#fofebruary2022

TFP Optimus Prime

Superhero by Simon Curtis

There isn’t a specific line of lyrics that reminds me of him, I just remember being obsessed with this AMV when I was in middle school and it’s literally the only thing I can think about whenever I hear this song.

When You’re Gone by Shawn Mendes

Hold on,

I don’t wanna know what it’s like when you’re gone

I don’t wanna move on

I don’t wanna know what it’s like when you’re gone for good

OP has been a great source of comfort for me ever since I was a kid. He was my childhood hero. Honestly I’m way too emotionally attached to him and I can’t even imagine ever letting go of him.

Angeal Hewley [ Crisis Core: FFVII ]

Laughter Lines by Bastille

“I’ll see you in the future when we’re older,

and we are full of stories to be told

Cross my heart and hope to die

I’ll see you with your laughter lines”

My self-insert OC for Crisis Core was one of Angeal’s childhood friends. She moved away from their village while they were still kids. Before she left, she promised to find him when they’d grown up and achieved their dreams, and they would never be separated again.

He did die and I will never get over it.

Before You Go by Lewis Capaldi

So, before you go

Was there something I could have said

to make your heart beat better?

If only I’d have known you had a storm to weather

Was there something I could have said

to make it all stop hurting?

It kills me how your mind can make you feel so worthless

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m so pathetically empathetic. My heart shattered when I found out what he thought about himself, especially since I held him in such high regard.

He made a stupid vow to become a SOLDIER and protect humanity from any and all monsters that may threaten their safety. That vow remained even after he’d discovered the circumstances of his birth and the abilities he gained as a result. He didn’t feel worthy of the honor and dignity he’d worked so hard to maintain, because he was just another monster and the world would be much better off without him.

I guess I feel like things might have turned out differently if he just had someone to talk to about the way he was feeling? Someone to keep him grounded, to tell him how worthy he really was and maybe keep him from doing something stupid. I would have sat with him for hours if he needed me to.

Ignis Scientia [ FFXV ]

Saturn by Sleeping At Last

With shortness of breath, you explained the infinite

How rare and beautiful it is to even exist

I couldn’t help but ask you to say it all again

I tried to write it down, but I could never find a pen

I’d give anything to hear you say it one more time

That the universe was made just to be seen by my eyes

Ignis is very knowledgeable about a lot of things, and I’ve always loved stargazing. It’s one of my favorite things to imagine when it comes to my F/Os.

I know absolutely nothing about astrology, so just like to watch the stars, so I like to think that he’d explain all sorts of things while we stare up at the sky together.

Neon Lights by Pim Stones

I’m gonna love you with all I’ve got

Even if it kills me, you’re the one that I want

The world, baby, is scary, I know

So close your eyes, hold me tight, and don’t let go

I actually discovered this song through this edit I found on Instagram. I’m a huge Ignoct shipper and it just tugged all my heartstrings okay?

Anyway, I think this song fits Ignis perfectly. He’s such a dedicated and dutiful retainer, willing to risk life and limb for his king, and I love him for that.

IDW Deadlock / Drift

Close To You by Dayglow

There’s something on my chest I wish I would have said

I think it over and it might be true,

I’m only overthinking when I’m close to you

I discovered this song around the same time I was actively obsessing over Deadlock (specifically).

It’s just me trying to get his attention because I know damn well he wouldn’t give me the time of day.

Ontario Gothic by Foxes in Fiction

And I could see who I should be

Through a past that casts it’s shadow over me

No particular reason for this one aside from these two lines. The song really just gives me MTMTE Drift vibes.

Noctis Lucis Caelum [ FFXV ]

Circles by Eden

All we are is a light into the darkness

And all we are is time that’s counting down

And all we are is falling through the spaces in between

Endless flight, we’re falling to our knees

Yeah, I’m still very pissed off at the gods about Noctis’s role in the whole ‘saving Eos’ thing.

Imagine having a child and immediately being told he wouldn’t live past the age of 20 because he was going to be a savior and die fulfilling a fate that was predetermined. Imagine being the child.

I Lived by OneRepublic

Hope when the moment comes, you’ll say:

“I did it all

I owned every second that this world could give

Saw so many places, the things that I did

With every broken bone, I swear I lived”

He died before he should have, but I’m glad he was able to make lots of good memories with the people that mattered to him most before he did.

Sephiroth [ Crisis Core: FFVII ]

Reprieve by Capstan

Am I scared?

I’m f-ing terrified

These thoughts eat me alive from the inside

Also found discovered the song through an edit, this one is definitely one of my favorites.

Similarly to Angeal, I think Sephiroth had a lot going on in his mind before his fall from ‘grace’.

Darkside by Alan Walker

Don’t wait for truth to come and blind us

Let’s just believe the lies

Believe it, I see it, I know that you can feel it

No secrets worth keeping, so fool me like I’m dreaming

My oc was also a victim of the lies that led Angeal to his death and Sephiroth to madness. She lost both of her childhood best friends, one of which was her husband, and received no explanation as to why. The company she worked for was responsible for all three events; if she were to abandon her position, she’d likely join Sephiroth in his quest to destroy the world.

As a scientist, her knowledge of the planet would be invaluable to him. She’d assist in anything he needed, not because she shared his desire to destroy Gaia, but because they were friends. He was the last thing she cared about by then.

AOE Optimus Prime

Lovely by Lauren Babic, Seraphim

Thought I found a way out, but you never go away

Something’s on my mind, always in my headspace

Oh, I hope someday I’ll make it out of here

Even if it takes all night or a hundred years

Man’s been fighting the same war for YEARS, and the guy on the other side just keeps coming back.

He’s tired of fighting and just wants to go back home.

Silence by Marshmello, Khalid

I’d rather be a lover than a fighter,

‘cause all my life I’ve been fighting

I found peace in your violence

Can’t tell me there’s no point in trying

I’m at one, and I’ve been quiet for too long

Same reasons as those listed above