#these were fun to answer :)

[darklordazalin]

been getting into ravenloft/azalin as of late. can you answer a few questions for me?

what do you think azalin was like as a kid?

do you think liches and azalin in particular are capable of complex emotions such as love?

trying to wrap my head around his curse. why the no new magic thing?

these are all very random.

please and thank you!

Welcome to Ravenloft, may the mists trap you forever. I'll do my best to answer these.

what do you think azalin was like as a kid?

We get a glimpse of him as a fifteen year old in Knurl in the novel King of the Dead by Gene DeWeese, which I recommend reading if you can get your hands on it. In this he's shown as a talented, yet arrogant young man...A typical theme for many wizards in DnD it seems.

Before he became "Azalin" and prisoner within the Mists, he was known as Firan Zal'honan. Firan was the middle child of Earl Turalitan Zal'honan and grew up in a large city. We aren't told much about Turalitan and if Firan's mother was in the picture, she's never mentioned, but what we do know is that Turalitan despised the arcane arts and would drive them from his land if he was allowed to.

So, we have a prideful young teenager who's incredibly talented in the arcane arts - he was able to cast geas at fifteen - who's talent is not only dismissed but outright loathed by his father. As the second son, Firan's only real purpose was likely to marry into some noble house for an alliance of some form or another.

Naturally, this all lead to Firan rebelling against his father and since he was rebelling by experimenting in magics, well this had diasterous results.

That all said, overall I picture Firan being far too smart for his own good and ignored by his father, so he developed a competitive need to prove himself and an agressive persona to combat his fear of rejection. He's the type of kid that would have corrected his tutors and pointed out how and why they are wrong just to prove to himself that he matters. So...in short, an absolute nightmare :D

do you think liches and azalin in particular are capable of complex emotions such as love?

Yes. I think any sentient creature is capable of complex emotions. That said, I have always pictured undead as experiencing the memory of past emotions more than true emotions. Liches, in particular, likely experience a dulled down version of these emotions. Gene DeWeese does an excellent job conveying this in his Azalin novels.

As for Azalin. He's a bit of a unique case for a lich as he did not actively seek out lichdom. Instead, the Dark Powers tricked him into the change by promising him that if he followed their instructions he would have the power to bring his son back from the dead. The son he executed for treason.

Though Azalin rarely shows his emotions through the solid iron walls he's built up around him, DeWeese shows them crack through now and again and its clear that Azalin experiencing true anger and sorrow. In fact, those emotions often drive him to make very foolish decisions.

Anyway, long answer shortened - yes, he could experience love but he's probably too obsessed with proving himself 'right' by finding a way to bring his son back to life.

trying to wrap my head around his curse. why the no new magic thing?

Well, his true curse is not being able to bring back his son, Irik, from the dead. So, in not learning new magic Azalin's creativity is dampered. The other side of this is Irik does not want to come back, so spells such as True Resurrection would not work as he is not a wiling target. So, dampering Azalin's creativity is key...otherwise this magical genius would have come up with a new spell to force a spirit to return.

[ultrainfinitepit]

🏵️🍃🥀 for the emoji ask list!

🏵️ [ROSETTE] What flower symbolizes your OC best and why? What does the flower mean in floriography?

Sam is fireweed. It’s a flower that grows in areas that have previously been burned by fire. It’s a symbol of rebirth and resilience, which suits Sam well. And the name is very fitting, Sam would be a weed if he was a flower: something that people disdain as useless or annoying but is still beautiful to the right person.

Lily is lily of the valley. She lives in Puddle which is in a valley, and her name is Lily. It’s a sweet flower that looks like something out of a fantasy novel. It’s a symbol of joy, sincerity, and luck, which suits Lily well. It’s one of my personal favorites!

Cale is dandelion. Like Cale, dandelions change shape. They are symbols of hope and perseverance. And dandelions are delightful flowers: they are edible, fun to play with, and bring joy to people. But yet they are humble as well, just like Cale.

Zeke is forget-me-not. It’s all in the name for this flower. Zeke has no memory of his past. Memory, remembrance, and forgetfulness are all important parts of his character. Forget-me-nots are delicate and sophisticated, which suits Zeke well. They are symbols of true love and respect, two things that form the basis of all the relationships Zeke treasures the most.

Mick is sycamore. It’s his last name so it seems fitting! He’s dependable and strong like a sycamore tree. They are symbols of divinity which aligns with Mick’s angelic nature. 

Vivian is red poppy. I’ve picked this flower for her more for the color than anything else. Red is Vivian’s color, and the black center of the poppy hints a little at her dark nature as a vampire. It’s also a flower to symbolize the threshold between life and death, and as a vampire and forensic pathologist, Vivian embodies that threshold as well. Relatedly, if Vivian was a fruit she’d be a pomegranate. 

Pat is white clover. This is perhaps a rather stereotypical choice for Pat, it’s the national flower of Ireland and he’s Irish. But I feel like it suits him too well to pick anything else. It’s another humble flower, it’s a symbol of luck, protection, and lightheartedness - all which Pat seems to either have, or have need of throughout his story. If Pat had a house with a lawn, he’d want a clover lawn for his kids to play on but also to provide food for bees.

🍃 [FALLEN LEAF] What’s the darkest period of time your OC has been through?

The hardest life for Sam was the life after his adoptive family were killed. We call this the Evil Sam life because he became completely rebellious and murderous and it ended in a very horrible way for him and his Keeper. He was in terrible grief over losing his family and it was further fueled by bad influences around him. Looking back, Sam hates this lifetime the most, he sees that version of himself as senseless and cruel. 

However, not far behind this life, is the life right after he was forced to forget his soulmate, Zipporah. We call this the Cult Leader Sam life, because Sam started a doomsday cult. That lifetime was one where Sam felt a deep-seated emptiness so terrible, it twisted his entire worldview into one where he felt the entire world should simply cease to exist, so he could cease too. That emptiness would carry over in part from this life to the next and so on, even into his Puddle life where at last it would be filled by Zipporah’s memory once more.

The only reason I say that life is not his darkest period is that, when Sam looks back on it, he feels it was the correct reaction to losing Zipporah. A world without Zipporah in it simply has no right to continue existing. We are very lucky Sam tried to do something about it back when he was in a lame human body, and we should hope he doesn’t try the same thing after he gets his full angelic form back!

Before Sam came to Puddle, Lily was relentlessly bullied and all her friends turned on her. She was ostracized for her weird behavior. While Lily felt she was much the same it was like suddenly everyone else was different. We could say this is because she was growing into her witch powers, but I think even if Lily wasn’t a witch this still would have happened. Lily felt she couldn’t talk to her parents about any of this, and had to handle it on her own. Some days all her secrets and troubles felt like too much. She considered running away without a word. But she loves her parents too much to do that. Luckily Sam, Cale, and Zeke come into her life and become her new friends, who love Lily and her weirdness.

When Cale is much older, his best friend Lily passes away of old age. They both had lots of time together and they were both prepared for this, but even still it hurts Cale a lot. At the same time, Cale’s friend Zeke is off somewhere in the world fighting his personal demons; and Sam is dead and gone (once again) so Cale can’t talk to him. Cale leans a little bit on his new Puddle friends and family for support, but there’s only so much they can say. The people who would understand Cale best in this difficult time, Zeke and Sam, aren’t around. So for a while, Cale stays in the woods in the form of a bear or sometimes a dog. He roams far and wide through the valley and even beyond it. He lives each day looking ahead only at the next one, thinking like a beast and not a man, until finally he’s ready to return to town.

Zeke’s life before he was Zeke was awful. He was named Cain then. Cain had a hard upbringing, and ended up on a dark path filled with loss and selfishness. His own hubris resulted in the death of his boyfriend Isaiah, and then later his own death.

But if we say Cain’s life is separate from Zeke’s, then Zeke’s darkest time is after his wife Delphinia is killed. This starts a chain of events that leads to Zeke’s imprisonment in a magical coffin, which is a tortuous time in his life; and then to the death of his son Samuel, in the same way Cain and Isaiah were killed as well. Zeke doesn’t even get a chance to breathe before a war starts and he’s tossed into that. He pretty much completely loses touch with his humanity, and embraces undeath fully as a way to numb himself to the pain and deal it out onto others instead. Zeke eventually comes back from this dark time, but the effects of it linger on him and he’s never quite the same person after.

Mick’s a pretty steady guy. He’s gone through dark times, arguably most of his human lives under control of the Order are dark times, but he’s a good little soldier about it and if he’s got any hard feelings about them he just files them away quietly.

I think there’s maybe two exceptions to this: in one lifetime, Mick had to execute Lucy, the nephilim child of the angels Ash and Orpheus. Lucy was Sam’s adoptive sister as well. While Lucy was evil and had to be stopped, she was still very young and much loved by all the angels, and it hurt Mick a great deal to have to be the one to stop her. 

In a subsequent life, Mick was the mentor of Adam, the nephilim child of Sami and Zach. One day Mick and Adam got into a fight with the corrupted angel Gabriel, resulting in Adam’s death by their hand. Mick has since blamed himself for Adam’s death, and Sami’s subsequent descent into madness and mourning. 

These deaths shook Mick to his core, and affect him even into the present.

Vivian had a rough childhood. In the beginning it was not so bad, she has vague happy memories of her father and mother. But after her mother was discovered to be a vampire, Vivian’s happy life was ripped away. Her mother ran away with her and then basically abandoned her to live in the care of a lodging house manager, who treated Vivian like a worker rather than a child. Vivian got so desperate that she jumped at the first chance at freedom, even if it would land her in a pirate crew of bloodthirsty vampires. So Vivian would probably consider this early part of her life her darkest time, and say everything following it was a breeze.

But it wasn’t all sunshine and roses from then on. After Vivian was turned into a vampire by Teutho, their relationship began to sour. She spent decades being miserable, yet there were enough good times stringed together where she convinced herself, it was not so bad and she was happy. Finally she realized she no longer loved Teutho, and left to go pursue her dreams of becoming a doctor - which would fail, but she was still happier failing at her dreams than not chasing them. If I had to pick I would say this was Vivian’s darkest period, even if she doesn’t see it that way. It was a time of emotional abuse and manipulation that left a deep impression on her.

When he was younger, Pat was rebellious and reckless, and developed a heavy reliance on alcohol. He fell in love with his wife Martha and they had two sons, and Pat began having a creeping feeling of deja vu. He was determined not to be like his father. He made an effort to always greet his boys with smiles and laughter, but it started being too much with his work and the alcohol and the bills piling up. One day Pat blacked out, he lost an entire day and when he woke up, he was in the hospital and told he had gone drinking, and various things happened, and he had been dead for a full minute. Pat did not want his sons to see him like this, but Martha brought them anyway. The looks on their faces was the wake up call he needed, and Pat sought out a therapist through his church, and went away to rehab. That day in the hospital was the worst day of Pat’s life, and he was determined never to repeat it. Since then, he tries very hard not to drink, and he’s learned to talk about his problems instead of bottle them up.

🥀 [WILTED ROSE] How good is your OC at meeting deadlines? What motivates them?

Sam waits until the last minute to start anything, he needs that deadline panic to really motivate him. If it’s something important he will do it to an excellent standard, it will appear as if he has been diligently working on it up to the deadline. If it’s something unimportant, which is totally up to Sam’s judgment, he will leave it unfinished or give up and then somehow blame the person who gave him the task in the first place.

Lily has the potential to be just as bad as Sam, but deadline panic makes her flustered and she is prone to making mistakes when flustered. Lily learns she does her best work when she makes a plan at the start and follows each step carefully. She motivates herself by tracking her progress using a log book, ribbons, and other cute things so the task turns into something fun rather than work. She will usually cajole one of her friends into giving her a reward, or treat herself to something nice, as a further motivation to finish things on time. 

Cale was raised to be hard working and obedient, so if he really commits to something he will always get it done on time. The way he does this varies wildly on the day and the task. Sometimes Cale does things bit by bit over time, other times he’ll rush everything at the end much like Sam. However, Cale is only motivated to do things if he sees the real, practical value in the task. If it’s something too vague or frivolous, he will simply ignore it, which can be a problem sometimes. His friends and family often rely on Cale’s desire to please them to motivate him. It becomes a game of asking Cale to do something in just the right way, with clear enough instructions for him to see the end goal.

Ezekiel always meets his deadlines. He lays out a plan for every step of his task and then follows through on it flawlessly. If he has to, he will sacrifice sleep, socializing, and food to meet his deadline. Zeke prides himself on being perfect and dependable, this is all the motivation he needs. If he’s competing with someone, that’s even better motivation because Zeke loves to prove his superiority to others. He’s the type to get extra motivated if there’s some kind of ranking system or medal at the end. 

Mick is very disciplined and always meets his deadlines. He might not write down a plan but he will certainly have one in his head that he’s following. He’s very stubborn about his plans, and it’s hard for him to adjust to surprises. He will stay on his plan and follow it until the task is complete, with some time right before the deadline for any last minute changes. He’s only learned to add that time recently after many lifetimes of dealing with unpredictable people. Other people are the bane of Mick’s existence when he’s working on something, he always finds himself in the project leader role and no one ever meets his standards. Mick is motivated by his innate willpower, but also, secretly, his desire to impress people.

Vivian can also be very disciplined like Mick, but she writes her plans down. She has journals that she uses to make plans very neatly, she enjoys stealing pens in different colors that she uses to make these plans. She’ll collect notes and do research as much as possible so she has everything she needs to execute her plan on time. But she doesn’t always meet her deadlines. Vivian’s flaw is that she needs to have a certain amount of work on her plate or she’ll lose all her motivation. Too little and she won’t feel sufficient pressure to follow through on all her careful plans. Too much and she gets overwhelmed, her plans go out the window and suddenly she’s not getting anything done. This is why Vivian often has little background projects going on, such as writing a paper or trying to piece together a cold case; she needs this extra bit of work in her schedule to motivate her to do everything else.

Pat is average. He usually meets his deadlines, if he doesn’t he has a good excuse such as family. Pat will work overtime if he has to, to stick to his commitments. He’s not as rigid as Mick in his approach to work, nor does he require the same workload balancing act as Vivian to stay motivated. Pat is simply the type to do his work on time to the best of his ability. He considers himself a man of his word, and if he promises something he’ll try his hardest to fulfill it.

[mywaywardcupcake]

Sorry, my internet had an Issue, 😅. Tristan for the meme?

Thank you for resending! I went to answer it the first time and it just disappeared!

Headcanon A:  realistic

Headcanon B: while it may not be realistic it is hilarious

Headcanon C: heart-crushing and awful, but fun to inflict on friends

Headcanon D: unrealistic, but I will disregard canon about it because I reject canon reality and substitute my own

Headcanon A: Honda opens up his own bike shop. Everyone likes to go to him because he is very meticulous and does an amazing job at repairs and he doesn’t charge a lot.

Headcanon B: Honda absolutely loves romantic movies, especially romantic comedies. Everyone doesn’t know what’s worse, a Ryou movie night where they’re subjected to the absolute batshit crazy horror movie or Honda’s because he has the most candy sweet love story tastes and someone always ends up in tears by the end.

Headcanon C: Honda has regular nightmares about losing Jou and/or Ryou. He doesn’t know which is worse, seeing Jou’s lifeless body over and over again or the Ryou he knows and cares about disappear from his eyes only to be replaced by an evil entity and he can’t get him back. He doesn’t like to share when he wakes up from these because he knows they both have their own but, they know. Usually the next evening is dubbed Honda night and he gets to pick out any of the activities/movies they get to do.

Headcanon D: alternate future job idea, Honda 100% opens up a pet rescue/cafe. It’s Yugi’s absolute favorite place to get work done in the cat sanctuary area. Honda is absolutely thriving being surrounded by animals plus he loves getting to feel useful and help give these guys loving homes that they deserve.

[beeshoesometimesdraws]

1, 4, 20, 30? :D

YIPPEEE >:D (gonna color code these to make it simpler for my brain)

1. Art Programs you have but don’t use?

I have Medibang Paint on my iPad though I don’t use it cuz the formatting confused me (and I think if I remember correctly you have to pay for certain things like better brushes-)

I’m used to Procreate’s simple formatting so anything different from that usually confuses tf out of me and takes a minute to get used to-

4. Fav Character/Subject that’s a bitch to draw?

Daycare attendant characters. Especially sideviews of ones with rays.

I love drawing them (as anyone can see lol) but it’s a pain in the ass trying to figure out how to draw them, especially since I’m still kinda trying to figure out how to draw them in my style

20. Something everyone else finds hard to draw that you enjoy?

Uuuuh probably animal anatomy? Ive known lots of people who struggle with it and don’t like drawing it but I find it fun, especially ones I can put in more dynamic poses like cats and ferrets >:)

30. What piece of yours do you think is underrated?

Uuuuh…if we’re talking about like…post activity wise? Then I think the piece I have as my pfp rn

I posted it a couple months back when I was first becoming more active on tumblr so it didn’t get much attention though I was (and still am) very proud of it

Prolly didn’t help that I had such limited tags and description on it cuz I didn’t really have much of an idea as to what it was for at the time- I made a character without even really thinking what I wanted to do with em and then just kinda forgot about em

[prideandperdition]

Can you give me 5 songs that make you feel:

- sad

- happy

- adventurous

- silly

- yearning

Oofff I have many songs that fit into at least one of those categories hehe so I really needed to think ^^'

A sad song: Parsonsfield - Ghosts next door

A happy song: Fiddler's green - Folk's not dead (!!)

An ADVENTUROUS song: Turisas - Hunting pirates

A silly song? Easy: The cantina band song 🎷

Yearning: Angus & Julia Stone - Take you away.

[necromeowncy]

What irl pets do/have you owned, if any?

How did you get into FFXIV?

Did your personal feelings about G'raha Tia change over the course of playing, if so how?

(Sorry if you've answered these before elsewhere!)

Thank you so much for the ask! 🥰

1. I have a cat! She's a 5-year-old black cat who's my little wizard's familiar. 🐈‍⬛🔮 She likes watching the birds in my garden and sleeping on my lap while I work.

2. My spouse and partner of 6 years actually got me into FFXIV back in early 2019. He's been playing since 2.0, and let me make a character on his account to try out the game and see if I liked it. I ended up making a purple haired elezen archer, decided I enjoyed the game but wanted to play a magic class (I wanted a pet, so Summoner it was!), and made Aedric after he bought me the game for my own PC. I've never fantasia'd him and he's looked the same since the beginning (other than changing his hair). My partner and I are Eternally Bonded in game, too! He plays a Hrothgar:

3. Oh this is an excellent question. I suppose yes, my feelings certainly have changed quite a bit, yet I always liked him.

In ARR, I enjoyed his character and thought he was interesting, and was genuinely sad when he was sealed in the Tower (I wanted him to join the Scions then).

Me: Hey does G'raha Tia ever come back? He's so cool.

My partner: *playing Shadowbringers after release and knowing FULL WELL HE COMES BACK* uhhhhh idk we don't know for sure if he will. Don't worry though. Just keep playing.

In Shadowbringers, I liked the Crystal Exarch long before I even knew who he was (spoilers were strictly guarded from me, also my partner's doing, bless him). I wanted to touch his crystal arm. lol I also thought he was going to be the secret villain of the expansion and betray me. I put on my Certified Villainfucker™ hat, fully prepared to ship with him either way, since he was just so fascinating and I knew my WoL would be intrigued by him from the start. When he was revealed to not only be the cute catboy I've loved since ARR but also the goodest boy ever I was like, congrats, Aedric, you have a boyfriend now, sorry I don't make the rules. And I suppose the rest is history. 🤭

I never really thought I'd have a ship in this game. And while I absolutely adore Haurchefant/WoL and Emet-Selch/WoL, I couldn't see Aedric falling for either of them. G'raha would undoubtedly be the type of person he'd fall in love with. Someone who has an adventurous spirit, a bookworm, someone who is gentle and kind and treats his nervous heart with all the unconditional care he needs.

[inky-duchess]

4, 10, and 20 on the relationship asks for my top Mishkolai

4. Has either OC ever gotten a hickey off the other? What was their reaction?

Yes. They are actually both menaces for doing it but Nikolai tends to get them that bit easier and Misha forgets to be discreet. Nikolai wears them unapologeticly but Misha gets embarrassed.

10 Who plays with whose hair?

Misha has the longer hair and Nikolai likes to wind his fingers in it. But Misha is the one who always finds reasons to comb Nikolai's hair back or adjust it. He does it when nervous.

20 Who handles the spiders? Who screams directions in the background?

Nikolai. Misha is terrified of spiders and will scream the house down until the spider is removed or he's been shown the body. Nikolai doesn't even make fun of him.

[enne-uni]

For the ask thing :))

what kind of day is it?

when was the last time you ate?

imagine we’re at a sleepover, would you paint my nails? (What color?)

can i tag you in random stuff?

(sorry idk the numbers for any of these lmao)

Thank you!! For the ask that is!!

It’s a lazy kind of day. Should be doing stuff but I’m not. Also a happy day because I’ve talked to you so much and you make me happy :3

A couple minutes ago I ate chocolate. I think I have an addiction lmao.

I haven’t painted a lot of nails, but if you allowed me to attempt to do yours, I would totally try. And I’d do at least turquoise, dark blue, and violet, because I’d want to know how well my fav colours suit you :)

Tag me in whatever you wish to! It would be an honour.

[justwriteyoudummy]

7, 15, 23, and 39 please :)

7. which ocs would feel super out of place at a formal event? which ocs are completely fine with it? -Out of place would be Rand, Mimora and Argento. Rand because he's very 'of the earth" kinda guy not big into parties and Mimora & Argento because formalities are a never ending chore.

Completely fine with it however: Seraphina, Void and Amber who have all enjoy playing dress up of some kind or another

Pudding for proof: vvv

15. which ocs are too self-sacrificial?

Hands Down: Voidcrest

23. which ocs have the most book intelligence? which have the least?

+Smartest of the bunch is Argento and Mimora topping the charts, with Tomir close behind +Least in the group is definitely Amber and possibly Rand

39. which ocs set multiple alarms? which only need one? which don’t set alarms at all?

+Seraphina doesn't need alarms to wake up for her exercise routine +Void doesn't sleep. Period. +Amber, Argento and Tomir would set one alarm +Brentan and Mimora would need about seven to wake up

[morskijez00]

6, 12, 14, 17 & 29 for Hugh, the best sphynx-peckneck

oho, fun asks! :3c

6. Does your character have recurring themes in their dreams?

Kind of! His dreams tend to be about what he's dealt with in the day, or something he thinks about a lot, but a little to the left. He's almost always himself in them, and often times he sees his family in them re March, Lin, Decimal, Craigory... he likes the ones where he's having a nice time with the best.

12. In what situation was your character the most calm they’ve ever been?

There would have been a few cases, but one of the more recent ones would be when he was reading together with his family.

Lin was preparing some snacks in the kitchen with March, Decimal's with Craigory getting the blanket fort set up, and Hugh's pulling over the books they'd be reading together. Getting some opinions on which books to pick, and getting some help in pulling the heavier ones over, or perhaps picking up some blankets and pillows to help set up the fort.

Or maybe at animas, when he and March introduced Decimal to a whole bunch of movies and then Craigory joined them. snacking on popcorn and cookies and eventually falling asleep together sprawled out on/in front of the sofa buried in blankets.

It's safe, he's with his favourite people and they're all genuinely happy.

14. Does your character remember names or faces easier?

Definitely faces, it generally takes a little bit to remember a name. While a face he tends to recognise more immediately, and will remember it longer.

17. What was your character’s favorite toy as a child?

A little worn seagull plushie! He sleeps with it. It's got dangling legs, and at this point in time the grey of the wings have faded into a lighter grey. It's actually still with him, it originally stayed in Yeese when Hugh first left (he forgot to bring the guy with him) but since Lin brought the little guy back during Dancing in the Shadows, it's been moved over to his bed in Toontown.

29. What did your character dream of being or doing as a child? Did that dream come true?

Well... when he was small(er) Hugh hoped to be good at magic and do good by his family with it. And in a way that has happened! While his family looks a bit different now compared to before, he is very good at magic and has been helping them with it (and will continue to do so). He's currently working on taking some course so he can be something of a magic consultant! It honestly makes him very happy.

[putthebrakeson]

17, 56, 119 for the cute asks!

17. Do you think there is life on other planets?

Short answer yes. It’s just hard to believe we are the only living things regardless of how unsustainable we think other planets are. This is a topic I could get lost in lol.

56. Favourite colour?

Blue 💙

119. Favourite book?

This one’s complicated because I don’t think that I have a favorite book of all time but I get obsessed with books in the moment. I read a lot of queer romance books and have become obsessed with Ashley Herring Blake’s current series.

Thank you for the questions!

[m34gs]

For the 2022 ask: 5, 6, 11, 12.

Thank you for the ask friend! Sorry it took me a while to answer, the day has been rough (migraine hath plagued me).

Anyway! I am excited to answer your ask! (from this post)

5. What ship(s) captured your heart?

In terms of writing, GrimmIchi is once again reigning over my heart. The enemies to begrudging allies to sort of friends to lovers vibes always make me happy!

I also wrote a bit of Geto/Nanami/Gojo, and that was fun! I really like their dynamic as a triad and honestly every part of the Bar AU that I manage to post makes me so so happy.

6. Did you write for a new fandom or ship this year?

I don't think I wrote anything for a new fandom or ship tied to this blog/AO3 account...I wanted to though. I have plans for some Twisted Wonderland stuff that I want to play around with a bit, I just haven't had the energy to write as much as I usually do.

11. What fic was the easiest to write?

I'll be entirely honest here: I don't think any of the fics I wrote this year was easier to write than the others. Each had their own challenges, but the largest challenge I faced this year was the struggle with my mental illness and excessive demands from work that left me with no energy and had me hit burnout in late May/early June. As you may know, burnout is something that takes about 3-5 years to recover from, so it's been a struggle at times throughout this entire year to get my spirits lifted and myself motivated, and I am super proud of myself for the stuff I did manage to write💜

12. What were you go-to writing songs?

Oh we are gonna have A List (I'll include links in case anyone is curious or unfamiliar with the songs):

Lovely cover by Lauren Babic ft. Seraphim

Hail to the King by Avenged Sevenfold

Lips of an Angel by Hinder

God Complex by Vira

I Don't Care by Vira (screaming)

I Miss the Misery by Halestorm

Barbie & Ken by Scene Queen and Set it Off (screaming, violence)

Middle of the Night cover by Loveless

Running Up That Hill cover by Loveless

If You Have My Voodoo Doll, Give Me a Hug by Loveless

The Willow Maid by Erutan

Winter Moon by Erutan

She Keeps Me Up by Nickelback

Hell's Comin' With Me by Poor Man's Poison

Smoke and Mirrors cover by Rafscrap

Popular Monster by Falling in Reverse (screaming) Thank you again for the ask! Hope you enjoyed these answers!

[maceofpentacles]

For witch asks, 15, 18 and 27?

ahhh thank you for the ask :)

15 - what was the last spell you performed? ummm i did a candle burning thing on halloween for the ancestors,, does that count as a spell?? idk

18 - do you have a book of shadows? if so, how is it written and/or set up? i don't have a fancy book of shadows or anything, i just write stuff down in a black book i got from walmart lmfao. stuff is color coded tho hehe

27 - have you ever performed a spell or ritual with the company of anyone who was not a witch? nope nope nope. i get embarrassed about every interest i have so i have to be alone to do witchy things

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I ask for 2, 15 and/or 34? pls!

2. What character(s) do you find the most difficult to write for? Why?

Interesting question! For TVD, the one I probably find Stefan the hardest to write for. Just in the sense of him being more... almost deeply poetic? I was going to say brooding, but it's not completely true, and while Stefan does have lighter parts to him where he does allow himself to joke around and just be happy, it's still done with a certain tone to it that can be a little tricky for me to capture.

For Teen Wolf, truth be told, it's Scott. Stiles' dry wit and sarcasm and general energetic voice can be easy to get down, but Scott's a lot more grounded in a way, and thinks about things in a very different way to the rest of the characters. It's his way of seeing things in the gray area rather than wholly black and white, I think. Not to say that the rest of them are flat, it's just that Scott's way of thinking and general attitude takes a little more thought while writing him.

15. What is the fanfic you've written that you're most proud of?

Recently? It would honestly have to be a tumblr inbox prompt which I titled "I now pronounce you..." and was a Lord John/Brianna (Outlander) fic. I was surprised by how wrapped up in their emotions and heads I got, especially as I hadn't written for them individually before, so getting their characterization down was a lot of fun for me.

Overall? It would still have to be "The Gemini Coven." It is still the longest fic I've written and remains to be the only one I've put that much thought and effort into planning before actually writing it. Crossing over all three TVDU shows and throwing in so many characters was such a challenge and I enjoyed every second of it.

34. Have you felt emotional while writing a scene before? What scene was it?

Oh god yes. Many times. When I first got into writing fics properly, I did this short little one about Stiles dying in season 4 and Scott by his hospital bed, saying goodbye to him, and I was just in tears the entire time. There was a scene in a Clint meets Yelena fic where she confronts him about Natasha's death, and Clint is blaming himself. One where Wanda sees an alternate version of Pietro mid-battle. Tracy and Crash saying goodbye to each other on Tracy's final day at the care home. Literally any emotional scene in any fic of mine, assume I was crying while writing it.

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💕🧸💋 and bonus 🍑💧 for Kerra

Kerra asks!! :D Happy to answer, let's go!

💕— What makes them feel connected to their partner?

Ooh, hmm, this feels like a broader question than it probably is, but to give my best shot at an answer: during pretty much the entirety of LWS3, Kerra's dealing with being away from one or both of her partners. They write letters back and forth for a while, which is nice, until after Confessor's End, at which point they stop giving a damn about keeping the relationship secret and use the comms, too (only sometimes, and they're very careful about what they use them for). But Kerra's definitely the happiest when she's able to hug/kiss/cuddle with/etc. her partners, even if the long-distance communication is still a form of connection.

🧸— What are they like as a parent?

Protective, as honest as she can be, and trying her best literally always. Kerra never intended to be a dragon champion, but from the second Aurene hatched, that was her daughter. She vehemently hates that the world is carried on Aurene's shoulders and that she can't take that burden away, but she does as much as she can, and despite any and all concerns she has, she tries to let Aurene decide things for herself. Kerra ends up with other children, too, after Aurene's ascension (Rhi, Ia, and Tev), who she was more prepared for and loves just as much. The biggest thing she tries to do for her kids is give them the support that they need while letting them make their own decisions and not putting any more of a burden on them than the world already has. (You also could read this as her trying to be a better mother to her children than she feels her mother was to her, and you would not be wrong.)

💋— What are their kisses like?

I fully admit that when I saw this question, my brain went "do people have one style of kissing? does everyone kiss the same way all the time? how do I narrow this down??" xD But I guess the best answer here (that I can give, at least) would be meaningful. Kerra always kisses like she means it.

🍑— Random intimate headcanon

A short one, but have it anyways: Kerra very much enjoys it when her partners run their hands through her hair.

💧— Random angst headcanon

If Kerra lost either of her partners, or any of her children, it would absolutely shatter her, and picking up the pieces would take a long time, if it happened at all. And she would absolutely blame herself.

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#4, 13, and 20 for the AEW ask meme?

4. you are given the chance to trade one person on the roster for a wrestler from any other promotion, who would you trade and who would take?

okay so i really only know the aew and wwe roster, so thats what im going to pull from

not that i don't thoroughly enjoy the things danhausen has done with aew or think that he doesn't fit in aew, because I DO I MISS HIM ON TV, but the creepiness of a very nice very evil cult leader after monies and teeth would be very interesting to see with how wwe handles creepy crawly characters. im thinking thinking bray wyatt, im thinking what they are doing with bo dallas, im thinking joe gasey and his straightjacket, im thinking really great character work with the fiend during the pandemic- im not saying this is the same way i would want danhausen's character handled, but just that if they listen to him and maybe put him on tv in a ring i would be interested to see if he would want to go more evil horrorhausen

i would take kevin and put him in aew, it honestly really think his style of wrestling and the way he shines in promos lends itself to aew a lot better. also idk if wwe will ever allow blading again and i think if i dont see kevin with a red mask again i will die- also it would be interesting to see him interact with a lot of people he did in ring of honor and such, just great wrestlers we haven't see him in the ring with in a while? new people? someone who isn't logan paul??

13. favorite ladies on the roster?

kinda in love with willow and toni, not gonna lie. i really love willows gear and the way she handles herself in the ring. toni is just doing amazing character work rn and the lead up to her and deonna's match at revolution has been some of my fav stuff from her. also her and mariah are making a really funny duo and it could be cool to see where creative is gonna take the two of them and their very very strange 'mentorship'? have i talked about toni on commontary? i haven't? this woman shoudl narrate documentaries, she puts Such a spin on things i love her

20. one of your favorite feuds from last year and why?

okay so i only really started watching aew in september? of last year? i think? HOWEVER by the time i was Really into it, the continental classic was in full wing and i fucking loved bryan and eddie- fucking loved that shit. want them to continue the whole 'youre nothing to me but a bum' and the 'respect is something you're never gonna get from me' and the whole 'you want me to fuck you so much it makes you look stupid' that like permeated every interaction they had

ALSO the lingering bryan danny stuff during it all was GREAT thought i was gonna die when danny came out in trunks just for bryan and then bryan fucking comparing danny to his kids wowo all of that was great.