22 Facts About Me

1 I drink around 10 cups of tea on an average day

2 Romantic-Comedies are my favourite genre of movie, after them it’s definitely psychological thrillers

3 My favourite bands of all time are EXO, Fall Out Boy and Paramore

4 My favourite writers are James Baldwin and Oscar Wilde

5 I’m probably the biggest High School Musical fan out there - bold claim, I know

6 I listen to ASMR every night before bed - it is so relaxing, highly recommend

7 I love Britney Spears, I have like three pictures of her hanging in my living room

8 I don’t like sleeping and so you will often find me awake at odd times during the night

9 My favourite movies are Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Devil Wears Prada, Crazy Rich Asians, Black Panther, Moonlight, Bride Wars, and Love Rosie

10 My favourite TV Shows are Young Royals, Gossip Girl, Fleabag, Orphan Black, The Sex Lives of College Girls and My Mad Fat Diary

11 Some of my favourite books are Scythe, The Death of Vivek Oji, Black Girl Unlimited, and I’m Thinking of Ending Things

12 I wrote Ace of Spades after watching Gossip Girl for the first time in my first year of university and really wanted to write something with the same vibe but with queer Black teens

13 I went to an all-girls Catholic school from when I was 11-18 and the experience was…eventful

14 Despite this I’m a muslim!

15 I write gothic - often dark academia in aesthetic - stories that examine society, mental health and other stuff. Sometimes I write happy books. My debut novel is a YA Thriller called Ace of Spades, pitched as Get Out meets Gossip Girl but gayer

16 I am Nigerian and love my culture - especially the food and the music

17 One of my favourite quotes is “Failure isn’t the opposite of success, it’s part of it” not quite sure who it’s from but it is so true and a great thing to remind yourself

18 I’m an INFJ according to the MBTI quiz - which I’ve taken a few times just to make sure

19 I have been obsessed with Shakespeare since I was 12

20 If I could have tea with any person living or dead…it would be Malcolm X or Oscar Wilde

21 Most of my injuries come from me attempting to dance…it get’s super embarrassing when I have to explain that I sprained my foot while dancing to Girls Generation

22 And at last! 20, my favourite cities are Edinburgh and Amsterdam