#this is all from my luke playlist so i'm not that surprised since i was listening to it on repeat

[chosesun]

MUSIC ON REPEAT

go to “on repeat / heavy rotation” on Spotify or Apple Music, and share the first 10 songs you get.

tell your heart to beat again - danny gokey wherever you will go - charlene soraia up in flames - ruelle not broken anymore - blue october who you are - kurt hugo schneider until the day i die - story of the year the love you left behind - michael schulte blvd - adam ragsdale lungs - stevie mccrorie echo - jason walker

tagged by: @historiavn & @oftempus tagging: anyone that wants to do it i guess lol

[huggybearluvr]

Invisible String || L.H

Huggybearluvr Player Playlist!

Synopsis: You and Luke had always been friends, your families lake house being next to his. However the timing was always wrong, that was until you somehow ran into him at a bar in Jersey.

After the week you've had you were so excited to head to the bar for a night out with your closest friends.

You headed to the bar a few streets down. First you stopped at your best friend Gianna's to pick up her and her girlfriend, Nika.

As you pulled up out front of the apartment complex you sent a quick text to Gianna letting her know you were out front.

Not to long after you saw them making their way out of the door headed toward your car.

They hopped in excitedly, "Y'all ready for tonight?" You asked as you began to drive off towards the bar.

"Yes," It has been a rough week at work.

-

As you entered the bar you saw a large group crowded in the corner excitedly talking, you smiled heading to the bar with your friends.

"Hi, 3 shots of tequilla please," You smiled to the bartender handing him your card to open a tab.

"You can put it on my tab," you heard someone say from beside you.

You turned looking over seeing your one of your childhood best friends, Jack Hughes. A smile glazed over you face as you jumped over pulling him into a hug.

"What the hell?" You questioned as you pulled back smiling up at him.

"I should be the one asking you that," He said with a smile.

"I just moved out here for my new job," You smiled.

"And you didn't think to tell me or Luke?" He gasped, his hand slapping against his heart dramatically.

"I figured you guys were busy, haven't heard from Luke in weeks," You spoke looking down at your hands.

"He's just been out of it, you should come over and see him," He spoke softly picking up on the tension.

"yeah maybe," You spoke as the bartender brought over four shots instead of three.

You smiled a thank you," Well since he gave me four and you paid for them, care to do one with me and my friends?"

"I never turn down a shot," He spoke grabbing two and following you as you took the other two.

You led him to the booth where both Gianna and Nika looked at you in shock.

"Is that Jack Hughes?" Gianna asked in awe to you ignoring his presence behind you.

"I told you he was a friend when you asked me to the watch. the game with you," You laughed out placing the two shots in front of them and taking one from Jacks hand.

"I thought you were lying," She laughed out," Well its nice to meet you, i'm a huge devils fan!" She said excitedly.

"Its nice to meet you too," He smiled," Well cheers to the devils big win tonight," He smiled clinking his glass with the rest of yours, as you all took the shot.

"You all should come join us, we have the private booth in the back," He smiled.

"I don-" You began but were interrupted by Gianna agreeing all to quickly.

"Alright, come on," Jack smiled taking your hand leading you all over to their private booths in the corner by the bar.

"Y/n you should go surprise Luke," Jack said excitedly turning around to face you.

"I don't know Jack he's been distant since he moved here," You spoke hesitantly.

"Come on y/n trust me!" He practically begged.

"Fine" You said with an eye roll.

You slowly stepped in front of Jack heading over to where you saw Luke standing. He was facing the booth, his back to you.

You went up behind him gently reaching up and placing your hands over his eyes, "Guess who?" you giggled out a little hesitantly.

Luke jolted a bit at the unknown figure, quickly turning around as you pulled your hands back. The second he saw a surprised smile glazed his face as he wrapped his arms around you picking you up off the ground.

"What are you doing here?!" He said excitedly as he set you down. His hands never leaving your sides.

"I just moved out here for my new job," You smiled.

His head turned to the side giving you a questioning look,"Why didn't you tell me?"

"You haven't been responding to my messages and haven't reached out since how we left things this summer.." you trailed off taking a step back so he was no longer touching you.

"y/n, I-" He went but stopped,"Do you wanna step outside and talk?"

You nodded, He took your hand telling Jack he would be back, as he led you outside.

You stood in front of him as he leaned against the brick wall behind him.

He was fiddling with his fingers before he looked up at you.

"I didn't wanna leave the things the way I did.." He trailed off. Leading you to thinking back to that moment.

-

After a party at the boys on the water, You and Luke had snuck off to back to your families house and spent the night in your room.

You woke up the next morning in nothing but his shirt alone.

No text, no calls nothing telling you where he had gone.

After cleaning yourself up and heading back to the boys for the boat day you all had planned.

When you arrived Luke was no where to be found. Jack told you he came in about an hour ago and locked himself in his room.

You shook your head enjoying your day with Quinn and Jack before they all left the next day. Luke never said anything to you. He just left.

You thought this time would have been different with you both finally taking it to the next level. You guys had always been right person wrong timing according to everyone around you.

-

You sucked in a breathe looking up at him.

"I don't know why I did what I did, but I regret it so much," He spoke out taking your hands in his.

"You regret that night?" You asked, with sad eyes piercing through his.

"Y/n, of course not," He said taking your head in his hands so that you would meet his eyes," I got overwhelmed when I woke up."

"It all felt perfect, and I got scared since I was leaving the next day," He trailed off," I want to be with you, not as friends, I don't think I can be your friend," He sighed.

"I don't want to be your friend either," You smiled looking at him.

"We've always had a connection, I could never put a label on it but I know now, that It was this," He smiled leaning in meeting your lips.

He pulled away with a smile," Now, that I can have you and your here, I am never letting go."

You smiled kissing him again.

"Please don't ever let go," You smiled.

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Tuesday Post!!! Also Please vote on the Poll for the Hockey boy of the week!

Much love <3

[mitsua]

HELLO<3 I hope you are having a great day/night and feeling awesome♡♡

Today's my birthday! So is it okay if you wrote a short fic how the birthday celebration goes for F!Reader, the brothers along with the other characters in the game included? TYSM IN ADVANCE 🤍

THANK YOUUU!! AAAH I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOUUUU!! Happy birthdayyyy!! Hope I'm not getting too late haha

Hope you like it, a little present for you it is! <3

Birthday party for you

Warnings: none Genre: fluff & comfort

Series: Obey me! SWD? Pairing: MC × OM characters

MC's . . . FEM! Words' count: 0.64k

"Favorite food?" "Ready" "Snacks?" "Ready." "Presents?" "Ready." "Decorations?" "Ready." "Birthday hats?" "...do we really need to wear them?" Leviathan asked ashamed to use something so...weird? It seemed pointless to him if everything around the living room literally had printed, pasted or decorated with big letter saying 'Happy Birthday MC'.

"Yes! I've watched all about human birthday parties and this were mentioned a lot, so shut it!" Asmodeous argued with his older brother, punching him jokingly but hurting the purple haired one truly.

"Lights off! I told Simeon to bring her here after classes, which is anytime by now" Satan ordered to Mammon, who was the one closest in charge of the music and lighting.

"Yeah yeah, there." He mumbled grumpily. You see, Mammon had tried his best to convince his brothers to be the one to get you from school to this surprise party—but just as they know him, he'd get distracted on his way here and get you anywhere but the HoL—which is why he was in such mood.

After some minutes waiting for the door to open by Lucifer, who'd been the one leading the group of angels, humans and demons to the HoL, finally the clacking and struggling of the keys fitting opening the door were heard—just as Belphegor whisper-shouted to his twin to leave the cake alone.

This of course got the rest of the brothers scared as to Beel's uncontrollable hunger hitting right on the worst moment.

"So why are ya'll accompanying us to the HoL today?" You asked ignorant of the reason.

They all exchanged glances and a couple started laughing awkwardly, only feeding your curiosity and making you tilt your head in confusion, melting some hearts until Lucifer deigned to respond, "I thought it'd be a great idea to have them come for food here today, as I've put my brothers in charge of cleaning the whole house after Beel's last rampage, I thought they could see how impeccable they've left it."

To this you giggled, it seemed like valid argument since you were present the day Beel had ran out of food because a couple of the brothers hadn't read the labeled tuppers designed for each of them and had accidentally eaten everything at the end. 'Oh, how is it that they hadn't given Lucifer grey hairs yet? ...maybe he tinted his hair in secret?'

As you got lost on your thoughts, the oldest brother opened the door fully with a light push-party poppers going off and tons of colorful lights turned on, the six missing brothers coming out of their hidings holding different items. Mammon holding a headset to give off the whole 'DJ outfit', Leviathan had a couple of gift boxes, Asmodeous was holding his phone which you supposed was recording, and Belphegor was holding Beel back from the table.

Satan was the first to come closer to you and kiss your hand gently, "happy birthday dear."

Soon enough everyone came inside and Leviathan got on a fight with Mammon to put the best playlist for the party, Luke still hugged you tightly while smiling brightly to you, congratulating you endlessly.

Solomon made a portal where many gift boxes and bags were dropped from—tagged with the names of Lord Diavolo, Barbatos, Simeon and himself.

You got really emotional with the demons', angels' and human's attention towards your special day, making you spill a couple of tears when they finished half singing-half reading the happy birthday song to you and telling you to blow the cake's candles before Beelzebub did it—making all of them to worry as if you did not like their singing or what had happened.

"I've got it, but I'll wish for a little something else" you confessed grinning, returning to your normal carefree and jovial self.

'I wish to celebrate many birthdays like this in the future.'

Hope you've had a beautiful and treasurable day!

All writings' rights reserved © 2024 Mitsua. (Credit to the respective owners of the pictures and tagged anime character.) ⌇ my navigation!

[sovvannight]

Potential Covers Playlist #1

After the Bereny Show (in my Season 2 series), Andi suggests the Phantoms add a few cover songs into their set list. In the following scenes the band does discuss possible covers, but I never actually confirmed what songs, if any, they end up covering.

That's plot relevant for the next scene, so here's a playlist of possible I listen to all the time at work. A lot of these come from a larger list, "The Positive Mix," songs I pulled for a playlist for a road trip with Mom a while back, so it's probably a little too heavy on older songs.

Jimmy Eat World - The Middle - This is a song Reggie mentions discovering during his attempts to catch up on all the music he missed. It's more like a Sunset Curve song than a JATP song, though.

Little Mix - Wings - I LOVE this pick for them; I generally favor covers where the covering band really makes the song their own, so a genre switch like this would really work for me. And I can just imagine how it went: Julie played the song for them, Luke immediately said, "What? No!," and then at the 20 second mark when the percussion line kicks in, Alex is like, "YEESSSS!" Anyway, lots of room for different band members to take a line, and I'm assuming some of the brass/synthesizer sounds get converted to guitar.

Gloria Estefan - Get On Your Feet - not sure if this is a Julie pick, a Reggie pick (since I headcanon him as having the most mainstream musical taste out of all the band members), or you could argue it's a Luke pick and he has a thing for singers with dark curly hair. Anyway, I like the guitar line, and I'm assuming Julie is handling the brass via synthesizer.

Journey - Be Good to Yourself - I feel like one of the band members would suggest Don't Stop Believin' and then Julie would have to explain how that's a meme song now, and what a meme song is, and they'd work their way around to this as an alternate option.

Noisettes - Don't Give Up - a Julie pick - probably too heavy for JatP, but I like the idea of her playing it for them, the guys looking at her, surprised, and she's like, "What? My mom was in punk bands!"

The Kinks - Better Things - absolutely a Luke pick. I've just googled and apparently this is actually a breakup song? But I still really like this song for them: the lyrics are positive, there are already built-in keyboard and guitar parts, and I like the harmony on the chorus.

Let's Active - Every Dog Has His Day - probably a Luke pick, because it's a rock nerd pick, although the drum line is cool so you could make the case that it's an Alex pick instead. Lyrics might be a little less JatP-style positivity and veering toward Dirty Candyish-(over)confidence.

Anathema - Dreaming Light - would also satisfy Andi's request for a ballad.

Bonham - Dreams - definitely an Alex pick, since this is the band formed by the son of Led Zeppelin's late drummer.

Tommy Shaw - Girls With Guns - OK, I get that this might seem out of place, but there's that part of the chorus, "Stand tall, don't think small, don't get your back against the wall."

Catherine MacLellan - Everything'll Be Alright - another ballad. Way too many instruments, but we're ignoring that.

Tim Cappello - I Still Believe - from The Lost Boys soundtrack, which the guys absolutely rented on VHS back in the day.

Gotye - I Feel Better - I actually don't love this song, but I was feeling like there weren't any modern songs on the list so I added it. And I do like the lyrics.

The Call - Let the Day Begin - this song... technically it's kind of monotonous, but it still gets stuck in my head sometimes 35 years later. I wonder if Julie's like, "What wall? What are they talking about?" and the guys are suddenly reminded of that 26-year age gap.

Howard Jones - New Song - Alex suggests this song in The Alarm. Obviously Luke would have to convert some of the keyboard parts to guitar.

Brendan James - The Lucky Ones - look, I'm a simple girl: I just want Julie and Luke sharing a mic, looking into each other's eyes as they sing, "This moment is yours, this moment is mine, and we're gonna be fine."

Amy Grant - Takes a Little Time - probably an Alex pick, since she's a Christian singer going mainstream. Let's pretend Reggie can play the harmonica and that he can handle both that and the bass part.

U2 - Some Days Are Better Than Others - definitely a Reggie pick - listen to that bass line! I see them getting to the line, "Your skin is white, but you think you're a brother," and Julie making the same face she made when Alex complained about having a wedgie.

The Bravery - This is Not The End - maybe a little too afterlife-focused? I like it, though.

Selena Gomez & The Scene - Who Says - I mostly avoided body positivity songs, but the 'na na na na's' are just too fun.

Sam Roberts Band - We're All in This Together - I just like it.

Delta Rae - Dance in the Graveyards - OK Delta Rae is 6 people so there's no real way a 4-person band could play this, but, c'mon, "When I die, I don't wanna rest in peace, I wanna dance in joy" - tell me that's not the guys? And "And while I'm alive, I don't wanna be alone, mourning the ones who came before, I wanna dance with them some more" - tell me that's not Julie?

At any rate, try to imagine Julie and the Phantoms covering these two songs at their show at Drake's and in the future:

[whoisalastair]

California Love // L. Hughes (pt. 1)

Wherein Luke Hughes meets Trevor Zegras’ younger sister, Jane Zegras, and the two hit it off despite attempts from Trevor.

I'm writing part of the first part of this series in my prom outfit 🤭 -Alastair

— — — — —

“You must be the Hughes brothers,” I sighed in exhaustion, unfortunately answering the knock on my family’s front door in my pajamas. The one who looked the oldest looked anywhere but at me, while the one I recognized as my brother’s friend Jack glanced over my shoulder to look for Trev. The third, a tall boy with curly hair, stared at my face with a look I couldn't decipher.

"Jack!" Trevor shouted from behind me, pushing past to bro-hug his best friend. I huffed and rubbed my eyes, clearing the bleary glare from them. I noticed the placing of a hand on my shoulder, it feeling soft but strong as it guided me to the couch. Looking up, I found that it had been the tallest Hughes, whose name escaped me.

"Thanks," I hummed. He simply nodded and draped a blanket over me.

"She doesn't need more sleep, stop being a simp Luke!" Trevor complained, thankfully reminding me of his name without me having to ask. Luke chuckled, somewhat nervously I would imagine, and sat on the opposite end of the couch.

"She looked cold." As I snuggled into the flannel-print blanket Luke had covered me in, I let it sink in that they had all seen me in my pajamas, which consisted of a cropped tank top and shorts with no bra (which explained the eldest's reaction to seeing me). Flushing red, I scanned the room to see what they were all doing. Luke had migrated onto his phone, texting faster than I'd seen in a while, as Jack and Trevor were turning on the TV for Spotify to turn on some country playlist.

"Do you two ever not listen to country?" I asked, accepting a mug of hot tea from my mother.

"Do you ever listen to me, ever?" Jack snorted at Trevor's somewhat confusing retort, to which I rolled my eyes and smiled a little. I love my brother, I really do, but his way with words was nonexistent.

"So, Jane, you go to Irvine?" Luke asked, glancing up from his phone to meet my eyes. I nodded and sipped some tea, pursing my lips at its heat.

"Yep, I study criminology." He nodded as his eyes grew wide.

"Like on Criminal Minds?" I giggled and shrugged, not quite sure what he meant but finding it cute that he stayed interested. Usually, people assumed I wanted to be a cop and ended the conversation there. I scooted closer to Luke as I pulled out my phone, searching up ‘Criminal Minds’.

“Ooh, this guy is cute,” I smiled, pointing to a picture of a man with brown hair and doe eyes, wearing a sweater vest. Jack snickered while Luke wrinkled his nose in annoyance.

“Reid? I guess so… I’m cuter though.” Trevor pretended to gag as I squeaked in surprise at Luke’s words.

“I mean, yeah, you are,” I whispered, looking up at him with confidence I somehow mustered. The tips of his ears turned pink as he bit his lip, trying his best not to smile. Trev huffed and flopped between us, wrapping an arm around both of our shoulders.

“Jeez, Jane, how about today’s weather,” Trevor said, trying desperately to change the subject. I huffed in exasperation and removed his arm, him giving me puppy-dog eyes in return.

“It sure is weather.” Jack snorted out a laugh, amused by my dry response. Luke glanced between me and Trevor, a look of confusion gracing his features.

“Zegras, let Jane talk to Luke,” Quinn sighed. “It’s not like they’re making out yet.”

“Yet?!” Trevor shouted, looking at Luke accusingly. I flushed red and bit my lip to hide a smile. I mean, I wouldn’t be opposed to kissing Luke, but nobody needed to know that.

“Yeah, Lukey has been simping over Jane ever since we pointed her out at a Ducks game,” Jack revealed. I squeaked and glanced over at Luke, who had blushed a deep scarlet and could only look down at his hands. Trev pouted and stood up, heading towards the kitchen.

“I’m never letting y’all in to a Ducks game again.” Jack and Quinn tried not to laugh as the barrier between Luke and I disappeared, both of us looking down at the awkward space where Trevor had been.

“Need me to sit there, lovebirds, or can you handle it,” Quinn teased, his face somehow still as monotone as ever. I smirked and scooted closer to Luke, placing my hand on top of both of his in an attempt to stop his fidgeting and simultaneously admiring the size difference.

“Gross,” Jack whined, “I’m going to join Trevor’s pity party.” I giggled and looked at Quinn, who shrugged.

“Doesn’t matter to me, just don’t start kissing.”

[hold-him-down]

Hi friend! ✨

2. Do you read/reread your own fics?

6. Are there any fics from others you reread all the time?

11. Do you have specific playlists for writing fics? (bonus/optional: would you share a fave song/artist with us??)

I hope something or someone made you smile today! ☀️

2. Do you read/reread your own fics?

It is an epidemic. I do tend to write my favorite tropes/daydreams so it's not surprising to me that I like to revisit them but I definitely reread my shit on occasion.

6. Are there any fics from others you reread all the time?

A couple! I'll specifically reread this from Jaime's story fairly frequently, this and this from Danny's story, this and following pieces from Kauri's story, this from Rafael's story

11. Do you have specific playlists for writing fics? (bonus/optional: would you share a fave song/artist with us??)

I can't listen to music while I write and my taste in non-musical theatre music is basic as hell but here's a related thing about a favorite song:

For context, I'm not a major Taylor Swift fan (or really much of a fan at all), but I went to the tour last year with peachy and then went to the MOVIE with peachy and I started really fucking with the song Lover which I KNOW IS BASIC OK I CANT JUST SAY LOVER BY TAYLOR SWIFT HERE AS A FAVORITE SONG.

BUT-

since I started really liking that song I got this headcanon where in the future Leo plays it on the piano and sings it to Luke and Luke, obviously, is emotionally destroyed but it becomes a little bit of a thing TM of theirs, and now every time I hear it I think about them so you can too.

[ashtons-lemon-tree]

True to North

I orphaned this fic on AO3 a while ago but wanted to repost it. Twas one of my first attempts at a songfic.

Originally written; 07/08/2020

Red red desert, Heal our blues

It had been a while since I'd seen Luke. I knew this relationship would come with him being gone for long spans of time. He'd send his usual 'good morning butterfly' but that was it. Right now I just wish he was home with me & Petunia.

I'd dive deeper for you, What a blessing to feel your love, Twilight moments with you

The tour was nearing the end, pictures from previous dates kept me from going insane. There was one of us at a carnival that Michael had taken. It was a double date with him & Crystal. We had just gotten off the spinning tea cups, her head leaning on my shoulder.

I've been asleep for so long, I'm so far away, Visions I see are strong, I hear what they say

Petunia has taken to sleeping with her head on my chest. Since he'd left for tour, I'd started raiding his closet for hoodies & sweatpants. Anything that smelled like Luke. Petunia must've picked up on that; sure knowing she's missing her dad.

Won't you leave all your fears at the edge of the world? I'll tell you again like I told you before

I remember how I'd been so nervous to ask her out. It took a game of truth or dare for it to happen. Calum had grown tired of my crush on her.

'You have her coffee order memorized, & a whole playlist for her whenever she's in the car'

'So?'

'Just ask her out already!'

It was Ashton's place, we'd all had a few beers when he suggested the game. Michael had first dared me to drink tzatziki sauce. I couldn't do it, ended up throwing up. 'Luke, truth or dare?'

'Truth'

'I dare you to take who you consider the prettiest person in here on a date'

I know neither him or Calum meant for it to be a dare. But I don't regret any of it. I know Arzaylea had broken his heart and made him hesitate when it came to start a new relationship. 

I’ve been asleep for so long,  wasting away

I had decided to surprise her, saying that I couldn't text her because the band was busy with interviews. Reality was I was on a plane back to my girls. I've been asleep so long, wasting away 'Luke?' 'Did I wake you?' 'Not as much as Tuney slapping me with her tail' I quickly claimed my side of the bed, letting her lay her head on my chest. The routine of that along with Petunia curling up at our feet returning.

~Fin~

[aijamisespava]

Hold up! We have a Eurovision Artist already? The season has (kinda?) started!

Artist First Impression: Belgium Edition!

Twas Eurovision New Year's Eve Eve and Eurofans everywhere got what could be the best news of any season: The announcement of the first artist!

This year, Belgium is the first to announce their artist, bringing forth Mustii to Malmö to try and top Gustaph's 7th place result in Liverpool in May (which also was Belgium's best result in the contest since Blanche in 2017).

Before listening to Mustii's music (I'm choosing his 2022 album "It's Happening Now" the most recent thing I have on Spotify), I was a little shocked at finding out how quick Belgium was to make an internal decision after having a national final last year and again, getting a good result. But then, I remembered that last year, the broadcaster for Flanders was in charge of selection, and this year, it's Wallonia's turn, and they opted for internal selection.

As I listened to "It's Happening Now," (the first track of the album) I was impressed by his voice right away. And if you look at some of my favorite entries, you'll see that voice is a key thing in getting me to like the entry. The music also has a strange ambiance that gives me some Luke Black and Mélovin entry vibes (so hopefully, he decides to continue that route since he seems so comfortable). Outside of Eurovision, I could see some people hearing his music and thinking of someone like David Bowie, which again, would be an interesting thing to see at the contest.

Of the 12 songs on the "It's Happening Now" album, I grabbed 7 songs for my own playlist. Which is great as it's more than half the entire album. And while there are some points from Track 1 that I don't stand by anymore (the Luke Black comparison), I still stand by how I won't be that surprised if he was inspired by David Bowie. Each song stands out on it's own, so there really isn't much telling as to what he will bring to Sweden in May. However, if it's anything like "After Dark," Belgium could be in for a second win in my ranking!

Of course, I saw on Instagram Page ESC News that his song won't be out until February, so anything else I have to say will be saved until the song comes out, which, in my opinion, I'm looking forward to!

That's all for me right now, so I'll catch you all later! Til next time!

Aijamisespava

[yellowlaboratory]

annie!!! let's see... 3, 17, 27 for ao3 wrapped!

also i'm loving christmas tree hat kie 😍

hi robyn!!!!! and thank you thank you, I also love Santa Kie!!! (also thank you to reina for making all of my icons, you are a legend)

3. What work are you most proud of (regardless of kudos/hits)?

ahhhh this is a hard one!! of the fics I published this year, i think the luckiest bastard alive might be the one i'm proudest of. i usually write a lot when i'm going through personal shit, and i wrote that entire fic in the week following my grandpa's funeral asdkljfhlkasjdf. i think getting into both Luke and Georgia's pov was a new and different challenge for me and i didn't hate how it turned out (plus @kiekiecarrera beta read it in front of me and while my insecurity made me want to curl up into a ball, seeing her facial expressions in real time was actually super funny). I also agonized over the title of that fic for weeks because i knew it was a special fic for me and I didn’t want to mess it up. I’m happy with where i ended up but when I say agonized I mean that so seriously asdkljfhlaksd i’m so overdramatic.

17. Your favorite character to write this year?

as a surprise to probably no one, Kiara Carrera! she's been my favorite since 2020 and she brought me back into writing and i really don’t see anyone taking that number 1 spot from her anytime soon (or ever). the more i read and write about her, the deeper i get into my Kiara Carrera Conspiracy Theory (the conspiracy theory is that Kiara's the most interesting character on obx aklsdjfhlkasjdf). she's my favorite she's my baby i'm her attorney i'll go to court for her.

also, of the new characters i started writing for in 2022, it's definitely Gina Porter from hsmtmts. in a lot of ways, she reminds me of Kiara, but she's also got a different sort of edge to her. she's both softer and sharper than Kiara is, which is really interesting to write, and I think the challenges she faces as a character are so compelling (and she's so witty I love her so much)

27. What do you listen to while writing?

lmao. well. if I'm writing anything, i can't listen to music or I'll start typing out the lyrics. i can’t even listen to classical music cause it usually distracts me (i blame it on the fact that i played piano pretty seriously for a while). so I kind of just write in silence, or sometimes I'll have the tv on in the background if I don't care about the show and the volume is turned down. when I'm really struggling for inspiration and i think music will help, I'll put on one of my fic playlists and drive around, but I also don't do that super often. askdjfhlkasjdf.

ao3 wrapped!

[rakunoko]

you should tell us what kind of songs you like so we can hear them and think of you!

Oh man, that is a rather tricky thing to do, hahaha. My comfort artists are Imagine Dragons (I've been listening to them since they started all that time ago—not one song they don't have, I don't know about. My favorite albums are Night Visions and Smoke and Mirrors. Both bring me comfort and yet make me sad with nostalgia) and David Bowie. Recently, Wallows has become an artist I have come to love because the feeling their music gives me is a sort of melancholic coziness/nostalgia. I literally cannot get enough of their stuff. You also cannot go wrong with Depeche Mode, but it's hard to choose a fav of theirs. As for Queen, tho, my favorite song of theirs is 'Killer Queen' and 'Good Ol' Fashion Lover Boy.' Hell, even Nickleback is a good choice (Yes, I listen to them and have since I was young. I love them and wish to see them live, but all their shows are in Canada at the moment) As for actual songs, some of my favs (since there are too many and I am on the spot, so aaa) are: -As the World Falls Down -David Bowie (I am weak for this song. You have NO idea how bad it is. If you need a song to associate with me, it is this one) -Leon's Theme -from Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (Literally ANY Castlevania tune will be repeated, especially if it's from SOTN. Castlevania is my LIFE fr)-Merry Go Round of Life -Joe Hisaishi -These Days -Wallows -Sidelines -Wallows -Witch Image -Ghost -Rats -Ghost -Dense Macabre -Ghost -Round and Round -Imagine Dragons (Or really any song off the Delux Edition of Night Visions) -Good Grief -Bastille -Surfin' USA -Beach Boys -California Dreamin' -The Mamas and the Papas -Tough to be a God -El Dorado and the cover by Johnathan Young I also have a playlist of songs that make me cry from love because they make me think of my dad/found fam, which includes: -I'm Happy -Imagine Dragons -Deus in Absentia -Ghost -Instant Sunshine -Luke Million and LAU -Family -Mother Mother -You're My best friend -Queen -Friends -Band of Skulls Lately, my earworm has been Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go and Bad Medicine cuz UGHA so fucking good. Though TBF, my music taste is ALL over the place. I love listening to music from the 50s to the early/mid-2000s and sometimes video game music/scores, though I mainly enjoy 80s music. I love the rock there and all the yummy synth sounds they have, which is no surprise if you have seen my blog aesthetic or even my art over at @wonderlandjester (Sounds such as the sounds in We Built This City by Starships). But you can't ever go wrong with someone like Marty Robbins, Johnny Cash, Beach Boys, or even Dean Martin. (Which fun fact: the only thing to get me to stop fussing as a baby was Dean Martin's 'That's Amore' hehe) So yes, if you care, dearest anon, if you want to know my genre(s), mainly rock and all its subcategories: classic, Indie, Pop, and Punk. Because let's face it, punk rock is everything, hahaha. And Synth/Electronic. I eat that shit UPPP and keep a synth playlist saved on Spotify for a reason yahahaha. Sorry if I rambled, but I just enjoy music so much, and it's nice to share words about the kinds I like, even if I am a bit anxious to share them irl with people. DMS are open if you ever want me to share some songs, too!

[connellslover]

A BUNCH OF MEMORIES : from march to april.

MARCH: the return of the flowers

Spring equinoxe : monday 20th march 2023. 

Is it just me or March seems like a perfect month to reinvent yourself? The rainy days, at least the cold days, are over and Mister Sun is making its comeback. Flowers are blooming, you tend to not take your big coat anymore and you just feel a little bit more freer. At least, that’s what I think. 

Here’s a recap of what makes me happy this month : 

CINEMATIC UNIVERSE : 

✧ the adaptation of Daisy Jones and The Six and especially Warren 

✧ Rory Gilmore in her uni era

✧ Luke Danes

✧ The Whale

THIS MONTH SOUNDTRACK :

✧ Missing London - lostcrewboy (and for the fact, i was searching this song since my london trip in 2019)

✧ Why - Dominic Fike

✧ the SOUL playlist on Spotify (especially This Life by Kendra Morris)

✧ Liberta - Pep’s

✧ Many Times - Dijon

✧ the album Here comes everybody by Spacey Janes

BOOK I READ : 

✧ Funny you should ask - Elissa Sussman

MEMORIES : 

✧ seeing the Tap Factory show with my family

✧ seeing my mom happy

✧ being in peace with myself

✧ sushis

✧ spring

✧ naps 

✧ celebrate the birthday of my friends

✧ potatoes 

✧ eating at Don Camillo (which is a wonderful italian restaurant with the best pizza i’ve ever eat)

LAST BUT NOT LEAST : having my driver’s license (finally, thanks the universe)

A BUNCH OF MEMORIES : from march to may. 

APRIL: my birthday month

"April is named after the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite. The Romans called this month Aprilis, which may derive from the verb aperire meaning “to open”, referring to flowers and fruits opening."

April or the month I turned twenty (which is a pretty big thing for me). Twenty : a round number, a good number. Things turned out so great and I'm happy, truly happy. Flowers are blooming, we are living again.

CINEMATIC UNIVERSE : 

✧ cars

✧ les trois mousquetaires

✧ watching Disney movies with my mom and my little brother

✧ All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

THIS MONTH SOUNDTRACK :

✧ letter to an old poet - boygenius

✧ "always an angel, never a god", not strong enough - boygenius

✧ WILLOW

✧ gracie abrams

MEMORIES : 

✧ the surprise party my mom threw me

✧ the birthday gifs of my friends

✧ going at Disneyland Paris with all my family

✧ my Edgar allan poe candle

✧ my bracelets

✧ flowers

✧ the little chocolates my mom hid in my backpack  

✧ the zoom calls with my favorite professor (we talked about books a lot)

✧ the idea of love  

✧ the idea of peace

✧ studying at the Royal Holloway University of London next year

✧ going out with my friends and drinking red lights

thank you (for whoever is going to read my post about my little life). 

and remember : you are loved.

all the love, Selma.

[ghost-of-you]

Catch 22 - CH - Part 5

Paring: Calum Hood x Original Female Character

Word Count: 1.8 k

Warnings: none.

Author's note: this one is very short cuz it's something i felt was missing so i had to squeeze it somewhere. Next part will be up tomorrow.

The title for this one is from 21 questions by Waterparks

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part 4 part 6

________

But then what?

2016 

It had been a few months since Emma ran into Michael and Calum, and things were weird. Between her and Calum at least. She'd been texting Michael, but to say that she's expecting her phone’s screen to light up with Calum's number that night would be a lie. 

"Hello?" She answers, dropping back away from her laptop, laying there looking at the ceiling, preparing herself for the sound of his voice. 

"Emma? Hi, it's Calum." He pauses, and her breath hitches. "Hood," he says and she chuckles. As if she could ever forget who he was. 

"You do know you're literally the only Calum I have ever met, right?" She replies with a chuckle. 

"Right," he clears his throat, "how you've been?"

"Fine. You?" She’s wondering what made him call, and it's making her anxious.

"Good," he pauses. "I was hoping I could talk to you." 

"In the middle of the night?" She chuckles nervously, throwing an arm across her face. 

"Actually I was hoping you would meet me," he asks and the question makes her sit up straight.

"Why?" 

"We didn't really have a chance to talk lately," he says, and she huffs.

"Well, that's one way to look at it," she mocks, and she didn’t need to hear his sigh to know it was coming.

"Emma,” he sighs, sounding exasperated.

"What?" 

"Come on, I’m trying."

"Sorry. Are you even here?"

"I'll be on the weekend, are you free Saturday?" He says and she drops back into her pillows.

"I don't know," she shrugs, unsure what to do. Does she want to meet him? She really doesn’t know.

"Please," he pleads, and she sighs.

 "Okay, sure. Just text me when and where" 

_____ 

Emma is standing in front of the building the address Calum had sent led her to. She's about to text him when she spots a familiar frame through the window. 

"Ashton?" She calls for him after walking through the doors, making him turn and smile at her. "Oh my God, hi," she collides with him, throwing her arms around his neck, and he hugs her with enough fierceness, it lifts her off the ground. "I had no idea you were here I'm so happy to see you," she says it all in one breath after he puts her down, making him laugh and she's beaming at him, "wait, are you all here?" She asks, frowning up at him. 

"No," he scratches the back of his neck, "Cal asked me to come. Luke and Mike are doing some interviews," he explains. 

"He brought you as a buffer?" She asks and he shrugs while she shakes her head, "of course he did. What the hell does he think I'm gonna do?"

"I don't know," he throws one arm over her shoulders, and she wraps hers around his waist, "Come on," he says, guiding her somewhere. 

They reach a room that has a small couch, a couple of chairs, and a small table in the corner. Sitting on the sofa checking his phone is Calum. The scene is painfully familiar. 

"Hi, Calum," she says, making him look up at them. 

"You came," he states, surprise obvious in his tone, getting up and taking a step towards them, but that makes Emma curl closer to Ashton, who shoots an apologetic look at Calum. 

"I told you I would," she answers. But to be fair, she wasn't sure she'd be there either. 

"I didn't think it would actually come," he says, and she lets out a chuckle. 

"Me neither."

"I'm gonna leave the two of you alone," Ashton says, nodding at Calum and squeezing Emma's shoulder, earning a panicked look from her, before walking out. 

Emma and Calum watch as he closes the door, the tension in the room rising with the action. She turns to face him, eyes studying him. He's definitely taller and stronger than in her memories, the lack of sleeves in his shirt showing different tattoos covering his left arm, and she notices his nails are painted black when he nervously plays with a ring on his finger. She looks away, back to his face, not wanting to stare. He looks different, but somehow still the same, messy hair and warm eyes looking at her, the intensity of his gaze matching hers. 

"Are you gonna say something or you'll just stare at me?" She says after a beat when he doesn't say anything.

"Sorry,” he shakes his head. ”You just look different," he lets out a chuckle, scratching the back of his head.

"Well, you look the same. With better hair," she laughs, "it's the pink, it throws people off," she says, pointing to her hair. 

"It was blue the last time I saw you, right?" He asks, tilting his head.

"I don't know, I change it a lot," she shrugs, thinking about how even she could barely keep track of the colors anymore.

"You sound like Mike, it was like I would blink and he would have a new hair color."

"It's fun," she chuckles, and he smiles for a moment before the intensity returns. 

Emma looks down, hand fidgeting with the bracelet on her wrist before moving around Calum to sit in the chair across from where he previously was. He watches as she moves before sitting back on the sofa. 

She's looking at him, eyes locked on his, waiting. What did he want to say? Why did he call her there? The questions have been going through her head ever since she hung up the phone, and she feels like she's about to lose her mind. 

"You said you wanted to talk," she says when he doesn't say anything. 

"Straight to it, huh?" He says, a small smile on his lips.

"You can't say something like that over the phone and have me wait for it. I'm a very anxious person," she pulls her feet up to cross them in front of her, leaning forward while resting her elbows on her knees, and with that part of the tension lifts off her shoulders, "come on, spill it," she motions for him to talk, "I've been freaking out for a week, I can't take it anymore," she laughs and places a hand on her chest with a sight. 

"When did you get so dramatic?" He teases her, and she lets out a fake shocked gasp. 

"When did you get too scared to do something?" She shoots back.

"I'm not scared," he says, his leg starting to bounce and the movement makes Emma more anxious.

"Then talk,” she replies, waiting for another remark that wasn't what he called her there for. 

"You're the one that runs away when I try to talk to you," he complains, leaning forward, hands together in front of him as he stops bouncing his leg.

"I'm here, aren't I?" She asks him, tilting her head and motioning for him to talk.

"I wanted to apologize," he says, after a pause, taking her by surprise. 

"Apologize? For what?" She asks, tilting her head. 

"For waking out on you, for all the shit I said that day," his voice is low, and she questions if she's hearing right. 

"Oh," she swallows, flashes of a room not so different from this one, and the one thing she wished she could erase from her memory going through her mind. "That." 

"Yeah, I didn't handle it very well, and I'm sorry," his voice sounds calm, rehearsed even, and that makes Emma roll her eyes. 

"That's an understatement," she scoffs, making him frown at her.

"What do you mean?" He questions, sounding hurt.

"Come on, Calum, we didn't talk for two years over that, that's not just “not handling it very well”," she air-quotes him, raising her eyebrow, before dropping her arms to her lap. “It's dealing with it terribly.”

"Things just got a little out of hand," he says, running his hands through his hair.

"No, you didn't want to hurt my feelings by telling me you didn't feel anything for me, and things got out of control."

"Wait, what?" He frowns at her, tilting his head, trying to read her. 

"Wasn't it?" She asks, biting her lip.

"I panicked 'cause I didn't want to hurt you, and I was about to move halfway across the world, I didn’t know what to do," he says, lowering his head and spinning a ring around his finger, avoiding her gaze.

"You could've just been honest with me," she states, making him look at her with pressed lips.

"I-" he starts, but she cuts him.

"Calum, I wasn't asking you to marry me. I was telling something to one of my best friends ‘cause I thought I could," she drops her feet back to the ground and leans back in the chair, crossing her arms in front of her chest. "I was ready for the possibility of rejection, what I wasn't ready for was for us not being able to talk," she sighs, "until that day I never thought that I wouldn't be able to talk to you." 

"I didn't think about that," he mumbles.

"Of course you didn't. I could've handled it if you had just straight up told me it's never gonna be more, what I couldn't handle was you walking out on me. You left and I had no idea what to do with myself after that. Then you came back, and you kissed me. Then you ignored me, said it meant nothing, and what got in my head was that I meant nothing. That messed with my head. I know now that I may have overreacted and that my timing was absolutely awful, but what hurt me the most was losing my friend."

"I just didn't want to screw anything up, but I guess that was exactly what happened," he offers, a half-smile on his lips and a sad look in his eyes.

"You went straight to the worst-case scenario, and it's where we ended up. Shit happens, it’s not really your fault." She leans forward, fidgeting with her bracelet again.

"So you're not mad at me?" He asks, staring into her eyes.

"No. I mean, I was, but we were kids. I couldn't stay angry forever. It was eating me up. You did say shitty stuff, and I reacted badly to them, but it's okay."

"It's not okay," he shakes his head.

"No, it is not, but it is. It doesn't matter now. It's already done. There's nothing we can do about it, is there?"

"We could… I don't know-" he’s searching for words, and she offers "be friends?" 

"If you want," he adds.

"And what would that mean exactly?” She asks, frowning at him. She didn’t even know what being just friends with him meant anymore, “I don't run away if I see you in a bar and maybe text you some dog pics every now and then?" 

"It can mean whatever you want," he tells her, and she holds back a smile.

“Well, we can see how things go.”

_________

taglist: @lxnelyhearrt @larryologymajor

[distant-rose]

Hey so, care to share any of the mood boards and /or playlists that I'm 99% sure you have your your next gen marvel universe?

Okay, I know you sent this like yesterday morning, but you’re asking for me to share a piece of a universe that @justanotherwannabeclassic​ and I have been developing since…July? Which is insane but I made my first post about our Earth-6828 universe on the 26th July 2019. We have an estimated ninety-three characters for this universe that categorized as a next generation or involved in the next generation narrative. Ninety-three characters. Nine. Three. It’s insane. WE’RE INSANE. We created an entire universe over the course of a half year.

Anyway, with that many characters, I don’t think it’s possible to share everything on the internet involving them. So, I’m gonna focus on the OG team - the Daughters of Liberty. They’re the catalyst for Earth-6828 universe and they’re eleven women from different backgrounds and skill sets. We deliberately made a all-female team that’s diverse and we really have fun playing with them. So I’ll share some mood boards and playlists that I made for them.

NOTE: Please note that when I make playlists, I’m a weirdo with very specific rules. I make playlists made of songs sung by the genre of music I think the character would listen to, in the gender they identify with and I only do one song per artist. So, a character like Bekka who likes old school country and jazz, she’s a big fan of Duke Ellington and Miles Davis and Wendy Nguyen who is folksy really likes the Lumineers and the Mountain Goats but neither of those artists are featured on those lists because both characters are female and I like to think of the songs as being from their perspective. It’s really weird but I feel the need to make the disclosure.

I’m gonna put this under the cut because this is gonna be LOOOOONG. Also, if you’re interested in other characters and nuances of the universe, you’re also welcome to hit up not just me but also Shea because she’s done some amazing work too.

Valeria “Val” Richards

Val Richards is an Earth-616 canon character and the daughter of Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic) and Susan Storm (Invisible Woman). She’s the smartest woman in the world and holds more degrees than she knows what to do with. She’s constantly working on a new degree and really hates the amount of condescension she gets sometimes from people who don’t believe how smart she is and underestimate her. It’s half the reason she’s involved with the team - she wanted to show that she and the women she works with shouldn’t be underestimated. She’s the team coordinator and is the most tech savvy. She’s known for drinking her weight in coffee, listening to Led Zeppelin on full blast and always having her hands in one project or another. She has a habit of never going to bed because she’s constantly involving herself in a project and because she’s constantly blasting music, her hearing isn’t always the best. She constantly has people repeat things since she often can’t hear them. Though she’s not involved with the family business, she’s got a great relationship with her parents and especially her brother, Franklin, who is without a doubt her hero. She’s a part of the LONGEST slowburn I’ve ever written and it took SIX YEARS for her and the team empath Wendy to get together. 

Val’s Playlist: Classic and Hard Rock, this is the type of music that Val generally listens to when she’s in the lab. It features Lita Ford, Pat Benator, Joan Jett and The Pretty Reckless. I think shows a lot of her attitude and some of her anger.

Eleanor “El” Rogers

El Rogers is an Earth-85826 canon character and the daughter of Steve Rogers (Captain America) and Sharon Carter (Agent 13). She is a professionally trained spy and is a specialist in various forms of combat. Though she offered the mantle of Captain America to Dani Cage, she is very proud of her father’s legacy and sometimes nags Dani on how she should handle things, which sometimes leads to some contention between the two. Prior to the starting the Daughters of Liberty with Val Richards, she was a SHIELD agent and often known as “Espionage Barbie.” Growing up in the spotlight, she’s a gifted and knowledgeable public relations specialist and has more than a few headaches trying to manage this team and the array of personalities she deals with. Despite her PR skills, she’s naturally more introverted and prefers to spend her time with her close friends and working on her art. Though she’s more like her mother, she did inherit Steve’s sense of justice and morals while also keeping questionable company seeing that she often finds herself in some morally grey company, namely a couple of rebellious Southern mutants and three SHIELD trained professional killers. Most people often see El as perfect but she is riddled with anxiety and constantly beats herself up for not living up to people’s expectations. Before her father’s death, she was seen as very upbeat and friendly, but has been much more subdued and even more argumentative. She’s incredibly stubborn, which often gets her into epic fights with Dani and Meredith, as well as the leaders of the Avengers (Sonny Stark) and X-Men (Olivier LeBeau).

El’s Playlist: El is very much a pop music kinda girl, but her playlist comes with a bit of a twist of her anxieties, depression and desires to live up to that expectations that have been put on her. It features Taylor Swift, Elle King, Demi Lovato and Ruelle.

Danielle “Dani” Cage

Dani Cage is an Earth-616 canon character and the daughter of Luke Cage (Power Man) and Jessica Jones (Jewel). She’s the current Captain America and it’s a job she’s very ambivalent about because as much as she is honored by being bestowed the title, it comes with a lot of pressure and criticism which Dani is not great with. Due to her super strength and invulnerability, she rarely uses the iconic Captain America shield which is one of the many things she gets criticized for by El. Like her parents, Dani is tough as nails, a little rough around the edges and swears like it was its her job. Despite her short fuse, Dani has the biggest heart of them all and tends to come from a place of compassion rather than a place of judgment. This doesn’t stop her from being one of the sassiest members of the Daughters of Liberty however. When she’s not shouldering her duties as Captain America, Dani is working out her frustrations in the gym through boxing and acting as a volunteer for the Harlem Boys and Girls’ Club. Dani is a creature of habit. She goes to the same gym that she’s gone to since she was a little girl despite having a gym in HQ, she eats the same thing for breakfast and orders the same thing whenever she goes out for dinner. Her teammates often make fun of her because of this habit, but with all the stress in her life, she clings to these habits as a source of comfort and normalcy. Dani is best friends and incredibly close to Lucy Rand, who is about 85% of her impulse control. Sometimes the only thing keeping Dani from punching out her teammates and the occasional reporter is Lucy.

Dani’s Playlist: Her playlist is the perfect workout playlist because it’s intense and high energy R&B, Hip-Hop and Rap songs. It’s an ode to black excellence and being unapologetically awesome. It features Beyonce, Cardi B, Lizzo and Salt-N-Pepa.

Lucy Rand

Lucy Rand is an Earth-21722 canon character and the daughter of Danny Rand (Iron Fist) and Misty Knight. She’s a highly skilled martial artist and gifted detective. While Val might be the most intelligent person in the world, Lucy is skilled at picking up social and culture nuances quickly and reading people despite not having empathy and psychic abilities. Despite having great tragedy in her life and losing her parents at a young age, she’s a very positive person who tends to do her best to make any difficult situation manageable. Lucy’s anger rarely comes out but when it does, it usually is when people disregard the sacrifice her parents made. Though privately, she’s very upset with them for not being there for the major events in her life and though Luke Cage and Jessica Jones had a big hand in raising her, they are not her parents. She has a permanent job at handling Dani’s short fuse but she wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world. Like Dani, Lucy is very involved the community, but she has a lot of other outlets including knitting hats and managing the Instagram of her favorite little gremlin - her hairless cat Dobby. Lucy is the type of person who tends to put the focus on everyone but herself, something that the team does their best to curb. Very rarely is Lucy in any photos, mainly because she’s normally the one taking them. While she’s not field commander like Dani and El, she’s certainly the team negotiator when it comes to arguments. Needless to say with the amount of big personalities on the team, there is a fair share of fights she needs to break up and while Dani might be her best friend, Lucy’s most trusted companion is her jumbo sized bottle of migraine reliever pills. 

Lucy’s Playlist: Like Dani’s playlist, Lucy’s playlist features a lot of black excellence, but completely genre. Like Lucy herself, it’s a playlist with a lot of Soul and with a focus on fluidity rather than high energy. It features Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Whitney Houston and Ari Lennox.

Rebecca “Bekka” LeBeau

Bekka LeBeau is an Earth-41001 canon character and the daughter of Remy LeBeau (Gambit) and Anna-Marie LeBeau (Rogue). She inherited her father’s kinetic manipulation and her mother’s enhanced durability and flight. A complete Daddy’s Girl, she’s an incredibly gifted thief and has a penchant for using her abilities to blow shit up. However, instead of using playing cards, Bekka’s weapon of choice is…random objects from the dollar store? Don’t be surprised to see this chick throws weaponized plastic army men or marbles at your face. Despite her charisma, revolving door of men and natural extroversion, Bekka rarely opens up to people nor does she let people get close to her. This is a result of a very traumatic event in her childhood that completely changed both of her and older brother’s lives and caused her mutation to develop early at the age of eight. Due to this, she often suffers from nightmares and can be seen putting her absurdly gifted baking skills to work in the middle of the night. She’s the unofficial chef of the team and has introduced the team to a lot of Cajun cuisine. She’s a proud New Orleans girl and prepared to stomp your Southern stereotypes out of you. A running gag with Bekka is that despite being a very observant person, she is a penchant for refusing to see what’s right in front of her if she doesn’t want to see it such as her brother and best friend hooking up or that a certain ginger SHIELD agent is madly in love with her.

Bekka’s Playlist: Like Bekka herself, her playlist is a mixture of old school, new old and a little bit of subtle darkness. It has a mixture of Old School jazz, Classic Country and Southern Rock. It features Billie Holiday, Delta Rae, Dolly Parton and Gin Wigmore.

May “Mayday” Parker

Mayday Parker is an Earth-982 canon character and the daughter of Peter Parker (Spider-Man) and Mary Jane Watson. She inherited Peter’s enhanced physiology and wall-crawling abilities. While Mayday has her father’s intelligence, smart mouth and penchant for science, she’s more of an athlete than a nerd. She’s an avid lover of basketball and even played two years of Division Three basketball at Empire State University. She is a very frustrated New York Knicks and New York Mets fan and is often antagonized by Dani Cage, who has a tendency to be a very obnoxious Yankees fan. Though Mayday has a spot on the Daughters of Liberty team and often works outside the team as a research chemist, she has struggled with her identity since she stopped playing basketball. While she is currently Spider-Girl, she always views it more as her continuing her father’s work rather it being her own thing. Despite being incredibly bright and formidable fighter, Mayday also struggles with a lack of confidence and anxiety. She is often makes sarcastic jokes and often at her own expense. Mayday is loyal friend and often agonizes over the fact her superhero duties sometimes make her break her promises to her friends and family. However, she’s found a good support system in her girlfriend Nancy Lu, a telekinetic member of the X-Men and in her mentor, Val Richards. Though she is seven years older, Mayday often mothers her younger sister Annie, whom she sees as reckless and impulsive.

Mayday’s Playlist: This playlist is a mixture of Alternative and Rock music. It has a lot of songs that deal with self-esteem and discovering who are you is enough. It features Paramore, Avril Lavigne, Halsey and P!nk.

Anne “Annie” Parker 

Annie Parker is Earth-18119 canon character and the daughter of Peter Parker (Spider-Man) and Mary Jane Watson. Like her sister, she inherited her father’s enhanced physiology and wall-crawling abilities but that’s where their similarities end. Like her mother, Annie is an incredibly outgoing personality. With her love for pink, glitter and partying, most people look at Annie and think of her nothing more than an empty-headed party girl who does stupid shit and has nothing to add to the conversation. Wrong! Annie has one of the world’s highest IQs and is usually the smartest person in the room. She’s gifted in both sciences and mathematics. At the start of the story, she’s a student at Empire State University and is pursuing two degrees in Mathematics and Physics. She’s got an endemic memory which helps her manage her schoolwork, hero work and social life. Annie wasn’t initially invited to be a part of the team, but Mayday convinced Val and El to bring her on in hopes of curbing Annie’s partying. She’s a bit of hedonist and often does things to an excess. Since she was a child, Annie has been known for her bubbly attitude and infectiously positive attitude. This was developed at a young age as she rarely saw her older sister happy (not understanding that her sister suffered from depression and anxiety) and she made it her personal mission to make Mayday smile. Annie is a fearless girl with a big heart who doesn’t often think before putting herself in harm’s way, which unknowing stresses out her older sister more.

Annie’s Playlist: This playlist features a lot of Pop, Hip-Hop and Dance music. It’s high energy, upbeat and makes you just want to have a good time. Honestly, a good chunk of these songs have featured on RuPaul’s Drag Race as Lip Sync for your life songs. (Annie is a massive RuPaul fan). It features Arianna Grande, Britney Spears, Rihanna and Tove Lo.

Meredith “Mere” Pryde

Meredith Pryde is an Earth-41001 canon character and the daughter of Piotr Rasputin (Colossus) and Kitty Pryde (Shadow Cat). She inherited her mother’s phasing power, tech skills and ability to make epic callouts. She inherited almost nothing from her father, whom she doesn’t really remember since he died when she was young. She was raised mainly by her mother and her aunt Illyana Rasputin. Meredith joined the Daughters of Liberty so she didn’t have to deal with her brother Cameron second-guessing all of her choices and telling her to calm down. When Meredith sees injustice, she does her best to correct the situation and she doesn’t care who she has to call out. When she’s not doing work for the Daughters of Liberty, Meredith is active activist who is involved in various projects but especially on mutants’ rights. She attends and supports every march she can and her instagram is full of all her favorite protest and march signs that she sees. Aside from being involved in activism, Meredith’s second favorite activity is trolling her teammates, especially those who tend to be nonplussed about things. She’s notorious for her pranks and for playfully flirting with her teammates’ siblings to make them uncomfortable, namely Bekka. While she’s a notorious flirt, she has no interest in relationships and will punch you in the face if you ask her if she has a boyfriend or girlfriend. Though she is involved with the Daughters of Liberty and various movements, Meredith often suffers from loneliness because she doesn’t have a lot of time for herself and fostering her friendships. She’s every girl’s friend, but no one’s best friend. 

Meredith’s Playlist: This playlist highlights Meredith’s confidence and unapologetic nature. She is who she is, and you can take it or leave it. It’s an eclectic list which has mixture of Pop Rock, Pop, Alternative and R&B music. It features Superchick, Billie Eilish, Lily Allen and Icona Pop.

Wendy Nguyen

Wendy Nguyen is a character Shea and I made up, she is not related to anyone. Shocker. She’s a licensed therapist who often treats other superheroes and was actually assigned to El Rogers after the death of her father. She is an empath who is capable of sensing people’s emotions and when she touches them, she gets not only your emotions but your thoughts and even your memories. Her senses are incredibly strong and she often cannot be in the same room when someone is feeling things a bit too strongly, particularly her teammate Maya Ayala during the team’s first year together. Because she feels people’s emotions so strongly, Wendy is often confused whose emotions she is feeling - hers or someone else’s. This is one of the reasons it took her so long for her to admit her feelings for Val. Wendy is often seen as a quiet and thoughtful person who does her best to make her teammates confront their feelings for both her sake and theirs. She has an affinity for tea and has the world’s most absurd tea cabinet which is filled with tea from all over the world from her many travels. She also as an affinity for butterflies, which she views as being similar to human emotions - intense, sometimes beautiful but fleeting and fragile. Wendy often wears gloves to keep herself from accidentally touching others and taking their thoughts and memories without their permission. The ethics of her ability sometimes is a struggle for her since while they allow her to be good at job, however she feels them without control or consent from others. She rarely goes out with her friends in public areas mainly because being around so many people who are feeling a variety emotions is too much for her and causes her to have splitting headaches.

Wendy’s Playlist: Best described as folksy and acoustic. Wendy prefers most chilled out music because feeling others’ emotions can be very overwhelming. However, there’s a range of emotion here because she feels a lot. It features Of Monsters and Men, Regina Spektor, Jolie Holland and Hannah Connelly.

Yasmin “Yas” Khan

Yasmin Khan is a character Shea and I made up, she’s the niece of Kamala Khan (Miss Marvel). Like her aunt, Yasmin has Inhuman heritage alongside holding Pakistani and African heritages from her parents, Aamir and Tyesha. She was exposed to the Terrigen Mists and gained abilities similar to her father in which she can create psychic force fields, however she also has telekinesis and touch-telepathy. Yasmin is a practicing Muslim and while most of the women don’t wear hijabs nor expect her to wear one, she often feels to try and normalize Muslim practices in a society that is suspicious and often hateful towards her culture. She likes to joke that it covers up her bad hair days. Yasmin loves fashion and color, and though she is often the most modest wearing person in the room, she is definitely the most colorful and enjoys outrageous patterns. She is a big lover of pop culture and can often be seen playing Pokemon Go and watching shows on Crunchy Roll on her phone. She has a massive sweet tooth and can be seen in the kitchens watching Bekka bake in hopes of being allowed to have a bite. Though she doesn’t drink, she is best friends with Annie and often accompanies her on nights out and makes sure her friend doesn’t get into any trouble. Yasmin is one of the few people who isn’t out with her personal identity and this is mainly due to her fear of people hurting her family due to the rampant Muslim prejudice in the United States. As one of the youngest members of the team, her teammates are incredibly protective of her and have actually a designated plan ready to cheer her up if they ever see Yasmin is upset, which is called Operation: Yas Smiles. 

Yas’s Playlist: Like Meredith, Yap’s playlist is very colorful and has a diverse range of generics from R&B to Soul and Rap. It has a range of emotions since while Yas is a very cheerful person and absolute sweetheart, there’s some anger there at how she and other Muslims are treated. It features Mona Haydar, SassyBlack, Daya and Azealia Banks.

Maya Ayala

Maya Ayala is a character Shea and I made up, she’s the daughter of Hector Ayala (White Tiger) and the niece of Ava Ayala (White Tiger). Nothing happy ever happens to the Ayala family and unfortunately that saga continues with Maya, who witnessed her entire family and boyfriend being murdered in front of her during a shoot out in the Bronx. She took up the mantle of White Tiger and has been on a search to find their murderer. Before becoming the current incarnation of the White Tiger, Maya was a former competitive gymnast who was almost on the United States Olympic team and was working as a gymnastics coach. However, since the incident, she’s put all of her energy into getting revenge for her family and joined the Daughters of Liberty to honor her aunt and to use her resources to get justice. While her focus is on revenge, her greatest desire is to see her family and her boyfriend again. At the beginning, she kept herself from her teammates because she didn’t want to get attached, but after awhile, she became very close with Wendy, Val, Dani and Lucy. Maya has a secret love for telenovelas which she tries to keep quiet because she’s afraid of being seen as stereotypical. Despite this, she’s very proud Latina and gets pissed off when people write her off as “Mexican” or “foreign,” especially since her family hails from Puerto Rico and she’s just as American as anyone else. However, occasionally she does share her culture with the others, and occasionally makes arroz con gandules and pollo guisado with Bekka for the team. 

Maya’s Playlist: This is list is a mixture of Latin Pop, Alternative and R&B. It holds a mixture of Maya before the loss of her family and after. A lot of the latin pop are from gymnastic routines she would create. However, there’s also a lot of anger and sadness here, which is understandable. It features Audri Nix, Ciara, Lana Del Rey and Skylar Grey.