#[ I MEAN the Last Court happens when Mouse is 32 ]

[silvanils]

For your marquis!!!! How do they consciously realize that they like the other character? Does it take them a while?

useful/fun development questions for couples!

I hinted at this a bit in this short fic, but... My Marquis and his Bard are about four years apart in age, and have known each other since they were children, seeing each other occasionally in the Court.

Mouse began to have an innocent little crush on his cool, suave older friend around the time he was 10 (when the Knight's Nephew was 13-14) which grew more intense after the other boy came to his rescue when he got stuck in the Tallest Tree.

Mouse didn't know it was a crush, then, just knew he always felt like a silly, self-conscious fool around his friend. Especially because the older boy liked to tease him about everything.

("Your face gets so puffy when you cry, little Mouse!" or "What's the matter, Cat have your tongue again?")

When he turned 15, the Knight's Nephew began training to become a bard, and by the time he was 16 he was almost always "away." He did return for a bit after the twins turned 13, in part because he'd heard rumors that Mouse was "unwell" and wanted to check on his friend.

And, well. The Bard-in-Training looked even more dashing now than he had before, and poor Mouse's crush grew like a wildfire. He knew what it was, then, and knew he was doomed to suffer alone in silence because his feelings would never be returned.

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As for the Wayward Bard? He had always loved his friend, too, but there was a moment things profoundly shifted:

Mouse was 20 when he became the Marquis of Serault.

The Bard had been away for several months, then, but he rushed back once the news trickled to him --- about the old Marquis falling ill, about the Huntress disappearing. He couldn't stop thinking about poor little Mouse, who must be so miserable and... all alone.

When he returned, the Bard was surprised to find the Scholar had perfected his public face --- despite the chaos all around him, the Marquis held on to a veneer of grace and serenity while in Court.

But when they drank together that night in the privacy of Mouse's quarters... the Marquis cried until his face was all puffy and red, and the Bard did not tease his friend at all even when he fell asleep and had to be carried to bed.

As the Bard looked at the Marquis that night, he felt a spark of something new.

[gimme-more-caffeine]

This is from my old blog, I honestly LOVE lists (and writing in bullets for some strange reason). Random and sporadic on topics and the numbers have NO MEANING. I'm NOT ordering them from most fave to least fave, just how they come to mind.

Also keynotes: Favorites doesn't always mean Favorites just what I enjoy the most. And there will be duplication at times

(Side note: Let's update this list from before as it's been two years and see what has changed. * means updated)

-Me- (Just little stuff I figured I'd do. Wasn't even supposed to be a list XD) 1. I'm a Major Introvert, I don't like to socialize with others in real life and prefer to do so online 2. I'm a major procrastinator 3. I mainly work nights so I get to sleep during the day 4. I want to make more friends online yet I have a hard time reaching out. The last time I interacted online was on DeviantArt and FFN years ago 5. I'm pretty much online all day/night on my nights off 6. Eye doctors have told me I have a rare blue-grey-green hazel (Is it true that it’s rare I don’t know) eyes so they tend to change between these three colors or be a mixture at times. Lately I think my eyes are just grey which takes on different green and/or blue shades

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-Books-

Favorite Authors 1. Nora Roberts/JD Robb 2. Jayne Ann Krentz/Jayne Castle/Amanda Quick 3. Gena Showalter (I mainly read her Lords of the Underworld series and only read one book that wasn't part of this series so she's not getting a Favorite list sadly) 4. Anna Windsor (I've only read one series of hers so I'm not including her in the books list) 5. Christine Feehan* (I mainly only like one of her series so she's not listed)

Favorite Series from Nora Roberts 1. Bride Quartet 2. McKade Brothers 3. In the Garden Trilogy 4. Dream Trilogy 5. Three Sisters Island Trilogy 6. Key Trilogy 7. Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy 8. The Donovan Legacy

Favorite Books from In Death (Limiting myself up to Ten) 1. Divided in Death (My first ever In Death book so it holds a strong place in my heart) 2. Innocent in Death 3. Memory in Death 4. Visions in Death 5. Imitation in Death 6. Conspiracy in Death 7. Strangers in Death 8. Treachery in Death 9. New York to Dallas 10. Creation in Death

Favorite Books from Nora Roberts (Limiting myself to Fifteen) 1. Black Hills 2. The Obsession 3. The Witness 4. Carnal Innocence 5. River's End 6. Tribute 7. Carolina Moon 8. Birthright 9. Three Fates 10. The Liar 11. The Search 12. The Villa 13. Angels Fall 14. Time Was 15. Times Change

Favorite Books from Jayne Ann Krentz 1. All Night Long (The first I ever Read and thus holds a special place in my heart) 2. Sizzle and Burn 3. Running Hot 4. In Too Deep 5. Copper Beach 6. Trust No One 7. River Road 8. Witch Craft 9. White Lies 10. Light in Shadow

Favorite Books from Amanda Quick 1. The Third Circle 2. The Perfect Poison 3. Second Sight 4. Crystal Gardens 5. The Mystery Woman 6. Quicksilver 7. The River Knows

Favorite Books from Jayne Castle 1. Obsidian Prey 2. Dark Light 3. The Lost Night 4. Midnight Crystal 5. Canyons of Night

Favorite NON-Romance Books 1. Hope was Here 2. Z for Zacharia 3. Lord of the Flies (Yes, I actually like the chaos that happened. I'm probably messed up for that) 4. The Other Boleyn Girl 5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (The ONLY book I like from the Harry Potter series) 6. 13 Reasons Why (I deeply enjoy the book and read during my teens) 7. By These Ten Bones 8. The Giver 9. Lovely Bones

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-Disney/Animated Movies-

Favorite "Popular" Disney Movies 1. Mulan 2. Zootopia 3. Big Hero 6 4. Tarzan 5. The Lion King 6. 101 Dalmations 7. Bambi 8. Pocahontas 9. The Princess and the Frog 10. Frozen 11. The Little Mermaid 12. Lilo and Stitch 13. Lady and the Tramp 14. The Hunchback of Notre Dame 15. The Nightmare Before Christmas (Yes this is Disney as Tim Burton worked for them during this time. I checked to make sure)

Favorite "Underrated" Disney Movies 1. Treasure Planet 2. Oliver and Company 3. Atlantis: The Lost Empire 4. Home on the Range 5. The Black Cauldron 6. The Sword in the Stone 7. Hercules 8. Meet the Robinsons 9. Emporer's New Groove 10. Robin Hood 11. A Goofy Movie 12. The Fox and the Hound 13. Aristocats 14. James and the Giant Peach (Yes this is considered Disney, I checked) 15. The Rescuers 16. Descendents 17. Brother Bear 18. Dinosaur

Favorite Sequels 1. Mulan 2 (Yes I like this when everyone seems to hate this) 2. Lion King 2 3. Cinderella 3 (I consider this to be an actual sequel, the other one felt more like short stories) 4. Beauty and the Beast: An Enchanted Christmas 5. Bambi 2 6. The Fox and the Hound 2 7. The Rescuer's Down Under 8. Aladdin and The King of Thieves 9. Pocahontas 2 10. 101 Dalmatians 2 11. Lady and the Tramp 2: Scamp's Adventure 12. An Extremely Goofy Movie

Favorite Series (Expect this one to be long and I'm including Jetix too) 1. The House of Mouse 2. Dinosaurs (I never even knew this!) 3. Bill Nye the Science Guy (SERIOUSLY, This guy was DISNEY?!) 4. Duck Tales 5. Gargoyles 6. TaleSpin 7. Darkwing Duck 8. Quack Pack 9. Timon and Pumba 10. 101 Dalmations 11. Recess 12. Hercules 13. PB&J Otter 14. Teacher's Pet 15. Filmore! 16. Disney's Mighty Ducks 17. The Legend of Tarzan 18. Kim Possible 19. Pucca 20. Lilo and Stitch: The Series 21. Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go! 22. W.I.T.C.H. 23. American Dragon: Jake Long 24. Yin Yang Yo! 25. Descendents: Wicked World

Favorite NON-Disney Movies 1. Anastasia 2. All Dogs go to Heaven 2 3. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron 4. American Tail 2: Fivel Goes West 5. Prince of Egypt 6. The Last Unicorn 7. The Secret of NIMH 8. Wakko's Wish 9. Quest for Camelot 10. Balto 11. The Pebble and the Penguin 12. South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut 13. Scooby Doo on Zombie Island 14. Scooby Doo and the Witch's Ghost 15. The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island

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-Youtube-

Youtubers/Channels I mainly watch (Limiting myself to Ten): 1. MLP-Silver-Quill 2. Night Mind* 3. Rekaita Law* (Hey it's entertaining as hell and I love watching him rant) 4. FoundFlix* 5. joshscorcher 6. FOB Equestria 7. That Creepy Reading* 8. Top5s 9. The Theorizer 10. SuperHorrorBro*

Generalization of what I watch on Youtube 1. Let's Plays 2. Song Covers 3. MLP Analysis stuff (NOT the series, only the analysis community) 4. Horror/Paranormal/Urban Legend stuff 5. Movie/Game Theories 6. Anime/Movie parodies 7. Horror Explanations (Movies and video games lately)* 8. Abridged Shows/Parodies

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-Music-

Favorite Disney Movie Songs/Scores (As in IN the movie, Credit songs don't count unless they're the same song as in the movie. LONG LIST AHEAD) 1. Hellfire - Hunchback of Notre Dame 2. Why Should I Worry - Oliver and Company 3. I'm Still Here - Treasure Planet 4. Colors of the Wind - Pocahontas 5. Savages - Pocahontas 6. Make a Man out of You - Mulan 7. What's this? - Nightmare before Christmas 8. This is Halloween - Nightmare before Christmas 9. Court of Miracles - Hunchback of Notre Dame 10. You'll be in My Heart - Tarzan 11. Son of Man - Tarzan 12. Strangers Like Me - Tarzan 13. Farewell - Pocahontas 14. Short Hair - Mulan 15. Eye to Eye - A Goofy Movie 16. Stand Out - A Goofy Movie 17. After Today - A Goofy Movie 18. Topsy Turvy - Hunchback of Notre Dame 19. Try Everything - Zootopia 20. I Wanna be Like Other Girls - Mulan 2 21. Good Doggy, No Bone - Fox and the Hound 2 22. Lesson Number One - Mulan 2

Favorite Disney Covers 1. Hellfire - Jonathan Young 2. Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Elton John (Yes I see that as a cover as it's not the one from the movie but the credits) 3. Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Sara Paxton 4. Hawaiian Roller Coaster - Penicillin 5. Heigh-Ho - CASCADE 6. Supercalifragilisticexpialadotious - THE KIDDIE (Hope I spelt the song right... It's too damn long) 7. This is Halloween - Marilyn Manson 8. Kiss the Girl - Ashley Tisdale 9. You'll be in my Heart - Celtic Woman 10. Be Prepared - Jonathan Young* (Jonathan Young covers a lot of Disney songs I like so I'll leave it at that instead of listing all the covers I like)

Favorite Parody Songs 1. Brooklyn Rage - YGOTAS (Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series) Parodying: Poker Face by Lady Gaga 2. Pharaoh's Throne - YGOTAS Parodying: Telephone by Lady Gaga 3. Make a Man out of You - DBZAbridge 4. Leather Pants - YGOTAS Parodying: Bad Romance by Lady Gaga 5. U Can't Touch Lani - Lanipator Parodying: U Can't Touch This 6. Without Yugi - YGOTAS Parodying: Without Me by Eminem 7. Paraboss - YGOTAS BBT Movie Parodying: ??? by ??? (Someone told me it was Lady Gaga's Paraboss song but I can't find that) 8. Stronger - YGOTAS BBT Movie Parodying Harder, Better, Faster Stronger by Daft Punk 9. It's Your Move - YGOTAS Parodying: Tik Tok by Ke$ha

Genres I listen to 1. 80s 2. Different forms of Rock (Alternative, Symphonic, Metal, etc) 3. Anime Music 4. Disney Songs (Usually more from the movies) 5. Dance/Techno 6. Covers/Remixes

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-Movies-

Favorite Movies (Limiting myself up to Fifty) 1. Titanic 2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Again, the only movie I liked from the Harry Potter franchise) 3. Avatar (Yes I know this was like 95% CGI but it still had physical people in it so I'm not putting it in CGI category) 4. Jumanji 5. Fluke 6. Godzilla (98. This is my FAVORITE Godzilla movie. I just loved the design of Godzilla and the animated show that came as a result) 7. Alice in Wonderland (Tim Burton's version. I'm probably one of the few who enjoyed this) 8. SPEED 9.  13 Ghosts 10. Ghost Ship 11. Poseidon (The one from the 2000s) 12. Flight 93 13. United 93 14. World Trade Center 15. Iron Jawed Angels 16. How the Grinch Stole Christmas 17. Matilda 18. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (A classic that shall never die) 19. Beetlejuice 20. The Dark Knight 21. Home Alone 3 22. Deadpool 23. Casper 24. Addams Family Values 25. The Hollow 26. Jurassic World 27. Dragon Heart (I cry like a bitch during the ending) 28. Angels in the Outfield 29. The Mask 30. Hocus Pocus 31. Mortal Kombat 32. The Grinch (2018 version)*

Favorite CGI and Claymation movies (Because I can't tell the difference between the two. And the CGI is for ALL Computer generation and WITHOUT physical people. This includes DreamWorks) 1. Rise of the Guardians 2. Megamind 3. Corpse Bride 4. Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children 5. James and the Giant Peach 6. Nightmare Before Christmas 7. Coraline 8. Dinosaur 9. Shrek 2 10. Kung Fu Panda 2 11. Sherman and Mr. Peabody

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-Anime-

Animes I like before finding out they were Anime 1. Oban Star Racers 2. Shinzo

Favorite Animes (Limiting myself up to Thirty) 1. Kuroko no Basket 2. Fruits Basket 3. Yu-Gi-Oh 4. Yu Yu Hakusho 5. Samurai Deeper Kyo 6. Bleach 7. Gravitation 8. Junjo Romantica 9. Sekai-Ichi Hatsukoi 10. Princess Tutu 11. Slayers 12. Supernatural the Anime 13. Free! 14. Persona 4 15. Digimon 16. Inuyasha 17. Pokemon 18. Case Closed

Favorite NON-Animes (That can pass for anime style, at least what I think could pass) 1. Teen Titans (Not that shit Teen Titans Go) 2. Avatar the Last Airbender (I have not seen Korra. Also on a side note, this used to be in the anime section on Fanfiction.net when it first came out) 3. Samurai Jack 4. Ben 10 - Ben 10 Omniverse (Basically I mean anything BEFORE Ben 10 Omniverse) 5. Generator Rex 6. Powerpuff Girls Z 7. Code Lyoko

Favorite Voice Actors (Doing Japanese and English since I know very few XD Forgive my spelling errors) 1. Todd Haberkorn 2. Dan Greene 3. Johnny Yong Bosch 4. Vic Mignogna 5. Daisuke Namikawa 6. Konishi Katsuyuki 7. Romi Park 8. Yuri Lowenthral 9. Steve Staley 10. Cam Clarke 11. Greg Ayers* 12. Jerry Jewell 13. Eric Vale 14. Dave Wittenberg* 15. Tara Strong

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-Mythology/Supernatural

Favorite Myths 1. The Jersey Devil 2. Hades/Persephone Myth

Favorite NON-Humanoid Magical/Mythical/Supernatural Creatures 1. Unicorn 2. Qilin/Krilin 3. Dragon 4. Cerberus (I can't find the official name) 5. The Jersey Devil 6. Perryton 7. Pegasus

Favorite Humanoid Magical/Mythical/Supernatural Creatures 1. Mermaid 2. Harpy 3. Centaur 4. Siren (Both winged and finned kinds)

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-Random/One Category stuff-

Favorite Comedians 1. Gabriel Iglesias 2. Jeff Dunham 3. Bill Engvall 4. Jeff Foxworthy

Favorite Animals 1. Cats 2. Foxes 3. Wolves 4. Dogs 5. Ferrets* 6. Stoats* 7. Bats*

Favorite Foods 1. Buffalo Chicken Pizza (No Bleu Cheese, ONLY RANCH) 2. Beef Fajitas 3. Crunchwrap Supreme (I love Taco Bell!!) 4. Triple Chocolate Cake

Favorite Drinks 1. Peach Tea Snapple 2. Cherry Coke/Pepsi 3. Shirley Temple 4. Pure Leaf Unsweetened Tea 5. Strawberry Lemonade 6. Cherry Lemonade 7. Pure Leaf Peach Tea 8. Pure Leaf Fuji Apple Ginger Tea 9. Pure Leaf Cherry Hibiscus Tea*

[everyonesabiaswrecker]

92 questions/random questions/8 things tag

This seems like a lot of questions but i will try my best :) i like the question tags a lot actually, they’re fun so thanks for tagging me @sambashua!!! i was only going to do one of the sections but i liked some of the questions from all of them and then i just ended up doing all the questions! oh well here it is it is long

i’ll tag: @taeismyking and @king-hao too bc por que no

the last…

1. drink: grapefruit juice

2. phone call: my dad

3. text message: YAAA

4. song you listened to: Knock Knock by N.Flying

5. time you cried: honestly i feel like i cry all the damn time but the last time i remember literally bawling is when i watched the movie Hachi i cried for so long my family was worried but in my defense hachi was the best boy!!!!

have you ever…

6. dated someone twice: nope i haven’t even dated someone once really

7. been cheated on: pro tip: you can’t get cheated on if you don’t date

8. kissed someone and regretted it: nope

9. lost someone special: yes

10. been depressed: nah

11. gotten drunk and thrown up: yeah but only once

list three favorite colors (12-15)…

any shade of blue, coral, black

in the last year have you…

15. made new friends: i made a couple at school but i don’t make friends very easily because I’m super quiet around people I don’t know

16. fallen out of love: nope

17. laughed until you cried: of course :)

18. found out someone was talking about you: nah

19. met someone who changed you: i don’t think so at least not in the last year

20. found out who your true friends are: yeah :)

21. kissed someone on your facebook list: nah

general stuff

22. how many of your facebook friends do you know in real life: I know the majority of them in real life but I haven’t talked to like any of them in 86 years

23. do you have any pets: I HAVE A DOG NAMED COZY AND SHE IS THE CUTEST, FLUFFIEST GAL IN THE UNIVERSE!!!!!!! 

24. do you want to change your name: I’ve always liked my name actually it would be weird for it to be anything else

25. what did you do for your last birthday: I got pizza with Miranda (@sambashua) and had a family brunch party thing!

26. what time did you wake up: Like 10:30 because i accidentally stayed up until 3 oops

27. what were you doing at midnight last night: eating frosted flakes and watching youtube

28. name something you cannot wait for: I CANT WAIT FOR ALL OF THE DEBUTS/COMEBACKS OF ALL THE GROUPS HAPPENING SOON LIKE N.FLYING AND SAMUEL AND WANNA ONE AND ALL THE OTHER PRODUCE BOYS

29. when was the last time you saw your mom: like 2 seconds ago

30. what is one thing you wish you could change about your life: I don’t think i would change anything i like my life :)

31. what are you listening to right now: Jelly by HotShot everyone should listen to!!! its A plus!!!

32. have you ever talked to a person named tom: probably but not that i remember

33. something that is getting on your nerves: my punk of a brother

34. most visited website: tumblr or youtube probably

35. elementary school: what do these mean?? like if i went to them bc if so yes

36. high school: yes it was fine

37. college: and yes I’m a sophomore and i’m having a good time!

38. hair color: blonde

39. long or short hair: its kinda short right now but I’m growing it out again!

40. do you have a crush on someone: nah man

41. what do you like about yourself: a lot of things!!! i’m a great gal

42. piercings: my ears but I haven’t worn earrings in 45 years 

43. blood type: A positive I think

44. nickname: From family: mouse, cassie, cassarole, and a bunch of others From friends: cass

45. relationship status: single 5ever (and in love with so many boys who are either fictional or a bajillion miles away from me)

46. zodiac sign: taurus

47. pronouns: she/her

48. favorite tv show: parks and rec or bob’s burgers

49. tattoos: nah i would probably regret it immediately after i got it! 

50. righty or lefty: righty

first…

51. surgery: i got my tonsils out when i was like 8

52. piercing: ears

53. best friend: Lizzie from kindergarten to 3rd grade until i moved

54. sport: soccer 

55. vacation: the mall of america!!!

56. pair of sneakers: man how should i know

right now…

57. eating: blueberries :)

58. drinking: a mango mania slushy!!!

59. i’m about to: do laundry

60. listening to: Password by Jung Yong Hwa

61. waiting for: my dog to stop sleeping so i can play with her

62. do you want kids: yeah!! I love kids!! I want all of the kids!!

63. do you want to get married: probably at some point but i don’t feel like i have to

64: what career do you want: I want to be a book publisher or an editor :D

which is better…

65. hugs or kisses: HUGS :)

66. lips or eyes: eyes

67. shorter or taller: either one is good

68. older or younger: no preference really 

70. nice arms or nice stomach: arms i think but it really just depends on who i’m talking about

71. sensitive or loud: what is this even asking tho ???

72. hook up or relationship: relationship for sure :)

73. troublemaker or hesitant: hesitant, I’m not really the trouble making type

have you ever…

74. kissed a stranger: no I don’t know where that stranger has been

75. drank hard liquor: yeah but only in cocktails bc cocktails are delicious!

76. lost glasses/lenses: one time i lost one contact in first period and it looked like i was winking at people all day

77. turned someone down: yeah 

78. had sex on the first date: nope

79. broken someone’s heart: most likely not

80. had your heart broken: nah

81. been arrested: no, if i even got pulled over i would start bawling

82. cried when someone died: yes

83. fallen for a friend: nah

do you believe in…

84. yourself: YEAH! I CAN DO ANYTHING!

85. miracles: i mean not really i believe that good stuff can happen but I wouldn’t exactly label them miracles

86. love at first sight: nah

87. santa claus: i wish! then i would still be getting an extra present at christmas

88. kiss on the first date: if you want to if you don’t want to then its not like its required

89. angels: nah

other…

90. current best friends name: prob miranda :D heart you pal!

91. eye color: light turquoisey blue

92. favorite movie: Ratatouille (bc the food) and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (bc the foodimals)

Random Questions

relationship status: single 4 life

favorite color: any shade of blue!!!

lipstick or chapstick: chapstick all the way (cherry chapstick specifically)

last song you listened to: The Eve by EXO (WHAT A JAM!!!)

last movie you watched: Wonder Woman i think

top 3 characters: Celeana/Aelin (i love the throne of glass series so much i cry!) and ROWAN BC I LOVE HIM and Roz from Monsters Inc. bc she doesn’t take shit from anyone 

top 3 ships: HWITAE (but really like any of the billion ships in sf9), BINU (BEST BOYS), and MARKHYUK (THE FRIENDSHIP!!!)

books you are currently reading: A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas

top 5 musicals: HAMILTON, In the Heights, Rent, any of the disney musicals!!!, and of course Grease (a classic)

Eight Things

last movie watched: again wonder woman but before that i think it was Guardians of the Galaxy 2 last song listened to: The Night- FTISLAND (an under appreciated bop) last book read: The Mists of Avalon- Marion Zimmer Bradley last thing eaten: a twinkie if you could be anywhere right now, where would you be: idk im pretty chill right here  a fictional character you would hang out with for the day: Bilbo Baggins or just all the hobbits because i know i would get at least 7 meals of amazing food, maybe more!!! it would be a great time!!

what fictional world/universe would you want to spend a week in: anywhere with cool magic honestly i can think of like ten books that i would have a great time living in!!! last video game played: one of those lego games probably the lord of the rings one, i haven’t played video games in 10 years

[flowerstothesea]

Rules: Complete the survey and say who tagged you in the beginning. When you finished tag 5 people to do this survey. Have fun and enjoy!!

I was tagged by @sarahnade! Thank you love!

1: Are you named after someone? Technically no. I was supposed to be named Brittany, but my grandmother said that was a heathen name, so my parents were listening to the radio and the song Sweet Melissa came on by the Allman Brothers, and so they named me Melissa! So I guess I’m not technically named after anyone, but I am named after a song. 

2: When was the last time you cried? Probably Thursday and Friday, Thursday most especially since I read Obama’s goodbye letter to the American people and I still can’t think about it without getting choked up. 

3: Do you like your handwriting? I mean....I don’t mind it? I wish it was a little neater, because it’s usually a mix of cursive and print, but at the very least it’s pretty legible so I’ve got that going for me! (I actually once won a contest on the best handwriting, and it happened while I was on a date for my birthday so that was a pretty cool thing!)

4: What is your favourite lunch meat? TURKEY. I worked in a deli for over five years and I ate turkey sandwiches at LEAST twice a week. Sometimes I’ll eat ham, but I love me a good turkey sandwich. 

5: Do you have kids? I do not.

6: If you were another person, would you be friends with you? I would!

7: Do you use sarcasm? Haha all the time! Especially when I’m around my closest friends, so I can be my sassiest self.

8: Do you still have your tonsils? I do! 

9: Would you bungee jump? LOLOLOL HELL NO. I am DEATHLY afraid of heights (although I love roller coasters, go figure) so there’s no way I would ever do it. That or jump out of an airplane. Just the very idea gives me heart palpitations.

10: What is your favourite kind of cereal? I mean I usually just eat Honey Nut Cheerios, which I do really like (and I used to eat with bananas until I discovered I was allergic @ god why do you allow suffering) but if we’re talking the last cereal I would be able to eat...it would be Reese’s Puffs.

11: Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? Very rarely, honestly. I usually just kick them off and then curse myself in the morning when I’m running late and have to spare an extra minute to unknot them. Past Melissa is usually a dick to future Melissa.

12: Do you think you’re a strong person? I do, actually. I’ve been through a lot in my life, and I had a really difficult upbringing and somehow still made it out alive. So I am grateful for my inner strength and for this life that I never would have thought possible when I was 18.

13: What is your favourite ice cream flavor? Lmao I am boring as hell, but...chocolate.

14: What is the first thing you notice about people? Probably their eyes and their smile. 

15: Red or pink? Red. I don’t like pink very much, which is odd because I have more pink clothing than red lol. 

16: What is the least favourite physical thing you like about yourself? My nose.

17: What colour pants and shoes are you wearing now? I’m wearing black sweatpants and no shoes or socks, my feet are bare (which I just cursed because I went outside on my wet deck to stop my dog from eating a stick.)

18: What was the last thing you ate? I haven’t eaten yet today, so I guess some crackers last night. 

19: What are you listening to right now? Shape of You by Ed Sheeran, and my dog snoring on the chair next to me. 

20: If you were a crayon, what colour would you be? Yellow!

21: Favourite smell? Freshly brewed coffee, the smell of the earth after it’s just rained (which is technically called petrichor), the smell of books, and just baked chocolate chip cookies.

22: Who was the last person you spoke to on the phone? My sister! Although technically the last phone call I got was from my school, letting me know that the storm yesterday knocked out the power at my school for a few hours (and thus cancelled night classes), but they got it back up and running. Shame. 

23: Favourite sport to watch? BASEBALL. I’m a HUGE Mets fan, and baseball is all I care about from April-September (sometimes October, when I’m #blessed and my team makes it to the playoffs, but that happens rarely). I will also watch soccer, and hockey, and sometimes football.

24: Hair color? Dark brown.

25: Eye colour? Also dark brown. Which I’m bitter about, because my mom had hazel eyes and I wanted her eye color, but NOPE. Got my dad’s.

26: Do you wear contacts? I do, sometimes. Usually if I’m going out somewhere and not just like...bumming around town. 

27: Favourite food to eat? Pizza!! 

28: Scary movies or comedy? Horror! I grew up watching horror movies (lmao shout out to my mother for letting me watch Psycho when I was 3) and I have loved them ever since.

29: Last movie you watched? Pretty Woman. It was on TV Friday night, so I came downstairs to make tea, my aunt was watching it and I ended up watching it with her. 

30: What colour of shirt are you wearing? A blue hoodie.

31: Summer or winter? SUMMER. I absolutely HATE winter. 

32: Hugs or kisses? Hugs!

33: What book are you currently reading? I just read the second book in Sarah Maas’ Throne of Glass series, which is okay but I like her other series better. (Especially A Court of Mist and Fury. Mmmm love that book.) But I’ll still read the third book, probably tonight when I get home from work. 

34: Who do you miss right now? My best friends. I haven’t seen them in a little while, and our plans to hang out kept getting interrupted because we were all sick at different times lmao.

35: What is on your mouse pad? I don’t even have a real mouse pad anymore lmao, but when I still had a desktop computer I think it was the Mets. 

36: What is the last TV program you watched? I just watched the new episode of Shadowhunters last night before I went to bed and wow writers way to tear my heart out of my chest :)))))

37: What is the best sound? Wind chimes, and the sound of the rain on the window when you’re laying in bed with nowhere to go. Especially right before you’re about to go to sleep. 

38: Rolling Stones or The Beatles? I like both!

39: What is the furthest you have ever travelled? Definitely to Las Vegas, where I was on the plane for 5 hours last year. Unfortunately I have never been out of the United States, but I plan to go on an international trip someday! Maybe next year. 

40: Do you have a special talent? Drinking what is possibly a worrying amount of coffee and being able to finish a book in a few hours. Those two things are not usually related.

41: Where were you born? Secaucus, New Jersey!

42: People you expect to participate in this survey? Whoever would like to do so!

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