#these tags r so long ive never spoken this much i think
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*sequel* to actual fucking quotes from the shiftblr coffeehouse discord server
once again, it's out of context because x1000 funnier
also x1000 longer than previous post
"ur satan is gnc af"
"Bestie I’m already having gender envy over a fucking demon please"
"O_O ODEPIJHFbavevisdpvfhzdcnjawedsidjksjdkoeirjfmkdsoeirujdksodifjndmksoidfjdksidfj
ITS" NOT IN MY FRAFTS
IS SPEDNT 1 hour PN THAT SHIT"
"AUGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
"ohoho sexy"
"I am very proud of myself"
"himbo x edgy fuck"
"YOU COULD SQUISH HES CHEECKS"
"he has teefs"
"SQUASH"
"good for biting 📷"
"he's a himbo basically"
"B͂̒̄iͫ̍̈tͧ̓ͯè̄̇"
"bifth"
"i havent watched blue exorcist in years but mr okumura my beloved </3"
"MY LIFE QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED"
"is it important information to mention that the person i put up for my turn is the son of satan"
"I know like 1 thing about everyone who isnt ranboo lmfao"
"crimes"
"tumblr sexyman"
"idk why but my first thought was cowboy onceler"
"I vibe with him but he is very long and twisty"
"steampunk e-girl"
"steampunk tumblr sexyman"
"Canonically bi crimelord I agree!!"
"OOO FRIEND SHAPED"
"ARTIST SIGHTED"
"they look like someone i would want to be friends with but is way cooler than me so i'd never actually talk to them"
"babby..... would die for him"
"honestly i probably kin him"
"i'm sure he's lovely but he looks way too much like my ex i'm sorry-"
"i'd be down for another rotation! i have another twink to show y'all"
"Also :00 blonde friend"
"Let us all infodhmo"
"Hsjagdvbs shhh im on phone"
"Nix woukd you like to joon?
"skitters away"
"I have two braincells and they both drink dumb bitch juice"
"oof wait whats the order again i have 0 memory"
"i want to bond with him over cosplay-"
"Awkwardly watches in band kid"
"One day I'm gonna a broadway star"
"which isnt to say they were bad. they were just fortnite dancing during rehersals"
"I threw it so hard my glasses flew off and slid under the stage right divider"
"anyway heres my boi"
"emo"
"haha emo"
"virgil sanders kinnie"
"he looks like he listens to my chemical panic at the fallout boy"
"Bro I bet he'd kick my ass with his deck"
"bird man my beloved"
"fuck i had so much to say and then i forgot it all"
"Birds!!"
"guiguhuh"
"crabrave"
"She sounds like someone I would end up stealing her personality"
"yess name collector gang"
"alias glass aiden haven absinthe fish brick rice"
"But I have Cypress, Remure, Genesis, Lemres, and Comet"
"And she's named after a mars candy bar bc alien"
"Hey, if plato went by plato, you can be king thief"
"im not dissing my gramma like that shfojd"
"My dad has seven legal names"
"bitches be like *looks at fictional character* *steals their name* it's us we're bithces"
"coraline lowkey traumatized me but i adore it regardless"
"mmmmmm magic man :]"
"°0° green man"
"criminal (affectionate)"
"he would shoplift a candy bar from walmart and then brag to all of his friends about the sick stealing he did"
"despite the fact he's canonically been capable of overpowering a minor deity"
"i would commit so many crimes for him"
"Very babey"
"Yes please tell green man he is very pog"
"he also keeps a lot of dumb secrets"
"but I will sorely miss the chaos and energy of this here chat until I wake again" (by request XD)
"i just say words and if they're funny then they're funny"
"* or extremly chaotic either works"
"at this point we are just taking turns rambling"
"oH--"
"bc my brain has a schedule"
"Hopefully they have gyoza there or I will lose my mind"
"hehe yes spooky man"
"my ghost glucose guardian"
"the head of the undead group that lives there, and we end up dating. (yes I date a ghost, no I will not be taking constructive criticism /lh)"
"ghosts r just inherently sexy"
"i mean im becoming a squid thing so"
"Raven quirk raven quirk!!"
"ł â m p"
"łæmp"
"mothman: ooh lamp you look very nice today! do you come here often? mothman: wait shit no"
"I'd date a ghost"
"mine is still accurate, i am still sobbing (/j)"
"p e e p e e"
""@nick wilde is a tumblr sexyman" is the best thing i have ever seen"
"im sorry im cackling like a dying hyena"
"you're all 12 year olds"
"PEENIE"
"He once caused global warming on accident so he could get a tan"
"god, what a himbo. i love him"
"that reminds me of my friends kin assigned me jesus"
"Man outside of battle be like: princely crying but then in battle hes like: "CATACLYSM! DISASTER! DEVASTATION!" Chill out man"
"Every time I talk about satan it never fails to shock people it's my favorite thing to do"
"im kin assigning him roman sanders"
""Oh yeah he caused global warming because he wanted to get girls" "he what""
"oh damn i forgot satan was straight"
"twink appreciation club"
"give us the twinks"
"my first thought was bottom-"
"so many people to try and get his dad to love him"
"daddy issued"
"OH MY GOD ITS WILBUR"
"Big boy but"
"anyways janus is swagggg"
"........................."
"gib twink"
"give twink then i will share"
"holds him gentle like hamburger"
"This dumb bitch opened a book that said "do not open" and got possessed by a little bastard"
"he is. fragile creachur"
"klug is beauty klug is grace i would let him step on my face"
"If I'm playing swap and I have to hear one more "Pwanet Powew" Im gonna lose it"
"Who is to blame? Pandora or the box?"
"Bakugo isnt my type but I respect the drip"
"i say like my type isnt long-haired pretty boys and girls that look so gnc that people have a history of confusing them for men"
"hes a gremlin and i can appreciate a pretty gremlin"
"that is to say i am attracted to VFlower vocaloid. This is a confession."
"note i am a lesbian"
"You may like Schezo wegey"
"why does he have one single expression"
"soul soul eater passes the vibe check"
"magic wand"
"I Want To Hold His Hand"
"i would commit a war crime for him any war crime idc which one"
"my favorite one is when he sounded rlly gay because he said "Muscular bodies keep me satisfied""
"p e a n u t"
"Klug is a homophobic homosexual its just facts"
"grug from the croods is peak male performance"
"jaw drops to floor, eyes pop out of sockets accompanied by trumpets, heart beats out of chest, awooga awooga sound effect, pulls chain on train whistle that has appeared next to head as steam blows out, slams fists on table, rattling any plates, bowls or silverware, whistles loudly, fireworks shoot from top of head, pants loudly as tongue hangs out of mouth, wipes comically large bead of sweat from forehead, clears throat, straightens tie, combs hair Ahem, you look very lovely."
"tag yourself im the fireworks shooting from the top of the head"
"i like essays"
"central time gang"
"11:11 pog-" (wait... is that a suprise angel number?? yes it is lovelies just for you <3)
"Then again im also a dumbass bitch who wonders what the souls in soul eater taste like. SERIOUSLY THOUGH. THEY LOOK TASTY AS HELL!!!! LIKE GODDAMN BRO YOU'RE MAKING ME FUCKING HUNGRY. Like. that shit- it's Bone Apple motherfucking Teeth. hell yea my guy. Im hongy now.... shlorp I'm seriously considering this. Like. They seem kinda like a liquid? But a solid? Are they like jello? The fuck they taste like my guy???? I keep imagining they're like sour, like sour candy maybe? Or do they taste salty? Sweet? Maybe some combo of two? Do they even have a taste or is it about the texture? The sensation? God my mouth is watering what the hell. I am starving. I think I need to go get a cookie. I'm gonna go get a cookie. Brb. I'm better. I'm still craving souls though. Which is a weird-ass cringey thing to say but I'm being dead-ass rn. They just.... look tasty???? And I wanna eat one. Thus. I am shifting to Soul Eater for the express purpose of satisfying my fucking cravings. enjoy"
"points were made"
"jello? more like helloooo schloooAHFJDSDAIDWNALDHSJKDAIDANDM"
"WAIT I THINK I HAVE AN ANIME GIRL BITING VIDEO TOO"
"anime girl voice: mmm! mm... ahhhhmp!! mmm, mmm... aaahmp!"
"i think it sounds great
i'm going to start eating like that"
"several people are typing"
"do these look edible to you"
"forbidden gummies"
"when I was on lsd I couldn't eat my fruit gummies because I thought they were alive because they had little faces on them"
"oh shit yeah don't do drugs"
"anyways general consensus is puyos are edible, ty for your input everyone"
"everypony is a word so powerful it can bring nations to its knees"
"pls the self control it's taking me not to say "hewwo everypony" in gen chat when someone new joins-"
"hewwo evewrypony uwu deaw cewestia i hopwe it doewsnt wain owo"
"ive cooked up a sowution wiwth the knowwege ive acwued. they say a kitcwen time saves niwne, but im just savwing two. Ive gathewwed the inwedients to make a time sowbet. Thewe's hawdly woom fow seconds when the seconds mewt away."
"I had a ten year old sister... you know what happened to her??? very sad, very tragic... she turned eleven....."
"NIIICE"
"Guts dont say the secks word :( /j"
"watch your fucking language in front of the president"
"im so sorry lumi"
"i think you're like ehhhh 8/10 funny"
"now me???? 10/10. Hilarious"
"sometimes i have to take a step back and remember that this is the same guts i follow on tumblr /lh"
""ok every here's some good shifting advice!!! uwu have a good day" "yeah i did lsd and ate fruit gummies""
"i have one setting and it's whatever this is"
"my bitch ass cat just pushed the door open with his fuzzy face and now my sleeping dad is being lulled into dreams by Cosmo Sheldrake's 'Pliocine'."
"me on discord: nick wilde"
"me on tumblr: shifting water! haha funne! me on here: my hermit crabs are cannibals also i want to eat souls."
"im sorry yOUR VIBESA RE JUST SO DIFFERNT"
"u give off older cousin ive never spoken to but always admire at the family gatherings vibes"
"what the fuck"
"BC I HAVE LIBERTU"
"If you adopt me then yes"
"am I qualified for dad jokes???"
"we're all a lot smarter on tumblr"
"I'm like "awww... sweet... sweet little shiftlings... posting such sweet shiftling content... so pure, so wholesome... does not even know abcs....""
"can't think before you speak if you never think B)"
"I'm not responsible enough to be a mom"
"cat pet"
"show us pictures of the cat or i will do Crime"
"maybe thats me being a coward tho"
"MOTH!!!! MOTH MY BELOVED"
if y'all want I can make this a series bc shiftblr keeps giving me more content
#tw drugs#tw swearing#tw cannibalism#tw crime#tw food#tw homophobia#shitpost#out of context#out of context quotes#lumi's quotes
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I got tagged by @elgar-somniari, thank you!💕
1. What is the color of your hairbrush?
It’s a purple tangle teezer thing !
2. A food you never eat?
bananas they r disgusting
3. Are you typically too warm or too cold?
i am freezing almost all of the time
4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago?
lying in bed watching wizards of waverly place bc i am an adult
5. What is your favorite candy bar?
orange kitkats 100%
6. Have you ever been to a professional sporting event?
i don’t think so? i can’t think of any off the top of my head
7. What was the last thing you said out loud?
im going to be honest, i dont think ive spoken out loud today rip
8. What is your favorite ice cream?
strawberry babey
9. What was the last thing you had to drink?
water
10. Do you like your wallet?
it’s a zelda one so y e s
11. What was the last thing you ate?
several chocolate hobnobs
12. Did you buy any new clothes last weekend?
probably i have no impulse control
13. The last sporting event you watched?
does overwatch league count
14. What is your favorite flavor of popcorn?
s w e e t
15. Who was the last person you sent a text message to?
best friend!
16. Ever go camping?
only at a festival! or in a friends backyard when i was much younger but idk if that...rly counts
17. Do you take vitamins?
for 2 days until i forget
18. Do you go to church every Sunday?
absolutely not
19. Do you have a tan?
i have never once in my life had a tan
20. Do you prefer Chinese food or pizza?
both ! pls !
21. Do you drink your soda with a straw?
only if it’s like, mcdonalds or something
22. What color socks do you usually wear?
colour irrelevant as long as fluff
23. Ever drive above the speed limit?
nope! my car has a cool box fitted that tracks everything i do to make my insurance acc affordable woo :) :) :)
24. What terrifies you?
literally everything you can imagine i am scared of absolutely everything both rational and irrational, real and abstract
25. Look to your left what do you see?
bedroom wall + posters
26. What core do you hate?
i dont..know what this means?
27. What do you think of when you hear an Australian accent?
being 16/17 and obsessed with 5 seconds of summer, stupidly hot weather, evil spiders (also 10/10 as an accent, i love u all)
28. What is your favorite soda?
dr pepper
29. Do you go into a fast food place or just hit the drive through?
depends! mostly drive through, though
30. Who was the last person you talked to?
i honestly don’t know but probably my mum
31. Favorite cut of beef?
none!
32. Last song you listened to?
uhhhhh citizens of earth - neck deep (i think)
33. Last book you read?
i honestly have no idea. i’ve started a lot of things but i think the last one i actually finished was maybe eleanor + park? maybe
34. Favorite day of the week?
im going to be honest. i have no idea what day it is ever anymore.
35. Can you say the alphabet backwards?
if i am given at least 5 minutes yes
36. How do you like your coffee?
full of sugar and cream and tasting nothing like coffee and more like strawberries or chocolate
37. Favorite pair of shoes?
those black vans w/ the white stripe or my dr marten boots i do not wear any other shoes lmao
38. At what time do you usually go to bed?
anytime between 10pm and 4am
39. At what time do you normally get up?
7am irrelevant of if i go to sleep at 10pm or 4am (:
40. What do you prefer - sunrises or sunsets?
they are both v pretty!! but im more likely to see a sunset so i guess i’ll go with that
41. How many blankets are on your bed?
one
42. Describe your kitchen plates?
they’re white with like a grey heart in the middle
43. Do you have a favorite alcoholic beverage?
whatever tastes the most like a fruit
44. Do you play cards?
not really!
45. What color is your car?
is silver
46. Can you change a tire?
nope
47. What is your favorite province?
we don’t really have provinces in the UK as far as i’m aware so.....none
48. Favorite job you ever had?
i worked a few events when i was in college and then we got to watch them after and it was pretty cool, i got to watch some theatre and street performances and it was super fun
49. How did you get your biggest scar?
i don’t have any!
50. What did you do today that made someone happy?
i bought my mum some new shoes bc hers are falling apart nd she will never buy herself any, so they came today and hopefully she’s happy about it lmao
tagging anyone who wants to do it!
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hi ive been trying to find some good it fics/authors, i was wondering if you had some recs? thanks :)
OH YES BOY DO I–
okay so I hope you don’t mind a variety of pairings (but I think most dabble with reddie), but here is a list of amazing writers that i admire a lot and who also inspire me to improve my own writing:
@stonedzier (ao3) - now a lot of you already know Emma, but she was the one to first open my eyes to stozier and I will always thank her for that. she listens to my ramblings a lot and is always the biggest help, but to mention a total sweetheart. if you like stozier, read her stories!! xx
@belbys (ao3) - they’ve only just made their blog, so go and send them some love! their fic Wonder Violet is probably my favourite in the fandom, and I recommend it to anyone! it’s just one of those fics that I think will stay with me for a very long time, even after I’ll be done with this fandom.:D xxox
@stellarbisexual (ao3) - Stell is such a sweetheart, and always leaves such lovely comments and is such an easy person to talk to. i think her stories were some of the first I saw in the tag, and I love having discussions with her about reddie and IT, she’s amazing!! xo
@birdboyinthedeadlights (ao3) - another amazing stozier writer/blog, Hal writes them so so well and Emma will also attest to this. her stan the man series is amazing as are her one shots, and a sight note but i also aspire to how she doesnt take any shit and is just an amazing person overall! xx
@sunflowerstozier (ao3) - okay so R is SUCH a babe and I adore her stories so much!! she writes for most pairings and does so much hard work for this fandom! we first bonded over stozier and shes writing an au for them rn!! go check it out! xx
@tossertozier (ao3) - again, never spoken to Jay, but I get excited when he writes about ANYTHING, like, all of his headcanons are so on point (lol get it?) its crazy, and I would trust him to write IT Chapter 2 to save us all. everyone knows his stuff so I wont even list them all. xx
@reddieforlove (ao3) - Brianna has written a lot of reddie fics, mostly one-shots, and many of them have brought me close to tears. she has a real way with words and I always love when she posts something new! x
@themightychipmunk (ao3) - I get so so excited whenever they post reddie one shots, they are always so funny and adorable and spot on, they simply make my day, and I highly recommend anyone to read ‘em!! xx
some other writers I see on my dash sometimes and i admire their work: @richietoaster @royalstanley @stanleysrichie @sunshinestanley @eddykaspbraks @waxagent
I hope this helps anon!! enjoy all the good reads!!
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Warrior, iv (Thor x Reader)
part i | part ii | part iii
Summary: This is not the reunion you could’ve even imagined. Are you making things worse by waiting?
A/N: I just want to say that you’re all so wonderful and I’m so flattered and happy that you like this so much! Everyone’s so eager for the next chapter and it makes me feel really good. Thank you so much for your kind words, even as I continue to amp up the angst and drama! <3
EDIT: Also, I don’t actually think Sif is a part of the Warriors Three since...there are three of them without her in the count...but I don’t know how to count at all so...I’m just gonna leave this note here.
Tags: @oknstark @httpmcrvel @a-girl-who-loves-disney @markusstraya @125bluemachine125 @blvckxsoulz (let me know if you want to be tagged!)
Words: 3,572
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You felt terrible about your accusation all night and into the next morning. Your dreams were full of shadows transforming into people you once knew, all looking sternly at you as they towered above you. You woke early, unable to stop the nightmare from continuing. You looked for Thor at breakfast, but found only Bruce Banner whispering to Tony Stark. You ate slowly as Bruce mentioned that Captain America was busy recruiting Wakandan troops for the upcoming fight.
“He better think twice about bringing that cyborg back with him,” Tony said, perhaps low enough that he thought you wouldn’t hear. But you were Asgardian, so you did.
“Tony,” Bruce said, whining the name. “We need all the help we can get. Thor thinks the Winter Soldier will be indispensable.”
“I’ll give that Goldilocks sonofabi-”
“Tony,” Bruce warned.
They were quiet for a beat, then continued to bicker. You wondered why Tony was so against the Winter Soldier - he’d never mentioned anything around you, but perhaps it wasn’t your business. You ignored them as best as you could, focusing on the sweetness of the cereal you ate. Thor never came in for breakfast, and after you finished eating, you went back upstairs to the garden.
Since coming to the compound, you’d tended to the plants whenever they needed you, or whenever you needed to clear your mind. It was a safe place, a place to think and reflect and watch the sun rise. But that morning, it was also the place Thor had gone, probably for the same reason.
“I’m sorry,” you said when he turned at the sound of the door shutting behind you.
He shook his head. “This is your home too,” he said quietly.
You didn’t feel the need to refute the claim. In a way, the compound was your home. You lived and worked there, had helped build the very structure you were standing on.
Silently, you went and stood next to him near the edge of the porch. You had planned on pulling some of the dead plants, but suddenly your apology for the night before was more important. So you crossed your arms over one another and looked out at the sun, squinting as you said, “I’m actually sorry for last night. I said things that weren’t fair, and I blamed you for things you had no control over.”
He looked at you, standing in much the same position, and said, “I’m sorry for doubting you. I should’ve known better but…”
“But Odin was against our union from the start,” you said.
He nodded. “All the more reason I shouldn’t have listened to him, though. You were right to be angry, to think I’d abandoned you. And for that, I may never equally reconcile with you.”
There was silence then, and you looked at the plants that lined the edge of the patio. You laughed to yourself and said, “I would’ve believed my parents, had they done it the same way.” You didn’t say that it was perfectly reasonable for him to have thought you’d simply left. To say that, you’d divulge the whole story, even if you didn’t have to.
It was funny, how even after so long, you still felt like you couldn’t hide from him. Once the gates were opened, the flood would rush in, just as it always had.
“They’d never be capable of such deception,” he said. “Your father was my favorite of the court entertainers. Did I ever tell you?”
You couldn’t stop smiling, even softly, as you shook your head. “He was the favorite of many. A gifted man.”
“That he was. His illusions always fooled me. I loved them almost as much as I loved you.”
Something about the tense in which he spoke unsettled you, but you refused to let it show on your features. “If only I’d been so greatly gifted,” you whispered. Before he could protest that you had been - that you were as skilled a warrior as your father had been an illusionist - you went on: “Were my parents spared when I...left?” You lifted your face to look at him, losing all signs of jest.
“Yes,” he said. “Odin convinced Asgard that you had left of your own volition. He wasn’t fond of our relationship, but he what he lacked in empathy for us he made up for in compassion for your mother and father. I think Frigga played a large part in that, since she and your mother were so close.”
“Good,” you whispered with a curt nod. “Then, at least, Odin did not completely hate me.” Still, he had ruined any good will the Asgardian people might feel for you, simply by marking you a traitor.
And yet, Thor didn’t seem to care much about that. You wondered if his feelings clouded his judgment, or if his father’s ridiculous standards simply didn’t mean as much to him.
With a chuckle, he said, “Odin did not hate you.”
You lowered your lids and rose a brow at him.
“Why would Odin hate you?” he asked as if there couldn’t possibly be an answer to the question.
“You’re kidding, right?” you asked, sounding much too much like a Midgardian for your own liking. “I came between his heir and his choice of a wife for you. I was the reason you would not marry Sif.”
“You were one very large reason, but not the only one,” he said. “I told you that I would not deny Sif nor myself the freedom of deciding our own destinies. And you forget that Sif did not want me, either.”
Again, the past tense to his words rattled your blood. “Still, Odin blamed me.”
“You can’t know that,” he said. “Maybe he blamed you for leaving, for causing me pain, but not for allowing me the opportunity to choose you, surely.”
You sighed, though you wanted to laugh at how foolish, naive, and Romantic he sounded. Capital R-Romantic, like words could not accurately describe feelings, like pain was but a thing of the past. “Odin did not like it when his rules were broken. His word was law. He was the Allfather.”
“But he was not so unreasonable as to deny his son’s happiness.”
Fool, you thought. “Can you say the same for Loki?” you asked instead.
Thor groaned. “Loki is not Odin’s trueborn son.”
You had not heard such news, but that changed nothing. “Does that matter?” you asked. “He lived in your shadow, just like the rest of us. He was never good enough, just like I was never good enough. He always lacked some quality that Odin saw in you, like I lacked the status that Lady Sif was born into.”
He was quiet then, taking in this comparison. You could hardly believe you had made it yourself, and yet, it made sense.
“Where is Loki, right now?” you asked.
“With Asgard,” he said.
“Not ruling, surely.”
He shook his head. “No. I left him alone enough to do that once. I was not about to make the same mistake twice. He serves on a board with my trusted advisors, under the most watchful eye of Heimdall.”
You didn’t know how you felt about that, so you said nothing of it. This conversation wasn’t really about Loki, anyway. Thor’s untrustworthy...half-brother, or whatever he was, was not the real object of your concern. “I’m sure Odin would’ve loved Val, as he loved Sif,” you said. You hadn’t meant to sound jealous, but you noticed a certain twinge to the octave in which you spoke.
Thor laughed. “I’m sure Odin knew Val, actually, but he never would’ve said as much to me. Or anyone.”
You said nothing to that, knowing he was right. Odin was a keeper of secrets, it was well known throughout the palace. But when you’d lived on Asgard, you believed as your parents had: he was ancient, and knew more than most other Asgardians could even bear. Of course he kept secrets. Once you’d been exiled, of course, that opinion changed. His secrets, you thought, were meant to preserve his world, and no one else’s.
You were tired of hating Odin. The emotion had weighed you down for too long, and now he was dead. There was no use in focusing on him, so you asked instead, “She’s really the last one? “There are no more Valkyries otherwise?”
“Not that I know of,” he said with a small shrug. “I’ve spoken to her about recruiting new warriors, but she always diverts the conversation. She still feels the defeat like a mountain on her shoulders.”
As a child, you’d heard all the stories about the Valkyries. They were the best of the best, the shining crown of Asgard when it came to combat. You remembered playing in the courtyards of the palace, pretending to be one of the mythical fighters yourself. Thor had always wanted to be one as well, but Sif had always told him that the Valkyries were only women. He cared not; he would tie his long hair up and pretend to be one regardless. You’d wanted to be one yourself, but then, so did every Asgardian warrior. But it was a dream no one could fulfill.
To know that Val was the only one, that there was a possibility she might need you and Sif to rebuild the legacy of the Valkyries… It was too good to be true. You refused to let your hopes go too high on that account.
“We all have mountains to carry,” you said, dropping your arms as a breeze blew past you. You breathed in the air, glad to no longer be taking in the musty scent of Manhattan. When the wind ceased, you bent down and dug in a plot of dirt. This particular plant was thriving, so you mostly looked for any sign of weed around it. When you found none, you moved to the next plant, continuing with each subsequent plot until you were satisfied that almost all of the plants were living, breathing, and unencumbered.
You wished you could say the same for yourself.
The Guardians of the Galaxy, the rag-tag group of what you assumed were mostly bandits and assassins, were all jittery, all the time. Two of them - the green woman Gamora and the blue one, Nebula - knew what was coming. They trained night and day, though they were two of the most ruthless fighters you had ever seen.
You tried to tell them they would make excellent Valkyries, but Nebula simply sneered, her dark eyes seeming to blaze at any hint of kindness. Gamora curtly thanked you, then went back to fighting the large green man - Drax.
You hadn’t noticed Val had been in the training room until she pushed herself off the wall and came to stand next to you.
“I know you think it’s the honorable thing, to speak as if the Valkyries might one day rise again,” she whispered. “But it’s not. These people have too much to lose to think of it.”
“And you?” you asked, nodding at her. “Do you have too much to lose?”
She shrugged and smirked. “If Hela couldn’t take Asgard from me, neither can Thanos.” That was all she said before she brandished her sword, swinging it around like it weighed nothing.
You’d never seen a Valkyrie fight, but you wanted to. You always had. And now you had something of a chance. You lifted your sword and said, “Show me.”
She glared at you, her devilish smirk still playfully mocking. She walked a few paces away from you and positioned herself in a defensive position. You were confused for a moment, thinking that she would be the offensive fighter, but then decided not to think too much about it.
You brought your sword up, positioned yourself likewise, and charged. She easily blocked you, barely even grunting at the force of the weapons clashing.
“Thor says you’ve been here for some time,” she said between the metal, not even gritting her teeth as she focused on holding you back.
“Two hundred years,” you said, pulling back just enough to bring your sword up before she blocked you, once again.
“You’ve kept this the whole time?” she asked, nodding to your sword. “And in such great shape!”
You smirked, pushing against the hilt to try to get her back. She didn’t budge as you said, “I’ve had no use for it until now, but it’s the last piece of home I have.”
“Well, it was,” she said. She pushed harder than you had - hard enough to force you back a few paces, then she twirled and brought her weapon down against yours with such power that you nearly fell over backwards. “Thor told me he never thought he’d see you again.” She eased back, as if to keep you from falling. Perhaps she sensed you weren’t as seasoned a fighter as you had once been. “He’s mushy like that.”
“Does he tell you everything?” you asked, hoping to distract her enough to push back. It didn’t work.
She shrugged. “Enough, I suppose. He said you abandoned Asgard and broke his heart.” She pushed hard again, and you slammed against the wall. Val kept her distance, staring then without a smirk. You were already breathing heavy, but she looked calm and composed.
“He said that?” you asked, though you knew it was what he’d thought until last night. He’d said so himself.
She came forward, lifted her sword, and brought it down on you, though not quite as hard this time. Then she swung a few quick jabs at you, which you blocked easily enough, though you couldn’t push off the wall.
“Is it not true?��� she asked, still jabbing.
“No,” you said, still blocking.
“What, then?” she asked. “I suppose it makes sense that you would keep this Asgardian treasure if you hadn’t left of your own choice. So what happened?”
You grunted as she hit harder. You tumbled away when she pulled back, hoping to change direction and gain the upper hand. She followed you with a sly turn of her heel, then came at you once more.
“This steel is from Vanaheim,” you said. “Of course I’d keep it.”
She laughed at that, but kept coming with her weapon. “You didn’t answer my question,” she said with a shake of her head.
You were able to hold off her attack above your head. “I haven’t told him yet,” you said. “How can I know you won’t tell him if I answer your question?”
She chuckled, continuing to bring down her weapon on yours; you shifted to meet her blows as well as you could. “I guess you can’t, unless you decide to trust me. One warrior to another.”
You swung your sword up again, knocking hers out of your vision before you turned and ran, though not far. Just far enough to put space between you so you could catch your breath. “I haven’t told anyone in two hundred years,” you said, louder than you meant to. Some of the other fighters in the room stopped what they were doing and stared. A few - namely Drax - got punched because of their lack of attention. You kept your eyes on Val as she approached you again.
You planted your feet in the soft mat beneath you and held your sword with it’s point out toward her, a warning not to come too close. She seemed to think that was funny; she laughed, and when she was close enough, she knocked the side of her blade into yours, sending vibrations up the hilt and into your arms and shoulders.
“So that’s the weight you bear,” she said. “Let me guess: Odin was not what Thor thinks he was?”
Of course she knew, you thought. She’d known Odin much longer than you had. The sound of his name, here in the training room, made your body heat up. You pushed back against her harder than you had before and actually set her stumbling a few feet.
“Ooh!” she practically sang, regaining her balance easily. “Of course Odin had something to do with it. If there’s a sure sign of some Asgardian destruction, it’s always his fault.” She vaulted toward you before you knew what was happening, and had her blade against the sunken skin where your collar bones dropped off. You kept your sword pointed at her, but did not move otherwise. “By some extension of him, we’ve both lost the thing we hold dearest, if I had to guess.”
You took a hard gulp, felt the point of her blade pinch your skin. It didn’t break into your throat, but it was still painful. “He banished me here,” you said. “Stole me in the middle of the night and sent me to Norway.”
Her smirk didn’t fade, but she did pull her arm back, slowly. You watched her place her sword back in its holster, beneath her hair, before you dropped your sword.
“You’re gonna have to do better than that against Thanos,” she said, coming closer to you.
You nodded, but had no further words. You fell into a sitting position against the mat and breathed heavily. You felt her sit beside you, then saw her legs stretch out and cross over one another. She leaned back on her palms before asking, “Why would Odin throw away such a talented warrior?”
“I’m not talented. I was, but I’ve fallen out of practice.”
She laughed. “Do not compare your skill with mine. I was taught by generations of the best fighters Asgard had to offer. You were taught by Thor and a man name Volstagg, from what I hear.”
You laughed, too, at how pompous she sounded. But she was a Valkyrie, you reminded yourself. She was probably right.
“You started your story,” she said, “now tell me why Odin would banish someone he could so easily put to use in his army.”
You looked over your shoulder, noticed that Thor wasn’t present. You’d been carrying this secret with you for so long that it no longer felt like a secret until you thought about it. Then, with just a fraction of attention, it blew up until it hurt to continue holding on. It might feel better to say something, you thought.
“I did break his heart,” you said. “More than once, I think. He did teach me to fight, and so did Volstagg and Lady Sif. The only teachers I could’ve had that would’ve been better were Valkyries, had they existed at the time.”
You watched her nod, but she said nothing, so you went on.
“I’ve loved him since we were children, but I was a commoner. I was not born into nobility, like Lady Sif. I spent time in the palace because my parents were in Odin’s employ, but I was not meant to be there always. I knew my feelings could never come to anything, other than as a devoted comrade in arms.” You wiped sweat from your forehead and kicked your athletic shoes off. “But he’d fallen for me, too. Odin wasn’t happy, though I think he only let me know of his disdain. Perhaps he thought he could intimidate my feelings away, I don’t know…”
“I wouldn’t put it past him,” she said.
“At a public festival, he announced that Thor and Lady Sif were to be married. I had to pretend to be happy for them. But Sif and Thor agreed that they did not want to marry. Sif knew of my feelings our whole lives, and, I suppose, she knew of Thor’s as well. But I’d always known that Sif...well, she was never interested in men.”
Val’s smirk widened. “I think I like the sound of this Lady Sif.”
“I’m sure you’d love her, if I knew where she was. She was one of the best fighters I’d ever seen, and the only woman in the Warriors Three. She was loyal to me as well as to Odin.”
“But I did not ask about Sif,” Val said. “I asked about you.”
You looked at your socks and nodded. “Sif arranged for me and Thor to come together. She even consented to breaking off their engagement. Odin allowed it, I think because he respected Sif more than he cared for my feelings. I never believed he would allow me to marry his heir. He saw my love as ambition, not as true emotion. So...he had Heimdall open the bridge and sent me on my merry way.”
“And, what?” she asked. “Heimdall ignored you for 200 years?”
“I’m sure he was following orders. Strict orders. Odin told everyone that I left because I did not love Thor, or that I had changed my mind or...whatever it was he said.”
She said nothing for a bit. The only sounds around you were that of the others fighting, mostly in hand-to-hand combat. You listened to the grunts, the punches, the instructions and the bodies that slammed against the mat over and over again.
“For what it’s worth,” Val finally said. “Anyone could be a Valkyrie. Odin had no say in that, at least.”
You forced a smile. At least, it was mostly forced. There was a certain lightness to your muscles, now that you had told your story to someone, that aided in making your smile genuine. “Thank you,” you said.
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ok so ive been tagged in different tags by different people ,,, nd have procrastinated on actually doing them ,, so i decided to compile all of them in one post !!
warning: this will be a v long post ,, read only if u wanna ,, know more abt me i guess (why would u lmAO)
fact tag?? i guess
rules: tag 9 people you want to get to know better and answer the questions
was tagged by maria !! @s0ftminho ♡ඩ⌔ඩ♡
Relationship status: single
Favourite colour: yellow,, peach,, nd black
Top 3 ships: oof idk?? oo nomin probably !!
Lipstick or chapstick: i dont use them :”)
Last song: im listening to gfriend - rough rn!
Last movie: spiderman homecoming hAHHAHA ( i was doing a mini marvel marathon bc my dad had the movies and didnt ! tell ! me ! but i uh stopped there lmao )
Top 3 shows: i dont watch shows often,, but i do rly like knowing brothers, night goblin :”) nd its dangerous outside the blanket! oooo theres also cafe amor that is p cute too !!
Currently reading: ok if manga counts, kimi no todoke nd bnha ,, if not ,, waking gods by sylvain neuvel (but i paused like ,, last yr prob hAHHA)
kpop + music tag!
ok so i was tagged by @01yoonjin to do ,, both of these tags if im not wrong,, and @maetaamong tagged me for the music shuffle tag and @hyuunjins tagged me for the kpop tag thingy aha
music shuffle tag
rules: put all of your phone’s music library – no playlists! – on shuffle. list the first ten songs that play. bold the song(s) that lift your mood and italicise the song(s) that makes you the most emotional. then tag ten people!
mad city - nct 127
campfire - svt
us now - vixx
hold me tight - bts
talk me down - troye sivan
paradise - nct 127
too good - troye sivan
grr 총량의 법칙 - skz
another world - nct 127
blue - troye sivan ft alex hope
kpop tag
rules: answer the questions!
1) 5 favorite groups?
skz
nct
nuest
sf9
w1
2) Top 5 on your bias list? (no particular order)
hyunjin
(lee) chan
(lee) mark
chanhee
jr (jonghyun)
3) Ult Bias group and why you love them?
oof ok i,,, dont know? im not the type to actually Stay ulting a group?? like ill stan then ,,, then,, get into another grp,,, yeah,,,, im not v loyal aa my friends always ask what grps i stan and im liek ,,,,, idk,,,, i stan a Lot,,, (that was a real convo between a new friend i made weeks ago) but i guess,, atm its skz? their music is,, my taste? like the meaning of it nd all,, and uh theyre also v v fun to b with,, there isnt a moment when i dont smile whenever i see one of their vids or during their vlives :”) tbh what i like the most in groups i stan is their humor lmao,,, like if theyre v funny, i automatically love them even more :”))
4) Ult Bias and why you love them?
again,,, idk man,, i dont think i even Ult hAHHA ok but i ,, rlly like bae jinyoung nd chani hHAHHA ok but also ,,,, hyunjin. that boy,,,,, id do anything for him tbh ,, also bjy wasnt even mentioned in 2 but,,, i rlly love him ,, like idk,, i dont stan w1 as much now but ,, whenever i see him im like :-))))) (same goes for chani aa) fiuwe idk y i like them sm tho aa
5) Favorite Kpop Meme
iiiiii dont have any guawdeij
6) Favorite pic of your ult? (I dare you to only pick one)
ok what,,, i dont even know my ult hAHAH
7) 5 Favorite Kpop MVs
dont stop - twice (this is in jap tho,, does it count?)
nuest - daybreak
blooming days - exo cbx
you&me - kisum
go - nct dream
8) 10 Favorite Kpop songs?
vivid - loona/heejin
heart attack - loona/chuu
singing in the rain - loona/jinsoul
scentist - vixx
boss - nct u
rollercoaster - chungha
shine - pentagon
blooming days - exo cbx
trigger - vixx
my valentine - vixx
nd a lot more auief
9) Favorite Kpop crack video?
oof i dont watch crack often-
10) Favorite content creator within the fandom?
all of them!! :”)
11) What fandoms would you say you’re an active member of?
aa atm the sk fandom !! i was q active in the svt fandom in my main blog but i dont make content anymore :-( i do want to b active in other grps (like nct nd sf9 nd mayb nuest) but i dont have enough Commitment to run other blogs at the same time :”)))
12) Take your top 3 biases- fmk
these arent my top 3 but-
F(riendly convo with) - murk leeeee
M - oof tbh id marry seungcheol or mingYU OmG :-)))))))) hes not my bias but ,, hes such husband material tbh ,,,,,,,,
K - lee chan bc he,, keeps Killing me w those looks even when im tryna stan another grp ughrei
13) If you could be best friends with any idol, who would you choose?
chani? or chenle!! for chani ,, we’re q similar nd we both like chicken !!!!!!!!!!!! so yes. for chenle ,, we’re also kinda similar but we def have the same humor ,,, which is always great :^)))))
14) If you could date any idol, who?
hm,,, tbh these days ive been feeling Soft for mark (lee) nd !! also bjy ,,,, ahHa im sorry hyunjin yshvriIHFED
15) What’s one Kpop album you think everyone should have listened to?
vixx - eau de vixx bc nO ONE i know talks abt it :-((((
16) Are you a soft or a hard stan?
swoft??? or medium idK HAHAH
17) An idol that makes you go into soft mode?
100% hyunjin,,, Also bjy.
18) An idol that makes you want to smash the empire state building with one single punch?
o man is also hyunjin aLSO mark lee :-))))))))))
19) Favorite vocalist?
oof hm,, defo seungkwan ,,, seokmin,,, basically svt’s vocal team :-))) oOF reading this again ,, yo haechan???? God tier vocals,,, pls stan nct :-)))
20) Favorite Rapper?
oo ok so i watched high school rapper nd i really like osshun? nd oH bang jaemin :”) aa i need to watch s2 soon jgafiue
in terms of idols, defo 3racha,,, theyre So Good uiahrfiu
21) Favorite dancer?
aAA in terms of girls: cHUNGHA!! for boys its ,, basically all of svt performance team nd,, ten and taeyong- (i like a lot of dancers its hard to choose ifajoiwe)
22) Things you have in common with your ult?
ok i,, dk my ult but ill just do it w the idols i put in in that q - for hyunjin i feel like we ,, both struggle w cooking lmAo nd have troubles waking up early :”) ,, actually now that i think abt it,, were both v quiet nd shy but when u get to know us? were v Loud nd savage (same w bjy nd chani) also again ,, chani likes chicken, i do too so :-)))))))
23) The mot beautiful trait any idol can have?
hm,, confidence? it takes a lot for someone to just go on stage and sing/dance etc,, like i would Never b able to do that- (proven today: had a skit and had a shaky voice the whole time , also laughed alot oops)
24) Songs that will always make you jam along?
vIVID by heejin nd singing in the rain by jinsoul nD ALL THE OTHER LOONA SONGS-
also rock by skz !!!!! nd nd omg rollercoaster by chungha nd,,, scentist by vixx nd many others hAHAH
25) Your worst wrecker?
in skz its ,,,,,,,, ***** :-)) also nomin have been wrecking me these days ,, rip
26) Any kpop concerts you’ve been to?
0 bc my parents wont let me :-(
27) Favorite choreo?
there r too many-
28) Favorite live performance?
also too many- but i do like concert performances where the fans sing along too- like those Hit me in the feels everytime (eg: smile flower - svt!!!) iahfnie (does this even count lmao)
29) Favorite debut mv?
adore u- svt !! (3rd anniv coming up ihHIWU)
30) Recommend a rookie group
skz obv, loona, unb ,, (g)i-dle !!
31) A kpop song you could listen to every day for the rest of your life?
there is a Lot but prob vivid - heejin hAHAH I RLLY LIKE THAT SONG AUWIFHIAU
20 question tag!
rules: answer 20 questions and then tag twenty people you want to get to know better
i was tagged by em !! @realstraykids (´∀｀)♡
name: hazirah (oo name reveal :^))
nickname(s): haz
zodiac sign: scorpio
height: i am smoller than em ,, barely 5 feet :-)))))))))
languages spoken: ok ,, eng, malay, arabic, uuuh tiiiiiny bit of chinese and im now (kind of) self learning korean :^)
nationality: singaporean
favourite season: ok we dont have fall in sg,, but fall !!
favourite flowers: baby’s breath!
favourite scents: the scent of fried chicken :-)) or fresh laundry ,,, also petrol smell :-)
favourite color: i answered above but yellow, peach nd black
favourite animal: shiba inus !!
favourite fictional characters: mmmm kacchan nd aizawa nD TODOROKI IFIAEUR HOW COULD I FORGET HIM O Mg frm bnha !! also baz nd simon frm the book carry on, simon by raindow rowell (one of my fav books tbh) ,,,, also tanaka frm tanaka kun is always listless bc hes goals tbh. ALSO oMg USUI TAKUMI FRM KAICHOU WA MAID SAMA OH MY GODUIHF
coffee, tea, or hot chocolate: ok in cold countries i Always get hot chocolate,, here in sg i always get green tea,, or ice lemon tea sometimes :-)))
average sleeping hours: 5-6
dog or cat person: both but more towards cats tbh
number of blankets you sleep with: 1
dream trip: the world !! or like japan/england ,,
blog established: feb 1 2018
followers: a number :-)
random fact: mmmmmmmm i broke my fast w two of my friends last night nd caught up w each other nd im v happy :-)))))
nd thats the end !! (not really,, theres like 2 slefie tags but i have 0 pics oops) but if you read through all this,, congratulations,, you probably know me more than my classmates :-))))
#tagged#about haz :o#i actually wrote some of these beforehand#so idk how accurate this is hHAHA#also for the bias thing#im bad at explaining/elaborating so descriptions r short nd stuff#i apologise ayugfbuwe
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can i be obnoxious and ask what in fuck is happening? (pls feel free to ignore me heavily if you are overloaded!!) i have always found shelby to be one of the nicer people to me in my old neotag age, and hearing all this stuff is really, idk jarring? and i guess i'm confused with all the screencaps and (is that a discord server?? omg i am ancient). i just want to make sure everyone is okay and that i understand what is happening /: sorry to be a bother ahh
hey there, you ain’t bein obnoxious. believe you me its rough to be in a drama situation and have nowhere to turn.
before i get into my side of shit, the best place ive been following for this stuff is neotag-dogma. they’re apparently new?? as in tonight new?? and r reblogging the receipts and making posts abt what’s happening. more explanation under the cut.
for a quick tldr re: the discord situation: Gil and Tor, among the other major mods, ducked out from the Discord to handle irl stuff (i think, this was before my time). Shelby was promoted to mod and shortly thereafter started making major changes to the discord. i myself had found the atmosphere hyper controlling and i didn’t feel welcome in there, mostly bc i was on the Blacklist and could tell (more on this in a moment).anyway, skip forward several months, and Tor and Gil return. Tor makes a joke about another mod of the server, Jack sneezing into their mouth (a neotag meme at the time). Shelby swooped in and started rep reprimanding Tor. now what’s important to remember is that Tor was the owner of the server at the time. and Shelby was a low-level mod, talking about how Tor needed to behave in the server, talking about how she was making the server “better” and that Tor was “ruining” how good she was making it. it’s important to note the server was nigh dead at this point. and then what ensues is what’s in that imgur album of the server meltdown, where it’s revealed that instead of making a private channel, Shelby made an entirely new server for the mods, didn’t communicate to said mods, make 12 additional unnecessary chat channels---some of which were barely used, and overall made the environment hostile.
now as for what’s going on tonight; ppl are starting to post abt shelby’s behavior. i’ve mostly been posting abt what’s happening to me bc im a lil conceited when it comes to people lying about me; primarily something that’s a huge revelation is that there actually IS a Blacklist ran by Shelby; a ton of artists ive spoken to noticed that shelby never reblogged their art, which at first was fine, everyone has their own tastes. but then they started mapping it back and we slowly started to realize she was intentionally walling people out bc she didn’t like them. this theory was dubbed the Blacklist, and a ton of people pushed back against it and claimed there was no Blacklist. but surprise! there is/was one. this was revealed in one screenshot on neotag-dogma’s blog where she goes out of her way to message a new member to the tag, completely unprompted, telling them to avoid me, and my friends, and that i was a bully/enabler.
now not to sound cliche but; i dont think i rightfully fit that bill.
i think what stung most of all abt that revelation is that i was recently trying to re-befriend her. i was forgiving her for shutting me out, isolating me, making me self-conscious and anxious about my own art. and yet she was doin’ this shit. i sorta wish i had the self restraint to not go Hog Wild and scream on my main bc i would’ve loved to see how long she would’ve been able to pretend that nothing was wrong.
and this isn’t even touching on what happened to Em (gelertassassin). i reckon you’ve read that post already, and if not it’s probs the one directly below this post.
and this isn’t even touching on the people still compiling receipts. there’s so much shit that’s been hidden under the surface, that’s now coming up; i dont blame you for feeling like its jarring. maybe less than a day ago i had positive feelings towards her. but now? man its mixed as hell but i can’t say any of ‘em are positive.
shelby may have been a nice person at one point, but she’s turned sour and it’s sorta terrifying at how good she is at hiding this dark side of herself.
oh! and its never a bother to explain stuff like this
#ok to reblog#ask a bean#im super tired so sorry if its rambly#i hope i could help hgbhfbghfbg#venuquin
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Episode 122 : Drop It Heavy
"Scripture tell me no one excluded when rain drippin'..."
- Tobe Nwigwe
This month has been a rough one, but here we are once again with a brand new selection for your headphones and speakers! We remember the great KMG, and then sprinkle the selection with some strong UK tracks, overlook gems, rapid genre jumping, and one absolutely amazing remix. While individually there aren't many obscurities in the mix, I'll be impressed if anyone already knows every track on here...
Twitter : @airadam13
Playlist/Notes
Above The Law : V.S.O.P (Remix)
Been waiting a long time to play this one - it was quite a few years of looking to find a decent 12" copy (thanks Discogs!), and then it was one I was determined to save for an anniversary of KMG's passing. The original from the excellent "Black Mafia Life" is proto-G-Funk, but this version puts a just a touch of extra chaos (and bass) into the mix, courtesy of Cold 187um on both occasions. An ode to late-night partying and cognac, but still bringing the battle edge to the second verse, this has KMG handling the hook solo but going back and forth with Cold 187um on the mic. A much underrated tag team from the west!
Jigmastas : Too Ill (Instrumental)
I love the fact that the "Resurgence" album came with a complete set of instrumentals, just so you can get that DJ Spinna flavour undiluted - here's just a taste!
Tobe Nwigwe ft. FAT : PEEP GAME
Another #GetTwistedSundays killer! I'm bringing this Texan back for a second appearance in the last four months, with a track I think a lot of you will really enjoy. The producer Nell brings a fresh style, with some great change-ups in the beat - and the other half of the bargain is held up with skills galore. Tobe absolutely crams meaning (and syllables) into his devastating monotone flow, and his wife FAT provides a great spoken-word-like breakdown in an efficient eight-bar appearance. This is a trio of brilliant artists (along with their video crew) doing amazing things.
BADBADNOTGOOD ft. Kaytranada & Snoop Dogg: Lavender (Nightfall Remix)
Canada's BBNG first released the original version of this track on their "IV" album, but Snoop Dogg heard it and somehow knew it could benefit from his own unique enhancement! This version ended up as an inclusion on his 2017 "Neva Left" album; his added verse addressing police brutality, in addition to the controversial video, thrust it into the consciousness of a much larger audience.
DRS : All Time High
I was reminded of this track from the new "From The Deep" LP when DRS performed it live at a Manchester International Festival event recently. He's one of the most important artists the Manchester scene has ever had, with his influence spreading far and wide - whether fully acknowledged or not. While he's now mostly known for his drum & bass work, he was of course one-third of Broke 'n' English (alongside Strategy and Konny Kon) and this album has him displaying his Hip-Hop skills over the production of Pitch 92.
Lowkey : Hand On Your Gun
If you like politics in your Hip-Hop, then Lowkey is someone you should definitely be checking for - a British MC of Iraqi descent, he brings his worldview to the mic with strength every time. His second album, "Soundtrack To The Struggle" gives us this stinging condemnation of some of the big players in the global arms trade, with ShowNProve providing the Wild West-themed track.
Kaytranada ft. Karriem Riggins and River Tiber : Bus Ride
A nice instrumental from the "99.9%" album. The guest star Karriem Riggins gets busy on the drums in a subtle way through most of the track before showing out right at the end with a little double-time flair!
Children of Zeus : Respect Mine
"Travel Light" is now a year old and it's still getting just as much play as it did on release! Juga-Naut on production, Mr.Thing on the sharp cuts, and Tyler and Konny Kon putting it down on the mic make up a major league quartet.
Robert Glasper Experiment ft. Norah Jones : Let It Ride
As strong as this track is, it's not even one of my top three from "Black Radio 2", which speaks to just how good that album is! Mark Colenburg earns his money on the double-time drumming that you'd think had to be a programmed drum machine, setting a furious pace that the rest of the groove languidly follows. The bass and piano are low-key and do their thing without upstaging Norah Jones on the vocal of this classy cut.
Janelle Monáe : Cold War
This is an absolutely furious cut. The video is definitely worth a watch - similar to the one for Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U", it stays focused on her face for the entire running length and is packed with emotion, as are the lyrics. Clearly one of the standouts on "The ArchAndroid", with the themes of isolation and struggle articulated by one of the best artists of this era.
OutKast : B.O.B
I've been wanting to do the blend from "Cold War" to this for ages! One of my favourite tracks from this duo, this pretty much made my brain explode when I first heard it back in 2000. I was surprised to find out recently that this wasn't a big hit even on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts, but they were actively trying to go against the grain and a lot of the audience probably just wasn't ready. To me, this is Andre and Big Boi at the peak of their lyrical games, keeping up with a track that really would fit the name "organised noize" - but was actually produced by the group themselves alongside Mr.DJ. That's a real gospel choir you're hearing on the hook and the outro, a really serious guitarist letting loose all over the track, and a real MPC being beaten into submission for those drums. Stone classic from the "Stankonia" LP. Oh, and "got a son on the way by the name of Bamboo"? Well, time flies...
[The Alchemist] Cam'ron : Wet Wipes (Instrumental)
This fit the bill here as something electronic-sounding that was also half the speed of the frenetic OutKast track, allowing us to come back down to earth a bit. The Alchemist cooked up a thudding, menacing beat for what was a typically disrespectful Cam'ron track from 2006's "Killa Season". This was actually Alchemist's first MPC beat (he was a devotee of the ASR-10 up to this point) and has the chopping and aggression that is very reminiscent of a track he did years later, Raekwon's "Surgical Gloves".
The Lady of Rage : Raw Deal
I finally sat down to listen to the "Necessary Roughness" album from front to back for the first time recently, and I can confirm that it was indeed slept-on. This was probably a consequence of it being pushed further and further back by Death Row, until it finally got a very quiet release in 1997. If you'd forgotten about the skills that made her a people's favourite, here's a reminder over a Daz Dillinger and Tyrone Wrice beat, laid-back enough to give her the space to get busy.
Glenn Lewis : Don't You Forget It (Curtis Lynch Remix)
FIRE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥! The original Glenn Lewis cut from "World Outside My Window") has always been a favourite of mine, and it's one you don't want to mess up with a clumsy remix - for example, the Desert Storm attempt with the most "missing the point" guest rap verse in music history. I can't remember how I found this one, but it stunned me - the re-interpretation is perfect. Lewis is from Trinidadian and Jamaican roots, and the move to connect with someone like London's Curtis Lynch for this remix was a natural but also an inspired move. It sounds like this one has been re-voiced rather than just swapping instrumentals, and it's a rootsy dancehall masterpiece with the drums, bass, and every single accent on point. Turn this one all the way up!
London Grammar : Non Believer
I'm not even sure what genre you'd count this as - Wikipedia claims "indie pop", but even that doesn't quite hit the mark. For me there are definite vibes of what they used to call "trip-hop" - I can imagine previous eras of Portishead or Massive Attack doing a tune like this. This track from "Truth Is A Beautiful Thing" is itself a melancholic beautiful thing, with Hannah Reid's crystal-clear vocals soaring over the moody beat.
Sean Price & Illa Ghee : 2Pac by the Locker
If you know "Juice", you know what this title is all about! I'd describe the track as "short and sweet", if there was anything remotely street about it. Sean P and Illa Ghee come through like a pair of brass knuckles as they do on every other cut on the "Metal Detectors" EP - just beasting.
Jake One : Gangsta Boy (Instrumental)
Coming through slamming like a new take on Dre's "Lyrical Gangbang", this is a monster of a beat from Jake One's "White Van Music Instrumentals". It had to be, since the MCs on the vocal version are the rugged neva smoove M.O.P.
Raekwon : Canal Street
Raekwon is one of the greatest picture painters in Hip-Hop history and this is an absolute art masterclass. From the first lines "All of our fathers is bank robbers, holding TECs/Eights of hero'n, shooting in the steps" he grabs your mind's eye and never lets it go until the track ends. Flawless street imagery all the way from "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...Pt.II" to such an extent that the video actually takes away from it! Icewater Productions bring a fairly well-used sample in that brings the crime-flick menace the lyrical content demands. One nice touch on the production side - the sudden turn up of the volume in a matter of a beat or two in the transition from the intro to the first verse - definitely makes it hit you in the chest.
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