I like writing with soundtracks, or at least certain songs and music in mind. So I thought I’d share my mental playlist for Prophecy:

David Bowie, "Heroes" (the working title from this story came from this song!)

Journey, "Only The Young" (Oliver would be a classic rock fan)

Katy Perry, "Teenage Dream" (because, let’s face it, in the modern-day alternate-universe version of this story, Tir would totally dance around singing this in his bedroom)

Pansy Division, "Who Treats You Right" (because Pansy Division had to be somewhere on this list, given the genre, and because both Tir and Oliver would be vastly amused by most of their less safe-for-work songs)

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Maps" (for when they set off on the Quest: "wait, they don’t love you like I love you...")

The Shins, "Simple Song" (Ollie and Tir both like indie rock, too; they hang out with Ollie’s art-student friends a lot)

ABBA, "Waterloo" (for probably obvious reasons having to do with love and the knowledge of a prophecy and also I think Tir would be an ABBA fan, don’t you?)

My Chemical Romance, "Summertime" (as a backdrop for a certain climactic scene)

Queen, "You’re My Best Friend" (also probably obvious, but I couldn’t resist: "ooh, you make me live...")

Tegan & Sara, "Love They Say" ("you don’t need to wonder / if love will make us stronger / there’s nothing love can’t do...")