* STUFF ‘N THINGS;
°✮ - Has a habit of buying things, just to own them. It’s a good thing she’s very clean, and organized or else she could slip into being a hoarder. She loves clothes, designer, it’s an expression of art- and her mind is blown over a lot of expensive pieces. ( goes along with perfume, and jewelry too. ) chanel, chloe - favorite designers.
°✮ - Enjoys champagne, often having a glass while taking a bath. (Bubbles, or bath bombs of course.) reads trashy magazines in the bath, a hair wrap with a perfected bun, possibly trolls too hard on instagram. 
°✮ - cardio. enjoys speed cycling. 
°✮ - Dips into nostalgia with an old Victrola in her living room. It often hums french tunes from decades ago,  along with stacks of records in brackets below. ( Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Sinatra, Nina Simone, Blondie, –but she also dips into indie and pop music from today.)
°✮ - She has a piano in her bedroom. It’s played often to make herself tired, or when she’s feeling sad. Along the window ledge near, she has random journals she often writes poetry within during these moods. (never when she’s happy.) -she almost likes to be moody at times.
°✮ - She has a cat named cat. It’s a stolen name from Holly Go-lightly’s cats name from Breakfast at Tiffany’s. She often wonders if Cat needs a companion.
°✮ - She loves food, so snacks are always in her pantry. Cooking she does well, but often has little motivation to do so. it’s annoying how perfect she keeps her figure when she eats incredibly unhealthy at times. postmate is an occurring company at her door. Her space is open, its whimsical, and romantic. She likes to keep an open space to fit her comfort so her creative drive doesn’t ever feel hushed, or restricted.
* CONNECTIONS;
°✮ -  co-workers, & old flings ( or anything stemmed from her background as long as it ties in with her time line, pasts flings can come from the last six months she had been in L..A, )  always open. I am very open to several and most possibilities. Don’t feel held back, please don’t be afraid to come to me and ask me for possibilities. I am very open!
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