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you’re a manic pixie dream girl who’s gotten tired of crying over boys who use you to grow up and then leave.  now the only person you’re loving is you.

you’re the city’s so-called “super villain”, which is a real tragedy because you’ve gained a crush on your “superhero” enemy through rooftop fights and witty comebacks.  you know they’ll never feel the same though because it’s against their stupid moral code.

you’re a love angel who only has two brain cells that don’t know anything about trajectory, so you accidentally struck yourself with love magic and now you’ve fallen in love with your target.  oops.

you’re at a party bathed in neon lights, dancing with those you know and don’t know, feeling light as the world is right for a moment.  but as the party dies down, you’re reminded of reality and how difficult and confusing everything really is.

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ur a gay space pirate and you’re having a funky space party with your pirate boyfriend

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you’re a spy in a foreign country, known for your cleverness and your impeccable skill; you shift your evening gown over the gun tucked into your pocket and lightly swirl your drink around before taking a sip, you see your next mark across the street and prepare for a day of hard work which will all be worth it when you return back to your lavish hotel room and draw yourself a bath that smells like gardenias and cinnamon; you will end the night with a rich chocolate dessert on your balcony while staring out at the city skyline as your hair dries before packing your bags and getting ready for your next adventure

this is summer, but not yellow summer or pink summer or sky-blue summer; no, this is a dark summer like fireworks and the city and boardwalks at night, you feel a little insane and a little inhuman but you’re having so much fun; you’re on top of the world and you dare someone to try to bring you down and just see what happens; it is late and you are loud but you know you can sleep in tomorrow and do it all over again 

it’s your homosocial summer, you’ve just left your childhood home for a big journey only to meet a captivating, hedonistic aristocrat who draws you into their world, you become obsessed with the decadence of it all as well as the beautiful people you are surrounded with, you find you’ve fallen in love with both of them but know deep down that the days of swimming in the ocean and laughing and lying under big trees with your arms around each other will end; every little boy grows up and gives up his youth; but until then you gaze tenderly into your friend’s eyes and think about how beautiful he looks in the summer sun

[hi-raethia]

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the strange helplessness and smallness that consumes you when you fall in a bouncy house full of kids, who keep jumping and pummeling you like a ragdoll

when the afternoon lulls and you collapse in bed and stare up at the cracked ceiling, feeling unreal and warm

it’s springtime, and you’ve finally thawed from the longest winter, and your mouth tastes sweet like blossoms as you sense hope for the first time

you’re the only one left in outer space, the infinite universe stretching all around you, consuming you, yet the only thing you can think about is how tiny, lonely, and breathless you are

the homesickness for some place you can never return to, for it’ll never be the same, and the world never pauses for your mourning

stuck at a gas station a couple days out from new year’s eve, in the last throes of christmas, and this year has ended in the blink of a bleary eye

characters

steve rogers: loss and nostalgia, the kind of grief that could crush the world, and power

tony stark: burying yourself in work, finding the ability to care when the rest of the world has tried to end you

andrew minyard: chaotic and at-times unforgiving healing, but coming out of it so much better

neil josten: going from a fuzzy black-and-white kid on a milk carton, to a real boy

jay gatsby: the past in a rose lens and golden light, the heart that aches long after the confetti’s cleaned up, lost time

[laurenisexisting]

circe.

all my life had been murk and depths, but i was not a part of that dark water. i was a creature within it.

you can listen to it /here/.

[akimbohimbo]

some playlists i’ve curated

when you want to be slutty but catholicism has repressed your sexuality (okay YEAH half of it is hozier and sufjan stevens, is anyone surprised?)

i’m sad and i need to fucking cry because i’ve been repressing my emotions my entire life 

i’m so emotionally drained and i need a breath of fresh air. all about that healing, luv 

i’m dealing with a toxic breakup and BOY OH BOY do i need to process it

the perfect playlist to slow-dance to in an open, empty field

i don’t regret loving you, but wow do i ever fucking miss you. you are my musical leitmotif; everything reminds me of you… of us.

I’M SO AFRAID OF COMMITMENT 

summer fling turned sour (it’s entirely in french, though)

i miss you and i promise i won’t ever forget you. (basically if shakespeare’s sonnet no. 55 was ever made into a playlist)

feelin’ absolutely BUCK-WILD tonight! the sun is gone, it’s pitch black, and all i want to do is scream in exhilaration! wow, i’m really feeling that night-time rush. is this how teens in movies feel?

a comprehensive wlw playlist featuring soft, yearning emotions, to anger, to sadness… truly an entire spectrum

Bad Bitch Bangerz

i’m gay and i’m in love with my roommate, but he’s sending me mixed signals and i don’t know what to do (truly any mlm who’s loved a confusing boy will be able to relate to it)

imagine how things could have been if we were still together and i didn’t run away

bitch, i’m a CRAB

things are changing and i’m alright with that

is it simply that the stresses and strains of a long-distance relationship are taking their toll?

I LOVE MY FRIENDS!!!!!!!

stuck in a painting 

they’re best listened to in order since i’m a nerd and i like it when my playlists make sense, sonically and in terms of narrative. also every image in my spotify were all taken by me! (yes, i have rainbow finger hands,,,,,,) 

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it’s the end of the world as we know it, and you feel fine

the songs of teenaged sweethearts in a time of rationing. painted on nylons and not much in the way of food. the looming threat of attack. the second world war rages on across the ocean, but here, now, is the soundtrack to your love. you’ve come out to a disco themed party at the house of a friend of a friend. the light inside is pink tinged and the air reeks of booze and teenaged misbehavior. everyone in sight has pulled on gogo boots and bell bottoms and every song has the same beat. the year is 1987 and you and your friends go to the only place in this tiny, drab town that suffices as a hangout to anyone who has a pulse: the roller rink.

[failcleric]

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golden hour love-affair: the sea crashes against the docks as the sun sets, creeping lower every minute. distantly, you can see the wharf carnival happening on the horizon, but you’re too distracted by the wind in your face and your best friends’ laughs. the moment is blindingly bright and you never want it to end. 

teeth bared: you are going to die with a mouthful of blood. you wouldn’t have it any other way.

proud remainers: your cellphone’s smashed the city’s gone silent. logically, you know that the rest of the world must still exist, spinning. it doesn’t feel like it. so you cling to the person at your side and keep your eyes on the road ahead. the sun’s gone and the night’s long. all that’s left to do is survive.

the papers were right: rain runs across the windshield. you tap your cold fingers on the dash. there’s no turning back. no redemption awaits under the highway signs or inside whatever cheap motel you’ll stay in. it’s better this way.

heretics don’t come home: dawns barely breaking as you hike ever higher into the mountains. when your friends said they wanted to get out of town, you envisioned bus tickets and plane fares, not flimsy sneakers on the muddy forest slope. your breath clouds the air and your feet ache already, but your hands are warm, clenched in theirs. 

1000 lightyears to you: space is quieter than you ever could have imagined. maybe your transmission will reach them. you’ve prayed every night to the gods at the centre of this galaxy who’s name you can no longer remember. more likely than not it won’t, lost among frozen rubble and hundreds of other coded letters flown from your fingers. it doesn’t matter, your headed for them either way.

[dulcetminds]

some (concept) playlists

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✨ monthly mixtape: updated daily and refreshed every month with no correlation to anything what so ever.

🍾 coming of age indie romcom soundtrack: cigeratte burns on film, a first kiss that tastes like beer and chapstick, and laughter falling on train tracks

🍂 Mother Nature reclaims: a soft apocalypse mix

🏹 angel in disguise: can angels fall in love?

🚀 moon rockets: fly me to outer space where we’ll become another star in the night sky.

🌉 tragedy in the dark: set in the 90’s, you’re driving at night on the highway, passing under street signs and street lights that illuminate your lovers tired face as they trace circles on your thigh

🗡 rise up!: (a futuristic teenage rebellion playlist) you live in a world full of holograms and plastic food, the government is corrupt and somewhere out there is a bunch of rebels that are fighting back

💃🏼 an angels kiss in spring: it’s the roaring 40′s and you hit the town in bold red lipstick, curled hair, flared dresses & traditional swing

🌸 a wispy field of sunshine: there’s something alluring about falling in love under the sun, sipping on raspberry lemonade & kissing someone who tastes like chapstick

☁️ I liked you better in my dreams: the idea of them has taken root in your mind and it’s much different to how they really are

💓 love cluster: and i guess there are lot of love songs out there but there are also a lot of songs that aren’t about love that got me feeling like i’m in love so which is it

🍼 lovelorn: (a unrequited love playlist) and we yearn for the hearts we cannot hold; lovelorn, lovelorn, lovelorn

🔍 seeking love among cruel hearts: perhaps we were friends first and lovers second. but then perhaps this is what lovers are.

🌬 head’s a buzz!: stoned out of my mind, I’m pretty sure I met the girl of my dreams last night

🍃 the air is fresh out here: i am lost beneath the earth; dirt and moss fill my lungs and i cough up ivy and rose petals as the trees whisper my name so soft, it gets caught in the wing of a butterfly floating by

☔️ I should be sleeping: but i am walking aimlessly under street lights trying to forget your face, your taste, your voice; with vodka stained cheeks and chipped nail polish

🌙 pity party for two: the sudden realisation that the future is scary and we’re two lost souls stuck in love with people who helped us grow

🌟 found you in this life: my mother once told me that some of the people we meet in this life, we knew in a past life and it’s up to us to decide where it goes from here

🍑 classic picnic bitch: (cute songs that give me picnic vibes) and we bond over a pack of UNO cards and strawberry-filled desserts

🚪it’s a long way down from your window: everyone’s favourite secret relationship trope

👟 you’re not indie till: you skate, own a pair of hot converses, have good fashion taste, drink ice coffee and and and 

📞 even my phone misses your call: 'hey, this is [redacted] please leave your message after the beep!’ 

⭐️ we’re under the same stars: It’s talking under the stars till the sun breaks through the trees with him, who makes your stomach ache full of laughter and although the wind is cold against your skin and the sleeping bag is thin, he burns just as brightly as the stars in the night sky, and you want to exist between 3 and 4am forever.

🧚🏻‍♀️ 3am dancing with my lover: fairylights are hung low around the kitchen, my lover has tired eyes full of wonder and we trip over our own two feet, laughter pumping our hearts alive

👻 monsters live amongst us: hiding in plain sight, the people we call our friends / a horror pop playlist

💋 baby boy blues: fell in love for a day with a boy whose smile is contagious and ever-lasting

💧 you gave me panic attacks & I called it love: unsure if you’re in an unhealthy relationship? leave them.

💙 regret in the simplest of forms: I could have loved you / I think a small part of me did

💔 our love has gone cold: I love & I loved

🏳️‍🌈 this is for the gays!: for pride month 2019, gay bops to rock your socks to

👩🏽 all I see is her: girls r great!

🦋 butterfly dust: old time music that goes together

🌂 groovy, groovy: 70′s, 80′s, 90′s

🕊 hazy affection: anxiety reducing songs and study beats

💫 softly, sweetly: relax your eyes & dream of simpler times

 💭 my dreams reach the stars: my mind is far away from here / starry-eyed and captivated

🍸 local neighbourhood party: songs I’d bang my head to at a party

🍇 bubblegum pop: the radio is overrated but here we are

🌊 beach bums, baby!: a beach-y playlist

💄 kiss the boys n make em die!: femme fatale, girl revolution, girl power

👯‍♀️ dancing in my room to the sound of you, you, you: middle school crush

🛹 state of mind: kinda like rap but not, definitely an easy listen to while stoned

🥁 metamorphic: rock n roll

😈 devils advocate: it’s like white noise before you enter hell

🌏 then I defy you, stars!

🍒 glazed eyes, cherry skies

🌑 darkness looms overhead

🧙🏻‍♀️ magic under fingernails / under veins

👼🏼 heavenly hymns

[virgoboy]

playlists are a love language

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concept playlists

you’re a modern-day witch who just got done killing her ex-boyfriend to run off with the girl she loves and the cops are after you but it doesn’t matter because you’re a literal witch and men are weak

you’re on a train heading to the country house you just inherited from your dead great-uncle out in the middle of nowhere and you’re all alone in the car staring at your own reflection in the window. it looks like it might start raining soon

you’re a part of the mafia and the love of your life has just been kidnapped by a rival family and you’re kind of small and frail looking but appearances can be deceiving and you’ve got more than enough motive to beat the shit out of some criminals

you’re a long-forgotten artist living in wales and every day you go out into your garden to watch the sky and paint portraits of the different loves you’ve had throughout your long life. they all seem to resemble the same person, though

you’re an angel with a passion for ballet who secretly lives alone in god’s museum and every night you can be heard dancing through the halls and singing eerily to yourself. the night-guards think it’s haunted and really, they’re not wrong

etc: venus sign // monday morning // nutting flowers // gallery date

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you have newly discovered that you have superpowers and now you realize it’s your responsibility to save the world

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tag yourself playlists

because we all have that friend

edgy 80s kid: the number of piercings you have is higher than your age, and you did most of them yourself. you have a bleached hair in a bowl cut and aviator glasses. you’re quiet, and its rare that you start a conversation unless you are really close with someone. you don’t want to be a tik tok eboy but all tik tok eboys want to be you. 

technology kid: youre the first person your friends call when their electronics are broken. you are the one who brings the playstation, the nintendo 64, the nintendo switch to the party and you teach everyone how to play your favorite obscure videogames (and of course, you beat them in Mariokart too). you have at least 5 different types of old iPods and you take them apart and put them back together just for the fun of it. 

rainbow kid: you were in your emo phase for over 4 years but now you dress solely in rainbows and pink and listen to indie and kpop. your hobbies include bathing in glitter and fighting homophobes. secretly, though, you still cry whenever the black parade comes on.

witchy kid: you’re really connected to your spirituality. you buy your friends crystals for their birthdays and give free tarot readings to people you care about. you have at least 5 succulents and you meditate every night before bed. you can’t function unless your chakras are aligned and you want to take a reiki class. your best friend is an 65 year old witch who owns a flea market shop and sells you discounted new age supplies. 

tik tok kid: you constantly send your friends tik toks, especially ones you made. if we are being honest, you’re the funniest friend of the friend group and everyone trusts you with the aux cord because they know you have a playlist full of tik tok bangers. you joined tik tok as a joke originally, but now you dream of becoming tik tok famous someday.

[mementodead]

it's the start of the apocalypse. you roam on the quickly empty streets, killing every zombie on your way. you decide to enter to a pharmacy, take a rest and look for some supplies. as you enter, the only radio station left plays on the speakers.

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my boyfriend’s boppin 80’s playlist

my love is so stuck in the 80’s and his playlist of faves just proves it

songs to dance on ronald reagan’s grave to

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You hear that there is an old fashioned freak show circus in town and you and your friends decide to check it out. The place is crowded and foggy for some reason, you hear music coming from inside and you get the feeling that this is going to be something you’ve never experience before 

You and your significant other are on holiday at the beach. At the end of the first day you decide to ride a bike together while the sun sets

You decide to leave town to change your life, after a terrible break up. In your new town you become a waitress in hopes of earn a bit of money to start again

There’s a big party that you have hear everyone’s is going and you decided to give it a chance. While you dance in the neon red lights you feel powerful

You wake up very early to go to work, is spring and the sun is shining. While you walk you get a warm feeling that is going to be a great day

Is the middle of winter and you told your friend you were going to visit them, so you get your warmest coat and leave your house. Is super cold and foggy outside, but you love it

Outside your town there a cottage, rumors has it that a witch lives there, many says that she`s and evil witch but you’ve meet her and she’s far from being evil; she’s kind and gentle and once she gave you a flower

You’re best friend is throwing a party and for some reason all the lights are Green. The music is loud and it make you feel like you could tear the city apart

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spooky concept playlists

you’ve always been involved and a part of a large family. you’ve never questioned the strange habits and traditions because, to you, they aren’t strange. it isn’t until the eve of your 18th birthday you learn the true goings on of your predominantly female family: you’re the latest to come of age in a long, long line of witches

traveling through the old west while the world is on the brink of fall. the year is 1880 and you mean to meet your love in california. the west feels thousands of years old though it’s advertised as so new. macabre, desolate, and bleak; the west is a haunted place

spirits drift lazily through streets they no longer recognize. the veil between worlds is thin this month and you can feel the cold of deaths a thousand years past. the carved smiles and amber glows of jack-o-lanterns is the only recognizable feature in a world that’s left these ghosts behind

the air cools and empty lots turn into harvest festivals. hay floors stick to your soles and the smell of kettle corn fills your chest. bright lights and carnival games permeate your senses. the cold bites your nose but your hand is warm in another’s. the night sky is dark against the lights and laughter. pumpkins line the walkways. autumn is here