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GIRL DIRECTION FIC REC, Part II: Below you will find more fics where Harry and Louis fall under the sapphic label. (Part I)

📖 Once a Gentle Breeze by @ireallysawanangel (48k)

With nothing but the small sum of money in her bank account and the few bags holding all of her belongings, Harry moved from her small hometown to London to pursue her dreams of becoming a songwriter. To afford her bills and avoid eviction while desperately trying to immerse herself in the London music scene, she took a job at a bar. But it wasn’t the type of bar she was expecting it to be.

Or the girl direction Coyote Ugly AU.

📖 Oh, That's What I Want by @lululawrence (38k)

Louis is 42 and newly divorced with her four daughters off to college when she realizes all the plans she used to have for her life no longer fit. Just as she's starting to figure things out, she meets Harry Styles who proves sometimes starting over turns out so much better than sticking with the original plan.

📖 just tell me you love me (that's all i need to hear) by @finelinelarents (21k)

The one where they just can't get it right, until they do.

📖 I know I've got this (because I've had it all along) by @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed (16k)

The card is purple, the letters printed on it in black, with an almost lace looking overlay over the words. There’s what might be a bow belonging to a cute pair of panties separating Harry’s name from the service they offer. It’s a cute card.

It’s what’s on the other side that has Louis’ stomach in a knot.

Good for one (1) photography session and up to thirty (30) photos of your choice.

📖 True as it Can Be by @beelou (11k)

a Beauty and the Beast au, but make it girl direction

📖 Ride the W.A.V.E. by @becomeawendybird (7k)

Petty officer Louis Tomlinson can't resist a good thing when it's right in front of her.

📖 never forget it by @finelinegynandromorph (8k)

harry and louis haven't seen each other in 20 years. they go for a swim

📖 you were right in front of me by @non-binharry (6k)

Harry is a service top, and Louis is her adoring butch daddy.

📖 Not A God Or A Hero by @dreamerdivingheadfirst (6k)

given a chance to be their true selves, Harry and Louis try again.

📖 Perfume Purgatory by @littleroverlouis (4k)

Louis is enduring the purgatory of selling perfume as a seasonal employee at the department store where her girlfriend, Harry, is employed.

She still hates the mall but needs the extra cash to purchase Harry a special gift.

📖 Wouldn’t Have it Any Other Way by @parmahamlarrie (4k)

It has been ages since Louis and Harry have been on a proper date night. Between work and their two young kids, they just don't have the time anymore. With one text, Louis makes sure to change that, and Harry has very clear ideas on how she wants the night to end.

📖 i, i feel like fuckin' something by @kingonafiftymetreroad (4k)

Harry's waited two weeks to try out her new toy. She gets more than she bargained for.

📖 Witch Girlfriend Drabbles by @absoloutenonsense (3k)

Harry is a witch and Louis is her mortal girlfriend.

📖 when we're finished saying nothing by @disgruntledkittenface (3k)

Louis has barely woken up when she realizes that Harry is still mad from the night before. The silent treatment that Harry prefers when she’s like this isn’t going to achieve anything, so Louis gets up to apologize only to find out there’s more going on with her mate than she thought. That’s when her instincts take over.

An alpha/alpha AU inspired by Written All Over Your Face.

📖 little pink skirt by @ialwaysknewyouwerepunk (2k)

Harry, Louis, Zayn and Liam are at a festival. It's the afternoon of the last day, and they're lounging on the grass before the action starts, still recovering from the night before. There's a bunch of sexual tension between H and L from where things left off in their drunken haze. When Louis tries to light a spliff, the wind makes it impossible to do so, for which Harry has an ingenious idea. And then one thing leads to another.

📖 This Christmas (to the one I've been missing) by @larrysballetslippers (2k)

Louis almost made it to the end of her shift before someone familiar stepped into the store. A long awaited Christmas tale.

📖 Doc In My Box by @homosociallyyours (2k)

Faced with lots of extra stress at work, Louis hasn't really felt like she could let go sexually in a while. She's pretty sure that a visit to a certain gynecologist will help change that, though.

📖 make my christmas eve 4 carats please by @loveislarryislove (2k)

For Louis' birthday/Christmas present, Harry gives her a lapdance -- with more than just one kind of wetness involved.

📖 Wrap Me Up In All Your.. by @yoursolosong (1k)

After a long terrible day, all Harry wants is to be wrapped in Louis' scent and the safety of their nest.

#girl direction fics #hlcreators #hljournal #yourlarrysource

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novafire-is-thinking · 2 years

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Behind the Playlist - Transformers: Prime Edition (Part 19 of 22: Soundwave)

Link to the other posts in my Behind the Playlist series

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A superior playlist for one of the truest Decepticons to ever traverse the stars. I made sure that most of my song choices lined up with defining aspects of his character without needing words. The songs that do have lyrics provide further structure and glimpses into specific parts of his story that stand out to me.

Intended overarching themes and/or qualities: The Silent Strategist, Loyalty, Power Behind the Throne

My personal favorite(s) from this playlist: Cathedral, Firestarter, Loyal, Night Vision, Masters of Time, The One to Survive, Secrets In Your Head, Erase the Memory, Alone, Firebird, Bounce, Valor, Spartan, and Ottumn

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Full song list and explanations under the cut:

Cathedral by Volta

I love how the music here seems to capture Soundwave’s wordless taunting conveyed in the way he conducted himself (body language, fighting style, etc.)

Soundwave by Valerio Reali

Soundwave superior.

W.A.V.E. (Bonus Track) by Emil Rottmayer

Megatron’s right-hand ‘wave. The true second-in-command.

Firestarter (Doug Weir Remix) by Manafest

“I've never been the one to blaze a path / But I've never been the type that just gets walked all over / I don't normally overreact / But I just can't sit here waiting / For someone to initiate it / I won't sit back and watch it waste away”

Once a member of Cybertron’s high council, Soundwave saw the deteriorating state of Cybertronian society and was moved by the suffering of the lower castes. No one else was taking effective action to relieve the suffering of Cybertron’s people, and he refused to sit around waiting for them to do so. His vehement resignation from the high council was a major wake up call.

“I wanna be a fire starter / You can help me if you wanna / We can spread and make the whole world light up / Light up, light up”

I like to think of this as the essence of what Soundwave would have said to Megatron when he recognized the latter’s revolutionary potential.

“Do the right thing and don't look back / They can judge me, but they won't ever suffocate me / I can see through the truth and all the lies / You can tell me it's not worth fighting / But I've seen it, I believe it / I won't stand by and watch it waste away”

Soundwave is nothing if not resilient. He’d been part of the rebellion against the Quintessons and witnessed Cybertron’s Golden Age. When things started devolving during The Age of Rust, he saw through the empty talk of the other members of The Council. Soundwave did what they were too afraid to do by living like those in the lower castes in order to ignite change.

Loyal by ODESZA

Semper fidelis

(Latin: ‘always faithful / loyal’)

Ultraviolet by Aevi

Soundwave made purple bio lights cool before Dark Energon.

Electricity - Original mix by DOWN

Soundwave and Laserbeak were the only two bots in TFP with the ability to disable opponents via direct electric shock. First, I wonder how much more energon that used up per shock. Also, why didn’t Soundwave use it on Wheeljack during their tussle over the resonance blaster? Because having Soundwave stand over Wheeljack with the sound weapon in hand was much cooler, of course.

Night Vision by Lindsey Stirling

You know the scene in Triage where Soundwave arrived to retrieve an injured Laserbeak at night as a terrified Ratchet hid? This song makes me think of that scene.

Masters of Time by Iván Torrent

I think this song matches Soundwave’s air of mystery and pure effectiveness as the sharpest* bot under Megatron’s command.

*physically and mentally

Break The Silence by The FifthGuys

He broke his silence once in the entirety of TFP. And it was awesome.

Carry On by The Score, AWOLNATION

“When it's cold in this wild, wild world / Everyone's trying to dig your grave / I carry on / When you're told you don't the fit the mold / Now everybody's got a say / I carry on / When the madness all around us starts to take it's toll / I carry on / It's a long, dark, winding road we're on / Oh, I carry on”

@onewingedsparrow introduced this one to me a while back. I think it’s a great fit for Soundwave because I can interpret it as expressing the apathy he displayed in TFP. By the time we met him in the show, he was far from the passionate defender of the oppressed portrayed in The Covenant of Primus. It’s reasonable to assume that, as a way to survive the pain of war, Soundwave became indifferent and carried on by holding too tightly to his blind trust in Megatron and his methods.

The One to Survive by Hidden Citizens, Josh Bruce Williams

“I'm a winner / I'm a fighter / Here to stay / And you're gonna remember my name / No nothing can stand in my way / This what I live for / This is my game

Even if the sky is falling / Even if the waters rise / Even if the world is ending / I will make it out alive / I will be the one to survive”

“Survivalist” is a term that comes to mind when I think of Soundwave and his predominant mindset. He stayed away from direct confrontation most of the time, but it was extremely difficult to take him out of a fight once he did get involved. His gift for calculated risk enabled him to survive to the end of the war, even outliving Megatron (until his resurrection, of course).

Resonance by Scott Buckley

A nod to the Resonance Blaster.

Secrets In Your Head by UNSECRET, Jillian Edwards

I can only imagine the weight of all the secrets and memories Soundwave carried within his mind. I’ve played with angsty headcanons related to why he might have held onto memories so tightly, but I’ll wait to share those another time.

Erase the Memory by Sparkee

Erasing particular memories of his may have been something Soundwave was able to do, but chose not to for multiple reasons. One of which was the fact that his memories—both the good and the bad—were vital to his survival and the survival of the Decepticon cause.

Alone by Altrøx

After losing all but one minicon/cassette companion, his closest* friend, and the cause he’d dedicated his life to, I’m sure Soundwave’s loneliness and despair were nearly crushing at some point during his stay in the Shadowzone. He had no one else but Laserbeak and a terrorcon for company. I do wonder if he managed to kill terrorcon Skyquake though…

*I have doubts about their closeness, but it’s at least a personal headcanon.

Firebird by Phil Rey, Felicia Farerre

My first impression of this song led me to associate it with a younger Soundwave when he was an up-and-coming gladiator in the pits: Guarded, a quick learner, swift, and shouldering an unusual background compared to that of the typical gladiator. Also, as I’ve said before, Soundwave dances when he fights, and this instrumental captures that beautifully.

Bounce by Altrøx

I associate this one here with Soundwave’s latter years in the pits after he’d gained more experience. Of course, this led him to eventually meet Megatron as an equal in the match that would open the door for them to join forces as revolutionaries. Both being popular gladiators, they each would have had many loyal followers and fans, most of whom probably joined together to form the early Decepticon movement.

Violent Purple by meganeko

Violent Purple? Violent Violet? Either one applies to Soundwave.

Valor by Alpine Universe

valor: (n.) strength of mind or spirit that enables an individual to encounter danger with firmness; personal bravery

Spartan by Altrøx

Yes, I’m aware that Spartan soldiers were different from gladiators. However, while Soundwave and most of the other early Decepticons started out as gladiators, they had to learn to be more like a disciplined Spartan military force during the war. More accustomed to being pitted against one another as individuals, they eventually became brothers-in-arms in a way similar to the specially trained soldiers of Sparta. So, vaguely: Gladiatorial skills & ruthlessness + Spartan mindset & discipline = Earliest Decepticon forces. At least, I like to think so. History-to-fiction info dump aside, this song gives me Soundwave vibes.

Ottumn by Tales of the Forgotten, Bill Hemstepat, Dylan C. Jones

Like Megatron and other top gladiators, Soundwave would have honed his skills in the Pits of Kaon. This sharp instrumental track makes me think of the city of Kaon.

Rule Number Five by In Uchronia

Vibes.

TRAILBLAZING by Vo Williams

Similar to Firestarter, this song captures the original intention and passion that Soundwave would have had when he first began seeking a way to bring lasting change to Cybertron’s deeply corrupt system.

The Game Has Changed by Daft Punk

Soundwave is nothing if not a game changer. If he’d sided with the Autobots, they would have won in no time. Also, I can’t help but notice that with a color change or two, Soundwave would fit right in if he were dropped into the world of Tron.

Cymatics by Nigel Stanford

If you have not watched the music video and behind-the-scenes experiment videos for this, PLEASE do. It is the most Soundwave thing ever.

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Notes:

This post series is in alphabetical order. Next up are Starscream and Ultra Magnus.

As I add more songs to the playlist, I’ll update this post.

#transformers prime #transformers prime playlists #tfp #tfp playlists #transformers #transformers playlists #tfp soundwave #soundwave #maccadam #behind the playlist #Spotify #soundwave superior

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