#shes 13 years late 😁😁

[agalychnisspranneusroseus]

Marcy being short as a kid and then hitting a growth spurt in her late teens and becoming tall and lanky like slenderman: 👍

Marcy's growth being stunted from the immense physical trauma she suffered as a child. I'm talking an unhealthy interruption of normal puberty development, lack of periods, infertility, underdeveloped secondary sexual characteristics, just hormonal problems in general. Her body won't seem to grow, she'll always be in the same body that was so horribly used and abused and brutalized. She will always look into the mirror and see the same 13 year old child that brought this upon herself died and came back wrong and was forced to keep on living. Maybe growing out her hair and getting piercings was her attempt to change things up, make herself look more adult, but then she'll get out of the shower and see herself in the mirror and it doesn't matter if it's been 10 years, she still sees the same little girl that wanted to run away from home: 🤯🥰💕💚👍😍💝💓💘💯🙌🤩❤💟❤❣️❤️‍🩹💜😻☺️💙🤍💟🧡❣️😆💟💞❤💔😁

[arcadianmoonshadowjedi]

Rayllum Month July 13: Promise

This fic was heavily inspired by this post by @potatounicoorn 😁

Knock Knock!

The door to the high mage’s office opened as Ezran walked in holding Bait on his shoulder. He approached Callum at his desk and sat at the edge of it, putting Bait down.

“Hey Callum, we need to talk,” Ezran started, shifting Callum’s attention from his books. Ezran took a deep breath before he continued.

“Zym told me about something serious, about…” He paused dreadfully, not sure if he should continue or not. “About how you escaped Finnegran’s chains,”

Callum’s heart fell to his stomach. He looked down in guilt and shame, not wanting to meet his little brother’s eyes. He completely forgot about how Zym and their other animal companions aside from Bait were locked in the same room as him when it happened. When they witnessed him turn his chains into slithering snakes.

“I’m worried about you Callum,” Ezran resumed. “The last time you used dark magic, you went into this complete state of delirium, you were hurting and talking weird in your sleep. And none of us knew how to help you. And then when Aaravos took over you, he said something about you being tainted by darkness and playing into his hands,”

Callum buried his face deep into his hands, unable to say anything and still refusing to look into Ezran’s concerned eyes.

“Callum, I really just want you to be careful,”

“I didn’t want to do it,” Callum finally spoke. “But he, but he threatened to kill Rayla and I had no other way,”

Suddenly the door flew open and Rayla stood in her place, much to Callum and Ezran’s bewilderment.

“No other way but what?” She asked frowning and her arms crossed.

Callum froze, feeling nothing but his heart pounding in his chest. The last thing he wanted was for Rayla to find out about this, especially in this manner. But it was too late, she’d probably heard enough and there wasn’t a point in lying anymore. He sighed, then looked down when he answered her.

“To use the same spell I used to free Pyrrah two years ago,”

Rayla said nothing and her eyes just flittered. It was no wonder Callum looked upset that after they defeated Finnigran. He’d done it again. She clenched her fist and then walked out. Callum immediately got up and tried to call for her.

“Rayla wait! Please! I can explain!” His attempts to stop were her futile. Ezran put his hand on his shoulder and stopped him. “Wait this was all my fault this happened in the first place, let me go talk to her,” he insisted. Callum was reluctant but then nodded. He knew how much Rayla hated dark magic, no matter what he used it for. But he wasn’t sure how to tell her that it was only his last resort.

Rayla sat at her bed with her head in her hands. How could he do this again? She thought to herself. He knew how evil dark magic was but yet he still did it a second time. Her chaotic thoughts were finally interrupted by a knock on her door.

“Callum, I don’t want to talk now,”

“It’s me, Ezran. Can we please talk?”

She huffed in annoyance and rolled her eyes. She then got up and opened the door.

“Ezran, nothing you can say or do will change my mind about what he did. Dark magic is evil and he knew that,”

“Rayla please,” Ezran interrupted. “He only did it to save you. You and I both know that Callum rejects dark magic and that he wouldn’t have done it if it weren’t for a good reason,”

“It was still wrong. We’ve seen the effects of dark magic, what it does to people, what it did to him,”

“You know Rayla, there are lots of things we might do wrong, but sometimes, we might be doing it for a good reason,” Ezran finally spoke sternly to her. “Like when you left Callum and broke his heart, but in the end you had a reason you thought was right,”

Rayla was taken aback by what he said. She wanted to argue back and defend herself but instead she ended up looking down filled with guilt.

“Even I’ve made mistakes that I thought were for the right reasons, like when I stood down as King because I thought that there would be less violence and bloodshed, but that ultimately lead to Viren taking over Katolis and leading the armies of four kingdoms to Xadia,” Ezran paused and took his breath, still shuddering at his first failed term as king. “And I also knew that stealing the baby glow toads was in fact the right thing to do and I don’t regret it, but that was what lead to this whole situation we got ourselves into in the first place,” Ezran’s voice grew shakier as he continued to speak. “And that’s what put you in danger and made Callum resort to dark magic in order to save you,” his eyes started glistening and his tears started to fall. Rayla looked at the young king compassionately then took him in her arms, stroking his shoulders. They both sat down on the edge of her bed and Ezran wiped his tears away.

“But dwelling on the past on ours and each other’s mistakes won’t solve anything,” he finally spoke determinately. “We need to be compassionate and forgiving towards ourselves and each other in order to grow and get better. What’s more important is that we need to be more understanding of each other’s actions and intentions since we will never stop messing up and making mistakes. But at the same time, we need them in order to keep learning and growing,”

Rayla looked at him astounded and smiled softly. This little boy that she first met with hands drenched in jelly was now such a wise king beyond his years. She took a deep breath then stood up.

“Thank you, Ezran. I think I’ll just go talk to Callum,”

~

“Knock, knock,” Rayla said awkwardly as she waited by the open door to Callum’s office. He looked up at her, with regret and guilt still in his eyes.

“Rayla I can explain,”

“You don’t have to explain anything,” she gestured to stop him from saying another word.

“I know I was too harsh on you, this time and the first time around, even though you had no other choice. And in both times, it was because you wanted to save me and I would’ve been dead if you haven’t,” she looked down with shame.

“Rayla,” Callum got up and walked over to her, putting his hands on her shoulders. “When I said I would do anything for you, I really meant it. And I know how terrible dark magic is and I hate it more than anything. But I wouldn’t have done it if it wasn’t the only choice I had to do the right thing, which was saving your life”

“Callum,” Rayla held his cheek with her hand. “You don’t have to justify this to me, I’m the one who actually came here to apologize,” She backed away a little then started pacing around. “There were so many horrible things I did like me leaving, or me lying to you and stealing the key to your office, and yet, you still forgave me even though you truly had every right to stay angry at me,”

Callum looked at her compassionately, unable to say anything more. Rayla came up to him and took his hands in hers. “I promise to be more forgiving and understanding just as you are with me,” she also put her hand back on his cheek and continued. “And I promise to keep you safe by staying by your side,”

Nothing more needed to be said by either of them. They both just smiled then wrapped each other in a warm hug.

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed! This was perhaps a really challenging one to write since I kept avoiding the whole “Rayla finding about Callum using dark magic again” idea but I wanted to challenge myself. I also tried to characterize her reaction similarly to how she was in S2 but at the same time grow and learn especially with the help of a wise king like Ezran 😁 I really love their dynamic and I enjoyed writing their conversation. I really hope this wasn’t too off-prompt and tried to have Rayla learn a whole lesson and then make a promise afterwards.

[theamityelf]

In a Danganronpa Hunger Games AU, I think the made-up rule about two people being allowed to win if they're from the same district would have to just actually be in place (no romance required), in order for most of the Ultimates to be victors while being around the same age. Plus, it allows one to play around with who won by being the last alive and who won alongside their district partner.

I already said Junko's from the Capitol, so some of the Ultimates aren't victors. (I'm torn between saying Yasuhiro is another Capitol TV personality who's secretly helping the rebellion and saying he's a victor; both offer some fun hidden depths to explore, and "hidden depths" is my favorite trope to explore with Hiro. It would be cool if he won at eighteen with a district partner who was twelve)

Sonia is the daughter of the president of District 13. (We'll get to her later.) So, I'll probably kick a few characters 13's way.

I'd say Byakuya and Celeste are both victors from District 1 who won in the same year. Not through mutual trust or anything; when two tributes survive, they're usually from one of the Career districts (1, 2, and 4). Their win was very predictable. Celeste didn't even have to personally fight anyone; she just traveled in the toughest pack. Byakuya killed like three or four people over the course of the Games, and Celeste poisoned the rest of the Careers when it came time for their alliance to dissolve.

Mukuro is from District 2, and she's the illegitimate daughter of a victor and a Gamemaker; the Gamemaker is also Junko's dad. (Haha! Didn't think I'd manage that one, did you? They're still sisters, but one's from the Districts and one's from the Capitol. I could even make them still twins if I wanted to. Never underestimate me! 😁)

Chihiro is obviously District 3 (technology), and I'm thinking maybe they won alone, just for the trauma. Unless Hiro is District; then I'll say they won together, because I want an age gap win for Hiro (eighteen-year-old Hiro protecting twelve-year-old Chihiro!) and also he seems to be the go-to technology guy in late-game THH, so District 3 is a good fit for him. BUT, for right now I'm going to say Hiro's Capitol (and a TV personality alongside Junko) and Chihiro won alone. In fact, I'll say that if Chihiro's partner wasn't Hiro, then they weren't even an ally; Chihiro wasn't there when their fellow District 3 tribute died, because that person believed Chihiro was deadweight (since they're really small and emotional) and avoided them.

Obviously, Hina is from District 4. Great swimmer, great runner. She was allied with her district partner, but he died in her arms. She killed one person in the whole Games, and it was probably the one who killed her partner. (She did survive a few hand-to-hand grapples, but only one resulted in her killing someone.) So, she won alone. Her brother was in the Games a year or two after her and won as well.

The Katniss equivalent (or maybe the Peeta equivalent actually) is Makoto; he's subversive enough (in palatable enough ways for the Capitol audience) to earn an exception to the rule. Instead of winning alongside his District partner, he's able to win alongside a player from another District, which is of course a HUGE deal, a serious embarrassment for the Capitol, and a spark for the rebellion. Instead of glory for his District, he champions solidarity.

The person he wins with might be Mukuro. Again, more on that later.

[shantismurf]

Author Q&A with SunnyRose, 3/22/2025

Week Four of our member author appreciation month featured two works by SunnyRose (@sunnyrosewritesstuff) - The Different Shades of Bilbo's Love and Beneath the Oak Tree. She also gave these responses to our Q&A:

What name would you like us to use and what are your pronouns?

Sunny is fine and she/her

How long have you been in the Book Club, and how long have you been writing fanfiction? What fandoms have you written for?

Goodness, um…since that first June? June of 2023? Of course, I took a step back from all the servers for a hot minute in April and rejoined again in July/August of 2024. 😁 As for how long I've been writing fanfic, A WHILE! Since I was 13. My first fanfic I posted was in 2010 on ff.net for Mario. (Big Daisy/Luigi shipper in my younger years.) And honestly, I've written for so many fandoms. 😂 Not all published. If we just count for AO3 its the Hobbit, Sherlock, Dungeon Meshi, and Tintin.

What do you think of as your writing style - are you a plotter or pantster?

Definitely a plotter! When I have so many WIPs, it really helps getting back into it to see my bullet points for my fics. For long fics, I actually do something I call an "evolving outline" where I make bullet points of the major scenes, and only really plot the first three or so chapters. Then I go back and evaluate how that has changed my overall vision for the fic.

What’s your favorite genre/trope to write?

According to my most tagged on AO3 its: Bilbo Remains in Erebor and Modern AUs which I would have to agree, but probably add Humor in there as well. Very rarely do I write fics that don't have humor in it, obvious or subtle.

Is there a genre/trope you haven't written as much of yet that you're excited about for future writing?

So the amnesia trope has picked up lately, and I really would like to write that one. I also have plans for an old man Bagginshield that I'm excited to write. 😊

Why did you select these works for us to read?

These two fics have a special place in my heart and really didn't get a lot of traffic, so I wanted a chance to see if others thought they were as special as I did.

Are there any meanings or inspirations behind the titles for the works?

Goo calls me the Title Monarch and I really don't know if I have a way to describe how I go about choosing titles other than I pick out a central theme and play on the words there. These two weren't any different. I wanted the oak tree to play a huge part in Beneath the Oak Tree, and the colors were very important to the story in the Different Shades of Bilbo's Love.

Was there an idea, prompt, or scene that inspired each story?

So with tDSoBL that was my first fic for Fandom Trumps Hate and I was given a very vague prompt of "I want little Bilbo to meet blacksmith Thorin. Every few years he comes back to the Shire and we can see their relationship progress." This was the result. 😂

With BtOT I think I mentioned this on Lisa's but after her childhood friends to lovers fic I wanted to write for that trope so badly!! I had plans to unveil it in 2023 as my birthday gift to the fandom, but it just kept growing! So I had to postpone it to 2024.

Did you do any special research for any of the works?

Not in BtOT, but in tDSoBL I did a lot of research for carnations specifically and their colors, then did research on colors in general. Lots of symbolism in this fic which was fun to play with.

Did the stories change from how you originally envisioned them? Were there scenes or plot elements you had to cut out, or unexpected additions?

My stories always change from how I originally envisioned. My muses never want to work with me. With BtOT I rewrote Bilbo and Thorin's meeting in the first chapter FIVE TIMES. I could not get that scene the way I wanted! For tDSoBL there weren't many surprises. I will say the scene with Bilbo popping up on Thorin and Dwalin and Bifur was actually a scene taken from an abandoned WIP of mine.

Do you have a favorite line or moment from any of the works?

tDSoBL: His eyes pulled to the collection of stones decorating the shelf directly across from him. A little smile tugged at his lips as he thought of the little stone sandwiched in the middle of them all. “I would go out every other day or so and pluck a different stone from the river to add to my collection. I always wanted to show you and have you tell me what they meant, but…life got in the way I suppose.” (I loved the kind of bittersweetness of this moment to really emphasize their different lifespans.)

BtOT: Feet, there was one having to do with feet…OH! They must be from the Stonefoot Clan. (I really couldn't help myself with this one. The idea of Thorin thinking Bilbo and the Tooks were dwarves was too funny to me.)

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[eriecanal]

tagged by @muirneach THANK U 😁😁😁

1. do you make your bed

uhhh. no

2. favorite number

9 ☝️

3. what’s your job

Evil (grocery store deli clerk)

4. if you could go back to school, would you?

im in college rn so not rlly applicable... i might do another degree after my BA but idk depends on my career plans in like 2 years 🤷‍♂️ would i go back to high school No

5. can you parallel park

i don't have my license just my permit but gun to my head i think yes. i do theoretically know how at the very least and i've done it before

6. do you think aliens are real

in a sense. like i believe in life outside earth because the universe is vast and so on

7. can you drive a manual car

nopeee

8. guilty pleasure

slop reality tv... are you the one is the best show in the world (it's terrible)

9. tattoos

no and idk if i want any i seesaw on the topic

10. favorite color

green forever and ever. all colors are beautiful though idk i like when things are bright. red is good too

11. favorite type of music

American folk music + classic soul + 90s indie rock + idk anything in the whole world man

12. do you like puzzles

sometimes...

13. any phobias

wasps and hornets 😨 i got chased by a swarm as a kid and the same summer my dad (allergic) had to go to the er bc he got stung in the head and i never got over it

14. favourite childhood sport

baseball #americaspastime also figure skating :3

15. do you talk to yourself

literally always

16. tea or coffee

tea 4ever

17. first thing you wanted to be when you grew up

truck mechanic 😭 my idol when i was 2-3 was mistress mouse from hit children's book cars and trucks and things that go. she was a truck mechanic/racecar driver and i wanted to be her so bad

18. what movies do you adore

all of them except the ones that are bad 🙄 ummm a few of my favs all time are hedgehog in the fog, drive my car, stop making sense, when harry met sally, andrei rublev... challengers as of late... if i had to make everyone see one movie it would be hedgehog in the fog. it's only 10 minutes long and on youtube w/ english subtitles!!!!

tagging @thedissociatives @born4lovingu @petoskeystones @bludcrust @antiquesintheattic @appleisms + anyone who wants :))

[sunflowergraves]

15 Questions 15 Mutuals 😁

Thank you for the tag @ur-favorite-basil-enthusiast I love your content so much <3

1. Are you named after anyone?

Technically yes! My middle name is from my late Great Grandmother who I look alike to. I switch between my given first name and my chosen first name. My chosen name is after my favorite OC.

2. When was the last time you cried?

During the third Guardians of the Galaxy movie. I wasn't prepared for the Rocket scene at the end 😭

3. Do you have kids?

My two cats :)

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

Definitely. My older sister's favorite memory to share with me is when we were little, she asked me to explain sarcasm to her. I said "Yeah totally," before pausing and saying, "That was sarcasm idiot." 😂 I'm still the saltiest sibling to this day.

5. What sports do you play/have played?

I ran Track & Field for seven years before I graduated high school. I mostly jumped the 100m and 300m hurdles, but occasionally ran relays. I was also on the cheer squad for three years, which actually helped me develop social skills lol.

6. What's the first thing you notice about people?

Hair and tattoos. I love beautiful hair (mostly because I'm jealous) and tattoos are so cool. There's always a story behind them.

7. What's your eye color?

Blue! Though one eye has a chunk of green :)

8. Scary movies or happy endings?

I really like scary movies only if they have a good story. I hate the ones that only use gore/murder or jump scares as the main source of entertainment. Stuff like The Conjuring and Mama really gets my gears going.

Happy endings are really nice, but I like to torture myself with sad af movies like Me and Earl and a Dying Girl🤪. Love that emotional trauma for me.

9. Any special talents?

I'm actually pretty decent with a bow and shooting guns! My lack of hand-eye coordination somehow doesn't get in the way 🤷‍♀️.

10. Where were you born?

Germany 🇩🇪

11. What are your hobbies?

I love listening to music, drawing, writing, reading and running! Sometimes I play games like Sims4, Stardew, and Spider-man.

12. Do you have pets?

I have two cats. One is Stripe (my Dad named him) and the other is Mimir because he was born with one eye. I'm thinking about getting a dog.

13. How tall are you?

5'3 :(

14. Favorite subject in school?

Creative writing or philosophy

15. Dream job?

A writer, botanist, and lawyer

Tagging: @solisaureus @buck-yyyy @swordsareforthegays @helpimstuckinafandom @livingforloki @thegoldenappleofdiscord @dipzyezme @thecabin7dork @honkygay @vitaminwater98 @nocturnalnico666

[that-onecrazy-fangirl]

One statement😊😊( and then I will go on about my morning😊)

IF you SHIP a MINOR OC WITH CLAUDE PLEASE GET THE F*CK OUT THE FANDOM😁🙏🏽

Tf you mean they was flirting with each other when she was 5 YEARS OLD and got together when she was 12-13 YEAR OLD😐😐

Like bro she was literally growing up with athy, the SAME age as athy😭😭

Like I get she was reincarnated at 18-19 years old but it doesn’t matter she still in a CHILD body ( and those people that finna bring up the bullsh*t ‘ Oh ThAt NoT fAiR It ShOuLd ThE sAmE fOr AtHaNaSiA tOo🙄🙄 ‘ Idgaf about that😒😒 )

Like she dating a man in his mid( or late maybe🤷🏽‍♀️ ) 30s😭😭 ALMOST HIS 40s

[sassyandclassy94]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

Tagged by @fictional-at-heart (can always count on sisters to tag you in fun things!)

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

Sixteen

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

109,759

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Once Upon a Time (SwanFire specifically), Masters of the Air, and The Boys in the Boat (I’d love to write for How to Train Your Dragon and Little House on the Prairie but alas! The Plot Idea Farm has been dry for years)

4. Top five fics by kudos?

Secrets, Lies, and Blessings - 42

Tell Me You Didn’t… - 28

What’s In a Name? - 25

Words of Comfort - 25 (Oo, we’ve got a dead heat!)

I’m Not Much of a Talker - 23

Princess Kidnapped! - 20 (this one I still plan to finish but it’s DARK.)

5. Do you respond to comments?

Yes! It takes me a long while sometimes but I do! I want my readers to feel comfortable giving feedback

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angriest ending?

Oh, “A Hero’s Sacrifice” for sure!!! I wrote Graham’s death to fit my medieval AU and… it’s one I’m really proud of and really politely urge you to read👉🏻👈🏻🥹 I cried writing it (I also researched a lot for it… like what happens when you bleed out from the stomach👀 Someone said writing a battle scene is like writing a sex scene and… she was right. Or he, whatever.)

7. What is the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Probably “Secrets, Lies, and Blessings”. I mean, Bae and Emma get married at the end and what gets happier than that?

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Yes. I wrote (am writing) a Don x OFC fic and someone invaded my ask box a couple months ago calling it a ‘boring het fic’ with a ‘dime a dozen OFC’. Behind the gray face too of course. Screw you, Nonny. I’m still writing it, and my all time favorite Don x OFC author commented lovely words on it too so😁

I feel like I also had someone come after me once for Princess Kidnapped because it’s anti Hook. Yeah well I gave you plenty of warning in the tags; it’s your own darn fault you didn’t read them, chickie.

9. Do you write smut?

Some. But as a rule of thumb I try to keep it extremely tasteful with zero uses of gross/rude words. I posted two SwanFire ones (one’s restricted) and I’m working on one about Don and Kate (my OFC)

10. Craziest crossover?

I haven’t written a crossover. But if I did? Hmmm… maybe SwanFire and hiccup/astrid?

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Nope! Thank goodness.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Actually, yes; there was a German girl who liked my fic so much she asked to translate it on Wattpad. Don’t know if it’s still there though.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No. I almost did, but we lost touch and I didn’t agree with writing fanfics about ice dancers…🥴

14. All time favorite ship

I think you all know that👀 Emma Swan and Neal ‘Baelfire’ Cassidy from Once Upon a Time

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Well I thought that was going to be Secrets Lies and Blessings but last week I had a crazy random spurt of inspiration… lately I feel like it’s gonna be Princess Kidnapped… it just has to get so… dark before it gets better and I don’t don’t know if I want to put my mind in a place like that (I mean, Hook is told he can do whatever he wants to Emma as long as he keeps her alive🥺 and then the eventual execution I have planned for the end is gonna be… graphic. So yeah. We’ll see if I ever finish that one.)

16. What are your writing strengths?

Dialogue and emotional angst. I really enjoy writing heated arguments. CC Emma and Charming

17. Thoughts on dialogue in another language?

No. Just, no.

18. First fandom you wrote in?

Once Upon a Time. I read an awesome SwanFire fic after a rewatch in 2018 and she inspired me to give it a try and I never stopped.

19. Favorite fic you’ve written?

A Hero’s Sacrifice

About to Throw Hands - This one was my first ever request and only fic written with a deadline in mind. My friend Rachael mentioned she was craving a reader fic where Bobby defends the female reader. Lo and behold I have it a try and voila! It turned out better than I expected and she loved it!! A double win!!

There is no 20 - it should be called 19 questions😆

Tags: (let’s see if I can think of all the writers in my notes…) @eviebelieve-y @selkiesstories @strangethings-everywhere @swanfireprincessmydear @okieedokes DARN YOU, MICHAIAH!!!! I CANT TAG YOU AND I CANT THINK OF ANYONE ELSE😡 there are two SwanFire writers who I remember buy can’t remember the correct usernames😕 HELP. Any other writer who sees this (especially my SwanFire writers, please consider yourself tagged by me if you want to do it! You can even say I tagged you!!)

[pick-em-pool]

WEEK 4

HELLO again my football fanatics, and welcome back to WEEK FOUR of the pick-em pool competition 🏈🏉 Where 11 contestants battle 🤺 for cash prizes 💲💲💲 It's been an exciting week so far with some bright spots and surprise flops 🥴 Let's get into it!

LISA - 15 POINTS

Ladies and gentlemen, she is 5-Feet-Negative-1-Inches of pure football expertise 🧠 and she has scored FIFTEEN points to rebound back to her original lead 🏆 can the rest of the field catch her before the end of the season? It will be tough - those short little leprechauns are shifty and can fit into small hiding spots 🍀 Peyton hasn't been under 5 feet since he was 2 1/2 months old 👶

VAL - 13 POINTS

Not to be outdone, Val consolidates her grip on second place with a stellar 13 point week ✊✊✊ She's trying to keep her opponents' window of opportunity smaller than the amount of closet space she gives Peyton ✊ I guess you need all that clothing when you're a human water park 💦💧💧 It is said that Val once even sweat through a backpack 🤷‍♂️

JULIETTE - 13 POINTS

Taylor Swift shows up to one football game and all of the sudden Juliette's calling winners like Josh Allen calls audibles ▶▶▶ (Juliette for reference just think of him as "Halie Steinfeld's boyfriend" 🎶) If I spent all this time doing research just to be beaten by a squishmallow that would certainly be a "Cruel Summer" 🎤

GABBY - 13 POINTS

Even though she crushed it this week and remains in 3rd place, our defending champion 🏆🏆🏆 is REALLY a baseball fan now that the Phillies are in the playoffs ⚾🧢 Before their game last night she said, and I quote, "I had to look up the roster because baseball players are hot" 🔥 - I certainly chose the wrong sport. Peyton - can I borrow some of your old baseball pants? 🤔

This is an actual photo of me wearing Peyton's pants:

PEYTON - 12 POINTS

Our new Pittsburgher is also our top-scoring man of the week once again 👨 keeping the honor alive for football men everywhere 🎖 Now that the ladies have been dominating the top 3, will Peyton be the first guy to challenge them?! 🥊 Help us Peyton-Wan-Kenobi, you're our only hope! 🌑🚀

JJ - 12 POINTS

A solid 12 points keeps our resident hockey star right in the thick of it 🥇🥈🥉 Although I have to admit I'm not really sure I want him to win it all this year �� After seeing him getting ready for the Pink concert, I think we ALL need to avoid any celebration dances from JJ 🕺🕺🕺

JANIE - 12 POINTS

A much-improved 12 point week is enough to keep Janie out of last place, though she's not far from it 😱 We'll have to keep a watch out to see how she performs this Sunday 👓 I have a feeling if she stays stuck in seventh place we'll all get to learn some new French swear words!

ABBY - 11 POINTS

A so-so week for Abby with 11 points 😐 but still enough to hang on to THIRD place for the time being 3️⃣ Abby has been on top of her football picks this season, as I have threatened her with a lecture on space from JP for every time she is late ⌚ we all may love football (and money) here, but NO ONE loves anything as much as JP loves space 🌌🌌🌌

RUSTY - 7 POINTS

My mother always told me that if I didn't have anything nice to say then I should just be quiet 🤐 She also told me that bacon is terrible for you and I shouldn't eat it. What do these two sayings have in common? They are both true, and I don't do either of them. RUSTY YOU STINK 🤢🤢🤢

Another great week everyone 😁 and despite some early leaders NO ONE is out of the running for that cash PRIZE 💹💹💹 So keep on that grind and keep the money on your mind! SEE YOU NEXT WEEK

[lyranova]

2, 6, 12, 13, 22, 26, 33 and 47 for YamiChar, please?

Hiya anon! Of course and I’m sorry this took a while, but I hope you enjoy 🥰!

2. Who wakes up early/Who sleeps in late?

Charlotte wakes up early. Yami sleeps in late. That’s just how the two have always been I think 😆, but I do get the sense that sometimes they kind of flip and Yami will wake up early while Charlotte sleeps in late or sometimes they’ll both fall into the same schedule 😁. But usually the two stick to their routine!

6. How do they make up/apologize after an argument?

I feel like the two just bluntly apologize to each other. I don’t really see either one beating around the bush or dragging it out, once they realize they were in the wrong or that they misunderstood they usually just come out and apologize. Although sometimes they’ll butter each other up and give gifts or hugs as “peace offerings” but that’s about it 😆!

12. Do they have a difficult time when separated from each other, or are they fairly independent?

I feel like they’re both fairly independent, even after they get married. But I feel like the longer they’re together, or the longer apart they are, they begin to have a difficult time. They begin to miss each other and begin to wonder what they’re doing while the other is away.

13. How do they keep in contact when they’re apart? Do they write letters, talk on the phone, or simply wait out the time?

I think they do a combination of all three tbh 😆! I feel like if they’re only going to be gone a day or two they’ll just wait out the time, if they’re gone for a couple of weeks they’ll use Magical Communication devices, but they’re gone for much longer they’ll use letters in combination with the Communication devices!

22. Are they comfortable joking around with each other and being silly/playful?

I think they are! Yami is a lot more comfortable with being silly/playful and joking around then Charlotte is tho 😆! He did it before they started dating, and will do it for many years after! While Charlotte begins getting more comfortable with it after the two have been together for a while, which makes Yami very happy!

26. What sacrifices do they make for the other?

Charlotte’s sacrifice was her Captain’s robe. Of course she didn’t give it up just solely for Yami, she gave it up a because the two had their children. Although it wasn’t for many years, she began slowly giving up certain duties to her VC after their first child was born until eventually she felt comfortable enough letting it go completely.

Yami’s sacrifice was his cigarettes. He began giving them up gradually after he and Charlotte got together, and he finally went cold turkey after his first child was born. He said he wanted to live long enough to see his kids get married and start their own lives, and he wanted to be able to grow old alongside Charlotte.

So they both gave up things that were important to each other!

33. How do they flirt? Who’s the worse flirt?

Charlotte is the worst flirt out of the two, although Yami isn’t much better imo 😅! I feel like Yami is the unintentional flirt, he says something that, in his mind, is normal, friendly, and honest. But his words can actually be taken as flirting too 😆. When he’s actually flirting tho he’s quite awkward and kind of stumbles over his words because he’s unsure. While Charlotte’s flirting she’s also very awkward and unsure, but when she’s drunk I feel like she’s a better flirt because she isn’t being cautious of what she’s saying and is actually speaking her mind and is telling Yami how she feels.

So when both flirt intentionally, they’re very awkard and unsure, but when it’s unintentional? They’re both actually pretty good at it!

47. Do they sleep beside each other? Why or why not?

I do think they sleep beside each other, I feel like it was a bit awkward at first but the two got used to it very quickly! I feel like the reason the two sleep beside each other is for safety and security.

They feel safe and secure when they’re beside each other, they feel the stress of the day melt away as they lay beside one another and hold each other in their arms. So it’s become a comfort to YamiChar imo!

[josefavomjaaga]

The Lady of the Lake

I always had the feeling that Auguste of Bavaria and her sister-in-law Hortense did not see eye to eye most of the time. In some letters that Auguste wrote to Eugène's old secretary Darnay years after her husband's death, she even makes herself quite clear about this. Fun fact: She refers to Hortense as »la Dame du Lac«, the Lady of the Lake. And I guess that’s precisely how overly romantic Hortense saw herself. Handing out magic swords to random wanderers passing by her castle at Lake Constance? Somebody found her calling.

All excerpts translated from »Auguste Amélie de Leuchtenberg. Lettres au baron Darnay« published by Christophe Pincemaïlle, Editions des Falaises, Rouen 2020

Ismaning, 13 August 1831

[...] It is sad that the Lady of the Lake has put herself in the position of being treated as almost a stranger and feared [? unclear] by those who would have been happy to console her, had she wished to conduct herself with prudence and dignity! I have probably been blamed for distancing myself from her, but I have been convinced for a long time that our principles are completely opposed. She wants to be perceived as an important person, to be talked about at all costs and to make herself famous by her intrigues, while I live withdrawn from the world and its grandeur, I exist only to fulfil the painful task that a beloved husband has left me [...].

Followed by a lot of »Woe is me«, because that was actually a discipline that both ladies excelled in if necessary. But as far as Hortense’s character is concerned and the way Eugène’s sister constantly craved everybody’s attention, absolutely and exclusively, as far as this is concerned I could not agree more. That is exactly the feeling that I get when I read Hortense’s memoirs.

Speaking of which – Hortense actually had some of her adventures published already in 1834 (»La Reine Hortense en Italie, en France et en Angleterre«). And Auguste read them. 😁

Rome, 8 January 1834

[...] I cannot understand the Lady of the Lake and her obsession to have her memoirs printed so that people will pay attention to her. She is incorrigible. Her way of paying her pensions is also something new. […]

Not sure what the novelty was that Auguste refers to in the last sentence. The pensions were probably those of Josephine’s old friends and servants – at Josephine’s death, her children had split up the duty to pay those pensions between themselves. Auguste was still paying those that had been Eugène’s share.

However indignant Auguste was about Hortense's intentions, she seems to have immediately purchased a copy of the book. She read it while still on her trip through Italy, where she also met Joseph Bonaparte's family, Julie Bonaparte-Clary and her daughter Charlotte, who had been married to Hortense's son Napoléon-Louis and had been a widow since 1831, after her husband had died of measles during the Carbonari uprising. Of course, this death also played a big role in Hortense’s book about those days.

Livorno, 2 July 1834

[...] I left the Countess de Survilliers [Julie Clary] still in the same state of suffering, which she bears with angelic patience. [...] It is always with pleasure that I visit these respectable people. Poor Princess Charlotte still feels very keenly the loss she has made. She is a charming person. [...]

I have read the Memoirs of the Lady of the Lake. She would have done better not to occupy the public with her, especially at the expense of others, for her family is not well treated in it, and what she says, among other things, about the illness of the late Prince, is quite untrue, and according to what Charlotte told me, the other facts are no more accurate. She promises us more, God knows what it will be.

LOL. Auguste, immediately fact-checking her sister-in-law! 😂

[foxybananaaaz]

Dropping this here, so I can find it easier, given the post is not mine, and this was a reply to my reblog of the post. 😁😁

It's late, sorry. All the bullshit from real life. But I'm getting to the prompts from THIS POST, so hope you don't mind. Also, you can still request the prompts if you want. In my inbox. 😊

13.) Snowed In

17.) After the Kids have gone to sleep

20.) "Suck my Candy Cane."

Obviously I'm using Elucien. And of the four Elucien Kids I have created, I wanted to use Jessie, but she's a known eavesdropper, and well, that can go south, so, I may use one of the others. A child I hadn't thought I would use at all, since I had closed the story completely. But why not a holiday special.

A Child's Carol

**This can be read alone, you wont be confused, though I recommend reading the four parts of Their Melody first, just because they just give all the amazingly beautiful backstory. Their Melody Elucien, is my favourite Elucien I've written.

They were visiting her sisters before Solstice and her younger sisters birthday. But they hadn't realised how crowded his small apartment in Velaris was for a family of three.

They had let young Melody sleep with them on the first night, since Lucien had decided on a simple one bedroom, but the two had quickly realized it was not like when she was an infant. Her seven year old child was a big bed hog, and since then, the two were just grateful Lucien had invested in the sort of couch that pulled out in a bed. No, it was not ideal, and it was quite cramped, but they had made due.

That was, until the day before Solstice, the day they were supposed to go to the River House and help, and then spend the night there, before enjoying Solstice festivities, as well as her sisters birthday. That was until they wok up, and reized they could not leave Luciens small apartment given it was completely snowed in.

"Well can't you just use your fire to melt a path? We're going to he late!" Elain had exclaimed, looking to her mate, trying to keep calm, as their daughter was looking through the small kitchen, trying to find something to make herself to drink.

Melody, now seven, refused to let her parents help her in getting her food or drinks throughout the day, always trying to be more independent, the only rule she had to this though was it had to be simple, and at least one of her parents had to be around. Ever since the first time, at five, when she had made a disaster in their kitchens back home, and it had taken hours to clean.

"Or, we could just, stay here today, and go tomorrow." Lucien had responded, smiling down to Elain.

Elain, furrowed her brows in confusion as well as frustration as she looked up at her mate. "Lucien, tomorrow is Solstice, as well as my sisters birthday. We are currently snowed into your tiny apartment, and you are the only one with fire who can melt the snow. We need to be there to help set up." She says looking towards her mate, trying hard to keep from getting worked up, not wanting her daughter to see it.

Though it seemed her mate had other things in mind, as he took hold of her waist, and pulled her close, hugging her, before bending down to whisper in her ear. "You've been out, all week. Shopping alone. Leaving Mel and I alone. Let us just take today as a day for the three of us, and then tomorrow, nice and early, we will go over, and make sure we are there before everything begins."

Elain felt herself closing her eyes, smiling for a moment, before stepping back to answer. "I was shopping for gifts. You know why you and Melody could not come. Melody, well you could bribe her with cooking whatever she wants in the kitchen, unsupervised, and she'd tell you those secrets of yours that keep your hair so perfectly soft and shiny." Elain started, seeing the beginnings of realization spark within Luciens russet eye, as the metal one whirled towards their daughter in question.

"She wouldn't." Lucien said, though it sounded more like a hopeful question instead.

"I would. Also, can I? Is that something I can do mummy?" They heard the soft, curious voice of their daughter come from the kitchen, holding herself a class of what looked like the juice of many many mixed fruits.

"No." Both Elain and Lucien had answered together.

"And you, you may be great at keeping political secrets. But the truth is, my love, that when it comes to personal secrets, you try, but it's written all over your face what the secret is. You don't need to read minds to know." Elain smiled.

Elain couldn't help the smile as she saw Lucien look as though he wanted to say something, but not knowing what to say in response to what she had said.

"We will stay here for today. But tomorrow, we go, first thing in the morning." Elain added on. "And Lucien? For what it's worth, you were with me, the entire time I was shopping. Just like you're always with me. You never leave." She added quietly, too quiet for their daughter to hear.

She was referring to his heartbeat. She was always able to hear his heartbeat. It never went away now. There was never a time where she stopped hearing it, and for that she was grateful.

Lucien had then smiled before pulling her close again and leaning down before kissing her softly, not wanting to do much more, with Melody in the room.

"Stop! I'm trying to drink my juice!"

Elain smiled against her mates lips before pulling away, and looking to her daughter before asking, "So what mixture of fruits have made up your juice today?"

***

Later that night, Elain was just lying down on the pulled out couch, as Lucien came out of the small bedroom of his tiny apartment.

"This place felt much larger when it was just me." He had said, as he had gotten under the sheets and blanket next to Elain, smiling as he looked at her.

"You didn't have Melody or myself around then, and even then, Melody is seven, and the older she gets, the smaller this place will feel, so I'm sure it was bigger when it was just you." Elain responded, curling up into her mates side as he had lied down, before he even had a chance to get comfortable himself.

"Speaking of, Mel has finally fallen asleep." Lucien responded, wrapping his arms around Elain, and pulling her even closer.

"I figured that." Elain said, looking up to Lucien, a tired smile pulling at her lips. "You wouldn't have come out yet if she wasn't."

"She tried to sneak candies in, did you know?" Lucien asked, his eyes closed, as he began tracing his fingers along Elains arm. "Solstice chocolates, candy canes, as well as some caramelized squares."

"I did not. It wouldn't surprise me though. She seems to have gotten her love of sweets from you." Elain responded curling in even more, making sure to have her head resting above his heart, so she could hear his heart far more clearly. His heartbeat being her favourite music and most effective lullaby.

The two of them, for having done nothing all day, enjoying the day as a family, and listening to their daughter sing carol after carol, then as their daughter rewrote the lyrics to the carols, were exhausted. It was a perfect day, though they were exceedingly tired.

"I'll have you know," Lucien had started, pushing himself up slightly, and grabbed the candy cane from the table to the side of the couch. "That you are the one who makes all the sweet things that I eat. So if I love sweets to much, it is entirely you're fault. Besides, I don't even like candy canes."

Elain gasped, looking at her mate in shock. "Candy canes are delicious! They're the best, they're always reliable as they never change, and they're beautiful to decorate with until you are ready to enjoy their delicious sweetness." Elain had explained, trying to keep her voice low, so as not to wake their daughter.

"Well then, my lady," Lucien had started, before pulling her closer. "Since you love candy canes so much, why not suck my candy cane?" Lucien asked, in a whisper against her ear. He seemed shocked though, when it did not have the desired effect.

Elain couldn't help the laughing as she pushed back and sat up.

"Oh gods Lucien!" She had cried out, before remembering to control the level of her voice again. "How long has it been? Seventeen years. We've been officially mated seventeen years, and I've put up with a lot. Handled a lot of your euphemisms, but that has to be the worst!" Elain couldn't stop laughing, as she looked back to her mates shocked face.

It had taken her a moment to calm down again, as she smiled down to her mate. "Candy cane? Really?" She asked, before lying back down, curling back up against Lucien, smiling.

That was the moment the two of them heard a confused yet searching call from the bedroom.

"Daddy! Where'd you go? Come back! Daddy!"

Elain looked up to Lucien smiling softly. "Tomorrow night, there is no tiny apartment. Tomorrow night there are actual separate bedrooms. Tomorrow night, you will make it up to me for that horribly awful euphemism. I know you'll enjoy it too." Elain said, smiling, before pushing herself up to give the male she loved more than any other a quick deep kiss.

"Get back in there. Before our child fully wakes up and starts singing carols again." Elain smiled, watching as the love of her life, unable to come up with a response, went to go get their daughter back to sleep again, as she curled back up under the blankets herself and happily fell asleep, ending the perfect day.

[lostinfantasyworlds]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then (optionally!) pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love ♥️

Aww thank you so much @neutronstarchild ! ❤️ I'm a couple days late, but I finally got around to doing this!

Under the Northern Lights - Of course, this story will always be my #1. Anyone who's been following me for a while will know how much of myself I poured into this story. It pretty much possessed my entire soul for the year it took to write it, and I'll always be really proud of it!

Everything - This is the story of mine that I go back and reread most often, because it is (and always will be) my head canon of exactly how Inuyasha and Kagome's first time making love in the post canon world went. With nervousness, inexperience and imperfections (as in real life), but still overflowing with love and tenderness. I'm currently working on editing this to flow a little smoother/be more consistent with my current writing style (in addition to some upcoming new artwork!), so I will probably be posting about that soon 😁

The Lover's Tree - This little one shot will always have special meaning to me, because it is based on my favorite reading from my wedding ceremony, as well as the idea of enduring love. My husband and I have been together for 16 years (I was 13 when we first started dating), and got married after 10 years together, so the concept captured in this reading is something I adore and really wanted to explore with my favorite fictional couple. I can never get enough of domestic InuKag (especially as parents), so this was a way to show how their relationship evolved over time, from passionate newlyweds to comfortable partners in life.

Forever Changed - It's funny because I'm so torn about wanting to have children myself, but one of my absolute favorite things to read/write/imagine when it comes to InuKag is them becoming parents. Especially Inuyasha's feelings towards it. I just had this image in my head of a newborn Moroha grabbing onto his finger and changing his entire world forever that I wanted to try and put into words🥺. This is also the first fanfic I ever published, so it will always have a special place in my heart because of that. I do cringe a tiny bit rereading it now (only because of how much I've learned about writing/evolved my writing style) but I'll probably go back and edit it someday too.

Almost Lost - It was so hard to decide on the 5th one, but I ended up going with this one because it was a deep dive into the emotion that I felt was lacking in canon during the Band of Seven arc when Inuyasha loses Kagome and sheds tears for the first time. Of course we saw some of it, and I loveeee those chapters/episodes because of it, but I just felt like Inuyasha was really stretched to his limit (emotionally) during that arc, and that he would have wanted to have a talk like this with Kagome once she was "resurrected."

Thank you so much again! 🥰

[caladeniablue]

21 answers for a fanfic 2021

Thanks @curator-on-ao3 for the nudge.

I was all set to bring to the world a long-suffering multi-chapter WIP which has been languishing in my hard drive for 5 or so years, but it was not to be. I blame it for slowing my muse down to a trickle this year. So, 21 questions. Let’s see:

1. fandoms you wrote for this year Star Trek Voyager, and one lonely fic for Stargate SG1.

2. favorite fic you wrote this year She changed, a post-Endgame J/C story but much too late for those two. It deals with memories and time and aging. All topics I return to frequently.

3. favorite fic you read this year I will pass on that question. Plenty of good writers make chosing favourites a difficult task.

4. favorite opening line/scene you wrote this year Not exactly the opening of the century, but the first sentence of Of Frogs and Prince Charming: ‘ “I really don’t understand how it works for them. According to their own records, they can undergo amplexus without a proper anchor. How come?”’ leads to so much more, I couldn’t help a giggle when I wrote it. Please read the tags!

5. favorite ending line/scene you wrote this year The end of Mine. I used the paragraph formatting to visually show what Kashyk had done to Janeway. A bit of a clever trick, but it works (I think).

6. a trope you wrote this year Me writing tropes? Never. 😁

7. pairings you wrote this year One fic, Paths Not Taken, has got many pairings centred on Janeway (J/Tom Paris; J/Tuvok; J/B’Elanna Torres), but overall, it is Janeway/Chakotay for Voyager and Sam Carter/Jack O’Neill for Stargate.

8. a fic regret from this year The end of A Lesson Learned Together wasn’t very strong. My mistake.

9. a song that helped you write Cohen’s It Seemed A Better Way when I was writing Mine.

10. total number of fics you posted Nine

11. total number of words you posted A whisker over 35k, my second-lowest word count since I started posting on AO3. Disappointing after two years with more >100k, but it happens.

12. most popular fic written this year Overall, Mine, a Kashyk-Janeway fic. People seem to like when I torture poor Janeway.

13. least popular fic written this year First Contact, a co-written fic with @amoderngirl which was an exercise in writing chunks of 47 words. Great fun. We should do it again.

14. longest completed fic you posted this year A Lesson Learned Together at 9.6K, which is not very long at all. I was hoping to post a Very Long™ fic this year (>30k), but it’s still not finished.

15. shortest completed fic you posted this year First Contact.

16. favorite character to write about this year Janeway. Is there another character worth writing about? Me think not. 😁 Although it was fun to write Gungan in Of Frogs and Prince Charming.

17. a fic you didn’t expect to write That dubious noncon, BDSM, funny but also bittersweet one. But I did it!

18. most memorable comment/review Comments of the like: Thank you for [...] making our captain suffer. Yes! My job is done!

19. trends you noticed in your writing this year I seem to have something about torturing Janeway. Fear not, it will continue next year!

20. fics you wanted to write but didn’t Did I mention that Very Long Fic of mine?

21. something you want to write next year See Q20. But this time, whether I post it or not, I’m going to do my best to make sure that it doesn’t take over my brain and kill my muse.

My most sincere thanks to all the readers, commenters and kudoers. It is always great to know your fics have made somebody smile. I’ve tried to comment on many of the fics I’ve read this year too. We all need more hugs.

[spider-winnell]

1, 6 and 14 for the Salty Ask Meme please 😊

1. What OTPs in your fandom (DC comics) do you just not get?

Ooh that's a hard one. I don't really outright dislike any ships, at least of the ones I've across, but I'm not really a fan of any of the ships involving Damian, since he's like 13 year old.

Wait actually I do have a NOTP it's Batman x Joker. I just remembered that's a thing and cannot fathom why Bruce would want to be with a mass murderer who even killed one of Bruce's kids.

6. Has fandom ever made you enjoy a pairing you previously hated?

Aside from Batman x Joker I don't really hate any ships, but there have been some that I just didn't get until a specific fanwork. For a long time I didn't really have any strong feelings on Hal Jordan x Barry Allen, but then I read the fic "home" on Ao3 (orphan account, work id is 14286801), and ended up falling for HalBarry, because the way it was written was just that good.

14. Unpopular opinion about your fandom.

Oh, so many, lol. The most unpopular opinion I have is probably that the New 52 version of Red Hood and The Outlaws is actually pretty good. Also, I like Shawn Tsang from the 2016 Nightwing run, though she might not be disliked so much as just forgotten about.

...And I think Hal's arc as Parallax was better before the retcon, though that opinion seems to be getting more popular lately, at least on this site. (Frankly the entirety of Spectre vol 4 makes no sense with the retcon, and I love Spectre vol 4, especially since it (possibly accidentally, but I'm counting it anyway) depicted Hal as genderfluid, which was unheard of in comics at the time, and still super rare even now.)

Thank you so much for the asks! 😁

[guiltypleasurefandomface]

1, 5, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 ok, I'll stop LOL // onegoldenglance

Blimey! This took me a while 😁

1) an album you can’t stop listening to lately

Good Years by The Shires.

5) name an album you feel is perfect

A Night at the Opera

8) name an artist/band that isn’t touring at the moment who you’d really like to see in concert

Does The Beatles count for this answer? 

12) if you could hear any album performed live in its entirety, which would it be?

Ooooh! This is a tough one. I always forget how much I struggle to make decisions until I do one of these ask games. 

I mean, you've got Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and Meatloaf's Bat out of hell and then all of Queens albums. Roger's Outsider and KT Tunstall's acoustic extravaganza. Westlife's Unbreakable Best Of Album 2002  Oh it's so hard to choose. 

Queen II

13) if you could talk to any musician, who would it be? what would you want to say?

I have to choose one!? Out of all the musicians dead or alive!?

It would have to be Freddie. I would tell him what lyrics of which songs resonate with me and that I love his imagery and his poetry in all of his music  and that he was one of the most beautiful and talented artists this world has ever seen.

14) is there any band/musician who you really strongly dislike? if so, why?

Erm. Well nothing to do with her music but there's Laura Mvula. Long story short, she is/was an amazing singer who was diagnosed with CFS/ME way outside of the window and parameters of a CFS/ME diagnosis because she didn't believe her getting so sick on her first tour could be just stress and exhaustion leading to a viral infection. 

She somehow bypassed the post viral syndrome stage of being diagnosed with CFS. Within the time frame of what would be PVS recovery, she underwent the controversial Graded Exercise Therapy which is based on bad fraudulent science from a study filled with medical errors and bizarre conclusions and whilst most people get worse under it, and she miraculously got better. Then she became a vocal advocate of GET, her story was used as a success story for GET and she supported the people behind the fraudulent study who called sufferers of CFS/ME who did not get better after undergoing GET "malingerers" and "people who just like being ill". Mvula then suddenly went quiet when campaigners were successful in getting NICE to remove GET as an approved treatment for CFS and now you can't even find any mention of her ever having CFS/ME in any of her biographies, or the fact it was most likely post viral syndrome in the first place. She hasn't apologised or acknowledged how her actions and attitude caused harm to others with CFS/ME, she just acts like it never even happened.

15) have you ever traveled outside of your area to see a concert? if not, would you want to?

Yes. London, baby! But never again though. 

16) have you ever been in the first row for a concert? if not, what was the closest seat you’ve ever had?

I have! Funny story to this actually. In the time between booking the tickets in the beginning of the year and the concert at the end of the year, the venue changed the seating layout and 5 of us - me and my friend and a group of 3 we didn't know - turned up to find our seats sort of no longer existed. Two of them were now restricted view. The venue had to find us seats wherever they could. I bagged front row with the couple of the 3 and my friend got the back of the stalls because she was tall and I think the third person of the other group got the balcony.