#sonofaraven talks

[sonofaraven]

🧸 2023: YEAR IN REVIEW 🧸  

Hi there! This is my quick yearly shout-out to fandom artists. A big Thank you for creating and sharing your work <3, along with a compilation of links to my favourite posts. Wishing you a wonderful season and a hopeful start to the new year!

🥣 Art: books - 1 by @kidciitrix, 2 and 3 by @mercurytomato, 4 by @may12324, 5 by @pygmypouter, 6 by @pierogish, 7 by @witchstone, 8 by @gothamtwinks, 9 by @theonlysei, 10 by @onefleshonepod, 11 by @wqemzz-blog, 12 by @septembersart, 13 by @sunclown, 14 by @thestarlesselsewhere.

🍚 Art: tv -  1 by @uglygirlstatus, 2 by @sunsyfish, 3 by @aieaiedro, 4 by @sexybread-png, 5 by @sillysymbol, 6, 7 and 8 by @lesbaurinkos, 9 by @calicoture, 10 by @perseruna, 11 by @aoya, 12 by @toastyglow, 13 by @notholaenas, 14 by @gaypornvideoswebsite, 15 by @isawiitch, 16 by @kaitcake1289.

🥗  ​Art: others - 1 by @corantus, 2 by @alicitas, 3 by @faunshiii, 4 by @hatepotion, 5 by @skyblue-skeleton, 6 by @rosvl.

🍵 Edits: music - 1 by @hits-differently, 2 by @regular-another, 3 by @piecesintoplaces, 4 by @doctorcurdlejr, 5 by @h-f-k, 6 by @bybdolan, 7 by @cellphonehippie.

🍲 Edits: tv - 1 by @theedorksinlove, 2 and 3 by @horrorlesbion, 4 and 5 by @taiturner, 6 by @idontwikeit, 7 by @bedlund, 8 by @fadeintoyou1993, 9 by @dailycolorfulgifs.

🥖  Mvs - 1 and 2 by @lezarus, 3 by @mean-vampyre, 4 by @feelslikelalala, 5 and 6 by @urdeadbestfriend, 7 by @lonesomedotmp3, 8 by @greatkateweathermachine, 9 and 10 by @sumeria, 11 by @iunmadehim, 12 by @rarchiedale, 13 by @theultimatewildcard, 14 by @realpersonfacts, 15 by @jerrydevine, 16 by @homo-nouveau, 17 by @gay-archie.

[quelsentiment]

thank you @whatagreatproblemtohave for tagging me to share the 5 songs I've had on repeat lately 🤗

yeah yeah yeahs - burning

metric - doomscroller

talk talk - tomorrow started

emel - holm

the dø - on my shoulders

tagging the last few people in my notifs (feel free to ignore <3 ) : @cloudslou @silouvertongues @sonofaraven @feeisamarshmallow @goodlwife

[dependsonwhospitching]

check-in tag

the wonderful @louciernagas tagged me to walk though this, thank you dear [sparkle emoji] javi [sparkle emoji]

1. why did you choose your url?

here’s the background, NOT a reference to anal sex smh (i’m looking at you @imbellarosa and @wabadabadaba)

2. any side-blogs? if you have them, name them and why you have them.

OKAY JAVI @thisisustrying isn’t actually a side blog lol it’s a separate blog altogether. I get really sick of swiftie discourse and think-pieces really fast and didn’t want to see it on my dash every day, so I kept it separate and log in when I feel like it. I still follow some fun swifties on this blog though.

i made it for my taylor edits! i’ve made so many now, i love it. and i love seeing what other people make. i don’t tag anything tho, that blog is the definition of no thoughts, head empty.

3. how long have you been on tumblr?

technically since 2012/2013-ish? back in high school? deactivated for a while and came back last year

4. do you have a queue tag?

i think it’s “welcome to my queue” on this blog, and just “q” on the other blog

5. why did you start your blog in the first place?

i was a sherlock blog LOL and then i came back bc i would check on a few 1D blogs from time to time and i was like okay might as well come back for real

6. why did you choose your icon/pfp?

UGH the promo we got for louis’ livestreeeaaaaam that hair that face pls

7. why did you choose your header?

i love a.m, it’s such a chill song. the whole “made in the a.m.” album is so good.

8. what’s your post with the most notes?

I think it’s my pinned “faith in the future” album art, from the LT2 concept series. and on the other blog i think it’s a lyric parallel about eyes and stars

9. how many mutuals do you have?

how can you tell???

10. how many followers do you have?

the fact that more than 2 people follow me is tragic

11. how many people do you follow?

298 lovelies

12. have you ever made a shitpost?

....i don’t think so?

13. how often do you use tumblr each day?

i don’t want to know but i’m here every day

14. did you have a fight/argument with another blog once? who won?

here’s the deal, i have LOADS of issues with other blogs but they have no idea who i am and i have never talked to them LOL

15. how do you feel about “you need to reblog this” posts?

heavy dislike

16. do you like tag games?

LOVE, but it takes some mental energy lol and similarly to javi, i like doing them on my laptop so it takes some time for me to get to them otherwise

17. do you like ask games?

yup, but still takes some brain capacity that I don’t always have

18. which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?

idk what counts as tumblr famous but there’s some popular ones out there

19. do you have a crush on a mutual?

@saintqueer mwah

20. tags?

if you’d like to partake: @sonofaraven @sunsmile-lou @fearless-liability @loulovehome @sunflowerxhome @rcsadias @loveonwallstour @lt2mybeloved @repfalls @bringmethesunset @louisforeverything @goldensbb @saintqueer @evilovesyou @whatagreatproblemtohave @halosanchor @halo-the-brave @inspiredbylouis

[cloudslou]

check in tag!

@essercipertuttienonperse tagged me in this!!!! thank u bb <3

why did you choose your url?

haha i was making the switch to a louis url and i had this one saved!! i have a few more louis urls saved but ive become very attached to the song clouds via having this url

any side blog?

this one!!!!!!!!!!!! and i have a personal sideblog that no one follows thats just for aesthetic posts and other random fan stuff i dont have a blog for. its just for me tho <3

most popular post?

my “phone notifs” post and then my “fun songs” post

number of mutuals?

i have no idea how im supposed to know this :( a decent amount tho i think?

how many people do you follow?

503! i def need to go thru and do a lil unfollow spree bc i KNOW there r ppl in there who havent been active in months and months

how many followers do you have?

a little over 500 on main and a little over 1k on this blog

how long have you been on Tumblr?

since 2012! i think i browsed a bit as an 11 yr old but i dont think it was until i turned 12 that i actually made an account

why did you start using Tumblr?

i think mainly for fandom blogging? a lot of taylor swift but also my early 1d days

do you have a queue tag?

nopeeee ive not used queue since like 2014 jkfghdfkjg

why did you choose your icon? and your header?

both r made by me so my icon i just wanted some pink hfgd and my header was me trying to like an aesthetic/messy header like ones ive seen floating around here and twt! i dont think i rlly achieved that but i like it all the same. it has clouds and some of my fav lyrics!!!!

have you ever made a shitpost?

i mean. have u seen my pinned post??

how do you feel about “you need to reblog this” posts?

i will actively not reblog something if theres anything like that in the post lol

do you have a crush on a mutual?

hahah hmmmmm not a crush but u know when u have gay friends and ur like. yeah i would kiss you?? yeah probably that abt many ppl.

which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?

i dont knowwww i think everyone is tumblr famous ngl. but im gonna say @essercipertuttienonperse bc i DID think she was the coolest and most popular person alive when we started talking

have you had a fight/ argument with another blog? who won?

ummmm not that i can remember?? i think im a pretty boring person so theres never been much reason to get into it w another blog. that being said if anyone wants to have an argument hmu u can b my first.

do you like ask games?

i do!! i never rlly do them but i like sending ppl asks

do you like tag games?

also yes!! i will 200% forget abt them but am always happy to be tagged and read other ppl’s posts

how much time a day do you spend here?

lowkey all the time bc i never like...close the tab so i just come one for a few minutes when im bored or distracted. im not often on for like longggg stretches of time on their own (but this morning is an exception bc i actually have not been doing anything but being on here)

im gonna taged @tomthenetherlands @lt2soon @sonofaraven @heyangels @bluelightsaber @thechampagnelovers and idk anyone else who wants to do this!!

[essercipertuttienonperse]

Louies tag game!!

thank you so much @foreverfanficaddict @louislorde @theparisinterview @28finelines @beau-soleil-louis @louisau for tagging me to do this! i may have gone a bit feral doing this ngl shxhg

When did you become a Louie?

2018! around November i think, something like that

One thing that drew you in specifically?

well i initially just saw the miss you mv and loved the song and also thought he was pretty good looking shfh then i listened to his other solo stuff and JLY really impressed me for the lyrics! so then i decided to *finally* give a chance to 1d and started listening to their albums, and i realised that all my favourite songs were written by him!!!! also, his voice instantly stood out to me, at first i couldn't distinguish who was singing if it was one of the others but louis's voice was really recognisable to me! and i fell in love with it! i remember listening to end of the day and love you goodbye and no control and being BLOWN AWAY by how good he sounds! and i love love love love how much emotion he puts in his voice, you can literally hear him smile sometimes! and other times that single second of wavering he puts in his voice gives SO much more depth and emotional impact to the song! and other times, like when he says darling in too young, his voice caresses the word!!!! how!!!!?? idk how he does it but i love it so much

Why did you become a Louie?

ohh honestly i don't even know where to begin!! i definitely think it was a number of things that i love about him plus an irrational feeling of connection that i feel towards him. i don't know how to describe it but i just connect with his music so much and he always makes me so HAPPY ! like genuinely so happy! i will be having the worst day ever but if i watch a video of him i can assure you that it will make me smile.

as for the things i love about him: i admire him so so so much, he's what i aspire to be, he was put through SO much in his life, so many hardships, tragedies, so much pressure and so much bullshit, it would have been so much easier (and i would have understood) if he had just turned bitter and cold, if he had stopped fighting and stopped caring, BUT he didn't! he kept fighting for what he believes in and what he cares about! he stayed true to himself despite EVERYONE around him telling him that it was the bad choice, he kept wearing his heart on his sleeve despite the fact that it has been ripped apart so many times! he kept caring about people despite being hurt! he stayed soft and warm and bright even if everything around him was harsh and dark! he kept doing what he loves (music) despite the fact that people tried everything to make it hard for him ! he's so amazing !

and he LOVES so much! he has so much love in his heart, he loves his family, his friends, his hometown, music, his fans, his person, and he loves so fiercely and so unapologetically! the way he writes about love blows me away because he's so open about how much love means to him! these are some of my favourites:

'think of how much love that's been wasted, people always trying to escape it'

I'm sorry if i say i need you but i don't care i'm not scared of love'

'unexplainable a love that only we could understand'

'they said a love like this would never last'

I'd give everything that I've got for your love'

all i know at the end of the day is you love who you love there ain't no other way

and the way he TALKS about love too! when he said too young is about meeting The One at 18 and not being "equipped" for that kind of love... like ??!!! who talks like that??!!! or when he said love is only for the brave!!!!

and also he's SUCH a good person!!! he's genuinely so fucking good!!!!!!!!!! he thrives in taking care of people!! if he has a bad day all he wants to do is to make someone else happy!!!!!! he always took care of his family so much, and then he was put in the band and he took care and loved every single one of them!!! he helped them all so much! and he's so good at understanding what each person needs! and then he makes sure to be that for them!! he also cares so much about us??!! literal strangers! but when a fan approaches him and he notices they have something important they want to say he drops EVERYTHING and instantly gives them all his attention and all his care!

and he's so smart!!!!!!!! so clever!!!!!! so brave!!!!!!! and he fights all his battles with grace, intelligence and elegance!

I'm stopping myself before i cry ahsjfh

Who would you want Louis to collab with?

i would love to see him collab with one of his idols! it would make him very happy! and if i had to go with my personal preference i think i would love to see him collab with sam fender, both in writing and in sound i think they would be incredible together. also i would love to see him write with Taylor! i think they could learn something from each other

Favorite song on walls?

Walls i think, i love all them so much but walls is the perfect summary of everything he wanted to say with this album i think

Favorite hairstyle?

long-ish peaky blinders and the fringe he usually has but a little bit shorter and less thick, like the one he did for the album signings performances

Back to you, just hold on, or miss you? aesthetically and sound wise miss you, lyrically i prefer jho

Louis in suits or sweaters?

gorgeous in suits but absolutely the love of my life in sweaters !

Favorite tattoo?

given a chance ♡♡♡♡

Favorite Louis photo (currently)?

i love this photo because it's so him! strong! fierce! proud! but also open and vulnerable! real in the way that you can see sleepless nights in the dark skin under his eyes but you can also see years of laughter in the crinckles by his eyes! it's not perfect, it's not polished, it's louis ♡

Random extra?

i feel like I've said enough lmao shdh but i wanted to add that i had never been such a fan of anyone before louis! never like this!

i tag @flamboyo-xx @herefortommo @ltpolari @cloudslou @blue-eyes-tattoos @lairport @defenselesslive @thelouistomlinson @dfenceless @dulcelouie @sonofaraven @homosociallyyours @home-compass @rhymeswithumbrella @wallsvinyl @halo-the-brave @whatagreatproblemtohave @longlive-allthememories @28lesbian and anyone who wants to do it! i always love reading this kind of thing!

[icarusgf]

💘 (this is sonofaraven i cant send asks but i would like some songs 👐) xxxx

hi!!!! ok here u gooo

color: light blue bc of ur mobile theme!!

3 things: oikawa 😐 bc of that mirrorball connection that stays in my head 2 this day, cool fashion stuff, and honestly just amazing taste in things bc our interests align so well 😌

5 songs: anson seabra- hindenburg lover / the icarus account - chicago / lany - i still talk to jesus / mitski - two slow dancers / taylor swift - you are in love

mutuals send me a 💘!

[sonofaraven]

to @tarnished-butsogrand for the ask ‘Bucky with Ice Cold’ from this game.

xoxo quick one but in time to wish u the warmest year <33 😊

[sonofaraven]

Rules: 10 of your tracks on repeat tag game etc.

Am I Dreaming - metro boomin

Mama - mcr

With Sam - lowland hum

Teenage Dream - olivia rodrigo

Plastic Hearts - miley

Kamikaze - carly rae

Sometimes I'll Be There - the naked brothers band

Childhood Dreams - seraphine

Finale (Our Song) - riverdale cast

Fast Times - sabrina carpenter

- tagged by @quelsentiment 🧡🍂

[sonofaraven]

Put your playlist on shuffle and list the first 10 songs, and then tag 10 people. e @quelsentiment ​ tagged me in this playlist meme, like i have sth new to offer. <333 thanks for sharing yours i also needed recs 🙇

1. Boy’s a liar - Pink Pantheress, 2. Cosas que dijimos de hacer - Marmi, 3. Blonde - Glades, 4. Paradise - Creeper, 5. Dream warriors - Riverdale Cast , 6. Summer - The Volunteers, 7. Call on me - Tove Lo, 8. Meteorite - Banks, 9. Apollo - Momma, 10. No me querías tanto - Natalia Lacunza.

tagging anyone who reads this, also @icarusinterlude, @silouvertongues, @theultimatewildcard, if you guys feel like it~.

[sonofaraven]

I saw your rb now I'm curious to know what u think of fitf !!

hi ems!!! (i haven't been Blogging too much about it, but smtimes i go visit u) I loooved it :) i like every song but, if I had to pick some tracks, my first faves are Holding onto heartache, Common people, Saturdays, and All this time. what i like the most is that even when the melody is p chill, all of them have that anthemic and cathartic buildup, which pairs so nicely w the lyrics and that quiet intimacy and underlining hope he has.

[sonofaraven]

happy new year friend 🤗💙 i hope 2023 is filled with good memories, projects, and lots of fun!! hugging you xx

hugs u hugs u hugs u :(((( <3333333 i wish the same to u and im proud of u no matter what 😖 lets make it a good one 💫

[sonofaraven]

hii 💌 for you I would definitely say 'cotton candy'! and if you feel like it, mary lennox from the secret garden with 'forest'

ty  <33 i truly love that one 😙 also for sending a prompt; there you go.. it’s a xmas miracle

[sonofaraven]

Hii 3, 4 and 5 for the book asks 🥰🤗

What were your top five books of the year? Did you discover any new authors that you love this year? What genre did you read the most of?

Gideon the ninth -Tamsyn Muir, War of the foxes -Richard Sichen, The starless sea -Erin Morgenstern, The priory of the orange tree -Samantha Shannon, Mirror: the mountain (graphic novel) -Emma Rios & Hwei Lim. Special mention to Archie vs predator II (short comic volume).

Maybe Tamsyn Muir. i dont know if im crazy about her books yet but she was bringing sth different. Also William Joyce for his childrens books, lol.

Def fantasy , as always, but i dabbled in science fiction, and autobiographical.

[sonofaraven]

Head on my chest, a silver cross  (I’ll never let you go)

[sonofaraven]

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[sonofaraven]

Here’s to the future | Jul 31