#bats asks

[maximusshifts]

Do you have any other mythical creatures in your modern Harry Potter DR that aren’t in the original Harry Potter lore or books? Also peak werewolf intro twin — Bats

That’s actually a great question,, I’m actually not sure

I can’t really think of any (general) creatures that aren’t already in the universe in some way,,,other than maybe some unique creatures from other media,

I guess the answer to your question is “no, not really. Not yet, anyway” which,, is a lame answer but it’s an honest one 🤷

I guess I’ll update if I think of anything lol, but as of right now there’s no mythical creatures in my dr that aren’t already in the hp universe :)

[philologicalbat]

What's your favourite hand soap scent?

I forgot you sent this!! Ok so I think my favorite is probably grapefruit, the kind where you can really smell it, but usually I just buy ocean breeze or whatever other nonsense the grocery store sells in large sizes.

…it is occurring to me that I am an employed adult who can afford to buy a large bottle of grapefruit hand soap.

[philologicalbat]

List five things that made you happy in 2025, then put this in the askbox of 10 more people. Let's end/start the year with some positivity. 💖

Oh!! I love this, ok!

got into a new fandom that, weirdly enough, sometimes gets me out of the house

moved within a day’s drive or short flight of many of my favorite people

started a new job that I’ve been working toward for over a decade

got access to decent health care again

my spouse got a new job that doesn’t suck

Bizarrely, 2025 was one of my best years in recent memory and I’m super excited for 2026 too.

[philologicalbat]

sorry for making you feel insane but you have to admit being introduced to mingi yunho and seonghwa through That Tiktok is probably the best introduction to them I could have ever had 😭 although then I properly got into them after being a casual listener for years and was kinda disappointed Yunho didn't actually have long hair 💀

No, you’re perfect. Also I think this is the ideal introduction to ateez. So many people mistakenly think they’re a kpop group when in fact they are a queer TikTok kabuki troupe.

[philologicalbat]

I like the implication that “Omegaverse related problems” are a thing that happens regularly

I’m not going to dispel the notion that I regularly need to ask for your help to solve omegaverse crises. I think that’s a beautiful vision of my life.

[batdrawz]

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this is late but

I have over 1500 books and around 400 vinyl records

[batdrawz]

your top 3 favorite book quotes .....?

The moral of this story is that sometimes, you can attempt to make all the difference in the world, and it still is like trying to stem the tide with a sieve. The moral of this story is that no matter how much we try, no matter how much we want it … some stories just don’t have a happy ending. ~ leaving time, jodi picoult

May be she’ll learn something about what death really is, which is where the pain stops and the good memories begin. Not the end of life but the end of pain. ~ pet sematary, stephen king

The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't ~ douglas adams, the hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy

[batdrawz]

your fun fact is that since the Chernobyl disaster the zone has flourished naturally and as of 2020 there were 60 "rare" species recorded there

I like the Przewalskis horses that live there

Your fun fact is that Massachusetts has an island called Busta Rhymes Island.