#also Cosmo Sheldrake is very good

[crazylittlejester]

Do you have a list if songs that fit some of the Lu boys? If you do can you share them?

I have playlists for all of em!! Some of the songs are based more on vibe than lyrics, but I’ll pick one song (spoiler alert: I failed to only pick one) for each of em!! (my friend says this really shows how i interpret all of em lmao and it’s also a bit reflective of what i think their music tastes would be like, but here ya go):

Wild: The World We Knew (or Little Talks by Of Monsters and Men)

Warriors: GOSSIP (ft. Tom Morello) (or I Bet On Losing Dogs by Mitski, OR Starships by Nicki Minaj, OR She Looks Like Fun by Arctic Monkeys, it’s very hard for me to not keep listing off songs rn I have SO many more-)

Four: The Moss (or Runaway by Aurora)

Twilight: From The Start (or Southern Nights by Glen Campbell because I genuinely think he would like and listen to that song, also Neon Moon by Brooks & Dunn)

Time/Mask: Separate Ways (or Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin OR Don’t Cry by Guns N’ Roses)

Hyrule: La Vie: A Colors Show (or Jusqu’ici tout va bien by GIMS)

Legend: Mama, specifically this version (or Bernadette by IAMX OR Immortals by Fallout Boy)

Wind: Puppy Princess (or Feel Good Inc. by Gorillaz)

Sky: Rises the Moon (or Mr. Loverman by Ricky Montgomery)

if you have any questions about why i stuck a specific song with a specific character i will do my best to answer coherently or if you want more of my playlists for each of em just ask aldkdkdk

[valsansretovr]

if it's not already been asked – sir gawain? just in general or from whatever text you choose. alternatively, guinevere. thx :)

I will do Gawain my special boy for a little bit of Arthurian *seasoning* for my blog. returning to my roots….may reblog this later with more incoherent thoughts abt Guinevere

first impression: bisexual guy who is also a HUGE cunt. but in a compelling way.

my impression now: bisexual guy who is also a HUGE cunt. but in a compelling way. I’m joking…..I do think he’s probably one of my favourite characters of all time (at least. the character that I produced by stabilising a broad range of data abt him) I think he is a master social player lol? Hyper aware of the rules of the genre and will be able to manipulate them for his own gain? Very selfish and very narcissistic in a way? But also extremely loyal to his family and very respectful to women (whether or not this is bc it benefits him I will leave up to ur interpretation)

Favourite thing abt the character: excellent fashion sense, occasional cunty one liner

Least favourite thing: honestly don’t know off the top of my head. I don’t like interpretations of his character where he is ‘too’ good—to me he is a consummate player in the game of chivalry, he is so violent but there is this sense of him being like “may god grant you a good day sir” to a man he’s abt to decapitate

Favourite scene: when a man challenges him to a duel bc his gf is in love with him and Gawain tells him that he cannot be blamed if god made him so handsome 😌 he’s my king I fear

Favourite interaction: Gawain and Arthur actually! When his brothers die and he runs to him weeping and goes ‘my king, my lord, my uncle!”

A character I wished he’d interacted with more: his MUM

Another character he reminds me of: no clue

A hc: his name starts with a G because it is a reference to his grandfather Gorlois! The G kind of links him back to his mother and to her parentage!

A song that reminds me of that character: ok YES I have a playlist (!!) that is just songs abt birds and family and it’s my Orkney bros playlist lmao? The birds are a ref to their family crest….the idea was songs that the brothers would sing together as this is canonically something they do :(

In our Talons - Bowerbirds

Hooves - Bowerbirds

Cuckoo Song - Cosmo Sheldrake

Unpopular opinion: I don’t mind when adaptations make morgan le fay his mother! i actually really like it lmao !! I know some medieval texts say that his mother is a sorceress of some kind who has told him stuff abt the future so yeah why not!

[the-dye-stained-socialite]

Mr wines playlist 👀

Obligatory songs about alcohol:

Johnny Jump Up - Minstrels of Mayhem version (okay warning this one does use the c slur. also this song jumpscares me every time with bedlam. but it's fun!!! alcohol of Supremely Fuck You Up)

Johnny Tarr - Gaelic Storm (imagining wines going on a bender and drinking the fifth city dry)

Never Drink 'em Dry - Gaelic Storm (^ funny sequel, catholic, the end makes me laugh, cannot recommend the above without adding in this)

Cider Road - the Dreadnoughts (I've watched your cities rise and fall to dust. yes it's about alcohol but also. i think it fits. i already used gintleman's club for rory but that song is good here too)

with that out of the way, actual playlist:

Pelicans We - Cosmo Sheldrake (this one is hard to explain but just. birds who think themselves kings and queens and better than others is very wines to me)

Are You Satisfied? - Marina and the Diamonds (big bat incredibly dissatisfied after being cast from the sky. it's Not Coping Well!! and possibly trying to overcompensate!)

King of the Clouds - P!ATD (dissociation and remembering being a king... and maybe thinking of a certain someone)

What's Happened to Soho? The Correspondents (it getting kicked out of party time in the sky to go to. a fucking cave.)

Cult of Dionysus - The Orion Experience (hedonism!!!! make the white jealous!!!! have fun and drink it all away!!!! religion, but greek pantheon)

bonus O songs:

Thistle and Weeds - Mumford and Sons (this makes me think of like. end of nemesis post-ambition depression drop)

Jabberwocky - Erutan (O fighting the white in a fairytale, yes i know it's just the poem being sung but like. i like it)

[activatebutterflyshield]

Songs that make me really really really want to learn animation so I can make epic sequences with them as the soundtrack

- Notos by the Oh Hellos, itd make a great phoenix-rising, defeated-character-realizing-their-power-and-absolutely-destroying-someone-who-did-them-real-trauma thing. Also the metaphors and imagery. “Every inhale I take, swallow the ocean whole and I am one / With the hurricane, tall as the tide that laps with a rabid tongue”??? “With every exhale I break you down with a fury, I lay the hills undone / Like a dog gone untamed, bellowing out a river from my lungs”??????

- Boreas by the Oh Hellos, the perfect sort of ‘Im completely defeated but by god I’m still going to do something to help’

- Okay I should just include all of the Four Winds EPs in here. Get over here, Eurus and Zephyrus. Passerine and Rio Grande specifically.

- The Horror and the Wild by the Amazing Devil, see this one fandom post I made that was basically a desperate attempt to visualize an animatic I could never make

- Chords by the Amazing Devil, entirely different vibes but bloody hell it lights a fire in my heart every time I hear it. Just. “We were the winter nights / So you could be the morning snow / Your life begins by leaving / And our love is shown / In the letting go”????????

- Rockslide by the Crane Wives. Im writing a whole thing about that album, Coyote Stories’, relationship with climate change and the generally horrible state of the world and this song is the reason. “Oh I pray today my soul to keep / But we best get a move on or the devil we will meet”?? I mean. Mates. It hits hard.

- Sleeping Giants by the Crane Wives. Same album as Rockslide and just as strong if not more so. It would make for a great call-to-war or prelude-to-a-big-ol-battle.

- Rule #3 Paperwork by Fish in a Birdcage. By goodness is Paperwork underrated (though methinks Rule #2 Moonlight is even more underrated but thats just a good song) and I love it to death. Just a great song for an easygoing time. Or, alternatively, a great song for a subtle call to action.

- Rule #33 Pyre by Fish in a Birdcage. Its just great. A final, fond farewell from a beloved parent or mentor or loved one or other dear person telling you that you’ll be fine after they’re gone. Also the accordion is really neat in this one. “Trust yourself and live it your way”. It just is great.

- WOLVES OF THE REVOLUTION. ARCADIAN WILD. This gave so much inspiration for writing a revolution and the people involved in it. Its perfect for that arc. It doesnt bloody matter if said revolution is in a war tragedy of a fanfic.

Theres more but I dont have much to say about them, so just know that Horse Soldier, Horse Soldier (Corb Lund), Solar Waltz (Cosmo Sheldrake), Mvmt II Begin and Never Cease (The Oh Hellos (really bloody Christian but its so good just music wise)(Also Christmas as hell)), The Day Goes On (Bill Wurtz), and my very dear Discord’s Smallest Violin (The AJR Discord) are also very dear to my heart and would probably become something if I had enough commitment and free time and all those other extremely volatile factors to actually learn how to animate. I will, someday. But that day is not today.

Also I swear to you @writer-of-random-things I am writing the climate-change-Coyote-Stories thing. It exists. Or, about half of it exists. I got to The Hand That Feeds and its. Uh. A lot.

[mishacakes]

Do you have any playlists for Alice and the Nightmare? And may I also recommend "Come Along" by Cosmo Sheldrake? Their music in general has a very whimsical-wonderIandian vibe from the lyrics to the sound.

hey i am SO GLAD you asked!! THANK YOU!!! Soooo much of Alice is inspired by music, even the title itself (referencing bands like “Florence + The Machine” and “Marina and the Diamonds”)

I have SEVERAL PLAYLSITS, this one was made as a soundtrack for Book 1 (the first 4 chapters)

and the entirety of Chapter 9 has a song assigned to every page in the alt text! It was a fun little project and here’s the playlist for that!

and here’s one that’s Just Nightmare Vibes, it’s a good one tbh

Happy listening!!!💖💖💖 and I’ll definitely check that out thank you for the recommendation!

[mrghostrat]

IM HOME

i survived 4hrs of spoonless socialisation and we’re all very relieved to be in bed, with a fat cup of tea and a half sketched crowley (puppy selfie below)

thank u sm everyone who sent me asks… i lost reception for most of the party but i saw a few before my phone borked so it was nice having replies to think about 😭💛

also the party was fine there were just so many people in such a small space and my mask kept slipping and im just glad to be home

I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS LATELY!! i wanna start wearing cologne but dont know what i want. but i keep coming back to soft bakery smells like sweet vanilla and bread and coconut. and if i didn't have a choice about it, i would probably also smell like dust and mouldy books because i just fuckin sit there all day thhfthpf

thank you angel <3 i have a sort of broad music taste but am also very picky?? but i think the easiest way to describe what i like is rock, electro, and all the alternative offshoots of those. i love a good repetitive thump and clap but i need layers to hold my interest.

i love weird voices (alt j, tv on the radio, cosmo sheldrake) and out of place instruments (menomena, fall out boy, glass animals) and OH, oh, i love falsetto singers (everything everything, mother mother, awolnation, hippo campus, the wombats)

[strawbubbysugar]

Ship in a Bottle is SUCH a good song, I was so pleasantly surprised to see it on Moon’s playlist!

Do you mind if I recommend you a few songs? Light My Love by Greta Van Fleet and Never Ever Getting Rid of Me from the Waitress musical both give MASSIVE Sun vibes for me :3 A Monster in Paris from it’s OST also does, but with more of the context of Moon being deep under the virus’s influence and Sun on his own to deal with the backlash/anxiety of the whole ordeal

Less confident on this one! (may be more personal preference than anything lol) but Birthday Suit by Cosmo Sheldrake has always reminded me of the DCA, it’s very bouncy and playful but also has this ominous undertone to it!

Sorry if this is forward! I’m just such a sucker for finding just those right songs to perfectly fit characters, I do it for my own OCs all the time lol

- Opal :]

ehehe ty for all the delicious recs!!! <3

[a-minke-whales-tale]

Hi I think your soul is pretty

have you ever listend to cosmo sheldrake?

my partner loves him and he has a song that uses whale calls as instrumentals that might make you feel good and silly in the soul

also goodness I love the page you have going here, I love watching your experience, I'm terrified of the ocean, like thalassophobia among other things, so I'm a little scared of you, whales scare me, but like looking at how beautiful your experience is is kinda helping me get over that fear

keep swimming oh great beast

Aw thanks friend!

I have not! One thing I find though is that most whale calls used in media tend to be that of humpbacks or significantly tone shifted to be hearable to a human ear. Our calls are unfortunately rather poorly documented but here you can listen to a common minke call which is very different to the standard whale calls!

I am glad you enjoy my writings and ramblings! I hope someday you will not fear us as we are quite friendly and curious animals. Also minkes are pretty small as whales go! We are generally only 7-9 meters, and in my head I am scarcely larger than a new born calf around 3,5 meters. I hope someday you too can swim free, in whatever manner that means to you friend!

[zylphiacrowley]

5 10 Songs I'm Into rn

I was tagged by both @hythlodaes and @midnightmagicks so... I'm gonna list 10 songs instead because I have so many I always want to list for these. Not tagging anyone else because my memory is bad and I don't remember who all has done it anymore, but if you haven't and you want to do it, tag me in it and tell 'em I sent you! Under a cut to save your scroll wheel.

Orion by IVEEN

I had to go back and make sure I didn't list this one the last time I was tagged in this. Good news I didn't! So now I get to link it! Beautiful harp music and IVEEN has ethereal mermaid fairy vibes.

2. Glass Piano by Kathleen

Just a vibe tbh. Also like the stuttered lyrics.

3. I Don't Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance) by Glass Animals

Sometimes it be that way, don't it? Anything by Glass Animals is good tho (as long as it isn't Heatwaves... Heatwaves is a fine song I guess but it's been overplayed on the radio so that kind of ruined it for me).

4. Dh’èirich mi moch, b' fheàrr nach do dh’èirich by Julie Fowlis

I do not speak the language, but I feel like you don't have to. It's a very pretty almost bittersweet sounding song. Like reminiscing on a once happy memory that was somehow made sad but still brings you peace.

5. Technicolor Beat by O Wonder

I guess it's appropriate that a song called "Technicolor Beat" would have a really nice beat and vibe to it.

6. Heart Worth Breaking by The Midnight

Did I maybe use a line from this song for one of my Wolship things? Perhaps... I've been obsessed with The Midnight since the first time I heard them. Very much "driving through the city in the 80s, the rain hitting your windows and the neon lights illuminating the night" vibes. Also highly recommend both Shadows and Vampires (for the sexy sax solos).

7. We Keep On Running by What So Not & TOTO

I... I'm pretty sure this is What So Not and The TOTO... like Africa TOTO. I've been obsessed with it lately tho.

8. Home by Katie Turner

I found this while looking for sweet sappy love songs that evoke a sense of yearning lol. It didn't exactly work for what I was looking for at the time but it def delivers on all fronts (and I am putting a pin in it as a "maybe" for later).

9. By and Down the River by A Perfect Circle

I've been vibing with my old high school era tastes in music again lately so that includes plenty of A Perfect Circle.

10. Soil by Cosmo Sheldrake

This one is a super new release! I'm always down for some Cosmo Sheldrake. The whole album project that this song comes from is pretty good from what I've listened to so far. Also Cosmo Sheldrake is now intrinsically linked to Erenville in my brain because nature and wildlife and the fact that I had his music on repeat for hours when I was drawing him one day so there's that. :)

[shytastemakerthing]

Hi there I go by Voidless! (She/Her or They/Them). I'm in search of a romantic matchup for the TWST boys

● I tend to be forthright with my emotions, yet there's this current of sensitivity to rejection that I sometimes forget is there.

● I like share knowledge and fun anecdotes! It can be rather forceful in conversations when I have something to say though.

● I think I may have some abandonment issues... There's this deep fear of not measuring up.

●A trait I'm not proud of is how often I say sorry. On some level I say it often so I can inspire pity and have people undeservingly go easy on me when I mess up. Yeah too late for apologies... ●Regardless I'm torn between a need to be recognized (taking my place in the sun), vs. and acknowledging a deep unsettling unmet want of love and security.

●That, and my sense of self is warped (it cycles through high-highs and low-lows). I have some unattainable goals I've to hinge my identity on in the past and couldn't seem to let go of, which also leads to a fear of failure.

According to UQuiz and some remarks that have resonated with me over the years:

"Definitely makes people around think deeply and a bit too hard on grand, philosophical concepts but eh, they're better for it."

"Short."

"Loves to share everything with a partner eternally curious, and hungers for knowledge. Seems to enjoy exchanging ideas and personal philosophies with others. Exceptionally buoyant, enthusiastic, and can even inspire in their communications."

"Drawn to the hidden layers of life, people, and situations. Highly observant and perceptive, too. Notices things others miss, especially emotional nuances and subtleties. Ability to understand human motivation and honesty."

"...Knows how to lift other people's spirits. Posseses big dreams."

Hobbies: I'm a Renaissance woman and thoroughly enjoy new experiences. That's not to say I don't have my favorites, like: Writing (poetry, fiction, ect.) and by extension world building. Singing is chief of my hobbies and it gives me the feel that I'm alive, and the world is too. I enjoy going out into the wilderness and exploring!

Things I enjoy: A good laugh, barometers and other steampunk-esque items, friendship bracelets, high up places I can sneak into, seeing new things, people I just click with, having a deep talk with someone, sitting high up on the roof, organizing new and old of my favorite books, fairytales and fantastical romances, scents like pumpkin and pine, dancing wildly at big events/parties, and walking outside past midnight to look at the stars and listen to music.

Things that I don't: Disappointing those who believed in me. My not-so-good working memory. Feeling trapped with no way out. Random loud thumps and noises, PTSD is one hell of a drug. Dandelion weeds (they freak me out)

Some favorite songs of mine:

Empire - Shakira

Come Along - Cosmo Sheldrake

Ballad of Serenity - Firefly

Hello and thank you for your request! I hope that this match-up finds you well in life right now, and if not, I do hope and wish that everything will be okay very soon! I hope you enjoy your match-up!

Tw: None

I match you with........

Lilia Vanrouge

The amount of knowledge that this fae has amassed over the centuries is rather immense and he would love to be able to share it all with you, just as you share your own history with him, he'll turn it into a date night!

I just have the feeling that he would also suffer from a form of PTSD, having fought first hand in the human and fae war as a general for a number of years tends to do things to one's mind

During times where you both are having a harder time, he will take you to his room, and just wrap the both of you up in his blankets, doing his best to soothe you. Is he having a hard time himself right now?

Yes

But he would much rather ensure that you are going to be okay and reassure you that he is there for you no matter what when you are in need of him

You should see the size of his book collection. While he was not able to bring all of it to NRC with him, you are more than welcome d to come with him back home during break and you can see the rest of it, he could talk form hours about their contents

Seeing new places is a thing to expect with Lilia

He has been around quite a lot and he knows just the best places to visit and when

Over summer, he would love to be able to travel with you, showing you all the sights that Twisted Wonderland has to offer

Lilia will absolutely join you on your midnight walks. You don't even have to be talking to each other, just being there with you is enough for him. Enjoying each other's company under the stars. What more could this old fae want?

Overall, Lilia once thought that he was far too old for entertain the idea of finding love, but the moment he was with you, he knew that he would spend the last of his days remaining at your side, for as long as time would allow him

Thank you so much for your request!!

[oneunexpected]

Happy TUC20! Last year, for the fifth anniversary of TUC Week, I wanted to create a playlist for every book in the series with one song per chapter. Well, I never got around for it, but when I saw @prophecyofgray's event I decided I’d use it as a second chance!

So, here’s my chapter-by-chapter playlist for Gregor the Overlander, with a brief description of why I chose each song. This one was tough, because so much of it is exposition, but I hope you enjoy and tune in to a couple of tracks during your (re)read! Click here to listen on Spotify. If you're gonna listen to anything, listen to Track 24, that's my favorite :)

1 - Could Be a Curse by Kaina - I almost went with Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark” for this one, because I wanted to capture how cooped up Gregor feels, and I think both songs capture that feeling of wanting more out of your life than you’re getting. I went with Could Be a Curse because the line “What if I die here, holding my breath” reminds me of Gregor at this point — he’s spent the last few years of his life holding his breath, wondering about his father’s fate.

2 - Come Along by Cosmo Sheldrake - Gregor and Boots meet the cockroaches and run to Regalia in this chapter. Cosmo Sheldrake’s music has such a unique and almost fantastical quality to it, and I thought this would be a good choice to represent how strange this new world is to Gregor and how quickly he’s whisked off into it.

3 - Uninvited by Alanis Morisette - This song goes hard. It was written for a movie about a fallen angel, so it captures the whole “I’m curious about you but also I don’t feel like you belong” dynamic Luxa and Gregor have in this chapter.

4 - Sound and Color by Alabama Shakes - “A new world hangs / Outside the window / Beautiful and strange.” Just another song I thought would be good for Gregor’s introduction to the Underland, especially with its line, “No more to see the setting of the sun.” Of course, Gregor’s only goal is to see the sun again.

5 - Plainsong by The Cure - I chose this song more for its sound than its lyrics. The shimmery, quiet chimes that begin the track give way to this explosion of synthy strings and bass, and I chose that to represent Gregor walking through the moths and seeing Regalia for the first time.

6 - Hotel California by The Eagles - Honestly I could not decide what song to use for this chapter. I nearly used the song I ended up using for chapter 10, but I went with this classic mostly for the line, “I had to find the passage back to the place I was before.” Gregor is realizing the fate of every other Overlander that falls, and he’s also beginning to realize he is something of a captive, so I think the song’s concept of a too-good-to-be-true place that traps all who enter fits well.

7 - Sinnerman by Nina Simone - One of the greatest songs ever, used here to try to replicate the chaos of Gregor on the run from the Regalians on the river, not knowing what danger waits for him.

8 - Come Away to the Water by Maroon 5 and Rozzi - The first of many tracks I stole from The Hunger Games soundtrack. Shoutout to Suzanne for reusing themes. This song is creepy, kind of charming, and intended to lure the listener to a slaughter — perfect for the gnawers, who in this chapter promise to hunt Gregor to the last rat, matching well with the song’s refrain, “We are coming for you.”

9 - Eight by Sleeping at Last - I was stumped on this one, so I turned to Sleeping at Last, whom everyone in the fandom was obsessed with before I joined tumblr. This chapter gives us the first glimpse behind Luxa’s walls as we learn of her parents’ fate. The lyrics “I was little, weak and perfectly naive / And I grew up too quick” match her very well, and frankly, they match Gregor, too.

10 - Run Daddy Run by Miranda Lambert - Another THG classic that fits too well. “Mama’s been crying in the kitchen / Sister’s been scared of the dark / I’ve been gathering the pieces of all these shattered hearts” represents Gregor’s family situation in the wake of his father’s disappearance all too well. In this chapter, Gregor finds out his dad is alive but held captive, and the chorus “Daddy, can you hear the devil drawing near? / Like a bullet from a gun, run, Daddy, run” fit the situation well for me.

11 - Baba O’Riley by The Who - Another chapter I was stumped by, but I ended up focusing on Gregor choosing to bring Boots on the journey for this track. I liked the line “don’t cry, don’t raise your eyes” for the idea of bringing a toddler on a deadly trek. This song depicts hope in a period of war, and I feel like this is the chapter where Gregor really begins to believe finding his dad is possible.

12 - Yellow Light by Of Monsters and Men - This is a good TUC song, through and through. I chose it for this chapter because of the line “Ignore all those big warning signs,” because this chapter has a lot of those. This is the first time we get a hint of Solovet’s true character, and it’s also the chapter where an inconsolable Nerissa foretells Henry will meet some fate worse than death.

13 - Electric Co. by U2 - U2 is my favorite band, so you’ll get a lot of them in these playlists. Sorry that I have the music taste of a 50-year-old man. Anyways, this chapter is where Luxa and Henry dare Gregor to jump off the side of the cliff, and also the chapter where Gregor learns Henry’s parents were killed by rats. “Boy, stupid boy / Don’t sit at the table / until you’re able to” reminded me of Gregor’s inability to hang with Luxa and Henry, but the whole song, which is about this young man careening out of control, reminded me of Henry.

14 - Cut the World by Anohni - This is the chapter where the questers have a discussion on whether or not weak individuals are worthy of protection, and Luxa is extremely passive on the topic. This is a beautiful song I almost saved for Marks of Secret because I think it’s a good song for her, and MoS is really her book in my eyes, but I decided to use it here. “For so long I’ve obeyed / That feminine decree / I’ve always contained / Your desire to hurt me / But when will I turn and cut the world” are good lyrics for Luxa, who is unwilling to take a stand here (but eventually does “cut the world” on behalf of those who can’t defend themselves in the fourth book, as we know). But I also like the song for the crawlers, who take abuse from every other species — Temp and Tick can hear this whole conversation about whether or not they’re worthy of living! — and survive regardless.

15 - Road Drum by Mozart Gabriel - This song has a strong beat, but it’s still pretty quiet, which I liked for the ring dance the crawlers perform. The song’s lyrics depict aid from spiders and foxes that the protagonist receives as they run from evil, and I liked the way that matched with Gregor splitting off from the group and running away from the battle with the gnawers and ultimately ends up in a spinner’s web.

16 - Roslyn by Bon Iver and St. Vincent - Song selected mostly for vibes, and also because I like the line “Wings wouldn’t help you down,” which is a little nose since Gregor’s imprisoned dozens of feet off the ground. This song’s kind of a bummer, which is a good enough fit since Gregor’s trapped wondering if all of his friends are dead and if he’ll ever be able to find his father, but it also has a pretty melody, hopefully a little similar to the sort of lullaby the spinners play to calm down Boots.

17 - Acrobat by U2 - Another Luxa song that I almost saved for Marks of Secret. It’s a little too on the nose, maybe, because this is the chapter where Luxa and Aurora the Coiler to allow everyone to escape. “And I must be an acrobat / To talk like this and act like that” fits Luxa well at this point in her character arc — a bratty 11-year-old who seems haughty and cold, only to have these moments where her brave, selfless core is revealed.

18 - We’re Going to be Friends by The White Stripes - this is a gentle song for a relatively gentle chapter, a sort of breath of fresh air. Gregor saving Luxa with root beer (and then letting her try it after) is a turning point in their relationship, and Boots pouring out a little for everyone to try is one of the most harmonious moments we get in the whole book.

19 - The House of the Rising Sun as performed by The Animals - “Oh mothers, tell your children / Not to do what I have done.” I love this song for Ripred. I love the way it sounds, and I love its lyrical content. Obviously, he’s not a man destitute in New Orleans, but he is certainly a cynical old rat who recognizes all the ways he’s gone wrong. In terms of regrets, it’s also a good song for Vikus, who is staring down his own mistakes in this chapter.

20 - Sympathy by Vampire Weekend - Ah, the mutual need song. Also the Gregor-Luxa-Ripred triumvirate song. “Enemies for centuries / Until there was a third” is pretty good for them, right? This is sort of a tongue-in-cheek piece about what we’re willing to do, and what we’re willing to look past, so long as we have a common enemy, so I think it’s perfect for Gregor and Ripred’s famous conversation, and also for the spiders joining the quest now that their backs are to the wall.

21 - Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls - This chapter was so tough for me. We got Gox drinking Treflex, we got Luxa talking about how she tells herself she’s gonna die every morning and Gregor realizing that’s not too different from what he does, we got a more in-depth description of bonding, and somehow I ended up with Iris, which I know has become kinda tacky. I thought a song about wanting someone to really understand you was fitting for a chapter about bonds, but also fitting for Luxa talking about how her parents’ death affected her.

22 - Little Dark Age by MGMT - Not really much to explain here. Every character is miserable in this chapter, and something about this song reminds me of Henry’s increasingly concerning behavior. “Forgiving who you are for what you stand to gain?” Sounds Henry-ish!

23 - 500 Miles by Peter, Paul and Mary - Tick’s death is a point of no return for Gregor in this whole series, the first major loss he experiences. Even beyond the grief of losing Tick, the situation in this chapter is so desolate, with Boots sick and all of the horrible things Gregor has witnessed finally catching up with him. “500 Miles” is about homesickness, but also recognizing that you can’t return, and the saddest line to me is “Lord, I can’t go home this way.” Gregor can’t go home, yet, either, since he hasn’t found his father.

24 - Until The End of the World by U2 - If you listen to any song here, PLEASE listen to this one. I made this whole series of playlists just to work this one in. It tells the story of Judas and Jesus, from Judas’ point of view, which is so, so perfect for Henry and his relationship with Ares and Luxa. I love the way this song sounds — I can just imagine those opening notes when Gregor decides what he’s going to do — but my favorite part is the outro. This technically happens in the next chapter, but “Waves of regret and waves of joy / I reached out for the one I tried to destroy / You / You said you’d wait until the end of the world” is such a perfect thing for Henry’s demise because of Ares’ decision to break the bond.

25 - King and Lionheart by Of Monsters and Men - “And as the world comes to an end / I’ll be there to hold your hand / Because you’re my king and I’m your lionheart” makes me cryyyyyy for Gregor and his dad in this chapter. Gregor’s been so brave for so long, and the reunion they have when his father finally becomes lucid again is the best moment in the book, even though scores of rats are waiting to tear them apart.

26 - Drowning Man by U2 - Another chapter, another U2 song, this one for Gregor bonding with Ares. The whole song is a good bonding song, but the lyrics “Take my hand / You know I’ll be there if you can / I’ll cross the skies for your love” remind me the most of their particular situation, down to Gregor begging Ares to recite the verse back.

27 - A Sort of Homecoming by U2 - Perhaps Prophecy of Bane will have less U2 songs. Good Lord. Anyways, I chose this song for “Oh don’t sorrow, no, don’t weep / For tonight, at last, I am coming home / I am coming home” and the whole “you’re scarred for life but at least you’ve made it home” vibe of this song as Gregor, his dad and Boots finally make it back to Grace.

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I really loved @aerkame 's finfolk au so I made a lil drawing if my lad Finley was in it I gotta hand it to em there the only au that got me stumped on the character design for my lad I might actually change that the scales to make it fully there arms,hands and feet but I be to lazy too T-T

Why I made my lad an axolotl is because of two things,I relistend to my favorite underated singer Cosmo Sheldrake on the song axolotl and two is that I haven't seen or at least not yet seen any stories about axolotl people or something BECAUSE GOD DAM THESE ADORABLE LIL CRITTERS DESERVE SOMETHING MAGICAL

So I decided to make it a lil thing, so axolotl people are just genuinely to nice for there own good to the point it leads to there demise Wich is the main reason why axolotl people is slowly going extinct, they are foreign species that originated from Mexico and are located in lakes original axolotl people have inherited Mexican culture not only within there outfits but what they eat and speek,this makes Finley the odd one out of his own kind, some say he could be a possible mix of a axolotl with another sea folk Wich is a possibility however uncommon due to axolotl people going extinct, another info is that they love to travel and experience new things in life however can be stubborn making it impossible for Anyone trying to talk sense to them,alot of people and different creatures take advantage of there kindness Wich is the main reason why axolotls become extinct more then it is there own kindness however there kindness are always held close to some people's hearts as they are the best emotional support you can ever ask for and is also very wise and filled with wisdom.

Abilities original axolotl people have

Is that they do glow in the dark but they can control that so they won't be seen by potential threats even though they're friendly creatures that feature is embroidered in their genetics,there forms are of huge axolotls that are the size of a dragon however it's mostly for sea activities they are feared because in there actual forms they are unaware of there own strength axadently crushing ships when they play it always made them feel guilty so that's why they take on a similar human approach so they can be more of a friendly hight to play with people,they have abilities to do light magic and can switch spiches to a salamander/salamander people however that is only necessary for a dier event, axolotl people are mostly known for there light magic mostly for there light orbs

Now with Finley he's a strange fellow he doesn't have any magic powers and his glowing is not controlled and can be easily spotted, however what he and original axolotl people have in common are there sweet hearted Open armed creatures and how kid axolotl people are just so darn wholesome and naive just a sunball of joy

[mychlapci]

the oh hellos and the crane wives have good music. oh also the moulettes and cosmo sheldrake. and if you prefer not to cry while listening to music, caravan palace has very good electro swing

oh those are pretty good.... i’ll see what i can do

[kebriones]

Alcibiades music playlists

Okay here it goes!

There are 2 english playlists and 1 greek. Note 1: so some of these are very self-indulgent and might not make sense but at the very least maybe you'll find a new song you'll like. this was really hard to do because evey song reminds me of him. I tried to make sure all the lyrics fit him somehow, might've failed at that, and the order is completely random.

Note 2:

a (v) next to a song menas it has a music video I reocmmend checking out,

a (s) means it is heavily socrates/alcibiades focused rather than just alcibiades.

Note 3: Feel absolutely free to add your own suggestions!

ENGLISH PLAYLIST (part 1) -Anger (sleeping at last) -Young and beautiful (lana del rey) (s) -Because the night (Patti Smith) -Cellophane (FKA twigs) (s) -i dip (Sawn Wasabi) -All Eyes on Me (Or3o) -Heavy in your arms (florecne and the machine) (s) -The first disciple (tamino) (v) -Grown Ocean (fleet foxes) -Dots and Dashes (Silversun pickups) (v) (s) -Never look away (vienna teng) (s) -Behind blue eyes (L'Orchestra Cinematique) -Ever fallen in love (Pete Yorn) (s) -Neo Surf (GENER8ION, 070 Shake) (v) -The greatest show ( -everything I wanted (Billie Eilish) -i wanna be your slave (Måneskin) -we have it all (pim stones) -accidentally in love (counting crows) (s) -the shrine/an argument (fleet foxes) -Eros and Apollo (studio killers) -S&M (rihanna) -Scream until you're coughing up blood (against me!) -Addicted to bad ideas (the world/inferno friendship society) -Wicked game (chris isaak) (s) -Everything at once (lenka) -Your younger man (the world/inferno friendship society) (s) -The rifle's spiral (the shins) -two men in love (the irrepressibles (s) -the weight (amigo the devil) (s) -Desire (champs) -Rich (andrea vargas, cosmo sheldrake)

ENGLISH PLAYLIST (part 2, songs that i'm on the fence about kinda) -I'm so sorry (imagine dragons) -Bad Karma (Axel Thesleff) -Mountains (Socrates) -Sugar boats (modest mouse) -Not strong enough (Apocalyptica) (s) -Everybody knows my name (Harley poe) -dear fellow traveler (sea wolf) -Who are they (Danai Nielsen) (v) (half is in greek) -Revenge, and a little more (unlike pluto) -No good (kaleo)

GREEK PLAYLIST (with commentary, some translated lyric bits are in purple . If anyone wants a full translation of any specific one, let me know! songs are linked on the titles for your convenience)

-φρονιμα κουκλα μου (behave yourself, doll, I tell my soul. Everything will happen as we have planned it, there's a flirtiness towards the soul there that UGH idk) -μαγιατικο (every other lyric in this song is so alcibiades coded I am losing my mind) Newly brought spring, my red fate Awaken to speak your dreams Awaken and hold close The most beautiful things, the most distant, with stubborness and bait The haze from the perfumes, your youth's load I woke you up suddenly, I know You'll see I'll turn the wreath twice on my head, my mind is the warp and the weft is the world's daze -αναθεμα σε (the socrates/alcibiades mood here :''') shout out to my best friend, this is their favorite singer ) -κατω στης μαργαριτας τ'αλωνακι ( the overall vibe of the song gives me something alcibiades-like, also: their sleep smells like wildfire, the sun writhes on their teeth) -τα μπλουζ της αγριας νιοτης ("the blues of wild youth") -δεν χωρας πουθενα ("you don't fit in anywhere", but the phrase for fit in is here literally means not fitting in due to size, like something that doesn't fit in a box because it's too big, not because it doesn't match.) -με γελασαν τα πουλια (the birds tricked me and told me I would never die, so I built my house taller than the rest) -κοκκιν' αχειλι (traditional love song, there's some desperate feeling underneath it all that reminds me of alcibiades. also half the sun and the whole moon turns red after a kiss how crazy imagery is that) -ελα ψυχουλα μου (okay so I really fought with myself for this one because I think it's cringy as a song but some of the lyrics scream socrates/alcibiades and that made me put it on the list. I am sorry. I debated this for days but if I have to hear this and think of them, you have to as well.) -σιμουν (everything went wrong and everything is beautiful, along with "sends ships off the cliff, fades the shade and turns me into brushwood, but me, I don't care gives alcibiades) -καιγομαι και σιγολιωνω (again, socrates/alcibiades I am also partial to this version of it) -σπιρτο και βενζινη (tell me this isn't an alcibiades song with soc/al undertones i dare you) -γιορτη (set fire to what burns you, what eats at your soul, the streets outside are breathing, thirsty, open. Love is a trip from celebration to celebration. live with me in the wind, the fire, the rain, empty days and fractured skies await us, love is a trip from wound to wound) -παντα θα ξημερωνει (I'll become a thorn in your throat, dust in the eye, a whisper in your ear and shivers on your back, a splinter on your certainty) -Κρασι, θαλασσα και το αγορι μου ("wine, sea and my boy". a eurovision song from the first time greece took part in it.) -μη χαμηλωνεις τα φτερα (turn your heart into stone, and hold onto the stone)

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Idk if you've already answered something like this (or if you're ok w/ them, sorry if not) but what program/app do you use alongside brushes? Very incredibly tasty stuff ^_^ & also, better question I think since it needs to be asked more often: what type of music you listen to?

Hii <3 i love answering such questions. I love questions in general. And thank you!

i mainly use these brushes.

Sadly i don't have eng version on hand, but it just says that everything in red is inconsistent and I can change it a bit while i work. Also it says that the brush might look different if you use a really big canvas or a really small one. If you want the brush to look like mine, then note that i usually go for ~ 1280x720 canvas.

Regarding music.. I'm not really knowledgeable about genres. But i really like heavy metal and screams when I'm in the mood! Like slipknot or system of a down. And... Whatever KATAMARI has going on? I guess this is breakcore..... Also i like rock, indie rock, like Mother Mother, MSI, the front bottoms, etc

And i enjoy speedcore songs(Rebzyyx, goreshit), fast songs with a bunch of noise and general mess and often times stupid lyrics

But i also like calmer stuff, usually indie.. and electronic?? Sometimes pop music. Jack Stauber, Jack conte, Lemon Demon.. Cosmo Sheldrake, Scary Jokes, Sodikken

I'm easily sold to a song if it has some funky or weird sounds and unusual lyrics, and/or a story to tell. Or yelling. Or if it's really fast and maybe with stupid lyrics. Or it has something i find special ...or if i just find it good lol

Again, i don't really know genres, i just know the names of people whose songs i like, or just names of songs <3 thanks for asking!