in your eyes, beauty be found art&mix
Oh jeez, where to even begin? I didn't expect art, first of all. It was hard enough getting someone to claim my fic to mix! So when I opened my email with the posting date and mix link and saw I had an actualfax artist? I almost burst into tears. To be fair, it's been an emotional time, and seeing the work that anna_luna did? Just made my heart swell and burst in my chest.
I adore this piece. First of all, I'm an old school anime girl who cut her drawing teeth on this style and so it has a special place in my heart. Second of all, anna_luna is just that good. Third of all . . . BRENDON. I love that she's captured his character so fully here - his love of music, his sweet spirit, his glasses. He doesn't play the guitar much in this fic, but it's one of the first things he does that makes him feel comfortable and grounds him in himself in the story and so I'm so glad that she chose to interpret that aspect of his character.
My first thought when I saw this one was are you fucking KIDDING me?! Not only are Brendon and Audrey two of my favorite characters in this story, but anna_luna did such a fantastic job capturing them! Brendon is adorably dapper in his uniforms (oh god, the uniforms, my absolute favorite part except for how EVERYTHING is my favorite part) and Audrey. Oh man. She actually looks so much like one of the pics that inspired her character in this fic it's uncanny. She's just amazing; strong, fierce, totally badass. And did I mention the uniforms? And Brendon's glasses?!
anna_luna, I honestly cannot thank you enough for these two pieces. They have made my whole entire life as a fanfic author, no joke. They're fabulous, you're fabulous, and I hope everyone tells you the same thing when they leave many, many glowing reviews of your work (hint, hint)!
♥ ♥ ♥
I honestly felt awful about the mix situation. When I submitted my first draft, the story was finished but not where I wanted it to be and after revising added on roughly 13,000 words, I wasn't sure what to do about my mixer. I didn't want them to see the fic and feel like they wasted their time when I went back and changed it so much. That may still happen, but I can say this about darkinnerwolf; the mix she made utterly fuckin' rocks.
She's managed to perfectly capture the feel of high school in her song choices, but there's a sense of maturity in them as well that echoes the characters, none of whom are stereotypically happy-go-lucky. They're all mature in their own ways, unique, and yet still kids and I think that this mix envelops this along with the messages of strength and love that I hope come across in the actual story.
darkinnerwolf also went out of her way to connect the songs to the parts of the fic they reflect and I was over the moon when I saw the thought and effort she put in. I was also over the moon when, at the end of revisions, only one of the lines she quotes had changed during the process. I've kept it the same here because it's what she had to work with and essentially remains the same in the new story. Besides, that's not the important part. The important part is she did a fabulous job and you should all download the songs you don't already have, queue up the mix, and listen along because it really does enhance the story.
Thank you so much for this, darkinnerwolf. I truly appreciate the time you took to make this mix and think it's a fabulous compliment to the story, and a great standalone as well. You are awesome, and everyone please tell her so when you download the mix!
1. Lonely Day - System Of A Down
Such a lonely day, and its mine. The most loneliest day of my life.
“I don’t want to do this,” he muttered, even though he knew it was useless.
“It’ll be good for you,” his mom replied, eyes still fixed on some spot straight ahead.
2. All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
Besides, his fingers were already moving, muscle memory triggered because he had permission to play whatever he wanted now. The first thing he jumped to was The Beatles.
3. Boys Wanna be Her - Peaches
The boys wanna be her (The boys)
The girls wanna be her (The girls)
“Fine, whatever. Audrey Kitching, from the ass-end of nowhere, I take pictures in my underwear for fun and I have a hit list longer than my arm tacked up in my locker, but that’s probably not all that surprising to you, huh?”
4. Under Control - Parachute
I turn my head,
I can't shake the look you gave me
I'm as good as dead,
Cause all those eyes are all it takes
And all, I want, is you
And his eyes, fuck. Even the glasses couldn’t hide the fact that they were utterly captivating, deep and rich and warm.
5. Staring Problem - No Doubt
My eyes are so rootless
They wander, I follow
I keep staring, I can't stop it
I know I shouldn't
But I can't stop it
Ryan Ross had a staring problem, but at least he hadn’t gone as far as outright stalking.
6. Love Me Dead - Ludo
She moves through moonbeams slowly
She knows just how to hold me
And when her edges soften
Her body is my coffin
I know she drains me slowly
She wears me down to bones in bed
The thing about it was, though, Brendon kind of liked her. He liked that she was genuine and that she treated him just like she treated everyone else, with the added bonus of affection, however acerbic and twisted it was.
7. Lucky - Jason Mraz (feat. Colbie Caillat)
I keep you with me in my heart
You make it easier when life gets hard
I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
“What the fuck, Urie?” Sarah said as soon as she saw him drawing close. “I give you the best head of your life and you can’t even call me after?”
Brendon laughed and thrust his hands into his pockets.
8. Secret - Greeley Estates
Your secret is safe with me
Cause my lips are sealed
Far from the lies they talk to you
“I won’t,” Ryan said earnestly. “I wouldn’t.”
9. Underneath Your Clothes - Shakira
Underneath your clothes
There’s an endless story
There’s the man I chose
Ryan swallowed hard and fought the urge to tell Spencer he was pretty sure that wasn’t it; he figured Spencer probably already knew.
10. (I Won’t Say) I’m In Love - Hercules
No chance, no way
I won’t say it
Get off my case
I won’t say it
At least out loud,
I won’t say I’m in love.
“For hours and hours with lots of winking smiley faces and endless l-o-l’s,” Ryan shot back. Brendon laughed out loud and looked at Spencer. “Sounds like a boyfriend to me,” he teased.
Spencer slouched in his chair and grumbled out a half hearted, “fuck you” but the back of his neck was red and it was obvious he was a little embarrassed.
11. Si tard - Ludivine Sagnier
Start: Sometimes when Ryan’s dad was out all night, the house felt creepily empty.
Stop: “I’ll see you later,” he said abruptly, fumbling for the door handle and almost falling over himself in a hurry to get away. He slammed the car door and strode across his lawn to the front door. He didn’t look back and Brendon gripped the steering wheel so hard his knuckles hurt, but he didn’t cry. He refused to.
12. Love You Till The End - The Pogues
I just want to see you
When youre all alone
I just want to catch you if I can
I just want to be there
When the morning light explodes
On your face it radiates
I cant escape
I love you till the end
Start: Brendon managed to keep it up all the way until the start of break.
Stop: He trusted Ryan to be there to catch him.
13. Camisado - Panic At The Disco
Brendon tipped his head onto Ryan’s shoulder and hummed quietly: if you can’t take the kid from the fight, take the fight from the kid and thought they weren’t done fighting yet, the two of them. Not even close.
Download the mix!
:: i :: ii :: iii ::
This piece and the fic header were made by me in a fit of boredom. No need to comment on them; save that for the real artists!
I adore this piece. First of all, I'm an old school anime girl who cut her drawing teeth on this style and so it has a special place in my heart. Second of all, anna_luna is just that good. Third of all . . . BRENDON. I love that she's captured his character so fully here - his love of music, his sweet spirit, his glasses. He doesn't play the guitar much in this fic, but it's one of the first things he does that makes him feel comfortable and grounds him in himself in the story and so I'm so glad that she chose to interpret that aspect of his character.
My first thought when I saw this one was are you fucking KIDDING me?! Not only are Brendon and Audrey two of my favorite characters in this story, but anna_luna did such a fantastic job capturing them! Brendon is adorably dapper in his uniforms (oh god, the uniforms, my absolute favorite part except for how EVERYTHING is my favorite part) and Audrey. Oh man. She actually looks so much like one of the pics that inspired her character in this fic it's uncanny. She's just amazing; strong, fierce, totally badass. And did I mention the uniforms? And Brendon's glasses?!
anna_luna, I honestly cannot thank you enough for these two pieces. They have made my whole entire life as a fanfic author, no joke. They're fabulous, you're fabulous, and I hope everyone tells you the same thing when they leave many, many glowing reviews of your work (hint, hint)!
♥ ♥ ♥
I honestly felt awful about the mix situation. When I submitted my first draft, the story was finished but not where I wanted it to be and after revising added on roughly 13,000 words, I wasn't sure what to do about my mixer. I didn't want them to see the fic and feel like they wasted their time when I went back and changed it so much. That may still happen, but I can say this about darkinnerwolf; the mix she made utterly fuckin' rocks.
She's managed to perfectly capture the feel of high school in her song choices, but there's a sense of maturity in them as well that echoes the characters, none of whom are stereotypically happy-go-lucky. They're all mature in their own ways, unique, and yet still kids and I think that this mix envelops this along with the messages of strength and love that I hope come across in the actual story.
darkinnerwolf also went out of her way to connect the songs to the parts of the fic they reflect and I was over the moon when I saw the thought and effort she put in. I was also over the moon when, at the end of revisions, only one of the lines she quotes had changed during the process. I've kept it the same here because it's what she had to work with and essentially remains the same in the new story. Besides, that's not the important part. The important part is she did a fabulous job and you should all download the songs you don't already have, queue up the mix, and listen along because it really does enhance the story.
Thank you so much for this, darkinnerwolf. I truly appreciate the time you took to make this mix and think it's a fabulous compliment to the story, and a great standalone as well. You are awesome, and everyone please tell her so when you download the mix!
1. Lonely Day - System Of A Down
Such a lonely day, and its mine. The most loneliest day of my life.
“I don’t want to do this,” he muttered, even though he knew it was useless.
“It’ll be good for you,” his mom replied, eyes still fixed on some spot straight ahead.
2. All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
Besides, his fingers were already moving, muscle memory triggered because he had permission to play whatever he wanted now. The first thing he jumped to was The Beatles.
3. Boys Wanna be Her - Peaches
The boys wanna be her (The boys)
The girls wanna be her (The girls)
“Fine, whatever. Audrey Kitching, from the ass-end of nowhere, I take pictures in my underwear for fun and I have a hit list longer than my arm tacked up in my locker, but that’s probably not all that surprising to you, huh?”
4. Under Control - Parachute
I turn my head,
I can't shake the look you gave me
I'm as good as dead,
Cause all those eyes are all it takes
And all, I want, is you
And his eyes, fuck. Even the glasses couldn’t hide the fact that they were utterly captivating, deep and rich and warm.
5. Staring Problem - No Doubt
My eyes are so rootless
They wander, I follow
I keep staring, I can't stop it
I know I shouldn't
But I can't stop it
Ryan Ross had a staring problem, but at least he hadn’t gone as far as outright stalking.
6. Love Me Dead - Ludo
She moves through moonbeams slowly
She knows just how to hold me
And when her edges soften
Her body is my coffin
I know she drains me slowly
She wears me down to bones in bed
The thing about it was, though, Brendon kind of liked her. He liked that she was genuine and that she treated him just like she treated everyone else, with the added bonus of affection, however acerbic and twisted it was.
7. Lucky - Jason Mraz (feat. Colbie Caillat)
I keep you with me in my heart
You make it easier when life gets hard
I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
“What the fuck, Urie?” Sarah said as soon as she saw him drawing close. “I give you the best head of your life and you can’t even call me after?”
Brendon laughed and thrust his hands into his pockets.
8. Secret - Greeley Estates
Your secret is safe with me
Cause my lips are sealed
Far from the lies they talk to you
“I won’t,” Ryan said earnestly. “I wouldn’t.”
9. Underneath Your Clothes - Shakira
Underneath your clothes
There’s an endless story
There’s the man I chose
Ryan swallowed hard and fought the urge to tell Spencer he was pretty sure that wasn’t it; he figured Spencer probably already knew.
10. (I Won’t Say) I’m In Love - Hercules
No chance, no way
I won’t say it
Get off my case
I won’t say it
At least out loud,
I won’t say I’m in love.
“For hours and hours with lots of winking smiley faces and endless l-o-l’s,” Ryan shot back. Brendon laughed out loud and looked at Spencer. “Sounds like a boyfriend to me,” he teased.
Spencer slouched in his chair and grumbled out a half hearted, “fuck you” but the back of his neck was red and it was obvious he was a little embarrassed.
11. Si tard - Ludivine Sagnier
Start: Sometimes when Ryan’s dad was out all night, the house felt creepily empty.
Stop: “I’ll see you later,” he said abruptly, fumbling for the door handle and almost falling over himself in a hurry to get away. He slammed the car door and strode across his lawn to the front door. He didn’t look back and Brendon gripped the steering wheel so hard his knuckles hurt, but he didn’t cry. He refused to.
12. Love You Till The End - The Pogues
I just want to see you
When youre all alone
I just want to catch you if I can
I just want to be there
When the morning light explodes
On your face it radiates
I cant escape
I love you till the end
Start: Brendon managed to keep it up all the way until the start of break.
Stop: He trusted Ryan to be there to catch him.
13. Camisado - Panic At The Disco
Brendon tipped his head onto Ryan’s shoulder and hummed quietly: if you can’t take the kid from the fight, take the fight from the kid and thought they weren’t done fighting yet, the two of them. Not even close.
Download the mix!
:: i :: ii :: iii ::
This piece and the fic header were made by me in a fit of boredom. No need to comment on them; save that for the real artists!