#*Jumps back in the trash*

[nekrophoria]

Oc Deep Dive Questionaire - Mel

Thanks for the tag @nocturnalazure @drawing-way-outside-the-lines and @bool-prop💙

Under the cut, cuz long.

What uncommon/common fear do they have?

He's afraid of horses. I'd say in his case it's a legitimate phobia, they freak him out like nothing else. He's also low key scared of water, especially calm lakes and water surfaces. They make him uncomfortable.

Do they have any pet peeves?

People who interrupt others or talk over others, that always bugged the hell out of him in school.

What are 3 items you can find in their bedroom?

His plushie fox, Cory, a notebook and his violin, that he keeps dragging around with him for some reason despite not playing anymore.

What do they notice first in a person?

The voice, he's got the habit to only half look at people he doesn't know well so it's the main thing he notices about em.

On a scale of 1 to 10, how high is their pain tolerance?

Depends on how you define pain tolerance. He personally feels like his tolerance is way lower than average At least it used to be. He would cry a lot as a kid whenever he got physically hurt. Way more than most other kids his age. By now he feels like he's at least fairly good at hiding when he's in pain. And his pain tolerance is quite high when it's pain he can control, like self inflicted pain.

I'd say it's a 6,5 for the most part

Do they go into fight or flight mode when under pressure?

Flight for the most part

Do they come from a big family/are they a family person?

He doesn't really have much of a family left, his mother is dead, his presumed father left when he was young, and he never met any of his extended family on either side.

The people he considers family are Serena, Roy and Roland, although those relationships are...complicated for him as well.

I don't think he values family quite as much as the average person, found family or not  doesn't make that much of a difference to him in that case.

What animal represents them best?

I'd like to say a fox, cuz it's his favourite animal and kinda tied to him story wise, however deep down I know the animal that represents him best is this fucker:

The Aye-aye.

What is a smell that they dislike?

Disinfectant. Long story short after his latest trip to the ER, smelling that stuff makes him nauseous as hell.

Have they broken any bones?

Surprisingly not. He's sprained his ankles a couple times though.

How would a stranger likely describe them?

....I've got no fucking clue to be honest.

Are they a night owl or a morning bird?

Let's just say he's more likely to be up late than to wake up at a reasonable time.

What is a flavor they hate and a flavor they love?

He generally doesn't like earthy flavors, like beets or mushrooms. He loves chocolate, especially mint.

Boom, surprise birthday party! How do they react to surprises?

First reaction in his head: Fuck. Fuck. FUCK

He'd try to play his initial shock off and pretend to be happy about it, although not very convincingly.

Later he'd probably try to get away without anyone noticing.

Do they like to wear jewelry?

Technically yes. He just can't be arsed right now.

What are two emotions they feel the most?

Guilt, although he can't fully pinpoint why.

And emptiness, plain and simple.

Do they have a favorite fabric?

He likes fur, but preferably fake or on a living, breathing animal.

What kind of accent do they have?

He's got a Teesside accent. Think Jamie Bell with his accent dialed up a bit.

To be fair though his accent can also switch a bit depending on whom he's around. He's pretty good at imitating accents and tends to adapt to people subconsciously.

Do they have neat or messy handwriting?

More on the messy side i'd say?

Idk, you'll be the judge of that.

[harlotstarlet777]

be my bbm baby ˚ ༘ ೀ⋆｡˚

[newwavesylviaplath]

[markantonys]

my show-first friend has been reading the books for the first time in the wake of s2 and is now on TFOH, but unlike me when i first dove into my readthrough, she knows nothing about the general Fandom Opinions™, so every now and then i like to drop a relevant bad Fandom Opinion™ on her and be vindicated by her utter bewilderment

and even this was after i undersold it by being like "oh a lot of people think he's dumb / think he's the worse brother of the two" i couldn't bring myself to say "he is the #1 most hated character in the entire series" because that would sound completely insane to someone who is normal djkfjg and would create some very false expectations for her about gawyn's future actions (shoutout to my pre-reading prediction that he was going to murder morgase and fight elayne for the throne or something, just based on the sheer vitriol i saw towards him). i WILL be interested to see if her opinion of him changes as she goes along, but he made it through the coup unscathed in her esteem and she's also thus far been all in favor of him becoming egwene's love interest, and i'm sure his upcoming onesided homoerotic rivalry with rand will amuse and delight her rather than annoy her, so i have high hopes!

[hanakihan]

if fgo refuses to give salieri summer spiriton dress so avenger summer trio can be complete then I’ll do it myself

[heavensincarnate1111]

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[milkweedman]

The colors of the copper on blackberry dye seem to have shifted from maroon to a very rich milk chocolate brown--which I will hardly complain about, since that's a hard brown to get. I do hope I get something more permanently reddish/purplish with alum--that's what I'll try next. I'm just waiting for the 9 pounds of raw fleece to arrive.

Last night I carded a lot of that blackberry dyed fleece and then put it on the blending board with about half of the white (which was the previous distaff dressing) as a little stripe to one side. Idk, just curious how it'll turn out and seemed more interesting to spin that way. Carding first definitely helps with consistency--both colors were willowed first and put on the blending board, but only the brown was carded as well, and it is much easier to keep smooth and least kind of even.

The one improvement of this phone camera over my old one is that it has a timer setting, so I can actually show where my hands normally are (sometimes anyway). Fairly comfortable although my distaff hand is starting to cramp. Might just be one of those days or might be too heavy for me, but the shape at least is good.

You can probably see that the white is still all over the place, but the brown is pretty even, just with lumps still on occasion. Also, the new height of this spindle means it's perfect for lap spinning rather than impossible to lap spin with, so I'm very happy about that.

[muse-write]

I’m on the first heavily-Rumplestiltskin centered episode in OUAT (Desperate Souls) in my rewatch and I remember now how great Gold was as a character in the early seasons. He was a true unpredictable character, someone who possibly could be doing things with good intentions, but probably wasn’t—but you could count on knowing why he was doing things. At least, he was following his own skewed moral code and his own ambitions—namely, protect Bae and Belle, gain power to protect Bae and Belle.

And then when those motivations went away and the writers no longer knew what he wanted, he became less consistent in his unpredictability. His moral compass just went wherever the plot needed it to go—if they wanted him to be good he was good, if they wanted a twist…eh, give him the dagger and surprise he’s actually evil again! Rinse and repeat (and screw Belle in the process, who cares about her arc and strength of character, she’s just the love interest there for drama).

[a-high-femme]

encountered a college enemy/ex best friend while apple picking with my parents. the world continues to humble me.

[wildflowercryptid]

last night i started thinking about working as a seminar teacher at blueberry academy and filling a mentor role for kieran... i need to play with this idea, i NEED to.

[nekrophoria]

Currently using a tv screen instead of my usual pc monitor and the contrast on it makes my posts look like absolute shit

[harlotstarlet777]

melancholia ♱˖⋆₊˚.‧

[mycological-mariner]

“Nobody told me I’d be seeing UV breasts when I signed up for this shift” — sentences I didn’t think I’d be saying yet here we are

[broodygaming]

What’s better than coffee?? Ur naughty cat coming in through the window carrying a wild rabbit the same size as her. 🙃🙃🙃

No I did not get a picture I was too busy screaming and catching it with my trash can.

[belethlegwen]

"mid-thirties and mid-thirsty" was hilarious (and relatable), thank you! 😂

Either answer about spice frequency is of interest!

Here's some other questions - what's your preference on "born big/small" vs. "shrank/grew to size"? Regarding the former (or result of the latter, I suppose), what are your favorite sizes, and favorite size differences? And to the latter (if you have any preference for it), do you have any favorites as to type of shrinking/growth? (Instant vs. fast vs. slow, for instance, or steady vs. spurts)

(Hope these aren't too many questions! 😅)

They are definitely not too MANY questions but I may need to ask you in the future to like, dumb them down waywayway more for me I have been drinkin' and I am not quick on the uptake on a lot of this wording, I'mma be real

Also thank you for finding it hilarious, I was worried I was coming off with some big Jeb! 'Please Clap' energy there with that one.

Question One: what's your preference on "born big/small" vs. "shrank/grew to size"?

God, it is VERY hard to choose. Honestly I would say I probably prefer the shrank/grew to size scenario only because it plays a bunch more into my favourite dynamics. The first one "born big/small" I was tempted to say but I love that one the most when either side thinks they are the normal/basically only size a people comes in and then suddenly: OH HELLO, and the meeting/convergence occurs.

I love, honestly, sudden shrinking. If I have to be really really specific/particular, that's the one I think I would fall back to over and over again until I died.

Question Two: what are your favorite sizes, and favorite size differences?

Favourite sizes are regular human and the tiny person being between 5-9 inches tall typically. I like my tinies with a bit more heft than I think most other people do (Henry is 7.2"[*]) because I really, thoroughly enjoy the tactile aspect of it and I feel like I get so much more out of it from a writing and fantasy perspective by having them be just a bit bigger, heartier, etc.

[* - He carries himself with the confidence of a full eight though, I'll let him have that]

Question Three: do you have any favorites as to type of shrinking/growth? (Instant vs. fast vs. slow, for instance, or steady vs. spurts)

Instant or very fast is my ideal. I like it to be a shock, I like it to be a very SUDDEN need for adjustment. I've done slow, there's a bit of that in the last chapter (maybe two?) of my experimental/self-indulgent writing exercise of an abandoned work Small Date on AO3. It's a mess over there, unfinished, was never really written with any intent for posting so there's holes all throughout and it was literally just a vessel for me to get solidly into my mid-thirsty ifyagetwhati'msayin' wink wink etc.

Steady is the one I go for only because I just think of like... spurts of shrinking to be an active nightmare to go through, having to repeatedly readjust, reassess, ground yourself. Going from 5 feet to 4 feet isn't that huge of a jump but going from 4 feet to 3 feet is much more noticeable, and it gets exponentially bigger every single time you'd go through a shrink spurt. Even slow & steady shrinking... I could see it making me motion sick just from the feeling of everything moving away/getting bigger, and it happening faster and faster the smaller you got.

Thanks so much for the asks!!

[praehhen-ilamneedh]

archived source (site's been down for ages now): https://web.archive.org/web/20230130081743/https://simplysavourymeals.com/creamy-garlic-pasta/

Creamy Garlic Pasta

Recipe source: Simply Savoury Meals