#flaming Kate

[rainbow-sunshine-unicorn]

I’m still thinking about how particularly poignant it was for Kate to say this to Anthony

Especially when you juxtapose it against this

Here is a man who believes that the family he loves, and has devoted his life’s work to, doesn’t love him back. That they, in fact, despise him. Every single one of his siblings, and the only living parent he has left, all of them hate him.

It’s just so bleak, because he’s not just saying that they don’t love him, but also because he implies that they don’t understand the way he loves, the way he has devoted himself to them and he doesn’t know how else to love.

Then you have Kate telling him that she loves him so very much that she cannot bear it.

And she says this immediately after he expresses his love in a way he knows how to. Not as an “I love you” in words, but in saying that her home is also their child’s home, her culture is also his culture. That he’ll learn, that he wants to spend time and effort to learn about her home and history and teach it to their child. It’s very much an act of devotion.

Kate understands this. She understands how much he loves her. His way of loving is easy for her to understand.

And, she loves him back. She appreciates the way he loves her, it makes her love him even more, till it’s almost too much to bear.

Can you imagine what such a declaration means to a man who believed that he was doomed to be despised by the very people he loves because of the way he loves. He believed that his expression would go not just unreturned but unnoticed because he didn’t know how to translate it to his family.

And here comes Kate, who shows him that he doesn’t have to translate anything, because she speaks the same language. She understands the love he’s expressing and she returns it.

To be truly loved is to be known and no one knows or loves Anthony better than Kate.

[waltricia]

Love Polin obviously, but also loooooove Kanthony. Don’t know if I’ve ever seen/heard anyone mention this striking parallel:

(1x01 // 2x01)

🩷🔥True Twin Flames 🔥🩷

(misguided eldest siblings with dead dad trauma (affectionate))

[pop-punklouis]

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[a-cloud-for-dreams]

“Devi and christian are so Kanthony--” Anthony wasn't a colonizer.

[evermorelore]

Quote from The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn

oops a romantasy anthony & kate but also kinda my head canon for cassian & nesta.

[iambecomespork]

guys this looks like a shitpost but im serious

[heartsandhatchexs]

Hi so um I've been thinking about this and I wanted to ask... for the people who ship Kate and Toby, what is your appeal to the ship? I personally don't ship it because I see them as siblings, but I'm curious on your thoughts.

[inexchangeforyoursoul]

I'll stop beating the dead fictional horse when I'm done venting about the unfortunately very real trauma it has wrought, ok? Ok

Also ignore my mediocre horse anatomy, I threw this together in an afternoon and don't usually draw animals hhh

[wanderingwithstars]

[chiropteracupola]

Lamplight, firelight, ghostlight.

[rainbow-sunshine-unicorn]

I love how Kate and Anthony are the ‘love at first sight’ trope because Anthony has loved Kate, “since the moment they raced each other in that park”, but also ‘enemies to lovers’ because Kate is “the bane of his existence and the object of all his desires” and most importantly the malewife trope because Anthony will “humble himself” before Kate “because he cannot imagine a life without her”

[blackwell008]

Kanthony and the Twin Flame Journey

I've watched Bridgerton S.2 several times because deep in my soul I know Kanthony is the type of relationship I'll have. They didn't like one another but secretly were obsessed with each other until it was so damned obvious to everyone else they were crazy in love. It's a once in a lifetime love that transcends race or economic status because both people have the same desires and wounds. Underneath their different cultures and social status' Anthony and Kate's personalities and lives were very similar. Anthony and Kate both experienced grief and loss when they lost their fathers at a young age. They both were responsible for the financial well being of their respective families. I mention this because I feel Bridgerton S.2 accurately portrays the twin flame journey.

If you're familiar with the Twin Flame journey you know there is a runner and a chaser or masculine and feminine. S.2 had such great writing the both Anthony and Kate switched roles of the runner and chaser dynamic. Anthony was in love with Kate the minute he saw her galloping on her black stallion; but Kate reserved her feelings for Anthony because she felt he was a rake and he was after Edwina, her sister so she was focused on obligation to family; it is this loyalty to family that binds them together but almost keeps them from joining in twin flame union. Bridgerton Season 2 and Kanthony is probably one of the most accurate portrayals of the twin flame journey besides romance films like The Notebook, The Way We Were, Somewhere in Time and Serendipity. I'm waiting for my Twin because the twin flame union is a part of my destiny. I won't settle for anything less than having the biggest love, being my best self and having the most amazing partner who was created just for me.

[lokis-tardis-companion19]

Lindsey’s Books of the Month (January 2025)

Trying this to track what I read in a month and talk about the books I read!

I will not be doing a star rating system here. That’s for Goodreads.

Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

Yes, I did read the entire Empyrean series (as it currently stands) within the month of January. Technically I started Fourth Wing (a present) on Christmas Day 2024, but with the stomach bug that ravaged my family/our Christmas break, it barely counts as a real start. But once I really started, I could not stop. By the time the 21st rolled around, my daughters knew how much I loved them and told everyone in line at Target “we’re here to get Mommy the Dragon Book.”

I have fallen so completely into this series. Violet is one of my favorite main characters—the way her anger is celebrated by those closest to her has honestly been healing for me. A lot of her struggles with her limitations/the spoilery things she is going through in Onyx Storm made me feel so SEEN (spouse of someone with a chronic illness, hi) and every character in here is fantastic.

And yeah, the dragons don’t hurt either.

Rebecca Yarros you are SO good and I hope your break is restorative for you (and passes quickly for the rest of us).

Stay Sexy and Don’t Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

Karen and Georgia from MFM wrote a book awhile back and it was my winter True Crime Sauna Time book. Funny, insightful, and honestly a book early-20s Lindsey could have used. Highly recommend whether you are a Murderino or not.

Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion, vol. 1-3

These were a Christmas gift from my husband because the anime remains horribly, infuriatingly unfinished (they say they will, but I am not patient).

As Jill Bearup would say, the plot, it goeth thusly:

A young woman is pushed off a building and wakes up in the world and body of a character from her favorite novel. The only problem? She is now Raeliana MacMillan, whose murder spurs the main character of the novel, Beatrice, to solve the crime and avenge her dearest friend. Determined not to die again, Raeliana forges her own destiny and uses her knowledge of the novel to stay alive, including blackmailing the original novel’s MMC, Duke Noah Wynnight, into becoming her new fiancé so she can escape her original murderer. But Beatrice never shows up and Noah doesn’t seem so keen to call off their charade, even after her murderous original betrothed is caught.

It was a nice read between the high stakes of the Empyrean series because it has some of my favorite things: fake engagement of convenience to lovers (at least I hope so, they better not be teasing me), isekai but make it Period Romance (including the costumes!), and a heroine who is super smart. Will be getting the rest of the volumes, highly recommend.

The Grandmother Plot by Caroline B Cooney

This was a completely random read on Libby; the author is well-known for her Milk Carton series but I knew her better for Goddess of Yesterday (a junior high read I still think of often today). So I was scrolling through her Goodreads and found this.

An elderly woman in a dementia care center dies of a smothering, threatening the secrets of our two main narrators and many others in a small Connecticut town.

The characters here all have such depth and variation, and BITE. The descriptions of dementia and what it’s like to live with a loved one whose own mind is slipping away from them? Unflinching and heartbreaking. It was a dark comfort to me, the daughter of an 82-year-old man who has watched her father’s verve slip away after a series of strokes 6 years ago.

Love and Other Conspiracies by Mallory Marlowe

From dark comfort to just plain comfort. This book is like the rom com equivalent of…like imagine Ryan and Shane from Buzzfeed Unsolved were a hetero couple.

Hallie as a character is able to find her voice and confidence with Noah. They support each other and see the best in each other so beautifully. It is a heartwarming book, both in terms of the romance and Noah’s DELICIOUS verbal takedowns of Hallie’s abusive ex.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

This I read aloud to my daughters over several nights in January. It was delightful to watch them fall in love with it, as I did at my eldest’s age.

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

This was actually my first Roald Dahl, so it felt like an appropriate follow up for bedtime reading. And I do not think it gets enough love.

The Appeal by Janice Hallett

This is a novel told entirely through correspondence, including emails and texts.

A local theater group is wrought with strife when the toddler daughter of a leading player is diagnosed with a brain tumor. They pull together to raise funds, but all is not as it (or they) appear. And someone is going to end up dead by opening night.

If you enjoy Agatha Christie, you will love this book. If you like any kind of good mystery, give it a go!

Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie

My January book for the Read Christie 2025 challenge. I have always loved the David Suchet version and am delighted to be delving into the book at last.

Sixteen years after Caroline Crale died convicted of the murder of her husband, their daughter comes to Hercule Poirot. She requests that he solve the murder and prove, as her mother attested in a letter, that Caroline Crale was innocent.

I will be finishing this book in February but I am loving it so far! (The David Suchet episode is excellent btw)

LOOKING AHEAD: February 2025

I plan to stay on the Read Christie train with The 13 Problems, which is a classic collection of Miss Marple stories. Might just read my entire Miss Marple short story collection.

Husband got me Assistant to the Villain for Christmas, so that’ll be on the docket for sure.

Spy x Family volume 13 is out, which will be a lovely, quick read.

I will also be getting back into True Crime Sauna Time and starting The Devil in the White City (finally). Apparently DiCaprio and Scorsese are reviving the movie project, so I want to have that read before the movie comes out.

HOWEVER, Kate Winkler Dawson recently released The Sinners All Bow: Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne.

Historical True Crime? Check. A Victorian-era true crime authoress being the first to investigate the case? A Scarlet Letter connection? I am the target audience.

I am also going to try Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, as my oldest asked about a sequel at the end of Chocolate Factory. I will be doing the audiobook on my own. If I think the girls will like it, then I’ll either check out the book or just finally buy a Roald Dahl set.

Everything else is up in the air!

[yxlenas]

this is (shockingly) a humble plea to come bug me about how I see Yelena's sexuality and relationship with intimacy

[evermorelore]

“𝑆ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑖𝑚, 𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑠ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑖𝑚, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑒𝑡 𝑠ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑏𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑙𝑦, 𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑏𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑠𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑒𝑧𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 … 𝑆ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑤 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘. 𝐺𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝐺𝑜𝑑, 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑟?”

𝑬𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒕 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑽𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝑴𝒆 𝒃𝒚 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒂 𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒏𝒏

details of this drawing bc I love them.

[omegaradiowusb]

DECEMBER 25, 2024 (#393)

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: "Fifteen Feet Of Pure White Snow" Eels: "Christmas, Why You Gotta' Do Me Like This?" Ben Folds: "The Christmas Song" Low: "Just Like Christmas" Sharon Van Etten: "Silent Night" Future Islands: "Last Christmas" Haim: "Hallelujah" Kurt Vile: "Must Be Santa" Cat Power: "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" Sufjan Stevens: "O Come O Come Emmanuel" Wolf Alice: "Santa Baby" Yoko Ono & Flaming Lips: "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"

Fall, The: "Hark The Herald Angel Sing" Queen: "Thank God It's Christmas" Greedies: "A Merry Jingle" They Might Be Giants: "Santa's Beard" Pearl Jam: "Don't Believe In Christmas" Smashing Pumpkins: "Christmas Time" Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: "Christmas All Over Again" Black Lips: "Christmas In Baghdad" Shonen Knife: "We Wish You A Merry Christmas"

Mary J. Blige: "Have Yourself A Merry Christmas" Headhunters, The: "Kwanzaa"

Bjork: "Frosti" Girl In Red: "Two Queens In A King-Sized Bed" Mazzy Star: "Flowers In December" Kate Bush: "Snowflake" Tori Amos: "Reindeer King" / "Winter"

Seasons greetings to all. Omega fills in for Movie Music And News this morning for a two-hour bonus holiday broadcast of festive sounds from indie, punk, alternative, R&B, jazz, and female vocalists. Many artists make their very first appearance here in Omega's history, and this show is as 'gold' and 'platinum' it gets.

Our first broadcast of the new year is January 6, 2025 at 3AM when we present our first of two annual Winter darkness showcases, followed by our quarterly marquee set on February 3, 2025. We plan on continuing our one-hour deluxe shows and also look to ramp up the number of bonus sets.

We thank all of our followers, supporters, and listeners of ours and WUSB a festive holiday season and a positive new year.

January 6, 2025 (3AM-4AM): deluxe broadcast

January 20, 2025 (3AM-4AM): deluxe broadcast

February 3, 2025 (3AM-4AM): deluxe broadcast

February 17, 2025 (3AM-4AM): final Winter '25 broadcast.