Fairy Tales, Love And A Photo Album: A Family Mix For The Big Damn AU
Another soundtrack to the Big Damn AU of Doom and this time, it's a family story. Featuring Brad Colbert, Nate Fick, Richard Winters, Lewis Nixon (and Carwood Lipton and Ron Speirs, to an extent) and Ella Nixon-Winters. Contains sap, show and tell, Brad Colberts' attitude to humanity in list format and Nixon not wanting a drink.
Waiting For My Real Life To Begin (Colin Hay): Call it what you like, but they changed things for each other. Found a friendship, a brotherhood, a family that none of them would have ever expected. Maybe some of the roles have changed, switched around, have different names. But this is a family, begun in a Starbucks, a bar. They tell a little girl fairy stories, in later years, to explain the story of her parents, her godparents who love her as their own. And no matter what the outside world says, this is a family who loves her, for Ella. For them all.
Safe From Harm (Massive Attack): An attack on one of them is an attack on them all. From Nate Fick, with all the fury and brilliance of an avenging angel, Richard Winters and an icy anger to Lewis Nixon who shows that he is not weak either to Brad Colbert the Iceman. You do not fuck with this family.
Life Is Beautiful (Ryan Adams): Brad Colbert, looking at Nate and Ella sleeping, a rare, amazing happiness on his face. Another, when Nate Fick tells him "I do" finally. Richard Winters, Lewis Nixon and an Austrian lake, with no doubts. Watching a little girl, taking her first steps. A trip to Australia, tossing banter back and forth on a table by the Hobart docks. Little Angel Eleanor, inspired by childhood photos of her god-father Nate. That first dance, at an Inaugural Ball, when the crowds parted for Brad and now President Nate. Carwood Lipton, giving an answer outside an English church as the snow fell.
Learning To Breathe (Switchfoot): Love makes you vulnerable, it is true. You would not say that the Iceman does vulnerable. In truth, there's something to the fact that when it comes to those few he does love, he just hides, categorizes it away more than most people. Indeed, Ella made a list once, categorised her god-fathers view of the world. Generally it could be said to be divided in to a) her and Nate, b) people he liked/esteemed Dick, Lew, Speirs and Carwood) c) people he tolerated/liked and d) those who irritated him. Strangely, d) remained the largest. But Brad Colbert has a big heart, a disdain for humanity and a great deal of love for his husband and god-daughter.
You Ruined Everything (Jonathan Coulton): Lewis Nixon knew his direction, before he caught sight of that red haired man in the Coral Room. Divorced, drunk, charming, rich and interested in partying, booze and pretty society ladies. Brad Colbert was on the way to Hanover, to pay a visit to his former best friend, who had married the girl he'd asked to marry him. Ron Speirs was back from some forsaken corner of the world, blood just washed from his hands. looking for nothing more than a drink. Neither of them expected it to end the way it did, but they wouldn't trade what came of that night for the world.
Must Be Dreaming (Frou Frou): Sometimes Lewis Nixon does think he is dreaming. Or at least, he's having the best alcohol induced hallucination in history, when he looks at Dick and Ella and thinks, how did this happen and how did this path lead me here, of all people. Usually at some point Brad Colbert mutters something about pseudo intellectual bull droppings at that stage and Nix, he just grins and (usually) shuts up, after an exchange of smart remarks and friendly insults. The really strange thing is that when it comes to Lewis Nixon and Ron Speirs, Brad Colbert really does consider them friends. Brothers, even.
You'll Be In My Heart (Phil Collins): There was a promise, they made to Eleanor Isabella Margaret. That maybe we are different from other families, from those you might see on TV. But we'll always love you, be around for you and we aren't going to leave you, Miss Eleanor.
Cinderella (Steven Curtis Chapman): Watching a little girl with a big name, grow up.
With Arms Wide Open (Creed) The day the phone call came, Lewis Nixon and Richard Winters thought they were ready for their life to change. That was nothing to how it actually worked out, when Richard Winters and Lewis Nixon held their daughter for the first time. And Nix, walking in to Yogis and for the first time, remarking that he did not want a drink today. No really, he didn't. Suddenly, he'd found a high that was better than booze.
Somebody Loved (The Weepies): For love, for them all. For what became the most interesting recitation of 'this is my family' that a show and tell had seen for a while.
When You Say Nothing At All (Alison Krauss): Brad Colbert, Nate Fick. They aren't letting go, be assured. And they've always been able to say so much, just in looks. Sometimes Brad Colbert looks at Nate, hardly believing he is here, with him. And Nate, letting his eyes glance at the ring on his finger, with a rapt expression of joy. Sometimes, you really don't need words, however eloquent you both are.
Simon (Lifehouse): This is for the trinity, for Nathaniel, Richard and Carwood. Three polite, intelligent, mild mannered, handsome young men who can still, mostly certainly be as badass as their significant others, when needed. They just tend to apply the quote, 'walk softly and carry a big stick' rather more. They get on well with others, but they don't necessarily make close friends easily, just because they like people. But they are, these three. Sometimes they joke that it feels like they've always been friends.
Breathe Me (Sia): This is for a family, standing alone, together. For all the weakness, uncertainty, pain and worry but above all, for the book of love that is this families story.
Waiting For My Real Life To Begin (Colin Hay): Call it what you like, but they changed things for each other. Found a friendship, a brotherhood, a family that none of them would have ever expected. Maybe some of the roles have changed, switched around, have different names. But this is a family, begun in a Starbucks, a bar. They tell a little girl fairy stories, in later years, to explain the story of her parents, her godparents who love her as their own. And no matter what the outside world says, this is a family who loves her, for Ella. For them all.
Safe From Harm (Massive Attack): An attack on one of them is an attack on them all. From Nate Fick, with all the fury and brilliance of an avenging angel, Richard Winters and an icy anger to Lewis Nixon who shows that he is not weak either to Brad Colbert the Iceman. You do not fuck with this family.
Life Is Beautiful (Ryan Adams): Brad Colbert, looking at Nate and Ella sleeping, a rare, amazing happiness on his face. Another, when Nate Fick tells him "I do" finally. Richard Winters, Lewis Nixon and an Austrian lake, with no doubts. Watching a little girl, taking her first steps. A trip to Australia, tossing banter back and forth on a table by the Hobart docks. Little Angel Eleanor, inspired by childhood photos of her god-father Nate. That first dance, at an Inaugural Ball, when the crowds parted for Brad and now President Nate. Carwood Lipton, giving an answer outside an English church as the snow fell.
Learning To Breathe (Switchfoot): Love makes you vulnerable, it is true. You would not say that the Iceman does vulnerable. In truth, there's something to the fact that when it comes to those few he does love, he just hides, categorizes it away more than most people. Indeed, Ella made a list once, categorised her god-fathers view of the world. Generally it could be said to be divided in to a) her and Nate, b) people he liked/esteemed Dick, Lew, Speirs and Carwood) c) people he tolerated/liked and d) those who irritated him. Strangely, d) remained the largest. But Brad Colbert has a big heart, a disdain for humanity and a great deal of love for his husband and god-daughter.
You Ruined Everything (Jonathan Coulton): Lewis Nixon knew his direction, before he caught sight of that red haired man in the Coral Room. Divorced, drunk, charming, rich and interested in partying, booze and pretty society ladies. Brad Colbert was on the way to Hanover, to pay a visit to his former best friend, who had married the girl he'd asked to marry him. Ron Speirs was back from some forsaken corner of the world, blood just washed from his hands. looking for nothing more than a drink. Neither of them expected it to end the way it did, but they wouldn't trade what came of that night for the world.
Must Be Dreaming (Frou Frou): Sometimes Lewis Nixon does think he is dreaming. Or at least, he's having the best alcohol induced hallucination in history, when he looks at Dick and Ella and thinks, how did this happen and how did this path lead me here, of all people. Usually at some point Brad Colbert mutters something about pseudo intellectual bull droppings at that stage and Nix, he just grins and (usually) shuts up, after an exchange of smart remarks and friendly insults. The really strange thing is that when it comes to Lewis Nixon and Ron Speirs, Brad Colbert really does consider them friends. Brothers, even.
You'll Be In My Heart (Phil Collins): There was a promise, they made to Eleanor Isabella Margaret. That maybe we are different from other families, from those you might see on TV. But we'll always love you, be around for you and we aren't going to leave you, Miss Eleanor.
Cinderella (Steven Curtis Chapman): Watching a little girl with a big name, grow up.
With Arms Wide Open (Creed) The day the phone call came, Lewis Nixon and Richard Winters thought they were ready for their life to change. That was nothing to how it actually worked out, when Richard Winters and Lewis Nixon held their daughter for the first time. And Nix, walking in to Yogis and for the first time, remarking that he did not want a drink today. No really, he didn't. Suddenly, he'd found a high that was better than booze.
Somebody Loved (The Weepies): For love, for them all. For what became the most interesting recitation of 'this is my family' that a show and tell had seen for a while.
When You Say Nothing At All (Alison Krauss): Brad Colbert, Nate Fick. They aren't letting go, be assured. And they've always been able to say so much, just in looks. Sometimes Brad Colbert looks at Nate, hardly believing he is here, with him. And Nate, letting his eyes glance at the ring on his finger, with a rapt expression of joy. Sometimes, you really don't need words, however eloquent you both are.
Simon (Lifehouse): This is for the trinity, for Nathaniel, Richard and Carwood. Three polite, intelligent, mild mannered, handsome young men who can still, mostly certainly be as badass as their significant others, when needed. They just tend to apply the quote, 'walk softly and carry a big stick' rather more. They get on well with others, but they don't necessarily make close friends easily, just because they like people. But they are, these three. Sometimes they joke that it feels like they've always been friends.
Breathe Me (Sia): This is for a family, standing alone, together. For all the weakness, uncertainty, pain and worry but above all, for the book of love that is this families story.