Radio pickups

[yvannairie]

So, there's a whole pattern with me where I find songs where the vibe of the song fits a character/ship I like, but then I look up the full lyrics and end up like "... well, never mind then"

Not this time, though -- Billie Eilish' "Bad Guy", turns out, is a great Prowl/Tarantulas song, and I am having a good time rn.

"Billie Eilish - bad guy" (Watch on YouTube)

Comments

[sieveandsand]

omg this song is uncannily prowl/tarantulas and I hadn't noticed until you pointed it out :0

[yvannairie]

Yeah, it captures that "you're a terrible person but as a Fellow Terrible Person I'm into that". Because Prowl is??? But Tarantulas is, also.

It's very good, it gets right in there what makes their dynamic so interesting.

[sieveandsand]

The singer's role in the song especially reminds me of Tarantulas (she also uses spider imagery in her videos so there's that too). The idea of Tarantulas taunting Prowl by calling him a "tough guy" is Very Good imho

[yvannairie]

Yeah, also

You say she's scared of me? I mean
I don't see what she sees
But maybe it's 'cause I'm wearing your cologne

Woof. Tarantulas was so attracted to Prowl for his ability to be cruel, to be amoral, functional, and while most of the song could easily be read as Tara thumbing his nose at Prowl for thinking he's better than Tara, that he's more deserving than Tara (because Tara is "the bad guy"), Tara just sees that as self-justification.

Prowl is not better than him. Prowl is exactly like him. They're perfect for each other.

Ugh, it's so dark, I love it.

[sieveandsand]

Agreed :D