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hopefullygettingtaller · 5 months

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When The Amazing Devil wrote "You will scream, 'I won't forget you' but I'll cover my cold ears, It cannot be a lie if no one hears. 'Cause although you say good day to me, I know I don't belong. And although you hold my hand and say I love you, you are wrong. 'Cause love does not exist in this garden, there's no feeling. And you say the words so often that I barely know the meaning. And when the flowers are rotten and all cannons shot, I'll scream but you won't hear, 'forget me not'" and when they said "Pray for me, oh children, pray for what I've done, I'll haunt the very wrinkles of your skin" and when they yelled "God made all man in his image, Honey I'm no man, I'm what's left when children go to war" and when they cried "The cracks you made, I filled with mortar, a broken pot can still hold water" and when they whispered "These hands are growing old, they're running out of things to hold" and when we all weeped with them "If I'm good will you come back, If I'm good will you come back to us" and when they scribbled "Let foul men band and heed your hum for that ancient hymn you heard me strumming's nought but fumble-falls and guns and tumbleweeds, love run. It's nought that rum won't solve though some would harm you, none, not one, no one would raise to you a hand nor thumb, not while by you, I stand and hum" and expected people to just go on about their days, and when they said "If I have to be who I was (You're not) Do I have to be who I am" and then they said "'Cause I will suffer silence for the strings you tune. And I'll withstand what's written for the writer in you. Write me well, my love, write me weird, write me willing, write me well." And when we all sang "Shoulder the sky (I can't wait to show you how much) Open those eyes (I know you can be, just let the rain come) There's a kind (Let the rain come down, darling) (Can't you hear it howling) Of calling" and when they made me freeze right where I stood with "Back then, I wasn't hopeful. But now my ink's blood red, not black. And I'll blink like ripping envelopes in the hopes that you'll write back" and BACK TO BACK they wrote "Cause I'm between that just-one-more and drank-too-much again" "And I promise you I'll write I love you with my fingers on your sleeping hand" "And when I think I'm fine you'll visit, and then you'll happen to me, happen to me all over again" and then had the audacity to say "And I'll sing silence, and ask my glass of wine for guidance. I might not make it tonight" and then "They'd paint your eyes with sunsets (my saints, my sigs, my upsets)" and ON TOP OF THAT "You're not a coward 'cause you cower. You're brave because they broke you, yet broken, still you breathe." AND SOMEHOW WROTE "'Cause I'm not trapped with you, you see. you're the one who's trapped with me." IN THE SAME FUCKING SONG ALONGSIDE "Sometimes I fall to pieces just to see what bits of me don't fit" then decided to break some hearts with "We didn't talk, we made universes out of bitten lips and broken hands. You said I love you less than when it all began, and I said fewer cause I make jokes to show how broken I really am" and then they were both the man their fathers never were and more than what their mums told them to be. And then there was the utter heartbreak of "If I don't make it back from where I've gone, just know I've loved you all along" being repeated for an entire outro. AND THEN THERE WAS "Remember me I ask, remember me I sing. Give me back my heart, you wingless thing." with "Think of all the horrors that I promised you I'd bring, I promised you, they'll sing of every time you passed your fingers through my hair and called me child. Witness me old man I'm the wild." "How bold I was, could be, would be, still am. By God still am" AND THEN THE SHEER FORCE OF THE LINES "Welcome to the storm, I'm thunder. Welcome to my table bring your hunger"

AND EVERY TIME THEY COMPARED THEMSELVES TO THE SAINT OF THE PAINT THAT WAS LEFT IN THE POT, YOUR ANGEL ELLIPSIS, YOUR DEVIL OF DOTS, THE HEARTBREAK THAT ACHES FAR TOO MUCH TO BE SHUNNED, ALL THOSE LETTERS UNSENT, AND THAT GARDEN UNGROWN, THE CAPTAIN OF COURAGE THAT YOU'VE ETERNALLY LACKED AND THE JESUS OF WISHING TO CHRIST YOU'LL COME BACK AND SO. MUCH. MORE.

"This here is not make up, It's a porcelain tomb. And this here is not singing I'm just screaming in tune" ARE YOU KIDDING ME "You try so loud to love me, I cannot seem to hear" and "'Cause If we join our hands in prayer enough, to God I imagine it all starts to sound like applause" IN THE SAME ALBUM WITH "And these plates they smash like waves (place your hand in mine) And on the wind, it howls (how long can this last?)" AND "'Cause these plates, they smash like waves (Place your smile in mine) And the wine stains, hide the tears (Why stay? Hide the-) But that breathing you hear, don't mistake it with sighs. Don't you realize, they're just battle cries, my dear?" And then, when they said "And you, you follow philosophies, but me, I laugh, I choke. 'Well hello my hollow Holofernes' I wink but you don't get the joke" and while we were all busy processing, they reminded us "Your eyes aren't rivers there to weep, but a place for crows to rest their feet" AND DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON "I chipped my teeth on every joke you cracked" In this essay I will-

#the amazing devil #joey batey #madeleine hyland #I WILL FOREVER MOURN THE FACT THAT I CANNOT PROCESS THESE LYRICS AS WELL AS THEY DESERVE TO BE UNDERSTOOD BECAUSE I'M NOT A NATIVE SPEAKER #I AM NOT NORMAL ABOUT THIS #I CAN NEVER BE NORMAL ABOUT THIS #THE FACT THAT I WROTE MOST OF THESE FROM MEMORY

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activate-shadow-of-the-window · 7 months

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Thinkin’ bout how the Horror and the Wild (by the Amazing Devil) fits desertduo and treebark in the lead up to the siege of dogwarts, as if the two pairs were talking about each other as well as their opponents

“You were raised by wolves and voices / Every night I hear them howling deep beneath your bed / They say it all comes down to you”, as Martyn watches his king make the final preparations, knowing that Ren will be the turning point in the coming battle

“You’re the daughter of silent watching stones / You watch the stars hurl all their fundaments / In wonderment, at you and yours, forever asking more”, as Scar watches Grian prepare for the inevitable, staying by his side despite the lack of life-debt

“You are the space that’s in between every page, every chord, and every screen / You are the driftwood and the rift, you’re the words I promise I don’t mean” Both members of both pairs thinking about their partners: Ren and Martyn for the first line, and Grian and Scar for the second

“We’re drunk but drinking, sunk but sinking / They thought us blind, we were just blinking”, as both groups hype each other up for the fight

“All the stones and kings of old, will hear us screaming at the cold”, desertduo’s declaration that they’ll fight the Red Winter in view of anyone and everyone

“Remember me I ask, remember me I sing / Give me back my heart you wingless thing”, Ren and Martyn vow to think of each other in their final moments of peace, while Grian begs to no-one for Scar to finally let him go

“You are the son of every dressing up box / And I am Time itself, I slow to let you play / I steal the hours and turn the night into day”, a flashback to Grian’s attempts to fortify Monopoly Mountain as Scar ‘plays’ about with reputation points and other people’s armor

“Day by day, oh lord, three things I pray / That I might understand as best I can / How bold I was, could be, will be, still am, by god still am” , a flashback to when Martyn killed Ren with the Red Winter Axe, as the former hesitates before ultimately doing the deed

“Fret not, dear heart, let not them hear / The mutterings of all your fears, the flutterings of all your wings”, rapid fire flashbacks as both pairs watch their allies die around them

“Welcome to the storm, I am thunder” shouted by Scar and then Grian

“Welcome to my table, bring your hunger” shouted by Ren and then Martyn

“Remember me, remember me, remember me, remember me / Remember me I ask, remember me I sing”, a slow sequence as Ren and Martyn realize they are going to loose, and silently agree to go down with one hell of a fight

“Think of all the horrors that I promised you I’d bring / I promise you, they’ll sing of every time / You passed your fingers through my hair and called me child / Witness me, old man, I am the / Think of all the horrors that I promised you I’d bring / I promise you, they’ll sing of every time / You passed your fingers through my hair and called me child / Witness me, old man, old man, old man I am the” final fight sequence as Ren and then Martyn fall, ending with Grian and Scar looking at each other over their fallen enemies, before a flash of their own broken bodies in the desert finishes it

Oh goodness looking at it now this reads like a written out animatic

That was not my intention but what’s done is done, I suppose

Have fun with this!

#3rd life #the amazing devil #the horror and the wild #desert duo #treebark #trafficblr

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frecklenog · 3 months

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i love lyrics like “i’m doing this for revenge / i’m doing this to try and stay true / i’m doing this for the ones they had to leave behind / i’m doing this for you” and “even though the teeth are long gone / there’s still bone beneath the gums” and “let me die, let me drown, lay my bones in the ground / i will still come around when the time for sleep is through” and “one of these days my legs will both snap like twigs / if you can’t beat ‘em, make ‘em bleed like pigs” “if i was born as a blackthorn tree / i’d wanna be felled by you, held by you / fuel the pyre of my enemies” and “with every heartbeat i have left / i will defend your every breath / and i’ll do better” and “when you move, i am moved” and “raskolnikov felt sick, but he couldn’t say why / when he saw his face reflected in his victim’s twinkling eye” and “though the truth may vary, this / ship will carry our bodies safe to shore” and “remember me, i ask / remember me, i sing / give me back my heart, you wingless thing” and “so we’ll run to the sea and find no captain waiting / for we’re all that we need to keep this boat from sinking” and “tomorrow is another day / and you won’t have to hide away” and “somehow, in that great unknown / you may find you are not alone”

#shut up emrys #sorry theres a lot of tmg and hozier but. yeag. songs about love that pushes you to do something different than your instinct? idk #pushing yourself to something extreme or outside of your wheelhouse #does this count as webweaving

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jaskierisbi · 3 years

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lines and verses from every amazing devil song that hit

King

But our voices collide with each howl of the tide || Singing all hell and its fire waits for us

All that matters || Is that you’re here

Pruning Shears

My entire life it's running away too fast || Watching everyone I've ever loved walk past || Never really quite getting the knack of || Knowing no one will not || Ever come back for you

Shower Day

Would have stayed if you'd had asked || But instead you just walk past

You're the one who told me my hair looked better black || You're the one who told me to never look back || You're the one who asked me if I'm feeling ok || I said I'm fine || It's just a sitting down in the shower day

Leave the room but you get caught in the rain || Know you should love him but it's such a pain || Would have stayed if you'd had asked || But instead you just walk away

Elsa’s Song

I can hear the cannons calling || As though across a dream || And I can smell the smoke of hell || In every stitch and seam || And like flowers, the bodies tumble || Around this muddied lot || I cannot hear them scream || ‘Forget me not.’

Pray

Pray for me, I'll run until I begin to understand || What holy men really mean || When they speak of sin

God made all man in his image || Honey I'm I'm I'm no man || I'm what’s left when children go to war

Run from you, I'll run until I begin to understand || What holy men really mean when they speak of sand and sons and seams and symphonies and sweat and sex and sin

Why you cannot sleep for sighing || Why womanhood is more than crying || I'm stronger now than you have ever known

The cracks you made I fill with mortar || A broken pot can still hold water || Symphonies and sweat and sex mean nothing when you are obsessed || With sin and soil and strength and song and all the words that came out wrong and him

Little Miss Why So

Did you tell them about the time we met little miss || You'll love the way I tell it || And I'll yell it from the rooftops for you || He says

He says || You're going too fast || You'll burn up soon

I don't know how to reach you when you get like this || I've been waiting for you to come home || I don't know how to reach you when you get like this || I've been waiting for you to come home

Why won't you just tell them all to fuck off love and be mine

He says || Why so sad || I'm here and I'm alive || Stop making up death wishes and take my lifeline

Why won't you believe I love you if I'm not hurting you, he says || Can't you see that I'm enough for you but you don't want me to be || 'Cause that means you'll actually have to be content

Why so why so sad || Stop asking why I'm sad just know it's enough to know I'm sad

New York Torch Song

But your blood does not bleed red no more || It's whiter than the sun burns, bright with every hum || From within this gaping wound of ours || A new us has begun. A new us has begun. A new us has begun

Tear me up and burn me up and rip me up and leave your || Hand on the wall as you go

Are you god or devil, ghost dishevelled || Childhood friend or drunken revel

I cannot find the words to keep you || I cannot find the words to keep you

Two Minutes

It's like all the wallpaper inside my heart || Is slowly slowly peeling off || And I'm showing || All the stains and things || They wrote on the wall before

These hands are growing cold ||They're running out of things to hold || Give me two damn minutes and I'll be fine

If I'm good will you come back || If I'm good will you come back || If I'm good will you come back || To us

Not Yet/Love Run

Sing me awake with a song about pirates || And I will try to harmonise || And sip the sunlight from your eyes || Oh sing me awake || With all the things we’ll do today || But instead we’ll build a den || Out of pillows and get drunk again

If my old mum could see me now || Oh how she’d howl she’d howl

Love run, love run || For all the things you’ve done || Run for all the things that drum || Run for all those pages thumbed

Love run, love run || For all the things we wished we’d done || Run from all you know that’s coming || Run to show that love’s worth running to

All that matters || Is that you're here ||All that matters

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The Rockrose and the Thistle

n/a sorry y’all

The Horror and the Wild

You are that space that’s in between every page, every chord and every screen || You are the driftwood and the rift, you’re the words that I promise I don’t mean

We’re drunk but drinking (sunk but sinking) || They thought us blind (we were just blinking)

Remember me I ask, remember me I sing || Give me back my heart you wingless thing

Think of all the horrors that I || Promised you I’d bring || I promise you, they’ll sing of every || Time you passed your fingers through my hair and called me child || Witness me, old man, I am the Wild

Wild Blue Yonder

So one last time, love, come and rip my clothes || Get a grip, we're grownups

Come and rip off my socks like you’re blasting the locks off of a bank vault. Halt! || This time we’re done for

Let’s hide under the covers || We don’t know what’s out there || Could be wolves || So hold me, lover, like you used to || So tight I’d bruise you || I’d bruise you, I’d bruise you too

Every stone you threw, I stood on to better see the view

Don't you ever wonder, what could have been? || All those wonders sit in wait for us, we tried

Every brick you hurled, I’ll use to build this world || This world, this world, this world

Welly Boots

And I love you, don’t you know || That I’ll be with you all along, as long as you are kind

And when you scream that it’s not fair || It’s like I’ve gone off to the coast || Left you behind just standing there || Pretending not to see your ghost || If only you could hear my voice || But you are screaming far too loud to hear me swear || Just because I left doesn’t mean that I’m not still there

'Cause you were always strong || When you were young, you’d kick things just to see if they would fall || They said ‘That girl, she’s wrong’ || But I’ll stick up for you, even though you haven’t got a clue, you haven't got a fucking clue

Farewell Wanderlust

He said ‘Hey darling hey, hey darling hey’ || I’m the hardest goodbye that you’ll ever have to say

I promise you I’ll be better || I promise you I’ll try || But like rubbing wine stains into rugs it’s my curse || To try and make it right, but by trying make it worse

I promise you I’m not broken || I promise you there’s more || More to come, more to reach for, more to hurl at the door

Goodbye to all my darkness, there’s nothing here but light || Adieu to all the faceless things that sleep with me at night || This here is not make up, it’s a porcelain tomb || And this here is not singing, I’m just screaming in tune

Fair

It’s what my heart just yearns to say || In ways that can’t be said || It’s what my rotting bones will sing || When the rest of me is dead || It’s what’s engraved upon my heart || In letters deeply worn || Today I somehow understand the reason I was born

She laughs as though she’s not heard the joke ten thousand times before || And he adores her, he watches her get dressed as though she’s hurtling through time

And she brushes her hand through his hair, he’s got so much fucking hair

And he holds her close just to keep the world at bay

"It’s not fair, it’s not fair how much I love you || It’s not fair, 'cause you make me laugh when I’m actually really fucking cross at you for something," || And he’ll say || "Oh how, oh how unreasonable || How unreasonably in love I am with everything you do || I spend my days so close to you 'cause if I’m standing here, maybe everyone will think I’m alright,"

'Cause darling I was born to press my head between your shoulder blades

And calm throughout his melodrama, she will turn and say || "Dear heart, it’s me, it's me || You don’t need to pretend to be someone you’re not || 'Cause it’s not like I’ve never heard you fart and snore || And for some godforsaken reason || I’m still here, love, like I’ve always been before,"

Burying her head into his chest and clinging to the moment || "Where have you been?" she’ll whisper || "I’ve waited oh so long for you to come" || And as the stars above them hum and hear them || He’ll turn to her and say, "That’s what she said"

That Unwanted Animal

You try so loud to love me || I cannot seem to hear || ‘Be good to me,’ I whisper || And you say ‘What?’ || And I say ‘Nothing dear’

I’m the paper cut that kills you || I’m the priest that you ignored || I’m the touch you crave, I’m the plans that you made, but fuck all your plans I’m bored

And you rip my ribcage open || And devour what’s truly yours

'Cause if we join our hands in prayer enough || To God I imagine it all starts to sound like applause

Marbles

And I chipped my teeth on every joke you cracked

You stole the best years of my life || I’ll give them back

'Cause I will wait and hope || Your eyes aren’t rivers there to weep || But a place for crows to rest their feet || And I will wait and hope || And rest my head at night content || Knowing where my marbles went

She sang, ‘Do you think I’m sexy?’ and oh god I really did

Oh, if one more guy calls me darling then I || Swear to you and to god I will murder them all

All the bastards applaud when I show that I’m flawed || You’re not flawed darling, you’re just a little under-rehearsed

I’ve loved you, for a hundred years || Certainly fucking feels like it

The minute I met you, the colours of my life began to pour

And now, even though you’re mad and these memories won’t stay || That's okay || 'Cause then I get to meet you for the first time every single day

Battle Cries

Tell the truth to me, love, does my hair look as nice || As it did when you once tangled up in your eyes? || Look at me as you say this, don’t look at your phone

‘Cause these plates they smash like waves || And the wine stains hide the tears || But that breathing you hear, don't mistake it for sighs || Don’t you realise? They’re just battle cries, dear

And these lines aren’t wrinkles, dear heart || They’re just dollops of paint on a new work of art

And as I walk away, I know I’ve been through the wars || But that creaking you hear in my bones is not pain, it’s applause

This isn’t a break up, dear heart, it’s a season finale

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purplecritter · 2 years

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The Amazing Devil quotes that shake my core

"Remember me, " I ask. "Remember me, " I sing. Give me back my heart, you wingless thing

I am time itself, I slow to let you play, I steal the hours and turn the night into day

Welcome to my table, bring your hunger

Your voice it carries over, the hubbub and the hum, and it paints the sky and circles high, like the beating of a drum. You will scream, "I won't forget you", but I'll cover my cold ears: it cannot be a lie if no one hears

I'll scream, but you won't hear: "Forget me not" // And then you'll cry to our painted sky: "I loved him then, I love him still". And you'll strew some sage and lilies and roses where I rot. Of all the flowers you picked, I knew you would forget forget-me-nots

Farewell wanderlust, you’ve been, oh, so kind. You brought me to this party but you left me here behind

when you lie there awake, every night, love, i soar

This here is not makeup, it’s a porcelain tomb. And this here is not singing I’m just screaming in tune

Every stone you threw I stood on to better see the view

I wish I'd known these stones were something I could save

Every brick you hurl, I’ll use to build this world

'Cause brick by brick, you built us and I'd fill in the cracks // 'Cause brick by brick, you built us of the earth, the silt and ground // I'll, brick by brick, rebuild us

Tomorrow I'll be brave, tomorrow I'll be brave, you'll make me brave

In the back of a cab like a puppet with no strings, untangling my headphones ‘cause sometimes they're the only thing that keeps my head in place // In the back of a cab like two puppets with no strings, we share a pair of headphones, ‘cause sometimes they're the only thing that keep our heads in place

'Cause though my jokes are my armor and my kindness is my sword

I can’t wait to show you how much I know you can be

It's what my heart just yearns to say in ways that can't be said, it's what my rotting bones will sing when the rest of me is dead, it's what's engraved upon my heart in letters deeply worn

And he holds her close, just to keep the world at bay

"Oh how, oh how unreasonable, how unreasonably in love I am with everything you do “

And calm throughout his melodrama she will turn and say, "Dear heart, it's me, it's me, you don't need to pretend to be someone you're not”

as the stars above them hum and hear them

"How could you leave me here?, " you'll scream, and louder I'll scream back to you from that unknown

The waves made of fingers and the madness that lingers rips into the bark of our bones

Roundabouts and washing lines, we do each other's laundry in our hearts sometimes

Sing me awake with a song about pirates and I will try to harmonize, and sip the sunlight from your eyes, oh sing me awake

And as you grip me like an animal that you're about to spear "Be good to me, " I whisper And you say, "What?" and I say, "Nothing, dear"

Oh, and you rip my ribcage open and devour what's truly yours

The leaves like broken shards of stained glass windows

You're the one who told me to never look back Well I'm looking back and looking back And looking back and looking back at you

Life begins by leaving and our love is shown in the letting go

#don't mind me i just need to collect them all somewhere #tumblr is basically a personal diary right? /hj #feel free to analyze my mind with these or idk #might add more when i feel like it #the amazing devil #tad #madeleine hyland #joey batey #love run #tad love run #the horror and the wild #ruin #tad ruin #music #my posts

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toss-a-coin-to-your-bard · 2 years

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3+4 for the THOTW-ask game 👀🧡

3. What song from THATW hits too close for comfort?

Welly Boots 😭

And I'm so proud of you / And when they laugh at us / You'll feel my fingers down your back / And when you scream, "I'm not alright" / And throw my picture at the wall / You were supposed to be my light / And keep me safe against them all / "How could you leave me here?, " you'll scream / And louder, I'll scream back to you from that unknown / And say, "I know you're strong enough, I know you're strong enough / I know you're strong enough to do this on your-"

4. What lyrics make you scream?

The whole album (have some examples lmao)

The minute I met you the colors of my life began to pour

Your eyes aren't rivers there to weep/but a place for crows to rest their feet

And you grip me like an animal / that you're about to spear

But that creaking in my bones is not pain, it's applause

Give me back my heart you wingless thing

Remember me I ask. Remember me I sing

Witness me old man I am the Wild

Every stone you threw, I stood on to better see the view

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#the amazing devil #asked and answered #i talk #hi kathi hello #such good questions wtf #I unironically tried to write all my fave parts and gave up halfway through cause I realized that it was futile cause I love so many quotes #Kathi I know u get it cause we lamented that fact already but ✨so many quotes✨ kathi

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elleonmybeloved · 4 years

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Lumine sits at the base of the anemo archon statue, leaning her weight heavily on the cool stone. Two crunchy Mondstadt hash browns and a sunsettia lie on the ground beside her atop a small cloth, but she’s in no state to bring herself to eat just yet.

The flow of healing magic is slow, but dependable, and she knows from experience she won’t have to stay for more than an hour before it heals the wounds on her body. The electro cicin mage had stopped just shy of killing her: She can’t quite see, her fingers involuntarily twitch every few seconds, and there’s a shooting pain that travels from her hip down her left leg. There might be a couple burns here and there too, but her whole body hurts and her vision isn’t healed enough to see them clearly in the steadily dimming light of dusk.

Paimon is absent. Lumine had sent her away. She needed time to think, alone.

Why had the mage spared her? She could think of no shared love between her and the Fatui. Maybe she was imagining it but recently in her encounters with abyss mages, they quickly turned tail and ran away. Ever since... Signora had stolen Venti’s gnosis.

Unable to find a reason for the change, she searched her memories, for what must be the hundredth time.

She and Aether had always traveled from world to world looking for... looking for... something important. Teyvat was dangerous. It didn’t have what they were looking for, so they were leaving. They were passing the... the only beautiful realm, with the clouds, and an unknown god had stepped out of a void of blackness and attacked them with sinister cubes of something that resembled the void the goddess had stepped out of.

Lumine remembers noticing her gaze shift to her and had instively dodged back. Aether had been taken by surprise and engulfed in the cubes. And she’d attacked the goddess with such a ferocity it made a huge explosion, that was engulfed in cubes that surged up her arm. She had used her power to resist as much as she could but it wasn’t enough and she was surrounded by the void as well.

It had taken her a long time to escape. She wasn’t even sure when she’d managed it, because she had used so much power to resist that she had fallen unconscious somewhere along the way. She had awoken powerless, wingless, and alone in a Teyvat that looked nothing like when they first arrived. Of course her first thought had been to search for Aether. But she hadn’t found anything in the area other than slimes, and bipedal beasts that had attacked her on sight.

Paimon says she found her while fishing. Lumine thinks that’s right. Like the monsters, slimes, and ...ghostly cliones, Paimon was the closest thing she had yet to find resembling humanity in the Teyvat she had awoken to. But Paimon is wasn’t human, of course.

And now, she has scoured the face of Mondstadt and Liyue, leaving no cave unexplored, no villager unquestioned, no chest unopened, but somehow there isn’t a single shred of evidence that leads to Aether. She would feel it if he was dead, she’s almost certain. So why hadn’t a soul seen him? Lumine has headaches from the constant use of her elemental sight, hoping to catch a glimpse of the gold she desperately wishes to see again.

Well enough to sit up now, Lumine lifts her meal off the ground and chews monotonously through it.

There’s always been this melody, in the recess of her mind. She’s been trying to remember it, hoping for a clue to break through the amnesia, but only gets snippets at a time, and can’t remember any of the words. Lumine is always quick to sing it when she is alone, unwilling to let it fade from her memory.

In light of finding no answers, maybe working on this will give her enough sense of a victory to hold the encroaching despair at bay. Her fingers are sticky with sunsettia juice as she wipes them on her cloth, and she clears her throat to sing.

The melody is slow in coming, and there are still no words, so she replaces them with an ooh, opening up the sound into an aah when it feels right.

Getting stuck in a few places doesn’t discourage her, and she just starts the part again when it happens. To her surprise, she pushes through into a new part, where the melody swells high and it’s beautiful and eerie, and unmistakably sad. But Lumine is filled with euphoria at the breakthrough and sings louder for once, getting carried away.

Another voice harmonizes with hers in a beautiful duet. Her startled voice falters a little, but she continues, unwilling to squander her newly gained ground against her lost memories. The voice is male, and for a moment her heart does a painful squeeze as hope that it’s Aether soars in her chest. But the hope lasts only for a few seconds, as she listens and hears that the voice is not his. The experience distracts her, and she loses the next part of the song, voice withering out.

Lumine looks around her for the source of the other voice, but the sun has fully set now and despite her restored vision, she can’t see anyone.

“I’m up here.” He calls, and Venti jumps- floats- down from his perch high in the branches of the Symbol of Mondstadts Hero, landing lighter than a feather.

“You? How do you know that song?” She questions in an urgent demand. In the moonlight he looks ethereal, unhuman.

“I was here before you arrived.” He responds defensively in reaction to her tone, but keeps his expression open and inviting as always. “I know I’ve told you I know every song, past, present, or future.”

“I’ve never sang that part before, it’s new even to me.” She refutes. The air is growing tenser.

“... Your voice carries on the wind.” He admits reluctantly. “So I already knew the other parts. It was easy to improvise the new one. Comes naturally to me.” Venti shrugs as if it’s no big deal.

“But I’ve never...” She trails off before saying ‘sang here before’, realizing with great embarrassment that the wind flows everywhere in Mondstadt and there have been several nights she has left Paimon behind to raise her voice in lament to the moon with this melody. “I didn’t realize. You must be accustomed to a lot of noise then.”

“Most of the time I tune it out if it’s not a song.” He admits. “I like to compete with the other bards in the city.”

It sounds to Lumine like an excuse to deflect her attention away from the fact that he has been listening to her voice on the wind with some degree of intentionality.

“Forgive me.” Venti says, “I didn’t want you to have to sing it alone again.”

Lumine’s embarrassed indignation dissipates as she hears what he didn’t say. That she always sounds lonely.

“It’s okay. You’re right. Singing it alone is... it felt better with you.”

Venti surprises her by stepping in close and squeezing her in a hug, just a little too fiercely to be gentle. The way he feels pressed so close against her is like a balm for the ache in her chest and she hugs him back with an almost greedy haste. They are almost the same height, so when he leans back, not breaking the embrace, they are face to face.

He reads the expression there and asks. “What about Paimon? I thought she never leaves your side.”

“I don’t trust Paimon.” It’s the first time she had ever said it aloud, and it feels weird. She doesn’t even know what Paimon is, but for some reason she never thinks of this.

“But you trust me?” He doesn’t say even though he is an archon, but she knows he implies it.

She thinks of how vehemently he fought for Dvalin’s freedom, and what he sacrificed to get his precious friend back. She understands that more than anything. He kept her from plummeting to her death during the storm, and gave her the closest thing to her wings back.

“Yes. I know I don’t want to see...” The sharp gurgled sound of pain he’d made when Signora snatched out his gnosis from within him resonates with the loud crack of the woman’s hand across his face when she had slapped him in her mind. “... Don’t want to see you go through what I did.”

“I’m not powerless. And giving up my gnosis was worth nobody getting hurt.” His blue eyes glow in the night and he presses his cheek to hers with an affectionate nuzzle. “Especially you.”

Lumine processes that for a moment. It’s been so long since she felt so...

Loved.

#genshin impact #venti #lumine #venti x traveler #once again in my au they are 5 years older than they are in canon #they were gonna hold hands and kiss in electrical but I chickened our #maybe in the next one #anyways they are soft and head empty only venti x traveler

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notebooks-and-laptops · 4 years

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The Horror and the Wild Inspired Prompts pt. 1

“I know the kindest thing is to leave you alone”

“I’ve run out of my words, my song, just let me die”

“I could try to calm you down, but I know you won’t”

“May I,” I ask, “May I?”

“I know it’s the kindest thing, I pray to God it’s the kindest thing”

“You were raised by wolves and voices, every night I hear them howling”

“You are the space that’s inbetween every page, every chord and every screen”

“Remember me, I ask, Remember me I sing”

“Give me back my heart you wingless thing”

“Think of all the horrors that I promised you I’d bring”

“Witness me, old Man, I am the Wild”

“Day by Day oh lord three things I pray that I might understand as best I can how bold I was, could be - will be - still am, by God still am”

“Welcome t the storm, I am thunder”

“Without you, I’m stronger”

“For you, I would have gone so much blonder”

“So one last time love come and rip my clothes off”

“Get a grip, we’re grown ups”

“Flirting at the back of a bookshop”

“Let’s hide under the covers, we don’t know what’s out there, could be wolves”

“So hold me, lover, like you used to, so tight I’d bruise you”

“Don’t you ever wonder what could have been?”

“Come rest for the winter, wear my jumper all night long”

“And the candle we list, well we’ll use it to burn this whole place to the ground”

“I’m lost/I’m found with you”

“Every brick you hurled, I’ll use it to build this world”

“I am above you and I love you, don’t you know?”

“I’ll be with you all along as long as you are kind.”

“Cos when it’s cold, I’ll wrap my scalf around you and when it’s hard I’ll place your head into my hands”

“It’s like I’ve gone off to the coast, left you behind just standing there.”

“Just because I left doesn’t mean I’m not still there”

“You were always strong when you were young”

“I’ll stick up for you, even though you haven’t got a clue, you haven’t got a fucking clue”

“When they laugh at us you’ll feel my fingers down your back”

“You were supposed to be my light and keep me safe against them all. How could you leave me here?”

“I know you’re strong enough to do this on your own”

“I’ve been so scared, you left me here behind, do you not care? How the fuck am I supposed to carry on without you here.”

“I’m the hardest goodbye that you’ll ever have to say”

“When you think about him, my wings start to flap”

“I promise you I’ll be better, I promise you I’ll try”

“I’m the captain of courage you’ve eternally lacked”

“You brought me to this party but you left be here behind”

“So long to the person you begged me to be. She’s down. She’s dead.”

“I promise you I’m not broken, I promise you there’s more, more to come, more to reach for”

“Goodbye to my darkness there’s nothing here but light”

“And this here is not singing I’m just screaming in tune”

“Today I somehow understand the reason I was born”

“Oh darling please be mine”

“She promises to fight them all when it all becomes too much”

“She brushes her hand through his hair, he’s got so much fucking hair”

“And he holds her close just to keep the world at bay”

“It’s not fair, it’s not fair how much I love you, cos you make me laugh when I’m actually really fucking cross at you for something”

“Oh how unreasonably in love I am with everything you do”

“I was born to press my head between your shoulder blades”

“Dear heart it’s me you don’t have to pretend to be someone your not cos it’s not like I’ve never heard you fart and snore and or some God forsaken reason I’m still here love like I’ve always been before”

“It’s not fair how much I love you cos you make me weep when I’m just trying to watch the office with my yogurt”

“You make me ache you bastard”

#prompts #writing prompts #geraskier prompts #witcher prompts #the amazing devil #joey batey #madeleine hyland #writing #romance prompts #witcher #geraskier #yenskier #geraskifer #jaskier #geralt #yennefer

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potatowitch · 3 years

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writing prompts: the amazing devil

You fumble through the dark / However wide and deep and far, my dear

Singing all hell and its fire waits for us

Roundabouts and washing lines / we do each other's laundry in our hearts sometimes

My entire life it's running away too fast / watching everyone I've ever loved walk past

Put up one hell of a fight / against all my sins and the candlelight

You will scream "I won't forget you" / but I'll cover my cold ears / it cannot be a lie if no-one hears

Although you hold my hand and say / "I love you," you are wrong

God made all man in his image / Honey I'm no man / I'm what's left when children go to war

It's daylight again and you look like I've failed you

You're going too fast / you'll burn up soon

I don't know how to reach you when you get like this

Why won't you believe I love you if I'm not hurting you?

I cannot find the words to keep you

One fist holds a lighter, the other your hand

I held your hand / as you shook in the middle of the night

I've run out of my words, my song / just let me die

'Cause I'll darn you back together / when you think that you're bereft / and you'll wail, you'll scream, but I'll never stop / 'cause it's all that I have left

You were raised by wolves and voices / Every night I hear them howling deep beneath your bed

We're drunk but drinking, sunk but sinking / They thought us blind, we were just blinking

"Remember me, " I ask / "Remember me, " I sing / Give me back my heart, you wingless thing

Welcome to the storm, I am thunder / Welcome to my table, bring your hunger

So one last time, love, come and rip my clothes off

So hold me, lover, like you used to / So tight I'd bruise you / I'd bruise you, I'd bruise you too

I'll scream back to you from that unknown / and say / I know you're strong enough to do this on your own

I'm the hardest goodbye that you'll ever have to say

But like rubbing wine stains into rugs, it's my curse / to try and make it right, but by trying make it worse

I promise you I'm not broken / I promise you there's more / more to come, more to reach for, more to hurl at the door

Goodbye to all my darkness, there's nothing here but light

So long to the person you begged me to be / He's down, he's dead / Now take a good long look at what you've done to me

It's not fair, it's not fair how much I love you

'Cause, darling, I was born to press my head / Between your shoulder blades at night when light is fading

Dear heart, it's me, its me / You don't need to pretend to be someone you're not

You try so loud to love me / but I cannot seem to hear

"Be good to me" I whisper / and you say "what?" / and I say "nothing, dear"

You rip my ribcage open / and devour what's truly yours / and our screaming joins in unison / and I cry out to the Lord

You couldn't lie then, and you sure as hell can't lie to me now

I've loved you for a hundred years / Certainly fucking feels like it

'Cause that sun that beams down as my hands touch the grass / After summers of fasting, I feel hunger at last

And as I walk away I know, I've been through the wars / But that creaking you hear in my bones, it's not pain, it's applause

We'd laugh at the ghosts of our fears / we were gods, we were kids

This isn't a break-up, dear heart, it's a season finale

#prompt lists #writing prompts #i made this for me but you can look at it too i guess

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witched-the-watcher · 4 years

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Sometimes you just need to lie back, relax, blast The Horror and The Wild on full volume right into your ears and imagine the most ridiculous overpowered feral bard scene you could possibly come up with.

Like for example...

It's a horrifying battleground. They're completely surrounded from all sides by an entire army. Outnumbered and outmatched. Yen is shielding them from the enemy's attacks with the last of her powers. Geralt can't fight anymore and on top of that Ciris is right there with them, the main target of the whole shitshow. Their only consolation is that they at least left Jaskier behind. He wouldn't have been any help in a fight and with some luck he might be able to escape all of this alive.

Yen wavers. She won't be able to hold on for much longer. They better say their goodbyes now. Both her and Geralt know they failed Ciri but at least they'll go down fighting, trying to protect her until the bitter end. They're so proud of her. She fought bravely but her powers are still untrained and now more than depleted. These are their last few precious moments together so they join hands and prepare to fight. Geralt counts down for Yen to lower her shields and attack.

THREE

One last breath

TWO

Take the last comfort from each others hands

ONE

Battle stances

FIGH- Music

Impossible music sweeps over the battlefield. They shouldn't be able to hear it but it resounds all around them and a female voice announces the beginning of a song. There is an uncomprehensible amount of power underneath the music and Yen has barely time to ask herself what a goddess could possible be doing here when the song begins and the battle turns to their favour.

You were raised by wolves and voices

Every night I hear them howling deep beneath your bed

They said it all comes down to you

It starts on one end of the battlefield. Pure wild chaos erupts and attacks the enemy forces. Gigantic wolves and all kinds of monsters Geralt would normally fight to death appear out of nowhere clawing and biting the enemy soldiers down, accompanied by winds so strong they throw men up up into the air and let them fall mercilessly down onto a ground that splits open and swallows them down whole.

None of this however is as surprising as the second voice that joins the goddamn goddess in her song. Or is it his song? What the fucking hell is Jaskier doing? How the hell is he doing this?

You’re the daughter of silent watching stones

You watch the stars hurl all their fundaments

In wonderment, at you and yours, forever asking more

A path starts to open itself up and they can make out a man, Jaskier, lute in hand walking towards them. Singing. The enemies try to attack but noone manages to touch him.

You are that space that’s in between every page, every chord and every screen

You are the driftwood and the rift, you’re the words that I promise I don’t mean

We’re drunk but drinking (sunk but sinking)

They thought us blind (we were just blinking)

All the stones and kings of old will hear us screaming at the cold

Jaskier reaches them and crosses Yen's shields like they're made out of nothing but air. His clothes are impecable like always and not a hair is out of place. He looks like he is simply having a leisurely afternoon stroll and serendipitously met them out here.

The music calms down for just a moment and Jaskier bows down with a smirk first to them and then mockingly to the enemy forces.

Remember me I ask, remember me I sing

Give me back my heart you wingless thing

It begins. They don't even noticed when Yen's shields fall down completely. They are save now and too stunned to comprehend what's happening.

Think of all the horrors that I

Promised you I’d bring

I promise you, they’ll sing of every

Time you passed your fingers through my hair and called me child

Witness me, old man, I am the Wild

Of course Jaskier has to audacity to look Geralt right in the eye with an annoying grin on his face as he sings those last few lines.

You are the son of every dressing up box

And I am Time itself, I slow to let you play

I steal the hours and turn the night into day

Day by day oh lord three things I pray

That I might understand as best I can

How bold I was, could be - will be - still am, by god still am

They tell their story. Jaskier and the other voice (the goddess?), they tell their story somewhere in between the lines but between their exhaustion, the shock and the sheer size of the battle it gets lost. Maybe it was never meant for them to hear or understand in the first place.

Fret not dear heart, let not them hear

The mutterings of all your fears, the fluttering of all your wings

Welcome to the storm, I am thunder

Welcome to my table, bring your hunger

The winds that have been growing stronger and stronger up to this point follow the song's words and culminate into a frightening strom that rains thunder and lighting down on the enemies still remaining.

Think of all the horrors that I

Promised you I’d bring

I promise you, they’ll sing of every

Time you passed your fingers through my hair and called me child

Witness me old man, I am The Wild

Remember me, Remember me, Remember me, Remember me

Remember me I ask. Remember me I sing

A shudder runs down Geralt's back. He always knew he would never forget Jaskier or get his songs out of his head but the bard is often just dismissed. He's too weak and too human to be useful in a fight. Too loud on a hunt. Doesn't know enough about monsters to be helpful. Sometimes it's all too easy to forget that more often than not Jaskier still manages to use his skills to their advantege, that he's just as much part of their team as they are. They forget that Jaskier doesn't want to be save or stay behind. They forget that Jaskier always refuses to stop following them, singing through it all. They should've known he wouldn't run away when they told him to

They should've remembered he sings.

Think of all the horrors that I

Promised you I’d bring

I promise you, they’ll sing of every

Time you passed your fingers through my hair and called me child

Witness me old man, I am the

Think of all the horrors that I

Promised you I’d bring

I promise you, they’ll sing of every

Time you passed your fingers through my hair and called me child

Witness me, old man, old man, old man, I am the

The song ends. The enemy is defeated. An eerie quiet surrounds them.

Unbothered by it Jaskier swings his lute back on his back, places his hands on his hips and says with a smile

"Phew, what a day, eh? I hoped for a little bit more applause after my fantastic performance but I guess you can't please everyone. Come on, let's go back home and have a nice long bath. And after that there is an old friend of mine I'd you to meet. She's very important to me so you better all behave and make a good first impression."

Geralt and Yennefer are absolutely speechless. Ciri, of course, is delighted.

#the witcher #jaskier #feral jaskier #it's 3am and I dont know what I am doing #sorry in advance

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clintbartonswife · 4 years

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give me back my heart you wingless thing

Pairings: Geralt of Rivia x Jaskier, Essi Davern, Cirilla Summary: Jaskier’s not a defenceless maiden by any means, and when he’s surrounded by friends, the bard could do just about anything. Notes: hurt!jaskier, Essi is like a sister to Jaskier and you cant convince me otherwise, chosen family, post episode 6, whole fic based on an idea I got whilst listening to The Horror and the Wild by The Amazing Devil. (Oczko is Essi’s nickname in the book) masterlists

He flees back to Oxenfurt.

Of course he does, for where else would he go?

With the vicious words biting at his back, he makes the journey in a few weeks, playing in every tavern along the way with a new determinedness in his eyes and strength in his voice.

He locks up the pain and tears until he knows he is safe, arriving on Essi’s doorstep with lute in hand and a face that spelt out heartbreak.

“Oh Jask” she sighed, opening her arms wide, letting the taller man fall into them, the instant love and affection proving too much for him.

“Missed you” he mumbled, voice thick with tears when he eventually pulled himself together enough to move from the doorway and into her apartment.

“Well you’ve known I’ve been here for a while, could’ve come to see me whenever you wanted” she replied sassily, the familiar banter relaxing Jaskier.

“I should have”

At the morose tone of his voice, Essi raised an eyebrow, crossing her arms.

“I know that tone - wine or rum?”

Jaskier let out a shaky laugh, collapsing onto one of her chairs with a small smile, “how about both?”

“Oh so it’s one of those”

He simply huffed, the burning pain in his chest easing slightly as they slipped back into their old ways, a warmth slowly replacing it.

Essi, a few years younger than Jaskier yet in the same years as him at Oxenfurt, had quickly grown on him throughout their tutelage. The two became fast friends, and Jaskier could say with a confidence that she was the only person in the school whom he didn't try to fuck.

They had bonded over shitty family relations and their love for music, and within the first few months Jaskier was calling her the little sister he’d never had - a closeness and trust between them that he had never had with anybody before.

“Here,” Essi said, passing him the bottle of red wine, “I got the good shit out for you”

“You flatter me” Jaskier grinned, popping the cork off and taking a deep swig. He watched Essi do the same to the rum bottle, burrowing further into her chair as she levelled a surveying stare at him.

“Who was it this time?” she eventually asked.

He giggled wetly, eyes blurring with tears as he remembered the words that he was running from, “The Witcher”

“Jaskier”

“I know, I know. ‘Witchers don't feel’ and all that bullshit” he took another deep swig before continuing, “But I thought he was different - is different - he, he cared, just not for me”

Essi frowned as the tears began to fall down his cheeks, though knew better than to interrupt him when he was opening up.

“Twenty two years, Oczko. I gave him twenty two years of my life, knowing that he didn't love me for most of them, and I was okay - I could deal with it because I thought that I was at least his friend” a bitter laugh escaped him then, his smile turning sharp, “turns out I was even wrong about that. Not only did he not consider me his friend, but I’m apparently a shit-shoveller who’s so bad that if life could give him one blessing, it would be to be rid of me!”

Essi let out an indignant noise, and Jaskier gestured the hand holding the wine wildly in agreement, “Exactly! So I left. I gave him his wish and I left”

The blonde took a solidarity sip of her rum, hissing at the sting through her teeth.

“You deserve better Jask” she said sternly, leaning forwards, “If he didn't want you then bugger him! Stay with me. We can write music together, like we used to. I have a few more weeks of teaching until my contracts done for the season - we could travel again, like the old days”

The pain in Jaksier’s chest all but diminished, reduced to a bearable ache.

He was home, safe. He wasn't alone anymore.

Jaskier’s smile widened even further as he danced around Essi, his fingers nimbly moving over the strings of his lute as she sang the ending of the ditty.

As they finished to roaring applause, the blacksmith in the corner called out, “Play us that new one!”

“The one of the wild!”

Essi smirked, nudging Jaskier’s hip as she retrieved a small drum, “Shall we?”

“We shall”

The two bowed again, before they both began to play, circling each other with matching enthusiasm. The bard’s smile grew as Essi began to sing, her hand tapping the beat on the drum.

‘You were raised by wolves and voices Every night I hear them howling deep beneath your bed They said it all comes down to you’

She passed the singing to Jaskier, who flourished in the limelight.

‘You’re the daughter of silent watching stones You watch the stars hurl all their fundaments In wonderment, at you and yours, forever asking more’

This song felt empowering to sing, as if he was announcing his frustration of the Witcher to everybody. His voice joined together in melody with Essi as their music built.

‘You are that space that’s in between every page, every chord and every screen You are the driftwood and the rift, you’re the words that I promise I don’t mean We’re drunk but drinking (sunk but sinking) They thought us blind (we were just blinking) All the stones and kings of old will hear us screaming at the cold‘

They halted their playing, voices carrying the song.

‘Remember me I ask, remember me I sing Give me back my heart you wingless thing‘

As they burst back into song, the tavern cheered, beginning to stomp along to the drum. The overwhelming noise drowned out the sound of the tavern door swinging open, admitting the two new travellers.

‘Think of all the horrors that I Promised you I’d bring I promise you, they’ll sing of every Time you passed your fingers through my hair and called me child Witness me, old man, I am the Wild‘

The two began to dance, weaving about the far end of the tavern, twirling through the people until they had found a table to stand on.

‘You are the son of every dressing up box And I am Time itself, I slow to let you play I steal the hours and turn the night into day‘

Jaskier leant down, winking at one of the women sat at the table they were dancing on as Essi sang her part, only coming back up when Essi kicked the back of his leg playfully.

‘Day by day oh lord three things I pray That I might understand as best I can How bold I was, could be - will be - still am, by god still am‘

Jaskier allowed his eyes to scan the tavern, taking joy in seeing all the faces singing along. He barely stayed in time as his eyes faltered on an imposing figure sat in the corner, a smaller figure walking over to him, yellow eyes locking with blue.

‘Fret not dear heart, let not them hear The mutterings of all your fears, the fluttering of all your wings Welcome to the storm, I am thunder Welcome to my table, bring your hunger‘

Communicating with Essi through eye contact alone was something they had learned early on in their friendship, and soon her eyes had found the Witcher.

‘Think of all the horrors that I Promised you I’d bring I promise you, they’ll sing of every Time you passed your fingers through my hair and called me child Witness me old man, I am The Wild‘

She gave Jaskier a small nod, moving to position herself in his line of sight, blocking the Witcher’s view.

‘Remember me, Remember me, Remember me, Remember me Remember me I ask. Remember me I sing‘

He took the next verse as time to desperately figure out what to do, until he realised that he had to do nothing. He was here first. The Witcher should leave if it bothered him. With this new confidence, he nodded at Essi once more and sang with even more passion than before.

‘Think of all the horrors that I Promised you I’d bring I promise you, they’ll sing of every Time you passed your fingers through my hair and called me child‘

He jumped from the table, Essi close behind, moving through the crowd once again, this time doing a full circuit of the room. Jaskier winked at a few patrons as he passed, making sure that the Witcher could see it - could see that he was unbothered.

‘Witness me old man, I am the Think of all the horrors that I Promised you I’d bring I promise you, they’ll sing of every Time you passed your fingers through my hair and called me child Witness me, old man, old man, old man, I am the‘

Finishing with his back against Essi’s, he broke out into a wide grin once again as the tavern applauded once more. She laughed, giving Jaskier a quick hug before collecting their coin with a bow.

“That’s all for tonight folks, thank you ever so much for being such a wonderful audience” she called, tucking their pay into the pouch on her belt, before grabbing Jaskier’s hand and guiding him over to the bar.

“Great performance again” the barmaid smiled, passing them their ales and dinner, “haven't seen the tavern this full since last yuletide”

Jaskier laughed heartily, taking a sip of his ale, “You’re too kind”

Essi smiled at her, before turning to face Jaskier, voice low.

“So that's him?”

“Yep. I don't know who’s with him though. Cant be Yennefer - she’s taller than that”

Essi scoffed, taking an angry swig of her drink, “I could go over there right now and slap him”

“Yeah, and hurt your hand? We need that”

Essi just narrowed her eyes at him playfully, slapping his chest lightly.

“What’s the plan then?”

“We were here first” Jaskier shrugged, “If he doesn't like it then he can leave”

She grinned at him then, lifting her cup up in a cheers, to which Jaskier copied.

“That’s right. Now, lets eat and then we can go to sleep”

Their meal was interrupted as a shadow was cast over them, a person looming behind them.

“Witcher” Jaskier greeted coldly, not looking up from his meal.

The man ‘hmm’ed in response, making the bard roll his eyes. Giving a quick look to Essi, he turned around, coming face to face with Geralt for the first time in almost a year.

“We were here first. We are not leaving. You can go if you want”

He then turned back to his meal, ignoring him until he went away, not realising how tense his shoulders had become until they dropped.

Essi placed a comforting hand on the back of Jaskier’s neck, rubbing at it until all the tension had gone.

“You’re ok” she whispered, “We’re ok”

Geralt wouldn't admit it, but he was lonely.

He had regretted sending Jaskier away with his harsh words, though what he regretted even more was how long it took his to realise it.

By the time he identified the hollow ache in his chest as loneliness, it was far too late to find the bard - months too late, his tracks long lost on the mountain path - not to mention the war that had begun to rage North, too close to Cintra for Geralt’s comfort. Ciri had to come first.

So, he pushed his feelings aside, determined to find his child surprise for the first time in his life, a steady urge to protect her pulling at his whole person until he found her, running through the woods and in to each other’s arms.

The lonely ache faded slightly, though even Ciri’s presence couldn't stop the sharp pain that ran through Geralt’s chest like a dagger whenever he heard a lute, or the suspicious sting of restrained tears when they passed a field of Dandelions.

It was only within the last few days that the lonely feeling began to grow again, confusion brewing in the White Wolf.

Confused wasn't the right word for it exactly - it was more like Geralt’s whole body felt like it was off-axis, screaming for a missing piece.

Ciri had noticed his odd behaviour earlier that day, “Are you alright Geralt?”

The Witcher had assured her that he was fine, but the familiar feeling of the thread of destiny was pulling at him again, guiding him towards a small town just North of Ard Carraigh.

The second they neared the tavern, he knew that fate was playing a cruel trick. Jaskier’s voice rang out, loud and true, melding beautifully with a female’s. The implication was enough to make him want to run away, but he could tell Ciri was too tired to travel any further for the night.

“Are we going in?” Ciri asked, taking Geralt’s hand in hers as they walked away from the stables, “I’m quite hungry”

Geralt nodded, steeling himself before opening the door, veering off to the corner table almost immediately, eyes resolutely glued to the floor.

He could feel Ciri’s concerned gaze on the side of his face, so he placed the coins in her hand and gestured for her to go and order the food. Ecstatic with the trust he had just given her, she went over to the bar.

Geralt made the mistake of looking up, only for a moment, the breath being punched out of his lungs as golden eyes met cornflower blue.

Within an instant, the longing that Geralt had pushed aside the past year came rushing back, tumbling over Geralt like water poured from a bucket. He wanted, Melitele he wanted his bard back.

“Geralt?”

He grunted in response, eyes not moving from the bard, even as the woman moved to stand in front of him, blocking his view.

He absentmindedly registered a meal being placed in front of him, Ciri sitting down on the bench beside him, following his eyesight.

“Theyre good” she commented, “I’ve missed music -”

Her voice trailed off, eyes widening as she caught sight of the bard’s face as he weaved in and out of the crowd, “That’s Jaskier! He played at my birthday feast every year! Geralt we’ve got to say hello!”

The jealousy that had been brewing beneath his skin as he watched the bard flirt with the patrons dissipated as sudden panic gripped his heart, turning to face Ciri immediately.

“We cant risk it” He almost growled, “We don't know if we can trust him”

The Witcher almost flinched as the words came out of his mouth, not believing his own words for a second. Ciri accepted them with a huff, tucking in to her food.

“He wouldn't turn me in” she eventually said, voice stern, “I know he wouldn't”

Geralt sighed, taking a large bite of his food, giving him some time to mull over his words, “We cant be sure”

“Then check”

He barely restrained a laugh, the little lion cub sounding more like her grandmother by the day.

“When I’ve finished my dinner, you go to the room. I will talk to him”

Ciri smiled, spirits back as she returned to her plate with renewed gusto.

When he approached the bard later, he barely restrained a whimper at the cold greeting, embedded with the barely-there scent of fear.

“Witcher”

Brain scrambling for words he could use to fix the situation, internally reeling from the new knowledge that Jaskier was afraid of him, a hum escaped his lips instead. At that he whipped around, levelling him with a blank stare, eyes void of the affection he was so used to seeing.

“We were here first. We are not leaving. You can go if you want” he stated coldly, turning back to his food, the blonde next to him giving him a glare before returning her attention to his - Jaskier.

Geralt didn't know how long he stood there, frozen with disbelief and grief, but he knew he must have left at some point, as here he was stood in front of Ciri.

“I’ll try again tomorrow”

The next morning Jaskier awoke, Essie’s head resting on his arm.

The two of them had been sharing beds to save money on their travels, glad to be together again. Of course there were some nights where Essi went home with a local - who had been threatened by Jaskier beforehand - meaning Jaskier had the room to himself.

Still, the bard never tried to enchant any admirers. He would tell Essi it was because he was finally happy in himself, not needing any praise as he once did. While this was technically true, Jaskier still couldn't fathom the idea of being with anyone, for fear of breaking his heart again, this time to the point of no repair.

The bard slipped out of the bed, Essi grumbling as she repositioned herself, splaying out on the mattress like a starfish. Jaskier let out an affectionate snort, shaking his head as he put on his boots.

“Morning Mary” Jaskier grinned, sliding onto the barstool, “Could I get two breakfasts please - oh, and some fresh water if that's alright”

“Of course darlin’“

He gave her another smile, watching her retreat to the kitchen.

“Jaskier?”

The bard jumped slightly, turning around to face the Witcher, “What do you want?”

“I-”

He was cut off by Ciri, rushing past Geralt with a smile, “Jaskier!”

“Princess!” he gasped, sliding from the bar stool and kneeling, opening his arms for her to rush into, hugging her tightly, “I was so worried when I heard the news about Cintra”

“It was scary for a little while, but I found Geralt”

Jaskier smiled at that, “Smart. He’ll keep you safe”

Ciri nodded, turning around to fix Geralt with a pointed stare.

“Here’s your breakfasts Bard” Mary called, placing the tray on the bar.

Jaskier stood back up, grateful for the excuse to leave, “Thanks, love”

He missed the way Geralt frowned when he noticed the two dishes, simply sending the pair a small smile before he returned to his room, tray in hand.

“Essi, open up!”

The blonde opened the door with a disgruntled sigh, expression brightening at the sight of food.

“You’re a gem” she beamed, ushering him towards the bed.

Letting out a laugh, he placed the tray in the middle of the bed, sitting cross-legged beside it.

“What prompted this?” she asked, taking a bite of egg with a raised brow, “Normally I can never get you out of bed this early after a performance”

Jaskier scoffed teasingly, “Like you’re any better”

“I am so!” Essi screeched, diving at Jaskier (careful of the food) and landing on him heavily, punching an ‘oof’ out of the man, before beginning to tickle him mercilessly.

“Ah! By the gods have mercy!” he wheezed, body squirming under her ministrations, “Essi I swear to Melitele!”

Essi just cackled evilly.

“Why didn't you say anything!” Ciri demanded, crossing her arms.

Geralt just angrily huffed, moving to walk back to their room, stopping in his place as a small hand wrapped around his wrist.

“Why did he look sad?”

“Ciri..” Geralt warned, fists clenching as he tried to force down the emotions that were beginning to bubble below his skin, his mind still stuck on the two breakfasts.

“Why was he sad Geralt?”

“We need to leave” he said instead, moving towards the stairs again.

His footsteps faltered outside Jaskier’s room, happy squeals and laughter drifting through the door and into the hallway. The knife of jealousy stabbed through his heart again, and he found himself frozen to the floor.

“Oh - you love him”

He looked to his left, Ciri stood there with a pitying look on her face.

“I don't love him” Geralt grunted, walking back to their room with far more speed than normal.

“Yes you do. It’s okay that you do...” she trailed off, levelling him with eyes that felt like they were reading his soul, wise beyond her years, “If you love him then why is he sad? Is it because you left him?”

“Ciri. Stop”

“But I don't see why -”

“Ciri”

His hands were shaking as he tried to buckle up his potion bag, her incessant poking finally pushing him over the edge.

All the withheld pain and longing crashed into him, the jealousy making his skin burn. Scrunching his eyes shut, he stood still, breathing deeply as he let the emotions wash over him.

Ciri’s presence at his back made him tense slightly, breaking through his concentration, “I’m sorry - grandma always used to say that I didn't know when to stop”

Geralt took a few more stabilising breaths before turning to face her, “Don't apologise for being right” he said, avoiding her eyes.

Ciri frowned at that, confusion clear in her face, “But - why weren't you with him if you love him?”

Taking a shaky breath - something which had Geralt feeling more vulnerable than he had in years - he sat on the side of the bed, clasping his hands on his lap.

“I said some things to him, terrible things, and he left. It was nothing he deserved...” Geralt sighed again, wiping his hands over his face, “I was angry - at Yen, at the world - and I let that all out on him”

They were silent for a few moments, “Did he love you?”

“I don't know” he laughed, bitterness rising back up his neck, “I don't know”

It wasn't until later that afternoon that Jaskier saw the Witcher again.

He was in the stables, talking lowly to Roach as he stroked her mane lovingly, Ciri sat just outside picking wildflowers from the grass.

The familiar yearning took a strong grip of his sternum, squeezing harder the longer he allowed himself to look.

“Jaskier!” Ciri called, spotting him, “Jaskier come over here!”

The bard cursed silently, slapping on a smile as the Withcer’s head whipped up at his intrusion.

“Hello princess”

She shook her head, leaning closer to him, “When we’re around people we don't trust my name is Fiona” she whispered.

“Ah, my deepest apologies, my dearest Fiona” he smiled, giving her a deep bow, “Why did you call me over here?”

At his question, she brightened, offering him a dandelion that she had picked. As he tucked it behind his ear, she gestured for him to lean down again so that she could whisper in his ear, “Geralt really wants to talk to you but he wont ask you himself - I think he’s scared”

Jaskier almost scoffed at that, pulling away, when she gripped the sleeve of his jacket to keep him in place, “He was really upset this morning. Please just speak to him. Once”

The bard levelled her with a glare, knowing he was weak to her demands, and sighed, “Very well”

He took a steadying breath before entering the stables, deciding to lean against the door and just watch Geralt until he was ready to talk. He knew that the Witcher could sense him there, so felt no guilt watching him.

Jaskier’s eyes followed the Witcher as he finished brushing Roach’s mane, no longer talking to her, until eventually, back still turned, he spoke.

“Jaskier”

“Geralt”

The older man huffed a laugh at that, “Oh, so I’m not ‘Witcher’ anymore?”

Crossing his arms, Jaskier remained stood where he was, “I didn't know if I was allowed to use your name anymore - Melitele knows you didn't want me in your sight last time we spoke”

At that Geralt turned around, hurt swimming behind his golden irises.

“I’m sorry”

The bard blanched at that, “Excuse me?”

“I said I’m sorry” he repeated, his fists clenching at his sides as he forced himself to speak, “I know I hurt you - something I swore to myself I wouldn't do - and I sent you away, but Jaskier I missed you so much”

Jaskier tried to bring up the anger that used to swirl around his soul at the very thought of that conversation, but all he could feel now was the overwhelming longing - so much so that he could hardly breathe.

Geralt continued, “It took me a while to understand that - that I felt lonely. I- I missed your laugh, your voice, your stupid lute strumming …”

In that moment Jaskier knew. He knew what Geralt was trying to say and the feeling screamed at him until he moved towards the Witcher, close enough to look into his eyes and drown in the golden pools.

“Say it” he whispered.

“But the girl?” he sounded confused, hurt coming through his persona again and Jaskier wanted to laugh at the sheer confoundity of it all.

“That’s Essi and she’s like my little sister” Jaskier smiled, shaking hands moving to cup Gerlat’s jaw, “Say it”

“I -I love you”

Moving faster than he ever had in his life, Jaskier closed the distance between their lips, swallowing Geralt’s noise of surprise eagerly, melting against his hulking form as strong hands settled on his waist, pulling him impossibly closer.

When he pulled away, chest heaving and lips swollen, he rested his forehead against that of the wolf’s gently.

“I love you too, my dearest Geralt”

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soft-citrus-central · 3 years

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What songs do you associate with an F/O of your choice?

I must Thank you for asking me these questions, I'm not used to getting this much attention lol.

I don't really have songs that I just associate with the character themselves completely? A lot are of course like love songs that I associate with the dynamic that me and my f/o have. That being said I think it still counts given you can still tell a lot about the character and how I see them through it.

I currently have three playlist for some of my f/os so I'll be taking some songs from them ^^

The songs that I put on these are usually because they either fit the dynamic/character, have the same vibe as the character, and/or are kinda related to a joke but still fit. Because of this some of these will have longer explanations than others.

Slow Burn: Hinawa's Playlist (the longest playlist I've had and thus the most songs)

Love Like You From Steven Universe (specifically the one song by Ashe)

Hinawa is a man to be shown with some self-worth issues and doesn't see himself to be very special. He's also been shown to be reluctant in falling in love, because of his job and doesn't want to put anyone through that. I see this song from his preceptive as more of him realizing and allowing himself to fall in love and in return also learning to see himself as more than just some average person.

Something There From Beauty and The Beast

Okay so listen, This is kinda a more jokey one, but it very much fits me and Hinawa as neither of us really expected to fall for each other. Not to mention Hinawa is known to be this scary-looking man around the company, so fitting. Also, the ending bit is very much how the rest of the company would be watching this mess go down, cause honestly they would all know well before me and Hinawa say anything.

I finally got a Demon Boyfriend: Lucifer's Playlist

The Horror and The Wild By The Amazing Devil

This one is very much based on vibes, but also like the lyrics are very fitting for him.

"Remember me, I ask Remember me, I sing Give me back my heart, you wingless thing"

It's hard to explain but this just seems like a fitting line for him, especially since he seems hesitant to get close to MC in the game, but at the same time shows clear interest and even has a cocky attitude of "You'll be with me in the end.". Also, it's a Demon x Human relationship so yeah fitting.

ALSO, HE'S ALMOST KILLED/ATTACKED MC LIKE TWICE SO FAR SO THE LINE "Think of all the horrors that I promised you I'd bring" ALSO WORKS FOR HIM.

Last Shot: Jigen's Palylist (a lot of his songs are more jokey)

Goldbricker By The Sad Riders

This isn't a song I hear often, and the video I listen to it on alone has like 62 views, I don't know why. But This is another case of vibes, I just like how relax yet somber it is. It has the vibes of two people who have known each other for a while and are maybe just hanging out one early morning, thinking over how they got to this point. I just feel like that fits me and him.

Criminal By Britney Spears

OK, WE HAD TO INCLUDE ONE OF THE JOKE SONGS ON HERE. And this song is 100% just on his playlist just because He's a wanted criminal and that's not a common trait of my F/os.

#amanda rambles #Slow Burn: Hinawa x Amanda #Lucifer x Amanda #Last shot #Thank you again for the ask!

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ginasplan · 3 years

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Task 001: Character Playlist.

Queen of the Damned - a Gina Kaplan playlist

Snippets of Lyrics below:

1. daisy - Ashnikko

You don't wanna see me bratty Pet the kitty, call me catty Make your man call me Daddy He talk too much, he's too chatty (Yeah cool) CEO, I'm savvy Respect a bitch, I'm a maverick Flexible, so elastic But don't you dare bend a bitch backwards

Fuck a princess, I'm a king Bow down and kiss on my ring Being a bitch is my kink What the fuck else did you think? Fuck a princess, I'm a king Bow down and kiss on my ring It's gonna hurt, it'll sting Spitting up blood in the sink

2. no more “i love you’s” - Annie Lennox

I used to have demons in my room at night Desire, despair, desire So many monsters 3. against all odds (take a look at me now) - Phil Collins

So take a look at me now Oh, there's just an empty space And there's nothing left here to remind me Just the memory of your face Ooh, take a look at me now Well, there's just an empty space And you coming back to me is against the odds And that's what I've got to face

4. memories - Maroon 5

There's a time that I remember, when I did not know no pain When I believed in forever, and everything would stay the same Now my heart feel like December when somebody say your name 'Cause I can't reach out to call you, but I know I will one day, yeah

5. sour candy - Lady Gaga & BLACKPINK

I'm hard on the outside But if you give me time Then I could make time for your love I'm hard on the outside But if you see inside, inside, inside

6. any time, any place - Janet Jackson

I don't wanna stop just because People walking by are watching us I don't give a damn what they think I want you now I don't wanna stop just because You feel so good inside of my love I'm not gonna stop no, no, no I want you All I wanna say is 7. kill of the night - Gin Wigmore

The street's a liar I'm gonna lure you into the dark My cold desire To hear the boom, boom, boom of your heart

The danger is I'm dangerous And I might just tear you apart Oh, ah, oh

8. work from home - Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla $ign

Let's put it into motion, I'ma give you a promotion I'll make it feel like a vacay, turn the bed into an ocean We don't need nobody, I just need your body Nothin' but sheets in between us, ain't no getting off early

9. whirlwind - Sam Ryder

Whirlwinds are simple to enter But once you’re sucked in They’re hard to leave Time or tide or heavy weather Come whatever Girl, you cling to me

So far as tying you down That’s more than I could do now So let’s ride on the breeze Fly spirals with me

10. my way - Ava Max

My momma use to say "Baby make me proud You've got such a pretty face But such a dirty mouth" But how come when I tell you What's on my mind like men do I'm called crazy?

Add a little sugar, they say Be a little sweeter, they say Gotta give and take, but I say This time it's my way, ah, my way Be a little proper, they say Speak a little softer, they say Gotta be a lady, but I say This time it's my way, ah, my way

11. skyfall - Adele

Let the sky fall When it crumbles We will stand tall Face it all together Let the sky fall When it crumbles We will stand tall Face it all together At Skyfall

12. take me out - Aly & AJ

I've been spendin' my attention on you, on you I don't wait long 'Cause I got better things to do

When you gonna take me out? Make a move and make it now

13. believer - Imagine Dragons

I was broken from a young age Taking my sulkin' to the masses Writing my poems for the few That look at me, took to me, shook at me, feelin' me Singing from heartache from the pain Taking my message from the veins Speaking my lesson from the brain Seeing the beauty through the...

Pain! You made me a, you made me a Believer, believer

14. wanted - OneRepublic

She said, "Every time I close my eyes I feel like I could disappear I could overflow an ocean with the cavalcade of all my tears And I know I sound dramatic, but that's just how it feels" She said, "I'm holdin' to the notion that I'll find something real"

She said, "I'm countin' up my karma and I think it's time to cash it in (Cash it in) So tired of livin' in a shadow of a mountain of what might've been (Might've been) And I know I sound dramatic, but that's just how it feels I've been looking for somebody to tell me that I'm real" 15. in my head - Ariana Grande

Painted a picture, I thought I knew you well I got a habit of seeing what isn't there Caught in the moment, tangled up in your sheets When you broke my heart, I said you only wanted half of me

My imagination's too creative They see demon, I see angel, angel (Angel), angel Without the halo, wingless angel

#blood tw #// not real blood but like those spatter pattern things just incase #darkesttask1 #( tasks. )#( dossier. )#blood mention tw #// in lyrics

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mememanufactorum · 4 years

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Final Fantasy XIV Primal lyric starters

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-Under the Weight-

Cold are the hands that grasp at your soul

Bound to the dark, for the light I shun

Succumb to the hate that corrupts your fate

In spite of the blood that was spilt before, you whet your blades, you thirst for more

Now kneel, overdweller, your lord commands

There’s no salvation for the sons of man

The skies will tremble and the earth will quake

From the crumbling walls, no one escapes

I’ll drag you down to the seventh gate

-Thunder Rolls-

Thine advent quelleth creeping night

The wicked burn, their pyres bright

Soul without a name, heed my call

Sin doth stain the hearts of us all

Soon he too shall reap what is sown

Step into the storm, know its mercy

Let the wind and the rain crash down over thee

Soul fallen from grace, ware thee well

Judgment thou must face, thine own hell

Soul, thine end is nigh

Take my hand

All life must return to the land

Purge thy flesh of fear and be strong

Step in from the storm, praise its mercy

Let the sting of the rain never stray far from thee

Now lift thine heavy head and vanquish thine sorrow

Now turn thy gaze ahead and look to the morrow

-Oblivion-

There’s nothing left

Now close my eyes for one last time and say goodbye

The pain won’t cease

I’ll find no peace

We are taught to fear the reaper

I try and try but I can’t say no

This endless nightmare has just begun

My heart is dragging me down unto oblivion

The endless lies, I’ve cast aside

Steeled is my soul, my blood grown cold

I gain control

We all learn to fight the reaper

Can’t defeat her, so instead I’ll have to be her

My mind’s made up, my fear is gone

-Unbending Steel-

Red bloometh the rose of conviction

Red bloometh the rose of hate

Red bloometh the rose of conquest

Only blood will sate

The war, it wageth on

The storm, it rageth on

The bold ever fight on, their lives echo in song

All, like snow, they fall, petals plucked and strewn

The war still wageth on

The storm still rageth on

The bold blindly march on, their lives lost in a song

-Fiend-

What is it like when you pull back the curtain and realize every wrong is a right?

Your world is rusted like a dirty razor

You walk the path laid before you

The call of reason, you refuse to abide

Necessity is an inventive mother

You’ll find slumber when the world comes tumbling down

Retreat where lesser men lead

Flee from what you do not see

Heed the dark within your being

Waste no more time fighting your demons

Lay down your arms and let the evil inside

You let it eat until there’s nothing left at all, so you can feel that you are truly alive

Better to serve in a waking nightmare than to live in their paradise

What is gold always glitters, but it still comes with an unpayable price

You are the night at the end of the tunnel

The angels graze in the meadows of excess

-Equilibrium-

A heartbeat without harmony is moonlight without dark

The heart seeketh equilibrium

With balance will your worry part

-Locus-

Let go this destiny

You’re caught in a trance

The mortal coil we serve is taut like a spring

Our world’s a fantasy, no more than a test

No time enough tomorrow for turning back to where we began

This mortal coil we serve is naught but a spring

Your world’s a fantasy, you’ve failed the test

-Beauty’s Wicked Wiles-

In time, you shall follow

Behold as our burdens become south with the sun

Step from the dark to the light

Give into your hunger

Cast off inhibition, let passion run wild

Fuel the unquenchable fire

You needn’t hide

-Wayward Daughter-

Each petal a promise torn, shorn one by one and cast to the winds

I gave unto them my all

Wayward daughter, step into the night

Naught save the night shall know our sorrow

We give unto it our all

-Amatsu Kaze-

Is this divine torment or judgment, I know not

To the end of the world I flee to surrender to the whims of fate

He shirks not from my rage and speaks of destiny and defiance

Surrender to the wind

Surrender to the rage

-Sunrise-

Stranger to kindness until freed by love eternal, you and I

Honor binds me unto errant kin

If here I find my end, stay your tears for we shall meet again

As the light of the setting sun fades, bid farewell to me, beloved

In these fleeting moments, hold my hand as I whisper a silent prayer

Should dawn never break on this thousand thousand year night, I promise

Should I take to wing and seek you in every distant sky

One more life for us, one more chance – for this I pray, I beg, I plead

Dreams of you and me in my heart I hold forevermore

Wait for me, wait for me, my love

-eScape-

Come ride, heroes, ride

The storm heads gather

Why do weathered warriors wander their way whither wanting wonders wait?

Twixt the leaves you’ll find naught amiss – missing aughts and crossing fates

Dare the dead tread ahead on a road that was borrowed design

Through the sum of their suns do they seek tomorrow

Witness as the end shall begin what was final

-What Angel Wakes Me-

Yet with each descent do we rise again to our hearts’ content

Fly away, my friend, for a day and then we’ll begin again

Do you love me not?

Will you, when I’m gone, remember me?

Braving anything together, we learn to play our part

Catch a falling star, lock it in our hearts eternally

To these crowns we cling for we’ll all be kings tomorrow

Summer child with heavy eyes, come our angel nigh, sing in our sweet lullaby

Time wilts and fades, luster lost in the rain, bows to the blade, till the spring calls again

-Invincible-

These memories ache with the weight of fate

Ever we fight, never we fly

Ever we fall, forever we fall

Now breathe deep of the darkness beneath the flood, where all of the proud angels drink to their deeds of blood

Their lies, twisted and torn, into dreams they’ve spun

Yet ever we will stand stall, invincible

-Return to Oblivion-

My sins claim me

How long have I waited to open my wings?

The soul longs for oblivion

A slave to my fate, ever doomed to repeat this

No more goodbyes, though my heart is still aching

Now open my eyes one more time, here I come

Spring’s promise of sun is honored when winter’s weighed upon us

Clear as diamond, yet fragile as ice

My heart is racing

Falling too fast, but the fall will not break me

No more goodbyes, I am tired of waiting

-To The Edge-

All our splendor bathed black in silence, our surrender, a somber reverie

Know our places, for worth is wordless

Brother, stay this descent to madness

Come and save us

Catch us before we fall

Don’t lose hope

Like broken angels, wingless, cast from heaven’s gates, we only fly when falling far from grace

Hell can take us, heaven can wait

Quick to their ends, our candles burn until we’re free

In monochrome melodies, our tears are painted in red

Deep inside, we’re nothing more than scions and sinners

In the rain do light and darkness fade

Time circles endlessly, the hands of fate trained ahead

All things change, drawn to the flame to rise from the ashes

To begin, we first must see the end

Rock of ages, we cast the first stone

We know not what we do

Tomorrow’s come too soon

Follow blindly like lambs to slaughter, at the mercy of those who ply the sword

We’re forgotten, now and forevermore

Without a compass, wandering lost in lies and faith, only alive when fighting death’s amber embrace

Our hearts beat loud, unafraid

On hands and knees we pray to gods we’ve never seen

Come, shadow, come follow me

The final hour upon us, no more time to breathe

#Final Fantasy XIV #Final Fantasy #roleplay meme #roleplay prompt #rp meme #rp prompt #I know I skipped a few songs.#Mostly because I didn't find their lyrics particularly workable into a meme format.

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