Star Trek Big Bang Fanmix: What We Need to See by salvaged_pride &sullacat
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Fanmixer Notes: I just want to say that this was a fun fic to read! It reminded me a bit like an episode/movie, and I loved every minute of it. As such, I tried to mix this wonderful story as if it was the soundtrack. It went a little more melancholy than I had expected when I set out to choose the songs, but given what everyone had to go through, I think it fits. Don't fret, as it does end on a happy note. Thank you salvaged_pride and sullacat for letting me mix this, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I had putting it together. Note, I do quote from the fic, so probably best if you've read beforehand.
o1. Creedance Clearwater Revival - Run Through the Jungle
Whoa, thought it was a nightmare,
Lo, its all so true,
They told me, dont go walkin slow
cause devils on the loose.
The male attendant had turned to the Mother, who had leaned over to them and offered them the chance to prove the Federation's word and honor. Of course, Jim had said yes. That was why they were there, after all.
o2. Bear McCreary - Worthy of Survival
(Instrumental Music)
Bones looked past him, toward the other side of the river. "Fuckin' useless way to die." His face looked shadowed for a moment. "What are we doing here, Jim?"
"Right now? Surviving." It wasn't meant to be happy, just a fact they couldn't escape. "Or do you mean the bigger picture?"
o3. Jesper Kyd - Night Mission in Venice
(Instrumental Music)
It was dark in the tunnel, the smell of the wet stone permeating everything. They moved single-file along the rock path, Jim taking rear position and Yamaguchi in front. The tunnel was so roughly cut, and just the right size that Jim's all too active imagination believed that maybe the Hysilssa had been the one to carve the tunnel out like some monstrous worm.
o4. Goo Goo Dolls - Before It's Too Late
and the risk that might break you
Is the one that would save
A life you don't live is still lost
So stand on the edge with me
Hold back your fear and see
Nothing is real 'til it's gone
And now, he'd let Jim down. But he wasn't going to let anything else happen to him, not tonight, not tomorrow. Bones was going to get Jim off this planet, back on board the ship, and fix his sight, if it was the last thing he ever did. And maybe...
o5. Immediate Music - Redrum
(Instrumental Music)
Suddenly a noise from behind them made Bones jump. Fuck, it was one of those Hysilssa, must have followed them up out of the jungle floor. "We gotta move faster," he cried out, half-dragging and half-carrying Jim as they raced toward the top.
o6. Jackson Browne - Doctor My Eyes
Doctor, my eyes
Tell me what is wrong
Was I unwise
To leave them open for so long?
Jim's hands stilled in his. "But you're sure? You're sure it'll come back?" There was a trust there, a trust that Bones would make it happen, forged over their years of friendship. At first, it had been so heavily stilted by caution and anger at doctors, though exactly why Bones was never able to figure out.
But he knew Jim trusted him, would believe him, and that, as much as anything, gave Bones the confidence to nod, even though he knew Jim couldn't see it. "It will, Jim. I promise you."
o7. John Mayer - Gravity
Gravity
Is working against me
And gravity
Wants to bring me down
But almost losing Jim... that wasn't anything Bones wanted to do again, not without Jim knowing how he felt about him.
But it was the wrong time. Not yet the time to tell Jim how he felt, thought that time might be coming soon.
o8. Darren Hayes - Light
I have been changed, I have become
I have flamed under the sun
I'm the reflection of you
"I did," Bones told him, warmth and affection rounding out his voice. "I do, more than you know. I was afraid of it, Jim. Afraid of needing you, afraid that you wouldn't want any more than to fuck when I wanted more."
o9. Death Cab for Cutie - Soul Meets Body
So, brown eyes, I hold you near
'Cause you're the only song I want to hear
A melody softly soaring through my atmosphere
"Sure," Jim said easily, but as Bones turned to head back down to sickbay, he staggered when the weight of Jim's arm landed across his shoulders. He turned his head, giving a confused look towards his friend and captain. "'Cept... I still need my seeing-eye Bones to get me to the bridge, so you'd better come along."