Thank you! I've put a lot of thought into my comic's playlist.
Thor and Sif: True love by P!nk
Baldr and Nanah: Pearl by Katy Perry
Gunhild and ?????: I'll never forget you by Zara Larsson and MNEK
The main couple or a soon-to-be couple of my series Ken and Akame. This song fits their relationship perfectly. Both have suffered a lot in life. Both have lost the meaning of Love. Can two broken souls fulfil each other's heart?
Romance isn't the main plot line for my horror story but I think this would fit Mr. Graves and Mr. Lovecraft's budding relationship. Love is hard to find when you're a reanimated corpse or a transgender psychic living in a twisted 1920's America. Sometimes humans are the real monsters.
Oooh, I love creating playlists for my stories! And I actually haven't done anything for my current novel yet, so this seems like the perfect opportunity to start!
I actually spent more time on this than I care to admit xD It was way more challenging than I expected since their relationships aren't necessarily romantic relationships.
I have 24 main characters (lord help me why did I think this was a good idea lmao!) but they're actually 12 bonded pairs - a human and their zodiac counterpart, so I tried to do a song for each one of them. There are two I left out though, just because I got tired of trying to find songs and admittedly, their relationships are a little different, so not something you can easily find in a song!
(Can you tell I love Sleeping At Last??)
Freya & Taurus: West by Sleeping At Last
Maps stretched out-
Too many miles to count.
Let’s just say we’re inches apart,
Even closer at heart,
And we’ll be just fine.
Jerric & Pisces: Brother by Kodaline
If I was dying on my knees
You would be the one to rescue me
And if you were drowned at sea
I'd give you my lungs so you could breathe
I've got you brother
Sonia & Aries
Jaison & Gemini
Elric & Leo: Light by Sleeping At Last
i’ll give you everything i have.
i’ll teach you everything i know.
i promise i’ll do better.
i will always hold you close,
but i will learn to let you go.
i promise i’ll do better.
i will soften every edge,
i’ll hold the world to its best,
and i’ll do better.
with every heartbeat i have left
i will defend your every breath,
and i’ll do better.
’cause you are loved.
you are loved more than you know.
i hereby pledge all of my days
to prove it so.
Ty & Scorpio: Carried Me With You by Brandi Carlile
You're the soul who understands
The scars that made me who I am
Through the drifting sands of time
I got your back and you got mine
If you bear a heavy load
I'll be your wheels, I'll be the road
I'll see us through the thick and thin
For love and loss until the end
Kellina & Capricorn: I'll Keep You Safe, Sleeping At Last
i’ll keep you safe.
try hard to concentrate.
hold out your hand,
can you feel the weight of it?
the whole world at your fingertips-
don’t be, don’t be afraid.
our mistakes, they were bound to be made.
but i promise you i’ll keep you safe.
Layna & Sagittarius: Wilderness by Sleeping At Last
dear wilderness, be at your best.
her armor is thin as the fabric of her dress.
i know the rules: the weaker trees bend.
but make her immune
when your temper storms in.
when she gains her balance,
be as still as you can be.
when she’s climbing branches,
be the feathers underneath.
Ehno & Cancer: Count On Me by Bruno Mars
If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea
I'll sail the world to find you
If you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can't see
I'll be the light to guide you
We'll find out what we're made of
When we are called to help our friends in need
You can count on me like one, two, three
I'll be there
And I know when I need it, I can count on you like four, three, two
And you'll be there
'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh, yeah
Hanna & Virgo: Saturn by Sleeping At Last
You taught me the courage of stars before you left
How light carries on endlessly, even after death
With shortness of breath
You explained the infinite
And how rare and beautiful it is to even exist
I couldn't help but ask for you to say it all again
I tried to write it down, but I could never find a pen
I'd give anything to hear you say it one more time
That the universe was made just to be seen by my eyes
Atsidi & Libra: There You’ll Be by Faith Hill
In my dreams I'll always see you soar above the sky,
In my heart there'll always be a place for you,
For all my life,
I'll keep a part of you with me,
And everywhere I am there you'll be,
And everywhere I am there you'll be,
Shasti & Aquarius: Turning Page by Sleeping At Last
i’ve waited a hundred years.
but i’d wait a million more for you.
nothing prepared me for
what the privilege of being yours would do.
if i had only felt the warmth within your touch,
if i had only seen how you smile when you blush,
or how you curl your lip when you concentrate enough,
i would have known what i was living for all along.
what i’ve been living for.
your love is my turning page,
where only the sweetest words remain.
every kiss is a cursive line,
every touch is a redefining phrase.
i surrender who i’ve been for who you are,
for nothing makes me stronger than your fragile heart.
if i had only felt how it feels to be yours,
well, i would have known what I’ve been living for all along.
what i’ve been living for.
I never really thought of any songs that might be suitable for relationships, it's actually a great thread and it gives a lot to think about.
I think the one that comes to mind would be for Alexina and her father, so far I haven't given a lot of details about the relationship between the two, but one thing is clear, it's far from be a good one.
Well, I don't have any steamy romances or cuddly friendships, but what I DO have is a lot of psychological baggage on my main character. I actually really like looking to songs for inspirations or vibes during my writing time.
June's relationship with the darker parts of her psyche:
[Danger-Keep Away, Slipknot]
June's relationship with her past (Act 1):
[Easier To Run, Linkin Park]
June's relationship with her past (Act 2):
[Will The Sun Ever Rise, Five Finger Death Punch]
Highlight:
All the days gone by and I can't get em back
What was my name now, what is my name now?
Act 2 is unpublished on this platform, but I've already written it. I'd actually give the song for act 3, but that's a bit too much of a spoiler for my tastes.
I am Sherlocked : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yMyor-Sd1Q&t=22s1
2 months later
Ok after some thinking I got a few I like,
Also my story is poly so I thought it would be fair for them to have a song between each ^^
Vernon / Azreth - Baby its cold outside (you choose which version you like the most)
Their love is quite 'old fashioned' Azreth is always trying to slowly break down Vernon's barriers and slowly over the story he succeeds... And this is exactly what this song is about so it fits them perfectly ^^
Vernon / Grey - Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know?
I like this one particularly because it fits BOTH of their attitudes towards one another, they are both shy guys, even if Vernon is a bit more knowledgeable of matters of the heart he is hesitant... so both of them slowly getting used to the idea of turning their platonic love into actual love is a fun thing to see, at least for me.
Azreth / Grey - Hot Blooded - Foreigner
The fun thing about this is that while both their relationships with Vernon are on a slow double boiler bath, their relationships to each other acts as sort of catalyst of sexual energy, they know what each other wants and are more than happy to deliver...And when they are not on top of one another, they are both thinking about it and teasing each other around. It's the encapsulation of those bromances you see in other stories, but RAW like two teenagers in heat.
Vernon / Azreth / Grey - Axwell Λ Ingrosso - Something New
Funnily enough this is the least romance of all the songs above, but it fits their relationship trio really well, I wanted a song that made you pumped for being alive, a song that makes you just feel good without having to worry about much else, an upbeat and spirit lifting song.
Just like their meeting and relationship lifts all three of them, together they are no longer just disconnected pieces of sadness drifting thought nothing,
Together they are a force to be reckoned, but also an inspiring and generally fun loving.
The main relationship in my comic (In The Woods Somewhere!) isn't a fantaaaastically healthy one, and all the songs that make me think about it are somewhat creepy, haha.
Return
Been gone too long
Return
Don't make me beg
And they’ll try
They'll try
They’ll try
To keep us apart
And they’ll try, they’ll try
They'll try
To keep us apart
But yes we can
You brought us this far
We’ll do what we can
Return
Don’t put me on
Return
Don’t make me beg
Return
And they’ll try
They’ll try
They’ll try
To keep us apart
And you’ll try, you all try
You’ll try
To keep us apart
But yes we can
You brought us this far
We’ll do what we can
Blood Brothers is a great song. You took it first but it would sorta work for my series. At a certain point both of the main characters, the she-orc and the human man become berserkers which involves the shedding of blood for power.
Also as a female/male pair it wouldn't quite fit. I'll have to find a different one.
If I had to describe all the relationships in my story with a single song, it would be:
It's a love song, but it can also be interpreted to be a song about all types of positive relationships. I have characters who bonded because of being bullied together, uncomfortable family lives, trauma, and sometimes just pure admiration.
Sometimes those feelings can be unhealthy and borderline obsessive, while other times they can help aid in the emotional healing process. It just depends.
Either way, life goes on, right?
Estella and her future love
“I wish for this night time
To last for a lifetime
The darkness surrounds me
Shore of a solar sea
Oh how I wish to go down with the sun
Sleeping, weeping, with you”
It's currently still a WIP, but I've realized that this song works weirdly well in describing the villains' views of the protagonist for my upcoming comic Tales of Phaeton.
For pete's sake, the opening lyrics are even "I was on top of the world, living high. It was right in my pocket. I was living the life,.Things were just the way they should be When from out of the sky like a bomb comes some little punk in a rocket. .Now all of a sudden some strange things are happening to me" Which is exactly how my comic's story kicks off amusingly enough.