#my birthmark had gotten lighter as I’ve gotten older

[bookwyrminspiration]

we should give the keeper characters noticeable birthmarks. can’t believe they don’t have them—not like “Biana has a birth mark in the shape of a dagger hehe” but like. there’s a big ass light splotch on Keefe’s shoulder he doesn’t think about because he can’t see it, or there’s this dark mark on marella’s arm curving around her biceps. real birthmarks, sincerely someone with one because they’re cool as hell

[peachdoxie]

Rules: Answer these 92 statements and tag 20 people. I was tagged by @frosty-viking

LAST:

1. Drink: water from the water fountain

2. Phone call: my mom on her birthday on Friday

3. Text message: Me thanking my mom for something. My phone has locked me out so I can’t check

4. Song you listen to: Uh...idk if it counts as “listening” but I had chorus practice so Noniwe, which is a South African song

5. Time you cried: watching Stranger Things season 2 with El saying that she could save her friends even if they couldn’t save her

HAVE YOU:

6. Dated someone twice: lol no

7. Kissed someone and regretted it: I’ve never kissed anyone so also lol no

8. Been cheated on: see question 6

9. Lost someone special: they’re not special anymore

10. Been depressed: heck yeah I have

11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: I don’t do alcohol

LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS:

12. blue-ish

13. purple-ish

14. black

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU:

15. Made new friends: ye

16. Fallen out of love: naw

17. Laughed until you cried: yeah I did that tonight

18. Found out someone was talking about you: yeah I found out that people in my major have told their friends about me because I’m writing my thesis on Shrek lol

20. Found out who your friends are: what

21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: see question 7

GENERAL:

22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: 38/503 are people I only know through the internet. That’s about 7.5% of my facebook friends. Some of my facebook friends are people I’ve only met once, or people I know live in my dorm or have lived in my dorm but don’t know personally (college is weird). One of those friends is a cat. Another one is the grandmother of a friend from high school.

23. Do you have any pets: Yeah a bunch of cats, two birds, and two dogs

24. Do you want to change your name: I might change my last name to match my mother’s but only after I’m no longer financially dependent on my father and also I might not because it’s a hassle

25. What did you do for your last birthday: ate at Bob Evan’s with my family

26. What time do you wake up: lol there’s no consistency with my sleep schedule

27. What were you doing at midnight last night: getting ready for bed

28. Name something you can’t wait for: to find out where I’m accepted to grad school gotta finish those apps first

29. When was the last time you saw your mom: two weeks ago

30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: I wish I didn’t have this freaking eating disorder with no known treatments lol

31. What are you listening to right now: my AC is running, as is my ionizer. They both make noise

32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: Yeah I know several Toms

33. Something that is getting on your nerves: eh. Nothing currently

34. Most visited website: tumblr, Facebook, gmail, and then a bunch of school-related website

35. Mole/s: I’ve got two on my back

36. Mark/s: a lot of tiny scars from cat claws. A smooth scar on my lower back from when I was tested for psoriasis. Psoriasis scars. Scattered freckles. Faint birthmarks on my right hip.

37. Childhood dream: I wanted to write fiction. Then I decided I wanted a PhD. Currently on the path to the second one.

38. Hair color: brown

39. Long or short hair: It doesn’t quite reach my shoulders. It’s a little long for my liking right now.

40. Do you have a crush on someone: I don’t get crushes but maybe a squish on a friend I’ve known for a long time?

41. What do you like about yourself: Everything

42. Piercings: naw

43. Blood type: heck if I know

44. Nicknames: Peach

45. Relationship status: single

46. Zodiac: Saggitarius

47. Pronouns: she/her

48. Favorite TV Show: Uh...Voltron, maybe? Idk I don’t really have one

50. Right or left hand: right

51. Surgery: Not yet

52. Hair dyed in different color: Nope

53. Sport: I’m captain of the archery team but due to health reasons I’ve not been shooting for the last eight months. I’m trying to get back into it with a lighter weight bow.

55. Vacation: I’ve been a lot of places. Idk where I want to go though.

56. Pair of trainers: Yeah, I suppose. I call them tennis shoes or just shoes, though

MORE GENERAL:

57. Eating: food is gross and I wish I could photosynthesize

58. Drinking: I drink too much diet coke. I like to mix it with juice though.

59. I’m about to: Go to bed. I’m gonna do an old New York Times crossword in bed.

62. Want: money would be nice. To not have an eating disorder or fibromyalgia. I can deal with asthma and anxiety/depression. The other two make functioning harder.

63. Get married: I’m ambivalent. I don’t really care if I get married or not.

64. Career: ideally I get tenure somewhere but lol like that will happen

65. Hugs or kisses: hugs. See question 7.

66. Lips or eyes: eyes

67. Shorter or taller: what

68. Older or younger: what is this asking

70. Nice arms or nice stomach: neither? both? I don’t really care tbh

71. Sensitive or loud: how is this a binary option when those two things aren’t on the same axis

72. Hook up or relationship: neither 

73. Troublemaker or hesitant: see question 68

HAVE YOU EVER:

74. Kissed a Stranger: no

75. Drank hard liquor: no

76. Lost glasses/contact lenses: if you count a pair of ten dollar sunglasses

77. Turned someone down: yep

78. Sex on the first date: lol heck no

79. Broken someone’s heart: idk probably

80. Had your heart broken: yeah

81. Been arrested: nope

82. Cried when someone died: when some of my cats have died. When Stoick died. When Prim died.

83. Fallen for a friend: define “fallen”

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

84: Yourself: heck yeah I do

85. Miracles: first I’d have to believe in a metaphysical system where those were possible, which I don’t

86. Love at first sight: largely, no. that being said, I fell in love with Rise of the Guardians at the first sight of Jack Frost the first time I saw him in the second trailer so

87. Santa Claus: ...I’m too tired to answer this fully but both yes and no

88. Kiss on the first date: look...just let people do whatever that doesn’t hurt each other

OTHER:

90. Current best friend name: Frosty and Mothman

91. Eye color: I have white people eyes so idk blue? grey? green?

92. Favorite movie: clearly it’s NOT How to Train Your Dragon

I tag: @bread-making-vikings, @real-live-dragon, @joyfulldreams, @talkingfishlou, @rabbittracks, @nefertsukia, anyone else

[assasins]

i was tagged by the lovely Diana @citiznerased​ to answer these questions, thank u so much my dear <3

THE LAST: 1. Drink: water 2. Phone call: didnt call no one today lol 3. Text message: my friend 4. Song you listened to: love by lana del rey (i dont even like her music but that song is nice tho) 5. Time you cried: idk it was a while ago

HAVE YOU: 6. Dated someone twice: nope 7. Kissed someone and regretted it: lolol yes 8. Been cheated on: no 9. Lost someone special: yes 10. Been depressed: almost 11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: ugh yes

LIST 3 FAVOURITE COLORS:

12. pink 13. black 14. red

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU: 15. Made new friends: yes 16. Fallen out of love: no 17. Laughed until you cried: yes 18. Found out someone was talking about you: no 19. Met someone who changed you: no 20. Found out who your friends are: i knew it all already for a long time 21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: i wish lol but no

GENERAL: 22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: a bunch of people from school and college that i’ve seen or talked to in real life at some point 23. Do you have any pets: yep! two dogs and one cat 24. Do you want to change your name: if i could switch the u from paula to an o to become paola i would tbh but... nah im not gonna spend time on this lol 25. What did you do for your last Birthday: boooy i was in california, we went to the santa monica pier but the weather was terrible so we decided to go to cheesecake factory lol 26. What time did you wake up: today 7 am but usually i wake up at 10 am 27. What were you doing at midnight last night: sleeping 28. Name something you can’t wait for: getting a life binch!! (stealing this because same) aaaaand rock in rio next month aaaaaaaaaaaaa 29. When was the last time you saw your mom: she was here like 10 min ago 30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: where do i start 31. What are you listening right now: nothing at this moment 32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: no i guess 33. Something that is getting on your nerves: today everything is fine, but last weekend i was working and i almost lost my shit because everything was so overwhelming LOL 34. Most visited Website: this site of sin

LOST QUESTIONS. I JUST PUT IN RANDOM INFO ABOUT ME

35. Mole/s: yes, a fuckton of them 36. Mark/s: a lot of birthmarks 37. Childhood dream: also going to Disneyland and went there when i was 13 omg 38. Haircolour: brown 39. Long or short hair: medium lenght 40. Do you have a crush on someone: kinda 41. What do you like about yourself: my lips 42. Piercings: had one on my left nostril but had to took it off but im gonna pierce it again soon lol 43. Bloodtype: O+ 44. Nickname: some brazilian friends call me paulinha or pe 45. Relationship status: loneliness be over 46. Zodiac: aquarius 47. Pronouns: she/her 48. Favourite TV Show: lost 50. Right or left hand: i’m a lefty 51. Surgery: none 52. Hair dyed in different color: i dyed part of my hair pink when i was 15 and then again when i was 20, changed multiple times from teal to pink and then purple and then dyed in a slightly lighter brown than my natural 6 months later because my hair was SHITTY 53. Sport: really wanna take poledance classes 55. Vacation: rio next month 56. Pair of trainers: i hate wearing trainers ew but i have one and i wear it when i’m working in something that i’ll be standing for a long time, 

MORE GENERAL: 57. Eating: nope 58. Drinking: nope 59. I’m about to: go to a job interview 61. Waiting for: that green light (i’m aint apologizing for this) 62. Want: travel, tattoos and self esteem 63. Get married: i guess?? but dont want children 64. Career: i’m a photographer 65. Hugs or kisses: hugs 66. Lips or eyes: eyes 67. Shorter or taller: taller 68. Older or younger: older 70. Nice arms or nice stomach: arms 71. Sensitive or loud: binch idk what do u mean lol 72. Hook up or relationship: hook ups are fun for a while but rn i’m seeking a relationship 73. Troublemaker or hesitant: again, what does that mean LOL

HAVE YOU EVER 74. Kissed a stranger: jfnvjdknj yes 75. Drank hard liquor: lmfao yes many times 76. Lost glasses/contact lenses: lost my glasses but only in the middle of my own mess in my house and contact lenses inside my own fucking eye idk how to explain this rgfhdjsifgfnjkdlkiglfçdjmgk 77. Turned someone down: no 78. Sex in the first date: not yet but i dont see a problem in this, it depends on the circumstances... idk why people create such a polemic over this tbh 79. Broken someone’s heart: nah 80. Had your heart broken: nope 81. Been arrested: no 82. Cried when someone died: yes 83. Fallen for a friend: no

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

84. Yourself: working on it ma’m 85. Miracles: not exactly, but things happen for a reason i must say 86. Love at first sight: no 87. Santa Claus: used to when i was a kid 88. Kiss on the first date: yes!! if there’s some chemistry going on why not, i’d go for it 89. Angels: idk

OTHER: 90. Current best friends name: ângela, rayssa and débora 91. Eyecolour: green brown 92. Favourite movie: uptown girls

i tag @thoughtsofadyingneil​ @crushed-andpulverised​ @problemxtique​ @spiral-static​ @140smashedguitars​ @we-were-kissing-gods​

[silveraspens]

Thank you @loserofliverpool for tagging me in this impressively long questioner 😂 Nobody will probs read this but whatever Answer these 92 statements and tag 20 people THE LAST: 1. Drink: water 2. Phone call: My dad 3. Text message: My friend 4. Song you listened to: Angel of Small Death and the Codeine Scene 5. Time you cried: Today ;_; HAVE YOU: 6. Dated someone twice: Me?? Date?? Haha!! 7. Kissed someone and regretted it: I haven't kissed anyone :/ (other than like my cat) 8. Been cheated on: Fucking Quinn Tanish looked over at my Egyptian history test in the fifth grade and I've still not entirely recovered 😤 9. Lost someone special: Many times :/ 10. Been depressed: yeppppp I haven't been "diagnosed" but you don't need a weather man to know that it's raining 11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: In thankfully not someone who really pukes 😂 tho I came close when I took a shot of fireball (I hate cinnamon) LIST 3 FAVOURITE COLORS: 12. Maroon 13. Yellow/Gold 14. Teal/Turquoise/Mint IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU: 15. Made new friends: Um yes!! So many I'm really happy about it 16. Fallen out of love: Can't break what isn't there 😂 17. Laughed until you cried: Many times yes 18. Found out someone was talking about you: not that I can remember? But yeah probably 19. Met someone who changed you: dude yes two people in particular 20. Found out who your friends are: Mainly just had my current friendships strengthened 21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: Still haven't kissed anyone, and I deactivated my Facebook yo GENERAL: 22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: when I had it, I knew all 33 of my friends irl 😂 then I deleted it cause it was all school people I wanted to forget 23. Do you have any pets: 4 cats 1.5 dogs 2turtles 24. Do you want to change your name: Maybe if I get married, tho Morgan Plant doesn't really roll off the tongue 25. What did you do for your last Birthday: hung out in my friend Kylie's basement... I think 26. What time did you wake up: 8:30am 27. What were you doing at midnight last night: watching Old Greg / Guy on a buffalo with my buddyyyyyy 28. Name something you can’t wait for: to be married to a gorgeous hippie guy with 2-3 kids and living in a tiny house in the mountains surviving off ArtiNg U-U a girl can fantasize can't she??? 29. When was the last time you saw your mom: 2ish hours ago 😂 30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: I wish I had ambition 31. What are you listening right now: Night Flight 32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: Yeah my Grandpa was named Tom 33. Something that is getting on your nerves: My art block / epic procrastination "oh no don't worry I'll go to college, I just need to decide where I want to go!!" 34. Most visited Website: Tumblr or cracked- but probably Tumblr 35. Mole/s: I have a shit ton on my shoulders arms and chest 36. Mark/s: I think I have a birthmark on the base of my skull 37. Childhood dream: Dr.Morgan the Paleontologist 38. Haircolour: Dark strawberry blonde 39. Long or short hair: long 40. Do you have a crush on someone: Um in real life no... partially cause I have dissociated with reality and fallen in love with Robert Plant 41. What do you like about yourself: I like my eyelashes (they're naturally dark and curled!!) 42. Piercings: None! Not even in my ear lobes 43. Bloodtype: No clue, tho I've always been curious 44. Nickname: Morgs, asshole 45. Relationship status: I was born alone and I'll die alone 46. Zodiac: *new age hippie voice* Sun-Libra Moon-Gemini Rising-Leo 47. Pronouns: She/Her or Dude 48. Favourite TV Show: ...Supernatural... 49. Tattoos: None, but i want one 50. Right or left hand: Right 51. Surgery: Do wisdom teeth count? Like I was knocked out but ??? 52. Hair dyed in different color: I've made it darker, redder and lighter- but mostly I've just "enhanced" my natural color 53. Sport: I played basketball in the 1st grade. I'm not coordinated or aggressive enough. Also organized sports are fascist man 55. Vacation: New Zealand pls 56. Pair of trainers: Just some beat to shit Chucks MORE GENERAL: 57. Eating: A half frozen piece of pizza 58. Drinking: Milk or agua 59. I’m about to: Go to bed 61. Waiting for: Me finishing this questioner 62. Want: Love ambition and motivation 63. Get married: I'd really really really want this- I just need to find a guy :/ 64. Career: anything artistic or creative WHICH IS BETTER 65. Hugs or kisses: hugs are cuter 66. Lips or eyes: Lips, eyes are overrated 67. Shorter or taller: I'm happy with my height 68. Older or younger: Younger, send my ass back to 6years old. That's when I peaked 70. Nice arms or nice stomach: I would like to have a nice stomach 71. Sensitive or loud: both (?) 72. Hook up or relationship: Relationship, hooking up depresses me 73. Troublemaker or hesitant: Depends on the situation HAVE YOU EVER: 74. Kissed a stranger: nope 75. Drank hard liquor: Unfortunately 76. Lost glasses/contact lenses: not yet 77. Turned someone down: Yeeeeee 78. Sex in the first date: Unless this dude was like Robert Plant incarnate, no way- I think it's smarter to wait and form an emotional bond 79. Broken someone’s heart: Fuck I don't think so?? 80. Had your heart broken: *emo voice* too many times to count 81. Been arrested: No but the police did tell me to stop singing so loud 😂😂😂 82. Cried when someone died: yeah 83. Fallen for a friend: Can't say I have, DO YOU BELIEVE IN: 84. Yourself: ha I wish 85. Miracles: without a doubt 86. Love at first sight: I believe in Lust at first sight but not love 87. Santa Clause: duhhhh(no) 88. Kiss on the first date: nothing too saucy 89. Angels: ...yes 90. Current best friends name: JOSIE, My Mom, Kylie, Nadia, Ro, Emily, Shannon, Angie, 91. Eyecolour: is like to say hazel or "amber" but no- just brown 92. Favourite movie: The Big Lebowski hands down @all-my-favourite-people-that-I-talk-to-on-the-regular Jk Idk if you feel like doing this tag me and I'll read it Go nuts my dudes

[ackerman-angel]

Know me ever MORE

I was tagged by @comewhatmay-dontgiveafuck (thank youu! it makes me so happ whenever I’m tagged in things <3)

Rules: Answer these 92 statements and tag 20 people (this is gonna take a while lol)

I’m doing this as a bit of fun so if I’ve tagged you it’s up to you whether you want to do it or not :)

LAST...

Drink: Tea Phone Call: My dad Text message: The phone company I’m with (I’m sooo popular) Song you listened to: Piece By Piece by The Hunna Time you cried: A few days ago

HAVE YOU…

Dated someone twice: No Kissed someone and regretted it: Nah Been cheated on: I’ve never been in a real realtionship so no Lost someone special: Luckily I haven’t yet Been depressed: Yes, unfortunately Gotten drunk and thrown up: I’ve never been drunk (I’m still underage lmao)

LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS: Blue, Lilac, Burgundy

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU…

Made new friends: Yes, I’ve become closer to a lot more people Fallen out of love: nope Laughed until you cried: Yes. Many times (my friends are hilarious) Found out someone was talking about you: Not that I can remember Met someone who changed you: This year I’ve met new friends which make me so much happier, and I guess that’s changed me in the sense that I’ve found the courage to talk to new people and to get away from toxic friendships (wow this got deep pretty quickly) Found out who your friends are: yes Kissed someone from your Facebook list:  no

GENERAL

How many Facebook friends do you know irl: I know pretty much all of them Do you have any pets: I have two dogs Do you want to change your name: No What did you do for your last Birthday: I went out for a meal with my friends (although it was fun, I wouldn’t consider some of the people that went my close friends anymore) What time did you wake up: 6AM What were you doing at midnight last night: Asleep Name something you can't wait for: I’m super hyped for snk season 3 and I’m excited to go to Disneyworld in Florida next month!! When was the last time you saw your mom: an hour ago What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: I wish I’d taken up a musical instrument when I was younger, it’s honestly my biggest regret that I never took up piano because I think it sounds beautiful and it genuinely makes me so upset that I can’t play it (another reason why Your Lie in April makes me so emotional) What are you listening to right now: Nothing Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: There was a Tommy in my primary school if that counts?? Something that is getting on your nerves: My house is super messy and it irritates me so much that I cannot function Most visited website: Tumblr, Youtube, My school website

RANDOM INFO

Mole/s: I only have a few that are on my arms Mark/s: I have a birthmark on the right side of my stomach Childhood dream: To be an archaeologist Hair colour: Light Brown and it turns slightly lighter at the ends Long or short hair: Medium Do you have a crush on someone: Nope, I mean I love Levi but that can’t happen unfortunately What do you like about yourself: Physically I love my eyes (they’re brown and they’re quite big) and personality wise I like that I have ambition and want to try my best to go far and succeed Piercings: None at the moment but I might get my ears pierced Blood type: I don’t actually know (that’s really bad oops but my parents have never said) Nickname: People just call me by my full name - Holly Relationship status: Single Zodiac: Aquarius Pronouns: She/Her Favorite TV Show(S): Bad Education, Friends and RuPaul’s Drag Race Tattoos: No Right or left hand: Right Surgery: Haven’t had it (touch wood) Hair dyed in different colour: I ‘dip-dyed’ my hair blonde when I was twelve (I use the term ‘dip-dye’ loosely since it was a block of blonde and looked horrible)

Sport: I just recently quit Swimming after doing competitively for 8 years and I’m now joining a netball team Vacation: US, Italy, France, Greece, Turkey, Spain Pair of trainers: I have 2 pairs

WHICH IS BETTER?

Hugs or kisses: hugs Lips or eyes: Eyes Shorter or taller: Taller Older or younger: Preferably the same age but a couple of years older is fine since I’d prefer someone more mature Nice arms or nice stomach: Stomach Sensitive or loud: Sensitive Hook up or relationship: Relationship Troublemaker or hesitant: Hesitant

Kissed a Stranger: no Drank hard liquor: Nope Lost glasses/contact lenses: I don’t wear any Turned someone down: I have and I regret it

Sex on the first date: No way Broken someone’s heart: I think so and I felt terrible Had your heart broken: No Been arrested: No Cried when someone died: I’ve cried when characters in shows have died but I haven’t had any experienced the death of anyone close to me Fallen for a friend: Yes, and it ruins things ugh

DO YOU BELIEVE IN…

Yourself: Sometimes Miracles: No Love at first sight: It depends Kiss on the first date: I’ve never been on a date but it depends on the situation

OTHER

Current best friend name: Izzy and Katie Eye color: Brown Favorite movie: Probably Captain America: Winter Soldier

I tag; @rightoveryonder @levi-nyanchou @piecks @superjaegerbros @i-am-armin-arlert @apetitan but this is a very long tag so I don’t expect you to do it if you don’t want to :)

[upsett-spaghett]

I was tagged by: @ruza-chan THE LAST:
1. Drink: A Fruit Punch Capri Sun 2. Phone call: From one of my dude friends 3. Text message: "But. Yesssss. Trust me dude you'll be alright" 4. Song you listened to: Aftermath by Caravan Palace 5. Time you cried: Lmao today yikes HAVE YOU:
-6. Dated someone twice: Nope 7. Kissed someone and regretted it: Nah 8. Been cheated on: No 9. Lost someone special: Yea 10. Been depressed: Yup 11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: Nope LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS:
12-14: (ok these are v specific, but,,) Pastel cotton candy blue, purple, and yellow 
IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU:
15. Made new friends: Yea :D 16. Fallen out of love: Sorta? 17. Laughed until you cried: For sure. My friend nearly made me piss my pants laughing when we were chilling with our bikes on the top floor of a parking garage at sunset(I 100% recommend doing this.) 18. Found out someone was talking about you: Yea, both in good and bad ways 19. Met someone who changed you: Definitely 20. Found out who your friends are: Yes and no? 21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: Nah, I'm like the only one I know who's too lazy to actually get off my ass and make a facebook GENERAL:
22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: Look at the last question? 23. Do you have any pets: Yup, two! A cat and dog 24. Do you want to change your name: Nah, I kinda like my name. It's different. 25. What did you do for your last Birthday: I think I went to school and cried later that night? Maybe I went out to dinner with my family? 26. What time did you wake up: 10:46am 27. What were you doing at midnight last night: Watching the storm outside and thinking abt shit 28. Name something you can’t wait for: My friend to come and visit from California!! 30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: Oh buddy just one? Probably the fact that I feel like I'm a failure 24/7 or maybe that I care too much for my own good 31. What are you listening right now: Die Anywhere Else cover by Mandopony
32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: Yup, tho I switch between calling him Tom and Tommy 33. Something that is getting on your nerves: That I might still have to go in for work even tho it's storming(I work a very weather dependent job) and my mom 34. Most visited Website: Tumblr, Ao3, or Youtube
35. Mole/s: I've got a few small ones
36. Mark/s: I've got a birthmark on my back, randomly strewn scars across my arms and legs from mosquito bites that I never stop scratching, scars on a bunch of other places from other stuff(it's a long list so I'll stop here lol)
37. Childhood dream: I don't remember this but apparently when I was little I wanted to be a bus driver? I remember wanting to be a marine biologist tho
38. Haircolor: Dark brown with lighter streaks from the sun, as well as blonde ish ends from when I bleached and dyed them long ago(the dye faded)
39. Long or short hair: Long
40. Do you have a crush on someone: Good question?? I don't think so
41. What do you like about yourself?: When I set my mind to something, it's gonna get done one way or another. I kinda like that I'm someone people can turn to with stuff as well. 42. Piercings: None, not even my ears. It's not really my jam.
43. Bloodtype: I've got no idea
44. Nickname: Pay or paytatoe(or potato lol. People actually call me this irl, you'd be surprised.)
45. Relationship status: I'm a single pringle 
46. Zodiac: Scorpio(Or Virgo, for the newer one)
47. Pronouns: She(or they, doesn't matter much to me)
48. Favorite TV Show: *looks into camera like the office* Voltron
49. Tattoos: No, but I know I want one later
50. Right or left hand: Right
51. Surgery: When I was like 4?
52. Hair dyed in different color: I've dyed the ends purple then blue, but rn I'm natural. I wanna dye my whole head in a purple to pink to orange ombré, like a sunset tho. 
53. Sport: Softball and Volleyball boiiii(and Colorguard)
55. Vacation: Ireland or Sydney probably 56. Pair of trainers: (Are those gym shoes??) MORE GENERAL: 
57. Eating: Gum
58. Drinking: Water
59. I’m about to: Shower
61. Waiting for: My brain to shut the hell up
62. Want: to actually feel good about something I make for once
63. Get married: I've got no idea
64. Career: I wanna be an animator or wildlife rescue agent butttt I'm not sure how that's gonna work
65. Hugs or kisses: I'd love a hug rn 66. Lips or eyes: I love eyes 
67. Shorter or taller: I wish I was taller ug h 
68. Older or younger: ??
70. Nice arms or nice stomach: I like both :0
71. Sensitive or loud: I'm loud to hide my sensitivity lol
72. Hook up or relationship: Relationship
73. Troublemaker or hesitant: I guess it depends on where I am and who I'm with
HAVE YOU EVER:
74. Kissed a stranger: Nope
75. Drank hard liquor: Nah
76. Lost glasses/contact lenses: all the time
77. Turned someone down: Yeahhh :/
78. Sex in the first date: nope
79. Broken someone’s heart: God I hope not but maybe
80. Had your heart broken: This is more a grey area but I'd say yea 
81. Been arrested: Guys no I'm a good noodle
82. Cried when someone died: Yea
83. Fallen for a friend: yea
DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
84. Yourself: LMAO NO
85. Miracles: No
86. Love at first sight: No
87. Santa Claus: No
88. Kiss in the first date: depends on how well you hit it off
89. Angels: Maybe
OTHER:
90. Current best friends name: Idk if they'd appreciate me putting their name? 91. Eye color: Hazel/Green
92. Favorite movie: Harry Potter or Moana I tag: @quillsandspills @illuminise @jealousy-thy-names-keith @antisocial-author

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RULES: you must answer these 92 statements and tag 20 people.

Tagged by @soramizuhara (THANK YOUUU!! I’m sorry, I’m not being tagged in these lately, but as soon as someone will tag me, I’ll return all the times that you tagged me!!)

THE LAST:

1. Drink: Water!

2. Phone call: My ex girlfriend.

3. Text message: My ex girlfriend.. if we’re talking about texts on the phone of course.

4. Song you listened to: “Lullaby” by Sleeping At Last, I love it so much!

5. Time you cried: .. Yesterday. Ahahah

6. Dated someone twice: No.. I was always close to, but.. no, I didn’t.

7. Kissed someone and regretted it: Maybe yes, a few years ago.. but then I thought, I followed my feelings and I don’t want to regret such a thing.

8. Been cheated on: Yes

9. Lost someone special: If we’re talking about losing a friend or someone you care about, yes.. ahh I don’t know if we’re talking about someone who passed away..

10. Been depressed: I’m not sure if what I felt was depression, maybe yes.

11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: Noooooo agshjdfkg I don’t even drink!

LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS:

12-14: Blue, grey and white

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU:

15. Made new friends: Yes!! And I’m so happy and thankful for that.

16. Fallen out of love: .. I wouldn’t know..

17. Laughed until you cried: ONE THING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ME IS THAT I LAUGH ALL THE TIME AND ALWAYS TO THE POINT THAT I CRY. ahsjdfkgfdjsdfk

18. Found out someone was talking about you: Uhm.. kind of..

19. Met someone who changed you: I’m not sure, but.. I do know that everyone I meet helps me somehow, like adding something new to my self. It’s something that I genuinely feel.

20. Found out who your friends are: Aaaah.. uhhmm… uuhhMM

21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: Ahah I don’t have Facebook!

GENERAL:

22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: *Points at question above* .. oh, but! When I did have Facebook, I ended up having almost 1000 friends and I personally knew.. maybe 50 of them! 

23. Do you have any pets: A cat and a parrot!

24. Do you want to change your name: No, I’d never do it. I.. love my name for several reasons. I realized this only recently, in the past two years.

25. What did you do for your last Birthday: I went outside with friends and they had organized a surprise for me at university, my ex girlfriend was the one who started it all.. I was so happy! I’m so lucky to have them in my life.

26. What time did you wake up: I woke up later than usual, at 10 am, but because I went to bed at 3 am!

27. What were you doing at midnight last night: I was probably crying ha ahah

28. Name something you can’t wait for: THE END OF MY EXAAAAMS

29. When was the last time you saw your mom: A few minutes ago, she’s watching a show on the Internet and she had called me to show me a scene from it!

30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: I wish I could actually manage to make my mother happy.

31. What are you listening right now: The two clocks in my room that go tic tac tic tac ahah! I love the noise clocks make.

32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: Mhh no, never!

33. Something that is getting on your nerves: On my nerves, meaning that I’m irritated or angry? Nothing. I’m happy to say that I never get irritated or angry.

34. Most visited Website: Tumblr, Twitter and Youtube! THE TRINITY

35. Mole/s: If you mean those tiny dark spots on your skin, aahh wait.. on my arms and.. I can’t see anythING I’M ACTUALLY CHECKING MYSELF RIGHT NOW

36. Mark/s: My left eyelashes are blonde and my left eye’s color is slightly lighter than my right eye, and I was told that it’s a birthmark, but at first I thought that it was because I was blonde when I was little and I suddenly went DARK BROWN DU DUN

37. Childhood dream: To go on Saturn!! I loved Saturn so much, I spent days and days drawing it and reading pages from books about it!

38. Hair color: Dark brown.

39. Long or short hair: If you mean my hair, it’s.. short but actually longer than usual!

40. Do you have a crush on someone: .. 

41. What do you like about yourself: .. Like I said earlier, I’m happy that I never get irritated or angry. I somehow always keep calm no matter what, and I don’t force myself to keep calm, I just.. don’t get angry. It feels like my patience or tolerance is endless. Of course I actually did get angry through my life so far, but it was so rare and my anger disappeared almost immediately..

42. Piercings: Nooope

43. Bloodtype: It’s 0, but I don’t remember if it was 0+ or 0-… asdfghghj

44. Nickname: Waffle kun, Waffle, Chris..

45. Relationship status: Single

46. Zodiac: Pisces

47. Pronouns: He/Him

48. Favorite TV Show: Mmhh.. we’re not talking about anime, right? I’d say X-Files, Psych and Fringe!!

49. Tattoos: I’ve never wanted them, but sometimes I think that it would be nice to get a constellation on my neck, or on my wrist.. but I’m not doing it.. 

50. Right or left hand: Left

51. Surgery: NEVER AND I’M HAPPY ABOUT IT

52. Piercing: Nope nope!

53. Sport: Stargazing and keeping my head on the clouds, that is. ahsjdkfg

55. Vacation: ON THE MOOOOOOOON or in Russia or France! Or somewhere here in Italy!

56. Pair of trainers: Shhhh I walk on the clouds I don’t need them

MORE GENERAL: (wasn’t the previous one general enough?? AHAH)

57. Eating: Nothing right now.

58. Drinking: Nooothiing 

59. I’m about to: Read a few pages of philosophy before going to sleep becauseIwassupposedtostudy

61. Waiting for: I know I already said this but THE END OF MY EXAAAAAAMS

62. Want: Sweets. DNFGMFMDNSHDFUI

63. Get married: Of course!

64. Career: Aaahh I have no idea.. I know what I’d want to be, but not what I am going to be… 

WHICH IS BETTER?:

65. Hugs or kisses: BOTH!! But maybe kisses but both at the same time..

66. Lips or eyes: .. If we’re talking about a significant other.. eyes.

67. Shorter or taller: I never really thought about this!

68. Older or younger: As long as the age gap isn’t too..  mmhh.. well, it doesn’t really matter!

70. Nice arms or nice stomach: What??

71. Sensitive or loud: Sensitive.

72. Hook up or relationship: MARRIAGE

73. Troublemaker or hesitant: .. Hesitant.

HAVE YOU EVER:

74. Kissed a stranger: On the cheek, yes! But here it’s common to greet others by kissing their cheek, does it count?

75. Drank hard liquor: I tried sake in a Japanese restaurant years and years ago.. but blahhhhhhh I don’t like alcoholic things at all.

76. Lost glasses/contact lenses: I don’t wear them, but bet that I would if I did ahah!

77. Turned someone down: Yes 

78. Sex in the first date: ….nO i didn’T EVEN- NO

79. Broken someones heart: .. Yes

80. Had your heart broken: Yes..

81. Been arrested: Noooo AHAH BUT I SHOULD TOTALLY BE ARRESTED FOR ALWAYS COMPLAINING

82. Cried when someone died: .. No, I didn’t cry. I have no idea why. ….

83. Fallen for a friend: Well, I’d always say yes because I have to become friends with someone before falling for them! 

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

84. Yourself: I try to!

85. Miracles: YEEES

86. Love at first sight: .. This is hard to explain.. not “love”, love is what you feel when.. you know the other person and you do feel that you love them, but when I was five years old, I literally fell for a little girl as soon as I saw her, and by “fell” I mean that I was.. in love. I was.. uhm.. I felt things that were certainly too much for me at that time, she became one of my best friends back then and I fell for her even more, (I was going to talk about this in the previous question “fallen for a friend”!) but I can’t forget the way I felt when I saw her and it’s so weird, those feelings lasted six years. This makes me confused because I strongly believe that love is something very different, but this happened and.. .. I DON’T KNOW AAHHH but love needs so many things to happen, at least it’s what I think. But I also believe that feelings can be confusing and unpredictable. Yeees I know, I shouldn’t be taking it in consideration because I was a child, but what I felt was.. it was too much.

87. Santa Clause: IT’S ME

88. Kiss in the first date: .. I did it, so yes, but everyone has their time that has to be respected!

89. Angels: Yeeees, I even know some of them!

OTHER:

90. Current best friends name: Gennaro, he has been my best friend for a decade now, I love him so much I HOPE HE CAN FEEL MY LOVE FROM HERE

91. Eyecolor: Grey

92. Favorite movie: I don’t know the English title, I’m sorry! But in Italian, it’s “Al di là dei sogni”!

Tagging: EEHHHH I DON’T KNOW 20 PEOPLE AAHH 

@komaedas-ass, @lianachan, @moonlight-crystal, @creamy-chocolate-rouge, @iced–tea (YEEES I RECOGNIZE YOU EVEN WITH NEW URLS), .. .. .. whoever wants to do this!! Don’t feel forced to do it though!

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Get to know me tag game!

I was tagged by @gaainsborough thank you!!

Answer these 92 statements and tag 20 people 20 people is a lot I’ll tag @g-riffth @yuurii and @bushidoblues if you guys wanna do it 😼 if anyone else wants to do it too please do and just say I tagged you!

LAST:

1. Drink:Water

2. Phone call: My baby cousin video called me yesterday it was so cute 💕💕 

3. Text message: To Vanessa 😘😘

4. Song you listened to: 数え歌 (counting song) by Amazarashi…. I’m only ever listening to them

5. Time you cried: I tear up a lot over sad things but the last time I forreal cried was when I came back to America from Germany… i missed my family and home so much and I came back to an empty house and lots of bad things happening all at once so I broke down and went to stay at my uncle’s house to ignore and forget about it all 😂

HAVE YOU:

6. Dated someone twice: nope

7. Kissed someone and regretted it: nope

8. Been cheated on: no

9. Lost someone special: Not romantically

10. Been depressed: Not to get serious all of a sudden but honestly I can’t remember a time in my life when I was ever happy lol

11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: I don’t drink 

12-14. LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS: Dark blue, light pink, gold

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU:

15. Made new friends: online, yes!

16. Fallen out of love: Arima has retired to the hall of fame and Isshiki Satoshi has taken his place

17. Laughed until you cried: Not that I can recall

18. Found out someone was talking about you: Yeah but it’s been years after the fact 

19. Met someone who changed you: nope

20. Found out who your friends are: What does this even mean

21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: I don’t have a Facebook but even if I did the answer would be no 😜

GENERAL:

22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: Don’t have one

23. Do you have any pets:I wish!!! I want a cat so bad I think about it everyday 😿

24. Do you want to change your name: I don’t particularly hate my name but I don’t have an attachment or love for it either so I definitely would if it was free lol

25. What did you do for your last Birthday: Slept the entire day!! Woke up around 11pm and ate cereal

26. What time did you wake up: Around 5am

27. What were you doing at midnight last night: 😪😴😪😴

28. Name something you can’t wait for: To buy some manga at Barnes and Noble for the sale 😳

29. When was the last time you saw your mom: Like 10 minutes ago

30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: I wish I didn’t have such bad germaphobia because it’s stressful and tiring and makes simple things so difficult to do and also soap is expensive so I would like to be able to not use a bottle of it a day 😅😷

31. What are you listening right now: Amazarashi of course!!

32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: hmmm… not that I remember.. but chances are I have since it’s a common name :o

33. Something that is getting on your nerves: Not on my nerves per se but my sister is in Germany right now doing an internship and I’m so jealous!!! I think about it everyday and I’m getting jealous just typing this out!! I wanna be in Germany with our family too!

34. Most visited website: tumblr

RANDOM INFO:

35. Mole/s: Quite a few!

36. Mark/s: I have a barely visible birthmark in my leg that’s just a patch lighter than the rest of my skin and it’s shaped like South America and this mark on my wrist that’s like a pink circle but idk where it came from since I wasn’t born with it (aliens??? 👽🤔)

37. Childhood dream: I wanted to be King Arthur

38. Hair color: Brown

39. Long or short hair: Long. I wish I was cute enough to pull off short hair though!

41. What do you like about yourself: I like that I have an abundance of common sense and that I can figure out and do anything by myself. I like it since my family relies on me and they don’t do that with my siblings. It’s basically the only thing I get praised for haha

42. Piercings: Just on my ears

43. Blood type: I forget which it is but it’s the same as my grandpa’s

44. Nickname: Inessa or Inka or Žuta by my family. I’ve never been called by a nickname by a friend though! It would be nice~

45. Relationship status: Newly in love with Isshiki Satoshi 💖

46. Zodiac: Capricorn… almost everyone in my family is a Capricorn so I’m convinced they’re the best sign

47. Pronouns: she/her 

48. Favorite TV Show: I rarely watch tv but I love Historical dramas like Downton Abbey, The Medicis, Peaky Blinders, and crimes shows like Criminal Minds, SVU, X-Files etc…. Also Game of Thrones

49. Tattoos: nope

50. Right or left hand: Right

51. Surgery: Nope

52. Hair dyed in different color: I used to have blonde hair when I was younger, that’s why my mom calls me žuta (yellow)

53. Sport: Big no lol I only like sports in anime format

55. Vacation: I’ve been all over California and Arizona also Germany and Bosnia

56. Pair of trainers: Adidas!!

MORE GENERAL:

57. Eating: Mainly Bosnian food but I snack a lot since I’m always so hungry! Recently I’ve grown an obsession with mushrooms so I’ve been putting them in everything I cook~

58. Drinking: Water, milk, or tea.

59. I’m about to: Re-read all of Kii Kannas manga

61. Waiting for: Vacation with my family soon

62. Want: To live a life without having to work :^)

63. Get married: Its a nice idea but I’ve never liked someone and my standards are high so I can’t see it happening

64. Career: A life without working… that’s my dream career.. I’ve never been a person with a dream and I don’t get why people put careers on such a high pedestal.. I would definitely not work if I didn’t have to lol

WHICH IS BETTER:

65. Hugs or kisses: Neither!! Unless it’s coming from my family or a super close friend

66. Lips or eyes: Both are nice!

67. Shorter or taller: Taller

68. Older or younger: Older

70. Nice arms or nice stomach: I don’t care but I suppose if you have one you’ll have the other??

71. Sensitive or loud: ????

72. Hook up or relationship: I hate the idea of a hook up definitely relationship

73. Troublemaker or hesitant: Hesitant I guess??? But neither tbh

HAVE YOU EVER:

74. Kissed a Stranger: Definitely not

75. Drank hard liquor: No

76. Lost glasses/contact lenses: I would never loose something so expensive ;;

77. Turned someone down: haha yeah

78. Sex on the first date: ew no

79. Broken someone’s heart: Probably if they were serious… but also whoops not my fault really

80. Had your heart broken: Not romantically

81. Been arrested: nope

82. Cried when someone died: Yes

83. Fallen for a friend: no

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

84. Yourself: I come off as confident because I don’t want people looking down on me but deep down no :( but if someone irl asked me I would say yes… I would only say this online

85. Miracles: somewhat

86. Love at first sight: A wonderful concept in fiction but not in real life!

87. Santa Claus: I’m muslim so I never have

88. Kiss on the first date: nope never

OTHER:

90. Current best friend name: I’ve always hated this term but my closest friend is Vanessa 💕 and she’ll soon become my family too since she’s the sister of my soon to be sister in law 💕💕💕💕

91. Eye color: Brown

92. Favorite movie: Nge rebuild movies are my favorite by far but my favorite movies as child were Bicentennial Man and Camelot by enchanted tales so I think back on those fondly :’)

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OC questionnaire, part 2

@hautecreep (you asked for it)

2. Do you have a personal favourite among your OCs?

Yes. That’s still Devon. My post-apocalyptic genius dictator with the puppy eyes and otherworldly streak. He’s the most detailed and complex OC I’ve ever made and I miss playing him very much. Jacob here on this blog is a close second, though. Followed probably by Sasha.

I dreamt Devon. My friend at that time felt left out by some RPers in a group, so I suggested we should make our own RP. During all that brainstorming, one night, I had a dream where I saw a dark-haired young man in what appeared to be a hotel room high above the city, and outside, behind the windows, the world was burning.

That’s how Devon was born. He’s dear to me. I miss him.

I used to do a huge 30 day challenge for him, with graphics and all, so I will not spare you with details about my darling psycho prince ;)

Here are some of the questions to describe Devon (although I’m pretty sure nobody really wants to read this XD )

Age? 42 by the time of his death. Date of Birth? December 24th,  year 9 Hair color? Dark brown. Eye color? Dark green. Skin color/nationality? Caucasian / born in the territory of the former USA Accent (if any)? Devon considers strong accents as a lack of education, so he always pays attention to his pronunciation. Although he doesn’t talk much, anyway. Height? 170cm Weight? Weight can change over the years. Let’s go with body type. Skinny. Tattoos? He despises tattoos. However, in 42, he gets one by William personally, located on his left forearm. It says “Follow who will follow you”. Piercings? He got his ears pierced as a dare in 22, trying to connect with the older students at the University. Needless to say it didn’t work and they just made fun of him. Shortly after, he became employed at one of the virus-research-laboratories where he found the vaccine for the stage 2-virus. Birthmarks? No significant ones. Disfigurements? None. Scars? Several lighter scars on his forearms and chest.

What is their family history like? How does it affect them? How do they feel about their family? How does their family feel about them?

Devon’s parents were both academics.

Two years before Devon’s birth, his father Henry James Devon, a young and promising biologist, got a travel authorization to teach at Oxford University in England, where he met and fell deeply in love with Elizabeth Derwen Lloyd, a Welsh grad student working on her doctorate, a beautiful and warm-hearted woman.

An intense and passionate relationship evolved quickly; and when Elizabeth got pregnant, it caused a massive scandal that forced Henry to move back to the US. He could, however, take the pregnant Elizabeth with him after a short and unglamorous wedding. Her family never forgave her that she left them for her professor who had gotten her pregnant; they broke with her completely, but the love to Henry was too strong and intense for her to let him move back alone. This is why Devon never met or talked to anyone of his mother’s family and grew up isolated from them.

Elizabeth was already diagnosed schizophrenic, but the disease was treated and well medicated and generally under control until she gave birth to the boy Charles (named after Charles Darwin by his father) only a few months after she had moved to the US with Henry.

The lucky days of the little family ended very soon; Elizabeth developed a severe postpartum psychosis and killed herself only a few days after Devon’s birth. His father never recovered from her death and the loss of his love, and blamed Devon for her death for the rest of his life, turning into a bitter and cold tyrant who was almost never seen smiling again.

Although Devon never experienced physical violence and abuse in his childhood, the cold and distant attitude of his father had a strong impact on the young Charles and caused an early and severe personality disorder. His father, although at first fascinated and proud of his prodigy son, blamed Devon for the death of his mother and treated the boy coldly and in a hard and strict manner right from the start, forbidding all social contact to children of his own age, forcing a strict schedule and diet on the child (he didn’t know about chocolate and ice cream until he meets William). After he lost his wife, the love of his life, no holidays or birthdays were ever celebrated in the house of Devon again.

Henry Devon remained the only attachment figure in young Charles life and resumed being a disappointment. His only interest in his son was of academic, scientific nature. He never appreciated or encouraged him as a person and showed his anger and hostility openly; he never hid that he was blaming Devon for his mother’s death and never hugged or comforted his son or showed other signs of affection, which also lead to the severe antisocial, sociopathic tendencies and the social awkwardness Devon would show for the rest of his life.

Due to this emotional abuse, Devon started to hate his father early, which – combined with his sociopathic tendencies, his lack of morals and empathy – culminated in murdering Henry Devon by exposing him to the virus in the year 23.

What were they like as a child? What was their favorite toy? Favorite game? Playmates? It’s not surprising that, as a child, Devon was quiet and introvert, always a bit strange and very different from other kids. He was an outsider, a little sensation, a freak. Being gifted with unique intellectual abilities and having other interests, Devon was never among kids of his own age. Therefore, he didn’t have any playmates. His father didn’t encourage the boy to make friends, either. On the contrary, the strict schedule he set up for his son as well as keeping him away from normal activities, even prevented Devon from meeting other kids.

With his mother completely missing in his life from the earliest days, and his father being cold and distant, his behaviour towards his son nothing but emotional neglect, the lack of other family members or friends that could have been an influence, Devon could never develop a sense of basic trust or even the most basic social skills.

Devon’s father got rid of everything that could remind him of his wife, including photographs and toys she had chosen before Devon’s birth. Therefore, all of Devon’s early toys were chosen by his father, the educational value the only selection criterion. Devon soon found Rubik’s cube and similar toys boring and too easy and spent the rest of his childhood mostly in libraries, lecture rooms and laboratories.

Devon’s father (and Devon should share this opinion later) considered games and toys a waste of time. However, he did enjoy drawing anatomical and scientific sketches to a certain degree, when he started his studies in biology, which – as strange as it seems – would probably be the most child-like behaviour he showed.

Where (and when) did they grow up? How did they view it as a child, and did that change as they matured? How do they feel about the place now? Devon wasn’t born in EQ 1. He moved there in 21 with his father, enticed away to work at the Viral Research Center after the second outbreak of the virus, when people started to panic and scientists weren’t able to find a vaccine or cure.

Devon was born in EQ 2 and spent his first years there, growing up in his father’s apartment in close vicinity to the campus of the university the professor worked at and where the young Devon soon studied himself.

He didn’t like it at home. Although it was a rather large and comfortable apartment in a well-situated area of the quarantine, it was a cheerless, quiet place – and not a home. Devon’s favourite spot was his father’s library where he would spend many hours without talking at all, lost in his books and escaping from the cold atmosphere in the apartment and the coldness of his father.

Later, Devon tends to block out the unpleasant memories of his early years that were characterized by his father’s coldness, loneliness and the constant feeling of being an outsider and not belonging anywhere. He never returns to this place and tries not to think of it, at all.

Things didn’t get much better at home at first, after he moved to EQ 1 to start his work at the Viral Research Center. The tension between him and his father increased, since Henry Devon had to give up his renowned job at the university to now live in his son’s shadow. Outside their apartment, Devon first experienced respect and admiration for his successful work. It was the first place he’d been treated not only as a curiosity and abomination, but as a scientist and a great with hope. He was needed and publically adored after he had found the vaccine for the virus’ second form. This, of course, started Devon’s deep craving for control and power and adoration, but it also lead to Devon’s strong attachment to “his” Quarantine, and his massive efforts to make EQ 1 the biggest and most powerful quarantine on Earth.

Where did they learn their abilities? Devon’s extraordinary intellect and genius mind show early in his life and his father, a biology professor himself, nurtures his son’s talent as best and early as possible until he realizes that Devon surpasses him. Devon attends university at the age of seven, studying chemistry and biology at first, doing his first doctorate in organic chemistry when he is nine, his second doctorate in molecular biology and genetics when he’s ten. The prodigy is then allowed to study medicine as well, graduating as a Medical Doctor in an exceptional case at the age of 13.

If they have an income, where does it come from?  Devon starts working in the government’s viral research centre when he is 12, at first under strict control and restrictions. After he creates the vaccine for the mutated virus, he is given his own department and laboratory in the research centre. Devon becomes Director of the Department of Health and Science in 26 and one year later, in 27, Director of the Quarantine and holds this position until his death.

Do they have a job? Do they like it? How do they feel about their co-workers? During his whole life, he is a passionate and obsessive scientist, spending most of his time in laboratories, first in the viral research laboratories, later in his own lab. There is no clear barrier that would separate his professional from his private life. He enjoys spending time in his laboratory and with his research and experiments on genetics (cloning and creating artificial organs and manipulating DNA).

However, he hates people. He hates his co-workers when he works at the viral research centre and due to his young and tender age and his lack of social skills, he’s avoided and frowned upon, laughed at and even feared by the other scientists and co-workers. Later, he avoids working together with other people, having only one lab assistant at a time to support him after he becomes Director of Health and Science. He makes sure they’re not too bright and smart but still helpful and qualified enough, looking for weak and dependant personalities that can be easily controlled and influenced. Over many years, Eric is his lab assistant until he dies in the year 40. Devon goes along as well as possible with him since Eric usually doesn’t question his Director who he adores, being obedient and submissive enough to be controlled by Devon and William.

Why do they have their resources? How long have they had them, and how have they served the character over time? (Ex. Contacts, money, political power, fame, etc.)

Devon created the vaccine for the mutated, second form of the virus in 22. This made the young prodigy acknowledged and famous over night. Although he’d already been well-known in the scientific community this results in enormous popularity all over the world and people start calling him their “Saviour” – a feeling that Devon soon starts to like.

As a consequence, he starts manipulating the virus on his own, creating another mutation, the third and deadliest form which he sets free on purpose in 23 - of course after he created a reliable vaccine. After his scientific and political opponents and rivals are eliminated, he introduces the new vaccine to the public. He is the only person who knows the formula and keeps it secret. Devon manipulated it in a way that the serum is only potent for one year, which guarantees him full power and control over basically every living being on this planet (except those who are immune). He uses this not only to become Director of Health and Science and later Director of the Quarantine itself, but also to control the whole population of his Quarantine.

Devon provides the vaccine only to people who proof themselves worthy, useful and loyal – the most effective way to control the whole population and eliminate his enemies. He scotches every other research on the virus or the vaccine he created to ensure he is the only one who can produce and provide it.

He also makes a fortune by selling the serum to other rich Quarantines or private persons all over the world. Often enough, however, those deliveries fail – not only because of unsafe and dangerous transport routes – but also because Devon ensures the vaccine never arrives.

By creating and holding back the serum Devon becomes not only incredibly wealthy but soon the most powerful, most famous and influential man in the world, Director of the only Quarantine that is producing the vaccine. However, although he loves the worship and adoration and dependency of the inhabitants, he is publicity shy and avoids meetings and large crowds of people and becomes some sort of recluse.

Do they, or have they in the past, had a mentor? What was their relationship with this person, and how has it changed since then? Devon’s mentor was actually his father, nurturing his son’s talents and his intellect, paving the way for Devon to get the best education possible. First, this is because of pride, because he can show off his prodigy son, and because he can bathe and shine in Devon’s light as well; later, after the pride has turned into pure envy and hostility, it is only because of his sense of duty.

Devon never feels the slightest spark of gratitude, the feelings of disappointment and inadequacy outweighing the thankfulness. Devon suffers from his father’s coldness and emotional rejection and the blame Henry Devon is laying on his son for the death of his wife. In his early years, the boy constantly tries to impress his father, tries to gain his attention and approval and love. But after failing again and again, after getting nothing in return but hostility and jealousy, he gives up, his own feelings towards his father alternating between sadness, disappointment, disgust and hate. Devon finally kills his own father by exposing him to the virus. What sort of education have they had? Do they want more? Devon’s father took his son’s education in his own hands, as soon as he noticed the unique abilities of the child. After teaching the boy himself for a few years (especially in biology, chemistry, math, Latin and Ancient Greek; he almost completely neglected social sciences and humanities), he arranged that Devon could officially attend the University at the age of 7, after he realized that there was now nothing more he could teach Devon.

Devon achieved his first doctor’s degree in organic chemistry when he was 9, his second in molecular biology and genetics at the age of 10, his third as a Medical Doctor when he was 13. After this third doctorate, he completely dedicates himself to his own research.

In this respect, Devon got the best possible education on his field; and thus, he never wants more (as other subjects don’t interest him in the slightest).

The whole challenge is here: x

[elanorsparkles]

tagged by: @snowcatmoon

Rules: Answer the questions and tag 20 people.

LAST:

1. Drink: I literally have my water bottle 6" away from me

2. Phone call: My dad

3. Text message: A friend from a church we used to go to

4. Song you listened to: uhh, my mom has had praise music playing all day?

5. Time you cried: A surprisingly long while ago. Maybe a month??

HAVE YOU:

6. Dated someone twice: Never dated at all

7. Kissed someone and regretted it: ^^same as above

8. Been cheated on: Can't be cheated on if you don't get in a relationship to begin with

9. Lost someone special: Probably

10. Been depressed: Yeah :/

11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: lol no

LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS:

12. Glitter!

13. Pink

14. Blue

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU:

15. Made new friends: Online and irl :D

16. Fallen out of love: As I said earlier.

17. Laughed until you cried: Only all the time. I live for the lolz

18. Found out someone was talking about you: Since I'm not sure what this means, I'm going to assume not

20. Found out who your friends are: I guess?

21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: I've. Never. Been. Kissed.

GENERAL:

22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: Gurl, I'm never on that site.

23. Do you have any pets: 3 mini goats, 13 chickens, and a dog :)

24. Do you want to change your name: Nah

25. What did you do for your last birthday: Oh boy. Well, I broke dress code to wear my favorite outfit. I had classes that day and long story short: I cleaned an Olaf waffle iron with a toothpick, and had a Banana Hold-Up in a hallway with two of my best friends.

26. What time do you wake up: 7 am

27. What were you doing at midnight last night: Getting ready to sleep

28. Name something you can’t wait for: Classes to start again. I love learning, and I love people!

29. When was the last time you saw your mom?: Like, fifteen minutes ago

30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: I wish my family were in a better financial situation so my little sister could do drill team without feeling bad, and she could go to the church she wants more often. It takes too much gas money right now...

31. What are you listening to right now: That one bug that sounds like a dog dry-heaving just stopped

32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: A few

33. Something that is getting on your nerves: That confounded bug

34. Most visited website: Tumblr? Twitter? iFunny?

35. Mole/s: Yep. One of which is a beauty mark

36. Mark/s: Birthmark? A few. I have a reverse one where the skin is lighter instead of darker!

37. Childhood dream: Inventor

38. Hair color: Currently a blonde-ish red

39. Long or short hair: Short!

40. Do you have a crush on someone: Thank heavens,no

41. What do you like about yourself: Physically or character-wise?

42. Piercings: Basic ear piercings

43. Blood type: I'm not sure

44. Nicknames?: Most people call me Ela. Kori calls me CinderEla

45. Relationship status: Single

46. -Zodiac- MBTI: ESFJ

47. Pronouns: She/her

48. Favorite TV Show: I don’t know

50. Right or left hand: Right-handed, although as a kid, I used my left hand for sports

51. Surgery: I had my wisdom teeth removed

52. Hair dyed in different color: It's dyed right now, but I've also had pink as well as purtple hair

53. Sport: lol NO

55. Vacation: Ideal vacation or place I’ve been to?

56. Pair of trainers: *googles trainers* Apparently six? I somehow ended up with four pairs of tennis shoes (that's a story), one pair of Converse, and a knock-off Keds

MORE GENERAL:

57. Eating: Hopefully my mom's banana pudding soon

58. Drinking: Water

59. I’m about to: See if the guy who my parents invited over is here yet

62. Want: Tbh, money. I want to take care of my family, and be able to go to my friend's wedding and also finally meet my best friend

63. Get married: maybe someday

64. Career: Researcher in cognitive science while perhaps doing something like counseling

65. Hugs or kisses: From people in general? I'm gonna have to say hugs

66. Lips or eyes: For my future guy? Lips

67. Shorter or taller: taller

68. Older or younger: Slightly older

70. Nice arms or nice stomach: Stomach, I guess

71. Sensitive or loud: um, I don't know

72. Hook up or relationship: Relationship. I'm a dating-for-marriage kind of gal

73. Troublemaker or hesitant: IDK

HAVE YOU EVER:

74. Kissed a stranger: what the frick, no

75. Drank hard liquor: Not that I can recall

76. Lost glasses/contact lenses: Nope

77. Turned someone down: Kinda?

78. Sex on the first date: Heck to the no

79. Broken someone’s heart: Probably :/

80. Had your heart broken: Does breaking my own heart because I know he wouldn't be good for me count?

81. Been arrested: No

82. Cried when someone died: Yes

83. Fallen for a friend: Unfortunately

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

84: Yourself: I think so?

85. Miracles: Yes

86. Love at first sight: Sure

87. Santa Claus: I never believed in Santa

88. Kiss on the first date: NO

OTHER:

90. Current best friend name: I have many best friends...

91. Eye color: Blue hazel

92. Favorite movies: The whole Avengers saga (especially CA:TWS), Les Mis, LotR

(totally not tagging 20 people)

[ladyoftherose]

Rules: Answer these 92 statements

Tagged by @vorrible THE LAST: 1. Drink: Sunkist 2. Phone call: my mom lol 3. Text message: “Thanks for the new cutlery sucker" 4. Weak by AJR 5. Time you cried: I cried a couple weeks ago when I was consistently sick and in pain but that's about it HAVE YOU: 6. Dated someone twice: Haven't dated anyone once either so 7. Kissed someone and regretted it: I kissed a dude in 1st grade on the head a few times and boy do I regret it 8. Been cheated on: Nope, haven't had anyone to cheat on me tho 9. Lost someone special: Ive lost a few relatives to cancer but no one extremely close 10. Been depressed: i don't know if I'd call it depression but I went through some shit 7th-10th grade? 11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: I don't drink lol LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS: 12-14: Green, Blue and Red IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU: 15. Made new friends: Yup 16. Fallen out of love: Kinda? 17. Laughed until you cried: I do all the time 18. Found out someone was talking about you: I have a hunch on a few people but tbh I'm used to it. 19. Met someone who changed you: Not particularly, I've reconnected with some old friends though. 20. Found out who your friends are: I already kinda knew but I suppose so. 21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: hahahaha no they are all relatives basically. GENERAL: 22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: 20/22 23. Do you have any pets: Hell yeah, I have a dog, guinea pig, betta fish and by extension my siblings have an iguana, turtle and hamster (and a slug apparently) 24. Do you want to change your name: I don't really like my name but I wouldn't get rid of it. 25. What did you do for your last Birthday: It was on a Monday so I had to go to school but I got to pick what I wanted for dinner and i got a new iPhone so it worked out quite nicely. 26. What time did you wake up: I wake up multiple times before I actually get up, so like 12? My sleeping schedule is fucked lol 27. What were you doing at midnight last night: Playing skyblock with a friend and listening to music on my phone. 28. Name something you can’t wait for: Being able to drive, having an income??? more free time, finding a boyfriend etc. 29. When was the last time you saw your mom: few minutes ago because she's running around vacuuming. 30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: I wish I was more motivated to do shit and that I could draw better. 31. What are you listening right now: nothing atm 32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: All the time with my best boi and friend @saddildosinc 33. Something that is getting on your nerves: Passive aggressive people, figuring shit out for registering for college classes, actually practicing parking and getting my license done so my mom stops lowkey calling me lazy. 34. Most visited Website: Tumblr and YouTube lol LOST QUESTIONS. I JUST PUT IN RANDOM INFO ABOUT ME 35. Mole/s: I don't think I have any?? 36. Mark/s: I got some birthmarks on my hand and by my eye so that's cool. 37. Childhood dream: Wanted to be a vet but got talked out of it. If you mean dreams in general, i don't remember because I tend to have nightmares that make no sense lol 38. Haircolor: Goldish brown 39. Long or short hair: hella long boi 40. Do you have a crush on someone: Nope, Im not attracted to people very easily. 41. What do you like about yourself: I like my eyes and hair. Kinda like my legs too. 42. Piercings: I don't really want any nor do I have some. I think they look cool though. 43. Bloodtype: fuck if I know 44. Nickname: my friend called me snicklefritz once but otherwise none in particular. 45. Relationship status: Still single lmao 46. Zodiac: Aries 47. Pronouns: She/Her 48. Favorite TV show: Steven Universe, Voltron, RWBY (if that counts?), Scrubs. 49. Tattoos: None and not rly interested but I think they are cool. 50. Right or left hand: Righty 51. Surgery: Nope. 52. Hair dyed in different color: One shade lighter than my actual color due to my mother and my sister's insistance. 53. Sport: I am shit at athletics so none. I like watching swimming and ice skating though. 54. (???? avoid) 55. Vacation: My family tends to go to a cottage up north during the summer for a week and i love being on a lake so 56. Pair of trainers: ??? No? MORE GENERAL: 57. Eating: I enjoy it? 58. Drinking: Very nice. 59. I’m about to: Go to the store w/ my mom and probs get lunch. 62. Want: To be motivated or at the very least have some more cash and less problems. 63. Get married: Boy I hope to someday my dude. 64. Career: Looking into medical technology but I have no distinctive interests other than Human Resources maybe. WHICH IS BETTER 65. Hugs or kisses: Both? Both is good. 66. Lips or eyes: Eyes 67. Shorter or taller: Tallllll. 68. Older or younger: A bit older than I is cool. 70. Nice arms or nice stomach: Both again. 71. Sensitive or loud: I can b your angle or I can b ur devel. It depends lol. 72. Hook up or relationship: I'm all about that sweet sweet commitment so relationship 73. Troublemaker or hesitant: If I get in trouble I'll likely cry or panic so hesitant. HAVE YOU EVER: 74. Kissed a Stranger: I can't even kiss a friend honey. No. 75. Drank hard liquor: Nope. 76. Lost glasses/contact lenses: I've broken the frames of my glasses like 3 times but I don't lose them. 77. Turned someone down: Kinda? There's some real creepy people lol I just ignore them. 78. Sex on the first date: Hell no. 79. Broken someone’s heart: How the fuck should I know? No??? 80. Had your heart broken: Meh, a couple times I guess. 81. Been arrested: Nope. 82. Cried when someone died: I cry even when cartoon characters die ofc I cry. 83. Fallen for a friend: Kinda but it wasn't meant to be lol DO YOU BELIEVE IN: 84. Yourself: I don't even know. 85. Miracles: Sometimes. 86. Love at first sight: Attraction maybe, love? No. 87. Santa Claus: Nope. 88. Kiss on the first date: Depends if I knew the person already I guess. OTHER: 90. Current best friend name: I have many but the oldest is my good pal Lauren. 91. Eyecolor: Green I think. 92. Favorite movie: I like so many? Strange Magic I've watched a lot though. Tagging: @smilingwaters @deliciousfrenchfries @animalbks @the-rad-machine @p00kn00t @saddildosinc @misubito I tried

[sending-the-message]

Why I Never Snoop Around for Gifts by StaringAtStairs

Like many, I spent a lot of my childhood in my grandparents’ house—they were free babysitters, after all. It was this great old house, not gigantic but big enough to be a place of exploration. When you entered you were in this big living room with the highest ceilings and a wide fireplace to warm it. There were two ways out of it, either two steps up into the kitchen or two steps up into the dining room.

I always went straight for the kitchen, she hid Tastey Cakes in the leftmost drawer, down low in perfect 5-year-old reach, my parents would never buy that crap so I was always ready to indulge.

Beyond that was a back room with a mustard yellow couch just waiting to have jelly dripped on it as I would munch on a PB&J watching some cartoon, blissful the way only a small child can be.

Then there was the basement and the 2nd floor. I wasn’t allowed in those areas as freely, that’s where the real adventure was. The basement was a bit more familiar, there were some toys down there so my grandmother would sometimes take me down there to find them, or to push the balls around on the pool table. I was always afraid of basements, so I was happy for the company—plus, I was pretty small for my age so I had a bit of trouble reaching and utilizing the doorknob without some help. Now the second floor, that I could access whenever people weren’t paying attention.

Up a steep staircase sat two rooms. To the left was the room my uncles shared during childhood, to the right the room that my mother and aunt had shared. I would snoop around my mom’s old room, finding photos, remnants of make-up, always in search of some great secret, but I could never stay in there for long. It always just felt wrong up there. Like I was being watched. I guess it may have been in my head, since I knew I wasn’t really supposed to be snooping around, but sometimes I would feel like someone was just behind me, even if I was leaned against a wall. As I aged that feeling never went, but hell, it could have just been a remembrance of that feeling, or so I’ve told myself. Nostalgic fear.

One of my uncles, Uncle Todd, still lived at home, so I rarely snooped around in there, but one day while Todd was out my cousin Tracy and I couldn’t resist. Christmas was coming and we had searched the whole house for gifts and we were relatively sure that they were hidden in there, maybe in Tracy’s dad’s old bureau.

No dust marred the bureau fueling our fire toward it, but if the old water-stained coloring books and gnawed toys were our gifts, we were far from excited about the coming holiday. Undaunted we carried on searching the room, under beds, every last drawer (even the active ones), and finally in the closet.

It was stuffed to bursting with old coats, the bottom held a few boxes, old shoes, threadbare t-shirts, nothing terribly interesting, but we pulled the boxes out to inspect anyway. Tracy climbed into the closet to make sure nothing was missed and I heard a brief “oh.” I rushed over, thinking she’d found some gifts, only to find her staring a little handle. A door.

Now, we were kids, kids who’d never watched horror movies, so while there was the same “someone is watching us” tension on me, I didn’t see this as a red flag. I pushed that door open and crawled right on through, Tracy behind. After entering the ceiling was high enough to stand and I walked up a few steps. There was a small window and it was still afternoon, though a bit late, so there was enough light to look around. A bunch of old junk, really, a storage space long-forgotten. Dust laid thick on everything.

Tracy and I didn’t chat much, rummaging around—I can’t speak for her on this, but my rummaging was primarily curiosity-based—I didn’t think anyone had been in that room for some time hiding gifts for little girls.

Most of it was pretty normal. Broken holiday decorations, old books worn to the point that the images were unidentifiable, moth-eaten sweaters, bras with underwire poking from the ends. Honestly, it was mostly just a bunch of trash, I have no idea why my grandparents hadn’t just chucked it all away. Still, we were hopeful to find something of value.

Tracy called me over to a corner I’d not gotten to yet, she’d found a board with letters and numbers on it. I know you all know what it was, but we had no idea. She was a couple of years older than me, so she could read, but she couldn’t quite pronounce Ouija based off the spelling on top of the board, so she read it a bit like “oo-ja.” Next to it was a little heart-shaped thing that looked a bit like a doorstop with a glass eye, but much lighter, which I now know is called a planchette.

“I think I saw one of these in a movie my dad was watching,” Tracy said, staring at it, “it was some kind of grown-up movie though, they wouldn’t let me watch, I just saw a second of it.”

I shrugged, unsure of what to say, before moving on to another discovery. Dust-free sitting nearby was a candle, a stick that stood up in one of those metal pans with the little hook to hold it with. Its wick was black and the formerly smooth white candle was marred with dried bits of wax. I’d seen them in a few picture books my mom would read me, so I was pretty excited—though lucky for everyone, I wasn’t quite capable of producing fire. I picked it up and started to pick away at the dried wax like an old scab as I turned to show Tracy.

But her face stopped me. She was staring down at the board, eyes wide pits in the darkening room. “It moved,” she said, pointing at the planchette. Before I could respond I saw a shadow behind her, though it looked too close to be a shadow, and the setting sun was hardly creating enough light for it. It was tall, dark, in some sort of loose-fitting dress. I shut my eyes away.

“Girls” a voice came from outside, light as though far off, and playful, Grandma knew we were always poking around in search of gifts, her attempts at stopping us were half-hearted at best. Ready to run, we made our way back through the closet and into my uncle’s bedroom before she got to the top of the steps. She looked about curiously, perhaps she had heard us slam the small door shut, we hadn’t quite managed to close the closet entirely with the mess we made burrowing in.

She laughed, seeing our sweaty brows. “Find anything interesting?” She scooted the boxes of old shoes back into the depths of the closet.

We shook our heads, both still unable to speak.

“You really think we’d hide gifts in the bottom of a closet? Silly girls. Come on, I’ve got some chocolates hidden away downstairs.”

We never mentioned it to anyone, hell we didn’t even talk about it to each other until we were a bit older. It came up one Christmas Eve when I was in college, she was just getting out. We were sitting near the fire in my Grandmother’s living room, umpteenth glass of wine in hand, some younger cousins and a nephew running circles about us. We hadn’t spoken much at all over the years, not since our days of snooping for gifts—a practice I, at the very least, did not continue after that day. Hell, I never even went back up those stairs, save when I was left alone enough to not be scolded for riding a pillow down the stairs on my stomach. But even then, I shut both bedroom doors at the top, moving quickly each time, as though they were full of fire—but I felt a prickle on my back, as though eyes peered from beneath the door, wispy hands reaching out . . . so I stopped that after a while (and honestly, I got a bit too large for it).

With age I reasoned that the whole experience had been in my head. As did Tracy, it seemed, as we giggled about our desperation for trinkets in youth, just as excitable as the kids moving about around us. As though scared of being heard, we made for the front porch. It was unseasonably warm, a bit of snow plagued the ground from a storm the week before, but the air was moist and nearly warm against my wine-heated skin.

“And you hadn’t even seen the damn thing move!” she remarked, “I guess it just never felt right, up there, even before we found that little door.”

She hadn’t seen the figure, hell, maybe I hadn’t either.

“Also, check this out.” She wiggled her show off and showed me the bottom of her foot, a big black spot in the center of her foot.

“Weird tattoo?” I felt dread surge, the spot was long, a figure, almost human.

“I wish. It started out as just a dot, I think I cut myself on the run out of that room, so I figured it was just a cut, but it never went away. Kept growing bit by bit over the years. Doctors call it a birthmark, I just hadn’t noticed it as a kid, but I think they just don’t know what to make of it. And before you ask, no I didn’t ask my parents, I don’t even want to know, not really.” She shivered, wrapping the woven blanket tighter around herself.

I breathed heavily, deciding it wasn’t the best time and place to mention the figure, assuring myself that it was probably all in my head anyway.

I know this all sounds significant since I’ve taken the time to write all this, but honestly, I didn’t think about it much after that. Except at night, sometimes. The nightmares that plagued me for about five years following that damned day had found their way back. They were never really about the room though, really. It was just me crawling through the central vacuum system in the house. I wasn’t tiny and it wasn’t huge, it all just made sense. I’d watch myself crawl about, the dreams always in third person. I’d find my way into rooms unknown in the house, some beautiful and pleasant, some terrifying, but could never find the way out. But you don’t care about dreams, do you? You want to know why I’m writing this if it’s all just nothing.

My grandmother died about a month ago. Now that the funeral is done and she’s buried next to my Pop-Pop, it’s the family’s job to deal with the house. We’ve been at it nearly a week and have finally packed away and labeled most of the main floor. Everyone displaced, most of us have been sleeping here for the week, a family-wide stay-cation where the drinking starts around 3 PM. As such, loose lips have started to flap. I’ll be honest with you, I don’t always pay much attention to my mom, but she said something that turned me away from meticulously packing hand-stitched doilies. She’d said something about a woman in a nightgown.

“Do you remember?” she asked her sister, “you were so young when we moved here.”

“I remember when the priest came, but I never saw anything, honestly I always thought you just made that up because you were embarrassed about peeing the bed.”

“I did not—”

“Mom?” I asked. She turned to me, looking as though she’d forgotten I was in the room.

“Yes, dear?”

“What are you two on about?”

“Ah, your mom thought she saw something here, when we first moved in. A spooky woman in the night, face lit by a candle as she wandered about our room.”

“I did see her, mind you. She was so tall her head nearly touched the ceiling. Her eyes were black like tar, mouth wide open as though screaming, but she didn’t make a sound. Mom believed me, she got a priest in here to check it out. He burned incense, prayed, declared us clean and clear. I never saw her again, so I imagine that did the job. . . . What’s wrong, honey?”

I imagine I’d turned white, the way one does, but I shrugged off her concern with a need to step outside for air. Now obviously I was freaking out about the resemblance between my and my mother’s phantoms. Tracy was in the basement packing, but I hardly felt like letting her in on this new revelation—it felt safer, somehow. Or rather, feels. As I write I am on an air mattress in the living room of my grandmother’s home, unable to sleep. You see, we’ve tackled all but the second floor, that’s for tomorrow. Tracy’s across the room on a couch and I can see her phone’s light glaring out from beneath her blanket, head hidden from view.

My mom commented that it shouldn’t take very long, that the rooms held mostly garbage, but I had to ask, I couldn’t stop myself, about the little room behind the closet. She looked baffled before laughing, as though at some joke.

“What on Earth are you on about? There’s just the two bedrooms and a bathroom.” Tracy cut a glance at me, but we both remained silent, as we still are now.

Had we had some dream, together? Was it all a game of pretend remembered wrong? I can’t quite say. What I can say is that as I write this there’s a figure at the bottom of the stairs across the house, just in view. It hasn’t moved, but it certainly has no logical source. I’ll try to pop back on and write a bit more again, if I can make it through tomorrow.