Beyond Selidor

Sometimes my brain worries me.

So, I generally have some bizarre commentary running through my head whenever I'm walking, and this commentary usually has a soundtrack. Without any warning, as I was walking to my German class this morning, the Heidelberg cobblestones brought to my mind the most vivid image: Babylonne Kidrouk, the protagonist of Pagan's Daughter, rushing through the streets of 13th-century Toulouse, wearing an iPod, playing 'Firestarter' by The Prodigy. Hey, don't blame me, I'm just a product of my Gen-Y remix culture!

You know how I do geeky things like make playlists for fictional characters? Yeah, guess what I did next...

( Firestarter: A Babylonne Kidrouk Playlist )

Babylonne would totally listen to melodramatic dance music. And if not, she would listen to angsty 90s nu metal. You know it's true.

So, I'm meant to be learning German modal verbs, but what ended up happening was that sophiamcdougall and I discussed making playlists for stories/characters. And then of course I began whining that all my fandoms are small, and WOE IS ME, THE STORIES THAT GRIP ME ALWAYS HAVE A FANDOM OF LIKE TWO OTHER PEOPLE.

And then I had to make a Presh/Allyman* playlist. Because that's how I roll.

( I change shapes just to hide in this place but I'm still just an animal )

Wow all my ships are dark. Dark dark dark. (Also, I had to seriously refrain from using the same Tiësto and Florence+The Machine songs I use for all playlists because 'Rushes into my heart and my skull' and 'No more dreaming like a girl so in love with the wrong world' are very very Ronni lyrics and I always tend to associate them with EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE.)

*Presh and Allyman are my favourite characters from Gillian Rubinstein's Galax-Arena books. I love those crazy, damaged, brilliant kids so much. So much it HURTS, you know.