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[arlessiar]

Eleven questions

I’m incredibly late with answering this, but it took me a while and then the whole Kingsman SDCC thing happened in-between. So no idea if people are still interested in this, but now that I’ve written it I also want to post it. :)

I was tagged by @notbrogues @hartwin-af and @spockri

rules: 1. always post the rules. 2. answer the questions given by the person who tagged you. 3. write 11 questions of your own and tag 11 (or however many) people to answer them.

Questions by @notbrogues

1. Describe your least favourite character.

In general, the pointless love interests, the boring villains, the almighty and flawless heroes, the dumb and helpless females

(And just in case, the opposite – my favourite characters are the caring doctors, the smart geeks, and the loners, misfits and underdogs *g*)

2. A go-to comfort meal/snack/treat.

When my Mum crumbs meat or veggies to fry them she always makes a small fried bread/omelette from the rest of the eggs and breadcrumbs. She adds salt, pepper and some cheese. It’s an old Silesian tradition, my Gran always did that and we still do it today. It means home and comfort for me and I love it and I’ll defend it from every other hungry person in the house. It’s mine. My precious. Me eats it alone! *eg*

Apart from that – Avocado. Chickpeas. White chocolate. Chocolate digestives.

3. Describe a perfect vacation,     with no limit on funds or how long you can stay there.

I go there quite often, but still, London. It’s been my happy place for years. And from there I’d go to Cornwall, to the Lake District, the Brecon Beacons and the Highlands. With unlimited funds I’d take my parents with me or my BFF, and we’d spend lots of time visiting all the manors and country houses!

4. Do you listen to podcasts? If so, what are you favourites?

Listened to the Three Patch Podcast in the Sherlock fandom, but only a few times. Not really my thing in general.

5. One widely accepted fanon headcanon that you just don’t agree with?

Hmm, I like most of the fanon and can live with the rest. Not so keen on Percival being Roxy’s Dad. Distantly related, yes, but I can’t imagine him as her father.  

6. One story/movie/song/album/piece of art that resonated with you and that you will never be able to forget?

There’s so much I could write here, but I have to make a decision, so:

Stories, movies – too many to count!

Song and album – R.E.M., Automatic for the people, “Everybody hurts”. My fav forever band, and that song saved my life during a very low phase I went through in my teens. Oh, and Jeff Buckley’s version of Cohen’s “Hallelujah”. Listening to that for the first time was a revelation.

Piece of art: My favourite picture is Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer above the sea of fog. I could stare at it for hours. Also, seeing Van Gogh’s Sunflowers for real in the National Gallery had blown my mind and I’ll go to look at it every time I’m in London.

When I was a teen there was an exhibition in my city with photographs from Nan Goldin. Our art teacher took us there and most of my classmates weren’t prepared for this rather explicit art. For me though a gate had opened, I finally understood the art of photography, and it’s been a passion of mine ever since.

7. If you have a day off, no responsibilities or pressing matters to attend to: what are you doing for the rest of the day?

Three words – Lego, AO3 and tumblr.

8. Favourite past trend that you are most nostalgic for?

I honestly never really followed trends a lot, so I’ve no idea what to say here. ^^ What I really really miss is the way they made computer games in the Nineties. Give me a good old fashioned Adventure with tricky puzzles and I’m happy.

9. What’s a hobby/skill you’ve always wanted to learn?

Playing the harp or the violin. And archery. Might still try the latter one day.

10. Where do you see yourself in ten years?

So sorry, but I have to skip this one... I don’t dream much anymore. The only thing I can say is: Hopefully still surrounded by the people who I love more than my own life.

11. What was your first fandom? First OTP? First NOTP? Any memorable experiences from those early days?

My first fandom was Star Trek, around 1991. I always blame my Dad for me becoming a geek because it was him who told me to watch TOS. :) Wrote my first story in a notebook when I was twelve, no OTP though then, it was rather Mary Sue-ish. ^^ Then we got our first computer, and I had moved on to DS9. More stories, now on computer, still no OTP but lots of h/c. Then we got internet in 1996, and I was having some sort of epiphany – there was this world-wide phenomenon called fanfiction! I was not alone! An amazing discovery! Saw my first slashfic at that time, Garak/Bashir, and I was 16 and all like ‘ewww’ and backed away from it (so that was probably my first NOTP).

Being a Tolkien fan for years I easily fell for the LOTR films later and wrote FF for that and published my first stories. Arwen/Aragorn was my first fandom OTP I guess. Saw more slashfic, Legolas/Aragorn, and I was still not convinced, but I read one. While I never shipped that pairing, slashfic in general suddenly started to look appealing. Well, and today I say “all I’ve learnt about sex, I’ve learnt from fanfic”, because those years were really educational… ;)

Next fandom was Stargate Atlantis (OTP McShep), my online fan-life started in earnest then with the Gateworld forum and LJ, then Torchwood (OTP Ianto/Jack), then Sherlock (OTP Johnlock). And here I am now, in the Kingsman fandom, with Hartwin and Merhartwin being my OTPs.

Now @hartwin-af

1. Who are your favourite artists/actors/fictional characters?

I admire Viggo Mortensen both as an actor and as an artist. And Colin Firth has been one of my favourite actors for many years. Closely followed by Chris Pine and Matt Damon. I also think Meryl Streep is a goddess.

Fav fictional characters: Aragorn, Sherlock, Mr Darcy and tons of others, among them right now Harry Hart :)

2. What are your favourite tv shows/movies?

Fav TV shows from the past: Star Trek DS9, Torchwood, MASH, SGA, Sherlock, Flying Doctors, Diagnosis Murder, Queer as folk

Recent TV shows: Agents of shield, Poldark, The Handmaid’s tale

3. What/Who do you fear?

Dying alone

4. What are you looking forward to the most?

At the moment my summer holiday and Kingsman 2.

5. What’s your biggest pet peeve?

The acceptance of ignorance you see nowadays. It’s ok to lack knowledge, but one shouldn’t be proud of it. It’s no badge of honour to boast about. There’s something you don’t know – go and look it up.

6. If you could make one thing canon in your fandom, what would it be?

DAISY UNWIN

7. Do you hoard usernames? 

Nope. In fact I’m known for having the same username for decades and almost everywhere…

8. Coke or Pepsi? Tea or Coffee? KFC or McDonald’s? 

If at all, Coke. Coffee, with tea being a close second. McDonald’s, but rather Burger King!

9. What would make today better?

Less humidity. Apart from that it’s been a pretty fine day. :) 

10. What’s your favourite scent?

Privet when it’s in bloom.

11. What’s your proudest achievement?

Finishing my university degree (MA)

And @spockri

1)  Are you a morning person or a night owl? 

100% night owl

2) What is your OTP (and you can only pick 1!) and why? 

Currently Hartwin. It just… happened. Love the fact that they’re so different and yet so similar, and that there’s tons of chemistry between them.

3) What is your favorite thing about Colin Firth? 

His smile. Absolutely.

4) What’s your favorite book and how would you recommend it to someone who’s never heard of it? 

That is in fact Atwood’s “The handmaid’s tale” and has been for years. I would recommend it as a book that’s become scarily relevant again in the light of the current political situation in the US.

5) Where is your favorite place to read? 

Used to be my bed, but the older I get, the less comfortable it becomes. So today it’s my desk chair. And Parliament Hill when I’m in London.

6) What was your last impulse buy? 

Clothes. I have way too many clothes… send help! Or Livia Firth, so that she can rip me a new one. Or Colin so that he can rip my clothes off… ok, wait, I need to stop.

7) What is/was your favorite subject in school? 

That was English and Art

8) Are you an introvert or extrovert? 

Introvert, INFJ. And an HSP. 

9) Do you have any trips/vacations planned this year? 

Most likely London again in August, and a short trip within Germany to visit two wonderful friends in October

10) What would you do if you saw Colin Firth walking on the other side of the street from you? 

In my dreams I’d work up the courage to walk over to him and smile and say hello and ask politely for an autograph… depends on the situation though. So in reality I’d most likely try not to bother him to respect his privacy and just stare at him from afar… while silently hyperventilating

11) I probably know you because we’re both into Kingsman, so when did you first watch Kingsman and what drew you to it?

When it came out I saw many posts about it on my tumblr dash and had no idea what it’s about. Thought it must be a big thing though and decided to watch it one day, but ignored it then on tumblr in order not to spoiler myself accidentally. It was on my list for a while and I finally bought the DVD in November 2016. Watched it with my parents. Was hooked in a second. This rarely happens to me, but I liked that the movie didn’t take itself overly serious but was still believable, and that the story had no loose ends. Also, suits and Savile Row (love a man in a good suit), and Colin Firth. Sold. The rest is history.

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Now, eleven questions from me, just in case anyone still wants to do this and isn’t sick of this meme already. :)

1)      What did you want to become as a child, and what did you become?

2)      If you were allowed to dress your favourite actor however you’d like, who would it be and what would she/he look like afterwards?

3)      Did you ever cry while reading a book or watching a film, and if yes, when was the last time that happened and why?

4)      What is your favourite piece of jewellery that you own?

5)      If you could invent and play any kind of yet non-existent role in an existent movie, who would you like to be?

6)      You have to share a room with a Kingsman character for one night. Who will it be and why?

7)      Did you have a comfort toy as a child and if yes, what happened to it?

8)      What is the colour/design of your bedclothes?

9)      What was your happiest fandom moment so far?

10)   The last film you saw in the cinema

11)   You invite your favourite fictional character for dinner and you’re having pizza. They say it’s your choice – what kind of pizza would you order for them?

You all probably did that already, I’m sorry!!

@agentdagonet @ripgalahad @jeherion @jesspaw @londongypsy @letmecomealong @galahadthelate @solarrift @lady-mephistopheles @fideliant @deepdarkwaters

[taronunwin]

arlessiar replied to your post: Okay but how fucking dare they fill in his tooth?...

I just remembered though that this photo without the gap is a still from a video. And “photoshopping a video” would be a lot of work for an ad. So maybe he did get it fixed? But when was this filmed then? I’m so confused. ^^

I saw someone estimate the time it was filmed around November and I kinda do agree with it being late last year, early this year because he was a lot thinner around that time and he’s bulked up more since and he does look thinner in the ads. But there’s just no way to know exactly, so I am leaning more toward it being either an edit job or that they had him wear a cap or something. It wouldn’t be an impossible job to edit it, though, but it was remarkably well done, so my guess is more that it’s something he wore. At first I thought they just flipped the video and it was actually the right side of his mouth, but his neck mole is in the proper spot so it couldn’t be. This level of investigation is starting to lean toward unnecessarily creepy 😂 Taron, solve this and just post a selfie, please.

[darcyfirth]

@arlessiar 💕💕thanks a bunch, love

I can’t wait to see Colin on the big screen again (after MM2), I was so busy with work before and after the holidays that I couldn’t find a suitable time for it.

Hope you have a good time watching it tmr!

[londonspirit]

arlessiar replied to your post: arlessiar replied to your photo: ...

You cutie! <3 I guess you would, yes. But I could never show up at work again. ^^ I’ve actually never had any kind of hair dye experiments in my life but I’m afraid it’s inevitable soon. Grey hair! You doing house calls? ;)

I totally would! (Yes, I am doing house calls for my friends!!!) And hey, we could do something like this: 

only with orange and maybe some yellow and red mixed in. I do have ideas... *grins* 

[hellahartwin]

These responses are late I know and I’m sorry lol. It’s partially bc I took part in the whole Sept 1st Tumblr Strike thing.

@arlessiar​ replied to your post:

Forgot to add that yeeees, Dorian Pavus is one of my fav characters as well! I adore this man and I loved it when he called my first Inquisitor ‘friend’ and my second 'amatus’ ^^

God I adore him so much! I’ve played both as his besties and as his LI. While I absolutely loved their the Inky and Dorian romance tho, I will admit that I just will never be over their platonic soulmates vibe. It’s probably my fave of the two. 

@thatgirl-who​ replied to your post:

legit, the fandom ruined it for me D: i haven’t played it in months but i really want to go back and finish up my elf archer playthrough then start one to smooch cassandra.

Aw yeah I can definitely see that. I mean I never got into the fandom bc it was all so extreme. No matter what view they had it’s just so...aggressive. For the most part of course. There are still good eggs. 

But gah I love Cassie. While I respect the idea of the characters having their own unique sexualities, I will never not be sad that my female Inkies can’t smooch her. DX

[filthyfirth]

arlessiar replied to your post “himekofujisaki reblogged your post and added: ...”

They DID flag the lovely gif post that was popular on tumblr. :( But the scene is too delicious not to talk about it. *g*

oh fuck i knew it, i thought of gifing it then i remembered that we are “grounded”,... i mean that’s not porn, come on its just merely colin in a bath tub, naked, under the water... nothing happeninf there 

[elrhiarhodan]

arlessiar replied to your photo “An amazing two page spread on Taron in today’s Sun Newspaper (21st...”

The Sun is twisting his words. He didn't turn down a third KM film. He'll simply not be in the prequel because how could that possibly work? But he'll be in in the third original film. *sigh* No wonder that misinformation will never stop going round if newspapers get it wrong again and again.

There’s a gifset on my dash from an interview Taron gave in Cannes.  He’d been asked if he’d be in the next Kingsman movie.  He smiled very widely and said, “Yeah, of course.  I’m the lead actor”.

And the Sun is so notorious for screwing everything up. 

[tastymoves]

arlessiar replied to your post: How are y'all churning out these fics every day?...

@tastymoves​ Yup I’m also mightily impressed! I for my part come home from work and fall asleep at my computer. :(

Omg same... I work on the computer all day and sometimes I just can’t be arsed to boot up my laptop when I get home.

[insanereddragon]

anarchycox replied to your post: I was tagged by @arlessiar, thank you darling! I...

big hugs for your stressful day

Thank you darling <3 The littlest Red had to go to the hospital this morning with some breathing issues. Turns out he has the croup, so I get a week or so of stress when he wakes up struggling to breathe, and that terrible seal bark cough. It’s going to be a long week.

[arlessiar]

tagged by the wonderful @unwinthehart

Thank you, love!

Rules: Google/search your name + your favorite color + the word ‘aesthetic’. Take the first four (non collage) photos and voila, you have your aesthetic moodboard! Then tag your friends and moots to join

Tagging: @jeherion @londonspirit @sal-si-puedes @fitzawkwarddarcy @madelynecushing @stronglyobsessed @missbeckywrites

[taronunwin]

arlessiar replied to your post: One thing I really love about Tumblr is that...

Tumblr has its dark sides but it’s still one of my fav places on the internet. My dash is always a place of joy for me thanks to the lovely people I’m following.

Amen! People make fun of Tumblr so much but the fact is we wouldn’t know what to do with ourselves if we lost it, haha. I’ve met several of my closest friends on here and it really is my happy place ❤

[darcyfirth]

arlessiar replied to your post “me, when colin appears for the first time in mary poppins: oh me,...”

Me when said balloon doesn't fly *letmehugyoupoormeanlittlebaby*

yessssssss (but tbh i want to hug him all the time??)

only colin could somehow manage to play the villain with a lovable charm like that 

[anarchycox]

arlessiar replied to your photoset: Hello Kingsman Tumblr Meetup. I am Amanda or...

An adorable family you have there! :))

thank you. my boys are the best boys.

[letmecomealong]

PASS THE HAPPY ALONG! when you get this, reply with five things that make you happy and pass along to ten nice people. ♡

Thank you for tagging me, @arlessiar :-)

Five things that make me happy ...

Travelling to the UK, especially to London, and watching my favourite actors live on stage. I love London - it's the only city I could imagine living in that isn't my hometown Berlin. And seeing my favourite actors perform on stage hasn't lost any of the magic since my first trip to London 11 years ago. The other city that has a special (Torchwood-y) place in my heart is Cardiff.

Curling up on my sofa either with a book in my hand, a long fanfic or cued up podcast episodes on my tablet, or a TV series on my TV/tablet/laptop, tuning everything else out and disappearing into it for a while.

Comfort food. A cup of black tea with soya/rice/hemp/hazelnut milk (before I started travelling to London I hated black tea), soup, mashed potatoes with spinach, Toast Hawaii, home-made pizza, chocolate, avocado on rye bread ... took me a while to find/make veganized version of what I used to love that also tasted good when I switched from vegetarian to vegan 14 years ago. Still looking for tasty vegan ravioli ...

My birdies and my fish. We always had birds as pets in my family and I think I got my first fish tank when I was ten or so. Currently I have two fish tanks and six society finches. I love coming home and hearing my birdies chirp.

The handful of people I call friends that I had the fortune to meet first online through shared fandom(s) and then in real live. They are - as I've recently come to realize - more forgiving than I'd have ever thought.

[hartwin-af]

arlessiar replied to your photoset “you see, this is the boy I love. (x)”

Well done! Congrats! And don't worry about the text, I know it bugs you, but one hardly notices, and it's Hartwin, that means we are distracted anyway. ^^ It's great, really!

@arlessiar Ahh thank you! :]] Heh it’s just now that I’ve seen the misalignment, I can't unsee it 😅

[hellahartwin]

@arlessiar replied to your post:

Just saw it. :) Yeah, this weird tagging system doesn't work sometimes, no idea why... tumblr... Oh and thanks for the tag!

For some reason it let me tag you this time?? Idk what the deal with Tumblr’s tagger is lol. 

@mustardprecum replied to your post:

I can never get over how smol you are

I am smol bean. Also I love you and I retroactively tag you in this! XD (If you want that is)