#choxchang

appearance

i am 5'7" or taller i wear glasses i have at least one tattoo i have at least one piercing i have blonde hair i have brown eyes i have short hair my abs are at least somewhat defined i have or have had braces

personality

i love meeting new people   people tell me that I’m funny helping others with their problems is a big priority for me i enjoy physical challenges i enjoy mental challenges i’m playfully rude with people i know well i started saying something ironically and now i can’t stop saying it there is something I would change about my personality

ability

i can sing well i can play an instrument i can do over 30 pushups without stopping i’m a fast runner i can draw well i have a good memory i’m good at doing math in my head   i can hold my breath underwater for over a minute i have beaten at least 2 people in arm wrestling i know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch i know how to throw a proper punch

hobbies

i enjoy playing sports i’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else i’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else i have learned a new song in the past week i work out at least once a week i’ve gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months i have drawn something in the past month i enjoy writing fandoms are my #1 passion i do or have done martial arts

experience

i have had my first kiss i have had alcohol i have scored the winning goal in a sports game i have watched an entire season of a tv show in one sitting i have been at an overnight event i have been in a taxi i have been in the hospital or er in the past year (not really, emt?) i have beaten a video game in one day i have visited another country i have been to one of my favourite band’s concerts

relationships

i’m in a relationship i have a crush on a celebrity i have a crush on someone I know   i have been in at least 3 relationships i have never been in a relationship i have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them i get crushes easily i have had a crush on someone for over a year i have been in a relationship for at least a year i have had feelings for a friend

my life

i have at least one person i consider a ‘best friend’ i live close to my school (well, off campus but i’m from another state) my parents are still together i have at least one sibling i live in the united states there is snow right now where i live i have hung out with a friend in the past month i have a smartphone i have at least 15 cds i share my room with someone

random shit

marvel or dc:

i’ve never been much of a dc guy but marvel is fucking up so much with their major comics (secret empire ... nick spencer you can go kill yourself thanks bye) so i’m going to choose neither of those and just say image comics all the way

going to do a little promo here actually. if you are like me and enjoy science fiction, illegal racing, motorcycles, poc characters, and lgbtq+ themes, you should totally check out motor crush published by image comics. i just got the first trade today and it’s absolutely spectacular; the story is engaging, the characters are lovable, and the art is to die for. you’ll regret passing this one by at the comic book store

favourite of the golden trio:

ron weasley, probably

favourite of the fantastic quartet:

jacob kowalski hands fucking down

otp:

wolfstar, drarry, hedric, flintwood, mollthur, and tedromeda

notp:

remadora, anything with snape, anything with voldemort, anything with regulus (this is more for personal reasons, i see him as aro ace and so can’t really ship him with anyone), any ship that Exists because it is heterosexual (just that. no chemistry or logic or anything) or any ship that doesn’t make sense really

brotp:

all the slytherins ... draco, theo, blaise, pansy, millicent, crabbe & goyle, the greengrasses ...

hinny or linny?:

definitely linny, i don’t mind hinny but i honestly couldn’t care less

patil or weasley twins?:

the weasley twins

dursleys or malfoys?:

the malfoys

favourite hp book?:

the goblet of fire

favourite hp movie?:

the chamber of secrets

favorite musical?:

hamilton

tea or coffee?:

depends. both are good

favourite movies?:

the lord of the rings (this only counts as one) ... though i also love the godfather series, the star trek films, indiana jones, the cornetto trilogy ... some more highbrow stuff, leviathan (dir. andrey zvyagintsev), solaris (dir. andrey tarkovsky), etc.

favourite bands/artists?:

haha the impossible question. here’s a list of contemporary stuff, i’ll not bore everyone with the classical/jazz/blues i listen to. placebo, glass animals, kasabian, cage the elephant, one ok rock, the gazette, plastic tree, 9goats black out, nuteki, quest pistols show, the last shadow puppets, arctic monkeys, the glitch mob, son lux, the antlers, keaton henson, the wombats, anything by jack white honestly, the list goes on obviously

favourite book series?:

the lord of the rings by j.r.r. tolkien, the raven cycle by maggie stiefvater, the old kingdom trilogy by garth nix, a series of unfortunate events by lemony snicket, the matthew swift series by kate griffin, there’s probably more but i’m old and i forget

why is hp not on this list, you may ask? while i loved hp as a kid, as an adult who understands the world more i’ve somewhat lost my respect for jkr and her writing, so forgive me if it’s not one of my favourites anymore. i do still enjoy it though, but some parts are painful to read

favourite stand alone books?:

a moveable feast by ernest hemingway, all quiet on the western front by erich maria remarque, one hundred years of solitude by gabriel garcía márquez, slaughterhouse-five by kurt vonnegut, a clockwork orange by anthony burgess, the idiot by fyodor dostoevsky, kafka on the shore by haruki murakami, fight club by chuck palahniuk, the master and margarita by mikhail bulgakov, 1984 by george orwell

favourite youtuber?:

i don’t really watch youtube

celebrity crush?:

haha i don’t get crushes, i’m aromantic

fictional death you’re not over?:

i’m over all of them, really. at this point i’ve gotten used to characters dying, and i kill off so many of other people’s characters in fic and my own characters in my writing anyway that it would be hypocritical of me to remain bitter about some author killing off their character. i’m mostly not over poorly-written characters, more than dead characters

favourite tv shows?:

star trek, the x files, brooklyn nine nine, parks and recreation, hannibal, the young pope, galileo

book you loved as a child?:

the pendragon series by d.j. machale, anything by darren shan, the old kingdom trilogy by garth nix, anything by sir terry pratchett, percy jackson and the olympians by rick riordan, a series of unfortunate events by lemony snicket, goosebumps by r.l. stine, anything by keigo higashino, ghost blows out the light by muye zhang

cats or dogs?:

name: reb

zodiac: aquarius

height: 163 cm / 5′4″

last thing googled: ‘synonyms for liar’ gjdklsjgh

favourite artist: if we’re talking visual artists ... tough but i’m going to go with rené magritte for now

song stuck in my head: 瞞し by the gazette

last movie i saw: spider-man: homecoming

do i have any other blogs: my main blog @perfectchekov, and my trc blog @grejwaren

what did your last relationship teach you: never been in one

religious or spiritual: a little bit of both, with a dash of casual cynicism

favourite colour: forest green

average hours of sleep: give or take five

lucky number: 4

favourite characters: in hp, regulus black, sirius black, remus lupin, viktor krum, cedric diggory, and neville longbottom

how many blankets do i sleep with: one during the summer, two in the winter bc i live in the north

how old are you?

21

what’s your current job?

i’m an intern at mit press

what are you talented at?

in general, words ... people all know me as the polyglot lmao, but i’m also a pretty good writer and i’m good at reading too. i’m also good at reasoning

what’s your aesthetic? 

i have two main aesthetics

dark clothes, doc martens, ironic t-shirts, piercings, tattoos, punk rock, anti-establishment, issues with authority figures, reckless, will wreck things

neutral colours, wool, tweed, ironed button ups, cardigans and sweaters, hardcover books, constructivist political philosophy, devil’s advocate

do you collect anything? 

mainly books, records, t-shirts, stuffed animals

what’s a topic you always talk about? 

i’m always talking about history? in particular wwi, anything related to russia, and the mongol empire. i also shit talk the adults in my life a lot -- neighbours, family friends. my dad thinks it’s funny, my mom not so much. in general a lot of politics? music. lots of music history; in particular, punk and disco. and also, my fandoms, but less so irl

what’s a pet peeve of yours? 

grammatical/syntactical/spelling errors of all sorts, in any language i can understand. related -- any error made in regards to depicting a particular culture; i.e. wrong declension of last name, incorrect use of patronymic. i absolutely hate it. i’ll forgive people if they make an honest mistake because they don’t understand the culture, but i’ll lowkey think it was your responsibility to research this beforehand

this is actually the reason why i won’t really read the grisha trilogy? i think that’s what it’s called? because the russian in there is wrong. i’ve been told that it’s on purpose because it’s an alternate universe, but it’ll piss me off too much if i read it

three songs you recommend:

holy ghost by børns (this is my favourite version, but the regular version of this is great as well)

ahimsa by peter silberman 💗 (i saw this live in a church in london and it was so beautiful? also peter is such a kind person, i talked a little to him after the concert and he signed my record for me)

time traveler by rhain (she’s seriously underrated, i hope she puts out an album soon)

height: 

165 cm / a little over 5′4″

last movie you watched: 

spider-man: homecoming (it’s so good)

why did you choose your url: 

it’s a double pun -- it’s a phonetic pun on ‘salazar’, but since the title ‘tsar’ means ‘caesar’ in russian, it also means caesar salad

what can i say, i’m a sucker for puns

do you have any other blogs: 

you betcha. excepting my network blogs, my main blog @perfectchekov is also my star trek blog, @grejwaren is my raven cycle blog (i’m still cleaning it up but it’s been around for a while lmao), and @horacyantonczyk is my oc blog for the @triwizardtournamentoc

what did your last relationship teach you: 

i've never been in a relationship

religious or spiritual: 

both

average hours of sleep: 

it changes? during the holidays i usually get around 8, but on school days it’s more like 4 or 5

(lesser known) favourite character: 

leah’s questions:

1. favorite color, and favorite things you associate with that color?

forest green - sweaters, oil painting, books, earl grey tea, christmas

2. what’s a great book you’ve read recently?

god i’ve read a lot of good books recently ... but most recently kafka on the shore by murakami haruki, after my mom nagging me to read it for half a decade lmao

3. how emotional are you right now?

not at all. i’m a generally speaking not very emotional? i only get angry.

4. what do you wish you were doing?

i really miss japan and i wish i were back there taking advantage of the best public transport systems in the world and eating cheap but great food haha

5. if you could eat any junk food right now what would it be?

chips with curry sauce! god do i miss british chip shops now

6. does pineapple go on pizza?

yes? i used to work at a pizza restaurant and one of my go-to pizzas was a white pizza with sriracha chicken, picked red onions, and pineapple, then sprinkled with green onions and drizzled in sriracha and mayo

7. describe the most recent photo on your phone?

it’s a picture of dave bayley from glass animals i drew that i was showing @slyttherin lmfao

8. can you lucid dream? what’s it like?

i don’t think so? i don’t really remember any of my dreams.

9. how would you define your current taste in music?

really a mix of everything?? as per usual?? i’m still listening to the japanese alternative/metal/shoegaze/noise pop stuff i was into when i was a teenager, but i also listen to anglophone indie and alternative music? and blues and disco? and at the same time i’m still hardcore vibing to german experimental/nu wave music? but i also listen to (embarrassingly) at least two hours of russian dance pop everyday?? i just listen to everything man

10. temperature-wise currently, are you hot or cold, or just right?

too hot. summer is literally the worst lmao

11. are you hydrated?

more or less!

laika’s questions:

1. what’s the last song played on your itunes/ipod?

nests, keaton henson

2. if you can travel back in time or travel into a film or book, which one will it be and why?

this is a lame answer lmao but i probably would want to travel into the harry potter universe? i’ve always wished that life was a little more extraordinary for me

3. have you ever been curious of how other people’s minds work?

yes! for a while in high school i wanted to pursue a career as a forensic psychiatrist

4. on the scale of one to ten, how crazy is your family?

probably a two? my immediate family isn’t crazy at all, but my uncle’s family is whack. the only two weird people in my family are me and my brother

5. if you were given a million dollars, what would you do with it and why?

probably find a better apartment in the city and live there. if i go to grad school in the city, that is. the rest of the money i would donate to my alma mater and my grad school because universities always need more money

6. what’s the oldest film that you have ever seen?

probably lev kuleshov’s the extraordinary adventures of mr. west in the land of the bolsheviks (необычайные приключения мистера веста в стране большевиков)? it was released in the soviet union in 1924

7. which country would you like to visit and why?

i haven’t visited most of eastern europe yet (i’ve only been to the czech republic) and i’d love to go

8. are europeans cute? or do you find europeans cute?

haha i guess? i mean there are cute europeans and not-cute europeans, just like it is with other ethnicities, so ...

9. black or white?

*looks at my completely dark closet* black, probably

10. how hot is your country/state right now?

it’s really hot. the sun is shining through my window and i am Suffering

11. lastly, would you read a book where the main character is asexual? non-binary? trans? etc?

considering that i am asexual and agender it would be very hypocritical of me not to read a book like that, haha. yeah, of course i’ll read it

my questions:

if you were to choose one album to be the soundtrack of your life, what would you choose?

you’re given a choice between two objects: pick the sword and you will live a legendary life, however it will be fraught with conflict and violence; pick the cup and you will live an uneventful, but peaceful and fulfilling life. which object do you choose?

if you could make any cryptid or mythological creature real, which one would you choose?

which hp book is your least favourite, and why? the cursed child doesn’t count as canon

if you could write any book you liked or shoot any film you wanted, what would your book/film be about?

moons or stars?

which artistic movement (impressionism, surrealism, renaissance, art nouveau, baroque, etc. etc.) describes your ideal aesthetic the best?

what’s your favourite thing to drink during the summer?

if you could travel across time and witness any historical event, which one would you want to see?

if you could make a single thing from the hp universe real, what would you pick?