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deathvsthemaiden · 4 years ago

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ok wait after u sent me that ask i have to know ur top books!!! dw if u don't feel like it but i would love to hear them 🌷

This is so sweet and considerate! Thank you Eva, you gave me 5 so I’ll try to keep it to that # as well 💖🐰 off the top of my head:

🌷 The Stormlight Archive series, especially the second book, Words of Radiance. Stormlight is like 4 books + 2 novellas right now, and is projected to be 10 books and ???novellas eventually. And on top of that each main book is 1000+ pages and while you can read Stormlight on its own, most of the other books by the author, Brandon Sanderson, are part of this larger fictional universe called the cosmere. Each series takes place on a different planet, and if you are invested in the whole cosmere, there’s Easter egg references to other series in other series. So like! While I rec these books often, most people understandably don’t take me up on it wgshshh 🤭 Sanderson’s non-Stormlight books are all MUCH shorter but also much more flawed imo. Like I wouldn’t count him among my favorite authors were it not for Stormlight. anyway I’m a die hard fantasy fan so the length didn’t deter me, and I picked these up because a friend told me the world building in these books was genuinely unique instead of the typical very lazy maps composed of like. Fantasy Russia and its hostile mysterious neighbors Fantasy General East Asia and Fantasy Africa lol. and she was right! The world building is exquisite and refreshing and almost every character is canonically of color. They live in a society with an eye color based caste system and it’s.., so hard to sum up this massive series with four main characters and a ridiculous(ly fun) amount of plot lines, so I’ll cut this short and say 1) the first book, The Way of Kings, is highly expository but the ending is so so worth it, and if you enjoy the ending you’ll find merit in continuing with the series 2) Words of Radiance is my favorite book so far partially because I haven’t read the newest, Rhythm of War, yet, and also because it’s the book with the most scenes that solidified Kaladin Stormblessed (one of the main characters) as one of my favorites of all time. Another one of the best things about this series is how Brandon Sanderson portrays mental health in very natural ways, and it makes Kaladin’s growth so incredibly soothing to follow (I MEAN. He has low points that sometimes hit too close to home, but it makes you root for him harder) he really is just. Truly my definition of a hero, if we wanna get cheesy about it, and I had to pick one solid example. I love him so much this isn’t even the tip of the iceberg as to why 😭!

🌷Jane Eyre. Silly frivolous teenaged girl that I am this book swept me off my feet when I first read it and I condone every problematic aspect of it❤️ (I DONT ofc but like! I love drama and being played like a fiddle by narratives and the book delivered on both fronts! And it couldn’t have without its unsavory plot twist soooo 😙💖) (the hate this book and especially one specific character gets is funny to me just because like. Hate for the former (imo) usually stems from people taking the book too seriously while simultaneously missing the point (JE and du Maurier’s Rebecca (highly influenced by the former) are oft considered loose Bluebeard retellings for a reasonnnn!) and hate for the latter is usually just like. Warranted and then taken over the top like... he’s just a fake funny little man you guys :( and the book would’ve been boring if he wasn’t so twisted and out of touch and passionate ): not to mention I do personally in a mean ish way think it’s funny how for some people this character is one of the worst examples of men they can imagine. Like good for Them! I don’t want them to have lower standards for horribleness in people But also omg 🤭 it just reminds me of how... irony of all ironies, I’m semi frequently told I’m too harsh on real life men and then when I love twisted ones in books (for being funny and entertaining and good solid characters) I like. get the most interesting side eyes (whether figurative or literal) bwjswnhshe anyway I have nothing against Austen, I definitely enjoy her, but from what I’ve read so far, I prefer the Brontës a lot more... I need adventure! Show me horror show me rot etc etc❤️ also I’m. A stupid sucker so the fact that the book was Charlotte Brontë’s attempt to write a plain looking lady protagonist and to make her praiseworthy and virtuous and worthy of spellbinding romance makes me... 💗💓💕

🌷Keturah and Lord Death — Martine Leavitt. I haven’t seen it officially stated anywhere but to me it’s p clear this book is a retelling of/highly inspired by Godfather Death (the Grimm tale) Very simple, predictable but effective plot, and the characters are just. So much fun. From my url you can probably tell I love stories in which women (or anyone but you know. Death and the Maiden is its own trope for a reason) outsmart/face off against death. If they also k*ss, when done right, I think that’s swell as well.

🌷A Thousand Splendid Suns — Khalid Hosseini. By far the heaviest book I will mention in this ask, and I don’t rec it willy nilly for that and a few other reasons. It’s a forever fave to me because I read it at the exact right time in my life, where I was like... noticing a ton of things irl and things at home were tumultuous, and when I saw very similar things unfold in this book while I was being silenced and made to feel crazy by the adults around me, it meant so much to me to see reality as I was experiencing it in real time reflected back at me via this novel. The context of the story is wildly different from my own life and the stakes the characters face are far higher, and it is if I remember right mostly a novel about the horrors of war, which isn’t something I pretend to have any firsthand experience with, but! It was legitimately cathartic to read when I read it, and it especially meant a lot to me at the time that the author was a grown man. Not to mention how my mother is not and never has been a reader, and somehow the one and only book I ever managed to get her to read was this. Hilariously she got mad at me for only (“only”) reading depressing things (there’s... a grain of truth to that but she doesn’t need to know! 🤫) but also... she was hooked I could tell! (I got all tmi explaining this one gag I’m so sorry)

🌷A Slight Trick of the Mind — Mitch Cullin. Retirement-era Holmes! Holmes as an old man! A sad old man who keeps bees!! It’s the novel the movie Mr. Holmes was based off of (haven’t seen it yet) and I was not expecting it to get me all sentimental like it did 🤨😪 but anyway it’s like. A prolonged character study and explores some of the most interesting (to me, anyway) parts of Holmes that are only lightly touched upon in canon, like his occasionally huge follies when navigating his few close relationships and how he copes with them afterwards, his fatigue at the random injustice of the world, how he’s often mistaken both by characters that surround him and people irl as a man without feelings, etc etc. like there’s no Dr. Watson or Mrs. Hudson in this book, and the people he interacts with are almost entirely original characters, but as I listened to the audiobook it barely occurred to me to miss Watson and Hudson (I know! 😦) and the author’s original characters interacted with Holmes so believably that I sometimes forgot they weren’t ever Doyle’s. Def recommend to any flexible Holmes fan that’s not a total stickler for canon (though you don’t actually have to know much about Holmes to read this book and enjoy it! 🐝)

🌷Sleepless — Sarah Vaughn + Leila del Luca. I began with the longest book, so let me end with the shortest. It’s a 2 volume long graphic novel series and that it’s so short is the only long standing, legitimate complaint I have of it! Gorgeous art, really effectively written romance, a dark skinned girl who gets to be the proactive, lively protagonist and stunning, pined after love interest at the same time, a cast of characters that is majority of color, the perfect %-age of drama and angst etc etc. if you can find it via your library or online or smth, you can knock it out in one sitting and leave the experience eternally altered in the funnest way 👁👄👁

Honorable mentions: The Botany of Desire — Michael Pollan, Troubling Love — Elena Ferrante, The Girl from the Garden — Parnaz Foroutan

#asks #book recs #wasn’t sure if you’d read Jane Eyre before so I was vague abt it qgzhshshs #long post

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teainbostonharbor · 7 years ago

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Love Letters Leading

A/N: So I wrote this fanfic for @i-is-gazebo! It’s for the IT Secret Valentine thing, and i’m deciding to upload it now. I hope you enjoy!

Pairing: Reddie

Word Count: 1.7k

letter one. dear eddie, i love you. ive loved you since we were 12. i don’t even know if you love me back, but I needed to tell you. I’ve been keeping it in for so long. You’re just so cute, you kill me every time i see you. You’re funny too. And Nice. And sweet. And caring, Just everything under the sun. I don’t know how you don’t see that I love you. Maybe you’re just an oblivious fuck. love, your secret admirer

letter two. dear eddie, I hope you liked the rose i left in your locker as well as the letter. Don’t worry, i’ll tell you who I am soon. I’m just not ready yet. This is a big thing I guess. I do actually love you, by the way. I’m not trying to prank you or anything. I’m trying to be sweet. I want you to feel loved because you fucking deserve it. You deserve all the love in the world, and I hope one day I can show you that. love, your secret admirer

letter three dear eddie, today I wanted to mention how smart you are. You always study your ass off and get good grades. You love fixing things and reading. I think it’s cute. Fuck. Everything about you is cute. Like the reading glasses you wear sometimes. Or how sleepy you look the day of a test. God, this is coming off as creepy isn’t it? I just want to tell you but it needs to wait. love, your secret admirer

letter four dear eddie, if you haven’t noticed, i’m doing this leading up to valentine’s day. On valentine’s day, i’m gonna actually tell you who i am. so be prepared to get roses and one of these letters everyday. it’ll be better on valentine’s, though. i have something planned. love, your secret admirer

letter five dear eddie, i’m sorry if i sound weird sometimes. i don’t know how to write love letters or how love even works. i just wanna swoon you for fucks sake. I don’t even know if it’s working and i’m so sorry. please don’t think i’m weird? love, your secret admirer

letter six dear eddie, how are you? good? good. I hope you’re good. i wanna see you happy, because that makes me happy. also, you’re adorable. too bad it isn’t summer and you can’t wear shorts. i like the oversized sweaters, too, though. very cute. very cool sense of fashion, unlike me. i’m rambling, love, your secret admirer

letter seven dear eddie, well, i suppose these letter things are halfway over with. you enjoying it? i can’t wait for valentine’s. i just hope you like me back. i doubt it, and this is all stupid. i’m stupid. but you aren’t! you sweet lil hunny bun love, your secret admirer

letter eight dear eddie, these things just keep getting shorter and shorter. i don’t really know what to write. i guess i’m bad at expressing things. god, you probably hate me. i’m not smart, im just a stupid teenage boy in love. in love with you. everything you do. down to the littlest things. i can’t help but smile every time i see you. you make me so happy, eddie. love, your secret admirer

letter nine dear eddie, four more days, my love. i can’t wait, and i know you can’t either. it’s gonna be great. thanks for putting up with me for all these years. it’s been fun. i can’t wait to make more memories too. they’re gonna be the funnest ones. as long as you like me back, though. gotta remember that this might ruin our friendship. wow. love, your secret admirer

letter ten dear eddie, god, i’m really running out of ideas without sounding creepy. guess i’ll just go for it. i’ve been wanting to kiss you since we were young. sure, we’ve kissed before but on the cheek. that’s different. that’s friendly. i don’t want friendly. i want boyfriends. love, your secret admirer

letter eleven dear eddie, two more days. two more till the big day. the day i hope will go smooth. i’ll probably stammer and say something wrong, but please don’t hate me. please. i just want a good life and future with you whether we’re friends or not. you looked extra cute yesterday by the way <3 love, your secret admirer

letter twelve dear eddie, one more letter till the day. this is gonna be awesome. just you n me eddie, on a date. i hope, im so happy it isn’t on a school day. i know you get bullied sometimes. this way, i can give you all of your gifts and stuff and no one will know. i’m okay if you want to keep us a secret. i know you’ve told some people, though. love, your secret admirer

letter thirteen dear eddie, tomorrow’s the day! are you excited? because i am! well, i’m more nervous. like, really nervous. i’m afraid you’ll reject me. i just wanna be with you, godammit. it’ll happen, i hope. maybe i’m im just as oblivious as you and we both like each other. that’s a possibility. but probably not. i’ve been waiting for this for years. i just hope nothing bad happens or i don’t fuck it up. i’ll see your cute ass tomorrow. i’ll meet you at your house around noon. love, your secret admirer

Eddie.

Eddie blushed like a madman whenever he got one of the letters. He had never expecting to have a secret admirer, or have them write love letters and leave roses. It was sweet, and he was excited to tell the other losers about it. However, he had no clue who it could be.

He’s one of the few openly gay kids at the school, but the other two were already dating each other. So it couldn’t be them. He also guessed that there could be others in the closet, or others that are only out to their friends. The losers were mostly open to just them, but Eddie came out to everyone on the same day. That’s a story for another day, though. He also guessed that it was someone close to him, and had a few classes with him. He never expected it to be any of the losers, let alone Richie Tozier. He should’ve known better, though. Little did he know, Richie was quite infatuated with him. All the losers saw it, and Richie was right. Eddie is an oblivious fuck. He didn’t think twice when Richie called him cute or heldhim or kissed his cheek. It was normal. They had always been like that. Eventually he realized he did like Richie. But Richie didn’t need to know that. Richie always flirted with him, and made jokes and stuff like that. Richie thought Eddie knew, and he grew tired of them just not being together. So he decided to write the letters and tell Eddie his feelings on valentine’s. The perfect plan, right? Right. Richie grew nervous as the day approached. He knew Eddie was excited at the idea of a relationship, but he feared rejection. Eddie seemed so happy when he told them about the letters, he just didn’t want it to end up badly. But it wouldn’t. Feb. 14th

Eddie paced around his room nervously. He had no clue who it was, or how it was going to go. He couldn’t pick out what to wear, or what he’d say. He became frustrated, and ended up taking a short shower. After that he waited. And waited. And waited. Time wasn’t passing quickly for some reason. Everything was slow. To pass time, he decided to sit at his desk and do some homework. His mind was obviously preoccupied, though. He couldn’t focus on anything. He felt like he was going to die from embarrassment and nervousness, but he could handle it. At least he tried to convince himself he could. He decide to try and focus again before he heard something bouncing off his window. He walked over to it slowly, eyes widening when he looked out of it. There stood Richie Tozier with a bouquet of flowers, a giant teddy bear, and a box of chocolates. Eddie quickly grabbed his phone, and checked the time. He couldn’t believe Richie, of all people, was his secret admirer. He should’ve guessed, but he hadn’t given it much thought. His mind was racing at a thousand miles a minute but it was quickly interrupted by Richie shouting, “Hey! Will you let me in? I’m freezing my ass off out here.” Eddie slid his window open. “I’ll let you in through the front door. I don’t think you can get up here with all that stuff.” And with that, Eddie ran downstairs to the front door. He was shaking nervously. This was the guy that liked him. And he liked him back. He took a deep breath, and placed his hand on the door knob. Slowly, he opened it. He was greeted by a grinning Richie with an arms full of presents. Eddie was speechless. No one had ever gone out of their way to write letters or get him gifts. He couldn’t believe that his crush went out of his way to write letters and get him gifts. He couldn’t believe it. Richie’s smile quickly faltered when Eddie said nothing and just stared. “I-I’m sorry… you probably don’t even like me. I knew I did too much..” Eddie panicked. “N-No! I-I like you. I have for a long time too. I’m just… speechless? I can’t believe you went out of your way to do this.” “Really?” he asked, his smile quickly returning. “Since sixth grade.” “So all of this is fine? Dinner too?” “You planned dinner too?” “Um… yeah? I kinda wanted today to be perfect and special.” Eddie grinned. “It’s perfect.” And so was their relationship from that point on.

epilogue six months later “Ever wonder what would’ve happened if you never wrote the letters?” It was a typical hot summer evening. They were laying in bed, limbs practically tangled together. Richie was messing with Eddie’s hair, occasionally peppering his face in kisses. “Yeah. I don’t think we would’ve ever gotten together.” “I don’t think we would’ve either. We’re both gay and dumb.” Richie grinned. “Yeah. Gay and dumb.” They laid like that for a while, not moving albeit them both being sweaty messes in the heat. Richie leaned in, pressed a kiss to Eddie’s cheek before whispering, “I love you Eddie Kaspbrak.” It was a perfect first.

#reddie #fanfic #nate writes #richie tozier #eddie kaspbrak #IT #love letters leading #valentines day

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colorguardsweetheartblurrsgirl · 7 years ago

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Surprise Delayed!!!! Re-Delayed

As of 1/19/2018.... Happy New Year! Unfortunately I had to post pone my comic and the little Christmas/New Years Surprise due to unforeseen family emergencys. One of which sadly included my ‘Baby Girl’ having to go to the vet and be watched for over a week.... Long story short she has Renal Kidney Failure... And right now and during the time of New Years (when I happened to get sick myself) With this happening I had to post pone even further. It was difficult convincing myself to stay up and work on the comic for a while. Although I’d stay up and waste time watching YouTube. I just couldn't bring myself to face my surprise and comic and get them ready for posting. What’s real important to me is making sure from here my baby girl has has as long of a life as God will allow her (Which I pray is still many-many years). And making all the time I can around her the happiest she can have. While keeping my Pup Pup happy as can be to, and hopefully all the more healthy :D... Here’s to preying for all the best of health for them both and the rest of my family :) However, good-news As of this night I have begun to work again on the comic. I didn’t get as much work as I’d have hoped done. But after this long month ;D It’s definitely progress. I worked more on a rough draft of a page in the first chapter. Rather then the surprise. Regardless, my plan is still to post the surprise first.

I hope everyone can understand. The reasons I decided not to make a separate post, was due to the fact that this was more of an update on what forced this delay message to be posted in the first place. So yeah... I can’t promise it will be out next week. But I’ll have it down soon. Probably by a months time. I just hope everything works out. Secondly, I’ve been busy elsewhere in life, I’m a full-time college student, in a opera production, and work on top of that. Not including being my families personal assistant/nurse/whatever they need. So I can be busy. To add to this, something that actually lifted my spirits this last week and brought me to actually update you and update my work was something that’s going to keep me busy for the next few months. One of my Oldest friends, and one of the best, just called me up needing a Bridesmaid as her fiance was adding a few groomsmen more then she had planned. She’s having a DIY type wedding in only a few months. Knowing I have a history with art and other things I’ve offered my free time and skills to her. Considering this, and seeing how much she admitted to me we need to get done. I’m going to be busy Bridesmaiding (LOL :D is that even a word ;) ;D LOL oh well I like making them up when I can in conversations) Just if I don’t update frequently. These things are probably why and keeping me from doing so. Though I’m so stoked to be a bridesmaid in another good friends wedding... :D

Anyways, if it takes long... I’ll make a new update. If I do however. I’ll add something to spoil you with another sneak peak to the comic... Probably another static art. Just cause I don’t want to spoil to much...

Also, in the future look to my updates to be finally shorter in words, and comic style. I’ve found inspiration in many of my favorite Webtoon comic artists, and I feel its a perfect thing between updates. I also feel it’s a fun way for me to make a little fun comment to separate the ends of page/chapter updates. Anyways...

Always With <3 <3 <3 LOVES, Your CGSweetHeart BlurrsGirl Blaze

OLD MESSAGE FROM DECEMBER:

..... Hey everyone,

So remember how I promised you a nice little Christmas present wrapped up with a bow that would be posted by January 1st, 2018 (which was the actual date I set for myself)... Well unfortunately I’ll have to push that date back by another week. You see at the theater I work and within the last three weeks since Star Wars came out, my coworkers have been spreading a not so friendly wonderful bug around as a Christmas Gift ;(

Well guess who though sick all last Christmas break, was trying her hardest not to get sick again (cause that stupid bugger from last year ruined my immune system for about a year till I could properly rest). The same person who unfortunately still caught the f’ing little monster.... YEP THAT’S RIGHT ME!!!! Thank you for the Lovely New Years Present work, I really appreciate it (Please note I’m just being dramatic here, I don’t hate anyone at work even for giving me this stupid thing. It’s just annoying to have it is all). Seriously. I was going to work when it hit me... Not the funnest moment I might add. Anyways, with that said, though I was putting last minute changes and finishing touches to the small present of a comic to get you hyped for the upcoming one.... I decided, rather then chance it with being sick. To postpone it a week or so. That way I can better work out kinks and won’t ruin it by doing something stupid while being sick... Though this wasn’t the way I hoped to spend my New Years Eve (trust me if I had a say I wouldn’t have to work or be stuck at home, but at my friends place partying since I was invited there...) Huh, sadly life threw me a curve again... Hopefully this doesn’t wack out my immune system or last so freaking long. (I doubt it, it’s just a stomach bug... But now a days I feel like I never know anymore). I hope you guys can understand my reason for pushing back and making a delay on the present. But hopefully I’ll be well enough to work on it and just get it out to you. With all my love, I wish you all a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! Sincerely, Blaze/SweetHeart<3 P.S. Also note, I was originally going to have a holiday themed present released to you. But in the midst of preparing it. I felt it was to complex even when I tired a simpler idea of the same concept. I kept adding to many complex ideas (otherwise backgrounds too it, like the actual comic) where I originally had hopes for a plane background so it would be a quick comic. So mid creation I put that one (and the idea, the original complex christmas one) one hold for a later time, either this next Christmas in 2018, or during the year like Christmas in July or something fun like that. (which would be nice since I could have more of the comic out with the characters more flushed out in a sense). But with that in mind I took a thought I was thinking of postpoing for a specific chapter that never really fit, or at least will help lead into it when the time comes. I felt this helps explain where we are at in the story and lead into questions that will be raised through out. I realized through I still made it complex, it was an easier concept in the long run to keep simple and get to you faster. So though set in a darker less whimsical tone then I previously had hoped. This is the one I’m creating for the present... So when it comes out. I really hope you enjoy. I have had so much fun drawing and creating it for you.

#untertalecomic #shatteredremnants #surprise #happynewyear #present #sick #i feel sick #i hate being sick #im sick #delay #sorry for the delay #pushedback

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helloworlddemo1122-yahoopar-blog · 7 years ago

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'Dancing With the Stars' Pros Tease New Details on Upcoming All-Athlete Season (Exclusive)

We're just a few weeks away from the all-athlete season of Dancing With the Stars!

The mini, four-week edition of the dance competition show returns to ABC on Monday, April 30, and up until this point, little has been known about who's competing or how the season will work. On Wednesday, we finally learned that Tonya Harding, as well as Olympians Jamie Anderson and Adam Rippon, were the first to sign on to DWTS: Athletes.

Ahead of the announcement -- which ABC has yet to confirm, as they do not typically comment on castings -- ET also caught up with Gleb Savchenko, Witney Carson, Artem Chigvintsev, Alan Bersten and Britt Stewart, where we got them to share some details on what else fans can expect to see in the ballroom.

Here's what we learned:

1. Gleb will officially be back as a pro.

The 34-year-old dancer confirmed the news to ET at the first-ever Pro Dance Camp in Palm Springs, California, late last month, saying, "Yes, I am! For sure." The confirmation came just a week after fellow pro Witney revealed via Instagram that she would also be returning to the show (though she didn't specify whether it was for the all-athlete edition, the regular fall season or both)

2. There's a good chance Alan and Artem will be back, too!

While Artem is a seasoned pro with six seasons under his belt, Alan just recently made the transition from troupe dancer to pro last September. When we asked them if they could confirm their pro status for the upcoming all-athlete edition, both guys played coy. However, from what they teased, it sounds like they are already planning their schedules around the show's timeframe.

"They really like to keep things interesting," Alan said. "Keep us in the dark."

Added Artem, "Oh my goodness. I would love to say it, am I allowed? I don't know. I'm looking forward to it… just going to say that."

"But it's going to be really exciting," he continued. "I don't think we've ever done anything like it."

3. There will be 10 couples competing for the coveted mirrorball trophy.

Gleb told ET that he does not know who he will be partnered with just yet, but luckily, we'll find out the pairings very soon. Next Friday, the full list of athletes will be revealed on Good Morning America, along with who they'll be competing with. And we're happy to report that Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli will all be back as judges!

4. Eliminations will be quicker than usual…

Even though the competition will run for four weeks, Gleb revealed that everything is going to happen really fast. "What I think is going to happen, we're going to have two dances a week," he shared. "We have three weeks of rehearsals, four weeks of the show, and each week, we have two couples go home." "So, it'll be really intense," he added. "It’s gonna fly!"

5. ...And there will be lots of them.

"There's going to be lots of eliminations, that's what I'm going to tell you," Artem teased. "Which is not the funnest part of the show, unfortunately, but it's OK. We're used to that."

"Athletes notoriously do so well on the show, so I feel like it's going to be very competitive," he added. "I think everyone's really going to love it."

6. Alan purposely watched the PyeongChang Olympics in hopes of seeing some of the athletes on DWTS.

"I watched the Olympics this season, just because I was like, 'A lot of these people might be on the show,'" he explained. "[Snowboarder] Chloe Kim looks awesome, and she has a really good personality -- a really good energy, good spirit, so she'd be really cool. And any ice skater would be incredible. The Shibutanis [Alex and Maia] were amazing. That would be awesome."

He also admitted to ET that although he's not sure whether ABC has nailed down the final list of athletes who will be competing just yet, he has been keeping tabs on all the reports about who is rumored to be on the lineup. "I did see a lot of articles online with rumors of who might [be on it], and I like some of the rumors!" he confessed.

7. Witney, Artem and Gleb also have their sights set high on figure skaters.

Witney told ET that she'd specifically love to see Adam Rippon on the show (which we now know is happening!), and since she's originally from Utah, she also has her fingers crossed for Salt Lake City native Nathan Chen.

As for Artem and Gleb, they would be happy with any figure skater… as long as they are determined to win! "A figure skater would be awesome," Artem said, hypothetically, before news broke that Tonya Harding would be joining. "I'll tell you, whoever will get me that mirrorball trophy, how about that?"

"I would love to have as a partner someone who has done something connected to music. Probably a figure skater," Gleb added. "Someone young, someone with energy. And just someone really who wants to win. I need a mirrorball."

8. Witney and Artem would also love to see a basketball player.

During the show's 25th season, former Los Angeles Lakers star Derek Fisher was an early fan-favorite, and it's surprising that there haven't been that many professional basketball players on the show (he was only the fourth to compete). Which had us thinking, could this be the season we finally get another NBA star, or perhaps a WNBA athlete?

"Basketball players, they're great," Artem shared, with Witney saying that LeBron James is one of the top athletes on her dream team.

9. Britt has a "short-term goal” to follow in Alan's footsteps and transition from troupe to pro.

Seeing as it's a shorter season, many fans have been wondering if there will still be a troupe, so obviously, we went straight to one of the troupe dancers for info. Though she couldn't tell us much -- "stay tuned!" -- she says she is hoping there will still be a need for them.

At the same time, however, she admits it would be awesome to finally achieve pro status. "First of all, I would love to be a pro," she exclaimed to ET. "That is definitely a short-term goal of mine. You know, I don't know when it's going to happen, but I have my fingers crossed that it's going to happen very soon."

"I'm still the newest girl," she added. "But it's true, Alan made it happen. So, yeah. Hopefully soon."

Regardless, Britt said she is equally excited, and has her own list of athletes she'd love to see compete. Like Artem and Witney, she's totally down for a basketball player. "Stephen Curry," she dished. "He would be awesome. It would be so good, and then he could bring his wife and their kids.They're just the cutest family."

She said pro snowboarders Shaun White and Chloe Kim would round out the rest of her lineup, along with "a figure skater or gymnast, tennis star or soccer player."

Dancing With the Stars' all-athlete season premieres Monday, April 30 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. As we patiently wait to find out which other stars will officially be competing, watch the video below to hear what Adam Rippon had to say about joining the show when he stopped by ET's Los Angeles studio last month.