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seamea · 1 year ago

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A Steddie AU where Steve meet a famous Eddie at a Taylor Swift concert.

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Steve emerged for his thoughts when Dustin entered the room chanting.

« So I have a favour. »

Steve rolled his eyes. Of course he did.

« I know you are going to the Taylor Swift concert in Cincinnatti. I saw that Eddie Munson from Corroded Coffin said he’ll attend the concert as guests on YOUR night. Could you bring me a pic if you can??? »

Dustin was pleading with his eyes.

« I guess if I found them but I can’t promise anything … But… Corroded Coffin is a metal band right? Why would this guy attend a T Swizzle concert? » He found the whole thing quite strange.

« I don’t know babe. Aren’t you the one that say that she is the music industry? Maybe he wants a collab? Maybe they are friends? » Steve smiled at the thought of a metalhead Taylor. He then wondered which member of the band was this Eddie guy. He then remembered the long haired guy with the pretty eyes from a poster in Dustin’s room.

« Dustin? Is Eddie Munson the pretty one? » Steve winked at him. They had this conversation once before when an album dropped and Dustin was obssessed with it.

« God, your bi ass is impossible. Yes he is « pretty » ».

« I hope I’ll see him then. Swiftie or not»

This ask changed his life forever. »

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Prologue

Steve has always liked Taylor Swift. He stood by her through the 2016 mayhem. He has the cardigan. He has the freaking clock. But he never had to chance to see her live. So when Robin surprised him with two tickets to the Era’s tour he could not believe it. He screamed and danced and hugged her as if she had found the solution to mitigate climate change (which is taxing the rich, including Taylor, but it is not today’s story).

He dreaded for weeks to not be able to find an outfit so he installed Tiktok in order to find inspiration and he fell in love with the platform. He loved swifttok of course but he also adored teachers’ videos about their struggles, their students and their tips. One morning while he was heading to class and thought of his activities for the day who were Taylor Swift related, he decided to create a TikTok account. He thought he was too old at the prime age of 27 to do something like that but when he met with Dustin, like he often did, he was convinced it was the right move. Dustin liked Taylor as well, even though he was not a «fan » but he knew that Steve needed a passion project.

He also told Mike and Lucas about the idea. At first they liked mocking him about being a fan of something at his age, especially a popstar and Steve faked being unhurt by this. However they said they would obviously follow him if he decided to do something like this and thought it was great for him to share his positive teaching mindset and his anti-bullying methods.

So in February 2023 he created a tiktok account called « @stevetheswiftieteacher ».

He posted several tiktoks about his life as a teacher, about taylor swift, about bullying and how to detect it, about mundane things like the decorations of his classroom, about his workout even and only in a few months he had gathered a little community of 5000 followers, which he found completely insane. But, hey, people liked his jokes (and as many girls were saying in the comments, his looks).

When the school year ended, he made a lot more videos and his popularity grew as well. Especially his make my eras outfit with me serie.

One saturday he was hosting a game night in Hawkins with the group of now adults, that he used to babysit through highschool because he was dating Nancy Wheeler.

They were now living in Indianapolis for the most of them, only Max and Lucas moving in California. It was quite cold for the month of July, and the group was chatting about life while Steve was putting away the board games at the end of the night.

« So how is your sister doing Mike? » Steve asked, really curious about Nancy’s life five years after their last breakup.

« Oh you know, killing it in NYC. She has a girlfriend called Abby if that is what you are really interested in. »

Steve chuckled. Mike was quite clever.

« Yeah I wanted to know that. I hope she is happy. »

« She is working too much if you want my side of the story and I don’t like Abby, she’s a snob. Robin was such a better fit for her but anyway, you know how she gets when she feels trapped ».

Steve looked sadly at the ceiling knowing full well how things ended for both him and Robin.

Imagine a restaurant. Steve’s favorite in Chicago. Imagine a new teacher and a new journalist. They just graduated and came back from a trip in Europe to celebrate.

A beautiful night, stars, flowers, everything. The picture of American happiness.

« Nancy… You are the prettiest girl I know but that is not why I love you. I love you because you are the smartest person I know. Because you are the most independent and badass person I know. Because you ground me. Because I can make you laugh with my lame jokes. Because we made it after all these years, because we found our way back to each other 3 times already. Because you make me bold. Nancy Wheeler, would you mary me? ».

Now, imagine the cold. The cold in August because of the next words that Nancy said.

« I am not in love anymore Steve. »

The next months were excruciating. Steve moved back to Hawkins finding a position at the local school. He had moved to Chicago for her. Robin was here for him all the way, driving from Indianapolis often to confort him.

But the following year, she met Nancy at a environmental fundraiser. She was angry at first but they soon fell in love. It created a riff between the friend group.

However, when Steve saw them together he understood what love was supposed to be and he forgave Robin instantly.

Robin and Nancy moved to New York, he visited them a lot, they were all friends. He knew that Nancy and him were never really in love. He was so happy for them. He, though, had trouble finding love.

And Covid came. And Robin and Nancy were together all the time. And in 2021 they broke up. Robin found a position at Hawkins highschool as the new school psychologist. Her and Steve were, then, inseparable, tied together even more than before.

« Broooooooo »

Steve emerged for his thoughts when Dustin entered the room chanting.

« So. How is your tiktok going? »

« Really well! I had a video go viral about me making my pants for the Era’s tour »

« That’s amaziiiing. So I have a favour. »

Steve rolled his eyes. Of course he did.

Dustin was pleading with his eyes.

« I guess if I found them but I can’t promise anything … But… Corroded Coffin is a metal band right? Why would this guy attend a T Swizzle concert? » He found the whole thing quite strange.

« I don’t know babe. Aren’t you the one that say that she is the music industry? Maybe he wants a collab? Maybe they are friends? »

Steve smiled at the thought of a metalhead Taylor. He then wondered which member of the band was this Eddie guy. He then remembered the long haired guy with the pretty eyes from a poster in Dustin’s room.

« Dustin? Is Eddie Munson the pretty one? » Steve winked at him. They had this conversation once before when an album dropped and Dustin was obssessed with it.

« God, your bi ass is impossible. Yes he is « pretty » ».

« I hope I’ll see him then. Swiftie or not»

This ask changed his life forever

#steddie #steddie au #rockstar eddie munson #teacher steve harrington #taylor swift #ronance #stranger things

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trickstermiraculous · 4 years ago

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Our Past Mistakes Teach Us Lessons On How To Improve In The Future

Summary: Alya regrets what she and the class did when they were still in high school due to Lila's lies. Hopefully, at this reunion they can set things straight again.

Author’s Note: I wanted to take a crack at a reunion fic

Alya had it tough when she graduated high school. She went straight to Uni learning more on journalism but during a lesson on fact-checking, her teacher used her own blog as an example. Alya was still friends with Lila at this point along with most of the class except for Adrien, Chloe (of course), Marinette and Kitty Section so when she had her own work ripped to pieces by her professor, she quickly went to the group chat, demanding answers from Lila and explaining to the rest of the class what just happened to her.

Their friend group dropped Lila quickly and spent the next few months feeling guilty when realizing all the relationships they had ruined thanks to Lila. Marinette was no longer Alya’s friend but even then Alya tried to apologies to her only to find out her number was blocked and Marinette’s parents wouldn’t tell her where she lived now but luckily did agree to pass on her apologies which she never got a response, something she had expected.

Alya and the class didn’t bother with Adrien since they knew that he most likely had Nathalie block them from talking to him in any way. Kitty Section actually answered but it was the sharp response of ‘we are glad you finally came to your senses but we do not forgive you for what you did to Marinette or the rest of us’, it made sense and the class understood that they weren’t going to change their minds.

After Lila had gone from Alya’s life, she focused on getting her credibility back by pulling Lila’s interviews, publicly apologising to the many celebrities that Lila had lied about and focused her attention on going back through her blog making sure that every single one had the evidence to back her up. Some of her best articles had to go since there were no facts to back her up.

Slowly, Alya was getting her credibility back and luckily by the time she graduated her University, she was working at TVi News under Nadja Chamack. Focusing her articles on Akumas and the heroes as that’s where her experience of being a reporter came from and considering the many lies about celebrities she posted on her blog, no one at TVi News wanted to risk her angering more celebrities.

Alya was glad that her life was back in order so that she could come to this reunion head held high. Alya and her husband Nino who was a professional Radio DJ was catching up with Max who was working as an engineer for the government and Kim who was set to be on the French Olympic Swim Team this year when three members Kitty Section walked through the door.

Ivan was wearing a plain black suit with a red tie and two silver studs on the sleeves. Rose was dressed in pastel pink skater dress, black boot heels that had pink ribbons as laces, a silver stud earring paired with a dangling feather earring, a silver ring that had a purple jewel and her hair had now gotten long enough to be put up in a simple low bun. Juleka was dressed in a dark purple halter dress that was floor-length, black heels, the same earrings as Rose but the feather was purple, the same silver ring but had a pink jewel, a lace scarf that was purple and her long hair was plaited.

“Rose, Juleka” exclaimed Alya as the walked closer to her group, “it’s a pleasure to see you again”,

“We could say the same thing Alya” respond Juleka dryly,

“It’s good to see you are all doing well” continued Rose with a more cheerful tone,

“Yeah, I heard Kitty Section was going one tour, right?” question Nino,

“Yep, we going to collab with Jagged on this one” answered Rose.

The conversation confined like this for the next twenty minutes with other classmates joining them, in that time we found out that Rose and Juleka were married to each other and Kitty Section had gone on several tours since graduation. Apparently, their dresses had been made by one of the top designers in the fashion industry, MDC who was a close friend of theirs.

The doors to the hall opened again this time revealing Chloe who looked like a model which was expected of her, being the Mayor’s daughter, she was all about looks. She was dressed in a gold slit dress that had a black honeycomb pattern at the bottom of the dress, a black clutch bag that had a gold lock, a gold bee bracelet and her hair was loose with a small plait at the back.

Next to her was Adrien who still looked like model. He was dressed in a black suit with a dark green tie that had a single paw print at the bottom, dark green shoes, the same silver ring he uses to wear in school and his hair was now spiked side part.

Then the last one of the trio was Marinette who looked like a model and didn’t look a day over 20. She was dressed in a red and black empire waist dress, black tights, red heals, a red-black clutch bag and she had a pixie cut along with the same stud earrings that were from her high school day.

They quietly chatted while making their way over. “Marinette” exclaimed Rose hugging the girl tightly,

“If it isn’t the royal trio” stated Ivan,

“Good to see you again Ivan” laughed Adrien,

“Hello to you all as well,” said Chloe looking people up and down,

“It’s nice to see you again dudes” spoke Nino,

“Yes, it is” continued Alya hoping to break the awkward tension.

“Oh Alya, I got the message you gave my parents” respond Marinette, “I would have responded but work got in the way”,

“Oh it’s alright, I would have understood if you didn’t want to reply” replied Alya rubbing the back of her neck,

“Well ok, then but my response is that I forgive you and I would like us to start on a new leaf, that goes for all of you” stated Marinette with a smile.

That response alone caused most of the class’s jaws to drop and Alix choked on her drink. “You want to…” started Alya but Marinette cut her off, “forgive you, yes as I’m not one to hold a grudge and we were teenagers, teenagers that make mistakes”,

“Don’t mistake Mari forgiveness for allowing you all to treat like you did before that lier, you have to work on this forgiveness” snapped Chloe picking at her nails,

“Chloe” sighed Adrien,

“What it’s true Adrikins” respond Chloe.

The class watched the two bicker like siblings, not noticing someone else arriving. “Marinette, what a surprise! I didn’t expect you to come to the reunion” spoked a girl who Alya recognised as Lila, walking towards the group.

Lila had unfairly aged as she looked like a model and was dressed in a one-shoulder amber dress, beige tights, amber heels, a beige scarf and gold ring with a giant diamond in the middle. Lila had luckily changed her sausage hairstyle to a bob cut but she was wearing too much makeup for an event like this.

“Rossi, I could say the same to you” respond Marinette, the tone in her voice made the room temperature turn ice cold in seconds,

“Well why wouldn’t I come back to the school that gave me so many good memories” replied Lila causing Adrien to growled along with Kitty Section giving her dirty looks,

“Good memories, you mean memories of you ruining this class” snapped Sabrina, the girl had become bolder after Lila’s lies being revealed and had expressed her plans to ruin the women if she ever shows her face around the class again.

“It’s not my fault that you all were to lazy to fact check, I would expect it from a class with a famous reporter and a teenager who built a working AI something most adults struggle to do” stated Lila with a sneer, “by the way how is your career going? Alya”,

“Good actually considering I have a job working for TVi as one of the Akuma reporters” Alya snapped as Nino placed his hand on her shoulder to stop his wife from wringing the lier’s neck.

“How lucky but are you sure it wasn’t from Marinette’s connection with their head reporter?” questioned Lila,

“Rossi, I would like to remind you that just because I didn’t sue you for your previous lies does not mean I wouldn’t do it now” replied Marinette,

“My fiancee doesn’t interfere with anyone’s job opportunities other than a recommendation and considering her and Alya haven’t spoken since graduation, Marinette had no responsibility in the fact she was hired” snapped Adrien clearly done with Lila’s bullshit,

“Oh right, of course, Adrien I didn’t mean to offend” respond Lila backing away from the blond.

“Right” sneered Chloe, “how’s your husband by the way?”

“We’re doing great thanks for asking” answered Lila with a fake smile,

“Really because that’s not what the press has been saying” replied Chloe,

“Well the press lies, I thought you would know that considering what happened with Lady Blog” respond Lila,

“You caused that Lila so quite frankly leave our classmates out of the argument” retorted Chloe, making the class gasp in surprise since Chloe never once showed she cares for the class when they were teens so it was surprising for her to do it now.

“Chloe I hoped you would know better than to argue at the school reunion,” a woman said in that sounded as fake as it did when she taught the class. Time was not kind to Miss Bustier with her greying hair, dark shadows under her eyes and having quite a few wrinkles.

“Buzz off Miss Bustier” snapped Chloe, the women glared at the blonde and looked over at Marinette for help.

“Don’t look at me Miss Bustier, I don’t control Chloe” said Marinette raising an eyebrow,

“I thought you and Chloe would have a better attitude by this point and not attack Lila” respond Miss Bustier clearly not listening to what Marinette had said,

“First, Rossi verbally attacked us first so we were just defending our fellow classmates and second, considering how cutthroat the fashion industry is, we take it seriously when interacting with someone known for their lies” snapped Adrien.

“Fashion industry?” questioned Nino,

“Well yeah, Adrien still works as a model with MDC but also works as a photographer, Chloe does the business side of MDC label and I’m MDC” stated Marinette giving Miss Bustier a sharp look,

“so yes we work in the fashion industry and this is not the first time Lila try to get people we know into trouble since she managed to get quite a few models from the Gabriel brand fired or at least that’s what people say” continued Chloe smirking at Lila who was clenching her teeth in anger.

“Well rumours are rarely ever true” stuttered Miss Bustier,

“If it involves Lila I doubt it” muttered Rose which surprised Miss Bustier,

“Rose-” she was cut off by Sabrina quickly as the girl glared at her old teacher,

“We all research her lies after graduation and none of them was true so I doubt any of us are really going to trust Lila especially with how often she made up rumours about Marinette” the girl snapped,

“Researched?” questioned Miss Bustier,

“Yeah, the thing you and Mr Damocles should have done from the start instead of taking sides of the rich students” replied Adrien,

“I don’t take the sides of students just because their rich” retorted Miss Bustier,

“Chloe who was the daughter of the mayor and Lila daughter of a diplomate, you took there side in every argument they were in and punished the victim which just so happened to be Marinette” Adrien stated with a blank stare.

“I...I…” Miss Bustier trailed off not knowing how to respond,

“Anyway we haven’t come to argue with our past enemies, we came to reconnect,” said Marinette with a smile,

“Good point, who wants to meet up again at a later date,” asked Adrien holding his phone, several members said yes and we began exchanging phone numbers ignoring Miss Bustier who quickly scurried over to the other teachers and Lila who quickly got annoyed with people not paying any attention to her even when she snapped angrily at us. She eventually stomped her foot which caused her heel to brake and luckily Marinette caught her before she hit the floor but Lila shoved her away and stormed out the hall.

We spent the rest of the evening chattering about our jobs and lives like we used to before Lila came even Chloe was acting kind. Eventually, the night came to an end and we all went home but luckily everyone kept their promise of meeting up again.

Soon enough our friendship returned to how it once was and was stronger than before.

Author’s Note: This story was a pain to finish since I wrote most of it on a whim but I wanted to finish it soon as I knew it would bug me to no end if I didn't finish before anything else. Also, I haven't written in a while due to writer's block and me watching the entirety of Katekyo Hitman Reborn in four day which by the way is a really good anime that more people should watch. Hopefully, since this is finished I can write more for my other stories soon.

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murasaki-murasame · 5 years ago

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After doing way too many summons on this gala without getting Gala Elly I’m just gonna quit while I’m ahead and start hoarding for the New Years banner, lol. And in the mean-time I’ll probably be skipping the Christmas banner so that kinda sucks but oh well.

Either way, I still got a whole bunch of new stuff in my gala summons, and also I have a lot of thoughts about the new This Month in DL post, so I’ll just put the rest of my thoughts under the cut.

I swear to god this gala was the most summons I’ve done on a banner without getting a focus unit, lmao. This must be punishment for me getting like three copies of Gala Euden last time. I think I did like 250 summons total, which included over 10 5-stars, but no Gala Elly. I may or may not end up caving to my temptations and grinding adventurer stories and hard mode campaign levels to try and summon more, but I should just quit while I’m ahead.

Either way, my haul of 5-stars, new and dupes, is:

-Gala Ranzal

-Wedding Elly

-Xanfried

-Lea

-Jeanne

-Chthonius

-Dupes of B-Zardin, Victor, Sylas, Cassandra, Gala Sarisse, Shinobi, Vayu, and Long Long [x2]. I also got another dupe Shinobi from the 5-star dragon voucher thing they just gave us.

Let’s just say that I don’t know how to feel about wanting Gala Elly and then getting Gala Ranzal + Wedding Elly, lmao. At least they’re both new units for me. Though it feels doubly bad that I got Gala Ranzal, 45MC’d him, and then almost immediately afterward I got Wedding Elly. Welp. I’m a Noelle main in eHMC anyway so it’s not a huge deal. But it’s nice to get my wind roster fleshed out more.

I’m honestly really happy about getting Xanfried, and it more or less makes up for not getting Gala Elly. He was one of those 5-stars who I was vaguely tempted to dream summon because it was bugging me that I still didn’t have him. Now I think the only launch 5-star I don’t have is Hildegarde.

I’m also happy about getting Lea, even if she isn’t a great unit and I have like six other flame swords. I really like her whole design aesthetic.

I don’t really care much about the new 5-star dragons I got, but they’re nice to have. The Long Long dupes are nice, though, since now I have a nearly MUB one for my Lin You.

Oh and I got regular Aeleen as well, and she was the last non-limited 4-star I needed to get, so that’s cool.

We’ve known about the next banner for a while because of datamines, but either way, I feel a little bit salty that the new 5-star is literally just Thaniel But Better [tm], lol. If it weren’t for the fact that Chocolatiers is a limited print, I’d say that she wouldn’t even be worth it when Thaniel’s a more accessible option who works just fine in HBH because the whole fight is literally tuned around his kit since until now he’s been the only real healer for it. I hope this doesn’t lead to people acting like Thaniel’s not good enough for eHBH anymore once Jiang Ziya comes out. I’ve invested way too much into him to switch. I did recently craft the HDT water spear, and I can use my H-Maritimus on Elly if I want to use her in eHBH, but I still want to stick to Thaniel.

And on that note my H-Maritimus is at 2UB, and between the sunlight stone we’ll get soon from the Megaman event, and the dragons I have at nearly max bond level, he’ll probably be MUB soon, which should push my Thaniel above 7k might, which will be great. He’s currently at about 6,850 might, between him having +200 augments, Chocolatiers at +190 augments, a MUB HDT1 water staff, etc etc. And we’re gonna be getting the Christmas event facility again soon so that’ll boost him up even further.

Also I’m really not interested in the new dragon since he’s just water Hastur and I don’t care about that at all, lol. Durant seems cool but I already have a 50MC Natalie, and he’s a 4-star so he’d be easy enough to get off-banner anyway.

I’m gonna probably skip the Christmas banner since I went all in on this gala and I want to save for the New Years banner. And since it looks like the Christmas banner will be in just a week or so, I won’t exactly have many resources saved up by that point anyway. I’m not really interested in any of the existing Christmas alts, though, so it’d probably be an easy skip anyway, unless the new ones really interest me.

I hope that them doing the Christmas rerun stuff earlier in the month than I expected means we might get a Christmas-themed raid event afterward, but I won’t get my hopes up. I think we’re due for a new raid event anyway, but that’ll probably be what the New Years event is anyway, I guess.

I’m curious to see how they handle the New Years stuff, since it’d feel weird to rerun the Ieyasu event/banner, with how that was themed around the current zodiac year. I think we’ll just get a new event with new units, and probably a new welfare unit along with the event itself. With how good Ieyasu was [and how salty I still am about not having him], I think it’ll be worth saving for that.

Though considering that the next story chapter is gonna apparently be Luca-focused, I’m guessing the January gala unit will be Gala Luca, who I’d be extremely interested in, so that’s another thing to worry about saving for, lol.

And on that note we’re getting Chapter 11 in about two weeks, and even though we got more or less the same teaser description for it as last time, we at least have a better look at the two new android characters. Even though they’re gonna be antagonists I still kinda hope we can get them as playable units some day.

We also got more info on the new endgame boss mode, and even though I still want more specific details about it, my current guess is that it’s basically going to be High IO. It’ll probably be themed around there being new android military squads to fight against, with the new bosses being their leaders or whatever. It’d be fun to get some genuinely difficult wave-based content, but it’d also be great if it means we can get facility upgrade materials a lot faster.

The reveal of the new mode being called The Agito Uprising also more or less confirms that rumour that’s been going around for a while, which also talked about how the Christmas banner would include a new Christmas Phoenix alt, that the new endgame bosses would drop 6-star weapons, that we’ll get a Monster Hunter collab in February, and that Mikoto, Ezelith, Naveed, and Xanfried will be at least some of the first units to get their sixth mana circle upgrades.

I’m honestly kinda happy to hear about Christmas Phoenix since that makes it more likely that the Christmas banner will be an easy skip for me, lmao. But anyway, I really wouldn’t be surprised to see the Agito Uprising bosses dropping weapons that are roughly between 5t3s and HDT weapons in power. we really need something like that to ease the transition into the eHDT cycle. I’ve basically given up on getting into eHJP/eHZD until something along those lines happens to make them more accessible, lol.

I still have a lot of questions about how the whole sixth mana circle upgrade thing will work, and sadly this didn’t really tell us anything new, but they at least said that they’re aware of how limited the pool of units used in endgame content is, and that they’ll try and make changes to make more units viable for that, so that’ll probably be the main point of the sixth mana circles. I have a feeling that only 5-star units will end up getting them, which would kinda suck. There’s a lot of 5-stars who need an upgrade, but there’s also a lot of other units who need an upgrade too.

They did mention that they’ll be doing something with 3-star units in general, though, so I’m really curious about that. I really really want them to rebalance 3-star units so that they all have 100% on-element status resistances. I could take or leave anything else, but they really need that sort of buff. There’s no real point to holding back a unit by giving them incomplete or off-element status resistances. Which also applies to welfare 4-stars. For example, my Xania would be way more viable in eHMS if she can get to 100% stun res without needing a print, and it’d just be great in general if Vixel could get an actually relevant status resistance for his element. I have a feeling they won’t change anything else about their kits, but even just that’d be nice.

My realistic prediction for what the sixth mana circle upgrades will actually include is that it’ll more or less just be more of what we already have with the current ones. It’ll probably just be a few flat stat upgrades, maybe some more coability node upgrades, and one or two upgrades to the skills/abilities of each unit. At the very least I think that units will get a third upgrade to their S2, since those only go up to two upgrade tiers whereas every unit gets three tiers to their S1. And there’s a lot they could do to improve units by buffing and adding stuff to their S2s. For example, Thaniel would really benefit from getting a regen heal added to his S2, but Jiang Ziya existing makes me think they’re just forgetting about Thaniel for good. I can’t really think of what they could do with any of the 5-stars, though. It’s possible but less likely that some units might also get upgrades to one of their abilities, but that’s a bit more uncertain than them getting skill upgrades, if only because there’s a lot of ability types that you just can’t upgrade at all, like 100% status resistance or skill prep abilities.

It’d be really nice if they changed the second ability of 3-stars to 100% status resistance and gave them something entirely new for their third ability, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they just buff the 25% status resistance abilities of those units to 50% status resistance.

Also, we got more details about how we’re getting higher-level void battles added, and higher difficulties added to the void dragons, which I think is a necessary addition in order to help bridge the gap toward endgame content. As it is now, void battles aren’t really worth doing outside of endeavors. But it’s also nice that they’ve added augments to the void dragons and stuff.

In general they’d been making a lot of steps toward easing the progression toward endgame content, especially with the other changes they made to Avenue to Fortune, and them also adding augments to HDT drops. It’s nice that they’re aware of the issue of how steep the progression curve is right now, but it also really makes it clear that it’s a genuine problem that they’re currently being stuck trying to fix. I don’t really blame them for it, though. These things happen with games like this. I’m just glad that they’re actually addressing it instead of leaving it unchanged.

It’ll sadly take a while for them to add all of the new void bosses on the same tier as the Volcanic Chimera, but it’ll be nice to eventually have more accessible options to get into other eHDTs and stuff.

Anyway a whole bunch has been going on lately and I think it’s on a good track. Honestly my biggest issue right now is that since they changed the UI I keep clicking the wrong buttons when I’m trying to go between menus, lmao.

Oh and yeah the Megaman event is a thing that’s happening. There’s really not a lot to say about it because it’s so barebones and gameplay-focused, but it’s fun, and I like how much they’re leaning into the aesthetic of it. Megaman himself is a really goddamn weird unit, though. I like how much he’s apparently designed to play like he’s in an actual Megaman game, but it’s a weird playstyle to get used to for this game. And I still prefer Xania as a flame wand, lol.

#dragalia lost #this week on 'rate up is a lie': I get punished for my hubris :)

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goodnightkisseu · 6 years ago

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Park Jihoon - Giftwrap

Genre: Fluff

Note: It’s time for another post from me for the 12 days of Christmas with Wanna One collab! I’m doing this series with Chelle over at @prettywordsyouleft and with Kim at @nothingwithoutwannaone! I hope that you all have been enjoying the wonderful pieces that Chelle and Kim have written over these last couple of days!

Today is my last piece for the series, and it’s for Jihoon! I hope that you guys enjoy this one! It was a lot of fun to write :3 Please look forward to the remaining posts by Chelle and Kim! I know they’re going to be wonderful~ And as always, please feel free to let me know what you think ^^

Enjoy~

- goodnightkisseu’s admin / ashley <3

Christmas was a time for togetherness. It was a time to spend with family and loved ones, to meet up with those that you hadn’t seen throughout the entire year and catch up. It was a time of travel, whether it be home or to a vacation spot somewhere much warmer. For different people, Christmas meant different things. For you, This Christmas was about being stuck in the city in the middle of a huge snowstorm with no way out. You had plans to fly out and see family a couple of days ago, but when this huge storm hit it completely grounded you and some others as well. Still, there was some silver lining to being stuck in the city for the holidays. At least you would get to spend it with Jihoon.

Much like you, Jihoon was also snowed in for the holiday season. The two of you had originally settled on doing a little post-holiday couple’s outing when you got back from your respective trips. Yet, with this heavy storm that had blown in, you both found yourselves unable to get to your destinations. So instead of spending your holidays alone, especially during a time of year that was about being together, you moved your post-Christmas couple’s outing to now. You were currently at Jihoon’s place with a small bag that you had packed just lounging around in his apartment while he went to work. The office where you worked as a secretary had completely closed down due to the unpredictable weather, but Jihoon’s was still going, and he found himself working overtime now that people couldn’t come in.

You weren’t just lounging around his apartment on your own of course. You had the company of his dog, Max, who had grown quite fond of you over the last year. You knew that you weren’t his favorite person, that title either belonged to Jihoon or his friend, Woojin, you weren’t sure. However, Max still enjoyed spending time with you, mostly because you gave him the most amazing belly rubs and would also slip him some extra kibble from time to time. The easiest way to a dog’s heart, honestly.

Though you had to admit that you would often find yourself bored throughout the day, not having Jihoon here today was proving to be a blessing. It gave you time to put up some of the Christmas decorations in the way that you wanted, particularly the three cute stockings that you had bought to put on the mantle. Jihoon thought they were silly, but seeing as he wasn’t home, there was no one to stop you. Honestly, it didn’t look that bad, to begin with, so you couldn’t understand why he had complained about it so much.

Having him out of the house was also useful because there was one thing you had forgotten to do before you ended up camping out at Jihoon’s place for the week. You had forgotten to wrap his present, and you felt like now was a good a time as any to do so. After all, today was his last day of work and after this, he would be home until Christmas. You would have little free time to yourself and there was no way you could quietly wrap it while he was sleeping, and so, you took your alone time to your advantage and started to wrap the gift in its shiny new home.

This was your second Christmas together. Your first one had been as friends that met through Woojin. You had a hard time shopping for Jihoon then too, as he was the type of person that would buy the things that he wanted if he really wanted them. This year as a couple, even though you felt like you knew him better, shopping for him was still hard. There were certain things that you knew that Jihoon needed, but they didn’t necessarily make great Christmas gifts. After all, ‘honey I got you a frying pan’ wasn’t exactly the most romantic thing. Practical, sure, but romantic? Far from it.

You did eventually find the perfect gift in a pretty roundabout way. When you had first started dating, Jihoon, when telling you about his hobbies, had talked about one of his all-time favorite games. He told you that it was the reason he wanted to become a programmer in the first place, and why he was working so hard now, trying to find the career that fit him. That conversation had always been in the back of your mind, but you never truly knew what to do with that information… until about a month ago. You had reconnected with one of your old high school friends who had told of this artist that made wonderful decals for game consoles. They were custom, beautiful, a bit pricey, and also took time to put onto the console.

So, you lied to Jihoon, in the name of a good Christmas present and asked to borrow his console to play a game that you had been anticipating. It was there for about three weeks while you worked with the artist on the design before you sent it off for the finished decal to be applied, and it was only a couple days ago that you got it back. Granted, this of course coincided with a couple of days in which you had started your stay with Jihoon, so it was a bit hard to get the console from your place, bring it back here, and hide it. You managed it all, somehow and now all you had to do was wrap it up. An easy afternoon task, right?

Wrong.

See, at home, in your quiet and quaint little apartment, this would have been an hour, maybe two-hour task if you were feeling fancy. But here, at Jihoon’s it took almost four hours and counting. And why? The answer was simple. Max. Jihoon’s dog was incredibly curious, so when you laid down the shiny blue wrapping paper, his little puppy was already sniffing it, trying to figure out what it was. He got himself onto the paper a couple of times which only led you to shoo him away or to manually move him off of the beautiful wrapping paper on your own. You had contemplated locking yourself in the bedroom at one point, just to get those quality hours to finish wrapping up his gift. However, every time you left the room, Max would start to whine, wondering why you wouldn’t play with him. So in the end, you couldn’t do that, but now you were struggling with the small pup, trying to get things done while simultaneously taking care of him.

“Max, no stop,” you said in an exasperated tone as he managed to push his paw through some of the wrapping paper that had unraveled itself. You were glad that he hadn’t eaten the paper just yet, and in hoped to prevent it, you got up and grabbed his leash, putting it on him and slipping it around one of the chairs. It was just far enough that he couldn’t get into the paper and other wrapping supplies that could have been dangerous for him. Yet it was also close enough that you could reach over and give him pets, just so that he knew that you hadn’t forgotten him for something so shiny and exclusive.

You were just getting the hang of your new arrangement when the sudden sound of the door snapped you out of your trance. Jihoon was home already? But he was supposed to be at work for another two hours! Why was he back so early?

At the moment you couldn’t help but look around in utter panic. There was no way that you could have cleaned all of this up, hid it in a safe place, without him noticing that something was out of place. He was going to find out no matter what you did and you weren’t too sure of the best cause of action. As your brain tried to run through every single, your body just kind of froze. And just like that, before you came to any type of plan, the familiar footsteps of your boyfriend grew closer, and you had nowhere to go…

“Jagi, can you believe that I got home early today? There were so few of us in today that we couldn’t even really work. Like all of the people that we could have possibly had questions for were either unavailable or already gone on their vacations. Pretty wild, huh?” he asked as he rounded the corner to the living room. Yet when his eyes fell upon the scene before him, he really wasn’t too sure what he was seeing. He saw Max first, the small dog with his leash handle under one of the dining room table chair legs. Jihoon didn’t question that. Overall it was pretty typical for the two of you to do that because you would want Max to have enough room to play, but not let him loose so that he could run around and destroy everything.

His eye next fell upon all of the new Christmas decorations that hadn’t been there before he left for work. There were a couple of things that had been added to the tree, though Jihoon wouldn’t have been able to point out what they were even if he wanted to. He noticed the stockings that he had vetoed set up on the mantle all ready for Santa to come and drop off some things. And finally, his eyes landed on you and the small mess that you had gotten yourself into. In front of you was wrapping paper that you were trying to get around a rather large looking present. Momentarily, he was curious about what that could have been, though, instead of asking, he just kept it to himself.

“Did I walk into something I wasn’t supposed to?”

At Jihoon’s words, you seemed to find your movement again. It felt too late to really deny what you were doing. After all, it was pretty clear as day. So instead of going through the trouble of lying to Jihoon, you decided to be truthful about it. “Technically, yeah, but it’s okay,” you said with a defeated sigh, your boyfriend finding his way over to your side. He seated himself next to you as Max happily ran to him, leading Jihoon to pull the dog onto his lap.

He didn’t say anything, in true Jihoon fashion so you continued. “Your present finally arrived so I was trying to wrap it up before you got home… but you arrived early,” you said with a small pout. You looked over at him, hand reaching out to scratch Max behind the ear and all Jihoon did was chuckle.

“Why didn’t you just go and wrap up the present in the bedroom? Looks like Max gave you a bit of trouble,” he replied, eyes seeing small little holes in the wrapping paper here and there, which he concluded was the work of his little puppy.

“I thought about it, but whenever I disappeared, he got really anxious, and I didn’t want to leave him alone…” you admitted.

You were too cute for your own good. Jihoon might not have been there, but he could already see the torn look on your face when Max started whining and you were considering just staying out in the living room. Why was everyone in his life so cute? He really was blessed.

“Well then, why don’t you continue up and I’ll take care of Max. I’m curious about what you got me, but I think I can wait a few more days,” he said with a chuckle.

But at that moment, you didn’t really feel the need to finish the gift wrapping. Jihoon had already seen the large box, and if anything, you wanted him to see what was inside instead of wondering for the next few days. Opening the present early was okay, right? “No, it’s okay. I want you to open it now. We can do Christmas presents early, right? I mean, it’s not wrapped, but… the idea is still there.”

“Jagi, we don’t have to. Just wrap it up and we can wait a few more days.”

You shook your head in response. “Naw, I want you to open it,” you said with a smile, reaching over for Max so that Jihoon could pull the large box towards him.

He slowly opened the box up, pulling out all of the wrapping paper before he saw what was inside. It was a console that he already owned, yet, that was when he realized the design on it. That familiar character. Those familiar emblems. This wasn’t a console that they had made. Jihoon had been keeping an eye on all of the limiteds and this was not one of them. “How…” he said slowly, his brain still trying to process it all.

A small smile crossed your lips. “I know how much you love this game, so I got a custom decal made for you. Part of the reason why I had to borrow your console. I mean, I was really playing that game, but also, I needed to send it off to get this attached,” you said with a giggle. “Do you like it?” you asked sheepishly. At the moment it had seemed like a great gift, but now that it was in front of him, you couldn’t tell.

Jihoon was in awe of it, at how nice and professional it looked. And in particular, his heart swelled up at your gesture. He knew that he talked about this particular game a bit much, that it could have gotten annoying, and yet, you listened to him each time. You got him a thoughtful gift and he was beyond grateful. “I love it,” he told you, gently leaning over and giving you a kiss on the cheek. “It’s the best, thanks, jagi!”

Your smile grew at how well-received it was. You were glad that he was happy with it, and that was all you could really ask for. “So, do I get my present now too?” you inquired jokingly, but all Jihoon did was shake his head.

“Naw, you have to wait until Christmas,” he replied cheekily, making your eyes widened. His look changed in that instance to a cheeky one and you couldn’t help but make a face at him.

“Ya, Park Jihoon,” you started, but before you could finish, he was on his feet and running out of the room, you quickly behind him, trying to chase down your boyfriend for your present. You knew he had it hidden somewhere.

It wasn’t always great when plans were ruined, trips were canceled, but getting to spend the holidays together also wasn’t so bad…

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umusicians · 4 years ago

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UM Interview: JAYO

Emerging recording artist and Los Angeles native, JAYO, isn’t afraid to speak his mind. The multi-talented artist traded his college running shoes for musical instruments and ensembles in 2013, a decision that led him into the right direction. Knowing dreams wait for no one, JAYO is living the best of both worlds, working a 9-5 job by date and pursuing his dreams as a singer/songwriter by night and rising YouTuber/Instagram personality in between. To date, JAYO has made a number of music releases including his debut EP ‘Say It’ in 2019, and his new single “HOODIE” which was released last week.

Amandah Opoku sat down with JAYO to talk about his new single “HOODIE”, dream collaborations, pursuing your dreams and more!

Amandah Opoku: JAYO, thank you for doing this interview today! Before we kick off please tell our readers about yourself and a new artist you’ve discovered in the last year JAYO: Thank you for having me! I’m a singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California and I’ve been releasing music for 3 years now. I’ve found some success on Tiktok for comedy however my true love is music, so I’m putting a lot more focus on that this year! An artist I discovered last year was Push Baby, his song Thor is probably one of the best songs of all time and every detail of writing, melody and minimalistic production stood out to me and inspired me going forward. I want to achieve that same level of excellence.

Amandah Opoku: What inspired you to start writing and releasing music as an artist? JAYO: I never thought I’d be a singer-songwriter growing up. Everyone in my family is an athlete. I fell in love with choir in college and got scholarships to finish school. I was recruited from my school to sing background for Jordan Smith at the Radio Disney Award Show in 2016. Being on a big stage on national television after Ariana Grande and staring Lady Gaga and many other celebrities in the face just gave me a rush. I felt like this is what I need to be doing, I knew I wanted to be an artist, a performer, and sell out arenas! So, I started writing music that summer and releasing as soon as I met a producer willing to help my vision.

Amandah Opoku: What artists would you say have inspired you and influenced you musically both through your sound and lyrically? JAYO: Sonically I would say I’m influenced by Jon Bellion, Khalid, Justin Bieber, Lauv and KYLE. Lyrically I’ve always been drawn to the storytelling of Ed Sheeran and Frank Ocean. I used to listen to a lot of Jon Legend for my low end vocals and Gallant when I was trying to mimic falsetto songs.

Amandah Opoku: If you could describe your music in three words. What words would you choose and why? JAYO: Uplifting, Honest, Catchy

Amandah Opoku: 2020 was an interesting year for us, as we’ve had to adapt to our “new normal”. How has the pandemic affected you as a musician? What have you learned about yourself? JAYO: The pandemic has been hard on all of us. With all the doors that have been closed a lot of new ones have opened up. I’ve been put into a position where I needed to rely more on my artistic gifts on the internet rather than my job as a substitute teacher. Gold has to be put through fire to be refined and that’s what it feels like the pandemic has done to me as an artist. I’ve written some of my best songs in the last few months and I know its only the beginning.

Amandah Opoku: As an artist, what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced? JAYO: As an artist having a creative block can be very frustrating and depressing. I was having a rough time at the start of the pandemic, and was facing thoughts of quitting, settling for a 9-5 and following the crowd. Patience is crucial, you have to have faith that things will fall into place, even when you can’t see that far ahead.

Amandah Opoku: “HOODIE” is your latest single and I love absolutely everything about the song. Lyrically, melodically and structurally. What was the inspiration behind the single? JAYO: Thank you! Yea so this girl “borrowed” my hoodie and just never returned it. We slowly grew apart and I really missed her… I mean it. So I wrote a song about how much I miss her… I mean the hoodie!

As I mentioned before, Push Baby’s song Thor was a huge inspiration as far as storytelling in an honest way with minimal production style. It was actually my first time meeting my producer John Samuel and he loved the inspiration. He started playing chords and we finished the song 3 hours later. Sometimes things just fall into place, so I knew I had to keep working with him, so we have a lot more stuff on the way.

Amandah Opoku: Did the writing and recording process for “HOODIE” differ from your previous releases? If so, how? JAYO: Yes and no! it was the same in that I usually start with the concept and then melody, but it was different and new because I was working with a new producer and cowriter, and everything happened a lot faster than normal. Chemistry was really flying.

Amandah Opoku: I can see “HOODIE” being pitched for a rom-com movie, or show centered around teenage love. If you had the chance to pitch this song for any television show and/or movie, what show would you pick and why? JAYO: I love that idea, I can definitely hear hoodie being played for a scene where the boy has to get his girl back after time apart or after she thought she moved on. Maybe on the next Spiderman or like Kissing booth.

Amandah Opoku: In the past you’ve collaborated with a number of artists including Curtis Roach, Jonmosslol and Max Stark. In the future, what artists would you like to collaborate with? JAYO: I love all those guys! My dream collab list is crazy but it includes Chance the Rapper, Justin Bieber, Jon Bellion, Ed Sheeran, KYLE, Khalid, Pink Sweat$, 24k Golden, Ariana Grande, Anne Marie, Alessia Cara, Julia Michael’s and some others!

Amandah Opoku: In true fashion you are living the best of both lives. Working as a substitute teacher by day, and pursuing your career as an artist at night. What advice would you give to any interested in pursuing a music career? JAYO: Make sure you prioritize your true dream. There’s been many times I had to not take a gig for subbing If an important opportunity for music popped up. I trusted that the money would come later. Also use your work to your advantage! I’ve learned so much about my audience and what they like to watch content wise because I work with them. This helps me with creating music and content.

Amandah Opoku: As you continue to pursue your career as an artist, what do you hope to achieve? JAYO: I hope I can bring more light to people’s lives. I plan on being super vulnerable with my music in the future and I hope it helps even 1 person change their life for the better. My competitive nature also wants me to compete for awards like Grammy’s or best new artist, but I know I’ll be happy changing lives as well!

Amandah Opoku: For new fans who come across your music, what would you like them to take away from your music? JAYO: I would like them to walk away with the song stuck in their heads! I pride myself in being catchy but I definitely love being relatable too, so they never feel alone when listening to me.

Amandah Opoku: With “HOODIE.” out now, what can fans expect from you this year? JAYO: They can expect a high volume and quality of music! I’m bringing only bangers from now on!

Amandah Opoku: JAYO, thank you for sitting down with me! Before we close this interview is there anything you want to say to your fans and our readers? JAYO: You are worthy of your dreams and goals. Everyone has imposter syndrome. I’ve been learning more that is normal to have doubts at times about whether or not you should be in certain rooms or circles. Don’t let those thoughts sit there, you are worthy, valuable and loved.

Connect with JAYO on the following websites: https://withkoji.com/~jayo https://twitter.com/jayothatsme https://www.tiktok.com/@jayo https://www.facebook.com/JAYO.ARTIST/

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braxarchives · 4 years ago

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Welcome Home, Brady ― CANON. (current verse)

Very shortly after finally having some semblance of honesty shared between the two, Brady received an offer to work on a project in Europe. It was a no brainer to accept it, leading him to be gone for a few months. Contact between him and Max was scarce, as things felt maybe too awkward, which ultimately leads us here: to Brady finally coming home.

If you had asked Brady a few months ago where he thought he’d be now, he probably wouldn’t say “coming home from two months in Europe.” Mostly because he was kinda broke, and it wasn’t like he could just up and fuckin’ go to another continent for the hell of it. But even if you told them he’d be given opportunities to advance his career, essentially sent to Europe to finally utilize his skills the way he always dreamed of... he’d probably still tell you to fuck off. He didn’t think he was there yet. He wasn’t sure what he was waiting for, when exactly he’d feel like he was in a place where his career was as legit as he wanted it to be. But this was a good start. A foot in the door to a whole bunch of other opportunities. Of course, as he climbed the stairs to the apartment he hadn’t seen in month, he couldn’t help but think about what else that all meant. He’d had to abandon filming and editing for Max in the meantime. While he knew Max was supportive as all hell — best friend and all that — he also knew it was a weird change for both of them. If Brady kept getting to do shit like this, which like, he wanted to do, they were gonna have a lot less time for what they’d always done. And that just was what it was in the scope of their careers. To be honest, since they hadn’t exactly talked a lot while Brady was away, he was looking forward to hearing what Max had been up to the last few months as well. Lord knew the kid was destined for even bigger things than he was doing now. But Brady didn’t have time to stop and get all sappy and shit about Max because he was searching for his apartment key and then unlocking the door.

A sense of warmth washed over him; the feeling of being home after so long away was so fucking nice. As much as he liked Europe, it’s not like he wanted to stay forever. A few months was plenty. Brady wasn’t trying to stay silent or anything, but he didn’t instantly announce his presence or anything like that. In fact, he hadn’t exactly told anyone he was coming back. Maybe it’d slipped his mind at first, and now he just thought it would be kinda funny to just like, be there all of a sudden. He slipped his backpack off his shoulders and it hit the ground with a soft thud, prompting a response from the other room. A short huff of a bark, an attempt at intimidation, sounded from near Brady’s room, and within moments a familiar mound of black fur came trotting out. Draco paused for about a millisecond before recognizing who he was looking at. Just as Draco’s tail started to wag and he resumed his run forward, Brady dropped to his knees with open arms. “What’s up, buddy?” he greeted him in that high-pitched cheerful tone only dogs got out of him. Brady scratched his head and rubbed along his body as Draco tried to just about climb on top of him. And then Brady heard yapping from somewhere else in the apartment, and he looked up over Draco’s head in the general direction he knew Margaret was. In Max’s room, obviously. And while he stayed level with Draco on the ground, his heart warmed even further, all at once. “I missed you, Malfoy.”

Max hadn’t slept very well last night. This new project of his was taking more research than he’d expected. So admittedly, he hadn’t been in the best of moods after having to be up super early for a collab that morning. But he’d been persuaded into napping after Arlo bribed him with food for when he woke up. So naturally, he'd gone to his room and promptly fell into a coma. When he first heard the sound of Margaret whining at his door and Draco making his own noise outside of it, he half thought he was dreaming. Until the noise got louder, and slowly stirred him awake. At first he thought maybe it was Arlo. She did say that she was gonna bring back food later. But after glancing at his phone, it wasn’t even time for her to be back yet. Alarm began to settle in as he heard the murmur of a voice. Who the hell. Confusion and caution mingled with the remnants of sleep as he carefully opened his door. Margaret zoomed in front of him, and his frowned as he followed her to the living room. And he wasn’t sure why he didn’t put the pieces together sooner, but when he saw the reason why, his heart stilled in his chest. His eyes fell on the top of his head first, face hidden by Draco's over-eager hello. But there was no mistaking who it was. If he'd heard his voice clearer he would have known before even stepping out. Brady. Of fucking course he’d show up when he least expected it. That was probably the most Brady thing to do. Max shook his head in disbelief as a smile began to stretch over his face, and it took him a good moment to get his bearings enough to say something. Warmth immediately flooded his chest, and he almost felt like he couldn’t breathe for a long moment.

“You asshole,” he breathed, smile now wild as it all finally sunk in. Brady was home. Margaret had run over to him too, standing on her back legs while her small paws rested against Brady’s leg, trying to get his attention too. Both dogs were beside themselves, desperate for his attention. But Max didn’t even think to wait his turn before his feet were carrying him over to his friend all too quickly. His heart was thumping loudly in his chest as he barely waited for Brady to stand before he was hooking an arm around his shoulders and pulling him into a fierce hug. It had been months since they even had a conversation. He wasn't going to stop himself from hugging his best friend. His chin pressed against his shoulder, and he managed a muffled laugh. "What, texting doesn't work in Europe?" He murmured, lingering for just a moment before releasing him, stepping back only to finally get a good look at him as though he were expecting him to look completely different. Fondness filled his chest again. "Could've told me you were coming back. Unless you're just visitin'." The lightness in his tone was clear, and the overwhelming urge to hug him again was there. But this time he gave him some breathing room. "Don't tell me you liked Europe so much you're gonna move there."

It was super fucking cliché, the way Brady looked up and met Max’s eyes and it suddenly felt like they hadn’t seen each other in years. It may as well have been that long; going from every single day to not at all wasn’t exactly easy. Especially when it was his best friend. Brady grinned right back at him, making sure Draco and Margaret both had all four paws on the floor before he rose to his feet and let Max pull him in. Brady’s own arms wrapped around him, one hand patting Max’s back a few times for good measure. Jesus. It felt like a whole fuckin’ mix of things Brady couldn’t explain. Not that that was anything new for him, not knowing exactly what the fuck was going on. But being away did things to his brain. “Sorry. I was too busy editing videos for my new work partner. Name’s Cam Maxeron. Super cool.” Brady really had been really busy, honestly. He‘d been pretty good at letting people know he was still alive, at least. When they finally pulled away, Brady held a hand on Max’s shoulder for maybe a moment too long before dropping it. “Nah. Had my fill of pasta and pastries and shit.” Except not at all. He’d go back in a second just for the food. “Just wanted to surprise you with my beautiful face.” Brady lifted the hand he’d just dropped to reach out and push Max’s shoulder. “Miss me, Maxy?” he asked with a wink, because of course Brady knew Max has missed him calling him that. He bent down to pick up his backpack again. “Gonna go put this in my room then you can tell me all about what a shitty life you’ve had without me.”

"With a name like that, I don't doubt it." The typical Brady comments didn't change the bright expression Max wore. While things with Brady had been a little awkward before he left, all it took was the absence of his presence for Max to realize just how quiet things had been without him. Things just hadn't been the same. It was the longest they'd probably been apart since they met, and that definitely hadn't been lost on him over the past few months. Brady being Brady just made him feel how much he'd missed him all over again, and all at once. "Well you got me. I'm surprised." He admitted with a nod of his head, glancing down briefly at the dogs. They were as happy to see him as he was. "Miss you, though?" He rolled his eyes in humor, knocking his own palm against Brady's shoulder. "C'mon. Didn't even notice you were gone until last week." That was...the biggest lie and furthest from the truth as he could get. As Brady picked up his backpack and began to head to his room, Max's eyes fell onto his back, and his gaze softened. "Yeah, whatever, man. Go do what you need to do. I'll be around." He didn't bother to stop the dogs from gluing themselves to Brady. He guessed he couldn't blame them. "You hungry? Arlo's supposed to be bringing food. I can let her know to get extra."

“Ouch.” He knew he was kidding, mostly because Brady himself had spent a good portion of his time away thinking about seeing Max again. And all his other friends. But...yeah. He headed to his room, taking a second to look around and note how nothing had changed, which he’d expected, because it wasn’t like his roommates were gonna go rooting through his shit while he was gone or anything. But still. It felt good to be back. He tossed his bag onto his bed before going back to rejoin Max in the other room. “Uh, nah. I’m fine,” he decided. He’d eaten right after landing. Not like Brady was never not hungry, but he decided he could do without giving Arlo any extra shit for now. “Arlo didn’t get sick of you yet?” He figured she was only able to stay in the apartment because she had both Brady and Max as a buffer for the other one. God bless her. He’d missed her. Brady threw himself down on the couch with a sigh, sprawling out across the whole thing. Good to be home. “So you get yourself a new permanent editor or what?” he asked lightly, though he was genuinely wondering how things had been in his absence. Brady watched him for a second and then got more serious. “What have you been up to?”

Max headed to their fridge while Brady dropped his stuff off in his room, grabbing two waters as he listened to him speak, lips still curled into a light smile. The apartment hadn’t been completely dead. It had been him and Arlo and the dogs. Yet somehow hearing the familiar shuffling of Brady in his room caused an odd pang in his chest. If he didn’t think about it, it was like nothing had changed despite how long it’d been. “Please. She loves me. She could never get sick of this face.” He approached Brady, now sprawled on the couch in his old usual position, and tossed a bottle to him. He plopped himself down in a chair by the couch, making himself comfortable. “I dunno. I really like Grady O’Hare. Does a good job. Puts up with my ideas and gets my good angles.” Maybe Grady wasn’t really his name. Still, the guy standing in for Brady was pretty cool. But... “But he’s no replacement for Brady St. Clair. He’s a good stand in when you’re doing your big timey camera man stuff. But maybe I miss you threatening to quit every five minutes.” Max twisted the top of his water off as he talked. “We can talk about work stuff later, dude. I’ve been up to a lot of different things, I guess.” Max lifted one of his shoulders into a shrug as he lifted the water to his lips to take a quick swig. “Kind of a loaded, boring question when you went to frigging Europe. C’mon, man. What did you do? How did your thing go?”

It was weird hearing about someone else handling Max’s videography. Brady knew it was necessary, what with him not being there and all, but he was just so used to he and Max being a team. Needless to say, he was glad it was going to be him again. “Dope.” He was going to have to catch up on the videos he’d missed so his arrogant ass could nitpick every little thing. “Y’know, I wouldn’t threaten to quit if you weren’t such a pain in my ass.” Lovingly. “The fuck do you think I was doing in Europe?” Brady asked, raising an eyebrow. “I was fucking working too, bro.” He knew what Max meant, though. Different setting, different stuff. He sat up just slightly to take a sip of water before lying back again. “Things,” he corrected. He hadn’t gone all the way there for just one little thing. “The short film thing took up most of it. Got a music video in there. Some live music footage and shit like that.” He shrugged. He knew it was a bigger deal than he was making it, but Brady didn’t want to just sit there and brag to Max’s face. “It was cool. Lotta people are gonna see that shit, you know? Like a major foot in the door.” Not that working with Max hadn’t done wonders for him, but this was a different type of thing. “So we’ll see how it all pans out, I guess. Good to be home, though.” He took a deep breath. “But I wanna hear about your shit.”

Max and Brady both knew fully well just how big of a part Brady played in the channel. Without him there probably wouldn’t have even been one. So it was only natural that, for as long as Brady wanted to be part of it with him, he would be. Max knew how important branching out to other things was for him, though. Beyond everything, he was happy he was doing so well for himself. Didn’t mean he’d missed him being around any less, though. “But you haven’t yet. What’s that say about you?” He teased, leaning forward in the chair a bit. “I’d say you liked me bein’ a pain in your ass. If I didn’t know better.” The glint in his eyes was playful, and maybe a bit of something else he tampered down ‘cause maybe it was too soon to go down that road with him again. “Yeah, yeah. I know you were working, bro. Doesn’t mean you can’t have fun, too. Going to Europe’s a big deal.” But of course Brady was trying to make it seem not that cool. He hated it when he played off the good things he did. But that was Brady for you, and Max was mostly used to it by now. Meaning he’d ignore him and make a big deal about it anyway. Because it was a big deal.

“That’s awesome, man. I’m proud of you, you know? That’s a really big step.” Max said, and he truly meant it. “I can’t wait to see it, when it comes out. You’ll have to show me the music stuff sometime too. And you’ve had to have taken pictures while you were over there, too.” He paused, shaking his head. “I’m doing lots of different things, I guess. I’m… thinking about taking the channel in a slightly different direction, I think. I’ve been kind of looking for people first starting out, to show them the ropes.” He started thoughtfully. “Like Puck did for me. But not Team 10 shit ---” He held out his pointer finger, stopping the smartass comment before it came. “Just think it’d be cool to grow the channel. Help people out. I dunno. Still do what I’m doing, but make more of a network. I haven’t gotten too deep into it yet. Wanted to flesh it out first. And you know, talk about it with you first.” Max shrugged, finding it weird to say out loud when the idea was still so new in his own head. He still felt like a baby in comparison to other creators. It was weird thinking of himself as someone who could potentially have influence in helping others get to where he was at. “But other than that… I’ve been looking into maybe finding the band another gig. For fun. Maybe you could help with all that fancy Europe music video experience you have now.” He raised his eyebrows. “But it’s been pretty chill here. Ate a lot of lunchables without you here to take them all and got to catch up on all the Netflix shows I can’t watch when you’re distractin’ me.” He smiled, again, this time playful. His fingers toyed with the paper on his bottle, fraying the edges. “Might have missed you just a little bit, though.”

“I dunno what that says about me.” Except he kinda did, but it wasn’t like Brady was going to say that now. Besides, Max knew too. He made that pretty clear. “I didn’t say I didn’t have fun. Can’t tell you how much fucking pasta I ate. Felt like I could barely even breathe some nights.” And if that didn’t count as fun, Brady didn’t know what did. “Mostly filming though. That’s fun for me too, you know.” Really, it was. Work was work, but it was also Brady’s passion or whatever. So lord knew he loved it. “Yeah, I got pictures.” He shrugged. “Drew a little bit too. Tons of inspiration and shit over there.” Especially when he had alone time in the middle of the day. Max was one of the only people Brady actually liked to let scroll through the art on his tablet. So he’d have to pull it out later, when he wasn’t so lazy.

He listened as Max talked about the direction of his channel, and honestly, Brady couldn’t say he was surprised. It seemed like the natural progression of things, after all. “You don’t really have to talk to me about it,” Brady argued, shaking his head. “S’your stuff. I’m along for the ride.” He’d go with whatever Max thought was best. Brady would only speak up if he thought Max was going a little too far. “Yeah?” Brady shrugged. “Guess I could. Still don’t really know how most of that shit goes, but. If you want me to.” He didn’t want to intrude or whatever. “Fuck off. You eat all the good ones before I get to them anyway.” God forbid Brady get some shitty fucking nachos every once in a while. Brady looked down as Max said he missed him, and it kind of hung in the air for a moment because Brady knew it sorta meant a little more. He wasn’t really sure when all that would come up again. And maybe now wasn’t the best time. “Yeah,” he said simply. “Me too.” There was another few moments of quiet before Brady sighed, sitting up a bit. “But it’s chill. I’m back now. Don’t have to get all sappy on me anymore,” he teased, breaking out the signature smirk for good measure. “You wanna like, watch something? Maybe play a game or whatever?”

“I know it is, y’nerd.” Max said, not bothering to try to hide the affection in his tone. He liked that Brady got so into his projects, no matter what it was. Sometimes he wished he had that kind of focus, to be happy with just one thing and know exactly how to keep honing that. He was glad he got to do that, and eat to his hearts content, of course. “Yeah? You better show me those too. Can’t be holding out on me, Bradford. You were really living the artists dream over there, huh?” Max shook his head briefly. He knew he didn’t have to run things by Brady; he was always chill about it. But that didn’t change the fact that he wanted to. His opinion always did matter to him. “You’re still a part of it, though. Not gonna have you come back to a whole different channel. Who do you think I am? I’m not popular enough to pull that kinda power move.” That last part was a joke, amplified by the raise of his eyebrows. “Of course I want you to.” Brady had essentially been his creative partner since he met him. He’d take him on in all of his projects if he could. “If you’re not too busy, I mean. I know you’ve got a lot going on already.” The last thing he wanted was to weigh him down with more things. “What do you mean the good ones? They’re all the good ones. Didn’t know you were over here playing favorites.” The teasing atmosphere slowly tapered off at the admissions, and Max felt a familiar stirring in his chest. God. He had missed him. “Yeah, sure. We can do that.” He said after a moment, words accompanied by a small nod of his head. “You’re the one who just got off a plane. Your choice. But if you’re too tired to get all competitive with me, we can watch something?”

“I don’t have to show you shit.” But they both knew he would. In fact... he did have something to show him. He wasn’t sure if he should bring it up right this second, though. “Yeah, well. You know I’d figure it out.” Not like Brady had super strong opinions about all that. He was just trying to go with the flow here. But he knew what Max meant. “Nah, I mean. I will.” Brady shrugged. “Just lemme know what’s going on.” He shook his head. Of course there were good ones. “Everybody has favorites. You’re lying if you try to tell me you don’t.” Brady thought about what he wanted to do for a moment. Max had a point; he wasn’t sure if he totally had the energy to kick Max’s ass right now. He hated picking what to watch, though. “I dunno,” he mumbled, then paused and sat up. “Just. Put on the TV. I’m gonna go get somethin’ first.” He pushed himself up off the couch and dropped the water on the table before heading back to his bedroom. Fuck it, he’d give him the damn thing now. Brady sifted through his stuff until he found the red folder he was looking for. He carried it back out into the other room and tossed it at Max, then slumped back down on the couch. “Happy belated birthday, Cameron.”

Okay, so maybe Max preferred the pizza ones. He at least tried to save one for Brady. He wasn’t completely unreasonable. “Okay,” he said in slight curiosity as Brady got up again. But since he just got home, he didn’t question him. He was probably gonna grab his stuff to smoke, or at least Max thought. After getting up to grab the remote to flick on the TV, he brought up Netflix to turn on a movie he thought sounded like something they’d like. He settled back down on the couch this time, allowing Brady enough room to stretch out once he came back. As the folder was tossed to him, he looked at Brady in surprise. “Hey — you didn’t have to do anything,” he said instinctively. The thing you have to say when someone goes out of their way to think of you. But he peered down at the folder anyway, half grinning at the folder. He had no clue what it was until he opened it to look, and immediately he understood.

“Brady.” His fingers moved to trace the outline of the figure before he carefully drew his hand back, afraid he might smudge it. “You drew Ratthew?” It was poised as a question, but it was more of a statement. Warmth was clear in his tone, and maybe it wasn’t something normal people would feel touched over. But he was. Max always liked Brady’s drawings, but the fact that he’d drawn his rat for his Birthday while he was undoubtedly busy enough as it was meant a lot to him. The familiar affection he shouldn’t be surprised he still felt was back in full force. And without thinking, he carefully moved the drawing to the table before turning to Brady on the couch. He knew he’d probably hate him for it, but he reached an arm out to hook around his shoulder as he brought him closer. Lifting himself up slightly, he stretched himself to smack a kiss on the side of his head. The sound was obnoxious just as the action was maybe meant to be; an over the top show of affection that Max was known for. But he didn’t stop to think maybe it’d be even weirder for him to do that now. But spirits were high, and he couldn’t have gotten him a better gift. “Thank you,” he said as he let himself fall back down, still grinning like an idiot. His gaze cut back to the paper resting in front of them. He wanted to look at it some more, but didn’t want it to get all crumpled. “I freaking love it. And just wait ‘till Ratthew sees it,” he joked. “You made him look so good. Gonna give him an even bigger head than he already has.” He was definitely going to put that up in his room. “You should go say hi to him when you have the chance. He might be even more excited to see you than I was.”

Almost instinctively, Brady shoved Max away when he kissed his head. Fucking Max. That was just how he was, and Brady was grinning even as he pushed him back, but he was simultaneously trying to ignore the feeling in his chest. It brought back things he’d worked not to think about while he was away. But again, not the time. “Yeah. Welcome,” he muttered. He was really glad that he liked it. He figured he would, which was why he did it in the first place, but he’d for some reason been a little worried that it wouldn’t be enough or something. Not that Max expected anything but he deserved it. “Couldn’t get the little bastard out of my head, I guess.” He’d always been cool with that freaking rat. “No one said you could show him, though. That’s a Brady Clarington original. Not for just anyone’s eyes, even the subject.” He did like the idea of Max wanting to show it off, though. Even if he was just talking about his fucking rat. “I will. Later. Trying to focus on this true crime doc I’ve already seen,” he teased, narrowing his eyes in mock concentration at the TV. It wasn’t like Max would have known, since Brady had been gone. But that didn’t mean he wasn’t still going to mess with him. “Plus, think I’ve had my Evans fill for now.” So the others were all going to have to wait. “We have anything to drink? Like, wine maybe?” He paused. “D’you know I drink wine now? I’m a classy bitch. S’what happens when you travel and become cultured as fuck,” he said with a shrug. He also made no moves to get up, implying he would love for his best friend to go ahead and deliver him a drink.

“Is there anything you haven’t seen? It’d help to get a list. I can’t read minds, y’know.” He reached a hand out to tap a single finger against Brady’s temple. “Not when they’ve been overseas for the last few months.” He said lightly, but made no moves to change it just yet. At his question, Max looked at him blankly for a moment. “Yeah, water.” he said slowly, eyes flicking to the bottle he’d already brought Brady. But then he got the hint. “I didn’t know that.” There was probably a lot of things he didn’t know now, but before he could get sad about it, Max’s nose crinkled in humor. Brady now liking it and showing his inner bougie kid was kind of endearing. He wouldn’t tell him that though. “No, Mom. I think I might be fresh out,” he teased. “Unless Arlo has some around here. But we do have grape juice and some leftover fireball from your Birthday. No ones touched the stuff since you left.” Mostly because everyone had gotten sick of it at his party. “You wanna mix it and see what we get?” That was a genuine offer. He scooter to the end of the couch, set to get up and get the stuff since he knew where it was. Even if he didn’t want to move ‘cause he was still sort of waking up. Still, he grinned as he did, because it felt like old times again so quickly. “It’s the best I can offer on short notice.”

"What the fuck ever, man. You're just mad you're still drinking Four Lokos like a fifteen year old." Maybe shouldn't have gone there, but it didn't have to be weird if he didn't let it get weird. "I'd hope no one's touched it since it isn't fucking theirs," Brady said, giving him a pointed look. In reality, he didn't give a fuck, and knew Max knew that. Although his face contorted at the idea and he wanted to say it sounded disgusting... he'd tried worse. "Think I mixed it with Kool Aid once," he recalled. And it'd been pretty awful, if he also recalled, but then, he'd also drank the whole damn thing. "Sure, whatever." He waited on the couch, mindlessly rewatching the weird doc until Max came back with the bottles and plastic cups. At which point, he finally sat up. "Sick." He reached for the Fireball, which he apparently hadn't totally grown out of even with his European adventures under his belt. He unscrewed the cap and took a small sip, as if to remind himself what it tasted like or some stupid shit. "Gonna be fucking nasty," he decided to say after all. He picked up one of the cups and poured a good amount of the whisky in, then handed it to Max so he could add some of the juice to his cup. It looked awful, and Brady could smell the extremely different but equally strong smells mingling as he swirled it around in the cup. "Fuck, man. Fuck it, right?" That tended to be their motto. He shrugged and held up his cup toward Max. "Cheers."

“Yeah, wasn’t the only one, buddy.” He replied quickly, before falling silent, but only for a second. It was weird to mention things that happened between them before. Time apart had given perspective, but it was still too soon to bring it up any further than they had. Soon, Max stood up to retrieve the items they needed to make what could possibly be either the worlds best or worlds worst drink. He set all the stuff down in front of them before sitting back down next to him. “I mean, yeah, why not,” he agreed. That was pretty much his philosophy. After pouring some of the grape juice in Brady’s cup, adding more than he normally would have to dilute any possible bad tastes, he set the bottle down to watch Brady closely. He held off on making his own just yet. “Cheers. Drink it fast so you’re not attacked by all the fireball. Don’t want you to die.” But his advice probably wasn’t needed. Normally he’d try it with him, but it was honestly more fun to see how he’d react right now. “Well?” He asked, waiting for the verdict, but got too curious. Max wiggled his fingers as he held his hand out, motioning for him to hand it to him and risking him telling him to make his damn own. But why waste it, honestly. “Here, lemme try yours.”

After taking a swig, Brady decided that it wasn’t that bad, all things considered. Like, it was bad, and not anything anyone could really consider a legit drink. But it wasn’t spit it back out and probably vomit bad. “It’s fucking grape juice and Fireball,” Brady said simply, far less impressed with the aftertaste than anything else. He licked his lips as he passed it over to Max, wondering why he didn’t just get his own damn cup, but Brady wasn’t here to make a big deal out of it. “Not really what I was going for. But guess it’ll have to do.” The travel day was fuckin’ rough. He was pretty sure he’d drink just about anything at this point. He leaned back on the couch, going for the water to wash the remnants of cinnamon grape juice out of his mouth. “Bet you wish you had wine now, huh?”

It was Max's idea, but did he think it sounded amazing? Hell no. However, he wasn't one to back away from trying new things, especially when it was his own damn fault. Still, he wasn't gonna make himself a big cup full of it yet. He'd let Brady do that. He took the cup and brought it to his lips, letting the taste of grape cinnamon-y alcohol burn his throat. He coughed as he handed it back, quietly as he turned his head to the side to let it pass. "It's not the worst thing I've ever had. I've tried worse tasting Four Loko's." He turned back to grin at him, but didn't give him back his cup. "I'll take this if you don't want it. I can handle it." It honestly wasn't horrible. It was just... a lot. And if Brady wanted to drink, he might as well join him. "Just take a plain ass shot of fireball, then." He stretched out to grab the bottle in his hand, sliding it to sit in front of Brady. "I don't know. Wine is equally as strong. I'm not all cultured like you now, you know." Max said dryly, though the amusement was clear. "What do you want me to do, go out and get you some for comin' home?"

“True.” It wasn’t like there weren’t some god awful mixed drinks Brady and his friends in high school would fuck around with. It should have been surprising that he and Max didn’t quite seem to be past that yet, but he’d long since gotten over the idea of anything being surprising with them. “That was the plan,” he agreed, pulling the bottle closer toward him. He didn’t quite need one yet, but he would soon. “Yeah, well, maybe you need to start building up your tolerance, then.” He did wince at some of the wine he’d tasted, but he couldn’t say that and shatter his new very cultured image. “Um, yeah? The fuck. I don’t see any welcome home gifts. It’s like you didn’t even miss me at all.” He nudged Max with his foot, not a full kick, but enough that he’d feel Brady’s obvious and totally real disappointment. “Don’t worry about it, I’ll get my own. But don’t expect me to share.” Though they both knew he would. “Reminds me, though. The weed situation was wild over there. Like, super illegal depending where you are but no one really cares.” Which he knew was pretty much the same around here at some point, but still. He shrugged. “I found my people, though. You know me. I’d have brought you back some but turns out there’s nothin’ fancy about French weed.“ Unfortunately. He turned away from the TV to look at Max. “Hope you’ll forgive me.”

Max shot him an unimpressed look as he kicked him with his foot. "Bradford, please. I am the gift. I could have just gone back to my room when you got here, you know." Yeah, right. Like he could ever pretend to be that unaffected by his best friends presence. "First you won't share your future wine, then you didn't bring me back any of your French weed. Starting to see your true colors now." But it was spoken fondly, because of course Brady would find his people over there. Max wasn't sure just how illegal that sort of thing was in Europe, but he was glad that Brady had found people he trusted. He just wanted him to be safe. But it wouldn't be Brady without him trying out all the weed they had to offer. "I dunno. I'll have to think about it. That's pretty messed up." He teased. "You might have to go back to all your new European friends." Obviously it was a joke. The thought of him leaving again caused his chest to grow heavy; he ignored it. "Would they sit here and drink grape fireball with you?"

“Yeah, well. That’s what happens when you wanna disrespect me like this.” The dramatics never seemed to falter between them. One would think Max had changed the locks and tossed out Brady’s stuff the way he acted like he was being treated. Max was right that his “friends” in Europe wouldn’t do this type of thing with him, especially considering Max was like the only person he knew who’d suggest anything like that in the first place. Besides, it wasn’t like Brady had been there long enough to form any lasting bonds. As if he was the type of person to easily form any type of bond in the first place. “No,” he said after a moment. “They wouldn’t.” It was hard to find people like Max in the world. Brady just didn’t realize how hard until he met all these interesting people in other places and felt like there was something missing from every single one of them. “Think I’ll stick around here for a while,” he said nonchalantly, shaking that shit out of his head once again. “Feel bad leaving Draco again.” Which was also true. Just not all of the reason. After another short pause Brady sighed and forced his lazy ass to sit up again. “Okay, I have to put something else on. You’re not even watching this fuckin’ thing.” He picked up the remote so he could go back to the Netflix menu. “You catch up on You without me? Or were you a good friend for once?”

Max fell quiet for a moment; smile softening up more than he meant for it to. He’d just been joking with him, but now he was just reminded of how weird things had been without him around. It had been good for Brady. Max knew that, but at the same time, having him back made his chest feel warm again. “I was good. Didn’t even watch the trailer,” Max rolled his eyes and leaned back into the couch, hand still wrapped around the gross drink that was admittedly all his idea. He lifted it to his lips, taking another sip. The fireball burned his lips, thankfully masking the strong taste of the grape juice. “Almost got spoiled a thousand times, though. And it would have been all your fault. Just so you know.” Since Max was waiting for him and everything. Soon, Brady had pulled up the show, and they finally fell silent as Joe Goldberg’s voiceover sounded throughout the room.

#CANON #welcome home brady #current verse #013

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Words with mvnitou

mvnitou out of Vienna, Austria is an artist that has embodied a sound that shifts and plays with expression in a manner likened to the weather. With keys that dabble like a breeze and drums that shift and alter like a storm, rolling of jazzy tones for days, sometimes laced with hip hop tweaks and bap. mvnitou's musical storm will add audio allure to anyone's personal playlist.

For mvnitou is a musician who is a master of his craft. Working musical storylines with his beat-tapes "SWEET EARTH" and "ASSORTED BEATS VOL. 5" both which show the range mvnitou's sound can carry, with taste and selection, ears will retreat on these freshly dusted treats.

Working single releases in a way that encourages listeners to tune in to all mvnitou beats instead of one and delivering variety with releases through labels and collectives such as Pueblo Vista and Lakeside.

Beats for rain and shine, indoors or out, mvnitou is a beatsmith who is capturing elements of sound that mimic the way nature can interact with the soul, satisfying the musical appetites of social hermits and beat appreciators worldwide.

Pleasing the mind and offering an escape from the day to day. mvnitou should be one of the beat-makers you peep for a catalog of all things Ambient, Hip-hop, and Jazz. It must be said that mvnitou sound soothes and shares something slightly romantic about music. The relationship between its creator and its listeners can encourage a following that shares a common interest and in this regard, it's a will to chill.

And sometimes memorable things happen when our surroundings are balanced, something you will be served with this beat-smith. Balance, delicate basslines, and taste beyond measure. Unwind and take in the words of the Austrian wonder, mvnitou. Much Love.

Hey mvnitou, thanks for taking the time to share words.

I thought we'd start things off with some random generals.

Favourite Food: Falafel

Favourite Beverage: Coffee

Last track you listened to: don dose – rauchen (on soundcloud)

Views on Gardening: I would love to have a garden. Unfortunately, I am limited to indoor plants

A childhood memory in regards to music: I have some vague memories of the old music studio my father worked in. When I was three or four I really liked to play in the room with all the acoustic foam in it.

Views on the power of positive thinking: I like to see things just how they appear. Therefore, I would say I see things more realistic than optimistic.

A track to chill to: Good Old Days – Emapea

A track to bounce to: Who Got Da Props – Black Moon

First Album you purchased: Eminem - The Slim Shady LP

Last track or Album you purchased: snares – short stories tape

Favourite Location: In front of my DAW / Altes AKH

A quote or saying that connects with you:

„Die Philosophen haben die Welt nur verschieden interpretiert; es kommt aber darauf an, sie zu verändern.“

The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point is to change it.

-Karl Marx

Thanks for that man, So how long have you been making beats?

Were you encouraged by someone to give it a go or was it a personal pursuit?

I started producing about 8 years ago. I was mainly producing EDM-Music in the beginning. After 3 to 4 years I began to explore the world of hip-hop which, as you can see, impacted my aim for producing.

My father was a producer himself and had a music studio. After some time, he introduced me to the world of music production, which immediately got me interested.

After that, I would say my personal pursuit and my drive to make even better music motivates me to this day.

What does your name mvnitou mean and represent?

For someone that hasn't heard your music before, can you express what makes your sound?

Manitou refers to a great spirit and describes a form of a higher being by Algonquian traditions.

I found this very inspiring and wanted to transcribe this imagination of a higher force into my music.

I would also describe my sound as very diversified.

My music is ranging from fast to slow, from a chilled vibe to fierce beats, while maintaining my approach on hip-hop beats.

Amongst the commotion that can come with a pandemic, you were able to piece together a collection of beats in just a week for your tape "together in isolation". I loved this tape. With its velvet-smooth introduction, bound in the bassline of it's following track.

What follows is soulful expressions, gat love affairs, and bounce followed by a dark and slightly sinister end track that is smothered in that sound hip hop heads love. Thank you for this tape.

Will there be a physical release made available for "together in isolation"?

What was the week you made "together in isolation" like for you?

And what inspired the tracks in the beat-tape?

Thank you for your kind words! This tape won’t be available as tape/physical release unless there would be a major demand for it.

The week I produced this tape was actually very hard and uncomfortable. I like to be free mentally and physically all the time, so the consequences of this “crisis” were very hard for me at first.

There was no theme I have followed with these beats; they really just came together in this said week.

Let's talk about one of your recent single releases, that came out just over a month ago through Gold Coast-based collective - Lakeside Collective (https://soundcloud.com/lakesidecollective) called "fragments" it is such a chilling track, thank you for this one.

On this release, you collaborated with lofi wonder - đon C (https://soundcloud.com/danieldonc), and like I said, the result was a chilling ode to creative expression.

You worked seamlessly together on "fragments", much love. Can you share how this Lakeside release came about? Had you and đon C previously worked together or was it a new creative relationship?

What was "fragments" like for you to make? What was it like to work with đon C on this track? And finally what were you collectively trying to express with this release?

This was actually the first track we produced together.

We have known each other for a while but weren’t been able to cook something up together.

Don C , as I know, likes the work mainly with the Roland SP 404. I sent him some loops I had chopped/created and a week later I almost had the finished track from him.

This collab was just one of many to follow.

Staying amongst your recent releases, I have to mention your 2 track project "Orbit" released April 10th. The featured tracks are lush and both "Orbit" and "Way Back" play off one another in a layback sort of notion to galactic vibes and bumps, appreciated. Why the name "Orbit"? What was playing on your mind when you create these two tracks? And what did you enjoy most about putting this release together?

I can’t give you an exact answer there. I produced this track many weeks ago and just found it sitting lonely on my hard drive. The feeling and the atmosphere this track creates reminds me of outer space.

Therefore, the name orbit.

The special thing about this release is that it shows the two main styles I am following while producing beats. Orbit features mainly my melodies and contains just a few samples. Way Back is more on the sampled side with a focus on creative ways to manipulate the used samples.

You're a part of Lakeside Collective that I mentioned is based on the Gold Coast, Australia. Lakeside is dropping some seriously sweet tunes and I discovered your music through the track "Anakin" that you produced for Lakeside founder and Rapper Yzl.

Your work on this track was impeccable and Emphasize, Yzl and yourself together produced a sound unblemished, much love and thank you for your other releases for Lakeside as well.

"Liquid Motion" and "Essentials" are two Lakeside releases from separate Volumes that contrast one another beautifully. Whether intentional or not, you did so in such a fluent manner, nice work.

How did you link up with Lakeside Collective in the first place? What do you feel the collective is trying to share through music? And what were the following tracks like to make? Finally, what inspired their creation and names?

I think I joined Lakeside about two years ago. I can't really remember the process or what motivated me to link up, but it was really one of the best decisions I've made in my music career.

The dudes over at Lakeside are very supportive and always gave me valuable feedback on my music and helped me to get better and grow as an artist. The collective is releasing mainly chillhop/lofi beats but there are no strict boundaries.

The main focus of the collective is to help other producers in production and growth and to give them a place to share their music.

Anakin: This is one of my favorite tracks I have produced. It features a dark, grimy sample that was just a perfect fit for some bars of a dope vocal artist.

No wonder Yzl hit me up and wanted to rap over it, as he is a fan of this type of beats. Maybe we can see another collab with me and him in the future.

For the decision on the name, you need to ask Yzl about that one.

Liquid Motion: I can’t really remember the process of producing the track. (Maybe because I am a “fast producer” – most of my beats are “done” in about 2 hours max -).

All I can say is that it fits the whole vibe of Volume 2 and is a nice addition.

Essentials: Same like above. I think this beat is almost 3 years old, therefore I am listening to it with “new” ears. There are some things I would do differently today. But it’s a sweet little bump I like to hear every now and then.

Tell us a little bit about Austria and your culture? What is it like to live in Vienna? Food and lifestyle and such? Finally, does the community and culture in Vienna reflect on your music?

This is a difficult question for me because I loathe national identification of any kind and form. Explaining the reasons for that would take too much time and misses the aim for this interview.

Nevertheless, I am grateful to live in a beautiful city with countless green and remote places. Food-wise, Vienna is not the best place to live in. (for me at least). I am a much bigger fan of eastern cuisine, which I also like to cook with my girlfriend at home.

In my mind I feel all music is influenced by the environment an artist lives in. Therefore yes, I think the culture and community do reflect on my music.

Thanks for that, So I wanted to spend a bit of time on another release of yours. "Belegte Beats" released last year. It is a musical escape in its self. Thank you for this 18 track project. There is so much variety present in this release and the drums drew me in on every track. The change-ups as the album played made this a genuine cope for versatile ears. "Unknown" had beautifully daunting vocals finished with this necessary pause that allowed "Free" to come through aged and chilling, something I love about the lofi tweaks you make in your music.

With restraint, you pieced together something that I feel shows the possibilities available to beat-smiths when they find their niche. Special mention to your tracks "Relieve" and "Good Night ". If you're looking for ideal study and laxing tracks check these two out.

On the topic of this project as a whole, what was it like to create? And over what timeframe were you working on it?

When KADV (kick a dope verse) hit me up with the opportunity to release my first physical tape I was so stocked. The process of producing the tracks took place in summer 2018 where I locked myself in and produced every day for about 2 to 3 weeks till I was satisfied with 18 tracks, which you can hear today.

BTW: The tape got re-pressed and is available for purchase again.

Can you breakdown what your favourite tracks from this release mean to you as their creator? What inspired their creation? And finally what it was like to put each track together?

As I already mentioned in the previous answer, the process of producing all 18 tracks took place in summer nearly two years ago. Therefore, I can’t really break down all the tracks. In the gap from back then to now, I would estimate that I produced nearly 200 beats or so.

Furthermore, there are many things I would change today, or things I could do better now. Nonetheless, I want to highlight my favorites from this release:

Free: Unfortunately, I forgot which sample I used for this beat. I really like the chops I have used and the brushes in the background which gives the track a nice atmosphere and emphasizes the drum rhythm.

Chip: I love how I treated the sample with the effects and the modulation of it. A really grimy/jazzy mixture I am more than proud of.

Back on the mvnitou singles bandwagon, I have to mention your track "Buzzy Nights" a collaboration that you created with Axian, a beat-smith that blends into creation some truly dreamy tracks just like yourself - link to Axian's Spotify below.

(https://open.spotify.com/artist/3sdeNhCYLAMuRVsJPMNYO6)

How did this creative collab come about? And what sound and expression were you going for with "Buzzy Nights"?

Axian messaged me and offered me to collab on a track, which filled me with ambition and joy.

I laid the melody down and sent it over to Axian, who added all the nice background sounds and a beautiful saxophone melody, This gave the track the theme of a buzzy night in a foreign country. All in all, this was one of the best collabs I have ever been part of. Shoutout to Axian

You also teamed up with Austria based taste blending curator and collective "Pueblo Vista". The track you put together for Pueblo Vista is "gift" created for the "Last Summer: Lo-Hop Essentials" compilation and its name speaks for its self. Its dreamy vocals and sweet night-time vibes are a present to all ears, thank you for your contribution to this compilation that features other musical talents such as Naif, Enkae and n o r m a l.

Magic was made with this Pueblo Vista release, nice work to all involved. What inspired the name gift? And how did you go about putting "gift" together? Finally, what did you think of Last Summer as a whole?

(Link to the Last Summer Compilation: https://open.spotify.com/album/1NeN0rEtlqF802p4EFLfe5)

Gift was the first track which got released on all digital platforms.

To this day I'm still releasing my music mostly only on Soundcloud.

This track was well-received on Spotify and I got really nice comments on this beat. This track is quite old, due to that it's hard for me to recall the titling of this track.

In last summer I was visiting Greece two times, where I found much inspiration and relaxation for myself. On top of that and having my laptop with me I was able to produce some beats there.

On the subject of collaborations. What draws you in about a creative that makes you want to build an artistic relationship?

In the past what has been enjoyable for you during collabs and what have you found challenging about blending your works with other creatives?

I really love working with other people. What I really love and what drives me to build an artistic relationship is, when I am learning something new.

Everyone I have worked with has a different method and approach to producing music, which can be extremely inspiring.

That’s why I am always keen to work with other creative people because you can’t foretell what the end product going to be like.

You have also put together your first Drumkit Sample Pack - "MVNITOU DRUMKIT Vol.1" yet another way you've let loose and shared your creativity with the beat community, much love. Packed with snares and all, this was a release that I thought showed another side to your craft, appreciated.

What encouraged the idea to give a drum-kit a go? and what was it like to get a positive response? Can you explain what this project was like to put together?

Many drumkits you can buy on the internet are lacking quality. Especially when you are searching for dusty 90s style or Lofi Drums. My motivation for releasing a drumkit was to give aspiring beat producers a quality kit with sounds, which were made for instant use.

On top of that, I was really trying hard to screw on a effect-chain which you can easily load up on FL Studio that emulates the popular and often replicated SP404 “Lofi” – Effect.

What is next for mvnitou and do you have any upcoming releases, shows, or creative projects you would like to share?

In the upcoming weeks there are many releases from me. 4 singles will be available for streaming in May.

In June I can proudly announce that my second physical tape will get released with KADV. This one is more Boom Bap orientated, so keep an eye out for that.

Also last week my little ep “State Of No-Mind” with broken flavor got uploaded on Soundcloud.

The Ep is available on all streaming platforms on 16th May.

Thank you for that. Can you recommend creatives from any field that you feel people should check out?

There are many people I want you to check out, as they make great music and definitely inspire me.

Figub Brazlevič https://soundcloud.com/figubbrazlevic

Wun Two: https://soundcloud.com/wun-two

Devaloop: https://soundcloud.com/devaloop

Made in M: https://soundcloud.com/madeinm

Upper Class: https://soundcloud.com/upperclasslofi

ESC: https://soundcloud.com/esckkrpsdlkkt

Broken Flavor: https://soundcloud.com/bflavorrrr

Audi Bamer: https://soundcloud.com/audi-bamer

Any Last Words?

Thank you again for the opportunity!

Since I am not a big fan of posting personal stuff on social media (lazy/ cant see the sense of it) this Interview is a great way to get to know the person behind mvnitou better. Thank you for that!

Support mvnitou Here:

Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/mvnitou

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mvnitoulofi/

Bandcamp - https://mvnitou.bandcamp.com/

Website - https://mvnitou.pw/

#beatsfortheill #interview #soundcloud #producer #beat-maker #Austria #Australia #mvnitou

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now recording {chapter two}

When upcoming YouTuber Lucy Heartfilia finds herself collaborating with popular channel Fairy Tail, she ends up getting more than she bargained for. ( ff.net // ao3 )

( ONE )

i didn’t mean to update this quickly it’s 2:30am and it just sorta...happened. my b. but anyway, enjoy a just dance competition because??? why not??

"Alright, it's time to plan our schedule for the next month."

There's a collective groan from almost everyone in the meeting room. The only exceptions are Erza, who was the one that spoke, Freed, Mirajane, and Kinana. Natsu holds his head in his hands at the horrifying thought of planning. He knows that being such a successful channel comes with baggage like this, but he prefers to leave the planning to the others, like Erza and Mira, who actually know what they're doing. He would rather just show up, record, then go off and have some fun.

"C'mon, the sooner we get this done, the sooner we can leave," Laxus grumbles. "What do we need to plan? Just Fairy Family Friday? What else?"

"Fairy Family Friday for the next month at least," Erza starts, sitting in her chair at the head of the table. "And the gaming channel is going to need someone to fill in for a bit since Alzack and Bisca have appointments most days next week."

Bisca rests her hands on her swollen belly as Alzack says, "I will know if any of you touch anything on my desk. And that includes people already part of the gaming channel." He sends Bickslow a look, but the man in question feigns ignorance, whistling to complete the look until Evergreen nudges him in the side.

"I'll do it!" Cana volunteers, and if Erza hadn't confiscated her alcohol at the start of the meeting, she'd likely raise it like a toast. "I live with these idiots," she gestures to Natsu and Gray, "so I know what I'm doing. Get ready for some Grand Theft Drunk Driving!"

For the first time since the meeting started, Natsu grins. "Hell yeah! You sure you don't wanna practice at home? I'm gonna kick your ass, you know."

Cana whacks him in the head. "Don't be stupid, I'm great at games. Who dominates Rainbow Road back at the apartment? Hmm?"

Natsu bows his head. "You do."

"Exactly."

Natsu starts to retort, but Mirajane interrupts before he can. "Sorry, changing the subject! Can I propose a guest for Fairy Family Friday?"

Erza seems surprised by the sudden change of topic, but seems to welcome it. "Go ahead."

"Well, you know Lucy, the girl Levy did that collab with? She, Lisanna, and I have all been fans of her for so long, and we'd love to have her on, please, please please?" Mira bats her eyelashes, even though she knows it won't work on Erza. It's just Mirajane being Mirajane. "She's already met a couple of us, so it's not like she's a total stranger. Levy even has her number!"

When Levy smiles and raises her phone, Erza nods. "Alright, why not? I don't know which night you want to invite her to, but if she's anything like you guys, then perhaps Singstar or Just Dance?"

"Why not both?" Lisanna suggests, and the gleam in her and Mira's eyes are not to be trusted. There are many things that go over Natsu's head on a daily basis, but everyone in Fairy Tail knows never to trust the Strauss sisters when they're up to something. Is it Lucy? What did she ever do to them? Though if Levy's in on it, it can't be all bad. If he can't trust the sisters, he'll have to put his faith in Levy.

Erza also looks suspicious, but she has no reason not to let Lucy come both days, so she says, "Sure, I trust Levy will be able to get in touch with Lucy and fill her in?"

"Yep, leave it to me!" Levy says, and that's the end of that, but the meeting continues.

Fairy Family Fridays are always filmed exactly one week in advance. It's the only day of the week where everyone is free to participate, and so when Fridays roll around, everyone sets the lounges up on set as well as the game or activity they're doing. This week is Just Dance, and Natsu is pumped up. It's not his area of expertise by any means, but he's confident that he can beat Gray, at the very least. And that's all he needs.

He's helping Elfman connect the PS4 to the TV when he hears an unfamiliar voice from the entrance (he's memorised everyone's voices, it's kind of his thing) and looks up. There's Lucy, looking slightly overwhelmed as Mira welcomes her inside, and he vaguely remembers Levy mentioning that she films at her house, not a studio. It might even be her first time at an actual studio, and he can understand how she feels. He was the same when he was first introduced to the building he calls his home away from home.

They start soon enough, all of them sitting down in the spacious set, some on the floor and others on the actual chairs. Lucy is instructed to hide behind the sofas until she's introduced and she laughs, but complies as Warren does the countdown until they start.

Three, two, one.

"Hellooooooo, Fairies!" Mira says. She's considered the face of the channel, considering her modelling contract and unwavering charisma. "We're back with Fairy Family Friday, and today we have a very special guest with us! Drum roll, please!"

The rest of the group slams their hands and feet against anything they can touch until Mira signals for them to stop. "The one and only, Lucy Heartfilia!"

Lucy pops up from behind the couch and the group applauds, Cana even drunkenly cheering for her. Natsu notices just how composed she is in front of the camera. Despite filming in front of so many people with no real script to work on, she's doing fantastically. But it's early days. Perhaps she's just a really good actress.

Mira waits until Lucy squishes between Evergreen and Lisanna before continuing. "Today we'll be playing Just Dance, since all of you love watching us make fools of ourselves so much that you requested it nonstop! We'll be participating in teams of four, and the team that scores the most points wins!"

"We had to kick Vijeeter out 'cause otherwise he'd kick our asses," Gray calls out, and everyone laughs as Vijeeter pretends to be offended from behind Reedus' lighting panel.

"I've already decided your teams for maximum entertainment," Mira says, and there are a few protests, but she doesn't let up. That's Mira for you. "As much as I would love to separate the Raijinshu, I also can't wait to see them dance together, because we all know that's disastrous, so they're team one. Team two is Elfman, Lisanna, Kinana, and Laki. Team three is Levy, Jet, Droy, and Alzack. Team four is Natsu, Gray, Erza, and Lucy, and team five is Cana, Nab, Max, and myself!"

Natsu whines. "No, don't put me on the same team as the ice princess!"

"The fuck did you say, flame brain?!" Gray shouts from the opposite couch, but Cana uses her high heels to stab him into sitting back down. He yelps and Natsu laughs in satisfaction.

Erza swivels around to face both of them. "Are you two going to fight? I won't have any fighting in my team."

Natsu and Gray both squeak and sit up straight. Some of the other suppress giggles, including Lucy, whose eyes are flickering between the three of them in amusement. At least she's not finding them to be weird. He supposes that would make her just as weird, wouldn't it?

"Alright, team one is up first!"

Erza's intimidation is forgotten for the moment as Laxus and his team rise to the challenge. Everyone knows that Laxus has never been fond of Just Dance, mainly because he thinks he looks like an idiot (which he does) and because he's the worst one out of his team. Bickslow is enthusiastic, but he doesn't have the best coordination, and he happens to make up random moves as he goes along. Evergreen is decent enough, but her heels probably aren't helping. It's Freed that's the most graceful, though, and at least three quarters of their score is thanks to him.

"Seriously, dude, how do you do that?" Bickslow asks as they return to their couch. Freed just smirks and shrugs.

Elfman, Lisanna, Kinana, and Laki take centre-stage next. Elfman is hopeless when it comes to Just Dance, so it's really up to the other three to carry them through. Lisanna is light on her feet, though she sometimes moves too far to the side, bumping into people as she goes along. Kinana is a bit too slow, quickly getting confused with the dance moves and rushing to start the next one when she takes too long. Laki is probably the best of the team, but only by a little. They quickly overtake the Raijinshu, much to Bickslow's complaints.

Next is team three, and Natsu knows how this one plays out before it even starts. Jet is going to be too fast, Droy is going to be too slow, and Levy is going to be just right, providing the PS4 doesn't have an issue with her height. It happens sometimes, and he knows she hates it. Alzack does his moves half-heartedly until Bisca shouts from beside Vijeeter to put more effort into it, and he actually becomes a reasonable player. They still take last place.

"Avenge me, Lu-chan!" Levy cries dramatically, flopping into Lucy's arms, and Natsu has to wonder how they managed to become such good friends in such a short amount of time.

Lucy promises to do as Levy wishes, and soon she and Natsu are joining Erza and Gray in front of the screen. Erza insists on having Gray on one end and Natsu on the other, which Natsu takes as an insult to his self-control, but he doesn't dare defy Erza. No one defies Erza.

"Our guest gets to pick the song," Erza says, allowing Lucy to have free reign.

Lucy decides on a girl group song that Natsu only vaguely recognises, but he has no time to dwell on it. He starts dancing, his expression one of complete concentration, and he's only somewhat aware of those around him. He knows that Gray is most likely being lazy with all his moves for the sake of his cool and collected image and that Erza is giving it her all. Sometimes she even shouts for them all to step it up. Lucy, who is right next to him, doesn't seem focused, but only because she doesn't need to be. She's grinning and having a good time, getting perfect scores. She's doing better than all of them.

"Go, Lucy!" Levy cheers from behind them, and that only seems to encourage Lucy more.

When the song ends, they bump themselves up to first place and Natsu lets out a big whoop, high-fiving Lucy. "Nice, you carried us through!" He looks over at Erza. "Can we keep her?"

Lucy bursts out laughing, her face flushed from what Natsu assumes is embarrassment as she rushes over to Levy and gives her a hug.

"Celebrate while you can, buddy," Cana says, stepping forward. She hasn't taken her shoes off, nor has she put her flask down. She only lets it go when Mira snatches it out of her hands. "Our team has myself and Mira. We're gonna kick your ass. And so are the boys, as long as Nab gets off his lazy butt and stops just staring at the screen." She lightly kicks Nab in the back.

Natsu doesn't want to admit it, but Cana and Mira are good. Max isn't half bad either. Nab needs work, but he's better than he was last time they played, so Natsu can't help but be slightly proud. If only they weren't about to completely destroy their score.

Team five takes first place and both Natsu and Gray groan in unison, only to glare at each other afterwards. It's lucky - for everyone else, anyway - that Erza's between them to stop them from starting an all-out brawl. And he's sure that Cana wouldn't want anyone stealing the limelight of her victory away, either. She can be petty like that.

"Winneeeeerrrrrrs!" Cana says, sliding onto her knees and playing the air guitar. She then turns to Gray and Natsu with a sly grin. "I'm the winner, so you have to do all my chores this weekend."

They groan again.

Once filming is officially over, everyone usually pitches in to get some dinner, which is exactly what they do tonight. Subway sandwiches are on the menu, and since they were in last place during the game, it becomes team three's job to write down all their orders and carry them all back to the studio. This leaves Lucy without anyone she really knows, so Natsu decides to take the initiative and sit beside her as they wait for their meals. It's the least he can do when she worked so hard for their team.

"That was fun, right?" he says, practically falling on the couch beside her.

She's startled for a moment before she turns, and she laughs lightly. "It was! Other than the collab with Levy, I'd never filmed with anyone before. And definitely not with so many people. It was fun."

He looks at her, surprised. "Wait, really? I just sorta assumed you were hella popular with all these collabs and stuff since you're a natural on camera. And Levy, Mira, and Lisanna are always talking about your videos, so I thought you were used to it. Do you do YouTube full time?"

The smile she gives him is regretful. "I wish, but no. I haven't been able to find another place in my area that allows pets, or that I'll be able to afford if I quit my current job. It's either one or the other."

"Does it have to be in that area?" Natsu asks, tilting his head. "I mean, Levy said you were, like, an hour away or something, right? Wouldn't it be easier to move closer to here?"

Lucy looks at him, blinking, and it takes him a moment to realise where he went wrong. She may be here today, but she's not actually part of Fairy Tail. She doesn't have any reason to live in the area. She just blended in so well with everyone else that he, once again, made an assumption. He can almost hear Gray's voice in his head calling him an idiot.

But before he can rectify his mistake, Lucy just shrugs and looks straight ahead, out the window. There's not much to see, just the car park. "Well, there's nothing in particular tying me to where I am now, I guess. I could pretty much up and move anywhere if I had to."

"So, why not live around here?"

Both of them look up at Mirajane as she sits beside Lucy, a smile on her face as she continues. "We'd love to have you here. You fit right in with us! And it's always nice to have another makeup and fashion girl with us."

Lucy looks like a fish, her mouth opening and closing, and Natsu can just imagine the little bubbles and beady little eyes. "Wait -- wait, would that be okay? To be one of you, to be here -- I wouldn't want to disturb -- I mean -- you all just met me --"

Natsu decides to take the initiative just as team three walks in the door. "Hey, guys! How do you feel about Lucy joining us as a member of Fairy Tail?!"

There's a chorus of cheers and Natsu laughs as he watches Lucy's eyes grow even wider. Alzack drops her sandwich into her lap, but she barely notices. Natsu laughs as she tries to find something, anything, to focus on, but ends up looking like a lost child at a carnival. Mira seems to take pity on her, patting her back and readjusting her sandwich so it won't fall off her legs.

"Just think about it, alright?" she says. "We're a pretty relaxed group around here."

Lucy lets out a shaky laugh, but her eyes are lit up like fireworks. "No kidding."

#fairy tail #nalu #natsu dragneel #lucy heartfilia #GUILD SHENANIGANS #**myfanfic #**nowrecording

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Your EDM Interview: Opposition: AKA DC Breaks & Loadstar

What do you get when you merge two of the most legendary acts in drum and bass, err…. music in general into a supergroup? I’ll give you a hint. It’s Opposition.

Featuring the masterful sounds of the collaborative efforts of DC Breaks & Loadstar, they’ve created a monumental sound and act that are a force to be reckoned with. Mining the best aspects of both of their individual musical endeavors and consolidating them into a collective masterpiece, everyone needs to know about this fresh new act. Out now on Bassrush Records.

The debut release under OPPOSITION has been highly-awaited and has been kept under wraps for a long time. How long has this “super group” type project been underway?

A long time actually! It all started when we did a back to back at Rampage in Belgium in together. This was February 2017(!) After that lots of promoters were hitting us up for shows so we thought we’d make a tune. One turned into 4 and before we knew it we had half an album written. Since then we’ve made a few more tunes and done loads of shows across Australia, Europe, Russia and North America. The plan was to keep the tunes just for ourselves but now they’ve been kicking around a long time we felt the time was right to start releasing some of the material.

The tunes have been played out worldwide by artists from all over the map. What are your collective goals with OPPOSITION? Will you be touring under OPPOSITION in the foreseeable future?

Opposition was always just about making tunes we probably wouldn’t have made as just DC Breaks or Loadstar. The DnB landscape changes pretty quickly but fans often expect you to write in a certain style so having an output for other stuff is really good. I’m not sure either of our core fans would have expected us to write something like ‘Opposition’. Touring, yes absolutely, we get over to the US for shows together a few times a year and we’ll be out and about around Europe and the UK too.

Who are your influences in the studio? Does anyone immediately come to mind?

I think we all take inspiration from lots of different places, often outside of DnB and also from each other. The way we’ve done the project so far is just writing lots of quick ideas, pinging them back and forth between all of us and then seeing which ones we like and going and finishing them. Having 4 artists’ ideas to work on is pretty fun and keeps you on your toes.

Are there any new artists that are killing the it lately? Whoʼs fresh and new youʼve had your eyes on?

There’s tons of great new producers around, some that spring to kind are: Alora, Burr Oak, Imanu, Levela.

What is a regular studio session with you guys like?

Because we all live in different places we’ve done the majority of the project at our own studios and just made a Dropbox folder of all the tunes and projects that we all add to. One of us will upload an idea and someone else will say ‘I’ve got an idea for that’ and then they’ll work on it some more and eventually we end up with something we all like.

Any sort of studio rituals you all prepare with before attacking a collaboration?

Not really, but we find writing lots of fun deals quickly (like half a day or a day’s work max) and then picking the bet tunes to finish is the best way forward. Finishing DnB tracks is what takes the time so you might as well be 100% on the idea before you spend ages finishing it. There’s no point polishing a turd!

Lastly, any last words for your fans at Your EDM?

Keep a look out for some new DC Breaks and Loadstar collab and solo bits coming out in the next few months and we’ll see you all on the road soooooon. Peace!

Out now: http://bssrush.co/OPPOSITION

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Your EDM Interview: Opposition: AKA DC Breaks & Loadstar

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bluebuzzmusic · 5 years ago

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Your EDM Interview: Opposition: AKA DC Breaks & Loadstar

What do you get when you merge two of the most legendary acts in drum and bass, err…. music in general into a supergroup? I’ll give you a hint. It’s Opposition.

The debut release under OPPOSITION has been highly-awaited and has been kept under wraps for a long time. How long has this “super group” type project been underway?

The tunes have been played out worldwide by artists from all over the map. What are your collective goals with OPPOSITION? Will you be touring under OPPOSITION in the foreseeable future?

Who are your influences in the studio? Does anyone immediately come to mind?

Are there any new artists that are killing the it lately? Whoʼs fresh and new youʼve had your eyes on?

There’s tons of great new producers around, some that spring to kind are: Alora, Burr Oak, Imanu, Levela.

What is a regular studio session with you guys like?

Any sort of studio rituals you all prepare with before attacking a collaboration?

Lastly, any last words for your fans at Your EDM?

Keep a look out for some new DC Breaks and Loadstar collab and solo bits coming out in the next few months and we’ll see you all on the road soooooon. Peace!

Out now: http://bssrush.co/OPPOSITION

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Your EDM Interview: Opposition: AKA DC Breaks & Loadstar

source https://www.youredm.com/2019/09/26/your-edm-interview-opposition-aka-dc-breaks-loadstar/

#edm #music #music production #music news #edm news

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Artist to listen: Watsky

I doubt that many of you recognize George Watsky by his name, but there is a good chance you have already seen him around on the internet. If you are subscribed to the YouTube channel Epic Rap Battles of History, then let me tell you that Watsky was featured in 3 of their videos, incarnating William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe and the 4th Doctor of Doctor Who; if you used to watch YouTube’s viral videos back in 2011, then you probably know him for being the author of the viral video Pale Kid Raps Fast, where he raps fast as hell; or perhaps you know him because you are great fans of the duo twenty one pilots (Josh Dun was featured on the song Midnight Heart); or you might know him for any other reason. Or not. But anyway, this post was made for those who have never heard of him, or have but never had the curiosity to know more about him.

So, I’ll start by introducing him. George Watsky is a rapper, poet and writer born on 15th September 1986 in San Francisco, California (USA), alongside with his twin brother: Simon. Watsky has been interested on music since he was very young. In fact,is first hip-hop song, Nosy Clowns, was created back in 2002, when he was in high-school (it is now available on his SoundCloud). But George only started to draw attention as a poet (more specifically as a slam-poetry artist), after winning the Youth Speaks Grand Slam Final, in 2006, and being featured on the 6th season of Russel Simmons Presents Def Poetry (HBO), in 2007. After this success, Watsky started his musical career, creating the jazz hip-hop band Invisible Inc. with two friends (Max Miller-Loran and Daniel Riera). On 1st July 2007, the trio released the album Invisible Inc., which actually didn’t get much success. Actually, so far, the album is still goes unnoticed, except maybe the single Mr. Nice Guy. After this brief project, Watsky decides to go on with his career, but this time as a solo artist. Invisible Inc. reunited again in 2016 to record an Anti-Trump song for Watsky’s album x Infinity: Pink Lemonade. There are rumors that there will be a second album in 2017 or 2018.

On 1st November 2009, Watsky released his first solo album: Watsky. This album has two singles: Fuck an Emcee Name and The Girl Next Door. The album ended up on 7th place on the hip-hop category on iTunes. In January 2011, Watsky released his viral video, Pale Kid Raps Fast, on Youtube. Today, the video is non-listed, but it has over 20 million views. Because of this video, Watsky ended up being a guest of The Ellen Show twice! In the same year, he was considered the Big Sound of 2011, alongside with Mac Miller, Kreayshawn and Skrillex. But between these four, Watsky was the less-successful. 2012 was a busy year for Watsky. On 1st February he released a collaboration album with Kush Mody: Watsky & Mody. The album had four singles: Ghost Party, Mrs. Robinson, Kick Monday (In the Nutsack) and Man of Constant Sorrow; on 11th July he released the mixtape Nothing Like the First Time, which has nine singles; and a bit more than a month later, on 1st August, he released a second mixtape, A New Kind of Sexy, which has six singles. But Watsky only started to be closely as popular as he is now after releasing his second solo album - Cardboard Castles - on 12th March 2013. The singles are Strong as an Oak, Moral of the Story and Hey, Asshole. This album reached the 1st place on hip-hop albums on iTunes. 17 months later, he released his third solo album, All You Can Do, with Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Ink Don’t Bleed, Right Now and All You Can Do as singles. Whoa, Whoa, Whoa is his most popular track so far, with 12 million views on YouTube (I’m not counting with Pale Kid Raps Fast, which wasn’t even on an album. It was just a viral video) After finishing the tour of his third album, Watsky decides to have a break in music. In 2015, he is only seen as a featured artists on the singles Nobody and Never Afraid, by Spose and MC Lars, respectively. The hiatus ended when, on 27th April 2016, he uploaded a video on his YouTube channel announcing the release of his book How to Ruin Everything, release that would happen on 14th July of the same year. At the time, there were rumors that a 4th solo album would be released soon. Those rumors intensified when, on 1st July 2016, Watsky released his song Stick to Your Guns. The fourth album, which would be called x Infinity, was confirmed on 8th July 2016, after the releasing of the single Tiny Glowing Screens, Pt.3. The album was released on 19th August 2016, with Stick to Your Guns, Tiny Glowing Screens Pt.3, Midnight Heart and Talking to Myself as singles. This album hit the 33rd place on Billboard 200, being the first time at all to be included on the list, and the 4th place on iTunes in the category of hip-hop. Watsky later promised that he would make a music video for every track of the album. He’s been doing so. The last one to be released was Lovely Thing Suite Part 2: Knots, on 17th May 2017. I also want to underline the fact that Watsky was featured on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s mixtape The Hamilton Mixtape, with the song An Open Letter, featuring the beatboxer Shockwave, and the release of his “secret album”, Plane 651, as a secret message on the x Infinity track Don’t Be Nice, leading to the site www.kisswatskysgluteusmaximus.com.

Now, my opinion about the artist: He is really good and talented. Actually, my favourite rapper. I discovered him through the YouTube channel Epic Rap Battles of HIstory. The first songs I listened to were Wounded Healer, Bet Against Me and Stupidass. Time passed, and I found myself listening to more and more Watsky. Today, there are very few of his songs I don’t really like. A thing I love about this rapper it’s his diversity. He has songs about politics (Stick to Your Guns and Pink Lemonade), about philosophy matters, specially death (Wounded Healer, Talking to Myself, the three parts of Tiny Glowing Screens and the four parts of Lovely Thing Suite), motivational songs (Never Let it Die, D.A.N.C.E. and Midnight Heart), or songs that make us laugh (IDGAF, Ugly Faces, Exquisite Corpse and Pauly Shore Saw My Penis). I think that all this diversity shows Watsky’s personality somehow, because his lyrics are very personal. You can go from his problem with seizures to his thoughts about the irrelevance of the human race compared to the universe to his narcissism. Actually, to prove how personal are his lyrics: His book, How to Ruin Everything, talk about many funny stories (or just deep thoughts, but it’s mostly funny stories) about his past. A lot of those stories were referenced, even if just briefly, on many of his songs, like Wounded Healer, Women, Women, Women, Fireworks, etc..., way before the book was released, like the night he spent in prision, or the first time he got drunk, in Europe. Other thing I admire on Watsky is the fact that he is tireless! Since 2006, he performed slam-poetry on more than 150 universities; he released a total of 53 music videos, participating as a guest in other four (Paul Hollens, Spose and MC Lars (and other 8 for the new album are confirmed); he released five solo albums (if you include his “secret” album Plane 651); an album with Invisible Inc.; a collab album with Kush Mody; two mixtapes; many awards for his slam-poetry, specially between 2006 and 2008; he participated in more than 300 shows of slam-poetry and music, being almost impossible to give you an exact number; he published a book; and he co-founded Steel Wool Media alongside with Brad Simpson. Tireless! Respect!

So, the artist to listen is George Watsky. Wanna give him a shot? I advice you to start with Dent in the Moon, Sloppy Seconds, Talking to Myself and Midnight Heart first! I’ll leave you with some quotes of Watsky’s songs and poems.

“I can’t really tell if I’m a good person or if I’m faking really well” - Ten Fingers “Because you know what’s awesome? World peace. And you know what else is awesome? Catapults.” - Letter to my 16 Year Old Self “There are 7 billion 46 million people on the planet and I have the audacity to think I matter!” - Tiny Glowing Screens, Pt.2 “I thought this was a party, but all my friends are leaving and I still wanna play” “Although the thought of paradise is very nice, in my heart I know I don’t believe in magic so I’m thinking death is like an eternal TV static” - Lovely Thing Suite: Conversations “I thought I was an atheist until I realised I’m a God” - Whoa, Whoa, Whoa “I’m not Jesus Chist, but I can turn water into Kool-Aid.” - Drunk Text Message to God

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