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AAAAA THANK my main was tagged by @lemon-writings, thank u again!!!

this also took a while because i got Invested in finding The Song for all of them

Rules: In this tag, you take the characters from one of your WIPs and select a theme song for them

We’ll be exploring the main 4 of Firebreathers, as well as several of the... less main? characters. They’re not minor, we get a lot of their viewpoints along the way. Idk. I’ll do intros for the others tomorrow probably, tho, SO lets go

Ember Timber: Money Run Low by The Score

I've been working my hands down to the bones / Where you gonna be when the money run low?

A lot of their time is spent working, both to make rent, and to make a better future alongside the rebellion, and the above lyrics are the most applicable to that, I think! Also, the bitterness in how it’s said in the song is exactly the way Ember would talk about this stuff, if they had an outlet.

Nimbus Timber: Wolf Bite by Owl City

It's another nightmare / I swear there's something out there / So save me 'cause I'm so scared / Will you show me the way?

Nimbus is plagued by nightmares and insomnia, and that, on top of his anxiety, self worth issues, and overall feeling of being lost is really captured in this one. Also, tbh, Owl City is my dream voice for Nimbus, at least when he’s singing.

Gabbro Meywin: Hurt Somebody by Noah Kahan + Julia Michaels

I'm afraid to be lonely / Nobody told me / It's harder than I thought to tell the truth / It's gonna leave you in pieces / All alone with your demons / And I know that we need this / But I've been too afraid to follow through

A lot of Gabbro is tied inherently with Ember and the complicated way their relationship has evolved over time. A lack of communication between the two has been a recurring issue, but they’re slowly working it out, and I think this particular piece of the song illustrates his fears pretty well.

Iceberg Corona: Next Up Forever by AJR

This is my imagination / This is how it looks and sounds / But I gotta go so much bigger / So they can never shut me down / I'm kinda scared of graduation / 'Cause who am I when this is done? / I wanna be next up forever / So the best is always yet to come

While Ice isn’t graduating, the insecurities about what comes next and who am I outside of all of this and if I don’t do this now, I’ll never have a chance are real to him and his struggles, especially with his place in the revolution and how he’s been wrapped up in it since before he could even really realize what he was fighting for. With the revolution almost there, almost to the point where it can make a change, he’s terrified.

Now for the side characters! With a healthy dose right away of what the fuck:

Tieling Evergreen: Hero by Elizaveta + Pegboard Nerds

This one is definitely less for the lyrics, though they are relevant, with the Chosen One thing and all, but there’s a particular part towards the end that’s sung in an almost awe-struck devotion type of way, and imagining the moment he immortalized himself (+Arthur Coldstone) to that choir makes chills run down my spine. With thousands of people praising them for divine intervention, and as the choir sings, everyone in the city rotting alive to fuel their ‘’’immortality’’’. And then, Tieling turning to Arthur with a wicked grin on his face, because “I made us gods, dear, can’t you see?” while Arthur retches on the floor of the temple in disgust at what Tieling’s just done.

I don’t know, it just makes me feel some type of way.

Also, since this post is getting long, I’ll drop names of the others real quick, with their songs, so you get a little bit of a feel for who they are/what their struggles will be during the book:

Dusk Timber: The Boy by Laurentius + Rosendale

Maple Timber: Cookie Cutter by Ivory Layne

Andesite Meywin: Where Do We Go by Lindsey Stirling + Carah Faye