Which cat makes the best noises when you scritch their belly? If you were one of Seanan McGuire's fae, what scents would your magic have? If flowers grew up in the wake of your footsteps, what would you like them to be?
None of them really make belly scritch sounds, except purring, so it would be Raleigh. He likes belly rubs the best, he LOVES them, and so his purr is the loudest. He’s a big boy, so he has a big, big purr. I love him so much. If you give him raspberries on his tummy he puts his paws very gently on your head and licks your hair. He’s the best boy, so very good and sweet. I want to kiss him about a hundred times a day, and he is totally amenable to that.
I kinda think my magic would smell like white clover and blackberries, or dandelions and strawberries. Some kind of humble flower, and my favorite fruits in some combination. I’d like to say I’d get something more grandiose like wisteria, but honestly? I’m a “trash flower” kind of person. Just because lawn culture despises you doesn’t mean you’re bad! It means you have staying power, that you are adaptable and tough. Maybe you don’t meet unreasonable beauty standards, but what does that matter? I love dandelions so much, and I love white clover and could sit and make clover strings for hours. I’m still pretty good at it.
If flowers grew behind me, I would very much like violets. Just regular, plain old dog violets, like the ones that grew in my grandmother’s yard. They’re my favorite small flower. I just love them, such dear little things. They’re so, so sweet and always make me smile when I catch them blooming in my yard in spring.
