Lyrically Speaking
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- Part 7 of The Things I Meant to Say
- Part 1 of Lyrically Speaking
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Far away, long ago
Glowing dim as an ember
Things my heart used to know
Things it used to rememberAnd a song someone sings
Once upon a DecemberAn abandoned series of haiku surrounding the real-life events of December 28, 2011
Title shamelessly stolen from one of my favorite childhood movies, the the 1997 film Anastasia and its song of the same name
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- Part 9 of The Things I Meant to Say
- Part 2 of Lyrically Speaking
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Mary, Did You Know? by i_dwell_in_darkness
Fandoms: Outlander Series - Diana Gabaldon, Outlander (TV), Outlander & Related Fandoms
11 Feb 2022
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Mary (Hawkins), did you know…? A dark parody of the Christmas classic.
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- Part 3 of Lyrically Speaking
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I felt all flushed with fever
Embarrassed by the crowd
I felt he found my letters
And read each one out loud
I prayed that he would finish
But he just kept right on— Lori Lieberman, “Killing Me Softly With His Song”
Logan Roy does not get fucked…
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- Part 4 of Lyrically Speaking
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Post-season 1, hypothetical season 2 premiere. After several days of radio silence, Lacey texts Gabi in the middle of the night to come to the office; what will Gabi find when she arrives?
A multimedia piece featuring a screenplay-style fic accompanied by a fanmix and traditional mixed media artwork.
Created for Smut 4 Smut 2024.
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- Part 3 of 2.5D
- Part 5 of Lyrically Speaking
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when everything You say, i’m on my knees by i_dwell_in_darkness for rhysgore
Fandoms: Succession (TV 2018)
31 Dec 2023
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Only you can be
The aching in my heart, my enemy
The only animal I couldn’t fight
You hold me in the dark when storms arrive
Only youOnly you can see
The emptiness I feel when you’re with me
When everything you say, I’m on my knees
Baby, I’m on my knees, baby, I’m on my knees
Baby, I’m on my knees (Only you)— Ellie Goulding, “Only You”
Father and son. King and prince. God and disciple. Confessor and sinner. Logan and Kendall — interwoven across time and space.
A multimedia piece featuring a traditional mixed media diptych accompanied by a series of found poems.
Created for the Consent Issues Exchange 2023.
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- Part 2 of 2.5D
- Part 6 of Lyrically Speaking
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It’s a shot in the dark, I’m not a walk in the park
I come loaded with the safety switched off
This girl is a gun and we’ve been havin’ some fun
And I can show you if you turn the lights on— Halsey, “Girl is a Gun”
A stream-of-consciousness descent into Gabi’s headspace immediately following the events of Missing While Bargaining.
Inspired by several prompts from the Rare Kink Buffet Prompt Fest 2024.
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- Part 7 of Lyrically Speaking
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hidin’ all of our sins from the daylight by i_dwell_in_darkness
Fandoms: Succession (TV 2018)
14 Sep 2024
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Oh, I love it and I hate it at the same time
You and I drink the poison from the same vine
Oh, I love it and I hate it at the same time
Hidin’ all of our sins from the daylight
From the daylight, runnin’ from thе daylight
From the daylight, runnin’ from the daylight
Oh, I love it and I hatе it at the same time— David Kushner, “Daylight”
An extended moment between Kendall and Logan following
number one boy
.A mixed media drawing accompanied by artist’s commentary.
Created for Roy Family Fuckery 2024, Day 6: Power Dynamics.
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- Part 8 of Lyrically Speaking
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I love everything you do
When you call me fuckin’ dumb for the stupid shit I do
Wanna ride my bike with you
Fully undressed, no training wheels left for you
And I’ll pull them off for you— Melanie Martinez, “Training Wheels”
My little sister always does things before me. She learned to walk before me. She learned to talk before me. She went from a tricycle to a big-girl bike in no time, and I still haven’t taken off my training wheels. Even though she’s a whole six years younger, it seems like she’s already way better than me at everything.
She’s way braver, too. She’ll do all sorts of things she’s not supposed to, like it’s no big deal. So, of course, it doesn’t surprise me one afternoon when I catch her doing something else against the rules. Something else I’ve been curious about, but too scared to try.
Created for the First Time Exchange 2024.
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- Part 9 of Lyrically Speaking
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Whatever makes you happy
Whatever you want
You’re so fuckin’ special
I wish I was special
But I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo
What the hell am I doin’ here?
I don’t belong here
I don’t belong here— Radiohead, “Creep”
For once, he’d finally done something right. He was the one who closed the deal. He was the one with the options. He was the one Dad asked for advice. And, even if the deal was fucked, at least Dad had seemed proud that Roman knew it, and had the balls to say so.
For five minutes he’d almost been on top.
But here he is again, on the outside. He’s still the one standing in the hallway. And Kendall’s still the one inside Dad’s bedroom.
Logan gives Kendall his decision on Cruises; Roman watches.
A treat created for Cuppa JOE: Jealousy and Obsession Exchange 2024.
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- Part 10 of Lyrically Speaking
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Friday Blackest Friday by i_dwell_in_darkness for malicious_compliance_esq
Fandoms: Succession (TV 2018)
21 Dec 2024
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How long? How long must we sing this song?
How long? How long?
’Cause tonight
We can be as one, tonight— U2, “Sunday Bloody Sunday”
Logan and Ewan rehash Thanksgiving, among other things.
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- Part 11 of Lyrically Speaking
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This love is killing me
The pain must be part of the cure
It’s so hard to breathe
When I need you so bad that it burns
You are the fire
Love is the blood on a rose— Everybody Loves an Outlaw, “Blood On A Rose”
Logan Roy, a study. A sketch from “Austerlitz”.
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- Part 12 of Lyrically Speaking
- Part 1 of By any other name…
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Last Friday night, yeah, we danced on tabletops
And we took too many shots, think we kissed, but I forgot
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Last Friday night, yeah, I think we broke the law
Always say we’re gonna stop-op, oh-woahBut this Friday night
Do it all again— Katy Perry, “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”
When high school party girl Emily finds herself in over her head one weekend after another, there’s always one number she knows she can call and count on to come to her rescue. But, this Friday night’s ride home isn’t going quite how she expected…
Created for the Consent Issues Exchange 2024.
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- Part 13 of Lyrically Speaking
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just can’t keep hanging on to— (i depend on you) by i_dwell_in_darkness
Fandoms: Succession (TV 2018)
26 Jan 2025
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dēpendeō
Verb
- to hang down, from, or on
- to wait for
- to be dependent on or governed by
- to depend on, to be derived from
Etymology
- From dē- + pendeō (
I am suspended, I hang
)
Latin
Ewan and Logan “I Went To Market” argument redraw in the style of the recently viral art meme I Depend On You.
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- Part 14 of Lyrically Speaking
- Part 10 of Terms & Definitions
- Part 2 of μῖμος (mîmos)
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Baptized In Fear (the child’s bath) by i_dwell_in_darkness
Fandoms: Succession (TV 2018)
02 Apr 2025
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I’ve been baptized in fear, my dear
I’ve been the chief of sin
Washing my soul within
I’ve been baptized in fear, my dear
Like Paul, I’m the chief of sin
Washing my soul within, oh— The Weeknd, “Baptized in Fear”
But… the truth is that my father is a malignant presence, a bully, and a liar, and he was fully personally aware of these events for many years and made efforts to hide and cover up.
In the wake of the press conference, Kendall remembers.
A pastel illustrated triptych comprising three scenes—from the present (canon), to the past (invented)—accompanied by artist’s commentary.
Inspired by a prompt from the Rare Kink Buffet Prompt Fest 2025.
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- Part 15 of Lyrically Speaking
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Psychotic Bathtub (i am washing my hair with soap) by i_dwell_in_darkness
Fandoms: Succession (TV 2018)
18 May 2025
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I am washing my hair with soap
I am sitting down in the shower
It is this dirty type of clean
That keeps me trapped in here for hours
Still, I scrub and scrub until my body bleeds
Convince myself I am coming clean
Forget and ignore who I used to be
That kid is never coming backRelax my muscles
All of a sudden, I am scared
All of a sudden, I can’t breathe
All of a sudden, I am nothing
In this moment, you are everything— The Front Bottoms, “Bathtub”
As Kendall rinses away the residual evidence of new wounds, he contemplates the origins of old scars.
An acrylic and pastel illustrated triptych comprising three scenes—from the present (canon), to the past (invented)—accompanied by artist’s commentary.
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- Part 16 of Lyrically Speaking
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(will You pour me?) One for the Road by i_dwell_in_darkness
Fandoms: Succession (TV 2018)
27 Jun 2025
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I knew this would be on the cards
I knew you wouldn’t fold
I saw this comin’ from the start
The shake, rattle and rollSo we all go back to yours
And you sit and talk to me on the floor
There’s no need to show me ’round, baby
I feel like I’ve been here before
I’ve been wonderin’ whether later
When you tell everybody to go
Will you pour me one for the road?— Arctic Monkeys, “One for the Road”
Dad… we can’t do this bullshit forever.
Maybe I want you close. You can do the mail, keep you rattling around.
Before departing dinner, Logan lays the deal out on the table—and reminds Kendall that no one walks away from him unscathed.
A dry pastel illustrated alternate scene from “Chiantishire”.
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- Part 17 of Lyrically Speaking
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iron fist / velvet tongue (kiss me tenderly, savage God) by i_dwell_in_darkness for Ushkya
Fandoms: Succession (TV 2018)
19 Sep 2025
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an iron fist in a velvet glove
Noun
- (idiom) superficial gentleness that conceals a ruthless, unyielding nature
Kiss me tenderly, savage God
My lips are dumb to speak a thousand inane words
And how sweet a toil
All is dark, all is blackened
All, but an upturned face— Virgin Black, “And The Kiss of God’s Mouth Part II”
After giving Kendall his cruises decision, Logan offers comfort—and exerts control.
An acrylic and pastel illustrated extended/missing scene from “This Is Not For Tears”
Created for RelationShipping 2025.
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- Part 18 of Lyrically Speaking
- Part 13 of Terms & Definitions
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(I need somebody to) Remember My Name by i_dwell_in_darkness
Fandoms: Succession (TV 2018)
22 Sep 2025
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I gave too much of my heart tonight
Can you come to where I’m staying
And make some extra love?
That I can save ’til tomorrow’s show’Cause I need somebody to remember my name
After all that I can do for them is done
I need someone to remember me— Mitski, “Remember My Name”
I’m just surprised you’re still standing. Any other man would’ve died from the shame.
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The future is real, but… the past, well, it’s… It’s all made up.
After the gala, Ewan and Logan revisit the past. A post-episode scene from “Dundee”.
Inspired by Schlocktober 2025, Day 23: Going in Dry.
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- Part 19 of Lyrically Speaking
- Part 2 of By any other name…
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the things we shared that i’ll never forget by i_dwell_in_darkness for Rubynye
Fandoms: Original Work
28 Nov 2025
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Teacher’s pet
If I’m so special, why am I secret?
Yeah, why the fuck is that?
Do you regret the things we shared that I’ll never forget?
Well, do you? Tell me that
I know I’m young, but my mind is well beyond my years
I knew this wouldn’t last, but fuck you, don’t you leave me here— Melanie Martinez, “Teacher’s Pet”
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
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A teacher shows his student that he’s the only Daddy she’ll ever need. A mixed media illustration.
Created for the Kids Come First Exchange 2025.
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- Part 7 of 2.5D
- Part 20 of Lyrically Speaking