#which is probably for the best bc figure skating is expensive

[brightsunnydaysofcastamere]

Why do I need a job why can't I just take art lessons and baking lessons and scuba diving lessons and piano lessons and figure skating lessons and woodworking lessons and bushcrafting lessons and pottery lessons and horse riding lessons and sailing lessons and archery lessons and foreign language lessons and climbing lessons and welding lessons and fencing lessons and cooking lessons until I die?

[bixqueen]

supercorptober (supercorp october writing prompt)

i stumbled upon this prompt on AO3 a year after this happened lol but i’m wondering if we’re doing it again this year. and if someone makes a 31-day prompt list or we come up with it all ourselves? anyways, i’m interested in participating this year (hopefully although college decision process is a lot) and seeing how supergirl goes starting in august maybe it’ll help us with the pain lol

31 days

no.1:

- lena doesn’t understand how her friend can be eating an ice cream cone in the middle of fall while she’s freezing, yet she finds it cute and kara just doesn’t know why she’s blushing

no.2:

- sam and alex force lena and kara on a blind date

- they’re best friends

- they both think they’ve been stood up and sam and alex are screaming inside watching this happen

no.3:

- its karas first time at a high school party and she spots a special someone she is very into

- 5 mins in heaven or spin the bottle

no.4:

- kara and lena are both single and attend homecoming only to fall into each other’s arms (literally or metaphorically)

- can be at the game or the dance

no.5:

- baking and making a mess only for alex to walk in on them making out then begins cussing as she leaves

no.6:

- halloween themed game night with all their friends trying to get them to realize they love each other

no.7:

- first sleepover at Danver’s house

- kara and lena are freshman besties and decide to have a movie night and sleepover (ofc they make out DUH)

no.8:

- engagement (proposal) party with the superfriends being exposed for betting on the relationship

no.9:

- protective kara while lena works with DEO on serious (dangerous ofc) case

- nobody gets why supergirl is so worried

no.10:

- the way the ending of the 100th episode could’ve gone (GO WILD lol)

no.11:

- ice skating and hot cocoa days !!

- kara and lena go ice skating and casually fall on top of each other any chance they get then go back to karas for some cocoa and do some more falling on top of each other…

no.12:

- a flight with supergirl while lena is all bundled up and cozy on a fall night

no.13:

- visiting krypton and learning about their fall customs (/halloween idk if they do that most likely not)

- kara introducing lena to her parents

no.14:

- teaming up for a not so serious mission only to be scolded by j’on and alex ofc (be silly with this)

no.15:

- what really happens before a soccer game and your girlfriend shows up early to show support…hmm

- or lena pulls kara aside during their group warmups and have fun before the game

no.16:

- an accidental slip-up in front of lenas coworkers happen of her and supergirl kissing (though they don’t know it’s the same person)

no.17:

- moving in together after dating for a while but they don’t get to do much unpacking once one of them finds a movie (halloween one) only to find out the other hasn’t seen it

no.18:

- who you gonna call? SUPERGIRL!

- or lena doesn’t really need any rescuing, she just likes being held in karas strong and secure arms

no.19:

- supercorps child first halloween

no.20:

- elementary school kara doesn’t know anything about love until she spots an adorable black-haired girl and can’t stop thinking about her

no.21:

- they’re at a bar and kara accidentally spills a drink all over lenas clothes (expensive) and instead of being pissed she knows a way kara can make it up to her

no.22:

- kara and lena happen to be put together for some science project and that hatred that was once there slowly dissolves into something else

no.23:

- “what do you mean you don’t go trick or treating?”

- “well kara, we are in high school now. don’t you think it’s a bit odd to dress up and beg others for candy? i can buy you some at the store.”

- “yeah but that’s not as fun,” the blonde girl whines in an attempt to make the shorter girl put on her (_) costume and tag along.

- or lena doesn’t want to go trick or treating with kara, alex, and sam but gets guilted into it

no.24:

- lena and kara agree to babysit ruby one night and against their better knowledge they let her watch a movie that’s probably too scary for her (as well as them)

- supercorp cuddles

no.25:

- kara reveals she has a special surprise for her best friend lena

- she gives her a clue everyday going into halloween and her friend must figure it out in order for it to be revealed (this can be like some fluff love confession thing that takes lena until the very last day to figure out bc she’s a useless lesbian)

no.26:

- school trip to a museum (science or art) and the two best friends (who are hopelessly in love with each other) find any moment to slip their hands together and run off for a few moments

no.27:

- lena travels to ireland in hopes of discovering what really happened to her mother while kara stays in national city but keeps tails on lenas heartbeat and whereabouts. she ends up flying there once a day to be there physically and they both end up going to THE river/lake (they’re either together or just friends in this)

no.28:

- lena walks into her office only to find her best friend struggling to catch a puppy she brought (named pumpkin hehe) as a halloween surprise gift

no.29:

- lena knocks on the door of her best friends house begging to build a snowman in the middle of the night since she can’t sleep and seems to (for some reason) find comfort in those ocean blue eyes

no.30:

- alex gets tired of hearing kara complain about how much she likes lena but doesn’t know what to do so she decides to ask lena out from karas phone

- lena agrees and kara still doesn’t know what’s going on until after the “date” and she sees her messages. let’s say she’s not that mad at alex

no.31:

- lena has been missing for 3 days now and even the super can’t seem to find her. until she picks up on certain hints around the city and finds that she’s been captured by lex (i’m bad at horrors lol this is me trying)

I began this idea process back in like mid-june but i thought this might be really fun! we don’t know how this season will end but i thought we can at least have some happiness during it lol. anyways, it’s officially autumn so i finally got to post and it’s in a month advance which is nice! so repost and comment if you want to take part. i think it’ll be in A03 again but im super excited for this!

[yukipri]

Random text HCs for the YOI Future!Verse ABO AU - Adults 02

Exactly as stated. Self-indulgent rambling headcanons around themes/questions on the five main charas of the YOI Future!Verse ABO AU. Most of this is generally assumed to be post living together, though not necessarily after everyone’s married.

(in other words, a text post bc did not have enough time to art it all oops)

New to the AU? Basics here, rest of the posts HERE.

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Financial background/Money spending habits/Careers

No really, it sounds boring but it’s really important to having a functioning family so hear me out yeah?

Financial contributions of the adults to the family kind of go two ways here: People who bring in money from the outside, and people who do things that they otherwise would have had to spend a lot of money on, therefore saving a lot of money. Both are equally important.

Some of this info will be a bit redundant from other posts but I’ll put it here again so it’s as organized as it can get...

Yuuri - Comes from a lower middle class family that sometimes had to be careful with money (due to decreasing business in Hasetsu) and did struggle a little with Yuuri’s skating fees and sending him abroad. As a result, even though he’s never quite been poor, he’s very conscious about money and how even if you think you’re doing alright, sudden unpredictable factors out of your control can put you in a financial pinch. As someone who also grew up in an inn, he also puts immense value on doing proper house-keeping and absolutely refuses Victor’s suggestion that they hire a maid for their rather spacious house(s) (he grudgingly accepts Phichit’s cleaning assistant robots though).

He’s alright with spending a little extravagantly once in a rare while, but in general will look for bargains and other ways to save, and tries to be the voice of reason. Likes hoarding and puts a lot of sentimental value on objects and may insist on continuing to use them long after it is perhaps practical. Is a bit anxious about the kids’ futures and wants to have hefty savings so they’ll never be limited because of money. Doesn’t like when his husbands spend on things he feels are really unnecessary (especially when it happens frequently). That being said, he’s also very much a stress shopper and when his anxiety’s running high, he can spend more than even his mates (and sometimes but not always regrets it afterwards).

After retiring from professional figure skating he focuses mostly on the kids. It seemed natural, given that Yurio was entering the peak of his career and Victor needed to be at his side as his coach and Yuuri needed to recover from his pregnancy. Later, he’s technically coaching Minami full time, but given that Minami was living with him at home and also more or less spending all of his time and money on their family anyway, it gave him far more flexibility than coaching an outsider would have. After Minami retires, Yuuri continues to focus on the kids and is busy training them.

Yuuri was pretty convinced that his skating career was over the first time he became pregnant, but Phichit convinced (read: begged) him to guest in his ice show once it was started and Yuuri couldn’t turn him down. He took part in it seasonally for several years. The Nishigori triplets are also in charge of running the now annual Onsen on Ice Hasetsu Exhibition, where he’s also performed in lower stress environments, often doing ice dancing and other collaborative programs with his mates and later his kids.

Victor - Rich, and has always been rich. Has a ridiculous inheritance, considerable savings from his prime as a skater, and is also still making more than your average middle class income. Money’s not the thing he’s ever struggled with and he used to drown his loneliness in buying quality but empty-feeling material goods. Now he likes to spend a lot less on himself, but a LOT on his family. He gets that love =/= money, yet he also feels very strongly that those he cares about shouldn’t have anything but the best, and he can be pretty snobby about what he considers acceptable quality. Also feels that if it’s damaged/old, they should throw out the old and buy better new things, because again, nothing but the best.

He especially likes splurging on the kids and frequently gets into huge spats with Yuuri over buying them excessively expensive things when they’re younger because, “They’re children Victor! They don’t care if it’s plastic or swarovski crystals! And they’ll also grow out of those in a few months!” The family technically has a, “You do what you want with your own money, we try to split all the shared things/kids necessities” rule so Yuuri can’t exactly prevent Victor from buying things with his own money, but he can death glare and give him the silent shoulder for days...Money is probably the main thing Victor and Yuuri fight over given how strongly their opinions on it clash and how stubborn both can be, but usually the rest of the family can coax a resolution.

He considers his main job to be coaching his kids, but his reputation as the Living Legend has never faded, and given his success and fame with both Yuuri and Yurio, he still gets tons of requests from outside for coaching. He hasn’t accepted any full time coaching offers but occasionally teaches extremely expensive group and solo classes, often at the St. Petersburg rink when he’s in the country (where Georgi is now the main coach, having succeeded Yakov, long retired), but also at the Hasetsu Ice Castle, which he now owns. Nishigori and Yuuko are therefore technically his employees, and he pays them very generously.

Yurio - Grew up poor and heavily dependent on his grandfather and money was scarce even with the limited financial aid his mother threw their way. He considered himself a relatively money-conscious child who tried not to ask for too expensive things and preferred to just focus on working hard, but as an adult he appreciates so much more how his grandfather never left him wanting. He realizes now that paying for all of his skating training, boarding school education, and never skipping out on giving gifts and an allowance that let him buy whatever he wanted was probably a lot harder on his grandfather than he was aware of when he was younger, and possibly why his grandfather had lived so far from the city and in a pretty barren house with an old car. Yurio does his best to support his grandfather while he’s alive, although Kolya is as cheerful as ever and doesn’t seem to be particularly lacking in anything in Hasetsu, where he now lives with Yuuri’s parents, playing with the kids and taking daily soaks in the hot springs.

As a parent, he’s very much on Team Save Money with Yuuri. He agrees with Victor that buying quality things is good, and he wants the kids to have things that he never had. But at the same time, he also feels very strongly that his childhood wasn’t lacking in any way because he didn’t have anything brand-name, and if it’s all the same he’d prefer to buy used or bargain. In other words, if the kids are conscious of something and want it, sure they can buy, but if it’s just the parents’ whims wanting to buy it for them and the kids don’t care, they shouldn’t. As a figure skater with a career easily comparable to Victor’s, he could easily have supported his family even if he were the only husband, but he agrees with Yuuri that savings are important. Rarely actually starts fights over money himself but will stand solidly at Yuuri’s back as he rages at Victor.

While he was quite the money maker while an active figure skater, after retirement (which wasn’t until his mid 30s) he focuses on training the kids, specifically the one kid he decides he’s going to personally coach. He really wanted the close, personal coaching experience that he and Victor, Victor and Yuuri, and Yuuri and Minami had, and it seemed the right path for this particular child and Yurio’s experience. He also continues his side job as a model and has several clothing lines in his name, though most of those in his adulthood are much tamer than the first line he was given artistic control over in his late teens.

Phichit - Comes from a wealthy family that was able to give him expensive training and lessons in a country where figure skating is far less accessible than others. Was sent to study abroad at fancy boarding schools multiple times in his youth to both grant him better access to skating and to further his extremely advanced academic potential (as a result, he skipped grades and was a college freshman at 16 when he met Yuuri). Yet despite having always had the best of the best, he’s much more aware of money than Victor, and has also never used it as an emotional crutch like Victor either.

But at the same time, he also just genuinely loves splurging on his loved ones and has a very alarming habit of never caring about price tags. He likes buying nice brand things, but unlike Victor, he also likes buying weird, fun, and quirky things too regardless of price, all in a haphazard mish mash that makes it very hard to tell whether the gift he’s bringing home is reasonable or outrageous. He’s very much on Team Spend with Victor, but at the same time he’s empathetic to Yuuri and Yurio’s concerns and can usually spin some excuse why it’s a good idea. As such usually can avoid getting into fights with Yuuri on the same scale as Victor. If he’s around, tries to nudge Victor into choosing his words wisely, which Victor follows if he’s smart about it (he’s not always). Is usually the one to wisely point out that given the set up of their very unconventional family, they have five adults and therefore far more disposable income than most other families, plus they also have investments in multiple countries so one economic crash could never break them. Yuuri trusts him a lot more with money than Victor.

Despite Victor having the largest inheritance, Phichit’s the one actively making the most money from his multiple successful careers and it’s clear that he’ll be the richest by far in the long run. He has his super successful ice show in Bangkok and its sequel which he personally ran for years before leaving it to his successors. He also opened a skating school to give students in Thailand more opportunities to access figure skating. Outside of skating, he picked up acting while studying to create his ice show and while he doesn’t consider himself a full-time actor, he’s been in enough cult hits that he’s one of the more internationally recognizable Southeast Asian actors. Given his talent in connecting to his audience and his varied entertainment production training, he’s received a lot of requests to write and produce for platforms other than ice shows, especially in ways that showcase Thai, Southeast Asian in general, and even Asian in general talent on a more global stage, so that’s also something he dabbles in. He also accidentally and unintentionally created a social media platform which he meant to keep as a hobby/side-project, but it ended up appealing to more people than he thought and sort of blew up. He’s technically CEO but Leo and the Nishigori triplets run it more. His busy careers means that he tends to have to spend the most time away from family, and while money can’t replace his presence, it is something he can provide while across the globe. Whenever he comes back home he brings really extravagant gifts, and though Yuuri tries to stop him, he regularly drops enormous checks into Yuuri’s account “for the kids and you when I can’t be there.”

Minami - Comes from a relatively big name family with ties to the local medical industry, his parents both famous doctors, but is also the youngest son with an older brother so he doesn’t have any pressure to continue the family legacy. Had a fancy education (attended an Ivy League school in the U.S. during the 3 years between the end of canon and Yuuri’s first pregnancy) and access to the best training, but in the end he’s never been particularly ambitious outside of skating. He admits that if their family had been more conventional and he was Yuuri’s only husband, he’d have to go find a full-time job post retiring, perhaps related to skating, perhaps related to medicine which is considerably more lucrative and which he isn’t untalented in. As it is, there’s so many other adults working full time and bringing in a ton of money, so he doesn’t feel any particular guilt mostly focusing on the kids with Yuuri. He regularly goes to take specialty classes when he feels he could learn a skill or get certified in something that will be useful to their family, which is how he ends up with a teaching certificate and tutoring qualifications. While he doesn’t have a medical degree, he’s picked up a lot of things from his family and after Yuuri becomes pregnant the first time he studies prenatal care, especially the more specialized omega prenatal care pretty intensively, and arguably knows more than many general medical practitioners. While he’d never treat anything serious himself, he can provide sound advice and keeps a very close watch on Yuuri, plus they can go to his family for most things without worrying about medical fees. His knowledge and constant presence by Yuuri’s side gives the other mates tons of peace of mind.

Minami still contributes somewhat financially by occasionally tutoring people on the outside, but his primary focus is on Yuuri and the kids. Him waiving almost all medical fees is already a considerable contribution, but he also personally covers all of the kids’ academics when they’re not actively enrolled in school and can tutor them in all subjects. And that’s not even mentioning skating, he wasn’t Japan’s top skater for years and considered Yuuri’s successor for nothing. He was most of the kids’ first introductions to the ice. He also considered himself the full-time live-in babysitter long before he was officially married into the family, watching over the kids whenever he and Yuuri weren’t at the rink for his training. Yuuri and the others were so dependent on him looking after the kids that Yuuri tried to waive Minami’s coaching fees, as it seemed to him a perfectly reasonable exchange of services if not lacking on Yuuri’s part, but Minami very firmly refused. The one time Yuuri tried to refuse payment, Minami splurged extravagantly on the kids, more than Yuuri was due, so Yuuri quietly accepted the money so he could at least funnel it into useful things. Minami was smug, his point made.

Minami likes nice things well enough, but also considers himself very average and would prefer to buy ice cream over fancy brand name clothing any day, and a magazine clip out of Yuuri over any museum art piece. Given that there’s two adults on Team Save and two adults on Team Spend, when it’s a clear split and neither side is budging Minami tends to be the deal breaker. He can swing either way depending on the situation and can be trusted to always prioritize what’s best for the kids, even setting aside any personal bias to give Yuuri whatever he wants.

[cookinguptales]

It was so hard to pick out of 75 questions so I hope this is ok 😬💦 2, 13, 18, 19, 25, 28, 29, 30, 33, 39, 42, 46, 47, 54, 58, 67, 71 (Doesn't have to be the romantic kind), 73, and 75

Oh wow, jeez. haha. OKAY I’mma do it, but I’mma put it under a cut bc this can only be long.

2. Who is your hero?

You know, I feel like I learn about amazing people all the time?? There are so many people in history who have done so many cool things. I love the information age we live in where we can here about heroes every damn day. But if I had to pick one that means a lot to me specifically, possibly Helen Keller. Like sure she did the whole learning to talk while blind/deaf thing, but she also became a hardcore social activist! If you read her writings, she was not even in the vicinity of fucking around, and I’m here for that.

13. What is your favorite book to read?

Hmm. My comfort read used to be Howl’s Moving Castle, but I haven’t read it in years. That’s...a bummer... Maybe I should reread it soon.

18. If you could choose to do anything for a day, what would it be?

Hmm... I mean, if we’re talking on like a magical level, then a pain-free, exhaustion-free day would be swell. I’d be happy doing just about anything. If you mean in a more normal way, then I think I’d be happiest traveling somewhere really cool with a friend and having a nice meal and seeing beautiful sights.

19. What is your favorite game or sport to watch and play?

Hmm. I mean, I don’t play/watch sports that often. Disability and all. But I used to do tae kwon do and karate fairly regularly, and I really enjoyed that. I usually really only watch games/sports during the Olympics, but I enjoy speed skating, figure skating, gymnastics, archery, women’s weight lifting... Um... I watch the Super Bowl for the commercials? lol. Honestly, my favorite part of watching sports is watching the winners cry haha. That’s why I like the Olympics best.

25. Who is your favorite author?

Probably either Diana Wynne Jones or Neil Gaiman. I’ve read a lot of books by a lot of authors that I’ve liked (and admittedly both of them have some stuff in their work that makes me raise my eyebrows now) but I feel like both of them really shaped me from a young age. I was devastated when DWJ died.

28. In the evening, would you rather play a game, visit a relative, watch a movie, or read?

Most of my reading energy is taken up by school stuff now, but hopefully I’ll start to get to read again come graduation. In the meantime, I like to watch movies best. I livetweet them a lot haha.

29. Would you rather vacation in Hawaii or Alaska, and why?

WELL I have actually gone to Alaska before! I really liked it, honestly. It was beautiful up there. And nice and cold! Which is good for the POTS, haha. But I think if I had to choose a future vacation I’d choose Hawaii just because I’ve never been there! And there are some shrines I’d love to visit.

30. Would you rather win the lottery or work at the perfect job? And why?I mean... The job I’d really like to do now certainly wouldn’t pay as much as the lottery, but it’d keep me comfortable. I mean. I guess it’d be great to win the lottery so I wouldn’t have to worry about working (which, as a PWD, can be...stressful) but not to put too fine a point on it, my current living situation is one where I don’t need to worry too much about money. I’m incredibly lucky on that front, I know. If I were as poor as I was about ten years ago, this would be a much easier choice. XD Though research does show that a lot of people who win the lottery end up getting fucked over by taxes, friends, etc. so. maybe not.

33. If you could go back in time, what year would you travel to?

I MEAN... I’m a gay, disabled woman. Going back in time probably wouldn’t be great for me, haha. But I guess I’d love to hear some of the old jazz musicians I love play live...

39. List two pet peeves.

Motherfucking DISCREET and DISCRETE which are TWO DISCRETE WORDS. There was a moment once when someone tried to assure me that “discrete” was just the British spelling and I just. I JUST!! Like if I were in the Cell Block Tango, that would probably be my prison origin story. I also hate it when strangers ask about my cane/disability.

42. If you were a super-hero, what powers would you have?

uhhhhhHHHhhhh teleportation powers which I would mostly use to get to class on time but also maybe catching babies when they fall out windows or whatever. That happens, right?

46. If you could go back in time to change one thing, what would it be?

Geez. I mean, on a big scale? Like Hitler? Bro, don’t put that much pressure on me!!! If you just mean in my own life, I’d probably just tell little!me what POTS is haha. If I have to change like. A personal decision?? I might have decided to do a different program while I was in Japan. It was very expensive (through my school) and I didn’t get to do a lot of the things I really wanted to do.

47. If you could share a meal with any 4 individuals, living or dead, who would they be?

HONESTLY, a lot of the major heads of religion. Like. I just think it’d be so interesting to talk to them about philosophy and what they’d think about where their religions are at now. Like even if you don’t believe in the religions, people generally believe that people like Jesus, Mohammad, Siddhartha Gautama, etc. lived.

54. What's your favorite holiday?

HALLOWEEN, BY A COUNTRY MILE!!! I love Halloween! Lots of great spooky stuff and yummy treats and fun parties. I love Halloween SO MUCH.

58. What's your favorite type of foreign food?

I LIKE A LOT OF THINGS... In Japan, I think I loved curry and takoyaki and onigiri best. Some of the octopus and lemon chicken/soup/etc. in Greece was delicious. I loved like ALL the food I had in Barcelona. Tomato bread and jamon iberico and olives and everything was just high quality and delicious?? We just ate our way around La Boqueria (a giant market) one day and I loved it. I like poutine from Canada and pasties from the UK and basically anything cooked in red wine from France. haha. I’ve only had Thai food and Moroccan food in the US (so who knows if it’s accurate) but I love massaman curry and bastilla and Moroccan lemon chicken. I am a big fan of sweet and savory meat dishes, haha. Oh, and Afghan Palow!! Delicious.

I PROMISE I ALSO EAT FRUITS AND VEGGIES... I also like lots of international alcohols haha. Ouzo and absinthe (taste similar), champagne/prosecco/cava (cava was SO CHEAP in barcelona, rip), sake (especially nigori sake)...

67. What is your favorite childhood memory?

Jeez, that’s a hard one. I feel a certain nostalgia for the natural vibe from where I lived as a kid. (In other words, the people and buildings and stuff were fine, but I feel nostalgic for the natural phenomena.) Like the smell of fresh soil and the sound of the woods and rustling fields of corn. But like a specific memory... Long before we moved to FL, my parents did surprise us with a trip to Disney World when I was about 8! We were visiting a Floridian friend (who we later moved in with when we lost our house) and driving down and thennnn my dad “made a wrong turn” and checked us into the Wilderness Lodge just outside the Magic Kingdom. We drove up like RIGHT as the fireworks started over at MK so my sister and I were kind of in shock haha. It was really fun.

71. What's the craziest thing you’ve done in the name of love?

I WENT TO THE MUSICAL CATS. I kid, Loo. (Mostly.) I’m not really the kind to do big OTT things for love, but I think I am the kind to hurt myself for it, unfortunately. I loved a girl for a long, long time, and in retrospect, I realize that I allowed her to devalue me in ways that I’m still trying to undo. We were never together or anything -- I have a habit of falling for straight girls -- but boy did I get fucked up. Like...viewing this through my current lens, I can’t believe I let that go on for so long. It was crazy. There are a lot of reasons why I believed I was lesser and unlovable because of my disability, and I realize now that some of that started with her and another friend of mine. I just kind of wished that I’d figured that out before they ditched me for good and told me it was because I always “made everything complicated”. (I’d been late to a get-together because I was at the doctor...) I...cried a lot. haha. But I ended up becoming closer to my best friends today as a result, and learning a lot about myself. So I guess maybe it was for the best, even if it hurt at the time.

OH I’VE ALSO GOTTEN IN FIGHTS FOR LOVE but that was more for friends. I’d kick anyone’s ass in high school, or if we weren’t in an avenue where I could do that, I’d yell a lot or say stuff that was just, ah, really cutting. haha. I have...a protective streak. And I was frustrated about a lot in high school. Our school had martial arts classes, which was a good outlet. I was known as someone who could, uh, get things done. Um.

73. What was your favorite subject in school?

Uhhh. If we’re just talking high school, maybe math?? English if I had a really good English teacher. I love reading/writing. But math was comforting, in a way. Math is very solid. I also enjoyed French. And I enjoyed a lot of fibercraft techniques in that class, but hated the teacher. Womp womp. I liked making things with my hands. I found batik particularly comforting.

75. Do you collect anything?

I collect tarot decks! I’ve studied the history of tarot before, and I’m always really fascinated with the way that people attach meaning to mundane objects. I kind of love how tarot was basically just playing cards for rich people until a series of weird events and people started using them for divination. Now people rarely use them for anything else. That kind of applied religious/personal meaning is super interesting to me. PLUS a lot of them are very pretty. Haha.