#the chorus is so insanely yummy

[wizardmania]

HUAHHHH⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️I CAST SPELL OF LISTEN TO MY BEST FRIENDS MUSIC NOW

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hi love!!!!

The Colour and the Shape by Foo Fighters

🔮 the colour and the shape - foo fighters 🔮

welcome back to turntable takes!!! this week we have a request sent from the wonderful, absolutely lovely @lord-of-the-weird !! love you darling <3 things in my life kinda exploded so i am getting to this waaaaayyyyy too late, but here we are!

genres: alternative rock, grunge, hard rock, punk rock

doll

ohhhhh. the soft vocals through that crackly radio filter in the beginning is so beautiful? and the soft strumming of the guitar is so perfect. ‘doll me up in my bad luck / i’ll meet you there’ is suuuch an intriguing line. the introduction of the drums being louder and then backing off as the clear vocals come in? insane. BASS pretty yummy wowowow. god i swear i wanna eat these vocals. oooooooo soft to RASPY!!!

monkey wrench

OH FUCK this one is immediately different!!! huuuuuge guitar moment at the very beginning of it! such a masterful change in tone and tempo. THE FULL STOP. GOD YEAH. these lyrics and the riff that reappears in between the lines??? yum yum yum. i swear the little bit of whine in dave’s voice especially during the chorus is soooooooo lovely it’s so perfect for the song i think especially when his voice is so raspy for a lot of the song??? OHHH stripped back layered vocals on the ‘temper’ repeated lines?? DAVE SCREAMING? god this fucks!!!! so cathartic!!!!! and right back to the chorus??? perfect. the drums are so solid and the bass and guitar work so well together this FUCKS! adore the repeating ‘fall in fall out’ parts!!

hey, johnny park!

ohoHO drum breakdown to begin. scrumptious. guitars joining in sooooo well with so much crunch??? lovely. OOOOO stripping back the heavy guitars dave’s voice is SHINING with the strumming guitar n full bass. drums there just enough to notice and love. BACK to the heavier instrumentals with soft vocals that move into rasp??? WHEW. also these lyrics hurt as well!!! it’s such an emotive album so far but it’s SO good? OH little falsetto moment in the layered backing vocals. TRULY living for the slight whine in his voice i’m TELLING you. oooooooo cute lil guitar moment. the lead is so Clear and it’s just breaking out of the muddy bass and rhythm. DRUM BREAK AGAIN. RASPIER HEAVIER VOCS this is insane!

my poor brain

oh SHUT UP fade in to this song????? INCREDIBLE. that was SICK!! chaotic distortion of the instrumental and then a quick flip to soft strumming and a nice bassline??? HIGHER VOCALS that kinda melt into the instruments a little bit??? TO HARD HEAVY GUITAR BASS DRUMS and then BACK TO SOFT????????? FOO FIGHTERS ULTIMATE KINGS OF SWITCHING UP THE VIBE !!!! AGAIN this heavy chorus is INSANE and tbh… the drums are doing it for me so much. OOO cute lil electrical/phone(?) noises during a screaming breakdown. lead guitar higher just melting into the mud of the bass n drums so nicely. ‘sometimes i wish that i could change / i can’t save you from my poor brain’ oowwwwwwwwww. this ending instrumental fucks!

wind up

OH. OH YOURE KIDDING. yummy yummy warbling guitar with heavy drums and a SICK riff. this melody too is so cool with the little descending notes?? yum. SCREAM BABYGIRL. truly this is really cool to see how they play with pitch and melody to set the tone??? because the chorus is a bit softer and the instrumentals are more stripped back. DISTORTION AGAIN OOOOOIHHHJ i love when guitar starts Bleating at me like it’s truly TRULY A FAVOURITE THING. MORE SCREAMING GO BABE !!!!

up in arms

oooooooooo fuzzy guitar immediately yummy. soft!!!! slightly echoey vocals and a Very grungy feel with the music until they get stripped back again. yummmmmmm the fuzz is so nice. NO FUCKING WAY. DRUM BREAKDOWN INTO FASTER HARDER GUITAR THIS FUCKS!!!! his voice still between soft n hardcore it’s so scratching the brain. THE WHINE. FUCK YEAHHHHHH. MMMHM. oooooo FUCK GUITAR SOLO THIS FUCKS. feels like a teen movie tbh. niiiiice stripped back ending with some drum beats to break it up

my hero

DRUMS BASS SHINING IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS INSANELY GOOD FOR ME. oooo sexy lil riff. the chorus and the construction of the melody is so intriguing and the lyrics KILL. emotional guitar and you can feel it in the vocals so well!! oooooh. the lil turn of the guitar going slightly flat was such a yummy choice. nah this is so COOL. TEMPO INSTRUMENTAL VOCALS PICKING UP FOR SOME HEAVINESS. scrumptious. this lil ascending riff is sooooo good. oooooo distorted guitar noodling to finish it

see you

acoustic???? moment????? oooooo this is insane. this feels SO GOOD. oh my god. BASS IS SO CLEAR THIS IS IT FOR ME. whine is back and i’m so happy but he has such range and control on these vocs??? oooo instruments picking up slightly. lil more distortion. stripped back down. is this an upright bass also??? it sounds so much like one i’m not sure. LAYERED VOCALS LETS GO!!!! this is really pretty actually :’)

enough space

DISTORTION LETS GOOOOO i love songs that start with some funky noises. SHUT UP THIS BASS IS SO FAT N CRUNCHY this is for ME! heavy guitars let’s GO!!! we’re so back <3 OH that bass is so fucking clear i love it here. scrumptious. RASP YELL SCREAM !!!!! yeah yeah yeahhhhhh. nah they’re tooooo good at switching the tempo. chorus is when shit starts picking up and it reaches that crescendo and is stripped back so immediately after and soooooo well. looooove this guitar as well. insane. so warbled and muddy. fucks HARD all throughout. sharp cut off. great.

february stars

stoooooop are you fucking with me???? isolated piano???? soft vocals????? LAYERED VOCALS?????????? guitar entered. bASS THERE YOU ARE. THE SOOOOOFT SOFT DRUMS so sharp n perfect. YES okay we’re getting more clear slightly rougher but still so stripped back. it’s so intriguing to me how versatile this band is!!! also these lyrics are making me SAD !!!!!!! god my love for this bass in this album cannot be overstated. SHUT UP THEY PICKED IT UP ITS SO GRUNGE POWER BALLAD. SLIGHT DISTORTION ON THE GUITARS SO GRIMY SO BEAUTIFUL. goated lyrics i’m in love.

everlong

ooooooooo. OHHHHH. bass drums guitar absolutely melting together beautifully?? the start is so dark and velvety and it progressively gets a little sharper. druuuuums. gorgeous. and these lyrics might actually kill me im SO SAD. also wowow the whine is so back!! also booold choice of including what sounds like vocalizing with the other instruments and it absolutely worked. this is so truly cathartic i’m gonna go scream sing this to myself at 3am. WHISPERING THROUGH THE RADIO FILTER WITH BASS N GUITAR AND THEN IT ABSOLUTELY BREAKS INTO SOARING INSTEUMENTALS AGAIN. come ON!!!! CHORD TO END IT. ohgh.

walking after you

acoustic guitar strumming beautifully with just the loveliest lyrics. there’s something along with the guitar that’s just a little darker and deeper and it does feel so nice. very grunge very beautiful. cymbals slowly phasing in. yummy. they sneak up and its beautiful!!! these vocals too are so insane to me. so gentle so evocative!!! they truly can do it all. why is my heart breaking at this album i haven’t even gone through a breakup like ?!!?!! sorry again so entranced by these cymbal runs. yum. guitar is nice and jangly at some parts but so soaring and clear too?? god.

new way home

WE ARE BACK EVERYBODY!!! fun lil electric guitar riff with some western jangle in it. love. love how raspy n beautiful the vocals are. this sounds much more alt rock than some of the other ones and that is COOL i love it!!!! fun lil bass lines in my eeaaarrrrssssss. so good. oh???? OH?????? whispering with almost completely stripped back instrumental. gradual crescendo with some light higher strumming of a guitar??? this is SICK???? OH SHIT THEYRE SPEEDING UP!!!! TEMPO CHANGE FOLKS!!!! SCREEEAMMM IT OUT WOOOOO!!!! this is so COOL!!! once again insanely evocative but it feels like acceptance to me which is so fascinating and SUCH A WAY to start closing out the album. OOOOOOOOOO lower pitched guitar just beautifully playing and soaring so clearly above the instrumental. FADE OUT !!! LIFE CHANGED!!!!

the colour and the shape

HIGH DISTORTED NOODLING GUITAR TO LOW. SCREAMING. BASS IS INSANE HERE. GOD WHAT????? this is so SICK??? LET IT OUT BESTIE !!!! GOD drums also insane right now just loud enough to be caught and it’s melding so well with everything. CYMBALS. woooooow!!! SHAPE SHAPE SHAPE SHAPE SHAPE!!!! okay i know i said acceptance but this is FULLY a fit of anger and i LOVE IT!!! ohhhhohoho. feedback from the guitar to fade us out. INSANE. ENERGIZING. BATSHIT. wow.

thoughts: foo fighters truly kings of changing up the tone and brightness of the song. like fully switching from gentle strumming and piano to fully-fledged hard rock. muddy grimy guitars and bass to light and flowing power ballad moments. screaming to falsetto!!! how. wonderful. also they’re just so intriguing and creative with riffs and melodies that it’s so lovely to listen and see where the song goes! this album is truly breakup album ever. WOW. thank you kk for changing my neurochemical structure.

[vitaminwaterreviews]

AKMU - Love Episode

This was … such a pleasant listening experience. The vibes were, as they say, immaculate. I feel like parents around Korea must love playing AKMU for their kids, it’s all so wholesome and pretty. It’s seriously insane that they’re a YG group. Now, granted, this is just one EP, so perhaps they sound different on earlier releases. They’ve existed for over 10 years, so no doubt their sound has evolved. Average score of 8.5 though which is absolutely correct. This is what “refreshing” sounds like.

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Hero

Oh we’re like, soft and pretty rn

Not at all what I’d expect from a song called “Hero”

The harmonies on “save my life,” that was nice

Her “r”s are so good like wow, that “anymore” was textbook

The MV is really cute, I know I haven’t commented much on it but i’m liking it

8/10, I liked this a lot

Long D

Lmao that name

Something about the production on her voice is just So good

When they sing together, I love it

Jesus, the section around 2:00

I am curious about the lyrics, because when they sing “I feel like Long D” i have no idea what that’s supposed to mean

9/10

Peace of Cake

“Piss, piss, piss of cake” oh my fucking god

“Mmmm”

“Mmmm!”

“Ohhhh”

“Yummy!”

This is so fun

Oh my god is this the same guy? His voice is so deep wtf

I love this

Lol wait is this French? Why is it not in the lyrics?

And the ASMR outro ofc

“Wow”

9/10

Answer Me

The most amazing thing about this album is that it’s from a YG group

Like, 2NE1, BigBang, Blackpink, Teddy … that YG, also happens to have these guys

I enjoy the chorus, the rest of this song is a bit more forgettable

8/10 still

Love Lee

Electric piano moment

We’re very bouncy now

According to Wiki, this is a previous single

Hear that harmony on “L-O-V-E-L-E-E”

9/10

Fry’s Dream

So far this sounds a lot like their other songs

Like, I quite like their sound, but I’m definitely gonna have to dock them points for the repetitive vibe

8/10 still though, what a vibe, even if it’s repetitive

[squishyseallikesmusic]

I'LL IT - SuperReal Me ⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆｡ ﾟ☾ ﾟ｡⋆

General Impressions

I was hyped as soon as I saw the concept. Animecore ? Magical Girls ? Retro video game vibes ? Sailor Moon aesthetic ? Count me in. This concept has so much nostalgic value, it is insane. It felt like a girls night in a pastel purple bedroom with those fluorescent moons and stars you could stick to the windows, mountains of pillows and plushies and hot cocoa. Like a stroll through the city at night, neon signs blinking everywhere, street markets and nightlife all around you, you knowing you're about to go on a formidable magical girl adventure.

Idk but I adore this vibe so much, it has so much nostalgic and comforting vibes.

The fact that a girlgroup is willing to go in this direction when a lot of them are strapping on combat boots (nothing wrong with girlcrush, on the contrary, love it) is really refreshing. (Please don't get me started on the NewJeans drama, I love Newjeans and I'll It and I don't care about the drama and controversies, I'm just happy there's music please leave me alone, I love them both).

My World

A very nice opening track. It's bubbly and sweet, love the muffled vocals in the beginning. It feels like the opening song to a 90s girl anime. I really like the girls voices. The bass is also very yummy. It really sets the tone for the rest of the album : cute anime girls, retro game boy vibes and big doe eyes.

Magnetic

The flagship of this debut album. I know it has been all over the internet, and for good reasons. It's super catchy, adorable and a treat for the ears. Love the retro beats and game boy like sounds, the rich bass and rythm of the song are real hooks, but what sells it for me is this melodic little piano/synth/game arperggio in the background. It adds so much depth and dimension to the song. The chorus is obviously a hit. I love their voices, the arrangement, the ambiance and melody, it all just flows so well. It's a really fresh and addicitve song.

Midnight Fiction

Soooo underrated. I love this song, it really feels like sitting in your bedroom staring out the window, watching starshowers. Again, the instrumental is absolutely killing. I feel like it's the bass that pulls every song of them together so well, plus this little melody in the background. It really makes every song a little treat, like a sweet box of chocolate. The chorus is also very catchy, cute and rich at the same time.

Lucky Girl Syndrome

I think this might be my least favourite song of the album just because it strives a bit away from their original concept, or at least I feel like it's a little less original (i KNOW NewJeans has a asimilar sound, leave me alone). To me at least, it doesn't feel like a cute and shy girls night pyjama party with pillow fights and pastel bubbles but more like very extroverted girls strolling through a park in broad day light, and I just feel the impression I'll It gave me through their other songs is more of an anime magical girl night ambiance. Anywayyys, it's still a good song but not my favourite.

Conclusion

As Taejiu said on Youtube, music is great but TikTok ruined Kpop. Fight me but I agree. The songs are so good but way too short, what happened to My World, it's not even two min long. I'm also aware of their... questionable live vocals but that doesn't make me enjoy their album less. I really like listening to it, it's super comforting and cute. I'm sad about all the backlash they got, especially with all the shit happening at Hybe, but hey, so's the world. I'm just here enjoying the music.

[tokillamockingbird427]

Since you made that post about getting back on your Son Lux kick, what's your favorite Royal Blood and Son Lux songs? I think I've asked for your favorite Son Lux song before, but I'm curious if you have any others! Or even song recommendations that you really enjoy

Top three Royal Blood Songs:

Ten Ton Skeleton. This is the song that brought me to the band, heard on a family road trip when I was something like 15? Liked it on the radio, remembered the song like a week later. After a furious google search of what lyrics I could remember, I found the song+band and quickly consumed the rest of their music. You Want me. God I love this song. It's not endeared to my heart like TTS, which is why it lands second instead of first, but it's so tasty. Opens right in with the most yummy riffs and lyrics. The ruffled chips+sour cream and onion dip of songs. Perfect for any occasion. Incredibly horny if you listen right. (Also a Logan song. Absolutely fucks as a Logan song.) Typhoons. Bit different from the other two songs in it's vibe, still yummy as fuck. I enjoy enjoy the "Swing and howl" of the song.

Top three Son Lux songs:

Flickers. Opening makes my brain go brrrrrrr. The whir is very pleasing. First Son Lux song I listened to, however I can't remember how I came across the band.

Dangerous. So incredibly and deliciously horny. Lyrics paint a very beautiful mental image. Also very much a Ghosts song. Literally says

But rest assured The dead are true believers Rest assured We are all believers

Are you dangerous? Found your way to my bed Spend fewer nights with the living Then I do with the dead

Like what do you expect me to conclude? Ghosts song. Nuff said.

Dream State. Ohhhhh nostalgia song. Oh this is such a nostalgia song. Also a Logan+David song, but they have to be together for it to be their song. Not a Logan song or a David song, it has to be the both of them. It's their relationship. (I could go into detail if asked.)

And despite them not being mentioned

Top three Glass Animals songs:

Flip. LISTEN. LISTEN TO THE SONG. The second visit to the main chorus is so fucking yummy. It's at 2:33, and if you listen to no other part of the song, listen to that part. (It'll hit better if you listen to it all though. 👀)

Youth. Like Dream State, very much a bitterley nostalgic childhood song. I dearly love bitter childhood songs btw. Therapeutic. (And also a David+Logan song. Like so much a David+Logan song that it's equal with DS as their song.)

Heat Waves. I WAS HERE BEFORE THE DREAM STANS. I don't care if I sound like I prick, I was here first bitches. Look, I think artists getting a viral song is a good thing, but I can't listen to this damn song without thinking of the Dream Stans and it's driving me insane.

I recommend to listening to all of the "How to Be a Human Being" album, as well as the "ZABA" album. Honorable mention to "Dust in Your Pocket" with the vampire vibes.

[ecl1pse]

omg speaking of gworls i forgot to share my thoughts on the album here bc i was so excited the whole weekend

anyways! i REALLY liked it. overall, the whole album isn’t as cohesive as savage ngl, but it’s still good. savage was such a tight, top tier album that it would be very hard to top. even in the whole of kpop, savage has to one of the most cohesive album to come, even in all my 10+ years of listening to kpop i don’t think ive come across an album that is so sonically cohesive as savage was so i understand why some mys are a bit let down in that regard. that being said, girls is still very fun!!! & i’m always here for a fun kpop album

however!! the song girls itself has to be aespa’s darkest sound. & yeah, i agree that it sounds like an nct song, but i mean it as compliment!!! because i actually think that despite so many trying to replicate nct’s sound, no one has come this close to actually doing it while still maintaining their own touch. winter & ningning adding those cute & fun adlibs makes it such an aespa song & nice contrast to the loud trumpets in the chorus i love it!! imo girls sounds to me like nice blend between turn back time by wayv & punch by nct 127, while the mv seems heavily informed by kick it (i see a bit of punch in some transitions shots too). but again, it’s still very aespa, especially in the fact that has a clearer storyline. back to the song, the production seems very influenced by turn back time & overall wayv’s use of guitars to build up momento with the added horns from punch to add grandioseness &, well, punch. it makes them sound like characters in a big fight about defeat their big baddie. which apparently they do because i’ve read this is the end of the black mamba storyline. the girls add so much sass to the song— to pretty much any song they touch. sm struck gold when they decided to put all four of them together, they cover every ground just by the four of them, it’s so gorgeous to hear them.

illusion is just. such a fucking good song. the choreo adds so much to the song too. from the strong opening w the alarms blaring in your ear & the slurping, winter’s opening line of “you’re so yummy, yummy, yummy in my tummy, tummy, tummy” 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 that…was crazy. insane. there’s no taking out the sexual connotations out of this whole song no matter how much they tried to make it fit into the aespa storyline. it’s so fun & sexy i love it. i loved that the choreo follows pretty closely to the formula the song follows in that it a slow build up that explodes by the second middle of the second verse than it takes its second wind. i think this might be one of their best b-sides & choreographies. it’s almost as good as i’ll make you cry, which i’m still hoping & begging to see performed live with a cool choreo 😭 i honestly think this album could have been a double feature with illusion being the second title track. this should have been the song to get an english version &/or an mv. sm, hear me out, we can still make this work. hear me out!!!! just make an illusion mv instead of leaving my girls jobless once the promotion period is over, you could even get a second boost in sells w this genius idea!!! (hmu for more input 😘).

lingo is so fun!!! i havent gotten into reading the translations yet but i can almost tell this is aespa saying you can make fun of all the made up words & stories their concept requires you to understand but that doesn’t make them any less cool. i see the country influences everyone has pointed out, it’s probably how the song started, but i insist!! this is not a country song!! this is nortec!!! look it up, look up nortec. i know this, this genre was literally birthed in my home city & the streets grew up in. idk who lixa, the producer, is, but they (accidentally??) made a nortec song. lingo is for las norteñas 🤠

life’s too short is cute but i agree it’s not their strongest song. that much i knew when they previewed at coachella. it’s very much elevated by their gorgeous voices & smart layering. the mv was so cute tho!! very dreamy & cute. i think it’s befitting they sing a song like this considering the amount of hate they have received since debut, much of unwarranted. i just hope the girls themselves actually believe as much because they do deserve to enjoy their hard work. they have achieved so much in such a short career & are such strong performers, enough to rival bigger groups. it’s no wonder they keep going viral, they work hard & are good at demonstrating it on stage.

icu…it’s a song. a song sung by aespa. this has to be their most forgettable song imo, i’m sorry. it’s pretty but…it’s just there. it’s the required sm ballad & they delivered. i don’t have much else to say other than they sound pretty.

i know a lot of fans disliked that this album included their previous singles but i’m actually really glad it did! i’m glad i can now have a physical copy of black mamba & dreams come true to play in my car that i dont drive. but if i ever did, i have it & i can cause a car crash while swinging my head to black mamba. plus, no offense to any icu fans out there, but ending the album in that when we had such a strong start with girls & illusion would have been such a snooze. ending it with dreams come true!!!!! feels more befitting ngl.

anyways, that’s all i have to say for now. but i’m sure i will continue to talk about this album because aespa has been one of the most exciting kpop acts to follow right now & i’m always excited to talk about their music to anyone who is willing to listen!!!

[liquid-luck-00]

Little!Mari

Bio!Dad Bruce

Day 12: Little!Mari

@biodad-bruce-month

Ao3 ~~~ First ~~~ Previous ~~~ Next

Sorry this is late I’ll be late for a bit as I try and catch back up, hopefully.

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Marinette was back in Wayne Manor for the winter holidays. And just like every morning she was awake before almost everyone else. Granted she just came back from patrol and it was already too late to fall sleep.

She had noticed she was running low on transformation macaroons for Tikki, so she decided to make a batch. And she did but she may have fallen asleep after placing the Macarons in Tikki‘s designated cookie jar, accidentally leaving out a couple of the potions.

Jason was the one to find her and noticed that she was asleep so he moved her to her room. So that got the boys to talking. They wanted to make sure that this was the best Christmas break ever, as it was their first Christmas together, so what better way to make their youngest sibling smile like the little sunshine she is, than to surprised her with baked goods like she always does with them.

Surprisingly it was Bruce who stepped up to the plate. Granted everyone kind of just stared at him. Alfred’s expression was a mix of shock and horror. Shock because Bruce was in the kitchen and asking Alfred where a list of ingredients were. Horror because Bruce was in the kitchen and it seemed as if he was going to cook. By the time it seemed he had all his ingredients in front of him Bruce looked up and noticed them all staring.

“Is something wrong” Bruce asked with a completely straight face.

“Yes!!!” Dick, Jason, Tim, and Damian all yelled..

Alfred, oh poor Alfred, seemed to be close to fainting as he was probably imagining the mess that was going to be occurring. “ Master Bruce what are you about to make.” Alfred asked.

“Brownies”

“Sir where did you learn of the recipe you are to be using?”

“From Mini”

Once they all knew that the recipe was from Mari, they begin to work, still eyeing him warily.

"Vanilla has anyone seen it?"

"There it is Little Bat must have left it out" Dick handed Bruce the vid that was labeled with the letter 'V' and had a violet cap from a line of vials.

They finished the batter and Alfred set it in the oven.

"That went better than the last time" Bruce sighed as they left the kitchen.

"Now I need to know" Jason stopped Bruce looking straight at him. "When the hell have you baked, and what happened the last time ?"

"same occasion, the same day I met Marinette, she took out the ingredients left and I started making the recipe." He looked at his boys and they were silent for once, giving him their undivided, attention. "And I ended up covered in flour." With that he left.

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Mari woke up a couple of hours later and heard a knock on the door.

"Breakfast will be served soon Miss" Alfred called.

"Thank you Alfred" she returned rubbing the sleep from her eyes. She got dressed and went down. Everyone was already at the table and they all ate relatively peacefully.

"And finally the masters have made you brownies Miss Mari" Alfred stated setting a plate of brownies in front of her.

"You guys. Thank you." I took two from the plate and handed one to Tikki. "Yummy" that was when there were two flashes.

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"Mari" several voices shouted looking where she was previously sitting.

"Oh no, oh no, oh no" they heard Tikki but could not see her.

"Tikki, what is going on?" Bruce finally asked.

"Humans aren't..." that was when she began to grow in front of them. "humans shouldn't have transformation potions" She looked around, and so did everyone else. That was when they saw the blue eyes and black hair peeking over the table at them.

"Mini are you okay" Bruce tried asking softly.

"Dad" she called out running over to him. At least she still remembers we are family.

"Mari what is the last thing you remember" he asked her, she was curled up in his lap.

She shook her head. "I don't know everything is fuzzy"

"Hey there Bluebell" she turned to face Jason, who sounded to be the calmest at the table. "Do you remember us?"

She seemed to study them all. "Jay or Red" she faced Jason.

"Bluebell" he responded with a smile.

"Dick or Blue" she faced Dick.

"Little Bat" he smiled and she giggled.

"Tim or Genius" she was now smiling at Tim.

"That's right Bean" he gave a nod and yawn but she laughed at his actions.

"Damian or Qamri" she was now looking at Damian.

"Correct mon Sol" His second youngest said giving her a rare smile.

She then turned towards Alfred "Grandpa Alfie" she was now smiling and bubbly, while Alfred seemed close to loosing his composure at being called Grandpa. He simply nodded his head and gave her a smile.

"Tikki how long do you think this will last?" Bruce asked.

"I'm not completely sure" she responded.

"Fairy!" Mari cried looking at Tikki smiling. Tikki giggled.

"Well there is only one thing to do then" Dick clapped his hands a large smile spread on his face.

Tim seemed to suddenly wake up completely, Damian was eyeing him suspiciously a scowl now on his lips, and Jason well "I'm out, I am not getting caught up in any of your insane plans." he started to rise out of his seat.

"Come on Jay let's have a family fun day. We didn't know Mari when she was, how old are you right now little bat."

She scrunched her nose and furrowed her brows "Um nine if think" she finally responded.

"See we need to be with her" Dick began to plead, giving him puppy eyes.

"Please Red" Marinette looked at him giving him her own puppy eyes.

"Ugh how can I say no to those puppy eyes"

"Works every time" Dick answered.

"Not yours" Jason responded, Dick appeared hurt. "so what's first?"

"Puppies" Mari cooed as Titus and Ace entered the room.

"let's go outside then" Damian stated reaching out for Mari's hand. She readily took it and they walked out, the rest of the family following soon after.

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The majority of the morning was spent playing with Ace and Titus as well as a very difficult game of hide and seek within the manor.

By lunch she was in the kitchen alongside Alfred. After which, everyone had to deal with an Arkham breakout. So Mari wandered the cave while Alfred manned the comms. She ended up on Dick's gymnastic equipment. Once everyone was back they found out she was on the trapeze.

"Blue your back!" she yelled in mid flight. As she landed she turned and again yelled. "Come and fly with me Azur"

Dick began to move towards the ladder when Bruce grabbed his shoulder.

"I think it's best you come down" he called up to her.

"But"

"She's a natural B just a few minutes" Dick stated as he climbed the ladder.

A few minutes turned into two hours. After a bath she was curled up in the library next to Jason as he gave a dramatic reading of the Odyssey.

That was where they stayed all afternoon until Alfred called them for dinner. After which Mari dragged Tim to the living room to make a blanket fort to end all forts. Where she proceeded to tuck her brother under several blankets to get him to sleep.

All five of them ended up watching Disney Movies all night. Where they all fell asleep in the fort.

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"Why are we in a blanket fort?" Marinette questioned the next morning.

"Mari go back to sleep" Jason grumbled next to her.

"Jay?" she asked out finally waking up. "Dick? Tim? Damian? What how?"

"Breakfast will be ready shortly" Alfred called from outside the fort.

A chorus of ‘Ok Alfred's’ were heard from inside the blankets.

Her and her brothers all got up and went to prepare for the day, and when they sat for breakfast she was still confuse Id.

"What happened yesterday?” she asked. Everyone shared a look and began to laugh.

"Would you prefer the photos or the videos?" Alfred asked and everyone seemed to laugh even harder.

Next

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[forlovvers]

my opinion on glitch mode even though no one asked😁

fire alarm: SO GOOD‼️‼️ WE HOP OUT THE COUPE??2&282?💥‼️💥 renjun’s “turn up the music” crazy im going feral

glitch mode: SCRATCH THAT BRING IT BACK🗣🗣🗣 SO MFK GOOD LORD OHMYGOSH the bridge😧😧 chenle’s part just before haechan’s in the bridge (idk what its called😭) so yummy also jeno!!!! had me kicking my feet bye

arcade: LORD😣😣😣 renjun & jisung’s little build up to the chorus!! and then jaemin & chenles😧so good, speaking of the chorus its so😵‍💫 THE ENDING IDK WHAT ITS CALLED HAECHANS HIGH NOTE ??-!/&/? I OOVE YHIS SONG FRL

it’s yours: the chorus is cute, its a cute song LMAOAOAO BUT JISUNGS PART IN THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND VERSE (???)😧😧😧😧😧 ABSOLUTELY ATE

teddy bear: NONE OF YOU WILL LIKE TEDDY BEAR, LIKE I LIKE TEDDY BEAR. TEDDY BEAR SUPREMACY they devoured this song they had superpowers while they were in the studio w this song this song is what i needed my favorite off the album this song tickles my brain just right marks part????17181?????? mark vocalist frl

(quick break: like all the little background intros.. like “bring it.. 1, 2 ,3” that prolly didnt make sense BUT its so good)

replay: WAIT BC THIS SONG so good the chorus is actually so good they r absolutely slaying thhis song THIS SONG IS SO GOOD I CANNOT STRESS IT ENOUGH

saturday drip: WHATS THE DATE TODAY🧏🧏🧏‼️‼️THEY R ACTUALLY CRAZY FOR THIS I CANNOT STOP LISTENING TO IT the stretch on saturday dripp LORD JAEMIN DEVOURED ALSO MARK’S LITTLE “what you doin on the weekend” OH MY GOD they r insane for this the rap line r crazy

better than gold: gorgeous. show-stopping. jaw-dropping. AND ON WEDNESDAY WE YEAAAAAA😵‍💫😵‍💫 CHENLES BACKGROUND VOCALS NAURRRR

drive: ….. LMAOAOAOA its not my favorite, but shes cute… the vocals r godly but the song itself isnt my fav😭😭

never goodbye: yk chenle starting off the song means its gonna be a good song.. this song kinda makes me wanna cry. renjun’s bg vocals again D:

rewind: ITS GOOD SO GOOD renjun in the beginning makes me wanna dance bye what WANNA REWINDDDD TAKE ME BACK the vocals r absolutely crazy JENO!!/$/72)2,2)&8)?,_,_€[*[> crazy bro HAECHANS RUN TAKE ME BACK

in conclusion nct dream truly conquered with this album nct dream world domination ‼️

[pokenimagines]

Raihan x Reader: Locker Blow

I got inspired by a photo of Leon blowing Raihan while in a locker. It was hella good, and I had to write it. Reader’s gender isn’t mentioned in this one! Have fun, also if you’re not part of the discord, what are you doing? It’s hella fun. You should join the utter insanity that is us.

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Warning: This is NSFW so if you’re under the legal age or uncomfortable with content like this, please skip over this one!

You looked up at Raihan, mouth over his clothed erection as you stared at him. You had no idea why you were doing this in his locker room, mere minutes after he came in. You had been watching his match against some random challenger and decided to sneak off into his locker room. It wasn’t hard as nobody ever guarded it, and even if they did, they would’ve let you go in since they knew you and Raihan were an item.

You were just going to surprise him, but as soon as he came in, you immediately got flustered. He always looked so damn good after a match, and you had wrapped your arms around him, dragging him down so you could kiss him. Things quickly escalated from there, and Raihan eventually took you over to one of the lockers and opened it up. The door was enough to obscure you if anyone were to open the main entrance and look in.

Now, here you were, slowly unzipping his shorts with your teeth, both hands on his thighs, watching his face slowly grow red. That cocky smirk was still on his face as you fumbled with his pants. You didn’t take him completely out, just enough for his cock to spring free. There was already a bead of precum at the top of it; you chuckled while wrapping a hand around him. He was always ready to fuck after a battle, the adrenaline serving as an aphrodisiac of some kind.

You began licking up the shaft, smirking at his reaction as he huffed a bit. He was used to your teasing now at this point and knew eventually he’d be getting what he wants. You made eye contact as you licked him again, making sure to not break eye contact as you did so. You could feel him shiver under your gaze. His hands slowly glided into your hair, gently scratching against your scalp, and you hummed in appreciation.

You give a quick kiss to the side of it, giggling at the way Raihan was looking at you. The flat of your tongue laid flat on the tip of his cock as you took one, long lick. Finally, you wrapped your lips around the top of his dick and slowly sank down on it. You used your tongue to swirl around the length as you went. What wouldn’t fit into your mouth was being played with your hand. You hummed around his dick as you began a steady pace.

You could hear Raihan trying to hold back his sounds, but by now, his face was flushed red, and he was biting down on his bottom lip. You could see the sharp canine of his almost drawing blood, and the thought of him biting your thigh sent a jolt between your legs. Finally, you heard a long and drawn out moan coming from him and felt satisfied as you took your mouth off of him. You sued the wetness of his dick to help your hand move around it. You twisted your wrist while licking your lips.

You were just about to say something snarky when you heard the clicking of the door. The two of you froze as it opened up, and you watched Raihan poke his head out, trying to act as though your hand wasn’t around his cock and now moving again.

“Sorry, Raihan, are you almost ready for your post-match interview?” The person asked you weren’t sure who it was as your entire form was hidden. You mentally thanked Raihan for having at least one smart decision. Usually, it didn’t happen when he was ready to plow you right there.

“Uh ya, I shoul-“ You decided to be a but if a cocky asshole and took him back into your mouth again. You took as much of him in as you could, relaxing your throat to get him down. You managed to take all of him, and he almost jumped a bit. Suddenly, the grip on your head tightened, and you realized you were now stuck there. “I should be ready in a few.” His voice was strained, but that wasn’t really what was going through your head. Instead, you were panicking as you pondered if you should make noise that he was literally choking you on his dick.

“Okay, just wanted to check.” The moment the door closed, Raihan let go. You popped off his dick and gasped for air. You covered your mouth as you glared at him. Your throat was sure to be sore as all hell later, and he better take responsibility and gets you something yummy.

“S-sorry.” He said, giving you a sheepish grin as you slapped his thigh, still glaring.

“You trying to kill me?” You asked, and he just looked away from you, making sure that the person was really gone before turning back. A gentle hand went back into your hair and ran through it in a comforting motion. If he thought he could get away with that by being cute, he was right. You rolled your eyes as you went back on him, deciding to try that technique again.

Raihan’s breath hitched as his grip got tighter, but he wasn’t holding your head there now. You looked up at him, tears appearing a bit in your vision as you got off him and then went back down. You would regret it later, but right now, his moans were your fuel. To make the matter better, it echoed wonderfully in the lockerroom.

You could tell he was getting close by how his legs were visibly shaking. You brought your mouth off him and began jerking him off. You opened your mouth, close to the tip of his cock, and managed to meet his gaze. Honestly, all Raihan needed was to see you on your knees, mouth open with his dick there. He let out a final chorus of groans as he came.

Most landed on your tongue, but some found its way to your cheek and chin. You made sure to work his cock through the entire ordeal until it finally started to go soft in your hands. You let him, and he leaned both arms against the frame of the locker to support him as he caught his breath. You only laughed as you swiped a thumb across your cheek to get the cum off, and popped it into your mouth.

“God damn, I swear you’re trying to kill me.” He managed to grunt out, picking himself up a bit as he stood up and began stuffing himself back into his pants. The melodic chuckle made his shoulders sag in relief as he noticed how giddy you were.

“Pretty sure you tried to kill me earlier.” You pointed out. Raihan shot you a smirk while rubbing his neck.

“Sorry about that…” He murmured out as you finally stood up. He sighed as he walked away for a moment. He walked over to the sink and coated a towel in water before returning and helped clean up your face. You stuck your tongue out while his hand held your face, making him crack a smile.

“Don’t worry, …you can make it up to me later. You should probably head to your interview though before they think somethings up. I’ll sneak out the back.” You said with a wink. Raihan laughed before bending down and kissing your forehead.

“Alright, see you at home.” He said as he tossed the towel across the room and turned around to leave. He took a final glance back before shooting you a wink that had your heart soaring. You seriously had it bad for this idiot.

[purrincesskittens]

Andre the ice cream guy salt? I like to believe his "soulmate ice cream" is just a gimmick and he is secretly an ass because he loves to see people's reactions especially when it's tearing people apart.

"Andre's soulmate ice cream huh?" Lupine Alpha murmurs from her perch on a rooftop above a group of students from Ms. Bustier's class. It was her turn to patrol with Chat today and had overheard the word ice cream. "Yeah Andre gives you ice cream in the colors and flavors of your soulmate if you eat it together it's said that you'll stay together forever." Chat Noir explains coming up beside her. Lupine's ears flickered with interest. "Does he have dairy free ice cream?" She asks her big bushy wolf tail wagging behind her. "I honestly don't know but we can go check?" He offers with a shrug.

The two heroes take off in search of ice cream. Lupine voted for following her nose which while cool since Lupine did have a stronger sense of smell while transformed that could take a while and he didn't have much time till he had to get back. They ended up landing on Marinette's roof to ask her for directions since she was out and close by. Giving her a fright in the meantime and nearly causing her to fall over the railing. If it hadn't been for Lupine's whip grabbing her, she probably would have.

"Can't you two do anything the normal way?" The smaller girl asks exasperated as she hunts through Instagram for Andre's location. Ever since the wolf miraculous holder had appeared her and Chat had proven cats and dogs could get along. Quite well in fact. "Nope!" They chorus with twin sharp toothed grins. "Okay he's over by the Pont des Arts ohh hey Itsuki's over by there. Oof Andre's trying to convince him to get soulmate ice cream but Suki's trying to ignore him." She comments with a wince remembering how pushy the man could be when it came to his ice cream. "Meowch hopefully he doesn't become Glaciator again." The two females rolled their eyes at the cat.

"So, what was Glaciator all about?" Lupine questions plopping herself down on Marinette's lounge chair that she had on her balcony. Giving the wolf a look for the way she just made herself comfortable the dark-haired girl launches into her explanation on what happened getting rather worked up while talking. So, she was still a little salty about being pushed into eating ice cream just to make the guy happy when she was no longer in the mood.

“Okay that just makes me want to mess with him.” The brown clad girl with a toothy grin. “Mess with him how?” Chat questions his ears twitching with interest. “Simple you and me go get ice cream right now and act like a couple and then the next time you patrol with Ladybug you guys go get ice cream together and I'll get ice cream with my partner the next time I'm patrolling with him. And then we switch you and Corvus and me and our Lady. We could even do it as civilians bring a friend to get ice cream act like a couple and then the next time go with a different friend. It's even better if you bring the previous friend along with someone else. That will really confuse him.”

“Are you sure you’re not the holder for the chaos miraculous and not the miraculous of order?” Marinette questions briefly wondering if this was all worth the possible akuma that may come from it. “Yes, I'm sure I'm the true holder for the wolf miraculous while Corvus is the true holder for the crow miraculous. Though we did switch miraculouses once. Our kwamis made us swear never again.” Lupine's feral grin stretched across her face. “Wait, wait putting you being chaotic good aside for now you want to go get ice cream together but earlier you were asking about dairy free ice cream.” Chat mentally filed her alignment away for later. The black suited hero's words caused Marinette to hover worriedly over the wolf. “You're not allergic to milk, are you?” “No don't worry just intolerant.” The older girl says with a shrug getting to her feet.

“Your intolerant and you're still going to have ice cream?!” The cat and his princess exclaim mouths gaping. “Sure, I'll just deal with the cramps later. Anyways are we going to get going or not?” Unwrapping her whip from around her waist she flung the end towards the next building letting it pull her along with a wave farewell to the other girl. Chat Noir shakes his head bidding good day to his civilian friend before taking off after her on his baton. Sighing Marinette ducked back into her room below.

“You're not really going to let those two troublemakers go through with their plan, are you? What if an akuma happens?” Tikki questions fluttering around her head anxiously. Her phone rang before she could answer her kwami; picking up once she saw who was calling she couldn't help but smile at the slightly desperate exasperated voice on the other end. “Don't just like my post and not come help me, this guy is driving me insane. I know JJ hasn't seen my post yet or they would have liked it and come to rescue me by now.” Itsuki growls into his phone causing Marinette to giggle. “Alright, alright, I'll come save you.” Hanging up she grabbed her purse “Don't worry Tikki a big strong guy needs my help so I can keep the chaotic duo from causing to much trouble.” She explains letting Tikki inside the bag before heading out.

…………

By the time she got to the Pont des Arts a crowd had gathered. She could already spot the superhero duo eating some soulmate ice cream while snuggling sitting on the river bank. Alya was busy filming them rather than eating her ice cream with Nino. Meeting up with Itsuki they got in line behind Ivan, Mylene, Rose and Juleka. Taking her friends hand as they approached, she gave Andre a serene smile. They were given charcoal and blueberry ice cream if not somewhat hesitantly as if Andre was unsure of the two of them as a couple.

To Itsuki's credit he didn't say a word about her holding his hand considering he's best friends with the hyperactive JJ he was probably used to it. They moved to sit along the river bank like everyone else was pausing by the mammalian heroes Marinette leaned over to talk to them. “What flavor combo did you guys get?” “Chocolate and mint.” Chat replies offering the girl a bite. “Hmm not bad.” She hummed giving them a brilliant smile.

“What about you guys?” Lupine asks tilting her head back to look at the dark-haired boy who wordlessly offered her a bite of their ice cream. No one paid any attention to Alya filming everything or Andre's disapproving look. Soulmate ice cream was to be shared between the couple not everyone. This was the third flavor combo Marinette had gotten for her soulmate ice cream.

………

The next patrol was with Corvus and Ladybug and ended with them getting soulmate ice cream together, strawberry and black coconut flavor combo. Luka later invited Marinette to go get ice cream where they ran into Adrien, Kagami, JJ and Itsuki. Itsuki had the bruised up older boy on his back something about him taking a dive off his skateboard. Andre was scowling at them as they turned their backs to him. Itsuki and JJ had the flavor combo coffee and charcoal. Lupine Alpha and Corvus got ice cream next with chocolate and black coconut which both thought was the best combo yet.

Marinette and JJ laughed together as they ate their coffee and blackberry ice cream ignoring the fury seaming to radiate off Andre while Adrien just enjoyed the vanilla and peach ice cream Itsuki and him got. Poor innocent Luka ended up getting ice cream with Adrien next by some chance while the silent duo of Itsuki and Kagami quietly enjoyed their ice cream. Ladybug and Lupine Alpha were the next to be spotted enjoying ice cream causing Alya to squeal excitedly. The two black suited heroes , Chat Noir and Corvus were seen later that week enjoying black coconut and mint ice cream.

The next time Itsuki went up alone instead of with someone he got chocolate coffee and peach. He scowled at Andre who had ignored his attempts to say something. “What's wrong?” Luka asked carrying his and Kagami's ice creams. “I got peach. Again.” He says in response. “Okay what's wrong with peach?” “He's allergic to peaches.” JJ explains coming up beside them with Adrien. “Oh…want to switch?” Luka offers his ice cream which didn't have peach in it. The ice cream was traded while JJ made her way up to Andre asking about dairy free ice cream which got a shake of the head from Andre and ice cream thrust at them.

“You want to get ice cream?” Ladybug asks her partner as they swing by Andre's cart. “With you milady anytime.” Chat purrs with a grin. She rolls her eyes at him with a playful huff. “Don't give me that look, I know you've gotten soulmate ice cream with Lupine Alpha before. I've seen the pictures on the Ladyblog.” She teases as they approach Andre. “Yes, and you got to enjoy ice cream with both her and Corvus just like I did. It's our turn to get ice cream together.” He states accepting the ice cream from a glaring Andre. They ran into Alya shortly after who ran up to them with her phone out.

“I wanted to ask you guys some questions if that's okay. There have been reports of the four of you heroes Ladybug, Chat Noir, Lupine Alpha and Corvus all getting soulmate ice cream with a different partner each time you're spotted. Can you tell me what that's about?” She questions holding her phone out towards them. “It was Lupine's idea she never had Andre's ice cream before and heard about his soulmate ice cream and wanted to try all the different flavor combinations. It sounded like a cool idea so milady and me joined in as well.” Chat was the one to explain between bites of ice cream. “There you have it folks our heroes are trying out all the various flavors they can get. I may try that myself next because that sounds yummy.” Alya turns the phones camera to herself before posting the video the Ladyblog.

……….

It wasn't long after that all the four heroes had to fight Glaciator again. “Ice cream is supposed to be fun why can't we switch ice cream combos or try all the various ones? Why does it have to be all serious?” Lupine calls swing on her whip to avoid getting hit. One cataclysm and Miraculous Ladybug later Ladybug captured the akuma “Worth it?” Ladybug asks the cat and wolf, “Worth it.” They agreed as Ladybug and Chat fist bumped and Lupine Alpha and Corvus clasped forearms.

Turning to Andre, Ladybug felt slightly guilty about what they had done. “I get you take your soulmate ice cream very seriously but it's ice cream. As Lupine said ice cream is supposed to be fun. Let people get ice cream with whoever they want and let them switch flavor combos with their friends. Let them have fun with your ice cream.” She suggested softly helping the man up. “Ohh and get some dairy free ice cream options like coconut milk or cashew milk.” Lupine added in eagerly. “….aren't you allergic to nuts?” Chat Noir hesitantly asks. “Yes, but not Pecans or Cashews or pistachios for some reason. Just peanuts, hazelnuts and almonds and Corvus can't have peaches or almonds since they are related.” “Good to know.”

……….

Lupine Alpha gave a groan dropping her transformation curling up on her bed gripping her stomach. “You really shouldn't have had so much ice cream, JJ.” The little wolf kwami comments hovering over her chosen who just gave a moan of agony in response. “Leave me alone to die in peace, Accalia.” JJ whimpers.

………

“Adrien care to explain why there are so many pictures of you eating soulmate ice cream on Instagram with a different person each time?” Nathalie questions him as soon as he sets foot in the door. “Uhhh….”

………

“Kangee, feathers in.” Corvus calls once he touches down on the fire escape of his studio apartment. “You missed a great opportunity to ask about eggnog ice cream.” The crow kwami whines flying around his chosen. “It's the wrong season for eggnog, feather brain.” He growls climbing in through his window. “But Itsuki! EGGS!!”

………

Marinette climbed down into her room flopping down on her bed with a sigh. Her phone rang insistently as she fumbled to get it out. “Hello?” “Hey girl finally you answer.” Alya's voice sounds through the phone. “Yeah sorry was out running errands and my phone died. What's up?” “Wanna go get ice cream with me? We can get soulmate ice cream and test out the flavor combo we get.” Marinette gave a groan her head flopping back down on her pillow.

[seblore]

everyday i wake up and you still havent posted your evermore rant </3

there u go boo 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩

GDBDNSKDJHHDDNDS GIRL................ ok so i very cleverly avoided ranking folklore because every song REALLY HIT and the whole album was just SO.. SO.. yeah. i can however rank miss evermore. i dont want to compare the two album i do not get the point in that. both give off really different vibes. now what i will say is with folklore, AS AN ALBUM, it is just a master masterpiece. The songs flowed amazingly with each other and really held you close the entire first listen. at least thats what I felt like <3 with evermore however, the individual songs are OMG!!! THERE IS LITERALLY NO SONG I DONT LIKE FROM ANY OF THE TWO ALBUMS. but as an album on the first listen i did feel a bit disconnected from evermore which didnt happen to me with folklore. why i think that might’ve happened is BECAUSE taylor is just so brilliant m8.... the MASSIVE contrasting emotions between the songs was too much for my little brain to handle.

Ok so now that’s out of the way dhsjsk time for rankings :) i have no idea where im going to put each song im just going to make it up as we go <3 ill ALSO give you my fave lyrics from each if I remember it <333 (oh and also you’ll notice marjorie isnt here. im sorry but i never listened to it after the first listen because it hits a little too close to home and i dont want to unpack all of that now im sorry! it is a beautiful song)

14. Closure: she popped off <3 she really said dont treat me like a situation that needs to be handled 💃🤙💯 a beautiful song with beautiful lyrics HOWEVER its the first song i couldnt connect with thus it’s down here BUT I STILL WOULD LISTEN TO IT ON REPEAT THO... the last in my ranking but still fucks 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ thats taylor swift 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩

13. long story short: i have never been in a relationship ever BUT GODDAMN ‘pushed from the precipice, clung to the nearest lips’ hdjsksksjjddjnBbdns jddd ubebs!:!?:?:$3&39383$hzjs WOAH.... and this bitch really summarized the full 2016 drama with long story short it was a bad time. HILARITY. yeah not much to say here tho this is just the ‘at least one mandatory song to shake your tits to on each ts album’ song of evermore <3 and always remember that if the shoe fits walk in it TILL YOUR HIGH HEELS BREAK WOOH ANDIFELLDOWNTHEPEDESTALRIGHTDOWNTHERA—

12: dorothea: making a lark of misery :D RENt free. i had to listen to ‘if youre tired of being known for who you know you know youll always know me’ 113 times to finally understand it tho 😐 some of us are stupid and illiterate have you ever thought about that miss swift???? anyways TINGTINGTINGINGINGING THE STARS IN YOUR EYES SHINED BRIGHTER IN TUPELO <33333 such an innocent feel good song I LOVE!!!!!

11. ivy: the goddamn here and the hush of mirrorball ARE THE REASON IM STILL ALIVE 😽 another lyrical masterclass <3 ‘id live and die for moments that we stole on begged and borrowed time’ IS2G!!!!!!!!!!! anyways what if you cheated on your husband with me and i cheated on my husband with you and my pain fit in the palm of your freezing hands 😳 JK JK 😅 unless...... 🤪😏 hdjsks yeah this song is magnificently cursed and i am in love with it 🧎‍♀️

10. tis the damn season: this song is august but the other side of the coin. august but four months later. AUGUST SLIPPED AWAY LIKE A BOTTLE OF WINE- THE HOLIDAYS LINGER LIKE A BAD PERFUMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE... she sounds so pretty goshhh! ‘time flies messy as the mud on your truck tires NOW IM MISSING YOUR SMILE hear me out we could just ride around and the road not taken looks real good now’ is on repeat in my mind. and as always the bridge ::::::::::::::.............:::::::::::::: how does she do this everytime. ‘and wonder about the only soul who can tell which smiles im faking’ 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ after every ts song i listen my expectations about true love grows exponentially and my chances of finding true love falls exponentially simultaneously ADIEU.

9. willow: she really took the invisible string quartet and put it in huh..................... FUCKED IN THE HEADDDDDDDDDDDDDD. what can i say <3 its just such a pretty song <3 hashtag gorgeous hashtag i cant say anything to its face. WRECK MY PLANS!!!!!! WRECK IT BITCH!!! ‘wait for the signal and ill meet you after dark’ LOVE STORY WHIPLASH. also mate i cant even focus on the song she looks SO GOOD in the music video i—

8. happiness: !!!! what can i say.... one of the best songs of the album hands down. lyrical masterpiece AND musically rich. she really logged into tumblr dot com and typed out ‘THERE’LL BE HAPPINESS AFTER YOU’ AND ‘THERE WAS HAPPINESS BECAUSE OF YOU’ ARE IDEAS THAT CAN COEXIST and logged off...... h8 her and her insanity. the one word i have to describe this song is: picturesque. tis a picturesque song <3 oh and dfbhhffcbhDDVHHTRSDVJK when i heard ‘i hope she’ll be a beautiful fool who takes my spot next to you’ i audibly GASPED and then she says ‘no i didnt mean that sorry i cant see facts through all of my fury’................. i fell out of my chair. IT FELT LIKE AS IF SHE HEARD MY GASP AND TOLD ME SPECIFICALLY THAT NO SHE DIDNT MEAN IT LIKE THAT... anyways yeah. ill write an article one day named THE SWIFT DECEPTION OF TAYLOR about how she keeps writing songs with deceptive titles and this will be the opening case 😈🤙 also the fact that this is one of my faves and i put it in number 8 says a lot......

7. evermore: i havent recovered from ‘motion capture. put me in a bad light’. i mean come on the whole goddamn song is a lyrical masterpiece. ‘writing letters addressed to the fire’. IS SHE OK!????????????? i think tf not. beautiful song beautiful arrangement. iver sounded really good too. and lol lol rofl WOOFWOOFbarkbark ‘HEY DECEMBER GUESS IM FEELING UNMOORED’ unmoored definition from google dot com: no longer attached. she doesn’t go back to december anymore. about2 faint oml. long story short: i did not survive. THIS PAIN WOULD BE FOR EVERMORE........ what i felt with this song is that she took the quarantine sadness we all felt at least once this year and made it into a masterpiece of a song. couldve been easily the top song on any album except this. no i will not elaborate <3

6. no body no crime: i cannot believe. she teased us with a musical number. this woman teased us with. a musical number. I THINK SHE IS WRITING A MUSICAL BUT I JUST CANT PROVE IT! when she wins that tony 16 years later call me prophetic xoxo. anyways yeah she literally wrote this to flex her storytelling abilities. send tweet 🐥

5. cowboy like me: YEEEHAWWW I’LL BE HONEST WITH YOU I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT THE FULL SONG SOUNDS LIKE I JUST HAVE THE BRIDGE ON REPEAT!!!! OMFG!!! the skeletons in both our closets plotted hard to fuck this up. AAAA!! ??? STFU. IM NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT THE LYRICS MATE THE WAY ITS SUNG!!!!!!! GUT WRENCHING! the best bridge she has ever written musically. i cant stop listening to it. REALLYYY DID BELIEEEVE I WAS THE ONEEE. STORIESSS ABOUT WHEEEN YOU PASSSEDDD THROUGHH TOWN. y e l l. and then she hits me with ‘now you hang from my lips like the gardens of babylon.’ L ???? M !!!!! A $$$$$ O “”””” i had to pause it and sit there for 10 minutes to take in what i had just heard. case closed critical hit sustained yeedhawd.

4. tolerate it: i cried. the only reason it’s not 1 is because it hurt me too much. WHAT THE FUCK YOU MF YOU ASSUME IM FINE BUT WYD IF I BREAK FREE AND LEAVE US IN THE RUINS???? TOOK THIS DAGGER IN ME AND REMOV— m8 this physically hurts me everytime. if its all in my head TELL ME RN. aghhh aRghhhhhhh. pain. and lol she broke down sleep to its bare essentials ‘breathing with your eyes closed’.

3. ??? coney island: i know it’s a bit of a controversial top three but WHO CARES 🕴this is solely here for ‘AND IM SITTING ON A BENCH IN CONEY ISLAND wondering where did my BABYy GO’ im shaking. my bed is shaking. my body is shaking. my pupils are shaking. THE WAY SHE SINGS IT OH MY GOODNESS ME i have to lie down gimme a sec. ‘and if this is the long haul howd we get here so soon 😟’ SCREAM. and when i was hearing it for the first time and she said ‘sorry for not making you my centerfold’ i was like yeah and?? so what?? and then she hits me with ‘over and over’...... so she didnt make him/her/them her centerfold over and over !!!!!!! she is sorry she didnt do it over and over!!!!!! mannn.... the chorus.. i shall not speak. i am held at gunpoint i CANNOT SPEAK. the bridge tho dhdnsksksjsb I CAN SPEAK AND I SHALL SPEAK. BITCH WENT OFFFFFFFF. <3 this is the apology she deserved from her exes which she never got so she wrote it herself. podium. grey skies. birthday cake. ACCIDENT. im laughingggggggggggg <///3 and yeah so overall it is a really yummy song with yummy vocals and yummy arrangement 9/10 would recommend. also!! life lessons kids life lessons. disappointments? SIMPLY CLOSE YOUR EYES AND PRETEND YOU DO NOT SEE IT YAAAAAAAAAS

2. gold rush: ETHEREAL!!!!!! The last time i felt like this™️ whilst listening to a song was with mirrorball <3 the production of this song omg omg omg LOVE 💃 but what propelled it to number two status was the ‘i dont like slow motion double vision in ROSE BLUSH/ i dont like that falling feels like flying till the BONE CRUSH’ imagine how fucked in the head a person needs to be to rhyme rose blush with bone crush. yeah i have nothing more to say really this song is extremely gorgeous and ‘eyes like sinking ships on water so inviting i almost jumped in’ / ‘walk past quick brush’ ?:!:!&:8483 F A V E <33333 and the transition transmission transfusion from ‘... gray old tea cuz itll never be ᵍˡᵉᵃᵃᵃᵃᵐⁱⁿᵍ ᵗʷⁱⁿᵏˡⁱⁿᵍᵍᵍᵍ’ MADAME

1. champagne problems: are we surprised? ARE WE REALLY SURPRISED? when listening to new albums i normally listen to it at one go in order. i stick to that rule. HOWEVER after many years of my solid album listening self made rule tm i finally broke and immediately replayed this mf song after listening to it once. ‘you had a speech, youre speechless/ love slipped beyond your reaches’???? stfu???? VILE. PUNISHABLE. DEROGATORY. and welp the entire bridge ...... .... ........... what can i say. And the parallels to miss all too well??? WHAT WAS THE REASON???? your SISTER splashed out on the bottle- left my scarf there at your SISTER’s house 😐 she’ll patch up your tapestry that i SHRED- maybe this thing was a masterpiece till you TORE it all up 😐 your MOM’s ring in your pocket- your MOTHER’s telling stories bout you on the tee ball team 😐 November flush and your FLANNEL cure- PLAID shirt days and nights when you made me your own 😐 wHAT A SHAME SHE IS FUCKED IN THE HEAD IS2G........... and also why would she not rhyme POCKET with LOCKET?????? why with wallet???????????? slant rhyme why????????????? AND THE NOTE THIS MF SONG ENDS ON..... FUCKED IN THE HEAD

THATS IT. i really sat here and did this for the past 2 hours huh...... hhdjsms anyways LONG STORY SHORT: I HATE ONE INSANE WOMAN AND HER NAME IS TAYLOR ALISON SWIFT. GODSPEEED 🏃‍♀️

[emmielupinblack]

A Song for You

Sirius Black x Reader (Modern Rock Band AU)

Rating: Teen and up

Warnings: bottled up feelings, fluff.

Word Count: 1,834

Author’s Note: This is not related to the other Rockband AU I’ve written. This is a completely independent piece. I just love the idea of rockstar Sirius. Yum. Enjoy. The song mentioned is “Buzz” by Halestorm.

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You grabbed your guitar and pulled it onto your lap. You practiced a few cords, then softly sang your newest song to yourself. It was insane that the group agreed to let you sing a song for your newest album. Honestly, you never thought you would even have the guts to do it. But, there you were, ready to record.

Remus, James, and Peter had already recorded their bits, which left Sirius and you for today. As lead guitarist, you were probably going to do your instrumental part first, then finish with the vocals. Easy enough, right? It’s not like this wasn’t your third album in that very recording studio. You had done some back up vocals. But this was new, different, and definitely nerve-wracking. 

Sirius rocked his head on the other side of the glass, his headphones gently ruffling his wild curls. His fingers glided over his guitar. He was an artist, a work of art while his body swayed to the music blaring in his ears. His silver gaze was locked on his fingers as he raced to the finish.

Once Sirius completed his bit, he grinned to himself and pulled his headphones off. You were up. And it was going to be a long day.

“Y/N,” the recording agent barked at you. You turned to him, a sweet older man named Albus, and nodded.

“I know, I’ll grab my guitar.”

“Actually, let’s do the vocals first. James needs to redo a few songs, or at least pieces of them. We can do your instrumental part with him tomorrow. Let’s get the vocals out and call it a day.” You nodded, then turned to Sirius as he walked into your space. 

“Looks like we’re going our bits together,” Sirius muttered to you, patting your shoulder gently. “Ready to rock n’ roll?” he chuckled. You rolled your eyes. “Let’s just get this over with. I know it’s going to take a while. I apologize in advance if I royally mess up every five seconds.” You blushed a little as you watched Sirius extend his hand to you. You took it and allowed Sirius to lead you into the recording room.

The white walls stared back at you as you approached the two sets of mics in the middle of the room. For a moment, you were afraid that you would forget the words to the very song you wrote. But, you weren’t live. You weren’t even going to perform this song to an audience for another month, when your next tour began. For now, you were with your closest friend, who just happened to be the subject of the song you were about to record. But, he didn’t need to know that. 

You grabbed the headphones that rested on the large mic and strapped them onto your head. Sirius mimicked you, shooting his award winning smile. Then, you both turned to Albus on the other side of the glass, who nodded. 

The music started in your ears, the parts that had been recorded previously. Then, your queue came up, and you leaned into the mic.

“I do admit, I've come to like the attention, the heavy look in your eye,” you sang into the mic. Your eyes flicked over to Sirius, who was already looking at you. His lips were curled into a devilish smirk. Oh shit, did he know? No, he couldn’t know. It was just the song. And, he had admitted a few months earlier that he was ‘obsessed’ with your voice, which is why he offered to give up his thrown as lead singer for one song. 

You turned back to the mic and continued the song, but all you could think about with every word was the gorgeous man beside you. So far, you were knocking out every line. But, when the chorus came up, you found your body buzzing. It wasn’t often that Sirius’ voice was singing along with yours, at least not when you were the lead. His voice alone was enough to give you chills, even after almost five years of performing with the band. 

“I like the buzz deep 'cause of what it does to me. I get a fuzzy feeling washing over me. I get a rush now honey when you're touching me. Is it love? “ Sirius’ voice was barely a hum beside you, but your skin prickled anyway. It always did, every recording session, every concert, and especially when he sang to himself during your frequent house parties. 

Sirius swayed his head as you continued, glancing over at you with his storm cloud gaze every few moments. His eyes appeared darker than normal, almost causing you to lose focus. But, you held you composure just barely, blasting your way through the rest of the song. 

“Wow, that’s it then,” Albus announced to the two of you as you peeled the headphones from your heads. You turned to Sirius again, who was already holding the door open for you, offering you another stunning smile. His eyes were still dark, almost charcoal as his gaze remained glued on you. You exited, walking into the next room to grab your small bag and head to your car. There was no use packing your guitar if you were going to be using it the next day, so you left it tucked into the corner of the room.

All of a sudden, you found yourself needing to wait for Sirius before leaving. Usually, you were out the door before everyone else, needing a nap as soon as recording was done. But, this time, you wanted to walk out with your handsome friend, needing to be around him for just a little longer.

Albus waved goodbye before disappearing into his office. Sirius hovered over his guitar just a few meters away and packed up his beloved instrument. But, he didn’t bring it with him. You were almost certain that he didn’t need to record any more. But, it wasn’t unlike him to become picky about a recording and want to redo something later on. So, he just grabbed his rucksack and heaved it onto his shoulder, then made his way over to you.

Sirius smiled, then held out his arm. “Well, what should we do with the rest of our day?” he asked, glancing over at the clock. It was just after four in the afternoon, leaving the rest of the evening free. James was at home with his wife, Lily, and their two year old son. And Remus was probably sleeping off the nasty bug he had been fighting for the last three days. Peter was never a social member of the group, preferring to be at home with his Netflix. So, it was up to Sirius and you to waste the rest of the day.

You shrugged in response, still thinking about the look in Sirius’ eye while you were in the recording room. And, now, he was walking a little closer than normal, making your head spin. 

“Is it too late for coffee?” you asked with a chuckle. “Or maybe a big, greasy dinner.”

Sirius nudged you gently. “Well, little Miss Rock Star, you definitely deserve both if you like. We can head out to that diner on the other side of town and get something disgusting and greasy.” The two of you approached your car, slowing down.

“And a coffee milkshake.” You smiled as you turned to Sirius, glancing over briefly at his bike. He had painted it recently, and the deep purple edges glistened in the afternoon sun. “That sounds yummy.”

Sirius laughed, then crossed his arms, facing you. “Y/N, can I ask you something?” You furrowed your brow and nodded. “Where did you get the idea of that song? Some of those lines are, well, pretty intimate.” You blushed at the question, not really having a good answer for him. Other than the truth, anyway.

You pursed your lips, then glanced up at him. “It was inspired by someone.” You could feel your cheeks heating up as your gaze locked on his.

“Oh?” He smirked, then licked his lips. Oh, he knew. He knew that song was about him. He had to. 

“Yeah.” You didn’t know what else to say. Honestly, you couldn’t say anything else. Your heart pounded as you watched the gears turn in Sirius’ mind.

“Well, that’s one lucky person, if I say so myself.” He raised an eyebrow, taking a half-step closer. Your heart thumped in your ribcage. He liked your too. Oh, thank god.

You nodded, finally accepting that in that moment, your relationship with Sirius Black had changed. “I guess you are.”

Sirius huffed as he took a few steps towards you, closing the distance between you. The air shot from your lungs as he leaned in, then stopped just before your lips could touch. But, you impatiently rushed forward, pressing your lips to his. 

Your entire body tingled as his hands gently gripped your upper waist, pulling you closer against his chest. The kiss didn’t last long, but it was more than you ever imagined. The man that you had been fantasizing about for the better part of five years was finally holding you like the numerous songs you had written but never shared. 

He pulled away slowly, grinning. “I was hoping that song was about me.” He leaned back just a little to get a better view of your face. “I do have one question,” he asked with a devilish twinkle in his eye.

You tilted your head. “Yeah?”

“Is it love, Y/N?” he teased, repeating the lyrics. You rolled your eyes and leaned away from him, playfully shoving his shoulder.

“Shut up, Black,” you huffed. His low, raspy voice erupted into a laugh, making you smile. When he calmed down, he glanced over at his motorcycle, then back to you. Right, food.

“You want me to drive, love?” he asked, extending a hand to you again. You shook your head, grabbing your keys from your bag.

“Heck no. You finally learn about my feelings for you, and now you want to kill me? I’m driving, Black. Final word.” You bit you lip and smiled at the pouting Sirius. 

“Fine.” He headed for the passenger side of your car, smoothing his hand over your upper back as he passed. “But, if this is going to work, you’re going to have to learn to love her.”

You laughed, opening your car door. “Baby steps. Right now, I need caffeine and grilled cheese.” Sirius nodded as he slipped into the car beside you. The engine roared to life on your command. Then, the two of you headed to the other side of town for your first official date.

[turntabless]

🔮 la folie - the stranglers 🔮

welcome back to turntable takes, folks!!! hope everyone’s doing wonderfully <3 this week (said so very loosely. i underestimated how hard it would be to do them every week but that’s on ME!) we have a gem <3 i know 2 songs off of it and they constantly occupy my mind! so! if you’re checking this out, thank you!! and hope you enjoy <3 once again i am very musically illiterate and don’t know theory!! this is me going AWOOGA!!!

also i’m not including the bonus tracks off the reissue because i’m TIRED. SLEEPY EVEN. but they’re also really good!

genres: new wave, punk rock, baroque pop

non stop

okay immediately loving the lil tippy tappy drums with a little echo that fade in! cute lil organ lick that is so fun!! i’m also a big fan of talk-singing when done in a sexy way and this is that! GUITAR crunchy echoing bass coming in. OH those drums fuck. this is just so fun!!! very sarcastic singing its scratching my brain!! and the guitars are so cheeky. layered vocals crescendo in volume cute like harmonies??? ooooo stripping it back then speeding up going louder again is such a choice i love it here. CHANGING TEMPO let’s go!!!

everybody loves you when you’re dead

ohhhhhh god i love the keys intro here. bass is sexy and so clear and i’m in love. the odd pitches with the guitar is so nice ! yummy drums!!! synthy business! punky talk vocals with layering going on is so good and these lyrics kinda make me feel insane. god that keyboard part and odd wavering synth in the background is so nice. harsh cymbal type sounds YUM! PICK IT UP LETS GOOOO cute lil tempo change and then right back to it!! ohhhhh slow little breakdown descending in pitch

tramp

OHHHH. flat guitar really interesting here. WITH BUZZING KEYBOARD AND BASS ????? drums are really!!! OOOOOH an instrumental soundscape baby!!! i love these vocals he’s got a great voice very punky and when he pitches up it’s really pretty??? also love the return to the darker sounds during the chorus? BASSSSSSS AH GOD !!!!! love the speed and the experimental nature of the chorus !!! 80s video game synth yummy. there’s something so dancy about this and god the vibrato and INSANELY nice drums????

let me introduce you to the family

OH FAST DRUMS LETS GO!!! ooooo this bass? is it bass? descending thing is so intriguing! faaaast guitar playing a really fun ear catching riff that’s like. this really is so experimental here. okay there’s some freddie m rasp at some parts which are really interesting and then the harmonies and layering of the vocals in the chorus are crazy! that bass is so consistent and so clear and great!!! ohhhh switch up that RIFF babes!!! it’s all very like buzzy fuzzy yum! ohhh TURN up the volume on the vocals add another lil keyboard thing this is sooooooo intricate!! ECHO on the voice for the fade-out ending with a drum beat to end everything!

ain’t nothin’ to it

ohhhhh that guitar is yummy. drums go hard in this beginning. BASS I HEAR YOU BABY YOU SHINE!! these vocals are so fun and sassy!! oh that odd lil dissonance in parts of this song is so cool??? and the lil changes in riffs and pitches sound really cool <3 ohhhhh BREAKDOWN lets gooooooo!!!! fuck it up instrumental section!!! BASS AND DRUMS ONLY OH LETS GO!!! this is really cool i’m obsessed. ohhhhh????? ohhhhhhhhhhhhh guitar little staccato notes??? this repeating instrumental part is so intriguing colour feel taste wise??? it’s so dark and a little unsettling with the occasional flatness but it’s nice????

the man they love to hate

BUZZY KEYS LETS GO !!! god. goddddd. that bass goes so hard. ohhhh crunchy soar on that guitar is so nice. drums going HARD. echoing lil keys are fun!! talk vocals as always are so fun !!! PITCH UP LETS GO !!! uplift meeee !!! back to the really punchy instrumentals on top of those buzzy keys that add such an interesting texture!! some little sweeping synthy kind of cymbal effect? ohhhhh. this is so fun !!! also the little whispered backing vox are fuuuuucking scrumptious! oh jesus it’s getting darker babes…… in tone in lyrics and then right back to light???? what in the world how is this this way. GUITAR FUCK IT UP cute lil solo! ohhhhh PLAYING WITH SHADE AGAIN THIS IS SO…… those lowest instrumental notes are so deep and fat and intriguing.

pin up

fucking insane drums i love you. ohhh??? xylophone-esque twinkly keys? GUITAR THERE YOU ARE BABY! sounds crunchy and thin but in such an atmospheric way! the “oooohhh”s are really nice with the bit of reverb on it??? this is such a fun little song? those twinkly xylophone sounds are back i love!!! the instruments are so so good at melding together so that those lil keys are picked out of the fold so well???

it only takes two to tango

ohhhhhhhh this is such a fun little intro… i don’t know what the name of this stylistic choice is but it’s like someone swinging you around with the drums bass guitar and then you get layered talk vocals with a BEAUTIFUL ascending like… quartet harmony going on. this is so fun!!! warbling keys again they’re so good at atmospheric sounds here. also sorry those harmonies are needed inside my bloodstream stat! OH KEY CHANGE! uh ohhhhh bestie the dissonance is back in the vocals but not in the instrumental i kinda love the effect??? faaaaaaat guitar just swingin around <3 OH the warbling is so interesting looking slightly more haunting as it progresses! LITTLE DRUMMER BOY GOING OFF WITH A FUN LIL HIGHER PLUCKED GUITAR RIFF? this is so….

golden brown

THIS IS MY BABY ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SONGS !!!!!! HARPSICHORD WHAT THE FUCK!!!! also with a bassy keyboard behind it! god his vocals in this are so buttery so yummy with just a hint of nasality? also god this fuckin time signature is all fucked the harpsichord is playing in a completely different time. bass and drums come into the fold so carefully subtly it’s beautiful. everything is just a little heavier but it’s still so light and mysterious and plain cool??? guitarrrrrrrrrrrr oh the reverby echo???? this solo always gets me !!!! ohhhhhh vocalisation that’s so echoey and sooooooo otherworldly is insane. the deepness and the layering of it is Fucked. this is truly such a soundscape AGAIN! chu bee fair idk how they’re so in sync when the times are so different.

how to find love and happiness in the present day

ohhhhhh this is different. screechy little synthy things going on to more spoken vocals with an insane lil bass trying going on? so sectioned with the vocals and instruments it’s really cool!!! the layering of the guitar pitches are so nice. AH TWANGY GUITAR mixed with some bongo vibes!!!! nah this is so fun!!! ohhhh these lil drum things sound like trickling raindrops. not sure what exactly they are but it adds such a cool effect. god that high frequency synth solo what the fuck !!!!! so insane so sick!!! ohhhh it fluctuates so nicely and smoothly between notes. descending vocal line with fuzz and partially covered by the instrumentals TO A FADEOUT

la folie

Oh This Is Grand. this intro is so beautiful???? what sounds like strings (made with keyboard) with a high smooth guitar part with echoey reverb and bass. OH ITS A SPOKEN PART IN FRENCH. beautiful. these words are so lonely and beautiful too and that’s conveyed so well with the effects placed on the voice itself? drums………. god this is so twin peaks right now !!!! DEEP SUNG VOCALS WHISPERING. back to spoken word with the bass getting a deeper sweeping moment??? oh beautiful deep staccato notes. there’s such a cool effect put on his voice this is….. really cool. the stringy synths really paint the background of this with colour. OHHHH high synthy parts joining the mix in a fun little flourish!!!! that bass…….. is so genuinely yummy holy goooood. spoken word so cinematic and lovely. the “la folie” being sung so deeply and whispery is so nice and comforting….. i love this. beauty guitar part at the end so soft so nice so echoey. drums holding down the fort so well UGH.

thoughts: okay. okay. i was genuinely surprised at how varied and genuinely INTERESTING this album was? like the tempo variations the key changes the instruments used the shifting parts the vocals and the USE of all of it to set tone? the tone itself was also so insane and has to be mentioned because there was so much interplay with shadow and light in each song?????????? incredible. i know talk-singing isn’t for everyone but i think it’s cinematic and cheeky and fun so i loved it. l o v e d. genuinely surprised at this guys!!!

[poppytheorist]

Concrete

“Concrete” - Reading #1

1. First, s/o to Poppy, Titanic Sinclair, Zakk Cervini, and Chris Greatti for putting this twisted track together. Get ready, I’m about to hit you with an interpretation nearly as insane as the song is.

2. Before descending, note that “Concrete” satirizes the hell out of pop music and pop idols. I mean, the catchy hook of the song is “Turn me into a street.” Like, that line throws some brutal shade on the vapidity of catchy pop lyrics.

3. With this in mind, “Concrete” isn’t a ‘don’t hate the player, hate the game’ sort of song, it’s more like a ‘I’m trapped here and I f*cking hate everybody’ sort of song. But don’t trip—“Concrete” is absolutely brilliant.

4. This is possibly Poppy’s most thematically obscure track, up there with Voicemail and X. Also, maybe her best song. Period. The best way I’ve found to understand it is to think of Poppy as playing two different characters.

5. The first character is that of a pop singer, much like herself, who is working within the music industry. The second character is that of the music industry itself, a small part of the larger whole that is the soul-crushing force of modernity.

6. Note: it’s not always clear what character she is playing. That’s because there is some overlap between the pop star (Poppy) and the music industry. Remember this—it’ll be important later.

7. The track opens with Poppy darkly demanding some entity to “bury [her] six feet deep, cover [her] in concrete,” and “turn [her] into a street.” There is a sentiment of wanting to be subsumed, and of wanting to ‘get it over with.’

8. The song then hits us with a cheery chorus, contrasting the eerie opening. Boom, clear character switch. Poppy is now playing the music industry.

9. Poppy compares the music industry’s incessant consumption of artists to some ‘thing’ gleefully gnashing human parts through its teeth (“Chewy, chewy, yummy, yummy, yummy/Sharp and pointy, yummy, yummy, yummy”).

10. However, we’re then hit with “Break me off a piece of that tasty treat,” which indicates we’ve switched characters again. Back to the pop star. Back to Poppy, who is essentially asking for a serving of people-soup.

11. Then we get “Sugar in my teeth,” signifying how this ‘food’ isn’t exactly healthy. Supporting this is “demons in my dreams/Watch me while I sleep for eternity,” which adds just a pinch of eternal guilt into the mix.

12. On the verse, Poppy continues playing the pop star, noting how traditional food items (candy, coffee, ice cream, tea) don’t satisfy her. These foodstuffs usually help many people ‘get through the day,’ giving them something to look forward to.

13. But Poppy rejects such treats. Instead, she only craves the taste of “young blood in her teeth.” No, Poppy is not saying she is a cannibal. To explain this line, we turn to the music video.

14. There’s a part in the MV where Poppy overlooks the crowd, basking in chants of “Poppy! Poppy! Poppy! Poppy!” She has acquired a new taste. Her wants have changed. She can no longer go back to the things that used to make her happy.

15. After this, Poppy goes back to pleading to the music industry to “bury [her] six feet deep, cover [her] in concrete,” and “turn [her] into a street.” Now we can revisit these lyrics with the rest of the song as context.

16. She is pleading to the industry to ‘finish her off,’ to drain the rest of her life-force and subsume her. She asks to be made into a “street,” another part of the system, just another cog in the wheel.

17. The idea of crushing assimilation is key here. Once consumed by the music industry, the artist becomes part of the apparatus (“Break me off a piece of that tasty treat”). She now helps perpetuate the music industry to consume and consume and consume and consume and consume...

18. We’re left with a very bleak picture of the pop star submitting to the music industry (blissfully digging her own grave in the MV) so she may be absorbed by a system that has built itself on the bodies of artists. A system that hungers endlessly… (music fades)

[kimonobeat]

aiko bon: Official “Hatsukoi” liner notes

aiko’s 7th major label single, released on February 21, 2001. The title track was a commercial tie-in for Glico’s “Almond Chocolate”.

Hatsukoi (初恋; First Love)

Aspara (アスパラ)

Dasshutsu (脱出; Escape)

Hatsukoi (Instrumental version)

(Thank you parasmichael for the commission!)

☑ Hatsukoi

It was SO cold during the photo shoot for cover. Like, insanely cold. So cold it almost made me wonder if they were bullying me. (laughs) A lot of the pictures we took were unusable because the tip of my nose was red and my eyes were all watery. This was also the first song I wrote after moving to Tokyo. I was really nervous that I wouldn’t be able to write any songs when I moved to Tokyo; I wasn’t sure how well I’d do with the change in scenery. Writing this song made me realize I was gonna be just fine. These were all really minor things, but I didn’t know my way around, there weren’t any little family-run Chinese restaurants… All little changes in my environment. It just felt so big to me. Like, “What? What’s China Quick… ?” I was super surprised at how many specialty home delivery services there were. I didn’t have any friends I could call up and eat with whenever I was hungry, it was a long way to the convenience store… All those little things weighed really heavily on me, mentally. I was completely lost about what to do. I didn’t even have time to see the apartment I’d moved into. Someone at my talent agency picked it out for me and that was where I moved into. I just felt so unsure about all of it. That’s why I’m so glad I managed to write this song. I sang it over and over again at home after I finished it. I gave it this title because I was thinking about how whenever people fall in love with someone, they think about that person with brand new emotions, and that makes them all first loves. The music video was also pretty tough to shoot. We had to redo everything. (laughs) BBBB performed in the background for me. I actually had my friends from Osaka come but none of them were there when we redid those scenes. I felt really bad about that. (laughs)

☑ Aspara

I wrote this song based on when I was a student. As for why I named it “Aspara”, there was always asparagus in the box lunches I brought to school. It was in my lunch a lot, with mayonnaise. Asparagus is pretty yummy. This song is pretty popular with school girls in their teens. It reminds me pretty vividly of being a student too, which makes me really glad I was able to write a song like this one. I’m about to turn 29ーlike, it’s almost kind of ridiculous to talk about it like it just happened the other day, but I vividly remember my days as a student. I think they might just be my next favorite part of my life so far, after right now. Listening to this reminds me of the guy I used to like back then, and of hanging out in the cafeteria until it got late. I hope I can write another song with those same feelings. My middle school and high school both had air-conditioning. We were in a noisy areaーwe had to close the windows because planes would go by overhead. When you took one step outside it’d always be insanely hot out. It was nice and cool when you were in class, but the moment you stepped outside it hit you like a ton of brings. We used to go out for ice cream and stuff a lot.

☑ Dasshutsu

I just wrote this song because I wanted to, not because an accident or anything sad happened, so I don’t remember much about what was going on when I wrote this song. (laughs) I was still learning about the different ways you could structure songs, like ‘verse 1, verse 2, chorus’, so I wanted to try writing a song where it sort of pulled back at the chorus. The lyrics have a pretty confident vibe to them, don’t they? It’s about a confident girl whose feelings show whenever her boyfriend’s around. Deep down in her heart she’s shaking like a little puppy, but she chats with him confidently. And she blames it all on him. It’s all his fault. (laughs) Like, I fell in love because you were there. She’s taking her anger out on him. I do that sometimes in my songs. Makes me wonder if maybe I make these things into songs because I wouldn’t say them out loud… I also sometimes find myself wishing I could feel that way.

[abirdandabeast]

Pet Names

“I love you every day. And now I will miss you every day.”- Mitch Albom

Garfield shuffled through the fridge, grumbling to himself as he dug through the insane number of tupperware containers. He knew they had lunch meat in there somewhere. It seemed that the many leftover dishes had an agenda to be eaten, however, as for every tupperware dish he stacked onto the counter, another one replaced it. Garfield cursed under his breath.

Ugh. Where the hell was that turkey?

“Da-ad!”

Garfield pulled away from the chilly depths of the fridge, turning just as a mop of green tackled his legs. “Whoa, hey, buddy, what’s up?”

Wide eyes blinked owlishly at him. “Will you come play race cars with me, please?”

He chuckled and ruffled the boy’s hair. “Yeah, dude, just a sec. Let me find that turkey and make you some lunch.” This earned him a pout.

“But I wanna play now!”

Gar couldn’t help the amused smile lingering on his lips. He gently pried his son off of his legs and lifted him up, setting him on the counter. “How about I make us some yummy sandwiches and then we can play cars for as long as you want?”

Chester’s brows drew together as he thought for a moment. Garfield could practically see the gears churning in his little head. He tilted his head to the side, his lips drawing into a pout. His hair fell into his eyes a bit, and Garfield figured it was probably about time for another haircut. He’d have to call and make an appointment this week. The thought got filed away into the ever growing list of things to do, and Gar focused on the task at hand. Namely, convincing his temperamental son to eat lunch.

“Okay, Daddy,” he chirped. “As long as you promise to play race cars.”

Garfield solemnly held up his pinkie. “I pinky promise.” They shook on it, and Gar resumed his search. He took out another stack of tupperware, finally finding the stupid turkey at the bottom of the fridge. The sandwiches took only a few minutes to make; turkey, mustard, and a slice of American cheese for Chester, and peanut butter and jelly for himself. They sat at the table and ate, before Chester dragged him to his bedroom to play with his race cars.

At five years old, Chester was the light of Gar’s life. His favorite color was royal blue, he had a stuffed giraffe that he took with him almost everywhere named Hector, and he loved hot chocolate with the little marshmallows.

Garfield pushed the little toy car along the neon colored racetrack, watching Chester force two of them run into each other, complete with sound effects. He smiled at the sight. It felt good seeing his son living a relatively normal life. It felt so damn good.

~

“You sure it’s okay for Mar’i to spend the night?”

Garfield scoffed, waving his hands in the air. “Yes, I am, Dick. Chester is stoked to have his best bud over. Besides, it’ll be fun.”

Richard wavered in the doorway, his nervous gaze settling over the two children as they played amid a pile of stuffed animals. “If it gets to be too much, just call and I’ll pick her up.”

Gar rolled his eyes. “Dude, it’ll be fine. When’s the last time you and Kori had a date night?” He had him with this one. Richard paused, a frown tugging at the corners of his mouth as he thought. Garfield grinned, feeling rather victorious. “Just go, have a fun night!” He practically shoved Richard off of his porch, much to his friend’s exasperation.

“Okay, okay, I’m going,” he said, holding his hands up. “Give me a call if you need anything, okay?”

“Will do,” Garfield chirped. He waved with a burst of enthusiasm as Richard climbed into his car and backed out of the driveway. Only when the cadillac was long gone did Gar lower his hand. It had been quite some time since Mar’i had been over. She and Chester were two peas in a pod; though Garfield supposed it was much easier to befriend someone who also lived somewhat of a double life. Between work and crime fighting, Richard and Kori hadn’t been able to spare any time to come around, much less have some time to themselves. A pang of nostalgia struck Garfield’s chest. Once upon a time, they’d spent nearly every day together.

How the years had changed them.

With a heavy sigh, Garfield threw one last look out into the night, before slipping back into the house.

Shrieks over laughter filled his ears, bringing a smile back to his lips. Garfield crept through the foyer, scuffing his socks on the hardwood. He peeked into the living room, surveying the scene quietly.

Mar’i and Chester were playing with a massive pile of stuffed animals - courtesy of Gar, of course. They had a whole little world figured out with these toys. Garfield could never really keep track of it, but he figured so long as the kids were having fun, it wasn’t important. He did find it amusing to watch, though.

“Oh, no!” Mar’i shrieked, waving her flamingo about. “We have to get the serum!” She made some flapping noises and leaped into the air, her black curls bouncing as she went airborne. Garfield watched, wide-eyed, as the half Tamaranean flew around his living room, squawking for her stuffed flamingo. Chester held up his hawk, screeching.

“I’m coming, Lily!” He bounced, levitating off the ground. Terror stabbed Gar in the chest, and he stumbled into the room.

“Okay, kids!” he hollered. “Let’s keep the flying to a minimum, please!”

Both kids whipped their heads to him, dropping to the floor in an instant. Chester crossed his arms over his chest, his lips drawn in a pout. “Aw, Dad, we were just playing!”

Mar’i elbowed Chester and ducked her head shamefully, her iridescent eyes glittering with embarrassment. “Sorry, Uncle Gar. We’ll stay on the ground.”

Garfield slumped his shoulders, relief washing over him. Superpowered kids were a never ending adventure. He tried adamantly to squish images of Mar’i and Chester flying through the ceiling or plowing into a lamp out of his mind and forced a smile. “How about we watch a movie?” he said. The kids perked up.

“Oh, oh, oh, can we watch The Jungle Book?” Chester asked. He bounced in place, grinning at Mar’i. “Then we can watch Moana, and Toy Story!”

Mar’i nodded eagerly, matching Chester’s enthusiasm. “Yeah! Can we, Uncle Gar?”

Garfield chuckled. “Yeah, sure. You guys want some popcorn?”

There was a chorus of “yes please!” and the kids darted about happily shrieking as Gar meandered into the kitchen. He stuck a bag of popcorn in the microwave, letting it pop as he set up the movie. Chester and Mar’i bounded to the couch, giggling as they snuggled under the covers. They cheered when Garfield brought the massive bowl of popcorn, chattering eagerly between bites. Gar settled back against the couch, a fond smile lingering on his lips. His gaze drifted to the little end table, settling on a silver picture frame. A younger version of himself smiled back, his arm wrapped around a pair of grey shoulders. Garfield bit his lip and forced his attention back on the television, trying not to linger on the amethyst eyes gazing back at him.

~

Raven flopped onto the couch beside him. “He’s finally asleep,” she rasped. Garfield shifted closer, dropping his head onto her shoulder.

“Ugh, thank god.”

She chuckled. “I blame you.”

He jerked upright, his brows furrowing. “Me? What did I do?”

Raven merely laughed, her violet bangs falling in her eyes. “You’re the one that gave him the weird animal genetics,” she teased. “Now we have a nocturnal baby.”

Garfield snorted. “Gee, thanks.” He cuddled up to his wife, a contented sigh breezing past his lips. It was moments like this that made everything worth it. This was a slice of perfection, and Gar couldn’t help but feel amazed that this was his life. There was no way things could get better than this.

~

The ever familiar, sweet smell of lilacs tickled his nose. Garfield twitched, blinking blearily. “Rae?” he murmured. He reached for her, only to receive a handful of pillow. Reality smashed into him like a glass jar falling onto a concrete sidewalk. He sat up, blinking against the blue light that bathed the living room.

Soft music accompanied the scroll of credits rolling up the screen. The movie. Right. Garfield turned to the kids sprawled across the couch. Chester snored softly, only his head poking out of his tiger-print blanket. His green locks stuck up in every direction, bringing a smile to Gar’s face.

“Uncle Gar?”

Mar’i’s voice crackled sleepily, but her iridescent eyes gleamed in the low light. Garfield ran a hand over his face. “Hm?”

“Who’s Rae?”

Garfield froze. His gaze darted to the picture frame, resting on Raven’s immortal smile. His heart squeezed, the feel of her laying against him sharp and vivid as it was in his dream. Gar licked his lips, trying to find his voice. “You...you remember Chester’s mom, right?” he asked quietly. Mar’i’s eyes went wide, and she nodded.

“Yeah,” Gar said. “That was...a nickname I called her.” The silence that followed was heavy. He dropped his gaze to his hands, staring in wonder at the glistening red. Garfield’s breath caught in his throat. The couch and living room fell away, and he found himself back in that rain battered alleyway.

Memories were funny. Some things were hazy and distant, as though he was viewing them through a wall of water. Like eating pancakes with his birth parents; how much of the memory was real, Gar couldn’t say. Details were waterlogged, saturated with time.

But this memory? This one was as vivid as though it had happened yesterday.

Rain dripped from his hair and into his eyes. They were on a mission; by request of Nightwing, they’d left Chester in the care of Alfred and joined him on the streets of Gotham. There was an uprising gang that he was concerned with, and since Batman was out of town, he wanted to keep the situation under control.

So they hit the ground running.

They fell into the patrol with ease, as though they’d never stopped crime fighting. Running through the streets with Raven at his side made him feel like a kid again. There wasn’t really supposed to be any criminal contact. They were just supposed check on things and report back to HQ.

He didn’t see the thugs until it was too late.

He should have seen the damn thugs.

There was a scuff and a splash, and when Gar turned around, he could see the gleam of a pistol in the moonlight. Raven’s hands were on him in an instant, shoving him aside right as the gunshot blasted through the alleyway.

“Raven!”

Little arms wrapped around him, pulling him back into the sanctity of the living room. Garfield blinked. His vision was blurry and his cheeks were wet, and he realized his goddaughter was squeezing him tight, forgetting about her developing super strength. It didn’t matter, though; Garfield wound his arms around her and hugged her back.

Chester stirred. He blinked, his amethyst eyes bleary. “Daddy?”

“Hey, kiddo,” he said. “I think it’s about bedtime, dontcha think?”

Mar’i shifted in his arms, peering up at him. Her brows were knit with worry, and she seemed to ponder him a moment before nodding slowly. “Can we sleep out here?” she asked. “We were gonna build a fort.” Chester perked up at this, sitting up with a grin.

“Yeah, a pillow fort!”

Garfield ruffled their hair and chuckled. “Sure. Just make sure you sleep, okay?”

They nodded, before eagerly clamoring off the couch and gathering their fort building supplies. Chester, despite teetering sleepily, chattered excitedly about how their fort should look. He always knew how to express what he wanted whenever he wanted it, a trait Raven had once claimed he’d inherited from Gar.

His chest felt tight. He did what he could to give Chester a normal life. He tried to fill the gaping hole Raven’s absence left in their lives, but sometimes it got hard. Some days, Chester reminded him of her so much and it hurt. He was the light of Gar’s life, and he’d do anything for his son, but that didn’t stop the sharp pain that stabbed his chest whenever Chester’s glittering eyes looked just like hers in the evening night.

He dropped his head in his hands and sighed. A small hand grasped his arm, and Garfield looked up to see Chester peering curiously at him. “Daddy?” he said. Garfield forced a smile.

“Yeah?”

Chester’s expression was grave. “I love you,” he said, his voice low and serious. Warmth flooded through Gar, and he pulled his son close.

“I love you too, kiddo.”

Garfield’s gaze flickered to the photograph. Raven smiled back at him, the sweet smell of her lilac perfume tickling his nose once more.

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WOW so this was angsty. WHOOPS. Sorry... XD 

-Kat