I like to think of myself as a walking contradiction—someone who might be dressed in all black one day, channeling my inner vampire, and in bubblegum pink the next, like a character from a whimsical dream. I’m drawn to what’s both sweet and strange, the kind of things that make people pause and think, “That’s unusual... but I kind of love it.”Animals are my kindred spirits. They don’t need words to communicate, they just are, and I find that wonderfully grounding. As for books, I devour them—especially romance, dark romance (yes, it’s a guilty pleasure, but I swear, it’s the best kind.