year one - playlist explanation
i recommend these songs for the first chapter of the golden king specifically.
son of nyx by hozier
son of nyx is often the song I listen to when I'm about to start writing, so the general vibe of the song (hopefully) fits the thematic feel of the fic
journey to the cave by nicholas hooper
the drink of despair by nicholas hooper
I'm assuming these are obvious. we start our story in the cave - the beginning of Regulus's second life.
into the ocean by blue october
"it's midnight's late reminder of
the loss of her, the one i love
my will to quickly end it all
sat front row in my need to fall"
this song is about a boy falling into the ocean and desperately wanting to swim to shore or safety. the song's relation to Regulus isn't just about drowning, but about his dangerous and reckless choice to steal the Horcrux alone knowing it would bring his own death.
i know the end by phoebe bridgers
"a haunted house with a picket fence
to float around and ghost my friends"
I like to think about this song as it connects to the tomb-like feeling of Grimmauld Place once Regulus returns to it.
de selby (part 1) by hozier
"your reflection can't offer a word
to the bliss of no knowin' yourself"
de selby (part 2) by hozier
"i wanna run against the world that's turnin'
i'd move so fast that i'd outpace the dawn
i wanna be gone"
theses songs represent the end of his first life, and the person he once was, as well as the beginning of his second. it's not an acceptance of who he is, but a desire to run from what he's done and the life he built and destroyed.
girl crush (cover) by harry styles
"i want to taste her lips
yeah, 'cause they taste like you
i want to drown myself
in a bottom of her perfume"
the archer by taylor swift
"i never grew up, it's getting so old
help me hold onto you"
master pretender by first aid kit
"so honey now don't be mad
time has told me it can't be that bad
and if it is, well, i'll be goddamned but i'll stick around"
right where you left me by taylor swift
"you told me that you met someone
glass shattered on the white cloth
everybody moved on
help, i'm still at the restaurant"
lionhearted by billie marten
"oh, this is lonely territory
i've got miles and miles ahead
how i wish that i was lionhearted"
mama's boy by dominic fike
"M-A-M-A-B-O-Y, mama's boy, mama's boy"
leaving hogwarts by john williams