This week has gone by so fast, and I suppose that makes sense given all the adventures, quiz-related and otherwise, I've packed into the days. It still feels a little strange to know that today is the final opportunity to share Killer Quizzes until next year, though. I wonder what the world and my life will look like by then.

I'm going to sit here in the hot golden hour, sip my cocktail, watch Sev attempt to teach his son catch-and-release fishing in our pond, and just be grateful that I'm here right now and that this is the world I get to sink into. I've folded the parchments into dragonflies today. If you let them dance a little while, they'll come to rest in your hands when they're ready. Happy Saturday and happy quizzes!

your heart belongs to your lover you were never loved as much as you deserved growing up. your heart catches fire when you feel the love of another now, and when you return that love you do so with the full force of your soul. to you, love is like air, your lungs are begging for it with every beat of your heart. you are passionate to the end, you embody the bones of your ancestors who were buried together. you are just as loved as you are human.

To Whom Does Your Heart Belong?

I was loved very, very well growing up, thank you very much, quiz. Attachment theory has so much to answer for...if only its devotees would listen. Sigh. How I experience connection to other people has infinitely more to do with how my brain works and how I've learned to cope with my brain than it does my childhood. That said, I do indeed love very intensely when I love people, and it would have been very cool to be the sort of ancestor who leaves a romantic mystery behind when I die.

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You're a Flapjack Octopus: The Innovative, Creative Dreamer! Just like the flapjack octopus, you have a knack for thinking beyond boundaries and dreaming up imaginative solutions to life's puzzles. Your playful spirit and innovative approach to challenges make you a true visionary. With your ability to turn dreams into reality and your passion for exploring new horizons, you're the ultimate oceanic trailblazer! The flapjack octopus (Opisthoteuthis sp.) adapts to its surroundings and hunts in fascinating ways. They probe the seafloor with their small sucker discs and cirri, or finger-like filaments on their arms, to waft sea snot of other sediment and morsels hidden in the mud. These octopuses belong to a unique group called cirrate octopods which lack the ability to camouflage. So they simply hide in plain sight. With a unique appearance and graceful movements, this cephalopod captivates observers. Its pancake-shaped body and webbed arms enable effortless gliding through water, resembling a jellyfish when swimming and an umbrella when floating.

What Deep Sea Critter Are You?

I love octopuses! Elessar has suggested that my patronus would be an octopus because they, like me, are solitary, creative, and very smart, and while I think I'm less solitary—especially in my most joyful memories—than he thinks, I do think my deep sea alter ego could be an octopus. Especially with the way this one is characterized: playful, innovative, adventurous...and not so great at blending in. I only wish I were as skilled at hiding in plain sight as it is!

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benoit blanc (knives out) you're very smart and idiosyncratic, and you have a lot of quirks that people don't really understand. you may seem nice, but there is the slightest edge of menace underneath for people who are cruel and hypocritical. but you also have an eye for good people around you, and you're good at holding them close. in short, i love you and want to be friends with you.

Which Fun Fictional Detective That You May or May Not Have Heard of Are You?

Another result tapping into my intelligence and weirdness, but this one also calls out my big sister, warrior woman, I-will-cut-you vibes. Nice! I suppose those are good qualities for seeking justice, huh? Not that I want to quit my day job....

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mirror magic you work with reflection and concealment. you can create illusions, copy objects or people, and hide things in plain sight. mirror magic relies on surfaces and symmetry as your power grows near glass, water, or polished stone. it’s precise and easily weaponized. though. be warned, over-use of this magic can cause you to see things. that aren't really there...

Design a Fantasy Outfit and I’ll Tell You What Kind of Magic You’d Wield

More than 20 years ago, I had a fun conversation with my siblings and cousins about the kind of superheroes we would be. I don't remember all the details, but I do recall that I wanted the ability to see the future and mirrors were involved somehow. Fast forward about 10 years and one of my favorite online artists came up with a set of Disney princess superheroes. Belle, my favorite Disney princess, was characterized as a librarian by day (like me!) who uses the power of her magic mirror at night to show evildoers their own ugliness. And now this result, with mirrors showing up again. There is something already a little magical about mirrors, I think, in how the things they reflect seem tangible but are not and in the ways they fail to see the truth of things altogether in some respects. I love the idea of having magic that plays with that: concealment, illusion, reflection, light, all of that, yes, but also truth and the appearance of truth. No wonder this magic is easily weaponized. Or that its overuse can make you see things that aren't there.