#mixtape ask

[bloodmoon24]

Here's an idea for an edit: what if radiostatic, sonadow, and mixedtime all saw each other pointed at each other like that spiderman meme being like "ur a red/blue ship too!"

-📼 anon (srry its been a while since ive been in your inbox, i was sort of dealing w/ medical problems)

*gasped* Yes! I would really love that 🤩

(And don’t worry about it. You were doing you)

[divorcedfiddleford]

anyway my headcanon is that ford put the giant satellite dish in his front yard so that he could pick up weird british new wave radio stations

[ckret2]

i started listening to your 8 hour bill playlist this morning to be silly and the sheer baffling dissonance of vibes is such that it effectively hit eject tape on an ongoing psychotic episode. thanks! this playlist feels like the tingling sensation of blood in your mouth. i am going to listen to the entire thing

"This playlist feels like blood and ejected a psychotic episode" is the best thing I've ever heard, thank you for this review. New alternative psychiatric treatment* just dropped: Bill Cipher mixtape.

*not recommended by any psychiatrist anywhere

[babyblue-mind]

i recently made a series of 90 minute "mixtapes," if you will, on spotify! they are all mixes i think dean would've made (including the two we know he does make in canon)

i'd love it if anyone wants to give some of them a listen!

edit: added two more!! vv

[vinelark]

sunday snippet? 🤲✨✨ love bbts btw, tysm for writing and sharing it with us 👀

🫡🫡

Kon shakes his head. “I don’t see anything suspicious inside.” Not even a pocket of nothingness indicating a lead compartment, and he’s close enough to sense any unshielded kryptonite. “What are the chances Tim left this for me?” “I don’t know,” Hood says. “How fucking bad was your breakup speech?” “It wasn’t a—never mind. It was normal. Normal bad.” “Then sure, maybe he left you a mopey Enya mixtape. Or…”

[mixtape-racha]

jealousy, jealousy | bang chan

your boyfriend got a bit in his head when he saw your co-worker turn up for your tour rehearsals... but he had no reason to worry, did he?

words: 2.05k // warnings: a sprinkle of angst, jealous/slightly possessive chan, insecure!chan, idol!reader, actress!reader, idol!chan, overall fluff | based on this ask sent in by anon!

after the success of your latest drama, your company thought it would be the perfect time for you to embark on a world tour - fans were at an all time high and interest in your career, both in korea and globally, was soaring. you were of course elated at this - the idea of seeing so many of your fans across the world was mind-blowing and an opportunity you couldn’t turn down.

of course, that meant many late nights powering through songwriting, producing, choreographing and discussing visuals for how you wanted your concert to look. finishing a drama, releasing an album and embarking on a tour in the span of a few months was more tiring than you’d ever know your job to be.

sadly, that meant a lot less time with your boyfriend, chan, too. between your chaotic schedule, and stray kids preparing for a comeback, you barely saw your partner. the most you’d been in the same space in the last month was a few fleeting hours after he’d gone to bed and before you’d woken up.

while chan was almost completely nocturnal, you were undeniably an early riser. you’d always been more productive in the early morning, opting to finish your tasks as early as you could, as to enjoy the rest of the day. it was a strange combination, but it worked wonderfully. you balanced each other out in the best way.

so whenever you could, you invited chan to come and watch you rehearse. you also did the same with many of your friends, enjoying the fleeting time you got to spend in the same place at the moment, but chan was alway top of your list. some friends liked to turn up and surprise you too, appearing in the practice room or the venue you were rehearsing at to shower you with support and gifts.

just like today.

in your recent drama, you had played a florist who never believed in real love, being swept up into the world of a handsome model with whom she inevitably fell for. you were beyond lucky to feature in such a star-studded cast in such a respected and well-received drama, and even luckier to have someone like nct’s jaehyun playing your romantic counterpart.

the two of you had become increasingly close during filming, and you both walked away from set having gained a true friend for life. jaehyun was like a brother to you - worryingly because of all the fans of your drama that shipped you off-screen, and because of how awkward it made filming kiss scenes.

sometimes the enthusiasm of the fans wanting you to date got a bit much - you and chan were very open about your relationship, and you had made it very clear both publicly and privately that you and jaehyun were strictly friends. but that didn’t stop people from taking a sweet, platonic moment and running with it.

thats why you were kind of glad no one saw jaehyun entering the kbs arena, where you were currently rehearsing for your opening concert the next week.

jaehyun had walked in with a bunch of flowers and a smile while you were taking a break,and you were ecstatic to see him. it had been too long, in your opinion. placing down your water bottle, you jogged over to him, wrapping him in a tight hug.

“jae! what are you doing here?”

he shrugged, offering you the flowers - which you gratefully took. “can’t be in the gangseo district without coming to see my favorite florist rehearsing, can i?”

mood and energy skyrocketing, you and jaehyun sat down, digging into the lunch provided by your company’s staff, catching up on anything and everything worth gossiping about since you last saw each other.

unbeknownst to you, however, chan had also arrived just after jaehyun approached you, hoping to catch you on your lunch break and have a chance to eat with you. upon seeing you with jaehyun, however, he hesitated.

he knew that you and your co-star had become very close friends during the grueling months of filming, and he was more than understanding of it. after all, he had grown up with twice and was undeniably close to the 9 girls under the same company as him. so, he didn’t understand why his stomach flipped and his chest tightened at the sight of you laughing with another man.

you and chris had a very solid relationship. you had sat down and created boundaries and expectations before you even entered into your relationship 2 years ago, and you never had any reason to distrust each other. he also knew how much you had missed your friend in the months you had been so busy, and completely understood why you were so excited to see him.

so, he stood back and chatted with your staff, letting you have some time with jaehyun before approaching you. he was willing to wait, fighting to ignore the worming thoughts of anxiety in the back of his head. he wasn’t that kind of boyfriend, he told himself, so he had no reason to get upset.

laughing loudly to a story jaehyun had told you, you caught a glimpse of familiar blonde curls across the dining hall, heart jumping when you focused and realized it was your beloved boyfriend.

“channie! hi, baby! come here!” you called, unable to fight off a grin and blush when chan smiled and walked over to you and jaehyun.

“hi, babygirl.” he chuckled at your enthusiastic state, kissing the top of your head as he took a seat next  to you.

he was quickly dragged into your ongoing conversation, catching up himself with jaehyun and enjoying having some time with you. on the other hand, you noticed that chan was being a lot more clingy than usual - having a hand on your waist or thigh the entire time, and constantly leaning in to plant kisses across your cheek and head.

not that you were complaining in the slightest. it had been too long since you got to feel chan’s presence this close to you, and your heart was soaring at the mere idea of it. just having him so close made you decide to ask for a couple of days rest, and spend it wrapped up in his arms in your shared apartment. he truly was the love of your life, and you had missed him more than words could describe recently.

but something was definitely off with him. you and chan were known to be a very touchy couple, pda being right up your street for two people whose love language was physical touch - but this was different. this was like he was trying to prove a point. but, why would he-...... oh.

the realization that chris was jealous that you were spending time with jaehyun, while unnecessary, was actually very cute. you knew deep down the incessant shipping of you and you co-worker by fans got under his skin sometimes, but regardless you had a very solid relationship. so, in some strange way, you found it endearing that he would still get jealous.

after about an hour, jaehyun announced that he’d have to take his leave - he had a schedule with his group and needed to head back to his company - leaving you and chris to bask in each other for a bit longer.

climbing onto his lap, you curled up in your boyfriend’s arms, hands instinctively reaching to fuss with his hair. “i’ve missed you, honey,” you sighed. “been too long since i got to see you properly.”

“missed you too, baby. just glad i caught you when you weren’t too busy.” the smile on his face was soft, but there was a slight bit to his voice that he was sure you would miss - he wasn’t even intending for it to come out.

your eyebrows furrowed slightly, leaning back to look at his face, quickly noticing the sour expression on his face. something was clearly bothering him, between the touchiness and snappy attitude, but you couldn’t figure out what it was.

shifting your position so you were straddling his lap, you cupped his face in your palms. sighing softly, you stroked the frustration wrinkles out of his skin, concern showing on your face.

“wanna tell me what’s going on in that pretty head of yours, bubs?”

“its nothing, angel,” chan huffed, hands sitting on your waist. “just being silly and overthinking again.”

you wholeheartedly disbelieved that was the case, knowing chan better than he knew himself sometimes. racking your brain, you begged yourself to pick something out that could be the cause of his current despair. until it hit you.

“this wouldn’t happen to have anything to do with a certain coworker of mine, would it?”

when chris couldn’t hide the way his eyes rolled and ears flushed scarlet, you knew you had hit the jackpot. clearly something with jaehyun had upset chris, or even just slightly annoyed him - he was never any good at hiding his emotions.

“tell me what’s up, channie. i can’t help fix it if i don’t know what’s wrong.” you gently pushed, hoping he would cave under your proximity and allow you to share the burden of what was affecting him.

he was silent for a few moments, eyes screwed shut and his grip on your waist tightening slightly. then he blew out a breath, his grip loosening once again as he looked up at you with those big, brown eyes you adored.

“i just- sometimes i think the fans that ship you two are right. you get along so well, and seeing him surprise you here today just… kinda made me think maybe you would work better than us. and the thought hurt. i wanna be the one who makes you smile like that when i surprise you.”

chan’s confession made your heart drop. was he really that jealous of jaehyun and your friendship? had you done something to make him feel this way?

“love… you know you have no reason to be jealous, or upset, or worried? jaehyun is just a friend, and just a coworker. and you know i tolerate the shipping less than you do.”

you prayed that your reassurance would help, but when he simply shrugged you knew it was too much. sometimes chan’s anxiety got the better of him, and in those times it was hard to get through to him. even if he knew you were telling the truth, something in the back of his head told him that maybe he wasn’t good enough.

but you persisted.

“no one could ever compare to you, my love. you’re my hope, my light. and no matter who comes along, they could never make me feel as much love and appreciation as you.”

a small smile tugged at his lips, and you breathed a sigh of relief that your words were getting through to him.

“i know,” chris mumbled through his ambivalent expression. “i know, and i have no reason to feel like this. i’m sorry, baby, i didn’t mean to worry you, i just get scared one day you’ll realize you could do better.”

you both let out a little chuckle, amused by the way you were both talking like the end of the world was beginning. you softly kissed his full lips, with one last promise of forever in your throat.

“chris, baby. i get it. you don’t have to apologize. just remember that i got paid to kiss him as a character, while in character,” you jabbed him in the chest lightly to emphasize your point. “but you - not him, nor anyone else - you are the one i come home to at the end of the day.”

his face was flushed with emotion, shining through his eyes and into the way his dimples creased his skin as he looked at you with so much love you thought you would burst into a heap of fluff.

“i chose you, chris. i choose you everyday, and i always will.”

ears flushed slightly red, overwhelmed with your confession, chan held his hand out, pinky pointed towards you.

“we’ll always choose each other, yeah? forever. pinky promise?”

wrapping your pinky finger around his, you kissed his cheek gently, reveling in the way he smelt like home.

“pinky promise.”

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[spadillelicious]

hello! not as impressive as the person who made the cassette mixtape but I burned the playlist onto a CD! I've been routinely listening to it on my journey to and from work everyday. also, reading about the blorbo having an interest in photography helped to revitalize my own. hope you're having fun writing :D

p.s. all of the foreshadowing and fun details makes this story absolutely addictive, eagerly looking forward to everything <3

Aaaaaah what??? That's so cool!!! I'm so glad you enjoyed the story and that it helped you revitalize your interest in photography!! Moon would absolutely love to share that interest with you—developing photos together in the darkroom, planning photoshoots, sharing little tips and tricks with each other...! (aaaaah now I want to write a scene for LDR where you develop photos together in the darkroom, I feel super inspired!!) It's so cool to hear you're listening to the LDR playlist to and from work everyday, as I do that too! ^^ And I am definitely having a blast writing LDR!! (especially chapters 13-16 are ROTTING my brain right now, begging to be written haha <3 /pos) (also I love the setup of this image so much??? The Moon plushie wearing the headset, the CD player and the photography book in the background??? It's all so amazing :D :D :D Thank you so much for sending me this lovely message, it really made my day!!)

[lizmitches]

TAKING; a playlist for Barbara Howard, the things she takes, and how it all leads to Her. [x]

[chaoticspeedrun]

How far are you in on the dating game??? Just curious lol

For now I have the title screen, one of at least 8 backgrounds, Leo and Donnie as sprites with different lighting and expressions and 4 playlists in progress for each boy which will have relation to the plot as well.

I am currently focusing on the script and plot for the story which has a finished prologue and about the equivalent of two chapters of writing finished for the stories of Leo and Donnie.

I also have 4 icons for each turtle that were made by @yanteetle , the design for the current title screen was sketched by @mariusroyale and they will be helping me with CG's of the boys that will appear through the game!.

[bloodmoon24]

tbh, I kinda like how your electroswing friend group are in solidarity of different orientations - feedback being gay, vox being bi, and n being pan (ik ur partner headcanoned N to be bi, but whatevs :] bi/pan N rules as a bi/pan guy myself lol). And not to mention how each of them are dating/in relationships w/ different genders--like big chill (nonbinary), alastor (male), and uzi (female). I think its pretty wholesome and VERY queer cuz its like "wow, three guys in a friendship dating three different genders" - especially with feedback and big chill bc I NEVER and RARELY see representation of a gay guy dating someone who's nonbinary and that just warms my heart 💙🖤💚

-📼 anon

Thank you, and hearing you say all that just warms my heart. I even headcanon Vox as trans. And you know what else I think is funny?:

Blue + Yellow = Green

Blue + Red = Purple

I think I did this on purpose 😁

[hopeinthebox]

how do u curate your playlists? they're so good (listening to the glen powell one rn lol)

dearest anon, please know you've made my entire summer with this ask <3333 (here's the playlist in question)

now while i recognise you probably weren't looking for a legitimate breakdown of the process here, you've inspired me to take a deep dive, and i'm prone to getting carried away (and yes, i read high fidelity recently and rewatched the film and the series. but i'm sure that has nothing to do with it). so here goes, under the cut:

Lizzy's Guide to the Delicate Art of Making a Playlist

#1 - What's the Point?

There has to be a theme or mood or connecting thread for the playlist. That being said, as long as it makes sense to you, you've pretty much got this covered.

What's the story? Is it based on a mood, an event, a time in your life, a person, a character, a genre, an era, etc. etc. There's plenty to choose from, so there's plenty of playlists to be made. Go crazy, get weird with it.

(In this example, the overarching theme is: Glen Powell Hot (Twisters Edn.) with a sub-theme, if you will: Country Music for Beginners.)

#2 - Song Selection

Once the theme is set, I gather a few tracks that spring to mind immediately. In this instance:

• Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That - Dolly Parton

• Cowboy Take Me Away - The Chicks

• Country's Cool Again - Lainey Wilson

All of these are fairly self-explanatory if you have been caught up in the Twisters press tour at all recently. No further comment.

From here I flesh out the ~general vibelist~ with more tracks, some classics and some deep cuts. I'm cross-referencing my own musical knowledge, previous playlists, spotify mixes (god forgive me, the occasional algorithm picks), and other user's Powell playlists (topgun-heavy, but you certainly can't blame them).

#3 - Order Matters

There's got to be some sort of flow to the playlist front to back, unless your theme is audio whiplash, for example.

Now here I am a devout follower of the High Fidelity rules, which are as follows:

Track 1 - Open with a killer - sets the tone, gets people invested

(Here, Lady Gaga's You And I ~ it's a banger, and it's country enough to get away with. Can't bring out the banjo prematurely, we'll lose people)

Track 2 - Bring it up a notch - let them know we're just getting started

(Alannah Myles, Black Velvet ~ country-ing it up a notch but staying firmly in the mainstream, because again, we don't want to scare anyone)

Track 3 - Cool it down - now we're settling in

(Chris Stapleton ft. Dua Lipa - I Think I'm In Love With You ~ Dua keeps us firmly rooted in the crowd pleasers, and we can sneak in some Stapleton)

N.B. There is a rule here that I don't abide by, the "only one track per artist" - there's three dolly tracks in this lineup alone and i stand by all of them. Provided you're not adding an entire album or two, I think you can get away with it.

Anyway, this three-track run fires us into a classic (Islands In The Stream) which melts into Tyler Childers and suddenly we're knee deep in Kentucky and you didn't even know it.

The trick is to not overthink it, which is always easier said than done. Ordering only has to make sense to you from start to finish. This journey's gotta go somewhere - throw in a few peaks and troughs, and the songs are just connecting the dots along the way.

#4 - As Does Shuffle-ability

Now, having said all that, I feel like this is a safe space to admit I am a chronic shuffler, so a degree of shuffle-ability is required.

All this means is that your underlying theme is evident throughout. Any wildcards are going to make sense wherever they pop up.

With this one, the thread of country through all of these tracks is what ties the theme together (saving a horse). There are some classics (Faith Hill, Willie Nelson), soul-heavy tracks (Secret Sisters, Leon Bridges), and and few more pop-adjacent (Haim, Ashe) but they've all got that twang - so it's shuffle proof.

#5 - Points for Presentation

A good cover, title and description can offset a multitude of sins. Don't underestimate the power of presentation.

Duration comes into play here also, where anything shorter than half an hour feels like it has nowhere to go, but over three hours feels insurmountable. Unless you're going for a compilation, year in your life playlist, or some background low-fi stuff, keep it tight.

And there you have it folks, my (lengthy) guide to playlist curation. Final note, don't love it and leave it. If you come across something new, jostle things around to get it in. Similarly, if something doesn't fit anymore, toss it. The beauty of the modern mixtape is you can edit it as little or as often as you like.

If you made it this far, I'm personally sending you a little kiss on the forehead. And to the anon who inspired this article of a response, I can only apologise. MWAH

[green-alien-turdz]

Favorite singer? I personally like Destroy Boys

Ion really got favourite's of things. But I can list some mfs I listen to. I just burned a new cd not that long ago, so imma just list off some of the bands and some song recs for those (and I think I've heard destroy boys before. Not personally a fan, but their stuff seems pretty cool).

CRASS: They've got a bomb. End Result. Big A Little a. Systematic Death. Do they owe us a living?

VOID: My rules. Condensed flesh. Who are you?

Dead Kennedys: Dog Bite. Kill the poor. Holiday in Cambodia. California uber alles.

Poison Idea: In my headache. Its an action.

Capitalist Casualties: Greedy Bastards. Mouthfed. Violence Junkie.

Nuclear Man: Nuke-Man. Warhead.

Limp Wrist: Fake fags. Dead Weight. Just like you. Thick skin. Want us dead. Spun.

Subhumans: I don't wanna die. Rats. Apathy. Work-Rest-Play-Die. Mickey Mouse is dead. No.

Discharge: Why? Drunk with power. Ain't no feeble bastard. Does this system work.

Icons of Filth: Fucked up state. Why so limited? Mentally murdered.

T.S.O.L.: Abolish government/ silent majority. Red shadows. Flowers by the door. It's gray.

S.O.A.: Warzone. Gang Fight.

The Disrupters: Animal farm. Rot in hell. Pigs in blue.

Government Warning: Killing for fun. Slave labor. Factory line. Paranoid mess. Endless slaughter.

Disrupt: Protest.

DIRT: Master race. Eyes to see. Hiroshima. Democracy.

Negative Approach: What ever I do. Ready to fight.

Minor Threat: I don't wanna hear it. In my eyes. Seeing red.

ILL Repute: Book and its cover.

Conflict: From protest to resistance. The serenade is dead. Berkshire cunt.

The Shitlickers: Warsystem.

Suicidal Tendencies: Two-sided politics. You can't bring me down. War inside my head. Institutionalized.

Aus-Rotten: The system works for them. When you support those fucking bastards. (They also have a version of Berkshire cunt)

Ultra Violent: Dead gerneration. Where angels dare not tread. Crime for revenge.

Disorder: Fight the right.

Civil Disobedience: Manufactured citizens. Planet of the fakes.

The Crucifucks: Legal genocide. Annual report.

A Global Threat: Fucking racist maggots.

Urban Waste: No hope.

Feederz: Jesus. Gut Rage.

Black Flag: Nervous Breakdown. My war. Rise above.

[pinkwindowwithin]

2000's varigo are so cringe varian dedicates this song to hugo ^___^

it's so them fr

This is canon now. Varian burns it into the mixtape cd he makes for Hugo. He quietly hums the tune as he’s running his fingers thru Hugo’s hair while they’re cuddlin

[frank-a-mori-son]

"Alright you've slept long enough. Wake the fuck up dipshit!!! We got a new killer coming to the realm!" -poking the other frank with a stick- "wake up. wake uuuuuup." [Franks-Mixtape]

"I dont CARE about new Killers!"

@franks-mixtape

[moonchild-in-blue]

So let's get swallowed whole

I want to go where nobody else will ever go