tagged by @lunatens (luna, you and joshua,,, why am i not surprised, hehe)
tagging @wonwooslibrary @sanshiine @woozisnoots @merakiiverse @interludeshadow @heartshxkr @lovingyu04 (i apologize in advance if any of you have done this before!)
prompt: oh no, it’s a zombie apocalypse!! the last saved picture in your gallery is the one who’s going to help you survive!
well, thanks to @woozisnoots, i saved this chan photo this morning~ (we’d probably be screwed, we’re too afraid ><)
luna.. why do your photo tag games keep giving me ideas for yet another wip that i don’t need on my list, oml (the seokmin one from last time is in the works, but you didn’t hear it from me, lmao)
lannie. i am crying my eyes out. everything you said. i cant. i'm really so so so happy that you liked it, it means the world to me and the fact that you had so much to say... i'm really just so grateful 😭 the whole time i was writing and planning i was thinking abt how you might react but nothing could have prepared me 💔 i always get so excited when i see you post anything and to hear those kind words from someone like you makes my heart swell!!!!! so seriously thank you so so so much, i hope we can keep going like this with kindness and care ☺️☺️ one of my fav mutuals i swear i love u very much thank you again <33333
eeEEK !!!! when i tell you i’m still actively thinking about your fic, adi.. i’m still actively thinking about your fic SDLKJS
i’m literally still in awe with the amount of time and effort and just . everything that you did for it?? (and like,, that text post that you responded to every once in a while saying how you were drafting something and had the deadline,, now that i know it was all for words you never could say just makes me ;-; cry a bit at your dedication)
your writing has literally inspired my writing style with some of my fics, so i’ll never not be baffled that you dedicated such a special one to me 😭 i seriously can’t thank you enough <33
challenge: you’re starring in a movie with the last person you saved to your camera roll and the last song you listened to is the title
thank you @lunatens for the tag!
i already knew off the top of my head the last photo i saved so that wasn’t a surprise,,, but opening my spotify to see THIS song in my recently played ???
thanks! i didn’t need another wip D:
i’ll tag @wonwooslibrary @lovingyu04 @escapewriter @heartshxkr @sanshiine and anyone else who may be interested! <3
rules: answer questions and tag 20 blogs you’d like to know better!
tagging: @adi--writes @lunatens @sanshiine @wonwooslibrary @woozisnoots @elcie-chxn @carat @gallivantingheart @escapewriter @heartshxkr @lovingyu04 @interludeshadow @merakiiverse @aunty-tiger-potato @flytomyjoon (i’m sorry in advance if any of you have done this before!)
name/nickname:
kalan! i’m frequently called lan or lannie too!
pronouns:
she/her and they/them; i’m equally fine with either.
star sign:
scorpio sun (but i’m contractually obligated to also mention my overwhelming pisces rising).
height:
157cm! (or just shy of 5′2)
time:
it’s currently 10:23pm as i’m typing this sentence. (morning edit: it’s now nearly 12 hours later! 10am as i’m typing this.)
when is your birthday:
november 15
nationality:
i’m canadian!
favourite band/groups:
(for kpop:) seventeen, bts, ateez, mamamoo, txt, cix.
(other artists:) broods, the japanese house, wet, oh wonder.
favourite solo artists:
(for kpop:) taemin, hwasa, j-hope... can i also include dokyeom and seungkwan’s solo stuff/covers??
(other artists:) niki, sam smith, jeremy zucker, troye sivan (and many, many others).
song stuck in your head:
surprisingly, nothing in particular at the moment. maybe it’s because i’ve been listening to the same 7 songs on repeat for nearly three hours now... (morning edit: it ended up being the same 7 songs on repeat for four hours :D)
last movie you watched:
(i’m not going to count your name as i mentioned it in my last tag game)
the last movie i watched on my own was in this corner of the world. i wanted to rewatch it as it’s one of my favourite films.
last show you binged:
(i’m also not going to count meteor garden as i mentioned it in my last tag game)
the last shows i binged by myself were crime scene: the vanishing at the cecil hotel and puella magi madoka magica (i can’t remember which one i watched more recently! that’s why i’m including both.)
when you created your blog:
mid-december, 2020; it was during my winter break between semesters!
last thing you googled:
it was the name and number of the caller id who called me twice in a row... (i’m not going to say that here for obvious privacy reasons, lmao)
other blogs:
just @readbylan for now! it’s where i reblog the stories i’ve read <3
why i chose my url:
it had to do with a (slight) rebranding when i began posting my teacup collection! “cha” or 茶 is tea in mandarin (i’m half-chinese), and “lan” or 兰 is part of my name (i nearly went with “lu-cha-lan” [green tea lan] for the alliteration, but i didn’t want that many dashes, lol) cha-lan can also be a play on my full chinese name, kalan!
how many people are you following:
at the moment, it’s 72 users.
how many followers do you have:
more than i expected to have nearly 3 months after posting my first fic! i actually recently hit a milestone last month that i’m really grateful for <3 a ginormous thank you to everyone who’s been with me thus far!
average hours of sleep:
on average, i’d say about 7-8. although sometimes i can sleep anywhere from 5 hours or 9-10 depending on how tired i am.
lucky number:
122 (not sure if it’s actually lucky; it’s just my favourite!)
instruments:
i used to play the violin for about 6 years! more recently, i’ve been teaching myself songs on the piano (for... wait, it’s been roughly five years already?? i guess that’s the last time i played the violin too, then </3)
what i’m currently wearing:
very baggy sweatpants, my college sweater, and fuzzy socks! (very classy, i know)
dream job:
that bts staff member who got to rub hobi’s tummy in that one behind the scenes video... can’t remember specifically what video it was, but that clearly hasn’t left my mind. (morning edit: found it. yep, that’s my dream job.)
dream trip:
honestly? right now, it would be to the gulf islands (here in british columbia) to visit my grandma. i meant to see her last august for her birthday, but there was a covid outbreak in a city near me, which prevented the trip from happening. (morning edit: or paris to eat all the crepes.)
favourite food:
i have too many! my go-to answers are either sushi or my grandma’s cooking! i really like pizza, too ^^ and fruits and vegetables! (morning edit: french crepes, too.)
favourite song:
at the moment? that would be spell by niki!
top three fictional universes you’d like to live in:
i recently rewatched puella magi madoka magica and was reminded how much i adore that anime, so that’s my first choice, for sure. as for the other two universes, i know my 13-year-old self would practically scream lord of the rings. and lastly, maybe ponyo? just a studio ghibli universe, in general, but i’ve been fixated on ponyo’s universe lately.
tagged by @lunatens thank you, luna!! <33 (p.s. i love it when you tag me in these sorts of things!)
rules: tag 9 people you’d like to get to know better or catch up with!
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last song: love poem (cover) by seungkwan (original by IU); that was on loop when i was writing this, but technically now i’m listening to 17 by pink sweat$ feat. joshua and dk !
last movie: your name (with the cwc movie club!!)
currently watching: meteor garden (also with my cwc loves <3)
currently reading: other than textbooks for class, i’m reading say you’re sorry by michael robotham
currently craving: surprisingly enough, nothing at the moment! maybe a second cup of tea
tagging: @wonwooslibrary @escapewriter @heartshxkr @woozisnoots (the movie gang hehe + i apologize if any of you have done this already!) and also @love-dreams @sanshiine @lovingyu04 and anyone else who is interested in answering! <3
indoor plants or gardens // cloud-watching or star-gazing // water or fire // paperback or hardcover // running or hiking // sleeping with socks or without socks // fruit or vegetables // hanging plants or succulents // dark wood or light wood // handwritten or typed // instagram or pinterest // braids or pigtails // dc or marvel // books or movies // oceans or meadows // forests or fields // sweet or salty // ice cream or chocolate // hoodies or sweaters // long hair or short hair // piercings or tattoos // summer or winter // boots or sneakers // cars or motorcycles // curls or straight hair // castles or cottages // sunny days or storms // reptiles or birds // disney or nickelodeon // strawberries or watermelon // essays or posters // phones or laptops // glass or stone // dark or light // photos or paintings // circuses or theatres // reading or writing // dogs or cats // poetry or novels // monsters or ghosts // thrift shops or libraries // fiction or non-fiction
I have reread your teacup collection so so many times and I cannot even begin to explain how much comfort it has provided me throughout some really tough times. I specifically love the seungcheol, minghao and soonyoung fics in that collection (I'm a bit biased sorry haha).
I've also read the seungcheol one in your masterlist and I was devastated to see that you haven't written more coups fics. Please write more!! You write his character so beautifully, he's just a big ball of comfort. I love him. And I love you.
I hope you have the greatest week ever!! <3
hey hey hey what the heck!!! anon i’m literally 🥺☹️ because of this message.
first of all, hearing that my series has helped to comfort you means more to me than i could ever express through words. (i’m a very biased person too, but soonhao’s are also a couple of my favourites from that collection 😆) i cannot stress enough that messages/feedback like this can quite literally make the difference between someone quitting and continuing to write stories for the public. i’m sure most of us have seen those posts that explain the value of interacting with creators beyond solely using the like button, and your message to me, anonymous or not, means the world to me. thank you, truly (& ily2).
the first iteration of my teacup collection was written in haste, with more effort and motivation put into some fics over others. the series was written during a time when i was somewhat taking a semester off from uni (which still happened to be three online classes during lockdown), and i wanted to challenge myself by writing and posting on a schedule—something i hadn’t done before. the result was a plan of posting two fics per week, and despite my frantic state of mind for some of them, i was elated with the challenge and amount of traction the fics garnered during that time. i knew as soon as i posted all thirteen that i wanted to write a second season of the teacup collection at some point, and that sentiment hasn’t left my mind since, regardless of my current hiatus from writing. with that said, i don’t have any preparations for reviving the teacup collection anytime soon. i don’t think i’m fully ready to return to writing about domesticity yet, and even if i was, i’m extremely busy with the (fingers crossed!) final semester of my undergrad currently. i do know, however, that i would want to spend more care on each fic, as scheduled posting is definitely not for me.
i know this is a long reply to one message, anon, but know that feedback like this is rare for many writers on tumblr, so i want to respond to all aspects of your post! as for my cheol fics, ah, og orange pekoe fan @cheolbooluvr has expressed to me to write more for him too LOL. again, i don’t think i have anything specific planned for him anytime soon, but i’ll keep this message in mind when the time comes! i’m sure many fic writers feel the same way when i say some people are easier to write for than others (for me, seokmin is obviously the one i feel most comfortable writing about, and oddly enough, chan is one of the most challenging for me despite him as one of my other faves?? LOL)—seungcheol stands somewhere in the middle where if i don’t have something specific in mind, he can be difficult to depict. i agree though, he’s definitely a big ball of comfort!
once again, i need to make sure you know how treasured this message is to me. i can’t thank you enough for taking time out of your day not only to read my fics but also to write me this beautiful message that i’ll treasure for a long time.
I saw it in a compilation but I found it separately as well! Please enjoy this hilarious moment 🥰😅
~ Flurry
OMG i definitely haven’t seen this before, but thank you for enlightening me LDKSFJSDL part of me is surprised that it was vernon who agreed to say it rather than shua??? seems like it would fit his gentle sexy persona but i suppose not 🤦♀️
