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[that-starry-freak]

Ahhh yes, the "I Can Fix Them" au

Genuinely just a comfort au where I play with relationships and things. The actually story/plot of the au isn't too important. There is one tho!! Thats what this post is for, and for exploring some of the relationships in the au!

The au mostly follows Canon up until around Solar being brought back (though there is already kind of an established qpr between solar and Nexus that was disrupted by solar's death and Nexus becoming a villain, but yknow-)

After Solar is brought back, immediately is worried about Nexus. He ends up getting closer with Moon, but he is working on a way to help Nexus. 

He does end up finding him. But he can tell something is wrong as he talks to him, and nothing he says helps. So, he starts panicking, and does the one thing he can think of: kisses him.

AND IT WORKS?? (True loves kiss lmao)

no one knows how to this day, but for some reason the virus in Nexus just breaks when he kisses him and Nexus is free. Of course he feels so so bad for everything he did, and cries for awhile in Solar's arms till he passes out. Solar takes him home, and the family is very apprehensive of Nexus being back in the family, but they eventually warm back up to him (starting with Sun). Moon hates him still, though him and Solar are friends. Soemthing Nexus HATES, but it's mutual because Moon hate state Solar and Nexus are now dating (how yeah and they started dating)

On top of this, but Eclipse has to move out of the dimension because of Solar. So he goes to another dimension and moves into an apartment with Puppet and works as security for a small fazbear's pizza (yeah were saying fuck you to eaps i don't have the energy to watch it 😔)

Nexus and Solar are grateful for bringing Solar back. Nexus visits him quite a bit, ectopically cause he was the one who talked Earth into forgiving Nexus, so he's even more grateful. The two end up getting close, and Solar and Eclipse exchange letters a lot. But they can't actually see each other.

Solar and Nexus realizing they're both falling for Eclipse.

Yada yada it all ends up fine and Eclipse gets a new signature and they all can kiss now 👍

They are all healing and things, cause oh my god they're all SO FUCKED UPPPP

There's also probably stuff going on with Dark Sun, I havnt gotten that far yet. Idk what happens to him after Nexus is save.d he probably just disappears for awhile and Nexus jumps every time he sees Sun, because he was abused a lot by Dark Sun.

Nexus honestly isn't that close with Sun, less than before. Moon doesn't want him around Sun, and Nexus doesn't like looking at him because it makes him think of Dark Sun.

Monty dies idgaf. Bitch dies, Moon realizes how much of a bitch he is and hat he isn't good for Earth and confronts him and Monty tries to fight him and Moon kills him. No more Monty <3 (second au I've killed off Monty now)

Lunar isn't the biggest fan of Nexus but he gives him a second chance. He hates that he's dating Eclipse tho.

Moon eventually starts warming up to Eclipse. And Nexus, though that takes longer.

Uh- Sun and Bloodmoon are in a qpr- yeah-

Qpr blood/sun:

They met after [insert dead brothers name here] died. The remaining bloodmoon brother was incredibly vulnerable and terrified without counterpart. Sun, against his better judgment, reached out with help to them. They were suspicious at first, but eventually accepted.

They grew closer and the twin practically became like a cat to Sunny. They slept in his bed with him, and was by his side often. The family repeatedly asked if they were dating, but they denied it each time, sometimes even seeming kind of grossed out by it. Cause they weren't dating, it was a lot more complicated than that

Eventually Eclipse helps and they figure out how to bring back the dead twin. They Are… unsure, at first. So much as changed since they're death, and him and their twin were still separated… and the person who killed their original virus was so close with their brother? It was an uncomfortable situation, but they ended up becoming comfortable with it too, though wasn't as docile as their counterpart, much more talkative, talking for their twin usually

Eclipse/solar/nexus:

If you know you know. I won't say more here, but-

https://www.tumblr.com/that-starry-freak/760369555440861184/okay-wow-uhm-this-is-my-rant-about-eclipse-x?source=share

Solar and Moon:

God they're beasties. Bffs. It makes Nexus really insecure, but they're still friends. They talk about their Suns and their inventions and things. Sometimes they'll just quietly work together cause they're both bad at talking

They mostly avoid the topic of Nexus and Eclipse cause Moon can't stand them, but once Moon accidentally slipped an insult/a bit of shit talking and Solar just snapped. And yelled at Moon about how he should empathize with Nexus. He stormed off after. 

Later he tried to anxiously apologize to Moon but he just reassure him that he was right, and tried his best to give Nexus a bit more of a 2nd chance

Solar once, as a prank, painted an aroace flag on the entirety of one of the walls of Moon's room with washable paint. It took forever to get off and Moon made Solar do it. Eclipse was laughing the entire time both at the prank and his bf lmao.

Anyway yeah they're stupid antisocial nerd beasties

Silly and sad au

[vampslxsher]

can’t believe I never posted this one.

[askvectorprime]

Dearest Vector. What were Nyx and Skold up to during the Grand Uprising? Did either of them ever compete in the Games? Did they join Lio Convoy’s rebellion? Did they survive the conflict or were the among the countless victims of the (First) Vehicon Apocalypse? And perhaps most importantly: what were their alt-modes pre-Beast-Upgrade?

Dear Builder Breaker,

Skold had been a crowd-pleaser during the Games, thanks to her signature unwavering strategy. In her heavy double-tracked tank form, she would absorb blow after blow, waiting for her opponent to become exhausted and energy-drained before finishing them off with a single shell. She only lost once: to a turbine-powered Maximal jet named Nyx, who tricked Skold into firing a shell at her own reflection, immediately knocking herself out. Nyx used a sharp metal fragment as a lance and delivered the killing blow, whereupon she was immediately hailed as a champion and promoted to the Maximal Flying Corps. However, as Skold was taken to be recycled, it turned out that she had survived Nyx's attack and was merely unconscious. She fled and eventually found herself working for Megatron's Darksyders, becoming an enforcer for those poor bots who bought Beast Upgrades but failed to pay interest on those upgrades. About five decades after Unity Day, she served as a bouncer for Megatron while he presided over the Cybertronian Parliament.

One day, she was sent to extract funds from a delinquent payer and "teach them a lesson", but she discovered the payer was none other than Galvatron and his three Generals. Galvatron offered her a key role in the Grand Galvatron Uprising, to wreak havoc against the Cybertron Parliament for its decades of stagnation. She quietly accepted, keeping her new role as a Vehicon General a secret from everyone, even Megatron.

As for Nyx—she had once enjoyed the prestige of belonging to the Maximal Flying Corps, but as the Resistance became dominant, she grew disillusioned by both factions, becoming a recluse. Once, when exploring tunnels underneath the surface, she came across a strange message scribbled on a wall: "Nyx Quest". Disturbed yet intrigued, she followed a trail of game-like hints through the tunnels until she came to a dead end, where a display appeared. Nyx saw the face of a strange reddish bot with antennae. It spoke just as she began to wonder: "GG, scrub. Saw your Let's-Play and knew you'd be up for a challenge, seems you've legit got some skills—so I can trust you with this choice loot." A strange golden disc appeared before her. "Turns out there's an exploit that lets you rewind the game clock. I made a guide to all the future DLC patches, every release note and bug fix, and was gonna give it my noob self, but now I'm getting into game design so IDGAF (leave a review if you liked my mod BTW, I'm about to check). Should let you get ahead of the meta, if you're not a cheat-hating tryhard. GLHF." Nyx took the disc, not understanding the strange words, and played its contents. She saw records of a future Cybertron, full of wonders—and terrors! She saw that the Second Vehicon Apocalypse was underway! She rushed to Cybertron Parliament to tell them the terrifying news.

Skold was already there, psyching herself up for attack. When she saw Nyx, she knew she had the perfect opportunity to kill her old enemy and get payback for the shame of her earlier defeat—but this threw her into doubt. If she were to attack then, would she really be doing so out of belief in Galvatron, or simply to settle a grudge? She realised that her loyalty was to Megatron after all, and in sparing him, spared Nyx too.

However, this caused the future on Nyx's Golden Disc to change! The Second Vehicon Apocalypse that was to begin with the destruction of the Cybertron Parliament did not occur, nor did Galvatron's uprising. Nyx did not understand what happened; had the awful future been averted, or merely delayed? She gave the Golden Disc to Megatron for safekeeping, and he promised to help her investigate these questions...

[viahhapocalyptica]

Some ramblings on Apo’s new album

This isn’t a review, I just need to ramble.

Upon first listening to Cell-0.... There’s something really different about it and I can’t quite put my finger on what?

I can hear really clearly the differences between who wrote which songs, because after this many years I recognise their individual styles for sure. It was no surprise to me that I liked Eicca’s and Mikko’s the most without even realising it (nothing against Perttu’s style, just preference), so my point is - it was obviously familiar? I obviously felt the Apo-ness :’D But then some songs I didn’t feel like I’m listening to Apo at all at some points :’D That’s not a bad thing at all, just weird... I love that they can still surprise me after all this time tbh. There’s not any huge genre-breaking risks on this album I don’t think, but that doesn’t mean it’s not varied. It’s certainly as varied as you’d want and expect from Apo. Though I think the moment I felt most like I wasn’t listening to them was at the end of Beyond the Stars, ‘cause it has a bit with a goofy weird-voiced fantasy-like narrator like you hear in power metal and such XD seriously reminded me of an Ensiferum, Wintersun, or even Nightwish song.

Fav moments so far is the fact that a part of Ashes of the Modern World made me think of Castlevania, some of the darker creepier moments of the song Cell-0, the emotional beauty of Rise and Catharsis, the absolute badassery of the moment everything fucking drops in En Route To Mayhem, actually fuck it the whole of En Route To Mayhem that song’s amazing, the synthy magic of Beyond The Stars, the synth weirdness in general, and the fact that the one song written by Mikko has simultaneously the most classical cello-y sounding parts but also has the most noticeably different feel to the other songs, and it’s fucking brilliant. That guy’s easily one of the most underappreciated musical geniuses of all time, idgaf if that comment would make him wince XD Also bonus points for the surprise Troy Donockley appearance, though tbh it’s such a overpowering signature sound it might as well be an Apo/Nightwish collaboration :’D

I don’t think it’s the Cult no.2 I’m sure some fans were hoping for, and personally I would have loved something with the attitude of that album too, but trying to do something that’s already done is boring. They have two decades worth of personal growth, experiences, marriages, children, etc under their belts now. It was never going to be another Cult, and I’m glad. But it IS certainly a testament to a band that never gets tired of doing whatever the fuck they want and being amazing at it.

It’s gonna take some listens to fully appreciate, I’m not totally screaming about it just yet, but Apocalyptica’s usually like that. Their music needs/deserves my full attention and I don’t have a whole lot to give right now... But obviously I really like what I hear, though I don’t think there was any danger of that not happening... Honestly my only real criticism is that it’s not longer XD

P.S. the album art is fucking stunning too OOF

[taste-in-music]

My Favorite Songs of 2018 by Genre

There was a LOT of music this year that I still wanted to talk about but didn’t get put on the other posts I made, so I decided to put yet ANOTHER list together. (Read my top albums and EPs of the year lists if you want some context.) Buckle up, because it’s going to be a long one, folks. Here are the rules for eligibility:

The songs on this list most likely a) weren’t on an album that I loved in its entirety/didn’t feel that strongly about, b) were on an album that I didn’t have time to listen to, or c) were released as singles. 

No songs from the albums or EPs I’ve previously mentioned are eligible. 

I’ll try my best not to include singles that are for albums coming out next year (for example, I’m not putting Light On by Maggie Rogers or Party For One by Carly Rae Jepsen on the list.) Those songs will be eligible if I do a list next year. If I accidentally do put an album single on the list, it’s because I didn’t know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Now, presented in no particular order, let’s get to some tunes.

POP

Used to You by Dagny: If you’ve been with me for a while, you know that I’m obsessed with Norwegian pop star Dagny, who I learned about through a recommendation from a friend. This song is one of her best: uptempo but melancholy, with honest, vulnerable lyrics about a strained relationship. 

Crush by Tessa Violet: On the complete opposite end of the spectrum, we’ve got a bubbly sugar-pop song about having a crush on someone. It’s quite simple as to why I love this song: it’s just so joyfully adorable.

Sweet but Psycho by Ava Max: Okay, why is this not a hit the U.S.? It’s already gotten to number one in Norway, Finland, and Sweden, and is making a splash in the U.K. While I’m iffy on the lyrics, this song has one of the catchiest hooks of the year. It’s a giant guilty pleasure of mine. 

Sucker Punch by Sigrid: This was named the eighth best song of the year by Time magazine and it’s easy to see why. It has all the elements that make up a Sigrid song (catchy melody, her signature raspy vocals,) but has just enough quirky touches and eccentric details to it that set it apart from the rest of her discography. 

Do Right by Glades: Glades are so underrated, and I’ve mentioned them in a bunch of posts before. This song is them at their best, with one of the stickiest choruses of the year and a sweet synth riff. 

Batshit by Sofi Tukker: I first heard this song in an iPhone commercial, oddly enough. I’m not going to say that this song is good, because I’m fairly sure that it isn’t good. The chorus is literally the word “batshit” said over and over and over again. But somehow, it’s perfect? It’s simple while at the same time having so many cool elements that it’s never boring. The funky bass riff, lowered vocals, electronic drop are all so infectious. Sofi Tukker are my guilty pleasure band, so check them out if you’re into strange dance club music. 

Chasers by Bahari: This pulsating, electronic groove from California based trio (now duo :/) Bahari is like a dangerous lullaby. The twinkling production and harmonies keep the tone tense but enjoyable. I hope they release more music soon. 

Cause You Did by Willa: Willa exploded onto my radar with her powerful, ass kicking anthem Swan, which she released back in 2016. I was so excited to see that she had released new music. This song is a bit different from her previous work, swerving more into the pop lane, but is still charming as hell. (Fun fact, she was in an episode of Supernatural. 10.13 Halt and Catch Fire. The more you know, am I right?)

San Francisco by Fickle Friends: This is my favorite song off of the Broken Sleep EP (I think it’s an EP? It’s only three songs... Check it out regardless.) Fickle Friends’s sound is so summery and tropical, it never fails to put me in a good mood, and this song is a perfect example of that. 

F**k U by Kailee Morgue: A whole tell off anthem. Like her other material, this song balances darker material with a sweet and innocent sounding vocal delivery. Just make sure you listen to the uncensored version. Listening to the clean version is like listening to the radio edit of IDGAF by Dua Lipa or “Forget” You by CeeLo Green. It has no bite to it without the title word being said.

Emotion by Astrid S: When I first heard Such a Boy, I knew that Astrid S had the potential to be a pop starlet in the vein of Zara Larsson. This song is a lot of fun, with a whistling hook and Astrid S’s usual sassy delivery.  

Cherry by Rina Sawayama: This is a whole BOP, from the whispery intro to the rushing production to the melodic, get-stuck-in-your-head chorus. This song is much like its title suggests: bright and sweet with just enough of a twang to keep it interesting, just like a cherry. 

Baby Don’t Talk by LÉON: Of the two singles she released this year, I can’t help but like this one a little bit more (but don’t get me wrong, Falling is a whole bop and a half.) This song is just so likable, from the snappy percussion to the “ooOOooOOhs,” to the unforgettable melody. LÉON is so underrated, I can’t encourage you enough to listen through her three EPs and other singles. They’re all gold. 

Daughter by L Devine: I can’t tell you how shook I was when I first heard this song. It’s L Devine at her finest, with a catchy melody, relatable lyrics, and just the right amount of electronic elements. This song is the wlw bop that no one’s talking about that everyone should be talking about. 

Carousel by Skylar Spence: I found this gem thanks to Spotify’s Indie Pop playlist. The pulse to this song always makes me want to tap my toes. It’s like if the color yellow was a song. The lyrics are super cute, and the glitchy, robotic chorus just works somehow.  

R.E.M. by Ariana Grande: While I found Sweetener as an album a bit uneven in quality, it’s still by Ariana fucking Grande. She could sing What’s The Fox Say and it would sound beautiful. This track is my personal favorite, with the cute little “bum bum bums” and the all around dreamy atmosphere. There’s also a funny amount of self awareness in this song, with the whole “’Excuse me, um, I love you,’” and “does this end?” It adds a layer of charm and personality that elevate this song. Ariana Grande is definitely the pop idol we need in the hot 100 right now, dear Lorde.

Sue Me by Sabrina Carpenter: What a fricking BANGER! This song rocked me to my core. Sabrina Carpenter is one of the best singers to come out of the Disney machine, and she’s always had potential for greatness (remember Thumbs? That song slaps.) There’s something visceral and inexplicably powerful about this song, I feel it right in my gut. It’s my favorite off of Singular Act 1, @eleanorschidis thank you for convincing me to listen through the album.

Love The Lie by Call Me Loop: I don’t feel like I can communicate why I’m so obsessed with this song, but I’ll try. It’s catchy as fuck, the twinkling guitar riff, the beat and melody... it’s all just so perfect. You know what? I can’t do it justice. Just listen to it. 

Drink About by Seeb ft. Dagny: This might be my favorite pop song of the year, and I both do and don’t know why. On one hand, the lyrics are repetitive, it’s simplistic, and it’s just another club dance song. But on the other hand, there’s something about it that elevates it beyond that. First off, there’s Dagny, who I’ve said before I LOVE, and her performance brings so much emotion and pain and personality to the song. Then there’s Seeb’s production, managing to make an unforgettable drop and chorus out of only a handful of lines. There was a period of time where I would just listen to this song on repeat, and it never got old or tired despite its repetition. It’s like a rush of euphoria whenever I hear it, and I can’t recommend it enough. 

R&B/HIP HOP

Honey Dew by LION BABE: Like Say Lou Lou, I first learned about LION BABE by reading about them in Teen Vogue. I put off checking them out for a while, and when I finally did, I wasn’t disappointed. This songs is one of the chillest I’ve heard this year. Jillian Hervey’s smooth voice and the twinkling pianos and shuffling percussion of Lucas Goodman’s production just meld so perfectly together. 

After the Storm by Kali Uchis ft. Tyler, The Creator and Bootsy Collins: There’s something about Kali Uchis’s voice that is so unique and so sultry, I can’t help but get sucked into her music. This song mixes together her lovely crooning, a rap verse from Tyler, The Creator, bubbly production, and uplifting lyrics, and I can’t help but feel happy whenever I hear it. This song feels like emerging from a cold lake, it’s that refreshing. (Also, count In My Dreams as an honorable mention, that song is great too.)

The Kids Are Alright by Chloe x Halle: The song is awe-inspiring, from the powerful harmonies of the opening to the rhythmic switch-ups present all throughout the song. I love the “we are we are we are” mantra that repeats all throughout the song. It almost sounds like a poem put to music. 

Blue Lights by Jorja Smith: Mixing a spoken word style hip hop and reggae elements into her usual graceful sound, Jorja Smith manages to craft a pretty sounding R&B song with a meaningful message behind it. Her debut album Lost & Found isn’t what I usually listen to, but I enjoyed it quite a bit. Also, can Jorja Smith drop her skincare routine? How does she get it so dewy and smooth? She’s so hecking pretty, I can’t even. 

Honey by Raveena: YouTube played this song as a commercial before a video I was watching, and I fell in love with it. Raveena’s voice is so delicate, fragile even, and just lovely paired with the simple but glistening production. 

Summer Pack by Childish Gambino: Okay, I’m putting both songs on here. My only explanation for this EP is that Donald Glover took the entire season of Summer and managed to distill it into two R&B songs. Summertime Magic has a watery, tropical mood that’s always refreshing to hear (am I the only one that is reminded of Wii Sports Resort?) and Feels Like Summer makes me feel like I’m sitting on my front steps in the middle of August with a melting orange popsicle. 

ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/ROCK

Baby by Bishop Briggs: While more pop leaning than her usual content, the blatant sexuality, personal lyrics, and Bishop Briggs’s usual powerful vocals sell this song. Also, the music video is AMAZING. I’ve put it on my animated music videos that give me life series, but I can’t reiterate enough how great the animation is. Holy hell. 

Gold Rush by Death Cab for Cutie: This song is downright ethereal. It sounds like it’s lulling you to sleep, but in the best kind of way. It isn’t boring, it’s soothing. Hearing this song on the radio is what got me into this band, and while I haven’t heard their entire discography, I know that this song will remain one of my favorites.

Hand It Over by MGMT: Just like Gold Rush, this song is so soothing it’s practically therapeutic. Every time I hear it, I just melt right into my chair. I’d say I’m a casual fan of MGMT, (I haven’t heard their less mainstream albums,) but I really like Oracular Spectacular and Little Dark Age. This is one of my favorite cuts off the latter album.

Idaho by Gorillaz: While The Now Now didn’t leave a big impression on me, this song makes me glad that I decided to listen to it. The production has this swell to it at the chorus, which is just so calming. I really like how the song is dappled with nature sounds, too. It makes me feel like I’m in a cabin next to a lake in the middle of the woods and it’s raining outside but I’m cuddled up in a cozy blanket with a cup of peppermint tea.

Baby You’re A Haunted House by Gerard Way: I’ve never listened to My Chemical Romance, so I didn’t know what to expect from this song, but holy crap. It’s a total banger. The guitars on this track are so fuzzy and aggressive in all the right ways. This was what I had on repeat all throughout Halloween. 

Blood and Bones by TRACE: The only word I can use to describe the song is entrancing. TRACE’s smooth vocals and the laid back production always make me feel so relaxed, and the funkier electronic touches and glittery piano riffs add just enough to keep it all interesting. 

Nobody by Mitski: I told y’all I be mentioning Mitski on one of these lists! While the entirety of Be The Cowboy was lovely, Nobody stands out as one of the catchiest, strangest, and most depressing songs of the year. How can a song about crushing, isolating loneliness that literally has a lyric about the hypothetical aliens living on Venus bop to the gods? I have no clue, but Mistki pulled it off. 

Fruity by Rubblebucket: Speaking of weird lyrics, this one takes the cake: “I said I’d make it to the party / But I’ve got a lot going on / The lioness gave a feast for forty off her body / Then slept on the ground till a flower grew out.” I have no clue what the hell that's supposed to mean, but it works. The little “lalala”s and the whispered vocals make for an interesting listen. Thanks, Spotify’s Discover Weekly!

Pristine by Snail Mail: The brain child of nineteen year old Lindsey Jordan, Snail Mail is one of the most intriguing indie rock acts I’ve heard this year. Her debut album, Lush, is full of awesome songs, but Pristine has got to be my favorite. The lyrics about the monotony of party culture, accompanied by an upbeat guitar riff and communicated through her raw vocals, all come together to form a song that you can both headbang and relax to. 

She’s Kerosene by The Interrupters: I don’t listen to ska punk, but this song is a just a ton of fun. There’s a sweet saxophone solo, and holy crap does Aimee Allen have a ton of personality on the vocals. Even my dad liked this song.

Body Talks by The Struts ft. Kesha: AND I MEAN THE KESHA VERSION. The original is fine, but when you’ve got a version of a song with Kesha on it, do you really need to hear the other one? This song has such an explosive and rocking chorus and Luke Spiller of The Struts and Kesha have great chemistry. I hope Kesha ventures more into the rock genre in the future, because she, well, rocks at it.

Midnight by Black Honey: A grimy banger complete with bold vocals, a chorus that will get. stuck. in your. head, assertive guitars, and a kick ass synthesizer solo? Yes, please. I loved Midnight from the first time I heard it. I might have mentioned before that I heard of this song through YouTube recommendations, and I’m so happy to have come across this song and this band. 

Lavender Bones by Stand Atlantic: As I mentioned in my artist recommendation post, this song is the update to Misery Business by Paramore that I never knew I needed. It’s noisy, it’s angry, it’s so goddamn catchy. I’m not always into the whole punk sound, but this song surpasses its genre. It’s just so good. 

Shame by Elle King: Since hearing Ex’s and Oh’s back in 2015, I’ve been obsessed with Elle King’s debut, Love Stuff. It’s one of those albums that I can put on and listen to all the way through. Her follow up, Shake The Spirit, was also pretty good, showcasing her gritty, powerful voice intertwined with rock, blues, and country elements. This song is the standout, explosive, boot stomping, and a whole lot of fun. 

Uh Huh by Jade Bird: This song is the epitome of a headbanger. It was a tossup between this song and her other singles, Love Has All Been Done Before and Lottery, for this list, but this one just had to be on it. This is one of my most listened to rock songs of the year. The energetic guitar gives the song an electric pulse, and Jade Bird’s vocals... holy shit does she have pipes. Her voice reminds me of Alanis Morissette. This song sprints at full speed, as over as quickly as it started, and a hell of a rush too. 

Fireworks by First Aid Kit: I’m not a big fan of country/folk music, but this Swedish sister duo have surpassed my usual genre bias time and time again. This song is my favorite off of their album Ruins, (they dropped the EP Tender Offerings this year, too. It’s a lovely little slice of folk that I’d definitely recommend y’all check out.) This is a grand, soaring ballad, showcasing the sisters’ harmonization and a showstopping string instrument. Just gorgeous. 

Reasons Not To Die (Demo) by Ryn Weaver: Ryn Weaver was one of the first artists I listened to when I was first defining my taste in music. Her album The Fool is what got me into the indie pop and alternative genres. While hopeful that she’d drop more music, I was also pretty sure that it wasn’t going to happen for a long, long while because she doesn’t currently have a label. Then this song came along. Everything about it is beautiful: Ryn’s vibrato-rich voice, the melody, the lyrics, guys. This song’s lyrics are so personal and authentic. As the song continues, it builds up to this crescendo, and Ryn’s voice gets more powerful and yet more vulnerable at the same time, the music swells... and then it drops back down again. This song makes me teary whenever I hear it, and that doesn’t happen that often. Please, Ryn. Drop more music. Lorde knows we need voices like yours in the current music scene. 

Listen to the complete mix of all these songs HERE. What were your favorite songs of 2018? Any artists, albums, singles, etc. I should know about? Leave your thoughts and recommendations down below.

[steampunkpirate131719]

Personality Types - Jesper Fahey

I’m doing a ton of archetypes. Except for astrology signs because imma be Kaz and be edgy and also be Wylan and not know anything about the fun stuff in life.

If there are any other archetypes anybody wants to hear for any of the characters from SoC (I haven’t read shadow and bone. Sorry.) then just comment or ask. I’ll also do fics and headcannons on one character trying to archetype another.

Not gonna lie. I’m probably going to do more of these cuz this was fun. @sixofcrowsnet thanks for the amazing challenge.

Hero’s Journey: The Ally

If SoC goes with the classic, Joseph-Campbell style hero’s journey that most ya fictions still follow, then either Kaz or Inej is the main hero and the other is the love interest. (Sorry Jesper).

Jesper is the ally, the buddy, the Ron Weasley or the Samwise Gamgee or the Sam Wilson. He serves a slightly comedic purpose but also is the most relatable. He’s got mad skills, to be sure. But any reader secretly knows that although they might dream of being a genius like Kaz or a badass like Inej, they’d probably handle things a bit more like a lime green goofball. Nothing is more relatable than messing up smarter people’s perfect plans and having to laugh at yourself for it.

The buddy is the first and the last to stick with the hero, even when the hero does them wrong. A lot. The point where the hero loses the friend because of something they did is the point the hero hits rock bottom. (*cough* we’re looking at you Kaz *cough*).

More on roles in the hero’s journey: https://m.mythcreants.com/blog/the-eight-character-archetypes-of-the-heros-journey/

Moral Alignment: Chaotic Good/Chaotic Neutral

I don’t even have to explain the chaotic part. Revolvers, adrenaline junkie, the choice of lime green as his signature color, flirting with everything that exists. Needs no further explanation.

The reason he varies between chaotic good and chaotic neutral is that he evolves as the story continues.

At first he’s just Kaz’s accomplice in everything. He definitely shows more heart than a lot of the others, a trait which can be noted as early as the Big Bolliger fiasco, but he still kills without question and enjoys fighting quite a lot. A crow through and through.

When his father arrives, though, and once his relationship with Wylan begins, we see more of the fuzzy Jesper he’s been trying to shove down for so long. He stops gambling so much, confronts his failures, and accepts that he can’t just laugh the rest of the world off.

But he still isn’t entirely good either. I mean, he’s chilling in the Van Eck house right now but we all know he’s not planning on retiring from a life of hilarious deviousness and adorable chaos anytime soon.

Political Alignment: Leftist And Liberal

He’s not gonna be one to believe in government control of everything. There’s-a-place-for-it-but-I-don’t-want-to-see-cops-unless-I’m-being-murdered-type of worldview. But he also thinks that healthcare might be nice.

He loves breaking rules. He also knows there’s a line.

You-aren’t-taking-my-guns-cuz-they’re-antiques-but-also-who-the-fuck-needs-military-grade-weapons.

Be-gay-or-don’t. Smoke-weed-or-don’t. Idgaf. Also-can-I-get-some-weed-and-some-gay-up-in-here.

Socially, he doesn’t care unless someone’s getting hurt. Following the same morals as your grandparents is boring and never gets society anywhere.

More about political alignment: https://www.politicalcompass.org/test/en

YA Fiction-Style Sorting: Gryffindor/Dauntless/Hermes

He is a wild child.

He’s got too much heart to be Slytherin, too much drama to be Hufflepuff, and too much recklessness to be Ravenclaw. Plus he’s brave and really dumb sometimes so he belongs in Gryffindor.

Dauntless for pretty much the same reasons, but I could also see him chilling out with the drugged up farmers. So either way you want to call it man. No one really cares about Divergent anymore anyway. (Oops I said it).

Hermes because you know he loves pranks and being dorky. He’s got Apollo’s drama to be sure, but he’s a Hermes kid in every other way. He’s a traveller at heart.

Myers- Briggs: ENFP

Extrovert. Jesper loves people. He wasn’t ever happy with a quiet life. He flirts with everyone. He is basically the definition of an extrovert.

Intuitive. This dude is all about living in the moment. He trusts his gut. He wants things here and now. He’s all about creativity and whatever is new.

Feeling. His decision-making-brain accidentally got placed in his heart. He’s kind of an idiot sometimes because he doesn’t think. But his heart usually guides him to the right place when it comes to the people he loves, even if it screws him over with decisions that only affect him.

Perceiving. He does not know the meaning of the word plan. He’s flexibile, and not just because he has no bones. The dude is scatterbrained sometimes but no one really minds because he’s the best prepared when the rest of the world gets scatterbrained. (The shipyard).

Honestly I would put the link here but i think people put too much stock in this test so if you really like this type of personality typing then you’re gonna have to find it on your own.

The Right Decade: 70s.

He already dresses like he’s in a more murder-y version of a disco.

He’s living the free life of the hippies of the 60s but is also ready for the techno future coming in the 80s.

We all know he’s ready for those disco moves. He basically lives in Victorian London and yet you know he already knows all of them.

He would 100% be a member of the Village People.

The Seven Sins: Pride

Alright this is probably not the one you were expecting but hear me out.

Even though he’s a goofball, we all know it’s a little bit of a self defense mechanism. He really tries to maintain his pride, even more than Kaz sometimes.

His problems with Wylan always come from his inability to address his faults.

His biggest shame is his gambling problem, and the moment we see him the most upset is when his debt causes him to tip off rival gangs before the heist.

He won’t tell his father of his failure at college because he can’t face his father not being proud of him anymore.

Spirit Animal: Praying Mantis

Lime green

Lanky AF

Has no bones

Do I need to put more

[peaceloveharmony25]

Harmony's answers:

🍭do you resonate with your zodiac sun sign? if yes what qualities do you relate to. if no what other sign do you relate more with?

I mean obviously I'll relate to it in certain aspects but overall I tend to forget I'm an Aries lol. I more so connect to pisces, which makes sense since its my signature sign. I also connected to sagittarius energy a lot for some reason.

🌝 what is your rising sign? Pisces

🧊 what is your sun sign? Aries

🪷 what is your moon sign? Pisces

🥰 what is your favorite thing about your sun/moon/rising sign?

The fact that I get to be creative and bring it into reality. And the fact that I am an old soul, but a child at heart.

😡 what do you dislike about your sun/moon/rising sign?

The fact that I also work in extremes. I'm like a hurricane who all of sudden decides its too much work after destroying half the town.

🦋 what zodiac signs do you get along most with, why?

Ummm I think I get along with all pretty well, but for right now lets say virgos Oh and Aquarius. Actually I think just anyone who is a little weird lol

❌what zodiac signs do you get along least with, why?

Because of my adaptability (nice way of saying lack of identity), I get along with everyone pretty well. But I have had the most run ins with Scorpios (shocking right?), Tauruses, Leos, and Pisces (plot twist). But it was just because these people were underdeveloped, you know?

🔥 what do you think of fire signs? (Aries, Leo, or Sag)

funny, badass, chill, idgaf energy (but in a i do whatever i want way), powerful, sexy, silly/playful, loud af, sensitive, loyal, young kids at heart

🍀 what do you think of earth signs? (Virgo, Taurus, or Capricorn)

stubborn, sweet, anxiety, grounded, idgaf energy (but more self-assured than fire signs), go-getters, bougie, sensual, breakfast at tiffany's vibes, loyal (picky, but once they choose you, your in for life)

💦 what do you think of water signs? (Cancer, Pisces, or Scorpio)

my loves/my babies/my faves lol, sensitive, loving, protective, idgaf energy (but in a my emotions are to much way), tsundere, possessive, most likely to kill, fucking goofy, soft (like physically), secretive but overshares, hella creative, friendly and sweet but definitely still an introvert, mystical, childlike but in a mature way (sorry fire signs)

😈 what do you think of air signs? (Aquarius, Libra, or Gemini)

distant but friendly, idgaf energy (in the literal sense), protective, smart, weird, creative, witty, seductive

🖤 what signs would you Marry/Kiss & Kill

Marry- Libra, Gemini, Sagittarius, Aries

Kiss- Cancer, Pisces, Scorpio, Virgo?

Kill- Leo, Aquarius, Taurus, Capricorn

🙄 what are the most annoying misconceptions about your zodiac sign?

That we are intense or "too much." Or that we are super hot headed. Like yeah do most of us have a boiling rage, yes, but do we all know how to control it, yes. I hate it when people reduce me to some angry, stubborn, immature child. An aries (at least a developed one) never gets pissed off for no reason. And we are actually really sensitive, and love really hard.

🍒what are the best things you hear about your sign?

That we are loyal, fun, sweethearts that can make friends with anyone. No matter what other placements an aries has, throughout my life I have always noticed that same silly twinkle in their eye. Like Aries is legit some of the most fun-loving people on this earth, and they always make me feel like I can belong. Very much, "whoever wants to follow, can follow" energy. kinda like pirates lol

🌈 if you could choose new placements what Sun/Moon/Rising combination would you choose for yourself?

Scorpio/Aries Rising- Cause their hot

Sagittarius Sun- Cause I love, love, love Sagittarius energy

Cancer/Virgo Moon- I curse out my deep emotions a lot, but I honestly think that I am better with them than without. Its my superpower, and i love my ability to heal

👁 share a fun fact about your birth chart placement?

Majority of my chart is pisces. Even if you look at the individual persona chart pisces tends to rule. So what ends up happening is that I tend to relate to the physical aspect of each sign but not the emotional.

Ex: I have a gemini venus and resonate with the need for intellectual compatibility, my adoration for love letters, and needing constant communication between me and my partner. But in my venus persona chart my venus is pisces. Unlike the stereotype, I need a deep emotional connection with someone, and I tend to give every aspect of myself to the people I love. So why I love the actions that are associated with me venus because they make me feel loved, emotionally I relate more to pisces venus because its more similar to how I feel when I'm in love and what I'm looking for.

astrology/zodiac ask game❣️

🍭do you resonate with your zodiac sun sign? if yes what qualities do you relate to. if no what other sign do you relate more with?

🌝 what is your rising sign?

🧊 what is your sun sign?

🪷 what is your moon sign?

🥰 what is your favorite thing about your sun/moon/rising sign?

😡 what do you dislike about your sun/moon/rising sign?

🦋 what zodiac signs do you get along most with, why?

❌what zodiac signs do you get along least with, why?

🔥 what do you think of fire signs? (Aries, Leo, or Sag)

🍀 what do you think of earth signs? (Virgo, Taurus, or Capricorn)

💦 what do you think of water signs? (Cancer, Pisces, or Scorpio)

😈 what do you think of air signs? (Aquarius, Libra, or Gemini)

🖤 what signs would you Marry/Kiss & Kill

🙄 what are the most annoying misconceptions about your zodiac sign?

🍒what are the best things you hear about your sign?

🌈 if you could choose new placements what Sun/Moon/Rising combination would you choose for yourself?

👁 share a fun fact about your birth chart placement?

[cyansurvivor]

(Basically there’s been some changes, consider the time away as basically a time-skip sorta? Where this little gremlin has done a bit of growing up and maturing from an hot-tempered revenge driven bloodlusting ball of fight to a mostly chill but still equally cruel and sadistic young adult...sorta...)

She doesn’t jump headfirst into fights anymore, and usually plays the provoke rule, meaning she let’s them get int all the hits and jabs they want to pass a certain point and then goes in once that line has been crossed, makes it easier to explain to others, especially Yosh.

She has a very “IDGAF” attitude now, it’s less confrontative like her old personality, and more “I’mma do things my way and if that happens to throw a wrench into your plans well shit, sorry not sorry.”

Catch her sitting on the edge of a building tossing jawbreakers into her mouth like popcorn and biting through the things cause she can.

Her teeth are all sharp and pointy now, they’re also black, and hard af, she’ll bite through steel if she wants to, and losing em isn’t too much of an issue since they grow back really fast, think like a shark.

No guns, we fistfight like men now, and she’s got her own little unique element in Lightning/Plasma now that she isn’t shy about using, she’s proud of it, since it’s power that’s hers and is a signature, like Yosh and Dark Matter.

Her Yosh obsession has sorta tempered out? She still pretty highly idolizes Yosh and still uses her as a model for the kind of strength she should reach and use. But she isn’t as outwardly creepy about it anymore, no more threatening her friends or anything like that. Even if she does still get jealous af if other people are hanging around her.

She still has feels for the wolf though, but she has the belief that her and Yosh’s destines will converge at some point no matter how hard the wolf tries to avoid or doubt it, she believes they cant avoid each other forever, and that means someday she’ll have her Yosh, so she can chill and be patient and watch Yosh try to make things work with other friends/relationships and kill time all she likes, someday they’ll be the only two left, and that day she’ll get her Yosh. It’s all just about patience.

That said, she’s still gonna do her best to irritate the hell out of Yosh, in an endearing sort of way.

No more third person, no “Kari this”, no more silly mannerisms and childlike behavior, she uses terms like “I” “me” and etc, that ship has sailed.

But that said, she isn’t above occasionally switching back to it to bother people or get on their nerves, that’s fun for her to do.

[saltwatersovereign]

I had a dream last night that Unktomi showed up in. This is maybe the 4th or 5th time and he always shows up in spider form. What made me stop and think about it though is that he never shows up in the signature black and red colors he’s known for; he always appears as an orb spider (black with yellow markings). When I questioned myself why he comes this way to me, I remembered something: when I was about 5, I would tell anyone who would listen about the terrifying zigzag spider as big as a person that used to talk to me. It scared me so bad, it actually may be what initiated my fear of spiders. I avoided the spot where it used to talk to me for an entire decade. As a child, I was always told this was my imagination. Unktomi has just confirmed to me it was him. When I asked months ago if we’ve met before, he didn’t mention this. Not gonna lie…its kind of crappy to find out that one of your earliest childhood traumas was caused by a god. I probably would have attempted to banish him had I known, now I’m fairly adjusted to his presence. Getting tired of spirits withholding information from me though. “You would have rejected me” is not a good enough reason not to be honest, idgaf what species you are.

[wiremagazine]

TOP TRAX: KESHA'S LONG ROAD TO THE HIGH ROAD

By DJ FR8-O | Photo provided by The Karpel Group

You don't have to be a fan of Kesha's music to appreciate all the good she does for the LGBTQ community, the environment, women's rights and any other worthy cause in need of a loud voice or a strong hand to push the needle. Even before her very public legal battle against Producer Dr. Luke, the outspoken queen of white-girl rap never thought twice about standing up against the bullies of the world; a quality you'd probably never expect from the girl who spelled her name with a dollar sign and gave us party anthems like "Tik Tok," "Blow" and "Die Young" off her first two albums. Still, even with all that passion fueling the fire inside her, it just wasn't enough to win her own fight.

After being defeated in the courtroom, the bruised and battered singer did what any self-respecting artist would do. She picked herself up, locked herself in the recording studio and took her frustrations out on her next album. On Rainbow, Kesha put the glitter back in the bottle, dropped the dollar sign, and traded unapologetic party anthems for girl-power battle cries ("Woman") and introspective mantras ("Praying"). While we celebrated her long-awaited return to the spotlight and cheered her sudden lane change, there was still a part of us that missed the unfettered earworms that once called us to the dance floor begging for drunken karaoke.

Lucky for us, the 32-year-old songwriter heard our vodka-soaked cries and has gone back to her dirty pop roots on her latest offering, High Road. When talking to Rolling Stone about making the new album she explained how she "reconnected to the unrestrained joy and wildness that's always been a part of me – and in this process, I have had the most fun I've ever had making a record." Besides co-writing every track on the set – with some assistance from the likes of Wrabel, Nate Ruess (Fun) and Dan Reynolds (Imagine Dragons) – Kesha also took the wheel as executive producer; driving this music machine through twists and turns in the most unexpected directions.

The wild journey kicks off with "Tonight," or what I like to call "Tik Tok, Part 2." What sounds at first like a piano bar sing-along, suddenly explodes into machine gunfire of handclaps and Kesha's iconic rap about partying the night away with good friends and good booze. The fun doesn't stop on "My Own Dance." Even while flipping her middle finger to those who told her to "get over it" Kesha confidently serves up her signature IDGAF wordplay with lines like "We get it that you've been through a lotta shit, but life's a bitch so come on shake your tits and fuck it!" The sharp-tongued diva keeps the party going with Big Freedia on the gospel-inspired "Raising Hell" and the high energy title track before slowing things down on the haunting piano ballad "Shadow," the slow-burning "Honey," and acoustic numbers "Cowboy Blues" and "Resentment."

Whether she's roaring on a pulsating baseline or purring a stripped-down melody, Kesha has always had a way of swinging at the haters while keeping her sense of humor intact; a fact that's evident on "Birthday Suit" and "Kinky." And, despite all the scars, tracks like "Little Bit of Love," "BFF" and "Father Daughter Dance" remind us that even the tough girls can be vulnerable every now and then. Kesha just doesn't give a f*** what people think of her or what other artists are putting out there. She'll always do her own dance!

If you're a recording artist, producer or musician and would like your work featured in TOP TRAX, hit me up at abarrios@wiremag.com.

This was originally published in Wire Magazine Issue 5.2020

[doortjeanais]

Sing more covers he said. So I did.

"Oh look, Jeongguk posted a new cover. He's really good, huh?" Bogum told Tae as they deplaned from Jeju. Taehyung looked at him, confused, as Jeongguk has not mentioned anything about a cover before he left. "What cover?" Bogum showed him a video posted in the BTS YouTube Channel, the usual black screen with just Jeongguk's vocals. A melodic ballad tune played and after a few bars, that signature voice came in. Why can't you hold me in the street Why can't I kiss you on the dance floor I wish that we could be like that 'cause I' m yours Taehyung scrolled the video to look at the title just to be sure but the first lines are a dead giveaway anyway. Damn. Secret Love Song by the Little Mix was a song they both chanced upon by accident. They heard a Korean cover of the song uploaded a few months back and Taehyung swore it was stuck in his head for quite a while. The song is bittersweet and catchy but most of all, it's a sort of anthem for Taehyung and Jeongguk's current life. A secret love affair of stolen kisses, hidden intertwined hands, smitten glances, all mostly done in borrowed time. Fans are quick to realize, fast on the uptake in every fancam video of them whispering, holding hands, getting lost in the small intimate world that they created that the management reminded them to be careful. They even resorted to directing them to stay away in videos, sit far apart in fan signs so as not taint their good bulletproof boys images. As if loving someone regardless of gender is a sin or smear that should be wiped away clean. "Oh Kookie..." Taehyung remembered that Jeongguk asked him if he can come home with him to Busan for a few days during their break. "Sorry Kookie, I promised Bogum I'll meet him when I get back to give him the items he asked me to buy. I need to come home to Daegu soon after to visit Grandma and the kids are waiting for me. How about after the last leg of the tour, yes? We'll have another break then. " Jeongguk cannot win at poker with his lack of facial filter to hide his emotions. His face is too expressive. He tried to hold back this time, but his jaw clenching and his usual tongue-in-cheek quirk is showing. "It's okay Tae, I'm pretty sure you're fed up with my face by now. Have fun in Jeju." His phone started ringing and he nodded to excuse himself out curtly. It's probably Yugyeom calling him out again to play. "Gummy, I think I need to go." Bogum nodded and clapped Taehyung in the back. He knows Taehyung's relationship with Jeongguk and the song clearly says it all. "I know. Let's meet again sometime, ok? Have fun in the next leg!" Taehyung walked fast and half ran as he saw Sejin-hyung waiting for him in the arrivals area. "Hyung, is Jeongguk still at the dorm?" He asked as Sejin took his bag. They were walking towards the exit when sasaeng fans started screaming for Taehyung. So they ran, fast, towards the van. "Kookie was with Yoongi in his studio this morning. I know he asked for the 2nd to the last train sched to Busan for today. Brave kid, taking the train. I hope there are no sasaengs there." "Sejin-hyung! Let's go to the studio! Hurry!" Nodding, Sejin instructed the driver to go to the HQ and all Taehyung can think about is how much he hurt Jeongguk unintentionally. --- "Kid's not here anymore Taehyung. He left for Busan an hour ago." As expected, Yoongi is the only one left in the studio and no trace Jeongguk anywhere. "I messed up hyung! I really hurt Kookie right?" Yoongi's head bounced up and down like he's playing a tune in his head. "Yep kid, big time. Jeon was crying when we finished and of course I kicked him." Taehyung eyes grew wide in disbelief. "Kidding, i told him to suck it up and go home. Thing is, Taehyung, he's enamored with you and I cannot blame you for being the social butterfly that you are but you do tend to leave him out. I know it's a secret love affair and the world need not know what the truth is but be mindful of his feelings too. No one wants to be in a secret alone." Taehyung buried his face into his hands. Ah Taehyung how can you be so insensitive, he said to himself. Jeongukk deserves an apology and no phone call can cut it. "Hyung can you..?" Before he can even finish, Yoongi slid a piece of paper to him without even peeling his eyes off the screen of his computer. Taehyung smiled and prepared to haul himself to Yoongi when the older male shot him an icy death stare, daring him to continue his plan of glomping him. "Bring me Daegu food when you come back. I'm not going home. Now shoo, go away. Leave me be." "Thank you Hyung! I love youuu!" "Urgh, c'mon, save that for Jeongguk. It's just a train ticket, no need to profess your love me. Urgh, the shivers." Taehyung bowed at Yoongi and charged for the exit. "Go get him tiger!" --- It's around 2am when Jeongguk arrived in his neighborhood in Busan. It's late but somehow going straight to the park nearby his house sounded better to him that going home. He perched himself on a patch of grass, placed his bags and guitar beside him. Going home to Busan reminds Jeongguk that he's just a kid with humble beginnings, with a simple house and cute dogs. Busan is childhood, his adolescent dream while Seoul is work, adulthood, music, fans and of course... Seoul is connected to Taehyung. Sigh. Jeongguk shook his head at the idea of him crying in front of Yoongi after finishing the cover a while ago. He was just so jealous of Bogum and frustrated with Taehyung and their relationship. Why can the two of them go out while Jeongguk waits at home? How can they look so fucking perfect together that the management allows them to post it in Twitter while he can't even post selcas with Taehyung without causing an uproar? Why can't they express love same way other people in love do? Sighing again, he took out his guitar and looked around if here are anyone around. When the coast was clear, he strummed the chords of the song away. We keep behind closed doors Every time I see you, I die a little more Stolen moments that we steal as the curtain falls It'll never be enough He laughed at how this song fits him so much right now, it literally hurts. He was taken a back though when he heard a familiar baritone singing the next few bars. Why can't you hold me in the street? Why can't I kiss you on the dance floor? I wish that it could be like that Why can't we be like that? 'Cause I'm yours Taehyung sat beside him on the grass, their knees touching. They both look the same, hoodie, cap, black mask but underneathe faint night light, Jeongguk can see Taehyung's eyes. Pleading. Apologetic. Sincere. "I'm so sorry Kookie... I shouldn't have chosen Bogum over you. I'm really sorry." Jeongukk placed his guitar down and looked at Tae directly. He cannot get angry with those eyes on that face. He just can't. Just like LANY said in ILYSB, I'm hella obsessed with your face and yeah, Taehyung's face gives him that feeling. Somehow, the all that jealousy and frustration dissipated when Taehyung started peeling the mask off Jeongguk's face. He cupped his hand on his cheek and Jeongguk sighed into it. Taehyung is Taehyung. Nothing else feels right when Taehyung is right there, smiling at him. Everthing else, poof! Gone. Out of the window. "Kiss me then, if you're so sorry." Jeongguk haughtily said as he pulled the strings of Taehyung's mask off his eyes, revealing his boxy grin. Oh lord, he is such a delight. Why was he angry again? Taehyung kissed him slowly at first then fervently soon after. Kissing him felt the same as snuggling against him every night, holding his palm against his with their fingers intertwined. Busan is Jeongguk's childhood, Seoul is his work. Taehyung is home. "We'll work this out, babe. We'll get through this one day. Let's keep this secret safe for now, okay? Don't let go Kookie, I never will." With their foreheads touching, Jeongguk smiled and kissed Taehyung lightly once more. "You have all my cards, Tae. I'm not going anywhere." Why can't I say that I'm in love? I wanna shout it from the rooftop I wish that it could be like that Why can't we be like that? 'Cause I'm yours They both know it will take a long time for them to be able to tell the whole world of their secret. They also know that some secrets are better kept unsaid. But they've built their own little world around each other, no secrets, no lies. That, for now, should be enough. ---- Timecheck: 3:15am PST. Fuck i have a 9am meeting. Idgaf I've been hurting for Taekook for the past few days, fite me. I need to let this shit out. Not beta read, done in 2 hours. Oh sleep cmon. Let's go!

[pinksweatergettingbetter]

//

“he can read a trial’s karma and ultimate fate”

ok well now you’re going from poorly thought out mind games to absolute bullshit

what the fuck does that even mean??? what karma does a trial have?? with my understanding of karma, that means Sadmad literally goes “hm i feel like letting this kid off would please the universe, as she’s innocent. fuck, you win apollo.”

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'What is THAT supposed to mean?’ -Apollo Justice 2028

I'm wheezing the second i got mad he said exactly what I'm thinking 

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“he can foresee how arguments will go and lead his opposition”

>leading the court is   i l l e g a l

>foreseeing arguments is kind of what every prosecutor does only they set traps. this one actually just sounds like Edgeworth’s logic applied to future tense instead of past so i guess i’ll give it a grudging pass.

>but thats Edgeworth’s power and also LEADING THE COURT IS FUCKING ILLEGAL, NOT A SUPER POWER.

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me: [fuming]

game: [reminds me that phoenix Believes In Apollo]

me: [relaxes SOMEwhat]

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trucy: sounds like he's chanting a prayer

me: its funny because juxtaposition 

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I’m so fucking tired of Prosecutors being silent when the judge asks them if theyre ready

like jesus christ guys i know, we get it; youre too cool for school. just nod or some shit ok i wanna get on with my court case with a minimum of dick measuring 

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whats frustrating is that the nickname ‘last rights prosecutor’ is actually kind of heartwarming because it means that all Nahyuta wants to do is secure the true villain of the case to punish them, thereby putting the victim’s soul at rest

BUT considering the trainwreck of emotional depth that was DD he’s probably just going to be another shithead who assaults you and calls you a moron instead of actually listening 

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...his case info’s on a scroll. um. how delightfully foreign?

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sadmad: why do you think she's innocent 

apollo: um well i believe in her, also its too early for me to exactly give you direct proof and also and most importantly the point of this court is to give the defendant a Fair Trial so 

sadmad: (does a Z move and performs an unfortunate bout of Voice Acting)

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sadmad: sorry I'm probably going to make a lot of mistakes since i’m new here and my court system is really different

me: oh well he’s understanding and ready to learn, that’s coo

sadmad: lawyers are sinners and i shall cut them down with my holy wrath if they dare so much as do their job in this country 

me: ...wow what was that five seconds?? he’s raring to get to those mistakes

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judge: don’t threaten peoples’ lives

sadmad: its part of my CULTURE you fucking RACIST

judge: shit, please continue 

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sadmad you'd better get a fucktonne more likeable in the next three seconds or I'm condemning you to your shit hell myself.

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ema: no stress no snacks

[enters court]

ema: all stress all snacks

:( poor ema

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ema; i think trucy’s innocent

sadmad: you will be punished

ema: fuck ok nevermind I'm sorry

BOATLOAD OF CHARM, SADMAD, I SAID BOATLOAD OF CHARM, NOT ABUSING YOUR DETECTIVE

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this motive is stupid and youre stupid but to be fair most proposed motives in ace attorney are stupid so i guess you get a pass. a very grudging pass.

wait no never mind

apollo: thats conjecture wheres your evidence 

sadmad: a girl said it happened

apollo: well fuck 

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i just dont get it. when franziska is a dick she’s funny but when sadmad’s a dick he's just a dick and i want to throttle him with his pretentious braid 

pls game you were going strong there; make sadmadhi funny and likeable in his dickishness (like the trilogy era guys, and sometimes Klavier) and not utterly insufferable 

I'm willing to hear you out 

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nahyuta: I'm cutting your pay

[shrug]  i guess when you run out of ideas you just recycle edgeworth?? cause he's popular right

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as douchey as he is sadmad is right about telling ema not to choose a side. cmon ema, just trust that apollo will figure it out. and apollo, quit begging her to choose a side! sheesh i cant believe I'm agreeing with sadmad.

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please sadmad i hate frozen stop referencing it

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apollo thinks stag beetles are cool and thats adorable 

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oh hello Reunion and Turnabout, it’s been a while. 

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sadmad: Assault in the name of the Holy Mother is Legal and Allowed also allow me to talk AND TALK AND TALK AS IS THIS GAME’S WONT 

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“youre just a child” says the 25 year old. cram it, airy-fairy. besides, your shit princess is >14< and you let her dance around in a mini skirt and declare rulings. so double cram it.

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“Ema, wait! I have to prove that I’m not a dick by quickly praising you so as to prove that I’m not a dick! Wait!! Seriously!! I HAVE TO BE LIKEABLE!!!”

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again, i just dont get why its funny when Franziska whips Lotta Hart and annoying as fuck when Sadmad threatens Bonny with, um... rosary bondage i guess

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tbf apollo is rly being aggressive on the WELL YOUU DONT THINK SHE DID IT, RIGHT??? i mean we all know she didnt but it’s your job to prove this, apollo, not coerce witnesses into siding with you. even phoenix wasn’t like that when he had to defend Maya or Maggey.

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[wheezes]

sadmad: you lied to me

betty: lol so? dump me in hell idgaf

i like betty. she’s a dick to trucy and nobody touches my baby girl but still. love that defiance 

both sisters are p sweet i gotta say.

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sadmad: so, you think a girl killed a guy so she could get revenge on another girl because she loathed her? how stupid. you stupid red fire hydrant pissed upon by wicked dogs. 

apollo: and you think that a magician faced with their secrets being revealed couldn’t, like, conjure up some duct tape? no? had to be death?? 

sadmad: ...;;;;;;; 

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did bonny just meep 

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“just be nice and quite like a good little bunny”

heehee typo

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“I’ll yank your fucking hair out!”

“Whatever it’ll just grow back”

thats the best response ive ever heard (sobs)

good on ya polly

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“showing up dead in the coffin was part of the prank”

um then if it was planned as such how is trucy responsible for this???

also shit guys i hope Take2 TV was willing to pay for the damage done by the falling set piece cause that shit splintered like crazy.

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“But for some reason, he really DID turn up dead, so he kinda just stayed on the ground”

i know its inappropriate to laugh but I'm laughing so hard

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sadmad quit calling down someone’s soul just to look cool; theyre trying to rest in peace 

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“she signed her name to the bottom of an incriminating note” yeah for really reals that sounds smrt

“the handwriting matches yours” ah yeah the signature but not the fucking note just by looking its not the same its typed

you people are such morons

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