"there is some good in this world, and it is worth fighting for" -- j.r.r. tolkien

• autumn, just everything about it. the smell, the colors, the activities
• books, the feel of them, the smell of them, the worlds they bring
• bookshops, especially smaller, used bookshops
• cats in all shapes and sizes
• clear summer nights when you can see all the stars
• cloudwatching
• cool, fresh water on a summer day
• cozy movie nights
• cuddling with a cat, especially my cat
• dark chocolate, mint-chocolate
• driving around the city at night
• driving down a road with trees creating a barrier on each side of you
• driving in the car with the boy, listening to music, singing along together
• fairy lights
• fictional couples that you love so much, you clutch at your chest when you see them
• finding a new world to fall in love with
• finding the perfect song for the moment
• foxes and deer
• fuzzy warm animals
• going to the zoo
• harry potter, at least the way it used to be, the feeling of magic and nostalgia that still comes with it
• irises, orchids, lillies, roses
• jane austen stories and adaptations
• kittens, bunnies, puppies
• late night talks
• listening to relaxing music, not doing anything else, just laying there, listening
• making lists
• makoto shinaki movies
• moss and ivy growing on houses
• parked car conversations
• rain. the way it sounds, the smell of it, the color the sky gets, the atmosphere it brings
• rainy days when i can stay inside, cuddled in a blanket, with a book or a movie, with the boy either cuddled with me or on the computer but still near
• roadtrips with someone you love, windows down, wind in your hair, singing along to the radio, feeling pure bliss
• running through sprinklers on a hot day
• sailor moon, especially stars arc, but the entire story is beautiful with beautiful art
• shooting stars and constellations
• sitting on the porch while it rains
• snow, when you don't have anywhere to be, don't have to drive in it, can just stay in with hot chocolate, blankets and movies
• space!
• stone houses
• stories with a sense of epicness
• studio ghibli movies, the art, the music, the stories
• sunrises and sunsets
• taking a nap with a cat curled next to you
• the 'doomsday' theme from doctor who
• the background art from steven universe
• the boys laugh, smile, everything
• the moon in all her phases
• the smell of lavender
• the smile the boy gets when he looks at me and i can tell how in love he is
• when i'm in the car with the boy at night, driving for a while, just being content with each other and the music. reminds me of the early days of the relationship, when he'd pick me up and drive me 45 minutes to his house just for one night together.
• when my baby smiles at me
• when my rabbit comes to me for pets
• * birds singing on a spring or summer day
• calming lofi music
• contented sighs
• cosmic white noise
• music boxes
• my cat chirping at me
• my husband's laugh when he thinks something is really funny, and it gets all high pitched
• rain in general
• rain on windows
• soft instrumental music, pianos, violins, acoustic guitars
• the ocean
• wind chimes in a light breeze
• * when the rain is hitting your window and your roof, and your nestled in a chair inside with a cup of tea and a good book
• when a cat curls up on your lap
• fireflies lighting up your yard on a warm summer night
• moss growing up the sides of buildings
• driving down a road that is surrounded on both sides by trees, feeling like you're entering a fairy tale world
• overgrown gardens
• the feeling you get when you're surrounded by friends, smoking and talking around a bonfire
• eating fresh fruit on a summer morning
• a long bubble bath, with candles lighting the room, soft music playing, a good book to read
• hugging the one you love, feeling engulfed in warmth and safety and love
• nights that feel electric, all neon lights and old arcade aesthetic and pizza places with jukeboxes, when you're driving through the night, cigarette in hand, midnight city playing on the radio
• * blown out candles
• chocolate chip cookies just out of the oven
• cigarette smoke
• clean laundry
• crisp autumn days
• earl grey tea
• freshly mown grass
• green onions
• lavender
• my husband's smell: cologne, smoke, him
• old books
• peppermint
• pizza places
• pumpkin spice
• rain and the way it smells after the rain; petrichor
• timothy hay
• warm bread
• warm vanilla sugar bath and body works scent
• a warm cup of tea in the morning
• arcades
• back rubs
• ballet
• big bear hugs
• big clocks
• big, overgrown gardens
• big, oversized sweatshirts, stolen from your loved one
• bike rides in the spring
• black and white photos
• bonfires on autumn nights
• books
• calligraphy
• candlelight
• cats, rabbits, foxes, deer
• cherry blossoms
• cities at night
• cloud-watching
• collecting quotes
• confetti
• constellations
• corvids
• cresecent moons
• crunching dead leaves
• crystals, gems and geodes
• cupcakes
• dainty charms
• dates that last all day long
• daydreams
• driving around with the person you love, listening to the radio, smoking, windows down, wind blowing through your hair
• druzy jewelry
• fairytales, folklore and mythology
• fireworks
• flea markets, antique shops, thrift stores
• following on drop of rain down the window
• foxglove
• going to the movies at night with a group of friends
• gothic romance novels
• groves and orchards
• handwritten letters
• hot chocolate with whipped cream and sprinkles on a cold winter night
• irises, lilies, roses
• jumping in puddles
• liminal spaces
• lockets
• macarons
• making wishes on: shooting stars, birthday cake candles, dandelions, moving the clasp to the back of a necklace, when the clock says 11:11
• masquerades
• moonstones and opals
• moss
• music boxes
• neon lights
• old book smell
• parked car conversations
• perfect, contented lazy days
• perfume and cologne bottles
• polaroids
• pretty notebooks and journals
• rain storms
• rainbows
• red lipstick
• roadtrips
• rose gold
• sea glass
• shooting stars
• silk pajamas
• sleeping in when your bed is at maximum comfort
• small cafes
• someone else brushing your hair
• space
• sparklers
• stained glass
• stargazing
• staying curled up with a good book on a rainy day
• staying up all night talking with your best friend
• teapots, teacups, tea tins
• the moon
• the northern lights
• the smell after rain
• the smell of fresh mown grass
• used bookshops
• velvet, silk, lace
• warm bubble baths
• watercolor tattoos
• watercolors
• wax seals
• well-worn coverse
• wild horses
• wildflowers
• postcards
• dried flowers