I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

 

#janeausten #book #bookworm

personality: istj-t, the turbulent logistician. it is no secret that aspen comes off as a nerd, someone who loves school to the point of exhaustion and being labelled a workaholic. she is enthusiastic about learning, with a deeper and genuine desire to learn and she is a perfectionist, perhaps this stems off her insecurities as being a muggle-born adopted by pureblood parents. but contrary to her mbti, she is also someone who loves those who grow close to her; she is known to love with all her heart and do so irrevocably and unconditionally. sometimes, it gets lost in translation and often so, she is taken advantage of but logically speaking, for her, if she makes someone happy either through food or so, she is happy in turn. 

books especially old novels and classic fiction — peach pie — museums — flowers esp peonies and tulips — the night — summer — vinyl records especially rnb or jazz — food esp japanese or italian — desserts — tea especially peach iced tea or english breakfast tea — movies — cats.

rude people — hypocrites, orange juice — prosciutto — too cold or too hot showers — loud music and people — tv shows — reptiles —pushy people — dirty spaces.

reading books — baking and cooking especially desserts — stargazing — collecting vinyl records — watching sunrises — potion brewing.

reptiles  — losing loved ones.

 

#basics #quirks #more soon.

for as long as she could remember, the little girl had always felt inferior to her last name— she wasn't née a wizard. 

in fact, as low as it put her on the food chain, she was a muggle-born who was adopted into a family of powerful wizards, slytherins to be exact. perhaps it was their goodwill and pity they had when they'd spotted the little girl at the orphanage or maybe it was a show of power, that they were giving yet kept the power within themselves, aspen didn't know.

» she watched, gawking as her siblings conjured objects out of thin air, transfiguring the expensive chinas into exquisite pigeons and more as she doodled distractedly in her notebook.

so her journey began; she threw herself in studies, topping her muggle schools with perfect scores. she was a perfectionist, to the point that should she come lesser than number one, she would fall into a hole of despair.

it was obsessive, urging her to work day and nights to prove herself to her adoptive parents. but she was not good enough. she never would be. she wasn't like them after-all. but perhaps she spoke too soon; opportunity to join the world that was such a secret to her came in the form of a pamphlet. maybe it was the thing called fate or maybe it was the wretched wench called karma that put the idea in her path.

it kept her tossing and turning in bed at night; could she fit in that world? could she be like them?  " it. i will make myself known there too." that was how she found herself at the doors of the school, wide eyed and out of place. her visage was etched with awe and fascination, the urge to make herself home here too igniting her veins on fire. in her hand was her wand and the other was her suitcase and before she could think twice of her decision, she was pulled into the wizard world as if it were an abyss, a black hole of never ending wonder and magic. 

"try your hardest, little dove. do you deserve a place here with us, too?"  her mother's words and shrill voice rang in her ears, chiding as if she were speaking to a child- and maybe it was the same conviction in aspen that shocked the older woman when she'd announced her decision at dinner, over what was roast turkey and potatoes, that kept aspen up at night, barely catching a wink of sleep.

or was it her infinite thirst of knowledge and genuine desire to learn? she loved being at the school- she wasn't the only strange one, she found. there were many more her kind, then the truly perfect ones crowded every corner. she had a lot to learn but she was getting there. and took immense pride in it.