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Life could be worse in retrospect. 

Oh got an A in my Creative Writing summer class which is nice :) Taking a Shakespeare class now too but honestly, it's hard to the point it hurts to think about it but I won't say more. 


Then since I RP with Starr/:iconblue-starr: a lot I just wrote this down to kill time before I dive back into my studies.  It's some sort of Domestic Headcannon thing that I've seen before and decided to do it for my OC's Salim and Ambrose whom I've been used to RP with her. 

1. Who cooks normally?:  Salim is more of a cook compared to Ambrose but there are times where Salim gets back to the apartment really late to find a meal waiting for him from her.  But there are times when they cook together to share the responsibility and clean up afterwards.

 2. How often do they fight?  Rarely, but when they do have an intense argument it must be important.  But they've had snippets of bickering: like Salim will tell Ambrose off if she's hurt since he's worried. Ambrose will even say something when he openly shows his affection for her in front of guests as she finds it embarrassing for them. Which of course, Salim laughs off but complies.   

3. What do they do when they're away from each other? Being busy people of respective occupations, they're often deep ingrained with their jobs during the day.  Salim calls her frequently when he has the time, especially when he'll be overseas for weeks.  Ambrose tends to put her job in front of personal issues but at the end of the day, she'll call him and wish him goodnight. 

4. Nicknames for each other? Ambrose doesn't have a nickname for Salim as she's a stranger when it comes to relationships/romantic love.  Salim calls her "Love", often ending his sentences with it when he talks to her.

5. Who is more likely to pay for dinner?: Salim, despite Ambrose wanting to split it and share responsibility. She's not used to having people pay for things on her behalf.  

6. Who steals the covers at night?:  No one. They sleep quite close ;) When they started sharing a bed Ambrose would keep to the very edge of her side and lie facing him, watching his every move as if she was sleeping with some kind of dangerous animal. But Salim would just stretch out and sleep like a big harmless baby. As she learned to trust him Amborse gradually inched closer, and now she feels safer sleeping next to him than when she sleeps alone. 

7. What would they get each other for gifts?: Salim usually giving her flowers, jewelry, bringing her on trips overseas for vacations, and pictures of where he's been when he's out there for business.  He's also given her a gun as a present and a locket (that has a GPS if something should happen). Ambrose is clueless on what to give him but he assures her that being with him is a gift enough. But she's given him her Army Dog Tags which he wears everyday along with a book on self-defense.  Haha, her gifts are practical.  

8. Who kissed who first?:  Ambrose was the first one to kiss him on the lips actually.  Although when they started dating, Salim was always the one giving her a kiss on the cheek or forehead promising that he wouldn't kiss her on the mouth until she told him that she was ready as she's new to being in a relationship. To say he was surprised is an understatement. 

 9. Who made the first move?:  Salim fell for her first when she had been assigned as his bodyguard when his life was threatened by conspirators.  He didn't voice his affections for her until after the event was over but three years later after keeping a promise to her he sought her out and asked to date her. 

10. Who remembers things?: They are both very good at keeping up to date.  As far as relationship dates however and couple holidays, Salim's got that more firmly grasped than she. 

11. Who started the relationship?: Salim. The End. 

12. Who cusses more?: Ambrose being a quiet individual doesn't so Salim probably falls for this category but he's not that bad. 

13. What would they do if the other one was hurt?: Ambrose and Salim would both seek out the ones that dared hurt their partner and absolutely obliterate him/her/them. They are dangerous people when crossed and if they don't end up kill the person, the person may wish they did. 

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OC Meme: Salim

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Human Salim by Journei

This is on this guy [above].

The Rules:
1. You must choose ONLY ONE of your OCs. Do it again if you want to use another OC.
2. Your OC must answer every question as truthfully as possible.
3. Title the journal as "OC Quiz".
4. When you're done, tag as many people as you want.
5. Have fun!

1. Hi! What's your real name and nickname?
My name is Salim Shahan. Nicknames vary form "President", "Sir", "Mr. Shahan". My brothers tend to call me "Sali" or "Li" but  "Salim" is also counted among them.

2. What's your gender?
*perks an eyebrow* Man. I didn't think it'd be that hard to see.

3. Interesting... What's your current age?
Thirty-two.

4. Uh-huh. What's your favorite food?
Say what you will, but apples are pieces of heaven. Particularly the honeycrisp kind when they are in season.  I also like Italian.

5. And your favorite drink?
Dark coffee. And the occasional water and red wine.

6. Confession time! Who's your crush/lover?
*smirks, drumming fingers on his desk as his eyes begin to stare elsewhere* There is a woman by the name of Ambrose. She's brave, smart, strong...sexy, of course she'd deny it but that's who she is and why I love her for that. There's no one else but her.

7. Aww! Have you two kissed yet?
A few times. She's not...accustomed to love. So I'll wait when she's ready, but even I have my limits...

8. Classic question. What's your favorite color?
You obviously haven't seen the blue of the sea. That mix of turquoise and jade...it's really something.

9. Who's your favorite author?
You are asking for a needle in a very large haystack. Favorites change by my mood.  Plus you make it sound like I've got the time to read something other than databases.

10. Now, what's your biggest fear?
*perks eybrows* Really? Next. What? Just because you ask a question doesn't mean I have to answer it. That's...personal.

11. Have an embarrassing experience in your past?
Embarrassing? *laughs* I don't know where to begin, there's been a lot. There was this one where my brothers sneaked into my room when I was six and drew marker on my face when I was sleeping. Then I walked around the house with everyone laughing at me. Precious, right? And the thing was, I never knew about until my mother ordered my brothers downstairs. Never upset your mother, let me tell you. Or at least mine. I kid you not, she turns into a demon herself but I love her dearly. My grandfather got a good hoot out of it. I'm pretty sure he was the one who gave them the idea.

12. Any siblings?
I have four older brothers. Malik is the eldest, forty-two and Kedar who is thirty-eight. Darim, thirty-six and Yusuf is thirty-four. Ah, my poor mother. She wanted a daughter somewhere along the way. Are we done here yet?

13. Almost, it's only twenty questions. Who's your Hero?
"Hero" huh....there's no one I really compare myself with. I have much respect for my grandfather, who started the enterprise from almost nothing. That old man are strong willed, have to admire that iron resolve. I say it runs in the family. We're all exceedingly stubborn when it comes to getting what we want. But he's eccentric as they come that crazy bastard.

14. Okay, who is your worst enemy?
Any man or woman who threatens my family or the woman I love. But I do recall a another, let's say, "enemy" of mine were clowns. They're not so bad as I remember as I think about it now.

15. What would you do if your hero and your worst enemy got together?
Already happened. The old man wanted his grandsons to be strong and personally invited one of his friends to dress up like a clown on my eighth birthday. *laughs* Old geezer really knows how to help raise kids by throwing their worst fears at them.

16. Okay, I'll contact them right now. Done! Now, what do you want to be when you grow up?
Are you joking? I'm thirty-two and a CEO of a major corporation. That's as "grown up" as it gets. Can't say that I've matured since my youth of course.

17. What's your worst nightmare?
That's as privileged as it gets. Next.

18. What's your worst nightmare?
*sigh* Fine, if you must know, I'm afraid of losing Ambrose. I know it's foolish, considering her job and the fact she could take me down with a gun or her martial arts, but I still worry. She doesn't want to be protected unless she says it herself, so until she does I'll be there whenever she calls. Wipe that grin off your face, if you think that's going to make me blush it won't.  

19. What's your lifelong dream?
A few years ago, I would have answered that with "to get rich", but now I just want to settle down. Have a family...*thoughtfully* marry...a person changed my dream a few years ago...Changed me.

20. What would you do if your lifelong dream came true?
Heh, that...that would be very wonderful.

21. OK, where is your favorite place to relax?
My apartment. Away from the day-to-day issues and phonecalls. But the best place to relax is often when there is a certain someone there with me.

24. Last question! What do you spend most of your time doing?
I spend most of my days in the office, being a CEO isn't as glamorous as it sounds. I have an airplane to catch to Rome in two hours. I have to manage financial affairs, taxes, employment rates and ties to our corporations and their presidents. Usually if I'm not here, I'm elsewhere in a different country.

25. We're done! Now tag whoever you want! DO IT!
Wallace, send the reporter out. We're done here. And also see if I have any calls.
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I turn 21 today, crazy I know. I plan to update my stories and finish up some remaining art trades and rps if I can get to them.

An interesting thing about today is that now my parents have four 21 year olds in the house (that is until the three of us: my brother and sister and I) return to college as  the spring term starts tomorrow :)

I'M GOING TO THE ZELDA SYMPHONY CONCERT IN MIL. WISCONSIN ON THE 26TH OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG YESSSSSSSSSS MY MOM AND DAD GOT ME A TICKET!!
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If I had been able to stay up till midnight and blasted Happy New Year posts I would have but  I am currently  hacking out a lung with a cough, sore throat, fever and runny nose. Been like this for the past five days.

SO TIRED OF BEING IN BED AND DRINKING WATER!!

:iconohgodwhyplz:

I will get to RP's when I get the chance and as well as upload my chapters for my fanfictions. I'm sure my reviewers hate me by now since I've started into a new year without a sign of an upload anywhere in their line of vision....

Happy Tuesday everybody!!!

And stay healthy. Or the sickness will get ya.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UnHm7… <- Oh and here's a nice treat, a recent reviewer named ForeverFantasy made this is honor of my story EliaxNoctis. How sweet of her, thank you very much. :)
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If you don't know, I'm currently writing two fanfictions based off two videogames: Assassin's Creed 2 (hopefully spanning through Brotherhood and Revalations-though the protagonist will not be in the Ottoman Empire but will remain in Italy) and a long worked on game Final Fantasy Versus XIII.

Although I have not been able to update due to my studies and other priority-comes-first deals, I have been very thankful time and time again to receive kind words of support and fans of the two working stories.

Now I've had a few criticisms in the past, mainly on my fanfiction based on FFVersus XIII. And I have accepted them graciously. I know I am not perfect.

While looking through my reviews, I noticed this one that I had not read before. The writer said:

"I give your story 1 out of a possible 10. Your wording and grammer is atrocious, I am shocked you chose to publicate this.
You are clearly little more than a ill-behaved ten year old boy. The violence is discusting. It is people like you who who are the csuse of inreasing murders, assults, and sexual crimes."


:iconwhutplz:

I kinda find it ironic that the writer is accusing me of bad grammar when...well, I think you can see that many of the words are misspelled. But I'm not trying to be rude or insulting their writing ability. Maybe the person is not fluent in the english form.

But honestly, why do that? Can't the person realize that they just wasted words and time to write something like that?

And I know that I shouldn't take it to heart but it hurts my feelings regardless even if none of the accusations made are true. I never had the intention of increasing murders or assaults or sexual crimes! I mean: "What the hell??!"

But that's how the world goes I guess. The party always has to be spoiled by one person. Or a maybe more in some cases. In the mean time I'll just ignore it and have a cup of hot chocolate and start typing a chapter to end my hiatus.

RANT. END.

Oh and if you'd like to check out the post here's the link: www.fanfiction.net/r/4797300/

But if you have time to kill and need a fanfiction to read, feel free to read my fics! Comments would be appreciated, especially those that can help me correct mistakes or help me improve.
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