#rachello344

[starsdies]

Okay so fellow lit major, and I’m SO curious about your Anglo-Saxon essay XD Which literature are you discussing? I didn’t spend as much time that far back so I’m super curious about what other than Beowulf you might be discussing (Middle English was my main area mostly by happenstance lol)

omg hello! this class is relatively basic so i wish i could have done MORE outside of beowulf, but i'll be be doing my short essay on pagan and christian elements / changes / fusions in dream of the rood! we only had three pieces to choose from (wife's lament as well) and i think this one is the most interesting.

[ascella-star]

RULES: You must answer these 85 statements and tag 20 people

TAGGED BY: @rachello344

TAGGING: @fizzy-custard, @mobolan, @shidouhikaru15, @princesitalunar, @adiaskyfire  and whoever wants to. 

THE LAST: 

1. Drink: Iced Tea 2. Phone call: about a Job interview. 3. Text message: "it’s already raining here” 4. Song you listened to: “Gone” ‘Nsync (I’ve been playing all the things I listened when I was 13…) 5. Time you cried: last time I laughed… it is really difficult for me to cry from something other than mirth.  6. Dated someone: still dating him 7. Kissed someone and regretted it: can’t say I regretted it… not really.

8. Been cheated on: that I know of, my last partner did it… so a few years. 9. Lost someone special: lost as in dead? My grandma several years ago.

10. Been depressed: not sure I’m out of it yet.

11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: like 6 years ago.... there was this game at the hotel bar we were staying at, where we were getting free drinks for each correct answer... a friend of mine and I got a little carried away.

3 FAVOURITE COLOURS: 

12. Blue 13. Red 14. Green

 IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU:

15. Made new friends: some of the other teachers at the school I was working! They’re really cool! 16. Fallen out of love: my first degree about two years ago counts? 17. Laughed until you cried: last night 18. Found out someone was talking about you:  some of the teachers that were not my friends tried to badmouth me. The principal shut them up.

19. met someone who changed you: not really… I mean entering a new field changes you, and the people there contributes, but just one person that heavily influenced me enough to change…. No.

20. Found out who your friends are: I have known for a time, so no. 21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: my current bf is there.

GENERAL:

22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: like most of them? 

23. Do you have any pets: I have 3 dogs and I love them.

24. Do you want to change your name: nope, there are really few people with my name, why would I change it? 25. What did you do for your last birthday: watched Rogue 1 and had diner.

26. What time did you wake up: today at…. 9 I think.

27. What were you doing at midnight last night: watching War for the planet of the apes! 28. Name something you can’t wait for: I don’t know…. 29. When was the last time you saw your mom: 5 minutes ago.

31. What are you listening to right now: still listening to the same music as last question (though now it’s swear it again by Westlife) 32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: an ex-boyfriend of mine

33. Something that is getting on your nerves:  34. Most visited website: Tumblr and word reference. 35. Hair color: darker than mi nightmares? Ok black mostly. 36. Long or short hair: for me? Long enough to make something with it. In girls the same, in boys…. I’m weak for long hair honestly. 37. Do you have a crush on someone: not right now; haven’t had one of those in years.

38. What do you like about yourself: my hair and my eyes. 39. Piercings: my ears 40. Blood type: O+ 41. Nickname: I have plenty of these, though I mostly use Axukitar, Ascella, or Suka   42. Relationship status: in a relationship 43. Zodiac: Sagittarius 44. Pronouns: She/Her 45. Favorite TV show: can’t think of one right now (I don’t watch a lot of TV) 46. Tattoos: currently none. (I like henna, but I haven’t found a good design lately) 47. Right or left handed: Right-handed 48. Surgery: extracting teeth counts? 50. Sport: I run regularly.

51. Last vacation: a year ago to Puerto Vallarta 52. Pair of trainers: 
 I have two.

 MORE GENERAL:

 53. Eating: chicken with mushrooms for lunch 54. Drinking: lemonade 55. I’m about to: look for the syllabus of my class 56. Waiting for: the day to end, I’m tired 57. Want: to update any of my stories 58. Get married: someday maybe, but not in the foreseeable future. 59. Career: 
I’m a teacher at a high school. I also make consultation for civil law.

WHICH IS BETTER:

60. Hugs or kisses: Hugs 61. Lips or eyes: Eyes 62. Shorter or taller: Taller 63. Older or younger: older boys (but not by a lot)

64. Nice arms or nice stomach: Arms 65. Hook up or relationship: Relationship 66. Troublemaker or hesitant: confident.

 HAVE YOU EVER: 

 67. Kissed a stranger: No 68. Drank hard liquor: Yes 69. Lost glasses/contact lenses: there was a time when I lost my glasses every time I went to a caning grip…

70. turned someone down: oh yes… it was awkward as hell.

71. Sex on the first date: jajajaja I barely let people touch me on a first date! 72. Broken someone’s heart: not really. 73. had your heart broken: Shattered to little pieces. 74. Been arrested: Nope. 75. cried when someone died: Yeah. 76. Fallen for a friend: my relationships are always friendships first. Most of them go back to friendships after a time.

 DO YOU BELIEVE IN?

 77. Yourself: Yeah, most of the time. 78. Miracles: yeah why not. 79. Love at first sight: Nope. 80. Santa Claus: hohoho!

81. Kiss on the first date: let’s go back to question 71.

82. Angels: I like them?

OTHER: 

 84. Eye color: dark brown 85. Favorite movie: The lion King or Zoolander.

[lunarscaped]

For the writer ask: 1, 3, 26, 49

HI RACHEL <3

(lowkey reblogged the post and then logged out and forgot about it like the smart person i am)

1. things that inspire me: reviews, comments, etc. because i have the writer’s version of a praise kink

3. name three favorite writers: hmm… three favorite writers have to be rachello344 (i love creeping on your blog ;D), valtyr (mainly on ao3; i don’t think she’s still active but her marvel fic is a++), and Sineala (who writes the most amazing stevetony; holy god i love her and her fic so much. she’s active on ao3 and tumblr). basically, i read a lot of marvel fic.

26. story you’re most proud of: none of them… well, okay, probably penumbra because i had a lot of fun writing it and a lot of people seemed to like it. though i was surprised more people weren’t like “why does shinichi write like a shitty fanfic author” because that’s what i was thinking when i wrote all those excerpts… yeah

49. writing advice: there are a lot of things i could say about writing style and technique and don’t use epithets and stay away from the word “orbs” and please please please avoid comma splices because they make me wince a little, but honestly what helped my writing the most was just… writing. like, a lot. write as much as you can and don’t compare yourself to anyone else. it doesn’t matter if you’re writing 100-word drabbles or 100k-word coffee shop aus or self-indulgent id fic; just do some kind of writing practice, and you will get more comfortable with words and ideas and putting your thoughts together. your fic will be better for it.

i think i’ve gone on for long enough so i’ll end this here :) thanks for the message!!

[niedolia]

Alright, so I have a quick question about diminutives and pet names in Russian. For Yuri, would friends more likely call him something like Yura (or another name from your list) or Yurochka? Would it depend on the friend? And which one would be the 'everyday' name (like Vitya)? Thanks, btw, your post is super helpful!! <3

Friends would more likely call him Yura/etc. than Yurochka on a daily basis, so basically this would be his ‘everyday’ name as you said. Pet names like Yurochka aren’t used too frequently unless we’re talking family, ie parents to their children or spouses to each other. Others close to Yuri could use Yurochka too but it would be weird to use it without some cause, ie his friend wouldn’t call him up and be like “Hey we’re going bowling. Wanna come, Yurochka?” It’s long and affectionate and really doesn’t belong in everyday speech between just friends. Yura would be more appropriate for casual conversations.

Of course there are exceptions. Friends would call him Yurochka on his birthday (in this case, even more distant friends can call him Yurochka and it wouldn’t be weird) or when giving him a present or basically just wanting to show their affection towards him (ie Yakov getting excited over his performance in a competition and calling him Yurochka as a result).

Also, as others have noted before me, Yuri doesn’t seem too fond of his pet name so he might insist on being called Yura by basically everyone in his life - except for his grandfather, his grandfather seems to get away with it lol. There are people who aren’t called by their pet name that often and I’d bet Yuri would be one of them.

& np! glad i could help <3

[ascella-star]

I think my tumblr likes you @rachello344...

[khakikyrie]

Aaravos/Viren for that ship ask thing? 👀

who’s the werewolf and who’s the hunter

Aaravos is the werewolf, Viren is the hunter. A terrible hunter who doesn’t even realize he’s found a werewolf XD XD.

who’s the mermaid and who’s the fisherman

Aaravos is 100% a mermaid and he seduces Viren and then drags him into the ocean lol.

who’s the witch and who’s the familiar

I am equally attached to Witch Aaravos with bitchy like, cat familiar Viren as I am to Witch Viren with familiar Aaravos who Viren doesn’t know is also a witch pretending to be an animal so one day he just. Turns into a person again and Viren is like  U M *SWEATS*. XD XD 

who’s the barista and who’s the coffee addict

Aaravos as a barista and Viren as a grumpy bitter professor who comes in before his 8am class three days a week lol. 

who’s the professor and who’s the TA

I am really torn on this one, but I’m gonna go with Professor Aaravos and TA Viren purely bc I like it lol. 

who’s the knight and who’s the prince(ss)

Aaravos is neither, he’s the dragon and Viren is the knight who plots with him to kill the prince lol. 

who’s the teacher and who’s the single parent

EASY Aaravos is the teacher and Viren is the single parent.

who’s the writer and who’s the editor

I like really eccentric recluse writer Aaravos and his confident headstrong new editor Viren who thinks Aaravos is like all the other writers he’s worked with before and he is is Wrong Aaravos is Weird and he’s going to eat him alive. 

[khakikyrie]

It's been a while, but... all of them? ;D

Vanilla Chai Latte : Are you in love?

Romantic love is a really difficult concept for me tbh, I’m not sure what it feels like or what it’s supposed to feel like or if I’ve felt it before So. That’s that on that XD 

Flat White : Coffee or Tea?

Both! 

Cappuccino : What’s your middle name?

Ashley.

Mocha : Dream Job?

I-I’m not sure atm ;;;; Sometimes it’s “I wanna work for a gaming company” sometimes it’s “I wanna make my own stories” sometimes it’s “I wanna do something that makes money” sometimes it’s “I wanna move to the Italian countryside and renovate a castle and start a garden and bake bread and just do whatever I want in my free time” so lol.  

Pumpkin Spice : Dream car?

A new car haha. And I’d actually really like the car my family currently owns. 

Jasmine Tea : If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?

I have a ton of places I’d love to visit tbh, I couldn’t possibly list them all haha ;;;; As long as I go with friends tho I don’t really care where it is! 

Old English : You’re stranded on an island, who do you bring with you?

Best answer, some survivalist dude XD But honestly I feel like my friends all have assorted knowledge of enough things that we could get by if they were with me lol. Sorry for dragging u guy’s in XD 

Iced Chocolate : Do you have a crush on someone?

Lol who knows what does that feel like??

Caramel Frappe : Favorite video game?

BotW!! But Splatoon, Skyward Sword and Stardew Valley are up there haha. 

Iced Lemon Tea : Favorite song/band?

UHhhh Man, I gotta pick a couple. The constants are Panic!, Fall Out Boy and Starset. I’d also include MCR and actually atm BTS, who’s music I’m starting to explore more of and am really really enjoying!! 

Iced Cafe Mocha : Favorite thing to do on rainy days?

I like to go out and experience the rain! My favorite thing to do when I lived on/near campus (when I had time lol) was to take a walk in the rain down to any of the shops nearby (generally Panera or Starbucks or the Union) and sit there and drink something warm and read fic or do work. I also like just sitting in bed and watching stuff with the windows wide open haha. 

Hot Chocolate : Are you an affectionate person?

N- not particularly? I’m not. Hm I’m not a sappy person really, I don’t really know how to respond to verbal affection (though I do like it??) or how to give it. I’ve got a bit of an easier time with nonverbal expressions of affection and I prefer that to having to talk abt feelings cause I’m bleh at that lol ;;;; So short answer yes kind of?? But not like, verbally ;;;; 

Caramel Macchiato : You’re travelling the entire world but you can only take one person with you. Who do you take?

The only person I know I can live with :3c So, you XD 

Green Tea : How tall are you?

5′4 :P

Early Grey Tea : The inevitable Zombie Apocalypse is upon us! What’s your plan of action?

I have no idea, honestly I’d probably just try to run as far and as fast as possible XD 

Mint Tea : How do you relax?

Depends on the day I guess. Reading fic, watching anime/TV, playing video games, drawing, baking, cleaning sometimes, depending on how stressed I am lol, spending time with friends idk there’s a lot of things!

Vanilla Latte : Board games or drinking games?

Board games, I don’t really drink haha. 

Iced Coffee : Do you like reading? If so, what’s your favorite book?

Yea! I don’t read as much as I used to but I’m just. A lot pickier now lol ;;;; My favorite book series are TFC, PJAtO (And HoO), and the Captive Prince series! But I read more fic then books now and I’d say one of my favorite fic of all time is “An Approach of Carrot and Stick” which is a long Diojona fic on Ao3, which I’ve read multiple times haha ;;;; There are a lot of others tho!!

Italian Soda : Describe your dream date

MmMMM Idk anything that I’d consider fun haha so like, Aquariums, Museums, movies, but also like, idk just walking around a park and getting dinner would be cool. Also like obvs Disney World for an Ideal lol. 

Sparkling Water : Describe what qualities you look for in a person

I like nice people, people who are easy to talk to, people who are enthusiastic and kind and share similar interests haha. I dunno! I think I look for the qualities most people look for I guess? ;;;; 

Orange Juice : Have you ever had a valentine?

Yup.

Rose Hip Tea : Describe your first kiss

Haven’t had one haha *shrug emoji* ;;;;

Herbal Tea : You’re at a candle shop, what scented candle do you buy?

I honestly like all sorts of candles haha. I guess I don’t really like flower scents all that much? But most else I’d be happy with lol. 

[jirachiki]

ITS SLANDER!! SS is a great game how dare they