#mx. sinister playing from another room

[spookyagentfmulder]

he was hoping it wouldn't come to this. hannibal knew dana would find a way to get fox there - leave him trail of breadcrumbs, so to speak. in fact, hannibal had counted on it. and he supposed he counted on mulder fighting back against hannibal, too, much like scully had in the beginning, but mulder was making this whole thing rather difficult. in one swift motion, he's plucked a butcher knife from the block on the counter, backing fox against it, the thick blade held dangerously close to his jugular. 'i can't say how glad i am that you're here, fox. however, i must insist that you act very carefully in the situation we all find ourselves in,' eyes meet the other man's, blade pressing just enough that a trickle of blood now drips from a shallow nick under mulder's chin. 'well? will you be good for me, agent mulder?' eyes glint a bit as his body presses further against fox's. 'i would greatly appreciate it if you would,'

He hadn't expected to be found. He thought he had covered his tracks very well, but something must have tipped Dr. Lecter off. Whatever it was, whoever it was, if didn't matter now. He had been surprised in his rental villa. He had been ambushed in what was supposed to be a safe house. He was now fearing for his life by the man that took Scully from him on a moment's notice. Blood trickles down his Adam's apple, bobbing with the thick swallow that comes with the realization of your mortality.

Fox realizes that Hannibal could have absolutely just killed him if he wanted to. Fox understands that this is a courtesy call. He is well aware that with the way he's being pressed into the counter, that this is practically a FRIENDLY warning. It doesn't keep his heart from thudding in his throat. If doesn't keep the anger from searing holes with his eyes into the other. One false move and everything they both worked for would be over. Neither of them wants that.

"You're not really leaving me much of a choice now, are you?" He can't help but settle against Hannibal's body. He can't help but seek the soft and warm when pinned against hard and cold. His body begins to fawn, almost instinctively.

I'll be good. I'll do what you say. Just please don't kill me.

Pathetic. Ridiculous.

@consumare

[cboffshore]

*Chubbyemu voice* GLOOM DIVISION drops in four days. Here's what that's going to do to my Ninjago brain.

(IDKHOWers who see this: this ain't gonna make a LICK of sense to you. This one is for the Ninjago fans who know me already.)

TLDR: if you liked the Nadakhan analysis Fall Out Boy playlist I made, buckle up. It's about to get weirder, and I'm bringing a different band into the mix.

I'll keep this short. When IDKHOW dropped "INFATUATION" a few weeks (or should I say Weekes?) ago, a friend of mine in NWOD and I determined that it was practically a perfect Nadakhan song in every way. I'm not getting into that here, and honestly I may never, because that track is STUPID straightforward. Have a listen, maybe check out their social media posts on it, then come back and tell me I'm wrong:

Anyway, I'm giving "INFATUATION" a solid nine out of ten on the Is This A Nadakhan Song scale. I said practically perfect - there's room for improvement. Not a lot of space, but I have to give the other songs a fighting chance to make this worth it.

Obviously, I want to appreciate this album on its own first and foremost. That being said, since I'm on a self-imposed writing break, I do want to keep my Ninjago brain running. For that reason, the bonus game I'll play when GLOOM DIVISION drops for real is: are any other tracks a better fit for Nadakhan?

Here are my title-based predictions for the entire tracklist, with a side of advance review info from this article where necessary. Minor spoilers.

DOWNSIDE: Not sure how to feel about this one. Rumor has it it's done in a deeper register than normal, though, so that could be good for something.

GLOOMTOWN BRATS: Nope. I've already got this on my OSSAS playlist, it's clocked as a Nya song IMO.

INFATUATION: our baseline. If no other track hits the mark, this one will do just fine.

WHAT LOVE?: Also a nope. We've had this for months, and while there are certainly shades, I'm inclined to throw this at Jay instead, especially within the context of Skybound.

SPKOTHDVL: I'm pretty confident about this one, even if it's just tonally - the band teased this one as "SLEAZY GUITAR RIFFTOWN", and Cheeto bastard is nothing if not distilled sleaze.

SIXFT: The advance review article mentions this one is similar to IDKHOW'S other classic creepy tracks "Mx. Sinister" and "From The Gallows", which is VERY promising! Also, this one has been teased as "30s + 00s GARAGE ROCK", and we love a good genre blend when it comes to Nadakhan musical analysis.

FIND ME: Something about this title has me very confident in it. Can't say why, but the vibes work.

KISS & TELL: See above.

A LETTER: Hard no... for now. This song already exists, and while you COULD probably get it there through intense mental gymnastics, that's not the priority of the song. We'll let this one stay a happy fandom tradition until I inevitably get the itch to do something to it.

SATANIC PANIC: Hmmm. Name suggests mass hysteria and succumbing to influence; advance review calls the vocals "almost whispered" and notes that the track seems screamable at concerts and has a brass-and-bass intro. Sounds bombastic! I'm going to say this one's got a decent chance at beating "INFATUATION".

SUNNYSIDE: Another nope for now - what the article has to say makes me think this is better suited for Jay.

IDIOTS OF Oz: Seems cynical and mysterious, but the vibes are off. I guess we'll see!