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cutiecusp · 2 days

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Baby, I'm your man.

Part two to Edge of Heaven. Read this first if you'd like, I don't make the rules 💓

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Thank you all so so much for the love! Best friend Simon has my heart, totally.

Warnings. These two idiots act on it. So smut. P in V, oral, feelings. Unedited. Written in about 30 mins this time ;) MDNI, it may be a little long as I kinda wanna make it a wrapped up second part and not three, sorry!!!!

Best friend Simon and Reader have confessed feelings, cue one steamy car ride home. (Lyrics highlighted in pink)

You relaxed into Simons arms as he deepened the kiss, his tongue gently probing your mouth, forcing a moan from your lips, followed by a gasp as his lips trailed across your jaw and down your neck.

"Such pretty sounds, love. All for me?" Simon asks, teasingly. His hand gently moves up your thigh, fingertips tracing circles around your soft skin.

The pad of his thumb pushes your legs apart, and he sees just how much the night has affected you.

"So fucking wet already, love?" He teases, dragging a gentle finger over your lacy knickers.

"At this rate I'm not sure we will even make it home."

You try and shut your legs, embarrassment flushing over you, but Simon held you open a little longer.

"So good, so divine, baby, wanna take you here..." he murmurs, watching your arousal completely soak the fabric in his hand.

"But... I kinda wanna take my time with you." He pulls away, and puts his hands back on the wheel.

"Give me five minutes to get us home, love. Then I'll be your man." He starts up the engine and gives you a heated look.

He pulls back onto the main road, your heart pounding in your chest. Simon had been your biggest secret crush for years, and tonight was the night that you were gonna act on it.

You press your legs together, trying to ease the pressure off your sensitive folds.

"Simon.. I.. " You start, but you can't find the words to explain. You pause, and try again.

"Simon.. I.. This isn't a one time thing for me." You manage to croak out. Your face crimson as you put your feelings out on the table.

Simon simply smiles and nods.

"I know love, me too."

💗

He pulls up to the house and you waste no time getting out of the car and fishing your keys out of your tiny sparkly clutch.

Simon boxes you in, broad arms either side of you as he presses his body against yours, you can feel his erection strain through his jeans and press into your stomach as he claims another soul wrenching kiss from you. His hands run through your hair, and you whimper as his lips find that sweet spot under your ear.

"Simon, neighbours... don't need to be giving them a free show." You gasp between breaths.

Simon chuckles and takes the keys out of your shaking hands and manages to get the door open.

You kick off your heels and let out an explicit moan as your feet hit the carpet.

"Should I be jealous of the carpet, sweetheart?" Simon asks, before pulling your body close into his.

"I can't tell you how long I've waited for you to say yes." He adds, surprising you.

"Me? I thought we.. you didn't wanna.." You splutter, your wide eyes meeting his.

"Then I guess we are both idiots." Simon laughs.

"I've wanted you for years." He admits, and wraps his arms around your waist, your soft body flush with his hard chest.

"Last chance love. You can back out now, no hard feelings."

You pause, and really look at him. Golden cropped hair frames his features, a few scars scattered across his face from his occupation. Freckles from the last holiday you had together was still smattered over the bridge of his nose, and his gaze was intense.

"Never wanted anything more." You admit softly, and the air gets pulled out of your lungs as he lifts you and carries you to the bedroom.

💗

Laying you down gently, he presses another kiss to your lips before tugging your dress down, exposing the fact you had forgone a bra, and your pointed nipples met the cool summer air.

Simon lets out a breath between his teeth.

"Fucking gorgeous love." He admires, his fingers trailing down your chest and over your sensitive skin. You keen under his touch, his calloused fingers rough against your skin only adding to the pleasure.

"More, Simon... please." You insist, arching your back, your eyes squeezed shut. You heard a chuckle as his hands trail down your body.

"Patience, love. I.. I'm not a small man. Gotta prep you first." He admits sheepishly.

You open your eyes and prop yourself on your elbows.

"Prep how-?" You ask, as you see Simon leave the bed.

Pulling your hips to the end of the bed, he kneels before you.

"Told you before. Taking you to heaven, like the song in the car." He says before peeling your soaked panties off and pressing kisses into your thighs, leaving teeth marks you know you'll be feeling tomorrow.

His lips trail a pattern up your legs, heading to your creamy pussy, arousal already dripping from your folds onto the sheets below.

"Fuck me, sweetheart. Practically begging for it." He teases, before he places his lips on your clit, tracing his tongue over your sensitive bud.

Your hands find his hair as you pull him closer, rocking your hips against his face while chanting his name. His hands pulled away from your hips and, with one hand, kept you spread open, and the other moved to between your legs.

He looked up at you, cloudy lust filled eyes met yours as he gently pressed against your soaked entrance.

"Wanna get you nice and ready for me love." You hear him tell you as he slides two of his fingers inside you, completely stealing your breath away.

"So bloody tight, gonna suffocate my cock." He moaned, pressing a kiss to the inside of your thigh before scissoring his fingers, stretching you a little more each time.

You were seeing stars as you felt his fingers stretch you, but when his mouth circled back to your clit, white light hit behind your eyelids and you heard yourself begging for something, for everything, for more.

"Simon.. please." You beg, your voice hoarse as you let out another whimper that was trapped in the back of your throat.

"Wanna see your pretty face as you come, love. Want you to come on my fingers." Simon practically purrs as his fingers create a delicious tempo as his tongue circles your clit and down to his fingers repeatedly.

Your legs start to shake, and your cheeks flush, you feel a pressure building up in your lower stomach, and you close your eyes as it becomes too much.

You feel him pull away completely, and open your eyes in defiance.

"Eyes on me love." Simon says gruffly. You nod, and don't dare look away as he slips his fingers back inside you, and begins kitten licking your sensitive skin, before sucking on your clit with a little roughness,his stubble making your thighs burn.

You reach the pinnacle quicker than you imagined, with the mixture of Simons tongue and fingers, you coat his fingers and chin in your slick, and your hands search for him as he makes his way up your body, placing kisses on your stomach and chest, before moving up to your mouth, the taste of you on his lips.

💗

Simon lies next to you on the bed, brushing your hair from your face. He smiles down at you, and trails a hand back down your body.

"Ready for me, sweetheart?" He asks, resting his hand on your knee.

You nod and pull him in for a kiss, your arms wrapping around his shoulders. He leaves the bed, and removes his jeans. Your face drops as you understand what he means. The man is huge.

"I.. uh.. I.. " You splutter, as Simon laughs. Kneeling on the bed, he nudges your legs open with his.

"I promise I'll make it good for you, love." He whispers against your jaw as he places sloppy kisses down your neck, before slowly pushing in.

You rock your hips against his, and feel every inch press deep inside you. Your whimpers and the sound of skin on skin are the only noises in the room.

"God, you feel so fucking good, love." Simon pants, as he bottoms out. Your nails dig into his shoulders as you feel a delicious burn as he stretches you out fully.

"Simon.. faster, fuck me.. please." You beg, wrapping your legs around his broad waist. You try rolling your hips against his to ease some of the friction, but he holds you still, his lips just inches from yours.

"Easy love. Wouldn't want to hurt you." He protests, but you have other ideas as you dig your heels into the small of his back.

"Simon bloody Riley, I've been waiting years for you. Fuck. Me. Harder." You demand, using your heels as leverage.

"Fine. You want it harder love?" He asks, shifting his weight so he's able to spread your legs apart. Leaning his head forward, you feel him spit on your clit, and rub it in lazy circles, making your eyes roll.

"Since my girl asked so. Fucking. Nicely." He pants, snapping his hips all the way to the brim of your pussy. The pace set your teeth on edge, your breasts became unrestricted as Simon ripped the bodice down to your hips, as his thrusts became faster, he used the scrap of clothing to keep you in place, as he pounds into you, over and over.

"This pretty cunt is mine. Understood?" Simon asks as the quick pace makes you humbly nod. Over and over he thrusts deeply into you, rubbing your g spot as he pulls back.

"Words. Love. You know I need to hear it."

You manage to look at him and nod. "Yeah, Simon. Yours.. " You gasp out.

He keeps up a bullying pace until you feel the tightening of another orgasm starting to build up in your stomach.

"Simon, fuck. M'gonna come." You warn him, your cheeks flushed with exertion, your legs aching. You shudder as you feel your pussy grip Simons cock,coating him in your climax, and you watch as Simon throws his head back with a growl, and you feel ropes of come paint your insides.

He collapses on your chest, throughly spent. You brush his hair off his forehead and smile up at him.

"If you're gonna do it, do it right, do it with me." Simon teases.

"Thought you didn't like cheesy pop?" You ask with a smile.

"Love, if that's why I finally got you to admit feelings for me, I'll convert." Simon jokes, as he pulls you in for a cuddle, your bodies intertwining as you both fall asleep in each others arms.

A/N not sure on the ending, and I'm really sorry it's so long! Thank you again for all your support! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@xoxunhinged 🖤

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obbystars · 8 hours

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And then I go and spoil it all by saying something stupid like “I love you.”

NOTES: dividers by @cafekitsune !!

( Made before 2.2 / Boothill may be OOC / angst / character death / really wanted to use these lyrics for a title / GN!Reader, implied to have been a Galaxy Ranger as well / implied unrequited love )

You were there in his life for a while, he was thankful he remembered that much. He knows his memories were slightly tampered with, or maybe his memory has been failing him, but he still remembers your constant presence in his previous life. Though, “constant” probably wouldn’t be the correct term. Galaxy Rangers come and go, as one might say. Always moving and never on one system for too long.

And yet, time and time again, you crossed paths. Wherever he went, you just so happened to be there too. It was like you were following him. Perhaps the feeling was mutual. Perhaps to you, it felt like he was the one following you.

Days turned into weeks, into months, into a few years. From quick glances, to smiles and waves, to briefly talking, and finally to sharing drinks and laughing as you tell each other stories of your journey across the stars. He was never sure why your presence brought such warmth and comfort to him, or why his face always felt a bit warmer and his heart beat faster whenever he looks at you while he listened to you talk.

You definitely knew what it was. It took one night for you to know, though you were both drunk. At least, he definitely was, but you still remembered what he said by the next morning. You remember only smiling when he said those three words, but Galaxy Rangers come and go like shadows. You wonder if this was the best path to choose in the end. You wonder if he remembered what he said and what your reply was.

Maybe in another life, you tell yourself.

But that “other” life wouldn’t be possible. For you, at least. Perhaps it was some sort of cruel joke so that the Elation’s laugh could echo across the cosmos once again.

He doesn’t remember what happened before everything went black. It all happened way too fast. He just wished the moment he opened his eyes, he was dreaming. He wanted to believe that what he was seeing, what was being done to him, was just a horrible dream and that he’d wake up again, but he never did seem to wake from this nightmare. It’d soon hit him that this was reality, and that you’re not here. Not in this second life.

He knows you were there before he lost consciousness, or maybe he died. He remembers hearing your voice, calling out to him. He hears himself question the doctor if they had seen you, and the answer he received was yes. He almost smiled, until the doctor continued. Relief quickly turned into disbelief and anger. You were left behind because they didn’t need you. You were gone. You were ripped away from him because you “weren’t needed.” Because some doctor didn’t deem you worthy enough to save.

He wanted to cry, he wanted to scream and curse the doctor for their choices, but he was silent as the machinery continued to work on him. There were no tears because machines can’t cry. There was no voice to cry out the pain he was feeling. For a body that can no longer feel, he still felt as if he was being ripped apart a second time.

#finally some actual angst my favorite flavor #hsr boothill #honkai star rail boothill #boothill x reader #boothill #honkai star rail x reader #honkai star rail #star rail #hsr x reader #hsr

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misskattylashes · 2 days

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My controversial Milex theory

So, common lore is that Miles has always been this free and easy, liberated rocker, and Alex was the repressed, closeted one, holding Miles back from coming out. But recent events have made me think differently. There was the Miles at church thing, the realisation from Knee Socks that that is possibly about Miles and his religious guilt (the ghost in your room etc), and now the Suki Waterhouse thing. He has deliberately posted her song, congratulating her on her hit. It is an unusual move for him, but there won’t be any speculation about them because she is settled with Robert Pattison and they have recently had a baby. It is like Miles is making an effort to show there is no bad blood between them.

Why? Well I am thinking that maybe he is gearing up to come out, and seeing as Suki was his biggest publicised romance and she was supposed to have left him for Bradley Cooper (who it is rumoured also gay/bi) then Miles is now saying between the lines that it is no big deal what happened between them.

Alex always gets the bad rap because he is the one who has had long term girlfriends, but I think we have to look closer at Miles. He too has been in situations where he was sticking his tongue down the throat of a Page Three Girl or some model, and his lyrics in the early days were full of ‘she’ and ‘girl’ much more than FWN or Humbug. Even his videos always had females in them, just as much as AM’s videos (and let’s not forget, Alex has never fully interacted with a woman in an MV).

Personally, I think from 2008 – 2015 Miles and Alex had a casual thing going, but listening to Alex’s lyrics from this period, I would say that he realised early on that he was in love with Miles, and it was an open secret. See any clip of the Monkeys being interviewed around this time and the other boys pull faces when he talks about Miles. Whereas I think Miles was still convincing himself he could ‘go straight’ if he wanted to. I say this because in between DWYA and CDG we have EYCTE, and twice Alex has made reference to them ‘falling in love’ during this time, and by the end of the tour, Miles looks as lovesick and smitten with Alex as Alex has with him since 2008. Miles could no longer fight his feelings and had to come to terms with his sexuality, but by then he had mucked Alex around too much, and Alex had to go back to being CEO of Arctic Monkeys, so Alex wouldn’t commit to him. Hence you get CDG (but you also get the Ultracheese). This led to their breakdown around 2017 -2018. But instead of what everyone thinks, that La Cigale was the beginning of the end, I think it was the opposite.

By NYE 2018/2019 they are in their local in Bethnal Green, celebrating (Louise is there but Alex is trying to ignore her) and by Change the Show, Miles’ lyrics are no longer gender specific (apart from Caroline) and he sounds more annoyed at Alex rather than full of angst and hurt like CDG.

Then we get to OMB/The Car. OMB is full of songs where Miles is reflecting upon his own behaviour, and on The Car we have Jet Skis and Hello You that hint at their reconciliation.

So in summary, I think Alex’s closet is very public but in their inner circle everyone knew the truth, but Miles’ struggles were far more internal and it took for him to realise he was in love with Alex for him to come to terms with who he really was and he had to become comfortable with that before they had any future.

#i'm not making Miles the bad guy #but i think his internalised homophobia is deeper than we thought #alex turner #miles kane #milex #milex theory

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stars-and-the-min · 10 hours

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☆ the wrong way to hard launch (7) | OP81

summary : oscar's girlfriend is a walking pr problem for literally everyone (including herself) social media au

pairing : oscar piastri x zhou!fem!singer!oc

a/n switch out one shitty ex for a slightly less shitty one

masterlist | last part | part 7 | next part (tba)

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Revisiting 'Twelve More Days' : How Empty Bottles Spun Their Signature Sound on its Head on Tour April 12, 2024 · Written by Catherine Moore

Almost halfway through the Asian leg of their world tour, it's finally time to talk about what the pandemic-era rock band Empty Bottles has been up to. For greener artists, it's the cookie-cutter way to stick to a genre that has previously worked and give the masses what they want but instead, Empty Bottles have taken their 2022 sophomore sensation 'Twelve More Days' and tweaked the songs for their world tour.

Long-time fans of the Sydney-born band are familiar with the classic rock elements that brought Empty Bottles into the spotlight; claiming influence from fellow Sydneysiders 5 Seconds of Summer, Arctic Monkeys and other croony rock artists, so it was a rather big surprise for critics and fans alike when the album opened with a much softer, hypnotising approach.

The even bigger surprise was the creative and musical approach they took with their tour. As noted by various critics back during the album release, 'Twelve More Days' had a not-so-subtle jazz flavour to their sound, and the band seems to have embraced the jazz-rock sound by opening their tour with a speakeasy-style set, complete with the band decked out in snazzy 1930s reminiscent suits and frontwoman Selina Bui in glittery minidresses, opera gloves and a thematic vintage ribbon microphone.

Despite close to three years since she last performed in front of a live audience, Bui took to the stage like a fish to water, instantly entrancing her audience with her universally acknowledged rich sirenic vocals, drawing in the attention and sending the venue back to a 1930s speakeasy. Strangely, she performs this part of the show without her trusty guitar, leaving the grunt work on the other lead guitarist, talented Lukas Zhang, who delivers without a hiccup with no twin guitar to help cover any mistakes.

Quite a few of the sophomore album's songs are given a jazz-rock twist that nobody could have predicted. Other already jazz-influenced songs - namely deluxe track number 13 'money talks' and track 6 'typo' - have been breathed to life, as well as a couple of songs from the band's debut album 'overtime'.

Empty Bottles then returns after a brief intermission with their award-winning pop-rock sound, spending the rest of the set in much more familiar-looking leather jackets and t-shirts and a guitar returned to Bui's hand. Bui, very well known for having an interesting sense of humour, made the choice of returning to the stage with the fitting song choice of 'do you remember me?'. One thing you have to give the 22-year-old is that she really does know how to pick her moments, and the now-iconic first chords of the cocky, energetic track are enough to send the crowd screaming.

The exploration into the many subgenres of what is considered rock 'n' roll has always been a very fuzzy point of conversation, and it's been an honour seeing Empty Bottles have fun playing jump rope over that line. What makes this tour such a raving success is their perfect balance of experimentation and keeping to what is tried and true for them; the classic, hard-hitting, no-nonsense, inane-lyricism rock coupled magnetically with Bui's captivating execution on stage.

Would you find me at one of their shows again? Absolutely, there was truly nothing more thrilling than the first moments you see Selina Bui walk onto stage with her infamous cheshire cat smile. What did I personally think about the sound change? I was pleasantly surprised at how seamlessly they've adjusted the songs to fit the jazz-rock genre, I also believe that they have found the perfect sound to complement Selina Bui's voice. It's uncanny how it just clicked that she was born to sing the soft, almost lullaby-like, calming songs. If they were to release another album with a similar soft sound, I would happily eat it up.

Empty Bottles wrap up the Asian leg of the tour in Bangkok, Thailand later this month and then shortly begin the European leg in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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cameliazzz life lately 🐾 tagged: selinabui

aidan_ebass Yes ma'am 🫡 ↳ selinabui @aidan_ebass i'm dying u are such an old man ↳ lukaszhang @ selinabui he's like barely a year older than you??

cami.png the hottest drummer ever 💜💜💜

conangray a little commotion for the drummer pls and thank you ↳ cameliazzz @ conangray stop i'm blushing 🙈

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fiona🩷 @fififorlina · 4h i mean we can all thank tommy for one thing and that's for twelve more days lmao ↳ lina bui x2 grammy winner @urdaisea · 3h i forget that not all empty bottles fans have read this article but i think they all should: Why 'Twelve More Days' isn't a Break-Up Album, it's a Healing One

emme @flowersforcami · 1h yes twelve more days is full of t*mmy slander BUT remember that all the band members have writing credits and they ALL helped write songs so basically what i'm trying to say is that twelve more days is actually the rest of the band roasting the shit out of lina's ex ↳ emme @flowersforcami · 1h every one of those bitches rocked up to the studio and went for blood. that is a universally hated man in their group chat.

amie <3 @mieflrs · 2h it's been 3 years, i think it's time to admit that keeping tabs is absolutely not about thomas fucking howard ↳ amie <3 @mieflrs · 2h i don't care how delusional u are, where in those 3 minutes 54 seconds did you hear a single line that sounds like anything like that sorry excuse of a man??? now a certain japanese-american singer who is exceptionally hot playing the guitar on the other hand... ↳ lukas 🔛🔝 @lukiepookie28 · 2h yes i agree it's not about t*mmy but it's also not about CHRISTOPHER like WTF R U ON???

oscalina real ?! @ emptyginbottles · 32m we're in an oscalina drought and it's plain to see not all of us are coping well

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selinabui now he's thinkin' 'bout me every night, oh is it that sweet? i guess so

amelia_belrose pop!lina perhaps 🫣

oscarpiastri Didn't need to call me out like that ↳ selinabui @ oscarpiastri don't tell me u miss me already

sabrinacarpenter she's working late coz she's a singer

lukaszhang woman you hate coffee what are you on ↳ selinabui @lukaszhang why are u even here

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Yamada Updates @chrisyamadanews · 2h 🚨| Chris spotted at the Empty Bottles 'Twelve More Days' Tour in Seoul Night 2

Yamada Updates @chrisyamadanews · 32m 🚨| CHRIS ONSTAGE WITH EMPTY BOTTLES!!!

↳ Yamada Updates @chrisyamadanews · 30m this made me break ok, i am so fucking thrown off. WDYM WE GOT SELINA BUI AND CHRISTOPHER YAMADA ON STAGE TOGETHER IN THE YEAR 2024???

mabel @maplemabel32 · 25m i can't breathe chris and lina??? chris and lina???????? after so long??? CHRISTOPHER AND SELINA???? as in "hello it's chris" "and lina"??? MY BESTIES REUNITED???

june @linafesting · 18m sometimes, i'm convinced lina spins a wheel on how to break the internet today

↳ kat ୨୧ @yamayaps · 2m with all due respect, this stunt was NAUT selina's idea, this was a move that christopher 'no boundaries' yamada suggested

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emptybottles_official Nowhere as incredible as Seoul! Always special to have @chrisyamada join us on stage. tagged: chrisyamada

chrisyamada someone better return the favor later 👀 ↳ selinabui @chrisyamada u begged me to let u come what are u on ↳ chrisyamada @ selinabui ok maybe i did

pi4str1 ok smo catch me up bc i did not know chris and lina were friends??? ↳ linasgirl4 @pi4str1 it's probably best we don't get into it

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saltpepperbeard · 2 years

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'Cause it feels like murder to put your heart through this

#Edit #OFMD #ofmdedit #ofmddaily #Gentlebeard #Blackbonnet #Edward Teach #Stede Bonnet #'ya like jazz?' but instead it's 'YA LIKE ANGST?'#shoutout to tame impala for making me stop dead in my tracks the second i heard these lyrics #shoutout to tame impala for instantly opening up visions of stede self-deprecation and doubt #Like goodness #GOODNESS #WHEN THE SONG LYRICS //HIT//

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quil12 · 3 months

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So basically, I started looking at the full lyrics for the season 2 opening of Link Click and I started making connections to things that happened over the course of the show and so I just wanted to write out all my thoughts and essentially make a lyrical analysis - it really fits everything so amazingly well and I love it. There are lots of spoilers for the end of season 2 in here though.

As a general thing, I’m interpreting everything in this song as happening from Lu Guang’s perspective.

Let it unfold

‘It’ being everything that’s going to happen. This gives off a tone along the line of ‘I’m ready for it, so get on with it’

Will howling tides give me something to hold?

On to my life when I've sunken so low

I’m including these as one line because I’ve always read it as ‘to hold on to my life’. There’s a line in the first episode of season 2 when he’s bleeding out, where Lu Guang mentions that things are going to be different now, which means that the past has changed to the point where he doesn’t quite know how things are going to go down now. Therefore, this line is asking if there’s going to be something that he’ll be able to metaphorically ‘grab on to’ (probably events that still happen the same way). I’m interpreting the word ‘life’ here as not necessarily his physical life, but instead as the people and places around him (if you want to be sappy, you could say that it’s Cheng Xiaoshi - that he is his life). And then the ‘sunken so low’ part is him knowing that he shouldn’t have necessarily changed the timeline - that he’s breaking his own rules and that he’s doing a bad thing.

Over the end of the vortex we took every breath to follow

Time is often associated with ‘vortexes’, so this would be referring to him going back in time at the cost of the present world.

Where do we go

Where do we end up when we save the world

We don’t know yet what the circumstances were surrounding Cheng Xiaoshi’s death, but it’s safe to assume that it was doing something to help people - based on Cheng Xiaoshi’s personality and past actions, it was something like a ‘heroic’ death wherein he helped a lot of people. So, it’s Lu Guang lamenting that his reward for helping people was ending up dead.

Truth in the shadows so brightened in gold

When Cheng Xiaoshi possesses someone, their eyes turn gold, so the word ‘gold’ here is referring to his eyes - basically that for Lu Guang, all of the dark feelings that he has go away under his gaze, but the truth is still there - that he went back in time to save him at the cost of other people’s lives.

Place our fate into the ones aren't in control

Now that he doesn’t know everything that’s going to happen, he doesn’t feel in control anymore and has to rely on others to try and keep him safe.

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Stop

A couple things undue

This is honestly a weird line to me that I’m not entirely sure about. I’ve always known the word ‘undue’ as meaning something along the lines of ‘excessive’ which could make sense in that he’s viewing his death as ‘undue’ - like the circumstances around it were excessive and shouldn’t have happened.

Drop the fight and let it follow through

Freeze just for a sec or two

Breathe again in the world anew

I’m including these all together because it almost feels like a list of actions. The first line is probably about Cheng Xiaoshi actually dying, then the second is him only hesitating for a second before making the decision to go back into the past (he still had his blood on his clothes when he did it), and the last one is about him seeing Cheng Xiaoshi being alive again.

I guess that there was never such a thing

Like everything's meant to be

This is him coming to terms with changing the past. Whereas before, he was very set in not changing the timeline and letting everything play out ‘as it was meant to be’, now he’s deciding that he’s not going to follow that anymore - that he can change fate.

But I'mma win this silly game

When I first heard this part of the song, I thought it was about Cheng Xiaoshi wanting to ‘win the game’ he proposed against Li Tianchen at the end of season 1 - which it is definitely referring to as well, but if we’re taking this as being from Lu Guang’s perspective, it’s probably about him changing fate (as in fate is a game) - or potentially him trying to put an end to the ‘game’ between Cheng Xiaoshi and Li Tianchen before Cheng Xiaoshi dies (again, we don’t know the circumstances surrounding his death yet).

Until then I will never leave

He’s not going to give up and go back to his present.

Take back all my regrets

This one is pretty self-explanatory - he regrets letting Cheng Xiaoshi die, so he’s changing the past to stop it from happening.

And camouflage it like your silhouette

This refers back to the previous line - that him facing Cheng Xiaoshi in the past is him metaphorically facing all of his regrets in letting him die - in other words, his regrets taking the form of Cheng Xiaoshi.

Time is like music

Play it 'til the end and then reset

This is a very simple and pretty self-explanatory line, but I genuinely really love it. We have the simile comparing time and music and then the second line explaining it. It almost makes it seem like doing this isn’t a big deal - that going back and changing the past is as simple as restarting a song - potentially as him trying to downplay the severity of it all to himself. It also plays into the fact that the song rewinds at the end of this verse.

Knowing it all am I destined to fall?

Like once you did for me

Again, I absolutely adore this line - the last few in this section are really good imo. I think this line works the best if you view it from the perspective of happening before the season really gets going - where you don’t know if Lu Guang is going to survive or not. It’s asking if he’s going to die like Cheng Xiaoshi did. It also raises a question regarding Cheng Xiaoshi’s death in general - did he die to protect Lu Guang in some way? You can simplify the line as ‘will I die like you did for me?’ which implies that he did.

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Back to me

I feel like this is a fairly common line in this style of music if it switches sections like this, but you could also interpret it as Lu Guang ‘having Cheng Xiaoshi back’ now. This makes sense especially after the ‘rewind’ section.

I know that you can track it back to me

Another slightly weird line, but it could be interpreted as him being afraid that Cheng Xiaoshi will figure out the truth of what he did - or just figure out that he’s been changing things.

No matter who and what and when intertwined dive back in time

The truth will remember our legacy

‘No matter what we did together in the past’ is how I’m interpreting that first line. Then, probably that he’s always going to remember what happened the first time around and how it changed.

Wasn't it hard to follow?

There are a couple different interpretations of this line, but going off the next line, the one I like the best is him asking himself if it was hard to go back and change what he needed to - to follow his plan to change things.

The other big interpretation that I see is him asking Cheng Xiaoshi if it was hard to follow his instructions not to help people.

I'd do it again tomorrow

It drag me down and drag me down

He would be willing to make the same decision to save him all over again even though it’s eating at him.

Maybe we'll never leave

These are his doubts - that maybe he won’t succeed and that Cheng Xiaoshi will die again. That he’ll have to keep going back to try and save him over and over again.

Like trying to bend water

Why would you even bother

Another thing time is often likened to is a river, so it’s saying that it’s a task equivalent to trying to change the course of a river - of nature - by himself, so therefore, what’s the point in trying?

Time is like music

Now you know I've got to kill it

He wants to stop time or at least divert it beyond recognition. That he doesn’t care what happens to it.

Wanting it all

And the whole world will crumble and fall

He wants Cheng Xiaoshi to survive and he’s willing to sacrifice the entire world and the lives everyone in it in order to meet that goal.

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Let it unfold

Will howling tides give me something to hold?

On to my life when I've sunken so low

Over the end of the vortex we took every breath to follow

Where do we go

Where do we end up when we save the world

Truth in the shadows so brightened in gold

Place our fate into the ones

(This is all the same as the beginning)

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I've held promises unbroken

Probably a promise to himself/Cheng Xiaoshi saying that he would figure out a way to save him.

Even when the night has fallen

‘Night has fallen’ is a phrase that has a sense of despair or hopelessness. He’s held on to this promise even when he feels like he can’t do it or is wondering if it’s okay for him to do.

Shattered mirrors our reflection

This is actually an ambiguous line. You can interpret the word ‘mirrors’ as either the plural of the noun ‘mirror’ or you can interpret it as a verb i.e ‘to mirror something’. I think you can get a similar interpretation of the line out of both of those - saying that their reflections are shattered - that Lu Guang has had to put his morals on hold by sacrificing the world to save Cheng Xiaoshi, meanwhile, not only has Cheng Xiaoshi had to do the same in the past and knowingly not help people, he’s also living on borrowed time - in Lu Guang’s present, he’s already dead.

Should you keep the light on reason

Asking himself if he should just give up on the whole thing - it’s not reasonable to do this - it’s actively hurting people - but he’s not acting within that reason

I've held promises unbroken

Shattered mirrors our reflection

Let it un-

Let it unfold

These are all repeat lines, but the song ends with him saying to bring it on, that he’s ready to help him and make sure that he doesn’t die again.

#link click #shiguang daili ren #i absolutely adore this song #it's genuinely just about lu guang and everything that he's been going through #and i love that #love it when lyrics have meanings like that #i want to look at the season one opening in depth too #cause there are definitely a few things in that song that hit different after the end of season 2

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what songs would you recommend to someone who wants to know what kind of music ateez makes?

ooooh okay this is a hard question bc their discography is SO diverse I feel like they really experiment with everything but this chart (missing their latest album) is a super helpful starting place if you know what kinda vibe you prefer

but my PERSONAL favorites that also show their range are inception, hala hala, turbulence, halazia, promise, take me home, be with you, cyberpunk, mist, guerrilla, eternal sunshine, answer, the real, django, fever, and outlaw (also shout out to silver light, youth, it's you, and crazy form from their most recent album. also everything if u like ballads and matz if u like hip hop) (it's killing me not listing more songs like it's actually painful they're soooooo good)

they're def more known for their anthemic songs and their performances but they have suuuuch a varied discography I feel like everyone could find something they like! also this flow chart is cool if u don't like that other chart

it's missing halazia and the world series but it covers the majority!! and then finally this tiktok is a cool way to quickly see but just know even this barely scratches the surface

sorry I couldn't give u a simpler answer and info dumped but thank u for giving me the opportunity 🫂

ps. HIGHLY recommend looking for performances when u find a song u like bc they're so fucking good. mvs too if it's a title track

#i'm aware i'm biased tho bc i don't think they've ever missed #but wahhhhh if people would just give them a chance!!!!!#lyrically the fever series is my favorite bc it hits hard #when i was listing my personal faves i started with like 8 and kept going back adding more i'm so sorry i couldn't narrow it down any more😭#I LITERALLY JUST WENT BACK AND ADDED ANOTHER SKFJFHSSK #a non crazy person would be more concise as to not scare off a potential fan but alas.#they're my special interest and talking abt them makes me happy :')#tried to put a tldr at the bottom with just 4 songs to start with but failed i just couldn't do it rip 😭#refusing to add another song but don't stop was my top song on spotify wrapped 2022 so. do with that what u will #if u check them out pleaseeee tell me 🙏 unless u don't like them in which case let me live in ignorance #idk if u already listen to kpop but if u don't just go into it with an open mind pls it's so fun #ateez was the group that got me into kpop and nobody has ever surpassed them for me #OKAY I'M DONE I'LL SHUT UP #ateez #anonymous #answers #*

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