#ask basilhallward

[oscar-wilde-official-account]

Seafoam and Sage for the Ask game

- @Basilhallward-irl

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[thesecretsantaofdoriangray]

Sorry for the poor photo quality, I couldn’t scan it because I glued a canvas to the paper. A normal, vaguely experimental painting session for Dorian and Basil.

To @ask-basilhallward

Happy, happy holidays, and a joyous new year.

[feargender]

i associate you with magnus, juno, and luke garroway

mmmmmmmm. Thirst, autistic and nb, Dad Energies. sounds abt right

tell me 3 characters you associate me with

[sparkly-angell]

op literally makes me so happy every time i see her on my dash but go off i guess

OMG MAC ILYSM ♥️

[spoonsforminutes]

fellow college spoonie wishing you good luck on your project and more spoons than usual in the coming weeks

Thank you!! I’m sending you spoons as well! :)

[meliorn]

I just wanted to tell you that your edits are such a blessing!! I'm poly and I've been really wanting to find some poly ships I could get behind and your jace x maia x simon edit blew me away thank you so much for all of the quality content

this is so sweet!!!

[beyondthesunrise]

your hair looks so good!!

Aww, thank you! I quite like it too ^^

[spacemancharisma]

so @starrrskeleton tagged me to spell my name with songs, which is a great ask for my music ho ass, so let’s go

“Sam’s Town” by The Killers

“Pale Beneath the Tan” by The Front Bottoms

“american dream” by LCD Soundsystem

“Coffee’s for Closers” by Fall Out Boy

“Electric Love” by BØRNS

“Midnight” by Tyler Glenn

“Anna Sun” by WALK THE MOON

“Na Na Na” by My Chemical Romance

“Come Along” by Cosmo Sheldrake

“Harlem” by New Politics

“As It Was” by Hozier

“Reminders” by Radical Face

“Into the Ocean” by Blue October

“See the Day” by Brian David Gilbert

“Moscow” by Autoheart

“All Gone” by Mother Mother

and I’m tagging @toadscools @basilhallward @spectacularlyinsane (your blog name is crazy long so feel free to tap out lmao) @beingtoppedbypersephone (you too that’s an incredibly long name) @mlmwarmth @autisticjuno (there, better now?) and anyone else who wants to show off songs they like

[herbertwest]

21 Questions

Tagged by @gwaintaire!! Thanks very much! Feel free to message me whenever, I’m generally regarded as nice and like chatting. :)

1. Height: 5′4″. I have trouble with high shelves but I’ll be damned if that stops me from jumping at them until whatever I was reaching for falls on my head.

2. Zodiac: Sagittarius! But I’m a cusp!

3. Last Movie: Velvet Buzzsaw. I liked it a lot.

4. Favorite Musician: All-time, Die Ärzte, current obsession, Powerwolf

5. Favorite Actor: Jeffrey Combs, naturally.

6. Favorite Movie: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

7. Favorite Anime: Hm...there are a lot I really like. Probably either JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure or Hunter x Hunter.

8. Play any instruments: Not reaaally. I played the violin when I was a kid, and I keep meaning to take lessons so I can actually play my bass guitar, but that’s about it.

9. Favorite fanfic: THIS ONE

10. Random fact: I once had an art show at a local comic book store.

11.  Lucky Number: Mmm I don’t really have one. Maybe 6.

12. Do I get asks: Occasionally. I’d like more.

13. Favorite fandoms: Re-Animator, the part of the X-files fandom that’s not entirely dedicated to Mulder/Scully, Dorian Gray, certain comic books

14. Favorite Song: VENOM OF VENUS

15. What are you wearing: Halloween-themed shirt (complete with candy corn), jeans, fuzzy socks, and a fuzzy sweater thing.

16. Eye color: Lightish brown

17. Hair color: Very dark brown, almost black

18. Favorite food: PANCAKES

19. Favorite weather: Cool enough to wear leather jackets but not too cold, and sunny.

20. Hobbies: Writing, watercolor, reading (but it’s a little complicated), general crafts, baking, napping

21. Favorite superheroes: The Séance, Blue Beetle + Booster Gold, Chainsaw Vigilante, I have a lot more faves but they’re mostly not superheroes.

There’s no way I’m tagging 21 people, so I’ll tag eleven and if you want to do this just count yourself among the remaining 10! :)

@slimeybee @roaroar-dino @batbrobeyond @lyeekha @brutecampbell @moon-loser @jammie-dodger-wagon-wheel @basilhallward @dreamlordmorpheus @wheatlev @dirofilariaimmitis

[wewalkadifferentpath]

20 Day Shadowhunters Countdown Gratitude List!

So, as some of you know by now, I’ve decided to do a thing where I give a shout-out to some of my favourite blogs, works, stories, etc. as a way of expressing gratitude for everyone who’s struggled through this painful hiatus and all of the times before with me. You all contribute so much to this beautiful community and I can’t thank everyone enough for creating, sharing, and freaking out about content with me on this ridiculous but amazing hellsite  I’ll be counting down the days until the S3 premiere by 5′s. This week, on t-minus 15 days and counting, is 15 of the most memorable SH fanfics I’ve ever read, in no particular order*:  

*(if you want yours taken off of the list please let me know and I’ll do so asap. Also I’ve done my best to tag everyone based on their ao3 profile/username but if I tag the wrong person or something please let me know!)

1. Destiny Calls by clockworkswan y’all this is legit one of the most impressive pieces of fanfic I’ve ever read in my entire life, it’s literally almost as long as all three Lord of the Rings books put together. It was also one of the first multi-chapters I ever read, and the description of Magnus has stuck with me for my entire time in the fandom and as a writer. Beautiful imagery and characterization, 10/10 would recommend but 0/10 for trying to read it in 2 days like I did @clockworkswans

2. takes on any shape by oh_la_fraise also one of the first I ever read, and right from the description had me snorting. Such an adorable concept and really entertaining and beautiful to read- you’ve got Magnus as a kid, you’ve got bad-ass Catarina, what more could you want? @ohlafraise 3. The Personal Assistant of Magnus Bane by MenckensChrestomethy holy fucking fuck this is funny. I LITERALLY did a spit take the first time I read this with the soup I was eating, at the first two lines of the second chapter. I also just now realized looking it over that the piece about spinach puffs must have implanted in my brain and inspired my Perils of Memory and Spinach Puffs story like numerous months later, so I’m gonna have to go credit that! I’ll leave y’all with this quote from the fic too, which has been like a lens for how I interpret Magnus’s character in many ways since reading it:  “Magnus is a good man… But he is not a nice one” @menckenschrestomethy 4. Somebody out there by mckvch (RaiseYourVoice) (Saphael) I included this on my ace-friendly fic rec list too, but I’d seriously recommend it to anyone who likes Saphael. My first serious Saphael fic, the first time I’d seen “asexual” in fanfic, and just an overall super pleasant and easygoing story that I’d come back to every now and again @mckvch

5. Rainy Nights and Sunny Mornings by NotEvenThat y’all I did not even stand a chance with this fic. Ragnor, Magnus and Alec being raised together and protective af over each other, Magnus being bad-ass AF and hella powerful... just, yeah. Definitely stuck with me, and one particular scene makes me cry every fucking time I read it. @facialteeth 6. The Chariot by bumblebeesknees this is probably one of the most recent ones I’ve read on this list, but it’s already firmly lodged in the study the crap out of this to become a better writer category. A really interesting, real take on Alec and Magnus post 2x20 and a great demonstration of the ways in which relationships build tension (and the ways in which a writer can build tension, enough to make the reader totally hooked and hating their life the whole time they read it) *I can’t find a tumblr for this person, anyone know?  7. an awfully big adventure by Thealmostrhetoricalquestion this made me bawl my friggen eyes out, and laugh, and just.. feels, all the way through. I’m always in love with Future!Malec and I’m normally quite protective of the standard Lightwood-Bane family composition but I fell in LOVE with this family, hard. Just, read it, seriously @thealmostrhetoricalquestion 8. Tired Hearts by DannyAnne another Saphael one. This one stuck with me so much that I actually organized a little bit of a campaign to track it down at one point. Just, beautiful writing, beautiful concept. Beautiful. @boldbones   9. that all depends what you qualify as friends by ringerxo this is an interesting and well-done take on the whole “Magnus is closed off and uses flashiness to deflect from his vulnerability” trope. It also now sort of stands as a study in what Malec could have been like in the show, had show!canon not happened the way it did (it’s actually meant to be book based, I think?). @grrrbarrowman 10. your heart is all i own by  sarcasticfluentry and Teumessian (read the tags before reading!) this is part of the Boundless Saga, but this particular part stuck with me so much as a really unique idea and SUPER emotional @povverbottoms (I can’t find the other authors blog?)  11. When I'm Dead And Gone (Will They Sing About Me) by everyperfectsummer this one is restricted for ao3 users but honestly, if you’re gonna read any of them out of this list, I would recommend this one. It’s the shortest fic to have ever made me cry and it’s such a beautiful, well-written concept. So powerful. And it’s really important to me as someone who loves Magnus and beleives his life doesn’t entirely revolve around Alec (little bit of a trigger warning for that, though). @everyperfectsummer 12. love comes in at the eye by prettydizzeed (Raphael and Meliorn, if anyone’s willing to give it a shot- I definitely don’t regret it) This one’s on my ace rec list too, but I couldn’t help putting it here. I’ve probably read it about 16 times now tbh and every time I love the writing style more, and appreciate the ending more. It’s the kind of writing that transports you and makes you want it to be your life, while making you wish you were also a better writer. And Maia!! @basilhallward  13.  Have Pride by notcrypticbutcoy Let’s be real, you can’t be in this fandom for very long without having read/heard of Fall Without Wings (which is also a rad story and is in the study this to become a better writer category), but something about this one just really, really stuck with me. I think because it was such an easy, lovely read, and had so many lovable characters. Definitely one to go back to in times of fanfic deserts, lol @notcrypticbutcoy 14. Burn Your Fears Away by BiconBane I’m just picking this one specifically because it’s the first part to two amazing series’ that really schooled the fuck out of me and made me love Magnus somehow even more than I already did (and because of this iconic quote: “ You did always look quite like a potato, but I must say you haven’t aged well.”) If you’re looking for BAMF Magnus, here’s your start! (@levayajade was the most recent name on ao3, but seems gone now?) 15. Parabatoy by KaryKu I’m not sure why this one stuck with me either, but somehow when I read it something just clicked for me about the parabatai bond and about Jace’s upbringing. As much as I have problems with the way the show has gone about it, I’m still weak for Jace and Alec as family and how they must have been when they were little, and this just represents that to me. I also LOVE the metaphor of toy soldiers and it kind of frames the childhoods of Shadowhunter children as a whole, which guides my story writing! *(I can’t find a tumblr for this person either? anyone know?) Alright, well that’s it! I told myself I wouldn’t cheat on this one so I won’t, but please know that this is not at all an exhaustive list. I love and appreciate every single thing I’ve read on here and there are so many more stories that have changed me as a writer, as a fan and as a person! If you’re interested in fic recs, please feel free to check out my bookmarks , my ace friendly list, or hop in my inbox and ask- I have about 20 folders for every specific type of fic so I’d be happy to recommend something.  Next one will be 10 gifsets/fanart pieces for 10 days and counting.xx  

[thisblogislit-erature]

Hi! So i have a few quick questions about OW. What would you compare his aesthetics to in todays world? Or what do you think his current day stereotype would be? Would he have a twitter or tumblr? What would he write about now? 💚💚💚 sorry for bothering you with questions. I have a new obsession and google doesn’t seem to have answers. And when i searched him your blog was the first to pop up. I like to know peoples current day equivalents before i get too deep in love with them lol 💚🌼💚🌼💚

Oh my goodness thank you for asking me these questions! Now, I will preface this by saying that I do not consider myself an expert on Oscar Wilde, I’m still learning new things about him every day, but I will try to answer these to the best of my ability.

As for comparing his aesthetics to something today… well based on his writing, what I always notice and enjoy the most is the way he describes flowers/nature or compares people or objects to flowers/nature and anytime he uses absolutely ornate and gorgeous imagery (often jewels or precious metals) to describe anything. I think I read somewhere that he used a peacock feather as a quill? Don’t quote me on that. So yeah, no matter what time period you’re putting him in, whenever I think of Oscar Wilde the first images that come to my mind are flowers and other elements of nature, and intricate and beautiful jewels or metals.

I’m not quite sure how he would be “stereotyped” today. Of course, he was incredibly flamboyant (according to Victorian standards, of course) when he was alive, and now that being LGBT is so much more accepted than it was back then, I’m sure there would definitely be a lot of people who would just sort of see him as a stereotypical gay man, but he’s so much more than that! He was so intelligent and one of the pioneers of the Aestheticism movement, and his writing is so clever and funny, even today. I just don’t like stereotyping people 🤷🏼‍♀️

Literally one of the things that makes me saddest is the fact that Oscar isn’t around for Twitter. He would have THE BEST twitter account, and would definitely use it to roast the hell out of people. Honestly, I can’t really picture him using tumblr, but who knows, maybe he would.

If he was writing today, I think he would have much of the same themes and concepts, but of course updated for modern times. For example, in Victorian England it was a common belief that if you did evil things you would be ugly, which is what he based Dorian Gray off of to be like “Hey that’s not a true belief and this is why you shouldn’t believe it.” So if he wrote Dorian Gray today maybe it would be a commentary on how someone presents themself to the public isn’t always how they truly are? I’m just using this example because TPODG is the work I’m most familiar with by him and that’s the closest modern day equivalent I could come up with as I was typing this haha. Most of his works were considered comedic in some way, and he turned a magazine for women that was originally just about fashion and other “female” interests into a political and informational magazine for women (I clearly do not have all the details on that, I’m sorry)

Thanks so much again for these questions! They were a lot of fun to answer. If you want to check out other blogs that probably have more information on Oscar Wilde than I do I recommend:@thepalaceofsans-souci (who also has a podcast called Someone Will Remember Us that is on Apple Podcasts, and the first episode is about Oscar Wilde!)@herbertwest@wildelyinappropriate@oscar-wilde-in-america@henrywotton@basiilhallward@ask-basilhallward

[feargender]

character ask: Meliorn & Clint Barton

intriguing, let’s go

Meliorn

sexuality headcanon: Jade said all faeries are bi sootp: Meliorn/Raphaelbrotp: Meliorn/Izzynotp: Meliorn/his book plotfirst headcanon that pops into my head: Meliorn is nb I’ll Fightone way in which I relate to this character: I am also 100% tired and done at all times. thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this character: stop being loyal to the queen baby she’s shady as fuck.cinnamon roll or problematic fave? problematic fave I think

Clint Barton

sexuality headcanon: he’s not straightotp: Clint/Natashabrotp: Clint/Kate, Clint/Wandanotp: Clint/that wife from aou?first headcanon that pops into my head: little spoonone way in which I relate to this character: a walking dumpster firething that gives me second hand embarrassment about this character: he drinks his coffee out of the pot and feeds his dog unhealthy things cinnamon roll or problematic fave? cinnamon roll

send me a character

[sparkly-angell]

rules: answer 21 questions then tag 21 people you want to get to know better

tagged by: @kisameanslight <3<3<3<3<3 love yah

nickname: Angel

zodiac: Capricorn

height: 1,75cm

last movie i saw: The Favourite

last thing i googled: always sunny in philadelphia s13 torrent (shii dont tell the FBI)

favorite musician: rn is “Vampire Weekend” and “Panic! At the Disco”. also Mika

song stuck in my head: Holiday, from vampire weekend

other blogs: @crowleyss-glassssess bc im a good omens ho.

do i get asks: sometimes, once over every blue moon

following: 1301

followers: 1256

amount of sleep: some. like 8 hours

lucky number: 15

what i’m wearing: pajamas

dream job: rn, what i really want is to work on an wild animal sanctuary in the amazon, hopefully, amazon will still be there once i graduate, lol

dream trip: back pack over latin america! 

favorite food: this is so difficult, but if i had to chose, it would be strogonoff.

play any instruments?: kind of? i know some violin and some ukulele? 

languages: portuguese, english, some spanish and finnish (more spanish than finnish pkle)

favorite songs: Crazy=Genious by panic, Cousins by vampire weekend, Rio by Mika

random facts: i love singing, never dated bc im scared af, love the winter and t e a! 

describe yourself as aesthetic things: freckles against pale skin, fire red hair,  music sheets, foxes, ferns and green tea.

Im tagging: @s-keaton @marveloustony @probably-enjolras @cunning-and-cool @decayingliberty @marvelisgaynow @basilhallward @theegglesbian @grantaire-wannabe and literally whoever the fuck wants, like, tag me? yall are never a bother to me love yall. 

[fallsouthwinter]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you’ve written, then pass on to at least five other writers. 

I was tagged by both @writinredhead and @misskatieleigh Diamond Dust (light Cassian/Bodhi) Five times Bodhi remembers the phenomenon on Jedha and one time he doesn't. (I can’t even fully describe how happy I am with this fic; the idea had actually been rolling around my head for a while and when Bodhi Week was announced I figured it was time I sat down and actually wrote it.) Heartbeat In The Night (Queen Jamillia/ Rabé) Rabé is just trying to do her job, but she can't stop thinking about Queen Jamillia. (There’s a lot of things I could yell about this, but ultimately I just wanted to write more about Queen Jamillia, and Handmaidens in general.) The Best Disco In Town (Cassian/Bodhi) Bodhi and Cassian meet in a disco OR: the 70s AU absolutely no one asked for. (Unbetaed because I finished this 6 PM the final night of Bodhi Week. Also, this whole thing was inspired by this [Bee Gees music video] which got me thinking about the fact that the R1 crew are contemporaries with the OT crew, so...) First Time (Cassian/Bodhi) Taking Bodhi's hand, Cassian kissed his palm and whispered the same words back, the words he'd meant the whole time but never said out loud until now. (Fun fact, that scene that gave this story a Mature rating was actually cut from “When Do You Think I’ll Be Okay?”) When do you think I’ll be okay? (Cassian/Bodhi) They made it off Scarif, now they just have to deal with the aftermath. (This was actually the first thing I ever started writing for R1 fandom, and was plannned to be much, much, MUCH longer, going from when they escaped Scarif to when they rejoined the Rebellion - I basically posted up the ending XD )

Now then, tagging @semisweetshadow, @yellowhalcyon, @aimmyarrowshigh, @vaenire, @basilhallward

[ask-dorian-gray-blog]

Just updated my header image for y’all so it ain’t so boring on mobile.

@ask-basilhallward inspired me to start this, heheh... I’m not creepy.

[flatteredhim]

    did you notice i have a beautiful pride icon now!! all thanks to @xeilli / @ask-basilhallward who was kind enough to make it for me ? ??  bless them