For a less intensive ask than my last barrage lol - do you create playlists for your characters? Are there any songs that you particularly associate with any of them?
ohhboi this finally got me to sort my playlists out 😂 thank u <3 i have one for ael and ves, u can poke around my profile for others too (i have a sie/renn one, but it's hella outdated)
It's all on Spotify: Aelirra, Vestra
Recommend looking up lyric translations for non-English songs! (if u wanna lmao) Now it is time for me to not shut the fuck up!!
I arranged the playlists to reflect their personal story beats first, then their romance beats.
Ael only has 4 personal songs :(( (i'm sorry bb u can go beat up ves in revenge) The best song that describes her is this:
Soft to be Strong - Marina
Somebody hurt me long ago
And though to heal a heart is slow
It's just a consequence of pain
There is no use in laying blame
And I guess I've known it all along
The truth is you have to be soft to be strong
Finally, I feel the fear is gone
I found out love has to be soft to be strong
I choose to love you without fear
No shame in being sincere
For her romance tracks, I'm going for a yearning, bygone days vibe to start, then searching (within herself and Kira) for a name to what they share, ends with 'I love you. Nothing will break us apart again.'
go to hell. - luhx
I give more than I take pour love into all I do
But there’s one thing I won’t quit
If loving her’s a sin
I’d go to hell for it
Gladly go to hell for it
I don’t need to be forgiven for being me
I’ve been scared of who I’ll lose but in the end it all comes down to me
End of the Earth - Marina
We're all living in the same universe
Where the stars collide as the planets turn
But I'll give my love, I don't care if it hurts
'Cause I'll love you 'till the end
If we're torn apart then I won't let go
'Cause wherever we are, it feels like home
And I'll love you 'till the end
I'll love you 'till the end (of the earth)
And now...the Sith clown (derogatory)
Her personal songs end with 'Nox'. Romance stuff starts with 'Confident'. Each section reflects Ves as a character - strong, upbeat layers to peel through before getting to her softer core. If you hear a ballad, you're hearing a bit of her soul.
Personal stuff first! Starts off power-drunk (nigh narcissistic), then shows the steel beneath seductive velvet, finishes with soul-heavy sorrow.
Monster - PVRIS
How could you let them do this to you?
How could you let them turn you into a monster?
Your bridge started to burn when you ran all across it
I guess you never learn 'til you live and you lost it
Live and you lost it
Breathe No More - Evanescence
I've been looking in the mirror for so long
That I've come to believe my soul's on the other side
All the little pieces falling, shatter
Shards of me
Too sharp to put back together
Too small to matter
But big enough to cut me into so many little pieces
If I try to touch her
Her romance with Lana revolves around sex a lot in the beginning, then she realises she wants more, then she realises she's in love, and love involves the mortifying ordeal of being known??? Fuck!!!!
The romance tracks go: I want to fuck you - I want you - I...think I love you? - I love you with my soul.
Roses - Adam Lambert
You're like a knife 'cause your looks could kill
Hold my breath every time we kiss
Are you feeling it?
Like I, like I feel it
When I touch you baby
My name will you say it
Between the sheets we ain't pillow talking
Is it love or are we just fucking
Tell me babe, you can't keep me waiting
Black Pearl - Sunmi
Now I can withstand most anything
Even if it hurts, I can take it (I can take it)
I held it in to protect myself
But in your eyes
I must have seemed so nice and shining
I’m dirty and in pain, I’m wrapping around myself
So this ugly, black light, won’t come seeping out
I may seem like a brand new, white gem
But you don’t even know what’s inside
Why do you try to look inside me?
Why do you poke at me forcefully?
You think you can open my heart like that?
When it’s closed so tight?
You think I’m going to break apart?
Don't Judge Me - Janelle Monáe
Even though you tell me you love me
I'm afraid that you just love my disguise
Taste my fears and light your candle to my raging fire
Of broken desire
But don't judge me
I know I got issues
But they drown when I kiss you
Don't judge me
Baptize me with ocean
Recognize my devotion
Dancing in the Dark - SVRCINA
Completely intoxicated by your love
I tremble at your touch, you're all I want
So completely intoxicated by your love
Like sweet perfume, I know it's you with my eyes closed
And nothing will change that
Wherever you are, I wanna be right there
Holding me close to your heart
Here in your arms, oh how could I be scared?
Safe with you dancing in the dark
