#hit me with them maria mena feels

[charmixpower]

What songs would you associate with the winx girls and the specialists and the trix ? And the couples and friendships too!!

Dear god. Ok, this is going to be a long one

I'm sorry if this is terrible, also my music taste is low key dark, if the Maria Mena song didn't point that out earlier, so uh be prepared for that

All of the colors are because I couldn't read this at first DX so I decided to make it more readable for all of our sakes

Winx Girls;

Bloom:

1. Earth Boy - Tony22 (for some reason this is the quintessential bloomy song in my head)

2. (L)only Child - salem ilese (✌️😔)

Stella:

1. Pink (Freak) - Elliot Lee (The realization in s3 that Stella gen believed her friends stuck around her and Brandon liked her because she was pretty killed me)

2. Dream Catcher - Set It Off (This song just reminds me of how uplifting Stella is to her friends she's so amazing)

Flora:

1. Hope World - J-Hope (optimism but with realism)

2. Forever - Sa-Roc (similar vibes)

Tecna:

1. Oh No! - MARINA (yeah, yeah)

2. Fuck u - Royal & the Serpent (S1 Tecna. It's like she thinks she has everything but she's still unhappy)

Musa:

1. All This Time (Pick-Me-Up Song) - Maria Mena (Shut up this song is so her and it makes me cry, it's so uplifting)

2. Spit it Out - Solar (This is exactly what Musa's first single and music video would be like)

Aisha:

1. Catch me if you can - Set It Off (Aisha's power is immense)

2. Are Satisfied? - MARINA (It reminds me of her drive)

Trix;

Icy:

1. Cold Blooded - Jessi (Oh come on, it fits)

2. Candy Store - Heathers (Alpha Bitch SUPREME)

Darcy:

1. Underneath the Mask - Royal and the Serpent (local manipulator)

2. Villain - K/DA (It fits Darcy the most...she IS playing with people's hearts with no care)

Stormy:

1. When I Rule the World - LIZ (unhinged like her)

2. Daughters of Darkness - Halestorm (Stormy is definitely the most connected to them, and the most loving of her sisters)

Specialists;

Sky:

1. Dollhouse - Melanie Martinez (Sky's family is fucked)

2. NDA - Billie Eilish (in s1 Brandon and Sky mentions people tend to only like Sky because he's the prince of Eraklyon)

Brandon:

1. Stunnin' feat. Harm Franklin - Curtis Waters (be stares at his own reflection, I'm right)

2. Fake Bitch - UPSAHL (Brandon will put anyone before himself)

Helia:

1. Regular 10 - Lenii (Reminds me of Helia's unhinged vibes and his ability to let no one know anything about him)

2. Therefore I am - Billie Eilish (This reminds me of his introduction)

Timmy:

1. Thank you anxiety - Avenue Beat (yeah)

2. Stressed Out - Twenty One Pilots (he rlly got caught up in all this murder and destruction)

Riven:

1. Chase It - Set It Off (Riven getting into RF despite everyone doubting him theme song)

2. Horrible Kids - Set It Off (Riven being bitey origin story)

Nabu:

1. Tomorrow feat. Jason Lancaster - Set It Off (But they'll never cage your DREAMS!!!! SO FLY AWAY!!! Reminds me of him running away)

2. Selfish feat. Seulgi - Moonbyul (I wanna be selfish! I still have so many wishes! I'm having "Nabu not being able to see the world before s3" feelings)

Relationships;

Skloom:

1. Me W/O Us - Set It Off (oh this one hits Sky pov so well)

2. I'm in Love - Colde (yeah this song is so sweet)

Brella:

1. Don't Judge Me - Janelle Monáe (even though you say that you love me, I'm afraid you just love my disguise!!!! Ugh)

2. Love Like Mine - Stela Cole (YEAH STELLA AS A STELA SONG)

Floelia:

1. La Primavera feat. REMAH (this music video is so cute and matches them so much)

2. Your Soul - Forrest. (Soft soft)

Tecmy:

1. What If (I Told You I Like You) - Johnny Orlando, Kenzie (idk it's just sweet and awkward like them)

2. Electric Love - BØRNS (you get it–)

Rivusa:

1. Chasing Amy - TeaMarr (Ugh, this song captures the mood swing vibe perfectly. My soul)

2. Rock To My Roll - Anarbor (Every time I try to imagine Riven singing Musa a song it's this one, until I finish s5 that is XD)

Naisha:

1. Knew You - Kailee Morgue (I wish we were childhood friends to lovers the theme song)

2. Home - YEZI (Sobbing, still mad s4 killed Nabu)

Friendships;

Bloom&Stella:

1. Sarah Come Home - Allie X (Stella is usually the one that gets Bloom back from her run away trips)

Flora&Tecna:

1. Battle Scars - Paradise Fears (these two motivate and plan and keep the winx alive and it makes me feel FEELINGS)

Musa&Aisha:

1. Fuck, I luv my friends - renforshort (YEAHH)

Bloom&Tecna:

1. Never Know - Set It Off ("are you tired of being logical? Don't you just wanna go ape shit?")

Stella&Musa:

1. Self Aware - Durand Bernarr, Qveen Herby (vibes vibes vibes)

Flora&Aisha:

1. Drop pop candy - Reol (the trust between these two)

Bloom&Flora:

1. If We Have Each Other - Alec Benjamin (sobbing)

Stella&Aisha:

1. Hot One - Leyla Blue, Baby Tate, & REI AMI (Musa can also be included)

Tecna&Musa:

1. Devil Town - Cavetown (Idk these two trust in each other is soft

Bloom&Musa:

1. What if it doesn't end well - Chloe Moriondo (pessimistic friends)

Stella&Flora:

1. Gogobebe - MAMAMOO (party mom friend song)

Tecna&Aisha:

1. Daydream - J-Hope (Their both public figures who resent the way they act towards the public)

Bloom&Aisha:

1. 7/11 - Beyoncé (ultimate sleepover party song)

Stella&Tecna:

1. Taller than you - MAMAMOO (picking who would be taller was a long process)

Flora&Musa:

1. Wisdom - Mother Mother (for no other reason than Flora was the one telling Musa she also had problems from the start XD)

Other;

Characters;

Daphne:

1. Angle On Fire - Halsey (YOU KNOW I USED TO BE ON FIREEEE)

2. Hourglass - Set It Off (imagine being stuck under a lake for years and years and years, like your sense of time would end up fucked)

Mirta:

1. Dirty - grandson (Mirta drew the aggro of her schools most violent and cruel bullies for a random girl she didn't know, I love her)

2. Life Afraid - Set it Off (Mirta has big "things will be better or else" vibes)

Lucy:

1. Demons - Hayley Kiyoko (her)

2. Poser - Weathers (in my eternal defence Lucy is quite literally a poser, the she is probably Mirta)

Diaspro:

1. Angry Too - Lola Blanc (No I will not get over the fact she was raised to be a wife)

2. Cinderella's dead - EMELINE (NO I WILL NOT GRT OVER THE FACT SHE–)

Chimera:

1. WANNA BE MYSELF - MAMAMOO (Chimera being her weird Lolita fashion self despite her mom, love herrr)

2. Brutal - Olivia Rodrigo (Chimera being a normal teenager with an evil mother and a sister arc with Stella is so important to me)

Roxy:

1. Crush culture - Conan Gray (She's Aro, I've said so)

2. Transparent soul feat. Travis Barker - WILLOW (reminds me of Roxy's particular brand of leave me alone, Roxy goes to Alfea and hates all the people there the song)

Nebula:

1. Again - Crusher-p (being stuck in one place with no time for years has to have some effect on the brain)

2. You should see me in a crown - Billie Eilish (I'm obsessed with her coop, my crown now)

Relationships;

Driven:

1. Palm reader - Dreamers, Big Boi, & UPSAHL (Driven but not sad)

2. Who's in Control - Set It Off (Driven fallout but sad and angry)

Flirta:

1. Two queens in a king sized bed - girl in red (it's just so soft and loving)

2. More than a friend - girli (I can barely explain, I've just always associated this song with them)

Soundwave:

1. Boyfriend - Dove Cameron (The boyfriend is not Riven, but Aisha would steal Musa from her man given the chance)

2. Honey - Kehlani (This is them)

Lucy/Mirta:

1. What I need (feat. Kehlani) - Hayley Kiyoko (Lucy tries to hide her real self to fit in, and Mirta doesn't vibe)

2. Now or Never - Halsey (love me now or never, me or the Trix Lucy pick oneee)

#rus chatters #asks #shout out to 'I Pissed Somebody Off' by Jnthn. you nearly made it on to so many lists

[skypied]

AO3 Wrapped Questions!

3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 16, 20, 27, 28, 29, 30 :)

I'm guessing wrapped implies "works from this year" so I'm only going off those! Buckle uuuuup this is getting looooong like always

3. What work are you most proud of (regardless of kudos/hits)?

Hmmm, maybe Back Home. Most of my fics this year feel like mindless brain dumps, but this feels more like a complete work.

5. What work of yours got more feedback than you expected?

Probably hard feelings? It generally has a lot less hits and kudos than most my other work, probably because of it being angst without a happy ending (YET), but through the months it's gotten a lot of very sweet and heartfelt and/or heartbreaking comments.

Back Home also got a lot more feedback than expected - it was one of those venting fics that I didn't really expect to resonate and/or not be enjoyed by anyone else but me.

6. Favorite title you used

Hmmmmmmmm , I don't really think any of my titles this year stand out :p Maybe Catch of the Day, just bc it's so stupid.

7. If you use song lyrics, which artist’s songs did you pull from the most?

Most my titles from this year weren't song titles actually! Surprising, since I used to exclusively use song lyrics. There's only hard feelings (Lorde) and Can't Help It, I'm Obsessed (Sam Riggs).

(In 2021 we had Orla Gartland, Lizzo, Troye Sivan, Taylor Swift, Halsey and Maria Mena. Taylor and Maria were used twice: so they win. I think Maria would win overall for how many times her lyrics have been direct inspiration.)

10. What work was the quickest to write?

Probably a tie between the first chapter of hard feelings (started at like 10 in the morning when I was supposed to work, lol) - and Home (written while perched on the kitchen counter watching onions caramellize for onion soup). Both were around four hours, maybe one or two more for revisions.

Wait, actually, both chapters of Catch of the Day were mostly written in an hour or two each.

11. What work took you the longest to write?

Depends on whether you count hours spent on it, or stretch of time it took to finish it haha.

I do have wips I started last summer. Most of them are probably never gonna be anything. But I do have a wip that's almost done and I still intend to finish that I began... 14 months ago. oops.

But among published work - the ones that took the longest stretch of time is probably undertow and chapter two of hard feelings. According to docs, I began undertow on Christmas Eve last year (damn, didn't I have anything better to do?), so it tooooook... almost nine months? It's also kind of a mashup between three aimless wips that I eventually figured out went well enough to just patch together. hard feelings part two took seven months.

Most hours spent on it is harder to gauge, but maybe Can't Help It, I'm Obsessed. I remember I spent most my free time on it for maybe two-three weeks. (And then Annie kindly and graciously and perfectly finished it for me, thank god; I'd gotten myself in a real rut with it.)

16. What’s your most common “Additional Tags” tag?

Oh I dunno. Most are generic things like genre, established relationship and aged-up characters. The only one that sticks out is probably Alberto Scorfano has ADHD.

20. Which work of yours have you reread the most?

Prrrroooobably Trust Fall! I think it's just sweet and neat.

27. What do you listen to while writing?

That goes in cycles. Sometimes a playlist with classical music mixed in with movie soundtracks. Sometimes just whatever album I'm hooked on at the moment. I have some specific music for specific things, most are one song I'll loop for hours:

Downtown (feat Pri Pach) by BYOR, VINNE, Pri Pach. It's SO good for hyperfixating and writing smut 2am on a weekday. (Been a while since I did that, though.) There’s a reason it was my #1 on Spotify Wrapped last year, and #2 this year.

IDFC (feat. Ravenna Golden) by WHIPPED CREAM, Perto, Ravenna Golden. Same as Downtown. It tingles my brain.

River by Bishop Briggs. Great for emotionally charged and angsty smut.

I've spent HOOOOOURS listening to just 22:12 Until The End of Time from the Haven soundtrack while writing, no specific genre.

I generally listen a lot to Kevin Atwater to get into those Sad Boy Feelings (especially when writing about Alberto being too brainwashed by Christianity to admit his feelings for Luca. God I still love that AU, shame it's never getting finished.)

Lately I've been rewatching TV shows while writing, just to have something moving on the screen and something to listen to.

28. Favorite work you wrote this year?

Hmm hmm hmmmmm, feel like I'm repeating myself here but Back Home and hard feelings. Both feel like is the first complete stories I wrote. Most my stuff is just scenes, this was the first that spanned over a longer time and connected themes together.

29. Favorite line/passage you wrote this year?

Ahhh idk if I have the patience to reread all 50k I published this year, so I'm taking a couple that come to mind:

It’s stupid and predictable and sometimes Luca wonders when they’ll tire of this, when the intensity of the teenage crush will fade into something more mature, as his mother used to sigh when they were chasing each other’s tails around the bay. It’s been years, and he’s starting to suspect this is just what they’re like, perpetually snickering like kids breaking curfew, whispering secrets in a blanket fort and constantly one-upping each other. 

from Morning Routines. The whole fic is stupid, silly fun, but I feel like this passage sums up their relationship in a cute way.

You know him like the back of your hand, but he’s scarily good at slipping under your skin to hide. You convince yourself otherwise, but you can never really tell. Not really. But it’s yet another trust you have to fall into, accept the rush of gravity and hope he catches you. 

Trust Fall, chapter one

He looks at you, breathless and disbelieving. Disbelieving your love for him. When it’s the only thing you truly believe in, when nothing in this chaotic world makes sense without him, when it’s the seam keeping your life stitched together.  

You wish he could reach inside your chest, clench your heart tight and feel that it’s more his than your own. You wish you could put your mouth to his ear like a conch shell, and he’d hear the ceaseless waves that lap in the back of your mind whispering his name. You wish he could feel the magnetic pull from somewhere deep in your guts that makes you unable to stop orbiting him. 

You don’t dare imagine what would happen if he stopped letting you love him. 

Trust fall, chapter two

Both of these from Trust Fall are some of the rare instances that I feel like I’ve written analogies that feel complete and make sense for them and the work itself. 

You stare up like you used to, towards the incomprehensible lights of celestial bodies dancing on the surface, towards the never-ending fantasies of freedom forever pulling you towards the next horizon. Except now there is an anchor wrapped up in your tail, with a low, humming purr filling your body and quieting the restless whisper in the undercurrent of your blood and gentle claws tracing patterns over your ribs, all brazen ferociousness gone for listless limbs and a sleepy murmur whenever you shift.

There’s still a pull, a need to see, try, explore more. But maybe you don’t need to leave everything behind to feel free. 

from undertow. I feel like this is the closest I’ll come to writing something about Luca’s “teenage rebellion” need for freedom that might lead him to neglect friendships/relationships for fear of being smothered again, and becoming comfortable with intimacy and vulnerability and being tied down.

Also this line:

You don’t want him to be in love with you unless it hurts.

This whole thing from ch2 of Back Home:

“Do you still love me?” you ask again, but now your breath is slow and calm because you know the answer. But you have to ask. Just in case. 

You know the answer because he’s ripped your heart out and sown it back together; replaced old, festering scabs with gossamer threads of promises and gently placed it back inside. It’s still a fragile, ugly patchwork, but he’ll keep replacing bits and pieces of old hurt with new hope until it’s whole. You know it because he has scratch marks and bruises down his back and neck colored by your love and rage, because he lets you ruin him to save yourself.

You know it because you believe him more than you believe yourself.

“More than anything,” he says in a firm voice, as if it’s a fact as natural and definite as the sun rising and setting. He picks the smoldering stardust off the floor, breathes life back into the stars and places them back into your eyes. He smothers the flaming rage in your veins and replaces your blood with love. Because he loves you. You love him too. You love him more than anything and it hurts more than anything. But it’s worth it for the blissful, warm silence when he looks at you and you know he’s seen everything inside you and still he wants to. He makes your heart into a home and you let him. No matter how many times you tear it down in all-consuming fits of rage, he puts it back in order and you let him. He wants to make you better and you want to let him.

yayyy I love breaking Alberto and putting him back together again<3

30. Biggest surprise while writing this year?

Maybe how drastic the shift from only writing smut to never writing smut was? haha. Dgmw, I still write smut, but I just... don't finish it. Idk, it always ends up pushing up against things I'm uncomfortable with, or I write myself into corners. I feel like they're always things that aren't really a big deal, but they turn into massive hurdles in my head. And while writing smut is fun, I eventually end up feeling like I'm just writing the same things over and over. Which, y'know, is still fun and doesn't mean it's not valuable! I guess I just get really self-conscious over baring my ass on the internet.

On a more positive note, I think I've managed to keep a bit more distance to my writing. I do often get stuck with writing, and that frustration used to encompass everything and be... not great for me mentally. I used to obsess a lot more about feedback and get really bummed out about "underperforming" works and compare myself a lot to others. Now it's more like... I just chuck stuff I think is neat up on AO3 and don't think much more of it.

I’ve also experimented a lot more with style than I expected, and I guess found my voice a bit more!

ALSO how much Luca POV I’ve written. I still feel like I don’t understand the guy, but he’s fun to write. Alberto POV tends to become ... dark, lol.

#skypieposts #ty for asking! <3 #as always i ramble!

[lord-radish]

So I might have found another musician who's a total diamond in the rough. But I would argue this is much more intense than my appreciation for Rachael Yamagata or Maria Mena.

The musician goes by Reverend Schulzz. He's a Dutch fella with about four albums maybe? There's no English info I could find despite his music being sung in English.

The song I found him through is called Night Boat to Surat Thani:

The name reminded me a lot of the Mountain Goats, and while there's more repeated content than you might find in a Mountain Goats song, I feel like the verses and the playing remind me of them.

I don't want to post like explicit, personal criticism online because this is legit a musician whose music gets less than 100 views per song. This song is an outlier and it only just cracks 100 views.

But I will say - with the best faith possible and my apologies to the musician should he ever come across it - that the vocals are a little too soft. There's one album where they're mixed a little low, but on other albums where they get a bump, it can be a little bit hard to follow along. And frankly I'm a bit hard of hearing in the first place. I don't mean to be rude or disparage the musician. But that's how I feel.

I honestly really love how the tracks are composed and layered, and when I really pay attention I like the picture that Reverend Schulzz paints in his songs. They're really nice slice of life vignettes from what I've been able to hear.

It won't be for everyone, but I really get a kick out of the songs I've heard so far. Other low-key artists I've gotten into have videos with 1 million hits, this guy has like a hundred tops.

#reverend schulzz

[troiings]

I will not abandon you I will always tell the truth Even if it’s killing me Even if it pains, I’ll set it free I’ll make sure you’re well-prepared Know the only thing to fear is fear All the love in all the world Can’t replace your mother’s baby girl.

#tww2017 #hecate hardbroom #well this happened #the worst witch #edits by arwen #hit me with them maria mena feels #this song is so introspective hecate #i mean maria mena comes from a bg of parental abuse on her mother's side and it shows in the song #but make it just generic 'my parents weren't there for me in the way i needed them to be' thing #(which at its root is what the song is about) #and a hecate considering the prospect of having children fits right into the narration #seriously please go listen to 'all the love'

[onlyforthebabes]

✨HL playlists by onlyforthebabes✨

(Edited to include 🎵when you know you know (HL6), 🎵close enough to touch (HL11), 🎵burnt romances (HL13), and 🎵too far gone (HL18))

This post is long overdue, but I've finally made a master list of all the HL playlists I've published here. They're listed in the order I created them, so there are some gaps in the numbers where I haven't posted (or maybe even finished) some, but I'll update if I ever publish more! I've put a lot of thought and time and love into these playlists, so I really hope y'all find something to enjoy here.

✨🎶

🎵a truth so loud

HL. The OG. A canon inspired playlist based on some of the most iconic H/L songs. (ft. 1D, Troye Sivan, Ed Sheeran, Lorde)

🎵honey (make this easy)

HL2. There’s no denying the chemistry between them from the moment they meet - so they don’t even try. While discretely hooking up with a fellow X Factor hopeful sounds like just another part of the fun, it’s hard to ignore that this thing between them is way more than physical, and “X Factor hopefuls” has become wholly inadequate to describe where they’re going. But in the midst of all the chaos, it’s hard to resist something this good. (ft. 1D, Hozier, Lizzo, Carly Rae Jepson)

🎵no matter how sweet, no matter how brave

HL3. New fame, new friends, new feelings. Jealousy gives way to mutual infatuation, which evolves into steadfast love. Growing up too fast doesn’t feel so scary when you’ve got someone to hold onto. (ft. 1D, Fleetwood Mac, Niall Horan, The Head and the Heart)

🎵Entirely

HLFOUR. Coming soon. (ft. 1D, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson)

🎵when you know you know

HL6. It's all about that one person... (ft. 1D, Maria Mena, Yellowcard, Beyoncé)

🎵one foot in sea and one on shore

HL10. A traveling sailor whose sense of home is the familiar warmth of local bars, a charming bartender in a seaside village, and a brief affair that leaves them both longing for a life far from everything they know. (ft. Regina Spektor, Bright Eyes, Feist, The Format)

🎵close enough to touch

HL11. Love can be frightening, for sure. (girl!direction) (ft. 1D, Louis Tomlinson, Hozier, Jake Scott)

🎵sunset couldn't save me now

HL12. Part-time suburban youth, summertime neighbors growing up together and blurring the lines of love and friendship; chasing dreams, traveling the world, and figuring out that sometimes home is a person. (ft. Sufjan Stevens, Vampire Weekend, Regina Spektor, Neutral Milk Hotel)

🎵burnt romances

HL13. A canon-compliant au where everything goes wrong, but love finds a way. (ft. The Weepies, Lewis Capaldi, Bleachers, The Head and the Heart)

🎵fell in love with the fire

HL14. Harry's long since accepted that fame comes with a closet. But a chance encounter with a friend from a past life may change everything (or, an au about identity, fame, missed connections, and giving love a chance) (ft. Florence and the Machine, Maren Morris, St. Vincent, Sam Smith)

🎵trip and i fall in

HL15. Undeniable chemistry turns a spontaneous hookup into fast friendship (with some pretty nice benefits). They know from the start it’s not exclusive, but that doesn’t stop anyone from catching feelings. (ft. Zayn, Ariana Grande, Brockhampton, Selena Gomez)

🎵learning to breathe

HL16. Harry and Louis have always been best friends, even within their close-knit group. Closeted, small town kids with little experience, an innocent first kiss turns into an agreement: to experimentally "date" in secret until high school ends. When it’s time to move on, they do. But as the years pass, they can never quite figure out how to let go. (ft. Maisie Peters, Julia Michaels, Lana del Rey, Lauv)

🎵too far gone

HL18. Love, illness, religion, and fear. A kiss between friends on a quiet winter's day changes everything. (ft. Sufjan Stevens, Brand New, Haley Heynderickx, Phoebe Bridgers)

🎵if i'm butter...

HL19. Louis’ an art student who spends his days wandering the city in search of inspiration while his hot-but-elusive craigslist roommate works ungodly hours as a baker. When the pandemic hits and the two near strangers are suddenly quarantined together, they find themselves growing closer in more ways than one. (ft. Relient K, BENEE, Fiona Apple, Samsa)

🎵pretend it isn't strange

HL20. A hopeless wanderer, lost and disillusioned with life, finds himself taken in by a small mountainside community: a friendly local band, a safe place to rest his head, and a stranger who makes it feel like home. Together they learn to let love grow. (ft. Wild Rivers, Ben Howard, Town Meeting, Birdtalker )

🎵yesterday (when you were young)

HL21. Coming soon (ft. Jon Bellion, AJR, Raleigh Ritchie, fun.)

🎵coming up lavender

HL22. New friends who feel like old ones, long drives home up the coast, and finding love in every color. Or, a girl!direction college road trip au (ft. Gretta Ray, dodie, Ingrid Michaelson, Mitski)

🎵it is what it is (till it ain't anymore)

HL23. An impending marriage, a secret affair, and either fate or bad timing. Harry and Louis fall in love one summer in rural Georgia. Years later, they meet again. (ft. Shania Twain, Kacey Musgraves, Gregory Alan Isakov, Andrew Bird)

And lastly, the playlists I've made based on other peoples' stories:

nothing but you on my mind 🎶for Nothing But You On My Mind by @absoloutenonsense

Louis Tomlinson is a PR manager hired to improve the image of royal bad-boy Prince Harry Styles. Unfortunately for him, that means being faced with the Prince's constant innuendos, incessant dirty jokes, and relentless flirting. Louis just wants to make it to Princess Gemma's coronation; once she's crowned Queen, his contract is up and he never has to see the Prince again. (ft. dodie, Julia Michaels, Dermot Kennedy, Lewis Capaldi)

little by little 🎶for Little by Little by @absoloutenonsense

Harry Styles is an omega who works at the London Planetarium, has lived in the same flat for ages, and is happy enough on his own. When he gets home from his first (horrible) attempt at dating in years, a new pregnant neighbor knocks on his door after smelling his cooking. He and Louis quickly become close, but their friendship gets complicated when Harry begins questioning who he is and what he likes. Or Harry discovers figuring out who you are is more complicated than a potato metaphor. (ft. Jordy Searcy, Bruno Major, Lizzy McAlpine, Sleeping at Last)

love after the end of the world 🎶for Love After the End of the World by @mercurial-madhouse

When staying alive is already a constant battle, the deadliest weakness is to be in love. For Harry and Louis, finding each other sits on top of the endless list of What Else Could Go Wrong. (ft. Bastille, Hozier, Fall Out Boy, Lorde)

#hlcreators #hlsource #hljournal #tracksintheam #yourlarrysource #i worked way too hard on this but i'm glad i finally have a master post!!! #even gave a little teaser there.... lots of things coming soon #pls share if you care :) #hl series

[hella1975]

I've once again come across a song I used to listen to and tied it to taob not becuase I'm hyperfocused or anything haha-

anyways, Self-Fulfilling Prophecy by Maria Mena gives me Book 2 vibes, not all based on what's happened yet, but some based on what may happen in the future.

"I thought I taught him how to love me

Now he fears me like a ghost"

I am just thinking of Tomkin and Zuko, because I have no idea what's gonna happen between them.

"This hunger grows inside me like a tumor

The dizziness just compliments

This failure of a girl boy"

Think this one is pretty obvious.

"You're the only one that dare speak the truth about me"

I feel like this could be Tomkin, Nanook, Kanut, Hokoda- whoever defending Zuko

" I swear to you, I?ll never trust again.:

This last line hits hard but it's so clearly Zuko after all that he's gone through in Fong's prison.

that ‘i’ll never trust again’ is really hitting different i’m so soft over this oh no. i feel like this works for the royal family as a whole too, what with the focus on mothers, fathers and daughters

[secretlypg95]

I don’t want to see you with him // Namjoon x Reader x Yoongi

So I got this inspiration after listening to 'i don't want to see you with her' by Maria Mena. Great song. And thought I'd switch it up a little. I’ve been having this in my drafts for almost a whole year I believe. And I am finally done with. I’ve looked through and through at it i hope to God I didn’t miss any typos or things that don’t make sense. But again, Here it is!!! I hope you enjoy it!! 

Word Count: 3,835 

Sorry I suck at summarries

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Namjoon was out spending the afternoon with his friends, Taehyung and Hoseok at their favorite food spot. Him not really paying attention to the conversation at hand when there’s a pretty close game on and the pizza is hot, paired up with an ice cold beer. That is until …

“Yeah, and I guess Y/N and Yoongi are finally out as a couple!” Taehyung says so nonchalant.

“Wait, what about Y/N?” Namjoon asks, completely zoning out the touchdown that the team he’s been cheering for just made.

Taehyung and Hoseok glance at each other before making a sound.

“Umm, well. Y/N is in a relationship with Min Yoongi. And have made it public with us.” Taehyung says, being cautious with his words, and trying not to ruin the good atmosphere.

With a scrunched up look, Namjoon wonders when you’d have time to meet anyone new, or go on dates and why does the name Yoongi sound so familiar? “But how would you know?”

“It’s a small town, word gets around,” Hoseok says before downing the rest of his beer, then raising it up for the bartender, to symbolize that he’s gonna need another one

“But it hasn’t been that long,” Namjoon says mostly to himself, sitting back in his chair, staring off in the distance. “Everyone’s careless, they talk about our mess. Like it’s any of their business. It’s like they don’t care how it hurts me?”

“Isn’t this what you wanted? I mean you were the one that ended things with Y/N. Shouldn’t she be moving on with her life?” Taehyung firmly says. Not only is he Namjoon’s friend but he’s also your friend, well best friend that is.

“Yeah no, it’s just. .” Namjoon sighs. “I should go.” He pushes himself off the chair, grabbing his jacket and putting some money on the bar top to pay for his part.

“Hey, don’t forget about my birthday party okay, we’re celebrating it on New Year’s Eve!” Taehyung happily reminds him before Namjoon finally turns to walk his way out.

“Really, you had to add a celebration to his wallowing?” Hoseok asks, hitting Taehyung on the back of his head.

“Oww, so!! I was just trying to lift up the mood.” Taehyung says as he rubs his head. Hoseok just rolls his eyes.

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“Tae Tae, how does this look, is it straight?” You ask as you’re on a ladder hanging up a “GET LIT” banner.

“Noona it looks amazing!! Now get down here and help me with the photo booth decorations.” Taehyung says holding up some of the props for the soon to be photos.

“So who’s all coming tonight anyways? Ooh and Yoongi is picking me up in a little so we can get ready together.” You say happily while setting up the hats.

“Mmhh, Romantic,” Taehyung says making a knowing face. You just roll your eyes at your best friend. “Um just the usual guys and gals. And I did invite that girl from the bakery I like so much, andalsoNamjoonHey!! I should check on the food.” Taehyung says the last part a little too fast that you almost missed it before he starts going for the hallway.

“Hold on,” you say, making him stop in his walking position. “Congrats on actually talking to the girl and having the balls to ask her out, and Jin is not even here yet.”

“Hey,” he says, turning around. “I talk to her, like . . all the time, okay. Who do you think takes my order, huh?” He poutly says with his arms crossing against his chest.

You chuckle, rolling your eyes. “Okay, but why are you trying to beat around the bush when saying Namjoon will be here. I know he’ll be here, Tae. He’s one of your good friends.”

“I know, it’s just that I didn’t think you’d wanna stick around and see your ex. And I thought if you knew beforehand you just wouldn’t come.” Taehyung sadly says.

“Tae, no one in this universe will ever stop me from spending your birthday with you. You’re my best friend. And besides I have Yoongi now, and I don’t plan on clinging over some guy who didn’t want me anymore.” You say hugging Taehyung. Pulling back from him you ask, “But why would you think I wouldn’t want to be here if he’s here?”

“Because Hobi and I were with him the other day and when I mentioned you with Yoongi, he got all depressed and moody. So, I thought that you would too.”

With a confused expression you ask, “Why would Namjoon care if I moved on or not? He left me, and it’s none of his business whether I’m with someone else or not.” You say matter of fact. “Whatever, he’s not my problem. I’m here for Kim Taehyung, my best friend!” You say holding Taehyung’s hands and squeezing them.

He just playfully rolls his eyes and smiles. He’s glad you didn’t give up on yourself just because some dumb ass couldn’t see how much you’re worth. That you moved on and you’re with someone who takes you seriously, and he can tell you’re so much more happier with Yoongi.

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Ring

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Ring

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Your phone goes off and as soon as you lift your phone to see who’s calling, your facial expression says it all. Your eyes are so much more brighter, your smile is wider, and your cheeks get a little shade darker. It was Yoongi!! Taehyung loved seeing you happy, it made him happy.

“Hey hun… Yeah … okay, I’ll be right out.” You say before hanging up. “Well he’s outside, so I better go. We’re gonna eat something, then we’ll get ready and be here as soon as we can, okay?.” You say giving Taehyung a big hug before getting your stuff and leaving out the front door.

“Take your time.” He waves you goodbye as you close his front door, “I love them together. Namjoon you’re a fucking dumb ass, but thank you.” He says to himself.

(I don’t think I need an actual description about Min Yoongi, because he is a fucking GOD! thank you for understanding.)

The party was just getting started, well it started an hour ago but by now is when Tae’s apartment was already full of friends, coworkers, and some classmates. And Namjoon was already on his second cup of jungle juice when he heard Taehyung yell out a very familiar name. One he missed saying himself. Yours.

And there you were, only a few feet away from where he was standing next to the ‘punch’ bowl. Of course you couldn’t really see him, due to the crazy amount of people that were already present. And there he was, this Min Yoongi guy. Namjoon had to admit, Yoongi was a rather good looking man

You tightly hugged Taehyung as you wished him a ‘Happy Birthday’. Then you go for Hobi, and Jin as Yoongi is giving Tae a ‘bro-hug’ thing, along with his present. He does the same with the other two, minus the gift giving of course.

Namjoon watches as you fall back to Yoongi, as he so comfortably places one of his arms around your waist while making conversation with the other three men. You turn a little to face Yoongi and your eyes are shining when looking at him, and Namjoon wonders if you ever looked at him like that. You whisper something in Yoongi’s ear and he nods his head up and down a little, and then Namjoon sees you leave Yoongi’s embrace, walking towards the same direction he’s currently standing in. Namjoon turns around occupying himself by looking at all the snacks that are laid out on the table, around the punch bowl.

He then feels someone next to him in a matter of a minute. He slightly turns his head when he hears this someone, a girl, humming to the song that is playing in the background. He stiffens when he notices that it’s you, who’s pouring juice in the second cup now. “Hey, Y/N. How are you?” He asks, while scratching the back of his head nervously. You look up a little shocked. You knew he was gonna be here, you just thought that he wouldn’t even make an effort to talk to you.

“I’m doing really good, thank you for asking Namjoon.” You say with one cup in each hand now. “How… How are you?” you ask a little hesitant, not wanting to even make small talk because it’s already awkward enough.

“I’m doing okay, I guess. I . . I” Namjoon stutters, wanting to start an actual conversation of how his life is now. But he stops as he sees your attention is on someone else. That someone is a curly-haired man, who’s talking and laughing to Taehyung and Hyungsik (one of Tae’s & Yoongi’s friend from school). “Um,” he clears his throat getting back your attention. “Can I, maybe talk to you about . . about…” He hesitates, not knowing how to word it.

“Talk about what?” You ask a little weary, waiting for him to continue.

“Just about everything, please?” He asks ashamed as he knows you shouldn’t even bother talking to him. 

You look back at Yoongi then back to Namjoon. You nod, but say,”Let me just give these to Yoongi, okay?” He nods, surprised that you’re actually agreeing.

You walk over to Yoongi and hand him his drink. His empty hand finds his way to your waist, pulling you closer and thanking you with a couple of pecks to your lips. You giggle a little as you grace his cheek with your empty hand, then your face changes slightly with an apologetic look and you excuse the both of you from the two men looking at the two of you with hearts in their eyes. To say that Taehyung and Hyungsik are fangirls of your relationship with Yoongi is an understatement. They’re the ones that actually (literally) pushed Yoongi into asking you out once they noticed how much of a clumsy mess he was around you.

“Hey, what’s up?” Yoongi asks with a concerning expression, his hand that was on your waist makes its way up to the back of your shoulder, in a way to still hold you.

“Well, he wants to talk about ‘everything’, is that okay?” you ask looking down at your cup. As he sets his drink on the side table next to the both of you, you can feel they way his hold on you gets a little stronger, “Hey, I don’t have to if you’re not comfor-” He cuts you off as his other hand cups your cheek so gently.

“You don’t have to ask for my permission.” He lightly smiles, making your heart pick up speed. “I’m not the one who needs closure and an explanation. But thank you for considering my feelings. I’ll be here.” He says, giving you one last, but meaningful kiss.

“What would I do without you, babe?” You questioned, resting your forehead on his, looking at him so lovingly into his eyes. He just shrugs and lightly chuckles. Slowly letting each other go, you hand him your untouched drink and make your way to Namjoon.

Namjoon quickly unlocks his phone, trying not to make it so obvious that he was watching the whole encounter between Yoongi and you. He was reminded of how he and you would have similar moments like that and he misses it. 

“We can talk in Taehyung’s room.” You say, making your way to the hall that leads the way, with Namjoon following you like a sad puppy. Yoongi finds his way back to Taehyung and Hyungsik, both with confused expressions as they see you leave with Namjoon. 

“Closure.” Is all he needs to say, before he continues the conversation from before. Tae is still looking at the spot where you two disappeared from, shaking his head a little but turns his attention back to his friends.

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You step into Taehyung’s room and find yourself sitting on his bed. Namjoon follows and closes the door behind him so the music won't be too much of a distraction. He chooses to stand by Tae’s desk, thinking it’d be a better way to see you and also out of respect for you.

“So you found a new Love, I’m happy for you.” He states, but the tone in his voice tells a different story. “How did you two meet?”

Not in the mood to start an argument, you say, “Thank you. Yoongi is really amazing!” You lovingly say, smiling down at your hands. “Um, Taehyung actually.”

Namjoon is waiting for you to continue, as you look around Tae’s room as if it was your first time to ever be in this room. And when he decides there’s been too much of a silence, he speaks up, “That’s all I get?.” He offendedly asks, full on expecting you to brag about your new guy.

“Yes, that’s all you get. You don’t need to know anything about him!” you let him know, because it really isn’t his business, to know anything about you anymore, let alone about the man who’s been making you happier then he ever did. Crossing your arms, looking at the door and thinking of just escaping this whole topic altogether. Then he speaks, turning your attention away from leaving.

“So you found one, to help you through hard times.” He chuckles, rubbing his hands on his face, through his hair. He’s nervous.

“Why is that funny, Namjoon?” You question a little irritated, turning your head to face him. ‘Here we go!’ you thought.

“Cause that job was once mine.” He said a little too roughly, looking into your eyes then down to the floor.

“You left me, remember? You quit this relationship, and someone else came for your position.” You say aggressively, almost yelling. “So don’t get angry with me, because I actually moved on, like you wanted me too!” You say a little too loud for his liking, making him flinch a little, as you stand up moving your hands to add to the dramatics of your words.

“Yeah, Although it was my choice,” He says with a shaky voice staring at the floor, “I can't shake your calm voice. As if you didn’t care, like we were nothing!” He’s looking at you now, with the saddest eyes and a raspy voice. But it meant nothing to you, because he was the one who broke your heart.

You’re baffled at the words coming out of his mouth, ’How dare he?’ you thought. Breathing heavily, “I’m so confused at how this conversation is going. Namjoon.“ You say with a hand rubbing over your cheeks. "Are you blaming me for moving on? Because, AGAIN, you left me. So-,”He cuts you off.

“But you didn’t fight to keep me, Y/N! That’s the thing. You didn’t fight for us. If you would have, then maybe, just maybe you would still be mine.” he pathetically states.

“I’m sorry I stopped fighting for us, sorry that I was mostly the one begging for you to come back whenever you wanted out, sorry that I stopped wanting to look like the pathetic girl that was always chasing after you. I loved you so much, Namjoon and I would’ve done anything to make you happy. But I, apparently, didn’t make you happy, since you didn’t want me anymore.”

“Well, yeah, at the time, I thought I was making the right decision. Ending us.” His voice just above a whisper, but still understandable. He’s moving without thinking, closing his eyes and pulling you into him, but his actions are cut short with your hand slapping his face away. He stumbles back, shocked while holding his aching cheek. “I’m sorry, I-I didn-”

“How dare you Namjoon! How dare you think that that would make me fall back to you.” You yell, trying not to cry because he doesn’t deserve your tears. “Just please, leave me alone.” You calmly say, wiping an escaped tear, walking to the door to finally free yourself of this damaging conversation. 

“He’ll never love you like I do, he’ll never be me!” he says standing up straight with a little bit of bitterness in his stare and tone. 

With your hand on the door knob, you turn to him and say, “That’s one of the things I love about him! He’ll never be you, he’ll never treat me like an option.” Then without any other word you turn and open the door, finally setting yourself free from Namjoon, once and for all. As soon as you shut the door, Namjoon breaks. 

Not realizing all the people in the hallway before, you push your way through trying to find your way back to Yoongi. As Yoongi finds himself eyeing the hallway you and Namjoon disappeared through for the fiftieth time, he finally sees you, taking in your presence he excused himself as he met you halfway. “Hey,” you giggle a little trying to pretend as if everything is okay, as he holds you close to him. You hug his neck a little, as you hide little sniffles here and there. 

“Do you wanna talk about it, honey?” he questions. It breaks his heart seeing you hurt like this. You nod your head and let him lead the way to the kitchen. “Okay so what happened?” He asks as you’re leaning against the counter and him, in a way, protecting you with both his hands on either side of you holding onto to the counter. You tell him everything that went down in Taehyung’s room. To his snarky little comments of you not bragging about Yoongi to him trying to kiss you to you saying that Yoongi, in other words, is a better man than he’ll ever be.

You try not too, but with everything that happened still fresh, you can’t help but cry. As you’re telling the story, Yoongi just listens the best that he can while wiping away your tears. He’s angry that Namjoon would even try to make a move on you when you’re already taken and him being under the same roof. But he wouldn’t make a scene, no because 1. it wasn’t his home 2. it was Taehyung’s birthday 3. he wasn’t sure how you’d feel about him squaring up with your ex. No, all he could do was be here, right here with you.

As you get done with the story of events and the tears are all wiped away, but with sniffles here and there, Yoongi just kisses you. And for a moment you forget everything, you forget about the fight, you forget you’re at Tae’s house, in his kitchen. The kiss slowly stops as Yoongi rests his forehead on yours. Yoongi was about to say something as he opened his mouth, looking directly in your eyes, but was interrupted by Jin.

“Cake time, it’s cake--, Wow really? Right in my kitchen, you two couldn’t wait til you got home or I don’t know, get a room?” He jokingly asks as he takes the cake out of the fridge. Both you and Yoongi just laugh, side hugging each other while facing Jin. “C’mon horn dogs, we’re doing the cake. We have like two minutes before midnight and I want to get the cake over with before the ball drops.” He states as you all make your way out of the kitchen.

As you help Jin light the candles and one of your friends turns the lights off while another lowers the music, Yoongi is right next to Taehyung as well as all your other closest friends. 

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR TAEHYUUUUUNNNNNG

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!” Everyone sings and cheers as he blows his candles out. The lights and music turn back on and now the TV is blaring with the countdown starting up at 30 seconds to go for the new year to come in. You find your way to Yoongi, hugging each other and whispering your new year’s resolutions. Most of everyone you know and love are here not only for the New Year but to celebrate Taehyung and you love that.

“5 . . 4 . . 3 . . 2 . . 1 . . HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!” Everyone shouts and hugs whoever is closest to them and You just kiss Yoongi like your life depends on it. Yoongi was just as passionate about the kiss. When you both decided it was time for some air, both of you looking deeply into each others eyes and he said it first.

“I love you! I love you so much Y/N!” He exclaims holding your face in his hands, his hold on you was so gentle but also hard almost as if he was afraid you’d slip from him.

“I love you, Yoongi!” You smile at him and in that moment you knew he was the one you wanted for life. No one else mattered but him. 

Being interrupted in this moment by the man of the hour himself. “Happy New Years guys!!” Taehyung cheers and hugs you first so tightly you almost lose your breath. Yoongi just laughs as Hyungsik finds his way to your group and laughs with him. 

As Taehyung loosens the hug looking at you he says, “I’m so happy you came and I’m so happy you found someone to love and who loves you back,” His words almost make you cry and you thank him, hugging him one last time as you tell him Happy Birthday and wish him a Happy New Year.

After most of the company has left, you and Yoongi try to help clean up. With you two still being high on cloud 9 after confessing to each other how you love each other, you were caught several times making googly eyes by some of your friends and you both decided it’d be best to call it a night. You save your last goodbyes for Hyungsik, Jin, and of course Taehyung.

After you and Yoongi made love for the fourth time that night, you find yourself sleepily staring at the ceiling with his arm around you and his face snuggled between your neck and shoulder blade, and you just thank God for everything. For meeting everyone you know and love, for the crappy job you have, for the past relationships that didn’t work out, because then you wouldn’t have Yoongi. You wouldn’t know this amazing guy who most people think is an asshole with how his demeanor is, but how he’s just this really cute, sensitive man who just wants to feel like he belongs here and wants to be loved. And you thank God one last time that YOU get to be that someone who gets to have him, who gets to shower him with love and hope, who gets to have him comfort you when things feel like shit. And that YOU, hopefully, get to spend the rest of your life with him.  

***** THE END *****

MASTERLIST

#kim namjoon angst #namjoon x reader #namjoon imagine #bts angst #min yoongi x reader #min yoongi fluff #bts imagines #bts scenarios

[mrmallard]

My Top 5 Artists of 2020

This is heavily based on my Spotify stats, since I shifted to using it as my primary source of music this year. Unfortunately, there's been some fuckery - The Weepies added both of its members, Deb Talan and Steve Tannen, to the contributing artists section a month or two ago. And I've already run them both up into my top 5 artists purely from their Weepies output.

So I've utilised a couple of other apps to dig into my Spotify stats, and I'll be building a list from that. This has given me the opportunity to be a bit more creative with the list, so it won't just be a carbon copy of my Spotify stats.

Honorable Mentions:

Melissa Horn: she's a Swedish artist who sings in Swedish. I put her music on when I'm Really Feeling It and when I want to go to sleep.

The Weakerthans: I can't keep streaming the same four albums over and over again, so they fell short. But they're really good, like a more rock-oriented Mountain Goats. None of the Above, Left and Leaving and One Great City! are recommended if you're getting into them as a Mountain Goats fan.

The Mountain Goats: I'm gonna speak about them in my Favorite Songs of 2020 list. I don't have enough material to talk about their entire output this year, and I'm kinda on the outs with them - my interest ebbs and flows, and atm it's more of a flow.

Rachael Yamagata: I've loved her music ever since I heard one of her songs on an internet radio station years ago, and I'm hanging on for some new material. She made it into my Spotify Top 5 after accounting for the individual Weepies members, but I've knocked her back by one spot because of a very surprising comeback this year that I want to talk about more.

Top 5 Artists of 2020

#5: Brandi Carlile

I first found Brandi Carlile's music last year, and over the course of 2020 I've taken deep dives into her music and really let it settle into me. She's a Grammy-winning country artist, recognised for her album By the Way, I Forgive You. I understand that country is a very hit or miss genre, but the sound of By The Way, I Forgive You throws back to older sounds from the genre's history, eschewing the more obnoxious hallmarks of Bro Country to deliver some of the most emotional country ballads in recent memory.

One aspect that makes her work different is her orientation - she's a lesbian. It makes songs like The Mother, where she adjusts to motherhood, really come around twice and resonate twice as hard. We've all heard With Arms Wide Open - but The Mother tackles the same subject matter in a more intimate, close-to-home fashion, and there's that resonance of "there are people who spent years trying to stop people from experiencing this happiness, and through the wider struggles of the LGBTQ+ community, we've reached a point where this future is possible for us".

But message or not, the music has to be good - and it's honestly pretty fantastic. Sugartooth is this arena-country song about a man who succumbed to opiate addiction, Fulton Country Jane Doe is a song commemorating an unknown woman who died in hospital without a name. Turpentine is a great song about how it feels to grow apart from something. Heart's Content feels like a commemoration of a happy relationship that just beams through your speakers. I really enjoy Brandi Carlile's music, and I hope her future content is as strong as By The Way, I Forgive You.

#4: Gorillaz

Song Machine is the best Gorillaz album since Plastic Beach. Straight up. This past year of Gorillaz videos has been absolutely phenomenal, and it's really brought me back into the fold as a Gorillaz fan.

Humanz failed to captivate me, and while Humility was an excellent single off of the Now Now, that album's other singles just didn't hit with me. Song Machine has been hit after hit after hit. Plastic Beach slowly got better for me over time, as I listened to each of the songs more intently and began to appreciate aspects of songs I had written off - I've enjoyed each and every Song Machine song from the moment I heard it.

Pac-Man is probably their most radio-friendly single in years, I even had non-fans vibing on it. Friday the 13th is overhated - it took a while to grow on me, but it's one of the more atmospheric, moody cuts of the album, and it ended up being a highlight for me. The Pink Phantom is an excellent ballad featuring three generations of musicians.

At the end of the day, this turnaround in quality has been incredible to witness, and I'm back in that mindset of a 15 year old where I'm consuming every new single over and over again and wondering if it plays into a larger narrative. Gorillaz fucks.

#3: Maria Mena

It's been over a year since I've dived into Maria Mena's music, and while my interest has ebbed and flowed, her album Growing Pains has cemented itself as one of my favorite albums - possibly ever.

I like her so much because of the way she enunciates her words. Her songs can get kind of wordy, which is an appeal in itself, but her way of singing puts so much weight on each individual word and it makes her music all the more unique and amazing. And her material is genuinely unique in how grim it can get, and how brutally honest it all feels.

Her latest project, They Never Leave Their Wives, had a lot to live up to after Growing Pains. The singles that came out polarised me, but when the album came out, I found myself enjoying it as much as any other Maria Mena project. I did a total 180 on You Live and You Learn, and it solidified her as one of my favorite recent artists. I wish more people listened to her.

#2: Sara Bareilles

I have two confessions about Sara Bareilles. First of all, I don't like Love Song - at all. It got overplayed during my formulative years, like Adele and AC/DC as a whole, and I genuinely can't stand it. That plonking piano opening sends shivers of discomfort up my spine. My second confession is that I've never heard anyone pronounce her last name, so I don't know how to say it. Not really relevant, but I wanted to get it off my chest.

Sara Bareilles has persisted as one of my favorite artists over the last 3 years. I first latched onto her music with the song She Used to be Mine, which I felt so strongly about at points I nearly cried in class while listening to it. Twice. Since then, I've learned she also recorded the radio hit Brave which is fan-fucking-tastic, I've completely worn out her song 1000 Times, and I adore a solid half of the tracks from her album Amidst the Chaos.

I adore her balladry on songs like Orpheus, Someone Who Loves Me and Without A Believer. Her voice soars, and it lingers on low notes that make me feel like I'm wrapped in a thick doona. And she's written one of the lyrics that's made me go absolutely apeshit like no other - "kiss me goodnight / like a good friend might". I maintain that it's one of the most underutilized song lyrics used in fan content.

I never would have thought I could like Sara Bareilles as much as I do based on the one song I know her from the most. But thanks to Spotify, I managed to hear some of the most emotionally resonant music in her discography, and I'm incredibly happy about that.

#1: The Weepies

I'm sorry, but you must have seen this coming with all of the Weepies content I've been indulging in lately. The write ups, the reblogs, the pleas to get anyone else to listen to these guys as well. Because while their music can be hit or miss, they axe the ball out of the fuckin ballpark every time they hit.

I can recommend so many songs (Gotta Have You, Slow Pony Home, Somebody Loved) which drip with an unparalleled degree of love and affection, or which speak to some of the most vulnerable parts of me (Citywide Rodeo, Hummingbird), or which are just flat out gorgeous (Sirens, Painting By Chagall, They're In Love, Where Am I). I'm totally infatuated with this band's music.

And what sends me the most is that the two members of the band, Deb Talan and Steve Tannen, are a married couple with kids and a home. Like, is that the reason their songs are so emotionally impactful and fulfilling to listen to? It's wild. I'm so glad they're happy together, and I can't help but feel like that love bleeds through into their music.

The Weepies got me through some of the toughest times of 2020. They swept in with a total underdog victory, considering that I didn't know who they were until this year. Every other artist on this list has been on my radar for at least a year, except this band. I'm so glad I managed to stumble into this band through sheer happenstance, because their music has made my life better.

#Brandi Carlile #Gorillaz #Maria Mena #Sara Bareilles #The Weepies #fun fact: I tried to write this in alphabetical order to obscure the rankings #but this is how I ranked them on my list lmao #it just happened like that #brandi carlile is 5 and the weepies is 1 #top 10

[sometimesiwriteangst]

Sounds of Love

Songs lyrics in order: Backseat Serenade (All Time Low), My Happy Ending (Avril Lavigne), Battlefiel (Jordin Sparks), He’s Hurting Me (Maria Mena), Because of You (Kelly Clarkson), Face Down (Red Jumpsuit Apparatus), You Were Wrong (Icon For Hire), Right Here (Ashes Remain), Without You (Ashes Remain), Fight (Icon For Hire)

Summary: Deceit navigates his relationship with Patton and Virgil, the way it falls apart, the way he fixes himself, and the way he falls in love all over again with someone better.

Also, knocking out three asks with this XD:

Hi! It's me, uwu again, here, queer, and almost hit a deer (it's fine though, just a little shocked). Could you write some Roceit angst and fluff? Prompt: Its been a year since Deceit broke up with his abusive boyfriend (it can be anyone, unspecified, whatever) and he wakes up screaming. So obviously, the best course of action is to sneak into his boyfriend's bedroom through the window and ask Roman to help dye his hair. Which of course, Roman happily obliges to. And then fluff. Thanks! ~uwu           

Okay, unsympathetic Patton & poor Dee: So Patton does a lot of the cleaning yeah? Maybe he "tidies up" Dee's room by throwing away all his stuff (or at least the important things)? Maybe he blames Dee for not keeping his room clean (not true) when confronted?     

For Deceit whump - maybe Patton messing with Dee's food whenever he can get away with it? Like sometimes too much salt, burning stuff too much to be edible? Pretty please (also I hoe you're feeling better, internet hug?)        

Callin' out to you for more

Deceit starts dating Virgil when Thomas is sixteen. It was only natural. They initially bonded over their fear of Thomas being rejected for his sexuality, but quickly discovered they had a lot in common. Whether it was dancing to My Chemical Romance, discussing gothic fashion versus emo fashion, or debating anarchist views, they just loved spending time together.

They kissed to the song Backseat Serenade and laughed about it afterwards, two awkward teenagers who kiss again and again until they fall asleep tangled up together.

It’s a whirlwind of emotion, and Deceit is swept up by Virgil’s awkward charm, fully in love with the emo, and he loves every moment.

“I love you,” Virgil murmurs to him every time they kiss, and Deceit swears he melts.

They grow up less awkward, of course. Deceit becomes smoother, more elegant, his gangly frame shifting into something more grown up, his fashion sense changing from “gothic wannabe” to “Jack the Ripper”, and he doesn’t regret it.

Virgil remains the socially awkward emo, but he grows tall, fills out a bit, and at least around Deceit he’s got a bit more chill, and has slightly less ridiculous fashion sense. No more bracelets up his arms until his elbows can’t move, at least.

You were everything, everything that I wanted (that I wanted)

Patton joins their relationship when they’re eighteen, and Deceit adores him.

Patton is the opposite of Virgil, so summery and happy and positive, and Deceit loves the way the two interact, loves pulling them both in for kisses, loves the way Patton wraps his cardigan around Deceit on cold days, smiling and reassuring him.

Deceit doesn’t like it as much when Virgil gets jealous, suggesting that Deceit prefers Patton to him, but Deceit always reassures him that he loves them equally, but that if Virgil wants to return to being just the two of them, he just needs to say.

Virgil is always quick to say he didn’t say that, and that he wants to date Patton. And that’s fine, Deceit is happy with that. He’s always happy if his boyfriends are happy.

I never meant to start a war You know, I never wanna hurt you

Deceit offers to help Patton tidy up their shared room, but Patton insists he can do it alone, smiling and kissing Deceit’s forehead.

“You relax, and maybe work out what we should have for dinner?” the side grins, “I adore your cooking.”

Deceit beams, and works with Virgil to decide on what to eat. They decide on pilaf, and Deceit starts cooking, smirking as Virgil comments throughout, asking if it’s done yet, if he can try it, and how good it smells.

“Soon,” Deceit reassures him, putting the lid on the pan, “one moment, I want to go get something.”

He goes back to their room, searching for a hair-clip to stop his hair falling in his face, and frowns when he notices a photo-frame of him and Virgil is missing. And then his toy snakes from when he was younger. And his favourite blanket.

“Have you seen my things?” he asks Patton, “I thought I left them in their usual places...”

“Oh, I must have thrown them out whilst tidying...I’m so sorry!” Patton looks genuinely apologetic, but Deceit senses the lie in his apology.

“Why did you do that?” he demands, voice raising slightly.

“Don’t yell at me!” Patton snaps, “your stuff was messy, how was I meant to know it was important?”

“I-It wasn’t messy!” Deceit lowers his voice, not wanting to upset Patton, “I’m sorry, but that was really...mean of you.”

Virgil calls to Deceit that the food is burning, and Patton snaps at Deceit for that.

Deceit wonders why Virgil didn’t keep an eye on it.

I don't know what he's capable of doing But he's hurting me

Deceit spends two months trying to work out what’s wrong with his food.

His boyfriends eat it just fine, reassuring him that it’s delicious, but he finds it odd. It’s too salty, or there are burnt bits, and sometimes it’s just flat out raw.

“This is ridiculous...are you guys sure it tastes okay?” he asks, “because my rice is uncooked, even though I swear it was fine in the pan...”

“Your food is lovely,” Patton says with a smile, and it’s not a lie, “maybe you put the wrong thing on your plate?”

Virgil nods, swallowing before suggesting that Deceit’s just tired.

“I guess...” Deceit sighs, “sorry, I just...feel confused.”

Deceit tries his best, and then one day he walks in on Patton adding salt to his food.

“...Patton? What are you doing?”

Patton jumps, as if caught red handed, and maybe he is.

“Oh! I thought salt would help the flavour!”

It’s a lie.

“Are you messing with my food?”

“Of course not!” It’s a lie. “Dee, I love you, you believe me, right?” It’s not a lie.

Deceit sighs, and looks away.

“Yeah...alright. Just, leave my food alone, please.”

It's not his fault I made him lose his temper I should know better not to talk too loud

Virgil gets more and more anxious and irritable over time.

Deceit knows Virgil loves him, but the side snaps at him or asks him what he’s doing, where he’s going, and why.

“I’m just going to see Remus,” Deceit insists.

“Why? Do you love him more than Patton and I?” Virgil demands, “and how do I know you aren’t lying? You’re Deceit, you’re meant to lie, after all.”

Deceit asks Patton about it, and Patton agrees. He’s Deceit, it only makes sense to lie.

“Don’t worry, we won’t judge you for it,” Patton smiles, and Deceit barely hears the lie.

So he lies, and at first Virgil and Patton are over the moon about it, telling him that he’s helping Thomas so much by doing it.

“You’re doing amazing,” Virgil praises him over dinner, “Thomas’ lies are so much more convincing now you’re doing your job properly.”

“But we don’t want him to lie too much,” Patton says quickly, “so maybe...just be a little quieter? Please?”

Deceit blinks, but nods.

“I can’t do that.”

Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt

“You didn’t answer my text.”

Deceit is confused, checking his phone. He’d only been out for twenty minutes, he didn’t understand the problem.

“I did-I mean, I didn’t,” he says weakly, showing Virgil the message.

“Yes, but it was ten minutes after I sent mine!” Virgil snaps, and he can see the tension in the side, “you should be replying within five minutes, you know that!”

It’s not a lie.

Deceit does his best, eventually giving up on things he enjoys, because they take time, and Virgil messages so much when they’re apart.

“You’re always so distracted when you draw,” Virgil says one day, and Patton agrees with him, “don’t you think your time is better spent with us?”

Deceit looks away, but nods.

“I...don’t think so...”

So he stops drawing, stops doing art, and spends the time with Virgil and Patton instead.

Sometimes they tell him he’s talking too much, and he’s quick to be quiet, but that’s okay. He likes seeing them happy, and besides…

He doesn’t have anyone else.

Because of you I am afraid

“Dee, it’s been forever,” Remus complains, “come visit me!”

Deceit wants to, so badly, but he thinks of Virgil’s jealousy, of how Patton insists that they can’t trust Deceit not to cheat. How happy they are when he does what they say.

“I...won’t think about it.”

“And your double speak is so weird...” Remus shakes his head, “just...come over, okay?”

Tell yourself it's never gonna happen again You cry alone and then he swears he loves you

“I don’t want to go visit Remus,” Deceit says one day to his lovers, “just for a bit. It’s not his name day, after all, and I think-”

“You want to see him instead of us?” Virgil says quickly, “Patton and I were thinking of going for a date that day...”

“But Remus didn’t ask first,” Deceit protests, "and it’s not his name day. It’s...not important.”

“We can’t trust you,” Virgil snaps, “you’re probably lying about your reasons. Admit it.”

“I...am,” Deceit starts to tremble.

“See? You are.”

“I’m not lying!”

Virgil ignores him, and Deceit can’t keep quiet any more.

“What do you want from me?” he snaps, “why are you doing this? I want to see my friend, you can’t just tell me not to and expect me to roll over and do so! This is abuse, Virgil, you’re...you’re being controlling and-”

Virgil slaps him.

Virgil apologises.

Virgil insists it’s all his fault.

Deceit can’t believe Virgil slapped him.

He mentions it to Patton.

“You probably deserved it,” Patton tells him.

Maybe he did.

A pebble in the water makes a ripple effect Every action in this world will bear a consequence

They hit him more often over the next year. Deceit is twenty two and covered in bruises that they insist are either his fault or accidental. And he can’t bring himself to point out the lies.

They scare him. And god he wants to leave, but he loves them, and he wants to make them happy. Even if they break his things, even if they mess with his food, even if they call him names and put him down and isolate him.

Even if he’s searching the internet on “is this abuse”.

Even if they coax him into things he doesn’t enjoy, Virgil whispering to him that if he loved them and trusted them he’d let them tie him up. Patton suggesting to him that if he really loved them, he’d top for a change, even though Deceit hates it.

But he does what they say, too tired to argue, and too afraid of the alternative.

“I do want to today,” he tells them, and Virgil calls him a bitch whilst Patton accuses him of being manipulative, that they can’t trust him.

“I just...want to,” he protests, but they’re tugging him away anyway, “please, I do-”

He never gets to finish his sentence, and the thought of sex makes him feel increasingly sick, until he’s snapping at anyone who brings it up.

Except for his boyfriends.

He fears the alternative too much.

I never lost a war Unless I didn't fight it

He’s not sure why he leaves. There was no final straw. He just had enough, he supposes. He stopped caring, but equally began to care, in some strange twist of fate.

He just leaves, leaving only a note, and heads to Remus, apologising over and over and begging him to let him stay for a bit.

He doesn’t feel safe on his own, after all.

Remus is lovely, taking him in and making sure he’s comfortable and safe, bandaging up any wounds and making surprisingly edible food that tastes better than anything Deceit has had in years.

“It’s going to be okay,” Remus assures him, and it’s not a lie.

I can see all the fears you face Through a storm that never goes away Don't believe all the lies that you've been told

Deceit stays with Remus for longer than intended before returning to his own room, original room.

He has to have some contact with Virgil and Patton, courtesy of being Thomas’ sides, but Remus is always there with him.

He meets Logan one day, and is surprised to see Logan stand up for him, calmly pointing out and shutting down any abusive remarks that his ex-boyfriends have to say. He’s even more surprised to find out Logan shares his love of space, and the two become good friends quickly.

Deceit keeps his distance, but Logan is calm and collected and never raises his voice, and never makes sudden movements, and is sure to stop his “falsehood” yells when he realises it sends Deceit into panic attacks.

Deceit also meets Roman, and curses his gayness, because Roman is beautiful and gorgeous and Deceit adores him. The side is creative and imaginative in a way so different from Remus that Deceit forgets that the pair are brothers, and the fact that he’s crushing on his best friend’s brother.

He keeps his distance though, afraid of another relationship, afraid to get close and be hurt again. Roman is dramatic, with sudden and wild gestures, and Deceit spends a lot of time crying and panicking before Roman makes his gestures a bit less sudden.

“I’m sorry,” Deceit whispers each time.

“It’s not your fault,” Roman tells him each time.

And heal the brokenness within Let me love you when you come undone

Deceit has nightmares often.

He dreams of his ex-boyfriends, dreams of the pain and the hurt and wakes up crying, wishing he could escape the memories.

“I want to dream of something better,” he whispers to Roman, “it isn’t...it isn’t fair...”

He tries so hard to be honest, to escape the habit of lying, but sometimes it slips out as sarcasm or just a blatant lie.

“Oh yes, that’s such a good idea,” he says one day, rolling his eyes, “let’s keep up this schedule, it’s not like it’s going to tire you out and make you sick, of course not.”

He notices Roman’s smile each time, and secretly melts.

He wishes he could dream of Roman’s smile instead of Virgil’s fists or Patton’s voice.

Hold me now I need to feel You Show me how To make it new again

It’s about a year after he breaks up with Virgil and Patton that he shyly asks Roman out, nervous and afraid, but willing to risk it.

“Are you sure?” Roman asks, “I mean, I’d love to, but...are you sure?”

“Yes, I am,” Deceit says, semi-confidently.

Remus is not impressed by Deceit dating his brother, and isn’t sure who to give the “hurt them and I hurt you” lecture to. He decides on neither. He trusts them.

Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide Standing on the edge, am I better off dead? How could I forget that I'm better than this?

Deceit wakes up screaming, sobbing and covering his face, trying to get rid of the nightmarish images, trying to pretend that he’s okay and nothing happened.

It doesn’t work, of course.

“Need Roman,” he whispers to himself, and doesn’t think twice about sinking out and popping up in his boyfriend’s room.

Roman wakes up with a start, and is about to complain, but he sees Deceit shaking and barely holding it together, and he can’t complain.

“What’s wrong?”

“...Not a nightmare...”

“Oh no...” Roman opens his arms to offer a hug, but Deceit shrinks back, “ah, sorry...um...oh gosh how to help...”

Deceit sniffs, then hesitates.

“...I...I was...thinking...of dying my hair...some time...”

“Oh? What colour?”

“...Yellow?”

Roman smiles and stands up. “Well, would you like to do that now? It might be nice for you to have someone do your hair. I’ll be gentle!”

Deceit sniffs and smiles, nodding weakly.

“I...I’d like that.”

And maybe the world is a little brighter for beginning to reclaim his body and identity.

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Whether it be melodies that give you inspiration for your muse or songs that get you into the writing mood—pick 10 songs you find to give you the urge, the drive, or the creativity to write for your muse—then tag your favorite peeps to get an insight on their musical inspirational feels.

Songs to write Kokichi to:

Mother Superior by Coheed and Cambria [”Your answer is in there. Just stare down the barrel. Your sincerest apologies won’t write you out of this one. Tonight, you'll find the right in the pull of the trigger, now bite. Young fools, don’t cry anymore...”]

Secrets by Maria Mena [”I’m beginning now to see what you must have thought of me in a body cast of glass. Life changing information should just pass. But I don’t break that easily, and if you dare, then you’d see that I’ve been carrying all the weight of the burdens on your plate.”]

Ghost Rule by DECO*27 and English cover by Will Stetson [”Wishing for the parts I was lacking in, I came to face a person who was nothing like me. Yet I couldn’t turn back on the road again. I sunk into this darkened and this endless sea. Make up for everything I was lacking of, this selfish useless person wasn’t asking for much. So tell me can you see how I’ve ended up? This clown who wanted to be loved...”]

Yobanashi Deceive by ??? English cover by JubyPhonic [”So I’ve lied, and I’ve been tricking ever since. No, not a single person can see what sits behind. Just a monster by now. Can’t deny that it it fits. Oh wait my bad! Don’t get mad. You know I’m just a liar in the end.”]

Self Inflicted Achromatic by ??? English cover by JubyPhonic [”Just by living, I'm bringing you another day. Why, just for me, can you smile after everything? In the end, the smile that you give to me right when I wanted to give it all up. And I really wish I didn’t. And all the moments I tried just to die, said good bye. Just by leaving, I’m no one for another day. Hundred lives, never changing them or anything. Somebody here to scream, someone here is stopping me. Why can’t I laugh it off the way that I dreamed?!”]

Songs to write Nick to:

Let the Sparks Fly by Thousand Foot Crutch [”Give me one good reason, two more to believe in, three shots to watch and wait. ‘Cause I’ve got one more match, two strikes left, you’ve got to three to get out of my way.”]

Monster by Kira [”I’m just being me. Cut out the things that I don’t need. And I don’t care if you disagree. I don’t need no sympathy. Winning the game on my own.”]

Only You by The Pretty Reckless [”Oh boy, have you seen my hands? I can’t hold on, and I don’t understand why. Dear boy, have you seen my soul? It’s under the ground. I’m out of control!”]

Bones Shatter by Hedley [”No matter where you’ve been or who you are, if it doesn’t kill you, it’s sure to leave a horrible scar! Bones shatter! Baby don’t go out this time...”]

Strike Back by We as Humans [”I always said ‘the bigger they are, the harder they fall’. You’re gonna suffer! Hit me, I’ll hit back harder! The bigger you are, the harder you fall! It’s your darkest hour! Hit me, I hit back harder! When my back’s against the wall, I strike back! I strike back! I strike back!”]

((Okay, this took way longer than I thought it would, but here you go. I tried!))

tagging: Do it if ya wanna.

#tag thing #Kokichi Oma #Nick Clarson

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"it took me by surprise" by maria mena! >w>

a bop!

Jonathan slips in through the front door, shutting itcarefully so as not to make any noise. It’s late, and the apartment is dark.Edward has probably gone to bed already. At least one of them is goingto get a good night’s sleep.

He drops his coat over the back of the sofa, going into thekitchen to look for something even remotely resembling food. He snags ahamburger bun from the bag on the counter—they’re brioche, so it’s better thanregular bread—and shakes a bit of hot sauce onto it. Good enough. He heads backinto the living room to consume his makeshift snack.

As soon as his foot crosses from tiled floor to carpet, thelamp clicks on. Sitting in his favorite armchair, looking very much like a Bondvillain, is none other than Edward. He looks positively livid.

Jonathan starts, unprepared for this level of drama at thistime of night. “I thought you were asleep,” he says lamely, knowing that he’sin trouble for something but not sure what it is.

“Sit down,” Edward says tightly.

“…What if I don’t want to?”

Edward just gives him a look. He sits down.

He clears his throat quietly, setting the bun on the coffeetable. “What’s this all about?”

Edward reaches behind himself and Jonathan prepares to be shotor stabbed or otherwise harmed. But Edward doesn’t produce a weapon of anysort. Instead, he holds up a leather bound journal.

Jonathan recognizes it immediately. “Oh. That.”

“Yes. That.”

He hopes that’s the only thing Edward found hidden under thesink. “Look, it’s not—”

“Six months,” Edward hisses, his hand shaking from thetension with which he clutches the journal. “For six months you’ve beenexperimenting on me, a-and playing little mind games with me just to see how I’dreact? And then you go and write it down like I’m one of your disgusting littlelab rats?” He shakes the journal for emphasis. “Do you have anything to say foryourself?”

“…For your information, my rats are perfectly sanitary.”

He can tell by Edward’s reaction that this was not the rightthing to say.

“Do you not bother to think about other people?” Edward snaps.He seems to be growing flustered in his anger, and Jonathan prays that thisdoesn’t escalate too far. “I mean, you deliberately started fights withme, or say things to me just because you’re curious with absolutely no regardfor my own feelings.”

“That’s not what I was trying to do, I was just—”

Edward flips angrily through the pages, stopping on one abouthalfway through. “‘March fifth: Hid Edward’s watch an hour before he had tomeet Selina for lunch. He looked for it for forty-three minutes without askingfor help.’” He flips to another page. “‘March eleventh: Bought Edward a coffeebut didn’t put the right amount of sugar in.’ I mean, what the fuck even is thepoint of this?”

“I’m making observations,” he says simply. “It’s what I do.”

“No you’re not! You’re just pushing my buttons and acting likeit’s some sort of science!” He lobs the journal at Jonathan. It hits himsquarely in the chest, falling into his lap. “How the hell am I supposed totrust you when you turn around and do shit like this?”

Jonathan doesn’t know what to say to make Edward feel better.So he just tells the truth. “I wanted to know you better.”

That seems to catch Edward off guard. “W-what?” he stammersafter a few moments of gawking at Jonathan.

“I thought that if I could figure out your average reactionsto stressors and annoyances, I might… understand you more. That’s all.”

Edward doesn’t say anything for a few moments. He just staresquizzically at Jonathan. Then, he says, “If you wanted to know more about me,you could’ve just asked.”

“…It seemed more accurate to do it this way.”

He doesn’t even dignify that with a response.

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Illusion or Delusion? Pt. 3 -Written by SB

Hello Loves!

I am back from a bit of writer’s block! Please enjoy my tangled thoughts, and please do not plagiarize my work! (You may repost and share, but with everything in tact, please!)

Part 1  Part 2

Some parts of this chapter are based off of the song “Growing Pains” by Maria Mena.

You are woken (or perhaps, you regain consciousness? Since you have no body to awaken) to Loki rustling and searching the sheets for you. “No, no no no no please, please let it be real” He whispers to himself, sorrow lacing his words. “She felt so real. Oh, Odin in Valhalla, let her have been real. Please.” He continues, rummaging through the blankets and sheets as if you were a lost coin. You murmur in sad understanding, and will yourself to materialize onto his bed. You feel the air thicken around you, and the sheets under your rested soul feel soft and more tangible, and at this Loki simply stops, and sits back on his bed in astonishment. “____, I thought…. You really are…” He rambles, blinking at you slowly. “Yeah, I’m still here.” You joke lightly, moving closer to him. “I’m sorry for scaring you. I guess my new form of “rest” is disappearing from the living’s sight.” You sigh, giving him an air-light kiss on his cheek. “It’s alright darling. I hope your soul did rest well.” Loki says, his shoulders loosening up, and a smile dancing on his lips. “I did, thank you. But you do know I have to talk to the others as well.” You say, concern dripping into your sentences. You don’t know how the others will react to you. Like you had felt before, Steve, Tony, even Thor and Nat have seemed to move on, only occasionally remembering your existence. “That reminds me,” Loki hums, moving his arms to encompass you, pulling you closer, “It is Stark’s birthday today. He’s going to be ecstatic.” You frown in confusion, and pull away lightly to face him. “Loki, what do you mean? Tony barely makes a sound to me now.” You say, closing your eyes. The thought of him forgetting you stung. Though you wanted all your friends to end their grief, you still wanted to be cherished, or at least remembered. It may be selfish, but if you were going to see them again in the afterlife, a two-way street of remembrance would make the reunion less awkward. You’re pulled from your thoughts when Loki wraps his arms around you a little tighter, squeezing you the way he used to, and simply says, “___, every year, Wanda reads his mind when he makes a wish. Ever since you’ve passed, he’s only ever wished for you.”

This makes your soul ache. You feel crushed, and you can only lower your head into your arms, and lean into your living lover. “Oh, God almighty.” You whimper, feeling now as if a bus had hit you. “I had no idea, Loki. I don’t want him to freak out. Maybe I should wait.” You share, uncomfortable at the thought of your favorite playboy genius mourning you on his birthday. Loki shakes his head gently and gives you his opinion. “No, ____. I think today, after he blows out the candles, you should reveal yourself to him and the rest of the team. I think that’ll be the best entrance for you, and that way, Stark will have already celebrated his birthday a bit, and they can focus on helping you.” You press your lips into a thin line, and give him a face you can only describe as the “:/ expression”. “What?” He continues, shrugging his shoulders. “As one of the best entrance-creating gods, that’s my opinion.” His lips curl into a haughty and sarcastic smile, and you roll your eyes at the familiar antic. “I just don’t know. I don’t want to take away from his day, you know?” You say, now moving to stand up. Loki lets you leave his arms, also preparing to get up from his bed. “Believe me Darling. You won’t take away from his day, no; You’ll make his day.”

Tony’s POV (I’ve never actually seen an Iron Man movie (yikes) so I am really sorry if he’s ooc!)

Today is the day. Every time now, when I get older, I feel like she seemed younger, smaller, and more fragile; and more my fault. If only I had been able to reach ___. If only I could just apologize, or just say goodbye. After she died, I went through all the liquor I had already stashed, then restocked, and then drained the bottles once more. The thought of her dying, consciously reaching for me while my back was turned to fight the puny and stupid and distracting little minions around me; that burned more than alcohol ever could.

Now I am better, sure. But today reminds me of how I will outlive her. How I will grow old, and she will remain in the ground, her body just left to decay. But, knowing Steve and Thor will try and make me a small party, and Nat or Wanda will order a nice cake, I throw a small smile on my face as I walk throughout the compound. The mask isn’t nearly as impenetrable as my iron mask, but it will do for the next 24 hours.

As I smile and thank my team for the collective “happy birthday” wishes and presents handed to me, a single lyric runs in my head. ____ showed me this emo song I thought only she and Loki would ever like; a song about grief and moving on and being strong and Kumbaya. But now that song rings in my head like a broken record. As the anniversary of the third year of missing and mourning her ticks by, the line seems to grow louder in my mind. “No one will tell you about the limit. They put on how long you can grieve.” knocks around my brain, and the following lyric echoes its melancholy tone. “No one will warn you when you're winning. How heavy a lost love can be.” My birthday blurs around me, and before I know it, soon I will have to face the candles, and through their taunting gleam, still make the same wish for the third year in a row.

I wish I could just say goodbye.

Your POV

While Loki preps to look like his usual “I don’t care about anything” self for the party, you can’t help but snort. “While you’re at it, make sure to put on your best “my girlfriend totally didn’t come back to me from the dead” expression, okay?” You say with a wide smile, twirling around his room. He smirks to himself as he puts on his favorite pair of pants, and simply retorts, “Of course, my dear. But what do I do when you come popping out and shout, ‘BOO’, hmm?” He straightens up and takes my hands, spinning you softly, then pulls you into a classic ballroom dance position. His hand on your back, the other hand laced with yours, it all flushes nostalgia and love throughout your body, and you can’t help but have a rather naughty creative thought. “Are you not the God of Mischief?” You taunt, letting him guide you through a classic waltz. “You must have really gone mundane when I died,” you continue with a laugh, and with a wicked smile, you voice your thought of misbehavior; “Who said I would just “pop out”? I was thinking about being a little more like a poltergeist.”

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(Alila could give me music recommendations?) (I like all genres so throw whatever you got at me)

Oh boy I can go on about music forever, honestly. I don’t know how much is too much and I won’t throw them because my aim is terrible and I’d probably hit you so I’ll name a bunch of stuff I find snazzy under the line - that way, I won't clog anyone's dash!!

(So, to start with, some chill music) 

Beautiful creatures - Illenium

Growing pains - Maria Mena

In my veins - Andrew Belle

Young and beautiful - Lana Del Ray

Tie Dye Eyes - Trove

Bored - Billie Eilish

Ease - Troye Sivan

Dazzle - Oh Wonder 

Be happy - frnd

Dusk till dawn - zayn

(then some energetic music?) 

Believer - Imagine Dragons

Born Ready - zayde wolf

Ready for it - taylor swift

Can't hold us - pentatonix 

Come with me now - kongos

Counting stars - one republic 

Angel with a shotgun - the cab

Doowit - pharell Williams

Drag me down - one direction

For your entertainment - Adam Lambert 

(to scream along to) 

I write sins not tragedies - Panic! At The Disco 

Get in line - Simon Curtis 

Weightless - all time low 

Go to war - nothing more 

This is war - thirty seconds to Mars

Champion - fall out boy 

Horns - bryce fox

Courtesy call - Thousand Foot krutch 

Thriller - Michael Jackson 

Young and menace - Fall out boy 

(to close your eyes and hum with) 

Wrong - Ally hills 

I like me better - lauv

Feel it still - Portugal the man 

Lose it all - naughty boy 

Wishes - rhodes 

Crossfire - Stephen

Say it - echoes

Be easy - ghost  loft

Sun is shining - a well ingrosso 

Stranger things - Kygo 

(and a quick shuffle of my songs) 

Straightjacket - quin xcii

If you're hearing this - Hook N sling

Light my body up - David gutta 

Renegades - X Ambassadors 

I'm in control - aluna george

Miss Jackson - Panic at the disco

Run - awolnation

Livin la vida  loca - Ricky martin

Until we go down - ruelle

Lost - bts

#Hope that helps lmk if you like any and I'll give you some similar maybe? I try to recommend long post oops I can't be decisive pigeonhole m

[kokichiomakin]

Here’s my RockStar/Roquill/Pocket playlist! I use this playlist for inspiration a lot~

I’ve got my reasons for picking each song under the cut.

1. i’m not in love by 10cc straight from the movie, obviously. fits the mood at first - they’re unsure of each other, and almost in denial in a sense. this is more quill feeling denial, honestly - very soft denial of ‘nah, couldn’t happen’ 

2. i won’t say i’m in love from hercules now in comparison, here’s rocket’s denial. over the top, loud, bombastic screaming of ‘i don’t fall in love’ followed by quietly admitting to himself that maybe it’s okay to fall for someone - that someone being quill - but only admits it to himself in private. plus, god, is it fun to imagine groot as the muses and rocket as meg. 

3. the chain by fleetwood mac straight from the movies once more. this song is really about a struggling relationship and that’s how quill and rocket’s relationship is in the second movie. looking at the second movie from a shipping perspective, it’s kickstarted by rocket stealing the batteries - which he doesn’t need, it’s repeatedly said he doesn’t need them. he did it so quill would pay attention to him instead of gamora. he was jealous. hence the struggle. but they make it through.

4. troublemaker by olly murs & flo rida ‘troublemaker’ is probably one of the best words you can use to describe rocket. and with all the shit he gets everyone else into? oh yeah. this fits. but quill is definitely getting attached to him anyway, even with all the shenanigans he causes.

5. sleeping with a friend by neon trees do i have to explain this one? look at the title. but i can imagine this is more ‘quill’s first thoughts when starting this whole thing with rocket’: he’s not sure what it entirely is, they’re friends, but they’re clearly something else. ‘and if it was all up to me - i’d be no trouble. hell, we’re in trouble!’ and even if he’s really getting attached to rocket despite himself, he has no idea how rocket can and will feel, so he’s ‘if my heart’s gonna break before the night ends’

6. collar full by panic! at the disco in contrast, here’s rocket’s feelings on the situation at that point - he’s the one who ultimately fell first and fell hardest, and now that it’s requited he’s just clutching to it as much as he can and lingering in the feeling - ‘before the world catches up, because there’s always time for second guesses, i don’t wanna know, if you’re gonna be the death of me, that’s how i wanna go.’ he’s not sure how long it’ll last either but god is he relishing in it.

7. take me to church (cover) by postmodern jukebox rocket’s feelings again. it’s pure and simple truth that rocker really doesn’t like himself, so in a relationship he really does see his partner as the world. (not that quill won’t constantly tell him otherwise, no, bad, he’s no better than him. stop it.) of course, quill’s greatest goal is for him to eventually get rocket to love himself too but that’s a long-term one. the words ‘only then i am human’ particularly strike a chord because that’s a major shame point for rocket.

8. fooled around and fell in love by elvin bishop once more from the movies. this is more of a ‘they finally ease into the relationship’ song. i know it was used for the canon ship in the movies but shhh. stealing it. it’s a nice song that can show them accepting their feelings despite never really intending to have any in the first place - or expect it at all.

9. you’re the only one by maria mena OKAY THIS SONG. this song is the de facto ‘rocket’s feelings for quill’ song. try to find me a better one. i’ll wait. you can’t. every line pretty much fits - the one that hits the hardest sums rocket up entirely: there’s a part of me that likes to bring you down just to keep you around, because the day you realize how amazing you are, you’re gonna leave me. that’s his worst fear, that’s his walls crashing down entirely, that’s the ‘i never want to let you go’ moment of it all being out in the open and ugh. it’s so cute. slay me with this song and roquill. slay me.

10. come and get your love by redbone another from the movies. quill’s anthem, honestly - this is the song that best represents him, and it’s a return to form. he’s with rocket, he’s happy, everything’s okay! everything’s normal! 

11. finesse by bruno mars quill’s confidence gets the better of him sometimes, even when rocket doesn’t expect it. quill completely falling for someone most likely means ‘yep, i’m great, he’s great, there’s nothing to be ashamed of bc we’re the best couple in the whole world and that’s not gonna change anytime soon’. 

12. moves like jagger by maroon 5 and christina aguilera predictably, this is quill’s confidence showing itself again....only for rocket to immediately match it. which is ultimately something that drives them closer together. he’s got the moves like jagger, okay? rocket you’re stuck with the girl part, sorry, but that means blatant hitting on quill which is A+++

13. shut up and dance by walk the moon see above, really. another song about quill, dancing, and rocket joining in. there are two types of people, people who dance, and people who don’t, and whoops, they’re both dancers.

14. classic by mkto ‘baby, you’re so classic’ is probably one of the highest compliments in the peter quill flirtation handbook, and yep, rocket is slowly becoming part of his life, joining the things he loves,they both know each other so well by this point

15. shut up and drive by rihanna ok. i’m gonna be entirely honest. this is the ‘quill has successfully fired up his rocket....if you get what i mean’ song. this is it. this is the one. reeeeeed rocket~ moving on.

16. style by taylor swift okay maybe not quite yet we move on. more a sign that they definitely do still have their disagreements, but they know each and every time it’s going to end up with them together again - they never go out of style. i don’t take the ‘you’ve been out and about with some other girl’ line as cheating in this song obvs XD more of a shady reference to gamora....and then lylla in turn. ye. shh. it’s a good relationship.

17. can’t take my eyes off you by frankie valli there was a tumblr post where it was said ‘imagine your otp slow-dancing to this song together’ and whoops, i roquill’d, now it’s not gonna stop. this is totally a song that quill would use on a quiet, romantic night to just be close to his partner and rocket will call him a huge dork for it but at the end of the day he’s still going along with it and smiling softly and thinking that he’s a huge dork, yeah, but he’s his dork, he wouldn’t have it any other way

18. good together by the runaway club this is a lot of quill and rocket’s relationship: ‘don’t do this.’ ‘i’m gonna do it anyway.’ ‘i kinda knew you were gonna.’ ‘that’s why we’re together.’ ‘yep, i’m the only one guaranteed to always put up with your shit.’ ‘damn straight.’ ‘we’re not straight.’ ‘shut up.’ (also: ‘that’s fine!’ ‘fine!’ ‘i love you!’ ‘i love you too!’ ‘that’s the first time we’ve said that!’ ‘yes it is!’ ‘i’m gonna kiss you!’ ‘well, you better!’ that’s them. that’s exactly them.)

19. for him. by troye sivan and allday another really good song for them. ‘ad we take jokes way too far. and sometimes living’s too hard. we’re like two halves of one heart. we are, we are, we are.’ there’s a good amount of fitting lyrics and i like the mental image of rocket getting a burst of confidence and going ‘we can get married tonight if you really wanna, if you break my heart, it’d be an honor’, quill adores those bursts of confidence

20. son of a preacher man by aretha franklin another song about how surprised rocket is that he fell for quill, and that he’s pretty much the only guy he’d ever fall for. it’s a classic.

the rest are mostly love classics, but a lot were based on meaning~

#roquill #Guardians of the Galaxy #Rocket Raccoon #peter quill #playlist

[moonshroooms]

Random Fandom Questions Oh My

A - Ships that you currently like a lot. (They don’t have to be OTPs because not everyone has OTPs.) Friendships, pairings, threesomes, etc. are allowed.

Currently the other ships I like right now are Human Bill Cipher and Dipper (a big guilty pleasure). If there are any Billdip shippers reading this may I humbly recommend Defining Bill Cipher, cause it’s 100% fantastic with plot, characterization, and some uh, heated moments if ya get what I mean. 

I always enjoy Frisk x Sans from Undertale, though I’ve been lagging behind on fanfics. I also like Sans and Toriel (which honestly, I like Frisk and Sans better for fanfics, but I’d want Sans and Toriel to be canon), and Frisk and Asriel are super cute too.

I’ve started reading Owari no Seraph (like, I think I’m only like ch 5), and I already knew about Mika x Yuu long before I ever started reading so I’m absolutely shipping them right now A++

I also ship Gon and Killua from Hunter x Hunter, though I don’t read a lot of fanfics for them. I just kinda annoy my friend with it when we watch the show XD

B - A pairing–platonic, romantic or sexual–that you initially didn’t consider, but someone changed your mind.

You know, I actually don’t think I do

C - A ship you have never liked and probably never will.

Ciel and Sebastian from Black Butler. And it’s weird cause like, they are absolutely ripe for shipping and there are plenty of other ships in like, nearly the same position I like but just. He doesn’t love-love Ciel man. He don’t even friendship-love him. Sebastian wants to eat his soul like literally and that’s it he’s just food. For whatever reason I just can’t get into that pairing. Please just let Ciel be with Elizabeth she’s such a cutie and let them be happy forever on okay good okay

D - A pairing you wish you liked but just can’t.

Ichigo and Masaya from Tokyo Mew Mew. I am 100% a Kisshu x Ichigo shipper and I know Ichigo x Masaya is like, oddly, one of the healthiest relationships you could have in an anime and Masaya would be a boy I’d fall head-over-heels for myself if he was real like honestly everything about him is basically perfect but I just. He’s so boring. He’s a really boring character to watch. And he gets more interesting near the end of the show, but it was just kinda too little too late, yanno? If they’d put more hints at the darker side of his wonderful personality then I’d probably would have shipped them, but I saw Kishigo first and that’s who I glommed onto srry

E - Have you added anything cracky/hilarious to your fandom? If so, what?

 I don’t contribute anything to society let alone a fandom XD

  F - What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom?

 I mean, that’s under the idea I’m actually in a fandom? Do I have to do something to be in a fandom? Can I just enjoy content? Does that count? If it do then I’ve been in the Tokyo Mew Mew fandom for like, 10 years or more. It’s like 99% dead so it’s not like I’ve searched up anything recently, but believe me if it ever gets a good remake I will be there 100%

G - Have you ever had an OTP? If so, do you remember your first one? Who was in it?

 My first OTP back before I ever knew what an OTP was was Kisshu and Ichigo from Tokyo Mew Mew. And that fandom is super dead and I’ll probably never read a new good fanfic ever again but I’ll probably never let them go. I still consider them my OTP, and I’ve never found anyone that tops it XD They’re also completely toxic but just. Ah. I love them so much I just want them in a cute relationship plz

H - What is your favorite source text for fandom stuff (e.g., TV shows, movies, books, anime, Western animation, etc.)?

 Ennething. I guess anime is the easiest one to find though. I think I like Western animation better than anime, if only for comedy that hits home a little bit more, since I grew up in that culture and whatnot

I - Has Tumblr caused you to stop liking any fandoms, if so, which and why?

 Nah. I avoid the Discourse by never joining the conversation e v e r. And most of the time I don’t really follow fandom blogs specifically, just blogs that happen to post some fandom stuff, so I probably don’t see any sort of annoying people or awful environments or anything. I don’t understand how people can get so annoyed I feel like discourse is just so easy to avoid/ignore??? But maybe that’s just me

J - Name a fandom you didn’t think about until you saw it all over Tumblr. (You don’t have to care about it or follow it; it just has to be something that Tumblr made you aware of.)

 Voltron. I didn’t even know it existed until some of the funny blogs I follow started posting stuff about it. I don’t even know what Voltron’s about, other than the name sounded really familiar, like it’s an old anime being remade or something.

K - What character has your favorite development arc/the best development arc?

 Peridot from Steven Universe. No wait, Rinna from Forest Born. Forest Born is one of my favorite books (from the Books of Bayern series by Shannon Hale, I highly recommend them). When I was younger I related to Rinna a lot (and I’m like, nothing like her now but that’s beside the point), and I loved her development her slow development towards not hating herself so much. It’s wonderful and steady and feels real

L - Say something genuinely nice about a character who isn’t one of your faves. (Characters you’re neutral about are fair game, as are characters you merely dislike. Characters that you absolutely loathe with the fire of ten thousand suns are exempt, as there is no point in giving yourself an aneurysm over a character that you hate.)

 Jackie from Star vs. is a really nice girl A+ girlfriend material and if I didn’t ship Marco and Star she’d be next up for the Marco ship train. I absolutely don’t hate her and she’s a fun and nice character, but sorry you can’t be Marco’s girlfriend the bloodmoon and also me said so

M - Name a character that you’d like to have for a friend.

 Isi from the Goose Girl. She already reminds me a lot of my friend, so maybe I’m a little biased, but she seems like an absolutely wonderful person to be friends with and I’d 100% love that. I’d also like Dasha from River Secrets and Enna from Enna Burning. Just. Any of the main girls from the Books of Bayern. I love them all

N - Name three things you wish you saw more or in your main fandom (or a fandom of choice).

 Since I don’t have a main fandom, I’ll just choose one:

 From Steven Universe I want more funny comics, dumb memes, and Stevonnie anything. And that’s considering there’s already a shitton of all of that. There’s never enough

  O - Choose a song at random. Which ship or character does it remind you of?

 He’s Hurting Me by Maria Mena. And Kisshu x Ichigo, mostly because I’ve seen an AMV with them and that song XD

  P - Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas).

 Active Fandom for Tokyo Mew Mew AU!

 Okay fine, that doesn’t count. But oh geez I can’t think of any good ideas though. I don’t know but anything but a coffee shop AU. Give me something with adventure man. Uhh *spins wheel* Siren AU with *rolls dice* Pokémon. Make it happen, people

  Q - A fandom you’ve abandoned and why.

 Eh, considering I’m never an active part of any fandom, I can’t say I’ve abandoned anything. I’ll even go back to really old fandoms and try to find something I haven’t read before

R - Which friendship/platonic relationship is your favorite in fandom?

 Do Steven and Connie and Star and Marco count even though I ship them? Because I value their friendship just as much if not more than their shipping capabilities. If not then, Sailor Moon and the other sailor scouts from Sailor Moon (from the original anime). I just really like that they joke and roast and support each other. A lot of the episodes focus a lot on their random interactions and it’s a joy to watch.

S - Show us an example of your personal headcanon (prompts optional but encouraged)

 I have none honestly XD I’m not usually a person that gets into headcanons much. I ship plenty of people that aren’t together but I wouldn’t really call them headcanons, I dunno. Gon and Killua end up married. There, there’s your headcanon.

T - Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending?

 Kisshu returns to Earth for Whatever reason (any reason that means more battles and adventures is good), Ichigo ends up falling in love with him, Pudding and Tart end up together, Lettuce and Pie are together, Masaya is just fine and not dead, and everyone’s happy the end

 That’s the best I got XD

U - Three favorite characters from three different fandoms, and why they’re your favorites.

 Kisshu from Tokyo Mew Mew: Other than the fact he’s from my long-standing OTP, he’s just really fun to watch. He’s probably the reason I have an immediate attachment to character that are slightly crazy and shit tons of dangerous. He’s cheeky and flirty and gawd I luv it A+

 Peridot and Lapis from Steven Universe. I couldn’t choose really. Peridot is such a trash gremlin and Lapis is amazing when it’s not complete angst she is just Ultimate Emo Child.

 Willis from Awful Hospital (I highly recommend this comic by the way. It’s weird and wonderful). So far he’s just the cutest little thing and I love watching him it’s great

  V - Which character do you relate to most?

 I used to relate to Rinna from Forest Born a whole bunch, especially when I was younger. Nowadays I relate much more to her older brother Razo from River Secrets. He’s self-concious, but always cracking jokes and always in the mood for eating. I think he’s hilarious and honestly I hope I can be as funny as him. He’s got a lot of talents he just never notices. I hope that gets to be me, too.

W - A trope which you are virtually certain to hate in any fandom.

 Characters with no personality. And I think this is mostly just in the otome and harem anime’s that this kind of thing is rampant, cause you gotta make a character that people can slip into but just. My god. I tried playing an otome once and I couldn’t even finish it it was so awful and infuriating. Watching Diabolik Lovers was so painful this girl just L E T everything happen she didn’t even try putting up a fight even when some dude GAVE HER A KNIFE TO STAB HER VAMPIRE WHATEVERS WITH. MY GOD. I hated everything I wanted to cry. And don’t even get me started on the manga Black Bird I hate it so much they just rinse repeat everything. ‘No love interest don’t do sexy things at me I don’t want it’ ‘I’m doing it as punishment for you doing/not doing Whatever’ ‘Noooo’ and then proceeds to just continue to love the assbag. Just stop oh my goooood

  X - A trope which you are almost certain to love in any fandom.

 Enemies to Lovers. Or enemies being in love in general. Or forbidden romances of any kind. Basically I want a shit ton of angst and a happy ending.

Y - What are your secondhand fandoms (i.e., fandoms you aren’t in personally but are tangentially familiar with because your friends/people on your dash are in them)?

 I know a little bit about Homestuck, which I tried to read once and got bored. I keep wanting to pick it back up but just… aaaah the beginning is so boring I can hardly tell what’s going on. And I hate the 1 panel thing. I’m sure it was good while it was being posted, but it just takes so long to load the next page. I need a multi-page version please.

 I also know a tad bit about Madoka Magic, which I’m not entirely sure how. I just kinda. Read stuff I came across, despite never being interested in the show myself.

  Z - Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go! (Prompts optional but encouraged.)

 Dear god please let Star and Marco be together (they probably will).

 I want at the very least a cute cheek kiss from Steven and Connie, also, can Stevonnie fuse with other gems??? That’d be wild.

 Danny Phantom needed to be longer also he needed to be with Valerie I loved her why the flip flap did they give her such a crappy reason to not be with Danny AAAH

 I haven’t been able to watch the Legend of Korra because I tear up anytime I see something about the old gang being old or dead like legit if I ever see Aang being all dead and spiritual and shit I will cry

 The Amazing World of Gumball is hilarious and I want more people to watch it

 I tried watching Bob’s Burger’s for just like, a funny show without a plot and I got bored eventually. Thankfully Gumball saved the day

 I think Ni no Kuni is an adorable game and I love their little definitely-not-Pokémon monsters and I’ll probably rant about who’s on my team one day

  I ship Link and Midna 100% but like, only the TP incarnation of Link. Skyward Sword and Breath of the Wild and Spirit Tracks Link can be with Zelda. Wind Waker and Phantom Hourglass Link can be with Tetra (specifically Tetra).

 Speaking of Tetra, why the flip flap SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN’T PLAYED WIND WAKER BUT LIKE, IT’S REALLY OLD AND HAS A REMAKE SO I GUESS THAT’S MOSTLY YOUR FAULT BEWAAAAAAAAAARE. ALSO THE BEGINNING OF BREATH OF THE WILD I GUESS? THOUGH IT’S NOT REALLY A BIG IMPORTANT SPOILER. 

does she get pale when she turns into Zelda? Like, bam you’re royalty also kiss your tan goodbye. Same thing happens to the mysterious old man when he becomes the king. Do bluebloods just not get tan or something like, the flip?

#fandom #fandoms #personal #asks

[merriammusicinc]

21 Classic Piano Quotes That Will Inspire You to Play

The piano is a classic instrument that has been idolized for centuries. Check out these piano quotes that will inspire you to sit down and play a melody.

It doesn't matter whether you've been dreaming about learning how to play the piano or have been playing for decades. Sometimes, you just need a little push to get your fingers in gear.

Playing the piano can be a relaxing and rejuvenating artform that benefits not only the audience but the performer as well. But, as fun as playing a well-known piece can be, practicing is another matter entirely.

While no one ever really wants to sit down and practice -- it's the only way to improve and maintain your musical abilities. So, when it comes time to hit the bench and get to work, you may find yourself looking for a little bit of inspiration.

The famous old saying, "the pen is mightier than the sword," couldn't be truer. Words are powerful tools that, in times of strife, can provide the inspiration we need to pick ourselves up and get back to work.

Finding strength in words can also help you when you're trying to get yourself in the right headspace to practice.

Fortunately, there have been plenty of piano loving composers, musicians, and other artists who came before us.

These pianists imparted words of wisdom that can help any student find the inspiration you need to get playing.

Are you looking for a little musical guidance?

Here are 21 of the greatest quotes about the piano ever imparted, that are sure to make you want to get to tickling those ivory keys in no time.

Quotes About the Piano

1. "The piano ain't got no wrong notes."

-- Thelonious Monk, American Jazz Pianist, and Composer

2. “The important thing is to feel your music, really feel it and believe it.”

-- Ray Charles

3. "There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself."

– Johann Sebastian Bach

4. "The piano is able to communicate the subtlest universal truths by means of wood, metal and vibrating air."

-- Kenneth Miller, American Biologist

5. “Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how you play it.”

--Tom Lehrer

6. “The piano keys are black and white but they sound like a million colors in your mind.”

-- Maria Cristina Mena, Author

7. "Life is like a piano; the white keys represent happiness and the black show sadness. But as you go through life’s journey, remember that the black keys also create music"

-- Ehssan

8. “What has keys but can’t listen to the beauty it unlocks? A piano.”

-- Jarod Kintz

9. "Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul."

-- Wassily Kandinsky, Russian Painter

10. "The piano as a medium for expression is a whole world by itself. No other instrument can fill or replace its own say in the world of emotion, sentiment, poetry, imagery, and fancy."

-- Leopold Godowsky, Polish-American Pianist

11. "Prayer is when you talk to God. Meditation is when you're listening. Playing the piano allows you to do both at the same time."

-- Kelsey Grammer, American Actor

12. "When you play, never mind who listens to you."

-- Robert Schumann, German Composer

13. "I believe in using the entire piano as a single instrument capable of expressing every possible musical idea."

-- Oscar Peterson, Canadian Jazz Pianist

14. "I had never before thought of how awful the relationship must be between the musician and his instrument. He has to fill it, this instrument, with the breath of life, his own. He has to make it do what he wants it to do.And a piano is just a piano. It's made out of so much wood and wires and little hammers and big ones, and ivory. While there's only so much you can do with it, the only way to find this out is to try; to try and make it do everything."

-- James Baldwin, American Author

15. "I tell my piano the things I used to tell you."

-- Frederic Chopin, Polish Composer, and Pianist

16. "To me, the piano in itself is an orchestra."

-- Cecil Taylor, American Pianist, and Poe

17. "Pianos, unlike people, sing when you give them your every growl. They know how to dive into the pit of your stomach and harmonize with your roars when you've split yourself open. And when they see you, guts shining, brain pulsing, heart right there exposed in a rhythm that beats need-need, need-need, need-need, pianos do not run. And so she plays."

-- Francesca Lia Block, American Author

18. "I'm an interpreter of stories. When I perform it's like sitting down at my piano and telling fairy tales."

-- Nat King Cole, American Jazz Musician

19. "One of my biggest thrills for me still is sitting down with a guitar or a piano and just out of nowhere trying to make a song happen."

-- Sir Paul McCartney, English Singer-Songwriter

20. "I'm able to sometimes express things even more articulately on the piano than I am with singing."

-- Harry Connick Jr., American Musician

21. "Sometimes I feel like a melody doesn't have anything to do with me, but it's just something that comes, is accumulated from me playing on the piano, and then this little creature just appears."

-- Agnes Obel, Danish Singer-Songwriter

Despite what some non-piano-playing-musicians might try to tell you -- the piano is one of the most difficult musical instruments to master.

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It can be difficult, at times, to find the inspiration you need to practice every day. Running through those tedious finger exercises and boring practice pieces can be the bane of any pianist's existence.

But, these powerful quotes about the piano from your fellow pianists and music lovers will help you find the inner strength you need to succeed.

And who knows? Given enough practice and time, one-day future budding pianists could be turning to inspirational quotes and motivational quotes from you for you to sit down and play.

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