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gnpwdrnwhiskey · 8 months
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Conversations with a Movie Star
Chapter 3 - And HBO
Pairing- Dieter Bravo x ofc!Ava
Word Count- 2.1K-ish
Warnings- I'm really not aware of any for this chapter? A little bit of foul language, one food mention, let me know if I missed anything
Author's Note- Technically still on hiatus but surprise!!, I finished something lol! I struggled a lot looking for connective tissue writing this and decided screw it, I'm just gonna put a bunch of scenes together and hope they still flow.....if this chapter had a theme song, it would be Myrtle Beach by Sunny Ledfurd and it would deserve it's own warnings, so I leave it to you to decide if you want to look it up, lol! Big thanks as always to @wildemaven for listening to me whine and supporting me as I figure out what I'm doing 💕
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Ava falls into a routine over the next few days, one that as best as Dieter can tell is designed solely to drive him nuts. She's up early and over to the lobby, banging on the inner office door and yelling at him that the coffee's ready. When he manages to get off the couch- he really needs to stop crashing down here- and stumbles out to the lobby, she nags him about the whole lack of breakfast options situation.
And then she disappears for a few hours every day and Dieter goes back to sleep. Like a normal human being. It's like the goddamn Energizer bunny has infiltrated his space. She's just always doing something. It's exhausting.
He has brief moments where he misses the way Anika just worked around him and let him be and even if that was less tiring, he realizes it probably wasn't very healthy either. Ava is slowly breaking him out of the funk he's wasted the last two years of his life in and he'd be lying to himself if he didn't admit that part of him, a larger part than he maybe realized, enjoys having a purpose again. Even a small one.
She's already bullied him into cleaning up the back office, moving furniture and desks and filing cabinets for fucks sake, like he's used to this kind of manual labor all because she thinks it should be a functional space and not just his own personal little man cave.
"You can keep your big squishy sofa and your precious tv and your absolutely ridiculous hippo coffee table. But we're gonna keep them over there," gesturing to one half of the room. "And then over here, people can work."
And then she'd proceeded to go through all seven million filing cabinets she'd made him move- full of old tax records, and licenses and invoices and God only knows what else and then she hit paydirt, if you're into that kinda thing, which apparently she is. Scrapbooks and photographs and the original blueprints for the hotel.
"They always wanted a pool," Dieter muses, looking at the blueprints. "It was never in the budget. And they wouldn't take my money."
"You could do it now. In the off season if you wanted. Nothing stopping you," Ava shrugs.
She's right. He could. He tucks that thought away for later.
"Hey, Miss Rose?" Dieter asks from the doorway of Ava's room. "That woman staying here, the reporter, she bothering you?"
"No, baby, she just asked me some questions and took my picture. Said she's writing a book."
"A book?"
"Not about you, baby. She called it slice of life. Whatever that means," Rose laughs.
"Oh," Dieter relaxes a little bit but makes a mental note to ask Ava about that later. "What do you think of her?"
"You know the rules, baby. You wanna talk, you have to help me work."
Dieter does know the rules. Rose has been working at the motel since before his mom dumped him here and it's always been the same, if he wanted to hang around and pester her or any of the other housekeeping staff, he had to make himself useful.
Dieter sighs but he dutifully steps into the room and grabs the other side of the sheet she's just tossed on the bed.
"So, Ava?"
"You like her, baby?" Rose grins. She's always been able to read him like an open book and this time is no exception.
"Maybe," he admits sheepishly as they finish making the bed. "Which is just dumb right? It's not like she's staying, she's only here a couple weeks."
"Oh, I think you could sway her if you wanted to. That girl's looking for roots. She'd be a good fit for you, baby. Keep you on your toes."
"You think so?" He asks absently as he picks up various perfume bottles and lotions on her dresser, giving them all a sniff before sitting them back down and moving on to the next thing. He opens a drawer full of silky lacy underthings and his brain short circuits. Is this the kind of thing she's wearing under those tiny shorts he spends way too much time imagining peeling her out of? Good Lord.
"I did," Rose says, reaching over him to slam the drawer closed, barely giving him time to get his fingers out of the way. "But if you don't stop going through her underwear, I'm going to tell her you're a creep and she should stay away from you. What is wrong with you, Dieter Anthony! I swear you were raised better than to snoop through a guests things."
Dieter holds his hands up in surrender and starts backing out of the room, he knows when he's been beaten.
"Hey, DB, come play tourist with me."
"What?"
"You never leave the hotel, come play tourist with me. It'll be fun. We'll go to Peaches, get some hot dogs first."
"I was getting ready to watch Harvey," he whines.
"We can watch Harvey tonight. For the seven thousandth time. Please, Dieter?"
"We can't just leave the place unattended."
"It won't be unattended, Austin's here."
"Who the fuck is Austin?"
"Your new afternoon front desk help. You're welcome."
Dieter scrambles off the sofa and peeks out at the reservation desk and the scrawny sun-bleached blonde currently chilling with his feet up on the counter before turning back to Ava.
"You can't just go around hiring people and he looks like a bum!" He stage whispers.
"You're one to talk," Ava snorts. "He's not a bum. He's a lifeguard. And someone has to hire people around here."
"What do you even know about this person?"
"A lot. We hang out. He's saving up so he can go work at a ski resort this winter. Teach kids how to snowboard. He's cool. And smarter than he looks." Ava grabs Dieter's hand and drags him out of the office. "Now let's go."
Dieter reluctantly shuffles along behind her, glaring at Austin the whole time and the kid offers him a big bright white smile.
"Hey, Ava, check it!" Austin yells as they pass, pointing at the computer screen. "Spider solitaire! I can play, right?"
"Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach. Goddamn, I love Myrtle Beach!" Ava sings as they walk along the boardwalk and Dieter laughs.
"No, do not get that stuck in my head, Ava. I'm begging you."
"Ha! But you know it, don't you? C'mon. It's so appropriate. You might've passed on the airbrushed tee-shirt but I saw you grab the saltwater taffy and it's bike week and we're missing the Pavilion."
"Everyone will always miss the Pavilion," Dieter agrees, looking towards the empty space that his mind's eye still fills in with the large sand-colored building that had stood there for most of his life. The shade and cool relief it offered from the scorching sun, the sounds of the arcade and the million games of skeeball played, tickets won and traded in for silly trinkets.
"Can I tell you a secret?" Dieter asks and Ava nods, leaning against the boardwalk railing and giving him her full attention. "I flew in to watch the demolition and cried like a baby the whole flight back to LA. No one knows that, I didn't tell anyone I was here. Not even my grandparents. I just....I didn't have a lot of friends growing up here, I was always the weird kid. But the couple I did have, we spent so much time at the arcade or the amusement park. The rickety ass roller coasters and the ancient carousel. Even just sitting at the fucking organ shooting the shit. I know they moved some of it, but it's not the same. It'll never be the same."
Ava studies him, lost in his thoughts, staring at an empty lot and seeing only the past. She likes this side of him. She likes how real he's been with her about things, not just today, but his willingness in general to humor her and answer all her questions about himself and his family and the motel and she impulsively leans in and kisses his cheek bringing his attention back to her.
"What was that for?" He grins.
"Just a thank you. For sharing that with me. So one secret deserves another, right?" She laces her fingers through his and pulls him a little ways down the boardwalk, stopping in front of the Gay Dolphin. "Behold- my most favorite place at the beach."
"Ava, no," he laughs. "Why here?"
"It's an institution, right? A testament to all that is cheap and tacky. The ultimate tourist trap," she smiles at him as they walk inside and Dieter swears his knees actually go weak. "It's cluttered and messy and an absolutely delightful maze of levels to get lost in and you never know what's around the next corner. Will it be novelty ashtrays shaped like sandcastles or porcelain clown figurines for some insane reason? You just never know! It's an adventure!"
Dieter's toying with the shark tooth necklace Ava insisted he just had to have- one of many "treasures" they left the Gay Dolphin loaded down with- running his fingers along the soft leather cord, feeling the rough edges and point of the tooth and then back up the cord while the credits for Harvey play out on the television screen and he knows any second now Ava will lift her head off his shoulder, stretch, and tell him she should go and he realizes he doesn't want her to.
He never really does, but it's different today, it's more than not wanting to be alone, left to his own devices. It's her. He wants her company. He wants her bright eyes and warm laughter, the way she teases him and banters without giving a shit about who he is, or who the rest of the world thinks he is. This whole ridiculous day of playing tourist with her has been the best day he's had in a long time and he's not ready for it to end.
"Hey, Ava, do you wanna have sex with me?" He blurts it out of a long ingrained habit but it's not really what he means and he struggles to explain. "I mean....just like you don't have to go....do you want to stay?"
Ava picks her head up to study him and then she grins, turning to slide a leg over him and settling herself squarely in his lap. Dieter trails his hands up her thighs, the way he's imagined countless times, tucking his fingertips right under the ragged hem of her shorts while she wraps her arms around his neck, fingers tangling in his hair and holy shit, he didn't ever imagine that would actually work on her.
"I really had a lot of fun today, but not tonight, movie star," Ava laughs. And then she kisses him. Soft. Sweet. Testing the waters. And God yes, is he receptive. And then she's pulling away way entirely too soon to suit him and he kinda hates the groan of disappointment that escapes him as she gathers her things and leaves the office.
Seems like she's always walking away and he's just sitting here like a dumb ass watching her.
"That's not a hard no?" He yells after her and the sound of her laughter floats back to him. He'll take it.
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i feel like sam (and dean) should've been way more upset that the angels undid all of dean's scars after he went to hell.
like. that was the winchester family scrapbook right there, written into dean's skin just like it was into sam's; different volumes of the same chronicle.
the spot where dean got eighty stitches up the inside of his thigh, where a black dog'd got its claws into him and ripped him open down to the muscle. (sam knows it was eighty stitches 'cause he's the one that took 'em all out and kissed it better, after.)
all the places his back got torn up when a poltergeist put him through a plate glass window in oklahoma. (dean splayed out on his belly on the bleach-smelling polyester motel coverlet and sam cross-legged with tweezers and iodine swabs and a fifth of bottom shelf whiskey, the brittle little tink tink tink of glass dropped into an empty ashtray.)
even the ones not related to hunting are gone -- the spot where sam, in a fit of five-year-old pique, bit down on dean's trigger finger hard enough to break the skin, a perfect ring of shiny-pink baby-teeth scars. the spot where he'd split his chin running headlong into the coffee table and needed eight stitches the week before his preschool graduation (dean grinning in a tiny mortarboard with three-week-old sam carefully propped on his lap, big-ass bruise painting his chin in smeary reds and purple. john's hands just inside the frame, making sure dean's hold on his brother was secure while mary snapped the photo.) all the little cuts and scrapes and aged-white scars, each one a touchstone, a footnote in dean's life, gone. like it was nothing. like it meant nothing.
sam knows better. sam knows that when someone comes to you and you've had their blood on your hands, you've put back together all their broken, busted pieces, it means something. it means everything. fuck the angels, anyways.
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merrock · 3 months
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TASK #15 LET'S TAKE A TRIP & TASK #16 THE BIG EASY
This next task is a twofer, and hopefully has a little something for everyone! So, one at a time. LET'S TAKE A TRIP -- task #15 is a questionnaire (found under the jump!) about all things travel and your character. It's a quick, easy task to do, and hopefully something that you can knock out once you're caught up on replies, or hanging out on the couch with nothing better to do some afternoon. THE BIG EASY -- task #16 should be a moodboard representing your character's trip to New Orleans! Whether it be the aesthetic of their time, pictures of things that they did, whatever you would like -- this also does not need to be the typical 9-photo moodboard; if you would only like to do four, or six, or however many, that's fine! The one rule we do have: you may only use one photo of your face claim, if you use any at all. These can both be done during the entire month of February, and should be tagged with #merrocktask. Please do not put priority into these tasks over replies, as they do not count as activity.
START DATE: February 1, 2024 END DATE: February 29, 2024
FOR TASK #15 --
is your character local to Merrock, or did they move to town from somewhere else?
does your character travel frequently?
what was their favorite spot they've ever traveled to?
what was their least favorite spot that they've ever traveled to?
is there a place that they've always wanted to visit?
if they had to take a solo trip anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
if they had to take a family/group trip anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
do they prefer to fly or drive when it comes to traveling?
when traveling, do they have an itinerary, or are they doing things as the inspiration hits?
hotel, motel, bed & breakfast, camping, rental home -- where are they staying when they travel?
light packer or heavy packer?
do they start packing way ahead of time, or is this a last minute, throw it in a suitcase kind of thing?
most often forgotten item when traveling?
the item they double, triple check for when traveling?
do they splurge on trips, or try to do them on a budget?
are they the kind to try all of the local cuisine, or do they stick with the stuff that they know they will like?
more the adventurous type, or do they like to party and hit up the nightlife?
international travel, or stick to the States?
do they record their travels any way, like in a travel journal, scrapbooking, online, on social media?
and lastly... do they use the pillow provided, or their own?
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barnabyjr · 2 years
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Soooo, about barnaby and charlie...
-How would a trip with them be like?
-What kind of gifts would they like to receive from their loved one?
-On a scale of 0-100, how romantic are them in adulthood?
barnaby:
-on a trip he's the one that's so excited to visit every little stop on the way to your actual destination. even if it's the dumbest thing you've ever seen he wants to stop and take pictures to scrapbook later lol
-i don't think he received many gifts as a kid so anything you give him is the most special thing he has ever gotten and loves very much™
-like 80/100, i'm thinking like accidentally romantic or doesn't try to make grand gestures but ends up saying/doing the most wonderful things without realizing it
charlie:
-there are absolutely no plans, no set destination. you're just driving around and making it up as you go. ultimate road trip vibes: gas station snacks, special music playlists, crappy motel rooms
-something thoughtful/handmade. i don't think the weasleys really care about material things, so something that you made yourself or put a lot of meaning behind will be his favorite
-maybe 75/100, more like quietly romantic in lots of affection but doesn't really know how to put into words how he feels. he probably gives you flowers all the time and does little things like make you breakfast and fill up your water bottle
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sebsxphia · 1 year
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*Gasp* I have an idea: Rhett leaves town for a few days for a rodeo and you aren't able to go so you make a scrapbook of sexy pictures (wearing only his hat while using your favorite toy, bare naked in his truck, etc) and hide it in his bag. He doesn't find it until he's in the motel and goes feral. He tries calling and texting you but you keep texting back 'Sorry, at work' or 'Really tired. Can't talk' or 'Busy. Love you.' to rile him up more. AND WHEN HE COMES HOME? Baby, you are not leaving the bed all day. You cannot walk steadily when Rhett finally lets you go. And you're 99% sure you're pregnant.
OH FOR REALLLLLLLLL
rhett wants to call you so he can listen to you admit that you did this, or so you can dirty talk to him about how and when you took the pictures, but you just leave him to it.
leave him with the torturous notion that you were naked in his truck and most likely came over his seats and he will never hear about it. he will force the story out of you and get you to recall it in immense detail as he’s balls deep inside you.
oh my good giddy god, thank you so much for this insane idea my dear anon!! 💌😵‍💫
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cagenewman · 3 months
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TASK #14 LET'S TAKE A TRIP
is your character local to Merrock, or did they move to town from somewhere else? Cage was born and raised in Merrock, Maine, and although he lived on the road for a time, he has never really had another 'home base.'
does your character travel frequently? Yes and no. Traveling for fun, or vacation, not as much as he used to, but he actually does make a lot of little trips up and down the coast for his work, to pick up things to use in his projects.
what was their favorite spot they’ve ever traveled to? He absolutely loved Joshua Tree, and would probably go back to Finland if given the chance.
what was their least favorite spot that they’ve ever traveled to? Literally the entire state of Connecticut.
is there a place that they’ve always wanted to visit? He'd love to go to Ireland someday, as someone who was born on St. Patrick's Day. Just to say that he did it.
if they had to take a solo trip anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? He'd find himself in the mountains somewhere, far, far away from the rest of the world, with just a stack of firewood and a fridge full of food for a week.
if they had to take a family/group trip anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? Somewhere like Lake Tahoe or the Great Smoky Mountains, just because he thinks that it would be peaceful, but also have a lot for the kids to enjoy.
do they prefer to fly or drive when it comes to traveling? Drive. He's actually not a huge fan of flying and can get kind of cranky.
when traveling, do they have an itinerary, or are they doing things as the inspiration hits? When you have kids, you have to do both: have an idea of what's going on at all times, and the understanding that it's probably not actually going to go as planned, so it's okay to just go do things.
hotel, motel, bed & breakfast, camping, rental home – where are they staying when they travel? Bed and breakfast or rental home if he's traveling with someone, camping if he's out on his own, but he doesn't have anything against hotels.
light packer or heavy packer? Light packer.
do they start packing way ahead of time, or is this a last minute, throw it in a suitcase kind of thing? Last minute, throw it in the suitcase.
most often forgotten item when traveling? Razor.
the item they double, triple check for when traveling? His cross, his boots, and his wallet.
do they splurge on trips, or try to do them on a budget? Mostly budget, but doesn't mind splurging every now and then if the right thing pops up and steals his interest.
are they the kind to try all of the local cuisine, or do they stick with the stuff that they know they will like? Local cuisine, but hey -- a burger is a burger, no one's going to judge you for stopping a little diner off the beaten path and getting a favorite.
more the adventurous type, or do they like to party and hit up the nightlife? Absolutely more of the adventure type. If it's something like New Orleans, with Mardi Gras and the Super Bowl and everything, he might do a little partying, but if he has his way, he's always going to choose to be up and adventuring.
international travel, or stick to the States? Stick to the States.
do they record their travels any way, like in a travel journal, scrapbooking, online, on social media? He takes a lot of photos, but they mostly stay in albums on his phone or back-ups, except for a few that make it to social media or even on the wall.
and lastly… do they use the pillow provided, or their own? His own.
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jaceeverett · 3 months
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TASK #14 LET'S TAKE A TRIP
is your character local to Merrock, or did they move to town from somewhere else? Jason was born and raised in Merrock, although he left town at eighteen to join the army, and didn't return until a few months before his 40th birthday.
does your character travel frequently? Not anymore, no. When he lived out west, he would often take trips with accumulated vacation time, though.
what was their favorite spot they’ve ever traveled to? Jason spent nearly a month in Iceland when he was in his thirties, and absolutely loved every moment of it, and found it to easily be the most beautiful place he's ever been.
what was their least favorite spot that they’ve ever traveled to? Every place on the planet has its value, but there are places he spent time in as a soldier that he would prefer not to return to, for obvious reasons.
is there a place that they’ve always wanted to visit? Probably New Zealand.
if they had to take a solo trip anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? Back to Iceland, he would want to visit it again with fresh eyes, and to take a lot more pictures, since that is one thing that he hadn't thought to do before.
if they had to take a family/group trip anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? He would love to take Theodore, Cordelia and their families out Yellowstone way, show them why he was so charmed and wrapped up in life there.
do they prefer to fly or drive when it comes to traveling? Definitely drive, he's not a huge fan of flying.
when traveling, do they have an itinerary, or are they doing things as the inspiration hits? Normally, he does things as inspiration hits, but there are always a few things on his to-do list that he would rather not miss out on.
hotel, motel, bed & breakfast, camping, rental home – where are they staying when they travel? If he's traveling with Annabelle Lee, he likes to stay in the camper; otherwise, he'd prefer to just pitch a tent and be happy. But if he has to stay in something that actually has walls, then either a bed and breakfast or a rental home. Something that's going to be quieter.
light packer or heavy packer? Light packer.
do they start packing way ahead of time, or is this a last minute, throw it in a suitcase kind of thing? About halfway in between; he definitely doesn't keep it for last minute, but he knows that he isn't going to take enough to necessitate starting super early, either.
most often forgotten item when traveling? He very, very rarely forgets anything, but sometimes doesn't pack enough socks.
the item they double, triple check for when traveling? Necessary paperwork (like a passport, or his IDs).
do they splurge on trips, or try to do them on a budget? Budget. That way if there are things that are going to cost a little bit more, he knows that he can afford them.
are they the kind to try all of the local cuisine, or do they stick with the stuff that they know they will like? Local cuisine! Jason's a stickler for supporting smaller businesses, anyway, so it works well for him.
more the adventurous type, or do they like to party and hit up the nightlife? Adventurous type. You'll very rarely catch Jason at any sort of 'night spot' unless he's there with friends.
international travel, or stick to the States? Both!
do they record their travels any way, like in a travel journal, scrapbooking, online, on social media? He's actually very bad about taking photos and keeping track of things -- Jason's more of a 'live in the moment and enjoy it' kind of person. But he's trying to get better about taking photos.
and lastly… do they use the pillow provided, or their own? His own, but he's not fussy. If he doesn't have it, he'll survive.
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I turn myself into a walking timebomb; waiting for the second to tick, implode, see - I cling into misery, trying to befriend the void that consumes all worth, see - I turn myself into a walking disaster, on Saturday evenings, where the Metro bats an eye from those with heavy bones; what is the taste of being lost? The elders told me that it has a scent that sticks on the tip of your fingers, human, is all I can remember. That sins leave a musk on unapologetic victim. I slept with people I barely remember their name, put the memories in scrapbooks I store in between my chest so when I breathe, I remember the closest thing that I have ever known to being wanted - motel rooms. Bus rides are gentle caress, let go of full control amidst on top of the busy streets, the city is lonely, so as the belching engines, and once again, I am surrounded by strangers who have dictionaries for the word home. It was a Sunday morning when my lola would cook our favorite Adobo; we would take a bath, play games, and pretend to sleep in the banig set out in the sala. At a young age, we have master the art of pretension - an epilogue, for what would become of us in these drunken evenings. Kamikaze from survival, we put our signature in untold wars, and honor ourselves as victors of each passing; only to stumble on our own dead-end signs, and by then, we sit alone in the empty bus terminal, not wanting to go home; unwanted, puffing the lullabies of the weekend, and remembering, when was the last time you ever felt loved?
-On weekend Kamikaze; Zakk Habitan
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tanktopgallavich · 1 year
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Tag Game Tuesday ✨💜
Thanks a bunch to @suzy-queued and @metalheadmickey for tagging me in this game! 🥰
please address me as: Ri
how many countries have you lived in? Two
states/provinces? Three (but NY is stiil my fav 😛)
cities/towns? Six
homes? Seven
road trip or long-haul flight? ROAD TRIPS 1000%! I love being on the open road, making stops along the way, staying at roadside motels and eating in divey bars and greasy spoons. I swear I was a long-haul trucker in a previous life 😂
on the spectrum of hoarder to minimalist, where do you fall? Ooof, a hoarder for sure. I'm sentimental and like to do mixed-media art projects so I acquire a lot. Trying to get better 😁
do you have a keepsake box/bin/bag and if so, what’s in it? Several of them. One with concert and show tickets and little trinkets from them (confetti, guitar pics, etc). A box of stuff from my travels, some of which will eventually go in scrapbooks. A box of my writings and journals that are special to me from when I used to write back in the day.
if you could live anywhere, where would you live? A quiet coastal village where in the mornings and after work I can sit by the water, read and get back into writing and making art.
favorite place in your home? The kitchen because that is where I do all of my baking, trying out new recipes. It's also where all my teas are 😂
finally, what’s your current favorite item in your home? My stack of to-read books. They're what make me most energized to get up in the morning and start my day
Tagging some of you lovely people on here @lalazeewrites @heymrspatel @vintagelacerosette @ardent-fox @liamgallaghers @francesrose3 @energievie @gardenerian @auds-and-evens @flamingbluepanda and anyone else who wants to participate: consider yourself tagged by me!
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motel-gothic · 4 months
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—Let's hit the road. Go find Dad.
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ghostiewriter · 9 months
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NACE
•BY YOUR SIDE - A small moment shared between the couple makes Nancy realise just how special the boy by her side is.
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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA POGUES
•WHAT THE HELL IS A MATILDA? - One night in a motel. What can really go wrong? Well, for a bunch of teens who have been dealing with supernatural nonsense for the better half of their high school careers, a lot apparently.
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CHARACTER INSPECTIONS
•Theodore Montgomery (Outer Banks)
•James Maybank (Outer Banks)
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SCRAPBOOKS
•The Pogues (Outer Banks)
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MOODBOARDS
•Zachary Maybank + Cassiopeia Heyward (Outer Banks)
•James Maybank + Clover Martelle (Outer Banks)
•Charlotte Routledge + Roxanne Clifford (Outer Banks)
•Teenage Mutant Ninja Pogues (Outer Banks)
•Josephine Crain (Outer Banks)
•Clancy Crain (Outer Banks)
•Matilda Granger (Outer Banks)
•Scout Wallace (Outer Banks)
•Clancy Crain + Pickle Grubbs (Outer Banks)
•Josephine Crain + Eli Rodriquez (Outer Banks)
•Genevieve Borges + Hunter Tucker (Outer Banks)
•Eli Rodriguez + Roman Di Laurentis (Outer Banks)
•Gabriel Maybank + Hawke Routledge (Outer Banks)
•Scout Wallace + Jo Crain (Outer Banks)
•Scout Wallace + Roman Di Laurentis (Outer Banks)
•Wheezie Cameron + Beau Ivers (Outer Banks)
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sarasa-cat · 7 months
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Hmmmmmm. Have been thinking about how to make a creative inspiration journal
Not sure of the exact format bc I don’t want it to feel like a random scrapbook
Have been watching YouTube vids of aesthetic journal keeping— bujo, reading journal, etc— and cross pollinating ideas with the artist’s sketchbook.
A few thoughts at the moment:
Despite the ease of digital tools for collecting inspiration, it just ends up feeling like a roach motel (and for Pinterest that means roach motel full of distracting ads that disrespect my eye-brain neurological need for less movement and flashing and ugh 🤢)
Even tools i control end up being too rigid in format bc of the limits of the tools
So….
Thinking
Will probably end up with multiple simultaneous paper journals for cataloguing inspo.
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rosedavid · 2 years
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my 5 favorite fics that i’ve written (for fic writer appreciation day)
tagged by @lilythesilly and @stereopticons!! thank you so much!
Undertow [David/Patrick, rated T, multi-chapter (15/15)] 
Patrick Brewer, a lifeguard looking only toward the future, moves to Schitt’s Creek to take a job at their new aquatic center. Meanwhile, Rose Apothecary is struggling to stay afloat, and David Rose will do almost anything to keep it alive a bit longer, even if that involves spending time each week among splashing, screaming children.
~ ~ ~
A story about the journey of healing and finding solace in others as much as in oneself.
you never shined so brightly [David/Patrick, rated T, multi-chapter (5/5)]
Large, broad hands with silver-ringed fingers stroke at the keys in a blur. Patrick’s eyes trace up the hunched over curve of his spine, clad in a black suit that blends in with the dark ambiance of the room. The man’s lips are parted slightly as he plays, full body leaning into each chord progression.
Patrick’s heart crescendos in his chest at the same time as the melody.
OR
A La La Land AU in which Patrick is the aspiring actor and David is the struggling musician.
MURDER in Schitt’s Creek [Ray Butani & Others, rated T, oneshot]
Ray is on the case with his latest podcast series "MURDER in Schitt's Creek!" Follow along with Ray's investigation into the mysterious death at the motel.
(AKA an AU of Dead Guy in Room Four)
book of memories [David/Patrick, rated T, multi-chapter (5/5)]
Marcy shows David her scrapbooks of Patrick throughout the years, and it leads to David starting a scrapbook of his own. The only problem is that, aside from their wedding photos, he can't find any other photos to include. Cue Patrick taking him on a romantic, picturesque road trip perfect to add to his scrapbook. Of course, nothing goes as planned.
losing my mind (don’t leave me behind) [David/Patrick, rated T, oneshot]
Patrick has always been too gentle, too good, too nice for someone like David. The truth is, Patrick deserves someone better. He deserves someone who can compromise. He deserves someone who wouldn’t complain about trivial problems on a romantic hike. He deserves someone who isn’t damaged goods.
A canon divergence in which Patrick doesn't propose during the hike, and David later finds the rings in his hiking bag.
tagging: @tyfinn @alienajackson @nontoxic-writes @sarahlevys @walnuts-and-berries @petalwritesx and anyone else who wants to share!
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🌈💌!
hello!!<3
🌈 - is there a fic you worked really fucking hard on that no one would ever know? maybe a scene/theme you struggled with?
in sighs in my sleep I struggled with the concept of lucifer being the one saying yes. I knew how I wanted it to end, but all the scenes in between were difficult to conceptualise. esp the scene by the ocean, I stared at that for like two hours lmao
💌 - share something with us about an up-and-coming work (wip) that has you excited
When they get to the motel, they’re both exhausted. Worn down from the previous case, a restless spirit tied down to a lock of hair kept in a scrapbook. Sam got thrown down the stairs of the house, and Dean is nursing a cut lip and a nasty bruise on his arm from where the spirit threw him against the wall. When Dean declares he’s got first dibs on the shower, Sam doesn’t even argue, just flops down onto one of the beds and presses his face into the pillow.
Dean comes out of the bathroom, steam billowing out behind him, and Sam raises his head to look at him.
“I hope you left me some hot water.”
“Cool it with the bitchface, Sammy,” Dean says, shucking on a pair of jeans. “You want some grub?"
I'm very happy with this so far! I'm hoping it'll be around 4-5k when I'm done so y'know look out 👀
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Scrapbook 2023 | Pt I
For anyone that’s new to this, this is how I keep track of all of the things that I enjoy and/or create throughout the year. I have literally been doing this since I had a livejournal.
It’s a nice little snippet of my life and helps to organize my brain.
A reminder:
Normal font - Indifferent/Neutral Italicized font - Enjoyed bold font - Loved with an asterisk* - All time favorite (bracketed titles) - Re-watches/Re-reads strikethough - Disliked
Goals are: read 65 books, finish 4 video games, write more than 20 fics or something larger than 20k, and expand on your original novel outline to the point that you START WRITING.
Past Years
MOVIES
January
(The Day After Tomorrow)
Jurassic World: Dominion
(Princess Mononoke)
Glass Onion
Do Revenge
(Star Wars: Rogue One)
(Ever After)
(Tarzan)
February
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
(Spirited Away)
(Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure)
(Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland)
(The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey)
(The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug)
(The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies)
March
(Howl’s Moving Castle)
(Lotr: The Two Towers)
(Hercules)
April
(Lotr: The Fellowship of the Ring)
(Atlantis: The Lost Empire)
Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Suzume**
May
(Spirited Away)
TV SHOWS
January
Willow
Watcher: Top 5 Beatdown
That 90′s Show
Owl House, s3
Lockwood & Co, s1
1899
February
Watcher: Top 5 Beatdown
1899
The Witcher: Blood Origin
Fantastic Fungi
Miraculous Ladybug, s5
The White Lotus, s1
The Last of Us, s1
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Vox Machina, s2
Modern Marvels, Tea and Coffee Episodes
Watcher: Are You Scared
Watcher: Too Many Spirits
March
The Last of Us, s1
Watcher: Are You Scared
It’s Okay to Not Be Okay
Miraculous Ladybug, s5
Russian Doll, s2
Shadow and Bone, s2
Watcher: Are You Scared
Watcher: Top 5 Beatdown
Case Study Vanitas
1899
Buzzfeed: Worth It
April
Buzzfeed: Worth It
Watcher: Survival Mode
Watcher: Weird Wonderful World
The Owl House, s3*****
The Mandalorian, s3
May
(She-Ra, s7)
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Sweet Tooth, s2
First Kill
BOOKS
January
Seasparrow | Kristin Cashore [Fin]
Ace of Shades | Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé [Fin]
A Restless Truth | Freya Marske [Fin]
The Kingdom of Copper | S.A. Chakraborty [Fin]
Bone Witch | Rin Chupeko [Fin]
Ocean’s Echo | Everina Maxwell [Fin]
(Lair of Dreams | Libba Bray) [Fin]
(Captive Prince | CS Pacat) [Fin]
This Is How You Lose the Time War | Aman El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone [Fin]
February
The Empire of Gold | S.A. Chakraborty [Fin]
Legend & Lattes | Travis Baldree [Fin]
The Bone Season | Samantha Shannon [Fin]
Juniper & Thorn | Ava Reid
(A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah Maas) [Fin]
Milk | Mark Kurlansky
The Burning God | R F Kuang [Fin]
The Shadow of Kyoshi | FC Yee 
March
The Shadow of Kyoshi | FC Yee [Fin]
Juniper & Thorn | Ava Reid
Milk | Mark Kurlansky
A Mirror Mended | Alix Harrow
A Court of Mist and Fury | Sarah Maas [Fin]
Our Violent Ends | Chloe Gong [Fin]
The World We Make | N.K. Jemisin [Fin]
The Sun Down Motel | Simone St James [Fin]
Babel | RF Kuang [Fin]
The Hollow Ones | Guillermo Del Toro [Fin]
April
The Stolen Heir | Holly Black [Fin]
A Mirror Mended | Alix Harrow [Fin]
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi | SA Chakraborty [Fin]
Iron Widow | Xiran Jay Zhao [Fin]
Juniper & Thorn | Ava Reid [Fin]
Love & Gelato | Jenna Evans Welch [Fin]
The Dawn of Yangchen | FC Yee [Fin]
Hell Bent | Leigh Bardugo [Fin]
Tress of the Emerald Sea | Brandon Sanderson [Fin]
Milk | Mark Kurlansky
May
Milk | Mark Kurlansky
The Oleander Sword | Tasha Suri [Fin]
The Beautiful Ones | Silvia Morena-Garcia [Fin]
Happy Place | Emily Henry [Fin]
Foul Lady Fortune | Chloe Gong [Fin]
PODCASTS
January
(Zero Hours: A Matter of Time)
February
Critical Role, Campaign 2: Episodes 1-3
March
Critical Role, Campaign 2: Episode 4
April
N/A
May
N/A
VIDEO GAMES
January
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, 12 hours?
The Last of Us [Fin]
(Horizon: Forbidden West)
February
Persona 5 Royal, 220 hrs [Fin]
Assassin’s Creed: Origins, 20ish hours
Stardew Valley, 20 hours?
March
Stardew Valley, 56 hrs
(Kingdom Hearts 3)
April
Stardew Valley, 56 hrs
Assassin’s Creed: Origins
(Bioshock Infinite) [Fin]
May 
Red Dead: Redemption
Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, all the hours
POSTED FIC
January
N/A
February
N/A
March
N/A
April
N/A
May
N/A
WIPS | UNPUBLISHED | ORIGINAL
January
N/A
February
N/A
March
N/A
April
N/A
May
N/A
Fanmixes/Spotify Playlists/Graphics
January
2023
Kawaii desu desu bullsh*t 
February
Favorites
March
N/A
April
Prelude Music
May
N/A
DELIGHTFUL FIC
January
Invitations by nbfutureboy | Stranger Things | Steve/Eddie | “Uh, Steve? How do you know my Dungeon Master?”
the sun in the west by misantlery | House of the Dragon | Rhaenyra/Daemon | 6k | Scenes from the reign of Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen, first of her name.
Halfway There by nbfutureboy | Stranger Things | 2k | Eddie wakes up to a thumping headache, a sweat under his collar, and a warm spot in the bed where Steve had previously been.
I Could Lift You Up by ouijaboy | Watcher | Shane/Ryan | 5k |  Five times Shane made a big ol’ romantic gesture, and one time Ryan returned the sentiment.
whatever you want by Wildehack (tyleet) | Wolf 359 | Kepler/Jacobi | 5k | Kepler doesn't fuck him that first day, when Daniel swallows his pride like it's a hot coal he can feel boiling down to the pit of his stomach and dials the number left on the card.  
turn our golden faces into the sun by liesmyth | The Locked Tomb | Harrow/Gideon | 5k | After Canaan House and Cytherea's death, Harrow wakes up on the Erebos as a newly-made Lyctor. She meets God. Then she meets God's daughter.
Two Pollens (Alike in Indignity) by rhysiana, ritualist | The Untamed | Nie Mingjue/Jin Guangyao | 12k | Meng Yao gets dosed with truth pollen. The cure has some side effects.
A Man of Honor by astolat | GOT | Jaime/Robb | 36k | Tyrion sighed. “He's nineteen, well-favored, and as far as I know, neither demented nor stupid. And not a hint of a betrothal. Sorry.”
in the garden of my heart by liesmyth | House of the Dragon | Alicent/Rhaenyra | 1k | It was a strange feeling. Alicent she found herself grasping Rhaenyra’s fingers, hard, filled with a possessiveness she couldn’t give a name to, a fierce love that threatened to burst out of her.
February
The Mistress Clause by sir_not_appearing_in_this_archive | Mistborn | Wax/Wayne, Wax/Steris | 51k | Wayne doesn’t poach, because poaching’s just a fancy word for stealing a heart, and he doesn’t steal (anymore). But he might trade for a heart, if he can find something of equal value to swap it with.
Here, After by spqr | 9-1-1 | Buck/Eddie | 12k | Buck’s not proud. Buck lives in a horror movie.
high water by spqr | Star Trek | Spock/Kirk | 7k | “Andorian wine is very potent,” Spock says. “How much did you consume?”
rhadamanthus by spqr | Star Trek | Spock/Kirk | 6k | Spock murmurs, “I cannot imagine a universe in which it is not my life’s duty to protect you. You are — “ he has to search for the right words, in Jim’s language. “You are — most dear to me, of all things.”
Necromantic Adventures in Bodyswapping! by liesmyth | The Locked Tomb | Augustine/Mercymorn | 4k | Mercymorn swallowed. Then she said, “I should’ve known you’d suck your own dick, you empty-headed egomaniac.”
of all that lived by spqr | Batman | Selina Kyle/Bruce Wayne | 9k | WIP | The first thing Kyle does when he gets home to find his apartment ransacked is account for all his cats.
That Old Forever by spqr | Star Wars | Din/Luke | 29k | Din had commed laughing to show him his ewok targets stacked three deep in carbonite, which would have made Luke laugh too if he weren’t too busy being sullen and sleep-deprived and generally unpleasant—and focused on concealing a giant, soul-crushing, absolutely mortifying pubescent crush on his adopted brother.
a warm spot in a cold snap by hygarden | Wolf 359 | Jacobi/Kepler | 4k | The thing is it’s not like Jacobi hasn’t thought about it.
a luxury few can afford by three-fingered (calciseptine) | Marvel | Spiderman/Deadpool | WIP | "And what's the going rate for swiss cheese?" Peter asks as casually as possible.
Roll To Charm Person by harriet_vane | Stranger Things | Will/Mike | 59k | Will needs a date to his mom's wedding. Mike volunteers.
it hurts at first (but it ain't that bad) by Lise | The Untamed | Xiao Xingchen/Xue Yang | 12k | Xue Yang might be dying, but he can at least make sure Xiao Xingchen knows who tricked him.
so little time and i'm way off track by defractum | The Untamed | Wei Wuxian/Lan Wangji | 25k |  "Have you heard of Wei Wuxian?" someone bellows.
god was a dog-man by spqr | Teen Wolf | Sterek | 12k | “Do you have a secret teenage son?” Stiles demands, as soon as Derek opens the door.
March
Here's Not Here by theroguesgambit | Teen Wolf | Sterek | 10k | Stiles is different today.
It Can All But Break Your Heart by orbiting_saturn | Teen Wolf | Sterek | 7k | Turns out, Derek can’t go anywhere without getting hit on.
I Might Be A Fool by prettylittlementirosa | Teen Wolf | Sterek | 35k |  The thing about Stiles, though, is that for him, turned on and angry are not mutually exclusive feelings.
The Price by theroguesgambit | Teen Wolf | Sterek | 18k | Stiles must surrender the most important thing in his life to protect the town… and no one can figure out what it was.
you were there and so was i by magneticwave | Teen Wolf | Sterek, Allison & Stiles | 8k |  For their tenth birthday, Stiles had gotten Allison a mug from a kiosk at the mall with AREN’T YOU GLAD WE EVOLVED OUT OF NEIGHBORING CELLS on one side and a picture from their school trip to the zoo, the one where Allison was hitting a goat trying to eat Stiles’ shirt, on the other.
Same As It Ever Was by QuokkaFoxtrot | Stranger Things | Steve/Eddie | 62k | "Deja-vu? Like you feel like you've done this before, because-"
In Bloom by Celia_and for BensCalligraphySet | Star Wars | Rey/Ben | 14k | He doesn’t love her. But when his hands are on her body, she can pretend.
April
straight at the sun by brawlite | Trigun Stampede | Vash/Wolfwood | 4k | Drunk as a skunk and feeling maudlin, Wolfwood finds a stranger in a saloon who reminds him of Vash. He lets hungry fantasies get the better of him.
night sounds by brawlite | Trigun Stampede | Knives/Wolfwood | 6k | While drunk, Wolfwood confesses his feelings to Vash. It goes surprisingly well -- until it really, really doesn’t.
fool in the moon by arahir | Trigun Stampede | Vash/Wolfwood | 8k | Wolfwood carries a body.
I just can’t wait for love to destroy us by FlowerCitti | Trigun Stampede | Vash/Wolfwood | 8k | There are small things to be noticed, if you know to look, that make Vash just a little less human.
come to conceal the confusion we feel by iodhadh | The Untamed | Song Lan/Xiao Xingchen/Xue Chengmei | 7k | As far as Song Lan is concerned, Xue Yang is nothing more or less than the most irritating student taking lessons at the dance studio he co-owns with his boyfriend.
No Passing Fascination by madamerioulette | The Untamed | Song Lan/Xue Yang/Xiao Xingchen | 36k | “If no consensus can be made, and no act of justice agreed upon, then it falls to myself and my companion Song Zichen to take matters into our own hands.”
May
Hawkins Halfway House for Homeless Horrors by Trensu | Stranger Things | Eddie/Steve | 2k | Steve wanted to be a dad more than anything. Unfortunately, he was a single dude in his thirties which meant no adoption agency in the world was willing to give him a chance. Or at least no human adoption agency.
Please Hold by entanglednow | Stranger Things | Steve/Eddie | 2k | Lesson of the day, no matter how busy you are, it's rarely a good idea to let your subconscious take the wheel.
pretty doctor by spqr | House | House/Chase | 5k | ROBBIE DOWN UNDER. LET ME GET UNDER YOU. “CRIKEY, THAT’S A BIG COCK!”
My Right Hand Man by entanglednow | Stranger Things | Steve/Eddie | 4k | In which movie night takes an unexpected turn, and it's surprisingly easy to just let it happen.
then out of nowhere, somebody comes and hits you with an ooh la la la, ooh la la la, ooh la la la, ooh by @calciseptine | Marvel | Peter/Wade | 42k | A man with spider-themed superpowers accidentally breaks into Wade's apartment. 
like a record, baby by jilliancares | Marvel | Peter/Wade | 8k | “I already have an escape plan,” Deadpool says. He grabs Peter’s wrist, raises it above his head, and then digs his thumb into Peter’s spinneret.
So No One Told You Life Was Gonna Be This Way by Jenetica | Marvel | Peter/Wade | 32k |  Peter Parker's life doesn't need an influx of new, distinctly spidery Spider-Man powers.
let me explain by jilliancares | Marvel | Peter/Wade | 8k |  Peter's starting to realize just how much Wade knows about him
Tiny Entanglements by MargaretKire | Marvel | Peter/Wade | 7k | Spider-Man has some hidden desires. So does Deadpool. Things get complicated when Morbius claims to have a cure for Peter’s ‘impure’ DNA.
Your Call Is Important To Us by entanglednow | Stranger Things | Steve/Eddie | 2k | Steve needs a minute, and some moral support from a friend, after accidentally kissing Eddie goodbye.
Hard to be Soft by stereobone | Stranger Things | Steve/Eddie | 2k | Eddie's had sex on a bed before. A lot, actually. Face down, usually, sheets dirty, barely able to breathe, someone holding him bruise-tight and pressing his face into the mattress.
A Breach In The Wall by entanglednow | Stranger Things | Steve/Eddie | 1k | Steve is forced to wonder if it's still a rude awakening when you're just pretending to be asleep.
DELIGHTFUL FANVIDS
January
2022 || Multifandom Mashup (Happy New Year)
2022 Movie Trailer Mashup
therefore i am [Wednesday]
Paint It Black || The Rolling Stones
February
MARVEL || Ode to Joy
House Targaryen | Fire & Blood
The Batman || Where is My MInd?
(The Witcher) Geralt Of Rivia | Home
The Batman || Where is My MInd?
Princess Cirilla of Cintra (+Geralt & Yennefer)
It's Alright - Percy de Rolo AMV (Legend of Vox Machina)
March
MARVEL || Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania - Rise
derek & stiles || on my way
call me by your name; stiles & derek
Ellie | The Last of Us
April
Multifandom || It's Going Down Tonight
Wednesday || Bad Guy
They will not control us
Joel & Ellie | Look for the light
Joel & Ellie || The Last of Us
Daemon & Rhaenyra || Play With Fire
Iron Man & Doctor Strange || Don't put your blame on me
sick thoughts
Doctor Strange || Enemy (Tommee Profitt)
The Last of Us | When Innocence Dies
loud | Wednesday
Derek x Stiles | the one to save me
The Last of Us | Fear
Time changes everything.
wednesday || utopia
May
N/A
DELIGHTFUL MUSIC
January
Meimuna - Meimuna
Colors - Black Pumas
Sho’s Song - Cecile Corbel
The Darker the Weather - MISSIO
Thumbs - Sabrina Carpenter
Dragonstea Din Tea - Feuerchwanz
Onwards We Row - Miracle of Sound
Edge of Midnight - Miley Cyrus
August - Vanisa Khamkhosy
Warrior of the Mind - Jorge Rivera-Herrans
Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish
FU In My Head - Cloudy June
Villain - Bella Poarch
Kalyna - Go-A
I See You - Leona Lewis
Genesis - Otyken
Dimna Juda - Walkauz
See You Again - Miley Cyrus
Ohio Is For Lovers - Hawthorne Heights
Queen of Kings - Alessandra
Flowers - Miley Cyrus
Take A Hint - Victorious Cast
rapunzel - emlyn
Sorry Barbie - Todrick Hall
February
Six Soundtrack
Fairytale (Violin) - Joel Sunny
Tea, Milk and Honey - Oh Pep!
Middle of the Night - Elley Duhe
Tongues & Teeth | The Crane Wives
King | The Amazing Devil
A Little Bit Off | Five Finger Death Punch
Masterpiece | Motionless In White
Khamlu | Hubert von Goisern
Con La Brisa | Foudeqush
Interlude | Stormzy
Our Light | Lyn
Mountain at My Gates | Foals
Fuel to Fire | Agnes Obel
Arms Unfolding | dodie
Truly Madly Deeply - Yoke Lore
Step Into Darkness | Dubkiller
Main Theme | PurpleSchala
March
Hungry Heart | Steve Aoki
ceilings | Lizzy McAlpine
It’s Terror Time Again | Sesamoid
Tuning In To You | Wonstein
Lost | Linkin Park
Got You | GA Eun
Wake Up | Elaine
Watch the World Burn | Falling In Reverse
Eat Your Young | Hozier
Scars | Boy Epic
Cover Me | Black Math
Just a Man | Jorge Rivera-Herrans
April
labour | Paris Paloma
The Tornado | Owl City
Green Green Grass | George Ezra
Tombi | Kvi Baba
Suzume | Radwimps
May
Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You - Boys Town Gang
Linger a while - Jorge Rivera-Herrans
Mermaids - Florence & the Machine
Una Musica Brutal - Gotan Project
Francesca - Hozier
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