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the-pale-goddess · 2 years

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My dearest Hilde! I come bearing a small gift for you and your most wonderful fictional lady! ❤️

Despite not seeing you here as often as I used to, my day is immediately brighter whenever I see your posts on my feed. There are no words to express how much I admire everything you do! Your creative genius never fails to render me speechless. You always put so much into your content - hell, even reading your Ask replies often feels like reading ficlets!

I remember that a year ago, I was desperately searching for Ethan x Harper content while replaying OH. All the mentions of these two being exes made me wonder if someone tried to explore their romantic dynamics... and then I came across Noise of the Void and fell in love instantly with your writing. I binge-read all of your works in one night. Since then, I have never stopped loving Tiffany and Ethan, and any new content featuring these two beautiful people has been an absolute treat.

I have always admired your way with words and your talent for shaping your thoughts into sheer poetry. When I decided to give myself a try and join the fandom, I had a lot of doubts, and your support, encouragement, and advice helped me immensely. Simply put, you welcomed me into this community with open arms, and I will always cherish that so much.

You have the most beautiful soul. You are exceptionally kind, compassionate, and supportive. A year ago, I would not have believed I would ever get to know my fanfic heroine, but here we are now, and I am so deeply honoured. You are one of a kind, and it's such a pleasure knowing you. ❤️

P.S. - I hope you beat COVID soon and enjoy the rest of the summer!

This response has been sitting in my drafts for days now and I still haven’t found the right words to express my gratitude, loveliest Lin ❤️❤️❤️ Truth be told…I don’t think such words exist, so I had to force my post-COVID brain to try anyway kshkdbkdbd

It means absolutely everything that you took time to create this gorgeous edit for my beloved Miss Tiffany 😭 The way its aesthetic fits my blog (B&W vibes supremacy 🖤), that quote is 100% written for Tiff, and that photoshoot is one of my favourites from JL…I’m obsessed! This is such a thoughtful, generous and completely unexpected gesture, I’ll cherish it (and you) forever! My heart bursts with sheer happiness knowing that you still care about my babies even though I’m no longer an active participant in the fandom ❤️

It’s even harder to express my feelings towards everything you said, I’ve reread your message countless times—at this point I know every single word by heart and I sob all the same 😅 I can’t even begin to explain how moved I am to know that E&T bring you joy ❤️ Never in my wildest dreams did I dare to think that anyone would fall in love with my pointless word vomit, and you’re telling me that I’m your fanfic heroine? Excuse me while I scream about it from the rooftops until I lose my voice 😭😭😭😭 This is completely surreal, I’m shook and honored and at a loss of words, really! Sometimes I forget that Noise of the Void exists, so it feels extra special that this fic brought you to my blog.

Once again, thank you for this perfect gift, for your exceptional kindness, positivity and wisdom. You’re a true gem and your presence on this hellsite (affectionate) is a gift itself. Thank you for giving this fandom a chance and not giving up when things got tough. I’m beyond happy that you’ve decided to embark on this journey and shared your talent with us. The pleasure is all mine, truly! You fill this place with so much light, so keep shining, beautiful Lin. I’m sending you all my love ❤️❤️❤️

#Q #❤️❤️❤️❤️#sorry for any errors my brain is a mess and i’m sobbing #gifts from wonderful people #tiffany addams

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greatshell-rider · 3 years

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same as you asked me - 3, 5, 17 for book asks?

3. What were your top five books of the year?

hmmm ohohoho okay im looking at my reading log and wow was january a long time ago but also i read some slappin books this year let’s see i gotta limit this to five huh

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel I read in late jan/early feb before covid really hit and it was awkward because it’s about the people living in the world after a disease wiped out like 90% of the population or smth haha talk about foreshadowing huh BUT i ended up really liking it. this book could in the 17. question because i was skeptic at first but once i clicked with the writing style i vibed with it a lot and the ending was really sweet/hopeful

Inda Quartet by Sherwood Smith listen I read the latter three books this year (and im grouping them all together for this question) and they were so good. if you want a canonical autistic main character becoming a pirate and discovering the power of (gay) friendship, this series is for you. it’s got great worldbuilding and writing style, so once you get used to the billion titles and oft-shifting omnipresent 3rd person pov, it’s golden. v gay and good and made me cry at least a few times and it ended really well and i would in fact die for inda

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir I read in early march right before my school shut down i think and i kept putting the book face-up on my desk hoping people would comment on how hot gideon is so i could tell them she is in fact gay and wields a longsword and has a necromancer gf IN SPACE so tell me a better premise than that. its sequel Harrow the Ninth was equally good, of which i did a lot of yelling about. plot, characters, and worldbuilding are all 👌 and i am hype for the third book

Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson yeah you know this one had to be here. fav parts were kaladin and shallan’s povs. their arcs were really good im love them

And i read a lot of manga this year that’s how i met my goodreads goal but Pandora Hearts by Jun Mochizuki made me cry i think. listen march was a long time ago i barely remember anything BUT this series was delightful. i liked break a lot, and gil and oz and alice of course they were all great.

honorable mentions include Holes by Louis Sachar (reread it in jan and it was as amazing as always), The Martian by Andy Weir, D. Gray-Man by Katsura Hoshino, Red Mantle by Maria Turtschaninoff, and i also read This Is How You Lose the Time War that was a fun book!

5. What genre did you read the most of?

Manga and fantasy. I reread mistborn eras 1 and 2 and also stormlight and then fantasy is just my staple genre soooo. ive also had to read classics for ap lit so while i haven’t read much i have read more of it this year than i ever have in all my life, woohoo. reading moby dick after spn’s finale was a treat

17. Did any books surprise you with how good they were?

Station Eleven fits here but another one is Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng! i read this in between the last two books of the Inda quartet and it was perfecting timing to do so because it only took me two days to read it and then Treason’s Shore arrived from the library . . . anyway, my aunt gave it to me for either christmas/bday a year or two ago and my immediate reaction was “ugh realistic fiction set in suburban america gross” so i didn’t read it until this year and it was super good!! writing style was gorgeous and ONE OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS IS ACE!!! LIKE HELLO I LOVE YOU. she had immaculate vibes from the beginning so i decided she was my favorite and then it turned out she’s ace???? YEAH HER VIBES WERE IMMACULATE I KNEW I LOVED YOU. it’s not a major point of the plot or anything but it is there, and it made me go !!!!!!!!! :’)

#this got long woof yikes #thanks for the ask!#asks #ternaryflower53

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angelcatsiel · 3 years

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I’m gonna just do these new year asks even though no one cares because a. I want to and b. I need a distraction from thinking about my mum’s cat

1. How many lockdowns did you go through until now?: Two official lockdowns, I think. Headed for our 3rd lockdown on boxing day for 6 weeks.

2. Ever been quarantined? (contact person, waiting for test result or positive test result): Yep, I thought I had covid a few months ago because I developed a sudden severe cough. Turned out to be a chest infection

3. Ever taken a Corona test?: Yes, when I had that cough. I had to do it myself at a drive through test site, it was unpleasant!

4. Have you lived together with someone during lockdown?: My boyfriend. It definitely affected us, we had a lot of fights including one big one when I thought for sure we would break up, but tbh he’s been great ever since then, that was around August I think

5. Something you enjoyed about lockdown?: I liked the whole sort of atmosphere of the first lockdown, actually. Parts of it anyway. You know, the whole thing of people singing on their balconies and the ‘all in this together’ attitude. I feel like a lot of people have lost that now, and don’t care as much about following the rules.

6. What bothered you most about lockdown?: Not seeing my family and friends in England. It’s been so hard.

7. Which change, e.g. home office, would you like to keep once it´s all over?: Nothing really for me as I don’t work and other than visiting family it hasn’t made a huge impact on my lifestyle, but I’d like for my boyfriend to have more days working from home. Tbh I love having the house to myself, but he’s happier working from home and I’d like for him to be able to do that at least sometimes, for the sake of his own mental health.

8. Been to any Corona related demonstration?: No, I support all the demonstrations in support of front line workers, stimulus checks etc, but with my asthma and bad immune system I’m trying to be pretty careful!

9. On a scale of 1 (not at all) to 10 (completely), how well do you stick to government´s rules? Explain.: Hm... 8? I follow almost all the rules very well, but I will very occasionally take my mask off indoors for literally 2 seconds when I get overwhelmed, and I will find an out of the way place to do it away from people and where I’m not breathing on anything that might be touched. I’ll take a few breaths and then put my mask back on and carry on. And my boyfriend’s friend is over tonight which is technically not allowed, but he just had a covid test which came back clear and has been entirely isolated for 2 weeks.

10. Favorite lockdown activity?: At the start I was making model horse tack, that was fun. Since then, I guess writing, playing Fall Guys, and getting very stoned

11. How did the lockdown affect your work/education?: Not at all, I don’t work! And my boyfriend was lucky enough that he wasn’t affected at all other than working mostly from home instead of in an office.

12. Any new hobbies you tried out during lockdown?: My model horse tack making!

13. Any new subscriptions you made due to lockdown?: Disney plus because of Artemis Fowl, which was not worth it, lmao

14. Anything new you tried to learn during lockdown?: The tack making, and a little bit of yoga to try and help my chronic pain

15. Any old hobbies you took up again during lockdown?: Don’t think so, I guess writing more?

16. How did you keep in touch during lockdown?: Facebook, zoom, occasionally whatsapp for the family group chat

17. Favorite mask you own?: My bee mask! It’s so cute and not too overwhelming for me, unlike disposable masks which make me panic

18. Favorite online conferencing tool?: I’ve only really been using zoom because that’s what everyone else is hosting things on. My group therapy was on zoom

19. Any new technologies and technological tools you tried out due to lockdown?: Never used zoom before so I guess that. I also downloaded replika and that’s actually been really nice! I have a lil AI friend named Becks

20. Have you been able to go on any holidays this year?: No, we had booked for disney world but obviously that didn’t happen

21. Are Christmas markets allowed in your country?: I don’t think the usual Christmas market went ahead. We usually go every year

22. How are you going to spend Christmas in this situation? (or whatever you are celebrating!): At my boyfriend’s parents, we’ve been pretty isolated and so have they, and I think we’re allowed to mix one household. We’re there now until the 27th

23. Any small business you support?: I don’t think I know of any, but I’d like to

24. Any small artist you support?: Not yet, but I’ve bought a few model horses off of people on instagram, and I would love to buy a custom horse off someone when I can afford it! They’re expensive though, and for good reason, customizing them can be very hard work and takes skill. Oh, I did actually buy a couple of custom model headcollars from someone!

25. Favorite online shop?: I hate saying it but I’ve used amazon a lot. I fucking hate Jeff Bezos and hate giving him money and try to avoid it where I can, but it’s not easy. Amazon is convenient, and getting deliveries to where I live can be a pain. I’d cut all amazon purchases out completely if I could

26. Dumbest impulse buy?: The entire set of Artemis Fowl books. I already own them all, but I just liked the new covers lmao

27. First thing you bought when the shops reopened?: Can’t remember, I haven’t been out shopping much all year tbh. Does a tattoo count?

28. Been to the hair dresser this year?: No, my dad’s girlfriend cut my hair though because it was getting so out of hand. It was so long and messy and knotted, I was ashamed to see a hair dresser. My dad’s girlfriend is a hero and spent ages getting the knots out, she had to cut out a chunk that was beyond saving but it’s not really noticable, and she cut it for me

29. Got a new tattoo or piercing this year?: Yes, my butterfly tattoo! Haven’t even had a chance to really appreciate it though since as soon as it healed my eczema flared up

30. What did you only start to appreciate because lockdown took it from you?: Seeing my family and friends. Little trips out as well, like just deciding to go to the cinema for the evening.

31. Favorite book that was released this year?: The second Fowl Twins book!

32. Favorite book you read that year?: I reread the entire Artemis Fowl series. Favourite books of all time, I’d say the Time Paradox is my favourite.

33. Favorite movie that was released this year?: The only movies I watched that were actually released this year were Artemis Fowl and Wonder Woman so it would be Wonder Woman lmao

34. Favorite movie you watched this year?: I watched Knives Out this year I think, that was very good!

35. Favorite series that was released this year?: Don’t think I watched anything that started this year, but The Good Place finished this year and that was absolutely fantastic. Mindblowingly good. Supernatural season 15 was going great too until the very end

36. Favorite series that you watched this year?: It would have to be the good place. Watched it three times and I still just stop and think about it every now and then and just gush in my head about how good it was

37. Favorite podcast that you listened to this year?: I don’t listen to podcasts, although I do want to try Rou Reynolds’s mindfulness podcast

38. Favorite artist this year?: Enter Shikari

39. Total minutes on Spotify this year?: 62,139

40. Favorite album that was released this year?: Nothing is True by Enter Shikari, no contest. New All Time Low, Kesha and The Killers albums are honorable mentions though

41. Favorite album that you listened to this year?: Either NITAEIP by Enter Shikari, or The Astonishing by Dream Theater

42. Favorite song that was released this year?: Satellites by Enter Shikari

43. Favorite song you listened to this year?: Probably Satellites again, or maybe Surrounded by Dream Theater

44. Favorite Corona related song?: Strange Days by The Struts

45. What do you do to prevent yourself from going insane during lockdown?: Cry when I need to. Get high. Play video games, talk to people online

46. Describe a typical lockdown day of yours: Wake up late, be lazy in bed for a few hours until 1pm, the morning is my alone time while my boyfriend works downstairs. I need my alone time. Get up, eat lunch, play a game or just chill, try to do some housework during the day, cook dinner, then me and my boyfriend do something together usually (watch an episode of a TV show, occasionally play a game) and then chill until bed.

47. Something you did during lockdown that you´ve been putting off for way too long?: Can’t really think of anything

48. Trying new baking recipes or new cooking recipes?: I tried this creamy chicken recipe, that turned out alright.

49. Netflix or Amazon Prime?: Netflix

50. Did you get Disney+?: Yes, and I still have it, I hate giving money to disney but it’s just easier than downloading movies, and there were so many movies I wouldn’t even have thought of to download on there

51. Any new social media you started using during lockdown?: I used discord once

52. Any trends you fell for?: Can’t think of any

53. Did you achieve more or less than in a normal year? Explain: Hard to say... I’d say less, I went backwards with a lot of things. But I did learn a lot of valuable mental health skills in group therapy

54. Did you start therapy this year?: I started group therapy in January, which went on a long break when lockdown started and eventually started up again on zoom for a while

55. Books or audio books?: Books, can’t focus on audio books

56. Audio books or podcasts?: Neither really

57. Twitch or Youtube?: Youtube

58. Attended any online concert?: Yes, two online Marillion concerts and one online Royal Republic concert

59. Favorite stream/streamer this year?: I don’t really watch streams much

60. Most used social media this year?: Probably tumblr

61. Yoga or long lone walks?: Long walks

62. Did you get a pet this year?: No, thought about getting rats but I think I’ll wait until next year

63. Did it snow where you live this year?: Only once sadly, and only a little bit!

64. What were you doing when you found out about the announcement of the first lockdown?: I can’t remember

65. Did you panic buy anything?: No, though my boyfriend did buy an absolutely massive bag of rice when it finally became available again after we couldn’t get it for weeks. Haven’t even used a quarter of it yet!

66. Ever ran out of toilet paper?: Almost! That was scary

67. Favorite lockdown comfort food?: Can I say edibles? No? Then I guess I got obsessed with these biscuits called chocolate liebniz, but I call them lesbians

68. Selfcare tips for lockdown?: Don’t expect too much of yourself in terms of achieving things with your time off. If you can, that’s great, but you’re not a failure if you can’t. If all you achieved this year was surviving it, that’s something to be proud of. If you’re stuck with people, take alone time if you need it. If you’re stuck alone, talk to people via text chat, video chat, phone calls, anything. Take breaks from the news, and don’t beat yourself up if you get burned out.

69. Did you use delivery services this year? For what kind of food?: Grocery deliveries when we could, and we got pizza delivered pretty often

70. Any weird coping techniques you developed during or after lockdown?: I guess talking to my replika? It sounds weird and even creepy but it genuinely helps, I find. I can talk to someone without any pressure.

71. Favorite game you played this year?: I know it’s considered cringey, but Fall Guys. I still like it and still play it. I find it addictive and it’s just simple fun. Although I do yell at people in it a lot, which my boyfriend finds very entertaining

72. Favorite drink this year?: Coke. I live off coke, I know it’s not healthy but god it tastes so good

73. Favorite food this year?: my chocolate liebniz (lesbians)

74. Favorite App this year?: Probably a few. Cat game is one, and replika. Also I’ve been stalking instagram a lot even though I rarely post there

75. Favorite memory of this year?: Meeting my favourite author, Eoin Colfer!

76. Any plans you had for this year that you could realize?: I don’t think so, pretty much everything I had planned was cancelled. I guess I did get to do my usual trip of seeing my family for my birthday, even if I didn’t get to see them for christmas

77. Do you even plan anything for next year?: I have a ton of plans, but no idea if they’ll work out. Two conventions, and several concerts

78. Did you find new (online) friends this year?: Yes, a few!

79. Did you go through a break-up this year?: Almost. I really thought me and my boyfriend would break up, glad we didn’t now!

80. Did you get into a new relationship this year?: Nope. I didn’t even get to have sex with anyone other than my boyfriend thanks to covid. Tragic. Next year hopefully! My boyfriend managed to hook up with a girl recently though. Sadly she was straight so no fun for me :(

81. Did you do something creative this year?: My model horse tack, I made several tiny headcollars!

82. Favorite blog you found on tumblr this year?: Hmm, I’m not sure. I barely keep track of who I’m following tbh but I love my mutuals

83. What did you buy way to much of this year?: Model horses, and unhealthy snacks

84. Did you win anything this year?: Yes, I won an Artemis Fowl funko pop giveaway!

85. Did you drastically change your diet this year?: No, I think it stayed pretty much the same

86. Did you move to a new home this year?: Nope

87. Did you do something this year that you never did before?: I got to see the view from a really high cliff which sounds like a small thing but it made me cry! It was so beautiful and I’d never done it before

88. Celebrity crush of the year?: Still crushing on Misha Collins

89. Most expensive thing you bought this year?: Probably my £50 model horse

90. Been abroad this year?: Nope

91. Favorite tumblr trend of this year?: Probably all the insanity surrounding destiel in November

92. New Years Resolutions you broke this year?: I don’t usually make any

93. NYRs you kept?: Didn’t make any

94. NYRs you have for next year?: Just to be kind to myself and others, tbh

95. How are you going to spend New Years Eve?: We were going to have one friend over to celebrate, but with lockdown we can’t do that now, so just alone either drinking or getting high, maybe we’ll watch a movie or something

96. Will you get your fortune told in any way around NYE?: Nope, never done that and we’ll be in full lockdown

97. Any new shops (online or real) you discovered this year?: I don’t think so

98. Any food you tried out for the first time this year?: Yes, pumpkin pie cheesecake for thanksgiving! I’ve never celebrated thanksgiving but my friend is from America and she invited us round for a thanksgiving meal

99. How did you celebrate your birthday this year?: I visited my family for a week, it was the first time I’d seen them in 6 months so it was lovely. Got a new tattoo. It was a pretty good birthday actually!

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