#thank you for the asks!

[occudo]

Patron saint of art I want to stick all over my wall

one of these is not like the others...

[erinwantstowrite]

About Asks

I just want everyone to know that I'm not ignoring anyone's asks! (Don't worry, no one brought this up to me, I just kept thinking about it.)

I get so so so many amazing asks, and I see them all. If you sent a lovely message about LoF and what it means to you, I saw it, and I keep it dear to me! If you sent an ask that hasn't been answered, it's likely because it could be a spoiler (major or minor) and I might go back to it later. Whatever the reason, please know that I see you and I really am grateful that so many of you love LoF <33

[juanabaloo]

I understand the S7 is the hottest Faith appeal but for me I gotta go for either the early Angel looks like she's dying Faith or the late Angel always getting beaten up Faith. They're all good though.

An embarrassment of riches, truly. There isn't a single era that's a miss. i def like your two choices.

guilty wet rat (affectionate) early ATS (S1, which is really just 2 eps) is WILD bc she really does look like she's dying and she's hitting rock bottom and yet she's pulling off the smokey eye and looking hot. while it's not my favorite i appreciate it.

and yet we also have late ATS (S4, fighting The Beast and Angelus) where she's getting beaten up but she's got that older-and-wiser-and-somewhat-introspective vibe. not a bad choice at all anonymo!

i'll make my friendly case for S7 Faith in her 5 eps. part of the S7 hotness is her (few) interactions with Buffy. obvs we deserved more but what we do get is Faith being thoughtful and deferential. she gives off this resigned "i'll follow this girl to the end of the world and not complain" vibe. she almost dies (again) and ends up wounded in bed. (Buffy's bed!! with soft candlelight!)

i'm realizing i have not separated her appeal from the Fuffy of it all. so removing Buffy from the equation, i'm very partial to her one prison scene in ATS S4. a top tier look for me.

hmmm. a fun project could be making a Faith looks tier list. haha, free idea for anyone, but i'll add it to my to do list. (Here's the Tier Maker Buffy results, nothing came up for Faith.)

[cloudkurokuroz]

Fav animal?

Aaaa- kinda Hard to choose from but probably….

Bambi<3

[ax1s-mod3l-014]

[springbreezes-and-peonies]

More asks for Peony: 🏳️‍🌈, 🪪, 🧸, 🍎

🏳️‍🌈-What is your OC’s sexual orientation? Peony is Pansexual! Girls are pretty! Boys are pretty! She is in love with everyone and everything and has a real zest for life in general and will feel attraction and love regardless of gender!

‘She loves boys

She loves girls too

And just to add

She loves you too!��

🪪-Does your OC go by a nickname? If they do, what is their full name? A few ppl on the discord call her Peo and she likes this. She is Sweetpea as her main pet name with Taranza amongst a few others but she is chiefly Peony, in formal settings Queen Peony though the formality isn’t that important to her.

🧸-If your OC had any merchandise themed around them, what would it be? A marketable plushie would be great along with an eyeshadow and blush palette lol and flower pots/planters!

🍎-What are some foods your OC enjoys eating? Peony eats fruits and veggies chiefly. She loves plant nectar and honey, her favorite food is honey and raspberry jam toast.

[babygirlwolverine]

And what is your least favorite thing about Cas? 😉

that he isn’t my best friend

*cough*

probably that he’s impulsive and does things without thinking them through (and I’m the same way and i drive myself crazy that I do things impulsively whoops), but that’s such a human trait for him to have that it’s actually in a roundabout way my least favorite and also one of my most favorite things about cas

[violinist-rachel]

RACHEL

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF UHHHH

I JUST WANTED TO SAY HI :D

Rachel smiles pleasantly and waves. "Hello there! How do you do?"

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Tagged: @tumblerors

[glorfindel-of-imladris]

15, 18, 30, 34 for Glorfindel/Erestor💜

(I love all your fic and art for my otp!!)

Thank you so much, anon! I'm glad you enjoy them. 🥹

15. Who's the first to cry during movies that don't seem sad?

Not only is Glorfindel the movie crier, he's just hands down the crier of the relationship.

18. What are they like when they're drunk? How do they act together? & when 1 is drunk, while the other one's sober?

Glorfindel is a talkative drunk and an even more open version of himself. Alcohol magnifies whatever state Glorfindel finds himself in, so you can either steer him to joy that he starts singing with the bards, or to despair until he's crying over his pint.

Erestor is a quiet drunk. He doesn't like getting drunk in the first place and gets even crankier, if that's even possible. He cannot believe he's allowed himself to be so careless as to get drunk lmao.

They tend to take care of each other when only one is drunk. Erestor can swat away anyone who bullies Glorfindel into the more outrageous dares (which he happily would have done). Conversely, Glorfindel would be the only one brave enough to pull Erestor out of the room when he's so drunk he starts reprimanding everybody.

When they're drunk together, they stick to each other and their conversations won't make any sense to anyone but themselves. People generally would just leave them to it, since somehow they keep one another in check even while drunk.

30. Pet names? Yes or no?

Glorfindel: Yes!

Erestor: Hard pass.

(Narrator: Erestor is a liar.)

34. How do they cheer the other one up during sad times?

Glorfindel stays with Erestor. It is rare that anything anyone says would change Erestor's mind, and he stews about things and is best left to do so. But company doesn't hurt, and it's good to be reminded that whatever happens, there is someone rooting for him and wishing for his happiness.

Glorfindel is a bright spirit, but when caught in despair, he can spiral. He thinks about the things he could have done differently and can drown in guilt and regret. But for him, words do have power, and Erestor has a way of pulling him back. Erestor’s light comes out best in times of crisis, because it is then that his practicality and impersonal perspective make him the most forgiving. We do not so much as fail as our abilities can only do so much in the face of a world that unfolds with no conscious sympathy. Erestor reminds Glorfindel of the important things, the great things amidst all the seemingly bad, and helps him sit with the reality of it all without putting blame on himself.

[pielove123clan]

17 and 25!

17. name 3 things that make you happy

My friends, passionate storytelling, and alive people

25. Favorite season?

Its either Autumn or Spring. Spring because of the flowers and plants and a lot of things being out and blooming. Autumn because everything is golden and it has all the cool foods and festivities like Halloween, pumpkins, apples, ect. The yin and yang of death and rebirth if you want to be poetic. I wanted to try so =p

[orions-bolt]

Kinky q's 10 and 11 please

10. Where did you last cum?

@fell-contract's 🍑 and lower back 🙈

11. Are you hornier in the morning or evening?

i'd say i am reliably horny in the morning but i think the evenings hit different (and better).

[ask-doctor-wombat]

NOSY ANON’S HERE AND READY TO ASK AWAY ONCE AGAIN!! 0 (don’t lie, little one), 3, 11 and 39 please!!

"Little one" - that's a new one. A bit too kind-sounding to really hit as a dig at my height. Go back to insult school. I know a guy who could teach you some things, but unfortunately he'd find this hilarious.

0. Height?

I don't know how many times I'll have to say this on this blog, but contrary to popular belief, I am a perfectly normal 5'10.

3. Do you smoke?

No. I've enjoyed a few blunts in my years, but never cigarettes. I'm a doctor and my dad died of lung cancer, I'm well aware of the dangers and I don't actually think emphysema sounds very pleasant. Also, it smells nasty.

11. Best friend?

Maybe Thirteen? I don't know if there's anyone really who I consider my best friend, and I'm positive that I'm not anyone's best friend.

39. Favorite ice cream flavor?

Anything fruity. Except strawberry, obviously. I'm also a fan of mint chip.

[crownleys]

Ooooo, 3, 12, and 20 for those edgy asks? if you want to!

What is your OC's fatal flaw? Are they aware of this flaw?

Answered here! Is your OC self-destructive? In what ways?

No, I wouldn't really say she's self destructive! Though if she is, it's via self-isolation. More unconscious self-sabotage than anything. Does your OC have a tendency to get jealous? If so, how does this manifest? She doesn't really get jealous! She can get a teensy bit competitive, but I wouldn't say jealous.

[juanabaloo]

Plot hole that bothers me: where was Faith in "Helpless"?

Oooh this is such a good one, thank you for asking it. Pretty sure others have talked about this before, here's my attempt:

This is post Amends but pre Bad Girls, so the Faith and Buffy friendship is going pretty good at this point. (Literally we've only had 5 Faith episodes by Helpless, and that's how quickly she and Buffy get to a good place.)

In Helpless Faith is purposefully sent away so she would not interfere with Buffy's birthday Test by Giles. (cruciamentum is an annoyingly long word) I don't think the Watcher's Council thinks much about Faith, if they do at all...

[related - this ask answered by coraniaid is great and includes Post taking Faith out of town for the test at Giles' request. also it gets into how hands off/disorganized The Council is.]

Anyways, Giles has heard Buffy talking about Faith and knows they patrol together. He also knows Faith spent Christmas Eve with Buffy and (mostly) Joyce. So he knows Faith would definitely not stand by while Buffy gets tested. So he sends her out on a silly mission, like gathering a weapon from LA or something like that. He does not tell her that the Test is coming up for Buffy.

More under the cut bc this got really long!

Giles wrongly assumes that Faith is aware that on her 18th birthday a Slayer gets this Test. This is because he wrongly assumes Faith has already been through this herself, bc she is already over 18. In my HC Faith IS over 18 she only seems younger sometimes bc she's emotionally immature. In my HC she is over 18 but she has not had the Test and has never even heard about it.

[if you HATE the idea of Faith being older than 18 by Helpless, then Giles thinks she is over 18 bc he snooped one day while she and Buffy were sparring in the library and he found her wallet and saw her fake ID**. This leads him to believe she is in fact 19 or 20 or 21. So in this slightly divergent timeline Faith is only 17 but she still won't ever have the Test bc she doesn't have a proper Watcher / they don't really care enough about Faith to give her the Test.]

[** MORE FAKE ID thoughts: It honestly makes the most sense that her fake ID would say she's 21 so she can buy liquor bc that's what *ahem* most people did back then. BUT also Faith would not have much trouble getting guys to buy her liquor so maybe she only needs her fake ID to prove she's over 18 so she can get a bank account. BUT it seems weird that she's THAT responsible and she's not just shoving her cash under her mattress...

FAKE ID CONTINUED: Other interesting theories for a fake ID to prove she's over 18 that aren't about liquor or opening a bank account: change her birth name (non cis Faith? she already changed her name TO Faith?? maybe she has her Mom's name and she hates her Mom so she changed it on the fake ID? all valid), get piercings/tattoo (although in the 90s it was very common for under 18s to have these), get a job (only believable if she wasn't already a Slayer), buy a car (maybe an aspirational goal), go parachuting (another goal?). ANYWAYS enough thoughts about fake ID Faith this is turning into a fic prompt with like 10 options...)

MORE AGE THOUGHTS: Sorry one more thing. It seems unlikely that Fatih would be sentenced (for murder 2) to 25 years to life in prison - not jail but prison - for murder without legally being 18. Well just researched that and sadly this isn't true. I thought maybe her going to prison was a point in favor of her being at least 18 by ATS 1x19 Sanctuary but perhaps not. It's unclear. There's a 2000 California Prop 21 that seems relevant, which passed in March 2000 and Sanctuary aired in May 2000. And ofc the carceral system sucks and makes mistakes and Faith might have lied about her age.]

Where were we? Giles thinks that Faith already passed her own Test and knows that Buffy will get one when she (Buffy) turns 18. This leads to some trickery by Giles, bc he wants to hide when Buffy's birthday is from Faith. He shares a fake birthday for Buffy with Faith in a very awkward conversation while they wait for the Scoobies to assemble one day in the library. (Repeating the I Robot You Jane continuity error from S1.)

Faith thinks it's weird bc it seems like Giles is telling her to buy Buffy a birthday gift - which is already weird in itself - - and bonus leads her to wondering if Buffy is telling Giles what gifts she wants Faith to buy her, like a girl might with her Dad Watcher about a boyfriend -- and it's even weirder bc Buffy's birthday is months away. Thankfully the Scoobies arrive, and Giles stops talking about it. But the lingering "queer vibes boyfriend gift buying vibes" nugget has now been planted in Faith's already pretty-gay-for-Buffy mind.

And since i HC Faith as over 18 by Helpless, Faith should have gotten her own Test back in Boston but Diana (her Watcher) did not administer it. Diana had plans to, or plans to somehow avoid giving it / giving Faith a cheat, but then Kakistos came and she became pre-occupied with surviving him. (She sadly did not, as we know.) (Bonus points for the very sad HC of Faith turning 18 on the same day that Diana dies. OR she could turn 18 on a bus by herself during her cross country trip to Sunnydale. Give that girl more angst!!)

Diana never told Faith about the Test so Faith doesn't have any idea Buffy is in danger, even when she learns that Buffy has her 18th birthday coming up. And how does she learn this, despite Giles's attempt to hide it?

When Willow mentions something about Buffy's birthday coming up! Faith is confused bc of the prev Giles birthday talk. Once Xander mentions something as well Faith knows that Giles was lying to her. (This adds to her mistrust of Giles / The Council, not that she needs it.)

Faith resigns herself to the idea that Buffy doesn't want her around for her birthday party, and that is why Giles came up with his awkward birthday talk / lie. (This also reinforces the idea that Giles is very close to Buffy, since he's telling birthday lies for Buffy.) Faith then leans headfirst into her Slayer duties leading up to the week of Helpless, bringing it up to Buffy multiple times so Buffy knows Faith isn't totally wounded annoyed about missing Buffy's birthday.

(I'm not sure how Faith gets to LA for the Giles-weapon-mission. If she drives herself it makes her ATS 1x18 Five by Five bus arrival kinda "look how far she has fallen." If she takes the bus it makes her ATS 1x18 Five by Five bus arrival kinda "oh she knew what to expect at the bus depot bc she'd been here before.")

In LA Faith learns some local stuff (what neighborhoods are dicey, where the fun clubs are) and does indeed find the weapon Giles has sent her to get. She returns after Helpless and is surprised when no one talks much about Buffy's birthday party. When she tries to chat with Buffy about it in a fun casual way - it's clear Buffy doesn't want to discuss it.

And what weapon does Faith bring back to Sunnydale? It's the sword she uses in The Zeppo's first scene! It turns out not to be as important as Giles predicted, but that fits with this plot hole filler.

Faith doesn't find out about Giles drugging her for the Test, bc Buffy is repressing it and no one else ever talks about it again. (I don't agree with the writers' decision about this really terrible thing Giles does, but this filler needs to match on both ends.) This also matches bc if Faith ever did find out about it she would be incensed to the point of shouting and at least shoving Giles, if not more. She def would not shut up about it to Buffy, even if Buffy asks her to not bring it up again. ("How can you trust him B? After what he did to you??")

Anyways, i hope you enjoyed this! It was a lot of fun. Thanks so much for the ask!

[calamity-aims]

🍓🍊

[fruit ask game]

🍓 What’s a fic you’ve written you feel is underrated?

Oooh this is a hard one because I feel like I get a lot of love! Maybe a once and future sun just because I liked the imagery, but I get why it didn't hit with the general public because it's 1) a oneshot and 2) weird.

🍊 Who’s a character you don’t write for that often, but keep meaning to write for more? (They’re so interesting! But maybe you have trouble pinning them down, or keep getting distracted by another blorbo…)

REX. OH MY GOD REX. I find Rex sosososososo hard to write for some reason?? Like I still haven't finished the last chapter of Unexplain the Unforgivable because Fox has to talk to Rex and I just. can't. do. it.

[falloutcoys]

16 + 24?

16. What is the most over-hyped book you read this year?

Will I get murdered if I say Camp Damascus? Like it was good! But it didn't feel that groundbreaking to me and I think that it being talked up like it was left me disappointed where it could've just been a pretty good read otherwise.

24. Did you DNF anything? Why?

Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow. The pacing was just hard for me honestly. I think maybe reading it electronically didn't help since it's free verse, if that makes sense? I feel like with poetry typesetting can be super important and with epubs there is no control over things like line and page breaks.

end-of-year book asks