anonymous doll · 2mo
hello gwen!
i want to start of by saying that i love your works! some of them are my biggest favorites, not just as t1/lolrpf fics but as in fanfics overall. my favorite ones by you are the 'we just need some time together' and 'say you'll remember me' series. the slowburn and the angst really kept me on my toes ;-;
the reason im writing is because recently i saw a fanart for aml on twitter (@mikqa_XN2) and it somehow reminded me of an album i listened to years ago, made by an band that was formed by a couple of people from my high school. the album is called 'Det vi tänkte' (by Between The Lines) and the song lyrics from it gives a feeling of regret, mistakes you made in your youth that makes you question if you can go back to how things used to be. hearing the songs reminded me of your wooje, him leaving everything and everyone behind, how it haunts him and the mixed feelings he has for his hometown. aml hits close to my heart as similar to wooje, i also moved away from my hometown and has lost contact with almost everyone aside from family. the way you wrote him made him felt so real and alive and raw in his feelings. (alkjslhnduh)
'Det vi tänkte' album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uwa4PGm4sM&list=OLAK5uy_kktLPc9uiwfO3gNhxwq2KKG_56J0GArVI&index=1
(FYI, the songs are in swedish. If you google their songs you can find the lyrics and translate them. i can otherwise try to translate them for you if you want)
just wanted to share about the album and the connection with aml that i made. I also wanted say that your works are always a wonderful treat to read. you have a way with your words and characterization of people that it feels like im watching a movie in my head when im reading. every time i see that you have posted something new makes me excited to see what michelin dish you have cooked up (yummy). keep up with your work!
(this essay-like ama is so scuffed, im sorry you have to read my scrambled eggs thoughts x_x)
okay so im like the worst person in the world because i have not been checking my retrospring and its. BEEN A MONTH??? im sooo sorry op. thank you so much for reading and enjoying my works hehe--i feel like a lot i wrote in early 2023 was fr just angsty slowburn but they do have special places in my heart.. ahh gumakeria and fakenut... never die.
and omg i went and i listened to the ep right away!! ALSO THE BAND WAS MADE BY PPL IN UR HS? THATS DOPE ASF! i looked at the english translation for the lyrics too, and wow i really see what you mean as it does remind me of aml too 🥹🥹 i liked all the songs but the 1st was my favorite--"När Vi Möttes Över Borden" just has such a chill vibe to it and i loove the vocals of the singer sm :') the way it just all builds up in the chorus is SO beautiful, and how the vocalist is almost screaming.. its so emotive. idk how scuffed the english translation i read was, but the heartache lyrics of "i am the one who never sleeps/who never keeps my promises" and "one day you might regret me" was so.. aaaaah. also the guitar break! SLAPS. my god.. this is a proper length for a song alright (5:40 yessir). but wow all of the songs were really good and by god the lyrics of "Vägen Hem" were so T-T heartbreaking and specifically reminiscent of aml as well... i feel like the genre and inner conflict people have with their hometowns is just so universal for people all around and its just something i love seeing in art as its truly just a part of growing up.
again i feel like u deserve so many apologies for the belated reply 😭😭 i feel so bad my god. i hope you do get to see this anon op, SHDFKJHSDFmalksjfd oops... but thank you so much for the music recs, i really enjoyed them!! and thank you so much for submitting this message <3
