#anyway i have a lot of ideas and i adore writing and literature sooo much <3

[astrxealis]

okay rambles but i started creatively writing in like ... 5th grade? and. oh god just a little encouragement to anyone looking to get into writing or insecure or whatnot, but HELLS, maybe it's to he expected with my (obviously) very young age and inexperience with writing then, but my writing was really. yeah. Yeah. but then i'm what... a lot older now, obviously, and my writing has gotten leagues better. i'm probably not a good example for this bcs childhood years development stuff are different etc etc BUT practicing writing more and whatnot really does go a long way :]

[such-a-fellow]

@silver-colour tagged me to list 10 of my niche interests, which seemed like a real fun tag game, so I’m gonna try XD not sure I can scrounge up 10 but here goes

1) I’m so used to being into the Takarazuka Revue I’d barely even categorize it as niche, but in any case as I’m a fan of theatre and musicals together this rabbit hole is like crack to me. Sooo much hard work and talent and amazing shows, and so awesome in terms of its history and fan culture.

2) Shakespeare isn’t exactly niche and Romeo and Juliet as a concept REALLY isn’t, but I adore this play and this story so much and I LOVE looking up different stagings and adaptations to watch/read/listen to; a couple of my favorites are the ballets (Macmillan’s choreography especially) and Takarazuka’s ‘Romeo and Juliet 1999’ from their 1999 shakespeare series.

3) Personifications of death in mythology and literature! I know this is kinda overly specific and I’m not an expert on the subject quite but it’s a topic I could read about for hours, it’s so interesting to look at ancient cultures especially in terms of how they portrayed and viewed death.

4) The Rose of Versailles-I know a lot of this list so far is tangentially Takarazuka-related but in this case I really just deeply love the manga (and the anime and shows as well obviously, but); the characters and story stuck with me in a way I can’t describe.

5) Another kinda specific and morbid one, Japanese love suicide plays (Chikamatsu’s work in particular). I really like the beauty and poetry of stories like that and they’re so historically cool as well! Shoutout to @flibbityflob for dumping me in this particular literature rabbit hole, I’ve never recovered.

6) Julia Ecklar’s music! I stumbled across it a while ago and it’s so unique and lovely and fun, her writing is lovely and filk in general is a cool genre, 10/10 would recommend

7) I’ve been slowly reading through Dostoevsky’s work lately. He’s one of my favorite classic authors; I know it sounds pretentious as all hell but Crime and Punishment was one of my favorite books in high school, and I’ve been head over heels for The Brothers Karamazov all year. I think the way he captures people is extremely beautiful and his thoughts on humanity and morality and life are really interesting to read.

8) It’s not niche it’s what I want to go to school for but archaeological study of Ancient Greek and Roman history has always been a love of mine

9) Against my better judgement and to the bitter end, Anastasia (the musical, but also just the entire history and all the fictionalized versions of it and of the whole idea of the “surviving princess” etc.)

10) Sewing, a bit at least! Nothing fancy, but I like improvising stuffed animals and decorations and such a lot.

Wow a lot of those ended up just being literature. Lockdown has thrown me in a PIT I swear somewhere I have other interests. Anyway, tagging @de-lafayettes @rosalinecapulet @flibbityflob @e-meersie @soggywarmpockets @thatjessawall and anyone else in the mood this is a fun one