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steter-bang · 2 years

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Enjoy some more fics from previous Steter Bangs! 😍😍😍

Happy reading! ☺️

Falling Like The Stars Author: stories_in_howls Collection: Steter Bang 2021 Art: Here by NacreousGore Rating: M Words: 10,045 Summary: "Stiles is just trying to handle his life after being kidnapped and tortured by people who wanted to teach his Dad a lesson. He struggles a lot due to PTSD, but he is trying to do his best to get out of bed in the morning. One night, Stiles goes up to the rooftop of his apartment building, to see the stars. Instead, he sees a man standing dangerously close to the edge, looking down. This is how Stiles meets Peter Hale, a scarred man who lost his whole family in a fire and now deals with depression as well as hallucinations. They meet by chance and soon find out, that they have a lot in common - like the overwhelming need to bring their tormenters to justice, no matter what it's going to take."

Twisted Mates: Chaos Reigns Author: hellbells Collection: Steter Big Bang (2015) Art: Embedded by radlilim Rating: E Words: 18,216 Summary: "Stiles has managed to anchor himself and close the door in his mind - It took bonding with the new Hale Alpha, Peter. No one said everything was fine - There is his disconnect with the McCall pack that Scott has not picked upon. There is something chaotic running around Beacon Hills. Oh and Peter suddenly has a daughter that he knows nothing about. All in a days work for a newly mated spark!"

The Problem With Portals Author: spitshine Collection: 14K Steter Reverse Bang (2018) Art: Here & Embedded by Tako Rating: E Words: 3,128 Summary: “Come now, Stiles. Be reasonable. You can barely stand having one of me around; surely you don't want to suffer through two of us.” “Or maybe,” Peter purrs directly into Stiles' ear, “you could think of me as less of an extraneous Peter Hale and more of an... improvement on the old Peter Hale.” He trails light fingertips up the thin skin of the human's wrist and then—when the boy shudders adorably, choking back a moan—flicks out his claws and does it again.

Roam Author: terminaltongues Collection: 14K Steter Reverse Bang (2018) Art: See next paragraph Rating: Not Rated Words: 16,637 Summary: "The continent is separated into twelve tribes. The rest is unclaimed territory- dangerous. Peter and Stiles run."

Roam (Art) Artist: HDHale Collection: 14K Steter Reverse Bang (2018)

Let My Heart Be a Shelter Author: gryvon Collection: 14K Steter Reverse Bang (2018) Fanmix: Here by Green Rating: T Words: 17,557 Summary: "Stiles is still reeling from the nogitsune when a Sluagh appears to feed off the hopelessness and fear the nogitsune left behind. Peter's afraid to get too close but a deadly encounter with the Sluagh forces Peter and Stiles to rely on each other in whole new ways."

Duty and Love Author: SpookyMiscreant Collection: Steter Reverse Bang (2019) Art: See next paragraph Rating: G Words: 7,135 Summary: "The McCall’s and the Hale’s had long been allies, so long in fact that many bloodlines had joined over the generations. The war that erupted following the murder of King Michael’s eldest son by a bloodline purist pitted families and friends against one another, in what would soon be named The Bloody War. Twenty years later Cora's birthday ball brings an emissary from the McCall kingdom into Peter's life in a whirlwind of quick wit and sharp smiles."

Duty and Love Art Collection: Steter Reverse Bang (2019)

#steter mini bang 2022 #fic rec friday #fics from previous steter bangs #😍😍😍

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spidersolare · 7 years

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♫★ Portal Playlist ★♫

!Full Fanmix!

♫ Everybody Wants to Rule The World - Aperture (Tears For Fears) ♫ This is Not a Test + Finally Free - Chell (Tobymac + Chris Hawkes) ♫ Steady On + Listening For The Weather - Mel (Tim Be Told + Bic Runga) ♫ Till the Day I Die + Never Let Me Go - Doug Rattmann (Tobymac + Florence & The Machine) ♫ You’ve Got a Friend In Me - Companion Cube (Toy Story) ♫ I Know Nothing + Regret - Wheatley (Travis + Fearless Vampire Killers) ♫ Titanium + Lean On - Virgil (David Guetta + Major Lazer) ♫ Mr Policeman - Rick the Adventure Core (Brad Paisley) ♫ SPACE IS COOL - Space Core (Schmoyoho) ♫ I Know Everything About Everything - Fact Core (Frenzal Rhomb) ♫ That Man - Rainbow Core (Caro Emerald) ♫ I Want It All + Black Honey - Cave Johnson (Cam + Thrice) bonus ♫ It’s Alright + Old Soldier - A.E.G.I.S. (Dennis Waterman + David Crosby) ♫ If I Didn’t Have You - Atlas & P-body (Monsters Inc.) ♫ Oh No + The Fall - Caroline (Marina and the Diamonds + Yann Tiersen) ♫ Getting Stronger - GLaDOS (Black Gryph0n)

Almost didn’t post this for various reasons but I worked too hard on it for it not to see the light of day as such. Thanks to the friends that supported me. Reasonings for each song below! (though note, most of them were picked for lyric suitability then accuracy of tone and characters with two songs where so I could get a better guess at their tone and character arcs)

Aperture - It just feels like it really suits multiple characters and their motivations, and really, the working atmosphere of Aperture in general. Even before the incident, it was full of ambitious people who wanted to push limits and boundaries, do the impossible. They turned their backs on the natural order of things, of ordinary morality and did what they wished, even when it came to nothing and crumbled before their eyes. Everybody wanted to rule the world

Chell - Fast paced and badass just like the test subject herself, tons of lyrics that could directly apply to her, and a real ironic tongue in cheek nature to the title itself haha though its meaning is very true for her, since she does not get practice runs or retry’s. Its startlingly and strongly real. But once she is free of it all, that’s where the second song comes in. It’s still strong and powerful, but its tempered and much more relaxed. And full of little things like the appreciationg od sunlight and the sea that I feel would really resonate with Chell, being able to appreciate the little things without worrying about those people who’d come along and force her away from a life she has control over

Mel - Her first is bobby, and upbeat, but still carries a sense of hopelessness she pushes aside to stay strong and keep on going. Her time, her past is gone, and all she can do is keep going in hope she sees the dawn again. And when she finally does, its much more peaceful and steady. The second song is full of sunshine and serene sturdiness. Calm, with lines of farewell and a little loneliess and regret for leaving her friend, yet a need to return home and find her place

Doug - Doug was hard to pick for because of his eerie and surrell tone he deserved, but the strong passion for survival and the survival of those he needed in his life. He started the series of having two songs so I could better capture tones and character arcs. Anyway the first is 100% his passionate side and determination to survive. His support of Chell through his artworks and messages, his steely determination to keep going, despite everything working against him. The second is something like how I’d see his sentiments once he goes back and sacrifices his life freedom for Chell’s. It captures more of his ghost like prescence in the game, and how peaceful it is now he’s found a resting place. Though it still carries the message of his will to survive, asking Chell not to let him, or possibly even his memory, go.

Cube - Could any have fit better? I mean seriously, I was meddling around with friendship songs and the second I was reminded this existed there could not have been any others. Cube is not especially extrodinary in any fashion, not stronger, smarter or better then any other prop you will find in aperture. They are just a normal cube with a heart on it. But they will love you will all that is in them, never threaten to stab you in the back or abandon you, and you’ve always got a friend in them

Wheatley - This one is just funny to me haha, found it while looking for Fact’s song, and couldn’t leave it to memory obsuricty. Besides, it does a decent job covering how out of the know he is whille giving an optimistic spin, as Wheatley was apt to do. He just goes about, knowing nothing, making it to the end of each day. The second one however is definitely the more emotionaly powerful one for me, as the lyrics suit so well but the melody doesn’t go full angst and gives it a aptly regret like tune, sad punctured with harsh tones. And the lyrics were just perfect for a sad little space orb who made a lot of mistakes he regrets

Virgil - Virgil was one of the hardest to find songs for, but I stand by the ones I chose. The first one is something of a statement about his characters strength even while clearly feeling very low about himself. The second is not only a 70′s style song, but resonates with his learning to rely on other people, namely Mel. How you can overcome all obsticles with someone who you care for

Rick - Just a free wheeling song about enjoying the rush of breaking the rules in a fun western tune. Very adventurous

Space - I kinda feel bad about using a remix of someone elses voice but between the lyrics and the melody it was just too perfect. Besides I couldn’t find any others that matched up with it. So yeah heh

Fact - IT WAS SO HARD TO FIND A GOOD SONG FOR THIS ALTERNATIVE FACT GENERATOR. But in the end I think the choice was pretty good, though not nearly as detached or electric style as I would have prefered to find

Rainbow - Fun and jazzy, romantic and stylish, perfect! And the best part is you can see it from either Rainbow or Virgil’s perspective, freaking adorable gay babies

Cave - Nyeeeeeh I still kinda feel weird about these two but there alright. These two are definitely ment to mix together to get Cave’s cheery but harsh persona. That while he might have had good intentions, it was always to forward his own interests and get everything he wanted for his own. And that despite the consequences, he kept reaching for things beyond his right and never stopped, even after he passed away

A.E.G.I.S. - Aegis was always a protector figure to me. Kinda an old man, even though the game never gave you much of a human personality to him. Even if he went the wrong way about it, and tries very hard to kill you, it was all out of a need to protect what little was left of the facility. The first was found looking for Virgils, just a fun gruff at work song about an old officer. Took a while to find the second song, but it fit just right for the lonely old soilder who lost every battle that counted

Atlas and P-Body - Was there really any others I could have picked? Its like with cubes haha it was just too perfect for these adorable robots whose world literally revolves around each other

Caroline - While the tone is a little off, Caroline has always struck me as someone who always knew exactly what she wanted out of her existence, and worked hard to make that happen, with a couple silly moments along the way. She was an unstoppable force, who in the end fell to her own pursuits, at the hand of a person she trusted. The Fall, is definitely just the kinda music I imagine would have backgrounded Caroline’s shift into GLaDOS had we seen it. Sober, yet justaposed. She was a tragic figure, but it was also something of a fitting fall for someone who was “the backbone” of a highly corrupt and dangerous company. And of course it leads perfectly into the last song.....

GLaDOS - Here we are! Easily my proudest pick. Not only does the tone and melody fit her to a tee, the lyrics are almost literally perfect. No matter what you do to her, Glados is always on top of it in the end. She’d rule the world within a week if she put her mind to it

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samtrapani · 6 years

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Grief is not about the shortest distance between two points. It’s about getting out alive. | [listen]

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#portal #cave johnson #caroline #caveline #portaledit #*edits*#fanmix #audio #hooty fucking hoo #if there was a date to the picture please ignore the redacted then #but heck #also i know it's a painting #but a girl can dream

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tarragonthedragon · 2 years

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bartimaeus fanmix for @skull-in-a-jar

Last Moments of Love Omar Faruk Tekbilek

I’m Alive Aaron Tveit, Alice Ripley

Rabbit’s Song S.J. Tucker

Massai Rain Miriam Stockley

Last Farewell Patty Gurdy, Luzi das L

Balance Katherine Lynn-Rose

Cha’am Lena Chamamyan

Recovery Frank Turner

Septembermorgen Annie Hurdy Gurdy

The Fleas Frank Turner, Jon Snodgrass

True North Vocal Line

Shape Shifter Laura Veirs

Main Titles from Beetlejuice Danny Elfman

Portal Sekai

Ptah Derek & Brandon Fiechter

Baby Blue Grace Petrie

Sareri Hovin Mernem Lena Chamamyan

Someone To You BANNERS

Fire With Fire AlicebanD

Some Days Are Worse Than Others Grace Petrie

Paper Forest Emmy The Great

Oh ! Prends mon âme Kendji Girac

I Will Give My Love an Apple Anúna, Michael McGlynn

on Spotify here

drop a request in my askbox!

#playlist #fanmix #bartimaeus #bartimaeus trilogy #bartimaeus sequence #jonathan stroud

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dappercritter · 4 years

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Imperfection is Beautiful: An Entrapdak Playlist

(Told you I’d make one >:D)

So here it is: a big messy collection of songs that remind me of the enthralling saga of Entrapdak (my favourite ship of all from SPOP). From humble crack beginnings to heart-melting reunions, I've got the whole thing covered in approximated musical detail, including a few lovingly-made fan AMVs!

It’s also my biggest fanmix so far, so there are a ton of tracks on this one. So, to keep this puppy from clogging up your dashes and search results, I’ve put the tracklist below the jump.

Tracklist:

Weird Science - Oingo Boingo

Mr. Bad Guy - Freddie Mercury

I Am A Scientist – The Dandy Warhols

Private Life - Oingo Boingo

For Science – ParticleMen (AKA They Might Be Giants)

Touch-Tone Telephone - Lemon Demon

She Blinded Me With Science – Thomas Dolby (AMV by K.A.R.M. Productions)

Something There – Cast of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Isn’t It Love? – Estelle (Steven Universe: The Movie)

Drift Away - Sarah Stiles (from Steven Universe: The Movie)

Found – Sarah Stiles, Zach Callison (from Steven Universe: The Movie)

I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face (shortened, edited) – Jeremy Irons (from An Evening with Kiri Te Kanawa’s My Fair Lady) (AMV by TheRazmereShow)

I Really Like You - Carly Rae Jepsen

Passcode - Barenaked Ladies

China Girl – David Bowie

My Freeze Ray – Neil Patrick Harris (from Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog)

Evil Love (cover) – Amanda Ong (AMV by Bheckadee)

The Ambition Song – J.K. Simmons, samples from Portal 2 mixed by mymapagainstyourcash

Boss Of Me - David Bowie

Tiny Dancer - Elton John

On Melancholy Hill - Gorillaz

Evil - Interpol

As The World Falls Down - David Bowie (from Labyrinth)

The Scientist – Coldplay

Evermore - Dan Stevens (From Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (2017))

When I Met You - Michael C. Hall, Krystina Alabado (from Lazarus Cast Recording)

Broken (Live Version) - Gorillaz

Still Alive – Ellen McLain (from Portal)

Fly Me To The Moon – CLAIRE (from Neon Genesis Evangelion)

Moonage Daydream - David Bowie

Drops of Jupiter - Train

You'll Never Know - Renée Fleming (From The Shape Of Water)

Within You - David Bowie (from Labyrinth)

Unforgettable – Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole

I See the Light - Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi (From Disney’s Tangled)

Losing It All - Anberlin

Love Like You – Rebecca Sugar (from Steven Universe), (AMV by Agent's channel)

Something That I Want – Grace Potter & The Nocturnals (from Disney’s Tangled)

Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Elton John and Kiki Dee

Check out the list after the jump at the top to get an explanation of my track choices and, more importantly, enjoy!

#And yes #I reused a couple of tracks from my Lu and Big O playlists #What'cha gonna do about it huh?#spop #spop fanmix #she-ra #she-ra fanmix #fanmix #playlist #entrapdak #spop hordak #spop entrapta #hordak #entrapta #critter mix

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katewalker · 2 years

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stumbled back on how i came to love the national as much as i do now. i was making fanmixes for my ocs and other people’s ocs on the rp forum i was on... and like 10 years ago i found this cover of bloodbuzz ohio by oh land while searching for songs and as always everytime i find a cover i want to listen to the og and i realised birdy’s terrible love was them as well and that’s how i ended up listening to the high violet album on repeat, later i also found out about exile vilify for portal 2, and that was it....

#and now look at me.... crying every once in a while because of them 5 middle age men making depressive music hitting too close to home #anyways i just learned editors covered abel #and since i love when tom smith screams (just as i love when matt berninger screams) 👀#yes this because i'm working on my next edit mixing their songs with kaa <3 #pau.txt

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turtletotem · 4 years

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Burn Me Down - a Catradora fanmix

Fifteen-song Spotify playlist for giving you Catradora feels, presented in roughly chronological order for their relationship. Fairly Catra-centric because of my brain.

Songs and their relevance under the cut!

1. Ashes (Braden Barrie)—Catra's POV of Adora leaving

Wish I had known back then That when you told me That this was goodbye I'd never see you again

I know the stars still shine And the moon still glows But my heart still beats for you And I wonder why you gave up this time Maybe I just wasn't enough for you

2. Someone You Loved (Lewis Capaldi)—More Catra, particularly when she tears the bed up

Now the day bleeds into nightfall And you're not here to get me through it all I let my guard down and then you pulled the rug I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved

I'm going under and this time I fear there's no one to turn to This all or nothing way of loving got me sleeping without you

3. The Horror and the Wild (The Amazing Devil)—Catra's growing anger at Adora and maybe also at Shadow Weaver

Think of all the horrors that I Promised you I'd bring I promise you, they'll sing of every time You passed your fingers through my hair and called me child

4. Bad Blood (Bastille)—"You promise?" "I promise."

We were young and drinking in the park There was nowhere else to go And you said you always had my back Oh but how were we to know That these are the days that bind you together, forever And these little things define you forever, forever ... If we're only ever looking back We will drive ourselves insane As the friendship goes resentment grows We will walk our different ways But those are the days that bind us together, forever And those little things define us forever, forever

5. Don't Make Me (Malinda)—Back when Catra and Adora still didn't want to fight each other.

Don't make me be the bad guy Don't make me be the bad guy Despite all of my foresight I keep hoping I'll be right about you But you were the psycho So what do I know? (I know) Tell me you're the bad guy No, don't make me be the bad guy

6. Circles – Minor Key Version (Chase Holfelder)—They can't just turn their backs on each other, no matter how they try. I like the minor-key version here for a more tragic tone.

We couldn't turn around 'Til we were upside down I'll be the bad guy now No, I ain't too proud … Seasons change and our love went cold Feed the flame 'cause we can't let go Run away, but we're running in circles Run away, run away

7. Until the Day I Die (Story of the Year)—Post-portal, when things get… very bad between them.

My hands are at your throat And I think I hate you We made the same mistakes Mistakes like friends do

My hands are at your throat And I think I hate you But still we'll say, "Remember when" Just like we always do Just like we always do

Until the day I die I'll spill my heart for you, for you

8. The Beauty and the Tragedy (Trading Yesterday)—Oh the repressed feelings

Watch your step, love is broken I am every tear you cry Save your breath, your heart has spoken You already have my life For I am finding out that love Will kill and save me Taking the dreams that made me up And tearing them away But the same love will take this heart That's barely beating Fill it with hope beyond the stars Only love

9. Broken Inside (Broken Iris)—Emo song for emo season-4 Catra and her slow-spiraling breakdown. [WARNING: There’s a scream at the end of the song for some reason.]

Until the end of me You'll be the death of me I dare you to cross the line again Because deep down inside there's something that waits to be Broken inside Feeling alive Forced to defy Who casts me aside I'm waiting to be Broken inside Losing my mind Gasping for life Crashing through times That drive me to find The darkness behind Will never run dry But I'll still stand

10. Wrong Direction (Hailee Steinfeld)—Adora POV

I don't hate you No, I couldn't if I wanted to I just hate all the hurt that you put me through And that I blame myself for letting you Did you know I already knew?

Couldn't even see you through the smoke Lookin' back, I probably should have known But I just wanted to believe that you were out sleepin' alone Love me with your worst intentions Didn't even stop to question Every time you burned me down Don't know how, for a moment it felt like heaven

And it's so gut-wrenching Falling in the wrong direction

11. Fairly Local (Twenty One Pilots)—Catra's heel-face turn in "Corridors"!!! Credit to @yesbpdcatra for pointing out the amazing Catra-ness of this song.

I'm evil to the core What I shouldn't do I will They say I'm emotional What I wanna save I'll kill Is that who I truly am? I truly don't have a chance Tomorrow I'll keep a beat And repeat yesterday's dance … I'm not evil to the core What I shouldn't do I will fight I know I'm emotional What I wanna save I will try I know who I truly am I truly do have a chance Tomorrow I'll switch the beat To avoid yesterday's dance

12. If You Need Me (Julia Michaels)—Adora POV, especially deciding to go back for Catra after she saved Glimmer.

Have I spent too much time on what we used to be? Am I making up details in the memories? Have I got too caught up on the you and me thing? Well, I'm hoping not 'cause I loved what we got Out of sight, don't mean out of mind Not in your space, but you're still in mine Hope you don't think I could leave you like that

13. Vow (TENDER)—Catra, trying to change and be better.

I'm gonna need you tonight Walkin' miles in the moonlight Got myself into the wrong fight So, show me where To make amends

14. Control (Zoe Wees)—Catra recovering—from Prime, from Shadow Weaver, from everything—with Adora to help her.

Sometimes I still think it's coming but I know it's not Tryin' to breathe in and then out but the air gets caught 'Cause even though I'm older now and I know how to shake off the past I wouldn't have made it if I didn't have you holding my hand

15. Marry Me (Train)—The sweet, gauzy, sappy fairytale-ending song they deserve.

Together can never be close enough for me To feel like I am close enough to you You wear white and I'll wear out the words I love you And you're beautiful Now that the wait is over And love has finally shown her my way Marry me Today and every day

#she ra #spop #catradora #she-ra and the princesses of power #fanmix

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transkenobis · 3 years

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hey uh, throwback to 2019 when i made a rand fanmix. posting it because it can't hurt, but note that the track descriptions and song choices are all unedited.

. BLACKOUT — frank turner

but it’s not enough anymore

we can’t turn just around and close the door on the world

it’s asking uneasy questions

this one’s for winternight and the eye of the world. it’s the start of the world going to hell and being overwhelmed by the shadow (“are you afraid of the darkness?”), and it’s essentially rand against the world. he can’t just walk away from it— his house is attacked by trollocs, and the only option he has is to go with moiraine. he doesn’t really know what he’s up against, only that he’s up against something bad.

. HERO — family of the year

let me go

I don’t wanna be your hero

I don’t wanna be a big man

I just wanna fight with everyone else

this song’s all about not wanting to be a part of something big, just wanting a simple and easy life. at the beginning of the great hunt, rand really does not want to be the dragon reborn— I mean, who would? but it’s a role that he’s forced into, nonetheless. at his heart, he’s just a farmboy who wants to go home. moiraine kind of forces his destiny on him, not letting him postpone it or shove it aside. but at this point, he just doesn’t want to be a hero. the song itself is very soft (and acoustic to boot), which I think nicely represents the simple life that rand wants.

. UNUSUAL — typhoon

get your pitchforks out

the crowd is coming and they’ve named you

why, gentle mother, must you wring your hands and weep?

tide brings you a sword, sword will cut you free

dead demands a tribute in the hour of our need

blood be the river to wash the ledgers clean

oh, it took so much self-restraint to not put more than two songs from this album on this playlist. offerings is just so good AND highly existential, so if you’re wanting more sad rand hours, go listen to it. I think this song best fits rand’s start of really being the dragon reborn, around (you guessed it) the dragon reborn. the world is kind of a mess, and he doesn’t really know what to do, so he just does what he thinks he should do. he’s chosen by the pattern— the world demanded a dragon to save the world, and he was the unlucky soul born on the slopes of dragonmount. you know, his blood on the rocks of shayol ghul and all that. this song, like the one preceding it, is softer— rand hasn’t hardened himself like he will in later books. however, around halfway through, it gets louder and brings in more drums. tdr is the start of rand’s transition from farmboy to dragon reborn, in both good ways and bad.

. KIDS — mgmt

we like to watch you laughing

picking insects off of plants

no time to think of consequences

this song focuses a lot on the idea of self-control/self-restraint— not doing more than you have to, good or bad. it reminds me a lot of rand’s earlier experiences with channeling and being ta’veren. saidin is dangerous, what with the taint and all, and drawing too much of either half of the one power has severe consequences. he’s not as in control of his ta’veren-ness as he will be in later books— like his channelling, it’s a bit all over the place. the quote at the beginning of the music video (it’s friedrich nietzsche, not mark twain, but whatever) also ties in with this idea— if you’re not careful, you can become the very thing you were fighting against.

. LOUDER THAN EVER — cold war kids

I was carrying my cheek

I was digging my strange

I was taking you for granted

you were holding the reins

but I can hear you louder than ever

whisper to me, help me remember

I can’t see you but we’re still together

I can hear you louder than ever

moiraine’s “death” is a tipping point for rand— he feels like he could’ve prevented it, even though moiraine literally tells him that he couldn’t, and that what happened was the best possible outcome. after she passes through the portal, rand realizes that he took her presence for granted. her advice was good, if often unwelcome, and after her death rand just ends up going off the rails in so many different ways. when she returns in a memory of light, he realizes how helpful she was to him.

. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH ME — cold war kids

something is not right with me!

I’m trying not to let it show

the taint on saidin is just really like that, huh? rand can tell that something’s wrong, with lews therin’s voice in his head. the thing is, he doesn’t let anyone know because he’s 1) scared of showing weakness and 2) sane people don’t normally hear voices. this song is fast, but not in an upbeat way— it feels chaotic, panicked, and just barely in control. the singer is almost shouting the lyrics instead of singing them, contributing to that feeling. I think it embodies most male channellers’ experiences with the taint— it isn’t smooth or calm like saidar, it’s a raging river of fire.

. DREAMS OF CANNIBALISM — typhoon

unhand me, I am not a criminal

but I’ve played a guilty part

in the modern sense that one pretends their life is original

I wrote a book and I will call it something cynical

the story’s slow, the hero does not change

and if he can, then he won’t anyway

instead his foes and lovers all become identical

this song ends with the line “soon enough you will be dancing at my funeral,” and I can’t come up with something that encompasses rand-as-the-dragon more. people are terrified of him— hell, even he’s terrified of him. the world doesn’t want a dragon, but they got one anyways. the second set of verses above is a more textual examination of rand at this point— a crown of swords through crossroads of twilight is incredibly slow, and rand doesn’t change much throughout those books (hence why this song covers 4 books). he could make a change in his life if he tried, but he doesn’t, since he thinks he needs to shut others out to protect them. the whole song seems to be conveying the idea of being stuck and not going anywhere, but running from yourself, which, to be fair, is very close to what rand experiences in his own head in these books.

. GHOSTS THAT WE KNEW — mumford and sons

so lead me back

turn south from that place

and close my eyes to my recent disgrace

so give me hope in the darkness that I will see the light

’cause oh, that gave me such a fright

but I will hold on as long as you like

just promise me we’ll be alright

I picked a soft song for the softer scene in the gathering storm where min and rand are talking about how cold he’s become. he realizes that he doesn’t have to fake an uncaring and unemotional nature— to be human is to feel, and it’s not bad to be human. the song is about going through something that’s wearing you down (a common interpretation is depression), and knowing that you have someone helping you through it. min sticks with rand during almost everything that happens from lord of chaos to the end of the series. she’s a support for him, and too stubborn to ever leave him, no matter what.

. DARKER — typhoon

I tried, you know, just to toe the line

love all the neighbors and live in the light

sure, I stumbled sometimes

self-contained; a convenient lie

every source of pain, every sting of pride

had to come from the outside

you won’t even fight me fair

wait for the darkness, catch me unaware

yeah, you pull me close

then you twist the knife

of course, that happy, warm feeling can’t last, because that scene is followed by semirhage being sadistic and deciding that now is the perfect time to use this new torture device. because of that, rand ends up shutting himself off even more than before. he’s suspicious and cruel, and thinks only for himself. it’s scary, frankly. darker, like all the songs on the album that it’s from, is very existential, though this song is, fittingly, darker than the others. it’s filled with the sense of impending death and strong suspicion that characterizes rand at this point in his life. he tried to open up, and look where it got him. this quick change is mirrored by the sharp musical contrast between the quiet, acoustic ‘ghosts that we knew’ and and the more drum-heavy, electric, and distorted ‘darker.’

. MOUNTAIN AT MY GATES — foals

I see a mountain in my way

it’s looming larger by the day

I see a darkness in my fate

I’ll drive my car without the brakes

through lanes and stone rows

black granite, wind blows

fire lake and far flame

go now but come again

dark clouds gather ’round

will I run or stand my ground

oh, when I come to climb

show me the mountain so far behind

yeah, it’s farther away

its shadow gets smaller day after day

the obvious scene for this song is the events leading up to rand’s epiphany on dragonmount. I mean, ‘mountain’ is in the song’s name. I think that this song works well to represent the weight and lack of direction he feels in the days building up to that. something that works especially well about this song is how it builds, both lyrically and musically. the song starts with a hopeless and dark tone to the lyrics, and stays that way for a while. the bridge (second set of lyrics above) is where the tone starts to change. the bridge also uses a lot of imagery that one can tie to the buildup— the streets of ebou dar, the rocky and windy peak of dragonmount, the belly of fire in the mountain itself and tar valon, the city that the peak looks over. the song then crescendos into its final segment, where the singer sings “give me my way/give me my love/give me my choice/give me my fate/give me my lungs/give me my voice.” to me, these represent rand’s realization that the reason the wheel keeps turning is so that people can live again and love again.

. COLORFUL — jukebox the ghost

we're just getting started

take your fears and let them go

for the lovers and the broken-hearted

I! love! this! song! I haven’t found another song that captures that feeling of hope in darkness: when everything around you has gone to hell, but you keep going because the darkness isn’t all there is. that’s how veins of gold ends— with rand realizing that there’s something worth fighting and living for. the gathering storm literally ends with rand laughing without bitterness for the first time in months, if not years— he’s finally looking on the bright side of life again.

. BEAUTIFUL LIFE — the collection

you do not have to be good

even the best of us have been misunderstood

so get up onto your feet

the sun is shining repentance through the leaves

its rays will wash you clean

this one’s for the end of a memory of light, when rand decides to leave and live the rest of his life on his terms. he wants to explore the world, without the pressure of his past and who he was weighing on him. he has a chance to slow down and appreciate this “beautiful life,” instead of rushing through it towards tarmon gai’don. and that’s what this song is about, i think. it’s not super peppy, and neither is rand at this point. it’s more of a quiet and peaceful acceptance.

. ALL THESE THINGS THAT I’VE DONE — the killers

I wanna stand up, I wanna let go

you know, you know, no, you don’t, you don’t

I wanna shine on in the hearts of men

I want a meaning from the back of my broken hand

over and in, last call for sin

while everyone’s lost, the battle is won

with all these things that I’ve done

first of all, the wheel of time series takes place over the span of two years, and rand does so much within that time. within this playlist, I don’t think of this song as an ending, rather a summary of rand’s life through the books. I specifically want to talk about the iconic refrain of “I’ve got soul but I’m not a soldier.” it serves as a bookend to rand’s arc as a character— initially he refuses his role as the dragon reborn (even though he’s suited for it, due to his heritage and upbringing) because he doesn’t want to fight in that way. during the bulk of the series, he embraces a role as a fighter, even though he doesn’t have the soul for it. and finally, he realizes that he isn’t a weapon, and that he never was. on another note, the line “these changes ain’t changing me/that cold-hearted boy I used to be” hits a bit too close to his character.

#the wheel of time #wheel of time #rand al'thor #wot #fanmix #dislike him but this deserves to be out there so that people who do like him can enjoy it #matt speaks

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astriiformes · 4 years

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eregyrn-falls replied to your post “Read about the fact that 8tracks is going to be shutting down for good...”

(did you see that there's a thing where you can transfer 8tracks playlists to spotify or something? i saw mention of it and thought of you. i know it's not The Same, but maybe it's a way to preserve some things?)

The trouble with that option is the same reason I’ve never really built playlists in Spotify to begin with -- I use a lot of tracks from unconventional sources, whether they’re old filk songs from albums you can’t buy digitally, covers taken from artists on YouTube or Soundcloud, spoken poems recorded myself, or etc. I’ve loved 8tracks for being a place I can import any tracks saved on my own computer and thus a great way to build unique mixes using more creative tracks. None of those will import to Spotify, and I don’t find it worth it to build incomplete versions of mixes I lovingly crafted to be so much more creative than that.

I tried seeing what it would do with my portal Ford playlist, for example, just in case there was any special functionality Spotify usually lacks. Only 14 out of the 20 tracks on it imported, because those are the ones in Spotify’s library. That’s over a quarter of songs gone, and I don’t want to have a version of it that exists without the ones that are supposed to be there. Not to be an Artist about fanmixing, but it’s just not the same work without them.

Maybe someday if something comes along that would allow me to share the playlists as they’re meant to be again, but until I find an option that lets me find and upload a diversity of tracks, I think my mixes are all going to have to be archived. Without the ability to put in those more unconventional tracks I just don’t enjoy fanmixing the same way, and would be sad about the “final” product being incomplete and not what I intended it to be.

#this is why i'm upset tbh #as far as i know there are no other platforms that will allow me to make playlists the way i always have. and i don't want to give it up #it's just not fun for me if i can't make them unique #i hope an alternative emerges at some point because i love fanmixes and fanmixing but i don't want spotify to limit my choices #and unless i can put weird poems and old filk tracks and stuff in it's just not mine #eregyrn-falls

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creatureofparadoxes · 5 years

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Did i already made a fanmix for my fav space daddy? Yes. Of course i did.

Space station - Mars OST

Theme for “Cosmos” - Vangelis

Conquest of space - Woodkid

Major Tom - Peter Schilling

Arrival - Arrival OST

Caroline Deleted -Portal OST

Slippery slope - The Do

Gravity - The Dresden dolls

Where’s my mind (cover) - Placebo

Insomnies - Ez3kiel

The wicked and the blind -The do

Astronaut - Amanda Palmer

Self esteem Fund - Portal

Vigil - Mass effect OST

#overwatch #fanmix #overwatch fanmix #sigma #overwatch sigma #sigma overwatch #siebren de kuiper #i have that tendancy when i draw a lot a certain character to make playlist for them #to draw to #so yeah have mine for sigma

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cluelessrebel1988 · 5 years

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Shipping questions

Saw that @hpfangirl13 had done this and it looked like fun so I thought I’d give it a shot

Talk about the first ship you ever had.

One of the first pairs that I remember wanting to get together was Harry/Hermione as I was reading the Harry Potter series. I didn’t know what shipping was at the time (I’m not even sure there was a term for it yet), but I really thought they made a better couple than Ron/Hermione for the longest time. I eventually came around to Ron/Hermione (Book 7 was the game changer), but Harry/Hermione was the one I was rooting for for about half the series.

Talk about three of the most important ships throughout your life.

I mean, the first one is pretty important, right? The one that gets you started on wanting to see where a relationship or friendship goes. So yeah, Harry/Hermione would probably be an important one. Outside of that, the top three are Cartinelli (Peggy Carter/Angie Martinelli) on the show Agent Carter was a big one for me because that kickstarted by deep and resounding love for f/f pairings;FitzSimmons from Agents of SHIELD. If for no other reason than that’s the one thing that kept me watching through some pretty dismal story arcs; And Riley Matthews/Maya Hart (Rilaya) from Girl Meets World, due to them being one of the few pairs I’ve shipped since day one.

What’s your current OTP?

Not gonna lie, I fell pretty hard for the budding romance between Jane Banks and Jack the lamplighter in Mary Poppins returns. It’s just so sweet and pure and just starting out and it’s damn near perfect.

What’s your current NOTP?

I don’t really have one at the moment. The most recent was probably Kara/Mon-El on Supergirl, but mostly because I thought the relationship was poorly written and that the arc that they gave Mon-El would have worked just fine if they weren’t in a relationship.

Do you have any poly ships?

No. I’ve never been able to get into that. No judgement against people that are, though!

How do you feel about love triangles?

I have yet to see one that didn’t get old fast and drag a story down hard.

How do you feel about RPF?

Not really my thing. Feels too weird.

Have you ever shipped yourself with a character?

I actually have. Generally when I’m testing out OCs in my head or in the canon of the story, I don’t have them mess with canon pairings, but I’ve got a Lord of the Rings OC that I ship with Eowyn and yes, it’s pretty much a self-insert situation.

Do you have many ships that never got together at all?

Well, Cartinelli never became an actual couple, but I was never expecting them to. That’s probably the only one.

Do you ship any characters that have never met?

No, there’s gotta be some kind of meeting

Talk about your favorite first kiss.

Gotta go with FitzSimmons on this one. After a little over two seasons of slow burn, and just about every bad thing you can think of getting thrown their way (including one of them getting sucked into a portal to an alien planet), they’re back together, dealing with the long months apart, the fact that one of them is convinced they’re cursed as a couple and conflicting emotions abound, and the confrontation scene they’re having reaches a tipping point and Fitz kisses Simmons as passionately as he can. She kisses him a moment later, but more gently and for just a moment, nothing else matters. No one else matters. It’s just them. Still love that scene.

Have you ever been disappointed when your ship finally got together?

Not really. Not that I can think of.

Has a ship ever broken your heart?

I had my heart broken about a dozen times over with FitzSimmons, largely due to a combination of amazing writing and an inexplicable desire by said writers to keep them from getting together.

How do you feel about will they/won’t they?

Oh, if it’s done well, it’s about as perfect as it gets. But you gotta do it right.

Have you ever “shipped at first sight”?

I think most, if not all, of my ships started at first sight

Talk about a ship you initially disliked.

I was never on the Reylo train, and I’m still not even after ‘The Last Jedi’ (though I get why a lot more people started shipping them after that movie). I’d be lying if I said I hated it, but it’s just one that I never got on board with.

Talk about a pairing you’ve stopped shipping romantically.

I really can’t think of any.

Talk about a moment which made you question an entire ship.

I really had a hard time understanding the SkyeWard (Agents of SHIELD) ship after it was revealed that Ward was Hydra. Pretty much everything about him after that was just...ugh. I’ve maintained for a while that his character deserved a redemption arc and that said arc would have been a more interesting story than just straight up making him the bad guy, but the two of them together never made sense to me after that reveal.

Have you ever shipped something despite yourself?

Not really. I know what I like and what I don’t and my ships tend to fall in line with that.

Talk about a ship you feel alone in shipping?

Probably just about any pairing from ‘The Great Escape’ but that’s largely because it’s a movie from 1963 and I’m not sure how many people in the shipping culture of today have even heard of it.

Is there a ship you just don’t get, but have nothing against?

Not really. Most of the ships I don’t get I have problems with, and the ones I don’t ship, but don’t have a problem with I at least understand

Which of your ships have the best chemistry?

FitzSimmons has always had amazing chemistry and just continues to get better

Which of your ships deserve better writing?

FitzSimmons deserves writers that will just let them be happy for five fucking minutes, okay?

Do you mostly ship canon pairings?

There’s a bit of balance, I think, maybe leaning toward canon pairings.

Have you ever shipped a pairing before you even started watching the show/movie simply because of gifs and graphics or similar?

Not that I can think of.

Have you noticed a pattern in your shipping? Is there a romantic dynamic you’re more drawn to?

It’s what I (and a lot of Tumblr users) call the Slytherin/Hufflepuff dynamic. You’ve got the tough character who would set world on fire to protect their less world-weary counterpart, and the eternal optimist who will forever see the best in their significant other, perhaps most especially when they can't see it in themselves.

Is there a ship you’ve shipped for most of your life?

I guess my longest, most consistent ship has been FitzSimmons which I’ve been shipping since 2013. Cartinelli is a close second, that one’s since 2015

Does shipping come easily to you?

Oh yeah. It takes very little for me to start shipping something, even if its casually.

Do you need to ship something to really enjoy a movie/book/tv show/comic?

I don’t know if I NEED to ship something to enjoy the source material, but I’d be hard pressed to think of a situation where it doesn’t improve it at least a little.

Name a couple of fandoms in which you have no ships.

I’m not currently shipping anyone on the show Manifest, so there’s that.

Talk about one of your favorite headcanons for a ship you love.

It’s not one that I came up with, but I did see a FitzSimmons headcanon a few years back that he didn’t know how to tie a tie (despite wearing them all the time) and she tied them for him but no one knew about that. I really liked that and it’s kind of the epitome of their relationship in season 1

Name your favorite fan artist(s).

I don’t really have any favorites, not that I could list.

Share your favorite fanmix for your OTP.

I did come across a Cartinelli fanmix a while back that I liked. I don’t remember all the songs in it, but I do remember it included ‘La Vie En Rose’ and “Someone to Watch Over Me’ which are songs a lot of people associate with the ship

Do you create fanmixes/gif sets/fanart/fic/fanvids and so on for your ships?

I’ve made a few fanvids for a couple of my ships, and I’ve written a fair share of fics for others.

Do you have a favorite trope and/or AU for your OTP?

My favorite FitzSimmons AU is one where they get a happy ending (I’m a bit bitter about this, can you tell?)

Do you like and use ship names?

Dear God, yes. The more creative the better.

Is there a fictional relationship you’d really want for yourself?

I mean, apart from one where I’m a rider of Rohan and am able to romance Lady Eowyn, no

If you could change one thing about your OTP, what would that be?

Angie Martinelli plays a bigger role in season 2 of Agent Carter and there’s no forced love triangle BS with Peggy.in Los Angeles. Cartinelli happiness (romantic or otherwise) ensues

#Shipping #FitzSimmons #Cartinelli #Rilaya #This was fun!#If you have any further shipping questions #my inbox is open

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