Blackwood/Coward fanmix
notes: this was based on excerpts from several fics, the fics belong to their respective authors.
9 songs + cover art
o1. Saviour for a day -- Public affection
(And so, he played his game carefully, whispering the right secrets at the right moments)
If I talk too soft, they / think I'm preaching if I talk too slow, they think I care.
can't you see, see through the prayer? / it's got you now, so I will play
it's got you now, so I will play, play / saviour for a day
o2. #1 fan -- voltaire
(But in that moment, in the hold of that unnervingly steady gaze, he knew he would do anything for this man)
You are the sea and the sky / and I'm content to not know why
you are so great, I am so plain / I am that moth to your flame
wish I was good enough for you
o3. Perfect little secret - Snow Patrol
(Henry finds himself happily settling into the boy’s strong embrace and thinks that cuddling is rather nice.)
It's not as if i wanted / to fall so hard for you,
or even understand / these woken feelings.
o4. Work of Art - Morrisey
(“Trust me” he doesn't know why he said it. He doesn't need Coward's trust, just his word.)
I see the world it makes me puke / But then I look at you and know
That somewhere there's a someone / Who can soothe me
To me you are a work of art / And I would give you my heart
That's if I had one
o5. The bondage song - London after midnight
(“Have you been a good boy today?” Lord Blackwood asked, his voice like thick honey mixed with soft velvet.)
The hunt is not the thrill I'm after / I want the kill, the conquest,
to be your master / wrap your arms around my pale skin,
it's too late to back out you're in / on your knees and praise your new lord
deeper now, and here's your reward
o6. Master and servant - Depeche Mode
(It was cold before. Before Henry. It was always like that, but now he is warm, clothed in the mark of his master)
There's a new game / We like to play you see
A game with added reality / You treat me like a dog
Get me down on my knees / We call it master and servant
o7. Brilliant fake - Rialto
(Coward could have known, he chose not to. The magic that made him love Henry was real. So what if the rest wasn't?)
I like the taste / that's why I swallow the lies
'Cos everybody needs faith / if they want to survive
give me your hand / oh, I'll fall to my knees
In such a beautiful sham / I was born to believe
o8. Dawn over a new world - Dragonforce
(He puts his lips to Coward's ear, mouthing sensitive skin as he speaks. “You have made this possible.”)
And one day we will find a way / towards this distant golden age
the cries of war will sound the day / we stand before the dawn of a new world
o9. What hurts the most - Rascal Flatts
(But, he decided, as he turned away from Holmes to hide the tears he couldn't stop, he'd been damned for a long time, now.)
It's hard to force that smile when I see our old friends and I'm alone / Still Harder
Getting up, getting dressed, living with this regret / But I know if I could do it over
I would trade, give away all the words that I saved in my heart / That I left unspoken