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danielcain · 11 months ago

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Ripe

In retrospect, I should have gotten fitted in-person for a pair of rubber boots. Ordering shoes online is always a crapshoot. The ones I had on were too big, they just collected water like a rain barrel and waterlogged my socks.

The texture was horrible. A disgusting sensation.

The foyer’s carpet squelched with every step I took. It didn’t help that I was carrying 120 pounds of dead woman.

“This always happens during the honeymoon phase,” said my friend Dan.

“You won’t want to leave the house. You’ll want to be with her all the time. The modern age enables this. Work from home, order from home, live from home, die from home…” He began to rant about how modernity. He always goes there, and I always tune him out. He married a female cop from the sheriff’s department. She came off gay when I met her. Funny.

I‘ve tried to explain my marital problems to Dan before. I had to leave out a few key details. I told him my wife was depressed, in bed all day, not contributing financially. He said wives “tend to do that” and that I make enough money, anyway. Not quite the issue.

The trouble was harder to explain; I’ve only been married to Liana for six months, and she’s killed and replanted herself seven times.

I trudged up the staircase in the loose boots. The way I carried her, the soil from her body fell before us, laying a trail like rose petals.

Creaking wood drummed up anxiety in my chest. I am not a large man. I usually make but a negligible amount of noise when I move throughout the house. That’s something she commented on when we first moved in. The word she used was unobtrusive. She liked this about me. She said we had that in common. In a lot of ways, we really were alike.

Unlike me, her cells interlocked with tightly-woven cellulose walls. She had organelles not found in over 99% of human beings: chloroplasts. When I first met her, her skin had a milky green hue. The first time I touched her, I balked. She was not hot to the touch like others. Not cold, but not hot. Her breasts, thighs, cheeks… remarkably, they had the tautness of an unripe vegetable.

I laid her down in the bathtub. The plumbing was sensitive, not terrible, but sensitive. An old house. Wood and cobblestone on the outside. Folksy, I’m told through clenched smiles of guests trying to be complimentary. Yeah, right. It looks better suited to house a coven of child-stealing hags. I tried to fix it up, stay on trend. Liana convinced me not to hire contractors. She convinced me to buy, too. “I’ve always wanted a house in the woods…”

Now I know why.

The replanting process is nothing short of a natural miracle. I will be the first to admit, it attracted me to her further. Liana could change herself at will. All it took was a little patience, two days of waiting, a 6 foot deep ditch in the backyard, some sleeping pills and vodka. I didn’t understand the science of it at first. What exactly she needed to do to push out the roots and reform her mass. When I finally found out, I was too embarrassed to admit I didn’t know she had to physically die each time.

She was always shy about the details, embarrassed, like it was some sort of bowel syndrome. I did not press her for details, but as her husband, I should’ve researched the condition. I did eventually. But not before telling her she would look good blonde. Telling her she would look even hotter upping her bra size by a letter or two��

She started to wake up.

First, the rattle. A great exhalation and inhalation. It always took me by surprise. Her facial muscles were always the second thing reanimate. Her nose twitched. Her eyes opened. They looked so dry. Matte. “Liana. This is getting dangerous.”

A couple seconds’ delay. Then, she smiled mawkishly. During this stage of regrowth, her skin is taut and verdant like the day I met her. (I once called her belle pepper as a pet name. She either didn’t get the pun, maybe.) With every hour, she begins to flush to her desired shade. She switches it up from time to time, never too dark or too white for most to notice, but I do. She carries Pantone swatches in her wallet.

She moved her lips, but couldn’t speak yet. I said nothing further. I picked up the detachable showerhead. The gentlest setting. I rinsed her body, avoiding the tender roots that twitched and protruded from the tips of her fingers and toes. I read somewhere that touching them at this stage feels like a pressing on a pinched nerve.

“I know why thish bophers you shoo much,” she gurgled, throat half-asleep. Her mouth was filled with soil and rainwater. It seeped from her firm, bloated lips.

I turned away. Washing her feet. She continued, most of the earth and excess sap that gagged her having dribbled onto her nightie.

“You like me like thish.”

I averted my eyes. I continued to bathe her, and stared at the peel-and-stick mauve tile accent above the tub. I had put it there the previous month to cover a stubborn decomposition stain.

“I like you all the time, Liana.” It felt like someone was slowly lacing my throat shut from the inside.

I didn’t have to look at her to know she was smiling.

“Buh you like… thish.”

#necronomicon #part 2 cooking up

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cherrylng · 26 days ago

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History Part 1: 1977-2004 [CROSSBEAT Special Edition - Muse (July 2010)]

Step by step, steadily climbing the ladder to the top. The three childhood friends who broke through the rock slump.

Text by Sumi Imai

They all used to have long hair! Three bonds forged in a rural town.

Teignmouth, Devon, south-west England. With a population of less than 15,000, this town on the English Channel is the ‘hometown’ where Muse formed their band. But it seems a curious coincidence that the three, originally born in different parts of the country, moved here as boys and met.

Matthew James Bellamy, aka Matt, was born in Cambridge on June 9th, 1978. His father, George, was the former rhythm guitarist for The Tornados, the first British band to have a number one single in the US in 1962. In an environment where music came naturally to him, Matt started playing the piano at the age of six, and as well as classical music, he learned to play boogie-woogie and blues, including Ray Charles, which he learned by ear in primary school.

He was 10 years old when he moved to Devon due to his father's work in the construction and plumbing industry. He grew up in a middle-class family until his parents divorced when he was 14, but life became relatively simple when he moved in with his grandmother and her family. It wasn't until he was separated from his father and his environment changed drastically that Matt took up the guitar in earnest, a sign of his thirst for something to devote himself to. His skill on the acoustic guitar was well known on campus, but his passion soon turned to rock guitar.

Dominic James Howard (nicknamed Dom), meanwhile, was born in Stockport, near Manchester, on December 7th, 1977. He moved to Teignmouth when he was around 8 years old and went to the same secondary school as Matt. He started playing drums at the age of 11, influenced by jazz. His father was a tailor of ceremonial gowns.

Christopher Anthony Wolstenholme (nicknamed Chris), born December 2nd, 1978, was in the same secondary school as both of them, one year below them. Born in Rotherham, a town in the north of England near Sheffield, he also moved to Teignmouth when he was 11. Influenced by his music-loving mother, he learnt to play guitar early on and eventually started playing in bands as a drummer. The origins of Muse can be traced back to late ‘92, when Matt joined as a guitarist in the band Dom was playing drums in during his secondary school years. This was a time when many rock boys in middle and high schools across the UK were inspired by Nirvana and a band boom was underway. Dom was a member of the school's blossoming band. The foursome came to call themselves Gothic Plague, but the original-oriented Matt & Dom and the other two members fell out and broke up in 1994. Matt and his best friend Dom decided to take on the dual role of lead vocalist and guitarist, and when they were looking for a bassist and backing vocalist, they set their sights on Chris, who was playing drums in a band at school. They managed to persuade him, who could also play guitar, to join them. This was the first time Chris had played bass.

Teignmouth is a rural town, and the only way to see a well-known band live is to travel to the central Devon city of Exeter. The best way to enjoy rock music in the flesh is to play it yourself - an environment that helped them develop musically. The three of them entered a local music contest that same year under the name Rocket Baby Dolls, "on a whim" (Matt). They won the contest with their gothic make-up and aggressive performance, dominating the others. There they learnt that ‘the expression of emotion is just as important as technique in music’.

Soon after, they changed their name to Muse and started playing shows in and around their hometown. Their musical style at the time was a combination of grunge sounds and UK melodic punk (Mega City Four, Senseless Things, etc.) with pop melodies and harmonies, plus elements of progressive metal, and they all had long hair. The three went on to a music course (equivalent to the second or third year of high school in Japan) to prepare them for A-levels (the national examinations that qualify for university), but in the end they decided not to go on to university but to pursue their musical ambitions while working part-time. Matt also worked as a painter and demolition worker.

One of the keys to this was Matt's four-month trip to Europe on his graduation trip. He was exposed to folk music from Spain, Italy, Greece and other countries, and at the time he was devoted to the Spanish guitar. It was also in his late teens that he rediscovered the appeal of classical piano, including Rachmaninoff, Chopin, and Liszt, and this broadening of Matt's musical tastes contributed to the uniqueness of the band.

It was during this period, while working part-time, making demos, and playing shows, that the three were discovered by the proprietor of the well-known recording studio Sawmills and signed a management contract. They were granted free use of the studio and began recording in earnest in 1997. The following May 1998 saw the release of their debut EP, "Muse EP", from Dangerous, a label co-run by Sawmills.

In September 1998, when they appeared at In the City, an annual trade fair for new bands held in Manchester, it was not the UK but several US labels that first showed interest in them. The shows in New York and LA in October/November of the same year were the decisive factor, and Muse were signed to Maverick, the label founded by Madonna, followed by Mushroom in the UK, and then labels in Germany, France, Japan and other countries. In the spring of 1999, they finally began work on their first album, with master producer John Leckie.

The heat of their live shows spread by word of mouth, and their EPs and singles released in 1999 caught the ears of DJs at BBC Radio 1, which has influence in the UK indie scene, helping Muse's name to spread among British indie fans, and in October, their first album "Showbiz" was released. At the time, Muse were often compared to Radiohead and regarded by some as their followers, but the seeds of their strong individuality - a fusion of dramatic alternative rock, romantic classical elements and exoticism - had already begun to emerge.

In 1999, pop and R&B were at the height of their popularity in the British music industry, and rock music itself was in decline, making it extremely difficult for new bands to achieve commercial success. The number 29 in the UK may seem modest now, but it is a pretty good achievement. They were also voted best newcomers of 1999 in the NME magazine readers' poll. From 1999 to 2000, they were selected as the opening act for the Red Hot Chilli Peppers on their EU & US tour, and also performed at festivals in various countries. They also visited Japan three times that year, starting with their first visit in March 2000.

Unique and rich musicality that pioneered the revival of UK rock.

Between touring for their first album, the band started work on their second album in September 2000. Many of the songs on the new album were written during the tour. Compared to the previous album, the band had gained more live experience and played with many bands, which gave them a clearer idea of what they were aiming for and further increased their desire to pursue a unique Muse sound that was different from the others. In order to realise this, a number of new experiments were made on the second album. The band introduced keyboards such as the Mellotron and church pipe organs, as well as instruments made from animal bones. By setting no limits for themselves, the band's musical range widened considerably.

By the summer of 2000, Coldplay's debut album was number one in the UK, and a new boom in new acoustic music was taking place, with lyrical bands dominating the mainstream. In the same month, Radiohead released the electronica-influenced "Kid A," and while the "de-rock" trend continued, Muse's dynamic and liberating sound, featuring heavy guitar riffs, melodic bass, explosive drums, classical piano and high-pitched falsetto, was welcomed with joy by many people as a ray of light in the UK rock scene. The first single from their second album, "Plug in Baby," released in March 2001, reached number 11 in the UK charts, becoming their biggest hit to date. The follow-up "New Born" also reached number 12 in the UK charts. Expectations for the new album were growing.

In June 2001, the band finally released their second album, "Origin of Symmetry", which reached No. 3 in the UK, a great achievement in a period of rock music stagnation. It would be six months before The Strokes would bring a rock ‘n’ roll revival to the UK. In August 2001, they headlined the second stage of the V Festival, and by the end of the year had won or been nominated for various music awards and major categories. They steadily climbed the ladder to top band status. On the other hand, the band clashed and fell out with their US label over their musical direction. The release of "Origin" in the US had to wait until 2005.

As their fame as a live band grew, in July 2002 they released a live DVD, "Hullabaloo," featuring their performance in Paris in October of the previous year. The inclusion of a collection of early B-side songs on the same soundtrack CD is a sign of demand from new fans. After concluding their world tour in Europe and Japan at the Reading/Leeds festival at the end of August, the band took a break from live performances for a while. After taking a break for the first time in a long time, they began working on a new album.

For their third album, they decided to team up with producer Rich Costey, who has a wide range of musical experience, and entrusted him with the majority of the album. He is also a major contributor when it comes to the increasingly elaborate sound. The songs initially had a more positive atmosphere and the strings were more flamboyant, but the Iraq War broke out in March 2003 during production. The apocalyptic anxiety overshadowed the sound and lyrics, and the hard, dark tone of the work was a reflection of this unsettled state of affairs. The new album also reflects Matt's realisation through live performances that playing guitar simply resonates more powerfully than layering it up like before, and this is reflected in the new album. In September 2003, the second single from the third album, "Time Is Running Out," reached number 8 in the UK charts, breaking the previous record. In a scene that was booming with the rise of garage movement, alternative metal, and the revival of guitar rock, Muse presents a unique, majestic, graceful, grandiose, yet delicate sound and music that encompasses a wide range of genres from heavy rock to prog-electro and classical, and has succeeded in attracting listeners of a wide range of tastes and generations, as if they were a common denominator for all rock fans. "Absolution" reached number 1 in the UK charts. It was followed by hits in European countries and the following year in the USA, selling a total of approximately three million copies worldwide. The band embarked on an extensive, long-term world tour as one of Britain's leading bands in both name and reality.

The climax of this tour came on June 27th, 2004, when they headlined the final show of Glastonbury, the UK's biggest festival. It was a night of fervour and excitement that led Matt to call it "the best show of my life" during the MC. Although they were tragically hit right after the show when Dom's father suddenly passed away from a heart attack, there's no doubt that their musical career had reached a peak that night.

Chronology 1: 1977-2004 1977 December 7th: Dominic James Howard is born in Stockport, Manchester

1978 June 9th: Matthew James Bellamy is born in Cambridge

December 2nd: Christopher Tony Wolstenholme is born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire

1988 The Bellamy family moves to Teignmouth, Devon, where the three members of Muse meet

1994 The three form the band that would later become Rocket Baby Dolls and Muse

1998 December: After receiving positive reviews for their gigs in NY and LA, they are signed to Madonna's label, Maverick

1999 October: Release of debut album "Showbiz"

2000 March: First visit to Japan at On Air West in Shibuya, Tokyo

Appeared at the first Summer Sonic held on August 5th-6th. They performed as an opening act.

October 10th-15th: They performed at Akasaka Blitz, Shibuya Club Quattro, Nagoya Club Quattro, Shinsaibashi Club Quattro, Osaka, and Big Cat in Tokyo, for the first time in Japan, with a total of 5 shows.

2001 February: Nominated for the Brit Awards for Best New Artist.

March: Matt designs the cover for the single "Plug in Baby".

June: Release of second album "Origin of Symmetry".

July: Fuji Rock 2001 performance scheduled for July is cancelled due to promotion.

July 11th-15th: Performed an invitation-only concert at Zepp Tokyo, Osaka, Shinsaibashi Club Quattro, and Nagoya Club Quattro.

November 28th-December 2nd: Second Japan tour at Zepp Tokyo, Nagoya, Bottom Line, and Osaka IMP Hall.

December: After the Japan performance, they took a long break. During the holidays, Chris' second daughter is born.

2002 June: "Hullabaloo Soundtrack" is released in Japan (July 1st in the UK).

July: Performed at the Fuji Rock Festival, Green Stage, before the first day (26th).

October: Provided Animals' cover "House Of The Rising Sun" for the charity album "One Love" organised by NME and War Child.

2003 March: Video footage of the recording of the new album is released on the Muse official website (updated regularly until the release date in September of the same year).

September: Release of third album "Absolution".

2004 February: Toured Japan for the third time, performing at Tokyo Bay NK Hall, Shibuya AX, Nagoya Diamond Hall, Osaka Namba Hatch, Shinsaibashi Club Quattro, Fukuoka Zepp Fukuoka, and Hiroshima Club Quattro. During a performance in Osaka, Chris loses his wedding ring, but a fan later returns it to him safely.

April: During a live performance in Atlanta, USA, a string from Matthew's guitar breaks and hits him in the mouth, causing him to bleed. The performance is stopped and the next performance is also cancelled.

June: They headline the Glastonbury Festival. The live performance is a huge success, but tragedy strikes when Dom's father suddenly dies of a heart attack just after it ends.

August: While on tour with The Cure, Chris breaks his wrist. The tour is cut short with three shows remaining and they return to Japan.

November: They won two awards at the MTV Europe Music Awards: "Best European Alternative Act" and "Best UK & Irish Act."

Translator's Note: Every time I think that I've already known enough about Muse, I get reminded that I do not, in fact, have said full knowledge. So today I learned that Dom's dad was a tailor. For ceremonial gowns.

Please do support me with my ko-fi! ☕

#Matt Bellamy #Dom Howard #Chris Wolstenholme #Muse #Muse band #Showbiz era #Origin of Symmetry era #Absolution era #my scan #translation #article #CROSSBEAT #CROSSBEAT Special Edition

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little-miss-dilf-lover · 1 year ago

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Hiii! I was wondering if I could request Matt murdock x reader + apartment hunting hc??

hii!! yes yes ofc!! thanks for requesting, hope you like it💌

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APARTMENT HUNTING HC’s

word count. 308

— although matt can't see, I still think he's a great person to apartment hunt with

— he wants you safe, and where you decide to live plays a big part in that. and he doesn't like the idea of you being in a 'bad' or 'unsafe' neighbourhood

— he goes with you to the viewings and listens to assess the building. listens to the plumbing and piping (to see if it's structurally sound and not fitted dodgy) your potential neighbours (how noisy they are, what kind of person lives there, how many, and if they work from home, etc) and the location (how busy it is, what kind of noises there are (people, cars, bars) and the safety of the area)

— he keeps his opinion to himself and waits for you to decide what you like about it first or if you even like it (though he can tell by your body) if the apartment is a bit iffy, but you like it, he'd mention a few things he heard (ie, a couple on the floor above that are going through a rough patch (so you're aware of potential arguing)) he doesn't want to interfere, as you're moving by yourself and it's a big change, but he wants to make sure you're certain, and weighing your options properly, so give his two cents when necessary

— but you value his opinion, and you brought him with you for a reason so you want to hear what he has to say

— he likes how excited and giddy you get about shopping for your potential new place - how you have pinterest boards dedicated to each room and have baskets filled across multiple websites. he's happy you're happy

— maybe he's had thoughts about scratching the apartment hunting and asking you to move in with him, but that might be for a later stage

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#request #matt murdock #matt murdock x reader #matt murdock headcanon #matt murdock x you #daredevil #daredevil x reader #matthew murdock #matt murdock imagine #matt murdock fluff

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lefaystrent · 2 months ago

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Friendly Neighborhood Criminals Part 5

Fandom: Sanders Sides

Pairings: platonic Patton/Dark Sides

Summary: Patton has never celebrated Halloween before. His new friends find this unacceptable. Que spooky shenanigans.

Ao3 Link: click here

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

A/N: DnDeceit (Hazgarn) asked for Halloween shenanigans. I am here to deliver.

Also, since it will probably never come up in the story specifically, Patton is 20, Virgil 25, Remus 31, and Janus 36.

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"Turn to the left. Little more. Okay, hold on."

Brush bristles graze across Patton's cheekbone up into his temple. It's a tickle he's gotten used to over the past thirty minutes or so, but reflexively he giggles now and then. It's like eyelashes kissing his skin in little butterfly flutters! So light and calming.

Virgil sits with him on Patton's bed, both of them facing each other. He works with his tongue caught between his teeth in concentration. Colorful palettes of blushes and eyeshadow dominate the space around them, courtesy of Virgil's personal collection. Some of it dusted across Patton's sheets, despite Virgil's best efforts, but Patton assured him that it was part of the fun! There's no way Patton can be upset with Virgil anyway. Not after he's graciously volunteered to do Patton's Halloween makeup!

Virgil's own under eye shadow has been replaced this evening. The eyes are still smokey, yet softer in a blend of purple and silver highlights. Tiny stars and moons are painstakingly painted around his brows and the corners of his eyes, accentuated by glued on rhinestones. Together with his matte, plumb lipstick, Virgil's face looks ethereally beautiful.

He still hasn't told Patton what his costume is. Patton keeps guessing and Virgil gives a secretive smile without letting on either way.

"Is it an anime magical girl?"

"Do I look like I could pull off being a magical girl?"

"I think you could pull off anything, Virge. You're very pretty."

"Aww, it's cute that you think compliments will work on me."

And Patton giggles again just because he's happy. Lately, he and Virgil have been texting and hanging out a lot. He's closer to Patton age-wise, so it's easier to connect on that front. More than that, Virgil possesses a quiet passion about him that is borne from more than a mere desire to produce art. It extends to his friends' well-being with an uncanny attention for detail. Patton has seen it in the way that he worries for Remus and Janus and the gruff ways he checks in on them to make sure they're taking care of themselves.

It's a more unrefined version of the way Janus goes about taking care of people, but no less endearing. Patton wonders if Virgil is conscious of emulating him, if that's where he's learned it. Janus is downright parental, always feeding them and reminding them to rest. Watching them with eyes that know more than what his boys tell him and able to glean the sources of their struggles without them ever having to voice them. It's different than Patton's own parents...

Remus, on the other hand, is akin to a bold big brother in his protective instincts. Constantly teasing, unerring in his acts of affection. Patton has learned in large part to Remus's efforts that touches are not a warning to impending punishment, or that they have to hurt. Remus gives swaddling hugs and cuddles that make you feel safe, and Patton has steadily become addicted to them.

Virgil though, he reminds Patton of his friend Valerie, how they were back in high school. In those days, Patton could forget for a while about home and the fear that waited for him there at the end of each day. When they were together, they could talk about anything they wanted, whether it be dreams or pep rallies or theater club or places they wanted to go. It brought peace of mind and Patton is forever grateful to her.

And now, Patton feels the same about Virgil. He hasn't described his feelings to him yet, not knowing if Virgil feels the same. Also, he doesn't know if he's allowed to have two best-friends. Valerie is still close in his heart, and they text or call most days. But now he's kind of doing the same thing with Virgil, and it feels so easy, and Virgil is so different than Valerie or Patton in the most wonderful way! What is he to do? This is untreked territory!

If a person can have two best friends, Patton would choose Virgil.

"I think that's it. Look forward for me," Virgil commands, sitting down the brush. Patton follows his instruction and Virgil leans from side to side to check the symmetry.

"I'm sure it looks wonderful," Patton insists. "You're really talented."

"Still not telling you."

A laugh tumbles out, care-free. "I wasn't trying that time! Promise! I really mean it, Virge."

"Well, I'm glad that you think that then."

Patton shakes his head. He has found that Virgil struggles when accepting compliments. It's not so...dissimilar from his own predicament. Patton hopes that helping Virgil may help himself one day. Besides, Virgil deserves all the compliments!

"Wanna take a look?" Virgil holds out a handheld mirror. Patton takes it and lets out a gust of breath at viewing the final product. "Wow, Virge. This is... This is just, wow."

Patton barely recognizes himself. The sockets of his eyes are caverns that stretch out into hatching lines, like shadowy pieces of hay. Stitch-work decorates his lips and travels farther than the corners of his mouth. And his cheeks appear concave with the shade of blush, very gaunt.

He looks like a spooky scarecrow!

"You like it?" Virgil asks hesitantly.

Patton sits down the mirror. "Like it? I love it! I could crow all day about it!"

Virgil groans, "What have I done?"

Patton can't wait to put on the rest of his scarecrow costume.

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Virgil drives them back to the lair to meet up with Remus and so that he can change into his own costume. Patton jaunts into the apartment with a pep to his step, enjoying hearing his costume swish with the sound of hay.

Remus sits/lays on the couch upside down. He's wearing a full-body black and red spandex costume like a superhero but without a mask. There's no make up on his face, but the blood rushes to his face something fierce.

"Why are you guys walking on the ceiling?" Remus asks.

Virgil snorts and knocks him gently in the shoulder with a foot. "Why are you still sulking?"

"I'm not sulking. If anyone sulks, it's you, Incredible Sulk. Mother Sulker. King of the Sulks."

"Yeah, you're still sulking."

"You're sulking?" Patton asks. He kneels down on Remus's other side in concern.

Remus blows a raspberry at Virgil, but answers Patton. "No, I just said I'm not sulking. This is me, not sulking."

"I feel like we've said that word so much that it's not a word anymore," Virgil grimaces. At Patton's questioning look, Virgil explains, "Remus is mad because me and Janus vetoed his costume choice."

"Why? What's wrong with it? It looks fine on him."

"Not this one. He wanted to dress up as Woody from 'Toy Story'."

"Oh, what's wrong with that? That seems pretty wholesome."

"Two words: assless chaps."

"I... I... I'm afraid to ask what those are."

"Please don't. Please just stay pure."

Remus harrumphs to get the attention back on him. "I wanted to get to say 'There's a snake in my butt!' I had a snake prepared and everything!"

"Please, for the love of God, don't explain further than that. I'm gonna go get dressed now, so can you keep Patton company– without corrupting his mind?"

Remus glances over Patton in consideration. "But he looks so corruptible."

"Your funeral if Janus finds out," Virgil says and disappears down the hallway.

Patton remains sitting with Remus who seems unaware that his head is turning into a tomato. He's starting to resemble his costume.

Spurred on by his good mood, Patton initiates physical contact in hopes of comforting him. It's something he's been shy about and only managed with Remus so far, but he's getting better! He pats at Remus's arm.

"If it makes you feel any better, I like this costume. You look super cool."

"Yeah, I do," Remus agrees begrudgingly. "I still wanted to show off my ass, so Deadpool seemed like a good runner up. He's like, my spirit animal, you know? We're ass brothers."

Patton giggles at the zany train of thought. He laughs harder when Remus asks if he'd like a demonstration of how his butt looks in his costume. Remus springs up and strikes a hip-cocking pose, smacking his booty to make it jiggle.

"I know what you're thinking," Remus says, faux-serious. "But I assure you, this dump truck is all natural."

Patton hums thoughtfully, "Yeah, my butt's just filled with hay."

Patton isn't exactly sure why Remus lays on the ground crying with laughter for the next several minutes, but he's incredibly proud all the same.

Virgil walks out in a flowy witch costume complete with crooked pointy hat and buckled boots. When he finds Remus still cackling, he sighs and sweeps at him with his broom until the man can pull himself together.

***

The next step is to pick up Janus.

Patton sits jittery in the backseat of the car. He sings softly along to the radio to the few songs that sound familiar. Remus attempts several times to commandeer the radio only for Virgil to slap his hands every time.

"Driver picks music."

"Then let me drive!"

"Never in a thousand years."

And on they banter over the music. Virgil has always been the driver, and Patton has learned from context that Remus is not allowed to drive anything other than his motorcycle. Even then, the others refuse to ride on the motorcycle with him. Patton has considered riding again with Remus, not remembering much from that one night a couple of months ago when Remus picked him up. Remus has offered too, several times in fact, but Janus and Virgil seem to think it's a death sentence.

They're in the same maroon car as always. Patton thinks that it's Janus's car but Virgil is his designated driver. In the context of them being criminals, Patton has daydreamed Virgil in high-speed chases. But whenever Patton's in the car, Virgil never goes over the speed limit and stops at every red light.

Coming out of his musings, Patton glances out the window to see that they're cruising through a lovely suburban neighborhood. The car slows and pulls up to a one-story house, not overly large. The white garage and front door stand out against the cobalt blue siding. White trim and a white banister around the front porch. Black shingles interrupted by a chimney. A green line of bushes hedge around the side.

It's more unassuming than Patton would have imagined for someone like Janus.

A tall lady in a floor-length white dress and wide brimmed black hat exits the front door and clicks down the driveway in dangerously high pearly heels. Patton blinks and tightens his grip on his seat belt as the unknown woman opens the back door to slide into the car.

Remus wolf whistles. "How much would I have to pay for you to step on me?"

"Honey, I'm priceless," the lady says in Janus's voice.

Patton is suddenly extremely aware that this is not a lady but Janus in costume. His face burns scarlet, and he holds his cheeks in embarrassment.

Janus notices immediately and turns to him. "Everything alright, dear? Your costume is very cute, by the way. Very spooky."

"I didn't realize that was you!" Patton admits. He admires the delicate silk dress. It's long sleeved and Janus's usual yellow gloves are replaced with black fitted lace ones. There's a large black rose sewn into the collar off to one side. And Janus's makeup is pristine in pale foundation, false eyelashes, and fire truck red lipstick.

Janus smiles demurely. "I suppose that's the point of costumes."

"You look really good. I didn't think–" Patton cuts himself off before he says something terribly offensive. Janus cocks a fine eyebrow and sees through him anyway.

"You didn't think I would wear a dress?"

"I... yes? Maybe? I'm sorry."

"You're forgiven. I do tend to wear suits most of the time. I save drag for special occasions."

"There's never a wrong time to dress in drag," Virgil pipes up.

"What's drag?" Patton asks.

There's a moment where they all stare at him, making Patton fear that he said something stupid. But then Remus says, "Okay, we are so watching 'Ru Paul's Drag Race' when we get back home."

Janus gives the most gleeful grin that Patton has ever seen him wear. "Patton, darling, we are going to open up your whole world."

***

Outside the city limits, they reach a sprawling field of pumpkins. Dozens of parents and children and couples and groups of teens in costumes swarm around the pumpkin patch. A line of kiddos mill about at a face-painting booth. Another area offers apple bopping and horseshoe tosses. Further on, tables are set up with various fall themed baked goods for sale.

It's like an October fairytale, or a Halloween Hallmark movie.

"There's so many!" Patton exclaims, gazing out at the ocean of orange vegetables. His fingers press against the car window, and he can hardly drink in one sight before turning to the next.

When the car is put in park, Patton wastes no time in launching out of the car. The evening is crisp and smoke wafts in the wind. There must be a fire pit somewhere nearby. Patton jumps up and down, throwing his arms out wide.

Remus comes over to jump beside him, matching his energy. "Ready to smash some pumpkins, Pattycake?"

"Let's smash all the pumpkins!" Patton squeals, delirious in his excitement.

"But the farmers worked so hard for their bounty," Janus chides. "Maybe limit it to a handful?"

"An-ar-chy! An-ar-chy!" Virgil starts cheering, and well, Janus can't stop the rampant rebellion after that.

Janus watches the three of them run off together, shaking his head with a put-upon sigh. He's not going to spoil their spirits, but he sure as hell is not chasing after them in six-inch pumps through the grass.

A tugging at Janus's skirt pulls his attention downwards. Beside his legs, a little girl in a bumblebee costume gazes up at him imploringly.

"Do you know where the bathroom is?"

Someone save him.

Patton, Virgil, and Remus do not in fact destroy pumpkins. They purchase a few and carry them over to the carving station that's set up. Patton scrutinizes the carving knife, and Virgil takes the blade before he can reach for it and hacks his open for him.

"It's all stringy!" Patton gasps after the top is removed. He reaches in and grabs a handful of pumpkin mixed with pale seeds.

"Guts! Glorious guts everywhere!" Remus whoops as he tosses his pumpkin bits into the air to land back on him in a mess.

"Ay, watch it," Virgil snaps and leans out of the splash zone. Patton, feeling mischievous, picks up a clump of pumpkin and drapes it over Virgil's shoulder. Virgil notices immediately of course and gives him an unimpressed look. "Really, Pat?"

Patton giggles, "I'm just having a gourd time."

The pumpkins are emptied and the real carving can begin. Patton's is a mishappen silly face while Virgil forgoes a face at all. Instead, he works to shape a couple of bats flying over a haunted house. Remus gets halfway through his before Virgil spies what he's making and unceremoniously smashes his pumpkin.

"This is a family friendly event," Virgil warns him.

"Prude."

"I'm not letting you get us kicked out. Think of the child."

"What?" Patton pops his head up. "Where's Janus by the way?"

They eventually spot Janus whiling the time away sitting on a rectangular hay bale. There's a group of kids piled around him in a semi-circle on the ground, listening to him tell scary stories. People seem to be under the impression that he works for the event.

Remus goes to get another pumpkin. Not to carve but to play with the guts again. Patton finishes his carving and does another silly face on Remus's second pumpkin. Virgil finishes his work of art and Patton fawns over it so much that Virgil offers for him to keep it. He's a little startled by the strength of the hug Patton gives him.

***

Following the pumpkin patch, their next stop is a haunted house. It's not a legitimate haunted house, thankfully. It's an attraction where people pay to go through dark hallways and be jump scared by workers dressed in costumes. By the time they arrive, Patton is struck by one important detail.

"How dark do you think it is in there?" Patton asks.

They're standing in line to wait for their turn to enter. It's a popular place with no small budget. There are large pieces of ghosts and ghouls lit up by spotlights. Fog billows out from machines. A few workers dressed in costume walk out from behind curtains now and then to up the anticipation. Patrons who have already gone through come back around to line up again.

"I've never been to one myself," Janus admits, looking to the others for an answer.

Remus waves his hand sideways in the air, noncommittal, "Eh, mostly dark? It depends. In some areas, there can be flashing light or low light. Like a static-y TV or flickering bulbs."

"If it was pitch black, it'd be a tripping hazard," Virgil points out. "Plus, you wouldn't be able to see the monsters trying to scare you. Not that you'll see all of them. They'll try to scare you with sound too."

"Still feeling up to it?" Janus questions Patton. "There's no shame if you want to back out now."

"Are you just saying that because you want to wimp out?" Remus suggests with a smirk.

Janus scoffs, "I don't feel fear."

"You guys already bought the tickets though," Patton says hesitantly. Then, pulling himself up in his overalls, he huffs out air in determination. "Besides, this will be fun! I want to do this with you guys."

If he could sleep in his apartment with a nightlight, he could do this. And he would have the others with him. He could be brave, with them.

Janus scoops up his hand and a bit of the gusto flees him. In its place is warmth and stability.

"If it gets too much, just take my hand, alright?"

The warmth spreads to Patton's cheeks. He hums out a positive and smiles. He scoots a bit closer, and Janus doesn't release his hand so Patton doesn't either.

Remus shows the door attendant their online tickets from his phone, and they all get slapped with wristbands. There are last minute reminders, assurances that the workers are not allowed to touch them and warnings that some of the lights may cause seizures. Patton doesn't think he'll have a problem with the lights, and it's a huge relief that no strangers will be touching him.

In they go into the dark and Patton braces himself by gripping Janus's hand tighter. They bring up the rear with Remus and Virgil leading the pack.

There are whispered voices and random shouts from afar. A growl sounds behind them but when Patton twists around, there's nothing there.

The first major room they come to is not accessible. It's behind a rusty chain link fence. Patton can peek inside to see in the red glow of an exit sign that it's similar to a hospital scene. A lone wheelchair sits empty in the middle and slowly starts rolling about a foot on its own.

"The ghosts of patients' past," Remus murmurs.

Then a figure slams into the fence, causing them all to step back. It's a bloodied nurse, snarling at them.

"Oh, that's such a good costume!" Patton applauds, literally clapping. "The blood looks so real!"

"Thanksssss," the nurse hisses and crawls back down into her hiding spot.

"Not scared yet, Pat?" Virgil asks skeptically.

Patton grins. "This is fun! Let's keep going!"

Onward they walk through more hallways and find more rooms. There's a little living room area where a figure sits in front of a TV illuminated in static. Patton approaches to get a better look and the person comes alive. A zombie with a knife stuck in its chest jumps up and roars at Patton.

Peals of laughter escape Patton even as Janus flinches back. "Ahh, you got me good!"

And the next room features a torture chamber. A muscled person wearing an executioner's hood stands by a crude operating table with a half-covered body.

"Spin the wheel," a deep, gravelly voice beckons and the man points at a stained standing wheel. It features sections labeled as different body parts.

"Ooh, points for interactive," Virgil praises. "Waddya say, Pat? Wanna spin to win?"

"Can I?!" Patton exudes pure enthusiasm and bounces up beside the wheel.

"Aren't you a little too eager?" Janus cautions.

Remus shushes him. "Do your worst, Pattycake!"

Patton let's go of Janus's hand long enough to throw his weight into a spin. It ticks rapidly as it spins and spins until finally landing on HAND.

The executioner laughs menacingly and saws off a hand at the wrist. Red liquid spurts out and an echoing scream comes from all around them as if there are built in speakers. It's gruesome and Janus wrinkles his nose at it. Remus chuckles when the executioner takes the dismembered hand and waves it at them.

"I gotta hand it to these guys, they really go all out," Patton says as they continue down the hall.

"Hand, ha ha," Virgil mock laughs.

Patton lights up, "Oh! Oh! That was a pun, wasn't it? I made a pun!"

"Don't pretend that wasn't intentional."

"But it wasn't, I swear! Oh my goodness!" Patton giggles beside himself, so caught up in his own unexpected pun that he misses the scary ghost lady sneaking up behind them to screech in their ears.

Janus full on shrieks. He stumbles with Patton and backs them away, cursing while Patton is still giggling. The ghost lady cackles and drifts behind a curtain, gone from sight.

Remus and Virgil are doubled over themselves, and Patton realizes they are laughing at Janus.

"Oh my god, you're such a sissy!" Remus grabs onto Virgil to keep from falling over. "I'm gonna start calling you Hissy Sissy!"

Flustered, Janus deflects, "What are you talking about? That was Patton screaming, not me."

Virgil waves his hand at Patton. "Does he look scared in the slightest?"

Patton is in fact still grinning. "I'm just really happy to be here."

Remus claps a hand on Patton's back. "Who knew our little puffball would have balls of steel?"

Patton doesn't really. He's surrounded by friends in a haunted house full of people who worked really hard on their costumes and scare tactics and set designs. These are employees and devotees of Halloween who have come together in the spirit of the season. How could Patton find any of that scary?

The things he's truly afraid of, the real scary bits...he left that behind him.

***

END NOTES

Here are some fun facts about this chapter that I simply could not find a way to work in naturally but still wanted to share.

1. Patton's first costume idea was to dress up as Stitch from Lilo and Stitch. But when Virgil offered to do his makeup, they kind of spiraled into different ideas until Patton landed on scarecrow. If Patton instead went ahead as Stitch, Janus wouldn't have been able to keep a straight face and would have thoroughly gushed about how cute Patton is and fawn over him. Patton would have been overwhelmed by the affection influx and started bawling his eyes out. Shame that didn't happen. :)

2. Janus is dressed up as Lady Dimetrescu from the horror game Resident Evil 8. It's very similar vibes to Thomas's photo shoot of Janus in a dress.

3. There's a pumpkin carving contest at the pumpkin patch. Virgil wins second place.

4. At the pumpkin patch, Janus improvises all the scary stories he's telling the children. It's mostly cautionary tales against society. He's also lowkey distraught to be at the center of attention for so many impressionable youths and keeps glancing to the others for help the entire time, but the others are like, "Eh, he's fine. Totally in his element."

5. Remus introduced Patton to magical girls anime. He started with Madoka Magica. If you don't know, it's an anime that subverts the genre and a girl gets decapitated in one of the first episodes. Patton is appalled but keeps watching because he desperately wants for there to be a happy ending.

6. At the haunted house attraction, Patton ends up leading Janus by the hand, much to Janus's embarrassment. In the background, Virgil gets jump scared so hard by an employee that he accidentally socks them in the face. In a panic, he and Remus drag their unconscious body into a random chair so it looks like the poor person is part of the set design. They quickly walk away like nothing happened. Janus sees it happen, but distracts Patton so he's none the wiser.

7. They all go to waffle house afterwards for dinner. Remus takes pictures with a bunch of people who think he makes a great Deadpool. Virgil chugs down an entire milkshake on a dare. He regrets it later. Patton makes a smiley face out of his waffle pieces and bacon. Nobody comments on it, but it's really precious. Patton does it because he's remembering the pumpkin carving fondly.

8. Finally, they all go back to the lair, pile on the couch, and watch TV while binge-eating tons of candy. They shove piles of candy at Patton just to see him go wide eyed. When Patton protests, Virgil empties a whole bag by pouring it on him. They end up watching scary movies and save Ru Paul's for another day. When they do eventually get Patton to watch Ru Paul's, it is a very enlightening experience for him.

9. Patton passes out during the movie marathon. It's the first time that he spends the night outside of his apartment, and that boy is conked the fuck out in a sugar crash. Remus challenges himself to roll Patton up in a blanket burrito. Patton never wakes up, even when Remus picks his cocooned form up, holds him to his chest, and starts doing his best impression of Golem, "My precioussss."

10. And if you made it this far, you get to find out that while Remus is busy swaddling the baby, Janus and Virgil have a cryptic conversation about their boss. Patton never asked them why they broke into his apartment, but it doesn't matter. It's a waiting game, and they fear whether Patton will come out intact when the other shoe drops.

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solidaritytek · 2 years ago

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I said I'd post my Ranchers playlist at some point, so here we go! (I may end up adding songs as time goes by, but I'm happy with it right now so!)

Cover art by the lovely @lunarcrown!

I'm including a tracklist below the cut with lyrics I feel fit the boys! <3 (Some of them may be a little angsty, I'm sorry </3)

Trevor - Jordy

I need somebody to want me To love me, to need me like that Somebody to hold me To touch me, to see me like that Somebody to want me (want me) To love me (love me), to need me (need me) like that (like that) Somebody to hold me (hold me) To touch me (touch me), to see me (oh) like that

Trevor You're everything I want but better You're making me feel like I don't know me I wish that somebody would love me, like that

Little Lion Man - Mumford & Sons

But it was not your fault but mine And it was your heart on the line I really fucked it up this time Didn't I, my dear? Didn't I, my dear?

CHRONICALLY CAUTIOUS - Braden Bales

So if I'm honest I think I'm beginning to question how much I want this Overloaded serial stressor, I'm sitting nauseous Panic on a loop in my head, I'm chronically cautious How can I get off this?

Ghost - Halsey

You say that you're no good for me 'Cause I'm always tugging at your sleeve And I swear I hate you when you leave I like it anyway

Love Is A Weapon - Letdown.

But we've got love drunk Someone's going crazy Doesn't happen, baby Let me out my mind Can't have another moment In another moment Running in a whirlwind Take me back You know my love's a weapon

My Oh My - Camilla Cabello ft. DaBaby

A little bit older A black leather jacket A bad reputation Insatiable habits He was onto me, one look and I couldn't breathe Yeah, I said, "If you kiss me I might let it happen"

Why Do I - Set It Off, Hatsune Miku

So why do I still wake up, two in the morning Cold sweat, screamin' your name? Why do I get drunk and look at your pictures? Why do I feel this way? Why do I do this to myself? And why do I even try? You don't, you don't So baby, why do I?

Need You Now (How Many Times) - Plumb

How many times have you heard me cry out "God please take this"? How many times have you given me strength to Just keep breathing? Oh I need you God, I need you now

Curses - The Crane Wives

There's still cobwebs in the corners And the backyard's full of bones Won't you stay with me, my darling When this house don't feel like home? When this house don't feel like home

Oh ashes, ashes, dust to dust The devil's after both of us Ooh, lay my curses out to rest Make a mercy out of me

better off without me - Matt Hansen

I guess love isn't what I thought We were blinded by the hope we got We were slow dancing in the dark Do you remember, remember?

Fell so deep, we couldn't see Maybe we were never meant to be One day I'll just be a memory, and you'll be better Better off without me

Canary in a Coal Mine - The Crane Wives

But I still hold out hope that maybe someday I'll be worth more than all the silence left in my way And when you break the surface oh without me Please don't return me to the dark of all the memories, yeah

Sick of Losing Soulmates - dodie

We will grow old as friends I've promised that before, so what's one more in our grey-haired circle, waiting for the end? Time and hearts will wear us thin So which path will you take, 'cause we both know a break does exactly what it says on the tin

What the hell would I be without you? (What the hell would I be?) Brave face, talk so lightly, hide the truth (Hide the truth)

'Cause I'm sick of losing soulmates So where do we begin? I can finally see you're as fucked up as me So how do we win? Yeah, I'm sick of losing soulmates Won't be alone again I can finally see you're as fucked up as me So how do we win?

Lover Boy - The Front Bottoms

Oh You got me acting like a tough guy Trying to be cool You got me acting like a tough guy And now I'm missing you Oh

And now I'm acting like a lover boy Trying to be smooth, smooth, smooth

Now I'm missing you

Nine in the Afternoon - Panic! At The Disco

When it's nine in the afternoon Your eyes are the size of the moon You're good 'cause you can, so you do We're feeling so good

Back to the street, down to our feet Losing the feeling of feeling unique Do you know what I mean? Back to the place where we used to say "Man, it feels good to feel this way"

under the weather - CORPSE

Would it kill you just to smile? At least once in a while? Leave your fuckin' town Live just in the now

Baby, I got a fever I'm not feeling too well I'm so under the weather I'm so under your spell

The Love We Stole - Bear's Den

I was bawling In some things you just can't help from falling And all of your wisdom only makes me feel like I I don't deserve the freedom To love with my own heart To care for another more than myself To love with my own heart To care for another more than myself

I've Got All This Ringing In My Ears And None On My Fingers - Fall Out Boy

Do you remember the way I held your hand Under the lamp post and ran home this way? So many times I can close my eyes

The truth hurts worse than anything I could bring myself to do to you The truth hurts worse than anything I could bring myself to do to you

Circles - Post Malone

Maybe you don't understand what I'm going through It's only me What you got to lose? Make up your mind, tell me What are you gonna do? It's only me Let it go

Seasons change and our love went cold Feed the flame 'cause we can't let it go Run away, but we're running in circles Run away, run away

If I Killed Someone For You - Alec Benjamin

Would you love me more (Would you love me more) If I killed someone for you? Would you hold my hand? (Would you hold my hand?) They're the same ones that I used When I killed someone for you

Would you turn me in (Would you turn me in) When they say I'm on the loose? Would you hide me when (Would you hide me when) My face is on the news? 'Cause I killed someone for you

I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Kurt Hugo Schneider

Love of mine Someday you will die But I'll be close behind I'll follow you into the dark

No blinding light Or tunnels, to gates of white Just our hands clasped so tight Waiting for the hint of a spark

If Heaven and Hell decide that they both are satisfied Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks Then I'll follow you into the dark

Ties - Hi I'm Case

We all start off as strangers And fate will steer the way you lean I threw my caution to the wind And risked all of the dangers And there’s no wonder what that means

I’ll see the forest through the trees If they’d bother to adjust Staring through the leaves Waiting for the perfect gust

To blow away what ties us here ‘cause i need more than these wings (more than these wings) And the breeze that carried us

Hey Sexy Lady - Shaggy ft. Brian & Tony Gold

Hey sexy lady, I like your flow Your body's bangin', out of control (uh) You put it on me (that's right) Ceiling to floor Only you can make me, scream and beg for more

Wild Heart - Daughtry

Take me back To those barefoot summer nights Take me back Running down those highway lights Remember when We said, "Don't let go 'til we die"

Take me back To that fire in your eyes 'Cause I know it ain't gone too far Take me back to you and to your wild heart, yeah To your wild heart, yeah

Telepathic - STARSET

Look inside my brain You'd know what I want before I tell you Give me the words to say to make it enough Don't want your star-crossed fate You are the sun, I am the full moon Don't leave me lost in vain I can be what you want

I don't wanna let you go But I can't stand to watch this I don't wanna let you know But you can read my mind

I feel it all the time Felt it all around you You had me under spell right from the start I don't have a telepathic heart Telepathic

Re:re - NateWantsToBattle

I waited for you I waited for you I had so many chances I could never go through I pause and look back And then I lose track I spent so much time That I'm never getting back

Now I Will never get the chance To tell you

Go To Bed Angry - Set It Off, KC

So don't you walk away from me Let's settle this Rather hear you scream Than whisper shit There's no in-between Cause if we sleep in our feelings We'll never start healing

Let's not go to bed angry Taking back everything I said Baby let's not do this Baby I don't wanna go to bed angry

Look Away - Eli Lieb, Steve Grand

I’ll be okay, are you okay? Thinkin’ about the way that we left this Will I grow to regret it Watching you fade I know it’s goodbye

But I can’t look away from you I can’t look away I’m trying to face the truth from the mess that we made So we say that we tried But I can’t look away from you I can’t look away

Omae Wa Mou - Caleb Hyles, Ironmouse

The one who started rap tap tapping I can feel it on my head right now I wonder, was it you? What did I ever do? I know I wanna open up my eyes But I'm afraid I'm feelin' all the warmth of the sunset Somehow it feels sad Why won't you wait for me? 'Cause I'll just call for you all over again

Tightrope - WALK THE MOON

In my bed, I'm rolling over I'm tangling up in chains on the swings on the set on the night that we met And now the beads of water, move up the glass You speak your mind, and you can not take it back Walk a tightrope, walk a little tightrope Walk a tightrope, walk a little tightrope

It's Alright - Mother Mother

It's alright, it's okay, it's alright, it's okay You're not a monster, just a human And you made a few mistakes It's alright, it's okay, it's alright, it's okay You're not gruesome, just human And you made a few mistakes It's alright, oh It's okay, oh

Snow - Ricky Montgomery

Here we are wasting our chances for the last time And when we go, I'll try not to be so slow Skeletons, skeletons, what do we have here Hiding from the mirror? Say it once, say it twice, try to be nice Well, let's not lose ourselves

Sinners - Lauren Aquilina

You showed me feelings I've never felt before We're making enemies, knocking on the devil's door And how can you expect me not to eat When the forbidden fruit tastes so sweet?

So lets be sinners to be saints And lets be winners by mistake The world may disapprove But my world is only you And if we're sinners then it feels like heaven to me

I'd Do Anything - Simple Plan

This could be the one last chance to make you understand And I just can't let you leave me once again, yeah

I'd do anything Just to hold you in my arms To try to make you laugh 'Cause somehow I can't put you in the past I'd do anything Just to fall asleep with you Will you remember me? 'Cause I know I won't forget you

Tangerine - Glass Animals

But I wish I could show you more of yourself I wish I could make you somebody else But I left it way too late Are you stuck in your own ways?

I'm beggin', hands, knees, please Tangerine, come on back to me Got what I need, tangerine Do this for me Hands, knees, please Tangerine, sugar, honey, sweet Got what I need, tangerine

idfc - blackbear

'Cause I have hella feelings for you I act like I don't fucking care Like they ain't even there 'Cause I have hella feelings for you I act like I don't fucking care 'Cause I'm so fucking scared

I'm only a fool for you And maybe you're too good for me I'm only a fool for you But I don't fucking care at all, oh, oh-oh

Tell me pretty lies Look me in the face Tell me that you love me Even if it's fake 'Cause I don't fucking care at all

Gorgeous - Taylor Swift

You're so gorgeous I can't say anything to your face 'Cause look at your face And I'm so furious At you for making me feel this way But, what can I say? You're gorgeous

You should take it as a compliment That I'm talking to everyone here but you (but you, but you) And you should think about the consequence Of you touching my hand in the darkened room (dark room, dark room) If you've got a girlfriend, I'm jealous of her But if you're single that's honestly worse 'Cause you're so gorgeous it actually hurts (Honey, it hurts)

Stutter - Marianas Trench

And I'm begging you Bring me back to life I just can't stand leaving you alone tonight It's too late to go Already taken me forever just to try you know One for the money, two for the show Three to get ready, and four to go For the life of me I don't know why it took me so long to see

Rewrite The Stars - Zac Efron, Zendaya

You think it's easy You think I don't wanna run to you But there are mountains And there are doors that we can't walk through I know you're wondering why because we're able to be Just you and me within these walls But when we go outside, you're gonna wake up and see That it was hopeless after all

No one can rewrite the stars How can you say you'll be mine? Everything keeps us apart And I'm not the one you were meant to find It's not up to you It's not up to me When everyone tells us what we can be How can we rewrite the stars? Say that the world can be ours Tonight

Paper Rings - Taylor Swift

I like shiny things, but I'd marry you with paper rings Uh huh, that's right Darling, you're the one I want, and I hate accidents except when we went from friends to this Uh huh, that's right Darling, you're the one I want In paper rings, in picture frames, in dirty dreams Oh, you're the one I want

I want to drive away with you I want your complications too I want your dreary Mondays Wrap your arms around me, baby boy

Hurricane - Fleurie

I can feel your heart hanging in the air I'm counting every step as you climb the stairs It's buried in your bones, I see it in your closed eyes Turning in, this is harder than we know We hold it in the most when we're wearing thin

Comin' like a hurricane, I take it in real slow The world is spinning like a weathervane Fragile and composed Though I am breaking down again I am aching now to let you in

For the Dancing and the Dreaming - Lizz Robinett

I'll swim and sail on savage seas With never a fear of drowning And gladly ride the waves of life If you would marry me No scorching sun nor freezing cold Will stop me (on my journey, sorry!) If you will promise me your heart

And love And love me for eternity My dearest one, my darling dear Your mighty words astound me But I've no need for mighty deeds When I feel your arms around me

Young Love - Eli Lieb

'Cause this love is getting dangerous I need some more tonight Your touch is contagious You know what I need tonight I can't run and I can't hide I'll be wasted by the light I'm undone but I'm alive Don't ever wanna see the morning light

I'll Fight - Daughtry

Where you wanna go I'd love to take you there Wish that I could make the road easy I wish that life was fair Don't wanna see you cry Even when it rains And I hope you don't forget this You were born for better things

Jolene but it's gay - Reinaeiry

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene I'm begging of you, please just leave your man Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene Please just leave him 'cause I know you can

Now you could have your choice of men But I could never love again 'Cause you're the only one for me, Jolene

I had to have this talk with you My happiness depends on you And whatever you decide to do, Jolene

Sweet Boi - Chevy

Tall and gentle Too hot to handle You're all that I want You're all that I want Don't you know, baby Sweet as nectar Honey suckle You make every thing so fun Oh, boy My sweet boy

Magnetised - Emma Blackery

But you took me by surprise Now look into my eyes And tell me we're not magnetised And even if it's not with me I hope that you find peace Because she can't make you that happy

Because you love me And you love her too What's a boy to do? Because you love me And you love her too What's a boy to do?

Oah - Alexander Rybak

Don't go away, you're what's left of me I once believed you would save my soul But if you saw me now crying secretly Would you hold my hand and never let it go?

Come With Me - Chxrlotte

Take my hand and we'll face the end of time Let's take a stand against fate's design I said, "I can't bear to see the end" And you said, "Close your eyes and count to ten"

I knew you'd follow me to hell and fight off angels, as well You beat your wings and cast a spell, I'll run away with you And I said, "Hallelujah, " running to you "They won't find us, you and I can watch the stars fall from the sky All clothed in white, my shard of light Let's go together, we'll be free The world ends eventually, so come with me"

And after six thousand years, if the world disappears I'd fight angels and demons to find you, my dear I hear heavenly sounds in my head when you're near I'm alright now you're here

Absolutely Smitten - dodie

That girl just there, yes, she's the one With Cupid's arrow in her bum Handsome stranger, you have made her happy The first in a long time Did you just whisper in her ear? Words she only dreamed to hear? Pretty lady, look at how he's smiling I think he likes you

Soulmate Song - Carson James Argenna

Just know it breaks my heart When soulmates die ten years apart And lonely love is left to sit and wait Soulmates come by surprise Bell curve it seems extremes arise And those who beat the odds will call it fate

Seasons just come then they go away Reasons to run building everyday And if it doesn't go our way, that's okay

Yellow - Coldplay

Look at the stars Look how they shine for you

And everything you do

Yeah, they were all yellow

I came along I wrote a song for you And all the things you do

And it was called Yellow

So then I took my turn Oh, what a thing to have done And it was all yellow

Your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones Turn into something beautiful And you know, you know I love you so

You know I love you so

Wildfire - Seafret

As feelings arrange deep down inside Try describing a love you can't design More and more, every inch of me is holding on This is it, all the flames are burning strong

We are bound to each other's hearts Caught, torn and pulled apart This love is like wildfire And to my word now I'll be true I can't stop this breaking loose This love, is like wildfire Like wildfire Like wildfire

Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden

I'll be your dream, I'll be your wish, I'll be your fantasy I'll be your hope, I'll be your love, be everything that you need I'll love you more with every breath truly, madly, deeply do

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