Jukebox 2019 Letter
Mar. 31st, 2019 09:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kiralyDear Jukebox Creator,
Hello! Welcome to my music library (or, well, a tiny portion of it). I’m excited to see what you come up with, and I’m pretty easy to please. The prompts in this letter are to help get you started, but if you have an idea already, feel free to run with it! I’m sure I’ll love whatever it is, as long as you steer clear of my DNWs.
If you want to know more about me, feel free to poke around here (it’s mostly exchange letters, haha). You can also find me on Tumblr:![[tumblr.com profile]](https://www.tumblr.com/favicon.ico)
worldsentwined or check out my AO3: ![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
Kiraly
General Likes:
In general I’m a huge fan of any kind of sci-fi or fantasy setting, especially if there’s adventure and romance. A (non-exhaustive) list of character tropes I enjoy:
* knights * princesses * ladies with swords * sailors * mermaids * cyborgs * artificial intelligence * bards/musicians * space pirates/crews * witches * magical creatures hiding in human form * dragons * fair folk * mothman
I also enjoy stories set on ships (sailing ships, airships, spaceships - take your pick!), post-apocalyptic settings, fairy tales (especially with a twist) and quest-type adventures. Or quiet moments in between the action when characters can decompress together, regardless of the wider setting.
I really love character-driven stories with a lot of emotion. I’m all about the fluff, but I also enjoy angst with a happy ending - and a lot of these songs probably lend themselves to angst more than fluff. For gen fics, I love to see characters building friendships, working together, going on adventures, getting into (and out of) trouble. Found family and loyalty are always welcome.
For shippy fics, I have a huge weakness for cuddling, (mild) hurt/comfort, and, uh...characters getting soaked and having to snuggle to warm up, haha. Kisses are good (awkward or sweet or steamy). I’m also totally down for things like “characters have to share a bed for some reason” or other situations where the characters kind of get thrown together and then develop feelings for each other. And for a lot of these songs, I think a “characters meet, are separated by circumstances, and later reunite” scenario could be really great. (Or “lovers to enemies to lovers” maybe).
I don’t really care if you keep the genders of the characters the same as listed in the song - I welcome characters of any genders and in any romantic combo (including trans and nonbinary characters). That said, I do have a particular love for femslash and for female protagonists in general, so I will be extra excited if you create something featuring the ladies. ^_^
I've only requested fic for these, but if you're here with plans to treat, feel free to do art instead.
Dislikes (Do Not Want):
Character death* or maiming, including characters getting infected with some terminal disease. Some background violence is okay, but nothing too graphic (and no torture!) Abusive relationships. Incest. Sexual violence of any kind. Explicit sex (allusions to sex or situations that get kind of steamy are okay, just...keep it teen rated or lower, please). I’d prefer to steer away from homophobia or transphobia too. If possible, I’d prefer nothing with a completely hopeless ending.
*In the case of I Will Never Die - Delta Rae, I’m okay with the singer being dead before the story happens, if you want to go with a ghost/haunting angle.
Anyway, on to the songs!
A Bar in Amsterdam - Katzenjammer (Song)
Link Lyrics
I get a very strong apocalypse feeling from this song - clearly something has gone down, people are hiding out, and they’re just waiting for the next storm to break over them. When I listen to this I get images of people huddling in abandoned houses, trying to stretch their supplies and plan their next move. Maybe the singer and “Mary” have formed a connection during all of this, and will have to band together to get through...whatever is about to happen.
Black Vessel - Pearl and the Beard (Song)
Link Lyrics
This is one that gives me lots of nautical/seafaring vibes, possibly with mermaids? The chorus on this one seems to allude to a dangerous creature luring people under the water, but maybe it’s something different - maybe the sea herself is luring them, or maybe the mysterious sirens are calling people below the waves to save them. It also seems like the sailor isn’t entirely blameless here, so something exploring how they ended up in this situation would be cool.
Come Along - Cosmo Sheldrake (Song)
Link Lyrics
This song gives me this strong feeling of someone running off - or being lured away - to another world. Like, a grown-up version of Where The Wild Things Are, maybe. It’d be an excellent opportunity for an encounter with the fair folk, or someone running away from their old life to find something new and more magical. Whether or not that ends up being a good thing, and whether or not they end up staying, is totally up to you.
I Will Never Die - Delta Rae
Link Lyrics
This song has such a creepy forest-y vibe to it - I can easily imagine a story involving a witch, or a curse, or some combination thereof. Why will the singer never die? Were they born that way, or is it something that was done to them? It also seems pretty strongly implied that their body has been killed, and now their spirit is roaming around without it. Creepy! Cool! I honestly have a hard time thinking of a scenario in which this person reuniting with the one they’ve loved “for too long” ends up being a good thing, but I think it’d be a cool story to read. Or, heck, if you can find a way to write a haunting that ends in a not completely hopeless way, I’d be all about it.
Patient Zero - Aimee Mann (Song)
Link Lyrics
This one always gives me the sense that the protagonist’s life is going well on the outside, but really things aren’t as good as they seem. Maybe a celebrated hero has to figure out what life looks like after the (war/zombie apocalypse/epic space journey) is over. Maybe they’re haunted by secrets from the past, and have to find a way to work through it somehow. The “patient zero” part always makes me think of global pandemics or zombies, but there’s also potential to do something cool with the magic references.
Sailor and Siren - Kuinka (Song)
Link Lyrics
This is another one that gives me a nautical feeling. I always think of longtime friends where one of them is pining after the other, and the one being longed after knows it and is just trying to convince their friend to move on. Maybe the story ends with things developing into a true romance rather than a one-sided infatuation, or maybe they find that their friendship is best as it is and find romantic love elsewhere. Possible character type suggestions: pirate crewmates (bonus points for lady pirates!), a human living near the sea and their mermaid friend, a human and a selkie, the captain of a spaceship and a cyborg or AI, or a spaceship captain and a space pirate.
Sky Full of Song- Florence + the Machine (Song)
Link Lyrics
I adore so much of this artist’s music - this one has such an ethereal presence to it while hinting at dark events. It sounds like the singer has gotten into a bad place, and maybe they’re asking for a long-trusted person to help them get out somehow? I could easily see this being a story taking place on an airship, or in space, or where one character is a knight and the other some kind of flying creature (harpy? dragon?) if you want to be more literal about the arrows pointed at the sky. I’d prefer if it went in a more hopeful direction than the “maybe I’m dying tonight” line seems to suggest, if at all possible.
A note about the youtube links: They should all work in the U.S., but in the event that you’re located elsewhere and something is region-locked for you, feel free to leave me an anonymous comment and I’ll try to find a better version. All of these songs are also on Spotify, maybe I'll make a playlist of them and add it here later.
Hello! Welcome to my music library (or, well, a tiny portion of it). I’m excited to see what you come up with, and I’m pretty easy to please. The prompts in this letter are to help get you started, but if you have an idea already, feel free to run with it! I’m sure I’ll love whatever it is, as long as you steer clear of my DNWs.
If you want to know more about me, feel free to poke around here (it’s mostly exchange letters, haha). You can also find me on Tumblr:
General Likes:
In general I’m a huge fan of any kind of sci-fi or fantasy setting, especially if there’s adventure and romance. A (non-exhaustive) list of character tropes I enjoy:
* knights * princesses * ladies with swords * sailors * mermaids * cyborgs * artificial intelligence * bards/musicians * space pirates/crews * witches * magical creatures hiding in human form * dragons * fair folk * mothman
I also enjoy stories set on ships (sailing ships, airships, spaceships - take your pick!), post-apocalyptic settings, fairy tales (especially with a twist) and quest-type adventures. Or quiet moments in between the action when characters can decompress together, regardless of the wider setting.
I really love character-driven stories with a lot of emotion. I’m all about the fluff, but I also enjoy angst with a happy ending - and a lot of these songs probably lend themselves to angst more than fluff. For gen fics, I love to see characters building friendships, working together, going on adventures, getting into (and out of) trouble. Found family and loyalty are always welcome.
For shippy fics, I have a huge weakness for cuddling, (mild) hurt/comfort, and, uh...characters getting soaked and having to snuggle to warm up, haha. Kisses are good (awkward or sweet or steamy). I’m also totally down for things like “characters have to share a bed for some reason” or other situations where the characters kind of get thrown together and then develop feelings for each other. And for a lot of these songs, I think a “characters meet, are separated by circumstances, and later reunite” scenario could be really great. (Or “lovers to enemies to lovers” maybe).
I don’t really care if you keep the genders of the characters the same as listed in the song - I welcome characters of any genders and in any romantic combo (including trans and nonbinary characters). That said, I do have a particular love for femslash and for female protagonists in general, so I will be extra excited if you create something featuring the ladies. ^_^
I've only requested fic for these, but if you're here with plans to treat, feel free to do art instead.
Dislikes (Do Not Want):
Character death* or maiming, including characters getting infected with some terminal disease. Some background violence is okay, but nothing too graphic (and no torture!) Abusive relationships. Incest. Sexual violence of any kind. Explicit sex (allusions to sex or situations that get kind of steamy are okay, just...keep it teen rated or lower, please). I’d prefer to steer away from homophobia or transphobia too. If possible, I’d prefer nothing with a completely hopeless ending.
*In the case of I Will Never Die - Delta Rae, I’m okay with the singer being dead before the story happens, if you want to go with a ghost/haunting angle.
Anyway, on to the songs!
A Bar in Amsterdam - Katzenjammer (Song)
Link Lyrics
I get a very strong apocalypse feeling from this song - clearly something has gone down, people are hiding out, and they’re just waiting for the next storm to break over them. When I listen to this I get images of people huddling in abandoned houses, trying to stretch their supplies and plan their next move. Maybe the singer and “Mary” have formed a connection during all of this, and will have to band together to get through...whatever is about to happen.
Black Vessel - Pearl and the Beard (Song)
Link Lyrics
This is one that gives me lots of nautical/seafaring vibes, possibly with mermaids? The chorus on this one seems to allude to a dangerous creature luring people under the water, but maybe it’s something different - maybe the sea herself is luring them, or maybe the mysterious sirens are calling people below the waves to save them. It also seems like the sailor isn’t entirely blameless here, so something exploring how they ended up in this situation would be cool.
Come Along - Cosmo Sheldrake (Song)
Link Lyrics
This song gives me this strong feeling of someone running off - or being lured away - to another world. Like, a grown-up version of Where The Wild Things Are, maybe. It’d be an excellent opportunity for an encounter with the fair folk, or someone running away from their old life to find something new and more magical. Whether or not that ends up being a good thing, and whether or not they end up staying, is totally up to you.
I Will Never Die - Delta Rae
Link Lyrics
This song has such a creepy forest-y vibe to it - I can easily imagine a story involving a witch, or a curse, or some combination thereof. Why will the singer never die? Were they born that way, or is it something that was done to them? It also seems pretty strongly implied that their body has been killed, and now their spirit is roaming around without it. Creepy! Cool! I honestly have a hard time thinking of a scenario in which this person reuniting with the one they’ve loved “for too long” ends up being a good thing, but I think it’d be a cool story to read. Or, heck, if you can find a way to write a haunting that ends in a not completely hopeless way, I’d be all about it.
Patient Zero - Aimee Mann (Song)
Link Lyrics
This one always gives me the sense that the protagonist’s life is going well on the outside, but really things aren’t as good as they seem. Maybe a celebrated hero has to figure out what life looks like after the (war/zombie apocalypse/epic space journey) is over. Maybe they’re haunted by secrets from the past, and have to find a way to work through it somehow. The “patient zero” part always makes me think of global pandemics or zombies, but there’s also potential to do something cool with the magic references.
Sailor and Siren - Kuinka (Song)
Link Lyrics
This is another one that gives me a nautical feeling. I always think of longtime friends where one of them is pining after the other, and the one being longed after knows it and is just trying to convince their friend to move on. Maybe the story ends with things developing into a true romance rather than a one-sided infatuation, or maybe they find that their friendship is best as it is and find romantic love elsewhere. Possible character type suggestions: pirate crewmates (bonus points for lady pirates!), a human living near the sea and their mermaid friend, a human and a selkie, the captain of a spaceship and a cyborg or AI, or a spaceship captain and a space pirate.
Sky Full of Song- Florence + the Machine (Song)
Link Lyrics
I adore so much of this artist’s music - this one has such an ethereal presence to it while hinting at dark events. It sounds like the singer has gotten into a bad place, and maybe they’re asking for a long-trusted person to help them get out somehow? I could easily see this being a story taking place on an airship, or in space, or where one character is a knight and the other some kind of flying creature (harpy? dragon?) if you want to be more literal about the arrows pointed at the sky. I’d prefer if it went in a more hopeful direction than the “maybe I’m dying tonight” line seems to suggest, if at all possible.
A note about the youtube links: They should all work in the U.S., but in the event that you’re located elsewhere and something is region-locked for you, feel free to leave me an anonymous comment and I’ll try to find a better version. All of these songs are also on Spotify, maybe I'll make a playlist of them and add it here later.
