#sielustaja

[sielustaja]

I'm not dead! Hurray!

Sorry guys, I know it's been a LONG TIME. So much has happened during this accidental tumblr-break;

- I've been working as a librarian and I have loved it so fucking much!

- I moved to a nice apartment

- I have gotten so many plants help I have a problem

- I finally got my first ever tattoo

And some things have stayed the same; I still have awful mental health at times but trying to work on it.

If you remember me don't hesitate to interact or send me a message or anything. I'm more active on instagram so if you want my username there I will gladly give it ^^

Here's the lil guy on my shoulder:

[jackyjango]

Thanks a lot @sielustaja and @promise-at-dawn for tagging me! 😬

Rules: answer the questions and tag 9 people you want to know better/catch up with!

Three ships: cherik, lamen and tarlos

Last song: Rain on me

Last Movie: Cast Away (I hadn’t seen it till yesterday)

Currently watching: Nothing actually

Currently reading: A bunch of fanfics 🙈 (Don’t judge me man)

Currently craving: PIZZA or some spicy noodles

And because I can’t tag 9 people for the life in me, I’ll tag more than 9 people (if interested, of course): @ournextdoorneighbor @weethreequarter @feycien @capsgrantrogers @irelise @fatcatsarecats @gerec @hellfre @insertmeaningfulusername @fullmetalcarer @muddled-mayhem @mnemo-ink @akasanata @lamialee @fullmetalcarer @ikeracity @gerec and anyone else who wants to do it! 🙂

[insertmeaningfulusername]

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Confrontation it was, then. Charles sighed, punched in what he hoped would enable some actually useful defence mechanisms on his hoverchair’s control panel under his left hand and rounded the next corner.

If his legs weren’t already numb, the sight that awaited him would have probably sent him to his knees.

“I heard you came to foil my evil plans, Professor X,” the man on the bed in front of Charles purred. “How about you foil me instead?”

Charles swallowed, opened his mouth– and no words came out.

Erik Lehnsherr, Master of Magnetism, one of the most feared and hated and revered mutants on Earth, was laying there spread out on the sheets, with his cape (of an atrocious shade of magenta, if Charles might add) and helmet and not much more covering his idle form.

“Um,” Charles finally put his very intelligible thoughts into very intelligible words.

There was that utterly irritating, pain-in-the-arse, shut-up-and-come-over-here-and-kiss-me-senseless shark grin on those familiar lips again, and then Erik shifted his helmet – the only thing obscuring his crotch region from view – slightly and Charles almost had a heart attack right then and there.

RIP to this smutty Cherik WIP I’ll never finish 😔 

[akasanata]

26, 52, and 89?

thank youuuu! <3

26. What’s the most life-changing choice you’ve made so far?

Going to Japan to study. It was A Lot, both good and bad.

52. Do you justify all your beliefs or have you just inherited/absorbed some?

I try not to have anything I believe in just because that's how I was taught, but everything is a process, so I'm sure there are many things I haven't questioned yet.

89. If you lost all your memories, would you have the same personality?

I think so, at least broadly. There are many things I struggle with, and it's life experiences that help me go through them, so I'd probably have a lot more trouble doing them, but personality would probably be very similar. Maybe I'd be meaner, but hopefully would learn quickly to be kind.

ask me!

[widgenstain]

8, 20, 31 for the bookish asks!

8. is there a book that deserved a sequel but didn’t get one?

Oof, I honestly cannot say. I’m not the biggest reader of series and I kinda like one-ofs? Oh, maybe The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke? I loved the book as a child and while it has a good ending, I wouldn’t have minded reading more books in that verse? 

20. what author—dead or alive—would you want to meet and discuss (their) books with?

Ok, I’m going with Oscar Wilde here. Like every good tumblerina I was obsessed with him as a teen and I’d be just curious to know what the man behind the legend was like. And nowadays I see him critically enough not to be disappointed if he turned out to be a total douche. 

31. would you rather read a book with terrible writing but a good story OR a book with a terrible story but good writing?

Terrible story but good writing, since I believe that even the simplest story can be great, if told right. The telling is where the magic lies, baby!  :D 

[ahlanzhan]

Heipä hei! *heiluttaa* I hope you're surviving this hell! Tell me 5 things you've been obsessing over the last year. :D

Hei hei! 

I say I want to connect with people and then I don’t even reply when an ask is sent, hope you forgive me for being a couple of days late with this.... :D

But oh my god such a perfect question!! You’re giving me an actual permission to talk about my obsessions lol

Let’s do this chronologically!

1. The Untamed

The beginning of my danmei fandom path, and genuinely the first true obsession in years. I watched it last May when I was furloughed from work and staying with my parents because I couldn’t bear to stay in London during the first lockdown. I kept seeing people blogging about these beautiful Chinese fantasy boys and decided that was something brand new I just needed to watch. Little did I know I was about to embark into a serious new obsession. The rest is history and leads to...

2. Mandarin

I’ve been studying Mandarin Chinese since last summer, just using apps (HelloChinese is excellent!). I’m still not that great but I could order a cup of coffee in Chinese or ask where a park is so I’m not shit either, I must know a couple of hundred words, so yay! Also learning the characters is so relaxing, really tickles my brain in a particular way. I’d love to get to more fluent stage so I’ll keep on studying. 

3. Foraging mushrooms

You didn’t specify what the obsessions needed to be about so... I stayed in Finland for 7 months when the pandemic first started and during the autumn I spent all my freetime foraging mushrooms. No regrets. I hecking loved it. 

4. Houseplants

Girl needs a pandemic hobby, this is mine. I had to quarantine for 10 days after arriving back in London and I ordered 17 new plants during those then days. I haven’t stopped since. Send help. 

5. Word of Honor

Current obsession. Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh. 

Real talk, danmei/wuxia shows and books have introduced me to another culture, language and a bunch of wonderful new people. 12/10 would recommend to anyone, I am always happy to recruit. 

[theartbluebox]

For Friend's Day: Jojo with Elsa?

They are dancing! Happy Friend’s Day!

[varjojentuomio]

8, 13, 25?

Thanks, fam!

8. best book/book series of the year?

The Dispossessed is kinda my default answer. There were actually plenty of highlights this year, but that was such a positive surprise that it still sticks to mind.

13. best movie of the year?

Parasite, I guess? Didn't see that many movies this year for obvious reasons (Parasite did slap tho).

25. what’s one thing that you hope will continue next year?

My current writing streak lmaooo I'm selfish

[thesmartbluebox]

Pencil case, glitter pens, and crayons please? :3 (cat photosss)

Thank you very much! C:

pencil case: what’s your favorite mythical creature?

Uhh.. I have no absolute favourite, but I think griffins and hippogriffs are hecking cool?

glitter pens: if you could magically learn any obscure skill what would it be?

That’s not really obscure, but woodcarving would be cool.

crayons: do you have any pets? post a picture!

Well. Here’s some Misu pictures. 

Stationery Asks

[krakenbabypermitsit]

Tag 9 people you’d like to get to know/catch up with

I was tagged by @sielustaja​ thank you, long time no tag indeed 💙 ja kiitos, ei onneks kurjuutta kummempaa! Mikäs tässä gradua vältellessä ;D

3 ships: This probably means all time ships so best all time ships are Hannigram from Hannibal and SilverFlint from Black Sails. And also Theon/Robb from GoT/ASOIAF, of course. Also lately I’ve found a new ship that is reserving a lot of my emotional capacity. This summer I finally decided to give South Park a watch and I meant it to be a show I casually watch and do NOT grow too attached to but oh boy that plan did not work out AT ALL. I’ve watched almost all 23 seasons in less than three months, and Stan/Kyle ship has taken over me.

Last Song: One Direction’s Home. 10 year 1D anniversary was a while ago and due to that I’ve been listening to a lot of 1D.

Last Movie: Not exactly a movie but yes a movie: I watched the official live recording of the musical Hamilton! Man that was good.

Currently Reading: I always have more than one book on my “currently reading” list. Among these books is the 10th Wheel of Time book (10th of the Finnish series where each original book is split into two or three parts bc Finnish is a language of loooooong words), a book that’s supposed to help me write my master’s thesis and a book that’s supposed to tell me how to become an investor xd

Currently Watching: Well like I said I’ve watched South Park this summer and pretty much nothing else.

Currently consuming: I assume this means food/drink? Nothing special, only water.

Food I’m Craving Right Now: Hmmm I don’t think I'm craving anything right now? Except that for a couple of hours now I’ve been thinking about going to the fridge to fetch my pineapple soda but I haven’t done so anyway. But maybe I’ll go now xp

I’m tagging no one, sorry, but if anyone wants to do this, go ahead!

[capsgrantrogers]

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@thefasstasticvoyage @sielustaja Thank you so much for thinking of me! ilysm (っ◕‿◕)っ ♥       

[ximeria]

Fic announcement - Happily Ever After, my arse! by Ximeria and Sielustaja for the X-Men Big Bang 2018/19

TITLE: Happily Ever After, My Arse! AUTHOR: @ximeria ARTIST: @sielustaja / @sieldraws RELATIONSHIPS/CHARACTERS: Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier, Raven (Mystique), Sebastian Shaw, Tony Stark, Moira Mactaggert, Thor RATING: Teen and up WORDCOUNT:  20,666 MAIN TAGS: Alternate Universe - Fairy Tale, Alternate Universe - Still Have Powers, Humor, Crack, Dragons, monsters under the bed, Happily Ever After, Heroes and Villains WARNINGS: No archive warnings apply SUMMARY: Fairy Land has had a nice, long run of the show Happily Ever After, but with it gearing up to its 13th season, the previous two years' dwindling viewer numbers mean this might be the last one.

The premise has always been a selection of contestants competing for a happily ever after. No one has ever considered adding a clause specifying that villains can't participate. So what happens when the Master of Magnetism decides to join in on the 'fun'?

The show might turn out to be a total disaster — or a total success if the show’s suffering host, Charles Xavier, manages to come to terms with several things, the pressing one among them being his budding attraction to this impossible man. Not that his co-host, Raven, makes it easy for Charles to stay in denial when she’s in charge of dressing up the contestants.

LINK TO STORY: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20793728 LINK TO ART: https://sieldraws.tumblr.com/post/188170172911/x-men-big-bang-happily-ever-after-my-arse

Written for the @xmenbang 2018/19

[jackyjango]

Are you celebrating anything this holiday season and how? I'm having a small Christmas get-together with my parents and sister.

Oh, that’s sounds cosy! I hope you have a lovely time at Christmas with your family! 💕

Ah, no. I don’t celebrate Hanukkah or Christmas & I’m not huge on New Years, so not really. But that’s not too bad I guess, our festivities got over in October, and I did have a fun time then. 🙂

Thank you so much for the ask! 😬

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[insertmeaningfulusername]

5, 13, 18? :D

Okay I’m late but here we go 😂 Unfortunately, tumblr’s tag search won’t let me find the ask template anymore and I only remember what the first number meant, so you’re getting my top song(s) of the year (: (you know just as well as I how difficult it is to choose, hence the plural s xD) 

Well, two months ago or so I found Bright Eyes by Art Garfunkel and it’s low-key stolen my heart (and broken it, too). In spring I remember I listened a lot to De mon âme à ton âme by KOMPROMAT and Adele Haenel, and though it’s an instrumental piece, Lone Pigeon’s Aeolian Arietta will remain one of my faves forever. 

[akasanata]

Nausicäa, Only Yesterday, Ponyo, and Studio Ghibli?

Thank you!!

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: What type of apocalypse do you think you would have the best chance of surviving?

None xD I’d be either one of the first to go, or I’d die slowly from hunger.

Only Yesterday: Favourite childhood memory?

I don’t know if I have a favorite one, but one that came to my mind is playing Dead man's buff with my siblings and cousin and my brother falling TWICE into a little inflatable pool.

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea: Favourite fairytale?

As a child I had an almost morbid fascination with the original version of Aladdin, but it’s been years since I last read it.

Studio Ghibli: Top three Studio Ghibli movies?

3. Porco Rosso

2, My neighbor Totoro

1, Spirited Away

And special mention to Howl’s Moving Castle

✨Studio Ghibli Asks!✨

[widgenstain]

1, 8, and 21?

Hey siel! *mwah*

1 I’ve answered here, but the new job (and a silly Andrew Scott interview I took way too personally) has taught me a few things as well, mainly things concerning my (lack of) self-worth and why people like to keep me around their workplace. 

8. best book/book series of the year?

I’ve actually read a whole book series this year! I hardly ever do that, but I found the The Hunger Games trilogy on one of the free books shelves and decided to give it a try. I was surprised by how much I liked it! I think I’ve seen two of the movies before and just felt a bit too old for the hype, never mind my general super pretentious snob attitude towards YA (I’m joking, but am I really?) but I genuinely enjoyed the first two books. The third got a bit too schmaltzy for my likes, holy love-triangle-cliche batman, but I really liked the ending, how realistic it felt and how Katniss’ PTSD was addressed. 

21. what message would you give yourself at the beginning of the year?

Collect beautiful moments and memories instead of stressing about coping mechanisms. They are so much more important and they’ll be of much more use to you than your silly attempts at getting your life on track during a worldwide crisis. Also kick those two free-loading pieces of shit out now, no pity, they’re horrible people and neither deserve your patience nor help.