#so much more Xavier omar

[xothemedia]

So Much More - Xavier Omär

Full Tiny Desk here

[musictyme]

Xavier Omar- So Much More

[ruthplaysthesims]

URL Song Tag

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R - Radioactive - Imagine Dragons

U - Umbrella - Rihanna

T - Tous les memes - Stromae

H - Home - Machine Gun Kelly

P - People you know - Selena Gomez

L - Long as I live - Tony Braxton

A - All my life - KC & Jojo

Y - Yonce - Beyonce

S - So much more - Xavier Omar

T - Takasu Mono He (My dear) - Yumi Matsuzawa

H - Hold the Line - Toto

E - Ego - Willy William

S - Shut up and Dance - Walk the moon

I - Impossible - Shontelle

M - Mad Love - Mabel

S - Say Amen (Saturday Night) - Panic! at the disco

I tag whoever wishes to do this!

[kleksky]

CRAIG OF THE CREEK LEFT IN THE DARK SPOILERS

I honestly have never been so invested in cartoon theories, there's just something about COTC that makes my lazy ass get up and do some theorizing

Little more about Maya theory and her possible motives (at the moment of writing this I'm tired and can barely think)

1. Let's start with the stupid and least possible one, Maya wants to impress Omar and earn back his trust. She wants to collect the cubes before the stump kids do and then come to them and give the left puzzle pieces. That theory is really stupid and I don't even know why I wrote that down.

2. Maya is still working with Xavier. This one has two ways it could go: either she never stopped working with him in the first place, or he somehow could make her do it. I'm more heading to this one.

3. Maya knows something that the stump kids don't, and she wants to protect them (mostly Omar). I don't have much suggestions on this theory, and I think it's unlikely to happen, but I'm just collecting suggestions.

[the-good-projxct]

May 14, 2024

10:27pm listening to Just get here by Xavier Omar,Sango, Wale and VanJess. Wale is truly an underrated rapper. He seems so romantic and just minds his business but also has bars. Honestly, baddies should be aspiring to rappers like him instead of Future. Future is the hook up/situationship. Wale is the husband. We gotta know who is who. Not every/any man is husband material. Rumor on the street is that my wedding is coming up soon. I ain’t mad at it. I’ve had worse rumors spread about me. I kinda like this one actually so I will let it ride. You can’t be 35 and date your childhood bestie just for shenanigans? It must be marriage eh? LMAO. Love me JeJe. I am obsessed with this song by Tems. I feel reaaaallllllyyyyyyy Loved. Like, WOW. I am so happy I chose to write Love last and that the Universe has me sitting in this teaching. I am feeling it. Through and through. From my friends, my family, my grandma, the staff in the house, the LOML, my siblings, nature, the stars, the moon and myself. I am LOVE. We had some sunny days, the gray days seem to be fading out. This morning was cloudy then it turned into a lovely lovely day. Speaking of people that should be temporary and people that should be permanent, I think we need to learn how to discern that more. I dated someone for five years and my goofy yute thought he could be permanent. This made me ignore major red flags. He was a tough lesson. I learned so much about myself, Love, unhealthy Love, care and time. With those lessons, I am a much better partner. I can see the red, pink, orange and green flags. And we address them and work through them because we have both evolved through our temporary partners. Now I can stand ten toes on this is the ONLY nigga I would marry. If it wasn’t him, I would be single and a baby Mama because niggas ain’t shit. But he is THE BOMB. Again, if you know me, you know I mean this. I don’t do commitment even to be a girlfriend easily. So imagine me saying husbae. That's MAD. He is predominantly a green flag. Key word is: predominantly. Anyway, hide and seek by Stormzy is mad cute. Even the music video. All in All, Life is Gøod. That depressive period seems to be lifting. Maybe it was the weather. Maybe it’s the changes. Maybe it’s the uncertainty. It’s definitely ALL of it. But we move. We breathe through it. We live through it. We he(Art) through it. I was looking at the stars tonight. The constellations from this side are different from the ones in Mermaid. It kinda made me sad to realize that. But also, I was happy to look at the stars. To feel that oneness with everything and everyone. Something about the night sky or the beach that reminds me I am an integral part of this cosmic cycle. I LOVE IT. Can you sense this happiness? This joy? This feeling of I am okay and I will be okay. Life is a mindset. How we respond to tribulations, change, hurt really sets the tone. BTW, I am a strong believer in righteous anger. I reject bitterness. I reject fear. Fear is the absence of Faith. And Faith is abundant in me right now. I know Creator didn’t bring me this far just to bring me this far. I have destiny, purpose, reason. And if not, if Creator did bring me this far just to bring me this far, then what a ride innit? I wanna blow some money. Clothes and Ethiopian food this week bc why not? And a workout. 

Life is Gøod. I am Gøod. Ase.

[bluev0id]

Hi, I would like to do an exchange reading. What energy do you give off to people around you? Song: Blind Man by Xavier Omar.

Lyrics that stand out:

“can love you with my eyes closed

I don't lose sight of your beauty

'Cause your heart is fine gold”

“Body like a queen

But it ain't about your body, baby it's about your being”

“A blind man could love you just for who you are

Got 20-20 vision, and I still don't see ya flaws”

Aww, you seem like such a beautiful kind soul. From the lyrics you seem outwardly beautiful, but you’re even more beautiful internally. I think everyone you interact with day is better just by your presence. You’re like sun breaking through the clouds in a rainy day. You have a very happy, welcoming calm energy🩷.

For my reading I would like a shufflemancy song on how my future spouse feels about me/our relationship? Initials: kg 🌸🫧

Cö shu Nie - asphyxia

"How long can you keep saying. That things are unfair or hopeless? How much giving up until you're satisfied?"

&

Taylor Swift - Hits different

"I washed my hands of us at the club. You made a mess of me. I pictured you with other girls in love. Then threw up on the street"

These songs are so strange for a future spouse question... it makes me feel thay maybe you'll marry more than once and the first time won't be the real one, which would explain these energies. Another guess is just having a rocky marriage? It's giving not being fully happy with something and wanting to let it go yet at the same time staying with someone because you have feelings for them. Hmm maybe this person could feel like you expect things from them that they're incapable of achieving, it could be someone who struggles with self love so being in a relationship would be hard yet they love you and wouldn't want to let you go. This is what i can get out of it, hope everything works out for you ♡

[5headsupremacist]

new nü

[channelwavy]

Xavier Omär debuts wedding-themed visuals for single “So Much More”, which sounds like a future classic.

[nonbinaryeggrolls]

Sweet Holy Honey pt. 1

Pt. 1, Pt. 2, Pt. 3, Pt. 4

Nanami Kento x POC!Reader

Inspired by the song “Sweet Holy Honey” by Xavier Omar and Sango

Synopsis: To keep up with bills you take up a part time job as a stripper/waitress at a gentlemans club in downtown Kyoto under the stage name "Honey". Most days you have to deal with your perverted boss, slobby and drunk old dudes, bachelors, ceos, and college assholes, but every now and then the special customer comes in. He wears a neat beige suit, blue button up shirt, and an unforgettable cougar print tie.

Warnings: SMUT, angst, emotional and physical abuse, cussing, drug use, slight yandere behavior but Nanami isn’t dangerous or violent towards Y/N just obsessed

A/N: This is a normal AU where Nanami and the rest of the JJK characters just have regular jobs/lives

A/N: Just a little note, when you see Y/N and other girls names being italicised it means it's not their real name, it's their stripper name

MINORS DO NOT INTERACT

"Another round bunny girls!"

babbled the drunk frat boy. God you hated when the young ones came in, the Bunny Room just opened and already they were obnoxious, destructive, and too eager to grab you in all the wrong places. On the bright side, they never tipped you anything less than 50 dollars so you couldn't complain too much since they basically paid your rent. They had pockets full of daddy's money to spend and you were more than happy to take it from them.

Midnight: "Uggch, wanna take this one Honey, I cant take anymore of their gross ass axe body spray smell." she said leaning against the door of the back room

Y/N: "Might as well, the guys tonight have been such stingy tippers, you know one guy tried to tip me in baseball cards?!" You stood up adjusting the ends of your latex bunny suit

Midnight: "You're lying!! What a ass cheap bi—

It wasn't long before your boss came barging through the door like a madman

Kota: "Oh please don't let me interrupt your conversations, please continue talking while I lose the customers that pay YOUR bills," the slob of a man stood their in his ugly gray suit that was two sizes to small on top of a white tank top and a gold chain necklace, "All of you get your asses out there and shake some ass for those virgins at table 6!"

You all rolled your eyes in annoyance but proceeded to do as you were told. All together you got dressed in your different colored costumes, each to match your stage name. Quickly you slid the fabric of your honeycomb colored ensemble over the curves of your body and put on your matching bunny ears.

When you all finally exited with trays of cocktails in each hand you were met with cheers and hollers, some nice and some lewd but you didn't care what they said as long as they paid you after. The table Kota assigned you tonight was a bunch of college frat boys, it was obvious they had just turned 21 the hunger in their eyes gave it away.

Bubblegum: "Did you order the Sunset Rum on the rocks sweetie?" She asked the boy closest to her. He nodded and she leaned over being sure to push as much exposed breast into the young mans face as she could

Y/N: "Such a big order huh Bubblegum? he must have big..." you pulled him in close by his collar, "money..." you whispered seductively

The young man blushed profusely, smiling like a love struck teenager as he looked back and forth between your bodysuit and Bubblegums hot pink one. He rummaged through his wallet as quickly as he could to dig out two fifty dollar bills and hand them to you both

"You want us to put them away ourselves? I thought you liked us baby?" You both guided each of his hands to the space between your beasts and slid in the $50 bills for him while his friends erupted in whoops and cheers. The longer his hands stayed submerged the larger the tent in his trousers grew, making his face burn hot red

"You-You're so hot H-Honey...c-can you dance for me?" He shifted in his seat to give himself some friction. The other boys soon aching for the same action, cueing Bubblegum to take her place on the pole on the table

You handed your tray of drinks off to Cherry, her bright red suit and red pumps shining under the room lights as she walked away back to her assigned table. Slowly you positioned over his lap and grinded your lower half against his making his erection only stronger. You moved your hips to match the rhythm of the music in the room. The way you maneuvered your body was so precise and alluring, when his hands journeyed across your chest to your hips it was like they had a mind of their own. It was clear why you were the most requested Bunny at the club.

Kota: "Honey! Waiting room 4, now!" He interrupted, grabbing your arm and yanking you off his lap, “H-Hey! I payed for a dance you can't just stop her midway!"

Kota: "Yeah? Pay $400 for her then you can talk..."

You mouthed sorry to the poor boy but at least they had Bubblegum to finish the rest of the night with. You tried your best to be upset at Kota for interrupting you, but all you could think was "Who the hell would pay $400 for me?" The fact that you were the most popular Bunny usually meant a standard of $400 a night, but the idea of one singular person paying that much for you was absurd, it gave you a since of nervousness you hadn't felt sense you first started working at the Bunny Room

Kota: "For $400 you better do whatever he wants" he threatened before pulling the curtain open and motioning you into the room. It was lit with a low yellow hue and paired with seductive music to match the mood. On the black leather couch sat a man in a beige suit that was far nicer than what your customers usually wore. His blue button up was unbuttoned slightly and a cougar print tie hung low around his neck

Honey: "Stressful day at work handsome?" you inquired, he said nothing just looking at you with an intimidating gaze. You sauntered over and placed yourself between his legs, caressing him up from his calves to his knees and all the way up to his thighs

Honey: “Not a big talker eh?” You stood back up and placed yourself on his lap, now looking at him eye to eye, “…or are you just a little shy?” You let out a low giggle as you caressed his smooth jawline.

Nanami: "I'm not a pervert...", he sighed as if he needed to prove that fact to himself, "...I just need a distraction."

You stood up looking down at him and climbed into his lap, letting his deep brown eyes match yours

Y/N: "I can be anything you want mister" you whispered into his ear before beginning your performance. Your body moved against his making him harder and harder, the warmth making him shudder and groan.

You did everything he wanted, for the price he was paying —plus the extra 100's he kept sliding in your bra throughout the dance— you made sure to go above and beyond. Luckily he wasn't a creep and didn't demand many things out of you...just a dance. After about 30 minutes, the damp spot on his pants signified he was satisfied.

Nanami: "I-I apologize for that, it was inappropriate", he said as you stood up

Y/N: "Don't be it's totally okay hun!", you giggled, "Guys cumming in their pants is a normal occurrence in this profession, as long as you don't try and fuck us or stalk us afterwards we won't hold it against you." you smiled as you turned to walk out the curtain, he watched your ass sway back and forth as you left

Y/N: "Have a goodnight stranger", you winked and walked out the velvet curtain leaving him alone to clean himself up

Nanami: "Have a good night Honey..."

All characters belong to Gege Akutami. Story belongs to @nonbinaryeggrolls do not steal

[goodvibes24hrs]

Spirited Away/Creek AU 🍃

This au wouldn’t follow the movie 100% but would share the same elements

Craig & Jessica taking the place as Chihiro. Jessica would follow Craig instead of staying and eating the food with her parents & Bernard.

Omar would be Haku, the Witches would be Lin, Cheyenne would be Yubaba, Kenneth’s Zeniba, Xavier as Bôh, Mark as the Boiler Man, and the rest of the creek kids would be working at the bathhouse.

All three Elders work in the boiler room but Mark’s the one who runs it the most. David goes up stairs the most and brings the soot spirits candy. If anything in the bathhouse breaks Barry’s the one to go fix it.

When Omar sneaks Craig & Jessica over the bridge, they see a No-Face that looks exactly like Helen. Jessica is the one who accidentally let’s her in when she spotted her out in the rain.

When they’re working Jessica goes with Courtney and Craig goes with Tabitha. Tabitha’s ready to fight everyone when her & Craig start getting the bad end of a stick with their job.

Kit would run the bath token booth like the trading tree.

Omar pretending not to care or notice Craig & Jessica around the other kids but when they’re alone he fusses over them.

Omar taking Craig & Jessica to where their parents & brother are and having that good cry/lunch scene together.

The sludge/river spirit is Roger :)

Cheyenne’s wouldn’t smother Xavier as much as Yubaba does with Bôh but would still be protective of him since he’s still her baby brother.

Maya & the Champions stay with Xavier in his room almost 24/7.

Dragon Omar? Dragon Omar 👍🏽✨

Omar stealing Kenneth’s seal/cube and being badly hurt.

While Craig sneaks into Cheyenne’s room to check on Omar, Jessica is the one to deal with No-Face Helen who has the bathhouse shaking.

Kenneth would turn Xavier & Maya into a little flower creature (ex: the flower ppl in Haru King of the Forest) along with turning Jackie into Xavier and leaving him & the other Champions behind.

Craig healing & breaks the curse on Omar and leaving him with the elders to watch over him.

Mark giving Craig the tickets he was saving to go see Kenneth.

Jessica managing to change Helen back and get her out of the bathhouse. Helen joining Craig, Jessica, and flower kids Xavier & Maya on their journey to Kenneth’s house.

There’s no little birdie carrying Xavier so he ends up hitching a ride on Jessica’s shoulders and refusing to let Craig carry him. Maya walks on her own till she also hitches a ride from Jessica.

A lot of stuff after this just follows the movie story so have some out of order hcs!

I like the idea of the creek kids sort of nonhuman? Like JP being human from the waist up and then having little frog legs waist down.

It takes longer for Craig & Jessica to get out of the spirit world than it did for Chihiro. They get to spend more time with the spirit kids and get to know them more.

Tabitha & Courtney promise to watch over Jessica for Craig since they sleep in different quarters. Jessica sleeps between Courtney & Tabitha.

Omar would sneak into Craig’s sleeping quarters and Craig sneaking out with him so often so they can eat & chat.

Omar wasn’t Cheyenne’s first apprentice. Michelle used to be it but disappeared shortly after Omar was cursed.

Aaaand That’s all I got! I thought of this au in January and wanted to draw for it. Sadly I forgot about the au till now 💦

[starwritesficsandstuff]

So in the new trailer it kinda looked like Keun is either in charge of or resides in Xavier's kingdom. if your still taking request for drabbles I would like to hear about him trying to be a better leader.

I feel like, given what Craig says at the end of the capture the flag war, there's probably not going to be a king anymore. HOWEVER, a King Keun Sup AU sounds totally awesome, and the moment I saw this I came up with tons of headcanons for it. So here's a King Keun Sup AU drabble, and tbh it's possible that I'd turn this AU into a full fledged fic, even maybe multiple fics.

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They all looked so lost, now. Keun Sup was starting to think that maybe they did need guidance, at least a little. No one argued when he proposed the idea of being the next King. Not quite a true ruler who makes all the decisions, but a peacemaker, someone who helps conflicting kids come to an agreement. The task quickly proved too difficult to do alone.

He called them to his court discreetly. Jackie and Aggie began to kneel, but he told them not to. He wasn't like that- like Xavier. Instead, he smiled, and asked, "Will you help me?"

Bonus Headcanons:

While Aggie and Jackie help Keun Sup rule, they aren't necessarily in the same role as him. They almost play a similar role to the BFF, but less strict and more open to collaboration.

Speaking of BFF, when Maya comes back to the creek, he welcomes he with open arms, and even gives her a medal of honor for being a better figure to their kingdom than Xavier ever was.  The medal of honor in question is a candy necklace.

Keun Sup is a very prideful person; that's just his characterization. However, whenever he's got that "ooo I think I'm better than you" look on his face, it's never because he's king and your not, it is because he's faster than you. I just think it'd be funny if he was like "who cares if I'm king and you're not. All that matters is can you run?"

One of Keun's least favorite things about Xavier was how Xavier was constantly threatening to replace people to keep them in line. Whenever Jackie and/or Aggie aren't up to the task, he either gives them someone to help them, or gives the job to someone else but promises them that they'll get whatever open job he has available next. He likes to be sure his friends know their worth.

When word of a new king gets to Craig's side of the Creek, Craig, Kelsey, JP, and Omar go to Keun's side to confront him, because they don't want someone else to be like Xavier. They realize that playtime is safe when they see him, because he treats them as equals (except for when speed gets brought up lol).

After kids on Craig's side learn that Keun Sup is only here to help and not to be bossy, they sometime will go to his side for help.

The kind of help Keun Sup provides includes: helping make compromises, fixing broken toys, replacing lost toys, and helping lost kids find their way back to where they're supposed to be.

Keun doesn't get to explore Craig's side of the creek much because of his responsibilities as king. It bums him out a bit, so Jackie and Aggie ended up taking pictures of the stuff there for him to look at. He has a little cork board in the King's Keep with all of them tacked on it. He smiles every time he looks at it.

Eventually, Jackie and Aggie arrange for Keun to be able to go exploring Craig's side with them. It's one of Keun Sup's fondest memories after the fact.

Keun Sup initially takes up the crown thinking that it will be no problem to be a king that is less strict. At first he's a little bit loose about his responsibilities because he doesn't realize the scope of what he's doing. As time goes on, his work ethic improves and he takes his job as king VERY seriously. It gets to the point where Jackie and Aggie have to remind him to take time for himself.

"You were up all night watching toy restoration tutorials again? Maybe you should go home and take a nap." "You've been working on that for a long time. Maybe it's time to go out and get a run in?"

A part of the reason he starts to get a one track mind about his job as king might be because he's very prideful, and if he feels that he's solving problems too slowly or not putting 100% into a task, he disappoints himself.

Keun is the youngest of the three, and his greatest fear is that last bit of time that he'll be alone. He's especially scared of what might happened if he hasn't picked a successor by then. Who would he ask for advice if they're gone?

I know this is waaaay more than you asked for but this ask inspired greatness.

[taetaespeaches]

“And all those fools out there saying romance is dead.”

taehyung x reader (or oc) genre: smut; fluff word count: 2.3K

a/n: Hi, lovelies! A while ago, y’all were wondering what Tae and Peaches were up to in the other shower when Min and Kid got caught fucking in the shower by Jungkook in “Keep it cute, Min. I’m not fucking you in the dorm shower.” And well, now you know... As always, I hope you all enjoy and thank you for reading :))

p.s. that moment from Tae’s vlive where he’s vibing to ‘BOP’ by DaBaby helped to inspire this. 

AS much as you wanted to laze around all day with your boyfriend, you really couldn’t call out of work again, no matter how adorable and convincing Taehyung’s whining was.

“I don’t understand why you can’t at least shower here,” your boyfriend called out over his shower playlist and the running water behind the glass. Giggling at his baby boy tone, you spit your toothpaste out into the sink.

“I don’t have clean clothes here,” you reminded him before rinsing your mouth out.

“So?” He was hardly even doing anything to convince you to stay and it was still almost working.

“So, I have to go to my place anyway, I might as well go now and just shower there,” you told him.

The song ended, the one second of time before the next song started allowing you to hear the man mumble, “no fair.” You could practically see the pout situated on his cute face.

Just as you turned to leave the bathroom to get dressed, ‘BOP’ by DaBaby started playing, the shower door immediately busting opened, your eyes finding Taehyung’s reflection as he stepped out bare ass naked and completely drenched, his long dark hair dripping all over the tiled floor. “Whooh!” He yelled, doing a little vibey dance move to the song, you immediately bursting into cackles.

Completely forgetting about your need to get to your place, you watched him in amusement as he got into the song, doing little arm movements as he grooved. When he raised his hand up, mouthing the lyrics, “what’s your name?” your eyebrows lifted, giving him an impressed look. Fuck, he’s hot.

Biting your lip, you watched as he came closer to you. “What are you doing?” You asked in a whisper, fully aware he had something up his nonexistent sleeve, you know, standing there in the bath room stark naked.

The man shook his head, feigning innocence as he continued to mouth random lyrics from the song. Pointing down at his dick, he smiled and mouthed the words of the song, “it ain’t free,” you scoffing.

Standing in front of you, he smirked. “I just thought, if you’re already wet,” he shrugged.  

“What kind of wet?” You teased, a chuckle slipping from his lips as he quirked his eyebrow quickly. “Taehyung, don’t you dare,” you warned, though a smile was forming on your lips. Before you could make a move, the man wrapped his arms around your body, pulling you against his drenched skin. Letting out a scream that melted into an amused laugh, you struggled against him as Taehyung pressed kisses all over face. “Tae,” you whined loudly through your laughter.

“My bitch got good pussy, fly her ‘cross the country,” he jokingly whispered along with the song next to your ear, you trying to shove against his chest as you giggled.

“Wow, and all those fools out there saying romance is dead,” you joshed, Taehyung giggling as he began dragging you to the shower.

“You’re coming with me,” he told you with a cute little laugh, you squealing in feigned protest. With his shirt still on your body, along with your underwear and sleep shorts, he hauled you into the shower and submerged you in the water.

“Taehyung no,” you whined, dragging out the words, your boyfriend smiling widely, highly amused.

“Ah, so wet,” he shook his head. “Better take this off,” he teased, pulling the wet t-shirt from your body as you rolled your eyes at him. He dropped the shirt in a water-weighted plop on the shower floor as you bent over to pull your underwear and shorts down your legs, kicking them next to the shirt.

“Happy now?” You asked, Taehyung instantly nodding. ‘Wifeable’ by Masego featuring Xavier Omar started playing, Taehyung doing a little shoulder dance to the beat. “I’m stealing a button down and some slacks,” you told him, Taehyung giggling.

“Fine by me,” he grinned, leaning in to catch your lips in a kiss. Despite your resistance to showering with him, you were the one to deepen the action, immediately curling your fingers into the wet hair at the back of his head as you pressed your body to his. Breaking away from the kiss, his hands settled on your waist as he shot you a teasing look. “Are you trying to have your way with me, Peaches?”

“Yeah, I am,” you giggled.

“What if I just wanted to sing with my baby in the shower?” He asked in pretend innocence. “That girl right there wifeable, she gon’ be my girlfriend,” he sang along to the song to emphasize his teasing.  

“Oh, was that your intention of getting me in here with you?” You played along, Taehyung chuckling as he kissed your lips softly.

“Maybe it was,” he suggested with a smirk.

Humming in thought you nodded. “Have your intentions changed?”

“Definitely,” he grinned before kissing you passionately, you moaning into the action.

However, when the song ended and Ariana Grande’s ‘Greedy’ kicked in, you pulled away with a gasp, Taehyung watching you in wide-eyed amusement as you sang the “ow” with Ari. As you started singing and dancing, moving your hips along with the song, Taehyung chewed on his bottom lip.

“I thought we weren’t singing in the shower,” he spoke up, nodding at your performance. “Not that I don’t love this.”

“That was before I knew you had this whole ass bop on this playlist,” you smiled before returning to singing.

“Get over here,” he practically growled at you, grabbing your slick waist making you squeal and giggle as Tae kissed your chest eagerly. Soothing his tongue over your peaked nipples, you bit your lip as you watched him. When he glanced up at you, meeting your darkened gaze, he smirked, trailing kisses up to your collarbones, placing seemingly innocent pecks all the way to your neck.

His mouth opened on the spot below your jaw, you licking your lips before letting out a heavy breath. “No marks,” you warned, Taehyung groaning but obeying as he trailed his lips up to your jaw before kissing your lips passionately. As you kissed him back just as fervently, Tae slid his hand down over your hip, dragging it across your thigh until his fingers found your center.

He circled your clit just a few times before slipping a digit inside, you letting out a quiet moan against his mouth, Tae smirking. Rolling his hips against you, you felt his hardened length grind against the side of your thigh, the moan that left your lips a little louder than the first.

As he chuckled at your anticipation, you smirked, reaching down to take him in your hand. Your boyfriend’s body jolted slightly at your touch, you giggling into the kiss.

“Sensitive this morning?” You teased, the man letting out a mixture of scoff and a low chuckle as he rested his forehead against your own.

“Just your effect on me, Peaches,” he smoothly responded, you grinning with an approving nod. Removing his finger from you, he thrusted into your fist just as he kissed you again. Placing his hand over top yours, you both guided him inside, you gasping at the stretch, Tae’s teeth lightly clamping over your bottom lip, tugging. He intertwined his fingers with your own as his opposite hand tightly gripped your hip.

Releasing your lip, he left a soft kiss to it before pulling back just enough to shoot you a smirk. “Feel good, baby?” He asked, you grinning as he slowly moved out, pushing his hips back into you just as slow.

“Fuck,” you whined while nodding, pushing your hips toward the man. “Faster.”

“Faster?” He asked, shooting you a teasing smirk. As he teased you, he reached for your leg, lifting it up as you bent your knee, Taehyung pushing the top of your thigh to your chest to allow himself more access to you. His hand firmly held your leg just under the bend of your knee. “You sure, Peaches?” He asked, his tone low and shooting straight to your core.

“Tae, just fuck me,” you complained, the man giggling as he snapped his hips hard, you letting out a moan at the action.

“Like that?” He asked, quirking his eyebrow quickly. Laughing at your boyfriend, you reached for the back of his head, pulling him to you so you could kiss him. His smirk melted into the meeting of your mouths, Taehyung swallowing your moans as he worked into you. Desperately, you clung to his shoulders as the water streamed down your bodies, your other hand squeezing his own.

Trailing kisses along your face, he lightly nibbled on your ear lobe before leaving a sweet kiss to the spot. “I love when you hold my hand like this,” he told you as you hooked your leg around his thigh, Taehyung pushing you against the shower wall, his hand sliding up your leg to hold your ass.

The soft indentation of his fingertips against your flesh had you groaning into his neck just as the song ended, an unexpected tune taking its place, you cackling loudly as Tae chuckled boyishly at the cheerful brass intro.

“No way,” you breathed out, Taehyung lowly singing along to Bing Crosby’s ‘Swinging On A Star’ near your ear.

“Or would you rather be a mule?” He sang along, you resting your head back against the wall both in laughter and pleasure as he continued the sinful movement of his hips.

“This is ridiculous,” you breathed out, Taehyung laughing in utter amusement as he rested his forehead against yours.

“Or would you like to swing on a star, carry moonbeams home in a jar, and be better off than you are, or would you rather be a pig,” he continued to sing, his lips brushing over yours, you lightly slapping his bicep in response as you smiled widely.

In an attempt to shut him up, you clenched around him, Taehyung cutting off his singing as he clamped his teeth down gently on your bottom lip, groaning in pleasure. “Fuck,” he breathed out, you kissing the side of his mouth softly as he increased the pace and intensity of his hips.

“God, you feel so good,” you whined, Taehyung squeezing your hand as he lifted it up and held it against the wall.

Letting out a shaky breath against the side of your face, he smiled, you wrapping your arm further around the back of his neck to hold him close, your fingers digging into the wet strands at his nape.

“Is it me or the song that’s making you feel so good, Peaches?” He humorously asked, you bursting into laughter as you dropped your face to his chest, Taehyung snickering with you, kissing the top of your head.

“Now that you mention it,” you teased, Taehyung thrusting into you harder as he chuckled. As the song slowly faded out, Rihanna’s ‘Bitch Better Have My Money’ started playing, you giggling as you looked up at your boyfriend, meeting his amused gaze. “Jesus, I’m gonna get whiplash.”

“Bitch better have my money,” Taehyung started singing before you grabbed the next line, through your voice was rather unstable and breathy.

“Y’all should know me well enough,” you sang, Taehyung smiling as you continued singing back and forth.

“Bitch better have my money.”

“Please don’t call me on my bluff.”

“Pay me what you owe me,” he sang with a little shoulder shimmy dance move.

“Ballin’ bigger than LeBron,” you pretended to shoot a basketball, Tae smiling widely at the action before quickly recovering for his next line.

“Bitch, give me your money,” he sang his eyebrows pulled together with some sass.

“Who y’all think y’all frontin’ on?”

“Like bra, bra, bra,” you sang together before falling into giggles, Taehyung dropping his face to your shoulder, lightly biting the skin with a groan. You could tell Tae was nearing the finish line as his thrusts became harsher and less controlled.

“Is it bad that I’m close?” He asked lowly, his voice thick, you smiling as you shook your head.

“No, me too,” you told him, kissing the side of his head. “Can you just help me out a bit?” You asked, pushing your hips forward to let him know you needed some extra stimulation. His hand let go of your own in an instant, reaching between your bodies to work your clit with his thumb, you moaning at the sensation. “Fuck, so close.”

Your words in combination with the way you gripped him had him approaching his high fast, quickly pulling out and finishing on your thigh. Your orgasm hit right after his, his fingers working you through it as he kissed you roughly, swallowing all of your sounds as they mixed with his.

Breathless and fucked out, he pulled away to look at you with hooded eyes, meeting your own. “You’re gonna be late for work,” he flashed you a guilty boxy grin, you rolling your eyes.

“They just expect it of me at this point,” you chuckled. “When I get fired you have to support me,” you added, Taehyung chuckling with a cute nod of agreement.  

“You know I will,” he smiled.

“Do you think the boys heard?” You asked, Tae’s beam widening before he dropped his face to the crook of your neck, giggling against the skin.

“Get ready for the teasing,” he prepared you before leaving a series of soft kisses to the bottom of your neck where it curved into your shoulder, you groaning. “Was it worth it, Peaches?”

“Always,” you smiled, kissing the edge of his ear before you reached for the shampoo bottle to the side of you, preparing to wash his soft locks.

As you went forth with your shower, actually just singing with each other as you washed one another’s bodies as you giggled loudly without a care in the world, the last thing on your mind was work or the other boys. All you cared about was Taehyung in that moment, and the pure happiness radiating from the both of you.

[luverofralts]

Post Arkhelios

Just as Abe and Roman were about to head for the bus station, Abe got an urgent text from Lucy that he needed to come back to the house immediately. Roman had insisted that he leave it and stick to the plan, but Abe couldn’t bring himself to leave without knowing if something important was happening. Maybe Lucy had decided to send them off with a hug or money for bus tickets. He would miss out on so many family moments when he and Roman left. Who knows when he’d see her next? It just made sense to see her again before he left.

However, it wasn’t Lucy who was waiting for him. Elaine had left work to come home when she received Oriana’s worried phone call after her own call from Jolanda. The Rivales were spreading this story relentlessly around Arkhelios, and Elaine needed to be home to do damage control. Was she so bad at mothering that she had been completely blindsided by this? How had she not seen the signs? She thought of the worn teddy bear long abandoned in her former home. How had history repeated itself without her knowing?

“Abraham Helios-Chun you have a lot of explaining to do!” she shouted as she saw her son approach.

Abe nearly died on the spot. Whether it was out of shame, or fear he couldn’t tell. He was dead either way. Thank the watcher that Roman was waiting for him at the station and hadn’t come. They decided that saying goodbye to Lucy would probably go better if Roman wasn’t around to rile her up.

“Hi Mom,” he managed to squeak. “You’re home early from work.”

Elaine’s resolve crumbled when she saw the fear in her son’s eyes. It transported her right back to when she was his own age. She pulled her son into a tight hug and closed her eyes. She wouldn’t be her father. She would take care of this.

“How did this happen, and how long has it been going on?”

Wanda stopped to once again pick up the garbage can outside of her brother’s home. It had been a stressful day at work, as no one could stop talking about the love life of two teenagers they barely knew. Roman was her nephew now, and it bothered her to hear the entire town bad mouth him. So one kid ran away from school and knocked up his boyfriend. What did that matter to the entire town? Shouldn’t they be focused on increasing immigration to Arkhelios and solving three murders? The Bellamys were beside themselves looking for Roman, and Wanda wanted no part in that drama. She had her own brother to worry about.

Melvin was playing with the twins when she arrived, and she scooped up Dorian happily. She was rooting for Roman and Abe, but they were kids and the adults in Arkhelios couldn’t stop working to make Arkhelios a better place for those kids to live.

She loved visiting her nephews, especially now that her mother wasn’t around to ruin the experience. Hunter desparately wanted to start a family now that they were married, but Wanda wasn’t quite ready. She wanted to enjoy her marriage for a while without juggling her work and family even more so. Plus there was a nagging feeling in the back of her brain that felt like this desire for kids was being influenced by Hunter’s father. Salem had made no secret about his hopes for Adam and Omar to start families immediately after he made his move on city council, and the last thing Wanda wanted was to make Salem happy. Even Roman was producing little Bellamys now; she wanted to hold out until she had a better idea of what kind of family she had married into.

Sheldon had cleaned up most of her mother’s room, but there was one survivor of her mother’s animal hoarding remaining. She fed the little animal while Melvin was busy, trying not to look at too many of her mother’s belongings. Peggy had been a hard woman to love, but Wanda had still loved her in her own way. Losing Zane on top of everything hurt more than she could even admit. He had been so young. His girlfriend Ulyssa was off taking the world by storm, and he was dead. None of it made any sense.

Moving on from that loss was turning into one of the hardest things Wanda could imagine. It was only her and Melvin now, and Melvin had been acting strangely lately. Maybe the pressure she was putting him under to solve those murders was unfair. She knew just a bit of magic, and the crime scene photos from their house set off all kinds of magical red flags to her. She would have to do more research on weird occult phenomenons just in case it became relevant to the case. Melvin wouldn’t know how to approach any of that, and her spectral assistant could only do much without her direction.

When the twins were asleep, Wanda sat her brother down for tea and a sisterly chat.

“You seem really tired lately,” she remarked. She took a long sip of her drink. “I’m sorry if I’ve been too hard on you lately. It’s just hard not understanding what happened here, why it happened, or if it could happen again. It really messes with your head, and it’s a lot to put on you. Especially when you still live here with your family.”

Melvin sighed heavily and leaned back in his chair.

“It is hard,” he admitted. He swirled the tea in his cup absentmindedly. “I hope to find a break in the case every day, but I’ve still got nothing.” He placed the cup back on the table and cleared his throat.

“I found out who my father is. Who he was,” Melvin announced. Wanda gasped. She had never really expected to ever know the missing half of her family tree.

“How?”

“Mom had a letter among her things that Sheldon found. You, me and Zane are all half-siblings. I guess I owe you $20 on that bet.”

“No wonder you’ve been so distracted lately. I didn’t think we’d ever find out.” She tried to gauge where he was emotionally with this revelation, but his face was unreadable. For the first time in her life, Wanda had no idea what her brother was feeling. “Who was it?”

“Xavier Chun.”

“Huh.” That was a surprise. He’d seemed so happy with his wife. Her mother always did have a way with married men though. “I would never have guessed. Him and Mom? Wow.”

“Yeah.”

“I guess that makes you Abe’s uncle. Your nephew is rather infamous at the moment. Ian too.” She trailed off as the implications of this began to form before her. “You have a half-brother. You and I aren’t all we have left as family; you have a brother that I don’t. That Zane didn’t have either. This is so messed up.”

Melvin nodded.

“Just think, you don’t know who your father is, and you married someone who never knew his birth parents until fairly recently. What if you’re related? Arkhelios is a small place.”

Wanda’s eyes widened in horror as she thought about just how little she knew about her own family tree. If Melvin had a half-brother that they had grown up not realizing was related to him, she could have any number of siblings of her own hiding in plain sight. What had kept Melvin from accidentally dating Ian all this time? Would her mom have intervened if he had?

“It looks like I’m getting a DNA test tomorrow,” she groaned. “Thanks Mom, even when you’re dead you’re still making life difficult.”

[famosoentrescalles]

Omar Ayuso for ICON – full interview, translated to English by me, under the cut.

It says a lot about Omar Ayuso, Elite and his viewers that, playing a gay and Arab character, he is not known as "the Elite gay" or "the Elite Arab", as it has always happened with minorities in the Spanish series. Ayuso is famous for himself, for better or for worse, and he has not only caught the attention of teenagers and not so teenage fans of the show, but of fashion industry greats like Armani or Loewe. As a famous person he is one who is enviable unclassifiable, and one who acts with an admirable dose of freedom in this age of calculated popularity.

Now, Omar Ayuso is commemorating the beginning of his adult life with the fourth season of Elite, which airs on June 18, and making his debut as a filmmaker with the short film »Matar a la madre«. At 23, the Madrid native has found his image. He is looking for his voice. Many people are waiting for what he has to say. Too much?

“I have realized during the last months that I started on a high note, in a Netflix series, with some advertising campaigns and a level of exposure that you rarely have at the age of 20. So now I try to face the next step in my career as flat as possible, because I don't want to give myself the bitchslap of my life ”, he confesses. That next step is a short film in which the singer Ana Fernández-Villaverde (La Bien Querida) and Palomo Spain also make their debut as actors.

Almodóvar is one of Ayuso's inevitable references, because he began to look at cinema in a different way when, at the age of 12, a friend lent him the DVD of Bad Education. But the truth is that »Matar a la madre« evokes more of a Xavier Dolan emulating Almodóvar. The experience has revitalized Ayuso's self-esteem, "[It was] blocked for years," as he admits.

“I saw writing or directing as something very distant, something that happens to other people. But the creative process has also been personal and therapeutic, I haven't enjoyed something this much in a long time. It has given me, and I know it will sound very tremendous, a lot of desire to live. Before I thought about getting older and I was scared, I was too lazy to have responsibilities ”, he recalls. This self-awareness, this constant analysis, characterizes Generation Z: those born after 1995 are reaching unprecedented levels of anxiety and depression. And the main reason is that, unlike people with analog memories, Generation Z do not perceive the internet as a complement to reality, but as an extension of it.

“On a conscious level, of course I distinguish the virtual world from the real one. But I don't know if I have the degree of self-control necessary not to mix them up at subconscious levels. Of course, I am dedicating my personal work to it ”, says Ayuso. After the premiere of »Juro que« in January 2019, the video clip of him with Rosalía, he disappeared from the networks for three months and with his return he explained that anxiety had prevented him from enjoying the launch. "It was the video as it could have been any other event that generated all that self-demand on me," he recalls today. “I was going through a difficult time personally and it was not good for me to have that overexposure. It is something that I talk a lot with my psychologist: in my profession, we are not allowed to be wrong. We always have to be great. I have verified that, as soon as I am more inactive on Instagram, people ask me if I'm okay, what is wrong with me, they ask me to come back, not to disappear ”.  

Ayuso lives with his neuroses and talks openly about his progress in therapy (coincidentally, he shares a psychologist with Eduardo Casanova). And he lives calmer since he deleted his Twitter account. “Everyone looks for what they say about you. You don't want to look, but you look at it. And you laugh at it, but in the end it ends up touching your self-esteem. Without realizing it, you begin to build your gaze on yourself through how you think others see you. Knowing what people said about me on social networks generated anxiety, so I have totally eliminated it from my life," he says.

Days after the account was closed, he launched »Matar a la madre«. The short is set in a setting that also confuses the real with the unreal, a fancy bar where they serve fast food. There, one meets a mature woman and a young gigolo who she has hired. Beyond its perversity, its melodrama and its hyper-stylized aesthetics, it is a story about people unable to live with their past decisions. Ayuso has no choice: they remind them every day.

He became famous in a very specific cultural landscape. One in which the news cycles never stop and spin at full speed, so everything happens right away and nothing matters too much. But, at the same time, everything remains forever and everything matters a lot. “During the interviews for the first season of Elite, I said everything I wanted, I had a blast and gave my opinion on absolutely everything. Over time, I have added layers of self-censorship to protect myself. And it's terrible," explains the actor after meeting ICON a second time on his own initiative, since the first time he became excessively self-conscious, to avoid getting into trouble, and he went home worried about not having said anything interesting.

During his first months of fame, he dropped in an interview that his character in Elite was affected by his sexual orientation as much as by the color of his shirt. "I said that? So you can see what life is like... Today I don't think like that anymore. It's something I've come to realize over time. I had assumed that my sexual orientation did not affect me or my day to day life, that it did not involve any trauma. But then I understood that it conditions me in absolutely everything. I realized how stigma affected me because every time I saw a group of kids laughing, I assumed they were laughing at me, ” he confesses.

Ayuso is a queer artist integrated into mass culture. The aesthetic of his Instagram is artistic, performative and, at times, subversive: something unusual for someone with four million followers. He has posed in a jockstrap for »Interview«, naked on a motorcycle or making a sexual video call, but always more as an exercise in style than as a provocation. Despite everything, Instagram censored the image of the video call.

Was Omar naive or controversial? “I promise you that I didn't think they were going to censor it, because there was absolutely nothing to be seen. It wasn't a FaceTime call, it was a montage. I took a photo, I googled a photo of a torso and I pasted it with the PicsArt,” he clarifies. A few days ago he uploaded a video with his sister, in which they went out together bathing as children, to congratulate her on her birthday. It was also censored. The disturbing thing is that many will not see anything sordid in that image until censorship forces them to look at it with those eyes. "Sure! Sleaze is in the person who believes that it incites some kind of degeneration ”.  

At one point in »Matar a la madre«, the leading boy (Iván Pellicer) says that he is envious of older people "because they have already lived." Does Omar Ayuso feel like this? “The truth is that I heard the phrase from Alaska many years ago. It stuck with me. In moments of my life in which I have dealt with apathy and disappointment, I have seen older men and I have thought that perhaps they have the luck and the tranquility of having already removed all the bad things”.

At least some of the "bad" has come to Omar at an early age. At 23, he has already made a round trip in his own run of fame: following the Elite bombing, he became unable to go out alone. Apart from looks, whispers and impertinent selfies that did not respect any social distance, everyone around him repeated the most ungrateful mantra: "Don't change, keep being yourself." And he suffered. "How to remain yourself when your life circumstances change so abruptly?" He wonders. Right now, he's reached a point where his level of social anxiety about fame "is pretty low."

Although Ayuso insists on refusing to be Elite's “black sheep”, it is difficult to imagine many of his companions releasing such nuanced and sincere reflections point-blank. In the same way, it is difficult to imagine another young actor daring the fantasy looks that Omar wears on the red carpet (a shirtless tuxedo, shorts, blood red tones) or, of course, directing La Bien Querida in a short .  

[onestowatch]

Surfaces Is Bringing Their Happy Place to the Masses [Q&A]

Photo: Dan Franco

When Colin Padalecki met Forrest Frank on SoundCloud, back in 2016, they had no idea that their whimsical exchange of DMs would evolve into the brotherhood of a lifetime, an ever-growing discography, and a roster spot on one of the hottest independent record labels in the world—10K Projects. 

Since then, the two friends have formed a genre-bending band called Surfaces and an audiovisual world of neo-soul, beach-pop, reggae, and gospel music. Or better yet, an imaginary happy place, right smack-dab in the middle of “The Lone Star State,” where the two Texans make masterful R&B music with spoken-word lyricism that elevates positive thinking for the soul. 

All in all, the guys from Surfaces have been releasing music together for four years now. Thus, with each year comes a brand-new album from the hardworking duo. While Caribbean rhythms and heartwarming subject matter remain notable fixtures of their songwriting, another mainstay is the scenic artwork that’s accompanied every album release so far.

Each time that Padalecki creates an official album cover for Surfaces, it’s as if he’s giving their supporters a behind-the-scenes look at the way in which they find inspiration before a songwriting camp. In many instances, the artwork that he designs serves as a catalyst for the band’s recording sessions, because it sets the mood. His graphic illustrations of sunsets, beaches, and waterfronts augment the heartfelt stories that have been told for the duration of four albums now by his bandmate, Frank, whose lyrics and jazz-rap cadences always seem to carry a positive undertone. 

The meaning behind his uplifting words stem from a spiritual assertion that was instilled in him from a young age by his family. In fact, his band’s biggest hit to date was influenced by his faith. “When I think of the lyrics [from “Sunday Best”]... for me, personally, the only way I’ve been able to find that kind of complete stress-free lifestyle is through my relationship with God,” shares Frank. Of all the songs that have been penned by Surfaces over the past five years, none of the releases contain a single ounce of vulgarity in them. This is a very unique distinction for a secular band—especially one that is part of a record label that’s been home to some of the most popular rappers of the SoundCloud rap era. 

But nevertheless, their working relationship with their record label has actually enhanced their creativity. Because the company’s CEO has created a healthy environment for artistic expression, regardless of the genres his artists belong to. “I feel like Elliot [Grainge] runs a really tight family kind of shop. He doesn’t have a lot of artists on his roster, but he has a personal relationship with all of us and the other people we work with like Molly, Sam, and our managers. So, [signing with 10K Projects] just made sense,” shares Padalecki. “Elliot gave us full creative control, which is truly a blessing when it comes to something like a record deal. At any moment in time, we could just ask him to meet us for lunch and he cares enough about us on a personal level to go do that. He trusts in our decisions when it comes to song making, album choices, and everything. They’ve been nothing but supportive and we’ve been nothing but grateful for 10K, it’s almost like a family.” 

Indeed, a stress-free creative space, cathartic chorus lines, and the full support of 10K Projects have proven to be key components in a winning formula that’s yielded multi-platinum successes for Surfaces. So, as the old adage goes: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Which means when it comes to dropping new music, the guys are sticking to what works. 

When they made their best-selling album to date, Where The Light Is, they recorded the tracks during the day, while the sun was out at Frank’s boat house to perfectly capture a positive and happy mood. Catching a vibe in a sunny environment has proven to be tried-and-true method for the band and a blueprint that Colin Padalecki wanted to follow during the making of their latest album, Pacifico. 

“We rented a house in Malibu for about a half a month. It was kind of like this creative camp that we set up and we pretty much woke up every single day in this really gorgeous house with this really gorgeous view of the beach line of Malibu and the sunset peaking over the mountains every single day,” says the multi-instrumentalist. “It was just nice to not have to worry about anything with Forrest, his wife, and our creative collaborator Conrad [Public Library Commute]. Nothing felt forced… we were just trying to capture the essence of that trip. The whole album pretty much describes that vacation of ours. And we just tried to capture all aspects of it through sonics.” 

On April 9, Surfaces introduced their fourth studio album to the world with the lead single called “Wave of You.” It’s a vibey beach-pop track that explores the depths of a romantic relationship through the eyes of Frank. It also displays his willingness to expose his own real-life experiences. “I think it’s really powerful. A relationship can be so powerful and when you’re really drawn to someone it’s like the tide pulling you into the wave. It’s awesome, but it’s also really fragile and dangerous,��� says Frank.

Upon the release of two follow-up singles to “Wave of You,” Surfaces officially dropped Pacifico on June 25. The new album arrives on the heels of one of the most challenging time periods this world has ever seen. In the wake of a global pandemic, a little bit of sunshine is exactly what the the world needs. Pacifico, fittingly, is a breath of fresh air for their supporters and a fitting soundtrack for the beginning of summer after nearly a year-and-a-half of worldwide shutdowns. 

One of the main aspects of this album that displays the band’s growth as musicians are the amount of artist features present. Before the release of Pacifico, the only collaboration they ever published was “Learn To Fly” with Elton John. Their collaborative effort with the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer was an absolute banger, but it was never officially featured on an album by Surfaces. Instead, it was published as a one-off single. But this time around, the group teamed up with four collaborators: Public Library Commute, Salam Ilese, Xavier Omär and Quinn XCII. 

Their contributions to Pacifico have added a whole new element to this delightful collection of sun-soaked music. In fact, the story of how they ended up recording their collaboration with Omär in person is almost as compelling as the story of how the co-founders met each other. “We’d been huge fans [of Xavier Omär] ever since the SoundCloud days. We had a second verse open [for “Come Around”]. So, we DM’d him and said, ‘Yo what’s up! We’re huge fans!’ He said he was a big fan of ours too. So, we told him that we’d love to link up and talk about music because we have a song that he might like,” recounts Frank. “Then he said, ‘Oh cool, but the only thing is, I don’t live in L.A., I live in San Antonio.’ And we were like, ‘Yo, Colin lives in San Antonio (laughs)! So, we basically drove down the street and recorded with him.” It’s a fond memory of their first encounter with one of their favorite musicians… and it’s strikingly similar to the way that Padalecki met Frank on SoundCloud about five years prior. 

“Hearing (Omar Xavier’s) melodies recorded at my house brought me back to my high school days of listening to Middle of Things,” says Padalecki. “It had a huge impact on me in high school. So, him coming over and hanging out with us like friends, getting lunch with us, and then getting to the music later was really special.” While collaborative efforts like “Come Around” and “On Time” have certainly added a new dimension to the songwriting and emotional depth of Surfaces, fans can rest assured that their trademark penchant for feel great grooves remain true all throughout Pacifico.

In just five years, the duo behind Surfaces has traveled all over the country. The last time they took the show on the road was during the “Warm Winter Tour” back in 2019. This August, they’ll hit the road again for a North American tour called the aptly titled “Good 2 Be Back Tour.” To the masses they’re a homegrown duo that never fails to bring light and positivity to the forefront of their music. But internally… they’re just two friends having the time of their lives. And why wouldn’t they be? It’s not every day that pop icons like Justin Bieber partake in a “Sunday Best” dance craze dedicated to you by your fans on TikTok. 

More importantly, it’s not every day a pop-rock band comes along and reminds us of Bill Withers, Hall & Oates, Beach Boys and Chance the Rapper all in one breath. “That’s pretty good (laughs). I like that,” confesses Frank when the unique comparison was brought to his attention. With the release of Pacifico, Surfaces is now four albums deep into a promising career in music. And to think, it all started with a litany of recording sessions at Padalecki’s college house in Texas. It appears as though the guys from Surfaces are just as good at building songs as they are at giving form to the happy place from which all of their songs originate.

Pacifico is available everywhere you can stream it.