where there's smoke there's--

To be fair, the collection opened around the time I push out the Who Daily newsletter, and I wanted to take a small break from looking at screens, hence the delay. But here is my Jukebox gift.

in the clear (2106 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Out of the Woods - Taylor Swift (Music Video)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Science Fiction, Outer Space, Minor Injuries, Post-Apocalypse
Summary: No one has ever beaten the "Woods" simulation. Swift intends to be the first.

Not sure how late I am to this, really, because I was doing some light journal maintenance.

My fics were written by weakinteraction and Missy.

My main fic was for facethestrange:

Oh, Ye of So Little Faith (1818 words) by merryghoul
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Rise - Katy Perry (Song)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Original Characters
Additional Tags: Baseball
Summary: It’s the middle of the eighth inning and Sierra knows this game is on the line.

I picked up a pinch hit for weakinteraction:

Project Q.U.E.E.N. (2740 words) by merryghoul
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Q.U.E.E.N. - Janelle Monáe (Music Video)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Girl in Black Shirt/Girl in Ying Yang Shirt
Characters: Girl in Black Shirt (Q.U.E.E.N.), Girl in Ying Yang Shirt (Q.U.E.E.N.), Janelle Monáe (Q.U.E.E.N.)
Additional Tags: Pre-Canon, Secret Messages, Rings, Time Travel, Museums, Bandits & Outlaws, Partying
Summary: Sally and Dorothy thought Janelle’s request was a standard request for a couple of vinyl record orders. It turned out to be more than that.

I'm merryghoul. If you'd like to read my fic recs of sorts, they're located at merryghoul.

For those passing by: I'm sticking to only offering and requesting fic for this exchange. I won't be asking for art and/or podfic.

My prompts are pretty much my straight-up interpreations of the songs and videos I'm requesting, but if you do get stuck, here are a list of things I like in fic: casefic, hurt/comfort, noir AUs, fairy tale and/or mythology AUs, angst, fluff, the friends to lovers trope, magical people and worlds, and pretend couples. My favorite kinks include knifeplay, spanking, bondage, begging, and femdom, but don't feel obligated to make the song we match on kinky in any way. Gen or shipfic is fine with any of these prompts with me.

I don't want the following: characters constantly getting hurt, vomitplay, schmoop, fics in the second person, fics centered on a character's pregnancy, any crossovers with other fandoms.

I've included YouTube videos and lyrics for everything I'm requesting. I'm based in the US, so if any of these links don't work for you, I apologize in advance. jukebox_fest might have some alternative links for videos and/or songs.

Perfume Genius -- "Queen" (music video) | lyrics

Is this video about a closeted gay man who goes on an act of rebellion and commits suicide, all while thinking about these different personas that we see in the video? The thoughts of a man about to come out of a closet? Or is this a fantastic world where all these personas exist with the corporate people and cheerleaders seen near the end of the video? Or is it something else? Tell me.

The Smiths -- "This Charming Man" | lyrics

Is the narrator from a time where the language used in this song is more common, or is he a man from a more modern time who prefers the language of the past? How does the narrator define his sexuality? How bad is the hillside where the narrator's trapped after his bike tire's gotten a flat? How do the narrator and the man in the luxury car flirt after the man in the luxury car picks him up? Is the narrator convinced to "return the ring" after the man in the luxury car tells him to do so? What happens after the car ride?

Taylor Swift -- "Bad Blood" (music video) | lyrics

I feel there are so many directions you can take with this video. Don't be afraid to center on one part of it instead of trying to write a fic for the whole thing. I'd like any story you can come up with for this video. The organization that Catastrophe's a part of--how did it come to be? How and why did Arsyn and Catastrophe partner up, and why did Arsyn betray Catastrophe? How did The Trinity nurse Catastrophe back to health after she was betrayed? And how did The Trinity encourage her to exact revenge on Arsyn? Is she still present in Catastrophe's life after Catastrophe trains to exact revenge? What happens after the video ends? Or what about the other characters in the video? Do whatever you want with the video and/or its lyrics: I'd be delighted to see what you come up with!

Taylor Swift -- "Wildest Dreams" (music video) | lyrics

The video tells a story about a relationship that seemingly starts during the filming of a movie. Tell me more about this movie. Tell me more about how the actress falls for the actor, and how the actor led the actress on while they were filming in Africa. Was the biplane a part of the shoot, or was it the actor's? How do the two of them sneak off and go on safari together? What happens after the movie? Where does the actress go? Does the actor try to make amends with the actress? Does she forgive him or not?

Taylor Swift -- "Out of the Woods" (music video) | lyrics

Who did the woman lose before the start of the video? How did she initally end up on the beach? What causes her to generate this world? How does she do it? Why do the wolves chase her in the forest? Does she destroy the world she's created throughout the video, and why does she do it? What happens to the woman at the end of the video?

Bob Dylan -- "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine" | lyrics

Where is this singer at, if the singer's able to touch a window and cry by the end of the song? In the singer's dream, what's causing St. Augustine pain? Who are these souls that have been sold, and why is he searching for them? Where are they hiding? How and why did the singer dream of putting St. Augustine to death? (A note: the real St. Augustine was not put to death.)

Andrew Bayer -- "Superhuman" (music video) | lyrics

I see the singer and the other man to be lovers in this video, and it seems their relationship has fallen apart. What happened prior to the video that lead up to this experiment? How did the singer and his lover end up in what appears to be an experiment? What is going on with this experiment, and who came up with it? Was his lover even in the building where the experiment was held in the first place?