Hi there! I heard you were looking for a friend, and I'm always happy to be one. :) I should probably get the statistics out of the way first. I'm a twenty-something Gen Z black female who is in her fourth year of college. I go by AJ. Don't really have a preference as far as pronouns, but people don't like when you say "surprise me" in response to that. Google thinks I'm super liberal though I'm not nearly as vocal or passionate as the other people it lumps into that category. I tend to have an out of the box outlook on politics (i.e. buying Mexico and creating a SuperAmerica, sending all world leaders to some island to fight instead of going to war, giving abandoned houses to homeless people and teaching them handiness tools so they can at least get manual labor jobs/earn a stipend, etc.), but I also don't really care where my taxes go and like helping people, so I guess I'm liberal.

I voted for Biden, I work several minimum wage jobs to support my various fast food cravings, I hate Patriot and Steelers fans with a burning passion. I have been to a Catholic school, once wanted to convert to Islam, have a rather religious extended family (I believe they're Episcopal if that helps) though my immediate family only steps foot in a church when someone dies. I will probably not bitch about quarantine because that was so two years ago, don't know the words to the Pledge of Allegiance (though the anthem has been my favorite song to sing since I was a kid), and have no desire to be converted to whatever school of thought you belong to. People tend to get preachy with these kinds of things, but I'm only like that when prompted.

With all that out of the way, I love reading. I have loved books since I learned to read when I was three. My favorite genres are mystery and history, I love comic books (X-Men in particular), and the world is probably about to end if I'm reading a romance novel. I love kids' books, and middle-grade books are my favorite genre to write (though I do love a good swear word). I tend to write those annoyed with everything lead female characters that are 10-16, though I'm trying to grow up a bit. I don't write male characters often because I don't like writing inauthentic characters and I feel like my male voice sounds like a woman who is supergluing every male she can think of together and hoping it sounds like a person. Needless to say, I don't write characters that aren't realistic.

When I'm not staring at a blank screen and reminding myself I have to write today, I watch YouTube. Like, a disgusting amount of YouTube. I quit social media when I was in my freshman year and YouTube and I became very close. Now that I have all but abandoned my previous sentiment, YouTube is like the husband I've been married to for twenty years that I would never leave but just don't like. Plus, I've gotten off of Tumblr and Facebook and upgraded to Instagram and Twitter. If you're not well-versed in social media, it's the equivalent of graduating from the angsty weirdness of middle school to the cutthroat drama of high school. If you're still in either high school or middle school, you have my sympathy. Believe me, it ends.

In the event that we began to talk, expect a lot of facts. I'm like a walking Jeopardy! board. (I religiously watched Jeopardy every day since I was born, but without Alex Trebek, I don't know if that'll still be the case.) I've been researching history for about two years, so I spout a lot about that nowadays. I am well-versed in science, and will probably tell you the weird shit people did in the 1800s (like pee on frogs to see if they were pregnant - side note, it was very accurate, but the frogs now have problems). I've been told I'm funny (not by people that are closest to me though; in fact, they say the opposite). I really don't like being called sassy though. It's a whole thing.

That's all I've got. I've never been good at selling myself, so I don't know if you'd be interested, but in the case that you are, you can always message me. I'm around all the time at the most ungodly hours (which I think means I'm a sinner, but I learned that in elementary school). If you've made it this far, thanks for giving me a chance and have a great holiday season! :) [By the way, I love smiley faces. They're the best invention ever.]

Hello hello! I have absolutly no idea what to write to introduce myself. Here's the basics:

- Cannot spell to save my life

- Christian (though I don't like advertising this fact (woo negative stereotypes))

- Art, writing and creating too many characters for no real reason are my pastimes (Also reading either 18th century novels or going on an AO3 spiral that lasts for weeks.)

- Trying to think what else to write here.

- Hmmmmmmm.

- Currently (had to look up the spelling for that word(thanks, self doubt & abysmal (how can I spell abysmal but not currently??) spelling)) listening to Rob Cantor

- I write more emotion than I usually emote in person.

- What else?

- I think that stars are amazing

- I love animals, especially mythical ones

- Not sure what else to add, but I'd love to chat!

- ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Hi! I am a Christian conservative as well (though I am not a very extreme conservative and not extremely religious) but I am a 15-year-old named Elsa. I am from the east coast of the United States. I ride horses, play softball, and love animals. I work very hard in school and dedicate lots of time to be successful. I love hanging out with friends and tend to get along with everyone, though sometimes I am short-tempered and bossy. My zodiac sign is Leo (very into zodiacs lol) my moon sign is Capricorn and I am a rising Taurus. If you know what numerology is I'm a 22/4 and my personality type is ENTJ. Have a great rest of your day. :)