fanmix: I have seen the darkness (I have been the light)
I've made another fanmix!
Dick Grayson and Stephanie Brown are two characters that I... don't talk about often, haha. They're both former Robins, so I've gone on at some length about them before in the mixes I made for them (Dick's is here, and Steph's is here), but other than that and the fic I'll post probably later today I mostly leave them be. This is a horrible oversight on my part.
The Batman stories are, in general, darker than many other comic storylines. Batman is a hero born out of Bruce Wayne's tragedy; the role of Robin would never have come about were it not for Dick's parents dying. Gotham itself is a mess and a half, and Bludhaven is even worse. The stories aren't without humor and lighthearted moments, but the characters tend towards the serious and often heartbreaking.
Dick and Steph are like the beacons of hope in a place like Gotham. Batman represents the dark and the mystery; Robin is the hope in that darkness. Dick was the bright part of the original Dynamic Duo, both in appearance and spirit - it's not that he doesn't get depressed over things, but for the most part, he's the one who can see beyond the current and help lift everyone's spirits past that. It might take him a while, and he might resist it, but it's in his nature to be that optimistic person. Steph hasn't had it easy either; her dad was a mid-level villain, and her mom was a junkie. She gave her kid up for adoption at fifteen. She spent a long time being told that she wasn't good enough to be a real hero, and when she finally got the green light, she was nearly killed for it. Even after all of this, she manages to be bright and cheerful in a place that's constantly trying to beat everyone down.
It's like watching a field in the summer, when it's falling to dark - you see two fireflies out there, not always visible but providing bits of light here and there, and they drift towards each other and then away again. When they're close, though, they make the area around them even brighter for being together. That's the way these two would be - it's not all happy times and rainbows, but they're two amazing, optimistic people who would be able to bolster each other and help brighten the world around them.
In that light, I've made a fanmix for Dick and Steph, a ship that I hope finds a lot more love.
Anyone Else But You || Michael Cera and Ellen Page
I don't see what anyone can see in anyone else but you
This Tornado Loves You || Neko Case
Come out to meet me
Run out to meet me
Come in to the light
Half Acre || Hem
Crack the darkest sky wide open
Every burden taken from me
Every night my heart unfolding
My home
Love Loss Hope Repeat || Carbon Leaf
And when the sky's a dusky hue
And everything is bottle blue
I love you more than I ever let on
And that's a fault of mine I'm working on
Eric’s Song || Vienna Teng
Strange how I fit into you
There's a distance erased with the greatest of ease
Strange how you fit into me
A gentle warmth filling the deepest of needs
Stealing The Moonlight || Gold Motel
Oh, oh
Why don't we go
Stealing the moonlight
I know
This is something good
Swim || Jack's Mannequin
The currents will pull you away from your love
Just keep your head above
Porcelain || Helen Jane Long
instrumental
Show Me What I’m Looking For || Carolina Liar
Save me, I’m lost
Oh lord, I’ve been waiting for you
I’ll pay any cost
Save me from being confused
Show me what I'm looking for
Bruises || Chairlift
I grabbed some frozen strawberries
So I could ice your bruising knees
But frozen things they all unfreeze
And now I taste like
All those frozen strawberries
I used to chill your bruising knees
Hot July ain't good to me
I'm pink and black and blue for you
Dancing Dirt Into The Snow || Missy Higgins
You’re dancing dirt into the snow
While others look at you on show
You’re dancing dirt into the snow
While all around you people grow
And watch you bleed
Gravity || Vienna Teng
Hey love
That's the name we've long held back
From the core of truth
So don't turn away now
I am turning in revolution
These are the scars that silence carved
On me
|| download from mediafire || 12 songs, 44.8 minutes || 75.84 MB ||
This was originally posted here, where it has
comments. Comment here or there.
Dick Grayson and Stephanie Brown are two characters that I... don't talk about often, haha. They're both former Robins, so I've gone on at some length about them before in the mixes I made for them (Dick's is here, and Steph's is here), but other than that and the fic I'll post probably later today I mostly leave them be. This is a horrible oversight on my part.
The Batman stories are, in general, darker than many other comic storylines. Batman is a hero born out of Bruce Wayne's tragedy; the role of Robin would never have come about were it not for Dick's parents dying. Gotham itself is a mess and a half, and Bludhaven is even worse. The stories aren't without humor and lighthearted moments, but the characters tend towards the serious and often heartbreaking.
Dick and Steph are like the beacons of hope in a place like Gotham. Batman represents the dark and the mystery; Robin is the hope in that darkness. Dick was the bright part of the original Dynamic Duo, both in appearance and spirit - it's not that he doesn't get depressed over things, but for the most part, he's the one who can see beyond the current and help lift everyone's spirits past that. It might take him a while, and he might resist it, but it's in his nature to be that optimistic person. Steph hasn't had it easy either; her dad was a mid-level villain, and her mom was a junkie. She gave her kid up for adoption at fifteen. She spent a long time being told that she wasn't good enough to be a real hero, and when she finally got the green light, she was nearly killed for it. Even after all of this, she manages to be bright and cheerful in a place that's constantly trying to beat everyone down.
It's like watching a field in the summer, when it's falling to dark - you see two fireflies out there, not always visible but providing bits of light here and there, and they drift towards each other and then away again. When they're close, though, they make the area around them even brighter for being together. That's the way these two would be - it's not all happy times and rainbows, but they're two amazing, optimistic people who would be able to bolster each other and help brighten the world around them.
In that light, I've made a fanmix for Dick and Steph, a ship that I hope finds a lot more love.
Anyone Else But You || Michael Cera and Ellen Page
I don't see what anyone can see in anyone else but you
This Tornado Loves You || Neko Case
Come out to meet me
Run out to meet me
Come in to the light
Half Acre || Hem
Crack the darkest sky wide open
Every burden taken from me
Every night my heart unfolding
My home
Love Loss Hope Repeat || Carbon Leaf
And when the sky's a dusky hue
And everything is bottle blue
I love you more than I ever let on
And that's a fault of mine I'm working on
Eric’s Song || Vienna Teng
Strange how I fit into you
There's a distance erased with the greatest of ease
Strange how you fit into me
A gentle warmth filling the deepest of needs
Stealing The Moonlight || Gold Motel
Oh, oh
Why don't we go
Stealing the moonlight
I know
This is something good
Swim || Jack's Mannequin
The currents will pull you away from your love
Just keep your head above
Porcelain || Helen Jane Long
instrumental
Show Me What I’m Looking For || Carolina Liar
Save me, I’m lost
Oh lord, I’ve been waiting for you
I’ll pay any cost
Save me from being confused
Show me what I'm looking for
Bruises || Chairlift
I grabbed some frozen strawberries
So I could ice your bruising knees
But frozen things they all unfreeze
And now I taste like
All those frozen strawberries
I used to chill your bruising knees
Hot July ain't good to me
I'm pink and black and blue for you
Dancing Dirt Into The Snow || Missy Higgins
You’re dancing dirt into the snow
While others look at you on show
You’re dancing dirt into the snow
While all around you people grow
And watch you bleed
Gravity || Vienna Teng
Hey love
That's the name we've long held back
From the core of truth
So don't turn away now
I am turning in revolution
These are the scars that silence carved
On me
|| download from mediafire || 12 songs, 44.8 minutes || 75.84 MB ||
This was originally posted here, where it has
comments. Comment here or there.