82 (for the song + associated character one)
Happy- Robert Delong:
(warning for blood, drinking, cult shit) https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/robertdelong/happy.html well first of, my dude robert delong used microsoft Sounds to make the songs on this album, so the melody is so FUN and really is a great example of electronica mixed with traditional instruments. also it has layering of vocals, which always slaps. this is SUCH a parvis/ridge song to me. parvis is an imbiber, a partier, someone who sleeps in late to the day, spends his nights awake until the run rises and then heads to bed. he seeks out ridge to annoy him, to converse, to tease, to hang out- no true reason needed. even if he knows it might not be the best time, parvis doesn't care. Parv's personality and mannerisms are naturally buzzing with energy, and his magic just makes that more intense. He comes to Ridge for blood magic, for the heat and burn that Ridge can offer him. And Ridge? Ridge IS that Sun God, the whose cycles tend to oppose Parvis's schedule, so the moments they have together are infrequent and brief in nature. Ridge uses his own powers, his own magic to change this- he can slow or stop time from the whole server to single chunks or spaces around him, keep the server clock from ticking forward, keep the sun still in the sky, even the seasons are at his fingertips in this world. Parvis gets more attention and "teaching" from him this way, and hell, sometimes it feels like Ridge pulls back time just to re-live the moment. It's just a bonus that they get more work done.
Sometimes, they find themselves on the same insomniac rythm together. Despite all this power between the two of them, both of them feel disconnected from their feelings. They are fucked up, flawed people who have killed and killed and lost themselves to magic and strife. They have a slew of problems that follows them no matter how many new worlds or new players there are. Humor covers up so much for both of them. They have physical intimacy, but it's nothing romantic, nothing but passion and heat in the moment. They will not fall for each other. Feeling that is for others in their lives, who have worked hard to coax it from them. And for Ridge, the worst of it is watching Parvis grow older, even slowed as it is. Feeling the pressure of the space around them as this world and this time closes in on him, again. Knowing that he's got all the time, but he cannot do a damn thing to keep Parvis or any of these moments still and unchanged, perfectly preserved like himself. He literally sees his life- the storylines, the sequences of events- from a third-party point of view when he uses his powers and hen it comes to relationship of this level of intimacy with his players- he doesn't know how to feel about it. Parvis struggles too, the glimpses blood magic gives him into the other side, the looming threat of suffering and destruction that breathes down his neck and tempts him. He's well aware of this, chases his carefree and chaotic life with reckless abandon. Looks back on his life with the mindset of it's just a game. He should probably be feeling something about that. But the title of this song is Happy. Ridge and Parvis get enjoyment from their time together. They are silly, comedic guys with a dark streak to their humor. They share a common interest in mischief and power. Getting their hands dirty isn't something they mind, and the hours spent working hard laced with innuendos and passes at each other are enjoyable to end in rough intimacy.
