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marvel-m-lee · 3 years

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Pranks, Horns, and Tony

Warning: Tickle Fic, birds, spiders, pranking,

Ppl: Loki, Tony, You

Words: 2254

Summary: You and Loki are known fir your pranks, and your both left alone in the compound together whole the avengers are on a mission.

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It was another day in the compound, you had been living with the avengers for almost a year now and seemed to get along with the very mischievous God Loki.

You were both quite young- well sorta. If he were a human he'd be a couple years older than you but that's fine, you both got along splendidly.

You would read books together, play pranks together, be on each others sides and he'd always be there for you even if he wouldn't show the other avengers. Though they all knew you both had a special bond, Thor especially knew because whenever he'd take you to asgard or Loki to Earth you'd both have bright smiles and go somewhere to cause havoc.

Thor didn't really mind though, it just meant he'd get to bombard you both with tickles afterwards.

Yesterday Loki and Thor had come to visit again and would be staying for a couple of days. You and Loki caught up a little and read your books whilst keeping each other company. Today is when the true mischief would start, all the avengers would be going out and you and Loki would be left alone in the compound for a couple of hours so you both were planning pranks for the others.

"Alright y/n, we'll be back in a couple of hours. Don't burn down the house while we're gone okay?" Steve teased as he gave you a hug.

"Yes, and Brother, do not cause any havoc." Thor told Loki, only to be answered by a shrug and a smirk.

"Brother I'm the God of Mischief, what more must you expect?"

"Well then when we come back I'll be the God of Tickles, shall I, dear brother?" Thor asked, wiggling his eyebrows. Loki's face became a rosie red and crossed his arms whilst rolling his eyes.

You stood next to Loki and smiled at Thor with your hands behind your back, "we'll be good, have fun!" Thor nodded and all the Avengers left the compound for their mission.

Both you and Loki waited for there to be a silence that rang through the compound once everyone would have been gone. After a moment you both smirked and turned to one another.

You brought your hand to your face and showed Loki your intertwined fingers to show your face promise, Loki's smirk increased as he saw it.

"Ready to cause some mischief?" You asked him.

"It's in the name" he replied as you both began to run down the halls yo your first target.

You arrived at Bucky's room and looked around, "So, what's the plan here?" You asked the mischief maker himself. Loki walked around the somewhat messy room and found his way to the bed.

"A magnet, a large one. We'd place it under his bed and once he comes back and gets ready to sleep, in the morning he wouldn't be able to get out of bed!" Loki exclaimed, both of you began the process, both with large smirks on your faces.

Loki used his magic to lift up the mattress and keep it in the air whilst you both grabbed a large magnet from Tony's spare parts and placed it under the mattress bed. Loki then placed the mattress back on and the sheets were already messed to so he surely wouldn't notice?

Yeah, I don't know why Tony had a large ass magnet either, let's move on.

You and Loki both snickers at the idea of the prank and moved on to another victim.

For Sam you both collected a bunch of birds and locked them in his closet- with breathing holes obviously. One had pecked at Loki's hand causing him to curse which made you burst out laughing.

Steve's closet was now filled with a bunch of Rock concert shirts and IronMan shorts to pin the blame on Tony, Tony usually was in prank and tickle ears with Steve anyway so it wasn't that hard to believe he'd done it.

You both didn't dare do anything too crazy to Black Widow, so you both just stole a jacket each. She had incredible taste that woman. Loki stole a green jacket with some sort of fluffy collar and you stole a (f/c) leather jacket.

Clint's prank was the simplest, you both sprayed this fart spray into the vents and it STANK.

You both liked Bruce, well Loki wasn't as much of a fan but you all enjoyed reading so Bruce was safe from your havoc.

Wanda's room was all tidy, it smelt wonderful and honestly was your favourite room so you both decided to just put some spices in her bed to make her sneeze.

Vision's room was safe, only you'd both left a piece of gum next to his table with a note attached saying; 'Try this, Bruce and I were working on it. -Tony Stark'

Thor's room was one of the messier one, but he'd taken Stormbreaker out with him rather than Mjölnir, and by some sort of mirical you had all found out you could actually lift the weapon, so you took it and hid it away in a close vent that smelt of farts.

Turns out Clints prank was the most deadly as the whole place started to stink up making both you and Loki gag, and burst out with laughter.

Peter wasnt actually on the mission, nor was Scott but it was a Friday meaning they'd both be coming over for movie night. Plus Peter would be staying the weekend so why not torture him? Even if they were some of your best friends, they werent safe from the mischief makers.

You came up with the idea of hiding spiderman Peter's room, you were terrified of them though so you made Loki do so.

"Wait so Parker's afraid of Spiders?"

"Yeah, I don't really get it either-"

"Pffft, here you want a spidey y/n?" Loki chuckles whilst taunting, shoving a spider in your face as you screamed and jumped into the wall.

"LOKI PISS OFF!"

Loki howled with laughter and placed the last spider down. You both left and did the same with Scott's room but rather than spiders you placed all the ants you could find on his bed.

Last but not least Loki lead you to Tony's Lab where he would be working on all his suits and other personal projects. Its not the main lab but it wasnt too far off, just smaller and more personal so that he could work at night or alone.

You both entered while snickering to yourselves, it had been an hour and a half since they'd all left and you both should gave at LEAST 30 minutes. But hoped you'd have an hour. It wouldn't take long anyway.

"So what's the plan?" You asked Loki.

You both saw an IronMan head on his desk and smirked at one another, knowing that would be your target. Maybe jello inside the helmet? Maybe slime? Maybe hiding it? Repainting it?

"Here, I've got these horns that we can lazer on the front" Loki smirked while taking out two golden horns like his own on his head but separated to be put on a helmet.

You didn't really mind it was a mainly Loki thing, it just meant he'd get in trouble and not you for this. You werent per say throwing him under the bus, but you werent gonna bring it to his attention.

You both walked over to get ready to melt a horn on each, Loki grabbed some sort of tool and started the first one. You stood behind him and watched over his shoulder, you admired the small things,about how Loki's greesy hear was tired up into a man bun before he'd started working on it, and how he squinted one eye to concentrate with his tongue sticking out. It made you giggle.

"I'm almost done..." you watched as he'd almost finished it, both of you concentrating hard on the hand ship.

"Oh hey kiddo's"

You both jumped out of your skin, Loki fell off the chair and part of his hair came out, laying on the floor he turned to see who was talking, you on the other hand jumped and slowly turned around with a nervous smile.

The one and only Tony Stark stepped out of his suit, adjusting his watch as he stepped out.

"So, what are you both up to?" he asked, his lips scrunched inwards and his hands on his hips.

Both of you were silent until Loki began getting up and dusting himself off.

"Nothing, we were just about to leave" You noticed something about him, Loki that is. Something seemed different, and rightly so. You glanced behind you to see the real loki grab the helmet but sink down so he couldn't be seen.

"Oh good, I really cant have you both in here, off you go then."

Tony dismissed the two of you and you both left for ths door, and while he wasnt looking Loki diverged into his clone again but now holding the helmet.

Right before the two of you had reached the door, his suit came speeding past and covered the exit.

'Shit' was the only thing you could both think of. Neither of you turned around to see where or what the billionaire was doing, but you heard him.

"Wait a moment, wheres my helmet? Oh and Loki,I think you left something" Loki and you both turned around, Loki with his hands behind his back,obviously hiding something. Tony stood right in front of him,holding the other horn to his face with a wide smirk.

Quickly the suit begins you both snatched up the helmet and yourself as Tony pounced on the God of Mischief, his hands at his sides, wiggling his fingers all over.

Loki yelped and began lightly chuckling at the fingers that were tickling him, trying to step back but only into closed doors. He tried to use his hands to block the attack but Tony was having none of it.

"Sir I have the helmet and y/n, it seems they were moulding the horns onto it." Friday explained.

"Ohhh, so you were doing something? I thought you were the god of mischief? Not the God of lies?" Tony taunted, as he squeezed the puny gods sides, then quickly moved to a death spot, his hips. Squeezing tightly and vibrating his hands and fingertips causing Loku to fall down the wall with laughter.

"NoHoho!!!! Damn it StArarK!!!!" Loki yelled as he tried to force Tony's hands off him. Though he was incredibly weak from the torturous tickles.

It was a usual sight, Thor was usually tickling his younger brother for some reason or another, its what older brothers are fir though right? Loku would become a blushing screaming mess but he'd never learn. Same goes for you though, everyone in the compound knew your little weakness and would use it against toy for anything. Your laughter was just too cute!

As Tony abused Loki's sides and hips, he ordered Friday to put the helmet on the desk and tickle you. You squealed because as much as you enjoyed tickling, you couldn't never stand it when the robots tickled you. It was rare but in cases when Tony needed an extra set of hands, well he got em'.

The suit held you up and began using a vibrating simulation Tony had recently installed on the hands for some reason and placed them on your ribs whilst holding you in the air. And as this tickled you, because it did t seem like enough the suit also used it's big fingersto scrape and squeezed the insides of your armpits.

You kicked and squealed at the top of your lungs, trying to escape. Somehow being held in the air seemed much worse, and the vibrating cause you to laugh harder and harder when random electric bolts went through your skin.

After around 15 minutes Tony had both you and Loki in piles of laughter on the floor, weak and begging. Well you were begging, Loki was threatening.

"LEHEHET OFFFF! HAHAHHH IHIGIM GONNA KIHIHILL YOU!"

"Okie Doki horny. First let me do this and I'll let you go."

Tony lifted up Loki's lime green shirt and blew the largest raspberry right above his belly button. An inhuman screech came from Loki as he curled in on himself and howled with laughter from ghostly tickles and squeezes.

"As for you" Tony taunted as he walked over to you, you were not on the floor, twisting and turning to get away from this oncoming attack and the tickles. The suit held your hands above your head as Tony brought up your shirt to reveal your belly button.

"PLEHEASE DONT TOHONY!"

Tony looked up at you and smirked, "We all know you love it" and blew right on your belly button. Your laughter went silent and you melted into the floor as both let off.

Tony laughed at you both in giggly messes on the floor.

"I came back early, and the others will be back soon too. So I suggest you both go clean up your messes before you get something worse" Tony suggested as he walked over to his desk to suspect the iron helmet you'd worked on. You and Loki had now recovered- partly- from the attacks and took in what he said.

But it was too late, everyone heard birds chirping and Sam screaming.

"WHERE ARE THEY?!"

#mcu #sfw tickles #tickle community #pranks #pranking #try not to laugh #mcu loki #loki laufeyson #loki friggason #loki odinsdottir #thor odinson #mcu x reader #y/n #tony x reader #tony stark #tony stank

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hannibalismos-jaaneman · 3 years

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COLE DARLING CONGRATULATIONS ON 100 I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU🥺❤️

Can I have 🎶 recs (from you), 🎥 recs (again from you; I'm needy and desperate, sue me) and ❤️ (cym as your favourite quotes or Marvel villains)

Also a freebie, this is a question I want someone to ask me but I really wanna hear what you think about this: Do you believe in Hell and Heaven?

Ilysm, congratulations once again darling✨

AWW Dusty TYSM HONEY SAME TO YOU!!!!

So music recs? Okay..

Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce

Man of the Woods by Justin Timberlake

Achilles Come Down by Gang of Youths

Billie Jean by Michael Jackson

and No Choir by Florence + The Machine

It's okay I got you lol

I really like a lot of movies tbh but I always ask people to watch

Black Swan dir. by Darren Aronofsky

Call Me By Your Name dir. by Luca Guadagnino

The Battle of the Sexes dir. by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton

Little Miss Sunshine dir. by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton

And over a few weeks, I watched (who am I kidding? REwatched) some other movies so I guess I really like

The Social Network dir. by David Fincher (stop please lmao.. no i'm not laughing i'm crying)

Luca dir. by Enrico Casarosa (dese fish gay, gud for dem)

God's Own Country dir. by Francis Lee (yeah def should stop)

Maurice dir. by James Ivory (yeah imma stop lmfao)

Dorian Gray dir. by Oliver Parker (as you might see or must have already seen, it's pretty book incompliant in a few places and like it ACTUALLY makes me hate Dorian like a A LOT more than how i hated him in the book. he was KINDA bearable in the book but Ben makes me wanna murder him lmao)

Brokeback Mountain dir. by Ang Lee (i fell down the hell hole again lmao, no i'm crying rn too)

The Shape Of Water dir. by Guillermo Del Toro (came for Alexandre stayed for Doug and Sally lol. honestly, it's a wonderful movie)

And that’s it lol. These are all in my mind rn. I’ll add on in your inbox if I remember more.

Cym as quotes I love… okay

@tamaraheartz as "In case you ever foolishly forget; I am never not thinking of you."

@lucian-evander as "Behind every exquisite thing that existed there was something tragic."

@shit-thats-true as “Good decisions come from experience and experience comes from bad decisions."

@ghost-spidey as "There are no beautiful surfaces without a terrible depth."

@just-a-donut-who-reads as "Thinking is my fighting."

@johermione as “Sometimes, the smallest things take up the most room in your heart."

@star-dust-2317 as "In the end we are nothing more than love and space dust."

@the-girl-who-cried-wolf as "We are never alone. We are all wolves howling to the same moon."

Honestly? I don’t believe in Heaven and Hell because of religion. I know, I know, religion MADE them but they destroyed the entire concept of it. I don’t believe in Heaven because it claims that only the “good people” go there. Well? Didn’t the Gods themselves claim that nothing was black and white? Didn’t they themselves commit sins? I don’t believe in Hell because of the same reason and one more. Hell claims that it takes people who are “bad”. Well, then it also happens to take people who aren’t “normal” or “sane”. I mean, being gay is wrong, so you go to Hell? Pretty simple right? Now think about Alan Turing, the man who stopped the war and saved millions of lives; he was gay; I don’t think even God could muster up the courage to send a man to such a place after he saved these many people, knowing that he was himself in danger. But people frown upon it like God didn’t realise what he was doing. God works in mysterious ways, right? What if this is one of his mysteries? Why would he create something he didn’t like? God loves EVERYTHING he made. And THAT is why, I don’t believe for a second that there is any Heaven or Hell. I say we’re made of matter but there is some power that keeps all this going. So I believe in that power, not in “God”. I believe, we die, and because we are made of energy, we convert into its purer forms each time we die and change shape, somewhat like dilution. Like Keating said, “fertilising daffodils” and “food for worms”. Yeah, that’s it. One form of energy to another. See? Life goes on this way. And God made it this way. Because he wanted everything to live, but die too. You know how we die? By giving life to something else. Anything. Literally ANYTHING ELSE. Like an idea, a beginning, an end, anything really. That’s what it is. We don’t go to Heaven or Hell when we die. We become something else. Like the energy of our body becomes a plant, or an animal, a bird, a bed or a book too (like a tree from our remains grows up and then is cut down to make stuff). Seriously guys. We never die. So there is no point of Heaven or Hell. We are born and reborn and that cycle keeps going and we keep changing shape. I think, this was the idea of reincarnations but it just got muddled up with translations. Because I believe this and solely this.

#Mutuals asks #100 followers’ celebration asks #cole’s century in verses #dusty <3 #long ask #my philosophy seems dumb #Idk lol

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mrslittletall · 3 years

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I wondered just why I am so baffled with purity culture and then it hit me. It could be because I grew up in Germany. You know, Germany humour? It is a common joke to say that we don’t have humour, but in fact, our humour is CRUDE. I grew up with various comic books having the most crude humour. One of these books got made into a movie. It was fine for children age 12 to watch it. When I would show the movie to children age 12 this day people would say I lost my mind. I don’t think I grew up wrong. I could see it as what it was. Humour. Yes, it was crude, sometimes it was mean spirited, but the involved characters never were put on some high pedestals. Heck, one of the comic book characters literally gets called “the little asshole”. And this stuff WAS and IS still funny. I sometimes get these books back out to read my favourite parts of it. There is one part about capitalism that is some kind of vendor talking to a customer on the door and it always makes me howl with laughter because both of the people involved are a mess and they never should have met. So yeah, it really baffles me when people are like “Won’t anybody think of the children?”, because as a child I read comic books with crude humour, knew that this wasn’t to be taken seriously and just carried on with my life.

#little talks about stuff

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ill-skillsgard · 5 years

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Your Birthday Weekend - Henry x Mistress

Babes... Y’all have me messed up over this Henry Deaver situation... I can’t get this fucker out of my head! I want to sometimes because it’s just so dirty but, guh... I feel it so hard in my nasty soul. Anyway... I hope you enjoy some fluffiness. Idk what’s gotten into me today but I’m just feeling all the good vibes. Enjoy!

Warning: 18+ mentions of sex/strong language/cheating/adult themes. Read at your own discretion.

Henry X Mistress MasterpostHERE

Before things got too serious, Henry mentioned wanting to spend the following weekend together. This admission of his was the sweetest music one could ever play as it fell on your birthday. There was something preventing you from telling Henry about the date and he was too busy enthusing about the restaurant he would take you to, claiming that it was his all-time favourite and it was worth a long trip, to notice you were holding something in. You couldn't cut him off too soon before he gorged you on the details.

Eventually, you had to lay your hand on his chest to stop him. He took in a breath, held it and then asked, "what is it? Do you not like the idea?"

"No, it's definitely not that," you tittered. "It's just... Well, next weekend is my birthday and... I sort of had plans with my family. I didn't want to tell you too soon because you might have thought I was like... I don't know... Fishing for a gift or something."

Henry looked visibly taken aback by your revelation. First, he looked put-off, then a shroud of confusion came over his brow until a small smile broke on his lips. A sly look made him squint, that enamouring smile of his coming into clear view. "It's your birthday next weekend?"

"Yes," you said, suspicious of what he might say next. You learned that Henry had some persuasive ways about him. That had become obvious to you almost immediately. He had the cash to get what he wanted and quickly.

"You can't," he pleaded, grasping your hand and bringing it between you like he might make you pinky promise him. "You simply have to come with me."

"Henry... I can't. I didn't expect this and we already made the plans."

"Well... Would they truly begrudge you a weekend with a new lucky man? Surely your family would wish to see you lavished with all the worldly delicacies a man of my stature can procure."

"Wow! Easy there, William!" You howled which caused him to burst out laughing.

"Jesus... I'm sorry. I don't know where that came from. I swear to god I've never said that before in my life," Henry wiped at his eyes while having a good chuckle at himself.

"You're hilarious."

"So you'll reschedule with the family?"

"That's not what 'you're hilarious' means," you poked him.

"I know but... Please? It's so perfect. And... Shit..."

"What?"

Henry withdrew suddenly, his expression snapping into seriousness. It startled you to watch the joy drain out of him so quickly. You touched his chest again because you could and waited for him to continue, fixated on the possibility of bad news leaving the lips that had been speaking nothing but pure sweetness for the whole weekend.

"I already booked the reservation and tickets to a show and a hotel thinking you would just say yes. It's non-refundable. But I guess—"

"Ohmy GOD!" You yelled, half-excited and almost wholly angry at him. "Why are you like this?"

You wanted to give him a good thumping but he caught your wrists and subdued you quickly, using his entire weight to roll over you, pressing your top half down hard into the mattress. He smothered your protests with his lips, humming and smiling while getting in as many kisses as you would allow between trying to berate him for his reckless investment.

"If I'd have known it was your birthday..." He trailed off, eyes rising to the ceiling and beyond, you imagined. "I'd have booked us a five-star penthouse suite off the coast of some tropical island and we would be fucking in the sand, getting all tanned and drinking booze out of pineapples! Why the hell didn't you tell me your birthday was next weekend!? Now I feel... God... Now I feel like the restaurant thing was a shitty idea!"

"No! No, no, no, don't say that! You didn't know. It's a good idea!"

"Right? I know. That's why we're going and that's why you should tell me about these things in advance."

"Well, maybe you should have told me what your plans were!" You diffused the blame.

Henry managed to convince you to call off the dinner you'd had planned and your family was understanding. Not wanting to cause much of a stir, you lied through your teeth and told them that you absolutely had to work because of a conference in town that was attracting an absurd amount of bookings and someone had just abruptly quit, leaving you with impossible shifts to fill. It was a flimsy lie, but believable, and you were alleviated of the guilt immediately after telling Henry the news that he wanted to hear.

"Aw, yes! Baby! Thank you. I'm so glad. God... We will have so much fun! I promise. It's going to a good birthday. I'll make sure of that."

"I know," you couldn't contain your beam of a smile.

You spent the rest of the day lounging around his condo, making snacks and lying down on his couch for a movie marathon. You had work the next morning, but Henry assured you he would get you home to grab your uniform and then to work with enough time to stop for coffee. But until then, you weren't permitted to worry about work or talk of anything that would stick a pin in your private rose-coloured bubble with Henry. He would not allow it.

His happiness was contagious. It was impossible not to take a big mental step back to evaluate him from a practical viewpoint. How was it that it felt so natural to just lie beside a man you only met a few weeks ago and be so at ease? There was a heavy perfume of enchantment intoxicating the both of you and the way he looked at you sometimes made you wonder if he was falling in love. God, it sure felt like it.

You suspected it was on his mind, in his thoughts... On his tongue. It was too early. You both knew that. But he made it so hard not to say. The sex. God, the sex. Henry fucked you like he was going to cum for the first time, every time. It was too enjoyable not to listen to the way he praised you, feel how fervently he fondled you, relish how frequently he licked your skin and made you feel like your body was food for his soul. Of course, you would go away with him. The answer was obvious.

The weekend he promised was all he said it would be and more. And it was the first opportunity you had to really see Henry out mingling with people and seeing how others responded to him. All of your time spent together had been mostly behind closed doors. It was brand new being out with Henry. He even flattened his palm against your ass a few times in public while you were waiting in lines and checking into the hotel he had booked.

The lady behind the desk responded enthusiastically to Henry's charming greeting, and it wasn't the first time you noticed that he had a certain sway with women. Especially when he smiled like that. You stood back a few times just to see what he would do in a situation you were not immediately present in and every time, the way people reacted to him was warm and welcoming. Men acknowledged him and women always caught the tail-end of Henry's gripping stare. Most of them gave him a twice-over, and you swore a few of them had given him that subtle smirk of attraction.

You sat in your seats at the show he brought you to. It was a big name comedian and they were filming a special. Cameras were everywhere and before the announcer told of the performers welcome to the stage, you squeezed high up on his thigh, causing him to flinch and turn to you prepared for a play fight.

"What's the big idea, stretch?" He hissed at you.

"Did you know that you're really fucking sexy?"

"What?" He scoffed. "Come on. Don't say that."

"It's true. I literally saw a woman checking out your ass earlier while we were in line. You look so fucking good tonight."

It was true. Henry wasn't dressed in his normal attire, although he looked positively dashing in suits, anyway. But that night he was wearing a much more casual outfit and his hair was playfully tousled. He looked younger somehow but still like the same Henry that travelled for work and took you on excursions like these.

"That's silly."

"Why? You have killer legs and a nice ass."

"What!" He cackled. "No, I don't! It's just an ass. It's a dude's ass. There's nothing nice about that!"

"You're fucking insane," you mumbled under your breath, the rolling din of the auditorium drowning out your incredulity. "Henry... You have like the cutest ass I've ever seen. Do you not like... Look at yourself in a full-length mirror at all?"

"Yeah, I have one in my closet."

"Your ass is so gorgeous I want to... God, I don't know. I want to bite it."

Henry tilted his head back and laughed. "Oh yeah? You wanna eat my ass?"

"Probably," you replied.

"Yeah, right."

"It's true. I would, probably. If you asked me to."

Henry grabbed your hand and brought it to his lips. Sometimes he did that and just spoke against your knuckles like you might feel his words rather than just hear them. "I'll keep that in mind for the next time I'm feeling confident about my man ass."

"You should. It's a sweet ass," you terminated the argument with your last claim. Henry rolled his eyes, and the lights dimmed. The announcer's voice came on over the booming sound system and people started to cheer.

#henry deaver x mistress #henry x mistress #bill skarsgard fanfiction #castle rock fanfiction

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worldstraveller · 6 years

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My Top 10 favourite shippings/pairings Part 3

It’s now it starts the solos...

4. Elena x Mateo (Elena of Avalor)

Before I explain why I ship them, I want to tell how I came to know and start watching this animated series and so shipping Elena with Mateo, then it will be the reasons why. Elena of Avalor, when was first announced to the media, I was curious, because I liked Sofia the First a lot and the great job Craig Gerber done with it, when a show is introduced before airing, they introduce the important characters of the show, I knew about Elena's character before and I remember I liked the idea and the concept of her character and circunstances since it added more lore and expanded to the world of Sofia The First (yeah, I have thing for lores, world building in no matter media form - be video games, graphic novels, mangás, books, animated series, movies, etc), as I looked over the character's bios and design (I liked the descriptions back in time (the characters I was most interested then was Mateo, Elena and Isabel - I liked the idea of a princess being an inventor), imediately Mateo got my attention with his promo picture and description, I got the feeling back then he would be my favourite character being a wizard in training and all, it made me a little hopeful about a chance of maybe seeing a wizard and princess (this was before I knew of the whole "avoiding the romance" thing - to me avoiding something is the same as something is present and trying not to get close to it, it's there but won't be part of the plot or to be a subplot, just vague hints, the "elena will not have a love interest", this to me can vary in terms of interpretation about "romantic interest", you can grow to like someone romantically without being interested romantically in the person because liking is different from being interested in someone), but one of the characters was a royal guard (Gabe), my hopes went quite down (since is a classic trope, many different dynamics inside royaltyxroyal guard were explored, there is only 1 exception I give to this trope in shipping but is in somewhere else), as I researched a little more about Mateo, I saw the famous promo duo picture of them, which made me feel a bit more hopeful. I did actually waited for the Secret of Avalor to air before starting to watch the animated series, because I wanted to know how it began first (and the explanation of the change of the new main dress of Sofia in mid-season 3 in Sofia The First), I was actually bit surprised Mateo appeared and played an important role in Secret of Avalor and in freeing Elena and her family, I was already very interested in his character, as seeing the character in action, I was charmed by his character and became instant fave, when Elena and Mateo first meet face to face, you sense and see there is a special connection between them, be it romantic or platonic, that's was when I officially shipped them...

The reasons of why I ship them:

- For starters, I find the special relationship between Elena and Mateo as pretty unusual, between a Wizard/Royal WizardxRoyalty in romantic concept is something I always wanted to see and read for a very long time, unfortunately is almost non-existent, there is only two works of fiction and is in literature, however is for the adult audience (if you're interested - The Royal Wizard (Dragonblood, #1) by Alianne Donnelly and the saga of The Wizard of Bright Isle and both well received in GoodReads, the first mentioned is about a royal wizard woman and a prince, the saga one is between two men (wizard>royal wizardxprince>king) - I'm interested in both, however the saga one, seems to be a bit gory), but for the younger audience, pretty much doesn't exist, it's a very unexplored great potential. Even by close friendship standards is unusual as they are, the royal wizard when friends with the king is usually wise and old, when the same age is like we see with Cedric and his wizard peers, their input isn't valued by the royalty they serve, while Elena and Mateo are both the same age and teenagers, besides in the beginning of the series, they are both in training and gaining experience in their respective fields, Mateo being a wizard-in-training into Royal Wizard (he is still learning how to be one), while Elena is a ruler in training as crown princess into becoming queen, as they grow as individuals, they grow closer together too, It's very easy to tell that Mateo is becoming Elena's right-hand man and confidant.

- The role of Mateo in Elena's life and the show itself is unusual, he plays a key role in the story as much in Elena's growth, even as royal wizard, he is probably the youngest character to become a royal wizard in the media (after him would be Howl from Howl's Moving Castle) and appointed by the crown princess Elena, the most moving part in this, besides Mateo's mom, Elena is the one who believes most in his worth as wizard and royal wizard, even see potential of hero qualities in him (that's a pretty big deal), she believed more in him than Mateo himself.

- One of the traits that makes their connection so special (whether you ship them or not, whether you perceive as romantic or platonic), there is a sense of complementing each other, giving each other what they lack and need, a sense of completion because in the start of the series, Elena is more of a giver and receiver while Mateo is the other way around, it went full circle from "Spellbound" to "Jewel of Maru" in the confidence department, Elena giving Mateo encouragement and Mateo in retribuition of receiving her faith in him, he gives his votes of confidence when she needed it, which made them grow closer together.

- The other reason, it is that I find always so adorable how much attention she gives to Mateo, usually is her who takes iniciative, Mateo at the beginning was always very surprised at the much attention he received from Elena, you could tell from his wide range of facial expressions by wondering if was okay of him to be friends with the crown princess, even when as a wizard-in-training and as royal wizard, even though recently he became used to it, he does still react slightly surprised.

- Another thing I want to note, as is obvious, Mateo isn't afraid to call out on Elena when she makes a misstep while follow and respect her decisions at the same time with unwavering loyalty, and Elena will defend and speak up for Mateo when someone's doubting him. It's quite fun to find hints based on their interactions when you ship them, because isn't something "in your face", their special connection and growing closer relationship, they will eventually becoming lifelong partners in either romantically or platonically, it's displayed ambiguously, it can be interpreted in a romantic or platonic way, I would bet slightly romantic inclined.

Favourite Moments (I will mention the least mentioned, my most memorable is the most mentioned): I love the many moments they have together as much when they're separated thinking of each other...There is no order of preference...

1.I liked how they first met face to face (I think as many wonder, for Elena may have been bit earlier since she watched what was happening inside the amulet, including when Sofia met Mateo), you can tell, there, to me it had the special spark, as Jaquins arrives to welcome Elena being freed from the amulet, as they bow, while Mateo welcomes her excitetly mounted in Luna to falling from Luna's head when Luna bowed to Elena, as when he introduces himself as he bows, not wishing for formal treatment as comes close to his face asking to just call her Elena (in Mateo's house, when few civilians saw Elena and bow to her, it was a bit similar except coming closer or asking to call her by name), so far, Mateo was the first and only person she asked to call her by name on screentime (later was Naomi and then Gabe).

2.Next favourite scene, it might be a small things to many, but I liked in the first episode very much for scenes such when Elena and Naomi was trying to find the boat Isabel and Gabe were, Elena was was informed how the thiefs looked liked and suspected they were magical, I liked that she thought of Mateo with a smirk, as if looking forward to see him again and confident he might know about these magical creatures...I thought it was cute how she connected magical creatures to thinking of someone magical, Mateo.

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3.It's followed by the scene above, when they enter Mateo's workshop, as Naomi wonders Mateo wizard get up as bathrobe, Elena explains he is wizard and Mateo extends Elena's answer "in-training", I like how she looks at him as she says "Mateo is a wizard" and Mateo extending feeling humbled and bit shy that she saw him as fully-fledged wizard while Mateo saw himself as wizard-in-training.

4. Of course, the adorable small moments when Elena catches Mateo from falling and vice-versa, it's curious and cute that it starts with Elena but due to Mateo clumsyness or help him finding his confidence - his character development, while when is Mateo catching Elena, it's more plot focused, since he usually plays a key role in the story.

5. In "Island of Youth", I thought was so sweet, when Mateo uses the first time the floating spell on himself, I think is sweet and moving how she whisper "Oh, Mateo." as if praying for his safety with deep fondness for him.

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6. There is many moments of the song scene "The Magic Within You", I like very much, but I always giggle when Elena sings the first lines of the lyric about how since she met him for the first time saw that Mateo was meant to be a hero to everyone, because Mateo's expressions between these lines are amusing and bit funny, as we know well before Mateo starting gaining confidence in himself, it's notable he does have a bit of sarcastic self-deprecating humour, his expressions between these lines of this song, he is thinking from how he met her was him falling from a jacquim head to the floor, so you can have a good guess of what he was thinking on those expressions (from remembering about their clumsy meeting with a sad expression to disbelief and wonder how did she saw him potential to be a hero by him falling from a jacquin's head) It always makes me wonder which first time she means? inside the amulet from sofia perspective when first meeting Mateo or face to face, it could be both, hmmm. look at how she looks at him when she sings "The first time that I met you..."

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7. "Spirit Monkey Business", one of my beloved favourites scenes of these two, when the Zanies "kidnaped" Mateo as their king "wizard king" while Elena pretends to be queen of the zanies, addresses Mateo as "King Mateo" and asks to walk with "her king", Mateo's response to play along, he stutters a little and little shy, he must have a thought for a moment about this play along and calling her "Queen Elena" (pretending to be a married couple as king and queen of the zanies), but it seems he might haven't been the only one (Elena, after the zanies asking her did they have king And a queen, she went a little nervous when the idea of her and Mateo pretending to be a married royal couple), this scene is so cute, I think it hints a little they were conscious about it, when is as "just friends", you play along without being nervous, usually, I do think it's hinting at something...

#Elena of Avalor #eleteo #Eleteo Appreciation Week - Day 1 - Valentines Day #eleteo valentine day #eleteo appreciation week #elena x mateo #elenaxmateo #matena #mateoxelena #mateo x elena

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untilwearestarsinthesky · 6 years

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Merry Christmas, Doll

Tadaa! Here is my last story for @lovelynemesis christmas writing challenge! I hope you like it, I think it’s my favourite one. I would just like to thank @lovelynemesis for her wonderful writing challenge. This has been so much fun to take part in, and I can’t wait to read everyone’s contributions. I hope you all enjoy this!

You were walking to Tony’s lab when Steve and Bucky caught up with you. ‘Y/N?’ Steve said. ‘What’s up, Cap?’ You asked, glancing at him. ‘Well we were wondering, well Tony said..’ ‘What did Tony say?’ You interrupted. Steve rubbed the back of his neck nervously. ‘Uh, Tony said, that you like to make us wear christmas sweaters on christmas eve.’ Bucky blurted. ‘Yeah, it’s tradition.’ You shrugged. ‘Can we come with you?’ Bucky asked. ‘What do you mean?’ ‘We need to get do some christmas shopping. And we wondered if you’d mind helping?’ Steve asked. You laughed, now they’d told you what they really wanted. ‘Sure, I’m going out tomorrow to get them, 2 weeks till christmas, wanna make sure I get some good ones.’ ‘Thanks, Y/N. What time?’ ‘I was thinking I’d leave for 9:30, that okay with you?’ ‘Perfect,’ Steve said, flashing a smile at you, as Bucky grumbled under his breath about the earliness. You nodded and carried on to Tony’s lab. The ugly christmas sweater tradition had started the year you joined the avengers. You’d been out shopping with Nat, and came across some christmas sweaters. You’d picked out a nice one for christmas day, and had come across some truly awful ones. You’d laughed to yourself, and proceeded to buy everyone a very ugly christmas sweater. Every christmas eve, you made everyone wear theirs and took a photo. You had the photo framed and put up in the training room, ‘for everyone’s enjoyment’, you’d said. Now every time you went to work out, you got a laugh out of everyone’s faces and sweaters in the photo’s. You knew the others hated it, and every year you made a big deal out of them all wearing them on christmas eve, and sighing over the fact that they’d managed to lose last year’s sweater.

Shopping with Bucky and Steve was exhausting. You’d helped them pick out presents for people they were stuck on, and you’d grabbed lunch too. Now you were in yet another department store as Bucky and Steve tried on leather jackets. ‘Alright boys, I’m going to find the christmas sweater department. See you in a few,’ You said waving to them. ‘Want us to come find you?’ Steve asked. ‘Sure,’ You said, shrugging, ‘It’ll take a while. I keep hoping I’ll find the perfect sweater, so that everyone’s more careful and wont lose it, like they do every year.’ You said, sighing as you walked away.

‘How come everyone manages to lose the sweaters Y/N buys?’ Bucky asked Steve. ‘Well, to be honest Buck, they’re awful. They’re in horrible colours, like one year she got Nat a neon orange one with a christmas tree with flashing lights on. It clashed horribly with her hair, and made it really hard to look at her. Last year she got me a baby pink one with a snowman on it.’ ‘That doesn’t sound so bad,’ Bucky said. ‘Believe me it was awful. It had brightly coloured pom poms on it.’ ‘Oh.’ Bucky said. ‘Still doesn’t seem fair to me. Y/N obviously goes to a lot of trouble to get the sweaters, and make you all wear them. Tony showed me the photos. She always looks so happy, you know? Like you’re all one big family.’ Steve sighed. Damn, Bucky was right. Even if Y/N had terrible taste in sweaters, she did a nice thing every year, buying them a sweater, and getting a group photo. And it made them all extremely grateful that they were all still together and alive. ‘Did you really lose all the sweaters?’ Bucky asked. ‘Um, I just shoved mine in the back of the closet.’ ‘Maybe everyone did the same thing?’ Bucky asked. ‘What are you thinking, Buck?’ Steve asked. Bucky smiled, and told him his plan.

Christmas eve rolled around, and you were all gathered in the living room, watching christmas movies, eating popcorn and drinking various amounts of alcohol. Tony and Bruce had eggnog. Sam and Clint had beer. Nat and Wanda had fancy cocktails. Steve, Bucky and Thor had asgardian whisky, and you and Vision were drinking hot cocoa with whipped cream and marshmallows. Vision had cream on the tip of his nose. Everyone was wearing their christmas sweaters, and boy, were they awful. Tony, Clint and Nat had garishly patterned monstrosities. Thor, Steve and Vision had bright red ones with cheesy christmas puns on. Wanda and Bucky had gotten off lightly with semi-decent ones. Bucky had a dark green one, with the words ‘I’m just here for the food,’ in red letters. Wanda had a cream one, with the words ‘I’m filled with christmas spirit, wait no, I’m filled with Vodka, definitely Vodka,’ in golden letters. Sam had a black one with a rude christmas slogan, that he’d laughed himself hoarse over. And you had a pale blue one, that said ‘totally on the naughty list,’ in silver letters. You’d had a sneaky giggle when you’d first seen them all wearing their sweaters. As the films credit’s rolled, you jumped up and clapped your hands.

‘Photo time!’ You cried. Everyone groaned and mumbled under their breaths, but they got up. You set the camera up on it’s stand, and gathered everyone in front of the christmas tree. Tony, Bruce, Thor, Sam and Clint were at the back, and you, Bucky, Nat, Wanda and Steve were in the front. ‘Say Merry Christmas!’ You exclaimed, as the camera flashed. You made them all take a couple more, switching everyone around a few times. You all parted ways, and you took the camera back to your room. Laying in bed, in your special christmas pajama’s you looked through the photos, laughing to yourself at the christmas sweaters. Eventually around midnight you drifted off to sleep.

You woke up on christmas morning, to the sound of Bucky and Sam arguing. You padded into the living room, blanket wrapped around you, clad in your reindeer themed pajama’s and fluffy socks. Your hair was messy, and you were rubbing sleep out of your eyes, as you joined Thor on the couch. Thor was wearing a santa onesie you’d bought him a few weeks ago. You laid your head on his shoulder as Bucky and Sam argued. ‘You have to wait!’ Bucky said, gesturing to the presents under the tree. ‘Why?’ Sam asked. ‘No one will know.’ ‘No one will know what?’ Thor asked. Sam and Bucky turned to face him, realising that everyone else was watching them. ‘If I opened my presents before everyone was up.’ Sam said sheepishly. Bucky shot him a triumphant smirk, and sat down next you on the couch. ‘Merry Christmas Bucky,’ you said sleepily, moving your head from Thor’s shoulder to Bucky’s. Bucky smiled gently down at you. ‘Merry Christmas, Y/N.’ ‘Ok, now can I open my presents?’ Sam demanded. ‘Sure, go ahead. But pass everyone else’s out first,’ Steve said. Once everyone had all their presents, the unwrapping began. Paper and ribbons were everywhere, you’d snuck a bow on top of Thor’s head, and the room was a mess. You’d gotten perfume and make-up from Wanda and Nat, Dvds from Sam and Bruce. A necklace from Thor, with matching earrings from Tony. A gift voucher from Clint, some new books from Steve, and pretty pajama’s and fluffy socks from Bucky. ‘Thanks Bucky,’ You said, as you unwrapped his present to you. ‘You’re welcome. I know how much you like things like that,’ Bucky said, smiling at you. You blushed a little, cause well, Bucky was gorgeous, and patted his shoulder. ‘Thank you!’ Bucky cried, as he opened the card you’d given him, inside were tickets to see the Yankees next season, prime seats too. You smiled up at him, and laughed when he wrapped you in a tight hug, kissing your cheek. ‘Your welcome,’ you said, blushing furiously now. You had one last present to unwrap, it was a big silver box tied with a white ribbon. You read the tag, ‘to Y/N from everyone’. Shrugging you untied the ribbon and opened the box. You saw what was inside, and started howling with laughter. Everyone was looking at you, but you couldn’t get any words out, you were laughing too hard. You passed the box to Steve, who had come over to find out what you were laughing about. Steve pulled out the present, a big blanket made from all the previous christmas sweaters. Steve smiled, and looked to Bucky. ‘It’s great Buck, better than I thought it would be.’ Steve said. You looked up at him, your laughter stopping. ‘Wait it said from everyone on the tag,’ you said, frowning at Steve and Bucky. ‘Well, technically it is. I went round and managed to find all the sweaters you’d bought everyone and had it made into a blanket.’ Bucky explained, a nervous look on his face. ‘Bucky- That is so sweet!’ You jumped up and enveloped him in a tight hug. Ignoring everyone watching you, you leaned up on your tiptoes and kissed him. Bucky responded with enthusiasm, causing Tony and Nat to make vomiting motions and Steve to drag everyone out of the room. When you and Bucky finally came up for air, grinning at each other, it took you a while to notice everyone had left. You smiled up at Bucky, his hands on your waist, and tucked some hair behind his ears. ‘Thank you Bucky. That is the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me,’ you told him sincerely. Bucky softly smiled, and looked down at his feet. ‘You’re welcome, Doll. I just though since you put so much effort into getting the sweaters and taking the photos, that it seemed a little mean that no one appreciated it.’ You giggled, and Bucky looked down at you curiously. ‘I only did it for a laugh at first. But then it became tradition you know? And it meant that every year, there was a new photo of us, all together for once. I’m proud of that, it’s something to celebrate, that we’re all still here. Plus the look on everyones faces when I give them their sweater is priceless,’ you said, giggling again. This time Bucky joined in. When you stopped laughing, Bucky leaned down, and kissed you. Softly this time. And you revelled in the feel of his arms around you, and the taste of him. ‘So, does this mean you’ll come with me to the Yankees game?’ Bucky asked. ‘Sure, if that’s what you want. Don’t you wanna go with Steve though?’ ‘Steve’s not my best girl, you are doll.’ You smiled, and kissed him again. ‘Um,’ Vision said hesitantly, causing you and Bucky to break apart again. ‘Tony and Sam said that when you were finished ‘making out’ breakfast is ready.’ You laughed and turned to Bucky. ‘You hungry?’ ‘Sure, I could eat,’ Bucky said, ‘but first,’ he leaned down to kiss you once more. ‘Merry Christmas, doll.’

Tags: @lovelynemesis @iamskyefox @sistasarah-sallysaidso

#samsrockinwritingchallenge #Bucky Barnes #bucky x reader #christmas fic #bucky barnes fanfiction #avengers

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keepthemacramesecret · 6 years

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rules: answer 30 questions and tag 20 blogs you would like to get to know better.

tagged by @tinforest thanks so much i lov these!

nicknames: i dont rly have any right now rip

gender: somewhere in the middle-ish?

star sign: leo

height: 5′2

time: 11:18pm

birthday: july 24

favorite bands: semisonic, saint motel, portugal the man, kodaline

favorite solo artists: cathy davey, caro emerald, james blunt

song stuck in my head: shockingly none right now somehow

last movie i watched: It.

last show i watched: always sunny probably

when did i create my blog: 2012

what do i post: on this blog mostly just reblogging dr who and merlin stuff (with other shit thrown in... this blog is a mess tbh)

last thing i googled: 'where is the minoan snake goddess figure’ turns out Not the british museum which like. good it belongs in greece but also.. rip i wanted to see her :(

do i have any other blogs: holy shit like 20 but im gonna plug my art blog @theonekierce and my sunny blog @macdennisd

do i get asks: not rly on this blog but i get a fair few on my sunny blog

why i chose my url: based on the most iconic and wonderful merlin fanfic The Student Prince, wherein merlin tries to use macrame as a codeword for talking about magic in public, and i put that into the original merlin series tagline ‘keep the magic secret’

following: 729 holy heck

followers: 379

average hours of sleep: like... 5 or 6? if im lucky lmao

lucky number: 13 #edgy

instruments: i have 2 guitars, a ukulele, and a keyboard, and i can play none of them (i recently decided im gonna actually finally learn guitar tho bc im gonna form a band w one of my friends n im rly excited abt it!)

what I’m wearing: ‘riot’ tshirt and pj shorts

dream job: Comic Artist (lowkey already my job somehow?? wtf??? talk abt lucky???)

dream trip: Eleusis!!! (and also theres a lot of other stuff i’d love to see in Greece but i really wanna see that) alternatively, if i could turn the weather off for a few days i would Love to see Petra, but its 2 hot there and i would die

favourite food: cinnamon if that counts lmao

nationality: america rip

favourite song right now: kamikaze by walk the moon

last book I read: i think the most recent book i read is still when i skimmed back over carmilla earlier this year to try n write a macdennis au lmao

top three fictional universes: howls moving castle, young wizards, homestuck, (i have a lot of others but in terms of Worldbuilding That Im Still Shooketh™ Over.. its these..)

ok and im tagging @theliteraltrash @smolshork @alpfeel @voringglennis @ fuck idk all ur urls but anyone else in the sunny discord if u wanna do it im taggin u... that comes up to 20 for sure

#obv u dont hav to

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aaltohelsinki · 5 years

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Meet Aalto-Helsinki iGEM 2019 team!

It is time for the new Aalto-Helsinki team to finally take over the blog! For the last few months we have been pretty busy trying to come up with another brilliant idea, fundraising and meeting people. Now it is time for us to introduce ourselves to all of you.

Ilse

I am currently studying in the Translational Medicine MSc program at the University of Helsinki. I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Integrative Biology in the U.S. I am enthusiastic about innovations in healthcare and medicine. On my free time I enjoy all things outdoors and also coach track & field. I applied to iGEM because of the opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary team, and the opportunity to come up with a topic and project plan from the beginning. Great learning opportunity on so many levels! Besides working in the field of medical research, my dream job would be a sunset photographer.

What is your favourite breakfast food? My favourite breakfast food is pancakes. Especially oat-cardamom pancakes with berries and good coffee

What was the worst style choice you ever made? When I was younger I wanted to wear everything with flower print, so then all my clothes were of different flower prints and I’m not sure how stylish combo that ended up being

What is your favourite item you’ve bought this year? Bright light lamp. My artificial sun has gotten me through studying for so many exams during the winter

What’s your favourite tradition or holiday? Midsummer! Daylight all day and night with friends, sauna, swimming, grilled food, drinks, games & flower crowns. Is there anything better?

Noora

I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedicine and currently studying a Master’s programme in Translational Medicine. I have some experience in biomedical research and bioentrepreneurship. My hobbies are bouldering and working out at the gym at times when I’m not busy figuring out how to solve all the problems in the world with science. I applied to iGEM because I am interested in gaining experience in planning and executing projects and interested in innovations in life sciences. My dream job is to work with improving healthcare and solving global problems in the field of life sciences.

If you could bring back any fashion trend what would it be? Comfy fleeces!

Coffee or tea? Coffee in the morning and decaf tea in the evening.

What is your favourite dessert? I have a really bad sweet tooth, my favourite dessert is anything that includes chocolate.

Miika

I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Biotechnology and Chemical Technology, and I am currently studying in a Master’s programme in Biosystems and Biomaterials Engineering at Aalto University. My hobbies include going to the gym and playing guitar. Life sciences obviously interest me and I thought that iGEM would be a unique chance to get to plan and execute a research project from scratch, as this kind of experience is hard to obtain otherwise, also getting a summer job on top of that is kind of superb. My dream job would be a stadiums out selling rockstar, but I’m afraid that that particular ship has sailed. So, the next best thing would be working with synthetic biology, health technologies and improve people’s quality of life with treatments and diagnostic methods.

What type of music do you listen to? All kind of growling and howling. I really enjoy thoroughly music of pretty much all kind, from electro pop to death metal. I’ve found that predictability is the enemy number one of any great music, so the more groove and hooks, the better!

If you had to eat one meal every day for the rest of your life what would it be? Starts with a P and ends in izza, I mean, there ain’t even other options to this really.

If you had a time machine, would go back in time or into the future? Easy. I’d check the numbers and go back in time to the the previous day of the biggest Eurojackpot lottery.

Do you separate your laundry into colors or just throw it all in together? I like to live dangerously.

Camilla

I am currently finishing my Bachelor’s Degree in Biotechnology and Chemical Technology at Aalto University. In the fall, I will start studying towards my Master’s Degree in Biosystems and Biomaterials Engineering. On my free time I enjoy being outside in the nature and spending time with my family, friends and dogs. I applied to iGEM because I have followed the former teams, and it looked like they had a lot of fun, and very interesting projects, so I thought it would be a very nice experience to be part of the 2019 team. I mean, who wouldn’t want to work together with an interdisciplinary team, where you get to ideate, plan and execute a synthetic biology project from the start to finish? I do as I think is sounds super interesting! My dream job would be any job in which I can somehow improve human health or do something good for the environment.

Seen anything lately that made you smile? Our super nice iGEM team and the beautiful spring weather.

If you had to delete all but 3 apps from your smartphone, which ones would you keep? Whatsapp, Photo Gallery and Spotify.

What is your favorite time of the day and why? My favourite time of the day is the morning because breakfast is my favourite meal of the day and I love taking long morning walks or runs in the nature at sunrise.

Teleportation or flying? Flying!

Amanda

I’m currently wrapping up my Master’s studies in Microbiology at the University of Helsinki. I have a Bachelor’s degree in the same subject. Currently I’m working on a project related to oil spill response, with the help of microbes! I also have some experience in medical microbiology. My hobbies include astanga yoga, climbing and ballroom dances. Also I enjoy spending time in nature. I applied to iGEM because I thought it would be a great opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary group and carry out a project from start to finish. Previous year’s projects have been very interesting, and it seemed like people have had a lot of fun. My dream job would be to improve the wellbeing of humans, animals and the environment with science.

Who’s someone you really admire? Dr. Jane Goodall (English primatologist and anthropologist). A big inspiration for me as a person and a scientist.

Do you collect anything? Tea mugs! I have LOTS of them! One can never have too many tea mugs.

What’s the most embarrassing fashion trend you used to rock? Flared pants (very very flared). I also had an awkward phase with huge skater shoes.

Neja

I am currently finishing my Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry at the University of Helsinki. In the fall I will start studying towards my Master’s degree in Translational Medicine. I have knowledge from various fields due to many different courses that I took during my Bachelor’s degree. On top of that I also have sufficient experiences in biomedical research. In my free time I can be found in the nature, hanging out with my friends, travelling the world or on one of many events that I helped organising. I grew up under the Alps and therefore hiking is one of my favourite hobbies. Whenever I get to visit home, conquering a new peak is on my must-do-list. I applied to iGEM because of my love for research and challenges. I believe it is a unique opportunity to perform a project from the beginning until the end and I am really excited to spend the summer in the lab working with so many wonderful people! My dream job would be something exciting as for example taking a part in new discoveries that have a potential to improve human or animal health or save the environment. I also love history and researching what has happened in the past would be another exiting path.

What was your favourite game to play as a child? Hide and seek. We would play it in the old mansion in my home town and it would sometimes take us hours to find everyone since there were so many small hidden places.

What’s the worst thing you ever did as a kid — and got away with? Me and my friends planned an escape from the kindergarten. We only reached the main road when we got scared and turned back. However no one has notice our little adventure even though we have missed half of the lunch.

What’s the grossest food you ever had to eat to be polite? Sausage filled with intestines in France.

Do you think you could live without your smartphone (or other technology item) for 24 hours? Definitely. I went camping to places without electricity or any other form of technology with my family or friends plenty of times. However it is always nice to have a camera on hand if you are camping somewhere especially beautiful and spectacular.

Antti

I’m studying Molecular Biosciences (BSc) at the University of Helsinki, gathering more information to make the impossible decision of choosing a more narrow field to focus on in the future. My previous studies were completely unrelated to biology (I did a little bit of flying), but I’d consider them as an interesting misstep on a wobbly path towards the real deal. What’s more important than science? In addition to hugging my copy of The Cell, I like reading, picking mushrooms and wondering. I applied to the team because iGEM seemed like a great opportunity to gain experience in applying scholarly knowledge in practice, while learning lots of other useful skills. Also it’s a step towards my ideal of being useful for fellow humans, other conscious organisms, and the environment.

What movie seen recently you would recommend and why? I enjoy films that contemplate the paradoxical nature of being human. One that’s been stuck in my head is a 2015 film set in the early stages of Algerian War called Far from Men. It’s also a good history lesson.

What fictional world or place would you like to visit? Moominvalley. Exactly the one that’s formed inside my head after reading Tove Jansson’s books.

What are you reading right now? Henri Lefebvre’s Critique of Everyday Life and Donna Tartt’s The Secret History.

Arina

I am currently majoring in Energy and Environmental Technology and minoring in Bioinformation Technology, Bachelor programs, at Aalto University. Previously I studied physics in Helsinki Open University. On my free time I love doing art, such as painting and drawing. I applied to Aalto-Helsinki iGEM team because of my interest in biology, medicine and new diagnostics and treatment options made possible by synthetic biology. I am a member in Aalto-Helsinki iGEM project with responsibilities in laboratory practising, data modelling and statistical analysis, and project website development. My dream job would be to become a scientific researcher.

What’s the best advice you’ve ever heard? Be yourself and love what you’re doing.

What type of coffee would you describe yourself as? Latte, because it’s my favorite type of coffee.

If you could pick up a new skill in an instant what would it be? Learning languages in seconds, because knowing them is super useful.

Ursula

I am currently studying Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management at Aalto University School of Business and minoring in Molecular Biosciences at the University of Helsinki. I am interested in healthcare innovations and improving the wellbeing of people’s lives. On my free time I enjoy all kind of sports and spending time with friends. I applied to iGEM because I felt that the project would combine many of my interests and values: biology, medicine and innovations as well as working with a team towards something meaningful. My dream job is to work with improving human health and wellbeing. Other than that, I would be a dog massage therapist.

What was your nickname(s) as a child? Uula by my sister (she had hard time pronouncing “r” and “s”...)

What is your most used emoji? The emoji with sunglasses

What was your least favourite food as a child? Do you still hate it or do you love it now? Liver casserole but loving it nowadays!

Tuomas

I am currently finishing BA in art conservation, I also have a degree in electronics from way back. I like tinkering with stuff such as 3D-printers etc. and I enjoy watching certain sports as well. In my free time I practice Muay Thai to keep fit, with less than stellar results. I’ve got two kids that are my biggest responsibility. I applied to iGEM to see the world and my dream job would be to become a King of Sealand.

What was the worst haircut you ever had? One I did myself on first grade. Let’s just say hair was missing from where it is traditionally understood to be.

What was your first job? When I was six, I walked up and down the back of this old lady that lived upstairs, like some kind of primitive child-chiropractor.

Seen any good movies lately you’d recommend? No.

Written by Neja Sirc

#aalto #helsinki #igem2019 #science #synbio #synthetic biology

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Get to know me tag!

Tagged by @teakoii

1. What is your full name? Don’t really want to give out my full name on tumblr lol, but I’m Sophia (and if we’re going for embarrassing details, I got a middle name, Marina lol)

2. What is your nickname? A lot of people call me babushka? Or just shortened versions of my name like Soph and stuff

3. What is your zodiac sign? Cancer

4. What is your favorite book series? Hmmm this is hard lol. The only series I can honestly admit to have read entirely is the Hunger Games :p

5. Do you believe in aliens or ghosts?

Aliens are 10010% real and probably want nothing to do with earth, LOL. Ghosts...it’d be so cool if they’re real. Highly doubt it though

6. Who is your favorite author? Neil Gaiman!! He’s amazing!

7. What is your favorite radio station? Mix fm...any cypriot reading this will know lol

8. What is your favorite flavor of anything? Of anything...probably coffee taste lol. Or mint? One of the two

9. What word would you use often to describe something great or wonderful? Hmm, amazing? Awesome? idk lol

10. What is your current favorite song? Current favourite is probably Andromeda by the Gorillaz :p

11. What is your favorite word? in english?? no clue hahah :p

12. What was the last song you listened to? Despacito ;u;

13. What TV show would you recommend for everybody to watch? Voltron obviously hahah, um, maybe American Horror story? But only season 2 lol, or Black Mirror bc it’s amAZING

14. What is your favorite movie to watch when you’re feeling down? Ghibli films! Especially Howl’s moving castle or Spirited Away! c:

15. Do you play video games? I do but not as much lately bc of uni

16. What is your biggest fear? Uhhh if we’re going for deep dark fears, probably the entire concept of eternity? Like the thought of something having no real start or end just freaks me out lol

17. What is your best quality, in your opinion? I honestly can’t think of one hahah, i’ve been thinking for a couple of minutes and can’t think of anything :p maybe that i’m an easy person to get along with

18. What is your worst quality, in your opinion? I can make a list tbh lol, absolute worst would probably be that i’m way too sensitive & care too much about what other people think

19. Do you like cats or dogs better? NO DON’T MAKE ME CHOOSE I LOVE THEM BOTH I LOVE ALL ANIMALS ;-;

20. What is your favorite season? Summer!! :D

21. Are you in a relationship? Nope

22. What is something you miss from your childhood? I don’t miss much. Maybe not having this much of a workload if anything lol

23. Who is your best friend? Why have one when you can have 3? :D @faded-r0ses @now-this-is-wtf @ibreathestucky <3 <3

24. What is your eye color? Brow

25. What is your hair color? I change it every few months lol, it’s currently black!

26. Who is someone you love? So many people :p Friends, family, a lot of people! c:

27. Who is someone you trust? The squad obviously, but p. much all of my friends?? Like if we’re buddies then that’s it, i trust u lol

28. Who is someone you think about often? Like i think about my dog a lot bc i haven’t seen his fluffiness in like four moths now but i think about a lot of people often? not one set person

29. Are you currently excited about/for something? I’m excited for an eternal slumber tbh, or like, vacation. I need a break TuT

30. What is your biggest obsession? Voltron probably, and also random but history?? i love. history lol

31. What was your favorite TV show as a child? POKEMON! It was a Sunday morning ritual to watch pokemon :D

32. Who of the opposite gender can you tell anything to, if anyone? Anything? Probably no one :p

33. Are you superstitious? Not really?

34. Do you have any unusual phobias? Like, I’m afraid of small white rooms with no windows. Random? Yes. Unusual? Idk?? :p

35. Do you prefer to be in front of the camera or behind it? I’m insecure af but like photography so behind it lol

36. What is your favorite hobby? Writing! :D

37. What was the last book you read? I mean i read a shitton of anatomy and physiology books throughout this year, do those count? Ah and The anatomy of being by Shinj Moon, though it’s a poetry book

38. What was the last movie you watched? Avengers Age of Ultron probably

39. What musical instruments do you play, if any? Nothing, sadly TuT

40. What is your favorite animal?

I can’t. ChoOOSEE I LOVE SO MANY. If i can have like a top 3?? It’d probably be dogs & cats (in one place bc i can’t choose), foxes, and lizards? or i think they’re called newts in english? ya.

41. What are your top 5 favorite Tumblr blogs that you follow?

Definitely @teakoii they’re they’re the literal cutest & amazing artist, definitely 2/3 the squad: @ibreathestucky (she’s a fandom goddess ok <3), @faded-r0ses (aesthetic ho right there), (((our remaining 1/3 @now-this-is-wtf not included bc she nEVER LOGS IN)) Also @wipengineer <-the queen of angst

and @maristine :D Quality voltron content right there~

and also a LOT of other blogs, some that i interact with and some not but i’m too shy to mention/tag >.<

42. What superpower do you wish you had?

Being able to breathe/survive underwater. Bye bye humans. I’m a fish now. You’ll never catch me. Also shapeshifting would b awesome bc. Cmon. You could become a dragon. Take that responsibilities.

43. When and where do you feel most at peace?

The beach, definitely. Or anywhere near large bodies of water? Give me a lake or river any day and I’ll probably never leave lol

44. What makes you smile?

A good ol’ meme never failed me so far, also good music? And coffee, and cuddly animals or just hugs in general i love hugs

45. What sports do you play, if any?

I do some swimming and begrudgingly go to the gym when my roommate drags me along but that’s pretty much it lol

46. What is your favorite drink?

CoFFEE. I swear my blood has been replaced with caffeine by now

47. When was the last time you wrote a hand-written letter or note to somebody?

I wrote a post-it note to my roommate to let her know i’m out does that count?

48. Are you afraid of heights?

Nope! I love looking down when standing somewhere v high or in a plane and stuff lol

49. What is your biggest pet peeve?

I had to google what a pet peeve is TuT

Hm, i can’t really think of anything? Not a lot of things bug me tbh, except for big things like you know, like rudeness or belittling someone else e.t.c

50. Have you ever been to a concert?

Yup!

51. Are you vegan/vegetarian?

Vegetarian!^^

52. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?

Define how little. I had a big phase of wanting to become a Power Ranger so.

According to my family i was always between vet or doctor though lol

53. What fictional world would you like to live in?

Ohh boy, i can’t just choose one!! :p Something magic-related definitely

54. What is something you worry about?

Something? Something? More like everything. TuT

55. Are you scared of the dark?

Nope!

56. Do you like to sing?

No unless I'm either drunk enough or blasting the radio loud enough for no one to hear me hahah

57. Have you ever skipped school?

I was way too much of an ‘example student’ in high school so no lol. As for lectures in uni though..well. ;u;

58. What is your favorite place on the planet?

The bEACH. ANY BEACH. IS THERE WATER AND SAND? THEN I LIKE IT. :D

59. Where would you like to live?

Italy! My dream is to move to Italy after i graduate!

60. Do you have any pets?

Yes, a cute lil’ bean of a doggo~ (or as my friends very...politely say, the chubbiest, clingiest chihuahua they’ve ever met lol)

61. Are you more of an early bird or a night owl?

Both? It depends lol

62. Do you like sunrises or sunsets better?

BOTH I CAN’T CHOOSE TuT

63. Do you know how to drive?

Yup! Although parking is an entire different story LOL

64. Do you prefer earbuds or headphones?

Headphones, earbuds are annoying ;-;

65. Have you ever had braces?

Yes. I pretend that that time period never happened ;u;

66. What is your favorite genre of music?

Hmmmmmm. Hmmm??? I can’t choose? Probably either indie/chill music or punk rock but i listen to so so many genres

67. Who is your hero?

I can’t really think of any celebrities, but if we’re talking people, probably my grandma? She was a badass woman that was raising two kids in her twenties whilst studying & graduating med school, then moved on to become the first woman gynaecologist in her country. Hats off to her really.

68. Do you read comic books?

A bit!

69. What makes you the most angry?

Honestly people that just. Can’t. Respect. Others.

So racist/homophobic/transphobic/sexist people, people who can’t respect someone else, people that think they’re superior to anyone, and also people that hurt/abuse animals- it’s like hey buddy. Find the nearest trash can and shove yourself in it, it’s not nice to litter.

70. Do you prefer to read on an electronic device or with a real book?

Real books. I understand that electronics are more convenient but there’s nothing better than actually holding a book in your hands and flipping the pages ;u;

71. What is your favorite subject in school?

History and english lit! And greek literature! All theoretical subjects really, lol

If we’re talking currently, then it’s embryology, definitely. I love it!!

72. Do you have any siblings?

An older sister and two older brothers

73. What was the last thing you bought?

Bananas and vegetables, lol

74. How tall are you?

165cm. I think it’s 5′5″

75. Can you cook?

I mean i nearly burn the kitchen down every time but i try

76. What are three things that you love?

Animals, good books, coffee

77. What are three things that you hate?

Rude/mean people (aka every single person with a Trump-like mindset, the dude himself included ofc), that’s pretty much it? it takes a lot for me to hate something

78. Do you have more female friends or more male friends?

Female

79. What is your sexual orientation?

Pan! Still figuring out if that’s Panromantic or Pansexual :p

80. Where do you currently live?

Czech Republic

81. Who was the last person you texted?

My roommate

82. When was the last time you cried?

Like, 2 days ago i think? I was stressed, tired and sick lol

83. Who is your favorite YouTuber?

Markiplier! Also a lot of creepy pasta narrators, Lazy Masquerade being my fave probably :p

84. Do you like to take selfies?

Sometimes? it really really depends on my mood lol

85. What is your favorite app?

Instagram probably

86. What is your relationship with your parent(s) like?

Ehh. I get along great with my dad although we don’t talk much, and i get along as well with my mom, just wish she’d realise i’m not a kid still lol.

The older i get the better we get along i guess, although there’s some things we’ll never agree on

87. What is your favorite foreign accent?

I like Spanish accents a lot? I have a lot of Spanish & Portuguese friends and love their accent when they speak english :p Also Russian accents?? Don’t ask me why. I just really like them lol

88. What is a place that you’ve never been to, but you want to visit?

Japan! I really want to go to Japan. And USA? And Canada? Like, big-city places because I’ve never been to one ;u;

89. What is your favorite number?

90. Can you juggle?

I got the balance of a tomato on an acid trip, so that’s a no hahah

91. Are you religious?

Not...really? I was raised in a very religious house and the more i learned about church the more i disliked it. I still like some aspects of it though so...I’m figuring it out still

92. Do you find outer space of the deep ocean to be more interesting?

I CAN’T CHOOSE THEY’RE BOTH SO FASCINATING I WANNA FLING MYSELF INTO SPACE AND DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE OCEAN IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK

93. Do you consider yourself to be a daredevil?

With enough alcohol in my system and good friends, ya. As it is? Nope, I'm that one friend in horror movies that says ‘hey guys, this is probably a bad idea’ and promptly dies lol

94. Are you allergic to anything?

A bit allergic to dust but that’s pretty much it i think

95. Can you curl your tongue?

No ;-;

96. Can you wiggle your ears?

How do people dO THAT no i can’t

97. How often do you admit that you were wrong about something?

If i know I'm in the wrong i always admit it & apologise, or so i hope :p

98. Do you prefer the forest or the beach?

The forest is fun too but...the beach. Definitely. ((Plus there’s no bugs at the beach! ;u;))

99. What is your favorite piece of advice that anyone has ever given you?

If you try your best and work hard, the result won't matter because you gave it your all and that’s what counts.

100. Are you a good liar?

Not at all, you can immediately tell if I’m lying because I start to giggle lol

101. What is your Hogwarts House?

Hufflepuff!

102. Do you talk to yourself?

Yes. It’s actually funny bc i keep switching between languages when i do

103. Are you an introvert or an extrovert?

Introvert ;;

104. Do you keep a journal/diary?

Not exactly. I try to keep a journal but it usually ends up with doodles and scribbles from class lol

105. Do you believe in second chances?

Most of the time, yes.

106. If you found a wallet full of money on the ground, what would you do?

Honestly? I’d probably leave it, OR if there’s any shops nearby, I’d take it to a store clerk, since the person that lost it is more likely to go into a nearby shop and ask if they’ve seen their wallet than to a police department, I think? idk

107. Do you believe that people are capable of change?

Yes, definitely!

108. Are you ticklish?

Ridiculously ticklish. @now-this-is-wtf and @faded-r0ses have a field trip with this fact T-T

109. Have you ever been on a plane?

Yup!

110. Do you have any piercings?

I got a lot of piercings on my ears and had nose ring but I think it’s healed now? Will be getting a septum piercing in July though~

111. What fictional character do you wish was real?

Lance. Lanceeeeeee. How could i not want my fave ever to be real lol

112. Do you have any tattoos? Not...yet. Soon though!

113. What is the best decision that you’ve made in your life so far?

It wasn’t exactly my decision, but switching schools back in middle school. Would have never met my tiny best friend otherwise, or met some other amazing people & teachers

114. Do you believe in karma?

Not really

115. Do you wear glasses or contacts?

Glasses, can’t put on contacts to save my life

116. Do you want children?

I don’t really like kids so. Ehh.

117. Who is the smartest person you know?

Hmm, people are smart in different ways and aspects. So I don’t know one person who’s the absolute smartest!

118. What is your most embarrassing memory?

Probably that one time at Comic con when i had a skirt-too-short problem (bless my backpack and the random leggings i had shoved in there for some reason lol), or that one time i got asked for an ID when i tried to buy a beer. At a supermarket. And they still wouldn’t believe me until I showed them my university card as well. (Sad thing is it wasn’t even for me lol)

119. Have you ever pulled an all-nighter?

yup, way too often lol

120. What color are most of you clothes?

Black. So many black clothes lol. At least that makes laundry much easier :D

121. Do you like adventures?

Yes!

122. Have you ever been on TV?

Only for some small interview clips when I was in high school lol

123. How old are you?

124. What is your favorite quote?

“Sometimes, I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m not living”

125. Do you prefer sweet or savory foods?

I don’t like sweet stuff much so savoury! OK, NOW, WHO TO TAG~

Squad, do it if you’re up for it @ibreathestucky @faded-r0ses @now-this-is-wtf (esp. you Guac I know you’re a free potato now with exams over~), and my tumblr buddies @maristine, @wipengineer (and yes i know u got the google doc but hey! :D), @the-blood-in-your-bruise and honestly, whoever else wants to do it, that’s it, you’re tagged by me hahah ^^

#get to know me tag #ofc you don't have to do it if u don't want to @the tagged ppl! <3

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The 11 Questions thingy

Tagged by: @adorableears7 (thank you!!)

This got really long and I really like these questions, so I want to pass them on to the people I tag.

How did you get into fandom? What was your catalyst to finding the tumblr community?

What’s your favourite part about your favourite fandom?

If you could spend the day with any fictional character, who would it be and why?

What fictional character has had the biggest impact on your life or has inspired you the most?

Talk about your favourite book (I KNOW IT’S HARD but if you had to pick one).

Do you have any accomplishments or anything in your life you feel the most proud of?

Tell us about a project you have going on! Or if you don’t have one, maybe something you’ve always wanted to write or draw?

How do you feel about AU’s?

Do you have any favourite composers or soundtracks?

In your opinion, what is the best Disney movie to come out since Disney’s Golden Age?

Fangirl about something, really go wild!

I’m tagging @skittledoodles @misku-nimfa @denilmo @heavenissilcnt @cakeiton @leisurewriter @kagomehigurashi and anyone else that wants to do this! No pressure, though! Only if you want to. :)

1. How did you get into fandom? What was your catalyst to finding the tumblr community? Well shit. I got into fandom in general during a time most people on tumblr might not remember -- back when Quizilla was only quizzes and people made each question a section of their story with the answer holding the end of the chapter. The stories were drastic between good and bad, so a “Quizlist” was created to showcase good fics. I was a part of that forum and community, finding stories to add to the list, going through nominations, and offering beta services to Harry Potter fics. Then, I kinda fell away during college and randomly went looking for Inuyasha fanfics I remembered a couple years ago. Revived my long forgotten tumblr blog, dove headfirst into what was left, and haven’t looked back since.

2. What’s your favourite part about your favourite fandom? I don’t know if I can choose a favorite fandom, but I love the worldbuilding that happens. In the Naruto fandom, I’m attracted to the headcanons and people that build everything missing. The same for Inuyasha -- those things that focus on building the world around Papa Inu, or focusing on what happen in present time while Kagome’s gone, or things like that. I love the ingenuity that comes with it and how people can create around what’s there.

3. If you could spend the day with any fictional character, who would it be and why? Asuma! Hands down, Asuma. Can you imagine the stories he has?! He would just be so much fun to talk to, to learn more about his life and enjoy the day. Either him or Ron Weasley.

4. What fictional character has had the biggest impact on your life or has inspired you the most? Ooooh Edmund Pevensie, definitely. The Narnia books are so close to my heart and I treasure them so much -- and his character is one of my absolute favorites. To see how he handled himself and earned a pride in who he could be by giving up pride in who he was, just absolutely fantastic. His is one of my favorite character development stories of all time and it goes further through the series. Love it so much.

5. Talk about your favourite book (I KNOW IT’S HARD but if you had to pick one). Howl’s Moving Castle! Okay, so it’s hard to miss that I love the movie, BUT THE BOOK. It’s wonderful! Miyazaki definitely edited and changed a few things from the book to make the movie, so the book is almost a new story. It adds in this sense of magic and realism that could be explored in every which way AND SERIOUSLY. If you’ve seen the movie, READ THE BOOK. It’s worth it!!

6. Do you have any accomplishments or anything in your life you feel the most proud of? I...honestly don’t know.

7. Tell us about a project you have going on! Or if you don’t have one, maybe something you’ve always wanted to write or draw? Does wedding planning count?! I roleplay, so outside of writing those threads and asks, wedding planning is really taking up my time. I’d love to get back into writing fanfics, but it’s just not working out right now.

8. How do you feel about AU’s? I LOVE AUS. I have 12 stories posted on AO3 right now and there are 7 aus in that. I’ve always felt there are other authors who can better explore canon and I love reading those, but my heart is always in creating other verses.

9. Do you have any favourite composers or soundtracks? I love the soundtrack to The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. If I have trouble settling down to write, I usually will put on that to help me focus. It’s just wonderful. Other favorite soundtracks are The Lion King, LOTR: FOTR, and Remember the Titans. As for favorite composers, I bounce all the time, but I think it’s probably Chopin.

10. In your opinion, what is the best Disney movie to come out since Disney’s Golden Age? So, apparently Disney’s Golden Age includes the movies he worked on while he was alive. For some reason, I’ve been mixing that up with Disney’s Renaissance. Knowing that, the best movie is Beauty and the Beast, but my favorite is Mulan.

10. Fangirl about something, really go wild! There’s this peanut butter chocolate smoothie at the bagel place that just opened up in the front of my town. It’s delicious. Like, so good that even though the bagels taste more cakey than anything and the service absolutely SUCKS, I’ll continue going back and paying five dollars for because as soon as I start thinking about it, I want one. It’s a perfect balance between the two flavors and isn’t too thick to drink through a straw, and the chocolate chips are big enough to be satisfying when you bite into one. It’s fan-fucking-tastic and now I want one.

#personal

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wordsofphandom · 7 years

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What I Wouldn’t Do - A Phanfiction Part II

At a book signing, Phil, a succesful author of children’s books, meets the five-year-old Dylan and his gorgeous single father Dan. Though they are instantly drawn to each other, certain issues, let alone a lively five-year-old complicate things for Dan and Phil, and they have to find out just what they would - or wouldn’t do, to be together.

parent!phan / fluff/ angst/ singlefather!Dan / children’s author!Phil / Dil Howlter (kind of)

Wordcount: 4.2k Warnings: none

Part II

A week went by, but Phil didn’t hear from Dan and on Sunday, he was beginning to think he never would. Nevertheless, he found himself doing sketches of the same two characters: a white kitten with red and brown patches and a striped tomcat. He drew the kitten playing in autumn leaves, while its father kept a watchful eye on it. He drew them drinking milk from the same bowl and cuddling on a velvet pillow. You didn’t have to be Sigmund Freud to know who he was really drawing. However, Phil never drew himself into the pictures. He had a meeting with his agent on Thursday, and they discussed the possibility of doing a Lion and Lioness Movie. An American major studio was keenly interested in buying the rights, but it was difficult for Phil to sign them away. If they did make a film, Phil would want to be involved, and he knew very little about animation. When he was still thinking of nothing but Dan and Dylan on Friday, Phil decided to drive up north and spend the week-end with his parents. In these cases, distance was always a good idea. He had a wonderful time and when he came back, he was almost ready to forget about the Howells. On Tuesday afternoon, however, his phone rang. And it was Dan calling. Curious, he answered the phone. “Hello?”

“Hey, Phil. It’s Dan. Dan Howell, Dylan’s father”. “Of course, I remember you” Phil said, bemused. “Right… uh, listen, do you have any plans on Friday afternoon?” “This Friday?” “Yes” “No, I don’t think so… why d’you ask?” “Because I have a problem, and I’d like to abuse your offer of being Dylan’s friend. My boss scheduled a meeting on Friday from 4 to 5 pm, so I can’t pick up Dylan from school. None of his friends can take him, and I really don’t want to ask Jess… so I thought that maybe you could pick him up and bring him home?” “Yeah, I’d love that” Phil said. “Do you want me to take him to my place or bring him to yours?”. “Our place, I think. Or you could go to the park for a while… It’s going to be very easy, and it’s just for a few hours”. “Sure, don’t worry” Phil said. “Just tell me where and when to pick him up and I’ll be there. Does he have a key for your flat?” “He’s five” retorted Dan. “So, no?” “He’d lose it on the playground, or when he’s running, or something… And anyway, I don’t want to burden him with that responsibility yet”. Phil felt stupid. “Of course” he said; he should have thought of that. “The neighbour has a spare key. He’ll let you in”.

On Wednesday and Thursday, Phil was nervously looking forward to his time with Dylan. The last time he’d spend the day with a five-year old had to be years and years ago, when Phil had been a child himself; unless, of course, you counted last Sunday. So, what were him and Dylan going to do? In preparation, he called his Mum and discussed the matter with her. Also, he bought some picture books and a Children’s-Experiments-Box, as well as a football, because he didn’t know what Dylan was into and he wanted him to have a good time. When Friday had come, he packed all of those things into a big bag and took the Tube to Dylan’s school. Dylan was overjoyed to see him. The first to leave the class room, he ran out of the door and hugged Phil’s legs enthusiastically. “Phil!” he squealed. “Hello, Dylan” Phil laughed and somewhat awkwardly petted his head. “You got your things?”. They collected Dylan’s reading bag and his coat. Phil also made Dylan wear the woolly hat and the scarf, although Dylan insisted that Daddy never cared about that. “I just don’t want you to be cold” Phil explained, but Dylan just shrugged. “I’m never cold” he explained. They left the school and visited Dylan’s favourite play ground on the way home. In the wet and muddy park, Dylan met a few of his school friends and Phil waited with some other mothers at the side. But just as the conversation got too awkward (“Are you Mr Howell’s brother? A friend? His boyfriend?”), Dylan asked Phil to play with him, which Phil gladly did. Dylan loved the new football. He appointed Phil goalie and he and his friends kicked penalty-shots. Only when both Phil and Dylan were thoroughly cold and dirty, did they walk home. Dylan was holding Phil’s hand and skipping along the way, all the time chatting about his school and his friends. When they arrived, they got the keys from the middle aged guy who lived in the flat above Dan and Dylan’s; Dan would be home in an hour.

For homework, Dylan was supposed to read a picture book, so Phil gave him one of the new ones he’d bought and went to prepare supper. He had brought ingredients for both pancakes and Spaghetti Bolognese. “Which do you prefer?” he asked Dylan. The little boy looked up from his book. “Pancakes, please” he said. “May I flip them?”. His question made Phil chuckle. “I have to make the batter, first”. “Okay” Dylan went back to his book. When Dan came home, Phil and Dylan had made a big stack of pancakes, had squeezed some lemons and had set the table for three. “Wow, it smells delicious” Dan commented when he came in. He gave Dylan a kiss on the head. “Did you have a nice time with Phil?”. “Yes!” Dylan shouted. “Look what he got me!” he handed him the picture book. Dan studied it. “That was really kind, Phil” he looked at him “You shouldn’t have”. “It’s nothing, really”. “Still, thank you very much” Dan said. “Dylan, did you say thank you?”. “Thank you, Phil!” Dylan said again. Phil smiled at the both of them. “You’re very welcome” Yet the atmosphere was somewhat awkward. “Shall we eat?”.

After supper, Dan checked whether Dylan had done his homework and invited Phil to stay for a movie. They cuddled up on the sofa – Dylan between the two men – drank hot chocolate and watched Howl’s Moving Castle. During the scary scenes, Dylan alternated between Dan and Phil to hide his face against. After the film was over, it was bed time for Dylan. “Can Phil bring me to bed? Please, Daddy, please” he pleaded, giving both Dan and Phil huge puppy dog eyes. Dan chuckled. “You’ll have to ask Phil. Maybe he’s got plans for tonight”. “May you please stay, Phil?” Dylan said, concentrating his efforts on Phil, whose heart melted a little bit at the sight of the pouting boy. “Yes, I can stay” he promised. As the day had been long and exhausting, Dylan fell asleep quickly. Technically, Phil’s job was done now, but the thought of his empty flat in Islington made him sad. “Would you like a glass of wine?” Dan asked. It was a relief that apparently, Dan didn’t want him to leave, either. “Yes, please” Phil said. So, Dan opened a bottle of red wine and they sat down on the couch again. Casually, Dan swung his legs over Phil’s lap. “Did you have a nice day?” he asked. “Probably the best I’ve had in weeks” Phil admitted. Dan grinned at him. “You’re your own boss, how can you even have bad days?” “True, I never really have bad days… I just rarely have a day as good as this one”. “That’s nice to hear” Dan took a sip from his glass. “I can tell that Dylan had a really good day, too”. Phil beamed. “Next time, though, please don’t buy him stuff” When Dan realized, that Phil’s smile had shrunk a little, he hurried to say “Don’t get me wrong. I think it’s so kind of you to give him a present, thank you again, I just wouldn’t want him to get used to it, you know what I mean? He shouldn’t see you as, I don’t know, his fairy godmother”. For a brief moment, Phil pictured himself in a blue cloak with a wand. The idea was funny, but Dan was right. “I get it” he said. “Thank you” Dan said, “that seems to be all I’m saying, today”. “I don’t mind” Phil answered, teasing “You wouldn’t, would you?” Dan grinned, before his expression got a bit more mellow “I’d forgotten how nice it is to come home to someone that isn’t five years old”. “How long has it been?” Phil asked. “Since uni – I used to share a flat with a couple of friends. Well, I did live with Jess for 6 months, after Dylan was born. But that was only aggravating”. “What were you studying?” Dan laughed dryly. “Law” he said curtly. “Wasn’t one of my brightest ideas”. “You didn’t like it?” Phil asked. “I hated it. I mean, Criminal Law was interesting, but Corporate Law was literally killing me. I dropped out when Dylan was born, so I could work full time. But, honestly, that was just an excuse... How about you? Did you go to uni?”. “Yes, I did. I studied English Literature and Linguistics in York. When that was done, I didn’t feel ready to find a proper job, so I did a Master’s degree in Graphic Design here in London”. Looking amused, Dan shook his head. “What?” Phil wanted to know. “It’s just… Is there anything you’re not great at?” Dan said. “Of course!” Phil exclaimed, his cheeks reddening. “Oh yeah, like what?” Dan counted down on his fingers. “You’re a fantastic story teller, a great artist, an intellectual with two degrees, the best kisser I’ve ever had, you’re good with kids and an overall wonderful person”. Phil’s face was positively burning now. “I’m rubbish at most sports, I don’t play an instrument and if you ever saw me dancing, you’d never think I was perfect again” he said meekly. “Shut up!” Dan laughed. “And for the record; you’re a great kisser, too”. They looked at each other. Dan’s lower lip was dark from the wine; his eyes were sparkling. Never had anybody looked as kissable as Dan looked in this moment. But then, Dan lowered his gaze and the moment was over. To cover up his disappointment, Phil emptied his glass. “More wine?” Dan asked, but Phil shook his head. “The Tube is closing soon… I think I should probably go home”. “Yeah, I guess you’re right…” Dan said, yawning. Reluctantly, the two of them got to their feet. While Phil was packing his things, Dan was yawning even more, which gave Phil a bad conscience. Of course, Dan was tired; he had had a long day; Phil should have gone home and let him sleep hours ago. “When will I see you again?” Phil asked, before he left. “Don’t know. May I call you again, if I need someone to pick Dylan up from school?” “Yes, of course! Please do!”. Dan smiled. “And may I call you, if I need you to spend time with me, too?” “You absolutely may” Phil said. “Thank you, Phil” Quickly, Dan kissed him on the cheek. “You’re the best”.

The next morning, Phil slept in. He prepared oatmeal and coffee and had breakfast in the living room, watching animes on his TV. At around noon, he went into his study and took another look at the tomcat and kitten pictures he had drawn after he had first met Dylan and Dan. He really liked the characters and fuelled by an intense happiness he felt since yesterday, he drew some proper character studies. The kitten, he decided, should be called Felix; playful, excitable but also somewhat pragmatic. The father he called Maximilian and he changed his fur colour to black, with a white belly, paws and snout. Maximilian shared his son’s pragmatisms, but he was more resigned. Also, he loved his son very much. Characters always came easy to Phil, but the story he wanted to tell was often more difficult to come up with. Were Maximilian and Felix street cats? Did they live with a family? In a shelter? He drew them in various surroundings and scenarios, but nothing really stuck. Phil didn’t mind; it was always useful to try out loads of things until he figured out what he wanted. Just as he put away the sketches, his phone started ringing and instantly, his heart beat picked up. Maybe Dan was calling. But, alas, it was his agent. Hazel had been with him from the very start. When he had finished his first book “The Little Lion” shortly after graduating, he had contacted about half a dozen agents, but only Hazel had been interested. Since then, they had worked on every project together. “Hey Phil” she said. “Have you had any more thoughts about the movie rights?”. “Not really, to be honest” he admitted. “Well, how about that: 20th Century Fox would like to invite you to their headquarters in L.A. to discuss the offer. 3-day trip, all expenses covered, no strings attached. They really, really want to make this film”. “And when do they want to schedule this trip?” Phil asked. “At your earliest convenience” Hazel said and Phil could clearly hear the air quotes she would have made if they were having a face-to-face conversation. “Hmm, do you think I should do it?”. “What, the trip or the movie?” “Both, I guess…” “I’d say do the trip, hear them out, then decide. And if you don’t want to sell the rights, you still got a free trip to L.A.” Phil looked out of the window; the sky was grey and miserable and it was drizzling. “Okay, I’ll do the trip. Do you want to come?” “I’d love to! I’ll check back with them if that’s okay, though… When do you want to go?”. They picked out the weekend before the first Advent, so that the trip was to be in three weeks. In the remaining weeks, Dan kept his promise and asked Phil to pick up Dylan from school twice. Both times, Phil and Dylan had a wonderful time, but because it was always on a school night, Phil never got to stay as long as he did the first time. Sadly, he saw very little of Dan – he usually left right after Dan came home, and Dan had yet to ask him to spend time with him, like he had said he would. It was the day before he was to fly to L.A. when it finally happened. Phil had spent the afternoon packing his suitcase and looking forward to sunny Californian weather, when his phone vibrated in his pocket. It was a text from Dan:

jess is taking dyl home tonight and i’m worried crazy distract me

Without hesitation, Phil picked out a video he had saved and send it to Dan; a compilation of baby animals doing cute stuff. The video lasted ten minutes; enough time for Phil to find his trunks and his goggles. He reckoned it would not be extremely hot in California, but maybe the hotel had a pool. When the ten minutes were up, Dan texted him again.

Cute but not long enough wanna go for drinks tonight?

There was nothing Phil would like to do better, so he texted back enthusiastically

I’d love to!!! When and where?

half seven ish? is there a pub you like near you i'd like to get to know your london

Phil knew exactly what Dan meant when he referred to “his London”. The city was so vast and so multicultural that you often had to only walk a few hundred yards to be in a completely different world. And the thought that Dan wanted to see his was wonderful to him. He texted him back the name and address of a cosy, elegant pub that, above a variety of beers, ciders and wines, served also quite a lot of food and snacks. Suddenly, he felt nervous. Time with Dan alone. It was almost like a date, wasn’t it? Of course, they hadn’t specified it to be, but for the first time, they were meeting just for the sake of it. And there was no Dylan to think about. Phil felt glad for it, and then guilty for that. He loved Dylan, it was just that, well… At quarter to seven, he opened his closet and looked through his clothes. He wanted to look good today, he wanted Dan to notice he had made an effort. So, he put on one of his nicer shirts and dark jeans. At a whim, he also put on a bow tie and a jacket, but then took off both. That was too much effort. Finally, he combed through his hair once more and left his flat. It was five past seven, and since he didn’t want to be this early, Phil decided to make a detour to the park. Luckily, he had his mobile and his headphones with him, so he walked twice around the park pond, listening to music. When he arrived at the pub 20 minutes later, he felt relaxed and happy. He only had to wait for a short while until Dan arrived, too. They hugged each other as they said hello, then went in. “Did you find it well?” Phil asked. “I always get lost when I go somewhere new”. Dan laughed. “’Course you do. But, yeah, I found it well - I used my phone”. They found a nice secluded place in a corner; on the table, two tealights were burning. “Can I get you something to drink?” Phil asked, while Dan was studying the menu. “Yeah, thanks”. So, Phil got himself a raspberry cider and a lager for Dan. They started talking about their respective weeks, though Phil neglected to mention that he would fly to L.A. in the morning. For some reason, it seemed like a bad idea to him. “Oh, by the way” Dan said and retrieved a piece of paper from his shoulder bag, “Dylan wanted me to give you this. He was quite jealous I get to see you tonight and he doesn’t”. “Aw, thanks” Phil took the paper. It was a drawing that Dylan had made, showing what was probably supposed to be himself and Phil, playing football. “That’s so sweet, tell him I said thank you”. Dan took a large gulp from his drink. “He’ll be fine at Jess’s, right?” Pitying him, Phil put his hand on Dan’s. “Of course he’ll be”. “She’s such an awful mother!” “How long has it been since he’s seen her?” Dan thought for a moment. “I think he last saw her on that Sunday when we met you. I haven’t allowed her near him since then… But, you know, she is his mum”. “If I were her, I’d put a lot of effort in this meeting, then… I wouldn’t want to mess it up, again” Phil said. “Yeah, let’s hope that’s the case” Dan smiled meekly. “Why did you have Dylan in the first place?” Phil was genuinely curious, but when he saw how Dan’s smile, however small it might have been, vanished, he quickly added: “I mean, I’ very happy that you did. Dylan is wonderful…” “I get it” Dan shrugged. “Remember I told you Jess was just the rebound? Well, we didn’t last long and when she discovered she was pregnant, she didn’t tell me for weeks… When a friend finally told me, it was already too late for an abortion” “Oh” Dan chuckled. “My mum was fuming when she found out. When I told her I’d drop out of uni, she wanted to sue Jess”. “And did she?” “Nah, she didn’t. And she still doesn’t like Jess, but she adores Dylan”. Phil chuckled. “My mum wants grandchildren, too”. “Oh yeah?” Dan asked, grinning “Why haven’t you complied yet?”. “I never met anyone I wanted to have kids with” Phil shrugged. “But I think I’d be a great Dad”. “I think so, too” Dan smiled warmly, making Phil’s heart skip a beat and butterflies flutter in his tummy. They were being playful, Phil knew that, but he still got his hopes up. For the first time he realized, he not only wanted to be with Dan, he also wanted to be Dylan’s dad. The palm of his hand was still resting on the back of Dan’s, but before he could squeeze it, Dan pulled it away to take a sip from his bottle. There was something nervous about him all of a sudden, and he avoided Phil’s gaze. It seemed fairly obvious to Phil that Dan was, for some reason, uncomfortable, so he changed topics. “Video games” he said. “What about them?” Dan asked, surprised. “You said you liked them. Got a favourite?” As they were discussing video games, the tension eased. After about an hour, they ordered another drink and shared some chips, their conversation having drifted to books, films and TV shows. So far, Phil thought, the evening was going swimmingly. There had been that awkward moment, and they hadn’t ventured into that area of conversation again, but the butterflies from earlier hadn’t disappeared. “Hey, so” Dan said, having emptied his second beer, “why did you pick out this pub?”. Phil shrugged. “I like it here, don’t you?” “Sure” “Besides, it’s close to my flat…” Lifting his head a bit, Dan smiled at him. “May I see it?” “My flat?” Phil swallowed dryly. “Yeah…” “’course, we can go now, if you want to…”

They grabbed their coats and headed into the street. Despite the cold, Phil felt warm, in fact, he felt like he was burning up; probably because Dan was walking right next to him, their hands brushing occasionally. The building of Phil’s flat was old but grand; when it had been renovated last, a small elevator had been installed, which they used to ride to the upmost storey. They stood so close together that Phil feared Dan could feel the heat radiating from him. Luckily, they arrived at the fifth floor soon enough and Phil led Dan through the curt hallway and into his flat. Kitchen and lounge were a single large, open-spaced room with a glass front on the backside of the room. “Wow” Dan said upon entering. “The view’s amazing”. London’s lights were glimmering; the night sky was velvet. “If you go to the window and turn your head left, you can just see the Shard” Phil said. “Can I take your coat?” “How very gentlemanly of you” Dan grinned, his eyes sparkling, but he took off his parka and gave it to Phil before he went to try and see the Shard. “I never realized you could make so much money by writing children’s books!” he mumbled, not taking his gaze of the view. “Yeah, uh, most people don’t… I’ve just been very lucky” Phil explained, turning his back towards Dan to put both of their coats into the closet. Facing him again, suddenly, took courage. But when he did, Dan was smiling at him apologetically. “So” Phil cleared his throat, “do you want something to drink? I’ve got water, Ribena, coffee, tea, coke, wine…?” “Yeah, wine’d be great” “Red or white?” “Uh, red” Phil got the glasses and uncorked the bottle, while Dan sat down on the couch facing the window. “Do you get someone to clean your windows or do you do that yourself? Oh, thanks” He took the glass from Phil. “Yeah, no, my landlord hires a company to do that every two months” Phil sat next to Dan carefully. For a while, they just sipped wine from their glasses, their gazes meeting occasionally. “So, your kitchen is nice” Dan commented. “Do you like cooking?” “Uh, sometimes…” Silence again. It was surprising to Phil how awkward they suddenly were. What had changed when they came to the flat? “With an open room like this, you probably do a lot of hoovering, don’t you?” Phil shook his head. “What’s going on?”.

In a swift move, Dan put his glass onto the table, leaned in and kissed Phil on the mouth. The kiss was heated and intense and it made Phil’s heart beat faster and all the blood in his body rush towards his crotch. Forgetting he was holding a wine glass himself, Phil leaned in closer and promptly spilled wine over himself and Dan. “Ah, shoot!” They pulled apart a bit. “I’m so sorry, Dan!” “It’s fine” Dan murmured. Slowly, he started unbuttoning his shirt. Phil’s eyes followed Dan’s fingers for two buttons, then he reached out and helped him, revealing Dan’s smooth chest underneath. Almost in awe, Phil slid his hands over the newly exposed skin, then planted a kiss just above his collar bone. Surprised, Dan breathed in deeply. While Phil’s lips were working their way up towards his neck and his Adam’s apple, Dan busied himself by unbuttoning Phil’s shirt. They kissed again, slowly but deeply and Dan swung a leg over Phil’s lap. Placing his hands on Dan’s hips, Phil pulled him onto his lap completely, so that Dan was now straddling him. They grinded into each other, both rock hard, and Phil kissed Dan’s neck again, sucking and almost bruising. A moan escaped from Dan’s lips. “Phil!” He cupped Phil’s face, making him look at him directly. They stared into each other’s eyes for a second, and briefly, Phil feared that Dan wanted to stop. “Show me your bed!” Dan said instead.

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Tag // The Liebster Award

I am feeling the love guys!

I have been gone for months and I know I haven’t been forgotten because while I was gone I was nominated for this award by the always sharp and murdery Krystin @ Here’s The Fucking Twist!

Go and check out her answers to the questions she was given! Or even just check it out just to see photos of her super fucking cute pets!

This award is great because there’s such a variety of questions and answers and it helps bring exposure across the blogging world!

AND it’s run by an Aussie so I’m inclined to like it that little bit more!

Krystin’s Questions

Honestly, these are all super great questions and I have no idea how the hell I’m going to come up with my own!

I’m the worst at coming up with questions. I always hated whenever I was assigned to interview someone is school because it meant I had to socialize for one, and then on top of that I had to create questions for the people I was being forced to talk to!

That makes it sound like I hate being tagged in things like this…I promise I don’t!

The reason I much prefer these types of things than the assignments from high school years past is because I get to socialize in the comfort of my own home, behind a screen with other introverts who love books as much as I do!

I’ll still struggle to come up with questions though.

1. If You Could Have Any Fictional Character Come To Life, Who Would You Choose?

I have too many favourite characters and most of them would probably try and kill me.

Maybe I’m struggling so much to choose one because I don’t really want any of them to come to life. I might be the only one here, but I like my favourite characters in their books because honestly?

I’m scared I might not like them in real life! Also, how am I going to enjoy my favourite books if all the characters are just out and walking about in my world?

If I had to pick I might choose Monty from The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue.

Just to get his version of Shakespeare works because that would be hilarious!

2. What Popular Book Do You Actually Hate?

A Court of Thorns and Roses!

I absolutely hated that book, liked the second one though but God damn was the first one hard to get through.

Tamlin reminded me of everything I hate. Feyre’s choices made me want to scream and Nesta pissed me off any time she was on the page.

3. If You Have A Boat, What Would You Name It?

Well, this is a question I wasn’t expecting!

It would probably be something literary because that’s how I name almost everything.

The Bard.

After my favourite character Lila Bard from the Shades of Magic Series!

4. Favourite Quote?

Oh god, there are so many! I can never just pick one!

So, I’ll pick one that I recently came across last night and that I shared with my mum. It very poignant for us after the last year.

A woman’s first blood doesn’t come from between her legs but from biting her tongue. -Meggie Royer, The No You Never Listened To

5. What Is The Scariest Book You’ve Ever Read And Why?

I’ve not read any really scary books but I have read one that was so creepy it had my heart pounding.

Frozen Charlotte by Alex Bell.

6. List Your Top 3 Favourite Movies Of All-Time.

Krystin! Why are you trying to make me so decisive! This is just plain cruel!

Love, Simon She’s The Man I’m going to cheat and also add the first two Kingsman movies here as well because I fucking love them for the same reason I love She’s The Man – they’re fucking ridiculous and I have a crush on the main character Thor Ragnarok

They’re the three that come to mind first, but I could probably have given a list of 20!

7. What’s Your Favourite Ice Cream Flavour

Usually anything with lots of chunks of stuff in it! I don’t like just normal plain ice cream. After my year long obsession with Ben and Jerry’s in 2015, I can’t go back to basics!

But if I could to pick up any ice cream I’d probably go with the Clusterfluff from Ben and Jerry’s!

It’s peanut buttery goodness and also I just really love saying Clusterfluff.

And now that I’ve googled it, it looks like they don’t have it in Australia anymore!

I guess I should pick another one then!

I really like the Connoisseur Matcha Green Tea one!

I also just discovered the Connoisseur Hazlenut Icecreams and OMG I could inhale those if I didn’t have any self-control.

8. Who Would You Want To Play You In A Movie About Your Life SO Far?

That means I need to pick someone my age!!

God, I have no idea.

Shannon Purser?

But she’d have to wear a wig or dye her hair.

9. When You’re Having A Bad Day, What Do You Do To Make Yourself Feel Better?

Different things;

I read or watch Youtube.

A couple of years ago I was getting really moody when I was PMSing and would go out of my way to get into to arguments so mum would just yell at me to go watch Youtube for a while and calm down.

If I want to use my brain then I’ll usually blog.

Usually, all I need is to just write a post where I vent about everything and get it out of my system and then delete most of it, just keeping a little bit in my post.

If I want my brain to turn off completely then I watch trashy reality TV.

If I want to feel like my life is less of a shit show, then shows like Real Housewives are great. If I just want a laugh and maybe a little cry then RuPaul’s Drag Race is always a good option.

If I just need to cry, like get it all out, then watching something I know will have me crying is always good.

I tend to pick up Grey’s Anatomy for this. But more often than not I’ll stumble onto something sad when I need it.

If I just need a really good laugh through my tears, then progressive sitcoms work wonders.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine helped me get through a particularly bad time.

Seriously it was the only thing that could stop me from crying for so much as a split second one night.

10. What’s your Favourite Season?

Autumn!

It’s the perfect mix of cold but not too cold that it makes my FMS flare up and cause pain.

11. What Books Do You Have On Request At The Library?

Go by when I’m writing this up it’s

Lumberjanes, Vol 9 Lumberjanes, Bonus Tracks Rat Queens, Vol 5 Giant Days, Vol 7 Giant Days, Extra Credit Princeless: Raven the Pirate Princess, Book 2 I Hate Fairyland, Vol 3 Raw. Vegan. Not Gross.

I always have a lot of holds on at any given time because I put a hold on the next graphic novel of my favourite series as soon as I finish the one previous because they take the longest to get a hold of usually.

My Questions

What TV series best represents your life?

What do you think is your true identifier? (You know the thing people say when they’re trying to tell someone who they’re talking about but one or both people don’t know your name.)

What is one lesson that you want to bestow on the generation below you?

If your pet could text you, what kind of texts would you get from them? (If you don’t have a pet right now, any pet you’ve had will do!)

Describe your life in 10 hashtags.

What’s your craziest ‘I can’t fucking believe this happened to me/I can’t believe I did that’ story?

Which author would you want to turn your life into a book?

Who is your internet crush? Someone who you talk to online. Can be an ‘I want to date you’ crush or a friend crush!

What is your favourite recipe? Share it! I just want recipe ideas.

What would your drag name be?

What book/TV show/film do you think is highly underrated? Give it a shout out!

I tag;

Jillian @ Jillian The Bookish Butterfly

Destiny @ Howling Libraries

Melanie @ Mel To The Any

Avery @ Red Rocket Panda

Nicole @ The Bookworm Drinketh

Em @ Runaway With Dream Thieves

Marie @ Drizzle And Hurricane Books

Jamieson @ Jamishelves

Carrie @ Carrie’s Book Reviews

Dani @ Touch My Spine Book Reviews

Olivia @ Purely Olivia

Bonus Tag;

Krystin @ Here’s The Fucking Twist!

I know you’ve already done this twice but I really want to see your answers to my questions so I’m tagging you again for selfish reasons.

However, you don’t have to do it if you feel twice is enough.

I look forward to reading everyone’s answers!

Coming up with these questions were really hard but I’m actually pretty proud of the ones I came up with!

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Shades of Blue Asks

Baby blue

- what’s the best compliment that you’ve ever received?

Back when I worked at Disneyland some random Irish guy told me that I resemble a rose and then walked away and another time a little girl told me that I was beautiful like a princess with the biggest smile on her face. Still the nicest things anyone's ever said to me... And My best friend says that I tell the best stories, and that’s always made me smile because I feel really self conscious when I speak most of the time. Like I’m just rambling and the person on the receiving end just wants me to stop.. So yeah, that’s really nice that she thinks that. :] haha

Light blue

- what’s the best advice that you’ve ever received?

There’s no changing the way that other people are. So don’t carry that with you.

Periwinkle

- what’s the best thing that’s happened to you this week?

I got fired? Which sucks because I won’t have money for awhile, but it’s also awesome because it opens up my time to focus on other things and I feel like I now have the chance to get my life on a better track.

Powder blue

- what are three objects you own that describe you?

Hmm... I’m not sure I own objects that define or describe me? That’s a strange one... The only thing that I can think of is my Alex and Ani bracelet that has the number 7 on it. The number 7 has always meant a lot to me.

Ice blue

- what’s your favorite cuisine/style of cooking?

Oooh that’s most likely Mexican. I don’t think I could survive without good Mexican food. A close second is sushi, and then Thai, and then Italian... I like food. ^-^

Morning blue

- what age do you wish you could permanently be?

27.

But hopefully that doesn't mean that I have to live out this year over and over? I don’t think it’s been the best. I just feel like 27 is a good age to be.

Medium blue

- what do you take for granted?

Time is the first thing that comes to mind. I feel like I’ve wasted a lot of it.

Argentinian blue

- if you could switch closets with any celebrity or fictional character, who would it be and what would you wear?

There’s this show I used to watch called Reign. And the main character queen Mary had the most beautiful gowns in every episode. I’m pretty sure that’s the only reason I watched that show after awhile. So i’d trade wardrobes with her for sure and be royalty. Hands down.

Ruddy blue

- what are you interested in that most people haven’t heard of?

Lately I've been really into Greek mythology. Particularly the story of Hades and Persephone the goddess of spring. Greek mythology is just all together a fascinating topic to me. I also want to find/restore a goddess rain lamp and everyone kind of side-eyes me whenever I tell them that and then they google “goddess rain lamp”.. I think they’re awesome!

Spanish blue

- what’s your pick-me-up song?

Honestly? Any trashy hip hop music, if I’m in a not so hot mood and I need to get pumped up. Or like Beyonce... I can’t be sad listening to that... that would be weird. But if I’m really sad I’m probably listening to some equally sad shit like Snow Patrol or Lifehouse or something, because I need to cry. I’ll also listen to my favorite bands/singers to get me in a better mood -- Halsey, Lana, Marina, Florence... etc. It really depends.

Liberty blue

- what do you hope never changes?

The love that I have in my life.

And if it must change I hope it only becomes greater.

Egyptian blue

- what’s something you really want that you can’t afford?

Everything on Modcloth.com

Also, I need to get my hair done...

Ultramarine

- do you have any favorite/significant numbers?

7. The number 7 is everything.

Neon blue

- what could you give an hour long presentation on with zero preparation?

Nothing. I can’t talk to crowds of people. I shake and my mind goes blank.

And I turn into a potato.

It’s upsetting.

Delft blue

- what mistake do you keep making over and over again?

Well you know somehow I just keep ending up at these shit jobs, so... Trying to work on that.

Duck blue

- what have you created that you’re the most proud of?

A home. I created a home filled with love and light between myself and the man I love. We created it together and it’s my favorite thing.

Dark blue

- what’s your favorite genre of book or movie?

Book - Scifi

Movie - I’d say thriller and horror.

Resolution blue

- what hobby would you get into if you had the time + money?

Archery. Someday!

Also I’d like a miniature farm someday when I have the space/ money.

I’ll have miniature donkeys, alpacas, miniature goats, and maybe chickens in case the world ends and we need to survive. That’s the only reason I want chickens....

Polynesian blue

- what’s the best gift you’ve ever received?

The handwritten letters people have wrote me over the years. I love to go back and read them.

Also Winston was a gift and he's the best little creature in the whole world, so...

Navy blue

- what is the title of your current chapter of life?

Fuckery & hope

???

Midnight blue

- what song gets you hyped?

Hahahaha

Why are the two songs that I'm thinking of so wildly different?

Howl by Florence and the Machine-- and are you ready? Disco Inferno by 50 Cent. If you want me rapping and dancing, there you go.

Sapphire

- do you have any personal ‘rules’?

I don't fuck with people who show no signs of empathy and don't smile real genuine smiles. New rule.

Picotee blue

- what skill do you want to master?

The skill of being an entrepreneur and not answering to anyone but myself.

Independence blue

- where’s the farthest you’ve ever been from home?

Hmm... I've been to Jamaica.

Space Cadet

- if you could make one rule that everyone had to follow, what would it be?

Be kind.

Flourescent blue

- what’s your favourite inside joke that you have with your friend group + class + family?

Ooh so many.

All mostly inappropriate.

So... yeah.

Teal

- what’s something horrible that everyone should try once?

Date someone awful.

Because then you'll be able to appreciate someone wonderful all the more. :)

(Just kidding! Thats probably really bad advice 😂)

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