#finneas the kite

[amostfoolishgold]

Lazuli doesn't carry weapons. Any time she's asked, she has an excuse ready to go. Fighting isn't allowed on the faction isles, she can't aim to save her life, a sword would ruin this outfit, isn't that what I keep you around for darling? But this is the truth of the matter:

The man says something. Lazuli barely even hears the actual words. Something about the points of her ears and her mother maybe. What she hears is the derision lacing it. She doesn't even really register what she's doing until he's pinned to the wall by her hand at his neck. She flexes her hand, makes sure he feels the press of claws. He goes gratifyingly pale when he tries to push away from the wall and finds her grip unyielding.

"I am going to give you one chance to reconsider that statement or, well, it has been a while since I last ate properly."

She could lure him. Coat her words in siren magic and force him to agree, but that's hardly effective long term and (more importantly) she doesn't want this to be easy for him. He nods quite frantically.

"I didn't mean- it was stupid, a stupid joke it won't- it won't happen again I swear!"

Lazuli smiles, a shark's smile with all those sharp teeth on display.

"Good lad. See that it doesn't."

She loosens the grip on his neck. Before he can really move, she slashes her other hand across his stomach. Not deep, he'll be fine as long as the doctors here are half decent, but he still screams and there's still a satisfying spray of blood. There's a handful of startled sounds around the tavern and the distinct sound of many hands reaching for various weapons. Lazuli pokes the man with her foot where he's crumpled over to clutch at his stomach.

"Call that a reminder."

She peers at the embroidery on his coat and the emblem pinned to it.

"Any Kestrels want to make sure your guy here doesn't bleed out?"

There's a moment of absolute stillness before a pair of Kestrels begrudgingly abandon their drinks and drag the guy to his feet. Lazuli gives them her most charming smile and layers just the tiniest bit of magic into her voice. Just enough to smooth some feathers.

"Thanks, he should be fine, just get him to a doctor."

She turns back to the table she had been perfectly happy sitting at and gives her companions an apologetic smile.

"Sorry about that, what were we talking about?"

She licks the blood off her hand while being openly stared at, and she really might have to reconsider the whole not killing humans anymore thing because wow she'd forgotten how they taste.

"...can't you get kicked out for fighting on the faction isles?"

Finneas looks a little green as he speaks. Lazuli shrugs.

"I'd hardly call that a fight." That earns her a little chirp of a laugh from Neb, but a Look from Joanna. "Besides, I'd like to see them try and get rid of me. I've got some bad news for them if they try and make me walk the plank." She pauses. "And if I can't talk myself out from in front of a gun then frankly I deserve to get shot. Anyway! Jo, you said something about meteors?"

Joanna's face does something complicated, but eventually settles into a flush and she sighs.

"Alright, so-"

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Blatantly yoinking ocs for this one lmao. Joanna belongs to @pacificwaternymph, Neb to @solsearchingnights, and Finneas to @finnified (unnamed bastard also belongs to finn because I was picturing Dante, I just couldn't really figure out a way to. State that that's who he is lmao)

I do have uh. Nicer snippets partially written but I realised I hadn't given Lazuli a weapon and then the image of her ripping some guys throat out with her teeth wouldn't leave me alone but I figured that was a bit much for a chill night out y'know?

[finnified]

his parents stared at him bleakly from across the square, and finn dug his claws into the kite banner a little more fiercely, like his doubt might pull it away. none of them said anything, just stared for a long moment, until finn turned away to join a group of kites that were coalescing near the road to the tavern.

he knew where he belonged. —

a little p!finn backstory post for you! finn is a pirate who was born and raised in the faction isle lifestyle, except that his parents- arthur and mary blackwood- are both kestrels. they’ve cut off contact with him since he chose to join the kites instead of sticking with the kestrels, and his factioning experience was not a pleasant one. he’s fine now though! (< blatant lie)

(fun fact: this piece was where my “on the day of the factioning, each new recruit gets a banner with their faction’s colors and symbol on it (as seen in the info on the wiki)” headcanon was born!)

[cashiew]

Woke up to the news of the cancellation this morning and have spent the day trying to swallow it. I was so looking forward to seeing our girls again and have my fingers crossed that we can see another miracle.

But for now, I offer the gretson playlist I made last year. It follows the spiritual beats of their story, circling themes of flight, making a mark, and finding your way home.

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Seven - Sleeping At Last So I look to the future, and I book another fight / When everything feels heavy, I’ve learned to travel light

More to Give - Isabel Pless I keep burning my own bridge whether I lose or win / I’ll always wish I had more to give

if i were a friend - BLU EYES If I wasn't in my head / I could help me settle down / Make all of this make sense / Cuz it doesn't right now

Why Am I Like This? - Orla Gartland Oh, it's like I'm looking down from the ceiling above / Never in the moment, never giving enough

One - Sleeping At Last The list goes on forever / Of all the ways I could be better, in my mind / As if I could earn God's favor given time / Or at least congratulations

Twenty Something - Bre Kennedy Had my first kiss at the corner bar / Fell in love with a stranger in the dark

Everything Has Changed - Alex G, Jon D 'Cause all I know is we said, "Hello" / And your eyes look like comin' home / All I know is a simple name / And everything has changed

Apple Pie - Lizzy McAlpine I found you under an April sky / And you feel like / City life, apple pie baked just right / Home is wherever you are tonight

Ordinary Love - Nick Wilson Just for once / I want ordinary, ordinary love / No smoking gun

Maybe - Duce Williams Maybe, we should hope against the odds / Maybe, fate will place our cause

if i built my home from paper - Lexie Carroll Cause I may be getting older / But maybe I'm still scared / It's a trouble living in this world / But it's home when you are there

Magnificent - Oh Wonder  In the sticky summer heat, I got grass stains on me knees / And I'm infinite / Couple lovers running free, eyes are looking straight at me / And I'm into it

hate to be lame - Lizzy McAlpine, FINNEAS If I love him, if I need him / Maybe that will make him stay / If I lie, will I still feel this way?

counting houses - Luz Let them cast their doubt / We can live without /All their thoughts around

If I Didn’t Love You - Ben Abraham How do you do it? You've got me in it and I can't explain / How you turn me with the fury of a hurricane

Walk Above the City - The Paper Kites, MARO Flowers underneath us now / Towers underneath us now / We walk above the city / You and I

Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy) - The 1975 And told her, "Some things have their time / How can I be yours if you're not mine?"

Talking to Myself (Stripped) - Gatlin What if I play pretend / You're holding me again / We're laughing in my head

Another Round - Elina Time always froze when I pulled you close / And we were fine, mhmm / I swear I would give anything for another round

please - Chelsea Cutler, Jeremy Zucker Please don't leave me here / I don't know where my heart is

Leave Your Lover - Sam Smith You'll never know the endless nights, the rhyming of the rain /Or how it feels to fall behind and watch you call his name

Alone with You - Canyon City It's not anything you say, anywhere we go / It's just being alone with you now

I Found You - Kina Grannis, Imaginary Future A sudden gust of wind /From nowhere, we begin / It's like I dreamed you up while I was sleeping

Last Time - Adam Melchor I'm takin' a picture of this in the back of my mind / ‘Cause every time I go I'm scared it's gonna be the last time

Give & Take - John Marc Oh there's a give and take in falling in love / You make it easier than I ever thought

[lordkingsmith]

February lyric Prompts 2024

1. You know I'll fight my corner/And that/tonight I'll call ya/After my blood is/drowning in alcohol/No I just wanna hold ya-give me love by Ed Sheeran

2. We lay down in the riverbed/Rest in the silhouettes our fathers and mothers laid before/Restless souls in the desert sand/Dream of another land that heroes/and villains claimed before-kings and queens and vagabonds by ellem

3. Oh, my love/What have I done?

4. There's nowhere left for us to run/And now we're standing in the sunlight/And I can't bear the sight of you- and so my heart became a void by Annaca and Frederick Lloyd

5. Tragically we fall just like the arrows/You will hear our voices echo/We are the hearts/We will never be bought and sold- we are the hearts by EXGF

6. Now I'm in love without you/Please don't still love me/I'm in love without you/But you still find a way inside my dreams - I’m in love without you by FINNEAS

7. But you need your rotten heart/Your dazzling pain like diamond rings/You need to go to war to find material to sing/I am no mother, I am no bride, I am king-king by Florence and the machine

8. You black out/I search for more

9. You fall in love/Don't waste it all/It won't be long/But if I can't make it back/Will I know you're not alone and fading? - Search for more by From Indian Lakes

10. Cross my heart and hope to die/I think I lost my appetite/God and lonely ain't the same/God has lovers, you got blame-Gods&Lovers by YONAKA

11. Try to catch the pieces as they fall/I was fighting your love, now let me fight for it all/Find your way to me, darling/Now that we're falling kites in a hurricane/Hold on tight to me, darling-kites in a hurricane by HAEVN

12. Dry bones broken in your hand/You bring me back to life again, oh/I feel the secrets on your skin/I need your heart to let me in/All my life, when I close my eyes/It's always been in black and white/But tonight you make me dream in color-Dream in color by HALIENE

13. Somewhere after midnight/In my wildest fantasy/Somewhere, just beyond my reach/There's someone reaching back for me/Racing on the thunder/And rising with the heat-Bonnie Tyler

14. No damsel in distress, don't need to save me/Once I start breathin' fire, you can't tame me/And you might think I'm weak without a sword/But if I had one, it'd be bigger than yours-kings & queens by Ava Max

15. Just as it was, baby/Before the otherness came/And I knew its name/The love, the dark, the light, the flame/The eyes at the heights of my baby/Let's hope at the fight of my baby/The lights were as bright as my baby/But your love was unmoved-As It As by Hozier

16. The doctor said I was born under a bad sign/I always had trouble walking in a straight line/I was raised by a cold hand/I was made in the image of a dark man/I wasn't born to behave/That isn't how I was raised/Defiance on my brain/Violence in my veins-I Wasn't Born To Behave by Black Hydra,City Wolf,Easy Mccoy

17. A birth and a death on the same day/And honey, I only appeared so I can fade away/I wanna throw my hands in the air and scream/And I could just die laughing on your spiral of shame-twin skeletons by fall out boy

18. you're a lover, you should know/The lonely moments just get lonelier/The longer you're in love than if you were alone/Memories turn into daydreams, become a taboo/I don't want to be afraid/The deeper that I go/It takes my breath away/Soft hearts, electric souls-house of memories by panic! At the disco

19. Love, electricity, shockwave central/Power on the motherboard, yes!/Push up, overload, legendary heavy glow/Sunshine, thunder roll, keep this on/Yes, the lantern burn, burn that easy-stylo by gorillaz

20. Remember when you said you loved me?/Remember when you said that it would all work out?/We packed up and we left one morning/And everything you promised didn't happen, and now/I'm swirling softly/Drifting like the cream in your coffee/And you're talking calmly-scared by delta Rae

21. Touch the rain and feel the summer breeze/Say the things we've never said/… I will keep you from the world outside/I will never let you go/I will be the thing you dream about/Come to me and you will know/… I adored you-adore by Jasmine Thompson

22. You're estranged/You're the same/You'll never change/And I am walking away/Don't chase me now, I'm taking my crown/I'm living the life that you never let go/Actually thought that you could bring me down-crown by Jinco & SVNAH

23. 3 a.m., Mustang speedin'/Two lovers, headed for a dead end/Too fast, hold tight, he laughs/Runnin' through the red lights/Hollerin' over, rubber spinnin'/Big swig, toss another beer can/Too lit, tonight, prayin' on the moonlight-John Wayne by Lady Gaga

24. Look down from your tower on the high /And take in the night /Look her right in the eye she'll listen-star mile by Joshua radin

25. Wanna be your lover, not your fuckin' mother/Can't be your savior, I don't have the power/I'm not gonna stay/and watch you circle the drain-circle the drain by Katy Perry

26. So blessed be/I'm making peace with my mortality/Won't burn while up in flames/In the holy water I won't drown-witching hour by Kerli

27. We would say anything just to hear what we want/Right or wrong/Then we lie to be forgiven/We would sell anything just to buy who we're not-kill our way to heaven by Michl

28. And I'll shiver like I used to/And I'll leave him just for you/And I'll shiver like I used to/Just for you/And if we turn back time/Could we learn to live right?-shiver by Lucy rose

29. Baby, I wanna touch you/wanna breathe into your will/See, I gotta hunt you/I gotta bring you to my hell/Baby, I wanna fuck you/I wanna feel you in my bones/Boy, I'm gonna love you/I'm gonna tear into your soul/Desire, I'm hungry/And I hope you feed me-Desire by Meg Myers

30. Don't fall in love with the man on stage/I'll be on in a minute, then sweep you away/Don't fall for the monsters in this maze/But I could love you forever if you'd meet my gaze-neon Medusa by the midnight

31. In the morning when I wake/And the sun is coming through/Oh, you fill my lungs with sweetness/And you fill my head with you-bloom by the paper kites

[chiechie97]

Lily Evans in Ten Songs

There She Goes, The La's

Vienna, Billy Joel

02:00AM, Sara Crean

Home, Catie Turner

New Romantics, Taylor Swift

Till Forever Falls Apart, Ashe & FINNEAS

Tenenbaum, The Paper Kites

If You Wanna, the Vaccines

Up Granville, Peach Pit

Light My Love, Greta Van Fleet

[solsearchingnights]

They tried to smooth down their unkempt feathers, realizing far too late that they looked just as ragged as they felt. It’s fine, they’re pirates. No one is gonna judge. No more than usual, at least.

They stared at the sea, waiting for any of the ships dancing on the waves to come to the docks. The breaking of waves against the shore only made their anxiety worse, and the feeling of salt air coating their lungs was suffocating.

Neb loved the ocean in theory, but in practice it terrified them. A very inconvenient way to exist when the life they’d fled to was in the Isles and all their associates were pirates. 

Still, it was better than the mainland. Out here, no one asked questions about where you came from. No one cared that you had scars or how you got them. Neb needed that privacy. And if the cost was a little more fear about the environment, they could handle it.

Unfortunately, right now that meant handling the docks to force someone to talk to them. 

Notebook under their arm, Neb focused on an incoming ship. It flew the Kite standard which they breathed a little easier for. There were no factions overall that they had problems with, but enough Kestrels and Nightingales had taken to mocking them as a hobby that Neb would rather lower their chances of approaching someone who would just be cruel.

They spared one more thought to their disheveled feathers and hoped for the best.

The Kite that stepped off the boat looked tired. Neb ran through the roster of faction members, then smiled at the flick of its tail. They knew of this one, the one who broke family tradition, took up a standard that set the whole town to gossiping. 

“Finneas Blackwood?” Neb stood at the land end of the dock, blocking him from heading into town. “Were you present on the day of the Factioning, when the corruption was discovered?”

It stumbled back, as if it hadn’t noticed the giant owl in its path until that moment. “Wh– Huh?”

They rustled their feathers, swallowing down nerves and stepping forward on the dock. “Look, I’ve been trying for a week to get some answers. Two pirates, from two separate factions, disappear on land in front of a crowd, and no one will stop to talk about it.” Neb stepped forward again. Their talons dug into the salt-coated planks and their feathers puffed out, the sound of the waves filling them with anxiety. “Please, just tell me what happened, describe this ‘corruption’ to me, so I can try to assess the danger while the rest of the Isles pretends there’s nothing happening.”

Finn’s eyes were wide, his ears pressed tight against his head. “Hey, I was just there. I didn’t like, see anything.” It stepped backwards.

“That’s not good enough!” Neb shrieked, a distinctly owl sound. They held out the book in their hand. “I know I’m just the lorekeeper. I’m not a pirate, I don’t belong to a faction, but no one will even speak to me! Please, I’m begging.” They stepped forward again, the outstretched book nearly touching Finn’s chest. “If you don’t want to talk to me, I can leave. Just write down everything you saw, and give it back when you have the chance.” Their feathers shook, frustration and fear and desperation making them look easily twice their normal size.

And that size practically towered over Finneas. “You should leave me alone.” It’s voice shook, but there was an undercurrent of severity.

Neb shook their head. “I can’t. Just take the book, please. You can give it to someone else who will write if you won’t.” They tapped the book to Finn’s coat, and really should have anticipated that going badly.

With a ferocity that had been hidden behind his cowering, Finneas lashed out. He grabbed Neb’s arm, feathers breaking under the awkward angle and firm grip. “Leave,” he stepped aside, revealing the open ocean at the end of the dock, “me,” he yanked Neb’s arm, his other hand impacting the small of their back, “alone!”

Neb’s shout was cut off by crashing into the ocean.

to be continued...probably lol. i promise, Finn and Neb are gonna be great friends!!

@finnified is the creator of Finneas Blackwood!

[gcldcnhour]

mix tape for knox & zoe 🤭

send “mix tape” for my muse to make a list of 5 songs that they think explain how they feel for your muse

pt 1. [[ listen here ]]

daylight by david kushner

there's darkness in the distance from the way that i've been livin'

could you love me while i hate myself by zeph

i'm more trouble than i'm worth

from austin by zach bryan

wish i was born with concrete shoes, but i'm leaving tonight

the view between villages by noah kahan

it's all washin' over me, i'm angry again

better off without me by matt hansen

we were blinded by the hope we got

pt 2.

hate to be lame by lizzy mcalpine, finneas

it's always on the tip of my tongue

work song by hozier

i was three days on a drunken sin, i woke with her walls around me

this love (taylor's version) by taylor swift

this love is alive, back from the dead

bloom by the paper kites

the whole world, it is sleeping, but my world is you

simply the best by billianne

in your heart i see the start of every night and every day

[thatwriterwiththeblock]

Been a while since I thought to update my QP playlists! I kind of forgot I was posting those here and I haven’t been listening as much, but it’s grown!

You can find past posts for these under #qp playlist, and the OG playlist can be found here.

Feel free to comment or reblog with more songs for the collection 👀

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Follow Through by The Altogether

- And I'll make you happy, hon/If you let me feel a ray of your sun/And although this promise to you/Might seem hollow, I will follow through

Bloom by The Paper Kites

- Shall I write it in a letter?/Shall I try to get it down?/Oh, you fill my head with pieces/Of a song I can't get out

World is Ending by Matt & Kim

- Please tell me what you want from me/I gave it all I got and the world is ending/You worry about everything/But wash it all away cause the world is ending

No Choir by F&TM

- And if tomorrow it's all over/At least we had it for a moment/Oh, darling, things seem so unstable/But for a moment we were able to be still

Sinners by Lauren Aquilina

- So let's be sinners to be saints/And let's be winners by mistake/The world may disapprove/But my world is only you/And if we're sinners then it feels like heaven to me

The London Air Raids by Vian Izak

- But I know that I'm safe here with you/'Cause we made it through everything, the old and the new/Just wake me up when all this is over/Wake me up and tell me it's not true

Till Forever Falls Apart by Ashe/FINNEAS

- We've been living on a fault line/And for a while, you were all mine/I've spent a lifetime giving you my heart/I swear that I'll be yours forever/'Til forever falls apart

Glory by Bastille

- And then you put your hand in mine/And pulled me back from things divine/Stop looking up for heaven/Waiting to be buried

Guillotine by Jon Bellion/Travis Mendez

- The secrets you tell me I'll take to my grave/There's bones in my closet, but you hang stuff anyway/And if you have nightmares, we'll dance on the bed/I know that you love me, love me

Ghost Stories by The Narcissist Cookbook

- There is a 'how, ' I suppose, don't really understand it though/Maybe if I dug around a bit in the soil/I'd find out where all this love comes from and what it's for/But then the question would be answered/Ghost story would be over

anarchy by Egg

- And I hope when the end comes around/We'll be old enough to spend it in a house that we found/Hiding in our secret rooms to keep the zombies out/And never running out of silly things to talk about

Ancient Rome by Kayla Seeber

- I'll be the jester/As long as you are the queen/Make a fool out of me/I wanna be the source of your laughter

Romance is Boring by Los Campesinos!

- You're pouting in your sleep, I'm waking, still yawning/We're proving to each other that romance is boring

Grilled Cheese by Peach Face

- You got me sleeping in my makeup/Ruining your pillow cases/Never wanna wake up/Too lazy to tie my laces

Aromantic Moodboard by Maxwell Anthony

- And my Aromantic Moodboard makes it cool to be alone/A collection of bad poetry and photos on my phone/And you're the closest body to me/I think that I'm in love

Shitty Gay Song About You by Ezra Williams

- I'm listening to the songs you told me to/I don't really like them, but I'll pretend for you/I'll learn some lyrics, so I can sing when you do/But I keep thinking of only you

Dance With You by Caitlyn Kinnuen/Isabelle McCalla

- I just wanna dance with you/Let the whole world melt away/And dance with you/Who cares what other people say?

[tonin-terets]

WWF - Up in Smoke from NOMINT on Vimeo.

Behind the scenes - vimeo.com/889845779

To coincide with COP28, WWF and NOMINT launched “Up in Smoke”.

Continuing the ongoing collaboration with global charity WWF we created a stop motion film that urgently addresses the global climate crisis driven by fossil fuel emissions and features a reinterpretation of Billie Eilish’s and Finneas’s hit song "When the Party's Over."

"Up in Smoke" visually articulates the dangers of continued fossil fuel use, combining stop-motion animation with real smoke to tell the story of the devastating effects of fossil fuel emissions on humans and the planet.

We employed a unique production process, integrating stop-motion animation with real smoke, and using a full-color 3D printing technique to create over 700 unique sculptures for different poses of the girl. The film, a year-long project, included a full month dedicated to shooting and was shot entirely in-camera.

"Up in Smoke" builds upon "Can’t Negotiate the Melting Point of Ice," a stop-motion film created entirely using real, melting ice, and "A Flammable Planet," a film that combined stop-motion and real, live fire. Both films have been lauded for their innovative storytelling and strong environmental messages, earning multiple awards including Cannes Lions, Webbys, Clios, One Show, and D&ADs.

Featuring The Social Singing Choir from Margate, the film includes a poignant rendition of the hit song "When the Party's Over," originally performed by Billie Eilish and written by Finneas O'Connell.

WWF invites global audiences to experience "Up in Smoke," emphasizing the critical need for action against the climate crisis. The film is a compelling call to action for a sustainable future. At COP28 WWF is calling on countries to commit to phase-out all fossil fuels well before 2050, with developed countries achieving this far sooner. Ambitious targets are also needed to accelerate the transformation of the global energy system to deliver 100% renewable energy, increased energy efficiency and expanded energy access.

CLIENT: WWF AGENCY: NOMINT CAMPAIGN: “Up In Smoke” PRODUCTION: NOMINT CREATIVE DIRECTION: Yannis Konstantinidis, Christos Lefakis DIRECTOR: Yannis Konstantinidis EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Marilena Vatseri MUSIC SUPERVISION: Twelve Decibels MUSIC ARRANGEMENT: Hughie Gavin PERFORMANCE: The Social Singing Choir LABEL: Manners McDade MUSIC/ LYRICS: Finneas O’Connell SOUND DESIGN/ MIX: Rabbeats Music COLOUR GRADING: George Kyriacou (at Black Kite Studios) MARKET: Global

[aboutanimation]

WWF - Up in Smoke from NOMINT on Vimeo.

Behind the scenes - vimeo.com/889845779

To coincide with COP28, WWF and NOMINT launched “Up in Smoke”.

Continuing the ongoing collaboration with global charity WWF we created a stop motion film that urgently addresses the global climate crisis driven by fossil fuel emissions and features a reinterpretation of Billie Eilish’s and Finneas’s hit song "When the Party's Over."

"Up in Smoke" visually articulates the dangers of continued fossil fuel use, combining stop-motion animation with real smoke to tell the story of the devastating effects of fossil fuel emissions on humans and the planet.

We employed a unique production process, integrating stop-motion animation with real smoke, and using a full-color 3D printing technique to create over 700 unique sculptures for different poses of the girl. The film, a year-long project, included a full month dedicated to shooting and was shot entirely in-camera.

"Up in Smoke" builds upon "Can’t Negotiate the Melting Point of Ice," a stop-motion film created entirely using real, melting ice, and "A Flammable Planet," a film that combined stop-motion and real, live fire. Both films have been lauded for their innovative storytelling and strong environmental messages, earning multiple awards including Cannes Lions, Webbys, Clios, One Show, and D&ADs.

Featuring The Social Singing Choir from Margate, the film includes a poignant rendition of the hit song "When the Party's Over," originally performed by Billie Eilish and written by Finneas O'Connell.

WWF invites global audiences to experience "Up in Smoke," emphasizing the critical need for action against the climate crisis. The film is a compelling call to action for a sustainable future. At COP28 WWF is calling on countries to commit to phase-out all fossil fuels well before 2050, with developed countries achieving this far sooner. Ambitious targets are also needed to accelerate the transformation of the global energy system to deliver 100% renewable energy, increased energy efficiency and expanded energy access.

CLIENT: WWF AGENCY: NOMINT CAMPAIGN: “Up In Smoke” PRODUCTION: NOMINT CREATIVE DIRECTION: Yannis Konstantinidis, Christos Lefakis DIRECTOR: Yannis Konstantinidis EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Marilena Vatseri MUSIC SUPERVISION: Twelve Decibels MUSIC ARRANGEMENT: Hughie Gavin PERFORMANCE: The Social Singing Choir LABEL: Manners McDade MUSIC/ LYRICS: Finneas O’Connell SOUND DESIGN/ MIX: Rabbeats Music COLOUR GRADING: George Kyriacou (at Black Kite Studios) MARKET: Global

[fillyoursoulxx]

rules: shuffle your ‘on repeat’ playlist and post the first ten tracks, then tag 10 people.

savannah — reliant k

the walker— fitz & the tantrums

animal — neon trees

bambi — hippo campus

when you say my name — chandler leighton

good day — surfaces

thank you for breaking my heart — ben folds

let's fall in love for the night — finneas

salvador dali— royal & the serpent

bloom — paper kites

tagged by: @caeruleums​ & @dulcetmuses !

tagging: anyone that wants to! aka i'm lazy

[amostfoolishgold]

Lazuli cannot deny she's curious. A few days ago, a ship docked. This is not an unusual event. However, on that ship was someone who, according to Joanna and Inigo, Finneas was waiting for because they're friends. Joanna had been very insistent that the two of them be given time to reconnect and catch up which, ok fine sure Lazuli's fine with that, but it's been days and she's seen neither hide nor hair of this mystery friend. So she's heading into the Kite pub.

Desperate times.

In her defense, she did try the main pub first, it just didn't contain Finneas and whoever-the-fuck. Here, however, Finneas glances up at just the right time to see her heading right for it. Whatever face it makes is enough for the person sitting opposite to turn around. And Lazuli recognises that face.

"YOU!"

The pirate's eyes stop scanning the room and lock onto Lazuli. There's confusion as xe looks her up and down. Lazuli tuck her hair behind a pointed ear and recognition sparks.

"YOU!"

Xe scrambles to xer feet, hand immediately going to xer sword. Lazuli smiles and gets a suspicious look in return. She glances at Finneas who appears to be having every regret it's possible to have.

"This your mysterious friend, Finn? I approve."

"Oh well if you approve." Said mysterious friend loosens xer grip on the sword to turn a Look on Finneas. "You know this clown, Finn?"

"Yeah this is, that's Lazuli, she's a friend. Lazuli, this is Adalwulff, xe's also a friend. You...know each other?"

Adalwulff scoffs and Lazuli laughs before making her way over and flinging herself into a free chair.

"'Know' is a strong word, but we have met. Fucker decided that the best way to stop a siren hunt was to jump in the ocean and start throwing hands."

"You were trying to eat my crew!"

"And you stabbed me!"

"Blatantly self defense!"

The worry on Finneas's face has very much not been clearing up over the course of this. Lazuli waves a hand dismissively.

"Eh it was fine in the end, xe fought well."

"And her lot didn't actually get any of my crew."

"And I swam you back to your ship so they could fish you out because you'd jumped in the ocean."

Adalwulff rolls xer eyes.

"You were hardly going to crawl up onto the ship to get punched, I stand by my decision."

Lazuli laughs and the last of the tension seeps out of Finneas.

"So you two are...okay? With each other?"

Adalwulff shrugs and Lazuli laughs again.

"Why wouldn't I be? Gotta respect the tenacity! Hey Adalwulff wanna see the scar you gave me?"

Finneas is immediately distracted from any and all concerns about its friends getting along by preventing Lazuli from stripping in the middle of the pub. Which is good, because that's what she was aiming for.

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Finneas and Adalwulff borrowed from the fantastic @finnified! I was thinking about how Lazuli would meet Adal on the Isles and my brain gifted me with the concept of "what if they already met" so here we are lmao

[finnified]

mermaids are, by and large, a phenomenon that no-pirate really understands. 

they’re not particularly known to be social creatures- in fact, depending on which circles you move in, some will say they don’t even exist, that reports of mermaids are just sirens mis-identified.

adalwulff isn’t sure if she buys it, either way, but she hadn’t guessed before this that it would be something she’d have to give real thought to.

it’s been two months since finneas’s disappearance. adalwulff has been out on the water since day one, searching for a clue of where he might’ve fled or been taken to. the only clue that’s been revealed to any of their motley crew- adalwullf and finneas’s friends, still on the isles- was his star-spangled seajacket, which someone- maybe it was the siren?- found washed up under the docks of one of the kestrel piers.

it had left a sick, metallic taste in everyone’s mouths. 

adalwulff is summoned out of their thoughts by a cry from the starboard side of the ship. “captain! there’s something caught in the line! maybe a dol- woah!”

“jay? speak, man!” adalwulff calls as they practically trip over themself to emerge from belowdecks. the sounds of a frantic struggle ring out from the starboard deck, proper cursing and all. 

the pirate captain’s saber is already drawn as she skids to a halt on the top deck, twisting about in a start to reorient herself as she catches a flash of something ruby-iridescent in the light. she blinks, and then- 

“fi- by jove, men! let him go!” adalwulff rushes over the roiling, flopping figure in the net as fast as ze can, but fae can’t move fast enough to beat the horrible, rotting feeling eating up jaer insides. 

she skids up to the side deck where heath, maryssa and jay are crouched in a loose semicircle around the flailing form caught in the wet mass of netting on the deck. locking xer jaw to keep xemself from crying out, adalwulff takes in dark red and purple scales on thin, pale arms and a huge semi-translucent purple tail-fin twitching under the weight of a heavy fishlike tail and- 

huge, dark brown eyes that seemed blue in their darkest depths, peering out from beneath dark wavy hair plastered to a pale, scaled face by the salt water crusted in the curls. 

adalwulff reaches out vaguely to their left side, and jay takes hyr arm as he hauls himself to standing. “captain?” 

after just a moment, adalwulff shakes off his arm and shakes hyr head, before stumbling over to the moon-white face peering out from the net. zie fumble zir belt for a switchblade and shakily reach out to start cutting the netting, ignoring the way the creature- the mermaid- starts twitching and thrashing when he sees the knife. 

“shh, shhhh, it’s okay… it’s okay-“ adalwulff mutters as she deftly works the net away from what is probably his very sensitive tail. as soon as he’s free enough he immediately begins to lash out, and it’s all adalwulff can do not to cut him. 

“dear seas, finneas-“ adalwulff lunges back as finn growled and snaps at her, releasing a guttural sound from its throat. adalwulff loosens her grip on the knife and allows it to go flying, glancing at it to make sure finn sees its go. 

finn opens its mouth and makes another deep gargling sound, and adalwulff holds up jaer hands in surrender. his name slips out of hyr mouth without her even realizing. “oh, finn- who did this to you?” 

finn vocalizes yet again, and the captain realizes that it’s not an angry sound, maybe- it sounds like he’s trying at her name, maybe- 

“finn, buddy, do you remember me? captain adalwulff?” 

he opens his mouth and his throat catches on the ad- sound at the beginning of hyr name. 

adalwulff sits back on their heels in shock, reeling from the reality of this situation that’s washing over xem like so many waves. the wiry little crafty kite she used to know is a seas-forsaken mermaid. he can’t speak. he’s so thin and battered, even this way. without intent, adalwulff feels their eyes begin to mist. 

“oh, finn.” she reaches out to him again, thoughts a million miles away, trying to craft the best plan on to inform his friends of his fate. “oh, finn, i’m sorry i couldn’t save you from this.”  

—————

if i speak, i am in trouble, so i am NOT going to speak! (To be abundantly clear this is for the MERMAY AU i have been cooking with the gang , finneas is not actually dead. i prommy)

[barzzal]

call me crosby → masterlist

summary: Young, reckless, and rash, an unplanned pregnancy causes a massive rift in your relationship with then, cup-hungry 27 year-old Sidney Crosby. As he gets caught up in his own childish and selfish ways, confused to what was once certain, he lets you struggle alone. His absence reasons a miscarriage scare that leads you to end the relationship. Years after losing you, having to live a life that’s surrounded with the families his friends have built through the years embodies his greatest regret. Now with three cups and tons of awards at his disposal, Sid is given a chance to right his wrongs and win what was once the biggest loss of his life.

pairing: sidney crosby x fem!reader gen. warnings: language and theme, co-parenting, mentions of pregnancy & false miscarriage, sexual/suggestive themes, 18+ genre: hockey rpf, fluff, angst, smut, kid-fic, exes to lovers masterlist: the barn

note: it’s here!! i’ve been working on this halfway thru writing my prev. proj. and i’m so excited i finally get to share it with you. this is partly rewritten and loosely based off a series i didn’t get to finish, entitled “one drunken night”, but since it’s itched my brain so much, i decided to start working on it again and have it rewritten for sidney. i do think his character and overall *vibe* suited the protagonist i had in mind. i want to remind everyone that the warnings will be more elaborate on the coming chapters but for now, here’s the series masterlist! if anyone has questions, i’d be happy to entertain them!

series teasers

teaser #1 › 2015 teaser #2 › 2021 teaser #3 › 2022 teaser #4 › drops before part ten bonus teaser › part five

series chapters* denotes 18+ scenes

part one › 6k part two › 10.8k part three › 7.4k part four › 14.8k part five › 10.8k

interlude* part one › 4k part two › 9.3k

part six › 5.3k part seven › soon! part eight part nine*  part ten

series track

to build a home — the cinematic orchestra till forever falls apart — ashe ft. finneas gone gone gone — honne free love — honne no song without you — honne to let a good thing die — bruno major places we won’t walk — bruno major home — bruno major she chose me — bruno major wonderful tonight — eric clapton as the world caves in — matt maltese cover your tracks — a boy and his kite rosyln — bon iver, st. vincent

series extras

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*updates on weekends (slow update) add yourself to the taglist!

disclaimer: this is a work of fiction. therefore teasers, interviews, events, and the like that are included in the series are purely made for fictional purposes and do not/should not represent any of the names involved in real life. please proceed with caution.

[petrichor-moss-and-lightning]

an incomplete list of songs that make me feel safe and soft and warm:

“Petal” by Ravenna Aurora

“Agape” by Nicholas Britell

“Till Forever Falls Apart” by Ashe, FINNEAS

“Cherry Wine” by Hozier

“A Little More” by Alessia Cara

“Song of Being a Child” by Van Morrison

“Futile Devices (Doveman Remix)” by Sufjan Stevens

“Two” by Sleeping at Last

“Close 2 U” by Raveena Aurora

“Bloom” by The Paper Kites

“Yoko Ono (Stripped with Matt Maeson)” by Mob Rich, Matt Maeson

“Intertwined” by dodie

“Ready Now” by dodie

“Thérèse” by Maya Hawke

“Maker” by Anjimile

“Nani’s Interlude” by Raveena Aurora

[emeraldgreaves]

liefred & linden 

gentle acoustic fading into dreamy indie pop for two nerdy mages who definitely still like each other.

(a fanmix for Shepherds of Haven)

tracklist / lyrics:

the 1 / taylor swift // in my defense, i have none for digging up the grave another time. but it would've been fun, if you would've been the one

alaska / maggie rogers // and i walked off you, and I walked off an old me; oh me, oh my I thought it was a dream

i don't miss you at all / finneas // all but forgotten about those eyes; a shade of green that if he'd seen would make f. scott fitzgerald cry

real estate / adam melchor // running out of real estate; tryna make all the right moves; i don't wanna hesitate; i would bet the house on you

bloom / the paper kites // shall i write it in a letter? shall i try to get it down? oh, you fill my head with pieces of a song i can't get out

apple pie / lizzy mcalpine // home is wherever you are tonight.

let's see what the night can do / jason mraz // And we'll stand in the Canyon alone, singing our favorite songs; and wait for the words to return in the echo, echo, echo, echo, echo

one and only / teitur // so you wanna be my friend, so you wanna be my lover? with you i do confess i can't be one without the other

everything has its place / young mister // just like the ocean pairs well with the sand, i go with you

white flag / dido // i promise i'm not trying to make your life harder or return to where we were. but i will go down with this ship

human / dodie // paint me in trust, i'll be your best friend. call me the one, this night just can't end

home / bruno major // i don't need to build a house of stone. wherever you are is where i call home

harvest moon / neil young // because I'm still in love with you, i want to see you dance again

golden hour / kacey musgraves // 'cause you're my golden hour, the color of my sky

pretty places / aly & aj // these open skies, leaving the past behind; i would, for all the pretty places

out of my league / fitz and the tantrums // 'cause you were out of my league, all the things I believed; you were just the right kind; yeah, you were more than just a dream

talk too much / coin // you know I talk too much; honey, come put your lips on mine and shut me up

beginning middle and end / leah nobel // five years later and I'm still yours; ten years later and I'm still yours; fifty years later and I'm still your beginning and middle and end

i will spend my whole life loving you / kina grannis, imaginary future // oh believe me, i've been counting my stars. cause I will spend my whole life loving you

the golden hour / louie zong