3. three songs you were recently obsessed with

Carl Barat – Je Regrette, Je Regrette (why does this song have such awful awful lyrics it deserves better lol)
Hefner – The Hymn for the Cigarettes
Boy Azooga – Loner Boogie

5. three songs you wish you could forget (because listening to them hurts) 

Oh that’s a tough one! Probably songs associated with my ex that feel a bit tainted now lol (though that kind of includes Hefner as mentioned above, sooo shrug)  

Bjork – Isobel
Yeah, I’m gonna say anything by Hefner lol (especially Hello Kitten and May God Protect Your Home), listening to them does feel a bit weird even though they’ve got some good songs
Also, weirdly, the whole of Sgt Peppers (but especially She’s Leaving Home/Fixing a Hole) because I listened to it while I was ill once when I was a kid and it still makes me feel weird

20. three songs that remind you of the person who sends this one 

Err… I might need a bit more info before I can answer this one! Lol

Thanks! 😉 

26. three favourite non-English songs

Oh man this is much more my bag haha! Very hard choices tho :S Of course I have to include K8 but even that’s hard to narrow down! Let’s go with:

Kanjani8 – tte!!!!!!!
Four Brothers – Makorokoto
Mon Rivera – Lluvia con Nieve

28. three best songs to get drunk or high to

This is uhh not really my area lol but I find jazz and Latin music to be a good background for drinking so let’s go with:

Sons of Kemet – Inner Babylon
Ondatropica – Suena
Rotary Connection – I Am the Black Gold of the Sun

comfort movie?

I’m not much of a movie person these days but I’d probably put on something like the Mighty Boosh, that’s fun and light and entertaining without too many big emotions attached to it! Thanks 🙂

where do you feel most at peace?

I love nature and I do love spending time in gardens and parks in particular. I feel very peaceful in a calm, quiet place full of flowers and scents and the sounds of nature, on warm sunny summer days. 

Thanks! 

Yes, I have! Or more accurately, I’ve listened to the audiobook, for the full Carl experience haha. I really enjoyed it, I think his writing is very engaging and natural and reads very genuinely. I think the book offers some really good insights, and I have to say I felt great relief that when he was writing about the Libertines and Peter, it wasn’t bitter or unpleasant, even though of course parts of it were very sad. I think it conveyed a lot of Carl’s romanticism and his intelligence too, and again I was quite relieved he came across as a thoughtful and reflective guy, especially about some difficult issues. It was nice that overall he was in a place where he was able to write something positive. I’d actually love to read more of his writing! 

D. 

HARDEST THING I’VE EVER BEEN THROUGH.

Not wanting to be a downer but my dad died two days after my 17th birthday – it wasn’t so much his death that was the hardest thing, but he’d had cancer and seeing that was tough, especially when I was that age. 

M. 

VIRGIN OR NOT?

Well I guess not lol

S. 

A RANDOM FACT ABOUT MYSELF.

When I took my A levels I was considered good at English (ha) so I took a Special paper, the significance of which I’ve never fully understood, but it was about 3 hours of creative writing and I “passed” so good for me I guess

Thanks!

Aww that’s great to hear! Good luck 😀 

Hi! Thank you so much for your kind words! And your question is a very good one! I agree, it is very difficult to explain, especially for some pairings – for example, the pining thing doesn’t really work for a pair like Rolipe because I can’t imagine Felipe just keeping his feelings to himself, haha. This is why I quite like the pining to be more one-sided, with one half of the pairing hopelessly in love, and the other more slowly developing or realising their feelings. 

In terms of reasons why they might hesitate to get together or show each other how they feel, well, oddly enough recently I’ve been reading a lot of fics where at least one half of the pairing has some trouble dealing with the idea that they might have sexual feelings for someone of the same sex, heh. Or there might be an element of not wanting to be hurt, if they’re unsure of the other person’s feelings, or they’ve been hurt before. Or there might be external circumstances – disapproval of family or peers, imminent big event that means they’d be split up even if they did get together. There’s also the “Oh they’d never be interested in someone like me, and I don’t want to lose them as a friend” line of thinking, or just plain old shyness I suppose! It’s true tho, it does take a bit of work to figure out exactly why they wouldn’t just get together if they like each other, haha. But some boys don’t make it easy 😉