how did you get inspired for the story?
there was a time where i fell in love with the song "obsessions" by marina and the diamonds (marina is bae) and listening to the lyrics someone would assume it's about a relationship with someone who has different kinds of obsessions and compulsions but not necessarily ocd. i still think it's about that. but singing to the part of "we've got obsessions" i though about a bunch of people with different obsessions that were somehow related to each other. i wrote down the summary first (you know, where i list every character and their obsession). i literally just wrote a sentence and though a story about it.
what kind of music do you like?i don't have a specified genre i like and those who know me know that i listen to the most different kinds of music. and quoting a conversation i had a while ago 'my music taste goes from the trashiest metal to the poppiest pop. i'm basically a music whore'. so yeah, in one side, i like one direction and katy perry (judge me all you want idc) and in the other hand i like bring me the horizon and blink 182 or arctic monkeys and vampire weekend or sky ferreira and charli xcx or eminem and busta rhymes or childish gambino and drake
did you think about back stories for the characters?
to be honest at first i didn't. when i wrote the first four chapters i didn't know exactly what i was doing and after that i though i should do it. i wrote characters profiles for everyone (age, height, physical appearence, likes and dislikes, etc) and i knew who new characters there were going to be in the story. and a couple days after that i was thinking a lot about where they came from (nationality), how they met each other, how was their family, where they lived, their past. and i couldn't contain myself and wrote back stories for everyone c: so to answer the question, hell yeah.
what would be on each of the characters everyday music playlists?ok here we go
nora: #punkrock4lyfe a.k.a: all time low (is probably more pop punk but she doesn't care), brand new, the front bottoms, mcr, man overboard, blink 182, the wonder years, the story so far, neck deep, tigers jaw, real friends. the usual. also you me at six and mayday parade. kinda likes nirvana and sam smith a lot.
matt: hit the pedal HEAVY METAL. iron maiden, metallica, megadeth (DON'T YOU DARE TELL HIM THAT MEGADETH IS A COPY OF METALLICA), acdc, slayer, anthrax, ozzy osbourne: the classics. nine lashes, nine inch nails, skillet, three days grace, thousand foot crutch. very into rap but currently denying it.
gary: pretty indie fuckers. the black keys, bright eyes, vampire weekend, the 1975, the killers, kings of leon, the white stripes, arcade fire, the kooks, the smiths, two door cinema club, interpol, THE MOTHERFUCKING STROKES. worships bastille. also liked taylor swift and one direction for a while (last week).
holy: chill bitch music. FKA twigs, grimes, sky ferreira, lykke li, mgmt, the nbhd, the xx, haim, lorde, ariel pink, lana del rey, brooke candy, blood diamonds, st. vincent, unicorn kid, die antwoord. she would never say it out loud but she listens to bob marley at night to help her sleep. red hot chili peppers are gr8.
ann: has the same taste as gary (they met at a concert) except for: the weeknd, rihanna, alicia keys, rita ora, pharell williams, flying lotus, j. cole, chance the rapper, earl sweatshirt, lo fang, tokimonsta, sbtrkt, tyler the creator, frank ocean. alt-j and childish gambino have a very especial place in her heart.
do you prefer gatt or mary as a ship name? and will that ship sail?
I THOUGH ABOUT THAT FOR A LONG TIME. i don't know but i like the irony of mary being a ship name because like, they're gay and mary is a girls name. (mary is someone mentioned in the story a few times but i don't think it matters) so #mary all the way. as to if that ship will sail, you'll have to wait. don't worry, i promise it won't dissapoint you.
fav books and songs?
mine always changes. it depends on the last book i've read but "the book thief" is one that still makes me cry by just thinking about it. i finished "the song of achilles" a couple days ago and it was aMAZING. i'm currently reading "pulsaciones" (i don't know the title in english) by javier ruescas and francesc miralles. it's written in only messages through an app/website called 'heartbits' and it's a really easy read since it's pure dialogue. (when i found about it, i though it was really similar to 'obsessions' but then i read the plot) if you have the chance, read it. the hook is "what if you found the love of your life... and forgot about it?". and the same thing goes with songs, i don't have a favorite but currently singing at the top of my lungs: forget - marina and the diamonds; yellow flicker beat - lorde.
nora: reads only because of gary. her favourite book is: "billy elliot" by malvin burguess.
all time fave song: twin size matress - the front bottoms
currently singing at the top of her lungs: ode to sleep - twenty one pilotsmatt: another one that has only ever touched a book because of gary. his favourite book is: "fight club" by chuck palahniuk.
all time fave song: i hate everything about you - three days grace
currently singing at the top of his lungs: fuck u betta - mister chasegary: probably was born reading and has made his life goal to make everyone read at least one book. doesn't have a favourite but: "will grayson, will grayson" by john green and david levithan; "the host" by stephenie meyer; the "percy jackson and the heroes of olympus" saga by rick riordan.
all time fave song: no one's here to sleep - bastille
currently singing at the top of his lungs: style - taylor swift (but he'd never admit it)holy: has liked only one book in her whole life: "the 100" by kass morgan. hates pretty much everything else.
all time fave song: lana del rey - black beauty
currently singing at the top of her lungs: elastic heart - siaann: she doesn't read, she writes.
all time fave song: cousins - vampire weekend
currently singing at the top of her lungs: take me to church - hoziertypical day?
i just started school again after vacations so my typical day would be wake up, get ready for school, spend 8 hours in hell, get home, eat, do homework (hahaha nah jk, probably logging on twitter), do homework at 11 pm (but my dad won't let me use the computer until i finish my homework so now i have to do it earlier. *sigh*), talk with friends and go to sleep. as to our babies on the book, they're still in school so they still go through the stress of homework and exams. but they'll usually hang out for a while after.
first kiss? (ds)
... i'm seriously debating whether or not should i answer this. (carolina whyyyy) but ok whatever, i'll do it. my first kiss with my first boyfriend (he wasn't my first kiss but that's not the question) was at a school trip and there was this picnic area with tables and other things. we were alone just talking and we were sitting opposite to each other and then it just kind of happened. it wasn't as awkard as i though it'll be, it was ok i guess.
i'm so sorry i didn't publish this sooner please don't hate me i'm going to try and write more now. ily bye.
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Short Storynora's obsessed with jane, matt with video games, gary with books and holy with drugs. © 2015 huttriver [lowercase intended] cover by don (oxforder)