Larissa

While is still winter💦, here are some of the pieces I did for the drarry zine @hdwickedwixen . I'm happy I could take part in such a fun project!💕

𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙗𝙡𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤

i never actually had a writeblr intro to begin with--i kind of just jumped straight into posting, so im making a writeblr intro now. better late than never i guess 😭😭

𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙚:

name: alex / sketch

pronouns: she/her

hobbies: drawing, writing, listening to music

obsessions: y2k, anime, kdramas, bl, webtoon, bilibili, skz, txt, zb1, brent faiyaz, drake, tyler the creator, steve lacy

hi, my name is alex, but you can also call me sketch (i really don't mind which). i've been writing and drawing ever since i was little, but i never found anyone to share with growing up, so i decided to start a tumblr account where i can post prompts and info about my wips.

𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜:

i tend to dabble in whatever genres interest me at the moment, which could range from historical to noir mystery, but i typically write sci-fi and fantasy with a hint a romance.

my current wips are 2083: Retribution and Lovers to Strangers. 2083 is a sci-fi dystopia with a romance side-plot and Lovers to Strangers is just a slice of life.

if you're interested, you can read more about them by clicking the link on my pinned post

𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙨:

my attention is worse than that of a child, so it's really hard for me to focus on anything for more than 30 minutes at a time. i also lose interest in things faster than the flash can run, so whatever interests me today might not tmrw. all this is to say that my blog will probably change pretty frequently.

i'm usually a chill person, and i'm always up for conversations, asks or tag games if you ever wanna talk or interested in getting to know me and my writing more. im a rlly awkward person, but right now i'm trying to make the effort to find new mutuals and interact more with the ones i have already. if you could recommend some other writeblrs i would rlly appreciate it :)))

“Love you too, Alex Blackwood,” she says, and it’s all the things I never knew an “I love you” could be, meaning me exactly as I am, without a single condition.

Cardan makes annotations in school textbooks that means he reads them and has questions. He knows court politics, its rumours and weaknesses. He sees a parallel between Jude and Alice in Wonderland. He has a passion for thievery, he even asks to train with Roach to become a pro. He is clever and talented and Jude thinks he is funny.

like i'm not saying all these books are secretly masterpieces, or even that they're all good. i've read some shit booktok books, just like i read some shit YA books back in 2012. but weirdly, the world did not come to an end and good books are still getting published. many of those books provided me with genuine entertainment, solace, and community, even if in hindsight they weren't the best, and i don't think it's fair, kind, or logical to treat people like they're stupid for enjoying books like this. (not to mention, how many people really got into reading because of Generic YA Fantasy #45 or Fun Mindless Romance #207 or Pulply Trashy Sci-Fi #62? maybe they'll branch out into other types of literature, maybe not. but it's still good that they're reading.)

and, frankly, learning to recognize and critique genuinely problematic tropes and elements in these books has made me a better writer and more attentive and educated reader. sometimes being able to articulate why something is bad is important, and sometimes that requires actually reading the damn book. and i would say that goes double for books you enjoy but contain iffy elements - it's a lot easier to completely dismiss a book that's nothing but 500 red flags in a trenchcoat, but if you're in a place of "wow this book really spoke to me in x, y, z way and i really enjoyed it BUT a, b, c were really poorly handled," it gets trickier.