#this is from my favourite song - saturn by sleeping at last

[swordheld]

hi! your blog is one of my favourites and i absolutely adore reading your thoughts. my grandfather recently passed away and it feels like i lost myself with him. how do i continue living after this? there is this constant weight on my chest and it feels like an emptiness has made a home inside of me. how do i go on when it feels like the world crashed on my shoulders?

hello, love! this is so very sweet and kind of you, and i hope you're treating yourself gently and kindly right now - there aren't words for a loss like this. that heaviness is difficult, and hard, and painful. it's okay if things don't feel okay, right now, or even soon - i think that's something that a lot of the people i know that have gone through similar grief feel: like they should be able to get back to a relative 'normal' in a [insert far too short period of time].

but it's okay if it hurts. that's where i'd like to start. you're allowed to feel that emptiness, that world-crashed feeling that goes beyond words, beyond time. don't feel like you have to rush this to feel some sort of better. things get easier with time, i promise you this, but sometimes painful feelings are important to feel, too. cry, scream, feel your emotions. they're a part of you. grieve.

it's perhaps a little silly, but when i think about death i always think about a couple of space songs: mainly drops of jupiter by train and saturn by sleeping at last. there are perhaps others that speak to the emotions better, but these two have always hit something a little deeper for me, and are popular for a wide-reaching reason.

and while personally i don't know much about grief like this, i do know a lot about love; and i think they're a lot of the same thing.

the people we love are a part of us, and this is why it takes from us so deeply when we lose them, because it does feel like we've lost a part of ourselves in the wake of it. but it's because they were so central to our experiences of living - our lives, that the separation introduces a hollowness - a place where they used to be. a home that now goes unlived in.

an emptiness, like you said.

but just because they're not here physically, doesn't mean he's not still there, in your heart, in your life, your memory. you can hold him close in smaller ways, as well: steal a sweater, or cologne/scent for something a little more physical and long lasting for remembering. hold onto the memories you cherish, the things that made you laugh, the ease of slow mornings and gentle nights. write them all down, slide a few photographs in there, go through it and add more when you miss him. keep them all close, keep them in your heart.

you're not alone, in this. he's still there, with you, it's just - in the little things.

he's with you in the way you see and go about your daily life, in doing what he liked to do, in the ways he interacted with the world that you shared with him. the memories you recall fondly when the night is late or the moment is right and something calls it into you like a melody, an old bell, laughter you'd recognize anywhere.

but i think, perhaps most importantly above all others - talk about him. with your family, your friends, his friends, strangers; stories are how we keep the people we love alive. the connections they've made, the legacies and experiences they've left behind, and so, so many stories.

how lucky, we are - to love so much it takes a piece of us when they go. grief is the other side of the coin, but it does not mean our love goes away. it lives in you. it lives in everyone who knew him, in the smallest pieces of our lives.

the people we love never really leave us, like this: they're in how we cook and the way we fold our newspapers, our laundry, in the radio stations we tune in to and the way we decorate our walls, our photo albums. they're in the way we store our mail, organize our closets, the scribbled notes in the indexes of our books. the meals we love and the drinks we mix, the way we spend time with one another. they've been passed down for generations, for longer than history - and we are all the luckier for it.

think about what you shared with him, and do it intentionally. bring him into your life, like this, again. whether it's crosswords or poetry or sports or anything else. if one doesn't help, try another. something might click.

i hope things feel a little easier for you, as they tend to do only with time. i hope you find joy in your grief, even if it is small and hard to grasp at first. know that your hurt stems from so much love that there isn't a place to put it properly, and that it is something so meaningful and hurting poets and storytellers have been struggling to put it into words and sounds that feel like the fit right for eons, and that it is also just simply yours. sometimes things don't have to make sense. sometimes they just are - unable to be put into words or neat little sentiments, as unfair and tragic as they come.

but i promise it will not feel like this forever. your love is real. and perhaps, on where to begin on from here - i think it's less on finding where to begin and just beginning. and you've already started. you've taken the most important and crucial step: the first one. wherever you go, after that, from here? you'll figure it out. you always have, and you always do. it'll come, as things always do. love leads us, as does light - and you're never alone in your hurt. in your grief, your missing something dear to you. i think if you talk about it with others, you'll find they have ways of helping you cope as well - and they have so much love of their own to spare, too.

as an aside, here is the song (northern star by dom fera) i was listening to when i wrote this, for no other reason more than it makes me think of connections, and love, and how we hold onto the people we love and how they change us, wonderfully and intrinsically. it's a little more joyous than the others i've mentioned, and plays like a story, and it made me think of what is at the core of this, love and stories and i am here with you, and maybe it'll bring you some joy, if you'd like it. wishing you all my love and ease 💛

[oc-tournaments]

ROUND ONE - MATCH 2

SKY vs SATURN

SKY: Mod OC!

SATURN: @squidthechaotickid

VOTE BASED ON THE INFORMATION BELOW CUT!!

Propoganda Content Warnings: Cults and demons for SKY, kidnapping for SATURN.

SKY:

PROPOGANDA: In summary, Sky is not a human. She was created to be the vessel of a demon who would wipe out the human population and start anew. But she needed time to grow before she could be used as a vessel, and through some mistakes on the main cultist's part, she came to life, like a living doll. She was under the impression she was human, despite the fact she didn't need to eat, sleep, or breathe, and also didn't have any memories before waking up with some other people. She grew alongside a group of people who the cult took hostage, but in the end she had to be killed to save the world. She was essentially a child who had to be sacrificed. Her last words were "I love you" :(

THEME SONG:

SATURN:

PROPOGANDA: Ohhhh my god this guy has been through it. They were kidnapped at birth and raised by their father's worst enemy. They were raised to be a criminal/thief/murderer by a terrible cat who wanted to raise them so he could eventually have them kill their own father as vengeance. They fell in lesbian love with another girl but she died before either of them could even tell the other. When they FINALLY ran away from said evil cat, they found out that over the course of the war their bio parents died, leaving them wt only their brother and his bf. When they FINALLY started getting better, said evil cat came back and kidnapped them AGAIN. And put a magic gem in their chest to use them as an energy source until the broke out of that (still wt said gem) and now they are FINALLY. FINALLY. able to somewhat start healing. Will it stay that way? Probably not. Did I mention they are a sonic oc who started as a sona. Theyre like 15 ish. Someone get this loser therapy.

THEME SONG:

[beatles4ever65]

when you get this, list 5 songs you like to listen to, publish. then, send this ask to 10 of your favourite followers <3

Dawwwwww. I'm very shy and don't know who to tag, so I'm going to leave it open for anyone to join in! I also have been listening to nothing but songs for my time travel eldritch AU Silm fic for literally months and can't narrow it down to five songs lol. Here, have a list of several complete with headcanons:

For the Dancing and the Dreaming - Peter & Evynne Hollens (Nerdanel/Fëanor)

Shepherd of Fire - Avenged Sevenfold (Eldritch Maedhros)

Eventuality - Andreas Kübler, IMAscore, & Alina Lesnik (Main theme)

Transcendence - Lindsey Stirling (Eldritch Maglor)

Saturn - Sleeping at Last (Kidnap Fam)

Idistaviso - SYR (Fëanor and Fingolfin from alternating viewpoints, eerie how well it fits)

Chasing Twisters - Delta Rae (Original Timeline Russingon)

Anoana and several others by Heilung (songs Elrond uses in the Healing Halls)

Remember - Josh Groban (more Eldritch Maglor, for the Peredhel twins)

I Will Never Die - Delta Rae (Eldritch Elrond)

Martyr - Roniit & Saint Mesa (Eldritch Maedhros and Nienna)

Song of Captivity and Freedom - Murray Gold (Lindir composition)

Blacksmith, Blacksmith - Chase Noseworthy (Fëanorian lullaby, later woven into part of the Noldolantë)

Nancy Mulligan - The Wellermen, MALINDA, & Cullen Vance (Maglorfindel)

Wolf - First Aid Kit (Original Timeline Third Kinslaying/Destruction of Beleriand centered around Elrond's point of view)

[sunny-juni]

Tw for suicidal thoughts (brief mention at the beginning)

Whenever I feel like the world is going to end, that I don't deserve to be here, the overwhelming desire to end it all, two songs bring me back to the here and now. When all I can see in the world are the injustices, the genocides, exploitation, paired with the helplessness in me,

Two songs calm the frantic racing of my heart and replace it the flutter of awe. Awe of life, awe of existence, of nature. Of sensation, touch, emotion. Of sight. Of hearing. Of sleep, of wakefulness. Of science, of music, of dance. Of my friends, my family, my pets.

Awe of myself. My body, my cells fighting day after day to keep me alive. Of my brain, my mind, that is able to create, to process the world around me, to study, to be curious.

The two songs are "Greatest Show on Earth" by Nightwish (live version specifically) and "Saturn" by Sleeping at Last.

I would give anything to experience these two for the first time again.

Everytime, I thank Apollon for the gift of music that calms my heart and soul.

Some of my favourite quotes from them:

"With shortness of breath

You explain the infinite

How rare and beautiful it is to even exist."

"I'll give anything to hear you say it one more time

That the universe was made to be seen with by my eyes."

"We are one

We are the universe."

"Man, he took his time in the sun

Had a dream to understand

A single grain of sand."

"We were here!"

"We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones.

Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born. "

"In the teeth of those stupefying odds us you and I, in our ordinariness, that are here

We priveliged few, who won the lottery of birth against all odds

How dare were whine at our inevitable return to that prior state

From which the vast majority have never stirred?"

"From so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and more wonderful have been

And are being

Evolved."

Thanks for sticking to end of this long post. I felt inspired to share something a bit more personal.

Take care💛

[monsterrae1]

🎶✨️When you get this you have to put 5 songs you actually listen to, publish, then send this ask to 10 of your favourite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool) ✨️🎶

Tagged by these two amazing humans @shortsighted-owl @alyxmastershipper

1 Secret Love Song Pt II by Little Mix

I just feel like this is the perfect song for a love that hurts, that you want to shout they're yours but you just can't. Idk, I love the pain and devotion in it. Like the chorus is just chef's kiss:

Why can't I hold me in the street? Why can't I kiss you on the dance floor? I wish that it could be like that Why can't it be like that? 'Cause I'm yours Why can't I say that I'm in love? I wanna shout it from the rooftops I wish that it could be like that Why can't it be like that? 'Cause I'm yours

2 The Last Time (feat Gary Lightbody) Taylor's version by Taylor Swift

There's just something about saying "This is it, I'm not putting myself through this for someone who doesn't want me" and then doing it over and over. Like:

This is the last time you tell me I've got it wrong This is the last time I say it's been you all along This is the last time I let you in my door This is the last time, I won't hurt you anymore

that's good stuff to cry to (or write to)

3 Saturn by Sleeping at last

There's something about the music in this song that just always captivates me, and the entire lyrics are just so beatiful, since the first time that I heard this song I fell in love If i copy and pasted anything from it, it'll just be the entire song tbh

4 Remembering Sunday by All Time Low

I don't even know why I'm obsessed with his song but I've been since the first time the album came out; like the missing oportunity of it all it's just, very dear to my heart. I think about this part at least once a day:

Forgive me, I'm trying to find My calling, I'm calling at night I don't mean to be a bother But have you seen this girl? She's been running through my dreams And it's driving me crazy, it seems I'm going to ask her to marry me

5 Save me by Hanson

Shout out if you're old enough to remember Hanson and their second album. I don't even know how long I've been obsessed with save me, but damn the pain in this song just gets to me every time.

If suddenly the sky is falling Could it be too late for me If I never said I'm sorry, then I'm wrong, yes, I'm wrong Then I hear my spirit calling Wondering if she's longing for me And then I know that I can't live without her

A friend went to see them live last year and she didn't know any of their songs so she couldn't record this one for me and I'm forever sad about it.

Tagging if they want to do this: @peaceofficerdiaz @katries @loveyourownsmiilee @rogerzsteven @buddierights @swiftiediaz @lostinabuddiehaze @prettyboybuckley @elvensorceress @eddiesbleps @jobairdxx @spotsandsocks @the-likesofus

[noa-nightingale]

Hey just saw your post about feeling good about yourself and just wanted to let you know you're one of my favourite people here, and you really prove your blog header by being so rare and beautiful <3

That is so very sweet of you. I am glad you are having a good time on my blog! ^-^

Also love what you said about my header because that is very dear to be tbh.

"How rare and beautiful" are song lyrics from Saturn by Sleeping at Last and I found that song in this yt video with Ryan and Shane. The first time I watchd it, it made be cry. It is very very gorgeous and I recommend that every Watcher/BFU fan watches it. :3

It's one of my favorite songs and one of my favorite Ryan and Shane vids, so thank you for giving me an excuse to talk about it.

Wishing you the best! May your days be filled with warmth and peace. <3

[yuelun]

GET TO KNOW THE MUN.

Interrupting writing (only momentarily) because everyone is doing this thing and after-dinner fatigue is absolutely kicking my ass. And also, let it be known, Min, that I hope you knew exactly what me answering this was gonna look like. /drum rolls (also I need people to know that this has been playing in the background this whole time and I'm jamming out).

What's your phone wallpaper: Zhongli. But I edited the picture way too monumentally much in Photoshop. On my phone, it has a black background., I've dimmed it because I don't like my backgrounds to be overall too bright, I've selectively brightened some of the veins/lines along his arms and legs— he's a beautiful man and he's beautiful on my phone, he's been on there since I first found the picture months ago.

Last song you listened to: 'Saturn' by Sleeping at Last, but specifically the violin version with Tim Fain. Since I called myself out on this yesterday, the following should come as no surprise: it's my ultimate favourite song for Zhongli/Guizhong, specifically from his perspective after her passing. Aside from that however, it's also simply one of my absolute favourite songs that soothes me to the core every time I listen to it. .

Currently reading: It's been paused for a while, but things I've most recently picked up and haven't finished? 'City of Souls' by Cassandra Clare, a franchise I love dearly, even if nothing will measure up to the first three books.

Last movie: Final Fantasy VII: Last Order, I'm a huge Zack Fair fanatic. But also, it's been a while since I've actively engaged in watching a full film because I don't currently have the attention span for it.

What are you wearing: I live in loungewear or a mix/match of lounge/sleepwear and other clothes; I'm just that kind of girl. Granted, with all the moving abroad twice over in the last two years— I no longer have all of my comfy things. I'll restock. But currently my pyjama pants, short sleeved turtleneck, fuzzy sweater and fuzzy socks. If you ever see me inside of my home without fuzzy socks or fuzzy slippers (you know, like those that look like animals? I'll be 65 one day and still wear them), you know I'm not doing well.

Piercings / tattoos: Neither. I don't even have my ears pierced and it's not even for any specific reason, because I'd like to get them pierced. I just never... got... around to getting them pierced? I would like to possibly get a script tattoo under my collarbone, or something on my inner lower arm in white ink (I do have specific ideas as to what, shh).

Glasses / contacts or both? I'm nearsighted, so glasses, technically— but my eyes either got worse or better over time and my old glasses now give me a headache. I haven't gotten new ones yet, but I see well enough to be okay in the meantime. But soon.

Last thing you ate: ... Chocolate. But I heated up my chicken stew. I love, love, love a good stew or roast. And honestly, I'm on a fries and cheesy pasta binge, so I'll likely have one of those later tonight as a snack as I will, very likely, once again stay up until 6am writing and doing my own head in, because I'm right back there.

Favourite colour(s): Depends on whether we're talking clothes or otherwise. Black is a safe answer, but I like a lot of my accessories in white.

Current Obsession: Guizhong, (Kay, don't look) Zhongli, the Guili Assembly, Liyue the greatest nation in any game to have existed ever; yes, in that order. I guess also coffee. And also, none of these are only 'current' obsessions, they're going to be my obsessions well into any kind of perpetuity. No, I don't need help, I'll drown here very happily. :)

Do you have a crush? Are we including video games because of so... absolutely not, obviously. Geez.

Favourite fictional characters? /takes a breath. Guizhong, Guizhong, Guizhong— oh, others? Okay, uh, Zhongli... Madame Ping, Cloud Retainer, Osial, Marchosius/Guoba because I'm absolutely insane, Yaoyao (did you know that Yuegui, her bunny, was made by Cloud Retainer? I still cry over that), Nahida (she's the only non-Liyue character but I'm in total and utter love), Ganyu (I'm so close to adding her as an NPC on this blog, I swear to god), SKY BRACER-- I have a problem, I'm aware. I'm just absolutely feral over Liyue and it's fine. Let's move on before I expose my love for them too much more.

Tagged by: Literally no one, no one asked for my madness; they knew better Tagging: Be sneaaaaaky. &lt;3

[kolomo]

when you get this ask you have to answer with 5 of ur fav songs and then send this ask to 10 of ur favourite followers :)

(from userfrieren)

hi jenna !!! i just saw this 🩷

in no particular order:

kill all your friends - my chemical romance / gooey - glass animals / saturn - sleeping at last / 4am - bastille / stay away from my friends - pierce the veil

[write-lets-do-this]

This week, the artist I’m going to be focusing on is Sleeping At Last, a creative project whose albums, particularly the Atlas series, centre around various concepts and themes as components of the whole album.

The first of their songs to come to my attention was Saturn, from Planets II in their first Atlas album. It captures a melancholy yet hopeful energy, sung with an emotive, subtle voice that mingles beautifully with the ethereal background music.

Upon delving into the rest of Sleeping At Last’s discography, I found that they had a wonderful array of musical pieces that captured feelings both similar and different to that that I felt the first time I heard Saturn. Considering that both of the existing Atlas albums contain thirty songs each, I have yet to listen to them all, but from what I’ve heard so far, I have to say the first album is my favourite.

Perhaps it is merely that the astronomical names of the songs call to the part of me that drove me to take Physics as an A-level solely on the promise of having a module of astrophysics that I never actually got to study before dropping out, or maybe it is simply that it hearkens most to the sort of music I was expecting when I sought out their other songs after only listening to Saturn. Either way, I am sure to find favourites from the rest of their albums as I listen through them.

Sleeping At Last, like many of the other artists I’ve recommended in this series, makes for great writing music, especially in the variety of tones that appear throughout their discography. The magical undertone of their music certainly leans towards the fantastical side of my authorly persona, although I imagine songs like Saturn could also be well-used in the playlist of anyone writing with romance as their main genre.

Have you heard any of Sleeping At Last’s music before? Perhaps, upon listening to some of it, you might recognise one of their songs from Twilight: Breaking Dawn part one or maybe part of Touch or You are Enough from Tiktok. If you do, make sure to let me know in the comments!

-Olive Tree

[watch-my-cosmic-death]

Heyy!!

I'm so so sorry I have taken this long to respond. I've been a little out of it and social media has been a little too much the last few days. Thank you for being so patient with me though<3 I really appreciate it!!

I totally agree with you. I think simplicity is beautiful and too overlooked. Something doesn't have to be super complicated and difficult to be enjoyed. Connection with somebody over a shared interest or knowledge is such a fun thing! I absolutely love when it happens from time to time!

OHMYGOSH!! Yes that's so amazing!! You've done so well, I'm so very proud of you!! I'm so excited for Friday! I really hope you like it there!

No but I totally get that. The lights are so much and for why? Like we can all see just fine if you turn a few(or most) of them off. Honestly before working at a coffee place, I didn't really like coffee or how it smelled for anything. But now! I love the smell so much and it's so nice walking into somewhere when they have brewed a fresh pot of coffee. We have the best taste, you're absolutely right lol I think most people are really turned off by matcha, just because of all the negative stuff they have heard about it. But it's so damn good. You just have to find the right combination with it, is all.

It's definitely helped that I've had a while to think it through. I used to have a lot of anger towards that place but being angry at them isn't going to change what happened there. So might as well turn it into something else. But thank you!! You really are so sweet:))))

I'm so glad my job had helped with my social abilities. Although I love being alone most of the time, it's taken a toll on me. So it's nice, sometimes, to be able to talk to so many people. Though, as honestly this might just be me and my own problems, some days I have to remind myself that most of the people I work with care about what I have to say. And that they want to talk with me and listen to me. I don't know, I just have to remind myself some days.

No I haven't looked at those but I absolutely will now!!! Seeing professional photographs of space is such a wonderful thing. I feel so honored to be able to see them. I absolutely think there is other people out there. I think that it's incredibly narcissistic of humanity to think that we are the only ones out here. Though on the long list of specie's in our galaxy and others, we are not even close to being at the top. I'd actually argue that we are at the bottom. My favourite planet has got to be Saturn! And I have always have a love for Pluto. Though I think it deserves it's planet status back>:( I also think that we should have more respect for space. Like we have left so much junk out there, in our orbit and outside of it. So much shit out there littering the beautiful thing that we call space. But what do you think? Do you have a favourite planet or star? Do you have any other options on space? I'd love to hear them!!

Oh awesome! I love getting into a great book without even meaning too! I love getting to know the characters and starting to see them more like friends and less like made us people on the pages. I don't know that might just be me though lol I'm happy to hear you like it so much!

I'm so happy that you love our conversations as much as I do!!! You're so sweet and such a great person to talk to. I think you're so cool and I'm honored to get to know you<33:)

Honestly I have so many songs that I like right now, but I've been getting back into some of Rihanna's stuff and some of Selena Gomez's songs as well. I've also been listening to alot of Sleep Token too. I love music so much and I think I would probably do insane or die without it lol

I'm doing a lot better today. Thank you!! Again I'm so sorry for taking so long to respond. Everything as been a bit too much recently so I just of ghosted all my social media for a bit there.

How are you doing though? How has your day been? I hope the ending to your book isn't that bad but sometimes sad endings can be really nice. I hope you have day a good and successful day!! Thank you for being so patient with me<33:'))

Hii!:)

Please don’t apologise, I completely understand. You can take all the time you need to respond, as long as you’re taking care of yourself! :) <33 I do hope you feel better soon, and if you need someone to listen or someone to talk to, I'm here if you need.

One of my favourite simply things is light beams. Especially when there's smoke in the air. They're beautiful. I love when you can put your hand in front of them and watch as the light slips through your fingers and dances across your skin. You're right, the simpleness of things is far too overlooked and criminally underrated. I feel we overlook true human connection too. Just being in a moment with someone, knowing and embracing that. I find you don't get that much any more, or I don't, I don't know. This paragraph got sad - Moving on!

Stopp- I'll cry, you're so lovely. You're too sweet to me! Thank youuuu!!! :) I'm also excited, and I really hope I like it too. <3

Right! It's blinding! I tell you who'd like it. Moths. (That's my lame attempt at humour.) - The smell of coffee is like a warm hug, or what I'd imagine a comfortable hug would feel like. It's so pleasant. But I can definitely see why at first you wouldn't like it. As I Brit I was more accustomed to the smell of tea lmao. Now I prefer the smell of coffee. :) - I agree! I drink it in tea form also, and my aunt always gives me looks because of it. It's an acquired taste, sure, but there are so many ways to have it!

That's such a healthy mindset!! You're so admirable. I agree thinking through, around, over and under things really helps you grab all outlooks and process things in a healthier way. :) You're killing me with these compliments, by the way!

I'm happy working there has helped you socially! I think reminding yourself is great. It kinda slows the part of your brain telling you otherwise. It disrupts the thought and replaces it. :) Though, anyone who's ever told you such things clearly can't see how intelligent and cool you are to converse with. Therefore, they don't deserve to engage with you because you deserve so much better. I love reading what you have to say! You're fucking awesome, and you make really good points in conversations. What you have to say matters. You matter! <3 :)

Your brain and your opinions! Ah! I love them!! I love that Jupiter is your favourite planet. :) In our solar system; I love Neptune. I think it's stunning. Not that the others aren't- I just really like Neptune. It would be Pluto, though. I love that little dude. It's most definitely should get its states back. How rude of us to just do that to him. :( - Honestly, when I first saw how much we just let float away in space, I was shocked. These are massive piece of artificial machinery just floating about. Space certainly deserves more respect! You'd think we'd learn from our actions here on the thing that holds us. Furthermore, if any of the bigger chunks collied with operating equipment, it'll create even bigger issues! - I really like Nebulas. Of all kinds, especially the ones where they're so big they create stars as the other die off. The Cosmic Cliffs actually are one of the biggest we know of that is basically a birthing place for new stars. The dust clouds are so dense they just keep forming. I'd love to see that in inferred. It'd be cool to see what galaxy's lay within in it or beyond it. Damn- I'm writing a lot lmao, sorry. I also agree that it's arrogant to think we are the only ones. I'd love to be alive when we find even a plant on another planet. Space is endless possibilities, and that's both scary and comforting. I like actually talking about it, too! This is extremely cool. Thank you! :)

No, I totally get what you mean! I took me less than a few pages to feel like I was somehow there and understanding the characters with great depth. It's truly a magnificent thing to get lost within a book. Sometimes it doesn't even seem like a book any more, just a wonderland in your mind. What kind of books do you like? Are you currently reading anything?

Ok, now I am blushing, god damn! You're too nice to me- I'm honoured to get to know you! You're so fucking lovely and kind! You're extremely cool and you have a wonderful mind. You're absolutely lovely to talk too. :) <33

Rihanna is like a god to me and has been since the Please don't stop the music video dropped on MTV. Little me was hypnotised! I also like Selena Gomez. Oddly, though, I never acknowledge that I'm a fan of hers. Sleep Token is a dope ass name- What kind of music do they make? Do you have any favourites of theirs? I love finding new music, so any suggestions of yours I'll listen too. Clearly you have great taste! - I feel the same lmao.

I'm so happy to hear you've been doing better today! And again, please don't apologise. As much as I love our conversations, which is an awful lot, I can wait for a response, I promise. You have to look after yourself first! <33

I don't actually know, I've been swinging between emotions. Today was a bit slow- I chilled with my dogs all morning watching crime documentaries. My family came around for the first time in two weeks, and it was just sad. Or I was? I don't know, but it snowed! I feel like I'm in a Tim Burton movie and I find that super cool! Thank you for asking, by the way. I really appreciate it. :)

How were you today??? And how was your day?? I hope it went well and that you're feeling better! You can take all the time in the world to respond, please never feel pressured to respond. I'd rather you be ok. <33

(It also dawned on me earlier that I don't actual know your name… which is like a tad awkward to bring up right now, but I digress. I've literally just been referring to you as Ray or Raz in my brain. I just wanted to ask instead of assuming. If it helps, I go by Rj, which I think I told you already. I don't know, I feel awkward now. Please don't hate me, Ok byeeeeee ) <3

[profoundlyconfusedbeing]

Thanks for tagging me 🥺 @spezialgelagerte-rokokokokotte and @skyetenshi and @ladydalma (I feel weirdly honoured being tagged 3 times. Well 4 times cause @queeringdiedreiausrufezeichen is actually one of my side blogs 😂 I should probably write my side blogs somewhere.)

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🎶✨when you get this you have to put 5 songs you actually listen to, publish. then, send this ask to 10 of your favorite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool) 🎶✨

(Side note that obviously you don’t actually need to partake in this (or anything in general) if you don’t want to or feel like it. I know lots of people see that as given knowledge, but I know for myself that definite wording sometimes make me feel pressured, so I just feel like mentioning it.)

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Now onto the music! I really struggle picking favourites in general and over all so I’m just gonna put some songs I really like/wanna recommend or have listened to a lot recently.

Saturn by Sleeping At Last

One of my absolute favourite songs that is just so calm. It has a melancholic aura.

Cinnamon by Lor

Another lovely calm song, which I love. (The whole album by Lor is great.)

Home by Cavetown

Trans feels. That’s it. Trans feels. I love Cavetown and that song is just a classic.

Wellblech by NILS KEPPLE

It’s literally THE Skinny Norris song. Go listen to it! Great to get into writing for him honestly. (Also the music video is pretty queer. So… also watch that. 😌)

worm food by Cavetown

I’ve been listening to Cavetown a lot recently and that song is just one I like a lot from the newest album. Also it’s another Skinny Norris feels song haha. Just the line: “Flutter like a bat into Hell, I’m coming home / They all said ‘Put that thing back where it belongs’ / Joke’s on you / I don’t belong anywhere, I am worm food”

Considering the small pool of followers I could pick from and since I didn’t want to tag anyone who has already been tagged I also tagged some people who follow me on my side blogs, so if I tagged you and you are confused. You are following one of my side blogs

@creatingchaoticchaos @dakrisart @neverland-in-space @fragayzeichen @lensinski @christynotawitch @prettyradcrab @jayandcaleb @biblicallyaccurate-bimb @appreciatingtokrev

I was tagged by @lucymason217 thank you <3

🎶✨when you get this you have to put 5 songs you actually listen to, publish. then, send this ask to 10 of your favorite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool) 🎶✨

Here are five of my all time favorite songs. Making myself really vulnerable here now 🥴

Friday I'm in Love by The Cure 💚 I will never get tired of this song, I love it so much it is not even funny anymore. Also, happy friday everyone!

Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen 💚 right now I listen to Thunder Road more but this song. It is perfect in every way. Just eight more days and I will see him live 🤩

Two weeks by fka twigs 💚 the way she whispers "Motherfucker" >>>>>>

Fire Drills by Dessa 💚 she truly is a poet

Mirror by Ider 💚 that bridge makes me go fucking feral

Tagging @alintheshitposter @kayssun @steffen-dilfrael @polyphemusmoths @badgermcghee @auxiliarydetective @fictional-femme @glandin @spezialgelagerte-rokokokokotte @queerrbyrd

("favorite followers" is impossible for me to decide! I tagged mutuals that last interacted with my stuff. Everyone else can feel tagged as well)

[seventhscorpio]

You can often tell a lot about a person by the music they listen to. Put your favourite playlist/music library on shuffle and list the first ten songs that come up, then tag ten people to do the same. No skipping!

Tagged by @wonderwafles <3

Taking these from my Liked songs on spotify because wow imagine having a playlist with all the songs I listen to istead of just finding them in the wild, through the search bar, every time...

Read All About It, Pt. III - Emeli Sandé

Too Heavy A Burden - The Tiny

11:11 - Grzegorz Turnau

...Familiar Place - Lucy Dacus

Sweet Nothing - Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch

Overture - from Phantom of the Opera

Got It Good - One Two

Saturn - Sleeping At Last

Way Down We Go - KALEO

Betrayed - from The Producers

Tagging @eri-223 @synnthamonsugar @savyir-genesizz-the-wizard @svedupelle @shadowtriad @a-driftamongopenstars @bioluminosity @xazz @drifterssidechick and @coldkryptonitecupcake, if you guys feel like it c:

[backtomycorner]

Music Tag Game

I was tagged by @just-a-cup-of-anxietea Thank you! I listen to...random things.

Rules: You can usually tell a lot about a person by the type of music they listen to. Put your favourite playlist on shuffle and list the first ten songs then tag a few people!

Shadow Stabbing, Cake

Crossfire, Brandon Flowers

All Night, Parov Stelar

Saturn, Sleeping at Last

Blood on My Name, The Brothers Bright

Kids, MGMT

Woman, AWOLNATION

Trouble, Cage the Elephant

Life's Been Good, Joe Walsh

Personal Jesus, Depeche Mod

I tag @englishgradinrepair because she needs a break from thesis writing.

[grapecaseschoices]

so im nosy and very curious: whats some of your favourite Sleeping At Last songs 👀

Light and Saturn are my very favorites.

Those are the first two that immediately come to my mind whenever someone say Sleeping At Last.

I also really love Two (I'm very fond of this one), Heirloom, Earth (also very fond),.

I also like Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto. And I enjoy a few songs from their Covers albums (mostly vol 2.)

How about you? What are your faves, @santir0sales?

[sunshinejins]

👀 ohohoho...dreamnap + 11 for the kiss prompts?

titan my beloved <3 just for you! also please listen to the song.. it's my absolute favourite of all time!!

“What song is this?” Dream blinks, galaxies and half-thought video ideas spinning away from his eyes as he focuses on Sapnap at the foot of his bed. He’s wearing a Dream hoodie, one of Dream’s Dream hoodies, and he looks suitably ruffled, like he’s just woken up from a nap himself. The peaks of auburn hair and sleep crinkles by his eyes give him away.

“Uh,” Dream’s voice feels like pebbles scratching at his throat as he casts a glance at his phone screen, “Saturn by Sleeping at Last.”

“You’ve been looping it for like an hour now,” Sapnap comes forward, settles into the space at Dream’s side that’s laid carved out for him, “It’s a nice song.”

“It makes me think,” Dream gives as a response as his eyes fall shut again, nose turning to fall into the waves of Sapnap’s hair. He smells like clean cotton, lavender, and home and it brings a smile to Dream’s lips.

“Whatcha thinking about?” Sapnap’s lips brush his throat as he speaks. The thoughts in his head stutter.

“Everything. You, me, George. Our future, our past.”

“That song makes you think that much?”

“I think it was written for people who think,” Dream confesses, “All of their music is.” They lay silently; Sapnap’s hands have begun to trace patterns across Dream’s chest. Dream knows he could say more – there’s eighty-nine things that have been on his mind lately and Sapnap is the subject of eighty of them. He could take this time, amongst violins and mental images of planets and the starry night sky to tell him.

He doesn’t have to. Sapnap just knows.

Dream feels when Sapnap’s lips brush the corner of his mouth, and he has half a mind to make a joke about their socks still being on. He doesn’t. Instead he smiles warmly, and presses a kiss back. It’s a bit warmer, a bit more solidly on the lips, but still soft.

The song restarts, Dream can feel himself relax into the sheets at the swell of violin and the thump of bass.

“Stay here tonight.” It’s a wish, not a question. Sapnap nods, eyes closing as he leans firmly into the crook of Dream’s neck.

“Always.”

[hyperesthesias]

Tagged by: @2clones-1kamino ! List your top favourite songs!

No particular order!

Piangerò la sorte mia from Guilio Cesare by Georg Friedrich Handel.

Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen from The Magic Flute by Amadeus Mozart.

In the Line of Duty (Remix) from The X-Files score by Mark Snow.

Love Hurts by Incubus.

Jesus of Suburbia by Green Day.

When the Day Met the Night by Panic! at the Disco.

Still Breathing by Green Day.

The Ghost of You by My Chemical Romance.

Saturn by Sleeping at Last.

Christmas Island by Depeche Mode.

[Bonus Track: Suite en re de Robert de Visée composed by Marin Marais.]

No pressure tags!: @notawomanbutagodd ; @moonstrider9904 ; @lost-in-fandom-land ; @fangirl-goes-nova ; @littlefeatherr.