#“look me in the eyes/tell me what you see/perfect paradise/tearing at the seams”

[syxnewt]

Imagine Dragons songs I know related vaguely to Valorant Agents

Not everyone has one cuz idk that many

Chamber - Enemy [vibes] and Bones [I'm in the bathroom looking at me/face in the mirror is all i need]

Viper - Natural [Cuz you're a natural/living your life cutthroat/you gotta be so cold/to make it in this world]

Neon - Whatever It Takes [Whatever it takes/cuz i love the adrenaline in my veins/I do whatever it takes/cuz i love how it feels when i break the chains]

KAY/O - Radioactive [vibes]

Omen - Demons [vibes. i like to imagine him listening and being like "it's just like me fr!"] and Believer [PAIIIINN OH LET THE BULLETS FLY OH LET THEM RAIIIIN MY LIFE MY LOVE MY DRIVE IT CAME FROm/ PAIN] [basically he feels like an oh the agony type of guy]

Phoenix - Thunder [Who do you think you are?/dreaming 'bout being a big star]

Cypher - Bad Liar [too many lyrics to list tbh] ["it's just like me fr!"]

[chronicallylatetotheparty]

Perfect Paradise

(art commissioned from @hekuuu )

"Don't be bemused, it's just the news!

After twenty years of marriage power couple Adrien and Marinette Dupain-Cheng have divorced! Following on the heels of Felix Graham de Vanily's shocking confession has everyone wondering: Is this what drove a wedge between the happiest couple in Paris?"

Ch.1 Tearing at the Seams

Juleka stared at the TV as Nadja's words sank in. That... couldn't be right. Could it?

"... M. And Mme. Dupain-Cheng have three children..."

Oh god, the kids! Juleka felt the unpleasant memory of Jagged's absence when she was growing up sting like a wasp. Sharp and unexpected. Like it always did.

Rose burst in, phone open to the same story playing on the TV. Nadja was one of the few news anchors she trusted not to spread misinformation about their most famous friends.

Still her eyes held disbelief as she looked to her wife. "Juleka? Did you...?"

Juleka shook her head. "He didn't tell me anything." From the way Nadja was saying that they were already divorced Adrien didn't tell anyone.

Pulling out her own phone Juleka called the man whose face was plastered all over the news. Adrien would hate that.

"Hey, it's Adrien! You caught me catnapping but leave a message and I'll get back to you!"

"Adrien! We just saw the news! ...God, I don't know what to say. You didn't-" Juleka took a breath as she cut herself off. Adrien had enough to deal with without her adding to it. "If you need any help. With the kids or whatever just call me. Okay? You're still a member of Kitty Section."

Juleka shot Rose a questioning look who nodded vigorously. "You're still our bandmate even if it's been a while. Okay? We're here for you."

Having said what she needed to Juleka hung up. Hoping her words would remind Adrien that he had people who cared about him. It may be a few years since they were in the same support group but Juleka still remembered him. Just like Adrien still remembered her.

Rose was typing furiously. Probably to Marinette. Adrien may not mind being called but it made Marinette's anxiety spike. And she was busy running Dupain-Cheng Fashions.

"Rose, sweetheart, keep it short." Juleka reminded her as she reached for Rose to sit beside her on the couch.

Her wife's fingers pausing with an "-Oh-" as she sat down hard. "I don't think it's sunk in yet."

"Yeah..." Juleka still remembered how Rose looked the first time she walked on stage wearing a Marinette original. Marinette and Adrien letting Rose hold Louis in her arms as their friends looked on. Adrien's lovesick look that never faded since they were teenagers.

"It doesn't seem real..."

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"Madame Mayor, what's your response to the people that say Chat Noir shouldn't have-"

"I'm sorry it wasn't me," Mylène interrupted, turning to the next reporter. "Yes?"

"Madame Mayor, the people of Paris want to know if the extradition of Felix Graham de Vanily, also known as Argos, is still a priority?"

"Yes! I've spoken with the President and he assures me that we will continue pressuring the UK government to honor our treaties."

"What about accusations of leniency to one Adrien Agreste?" Asked a reporter from one of those papers that might as well have been a tabloid.

Mylène's eye twitched. "Dupain-Cheng," she corrected.

"Isn't M. Agreste the leading contributor to your campaign?" he continued. "Some people have suggested-"

"If these 'people' have any evidence that Adrien Dupain-Cheng collaborated with Monarch I encourage them to come forward. Otherwise I suggest you refrain from spreading rumors and slander. Thank you, that'll be all."

Mylène was followed by a chorus of "Madame Mayor! Madame Mayor!" as she stepped away from the podium.

Once out of sight she collapsed into a chair. Humming Smelly Wolf to herself to settle the hammering in her chest.

"Water?"

She looked up from the offered water bottle to see her longtime boyfriend smiling gently at her. "Yes, please." Mylène returned the smile as Ivan picked her up before setting her back down in his lap.

One of the few advantages to being a short adult.

"I'm glad you took the time to come," Mylène said as she leaned her head onto his chest.

Ivan shrugged. "Kitty Section is taking a break after the last tour and I know how much you hate these things."

Smiling against his shirt Mylène traced his band's logo. "Have I said I love you today?"

"Love you too," Ivan beamed.

"Ahem."

Reluctantly Mylène turned to her aide. Ignoring the slight reproach in his expression at the Mayor of Paris sitting on her boyfriend's lap. At least it was an improvement from him blushing and avoiding eye contact... She thinks. "Yes, what is it?"

"We might have to go with a different dress for the fundraiser. Depending on how... volatile the situation is with M. Adrien."

Mylène blinked. The dress Marinette donated so she wouldn't stand out among Adrien's snobby rich acquaintances? "Huh?"

Her aide handed her his tablet and Mylène read the headline. "Well... shit."

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"Max! Oh, Max! Wherefore art thou Max?"

"Ha, ha, Kim. Very funny."

"He lives!" Kim raised his arms as Max came back into view of his webcam.

Alix snorting and Ondine shaking her head fondly in their respective tabs onscreen.

"We were just ironing out the kinks to the new software!" Markov explained as he floated next to Max.

"Hey, Markov."

"Hi, Markov!"

"S'up!"

"Hello, Alix, Kim and Ondine." Markov smiled with his eyes. "It's nice to see you again. Congratulations on your new job Kim!"

"I still say leaving him in charge of kids is a bad idea," Alix piped up.

"Uh-huh. Remind me who out of the both of us has gotten arrested the most?" Kim smirked.

"ACAB!" Alix snapped. Blushing from the fact that she'd been caught more often than Kim rather than anything else.

"ACAB," they chorused. Alix had taken to tagging protest art in very public places after joining Mylène and Ivan's activism. Well, on a more permanent basis than the rest of them.

"Besides," Ondine chimed in, "Kim cares about the sport. He's not gonna let them do anything reckless." She narrowed her eyes. "Right?"

Kim put on his most innocent expression, which wasn't very innocent at all. "Me? Encourage recklessness? I would never!"

Alix snorted.

"Statistically speaking there's an eighty percent chance of Kim encouraging reckless behavior in those he interacts with," Max said.

"Ha!" Alix smirked.

"But, of course, the data is skewed on account of Alix being the main data point."

Kim guffawed while Ondine covered her mouth in a vain attempt to stifle her laughter.

"You're all terrible," Alix announced.

Whatever comeback Kim was going to retort with was interrupted by his phone chiming. "Oh shit."

"What?"

"What is it?"

"Adrien and Marinette are getting divorced."

Alix blinked as her own phone chimed. Sure enough Kim was right.

"Max, you look a little off," Ondine stated.

"Yeah, dude. Aren't you the one always saying that marriage has a fifty percent divorce rate?"

"Certainly reminded me when I got married," Ondine nodded.

"Twice!" Kim elaborated.

"Yes, thank you Kim."

"Well... Yes." Max admitted. "But I always thought those two would beat the odds."

"We all did," Alix nodded. "But life throws you curve balls. Believe me, I didn't expect to spend my last year of collège time traveling."

"Lucky!"

"Kim, she had to repeat a grade."

"Oh yeah."

As his friends went back to bantering amongst themselves Markov started running calculations in his head...

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"You hear the news?" Marc asked.

"Yeah." Nathaniel continued sketching the next page of their comic. "Hand me that would you?"

Marc gave a chuckle as they handed Nath the ruler. "Chloe's ranting about how she 'always knew this would happen' on Twitter."

"You should really block her," Nathaniel pointed out, still not looking up.

"True," Marc admitted without giving any indication that they would. "So... You don't have anything to say?"

Nathaniel sighed as he straightened up. "I mean, shit, Marc. We don't know anything about what happened. We haven't talked to either of them in over a year. I just... Don't give me that look."

"What look?" Marc asked innocently while giving Nath the Look™.

Nathaniel grumbled as he pulled out his phone.

Marc beaming at him.

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"One ticket for Paris, please."

"Sure thing! Is that one way?"

"Yes, please."

"... Y'know. You look an awful lot like one of Kitty Section's guitarists."

Luka smiled. "I get that a lot."

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Kagami downed her glass of Romanee-Conti wine like a shot and then poured herself another.

The news playing in 4K on her Samsung QLED flat screen.

Turning on one of the stools of her personal bar to look at the TV. A picture of Adrien's smiling face staring back at her.

She raised her glass. "To proving me wrong."

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Nino stared at his phone for a moment before sighing and rising to his feet. "So it's over."

Alya narrowed her eyes as she quickly left money on the table for their coffees. "That broke way too fast. Someone blabbed."

"It was bound to happen sooner or later, dude."

"Preferably later."

Nino nodded. "Yeah. You know where she'll be?"

"The studio, drowning herself in work like always. You?"

"Home," Nino stated simply as their paths split. "He always goes home..."

[shannara810]

Oh, hush, my dear, it's been a difficult year

And terrors don't prey on

Innocent victims

Trust me, darling, trust me, darling

It's been a loveless year

I'm a man of three fears

Integrity, faith and

Crocodile tears

Trust me, darling, trust me, darling

So look me in the eyes

Tell me what you see

Perfect paradise

Tearing at the seams

I wish I could escape

I don't wanna fake it

Wish I could erase it

Make your heart believe

But I'm a bad liar, bad liar

Now you know

Now you know

I'm a bad liar, bad liar

Now you know, you're free to go (go)

Did all my dreams never mean one thing?

Does happiness lie in a diamond ring?

Oh, I've been askin'

Oh, I've been askin' for problems, problems, problems

I wage my war, on the world inside

I take my gun to the enemy's side

Oh, I've been askin' for (trust me, darling)

Oh, I've been askin' for (trust me, darling)

Problems, problems, problems

So look me in the eyes

Tell me what you see

Perfect paradise

Tearing at the seams

I wish I could escape

I don't wanna fake it

Wish I could erase it

Make your heart believe

But I'm a bad liar, bad liar

Now you know

Now you know

That I'm a bad liar, bad liar

Now you know, you're free to go

I can't breathe, I can't be

I can't be what you want me to be

Believe me, this one time

Believe me

I'm a bad liar, bad liar

Now you know

Now you know

That I'm a bad liar, bad liar

Now you know, you're free to go

Oh

Please believe me

Please believe me

[echo-lover]

Can someone please tell me how it is possible that Imagine Dragons songs fit Clones so much? I'm a huge fan of this band and every time I listen to their songs I'm like: "oh, this fits this character so well!" and then I can't erase them from my memory!

For example:

Whenever I listen to Wrecked, I think of my beloved Domino Twins. It's one of my favorite songs and I'm very emotional about it.

"They say that the time will heal it, the pain will go away

But everything, it reminds me of you and it comes in waves

Way you laugh when your shoulders shook

The time you took to teach me all that you had taught

Tell me, how am I supposed to move on?"

Bad Liar makes me think of Cody. How he believed that what the Empire was doing was right. At the end, he realized that he was fighting on the wrong side and deserted, risking his own life. This is a story about his conflict and regrets.

"So look me in the eyes

Tell me what you see

Perfect paradise

Tearing at the seams

I wish I could escape

I don't wanna fake it

Wish I could erase it

Make your heart believe

But I'm a bad liar..."

Demons are so Crosshair coded. I can't stop thinking about him when I listen, his doubts, his self-hatred... there are two sides to every conflict. He is begging for help...

"They say it's what you make

I say it's up to fate

It's woven in my soul

I need to let you go

Your eyes, they shine so bright

I wanna save that light

I can't escape this now

Unless you show me how"

Believer reminds me of Echo. Thanks to the edit made by my friend @yubnubhub . The pain he experienced in the past, the scars left on his soul and body, all made him stronger. Despite all the bad things, he didn't give up.

"I'ma say all the words inside my head

I'm fired up and tired of the way that things have been"

So is Radioactive. It symbolizes a new awakening, a new episode in Echo's life.

"All systems go, the sun hasn't died

Deep in my bones, straight from inside

I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones

Enough to make my systems blow

Welcome to the new age... "

Whatever it takes is about Hunter or Rex for me, but at the same time it can be a symbol of any clone.

"Hypocritical, egotistical

Don't wanna be the parenthetical, hypothetical

Working onto something that I'm proud of, out of the box

An epoxy to the world and the vision we've lost

I'm an apostrophe

I'm just a symbol to remind you that there's more to see

I'm just a product of the system, a catastrophe

And yet a masterpiece, and yet I'm half-diseased

And when I am deceased

At least I go down to the grave and die happily

Leave the body and my soul to be a part of thee

I do what it takes"

I Bet My Life tells the story of Crosshair and Hunter, how I imagine their reunion, tears, apologies...

"I know I took the path that you would never want for me

I know I let you down, didn't I?

So many sleepless nights where you were waiting up on me

Well I'm just a slave unto the night"

I could go on like this forever. I recommend you all with my whole heart to check out the work of this wonderful band. Oh, and of course, if any of you have any editing or work related to clones and Imagine Dragons, I will accept it with open arms.

[once-upon-an-imagine]

Bad Liar (Chapter Three) - Fred Weasley

A/N: ahhhh I have no idea how this happened but it did! and I’m really happy for all the love this story is getting so thanks all of you, dearies! 

Prompt List

Warnings: fake relationship, protective!Fred also, asshole!Cedric and even more asshole!Adrian Pucey... mmm accusations of cheating and I think that’s it :) but always let me know if I missed something :) 

Disclaimer: I don’t own Harry Potter :D gif isn’t mine :)

Your name: submit What is this?

Bad Liar

So look me in the eyes, tell me what you see Perfect paradise, tearing at the seams I wish I could escape, I don't wanna fake it Wish I could erase it, make your heart believe...

It had been a couple of weeks since your 'relationship' with Fred had become public. And, if you were being completely honest, everything seemed to be going… great. Maybe too great. Everyone seemed to buy the whole thing and you didn’t know how easy it would come to you to pretend to be dating one of your closest friends. I mean, basically, the only thing that changed was the physical affection you showed towards one another. Well, maybe not the only thing.

You started noticing all these sweet things that Fred did for you, like waiting for you every day to walk with you to breakfast and then walk you to every class. He always seemed to have something to give you. Like candy, or a flower, or something. When the day for the first task came, Fred waited for you two to go together. And he basically held your hand the entire time since you were scared the whole time.

All of your friends kept saying just how perfect you two looked together. And Cedric hadn’t come near you after your last encounter, so everything seemed to be going according to plan.

“Well, what a lovely view!”

Well, almost everything. You looked back up and saw Adrian on the other side of the shelf.

“Ugh” you rolled your eyes, placing the book back in its place to block him from your view. But that only made him come over to the aisle where you were. “You know, usually when people say ‘ugh’ and roll their eyes, it means they want you to go away. You should be used to it by now” you said, walking down the aisle, but of course, he followed you.

“Why must you always be so rude to me? I’m just trying to have a pleasant conversation with you, sweetheart” he smirked.

“Please, don’t call me that” you threw a fake smile his way before grabbing some other books.

“Why? Because your boyfriend won’t like it?” he mocked you. You sighed, rolled your eyes and looked back at him.

“Because, I don’t like it, Pucey. And yes, I don’t think Fred would like it either” you told him.

“Right… Fred” he said in a mocking tone. “You know, I’ve been curious about your relationship with Weasley” he said, still following you. “When did you two get together again?”

“Not that is any of your business” you said, still wishing for him to go away. “But over the summer” you informed him.

“Right… but, like… when, exactly?” he said, blocking your way.

“What’s it to you, Pucey?”

“I’m just curious about you, you know. Knowing what I have to do for you to finally dump that Weasel” he said making a disgusted face. “And realize that you would be better of with me” he said, smiling charmingly at you.

“Well, let me save you some trouble, Adrian, since you don’t seem to get no for an answer” you said, annoyed. “You don’t have to do anything because I am happy with Fred and even if I wasn’t with Fred, I wouldn’t be with you. I wouldn’t be with you if you were the last wizard, no, the last man on this Earth” you smiled sweetly at him.

“Oh, you look so beautiful when you’re angry, sweets” he said, placing his hand underneath your chin but you pulled away. “Come on, (Y/N), really, what is this whole thing with you and Weasel?”

“Stop calling him that” you snapped. “And I don’t know what you mean by this whole thing-”

“I mean this whole thing about you pretending to date Weasel” he said.

“Pretend?” you asked, trying your best not to sound nervous. “What do you mean pretend?”

“Come on, (Y/N), we both know you’re not really dating Weasley” he insisted.

“Why would you think that?”

“Because… he is not like us" he told you.

“You are a disgusting person, Adrian” you glared at him and tried to walk away but he blocked you again.

“Tell me I’m wrong” he challenged.

“No, you’re right. Fred is not like us. Because he comes from a wonderful family who doesn’t judge people the way you do. He is better than you. In every conceivable way” you smirked, dropping his smile off. This time, you turned around and started walking away until he spoke again.

“So you’ve told them, then?” he asked, making you stop and turned around to face him.

“Excuse me?”

“Well, since you seem to be so fascinated with this Weasel, I assume your parents know all about him” he smirked again.

“Again, Adrian” you said, walking closer to him. “That is none of your business” you glared at him.

“I knew it” he smiled triumphantly. “You haven’t told them” he insisted. “So that means, either, you’re embarrassed to tell them you’re dating a Weasley-”

“How dare you-?”

“Or you’re not really dating him” he shrugged. “I wonder what they would think about this information” he smiled.

“What the fuck do you want, Adrian?” you asked between clenched teeth.

Your parents may not be as awful as the Puceys or Malfoys, but you knew they weren’t exactly thrilled about your friendship with the Weasleys, let alone if you started dating one of them.

“You know what I want, sweetheart” he said, moving closer to you, placing a strand of hair behind your ear.

“You’re nauseating” you glared at him, taking a step back.

“Oh, come on, darling. You wouldn’t want me to tell everyone that you and Weasley are only pretending to date, right? I wonder what would happen if Diggory finds out?” he smiled maliciously at you.

“There’s nothing to find out because Fred is my boyfriend. I don’t care what you believe” you said, turning around again, but this time, he grabbed your wrist.

“Sure you are” he smiled.

“Let go of me” you said, yanking your wrist but he tightened the grip.

“Just admit it-”

“Hey!” you heard someone coming down the hall and felt at least a little relieved when you saw Cedric walking towards you because it made Adrian let go of you. “Is there a problem going on here?”

“I wouldn’t think it’s any of your business, Diggory, since you dumped lovely (Y/N) here” he said with a mocking smile. “Now, I’m curious, was that because she cheated on you with Weasley?”

“Shut the fuck up, Pucey” Cedric snapped, pushing him against the shelf.

“Stop it! What is wrong with both of you?”

“Excuse me, both of us?” Cedric asked, turning to you. “You’re comparing me to this prick?”

“Oh, that’s not fair, Diggory, she likes me best, don’t you, sweetheart?”

“You’re both pricks” you glared at them. “Stay away from me” you said, taking this chance to walk away from them as quickly as possible.

As soon as you were out of the Library, you heard someone following you and he quickly caught up with you.

"Uh, you're welcome" Cedric scoffed, walking next to you.

"I didn't need your help, I don't need you to do anything for me!"

“Right, because it seemed like you and Pucey were having such a wonderful time together-”

“What were you even doing there, Diggory?” you asked, as you stopped walking.

“Well, it’s a Library” he chuckled. “It’s a public place-”

“You rarely went to the Library before” you glared at him. “And I doubt you would now that you’re one of the champions with your groupies all around you” you said, crossing your arms in front of your chest.

“Fine” he sighed. “I was looking for you” he admitted. “I wanted… to apologize for what I said the other day” he started.

“I’m listening” you told him.

"I'm sorry for what I said to you. I didn't mean it, (Y/N). I know you would never do something like that" he said.

"It's fine" you sighed and started walking again.

“R-really?”

“Look, I just want to move past this okay? You’re moving on and I’m moving on, so that’s it” you told him.

“Wait, but… we can’t be friends?”

“You want us to be friends?” you asked, confused.

“Why not?”

“Well, let’s see, you’ve called me a bitch, you accused me of cheating with you and you’ve never really liked Fred so, I honestly don’t see how you would want us to be friends, Cedric” you said, walking away from him.

“Look, I’m trying to be a good person here-”

“Oh, that’s so mighty of you” you rolled your eyes as you saw the girls around the hall sigh dreamily as Cedric walked by.

“Look, I know I’ve said some mean things but I apologized, I was just… hurt” he said, making you stop and turned to him.

“I’m sorry, you were hurt?” you chuckled, sarcastically.

“Yes” he insisted. "Why did it have to be Fred?"

“Oh, Merlin, this again?” you said, getting upset. “Seriously, Cedric? You broke up with me. And you’re with Cho now, so I honestly don’t see how this has anything to do with you-”

“No, I just mean… you know how I felt about Fred the one person that would hurt me to see you with-”

“Oh, I’m sorry, Cedric, honestly. I’m sorry that after you decided to break my fucking heart and then lie to me about you and Cho and then have to see you with Cho, me, moving on with my life and beig someone who actually values me is such an inconvenience for you!” you yelled, turning around and walking away from him. “Stay the fuck away from me, Diggory!”

You quickly made your way to the Gryffindor Common Room, saying the password to the Fat Lady and walking through the portrait. When you walked in, you saw all your friends gathered not far from you.

“(Y/N)” Angelina yelled, happily. “Finally, you’re here!”

“Hey, love” Fred said, getting up and walking over to you, grabbing your books from your hands and giving you a kiss on the cheek. You couldn’t help but notice how that instantly changed your mood a little. “Ready to go?” he asked and you looked at him confused.

Shit, did you forget your plans with Fred? “Uh, g-go-?”

“Yeah, to the Quidditch Pitch” he reminded you with a smile. “We were gonna have a friendly match against Ravenclaw” he said. “I’ve got my scarf and sweater for you to wear” he said, placing his scarf around your neck.

“Oh, r-right. Yeah” you smiled.

“What’s wrong?” he asked frowning.

“What? Uh- nothing” you tried to assure him. “N-nothing, I just have a lot of work to do, but um, let me just get changed and I-”

“Hey, we don’t have to go if you don’t want to” Fred told you.

“Come on, lovebirds! Let’s get going!” you heard Katie say as they all started grabbing their things.

“What- no! Fred, come on, you’ve been looking forward to this” you smiled. “You should go” you insisted.

“You don’t want to come?” he asked, pouting.

You didn’t. You were in a horrible mood and you knew that would only ruin everyone’s time.

“No, yeah, I do” you smiled. “I’m just gonna take a shower first, okay? But I don’t want to make you late, so you should go and I’ll meet you there” you tried.

“Are you sure?” Fred asked, knowing you were hiding something from him.

“Yes, Freddie, just go” you said, giving him a small peck. “I’ll be right there” you nodded.

“Um” he said, still unsure, looking between you and your friends. “Alright” he said, kissing your head and walking after them.

Once you were finally up in your bathroom, you finally let the tears fall. You felt overwhelmed. Everything that happened with Adrian and Cedric just dawned on you and it felt like too much. You also felt guilty for keeping your relationship with Fred. Even if he kept on telling you that he didn’t mind, you couldn’t help but think that this was a huge inconvenience for him. You looked at yourself in the mirror and tried to wipe the tears away. You knew you weren’t going to the Quidditch game. You weren’t in the best mood and you didn’t want to bring anybody down because of it. Especially Fred. You knew he wouldn’t have left if you didn’t tell him you would go and he would definitely have a good time without you there. Better even. Probably. You felt like you were overreacting. Mainly because this is what would happen before. With Cedric. Whenever you were upset, especially if he had Quidditch practice or Merlin forbid, a match, he obviously didn’t have time for your whining. So you learned to deal with it yourself. You thought it was better that way. You grabbed Fred’s Christmas jumper (that he had also given you to make it all more ‘official’) and some pajama shorts and you walked out to your dorm.

“Holy shit!” you jumped scared when you saw someone there.

“Hello, love” Fred smiled from your bed, with what looked like an insane amount of food surrounding him.

“Fred! You scared the shit out of me! What are you doing here?” you asked, confused. “Shouldn’t you be at the Quidditch match? I told you I would get there-”

“No, you wouldn’t” he shrugged.

“E-excuse me?”

“I knew you wouldn’t come” he said. “You’re a terrible liar, love” he laughed.

“I am not” you said, trying to sound offended.

“Yes, you are” he said, as you walked over to him. “What’s wrong?”

“What? N-nothing, I told you-”

“Love, what did I just say? You’re a terrible liar” he repeated.

“Fred, it doesn’t matter okay? It’s stupid, just go to the match?”

“Oh, I’m not going” he informed you. “I’m staying here with you” he said. “Hermione let me borrow her thing to watch movies-”

“She let you?”

“Okay, I might have borrowed it without her knowing” he said, making you laugh. “And I have all of your favorite foods and drinks here so-”

“Fred, why are you doing this?” you asked, feeling your heart flutter.

“Because you’re upset” he said.

“I’m not upset” you insisted, but your eyes were starting to water.

“Yes, you are, love. Just tell me what happened” he said, pulling you to him so you would sit next to him.

"Why do you need to know so bad?"

"So I can cheer you up!"

"It’s not your job to make me feel better!”

"Yes, it is, cheering you up is my job. If you don't want to tell me what's wrong, fine. I don't need to know. But you can never stop me from trying to cheer you up. Fake or not, I am your boyfriend and that is literally in the job description" he told you.

You couldn’t believe that Fred would do something like this for you just because he saw you were upset.

"Then you're fired" you said, trying not to smile.

"You can't fire me!"

“Yes, I can” you said with a little smile.

“Look, if you don’t want to tell me that’s wrong then, fine. I don’t need to know. But that still won’t change the fact that I am here to cheer you up” he smiled.

“B-but the match, I mean, you and Geroge planned the whole thing-”

“I don’t care, (Y/N)” Fred said, grabbing your hand. “We can have another match another day. But I wasn’t going to let you stay here by yourself when I know you’re not okay” he said concerned, making tears start falling down your cheeks. “What’s wrong, love, why are you crying?”

“No, it’s nothing” you said with a smile.

You were crying for a whole different reason now and it was sitting right in front of you. Fred. Who's always there... who always makes you feel better... who always knows how to make you smile... who always listens to you... who can always see the real you... who never makes you apologize for existing. How could it take you this long to realize how sweet Fred always was with you. You didn’t know what to say, so you just threw your arms around his shoulders and pulled him closer.

“It’s okay, love” Fred said when he heard you crying harder.

“I’m sorry” you said, pulling away.

“What? Why are you sorry?” he asked, confused.

“I didn’t want you to miss the Quidditch match” you said, wiping away your tears and looking down at your lap. “Just because I’m in a stupid bad mood-”

“Hey, you don’t have to apologize for that” he insisted, lifting your face with his finger under your chin. “And it’s not stupid if you’re this upset” he insisted. “You don’t have to tell me what happened if you want, but I will not leave until you’re not upset anymore” he told you. “Also, I can’t really go back out there if Hermione finds out I borrowed this from her” he said, making you laugh a little. “But, if you want to talk, I’m all ears, love” he smiled. You sighed deeply. The least you could do was let him know since he skipped the match because of you.

“Well, it’s stupid-”

“It’s not stupid if you’re this upset” he interrupted you. “Did something happen? Do I need to hex someone?”

“No” you chuckled. “I don’t want you to get in trouble for me” you told him.

“I wouldn’t mind-”

“I would” you widened your eyes and he rolled his eyes. “Anyways, it’s just… Adrian” you sighed, frustrated.

“Pucey?” he asked, his expression hardening when you nodded. “What did he say? Did he do anything to you?”

“No, he was just saying stupid things” you told him. “And then, Cedric just came out of nowhere and thought he was being the hero because I finally walked away from Adrian-”

“What did he say to you?”

“Oh, get this, he wants us to be friends because he wanted to be a good person” you said mocking his voice. “And when I told him that we should both just move on, he said he was sorry for what he said to me but he was hurt because I’m with you!”

“Are you serious?” Fred asked, getting as upset as you.

“Yes! He’s acting as if he’s the victim because I am with you now and that you were the one person that would hurt him to see me with and-”

“Why?” he asked, feeling curious and a little proud.

“Why what?”

“I mean I know I’m not his favorite person, but why is he still bugging you about this?”

“Because he never liked you or George” you admitted. “He was always jealous of you two because I was really close with you and because I love you, so now he’s acting as if I’m doing this to get back at him-”

“W-well-”

“Well, I know that, and you know that, and Georgie knows that, but he doesn't know that! What if we were actually dating? I mean he still wants me to take his stupid feelings into consideration when he’s the one that broke up with me in the first place? How selfish is that? He is such a prick!”

“He is, love” Fred smiled, pulling you closer.

“I’m sorry” you said, burying your head in his chest.

“Stop saying sorry” he chuckled.

“It’s just… I know it’s stupid and you had better things to do and-”

“(Y/N), stop, love” Fred said. “I meant what I said. I want to be here and cheer you up. I don’t like seeing you like this and even worse when I know it’s those two assholes who made you feel like this so, I will be hexing them-”

“Freddie-”

“That is not up for discussion. Nobody makes my girl upset” he said, hugging you to him.

“Thank you, Freddie” you said, kissing his cheek.

You pulled away a little and just got lost in his beautiful brown eyes for a moment. You had no idea why all of this just started to feel like it fit perfectly. How Fred’s arms around you felt like the best place in the world. Or the fact that he would go through all this trouble for you made your heart do little jumps. Or how his smile made you smile even wider.

“What?” he asked when you didn’t move.

“N-nothing” you smiled. “I’m just… really lucky to have you” you said, hugging him again. “I love you” you said.

“I love you too” he said, kissing your head. “Oh, I forgot the best part” he said, grabbing his wand. After he pointed it a the ceiling, the lights when out, leaving only fairy lights above your bed.

“Freddie” you said, smiling and feeling a few tears again in your eyes. “This is beautiful” you said, looking at the lights.

“Yes” he said, as he looked at you. “So, what movie do you want to watch?”

When Angelina and Katie came over to get you for dinner, they found you curled up together in your bed, fast asleep, with Fred’s arms wrapped around you and your head resting on his chest.

“Should we wake them?” Katie asked.

“No, we should leave them” Angelina smiled. “They look so adorable together!”

“I know!”

To Be Continued

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[Ch.1] [Ch.2] [Ch.4] [Ch.5]

A/N: ahhh so what do you think? part 4?! xD  

[theeveningrose]

"So look me in the eyes, tell me what you see Perfect paradise tearing at the seams I wish I could escape it, I don't wanna fake it I wish I could erase it, make your heart believe" Imagine Dragons - Bad Liar

[mercuvellia]

When you see someone who looks just like your ex?

So look me in the eyes Tell me what you see Perfect paradise Tearing at the seams I wish I could escape I don't wanna fake it Wish I could erase it Make your heart believe

But I'm a bad liar, bad liar Now you know Now you know That I'm a bad liar, bad liar

lyrics : Bad Liar - Imagine Dragons 

[theimprobabledreamersworld]

Autumn Sun

Thank you @red-imeanblue for helping with the title!

Little drabble that came to mind from the new video- so a couple of spoilers! No warnings needed, platonic or romantic- your choice.

Lyrics from 'Bad Liar' by Imagine Dragons.

Enjoy!

Autumn Sun

"You know... Maybe things really are gonna be okay. Maybe they aren't just... a fantasy."

Janus kept his back turned for a moment longer, he heard the lingering question at the end of Patton's statement. The quiet desperation for the positivity he craved. Janus watched the leaves swirl around him in the abandoned woodland, part of him wishing they could both clamber onto one of the many leaves and escape that constant question on all of their minds.

Could he be sincere enough in his answer to comfort Patton? Was one word enough to provide the security he wasn't getting from anywhere else? Janus hoped that this one small moment would be enough to build even the smallest amount of genuine trust... He could give Patton an answer, Patton just had to believe it

Janus turned around slowly, watching as Patton smiled softly when the leaves danced around him too while eating his treat. As the sun beamed through the looming trees directly onto Patton, Janus felt their eyes meet. It was now or never.

So look me in the eyes,

Tell me what you see,

Perfect paradise,

Tearing at the seams,

I wish we could escape,

I don't wanna fake it,

Wish I could erase it,

Make your heart believe...

"Yes."

Trust me, darling. Trust me, darling.

[vendettavalor]

MUSE PLAYLIST.

AURELIA PTA'HOA

⚔️ main: Princess Mononoke by Sasha Lazard ↳ "Your secret heart belongs to the world of the things that sigh in the dark - oh the things that cry in the dark."

Aurelia comes off as enigmatic and beautiful. But ultimately, she keeps her heart very much in her chest. She is open and honest and compassionate, but she does not where he heart on her sleeve per se. Nobody knows her deepest desires, nor do they know her deepest fears. All they know is that she is sweet, gentle, kind, and very good with animals. She aligns with the dragon imagery of her culture quite well, but she keeps the true reason why as secretive as possible. All the same her people know the truth: that her destiny and her very being belongs to her homeworld and the beasts of its prophecy.

⚔️ silly: Judy You Hung the Moon by HARBOUR ↳ "summer nights together drivin' cobra, no headlights, rum and coca cola - we'll drive all night 503 until the mornin'"

Lighthearted and indicative of her more fun and playful side, Aurelia enjoys spending time in the company of others. She indulges in things that others in the Order raise a brow at. Where others might view drinking soda, driving around all night, playing card games, and dancing like a college kid in a club as questionable and unbecoming, Aurelia prefers to enjoy living life a little more casually than others in the Order might think appropriate.

⚔️ determination: 10,000 Enemies by Emeli Sande ↳ "I feel the whole earth shake, brought to my knees. Although 10,000 strong, I shall be free"

There are few who hold Aurelia's sense of steadfast hope- or stubbornness. No matter how fraught the situation, how slim the odds, or how grim the circumstances, she never yields. Perhaps the goal is inspire others to stand with her through the worst of things - she is quite outspoken and rebellious when she wants to be. Or perhaps it's simply because she really is just that stubborn. In any case, Aurelia concedes to no outside force. Not man, nor God, nor beast will intimidate her or convince her to back down once she's made up her mind.

⚔️ battle: WW III by grandson ↳ 'Tell me what I'm supposed to think when the bullets start to pour, lie about some greater good when you ship me off to war. Thousand dead on either side, is there no one keeping score? I just wanna make it home when you ship me off to war!'

One of the things Aurelia is ashamed of as a Jedi is the fact that she is not just a general, but a good general. In her mind, Jedi were never meant to be anything more than peacekeepers. But the Clone Wars forced them into a position of commanding armies and choosing who lives and who dies. And she's not okay with that. In the Order, she trained to be a healer. She trained to save lives and improve the quality of those who survived wounds or illness. This whole concept of killing people is against everything she stands for and she despises it. She's deeply shaken by the number of dead she's had to help bury, the wounds of war she's had to heal. She's deeply in tune with and connected to the clones she leads and she does not have the heart to sacrifice them, no matter the cause. She puts herself in their shoes and the devastation she feels as a result of losing them breaks her after every battle.

⚔️ sad: Bad Liar by Imagine Dragons ↳ "So look me in the eyes, tell me what you see. Perfect paradise tearing at the seams? I wish I could escape, I don't wanna fake it. Wish I could erase it, make your heart believe - but I'm a bad liar"

Aurelia maintains a terrible habit of repressing everything that makes her sad. She will constantly tell those around her that she's okay but on the inside, she grapples with these intense feelings of inadequacy and paranoid thoughts that she is a danger to the point where she will drown herself in the anxieties and what-if scenarios, choking herself on the fear she conjures up within herself to the point of literally being unable to breathe during panic attacks and meltdowns. She's desperate to talk it out with someone but she fears the reactions that come from telling her secret to others, and the cycle continues until the point of her breaking down.

⚔️ relaxed: Hymn for the Weekend by Coldplay ft. Beyonce ↳ "You said, "Drink from me, drink from me" when I was so thirsty. Pour on a symphony - now I just can't get enough!"

Giving comes naturally to Aurelia. Few things make her feel more relaxed than being able to help people. Seeing others content and in a state of relaxation also relaxes her. It lets her know that she can set down her blade for a while and enjoy life the way it was meant to. When at rest and truly in a zen state, one might even be able to see flowers and plants blooming around Aurelia where she sits. Birds and other wildlife might perch on her or sit around her for the moment, enjoying the peaceful aura she lets off.

⚔️ contemplative: You Say by Lauren Daigle ↳ "I keep fighting voices in my mind that say I'm not enough. Every single lie that tells me I will never measure up. Am I more than just the sum of every high and every low? Remind me once again just who I am because I need to know"

Identity is a constant conflict within Aurelia. The loss of her home and her induction into the Order, her role as a Jedi and her role as a divine reincarnation, her existence as an individual person and her existence as a dragon goddess - all of these identities contradict each other and create this sense of displacement and confusion within Aurelia. In calmer moments when she's alone with the thoughts - usually after something has happened that requires her to confront them - she's left questioning her role, her place in the galaxy, and even her worth as a person. Sometimes the outcome of this pondering is the realization that she is still worthy of love and can offer the galaxy goodness. Other times, it's just the segue into a downward spiral of her own anxieties and doubts.

⚔️ happy: Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles ↳ 'Little darlin', the smile's returning to their faces. Little darlin', it seems like years since it's been here. Here comes the sun'

Aurelia is naturally very cheerful and optimistic. She puts out a radiant energy that hopes to lift the spirits of those around her. She offers a warmth and a comfort to those in distress or harboring sadness. A hug from her or a some comforting chatter can change someone's entire day. She puts out a more positive energy than she often feels in an attempt to spare others the same heartache she feels. Her love of life and her love of others is genuine, inspiring optimism and joy wherever she can plant the seeds of it. She wants others to be happy and be at peace, no matter how bad things seem.

⚔️ love theme: All I Ask of You by Josh Groban and Kelly Clarkson ↳ "Let me be your freedom. Let daylight dry your tears. I'm here, with you, beside you to guard you and to guide you."

Where romance is concerned, Aurelia questions whether she is worthy of it. Due to the internal struggle of her role and identity, as well as past experiences where her secrets are concerned, she often feels that she cannot adequately connect with anyone. She doesn't feel safe trusting herself to love others in case the beast comes out. She doesn't feel safe developing connections because that would mean having to inevitably reveal her secrets, and she's afraid of the rejection she thinks she'll face. She doesn't want to connect with someone, give them her heart, give them her love, and then face the heartbreak of being called a monster when the beast comes out. She pushes people away for that reason. But all the same, she craves intimate connection. She yearns to love and be loved, she yearns to have a wonderful partner and her own children and a big happy family. All she wants is companionship and family. But she's too afraid to pursue it on her own- not to mention the restrictions on attachment in the Order.

⚔️ breakup / heartbreak: Copycat by CircusP ↳ "I'll become what you like. This is what you wanted, right? Sacrifice all I know - I will teach myself to let go"

Aurelia has a terrible habit of trying to adapt herself in ways that will please others that she cares for. Minor changes might be fine, but that's not what she does. She overexerts herself and tries to morph herself into a version of herself that she isn't in an attempt to please them. She sets herself up to be manipulated and strung along - or she exhausts herself playing the role of someone or something she's not and breaks her own heart in the process.

⚔️ failure / defeat: Monster by Imagine Dragons ↳ "If I told you what I was would you turn your back on me? And if I seem dangerous would you be scared? I get the feeling just because everything I touch isn't dark enough, If this problem lies in me; I'm only a man with a candle to guide me. I'm taking a stand to escape what's inside me. A monster, a monster - I've turned into a monster! A monster, a monster - and it keeps getting stronger!"

The greatest failure that Aurelia feels she can fall to is the beast inside. She fears what the dragon within is capable of, and she fears even more what it might do if she does not maintain strict control over it. If she were to somehow lose her free will over herself and the ability control the beast (as she canonly does when Sutek manages to override her consciousness and use her dragon form as a weapon of destruction), she would actually fall apart and break completely. Becoming that monster that everyone fears is her deepest fear, and seeing that happen during her small moment of clarity where she manages to break free of his hold is what drives her to try and spear herself on a statue of him in the hopes that it will stop the carnage. She doesn't want to be a monster. She would rather die than become a monster, and the reason people suffer.

⚔️ final battle: ECHO by Crusher-P (JubyPhonic, Dj-jo cover) ↳ "the trembling fear is more than i can take when i'm up against the echo in the mirror"

By far, Aurelia's biggest battle is in her own mind. Being the child of prophecy where you're seen as a reincarnation of a god that could fix the galaxy as easily as you could completely destroy weighs on her. A lot. This is not helped by the fact that she has no control over her more divine abilities - like turning into a dragon. The few times she's done it by accident due to uncontrolled emotional outbursts has led to her terrifying people and causing unintentional but massive damage to buildings. She's been called a monster so many times and it hurts her so badly. As a result, the dragon her people view as a blessing, she views as her own personal curse. It's a demon that she sees every time she looks in a mirror and constantly feels like she's fighting with - and she's in a losing battle against it.

TAGGED BY: @romancemoon (bless u i love this meme!!!)

TAGGING: @sithsjedi (Dooku) @tacticalvalor (Apollyon) and anyone else who's up for it!

[bleakyblues]

i talked about how Bad Liar reminded me of Kinn and I have been listening to that song on repeat since then and I'm going a bit mental about the lyrics cuz this???

I wage my war, on the world inside

I take my gun to the enemy's side

Oh, I've been askin' for (trust me, darling)

Oh, I've been askin' for (trust me, darling)

Problems, problems, problems

So look me in the eyes

Tell me what you see

Perfect paradise

Tearing at the seams

I wish I could escape

I don't wanna fake it

Wish I could erase it

Make your heart believe

But I'm a bad liar, bad liar

Now you know

Now you know

That I'm a bad liar, bad liar

Now you know, you're free to go

Dammit.

[0shewrites0]

What are some songs/lyrics/quotes that remind you or make you think of Kassam and Aaliyah and/or Lucas and Sienna

Hi nona! Thanks so much for this fun ask!! ❤️

Alright, so I’ll separate it into two parts, starting with Kassam & Aaliyah:

Kassam & Aaliyah

I start each of my chapter in Seamless with a quote so those are all quotes that make me think of them in one way or another. But my faves are probably these:

“So, if you are too tired to speak, sit next to me because I, too, am fluent in silence.” - R. Arnold

“There are worlds in you and I have fallen in love with every one.” - Beau Taplin

“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hate so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.” James Baldwin

Songs/lyrics

I have two whole playlists for Seamless on Spotify - that’s more than 11 hours of songs altogether so 👀

And aside from the fact that the whole fic is based on the song Seamless by Chris Grey, there’s a few songs I immediately linked to either Kassam or Aaliyah or both and here are some of my faves:

Bad Liar, Imagine Dragons

So look me in the eyes // Tell me what you see // Perfect paradise // Tearing at the seams // I wish I could escape // Wish I could erase it // Make your heart believe // But I'm a bad liar

Chasing Cars, Snow Petrol

I need your grace // To remind me // To find my own //If I lay here // If I just lay here // Would you lie with me and just forget the world? // All that I am // All that I ever was // Is here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can see

Demons, Imagine Dragons

Don't wanna let you down // But I am hell-bound // Though this is all for you // Don't wanna hide the truth // When you feel my heat, look into my eyes // It's where my demons hide // Don't get too close, it's dark inside // It's where my demons hide

Fix You, Coldplay

And the tears come streaming down your face // When you lose something you can't replace // When you love someone, but it goes to waste // When you're too in love to let it go // But if you never try, you'll never know // Just what you're worth // Lights will guide you home // And ignite your bones // And I will try to fix you

Lucas & Sienna

Lucas and Sienna were my first babies and although I don’t have a playlist or that many quotes I’ll share a few.

Quotes

“No human being has ever stood so close to my soul as you stand.” - James Joyce

“I want to be with you, it is as simple, and as complicated as that.” - Charles Bukowski

“It’s you. Because no one else makes sense.” - perry poetry

“Don’t ask if I’m happy, you know that I’m not. But, at best, I can say I’m not sad. ‘Cause hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have.” - Lana del Rey

Songs/lyrics

Him & I, G-Eazy ft. Halsey

Cross my heart, hope to die // To my lover, I'd never lie // He said "be true,” I swear I'll try // In the end, it's him and I // He's out his head, I'm out my mind // We got that love, the crazy kind // I am his, and he is mine // In the end, it's him and I

Said I Loved You But I Lied, Michael Bolton

Said I loved you, but I lied // ‘Cause this is more than love I feel inside // Said I loved you, but I was wrong // ‘Cause love could never ever feel so strong

Video Games, Lana del Rey

It's you, it's you, it's all for you // Everything I do // I tell you all the time // Heaven is a place on earth with you

[takeachanceontoday]

Oh, hush, my dear, it's been a difficult year And terrors don't prey on Innocent victims Trust me, darling, trust me darling It's been a loveless year

I'm a man of three fears Integrity, faith and Crocodile tears Trust me, darling, trust me, darling

So look me in the eyes Tell me what you see Perfect paradise Tearing at the seams

[fantasmalforces]

So look me in the eyes // Tell me what you see

Perfect paradise // Tearing at the seams

I wish I could escape // I don't wanna fake it

Wish I could erase it // Make your heart believe

But I'm a bad liar, bad liar

Now you know

Now you know

I'm a bad liar, bad liar

Now you know, you're free to go

[starrybobatea]

Megamind as song lyrics

the character himself. i’m not including the songs on the soundtrack cause i’m sure it’s pretty obvious, a lot of them will be slightly emotional though

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I can’t quite contain or explain my evil ways, or explain why I’m not sane. All I can say is this is your warning

No, can’t count the list of things I know are wrong with me, no need to justify them

- Duality, Set It Off

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If I fail, I’ll fall apart. Maybe it is all a test, cause I feel like I’m the worst so I always act like I’m the best

I know exactly what I want and who I want to be, I know exactly why I walk and talk like a machine, I’m now becoming my own self-fulfilled prophecy

- Oh No!, MARINA

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This is how the world works, you gotta leave before you got left

They’re burning all the witches even if you aren’t one, they got their pitchforks and proof, their receipts and reasons

Go ahead and light me up

They say I did something bad, then why’s it feel so good? Most fun I ever had, and I would do it over and over and over again if I could, it just felt so good

- I Did Something Bad, Taylor Swift

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I don’t dress for villains or for innocents, I’m on my vigilante shit again

- Vigilante Shit, Taylor Swift

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I wake up screaming from dreaming, one day I’ll watch as you’re leaving cause you got tired of my scheming for the last time

I’ll stare directly at the sun but never in the mirror, it must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero

- Anti-Hero, Taylor Swift

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And I cut off my nose just to spite my face, then I hate my reflection for years and years

I’ve been the archer, I’ve been the prey. Screaming, who could ever leave me, darling? But who could stay?

They see right through me, I see right through me, I see right through me

All the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put me together again, cause all of my enemies started out friends

Combat, I’m ready for combat

- The Archer, Taylor Swift

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So look me in the eyes, tell me what you see. Perfect paradise tearing at the seams, I wish I could escape it, I don’t wanna fake it. Wish I could erase it, make your heart believe but I’m a bad liar - Bad Liar, Imagine Dragons

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Moving on was always easy for me to do, it hits different, it hits different cause it’s you

- Hits Different, Taylor Swift

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I brought you down to your knees, cause they say that misery loves company

It’s not your fault I ruin everything, and it’s not your fault I can’t be what you need

Baby, angels like you can’t fly down to hell with me, I’m everything they said I would be

- Angels Like You, Miley Cyrus

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I didn’t have it in myself to go with grace, and you’re the hero flying around, saving face

Cause when I’d fight, you used to tell me I was brave; And if I’m dead to you , why are you at the wake? Cursing my name, wishing I stayed, look at how my tears ricochet

And I can go anywhere I want, anywhere I want, just not home

And you can aim for my heart, go for blood, but you would still miss me in your bones

You had to kill me, but it killed you just the same

- my tears ricochet, Taylor Swift

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Achilles and his gold, Hercules and his gifts, Spiderman’s control and Batman with his fists, and clearly I don’t see myself up on that list

And Superman unrolls a suit before he lifts, but I’m not the kind of person that it fits

- Something Just Like This, The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

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My past has tasted bitter for years now, so I wield an iron fist

For all of the light that I shut out, for all of the innocent things that I doubt, for all of the bruises I’ve caused in the tears, for all of the things I’ve done all these years

For the sparks that I stomped out, for all of the perfect things that I doubt, I’ll be good and I’ll love the world, like I should

- I’ll Be Good, Jaymes Young

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In love with being noticed and afraid of being seen

- No Complaints, Noah Kahan

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I can change everything about me to fit in

I’m still on that tightrope, I’m still trying everything to get you laughing at me

And I’m still a believer but I don’t know why. I’ve never been a natural, all I do is try, try, try. I’m still on that trapeze, I’m still trying everything to keep you looking at me

- mirrorball, Taylor Swift

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Power went to my head and I couldn’t stop. Ones I loved tried to help, so I ran them off. And here I sit alone behind walls of regret, falling down like promises that I never kept

Smoke billows from my ships in the harbor, people look at me like I’m a monster

Never wanted you to hate me

My castle’s crumbling down and I watch all my bridges burn to the ground, and you don’t want to know me, I will just let you down, you don’t wanna know me now

- Castles Crumbling, Taylor Swift & Hayley Williams

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I got the things I wanted, it’s just not what I imagined

Well, sometimes I feel like I don’t wanna be where I am, getting drunk at a club with my fair weather friends, push away all the people who know me the best

Every good thing has turned into something I dread, and I’m playing the victim so well in my head, but it’s me who’s been making the bed

- making the bed, Olivia Rodrigo

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It’s half my fault, but I just like to play the victim

- Stick Season, Noah Kahan

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If you fail to plan, you plan to fail, strategy sets the scene for the tale

No one wanted to play with me as a little kid, so I’ve been scheming like a criminal ever since to make them love me and make it seem effortless

This is the first time I’ve felt the need to confess, and I swear, I’m only cryptic and Machiavellian cause I care

- Mastermind, Taylor Swift

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It’s alright, just wait and see, your string of lights is still bright to me, who you are is not where you’ve been, you’re still an innocent

It’s okay, life is a tough crowd, 32 and still growing up now, who you are is not what you did

Time turns flames to embers, you’ll have new Septembers, every one of us has messed up too

Lives change like the weather, I hope you remember today is never too late to be brand new

- Innocent, Taylor Swift

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There are so many lines that I’ve crossed unforgiven, I’ll tell you the truth but never goodbye

Luck of the draw only draws the unlucky, and so I became the butt of the joke. I wounded the good and I trusted the wicked

I once believed love would black and white, but it’s golden

I don’t wanna look at anything else now that I saw you, and I don’t wanna think about anything else now that I thought of you

- Daylight, Taylor Swift

[bluebellhairpin]

Look me in eyes, tell me what you see? Perfect paradise, tearing at the seams.

[zhivchik]

bad liar | jamfilm au so look me in the eyes tell me what you see perfect paradise tearing at the seams