#thank you pelin!!

[witchwhaat]

omg found another one

https://youtu.be/0QljGqUD_ow?si=ArpkgGejLmpZllw8

oooh this edit goes hard, i love it!! guess fits PERFECTLY with challengers omg! thank you for sending <3 challengers and brat is such a good pairing, i hope people keep on making edits and remixes <3 brat and challengers summer continues hell yeah😎

also i need you to know that i got so used to that von dutch x match point mash up that when the regular version of match point played i got confused😭

[mihrsuri]

OT3 Verse Headcast

So @onekisstotakewithme asked me this question from a meme:

🎬 If a movie or show were based on your fic, which fic would you choose and who would you fancast?

And listen I usually say ‘Jewish Anne Boleyn’ but I don’t actually know of any biracial Persian Jewish actors to cast for that so I thought I’d do my giant emotional support Tudors AU aka The OT3 Verse. See here for summary of. So I thought I’d write out (with pictures) all the headcasts I have.

PLEASE feel free to ask me about any of them and I will answer like I was a show runner giving an interview to a media outlet because DUH.

Under a cut because LONG.

The Triad

Natalie Dormer (Anne Boleyn)

James Frain (Thomas Cromwell)

Jonathan Rhys Meyers (King Henry VIII)

Boleyn Family

Rufus Sewell/Luke Thompson (Thomas Boleyn)

Joanne Whalley/Eleanor Tomlinson (Elizabeth Boleyn)

Jonathan Bailey (George Boleyn)

Morfydd Clark (Jane Boleyn)

Holliday Granger (Mary Boleyn) because @houseofborgia in part because I think she would rock OT3 verse Mary.

Dudley Family

Matthew Goode (John Dudley)

Tom Blythe (Robert Dudley)

(Jane Dudley is obviously here but placeholder for now because stuck on headcast)

Children Of The Triad (adults)

Princess Mary (Sarah Bolger)

Princess Elizabeth (Sophie Turner)

Prince Thomas (Patrick Gibson)

Prince George (Ethan Peck)

Prince William (Ruari O’Connor)

Princess Margaret (Lola Petticrew)

Prince Owen (Ben Barnes)

Prince Edmund (Kerem Busin is the best visual representation I have but honestly like picture Travis Kelce with red hair and Giant)

Princess Philippa (Goldshifteh Farahani)

Other Major Characters

Princess Mihrimah/Mihrimah Sultan (I go between Sujaya Dasgupta for VIBES and because I think she’d kill it and Pelin Karahan)

John Welles, Earl of Norwich (Rupert Graves)

Thomas Howard, Duke Of Norfolk (Jeremy Irons)

Bridget Grey, nee Talbot (Hannah New)

Lionel Grey (Toby Regbo)

Charles Brandon, Duke of Sussex (Henry Cavill)

Mary Brandon, Duchess of Sussex (Debra Messing thank you @the-ships-to-rule-them-all so much for suggestion 🩷)

(I do also have the grandchildrens generation but that’s WAY TOO MUCH)

[lovecaitlined]

On water fairies, Suna’s victimhood, and KaySun’s relationship development

Yalı Çapkını Episode 52 KaySun analysis 🖤

Hey! I know we’re all upset with Suna’s course of action this episode (personally, I do believe the writers are trying to ruin her for the drama and reytings), but on the bright side—we got more KaySun than we ever got before, and more importantly, we got a fragman that suggests more development for our favorite angsty couple.

Suna’s Victimhood and Lack of Emotional Control

Suna has spent most of her life at the hands of abusive men, like her father, Saffet (who her father forced to marry), and even the Korhans. She’s been betrayed by that fck@$$ driver Abidon as well. Basically she knows the trauma of abandonment and mistreatment…much like Kaya.

Suna starts off this series as a very weak and naive character, but thanks to Ifakat’s manipulations, plus Kaya’s encouragement, to a certain extent—she grows the courage to become the master of her own fate, and the captain of her own soul, as that old poem goes.

However, the problem now is this—Suna believes that in taking revenge, she needs to bulldoze everything that is against her. That’s right, she’s now developed a “If you’re not with me, you’re against me,” mindset. While I want to believe that the writers will help change this later on, it must be said that this behavior is alarmingly evident throughout the episode. This is displayed when she gets slightly jealous of Pelin, just because Kaya told Suna not to pull a pregnant woman’s hair…yeah, Suna is really messed up right now.

But you know what else is messed up? Suna didn’t have to do all that with that driver, who, btw, is always preying at her when she’s at her weakest and most vulnerable. Although Suna realizes what she’s doing is WRONG af and pulls away, it’s still a terrible thing for her to have done. We see her guilt when she continuously lashes out at Kaya despite his kindness and support for her throughout the episode.

Suna’s problem is that she seems to think her past negative experiences combined with her need to be assertive cancels out the need for her to be, well, a nice and decent person on the surface. Suna spent her whole life with her emotions repressed; now she’s not sure how to let them out.

Moreover, Suna’s idea of love is not ideal since she didn’t really have good examples for it growing up. I hope she’ll realize soon that Kaya’s kindness is not to be trifled with, and she can’t take him for granted forever. I’m hoping Ifakat works her magic and drills it into Suna’s head—Kaya! Is! A! Near-Perfect! Husband!

Kaya’s Kindness + Making Up For His Mistakes

Kaya has always been empathetic to a fault, despite his clear anger issues and abandonment trauma. After all, he’s stronger—personality-wise, at least—than Suna, not to mention he’s older and wiser and more world-weary to the different types of people in this world. So he knows how to play the game. He’s consistent enough to know that while Pelin is a bad guy, it’s not wise to pull the hair of someone who’s pregnant and carrying the child of the favorite grandchild of the Korhan patriarch.

Now, last episode, Kaya clearly lost control when he felt angry and betrayed by Suna for leaving his side. After all, they were supposed to be a team, and his abandonment issues came creeping up. (Props to him for hurting himself only and never trying to hurt Suna, but that’s still bad behavior). I like to think that this episode is Kaya making up for it. After all, he and Suna struck a deal: That something like this (her sneaking out without telling him) won’t ever happen again. And if there’s one thing about Kaya Sönmez, it’s the fact that he keeps his end of the bargain. So it’s terrifying to imagine what will happen if Suna creeps into betrayal territory again.

The point is, Kaya acted up last episode. And now? He’s trying to make it all up to Suna. He’s gonna show her his best face. Now it’s up to her to show him hers. I genuinely believe he was always going to be Suna’s biggest supporter, seeing as he knows how hurt and traumatized she is from her past. But he’s taking an extra step because he knows how much he scared her last time with him slapping his own face and banging on their wardrobe. He’s trying his damn hardest to build up the trust again, but Suna is a bit oblivious for obvious reasons. 💀

Oh, and let’s face it. Kaya is totally jealous. He may not be ready to admit that he’s fallen for Suna for real (their relationship needs a few more deep conversations and better communication for us to reach that point, hopefully with a good halvet and endgame—writers take notes), but he has a desire to prioritize Suna as her husband and he expects Suna to do the same with him as his wife.

And the water fairy scene was SO cute, btw.

What’s Next for KaySun

So, now we’ve broken down the characters and their motives, what’s next?

Well, the fragman shows what I always expected—that Pırıl may or may not be Kaya’s ex. Perhaps this angsty development will lead to Suna opening her eyes. She’s already been jealous with Pelin before. Now if she finds out that Kaya’s ex is living in the mansion? Well, I’d like to think she’d be getting a taste of her own medicine. The thing is, as I stated earlier, Suna is so wrapped up in her own problems that she fails to see that her misfortune doesn’t make her exempt from giving others the good treatment that they deserve. And I know Kaya Sönmez deserves the world and more.

Personally, I’d like to make sure Kaya never emotionally cheats and that Suna actually realizes how fcking in love she is with Kaya because of her sheer jealousy. And I hope that this is a deliberate parallel, and that she will change for the better and be the one chasing Kaya now instead. (I am in fact going to write fics in which she grovels and realizes her mistake, a la Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind, regardless).

Oh, and let’s not forget the fortune teller in the fragman. I’d like to think that it’s a sign for Suna to forget her past with that fck@$$ driver and carry on revenge with her future, which is Kaya!

[annab99awritersdream]

Which of your OCs are you most eager for people to get to know?

...and...

Which of your faceclaims is your personal favorite?

Sending love and plenty of creative energy! ❤️

Hi! Believe it or not, this is a very difficult question although I'm very glad you asked it. I love being asked questions about my writings so I'll try my best to provide you with a satisfactory answer. I think I love all of my OCs— some of them are good people while some of them are simply obnoxious — but they all serve a purpose in my story, so it's really hard for me to actively dislike someone and I'm eager for people to get to know them all so that they can make their own decision and maybe pick their own favorite!

-Elarien (faceclaim: Pelin Karahan)

I think my favorite OCs in The Lady of Ithilien are the following characters (I'm also including their faceclaims):

She's showing up in the next upcoming chapter (chapter 4) and she's definitely one of my favorites. Let me tell you a little bit a about her background (if you're reading the fic or are interested in reading it, perhaps you might want to skip this paragraph as it contains spoilers. If you don't care and want to know more regardless, you're very welcome to keep reading 😊).

Elarien is Halbarad's youngest daughter and is one of Elenna's (my main OC) best friends. Well, technically at this point in the story they're getting acquainted and Elarien wants to strike up a friendship with Elenna. Elarien doesn't particularly like being in Minas Tirith and strongly resents Aragorn because she blames him for her father's death. She's confident but not cocky. She never talks down to anyone and is very kind. She's very independent as well.

-Eledhwen (faceclaim: Sarah Bolger)

Eledhwen is Elarien's older sister. At this point in the story she lives in the North (presumably Annúminas, I haven't decided that yet) with her Haradrim husband. After said husband passes away, she joins her sister in Minas Tirith and gets to meet Elenna. She's also confident and determined, but she's less fiery than her younger sister and has a good relationship with Aragorn. That's the main difference between the two, I think.

-Erionwë (faceclaim: William Moseley)

He's the youngest general in the Maiarin army. He worships Eönwë (as he should imo) and has a platonic crush on Elenna. He's really sweet and a bit naïve at times. He'll come to Middle-earth for Eönwë and Elenna's wedding in about ten years time. I think he's my favorite general in terms of likeability (there's three more).

-Silnur (adult faceclaim: Jacob Dudman; I don't know the name of the child actor I picked as I couldn't find it anywhere. I just saw the pic and went "oh, that's him")

He's the youngest Maia in all of Valinor and Eönwë's ward. He adores flowers and making people happy. He's a cute cinnamon roll.

Last but not least... Elenwë's children:

Faceclaims:

Mírion: Louis Partridge

Éowyn: Grace May Oleary

Eglantine: Amelie Child Villiers

Elanorellë: I swear I can't find the name of the actress, but I'll update the post as soon as I find out

Vanya (her full name is actually Vanya Elestellë): again, I looked everywhere but I couldn't find her name. She's from the show Magnificent Century: Kösem (currently binging) and she plays Hanzade Sultan. Unfortunately her name doesn't appear in the cast lists I checked.

Faramir: Çağan Efe Ak

They also have another son (who is not in the edit because it was a late addition). He's born two years after Éowyn and his name is Boromir.

Boromir's faceclaim is Alihan Türkdemir

HE'S SO CUTE!!! He's deserves his own gif.

These are my favorite characters/faceclaims, but as I said, I love all of my OCs!

Thank you for your question!

[gulnarsultan]

Ferit and Seyran are in a force marriage Ferit has a girlfriend before the marriage pelin but he is still dating her so could you do a one shot were he is jealous of Seyran ex fiance

Ps: you should totally watch yalı çapkını is the best Turkish series ever

Thanks for your recommendation. I will watch it as soon as I find the opportunity. I hope you like it.

Seyran does not know how to deal with the truth she has learned. In fact, the reasons for marriage were not love or affection. Seyran accepted this. However, it hurt Seyran that her husband was still in a relationship with a woman after he got married. After all, they could maintain a marriage life based on friendship and trust. But Ferit had chosen to act like a complete smack. While in the evening rooms, Seyran brings up the truth she learned. Ferit tries to convince Seyran that this is a lie at first. When he realizes that Seyran will not be convinced, Ferit accepts the whole truth. Seyran is unable to sleep even a little until morning. When tomorrow comes, he leaves the mansion without saying anything to anyone. She goes to the cafe she always goes to. While she is deep in thought, her old fiancee approaches her desk. Seyran and her ex-fiancee spend time chatting until after noon. Towards dinner Seyran ends up back home. After the slump, Ferit takes Seyrani to the bedroom in a nervous manner.

"Why did you see your old signature?"

"Are you following me?"

"I asked you a question ?"

"We met by chance. Besides, it's none of your business."

"I'm your husband."

"You didn't remember being your wife when you were entertaining yourself with your girlfriend."

"Seyran."

"Shut up. You don't want anything from me unless you're a good husband to me."

Seyran goes to bed without listening to her husband. Indeed, she had succeeded in seizing an opportunity to take revenge on Ferit. She would use it wisely.

[uttering-joyous-leaves]

8, 21, 56, 99 🧡

8. a running start, sufjan stevens

21. kentucky is water, bonnie prince billy

56. a little lost, arthur russell

99. a little lost, nat baldwin

thank you pelin!! <3

[gvzel]

burak çelik did join ben bu cihana sigamazam oh my god, i know this won’t happen but THEY NEED TO DO BURAK x PELIN THANK YOU THIS WAS MY SPEECH NO ONE ASKED FOR

[nutellamolotov]

Hi Selin, I have been following you from TR for a long time. I fond of your drawings that I think they belong to you :) btw my name is Pelin.

good god i didn't see this until now, i'm very sorry. in part i wasn't here and in part i didn't have any notifications until this morning?? glad to see tumblr is still a functional website

i can't for the life of me remember what TR is but thank you for liking my work?? sorry i haven't posted anything in 84 years

[sixteenthchapel]

Your Pelinal Whitestrake makes my monster kisser brain happy. That is all. Have a good day.

this ask was written by Huna wasnt it

[yourfavkins]

The Hero of Kvatch (The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion) canonically kins Pelinal Whitestrake from The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion!

[witchwhaat]

hello my bestie agna;; i prommy i will get back to your dms soon (how exciting to hear!!!!) but i saw you watched challengers, and i just saw something that i THINK you would enjoy a lot: https://youtu.be/ihCnneM16zM?si=cgw6oFAjw_zZ-Myc

hiii my beloved pelin!! no worries bestie, there's no rush💚

omg I DO ENJOY IT A LOT !!! whaaat, it's so cool, my night just turned into a party thanks to you hehe😎💃🏻MWAH

(i wouldn't think about mixing these two together but it woooorks so well)

[lovecaitlined]

My Honest Thoughts on KaySun after Episode 62 🖤

I Can Excuse Bad Characters, But Not Bad Writing

Another ride. I’ve gathered myself and my thoughts up to once again marvel at the bad writing this show has. It’s only saved by KaySun’s chemistry thanks to Taro and Beril’s talents.

Before I begin, I want to say that all these are my own opinions, and I don’t think I’m a 100% right so I welcome other people’s opinions as well. Next, I don’t watch this show religiously—I only look at Kaya and Suna’s scenes, and even then I don’t watch it on the official channel live.

I also want to say I can excuse bad characters, but I cannot excuse bad writing.

I also wish the characters acted logically instead of for the sake of the plot and whatever politics goes behind the scenes (who is your backer, Buce? Onur?) but yeah.

Anyway, let’s start.

Bad Writing

Suna has been OOC for the most part; unfortunately, now, Kaya is as well. The cheating thing was too abrupt. The reason why I take issue with this is because characters are supposed to be driven by the motivations set up by them by the writer. The sudden, illogical changes in Kaya’s and Suna’s characters show that the writer is making them act out of character only 1) for the sake of the plot, 2) to be used as collateral for SeyFer parallels, and 3) to bring in the shock value and retain reytings—a cheap OGM move, because now the story is bad and has lost its value.

I will not excuse Kaya’s and Suna’s behavior. However, I wish they showed us that they were capable of doing such things early on instead of making them OOC. It’s giving me whiplash.

Kaya’s Cheating

I want to say, I hope this is an AsLaz (Yabani) and EsZan (Aşk Mantık İntikam) situation wherein the guy was flat out drunk / drugged and nothing actually happened. But even before that, he was being friendly and basking in Pelin’s attention. Granted, she’s a childhood friend, and he needed someone to talk to—but not someone to flirt with.

I hate how OOC Kaya is. You do not write someone to be a loser in love, who is a stickler for loyalty and protecting his wife, only to throw it all out the window for the sake of a cheap parallel plot. I wish they hinted at Kaya having a roving eye during his marriage with Suna. I would be able to swallow the plot more. However, they doubled down, making him very ideal and loyal, only for him to suddenly “cheat” on her after she acts a bit strange after…4 days? After he was waiting for her to call him?

The fact that he did it with Pelin (and not Pırıl—wtf happened to that plot, anyway?) irks me as well because he knows how Suna feels about Pelin. Maybe Kaya was really drunk (we know he gave up drinking after his ONS with Pırıl), but again, it doesn’t excuse his behavior. And it’s a slap to our faces to see him cuddling in bed with Pelin when we didn’t even get that post-halver scene with Suna.

I want to retain the hope that nothing is as it seems and it’s all an elaborate ploy by Pelin—she will blackmail him for sure, I just know it. I feel he will bring her to the mansion under the guise of protecting her from Serter, and maybe Seyran will beat her up. But I’m not taking my chances.

What do I think will happen next? I do hope Kaya shows remorse and guilt, I do hope he grovels for Suna. I think KaySun will be happy together for a bit before she finds out. However, there are alternative theories in the fandom that 1) He will fall for Pelin for real with his savior complex and make her an official mistress, and/or 2) Pelin gets pregnant. Personally, I don’t see any of those things happening, but who knows with such illogical, poorly planned writing? (Also, no one has sex like 4 days after a miscarriage and a C-section. The same way a loyal man won’t do a 180 after fighting for his wife for 4 days).

Suna’s Destiny

I think I’ve made my thoughts on Suna’s fortune telling arc quite clear in this other post, so I’ll try to keep this short.

We can see her waking up in this episode (we also see that İfakat was behind this sht). But unfortunately, her change of heart came too late—because Kaya has now potentially done something irredeemable?

I am also mad at how OOC Suna is because she’s clearly sane but SO illogically affected by a fortune teller. Make it make sense! She is so dumb (she used to be smart, anxiety-riddled but smart) and she is blaming the fortune teller for ruining her life, when it’s all her fault for misinterpreting everything. No one forced her to interpret things a certain way lmfao. She acted (OOC) of her own volition.

It’s such a huge step back from her character development. I hate seeing regression without reason or payoff. Once again, bad writing—she is acting weird because the plot demands her to, when the original character profile for Suna would never.

I know people are saying she cheated on Kaya emotionally for a teensy tiny moment when she rubbed foreheads with that fck@$$ driver. And yes, she was wrong! I’m not justifying her! But Kaya fcking someone else while still married to her was even worse imo.

I think she’s definitely going to try to make it up to Kaya in the next episodes, even though they haven’t closed the fortune teller arc yet. She’ll probably even want a kid. Will Kaya avoid her this time, out of guilt? Or will he hide what he did and carry on like nothing happen? (I really refuse to believe Kaya will make Pelin a full-time mistress, and I hope I am not wrong). Again, we might get happy KaySun and even halvet 2.0 (we cheered) and then when Suna gets pregnant with a son, she’ll find out about Kaya’s infidelity. Idk, we still have 11 episodes left until the finale on June 7, 2024.

KaySun Endgame

I hate to say this, but they will dig us out of the grave with minimal payoff and then make us endgame. As long as they want us to parallel SeyFer. And as long as Taro and Beril don’t leave the cast (and honestly, why would they, when KaySun trends always and has launched them a lot career-wise?), I am sure they will be 100% endgame. (But at what cost?) It’s unfortunate it had to happen this way, but yeah.

Another thing is Taro and Beril are finally doing promotion together. Maybe because Beril got rid of Ersh!t (rumor has it he’s dating the actress who plays the maid the show), and now they’re free to post like the besties they are. I truly do love and admire Taro and Beril’s professionalism, talent, and friendship. And someone pointed out how he posted about the important girls in his life—he included his mom, his pet dog Lila, and Beril, his co-star. They’re honestly so sweet and I love how wholesome their friendship is. Their chemistry and talent shouldn’t go to waste; I sincerely hope that they reunite it a hot digital project in the future, just like Boran and Miray did for HiLeon and HelSav. I want KaySun 2.0 to be better, too!

Also, Taro and Beril posting more photos just feels very genuine—and not just because my girl Beril is finally free. I also feel they’re trying to get us to continue to have hope for KaySun. Though I think they should demand a better plot too, but they’re too professional for that maybe.

I’ll definitely continue watching on the timeline, and I’ll root for Taro and Beril and KaySun happy ending always. But still! This is such clownery, and such new lows even from the most misogynistic production in diziland. I just pray they give us KaySun’s happy endgame.

Final Thoughts

Once again, I hate how OOC KaySun became, and I hope they fix this plot and make it so that what seemed to happen was not what really occurred. Wish they could be redeemable.

I pity Asuman…that guy is gonna blackmail her for money. (Also, Asuman would never sleep with a guy she just met. Wtf?)

I hate how the whole Yalı fcked eo during Ramadan except for KaySun. I don’t know why YÇ hates one of their most popular ships so much, but then again, it’s OGM. They hate women, logic, and happiness.

Binnur Kaya is a talented veteran actress, and I’m not surprised she is leaving, given how underutilized she was on the show. I hope we get a good final arc with Nunu and Kaya, but they barely fleshed out imo. (Why would she give her share to Orhan when he will steal it? 💀) I can’t blame the actress for departing, though Birsen did hint she is open to come back for S3.

I can’t believe I had to witness this during Lent. I have always been a good Catholic, but this show has made me turn to God and prayer more than ever. 🙏🏻

KaySun endgame, but at what cost?

Thanks for reading my thoughts. They may be muddled, but at least they were logical and slightly organized. 🧿🙏🏻

[dead-finches]

Khajiit: Ohmes Headcanons

I believe the reason they're so rare is because their respective moon phases show up for only two days in the entire year.

But, after Daggerfall, they're rarely seen outside of Elsweyr. While we know the IRL reason is that the creators wanted to change up the race, I was hoping there would be an in-game reason for this.

It could be that there is a superstitious belief running around after the whole Pelinal "The White Snake" thing, that it's recommended to keep the population of ohmes(rahts) to a down low as to not strike his ire once more.

Or, it could really just be the rarity, but I still don't know why there aren't more varying breeds within khajiiti caravans that travel across Tamriel.

A khajiit's personality and preferences may be affected by their breed. Black leopards may be solitary kinds of khajiit, and Lions more extroverted.

The Domesticated Cat variants may also be more laid back and a lot friendlier compared to bigger cat variants, and a little less driven by their instincts. These may be why you only often see House Cat variants wandering around in caravans.

(Not all khajiits are affected by this.)

Variants affect the life span, while in general, they live longer than humans, Burmese Cat variants and Bobcats are one of the longest living khajiits.

Whereas Marbled cat variants and Sphynxes are on the shorter end.

Pretty sure there was a lot more I wanted to put here, but I've kept these for month so I've completely forgotten lmao.

These are just headcanons, by the way, there's absolutely no reason for you to take these to heart. I just wanted to add a bit more to this breed since it's hardly been expanded in ESO. Thank you for comin to my TED talk.

EDIT 1: here's some fanwork to help you understand the dynamics of the ohmes a bit better. It's written by u/BloodyStigmata.

[riveer-shii]

i would love to see more of your nerevoryn or pelinal/huna fanart 😭 your art is just beautiful!

Thank you so much 🥰

It's a bit messy but I hope you like it

[morihaus]

kyne was like "i will send you my son morihaus to help in your rebellion against the elves" and alessia said "thank you... um, who is this guy by the way" and points to pelinal and kyne goes "oh... yeah, i don't know who that is he just showed up"

[uttering-joyous-leaves]

1, 2, 11 💙

1. book you’ve reread the most times?

i'd have to say either megan whalen turner's the thief or daniel pinkwater's bushman lives!, back when i was in middle school. honestly i'm probably due for a revisit at this point—they're both the sort of books that hold up better than most ya, albeit in very different ways. honestly i'm getting whiplash just putting them so close to each other

2. top 5 books of all time?

oh boy...this might be less "of all time" and more just ones particularly on my mind at the moment:

maurice, e.m. forster (load-bearing text for my psyche)

the left hand of darkness, ursula k. le guin (no explanation necessary)

or what you will, jo walton (incredible reality-bending metafiction)

pilgrim at tinker creek, annie dillard (some of the best nature writing, period)

what is the grass: walt whitman in my life, mark doty (history/biography/memoir/literary analysis/love letter)

11. what non-fiction books do you like if any?

plenty! mostly in the vein of lyrical memoirs/personal essays: bluets by maggie nelson, diary of a left-handed birdwatcher by leonard nathan, close to the knives by david wojnarowicz, and the last two titles on my top five list. also books like braiding sweetgrass by robin wall kimmerer and figuring by maria popova—ones where the author has a profound passion and wonder for the subject and the way they write about it brings you into that feeling too.