#Ao3LB playlist

[lilflowerpot]

Have you heard the song Pray by xana? It's really good and I think it fits keitor.

I had not, but hot damn that's a wholeass vibe actually; I'm especially feeling—

But lover haven’t you heard? / The devil was an angel first

and

There’s a fire in my ribs / You feel it when we kiss / It’s something dangerous

[lilflowerpot]

You would not believe the pain I am going through listening to Daylight by David Kushner while rereading the chapters following keith’s encounter with “rhyahl”. It fits SO WELL with the scenes in Lotor’s room and even the one at Keith’s balcony AND the Talk in the last chapter AAAAAAAA *screams into the void*

so I think I must have heard this one before because I vaguely recognise the chorus, but I hadn't really listened to it, and that first verse is just—

Tryna wash away all the blood I've spilt / This lust is a burden that we both share / Two sinners can't atone from a lone prayer / Souls tied, intertwined by our pride and guilt

—like f u c k m e that's potent and pointed and perfectly suited to my boys and now I'm Having Feelings thanks

[lilflowerpot]

Can't stop thinking about fair by the amazing devils as a keitor song. Like an older version of them learning to rule and live and love together. It's very soft and devoted and I love it. Talk by hozier as well as a more sexy and no less devoted song for them. I'm just going in circles tbh in my playlists finding soft and kind songs for them and hozier fits everywhere but I'm trying not to repeat things you've undoubtedly heard before

'Talk' is a very good and valid shout, but also s u p r e m e l y overshadowed by 'Fair'; I have so many feelings about this one GOD let me just-

the way i nearly jumped out of my chair when joey batey started singing bc while I knew he'd written non-witcher music I somehow(???) didn't know what the band was called, but like,,, the Talent of this man,,, his voice has me m e l t i n g

absolutely ✨immaculate✨ vibes for the well-worn intimacy of older keitor I am in tears

"he's got so much fucking hair"

[lilflowerpot]

Hey flower, opinions on the new 'Eat Tou Young' EP from Hozier???

!!!!!! Okay so like, critically, I think the chorus is actually the weakest part of the song, both musically and lyrically,,, but those verses??

I'm starving, darling / Let me put my lips to something / Let me wrap my teeth around the world / Start carving, darling / I wanna smell the dinner cooking / I wanna feel the edges start to burn [...] Honey, I'm making sure the table's made / We can celebrate the good that we've done / I won't lie, if there's something still to take / There is ground to break, whatever's still to come

and naturally I'm attributing this to keitor because my stupid little goblin brain cannot //not// do that, apparently, but here we are.

[lilflowerpot]

Please, please PLEASE tell me that you listen to mitski bc the way in which both of you capture certain emotions and intimacy is not the same yet it gives my heart the same gut wrenching, yearning feeling that almost makes me feel like suffocating with overwhelming emotions (in the most beautiful way ofc)

I'm afraid I'd never before heard of her, but I've just given a few of her most popular songs (according to spotify) a listen and she has some p cool vibes! I'm very pleased that my writing is such an evocative experience for you though, that's really the highest compliment I could receive ♡♡♡

[lilflowerpot]

I just found an absolutely gorgeous song that captures keitor vibes, it’s called “Devils Backbone” by The Civil Wars. it’s definitely a keitor song but from Keith perspective, like the lines ”Oh Lord, Oh Lord, what do I do? I've fallen for someone who's nothing like you He’s raised on the edge of the devil's backbone Oh I just wanna take him home” definitely describes Lotor from his perspective

the vibes are ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝒾𝓂𝓂𝒶𝒸𝓊𝓁𝒶𝓉𝑒 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

[lilflowerpot]

Hey flower, do you ever find a song that like perfectly describes a relationship between two characters that it was practically written for them. Yeah anyway listen to the song Never Love an Anchor by the Crane Wives because to me it describes what Keith’s and Krolias relationship is (the voltron creators were cowards for not showing more of them before the stupid 2 year skip). The guilt, and yearning, ugh it’s so good. Also go listen to Broken Crown by Mumfords and Sons for Lotor and Zarkon

Okay so I'm trying really hard not to quote the entirety of Broken Crown, but-

And I will not speak of your sins There was a way out for him The mirror shows not Your values are all shot

But oh, my heart was flawed I knew my weakness So hold my hand Consign me not to darkness

...........................................coolcoolcoolcool i'm gutted actually

As for Never Love an Anchor, I should like to (1.) compliment you on your taste because that had such Vibes and idk what genre I'd say it is but i love it, and (2.) you didn't,,, warn me,,, it was very much a "Krolia's pov" kind of song and I was  n o t  p r e p a r e d  thANKS

[lilflowerpot]

I have been busy disecting the songs in order from your little blade spotify playlists and let me tell you, War of Hearts and the songs following it in Keith’s playlist is Worriying me with a capital W about their future. Also, Without You is giving me too much Zarkon and Honerva vibes which is giving me a different kind of anxiety when it is in Keith’s songs and don’t get me started on Battlefield 🥲 I know you can’t spoil but please tell me it doesn’t get that bad (Who am i kidding, it wouldn’t be keitor without some serious angst, and really proud of the way i already loved most of the songs you put 🙃)

lmao that'd definitely fair, there's a solid five or six songs at about that point in Keith's playlist that are v much indicative of one very specific Bad Time Being Had...

Battlefield is on there for a separate Bad Time, that is—without spoiling you—simultaneously a better and worse situation than that of the above.

[lilflowerpot]

Hello it’s the devils backbone anon and I have more soul crushing keitor songs, first there’s we’ll never have sex by Leith Ross, I’m mean the lyrics “If I said you can never touch me You'd come over and say I looked lovely” don’t tell me Lotor wouldn’t do that. Another song would be First love/ late spring by Mitski, very sad but has good keitor vibes like the lyrics “And I was so young When I behaved Twenty five Yet now I find I've grown into A tall child” applies to both of them :(

so "we'll never have sex" was infinitely more romantic and slow-paced than expected, but I can definitely see it for the more tender element of the keitor dynamic!!

"I was so young when I behaved twenty-five yet now I've grown into a tall child " is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, painful actually

[lilflowerpot]

Kay first, loving that you also like BOTW2, I’m so freaking excited for the release, and #2,

Have you ever heard Till Death Do Us Part by Rosenfeld? You don’t need to hear it if you don’t like, but I would consider it cuz it fits PERFECTLY with Lotor’s feeling for Keith! I mean, the first two sentences? Already screaming keitor. The only sentence that is remotely them would be when the song mentions a woman. But even then! Keith is a petite snack and I like to hc he’s more of a gender-neutral being 😌 Sorry for the rant ha, I have lots of feels

(cont.) Side to side by Ariana Grande is such a god take tho, I’m not much for Ariana, but she has me wild rn

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I'd heard a little rosenfeld before, but not this one, and,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, thE LYRICS??

"It's gonna be fine / If you stay here by my side / Let the sun set on your life / And I'll make, oh I'll make you mine"

"You see through the lies / What's hiding behind / My blasphemous eyes / The secrets I hide"

As for side by side,,,,,, that one violently thrust me back into 2016 my god that feels like a lifetime ago

[lilflowerpot]

𝔏𝔦𝔱𝔱𝔩𝔢 𝔅𝔩𝔞𝔡𝔢 ♠ 𝔎𝔢𝔦𝔱𝔥 𝔏𝔦𝔱𝔱𝔩𝔢 𝔅𝔩𝔞𝔡𝔢 ♠ 𝔏𝔬𝔱𝔬𝔯 𝔏𝔦𝔱𝔱𝔩𝔢 𝔅𝔩𝔞𝔡𝔢 ♠ 𝔎𝔢𝔦𝔱𝔬𝔯 (intermingled master playlist)

Surprising absolutely nobody, I caved and made not one, not two, but three incredibly self-indulgent keitor playlists. “Why three?” you ask; well, I very quickly realised that the songs were dividing themselves into the distinct categories of “Lotor’s romanticism” and “Keith’s sensuality” of their own accord, the ultimate outcome of which was my mind latching on to the idea of complimentary ~aesthetic~ album covers… et voilà. The third playlist splices both of the above together into a very specific listening experience that directly correlates to Lotor’s / Keith’s pov throughout the entire narrative - and yes, I do mean the entire narrative - so for those of you who like a good puzzle, I have been EXCEEDINGLY particular with the placement of each and every song ♡

[lilflowerpot]

Hey! I just wanted to say that I love your work so much! Little blade has been my current hyperfixation for about 8 months. I just love it so much!! I’m so glad your back! I was wondering if I could recommend a few songs for you that I thought goes really well with your characters and story, lol I have like a whole list with different categories. But once again your amazing💖

By all means, feel free! I can't promise I'll add them to my personal playlist (as I've said before, I have been exceedingly particular with the song choice and order to get it to reflect the narrative as closely as possible) but I'll certainly consider them! Even if I don't though, you never know, perhaps 8angeldoesgaming8 will see something they'd like to add to theirs, or maybe you'll inspire more LB / keitor playlists yet to come ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[lilflowerpot]

Hi I see your Bloody Mary by Lady Gaga is Lotor and Keith's relationship, and I raise you Judas by Lady Gaga is how Voltron (at least specific members) VIEWS their relationship from an outside perspective....

Oh I definitely see that, particularly in the early stages of the narrative, I mean: “Forgive him when his tongue lies through his brain / Even after three times he betrays me” and “A king with no crown, king with no crown” ?????? that is PEAK Lotor from an outsider’s perspective right there.

[lilflowerpot]

Hello flowerpot! Hope your doing well. Just came by to suggest two songs for the LB playlist called “Castle” by Halsey. thought it would fit in nicely with the Keitor vibes (obvi). In castle, it states “Sick of all these people talking”, “tired of all these cameras flashing”, and “Now my neck is opened wide, begging for a fist around it”. First two are pretty simple to decipher, while the third one is indicating Keith being vulnerable towards Lotor! Plus, the talk of an old man is Keith & Zarkon

(cont.) ‘Nother suggestion (since the other one couldn’t fit it)! It’s called “Bottom of the deep blue sea” by MISSIO. What made it a definite was “Still don’t know your name, miss honey” and “let’s go up in flames” which is a tad bit more vague, but it’s still kinda like they will both be burned by the public’s eyes but will always stick together, and/or they will both ablaze eachother in a fiery passion! Sincerely hope you’ll consider these suggestions! ❤️ p.s I have other songs, but may be too vague.

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I’m personally a big fan of Halsey’s music, and a lot of her stuff is very vibey and absolutely suits the keitor dynamic so there’s no real need to convince me of that one lmao. As for the MISSIO song, it’s as you’ve said: “Welcome to my cage, little lover / Attempt to rearrange with you, baby / Still don't know your name, miss honey,” is almost hilariously on-point for Lotor’s pov early on in the narrative, so I fully endorse both of these!

[lilflowerpot]

is there a LB playlist?

oh my god I actually only discovered this when I first saw this ask and thought to check, but yES THERE IS?? I ended up listening to it while finishing up chapter 21 and I’ve got to admit, the lovely individual responsible has definitely encompassed the right Vibes™ for the keitor dynamic, so I’m kind of in love ♡

[lilflowerpot]

I had just parked my car when I saw the lb playlist ask and when I say I s c r e a m e d. I'm so glad you liked it ☺️. If you have song recs pls! All the song asks are on there cuz they're just all so good! I've been noticed lol. Also I love this fix and it gives me hella inspiration so like thank you so so much.

So you’re the one responsible! Well I’m very grateful - not only because you’ve got some truly inspired songs on there, but also because you’ve single-handedly planted the seed of my new and sincerely obsessive thought of wanting to create a similar such playlist of my own... eventually.

As for songs, the only one that jumps to mind is Silence by Before You Exit (which I was also listening to when writing chapter 21) because it has some very strong Pining Romantic Lotor vibes ♡