#literal 8tracks stuff going on here.....and i love it

[gautiersylvain]

lamentable is the autumn picker content with plums ¤ a fanmix for romanced spawn astarion spanning the events of the entire game

also a special thanks to @astarien and everyone who contributed to #baldur's gate radio play as those posts were a huge inspiration

[stardustvalentine]

finally revamped my old kyouhaba playlist !!!

and because i’m a little deranged, here’s some explanation on the highlights:

when life hands you problems- really encapsulates the messy chaos of the kyouhaba dynamic to me

bad day- a LONG time ago i’m pretty sure i saw a kyouhaba animatic wip to this song??? but i can’t find it anymore??? i think it was one of the things that got me into the ship so hmu if anyone knows what i’m talking about 😔😔

jason- sports and internalized homophobia. enough said

hurry, hurry- THE kyoutani song to me!! especially “i’m the jerk who’s late again” (late to practice) & the overall rushing through life, tunnel vision, blowing past opportunities for connection w other ppl. go go GO no time to think about all that stuff!! i can just totally see kyoutani as the type of guy who’s always in a rush

i don’t dance- sports and homoeroticism. enough said

problems- the song that got me into mother mother cuz i found it on some random 8tracks kyouhaba playlist when i was 15 and didn’t have spotify. both of these guys have major problems but i see the song more from kyou’s view, seeing himself as a mess next to yahaba who at least APPEARS much more put together and perfect

difficult- “the best dysfunctional team that this world has ever seen” is the most perfect description for them ive ever heard. yes they fight yes they get irrationally angry over little things but yes theyre also the best most in love partners at the end of the day

in the wings- yahaba’s literally always on the bench but kyoutani’s the one who gets the opportunity to play. yk, essentially the crux of their fight, so song title fits. more importantly though, the song is about trying to be people you’re not, and yahaba is Very Obviously trying to be oikawa 2.0, so he’s essentially waiting on the bench/wings of his own mind (and we only see the real him come out in moments like the confrontation)

touch starved- i saw someone put two best friends by bb been on a kyouhaba playlist once but lets be real. the REAL bb bean kyouhaba song is touch starved !!!! “fever got me aching” on ao3 REALLY sold me on this cuz yeah it makes sense. we don’t really see people touch kyoutani. when yahaba does so fearlessly, that’s bound to do SOMETHING weird to his brain right?? from “wait i thought this guy was some shallow idiot” to “wait he’s not scared of me” to “wait he’s being as violent with me as i am with everyone” to “wait he’s actually TOUCHING me?????” it just makes sense.

rebel girl- THE gay punk song imo. looser connection here than the others but gay punks. cmon

anyway that’s only like a third of the playlist, so go listen to the rest!!!! and feel free to ask any questions abt the ones i didn’t explain 😚😚

[omegalomania]

I think tumblr ate my ask or it just didn't sent but what are your favorite Bastille songs / what are some songs you recommend?

i did NOT get this ask im very sorry anon.

it's genuinely hard for me to narrow down cause bastille is pretty up there in terms of favorite artists. i love all their shit, but a special mention goes out to their second studio album wild world since it's the one that made me a Fan

uh so here's a primer i guess i spent too much time on this lmao.

if you wanna listen to their big hits:

flaws - their first single in the uk. if you ever listened to ship playlists on 8tracks in like 2013-2015 then you've probably heard this song or a variant on it at some point.

pompeii - this is the song that really put them on the map and you definitely know it. it dominated the charts all over the place.

happier - the marshmello song that you've definitely heard before too. i think bastille wrote this for justin bieber or some shit but then decided they liked it too much to give it to him? lmao. anyway if you're not digging the version you hear on the radio all the time i recommend trying the stripped down version

good grief - their big hit off their second album. big in the uk, didn't really make as many waves elsewhere, but it's a really solid song anyway. one of those "upbeat tunes that's actually really fucking sad" ones

things we lost in the fire - another one off their first album. if you live in a wildfire area this might not be one to turn to. or maybe you'll find it cathartic idk i certainly do!!

quarter past midnight - a song about escapism, as was fitting when it was released in 2018 and equally fitting now. running away for a night of fucking around with friends, craving any kind of brief departure from the chaos of the modern world

skulls - this one was not a hit or a single and is technically a bonus track but i'm including it because once again if you ever clicked on a ship playlist on 8tracks in like 2013-2015 you've heard this one. and you know what that was justified this one is also good

if you wanna feel existentially depressed:

their whole discography. i mean i kid but i also don't. that's just kind of how bastille does it. BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS ones that hit me in particular would beeee

two evils - kind of a grim, haunting one introspecting about morality of the self.

oblivion - musing about the afterlife, love, and how time changes all of us.

those nights - contemplating what it is we seek when we plunge into reckless escapism, and the inherent loneliness of it; how even when surrounded by people there's still the pressure of the world outside, continuously coming to pieces

the draw - this one was written about the pull of pursuing a career in music vs. staying home with family and friends. in a broader sense, it can apply to a lot of things. i always felt it resonated with feelings of paranoia and displacement

winter of our youth - discusses childhood, nostalgia, and regret. if it feels like everything's slipping away, is it easier to relive the past, especially if the past is tinted rose?

sleepsong - loneliness, desperation, and the cyclical, abyss-like nature of all it encapsulates

if you want discussion of serious topics:

final hour - a bonus track off their second album that also became a bonus track off their third album? anyway this song talks about climate change and gun control. happy stuff

doom days - this one talks about, uh, everything! doomscrolling, political divides, escalating national tensions, climate change again, etc.

the currents - a song centered on political rhetoric and the power that figureheads have over the masses, the way they can orchestrate hate. basically it's not so subtly aimed at donald trump lmao, dan's literally sung it as much in a few live settings

WHAT YOU GONNA DO??? - social media addiction and the way capitalism and corporate interests have annexed our online experiences, fighting desperately for our attention as they seek to monetize every available aspect of our lives

four walls (the ballad of perry smith) - well this one is about uh. perry smith. who was charged with the death penalty for killing 4 people in the late 50's. but it's less directly about him and more a discussion of the morality of the death penalty and capital punishment

snakes - burgeoning anxieties and the impulse to turn to easy outs, like ignorance or alcoholism, to escape the world's global problems

if you want some pop culture sprinkled on top:

icarus - greek mythology. i like this one because it addresses something that i feel isn't addressed enough in discussions of this myth, which is that icarus is a very young lad. less about the pride of the fall, and more about the inherent tragedy of that.

laura palmer - the whole song is a david lynch shoutout. i've never seen twin peaks myself but the song still slaps.

daniel in the den - christian mythology. discusses the biblical tale of daniel in the lion's den and links that up to themes of betrayal and family.

poet - this one's a double feature, referencing both william shakespeare's sonnet 18 and edmund spencer's sonnet 75. also one of my favorites.

send them off! - this is another one of my favorites of theirs. it's also been described by dan as "othello meets the exorcist" and it very much delivers there

if you want something uplifting:

joy - while bastille (understandably) has a bit of reputation as a band that makes sad music about sad things, they've definitely got some happier songs in their catalogue. pun intended cha ching. this one's one of their more straightforwardly happy tunes

survivin' - this was a song they wrote while they were touring and then felt weird about releasing once the panini hit because it felt a bit on the nose. they ended up releasing it anyway and i am so glad they did cause it's a mood

act of kindness - the "happy" part here is debatable but i'm gonna include it anyway. it’s when someone does something nice for you and that impulse Changes you way down deep you know???

warmth - one of those "the world's going to shit but at least we have each other" kinds of tunes

the anchor - one of those "the world's going to shit but you're the one fucking thing that's still keeping me here" kinds of tunes

give me the future - their latest single as of this writing and one of the more optimistic tracks in their catalogue imo! it's yearning, but it's also with a genuine hope for the future.

and LASTLY. because im going to take every chance i can to plug this band. im going to throw some collabs and covers at you because there's one thing this band does SUPER well and it's collabs and covers.

of the night - this is the big one. it mashes up rhythm of the night by corona and rhythm is a dancer by SNAP! and it's so good they still do this one live and it goes off every time.

no angels - a mashup of "no scrubs" by TLC and "angels" by the xx, poured into a strangely mournful tune with clips from the hitchcock movie psycho. doesn't sound like it should work but it does. kinda really does.

torn apart - with GRADES and lizzo no less!!! it's got two parts but they're both excellent listen to them both

weapon - collab with angel haze, dan priddy, and F*U*G*Z and one of my absolute favorites

remains - remix of their song "skulls" but featuring rag'n'bone man and skunk anansie that adds an entire new dimension to the song, really fucking excellent

old town road mashup - lil nas x's old town road meets lizzo's good as hell meets radiohead's talk show host meets talking heads' road to nowhere meets the osmond's crazy horse. "what the fuck that shouldn't work" i KNOW and yet here it is!! BLATANTLY BANGING!!!

we can't stop - one of the few times dan smith subtly changes the lyrics of the song he's covering (most of the time he opts to keep the original pronouns and the like, which is very nice to see). anyway this one mixes miley cyrus's we can't stop with eminem's lose yourself and billy ray cyrus's achy breaky heart. and also the lion king's i just can't wait to be king is there. yes i know it sounds batshit especially because the whole thing is surprisingly melodic and heartfelt and you know what it works.

anyone but me x nightmares - mashing up joy crookes' anyone but me with easy life's nightmares and absolutely one of my favorites.

bad guy mashup - how many songs can they include with the word "bad" in the title? we've got bad guy (billie eilish), bad decisions (bastille), bad romance (lady gaga), and bad blood (taylor swift). bastille even has a song called bad blood and they didnt use it. they used taylor swift's version. also the distinctive guitar riff from dick dale's misirlou is there.

somebody mashup - how many songs can they include with the word "some" in the title? someone like you (adele), somebody told me (the killers), somebody to love (queen), use somebody (kings of leon), and someone you loved (lewis capaldi). seriously these guys take mashups to a new level.

final song - this is a cover of MØ's final song. it also adds in craig david's 7 days and, impossibly enough, europe's final countdown. how does it work. how.

ALL RIGHT. THATS ALL IVE GOT IN ME. HOPE THIS HELPED ANON AND IM SORRY IF THIS IS TOO MUCH

[whiparoundandcry]

Earbuds dump

someone wanted me to go through all the questions so //cracks knuckles

1: What inspired you to write the fic this way?

dunno what ‘this way’ specifically means, but I tried reenacting the way a lot of my fav fics have been, in way of word count per chapter, character interaction, plot balanced w/ the ship, ect

2: What scene did you first put down?

Maaan, it’s hard to remember what came first now. I have a doc thats like, 20 pages of just notes & me outlining the plot and world building. The first scene written on that doc is lloyd revealing his identity to the team, which actually happens about a year before the start of the story!

3: What’s your favorite line of narration?

hmmmm, I’m a sucker for when the narration contradicts the dialogue- I just think it’s really funny, pfft. can’t think of any large scenes I do that in rn, but I also really like this bit, during the city hall meeting The woman sitting at the corner chair closest to the ninja shifted in her seat, and stared pointedly at Kai and Jay. Kai tried not to shift under her stare, but he could feel Jay stiffen next to him. “You two saved Satoshi the night King’s was attacked, right?” Kai’s mouth was immediately dry and his brain cut out. Her voice wasn’t loud, but compared to the silence before, she might as well have fired a gun. The question itself was straightforward enough, but Kai hesitated to answer - first, because Green ordered them not to speak, and second, he had no idea what she was talking about. I try to keep Kai a reliable narrator (aka I project a lot) and I feel like this part is funny for first-time readers, bc you get the feeling of “do I know who that is??? Did I forget?” then kai confirms it like “who tf”

4: What’s your favorite line of dialogue?

Kai looked up from their hands to meet Jay’s eyes, all warmth and kindness. “I dunno. I’ve only know you for a month, but I still feel as close to you as I do any of them.”

ouch!!!! 

5: What part was hardest to write?

GOD ALL OF THE FIGHT SCENES,,, this fic was so ambitious oh my god. That’s part of why the final chapter is taking a lot longer than normal- big fight scene ;v; also the meeting with the mayor was difficult to write bc like, I dont know shit about how city government works. My search history for the time I was writing that scene looked like I was researching for an essay, christ. 

6: What makes this fic special or different from all your other fics?

I’m finishing it :,3

7: Where did the title come from?

real honesty hours: I thre in the bit about Kai giving Jay his earbuds on impulse. I never planned for them to be a reoccurring symbolic plot device or for them to even exist but damn, here we are.

8: Did any real people or events inspire any part of it?

My relationship with my brother def inspires how I write Kai & Nya. I say that I project onto kai a lot, but I project all of my ‘trans younger sibling’ energy onto Nya. ngl, most everything I’ve done in this fic was inspired by batman tho

9: Were there any alternate versions of this fic?

Yeah, I have around 3 scrapped scenes. I’ll probably never release them, bc they were scrapped for a reason :,3

10: Why did you choose this pairing for this particular story?

Kai & Jay are the most boring out of the four boys :, ) so I figure’d it’d be easiest to fit their charters into the plot I had in mind, I couldn’t think of any way to fit in the “zane’s a robot” or “cole literally died” plot into it without making the entire story about those things. If I was made out of time tho, you bet earbuds would be a polyninja story.

11: What do you like best about this fic?

I honestly just like that I’ve gotten as far as I have into it, and the perception that its gotten has been so incredible //sobs. Aside from that, my favorite parts about it are probably Kai & Nya/Lloyd’s relationship, and also that Nya is trans. I hadn’t seen any fics where she was trans before, and tbfh its my favorite headcanon. I’ll never write a cis nya in my life

12: What do you like least about this fic?

The relationship build up seems kinda... eh? I definitely should've put more into it, but at the same time I feel like I did as much as I could with it, just bc I’m so inexperienced with that stuff. I also with I could do a better job of conveying the vibe that I want this version of ninjago to give off (gritty, rough, gotham) but without being super edgy about it?  Also I’m really upset that Cole & Zane are getting shafted in Earbuds. I should’ve come up with more stuff to include them, but everything I came up with just felt forced, so they ended up just being background characters- which is was more than they deserve, bc they’re honestly my favorite boys on the team.

13: What music did you listen to, if any, to get in the mood for writing this story? Or if you didn’t listen to anything, what do you think readers should listen to to accompany us while reading?

Well, there’s always the 8tracks playlist I made a while back (should transfer that onto spotify sometime) but theres a couple songs that I think fit the characters super well that aren’t on the list • “Fresh Eyes” is a super great Kai&Jay song QwQ “so suddenly I’m in love with a stranger / I can’t believe she’s mine / now all I see is you with fresh eyes” From Kai’s pov @ jay??? hell • “Better days” was a song rec sent in by my good bud hedley-ramsay anon, and it’s perfect for Kai’s POV, as he’s trying to stay optimistic about all the shit thats happening around him “Guess I didn't break it, but I bent it / I know I didn't say it, but I meant it / I shoulda had a little more heart and soul” • “Miss Atomic Bomb” is very very good for Lloyd & Harumi. tbh its a good song for them in canon too, but the dark city vibe it gives off fits so well with the Earbuds AU. “I was new in town, the boy with the eager eyes / I never was a quitter, oblivious to schoolgirls' lies” • “Be Still” is also a super great song for lloyd, in this au and just in general. “Be still / wild and young / long may your innocence reign” DONT CALL ME OUT I REALLY LIKE THE KILLERS

14. Is there anything you wanted readers to learn from reading this fic?

not... really? its a fanfiction about legos, I dunno if there’s any lesson to be learned from it. Be gay & do crimes

15. What did you learn from writing this fic?

writing fanfic is super rewarding & fun!! It’s a pretty pig time sink sometimes, but damn if yall don’t make it worth it. 

thanks so much for your continued support everyone!!! The last chapter has 2 scenes to go and is currently over 10k words 💪

[xyloophones]

hi! :) music anon here - i just read your reply and pls give me allllll the (gay) music recs!!

this is gonna be a long list anon pls buckle up. also note that im not gonna link anything bc theres a lot but all of these songs are on youtube/spotify 

🌈 xylo’s super gay, super incoherent music rec list 🌈

the basics / the popular ones

troye sivan. i know. I KNOW. half the playlist was already him but listen ive been a troye fan since he put out happy little pill & let me tell u all his songs have such a VIBE. blue neighborhood???? an iconic album. got me thru my last 2 years of high school. to this DAY i cannot listen to suburbia without thinking about driving to watch the sunrise on my first day of senior year w my best friend, sitting in the parking lot in her car n holding hands over the center console bc we were so scared of growing up. he just EVOKES that kind of MOOD u know??

listen to: fools–– talk me down–– heaven 

frank ocean !!!! a bi ICON. i waited so long for new music n he blessed us with TWO ALBUMS. not only is his music spectacular and literally lyrically genius (”see both sides like chanel?? c on both sides like chanel???“ as a metaphor for bisexuality???? BEAUTIFUL. INCREDIBLE. LITERALLY AMAZING.) but he also just has sUCH an aesthetic. 

listen to: thinkin bout you if ur feelin soft;  ivy ––chanel–– nights if u want his newer stuff

lesbian jesus herself hayley kiyoko. anon. ANON. listen to me when i tell u that her music will change ur life. she is so RELATABLE and her songs are SO CATCHY. the girls like girls music video single handedly raised my gpa and cleared my acne. 

listen to: everything uhh girls like girls–– palace–– gravel to the tempo

kehlani. im literally so obsessed. shes again another #bi icon. her gf is really cute. im in luv w her. sweetsexysavage is her latest album n its honestly??? driving my life force???? her voice is also just so lush & smooth while also bein slightly gravely in a way that makes me blush in public a lot like how can i be so gay for just her voice??? shes also just so charming n has the cutest smile and, again, i’m gay

listen to: honey is my fav song bc it reminds me of my gf (AGAIN: IM GAY) but distraction is v cute n flirty n a longtime fav. listen to in my feelings if ur ex is awful. also: keep on –– piece of mind –– the way feat. chance are all really good. just listen to her entire discography honestly

DODIE. ive been a dodie fan since i, a repressed baby gay, stumbled upon “she” on youtube and was filled with such immense love that i immediately stanned and here we are, 2 EPs later. nothing more relatable than pining for ur str8 best friend. pls listen to “she” it literally kickstarted my gay awakening

listen to: ill say it again, she –– also sick of losing soulmates–– her cover of somebody else by the 1975 

against me. i dont know if ur into punk anon but even if ur not, consider checking out against me. lead singer laura jane grace is a super badass trans woman & trans dysphoria blues is an album with. suCH EMOTION. 

listen to: black me out , a song to plan a revolution to. im here, im queer, im angry and its a midterm election year #registertovote 

lesser known artists + singles + lgbtq+ artists that i know but am not a big fan of under the cut

let me go by tunde olaniran. i regularly cried listening to this song after a break up. if u wanna be emotional n gay this is a good one. 

somebody loves you by betty who. ok not specifically gay (i dont think???) but it was used in a rlly cute gay marriage proposal (look it up on youtube im begging i guarantee u will be smiling for the rest of the day) and they are. ALWAYS. playing this one at pride. a bop. 

boyfriend by tegan and sara. ok i know theyre technically popular but no one talks about their last album and boyfriend is a good song ok?? ok.

jenny by studio killers. another song about pining after ur best friend. can u tell i went THRU SOME STUFF in high school 

ok aGAIN i know that halsey is also technically mainstream but i didnt wanna write a whole paragraph about her. listen to strangers feat. lauren jauregui. #unpopularopinion but her last album was just “ok” dont @ me

HEART ATTACK BY LOONA. do u like k pop??? do u like gay girls???? do u like cute music videos???? my friend do i have the song for u

mary lambert. she did the hook in that macklemore song. pls listen to her other stuff its so good n soft n  “i cant think straight / im so gay / sometimes i cry the whole day” #relataBLE

everyone knows who sam smith is right?? anyway prayers is good. his entire last album is honestly so good but hes not a particular fav of mine.

elton john. a LEGEND. he’s like 150 years old but im hoping the sheer love of the gay community will keep him alive for another 150 years

ANGEL HAZE. ive been a long time fan.  v emotional n the lyrics r heavy but honestly?? so important??? one of my fav rap artists

i know a place by muna. i listened to this on the way to pride n almost cried in front of my mom, my friends, and an entire BART station full of pride goers. its a v upbeat song, im just emotional 

zolita. uhh not a big fan tbh, just not my musical style

girls/girls/boys by p!atd. ok also not technically gay (?? maybe??? there are some Bi Rumors but thats not my place to say) but anyways def a bi anthem. dont watch the music video its very “lets have two girls kiss for views” which is like. not the msg of the song but whatever i aired my salt about that in 2013 n im not going back now

idk what kina grannis’s sexuality is (again, not my business) but she does a lot of good covers and never changes pronouns. i like sweater weather and shut up and dance with me a lot. 

oh !! ben j pierce !! 2 v good songs about how gender roles r bullshit n heteronormativity is awful. hes also like my exact age n i luv his makeup tutorials. 

there are honestly so many more. also a lot im forgetting. im so sorry you had to read thru this long incoherent post w my awful typing 

anyway if u want my full gay playlist on spotify just msg me off anon and ill give u a link (this goes for anyone btw !!) im currently adding + taking things out n its a constant work in progress but u know, its at least not the same 8 songs over and over again (no shade at 8tracks tho….ha …) 

[officialthiamlibrary]

Currently sinking deeper into Finals territory? Treat your eyes (and your breaks) with this minimal distraction list of thiam fanfiction and music to get you through the coming weeks.

All stories are completed works with less than 10,000 words, perfect for a quick break.

Music comes in the form of playlist, so you can throw one on while you work, think about Thiam, and exercise that brain, Einstein.

If a story cured your studying hives, please take a few seconds to let the writers know! Other eligible stories/music we’ll be added periodically. And, if you know any other options, let us know in the replies.  

Fiction (25)

All The Things You Could’ve Said by Tabbytabbytabby

When Theo and Liam have their first fight as a couple Theo goes to Derek, who gives him some advice before convincing him to talk to Liam.

Gorgeous by I_heart_thiam

Liam is out to the pack, and he’s never looked more gorgeous to Theo.

Mistletoe Kisses by RebelWithHeartofGold

Liam wants Theo to have a great christmas

Under Your Spell by ExtraSteps

Liam is struck by a witches spell. Now he is completely unable to lie, compelled to say anything that pops into his head. Theo is around and more than willing to listen.

Finesse by DaSmiley99

He never thought he would see Theo in a suit at Lydia's Christmas party.

The banshee proposed to host a party at her place and they had to dress up properly for the occasion. Yeah, she obligated everyone to wear their best suits and dresses.

...

Theo straight up looked like a Sex God.

The McCall Home for Wayward Youngsters (and other Supernatural Creatures) by Reiven

Melissa McCall was a mother. The fact that only one of her kids came from her womb didn't matter, they were all her children in her mind.

Birthday Surprise by MsKristinamay

Prompt: Theo and Liam secretly dating. The pack doing a b-day surprise to Liam bursting in his room screaming “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” just to find him and Theo wrapped together in the sheets, hugging. Liam would wake up like FUCK but Theo would just kiss him on the cheek, ignoring the pack, and would whisper happy b-day little wolf in his ear. (Idea by: igotlostinslashland on tumblr)

Ms. Jackson, if you’re nasty by Tuwalli

Liam manages to get Theo to move into his house with the help of his mother, his attraction to the Chimera is obvious; especially when he catches him dancing.

It’s Strange, but I Don’t Need Space From You by Ithinkwehaveanemergency

A canonically possible intermission between Pressure Test and Triggers.

Theo gets sent to the McCall's on a supply run. Liam goes with. The UST becomes too much for Liam, so he gives in. Just that once. Just to relieve the pressure. (Inspired by a tumblr thread, kind of.)

Monster by Onlymissbarnes

Where Liam’s parents find out about his werewolf side and Theo is there to pick up the pieces.

You Can’t Avoid Your Problems by LovelyLittleGrim

Liam's been avoiding Theo. Theo wants to know why.

Peppermint by ExtraSteps

Liam discovers that Theo really, really likes peppermint candy canes.

Claustrophobia by mikaminato

“Things are going to be ok.” Theo said, more to himself than to the beta. He was trying his best not to show the fear he was feeling, not only for the fact they were stuck in the elevator – in the dark – but mainly because he was afraid Liam might lose the little control he had left. “I’m here by your side and I won’t let anything happen to you, little wolf. Do you hear me?” [Theo/Liam]

Write On Me by holmesofgold

Liam lives in a black and white world, where people have soulmates and no one is able to see the colors until the day you look into your soulmate's eyes for the first time. He thought that this couldn't get any weirder, until the day he discovered that his connection with his soulmate was so strong that they could literally feel what the other felt and communicate through their own bodies.

"What's your name?" The boy wrote in his arm, curious, not quite understanding how it worked. The answer came a few minutes later, written in an asymmetrical handwriting. "Theo Raeken."

Heat by RaeAnnisapancake

Liam's in heat and Scott isn't there to help him. Luckily he finds Theo who is more than happy to help him.

Thanksgiving Feelings by SupernaturalIdijit16

Months after defeating the Anuk-ite Liam Dunbar is stuck facing another problem. This time its not a fight with supernatural creatures or hunters, its a battle with himself. Liam deals with the struggles of his more than friends feelings for Theo while also facing Thanksgiving dinner with the whole pack being invited. What could go wrong?

It’s the little things that make you fall in love by Root (Fyki)

Liam stopped, suddenly unable to do anything that wasn't thinking about the fact that Theo, Theo, had just invited him to go to a museum. Because Ii was a thing spending hours talking about history and listening to Liam talking passionately about stuff that Theo probably didn't even know, but it was a completely different thing to invite him to go to an exhibit of Greek and Roman history, knowing that it was the best way to reach Liam's heart. Not that Theo didn't already reached it, obviously, but that wasn't the point. Because the way Theo had talked, the way he had acted, with the slight doubt in his voice, it had felt so much like the way you ask someone out that Liam was completely taken aback.

Calm down, Liam, of course he didn't mean it like that, he told himself, and his stomach tied in a painful grip.

The Boy is Mine by Ithinkwehaveanemergency

Thanks to Lacrosse Boosters coming up with the ridiculous idea to have a Bachelor Auction to raise money, Liam is up for sale. There's only one person he wants to bid on him, but he's just too stubborn to ask.

Or, listening to old school Brandy and Monica leads to adorable cliche one-shots.

you will be mine (resolution) by zayneyelashes

"He wakes up at the Hale house.

He doesn't need much time to realize it. It's the same ceiling that he'd stare at when there was too much to think and feel and do. It's the same couch where he kissed Derek again, only that time was different. That time Derek actually kissed him back; his hands held onto his neck and hair like there was a chance Stiles might disappear.

He wouldn't. He didn't."

(or the one where Derek comes back)

Decisions by AJP_37

When Liam Dunbar makes a decision- you better consider that decision made. Even when the decision is to have sex with Theo.

Do you have a name or can I call you mine? by laheysmythes

“You look like trash, may I take you out?” Liam blurted out mostly in annoyance and it gained a laugh from Theo.

“Was that an insult or a pickup line?” Theo asked, still amusedly smiling.

“Both?” Liam shrugged

Or in which Liam tries to get Theo to go on a date with him by using the worst pickup lines he could think of.

In The Night by TVTime

It’s the middle of the night and Liam just wants to go to the bathroom, but Theo is being insanely overprotective. Fluff and non-explicit sexy times ensue.

Best Friend, Hold Me Tight by holmesofgold

Theo Raeken and Liam Dunbar are and have always been best friends. But best friends shouldn't look at each other like that.

Day 4 of the Thiam Week 2017: Friends to Lovers. (yes, one month later)

Mine by Albus_Yawn

Liam comes home smelling like some other werewolf and Theo can't stand it.

Music (10)

Here are several Thiam Playlists found on Spotify and Playmoss.

Airplanes (Thiam) Playlist by Marie Christin R.

Paradise by breaker_of_reality

thiam | theo raekn & liam dubar by Taegen F.

Thiam by Meronilayla

THIAM by Melly B.

Thiam by signemaria03

Thiam by Raennisapancake

Thiam by Minna P

Make Me Burn - Thiam by Seija M.

i lay down this armour; thiam by eliestarr

There are MANY more where those came from. Here are search pages for Spotify and 8Tracks. (Note - that 8Tracks now limits the number of mixes/songs you can play without a premium subscription. You will also have to sign in to Spotify to view the search page, but you will not have to sign in to listen to the playlists.)

Good luck on your last few weeks! We are all sending you every bit of luck, patience, and focus cause you got this. ;P

Over and out.

[syntheticaesthetic]

Nominated by @kickbuttkc - hi friend! <3

RULES:

Post the rules

Answer the questions given to you by the tagger

Write 11 questions of your own

And tag 11 people

Questions:

1) What is your dream job; something you love doing and would be happy to get paid for?

I actually like the idea of freelancing - of being good enough at it that I can pay all of my bills, have a small savings, and be able to see a movie or something every month and get gifts for my family and friends. I sort of do this already - I do copywriting and editing and photography and graphic design and I have a new position with the local newspaper doing some writing, but I don’t make any more than $50-100 a month so that’s barely dog food. I’d like to be able to do this and be successful at it (I can live off it.) Its diverse and its never the same project twice and its what I studied so. 

2) What is your favorite summer hangout and why?

I don’t know, actually. It used to be going to Cannon Beach - not necessarily the beach itself, but the town, and sitting at the coffee shop or walking the shops and going to the restaurants. Up here in Washington, I don’t know! I’ve only spent the one summer here, and I didn’t go very many places. 

3) If you could move anywhere, where would it move and who would you move with?

Honestly, I’m right where I want to be. The only thing I’m missing is the salt air from the ocean. I’m just a little too far for that. I might have preferred living in the San Juan Islands a little bit, just for aesthetics, but its full of rich people and is very expensive and everything is only accessible by ferry which makes things difficult. I’m close enough now I can do day visits though. Where I am now, the community is more amazing than I ever hoped for, its so pretty, and there’s a lot of interesting things to do. I have actual neighbors but 9 acres of land, I can hear a waterfall on my neighbor’s property, my other neighbor has cows I can listen to at night and so does the guy down the street, I’m in the middle of not quite the woods but a wooded/farm area, and there’s a town just ten minutes down the road and a city about 45 minutes away. Its got everything I need! 

4) If you could only listen to one album for the rest of your life, which would you choose?

Why would you do this to me? I thought we were friends?! I, just, uh.... I’m going to pick an album not even out now - when Depeche Mode calls it quits I want their very last compilation/Best Of album so that I can have a variety of stuff from their career. THIS TOTALLY COUNTS. I AM NOT CHEATING.

5) When was the last time you had a good nights sleep?

I don’t know really. I’m actually really heavy right now and its disturbing my sleep a lot - I can’t get comfortable and I end up sleeping on my arms and making them numb and my neck is out of alignment and I wake up in pain more days than not. 

6) When was the last time you cried yourself to sleep?

I’d say about this time last year. I was in an awful place.

7) What is the earliest memory you have?

Other that this nightmare I used to have? (literally I had it when I was very little and I STILL remember it pretty vividly. The only details that are a bit blurry are the layout of the apartment it took place in.) Probably the day my brother was born - I was around 3 or so? I remember waking up at some point to a “stranger” in my house (I guess she was my neighbor) telling me that my grandmother was on the way to watch me, but until she got there she was going to keep an eye on me. I don’t think I had any idea what was going on.

8) What is your favorite movie series?

It really is the MCU. Just in terms of the movie industry, what they’ve done is unprecedented and astounding in how complex it is and how much quality it still has. Its very not perfect, but its really solid and really fun. 

9) What is your favorite movie from all the genres (horror, suspense, comedy, romantic comedy, drama, documentary, family, etc)?

One movie or a movie per category? 

Per category: Horror is House of 1000 Corpses, Suspense is The Shining (I’m cheating a bit here...), Comedy is The Wedding Singer (I’m not a Sandler fan but this is sentimental), Romantic Comedy is.... 13 Going On 30? I don’t know. Drama.................Hmmmmmmmmmm The Shipping News? Documentary is Best Worst Movie. Family - like kids films? The Nightmare Before Christmas? 

One Movie: Donnie Darko. Every time I watch it something new occurs to me. 

10) When is the last time you went to the park?

I don’t really go to the park - I live in the park. 

11) The stars or the moon?

Hmmm.. Stars by just a tad.

Questions I’m going to ask: 

1) What are you reading right now?

2) If you were an animal, what would it be? (Not your favorite, necessarily - just what’s the closest to your personality.) 

3) What’s your favorite thing to do with friends? 

4) Name five things that happened to you this year that were good!

5) Name five things you want to happen to you next year!

6) Snow - yay or nay?

7) Recommend something to the masses - book, movie, tv show, podcast, game, food, hobby, whatever. 

8) How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

9) What do you watch on YouTube? 

10) Do you have a spotify/last.fm/8tracks/etc playlist account? 

11) Do you have a goodreads account?

I nominate @praxid @gallifreystands @the44thpilot @ms-fagerstrom @autumnxtoxashes @marionarnold @whenas-in-silks @ivoryrenascence @certaindreamchopshop @audiovisualrecall @gidgetlawliet

[spnreactionblogging]

our father, who aren't in heaven

SPOILERS BELOW BUT I'M REALLY LATE TO THE PARTY THIS TIME

[I actually watched this like a month ago but didn’t remember to post it, oops]

I got so backed up with real life shit that I'm delayed watching this but I stayed off tumblr and twitter almost entirely for the last few weeks to avoid spoilers but god DAMN it it's a fucking buckleming episode

why do they keep being put in charge of the return of characters who we're all very invested in? you ruin kevin tran, you are likely to ruin adam, god fucking damn it.

at least RSJ is directing

you can tell they always think their episode titles are really goddamn clever too and it pisses me off

is john winchester not in heaven anymore? I thought that was a big fucking todo, that he and mary are up there and they don't want to ruin it for them. or are you referring to chuck? or both? who cares.

poor adam.

chuck what fun is it if you just automatically win every time, huh? what's the point?

I do love rob benedict though. I don't like being frustrated with his character.

buckleming's gotta get in as many "terrified women in exploitative situations" as they can before the end huh

I like eileen a lot and I probably ought to get around to watching her actual original episodes at some point

"guest starring jake abel" has got me choked up

HEY TOO BAD THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN READ THE TABLET IS FUCKING DEAD HUH, HOPE YOU KEPT ALL THOSE NOTES OF HIS THAT YOU OCCASIONALLY DRAG OUT AND DECLARE WORTHLESS

poor kevin, god fucking damn it all

SAM: so he has an achilles heel DEAN: well i'm saying he has a weak spot

YEAH BECAUSE DEAN IS STUPID RIGHT? THANKS BUCKLEMING

I hope misha's hip is okay

I do like donatello, I hope nothing awful happens to him :(

sorry though guys the only prophet i acknowledge is kevin tran

okay so obviously as we've known since day one they're gonna team up with the darkness to subdue chuck but things will probably work out in the end to maintain universal harmony or some shit so whatever

sam really does have queer flannel, i like that black and white and red all over shirt

I hate buckleming episodes for so many reasons but not least of all because everyone behaves like a petulant kindergartener

is sam just reading the bible? it's got that golf leaf edge

okay seriously though don't they already have kevin's notes? why is donatello translating this fresh? kevin did all this work and fucking died for it. at least honor his legacy. jesus fuck.

really though, 14.08 establishes this:

http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/14.08_Byzantium_(transcript)

[Dean awakes where he passed out on the kitchen table, and hears voices in the other room. He gets up and follows the voices to the library] SAM: Man, haven't seen this stuff in years. WOMAN: And what language is this technically in? CAS: We're not sure, but it's-- it's written in cuneiform. Kevin was very thorough. SAM: Yeah. We kept it all-- the translations, his notes on his translations, annotations. You name it. [...] SAM: That's not-- Dean, listen, last night, after about whiskey number five, it hit me. I mean, we've torn through all the lore looking for a way to cure Jack, right? But we've never looked through Kevin's angel tablet translations. DEAN: Yeah, 'cause they're worthless. I mean, Kevin translated them into-- to crazy scribble only a prophet can read. And last I checked, we can't exactly ask Donatello. LILY: Maybe I can read them.

did he not take demon tablet notes? he sure seemed to have a bunch of those in seasons 8 and 9! also why do demons not care about this anymore

"if my dad kept me locked in a cage for ten years" oh yeah? if one month on earth is ten years in hell, then adam's been in the cage with michael for 120 earth months = 1,200 years in hell. OVER A MILLENNIUM IN HELL.

buckleming so completely fail to hold my attention even during the episode that ostensibly the whole fandom's been waiting for for a decade, that writing the word "millennium" got me sidetracked into watching some backstreet boys music videos and an nsync one to boot. what do you even have to say for yourselves, buckleming.

okay I got way distracted about the 8tracks closure

so I can't help but notice that STILL they have nothing to say about adam, they just need michael. like.

wow.

cas is the one to bring it up! I fucking love you castiel

keith szarabajka does a good rob benedict

buckleming writing this: chuck should immediately threaten all the women in their lives

oh so NOW dean doesn't want cas going to hell. cute. after forcing him to do so alongside belphegor. fuck you, dean.

i love sam and eileen doing witchy shit and cas watching

oh rowena's back.

i guess we should've known if she died she'd just like. go to hell.

"so fix it!" says rowena, by way of buckleming, dismissing everything castiel has every right to be angry about, as if this should just be shrugged off. easy for her to say when she's the one who fucked things over for crowley. not cool with sam being out of the room for that either? sam is very much involved with these proceedings.

I'm here for adam's food appreciation

I don't remember what happened to adam's mom? was it with the ghouls?

family does suck, adam.

I don't want to hear dean's commentary about sam's relationships or whether eileen is hot or anything like that, ever. butt out.

I do like the actress playing lilith

I need bourbon too, donnie. fortunately i had some prepared before i clicked play on this episode

I loooove these shots of castiel with the chessboard and the railing/bannister/whatever

I get that cas is being "BAMF" again I GUESS or whatever but I'm irritated with him stooping to this level of like... what dean pressured sam into with jack in S14, with using this intense sincerity to trick people. not a fan. and SHOCKER, "jack in the box" was written by buckleming too so there you go. there's this episode of bob's burgers where linda's running a murder mystery dinner and is like "ha! I was the murderer all along even though I said I wasn't!" you didn't connect shit, you're just lying

I will give buckleming exactly one point, even though it's 99% jensen's delivery, but calling him "mike" so derisively is hilarious

why don't they just tell him his AU self had the same goal last season

they definitely don't let them actually apologize! gee! all this time and they don't actually apologize. fuck off.

you could've written ANYTHING. anything at all, buckleming.

adam knows all about not knowing the secrets your dad is keeping

I'm glad adam doesn't forgive them.

"they believe it's true so it's probably true" is bad reasoning here

I feel like sue is probably fucked? or else this is a trap.

michael's the golden child and doesn't realize he's being abused by god just like the rest. at least he doesn't in this version

who said he had an entire tree up his ass, balthazar? zachariah? dean? bobby?

I think cas was right to show him the truth, just the events as they occurred

ugh i'm so nervous and uncomfortable for cas that there's no one here to intermediate if dean goes after him

literally after I type this I unpause and cas asks "where's sam?"

yeah i knew it was a trap. and here chuck's going to hurt eileen because he can.

I'm glad dean apologized on behalf of both of them I guess? but also not cool with sam not being here to talk to adam himself.

I'm glad michael found out about AU michael

stoked about purgatory honestly. bring back benny. BRING BACK GORDON. bring back dick roman.

cas looks so tired. what a note to end on.

I am also tired.

[bpdlyrics]

If you had to pick 5 songs that people with bpd could relate to most what would they be?

hihi! okay sorry this is alex ive been super absent due to a lot of my own personal drama and this ask is old BUT i wanted to let yall know i was still alive. 

okay SO obviously everyones music taste is different and no one will like the same stuff etc etc but here r some that i rly like off the top of my head in no particular order!!!

-the frights // you are going to hate this 

-um like ever the front bottoms song ever tbh.... i really like today is not real tho

-be your shadow // the wombats

-days n daze // self destruction anthem (i love this band overall for songs about addiction, mental illness, etc AND this song is really wonderful basically they change the lyrics every show but ill link my favourite live version)

-los campesinos! // by your hand 

(honourable lowkey obligatory mention is 505 by arctic monkeys fr that one choke line, wont link it cause literally everyone n their grandma has heard that song i think ;;; still good tho.....) 

ALSO i have an 8tracks account (shameless self promo) where i post stuff sometimes! 

hoNESTLY these arent even the best ones im just tired and have been absent for way too long. but im here! so keep interacting with us! im so sorry for all the absences! 

[narxkami]

⚓;☺

A RARE R APPEARS!

⚓ Are there any small details you tend to like in roleplays?

          Um excuse me is this even a question. I LOVE little details in rps like, I wanna know what the characters are doing and where their eyes are going and if they’re fidgeting or whatever, you know? That’s the stuff that makes rping and writing in general so interesting is the ways that characters tick; it’s the little physical and sensory details that really make characters and rps come to life, so I love anything that adds that extra pizzaz. 

☺  What tends to bring out your muse the most? What inspires you?

          To be honest, just breathing brings out my muse a lot. Literally on the weekend I was in Best Buy and I was looking at the laptops and thinking to myself like Yu doesn’t have a computer now but what if he got one for college what would that be like ... and then my muse just shot up like crazy okay like idk how I can have so much muse for a bowlcut weirdo but here we are. No but what gives me muse especially would be ... I guess music? I don’t listen to music all that much, but when I do it’s usually playlists on 8tracks of instrumental “writing” music, or persona-themed playlists. it’s obvious enough by now that adayu anything inspires me but I find that music really gets my mind going and gives me all these images and stuff of characters, so even if I’m not at a computer it gets me in the mind to write Yu, I guess?