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My Eclipsed Sun, This Has Broken Me Down
CHAPTER 44 OF TSIME is up. It's a hurty one! A03: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20529479/chapters/83679883
Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/1125256840-the-sun-in-my-eyes-44-my-eclipsed-sun-this-has
Bobby and Lili ❤️❤️❤️
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🥺Thank you for loving those two hot messes, anon. My poor, sweet babies. I'm so mean to them.
The Sun in My Eyes: NEW CHAPTER!
Chapter 50: Pocketful of Sunshine
Bobby and Lili are friends. Best friends. No messy feelings here.
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THE SUN IN MY EYES: CH 51
Bobby and Lili are supposed to be just friends. But I think there’s been a glitch 💃🏽🏴☠️🛀🏾
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My next chapter of The Sun in My Eyes is super important. It's a big turning point. And it REFUSES TO BE WRITTEN. I have been staring at it for days. Writing scenes and discarding them. Rewriting scenes and then going back to the discarded ones.
On top of it, I'm in the middle of moving and it's incredibly stressful and I'm sick. So in order to give my brain a break from all the havoc, I decided to create a masterlist for my fanfiction. And in typical Christy fashion, I'm laboring over it. Wanting it to be perfect. I have a forever long post about Lili I've never put out there and I want to add it to the TSIME stuff but I can't seem to ever finish the post. I think it's too long. I literally have six moodboards for Lili. So maybe I should break it up into multiple posts. Or not. I don't know.
Also I've got this half written Christmas fic that I've been sitting on for a year that I'd love to post in time for the holidays.
If you're wondering why it's been three years and TSIME still isn't done, this is why. **
**Well also, I'm a sadist and your tears bring me joy. But it's mostly the indecisive thing.
New Chapter: The Sun in My Eyes!
Chapter 52: Old Flame, I Fell for Your Inferno is up now!
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New chapter: The Sun in My Eyes!
Chapter 53: Under the Exit Lights, as Beautiful as Ever
In which Lili's a wreck, Bobby's an uncle, and Maitland's a fucking treasure. That's it. That's all I'm telling ya.
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The Sun in My Eyes: Chapter 55
Like Stars in Hidin', You and I Burn On
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Second to last chapter! In which, between fluff and smut, Bobby and Lili must navigate the last barriers between them and their happily ever after.
It was originally one monstrously long chapter so I split it in two. Which means the story will end very soon, and on an even number, which soothes my neurotic soul for some reason.
The Sun in My Eyes: Chapter 56
At Last I See the Light
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The last chapter. Five years TO THE DAY (because I'm dramatic af) this story is done. No, seriously. It's the smutty, joyful ending Bobby and Lili deserve.
Enjoy this final double chapter. I should have cut it into two but I couldn't do that to you or to me. I have many feelings about this era coming to an end. But I'll save them for another day. Hope you like it!
The Sun in My Eyes: Chapter Titles
Obviously, when I began writing The Sun in My Eyes, I had no idea was going to take the rest of my goddamn life to complete 🤣 So I titled the first eight chapters whatever came to mind. My absolute favorite is "The Midnight Bombshell What Bombs at Midnight" which is a very obscure reference to an episode The Tick. Runner up is, "The Night was Sultry" which is from a movie called Throw Mama from the Train. I digress... When I realized that TSIME was gonna take awhile, I started using song lyrics for chapters. I have a file that has hundreds of lyrics that follow the themes of the story like weather, light, sky, moon, stars, etc. And they're all broken down into categories of: Love & Hope, Sexy, Angsty, and Hesitance & Longing. So for each chapter I'd decide the predominate emotion and then pick a lyric from the list. Or rather I'd pick eight of them and then make @throughthejunobush pick which one 🤣
Every once in a while someone on Wattpad messages me to ask about them. So, now that the story is done, I thought I'd just share what the songs were. Enjoy!
9. This Daydream is Dangerous – Treacherous by Taylor Swift
10. Follow the Sparks, I’ll Drive – I Think He Knows by Taylor Swift
11. A Light Shining Through – Collide by Howie Day
12. Just Outside the Circle of Light – Circle of Light by Ani Difranco
13. Need the Sun to Break – Need the Sun to Break by James Bay
14. I Want to Give You a Brand New Sky – Sunlight by Mason Jennings
15. Captivated By You Baby Like a Fireworks Show – Sparks Fly by Taylor Swift
16. Hand in the Flame of a Flickering Lighter – She Sets the City on Fire by Gavin Degraw
17. Here Comes the Sun in the Form of a Girl – Heaven Tonight by Hole
18. Everytime You Shine, I’ll Shine for You – Jump Then Fall by Taylor Swift
19. Kiss Me Once 'Cause You Know I Had a Long Night – Paper Rings by Taylor Swift
20. Shadows Bleeding Through the Light – Almost Here by Delta Goodrem
21. No Comfort in the Shade of Shadows Thrown – Lover of the Light by Mumford and Sons
22. Got Scared When the Lights Went Low – Soldier by Gavin Degraw
23. Just a Touch of the Fire Burning So Bright – Just a Kiss by Lady A
24. Wrap Me in Everything that Glows – Hold On by Delta Goodrem
25. Just Keep Me Where the Light Is – Gravity by John Mayer (I know he's disgusting, but I titled the chapter before I knew how awful he was)
26. Toda Mi Vida, Se Abriga Con Tu Calor – Enamorada de Ti by Selena
27. The Fear Before the Flames – Glitter in the Air by Pink
28. One Minute There was Road Beneath Us, the Next Just Sky – Falling is Like This by Ani Difranco
29. You Should See the Way She Holds Me When the Lights Go Low – Hearts Don't Break Round Here by Ed Sheeran
30. You’re All I Want, So Bring Me the Dawn – Need the Sun to Break by James Bay (again)
31. And The Sky Turned Black Like a Perfect Storm – Clean by Taylor Swift
32. It’s Hard Letting Go of the Afterglow – Headfirst by This Wild Life
33. Praying for The Light I See in Your Eyes – Believe Again by Delta Goodrem
34. Flicker and Sway, Still Dancing on the Aftertaste – Old Flame by Kimbra
35. Baby, Look Up, The Sky is Falling – The Happening by Tanerélle
36. Keep Glowing, I’ll Follow Your Explosions – Kill the Lights by Matt Nathanson
37. Like the Colors in Autumn So Bright Just Before They Lose It All – Red by Taylor Swift
38. Deserted Like the Moon is at Dawn – Sanctuary by Delta Goodrem
39. We Will Lie Under Different Stars – Different Stars by Trespassers William
40. Feels Like Summer But It’s Earthquake Weather – Earthquake Weather by Matt Nathanson
41. Day Bleeds Into Nightfall – Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi
42. Morning Light, It Stings a Little – Forever by Lewis Capaldi
43. Been Burning for You Baby Since the Moment I Left – Paul by Cavetown (some sites say it’s "minute I left," but I’d already committed to moment)
44. My Eclipsed Sun, This Has Broken Me Down – Hoax by Taylor Swift
45. Weepin’ In a Sunlit Room – My Tears Ricochet by Taylor Swift
46. Remnants of Fire Blow Like Sand in the Night – Map of the World by Mariachi El Bronx
47. Skinny Dip in Water Under the Bridge – Skinny Dipping by Sabrina Carpenter
48. Every Shadow Disappearing Into Dawn – Gold in the Summertime by Matt Nathanson
49. Making a Shelter for a Flame – Lighting Matches by Tom Grennan
50. Pocketful of Sunshine - Pocketful of Sunshine by Natasha Bedingfield
51. Starting Like a Fire, Tonight You Lit the Flame – Everything Will Change by Gavin Degraw
52. Old Flame, I Fell for Your Inferno – Old Flame by Kimbra (again)
53. Under the Exit Lights as Beautiful as Ever – Forever by Lewis Capaldi (again)
54. 'Cause You're the Storm That I Believe In – You're the Storm by The Cardigans
55. Like Stars in Hidin', You and I Burn On – Undercover by Zara Larsson
56. At Last I See the Light – I See the Light by Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi (Tangled soundtrack)
TSIME: The Music
I'm gonna be honest, I'm not cool when it comes to music. I like what I like and some of it is basic AF. But I'm lucky that I have friends who have much more interesting taste than I do. On the Spotify playlist for TSIME, this is my favorite on the entire list and it's the very last one. My friend @curricanus gave it to me. The moment I heard it, I thought, if my fic was a movie, this would be the end credits song. It's playful and sweet and hopeful which is the note I wanted the story to go out on.
If you wanna hear the rest of the long ass playlist, it's here: