I have had quite a few songs in my head lately that I just keep singing so that has inspired this question!

Songs I've had in my head lately and the genre I think they fall under.

Seven by Jungkook featuring Latto- Romance specifically steamy reads

Skyscraper by NCT 127 - Sci Fi

Faster & 2 Baddies by NCT 127- Adventure since these songs are about cars specifically (they are from the same album. So is Skyscraper)

No Longer by NCT 127- This song would be under Romance, but one with a bunch of heartbreak. The boys sing as if they are heartbroken.

Fact Check by NCT 127- Nonfiction (They are telling you to check facts 😭😂)

I know most of them are NCT songs...they are currently my favorite to listen to...though I will be taking a massive break after the news of Mark Lee leaving them.

So what are some of the songs that have been in your head?

I was today years old when I learned the word leeve (noun), and idk if this knowledge has enriched my existence tbh, but imma share it either way.

The leeve is a ceremony in French court in the 1600s which served as a daily moment of intimacy between the monarch and his "subjects" (aka a select few inner circle noblemen and then the outer circle of noblemen). However, from the book it might seem that several of these high-ranking officials had leeves (like the cardinal).

The monarch’s leeve consisted of the king rising and sitting in his bed, just awake. The inner circle of nobles is allowed into his bedroom, while they help him get dressed. As he steps out of the bed chamber the nobles with less privilege await, and so it continues.

During these moments, the king was often petitioned by his subjects. For King Louis XIII (the one mentioned in the book), this whole thing wasn’t THAT formal. Meanwhile his son Louis XIV (yes, THAT Louis) formalized this extensively and it was a whoooole thing which is too extensive to describe in detail.

This quote inspired the post because I didn’t have a single clue what leeves could mean

In addition to the leeves of the king and the cardinal, there might be reckoned in Paris at that time more than two hundred smaller but still noteworthy leeves. Among these two hundred leeves, that of Treville was one of the most sought.

"I love it," she cries. Volume, I'm realizing, is Ashleigh's primary indicator of emotion. That and the surprising bark-laugh that occasionally jumps out of her before she's even cracked a smile.

Omg!! That’s me!!! If i’m happy or excited or engaged, my volume increases more and more😭😭 and the bark-laugh that jumps out without any warning signs?? that’s me too!

I love being around people who accept and appreciate it and joke about it in a light-hearted manner, so it was so nice to see Daphne describing it in a positive/neutral way even if she’s a quieter person.

My mom (who is a quieter person) has a habit of telling me to keep it down or being like "SELMA" when I laugh really loudly out of nowhere. both things really dwindle my excitement in the moment because it’s usually in the context of sharing something i’m excited about.

i also think it has a lot to do with culture. we’re bosnians (which are def on the louder side culturally), but i’m born in Norway, and people here are quieter and more unobtrusive, and i think policing my volume to that extent is also a consequence of that (esp when we’re in public).

im very curious about what others’ experiences of being loud people are?😭😭 or quiet people’s experience of being around loud people (pls share even if it sucks, i wont take it personally😌). feel free to add some cultural context!!! love to learn about that.

Look how stylish!! (expand post for a pic)

It’s obvi a quick Google search away, but I thought it didn’t hurt to add this to the beginning of the forum because I had never seen or heard this word before (for a hot sec I even thought it was a fictional creature lmao).

I have never seen this bird either, so my mental images were not imaging for the first couple of pages.

Since I have only read the first few pages, I haven’t really gotten a grasp of the hoopoe character, so i’m curious!! Based on the look of this bird, what kind of vibes do u guys think she is radiating?

It’d be fun to see how aligned the character is with how the actual bird is perceived!

I can’t quuuuite put my finger on it, but to me, I think it’s the combo of the eyes and the proud-looking mohawk that’s just giving a slightly defiant "I know better than u" attitude🙂‍↕️