Gift for shinyjenni by Sanguinity (The Middleman)

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Title of vid: Afterlife
Recipient: shinyjenni
Vidder: Sanguinity
Fandom: The Middleman
Music: Afterlife by Ingrid Michaelson
Summary: Art school was simple. Real life is scary.
Content notes: No standardized notes apply
Signed length: 03:23
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Lyrics
When the world is breaking down around you

Taking everything that you know

What you didn't know

Is that we can go forever if we want to

We can live inside of a moment

The one that we own



You and me, we got this

You and me, we're beautiful, beautiful



We all, we all are going to be alright

We got, we got we always got the fight in us

We all, we all are gonna live tonight

Like there's no tomorrow

'Cause we're the afterlife



Living like you're dying isn't living at all

Give me your cold hands

Put them on my heart

Raise a glass to everyone

Who thinks they'll never make it through this life

To live a brand new start



You and me, we got this

You and me, we're beautiful, beautiful



(chorus)



Every time I close my eyes

I hear your favorite song

Telling me not run

Not to worry anymore

I can hold on tight to nothing

Better than the rest

So it's now

Or never more



(chorus)

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Comments

[laurashapiro]

Love love love. ::hearteyes::

[sanguinity]

Aw, thank you! :-)

[usuallyhats]

Oh, this is wonderful! I love how you show how strong their love for each other is and how important they are to each other. And how hopeful it is for their future together! ♥ Thank you so much!

[sanguinity]

They have each other and their art (and those are not separate things!), so whatever comes at them, they're set, they'll figure out how to deal with it. Because WENDY AND LACEY.

And you're very welcome! It was a pleasure to make something for you, and to make this thing in particular! :-)

[purplefringe]

Awwww! I have not seen this show but now I know I need to. This is SUPER cute and they clearly love each other a LOT and this is just a delightful vid :-D

[sanguinity]

This comment came in before your comment on the other vid (I made both the Middleman vids), and I was all, "...Oh dear, I hope she knows that there's a whole lot of ridonk mixed in with the rest, because it might be a bit of a surprise, if she thinks this is the only thing the show looks like."

And then your other comment arrived, and I was all, "Oh, good! She knows!" Hee.

It is a lovely show, with a very big and very sincere heart. And also a LOT of ridonkulousness. I think episodes 2-4 are a little weak (not terrible! just not quite yet everything it would become!), but by the time you get to episode 5 (ART CRAWL! o/ ), it's nothing but delight until the day they stopped filming. (Which is when things get why-was-this-cancelled sad, but there is a table-read of the final, never-filmed ep, and then a cast-reunion table read of a new episode, and that's a LOT more than many fandoms get.)

Wendy and Lacey DO love each other a lot -- I could not pack in all of how much they love each other! -- and I'm glad that their adorableness came through so well for you, even not knowing the show. :-)

[livrelibre]

Awww so sweet! <3

[sanguinity]

<3 <3

[thingswithwings]

aw, this was so sweet! I love it!

[sanguinity]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[ghost_lingering]

<3<3<3

[sanguinity]

<3<3<3

And thank you for all your help in making it happen! From source to crit, you made it so much better. :-)

[kass]

This is adorable. I love them so much and this vid feels like a perfect encapsulation of everything that makes Lacey and Wendy awesome.

[sanguinity]

Aw, thank you! I love them so much, too. :-)

[copracat]

Eee! I love everything about this vid.

[sanguinity]

Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed!

[lunesque]

This is really fun and so touching. Wonderful job.

[sanguinity]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed!

[eruthros]

This is so great! I enjoyed it a lot.

[sanguinity]

Yay! I'm glad you liked it! :-)

[chaila]

I am thoroughly charmed!

[sanguinity]

Hurrah! Something would be very wrong in the universe if this had failed to charm you, because WENDY and LACEY and also WENDY AND LACEY. :-D

(But are Lady Grantham and Mrs. Crawley charmed?)

[talumin]

Art crawl!

That was incredibly sweet, I loved it.

[sanguinity]

ART CRAWL! o/

(And thank you!)

[happydork]

Aaaa, I loved this! It's been ages since I watched the show, but this hit me square in the feels -- Lacey! Wendy! Art Crawl! You really captured the joy and love they bring to and have for each other.

[sanguinity]

I'm so glad you enjoyed!

Art Crawl! \o

[rivkat]

What a great demonstration of their friendship!

[sanguinity]

Thank you! Their friendship makes me so happy. :-)

[no_detective]

LOVE THIS <3333333

[sanguinity]

Thank you! :DD

[anoel]

Awwww this is so cute! Love the song choice :)

[sanguinity]

Thank you! They really do have each other's backs, no matter what. :-)

[leanwellback]

Oh, oh, oh, my giiiiiiirls! ♥___♥ this is gorgeous and so hopeful and lovely and I just want to roll around in the shippy goodness.

[sanguinity]

They've got their art and each other, and between the two, they'll figure out how to handle all the things that need handling. I believe that absolutely. <3

[sasha_feather]

This is super cute! I love them!

[sanguinity]

Thank you! :-)

[fairestcat]

Oh, ♥

[sanguinity]

<3 <3 <3

[aris_tgd]

ALL MY LACEY AND WENDY FEELS! And Art Crawl! \o

Seriously, though, terrific song choice, so many feels.

[sanguinity]

It was so much fun making this, just getting to roll around in my Wendy and Lacey feelings for weeks. :-) I'm glad you enjoyed it, too!

Art Crawl! \o

[brainwane]

So sweet!

[sanguinity]

Thank you!

[skygiants]

Oh man, THESE GIRLS. Thank you for reminding me how much I love them! This vid fills me with massive amounts of joy.

[sanguinity]

I LOVE THEM SO MUCH TOO. :-)

[goodbyebird]

I absolutely adore this ♥♥♥

[sanguinity]

<3 <3 <3

(And can I just say: I find it so strange that he wears forest-camo undies! What on earth is the scenario that he's expecting that is going to require them?)

[bingeling]

♥___________♥

[sanguinity]

Aw, I'm glad you enjoyed! :-D

[revolutionaryjo]

Aww, Wendy! Lacey! Wendy & Lacey! Fantastic vid! ART CRAWL!

[sanguinity]

I'm so glad you enjoyed! ART CRAWL! \o