SO I JUST SPENT ALL DAY READING STORMBIRDS AND STALKERS LIKE I LEGIT HAVENT LEFT MY APARTMENT YET AND CAM I JUST SAY YOU MESSED ME UP BIG TIME BUT IN A VERY GOOD WAY AND IM THANKFUL. BUT ALSO, I JUST SAW THAT YOU HAVE A SEQUEL TO S&S AND IN IT NIL LEAVES ALOY FOR A YEAR UM EXCUSE ME HOW DARE YOU THROW THAT AT ME AFTER ALL OF THAT I GUESS IM NOT GONNA LEAVE MY APARTMENT FOR THE NEXT 2 DAYS GREAT

@ersvos HAHAHAHAHA CAN I JUST SAY YOUR ASK HAS BROUGHT ME LIFE ON THIS SUNDAY EVENING. 

For real though, thank you so much for reading and I’m sorry/you’re welcome that I messed you up big time and ALSO I hope you enjoy the sequel! 

YES, I WROTE THE FIC DESCRIPTION THAT WAY ON PURPOSE TO MURDER MY READERS’ HEARTS. NO REGRETS. 

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Yet Another Nosy Fun Questions Meme Thing

Bahahaha I got tagged AGAIN for this by @horizonfan12​! I’m not complaining by any means, I’m just sitting here wishing i could bookmark tags somehow in Tumblr so you guys don’t think I’m shunning you if I forget to respond right away 😅 ❤️

1. What do you do? Speech-Language Pathologist. I work at hospitals with adults. I help adults who can’t swallow or talk/read/understand to do those things good. 

2. Is there a hobby you really wish to do but still can’t do? DRAW. OMFG  YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH I WISH I COULD PROPERLY DRAW. 

3. Favorite video game and why? Horizon Zero Dawn. There are so many reasons, god damn… Let’s go with this: the trailer showed a tribal-looking girl taking down a robot dinosaur with a bow and arrow. I’m like, “what nonsense is this?” And then you play the game and EVERYTHING MAKES FUCKING SENSE. AND EVERY DAMN CHARACTER, EVEN THE ONES YOU HATE, ARE PERFECT AND AMAZING. And also the moral of the story is chilling and on-point and so very relevant.

4. What consumes your mind? What do you think about most often? See here. 

5. What’s behind your tumblr username? Pickapeppa is a Jamaican sauce (my mom and her family were born in Jamaica). I changed the first part to “pika” because of Pikachu. 

6. What draws you to a character? See here. 

7. What is the scariest thing you’ve ever done? See here.

8. What is something most people don’t know about you? See here.

9. What do you think about horror movies? Hahaha. Hahahahahahaahaaaa. I’m terrible about them. I watched a ton of them in high school and then I think I got over-sensitized to them to the point that I need to be accompanied to the shower after watching one for fear of being massacred in the shower. And yet I still sometimes request to watch them because I hate myself, apparently? My fiancé loves this, I assure you.

10. Do you have a preference over a male or female protagonist? Hmmm… not really. But in games where you’re given a choice, I always pick female. 

11. How long have you been on Tumblr? And what was your inspiration in starting your page? I’ve been on Tumblr since… uhh… vaguely maybe May 2017? So like… 9 months? I started the page because I started writing fanfic and wanted to promote my stuff, to be totally honest. I still use it for that, but the main reasons I love Tumblr are 1) the fanart – great place to find fanart! – but more importantly 2) THE COMMUNITY. I’ve made or found so many lovely friends through Tumblr and I appreciate every one of you who has reached out to me. Genuinely and truly. A few worthy mentions: @littlesnowarrow​ @vythika96​ @sun-bae​ @hellarcanine​ @makocartwheels​ @vgtravlr​ @sarakat5502​ @erendandaloy​ @jadefyre​ AND I’M PROBABLY FORGETTING SOME OF YOU FOR WHICH I DEEPLY APOLOGIZE, BUT I PROMISE, YOU ALL MAKE MY DAY. 

Get To Know You Meme (yet another one bahaha)

Tagged by @erendandaloy and @makocartwheels with slightly different sets of questions, so I’ll combine them both here!

Relationship Status: Engaged

Favorite Colors: Red 

Three Favourite Foods: dim sum (is that allowed, since it involves multiple foods?), pastitsio (a very decadent Greek pasta dish), beef bibimbap (Korean hot stone bowl rice with vegetables, beef, and an egg on top). 

Top Three Ships: ALOY/NIL OBVIOUSLY, f!Ryder/Reyes Vidal, and f!Shepard/Garrus Vakarian.

Lipstick or Chapstick: chapstick. I never wear lipstick.

Jackets or Hoodies: Jackets. I have like 20… they’re more stylish than hoodies. Not that I’m particularly stylish… @makocartwheels knows my struggles 😂

Last Song: All the Stars, by Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA. Currently on loop, can’t lie. 

Last Movie: The Shape of Water. I liked it, but in all honesty, I think it got overhyped for me? Also, given my profession (speech-language pathologist) I take huge issue with the idea that her “vocal cords were cut” by incisions to the sides of her neck, and then that she has to use ASL because of that – okay, you know what, I’ll sit down and shut up about it. It’s fine. It’s fine. 

Top 3 Shows: aaaaaAAAHHHH I have to pick only three?? Okay, at this moment while I’m put on the spot, I’ll say Altered Carbon (WATCH IT, IT’S GREAT), Mad Men, and Better Call Saul. 

Top 3 Bands/Artists: again: of all time, I can only pick three?? The Beatles, Lana Del Rey, and… um… Stars. 

I am currently reading: a lot of fics. SO MANY FICS AUGH.
– All or Nothing by @makocartwheels
– Second Dawn by @writerlyonao3
– Factions of the World by @larissafae
– The Moth by @sacrificethemtothesquid 

Top Three Favorite Videogames: HORIZON ZERO DAWN, the Mass Effect OT, and Uncharted 4: Thief’s End. 

Thanks for the asks, friends! Trying to think who I haven’t seen replies to this already… @littlesnowarrow, @sun-bae, @jadefyre, @bluegreenketchup, you’re up!

Last sentence meme

Tagged by the lovely @makocartwheels! 

The game: post the last sentence you wrote. Here goes:

“It will take more than ten minutes to get back to our suite,” [Nil] said slowly. “I can almost smell your need, Suntress. It’s rolling off of your skin like the most exquisite cloud of corruption. Do you really think you can wait that long?”

BAHAHAHAAAAAAA <insert maniacal laughter>

Passing it forward: @sun-bae (since I now know you write!!), @hellarcanine, @jadefyre, @seekerandstoryteller (moar Aya!!!), and anyone else who wants to play! 

pikapeppa:

I don’t care what anyone says. Nil is a fucking dreamboat. 

He gives her a half-smile. “A brief encounter for us, but the end for them,” he remarks.

Aloy studies him carefully. His tone is so glib, his little smirk so sarcastic, but his eyes are serious as they trace over her face. A little chill runs down her back, but at the same time she feels an unfamiliar blooming of warmth in her stomach. 

She swallows. Nods once in farewell. She walks away. 

But somehow, she knows that his silver eyes are following her. 

Dawn’s Sentinel: a guardpost between the east and west
But when the light fades on the horizon
And the warm glow of day turns to brilliant scarlet,
The light becomes a veil
Hair and skin of cinnabar
She’s hidden

Dawn’s Sentinel: a guardpost between the east and west
But when she stands tall and proud at sunset
She wears
Dusk’s Cloak