#('you spoke my language and touched my limbs it wasn't difficult to pull me from myself again')

[scificrows]

#and the song references the greek shield on the album cover which shows justice leading a soldier #saying I will bring this man back and he will have his city and move freely in his father's halls (op how could you leave this in the tags!!!)

the mountain goats’ new song fresh tattoo is soooo breq/seivarden coded like

very “picking up a half-dead soldier off the street and dragging her along on your quest for justice” core

[paladinbaby]

onion litstack, or portrait of a totally normal guy who's doing well

the graveyard book, neil gaiman / brother, madds buckley / new year’s day, kim addonizio / dear fellow traveller, sea wolf / we are surprised, ada limón / four proofs, richard siken / interesting times, terry pratchett / fireworks, mitski / orestes, euripedes (tr. anne carson) / new year, kate baer

[Image Description: Ten pictures of text.

1: “Because there are mysteries. Because there are things that people are forbidden to speak about. Because there are things they do not remember.”

2: “Oh brother, I confess / There is little of me left that could care about dousing the wildfire

And I left you alone in a house, not a home / And I watched the burning grow as my hair filled with grey / From the ashes that fell / The mountains I knew so well”

3: Most of the text is highlighted in red, the final line is circled. “Today I want / to resolve nothing.

I only want to walk / a little longer in the cold

blessing of the rain, / and lift my face to it”

4: “You said, "Come with me, boy, I want to show you something more"

You spoke my language and touched my limbs / It wasn't difficult to pull me from myself again / And in our travels, we found our roads / You held it like a mirror, showing me the life I chose”

5: “and we cannot be lost. You and me, / are us and them, and it and sky. / It’s hard to believe we didn’t / know that before; it’s hard to believe / we were so hollowed out, so drained, / only so we could shine a little harder”

6: “Part of heroism is being able to see the future and still remain standing. If you don’t believe in God or Fate you still must believe in the narrative.”

7: “Whatever happens, they say afterwards, it must have been fate. People are always a little confused about this, as they are in the case of miracles. When someone is saved from certain death by a strange concatenation of circumstances, they say that’s a miracle. But of course if someone is killed by a freak chain of events -- the oil spilled just there, the safety fence broken just there -- that must also be a miracle. Just because it’s not nice doesn’t mean it’s not miraculous.”

8: “And when I find that a knife's sticking out of my side / I'll pull it out without questioning why

And then one warm summer night / I'll hear fireworks outside / And I'll listen to the memories as they cry, cry, cry”

9: A printed script with the first line in italics. Someone has underlined the second line. “Menelaos No don’t do it!

Orestes Oh be quiet. Endure what you deserve”

10: Close up of a page of a book. “thumbed through rusted nails just to / stand for its birth. I want to say: look how / far we’ve come. Promise our resolutions.

But what does a baby care for oaths and / pledges? It only wants to live.” Look how far we’ve come is printed in italics and highlighted in red. End ID.]

[autumnalwalker]

Songs and Ships Tag

Rules: write about two to five songs from them that represent your a ship between your ocs (it can be platonic or romantic or a secret third thing). then add a quote from said wip (if possible!) underneath it.

Thank you for the tag, @theprissythumbelina.

Passing the (optional) tag to @blind-the-winds, @ceph-the-ghost-writer, @void-botanist, @theimperiumchronicles, @ieppiq, and an open tag to anyone else who wants to join in.

So, now here's Sullivan and Road from Empty Names being "a secret third thing". Think of these all as being sung from Sullivan's perspective to Road, and in roughly chronological order:

Dear Fellow Traveller by Sea Wolf

Dear fellow traveler under the moon I saw you standing in the shadows and your eyes were blue You put your hand out, opened the door You said, "Come with me, boy, I want to show you something more"

You spoke my language and touched my limbs It wasn't difficult to pull me from myself again And in our travels, we found our roads You held it like a mirror, showing me the life I chose

Eternity by Mizz Fish

Friends like you are hard to find So I’ll stick with you til the end of the line We aren’t perfect but that’s alright

All your dreams, your passions, ambitions You’ve told them to me like a man on a mission And I’ve done the same to you many times

Somehow we made our way here just by lookin around Somehow we knew what was lost had somehow been found Because of you I knew I could be who I wanted to be without feelin a fool In front of those who don’t understand Because of you I knew that sometimes you may be hurtin But that cannot stop you from feelin deserving And following your dreams You come runnin when I fall even if I don’t make a call for help No one needs their eyes to see We’ll be friends for eternity

Trying times and metal struggles I know for a fact you’ll be there on the double Because you won’t want me to feel alone

And anytime you need someone beside you A shoulder to cry on, a friend to stay true You know I would never let you down

The Funnyman's Smile by Michael McCormic Jr.

Well, I had a dream I was trapped in a cave with nothing but a magic lamp I polished its side, and out you came with gold shackles around your hands You said, "Son, I think there's something people like you and me should know" Life is more than empty jokes and putting on a show 'Cause you can make the world smile, and get nothing in return And in the end you find that what you give is what they think you're worth Then you offered me three wishes, but I saw only one worth while" I said, "I want the chance to make the Funnyman smile Oh, give me a chance, a chance to show you"

Funnyman, you're not alone No, even when you're crying I'll be there to hold you close And tell you everything will be alright

Because doctors still need checkups Bartenders need a drink or two The funnyman, still needs to smile And these days, I do, too 'Cause all the times you made me laugh Now they feel a little colder To know that when life knocked you down You cried on your own shoulder 'Cause you can make the world forget its problems for a while But who was there to make you smile? Tell me, who was there to make the Funnyman smile? Oh, to make the Funnyman smile

Ship in a Bottle by fin

You can fit everything you know In a bottle for you to show Pick your brain apart and put it in And build it again with needles and pins Everything you have earned is a ship With blue waves crashing into it But nothing can touch your happy thoughts anymore With your glass ceiling, walls, and floor

Between My Teeth by Orla Gartland

And I-I-I bite my tongue 'Cause I don't know how to tell you I'm getting this urge to run And I-I-I bite my tongue 'Cause I don't know how to tell you Oh, you deserve someone else Who can treat you like I want to

Oh, ah, ah, please don't lean on me 'Cause I don't want your heart between my teeth I, I think I better leave 'Cause I don't want your heart between my teeth I can't take the pressure of it, I can barely breathe Ah, ah, please don't lean on me 'Cause I don't want your heart between my teeth, no

Turtles All The Way Down by Sammy Copely

See, I could choose for the both of us And you'd just go along because You've trusted me for no good reason Love no matter what the season

Force the last page of our story You're my favourite allegory Hope to god that you'll forgive me My mistakes will long outlive me Mine, mine is the unkind, kindest cut of all And I'll watch you fall

And I don't know if this makes it any easier Perhaps you'll find comfort when I say You and I are nothing more than meteors Never meant to live long past today

Yes, I'll choose for the both of us You'll just go along because You've trusted me against your judgement You deserve someone who doesn't

Force the last page of your story No more boring allegories Hope to god you'll rise above me Though you'll always be part of me Mine, mine is the unkind, kindest cut of all I'll watch you fall

Now watch me fall

And now a snippet:

“I see.  I’ll leave you to it then.  Just try not to rough anyone up too badly while you’re there.”

“Of course not.”  Unlike with this job, Sullivan had given his friend his word about certain aspects of his conduct ahead of time.  It had been long indeed since the last time his friend had simply explained a situation and left with no implication other than that they wouldn’t ask questions about what Sullivan chose to do with the information.  It was certainly one way to keep their conscience clean.  “Sleep tight,” he adds.

“I’ll try.  See you later.” 

The line goes silent but there’s no click of a hangup.

Sullivan moves to the kitchen, checks the freezer, and finds it surprisingly boring.  No stashed electronics, frozen potions, or preserved body parts.  He grabs a carton of ice cream, kicks another body out of the way so that its partially-crushed head won’t hold the door open anymore, and closes the freezer.  

Returning to the balcony, he leans over the railing, balances the carton on it and begins scooping out ice cream with a knife.  Much like the city vista below, it’s night black and speckled with glazed bits that reflect the glowing veins of light that run through it.  At least the penthouse’s late owner had good taste in something.

He glances back over his shoulder and blinks through his filters.  No significant signatures other than the already-ransacked saferoom.  He returns his gaze to the view, eats his looted ice cream and waits with his phone still up to his ear.

“Su?” his friend’s expected voice finally whispers.

“Yeah?”

“Am I a bad leader?”

“Of course not, everyone loves you.  They’d follow you anywhere.”

“But should they?”

“Hey, what brought this on?”

“This is twice now that Eris and Ashan have come back in bad shape, and every quest so far we all wind up separated.”

“That’s just a new team going through the growing pains of getting used to working together.  The point is they came back and it’s not been anything they couldn’t recover from, and you’ve been able to help everyone you’ve tried to help.  That sounds like a resounding success to me, especially for the early stages.”

Silence.

Consideration.

Waiting.

“Has this happened before?”

“Do you want me to answer that?”

“No.  I don’t think I do.  It’s just…”

Sullivan’s grip on his phone tightens.

“Just what?”

“I’ve been thinking about the gaps more than I should lately.”

“And?”  They should barely be able to think about them at all.

“The list of reasons I’d want to leave them empty is pretty short, isn’t it?”

The ice cream carton tumbles down to the streets far enough below to be another world.

“You trust me?”

“For happily ever after.”

How bitter the old joke between them is.

“This isn’t going to be another gap.  I would have tried harder to talk you out of it if I thought there was a chance of that.”

“Thanks.  I needed to hear that.”

“That’s what I’m here for.  Now get some sleep.  You’ll feel better in the morning.”

“I’ll try not to dream.”

[albatris]

💿 + sung-won please :o!

thanks for the ask! :D

Easy Tiger by Portugal. The Man

Good kid, bad brains / Livin' for whatever / Tight rope, no chains / Holdin' it together

Dear Fellow Traveller by Sea Wolf

You spoke my language and touched my limbs / It wasn't difficult to pull me from myself again / And in our travels, we found our roads / You held it like a mirror, showing me the life I chose

Hold On When You Get Love And Let Go When You Give It by Stars

Take the weakest thing in you / And then beat the bastards with it / And always hold on when you get love / So you can let go when you give it

Can't Sleep (Wolves) by WALK THE MOON

Wake up tough, on time / Stand up straight, talk right, don't let up / Be funny, be cool / Keep running, you can't keep up / With all these boys, all these girls / Gnashing teeth, they don't let up

Afraid by The Neighbourhood

All my friends always lie to me / I know they're thinking / You're too mean, I don't like you, fuck you anyway / You make me wanna scream at the top of my lungs / It hurts but I won't fight you / You suck anyway / You make me wanna die, right when I / When I wake up, I'm afraid somebody else might take my place

[kaaaaaaarf]

Chapter 9 of everywhere, everything by @lynxindisguise is up, so it's playlist time! I really tried to go for a certain dreamy vibe with this one because this chapter felt that way to me, but...that is not what happened. 🤷 I still think it's a vibe, though!!

Universe 1,237: Fairytale songs and explanations under the cut (beware spoilers!)

+ Nature Boy by AURORA

This was the first song I decided I wanted to add when I heard about this chapter. Nature Boy fits this chapter in several ways. The emponymous nature boy could be construed as Teddy or Remus, but I really think the lyrics make the case for Sirius.

There was a boy A very strange enchanted boy They say he wandered very far Very far Over land and sea A little shy And sad of eye But very wise was he And then one day One magic day he passed my way And while we spoken of many things Fools and kings This he said to me The greatest thing You'll ever learn Is just to love And be loved in return

+ Dear Fellow Traveller by Sea Wolf

This is very Sirius wishing Remus could come and save him from himself and the choices he made that sent him on this journey. I also love the idea of the mirror being a magic mirror for this particular chapter.

You spoke my language and touched my limbs It wasn't difficult to pull me from myself again And in our travels, we found our roads You held it like a mirror, showing me the life I chose [...] Dear fellow traveler under the moon I think I'm growing weary and I'm hoping you'll come soon And if I see you in clean new clothes I hope you hold the mirror up to show me what I chose [...] And I know you're out there in the shadows I know you're out there in the shadows I know you're out there in the shadows Dear fellow traveler underneath the moon Dear fellow traveler underneath the moon

+ In Memoriam by The Oh Hellos

This is one of two songs I used from from the Hut of the Mistold playlist that Lynx made. I thought it suited this chapter very well.

Well, it's a long way out to reach the sea But I'm sure I'll find you waiting there for me And by the time I blink, I'll see your wild arms swinging Just to meet me in the middle of the road And you'll hold me like you'll never let me go And beside the salty water, I could hold you close, But you are far too beautiful to love me It's a long climb up the dusty mountain To build a turret tall enough to keep you out But when you wage your wars against the one who adores you, Then you'll never know the treasure that you're worth But I've never been a wealthy one before I've got holes in my pockets burned by liars gold, And I think I'm far too poor for you to want me It's been a long road, losing all I've owned And you don't know what you've got until you're gone And it's a nasty habit, spending all you have, but When you're doing all the leaving, then it's never your love lost And if you leave before the start, then there was never love at all And heaven knows I'm prone to leave the only god I should have loved, And yet you're far too beautiful to leave me

+ Teddy's Lullaby by Teddy's Wonderland

An instrumental song for everyone's favourite Teddy bear.

+ The Stars Shine In The Sky Tonight by Eels

This one really made sense lyrically, and I wanted something Decembery considering that's when this chapter takes place. The when you wish upon the star / there's two of us you need to save lines especially got me. Original universe wolfstar in this is just 🥺

I can't live in a world that you have left behind Seen a lot, been through too much But this is where I draw the line It's not where you're coming from It's where you're going to And I just want to go with you December it's a lonely month In a year of lonely days It's hard to tell which way is up Or down or out or through the haze [...] The stars shine in the sky tonight Like a path beyond the grave When you wish upon the star There's two of us you need to save

+ Without You by Eddie Vedder

This is just quintessentially wolfstar in this fic. Musically it also fits the vibe I was going for.

Wherever you go Whenever we part I'll keep on healing all the scars That we've collected from the start I'd rather this than live without you For every wish upon a star That goes unanswered in the dark There is a dream, I've dreamt about you And from a far, I lie awake Close my eyes to find I wouldn't be the same I'll shine when you shine Painted pictures on my mind Sun sets on this ocean Never once on my devotion However you are Or far that you fall

+ True Love's Kiss by Thomas Newman

Instrumental. I liked that while this does have an emotional swell, it's ultimately a little darker. True Love's Kiss only counts if it's really your true love.

+ A Fairytale Ending by The Boy Least Likely To

Sirius loves this world he's fallen into, but ultimately it's not home. How is this whole situation going to end for him? Will it be his own fairytale, or something else?

When I was young I was valiant and bold I fought off dragons and wrestled with trolls I was stupid, but I was brave I'm still as stupid as I was before And now though, I'm not that young anymore I'm still valiant in my own little way Limping off into the sunset With our tails between our own legs Remembering how it all started And wondering if this is the way that my fairytale ends [...] In the end everything has to Turn back into pumpkins and frogs I wish that it didn't have to And I'm wondering if this is the way that my fairytale ends Limping off into the sunset With our tails between our own legs Muttering quietly to myself And wondering if this is the way that my fairytale ends

[ghosteso]

The sleeping pills have yet to kick in. Therefore, I’m going to go through my Ghost Wax playlists and explain my reasoning for certain songs. Starting with Cid. As usual most of this is post season one. This is going to get long so look and ofc hints of Vonzem/Goodnight Couple. And for this I’ll choose the lyric that cemented it as a Cid songs for me. Let’s do this!

Secret of Life- Lord Huron

To die for good, it must be earned/ The ways of death can never be learned.

Tbh, this whole songs just screams Voncid to me (I mean look at the title) There’s another lyric that also hits close to me with Cid but this. This one is mostly nodding to Voncid’s status as the last reclaimer. I can’t pull direct quotes just yet but the way he talks to Charlie and parallels there sheer differences hence my chosen for this one.

Thirteen Sad Farewells- Stu Larsen

Darling I should’ve said goodbye/ before you even caught my eye/ now I can’t bear to see this die

The first Goidnight couple song on the playlist from Cud’s perspective and how he can’t let Azem go and how he was willing to let the world burn just to stop from consuming Azem. I want to write a oneshot for this one tbh.

Achilles Come Down- Gang of Youths

Hurt and grieve but don't suffer alone/ Engage with the pain as a motive

More of a nod to post season one as if posting this I haven’t listened to the Patron episodes. But after consuming Azem I do think he is going to realize he isn’t as alone as he thinks. That his relationship with Azem helped him with his other relationships. He has Luca. He has Pip. He even has Emea. And they care about him. There’s more ofc but I think these three are going to be instrumental in helping him grieve with Azem.

1957- Milo Greene

Would it be much better if I knew nothing about you?

More Goodnight couple I can’t help it. Cid’s line in the finale where he’s talking to Azem and Azem tells him he is their love broke me.

Blood Upon the Snow- Hozier

It ceases never to hunger/ And all things nature's given/ She takes all things back from the living

Cid says Hamsa(sp?) are greedy things and somebody else said the hunger inside seemed personal. Then finally consuming Azem.

The Horror and the Wild- The Amazing Devil

Give me back my heart, you wingless thing/Think of all the horrors that I promised you I'd bring/I promise you, they'll sing of every time

More Goodnight couple. Can’t really explain my reasoning for this just trust me this is a Cid song.

Lonesome Dreams- Lord Huron

Where I'm lost and I'm on my own/ Left my best in the beats on this trip, baby/ Just please don't leave me alone

AND

The Ghost on the Shore- Lord Huron

All the dead seem to know where I am

Lord Huron is just Cid coded. Sorry I don’t make the rules

Human- Of Monsters and Men

Breathe in, breathe out/Let the human in/ Breathe in, breathe out/ And let it in

Cid’s relationship with Luca, Pip, Emea and etc.

Dear Fellow Traveler- Sea Wold

You spoke my language and touched my limbs/It wasn't difficult to pull me from myself again/And in our travels, we found our roads/You held it like a mirror, showing me the life I chose

Final Goodnight Couple song. Now I’m heading to bed I think.

[nitw]

#32 and #64

You spoke my language and touched my limbs It wasn't difficult to pull me from myself again And in our travels, we found our roads You held it like a mirror, showing me the life I chose

this is just the pop team epic opening i'm not sure what to say here KJLFBGFSDS it's a banger though

[herospledge]

You spoke my language and touched my limbs It wasn't difficult to pull me from myself again

[76historylover]

"dear fellow traveler" is a la famiglia/bruno bucciarati song. just take a look at the lyrics: Dear fellow traveler under the moon, I saw you standing in the shadows and your eyes were blue. You put your hand out, opened the door. You said, "Come with me, boy, I want to show you something more." You spoke my language and touched my limbs. It wasn't difficult to pull me from myself again. And in our travels, we found our roads. You held it like a mirror, showing me the life I chose. And now we turn to my beautiful city, Black skies changed into blue. And my love is so wise and so pretty, But tonight I still dream of you.

[lilaxwinemoved]

🎵 + Leon & Kurt for Vasco but also hear me out 🎵 + my De Sardets and Kurt (if it's too much to do, you can choose one of the twins!)

Send ‘ 🎵 ‘ ( + a character/ship ) and the receiver will name however many songs they’d like that they associate with that particular character or ship.

Kurt & Vasco

I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You) (Kurt's having a Rough Time during the first half of the game (especially when he learns about the coup.) I very much think of this song in that context. He experiences a lot of inner turmoil as he tries to figure out where his loyalties lie.)

No, I'm not the man I used to be lately See you met me at an interesting time And if my past is any sign of your future You should be warned before I let you inside

Leon & Vasco

Dear Fellow Traveller (I think about these two with this song in a kind of angsty way but dghshdh. I hear it and I always think of a scenario where the two parted ways. Leon, going back to Serene after the events of Greedfall. And Vasco, setting sail once again with the Nauts.)

Dear fellow traveler under the moon I saw you standing in the shadows and your eyes were blue You put your hand out, opened the door You said, "Come with me, boy, I want to show you something more"

You spoke my language and touched my limbs It wasn't difficult to pull me from myself again And in our travels, we found our roads You held it like a mirror, showing me the life I chose

And now we turn to my beautiful city Black skies changed into blue And my love is so wise and so pretty But tonight I still dream of you

Kurt & Anastasia

Girl Inform Me (Please bear with me for Kurt and the twins. They haven't interacted yet so these songs are basically just vibes and ideas.)

Girl, inform me all my senses warn me Your clever eyes could easily disguise Some backward purpose It's enough to make me nervous Do you harbor sighs, or spit in my eye But your lips when we speak Are the valleys and peaks of a mountain range on fire So let me walk these coals 'til you believe I can cut the mustard well enough 'Cause you know as soon as we breathe we scrutinize Unknown quotients, you must be using potions How else could you tie my head to the sky? This new convection has left me wondering why I can't concern myself with ordinary tripe Like what's this morning's paper got to say? And which brand of coffee to make This is no umbrella to take into the wind But before we begin, is there nothing to kill this anxiety?

Kurt & Nova

King And Lionheart

Taking over this town, they should worry But these problems aside I think I taught you well That we won't run, and we won't run, and we won't run And in the winter night sky ships are sailing Looking down on these bright blue city lights And they won't wait, and they won't wait, and they won't wait We're here to stay, we're here to stay, we're here to stay Howling ghosts, they reappear In mountains that are stacked with fear But you're a king and I'm a lionheart A lionheart

[darkestrellar]

MYSTERIUM — SCREEN MODE

Our dangerous passions show us an endless night Whose dream will unfold here? Do the darkness and I look similar? We gambled our dangerous passions— This is our Key ad MYSTERIUM! For now, I just want to believe... But I still don't know anything!

CARNIVAL IN HARLEM — SHAYFER JAMES

There's a Carnival in Harlem Where my lady reads her gospel From a balcony of bones And I'm on my way to see her For as long as I'm without her There will be no such thing as home

DEAR FELLOW TRAVELLER — SEA WOLF

You spoke my language and touched my limbs It wasn't difficult to pull me from myself again And in our travels we found our roads You held it like a mirror, showing me the life I chose

ANEMONE — JOYWAVE

Slip fast from focus Spotlights won't notice My darkest totem If you could help me out, you could help me out

CAN YOU HEAR IT? — AVIATORS

Can you hear it? Can you hear it? The tolls of madness ringing Do you fear it? Do you fear it? An ancient choir is singing All consuming, calling to me In a dream, it's a thorn I can't dig out Can't you hear it too?

THE BOX — THRESHOLD

The storm was high on Monday When someone found the box It promised hope and future Can't tell you what it cost

WEAPONS VII — SON LUX

Put down all your weapons Let me in through your open wounds

[corseque]

Dear fellow traveler under the moon I saw you standing in the shadows and your eyes were blue You put your hand out, opened the door You said, "Come with me, boy, I want to show you something more"

You spoke my language and touched my limbs It wasn't difficult to pull me from myself again And in our travels, we found a rose You held it like a mirror, showing me the life I chose

And I'll return to my beautiful city Black skies have changed into blue And my love is so wise and so pretty But tonight I still dream of you

Dear fellow traveler under the moon I think I'm growing weary and I'm hoping you'll come soon And if I see you in clean new clothes I hope you hold the mirror up to show me what I chose

And I'll return to my beautiful city Black skies will change into blue And though my love is so wise and so pretty Some nights I'll still dream of you

And I know you're out there in the shadows Dear fellow traveler underneath the moon

Sea Wolf - Dear Fellow Traveler

Dear fellow traveler Under the moon I think I’m growing weary and I’m hoping you’ll come soon

[darckcarnival]

Dear fellow traveler, Under the moon I saw you standing in the shadows and your eyes won't move You put your hand out, Opend the door You said come with me boy, I want to show you something more You spoke my language And touched my limbs It wasn't difficult, To pull me from myself again And in our travels We found our roads You held it like a mirror, showing me the life I chose And now we turn to my beautiful city Black skies changed into blue And my love is so wise and so pretty But tonight I still dream of you Dear fellow traveler, Under the moon I think I'm growing weary and I'm hoping you'll come soon And if I see you In clean new clothes I hope you hold the mirror up to show me what I chose And I returned to my beautiful city Black skies change into blue And though my love is so wise and so pretty Some nights I'll still dream of you... And I'll return to my beautiful city Black skies change into blue And though my love is so wise and so pretty Some nights I'll still dream of you, You And I know you're out there, in the shadows I know you're out there, in the shadows I know you're out there, in the shadows Dear fellow traveler, underneath the moon Dear fellow traveler, underneath the moon Dear fellow traveler, underneath the moon

[fade-touched-shenanigans]

Hello! 🪞 for Daria and Ferian please?? 👀

(Also there are never too many Lavellans! 😈)

Hiiii, thanks for enabling me to talk about my disaster children 💖

Daria Lavellan

Cynthia Erivo 'Stand Up' is Daria's theme. A mama bear (she's Adahlvher mom!) warrior by nature (and fighting style) and a devoted member from clan Lavellan, she'll do what she has to ensure the safety of all of her people, no matter the cost.

"I'm wadin' through muddy waters You know I got a made up mind And I don't mind if I lose any blood on the way to salvation And I'll fight with the strength that I got until I die So I'm gonna stand up Take my people with me Together we are going To a brand new home Far across the river Can you hear freedom calling?”

Ferian Lavellan

My exhausted, overworked, sad dadquisitor <3 For him I choose Sea Wolf’s “Dear Fellow Traveler”, which is something he’d sing Solas after the betrayal if he ever starred in a Modern!AU The chorus is very good too, but the main song is like, ✨ perfection ✨ for his whole life situation

“Dear fellow traveler under the moon I saw you standing in the shadows and your eyes were blue You put your hand out, opened the door You said, "Come with me, boy, I want to show you something more”

You spoke my language and touched my limbs It wasn't difficult to pull me from myself again And in our travels, we found our roads You held it like a mirror, showing me the life I chose

Dear fellow traveler under the moon I think I'm growing weary and I'm hoping you'll come soon And if I see you in clean new clothes I hope you hold the mirror up to show me what I chose”

Thank you for coming to my blorbo talk <3

[lizardbbrain]

You spoke my language and touched my limbs It wasn't difficult to pull me from myself again And in our travels, we found our roads You held it like a mirror, showing me the life I chose.

[last-flight-of-dickarus]

(Apologies @ryfkah if it's weird to see someone geeking out about a story you wrote years ago, but hopefully you like or at least don't mind playlists based on your characters)

This story has settled firmly in my brain and cemented itself as a new sandbox for my silly daydreams, so I made a playlist (right before I learned there's another wonderful Suradanna playlist out there that even shares a couple of songs with this one). I've built up this world and these characters in my head so much that half the songs I associate with them wouldn't make sense to anyone else, but I tried to keep the playlist rooted in canon.

Song list and a little about why I chose each one below the cut because I'm incapable of posting anything without commentary but it got like... really long.

Hyperfixating on a short, standalone story is the book equivalent of falling in love with a side character who only appears in one episode. Something something you fill in the rest with your heart. Anyway.

Hozier - It Will Come Back: This one was irresistible. It's the longing. It's the "please don't offer what I can't accept". It's Bog Man, Honorary Lesbian Icon.

Florence + The Machine - Never Let Me Go: I mean come on. "The crashes are heaven for a sinner like me/But the arms of the ocean delivered me"? It's the imagery. It's a person as a constant and an anchor and the sea all at once. It's, again, the honorary lesbian icon.

Arctic Monkeys - Love is a Laserquest: It's the whole vibe tbh. It's that sweet sweet distant longing for something you're trying not to want. "Do you still feel younger than you thought you would by now/Or darling have you started feeling old yet?/Don't worry I'm sure that you're still breaking hearts/With the efficiency/That only youth can harness"

Arctic Monkeys - Only Ones Who Know: It's the secret shared with only one other soul in the universe with the constant awareness that that soul is far away in every sense of the phrase. "And even if somehow we could have/Shown you the place you wanted/Well, I'm sure you could've/Made it that bit better on your own"

Sea Wolf - Dear Fellow Traveller: It's the sea imagery as always. It's the shared journey of immortal wanderers. There are so many lyrics that fit them so well but I've always loved "You spoke my language and touched my limbs/It wasn't difficult to pull me from myself again/And in our travels, we found our roads/You held it like a mirror, showing me the life I chose"

Alana Henderson & Joshua Burnside - On Board: This song. The perfect sailor's love song. I've loved it forever and it's perfect for them. Every line, the way the lines are shared between both singers, the entire theme. It's just. Yes. Even just the chorus: "You should get on board/With someone whose course is steadier than mine./You should get on board/With someone whose eyes are on the horizon, and not on the skies/On board with someone/Whose anchor is heavier than mine"

The Staves - Dead & Born & Grown: It's the tragedy of immortality, this time from an old immortal to a young immortal. "I'll stay the same and stand here on my own/'Til everything is dead and born and grown/Just go at your own pace/As you slip and tumble down from grace"

The Mountain Goats - Sometimes I Still Feel the Bruise: It's "I needed you for years." It's the missing what was never yours and what you don't even really want to find again. "I'm under no illusion/As to what I meant to you/But you made an impression/And sometimes I still feel the bruise"

Lord Huron - I Will Be Back One Day: Again, it's the restless traveler who never stays long enough to get attached. Again, it's the 'I would stop running for the first time in my life. I would try to stay still long enough for you to understand me. I would do it for you.' I don't even know which one of them this song is about but it's sure as hell Them. "I remember the fateful day when I ran away/And you told me I couldn't return/You made me swear I'd never forget/I made a vow I'd see you again"

Gregory Alan Isakov - If I Go, I'm Goin: Again again, it's the wanderer who keeps a bag packed, always ready to run for fear of getting attached, but who deep down really really wants to get attached. "I got my change behind the bed/In a coffee can I throw my nickels in/Just in case I have to leave./And I will go if you ask me to/I will stay if you dare/And if I go/I'm goin' shameless"

Jason Isbell - Traveling Alone: Ok obvs I'm a sucker for this whole theme. Song does exactly what it says on the tin. "I know every town worth passing through/But what good does knowing do/With no one to show it to?/I've grown tired of travelling alone/Tired of travelling alone/I've grown tired of travelling alone/Won't you ride with me?"

Gregory Alan Isakov - That Sea, The Gambler: I'll admit, the lyrics to this one don't fit quite as well as the others, but there's something about it that perfectly hits both the restless traveler and the sea-as-a-person-and-home-and-freedom-and-fear vibes at the same time. "Cursed your captain and stow me below/Hold me amongst all your cards/Oh, we were sea bound and aimless at best/Clutching to the wheel and those charts/That sea was just a gambler at heart"

Billie Eilish - ocean eyes: Yes it's basic. No I'm not sorry. It's the longing for the gray-eyed mystery you don't want to want because they piss you off endlessly but you feel lost at sea and so so safe in those eyes every time. Also just "Careful creature made friends with time/[S]he left her lonely with a diamond mind/And those ocean eyes/No fair"

Boygenius - Cool About It: Again, basic and not sorry in the least. It's the running into your ex who you genuinely thought you were over and realizing that you still hope they think about you all the time, becuase they may not have been in a relationship but they were definitely exes lmao. "I'm trying to forget about it/Feelin' like I'm breaking a sweat about it/Wishin' you would kindly get out of my head about it/Tellin' myself one day I'll forget about it/Knowin' that it probably isn't true"

Lord Huron - At Sea: If the captain had a guitar, this is what I could see her playing. Just plucking away at the strings on a quiet night, lost in thought. "Lonely/All on my own just like I wanted to be/Lost out at sea/I might stay on my island for a couple of years/See how it feels"

Seafret - Oceans: God I've loved Seafret since their first release and look at them now, killin it. Anyway. Again with the ocean imagery and the longing. "It feels like there's oceans/Between me and you once again/We hide our emotions/Under the surface and try to pretend/But it feels like there's oceans/Between you and me"

Dar Williams - The Light And The Sea: Another based as much on vibes as lyrics, but once again it's the sea as home and the only eternal constant. "There is a light/There will always be the light and the sea/The rolling sea/The light and me/And it all comes down/Down to me/To feel the presence of my soul/Amid the torrents and the cold/Of the sea"

Seafret - To the Sea: Again again with the sea imagery and the longing. The lyrics don't exactly "fit", but I couldn't not include "Do you think of me/When you look to the sea?/I know it's hard to grow/When you're pushed to your knees"

Lord Huron - Frozen Pines: Another song for a restless, lonely wanderer who would stay if they only knew how. Also another one that could really be either of them. "I look up to the sky/And I know you're still alive/But I wonder where you are/I call your name into the dark/I wake up in the morning, oh/And I don't know where I've been/All alone on a mountainside/And I'm huddled in the wind/And it feels like I've been away for an era/But nothing has changed at all"

Mitski - Francis Forever: This one is lowkey so Suradanna. Again, it's thinking you're over your ex and then realizing that you've been hoping they've seen everything you've done. "I don't need the world to see/That I've been the best I can be/But I don't think I could stand to be/Where you don't see me"

Jack Johnson - Only The Ocean: Another one purely for the sea imagery and the captain. "After all of this time/After all of these seasons/After your one decision/To go to the water for reason/It's only the ocean and you" and like... all of the other lyrics too, tbh.

Boygenius - Not Strong Enough: Just like the first song, it's the 'please don't offer what I can't accept; I'm sorry I can't be what you need.' "I don't know why I am/The way I am/Not strong enough to be your man/I lied, I am/Just lowering your expectations/Half a mind that keeps the other second guessing"

Keaton Henson - Late To You: I fucking love Keaton Henson and so many of his songs could fit on this playlist. I didn't let myself overthink the order of the songs as much as I wanted to, but this one had to go last because it's just so perfect for that last scene on the balcony. It's the 'It took a lifetime, but I'm here now if you'll have me.' from both of them. "All these years parading/Parading my flaws/I've been slowly deflating/But baby, now I'm yours/Oh, I left it late to love you/And what is left ain't much/It took too long to trust you/I fear I'll crumble at your touch"

A novella featuring trade routes, magical fertilizer, and one girl’s centuries-long effort to impress a woman who is already in a committed relationship with a boat.