#flk: excerpt

[alexegan]

Interview / Video / Audio: http://offtherecord.net/phonica-friends-family-mix-series-13alex-egan/ Tracklist: 01. The FLK – We Know Where The Time Goes (Part 1) (Excerpt) [Utter] 02. Cheb Runner – 3097.7 km / 3097.7كم [Oddball Fantasies] 03. Cass. & Niklas Wandt – Schicht um Schicht [Candomblé] 04. DJ Plead – RT3 [Boomkat Editions] 05. Golden Axe – Yaatra [Arma] 06. Zazou / Bikaye / CY 1 – Ey! Yaye [Crammed Discs] 07. Carcass Identity – Things To Forget [Phase Group] 08. Black Merlin – Scape One [Artificial Dance] 09. Waak Waak Djungi – Mother I’m Going [Efficient Space] 10. Luis – Timmy Chalamet [AD 93] 11. Boards Of Canada – In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country [Warp] 12. CiM – Cable Car [Delsin] 13. DMX Krew – Archimedes [Expanding Vision] 14. Internal/External – Trespass [Kode] 15. Single Gun Theory – Open The Skies (Extended Remix) [Nettwerk] 16. Uni Son – Untitled For Now [We Play House] 17. Le Petit – Niente [Maga Circe Musica] 18. Frank Rodas – Ritual (Forthcoming on Utter) 19. J.S.Zeiter – B2 [Expanding Vision] 20. Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom – Relevee (Carl Craig Remix) [DFA] 21. Anatolian Weapons – Acid Research 63 [Byrd Out] 22. Rolando Simmons – Yes It’s That Pluzz [Analogical Force] 23. Submersible Machines – When  Whales Fall [Lunar Disko] 24. Tin Man – Jack It Acid [Acid Test] 25. Akasa – One Night In My Life (Nectar Mix) [WEA] 26. Skatebård – The Bells Of Mist [Balsa Wood] 27. Experimental Products – Glowing In The Dark [Vinyl-On-Demand] 28. Amor Fati – Stanton Carlisle [Forthcoming on Deep Cover #7]* 29. Sepehr – Servants Taunt [Squirrels On Film] 30. Mr. Fingers – Inner Acid (Aleksi Perälä Remix) [Alleviated Records] 31. Biochip – Bremerton [WéMè Records] 32. Alden Tyrell – Shift Cycle [Dub Recordings] 33. Mike Ash – Robotik [Ozone Recordings] 34. Mathew Jonson – Ultraviolet Dream [M_nus] 35. Paradise 3001 – Sunspots (Solenoid Version) [Sound Metaphors] 36. Nathan Fake – Outhouse (Fluffy Mix) [Border Community] 37. Bochum Welt – Radiopropulsive [Rephlex] 38. MNLTH – Meadow [Organic Analogue Records] 39. Misha Sultan – Kaleidoscope [DIG] 40. Hans Berg – A Floor Of Stars [Klasse Wrecks] 41. Böhm – Single Scene [Dolly] 42. Quad – Spires ‘n’ Towers [Casting Shadows] 43. DMX Krew – Orange Cat Milk [Under The Radar] 44. Furyon – Trance Exploder (Trance Out Mix) [Stroom] 45. Vein Melter – When You Feel It (Remix) [La Bella Di Notte] 46. Priori Presents RED – The Hammer [Garmo] 47. A∞x – Ceramic City [Nduja] 48. Modern Art – Hello/Goodbye [Domestica] 49. Steffi Grafs Innere Ruhe – Gute Freizeit [The News Cycle] 50. Krampfhaft – Meanwhile At The Old Warehouse [030303] 51. Black Point – Forest Lore [Out To Lunch] 52. Poly Chain – Cobalt [Die Orakel] 53. Vangelis – Tears In Rain [Audio Fidelity] 54. DJ Lostboi – Little Prince [Self-Released] 55. Piero Piccioni – It Means Love [Dirty] 56. Chris & Cosey – Melancholia [Conspiracy International] 57. Brian Eno – Final Sunset [E.G. Records] 58. Acoustic High-End Research – Nature Ensemble [Running Back] 59. Coil – Strange Birds [Dais] 60. Sandra Cross – The MMs Bar Recordings [Trunk]

[nana-writes]

6 for the one word writing prompt

6. wings (word prompt list)

      “Can I see?” Nina asked, quietly and hesitant. They were laying in bed, Eliana flat on her back and Nina straddling her waist, both women’s lips red from kissing.

      Nina means Eliana’s true form and… Eliana isn’t sure how to feel about that. Nina’s curiosity is genuine, out of a want for knowledge not any sick desire, Eliana knew that. It’s how she first fell for this witch. But… Fey were not pleasant sights for most humans. Eliana wouldn’t be surprised if Nina regretted her request afterwards if… If things changed between them.

      “Okay.” She answered finally, the utter lack of emotion in her voice telling in it’s own way. The way Nina light up at having her request answered couldn’t help but bring a soft smile to Eliana’s lips.

      “You’re going to have to move,” Eliana prompted, gently pressing her fingers into Nina’s side so she’d topple the other way. The girl followed, sliding off. Eliana waited until there was no more contact and, with a single breath, let the illusion drop.

      Illusion wasn’t really the right word, or by touch alone Nina would have been able to see what was now in front of her.

      Eliana’s true form was bigger than her human counterpart, occupying more space in the bed now. Because of the way she’d been laying her wings pressed uncomfortably against her back, out of sight, but Eliana didn’t move, letting Nina get used to her new - actual? - form.

      Nina looked fascinated more than anything else and Eliana would be lying if she claimed that didn’t send relief coursing through her veins. The witch’s eyes were following every line and sharp detail of her body, as if attempting to commit her all to memory, drink all of Eliana , all she would offer at least, in. Slowly, Nina lifted two fingers and touched the closest bit of Eliana’s skin, feeling the texture of the multicolour scale like exosqueleton that protected most Fey’s bodies. As Nina’s fingers skimmed up, Eliana spoke:

      “Careful,” she saw Nina’s head snap up and she remembered how her voice sounded different to humans when she was in this form, the power of it far more clear. It was easy to forget such a detail when it all always sounded the same to her fey ears. “You’re going to cut yourself.”

      Nina nodded, taking her advice in and watching to make sure her fingers jumped over where the scales overlapped, their edges, now that she had been warned, clearly  sharp, as dangerous as every other bit in her body seemed to be designed to be.

      “What are these?” Nina asked, very gingerly taping the very end of one of the ridges. They were uneven, some short than others, the ridges climbing higher on Eliana’s neck on one side than the other.

      “A status symbol. The more and sharper the ridges on an Ipasigurt, the more power you can assume they have.”

      “So they are connected to the contracts.”

      “Mostly, yeah.”

      “Ipasigurt,” Nina said the word slowly, the Old Language foreign in her tongue. “That’s the type of fey you are.”

      “Yes.”

      “And there are two others.” Eliana nodded.

      “Do they look the same as you?” Nina asked. Her eyes kept shifting between which of her two pairs of eyes to look at.

      “No. Nepouzdan look like… Here, can I show you?” Eliana asked, lifting her hand to touch Nina’s exposed skin but aborting the movement halfway there. It was the first time  she’d moved since dropping the glamour.

      “Of course,” Nina answered, as if it was obvious. If she noticed Eliana had asked when she never really did anymore, she said nothing.

      Carefully, Eliana reached her clawed hand and gingerly placed two fingers on Nina’s forearm. She did her best to pass along the image without making it look sacry or unsettling. It wasn’t too hard, seeing as for her this was absolutely normal.

      “Wow that’s a lot of eyes.” Nina had closed hers, focusing on the mental picture instead.

      Eliana felt a quick smile spread her lips, there and gone. “Yeah.”

      “They don’t have ridges though…”

      “No. It’s their wings that will give you the same information.”“The colour?” Nina guessed.

      “Yes.” Eliana was slightly surprised at the hint of pride in her own voice.

      Nina opened her eyes, staring intently at Eliana. “Do you not have wings?”

      “I do,” Eliana answered. She let go of Nina, shifting backwards slightly so she could raise herself off the bead. With some relieve, she let her wings open slightly, before putting herself against the pillows once more. Her wings would cramp up if she kept them like this for too long, only half extended, but one of the sides of the bed was positioned against the wall, giving her no more space. Besides, she wouldn’t want to risk hurting Nina.

      “Wow.” The aww in Nina’s voice made her almost uncomfortable. It felt… wrong somehow, misplaced.

      Nina reached out once more with her hand, towards Eliana’s wings. The fey didn’t let her, snatching her hand from midair, stopping the witch in her tracks.

      “No. You’re going to cut yourself”

      “You don’t trust me to take care of myself?” Nina asked, teasing more than anything, breathing the words into the very small space left between them, her hand still gingerly held by Eliana’s clawed one.

      “The fact you’re still flirting, that you still want to touch and kiss me in this form, validates my reticence.”

      Nina didn’t say anything to that, blushing slightly. After staring for a little bit too long, Eliana placed the witch’s hand back in the bed and shifted away slightly once again.

      “I’m going to turn back now.” Eliana stared, and waited for Nina’s nod before doing so.

      She gathered her magic all back to herself, pushing it back down, pulling all the pieces together until the glamour was in place once more. When she looked back at Nina once more, there was worry in her eyes.

      “Does it hurt you to do that?”

      Eliana pondered the question. “No,” she answered truthfully, if a bit unsure. “It’s like… Pulling on a shirt with a slightly too tight collar. It’s a bit uncomfortable going over your head but it doesn’t hurt, and afterwards you’re fine.”

      Nina stared at her as if she was parsing the veracity of her words. Except, fey could not lie so. “Okay.”

      “Can I kiss you?” Eliana asked, the space between them on the bed feeling stupidly far.

      Confusion mared Nina’s expression for a quick second. “Of course.”

      Far more gentle than usual, Eliana reached out a hand to cup her face, her lips soon following. She kissed her, slowly and with care, trying to convey everything she wasn’t quite sure how to say.

      Eliana knew the power of words but sometimes… sometimes they weren’t enough, she couldn’t help but think, as Nina kissed back just as intently.

Hope you liked it! (word prompt list)