30, She/her. Used to be DreamingPagan a long time back. Multi-fandom, mostly Black Sails these days but with a lot of Tolkien and funny things interspersed. Complete language and history nerd - be warned. I write fic and occasionally I talk about ships.
aww, thank you friend! and thank you particularly for copy/pasting the questions – clearly you understand what “brain going fzzt” means!
Amortentia: Talk about 3 things you love: I just – really love Tolkien’s works, you know? I remember seeing and reading The Hobbit when I was about 12 or so and just falling in love completely and that never went away. There’s just something about that world that feels right and good and that I just understand better on some level than the one I live in. idk – I think 12-year-old me heard the dwarves’ song and went “welp, guess I’m ruined then.”
I also love music. For someone who gets overstimmed from noise as easily as I do, that’s kind of odd, but it’s true – I’m an absolute snob about harpsichord vs the wrong kind of piano music (Schubert, I’m looking at you, pal). Generally I’m really just all about instruments from before the mid-18th century or so – which of course makes my love for Black Sails all the more fierce because hurdy. fucking. GURDY.
A year ago I probably would have said that I love books and to some degree it’s still true, but honestly I’m starting to wonder if I love books or if I was just a spectacularly lonely child looking for something to cling to and landed on it in the form of books and their worlds full of people I could pretend to be who weren’t lonely or ignored, so… yeah, there’s that. Um – I love pizza? Kind of a lot. Kind of probably too much but man – cheese on bread with delicious tomato sauce in between. With mushrooms. That. Delicious.
Babbling Beverage: what kind of person are you when you’re drunk/hyped up on caffeine? Well, I’ve never actually been drunk. I’ve most definitely been hyped up on caffeine though and I can say categorically that the more caffeine I have, the less friendly I become, probably because that much caffeine tends to go with lack of sleep. I also develop a nice eyelid twitch. I genuinely have no idea what I’m like under normal circumstances having chosen actively to consume too much alcohol or caffeine – although the one time I did get possibly a little tipsy while on vacation recently, it was kind of a gigglefest
Cure for Boils: Write about three pet peeves – oh woof. Um – I live in the US, so there’s… so much opportunity for people to be annoying in little, stupid ways here. Particularly though, I really hate being asked “why are you so quiet? Are you ok?” Yes, I’m ok. No, I don’t feel the need to talk all the time. It’s an irritating question for any introvert. For some reason I hate people leaving the dishwasher door open, and I get kind of peeved when people pile laundry up outside the hamper instead of putting it in, but only if it’s going to block a path to another room.
Invigoration Draught: how do you wake up in the mornings? – I used to answer this with “badly, with a great deal of grumbling.” I’m getting a lot more sleep these days though, so now the answer is “in stages, with a great deal of rolling over and going back to sleep involved.” Really, though, I usually turn my lamp on, get my chromebook, and scroll tumblr until I’m ready to face leaving my bed.
Wolfsbane: What’s the biggest change you’ve experienced in the past year? This has been a year full of nothing but change for me. In the past year, I’ve changed jobs, I’ve changed towns I work in, I’ve met someone I now consider nothing less than a sister, and I’ve plucked up the courage to go on international travels on my own. it’s funny what happens when you get to the age of 29 and realize that you’ve been miserable for ages and things need to change.
I play this game with my pets where I put a toy somewhere the cat can fit but that’s out of my dog’s reach and she has to try and get it with the cat being the gatekeeper
Amortentia: Talk about 3 things you love. Ageing Potion: imagine yourself 50-60 years from now. how would you like a typical day to go? where do you see yourself? Alihotsy Draught: name and write about a few topics you’re really passionate about. Antidote to Veritaserum: what is the biggest/most memorable lie you’ve told? Babbling Beverage: what kind of person are you when you’re drunk/hyped up on caffeine? Barufflo’s Brain Elixir: if you could master one skill instantly, what would it be? Bloodroot Potion: describe a time you felt heartbroken. Bruise removal paste: after you were heartbroken, what healed you? Burn healing paste: are you cautious or are you impulsive? Calming Draught: what do you do on a rainy day? Caxambu Style Borborygmus Potion: what’s your favorite food? Confusing Concoction: What do you struggle most with? Cough Potion: What do you do to get better when you’re sick? Cure for Boils: Write about three pet peeves. Death potion: If you were told you were going to die in 24 hours, what would you do? Deflating draught: Would you call yourself arrogant/modest? Developing Solution: What’s the best photo you’ve taken? Which one’s your favorite? Dogbreath Potion: What superpower would you have and why? Doxycide: are you more clean or messy? Dr. Ubbly’s Oblivious Unction: are you critical of yourself? if you are, how do you want to work on it? Draught of Living Death: How would you like your funeral to go? Draught of Peace: What relaxes you? Drink of Despair: What’s your biggest regret? Drowsiness Draught: What’s your bedtime routine? Elixir of life: Would you rather live five ok/mediocre years or one incredible year? Elixir to Induce Euphoria: What makes you feel alive? Essence of Dittany: what’s the worst scar you currently have? Exploding Potion: Do you like fireworks? Fatiguing Infusion: Describe a recent/memorable dream. Felix Felicis: Do you believe in luck? Flesh-Eating Slug Repellent: How do you keep bad thoughts away? Forgetfulness Potion: What is your favorite memory? Fungiface Potion: What’s the greatest prank you’ve pulled? Gregory’s Unctuous Unction: Describe your best friend(s). Hair-Raising Potion: What scares you? Hate potion: If you had to name your worst trait, what would it be? Herbicide Potion: do you have a green thumb? Hiccoughing Solution: what’s the funniest thing that’s happened to you? Invigoration Draught: how do you wake up in the mornings? Invisibility Potion: What you do if you were invisible for a day? Jawbind Potion: Are you talkative? What do you like to talk about? Laugh-Inducing Potion: Tell a funny story. Mandrake Restorative Draught: How long can you stand still? Manegro Potion: How do you like to cut your hair? Mopsus Potion: What do you want to be doing 5 years from now? Muffling Draught: Favorite genre of music? Oculus Potion: would you rather see the distant past or the distant future? Pepperup Potion: what makes you feel alive? Polyjuice Potion: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Quodpot Solution: What’s your opinion on sports (are you a fan of any specific teams/sport)? Rat Tonic: Do you have any pets? Shrinking Solution: How tall are you? Do you like your height (why/why not)? Skele-Gro: What helps you feel better? Sleakeazy’s Hair Potion: Describe yourself in 6 words or less. Veritaserum: What is one truth you’ve wanted to get off your chest? Volubilis Potion: Can you/do you like to sing? Wideye Potion: What time do you usually go to bed? Wolfsbane: What’s the biggest change you’ve experienced in the past year?
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