#hiccoops

—one

It’s time to love yourselves! Choose your 5 (ish) favorite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc.) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you brought into the world in 2020. Tag as many writers/artists/etc. as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome work.

This really hasn’t been a productive year for me artistically speaking, so I’m only able to list three things 😂 The two first are the first and last sentences of two unpublished short stories I’ve written about Geralt of Rivia; the third is a few of my favourite words from the vampire language I’ve been developing on this blog 🌸

1. gloveless: “The blood on Geralt’s hands is so dark it seems to burn away at the black leather of his gloves. [...] Not making a single movement, he closes his eyes and matches the drip drip drip echoing in his ears to the cadence of his own  s  l  o  w  witcher’s heart.”

2. and all the stars flowered in the sky: “The morning sun was painting striking streaks of peach, apricot and lemon across the horizon. [...] The sun finally rose fully above the horizon, round and resplendent as a shiny coin of copper close enough to grab, and Geralt gave a contented sigh.”

3. vampire language: 

Ceisatni (”Butcher,” an epithet for Geralt of Rivia)

hueru (blood, lit. life-giver)

nosferat (melody, music, symphony, inspired by Murnau’s iconic vampire film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror)

—two

Share your 12 favorite songs from this year (one from each month or just your favorites overall) and tag 12 people!

I’m gonna go with songs I discovered in 2020, limiting myself to one per artist or soundtrack 💕 Did my best to match each song with a season which I think fits the song’s vibe and emotion ✨

January: The Beast of Beauclair from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt February: Jamie Bower - Paralysed March: I Was Lost Without You from Mass Effect 3 April: Happy Childhoods... from The Witcher Netflix May: Time of Which... from The Tudors  June: Louis Tomlinson - Always You July: Harry Styles - Sledgehammer (cover) August: ZAYN & R3HAB & Jungleboi - Flames September: Niall Horan - Arms of a Stranger October: Main Theme from Assassin’s Creed Valhalla November: Wardruna - Kvitravn (White Raven) December: Monster Theme from Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales

Won’t be able to give ten bc I haven’t been listening to much music lately, but here are a few:

The Beast of Beauclair

Wardruna - Kvitravn (White Raven)

Cannons - Golden (cover)

The Wolven Storm

Liam Payne & Dixie D’Amelio - Naughty List

Ordinaire (cover)

I was tagged by @sunflowrhaz @fleurlilly @zenmalik @noahczcerny @pridesobright and  @hiccoops, thank you darlings! 💖

One

Made picrews of myself here and here 🌸🌈 The second one was supposed to be an Elf-ish version of me, but it didn’t quite pan out the way I’d envisioned sdfsffs 🙈

Two

Google your name + favourite colour + the word “aesthetic”. Take the first four (non collage) photos and voilà: aesthetic mood board.

Three

Search your name in urban dictionary and screenshot the first result

I’m gonna copy-paste the text I got since I don’t wanna destroy my blog’s aesthetics with a screenshot haha 😂

“The girl you always want to get with, but never seem to meet her standards. She is a tease, and keeps you wanting more. If you do end up with her (LUCKY BASTARD), she is an amazing kisser. This girl dreams big, and knows what she wants.”

Four

fangs or pointed ears / immunity or immortality / wings or horns / greek mythology or egyptian mythology / chokers or anklets / dark red or dark green / glitter or blush / heels or boots / ripped jeans or fishnets / long nails or short nails / vampire or werewolf / oceans or forests / books or movies / phone calls or text messages / rings or studs / skirts or jeans

Five

Put your playlist (or liked songs) on shuffle and list the 5 first songs that come up

Paolo Nutini - Iron Sky (Abbey Road Live Session)

Lorentz & Sakarias ft. Duvchi - Molnen

Il Volo - Aspettero'

Ranbir Kapoor - Phir Se Ud Chala 

Downtown Fiction - Superbass

I was tagged by @rainberrycurses, @watermelonsugarhii and @halosboat in three ask games, thank you so much! 😘💞

First, I made illustrations of myself using this and this picrew, with the idea of going for modern-day mage/sorceress looks inspired by The Witcher (which didn’t end up working so well, but the intention was there haha) ✨  

Playlist prompt challenge

Rules: shuffle one of your playlists and for the first 3 songs that play, you have to write 3 fic prompts around those songs

Unsurprisingly, I picked Harry and Louis as my pairing ❤️ 

1. Orville Peck - Turn to Hate

A roadtrip AU in the southwest of the US. Harry and Louis are in their early 30′s and meet at a motel or a gas station. There’s immediate attraction between them, and they quickly develop a reluctant but intense love-hate dynamic with great sex and poor communication. They eventually part ways on a stony note (with lots of repressed feelings and pride involved), and the story ends with a concluding shot where one of them catches up to the other on the backtrop of a beautiful sunset in the desert. They both get out of their cars and look at one another as the sky turns red and purple behind them.   

2. Shuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter 23

Something soft, bubbly, colourful and vibrant, probably involving quite a bit of nature and a little fantasy and/or magical realism. Harry and Louis are 10-15 years old and fall in love. They meet often in the forest close to where they live and make it into their secret spot: they pick fresh strawberries, listen to the cheerful chirping of birds, bask in the sunshine, lie down in the grass and peck each other’s faces with kisses sticky from having eaten too many sweets. Whenever forced to be apart (usually not for long), they send each other letters without fail. The letters Louis gets from Harry always smell sweet and are signed with the imprint of a smooth, glittery lip gloss. 

3. Cannons - Talk Talk

A modern slow-burn fic with heavy angst and a happy ending. Harry and Louis are in their early 20′s and have been best friends for years; Boy Nr. 1 is in complete denial and is starting to date around a little, while Boy Nr. 2 (our POV) is pining and suffering terribly. The Cannons song makes me picture a scene in a club / at a party where Boy Nr. 1 is dancing with some girl and Boy Nr. 2 watches them while nursing a drink, his heart thick with longing, sadness and doubt because Boy Nr. 1 keeps sending him mixed signals before pushing him away all over again. At the end of the night, they both confront each other and end up exchanging a long, passionate, desperate heated kiss. 

Song titles

Rules: only using song titles from one artist/band, cleverly answer the questions and tag 10 people

Artist: Howard Shore (composer of the LOTR/Hobbit soundtracks)

What’s your gender? A Very Respectable Hobbit

How are you feeling? Hope and Memory

If you could go anywhere? Lothlórien

Favourite mode of transportation? The White Rider

Your best friend? Samwise the Brave

Favourite time of day? Evenstar

If your life was a tv show? The World is Ahead

Relationship status? May It Be

50 questions you’ve never been asked

1. What is the colour of your hairbrush? purple

2. A food you never eat? a couple of vegetables I don’t like (tomato, onion, bell pepper, olive) if I can avoid it + all seafood except for fish

3. Are you typically too warm or too cold? always too cold! ❄️

4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago? getting out of the shower and making breakfast

5. What is your favourite candy bar? not sure they count, but Reese Peanut Butter Cups and Caramilk <3

6. Have you ever been to a professional sports event? I think once to a boring soccer game shfgjs

7. What is the last thing you said out loud? something about my cat being annoying, cause she’s asked to go outside 3-4 times today and every time I open the door for her she changes her mind smh 😂

8. What is your favourite ice cream? that changes according to my mood of the moment, but usually very dessert-y stuff like cookies & cream, cookie dough and blueberry pie 😍 

9. What was the last thing you had to drink? drinking water atm

10. Do you like your wallet? yes, it’s a Hobbit one I’ve had for a few years and it’s perfect for me in terms of practicality and aesthetics 😌

11. What was the last thing you ate? two peanut butter toasts for breakfast

12. Did you buy any new clothes last weekend? nope, haven’t bought any new clothes in a long while actually

13. The last sporting event you watched? probs some bits of ice hockey while watching TV with my step-dad (yes I know, very cliché for Canada haha) 

14. What is your favourite flavour of popcorn? where I live we mostly eat salted popcorn with butter, and that’s the one I like the most

15. Who is the last person you sent a text message to? my very good friend Paweł 💜🌈

16. Ever go camping? not so much anymore, but I really like it and have been wanting to plan a camping trip with friends for a while! 🤗

17. Do you take vitamins? no, I tried taking multivitamins recently but it wasn’t doing it for me

18. Do you go to church every sunday? absolutely not fhdsgf, I only ever go to church for special occasions and/or concerts

19. Do you have a tan? nope haha

20. Do you prefer chinese food or pizza? both, please don’t make me choose 😭

21. Do you drink your soda with a straw? I try not to drink anything with a straw bc it gives me stomachaches rip

22. What colour socks do you usually wear? all sorts of colourful stuff with funky patterns (unicorns, flamingos, cats, etc.)

23. Do you ever drive above the speed limit? I havent driven a car in like 5 years or something sfhsdg, but back then I don’t think I did

24. What terrifies you? lots of stuff which might be too heavy for this ask game: pain, loneliness, the cruelty and stupidity of human nature, the destruction of our planet... 😪

25. Look to your left, what do you see? a window giving to a little tree on the side of our house 🌳

26. What chore do you hate? cleaning the shower/toilet bye

27. What do you think of when you hear an australian accent? my mind’s literally blank hahaha

28. What’s your favourite soda? Crush Orange I think

29. Do you go in a fast food place or just hit the drive-thru? depends, sometimes I like to take food away with friends and eat it somewhere nice outside 💞

30. Who’s the last person you talked to? my step-dad

31. Favourite cut of beef? none, I’m not crazy about meat tbh :/

32. Last song you listened to? Rita Ora & Liam Payne - For You (One World: Together at Home performance) 💛

33. Last book you read? I’m currently reading Ut og stjæle hester by Per Petterson and The Story of Kullervo by J. R. R. Tolkien 🌸 

34. Favourite day of the week? Friday/Saturday

35. Can you say the alphabet backwards? mmm maybe, but only with a lot of concentration 😅

36. How do you like your coffee? non-existent lmao

37. Favourite pair of shoes? haven’t had nice shoes in years rip so idk :(

38. At what time do you normally go to bed? 10-11 PM

39. At what time do you normally get up? 6-8 AM

40. What do you prefer, sunrise or sunsets? sunrise ☀️

41. How many blankets are on your bed? one fluffy blanket

42. Describe your kitchen plates? white with nice textured borders, got them together with my mum a few months ago!

43. Do you have a favourite alcoholic beverage? MEAD SDGFGSHJ I love feeling like a badass Viking 💁

44. Do you play cards? not often enough

45. What colour is your car? I don’t have one, but my parents’ cars are blue and red

46. Can you change a tire? haahahaha that’s a hilarious question 😂

47. What is your favourite state/province? well to answer for my own country I’d definitely go with my province aka Québec 😊✨

48. Favourite job you’ve ever had? working at the city library

49. How did you get your biggest scar? don’t really have any scars

50. What did you do today that made someone else happy? it’s 9 AM so haven’t had a lot of time to do that yet haha, but maybe promise my mum I was gonna make lunch today?

I was tagged by @gcralts @technicallysideacc @goldenfive and @victoriangold, thanks so much lovelies! 💕🌷🌟 

Picrew of me using this link

Had to make myself as an Elf and a witcher for obvious reasons 😌

Book this-or-that

hardcover or paperback • rent or buy • reads in silence or reads with music • standalone or series • annotations or pristine pages • ebook or physical copy • dog ears or bookmarks • mismatched series or complete set • cover matters or you don’t judge • lend books (only to certain people) or keep them to yourself • enjoys lit classics or despises them • browses shops or orders online • reads reviews or goes in blind • unreturned books or clean library record (most of the time lmao) • rereads or once was enough • fanfic enthusiast or a stickler for canon • deep reader or easily distracted • must read the book before seeing the movie or order doesn’t matter • has neat bookshelves or messy bookshelves • skips ahead or resists temptation • reads aloud or in your head • guesses plot twists or never sees them coming

Elements

Rules: bold the statements that apply to you, italicize your aspirations, then tag nine people

☁️ A I R ☁️ 

i have small hands / i love the night sky / i watch animals and birds when i pass them by / i drink herbal tea / i wake to see dawn / the smell of dust is comforting / i’m valued for being wise / i prefer books to music / i meditate / i find joy in learning new truths from the world around me

🔥 F I R E 🔥

i don’t have straight hair / i like to wear ripped jeans and overalls / i play an organized sport / i love dogs / i am not afraid of adventure / i love to talk to strangers / i always try new foods / i enjoy road trips / summer is my favorite season / my radio aka spotify is always playing

🌊 W A T E R 🌊

i wear bracelets on my wrists / i love the bustle of the city / i have more than one set of piercings / i read poetry / i love the sound of a thunderstorm / i want to travel the world / i sleep past midday most days / i love simply lit diners and fluorescent signs / i rewatch kids shows out of nostalgia / i see emotions in colors not words

🌾 E A R T H 🌾

i wear glasses or contacts / i enjoy doing the laundry / i am a vegetarian or vegan / i have an excellent sense of time / my humor is very cheerful / i am a valued advisor to my friends / i believe in true love / i love this chill of mountain air / i’m always listening to music / i am highly trusted by the people in my life

💫 A E T H E R 💫

i go without makeup in my daily life / i make my own artwork / i keep on track of my tasks and time (usually) / i always know true north / i see beauty in everything most things / i can always smell flowers / i smile at everyone i pass by / i always fear history repeating itself / i have recovered from a mental disorder / i can love unconditionally

Spell out your url using song titles, then tag as many people as there are letters in your url

The Anthem - Good Charlotte Hallelujah - Paramore Entre deux mondes - Marc Dupré Losing Grip - Avril Lavigne Everybody’s Fool - Evanescence Affection - The All-American Rejects Villain - Hedley Encore une nuit - Marie Mai Seize the Day - Avenged Sevenfold One - Simple Plan Feuer Frei! - Rammstein Love Like Winter - AFI On the Other Side - The Strokes Rette mich - Tokio Hotel Inger ser - Emilush, Caustic & Monte G Earthquake - The Used Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) - Arcade Fire

10 Mid-Depth Questions

1. What is your favourite word?

I love many many German words, including some that have a deep philosophical meaning and/or can’t be translated easily (Schadenfreude, Zeitgeist, Wanderlust, Weltschmerz). 

Since I have synesthesia and can taste words, it logically follows that I usually like words whose taste I enjoy - for example function (date cake with caramel), judge (cubed peach in a can) and establish (fresh dates) 😊  

Other than that, there are quite a few words in English that I just find beautiful for their poetic quality: exquisite, cherish, exude, vermillion, pristine, etc.

2. What is your least favourite word?

I have a mysterious, fierce aversion of the word moist 😂 Like I’m not even kidding when I say I’ve told practically all my friends that it’s black-listed from any future conversations lmao

3. What turns you on?

Someone who’s demonstrative; someone who enjoys talking about feelings and having all sorts of long, deep discussions about things big and small; someone who’s passionate about stuff and eager to share that with me; someone who shows kindness, warmth, understanding, patience and compassion; someone with whom I can fully be myself ❤️

4. What turns you off?

Basically not feeling comfortable, happy and safe around the person

5. What sound or noise do you love?

Harry’s voice is my favourite sound in the whole world, no doubt about it! 💗🌷 Then I’d say my cat’s purrs, and the cello/double bass which essentially pushes an invisible ‘cry on command’ button inside me dhgfhsj 

6. What sound or noise do you hate?

For some unknown reason, I’m extremely sensitive to a few noises to the point of vibrating with anger and aggressivity whenever I’m forced to hear them - especially shushing, loud chewing/breathing/mouth noises and repetitive tapping/hitting/rubbing 🙈

7. What’s your favourite curse word?

At the risk of sounding cliché to SKAM fans, I love drittsekk just bc it literally means “shit bag” in Norwegian and I think that’s brilliant 😂 Also, skit (”shit” in Swedish) is amazing since it actually sounds much too cute and cheerful for a curse word haha 🌸   

8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?

I don’t have a profession yet, but in terms of trying something that’s not in my field... well I’ve honestly got no idea 🤔 Maybe a music technician or a harp player or a cameraman? 🤓 

9. What profession would you not like to do?

Most things? 😅 Anything not related to literature, languages, music or cinema to some degree would probably end up boring me to death and make me anxious bc I likely wouldn’t be good at it :/ Especially if we’re talking about stuff in science, finance or something similar fhgdfdsf, or jobs involving people that would make me too upset 😪

10. If heaven exists, what would you like to hear god say when you arrive at the pearly gates?

When I die, I hope to go to Valinor so I can spend the rest of eternity with Galadriel, Frodo, Sam, Bilbo, Legolas and Gimli 😍 They would welcome me with warm hugs and bright smiles and tell me “welcome home” 🌟

Walls

Kill My Mind: Kept me living / From the last time / From a prison of a past life

Don’t Let It Break Your Heart: We're driving down a one way road / To something better — When you give so much and it's not enough / When you love someone and they let you go

Two of Us: We'll end just like we started / Just you and me and no one else

We Made It: Staying out 'til sunrise / Share a single bed and tell each other what we dream about / Things we'd never say to someone else out loud / Wonder what they'd think if they could see us now

Too Young: Oh, I can’t believe I gave in to the pressure / When they said a love like this would never last

Walls: For every question "why," you were my "because"

Habit: I took some time 'cause I've ran out of energy / Of playing someone I heard I'm supposed to be — Come so far from Princess Park / I'll always need you / In front of me 

Always You: Should've never let you go, my baby — Walk through my door but it felt nothing like home / 'Cause you're not home / Waiting to wrap your legs around me

Fearless: Just for tonight, look inside and spark that memory of you / Strong enough to get it wrong in front of all these people / Fearless

Perfect Now: I turn to you and you're looking down / And you don't wanna dance / I know you love to dance / You never stop given half the chance / Just keep your head up, love, keep your head up / Don't hide away, don't ever change

Defenceless: We're sleeping on our problems like we'll solve them in our dreams / We wake up early morning and they're still under the sheets — And I'm too tired to be tough / Just wanna be loved by you

Only the Brave: It's a church of burnt romances / And I'm too far gone to pray / It's a solo song and it's only for the brave

Fine Line

Golden: Take me back to the light / I know you were way too bright for me / I'm hopeless, broken / So you wait for me in the sky / Brown my skin just right

Watermelon Sugar: Strawberries on a summer evening / Baby, you're the end of June

Adore You: Your wonder under summer skies / Brown skin and lemon over ice 

Lights Up: All the lights couldn't put out the dark / Running through my heart / Lights up and they know who you are — Shine, step into the light / Shine, I'm not ever going back

Falling: I'm in my bed / And you're not here / And there's no one to blame but the drink and my wandering hands — What if I'm someone I don't want around? — And I get the feeling that you'll never need me again

To Be So Lonely: 'Cause I miss the shape of your lips / Your wit / It's just a trick

She: She lives in daydreams with me / And I don't know why / I don't know who she is — He takes a boat out / Imagines just sailing away — A woman who's just in his head / And she sleeps in his bed / While he plays pretend

Sunflower, Vol. 6: Sunflower / My eyes / Want you more than a melody — I couldn't want you any more / Kiss in the kitchen like it's a dance floor — Tired eyes are the death of me / Mouth full of toothpaste / Before I got to know you — Your flowers just died / Plant new seeds in the melody / Let me inside, I wanna get to know you

Canyon Moon: I heard Jenny saying / "Go get the kids from school" / And I keep thinking back to / A time under the canyon moon — Staring at the ceiling / Two weeks and I'll be home — I'm going, oh, I'm going home

Treat People With Kindness: Feeling good in my skin / I just keep on dancing / And if we're here long enough / We'll see it's all for us / And we'll belong

Fine Line: Put a price on emotion / I'm looking for something to buy — You sunshine, you temptress / My hand's at risk, I fold — Spreading you open / Is the only way of knowing you — We'll be a fine line / We'll be alright