January: Do you have any new year’s resolutions or something you hope to do for yourself this year?
be more outgoing and open! i’ve had some trouble finding my place after i moved cities and i want to change that and start doing more things so i can meet people
July: Which part of 2019 are you most looking forward to? Why is that?
summer, which i’m also dreading because my contract at work ends at the end of may but everything is always better during the summer and i hope i’ll have new good things waiting for me!
November: Are you proud of your 2018, or is there anything you would have liked to be different now heading into 2019?
i am pretty proud tbh! graduated uni (and didn’t do too bad at all) and started my first real job shortly after, and i think i’m not too bad at that either. definitely really enjoying it so yeah, i’m proud of my 2018 :) as for things i would’ve liked to be different, that’s mostly my social life as mentioned above lol
idk if i have one tbh but i do like saying fuck quite a lot :D
45. What is your favorite accent?
i love a classic british english, preferably from london or the south coast
50. Left or right handed?
left handed :)
59. Do you suck or bite lollipops?
who the hell bites lollipops? i feel like that would break my teeth :D
88. What do your parents do?
my mum does quite a few jobs here and there, mostly tutoring small kids and helping them with homework. my dad works in a hospital as a commercial manager (had to google the english translation ahaha).
91. Do you like your own name?
i do, i used to not like it but now i do, i don’t know what other name would fit me better
It’s been a good night, Niall thinks, putting down his beer. A great night, even. He’s seen a whole lot of his friends, watched some good performances, didn’t mess up during his own. Won an award! All on his own! He tries to tamp down on the smile, doesn’t want to look weird standing here in the middle of this AMA after party by himself and grinning like an idiot.
“What’re you smilin’ about?” A voice says, its owner sidling up to Niall and nudging him with his elbow in what is probably just him stumbling drunkenly but is such a welcome touch that Niall smiles even more.
Because yeah, there’s Shawn. He’s probably the greatest thing about tonight, although Niall would never tell him that. They sat next to each other for the entire award show, which was wonderful yet terrible because Shawn looks so good in a suit Niall’s not sure how he managed to tear his eyes away at all.
Now, with a little too much alcohol in his system, Niall’s scared he’s not gonna be able to stop looking once he starts. Still, like magnetism, his eyes are drawn to Shawn. And yeah, he doesn’t think he’s ever gonna be able to look away, not when Shawn’s face is flushed a lovely shade of pink, his eyes hooded and a little glassy, lips wet from whatever drink is in his glass. This is, Niall thinks with a rush of heat over his entire body, probably what he would look like right after coming, tired and fucked out and satisfied. Not that Niall would give him much time before making him come again, if he got the chance, no matter how tired he might be. He imagines Shawn being into that.
Fuck, he thinks, not the time for a stiffy, Horan.
“Niall?” Shawn asks, making Niall jump and tear his eyes away from Shawn’s mouth.
“Sorry, what?” he asks with a laugh that he hopes covers up the fact he was just thinking dirty things about his friend.
“I asked what you were smilin’ about.” Shawn’s very close, even closer than a few seconds ago, and Niall has to look up to him.
“Just thinkin’ how tonight was good, wasn’t it?” he says. “Both won an award, you an’ me.”
“You and me,” Shawn repeats, small smile on his lips. He downs the rest of his drink and slams the empty glass down on the counter, flinching at the noise. It’s cute, and Niall laughs.
He stops when Shawn takes another step closer, so close he can feel his body heat, and puts one of his big hands on Niall’s arm. Niall looks down and feels a shiver run down his spine. This is all too much, he’s had too much to drink to deal with this.
“You know what would make it even better?” Shawn says. He’s now fully pressed against Niall’s side, bent down so Niall can hear him over the noise of the party. Niall just keeps thinking about how they’re in public, how this must look, and how he never wants it to stop.
“Hm?” he makes, his hand settling at Shawn’s hip. He doesn’t know what he’s doing, but he can’t not touch him right now.
Shawn leans even closer, whispers it like a secret, “If you would come home with me.”
Niall takes a step back like he’s been burned, feeling hot all over. “You’re drunk, Shawn.”
“So what? Still know what I want. Been wantin’.”
He looks so earnest, eyes big and almost pleading, and Niall’s heart stutters in his chest. “Fuck.”
A grin flickers over Shawn’s face, it’s dirty and looks fucking hot on him. “That’s the goal.”
Niall lets himself be pulled close, Shawn’s hand strong on the fabric of his shirt, and palms at Shawn’s hip where they’re hidden by the bartop. He can’t believe this is happening, doesn’t know if they should be doing this tonight, with so much alcohol involved, but he knows the last thing he wants is to stay at this party.
12) Who is your favourite character to write for? Why?
as far as POV goes, I’m definitely more Niallcentric than anything; he’s like my freaking muse. usually fics where he’s the focus come out really easily, and the characterization always works how I want it to, sometimes he even “takes over” and the fic ends up in a better place!
that being said, when I perfect a Zayn characterization is when I feel the most accomplished. sometimes his POV is a struggle and it takes so much prodding to get from point A to point B, but when I nail it – feels real good.
23) Do you prefer listening to music when you’re writing or do you need silence?
usually silence, but sometimes I strike gold with music. I wrote a lot to Troye Sivan’s Blue Neighborhood last year, and listened to Still Got Time on repeat for the last approx 10k of Let It Be Lightning.
27) Do you make a general outline for your stories or do you just go with the flow?
def outline! I didn’t used to, but then I wasted so much time cutting scenes and re-editing that decided I couldn’t keep doing that to myself. usually the outline I start with isn’t the outline I end with, but it really helps to map things out even if it’s just a few bullet points.
50) If you could write only angst, fluff or smut for the rest of your writing life, which would it be and why?
ohhhh great question. probably smut, tbh. people love smut, and I feel like you can still get that heavy-duty emotion alongside smut so you could do some plotty stuff lmao
- how was your first kiss?that’s a cute story actually, i was about 8 or 9 years old and me and my best friend spent the day with 2 of our male classmates, we pretended to be at a dance and “at the end of the night” one of the guys kissed my friend and she said to me: “it’s not even that bad, you just have to squeeze your lips shut”. the other one of the two guys then kissed me and I followed my friends advice, keeping my mouth shut :D
- what do you love about yourself?i would like to think i’m a good listener because most of my friends tend to tell me their problems and secrets…I also like my loyality and honesty (although not everyone else does) and in terms of looks, I like my eyes.
- when’s the last time you warmed your hands in front of a fire?in June, at my uncle’s birthday. we had a big bonfire and it was lovely
- would you rather watch a sunrise or sunset?a sunset, because i can’t be bothered to get up to see the sunrise. but sometimes i’m still awake when the sun starts to rise and that’s also kinda nice but still…
- what’s the best thing about summer?i like not having to worry about putting on so many items of clothing before leaving the house, i love going on holiday to the beach or just relaxing next to a lake and i like that’s it’s light outside for a long time, the day seems so much longer and i get so many more things done than in winter
oh no there's just one bed i guess we have to share! or shit some creep is trying to hit on me at the bar quick pretend to be my partner! ? :D
i’ve gotta admit that i’ve never (to my knowledge) read a fic that goes by the second trope!!! so it’s definitely gotta be the ‘sharing a bed’ one. love it!
slow burn getting together fic or estabilished relationship domestic kidfic? 👀
KASIA NO this was the other possibility i could’ve asked you skdjnd how do you expect me to pick one????? but if i had to it’s obviously slow burn i’d pick because i don’t think i can live without it
