#sparky3tears

[cutestknife]

✨Sketch-commission for @sparky3tears 💕

[loveydoveylex]

garnet, crimson, & bittersweet shimmer for the ask game! ^_^

tysm for the ask!! and bless you for coming up with all of these fun questions hehe. hope you're having a lovely week! \^o^/

Garnet: How do both of you feel about soulmates or any kind of belief about being fated to be with someone? Have these opinions about it changed after meeting each other?

I truly and genuinely do believe that ray is my soulmate and I have no doubt in my mind that he feels the same about me. I dunno, even if he's just a fictional character... I just know it. ❤️

for a long time I used to think that the concept was silly - I've never been a very spiritual person (more power to those who are, though!), but ray completely changed my view on it. I feel such a strong connection with him that I've never felt with anyone else in my entire life and he's just so special to me in a way I've never experienced before. I don't care that he's not real; in any life, I would find him, and I would love him. 💖💖💖 it's something I have a hard time putting into words, because the feeling is so strong that it really is just completely indescribable!

Crimson: On Valentine's Day, it's common for couples to exchange gifts for each other. So, what kinds of gifts would you give each other? Are you both less materialistic and do something else for each other instead?

oh ray SPOILS me. flowers, chocolates, handwritten love letters, he'll do it ALL. he wants me to feel like the most special person on the planet, hah! on the contrary, uh... I am. bad with gifts. I never have any clue what I'm supposed to give! hopefully he won't mind a collection of cool rocks I found that I gave to him because they reminded me of him x) (spoilers: of course he doesn't mind! he loves them!)

also a BIG OL' FRUIT BASKET. ray LOVES fruits and berries, so I will happily pick out the best-looking ones I can find and gather them all in a neat lil basket for him <3 he's a BIG eater so they aren't gonna last very long but he's extremely grateful! 😆

Bittersweet Shimmer: How does your f/o feel about romance movies and all those subgenres under it? Do they have any favorites for Valentine's Day?

he's alright with them! though if he's gotta watch a romance movie, he strongly prefers bad cheesy romcoms. which I completely get - those are always the most entertaining ones XD

[flowerhound]

the phoenix, the mighty fall, and miss missing you for the ask game!! with amanda or anyone else ur currently fixated on? <3

THANK YOUUUU SPARKY <3 I've been wanting to do one of these for Mandy...excellent choice of questions for her tbh

1: "The Phoenix" - What was your f/o’s first impression of you versus their current thoughts about you now?

Oh when we first met she thought I was hopelessly naive LOL. I was openly friendly with her and felt oddly drawn to trying to get close to her, despite potential red flags, and she kind of thought I was a dumbass for that. She tried to shrug me off with rudeness, sarcasm, and even actively snapping at me, but it did not work! It drove her even more crazy when I pointed out she was trying to push me away on purpose, because I was right and she hated that. Nowadays...She sometimes still pretends to think I'm some kinda fool who will wise up one day, but I don't think she actually feels that way. She's told me, in more vulnerable moments, that she feels like I'm a safe place, away from the past and everything that haunts her. She's coming to realize that my kindness doesn't make me stupid- it's an active decision I make, and it's not from lack of struggle! I think in a way she admires that; that I went through what I did and still came out soft on the other side.

6: "The Mighty Fall" - If you were both asked for relationship advice from your experience together as one, what would it be?

I think... I would say that if you really want a relationship to work, you have to learn to see and assume the best in people. Like, of course everyone has their limits of what they can handle and that's super fair, stick to your boundaries! But.. The majority of people have reasons for doing what they do, and taking the time to hear them out and understand can erase the reactionary response and allow you to address things more coherently. Amanda says that nobody should be asking her for relationship advice because "I've always been kind of shit at them.", but went on to say that actually being direct with your partner is a good idea, and sneaking around and keeping secrets will never work out. "Even if things end when you're honest, that still sucks less than living a lie."

7: "Miss Missing You" - Who’s the more vulnerable of either of you, who’s more closed off? How did you gain each other’s trust?

Oh, I'm like...somewhat closed off, in that you have to push to get me to be open about emotions, but I will talk about my experiences pretty freely. Amanda isn't open about much of anything. She's extremely reserved, about her emotions, her past, her ideas...all of it, really. The only way I got past her barriers was a combination of stubbornness, patience, and a willingness to be vulnerable first. I guess she figured talking to me would be a lot less risky if she had "dirt" on me, too. The longer her little moments of honesty went rewarded and didn't get her hurt, the more she came to trust it, and at this point she's gotten... pretty good at being forthcoming with me. I mean, if nothing she's told me thus far is going to chase me off, not much is likely to.