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mythomagically-delicious · 6 years

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-mmmmm crappy thoughts on this day-

today it hit me that for the last five years or so i’ve felt the overwhelming feeling of i’d rather be dead by twenty-two than alive right now and well. I’m 22. I’m a month past being 22. I am here, right now, alive. Not doing anything much at the moment. Planning which classes to take next semester. Listening to a rock and roll cover of Counting Stars by OneRepublic by Cole Rolland.

And now tearing up because I kind of got hit in the side by this wave of emotions. Confusion and settling and weird feelings. Earlier today I had a nap and I dreamed about killing myself. It was overall a good dream. I didn’t wake up when I died in-dream. i just kept watching what other people were doing, how they fared, in dream.

I still think “kill me” in response to things that happen. I still think about how much better I’d be if I wasn’t here. I just. Also know that it’s a lie? like I know it’s wrong and the thoughts are wrong and they’re all lies but I still think about it a lot and it’s still something I’d rather be (dead) than here.

And it’s confusing to me. Like . I’ve been thinking about suicide since I was fourteen. It was really bad when I was 14-17, when I harmed most often and most intensely. When it didn’t stop until I was 20. When I cried all the time and failed classes and got yelled at and felt worse and didn’t know if I had any real friends and didn’t want to risk telling someone how I felt in case they wouldn’t want to know me anymore.

anyway that was a couple years ago but also not? because college is coming somewhere new and starting over and from the ground up and burning yourself out because you think it’s just like high school with farther walks but it’s NOT and learning to have some self mcfreaking control and learning that Hey. Yes. I actually do have an issue with anxiety and depressive tendencies happen and that’s something to address instead of just being an idiot and lazy and also Hey you’re sick all the time, you have intense stomach pain nearly every morning but you can’t figure it out why

so that’s another couple of years and all throughout i’ve told maybe 3 people across all that time and one was that girl in high school you never saw after junior year because she got transferred to horizons for (wow, looky there, it was actually an attempt on her life but later because she got pregnant and needed daycare, I wonder how she’s doing?) and then like uhhh my youth pastor that left the church a year later for a new job and one (1) friend and I don’t even remember who that was

and then it kind of crashed on me all at once and i started seeing that counselor and I felt on the up and up for a while sophomore year (college) but sometime later I started swinging way back down, hard, and led to “screaming in a field” a shit ton because i didn’t have a space to yell and cry and be up fuckin set without roommates or randos around and hey, the practice fields are cold and empty, just like how i feel, and looking at the stars made me feel better even if i could only see 3 bc of pollution

anyway all through all of all i just. ever since high school it’s been on my mind. and there’s a lot of bullshit wrapped around even that that i don’t even know how to get into

(actually, I think it was alice? an older student? who graduated? I have no idea, haven’t seen her in like two years)

and i just. i’m tired of feeling so messed up over this crap. but i still want to end it. and i still want to tell myself to grow up and stop whining and you’re doing alright and you’re an idiot and you’re so stupid and you’re never going to make it through school anyway and you’re the disappointing sister/daughter and no one would miss you (everyone would miss you for at least a month but later they’d forget as is best) and anyway what could you possibly give the world anyway?

and people keep asking me what my plan for after graduation is or what i want to use my degree for and in the back of my mind as i answer “I’m still considering” is “Lady I thought I’d be fucking dead by now, and honestly I’m still waiting to swerve into oncoming traffic or jump off the eighth floor of the dorms or find one of my brother in law’s guns in this fucking house or god, please, struck by lightning for being a dumbass and going out while it’s raining or uhh i don’t know jumping from the balcony with something tied around my fucking neck” and if that shit ain’t depressing to have playing in the back of my mind every fucking time i try to think about the future but all i see is a blank,d ark space where maybe some hope should be, then i don’t know what is

anyway i. I had that htought today of remembering how off-handedly i’ve mentioned shit like this and let my friends laugh it off with me and it’s. it’s fucking sad. I almost told my friend i was close with in high school i was harming when i was a senior or freshman, some year, but it turns out he didn’t actually care for me as a human, just as a convenient excuse for [i don’t wanna talk about this one] and well. that hurt a lot and made it clear [that was a lie too i just didn’t know it] that nobody wanted to have something to do with me

and i was too afraid to approach someone else to be close to in the terms of deep friendship. I can talk your ear off and listen all day to a new acquaintance, but lasting friendship? i don’t know her (but i wish i did..i’m learning, and that’s honestly the bright spot in all this bs)

and just. it’s still there. as positive and forward-thinking and moving on as i’ve been trying to be in my life, it’s still there. and just this morning on the highway we were driving and i fantasized about unlocking the door and jumping out and I had to physically turn away from the door to halt that line of thinking in me (it didn’t really go away, by the by)

and i’m sick of it, but in the way i’d rather give in than keep going when i have no clue what the fuck i’m doing.

but i’m a coward at heart and i’d rather go in a flash of reckless living, not buckling up or hit crossing the street or some bullshit like that than any choice on my part. it’d be easier on my family, for one.

fuck. this was more of a rant than i meant but. i was just thinking this morning and I made it. I’m here. I’m twenty-two and I don’t know what the fuck to do. But i’m here.

despite my brain yelling ‘this is wrong’ i’m here. i’m living. i’m breathing. i’m trying.

i just wish the last eight years weren’t telling me i shouldn’t be.

#suicidal thoughts #suicide #suicidal ideation #anxiety and depressive tendencies #are strong on this day #i just want to fuck right off but here we are #do///////no/t re////////b..log #happy birthday #i made it but i wish #i don't know what for #if i'd rather be here or if the thoughts to leave #left my ranting for the post this time #my life #just ignore me if ya want i just needed to get this out ha #i made almost a relient k reference in this and i started laughing but like #i also cried so it's not a great afternoon so far #almost said 'thus. before this tag oh heck #who am i

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nobodywritesthings · 4 years

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Some more random bits of trivia about With Great Power

Part 1

Might as well just… put this here. Spoilers below! I ended up talking a lot about the villain side of things.

All for One uses a quirk he refers to as “Clothing Swap” to replace Izuku’s hero gear in Chapter 1. For some random reason, I made a description of the quirk that ended up in my notes, though it never became relevant again. Here it is: Clothing Swap: The target may have any article(s) considered to be “worn” swapped with any other article(s) the user has seen them wear previously. The user may choose themselves as a target. The swap may be uneven - a hat can be swapped for a full outfit, leading to someone really overdressed, or a full outfit for a hat, leading to the opposite - but “nothing” is not an option for either side of the swap. Objects in pockets or similar places of holding may be transferred into similar places in the new outfit, if available; otherwise they will stay with the clothing they were originally in. See that part about the user needing to see the target wearing the clothes previously? All for One’s been stalking, and Izuku would’ve been able to guess almost immediately if he heard the details of that quirk.

Speaking of my notes, I tend to name the random fic ideas I write down in order to keep them easy to reference in my notes (or head). I don’t always use those names for the finished product. I liked the reference to the quote, “With great power comes great responsibility”, that I ended up going with for WGP’s story/chapter titles; but I actually came up with that theme after the majority of the fic was done. For most of the writing process, I kept it filed under “Kingmaker AU”.

All for One’s threats to Izuku in the first chapter were something of a bluff. If Izuku refused to listen, All for One would’ve been in quite a pinch - he certainly didn’t want to kill or Noumufy Izuku, and he had the feeling that “lock him in a vault and make him listen” wouldn’t work any better here than it did with his brother. He did have other plans in case getting Izuku to agree to parley failed, but he was massively relieved when it worked. (Izuku’s threat in Chapter 10, on the other hand, was definitely not a bluff.)

Gigantomachia saw the resemblance between Izuku and All for One the moment Izuku opened his mouth - not just in the contents of Izuku’s self-introduction, but Izuku’s voice itself. As seen in canon, he has a very dramatic emotional reaction to hearing All for One’s voice; and while Izuku’s isn’t an obvious match, he could hear similar notes. This was helped by the fact that Izuku was very tired and decided to start making threats, and was consciously using All for One as a model for those. Gigantomachia’s easy initial acceptance of Izuku was mostly down to this (”He speaks with the voice of my Master”). Of course, Izuku’s speech about not proving himself to everyone who asked did make something of an impression on its own merits.

As for the rest of the villains, Shigaraki and Kurogiri were the only ones close enough to All for One to notice Izuku’s resemblance to him (or care; if Dabi had any suspicions, he kept them to himself). It took a few days after Izuku was left with the dictatorship for Shigaraki. Kurogiri, on the other hand, noticed years ago - but decided it wasn’t his place to wonder about it, so he didn’t.

None of the villains guessed that Izuku was a close relative of All for One’s. They all thought, at best, that he was some distant relative who All for One had taken an interest in and who happened to suit his plans. They were immensely surprised by All for One’s choice of successor.

Shigaraki and Kurogiri got emails after All for One disappeared, too, not just Izuku. All for One drafted them beforehand, as well as a few alternate versions for theoretical scenarios that didn’t happen. Shigaraki’s gave him some sarcastic advice on how to make nice with the new Overlord, which worked surprisingly well. Kurogiri’s included advice on Izuku’s preferred coffee brands, which also worked surprisingly well.

All for One had discussed a few things with Gigantomachia beforehand and so didn’t bother with an email - namely along the lines of, “I’m planning to make someone else the Supreme Overlord in my place. Do what you want, but your life will be short and painful if he doesn’t stay in one piece.”

Shigaraki and Kurogiri spent most of their free time after All for One disappeared trying to track him down. Izuku won their loyalty over time - or more accurately, having gainful employment and being surrounded by decent people while trying his best to behave himself helped Shigaraki feel less inclined toward villainy, and Kurogiri appreciated being given a fair chance at all. However, Shigaraki in particular had many questions for All for One, and Kurogiri followed his lead. Gigantomachia them helped out for a while, until…

Gigantomachia saw Izuku’s “father’s” signature, and realized he might’ve accidentally stumbled upon a secret that All for One would be happy to kill half of Japan over. He smartly refrained from telling the other two, and pulled back somewhat on his assistance in their search.

When Gigantomachia met “Hisashi” in person for that trip to America, he sent a panicked text to Shigaraki that he wasn’t offering any more help and that they should stop going behind Izuku’s back if they truly valued their lives and limbs intact. This sparked their decision to bring their research to Aizawa while Izuku was away. Yagi’s assumption that they were afraid of Izuku’s reaction was entirely legitimate, but that wasn’t the full reason for their choice of timing.

One more note about Gigantomachia: When Izuku had his panic attack in Chapter 5, the reason Yagi showed up was because Gigantomachia made a beeline for his office and told him that the Supreme Overlord needed his help. Yagi ran.

I honestly didn’t expect for the villains to take up so much of the fic (or this trivia). I also was hoping to have more of Aizawa and Class 1-A in the story. But since criminal rehabilitation ended up being such a focus, the villains ended up being particularly relevant. I’m still a tiny bit annoyed about it.

How much did Inko know about Hisashi? He tried to give her a similar story to the one he gave Izuku once he returned. However, she knew him and his views well enough that she managed to get out of him that he wasn’t “working with villains” entirely under duress, and that he had done a few things to earn the enmity of “people who were after him”. She was surprised when Izuku made All for One tell her the truth about his villain identity, but less than Izuku expected.

I don’t usually have soundtracks for my writing - I’ll put on whatever music I feel like listening to, or even nothing, depending on my mood. However, for Chapter 10, I wrote most of it while listening to “Devastation and Reform” by Relient K on repeat. I think it fits the self-inflicted tragedy that is All for One’s existence pretty well, and helped me capture the right tone for his side of the story.

Alright, a cheerier note is in order. Originally, Chapter 6 (now the Social Media Chapter) was an utter slog of exposition that made me despair. I ended up scrapping it and rewriting it as a social media interlude that communicated the stuff I wanted it to communicate, but I ended up cutting along with it a draft of the scene Hatsume’s video refers to. Y’know, the one where Izuku sets an attempted assassin on fire. It was indeed accidental - she was hounding Izuku to let her make the perfect Supreme Overlord outfit, and had shoved an ordinary-looking watch at him when the assassins showed up. He threw the watch at one of them and it exploded. Hatsume got yelled at by a tired Izuku afterward for endangering the paperwork he’d have to fill out all over again.

In the Discord conversation where I mentioned the initial concept of this fic, someone proposed a scenario in which Izuku starts crying in the middle of the UN because some representative was being an asshole about how Japan was being handled, and then everyone else would jump in to go, “Nice going, Rick, you ruined a perfectly good Supreme Overlord, now he has anxiety.” I therefore decided that I would indeed make Izuku cry at the UN. This was how the UN chapter came to exist. Of course, in my version, the tears were because of the support Izuku got, and the good guy was named Rick.

Izuku setting someone on fire was also a concept I got from my favorite Discord server. Several other people had Izuku setting people on fire in their stories. I decided to join them.

Finally… you know how I abbreviated “Supreme Overlord” to “S.O.”? Yes, I’m aware that the abbreviation usually stands for “Significant Other”, and I decided to go with it because I thought it was funny. And a good way to embarrass Izuku even further.

I think that got all the major trivia and a few minor bits too. Though I probably can dig out other things from my brain if people have questions; my askbox is open. Otherwise, I’ve got a new prospective writing project in the concept stage, so I’ll switching mental gears off of WGP, I think.

#wgp #bnha fic #my fic

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pancakexspacexdragon · 3 years

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Long ass post ahead. TL;DR I found an old set of questions and decided to answer them again 7 years later because why not.

1: What are you wearing?

2014: Some Shorts and a shirt I accidentally stole from my brother.

2021: Panic! at the Disco shirt and some running shorts

2: Ever been in love?

2014: Oh yes, sadly...

2021: pfft.

3: Ever had a terrible breakup?

2014: Not technically, but I once had my homecoming date hook up with another girl.

2021: hahahahahaha. Yes.

4: How tall are you? 2014: like 5 foot 1, maybe 2? I dunno.

2021: 5’4”, apparently

5: How much do you weigh? 2014: How about no...

2021: Who’s to say ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

6: Any tattoos? 2014: Yes! I got one on my left shoulder blade not too long ago. I often forget I have it, actually lol.

2021: I’m up to five, and six is planned.

7: Any piercings?

2014: I do. I have double lobe piercings, and my left ear at the top. No non-ear piercings. Those seem uncomfortable to get, tbh.

2021: Uh...double lobe, helix, forward helix, tragus, nose, and septum.

8: OTPs? 2014: Marshall and Lilly on HIMYM. I mean, I think that's what this is asking. Right?

2021: I’m still not 100% sure what this means but I’m doubling down on Marshall and Lilly.

9: Favorite show? 2014: I'm still recovering from the ending of How I Met Your Mother, but I also love Criminal Minds, and the Big Bang Theory.

2021: HIMYM, Criminal Minds, Stranger Things, and Masked Singer.

10: Favorite bands?

2014: I pretty much love anything, so I'll try to shorten it to Love and Theft, Newsboys, t.A.T.u, Beast, and Fun.

2021: My Chemical Romance, Panic! at the Disco, twenty one pilots, Maroon 5, Relient K.

11: Something you miss?

2014: Going to the park and just lying in the grass with my friends or crushes. I know, I'm Cheesy.

2021: Not having responsibilities or bills to pay.

12: Favorite Song? 2014: ...why do they even bother asking this? Tbh, “I'll Be” by Edwin McCain, and “Hello, My Name is” by Matthew West

2021: “you should see me in a crown” by Billie Eilish and “no body, no crime” by Taylor Swift

13: How old are you? 2014: Nineteen. I feel old.

2021: ...twenty-six.

14: Zodiac sign? 2014: Aries, barely.

2021: (not) shockingly, I’m still an Aries.

15: Quality you look for in a partner? 2014: Just someone who's willing to go on cheesy dates at the park, and love me for who I am. And a Christian. Yea, I'm one of those people. Sorry...

2021: dude just someone who’s gonna stick with me.

16: Favorite quote? 2014: It's actually a verse. I love Jeremiah 29:11. It's actually part of what's tattooed on my shoulder; right below a cross.

2021: “it do be like that sometimes”

17: Favorite actor? 2014: Uhhhhh. Matthew Gray Gubler, or David Tennant. I love them both :)

2021: Matthew Gray Gubler.

18: Favorite color? 2014: Green, or pink. Depends on the shade and whatnot.

2021: pastels. mostly green.

19: Loud music or soft? 2014: If I'm alone in the car? loud. Anywhere else I enjoy my soft music.

2021: If I’m by myself loud but if there’s others I like to keep it low enough so we can still talk.

20: Where do you go when you’re sad? 2014: My Room, or the park not to far from me. I like parks, if you haven't noticed.

2021: My room

21: How long does it take you to shower? 2014: Uh, probably about 10 minutes.

2021: Either 10 minutes or 45 minutes. There is no in-between

22: How long does it take you to get ready in the morning? 2014: About 30 minutes. I like to sleep tbh.

2021: Maybe 20 minutes at the most. Cutting off all my hair really took some time off my getting ready list.

23: Ever been in a physical fight? 2014: heck no.

2021: hell no.

24: Turn on? 2014: Cute shy smiles, and geekiness. I love someone who I can be comfortable with.

2021: dorks with a lame sense of humor. I am all about the dad jokes.

25: Turn off? 2014: Those guys who try to make you uncomfortable, or act like they're super cool. I guess that would be douches, huh?

2021: the “oh you should smile more” men.

26: The reasons I joined Tumblr? 2014: I was trying to find a place where I could post stuff without my parents seeing it tbh. I like having a place where like 2 people actually know me.

2021: Because where else can I release the true psychotic chaos within me?

27: Fears? 2014: Being abandoned. And darkness, for sure.

2021: Finding out people only stayed in your life out of obligation and not out of their own choice. And spiders.

28: Last thing that made you cry? 2014: The guy I liked totally looked past me and started telling me about this other girl, after I told him how I felt (not RIGHT after, it had been about two months...but still).

2021: My mom manipulated me into showing up to something I didn’t want to because “I should really go visit family”

29: Last time you said you loved someone? 2014: My best friend and I say I love you after we hang up the phone Lol.

2021: Other than normal parent “Love You”’s, it’s probably been about 3 years.

30: Meaning behind your Tumblr name? 2014: I'm short, totally socially awkward in new situations (and with old friends, now that I think about it) and Idk about the fox. I just like foxes, I guess...

2021: There is no meaning. I like pancakes, space, and dragons.

31: Last book you read? 2014: If you don't count my English Lit book, then it was probably "Only the Good Spy

Young" by Ally Carter, but I don't remember.

2021: oh geez. It was probably “George” or “Rick” by Alex Gino

32: The book you’re currently reading?  2014: Nothing yet. I do have that last Gallagher Girl book to read though. I'll probably start it this weekend.

2021: Nothing. But I never got to that last Gallagher Girl book...

33: Last show you watched? 2014: The Big Bang Theory.

2021: The Masked Singer

34: Last person you talked to?  2014: My dad lol. We were watching the NFL draft.

2021: Guy friend of mine. I went to his place for dinner and some video games.

35: The relationship between you and the person you last texted?  2014: Good Friend

2021: hahahahahahahaha. We’re just friends.

36: Favorite food? 2014: Cajun. Blame my grandparents, that's what they cook a lot lol.

2021: Pasta

37: Place you want to visit? 2014: I wanna go to Alaska. Even though I know it's super cold.

2021: Europe. Specially Spain or France.

38: Last place you were?  2014: I honestly left home like twice today, to bring something to my brother at the High school, then to bring him to a friends house. He has a better social life than me.

2021: Friends place to hang out. We played Stardew then ordered wings and watched a movie.

39: Do you have a crush? 2014: Yes. See question 28 lol. Also, there's this other guy who I got close to last year, but I haven't spoken to him in weeks, and it's killing me.

2021: See guy referred to in 34, 35, and 38.

40: Last time you kissed someone? 2014: Never. I have never kissed anyone. Well, besides like a kiss in the cheek from family. Yeah...

2021: wow it’s probably been about three years.

41: Last time you were insulted?

2014: Recently lol. I guess... I don't really pay attention, or care...

2021: I don’t know. Probably recently.

42: Favorite flavor of sweet? 2014: I'm just gonna act like this doesn't exist, cause idk what it's asking.

2021: Chocolate.

43: What instruments do you play? 2014: I can play the French Horn and Mellophone! I also want to learn the flute, but I can't unless I have something to practice lol.

2021: French Horn, Mellophone, and Ukulele. Still want to learn the flute.

44: Favorite piece of jewelry?

2014: My purity ring. If I forget to put it on, I can seriously feel the emptiness, and it bothers me...

2021: My septum ring! I feel like it’s the first piercing I got for myself, and not just something I thought others would like on me.

45: Last sport you played?

2014: Maybe Soccer? Idk.

2021: pfft. Sports.

46: Last song you sang?

2014: “I'll Be” by Edwin McCain. But I really don't sing well, so it doesn't happen much, unless I'm alone.

2021: “You Belong with Me (Taylor’s Version)” by Taylor Swift and I 100% sang it to my dog.

47: Favorite chat up line?

2014: I don't have one

2021: It’s been 7 years and I still don’t have one.

48: Have you ever used it?

2014: Since i don't have one, no.

2021: Nah.

49: Last time you hung out with someone?

2014: I hung out with my future roommate before I left college yesterday.

2021: When I went to the previously mentioned Guy’s house earlier today.

50: Who should answers these questions next?

2014: Well, I guess any of my followers can choose to, if they want.

2021: Bold of you to assume anyone’s actually going to see this.

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thecakeisnotalie · 4 years

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Sources and References for Episode 2 of The Catr & Kenard Podcast

https://www.montgomeryvillage.com/ https://www.visitmaryland.org/city/crownsville https://nardwuar.com/ https://www.nba.com/history/legends/profiles/michael-jordan Proxy - a figure that can be used to represent the value of something in a calculation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGX4FLKB8PE) Language by The Contortionist https://www.fye.com/ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-nRv0uQvH0) June Lee's Transcription of Jacob Collier's cover of In The Bleak Midwinter https://www.jacobcollier.com/ Overdubbing is a technique used in audio recording where a passage has been pre-recorded, and then during replay, another part is recorded to go along with the original. 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It is also a term for music played at music venues such as concerts before show time, to fill the air, with a musical atmosphere. 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#Happy Holidays #Happy Christmas #Music #Podcasts

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mothric · 5 years

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You have an awesome music taste and?? I was wondering if you had any Christian bands you recommend? I listen to a whole lot of alt and while thats good!! I really don't have much bands I like that are y'know,,, worship/Christian.

@snazzyaxolotl oh my, thank you! :0

oof I’m very picky so I don’t actually listen to a ton of Christian music … off the top of my head (click-thru links included):

Five Iron Frenzy | ska; love to sing about Jesus, Christian hypocrisy, American hypocrisy, and how uncool they are as a band; I prefer their older stuff bc of Nostalgia but the newer stuff is also Very good; also they pulled my favourite album off Spotify and I am very upset

Relient K | duh; The Bird & the Bee Sides is an underrated album tho; they also stan Five Iron Frenzy just sayin

MARGO | acoustic / singer-songwriter; very mellow sound and voice; I’m a little biased bc I know her but objectively her voice is gorgeous; just give one song a try I promise you won’t regret it

nak | Filipino-American rapper; I do Not listen to Christian rap Ever but I have made one (1) exception bc this dude is an incredible wordsmith and I don’t cringe when I listen to him; often raps over mellower / jazzier tracks; most of his stuff isn’t on Spotify but available for free download elsewhere, and he has a youtube channel

Future of Forestry | Wikipedia describes them as “melodic ambient alternative rock” and I’m just… iguess.jpeg; I saw them in concert once and as soon as they whipped out the harmonium I fell in love; I will forever stan their Travel series

Son Lux | ok honestly idk what they’re up to now, I’ve only listened to their debut album At War With Walls & Mazes which has pretty clear Christian themes (the first time I heard “Raise” I was SHOOK) so that’s all I’m recommending in good conscience; very experimental, big on creating interesting textures / soundscapes; if you listen to nothing else at least listen to Raise I’m not kidding that song still gives me goosebumps

The Oh Hellos | amazing. beautiful. wonderful. 100/10; their lyrics are the kind you have to read and contemplate and soak into your being; they’re a SIBLING DUO how cute is that!!; indie folk rock if you need to know genre; Wikipedia says nothing of their faith and they rarely say ‘God’ but as a Christian their faith jumps out at you if you pay even a modicum of attention; I mean one of their entire albums is a C. S. Lewis reference; also if you get a chance to see them live PLEASE DO their energy and joy is contagious

that’s about all I’ve got for now ;v; like I said I don’t listen to a ton. CCM grates on me really fast, I need Musical Variety and Artistic Imagination and all of the above bands/musicians satisfy that for me

#five iron frenzy #relient k #future of forestry #son lux #the oh hellos #thank u kind friend #christian #may 2019 #songs I like in my earholes #fif #nak #snazz #music recs

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NARNIA FANS, CHECK THIS OUT!

Lend me your ears. This looks like a long post. Please bear with, it’s worth it! You guys seemed to like my answer to my friend Charlai’s Narnia question earlier, so I wanted to send this to you.

You want some music that reminds you of Narnia? You want nostalgia and magic and good good feelings that are just pure Narnia? I understand and I want to help.

I don’t know why this does not appear to be public knowledge

I was Georgie Henley’s age when the first film came out, and the women in my family had introduced me to the books long before that (though reading them on my own came at 13). With the film’s release came a soundtrack on CD. It’s called Music Inspired by the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. We owned this CD and my three siblings and I would listen to it all day. Just that CD. Let me share it with you.

There are songs about all of the books, not just the second one. Not instrumental movie tracks. Songs. With lyrics. About NARNIA. And all of them are preformed and written by Christian artists who loved the story too. This is 2005, girls and boys. The year of films that were just starting to explore CGI magic and music that was hitting its golden stride. The year of TobyMac and Chris Tomlin and Relient K and Jeremy Camp and Kutless and Jars of Clay and Steven Curtis Chapman. I AIN’T EVEN MENTIONED THE LADIES YET.

Here’s the lineup. Waiting For The World To Fall by Jars of Clay. This is my personal favorite. It took me a long time to gain a favorite. Ever since I was a kid I loved the sound of it, but as 13 years went by listening to this, I tried to understand what it was about. I’m not confirming anything, but as far as I can tell, it’s about a longing for Narnia, this world Lewis created to tell the truth through fantasy. A longing for Aslan. We want so much to be in that world! But this is the world we’ve been given and put into, and we have Aslan here. Remembering You by Steven Curtis Chapman. Some of you guys might remember the old, beloved music video that came with this one? This is not hard to explain at all and it reminds me of Aslan’s camp with all the flutes. It’s extremely straightforward in the lyrics and if you’ve read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, you will probably cry. It captures the story and the Pevensies’ relationship with Aslan perfectly. This was the most-played song in my house from 2005 through 2012. I mean, obviously Mr. Chapman loves the story. You can tell. Good job, sir! Open Up Your Eyes by Jeremy Camp. This one is sick. Could be about anything from the Pevensies trusting Aslan and earning their thrones to believing in Narnia and living as like a Narnian as they can. Also, it’s a great Christian song regardless by Jeremy Camp, whose writing is always awesome. Hero by Bethany Dillon. Bethany Dillon is no stranger to great lyrics either, and this song is all about Aslan. Or Jesus. Same thing. When she was approached to do a song inspired by Narnia, this is what she came up with. It will make you cry. When I was a kid, I assumed each song was from the perspective of a character (maybe they are in a few cases?) and I always thought this one was Susan’s song. But there’s no reason really to think that. Just a tidbit you didn’t need to know about me! Lion by Rebecca St. James. Again, not hard to describe. All about Aslan, definitely from Lucy’s perspective. Captures good and terrible at the same time. Also reminds me of the quote from The Last Battle: “We are all between the paws of the true Aslan.” New World by TobyMac. When I was a kid, Toby was all the rage. Big Christian rappers hadn’t shown up yet. This is not a rap song--but it’s definitely a more hardcore interpretation! It’s not for everyone, but it is definitely Narnian. The lyrics are pretty darn cool and the bridge ‘I never dreamed it but I see that he’s alive again/Shaking his mane, he’s just the same as I remember him/The spell is weakening with every breath he’s breathing/And when he roars you gotta know that he’s our King again’ was my favorite thing to hear growing up. I also loved the second verse. I Will Believe by Nicole Nordeman. The prettiest, most Pevensie song on the album. From Lucy’s POV, talking of the world in the wardrobe and her siblings and what the Pevensies mean to Narnia. It’s perfect. Turkish Delight by David Crowder Band. This is a very dancey song from Edmund’s POV (duh) and though some might think it’s too comedic and lively for a song about Edmund’s actions in the second book, I think it’s lots of fun and sums up how ridiculous and sucky it is that Ed did what he did. But it’s okay in the end, as we all know! More Than It Seems by Kutless. This is in my top 3 on the album. It’s a Peter Pevensie song without question, and it’s as Narnian as they come in terms of message. You’re the One by Chris Tomlin. This one is for The Magician’s Nephew--no doubt--and Digory Kirke. Even the first line references the creation of Narnia by Aslan, and how it felt seeing it all and meeting him for the first time. And of course, there are others that have been written. In Like A Lion by Relient K. This was written when the band was approached to write a song for the movie, but it never made it onto the album! So Relient K released it on a later Christmas selection. It’s based on Mr. Tumnus’ declaring to Lucy that Narnia is trapped in an eternal winter--always winter, never Christmas. But there’s the hope the Pevensies and Aslan bring, and that’s the point of the song! The Call by Regina Spektor. You know this one. It’s from Prince Caspian and it’s sad. I don’t need to say anything else. This Is Home by Switchfoot. Ever since I first heard this song when the second film came out, John Foreman’s voice has sounded like Narnia to me. I was 12. That’s how it works. And I love it! There’s A Place For Us by Carrie Underwood. You know this one too! From The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader. When the film came out, I loved this song, but now I really don’t like the chorus. Just something about the pride of it all--the Pevensies were only kings and queens because Aslan called them to be. Anyway! It’s pretty and I do enjoy the rest of it. Hope you do too, if you haven’t heard it! The Ascension by Phil Wickham. This song was inspired by the last few chapters of The Last Battle--further up and further in! It’s all about Heaven, obviously. It makes me excited listening to it and I often play it while re-reading those chapters. The Last Battle is my favorite book in the series, and who knows? When the film is made, this song may make it onto the album. Thanks, Phil Wickham!

There you have it. Happy listening, Narnia fans! Let me know which one you like best. Or don’t? Sometimes people don’t even read these things.

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notesonnotes · 5 years

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Notes On: Fairshake

Today, we’re checking out Fairshake. They are a band from the suburbs of Atlanta, mainly the Marietta & Woodstock areas, with amazing vocals and lyrics that tell a story. Members are: Shayne Goss (Vocals & Guitar); Tucker Harding (Vocals & Guitar); Dan Wilson (Percussion) and Chase Sammons (/bass). The songs are personal, and some are heart wrenching, but nonetheless, they have a message: Keep Going.

The band members each have their own stories, and have come together to do something they love, and it shows. Their songs are full of emotion, and, if you’ve been to a show, I’m sure you can hear it in Shayne’s voice, and see it. If you haven’t heard of, or checked out Fairshake, now is your chance to get a little insight, and check out their music.

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What would you describe your style as?

90's Vibe Pop Rock, but as we collectively write our next EP (working with Jeremy Nichols and Ben Cato of The Dangerous Summer) we see our sound graduating to early 2000′s Pop Rock sound.

Who are some of your influences?

Shayne's biggest influences are definitely first and foremost their idol Butch Walker ( Singer Songwriter & Producer) & Marvelous 3, as well as Third Eye Blind, Against Me!, and Veruca Salt. Other collective influences, though allover the place, include Relient K, Motion City Soundtrack, Foo Fighters,The Dangerous Summer, Breaking Benjamin, Thrice, The Story So Far, The Wonder Years, Paramore, and Gin Blossoms.

How did you all meet? When did Fairshake start an what's the story behind your name?

Fairshake Counsil actually started in the Spring of 2008 if I remember correctly. My best girl friend sang my songs for me while I played guitar. At the time we were going for an acoustic indie pop sound with a southern soulful voice. She left shortly after the project began. The idea behind the name Fairshake is a group of artists who come from different repressed backgrounds but have worked to overcome their obstacles, no matter how hard it was and they give hope to others that they can also be their best selves. That everyone can get a "fair shake". I dropped "Counsil" off the name in 2014 after my 3 year hiatus. I came back as a solo act and released demos in January 2015. It was the revolving door of members until 2017, some getting hit with the door on the way out and others that are still good friends but with different ideas of what they wanted out of a music career. As for me, I want to make it in this industry. I believe I finally found the mates that want to do the same. Dan Wilson (of Atlanta's Pop Punk Wild'n Crew LIKE MIKE) helped with the self titled record in 2016, releasing in 2018 (a long wait I know) and they decided to stay as they were attached to the music and want the same things I did. Tucker Harding came into the light on lead guitar as he was already a fan and had already filled in for a couple live shows. Tucker brought Chase Sammons along with him in the fall of 2017. Things seem to be coming together.

The self titled record released a few singles with music video. The first being "Valium" in October 2017. Along with "Sun Kissed" (January 2018) and and "Hey Doctor" (April 2018) [Videos will be posted below.]

All videos starred Tucker and Chase on their instruments, but unfortunately the recordings were dated at this point, being recorded with previous band members. If you have seen our show, I am sure you can agree that the live performance sounds more fitting as the songs have matured and our chemistry has blossomed. If you haven't seen us live, well, this is your invite to the party! We look forward to getting in the studio this Spring with our friend Jeremy Nichols, and one of our influences, Ben Cato of The Dangerous Summer. New Single Coming this Summer!

How do you go about setting up a tour? What are some of your tips?

TOUR. Shayne knows too many people, but not enough. Biggest tip with setting up tour if you are a DIY band... be firm and when someone says "No", ask them if they know anyone they can refer you to that will say, "Yes". Not necessarily in those exact words, but it's likely they know someone who can help you accomplish your goals. It is hard not to take things personally when you are speaking about pay, housing, booking a showcase for your own art, but you have to realize that venues are coming from a business perspective as well. Maybe you will grow and it will work out when you ask them next time. Persistence!

How do you handle stress on the road?

Having so many emotional and artistic people in one vehicle can have it's ups and downs. We definitely cry together more than we laugh. And by cry I mean good cry, it is survival mode out there on the road. We have our weaknesses and strength and all acknowledge them. Each one of us steps up to the plate to lead and I think that is what helps things go smoothly. We love each other and this is a team effort.

What is your favorite show to date? Favorite show?

Seeing as we have done weddings, birthday parties, graduations, holiday parties, bar gigs, opened for larger bands and even counting the disastrous gigs that gave us amazing stories, it is hard to pick one. We would like to think that our favorite show is still out there.

What is your dream venue?

SUPER BOWL. That means you've absolutely made it right!?

Where do you see yourself/selves in 5 years?

Five years from now, we see each one of us full time musicians. No more of these side hustles to pay the bills. Each one of us has Fairshake and are individual artists with our own talents and side projects in music. We would like to think all of this hard work will pay off by then.

And lastly, are there any shout outs to other bands or anyone that has helped you in the past that you'd like to recognize?

The Dangerous Summer: https://www.facebook.com/thedangeroussummer/

Like Mike: https://www.facebook.com/likemikega/

Joe Warren at Masquerade: https://www.facebook.com/joe.warren.695

Cascadent: https://www.facebook.com/cascadentBand/

Resident One: https://www.facebook.com/residentoneband/

Sarah and The Safeword: https://www.facebook.com/sarahandthesafeword/

The Keepsake: https://www.facebook.com/TheKeepsakeBand/

Mike Liorti (Former Rosedale): https://www.facebook.com/ROSEDALEmusic/

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Links

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefairshake

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefairshake/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefairshake/

Website: https://fairshake.bandcamp.com/

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Valium

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Sun Kissed

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Hey Doctor

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#Fairshake #Atlanta #Georgia #music #alternative #Marietta #90's vibe #2000's vibe

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deluxedolans · 6 years

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Be My Escape

A/N: Okay, hi friends, this is my first fic I’m posting on here! It’s gonna be kind of like a mini-series, where Gray and his bae (Ali) reflect on their college memories, and how their relationship developed, here’s the first part. Please don’t be afraid to give me feedback or constructive criticism :)))

ALSO, when the story gets to italics, the “I” is referring to Grayson, as it’s told from his POV, and the non-italtics is Ali’s POV.

P.S. the titled is taken from the song Be My Escape, by: the Relient K.

I blinked my eyes as they adjusted to the darkness of the room; the light from the muted TV created a tinted glare, casting a glow onto the beautiful boy who laid beside me, illuminating his features as he slept. Grayson’s hair was swept to the side; his constant tossing and turning in his sleep causing his hair to be totally flat on the side where his head rested against the pillow, and sticking up in about twenty five different directions on the side facing me. I felt like such a creep for admiring Grayson while he was asleep, but it was such a rare occasion for him to be sitting still for an extended period of time, that I liked to take advantage of my opportunities when they arose; particularly when he looked so peaceful.

I still can’t believe that I got lucky enough to claim my best friend as my boyfriend; five years later, and we’d truly been through some shit; both good and bad, obviously. Often, when I think back on our friendship, it seems like I’ve known him forever, but it all went by so quickly, kind of like we lived a thousand lifetimes in the short few years we’ve known each other. I still recall the first time we met, and it honestly couldn’t represent our goofy relationship any more perfectly--

As I zoned out thinking about how beautiful and amazing my boyfriend was, I didn’t even notice when his hazel brown eyes blinked open, squinting his eyes as they became accustomed to the faint light the TV provided.

“What are you looking at, weirdo?” as Grayson’s groggy voice interrupted my thoughts, I widened my eyes startled at the sudden voice. Gray stretched, his arms reaching out to scoop me in his grasp, pulling me into his chest.

“You, ya boob,” I responded, settling my head into his bare chest, tracing shapes into the forearm that was wrapped securely around me. Grayson’s eyes shut, sleepily as he snuggled deeper under the covers, making himself more comfortable.

“Well no shit, but why are you up in the middle of the night staring at me; can’t you do that during the day?”

I rolled my eyes at his sass, “I was just thinking about how we met, and the first time I saw you,” I explained, feeling my face heat up with affection at the memory.

“Honestly, I feel like nothing really captures how dumb our sense of humor is better than that story,” Grayson chuckles, as he begins to play with my hair, recalling our first memory together:

Four Years Prior, Freshmen Orientation

Malone University, New Jersey

Grayson’s POV:

As Ethan and I pulled up to campus, I remember feeling really excited to meet new people, and feeling like I was gonna throw up because this would be the first real time I’d have to establish myself as a person independent from him. As I walked into the room I’d be staying in for the weekend, I remember feeling so … uncomfortable when my mom left and Ethan was on a separate floor, in a separate room for orientation and it really hitting me how scared I was to be my own person without Ethan.

Eventually when we got called into our orientation groups—

“Lucky number thirteen!” I cheered in my raspy-sleep voice, my fist pumping in the air, nearly punching Grayson in the face.

“I was getting to that, Ali. Jesus, Rocky, take it easy, don’t knock me out,” Grayson joked, gently grabbing my closed fist out of the air and intertwining our hands together instead.

Grayson continued on:

I barely remember what our orientation leaders looked like, but I remember three people vividly, you, of course, to which I tossed my hair over my shoulder in mock-arrogance, Jack, and Pat. I remember thinking how you cute were with your French braid, overalls and freckles, but I was scared shitless to talk to you, because I thought you were way too pretty to even wanna think of talking to me. I also remember feeling so … like uneasy; I don’t even know how to explain what it was like to not have people know I had a twin when that was such a big part of my identity, since everyone back home knew us as the Dolan Twins and kind of knew how we were when we weren’t with one another (which in itself was rare), but obviously people in college didn’t know who I was, and why I was being quiet. But I knew, if I wanted to make it in college that I had to step outside of my comfort zone, and you were my first big step, I took a moment to shift my head, so it leaned on Grayson’s shoulder, instead of his chest, so I could look up at him as he told our first story. He continued to run his fingers through my hair out of habit; something he did to calm both himself and me.

The first time we really lowkey interacted was during the ice breakers. I’m sure you remember, because you remember everything, but like those games that you play to get to know one another? Grayson asked me, to which I nodded confirming, that I did indeed remember.

It was that game where you have to come up with an adjective that goes along with the first letter of your name, and then repeat everyone’s name that went before you, so you can meet everyone around you. I remember Jack started and he was Jokey Jack, and then Pat was Perfect Pat, I rolled my eyes at the memory of what Pat said, as in that moment, little did freshman-Ali know how much he actually thought that was true about himself, and a bunch of other people went, who I don’t remember, and then you went, and you were—

“Aquatic Ali, because two people ahead of me took artsy and amazing, the two most basic adjectives,” I interrupted, Grayson rolled his eyes, and laughed at the memory, “yes, yes you did.”

I panicked because your adjective was very creative, and I only had like one second to think of something clever that would stand out, since there was only one person sitting between us, and when it was my turn I decided to take a risk, and rather than say Goofy Grayson, like I’d been planning, I said—

“Gucci Grayson instead,” I giggled, as I thought about us sitting in a circle with our orientation leaders, and peers; the June sun beating down on our backs, with the grass tickling our bare legs.

You were the only one who laughed, everyone else rolled their eyes, and I got so nervous, because I thought everyone thought I was a fuckboy, and that you would just laugh that one time and then we wouldn’t talk again, but after that we became friends for the rest of orientation, and then we started to hang out with Jack and Pat, Grayson stated, wrapping up the memory.

“My favorite part of that memory is how you tell me how nervous you were, because it still blows my mind how someone like you, who’s so kind, funny, witty, giving, smart, and just…gorgeous, would be nervous about like, me,” I rambled, tugging my hair anxiously. Even after all these years of our friendship growing, after everything we’d been through, I still needed reassurance; in spite of the fact that I knew this man was mine, Grayson understood me in the sense that I wasn’t insecure in our relationship, just slightly with myself.

“Ali, you literally teach third graders, have the wit of a stand-up comedian, and laugh at all my jokes; how could I not love you?” Grayson whispered as he moved his hand down to my back, tracing my spine with his fingertips. I could feel my face heat up as he handed me compliment after compliment; that was the one thing about Grayson, no matter how hard we joked with one another, he never failed to make me feel loved and appreciated.

“I love you, so much, Gray,” I admitted as I rolled onto my side, burying my face in his chest. I felt Grayson rest his chin on top of my head, pulling me into his tight embrace, “Love you more, Al,” he whispered as we both drifted off to sleep.

#ethan dolan #grayson dolan #grayson dolan x reader #ethan dolan x reader #dolan twins #dolan twins fanfic #grayson dolan fanfic #ethan dolan fanfic

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strangerdarkerbetter · 6 years

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What’re your favorite songs?

Ok! This is gonna be a bit long, lol. I tend to get really into a song or few for anywhere from a couple of days to a few weeks during which time I will play the song or songs obsessively (I don’t know if this is already a thing, but I call it samesonging)

So, my current songs are:

Waving Through a Window from the musical Dear Evan Hanson

Hunger - Florence and the Machine

Sky Full of Song - Florence and the Machine

First Burn - a reworking of Burn from Hamilton featuring six women who have played Eliza

Found Tonight - Lin Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt (it’s a mix of Story of Tonight from Hamilton and You Will Be Found from Dear Evan Hanson)

I have a few tattoos that incorporate song lyrics. The songs and lyrics are as follows:

Ever After - Marianas Trench

“I could be your perfect disaster, I could be your ever after”

Porcelain - Marianas Trench*

“When your heart releases, you won’t fall to pieces”

“It’s alright to take time to find where you’ve been”

Shake It Out - Florence and the Machine

“It’s hard to dance with a devil on your back, so shake him off”

“It’s always darkest before the dawn”

Let It Go - Frozen

“I’ll rise like the break of dawn”

“Let the storm rage on”

“It’s time to see what I can do, to test the limits and break through”

“Let it go”

Fighting for Nothing - Meg and Dia

(I changed up the lyrics a little for my tattoo. I start from where my tattoo starts which is about halfway through the song. The lines that have been striked through were not included in the tattoo. The final line in italics is my own addition which is a variation of lines from the song)

I’ve got my mouth: Its a weapon. Its a bombshell.Its a cannon. I’ve got my words.I won’t give them mercy. Mercy.But these things take time love.These things take backbone.And they’ll tell you what you want to hearCause they think its better. Better.But you better know how to point out the liars.You’ve got to weigh your wars make sureYou’re not fighting for nothing. Nothing.Are you fighting for nothing?I’ve got my words. I hope they hurt you.I hope they scar you. I hope they heal you.I hope they cut you open,Make you see you’ve been warringFor all the wrong reasons.Make you see that some things are worth bruising for.Make you see that your name is your honor code.Make you see that your hands you’re accounted for.Pick and choose where your sweat and your blood will go.Make you see your life’s not to be lived alone.Make sure you’re not fighting for nothing

And, because I have way too many songs that I love to be able to leave it at this, the following are a selection of songs I’ve obsessed over at some point in time, all of which I still listen to in between bursts of samesonging. I’ve grouped the songs by artist and listed alphabetically by artist for convenience below the cut.

(songs with asterisks next to them have trigger warnings listed at the end)

Anastacia featuring Ben Moody

Everything Burns

Bat for Lashes

Horse and I

Breaking Benjamin

Dance With The Devil

Cascada

Everytime We Touch

Dia Frampton

The Broken Ones

Homeless

Isabella

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog (musical)

Brand New Day

My Eyes

Evanescence

Going Under

Good Enough

Lacrymosa

Sweet Sacrifice

Whisper

Fall Out Boy

Dance, Dance

A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More Touch Me

The Phoenix

Sugar, We’re Going Down

Flight Facilities

Crave You

Florence and the Machine

(basically her whole discography, but I’ll list my favorites)

All This and Heaven Too

Delilah

Never Let Me Go

Ship To Wreck

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

White Rabbit

Hamilton (musical)

Burn

Guns and Ships

Non-Stop

Satisfied

I Hate Kate

Embrace the Curse

Imogen Heap

Hide and Seek

Joseph

Cloudline

Kerli

Tea Party

Korn

Coming Undone

Lily Allen

Fuck You

Lindsey Stirling

Roundtable Rival

Shatter Me (feat. Lzzy Hale)

Marianas Trench

(again, basically everything lol)

All To Myself

Astoria**

Beside You

Cross My Heart

Desperate Measures

Ever After

Fallout

Good To You

Masterpiece Theatre I, II, and III (three different songs)

No Place Like Home

Who Do You Love?

Mayday Parade

Black Cat

Jamie All Over

When I Get Home, You’re So Dead?

Meg and Dia

Black Wedding

Hug Me

Monster****

Nineteen Stars

Roses

Misterwives

Hurricane

Not Your Way

Oh Love

Out of Tune Piano

Reflections

Revolution

Riptide

My Chemical Romance

The Sharpest Lives

Teenagers

Welcome to the Black Parade

Next To Normal (musical)

I’ve Been

Make Up Your Mind/Catch Me I’m Falling***

Panic! at the Disco

The Ballad of Mona Lisa

Build God, Then We’ll Talk

Nearly Witches [Ever Since We Met...]

There’s A Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven’t Thought Of It Yet

Paramore

All We Know

crushcrushcrush

Emergency

Ignorance

The Proclaimers

I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)

PVRIS

Ghosts

Holy

Let Them In

Regina Spektor

Better

Samson

Relient K

Be My Escape

In Love With the 80s (Pink Tux to the Prom)

Sarah Bareilles

Eden

Fairytale

I Choose You

Let The Rain

Shiny Toy Guns

Frozen Oceans

Le Disko

Sia

Alive

Chandelier

Elastic Heart

Freeze You Out

Steven Universe (TV show)

Here Comes a Thought

It’s Over Isn’t It

Love Like You

Peace and Love on the Planet Earth

Stronger Than You

Tonight Alive

Bathwater

Reason To Sing

What Are You So Scared Of?

Train

50 Ways to Say Goodbye

The Used

The Bird and The Worm

Earthquake

I Caught Fire

Pretty Handsome Awkward

Take It Away

VersaEmerge

Lost Tree

Whisperer

A Very Potter Musical (fan musical)

Goin’ Back to Hogwarts

Granger Danger

Not Alone

A Very Potter Sequel (fan musical)

The Coolest Girl

Harry Freakin’ Potter

Victorious (TV show)

Take a Hint

Walk the Moon

Shut Up and Dance

We The Kinds

Check Yes Juliet

Wicked (musical)

No Good Deed

Within Temptation

The Howling

What Have You Done Now?

Zedd

Clarity (feat Foxes)

Find You (ft Matthew Koma and Miriam Bryant)

Hourglass (ft LIZ)

10 Years

Through the Iris

3OH!3 feat Neon Hitch

Follow Me Down

*Trigger warning: song is based on the singer’s experience with his own eating disorder

**Trigger warning: song deals, in part, with his time spent in a psychiatric hospital, includes a reference to a hospital. Also references: suicide, self harm, rough sex, alcohol use. Allusion to substance use.

***Trigger Warning: song is between therapist and patient, deals with PTSD, amnesia, psychosis, death of a child

****Trigger Warning: song is about child abuse

#Anonymous #sabrinaanswersthings #music #songs

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dragonpearlninja · 6 years

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Tagged!

Heyyyyy I got tagged by @speedythecat! I was actually so happy to get this. There’s a part of my brain that always does a spit take and yelps, “people know I exist on here?!”

Nickname— my real name is Elisha, so I’ve been E, Shisha, and “Prophet.” My family called me Missy my whole life, and one of my brothers called me Moose-For-Brains. Oh, and my roommate @huffliestofthepuffs calls me “Rumi,” haha. Kind of multiple layers of jokes there... (Ok, so I guess I’ve had A LOT of nicknames?)

Zodiac— I actually don’t know? But I’m an INFJ and an Enneagram type two, so there’s that... *shrugs*

Height— somewhere between 5’3” or 5’4” but the rest of my family is freakishly tall

Time— it’s around 11:00 PM rn

Favorite Band/Artist— oh mannnn... favorites is hard for me. :/ But I really love Sleeping at Last, Twenty-One Pilots, Elle Holcomb, Relient K, Coldplay... ugh, there’s a lot. And show tunes and scores in general. :D

Song Stuck in Head— “Hopelessly Devoted” from Grease, because my sister was just BLARING it through the house.

Last Movie seen— I think Mamma Mia? (The first one)

Last thing googled— “Ninjago fire sword” (I needed an art reference)

Other blogs— none as of now! But I’m thinking of starting an art only blog. :D

Do I get asks?— never have! But I think I would like that?

Why this Username?— I’ve been obsessed with dragons my entire life, and the name is Pearl is kind of special to me. Also, I had a pretty good idea that most the things I’d be rebloging would be Ninjago related since I’m freaking obsessed with the show. So there you have it!

Following— only 34, apparently, which is WEIRD. But I have an entire list of artists I’ve been meaning to look up and follow, so that’s definitely gonna be changing.

Average sleep— 6 hours or less. *pretends she doesn’t need sleep, but is literally falling off her chair*

Lucky Number— uhhh... 6? But I like the number 5 too...

What I’m wearing— my favorite shorts, a bright coral tank top, and no shoes of course. :) Also a leather bracelet from a dear friend.

Dream Job— I want to be an animator, or a concept artist, or a storyboarder... I love it all. And I’d love doing some voice work. :) I’ve got a long way to go, though...Honestly, I just want any role on an animated 2D show with a team of creative people who are passionate about telling stories through animation. That would be incredible.

Dream Trip— I really want to travel to Scandinavia... Norway, Iceland, etc... Oh my word, it is SO gorgeous there.

Favorite Food— FALAFEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO GOOD. I went to Israel over a year ago, and the food changed my life. (Along with everything else too, but hey.)

Play any Instruments?— I play piano, and took a year or two of violin. And it’s technically not an instrument, but I’ve sang in theatre and choir for years too.

Eye Color— I honestly don’t know what to call it? They’re like hazel-y green with an inner band of brown, and flecked with gold. So not really one color...

Hair Color— gold-ish brown

Describe Yourself as an aesthetic— ahhhh I don’t know! Here’s just some stuff I like: Sweeping wind on a cloudless starry night. The yellow light just before a thunderstorm. Climbing trees with bare feet. The blue silence of being underwater in a mountain lake. Can we just call that an aesthetic?

Languages you speak— only English, really. But I took four years of Latin in high school and a semester of Hebrew. Aaaand I can read the Ninjago language. My friends send me stuff to translate for them; that’s how far I’ve fallen.

Most Iconic Song— for me? Any of the Enneagram type songs by Sleeping at Last.

Random Fact— My family moved to a rural area when I was 10, but since we didn’t have a house yet, we lived in a tent our first summer there. Part was in campgrounds, and then in the woods out on a friend’s bison ranch. It was a blast!

Tags— please don’t feel obligated to do this if I’ve tagged you, and if I didn’t tag you but you think it sounds like fun, go ahead! :)

So without further ado, @huffliestofthepuffs @httydbooks-doodler @kipskiff @randomru

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ladyknighttime · 6 years

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Tagged by @avaantares (technically as @themanyartsofemily but that’s a side blog, so posting on main)

Nicknames: none really? It’s very uncommon for people to shorten my name. Sometimes Em?

Gender/pronouns: Female, she/her (although I am 0% offended with they/them if anyone doesn’t know that I use she/her)

Star sign: Gemini (which is funnier simply because I have a twin)

Height: 5′10″

Time: 5:21 pm (at the time of me getting to this question)

Birthday: June 8

Find more under the cut, cause this got long

Favorite Bands: Just going off of my most recently played, Relient K, BarlowGirl, The Beach Boys (for summer), Kansas, and the Glenn Miller Orchestra. I have this problem where I mostly listen to music by genre and gravitate toward singles/movie soundtracks.

Favorite Solo Artists: Adam Young, Sky Sailing, John Williams, and Avriel and the Sequoias and Owl City both technically count? (Yes, I know that 3 of these are all just Adam Young, but the different band names have different sounds)

Song stuck in your head: Mixture of “Take on Me” by a-ha and “Summer in the City” by the Lovin’ Spoonful

Last movie you watched: The new live action Cinderella remake with my grandparents, as they hadn’t seen it

Last show: Parks and Rec, season 5. It’s on Prime and my college roommate loves it so we watched some at the end of the school year.

Why did you create your blog: This was actually an experiment on how Tumblr worked before starting my art blog. I didn’t initially plan on having a Tumblr “presence” through here, but science, art reference, recpies, and dnd memes drew me in to actually reblogging things and making semi-personal-ish posts.

Other blogs: @themanyartsofemily is my art-only no reblogging blog, and @possiblybadrpgideas is my 99% D&D RPG sideblog, which was started as an area to dump ideas where my current players shouldn’t follow, but ended up as just a general dnd joke collection site with GM tips mixed in. I should post more about my ideas. Maybe.

Do you get asks: Not really? Y’all are welcome to ask stuff at any blog though.

How did you get the idea for your URL: I like knights, I’m a lady, and I thought the pun of “knighttime” was super cool at one point. Also ladyknight was taken.

I follow: a lot. Let’s just leave it there. It’s a chaotic mess of art blogs, dnd reference blogs, good personal stories, and mutuals who reblog similar stuff.

Followers: 228 on main, 128 on the art blog, and 23 on the RPG blog. I’m obviously a very famous Tumblr user here.

Average hours of sleep: I shoot for 8, but probably closer to 7, leaning heavily toward 6 during finals time. My sleep schedule is currently adjusting as my job starts at 7:30 am every morning, earlier than school.

Lucky Number: none?

Instruments: Alto sax is still in practice, and I’m very rusty at piano. I want to learn guitar but when I was trying really hard to learn I was too busy to get callouses

What are you wearing: Well, this is a camping outfit, but jean shorts and an American flag tank top with my flannel somewhere in the general vicinity to protect me from AC.

Dream Job: Currently on the path for the reasonable dream of high school chem/physics teacher. If I could do anything temporarily, being an astrophysicist on the side would also be cool. Or even just being able to swing a politics minor in college.

Dream Trip: Literally anywhere outside of US/Canada where it’s not consistently 80+ degrees Fahrenheit. I want to go all the places.

Significant Other: None

Last Book I Read: Making Money by Terry Pratchett. I’m working my way through Discworld via reading the story arcs that sound interesting, and currently I’m headed through Moist Von Lipwig.

Top 3 Fictional Universes: It depends if we’re saying the aesthetic or to generally live in. For me, I love the Harry Potter universe, Star Wars, and honestly Discworld. Lord of the Rings comes in as a close 4th.

Tagging @libraryknight again, @quizbowlnerd (just answer the ones you want), @thequeercousin, and anyone else who sees this drift across your dash and cares to read.

#long post #personal

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falloutforties · 4 years

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Five Years {Chapter Three}

Description: It’s another kind of filler chapter, because I’m a sucker for travel tales. Nora makes her way to Goodneighbor, not without complications. Deacon is in this chapter, if you squint.

Warnings: Language and a bit of violence.

Note from the Author: I personally like it when authors post songs that accompany a chapter, or songs that they listened to while writing a specific scene. Some that inspired my writing/editing of this chapter are: Collapsible Lung by Relient K; Oh My God by Kaiser Chiefs; Younger by The Mountain Goats. I know some people have seen this story on ao3, but I don’t know if anyone has seen it here yet. If you’re passing by and want to read it, I hope you enjoy!!

III. WASTELAND CHIC

200 years in cryogenic storage had not done wonders for her figure, and she assumed that the radiated food of the wasteland was not going to do anything for her either, but at least her butt looked somewhat nice in the vault suit she still wore. She had barely had time to check herself out in the shattered remains of a bathroom mirror before a swarm of Radroaches piled in through the broken window. She cursed and pulled out her baseball bat.

It was a rusty metal bat, one she’d found in someone’s quondam backyard and wrapped with an old chain-link fence, and it was horrifyingly coated with fluorescent blood, but it was effective, and she had developed a kind of affection for it. She had even started to refer to it as Honey.

She had started her day off right with a delicious meal of roasted roach and a bottle of flat Nuka-Cola.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! If you want to be a Terror of the Wasteland, you have to eat like a Terror of the Wasteland!

She longed for a proper bowl of Sugar Bombs, with or without the added Communism and subsequent commentary from her…late husband. She would have eaten a raw box of Blamco Mac & Cheese at that point. In fact, the steady crunch of the raw shells might have been a comfort to her.

But the wasteland was unforgiving, and the spit roast she’d restored behind the Red Rocket Truck Stop would have to suffice. Dogmeat seemed to enjoy a nice roasted roach, at least. When she had set out from Sanctuary Hills, the dog had followed right on her heels, his tongue hanging out and his eyes too big and wide for her to say no.

And she had to admit that a life on the road didn’t sound half-bad, especially with a pup at her heels, biting the ankles of mole rats and raiders alike.

They could’ve made a radio show about me, she thought with amusement. The Lone Wanderer: stalking the wastelands with her trusty sidekick! Or… maybe I’m the sidekick.

Preston Garvey had assured her that she was welcome to stay in Sanctuary, and that she could live on the settlement under the protection of the Minutemen, but as soon as she felt the pang in her heart that told her to find Shaun, she had to refuse the promise of safety. She knew now that she couldn’t settle down until she had found her child. Her child.

Before, it had always been the child. It could have been any child sleeping in the back room of her house, and it would have unnerved her just the same, but now it was Shaun. It was the tiny little thing that had listened to her ramble endlessly about her troubles and had never once judged her. It was the little human whose small, puffy hands had gripped her hair to pull her closer.

She still wasn’t a fan of babies in general, but Shaun— Shaun didn’t seem so bad.

Nora hadn’t even known where to start looking for him until the old lady with the drug problem had given her a prophecy.

“How did you know where to look for your baby?” “Oh, the old lady with the drug problem gave me a prophecy.”

She recognized that her methodology was not scientifically viable, but it was something to go on, and the world had already proven to her that it was sufficiently fucked up enough for her to trust an old woman with a drug problem who gave her a prophecy.

Diamond City.

Where that was or how she was supposed to get there, she had no idea. All she had was the meager voice of the Diamond City Radio host who stuttered through her pip-boy as she slung her bag over her shoulder and set off on the road past Concord. She quite liked the guy. He had a real genuine way about him— not like the pre-war radio hosts, or the newscasters. Chip Harris from Channel 5 News Hour would have laughed at the Diamond City guy, but Chip Harris from Channel 5 News Hour didn’t survive the nuclear apocalypse, so he wasn’t in a position to criticize anyone.

“So… someone told me… which, I know is not a great— a great news source,” the man said, his voice pitching wildly like a pre-pubescent boy. “But. Somebody told me that… someone else saw someone… a person… an alive person… coming out of that vault up north. Vault 11? Vault 111? Something like that. Anyway, here’s Billie Holiday.”

She smiled to herself. Perhaps she should have been shocked to hear herself mentioned on the radio, but she reveled in the idea that someone had seen her, watched her stumble like a newborn deer in the wasteland sunlight, and thought she was news-worthy.

She had gained a new skill, one possibly more useful in her current situation than her unusual prescience, which was the ability to rob corpses. She didn’t like that she had acquired that skill, nor did she particularly wish to brag about it, but it certainly had helped, as she now wore arm bands, leg guards, and a chest wrap made from sturdy leather. They reeked of someone else’s blood until she had washed them in the creek and let them soak in the sun, though they still didn’t smell particularly good.

Tucked tight in the strap of her chest piece were a few fresh stimpaks, bought from a trader she had met just off the Sanctuary bridge.

“You might need these,” he had said jovially, not reacting to the confused expression she gave him. “The world isn’t like it used to be.”

She had watched him walk over the bridge behind her, his bald head bobbing from side to side as he whistled a tune.

The world wasn’t like it used to be. It was stronger.

Before the war, the world had been a fragile, cowering thing. Planet Earth was shriveled like a frightened child in the corner as its children raged on, sewing the ground with their vile progress. She saw the world in the vibrant colors of her neighborhood— the powdery blues of her house, the bright yellow cardigan she wore over her finely-pressed green linen dress. Every house in Sanctuary was painted bright. There was no disguising the neighborhood, there was no attempt at maintaining the natural appearance of the creek below. The world belonged to the humans.

Now, she saw the world in the creeping roots that shattered the roadways, spindling outwards towards the woods. Sanctuary Hills was now hidden away by the gangly trees that sheltered its broken thatched roofs. The creek had branched into two tributaries which ran parallel to the little neighborhood. She felt rejuvenated by it, felt that if the earth could experience such a grand rebirth, she could too.

The world wasn’t like it used to be, and neither was she.

She was thriving.

Her pip-boy chirped and crackled as she wandered closer to the city that had been looming in the distance. She wasn’t quite sure where she was— her map was no good for determining places she had never been, and she had never quite been good with directions.

A man’s voice sputtered through the tiny speaker, “Calling all Silver Shroud fans! Calling all Silver Shroud fans!” And she laughed at the excited announcement. Silver Shroud fans? In this day and age? It seemed impossible, but obviously, there was someone out there who held tight to such pre-war luxuries.

When evil walks the streets of Boston, one man lurks in the shadows…

The croon of the silver-throated narrator played perfectly in her head as if she had just heard it that very morning. Nate hadn’t liked the Shroud— something about the dangers of vigilante justice— but she had listened to it, almost out of spite. She imagined the Silver Shroud breaking through their paneled front windows, spilling silvery glass all over the pristine living room carpet, and pointing one long, gloved finger towards Nate, saying, “Stop being a dick to your wife, you fiend!”

“Come to the Memory Den in Goodneighbor!”

Nora didn’t know what a memory den was, and she didn’t know where Goodneighbor was, but it all sounded quite nice.

“Any place called Goodneighbor has to be good news, right?” She asked Dogmeat. He let out a sharp ruff in response, and she took that as a yes. “Goodneighbor. Next stop, Goodneighbor.”

She liked the sound of it on her tongue, so she said it aloud a few more times. It was certainly more fascinating than Sanctuary Hills or Westing Estate or any of the other quaint little pre-war neighborhoods she had visited in her previous life. Goodneighbor was a city that advertised its greatest assets, and she could picture it in her mind. A plucky little town full of kind faces, good folks sweeping the streets and helping the needy.

She never would have expected what she found in Goodneighbor, nor the batshit insanity that now roamed the streets of Boston, lurking in the shadows of abandoned buildings and fronting in the middle of the road brandishing pistols. The Silver Shroud was nowhere to be seen, but there was evil, walking the streets of Boston, just like the narrator said.

Nora ducked as the thing swiped a huge green arm above her head, nearly knocking it right off her neck like a golfball from a tee. The lumbering mass of human-like features had spotted her creeping down a side-street and decided that it was going to, presumably, eat her. She had no idea of its intentions, aside from violently smashing her to bits, as the thing repeatedly warned her.

“SMASH YOUR BRAINS!” It screamed as it lunged for her head once again. She pulled the 10mm from her waistband and backed away, trying to assert some distance before the thing could smack her again. It had already landed one hit to her shoulder, and the stinging was getting worse by the second.

She tried to fire a round of shots into the thing’s chest, but the 10mm she had scavenged from the bowels of Vault 111 was clicky and rusted, only allowing her about a 50% chance of producing a bullet. Luckily for her, she also had a 50% chance of living through the day.

The Big Green Bastard wouldn’t kill her, but she didn’t like the idea of being maimed, either, and she was almost sure that something in her body was already broken.

When she finally produced a shot, the piercing bang rang out through the street, and she suddenly worried that the sound would alert other enemies to her presence in the alleyway.

What if a thousand more of these Big Green Bastards come pouring in, all of them trying to SMASH MY BRAINS?

She didn’t have time to fully assess the concern, as a fat splintering board was now soaring towards her skull at an alarming rate. She hunched over into a ball and, for lack of a better term, rolled out of the way. She had never once heard of the Silver Shroud doing something that asinine to escape an attacker. The Silver Shroud would have pulled out his trusty machine gun and mowed the Green Bastards down.

But, then again, the Silver Shroud did not have to deal with Big Green Bastards.

With a heaving grunt, Nora planted a hit on the side of the thing’s head with Honey, and it made a splattering thwacking sound. Green skin and horrifically human red guts spattered the alley’s brick wall behind where the thing now lay unmoving.

Nora had learned not to assume that anything unmoving was dead. Even though the thing’s skull was split wide open with a cracking cavern growing on its right side, she couldn’t be sure that it wouldn’t shove the other half of its skull back into place with one huge, meaty hand and continue thrusting towards her.

“Holy shit, Dogmeat,” she whispered to the pup who now lay exhausted by her feet. Despite her better judgement, she crossed her legs beneath her and sat on the dusty ground, absentmindedly scratching the space between his ears. “You ever seen one of those things? That’s not fun. That’s not the way I wanted to spend my afternoon.”

Dogmeat whined and rested his head down onto his crossed paws. Nora hummed in affirmation. The two would have to find Goodneighbor by night, because if they didn’t, she was positive that she wouldn’t wake up the next morning. Her shoulder burned awfully now that she was resting. The adrenaline of the fight had kept her pain receptors muted, but now they flared violently enough to blur her vision. As much as she didn’t want to stand, she knew she had to move on.

Her legs creaked as she stood, tugging Dogmeat by the neat red bandana she had tied around his neck, signaling that it was time to go. He whined but complied, his eyes watching the waning sun burn blood orange across the Boston skyline as if he too knew what it meant.

Goodneighbor was close, she was sure of it. She could see in the distance a flickering neon sign that flashed a dazed purple over the top of a brick wall.

Goodneighbor. The Memory Den. The Silver Shroud.

She repeated the mantra over and over until it became her only lingering thought, like Dorothy stumbling through the woods, arm in arm with her ragtag group of friends. Lions and Tigers and Bears. Oh My!

Goodneighbor. The Memory Den. The Silver Shroud.

Goodneighbor.

The Memory Den.

The Silver Shroud.

#deacon x sole survivor #that's the only tag i'm putting for now #bc i can't keep track of more than one tag ;)

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jenesaispourquoi · 6 years

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Rules: answer the questions and then tag some blogs to get to know them better

holla at my sister @outwithlanterns

Nicknames: SB, (flying) squirrel, guinea pig, jene

Star sign: aquarius

Height: 5'5.5" (i think??)

Time: 7:47pm

Birthday: 10 Feb

Favorite bands: Relient K, FOB, Marianas Trench, Five for Fighting

Favorite solo artists: Sara Bareilles, Tswift (though i don't even have the new album bc i'm bad at things), Suzanne Vega

Song stuck in my head: miraculously none atm

Last movie I watched: Pompeii: The Last Day with my Latin 1 class before/after Dec break =P

Last show I watched: hockey clips of the West Wing

When did I create my blog: 2011 yikes ←same? idk. it was sister's fault. sounds about right

What do I post mostly: hockey, these days. whatever else i feel like

Last thing I googled: ipa flap

Do you have any other blogs?: @finallyovercame @books-to-the-ceiling (which i haven't updated in 28745 years whoops)

Do you get asks?: pretty rarely←same, but i'm rarely on here at useful times, so

Why did you choose your URL?: it's a reference to The Shoebox Project, one of my favorite fics ever. and it's a delightful combination of faux-hipsterism, dorky puns, and Remus Lupin.

Following blogs: a lot. i can't look while i'm typing on mobile

Favorite colors: dark purple and light green. basically my blog color schemes (this one and finallyovercame)

Average hours of sleep: 6 or 10, there is no in between

Lucky number: ?????

Instruments: piano, french horn, recorder i guess?? (mellophone i guess? have taught myself flute and trumpet but not actually any good)

What am I wearing: jeans and a shirt

How many blankets do you sleep with: 2-3

Dream Job: beats me, tbh

Dream trip: west to a million national parks (particularly Zion and Yosemite)←sure i'll go with that. also Rome

Favorite food: mac&cheese

Nationality: American

Favorite song right now: "we are gonna be friends" by the white stripes

aaaand tagging in no particular order... @astraldepths @wanderingskywatcher @cousininthebronx @damoren @lukassedlak @nyquildriver

#sarah babbles #my sister

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namajague · 6 years

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Not for the first time, I really wish I had followed up on any of my many resolutions to learn how to make fanvids, because I desperately want to make the wrestling fanvids no one else has bothered to make, and I am at a loss.

Instead of being able to make this particular vid that’s been occupying my mind all day, I am gonna talk about it, because ‘Must Have Done Something Right’ by Relient K is a very good Golden Lovers reunion song, and I will not be swayed despite how corny it is. I am, however, conceding a general lack of interest and will put it under a cut. Maybe eventually I’ll actually learn, and can use this as a reference point.

We should get jerseys, cause we make a good team But yours would look better than mine, cause you're outta my league

This in particular is because in the short Golden Lovers documentary/interview NJPW put out after their reunion, Kenny came to their first practice with one of Kota’s shirts (supposedly bought on eBay), saying he thought they should have matching shirts - and then, at their first match after reuniting, Kota came out wearing the shirt Kenny had brought, while Kenny was wearing Kota’s. Also Kota is undeniably out of Kenny’s league, this is the point of Kenny’s character, that he’s spent his entire career trying to catch up to someone he’s put on a pedestal.

If anyone can make me a better person you could All I gotta say is I must've done something good I came along one day and you rearranged my life All I gotta say is I must've done something right

Kenny was on his way to an eventual face turn before Kota burst back onto the scene, but he was still Bullet Club, he was - in theory - the Cleaner persona, the hardass enforcer and leader who, sure, had mostly stopped cheating in matches, but wouldn’t stop his stablemates from doing so on their own. But Kota has always been his weak point, the one drawing him back. Kota wasn’t necessarily his conscience (Kota Ibushi is chaotic neutral if anyone is), but he was his homing beacon, and if reuniting with him means turning his back on the heel stable he’s led, then fine, Kenny will do that.

Obviously within the framework of the company it is a divide between face and heel, Bullet Club are the foreign heel stable in NJPW, but for Kenny’s character personally, it’s not about alignment. It’s just about doing what will bring him into Kota’s orbit, and in that sense, Kota is the one responsible for his face turn.

The clips for the choruses would mostly contrast Kenny’s behavior while they were split - especially when Kenny came out to interfere with Kota’s match against AJ Styles (at the time, the leader of Bullet Club) - with his attitude now, which is inherent in his posture and ability to smile. I’d obviously want to include their older tag matches, at some point, but it’s hard to think of where exactly it’d fit.

Maybe I'm just lucky, 'cause it's hard to believe Believe that somebody like you'd end up with someone like me

Maybe the older matches could fit here. The aforementioned pedestal means that even though they were together then, and are back together now, Kenny spent a lot of time trying to reach Kota’s level - first to match with him, then to taunt him when they were apart - and this would be a good place to show that.

Anyway, I can’t make this vid, but I can see it in my mind, and that will have to be enough. I can’t be writing songfics in 2018.

#rasslin #weird violent gay soap opera #fancy fight club #this is who i am now #reference post #rassletext

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