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@ericbrandonrp liked this post for a moodboard — eric and cho, small town old flame au.

“ ‘ I heard you were back in town. ’  ‘ An’… ye come all the way here ta see if the rumours’re true? ’  His lips turn into a half-smirk. He should probably be concerned why anyone would know he is here, but all he can think about is her knowing it – and coming to see him. ” — quote from this post.

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@theblccdtraitor liked this post for a moodboard — draco and cho, postwar au.

“ Trust is, by Draco’s definition, a very foolish and very brave thing. He’s not a very foolish person, but he’s not very brave either however, the thought of someone trusting him, even marginally— it scares him as much as it makes his chest fill with warmth to near bursting. He’s not the type of person that’s trusted, not anymore, maybe not ever, save for now. ” — quote from this thread.

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‘cause you brought out the best of me, a part of me i’d never seen

// some bittersweet eric x cho for @ericbrandonrp

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A PLAYLIST FOR CHO x ERIC. @ericbrandonrp — quote from this thread.

1. latch (cover) - kodaline

and how did you do it? you got me losing all my breath. what did you give me to have my heart beat out my chest?

2. sex on fire - kings of leon

soft lips are open, them knuckles are pale— feels like you’re dyin’.

3. sigh no more - mumford and sons

my heart was never pure, you know me, you know me.

4. you (acoustic) - benny blanco ft. marshmello & vance joy

there were times when you would reach out for a little more of me, now i can see how much you hurt when i stood still.

5. to the sea - seafret ft. rosie carney

do you think of me when you look to the sea? darling, we will never break.

ess commentary: a lot of these songs center around touch and being aware of the effect that another person has on you, whether it’s a physical reaction or an emotional reaction or a desire to be better because of what this other person encourages in you. i didn’t intend for so many of these to have angsty undertones, but the messages in these songs all seemed to fit this ship really well! (and anyway, it was kind of inevitable; this ship has angst potential written all over it, tbh. it’s just a waiting game now for when we reach that part in the current thread...)

“latch” focuses a lot on the initial stages of curiosity that i think eric and cho have toward one another, especially with the way their presence or their hands can communicate a lot. it’s a lot of that desire to attach yourself to someone who gives you those feelings of comfort, and then wanting to explore more of those feelings.

“sigh no more” takes a lot of quotes from shakespeare’s much ado about nothing. the idea of eric, torn between this 1. possibility of love and 2. internalization that he’s not worthy of it or whatever, is a really interesting internal dilemma to me. it’s almost like he self-sabotages his chance at happiness because of this view he has of himself and his past, and the lyrics are almost as if he’s apologizing to cho, in a way (...like maybe when she eventually finds out about his past? 👀). in the same song, we get a resolution of yes, love is difficult and yes, the people you love might do things that hurt you or themselves and yes, we often are vulnerable and give love without knowing if it will ever be returned... but then there’s this sort of promise that these sacrifices and compromises and experiences can be worth it. and i think that’s a promise that i see cho making to eric, even after she finds out about his past. especially after she finds out about his past.

"you” is more about the reflection part of their relationship, after they’ve experienced the big conflicts and revelations about one another. even after all of this, i see eric just thinking about this relationship, looking back to when he might have been more closed off about his past and how that, ultimately, hurt the growth of their relationship at the time (considering that cho tries, as an adult, to be as honest as possible with her emotions and who she is). there was always this looming fear that she would hate him for who he used to be, and these lyrics reflect eric thinking about those types of thoughts. but ultimately, now, in hindsight, rather than hiding these parts of himself, or just straight up running and leaving, he stays. he chooses, at the end of the day, at the end of the night, to be with her. and it’s a conscious and monumental effort, but— the payoff is so, so sweet. (side note: very important that you listen to the acoustic version and not the original! the acoustic just evokes a lot more of that softness that i think gets lost in the original! ❤)

“to the sea” can be summed up with a lot of the same sentiments above, but at its simplest form, it’s about a relationship where the people in it persist despite the difficulties and the passing of time, because of how confident they are in this bond they’ve created. and i’d like to think that’s how eric and cho would be, later on down the road. just looking out over the sea and reflecting on all of the things they’ve gone through and all of the ways they’ve grown and all of the love and appreciation they have for each other— like the sea, constant and deep and there. :)

and finally, the most non-angst song here, “sex on fire” is literally exactly that lol; their sex would probably be very hot! very amazing! very satisfying! 10/10!  

honorable mentions: “stormy weather” by kings of leon; “you’re somebody else” by flora cash; and “all i want” by kodaline ;)

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aidan and cho on 14 february 2021, in one of their many universes... // a vday gift for @lvncher​

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narrator: they did, indeed, have ‘dessert’.

// a slice-of-life gift for @multusxcastalides​

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let's take our time to say what we want, use what we got before it’s all gone...