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I'm long overdue for posting a Reds song, but nobody ever complains about me posting too much Greens stuff, so... here's another song I (have) associate(d) with the Greens! (And now associate with just the Girls, but we'll get to that.)
So in my head awhile back I crafted this half-baked story (or, well, let's be honest, TV series) that was essentially a Greens AU – one where the two of them were together but leading “normal” lives. Both... retired from the superhero/supervillain side of things.
Without getting into too much detail (most of which I am very bad at remembering anyway), eventually both of them get pulled back into their old lives without either knowing, and at the end of the first part (Season 1 finale!) they find each other out. GASP! SHOCK!
Now, there was a song I had in my head in the leadup to this reveal. I don't recall whether the scenario sprung from me listening to the song repeatedly or if I had the story in my head first and then thought “Hmm, this song would go nicely here.” Actually, now that I think about it, it seems much more likely that the scenario came about from me listening to the song repeatedly after all. A lot of my shit starts like that. (And not all of it good, let me tell you.)
Heyo, lookit that, it's an anime ED theme.
Maybe someday I'll get into the fuller details of this series I had envisioned (good tfr fodder!), but the song itself still sticks with me. This version in particular (there are three different versions with each of the main characters doing the voiceover) is my favorite, and also what I consider the saddest. What gets me the most are the lyrics – the emotions it touches on are, I think, a good fit for the girls and the feelings they might struggle with when considering their duty and their humanity.
(Honestly the lyrics are vague enough to be a pretty good fit for any girl having a rough time, but I digress.)
The first line is my favorite – the one that talks about not knowing whether this body is happy or sad. It's very haunting, and I often bear this sentiment in mind when I'm writing any one of the Girls, especially during dramatic moments. I don't necessarily want to make it its own thing nor does it really matter to me if anyone picks up on it while reading – I just want it lingering there, in the background, like an undercurrent in any given scene.
So in my head awhile back I crafted this half-baked story (or, well, let's be honest, TV series) that was essentially a Greens AU – one where the two of them were together but leading “normal” lives. Both... retired from the superhero/supervillain side of things.
Without getting into too much detail (most of which I am very bad at remembering anyway), eventually both of them get pulled back into their old lives without either knowing, and at the end of the first part (Season 1 finale!) they find each other out. GASP! SHOCK!
Now, there was a song I had in my head in the leadup to this reveal. I don't recall whether the scenario sprung from me listening to the song repeatedly or if I had the story in my head first and then thought “Hmm, this song would go nicely here.” Actually, now that I think about it, it seems much more likely that the scenario came about from me listening to the song repeatedly after all. A lot of my shit starts like that. (And not all of it good, let me tell you.)
Heyo, lookit that, it's an anime ED theme.
Maybe someday I'll get into the fuller details of this series I had envisioned (good tfr fodder!), but the song itself still sticks with me. This version in particular (there are three different versions with each of the main characters doing the voiceover) is my favorite, and also what I consider the saddest. What gets me the most are the lyrics – the emotions it touches on are, I think, a good fit for the girls and the feelings they might struggle with when considering their duty and their humanity.
(Honestly the lyrics are vague enough to be a pretty good fit for any girl having a rough time, but I digress.)
The first line is my favorite – the one that talks about not knowing whether this body is happy or sad. It's very haunting, and I often bear this sentiment in mind when I'm writing any one of the Girls, especially during dramatic moments. I don't necessarily want to make it its own thing nor does it really matter to me if anyone picks up on it while reading – I just want it lingering there, in the background, like an undercurrent in any given scene.
