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Peter Quill ([personal profile] zunesareawesome) wrote in [community profile] snowblindrpg2018-03-13 12:34 pm

[log] Lean on me [closed]

Characters: The Sorcerer Not-Yet-Supreme, Star-Cat, Star-Lord, and the Librarian
Location: Building 318 and various
Date: Day 339-343
Summary: The visiting of Flynn Carsen to the clan of Snow.
Warnings: References to character death, drowning, blood (because this is a scary building), more CW's in ensuing threads.




318: The stench of blood is thick in this garage, with blood long-soaked into the concrete floor, staining nearly the entire expanse. There are empty wooden tables to be sat on if you would rather not sit on the floor, though they've all been flipped as if in anger. One of the tables has been broken into pieces and burned, and another has pieces missing as if someone had begun to break it into pieces but was interrupted. The whole place has a hostile air to it, and the walls sound like they're breathing at night. "ALPHONSE ELRIC, DAY TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY TWO, CONTACT @LELRIC FOR ANY ASSISTANCE." "ALPHONSE ELRIC, DAY TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SIX, PLEASE CALL @LELRIC FOR ANY ASSISTANCE NEEDED." and "ALPHONSE ELRIC, DAY TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EIGHT, FOR ANY ASSISTANCE PLEASE CONTACT @LELRIC ANY TIME." are written on one of the walls.
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cw self-harm, blood

[personal profile] cahooted 2018-04-03 01:00 pm (UTC)(link)
And Peter doesn't deserve it, any of it, and Flynn needs him to know that, needs to tell him, but how is he supposed to do that? Does he even have the right to bring up the things he has taken? Can he give them back? What if he can't ever give them back?

He looks at Peter, pausing as if waiting for some imaginary orchestra to actually start playing.

"Doesn't that usually happen towards the end of the scene when there's some resolution? I think we're technically still somewhere in the middle, I mean, maybe you got some Indie French Cinema thing going on here, breaking with convention, that's fine? - I just, I'm not feeling it."
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cw self-harm, blood

[personal profile] cahooted 2018-04-07 02:28 pm (UTC)(link)
It's really not, Peter.

"Oh! Yes, I know what you mean. That is sometimes referred to as non-diegetic music. But you're actually referring to two different things, the medallion on the staff and the light, that is called underscoring, frequently used to recall or foreshadow a musical theme important to the characters or a plot point. What you are looking for is empathetic sound, to musically double the emotions on screen."

Look, he's never too guilty or despaired to lecture.
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cw self-harm, blood

[personal profile] cahooted 2018-04-07 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, they're both techniques of film score composing, they just have different functions within the dramaturgy of the movie."

Somehow, this is now the focal point of this conversation.

"But you're right, orchestra, especially string sounds are used extensively to accompany emotional scenes while the more heroic, dramatic moments usually go to the brass section. If we're talking Indiana Jones, just think of the iconic theme. Or Star Wars, too."
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cw self-harm, blood

[personal profile] cahooted 2018-04-08 12:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"Exactly."

Very good, Peter!

"And do you remember the band playing in the bar where they first meet Han? That's called diegetic music. When the music is also part of the scene."
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[personal profile] cahooted 2018-04-08 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Flynn nods. "And see, that's the difference. All of that is film music, in a way? But they all have different functions within the frame of the movie."

This is good. This is easier, this is escapism, of course, but it calms Flynn's racing heart and the guilt and the frantic response of running out into the snow.
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[personal profile] cahooted 2018-04-10 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's a bit different."

He thinks for a moment. "Though I guess you could use the terms for certain instances, for example to differentiate if there is just music or if the song is character dialogue and introspection or if there is actual singing in the scene..."
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[personal profile] cahooted 2018-04-12 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Flynn pauses and watches him, reality knocking uncomfortably at the door.

"I can write something up for you if you like. About film music."
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[personal profile] cahooted 2018-04-13 10:51 am (UTC)(link)
"Great. I'll do that then."

Suddenly there's silence stretching out between them again and Flynn kind of wishes an orchestra would start playing for real. At least it would give them something to talk about.
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[personal profile] cahooted 2018-04-14 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
He looks away.

"... I can't. John was right, we need to quarantine ourselves until we figure this out." He closes his eyes when the escapism interlude comes to an abrupt end and memories catch up with him once again.

"I'm... sorry I made you tell me all these things." I'm sorry I made you hurt yourself, too, but he can't even bring himself to say that, it's too much. "I didn't-- I mean, I would never-- you know that, right?"
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[personal profile] cahooted 2018-04-15 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Flynn exhales softly, rubbing his face. "Right. I'll... try to remember that."

Well, they can't stand around in the bathroom discussing musicals forever. It wasn't him. Peter knows that. He finally brings himself to walk towards him and the exit.
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cw ptsd, self-harm

[personal profile] cahooted 2018-04-20 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Flynn freezes when Peter winces away and then reality hits and just like that all their escapist evasive maneuvers go up in flames. He doesn't raise his head but his eyes widen ever so slightly and his face twists with hurt and guilt and shame before he quickly averts it, fixating the far end of the room instead.

"I, uh. I should, I gotta--" He mutters something incoherently about books and gear and hurries to get over to his room.