#“haha yeah they're my favorite band”

[okarasusama]

been meeting a lot of nice normal people lately and when they ask about the music i like i have to restrain myself from allowing them to see the Mountain Goats Madness in my eyes

[caligvlasaqvarivm]

do you think Eridan would listen to kpop ? (either the human or Troll variant)

if not...then which troll would be the most likely to :3c

LOL no way, he's a hipster. KPop is mainstream as hell; if anything, he'd have disdain for it (and for pop as a whole). One of the less emotionally perturbed trolls would probably enjoy that stuff, though I don't know that I'd call any of the Alternian crew the kind who'd consider it to be their favorite, since nearly all of them are at least a little alt in some way, and kpop (and idol culture as a whole) is heavily tied up in politics, propaganda, capitalism, and consumption - so the troll version of it would be that times a thousand.

I'd say Feferi, Gamzee, and Kanaya probably quite like it because they're most at ease with their society, but it's not their favorite. Equius probably sees it as being aimed at the lower castes, and therefore crass and beneath him. Everyone else would probably get the propaganda vibes and dislike it on principle, even if some of them might secretly find some songs catchy (cough Karkat cough).

If you want to get into Beforan trolls, haha, oh man. I think more of them would like it than not.

Normally, I'd say that Eridan would at least make a show of liking it, given how much he makes a show of being a Sea Dweller(TM), but his hipster tastes, like his interest in magic, don't appear to be things he can shake. Karkat even calls him a hipster, so you KNOW he's out here dissing Trollor Swift and making disdainful faces when people bring up Troll Marvel.

I have as a selection of bands for Eridan Have a Nice Life (post-rock/post-punk/shoegaze), Sprain (noise rock/experimental rock), and Tool (alternative metal/art rock/progressive rock). Generally, I find he vibes with stuff on the darker side of post/prog rock, or the more lyrical side of heavy metal - both in terms of themes (lots of darker topics, like death, murder, suicide, child abuse, etc.) and in terms of sound. It also fulfills the requirement of being "hipster" by nature. Eridan is a very troubled, angry, violent guy, and I personally like to call the linked bands "angry man music". Just a smattering of lyrics for those who don't want to listen:

I've been doing a lot of damned things without you And all the damned things I do confound you Yeah, Satan and his devils try to take my hand And the angels on my shoulders try to tell me that they understand Oh well, oh well

Imagine this: I'm the guest on some obscene talk show In a cell of moral compromise The audience is made up of everyone that I have ever met in my entire life Every sin I've ever committed is put up on display by screens hung around the stage And we watch, watch, watch, watch, watch, watch, watch The host says "I now present to you an elaborate choreography of failure!" The audience erupts with seemingly coordinated jets of jargon laughter "Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Shame on you!"

I'm broken, looking up to see the enemy And I have swallowed the poison you feed me But I survive on the poison you feed me, leaving me Guilt-fed, hatred-fed, weakness-fed It makes me feel ugly

I think even when his tastes do venture lighter, they still never really cross the threshold into pure pop. There's always going to be a hipster, indie, punk-y, shoegaze/post-rock bent to his tastes. I also list for him Dirt Poor Robins, Family Crest, Johnny Hollow...

Wisdom unearned is Intrepid and proud Till we’re dragged by the tide and nearly have drowned Entropy thrives In conditions enclosed Innovations arise When humanity chokes

Cast your heart to the floor, love Feel the sting, feel the weight Of a love, of a love not strong enough Your head's on fire Your hands and feet come off the ground Oh, sweet desire, when your mind, when your mind When your mind's not strong enough It's not that your head is gone It's just that your heart is on fire, fire It's not that the beat is off It's just that your heart is on fire, fire

Once when I was all alone I called you, and you weren't at home My heart fell like a stone, to the ground To the ground, to the ground Why, when morn had dawned on me And anger grew like ecstasy And Leda threw the swan on me and I fell to the ground To the ground, to the ground

Hilariously, this alt/hipster taste means that he runs up against stuff that's ridiculously anti-government; I personally like to believe he does actually listen to outright anti-fascist songs, but if you point it out, he's just like. No it isn't. So SWMRS, Silver Mt. Zion, Vansire.

Well, you gotta keep it up But it will never be enough No sonrisa teenage shit pop Well, you gotta keep it up But it will never be enough No sonrisa teenage shit pop Death to the motherfucking fascist insect This shit makes me so sadistic Death to the motherfucking fascist insect This shit makes me so sadistic Death to the motherfucking fascist insect This shit makes me so sadistic Death to the motherfucking fascist insect This shit makes me so sadistic

There's fresh meat in the club tonight God bless our dead marines Someone had an accident Above the burning trees While somewhere distant peacefully Our vulgar princes sleep Dead kids don't get photographed God bless our dead marines

So I convalesced in the middle west And fell for Ohio's roads I'm standing still by the windowsill Where I once watched the world explode So when it's looking dark in your narrative arc I'm here and you can talk with me A hackneyed fool under fascist rule Wasting days singing about his dreams

It's a pretentious-ass taste, but one that fits in with the vocabulary he likes to use:

CA: all of her FRAUDULENT MAGICS cannot come close to posin threat to my mastery ovver the TRUEST SCIENCES CA: an wwith my empiricists wwand i servve as the righteous hope that wwill incinerate delusion and the deluded alike CA: my holy fire is the wwhite fury bled from the wwrath-wweary eyes of fifty thousand nonfictional angels CA: and wwhen theyre finished wweepin they wwill boww before their prince GG: wow what are you talking about

I miss the days when stars were saintly They sang to me in ways innately Before we enslaved the symphony To playing anthems for selling things I used to wonder, wander farther Into awe, but those days were squandered My ghost was lost to the grownup gallows So I find my spirit in the bottle

Those modal masterworks Atonal oeuvres it seems When I ask afterwards All message lost in between The shifting aperture Depicting sun-soaked scenes I guess they resonate That's Universal Consciousness

Fate’s a funny thing It makes a victim of the will and brings a suit of broken bands A snake so full of tail That it can barely breathe to say it “doesn’t understand.” So, what am I to think? What am I to think? I’m doing it now At least I know I am At least I caught myself before I sent this out Into a stupid world that doesn’t give a damn Oh, what kind of fool do you think I am?

Like, I really can't stress enough, but Eridan is abjectly fucking miserable, angry and violent, anxious and unhappy. And his taste in music should reflect that, his feelings of impotence, his angry and anxious energy, his desperation. Have a Nice Life is probably the band I pick for him, because their discography reflects so greatly these emotions of anger, impotence, self-loathing and self-destruction.

The thing about being a hipster is that there's, the way I see it, three main reasons people wind up falling into it - the first is that they want to feel special, feel better than other people (not really Eridan's deal); the second is that they're just generally a music liker and their taste is indiscriminate enough to include indie stuff, too (and this is also not really Eridan's deal); and the last is because there is something in their soul that cries out for validation that they can't receive in the mainstream - for example, emotions, impulses, thoughts, and urges too dark for radio play (such as an obsession with genocide and murder). It's actually really important to me that Eridan IS a hipster, and specifically the type of hipster who's super pretentious and looks down on stuff that's "popular."

He has a massive fixation on being understood - complaining constantly that people don't "get it," that "nobody understands." This would extend to his taste in music. He would seek out genuine-ness, something grungy, something real, and unfortunately, stuff that's made for mass-market consumption must have the edges sanded off by nature. Given he actually gets upset when people don't "get" him, I'd wager that he doesn't treat media that he feels doesn't "get" him pretty poorly, too.

To be clear, I'm not trying to diss KPop in any way. It's not really my thing, but I get why people like it, and I'm not saying you shouldn't. Just feel like I have to toss that in there. I just really don't think Eridan would like it. And also he would probably be mean about it if you told him you liked it.

[exsqueezememacaroni]

ANSWERS ANSWERS ANSWERS

Preface: Mike's answers were received as an audio recording and I've transcribed them here to the best of my abilities - he reads the questions out loud, which i don't include. He's jovial and snarky AF in his answers, which might fall a little flat in text. "Source's" followup answers were in text and copy-pasted, they're a lot more sincere. I've decided to post all answers in full...you might be surprised by them and you can take them how you like, but don't shoot the delivery person (me) or the messenger (the Source).

Ok, here they are: question, Mike's answer, Source's answer [my commentary]

whens the mexico tour mike? do you hate mexicans mike?

(joking on that last one ofc xd)

There are a lot of tours happening. You're gonna have to be more specific. A better question is: when will my tacos be ready?

I'll expand on this one. He is very close to signing off on a small tour with one of his bands. He is also trying very hard to find a way to reschedule the one he had to cancel, but the logistics is making it hard. He is trying to keep his touring to 3 weeks out max and 2 months home. Which is hard to do with his bigger band.

do you still have toodles the baby doll, the one you had in 92'-93'? do have any other antique items similar to toodles? if so, what are your favorites?

Wait, we need a visual for this story, hold on [Mike and the Source giggle, I don't know what happens here edit: this probably when the toodles/hippo/pig video was recorded]...let's see, what's next...mmm...yeah....nope...pass

He has a few antique items. Like a shrunken skull and a medical amputation kit from the 1700s.

roddy, somewhat recently like a few months ago, in an instagram live did a qna and someone asked him what he thought about trey and he told a story about him having a ball of straight boogers that he collected his boogers in and i just wanna ask if that is true or not because that is a insane story if it actually did happen

....booger ball? HAHA ok...hmmm? Well where do you put your boogers in huh??? Do you eat them? put 'em in your stomach? [Source: "eww"] That ball sounds pretty good about now, right?hahahahh

Mike knows nothing about this. It doesn't sound to me like something Trey would do now. Who knows what he did when he was younger though.

What does Mike think about his fans?

What do i think about my fans....well...if I'm being honest? I question their mental health...HAHA...sorry...I didn't mean to! [Source: "MIKE!"] I kid, I kid....I'm very grateful...to all ten of them....[chuckle]

He is truly grateful for them. Some also scare him a little.

What was the best prank Mike pulled on tour??

....I would ask Crain or Pearson... [Source has a big laugh]

With Dead Cross. He had arranged for the police to pull over their van while touring in Texas. The officer was a fan and Mike had him "plant" drugs and a gun in the car. Dave knew what was happening but Justin and Mike were freaking out. They were handcuffed and laying in the dirt when they found out it was all a joke.

Who has a nicer butt? Mike or Trevor?

Again, you're gonna have to elaborate on that one....I mean, which Mike? I can't POSSIBLY be expected to answer the question without knowing...hahaha

Mike gets my vote. He has a great butt.

Is there a lyric to a song Mike wrote that was so unhinged that he thought it was better to keep to himself?

Ya, the answer is nope.

So many choices, but he doesn't do regrets. I will tell you that the bullshit he spins about his Faith No More lyrics being random and impersonal, is just that. Bullshit. A good number of those lyrics are highly personal. Furthermore, quite a few of these songs when woven together tell a very personal story. You will NEVER get him to admit this though.

What is Mike's sexual orientation?

Hehe - you wanna take that one [source]? [Source: eehhhuuummmmmmmmm....no...no I'm good]

I feel like if I answer this, there will be a lot of disappointed people. I'll just say he had a wife, he has a girlfriend. You do the math.

Were Mike and Trevor ever a thing?

Sure....in his fucking wet dreams....hahahahah

Yes, they were and are “friends” Seriously though, not that I am aware of, and I've known them both since 1989.

Did mike get a BJ from that groupie he talked about in the making of Angel Dust? Or was it all made up just to troll?

[Mike skips over this one]

I'll answer this one. That was a true story. All of it, including the fact that he did NOT take her up on her offer of giving him a BJ. *He would like to add that he often wonders if that was a mistake and he missed out on some "really good head." He is kidding, of course. When he said he doesn't like groupies, he was being sincere. It gives him the "ick”

since it's time to ask anything: how big is Mike's dick?

Shamefully small....you're like Dora the Explorer on the hunt for it. [Source laughs]

I have ZERO complaints [you might guess the Source's relationship to Mike here]

first and foremost, is mike doing ok? i mean, both mentally and physically.. i just hope he got over all the things that were troubling him and is in a good state right now😭

Wow, ya....um....that's really kind [he truly sounds taken aback by the question] I am doing well. And...um.... I thank you for the support, it's appreciated. Truly, I mean that....ok....I'm done....you do the rest, [source]. [recording ends]

He is doing well. He is taking the advice of his care team and limiting his work. Enjoying life. Moving forward you will find his tours are broken into multi-week sessions followed by some downtime, and projects will be less frequent, but hopefully more satisfying.

is mike currently working on some new music/projects/plans to revive some of the old ones? some upcoming collaborations maybe?

Yes. However he told me I could only give you a very basic answer. He is working on something new, but his priority and focus is on fulfilling the tours he had to postpone or cancel over the past few years. Starting with his “slutty” group. [the slutty group is Tomahawk ;) ]

now for the more personal ones… [the previous two and the next two questions were all from the same anon]

those weren't personal?😂oh boy!

Yeah he isn't going to answer these. But I will try.

what is mike's current relationship with trevor? are they on good terms? do they talk/spend time together still? i think we can all agree that there is kind of an elephant in the room right now regarding their recent interactions (i'm very much looking at you trev)

Things are probably the best they've been since high school. They do live on different coasts and both tend to keep busy, so they don't have time to really "hang" out, but that hasn't really been something that they do since high school. They see each other enough over work and yes, they really do enjoy working together. Especially now that they have both matured some.

is mike still… married?? i need to hear the most elaborate answer for this one because his marriage in particular is a real twilight zone haha

Bless you for asking this! Personally, this subject irks me a bit. So I am glad someone asked, as I would love to set the record straight. Yes, he is still technically married, but only for legal reasons. I cannot give you more details as it would violate someones privacy. However; he and Cristina are not together. He likes to be vague about this, as it

is somewhat of a security blanket for him. Now that he has gone public about his demons, you can probably understand why he likes to keep people at an arms length distance. Especially women. Yes they separated and then reconciled. It didn't work out. Having a significant other that is never around can lead to loneliness and other issues, and they just couldn't make it work. Even so, they still remain friends and live a few blocks away from each other. Romantically, that relationship is dead AF. That does not mean that he is "available" though. He isn't. I promise you he is happy. At least he says he is. He is the love of my life.

[I asked about my gifts for Mike from the Southern US Bungle tour, they DID end up on the bus, the anal hook got passed around and somehow ended up with Dave?!??! Mutherfuckr....anyways, I gave the Source the link to where I got it in case she wanted to get another one for Mike. And as for the socks...]

That was very kind of you and he definitely appreciates the thought and creativity put into these gifts. I have definitely seen the socks with blood dripping. I'll look for the ones with the skull. He did mention to me that he's loves all the socks that fans have given

him. So I am sure he has them. As for the anal hook. Thank you for the link. I'm not sure that man needs any more "gadgets" if you catch my drift.

[I apologized for the "is he still married' question...you all know how I feel about that topic...]

It's okay. Like I said, I honestly don't mind answering that one at all.

I don't mind answering any of these. Look, I think he is hot too. I would be a total hypocrite if I didn't understand the fascination. Which is why I encouraged him to answer these. Plus he is so damn guarded. It's good for him to open up. Baby steps. Answering a few questions won't hurt him or change his life.

What turns him on about a woman or man?

I did try to get him to answer this question seriously… I tried. Instead he started describing me. Except for the end when he added and "Big sweaty hairy balls." Obviously I can't answer this for him, but I can tell you what he has told me what he likes about me… at least the PG version. He always tells me his favorite thing about me is my

kindness and big heart and that I accept him unconditionally. I know, probably not what you were expecting. He also tends to be attracted to women who are creative and successful. That is my own observation from the women he has dated. He also loves dark haired and dark eyed women, with a wicked sense or humor. He is also definitely an "ass" man. As for men, I have never heard him honestly mention being attracted to one, other than when he was joking around.

[to me, and I decided to include...] I know you all like to fantasize that he has gay tendencies. So if you prefer to keep this answer quiet I completely understand. But I can assure you, he is not keeping his gay side closeted or anything. We are very open minded as a couple and believe me, if he wanted to experiment. He could have.

What's his favourite fragrance?

Currently it's Burberry Touch. He also likes Montblanc Legend.

[I interject: *me again - actually there's a lot of chat around what fragrance mike wears….people really like

it….if he wants to share the internet would be forever grateful]

I understand. He smells amazing. Scents are a big thing with him.

Is Mike really into the BDSM community or is it all stage acting?

I did say we are a very open minded couple. Plus the man is an Aquarius.

That's that on that, folks. There were a couple of questions that have come in since these, I haven't sent them in yet, hoping to get a few more in so I can send a block of 'em. The Source says we're still welcome to ask, but she can't promise anything more from Mike. I personally want you all to know the interactions I've had with the Source have all been very sweet. It really does sound like she wants Mike to start be more comfortable out there in the world again, and so I want you all to love and support them both with all your bits.

FIN

[fuckthemforthis]

Maribor recap or long rambling, some pics and trying to make sense in my head:

1. Thank you @chibi-chellist again for reaching out, it meant a lot not to be alone! Rambling about the boys is so much better in person and when it's not one-sided. I enjoyed meeting you and sharing experiences! 💕

2. Kaj pa Ester? is one of the cringiest things I've recently seen, especially dialog wise haha BUT it is also funny and kinda cute. Very teenage-y I guess, with too much lots of kissing and parties for which scenes they used some terrible modern cajke music (like use the good old soul ripping ones that don't mention Elon Musk... teenagers today smh). Anyway, I wouldn't mind it being longer and better developed in the emotional areas which you see they scratched but need deepening to give an actual sense of plot and sense to the movie. Could be due to the fact it was supposed to be a show first tho. However, I couldn't see Bojan's personality, mannerisms or gestures so in that sense I feel he did a great job acting 👏

And THE SCENE. Oh boy. Less sad and more frustrated bojerking. Putting shame aside to admit I would love to have it available on demand, especially for some ragged breathing appreciation...

3. Bought and tried Jan's fav cookies, yaay! They're really soft and don't crumble so I approve and will enjoy. I'm sure sentimental reasons are definitely a big part of why he named them as favorite and when I think about it they really suit him but there are better Slovenian cookies like almost any from Težak bakery in Zreče.

4. Half the venue were teenagers or parents with anything between 4 to 12 year olds. I was surrounded. And since I sat a few rows above the backstage entrance, kids all tried reaching for them as they were going off stage and among all the girls there was an 8 (?) year old boy who reached out and Bojan gave him a high-five... and lemme tell you I very much dislike kids but the way that boy turned and excitedly smiled melted my icy heart.

5. Third concert of theirs, third time on Jan's side. And I think Kris somehow knows & takes revenge by not singing NGVOT whenever I'm in the audience 😔

Well Krisko, princess dear, no photos of you 😝

6. Found it adorable how as ASTP was starting, Nace went to drink some water, took his bottle and clinked it against Jure's 🥂

7. Love that Maks was there again, I like the guy. At some point during the concert he was leaning on the fence above me taking pics and I missed half a song watching him work 🙈

8. As I was behind the loudspeakers, I heard Bojan's singing fine, but talking barely because it was often too distorted. What I did hear was him saying we came there for a workout to burn all the cookie calories from the last few days... and boy are you on the wrong track because I came back home with four different packs of cookies 🍪

9. Band dad Niko's daughter was with him watching the concert from next to the stage and he danced with her and it was adorable. The existence of good dads baffles my poor unloved ass...

10. We all know how in the setlist there's a connection between Padam and Demoni because Bojan even sometimes said "and when we fall they come", but I realised the chain starts with Dopamin. First you get a dopamine rush and feel like flying but soon you experience a crash because your body used up all the good stuff and then comes the falling and the demons (and then you go back to someone so the demons would go away but that someone just plays you again - if I wanna extend it to Katrina). Yes it's kind of a concert - post concert sadness - concert rinse&repeat metaphor

11. Janči had problems with his pedalboard for the first two or three songs, he and Kiki spent minutes fiddling with it trying to get it to work. Poor guy can't catch a break.

12. So yeah, the last point is based on Jan being sick, but it's actually about the main reason I like them so much - the connection, love and care they share.

I realised Jan wasn't okay during the concert so Bojan just confirmed it for me. He obviously still slayed, and he went to play at the front a lot, but there were telling moments.

A) When Bojan came to Jan at one point and rubbed his back in a very non performative way, squeezing at his shoulder and whispering something.

B) When Jan plopped down during Padam I thought "not when he usually goes down, is he okay?" and then Bojan leaned down to stroke his hair.

C) The most telling of all, when he sat down during Umazane misli. I kept looking at him, ignoring the left-front-right karaoke. He looked so tired and off, put his head in his hands and then Kiki gave him a bottle of water. When Nace turned around and noticed him like that, he smiled encouragingly and told him it's okay three times (yep they were close enough to read lips) and that's when I was 100% sure something was wrong and he was either feeling off emotionally or sick. He then got up, went to the front, played his ass off and only when he was walking back was it visable again for a moment how empty his expression was.

D) Jure coming to comfort him and cheer him up as soon as he could lift his ass away from those drums, leading him to the front where in the end Jan turned out to be the one stroking Nace's back in a "yeah it's okay" kinda way

E) As they were leaving for the final time, someone gave Jan a wrapped present he looked actually happy about and he threw back a pick but it fell where the person couldn't reach so Nace took over making sure the person gets it.

That's it. They are all utterly beautiful. And anyone who knows me, knows I use that word to describe people first and foremost on the inside. Beautiful.

[prince-liest]

"His teeth are sharper than a cannibal’s, and twice as shiny."

prince I swear to god if this was a My Chemical Romance reference, you will become the coolest person on the planet. And if it wasn't, that's okay I still think you're cool

Whaaaat, me? Make an MCR reference? Haha, noooo. I would neverrrrrr......... definitely not...........................................definitely not my all time favorite band since middle school..............

Yeah, fuck that noise, they're still my favorite, ahaha. I'm literally in the middle of being baited into watching a new TV show because they put Black Parade in the trailer. Na Na Na is indeed my favorite song, tied with House of Wolves.

[spacey-llama]

I've seen that you also have some hc for the MLJ crew, sooooo... Can I hear some of them:)? Or any JD4 coach too, I love the JD4 coaches a little more than the other JD lol

Also, thank you for eating my hcs<3 I'll cook more in the future^^

HECK YEAH YOU CAN! Now, I LOVE all the MLJ crew... but I basically just have headcanons for C3/Mickey. It's definitely not because I'm working on a fic with him and Mister Overload. Haha. Aha. Ha. I can only hope I have enough motivation to let it leave WIP jail.

Headcanons under the cut!

So! I think him and Mister Overload were childhood friends that drifted apart after Mister Overload moved away. I always thought of his civilian name as Wesley... Wes for short. He's got thick glasses when he's not in uniform! Anyway, they reunite when they're adults and THAT'S when they start dating. ;)

I think Mickey lives in this teeny tiny awful apartment in Dancity with Should I Stay Or Should I Go from JD2! I named him Hendrix, by the way. Hendrix is a typical, anarchist, stick-it-to-the-man punk. They're roommates! And friends! They always intended to start a band together, but it just never worked out. Hendrix wanted to make more abrasive punk music with political messages and actual meaning, and Mickey wanted to make stuff about hot girls (and boys).

Why, yes, he IS bisexual!

Oh, and, while Mickey is passionate about music, he's not the best at writing it. Good singer, of course, just not a good songwriter. Hendrix is a good songwriter, but Mickey doesn't want to sing songs about anarchy. So.

Mickey is very involved in the local Dancity music scene! Like, he knows of almost any local band you can think of and more. So, if anyone's ever wanting to see a good, small concert, he's a great resource.

Also, Mick's favorite kind of soda is cherry! He likes cherry flavored candy as well!

Bonus Maybel headcanon that probably makes more sense in my head: The version of Maybel that you see in Call Me Maybe is literally lines of code. She's not a real person. She is a part of that phone. Does she know that? No.

Now, she is based on actual, real life Maybel (as seen in the vs with Beauty And A Beat and... oh gee looks like she never appeared in another map). So, Maybel is a real person, she just also happens to have a virtual version of herself. Did she create Virtual Maybel? Did someone else create Virtual Maybel? Who knows! I'm still figuring that out ;)

I also think Virtual Maybel has access to the Virtualscape! I could go crazy about my interpretation of the Virtualscape, but that would be too long.

I don't know! I'm still kind of letting that headcanon cook a little. Gonna explore it in another fic... sometime...

But, yeah, that's me tossing a lot of random little hcs I have out there! Hope you enjoyed them! Also, YES PLEASE COOK MORE HEADCANONS! I may have said this before, but one of my favorite things in the Just Dance fandom is when people grab a character with no lore or name and they're like "This one is mine now" and make a whole story and personality for them!!!! Because that's also MY favorite thing to do with Just Dance characters!!!!

[cadybear420]

WIP Wednesday!

Thanks to @jerzwriter for the tag!

I've got like, one or two other WIP fics, but they're currently on hiatus while I'm focusing mainly on this Evie x Aiden birthday fic. Although Evie's birthday this year has already passed, I'd still like to get this fic out by the end of her birth month haha.

Tagging: @inlocusmads @peonyblossom @aces-and-angels @aria-ashryver @lover-also-fighter-also (apologies if you've already been tagged this week, this is my first time doing a WIP Wednesday thing so I'm a bit unfamiliar with the process)

Title: [Title still pending.]

Rating: G.

Fandom: High School Story (Original Trilogy)

Pairing: Evie Ayana (f!MC) x Aiden Zhou

Friday, March 8, 2019. The day of Evie’s 18th birthday.

She’d been planning to host a birthday party at one of her favorite restaurants in the city, starting in the early evening after school. Almost everyone she knew from school was invited. 

It was late in the afternoon now. Evie took one last look at herself in her new outfit– a navy blue suit with a purple floral necktie– and grinned, before dashing to the living room. There, her dad was checking his phone. 

“Alright, I’m ready to go!” she said. 

He turned to her. “Actually… we can’t leave just yet…”

She pouted. “What??? But Daaaad, the party starts at 5 PM and it’s already 4:45!”

“The people doing the decorations are… taking a bit longer than expected.”

“Oh…”

“It’s a bit awkward to go to a party when they’re still putting decorations up, isn’t it?”

“That’s true,” her face softened. “Do the other guests know?”

“...yep! I’ve just told them, in fact.”

“Okay… but how long do we have to wait?”

“Shouldn’t be more than… ten to twenty minutes?”

Evie pouted again. 

“It’s not that long…”

“Okay, fiiiiine, I’ll be patient…”

“And I’ll be doctor!”

Evie winced. “Dad, NO…”

…

About twenty minutes passed, and then finally, her dad said it was okay to start driving to the restaurant. After a fifteen minute drive, they arrived, and Evie wasted no time going in. 

The room was alive with upbeat music, purple decorative lights and flowers, and many of Evie’s friends. It seemed like just about everyone she’d invited had shown up– her main friend group, her teammates, her friends from the other cliques and Hearst, Cher and her friends from theatre, the seniors from last year who hadn’t gone away for college… And all of them greeted her with a big “Happy birthday, Evie!!!”, in unison. 

Evie inhaled, beaming at her friends. Many of them ran over to hug her, a few others cheered for her. Then she saw Emma and Cher push their way through the crowd and grab her by her arms. 

“Evie! There’s a special surprise for you, right now” said Cher. 

“Oh yeah?”

“Yeah!” said Emma. “Just come with us…” 

The crowd parted, making way for Emma and Cher to pull Evie to the opposite side of the room. As they did, the party music slowly faded out and the lights began to dim. 

When they made it to the opposite end of the room, a warm spotlight turned on over her, and there she saw it. The jazz band, all set up with their instruments and dressed in matching black-and-red suits and… devil horns?

And at the front of it all… was none other than her beautiful boyfriend Aiden. And she just about stopped in her tracks when she took in his outfit– an ivory-colored flapper dress that had silver beads sewn into intricate patterns, and hung just barely above his knees. Plus, a couple of matching long pearl necklaces, and a fluffy white halo accessory over his head.

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And that's as much as I've gotten so far. What exactly is Aiden's surprise for Evie? Hopefully we'll see soon enough.

[leonardoeatscarrots]

So i don't really know much about your fandoms or interests so... idk, would you mind giving me the rundown maybe? Like a little description about the games you like, or some info about your different comics? I want to chat more with you but I'm not sure where to start since I'm not familiar with your fandoms

Haha, that makes sense, my Fandoms can be considered a little niche.

First off, I'm super glad to finally meet you, lol. I've sorta been watching you and Pringles from afar, and you two seem like good friends.

But yeah, I'll happily give you a rundown, thanks for asking ^^

Pathologic/Мор: Утопия is a Russian videogame developed by Icepick Lodge. You play as one of three healers in a bo-hum steppe town, and your goal is to try and save the population from the outbreaking plague. The game has a lot of heavy theatrical influences and is well known for being extremely difficult and cruel. Which means the writing is perfectly catered to my tragedy-loving gay-theater-kid ass.

Karamora/Карамора is a show I got into a while ago. Basically, it's a fictional retelling of the Russian revolution (one of my special interests, lmao), except all the nobles are vampires. It's dumb but it's unironically so well made. Plus it has that twinky ginger guy, Evgeny Schwartz, in it. This show is also what got me on the Russian media pipeline to begin with XD

Lost Splendor was a memoir written by Felix Yusupov (aka the guy who killed rasputin, aka an important figure in the Russian revolution), and it's just incredibly funny for no reason. Man killed Rasputin, but all he could think to write about was how gay and ADHD he was.

Comics. I'm just very normal about them. I have a collection of around 80 different comics, single issues and graphic novels included. My favorites are queer and indie graphic novels, but im also a huge sucker for some of the classics like V for Vendetta. I have yet to purchase The Sandman comics, but they're on my list.

As for webcomics, I'm addicted to those too. I'm probably the biggest fan 5-ever of The Peculiar Compendium of Victor Van Wolfe on webtoons, and I've written a few fanfics and made fanart aplenty, as well as made custom stuffies of the characters. But I have a wide list of recommendations across a lot if genres XD

As for comics that IVE written, I currently have two open to the public on webtoons and tapas.

The first is Spaceships and Vodka, which is my primary comic. It's an anachronistic sci-fi surrounding a band of space pirates. It's a monster of the week style story with a lot of extra narrative told through backstories. It's currently still in the exposition stage and on hiatus.

The other is Gentle Hands, which is technically an AU of S&V. It's a gay romance following a disabled WWI soldier in a shellshock home and one of the nurses he has a crush on. This one is, alas, also still in the exposition stage, but is currently updating one page every other week.

As for like individual OCs, I mostly obsess over my comic characters. I don't typically make Fandom OCs.

My absolute pride and joy is Craig. He's also the fan favorite thus far.

I don't even know where to begin with him.

I have a bio for him and some other OCs I think, but I have yet to actually fill out any more >>_>> executive dysfunction my beloathed.

The full main cast list includes

Craig

Mirium

Derick

Terric

Carl

As well as Erasmus, Rusty, Cipher, Jadyn, and Jesper as some other extras.

So long as I'm here I may as well finish all the bios and make a master post lol...

[indecisive-dizzy]

Hi pookie!

Since you mentioned liking Trolls, I wanted to ask if you had any headcanons or ideas for the characters? And which one if your favorite movie? (Mine is Trolls 3 ^o^)

I love Trolls, but I definitely don’t interact with it enough nowadays :,)

I hope you have a good day today bestie ♥︎ (i figured out how to use these and I’m going to use them a lot now :0)

I! Am! Excited!! Band Together is also my favorite movie <3 followed very closely by World Tour (sorry trolls 1, I still love you) It's pretty late by now but I hope you have a good timezone too pookie!

Hmm in regards to character specific hcs I don't think I have too many that are original lol. like the hc that Floyd is disabled after the events of the movie, it's one of my favs

Buuut something I don't think I've seen that I hc is Floyd being closest with Bruce in terms of his older brothers! Like he and Branch are closest overall ofc but Bruce is his closest (and favorite cough-) older brother.

John Dory's energy was too much for Floyd when he was little and same kinda with Clay. Yeah Clay's actually more serious and calm in reality but I think he still Likes having fun and was a pretty rambunctious kid. Bruce on the other hand was waaay more chill. There was no band yet so he wasn't (as) worried about his Chiseled Abs and had plenty of time to spend with Floyd. Floyd was a crybaby to put it bluntly and was pretty easily spooked by things so Bruce's calmer demeanor helped a lot. Floyd also loved hiding out/napping in Bruce's hair, according to him Bruce's hair was always the softest.

Character stuff really ends there. Most of my hcs are about traits of diff tribes and locations lol So don't mind me cuz I wanna talk about Rock Trolls <3

Again there's a Lot of widely accepted hcs out there and I can't remember them all so as I'm listing these keep in mind they're probably not original ideas <3

Rock Trolls live next to/around a Freaking Volcano. That's not hc but it's important

Rock Trolls can tolerate a Lot of Heat. kinda proven in canon with the rock troll in a lava pool scene but still. However, Volcano Rock doesn't really get that cold. Like Ever. So rock trolls are very intolerable to cold. Drop a rock troll in Pop Village in the middle of winter and you get a very upset and hypothermic troll. Call a doctor. Rock trolls need some serious bundling up if they're gonna be out in the cold.

They are generally Very sturdy and can tolerate pretty much anything as long as it's above 70 degrees F. Also Volcano's give off a lot stuff you probably shouldn't breathe but the rock trolls are fine! To them the air is Always Fresh (with sulfur)

digs through notes,, let's see what else I got,, Ah!

Rock trolls have much tougher hides than pretty much any other tribe! Very hard to chew. Like a well done steak. Except that steak tastes like someone squeezed lime juice over the ashes of a burnt bunch of chili peppers.

Uh their hair is also drier and harder to manipulate (<- this one ik isn't original but I can't remember where I saw it) Speaking of, a rock troll's hair naturally grows further down the neck and ends just before their shoulders/back like a sorta scruff. This scruff is mostly used to snatch up and carry around trollings hehe. Many choose to shave the scruff hair as an adult but there's plenty who keep it too.

,,,,man this really did just turn into some Rock Troll Lore. eh it makes sense tbh haha my brain is currently very occupied by a rock troll oc. hmmm speaking of!

I only have like 3 ocs for trolls lol. No idea if I'll talk about them bc two aren't that fleshed out while number three (the rock troll) has way more going on. But I guess I could drop their names n genres for funsies :]

In order of Creation we got Quarry (Indie, he/him), Tizzy (Hyperpop, Yes), and Cinder (Rock, he/him)!

Cinder is my current pride and joy, he's got so much more lore and things about him,, he's my baby sobs

[longeyelashedtragedy]

☕️ the Misfits (I just watched a youtube video about them lol) (backup topic in case that one's a poor fit: AFI's various "eras")

oh shit, this is great! i also could do AFI's eras, but the misfits are one of the few punk bands i still listen to, and i used to know like. everything about them--plus a lot of my best fanfic was written about them, haha (back before i took meds when i did my best writing!) so i definitely have some thoughts.

(Side note: davey havok's best era, physically, was sing the sorrow girls not grey video FITE ME that was such a life goals/wife goals look)

misfits i guess can be divided into 3 eras -- original danzigfits, gravesfits, and whatever is happening right now, lol. i actually saw the jerry only and whoever the fuck else incarnation in 2011--i was living in virginia for that year, and it was hell in almost every way and people thought i was weird for wearing black--so i saw misfits were gonna be playing in richmond so i went and actually had a good time, met some cool Older Punks and then some teenagers, and wound up taking a photo with jerry only, who was known for creepily rubbing his eye makeup on girls' foreheads without them knowing? clearly i wasn't immune:

(i'm wearing a "bullet" shirt to show which era i was truly loyal to, lol.)

so yeah. and then gravesfits, in the 90s--that was what my ex said was the 'true misfits," and like, most of the songs are pretty doofy to me, cause i'm not really into most "horror" stuff, but they are really fun? i like graves' voice, even though apparently he's a huge dick (i saw him live as well, just cause), and there are some bangers from that era obviously, like HELENA, dig up her bones, saturday night (i'd do this at karaoke for sure), devil doll, etc

but, then there's the original, glenn danzig era fits, and just everything about that era was so important to me. just some good ol italian dudes from our part of the world giving no fucks and performing some truly deranged (affectionate) songs. like idk danzig as a person back then was so much more of a badass and so much crazier than a lot of these punk dudes. i mean it when i say misfits era danzig is one of my top favorite poets. i used to write out the lyrics to "theme for a jackal" in my notebook when i was in school in virginia for that year to try to ward off panic attacks because the lyrics were so engaging--my old url "wetwasteofagirl" was from that song, hahah. wolfsblood? the lyrics--as we can understand them, since that's damn near impossible--are fucking...well, they're a MOOD:

You don't know what I fucking am What I become Not when I get like this You will never get me down in my head It's my blood, it pumps right fucking in my veins And I feel my vertebrae extending And I feel my heart expand And I feel my muscles rip And I feel my snout extend Then I know I'm not a man And I go right out of my head

"come back" is just a gorgeous song. etc. samhain is my fav of his projects and some of those songs also have amazing lyrics, but i gotta stay focused! and i feel bad for people who don't know the pleasure of belting out "last caress" with a fellow misfits fan at the top of your lungs. therapeutic!

i used to get a lot more like philosophical and intelligent about misfits lore but that was back in the day, lol.

[strwbmei]

yesss i love the rain, it's my favourite weather!! it's been raining all day today :] i would have liked it to rain on a day that i wasn't walking to college in a dress, but you can't spell happy without one letter from soggy ✨

also jesus christ?? i'm surprised you read me so well based off the songs i recommended, have you got a crystal ball or something?? there are some differences, for example i definitely feel like my friends look out for me a lot (i think they're too good for me honestly ;w;), but this is mostly very accurate. i even showed my best friend and he said it's pretty on point haha

it actually makes me super happy you listened to them all, thank you 😭 and i'm really happy you found a few that you liked!!! especially chill, that's by my favourite band :D also fighter is actually by jack stauber!! are you a fellow jack stauber fan???

i'm just saying, i wouldn't be mad if you ever wanted more song recommendations.....hahha...jkjk....unless.....

-🌧️

I feel you! I don't wear dresses/skirts much, but the feeling of the dirty rain water getting all over my ankles is the worst. Sometimes they even get into my shoes which is just... blegh. Absolutely disgusting and I wouldn't wish that experience upon my worst enemy. I love the rain, but I feel bad thinking of all of the homeless people and stray animals outside...

I'm honestly surprised that it was accurate since a lot of what I said was just me projecting, though! I actually already knew Chill because The Ramus is also one of my sister's favorite bands, but I never knew the name of the song until now. Thank you for that! I wouldn't really call myself an active fan of Jack Stauber, but more of a casual listener. My favorite songs are definitely Oh Klahoma, Cupid, Baby Hotline, Today-Today, and the most recent, Fighter. I was listening to him yesterday after replying to your ask and realized that Fighter was actually one of his songs ahaha

But yeah, I don't have the time/know how to discover music similar to the ones I listen to, so recommendations are always welcome!

[moonspirit]

4, 8, 15, 19, 42, 44, 48, 49

Hellooo!

4. Do you sleep on your back, stomach or side?

My most common sleeping position is on my left side haha xD This is more out of forced circumstances than anything else lmao - see, I sleep on the floor on a futon mattress with my two dogs, and their one true goal during the dead of night is to give me as little mattress as possible 😞. So even if I sleep on my back or my tummy, it doesn't last long cuz they're pushing and shoving me to a tiny corner while they take the rest of the futon for themselves *sigh*.

8. What’s your favorite band/artist?

Hmmm, I've been a long time SHINee fan, and tbh they're the only kpop artist I follow. Other than that, I'm not much of a huge fan of vocal artists (casual listener, more like). Cinematic music is a bigger interest of mine so I'm a fan of some composers like that haha xD Hans Zimmer, Marcus Warner, Ólafur Arnalds, Tenno, etc.

15. What’s your favorite season?

Monsoon! There's no snow in the place where I live. So monsoon is definitely the time of year I look forward to the most. Big love for dark, dull days and incessant rain.

19. Do you have a best friend? How long have you been friends?

In real life? Yeah, one :O~ I'm a loner haha xD If not for her I'd be isolated entirely from society, but well. But we've been friends for 11 years now (met at Uni, did our internships at the same place, and now we work at the same place too).

42. Tag 5 of your favorite blogs

For a change, I'll mention some of my favourite landscape blogs! @/uroko, @/expressionsofnature, @/maureen2musings, @/aestum & @/petitworld !

44. Who was the last person you said “I love you��� to?

My dogs. Sunday is bath day and so I had to cajole them with 'I love you's and tears T^T As for human people, well :3 you know who you are!

48. Who’s someone you can trust with your life?

Hm... I don't really know.

49. What does your last text say?

"Okay" -> To my mom, after she asked me to get 1kg of bananas when I was in the supermarket this afternoon, haha xD

[dervampireprince]

Hihi Prince! I wanted to ask you if you listen to Hozier? He's one of my favorite artists rn!!

Or I suppose I'm just curious about your music taste in general haha, I just love music a lot and I like hearing other people share their favorites!

I hope you're having a nice day💖

- Dahlia

i doooo i love hozier's music!

ah well my music taste is pretty varied, i listen to all sorts of stuff, if i had to list my 'favourite artists' i don't feel its the best reflection of my musical tastes as there's lots of songs i love but they're the only song by that artist that i like.

but if i had to list artists where i like multiple of their songs, enough that i could consider myself a fan of their music: ghost, buck-tick, hozier, laufey, maneskin, genesis (but only early prog-rock era genesis), yes (but again only the early prog rock stuff), the smiths, kylie minogue (was the only music i would listen to from when i was like 4-10 years old), various vocaloid artists, david bowie, drew sarich, x japan, alan parsons project (but only the first couple albums),will wood, but also i really love instrumental music like film soundtracks, ballet (swan lake in particular), video game soundtracks, and also a shit ton of musical theatre.

like idk a better idea would be 'what has prince been listening to this week' and the answer would be: laufey, baldur's gate 3 soundtrack, some like it hot the musical cast album, dance the night away from the barbie movie, will wood (but specifically 'against the kitchen floor' and 'yess to err is human' because they're both on my astarion playlist, look up the lyrics to 'against the kitchen floor' and try and tell me they aren't 100% astarion because they are it's just his song okay), a david bowie concert from the 90s because they were playing it tv while i was at comic con and i realised i struggled to get into his music because i don't like how the studio versions sound but turns out i love his music in their live arrangements. and yeah i think that's all i've been listening to this week. idk i don't have the best memory.

sorry that's a long answer. music is just like one of the most important things to me but also like its hard for me to just say 'yeah these are my favourite artists' i more have favourite songs than favourite artists. like some of my favourite songs are by artists i already mentioned, but then there's songs like epitaph by king crimson that's one of my faves but i wouldn't list them as a fave band because i only really like a couple of their songs.

uh anyway.

[rrxnjun]

HIII BAR hope your exams are going fantastic (and if they're not, fuck it man one exam won't kill your future) and you sucking at social interaction is funny because im loud as FUCK but only when i get in my element hehehhe 🥰 also yeah i disappeared because my brother made me delete my blog, i had to make a new one and all my reblogs are gone 😑 like come on tumblr is the only social media i have. biggest heartbreak of my life fr 💔 now idk what he (my brother) has done to my phone because the tumblr app wont work in it. so i have to use it through chrome and trust me it SUCKS. and i meant the links to the playlists! they're not working and i love music ☹️☹️ plus your taste is sooo good man 'i felt younger when we met' is my favourite song atm, thank you for introducing it to me 😁❤️ AND NEWS!!! only 1 fic left until i finish your nct masterlist and guess what. 1 more story until i finish your tbz masterlist 💀💀💀💀 and I DONT EVEN STAN THEM!!! but now.... i think i must 😁 and i will wait as long as you want me to, i'll be here waiting for your stories forever and paste a picture of blog in each journal of mine so that i can never forget you (/srs). you've made me so happy with your magic, i just hope my prayers and wishes work for you in return. love you lots, bar 💓

P.S. sorry if this is messy, i had my angry taylor swift songs playing in the background as i aggressively typed this out teehee 😋😋😋

i had my last exam of the year yesterday and i think it went well!! i have one more in january but im taking a break for christmas HAHA. im sorry to hear all the trouble you had to go through with the blog TT im sure your brother means well, but it does suck to experience this ://

and thats so strange because i checked those and they work for me ?? :(( they're spotify links so maybe if you dont have spotify that might be the issue??? im not sure whats up w that. THANK U for complimenting my music taste hihi *twirls hair* parx are one of my all time favorite bands !!

you HAVE to stan tbz i promise its worth it. they are just some guys. truly so chaotic and lovable. <33

thank you so much once again for reading and for always being so supportive of my writing, it means the absolute world to me, ily xx

[judeiscariot]

hi <3 I am super bad at expanding my taste in music but I started listening to csh bc of you so I'm wondering if you have any more band recommendations you could share?

hi yeah absolutely!! i've got recommendations for pretty much any genre but if you like csh here's some bands/albums you should check out:

glow pt. 2 by the microphones

haha by the garden

in the aeroplane over the sea by neutral milk hotel (one of my favorite albums of all time, you've probably at least heard of them in passing but i know will is a big fan of theirs)

lots of modest mouse's early stuff, i'd start with building nothing out of something and/or the lonely crowded west

portamento by the drums

meth wax's self titled album

come in by weatherday (they are STUPID underrated and soundwise this album reminds me a lot of twin fantasy mirror to mirror)

the first glass beach album by glass beach

pretty much anything by AJJ but my favorite albums of theirs are christmas island and the bible 2 (one of my favorite bands, they're a folk punk group so they're not super similar to csh in sound but they have a lot of that same intense vulnerability in their lyrics that will does)

deathconsciousness by have a nice life (lots of long, structurally ambitious, multi-act tracks. their song earthmover reminds me a lot of some of will's longer songs)

[pilotstreets]

i wore a tøp shirt to dance today and my teacher went "what's your shirt?" so i told her oh it's twenty one pilots, they're my favorite band, and she asked "oh yeah, aren't they christian rock?" and i just went "uhh....not exactly, haha." then she made me list off song titles to see if she knew any. never doing this again.