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You keep saying you're still writing Convergent Boundaries but its been almost a year!! Just say you don't want to write it anymore it's annoying!!!
crocheting update... apparently i can't count???
after years of not being able to do it, i finally learned to crochet because i needed to be (almost) as cool as darling Kelpie
Maybe if you stopped complaining all the time and actually write fics people want from you you'd be better. Convergent Boundaries could be good if you just write it but you're just annoying omg
what's your favorite brainworm rn?
omg!! been thinking a lot about minsung and their baby that i'm working on from a legacy ficathon prompt and also binchan. always always binchan!!! brainworm rn is them being soft and kissing each other for comfort and not realising they're being gay with it i think. and just them being horribly in love generally ig kasjhfsdg
What’s a ship you’ve never written that you’ve been curious about trying
I'm a new Stay and this was my first comeback with them, I'm actually so in love with the album 😭 I'm planning on seeing them on their next tour, have you ever seen them live? If yes, I'd love to know about your experience!! Because I have some sensory issues and I'm a little scared...
hii!!! welcome!! this comeback was great, i hope you're having a good time!!!
i have actually seen them live, last year at the lollapalooza in paris, but i don't know how well that compares to an actual concert? it's very loud obviously, and i definitely wouldn't do something where you're standing in the crowd again, because that was quite overwhelming tbh! but!! for me, i forgot everything that was uncomfy when they started performing, like their energy live is absolutely insane and for me helped a lot with not getting stressed or overstimulated in the crowd! gotta make sure to plan what happens after it ends though, that's super hectic so either make plans or have a friend who can take charge (that was me, both of my friends were kinda struggling) and take care of you!!
but overall i'd say it's definitely worth it, especially if you know what exactly you struggle with!! working around that is a lot easier than you might think :D
Since we’re suffering due to the big heat wave, I wanted to ask if you have any summer plans!!!
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thank you for answering/sharing the books that are special to you, i feel like i need to learn german now to fully appreciate it without having to read a translation
Hi um, sorry for the bother but is convergent boundaries going to be continued?
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this is me anytime i read something of yours if you even care🥹
seriously though, you write so beautifully i'm constantly fighting the urge to wax poetic abt you (despite the fact that i'm sh!t with words😂 but this is not abt me!!)
however, i'm constantly giving you forehead kisses in my thoughts and hoping you're having a good day, breathing easier, smiling and/or laughing......
you deserve only good things simply because you just do!! but also bcuz you share with us these amazing works of art that make alot of people happy and give comfort
so yeah, i hope you have a good day today (when you read this) or an easier day if they've been tough/not so good lately. hope your day is sunny and warm, you find things to make you smile and laugh and you feel lighter!!😊
Kelpie kelp what mythical creatures do you think each 5kz members are :33
cookie! great question! i went with ideas i've had for fics where i've assigned them creatures, but also just what i think fits the vibe so!
jeongin is a siren. he fits the aesthetic so well and i love sirens i think they're so cool and his voice,,, ngl this is inspired by ttath and the low, crooing "ppalli" like that gave me siren vibes the first time i listened to it. but yeah. siren! pretty and deadly and voice that'll make you insane
seungmin i think fits fae. i'm not super sure whether i'd sort him into the seelie or unseelie court, because both sides have points i like, but ngl (like minho) i think he tends to be misunderstood which is why he'd fit the unseelie court. then again, he could also very well be a sprite yk. or maybe an imp!! idk but somewhere in the fae realm definitely
for felix i know the general concensus is fairy, and i fully get that but i specifically think of him as some sort of sprite/imp mix. it's about the fairy attributes, the ethereal-ness but als mischief!! but i can also see him as some form of nature spirit
jisung - definitely a nature spirit. maybe dryad or nymph (yes, i know those are female entities but i feel like the idea of them fits him well) just because i think he can really appreciate nature, stays in one place, is curious and sweet yk! and obviously can also get up to shit but i feel like him being a naiad or maybe dryad would work rly well
hyunjin - fae!! definitely of the seelie court!!! nothing more to say to that asfksdjhdg it's just the vibe i get from him <333
changbin is a kobold to me (it's a german type of fairy/sprite, and while it can be malicious they can also be helpful and protective). kobolds are something i grew up with and i just think it fits him, ngl. in my interpretation and based on stories we have of heinzelmännchen, i think they're a bit mischiveous and can be bastards to those they think deserve it, but also helpful and kind so! yeah
minho is a vampire. one of the classics asdjksdghh but really it's an aesthetics thing, too. he's too fucking pretty, and while he could obviously also be fae i think vampirism with a side of shapeshifting works well for him!
chan gives me trouble i swear! he could be a werewolf, and he often is i think but also when we get into the lesser known creatures i can really picture him as a haltija (finnish spirit in the realm of gnomes or elfs who protect and help something or someone) or also as a fairy. like. idk he's just so sweet that fairy fits for him i think! it's the kindness he has
also disclaimer, i am aware that this an entirely european lineup of myhtical creatures, because it's the mythology i'm most well versed in and have been obsessed with for years and years! if anyone has in-depth knowledge of asian creatures feel free to tell me which you think the members are but this is just me!! this was so fun asjkhsdg
hi hi kelpie
what would you say is the book that you hold closest to your heart? (i'm a big literature nerd, sorry if that's a weird question)
hi!!! not a weird question at all don't worry!! just one that took me a while to ponder over and i'm gonna give you three answers, hope that's okay! they're not ranked btw
so, six of crows! - it's the book that really got me back into reading, and into queer fantasy (queer literature as a whole tbh). i love it so, so dearly and the characters!! ugh. i love them so bad and i'm still upset with netflix ngl but yeah! six of crows reignited my love for books and opened me up to the queer side of things
ace: what asexuality revelas about desire, society and the meaning of sex by angela chen!
this book is just so, so good. there's so many things discussed that do need more awareness in general society, so much to learn not matter what your identity is - i as an asexual who though i knew a lot learned tons, and my mum who did not understand asexuality up until she read it was absolutely overwhelmed (positive), too. it's so good and i can just recommend it to anyone because it touches on so, so many things. incredible book i swear
my last pick is a bit niche, i think. it's rumo & his miraculous adventures by walter moers
it's a german fantasy, so i don't know how well it holds up in english but god. it's a childhood thing (although i was definitely too young when i read it) for me, full of nostalgia yk. something that i share with my dad, and i love the world moers created so much. it's incredibly imaginative, with so many plays on words and tropes and things we know, and full of little easter eggs from and for other books he's written. adventure and found family and an mc who i've assigned autism to and just. it's so, so fun and i read it once a year asjkhfsdg
Hi kelpie! Do you have a planning process for your fics at all?
hi lydia!!! oh god ajkshfjsdg i guess so?
i didn't used to, but i'm realising it does actually make life a lot easier, so
when i have an idea i write it down and then usually try to make an outline, starting with the scenes and lines i've already got in my head - and then i fill the rest in. usually once i start it comes pretty easily to build the base for the fic and i just go from there!
it's easier because then i get to just write without really having to think about what to do next and then overthink what i've already written, you know?
the new hair chngbn came from a c0c4c0l4 sponsored event and is being b0yc0tted. and i know you care about societal issues but using and liking the pic is giving off mixed messages
hi!! thank you for reaching out, i'm really sorry for giving mixed messages by using it as a pfp! i honestly haven't really been all that in the loop these past few days and wasn't aware that the event was sponsored by coca cola which is totally my bad! i'll do better about researching and being aware from now on, so thank you for bringing this to my attention!
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