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[rhodochrosite]

answers are generally indexed in chronological order per subheading, my views may have shifted quite significantly over time so please take older responses (as in, literally anything prior to 2021) and anything relating to mbti or synastry with a grain of salt, and feel free to send me an ask if there's anything you'd like me to discuss further!!

last updated: 16/08/23

{ DREAM | OTHER GROUPS | WRITING & FIC | MISC }

NCT DREAM
SHIPPING

jaemin/renjun

↬ overall trajectory and vision: 1 (thesis summary) / 2 / 3 / 4

• fave moments/lore: 1 / 2 / 3
• could jaemren ever work out?
• preferred direction of feelings: 1 / 2

↬ puff lives

• renjun's boldness in detective live
• barista live wink reaction
• renjun flustering jaemin: 1 / 2

↬ jaemin only got 2 eyes: 1 / 2 / 3
↬ aus:

• spy au
• mooting au
• florist au

↬ boom era

• they kind of like each other for real...: 1 / 2 / 3
• jaemin indulging renjun

↬ jaemren summer fight 2019 theory: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11

• what if haechan was involved?: 1 / 2 / 3
• what if renjun was leaving for china?: 1 / 2
• what if it was a rejected confession?: 1 / 2
• what if jaemin's just being contrarian?

↬ misalignments

• different approaches to idolhood and self-honesty: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
• working past incompatibility: 1 / 2
• awkward timing: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
• weekly idol mismatched expectations
• misunderstandings and assumptions
• jaemin teasing renjun about his hair
• cat killing a bird: 1 / 2

↬ ambiguous feelings: 1 / 2 / 3

• inertia running out?
• do i think jaemren are actual exes?
• why do i write jmrn so depressingly?

↬ And [x] Was There

• mark: 1 / 2
• haechan: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
• jeno: 1 / 2

↬ gifts

• jaemin's 2020 birthday chocopie incident: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
• jaemin's 2022 birthday
• snowball plushie

↬ couple items: 1 / 2 / 3

• couple bracelets conspiracy: 1 / 2 / 3
• couple rings conspiracy: 1 / 2 / 3
• couple shoes

↬ public vs private: 1 / 2

• jaemin getting permission from renjun to post pics: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

↬ huya lives
↬ jaemren fic recs: 1 / 2 (angsty edition)
↬ post-boom era (aka death of jaemren)

• renjun initiating
• renjun caving in to jaemin: 1 / 2 / 3
• selca lessons

↬ ridin era: 1 / 2 / 3

• renjun not resisting jaemin: 1 / 2
• renjun talking about jaemin on renra: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

↬ resonance era: 1 / 2 / 3
↬ glitch mode era: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

• the jaemren photo renjun sent on bubble

↬ difference between jaemren and renmin
↬ power dynamics
↬ how did i get into jaemren?
↬ beatbox era:

• kpopflex germany concert: 1 / 2 / 3
• jaemin's photos of renjun
• sports day co-mcs
• hanging out in indonesia
• jaemin talking about renjun's voice

↬ what if renjun kissed jaemin back?
↬ fave things about renjun and jaemin individually
↬ synastry
↬ jaemin's favourite colour being yellow
↬ tds2 interactions
↬ meeting in thailand on holiday?: 1 / 2 / 3
↬ early 2023 meta update
↬ dream in everland interactions
↬ jaemren in paris

mark/renjun

↬ overall trajectory: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

• directionality flip: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
• my preferred direction of feelings: 1 / 2
• roleswap with 2018 jaemin
• 2022 return to 2018 dynamics?

↬ general thoughts: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

• most first love coded ship

↬ ridin era
↬ hot sauce/hello future era: 1 / 2

• mental camp parentshipping agenda

↬ glitch mode era

• markren in 7llin 2022

↬ markren vs dongren: 1 / 2 / 3
↬ mark's cuteness aggression towards renjun

• mark handling renjun delicately or roughly: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
• hypothetical cheek kiss
• mark has to hug renjun or he'll die: 1 / 2 / 3
• mark getting stronger?
• wrist holds

↬ ideal vs reality: 1 / 2 / 3
↬ is mark aware of his actions?: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
↬ mark's leaderly influence on renjun
↬ tds2

• mark's ending ment: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
• concert rehearsal: 1 / 2

↬ early 2023 meta update

jaemin/jeno

↬ general thoughts: 1 / 2
↬ jaemjen iwaoi au: 1 / 2
↬ jaemjen tension?: 1 / 2
↬ jaemjen fic recs
↬ battle trip
↬ 1s and 0s

mark/jaemin

↬ jaemin's mark complex: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6

• is jaemin getting better?
• jaemin maknaeifying himself around mark

↬ smrookies era kiss
↬ hot sauce/hello future era:

• mark's jaemin outreach program: 1 / 2 / 3

↬ glitch mode era:

• markjaem dream vs dream: 1 / 2
  
• mark being scared of jaemin: 1 / 2
• power dynamics: 1 / 2 / 3

↬ jaemin caretaking for mark
↬ men in men's business: 1

haechan/renjun

↬ slap-slap-kiss: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
↬ boom era: 1 / 2

• competitive oneupmanship
• in the absence of mark...: 1 / 2
  

↬ head full of sun
↬ hot sauce/hello future era
↬ power dynamics
↬ dongren or markren?
↬ couple fashion aesthetic
↬ beatbox era slowdown?: 1 / 2
↬ renjun's huge crush on haechan: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7

• why is renjun so drawn to haechan?

↬ do i think dongren are dating irl?: 1 / 2
↬ early 2023 meta update
↬ "haechan is only like that in front of the cameras"
↬ dongren presentgame vs markhyuck endgame?: 1 / 2

• why are dongren a thing now?

chenle/jisung

↬ best friends: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
↬ jisung fussing over chenle: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
↬ chenji fic recs
↬ synastry
↬ chenji fight?
↬ preferred order
↬ chenji fated to be: 1 / 2

jaemin/haechan

↬ nahyuck antagonism: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

• but maybe it could be all love
• pointedly not touching: 1 / 2
• predebut fight: 1 / 2 / 3
• petty arguments
• origins

↬ jaemin only got 2 eyes
↬ synastry
↬ jaemin initiating affection
↬ birthday gifts
↬ are nahyuck beyblades?
↬ beatbox era improved relations?

mark/haechan

↬ general thoughts
↬ markhyuck's dynamic and fanservice awareness: 1 / 2 / 3

• real friendship?

↬ haechan pushing mark's boundaries
↬ dongren presentgame vs markhyuck endgame?: 1 / 2

jaemin/jisung

↬ general thoughts: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6
↬ roommates
↬ jaemin takes care of jisung: 1 / 2

jisung/renjun

↬ general thoughts: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
↬ synastry
↬ tsundere4tsundereshipping: 1 / 2
↬ reciprocal favouritism: 1 / 2

• but not in the same way: 1 / 2

↬ sungren sharing clothes
↬ roommates
↬ jisung handling renjun carefully
↬ renjun as jisung's first love: 1 / 2

mark/jeno

↬ general thoughts: 1 / 2
↬ cuteness aggression roughhousing

jisung/jeno

↬ dream shipping sungjen

haechan/jeno

↬ general thoughts
↬ "accidental" kiss: 1 / 2
↬ synastry

jeno/renjun

↬ mutual petism

• petplay on main: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
• weird/gross/domestic physical contact: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
• roughhousing: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
• choreo interactions: 1 / 2 / 3

↬ classmateshipping: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

• roommates
• mirroring mannerisms
• snack stealing saga: 1 / 2 / 3
• matching energy
• 0for0shipping
• shoujo vibes

↬ renjun guesting on jsmr: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
↬ jeno waiting on renjun
↬ power dynamics
↬ do i like noren?: 1 / 2
↬ changes to noren's dynamic over time
↬ is jeno jealous of renjun due to markren/dongren?: 1 / 2

chenle/renjun

↬ general thoughts: 1 / 2 / 3
↬ getting closer over time

chenle/jeno

↬ general thoughts

jaemin/chenle

↬ general thoughts: 1 / 2
↬ the time/s they linked pinkies: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
↬ beatbox era growing friendship: 1 / 2
↬ guy with every filter x guy with no filter

3Ps

↬ mark/jaemin/renjun

• mark-❤️->renjun❔jaemin: 1 / 2 / 3
• mark as jaemin or renjun's first love
• tds2 japan outing
• 2022 mark ↔ 2018 jaemin roleswap
• jaemin → markren
• markjaemren vs jaemdongren

↬ jaemin/haechan/renjun

• general thoughts
• respective favourites?
• dongren vs jaemin: 1 / 2 / 3
• ridin era
• hot sauce/hello future era: 1 / 2
• haechan's impact on jaemren: 1 / 2 / 3
  • is jaemin jealous of dongren?: 1 / 2
• markjaemren vs jaemdongren

↬ mark/haechan/renjun

• mark wearing dongren stickers
• markdongren vs 3j triangulations
• markhyuck → renjun
• eel rice saga: 1 / 2 / 3
• zero sum game?
• markdongren vs norenmin
• markren in markdongren context
• a narrative to rehabilitate markdongren's image
• dongren → mark

↬ mark/jeno/renjun

• general thoughts: 1 / 2
• roughhousing
• mark → noren

↬ jaemin/jisung/renjun

• general thoughts: 1 / 2
• unrequited crush trio: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
• And Jaemin Was There
• sungren vs jaemsung roommates

↬ jaemin/chenle/jisung

• maknae trio dynamics: 1 / 2 / 3

↬ jaemin/haechan/jeno

• general thoughts

↬ jaemin/jeno/renjun

• general thoughts
• why is norenmin so popular?: 1 / 2 / 3
• jaemin's dynamics with jeno vs renjun
• cp marketing backlash?
• markdongren vs norenmin
• jeno's impact on jaemren

general

↬ ships being 'in meta': 1 / 2 / 3

• marketing vs reality: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

↬ dream → mark: 1 / 2

• 00z mark complexes

↬ jaemjen x chenji
↬ my main ship agendas: 1 / 2 / 3

• ships i dislike
• favourite 3ps
• my endgames: 1 / 2

↬ perfect group chemistry: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
↬ chenji x dream: 1 / 2 / 3
↬ dream under the blanket: 1 / 2 / 3
↬ songs i would assign to ships: 1 / 2
↬ dream 0-1 scale: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

• general fandom stances?
• where do 1/0 trends come from?
• do i have a definitive sorting?

↬ dream fic recs

• assorted recs: 1 / 2 / 3
• jaemren and dongren recs
• dream author recs
• idolverse recs

↬ intradream favouritism

• next centre of dream?

↬ who plays into fanservice the most?
↬ the spectrum of knowing each other

• classmateshipping vs coworkershipping: 1 / 2
• dongren vs jaemjen classmateshipping: 1 / 2
• chenle vs renjun approach to coworkerisms

↬ 7llin 2022

• ep 3
• ep 4
• overall thoughts

↬ 2018 vs 2022: 1 / 2 / 3
↬ dongren or markren?
↬ renjun and jeno's approaches to relationships with others
↬ dream → renjun

• is there "renjun complex"?
• does renjun reciprocate?

↬ do i think dream have kissed each other?
↬ 00z vs kingheads
↬ most first love coded ship?

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INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

renjun

↬ why i love renjun

• fave renjun traits: 1 / 2

↬ renjun bird
↬ songs i associate with renjun
↬ songs renjun should cover: 1 / 2
↬ renjun x anatomy of the obsessed artist
↬ renjunstrology: 1 / 2

• aries mars or taurus mars?
• sexual expression: 1 / 2
• rising sign speculation

↬ fave renjun styling: 1 / 2 / 3

• renjun's fashion

↬ renjun's relationship with emotions

• overcompensation for a sensitive heart: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
• renjun vs repression
• how would renjun feel about ambiguous relationships?

↬ renjun's relationship with self-honesty

• pure boy image
• idolhood's impact on the self
• sincerity on main: 1 / 2 (cf mark)

↬ renjun fic recs
↬ renjun ships: 1 / 2

• crossover ships: cln / cxk / yiren
• everyone loves renjun: 1 / 2 / 3
• renjun loves everyone: 1 / 2
• renjun x 00z

↬ renjun and rings
↬ renjun 0
↬ glitch mode era hair discussion: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14
↬ renjun + china: 1 / 2

• dream vs homesickness

↬ renjun's height: 1 / 2
↬ renjun's interpretation of candy lyrics
↬ renjun and mbti: 1 / 2

jaemin

↬ predebut history
↬ jaeminstrology

• leo traits
• cap moon or aqua moon?
• libra asc theory

↬ jaemin and idolhood: 1 / 2 / 3

• jaemin loves dream

↬ control issues

• jaemin's bias list: 1 / 2
• inability to handle receiving affection: 1 / 2 / 3
• You Are Not Coming In tendencies: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
• construction of persona, image management: 1 / 2 / 3
• the face that launched a thousand metaposts

↬ jaemin's animalsona

• rabbitsona source: 1 / 2 / 3 (also discusses renjun)
• rebranding to cat: 1 / 2
• jaemsnake

↬ jaemin-jeonghan parallels: 1 / 2 / 3
↬ jaemin and bracelets
↬ characterising jaemin as "the killer"
↬ jaemin's height
↬ jaemin x yugioh
↬ jaemin the samsung smart fridge

haechan

↬ haechanstrology
↬ haechan and skinship
↬ haechan with 127 vs dream: 1 / 2

mark

↬ general thoughts
↬ markstrology
↬ why is everyone obsessed with mark?
↬ sincerity on main (cf renjun): 1 / 2
↬ thoughts on golden hour

jeno

↬ leave room for jeno!
↬ jenostrology:

• thoughts on jeno's chart
• rising sign?

↬ on writing jeno
↬ jeno is so funny: 1 / 2 / 3
↬ origin of puppycat: 1 / 2
↬ jeno 0 doctrine: 1 / 2

chenle

↬ chenle x dream: 1 / 2
↬ general thoughts
↬ chenle the fujoshi ally
↬ chenle vs idol baggage

jisung

↬ jisung x 00z
↬ jisung and affection

general

↬ aus

• survival show au
  
• yugioh au: 1 / 2
• dream rpg sorting: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
• zankyou no terror au: 1 / 2
• rich kids au
• houseki no kuni au: 1 / 2 / 3
• dream x haikyuu
• lawyer au
• retirement home au
• normal jobs au: 1 / 2
• gundam witch from mercury au: 1 / 2

↬ concept ideas for dream: 1 / 2
↬ svt x nct chinaline

• jun and renjun: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6
• And Jaemin Was There

↬ dream couple items, clothes sharing and fashion choices: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7

• 00z couple (quadrouple?) items: 1 / 2

↬ mbti: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
↬ dream's poems to each other
↬ 00z characterisation: 1 / 2
↬ my bias ranking: 1 / 2 / 3
↬ thoughts on resonance
↬ dream's love languages
↬ early thoughts on hot sauce
↬ do cfans use age order numbers to refer to members?
↬ dream's approaches to idolsona: 1 / 2

• dream's collective peter pan syndrome

↬ animalsona discussion

• thoughts on dream's animal emojis: 1 / 2
• dream dogboy-catboy spectrum: 1 / 2
• other associations

↬ dreamstrology

• rising sign speculation
• renjun's scorpio moon vs jisung's scorpio moon
• fave placements

↬ fave styling on each member: 1 / 2 / 3
↬ dream theme songs
↬ thoughts on tds2 movie
↬ 00z idol origin stories
↬ what i would ask at a fansign
↬ halloween costume ideas

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OTHER GROUPS

NCT (NON-DREAM)

↬ preliminary wayv thoughts
↬ 127 to you videos

SEVENTEEN

↬ top 5 seungcheol traits
↬ survival show au: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8
↬ jun ships: 1 / 2
↬ thoughts on junsol: 1 / 2
↬ thoughts on mingsol
↬ hp house sorting
↬ svt relationship dynamics
↬ faves and ships: 1 / 2
↬ thoughts on an ode
↬ fave lyrics
↬ svt fic recs
↬ thoughts on semicolon
↬ jun's teeth
↬ is jihancheol a case of pair(/trio) the spares?

IDOL PRODUCER/9%

↬ thoughts on idolsona and self-awareness

• cxk, fcc, justin
• zzt

↬ thoughts on dzr/zyc
↬ top 10 zhengting traits
↬ who is zyc?
↬ my picks
↬ 0-1 scale: 1 / 2

• who is more of a top, cxk or zzt?

↬ thoughts on cln: 1 / 2 / 3
↬ hunger games au

EVERGLOW

↬ ships
↬ thoughts on yiren

QCYN 2/THE9

↬ initial 9pick thoughts: 1 / 2
↬ thoughts on kxe: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
↬ thoughts on lyx: 1 / 2 / 3
↬ thoughts on 超A dorm: 1 / 2
↬ a-rank trainee interviews
↬ hotpot seating arrangement
↬ xjq/kxe

• shared history
• xjq inviting kxe to her team

↬ thoughts on zxt/kxe
↬ thoughts on lyx/kxe: 1 / 2
↬ thoughts on ysx/kxe
↬ kxe and zzq
↬ thoughts on jzh/kxe: 1 / 2
↬ dorm arrangements
↬ mbti
↬ 0-1 scale

• kxe scale position
• ysx scale position: 1 / 2
• lkr scale position

↬ hunger games au
↬ is watching idolpro first necessary?

ITZY

↬ my 2pick
↬ itzy's views on idolhood

AESPA

↬ slytherin winter and ningning
↬ ningning's friends
↬ 1/0 scale: 1 / 2
↬ killer cyborg winter x grwm girlie giselle: 1 / 2 / 3

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WRITING & FIC

FIC COMMENTARY

from first principles
↬ 5-person debate team logistics

when we see each other again
↬ the 3rd person jun mentions to zzt

remember the fireworks back then
↬ endgame speculation

• mark victor, jisung second: 1 / 2
• jaemin victor
• rebellion
• jeno orchestrates jaemin's victory
• jeno victor
• anyone could win: 1 / 2
• does jaemin survive?

↬ unnamed characters
↬ music: 1 / 2
↬ jaemsung when they first entered the academy
↬ markhyucknomin dynamics
↬ chenji dynamics: 1 / 2
↬ is haechan sabotaging jaemin?
↬ mark vs jaemin tension: 1 / 2
↬ motifs and extended metaphor
↬ jaemin's unreliable narration
↬ rtfbt-ttw dynamics
↬ sequel wip amnesty
↬ could jaemin and jisung kill each other?
↬ title inspiration

fractionation
↬ what were jaemjen doing in the back room?

future metropolis heart
↬ relationship explanation
↬ markren backstory

ANTITHESIS / SYNTHESIS
↬ norenmin backstory dynamics
↬ nohyuck dynamics: 1 / 2
↬ music
↬ is watching pacific rim necessary to understand this fic?

objects in mirror
↬ relationship inspiration

heartlines
↬ playlist

waiting for you to move on
↬ superpowers lore and backstory

soul weighed down by gravity
↬ meanings of the mech names
↬ writing process
↬ alternate route jmrn endgame?
↬ music

• bgm for first/last scene
• bgm for jaemin blowing up renjun's mech

↬ swdbg jaemin

WRITING

↬ writing advice

• kiss scenes
• choosing tense
• symbolism and extended metaphor
• getting past writer's block
• prose tips
• how i come up with titles: 1 / 2 / 3
• is a beta necessary?
• writing romantic/sexual tension
• multi-layered dialogue: 1 / 2
• opening scenes
• writing ambiguous relationships
• writing porn as an easily embarrassed person
• is canon review necessary?
• finishing fics
• creating a feeling of gradual change
• dealing with procrastination and perfectionism
• starting fics
• when to include humour

↬ my writing process

• what i listen to while writing
• writing programs i use
• starting sentences in the middle

↬ writing influences: 1 / 2 / 3
↬ my other ao3 accounts: 1 / 2 / 3
↬ fave ship dynamics: 1 / 2

• thoughts on 0/0 ships
• ideal 1/0 dynamic
• 2pick otp vs endgame

↬ fave tropes: 1 / 2 / 3

• lotus eater trope recs

↬ stylistic differences in chinese fic
↬ do i take commissions?
↬ thoughts on a/b/o

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MISC

ABOUT ME

↬ my majors
↬ my mbti
↬ fave hobbies
↬ self-esteem and self-reflection: 1 / 2
↬ thoughts on love

• my ideal date
• my love language
• ldrs/e-dating: 1 / 2
• my ideal type: 1 / 2
• platonic vs romantic love: 1 / 2 / 3
• my ideal romance
• first loves

↬ what does highrankership mean?
↬ what does rhodochrosite mean?
↬ fave makeup products
↬ ashmich origin story 💖
↬ fave kpop girls
↬ music

• fave music outside of kpop: 1 / 2
• thoughts on dream's music: 1 / 2 / 3
• fave kpop albums

↬ thoughts on birds
↬ my kpop history: 1 / 2 / 2
↬ kpop vs irl: 1 / 2
↬ fave femslash ships
↬ thoughts on capricorn moon

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↬ definitions

• what is rpf?
• what is tinhatting?
• what is a 2pick?
• what does 1/0 mean?
• cfandom terminology
• what does double subversion mean?
• what is pickshipping?
  • pickshipping vs tinhatting
• what does stable societies mean?
• what does landmine mean?
• "cute and sweet like marshmello" source
• "you fall in love with your captain as is custom" source

↬ how to guides

• manually tweeting cc answers
• tarot tips
• astrology tips: 1 / 2
• making multiple ao3 accounts with the same email address
• balancing fandom with irl: 1 / 2
• where to watch anime
• tips for studying japanese
• tips for studying chinese
• dreamwidth journal styles
• how to rename your journal
• picking a uni major: 1 / 2

↬ misc recs

• multifandom fic recs: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
• fave mangaka and fanartists
• various media recs
• anime and manga recs: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
• book recs: 1 / 2 / 3
• poetry recs: 1 / 2

↬ other media

• katekyo hitman reborn
  • faves and ships: 1 / 2 / 3
  • fic recs
• hxh: 1 / 2
• haikyuu
  • faves and ships: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
  • thoughts on hanaoi
• tenipuri
  • thoughts on atobe
  • ships
  • fic recs
• pjo
• fe3h: 1 / 2 / 3
• detective conan
  • detective conan watch guide
  • detective conan fanwork recs: 1 / 2
• tom and jerry
• gundam witch from mercury
  • thoughts up to ep 6
  • thoughts on ep 12: 1 / 2
  • thoughts on s2: 1 / 2
• gintama
• shadowhunter chronicles: 1 / 2
• orv: 1 / 2

↬ fave lyrics/quotes: 1 / 2
↬ personal approach to rpf shipping
↬ what i like about survival shows
↬ beautyposting:

• moisturiser recs

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