#playlist for awtwb

[achillean-heartbeat]

Listening to the AWTWB Baz playlist Rainbow Rowell has posted on spotify is... devastating.

i am in love with all of Rainbow's playlists and her annotations on her site. i absolutely love how much thought she puts into them in relation to her characters, and how much you can find Simon and Baz in their respective playlists.

But the AWTWB: Baz playlist, specifically, holds a special place in my heart...

The absolute fucking SOFTNESS from the first song till the very last... while listening i can SEE Baz cradling his own vulnerable bleeding heart in his hands and holding it out to Simon no matter the consequences...

I will never shut up about Rainbow's playlists for her characters. They're so good they make me weep everytime i listen.

Edit: Fuck it.

Here's all the specific lyrics in the AWTWB: BAZ playlist by Rainbow Rowell on spotify that made me physically clutch my heart from pain (and love. For Baz.):

"We thought love was something, we weren't meant to find, but now you're a stranger"

"but you don't remember, August honey, you were mine."

"I can't forget those earlier days, when i was in your heart, Now you take my hand, and it's as cold, as when you speak."

"Cannot count the ways you used to love me, But I can count the ways you used to try"

"The cries are just the start, To a fallen angel, While one hand takes the cross, Another lights the candle"

"would you feel, together and inebriated, enabling of a fable, we were never meant to be but together."

"I want say what lovers say to you, I want to feel what lovers feel with you, I want to do it with you. Would you be my lover?"

"Remember the time you told me love was touching souls, Surely you touched mine 'cause part of you pours out of me."

"You're in my blood, you're my holy wine. You taste so bitter and so sweet. Oh I could drink a case of you darling"

"You felt shelter somewhere in me, I find great comfort in you, And I keep you safe from harm, You hold me in your arms"

"I've got your back, And though, it's stacked against us, I've got your hand, It's us against consensus, And I will burn, The people who hurt you"

"You know it's time that we, Grow old and do some shit, I like it all that way"

"Won't you please let me go?, These words lie inside they hurt me so, I've Lost you, I've Lost you, I've Lost you."

"Please don't let me hit the ground, Tonight I think I'll walk alone, I'll find my soul as I go home."

"Looking out at endless snow, Waiting in the silence, If you won't spill your heart, I'll chase you for the worst you owe."

"You are the answer to my question, You are my accomplice in a crime."

"In the twilight they danced and played, The fireflies they go light like cray, In the dreaming we struck each other, and prayed, for pain."

"Two melting candles against the sun, Modern angels they broke our wings in the wind, For what?"

"But when I'm asleep, I want somebody, Who will put their arms around me, And kiss me tenderly"

"Who knows how long I've loved you, You know I love you still, Will I wait a lonely lifetime, If you want me to, I will."

The more i listen to this playlist, the more i cry, the more i ache over baz and the unconditional love this boy, this man, holds in his heart.

Thank you @rainbowrowell.

[martsonmars]

Fic writers self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass it on to at least five other writers (except me because obvs I have already done it). Spread the self love ❤

Omg I hoped I'd get this ask, and the timing is perfect because I get to be sappy! Thank you. (Note: as always I drafted this post immediately and then let it die in my drafts 🤣)

Picking only five was really hard (and in fact I'm cheating). But I tried to focus on complete stories, because I am obsessed with stories yet to be finished but it doesn't make much sense to rec them. It was also difficult to separate the fics that I want to rec from the fic that I felt like I should mention because they're more popular or more liked, but I think I managed it.

5. I Know What You Are [T, 17k]

This fic is the first fic that made me feel like I had done it. Like I had written the kind of story I'd always wanted to since starting to write fanfiction in this fandom — a getting together fic that wasn't a short one shot but felt complete and well developed and satisfying. I also loved world building it, and sharing the behind the scenes content, and I am looking forward to, one day, writing another story set in this universe. I'm just really proud of it, and of the role it played in my journey as a writer.

4. The Dragon, the Sword, and the Knight [T, 3.3k]

This story holds a special spot in my heart. I love the format — I love that there's a story within the story, I love the fairytale vibes and I'm hoping to turn the fairytale into a short story one day, maybe a picture book. I also love it for the creative energy that surrounds it and that makes it a perfect example of why I love this fandom: it was inspired by art by @letraspal, who then made art for this fic; @sillyunicorn wrote a song about it and @jbrrring made art for the song. It feels so good to be part of something that involves so many creative lovely people.

3. sapore di sale, sapore di mare [T, 13k]

This is my first fic, and it deserves a spot here. Before Any Way The Wind Blows, I never thought I'd write canon compliant or established relationship. They're still not my favourite kind of fic, I strongly prefer getting togethers and AUs/canon divergences, but back then I was so sure I had nothing to say. And then AWTWB came out and I had SO MUCH to say. This fic is about food and about love and about the connection between food and love which is extremely important to me.

2. unfair [M, 9k]

I love this fic because it's different and because it's unique. It was a challenge to write something not only different from my usual Snowbaz but also different from many things I've written. I had a very specific vibe in mind and a very specific style to maintain and it worked out pretty well, but it wasn't easy. For the same reason I have to give a honourable mention to The Vampire and the Boy in the Tower, I worked a lot on the vibe and the style and I'm incredibly proud of it. unfair is an exploration of womanhood and motherhood that I managed to pull off better than I thought, and I'm glad I followed my heart to write something so niche.

1. Anti-seduction [T, 25k]

I don't know if this is my favourite fic I've written, but I've been thinking about it a lot recently. I love AUs so much, and this was so easy and fun to write. I loved the alternate timelines and the emails and the fun and the pining and the silly playlists I included. And this is the fic I wrote while I was falling in love, which made the experience different from any other fics I've written. Writing romance hits differently when you have someone to think about, and I really felt it with this fic (and with Coup de Coeur, later, too). I should write more just to feel it again. 💙.

[nightimedreamersworld]

Shuffle your on repeat playlist and list the first 10 songs that play, then tag 10 people.

Thank you for tagging me on this little game friends @bookish-bogwitch @thewholelemon @best--dress @valeffelees ❤️ I loved seeing your music! I've been hunting foe additions to my snowbaz Playlist lately, so you should know I'm stealing all those songs for myself >:)

So here's mine on shuffle:

1. All I want for Christmas is you by Leroy Sanchez - so starts the snowbaz influence. I've been listening to this (and other Christmassy songs) tirelessly lately while writing A Charity Case lol

2. You're a mean one, Mr Grinch by Valli - ALSO from my A Charity Case Playlist. I don't even know what to say for myself

3. We Have it All by Pim Stones - this was from one of Rainbow's AWTWB playlists, and so now it's in every one of MY playlists as well.

4. Wars by Of Monsters and Men - you'll never guess what Playlist this is from. (Seriously tho it's a great snowbaz song)

5. Carry on Phenomenon by Kishi Bashi - need I say anything.

6. Have yourself a merry little Christmas by Sol Kaplan (feat Frank Sinatra) - I KNOW OKAY.

7. To be young by Tall Heights - a little confused about this one honestly. It's probably in one of my snowbaz playlists somewhere lol

8. My favorite time of year by Pete Masitti - listen.

9. Circles by Of Monsters and Men again - another very snowbaz song (tho this one is for a specific fic)

10. I've got my love to keep me warm by Rod Stewart - yes. Yes it's from a Charity case Playlist again. I've listening to it a lot lmao

Okay now tagging ten peeps - @artsyunderstudy @rimeswithpurple @cutestkilla @alexalexinii @letraspal @larkral @hushed-chorus @ivelovedhimthroughworse @prettygoododds @forabeatofadrum

[bookish-bogwitch]

Year in Review! Annotated.

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@facewithoutheart

@aroace-genderfluid-sheep

@cutestkilla

@martsonmars

@artsyunderstudy

It checks out. Love you guys!

Longest Tag:

#listened to this fic's playlist today to just enjoy the vibe of simon and baz sexily blowing everything up and beating the shit out of each

<- pretty sure that was for @fatalfangirl's Dead in Vegas, an awesome fic with an awesome playlist

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Remember when Simon ate some beard cologne because it smelled like Baz? At the risk of beating a perfectly good joke to death, Simon has reviewed his way through the entire plot of Carry On. 

Read it on AO3 

25 very short chapters, 5k, T.

Thank you betas @martsonmars​ and @ivelovedhimthroughworse​.

72 notes - Posted March 19, 2022

#4

Thank you for the tags @confused-bi-queer​ and @moodandmist​. I wanted to share six sentences of an EGF offering but am having problems with it. Here instead is a live feed of the struggle.

Em:       From “Where were you, Baz?” And… Action!

Simon:  Where were you, Baz?

Baz:      I’m sorry I couldn’t come back to you sooner, Simon. I wanted to.

Em:       Cut. Baz, your line is None of your business, Snow. And then you curl your lip like we talked about. 

Simon:  I do like when he does that.

Em:       Exactly. And… Action!

Simon:  Where were you, Baz?

Baz:      I was kidnapped. I thought about you every minute.

Simon:  (beaming) Really?

Em:       CUT. Baz! This is porn. You’re due to be shagged up against the wall in 200 words sharp. We can’t get sidetracked.

Baz:      I’m sorry, this is just what I feel.

Simon:  (to Baz) Babe, I think we should hear her out.

Baz:      I’m not a piece of meat.

Simon:  Can I be the meat?

EDIT: This is now its own fic.

Everything’s a Story, 1.7k, E

Tagging @shemakesmeforget, @facewithoutheart, @fatalfangirl, @palimpsessed, @mostlymaudlin, @johnwgrey, @ileadacharmedlife, @captain-aralias, @aristocratic-otter, @martsonmars, @sillyunicorn, @tea-brigade, @stillmadaboutpetra, @cutestkilla, @forabeatofadrum, @whatevertheweather, @papercut271, @otherworldsivelivedin, @urban-sith, @bazzybelle​, @takitalks​, @stardustasincocaine​, @im-gettingby​, @prettylightsbigcity​ AND YOU READING THIS. 

84 notes - Posted February 20, 2022

#3

When Baz has a love interest Fiona doesn’t know about (CO):

When Fiona has a love interest Baz doesn’t know about (AWTWB):

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

144 notes - Posted January 24, 2022

#2

AWTWB is just such an amazingly crafted book. 

First we get Baz listening to music in his post-breakup wallow:

The next two lines of that song, which don’t appear in AWTWB, are 

I could drink a case of you, darling, And I would still be on my feet

Which sounds an awful lot like

See the full post

172 notes - Posted January 23, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

JEFFREY NOOOOO

202 notes - Posted November 24, 2022

Yes, my #1 post is not original writing, or loving on a friend's writing, or some thoughtful meta about my favorite book. It's the shitpost that I apparently blazed while blind drunk on Thanksgiving. Good job self well done

[lostinmagic]

An AWTWB playlist (because I can’t stop myself) (mostly mine, with some of rainbow’s songs thrown in)

1. Renegade — Big Red Machine (ft. Taylor Swift)

You fire off missiles ’cause you hate yourself, but do you know you're demolishing me?

2. Trying - Cavetown

I'm trying to tear the wool from your eyes. But a part of me wants to let you be 'cause then you wouldn't see what I've become

3. Looking For Some Light (Acoustic) - Colony House

Carry on and sing it like a soldier, saying “come on, come on, we’re gonna make it home!” ‘Cause everybody‘s looking for some light

4. Hurt Me Once - Ben Platt

You’re all that I have to lose. Couldn’t hurt you if I wanted to. I’ve decided on you.

5. Worry - The Vamps

Wake up, I’ve been tryin’ to save us, I’m not gonna give up, but you don’t seem to worry at all

6. Earlier Days - Zsela

I can’t forget those earlier days when I was in your heart

7. Can’t Find My Way Home - Blind Faith

And I’m wasted, and I can’t find my way home

8. Exile - Taylor Swift (ft. Bon Iver)

It took you 5 whole minutes to pack us up and leave me with it, holding all this love out here in the hall

9. Hold On - Chord Overstreet

Can you hear me screaming please don’t leave me?

10. This Love - The Magic Numbers

I left when I should've believed that I could of held on. But you never let go. Or at least I don’t think so

11. Malibu Nights - LANY

I’ve got way too much time to be this hurt, somebody help it’s getting worse. What do you do with a broken heart?

12. This is Me Trying - Taylor Swift

And maybe I don’t quite know what to say, but I’m here in your doorway. I just wanted you to know, that this is me trying

13. Carry You - Ruelle and Fleurie

Is anybody out there? Can you lead me to the light? / You are not alone. I’ve been there the whole time, singing you a song. I will carry you

14. Out of the Woods - Taylor Swift

Remember when we couldn’t take the heat? I walked out I said “I’m setting you free,” but the monsters turned out to be just trees— when the sun came up you were looking at me

15. Losing Me — Gabrielle Aplin, JP Cooper

You can be so happy then it suddenly turns. No one can explain it and you don’t have the words. I can see you trying and I know that it hurts. Just, take a breath love, fill your lungs up, rest your head, there’s no sense in losing sleep. You can break down, let your worst out, lose your temper, but you’re not losing me

16. Missing Piece — Vance Joy

But we'll hold the line, I won't let go. 'Cause I'll be there when you can finally make it home. And I don't mind 'cause we both know, that we'll be fine when you can finally make it home

17. Don’t Give Up On Me - Andy Grammer

And I will stay, I will stay with you. We'll make it to the other side, like lovers do

18. Evermore — Taylor Swift

And I was catching my breath, floors of a cabin creaking under my step. And I couldn't be sure, I had a feeling so peculiar— this pain wouldn't be for evermore

[tsugarubecker]

please pay me attention im out of control (and im super super proud of this actually)

[bloodiedpixie]

The Simon Snow Trilogy Character Playlists

Right, so how this is gonna work is imma list the playlist I've made for the Simon Snow Trilogy by @rainbowrowell my personal top picks for songs that I felt really fit the characters.

I'm also doing this because I worked really hard on these playlists and want to show them off and nerd out over it

Also I encourage anyone else with playlists for the characters to join in and make a list if they want to!!

Simon Snow:

Top Carry On Song: Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk by Rufus Wainwright

Top Wayward Son Song: Goodbye by Bo Burnham

Top Any Way The Wind Blows Song: Warm Regards by Penelope Scott or Creature by half•alive

Basilton Grimm-Pitch:

Top Carry On Song: My Strange Addiction by Billie Eilish or Landfill by Daughter

Top Wayward Son Song: Drift Away Omnichord by Mars Bars or Lovers Eyes by Mumford & Sons

Top Any Way The Wind Blows Song: My Cell by The Lumineers or Sea of Love by Cat Power

Snowbaz (yes they got their own playlist):

Top Carry On Song: Stubborn Love by The Lumineers

Top Wayward Son Song: Eavesdrop by The Civil Wars

Top Any Way The Wind Blows Song: uuu by Field Medic (honestly this is the most snowbaz song on the entire playlist just listen to that song)

Penelope Bunce and Shepard Love:

Top Carry On Song: Good Girls by Elle King

Top Wayward Son Song: I've Just Seen a Face by The Beatles or Its Good To Be Alive by Imelda May

Top Any Way The Wind Blows Songs: Black Magic Woman by Fleetwood Mac, Hotel Yorba by Jack White, and My Girlfriend is a Witch by October Country

Agatha Wellbelove:

Top Carry On Song: Rabbit Heart (raise it up) by Florence and The Machine

Top Wayward Son Song: Soap by Penelope Scott or This is What Makes Us Girls by Lana Del Rey

Top Any Way The Wind Blows Song: The Moss by Cosmo Sheldrake or Sugar Never Tasted So Good by Jack White

[awe-bunny]

I had a little break from school and decided to make a playlist for each of the books in the Simon Snow series by @rainbowrowell !! I’m not much of a writer, or an artist, but I do love music so this is my own personal love letter to these books that mean and have meant so much to me. These characters have brought me to tears on multiple occasions and carry such personal meaning and I send endless love and gratitude to Rainbow for writing these stories and bringing them into my life. Here are some songs that remind me of these lovely books!! Give them a listen if you’d like(: ⚠️: the awtwb playlist (last one listed) is a bit spoiler-y so if you haven’t read the book listen at your own risk!!!

Songs for sexual tension that manifests as violence, hot nemesis rivalry, desperate pining from afar, solving mysteries, burning forests, fire kisses, falling in love, heroic acts, and big painful life changes

Songs for aching souls, desperate yearning, poor communication, summer road trips, stargazing, found family, and being loved even when you’re lost

Songs for short-lived heart break, pieces that don’t come apart, being vulnerable, the quiet bravery and strength found in trying, selfless love and support, emotional and physical intimacy, gentle healing, and the happy romantic tracks that play during the ending credits

[carryonmily]

a snowbaz playlist <3

"What you are is a fucking tragedy, Simon Snow. You literally couldn't be a bigger mess."

He tries to kiss me, but I pull back - "And you like that?"

"I love it." He says

"Why?"

"Because we match."

[nick-eyre]

Im gonna throw up

[velvetlime]

‘graceland too’ by phoebe bridgers x page 349 of any way the wind blows 😭💘

[kimmkitsuragi]

absolutely love the hand in unlovable hand energy of these two. two tragedies together. "what you are is a fucking tragedy" "and you like that?" "i love it" "why?" "because we match". because they match. just 2 boy soldiers against this world trying to un-fuck the fuck-ups of the adults who used them. "i just want to be with you and this is where we are now. i'm a broken down mess and you're a rat drinking monster". they match. they truly do deserve each other what the fuck

[thesurvivingwitches]

I have made/renamed many of my playlist after reading awtwb.

So I just thought I’d share what I’d named them! The renamed ones are basically just named after quotes that I loved. Then, there’s one new playlist specifically for awtwb and rainbow’s skills at making me feel emotions

[fortyflightower]

SHOULD I GIVE UP OR SHOULD I JUST KEEP CHASING PAVEMENTS

[spectogram]

Bc I’m committed to. Fanmixes and I’m insane and needed to cope with having life responsibilities like my job I made an AWTWB playlist - not at all as a replacement to rainbows, but as homage and supplement.

Mopey dad rock, indie rock and folk. Sad, queer Americana 🤘🥲

[bazzledazzled]

I’ve been listening to a Snowbaz playlist I made on Spotify and “Come Along” by Cosmo Sheldrake kept coming up and that song gives me such Carry On vibes that I had to draw some Watford-era boys running away from the Humdrum 😉

This piece is meant to be kind of gory so if you want to see the version with blood and stuff just look under the cut!!