#the duality of them is giving me an aneurysm

[tonydaddingham]

yeah im not surviving s2

[luckyricochet]

I want you to answer A-Z on the fandom asks so I can peer into your psyche 👀

Wow I love you. This actually took around three hours since I wanted to think about the answers. See them under the cut!

A - Ships that you currently like a lot. (They don’t have to be OTPs because not everyone has OTPs.) Friendships, pairings, threesomes, etc. are allowed.

From Hanyou no Yashahime — Sesshomaru and Rin

From The Mandalorian — The Mandomera’s been creeping up a little bit. 

B - A pairing–platonic, romantic or sexual–that you initially didn’t consider, but someone changed your mind.

Honestly can’t think of one. I’m very set in my ships. 

C - A ship you have never liked and probably never will.

From Naruto — SasuSaku. Sasuke was cute as a kid so I get Sakura having a crush on him then, but I think she would have gotten over it when he became a homicidal clown who abandoned the village and tried to kill her and her teammates multiple times.

D - A pairing you wish you liked but just can’t.

From Harry Potter — Ron x Hermione. I’ve always thought their personalities didn’t match and not in the good “opposites attract” kind of way.

E - Have you added anything cracky/hilarious to your fandom? If so, what?

I only know how to write angst, drama, and introspective musings so no. 

F - What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom?

Over fifteen years in the Harry Potter fandom, but I’ve had to separate that from JKR herself in the recent years. 

G - Have you ever had an OTP? If so, do you remember your first one? Who was in it?

“Have I ever had an OTP”? *laughs from shipping hell* 

From The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare — Nat and Kit were my first OTP. Read this book in fifth grade and was immediately loved them. Boy literally risks banishment from the colony to help prove she’s not a witch. 

H - What is your favorite source text for fandom stuff (e.g., TV shows, movies, books, anime, Western animation, etc.)?

I love visual media, so TV, anime, and film

I - Has Tumblr caused you to stop liking any fandoms, if so, which and why?

I’m not going to let tumblr dot com put me off of a particular show/book/etc. itself, but it has definitely made me think less of certain types of fans who are in a fandom. 

J - Name a fandom you didn’t think about until you saw it all over Tumblr. (You don’t have to care about it or follow it; it just has to be something that Tumblr made you aware of.)

The...period drama fandom? More widely, the history fandom. They both create some of the most beautiful edits celebrating history and I love it. 

K - What character has your favorite development arc/the best development arc?

 From Avatar: The Last Airbender — It’s gotta be Prince Zuko

L - Say something genuinely nice about a character who isn’t one of your faves. (Characters you’re neutral about are fair game, as are characters you merely dislike. Characters that you absolutely loathe with the fire of ten thousand suns are exempt, as there is no point in giving yourself an aneurysm over a character that you hate.)

From Harry Potter — I think Ginny is a Mary Sue but I loved when she stood up for herself in Half-Blood Prince when Ron was trying to slut-shame her. 

M - Name a character that you’d like to have for a friend.

From Parks and Recreation — Leslie Knope. Unending positive affirmations, thoughtfulness, and support!

N - Name three things you wish you saw more or in your main fandom (or a fandom of choice).

I don’t really have a main fandom but I haven’t mentioned Free! yet so let’s go with it for this one. 

1. Less Nitori because I can’t stand him.

2. More female characters! I get half the appeal is the boys, but I’d love to see a girls swim team in some capacity. 

3. More Haru and his family dynamics! Doesn’t have to be a ton, but I want to know what his relationship with his parents like, especially as an adult.

O - Choose a song at random. Which ship or character does it remind you of?

Salt and the Sea - The Lumineers. “From the destruction, out of the flame. You need a villain, give me a name.” Such an Odesta song. (Finnick x Annie from the Hunger Games)

P - Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas).

For The Mandalorian — A historical AU set in early 1900s New York City where Mando’s just some government agent sent to “report” on slum conditions to satisfy some housing law. He goes meaning to write up a generic report but then finds the orphaned Baby Yoda abandoned in one of the tenements. Shocked by the conditions of the slums, Mando goes from being an apathetic, middling-level bureaucrat to being an anonymous investigative journalist reporting on the corruption in the government that allows for the city’s most vulnerable citizens to live in squalor, leading the government on a search to find who within their ranks is exposing them. 

Q - A fandom you’ve abandoned and why.

Sherlock, because it just took so long for the third series to come out. I had moved on to other fandoms by the time it did. Still have fond memories of when I was active in it, though. 

R - Which friendship/platonic relationship is your favorite in fandom?

From Lord of the Rings — Aragorn and Legolas. This is played up a lot more in the films but I love it. 

S - Show us an example of your personal headcanon (prompts optional but encouraged)

For Lord of the Rings — Boromir definitely taught Faramir swordplay when they were little kids since their father didn’t want to. 

T - Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending?

From Hanyou no Yashahime — Rin made the first move. Sesshomaru would be way too clueless to even know how to go about it. 

U - Three favorite characters from three different fandoms, and why they’re your favorites.

From Pirates of the Caribbean — James Norrington: Commodore in the Royal Navy during the 18th century, must I explain any further? Cool, calm, and collected on the job while looking v good while he does it but a nervous wreck in front of the woman he fancies. Tell me that’s not straight out of Austen.

From Star Wars (OT) — Luke Skywalker: An unapologetically good person in a crapsack world, doing his best to bring light into the world. A classic hero archetype who grows out of his naïveté to become a cunning—but still benevolent—Jedi. 

From Prince of Tennis — Yukimura Seiichi: His duality is *chef’s kiss*. Super scary and in charge on the court, gentle sweet boy who loves art and culture off the court. He struggled for so long but was able to overcome it all through his hard work and willpower.

Bonus favorite, because I couldn’t resist...

From Band of Brothers — Doc Roe: He’s doing the MOST for his guys but he really just needs a hug. Plus he’s got the accent.

V - Which character do you relate to most?

From Little Women — Jo March, especially as portrayed by Saoirse Ronan in the 2019 adaptation. Writer, holds grudges, opinionated, stubborn, eschewed “girliness” in her youth but is more open to it and romanticism as an adult. 

W - A trope which you are virtually certain to hate in any fandom.

I’ve gotten to the point where even the hint of a love triangle tests my patience.

X - A trope which you are almost certain to love in any fandom.

It’s about the yearning: Longing Look

Also will definitely always ship the Brooding Boy and the Gentle Girl

Y - What are your secondhand fandoms (i.e., fandoms you aren’t in personally but are tangentially familiar with because your friends/people on your dash are in them)?

Anything in the MCU or general superhero content.

Z - Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go! (Prompts optional but encouraged.)

I love fandom so much. I’m sort of facetious about being obsessed with people who aren’t real on my other social media accounts, but in all seriousness, being able to escape the real world to get excited over characters and relationships that face their own struggles, triumphs, and emotions is such a gift. So often they speak so powerfully on the human experience—How can you read, or watch, any of Tolkien’s work and not be moved by what he has to say about humanity and the power of good? Even if the stories are fictional, the messages they impart about life aren’t, which is what I love so much about them.

[cactilads]

I was tagged by @lemoynebraider​ (jesus christ nika)

Tagging: @enchantingphillie and idk @thrivinghowell and basically anyone who wants to do this

Relationship status: still haven’t found my real best friend, partner in life, ACtuAL sOULmaTe but if anyone is down hmu

Top ships:  is phan a ship? idk and tyrelliot from mr robot 

Last song: oh my god the new song by lana del rey totally forgot what it was called

Last movie: oh i have no clue, i stopped watching movies as of late

This or that tag

Coffee or tea - (doing this will give me an aneurysm) tea because it’s chill and it’s nice and it doesn’t make me jumpy and anxious like coffee

Early bird or night owl - honestly both, sometimes i go to sleep at 3 am and i wake up at 7 am 

Chocolate or vanilla

Silver or gold - i have these big hoop gold earrings i love but i also have a silver piercing so idk both 

Pop or alternative- i can listen to spice girls, britney spears, hozier and cigarettes after sex in one day, i don’t give a fudge cake about genres

Freckles or dimples - fuck i love both and i’m incredibly jealous of people that have them

Snakes or sharks- both can go fuck themselves (not changing nika’s answer cause true)

Ivory or scarlet - honestly both have such different.. emotions behind them? i love how ivory captures innocence and cleanliness and scarlet captures passion and depth i guess

Flute or lyre

Butterfly or honey bees- love me some bee boyes but im scared of them because i sometimes mistake them for wasps :( 

Macarons or eclairs - anything with cream, feel free to enter my mouth thanks

Rooftop or balconies- heights are fuckin scary but fuck rooftops god, i reckon balconies are more romantic too in a sense 

Typewriter or handwritten letter- it takes ages but i love the aesthetic of a typewriter, handwritten letters are cute too tho although my handwriting is terribs

Spicy or mild - i’m too white for spicy food lmao next question

London or Paris - sorry eliz :( i have to go with London

Secret garden or secret library- oh my god both, i want to live out my romantic witch fantasy to the FULLEST

Potions or spells- both!!!!

Oceans or deserts

Vincent Van Gogh or Claude Monet- as an art student, it was very frustrating to see people flaunt their starry night socks and pretend they knew everything about Van Gogh but I do love his work, obviously I love Monet as well, both of them have such unique style and ugh i just love them

Denim or leather

Mermaid or siren

Masquerade ball or cocktail party- oh my god can you imagine a full on cinderella fantasy? YES. please.

Sun or moon

Herbs or flowers - herbs for tea, flowers to surround myself with them

Pearls or diamonds- diamonds are shiny and they glitter

Tattoos or piercings - i have a piercing (if you could call it that lmao) but i want a tattoo too

Eyes or lips

Witch or fairy 

Opera or ballet - i saw the Nutcracker and Romeo and Juliet (ballet version) live and it was a blessing, i do want to see opera too tho

Clam chowder or tomato soup

All black or pastel - duality of this woman (me)

Perfume or body wash - for some reason i keep forgetting perfumes exist

Mountains or fields - god fields make me anxious for some reason

Thunderstorms or lightning

Egyptian or Greek mythology- im a slut for greek mythology

Beauxbatons or durmstrang - what the hell are those things, i have no idea and im too lazy to google it so neither lmao (edit: its those harry potter things and tbh i dont care, wasnt it like gender based or some shit?)

Candles or fairy lights

Classic art or modern art - reckon i prefer modern art because it’s more daring and expressive but there wouldn’t be modern art without classic, so i enjoy me some Caravaggio from time to time 

Paintings or sculptures - both lads, art in any form is beautiful

Hot or iced - iced soup? hot soda? 

Glitter or matte

Scorpio or cancer - taurus, apparently i’m compatible with both but astrology is a lie

Silk or lace - i like them on panties :) but lace is fucking ugly and silk just feels weird on my skin as daywear

New York or Los Angeles - never been to either but i like snowy new york and not being dead from heat

this took longer than i expected but thank u nika for tagging me into this kdjfskgk

Get to know me tag

I was tagged by @bleudragonfire

Tagging: @cactilads and that’s all because I don’t have friends

Relationship status: sexy free and single, I’m ready to bingo

Top ships: Rhodeytony (mcu), Ineffable husbands (good omens), Charthur and Vandermatthews (RDR)

Last song: Dog days are over by Florence and the machine

Last movie: I have honestly no idea? Last thing I watched was Narcos but that’s tv series

This or that tag

Coffee or tea - I drink tea when I’m sick so if I drink it any other time, it just reminds me of that and makes me feel bleh

Early bird or night owl - I go to sleep late but wake up early because I love suffering

Chocolate or vanilla

Silver or gold - depends on what I’m wearing

Pop or alternative- honestly, I can listen to anything so I don’t think there’s any specif genre I prefer

Freckles or dimples - god, both are beautiful and I have like .. three freckles and one dimple when I do this weird ass creepy smile BUT ANYONE WITH THOSE CAN MARRY ME

Snakes or sharks- both can go fuck themselves

Ivory or scarlet

Flute or lyre

Butterfly or honey bees- bees and any black-yellow insects scare the shit out of me but I do my best to keep them alive when in my presence

Macarons or eclairs - never had eclairs but I googled them and they look good so 10/10 would try

Rooftop or balconies- heights scare me if I’m not secured so probably neither

Typewriter or handwritten letter- if I had a typewriter, I’d definitely use it a lot but there’s also something magical about handwritten letters even though my handwriting is awful

Spicy or mild - I cry when I eat something even remotely spicy.. wish I didn’t because spicy things taste good

London or Paris - London is my favourite city ever

Secret garden or secret library- if it’s like the garden at Florence Welch’s house then hell yeah but otherwise, library is good because less allergies

Potions or spells- both are good and important

Oceans or deserts

Vincent Van Gogh or Claude Monet- as an ex art student, there are many other artists I’d choose but you gotta work with what you have

Denim or leather

Mermaid or siren

Masquerade ball or cocktail party- neither because both would give me very bad anxiety

Sun or moon

Herbs or flowers - herbs for my potions, flowers for my witch cottage decor

Pearls or diamonds- but only minecraft diamonds

Tattoos or piercings

Eyes or lips

Witch or fairy - they’re both so Florence Welch and I love it

Opera or ballet

Clam chowder or tomato soup

All black or pastel - depends on my mood or what I feel like wearing

Perfume or body wash - most perfumes give me a headache

Mountains or fields - I go hiking pretty often

Thunderstorms or lightning

Egyptian or Greek mythology- neither 🤷‍♀️

Beauxbatons or durmstrang - if it’s what google told me, then I chose beauxes because they seemed more fancy (im still getting used to some things being called differently in English than in my mother language)

Candles or fairy lights

Classic art or modern art - I do think modern art is weird as fuck, but it has its magic (plus classic art was modern once so there were times when people felt the same way about it)

Paintings or sculptures - both!! some sculptures are just so amazing but as an ex art student, I appreciate both

Hot or iced - again, depends on what it is

Glitter or matte

Scorpio or cancer - gemini

Silk or lace - I hate both

New York or Los Angeles - never been to neither of those but I hate summer so fuck you la

Anyways, doing this on my phone gave me aneurysm so I’m glad it’s over