#this probably aint that good but i like it!

[toomanytookas]

Discovering Tunes Through Fic: A Rec List

A sequel of sorts to my Discovering Lit Through Fic list from earlier this year (which I desperately need to update)! It's always fun to find mention of a song or musician/artist/band that you love in fic, and I also enjoy how such inclusions can lead to finding new things to listen to (some of these songs made my spotify wrapped entirely because of these fics!).

This list brings together works that I have encountered in my reading travels that have somehow incorporated songs or artists within the work (separate from being inspiration or source of title). If you see an artist or song that is your jam or piques your interest, be sure to give the fic a try—the music was selected with intent, so the work is probably your vibe!

Alpha sorted by character then author then title. I will update as I read more!

Dave

Audience of One - @katareyoudrilling Carmen Fantasy - Pablo de Sarasate

Down Bad & Good Luck Babe - @schnarfer Talk Show Host - Radiohead Angel - Massive Attack

Dieter

Down This Chain of Days - @ghotifishreads Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen

Your Favorite Kryptonite - @kedsandtubesocks Everytime We Touch - Cascada

Making Out to Pablo Honey - @mothandpidgeon Radiohead

Eros & Psyche - schnarfer This is Love - PJ Harvey

Home - @yopossum Dangerous Woman - Ariana Grande

Frankie

Hold Fast - @jeewrites Lil Boo Thang - Paul Russell RV 297 (Winter) - Vivaldi

With No Strings Attached - @jolapeno Elvis

On Call - @luxurychristmaspudding A whole host of songs, which can be found in this playlist

Pickup Truck - luxurychristmaspudding Pickup Truck - Kings of Leon

Tommy’s Party - luxurychristmaspudding Peach Pit

Jack

Whiskey & Westworld - @prolix-yuy Hank Williams George Strait

Javi P

Paranoid Heart - @goodwithcheese On My Own - Les Misérables George Strait Indigo Girls One More Last Chance - Vince Gill

Go Your Own Way - schnarfer Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield

Joel

Aint That a Bite - @almostfoxglove Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets

Cover Me Up - almostfoxglove Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush Cover Me Up - Jason Isbell

Over Again - @burntheedges A bunch of wonderful early 2000s (and adjacent) tracks, as found on this playlist

Interstellar Overdrive - @hypnotisedfireflies An incredible 70s soundtrack throughout, see this playlist!

Happy Tuesday - @maggiemayhemnj I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos

Symphony - maggiemayhemnj Oh, Lady Be Good - Ella Fitzgerald BWV 156 (Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe)

Difficult - schnarfer Every You Every Me - Placebo

Strike - @secretelephanttattoo The White Stripes Red Hot Chili Peppers

Marcus P

All About the Bass - katareyoudrilling BWV 893 Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten - Arvo Pärt Tabula Rasa - Arvo Pärt

Headshots - secretelephanttattoo Just Like Heaven - The Cure

Max P

Warm Hands, Cold Heart - secretelephanttattoo Hypnotize - The Notorious B.I.G  Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt - We Are Scientists

Tim

Undercover - secretelephanttattoo Mr. Brightside - The Killers

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If you know of or have written works that fit this theme, I'd love to hear about them! Please feel free to shout them out in the comments. Also if you're an author I've read and I accidentally left a work of yours that fits this theme off the list, please forgive my swiss cheese brain and let me know so I can add you!! 💕

Date updated: 29 December 2024 Date published: 29 December 2024 Images are my own.

[zephyrrhiesfyrian]

Arcas Akari is baby. Small and tiny. She looks so cute. It fools people into thinking she's a behaving and mature child. She's not. She's a feral gremlin that will blow up someone's house and will commit war crimes.

Akari will only behave for a few people, mostly Ingo. That's her father and if someone insults him Akari will kick their ass so hard their spine is ontop of their head.

Anway, right now she's probably being a rascal and pranking Emmet with the invisible tape in the doorway. Ingo avoids it without even realizing it was there due to his shit posture he hasn't fixed yet. Emmet runs straight into it.

Ever seen those videos of cats that got tape on their paws? That's Emmet and the walls aint shit against 2 ft long claws.

SHE IS BABY

She is about the size of a large dog, I think, so she'd optimal snuggle size. She probably acts pretty catlike though, both inherently and also because she's being raised by three mountain cats. She likes to steal Emmet's patches of sunlight >:3

Look in her innocent eyes. She has never done a crime (she has done many)

SEE, THE REASON ARCEUS MADE HER A BABY VERSION IS BECAUSE SHE'D WREAK HAVOC WITH FULL POWER XD

she had to be nerfed

Akari's leggies are very good for kickin and she will throw "hooves" for her dad.

Emmet will run into most things even if they're opaque 😭 the tape gives him an excuse to playfight with Akari though, so he's happy.

ASJDFKHK NOT THE TAPE ON HIS PAWSSSSS PLS FAVORITE NIECE, DO NOT DO THIS TO HIMMMMMMM

His go-to stim is already hand-flapping though, so the walls are probably already doomed XD

[kickasscentral]

tsum like tsum-sitter

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it was a beautiful day, the sun was shining, a nice breeze was blowing through the court yard, and a spoiled girl was running after her tsum.

"OI! GET BACK HERE!" the girl said, recklessly running through the halls trying to catchup. in the courtyard was Reese, a blonde haired boy who was just walking through until…

BANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The same girl crashed into him, while the bean shaped creature ran into a tree. "ugh…" the both of them groaned in pain from the impact, two others ran beside them, one with an orange pompadour and one with wild strawberry blonde hair.

"Pft- hahaha! that was the funniest thing I've seen all day!" the one with wild hair exclaimed. "augh… buzz off Malady…" the black haired girl said. "Reese! Kiki! are you alright" Said the one with the pompadour. "oh yeah! we're fine Kingsley!" Reese said, smiling seemingly unaffected by the impact "speak for yourself" said Kiki, who was rubbing the back of her neck in pain. "hey, how come you were running through the halls?" Malady said, eyes wandering elsewhere as if he was bored. "yeah! you know thats not allowed, right??" Kingsley stated as he turned his head in confusion.

"well yeah, of course I do dummy" Kiki paused "the only reason why I was running was because of… THAT!" she pointed to the trees, everyone turned their heads to follow her finger, landing on small creature with an eerie resemblance to the girl, just as it threw an apple at Kingsley's head.

"EEP!" Kingsley dodged out of the way, the apple landing directly in Malady's face. "HA!!!!! THATS WHAT YOU GET FOR LAUGHING AT MY MISFOURTUNE!" Kiki yelled, almost triumphantly, as Reese started giggling, Kingsley looking at Malady with concern. "augh… NOT FUNNY!" Malady said while stomping his foot and crossing his arms, pouting.

"got stuck with tsum-sitting, did you?" Reese asked, Kiki nodded her head, standing up. "yeah, that things been giving me trouble all day, and now its stolen my phone! the little brat…" She said while checking her nails, making sure they didn't get scuffed. "heh, sounds pretty familiar…" Malady said looking over at her "Hey! that things nothing like me!" Stomping her own foot, in a similar way to Malady. "Ok princess, Keep tellin yourself that" Malady said with sarcasm.

"Guys!" Kingsley exclaimed "we're gonna have to get it down…" looking up at the tree again, as the tsum seemed to be taking selfies. "hmm…" the group wondered, trying to find a way to get her down.

"OH!" Reese exclaimed "Ive got just the thing!" he said as he ran off. " Hey! wait!" said Kingsley, extremely worried about what he was about to do. "ugh, guess we'll have to wait here…" Kiki said while sitting on the floor again. "yeah…" Malady said "… you guys wanna play block battle on my holowrist?" he said, sitting down next to Kiki, showing his wristband which played a hologram of a game. "hell yeah I do!" said Kiki. "uh, sure!" said Kingsley, who sat next to both of them.

A few minutes later, the blonde hair boy returned with a box…

"Hey your back!" said Kingsley, standing up with the rest of the group "whatdya get?" he asked. "the thing that will get that tsum down!" Reese said, walking over, opening the box, everyone peering inside to reveal…

"UGH!!" Kiki recoiled back "WHY'D YOU BRING YOUR GROSS BUG HERE!"

"hey! Billy's not gross!" Reese defended. "who cares whos what, lets just get that thing outta the tree" Malady said, clearly sick of this.

"alright, operation Billy is a go!" Reese said, as the bug flew into the tree, a tsum rushing out soon after.

"HA, GOTCHA!!!" Kiki said as she catched the tsum, the creature itself trying to run away but failing as Billy flew back into the box. "thank you Billy!" Reese said as he closed the box.

the group let out a collective sigh, finally done with this ordeal as the sun set over the school.

"woah, we must of taken longer than I thought, we already gotta go back to our dorms." Kingsley looked over into the corridor that would lead them into the mirror room "alright, betta get goin then" Malady said, placing his arms behind his head already walking away. "wait up!!" Kiki said as she ran after him, Kingsley and Reese following suit.

[xxplastic-cubexx]

If you were to like redesign Magneto's classic outfit in a way that both suits the character and your own tastes, how would you redesign it?

uhhhh errrmmmmm i dont know i really couldnt improve upon perfection but i have still tried for you my friend !!!

[lovesickeros]

☆ even the gods bleed [ pt 3 ]

{☆} characters neuvillette, wriothesley, furina {☆} notes cult au, imposter au, multi-chapter, gender neutral reader {☆} warnings none {☆} word count 1.9k {☆} previous [ 1 ] [ 2 ]

Wriothesley was not a man of superstition. He did not kneel at the altars until his knees bled, he did not pray until his voice gave out– he did not, contrary to popular belief, suffer divine punishment for his apparent lack of respect.

After all, what Divine would look so deep beneath the waves just for a glimpse of the sinners that inhabit it?

Not them, evidently.

He hadn't slept in the past four days, though. There was a heavy air of something where ever he walked– it followed him like a thick fog, lingering and choking him until it dragged him to his knees like a chain. His thoughts inevitably linger on the striking, extravagant letter so conveniently adorning his desk at the fortress– the broken wax seal, the letter tucked into his pocket.

He'd recognize the seal of the Iudex any day. Wasn't often he spoke to him– but the shaky, distorted words hastily etched into the paper made him pause. Neuvillette always had a steady hand– elegant, flowing script that him of flowing water.

It had kept him up for days.

The implications were..haunting. He'd poured over the letter for hours, illuminated only by faint light of his desk lamp. Yet no matter how many times he tries to see what must be hidden beneath the ink, the paper itself even, he finds nothing but the shaky script of a request that sends a bolt of pure frost through his veins.

He noticed, of course, the odd goings on of Fontaine. He'd heard vague whispers of the Divine's hunt for the imposter– he'd heard, too, of the ceaseless rain pelting Fontaine until even he wondered if the nation would finally sink beneath the waves.

It didn't, though. And that only made it all the more odd. Days of constant rain, just for it to stop suddenly..he tugged his coat tighter around him, throwing up the hood of the cloak clasped even tighter over it with a grunt as he leaned around the corner of the alleyway.

He didn't believe in superstition, but this was too hard to ignore as a simple weather anomaly.

Maybe that was why he ignored his gut– he knew that this was probably a trap, at the very least it was suspicious. But damn it, he couldn't ignore the instinct to follow the only lead he had.

His boots clicked against the rain stricken streets as he stalked through the shadows, mindful of the clinking of machine patrols just a few streets away. Yet every step felt heavier then the last as he took a long, good look at the Palais Mermonia. He almost considered bringing out his gauntlets, but he thought better of it– if it came down to it, he needed information. And he would need whoever was waiting for him alive for that– the dead don't speak and all that.

The letter's directions led him in a..rather roundabout entrance to a secluded room, evidently, as he lifted his hand and quietly knocked against the door. Two rapid knocks, pause, another knock, pause, four knocks. It doesn't take long until he hears the latch of the door unlock.

The leather of his gloves creaks as he clenches his fists, adjusting his stance. He's ready for a fight, if he must, but as the door quietly slides open he feel the weight on his shoulders relax slightly– the familiar, sharp features of Neuvillette meets him. He almost reflexively smiles at the way his pupils turn into thin slits, a momentary surprise that he quickly hides well behind a cough and the creak of the door as he pulls it open fully.

"Wriothesley. I see my letter has found you well. Please, come in." Polite as ever, Neuvillette steps aside to let him in, but he can see the exhaustion lining his features– the bags under his eyes aren't as well hidden as he thinks, at least to him. "Bit odd to be inviting me all the way out here in the middle of the night, don't you think?"

His tone is smooth as he steps into the room, brushing down his hood and glancing at Neuvillette over his shoulder, watching as he shuts and locks the door behind him.

"I apologize for the..less then ideal circumstances, but I'm certain you will understand when you see for yourself." He wants to retort, but the Iudex beats him to it, vaguely motioning to the room behind him. An invitation– but he wonders if it's worth taking.

His gut says no, but he's feeling a little risky today, he supposes.

He turns back slowly, barely able to make out the two figures he'd missed on the first glance on the other side of the room– though it's hard to mistake the flourish of the Hydro Archon, even in the dark. It's the other figure that makes the breath hitch in his throat, though.

Or maybe, more accurately, it freezes. So does his blood, his whole body even, locked in stasis for a long, tense moment– he can't see them clearly, but his instincts are going haywire. He can feel his vision almost rattle where it rests against his left shoulder, cold leaking through the layers of clothes and into his skin until he has to fight to suppress a shiver.

He'd always fancied himself the hunter– he was the one who dealt with unsavory folks, in the end. But he felt like a rabbit pinned beneath the crosshairs of a gun this time. He could almost feel the teeth of the bear trap snapping shut around him, crushing bone and flesh beneath cold metal.

For a long moment he thinks he feels fear.

And with a sharp click and a burst of light, it's gone and he takes a raspy, choked breath as he blinks away the blurriness in his vision, taking in the room illuminated by the lamp.

He's not sure what he sees is better, though.

Because his body knows that their Divinity is as real as the blood running through his veins.

So why do they remind him so much of himself? Why does he see the look of the boy who died in a pool of blood not his own in them?

It is a sick, cruel kind of familiar.

Wriothesley didn't believe in superstition– but that was born of the unknown. He knew, now. He could reach out and touch the truth with his own two hands.

The throne of the world was a lie.

The thing sitting on it bled red. And if it bled, it could die.

He clenched his fists tighter– and released, letting his shoulders slump with a huff and a half hearted chuckle. "I wasn't expecting you to be in possession of a wanted criminal when you sent me that letter." He could see the gears whirring in their heads, the subtle dampness in the air reminding him just how delicate a situation it truly was.

He wasn't particularly inclined to getting blasted by a jet of water today.

"Relax, I'm not going to spill to anyone else. Seriously– don't get my jacket wet. It's expensive and a nightmare to dry." His lips quirk into a half smile, but it twists into something almost genuine at the laugh covered up by a cough he hears from the Divine. Bingo.

"It's fine, Neuvillette. Let him go." Their voice is like honey dripping from their lips, and he has to close his jaw with his hand before they can see the way it dropped in his surprise. "Of course, most Divine. My apologies." He relaxes at the sharp click of his heels as he joins them on the bed, his posture far more relaxed then he's ever seen. The Hydro Archon, much to his confusion and amusement, is far too invested in playing with their hair to pay much attention to him now that things have calmed, evidently.

Huh.

They seemed pretty cozy about it, he noted. He guesses they three of them had some time to get acquainted.

"So..who's going to explain what the hell is going on?" He probed, crossing his arms over his chest and watching the three carefully– they all looked tired, but even through the exhaustion neither seemed inclined to stray too far from the Divine. "And what exactly your plan is? You can't keep hiding them here forever. Someone will sniff them out sooner or later."

"We are aware," Neuvillette interjects, lips pursed into a thin line and his thin brows furrowed. "But as I'm sure you've noticed, the hunt for the..forgive me, most Divine, but the hunt for the alleged imposter is still at it's peak."

He grumbles in acknowledgment, hanging up his cloak by the door and sliding out of his heavy coat, resting it over the back of a nearby chair. "Hm. Suppose that's why the patrols are so common now a days."

"I'm afraid so. As you can imagine, we cannot simply ask them to..stop the search. It would draw unwanted attention and suspicion. The Divine would be found immediately if we tried to bring them out of the city at the moment." Neuvillette added, looking proper and elegant, despite the circumstances– even in the face of the Divine and the Archon turning on him and tugging his hair into intricate braids. "So I hope you understand that it was a great risk to send you that letter."

He rubs his chin, huffing in amusement– a solid plan, maybe, but his power didn't extend too far out of the Fortress. He had his connections, sure, but what use were they when he had to get the, uh, "imposter" out of Fontaine? Smuggling them out wouldn't be easy, and then there's the point of where to take them they'd have to contend with.

"Yeah, yeah– I get it. But it's not like I can just smuggle them out or keep them in the fortress. Even if we got them out of the city, we'd have to find somewhere to bunker down, and if someone spots any of us lingering there.." Archons, what a mess he'd gotten himself into. He was really looking forward to the next time he could kick his feet up with a cup of tea.

"I understand. I have already made plans, in fact." Neuvillette hesitates, and he can feel the temperature drops a few degrees. "I..cannot share them in full at the moment, but it is not for a lack of trust." Neuvillette reasoned, hands folded neatly in his lap– not that it hid the way they shook slightly. He wanted to ask, but he thought better of it.

"Eh, I don't hold it against you. The walls have ears, even up here." He deflected, running a hand through his hair. He really hoped Sigewinne wouldn't ask too much when he gets back. "I trust your judgment." He hesitates for a long moment, pulling out a simple, neatly folded letter of his own.

"Memorize the code words, then burn it. I'll be waiting for your next letter." He murmurs, plucking his coat and cloak and tugging them back on one after another, shuffling back over to the latched door. He hesitates again, his hand lingering on the door.

"I just hope your plan is worth the risk, Neuvillette."

He leaves before he can respond, the harsh click of the door ringing in his ears even as he steps back into the shadows of the night.

[bi-badass-geek]

Hades 1 vs Hades 2 Designs

● Hermes besides Hypnos was first character that made me think when i saw him oh some time has passed since Zag's escapes indeed, makes you feel that time skip. In this particular debate between those i'm really digging both but if needed to say which i prefer would go with second. I feel it should be said he sure rolls nicely with longer hair i would say darker outfit too but that's probably because pallet that's used for levels.

Ps. I saw post that mentioned how his ring is the same as ones Charon is wearing in first game and if it's a hint at something i'm here for it!

● Zeus for this god specifically there is discourse about how his pose is less dynamic and oh boy if i don't agree with that so much. In first game you see him and his look makes you think yeah this is the king of gods while in second game man is just there with posture i take often because i'm useless gay that don't know what to do with my hands and feels like they took all this might and put it into chiseling his nipples & abs into his golden chestplate. Not to mention the detail of missing the iconic bolt! Don't think it needs to be said but 100% would pick Hades 1 design out of those options.

● Poseidon the King of the Sea another example in my humble opinion where they went with flattening that dynamic looks exchanging it for man that just standing there chilling which is good for him but where first screams cool uncle second one goes uncle that wants retirement. I really like how we can see the trident now tho and need to point out his outfit sure got more print on it. When it comes down to pointing out which one is the winner in my eyes it would be 2020 one.

● Aphrodite if she wasn't the one that got thrown into drama because people double standards and hypocrisy. Design from first game and the pose straight up makes you think of love, lust, seduction all the things that are associated with said goddess. As for Hades 2 version i have no clue why it feels like this considering it's actually the opposite because we can see armor on her legs now but she feels less covered for me, do i find it negative or in any way problematic? Not one bit let the woman show off all her assets all day long! Really love the adds of her weapon and shield makes you immerse in the store of oh fights are happening around these parts. From seduction to i stand here at the ready kinda vibe and i'm really digging it.

Ps. Another post i read was about fact that her war paint i will call it (not 100% sure if that is it or just line for the giggles) is reference to Ares and considering her myth i really like that touch!

● Hypnos was the first OG i saw and was like man not only catching up on his sleep but also got such glow up i absolutely adore the design. Not to say he looked bad in Hades 1 but there it was like okay nice to Hades 2 like Damnnn and his lil helpers that keeps him up! Love the fact that of all things they made him be tucked into his cape like burrito.

Ps. I really do hope by the end of the game we get to wake him up so he can try out that nectar that we all leave there waiting.

● Chaos so many things to say and at the same time silence says it all. Seen people focusing on fact some out there call them he or how it's a downgrade from previous but don't even elaborate why they think that because everyone has right to have their own preference but at least put it into words instead of going trash next..there was also notion how they resemble Meg and while i see where people get that idea from for sure before reading that my mind didn't went there at all. I think both designs really work with someone who is primordial originator and how time goes so can their form. I find it very fascinating that they put old skeleton with new one and adore galaxy under suit makes me think of Nyx right away and how they're connected. Can totally see how between those two gamers got major stance that left reminds them more of male and right of female beings but at the end of the it chaos is chaos. Gotta take chair routine from Meg while they at it! The face on the shoulder surely throws me in loop tho fits? Sure. Does it disturb me in micro scale? Yes. About frames and poses don't have much to say cause both caption the essence of i mind my business everything unrelevant until i say so.

Ps. I know it's about physical aspect but let me say Chaos roasting Mel about how her brother is amusing one out of two Hades spawns is living rent free in my brain.

[bearyyayay]

I feel like Sam at one point force Paulie to join the boxing club so he could bet on him since he knows he's a good fighter

[acidic-potato-piss-water]

Nothing to see here, just two cringefail loser men that deserve eachother <3

@divorcingjimmatthews infected me with The Worms (the mental image of Jim having a drunk breakdown after the end of s2 and Jade reluctantly helping)

(line art only, just for funsies)

[discjude]

whatever afterlife exists in SGE must be the funniest shit ever imagine being some Jaunt Jolie peasant who gets a little too in the way of the Snake and dying only to see The Literal School Master cheering the Snake on. Imagine dying of like cholera or something and taking a little Ghost Vacation to Camelot and seeing the King of Camelot - who's dead, apparently - beating the shit out of some random other boy with weird eyes. imagine how flesh and blood went down. Do you think they all had popcorn for that

[pinkyjulien]

Valentin & Mitch | 655/?? ▶ When the heat of the afternoon puts you in the mood 🔞

[skyplayssplatoon3]

Man I do hope Splatoon 4 does something about mirror matches

This is the first Splatfest (and I've played since the first game) that I willingly tapped out super early, cause legit 95% of all my matches have been mirrors and contribute absolutely 0 to the team 😭

If I just wanted to play Turf War, I'd play Turf War, I play Splatfests for the teams babey!!

At any rate, good luck fellow Wizards and all 3 teams in general!

[scatterpatter]

Feeling normal again

[cherrirui-official]

Finally was able to finish Gerber after two months of not being able to really use blender wahoo wahooo

Dont ask me when I'm gonna do Salty, they'll be real soon.

@saltydkart-reblogs

[xxplastic-cubexx]

kinda cryin at learnin my cats favorite toy was a lil captain america but also that dhe got his eyes ripped out

[lowstakesvampires]

probably not how blood banks work at all, but shhhh we are ignoring that

[catsconflictscopicsandchamomile]

ok fine im a bit pissy

I did not spend HOURS of EVERY DAY this week, most often WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT

doing things for certain types of encampment that I CANT TALK ABT ON SOCIAL MEDIA ON RISK OF SELF-INCRIMINATION

to be palestine-guilted over MEMEING ABOUT MISHA COLLINS

I did not WORK MYSELF TO EXHAUSTION

face *REDACTED* and *REDACTED*

to be told that my HAPPY LITTLE FANDOM POSTING on a site with NO FINANICAL OR ALGORITHMIC SIGNIFICANCE TO CELEBRITIES somehow undoes alllll of that.

is this a good post? no. does it apply to a lot of ppl? prolly not. could I lose followers/moots for this? yeah.

but its what I'm feeling rn.