Passing this ask game on: List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last ten people who reblogged something from you! Get to know your mutuals & followers!! <3
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Hmm, 5 things out of all the things that make me happy -
#1 - Books. The stories they carry. The smell of the freshly printed pages of the new paperback books. The intricate lettering on hardcovers. The maps and the illustrations of scenes and every visual piece it has for aiding the reader's journey. I have books surrounding me everywhere lol.
#2 - Hot drinks. Tea. Coffee. Hot chocolate. It feels like swallowing ichor and letting it warm you up with every joy life has to offer. Drinking something hot and tasty feels like a warm hug from the inside out, if you know what I mean?
#3 - Writing. I have been a very introverted individual, and writing has always been my salvation. It has been the balm my wounded soul needed in order to heal. It is also the reason why I have loved and lost and met so many people (in real life and online) that I have come to cherish and love. It is the reason why I am alive and the reason I can live life a bit easily, and breathe a little lighter. (Truly I do not know what I'd be like if I didn't write)
#4 - Cafes. I have recently visited Starbucks (it cost me a fortune though) and Costco, and more than the drinks(to be honest, the drinks were pretty good too), I love the ambiance. I loved talking to my friend and my mom and sharing a drink with them and just existing and letting the world surround us and yet pass by us. It felt almost homely. I am actually hoping to revisit those places. Or try to look into more independent cafes I can visit on my own so I can sit there and drink a cup of coffee and study, or draft my manuscript.
#5 - Music. My dad's side of the family has always been more artistically inclined. So I did school choir and learned how to play a few instruments (years of lack of practice had made me forget them all though, so tragic; but I might start learning guitar/violin again so there's hope after all). Music also influences my writing style heavily, but I am a sloth so I need to organize my writing playlists in order to get some work done. :')
