#this was the very first one I made because she was my first muse 🕯️

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NEVE GALLUS | veiltober prompt day eight

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🐑, 🐔, 🐄, 🕯, 🍅, 🐝

These are for the cottagecore asks. Hope it makes you smile today.

Thank you so much for the ask! It made me smile indeed. c:

🐑 Sheep: What is a comfort item you own?

Oh gosh, I have so many... My favorite might be the black-velvet cloak with a satin purple lining. I deeply mourn that it's not Socially Acceptable to wear a cloak to an office job, because when it's cool enough outside, I would LOVE to! (When I worked at Chipotle, Pizza Hut, and PetSmart, I would wear my cloak to work! The people at Chipotle freaking LOVED it.)

Alas, I work in a building with government security and I work on a contract with a rather strict Dress Code. And also I don't trust the people downtown enough to walk around in a cloak...

🐔 Chicken: What is a comfort movie/show for you?

I'm hyperfixated and predictable. My comfort movie is Justice League vs. Teen Titans, and my comfort show is the 2003 Teen Titans series!

🐄 Cow: What is one other tumblr blog you really appreciate?

Oh gosh, just one? It's hard to choose just one... Any blog that belongs to my friends has HEAPS of appreciation! "Appreciate" in particular applies to my fellow RPers who patiently wait until I have the time, energy, and muse to Actually Write something-- even when it takes months! I'm so immensely grateful for their grace.

🕯️ Candle: What is something you can’t go to bed without?

Well, my antidepressant, for one thing... :P (It has Major Sleepiness side effects for the first couple hours after taking it, so it's best to take it before bedtime, and it's a Very Important part of my mental health regimen!)

But on a more fun note, I have this one specific blanket that my dad gave me when I was like... 13, 14 years old? (Gods, I'm realizing I've had this thing for half my life!) It's nothing special, a little brown thing from Walmart that only covers me shoulders-to-toes if I have it on a diagonal angle, with kind of a silky underside and a very thin top layer. But the fact that it's so thin and silky makes it easy for me to sleep under! I get overheated very easily, so a thin blanket that still has enough weight to be Comforting is great (and very hard to find!), and I'm Extremely Sensitive to Touch and Tactile Sensation, but it's a very nice smooth gentle Tactile Sensation, so it's really the ideal blanket for me.

It brings me so much comfort that I put a blanket inspired by it in my stories! (It's handmade by Srentha for Dove when she's Struggling^tm and needs lots of comfort, so she can wrap it around herself for comfort if he can't be there.)

🍅 Tomato: Have you ever gardened, and if so, what is your favorite thing to grow?

I have! I've always loved plants like small silent friends, helping my Nana in her garden as a kid, and when I moved in with my co-worker from the pet store she helped me garden things like cilantro and zebra flowers, and when I lived in the Metroparks I had SO many houseplants and potted herbs! Schefflera, snake plant, peace lily, lemon balm that my chinchillas absolutely demolished when I wasn't looking. (They ate the whole plant! It's safe for them, don't worry.) My very first houseplant was a Norfolk island pine. Unfortunately my houseplants and herbs got wiped out by aerial blight after I moved from the apartment, and it scared me away from plants for a little while because I blamed myself. I only Very Recently got enough forgiveness and courage to try again, and for now all I have is a small but rapidly-growing pothos.

My favorite thing to grow is DEFINITELY the lemon balm! It's in the mint family, so it's super hardy and a vigorous grower, it always has such a gentle and friendly energy, and it's good for absolutely Everything I use plants for, herbal healing and mysticism alike! It helps headaches, stomach upsets, it soothes mild pain, it helps soothe stress, it helps you fall asleep, and mystically it's great for protection, energizing, cleaning, and insight. Plus, it's one of the only Fresh Plants my chinchillas will actually eat. This is a big deal for Dusty, because he's EXTREMELY picky about fresh foods!

🐝 Bee: What is a video game that you find comforting?

Pokemon Pearl. ~<3 That was the game that initially inspired me to start writing Pokemon fanfics! I also have a lot of strong Happy Comfort Nostalgia for Pokemon Battle Revolution too, because I played it with all but one of my siblings!