I like to 'stain' them with shadow, I think it adds to the spook.
Anyway, I probably wont be doing much more of them, and idk if I'll do the other two for while- but I did stick a poll up on Ratreon for which of the last two I should design next when I do
Could you please write a song adapting Ted and Charlotte’s conversation/flirting/argument in The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals before he leaves her alone with Sam?
Like… there’s the genuine love between them; their respective issues, fears and unhealthy beliefs getting in the way of it; their regret that they can’t just be happy together while also not taking action to make that happen; the stress of being stuck in an alien zombie apocalypse; Charlotte’s grief over and Ted’s resentment of Sam; and their difficulty actually communicating all the previous things. And of course, the sexual tension. I just think that all of those layers interplaying would make a really good song. Especially since their dynamic wasn’t explored much in the show.
There could even be a coda where Ted, after leaving, muses that he could have done better, but he’s been very careful to never give her reason to expect better from him, so she’ll get over it. They’ll be back to their version of normal soon enough (messy as it is). So he doesn’t need to go back in there and apologize or say some heartfelt shit or anything. Then the final notes are the first ones of “You Tied up My Heart”.
So I tried to get as much of this prompt into one song as I could - it doesn't cover the entire scene, so there would be a little bit of dialogue between this and "You Tied Up My Heart," but I think it captures a lot of their relationship and connection. There could also totally be some underscoring from this going into the next song in a full production. (Also this wouldn't be in a full production cause they wouldn't be singing, but I dream.) I also cheated a bit with the orchestrations - I've been trying to make them as playable by the original bands of the shows as possible, but for this I switched out the bass part for a second guitar cause why not. There's a little bit of "Time Bastard" in the opening synth part, and there's a pretty big motif/reprise/stolen chord progression in the bridge of the song - I was trying to think of other Hatchetfield songs relating to Spankoffski stories and sexual temptation and all that, and I think this one did the trick lol. I'm super proud of the demo for this one - it came out somewhere between "Dead Girl Walking" from Heathers and "D.O.A." from The Lightning Thief, and I'm really in love with it. Hope y'all enjoy!
In the Worst Way
CHARLOTTE: Ted! I can’t believe you’re thinking about that at a time like this, the whole world could be coming to an end!
TED: Yeah. Exactly. The whole world’s gone to shit and you’re worried about what someone else might think about you?
CHARLOTTE: Well, when you put it like that…
TED:
You think you’re such a good, good girl
You pick your nails, you hide your stress
But it’s the end of the fucking world
So you can afford to decompress
You put your image on a throne
You crumple underneath the crown
But you need to grow a backbone
Before it breaks you down
You’ve been in bed with a scumbag
But baby, can’t you see
You have a chance to upgrade
To a sleazeball like me
So if I’m dying tonight
I’ve got a great way to cap off my life
I’ll be going out doing the thing I love
Screwing around with another man’s wife
Maybe there’s better things
I should worry about today
But I’d rather be here with you
So let me say
I want you in the worst way
CHARLOTTE: Oh, you’re such a horny bastard.
TED: Always have been, always will be.
CHARLOTTE:
My body’s telling me to run
My mind is saying you’re no good
But I need something just for fun
So I guess I probably should
I’ve wished upon so many stars
To be more confident and crude
So I’ll embrace the love that’s ours
With a badass attitude
TED: Okay!
CHARLOTTE:
There’s something in my gut that says
You might still be alright
Cause I need someone to love me
Before we bite the dust tonight
So if I’m dying today
I’m gonna let you lead me astray
I might be meeting my maker pretty soon
So I’ll get down on my knees and pray
Maybe there’s better things
I should worry about today
But I’d rather be here with you
So let me say
I want you in the worst way
TED:
Ooh, I want you in the worst way, yeah
TED AND CHARLOTTE:
My happiness is coming first, I won’t be on my own
Let all those without sin cast the first stones
I’ll do all I can so you’ll never be alone
At least until we kick the bucket
CHARLOTTE:
But should I just stick with the devil I know
TED AND CHARLOTTE:
Well, you know what, fuck it!
They make out passionately as a rocking electric guitar solo backs them up.
TED AND CHARLOTTE:
So if I’m dying right now
I’ll spend this moment breaking a vow
There’s nowhere else I need to be
And I needed a little break anyhow
Maybe there’s better things
I should worry about today
But I’d rather be here with you
So let me say
Yeah, let me say
I want you in the worst way
TED:
Let’s let the chips fall where they may
TED AND CHARLOTTE:
I want you in the worst way
CHARLOTTE:
My husband’s brains fell out today
TED AND CHARLOTTE:
I want you in the worst way
Maybe there’s better things
I should worry about today
But I’d rather be here with you
So let me say
I want you in the worst way
I have a specific design for Snigglette that I might post later. The Sniggles shirt is a stand-in since I think the Sniggles would have special shirts for which lord in black they worked for. Little logos and everything. They’d each have different little hair styles and beak shapes, as well as hooves or paws for their legs. This one is just a generic base design for what I think they’d look like!
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