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Introverts as Teas

ISTJ: Earl Grey. Screams intellectual but actually pretty laid back; reserved with with a dash of tang that isn’t at all overpowering

ISTP: English Breakfast. Seemingly traditional but actually everlastingly young; seems to minds its own business but somehow knows everything

INTJ: Spiced Chai. Can have too much spice and be overwhelming, but a good spiced chai is amazing, very wholesome and refreshing

INTP: Irish Breakfast. Very similar to English but maltier; likes to be left alone, but also likes to be recognized as unique

ISFJ: Chamomile. Flowery; often accompanied with lots of honey; likes to take care of you, even if you don’t think you need it

ISFP: Peppermint. Deceivingly quiet sometimes, actually very vibrant and full of life; has high standards but will help you

INFJ: Oolong. The levels of sweetness can vary; generally a very solid and dependable tea; makes you feel good to drink it

INFP: White tea. Unassuming and natural; under very certain conditions might show the barest hint of spice; insistent of its own uniqueness

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Introverts as Cat Things

extroverts: https://imnottotallyaparadox.tumblr.com/post/176378312894/extroverts-as-cat-things

INTP: lying in exactly one spot for fourteen+ hours and then awakening and demanding all the food

INTJ: ignoring your existence until you’ve finally fallen asleep, and then kissing your face and purring loud

ISTP: hiding under your bed and pawing at your feet as you walk past and then ignoring you as if nothing happened

ISTJ: looking you dead in the eye and meowing as if you ought to know exactly what they’re saying, stupid human

INFP: sitting in your lap purring because they know they know how to make themselves the center of your attention

INFJ: purring and making you pet them while you’re crying because they know nobody can be sad while petting a cat

ISFP: figuring out how to open the cabinet and plastic packaging to eat the salmon

ISFJ: protecting you from your friends by trying to kill them and wondering why they’re all laughing

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Introverts As Smiles

extroverts here: https://imnottotallyaparadox.tumblr.com/post/176416553584/extroverts-smiles

INFP: that cute, shy little smile, framed by rosy cheeks and daisies in their hair

INFJ: the large and gentle beaming smile a mother gives her cooing baby

INTP: that large, joyful grin that jolts out from beneath Wayfarer glasses and surprises everyone, even them

INTJ: that mechanical smirk that fades into this gorgeous twinkle around those they trust

ISFP: that barely-there grin that, if you catch it, promises hidden adventures and mysteries

ISFJ: the soft smile the gleams in their eyes and says, relax, it’ll all be okay

ISTP: that will-o’-the-wisp smile--you can never catch it or understand it

ISTJ: the breathy sigh and ghosting grin that washes over you when you’ve finally accomplished your goal

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when the people intrude on the introvert’s alone time

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The Types as Days

ENFJ: a sunny spring day, complete with chirping birds and dancing dandelions, right out of a Disney movie

ENFP: a day at a the carnival with all your favorite people, eating cotton candy and churros and riding the Ferris wheel

ENTJ: a day spent working on a project with your team, everything and everyone functioning in perfect order

ENTP: a day at a science museum, stocked full of discoveries, with millions of interesting exhibits and displays

ESFJ: a snowy Christmas day, silver wrapping paper flashing, passing around apple cider steeped in family traditions

ESFP: a day spent at the theater, with warm golden lights, crimson velvet hangings, and the sharp patter of applause

ESTJ: a day-long hike in your favorite nature reserve with an old friend, walking sticks thumping on the ground as you remember old times

ESTP: a day and an all-nighter, with vans packed full and joking debates, and neon signs divulging the secrets of life

INFJ: the last day of school, wishing farewell to all your friends and signing inside jokes on white pages, looking backs at the old haunts with a sigh

INFP: a lonely day in your childhood home, daydreaming and reminiscing as you move along from your old bedroom to your mother’s kitchen to the old treehouse

INTJ: a day learning, investigating all your hobbies that nobody quite understands, making documents of notes

INTP: an autumn day, the waning sun warn but the breeze with a chilly bite, hot drink between sweater paws and crows cawing

ISFJ: a day with your best friend, reading books besides each other, quoting your favorite movies, rolls of pictures from photo booths

ISFP: a lonely nature-walk in the forest while the whole day slips away, and spending the night in an abandoned, flower-lined cottage

ISTJ: a day at the library, head bend over books for hours, coffee growing cold in your cup, neat notes lined by blue

ISTP: a midwinter’s day, snowy softly swirling around evergreens and fences, hot tea and worn books inside, a fire dying under the hearth