#asking for wedding music uh ? 👀

[ben-the-hyena]

5 and 14

5:A song that needs to be played LOUD

Hmmm that's one very hard because too many and depending of contexts like if just vibing or doing the dishes or cooking or driving or drawing/writing. But if I have to choose one I have to... sooooo...

That one perhaps for its music solo in the end that is just perfect. A monument of classic French songs. I know nobody except bitchy haters of the singer ("lE dERnIEr JoUr Du dIsCo") who doesn't bang their head and clap in their hands or stomp their feet, it's also often used late at alcoholized parties for a reason lol

14:A song that you would love played at your wedding

I am VERY cliché but... I always wanted that one X'D

Oh righ it's not a song. Uuh... if we LITERALLY have to do a song hmmmm... something partying for everybody to dance to but still about love and personally evoking me a wedding

...oh my guests and spouse would hate me lmao

[writing-for-marvel]

Day 7: Striptease

Mob!Bucky's Kinktober Honeymoon

Mob!Bucky Barnes × Wife!Reader

Summary: Bucky gets turned on while you try on your new designer clothes.

Warnings: strictly 18+, smut, fingering, ruined orgasm, Bucky speaking Romanian & being obsessed with his wife (yes, those are warnings 👀)

Word count: 1.6k

A/N: this isn’t a typical striptease but I wasn’t sure what else to call this - it’s more of a sexy try on haul with smut. Dividers by me, please do not use. Banners by @vase-of-lilies

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“What do you think?” You ask your husband who has perched himself at the end of the luxuriously large king bed in your rented villa.

His nose is in his phone, you suspect checking on business back home even though he promised you he wouldn’t work a single minute while on your honeymoon. But as soon as he looks up, his attention switches solely to you, forgetting all about whatever had been distracting him on the device.

One of the many wedding presents Bucky had given to you was a new closet full of custom designer clothes, including that of a swimsuit collection specifically for your European summer honeymoon.

The way Bucky’s eyes widen, desire and lust mixing like twin flames in his ocean blue eyes, makes you melt.

He’s seen you naked basically every day since you began dating, watched your face contort in pure ecstasy more times than you could possibly count, and yet, even now, more than two years into your relationship, he still looks at you like you’re the most desirable woman on the face of the earth. That there is simply no one else capable of captivating his attention in the way you do.

Bucky stands from the edge of the bed, taking slow steps towards you, his cerulean eyes never once leaving your body - not even blinking.

“Uluitoare [breathtaking].” You are still working on improving your Romanian, but by the astonished tone of his voice and the unwavering gaze settled on your body, you’re fairly sure you understand the sentiment.

“Nuh uh - no touching.” Smirking, you swat his hand away playfully when he reaches out to grasp your waist, performing a slow, alluring twirl to give him the perfect view of every angle. Once his eyes have roamed every inch of your frame, lingering at the shape of your ass and tits in your outfit, you lean forward, standing on your tiptoes, and speak lowly into his ear. “Let me put on a show for you.”

With a steady hand on his strapping chest, you press him backwards, pushing him onto the bed. His complete enthralment in your every movement makes confidence soar in your chest and gives you the courage to begin seductively stripping off your blouse button by button.

Your eyes are locked when the light material falls down your shoulders and onto the floor, a soft moan escapes his throat, his bottom lip curled behind his teeth. Even though you have no music to dance to, your hips sway to a rhythm as you unzip your skirt, making sure to provide Bucky the perfect view of your ass as that piece of clothing also drops to the ground.

In nothing but your expensive lingerie, which Bucky himself picked out, you saunter over to him and elicit a groan when you palm his rock hard cock through the material of his trousers.

“What should I try on for you first?” You ask, teasingly turning around and swaying your hips over the fabric of his pants. His growing erection becomes even more obvious as you start letting your hands wander over your own body, taunting him with the sight of your fingers dipping close to your core.

Bucky’s too caught up in the little show you’re putting on for him to even register the question you’ve asked him, but that doesn’t matter, you already know he’s going to lose his mind when he sees you in the sundress you’ve been eyeing off since the start of the season.

Leaving the confines of his warm body, you sway across the room to the rack of new clothes desperate for you to try on. You can feel Bucky’s eyes piercing through your back as you slip into the new dress, and even hear him swear under his breath when you turn around and show off the complete outfit.

“You’re the most gorgeous woman on the planet.” He comments in such an assured and sincere tone that you could never doubt he truly believes it.

Bucky pulls your body into him, so you stand between his spread legs. His fingers immediately toy with the thin material of your panties at the apex of your thighs, pulling the lingerie swiftly to the side and circles his middle finger lightly over your clit.

“What did I ever do to deserve you?” The rough pads of his fingers feel delightful against your slick folds, but you ache to feel more of him, to be so full of him you don’t know where he ends and you begin.

As his fingers trace tantalisingly through your core, your own cup his strong, stubbled jaw and tilt his chin up so his piercing eyes meet yours once again. You take a beat to admire just how much adoration fills them when he gazes at you, before closing the small space and slotting your lips against his.

For as long as you live, you will never tire of the feeling of his kiss. Butterflies. Palpitations. Fireworks. Even if it’s just his lips connected with yours, your entire body responds.

“Bucky, please.” You beg into his mouth, needing more than just the teasing pad of his finger against your clit.

He suddenly thrusts two thick fingers all the way inside you, his rough palm flat against your throbbing clit as he quickly begins fucking you hard and fast, curling his fingers to drag over your g-spot.

“Fuck, just like that.” His palm smacks against your clit with each push of his hand, the pleasure so overwhelming, you’re forced to hold onto his tattooed bicep for fear that your legs will give way underneath you.

When Bucky starts sucking on your neck, sure to leave a hickey, and using his other hand to massage your breast over the dress, you know you’re done for.

Your fingers tangle in the curls of hair at the nape of his neck as you can feel your orgasm begin to ignite like a match… before all of a sudden you feel completely empty, clenching around nothing, and your incoming high dissipates like smoke into the atmosphere.

“Show me another piece.” Bucky requests before sucking your sweet arousal from his fingers with lips curling in a cocky smirk.

You’re sure Bucky can detect the disappointment on your features, but he simply squeezes your hips encouragingly, head inclining to the other garments you have yet to try on.

“How about a preview of what I’m gonna wear to dinner tonight.” You purr into his ear before taking a couple of steps back on shaky legs, trying to maintain the confidence in your demeanour that you had in your prior performance and give him a taste of his own medicine.

Your movements aren’t as smooth this time, but Bucky looks just as pleased. At this point you’re fairly sure it isn’t the fact that someone is performing for him that has him so aroused, it’s that you’re the one putting on the show.

The dress you had set aside for later is hanging in a garnet bag on the rack with all the other formal dresses Bucky paid for. Your body moves fluidly as you exchange one dress for the other, teasingly giving him only a sneak peak at your best assets, and stripping off your lingerie panties in the process.

“Wasn’t gonna wear these tonight anyway.” You place the lace in Bucky’s outstretched hand, which he takes eagerly before smelling your sweet arousal on them and stuffing them in his jacket pocket.

“We ain’t making it to the restaurant if you’re gonna be dressed like this.” Bucky’s hands travel down your sides, admiring every swell and dip of your figure in the tighter fitting dress. He’s practically drooling at this point. “Especially if you don’t wear any panties.” His fingers find your entrance again and as if he never stopped fingering you, you’re right back where you left off, teetering on the edge of pure bliss when this time he inserts three fingers.

The salacious squelch of each thrust is telling of just how wet you are. You grind down on his hand, hips bucking and twisting to find just that right angle where every single nerve is on fire.

“Be a good girl and cum for me - I know you want to.” That’s all you want, to be his good girl, his perfect wife, and give him everything he asks for, including all your orgasms.

And that’s exactly what you do.

Bucky doesn’t relent, fingering you and simultaneously stimulating your clit until your legs start quivering, you’re screaming his name, arching into his broad chest, tugging on his hair and walls fluttering around his fingers.

He looks up at you while you’re coming down from your high as if you hang the stars and the moon in the night sky - like you’re the sun his whole galaxy revolves around.

“Te iubesc [I love you].” Even though your mind is still catching up to reality, you’ve heard this Romanian saying far too often to forget what it means.

“Și eu te iubesc, James [I love you too].” You respond in an imperfect pronunciation, yet a genuinely affectionate smile blooms on Bucky’s face nonetheless. You can feel his smile grow when he places a gentle kiss against your lips.

“As sexy as you look with this dress on…” He starts, fiddling with the straps on your shoulders, trailing gentle kisses down your spine as he lets the soft material of the dress fall to a puddle at your feet. “I prefer you in nothing.”

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[borom1r]

1, 8, 17, 18, 20, 41, 45, 54, 93 for the non-fandom asks, 1, 3, 5-7, 12, 18-22, 24 for the fandom asks 🫡👀

THIS HAS BEEN IN MY INBOX FOR SO LONG + I ANSWERED IT IB MY NOTES AND JUST FUCKING FORGOT TO POST IT AAAAAAAAAAAAA

1. whats your favorite thing in your room?

plush boromir:3 hes so Shaped

8. favorite coping mechanism?

uuuuuuuuuuu noise cancelling headphones + loud music

17. do you want any tattoos? if so, where, what, and why?

YES. I want to get one on my upper arm — there’s an artist I really like who’s done free-to-use art + im going to get a piece of his tattooed w/ kennings for Óðinn and Þórr above + below

18. whats the most prominent dream youve had?

I still vividly remember this dream I had in high school where my alarm for school went off, I got up and went to start making myself toast and fucking. Michael Myers walks up from the basement (the garage door/basement stairs were just off the kitchen) + we stared at each other and my only thought before my Actual alarm went off was “damn, guess I better make more toast”

20. whats your ideal date?

REN FEST!!!!!!! unironically my local fest hosts weddings and I would. really really like to get married there in full armor. even if it’s just for tax benefits smjfjdjjfjdj

41. if you could announce one thing to the world what would it be?

WOOFWOOFWOOFWOOFWOOFWOOF!!!!!!

45. do you prefer book over movie?

depends :3 ummmm a lot of times I think there are pros n cons to both mediums. sometimes I love a movie but also think the book is WAY better even if the movie is a masterpiece in its own right (a clockwork orange… cutting off the original ending to the book completely fucks the point of the story I think. I adore that movie but if you’ve never read the book…. 😑)

54. whats your best hottake?

my BEST????? idfk dude. my CURRENT hot take is that the changes the made to Faramir’s character for the movie were Good, Actually

93. whats your favorite item of clothing?

wolf hat :3 AND my leather jacket w all my patches

1. What is the first fandom you were ever a part of?

uuuuu like active online a part of… probs like. idek dude probably the fucking Warriors (1979 movie not cat books)

3. All-time favorite pairing?

I’m a spangel truther and I have been since middle school, so ig that

5. Favorite platonic pairing?

big fan of Boromir&Éowyn like obvs Boromir&Faramir + Théodred&Éomer&Éowyn bc they are Family but if we’re talking non-blood relations then I think Boromir&Éowyn is an excellent platonic pairing

6. Favorite headcanon?

I’ve almost called Boromir a faggot multiple times on instinct, so that. also transgender Faramir (what direction? you decide. they contain multitudes < I personally adore a he/they/te transmasc. I think te and Aragorn should both be allowed to use Sindarin pronouns. get funky with it)

7. Least favorite headcanon?

HRM. there are SOME utterly rancid takes from my SAW fandom days that I still think abt. evil. I shan’t speak of those times in public.

12. Craziest thing you've ever done as part of a fandom?

uh. idk?? I used to run a rlly popular ask blog for the characters of The Warriors (1979) that I believe is still out there?? lmao ok yea it is i just checked. that’s so funny that it’s still out there actually snfksjfjjs

18. All-time favorite fanfic?

that I’ve READ or that I’ve WRITTEN????

to read, literally anything Connor @angeltrapz has written but I’ll specifically drop this Princess Bride fic💗 https://archiveofourown.org/works/41272767?view_adult=true (TUMBLR WONT LET ME ACTUALLY LINK THE FIC EVIL AND HATEFUL. I can paste it + it generates a link tho. functioning fucking app)

fav that I’ve written…. highkey this one

19. Fanfic you read again and again?

other people’s fics?? this whole series: https://archiveofourown.org/series/183362

my own fics? literally any of my Faramir/Éomer fics that pairing is so fun

20. All-time favorite fanfic author?

CONNOR ANGELTRAPZ MY BESTIE!!!!!!!! also YOU duh????? ik it’s not fanfic Technically but like. BOY the rp is. creative project of all time perhaps?

21. Favorite fic trope?

i am a weak bitch for a good soulmate au. esp when there’s like. drama. im not exposing myself just know i think abt soulmate aus A Lot. < can u tell this has been sitting in my notes for A While lmfao

22. Least favorite fic trope?

idek???? I think any trope can be Done Well like I don’t normally enjoy chatfics but I’ve also read. some really good chatfics!! write what u love who cares

24. Funniest fandom-related story?

I’m gonna be so real w u I got into drama w a Lost Boys fandom mogul bc I was. A Homosexual and A Kinnie and they were NOT happy abt the fact I was like “yea all the lost boys are fucking.” I didn’t even know what to say abt that really. take it up w famously gay director Joel Schumacher if you don’t like me. A NOTORIOUS FAGGOT. going “yea I think these characters in a film directed by a gay man are gay”

this exact situation has happened to me 3 times across various fandoms. <- is just trying to sit in my little kinnie corner + be a weird fag in peace

[igarbagecannoteven]

megs!! hello!! good evening!! i want literally all of the things from your ask game so just imagine im copypasting all the emojis. tell me all the things!! love you so much missing you lots xoxo give the babygirl a kiss from me since she will never accept one from me anyway

bella!! hiya!! good evening!! (of the next evening but the sentiment still stands lol) love you so so much prilla and i miss you i will give her kisses for you 💙

🤘: so. you get the cursed song since you cannot cut ties from me now that we've signed a year-long lease :)) the song i've been looping all day is BOGOS BINTED by Ida Deerz ft Kaj Strife & 2a03fox which is. well. furry music (with a suicide ment tw for anyone who needs it) and i am not (that) ashamed to say it kinda slaps (you probs won't like it tho sdklfjsdlkjfsd) i mean the chorus is hella catchy! non-cursed song recs are Kid Fears by The Indigo Girls and The Wood Song also by The Indigo Girls (also Galileo which is also by them lol)

👀: okay this is a series of three fics but riverdale belongs to the gays by boos is a *very* good canon divergent (mostly bc it was written during like season 2 or something) exploration of both canon & non-canon events through the lens of the core four all being queer (with ace jughead!!) but if you'd like something (much) shorter there's The Real Suspension of Disbelief by punk_rock_yuppie which is jarchie with ace!jughead :))

🖇️: okay so this idea is actually inspired by a discussion topic from a philosophy class i took so it's a little weird and angsty BUT it's a sci-fi/dystopian au where people use teleportation devices like the ones in star trek and person a, who's used the teleportation device in the past, dies for unrelated reasons (maybe a hovercraft crash or a plague or something idk yet) and their significant other, person b, who's half-mad with grief, breaks into the records of the company who makes the teleportation devices and gets the data for the exact molecular make-up of person a and makes it materialize on one of the transport pads, "bringing them back to life". *however*this is a past version of person a since it's been a minute since they used teleportation (i haven't decided how long yet, at least a few months i think) and so they think they're going to, like, visit their mom or whatever but then they teleport into a scene where their bf's getting dragged away by security and it's x months/years later. cue the realization that a version of themselves actually died, blah blah blah, the question of do they have a soul comes up bc i'm me, etc etc, some other loved ones not accepting them as the "real" person a,,, it wouldn't really be a "they came back wrong" story but there would be elements of that bc regardless of how long it's been btwn the use of the teleportation device and their death, there will be memories that person b has that person a does not, and there's the classic identity crisis aspect and yeah. classic cheerful megs fic sdkljflkdsjklfjsdlkjf

😈: inspired by the job hunting process, my hashtag hot take of the day is that a job where you're handling people's financials and requires you to have a college degree should pay more than a cashier job at a upscale supermarket where a high school degree is preferred but not required 🙃

🧠: okay so uh. major spoilers for dungeons and daddies season 2 below the cut if anyone cares about that lol

so the latest episode of my favorite podcast (also the only one i listen to regularly but that's not relevant) they revealed that my favorite npc (grant wilson, son of a pc in s1 and dad of pc in s2) was transported to the titanic just b4 it hit the iceberg along with his fiance (it was either the night b4 their wedding or the day of) and that's where he found, rescued from death, and then adopted his son (lincoln, one of the player characters) and like. listen. this is The Podcast Of Wild Ass Rides(tm), after all it was only a couple arcs ago that the cast of family guy fought the fbi over who could attack the cast only for a giant flying dog to rescue the cast, brutally murdering family guy and the fbi in the process b4 flying the cast up to heaven's gates (longggg story lol), not to mention all the main characters getting married to survive the vacuum of space, HOWEVER. all of those buckwild things all had mostly reasonable explanations if you've listened to the whole show (the fbi trying to break into hell, goofs realm being a quasi-family guy reality with cursed standup, trying to rescue a half demon from the iss, that sort of thing) and the titanic is the first thing that seems to come completely out of left field. does this mean there's some great significance about the titanic that we just don't know yet??? is it supposed to tip us off to the fact that grant's husband knows more than it's seemed??? was it just to riff on the movie titanic??? who knows!!! anthony (the dm) what are you planning!!!

[madrone33]

Sooooo. Just listened to the Original Broadway Cast Recording. I am. Sad. And happy. Idk it's a very confusing emotion, but if you know Hadestown, you probably know exactly what I mean.

Anyway! Here's my reaction to that. Uhhh very VERY long post. As in 3.5k words. I... apparently made a lot of rambley notes and reactions and observations lol.

Whatever. I wrote it for me, and am deciding to post it here because I can. And also because @musical-theatre-gay asked me to tag them when I finally listened to it. So uh, here it is lol.

Also, I'm typing this up at midnight (why do I do this to myself) so if there's any typos, uh, no there aren't :D

Road to Hell

The trumpet thingy lez goooo

Huh, Hermes’ voice is more… is it weird to say gay? Or... black. Idk I’ll find a better description later lol. It’s gonna take some time to get used to the different VAs.

Oh new spoken lines!

The clapping is less like a real crowd for some reason?

Oooh new verse?

Huh, so in this one, it’s more explicit that they’re gods. The other one was a bit more just- metaphorical allusions to it.

Hades is introduced here? Huh!

Lol this Hermes seems more flamboyant.

The ensemble gets an introduction? Cool.

Music strips back; nice. Oh this is a different introduction for Orpheus! He’s already working on his La la la song? Wait did Hermes just say he was friends with his mum? And his mum’s a muse? So Orpheus has a lore reason to be into music here, huh.

Eurydice is introduced here?? Wow cool! I knew who it was as soon as he said “come on in from the cold” lol.

Nice high note!

Any Way the Wind Blows

Oh! New song!!

The ensemble always has such pretty harmonies.

Huh, the seasons are more absolute, foreshadowing how Hades calls Persephone back earlier and earlier leaving no autumn; and she probably rushes to leave for the surface more abruptly as well, coming back with “a suitcase of summertime” and skipping spring.

Eurydice’s VA has less of an accent, and almost sounds more polished? Less rough or smth?

Oh wait these are the lyrics from that song near the end when Orpheus and Eurydice are renewing their promises to each other. “Any way the wind blows.”

“Whether weather” I like that.

Wait, am I tripping? There sounds like there’s multiple girls singing. Are they the Fates? Ahhh I can’t tell who’s who RIP

Oooh I love the riffs on “any way the wind blo-o-ows.”

Is this song going to replace the one she was introduced in originally?

That little piano trill is from a later song, and I can’t remember which, but it is giving me Bad Vibes, I don’t trust it.

Oh huh, Hermes and Orpheus have an actual relationship in this one?

Come Home with Me

Another new song!

Lol Hermes being Orpheus’ wingman.

OMG LMAO. “Bro, listen, don’t come on too strong.” “Ok, yeah, yeah, gottit.” One second later: “Come home with me-”

The ensemble backing his words. Bro you are coming on REAL strong rn lol.

Hermes is probs face palming in the back.

XD omg I love her. The way she twisted that from “play the lyre” to “a liar and a player.”

Awww Hermes is such a wingman.

Spring as in the season but also mending Hades’ and Persephone’s relationship!

Aw no, Eurydice, I know it sounds like he’s crazy, but bro is SMITTEN. Put him out of his misery and give him a chance lol.

Wedding Song

A wedding song 👀??

Yo wait this tune is the one Hades and Persephone sing in, uh, Chant I think? But a more happy version!

Also these lyrics with the river and wedding band become callbacks in the last duet song when they renew their promises!

I like Orpheus’ voice!

These are some bold promises there, Orpheus. And we see later how he can’t really keep it.

Awww he sounds so bashful and shy. Also, Eurydice, I get that you’re not an artist, but as an artist, you can’t ask us to show our first drafts!! That’s like, super awkward and embarrassing putting us on the spot like that lmao.

Oooh we’re getting the La la la’s here! It’s always so pretty.

From her reaction, I’m guessing something physically happened? Did flowers spontaneously bloom or something? Does Orpheus have superpowers? Or was it just a feeling of pure wonder and happiness from all the amazing harmonies?

Him constantly embarrassedly and almost defensively saying the song’s not finished is so relatable tho.

Oh she’s enabling him in making the song! She’s not bitter and disillusioned about it yet.

Her joining in on his hopeful promises.

Epic I

Ah, here’s Epic I! I'd wondered about that in the original.

Oh? The La la la’s aren’t an original melody? It’s an instinctive one?? Hermes, spill the tea.

Yo we’re getting this tune??? The one that Orpheus uses to convince Hades at the end!

Is it just me, or are there not a lot of rhymes in this verse?

It was Hades’ and Persephone’s song???? Damn.

It’s kinda funny; this Orpheus’ speaking voice is higher than the first, but his singing voice is rougher. At least to me lol.

Livin’ it Up on Top

Huh this is a different start.

Omg EPIC: The Musical has taken over my brain. Anytime I hear the word “Waiting” I just-

Persephone’s VA in this is surprisingly similar to the other one!

Lol I’m always down for some Underworld/Hell/Death jokes.

Hmm with Eurydice’s added songs, Persephone’s line of “Who says times are hard” is almost mockingly blase, kinda showing her privileged worldview.

Dance break! This is even more of a party song than the first version lol.

There’s more interjections during Orpheus’ speech.

Wait, is that a lyric change, or am I remembering wrong? I think in the first version it was “May the world we dream about be the one we live in now” and now it’s “To the world we dream about, and the world we live in now”?

All I've Ever Known ("In spite of herself...") (Intro)

An interlude?

Hey, this is the thing Hermes says in the last song after Eurydice is gone! The “he could make you see how the world could be in spite of the way it is.”

All I've Ever Known

Smooth transition!

Oh ok cool, we still got this one!

This song is a lot more sweet here, with the previous context.

"I don't wanna go back to the lonely life!" Ahhh her high note!

Why is Orpheus such a… disney princess? Y’know? Like, he’s singing to birds and trees, saying he always knew his beloved before he met her, has a personal backing choir, a muse as a mother and a god as a guardian, and intuitively knew Hades’ and Persephone’s ancient melody. I mean I’m not complaining, but it’s kinda funny how magical girl he is in this version.

These are some weird note progressions on the violin or viola or whichever it is. It’s almost a pretty tune, until it goes slightly minor or off key or something.

Oh no not this part! These promises they can’t keep.

But then she leeeeeaves!

Way Down Hadestown

Those are some ominous strings and piano.

New verse?

The wall is mentioned this early?

Huh, Hermes is singing this part with the “everybody hungry”? I could’ve sworn it was Orpheus in the other.

I like how it goes from “chromium throne” to “thrown to the bottom.” I just really like homophones, ok?

Ooh! An awesome bass voice is an awesome bass voice.

"Kinda makes you wonder how it feels..." Eurydice, noooo.

A Gathering Storm

Another new song? Is that an organ? It’s so cool.

Wait, no I know those choir harmonies… I’m getting “Eurydice leaving” vibes, is that right or…? And also, I think they sang the “Any way the wind blows” tune?

She sounds so resigned now, damn.

I never actually put together that Hades calling Persephone back early had a bigger impact than just on their relationship, that the consequences on the wider world triggered the winter that made Eurydice so desperate for material safety.

Ohhhh! So THIS is why Orpheus is so determined to finish his song!!

Oh no Orpheuuuus! I know the song is super important, I mean, it does bring back spring and fall, and it’s literally what gives you a chance with Hades, but you wouldn’t need that chance if she hadn’t left/died! Focus on your WIFE.

But also, the creative tunnel vision is so real lol. Who needs food and sleep when you’re in The Zone, amirite?

Epic II

This tune again! I… don’t think this is in the original either? The lyrics are unfamiliar.

Since Helios is sometimes literally just the sun, the way the lyrics say “he thinks of his wife in the arms of the sun, and jealousy fuels him” makes it sound like Persephone’s having an affair lol.

"With doubt that his lover will ever come back" Oooh. As in; Doubt comes creeping in?

Wait no, I’ve heard this “the River Styx is a river of stones” part! Did I just completely forget that first part, or was it changed?

But I don’t know this part?? Is it just switching back and forth?

The La la la’s come back!

"The pickaxe flashes; the hammer falls [...] and drown out the sound of the song he once heard" I love how the pickaxe and working sounds of CHCK and HOOH literally drown out the sound of the song.

Chant

Ayyyy. It’s Chant! I love this one! Wonder if they’ll have changed anything…

Yo there’s an Orpheus interlude? This is a different version of the La La La’s as well. Huh.

Oooh, the key change thing there to transition back into the main tune was cool.

I knew those “Ooooohhh”s were from something dire!

Oh not the callback to Eurydice asking “Is he always like this?” the first time they met!

A new Eurydice verse too? Will it replace the other one, or just add to it?

It’s darkly funny how almost petty Persephone and Hades’ squabble seems now, and yet the ripples from it spiral out to create devastation.

Orpheus having trouble on second drafts? Mmm relatable fr fr.

Orpheus is trying to fix the problem at the source, but he’s neglecting the deadly symptoms in the present.

I still love the overlapping melodies.

Oh, poor Eurydice.

Her verses are changed. Interesting. She’s less accusing and bitter towards Orpheus than the original.

Yo wait they get stolen from? Who tf did it, I’ll throw hands rn!

And now she gets caught in a STORM?? Gods, she just can’t catch a break, can she?

Those high notes!!

Oh Persephone’s verse has changed too?? Wait, it’s focused on the people on the surface now, instead of the way they met? … Not sure I like that they cut that, but I guess the change does make sense with how much they’ve focused on the deadly winter here.

Hey wait, there was no Hermes line of “They have this fight every year!”

Hey, Little Songbird

Eugh. This song is still creepy as fuck.

Oh wait, was it a metaphorical storm Hermes was talking about, last song? And this is the storm?

Don’t do that. Don’t call her a canary.

Orpheus is burying himself trying to fix Hades’ relationship, while Hades is over here ruining his.

Huh, there’s no rattlesnake sound.

When the Chips are Down (Songbird vs rattlesnake...") (Intro)

There’s still the shaking chips sound in this one tho.

When the Chips are Down

Oh, that talking part was split from the bulk of this song?

Ngl, I lowkey don’t like the Fates just because… they make the story the way it is lol, but by god, their harmonies are so fire.

Gone, I'm Gone

She sounds more disbelieving and breathy than the other one, which was more resigned and choked out quickly.

Wait for Me (Hey, the big artiste...") (Intro)

That coin bag sound. RIP.

Ouch. Hermes is being pretty cold here. I mean in the original it was fine he was so casual, 'cause he was basically just the narrator, but now with added context of their relationship, it’s kinda mean.

Bro why is he being so… mocking??

Wait for Me

Oh that was split off too?

Ok, so I know she didn’t actually die in this version, it’s just a metaphor for her death, but Orpheus saying “I’m coming too” when going to the Underworld is a metaphor for dying is kinda, uh. I mean you can see how it sounds, right?

Also, why is “Wait” always so freaking sad in the musicals I listen to??

Oh, new part? He’s confronted by… I’m guessing either the Fates, or the workers stuck in Hadestown. I'll go with workers for now.

Omg he’s using the La la la tune as almost a shield and protection and- is he converting the workers?? Holy fuck is he literally a disney princess? Now this is some quality addition shit!

Lmao. The “don’t give your name, you don’t have one. And don’t look no one in the eye” is still funny.

Ok, but the way the whole ensemble is singing “Wait I’m coming with you” makes me think that while Orpheus is singing to Eurydice, the workers are singing to him, following him and the hope he brings.

This new end part is so good!

Also, I love the way the tempo goes back and forth between Orpheus’ slower, more drawn out parts, and Hermes’ faster ones.

Why We Build the Wall

Oh, this guitar intro is new!

God, those low notessss.

Cult shit fr fr.

I read somewhere that they keep adding and building the call and response verses on top of each other, just like the bricks on the wall, and I love it so much.

Why We Build the Wall ("Behind closed doors...") (Outro)

Huh, they’ve split this part from the last one too.

"Step into my office" "And he closed the door behind. Now a lot can happen behind closed doors" God, that sounds so creepy and ominous.

Lol, Persephone.

Our Lady of the Underground

Oh hold on. That piano trill is here? But surely it must come back sometime again later in a worse situation.

Ooh she says “Step into my office my office” like Hades did just before!

Drug dealer Persephone is here lol.

My gal has an underground club XD

Oh I think that “Tell my husband to take his time” line is new.

Way Down Hadestown (Reprise)

Huh, it's called reprise instead of II

New lines?

Oh wow, that puts new meaning on how Hermes told Orpheus he doesn’t have a name.

“Hades laid his hands on ya.” I don’t like the way that’s said.

Ohhh like the River Lethe!

Oh DAMN. She’s forgotten her name?? This reminds me of Spirited Away.

They did a fantastic job making the workers sound so exhausted and resigned.

Flowers

New song!

“When he laid me out.” Ew wait what?

Hold on, Eurydice! Orpheus is coming! Oh, wait. But he fails… Fuck.

Oh no she can’t even remember him!

Come Home With Me (Reprise)

Another new song!

OMFG IT’S A REPRISE THINGY OF THE SONG WHERE THEY MEET! BECAUSE THEY’RE MEETING AGAIN!

AH SHE REMEMBERS HIM!

“You heard?” “No.” Oof.

AHHH NO DON’T BLAME YOURSELF I MEAN IT WAS ONLY PARTLY YOUR FAULT HADES WAS BEING A DICK.

He waaaalked all that way ahhhh.

Ohhhh it was the River Styx (aka the dead souls?) that met him in that earlier song!

Papers ("You're not from around here, son...") (Intro)

Ohhhh fuuuuck. Hades is here.

New song. New song where Hades and Orpheus meet. Omg shit.

Oh Persephone’s here too!

Hermes bringing back the lyrics from that one song near the start!!

Ahhh he’s standing up for himself and Eurydice! Fuck off Hades.

OH FUUUUCK. ORPHEUS DIDN’T KNOW.

“It isn’t true.” Oh shit that line means so much more now.

People aren’t property, asshole.

Papers (Instrumental)

An instrumental? Huh. Wonder what’s supposed to be happening on stage rn.

Nothing Changes

Another new song!

The Fates? Amazing acapella harmonies, but bad advice and I don't like. For some reason, it reminds me of the Diamonds’ songs in Steven Universe. Or the Sirens’ song in Ulysses Dies At Dawn.

Did they sing “That’s the way the river runs” to the tune of “Any way the wind blows”?

If it's True

More new songs!

Oh Orpheus…

No, don’t lose hope! Don’t stop believing!

WHAT! NO WAIT DON’T LEAVE!

Wait, did Hades actually physically beat Orpheus up?? Or does he mean metaphorically beaten?

YESSSS. WORKERS STAND WITH HIM!

Oh now Hades’ later line with the “every coward’s brave with a crowd” makes a lot of sense.

Yessss Orpheus. See through the lies. He sounds so hurt and tired and still determined and Not Giving In.

HELL YES! STAND UP FOR EACH OTHER!

RIOT! RIOT! RIOT!

How Long?

These new songs are killing it, I can’t wait to see what this one’s about-

Oh Persephone and Hades song!!!

She refuses the wine! And remember before, Orpheus had said she’s “blinded by a river of wine.”

Yo she’s standing up for them!

Ahhh so this is why Hades later says “Since my wife is such a fan.”

He sounds so tired, damn.

Oh, he’s using her metaphors!

DUET!

Chant (Reprise)

“Is it true?” Omg it’s happening!

HA! THAT NOISE IS A RIOT, HADES!

Are these new words? I can’t remember if I’m just forgetting how the original goes.

Yeah, they don’t sing the “One, two, is it true?” part in this, huh.

Yesss. Raise your heads.

“Why do we turn away” part reminds me of one of the songs in My Heart Says Go for some reason.

Ohho you’re gonna regret ordering him to do that, Hades.

Epic III

Here we go…

Lmao. Hades being the most unimpressed audience member.

Oh, wait, I think these are the lyrics from earlier. I wonder if they’re still gonna do the original verse too.

Ah the La la la’s!

HA. Yeah I bet that surprised him.

The overlapping harmonies are soooo prettty!

I’m glad they kept these verses.

The way Orpheus uses “Keeps his head low” for HADES instead of the workers!

Did they change it from “with his hat in his hands”?

Omg Hades sung it too. 🥺

And now they’re all singing it together!

Epic III ("They danced...") (Instrumental)

New song!

Ayyyy his song worked! He fixed it!

Hey, I wonder if any of those different La la la’s were from his second draft.

Promises

Another new song?

He finished it <3

Yes! Leave! Don’t fucking look back!

Wait no, is this the song where they renew their promises?

ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS.

Damn, Eurydice is so much less bitter and hurt in this version.

"If we can do it, so can they!" Ooof. Well now Hades can’t really let that happen, can he?

Omg the DUET!

AHHHH IT’S LIKE THEY’RE DOING WEDDING VOWS.

“And keep on walking come what will” WAIT FUCK NOOOO.

Word to the Wise

A new intro part to this song?

“Can we go?” Aww he sounds so hopeful.

“... I don’t know.” Shit.

The “chips are down” tune!

Why. Fates, just- Why.

The FUCKING PIANO TUNE. I KNEW IT.

His Kiss, the Riot

Yikes. That’s some eerie strings right there.

“The riot starts.” … yeaaaah. Um. If I say I’m sorry, will you let them go without a fuss?

“All my children came here poor, clammering for bed and board [...] Who makes work for idle hands?” Hades. Bro. You are not the good guy here.

Bro. BRO. You don’t have to do this. Just- just don’t do it. Why. Is this really necessary??

"Doubt comes in." Noooooo. Whyyyyy.

Wait for Me ("If you wanna walk out of hell...") (Intro)

New song.

The fucking piano tune.

“You won’t be hand in hand.” Nooo, not bringing back those lyrics!

“It’s a trial” nah Orpheus has got it right. It’s totally a trap.

Nooooo you caaaan’t!

Hermes are you fucking lying.

Wait for Me (Reprise)

OMFG DO NOT. DO NOT BRING THE WAIT FOR ME BACK. DON’T DO THIS TO ME.

Oh god. All the workers are all watching them too.

YO. YO THE FACT THAT HE SAYS IT’S TIME FOR SPRING. AND THEN NEX FALL. AS IN. THERE WILL BE A SPRING AND A FALL. HE’S NOT GOING TO CALL HER BACK EARLY!

“Wait for me?” “I will.” AHHHH, they’re using that tune!

Omg they sound so hopeful. This is too much. I can’t.

The River Styx again!

The harmonies are just- so good. But I know IT DOESN’T WORK.

EURYDICE IS SINGING THE THING ORPHEUS DID WHEN HE CAME DOWN.

Doubt Comes In

Oh god I’m not ready. Fuck.

This chromatic violin shit is creeping me out. Reminds me of Agent Smith's theme in the Matrix.

Not the La la la’s! He’s singing it like a touchstone but it WON’T WORK AHHH-

FUCK OFF FATES! LEAVE HIM BE FOR ONCE!

NOOOO DON’T DOUBT ORPHEUS!

“Who am I to think that she would follow me into the cold and dark again” OMG NO ORPHEUS BELIEVE IN YOURSELF! BELIEVE IN HER!

KEEP SINGING! YOU’VE GOT THIS! BUT I KNOW YOU DON’T! FUCK!

Ohhhh he means a trap in that way. Well ok then NO IT’S NOT A TRAP.

HADES YOUR FUCKING MIND GAMES HAVE BROKEN HIM! FUCK YOU!

“I used to see the way the world could be! But now the way it is, is all I see.” NOOO HE’S LOSING HOPE! BBY DON’T LOSE FAITH IN THE WORLD!

SHE’S RIGHT BEHIND YOU! PLEASE! YOU’RE NOT ALONE! LISTEN TO HER! OMG PLEASE!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. FUCK.

THE SILENCE. I HATE IT.

“... It’s you.” NOOOOO

“... It’s me.” NOOOOOOOOOOO

“Orpheus…” “… Eurydice!” I can’t. I can’t. I CAN’T.

Road to Hell (Reprise)

NO ADS! YUS!

THE FUCKING PIANO I KNEW IT. I KNEW IT WAS BAD NEWS. FCUK THIS SHIT.

Hermes sounds like he’s boutta cry. Fucking most relatable thing ever.

“To know how it ends, and still begin to sing it again as if it might turn out this time” is the definition of insanity. We’re all insane here.

“Anybody got a match?” Wait wait was that Eurydice??? Is that a flashback or Eurydice down in Hadestown?

“He could make you see how the world could be in spite of the way that it is” Ahhhhh but he’s lost the ability to see it himself I’m fucking sad.

Spring. He did it. He made spring come back. And Eurydice can never see it. *cries*

The harmonies.

We Raise Our Cups

Oh wait, there’s one more song?

Damn. Living It Up On Top but sad.

Shit. Poor Orpheus. Bro’s gotta be fucked up.

… Ok but now I’m just thinking of an au where he does a Wait For Me III and actually does, uh. Y’know. And then it’s Eurydice and Orpheus down in the Underworld together, side by side in the mines, keeping each other’s memories intact and forcing the whole place into reforms by- idk fucking Unionising or some shit. Sheer fucking willpower and stubborn ass love saves the day. Let me have my delusions.

The harmonising is so goood.

Damn. Goodnight o7

... I’ll probs have to re-listen sometime again with lyrics. Fuck me.

I finally listened to Hadestown! 🎉

Starting with the Original Cast Recording, ‘cause might as well do it in release order. Loved it! Groovy music. Snickered. Cried. Wrote down my reaction as I went, so if you're chill with rambled thoughts and observations, here you go lol

(Soz for any typos, I was touch typing most of the time, and I've edited it but probs missed stuff)

Road to Hell (Live)

Oh it’s JAZZY. Huh. Didn't expect that, but I am living.

I like how at the start they’re simulating a train’s chugging.

Those call and response harmonies tho *chef's kiss*

Kinda reminds me of Udad.

Oh that’s Hermes!

“It’s a sad song” he says, while singing the boppiest of bops.

I like that “suitcase full of summertime” line.

“About someone... who tries.” Oho, we’re gettin into it now! *rubs hands together*

Also, I completely get now why Jorge said that first draft of EPIC: The Musical Hermes was like Hadestown.

Livin' It Up on Top (Live)

That’s a smooth transition👌

Persephone’s voice is really cool. Kinda rough texture?

Oh I didn’t realise Persephone and Hades would be having a turbulent relationship in this.

Oooh Orpheus’ voice is smooth.

They’re all so happy huh. Welp, you know there’s gonna be a crash in their future.

Orpheus seems really grateful for Persephone’s... graciousness? When he said that she'll always fill their cups and they'll raise them to her and stuff. Theory: either she’ll have a soft spot for him later, or he’ll feel betrayed and blindsided by the more cold side of her later.

All I've Ever Known (Live)

I don’t know anything about Eurydice, but is this her song?

Ah yeah Orpheus is singing, so it must be.

Oop. Foreshadowing.

Way Down Hadestown (Live)

Hermes is back!

���Bored to death” HA

“Graveyard” wow the puns/metaphors are going hard XD

I can’t tell who’s singing lmao. This is like when I listened to Hamilton for the first time. I’ll need lyrics, or familiarity RIP

The coins as the percussion/tambourine is a nice touch.

Hades’ voice is DEEP.

They haven’t mentioned gods yet, I don’t think? Just the Fates, right? It sounds more like a mining operation metaphor for mythos right now, hmm.

Epic II (Live)

King of diamonds and spades - like the playing card suits, but also like the mining operation.

It’s the La la la la thing from Wolfy’s animatic! Almost. A different rendition - I bet I'll hear that later 👀

Why is it called Epic II? Where’s 1? Am I missing something?

Chant (Live)

Oh they’re doing overlapping meodies!!

Ah wait this is Eurydice now, gotta go back a few seconds to catch that. I keep getting her mixed up with Persephone 😅

Oh now we’ve got Eurydice and Orpheus relationship troubles? Huh, I kinda assumed they’d be the perfect couple till her death.

And a semi callback to her song, nice.

Hay Little Songbird (Live)

DAMN his voice is deep!

Is this Eurydice??

Is- Is Hades seducing her? To work for him of smth? Ummm.

Not the canary!

That shaker sounds like a rattlesnake, and it does not bode well for a little bird.

When the Chips are Down (Live)

Oh hey I was right! It is a metaphorical rattlesnake!

Does she choose to go to the Underworld of her own volition? I thought she like- died.

Gone I'm Gone (Live)

She does??

Ouch. She sounds so resigned.

Is this a metaphor for her starving to death? Oof.

The harmonies!!

Wait for Me (Live)

“Six feet under” oh yep.

“Lay low, stay outta sight” - getting Hamilton's Stay Alive vibes.

“Don’t look back” ah. FORESHADOWING.

Ohhh the River Styx being a high wall is so smart!

“And don’t look no one in the eye” I must be too deep in the Odyssey related fandoms, because I'm seeing puns where there are none lmao

The HARMONIES!

Poor Orpheus, but I mean, he was kinda being a bit… naive? If he didn’t prepare for winter and just went off in his own head to make songs?

Why We Build the Wall (Live)

Free from who?

Enemy? 👀

(Yes, I'm aware I'm being led into asking all the questions he wants me to ask, but in my defence, it's very effective.)

Oh huh. Wasn't expecting it to be poverty, tho maybe I should've.

Him calling them “My children” plus the chanting is uh. Why does this sound like cult propaganda?

His voice sounds like the Ozymandias poem guy.

Also giving Frollo “She ran, I pursued” vocal vibes.

“Behind closed doors” - ominous.

Ha! Ok nice subversion.

Our Lady of the Underground (Live)

Persepone is a drug dealer XD

That’s a strange note on “there’s a crack in the wall”

Oh no, am I supposed to remember all these band member names? *crying*

Way Down Hadestown II (Live)

Bringing back motifs I see.

The pickaxes as percussion is cool.

Oop, Eurydice is getting a bit of a wake up call.

Chant II (Live)

Ooooh does the ‘backdoor’ Hermes meant, mean that Orpheus doesn’t have to ‘die’ to get there? ‘Cause he didn’t sign anything, which is a metaphor for him not actually being dead in the myth, so he can still leave.

“Hungry for the underworld” - the pomegranate?

And now Eurydice and Orpheus are singing half the La la la la tune each as if to each other from across the Underworld!

Ooh I LIKE those slant rhymes! "Young man, you can strum your lyre, I have strung the world in wire."

Oh this is where Orpheus sings his plea!! I know this is a thing because of Udad's Underworld Blues lol.

Epic III (Live)

The harmonies 🥺

Oh! It’s that part from Wolfy's animatic :O

I’m tearing up bro.

Just thinking that Eurydice was so upset with Orpheus for focusing on writing his song about Hades and Persephone, but it's that very song that is giving him a chance to sway Hades' mind. But on the other hand, if he'd focused less on the song, he never would've had to use it, y'know?

Word to the Wise (Live)

Ha the Fates(?) doing Hades’ inner monologue like, yeah bro u screwed yourself.

Uh oh this is probs where Hades comes up with the ultimatum. Wait no don't-

His Kiss the Riot (Live)

Those strings are creepy.

Belladonna? Oh the poisonous flower.

Did he call Orpheus the Jack of Hearts?

That acordian is awesome.

Fuck, I knew it.

He sounds like the guy who does the creepily ominous monologue in Micheal Jackson's Thriller.

Promises (Live)

Oh huh. It’s my theory from the 2nd song but it's Eurydice feeling betrayed that the world isn't always plentiful and not Orpheus?

Those strings are gorgeous!

Oh! A duet!

When the couple actually works out their shit:

“I do” omgggg!

KEEP WALKING. DONT LOOK BACK.

Wait for Me II (Live)

Aww that’s nice. Persephone and Hades are gonna try too!

Oh no not the “wait” like in Hurricane-

Doubt Come In (Live)

Oh noooooo

KEEP GOING. JUST KEEP GOING. SHE’S WITH YOU

OH NOOOO DON’T FALTER

LISTEN TO HER! HOLD ON! KEEP GOING!

... Oh god

Road to Hell II (Live)

NO THERE'S A FUCKING AD

Hermes sounds so sad but resigned. Like, 'Oh well. I knew it would turn out like this, but I'd hoped.' Which like. SAME.

The instruments stripped away so it's only silence and one voice is so good.

I can just imagine Orpheus collapsed shell shocked on stage as Hermes not unkindly pushes him to go on.

That reprise and ending is so fucking good AHHH omg no regrets. Some regrets. Whatever, it was good.

... Time to listen to it again with lyrics :D

And then I'm gonna listen to the Original Broadway Cast Recording!

[stabbylambchop]

I HAVE ARRIVED WITH AN ASK!! I've been wondering, what kind of music are you into? Also are there any specific genres/bands/songs/etc that you associate with your favorite slashers? :]

ALSO do you have a favorite ancient/extinct animal?

HOWDY FRIENDO HI!!!

Uhhhhhhhh I think I covered music okay in the last ask? Just kind of a clusterfuck of moods and genres and decades, zero consistency, lol.

AND UHHHHHH yeah I may or may not have Spotify playlists for my top 3 👀💦 I can give a quick rundown of each but cheese and crackers I am NOT linking them bc some of the songs are...embarassing 😳 I'll just uh hh share like, 6 songs off each instead..? 😈

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Michael Myers (Rob Zombie's Halloween)

Love You to Death by Type O Negative//Swamped by Lacuna Coil//Panic Room by Au/Ra//Bullet with Butterfly Wings by Smashing Pumpkins//Ratfinks, Suicide Tanks and Cannibal Girls by White Zombie//DOOM 3 by Nemistide

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ChromeSkull/Jesse Cromeans (Laid to Rest)

Twisted by MISSIO//Helena by My Chemical Romance//A Little Piece of Heaven by Avenged Sevenfold//Black Wedding by Meg & Dia//E-GIRLS ARE RUINING MY LIFE by CORPSE//Love Me Dead by Ludo

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Chop Top Sawyer (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2)

Beautiful Disaster by 311//Devil's Haircut by Beck//Backwater by Meat Puppets//Zombies Ate Her Brain by The Creepshow//Travelin' Soldier by The Chicks//Buttercup by Jack Stauber

Idk if that says anything me or my taste in music or if literally anyone else on the planet thinks these fit them but oh well lol

And uhhhh my favorite ancient/extinct animal is kinda tricky since I know jack shit about megafauna and haven't known all my dinosaurs since I was like 7, but I really like this fella, the Giant Horned Tortoise!

I already love turtles/tortoises, but I bigass one with metal af horns?? AND a long tail?? FUCK YEAH, just...

fuck yeah.