#Shan's Shigadabi playlists

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Anyway, I was working on my Shigadabi personal playlist and thought I could share it with you guys over here!

It's not perfect of course, because I'm still on it, but I hope you enjoy it 💞✨

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I don't know how this is gonna sound but imagine tomura and the song "can't help falling in love".

"take my hand, take my whole life too"

Or even better, a very drunk Dabi singing this to Tomura.

What do you think it would be like??

I'M CRYING BECAUSE THAT SONG. THAT SONG MAKES ME SENSITIVE.

At a quarter to midnight, in the League hide out rooftop, there was a guy with an ukelele he had won in a bet, something he planned to exchange for some quality info later.

On the meanwhile, the drunk guy was admiring the moon, fingers gracing the chords, eyes falling with exhaustion.

From up there, no heroes or villains mattered. They were all as little as ants, helpless, clueless. And he was alone among the stars, tall and proud and free. He has a lovely voice, one could say. The night carries the sound in waves towards the horizon, the deep tone caressing the clouds like a whisper of an forgotten god. He sings of sins and loneliness, moving through the rooftop with steady steps even when he had probably drank too much for an evening.

He catches the silhouette of another man climbing the rusty stairs and closes his mouth.

He sees first the halo of his hair, white threads like spider webs floating around in the air. Dabi's finger move on their own as he admires the figure slowly rising, the wind moving through his clothes until they let a tiny frame of pale skin showing.

“ Wise men say only fools rush in,

but I can't help falling in love with you. ”

Have you ever been burned alive? Dabi was. He had been burning and burning and burning with no oxygen or control.

Being in love with Shigaraki Tomura was a little like that, like burning, like falling into pieces and being picked up and put together with a smirk, a glance, a word.

Dabi thinks at him as Tomura tries to fix his hair and he gets stuck on the pink of Shigaraki's knuckles. The temperature is down and going lower, no snow yet but who needs snow when Tomura is there with his bare hands, freezing Dabi's heart 'til his hundreds below zero, bones cracking with the ice and the flakes of white.

“ Shall I stay? Would it be a sin?

if I can't help falling in love with you? ”

He's dizzy. He doesn't know anymore if he's burning or freezing, if he's moving or standing quietly, if he's still in the shadows or if he has stepped into the light.

All that exists is the sweet intoxication of alcohol and Tomura's touch on his elbow, catching him before falling.

He comes back to his senses while laying on Tomura's lap, staring at a face full of scars and concern. It is too much. Dabi feels the blood rushing to his cheeks, tongue hot and heavy.

He doesn't know when he started singing.

“ Like a river flows surely to the sea,

darling so it goes, some things are meant to be. ”

The song almost plays on his own, as he stares. He sits up, never leaving Tomura's wide eyes. He kinda wanted to close them, so he wouldn't have to stare at the disappointment in them. Although there's none of that, he doesn't find the courage to sing louder. Tomura has to lean into his personal space to figure out what is Dabi singing.

And when it becomes clear, when Tomura recognizes the tune, something magical happens: he blushes, cherry blossoms at 12am.

That's worth the song, just that. He's so distracted, he didn't notice the minute Tomura starts singing too. It's not until Tomura calls his name that Dabi trembles and shuts up, listening.

“ Take my hand, take my whole life too.

'Cause I can't help falling in love with you. ”

Dabi fears he's waking up from a dream. He feels the hair of his body standing up, heart racing in his chest with violence. He hears it like a drum, steady and loud and— and—

Dabi takes his wrist instead. Their chests collide as Dabi presses him to his body, not yet a kiss, but something equally intimate. Dabi sings the rest of the song with his lips against Tomura's ear, getting clumsy with every word. He's fully awake not.

Tomura takes his hand. He puts his fingers to his mouth, kisses the palm, breaths against his wrist.

Dabi decides he's never drinking again.

And he's for sure not trading the ukelele.

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Shigadabi short playlist for when there's nothing left except the two of them in the end of the world:

✨ No one asked for this...

... but I'm doing it anyway! ✨

Who Wants To Live Forever // Queen.

Where Do Lovers Go? // Ghostly Kisses.

Kingdom Fall // Claire Wyndham.

The Night We Met // Lord Huron.

The Other Side // Ruelle.

Hold You // Clann.

Miles away // Elayna C.

Light Of My Life // Cvmel.

Stay Close (Sparse) // SYML.

I Will Follow You Into The Dark // Death Cab For Cutie.

You can listen to the playlist here on Telegram.

Man I'm crying so much. Enjoy! 💖✨

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— SHIGADABI SHORT PLAYLIST :

“ I don't care what you thought before

Don't you ever call another ”

* click the image for better quality

WICKED GAME ‹ urisine vulpine.

BAD DREAMS ‹ faouzia.

HALF A MAN ‹ dean lewis.

YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME ‹ freya ridings.

AGAINST ALL ODDS ‹ phil collins.

I CAN'T GO ON WITHOUT YOU ‹ kaleo.

ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? › elvis presley.

SOMEONE YOU LOVED ‹ madilyn bailey.

YOU BROKE MY HEART SO GENTLY ‹ sam tompkins.

DANCING WITH YOUR GHOST ‹ sasha sloan.

WHAT IF LOVE ‹ rhodes.

RESTLESS ‹ cold war kids.

I DON'T WANT TO WATCH THE WORLD END WITH SOMEONE ELSE ‹ clinton kane.

RESCUE ME ‹ one republic.

ONE LAST TIME ‹ lp.

Sorry for the angst no really and enjoy the playlist!

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Au where the League of Villains has been running away from the heroes, but they're getting closer and closer each day. Soon, the League find themselves holding tight to each other, doing things they thought they wouldn't have the courage to do. They are more scared of regretting their wasted time than scared of what will happen once the heroes catch them.

For Shigaraki and Dabi, it means finally acknowledging their feelings, even if that cuts a whole space in their chests they're not sure anything else could cover.

Dabi is just a little surprised at how fast they give up, completely losing themselves in each other hands. It's desperate, it's an edge he'd never play with before. It's a type of heat that has his flames changing colors, a type of destruction that has Tomura eyes glowing like dying stars. The type that stops time for a little and gives them a boost to win a little more often, if only because they are not ready for it to end. Still, it was impossible to avoid.

It was only a matter of time, Dabi likes to think. He knew it wouldn't last, he knew he was late to the party, he knew that last night, the moment he glanced at the starts and heard Toga laughing like a maniac, that he should had done it way before.

They heroes found them, of course. They tried to make time for Tomura to go, but he was faster, stepping in front of the team and making a quick deal with the heroes, before anyone could really react: he wouldn't fight, as long as them, his family, could get a shorten sentence. It meant finding Toga and Twice somewhere comfortable where they could be helped with their mental health. It meant letting Spinner and Magne out in less time. It meant giving Compress a chance to become a reformed villain, teaching at AU. For Dabi, it meant medical care and being able to see his siblings again.

Locked on the care center, Dabi can't help but stare at his hands, remembering how they held Tomura in while dancing that last night, how they traced his scars and tucked his hair behind his ear. He's trying hard to smile, but he can't stop his train of thoughts. No one can't. No one can blame him for wondering where's Tomura or what they're doing to him.

In the dead of the night is the only time he would admit he's terrified of his nightmares, where he finds himself wondering in the halls of an endless prison. Cold, dark and humid, there are hundreds of cells and rooms, each holding misery. Tomura's room is not so different and not so difficult to find. There's music coming out of it, distorted. Dabi opens the door and closes it behind him, walking up to the human tank filled with water. Tomura is in it, his red eyes fixed on him.

“I can't dance with you if you don't come here,” Dabi tries, trembling.

Tomura is covered in tubes, the tank glowing yellow and blue. He hates it. He hates how frozen Tomura looks in there.

“I can't dance with you if I stop breathing.”

That's Tomura's answer. That's enough, he thinks. Enough to make him want to burn that prison to the ground, enough to want to tear one lung from his own chest and force a doctor to implant it in Tomura's body.

“It's so lonely out there in myy room.” Dabi looks up, not shying away from his ex-boss eyes, “It'll never better than here, that's for sure. Can I stay? Make you company?”

It's not exactly a request, for the words are hard and filled with rage. Tomura smiles a little and finds a way of sitting at the bottom of the tank, careful not to disturb the tubes around him. He places his forehead against the glass and Dabi sits, doing the same.

“They've been playing with my memories again,” whispers Tomura.

Of course they would. They want to know whatever Tomura knows about AFO, and why would they care? Why would anyone care about how Tomura would feel or suffer? This was not the League, but the real world. The hero world.

“Are you forgetting who I am?”

“Even if my mind forgets, I have a heart, Dabi.”

"I really wanted to dance with you again.”

They sit in silence, his hands moving against the glass, forming figures, pretending they can feel flesh and heat instead of glass and water.

At some point, Tomura looks at him with all sadness of the world, blinking slowly.

Those are the words that awake Dabi every time. He lies in his bed, Tomura's voice echoing in his ears. They creep over his shoulders, slow and steady, like a flood on his throat. Dabi can't cry it out, so he swallows. He takes his medicine. He asks Natsuo if they can come visit. And he stares into the distance, day and night.

He has no way to know about what's happening in the real world. He doesn't know if their alive, how they doing, if they miss him like he does, if they blame him for not opening his heart earlier. If they think about Tomura too, when they think they can't go on, just to remember the boss found them worthy enough to give himself in for them. Better than destroying the world. Better than a new beginning.

Sometimes Dabi wonders what would have happened if they had brought the world to an end.

And he wishes for it, secretly. For the world to end, for them to have one last dance and dance forever without talking, too busy being high on each other.

Dabi doesn't talk about it.

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SHIGADABI SONG OF TODAY :

“ I hate your touch

I hate your mouth

I can't stand every single word that falls out

But you're all that I've been dreaming of

This is not another song about love

I hate your voice

I hate your lips

I hate how bad I wanna steal your kiss

But you're all that I've been dreaming of

This is not another song about love. ”

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Whatever you do don't imaging Dabi and Shigaraki just wildly walking around in the streets after drinking in some bar. They're under the city lights, kings of the night, gods of the world, insulting cops and running away. At some point Dabi just starts singing this at the top of his lungs, taking Shigaraki's gloved hand to make him dance with him.

They're wonderfully flustered and a mess of limbs of smiles that almost meet, all sweat and electric cells on their blood. They go home but can't forget the stupid song, so the next morning they start working on it, on the song. Shigaraki works on the music and Dabi on the lyrics.

The first time they play it they're just having so much fun, they almost ignore the way Tomura and Dabi look at each other. Almost. Still, there's nothing Overhaul and Hawks can do. They don't even know if they could banish the magic of it all, because the song feels like a spell. It's the weight of the words around their teeth and Dabi closing his eyes while singing. It's Tomura shaking his head and the way Hawks fingers are playing on their own. It's Overhaul rhythm and his smirk. It's...

Hawks and Overhaul are mostly confused but it's impossible to avoid the pure joy of those beings.

“What's the name of the song?”

“Magnolia.”

Hawks frowns at Tomura's answer.

“Why?”

Overhaul snorts.

“Dignity and nobility? Is that a parody?”

"No,” Shigaraki only throws his arm over Dabi's shoulders, petulant and proud, “It's what I see in us.”

And he makes the entire room blush with just that.

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How has no one mention yet this being a perfect Shigadabi song.

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SHIGADABI SONG OF TONIGHT :

“ The world isn't over yet,

we've still got a chance to place our bets.

We both made a little mess,

nothing our two hearts can't put back.

I'll never love you less,

don't let your worries second guess.

We'll start over fresh,

living a life with no regrets.

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— Mourning and Reborn,

Second part :

IF I LOSE YOU TO THE PYRE

(Dabi Pov).

“ I wish I was strong enough to make you stay or smart enough to realize you wanted me for who I was and nothing else. I miss you, but that's okay. Because I'm willing to wait for you for the rest of our lives. ”

My commentaries:

“ Dabi point of view was one of the first things I came up with. When I think about Shigadabi, for me it's always Dabi the one who needs to realize his worth in order for them to be together. Dabi always keeps people away from him, maybe because since he was a child, he has raised to be different or "superior". His communication skills are not the best either. So when it comes to relationships, I'd like to see him discover that his flaws are not what he thinks they are, but other stuff. Problems that are easier to solve, you know?

He's pretty stubborn too. If you want him to learn the lesson, you're gonna show him something that shakes his core. He doesn't deserve to suffer for how he was raised (learning through pain), but we can't do nothing about it. ”

* Hack : click the name of the song to listen to it and click the name of the artist to read the lyrics!

— WICKED GAME ‹‹ Ursine Vulpine :

This song is the core of the playlist. Why? Because we know something terrible is happening, someone lost someone they loved and someone wish things were different. Dabi opens up singing it because loving Tomura was never on his plans. He feels cheated and stupid, because he loves him anyway. And now he has to deal with ruining yet another thing.

— BAD DREAMS ‹‹ Faouzia :

Dabi finally accepts his love for Tomura, but he has a bad feeling about it. Every time he finds something beautiful, the world takes it away from him. He starts seeing it everywhere, a future when Tomura dies and its his fault. So what does he do? He pushes Tomura away, hoping Tomura is time to scape the mess Dabi's life is. He doesn't want Tomura to share his fate.

— HALF A MAN ‹‹ Dean Lewis :

After what he's done, Dabi needs to deal with the pain. This song centers on the way he sees himself, on his issues and insecurities. He doesn't think he's good enough for Tomura, because he's way too broke, way too damaged. He's wasting his days away like he has since he was 13 years old. He regrets not having Tomura by his side, but he can't let Tomura give him his heart.

— YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME ‹‹ Freya Ridings :

We have reached the point where Dabi realizes maybe he didn't act like he should. Maybe there was another way? He's really worried. He doesn't want Tomura to believe he's not worthy of love. He's ashamed, upset because he was being selfish. He should have thought about how Tomura would feel. Is it too late to show him how much he loves him?

— AGAINST ALL ODDS ‹‹ Phil Collins :

This is the peak of his tiny arc. Dabi decides he can put himself together enough to be good for Tomura, but... For that, Tomura needs to go back to him, after Dabi let him go. He makes his mind. He's gonna wait as much as it takes, he doesn't care if it's almost impossible. He's gonna wait for Tomura because if there's a tiny chance he could go back, even when Dabi doesn't deserve it, he's not gonna miss him this time.

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— Mourning and Reborn,

first part :

Or where I explain the meaning of every

song inside this playlist according to the

story that I wanted to tell.

Mourning and reborn is the official name of the playlist. It tells the story of how Tomura and Dabi lost each other to their insecurities, only to find their way back to the other one last time.

It's not my intention to restrict the ways you can use or listen to this playlist, but I'd you to understand what I was trying to do, if that makes sense.

The story it's divided in three:

(1)

IF I LOSE YOU TO THE PYRE (Dabi Pov) : “ I wish I was strong enough to make you stay or smart enough to realize you wanted me for who I was and nothing else. I miss you, but that's okay. Because I'm willing to wait for you for the rest of our lives. ”

(2)

IF THE DUST SETTLES IN (Tomura Pov) : “ I got use to having you around but you let me go or left me behind... Now I wonder if you miss me, because I can't hate you. And I do miss you. And I'm suffocating in the ashes of our love, so please come after me. ”

(3)

MY WORLD WON'T END WITHOUT YOU : “ I know what happened between us but you're still the person I'd run to while the world ends. Sew, I've never felt better than when I was by your side. So would you take me? Would you kiss me back just once more? ”

Each link takes you to a different post analyzing the respective songs of each section. This series is gonna probably have four parts. You can see it like a whole fanfic compressed in a short playlist. Or if you want to, you can see it like three different fanfics. Do as you like and I hope you have fun!

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drop the playlist omg

Tomorrow 😈😈 This playlist will have at least 15 songs. I can only offer you the names since I can't use spotify, but it'll be worthy, I hope.

I can give you one right now, so here you have:

Lyrics under the cut, as always!

I thought of angels choking on their halos

Get them drunk on rose water

See how dirty I can get them pulling out their fragile teeth

And clip their tiny wings

Anything you say can and will be held against you

So only say my name

It will be held against you

Anything you say can and will be held against you

So only say my name

If Heaven's grief brings Hell's rain

Then I'd trade all my tomorrows

For Just One Yesterday

(I know I'm bad news)

For Just One Yesterday

(I saved it all for you)

I want to teach you a lesson

In the worst kind of way

Still, I'd trade all my tomorrows

For Just One Yesterday

(I know I'm bad news)

For Just One Yesterday

(I saved it all for you)

For Just One Yesterday

Letting people down is my thing, baby

Find yourself a new gig

This town ain't big enough for two of us

I don't have the right name

Or the right looks

But I have twice the heart

Anything you say can and will be held against you

So only say my name

It will be held against you

Anything you say can and will be held against you

So only say my name (name)

If Heaven's grief brings Hell's rain

Then I'd trade all my tomorrows

For Just One Yesterday

(I know I'm bad news)

For Just One Yesterday

(I saved it all for you)

I want to teach you a lesson

In the worst kind of way

Still, I'd trade all my tomorrows

For Just One Yesterday

(I know I'm bad news)

For Just One Yesterday

(I saved it all for you)

For Just One Yesterday

If I spilled my guts

The world would never look at you the same - way

And now I'm here to give you all my love

So I can watch your face as I take it all away, away, away

If Heaven's grief brings Hell's rain

Then I'd trade all my tomorrows

For Just One Yesterday

(I know I'm bad news)

For Just One Yesterday

(I saved it all for you)

I want to teach you a lesson

In the worst kind of way

Still, I'd trade all my tomorrows

For Just One Yesterday

(I know I'm bad news)

For Just One Yesterday

(I saved it all for you)

For Just One Yesterday

Oh woah oh

Oh oh oh oh oh

Oh woah oh

Oh oh oh oh oh

Oh woah oh

Oh oh oh oh oh

Oh woah oh

Oh oh oh oh oh

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Hmmm, sounds like Tenko and Touya falling in love for me.

Lyrics under the cut.

Check yes Juliet, are you with me?

Rain is falling down on the sidewalk

I won't go until you come outside

Check yes Juliet, kill the limbo

I'll keep tossing rocks at your window

There's no turning back for us tonight

Lace up your shoes, a-o-a-o

Here's how we do

Run, baby, run

Don't ever look back

They'll tear us apart if you give them the chance

Don't sell your heart, don't say we're not meant to be

Run, baby, run

Forever will be you and me

Check yes Juliet, I'll be waiting

Wishing, wanting, yours for the taking

Just sneak out and don't tell a soul goodbye

Check yes Juliet, here's the countdown

Three, two, one, now fall in my arms now

They can change the locks

Don't let them change your mind

Lace up your shoes, a-o-a-o

Here's how we do

Run, baby, run

Don't ever look back

They'll tear us apart if you give them the chance

Don't sell your heart, don't say we're not meant to be

Run, baby, run

Forever will be you and me

We're flying through the night, we're flying through the night

Way up high

The view from here is getting better with you by my side

Run, baby, run

Don't ever look back

They'll tear us apart if you give them the chance

Don't sell your heart, don't say we're not meant to be

Run, baby, run

Forever will be

Run, baby, run

Don't ever look back

They'll tear us apart if you give them the chance

Don't sell your heart, don't say we're not meant to be

Run, baby, run

Forever will be you and me

You and me, you and me

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Friendly reminder I have a Shigadabi playlist!

Feel free to comment it with me through asks or private messages, or to suggests me songs I should totally add!

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if you’re still taking song recs- blue by halsey

p obvious who i’m thinking of when i rec this but i wanna know your thoughts

Continuation of the ask: fuck i meant colors by halsey. apologies.

ANON WHY ARE YOU HURTING ME LIKE THIS. But let me offer you another option.

Shigadabi song:

Note: click the images for better quality.

Everything is blue

His pills, his hands, his jeans

And now I'm covered in the colors

Pulled apart at the seams

Everything is grey

His hair, his smoke, his dreams

And now he's so devoid of color

He don't know what it means

I'm just saying. Thinking thoughts.

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Shigadabi supremacy <3

The fact that they can be:

Childhood friends to lovers trope.

Star-crossed lovers trope (lovers that end up together in another life but on this one).

Enemies to lovers trope.

Knight and King trope.

Power couple.

Soulmates trope.

And more.

Shigadabi is superior in so many senses. All my respect to this otp. Best content, best characters, best dynamics, everything. So true anon. So true.