#there are multiple crane wives songs but just let me have this

[curiouslavellan]

Three-Song Playlists

@herearedragons tagged me in a very fun game making 3 song playlists for OCs. I make decently long playlists for most of my characters so the challenge for me is definitely narrowing this down

I'm tagging @floralprintshark, @calicostorms, @merrybandofmurderers, @arainayeet, @dungeons-and-dragon-age, and anyone else who wants to share any music for their characters <3

I'm gonna do a bunch of my dragon age OCs so this is going under a cut

Aurelia Trevelyan

Would That I - Hozier

Monet Issues - Chase Petra

Free - Florence + The Machine

Halveri Lavellan

Medusa in a Stone Garden - molly ofgeography

In Dreams - Ben Howard (I named a fic from this one!)

Can't Catch Me Now - Olivia Rodrigo

Ariel Hawke

Dirty Imbecile - The Happy Fits

Good in Red - The Midnight

Love From The Other Side - Fall Out Boy

Laurel Hawke

Keep You Safe - The Crane Wives

Back to You - Flower Face

Little Bird - The Weepies

Harriet Cousland

Daniel in the Den - Bastille

Will I Find My Home - Juniper Vale ft. Vian Izak (acoustic version)

King and Lionheart - Of Monsters and Men

Yulita Tabris

The Garden - The Crane Wives

Stray Italian Greyhound - Vienna Tang

This Is Why - Paramore

[brucewaynehater101]

Since so many of y'all asked [nobody did. I just think I'm funny], here's songs for your playlist when writing toxic relationships:

[Also, the songs are from multiple genres.

TW for toxic relationships, abuse, etc.]

"My Way of Life" by Frank Sinatra

For when a character is so obsessed by another character that they can not live or function without that person.

"I Love You Like An Alcoholic" by The Taxpayers

Two singers chatting about how in love they are, how they want "one last kiss," how they need each other like one needs an injury, and how the love each other in the broken, toxic way of alcoholics. It's mutual acknowledgement of how fucked up they are but still wanting to be together

"Hell and You" by Amigo the Devil

A character would go anywhere with the other person, even hell. All that person needs to do is ask. Basically, it gives vibes of two people dancing and staring into each others' eyes as the world burns around them. That's part of the excitement, though.

"Tongues and Teeth" by The Crane Wives

The character is cruel and wicked, but it's all they have. It's all they can offer. If the other person wants to be in a relationship with someone who will hurt them, then okay. They can. The character warns them not to, but they're not going to stop them either. It's not going to end well, but the character let's the other person dictate what their relationship will be. Not once does the character apologize for being the way they are, just warns the other against it.

"No Children" by The Mountain Goats

The singer continues to hope for bad scenarios, such as getting injured, lying, leaving, relationships falling apart, never getting sober, etc. They compare their relationship to drowning, but they're doing it together. It's practically hate

"Chase The Feeling" by The Devil Makes Three

The other person continues their addiction despite it destroying their life. The character seems to have given up on the person and is using humor to cope with the fact that the other person won't get better

"Allies or Enemies" by The Crane Wives

Pretty much the title. Are they on the same side? They have good memories with each other, but they keep fighting as well. This constant uncertainty will kill them.

"Absence" by Rio Romeo

The character wants to know what their lover would do if they disappeared. Would their lover search for them? Disappear with them? Or let them leave without going after them?

"Saint Bernard" by Lincoln

Put on this list for the lyrics "I said make me love myself so that I might love you. Don't make me a liar. Because I swear to God, when I said it, I thought it was true."

"YKWIM?" by Yot Club

The character loves someone who doesn't love or seem to care about them. The character cares too much and they're alone

"loving me is really hard" by NEYSA

The character is cruel and confusing to their loved one. They like watching them cry but still want to be with them

"Nothing's New" by Rio Romeo

The character has been through relationships over and over again and knows the pattern of when they start to fall apart. Their heart is worn, but they love their partner. They want to hold on for however long is left.

"The Bidding" by Tally Hall

The character learned to sell their love/attention to the rich. They make people feel special and loved for a price. As long as they are paid, they will never let the other person down

"I Can't Decide" by Scissor Sisters

Manic laughter and "I can't decide whether you should live or die." Just very toxic deliberating on whether to kill their loved one

"This is Love" by Air Traffic Control

The POV of the abuser in a domestic abuse relationship. They are blaming the other person or anything but themselves, they are preventing the other from seeing anyone else, continually reinforcing that "this is love," and threatening them. It showcases a cycle of abuse and common tactics used

"The Masochism Tango" by Tom Lehrer

Basically, the character yearns to be physically hurt by their loved one.

"Misery Meat" by Sodikken

The character gives every piece of their flesh to their loved one. Through their pain, their loved one can gain so much

"Stalker's Tango" by Autoheart

The character demands the other person to love them

"How I'd Kill" by Cowboy Malfoy

The character is so obsessed by the other person that they would even kill just to see the other person. They talk about how they've never felt anything like that before

"CONTROL BABY" by Jhariah

This is more about toxic relationships with parents. "You're not the son I raised!"

[fairyfairyfairy]

okay so i was just thinking about it and like… what music do the voltron paladins listen to?!?

so im only gonna do lance and keith rn because ive only sat and thought abt them. (may or may not have been writing a fic)

here we go!

KEITH

okay. so a lot of people say he listens to like the iconic emo artists- (mcr, yk the drill) but i honestly dont think he does?? i think keith would be the type of guy to really want to feel and hear all aspects of a song and listens to multiple genres, so heres a few artists i think hed like. (i also think hed like country music. reminds him of his dad. dont kill me)

The 1975

Chase Atlantic

Gorillaz

maybe The Crane Wives?

Jason Aldean

Luke Bryan

theres a few more im not thinking of rn but when (if) i do ill edit them on!

his favourite songs tho from them tho?! Sex - The 1975, Heaven and Back - Chase Atlantic, Night Train - Jason Aldean, And honourable mention that isnt on this list, Beautiful is Boring - BONES UK.

LANCE

okay so lance i think is definetly the guy to know all the words to all his artsist songs and find reasons to go on walks or drive places JUST so he can put on his headphones or blast it in the car. he definitely listens to a whole mess of stuff and doesnt really ‘not like’ any genre/artist. so, heres a few i think hed like!

Waterparks

Rihanna

Beabadoobee

Ayesha Erotica (yall know he would)

Paramore

The Wallows

Gus dapperton

i honestly have a lot more for him but again i think he could jam out to literally ANYTHING. these artists i put im realizing are all pretty similar genre wise but i thibk we would also LOVELOVELOVE 70s rock

his favourites from these guys — Prune, You talk funny - Gus Dapperton, Cologne - Beabadoobee, Rose-Coloured Boy - Paramore, Scrawny -Wallows.

anyways this post has gotten long, but hopefully i make sense! if you have any reasons why im wring, reasons why im right, or suggestions on what other stuff theyd like including the other paladins, let me know!!

[crystal-cliffs]

Why Tartacchino is my OTP

A semi-long commentary on my favorite genshin impact ship because I want to talk about them so badly. Also this isn’t me pulling up evidence, this is 99% anecdote on why this ship is a huge comfort for me despite a lot of knee jerk reactions I’ve gotten when trying to explain it. So I’ve collected it all into a post that is 100% an excuse to ramble. Don’t expect coherency that ship sailed a long time ago and I’m only serious for about a minute or too.

If I had to give a song with their vibe it would be Tongues & Teeth by The Crane Wives so everyone should check it out if you’re already reading this.

This isn’t me trying to convince anyone to ship it either, though if I did I’d be surprised tbh. Just want something on the forefront that serves as a “this is what you’re getting into” vibe yk?

Why?

Because it’s fun… I like exploring ships that seem complicated and maybe wouldn’t even work out long term because it makes me think about the nature of human relationships. Whilst I have other arlecchino ships, thinking x Furina, x Xianyun, x Signora etc etc, I don’t… think about them the same way. Like they’re mostly fluffy to me and sweet and uncomplicated despite the fact that the reoccurring character that is Arlecchino would seemingly make it more interesting.

And yet it doesn’t for me, because I assume by default Arlecchino would treat these ladies like royalty and thus it’s settled.

With Tartaglia I don’t immediately assume that simply because the first question I ask myself is… why would Arlecchino even date a man? But when I stopped viewing these characters under such a strict guideline based on fandom interpretations of their sexual orientations, I came away with a different question. What would it take for these two to view each other in a light beyond mildly friendly?

And then I spiraled from there.

Sometimes I feel like shipping culture is so rigid that I fall victim to that, and don’t allow myself the ability to explore potential dynamics that usually wouldn’t be given a second glance. Tartacchino being one of them. The concept of them dating seems so impossible at times and to other people but I think that’s why it’s fun.

Alright Ramble Time but Serious-ish

I think sometimes we as humans forget the complexity of human relationships and we seperate them into these categories that simply don’t encompass the entirety of the human experience.

One common occurrence I’ve realized is how people look at relationships. You see two people who are dating and you personally believe that they aren’t good together and hey, they’ll probably break up in the next couple months. (This isn’t about toxic or abusive relationships, let’s not make it about those)

When the truth is, you only know half of the story. You don’t know what the two of these hypothetical people are like when they’re alone with each other and you probably never will because your presence directly affects these people’s behavior.

Tying this into Tartacchino, that’s the vibe the relationships always given me. Two people who seem incompatible to everyone around them, people who probably wouldn’t make it past a couple months before realizing the whole relationship was a mistake.

But they make it work.

I like exploring the complexity of human relationships and this ship allows me to do so somewhat. Imagining how they navigate an experience that even they themselves aren’t sure makes sense to them for whatever reasons I can conjure up. Sometimes it’s sexuality, sometimes it’s beliefs, personalities clashing, trauma and the inability to let yourself get too close, whatever.

Ramble time part 2: But not so serious

Actually, on the note of sexuality, the existence of a fandom consensus on a characters sexuality doesn’t make it canon. I’ve had multiple experiences where people have gotten upset at the prospect of me shipping a character that is headcanoned as a lesbian with a guy, some to the point of calling me lesbophobic which is ironic since I am a lesbian, that’s why I do this. As a lesbian I’m actually allowed to do whatever I want❗️/lh

…

So like… the post didn’t save when I wrote this part so now I gotta be even less coherent than I probably was.

Their relationship is very not heterosexual. They break the gender roles and stereotypes by being alive, their queerness happened the second they started living on the same plane of existence.

I just like to make all of the harbingers gender and sexuality fucked though, they experience gender fuckery and sexuality fuckery and who am I to interfere.

Like Tartaglia is a girl, a boy girl, a girlboy, I dunno it’s beyond our capabilities as humans without inter-dimensional parasites leaching off our life force.

Arlecchino is… let’s not get into that, he’s whatever you think he is frankly. She likes the speculation be so fr, she would.

Inherently queer, idk what else you want from me lol. Uhh they don’t kiss I feel like I should specify that, that’s to soft for them frankly. If they did kiss properly it would be bloody and painful and full of emotions neither of them would be willing to say out loud because they’re probably hateful lol I dunno. But they also do kiss each other, just not properly because for some reason that’s too intimate.

Their intimacy is sparring violently and then patching each other up because the passion is shown through how much blood is shed yk? Idk Tartaglia’s love language is violence so… why not❗️

Damn idk what I’m talking about tbh… I got less serious and realized I really don’t know how to explain my love and reasoning for this ship since there is no actual concrete reason, get bamboozled or something. I just like seeing girlboys and boygirl’s bloody, that’s all, it’s not a crime. That’s what the horror genre is for after all. Uhhh

They are not husband and wife nor girlfriend and boyfriend, they are that secret third thing. (Tho if they were we both know who the husband is and who the wife is)

We could get even more basic, golden retriever with rabies x wolf dog that knows basic human commands. They are not Goldie and black cat that’s wrong because arlecchino has wolf energy, dog energy, they both do, it’s just one is a little more intimidating than the other.

Just realized they’re hydro x pyro

Yeah there’s no argument, love Fire and Water, both equally dangerous in their own right, and they both live in a perpetual cycle of being capable of destroying each other and being used to destroy each other. There’s no point to this i just like Fire and Water.

Hoyoverse make them talk again they were so silly.

I think that’s it…

Yeah❗️

If you don’t like this ship idc, just don’t make it my business. Talk to me about one of the other 500 arlecchino or tartaglia ships instead or something, I still like a lot of those this is just my favorite.

And just to top it all off

We all saw wife right?

Right.

[wren-writes-things]

Hii wren <3

1, 8, 10, 28 for soft asks :3

Hey Pixel! How have you been?

1. What song makes you feel better?

Well music just calms me down in general, I’ve always just really enjoyed the piano and singing. So you can probably get me to listen to just about anything and I’ll probably be happy.

But let’s see… New Discovery by the Crane Wives and Meteor Shower by Cavetown both have a really nice imagery to them and I appreciate that. Also my roommate writes music and I always love hearing what she’s working on because I know she puts a lot of work into them.

Oh the BotW soundtrack. My absolute adoration for that game might provide a bias but I love it so much.

8. Tag someone (or multiple people) who make you feel good.

I had things to say and it got out of hand, this is not my fault. Also I realized partway through this that a surprisingly large percentage of my mutuals are trying to kill me with their fanfics. “Guys, you have to stop, I can only take so many emotions,” they say, as if they don’t choose which fanfics they read.

@liminal-lesbian | You’ve always left really supportive comments when I posted stuff about my AUs and you’re just a really nice person. It also makes up for the fact that your last fanfic inflicted permanent trauma on me. (Joking on that last part but seriously if you haven’t read her fanfics drop everything you’re doing and go read them now. You could be literally trying to save the world but this takes priority.)

@the-god-of-chaos-himself | You might have an evil alter ego trying to murder me as I type this, but you’re an awesome person to talk to and I enjoy our conversations. (Yes this does imply Dalex is trying to stab me and I’m just typing on my phone, I have ADHD what do you expect?)

@kiwibirb1 | I was so excited when we became mutuals the other day the other day, you’re just a very cool person and I’m always excited to see what new ideas you have.

@detentiontrack | So we do not talk much and I legitimately did not know you were aware of my existence, but you said I was nice the other day and it just made me really happy. Plus I just find your blog really interesting.

@sars-wulf | While you’re definitely trying to murder my emotional stability with your writing you are very cool. I really just enjoy talking to you.

@aspynnwoofs | You’re really exciting to have boop wars against, also you’re just a really nice person! We do not talk a ton (because I’m pretty sure we’re both bad at conversation initiation), but I really enjoy seeing you.

@meowlphibia | You’ve successfully become the most reasonable one in the adoptive family of Marcy Wu, but only because everyone else is completely unhinged. Congratulations on this award. Honestly though you’re just a really cool person to talk to.

@heart-wit-strength | The joy that I experience every time I notice you in my notifications is astounding. You’re just a really cool person with really interesting Amphibia takes and AUs. Also you gave me claws one time via polls and I wish to assure you that I have made the best use of them.

10. What's something you’re excited for?

Ooh! I have an example that isn't Amphibia related for once. Epic The Underworld Saga is coming out soon, which yes I am aware you know (because you're the one who cursed me with this interest, and I mean that positively) The music is just so well done and I’m really looking forward to it. The Art of Amphibia is coming out and I need it! Oh also Stardew Valley updated and I’m really looking forward to when the update is available on the switch.

28. hugs or hand-holding?

Hugs, they’re just really nice.

[undescribed1mage]

breaking down my doctor who playlist by what from the show they remind me of the most <3

As The World Caves In by Matt Maltese — The Doctor & The Master, more specifically in The End of Time Part One & Two & Last Of The Time Lords. but also. just. vibes (vibes about the doctor holding the saxon master after he was shot).

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon — All of the Christmas specials but mainly, again, The End of Time part one & two. & . everything about that.

Two Birds by Regina Spektor — The Master and The Doctor, again (they're awful), but also twelve & clara with the bird symbolism and clara leaving when he tried to save her, clara being brave and letting go, and Jack & Torchwood &. everything with that (i've never seen Torchwood but I still know like. most of what happens)

Memories by Conan Gray — Martha Jones, specifically in the episodes after her season (also Jack in seasons 3 & 4). With 'It's been a couple months / that's just about enough time / for me to stop crying when I look at all the pictures / now i kinda smile / i haven't felt that in awhile'. 'You see / it's hard to find an end to something that you keep beginning / over and over again.'

I Know The End by Phoebe Bridgers — Ten's era, with different companions for different parts like — "When I get back I'll lay around / then i'll get up and lay back down / romanticize a quiet life / there's no place like my room." with Donna at the end of Journey's end, and "Out in the park we watch the sunset / talking on a rusty swing set / after awhile you got quiet / and i got mean / always pushing you away from me / but you come back with gravity / and when I call / you come home / a bird in your teeth." (the last line specifically with the fact that Jack was Supposed to be in a good man goes to war). I also think it works very well with The End Of Time Part One & Two & just. the world almost ending at the end of s4

Your Sister Was Right by Wilbur Soot — You know how like. every mother during the RTD (pt1) era slapped the doctor at some point? yeah. just. the doctor in reference 2 rose, martha, & donna & their mothers. as well as the doctor thinking that they're bad news which is something that comes up quite a bit with these songs.

Why Didn't You Stop Me? by Mitski — I don't really know how to explain this one it just. gives me ex-companion vibes, specifically with 'I look for a picture of you / to keep in my pocket / but i can't seem to find one / where you look how I remember'.

Long Live by Taylor Swift — In reference to a companion departure, from the Doctor's pov with 'will you take a moment? / promise me this / that you'll stand by me forever / but if, god forbid, fate should step in / and force us into a goodbye / if you have children someday / when they point to the pictures / please tell them my name.' & 'i had the time of my life fighting dragons with you.' I think, if we're going for a specific companion, it's very the Doctor & Donna coded.

Walking All Day by Graham Coxon — something about how multiple companions have followed the Doctor to the end of the universe (specifically martha & jack but I think it could also work with clara) & how devoted companions are to them, especially the ones that are interested in him romantically (that one rory quote that's him talking about how the doctor makes people want to impress them).

Never Love An Anchor by The Crane Wives — Part of my interpretation with this when it comes to Doctor Who is how the Doctor, after losing a companion, is always 'i will never love again this is the end for me...' & then he meets the next companion & does it all over again (& in specific situations, such as Donna & Amy & Susan & Vicki, they're very similar to the person he just lost), and also how awful ten was to Martha (& Jack) & oblivious to most of it because of the loss of Rose (it's a secret i keep tucked inside my chest / with this heart of mine that's guilty not remorseful / there is love that doesn't have a place to rest / but it would've buried you if it had settled on your shoulders). The Doctor just also (as seen in the Church On Ruby Road) just thinks they're bad news in general (no comment from my end on this) &. yeah

Two paragraphs for this one! The second interpretation I have is specifically the first doctor after the loss of Susan, and how he was (for the end of their time together, which was what we saw in Susans serials) very hard on her especially for her last two serials. Also, him leaving her behind & 'so I did the only thing that I could / and severed the rope that set you sailing from my harbor'. I don't have a lot to say about this but. the doctor & susan make me so :(

Be Safe, Be Good (For Rachel) from Ride The Cyclone — do you ever think about how many deaths (companions or otherwise) (no spoilers please i'm on series ten for nuwho & season two (soon to be three!) of classic who so) the doctor has caused. indirectly or directly. do you ever think about clara & how her family and her students will likely never know what happened to her. do you ever think

Blue Lips by Regina Spektor — originally when i added this to the playlist (back when i was first making it, probably around me watching series five) i had intended it to be about the doctor but now i think it's more about ashildr / lady me and how much she's seen and how much she's lost. she forgets anything she hasn't written down (and rips pages of things she wants to forget out) and she's seen the world in most of it's phases, she's seen societies crumble and rise &. yeah

The Main Character by Will Wood — I have so much 2 say about this one. buckle in. i'm that first person they talk about in all the books.' him being referenced in literally the first episode of torchwood (for valid reasons he is a very important part of jacks story). & 'imagine if protagonists just died in the first scene.' cut to jacks death in everything changes. & 'I loot plot armor from NPCs / well they are to me.' again. the amount of people that have tried to help him & died. specifically one off ones. & 'Villains are everywhere / that's how I know that I'm a hero.' yhe battle of canary wharf. enough said. & 'Her majesty says the royal we demand a stander of loyalty / an agreement to be reverent / link the emperor's new boots' something about tooth & claw. + so much more that i don't feel like elaborating on rn !!!! they even mention daleks in the song <3

Right Where You Left Me by Taylor Swift — SARAH. JANE. SMITH. It is so her coded. The way the doctor left her, and how in School Reunion she talked about how the Doctor was her life (such a good episode btw). & . she was just waiting. for him 2 come back. & . godddd. i'd break down these lyrics too but i'd be saying the same thing (basically just what i've already said) about all of them so. just listen 2 it or look up the lyrics & you'll see.

Thinking About A Potentially Awkward Interaction With An Old Friend by Crywank — another ex-companion song !!! I don't have any in particular for this but i feel like whenever past companions return for an episode or two it's never nearly as awkward as it should've been, especially with Martha & Sarah Jane, especially how much the tenth doctor had grown (& how much Martha had grown !!!) in between s3 & s4 Alone !!!! 'Well memories sure / they're precious / that's true / but I don't want to make any new ones with you' is sooo Martha. & 'It would be nice to underline it / but i know we're both doing fine without the other in our life.' & ESPECIALLY 'yes / time away has taught me that I like this distance from you'.

River Like You by Maya Hawke — the riverdoctorjack polycule is insane. man. & this is on here for them <3 i think a lot about how jack's other male love interests at least vaguely resemble the ninth doctor in some ways, and how he & river are both immortals so they'd be the perfect people to travel with. & how the doctor tries, at times, to separate himself from both of them (much more severe with jack). 'i've loved a river like you before / i'm a river too'.

Motion Sickness by Phoebe Bridgers — Martha Jones deserves to be SO bitter about how the doctor treated her. SO bitter. 'you said when you met me you were bored.' & 'i have emotional motion sickness / i try to stay clean and live without.' & . yeah. martha jones you will always be famous. also 'and while you're bleeding on your back in the glass / i'll be glad that i made it out / & i'm sorry that it all went down like it did.' in reference to the end of time part two.

Smoke and Mirrors by Emily Rohm — certain parts of it. are kind've the like traditional backstory for a companion (with nuwho) like. 19-25 year old girl who lives with her parents & is bored of everyday life & still waiting for her life to begin & then the doctor comes along & she's swept away into time & space & now she's sosososo important !! + 'She walks alone every morning / down the same old street / and wonders how she let her days get stuck on this endless repeat / she wants that movie life / a hero comes to sweep her off her feet / they'll run away'. & there's other parts that could fit but generally. just the same idea

Black Sheep from Scott Pilgrim — 'Hello again, friend of a friend / knew you when / our common goal was waiting for the world to end / now that the truth is just a rule that you can bend / you crack the whip, shape-shift and trick the past again.' literally no other part of this song matters in reference to this playlist. it is just that & the fact that it reminds me of the master <3

The Lucky One by Taylor Swift — companions drive me so crazy btw. specifically companions after leaving the doctor. 'It was a few years later, I showed up here / and they still tell the legend of how you disappeared / how you took the money and your dignity and got the hell out / they say you bought a bunch of land somewhere / chose the Rose Garden over Madison Square / and it took some time, but I understand it now.' with a current companion thinking about a past companion. & just. idk. something about bad wolf & the girl who walked the earth & the most important woman in all of creation & the girl who waited & the impossible girl & so on. the lucky ones.

Mr. Perfectly Fine by Taylor Swift — I've realized that from this playlist it makes me seem like a swiftie but i'm not i just enjoy some of her music & mr perfectly fine is the most tenjack coded song in all of existence. nine being at the very least interested in jack, traveling with him & flirting with him & kissing him & then ten turning around & running away from him & calling him wrong ('mr change of heart'). 'oh he's so smug / mr always wins'. 'hello / mr casually cruel'. 'always at the right place at the right time'. 'he goes about his day / forgets he ever even heard my name' . & last. but oh so definitely not least. ''cause I hear he's got his arm 'round a brand-new girl / i've been pickin' up my heart, he's been pickin' up her / and I never got past what you put me through / but it's wonderful to see that it never phased you'. I am so emotional about doctorjack can you tell.

Viva La Vida by Coldplay (Covered by Annapantsu) — don't ask me why i didn't add the original version on here i just didn't feel like it. anyways. it reminds me a lot of elevens era, with a good man goes to war & rory's line about how he (the doctor) doesn't make people brave, he makes them want to impress him (SO TRUE KING !!!) & the day of the doctor. i think it could also work with the time war & eight & the war doctor (i've only listened 2 some of eighths audios, working my way through them rn). & Maybe the battle of Canary Wharf. just generally. the doctor. & war. & how he is respected. oh & also him being the PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD IN CRISIS ???

Soldier Poet King by The Oh Hellos — saw a post about this in relation 2 ninejackrose & it got me thinking. rory soldier eleven poet amy king. i think if you tried hard enough this template could fit a lpt of the tardis teams. that's all <3

Little Soldiers by The Crane Wives — the master & the doctor. again. 'on the broken backs of all the words we spared / like little soldiers in the trenches' we're gonna take the metaphors a little seriously here & i'm gonna mention how the doctor has a habit of turning companions into soldiers and fighters. & . again. he makes people want to impress him. i think the rest of the song is still very them but that's the only part that i really have anything to talk about (besides 'i swear that you loved me / i swear that i loved you).

Not Strong Enough by Boygenius — 'Always an angel, never a god / Aways an angel, never a god /Always an angel, never a god / Always an angel, never a god / Always an angel, never a god / Always an angel, never a god / Always an angel, never a god / Always an angel, never a god / Always an angel, never a god / Always an angel, never a god / Always an angel, never a god / Always an angel, never a god' is so. companions in general coded. why can't they just have a nice time :(

Nowhere Man by The Beatles — I think this may be one of the only songs on here that portrays the doctor in a semi positive light :-) !!! — oh wait nvm forgot the lyrics. sorry we're criticising the doctor again (i adore them i swear. what a guy) 'He's as blind as he can be / just sees what he wants to see' @ ten. sorry buddy. you're really being attacked in this post aren't you. 'Doesn't have a point of view / knows not where he's going to.' do you ever think about how the doctor just sort've. wanders aimlessly in between companions. like. sir how'd you end up in victorian london wearing amy's glasses. 'Nowhere man / the world is at your command.' They are PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD IN EMERGENCIES. UNIT why would you let them have this power.

Interplanet Janet from Schoolhouse Rock — Added as a joke . for the sillies of it <3

Partner in Crime by Madilyn Mei — another Jack song (can you tell he's my favorite companion) but only like. a certain part of it (i have not listened 2 it all the way through but i heard a clip from it & went oh my god jack harkness... & here we are). 'Run for it / I'll keep 'em occupied for you / 'cause i love you / i love you so / left me hangin' at the station / but you'll be back for me soon / i'm 'bout to die / yet the only thing i'm worried about is you / something tells me you aren't coming / i guess i'm truly doomed.' it is so INSANELY PARTING OF THE WAYS CODED !!! Me when he sacrificed himself for the doctor & rose me when he was so ready to die for them. me when he woke up from DEATH to the tardis dematerializing and leaving him surrounded by dead bodies so far away from his home (which is the tardis. but yk). he was about to die and the only thing he was worried about was them. something tells him they aren't coming. he guesses he's truly doomed. j just. raigdhdjdhhdjd. he drives me crazy.

Don't Look Back in Anger by Oasis — 'Please don't put your life in the hands of a rock 'n roll band / who'll throw it all away.' so. many. fatalities, tumblr. that's all.

Oh Distant You by Wilbur Soot — okay i've already written this specific part out but tumblr deleted it when i switched from the page that i had the next songs lyrics in so i'm just gonna take a photo of the lyrics that are SO ten post rose coded & hope you read them

am i the biggest tenrose fan? no :( not on their own, at least, however i will accept that he loved & adored her. he loved her So Much. she was the first face that face saw !!!! & there are other companions that this song could work with but in my head. it's a them song. (this would probably be like. at the end of the end of time part two. him thinking about this.)

The Ballad of Lucy Gray from The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes — i've never seen the ballad of songbirds and snakes (or consumed any hungergames media) however i do think that this song is clara coded <3 i can't really explain it but. amelia pond i love you dearly. i think that specifically 'it's sooner than later that I'm six feet under / it's sooner than later that you'll be alone / so who will you turn to tomorrow, I wonder? / for when the bell rings, lover, you're on your own'. her talking about how twelve needs to be on his own in face the raven. & how she needs him 2 understand that he cannot keep her from dying & that it's her time (he's already lost her at least twice, and that's just when we see her in the show). ''cause I am the one who looks out when you're leaping / I am the one who knows how you were brave / and I am the one who heard what you said sleeping / i'll take that and more when I go to my grave' i think this is more twelve or ashildr about her. & how she said 'let me be brave' before she died, and how she slowly became more daring after spending time with the doctor because that's just what he does (not gonna quote rory again but. yk) & how the original clara oswald (not oswin oswald or clara oswin oswald)s first appearance in the show was her standing over her own grave !!! 'Well, all right, I'm bad, but then, you're no prize either / Al right, I'm bad, but then, that's nothing new / You say you won't love me, I won't love you neither / Just let me remind you what I am to you.' clara, you are exactly what he deserves. & vice versa. they are both so awful & it is so insane. the doctorification of clara is so much worse than the other companions.

No One Lives Forever by Oingo Boingo — i . cannot explain this one. it is PURE vibes.

All My Little Words by The Magnetic Fields — last song (as of rn! there may have been more added by the time you're reading this) & surprise surprise. it's a doctorjack song. 'I could make you fly away / but i could never make you stay.' imagine you're jack harkness & the man you loved (& the only other immortal you know) is REPULSED by you. he keeps running away. 'You said you were in love with me / both of us know that that's impossible' i think this is from the doctors pov. it just seems like something he'd think. 'Now that you've made me want to die / you tell me that you're unboyfriendable' the tenth doctor after flirting by asking jack if he wants 2 die & then holding the man that tortured jack in his arms as he died in a similar fashion to jacks first death (being shot in some way). his ass Is Unboyfriendable

[constellation-skirmishes]

I see you’ve been on a Crane Wives kick lately and hear me out. I raise you, The Moon Will Sing as Anidala. It’s not a perfect match, but I think it could be the two of them.

ITS IN MY REXANIDALA PLAYLIST !!!!!!!! its not perfect but its still sooo gooodddddd. i just love being angsty about them

Tell me once again I could have been anyone, anyone else Before you made the choice for me

SO PADMÉ !!!!!

My feet knew the path We walked in the dark, in the dark I never gave a single thought to where it might lead

padmé......ouuughhh.....

All those empty rooms We could have been anywhere, anywhere else Instead I made a bed with apathy My heart knew the weight Ten years worth of dust and neglect We made our peace with weariness and let it be

TELL ME this isnt ROTS

The moon will sing a song for me I loved you like the sun Bore the shadows that you made With no light of my own

N OBECAUEUHSEU BECAUE BECUSE BECAUSE i can and WILL make everything about padmé

'i loved you like the sun'.......oughhh once again everything centers around tatooine

'bore the shadows that you made with no light of my own.'

i only contest the 'no light of my own' part because its padmé and shes awesome but. i get it. for the context of canon (and not my fucked up version where theyre happy and communicate well) it works.

anakin is very, very controlling. and we know this. and with him not talking to anyone to idk, fix himself, nothing gets better. padmé is the one who ultimately pays w her life for his mistakes.

I shine only with the light you gave me I shine only with the light you gave me

head in hands sobbing wailing screaming throwing up

Name your courage now We could have had anything, anything else Instead you hoarded all that's left of me

BECAUSEEEE ITS SO. confrontation on mustafar.

Swallowing your doubt Like swords to the pit of my belly I want to feel the fire that you kept from me

hi sorry not sane about them ever.

The moon will sing a song for me I loved you like the sun Bore the shadows that you made With no light of my own I shine only with the light you gave me I shine only with the light you gave me I shine only with the light you gave me (I could have been anyone, anyone) I shine only with the light you gave me (I could have been anyone, anyone)

LIIKEEEEEEE sorry i have multiple versions of my favorite ships running around in my mind at the same time. i keep canon anidala in my mind but i have my anidala in my mind also. this is more canon than mine, but its so good.

but you know what's even more anidala? Steady, Steady

LIKE

Steady, steady, you know when you're ready It's a long road walking into the sun The heat can make you lose your head Your sense of direction Oh steady, steady I am ready to be the one I can take for better, but for worse I can't condone Most of our "for good" just makes me ache to be alone How long is forever? I'm swimming in this dress, a child in her mother's clothes This ring around my finger's like a chain around my throat Are you so sure you've tamed me? Steady, steady, you know when you're ready It's a long road walking into the sun The heat can make you lose your head Your sense of direction Oh steady, steady I am ready to run We talked about the west, 'bout packing up our lives and hopes Ain't it a shame with time our dreams turned into jokes I won't let that be us Nostalgic for the good times like our dreams walked out on us Like we woke up in an empty bed here, and now we're stuck I'll chase them down alone Don't just watch me go, you fool Run with me, keep up, keep up, keep up It's not you I'm leaving Are you listening? I just can't take the rut, the rut I won't say I do, 'til you promise me That though we're gray, we can stay young, and wild, and free Young and wild and free And if you can't, don't blame me And if you can't, don't blame me And if you can't, don't blame me Steady, steady, you know when you're ready It's a long road walking into the sun The heat can make you lose your head Your sense of direction Oh steady, steady We weren't ready

its so padme. to me. if you even care.

i love 'the fool in her wedding gown' god its such a good album

[fandomanimatic-tournament]

Fandom song animatic tournament: Side A Round 1

Baby Hotline - Jack Stauber

"I contend that your drinking eye has never opened I insist somebody will die, and I hate hoping Wishing that the pills let you cry, and I hate coping Someday I will go back outside and see her, okay"

Tongues and Teeth - The Crane Wives

"You gotta know that this won't last Desperation will erase the fact I'm keeping all Of the answers in my cigarette box Yeah, the answer's in the second before the other shoe drops And if you're blind to that I am fine with that"

Remember that we're voting on how Iconic they are for ANIMATICS, not for the song itself. In order to make things fair, the tone and mood of the song should not affect how iconic it is (for example, a serious song should not be considered more iconic than a joke song just because it's serious)

Propaganda and animatic links of the songs under the cut:

Baby Hotline - Jack Stauber

Propaganda:

jack stauber is iconic for his contributions to the youtube animation community already but baby hotline especially it makes me evil <4

Animatics with the song:

Chainsaw Man

Your Boyfriend

Welcome Home

The Mandela Catalogue

The Owl House

Tongues and Teeth - The Crane Wives

Propaganda:

It's about the pining. It's about the tragedy. It's about viewing yourself as a monster and trying to warn your lover about who you really are. It's about them loving you anyway. It's about being a homosexual

Dude the song slaps and every animatic from it is so intense

Every ship that doesn’t end happily under the SUN has an animatic to this song. The Owl House, MYCT has multiple of them, Tangled, Warriors….. it’s one of the Crane Wives break out song sans it’s all from animatics and tumblr fan art.

Animatics with the song:

Life Series Desert Duo Animatic

Tangled

The Owl House

3rd Life

Madoka Magica

Please be cautious and read the title, description and warning cards on the animatic videos if you decide to watch them. If you've got specific triggers I'd recommend even more caution when watching animatics of fandoms you don't know, since sometimes canon-typical themes don't get warnings.

Please keep in mind that I don't know all the media and fandoms of the animatics provided as examples and I don't have the time (nor the will) to research them all. Don't come into my notes or my ask box complaining about them being included, I will simply block you. If a ship animatic included is about an adult and a minor, do tell me and I'll take it out of the post

[maruyaaya]

hihi ^^ i just read your oikawa and noya fanfic and can i ask how you thought of them together? i have never thought of them but now i think that they are cute!

YESSIR!!! if i am to be so very completely honest and real with you, anon, i came to the idea of shipping oinoya because they are my top two favourite characters in haikyuu 💀 (akaashi is third <3). idk one of my fav things ever is just to take my two fav characters in a media and ship them together. hence mizuan (pjsekai), donjay (dc), ranaya (bandori), etc etc. so i will be honest i was entirely selfish in my idea for my oinoya ff. BUT i am nothing if not devoted to my rarepairs (i make up 21.4% of the ranaya tag on ao3 LMFAO some poor ranaya fan just trying to find content and they keep coming across my annoying gay ass 💀💀) so before i devoted myself to writing 17k words about oinoya, i needed to think about if this actually made sense to me.

and boy it did.

so the first thing i’m thinking is “dude do oinoya even interact in canon???” and they do! well, sort of. they have indirect interactions if that makes sense. oikawa aims his serve at nishinoya and nishinoya remarks on multiple occasions that he thinks oikawa’s serves are so cool. there’s this little bonus sketch where noya even wishes that oikawa would always be the one serving.

like guys i think it might be a little gay to be so obsessed with another players serves.

and that’s where the concept for my fic came from. the idea was literally just “what if oikawa’s practicing his serves and nishinoya finds him and they just start practicing together?” and then they slowly fell in love doing that. the main driving force was how much they both respect the other as a player. i feel like they both respect each other’s skills, but (at least, in the beginning of the fic) don’t quite like the other as a person. like they’re on opposite teams, oikawa’s dramatic ass considers it a principle to hate everyone on karasuno, noya doesn’t like oikawa’s “pretty boy attitude”, and they just don’t really like each other. however, they both think the other is a really fucking good volleyball player so they both resign themselves to practicing volleyball together; you don’t need to like someone to acknowledge that they’re good at volleyball (as said by noya himself in the fic)

the very first time i came up with the concept of them practicing volleyball together, the first person who heard about it was, of course, oli (akur000 on tumblr) because they are always the first to hear my fic ideas. then the idea slightly evolved in the tiktok dms of one of my irl friends, s (who does not have a tumblr but i love her just the same (she also proofread my google translate spanish in the fic with her four years of high school spanish)), and honestly the fic just grew from there. i started writing, the title came to me while i was listening to the crane wives song allies or enemies bc it just immediately struck me as a song that fit them esp in the context of my fic. “now listen close // you owe me ears for dropping eaves // forget it all // you caught me in a moment weak” and “what happens now? // do we have another go? // do we bow out, and take our separate roads? // i’ll admit i’ve had my doubts // but i want to be let in, not out” and “all is fair in love and war // but i can't fight with you anymore” which fun fact! i almost made the title of the ff be that last line of “all is fair in love and war” but then decided that i didn’t make oinoya antagonistic enough for that title so we ended up with are we allies or enemies? (this will be the death of me)

so let’s talk canon basis. there isn’t really much of one, but there is a little bit! so as mentioned, nishinoya often talks about how cool he thinks oikawa’s serves are. he’s eager to receive them. example below. he even mentions that when he was in middle school, his team went up against kitagawa daiichi and there was a guy who “could serve really well”; i don’t think it’s a stretch to say that he is very likely referring to oikawa.

so we know nishinoya respects oikawa but what about oikawa? what does he think about noya? well we get considerably less from his side, but that’s not to say that we get enough! while watching the shiratorizawa v karasuno match with iwaizumi, oikawa refers to nishinoya by his name. this is notable only because oikawa doesn’t do it for other members of karasuno. you can see in the below image that he calls tsukishima “four eyes” and even refers to hinata as “chibi-chan”. (kageyama is, of course, mentioned by name but honestly he’s a whole other basket of worms). nishinoya is mentioned by his name. not by a nickname, his number, or a describing feature. what this means to me is that noya stood out enough as a player to catch oikawa’s attention and he made note of it; he remembered nishinoya. oikawa doesn’t learn the name of every member of every rival time he plays (why would he?) but he does remember nishinoya’s and i think it’s likely because he admires nishinoya’s skills. noya stands out to him as a particularly skilled player. oikawa’s petty, but he recognizes when someone is good at volleyball.

so what we get is a mutual respect between oikawa and nishinoya. they both think the other is good at volleyball. another thing from canon that pulled me into them is the way they are the members of their respective teams with the biggest reputation (though i’d say noya is second on karasuno reputation wise bc obviously kageyama has the biggest reputation on karasuno). i don’t think anyone will debate me on oikawa having the biggest reputation of any seijoh member. he’s feared by other miyagi schools and for good reason. i think nishinoya’s reputation is clearer in the manga than it is the anime, but there are so many occasions where karasuno is about to start a match and someone in the crowd goes “lol who tf is karasuno?” and someone replies “idk but they have kitagawa daiichi’s kageyama tobio and chidoriyama’s nishinoya!!” like i’m not even joking that the phrase “chidoriyama’s nishinoya” is uttered so many times when spectators are trying to figure out who karasuno is. i only have two examples that i can pull from the manga off the top of my head, but trust me that it happens a fair few times. oikawa and noya are both known to be really good players.

and honestly? that’s kinda the extent of the canon basis of their relationship. so then what can we discuss next? well, we can discuss what exactly about that makes such a good dynamic and why i think they would genuinely work as a ship/couple.

oikawa and nishinoya both love volleyball. they're both incredibly skilled and they love playing, but i think that out of the two of them, nishinoya is the only one who actually likes volleyball (at least, as of 2012/2013 canon). this is part of a longer oikawa character analysis i could write, but i think that though he loves volleyball more than anything and no world exists where he would allow himself to quit, during high school (and middle school too), he stopped enjoying it and focused more on "becoming great" rather than "having fun". it's not until the brazil trip where he meets up with hinata and remembers that volleyball is fun that he regains that like for volleyball. i think a very strong theme in haikyuu is the loving vs liking of volleyball as evident in characters like hirugami. volleyball is everything to oikawa.

oikawa is willing to sacrifice everything to succeed. he wants to be the best, he wants to win. volleyball is absolutely everything to him. he goes pro because he cannot fathom a life where he isn't putting absolutely everything he has into volleyball. he'll bleed and he'll bleed and he'll give everything. that's why he loses his enjoyment for volleyball. he loves it, of course he loves it, but he doesn't like it because it's so painful to him. and yet, he can't understand ever giving it up.

nishinoya, on the other hand, does love volleyball, but it isn't everything to him. he quits volleyball because his friend quit. he likes volleyball, but he can give it up. he doesn't go pro because he likes volleyball as a hobby. he would never want to do it as a job because i think it would rob him of the enjoyment he has for it. nishinoya likes volleyball because he gets to play with his friends. he doesn't have that all-encompassing obsession with volleyball that oikawa has. for him, volleyball is about the game, not the result. he just wants to play.

so the idea of putting oikawa and nishinoya face to face is really interesting to me because you have two players, both extremely talented and with the ability to go pro, but only one of them wants it. you have oikawa, who doesn't think he has a future if it isn't to do with volleyball and then you have nishinoya, who could never professionally pursue volleyball because it would destroy everything he loves about the game. i didn't have the opportunity to explore this in my ff, but something i was really thinking about oikawa looking at nishinoya and seeing someone who could go pro, but doesn't want to and he just doesn't understand it; a part of him is convinced that nishinoya is throwing away his talent. he just doesn't get it and this could be such a big point of contention between them.

(i will be potentially writing another oinoya fic where i can explore this specific concept more bc frankly, i'm obsessed with it 🤞🤞)

both oikawa and noya are very passionate about volleyball. they're both also very passionate people in general. they're very overdramatic. like out of their entire teams, they're probably the only people who would care about "fraternizing with the enemy" or whatever tf they get so dramatic about in the fic (tanaka would probs have an intense reaction at first but i think that would just be his general distaste for oikawa). like you cannot tell me that if some other member of seijoh was dating a member of karasuno, oikawa wouldn't throw the biggest temper tantrum ever.

i think that oikawa is a character who isn't used to playing the "straight man" in his dynamics. because he's around iwaizumi so much, he's often the one who gets to be the silly one while iwaizumi tells him to shut the fuck up. around nishinoya, he has to occasionally be the straight man which i think is a new role for oikawa and one that i found kinda fun to explore. like you get oikawa, now faced with someone who has so much energy that it looks exhausting and he starts thinking that maybe he finally gets why iwaizumi always seems so fed up. it's a fun dynamic to explore and it's not one that's very prevalent in most oikawa ships so it's something a little different.

and i think oikawa really likes that about nishinoya. i think he absolutely loves watching noya be so exhilarating and full of energy off the court and then immediately becoming silent and focused when he stops onto the court. i think he would find noya's serious demeanour while playing to be very attractive (taking volleyball seriously is a major green flag for him).

another part of their dynamic i like to explore is the confidence levels. oikawa appears to be very externally confident, but internally, he doesn't really believe any of that; he's actually very insecure. nishinoya, on the other hand, is externally confident and it's true. he has confidence in his abilities and though he is always willing to learn more, he, at least, knows that he is good. i think that noya would be able to help oikawa a lot with that part of his insecurities because nishinoya admires oikawa so much. i think they work together in that sense.

they’re both also always so eager to learn! they always want to improve, they always want to get better. yaku says that that’s what makes nishinoya such a terrifying opponent. they both have a very intense drive to improve. and that’s something they could do together; they can practice together and teach each other. you can’t tell me that noya wouldn’t absolutely love showing oikawa how to do his rolling thunder move and oikawa would get such an ego boost when noya would ask him to show him how to better his libero sets.

and ugh i absolutely love the idea of oikawa moving to argentina and then noya, who is in the process of travelling the world, visits him in argentina. noya would absolutely go watch oikawa’s games and whenever noya comes to visit, oikawa has to bring him onto a court to play some volleyball. the whole argentina team knows noya by name and i think they’d love to bring noya in for a little practice game from time to time. noya, while travelling, sends oikawa pictures of him doing obscure shit in the countries he’s in (eg: the one that noya sends asahi of him fishing in italy LMFAO) and oikawa’s team thinks that they’re the funniest things ever. it’s like “tooru, where is your boyfriend now?” and oikawa points his phone at them to show them a picture of nishinoya hugging a penguin in fucking antarctica or some shit.

also guys can we talk about how the ship name for oikawa/nishinoya might be oinoya, but they could also be called noyaoi which guys… that’s the funniest fucking thing ever. like are u kidding me?? this ship is called no yaoi and you don’t ship it??

i’m so sorry i rambled for so fucking long 😭😭😭 i could talk for longer on oinoya but i fear i have written far too much on this post. basically tl;dr oinoya is a good ship with a really good dynamic and i think more people should consider it seriously.

[sm-writes-chaos]

*asking to multiple writeblrs*

If you were to have the arc of your story/characters modeled in an arc of songs, what would they be?

(Songs in an order representing the arc of the story.)

oh..OH *cue Light Yagami laugh that progressively gets louder and crazier*

GUESS WHAT ALREADY EXISTS-

This finally made me organize it but basically here I have a playlist that more or less follows the arcs of Norah’s story!! (The main plot but mostly her character arc as well)

heheheheheh detailed explanations below

(thank you sososo much for this)

To Be Human- MARINA

-We start off with Norah struggling with her human half and those around her.

She doesn’t know how to deal with her human half because most of the examples of humans that she’s seen are pretty bad people.

Rule #4- Fish In a Birdcage

-Norah and part of her relationship with Miss. Marmel. She tells her of hope that she hopes is truth.

Even if she doesn’t know it, Marmel is the voice that she counts on to tell her the truth. Especially when her father feeds her lies.

Labour- Paris Paloma

-This one is about Norah’s father.

He may have saved her but she’s thinking that that’s not a good thing.

The Moon Will Sing- The Crane Wives

-She’s missing her mom

She doesn’t know it yet but she does have light (literally)

The Milk Carton-Madilyn Mei

-Kicked out of the village :(

Regretting trying to stop Rufus.

Dog Days Are Over- Florence + The Machine

-She’s making her comeback, and although she has her doubts in Alphair and Rufus she’s thinking maybe she can pull this off.

Happiness being Alphair and Rufus :))

Wish That You Were Here- Florence + The Machine

-Whoopsies plan not working so well and she’s missing her mom again. This is close to the moment where her mom visits her in a vision of sorts? But for now she’s feeling her presence

Light again hehe

Soul Of Steam- leo.

-Back to the village cause the fights not going so well

Antonio reveals some things about here I think. Oh also “what is fit for me to feel?” Is just perfection perfect for Norah.

Ancient Dreams In a Modern Land- MARINA

-We’re back baby and Norah is ready to face the dragon with her friends help

Norah isn’t completely ready to believe all these thoughts, but she’s beginning to accept herself. I think this about when she sees her moms ghost?

Little Dark Age- MGMT

-All is not well yet though as Norah has to confront her feelings about her father.

She finally lets herself grieve

You Don’t Own Me- Lesley Gore

-Becoming more independent

At this part I don’t get to really explore these feelings yet because the books ends about here, but in a sequel perhaps. These two songs meanings are shortly talked about but not resolved in any way yet.

Free Bird- Lynyrd Skynyrd

-Freedom :))))

Leaving her father behind to deal with his own problems himself

You Are Enough- Sleeping At Last

-Norah finally gets a good nights sleep, I imagine this as like an end credits song along with Free Bird.

This also reflects on how Rufus is detaching his worth from his own Father, and Alphair..also from his what the. How did it end up this way lol. Rufus wants to prove himself to his father because he was pressured to be perfect, and Alphair lives in his father’s shadow, never thinking himself as good as his father was.

Well, that’s all I have lined up for now. The playlist is here!

I might add more songs. I hope you enjoyed oh and also I can’t take full credit! I got most of the songs from someone who made a playlist just for me based on Norah! They helped me tremendously since I had no where to start on a HHMHH playlist!

That original playlist is here!

[0rchidm4ntis]

was tagged by the lovely @serenescribe to participate in this game, thank you for the tag since this was super fun to answer!! I love getting to ramble about music :D (also even if they didn't make it on my list it's so nice to see other people who listen to pinkshifts music, I love the bands energy so much and I rarely hear people talk about them!!)

rules: post 5 songs you actually listen to, and tag 10 of your followers/mutuals (yeaahh most of my old mutuals have deactivated their blogs so I definitely don't have that many people to tag,,)

ngl I had to rearrange which songs I'd put multiple time before I was happy with these TvT

Bathtub mermaid - Mili

I am a major sucker for anything related to the sea, music is NOT an exception to that fact. This is such a soft song, it often makes me think of a lullaby. Mili's voice is very airy and light in this one compared to others where her voice gets more powerful, and I feel like it fits the vibe meant for this song perfectly. There's some room for interpretation with it but ultimately I think it's a song about being blinded by love, to the point where you're ready to transform yourself over and over again even if it isn't good for you in the end. Definitely an interesting theme to think about!

Carry me out - Mitski

It was hell picking out a single mitski song from my playlist bc I listen to so much of her discography, all the time :') however this is the one I've been listening to the most these days. I love how the song slowly builds up from the gentle first chorus to the much more powerful second one, I was floored when I listened to it the first time!! And the lyrics are very pretty too, as always Mitski's prose is just super evocative and I adore it with my whole heart

Je bois - Charles Aznavour

Sooo this one is definitely a more niche favorite of mine but I grew up listening to Aznavour and I've been re-listening to his songs lately, this one being my favorite out of them all. It's a pretty sad song despite how grand and flamboyant it sounds, considering it's about a man who has grown unhappy in his marriage and his life and drinks to forget his troubles, but it is masterfully written and so clever in its progression that I can't help listening to it over and over again

Parfum d'étoiles - Ichiko Aoba

Could I really make this list without mentioning the song that my blog is literally titled after?? And that I listen to nearly everyday??? I'm such a die-hard fan of Ichiko Aoba, and despite this song being mostly instrumental and not really showcasing much of her voice I'm terribly fond of it ♡♡ I adore how calm and soothing it is, its just one of those songs that puts me immediately at ease and feels like a breath of fresh air. All of her songs are worth checking out, she has got to be one of my favorite singers of all time

Tongues and teeth - The Crane Wives

I discovered The Crane Wives a few months ago, latched onto this song and I haven't let go since. I looove the singers voice so much, its so good and raspy and nice. I really like songs about fucked up love stories (bc they're so interesting to think about) and there's something about this one that just scratches an itch in my brain. The slowly growing desperation in the singers words to get their lover to stop pursuing them, growing from a careless warning to a desperate pleading for them to see just how bad they are in order to drive them away is just. AAAAAAAA so good!!

taglist: @avdoingstuff its been a while but if youd like to im tagging you! no pressure ofc, and anyone else who'd like to participate go crazy 🌟

[codycoyote008]

Interests n such

All stuff I like. My memory is terrible so I've probably forgotten a lot of things, I don't mention things I don't 100% feel like chatting about all the time or frequently enough

Long and rambly, just look at the highlighted bits if you don't care about the talking

Games:

Call of Duty - I've played MW2019 and MWII, I'm hoping to get MWIII and the originals, and the new Black Ops cause it looks neat and what little I did play of one of the other ones my mom has was fun)

Planet Zoo - I play this silly zoo game... SO much

Pokemon - of all types! I have all the mainline 3DS games at the moment, Shield, Scarlet, Legends Arceus, Let's Go Eevee, BD, I just think Pokemon's neat. I grew up on the cards and finally getting to play the games (albeit starting a few years ago haha) is very fun. Hoping to get Black/White or B2W2 if I can find a cheap copy

WolfQuest - again I grew up on Classic for like a really long time actually, I'd replay it over and over again looking for all of the achievements, and one of the first games I got with my PC was Anniversary Edition haha. This wolf game has my heart

Lioden/Wolvden - very new but I'm 16 now (😨) and figured hey this looked cool when I was 15... yoink. and it is.

AFK Journey - Viperian my beloved <3 I mostly joined for the character designs ngl

Animal Jam (Classic + Play Wild) - this game has been in my life for like half of it istg, I quit for a while and rejoined when I got my PC and now I have no space but hey I keep the membership so I can keep my neat lil outfits. Is it silly and a little dumb, yes, but it is thrilling. (Classic is superior)

Minecraft - I got it on PC like a week or two ago and am not over it, on day two I started up an entire AU just to show my appreciation for Endermen (which then swished right into a spinoff for Phantoms). Finally I can use mods...

Dying Light (1 + 2) - I really like these games but also when restarting on another PS4 cause i couldn't use mine for a bit and getting to the forced night chase, my parents laughed at me as i shrieked from the other room for multiple minutes. which was hilarious ngl i was laughing too once the terror wore off. god i hate volatiles

I also have various other games, I like to think I have a wide variety, most can be found on my Steam page.

Artists, Bands, Music:

So many. So so many.

Sleep Token - god I love ST need I say more. All of their songs are great. The style is cool. All of it dude. Their cover of I Wanna Dance With Somebody is up there, or Alkaline, and Euclid, Higher is cool, I'll listen to any ST song if you hand it over really

Ghost - they're playing like 2h away from me in 2025 so I'm trying really hard to get better so I can get a job and save up for it lol. it's like $100 per ticket now and I need to get it fast enough to.. actually get it... but hey man. Ghost. (If You Have Ghosts and Cirice are my favorites, I do believe)

I really really like Ferry. PAFL is so cool I'm thrilled to have found it

Florence + The Machine - also super duper cool I cannot get over their music. Howl is always on my mind lemme tell you

Glass Animals - I was an animation meme kid :) I need to listen to their newest album still I haven't had the chance BUT Zaba's probably my favorite. Flip??? dude. Or Golden Antlers that one's good.

Good Kid - they're DMCA free and their music is so good. It's energetic and upbeat, Slingshot is neat, Witches is good, i love how similar most of their music feels to itself. It's very nice to zone out to imo. Good brain fuel

HOZIER!!! I'm a little gay man ofc I'd like Hozier. His music is so good. In The Woods Somewhere, It Will Come Back, Talk, hand me a Hozier song and I am screaming, I go rabid over that stuff man

Lord Huron - I absolutely adore the sound. I'm especially fond of Setting Sun just on vibes, The Ghost on the Shore is good, Lonesome Dreams, ofc Meet Me in the Woods/Love Like Ghosts/The Night We Met, all wonderful

The Crane Wives - I'm runnin out of ways to describe just how much I adore this music man. Coyote Stories is the best (Volta and Nobody are also wonderful songs, Foxtales is great too, honestly they're just great. again)

Modest Mouse - bangers. Dramamine, Cowboy Dan, Coyotes, I forgot the rest but they're all good trust me

Måneskin - last year they were playing Rush nearby and that's what got me into them, but I missed the concert haha. someday

The Neighborhood - Afraid... Crybaby... mwah mwah

Arctic Monkeys - found Arabella from a COD edit of all places and that got me to dig into them. Fluorescent Adolescent is also super good for the record

Waterparks - i always forget about them and then I see them and I'm like "oh my god how did I forget" and I do it again :( Blonde is nice I like Blonde. And Stupid For You. And Numb... and I'll stop there haha

Fall Out Boy - look at me and tell me this wasn't expected. anyways The (Shipped) Gold Standard is neat I really like that one. And Church, Phoenix, Hold Me Tight or Don't, so many more idk man

MCR - self-explanatory, I like S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W and Helena and whatever else I'm so tired

AlicebanD - Fight For Me, Fire With Fire, Wolf, It Gets Better, And So Do I, Red River, Dream of Better Things, go listen to them, please

BILLY IDOL his music is neat dude. I got really into 80s rock a while back and never really fell out and his took up a LOT of my playlists

not a band but I'm learning German and found I picked up some words faster if I heard them in music, so I have an entire little playlist which ranges from Rammstein, OOMPH!, and Pisse, to Dota Kehr (and I would really recommend Dota Kehr's music, I find it so calming ngl, OOMPH! is also neat though lol) It also has König von Garnichts by LUZI and I just really like that song

capping it here but there is SO much more

Other Media:

Warrior Cats - childhood. I love these silly kitty books. Also playing Clangen and Lifegen :)

I've been getting really into horror books. Right now I'm reading Cujo, The Bright Lands by John Fram, multiple from Stephen Graham Jones, i found Mongrels and Never Whistle At Night. Picked up Never Whistle because fun fact I'm native (Lakota and Cherokee) and thought it sounded like a good read, and Mongrels because. Werewolves. I really like both of them so far, actually, Mongrels especially.

I REALLY like horror. It's most of the media I consume. Primarily movies. I'm especially fond of Lost Boys and Predator- I could go on and on about both of them for SO long. Predator especially mwah mwah smooch smooch I WILL fawn over the giant alien and you cannot stop me, they're so cool dude...

also very big on others ofc. the Friday movies, Nightmare, I liked the first Scream I haven't watched the others yet, same for Child's Play, what I have seen of the Alien movies is a lot cooler than I thought I would find it, the list goes on. Some of my favorites are Dark Water and Ringu, of course, but I'm also very fond of Mama just cause it's the first one I watched. Trick r Treat was also good, and 13 Ghosts,

MARVEL I love Marvel dude. Growing up I wasn't huge on it for some reason but I started getting into it mostly because I watched Spiderverse for the animation and fell in love, then I just wanted an excuse to watch the Venom movies (i am. so excited for the new one), but I'm a little weenie who doesn't say what he wants so we started out with Iron Man. and. dear god it was immediate. I was intrigued. I was invested. I didn't expect to like the rich guy of all characters but guess who's still my favorite (in the Avengers series anyways). I also liked the Captain America movies, Falcon is so cool dude

not exactly media, but I make ocs or dumb little fan things for most of the media I like. Is it cringe, yeah a little, but I honestly don't care, cringe culture grosses me out anyways i think it's dumb. it helps me get out the energy when I don't really talk to anyone about it haha

also not one specific media but monsters are so cool man. they always have been, always will be, expect so much monster stuff (so much it's getting its own blog!)

Also also not media but since turning 16 I decided I wanted to get a motorcycle because the idea of being in charge of a multiple-thousand-lbs hunk of fast-moving metal understandably freaks me out, and now that my parents have agreed to it (somehow) I just need to get a job to save up for the gear and bike itself so I can get a license and probably some lessons. Looking at a Duke 390 for now, I've got some other choices but it seems like it would work the best for me haha

if there's anything else check back on this I will update it a lot

[kolwyntjie]

Tag 9 people to learn about their interests!

I was tagged by: @frithams - I die thank you!! 

MUSIC

Fav genre? Honestly I have no idea. It's all over the place. Indie/folk maybe?

Fave artist? Currently, The Crane Wives

Fave song? Oh man this changes every single day but it's been The Hand That Feeds by The Crane Wives for a while now.

Most listened song recently? Happier Than Ever by Billie Eilish because of TikTok.

Song currently stuck in your head? Beautiful Jungle by Karmina.

5 fave lyrics?

He taught me that the hand that feeds Deserves to be bitten when it beats He taught me how to break my chains And that money ain't worth a thing And that no man should get (More of my time than me, than me - extra line because I can't skip it.) - The Hand That Feeds, The Crane Wives

OR

Hello, my old heart How have you been? How is it being locked away? Don't you worry, in there you're safe And it's true, you'll never beat (But you'll never break - extra line I'M SORRY) - Hello My Old Heart, The Oh Hellos

radio or your own playlist | solo artists or bands | pop or indie | loud or silent volume I slow or fast songs | music video or lyrics video | speakers or headset | riding a bus in silence or while listening to music | driving in silence or with radio on

BOOKS

Fav book genre? Fantasy and RomCom because I am a sucker.

Fave writer? SJM & Sarah Hogle (Also Emily I will legitimately cry. If I ever actually write my books, you'll be the first to know.)

Fave book? Um. Um. This feels like a lot of pressure. I will play it safe and say, currently - You Deserve Each Other, Sarah Hogle. (But Also ACOTAR Series. TOG Series. Six of Crows.)

Fave book series? Does this need to be asked? ACOTAR series, by SJM. Or TOG series. I feel like I can't say that last one because I haven't finished KOA but. You know.

Comfort book? The Hating Game, Sally Thorne

Rainy day book? Literally any RomCom I can get my hands on.

Fave characters? What kind of a question is this? How am I supposed to pick? Rhysand, Aelin, Fenrys & Aedion. (There are more. I am biting the bullet here.)

5 quotes from your fave books? I have so, so many. I will try.

1.

“You do not fear,' Rhys breathed. 'You do not falter. You do not yield. You go in, you get her, and you come out again.' I nodded again, holding his stare. 'Remember that you are a wolf. And you cannot be caged.’” (A Court of Wings and Ruin, Sarah J Maas.)

2.

“They joined hands. So the world ended. And the next one began.” (Queen of Shadows, Sarah J Maas)

3.

“I would have come for you. And if I couldn't walk, I'd crawl to you, and no matter how broken we were, we'd fight our way out together-knives drawn, pistols blazing. Because that's what we do. We never stop fighting.” (Crooked Kingdom,  Leigh Bardugo)

4.

“Are you alright? And before you answer, just know that you don’t have to say yes.” (Twice Shy, Sarah Hogle)

5.

“You wanna give me some space?”

“Well, you’re not saying anything.”

“I’m talking to myself right now. Give us a minute.” (You Deserve Each Other, Sarah Hogle).

hardcover or paperback | buy or rent | standalone novels or book series | ebook or physical copy | reading at night or during the day | reading at home or in nature | listening to music while reading or reading in silence | reading in order or reading the ending first | reliable or unreliable narrator | realism (for romcoms) or fantasy | one or multiple POVS | judging by the covers or by the summary | rereading or reading just once

TV AND MOVIES

Fave tv/movie genre? Sci-fi and fantasy

Fave movie? THE PRESSURE. Lord of the Rings?

Comfort movie?...Lord of the Rings?

Movie you watch every year?... ...Lord of the Rings...

Fave tv show? I barely watch TV Series at this point. Criminal Minds? (Let's be real. It's going to be the Lord of the Rings TV series, isn't it?)

Comfort tv show? B99, Chicago Med.

Most rewatched tv show? I don't really rewatch TV Shows, I think. Maybe B99?

5 fave characters? Oh dear. I'm not sure I can list them in five. Let's start with Aragorn. Legolas. Geralt of Rivea. Mandalorian.

tv shows or movie | short seasons (8-13 episodes) or full seasons (22 episodes or more) | one episode a week or binge-ing | one season or multiple seasons | one part or saga | half hour or one hour long episodes | subtitles on or off (idk it depends) | rewatching or watching just once | downloads or watches online

I’m Tagging (but no pressure!): @vanserrasvalkyrie @terrible-and-proud @moononastring @ratabrasileira @purplecherrypie @stars-and-scripts

[river-witchery]

share some of your favorite music with me, would love some new tunes to jam to. bonus points if you can hit multiple genres and eras since I really wanna branch out

Oh, I’m going for the bonus points for sure. (10) 8 songs seems reasonable (I have to limit myself lest I share my whole playlist). Fair warning, I am certain that most of my music choices will scream either “QUEER” or “Had Parents That Grew Up In The 80s & 90s” or “Had An Emo Phase.” But for your listening pleasure, I am purposefully going to pick some of my favorite songs that I think are not quite as popular.

Let’s start with the song that my chosen name came from, why don’t we?

Ice - Sarah Mclachlan “the only comfort is the moving of the River...”

Moving on!

Trouble - Cage The Elephant

Up next, a song addressing my religious trauma? More likely than you think.

Ribs - The Crane Wives “Little girl, don't let them sell you any armor. All your ribs are still your own.”

This really would not be a song rec from me if I didn’t add an Emilie Autumn song. I’m sharing something from her Opheliac album because it hasn’t been on spotify for a few years and I’ve been missing it.

Swallow - Emilie Autumn

Are these genre changes giving you whiplash yet?

The Stable Song - Gregory Alan Isakov

Okay, so picking a Mother Mother song is hard. I have a few that I just love. But I think Verbatim is probably the most well known one, so I won’t be sharing that one.

Infinitesimal - Mother Mother “...I’ve been making mountains out of concaves.”

You can thank vampireapologist for getting my into this next group. Oh my gods, they are so good. Go listen to them. Go listen to them right now.

Nothing’s Gonna Happen - The Staves

Alright, this is the last one. I think I heard this song for the first time on a cassette with my mother.

Winter - Tori Amos “When you gonna love you as much as I do...?”

I hope that wasn’t too overwhelming! Now go! Listen to some jams!