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[studylustre]

3 and 45 for the ask game!

3: favourite book?a thousand splendid suns by khaled hosseini!!

45: what fictional characters do you identify with?i feel like there is one that i’m forgetting but atm the only one that comes to mind is lara jean from to all the boys i’ve loved before!! she’s somewhat of a loner, a bit of a daydreamer and is quite guarded and cautious which i can relate to a lot?? 

[johnparry]

i saw your lyra edit on your other blog, and your tags said to come say hi if you've read hdm, so here i am! saying hi!! I hardly ever see people blogging about hdm on here wow

ah yay, hi helloo!! and i know, it’s kinda crazy (in my very biased opinion whoops) that the fandom is so small. though to be fair, despite the tag being low numbers wise it’s BLESSED with crazy talented people. and with all the new/upcoming content re: the bbc series and the book(s) of dust, hopefully it means that it’s blogged about more! because it’s what it deserves!!! and if not, i mean i’m definitely not complaining with getting new content THAT’s a pretty snazzy deal for a series that i’ve loved for so darn long 

anyway, thank u for popping by 💖 and ofc, feel free to come chat whenever i am always up for rambling talking abt this series!!

[itsjesperfahey]

i don’t have a crush but i’m seeing some friends i’m very fond of tonight and i’m excited to cuddle and drink wine with them 😍

omg have fun with your friends! cuddling is always gr8

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icon: 10/10 

desktop theme: 9/10

overall: 8/10

following?: no but ily still! | i am now! | yes!!! | OF COURSE MY LOVE

grisha talent i think you’d have: fabrikator !

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[perfectblackthorns]

“Ronan looked at him. That look, Blue thought. Ronan Lynch would do anything for Gansey. I probably would, too, she thought. It was impossible for her to understand how he managed to pull off such an effect in that polo shirt.”

Maggie Stiefvater, The Dream 

[thewinedarksea]

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“I said to the sun, ‘Tell me about the big bang.’ The sun said, ‘It hurts to become.’” -Andrea Gibson

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[honeygcth]

i voted for botm!! could i get a name aesthetic pls? 😘

thanks darling!

kap- the patter of rain drops on a window, the crinkle of denim, a field of lavender, the breeze tousling your hair, the sound of your heartbeat in the silemce

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[audreils]

today was a really good day!! i bought a smoothie and went to the library and slept in late and it was really sunny and lovely out today! ☺️🌿✨ (can i get a blog aesthetic and compliment pls?)

that sounds like my kinda day i lovee going to the library and i love sleeping in late even more im glad it was a good day!!

blog aesthetic: clear blue sky on a breezy day, stepping on crunchy leaves, cuddling on the couch with a dog, reading under the shade of a tree

blog compliment: ur blog is so soothing?? i love the soft colors goddamn theyre so pretty and the posts are so aesthetic fuck me up

blogrates and stuff!

[cruelniklaus]

🌷🌷🌷

Archetypes: Hero | Royalty | Villain | Trickster | Knight

Creature: Witch / Vampire / Werewolf / Elf / Ghost

Element: Fire | Water | Earth | Air

Space: Stars | Moon | Sun | Planets | Comets

the smell of: Vanilla | Bonfire | The Ocean | Cinnamon | Bookstores  

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[gastby]

my favorite song is probably either nina by ed sheeran or the things that stop you dreaming by passenger ☺️

I don’t think I’ve heard either of those songs! I mean, I’ve heard of the artists, but I don’t think I’ve heard those songs...so thank you!

url: 8/10icon: 8.5/10theme: 8.5/10mobile theme: 9/10following: not yet | forever | +fcompliment: you have a super nice blog and all your posts are sooo quality and I really like the colors of your mobile theme!

[fallingin-like]

an aftg fanfic appreciation post

the other day at work i saw something about fanfiction writer appreciation day and told myself “ah i will make a post when i get home” and immediately Did Not Do That. so i’m doing it now! first, thank you to everyone who writes fanfiction! it’s such an honour to be able to read your writing and i am so grateful to the writers who spend so much time and effort into creating these stories. i do not deserve such amazing content and yet i have it. also thanks to nora for this wonderful series which has changed my life in so many ways. 

these are in no particular order. i really tried to tone down my ‘i love you so much and really want to be friends with you’ vibe but i don’t think it worked. this is a super long post and i still didn’t get to say everything i wanted to.

some  fics/series that need more love (aka they have under 350 kudos)

to the south by Morcai - this is a series (never to be caught and secret, safe, close to the door) that was really cool to read. it has elements of the Iskryne Series which i don’t know anything about, but apparently has to do with bondwolves. basically, neil has a wolfbrother who he can speak to telepathically which is written in a really unique way, through interesting phrases and scent-based nicknames for people. i’ve never read anything like these fics and i adore them

all that we see or seem by rorschachs - an inception au. need i say more? this fic flows well, has good use of flashbacks, and an amazing ending. it’s ~23,000 words but feels like much less due to nice pacing and an interesting take on this au

Travelers by @sunrise-and-death ​ - a series (Placeless Destination and Moving Towards) that’s a soulmate au. soulmates can interact through a pyschic bond that allows it to seem like the other person is there with them. neil and andrew meet when they are young and it’s so interesting seeing them get to know each other at this age. we also get to see some neil/mary angst and all of the terrible things happen to andrew. an intense series that manages to feel light-hearted at the same time. the second fic in this series is incomplete

atlas by @purearcticfire ​ / @pipedream-truths ​ - a magic au that features shapeshifters and a cursed neil, so immediately you know i’ll like it. this fic has some cool uses of italics, caps, spacing, etc. that creates a stylized story that helps build tone and gives the story a clearer voice. unfortunately, i can’t tell too much detail about my favourite parts because it they are *ultra spoilers* so i’ll just say, it gets so intense at the end. just trust me about this. ao3 says it’s incomplete (4/5 chapters) but it seems complete to me. also, at ~72,000 words, it’s a pretty hefty fic

Golden Keys and Gray Lines by @wouldyoulightmycandle ​ - just a feel-good post-canon fic that involves a road trip, an ice cream museum, and a bit of Working Through Rough Times. super cute! this fic is incomplete

some authors i just really love and appreciate (you probably already know them and if you don’t then idk what you’re doing)

all of these writers have serious talent that make it look easy to write fanfiction. it’s not easy. you guys have all of my love. all of it.

@nakasomethingkun ​ /  ephemeralsky - basically i just see their name and automatically click the fic without bothering to fully read the tags or summary. they have never let me down and i adore the way they write. everything they write is an easy read and i always come back to their fics. i was going to mention my favourites and then i realized i was going to list everything they’ve written for aftg and i’m not even kidding. funny, angst, fluff, everything you could want in a fic they have it. so so good i actually don’t know how to describe it. their fics break my heart and then put it back together a little bit different so that even after i am finished reading and continue with the rest of my life, i feel different. they make me hurt in a way i didn’t know that i could like. this quality of fic has me scrolling back to the top to reread it the second i finish. what in the world they’re so good.

@annawrites ​ / moonix - 50 aftg fics. that’s actually crazy. and all of them are so high quality and there is such a variety. flower shop/tattoo parlor au? one of my favourite series ever. high school au? of course it includes 4 fully complete fics. shapeshifter au? amazingly done. scott pilgrim vs the world au? so good that i went out and watched the movie for the first time (i am not even joking). i was looking through all the fics and just started rereading them, i just can’t help myself. they describe everything in a way that makes their stories unique, but doesn’t seem like they’re trying too hard. or at all. their fics flow so well and every sentence is a gem. i read and reread so carefully to make sure i don’t miss a thing, but always find myself catching new jokes and quirks.

@lolainslackss ​ / lolainslackss - i really don’t know where to start. once again, i just really love all of their fics. i started scrolling through their works too see if i had a favourite and could not even choose a top 5. their writing is so beautiful i can’t get enough. they always choose the best things to include. selective mutism and sign language? that’s a sure way into my heart. the suit shop au is adorable and pining andrew really is best andrew. i found exycast surprisingly late in my fanfiction reading and that is a real tragedy because it’s amazing and really cute. the soulmate timer fic is an old favourite and if i’m looking for angst, i know i can pull it up.

@gluupor ​ / gluupor - an absolute legend. with 54 fics for aftg, it’s amazing that all of them are outrageously funny, entertaining, and just really well written. a lot of them are fics adapted as an au for other fandoms (like their super popular brooklyn 99 au that i absolutely adore) and they are all hilarious. it’s so fun to search for familiar quotes or realize how similar characters from different fandoms are to the foxes and the quirks they share. these are fics that will definitely cheer you up. i love their sense of humour, it fits the characters so well and helps to shape the world they’re writing in. it’s always exciting to see them publish a new fic.

@idnis ​ / idnis - they have a really unique writing style, i’ve never seen anything like it in this fandom. every story has so much care and love in it that’s evident through the small details that you only pick up through rereading. their stories are stylized with spaces and formatting that help guide the reader and adds to the tone of their stories. i fell so in love with their cat!neil. they write such interesting stories, have original plots, and their fics read like poetry. before you know it, you’ve finished the fic without realising you should have gone to bed an hour ago. they also have some amazing original work that everyone should go check out!

@badacts ​ / badacts - so recently a lot of their fics were made visible to ao3 users only (a shame in my opinion) so if you haven’t read their fics, go make an account! or log into your account! you really don’t want to miss these fics. they have a kid fic where both andrew and neil are baby versions of themselves so it’s obviously one of the best things ever. they who made you/they made me too is so good even the title is enough to make me feel. there’s introspection and realization and it’s from aaron’s perspective. i love seeing the twinyards bond. and, of course we have to mention the terra firma series because i love injured!neil and this one hits me in a different way. i love the way the abrupt transition into injury for neil and being able to experience the confusion and not knowing what’s happening with him.

iaquilam - they have posted 2 fics for aftg and they are some of my favourites in this fandom. this has amazing characterization, neil and andrew and everyone feel so real and so true and i love them. a mouthy, raven neil is one of the best types of neil. they write from andrew’s perspective and i cannot believe have well they capture him and his thoughts. quotes that have stuck with me “there’s more than one way of getting what you want”, “’he hurts,’ kevin says. ‘it hurts”, “you will be afraid and you will do it anyway”, and “to keep living. until i don’t”. also i think that andrew with synesthesia in where everything is good fits so perfectly. the idea that andrew has something so unique ahh i love. “your voice was the first blue one i ever saw” makes everything around me go quiet.

@jemejem ​ / jemejem - first of all i am really loving the radio show ficlet that’s being posted on tumblr. i’m a sucker for breakup fics, especially cheating fics (because i need angst) so only was the find of the century. it’s a fic where no matter how many times i’ve read it, i still feel gutted and achy reading it. their recent fic, the sound, was really interesting and i loved the later chapters so much but can’t share because of *spoilers*

undertow - okay so they also only have 2 aftg fics but oh my goodness they are so good. tenuous is one of my most reread fics, i love the concept, interactions between all the characters, how i feel like i’m there with them, and their descriptions. one of my favourite lines are “The sink turns on; water smacks against the bottom of its metallic basin. It feels—well. It just feels.” ugh i don’t know why i like it so much i just do. it fits so perfectly. and i can totally imagine kevin and neil being super petty in their love song writing, this fic is such a contrast to the other one and yet still so good.

@broship-addict ​ / broship_addict - kid!au! oh my goodness ice cream au! ahh they’re so good at writing cute fluff that has such good characterization that they’ve adapted perfectly into whatever au they have written. and at the same time impulse hit me in a different kind of way. what a joy to read, i love witnessing the ways that andrew and neil come together in all of their fics. also i really can’t not mention their amazing artwork. so grateful to have them contributing so much to this fandom

@unkingly / vicariously kingly - bless these fics. i don’t know anyone that doesn’t love a good de-aged neil fic and this really does The Most for that trope. also can i just say that callboy!neil was a thing i didn’t know i needed in my life but now i don’t know how i lived without it. also mermaid!neil?? yes please. i adore the way they write andriel. their fics are angsty and never fail to make me feel something, often a little bit raw in a good way. latchkey child wrecked me. i felt like i had been scraped clean and felt a little bit off for the remaining night and day after. Say Golden, Pony Boy was eerie and just the right amount of mysterious. i was left feeling unsettled in my own home. these fics have delightful endings that leave you satisfied and yet wanting more all the same

@spanglebangle / spanglebangle - i really really cannot get over sunshine and moonlight. it’s such a soft version of neil and andrew’s relationship, i love the direction that was taken and how the boys grew and the changes because they found each other. i love the quote “you like the big gestures and ridiculous things i say. i’m in your head, remember, i know it makes you feel wanted” fox!neil is really so adorable and pure, but also feisty and protective and funny. i would love to see more of this fic. also the elementary au is everything to me. there’s a lot of content and it keeps me interested, but i especially love the later chapters with everything surrounding neil and then even later with andrew wrestling with his feelings. so well written.

@hopingforcoordinates ​ / crazy_like_a - if you haven’t read their fics then ?? i really don’t know what to say since they wrote 3 of the top 5 fics with the most kudos in this fandom. and if you have read their work then we both know why they are being mentioned. i have fallen in love with their take on raven!neil. their writing style feels so simple and natural, which is a real talent. if you’re looking for a more explicit post-canon fic, then lessons is great, just make sure nobody is reading over your shoulder hah

@fuzzballsheltiepants ​ / fuzzballsheltiepants - the iconic a mewment like this series is so funny, sweet, and angsty and features The Cats which is always a good sign. in particular, i loved the conversation about mark rothko and all of the art they looked at in the 6th fic. i don’t know what counts as spoilers so i’ll say thank goodness for neil ‘oblivious’ josten, trivia nights, and the good bad jokes that made this series such an enjoyable read. similarly, you can’t go wrong with the angst that’s sure to come with a fic where andrew gets hurt and doesn’t remember who neil is. or at least, this fic definitely went the opposite of wrong. 

and i really cannot make this post without mentioning the mind-blowing collabs of lolainslackss and moonix to create dating & other disasters and of moonix and gluupor to write No Place Like Home (incomplete). i literally don’t even have words for how excited i was for when i heard of these fics. these collabs are too powerful for this world and if you haven’t read them then i guess you don’t want to enjoy yourself.

as well, additional thanks from this little ace baby to everyone who writes ace!neil or demi!neil. you guys have a special place in my heart.

i tried to find everyone’s tumblr but obviously didn’t succeed. please tag them if i missed them or tagged the wrong account. thanks! i also did not take the time to research pronouns/names so i refer to everyone as ‘they/them’. i know some of the right pronouns/names but it felt wrong to have some of them and not the rest. some of my comments might seem incoherent or repetitive. my apologies for all of this.

also if you go to my ao3 and see that it’s a little bare/notice that i never comment just know that it’s because i am *ultra lazy* and most of the time i cannot be bothered to log into my account. probably commented as raelle instead. or just ‘a’ because i really am That Lazy. or i’m planning on writing an essay for your fic but haven’t gotten around to it and i’m just drafting it in my head every time i reread.

[wertigous]

10k+ andriel fic rec

Don’t forget to give a shout out to authors while reading, we stan talented people

(ao3)

1.  time and tide (might just wait for you) by ephemeralsky (9,402) - Andrew and Bee’s relationship through the series. (it’s under 10k I know, bUT THIS IS MY #1 ALWAYS AND FOREVER GUYS, so it’s here okay) 2.  Ultraviolence by lscar123 (12 chapters; 76,527) - music!au; songwriter!Neil, bartender!Andrew; lots of Lana Del Rey music

3.  to know a man by moonix (8 chapters; 47,928) - coffee shop!au; Neil is a newly hired barista with secrets and Andrew is intrigued

4.  Impulse by broship_addict (13,693) -  physiotherapist!Andrew; 

5.  and in a flash, it's gone. by Idnis (19 chapters; 35,881) - amnesia!au; 

6.  fear in a handful of dust by flybbfly (26 chapters; 104,521) - harry potter!au, quidditch!au; sports reporter!Neil, goalkeeper!Andrew

7.  Eyes Half Closed by constellationqueen (6 chapters; 22,506) - ABO!au

8.  Die Young by moonix (7 chapters; 41,640) - soft!au, 90s music vibes, football instead of exy

9.  light fires at night (to push back the void) by inthesea (3 chapters; 61,862) - ‘20+ times Andrew and Neil say I love you, and one time they say it out loud’

10.  Doe & Josten: Deductionists by SpangleBangle (on-going - 25 chapters; 216,188) - detective!au, elementary!au

11.  And We'll Be Running by allyasavedtheday (3 chapters; 62,270) - music!au, band!au

12.  as though nothing could fall by anpm (12 chapters; 96,048) - ABO!au

13.  You're different than the others by Kml19 (12 chapters; 21,024) - prison!au; prison guard!Neil, inmate!Andrew

14.  Where Everything is Good by iaquilam (10, 804) - music!au, synesthesia!au; singer!Neil, producer!Andrew

15.  Pressure Points by puddlejumper99 (25 chapters; 92,157) - high school!au;

16.  I will play my ace (just in time and in the right place) by themythishuman (5 chapters; 22,958) - captive prince!au; 

17.  Like A River by moonix (8 chapters; 65,259) - harry potter!au; squib!Andrew, hufflepuff!Andrew, slytherin!Neil, kinda fake dating!au

18.  the bittersweet between my teeth by alaynes (5 chapters; 63,740) - time travel!au, the relationship between Neil and Andrew in this reminds me the storyline of movie ‘Hancock’ -  (I CRIED ALL OVER MY CARPET, THIS IS SO SAD)

19.  just a slow body by flybbfly (7 chapters; 10,527) - another time travel!au, the time traveler’s wife!au; time traveler!Neil

20.  Connection through pain by sacchan (3 chapters; 106,373) - soulmates!au

21.  they used to shout my name (now they whisper it) by badacts, broship_addict, PuckB (5 chapters; 46,940) - witch!au

22.  Of the Same Stock by neenya, SanDoria, WriteThroughTheNight (19,561) - angels and demons!au; angel!Andrew, demon!Neil

23.  good night, melpomene (come home, erato) by psychosei (13, 649) - artist!au

24.  lightning rod by flybbfly, PuckB (25,085) - kind of housemates!au, aged up characters, Neil never went to PSU

25.  Signing on the Line by andrewiel (26 chapters; 134,296) - different meeting!au, aged-up characters; kind of raven!Andrew here

26.  Inevitably, like a car crash, by Fandine (18,124) - major character death; changing the future!au

27.  we might be hollow (but we're brave) by stttmsbwa (4 chapters; 40,681) - neighbours!au; cat owner!Neil

28.  the harder you fall by petalloso (2 chapters; 17,078) - flight attendant!Neil

29.  I'll be a Brand New Day by especiallythezefronposter (15,519) - avengers!au, captain america!Neil, winter soldier!Andrew

30.  Three-part Process by andrewiel (3 chapters, 29,000) - ABO!au;

31.  Latchkey Child by KING (pelted) (3 chapters; 31,338) - time travel!au, going back in time

32.  You're Such a Violent High by goldveines, howdydarlin, like_a_gem (9 chapters; 16,984) - artist!au

33.  the part we choose to act on. by Idnis (3 chapters; 16,134) - harry potter!au

34.  all or nothing by writeitinred (10,088) - first time, pwp

35.  Touch me, love me, leave me by BakaDoll for Marmeladeskies (43,043) - soldier!Andrew

36.  we're just strangers by whenwordsflyoffthepage (21 chapters; 83,662) - fake dating!au

37.  The Law of Us by FreakingOutGirl (18 chapters; 53,004) - lawyers!au

38.  here and where you are by pentagrammed (24,991) - fake death!au, post Baltimore

39.  Back to the Start by fuzzballsheltiepants (11 chapters; 29,277) - amnesia!au

40.  Better Than a Grave or a Hearse by iaquilam (6 chapters; 41,794) - raven!Neil

41.  Lighter Next To Your Coffee Mug by Hsin (amoralisch) (on-going, 17 chapters; 77,000) - prostitute!Neil, kinda BDSM

42.  you take the fucking cake. by Idnis (12,284) - bakery!au

43.  The Heart of a Star by gluupor (14,601) - stardust!au

44.  Weddings and Other Kinds of Vows by a_case_for_wonder (12,328) - Nicky’s wedding

45.  Remembered. by LunnVic (3 chapters; 10,756) - post Baltimore, hitman!Neil

46.  it suits you by lolainslackss (3 chapters; 13,592) - romcom!au, tailor!Andrew, olympic runner!Neil

47.  exycast by lolainslackss (2 pieces; 13,378) - high school!au, school clubs!au

48.  of cabbages and kings by intrajanelle (4 chapters; 12,106) - small town!au, lighthouse keeper!Andrew, fisherman!Neil

49.  Baltimore Blues by SpangleBangle (3 chapters; 17,097) - andrew!pov (neil’s dissappearing, reunion scene, shower scene)

50.  Turn it Off by elawless (7 chapters; 10,449) - dissociative indentity disorder!au

51.  Call Me Neil by BakaDoll (16,678) - kind of wrong number!au; 

52.  a world alone by ephemeralsky (6 chapters; 54,850) - teachers!au

53.  ANDROMEDA by andreil (2 chapters; 22,044) - childhood friends!au, hitman!Neil

54.  The Real Folk Blues by moonix, nefelibata (4 chapters; 42,365) - cowboy bebop!au

55.  crossed out by aminiyard, flybbfly (21,215) - brainwashed!au, assassin!Neil

56.  groundswell waves by ephemeralsky (17,730) - hawaii!au

57.  Only You by wematch (8 chapters;16,070) - canon divergence, if Andrew and Neil’s realtionship never started in the The Kings Man, post Baltimore

58.  I'm Just Killing Time by thesaroscycle (10,666) - coffee shop!au

59.  faking it by flybbfly (4 chapters; 24,037) - fake dating!au

60.  library hours by lolainslackss (2 chapters, 10,026) - meeting in library, study buddies!au

61.  None But You by gluupor (2 chapters; 11,226) - jane austen’s persuasion!au in modern setting

[excelsior-dreamer]

1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 13 Andrew, All For The Game

clara i’d die for you

1. What was your first impression?

I’d been hearing about him from the fandom long before I read the books, so I was like. cautiously fond? He was such a bastard in the first book but I had sort of been forewarned about why he was that way so I also understood? idk I had a very mixed reaction to him

2. Any striking characteristics or moments of them that come to mind?

This man is. so endlessly loyal oh my god. It’s part of why he’s one of my favourite characters - I’ve always been a sucker for characters who care more about their friends/found family than themselves (yes it’s the projection leave me alone)

3. What is the most appealing quality of them to you?

See above!

7. How would you summarize the character in a sentence?

Knife cat

9. What do you think is this character’s greatest fear?

I think Nora said heights but I’m gonna call bullshit bc have you seen the way this man reacts to vulnerability?? Hello???

13. What are your favorite fanfics with them?

Clara if you’re looking for fic recs I’ve already given them all to you lmao. But! Trust Fall (And Welcoming Arms) and Doe & Josten: Deductionists by @spanglebangle, Therapy Session,  It’s Not A family Without Love, and My Brother Under the Sun, by @agapantoblu, Where Everything Is Good by iaquilam, Knives And Spoons by @annawrites, and When I Cry, It Never Laughs by Idnis are the ones that come to mind immediately

[kctiebell]

this is such a cute idea! my favorite flower has got to be orchids ☺️

aw how sweet, thank you! i love orchids, so beautiful :)

compliment: i absolutely adore the blue in your mobile theme and your posts are 10/10!

[cahrawen]

Give ♡ this ♡ to ♡ the ♡ twelve ♡ nicest ♡ people ♡ you ♡ know ♡ if ♡ you ♡ get ♡ five ♡ back ♡ you ♡ must ♡ be ♡ perfect ♡

awwwh thanks ♡

[honeygcth]

i voted for three dark crowns and caraval!! aes rate pls? 🌻

thanks love!

mythical creature: ghost // fairy // witch // siren // demigodglow: candlelight // sunshine // moonlight // starlight // galaxy glowplace: art gallery // train station // library // museum // airporttime: dawn // morning // evening // dusk // midnight

help a girl out?

[bramlouisgreenfeld]

✨ and 🌟 please!!! (for the name aesthetic my name is kap) ((is this the right way to ask for one of these?? sorry if i'm doing it wrong))

yeah absolutely, except these are only supposed to be for edit requests!! so if you could send one that’d be fantastic :)

element: water | fire | wind | earth | spiritplace: forest | beach | mountain | city | ocean | desert | fieldstime: dawn | morning | midday | afternoon | dusk | evening | nightweather: sunny | overcast | storm | rain | fog | snowseason: spring | summer | autumn | winter

kap: woolen hats pulled low, sunlight on your skin and a cool breeze, the crackle of a fire, sour sweets on your tongue, short skirts

want one?