On Repeat

rules: shuffle your On Repeat playlist and list the first five songs in a poll, then have your followers choose their favorite.

Tagged by @honeybee-bard, thank you! Tagging back @locallegume, @arcandoria, @electricshoebox, @nyx-knox, @tragedybunny, @marlowethebard, @amoremagnificentbastard and @pursuitseternal 💜 No pressure to share if you don't wanna!

What will you steal from my room?

This is so fun, thanks for the tag @calico-heart! Currently in my office at home so we'll use this room! What are you all snagging?

*This one was a gift from the incredibly kind and talented @electricshoebox 💜 Tagging in turn if you want to do this: @electricshoebox, @tragedybunny, @elinorbard, @nomamonster,

@nyx-knox, @honeybee-bard, @amoremagnificentbastard, and @pinkberrytea 💜

Get to know me meme

Tagged by the ever lovely @electricshoebox💜

Three ships

Astarion/Tav (or Durge)

I am an enjoyer of all shades of Astarion and there's so many angles to take these ships, especially post game. He's such a juicy and layered character and I love exploring all those angles and how he interacts with a character like Durge, or similar, who has their own darkness to reckon with and needs support, too. Currently writing fics for both spawn and ascended Astarion and I don't see myself quitting the brainrot anytime soon.

MacCready/Sole Survivor (+Deacon!)

The first ship that I truly wrote fic for. I wouldn't be the same as a person or a writer without these characters. It sometimes amazes me how little romance there actually is in these games, but the characters and dynamics alone were just begging to be explored and sprouted so, so much fic out of me. "I never really thought of us that way" my ass. 🤭

Solas x Lavellan

God I can't believe it's been 10 years of this 😆 But as a tragedy enjoyer, the poeticism of this ship was just too perfect to resist. Getting back on my bs in time for the new game to (finally!) come out!

First ship

Oh gosh, probably something like Graystripe x Silverstream from Warrior Cats!

Last song

Last movie

Deadpool 3! It was a fun time!

Currently Reading

Aside from playing catch up on some fics I've been following for a long time...

I absolutely guzzled down By Proxy by @alcetryx in one sitting last night and I'm so feral about it. I have to properly keysmash in their comment box still but I gotta wait until I have some free time because thumb typing is insufficient and I have so much to say about this fic. Incredible slow burn post game with A!A and Tav all wound up in some juicy political intrigue. Their dynamic is so sweet and sexy and the pining and self denial is on a nuclear level.

Next up for new fics on my TBR list are @vixstarria's Bloodbang Chronicles and No Good Deeds by Garnett (who is a discord friend but I don't think they're on Tumblr!)

Currently watching

Currently in between shows/nothing atm, but looking forward to Vox Machina season 3!

Tagging in turn @coffeeebomb, @astarionancuntnin, @nyx-knox, @sniickerdoodles, @locallegume,

@marlowethebard , @brain-rot-central , @scrytpe , and @elinorbard if you'd like to do this 💜

Q&A

Thank you @honeybee-bard for the tag 💜

Favorite Color: Purple or blue

Last Song: Burn the House Down - AJR

Currently Reading: SO MUCH FANFIC. The most recent of which was the lovely, angsty-tender-steamy-sexy A!A x Consort fic, Vanitas by the incredibly talented @pinkberrytea 💜

Currently Watching: Spy x Family

Currently Craving: Cinnabon 😢

Coffee or Tea: Black coffee!!

I’m tagging @shinyredgloss, @pinkberrytea, @locallegume, and @calico-heart if you feel like doing this to!

Unsolicited Lore Dump

Thanks to the wonderful @paganwitchisis and @pinkberrytea for the tags! This is such a fun get-to-know you game!

Do you make your bed? No and I have no shame about it because I honestly don't really see the point. I straighten the covers at night before getting in.

Favorite number? Numbers greater than 10 with 2 in it! 12, 22, 32, etc.

What's your job? I work in HR, but not in hiring/firing/performance management. I do benefits administration, specifically for a closed pension plan. This means I work with a lot of retirees and older folks. I also work on transitioning active employees into retirement, benefits for beneficiaries when someone passes away, and setting up benefits splits resulting from divorces.

If you could go back to school would you? Not full time, no. I am too burnt out to flourish in that environment. I did 18 credits + two jobs my last three or so semesters of undergrad and that fried me something awful even this far removed from it. BUT, if I could cut my work schedule in half (without a drop in income) and take 1-2 classes at a time, I certainly would. I'd like to take foreign language classes, and I've always really love social sciences courses. I have a minor in poli sci that could be cool to turn into a complete degree/major.

Can you parallel park? Decently, yes. I could with my old compact car, but I'm much better now that I have a back-up cam.

Do you think aliens are real? Yes in the sense in that the universe is vast and it seems highly unlikely we're the only life forms in it. But I don't think it's anything like movies or video games might make it out to be. I think it's also possible that lifeforms used to exist elsewhere or will someday exist elsewhere but have either gone extinct or haven't yet emerged.

Can you drive a manual car? Nope, and I don't really have interest in learning.

What's your guilty pleasure? I'm working hard to have less and less guilt about any pleasures I have. But I suppose I'd say fanfic and hyperfixating on video game characters in general. Beyond just enjoying the game itself; really deep diving and getting sucked into a character or character(s) and running through rabbit holes imagining them in all sorts of scenarios, AUs, etc.

Tattoos? Yes! I have carpe diem on one foot, and a celtic triple spiral on another, gotten at age 18 and 19 respectively. I want to get a dragon someday, and have toyed with the idea of getting a 'sister' tattoo with it of willowherb (said to be the first sort of plant that comes back after a forest fire). I've also toyed with the idea of the dragon in more of a resting position, breathing to life a little campfire.

Favorite color? Purple or blue. I also like winey colors (reds and purples)

Favorite types of music? My music taste is incredibly eclectic, but I'd broadly say pop rock or pop punk.

Do you like puzzles? Sort of! I like ones that are hard enough to make me feel smart. I get easily frustrated by things I can't figure out somewhat quickly, though. I enjoy sudoku.

Any phobias? I struggle with bugs, though I've gotten marginally better over time and can handle small spiders on my own, now. Due to a real, real rough apartment experience, I generally freak out about mice as well. I can keep my cool if they're in an enclosure like in a pet store, though I don't like looking at them there, either. I also have a recurring dream about accidentally driving off a cliff and so I get super tense and nervous driving on bridges.

Favorite childhood sport? Swimming.

Do you talk to yourself? In the car, or if I'm alone for a longer period of time. I work from home on Mondays/Fridays and find myself doing it more often those days.

What movies do you adore? Oh gosh, I honestly don't often rewatch movies, I'd generally prefer to watch something new instead. But uh, the LotR trilogy is pretty precious to me. Dune 2 was great! I liked Get Out and Nope. I remember liking Dr. Sleep a lot, too, but I only watched it once and it's sort of a blur in my memory. Recently watched Saving Private Ryan for the first time and it kind of fucked me up. I'm pretty eclectic in what I like with movies.

Coffee or tea? Black coffee. Death before decaf.

First thing you wanted to be growing up? I think maybe an author. Also a fairy godmother for a long time. I still kinda wanna be both.

No pressure tags!: @electricshoebox, @halkuonn, @snowfolly, @tragedybunny, @tallymonster,

@scrytpe, and @mutualcombat <3

WIP Name Tag Game

Tagged by the lovely @paganwitchisis and wonderful @tragedybunny. Thank you both!

Rules: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! Then, tag as many people as you have WIPs.

I think that's all of them but lately they've been multiplying by the minute 😶

Tagging @carooosa, @bellasmumblingsandmusings, @shinyredgloss, @elinorbard, @lipstickghoulie,

@locallegume , @vixstarria , and @wilteddreamsofbaldursgate if you wanna do this, too! No worries if not :)

BG3 Romance Picrew Game

Rules: Show me your Tav/Durge and their BG3 romance, then give me their song. Tag some friends to share too!

Tagged by the wonderful @vspin, @tragedybunny, and @astarionancuntnin. Thank you lovelies!!! 💜

(Made using this picrew)

Astarion & Naomi 🥰

(one of) Their (many) song(s):

Tagging @locallegume, @pinkberrytea, @elinorbard, @coreene, @kaeoticneutral, @phaseeternal , @amoremagnificentbastard , @mudraptor , @wilteddreamsofbaldursgate , @blackjackkent , @ladymdc , @aevallare and whoever else would like to do this!

URL Music Game

Tagged by the lovely @astarionancuntnin 💜

Tagging forward @thewickedkat, @electricshoebox, @persephotea, @mj-bites, @thegalaxysedge22, and @fablewritesnonsense if you feel like doing this! No worries if not!💜

(Idk what the actual rules are but it seems like just pick a song for each letter of your URL? We'll go with that! I just typed in the letter to my liked songs on Spotify and scrolled until I found one I liked that started with it.)

(Spotify only allows for 10 song links per post, so I just put a YT link for the last one)

B: Bleed American - Jimmy Eat World

A: Another Place - Bastille

R: Raphael's Final Act - Borislav Slavov

D: Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes - Fall Out Boy

I: I Caught Fire - The Used

C: Champagne Shit - Janelle Monáe

I: I'm Coming - Tove Lo

N: Nola 1 - PVRIS

S: Stripped - Depeche Mode

P: Perfect Symmetry - Keane

O: Once Upon a December - Christy Altomare

Get to know me meme

tagged by @electricshoebox <3 <3

LAST SONG: "Demons" by Hayley Kiyoko

FAVORITE COLOR: Purple or cerulean sorts of blues

CURRENTLY WATCHING: I'm in between shows atm. Eagerly waiting for Invincible Season 2 to start up again👀

LAST MOVIE/TV SHOW: Just finished both Midnight Mass and Blue Eye Samurai, currently in a good show hangover.

SPICY/SAVORY/SWEET: A mix of savory or sweet, slightly favoring savory. My spice tolerance is minimal.

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married. (Partner and I got hitched this past November in a microwedding on our 10-year anniversary).

CURRENT OBSESSION: Baldur's Gate 3

LAST GOOGLE SEARCH: 'cerulean' 'cause I was trying to confirm that shade of blue I like, haha.

Tagging in turn (no pressure): @cassieuncaged, @aevallare, @fablewritesnonsense, @ladyofthecreed, @another-leaking-blood-bag, @vspin, @bleumanouche, @fauxdoc, @userdogmeat, @thedomesticanthropologist and whoever else would like to <3 (But really though, new fandom is big and I'd love to get to know more folks <3)

OC as obscure references!

I was tagged by the lovely @aevallare! Thank you so much! <3

(the boy is peekin in the back 👀)

name: Naomi Tavriel

animal: raven

colours: maroon, cobalt blue (love me that gorgeous maroon dye on her yaun-ti scale mail, swoon)

month: April

songs:

Meet me in the Woods - Lord Huron

Control - Halsey

Dance in the Graveyards - Delta Rae

number: 13

plants: foxglove, moonflowers

smells: lavender, lemon, vetiver

gemstone: tanzanite

time of day: midnight

season: spring

places: bustling city streets, a hot spring in the underdark

food: lemon cakes, raspberries, pineapple

drinks: sangria, sprite

element: water

astrological sign: saggitarius

seasonings: lemon, thyme, nutmeg

sky: starry

weather: warm but not humid, with a cool tickling breeze

magical powers: music that touches the soul (and casts fuckery like vicious mockery), silver linings of a curse she's mostly oblivious to

weapons: sword of screams (rapier), hellfire crossbow, a flute in a pinch but a fiddle is her preference

social media: a deactivated tumblr account with an intense philosophical post and/or a soul-rending poem that went viral and is still circulating

make up product: Smokey eye. Or, eyeliner sharp enough to pierce the hull of an imperial Fire Nation battleship, leaving thousands stranded at sea.

candy: airheads

method of long distance travel: horseback

art style: gothic

fear: loneliness, isolation

mythological creature: siren or harpy

piece of stationery: a tattered piece of parchment, yellowed with age

three emojis: 😏👻👿

celestial body: a nebula

Tagging @cassieuncaged, @fablewritesnonsense, @kharonion, @poetikat, @arcandoria, @amethystandwine, and whoever else would like to do this for whichever OC you desire <3 No worries if you'd rather not!

15 Questions

Tagged by @vault-heck. Thank you!! 

Tagging back if you want to (no pressure if you’d rather not): @electricshoebox, @some27-url, @persephotea, @wishing4nuclearwinter, @totally-not-deacon, @just-another-wasteland-merc, @alannabix88, @alder-berry, @mercurymiscellany, @thedreamwolf, @seduce-me-with-coffee, and whoever else would like to!

1. Are you named after anyone? Nope.

2. When was the last time you cried? I got a little teary on Saturday when we left home to play D&D at a friend’s house a few hours away. It was the first time we left our kitty cat home alone overnight in our new place and I was feeling a little sensitive about it. He was completely fine and he probably slept most of the time we were gone.

3. Do you have kids? No, but maybe, probably, having one someday.

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot? Me? Never. (Absolutely).

5. What sports do you play/have you played? When I was younger, swimming and cross country running. I don’t run at all anymore, it sort of fucked up my knees. I would love to get back into swimming again sometime in the near future. I semi-frequently do yoga at home, and would like to get into biking again. I’ve almost-nearly bought a bike several times over the past few years, but always found an excuse not to (mostly broken toes and long winters). I also have my scuba certification, if that counts, but the certification process was spread over two years (because of the broken toes) and I don’t feel qualified in the least, if I’m being honest.

6. What's the first thing you notice about other people? Their voice, if I hear them speaking. Otherwise, I guess...just, vibes? A gut reaction of however they make me feel based on what they’re saying/doing and especially how they’re saying/doing it. 

7. Eye color? Hazel, leaning heavily towards green.

8. Scary movies or happy endings? Both is good!

9. Any special talents? I think I’m a decent writer, and a somewhat insightful person/deep thinker. 

10. Where were you born? Midwest U.S.

11. What are your hobbies? Writing, video games, dungeons & dragons, reading (sporadically), dabbling in random artstuffs as the mood takes me, travelling to places I’ve never been, helping my cat live his best life.

12. Do you have any pets? My kitty cat, Leo, is about 8.5 years old (I cannot believe!!). We adopted him from a shelter when he was 5, and that was probably one of the best things that ever happened to me.

I grew up with a goldendoodle named Teddy, and I do love dogs, but I very much do not want to own a dog and owning a cat has reinforced that quite a bit for me, just due to the lifestyle changes/amount of work to take care of them elements.

‘Leo’ was the name my kitty’s prior owners gave him, and we didn’t have another name in mind, so we kept it. If we had ended up with a girl cat, we may have named/re-named her “Neset” and called her “Nessie” for short. Neset was a recurring villain in a D&D campaign I played in, and was also know as “the shadow of Egypt”. She was a monk/rogue multiclass who escaped our party probably five times on the brink of death before we eventually captured her.  I

13. How tall are you? 5′1″

14. Fave subject in school?  In college, I liked political science so much I ended up minoring in it sort of on accident, because I kept defaulting back to those courses while figuring out my actual major. In high school, probably psychology or language/literature.

15. Dream job? Not having to have one?

I think would enjoy being a writer, as a job, if and only if my financial wellbeing didn’t depend on it, and I was writing what I wanted/decided to write. That being said, some sort of story or narrative work. Maybe as an editor, or some sort of concept-person. I also really enjoyed anthropology, poli sci, and research in general in college, and if I wasn’t certain academia would ruin me mentally and financially, I might enjoy that, too. These are all dreams and don’t sound like real jobs one could have with the terms/conditions I’m describing.