Hem...Now then. My pal Koontah has inflicted this on you all. You can flame her at her DA site which is [link] or if you really want to read some great fanfic and see some cool stuff you can flame the complete body of work at Torq's Cafe... [link]

Now then...her question was did I know any songs I applied to Maelstrom. The answer is: Every song I like applies to Maelstrom. If it doesn't apply I pretty much don't like it. I could tell you this is because I have a two hours round trip commute and I brainstorm while driving, but in all honesty this little problem precedes my need to drive 100 miles a day.

So, Koontah, here be the can of worms you have opened. See them wriggle and stick together in a slimy gummy clot? Kinda like Jabez skin.... Here is a VERY short list of songs I apply to my story specifically or TF's in general. You will notice I am all over the place with musical style...which is because my tastes are specific to a plot line and not a type of music. Yes, I am obsessed, and yes I know this is very sad.

Maelstrom 1 - "Too Much Time on my Hands" by Styx
M2 - "head like a hole" NIN <---angst...you'll see NIN a lot.
M3 - "Come Talk to Me" Peter Gabriel
Cpt 10 - "the becoming" NIN
Tunnels - "terrible lie" NIN, and "kinda i want to" also NIN. "kinda i want to" is really supposed to apply to sex, but in my twisted brain I make it into the evil things Rodimus would like to do to Vector Sigma.

Marissa + Magnus...before she admits it to herself - "I won't say (I'm in love)" from the Hercules Soundtrack. OK...see...we've gone from NIN to show tunes. Sue me if I gave you whiplash. I don't care...that whole scene where she's singing and denying it are dead on and I laugh my ass off over that song.

Lancer's possession "Cry Little Sister" Theme from Lost Boys...off the soundtrack. Also "Cat People (Putting out Fire") by David Bowie. The hook line from that one is "I'm putting out fire with gasoline"...applies to either Lancer or Rodi (or both) depending on my mood. You can also use "Closer" NIN nicely on their relationship...esp at the beginning. "Follow you home" by Nickleback sorta works too.... I need therapy. On the lighter side "In Your Eyes" Peter Gabriel, "Behind the Wheel" and "Dangerous" - Depeche Mode. "All Night Long" and "A Strange Kind of Love" by Peter Murphy (Yes I know no one has heard of him but he purrs when he sings and it does bad things to me.)

Hey wake up! I warned you not to read this!

Sorta overall songs "Crazy" by Seal, "Nothing" and "Walking in my shoes" - Depeche Mode "The Hand that Feeds" NIN... chorus:
"Just how deep do you believe?
Will you bite the hand that feeds?
Will you chew until it bleeds?
Can you get up off your knees?
Are you brave enough to see?
Do you want to change it?"
Works nicely as my guys fight to free themselves from their only divinity - Vector Sigma.

Op and Elita - "Sanctuary" Kingdom Hearts. <-- Yes I know! Don't hit me!

Op and Rodi in the scenes I'm working on now "How to Save a Life" by "The Fray".

Ok...that's enough, although there are millions more, but I haven't had my coffee yet and this is all I can think of right now.

You can point and laugh now.

I am still gleefully taking insights in Soundwave and Op as a squishy if anyone want to take a peek at previous journal and help me out. BTW...DA rocks. I have tons of help from this place and nearly none from others I have asked at. Hugs to all. <---I should probably change this message but I am a teacher and repeating myself is my life.