corpsebrigadier | Round Up: Jukebox

I tend to be pretty out of step with a lot of things with which people are fannish about, so I was pretty psyched to give

jukebox_fest a whirl, as it's just really really freeing to just be able to pick up any fandom for which I might want to write or read over the course of a few minutes. I had a lot of fun picking up stuff for my recipient and for treats in this exchange, and its the sort of low-key, accessible type of exchange that I think I might aim to do more of in the future.

My Gifts

"Upon the Sands of Time" by roguefaerie (I Have the Moon - The Magnetic Fields (Song) | Narrator/Original Male Character, Teen, 1K): I have loved "I Have the Moon" ever since somebody pointed out to me that it was (allegedly) supposed to be about an unrelenting vampire pilot chasing their human lover, and that is just the right mix of wacky and tragic that warms the cockles of my black heart. I ended up receiving this very evocative, dreamy story that riffed on the line "you have become like other men" and described the whole process of trying to let go of your vampiric lover when they decide to partake of an alchemical elixir that brings them back to humanity. It captures the weary, timeless sense of immortality really well, and has a great vibe that I associate with a lot of the narratives of elders in old school VtM.

"A Moment at Twilight" by roguefaerie (Wolf Like Me - TV on the Radio (Song) | Narrator/Original Non-Binary Character, Teen, 0.4K): This was an intense little bite-sized ficlet that captured the feeling of "Wolf Like Me" in all its danceable, sexy, intensity. It features a werewolf scenting her way through a dance to a soon-to-be-werewolf lover in the middle of a heat-filled summer party. It nailed the frenetic, fast-tempoed vibes of the song and carried with it a sense of destiny and inevitability that was honestly a really cool accompaniment to "Upon the Sands of Time" by the same author.

My Works

"Mare Desiderii" for LamiaCalls (Yulia - Wolf Parade (Music Video) | Narrator/Yulia, Teen, Major Character Death, 1.5K): A sad piece about what it's like to lose the love of your life and then not be able to grieve in ways that are out of step with state-approved narratives. Contains evocative depictions of space and drowning and such.

"Wondrous Deep" for reine_des_corbeaux (Clyde Waters - Anais Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer (Song) | Willie/Margaret, Teen, Major Character Death, 1.2K): I just really really dig Childe Ballads, so I decided I would inevitably pick one to treat. This is a wholly tragic take on the tragic original, but now with more incest.

"I Faint. I Faint. I Faint." for chantefable (Štefan | Stephen - Hrdza (Music Video) | Narrator/Štefan, General, Art): I'm trying to get better at drawing, and I'm trying to vary up my styles. I ended up doing something bright and vibrant in the hopes of capturing the spirit of an upbeat Slavic traditional song.

"The Sightings That Are Made" for sweetcarolanne (The Bigfoot Scenic Byway - Lenny Green (Song) | General, 2K): This was a thoroughly endearing song that accompanied a thoroughly endearing request. It's about bigfoot communities, art communities, and finding points of connection and sympathy.

Other Neat Stuff

"Defying Convention" by weakinteraction (Telephone - Lady Gaga ft Beyoncé (Music Video) | Teen, 3.9K): This piece beautifully captures the weird, flippant, completely self-confident feel of the original music video, and it does wonderful things with original characters and the reconfiguration of Gaga, Queen Bee, and the Pussy Wagon as urban legend.

"Everything You Want" by monsoon_moon (NEW MAGIC WAND - Tyler the Creator (Song) | Original Male Character/Original Male Character, Mature, 2.9K): One of my absolute favorites in the collection. This is a hellaciously intense story of heat, sympathetic magic, names, and jealousy. It is scorchingly hot and visceral in all the best ways, and I cannot praise it enough.