tagged by @evenlarksandkatydids for ten people i'd like to know better - thank you ❤️ (and i agree that grace by jeff buckley is one of the best albums ever!)
last song: wuthering heights by kate bush - a classic for a reason <3
currently watching: rewatching the queen's gambit (beth harmon my beloved now and always)
current obsession: so, besides my [redacted] fic, where the pairing is consuming my heart and soul... these days i'm kinda obsessing over chris cornell's music. the man had some great pipes, wow. i already knew a few soundgarden and audioslave songs and respected him a lot, but watching this video of a live acoustic version of like a stone was, like, a revelation. it's one thing to sound great in the studio, but to sound even better live and with only an acoustic guitar to accompany your voice? that's a gift few singers have, actually, especially nowadays in this age of autotune (which is a travesty - singers are literally paid to sing, that's their whole job! using it is basically cheating!). and then i watched a few short interviews with chris and explored more of his work both with his bands and solo, and then i rewatched the official like a stone video super closely and... well, i think i fell in love. (also, not to sound shallow af, but lord was he handsome - where the hell has that man been my whole life????) i was immensely saddened to read about his death. i knew he had died, but i didn't really know the details. and so young, too - as someone who's also struggled with depression and mental illness since my early teens, reading about this hugely talented and, by all accounts, kind man's passing was really heartbreaking 😢 anyway, his artistry revived my evergreen love for rock music in all its forms. i've been listening to soundgarden's superunknown and audioslave's eponymous album on loop these days + a lot of other excellent stuff, both rock-adjacent and not, by other people. since i can't really focus on my writing and reading lately - it's too damn hot for that, also i've been living on my own for a whole week because the rest of my family went on vacation (i've got my period, i couldn't bear going to the beach and being unable to swim in the sea with this fucking heat - so i stayed home with my cat, because someone had to stay behind to take care of him anyway, and my dad went in my place). i've been a little depressed ngl, i have no one to talk to... thankfully my jo keeps me company, but he's been kinda pissed about everyone else's sudden disappearance (lol) and has been feeling a little blue himself, though usually he's a very sweet-tempered cat. but music is helping take my mind off darker thoughts and keeping me from feeling too lonely.
currently reading: a biography of chris cornell, obviously - and i've almost finished my re-read of possession by a.s. byatt, which is an amazing book that i appreciated even more this time around. (magnificent prose, by the way!)
currently working on: the aforementioned [redacted] fic, which is a bit harder than usual because it's my first attempt at writing a long fic - and one so psychologically complex, at least for a fanfic, if i dare say so myself - entirely in english. it's going well so far, and i've received some amazing feedback on ao3, despite the kinda niche premise of the story.
currently wearing: a white t-shirt with the rolling stones logo on it and beige cotton shorts.
last google search: virgin radio italy - i've always loved that station, but the app sucks ass, and i can't find any other decent free radio app to listen to it on. *sigh* so i'm blasting it from my computer's speakers.
favorite flower: roses - no matter how cliché it sounds, i love their scent.
tagging @betharmon and @rhaenyraitargaryen (who always tag me in stuff but unfortunately i'm the worst at this kind of thing!), @mircallaruthven, @pontipines, @cafeleningrad, @liesmyth, @pristinanomine, @littlelattewanders, @caffeinosis and @manderleyfire (no pressure, of course) 💜
