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© Peter Anderson, 1994 (Click for the HQ)

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“Our group of friends was nothing until you sprayed Rae all over it. Look after them all. You’re the one they always look to. You’re the glue.” My Mad Fat Diary (2013-2015)

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Finn ‘I am absolutely not jealous’ Nelson

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The second chapter of Flower in a Hailstorm is done! I really enjoyed writing this one, I hope you’ll like it! As promised, there is a Finn/Rae reunion, and the gang get back together for an early Christmas celebration.

Please do leave a comment, it means a lot to me and it gives me motivation to keep writing.

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Rate Finn out of ten. Eleven.

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I really wanted to finish chapter 2 of Flower in a Hailstorm tonight, but I don’t want to rush it and I have exams tomorrow morning. I’m almost done though, so it’ll be ready in the afternoon I think.

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“There is an ache that comes and goes, always returning in quiet moments. I want so much to keep you close, to talk and laugh like we once did and I know that your absence is down to me. Please understand that nothing good can come of this right now and I’d rather take the pain sooner than later. Maybe in a few years we can be together again, close, happy… Then we can have something that is actually good, that has a chance of lasting. I see you everywhere I go - in the things we both love - in nature, in music, in silly things. So though you are gone, your aura remains, beautiful and strong, making the pain all the worse, keeping the feelings so raw. In time I’ll learn new skills to cope, I always do, I am a survivor after all. The passage of time can dull many things, allow the brain to redirect, reinvest energy elsewhere. In your tough times know that I still love you, that I’d come running if you ever had need, but for now our paths diverge and every step is heavy.”

— Angela Abraham, Daisy

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Nico just shared, on his insta story, a trailer for something called "Thinking Out Loud", which is basically actors reciting Shakespeare monologues. (by elliotbwords on instagram)

I took some screenshots and I thought I'd post them, because he looks really good (and it's nice to see his face again).

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Have you watched him in our girl?🥺

Yes I have! I loved it, I was glad to see that he wasn’t just a side character and that he really brought something to the story. And it was nice to see him in something more recent.

I watched Penance too, it’s from 2020 as well.

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Watch every episode of My Mad Fat Diary on Hulu for answers to tough questions… Like “Oasis or Blur?”

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just a random thought

i’ve been working on the second chapter of Flower in a Hailstorm and this one has a lot more dialogue in it, which i’m really enjoying. i never realised how much i loved writing dialogues, even though it’s challenging because i don’t want to get the characters wrong and/or write something that doesn’t seem authentic.

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guess who's rewatching spike island tonight, just for the sake of seeing nico mirallegro being beautiful and playing guitar

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Nico Mirallegro: Smoke and The Knock

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writing fanfic like “am i getting the dynamics of this friendship right?” “would this character actually say this?” “what is the proper ratio of kindness to sass?” “am i falling prey to overused fanfic personality shortcuts or is this a canon trait?” “am i overthinking this so much that i will grind to a standstill out of sheer terror?”