#in their teeth / but i am always feeding them the ugliest parts of me''

[curiositykilledtheradiostar]

again I cannot emphasize enough how much of a jon archivist song Take Me To War by The Crane Wives is, where is the animatic I need it desperately

[lunarthecorvus]

Six Of Crows Canon Divergence fanfiction recommendations

part of Lunar's soc fanficiton rec series

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The Pugilist's Creed by @bardelow

Wordcount: 123k Chapters: 30/30

Characters: Jesper Fahey, Kaz Brekker, Matthias Helvar, Nina Zenik, Inej Ghafa, Wylan Van Eck, Original Characters

Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Blood and Violence, Gun Violence, Angst, Established Relationship, Slow Burn, Kidnapping, Major Character Injury, Gunshot Wounds, Matthias Helvar Lives, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Fjerda, Ketterdam, Canon-Typical Violence, Protective Kaz Brekker, multiple POVs, Inej Ghafa is THAT bitch, Really everyone is THAT bitch, Eventual Fluff, Slow burn Kanej, Established Wesper, established helnik, Helnik Wedding

Author's summary/notes: “I wonder if you’d be dragging your feet like this,” Nina spoke through gritted teeth. “If it was Inej’s life on the line.” A storm fell over Kaz’s features, but he did not move, did not let his eyes fall away. Instead, he spoke in a slow, calculated tone. “I’d choose your next words very carefully, little deathrender. However soft you think I’ve grown, remember that I am always willing to show you that the monster is still alive and well.” It's been sixteen days since Matthias and Wylan were taken, and Kaz Brekker has chased down every possible lead only to come up empty handed. However, with an angry Nina and desperate Jesper at his side, he is willing to do whatever it takes to find his missing crows and bring them back home - even if it means more blood on his hands. My summary/notes: The first part of this fic is VERY angsty and consists of Nina and Jesper being mad at Kaz. Kaz is gen really trying to do his best. This fic comes with a side of badass Inej scenes. The rescue mission/'heist' was so fun to read even if it was intense and emotional. Matthias' POV's are written brillantly and I loved seeing the way his mind worked, he was very book!Matthias in this fic. I will end this with saying Inej, knife, heart.. that scene-

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carry your heart in their teeth by boybi_i

Wordcount: 21k Chapters: 1/1

Characters: Inej Ghafa, Wylan Van Eck, Nina Zenik, Jesper Fahey, Matthias Helvar, Kaz Brekker, Jan Van Eck, Alys Van Eck, Kuwei Yul-Bo

Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Book 1: Six of Crows, Kidnapping, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Except it takes like 17k to get to the comfort, Murder, Rescue Missions, Major Character Injury, Blood and Injury, Implied/Referenced Torture, None of said torture happens on screen but it is referenced and talked about, Knives, Knife giving as a love language, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Haphephobia, Canon Disabled Character, Inspired by a The Crane Wives Song, Jan Van Eck Bashing, Canon-Typical Violence

Author's summary/notes: “They will consume your sweet resistance And they'll carry your heart in their teeth But I am always feeding them The ugliest parts of me” - Take Me to War, The Crane Wives - On Vellgeluk, Van Eck kidnaps Kaz. Inej discovers the lengths that which she will go to get him back. My summary/notes: I loved reading Inej's thought process throughout the whole fic, the feelings were written so well. This fic was so interesting especially because its ck Inej and not post canon Inej dealing with Kaz. The crows do argue a lot in this fic, and Inej is focusing all her energy trying to figure out how get Kaz back while ignoring her pain. Very whumpy.

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Plan F by bbbeautifulboy

Wordcount: 168k Chapters: 30/? (hasn't been updated in a year)

Characters: Kaz Brekker, Inej Ghafa, Nina Zenik, Matthias Helvar, Jesper Fahey, Wylan Van Eck

Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Book 2: Crooked Kingdom, Alternate Ending, Jurda Parem, Matthias Helvar Lives, On the Run, Canon Disabled Character, Deaf Character, Found Family, Jesper Fahey Has ADHD, Sign Language, Non-Consensual Drug Use, Angst with a Happy Ending, this fic is so unhinged, Mental Instability, Chronic Pain, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Addiction, Platonic Relationships, Service Dogs, Plot, Healing, POV Multiple, Pirates, Crows as Found Family, Captain Inej Ghafa, Time Skips, Domestic Fluff, Hurt/Comfort, Suicidal Thoughts, Simp Matthias Helvar, Original Character(s), Including a baby, Minor Character(s), Developing Friendships, Hallucinations

Author's summary/notes: The Auction fails, leaving all of the Crows with a warrant for arrest over their heads and all of Ketterdam and the countries beyond officially their enemy. They've lost everything: their money, obscurity, and their last chance at winning and walking away free. They can only be helped by the Saints and each other now. What will they do to survive? The home that’s lived for years in his nightmares surrounds him, but he cannot see past the five people in front of him. His crew- they’re all looking to him, and as long as they are, he has something to fight for and protect the way he did his reputation and name in Ketterdam. He’s not letting them go. My summary/notes: In this fic you have everything, cottagecore, fluff, angst and a whole bunch of plots. The crows really feel like found family in this and its so sweet. A whole bunch of angst so be warned. Helnik is so cute in this fic. This was one of the first big fics I read and I absolutely adored it.

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l'appel du vide by @alltheworldsinmyhead

Wordcount: 41k Chapters: 8/8

Characters: Kaz Brekker, Inej Ghafa, Jesper Fahey, Wylan Van Eck, Tante Heleen

Tags: Angst with a bittersweet ending, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Marriage of Convenience, Kaz and Inej make a deal, jokes on them, mentions of past trauma, Canon Backstories, Past Rape/Non Con, Partners to Lovers, slowburn, Inej nevr becomes the Wraith, post-revenge Kaz, Kanej - Freeform, secondary wesper, Canon-Typical Violence

Author's summary/notes: “He was hoping that bringing a famous prostitute on his arm to the saloons and ballrooms of the rich and the powerful of Ketterdam would at least bring him some entertainment if nothing else. But what Kaz did not take into consideration was what marrying a woman like Inej really meant.” CANON DIVERGENCE AU: Kaz comes to the Menagerie for Inej many years too late and bites off more than he can chew. My summary/notes: Honestly this fic is the best thing I've ever read. It presents Inej's character so her but at the same she's so different and its expected as she has been in the menagerie for so many years. This story is a marriage of convenience and follows both Kaz and Inej's path of miscommunication angst and some healing along the way. If you read this fic you will never be the same.

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A Shift in the Air by Just_Another_Bookworm

Wordcount: 176k Chapters: 66/66

Characters: Kaz Brekker, Inej Ghafa, Jesper Fahey, Wylan Van Eck, Nina Zenik, Matthias Helvar

Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Pre-Canon, Kaz is Deaf, Post-Canon, Slow Burn, Slow Build, canon adjacent

Author's summary/notes: The chattering masses of people he passed didn’t know it yet, but they would one day fear the half-drowned nine year old shaking from the cold and the effects of the plague. Then again, no one knew much about Kaz Brekker. They didn’t know he wasn’t from the Barrel or that he’d once had a family. They never guessed where the rasp in his young voice came from. They certainly didn’t know why he really wore gloves. Most weren’t even convinced he was human. No one ever suspected that Kaz Brekker was deaf. *** Basically a random story of what if Kaz went deaf from the plague. It starts sort of pre-canon and has expanded. I am bad at summaries so read the first chapter if you want to get a feel for what this story is. My summary/notes: Reading this Deaf Kaz AU was so fascinating, they adapted Kaz being deaf around canon soc so well. The Kanej in this fic captures that beauty of understanding each other through not saying words. It also goes into Kaz and Jesper's brother bond and it so sweet to read.

[matteosilly]

I've earned myself a reputation // That my bark is much worse than my bite // But I keep snapping at Goliath's hands // With all of my tiny might There are no stones at my disposal // There's no God to award me a crown // But I am always swinging at // Somebody I can't knock down All of the fire I've swallowed // All of the sparks that went dark in my gut // I am always burning up Dress me in red and throw your roses // And I'll wrangle the beast with words // It's a graceless dance of epithets // We learn to make somewhat hurt They will consume your sweet resistance // And they'll carry your heart in their teeth // But I am always feeding them // The ugliest parts of me All of the words I've swallowed // All of the sharp things // I've kept in my mouth // I am always bleeding out

[thereareeyesinsidethetrees]

take me to war by the crane wives is a stan twins song, lyrics below cut

(love these two. GRAHAHAHAUAHGFGRHEXWUID they say)

'i've earned myself a reputation, that my bark is much worse than my bite, but i keep snapping at goliath's hands with all of my tiny might. there are no stones at my disposal, there's no god to award me a crown, but i am always swinging at somebody i can't knock down'

'all of the fire i've swallowed, all of the sparks that went dark in my gut, i am always burning up'

'dress me in red and throw your roses and i'll wrangle the beast with words. it's a graceless dance of epithets we learn to make somewhat hurt. they will consume your sweet resistance and they'll carry your heart in their teeth, but i am always feeding them the ugliest parts of me'

'all of the words i've swallowed, all of the sharp things i've kept in my mouth, i am always bleeding out'

'take me to war. honey, i dare you. i'll be the sweetest thing to ever scare you. give me a fight i can't resist, give me something to break with my fists. take me to war. honey, i dare you'

'i watched a weed usurp the garden and it poisoned the rest of the crops. would take days of fighting stubborn roots to tear the whole damn thing out. so i will leave it where it's standing, and instead i will find me a match. i'll turn it all to kindling, i'll burn it all down to ash'

'all of the ire i've swallowed, all of the coals that still sit in my gut, i am always burning up'

'take me to war. honey, i dare you. i'll be the sweetest thing to ever scare you. give me a fight i can't resist, give me something to break with my fists. take me to war. honey, i dare you'

'take me to war, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh. take me to war, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh. take me to war, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh. take me to war, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh'

[alyrictoasongbythecranewives]

They will consume your sweet resistance

And they'll carry your heart in their teeth

But I am always feeding them

The ugliest parts of me

[heros-of-kalos]

[Bzzt video recording]

[Fulgora is sitting in pokemon village with Corentin, Fulgora seems to be holding an acoustic guitar in her hands]

"You know its been a while since I've sung mon amour"

"Cela ne me dérange pas, j'aime juste entendre votre voix."

{I do not mind I just like hearing your voice}

"Alright if you say so"

[Fulgora starts strumming on the guitar, and begins to sing]

"I've earned myself a reputation That my bark is much worse than my bite But I keep snapping at Goliath's hands With all of my tiny might There are no stones at my disposal There's no God to award me a crown But I am always swinging at Somebody I can't knock down"

"All of the fire I've swallowed All of the sparks that went dark in my gut I am always burning up"

"Dress me in red and throw your roses And I'll rankle the beasts with words It's a graceless dance of epithets We learn to make someone hurt They will consume your sweet resistance And they'll carry your heart in their teeth But I am always feeding them The ugliest parts of me"

"All of the words I've swallowed All of the sharp things I've kept in my mouth I am always bleeding out"

"Take me to war Honey, I dare you I'll be the sweetest thing To ever scare you Give me a fight I can't resist Give me something to break with my fists Take me to war Oh, honey, I dare you"

"I watched a weed usurp the garden And it poisoned the rest of the crops It would take days of fighting stubborn roots To tear the whole damn thing out So I will leave it where it's standing And instead I will find me a match I'll turn it all to kindling I'll burn it all down to ash"

"All of the ire I've swallowed All of the coals that still sit in my gut I am always burning up"

"Take me to war Honey, I dare you I'll be the sweetest thing To ever scare you Give me a fight I can't resist Give me something to break with my fists"

[rainswept]

✰ FEN’S (possibly) UPCOMING FICS !!

checking for interest! let me know if you’d want to see any of these — they’re all tentative ideas as of now. all are based on songs by the crane wives !!

 🕊️ — 𝐂𝐀𝐍’𝐓 𝐆𝐎 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 — 𝐗𝐈𝐀𝐎 ✰

it’s time to learn to be more forgiving of yourself, and your sins | all the self-loathing in the world won’t change a thing | it’s not fair | when have you ever known the world to be a fair place? 

🍁 — 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓 — 𝐊𝐀𝐙𝐔𝐇𝐀 ✰

build yourself a citadel amidst the foothills of regret, and though you’ve convinced yourself you’re safe and sound within; the thing you fear the most never need get in | ‘cause you’ll miss the sun, the warmth of another’s embrace | and that thing you feel will coax you out of that unholy place, ‘cause all you’ve ever wanted was an escape | those of us who vow never to love again, to love again, are making liars out of honest men | it’s not something that you put to bed, hang your head and just forget; no, love don’t know how to rest | the heart is just a muscle, with a rhythm all its own; it doesn’t stop when you decide not to move on. the heart knows nothing of your love or of your loss. so life just keeps ticking by, compelled by instinct to survive, and love’s the only thing worth being alive for.

🌧️ — 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐖𝐀𝐑 — 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐑 ✰

i keep snapping at goliath’s hands with all of my tiny might (💀). there are no stones at my disposal, there’s no god to lend me a crown; but i am always swinging at somebody i cannot down. all of the fire i’ve swallowed, all of the sparks that went dark in my gut; i am always burning up. dress me in red and throw your roses, and i’ll wrangle the beast with words; it’s a graceless dance of epithets we learn to make someone hurt. they will consume your sweet resistance, and they’ll carry your heart in their teeth; but i am always feeding them the ugliest parts of me. all of the words i’ve swallowed, all of the sharp things i’ve kept in my mouth; i am always bleeding out. take me to war, honey, i dare you. i’ll be the sweetest thing to ever scare you. give me a fight i can’t resist, give me something to break with my fists. take me to war, honey, i dare you. i watched a weed usurp the garden, and it poisoned the rest of the crops; it would take days of fighting stubborn roots to tear the whole damn thing out; so i will leave it where it’s standing, and instead i will find me a match; i’ll turn it all to kindling, i’ll burn it all down to ash. all of the ire i’ve swallowed, all of the coals that still sit in my gut; i am always burning up. take me to war, honey, i dare you. i’ll be the sweetest thing to ever scare you. give me a fight i can’t resist, give me something to break with my fists. take me to war, honey, i dare you.

[dawnshe]

mini   character   playlist   :   share   at   least   five   songs   that   remind   you   of   your   muse,   or   that   you   associate   with   your   muse's   character   arc.   including   lyrics   is   optional.

{ Eastward of Eden <————————{ by Amelia Day : Eastward of Eden, where the clouds meet the dirt, we left our poor mother and seeded the earth. Oh, Eastward of Eden, where men become Gods. Few though our people, we toiled as one, the fruits of our labors thrived under the sun. Our children, they spread to outnumber the stars. Oh, Eastward of Eden, where day turns to dark

{ Take me to War <———————{ by The Crane Wives : They will consume your sweet resistance and they'll carry your heart in their teeth, but I am always feeding them the ugliest parts of me. All of the words I've swallowed, all of the sharp things I've kept in my mouth. I am always bleeding out

{ King <----------------{ by Lauren Aquilina : You've got it all. You lost your mind in the sound. There's so much more. You can reclaim your crown. You're in control. Rid of the monsters inside your head. Put all your faults to bed. You can be king. You've got it all. You lost your mind in the sound. There's so much more. You can reclaim your crown. You're in control. Rid of the monsters inside your head. Put all your faults to bed. You can be king again

{ Forgive the Children We Once Were <———————{ by Delta Rae : For love, for dreams in the night. For days to come when we'd be all right. I can't remember why I did the things I did. I was just a kid. All our lives we feel this young. Sorry for the things we should have done. Sorry for the kids we pushed too far. Sorry now for all the lonely hearts who can't move on.

{ Ghosts <————————-{ by Mariah Rose Faith : I've been changin. Tryna sort my thoughts around. Courage shakin', 'Cause the whispers got too loud. Father, father, Turn my trust around. And please help me. Fight these ghosts surrounding me. Past rivals, Surely got the best of me, mhm

tagged by my heart ( aka i was tagged on another blog and had to do it here too ) tagging YOU steal it! tag me!

[jesterofwords]

Daily Crane Wives Quotes: #28

"They will consume your sweet resistance

And they'll carry your heart in their teeth

But I am always feeding them

The ugliest parts of me"

-Take Me To War, The Crane Wives

[sporkberries]

Currently THE kaz song for me lyrics under the cut

I've earned myself a reputation That my bark is much worse than my bite But I keep snapping at Goliath's hands With all of my tiny might There are no stones at my disposal There's no God to award me a crown But I am always swinging at Somebody I can't knock down

All of the fire I've swallowed All of the sparks that went dark in my gut I am always burning up

Dress me in red and throw your roses And I'll rankle the beasts with words It's a graceless dance of epithets We learn to make someone hurt They will consume your sweet resistance And they'll carry your heart in their teeth But I am always feeding them The ugliest parts of me

All of the words I've swallowed All of the sharp things I've kept in my mouth I am always bleeding out

Take me to war Honey, I dare you I'll be the sweetest thing To ever scare you Give me a fight I can't resist Give me something to break with my fists Take me to war Oh, honey, I dare you

I watched a weed usurp the garden And it poisoned the rest of the crops It would take days of fighting stubborn roots To tear the whole damn thing out So I will leave it where it's standing And instead I will find me a match I'll turn it all to kindling I'll burn it all down to ash

All of the ire I've swallowed All of the coals that still sit in my gut I am always burning up

Take me to war Honey, I dare you I'll be the sweetest thing To ever scare you Give me a fight I can't resist Give me something to break with my fists Take me to war Oh, honey, I dare you

[stardustallaround]

GOTTEM I GET TO RANT NOW! (thanks so much btw!!!)

apologies this is gonna be really long

format is [lyric]: description; explanation/comments

- [I've earned myself a reputation]: all of the commanders and Rex as cadets; I wanted to start from the beginning

- [That my bark | is much worse than | my bite]: zoom in on cadet wolffe, change to older wolffe; I mean. self explanatory bro chose his name to be a misspelled animal pfff

- [But I keep snapping at Goliath's hands]: the iconic scene when Plo Koon and two of the Wolfpack are stuck and Plo Koon says they’re not expendable; I liked the idea that Plo Koon rebelled in his own way, eg. appreciation of his sons

- [With all of my tiny might]: pan to the two troopers; clones have very little control, but they fight for each other as hard as they can

- [There are no stones at my disposal]: Rex’s helmet; Rex likely often feels powerless to stop Anakin’s antics

- [There's no God to award me a crown]: hands grab Rex’s helmet; Rex means “king,” this is sorta alluding to the idea that he gave himself his own crown (name/helmet/honor)

- [But I am always swinging at]: 501st on umbara

- [Somebody I can't knock down]: pong krell, blasters in peripheral; self explanatory, except they do shoot him down

- [All of the fire I've swallowed]: gree with luminara unduli; no concrete reasoning for this, but possible suspicions that luminara encourages the troopers to hide their feelings for others since she’s like that with barriss

- [All of the sparks that went dark in my gut]: gree watching ahsoka and barriss walk away (gree is slightly smiling); he worries for barriss, especially considering how young padawans are, and he feels like an older brother

- [I am always burning up]: gree watching hologram of the tank getting crushed; canon episode reference! he’s distressed abt potentially losing barriss and has no power to stop it :(

- [Dress me in red and throw your roses]: fox on patrol and a bottle gets thrown at him; red armor! bottle=roses!

- [And I'll wrangle the beast with words]: fox standing behind palpatine; palps is a yapper also fox lies to him to save his brothers (often at his own expense)

- [It's a graceless dance of epithets]: fox standing behind senator chuchi; uhhhh senators scheming but for good ‼️

- [We learn to make somewhat hurt]: fox standing alone without helmet, bleeding; note he has lighting scars (rude palps) and early gray hairs (due to his brothers, but I also like the head canon that he’s “defective” and has been getting these his whole life and that’s why he never takes off his helmet)

- [They will consume your sweet resistance]: bly looking at Ayla; bly is a sweetheart just try to argue with me

- [And they'll carry your heart in their teeth]: Aayla smilkng at bly; teeth literally with the smiling, also blyla <3

- [But I am always feeding them]: Felucia battlefield; very sad parallel with canon

- [The ugliest parts of me]: bly and aayla fighting droid; they for sure don’t want to fight, but they have to

- [All of the words I've swallowed]: ponds fighting with windu on ryloth; as cool as windu is, it must have been difficult to work with him

- [All of the sharp things I've kept in my mouth]: ponds and Zillo beast; teeth. sharp things in mouth are teeth

- [I am always bleeding out]: death by aurra sing; uhhh this was supposed to be aurra sing I drew the wrong person, but symbolically I think I had boba bc he was technically fighting against the other clones (ngl I drew this one a while ago and was very sleep deprived)

- [Take me to war]: cody, obi wan, and anakin at holotable; this was a common scene in the war, eternal planning

- [Honey, I dare you]: obi wan, from over Cody’s shoulder; obi wan had many antics that poor cody had to suffer through, and codywan <3

- [I'll be the sweetest thing]: ghost company with obiwan; they’re all besties ur honor

- [To ever scare you]: obi wan “dead” arc, ghost company watching hologram; BIG sad, wish we could have seen at least ghost company at the “funeral”

- [Give me a fight I can't resist]: numa; this was originally gonna have boil and waxer with her but I got lazy, anyway they want to protect her

- [Give me something to break with my fists]: cody punching droid; the commander class is just Built Different, cody even more so

- [Take me to war]: cody picking up lightsaber; I often think abt the fact cody canonically has a belt clip for a lightsaber

- [Honey, I dare you]: cody handing lightsaber to obi wan; really wanna know how often this happened for the aforementioned belt clip

- [I watched a weed usurp the garden]: a corrie in senate pod, palps at the center of the senate talking from over a guards left shoulder; crusty dusty palps swaying the senate, also over left shoulder indicates “bad people” and the opposite for right

- [And it poisoned the rest of the crops]: senate pods with corrupt sentars going forward

- [Would take days of fighting stubborn roots]: padme, bail, mothma over right shoulder of guard; let them cook ‼️

- [To tear the whole damn thing out]: senate building; the whole place is pretty much corrupt

- [So I will leave it where it's standing]: back to guard looking at senate floor, leaves out of frame

- [And instead I will find me a match]: fox w/blaster facing fives; fives could have been the key to avoiding the Horrors

- [I'll turn it all to kindling]: fox lowers blaster; what I wish could have happened, don’t ask me how this would have been feasible (I hc that palps was controlling fox here)

- [I'll burn it all down to ash]: hologram of The Chip; this could have been the key to fixing it all, so in my delusion fives gets to tell fox and spread the word

- [All of the ire I've swallowed]: fox w/gun; he’s mad when he finds out

- [All of the coals that still sit in my gut]: palps, menacing; he’s actually The Worst

- [I am always burning up]: fox raises gun, blaster pulled, silhouettes, palps shot; man I just wanted fox to shoot palps bc he deserves it the most

- [Take me to war]: plo’s bros on side of ship; this section is all “memories”/ happy times

- [Honey, I dare you]: Rex and ahsoka spying on padme and anakin; bestest siblings, legit one of my favorite ideas, in the original sketch I had anakin ranting abt sand

- [I'll be the sweetest thing]: Ayla leaning against bly, asleep; once again, bly is the sweetest

- [To ever scare you]: coruscant guards laughing around a table with cards and drinks; don’t tell me everyone else wasn’t afraid of the Corries, also I like to think they would have game nights every now and then

- [Give me a fight I can't resist]: ponds at 79’s with others

- [Give me something to break with my fists]: gree is gifted a mug from barriss; this is an extremely obscure call back to another piece of art that I did where obiwan had a mug from ahsoka that says “best grandmaster” and I like to think the padawans have an arts class

- [Take me to war]: ghost company with obi wan at dex’s; the usual suspects including boil, waxer, cody, wooly, AND fanmedic helix (he’s canon in my heart)

- [Honey, I dare you]: fives rescuing ech from skeco minor; echo was def sad when he realized his twin wasn’t there so I fixed that :)

Some general notes on artistic choices:

• While I usually draw in grayscale (rendering scares me), I specifically made any "identifying" features (like armor paint, hair color, etc.) for clones be present, partially for identification and partially with the idea that these are the things that show their individuality. The only exception to this was when there was a lightsaber (I like the cool glowing sticks).

• Characters besides the clones are specifically in a single shade of gray to put more focus on the clones (as this is meant to be an animatic about THEIR tragedy). However, there are a few cases when I made the other characters be "rendered" but in grayscale if what they are doing/their character arc has an impact on the clones in the panel.

• Most of this portrays canon or canon-adjacent to a certain point, I made the second half in mind of "What if Fox was able to chose differently."

• During the final "Take Me to War" section, the panels are specifically grayscale because they are supposed to depict happy "memories" of the war. In my "headcanon what-if" clones no longer need their identifying colors after the war because they have found their autonomy with the end of the war, though many may still keep them. (this is totally not because I didn't want to fully color more panels shhhhhhh)

• I learned how to edit videos in Blender for this

animatic depicting the tragedy of the clone wars and answers the question: what if Commander Fox was able to put down the gun and raise it at at someone else?

Song: Take Me to War (Live) by the Crane Wives

if one (1) person asks I will post an in depth analysis of every panel

[subsequentibis]

I’ve earned myself a reputation

That my bark is much worse than my bite

But I keep snapping at Goliath’s hands

With all of my tiny might

little rat bastard. i love and hate him in equal measure

edit: tumblr destroyed the image quality on these pls click to view better

[rozugold]

They will consume your sweet resistance

And they'll carry your heart in their teeth

But I am always feeding them

The ugliest parts of me

[lemon-lady0]

take me to war by the crane wives is so Izzy core are you kidding me?????

I've earned myself a reputation That my bark is much worse than my bite But I keep snapping at Goliath's hands With all of my tiny might There are no stones at my disposal There's no God to award me a crown But I am always swinging at Somebody I can't knock down

All of the fire I've swallowed All of the sparks that went dark in my gut I am always burning up

Dress me in red and throw your roses And I'll rankle the beasts with words It's a graceless dance of epithets We learn to make someone hurt They will consume your sweet resistance And they'll carry your heart in their teeth But I am always feeding them The ugliest parts of me

All of the words I've swallowed All of the sharp things I've kept in my mouth I am always bleeding out

Take me to war Honey, I dare you I'll be the sweetest thing To ever scare you Give me a fight I can't resist Give me something to break with my fists Take me to war Oh, honey, I dare you

I watched a weed usurp the garden And it poisoned the rest of the crops It would take days of fighting stubborn roots To tear the whole damn thing out So I will leave it where it's standing And instead I will find me a match I'll turn it all to kindling I'll burn it all down to ash

All of the ire I've swallowed All of the coals that still sit in my gut I am always burning up

Take me to war Honey, I dare you I'll be the sweetest thing To ever scare you Give me a fight I can't resist Give me something to break with my fists Take me to war Oh, honey, I dare you

[aykaypee]

this is THE melanie song from tcw. and i will prove why (psa i havent listened to tma in a hot sec and im not pulling up the wiki for this so)

I've earned myself a reputation / That my bark is much worse than my bite

[ mel has indeed earned herself a reputation, both in fandom and canon for her unsuccessful assasination attempts on el*as. it's literally a tiktok audio. she talks a big game and she Can deliver, she fucking ganked jon during ghost bullet surgery, but compared to the violence wreaked by someone like daisy? daisy is admittedly a more fully realised avatar than melanie was, but mel was more simmering rage given an outlet, she's not a hit first talk later person, she's threats and shouts and screams and then she'll hit. ]

But I keep snapping at Goliath's hands / With all of my tiny might

[ first of all mel is a short person second. more el*as imagery. the goliath as this enormous, insurmountable obstacle. and she chips away at him anyways, she's full of venom and vitriol and she doesn't let anything convince her that there is an answer that doesn't involve taking him down permanantly. it's just not possible. she doesn't let the setbacks stop her. ]

There are no stones at my disposal / There's no God to award me a crown

[ she doesnt have anything at her disposal to do this, there's no convenient thing that will work, nor is there any reward driving her, nothing divine. but there is something sacred. there is bloodshed promised, satisfaction at tearing down an almighty asshole. so spite will drive her. ]

But I am always swinging at / Somebody I can't knock down

[ refer to line 3-4. even in her first argument with jon, she ie arguing with someone that will not budge in their beliefs. she is trying to climb an uphill battle. this seems constant for her, with how much she does it. ]

All of the fire I've swallowed / All of the sparks that went dark in my gut / I am always burning up

[ id understand if this and the next bit were what made people think thsi was an agnes coded song but !! melanie being mocked and ridiculed for her experiences, swallowing that rage for fear of being ostracized completely or cancelled, mixed with the audience reception, and jon's dismissal, shes seething! and then she has an outlet for her anger! the Slaughter, el*as, jon, anything she can see and try to sink her proverbial teeth into ]

Dress me in red and throw your roses / And I'll rankle the beasts with words

[ ok this is also v agnes coded and ill admit i didnt know what to do here but.. i think 'dress me in red and throw your roses' is kind of . like u can see it as a combo of 'let me consumed by The Slaughter' (blood coded entity and blood is, famously, red) and 'praise me' (tying back to her youtube roots. she'll be covered in blood that she wishes to spill, a shadow on her figure and a burning in her veins and she will do everything for the eventuality of tearing at those 'beasts'. i think her and daisy should have interacted more tbh. ]

It's a graceless dance of epithets / We learn to make someone hurt

[ literally what it says on the tin all bark no bite we will learn what makes them tick and we will call them names and they will hurt . not specifically melanie coded but theyre not all gonna be winners. ]

They will consume your sweet resistance / And they'll carry your heart in their teeth / But I am always feeding them / The ugliest parts of me

[ OK SO.. OK. this isnt about The Slaughter as much as i would have said so about 5 minutes ago NO its about The Eye. well specifically the second line here is Slaughter and the rest is Eye . they will consume your sweet resistance referencing the clear joy and the .........Food that el*as and jon get from melanie's rage and statements respectively, she is always feeding them her ugliest parts, those base urges that are being fuelled on by the other entity that has a hold on her, one that carries her heart in its teeth and makes that panic of fight or die set in and she has carried the weight of fight, scream, shout in her all of her life so she knows she cannot escape. ]

All of the words I've swallowed / All of the sharp things I've kept in my mouth / I am always bleeding out

[ it is a CYCLE babe. she kept things in, she bottled it up and now she is bleeding out !!!! she is letting it all out and it is NOT healthy and she either flails around and thrashes and makes the wounds WORSE or she keeps it in again and exascerbates those wounds and continues to reopen them when it looks like they're closed. it's literally no winning unless she. oh i don't know gets a gf and TALKS ABOUT IT. ]

Take me to war / Honey, I dare you / I'll be the sweetest thing / To ever scare you

[ okay ignore the second part thats agnescoded looks at jack barnabas but . she is Looking for a fight. she wants a damn excuse to do this, to feel like this, to justify it. and if she doesn't get to play the bloodthirsty defender.... well, she'll just have to be the aggressor, then. ]

Give me a fight I can't resist / Give me something to break with my fists / Take me to war / Oh, honey, I dare you

[ same as above she's itching for something to tesr into physically or verbally or what have you and it has bubbled to the point of white hot rage boiling over and burning anything that comes near . something something desolation reference. ]

I watched a weed usurp the garden / And it poisoned the rest of the crops

[ OK SO HEAR ME OUT melanie seeing not!sasha. and everyone saying it's sasha. and knowing something's not right. with them, with It. It is not a person, It wears the façade of one and it's not even fucking correct. ]

It would take days of fighting stubborn roots / To tear the whole damn thing out

[ she is NOT gonna bother trying to convince them any more than she has tried before. and she has. and nobody has listened, and nobody knew and ahe feels like she was going crazy. so ]

So I will leave it where it's standing / And instead I will find me a match / I'll turn it all to kindling / I'll burn it all down to ash

[ shell just leave. let it grow, let it burn them from the inside out and laugh in the ashes and say 'i told you so'. something somethi g desolation but she's not personal enough for desolation . the only person she gets really personal with is jon bit that's because jon was a prick and i get that. ]

All of the ire I've swallowed / All of the coals that still sit in my gut / I am always burning up

[ babes we are back to the metaphors of simmering anger and frustration at nobody fucking listening to her, a repeated pattern throughout her whole character . nobody listens. nobody knows. and who do you gloat to, when things turn out your way? the sods stuck in apocalyptic hellscapes? the dead man? Hell Jesus and his sugar baby plus one? ]

Take me to war / Honey, I dare you

[ well, fuck it. ]

I'll be the sweetest thing / To ever scare you

[ fuck it all. ]

Give me a fight I can't resist / Give me something to break with my fists

[ they won't listen, fine. ]

Take me to war / Oh, honey, I dare you

[ she won't make them listen. they'll just see. ]

ANYWAYS after all that the real agnes/jude or agnes/jack song is tongues and teeth and agnes' tcw song is icarus . lmk if i should analyse (ish) more

Go listen to "Take Me to War" by the Crane Wives. Done? Vote.

[dwellordream]

Dress me in red and throw your roses

And I'll rankle the beasts with words

It's a graceless dance of epithets

We learn to make someone hurt

They will consume your sweet resistance

And they'll carry your heart in their teeth

But I am always feeding them

The ugliest parts of me