#spinning him around in my head in one of those human sized hamster wheels on a lake

[whore-man]

OH BOY DO I HAVE A LIST (apologies for it being so. but tim is my fav ever and i have So Many Thoughts about him)

Putting them under the cut bc 1 there's. a lot. and 2 there are major spoilers for s3 and s4

not putting everything bc i have 200 songs on my tim playlist and that would be insane but I'll link the playlist under the cut as well if anyone wants that (I'll leave it at the top)

dear god this got away from me but do enjoy

bear with me i am bad at working tumblr

playlist! the preview looks to only show the first 100 songs but trust me There Are More

list! (some are very sad, others are very not sad, and others are a fucked up in between)

(ALSO preemptive CW for suicidal ideation for a lot of these songs {this is a Tim playlist, after all}, marked with Tim's shitty mental health)

1. Army Dreamers - Kate Bush (this is both Tim about Danny, and later {post mag120}, others about Tim)

2. The Stand - Mother Mother (Tim in his slut era, what more is there to say)

3. Against the Kitchen Floor - Will Wood (slut era but angsty this time- Tim and his canon shit mental health while never having a stable relationship and just meaningless hookups with leads)

4. Lent - Autoheart (honeslty I originally put this on my playlist for the lyric 'I don't want to be your personally assistant' and the general Jon + Tim dynamic in s2-3)

5. Cryptid (Mothman) - Ratwyfe (part of my gender non conforming Tim agenda, also just a song I think he would enjoy)

6. Montreal - Penelope Scott (canon typical Tim's shitty mental health BIG TIME what more can I say (also the lyric 'It's nobody's fault but I think we all know That I won't make it to Montreal' and 'Go get laid in Montreal The world's so big and I'm too small You guys are different you could have it all I hope you make it to Montreal'))

7. A Sadness Runs Through Him - The Hoosiers (title is pretty self explanatory, canon typical Tim's shitty mental health)

8. The Main Character - Will Wood (back to fun! my fav god complex song and also very much the person that Tim pretends to be in s1, happy song, sad context)

9. It Gets Worse Every Minute - The Taxpayers (Very applicable to TMA as a whole, but also just very much the vibes I get from Tim in his descent into full on Shitty Mental Health in s3)

10. Crack a Bottle, Run a Bath - Shayfer James (sort of serious one but not really? It's a song I feel is very Tim vibes, although the lyrics aren't 100% him)

11. Juliet - Cavetown (added specifically for the first line 'can't get your name past my lips like a slur' and Tim's reluctance to even talk about Sasha even though he loves and misses her in s3)

12. Danny Boy - Celtic Woman (oh boy. Oh Boy. this song genuinely makes me sob when I listen to it and think about Danny)

13. Rule #4 Fish in a Birdcage - Fish in a Birdcage (It's a song about brothers with a faint hint of tragedy, what more can I say)

14. No Children - The Mountain Goats (canon typical s3 Tim's shitty mental health, him just giving up and wanting to leave but also still caring about Jon and Martin even when he'd rather just be able to die without regrets)

15. Girls & Boys - Blur (Tim Stoker being canonically bisexual, what more can I say)

16. Brave as a Noun - AJJ (Canon typical Tim's shitty mental health, 'it's sad to know that we are not alone and it's sad to know there's no honest way out', very unable to leave the institute vibes and also the whole song is just. god I've sobbed to it)

17. Shutup You're Stupid - That Handsome Devil (back to silly slut era Tim again, this song just makes me giggle 'shutup you're stupid just hold my friggin hand' COME ON giggling so hard and kicking my feet)

18. Long Time Friends - The Living Tombstone (anger as a long time friend, pushing people away and giving in to the need for revenge, very Tim's shitty mental health)

19. That's Not How The Story Goes - A Series of Unfortunate Events (no one gets a happy ending in this podcast, this song really goes for all of TMA)

20. Chaotic Gender Neutral (once again pushing my GNC Tim agenda, what more can I say)

21. Murders - Miracle Musical ('All for nothing at all' Tim's sacrifice being for nothing, the Unknowing would have stopped anyways without him dying. sobbing.)

22. Foolishly Wrong - Autoheart (this is in between because the song itself sounds upbeat but the lyrics are so heartbreaking, very JonTim {either platonic or romantic} starting to fall apart from s1-3, makes me sob)

23. Born2Run - Penelope Scott (it's kinda silly but also Tim losing trust in everyone in s2-3 and his world collapsing around him while struggling to keep his anger in check)

24. Just Take My Wallet - Jack Stauber (Not!Sasha, 'you took away my friend, my buddy')

25. Have a Seat, Misery - Shayfer James ('have a seat, Misery, of all of my friends, you are the one I like best', canon typical Tim's shitty mental health)

26. Come Over (Again) - Crawlers (added for the specific lyric 'take her name out of your mouth you don't deserve to mourn,' Tim at anyone who brings up Sasha, especially Jon)

27. Wrecking Ball - Mother Mother (Tim always being self destructive, not really caring about his own health or safety, Tim's shitty mental health but he's being silly about it)

28. November - Sparkbird (a lot of this song, but especially the lyrics 'can't pick them out can't press them in, I'll never hide my scars' and 'familiarity breeds indifference' and the last line 'can I explode now', very s3 Tim's shitty mental health {kinda})

29. Ex's & Oh's - Elle King (back to Tim's slut era, him canonically romancing pencil clerks for information is so special to me)

30. Mostly Major Chords - Shayfer James (Tim and Sasha, a hypothetical relationship over the years, not necessarily romantic TimSasha, also works platonic, feels hopeless, like a big 'what could have been')

31. Lone Star - The Front Bottoms (specifically the line 'if you still believe in the lord above then get on your hands and knees and pray for us', and that one Wolfy animatic with Tim and Jon and that song that made me cry, Tim's shitty mental health)

32. Cocaine Jesus - Rainbow Kitten Surprise (the whole song is a bnager, but specifically on here for the line 'When you find an old picture of us, and you clear away the dust, I hope you miss me sometimes,' very Sasha and Tim once again, they make me sob)

33. Home - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros (THE TimSasha song, both platonic and romantic, makes me feel so happy and sad and nostalgic at the same time that I explode on the spot every time I hear that whistle intro)

34. Dani - Madilyn Mei (while the song is technically about a girl, it is very easy to listen to it as Tim talking about Danny and it makes me feel so sad I'm physically ill)

35. We're Alive - Cavetown (this whole song makes me sob {are we sensing a pattern} but it's also just so hopeless and at the same time so hopeful? and for some reason my brain just connected it to Tim and Would Not Let Go)

36. Rule #16 Movies - Fish in a Birdcage (Both happy and sad, a sort of 'what could have been' for Tim, what he wishes his life might have turned out to be if his brother didn't die and he didn't get sucked into the institute)

37. Screwing in a Lightbulb - Everybody's Worried About Owen (VERY Tim's shitty mental health, also a sort of letter to Sasha after she's gone, wishing she was back, specifcally the lyric 'ever since you left, you wouldn't be aware of all the things that change', does go more into breakup sounding, but shhh we don't have to see it as a breakup)

38. Kiss Goodnight - IDKHBTFM (indulgent TimSasha song, technically can be read as platonic? idk man I'm aroace I just see a song and vibe with it, but also it's sweet and reminds me of them circa research era)

39. Welcome Home, Son - Radical Face (I have never sobbed more times to a single song, so many connections to Tim and his relationships all falling apart as people die or move on and god I'm listening to it currently and there's tears in my eyes I can't see my computer)

40. Your Voice, As I Remember It - AJJ (very self explanatory title, very Sasha and not Sasha, the lyrics speak for themselves: 'I long to hear your voice as I remember it, but now I have no choice but to remember it, no recordings were made, no mp3s, no AACs, no WAVs')

41. So Alright, Cool, Whatever - The Happy Fits (Tim being a hopeless romantic lowkey, this song is just half silly half giggling half Tim banging his head against a wall {don't check my math} and I just love this song)

42. Until it Doesn't Hurt - Mother Mother (this song has had me in a VICE GRIP ever since I first listened to it, it's very Tim being self destructive and Desolation/Slaughter Tim coded)

43. No Longer You - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Tim's shitty mental health, he's not making it home and he's coming to terms with that, 'a brother's final stand', also shout out to @/formerly_darth on tiktok for this amazing edit to this song and TMA, seriously please go check it out and check out their account the edits they make make me want to scream /pos)

44. Tongues & Teeth - The Crane Wives (Tim growing more and more angry over time, pushing people away, thinking he's just going to ruin every relationship and knowing he's not going to make it out the other end)

45. drip drip drip fall - Ewy (Tim's shitty mental health circa late s3, anger at both Jon and Elias, references to bitterness around the Eye, in lyric 'I'm starting to ponder what you head would like like on my wall? Would the blood just drip drip drip drip fall, I'm getting in your head, I'm ten moves ahead, you can't kill me, I'm already dead')

46. leave me for dead - GAYLE (Tim's shitty mental health, very JonTim in late s3 and a hypothetical s4 in which Tim is haunting Jon and wanting Jon to just put him out of his misery, also found this song because of a Wolfy art that made me genuinely lose my mind and almost throw up because I thought about Tim too hard /vpos)

47. Innocently Annoying - Elysewood (s2-3 canon typical lack of trust and Tim's shitty mental health, VERY much Tim's hatred of Jon and Elias and just wanting to be a nuisance to them and sarcastic and a prick but in the way only Tim can be)

48. Where the Devil Don't Go - Elle King (in my head I have the perfect fix it fic where Tim finds out a new way to get out of the Institute and he gets to go 80mph down a flat midwest interstate while listening to this song. I just think it would be cathartic for him.)

49. My Ugly - Cloudfodder (very much s2-3 bitterness towards Jon and Elias but mostly Elias, just Tim being an annoying bitch /pos and sarcastically flipping him off with words alone)

50. I'm Going to Forget you Exist - Lillian VanDaam (NotSasha and Tim losing Sasha, oh my god this song is so perfect for them I'm half convinced it's a a fan song because jesus christ, lyrics 'What a killer costume, you look just like her, but some twisted horror novel tone deaf blur, what a killer performance, but not on the stage, you have a smile covered in poorly painted rage')

okay uh. that. was more than I intended to add. apologies (for the deception) for the lengthy post, but I hop you at least enjoy the reqs?

PS! I also have a Tim's Kayaking Playlist if that's more your jam- more songs I think Tim would listen to—some more believable than others—while kayaking or just in general, some are very jokey but like in the way that Tim would be jokey (ex. that one song from Titanic) also the first track. uh. real comedian i am. honestly forgot i did that til this playlist just loaded up on here. whoops?

Okay Tim Stoker nation I need your help. I’ve made character playlists for both Jon and Martin and now I wanna make one for Tim. Give me any Tim coded song recs you have 😈

[raindrenchedstories]

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A short story with the FH cast. We’re going to call this the home maker AU. There IS a bit of a twist however~

Neil knew his master was dating. But the idea that the bastard was moving in? That was a shocker. He’d watched his master flit about in a worried manner. Wondering when the big guy would calm down.

About halfway through Archibalds mad cleaning, Neil had been unceremoniously stuffed back into his cage. This rarely happened. Meaning the big guy was panicking too hard about it.

“It’ll be fine boss. You’ve known this person for years right?” He leaned an arm on the bars of his cage. Noticing a lemony fresh smell that indicated Archibald had already freshened up his space as well.

“I DO know him. But I can’t let him think I live in a dump!” Archibald threw his hands up, and suddenly there was a sizable dent in the ceiling. Both men stared at it a moment.

Archibald heaved a sigh. “Maybe I should calm down.”

“Yeah. Probably best.” Archibald flopped in front of Neils cage panting.

“Neil... What if he hates it here? what if living in my mountain makes him unhappy?” Archibald ran a hand over his hair. It was frayed and disheveled.

Neil let himself out, deftly lifting the latch and squirming free. If Archibald REALLY wanted him to stay there, he’d have made the latch more complex. Walking up to the giants elbow, he pressed a hand there.

It was a silent way to ask if he could climb up. Not being one for being picked up like a doll. Archibald gave a thumbs up. Neil found the few flecks of stone jutting from the softer parts of Archibalds skin, and used them as hand holds for climbing.

Once he reached the wrists, he used extra care, climbing right to the top of the giants head. “Now Archibald.” He began. Pulling strands of frazzled hair from one side to the other with effort. “If he loves you, he loves everything about you. Home included.”

The giant held quite still, but laughed gently. “So you can be sappy now?” Archibald left his hand open by his head. Signaling for Neil to climb up. Wich he ignored. Stomping firmly on the giants scalp.

“Nope. But I CAN state the facts. Arch. If he’s moving in with you then you’re in the home stretch. Right?” He sat carelessly on the soft surface that was Archibalds hairline.

The giant tilted his head to the left, Pitching Neil off his person and into his hand. “Now stop that.” He scolded. “But... YEah. You’re right.”

Neil was ferried back to his cage and set carefully in. The latch being made more complex now. “OH COME ON!”

“I forgot to tell you. He has a pet as well.” Archibald smirked.

“Human eating?” Neil leaned further in. Now interested. 

“Don’t know. But he adores the little thing. Who knows. Maybe you’ll have a lady friend.” Archibald winked. “But better safe than sorry. Just for now ‘kay?”

“Fiiine. But You owe me one.” Neil stormed off to the back of the cage. Oddly, much like a hamster’s cage, Neil had a running wheal. However, this one was custom made for humans or human like beings.

He climbed into this and began with a walk. It was a mindless, repetitive task that gave him some form of satisfaction. At least it gave him something to do while cramped in there. Actually the cage was decent. Especially as he didn’t spend much time in there.

A knock spooked him from his running however. Just as the wheel picked up momentum. Unlike a rodent who wouldn’t let go of a spinning wheel and instead get and interesting ride, Neil bailed out to the side.

Archibald darted to the door. Helping move some of the newcomers boxes, Neil could see a giddy sort of skip in the earth giants face. Soon enough he spotted the bearded bugger himself.

He almost looked human. If not for the utter fluff that covered his face from the bottoms of his cheeks down. He seamed like a lumberjack gone wild. Delicately he set a small box down next to Neils cage. Smiling down at the human.

Neil returned the expression halfheartedly, waiting for the big brute to return to his moving routine. Archibald set another box right next to Neils cage.

“I was hoping they could live close to one another. But if you’d rather not I understand. I just assum-” He was stopped when the fuzzball placed a finger over his lips.

“I’m sure Ricky would love that. He really loves humans after all.” The giant smiled. Patting the box carefully. There was a little bit of movement, and two bright eyes peeked out the air holes of the carrier.

“Oh... Not another human then.” Neil blurted out. He glanced over his shoulder at the new giant only to receive a smile.

“Sorry. No. He’s very friendly though. I’m sure you two will get on like a house fire.” He smiled. Following after Archibald to bring the rest of his stuff into the building.

Neil watched the shifting mass inside the carrier. Finally clearing his throat. It whipped about to eye him. “Er... Y’speak?” 

“Yes. I speak.” The new being chirped back happily. “Isn’t this exiting? New faces and new places right!” The other being shifted about, raising higher over Neils. Eyes lighting up happily.

“Uh. Yeah. Look. I need to know up front. Do I look like food to you?” He leaned further away, concerned.

“Nope. I don’t eat anything that talks back.” The eyes lowered down. Peering out the bottom most air holes.

“Ah. Okay. So... I’m Neil. It’s nice to meet you, Ricky.” He smiled nervously. Sure. This thing SAID it didn’t eat speaking creatures. But Neil needed to see evidence of this before he believed his companion.

“Oh. Uh... Not to be rude. But I actually prefer Richter." The being moved further upward in his carrier. “But it’s a pleasure.” 

Before Neil could respond, the giants began working on something next to his cage. Moving Richter away a moment. Despite the protests of the being in the carrier

It looked like Richters enclosure. Made of a clear plastic. He seamed to have a large bath, beside several small caves and live plants being placed within. A heating system. And a small feeding station.

Soon enough, the new giant opened the top of Richters carrier. Showing him to Archibald. Arch lit up a bit, covering his mouth with glee. “My goodness. Aren’t you lovely? Isn’t that a butter pattern?”

“Yeah. I call him the butter ball.” The new giant beamed. “But he’s probably getting cold by now.”

“I’m NOT cold.” The little being protested. However, Neil could see a humanoid upper half climb into the giants palm. Then, a long, serpentine body. Glistening with a bright honey coloured pattern. Little circles along his ‘back’. Small, near heart shapes trailing along his sides.

The pattern melted into his back and torso, however the scales started at about his navel. He coiled around the giants hands, accepting being passed into Archibalds waiting grasp.

The new giant soon took him back, and set him in the plastic enclosure. However, Richter instantly kicked up a fuss. Hissing, spinning, and calling out to the giants. He pointed firmly to Neils enclosure, eyes pleading with the two titans.

“Not yet Ricky. hm? Oh you want to hear each other.” The giant sighed. Pulling a connector tube from his box of pet supplies. “Is it okay if I put this close to Neils enclosure?”

“Um. Yeah it should be fine.” With that, the tube was set up. Just a tube with a cap at the end. Small holes allowing Richter to  talk to him. And he did just that. Bustling through the extension happily. Laying himself right down with a pleased smile.

“It’s so nice to have someone my size around now! I hope I don’t scare you too much.” He shrunk back a bit. Trying to look smaller.

Neil blinked in confusion clearing his throat. “No no! It’s fine. Ah... But you’re technically bigger than me.”

“Well... Longer maybe.” The naga conceded. Laying on his back and wiggling his serpentine half. “But we’re close to the same size!”

“Yyyeaaah.” Richter seamed so happy, so bright. It almost hurt to let him down. Neil sighed. 

“Well... Not exactly ‘getting along like a house fire. But you boys’ll be okay.” The other giant beamed. Throwing an arm over Archibald proudly.

“Why don’t we give you two time to adjust. Neil, the recall spell is always there if you feel crowded.” Archibald reassured. The two giants left them be. Now Neil felt quite isolated. HE gave Richter a confused glance.

“So what’s your master like?” He jerked a thumb towards the open air where the giants had been standing.

“He’s nice. Super considerate. Pays attention to detail. Yours?” Richter coiled up idly. His long body constantly shifting in an effort to get comfortable.

“He’s a good guy. A little scatter brained. But if I had five kids and a relationship on my hands, I’d be a little spaced too.” Neil shrugged.

“F-five!? there’s kids here?” Richter reeled back, smacking his head against the connector ceiling. His body flopping sporadically around.

“Shit! Are you alright?” Neil gripped the bars closest to the connector. 

“Ugh. Yeah. Just got a fresh bump on the head. But ah. There’s kids here?”

“Well. YEs and no. they’re all grown up. But they’re a rowdy bunch. They know better than to be rough with us small folk though.” Neil sighed.

“Oh good. No big deal then...So long as those two are happy together.” Richter eyed the clear plastic of his enclosure.

“Yeah. Let’s...Let’s try to get along for their sake. Arch....He’s been through some shit.” Neil leaned against the side of his cage. Debating on dragging a chair over.

“Agreed. Same for Bear. He’s a sweet heart but... There’s a lot of hurt behind that.” Richter slumped flat against the floor.

In the other room. Far out of hearing range from the two small men, Bear and Archibald just cuddled close. Both shutting their eyes and... setting aside their problems for now. Breathing deeply and enjoying the company of one another.