16 to 22, ooc and 1 muse of your choice?
16. Hibiscus tea: What is a song you can always hear?
Lately I’ve been listening to a couple songs on repeat - Fuel to Fire by Agnes Obel, Smokestacks by Layla, and Stay Alive by Jose Gonzales are a few that I can play constantly without getting bored.
17. Flowering tea: What is a movie you can always watch?
There are actually very few movies I usually feel motivated to watch - I’m one of those people who says they don’t want to watch a movie because it takes too long and then proceeds to binge watch five straight hours of a tv show. How to Train Your Dragon is probably my favorite movie, with Big Hero 6 as a close second. As far as shows, I’m literally always in the mood to watch Pushing Daisies, Star Trek, Steven Universe, or Warehouse 13. Psych and Eureka are also comfort shows for me; they’re the ones I go back and watch a lot when I’m not doing well.
18. Pu-erh tea: What is a book you can recommend to others?
Ocean at the End of the Lane by Niel Gaiman. It’s beautifully written and a quick read, definitely one of my favorite books. Neverwhere and The Graveyard Book are also 11/10 always recommend. Just anything and everything by Neil Gaiman okay
19. Turkish tea: What is your favourite cake?
Oh man this is a tough one… probably molten chocolate cake topped with fresh raspberries and whipped cream
20. Green tea: What was the first movie you saw in a cinema?
I have some vague memories of going to a theater with my dad when I was like four and being terrified. I can’t remember what movie it was though. The first one I actually really remember was Toy Story 2. I was still a smol young thing but it was considerably less scary that time.
21. Blueberry-Muffin tea: Tell me a memory, which makes you smile.
My first semester of college, the day before thanksgiving break. I was going to be staying in the dorms for the break, while everyone else was going home. it was a bit of a lonely prospect. My friend (who would one day become one of the closest friends I’ve ever had) came down to my room to say goodbye and borrow some books. She had a long bus ride ahead of her, and I always had a well-stocked bookshelf. We talked for a little while, and she brought up the prospect of us being roommates someday, when we moved out of the dorms. We hugged, tight - she was one of few people I was ever really comfortable being touched by, and she gives fantastic hugs. Like, holding someone so tight and nuzzling up close to them simply because you love them to pieces and just need to wrap yourself around them. That kind of hug. At least, that’s how it always felt to me. I watched her leave, and realized in that moment just how much I was going to miss her. It was mostly an unimportant and uneventful kind of moment, but it stuck with me for a long time.
In the years that followed, we did become roommates, and the best of friends. We shared so many wonderful moments together, so many good memories. She helped me through some of the worst times of my life and she’s always going to mean the world to me. We’re no longer living in the same town and staying in contact has been difficult and complicated by a lot of stuff, so the memory is more bittersweet than happy. But it still makes me smile, and I miss the good times we had together more than anything.
22. Panda tea: Do you have pets? Which one?
Yes! This is my leopard gecko, Jack. She’s a sassy little lizard and I love her dearly. (Fun fact - she inspired a character on this blog, my smol gay pirate queen)
1. Rosehip tea: Which book did you love when you were younger?(Going for a modern verse here) Melissa would have loved The Salamander Room (which may or may not have also been the mun’s favorite picture book). It’s this super cute story about a boy who wants to turn his room into a forest so his newly adopted salamander friend can be happy. She also would have been one of those rare few who actually really loved The Giving Tree and didn’t just see it as sad. As she got older, she adored Harry Potter and definitely dressed up as Hermionie on more than one occasion.