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tweepunkgrl · 3 years ago

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“come and get me” official playlist

the most depressing jayrae fic i ever came up with and it has the most emotional playlist i ever came up with. and since i don’t think i’ll ever write a full fic for it, i thought this playlist would perfectly describe how the story starts and ends! i also think this is like a perfect example how music can help write and develop a story whenever you’re stuck

1. if you want it by jay som

“i’ll only come around, if you want it.”

i really don’t understand what this song actually means, and i’m not sure if jay som knows as well. but the line “if you want it” sounds very seductive. i imagine this as the beginning of the jayrae affair

2. triptych by samia

“i would give up to every man i love, i take what i can get… i get what i want, and your girlfriend too. make a predator of me, i’ll be good to you.”

i read somewhere that samia called this song “a cry for help.” there’s this kind of sadness, loneliness in this song that’s begging for connection. i feel like this is raven in the story, and all the things that would lead her to having an affair.

3. bizarre love triangle by new order

“every time i think of you, i feel shot right through with a bolt of blue”

this song is about a love triangle? it’s also a bop. it’s also the type of song i imagine jason and raven listening to (i have it in my head that they’re a bit pretentious)

4. posing in bondage by japanese breakfast

“can you tell i’ve been posing this way alone for hours? waiting for your affection. waiting for you.”

no, this song isn’t actually about bondage. it’s about an emotional bondage? wanting to be close to someone. this is probably how raven feels about jason.

5. swimmer by tennis

“some summer you have planned for me, emptied into the sea”

this is the affair. it’s happening. and while it’s filling raven with love, it’s eventually gonna leave her feeling completely empty

6. monkey gone to heaven by pixies

“if man is 5… then the devil is 6”

just some tunes i think jason plays when he’s smoking a cigarette with raven at his place. this is also my fave pixies song

7. standing next to me by the last shadow puppets

“want her, have her, two years have gone now but i can’t relate to the never-ending games that you play”

jason x rose x raven

8. why are sundays so depressing by the strokes

“i want your time. don’t ask me questions that you don’t want the answers to”

i imagine this song from jason’s pov. he’s also not doing well. raven’s not the only one with issues.

9. real men by mitski

“though honestly, sir, all i wanna do is get naked in front of you. so you can look me up and down and give me your love for being so good”

i’m currently writing a short one-shot with the title from this song. really this song is about toxic masculinity, i think it also touches on how women are also effected by it. but yes, it’s from raven’s pov. (i also had a one night stand and played this on repeat on my walk home)

10. party police by alvvays

“you don’t have to leave, you could just stay here with me. forget all the party police, we can find comfort in debauchery”

tbh, haven’t we ever felt like a lot for a person that it kind of made us feel desperate? that’s this song, and it’s raven feeling completely down b/c of how much she feels

11. you’re so great by blur

“sad drunk and poorly, not feeling so great”

this is jason, and yes, he’s got issues

12. night signs by the ophelias

“you take me to the same place each time. we walk with our hands up, night signs. you smile at the full moon, nice try. you know what you’re doing and you know i’m right”

this is near the end of the affair, and it’s making raven feel bad.

13. anything by sza

“keeping’ up is hard to do. even harder feeling heavy, steady, chasin’ you. why are you lookin’ around, you lonely? i feel you comin’ down like honey. do you even know i’m alive?”

i’ll be fine one moment, and then listen to crtl and feel incredibly sad. but i love sza. i associate this song with a long time crush i had on a man who worked at a record store who probably never thought much of me (he already have a gf). but this song just perfectly reflects how raven, at this point, is feeling about her affair.

14. wide open by the chemical brothers

“i’m wide open, but don’t i please you anymore? you’re slippin’ away from me. you’re driftin’ away from me”

yeah, the affair is over

15. i wish i never met you by babygirl

“in an alternate reality, i pass you on the street and our eyes don’t meet”

at this point, i’m sure jason and rose are engaged. and this is raven processing everything.

16. drunk walk home by mitski

“and i sit on the curb ‘cause it’s the prettiest night, with no one else in sight. you know i wore this dress for you. these killer heels for you”

this would be after the engagement party, when raven goes home after her talk with jason. i know this song may be hard to get into at first, but it’s mitski is so angry and unhinged in this song. i think it’s perfect.

17. used to by wilma laverne miner

“you had me right where you wanted, until you wanted something else. someone easier to live without”

raven and jason haven’t seen each other, and it’s for the best. raven is getting her shit together.

18. speaking terms by snail mail

“say what you gotta. sleep in somehow. leave things on speaking terms and i’ll see you around”

i had this song on repeat when i wrote the first one-shot. this song is about a conversation between two people after a failing relationship. this is similar to “conversations with friends,” which is the book that inspired this whole fic. but i also imagine raven and jason ending like this.

so yeah, no happy ending

#jayrae #jason x raven #come and get me #angst writing

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jimmy-truong · 8 years ago

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The Pixies Gig Poster - 11" x 17

Objective:

To create an 11” x 17” gig poster that captured the mood and tone of a series of musicians, while promoting their event.

Solution:

The Pixies' music is a mix between rock and psychedelia. They tend to base their music around very esoteric and religious topics. This poster gained inspiration from the song "Monkey Gone to Heaven," which revolves about the devil, god, and monkeys.

The illustration bridges the gap between the monster above and the information below. It tells a story in a serene and unusual atmosphere, with all hell about to break loose as the monster reaches down toward the church. The title utilizes similar colors to the monster, tying the two together. The scratchy, sporadic lines of the illustration emphasize the tension as a chaotic scene is about to unfold. In contrast, the muted color scheme and simplistic type choice call to the serenity that is currently being experienced, as that impending chaos has not occurred yet. There is a strong flow from the top of the poster, starting with the monster and following down the arm and body, leading you to the type and information between it's legs.

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