#rom: number one in this game and in my heart (cookie)

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There is no time it is Cookie’s birthday and I have to do something for my pastry bf bye

(sorry this is shitty and bare bones I was in a hurry to get it ready before midnight)

[squishiest-wizard]

thank you @beguilewritesstuff for the tag!

1. What was the last movie you watched in theaters?

Oh my gosh, I think it was Rambo: Last Blood. My then-boyfriend picked it. It was...yeesh.

2. What’s your favorite game to play?

Pokemon, usually lol

3. Chocolate or vanilla?

Vanilla!

4. What’s the last show you binge-watched?

Uhhh...Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The Witcher

5. Do you have any pets?

One very sweet, very rambunctious dog

6. What’s your favorite fairy tale?

I love The Little Match Girl, Thumbelina, and Rapunzel 

7. Who’s your favorite superhero?

Daredevil

8. Who’s your favorite Disney Princess?

It’s a tie between Moana, Tiana, and Rapunzel

9. Where’s the first place you’re going to go after the social distancing is over?

School, probably. I miss it a lot more than I thought I would and I need to see the theater. 

10. Cookies or Cake?

Mmm, cake

+ 10 questions from @teenwolf-theoriginals:

1. which show could you watch over and over?

Daredevil

2. favourite song lyric?

Oh, I have so many! A really pretty one is “Authenticity only poetry could even begin/To try to describe” from “Four” by Sleeping At Last 

3. favourite season of your favourite tv show?

Probably the first season of Daredevil

4. what never fails to make you smile/happy?

Spontaneous dance parties with my siblings

5. how are you doing with all that’s going on in the world (virus, having to do social distancing, etc)?

It’s hard to describe to odd, unsettled feeling that I’ve had to get used to. The switch from in-person to online school has definitely been an adjustment, and I miss my friends. I was in a musical before the world stopped, and it got cancelled, which really hurts, but I understand protecting others is more important. Mostly it’s a little bit heavy to worry about my parents and grandparents, especially my mom, who works in healthcare. But I feel incredibly lucky to have the necessary resources and wifi, and I’m so thrilled that I get to spend time with my sister because she’s home from college!

6. we all love new music to listen to, name an artist that is underrated/you think people should check out?

Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness 

7. tv show or movie?

TV show; I’m definitely better at paying attention in 20-40 minute spans than I am at 2 hour spans lol. 

8. favourite holiday?

Mmm, I love the warmth and coziness of Thanksgiving, when the leaves are falling and it’s starting to get cold outside. I also love seeing the flowers pop up at Easter.

9. a song that describes you?

Again, I could name so many! But right now I love “Brand New” by Ben Rector

10. describe your tumblr in three words?

Catholic guilt intensifies?

+5 questions from @macspaperclips

1. What is your favorite hobby?

Writing, baton twirling, and singing!

2. What is your favorite book? Or/and a really good book you’ve read recently?

I loved The Lies of Locke Lamora 

3. What is your favorite Ship that will never happen (Or hasn’t happened yet)?

Maybe Kastle? 

4. If you could spend the day with any living celebrity, who would it be?

I’m feeling shy just thinking about trying to be cool in front of a celebrity! I would love to get to know Christy Altomare, I think.

5. The best worst movie you’ve ever seen. A movie that you know objectively is trash but you can’t help but really enjoy it.

I haven’t watched a lot of movies like this, but While You Were Sleeping is both an incredibly cheesy rom com and a national treasure.

My questions (answer these if you’re tagged, then come up with some questions of your own, and then tag people):

1) What is your MBTI and/or Enneagram Number?

Enneagram 2 or 4 (I can never tell) and INFP

2) What TV episode is your all-time favorite?

World on Fire from Daredevil?

3) What does happiness mean to you?

Happiness is when you feel like the sun is rising in your chest, when you’re whole and real and connected and can’t get a smile off your face

and tagged on because I was in fact tagged by two people @amandagaelicquestions:

1) If you’re a fic writer, do you reply to every review? And if so, how long do you wait?

I’ve written tiny oneshots long ago, but haven’t published anything lately or received reviews

2) What color Starburst is the best? Of the original?

Pink!

3) Skittles or M&Ms?

M&Ms

4) If you were to learn any new language, which one would you choose and why?

Polish or German, because of my heritage, but my heart lies with Spanish (it’s so pretty ahh)

@disappearinginq questions:

If you could be anything else, what would you be?

A writer or a performer onstage! 

If you’re a fic writer, what would you guilty pleasure fic idea that you won’t write because you don’t think anyone else would read it?

Most everything I write is either journaling or guilty pleasure fic for myself lol

Is there something you wish you knew more about, and if so, what is it?

I just love learning anything: physics, Shakespeare, world history, music, literature, culture, languages, math, poetry

I mean, I’m not good at learning everything, but I do enjoy it

@beguilewritesstuff questions:

1) What is something you’re learning right now?

Rotational and Simple Harmonic Motion in Physics!

2) Have you discovered a new activity that you really enjoy since social distancing/self-isolation/quarantine started? If so, what is it? If not, what if your favourite thing to do?

I’ve been practicing baton and writing more poetry, which is lovely 

3) Describe your favourite food without using the ingredients.

Mmm. Warm, soft, filling, mildly sweet, indulgent, breakfasty. (i don’t think that’s a word lol)

@citylightsandstars questions:

1. describe how you’re feeling with colors

2. where do you like your bed in your room? (corner, center, etc.)

3. do you drink tea? if so, what variety?

4. favorite smells or sounds?

tags! @ceterisparibus116 @starlord-draws @pomegranate-belle @ladymaigrey

(if you want to of course!) 

[farfarbetterdream]

another tag game!

I was tagged by: @absentmindeduniverse. I enjoy seeing you on my dash and reglogging (probably too much) from you!

rules: answer these 85 statements about yourself, then tag 20 people. 

damn that’s a lot of statements. and a lot of people to tag...

last

1. drink - water. before that, coffee. 2. phone call - skype call with my parents 3. text message - a friend about her afternoon plans 4. song you listened to - Astronaut by Gregory Alan Isakov 5. time you cried - a week ago

ever

6. dated someone twice? - no. never even dated anyone once. 7. kissed someone and regretted it -  never kissed anyone besides a dare when i was 10 that barely counts, so... 8. been cheated on - again, never been in a relationship so no. 9. lost someone special - romantically, no. family, yes. 10. been depressed - not sure 11. gotten drunk and thrown up - ok yes BUT iblamethecheapalcoholnottheamoutidrank

fave colours

12. forest green 13. a nice warm neutral tan/beige 14. deep blue

in the last year have you…

15. made new friends - yeah! 16. fallen out of love - would have to fall in love first 17. laughed until you cried - all the fucking time 18. found out someone was talking about you - nope 19. met someone who changed you - not really 20. found out who your friends are - yeah i guess? 21. kissed someone on your facebook friends list - wow this thing is just trying to rub it in my face that i’ve never been kissed, isn’t it :/

general

22. how many of your facebook friends do you know irl - pretty sure all of them. or at least used to know irl.

23. do you have any pets -  black standard poodle named Tikva. his name means hope in hebrew, because we got him right before the 2008 election and Obama’s slogan was hope!

24. do you want to change your name - when i was a lot younger i used to consider changing to the normal american pronunciation of hannah instead of the hebrew pronunciation. now i like it.

25. what did you do for your last birthday - it was my 21st so even though i’m abroad and could already drink, I went out and celebrated by going to a few bars and pubs.

26. what time did you wake up today - 4 AM when my noisy flatmate came in >:( then again at 8.

27. what were you doing at midnight last night - zzzzzzzzzzzz

28. what is something you cant wait for - getting to travel around the Scottish Highlands and do a bunch of hiking over spring break!

idk why there’s no 29...

30. what are you listening to right now - not currently listening to any music but in general i’ve been listening to dermot kennedy a lot recently

31. have you ever talked to a person named tom - my best friend in preschool was named tom. then we didn’t see each other for six years. then we went to the same middle school and was a dick to me. probably because he wanted to be part of the cool crowd and i was decidedly not cool 32. something that’s getting on your nerves - my flatmate constantly being so fucking loud and waking me up all the time 33. most visited website - my university email 34. hair colour - brown 35. long or short hair - currently just past shoulder length but that’s longer than i usually like it 36. do you have a crush on someone - maybe. i had a crush on a guy last year for a while. haven’t seen him in forever but also haven’t gotten any new crushes. if i saw him again i think i’d probably still have a crush on him tbh. good thing he’s graduating so i’ll probably never see ihm again :/ 37. what do you like about yourself - honestly? most of the time nothing. 38. want any piercings? - i have one lobe piercing and one cartilage piercing in each ear, but I want more. probably won’t get it though since my ears don’t heal very well from them. 39. blood type - O negative. universal donor, woo woo. 40. nicknames - hannahleh and pumpkin by my parents

41. relationship status - unfortunately single

42. zodiac - Aquarius 43. pronouns - she/her 44. fave tv shows - Black Sails, The 100, and Doctor Who. Also Game of Thrones, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Wynonna Earp, The X-Files, and countless others. 45. tattoos -  no but i kind of want want 46. right or left handed - right handed 47. ever had surgery - i had my wisdom teeth removed, but that’s it. 48. piercings - two on each ear 49. sport - i run and work out for exercise and recreation, but have never done any sports. i enjoy watching basketball occasionally  50. vacation - i like going places with beautiful nature to hike in or lots of historic sites to visit. technically you could say that i’m on an extended vacation right now since i’m studying abroad in scotland. last vacation was to Italy, next one is to the Highlands (unless it decides to snow). 51. trainers - such a weird word. yeah i wear them a lot because i run/work out and also they’re so comfortable to walk around in

more general 

52. eating - does this mean what i’m eating right now??? if so then nothing. at tortellini, spinach, chicken, and a sweet potato about 2 hours ago. about to go eat some chocolate fudge ice cream.

53. drinking - water. i constantly sip water.

54. i’m about to watch - nothing. i’m about to go eat dessert, take a shower, and then do homework.

55. waiting for - the results of the two essays i’ve turned in so far this semester, spring break, and The 100 season 5 premier

56. want - fresh baked cake or cookies, to see my family and my dog, warm weather, to fall in love, to figure out what i want to do with my life 57. get married - definitely, but not anytime in the near future.

58. career - currently a student, don’t really know what i want my career to be in. probably something related to sustainability, environmental education, climate change, cultural heritage protection, or museums. something that helps the world.

which is better

59. hugs or kisses - hugs 60. lips or eyes - i’m assuming all of these are about what we prefer/care more about in a romantic partner. eyes maybe? 61. shorter or taller - kinda have a thing for really tall boys. 62. older or younger - definitely older. 63. nice arms or stomach - holy fuck nice arms do something to me. 64. hookup or relationship - relationship. zero interest in hookups.  65. troublemaker or hesitant - hesitant. that’s my middle name. jk it’s leah. but i would actually say that being hesitant is one of my worst character traits.

have you ever

66. kissed a stranger - we’ve already established here that i have kissed no one. 67. drank hard liquor - i tried rum once when i was like 12 because we found it in a cabinet in our house and i wanted to be like a pirate. pretty sure my dad laughed at me when i choked on it. also done shots of hard liquor. 68. lost glasses - occasionally but only for very brief periods of time. sometimes i’ll take them off at home and forget where i left them in the house. 69. turned someone down - yes 70. sex on first date - no 71. broken someones heart - no but then again i’m usually clueless/oblivious so idk. maybe disappointed people briefly but not broken their heart. 72. had your heart broken - no  73. been arrested - naw 74. cried when someone died -yeah 75. fallen for a friend - i got a crush on a guy i was friends with freshman year of high school. 

do you believe in

76. yourself - rarely 77. miracles - no 78. love at first sight - i don’t think so. attraction, yes. love, no. 79. santa claus - jewish, so no. 80. kiss on a first date - please someone take me on a first date and kiss me. 81. angels - no

other

82. best friend’s name - i’m don’t really think i have a best friend. i have a number of close friends but i’m not good at opening up to people the way i think best friend connotes. but probably my oldest closest friend has the same name as me. 83. eye colour - green 84. fave movie - The Princess Bride even though I always get annoyed by how little Buttercup does. Crossing Delancey is my favorite rom com because it’s hilarious and sweet and super jewish. Also Romancing the Stone because it’s an adventure rom com. The Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley is gorgeous. Also always a sucker for the first three Pirates of the Caribbean movies, and the Lord of the Rings movies. 85. fave actor - Tom Hanks because he’s an amazing actor, I’ve liked him in everything I’ve seen him in, and he’s just a precious human being.

tagging a combination of people i know irl and mutuals that I’ve mostly never talked to because i’m super awkward, you can do this if you want, or feel free to ignore it: @the-sadpotato, @ryostrenchcoat, @pinevillagegirl, @ineedpeetalikehekneadsbread, @hufflepuffhermione, @dweebshark, @kleinundasinine, @im-wallpapering-my-locker, @captain-fflewddurfflam, @thedarrparrot, @theavathedork, @geese-juggler, @addyleeliu, @bellarkeaddict, @thren0dy, @veganmewsings, @mistamie

[indigozeal]

Hey, you know how when you were a kid and you got something neat or cool (or something that you hoped was neat or cool) in the mail, you just had to invite your friends over to check it out? Well, virtual friends, welcome to my virtual house for virtual looks at my virtual stuff.  I’ve placed a few doujinshi & artbook orders over the past year, and while not all the items turned out to be neat or cool, I thought I’d post some brief pics & thoughts on ‘em over the next month.

First up: a couple Mystic Ark and Lunar purchases.  In order:

I've had my eye on the Mystic Ark artbook for a while, and as it was available at a good price when I was placing an order for other items, I finally bit.  The section on the Super Famicom game boasts only the official promo art you've probably seen  - it really has no written information on the first game whatsoever (outside of the odd trivia in the three-sentence prologue that Akihiro Yamada was hospitalized for the duration of his work on the game).  The PlayStation sequel Maboroshi Gekijou is inarguably the star of the show here, with its production sketches accounting for most of the book's page count; there's also tons of early scenario info  -  and even a fanmix playlist of international music Yamada felt suited various locations and events in the game.  The book makes me feel sad in a way, as Yamada, serving as Gekijou's producer as well as lead artist, really put his heart into everything (right down to the creation of the fonts for the end credits) and clearly wanted the game to take off, and I don't think it did, if the number of these books available on eBay at any given moment is an indication.  But it does get me wanting to fire up some emulators and see if I can get the dang game past where the ROM & disc glitched out again.

The store also had in stock the official Mystic Ark strategy guide from Enix, which for some reason usually goes for...well, prices higher than a 20+-year-old strategy guide should command.  The book totally doesn't deserve it.  There is *slightly* more character info here than in the manual, and there are a couple stray Hitoshi Yoneda enemy illustrations, but this is one slim volume, with most of its gameplay info presented in the form of simple text flowcharts.  It doesn't even give you maps of all the dungeons, for crying out loud!

Contrary to its name, Sora no Mori's "Pretty Girl" has nothing to do with Jess; rather, it's a short but heartfelt comedy about Ruby struggling to overcome the shortcomings of her feline form to make her beloved Hiro some cookies for his birthday.  As you can perhaps surmise from the cover, Sora no Mori's art is not impressive, but from what I've read of this circle's output (three books), these creators always manage to offer stories that are genuinely sweet in their small, personal scopes.

As one of the few common Lunar doujinshi that isn't produced by Garden Garden, Lunar's Book + Grandia's Book was long misunderstood by me to be a fanfic-only doujin, split evenly between the two properties.  Instead, while the larger Grandia side is a mix of fanfics and gag comics, the smaller Lunar side is a collection of full-page illustrations of the female characters that are either poorly-drawn, risque but poorly-staged, or both.  (Depicted above: the sole exceptions to that rule.)  This is a waste of a pearlized cover.

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Dumb chibi self-ship comic I started working on after getting mad about something in therapy—

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Relieving stress after a difficult game session

It’s been too long since I last drew Cookie, I kinda forgot how to draw him OTL

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Just me and the Jackbox men who live in my mind rent-free ♡

I felt like drawing something weird and doing something different with the eyes for whatever reason

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This started with me getting inspired by this post and then it quickly devolved into a Cookie feels dump—

I’m not really happy with the quality of these but it’s whatever

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I saw this going around and thought it’d be fun to do it too

Don’t look at meeeeeeeeee—

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I’ve been in such a Cookie mood lately aaaaaahhhhhhhh

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Self-ship moodboard thingies that I made for my Jackbox f/o’s because I am in a mood

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I’ve been thinking about him lately…

Also I really wish it would snow more where I live—

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What the hell am I doing? No idea but I have a new favorite webcomic and I’m in a Cookie-self shipping mood so have this crossover out of nowhere

(warning: knife, glitch effects)

I don’t know what drove me to make this but something sure did

I don’t know how to draw the big ol cat helmets so they look too small but hey

[opalai-pixel-witch]

Ok, first of all, happy birthday! Second of all, pop for either Cookie or Redacted, whichever one you wanna do!

First of all, thank you so much for the birthday wishes and this ask!! ^o^ Second of all, I will answer for both of them!

1. Pop — What's the sweetest or nicest thing your f/o has done for you?

I think the sweetest thing is that they’re both there for me when I’m feeling tired or just in a bad headspace. They provide a lot of support and love, both of them in their own ways—which is pretty weird to think about since one of them is a sarcastic hothead and the other one is a serial killer >.>

But they both make me feel safe and comfortable, there’s just something about characters who are usually harsh or menacing but then around you they’re softer ;v;

[opalai-pixel-witch]

OOO for the ask game!! how about folk, jazz, and/or rap for cookie? :3

Thanks a lot for the ask!! ^o^

Folk — What's something funny your f/o has done or said, or a moment that has made you laugh?

Cookie has done a lot to make me laugh >v< I think I laugh more when he does though, his laugh is pretty contagious—especially the one he does in that weird episiotomy question

also that last question in the Frasier episode where he just goes “siiiiighhhh”

Jazz — What are some sweet or nice nicknames you and your f/o have for one another?

Cookie uses…a lot of pet names with me >~< They’re pretty much the standard ones (like “baby”, “sweetheart”, etc.), he knows I fluster easily at mushy stuff and likes to tease me about it—

I’m not as frequent with pet names as he is, I might call him ���honey” sometimes but it’s not often because I get embarrassed >.<

Rap — What do you and your f/o do together that makes y'all happy/excited?

Honestly just hanging out with him makes me happy and excited ^_^ Especially when we get one-on-one time and he’s more open about stuff with me

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Dumb sappy doodle thing

Aaaaaaaaaaaagggghhhhhhhhhh