I reached 100 readers today. This might seem a small number, but not to me. Thank you for supporting my little hobby. I had not written a fan fiction since 2014. A few years ago, writing became part of my job. A dream come true, but a little nightmare, sometimes. It feels good to come here and write with no pressure, for once, and in a foreign language. This is freedom.
To thank you for your support, I'm sharing a Spotify playlist for this story. It includes some songs that I have already used and some other that I'm planning to. Enjoy :)
Gods, this song has gotten me through three chapters so far...
I am the whisper of a memory,
I am the fear you might have lost your mind,
I am the face you don't remember, but you have seen a thousand times.
The ghost who is still alive.
List at least 4 songs from your current WIP playlist, or just a writing playlist you’ve been using lately, and the lyrics that speak to you the most!
With only 4 songs I feel like I can actually use Darkling's playlist without spoiling anything lol.
So, some Darkling Inspired Songs beneath the cut...
1. Hate Me by P!nk
The song I wrote Chapter 11 to...
So hate me, hate me
I'm the villain you made me, made me
I'm the monster, you need me, need me
Or it's all on you (oh no, here we go, welcome to the shit show)
Hate me, hate me
I'm the villain you made me, made me
I'm the monster, you need me, need me
Or it's all on you (oh no, here we go, light it up and let it go)
2. Better In Stereo by Dove Cameron
The song for Booker and Lizzy...
You
The other half of me
The half I'll never be
The half that drives me crazy
You
The better half of me
The half I'll always need
But we both know
We're better in stereo
3. Wide Awake by Katy Perry
The song for the new character POV. [Redacted Name] has it rough.
I wish I knew then, what I know now
Wouldn't dive in, wouldn't bow down
Gravity hurts, you made it so sweet
'Til I woke up on, on the concrete
4. Fall to Pieces by Avril Lavigne
Things are a little strained between Lizzy and Booker at the beginning of Darkling...
And I don't want to fall to pieces,
I just want to sit and stare at you.
I don't want to talk about it.
And I don't want a conversation,
I just want to cry in front of you.
I don't want to talk about it.
BONUS!!
I really wanted this one to pop up and it didn't so I'm throwing it in as a bonus song without ANY context...
The Little Things by Kelsea Ballerini
It's when we're in a crowded room, put your hand on my back
And waiting on me in the morning with my coffee black
Back to the basics 'cause they're bigger than they seem, yeah
Give me that typical, simple love, it's the little things (ooh)
When I go drinking with the girls and you leave on the light
The way you get me laughing in the middle of a fight
Back to the basics 'cause they're bigger than they seem, yeah
(Bigger than they seem, yeah)
Give me that typical, simple love, it's the little things
Tagging forward: @faelanvance because you always have fascinating song choices, and an Open Tag to anyone who wants to play
Ten songs I've been listening to a lot lately. This is going to include a large chunk of my Darkling Playlist, but I'll try to throw a couple in that are just me chilling out too :D
Each one's linked to a youtube vid of the song for ease <3
1. Brett Young - Here Tonight
We can just stay here in this minute
Lose all track of time
Let the world spin on without us for a while
2. Katy Perry - Wide Awake
I wish I knew then, what I know now
Wouldn't dive in, wouldn't bow down
Gravity hurts, you made it so sweet
'Til I woke up on, on the concrete
3. Tatu - Clowns
All this black and cruel despair
This is an emergency
Don't you hide your eyes from me
Open them and see me now
4. Pink - Trustfall
Are we runnin' out of time?
Are we hidin' from the light?
Are we just too scared to fight
For what we want tonight?
5. Nickelback - Standing In The Dark
The needle on my compass must be busted or bent
'Cause I can't walk straight
And I'm feelin' kinda beaten
Like the rusted out hinges on the backyard gate
6. Dierks Bentley - Say You Do
Couldn't you mess me up, get in my head,
Steal my T-shirt, wreck my bed,
All night long like you used to,
Even if you don't, couldn't you say you do...
7. Kelsea Ballerini - The Little Things
But it's when we're in a crowded room, put your hand on my back
And waiting on me in the morning with my coffee black
Back to the basics 'cause they're bigger than they seem, yeah
Give me that typical, simple love, it's the little things
8. Dove Cameron - Better In Stereo
You
The other half of me, the half I'll never be
The half that drives me crazy
You
The better half of me, the half I'll always need
But we both know; We're better in stereo
9. Halestorm - In Your Room
You know every part of me
I let you in, I let you see
All the dark and every color of my room
Let me do that for you
10. Avril Lavigne - I'm A Mess
It hasn't been the same since that night
I wish I said I loved you just one more time
I try to figure out how to make it right
But I don't know where to go from here
