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[woundlingus]

I need Sam Winchester ten inches deep in Gabriel sucking on his throat and making that guy whimper and moan because it’s so good and Sam gets a little power high from having an archangel fall apart under him and his eyes shimmer yellow with a long dormant power, or maybe it’s just a trick of the light dancing off the hazel of his eyes, and the last horrifying thought racing through Gabriel’s head before Sam makes him cum is Asmodeus

[xadoheandterra]

This is a scene for a little angst oneshot I've tilted as Heaven's Cost. It would take place in the same universe as Chain On Your Neck. It came about because, thinking logically about it, I couldn't imagine Heaven agreeing to allow Charlie to speak with Sera, let alone go to Heaven, without their being some kind of payment out of Lucifer. So this is a post episode tag to Dad Beat Dad.

I also refuse to believe this walking piece of trauma does not in fact have any sort of feelings about his once home, or his once family.

It does feature 'Azreal' as an OC, because familial / brotherly angst and betrayal is the good shit and since this is Lucifer Morningstar...I wanted to drag in something that could potentially tie to his past. I know its popular to include the main three -- Raphael, Gabriel, and Michael -- but I went with Azreal in this for a few reasons.

One: the exterminations deal with a permanent end to souls, so any an angel of death whose existence is about the placement of souls seemed to fit.

Two: I doubt Lucifer would actually want to talk to Michael, Raphael, or Gabriel if they were at any way involved in his being cast out, as I can see them as potentially having been closest before his fall. Whereas Azreal would be more of a fringe sibling.

Yes, Azreal is a bit insensitive. Yes, Azreal is an asshole. I have done this on purpose.

There is nothing about this that is otherwise religiously accurate and I don't want it to be. I'm not in this for the bible fanfiction, thank you. Not sure how many scenes this will ultimately be, but for now I have at least 3 planned.

As always, scene below cut.

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The minute he was back within his palace Lucifer slumped over and pressed his hands into his face with a loud and frustrated groan. He can’t believe he said he would get Charlie a meeting with Heaven. What had he been thinking? He knows, he knows that Heaven was not going to be amenable to this. They won’t want to listen to Charlie, to what she wanted, to what she had to propose. They never wanted to listen, before. They weren’t going to listen, now. Lucifer dug his fingers into his hair and tried to breathe. He had promised Charlie that he would get her an audience with Heaven, which meant Lucifer had to get her an audience with Heaven. His hands shook as he stumbled his way to the nearest armchair and worked to fish out his phone from his pocket. He would have to make the call, have to reach out to someone in Heaven. His first thought had been Sera, but he knew the Head Seraphim refused to listen to him on a good day, he’d doubted she’d listen now. He ruled Adam out by sheer principle that Adam never listened, and Lucifer didn’t want to have an argument with that bag of arrogant dicks again. He’d gotten enough of that to last him more than his lifetime. With the faintest tremble to his hands Lucifer pulled out his phone from his pocket and began to thumb through his contacts. He muttered a short, “Skip, skip, oh fuck no I am not calling Michael,” as he went through his various contacts in Heaven. He wasn’t even sure why he had half these numbers, he never talked to any of them really aside from Sera. He couldn’t remember when he put them in his phone, but he had an idea on who had. He stopped of a contact labeled ‘whiny bitchface’ and grimaced. He would be his best chance. He was the only one out of all his brothers that Lucifer bothered to actually talk to. Not that Lucifer actually had a choice in talking to this brother. He sighed heavily and hit the call button, and then tapped the speaker button and tossed the phone onto the coffee table. As it rang he summoned some cider and a glass and poured himself more than a healthy glass full. Lucifer knocked it back and waited for the phone to pick up. He wasn’t disappointed, even if it did take far too many rings for his comfort. “Lucy! Baby bro! You never call, you never write--how ya been?” Lucifer sighed heavily and grumbled, “Shut up Azreal,” as he massaged between his eyes. “Ahaha, make me, bitch.” “Try me, pissbaby,” Lucifer drawled back. Azreal burst out into laughter of the phone, complete mad cackling interspaced with the occasional wheeze and goose honking that Lucifer long expected.

“Ah, baby brother, you never cease to entertain!” Azreal cackled lightly. “But seriously, you don’t call Lucy. What’s up? Miss me already? It’s only been a few months!” Lucifer groaned and pressed his glass against his forehead as he closed his eyes. “I don’t miss you. I’d rather never see your face again if I’m going to be honest.” “You always were so serious about that, just like a heart attack, weren’t you brother?” “Azreal, can you listen please?” Lucifer couldn’t keep the faint whine from his voice as he just held the glass against his head and hoped the building migraine that always came from talking to Azreal of all angels would just stop brewing. For a long moment Azreal went silent on the other end of the line. His voice was much softer when he finally did speak up. “You are serious.” “Yes, Azreal. Can I speak, now?” Lucifer groaned heavily and bowed himself almost completely in half. He tapped the glass against his head and waited for Azreal to agree to let him talk. Once he heard Azreal agree, he sighed heavily. “I need you to set up a meet with Sera.” Azreal laughed, and Lucifer gnashed his teeth at the burning anger that swept through him. “I’m not joking, Azreal!” The laughter cut off. “Why didn’t you just call Sera, then? I’m sure she’d be sooooo happy to talk to you at the Embassy.” “Not here. Heaven.” “Haha! No.” Lucifer sucked in a breath at the sharp cut off. “You know you are not allowed back here, Lucy. You are bound there for the rest of eternity, a prison of your own making just as Father ordered.” Lucifer breathed deep to calm himself as he said, “I know.” “Then why bother even asking when you know the answer already?” Lucifer thought to Charlie, and her begging, pleading that he do this for her. He thought to her dream and the way she steadfastly defended it. He thought to the half-truths he had spoken when he promised to get her the meeting in to Heaven. He set the glass down on the table next to his phone. “It’s not for me, Azreal.”

“Well we can’t let a sinner step up in Heaven either!” Azreal pointed out. “It is not a sinner either.” “So one of the Hellborn?” Azreal questioned, skeptical. “The council won’t allow one of them in Heaven. You know the Ars Goetia would be turned away immediately, as well as any Incubus, Succubus, or Deep One. Imps would be pushing it, but I also know Hell’s hierarchy Lucy.” “It is not--” Lucifer grimaced and shook his head. “It’s for my daughter, Azreal.” “Say what now?” Lucifer didn’t bother to respond to Azreal being obtuse. The angel had been in his home, he’d seen his family portraits. Lucifer looked to one in this very room that depicted himself, Lilith, and his daughter when she’d been nothing more than a round cheeked tot. Azreal was being obtuse. “Morningstar answer me. What do you mean daughter?! You should not even--you cannot--we bound you to Hell alone to prevent this!” With a heavy sigh Lucifer rolled his eyes. “I have not slept with a human, Azreal.” “Why the fuck would you sleep with a Hellborn?” “I have not slept with a Hellborn, either,” Lucifer said shortly. It was a lie. He’d slept with plenty of Hellborn. He’s been alive for ten thousand plus years, he had time to develop his tastes. There was only one child that he’s ever had, however. Lucifer had been careful to ensure he’d created no other. “Then how?!” “I was married, Azreal,” Lucifer groaned. “I am married,” Lucifer corrected softly as he fiddled with the ring on his finger. Just because they agreed to a separation did not mean that they weren’t still tied by marriage. Lilith didn’t want a divorce, not if she’d lose all her power in Hell. There was a long, long moment of silence. Then, “Ew. With her? Father, Lucy, you could do so much better.”

“Azreal…” Lucifer growled, and on the phone Azreal sighed heavily. “Fine, fine. What does your daughter want? And what’s her name? And have you told Mikey?” “Fuck Michael and fuck you if you think I’m telling him shit,” Lucifer ground out. “O-kay then, still pissy about that, got it.” Azreal let out another tinny sigh. “Right, so why the meeting then Lucy?” “Charlie--” “You named your daughter Charlie? Oh you are so stupid!” “No, I named my daughter Charlotte, you ass! She chose Charlie!” “Ooh. So she’s a dyke.” “Azreal, so help me Father….” Lucifer let the threat hang, useless as it was as he stared at his phone with red eyes and hellfire licking at his forehead. “Got it, got it! I’ll be quiet now!” Lucifer waited, and when Azreal kept his word he laid out the situation as cautiously as he could. “She’s got this…Hotel. It’s a--a safe haven for sinner’s.” A soft lie, but Lucifer doubted Azreal would care about that. “Those who want to better themselves. To get out of their vices and sins.”

“…redemption,” Azreal said, words soft. “You are talking about redemption, aren’t you?” Lucifer breathed out, heavy and tired. “I know, Azreal. I know it is a foolish dream, and one not bound in reality, but….” “Why, then? Why are you still like this?!” Azreal demanded. “Lucy!” “…but the Hotel could be a safe haven for sinner’s who aren’t--I mean, Azreal, you know there is a disproportionate amount--” “Lucifer, little bro, she won’t care.” Azreal’s words were soft as he spoke them. They were the words of a long suffering older brother who has had to watch his younger brother falter, and falter, again and again. “She won’t care.” Lucifer sighed. “…I know.” “Then why?” “…Charlie asked,” Lucifer said. “She’s…never asked me for anything, really, and she’s stubborn. She won’t learn unless she sees it for herself.” “…on a scale of an attempted rebellion to just heartbreak how bad should I anticipate the fall out of this to be?” Azreal deadpanned. Lucifer could hear the gritted teeth on the other end. “I doubt Charlie would try to rebel,” Lucifer said dryly. “She’s got more smarts in her than to pull a stunt like her old man.” “…you and I both know that rebellion was Lilith’s plot, not yours.” Lucifer dragged his hands across his face and deigned not to respond to the accusation. Azreal wasn’t wrong either way, Lilith was the one who planned the original uprising. Lucifer hadn’t wanted to bother, really. He’d made himself a home here. He’d found peace with his Father’s decision, or at least he liked to believe he had. Sure he cried himself to sleep at night, sometimes. Sure he ended up in a panic at the mention of Heaven, most days, but he’d made his peace with it. He had.

Lucifer brushed the tears out of his eyes and cursed his inability to lie to himself. “Alright,” Azreal said softly. “Alright. I’ll talk to Sera and get your little girl a meeting.” “If she proves redemption is real, Azreal…” Lucifer breathed out slowly, “I need you to ensure the Hotel will remain protected, as well as any within it who honestly seek to better themselves, from any attempt at Extermination or retaliation from Heaven.” “Lucy…you know it’s not.” “But if it was--” “I will make sure there are protections in the agreement if it proves to be true,” Azreal agreed. “You know there will be a cost, though. A major one for an agreement like this.” Lucifer closed his eyes. “I know.” “You know what she will ask.” “I do.” “Are you prepared to pay it?” Lucifer swallowed heavily. He said, weakly, “I am.” Azreal went silent. Lucifer held his breath. Then, “I will text you the time and day once I have it,” and then Azreal hung up. Lucifer wrapped his arms around himself in the silence, followed shortly by his wings, as he took in a deep and shuddering breath. He did not cry. He held himself and told himself that this was for Charlie, and he would not cry. He wouldn’t. Lucifer hated that he could not lie to himself.

[reasonandempathy]

you’re catholic and pro-abortion? please tell me where in the bible does it say its ok to be pro-abortion??? why am I not surprised to see an anti-life male defend abortion just to avoid responsibility.......

Firstly, I fucking love it.  I so rarely get attacked for my faith that it’s a-mazing that some idiot thinks to do so.  I actually get to use my Bible for this one!

Numbers 5:20-22, 27-28, “God performs abortions”

(20) But if you have gone astray while married to your husband and you have made yourself impure by having sexual relations with a man other than your husband”— (21) here the priest is to put the woman under this curse—“may the LORD cause you to become a curse among your people when he makes your womb miscarry and your abdomen swell. (22) May this water that brings a curse enter your body so that your abdomen swells or your womb miscarries.” “ ‘Then the woman is to say, “Amen. So be it.” 

 (27)If she has made herself impure and been unfaithful to her husband, this will be the result: When she is made to drink the water that brings a curse and causes bitter suffering, it will enter her, her abdomen will swell and her womb will miscarry, and she will become a curse. (28) If, however, the woman has not made herself impure, but is clean, she will be cleared of guilt and will be able to have children.

Exodus 21:22-25 “Killing an unborn is not the same as killing a person, and the punishment is akin to property damage”

(22) If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. (23)And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, (24) Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, (25) Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

Psalm 33:6 “Life begins at first breath”

By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.

Genesis 2:7 “Life begins at breath, Vol 2.”

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Isaiah 42:5 “Vol 3.”

Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it:

Job 34: 14-15 “God’s breath is what separates us from dust, a.k.a. Vol 4″

(14) If he should set his heart to it and gather to himself his spirit and his breath, (15) all flesh would perish together, and man would return to dust.

Job 33:4 “Vol 5″

The spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

In the Bible, you are not a person until you’re halfway outside of your mother.  Then you’re only partially a person until you’re all the way out

You might notice that these are all old-testament quotes. Which is because the New Testament, you know,

The New and Everlasting Covenant, which shall be shed for You and for All so that sin may be forgiven 

Doesn’t really talk about abortion or life in the same way, and to the extent that it does the different apostles step on each other all the fucking time.

It would be better for the unholy to never have been born (Matthew 26:24)

Jesus Christ was a “thing” until He was born, as per Gabriel’s words (Luke 1:35)

John the Baptist being special explicitly because God made him Holy while a fetus (Luke 1:15).  That word simultaneously means “after birth” and also “third trimester”, because ancient languages were Like That.

The Apostles’ Creed (4th Century) and Didache (Which I can promise that you haven’t read) expand more considerations to the young, and to the unborn to varying degrees.

“How can you possibly be pro-abortion and Catholic at the same time!?” is a reflection on how little of the Bible you’ve read.  It’s a reflection on your own ignorance in regards to your own religious teachings and the writings of God Himself.

But nah.  You didn’t want to actually figure out what the religious underpinnings of my belief were.  You’ve a log in your eye, and you keep it there with pride.

Secondly, “to avoid responsibility” is a funny phrase to use to describe someone who has never pushed anyone to ever get an abortion in my personal life and is ecstatic at the potential chance to be a father.  “Avoiding responsibility” is just...that’s now how I work.

[ofdivinegrace]

Out of Context Things Said In The Discord Server Part II

“All hail the brazen angel who broke Michael.” 'In the words of the Archangel Gabriel "Bite me".' “Chuck is the fish Pudge” “ok but lowkey 'enemy of creation' is a badass title” “-dabs in Scorpio-”  “-cries in Leo-”  “I’m a stop sign.” “I shall never know the truth of my signs.” “ I'm a libra idk what that means.” “ It explains why u are always blocked.” “angry tea sipping is an art form.” “Scuse u, my phone is a Lady.” “we need to have labels for them; Michaels red, blue, and yellow.” “-smacks friend with a newspaper.-  YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ASLEEP.” “why is the server horny now?”  “tigger was my main bitch growing up” “i refuse to drink milk cause i don’t want my skeleton to become strong enough to leave my body.” “-incoherent hellish daddy issue screeching-” “they sing to him together;for double gay power.”  “i'm glad i can build my own canon with blackjack and hookers.” “ill swallow it whole don’t test me” “ -sssssssssssssssiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiipppppppppppp-” “-smacks with a broom-” “-hisses; climbs the fridge-” “Apparently I'm transcending my human form to become a tiger." “y’all ever? [screams into the abyss]” “ *sips red bull* ....sometimes.” “ i'm at school and A NAKED MAN APPEARED ON TUMBLR DOT COM.” “cleaning nasty cat butts is like peak cat parent task.” “ plot twist the GOD stands for Great Old Dragons” “Glib Overbearing Dad” “Grumpy Omnipresent Dick” “If you won't let me or try to stop me having fun, I'm taking all the toys with me" “#fuckcanon” “wow i've been messaged by 4 spam bots and got followed by 3 porn bots in the past 2 days like i love a functioning website.” “ -throws confetti for the free day-” “Celestial Pikachu” “strangers on tumblr say the darndest things” “ I will fight and kick ur teeth out then cry about whatever you said to me.” “ he only want to be insulting when he prays right now.” “Dear Lord; Fuck you. Amen. Easy” “-high pitched noises of alarm that only dogs can hear-” “icb this car has more furniture than my place.”  “ -puts him on his camel-” “ON HIS WHAT?” “Camel.”  “I said no bitch -turns to goo and slithers away-”  “ Who gonna smite me so I can get some goddamn rest” “ also theres a dick museum there so” “the one with a lot of dICKS FROM ALL SPECIES? I WANNA GO THERE” “ yeah and an occasional fucking volcano explosion.” “ I read ‘occasionally fucking a volcano’” “He was the original gross angel” “WAS?” “i can't believe tumblr made me read the words "shark apologists" with my own two eyes” “ not sure if kink or cannibalism.” “ -giggling over Poseidon HOOKING up with people.-” “HES LITERALLY LOADED UP WITH SO MUCH AMGER OK” “ amger is amor and anger combined.” “ mini army of michaels ready to Throw Down” “An archangel; having self care? IN THIS ECONOMY?” “Look I’m 300 years old I don’t know slang” “What’s his name?” “Precious Mcperfectface” “More like Nerd Mcnerdface.” “ Hit it till u dont feel it” “ cut it off and reattach it afterwards” “Creamy crimes sounds kinky” “ i don't have pale people problems, i have my-mom-had-nice-olive-skin-but-she-didn't-pass -those-particular-genetics-onto-me-i-only-got-the-dark hair problems” “ the amount of straighteners i burned through in my emo days” “ ...............how do you burn a straightner??” “Sold my soul to the dark lord” “It was so easy to sell your soul back then;Now they ask for your credit score like fucking hell” “ The historical data demands paranoia” “STARS STREAK ACROSS THE SKY IN THE SHAPE OF A MIDDLE FINGER” “ah, stars, the twitter characters of the celestials” “ THIS IS WHY GOD DOESN'T FUCKING LOVE YOU” “ he's build your own angel now :1 ikea version” “ he can't even carry his limbs to raphael for reattachment” “ STARVED OF AFFECTION AND FOOD” “LISTEN” “STARVED” “ and i've only stolen a gerber” “ i thought that read gerbil and i was like....” “ Wasn’t me I don’t even own a pair of eyes” “ what are you jack?" “you’re Jack?” “BRAINLINK” “Drunken moose antics”

[gaymusicchart]

GAY MUSIC CHART - 2018 week 35

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 Here is the recap for this week :

 OUT : Madblush – Homophobic (LW: 16 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 12)

OUT : Troye Sivan - Bloom (LW: 34 / WO: 16 / PEAK: 01 (x5))

OUT : Kim Petras - Heart to Break (LW: 37 / WO: 20 / PEAK: 02)

OUT : Jake Shears - "Big Bushy Mustache" (LW: 39 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 39)

OUT : はるな愛 Ai Haruna -「BONダンス」(LW: 40 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 40)

OUT : Big Freedia feat. Lizzo - "Karaoke" (LW: 41 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 41)

OUT : Hercules & Love Affair feat. Mashrou' Leila - Are You Still Certain (LW: 42 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 38)

OUT : The Aces - "Last One" (LW: 46 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 45)

OUT : Ryan Beatty - "Haircut" (LW: 47 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 47)

OUT : King Princess - "Holy" (LW: 48 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 44)

OUT : Ryan Beatty - "Powerslide" (LW: 49 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 49)

  01 (+ 4) : Years & Years - If You're Over Me (LW: 05 / WO: 15 / PEAK: 01 (x1))

UK - 2018 / from the album "Palo Santo"

 02 (=) : Troye Sivan feat. Ariana Grande - Dance To This (LW: 02 / WO: 10 / PEAK: 02)

Australia / USA – 2018 / from the album 2018 "Bloom"

 03 (+ 5) : Cher - "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" [Audio] (LW: 08 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 03)

USA - 2018 / from the album "Dancing Queen"

An ABBA revival, thanks to "Mama Mia 2".

 04 (- 3) : P!nk - "Secrets" (LW: 01 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 01 (x2))

USA - 2018 / from the album "Beautiful Trauma"

 05 (- 1) : Years & Years - All For You (PSEN Televisual Exclusive) (LW: 04 / WO: 7 / PEAK: 01 (x1))

UK - 2018 / from the album "Palo Santo"

 06 (=) : THE TRIPLETZ - "You Better Fucking Dance" (LW: 06 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 06)

Spain - 2018

"Better fuck with them boys

Better fuck with them girls

Better fuck with them both

Who fuckin cares?"

 07 (+ 3) : Sandro Cavazza, P3GI-13 - High With Somebody (LW: 10 / WO: 10 / PEAK: 07)

Sweden - 2018

A sweet song and a music video which shows bisexuality.

 08 (- 1) : Lizzo - Boys (LW: 07 / WO: 9 / PEAK: 01 (x2))

USA - 2018

 09 (+ 4) : Sam Bluer - "Body High" (LW: 13 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 09)

Australia - 2018

This is his debut music video. A revelation.

 10 (+ 10) : Peter Wilson & Sean Smith - "Verona" (LW: 20 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 10)

UK - 2018 / from the album "The Passion and The Flame"

This awesome cover of the 2017's Estonian Eurovision track from Koit Toome and Laura is produced by Matt Pop.

 11 (- 8) : Adore Delano - 27 Club (LW: 03 / WO: 8 / PEAK: 01 (x2))

USA - 2018 / from the album "Whatever"

 12 (+ 7) : Cheat Codes, Little Mix - Only You (LW: 19 / WO: 6 / PEAK: 12)

USA / UK - 2018

This music video shows a lesbian love at first sight between a mermaid and a woman.

 13 (+ 9) : Troye Sivan - "Animal" (LW: 22 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 13)

Australia - 2018 / from the album "Bloom"

 14 (- 5) : Not.Your.Regular.Boy. - Get Down Make Love (LW: 09 / WO: 10 / PEAK: 09)

The Netherlands - 2018

 15 (+ 3) : Tiago Braga - Ilusão (LW: 18 / WO: 14 / PEAK: 06)

Portugal - 2018

A story of infidelity.

 16 (NEW) : Calvin Harris, Sam Smith - "Promises" (Lyric Video) (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 16)

UK - 2018

 17 (NEW) : Kylie Minogue - "A Lifetime to Repair" (Lyric Video) (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 17)

Australia - 2018 / from the album "Golden"

 18 (- 6) : MNEK feat. Hailee Steinfeld - Colour (LW: 12 / WO: 8 / PEAK: 05)

UK - 2018

 19 (- 8) : LOBODA - "SuperSTAR" (LW: 11 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 19)

Ukraine - 2018

The music video is rated 18+ in Ukraine because of the two gay and the lesbian kisses.

 20 (NEW) : Man Meadow - "Play It Loud" (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 20)

Sweden - 2018

 21 (- 6) : Panic! At The Disco - Hey Look Ma, I Made It (LW: 15 / WO: 7 / PEAK: 07)

USA - 2018

Brendon Urie comes out as pansexual. The funny music and his puppet illustrates that fact.

 22 (+ 3) : Blair St. Clair - Call My Life (LW: 25 / WO: 8 / PEAK: 13)

USA - 2018 / from the album "Call My Life"

 23 (NEW) : Pabllo Vittar - "Problema Seu" (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 23)

Brazil - 2018

 24 (- 10) : Eureka O'Hara - The Big Girl (LW: 14 / WO: 7 / PEAK: 04)

USA - 2018

This is the first single of the drag queen who was runner up in RuPaul's Drag Race season 10.

 25 (NEW) : Madonna - MET Gala 2018 (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 25)

USA - 2018

Madonna performs 'Like A Prayer', 'Beautiful Game' and 'Hallelujah' at the 2018 MET Gala in New York.

 26 (+ 6) : Vini Uehara - "Perigo" (LW: 32 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 26)

Brazil - 2018 / from the album "Hear Me Now"

The fashion designer, Youtuber and singer comes out of the closet as gay with this music video.

 27 (NEW) : LP - "Girls Go Wild" (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 27)

USA - 2018

 28 (NEW) : Chris(tine and the Queens) - "5 dollars" (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 28)

France - 2018 / from the album "Chris"

 29 (- 1) : Blonde feat. Bryn Christopher - Me, Myself & I (LW: 28 / WO: 6 / PEAK: 27)

UK - 2018

 30 (- 13) : BeBe Zahara Benet - Jungle Kitty (LW: 17 / WO: 12 / PEAK: 07)

USA - 2018

 31 (- 1) : Years & Years - Palo Santo (Live - Vevo x Years & Years) (LW: 30 / WO: 8 / PEAK: 28)

UK - 2018 - from the album "Palo Santo"

 32 (- 6) : CARSON - "Good Love" (LW: 26 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 26)

USA - 2018

The debut music video of Carson Rammelt has been promoted on Billboard Pride's July 2018 Playlist.

 33 (- 2) : Mint Julep - The Promise ("Alex Strangelove" OST) (LW: 31 / WO: 6 / PEAK: 22)

USA - 2018

"Alex Strangelove" is a gay coming of age movie from Nexflix.

 34 (+ 4) : AB Soto - "No More 2 Say" (LW: 38 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 34)

USA - 2018 / from the album "Visibility, Part.1"

 35 (+ 1) : Nacha La Macha - Eres Cobarde (LW: 36 / WO: 6 / PEAK: 11)

Spain - 2018

 36 (- 15) : Smashby - "Someone" (LW: 21 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 21)

UK - 2018 / from the EP "Wild One"

 37 (- 4) : Bruno Gadiol, Gabriel Nandes - Seu Costume (LW: 33 / WO: 8 / PEAK: 17)

Brazil - 2018

The 20 years old singer has been revealed in The Voice Brasil in 2016. He comes out as gay with this music video.

 38 (+ 12) : Davi - "Tenho Você" (LW: 50 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 38)

Brazil - 2018

This is the first single in solo of the member of Banda Uó.

 39 (- 16) : Sharon Needles - "666" (LW: 23 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 17)

USA - 2018 / from the album "Battle Axe"

 40 (NEW) : LVRK - "Heart to Heart" (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 40)

Sweden - 2018

 41 (NEW) : Kiesza feat. Philippe Sly - "Phantom Of The Dance Floor" (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 41)

Canada - 2018

 42 (- 15) : Panic! At The Disco - Say Amen (Saturday Night) (LW: 27 / WO: 6 / PEAK: 18)

USA - 2018 / from the album "Pray For The Wicked"

 43 (NEW) : Seeb, Dagny - "Drink About" (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 43)

Norway - 2018

 44 (- 15) : Not.Your.Regular.Boy. - Crazyland (LW: 29 / WO: 18 / PEAK: 03)

The Netherlands - 2018

Revealed on X-Factor and the Voice, this is his debut single.

 45 (- 10) : Brandon Stansell - "For You" (LW: 35 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 22)

USA - 2018

A sweet love triangle story.

 46 (RE-ENTRY) : Steve Grand - Don't Let The Light In (LW: - / WO: 2 / PEAK: 36)

USA - 2018 / from the album "Not The End of Me"

The music video is a collection of his childhood and concerts footage.

 47 (- 23) : Monét X Change feat. Bob The Drag Queen - Soak It Up (LW: 24 / WO: 12 / PEAK: 08)

USA - 2018

The drag queen was voted Miss Congeniality of the 2018 edition of RuPaul's Drag Race.

 48 (- 5) : 星屑スキャット Hoshikuzu Scat - 「半蔵門シェリ」 "Hanzo Mon Chérie" (LW: 43 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 43)

Japan - 2017 / from the EP "Hanzo Mon Cherie"

We're in love with the first music video of this trio, composed with drag queens Mitz, Meili and Kazue!

 49 (- 5) : Renato - "Cruel Summer" (LW: 44 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 27)

Czech Republic - 2018

 50 (- 5) : FRANKIE x Scott Hoying feat. One Night - Ghost (LW: 45 / WO: 10 / PEAK: 14)

USA - 2018

The music video is an interesting queer remake of Grease.

  ALSO NEW THIS WEEK

 John Duff - "Girly"

USA - 2018

The singer plays Mariah Carey, Madonna, Britney Spears and Beyoncé. Drag queen Bianca Del Rio, Willam Belli and Mariah Balenciaga are also featuring in this music video.

 Josh Wood - "Radio (You and I)"

USA - 2018

 Alaska & Jeremy - "Aliens"

USA - 2018 / from the album "Amethyst Journey"

 Imagine Dragons - "Natural"

USA - 2018

 Cher - "SOS" (Audio)

USA - 2018

 Magnus Carlsson - "Slow Motion"

Sweden - 2018

 Kim Petras - "All The Time" (Audio)

Germany - 2018

 Thalles - "Just When We Were High"

Brazil - 2018 / from the album "Utopia"

 Ivri Lider עברי לידר - "The Prom / הנשף"

Israel - 2018

 ALVIN - "Oui, Papa"

France - 2018

After "Il a dit", this is the new music video of the French singer Alvin Point.

 Villagers - "Fool"

Ireland - 2018 / from the album "The Art of Pretending to Swim"

 HANDSOME - "No Cowards"

Australia - 2018 / from the EP "No Hat No Play"

 Union J feat. Ironik - "Dancing"

UK - 2018

 anaïs feat. Olly Alexander - "No control"

UK - 2018

 NORAZO (노라조) - "CIDER" (사이다)

South Korea - 2018

 Nigel Andrews - "Ik doe mijn eigen ding"

The Netherlands - 2018

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7 ) The votes will close on Thursday, 8 PM, European time.

[seasonofthegeek]

I honestly told myself I wasn’t going to write another part today, but I can’t stay away from this story so here’s another Just for Tonight drabble. 

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4:

22 Years before Just for Tonight

Gabriel watched Nino cower under the short awning of Adrien’s playhouse as the toddler ran around the yard, chasing bubbles popping out of a small machine.

“You’re being harsh,” Adele said, coming up behind her husband. “He’s going to be sick if you make him stay out in the sun much longer. He’s just a baby vamp, Gabriel.”

“He’s got enough shade not to burn. He’ll be weak but I’m sure he’ll find the motivation to keep going. He was created to watch Adrien and that’s what he’s doing,” Gabriel replied, catching Adele’s reflection in the window. 

“We have plenty of people who can watch Adrien during the day. You’re punishing him. Why?”

“Apparently he’s been spending his nights in Felix’s room.” 

Adele blinked. “Oh. Well. I don’t suppose there’s anything wrong with that, is there?”

Gabriel turned to her. “You can’t be serious.”

“And if I am?” she challenged. “Why shouldn’t Felix have a friend?”

“He can have all the friends he wants, just not the one vampire I turned to be by his brother’s side.”

“Has Nino been neglecting his duty to Adrien?”

Gabriel frowned. “Not that I’m aware of. Pierce has been keeping an eye on it and Nino goes to Felix’s room every night after Adrien has been settled in.”

“I see.”

“Still.”

“Yes?” Adele smirked.

“It isn’t right. I won’t allow it.”

“Just so I understand, dear, is it their friendship you won’t allow or something more? I would like to remind you that this is the first person I’ve known for Felix to willingly interact with.”

Gabriel glanced around the empty room. “And if he is more than a friend?”

“Would you deny your son love for ridiculous antiquated politics?” Adele pressed. “He won’t be king. What could it hurt?”

The king hung his head. “I had them bonded,” he muttered.

Adele’s eyes sharpened. “You said you wouldn’t.”

“I did what I thought was best.” He stiffened his spine. “And I still believe I did what was right.”

“Gabriel.”

“Adele, it’s done. There’s nothing that can change that.” Gabriel turned to see Adrien tugging on Nino’s arm and the older vampire staying firmly crouched in the shadow of the playhouse, shaking his head. “Even if I allow whatever is going on between them to continue, Nino belongs to Adrien. He will never be able to leave his side. Wouldn’t it be better to curb,” he paused, grimacing, “any possibilities between them now?”

“I could slap you,” Adele murmured. “I’m tempted to.”

“That wouldn’t be wise. You would be punished.”

“I’ve never been known for my wisdom,” she snapped. “Gabriel, look what you’ve done to your sons.”

“Nothing has happened. I will tell Felix he is not to spend time with Nino. That will be it.”

Adele crossed her arms. “That easy, is it?”

“Yes,” he nodded.

“So where are you sending Felix off to then?”

Gabriel’s brows knitted together. “Why would I send him anywhere?”

“Well, Adrien has to stay here and Nino has to stay with Adrien. Did you have another plan on keeping Felix and Nino apart for the next few decades?”

Gabriel floundered and Adele pressed on, stepping into his space. 

“Have you even spoken to Felix about the nature of their relationship?”

“No, but--”

“But I’m sure you’ve spoken to Nino, haven’t you? I feel certain you became your calm and cool self and spoke down to him until he felt worthless and then threatened him with some kind of torture you thought up on a whim to be the most frightening. So even if Felix says they are only friends and he enjoys having someone to talk to, you have most likely terrified that poor hunter into avoiding him at all costs. Are you proud of yourself, your majesty?” Adele poked a finger into his chest, eyes blazing. “Fix this, Gabriel. For your son’s sake.”

“You will not speak to me like this,” he glowered.

“I will and you’ll listen because you know I’m right,” she huffed. “Now, I’m going to bring my son inside for his bath and let that poor boy take a break and try to gather his energy back after you forced him to be outside during the day.” She gave him a challenging look but Gabriel only nodded.

“As you wish,” he murmured.

“And speak to Felix. Today.”

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Gabriel nodded to the guard outside the library as he stepped inside. Felix was at the table, a stack of books beside him and one open in front of him. His head was bowed as he furiously scribbled in a notebook, a cup of coffee cooling to the side.

“I would like to speak to you if you have a moment,” Gabriel said, moving towards the table.

Felix slapped the book and notebook closed and looked up at his father with a blank expression. “Yes?”

“What are you working on?”

Felix moved his arm over the cover of the book. “Is that what you came here to speak with me about, Father?”

Gabriel eyed the stack of books on the table. “Are you studying magic?”

“Reading about it. I’ve read most of the books in here. You know that. What did you need?”

Gabriel shifted uneasily and then cleared his throat, straightening. “I would like to know the nature of your relationship with the turned hunter.”

“He has interesting stories and I was curious. I’ve never met a hunter before so the first-hand knowledge was nice.”

“Was he sleeping in your room?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

Felix picked up his coffee and slowly took a sip.

“Felix?”

“Yes, Father?”

Gabriel opened his mouth and then shut it, rethinking his words. “Do you consider him a friend?”

Felix looked up at him. “Is it safe to admit that?”

“I’m not a monster.”

The younger man took another slow sip of coffee.

Gabriel growled under his breath. “I will not ask the details of your...friendship as long as those details stay behind your door. You must realize that whatever this is can’t last. He is bonded to Adrien.”

“I’m well aware of that, Father.”

“Perhaps I should’ve let you go to Italy when my father wanted to send you. You may have been happier.”

“Instead you kept me here. Will that be all?”

“Yes, I suppose for now, it will be,” he frowned. “You’ve gotten new clothes.”

“Not new,” Felix corrected. “I’m just trying something different with clothes I already owned.”

“The turtleneck and vest are a bit much with the tie.”

“I’ll take your opinion with the due consideration it deserves.”

“Felix,” Gabriel warned.

Felix stood and began to gather the books from the table. “I think I’ll turn in early. I’m rather tired.”

“It’s still daylight.”

“A nap then.”

Gabriel watched his son balance the stack of books and back into the door, nudging it open to be caught by the guard outside. He looked towards the large library windows to see that Adele had already gathered Adrien and Nino was no longer hiding in the playhouse. 

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Nino was curled on his side, shivering under the thin blanket he had been given. He heard the door to his small room open but didn’t turn around. His last visitor had been his sire, the King of France, and had successfully scared him into never wanting to leave Adrien’s side for more than a few designated hours so he wasn’t keen on knowing who was visiting him currently.

“Is it okay if I stay with you for a bit?” Felix asked, standing in the doorway.

Nino rolled over warily. “I’m not supposed to talk to you.”

“I know,” he nodded. “But my father is also under a ‘what he doesn’t see, he’ll pretend he doesn’t know’ policy at the moment, it seems.” He frowned, holding a book and notebook to his chest. “But if you would rather I stay away, I understand.”

Nino sat up, glancing around the small room. “I don’t really have much here.”

“I’m not here for the amenities,” Felix shrugged, pulling the door closed behind him. “But we can go to my room if you would be more comfortable.”

The other man worried his bottom lip. “He said he would cut me open and make me stay awake and watch as he pulled different pieces out of me if I continued to spend time with you.”

“Fuck,” Felix breathed. “Asshole, shit-brained, power-mad dick.”

Nino blinked in surprise. “Wow, tell me how you really feel.”

Felix clenched his jaw, lifting the books in his arms a bit. “I’m going to fix it.”

“What?”

“The blood bond. I’m going to figure out how to break it so you can go live whatever life you want away from here.”

“Is that even possible?”

Felix frowned. “I’m not sure yet, but I’m working on it.”

“I won’t have anywhere to go.”

“We’ll figure something out.”

Nino tried not to smile. “We will?”

Felix sat down on the edge of the bed and set his books on the floor, grabbing the notebook off the top and opening it in his lap. He took Nino’s hand in his but didn’t meet his eyes. “Yeah, we will.”

Buy me a coffee?

[not-a-space-alien]

Falling Hazard, Part 9:  ...and the Fall

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Uriel burst out of her office wild-eyed, only to see a group of angels had been loitering outside waiting for her.

“What are you lot doing?” she snapped.

An angel at the front hesitantly saluted her.  “Uriel, ma’am, we…wanted to ask about—”

“About what?”

“About the change—”

“It’s not your job to ask questions!”

“We wanted to see if everything all right,” tried a second angel.  “Some of us sensed—”

“Shut the fuck up!” Uriel screamed, and all the angels flinched back. “It’s not your job!  Get out of here!  Get out!”

She pushed through the crowd without waiting to see if they obeyed her. She was pissed.  She was not a warrior, but she felt herself clenching her fists, ready to hurt someone.

Raphael was suspicious of the summons, of course. But he left Victoria guarding Michael, positive that if the other archangels wanted to try something, they would have summoned her away, not him, after what had happened last time.

He cautiously entered the antechamber to see that Uriel, Gabriel, and Metatron were seated at their seats at the bench.  The fact that they were sitting in the seats they occupied only to pass judgement in a tribunal was not lost on Raphael.  Metatron had a black eye layered over older injuries. Gabriel still had bruises from where Victoria had kicked him. And Uriel, of all people, had two black eyes.

“Were you three…fighting?” said Raphael.

Metatron folded their hands.  “All God’s servants are perfectly in accord with His will,” they rattled.  “We have no reason to fight.”

Gabriel opened his mouth to say something. The Metatron elbowed him very hard.

“I’ll heal Metatron first,” said Raphael.  “Your injuries are the worst.  What happened to you?”

“You were not called here to heal anyone,” said the Metatron.  “Where is Victoria?”

“She’s in the infirmary.  I’m not leaving Michael alone after what Gabriel did.”

“Go get her,” Metatron snapped.

Raphael turned and sprinted out, seeming to understand what was happening.

There was silence for a few moments while he was gone.  “This is a bad idea,” muttered Gabriel.

“This is not written in the Ineffable Plan,” whispered Uriel.

“Well, does anyone have a better idea?” Metatron said. “In light of recent developments?”

Uriel crossed her arms.  Gabriel tapped the table.

“Either let me call the shots,” said Metatron, “or off me and be done with it once and for all.  Either is fine with me, since it’d mean I wouldn’t have to work with either of you again.”

Raphael came back with the new archangel in tow.  “Excellent, now we can begin,” said Metatron.  “God has...uh…declared that the War is no longer His will.”

Raphael and Victoria looked at the Metatron blankly.

“What?” said Victoria.

“Tell them the truth,” said Uriel, “so they understand the full gravity of what they have done, and can feel properly—Ah!”

Metatron stomped on her foot under the table to cut her off.  

“You heard me,” the Metatron rang.  “The Voice of God declares that the war with Hell for Heaven’s glory is hereby suspended indefinitely.”

“Really?” said Victoria.  “Why?”

“And therefore,” the Metatron continued, “since the war is off the table, Michael’s bloodlust has the potential to cause far more damage than originally laid out in the Ineffable Plan, with nothing to control him, and he will have no outlet for his Wrath.  It is in our interest to neutralize him.  Casting him out of Heaven will at least ensure the safety of the Heavenly Kingdom, since he will be barred from entering the gates.  We find ourselves more amenable to your suggestion as to his fate.”

“Oh,” said Raphael, perking up.  “Okay.  Great.”

“I’m not,” muttered Uriel.

“We all find ourselves more amenable to the suggestion,” Metatron reiterated.

“I’m not.”

“We are more amenable.”

“Michael would be better off dead than in Hell’s clutches,” Uriel said with a sneer.

“Would he be better off?” said Raphael. “Or would you be better off?”

Uriel stood, her lip peeling back in an angry smile.  “Has anyone ever told you that you’re completely insufferable, Raphael?”

“If Michael managed to get out and start the War without permission, it would run contrary to God’s will,” said Metatron.

“Your will,” said Uriel tightly.

“God’s will,” the Metatron said dangerously.

“What difference does it make to you, Uriel?” Victoria shouted.  “You never leave Heaven!  It wouldn’t matter to you if he’s dead or just gone!  Do you have to be as cruel as you possibly can all the time?”

“I don’t have to listen a warrior lecturing me about my behaviour,” Uriel said.  “You’d do well to only speak when spoken to.”

“No, you listen here, I’m not fucking done,” Victoria said, stepping in front of the bench, but Uriel kept talking:

“The fact that a pair of powers has decided the course of the war is completely inappropriate!  Does nobody have any regard for the Order anymore?”

“We are archangels!” Victoria shouted. “Raphael is an archangel.  I am an archangel.  Michael is an archangel.  The same as you.”

“You are only an archangel because I made you that way!” Uriel snarled. “And you are in a clerical position, so demoting you back down would correct a bit of tampering with protocol, you utter insolent half-wit! I’ll be right back.”

Uriel slipped out from behind the bench, making her way towards the Book of Life.

Victoria drew her sword.

“Stop, stop, everybody calm down, please,” said Raphael.

“I don’t have to listen you or anybody,” said Uriel.  “Get out of the way.”

Metatron stood and snapped their wings open. “Uriel.  Sit down.”

Uriel whirled around, looking at Metatron with hatred.

“We cannot afford to lose yet another archangel right now.”

“We can afford to lose her.”

“The Voice of God commands you.  Step away from the Book of Life, and sit down at the bench.”

Uriel struggled with herself, briefly but visibly.  Then, she scuttled back over and reseated herself.

Metatron lowered themselves back down as well.  “Now then,” they said, sounding incredibly fed up.  “I am calling a tribunal to judge the fate of the archangel Michael.”

“I don’t understand,” said Raphael.  “Have we missed something?  Has something changed?”

“This is what you wanted, isn’t it?” Gabriel said. “Don’t complain.”

“Five of us are gathered here,” said Metatron.  “And the sixth is the spirit to be judged, who will be absent for this meeting.  We need the seventh.”

“Good luck,” Gabriel scoffed.

Metatron materialized a piece of parchment, wrote a summons, and sent it off into the void.

The seconds ticked by.  Nothing happened.

Metatron stood.  “Azrael.”

The call echoed in the empty hall.

“Azrael, you cannot refuse direct summons by the Voice of God.  Come here.”

A figure shrouded in darkness appeared at the edge of the hall, black tendrils of shadow curling around it as it broke the heavenly light.  As it drew closer, it resolved into a skeletal shape, wings made of stars and galaxies.  The visor of a black motorcycle helmet shined their gazes back at them.

WHY DO YOU INSIST ON DOING THIS? said Death’s booming bass voice.  YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW I HAVE NO INTEREST IN THE PROCEEDINGS OF HEAVEN.

“You have duties to Heaven, Azrael,” said Metatron.  “You can only shirk so many of them.”

IN THE SECONDS WE HAVE BEEN SPEAKING, ALREADY TEN HUMANS HAVE DIED AND ARE WAITING FOR ME TO ESCORT THEM.

“Then we shall make it quick, dear brother, so you can take leave of us yet again, since you so obviously can’t stand to be around us for even a single second,” said Metatron.

THEN I’M GLAD WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER.  LET’S GET ON WITH IT.

Metatron rolled out a long piece of parchment.  “We hereby declare this gathering of Archangels for the purpose of the following item: The fate of our seventh member, the archangel Michael.”

THIS AGAIN? said Death.

“The Archangel Metatron declares their intent that Michael should fall.”

As Metatron spoke, the seal of the Voice of God appeared on the paper. “Raphael?”

“Fall.”

The sign of the approval of the Bearer of Divine Healing appeared on the scroll.

“The Archangel Raphael declares his intent that Michael should fall. Victoria?”

“Fall.”

The approval of the first Overseer of Divine Affairs on Earth appeared on the scroll.

“The Archangel Victoria declares her intent that Michael should fall.  Uriel?”

Uriel grew red with anger.

“Uriel,” said Metatron in a warning tone.

“Fall,” spat Uriel.

The seal of the Keeper of the Divine Aura appeared on the scroll.

“The Archangel Uriel declares her intent that Michael should fall.  Gabriel?”

“Fall.  See you all in Hell.”

“The Archangel Gabriel declares his intent that Michael should fall.”

The second approval of Overseer of Divine Affairs on Earth appeared.

“Azrael?”

WHAT HAS MICHAEL DONE?  WHAT IS HE CHARGED WITH?  YOU’VE ALREADY DONE THIS WITH CAMAEL, AND YOU SUMMON ME AGAIN JUST TO DO IT WITH MICHAEL? Death’s voice held the grim amusement of someone watching a spectacle in which they have nothing invested fly off the rails.

“We know you don’t care, Azrael,” said Metatron.  “So we won’t bore you.  Suffice to say he has committed a great number of unforgivable crimes.”

Death slid his helmet visor up, exposing two hollow eye sockets and a bleached, permanent smile.  AS I RECALL, GOD DECREED THAT MICHAEL COULD NEVER FALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, AS HE WAS VITAL TO THE INEFFABLE PLAN TO DESTROY HELL ONCE AND FOR ALL, CORRECT?

“That’s not important,” Metatron chimed.  “Just give us your yes and be on your way.”

IT SEEMS TO ME THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS COMMITTED ANY CRIME IS THE ONE WHO BROUGHT A HUMAN INTO HEAVEN BEFORE HER APPOINTED TIME WITH ME.

The skeletal grin was fixed on Gabriel.  Gabriel, with growing panic, pointed a finger at Metatron.  “Metatron is the one who said we needed the war at any cost.  I didn’t see anyone else stepping up to make it happen.”

MM-HMM, said Death.  YOU DO REALIZE I HAVE GROUNDS TO PRESS A CASE OF MY OWN IF I WISHED IT?

“We all know you don’t wish it, Azrael,” said Metatron.  “Just declare your decision so you can leave.”

Death’s leather jacket crinkled as he crossed his arms.  I SEE NO REASON WHY I SHOULD HAVE ANY OPINION AT ALL ON THE EVENTS UNFOLDING RIGHT NOW.

“How many humans have died now?” said Raphael.

FORTY-SEVEN.  THEY ARE ALL STARTING TO PANIC.

“Well, then,” reverberated the Metatron.  “Just give us a yes, and you can go see to them.”

FINE, said Death.  IF IT WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY.  I VOTE THAT MICHAEL SHOULD FALL.

“The Archangel Azrael declares his intent that Michael should fall.”

The seal of the head of the Foundation angels appeared on the scroll, bringing the number up to a full six.

“Then it is done,” said Raphael.  “I’ll begin the preparations.”

“Uriel will begin the preparations,” Metatron said.  “There is still a proper way to do things.”

A PROPER WAY, said Death, with that same amused tone.  He turned to lope back towards the exit.  I HAVE A FEELING I’LL BE SEEING YOU ALL AGAIN VERY SOON. UNTIL THEN.

And with that, he was gone, which left the antechamber a little brighter. In his wake, Metatron stood holding the scroll that declared Michael’s sentence to fall with six approvals written on it.

Angelo seemed inordinately upset that Crowley had bitten him.  He kept muttering about how he had “done it again,” and cried about Michael with an intensified frequency.  Aziraphale left him in the downstairs of the bookshop to go upstairs and flop onto his bed for a nap.

It had become his go-to activity for when he was extremely frustrated and there was nothing for him to do.

His short rest ended up turning into him sleeping for a full night.  He awoke when the sun began to creep though his blinds.  He stretched and realized with distaste that he had forgotten to check his inbox before nodding off.

He padded over to the desk and picked up a letter from Botis from the top.

TO AZIRAPHALE,

KYLETH HAS GONE MISSING.  HER ABSENCE HAS UPSET ME GREATLY.  I FEAR HEAVEN HAS FINALLY TAKEN HER TO TASK FOR REFUSING GABRIEL’S ORDERS.  DO YOU KNOW OF ANY ANGELS WITH BLACK WINGS WHO HOLD LOYALTY TO GABRIEL, WHO MIGHT HAVE BEEN SENT TO PUNISH HER?

-BOTIS

Aziraphale set that letter aside without answering it, to see that the second letter was from Oryss reporting that Olivia had likewise gone missing.

Underneath of that was a letter from Raphael, without a seal:

Aziraphale,

Please ask Crowley not to do that again.

-The Archangel Raphael

Damn.  So Raphael knew it had been Crowley, then.  Grimacing, Aziraphale set it aside and picked up the next letter, which had Uriel’s seal on it.

To Aziraphale,

I don’t know what that demon of yours did or how it did it, but it defiled the Heavenly Kingdom with its presence. It was the most vile, reprehensible thing I have felt in a long, long time.  It shook me to my core.  Do not let any infernal creature, no matter how superficially lovely to your eyes or how wily its words to your ears, within such a distance to our Heavenly Father again.  If by some chance you speak with that demon again, tell it that if I ever catch it I will personally see to its relocation to the lake of fire before judgement day.

-The Archangel Uriel

Aziraphale bit his lip and folded it back up, as though it would make the message go away.

The remainder of the letters were from his demons, and he assumed they would all be panicking and those who hadn’t already said their angels were missing would be doing so now.  He didn’t have the energy to sort through them all.  He just sat behind his desk, not answering any of them.

His phone beeped, indicating he had gotten a text message. He abandoned the desk and plucked it off the nightstand.

It was from Crowley.  Please come over when you get this.

Good that it seemed less urgent than the last time he had texted with a plea to come over, but Aziraphale still snapped his phone shut and prepared to leave immediately.

He came down the stairs to find that Angelo was still there, huddled on the couch watching some melodramatic program on the telly.

“Aziraphale,” said Angelo foggily.  “Is this real?”

“What?” said Aziraphale, slipping into his shoes.

“This story on the box.  Is this something that actually happened? Or is it a lie?”

Aziraphale turned the TV off with a wave of his hand.  “We’re going over to Crowley’s.”

“I don’t think I should go,” said Angelo.  “I really messed up.”

“You certainly are going.  You’re going to apologise.”

“Oh. All right.”

They scooted over to Crowley’s flat and knocked. Aziraphale half expected to open the door on an angry Crowley lambasting him for bringing Angelo back over and locking him out for another day, but the door opened of its own accord onto empty air.

“Crowley?” said Aziraphale, peeking in cautiously.  “We’re back. Angelo is going to apologise to you. Don’t worry.”

When he stepped in fully, he saw Crowley sitting shame-facedly on the couch, his right arm in a sling.  Even through the bandages, Aziraphale could see the injury was much worse than it had been yesterday.

“Good Heavens,” said Aziraphale, drawing closer and gingerly touching the sling. “Are you all right? What happened?”

The injury had been localized to a spot on his forearm the last time Aziraphale had seen it, but today there was rotten flesh extending down to his hand, which was wrapped up tightly, and festering scales of red and brown spreading up his bicep.

“I tried to treat it,” Crowley said.  “Nothing worked.  It’s getting worse.  I’ve never seen an injury like this before.  It’s like a burn from holy water.  I don’t know how to treat that.  I don’t know if it’s going to stop spreading…Aziraphale, I…I need help.”

“Help,” said Aziraphale.  “Of course. We’ll get you help.”

Crowley paled.  “From whom?”

Aziraphale’s first reaction was to say Raphael, but that might not be a good idea considering how Crowley had gotten the injury in the first place.  He hadn’t seemed particularly angry in his letter, but it was easier to hide your emotions on paper, and it was becoming difficult to tell who in Heaven it was safe to trust.  And Raphael had already shown he was unwilling to either come down to Earth or extend himself for Crowley’s sake, and approaching Heaven after Uriel’s message could be a grave mistake.

That left Maltha.  Who kept denying knowledge of everything she by all rights should know about, kidnapping angels, and telling them not to come down because it wasn’t safe.

Aziraphale put his hand on Crowley’s back.  “Who would you like, Crowley?”

He thought for a few moments. “Maltha,” he said.

“I’ll make it happen,” said Aziraphale, giving him what he hoped was a reassuring rub.

He moved into the next room to find the writing utensils. He was pleased to hear Crowley and Angelo talking in low voices, apparently making up.

He scribbled out,

Maltha,

Crowley has sustained a serious injury and cannot treat it himself.  We beg of your help.  We need your healing expertise.  

-Aziraphale.

He sent it off.  The reply came in a few minutes later.

Aziraphale,

I am unable to come up from Hell at this time.  Do not come down here as I cannot guarantee your safety.  Crowley will have to find someone else.

-Maltha.

Aziraphale grit his teeth.  “Crowley, where is your phone?”

“On the end table there.  Why?”

“It has a better camera than mine.”  

A few minutes later Aziraphale pasted a printout of a picture of Crowley’s injury onto another piece of parchment, folded it up, and sent it down to Hell. The reply was delayed this time, but when it came:

Aziraphale,

I will send an escort up to meet you immediately.  WAIT IN LIMBO FOR THEM. DO NOT GO FURTHER THAN LIMBO BY YOURSELVES.  Come down before Crowley’s injury gets any worse than you’ve already let it by your negligence.

-Maltha

Crowley had healed Angelo’s bite, which was more generous than Angelo had expected. He stayed with Aziraphale and Crowley for a few more minutes, then left when they started their preparations for making their excursion into Hell.

Angelo had no desire whatsoever to see that horrid place again unless he was at Michael’s side.

So he wished them luck and bid them farewell, beating his wings to get back into Heaven.  He had an idea now of what he needed to do.

He had to be brave.

It was pathetic, that a demon could have the courage to go into Heaven to help Michael, but Angelo, an angel, didn’t.  It didn’t matter that he was small, that he was not powerful.  He saw that now.  You could be powerful if you played your cards right.

If he could just…be brave for once.

He was going to walk into the infirmary, find Raphael, and give him a piece of his mind.

The receptionist looked up as Angelo entered.  “Angelo!  Raphael’s been looking for you!  Nobody could find you!”

Angelo planted himself firmly in front of the desk.  “Good, because I want to talk to him.”

“Uh, okay,” said the receptionist.  “Go ahead, then.”

“Oh,” said Angelo. “All right.”

He resolutely walked past her into a hallway. A few seconds later, he stuck his head back out.  “Which way is his office?”

“First right, then second left.”

“Thanks.”

He passed by a healer on his way in.  “Angelo!  Raphael was looking for you!”

“You can’t stop me!” Angelo said. “Get out of the way!”

The healer, who hadn’t been standing in his way at all, looked at him quizzically.  Angelo hurried past him, trying to continue feeling angry instead of embarrassed.

He found Raphael’s secretary outside of his office.  “I want to talk to Raphael!” he shouted, slamming his hands on the desk.

“Oh!” they said, perking up.  “Yes, go ahead right in!  They were hoping to get a chance to talk to you.”

“Right,” said Angelo. “Okay, good.”

Try as he might, he could not find the resolve to bang the door open, so he simply entered the room quietly and shut it behind him.

Victoria and Raphael were both there, and had been poring over something on Raphael’s desk, but they looked up at him as he appeared.

“Angelo!” said Raphael.  “Finally! I haven’t been able to find you since you were discharged.  We would have kept you updated.”

“Michael can’t fall,” said Angelo.  “I won’t let you do that.”

Victoria and Raphael looked at each other, then back to him, guilty and sorrowful expressions on their faces.

“Angelo,” said Raphael.  “I’m so sorry. I know this is going to be difficult to hear, but…”

Victoria held up something from the desk, a piece of parchment with six seals on it.  

“No,” said Angelo.

“Just this morning,” said Victoria.

Angelo staggered backwards, his hand fumbling for the knob.  “No, no, no, you can’t.  You can’t.”

“Angelo, wait,” said Raphael.  “Don’t panic.  I’m going to go into Hell to meet him as he falls, while Victoria stays in Heaven to— ”

Angelo was already crying too hard to speak.  He ripped the door open and ran as fast as he could.

He could hear Victoria behind him, calling for him.  She finally overtook him in the lobby.

“Angelo, please talk with us for a moment,” said Victoria.  “Come back to the office.”

“I don’t want to talk to you,” Angelo cried, smacking her hand off his arm.  “Get away from me!  Don’t touch me!  I can’t look at you right now!”

“Angelo, please don’t go,” said Victoria.

But it was too late.  He had fled out of the infirmary, tears streaming down his face.

He was afraid.  He was more afraid than he’d ever been.  And what he needed to do now would take more courage than anything he had ever done, or would do again, and he didn’t know how he’d do it alone.

[thesinglesjukebox]

KESHA FT. BIG FREEDIA - RAISING HELL

[6.38]

Kesha with Big Freedia Energy

Leah Isobel: Kesha has been saddled with one of the heaviest narratives of 2010s pop music, which combines uneasily with her career-long interest in more grounded country and rock signifiers. Now when she works with those impulses, as she did on Rainbow, the effect is one of refutation; Animal becomes an outlier that she made against her will, one that doesn't represent the Real Kesha. To work her way back to the party music that made her reputation, she has to adapt it to the new narrative frame that surrounds everything she does. If she's having fun, she's having fun in spite of what she experienced; partying is no longer an end into itself, but an escape from something else. Hence, "Raising Hell" deploys one of the hackiest pop tropes - gospel choirs used as a shortcut for sincere emotion - married to a pretty decent Big Freedia drop. It's not awful, but I miss the actual, honest-to-god trashiness that she made her stock in trade. In 2019, I guess I'm the only one. [6]

Thomas Inskeep: Finally, an uptempo Kesha record that a) isn't touched by the evil Dr. Luke, and b) doesn't sound like the result of a three-day vodka-and-Red Bull bender, and c) is actually fun. I'm not a fan of the EDM horns in the chorus, but apart from those, this works. I'm a bigger fan of Big Freedia in theory than practice, and accordingly prefer her in small doses; she's quite effective here as a kind of DJ Khaled-esque hype-person. And Kesha sounds free and happy, which makes me happy. [7]

Kayla Beardslee: I'm glad Kesha got her balls back and all, but I'm not enthused that that means a return to honking 2012 pop-drops. I will admit, though -- the combined Kesha/Freedia "drop it down low" hook grows on me with every listen. The rest of the song is fine: it invites singing along and is fun in a hedonistic Ke$ha way, but it's also very, very noisy (lots of erratic shouts and claps in the background that, to me, lean more messy than energetic). My favorite part is the final chorus ("Can I get an amen"), which is a pleasantly melodic contrast to the rest of the track, a close second being the thrilling "aaugh!" Kesha does right before the second chorus. [6]

Alex Clifton: High Road appears to take the party-all-day spirit from Kesha's earlier work but mixed with the rawer, more down-to-earth material from Rainbow. In theory this is a dream come true, and there's so much about "Raising Hell" that makes it a joy to experience. The post-chorus is godawful, though. Tonally it doesn't fit and stalls the song from its natural flow. I'm also longing for the day that Big Freedia gets the feature she deserves: her appearance is mostly limited to drop-it-drop-it-drop-it-drop-it which is delivered well but also literally one-note. Kesha's trying to have it all ways she can--country and gospel and dance and bounce--which, as someone who likes a good genreproof song, I really respect. Unfortunately the whole package doesn't come together as fully as it could. [6]

Stephen Eisermann: "The best possible Andy Grammer single" is not what Kesha and Big Freedia should be collaborating on. This is a waste of time and talent and no amount of conviction from either participant can convince me otherwise. [4]

Alfred Soto: This sounds sacrilegious: instead of defiling a religion, it defiles my idea of Kesha. After proving herself up to thumbing her nose at any genre she experimented with, she acquiesces to gospel cliches. She's earned the right to want salvation in them, lord knows, but she needn't sound as if Julia Michaels was her pastor. [4]

Josh Buck: How do you have a hook like "I don't wanna go to heaven without raising hell" and video centered around prosperity gospel preachers and NOT make it a country song?? At this point, Kesha has proven that she can tackle a variety of genres, but this bounce effort just feels scattered instead of celebratory. I realize this a loaded statement and not at all meant to be a defense or endorsement of the man, but judging by Kim Petras' endless recent string of bangers, Dr. Luke may have been an irreplaceable ingredient in Kesha's more crowd pleasing, debauched pop efforts. In recent years, she's sound much stronger on her Struts and Eagles of Death Metal rock cuts, and i'd love to see her spend more time in that arena. This one reminds me a bit of the final album by The Donnas in terms of we-might-be-too-old-for-this vibes. [3]

Katherine St Asaph: The narrative, inevitable and damning, around Kesha was that in severing her ties to Dr. Luke, she lost her source of a signature sound. Rainbow, with its grabs at musical styles and Kesha's required-for-optics but personality-dampening show of penitence, didn't do much to dislodge it. Which is why "Raising Hell" is such a triumph: it's evidence that she was the source of her signature sound. The song feels massive; if sound alone determines a hit, this would be No. 1 everywhere. The hook is recognizably hers: a melody that's kin to "We R Who We R" and also to hymns. The drops r what they r; the interpolations are canny and nostalgia: an interlude of "My Neck, My Back" filtered through "Hollaback Girl," an interlude of preaching filtered through Prince. Freedia is incapable of sounding like she's phoning it in even when she is (I'm sure she'll do a lot of that in the next few years), and unlike Iggy Pop or the Eagles of Death Metal, she's an actually exciting guest pick, rather than one mostly exciting on paper to boomers. And throughout, Kesha recaptures the anarchic glee that made her career. [8]

Jonathan Bogart: Maybe it was my naïveté in 2010 that made her sound so recklessly out of step with the rest of pop; but her post-Luke music, however much better it has been for her soul, still sounds faintly like capitulation. The secular-gospel structure and chantalong melody followed by jump around breakdowns sound like every pseudo-celebration on the market: the saving grace is Freedia's booming authoritativeness (surely the angel Gabriel, when he tells the roll up yonder to drop it down low, sounds like her) and Kesha's impish use of language, dancing on the borders between sacrilege and piety, hooks it up to the great stream of American song, where there is no Sunday morning without a Saturday night. [8]

Kylo Nocom: Of all things, this reminds me of Vacation Bible School theme songs and the "Cheerleader" remix. I have scored this accordingly. [7]

Michael Hong: The bombast of early 2010s Ke$ha meets the soulful Kesha of Rainbow racing down that same road to self-empowerment. Ke$ha's talk-singing, a choir that makes a line like "bitch, I'm blessed" all the more enjoyable, drops mixed with the gospel influences, and Big Freedia's bounce make for a hell of a maximalist fantasy. [7]

Jackie Powell: When "Raising Hell" begins, it fools the listener. When the piano chords and Kesha's introductory vocalization grace my ears during the song's first five seconds, I'm convinced that a power ballad or at best a mid-tempo track is in store. But Kesha quickly changes direction. An explosion of camp from collaborator Big Freedia, a blaring saxophone in the chorus, the return of talk-singing in the verses and an epic build in the pre-chorus: it sounds very familiar. That's what Kesha wants. She wants us to feel like we are once again at a 21-century hoedown. (But without Pitbull this time.) On this track, Kesha proves that both she and her fans can be "animals" while simultaneously being people with "fantastic souls", which might have been something missing from the pre-Rainbow eras. Here, however, Kesha desires fun and a rebellion that are a rejection of evil behavior and suffocating authority figures. She's not just sticking it to the man without a purpose. That's the difference between Kesha of 2019 and Ke$ha of 2009. "Kesha got her balls back and they're bigger than ever," she said in the album trailer for High Road. But I don't agree with that. She's had them since her inception. Her evolution has been honest, which is something that not all artists can say. [7]

Isabel Cole: MY! GIRL! Having proven herself an actual musician to every idiot man in the country, Kesha (perhaps sick of being so serious) gleefully returns to her favorite stomping ground of, well, glee. Raising Hell makes text what has always been the implicit mission of the Kesha project: a commitment to the fundamental sacredness of joy. It's hard to imagine a more succinct encapsulation of her ethos than "I'm all fucked up in my Sunday best / no walk of shame cuz I love this dress": it's not that she takes no pleasure in the transgression of elevating ass-shaking to the level of the divine, but it's a gentle mischief born of the deep belief in the holiness of enjoying our corporeal gifts while we still can. Feeling good is a form of worship, and a killer beat is no less legitimate an access point than a hymn. When she combines markers of religiosity with artifacts of base delights (my favorite is "Solo cup full of holy spirits," although I also adore the the vulgarity of "bounce it up and down where the good Lord split it"), the point is not to revel in contradiction but to toast to the fact that there is no contradiction; and when she opens her scope in the coda, dedicating her preaching or perhaps this round of shots to the misfits of creation, there's a (frankly Piscean) generosity to it. Also, (1) it slaps (2) biiiiiiiiiiiiiitch I'm blessed (3) her voice sounds just wonderful, as dextrous with an implicit smirk as ever and with a thrilling power on the places she gets to soar; I love the bit of grit we get in the chorus, like she's singing this after a night out (4) it FUCKING slaps (5) "I'm still here still, still bringing it to ya": ten years since TiK ToK this month, and the party still don't start till she walks in. [10]

[Read, comment and vote on The Singles Jukebox]

[bookwormguri]

No read more because I'm on mobile and my fucks ran out 3 hours ago.

Gather ‘round children. I have a story to tell about the shitshown that has been on my Punta Cana trip thus far (less than 8 hours).

Got to the airport in the US no problem. It’s a big travel day so we didn’t have to take our shoes off or our electronics out in security. My sister evidently got her bottle of mace through they were so lax. There was a good good doggo sniffing bags tho. He worked so hard.

Next, the plane. I slept a lot, got through a third of the first of one of my books I brought. I sat next to a lady that was a nervous flyer, so I did my best to be nonchalant to calm her.

Finally, we land. I was a pretty quick flight when you compare it to going to China so it seemed like nothing. This is when the trouble starts….

They must have had a short luggage pickup line because they had a lot of guys who worked at the airport pick up the bags and just set them around… and when you went to go grab your bag they would try to get you to pay to use their trolley (they didn’t say this up front, but I’ve travelled enough to know). Myself and the daughter from the other family grabbed all the bags while the rest of the chucklefucks shopped in the duty free shop for booze. They wouldn’t let us take the bag out of that area if they weren't ours. We waiting for a HALF HOUR for the assholes to come claim their bags. The lady who was actually checking passports LEFT because they were taking so long. (FYI, our party is nine people. Imagine two girls in a seat of suitcases for a half hour) My dad actually got pissed at ME when I got frustrated they were taking so long. (All everyone else wants to do on this trip is get blackout wasted every day sooooo booze come first always)

Dad: “WELL what do you want me to do????”

Me: “I want you assholes to come get your bags since we’ve been standing here waiting for you for HOW LONG??”

Dad: “Well we’re finishing up in the duty free store. I don’t know what you want us to do. We’re checking out now.”

Me: “It would have been nice if we could have gotten our bags BEFORE you guys decided alcohol was the most important thing. You know, get our bags, THEN go to duty free, like I SAID.”

He threw up his hands and walked away. But this is just the beginning dea people.

I had nothing to do with booking this trip. It’s something I had no interest in doing and yet here we are because it’s a “family” trip. Anyway, my dad and the mother of the other family that came with us booked cars for us WEEKS in advance. They got two minivans, one for each family. Spoiler alert: they didn’t have the cars. Apparently, their “system was down” so despite us reserving those cars they couldn’t see it and thus gave away the cars we were supposed to use. We spent AN HOUR trying to get shit sorted out. First, they wanted to give us a 12 person van and a car, upcharge us on them AND refused to give us a quote until we gave them our credit card. Wtf???

Needless to say, we went to another place. We rented a 12 person van, got a quote and went out to wait FOR ANOTHER HOUR. Eventually a few representatives came to meet us which introduces us to the shining angel of this story (no pun indened), Gabriel. He saved us sooooo many times. My family is taking him out to dinner currently. But even Gabriel can’t save everything.

We asked the reps SIX TIMES if all of use and our luggage would all fit in the van. They told us yes SIX TIMES. I think you can guess how that went. The “12 person” van could 100% fit 12 people…. If they had no luggage. With luggage we literally had no leg room with how close the seats had to be. I’m talking sitting cross-legged on the seats. And holding our carry-ons in our laps. For obvious reasons this didn’t work for us. May I remind you, we have been at this airport for 2.5 hours. It’s approaching 5 o’clock and we haven’t eaten since breakfast.

So our final HOUR at the airport is spent making a deal with the people that run the car service. One guy kept saying, “It’s not the van that’s the problem, it’s the luggage. If it was just you guys there would be no problem.”

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WE ARE AT AN AIRPORT.

[Note: at this point all the daughters are in the van and I say, “Hey, should we turn the van off? The AC is on and the gas gauge looks a little low.”

“Nah, this isn’t our car and we’re not paying for the gas.” This will be important later]

Next, we FINALLY make a deal, since they screwed us over with the vans they will bring another van out just for our luggage. One of our group will ride in there with that. THEN there is a whole argument because they won’t accept a credit card unless we drive 30 mins out of our way to go to their offices. They want us to pay upward of $1000 in pesos/cash. Eventually EVENTUALLY, we leave.

We drive 10 mins from the airport and the low gas light comes on. Remember what I mentioned before? Yeah. We call Gabriel (in the other car), the two cars pull over to the side of the road and you know what Gabrial says???

“Oh shit.”

He tells us we should turn back but my dad (driving) insists they can make it to a rest stop. We make it…. With 5km of gas left in the tank.

This whole time, we’re trying to get in contact with the owner of the AirBNB we rented to let her know we were coming. We learn not long after we get to the resort her property is on that the phone number she gave us was disconnected. We tried desperately to contact her because we don’t have the keys???

Eventually we get to the resort and while checking in they tell our family that we must pay EXTRA for the resort amenities. Cue another HOUR of arguing because and extra $600 per family??? Yeah, no. Our BNB host was supposed to have already paid for that. The kids, minus me, start to do shots in the parking lot.

Finally that gets ‘solved’ and we start to drive to the lot. We have to turn around at one point because the leading car went the wrong way. Eventually I just ripped the map away and guided us, 100% correct may I say, to the right house.

We have a maid??? Which I feel super uncomfortable with. She doesn’t speak English but she was still so so so sweet. I think the shitshow is almost over. There was a kitty on our deck so I took quite time to just pet him. I love him.

Next, apparently the guy who drove Gabriel and the father from the other family was demanding more money for “wasting so much of his time.” Gabriel told him no because that wasn’t in the deal. The guy drove off and left Gabriel. Gabriel insisted he could have his cousin come pick him up but we told him to wait and we’d take him out to dinner.

There was one thing I specified needing this trip; reliable WiFi. I only work part time and thus, do not actually get vacation hours. The only way I could come on this trip was with the promise I’d be available for meetings over the phone and to answer emails. Guess what didn’t work at first and works slow as balls when I’m the only one here??? THE WIFI. Again, Gabriel was our savior because his actually job is installing illegal internet so he saved our bacon.

So yeah, that was my first 5-6 hours in the Dominican Republic. I’m going to be looking at the prices for early flights home… just in case.

[gaymusicchart]

GAY MUSIC CHART - 2018 week 33

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 Here is the recap for this week :

 OUT : Aja feat. AVG JO - I Don't Wanna Brag (LW: 24 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 24)

OUT : Aquaria - Burn Rubber (Lyric Video) (LW: 46 / WO: 5 / PEAK: 17)

OUT : Jason Mraz - Have It All (LW: 31 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 31)

OUT : KC Ortiz feat. Big Dipper - "Let's Talk About PrEP" (LW: 37 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 37)

OUT : Hercules & Love Affair feat. Mashrou' Leila - Are You Still Certain (LW: 48 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 38)

OUT : Aretuza Lovi feat. IZA - "Movimento" (LW: 42 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 42)

OUT : HUSH - [ 對等關係 ] / [Peer Relationship] (LW: 45 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 45)

OUT : Davi - "Tenho Você" (LW: 46 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 46)

OUT : Merlot - Bad for You (LW: 49 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 10)

  01 (+ 8) : P!nk - "Secrets" (LW: 09 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 01 (x1))

USA - 2018 / from the album "Beautiful Trauma"

 02 (+ 1) : Years & Years - All For You (PSEN Televisual Exclusive) (LW: 03 / WO: 5 / PEAK: 01 (x1))

UK - 2018 / from the album "Palo Santo"

 03 (- 2) : Adore Delano - 27 Club (LW: 01 / WO: 6 / PEAK: 01 (x2))

USA - 2018 / from the album "Whatever"

 04 (- 2) : Lizzo - Boys (LW: 02 / WO: 7 / PEAK: 01 (x2))

USA - 2018

 05 (+ 3) : Eureka O'Hara - The Big Girl (LW: 08 / WO: 5 / PEAK: 04)

USA - 2018

This is the first single of the drag queen who was runner up in RuPaul's Drag Race season 10.

 06 (- 1) : Years & Years - If You're Over Me (LW: 05 / WO: 13 / PEAK: 02)

UK - 2018 / from the album "Palo Santo"

 07 (+ 4) : Sandro Cavazza, P3GI-13 - High With Somebody (LW: 11 / WO: 8 / PEAK: 07)

Sweden - 2018

A sweet song and a music video which shows bisexuality.

 08 (- 4) : Troye Sivan feat. Ariana Grande - Dance To This (LW: 04 / WO: 8 / PEAK: 03)

Australia / USA – 2018 / from the album 2018 "Bloom"

A music video is finally available.

 09 (+ 4) : Panic! At The Disco - Hey Look Ma, I Made It (LW: 13 / WO: 5 / PEAK: 07)

USA - 2018

Brendon Urie comes out as pansexual. The funny music and his puppet illustrates that fact.

 10 (=) : HOLLAND - I'm Not Afraid (LW: 10 / WO: 5 / PEAK: 03)

South Korea - 2018

Revealed by his first music video "Neverland", the out gay South Korean singer continues to represent LGBTQ issues in his new music video to change mentalities in his country. He hasn't be contacted by the big record label compagnies yet in the kpop industry, which means that the fight isn't over.

 11 (+ 12) : Nacha La Macha - Eres Cobarde (LW: 23 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 11)

Spain - 2018

 12 (+ 4) : Madblush – Homophobic (LW: 16 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 16)

Brazil - 2018 / from the EP "Cactus II"

The single has finally a music video.

 13 (- 6) : BeBe Zahara Benet - Jungle Kitty (LW: 07 / WO: 10 / PEAK: 07)

USA - 2018

 14 (+ 3) : MNEK feat. Hailee Steinfeld - Colour (LW: 17 / WO: 6 / PEAK: 05)

UK - 2018

 15 (- 3) : Not.Your.Regular.Boy. - Crazyland (LW: 12 / WO: 16 / PEAK: 03)

The Netherlands - 2018

Revealed on X-Factor and the Voice, this is his debut single.

 16 (- 2) : Troye Sivan - Bloom (LW: 14 / WO: 15 / PEAK: 01 (x5))

Australia - 2018

The Australian singer deleted a tweet where he said that the song was talking about bottoming. Now, he answer that it only talks about flowers. If the first explanation is real, the brilliant metaphore makes this song an enjoyable gay sex anthem.

 17 (+ 5) : Sharon Needles - "666" (LW: 22 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 17)

USA - 2018 / from the album "Battle Axe"

 18 (- 3) : Not.Your.Regular.Boy. - Get Down Make Love (LW: 15 / WO: 8 / PEAK: 15)

The Netherlands - 2018

 19 (+ 1) : Cheat Codes, Little Mix - Only You (LW: 20 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 19)

USA / UK - 2018

This music video shows a lesbian love at first sight between a mermaid and a woman.

 20 (+ 16) : Bruno Gadiol, Gabriel Nandes - Seu Costume (LW: 36 / WO: 6 / PEAK: 17)

Brazil - 2018

The 20 years old singer has been revealed in The Voice Brasil in 2016. He comes out as gay with this music video.

 21 (+ 26) : Monét X Change feat. Bob The Drag Queen - Soak It Up (LW: 47 / WO: 10 / PEAK: 08)

USA - 2018

The drag queen was voted Miss Congeniality of the 2018 edition of RuPaul's Drag Race.

 22 (+ 13) : Brandon Stansell - "For You" (LW: 35 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 22)

USA - 2018

A sweet love triangle story.

 23 (+ 5) : Blair St. Clair - Call My Life (LW: 28 / WO: 6 / PEAK: 13)

USA - 2018 / from the album "Call My Life"

 24 (NEW) : Sam Bluer - "Body High" (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 24)

Australia - 2018

This is his debut music video. A revelation.

 25 (+ 8) : Blair St. Clair - Now or Never (LW: 33 / WO: 19 / PEAK: 01 (x1))

USA - 2018

This is the first music video of the drag queen who was a contestant on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

 26 (- 8) : Panic! At The Disco - Say Amen (Saturday Night) (LW: 18 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 18)

USA - 2018 / from the album "Pray For The Wicked"

 27 (+ 7) : Kim Petras - Heart to Break (LW: 34 / WO: 19 / PEAK: 02)

Germany - 2018

She will be on first part of Troye Sivan's Bloom Tour.

 28 (+ 12) : Years & Years - Palo Santo (Live - Vevo x Years & Years) (LW: 40 / WO: 6 / PEAK: 28)

UK - 2018 - from the album "Palo Santo"

 29 (+ 10) : Mint Julep - The Promise ("Alex Strangelove" OST) (LW: 39 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 22)

USA - 2018

"Alex Strangelove" is a gay coming of age movie from Nexflix.

 30 (+ 11) : Blonde feat. Bryn Christopher - Me, Myself & I (LW: 41 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 27)

UK - 2018

 31 (- 10) : Keiynan Lonsdale - Preach (LW: 21 / WO: 6 / PEAK: 19)

Australia - 2018

The singer and actor took on stage the award for Best Kiss at the MTV Movies and TV Awards 2018, for the movie "Love, Simon". Meanwhile, the movie is censored in India.

 32 (- 5) : Renato - "Cruel Summer" (LW: 27 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 27)

Czech Republic - 2018

 33 (- 4) : FRANKIE x Scott Hoying feat. One Night - Ghost (LW: 29 / WO: 8 / PEAK: 14)

USA - 2018

The music video is an interesting queer remake of Grease.

 34 (- 15) : Tiago Braga - Ilusão (LW: 19 / WO: 12 / PEAK: 06)

Portugal - 2018

A story of infidelity.

 35 (- 10) : Kodaline - Shed a Tear (LW: 25 / WO: 5 / PEAK: 12)

Ireland - 2018 / from the album "Politics of Living"

 36 (+ 14) : THE TRIPLETZ - "You Better Fucking Dance" (LW: 50 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 36)

Spain - 2018

"Better fuck with them boys

Better fuck with them girls

Better fuck with them both

Who fuckin cares?"

 37 (- 31) : Scott Free - Man Meat (LW: 06 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 06)

USA - 2018 / from the album "Zombie Bathhouse: A Rock Musical"

 38 (- 8) : Pussy Riot - Track About Good Cop (LW: 30 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 06)

Russia - 2018

The band's members, disguised as cops, invaded the stadium during the final of the FIFA World Cup 2018, in front of Putin, to claim more democracy.

 39 (- 7) : Oxygen - "All For You" (Audio) (LW: 32 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 32)

UK - 2018 / from the album "TBA"

 40 (RE-ENTRY) : GoodLuck - "I've Been Thinking About You" (LW: - / WO: 2 / PEAK: 26) South Africa - 2016

Incredible: it took two years for this music video with a gay storyline to be officially uploaded on YouTube and available outside South Africa.

 41 (+ 7) : Jinkx Monsoon feat. Fred Schneider - She Evil (LW: 48 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 39)

USA - 2018 / from the album "The Ginger Snapped"

 42 (+ 1) : Jill Shaw - "Game" (LW: 43 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 41)

Belgium - 2018

This song is about who you are and who you want to be. That's why we can see in the music video transwoman Maxime.

 43 (+ 1) : Ryan Amador - Loverboy (LW: 44 / WO: 13 / PEAK: 06)

USA - 2018

Such a romantic love song...

 44 (NEW) : King Princess - "Holy" (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 44)

USA - 2018 / from the EP "Make My Bed"

 45 (NEW) : The Aces - "Last One" (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 45)

USA - 2018 / from the album "When My Heart Felt Volcanic"

 46 (NEW) : Dana International - מי האיש ("Who's The Man?") (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 46)

Israel - 2018

A music video realized for the Gay pride of Jerusalem.

 47 (NEW) : The Internet - "La Di Da" (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 47)

USA - 2018 / from the album "Hive Mind"

 48 (NEW) : Ryan Beatty - "Haircut" (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 48)

USA - 2018

 49 (NEW) : CARSON - "Good Love" (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 49)

USA - 2018

The debut music video of Carson Rammelt has been promoted on Billboard Pride's July 2018 Playlist.

 50 (NEW) : Vini Uehara - "Perigo" (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 50)

Brazil - 2018 / from the album "Hear Me Now"

The fashion designer, Youtuber and singer comes out of the closet as gay with this music video.

   ALSO NEW THIS WEEK

 星屑スキャット Hoshikuzu Scat - 「半蔵門シェリ」 "Hanzo Mon Chérie"

Japan - 2017 / from the EP "Hanzo Mon Cherie"

We're in love with the first music video of this trio, composed with drag queens Mitz, Meili and Kazue!

 はるな愛 Ai Haruna -「BONダンス」

Japan - 2018 / from the EP「BONダンス」

Ai Haruna is a famous transgender TV personality and singer in Japan.

 清貴 Kiyotaka - "Feeling So Right"

Japan - 2017 / from the album 「あなたがいてくれたから "Because You Were There"」

The singer made is coming out as gay in 2015.

 東京ゲゲゲイ Tokyo Gegegay - 「BlackCat (short ver.)」

Japan - 2018 / from the album「黒猫ホテル "BlackCat Hotel」

MIKEY and his band has finally a new album and an official fan club.

 LOBODA - "SuperSTAR"

Ukraine - 2018

In this MV, a man is cheating his girlfriend with a guy on the beach. When she see that, she slaps him and then she kisses Loboda in return to revenge.

 Swanky Tunes & LP - "Day By Day"

Russia / USA - 2018

 Ryan Beatty - "Powerslide"

USA - 2018 / from the album "Boy in Jeans"

His debut album has been released.

 Big Freedia feat. Lizzo - "Karaoke"

USA - 2018 / from the EP "3rd Ward Bounce"

 AB Soto - "No More 2 Say"

USA - 2018 / from the album "Visibility, Part.1"

 Jake Shears - "Big Bushy Mustache"

USA - 2018 / from the album "Jake Shears"

His debut album has been released.

 Nikki Borodi - "Lezbionic"  

USA - 2018

 John Grant - "Love Is Magic"

USA - 2018 / from the album "Love is Magic"

 Domo Wilson - "Facts"

USA - 2018

 Tish Hyman - "Fake Smiles"

USA - 2018

The track is #1 in the Top 40 LGBT Urban Chart.

 Taylor Olson feat. DJ Brynn Taylor and Rhea Litre - "Damn"

USA - 2018

 Cher - "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" [Audio]

USA - 2018 / from the album "Dancing Queen"

An ABBA revival, thanks to "Mama Mia 2".

 Peter Wilson & Sean Smith - "Verona"

UK - 2018 / from the album "The Passion and The Flame"

This awesome cover of the 2017's Estonian Eurovision track from Koit Toome and Laura is produced by Matt Pop.

 Smashby - "Someone"

UK - 2018 / from the EP "Wild One"

 Matt Fishel - "I'm Totally Obsessed With Him"

UK - 2018 / from the album "M/F"

 Calum Scott - "What I Miss Most" (Lyric Video) (LW: 27 / WO: 17 / PEAK: 01 (x1))

UK - 2018 / from the album "Only Human"

There is finally a lyric video. A music video will probably come soon.

 QUEST - "Got Me Good" (Lyric Video)

Sweden - 2018

This is the first single of this new boyband, composed by members Alexander, 17 years old and gay, Oscar, 17 and gay, Isak, 16 and straight, and Marvin, 17 and straight.

 Troye Sivan - "Animal"

Australia - 2018 / from the album "Bloom"

 Bilal Hassani - "Djadja" (Aya Nakamura Cover)

France - 2018

The video was #25 on YouTube Trending France, but a lot of homophobes send him and his family horrible messages to in return.

 Alice Caymmi, Pabllo Vittar, Junior Fernandes - "Eu Te Avisei" (Junior Fernandes Remix)

Brazil - 2018

 Gray Pop - "Princesas"

Argentina - 2018

 Dani Umpi - "Lechiguana"

Uruguay - 2018 / from the album "Lechiguana"

 ��ליעד מלכי Eliad Malki -「לאמור To Say」

Israel - 2018

  See you next week and don’t forget to vote for your best LGBTQA music videos ! Here are the rules :

1 ) You can vote for many videos as you want under the videos on YouTube in the comment section. It could be recent or past music videos, which must provide at least one among the following conditions:

- the music video has LGBTQA related content, in the lyrics or the music video

- the artist is LGBTQA, an LGBTQA icon or eventually ally

- LGBTQA medias talked about it.

2 ) You can’t vote more than 3 songs of a same artist per week.

3 ) In case of an artist who receive votes mostly by a fan base, we will count only one song, in a limited time of 4 weeks of presence in the top.

4 ) You can vote with only one account.

5 ) If you make 5 votes or less, your first vote will represent 5 points, your second vote 4 points, etc… until your last vote and following 1 point. If you make 6 to 10 votes, your first vote will represent 10 points, your second vote 9 points, etc… If you make more than 10 votes, your first vote will represent 20 points, your second vote 19 points, etc…

6 ) People who make 1 to 5 votes form the amateur ranking, those who make 6 to 10 votes form the fan ranking, those who make more than 10 votes form the expert ranking. We form the jury ranking (but this one is for the moment suspended as experimentation). And we count now the ranking of minutes of views of our weekly playlist of the previous week. The Gay Music Chart is the addition of the five charts. In case of equality, the number of votes and the dates of votes will count.

7 ) The votes will close on Thursday, 8 PM, European time.