#but I love and appreciate everyone who is still interested 🫶 ty!!

[notsosecretlyalesbian]

"I made her a to-do list, which is different from my to-do list, which includes Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Or Jon "The Rock" Bon Jovi."

Lisa Ann Walter as Melissa Schemmenti in Abbott Elementary| 02×05: Juice (1/2)

[shreyamistry]

👋 Hey, can't wait to hear what you think of foreign affairs as the story progresses. I was a lurker in the fandom back in the day and finding people still talking about the books on Tumblr makes me a little nostalgic.

Anyway yes I fully agree with friends to lovers being such a good trope, it's someone who you have good chemistry with already so making the leap to crushing is pretty believable. Despite that though I went for Blaine. Something about them being the Mc's rival without being needlessly antagonist towards them and the slow reluctance to admit there might be feelings there just got to me but the relationship with Tatum was really good too!

Another thing I appreciated about the book was the little diplomacy feature they implemented. I think they could have tweaked it a bit but I appreciate it when books have different mechanics to them.

In general though, there's some things in the later chapters that I wish they'd handled differently but I still think this book deserved more love than, say, the nanny affair. Good talking to you!

hiiii everyone, i have been sick and in the ER so that’s why I’ve been MIA, but I did manage to play the rest of Foreign Affairs ! I feel the same way, seeing people’s interest in choices still surprises me and gives me that nostalgic feeling of being obsessed w it 5 years ago.

It’s the best trope!!!! someone who knows everything about you and still loves you through everything they know about you makes me so soft and the slow pining and build up to them falling for each other and the even more pining of not wanting to ruin the friendship but loving that person so much 🫣 *chefs kiss*

I did have a little trouble picking between Blaine and Tatum, I won’t lie. Ultimately Tatum won out for me but Blaine and MC’s dynamic is so good. I love the way they’re rivals without being antagonistic as well!!! PB kinda does it like ass I won’t lie, I typically hate the rival LI, but the way Blaine and MC interact is so 🫶🏻 and I love that their rivalry is strictly fun for Blaine, like they don’t give a fuck they’re just having fun and hanging out w MC like it’s not the most scandalous thing ever and actually shows and acts like they like MC as a person and not just someone they want to get w.

I liked the diplomacy as well, I think it added a fun touch to the book and made me interested in the side characters, even if we’ve seen their faces in 20 other books lolllll.

I do wish they did the Ayna and MC storyline better, I think the drama is fun and I still really like Ayna and MC’s dynamic, it’s fun and interesting. And seeing them interact after the reveal was kinda meh. I wish they did more with the storyline and Ayna as a character really. Anyways these are my thoughts ty for asking and I loved hearing your thoughts!!!