#music anon beloved

[rrat-king]

og songs person here and have been loving the additions to the playlist- true blue has left me plagued like- yeah. it is them.

here are my other short thoughts

talkin about a revolution by tracy chapman (mostly tracker i love thinking about her going around and changing the world, partially sparked by brennan giving us crumbs abt it in the boys night one shot)

tolerate it by taylor swift / naked in manhattan by chappell roan / i'm your man by mitski / right side of my neck by faye webster / fourth of july by fall out boy

always thinking about those two- truly not going to survive the next 5 months of the season forever thinking abt them

i need you to know. that i dont like. super listen to music i mostly listen to podcasts but i have been listening to the playlist literally religiously its my favorite thing in the world its helped me like get into the mindset for writing them recently.

tracy chapman is so so real and true. also chappell roan holy moses i. i saw her live on halloween and she is applicable to every queer relationship in the world and i love her

also also. i could right a whole thesis about trackerbees and true blue it makes me like. nauseas i care so much

the playlist for anyone who wants it!!

[anghraine]

i just saw someone say that faramir is infuriating because he's self-aggrandizing in claiming that he won't act in any way that doesn't befit his status, and on one hand - i understand the root of it? he does have a courteous, almost formal style of talking. he does openly claim that he would not take this mysterious power (before he knew about the ring) if it was on the highway. he agrees to denethor's characterization that he wants to appear noble like a king of old.

but on the other hand i'm straining at the bit to defend my baby because - infuriating?? when he lives up to the words he is saying?? when the text shows over and over that he's loved by his people, that he genuinely tries to live by those standards (and seems to succeed) - him not killing even animals unnecessarily, him riding back for his men. even his proclaimed dream to see gondor's tree bloom and peace restored, is supported by him seemingly making that transition from steward to king as smooth as possible?

maybe it's because i instantly liked him so much. it just caught me so off guard because this particular criticism never ever crossed my mind. so funny how people will interpret the same thing differently. to some internet user out there, his words are self-aggrandizing. to me, his words are straightfoward and supported by actions - dreamboat central.

Hi, anon! I'm pretty much with you on this one. I've seen the occasional post like that, and I can understand finding his style grating (though I personally love it) or disliking the general baggage associated with Tolkien's handling of Númenóreanness (there's a considerable degree of classism and racism built in to the presentation of Elves and peredhil/Númenóreans in LOTR in particular, while later texts like "The Mariner's Wife" are relatively more nuanced).

But the idea that Faramir is essentially just performing the appearance of high virtue as a sort of imitation of Númenórean cultural values without actually possessing those values or the virtues of the best of them just seems a profound misinterpretation to me. He has flaws, but he's not a hypocrite and he does not fail to live up to his presentation of himself at any point.

He's exactly what he appears to be, a stern and intelligent young man out of step with the current trends of his culture, who still cares deeply about his people and their allies. He's potentially highly dangerous in the way of Denethor and Aragorn, and like them, his personality is hard and unbending when it comes down to it, but he's also gentler than either—the combination of his willingness to act on the threat he represents if necessary and ethically justifiable, with a deep compassion and sympathy for others (even animals), is distinct and really interesting.

I think there's a very important distinction between Faramir performing virtue and gentleness and putting on the persona of a great Númenórean lord in times of peace, and Faramir presenting himself as he truly is and then suiting actions to words, despite the fundamental antipathy between his temperamental inclinations and the circumstances he's been placed in.

[l0stfoster]

Hey its paul anon again (thanks for the name 🫡) sorry ive been bombarding you with questions but I absolutely love this au and i love everyone to bits

So, can you go into more detail about darry and paul . Like, as much info abt them as you can throw at me those two are my boys . Like how did they officially get together , how did Paul go abt moving in and whats that situation like .

Also, when Paul is like kicked out and cut off from the family, does he end up just,, losing everything? I mean like, did his parents even let him get his belongings or did all he have was the clothes on his body and trauma. I would imagine his parents had control over his bank account too so they like shut that down too so he’s out here broke as fuck JHSJSHSJ sorry im just yapping

Anon never apologizes for asking I'm so open to answering them bc I love this au and I adore that so many people like it too. Parry fans are eating good bc the writers love Cursed!Parry just as much. I'll answer your questions ab them before I yap. To be totally honest, those two did not ever really make it official. Doing that requires two things they lack; emotional openness and no internalized homophobia. They both told themselves for the longest time that it wasn't a relationship... even after they started saying "I love you" in Latin and Fae respectively (Paul knows Latin bc spells, Darry knows Fae for obvious reasons), or when each other realized managed to figure out WHAT the other was saying,, or when they started sharing a bed and waking up intertwined,,, or when they started using far too affectionate pet names,,, or when things became far too intimate for it to be casual. They never actually make it official, one day they just slip into calling each other their boyfriends. The most official it ever got was when they flat out went "Oh yeah, we're dating" to the gang. The gang was making bets on that, by the way. Pony said weeks, Soda said a month, Steve said two, Two-Bit said a year. Ace got it right down to the date and time, nobody knows how she did it. They have no anniversary because they have no fucking idea when they really "got together". Paul never truly moved in either, he kinda just went from crashing there whenever his car wasn't an option, to taking up the couch almost every night, to sleeping in Darry's room, and eventually, it was just an unspoken thing that he was officially a member of the household. They have to kick him out for the day whenever the social worker comes to check on things, cause Darry can NOT take the risk of some kind of bad outcome to his mere existence. OK MORE GENERAL PARRY - Being with Paul reminds Darry that he's only 20 and still allowed to be something other than "the adult" sometimes. That brings a whole KIND of happiness that he can't describe. Dude's tail is fucked up due to physical trauma but that bitch wags so fast with Paul. - Darry on the other hand just generally grounds Paul. He's so used to the way of life that was on the west side that everything going on there is overwhelming sometimes. - They're very bad with vocal I love you's in English but they will say that shit ALL the time in different languages or through their actions. - Uh after Paul got jumped and had his letterman jacket stolen, Darry gave him an old denim jacket of his own bc Paul hated having his arms out in the open. - Pony audibly gags every time they're lovey-dovey. He's not homophobic unless you're Paul and Darry. - They'd shotgun cigarettes when they were younger (and the only reason they don't anymore is the account of Darry wanting to keep the fact that he smokes every rare occurrence on the down low) - Darry's purring has healing properties like a cat's purr (all of the brothers' have it actually) so this mf will just drag Paul down to cuddle and purr. - They are.. so down bad for each other. Darry does anything and Paul swoons, and they've def had an interaction that goes something like this: Paul, knowing Darry cant lie: "How do you feel about me right now?" Darry, immediately: "I'd marry you if I could." Paul & Darry:

As for being kicked out, Paul's parents quite literally just. Booted him, barely a warning. One minute he's arguing back for the first time since their keeping up appearances at the police event, and the next he's being dragged by the arm and shoved out of the house with threats of being killed if he dares to show his face back there. Just like that, all of it's pretty much gone; save for the clothes on his back and whatever he'd been carrying-- which was really only his car keys and his wallet. He was sleeping in his car for a bit until Two and Pony vaguely got on his ass because Darry's calls were going to voicemail and he was stupid enough to let it slip that he wasn't living at home anymore. Pony, being Pony, snitched. Can't have shit with that little gremlin around- so after finding his dumbass after having had the equivalent of an aneurism over suddenly being ghosted by Paul, Darry extended the offer for Paul to stay with them. He doesn't mind it being a permanent solution, but Paul is.. less fond for a few reasons; so he tries not to impose much while he looks for work. (He does eventually get something sorted out, so yippie! Helps with the bills what a guy) FORGOT TO ADD. He sneaks home at one point to try and get some of his shit because he knows where the spare key is, but gets cold feet at the door because he genuinely doesn't know if his dad will keep up with that threat.

[poltergeist-coffee]

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Hhmm Bagi? 👀

Also hey I'm back, school was killing me:D

- 🍽

song: Carnaval by Kamaitachi

[raayllum]

DUDE. (gender nuetral)

EPIC THE MUSICAL.

i still need to listen to the actual next set of songs (vengeance, yeah?) but epic the musical is a big callum and OG wip inspiration.

like

"Then i’ll become the monster / i will deal the blow and i’ll become the monster / like none they’ve ever known"

"after everything you've done, how will you sleep at night?" "next to my wife" / "you miss your wife so bad you trade the lives of your own crew"

"tell me you did not know what would happen, say you didn't know how this would end, look me in the eyes captain and tell me that you did not just sacrifice six men / tell me that you did not miss home so painfully bad that you gave up the lives of six of our friends"

"i have to see her" "but we'll die." "... i know"

"I see a song of past romance, I see the sacrifice of man, I see portrayals of betrayals and a brother’s final stand / I see you on the brink of death, I see you draw your final breath, I see a man who gets to make it home alive / But it’s no longer you"

chef's kiss every time i can't wait to make the post s7 edits, especially now that s6 did what i was always hoping of placing the full agency of Callum getting possessed or not (risking the world or not) directly back into his own hands

[stellocchia]

I was wondering after reading the newest chapter of The Light Side of the Moon what Would Killer be like as the guardian of Negativity and the leader of the group? I kind of wanted to know if that situation where to happen what powers would he gain how would he go about his new job? Cause like obviously he's not gonna turn into just another copy of Nightmare and his power im just really interested is all.

~Musical Anon

That's a great question!

I was hoping I'd get to infodump about my boy.

So, to start off, you're indeed correct that Killer wouldn't just be replicating Nightmare's experience/set of powers/looks. He's already a fully formed adult, unlike whoever Nightmare's natural successor would be if his power was just released into the Multiverse upon death, and that's the main reason why they decided on this course of action in the first place.

It's also important to keep in mind that he reason why Killer would most likely survive consuming Nightmare's soul is because of his unique soul. There is the fact that he possesses an ungodly amount of determination. This Killer specifically is also a fusion between Sans and Chara. We know from Undertale that fusions between humans and monsters were feared for their power and considered basically gods (I mean, the only reason why Asriel and Chara failed to go on a murderous rampage was that Asriel held them back. Btw, yes, Chara did very much substitute one monster for another and then just kept going with their original plan).

With all of that said, what's most likely to happen if Killer ate Nightmare's soul is that, after recovering from being knocked out cold by the sudden influx of power (ascension to godhood has never been pleasant in The Light Side of the Moon's Multiverse I'm afraid), he would lose the black tears, and his soul would most likely return inside of his ribcage.

The reason why his soul is outside and why he's leaking black tar (excess determination) from everywhere is because his body cannot handle that on the inside. It would kill him.

As a god, however, that is no longer the case. Gods play by different rules compared to mortals. They're far more resilient and far more adept at dealing with huge amounts of power.

It is likely that his soul would also darken because of the small amount of corruption still existing within Nightmare's soul. It probably wouldn't manifest externally much, but still.

Also, with the new influx of power, the few times a shadow of an eye light appears in his eye socket would become tinted with the color of his magic, aka dark blue, and even harder to see.

So, appearance-wise, the main difference would be that he'd look a hell of a lot more like just your average Sans.

How about power-wise?

What he'd get directly from Nightmare is the ability to open portals and the ability to sense the emotions of those around him. He probably would get a negativity aura and, as Killer, in general, is not really in touch with his own emotions, that one would be a bitch to get under control.

He would not get the ability to dreamwalk or shapeshift. In my opinion, both of those are abilities independent of Nightmare's godhood. Shapeshifting especially, is basically only due to his corruption.

However, that means that Killer's base abilities would get bolstered as well. Meaning that, as he is already more sensitive to lingering spirits, he'd now be able to see the deceased and converse with them even when they're not tied to a living person. He'd also be able to see the code and manipulate it far more easily (similarly to the way Error does). Possibly to the point where he'd be able to reset specific people in AUs without touching the AU as a whole at all (first thing he's using that for is to fix Horror's and Red's head wounds and possibly to help Color if Color so wishes).

Not having to deal with the bulk of the corruption, he'd also get battle magic similar to Dream. Meaning he'd be able to summon weapons made of negativity and wield those in battle.

And I think that's everything!

Here's a link to The Light Side of the Moon for anyone curious.

[averlym]

wow wow wow wow i came here to say it’s jane seymour’s deathday and saw that you have done so much improvement it’s crazy everything looks so lovely and amazing you’re doing great

~ holiday anon

quick portrait i did a while back. lovely reminder to see you again ily holiday anon

[stone-stars]

Wanted to say thank you for unintentionally starting me on listening to naddpod.

I played a clip you posted some time ago (the home is where the hearth is song) and couldn't stop thinking about it for days and I started listening to the show from the beginning, I'm now nearly at ep 30 of season 1 and I absolutely love it.

yo!!! hell yeah!! home is where the hearth is is SO good (admittedly you’ve got a Bit to go before you get there lol, it was new when i posted it)

i’m glad i could get you into this podcast it’s very very dear to me!!! and damn you’re moving fast, the songs only been out for like three weeks! enjoy all the adventures ahead of you, they rule :3

[sexynetra]

good luck babe by chappell roan is SO rawnsyf Marcia

Oh you are SO right actually!!! I cannot wait until I have the free time to finish editing ch8 to share it with y’all 😭

[68spidey]

Dude if you keep being nice I’m just gonna keep throwing songs I’d think you’d like/would fit in with what I’ve seen you show of your turtles/ at you. Lol

Have you heard used to the darkness by des rocs? Mad fight/dark arc energy

THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS AND YES IT HAS DARK ARC ENERGY. Fuuuck. Anon!!!!!!!

It works really well with dark!Leo and Mikey actually.. I can't wait till I can talk about that whole situation ehehe

[rrat-king]

helllloooo o/ og music anon returns with gifts, ive really been liking sugar by men i trust / nobody’s home by avril lavigne / anything but me by muna

hope u enjoy and i also hope ur doing well! :P

music anon my so beloved thank you so much for the wonderful gifts they are going on the playlist immediately. i love them so much and hope you know you have fully influenced my music listening habits for the last couple of months so just. adore you

[fortjester]

THE SUNSET TREE BY THE MOUNTAIN GOATS. BEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME

TRUE AND REAL. WILL RELISTEN ON MY DRIVE TO WORK. LIONS TEETH HERE I COME WHOOP WHOOP

[l0stfoster]

aaaaAAAAAAA A A A A A EEEEYEAHHHHH I LOVE YOU I LOVE PAUL I LOVE TWO BIT I LOVE THIS AUUUUUUU

So two bit does tell darry when paul’s not around and darry’s like oh fuck so when paul’s at work they set up a surprise party for him and when he comes home theyre like “surprise!” And he just cant control himself and bursts into tears and everyone’s just standing there like 🧍🏼‍♀️ (except two bit bc of their convo from the one shot and he just understands) and paul’s like damn is this what genuine love feels like UGHHHHH CURSED PAUL I LOVE YOU SO MUCH YOU DESERVE THE WORLD

Also i would just like to add that ive been imagining dan berry as paul bc dan berry is just a lil guy and cursed paul is a lil guy so the blonde hair description threw me off LMFAOOOOOO

Anyways i love this au thank you for completely overtaking my brain

- paul anon

I'M GLAD YOU ENJOYED IT!!!! Two lets that shit slip the second Darry walks into the kitchen like the little shit he is, Paul doesn't even get the chance to try and be able to avoid that convo and maaaaan Darry is SO not happy. Paul's never celebrated a birthday of his before (nor any other holiday, tbh) so, genuinely, he has no idea why this is such a big deal. Two, seeing Darry: Paul's 21. Darry: ..Huh? Two: You heard me Darry: Darry: When's your birthday, Paul? Paul: uh- Darry: Sugar. Birthday. Paul: u h Darry does get something together for his dipshit boyfriend; they can't do a ton because of the lack of time, but honestly, Paul cries anyways because the gesture in of itself means,, so damn much (and he denies it to hell and back, this motherfucker will never admit when he gets teary)

GIGGLING AND I'M SO SORRY FOR THE BLONDE PAUL JUMPSCARE, I absolutely adore Dan Berry god the man he is, but Cursed Paul usually follows my funky design of him from here (it's a little outdated tho) so unfortunately he's a blonde. Whether he's naturally blonde is debatable though <3 We've been discussing Asian-American Paul and his hair is the one thing we haven't fully settled on.

I have,, so much more about Paul being integrated into the family that I wanna write about honestly. He doesn't even realize it's happening for the longest time. Found family, my beloved.

[gunnrblze]

Hello, hope you’re doing alright! I’m back with Ghosts related song recs part 4 lol.

You said you were up for some loud songs last time, so loud it is! Plus one calm song to salvage your ears lmfao. Watch you’re volume tho because I’ve killed my hearing one too many times with some of these. (Also excuse the mass amount of Cane Hill. I think they do loud music very well 😔)

(The New) Jesus - Cane Hill: If there ever was a song that is the epitome of Fed Rorke, this is easily one of the top contenders for me. You can’t tell me that man doesn’t love to play God. His ass was smug the entire game.

Kill Me - Cane Hill: this one is very Hesh coded to me. He was already pissed after Elias’s death. The dude must’ve been FERAL after the beach. Idk this song very much feels like blind rage to me, I think it’s fitting.

Screwtape - Cane Hill: Kick our beloved freak. What can I say, this song is a little screwy. (Idk how else to put it help.) I think it matches him well. I don’t think he’s this insane 100% of the time but he has his moments. A little savior complex, mayhaps?

Eyeless - SlipKnot: FED LOGAN, NO?? The feds fucked this poor man up for sure, he’s definitely a little crazy after the pit. Also the resentment towards a father figure is *chef’s kiss*. I definitely think Logan would hold some resentment towards his family/the Ghosts once he’s free. The classic “why didn’t you save me?” complex.

Gods - Sleep Token: I kinda got some Keegan vibes from this? Not too sure so lmk what you think if you’d like. He’s pretty calm and collected but he has his beserker moments—Ajax’s death, to name one. I imagine he must feel very strung out sometimes, and that frustration turns to anger: “my fucking form is but a wreck beneath them.”

There’s a Girl in the Corner - The Twilight Sad: here’s the calmer song lol. You said you liked synth and these guys use it a lot in their music. This song also gives me Keegan vibes, specifically after SV. The “she’s not coming back from that”, specifically. That op definitely killed a part of who he was.

Well, that’s all from me! I hope you like them. As always, I’m very curious to hear your opinions or suggestions of your own! Sorry for all the recs lately, I have so many 😟, but feel free to tell me to shut up lmao. I get it. Either way, have a good one. :)

— Cold blooded anon

Also!!! I apologize if this got sent twice. My WiFi absolutely offed itself in the middle of writing the first one, so I had to retype EVERYTHING. I don’t actually know if it sent?

Hello my dear, I hope you’re well too! Thank you for more recs, I’m being fed so well by you lol. I loved these and have many thoughts once again;

(The New) Jesus- godddd im obsessed with this+Fed Rorke, ur a genius. “Welcome to Genesis, go see the miracles now. I’ll be your exodus so you can tell all the others God was found” HELLO? The ex Christian in me is having many thoughts lmao. He definitely loves the power trip of being the Feds commander

Kill Me- I fw this bad. Hesh was definitely feral post beach and I think this perfectly captures how earth shatteringly enraged he’d be, and directed mostly at Rorke? Yeowch

Screwtape- KICK my freaky boy, I love this for him. I feel like when he gets upset it’d be very volatile/emotional like this. This band almost reminds me of Slipknot a bit, I really like them :))

Eyeless- well speaking of Slipknot I love this song hehe, smiled when I saw it cus it reminds me of my own brother lol. This definitely fits the genuine insanity Logan would feel from the pit. “I am my father’s son cause he’s a phantom, a mystery, and that leaves me nothing” this is KILLING me actually. He (and Hesh) were essentially thrusted into their father’s world (literally a phantom/ghost, hello), and all the mystery surrounding his legacy, all the unanswered questions they must have EEK. Rorkes “why won’t Elias save me” in the pit would be Logan’s “why won’t Hesh save me” in the pit, it’s perfectttt

Gods- oh I loveee this for Keegan, my poor traumatized man. His calm cool collected shit definitely gets challenged, even just looking for Ajax during that mission he was loosing it and I think this fits him

There’s a girl in the corner- WEEPING this feels like a Keegan song too. Love the synth and the vibe. If he was actually as young as his canon age suggests (which feels impossible to be 16/17 during SV but I digress lol) there’s no way he left with all the parts of himself he came with.

Def don’t shut up or apologize for all the recs!! I love and appreciate these so much, send as many as you want hehe. Also I did get the first one but i got interrupted with something right in the middle of listening to all of these earlier and then forgot 💀

[artemistorm]

Hi ! Silly question ! Do you have a favorite song ? If yes wich one ?

Personally my favorite song is "Wrecking ball" by Mother Mother but I understand that it's not everyone tea cup but hey- As long as I like it-

I live under a rock and don't know that song, but if I heard it I'd probably recognize it. I pretty much only listen to orchestra music. Right now my favorite song is "I give Ye My Spirit" by Bonnie Grace. Celtic and hopeful.

[textingtroublesanswers]

*Tala quirks an eyebrow at them, but curiosity gets the better of her and she sticks her ear up to the side of the van too*

-🦖

A lilting voice comes from the other side of the door, joyful & upbeat. You can't quite make out the words but he's definitely singing in German. You can, however, very clearly hear one of the twins laughing along to Ludwig's singing.