#Jb Fans are the worst

[thesimoneashley]

this is gonna be a long rant so fair warning:

Having been in the 🐝 fandom since before season 1, I've seen fandom fights come and go. Despite not often engaging in fandom discourse, the exposure of what is rotten in some parts of the fandom thanks to anons at @waitingforeddyneddy and the latest shadyness thrown at Simone and Simone fans made me do this post for my followers. I am not tagging this because I know these vile people love to go around doxxing and bullying.

Before anyone considers harassing or bullying me as well, I want to clarify that I am not friends with Annie, nor do I follow her. However, I appreciate her blog and some anons for exposing some of the nasties within this fandom. It reinforces my belief that certain JB fans have a superior complex and put this yt man (and themselves as “the better fans”) on a ridiculous high pedestal.

It's disgusting to continuesly see people labeled unfairly, like being called "homophobic" for not stanning JB or “racist”for whatever other reason (mainly because they are a fan of Simone but apparently they are not “right” enough).

I used to think JB and SA fans where a unit but ever since S2 dropped the shadyness from JB fans hasn’t stopped, it has increased.

So I am saying this:

If you’re one of those supporting the nasty and passive aggressive comments from certain JB Stans who claim Simone “hasn’t said shit about Kanthony S3” and “only talked about the KA dance a year ago and that was her only statement”, disregarding her numerous interviews from the past year, compared to JB's one time interview about S3 KA in April last year; if you believe Jonny's vague “we are back”qualifies him as the K*nthony king where he couldn’t even name drop his leading lady nor her character and you insist on policing anyone rightfully calling Simone the “K*nthony stan queen” (or whatever name 😂)due to your hurt ego as a JB fan; if you engage in sending death threats and hateful messages to @waitingforeddyneddy or anyone who is not a fan of your damn white as chalk man, if you are joking about “Simone's (un)employment” and calling her boyfriend all sorts of names; if all this aligns with your behavior, please unfollow me now and go f*ck yourself.

I may not support everything discussed over there, but thanks to that blog’s anons, I've become aware that some Simone fan sites (some whom I used to follow and support) are involved with or even instigating negativity. I hope you feel ashamed of calling her boyfriend ugly or harassing her fellow stans, or make fun of people supporting her just because you don’t like them while also having the audacity to dictate Simone on her own instagram how, when and what to post. What a big ass hypocrite and disgusting person you and your friends are.

To those love to claim that Simone's fans behavior reflect poorly on her and the fandom (I quote “this is why everyone hates SA fans”), you would benefit from taking a moment to reflect on everyone’s individual behavior including your own. JB fans, look no further than to your mutual stans who tell SA fans they wish they “got aborted”. All for your yt man who will never f*ck you. Your sick in the head.

And for anyone who wants to know what piece of worthless scum there is among the JB / (k)*nthony fandom read through the anons from the blog by @waitingforeddyneddy

Trigger Warning: I hope those with braincells in the JB fandom understand that I'm not generalizing all fans as a whole.

Everyone else playing superior while stanning that yt man:Wishing you a change of attitude.

I am linking this post pinned to my blog since Season 2 dropped.It features (TW for the ego hurt) THE ONLY interview from JB in April 2022 about KA S3 he ever gave since the show dropped contrasting with numerous instances where Simone(the Queen of Kan*hony;))))), has discussed KA. You are welcome to shut tf about now.

Edit: you are also f*cked up to think JB telling some random stalker fan he “loves” Simone means they are secret besties or whatever. Talking about parasocial.

[charlesleclerctv]

what's ur fave one direction album.. cant believe we've never discussed this before

FOUR !!!! not a single skip 🫡 something about 2014 albums hits like crack

[rohanneofcoldmoat]

2,6,13,23 for the violence asks :D

2. a compelling argument for why your fave would never top or bottom

impossible to answer jaime and brienne are individually both the knight and the maiden, both the beauty and the beast, and both would top and bottom

6. which ship fans are the most annoying

I think the answer expected of a jb fan would probably be jc, but joining fandom a year and a half after the show ended meant that I missed the worst of that ship war (though it's sometimes fun to stumble over the goofier remnants of it). In my time in fandom the Jon/various female relatives ships have been the ones vying to be crowned most annoying.

13. answered here

23. ship you've unwillingly come around to

Probably jonsatin? It wasn't that I disliked it, it just wasn't taking up any mental real estate before fandom jonsatin pilled me.

[21ducky]

Suggestions for fan fics?

I can't directly link them which sucks but I can list them! :D Duplicate The Terror by Lord god: Nightmare gets the worst luck imaginable before things get better. I haven't finished it tho and I dont think it's completed. Edit: Read it read it read it. I'm shaking right now holy snickers SWAPPLATES SWAPPLATES SWAPPLATES SWAPPLATES SWAPPLATES I LOVE IT SM hvftgybhubuhctfvgyhj 2nd edit: AHHHHHHHHHHH crying crying crying crying crying noooooooooo :[ 3rd edit: Just finished and- READ IT!! bro it's so good DDDDD:

For The Forgotten Ones by Im Sorry Buddy: I stopped reading it but it was really good! A lot of Ink, quick warning for my bud, JB, p sure Ink gets a happy ending.

Corrupted Rebirth by SoothingEpione: Another Nightmare one! But he's now a smoll corrupted lil guy :] And Dream's the bad guy :0 Also really good imo

It's Just A Game by HTSan: Read this one if you're 1. A Classic Sans lover. Or 2. Like interactive stories where it acknowledges you as a player and only shows you what it wants you to see >:] (Use your imagination to fill in scenes it doesn't show you!!) Stupid Little Puppy by Psychochair: A hurt no comfort oneshot with Cross! Has made me cry twice. Have fun :)

How Nightmare Became Dadmare by TopazShadowwolf: Another Nightmare one?? Very good, Goat story, I love it SO much. Nightmare fluff. Very great.

Hey you, AU! by Spiffysiffy: The Bad Sanses! Except every Sans is extremely ticklish. Very fun regardless.

And also, Reapertale comic -> Reapertale

All of the other ones can be found on AO3, ✨enjoy✨

[chuckletons]

here's me talking (or rambling) generally about the jb comics in cn starring/cartoon cartoons and block party. i'm not a huge fan of most of the stories. some of this is also more series bible talk except with a focus on bunny, johnny and suzy as opposed to just johnny and carl. also longg post underneath the cut. some scattered trivia and notes at the end too if you're interested in that sort of thing

the most notable instance of bunny making johnny do chores is the beginning to "i, fly." we never really see it happening otherwise. however, this is a reoccurring theme in the comics. it also matches up with the pre-retool bible stating that johnny gets an allowance from bunny each week.

in most of the comic stories, bunny has a low tolerance for johnny's behavior and often threatens to kick him out and otherwise fully embodies the "aggressive nagging mom" trope. this is even noted by "charles d. brown," a fan that sent in letters. there's also a running gag in a few stories of bunny chasing him with a bat? that is completely absent from the show (and likely wasn't allowed even if they wanted to.) bunny instead takes the role of beating the tar out of any man that threatens her son. van's bible and the retooled version seem to be similar in the way bunny uses guilt to get johnny to do what she wants. that specifically was not a retool invention. although s1 bunny wasn't very fleshed out, nor did she appear a lot, van was planning to do more with her before he got fired. the retool was going to harness a much more edgy identity, so it makes sense.

back on topic: comics also feature certain panels such as bunny asking who would be stupid enough to give johnny a driver's license.

my biggest problem with these stories is how frankly miserable some of them feel. johnny and bunny's relationship is a big part of that. in the beginning to the smarty pants story, we see bunny pouring a super-sized box of antacid into her mouth as soon as she sees johnny hitting on a random woman, telling him that she's the "eighth 'betty' [that] week [he] decided [was] 'the one [for him].'" she then gives him genuine good advice that he doesn't follow, a la suzy.

overall, the amount of awareness bunny has just makes me feel terrible for her. what makes bunny work in the show is her pretending (or being blissfully unaware) that her son isn't as bad as he seems. like the rest of the cast, she's a very flawed person. the show works because johnny's friends are also fucked up in different ways without being the exact type of cynical that he is. characters like pops can be very, very mean to johnny, but characters like bunny carl and suzy have their mean moments as well. but some comic stories take this to an extreme and i think the show achieves a specific vibe of mean that mostly worked.

the world revolves around whatever johnny subjects his friends to, but they are his only support system. they feel like a group of horrible people that work well together, united by one idiot. i like that a lot about the retool, it's a huge reason why i got this into it in the first place. but, i love that there's a balance between, say, episodes like "johnny's guardian angel" that acknowledge how the status quo is johnny's fault or episodes where his friends don't care as much about him, and ones where they do and they pay for it. it's not too static. if you don't love one, you have the other.

retool bunny is notable because of the heart she brings to the table. again, she loves her son and will fight to protect him, she's way too clingy and longs for the past when he was still a child, she makes plenty of mistakes as a mother, but at the end of the day, you know she wouldn't threaten to kick johnny out on a daily basis or treat him like a total freeloader. either the retool or the comic writers misinterpreted what "bunny guilts johnny" was supposed to mean. for meaner jokes with her or carl etc., you could at least go "that's kind of funny in a dark way" or at worst "this feels ooc" and move on to the next episode. when we get the gist in the comics that bunny is always suffering this much, what joy is there seeing them interact?

the majority of the stories were not written by the show's writers, but there is a difference between comics and tv censors— comics seem to get away with more. some examples of comic writers taking advantage of this were funny, some were not. one example is in the "you cast a spell" story. i'll let you guess which panel. very S1 in nature, honestly.

(left) this one-page comic where it's obvious a woman hired actual hitmen to kill johnny after he stalked her is like... the show didn't do this because 1. again, i doubt they were allowed to and 2. it's uncomfortably realistic. the stalking part. i feel weird criticizing a one page gag like this, but the concept of hiring hitmen to kill johnny IS funny— and that very well could've worked in the retool's world, don't get me wrong— it's how it's executed. the bollywood movie did a better hitman/assassin type concept.

(left and right) much like bunny, johnny feels uncomfortably self-aware in ways he shouldn't be. "'sides, it's full of stuff the babes can throw at you!" this should not cross his mind. he'd likely tell you anywhere BUT some place that tongue-in-cheek. it's a very easy joke. "always be a gentleman on the first date, save the real you for later!" johnny doesn't play dumb or polite to deceive women, he's just a jackass. "charm school johnny" and "tyler perry's guide to love" are the main examples of this, as johnny can't be a gentleman (or pretend to know what one is) without someone guiding him along. CSJ is a cel-era S2 episode. johnny isn't smart nor devious enough at any point in the show to say something like this. his everyday self is wildly inauthentic as it is.

to me, it feels like these lack what really makes johnny funny when he IS funny. i can't tell if this is a misunderstanding of his character or if the bible was a bit off in terms of what retool johnny became. kupperberg's stories seem to have this problem the most, however... all in all, it kind of feels like an exaggerated parody of the retool and what could be viewed as its worst qualities

one of the other comics i found interesting was "go cart go," a story about suzy building a go cart for a derby and asking johnny for help. johnny uses a nickname for suzy as opposed to forgetting her name and otherwise acts nice to her. he kind of sees himself as a role-model to her, and he has a "tooth or consequences" style change of heart when he sees how sad she is after he enters the derby with his own cart. he cheats his way to get her to win. it's arguably the sweetest official johnny and suzy story i've ever seen and it was very likely an episode premise in the bible that got reworked into the aforementioned tooth fairy ep. johnny is completely selfless and it's played straight even when he gets beat up at the end. is it in-character? is the tone accurate to the show? not really, but it's really nice to see. i like it! retool johnny WAS supposed to be a "jerk with a heart of gold," it's just a shame we barely got that.

other random notes:

johnny uses a lot of "flirty" food nicknames. "pop tart" he uses at least twice. very much the same type of thing as "etruscan honey bun" from the gladiator short. definitely toned down in the actual show

like the s2 model sheets, master hama is referred to as 'master hong,' something that was likely changed early in production to lessen possible complaints of racism / (over)stereotyping

only two of the comic stories were written by one of the show's crew members (john crane.) partible pencilled for a comic / covers but wrote zero of the stories, even post-retool. retool-era storyboard artists such as dave schwartz (the man with the idea for a suzy spin-off / "the great bunny book ban," whom unfortunately passed in 2021) and neal sternecky pencilled a few comic stories. lovely work

unlike "johnny bigfoot," a john crane story, miss williams/winkleman is referred to as "miss butterworth" in "to sea or not to sea." further confirmation that she's the retooled version of ms. babe (suzy's teacher in S1), complete with johnny trying to woo her repeatedly— something he only does twice in the retool as she appears three times with two different designs and last names.

one penciller, anthony williams, was particularly on-model / used plenty of model sheet poses and expressions in the stories he illustrated. since none of carl's model sheets have been shared online yet, the williams-drawn comics are the closest thing we have to those.

besides the short bursts of "HUH?" bible-influenced moments with carl, he's written pretty decently in the comics. consistently. i like the majority of his appearances a lot.

in a car story, suzy gets jealous of a woman johnny persues. that sort of thing is absent from the show entirely— instead, she uses johnny and women to persuade him to take her places. suzy seems to have no hard feelings toward the women, not even in "rashomoron" (where carl is used to fulfill that purpose instead.)

john q bravo???

[beautifulpersonpeach]

To your other anons who were worrying about other people’s opinions on SMF pt2:

https://twitter.com/seokjinbit/status/1637439627442401281?s=46&t=0-12xA4kSNba5ny-jB-QWA

Proof that these kpop stans don’t know a GODDAMN thing they’re talking about. They spout bullshit because they know they rarely get called out and that other people will support them just because they don’t like Jimin will give them a pat in the back and amplify the BS.

Trust your ears. If the sounds good to you, then it’s good. Stop worrying about what other people think on what you should think about it. You have your own ears and your own brain and that’s all you need to have to listen to the music.

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Ask 2: Bpp hi! I noticed something with JM's new song that I also saw when NewJeans released OMG. Immediately after OMG, Kpoppies said NewJeans was mocking mental illness and that Min Heejin was responsible for suicides in SM entertainment agency. It was like all kpop fandoms joined hands to hate on NJ saying the vocals were mid, they were trivializing mental illness and that Hybe was brainwashing fans to accept the song. But OMG became very popular with the general public and has gone viral. Since Jimin's solo album was announced, the rose colored glasses has fallen from my eyes. I used to think Armys are the worst fandom but now I see SM entertainment fans are the worst. Taemin fans dragging Jimin bc of an album called FACE??? I couldn't believe it. The same people are attacking Set Me Free saying that Jimin is mocking mental illness with the voices in auto-tune, that Armys ears are damaged and Hybe brainwashed Armys to accept Jimin as a good idol when he's inferior to Kai and Taemin. Each time I checked hit tweets dragging Jimin it was either a Shinee fan or Exo fan that started it. Now they're even attacking reactors and reviewers who are giving Jimin positive comments

https:// twitter .com/sarasfilter/status/1637457811515777024

Attacking reactors! Taemin stans are attacking reactors Bpp. My mouth is on the floor in shock. And then I saw they;re the same people who filed a petition with the PRESIDENT OF KOREA TO DISBAND BTS IN 2018!!!

https:// twitter .com/TheKoreaHerald/status/1049951488842166272

Those kpoppies haven't changed in 6 years!! Now I understand why Armys are how they are. Eff those SM fans. Jimin doesn't need them. Armys we should keep supporting JM!!!

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Hi Anon(s),

Your link Anon in ask 1. Anon in ask 2, your link 1 and link 2.

Imagine how tired we are. Imagine how tired BTS's team is.

But, this...

...is nearly a perfect example of what counts for 'criticism' or 'discourse' in k-pop spaces.

It's the exact same thing that happens every time: people with only passing knowledge at best on the subject of music/dance being the most eager and most confident in giving their hare-brained takes, and I guess it's just a coincidence most of the repeat offenders just happen to be antis, multis, or people who belong to rival fandoms.

Without fail, in the 10+ years I've been into k-pop, the people most eager to say they're providing critical discourse on a subject, fandom, or group, are people who hate/dislike said subject, fandom, or group. This has been true 10 times out of 10 for BTS, ARMY, and Jimin - in my experience at least. Sometimes they use neutral academic language or $10 words to give the impression they're knowledgeable about music/BTS/k-pop, but if you pay attention you'll realize these people have zero idea what they're talking about.

But that behaviour is the norm in k-pop spaces because that is what the system rewards, because of how toxically hyper-competitive the industry is.

Anon 2, I'd rather you didn't generalize all fans of SME groups, because obviously we don't know how widespread those sentiments towards Jimin are. But I will say something I've said before, which is that though I'd been following BTS since 2014, I only became ARMY in 2018; and the amount of tomfoolery towards BTS and ARMYs from k-pop stans in 2018, most of which was from fans of Big3 groups, was such that I'd never seen ever in the history of the genre, nor have I seen since. Like ARMYs were getting physically assaulted for no other reason than being ARMY and BTS were getting explicit insults thrown in their face five years into their career from industry mouthpieces backed by the Big3.

It. Was. Wild.

Anon 2, that petition you linked asking the government of Korea to step in to disband BTS, was just one of the several 'what the fuck' moments I had that year. It still makes me laugh till today, and is one reason why I can't take seriously anyone who ignores this history. Cause a lot of ARMYs from back then are still here, and believe me when I tell you that unfortunately, those dominant behaviours from k-pop stans haven't changed. What has changed is the ARMY fandom that since 2020 or so, now mirrors a lot of those behaviours rather than acting counter-culturally to the wider k-pop fandom.

It's nice you're both already noticing how things work here. And why it's best to focus on the actual music and the artists. Everything else is noise. If you're able to avoid 'discourse', that will save you time to focus more on the music. And after the latest Like Crazy poster, I feel we're all going to need as much energy as we can conserve for the beauty that Jimin is about to serve.

Stream Set Me Free Pt 2 for clear skin.

[dedahblog]

About the "ichiruki being BFF" debate

Blech fandom is a joke.

(Just some thoughts I wanted to get off my chest. Basically me rambling)

People are calling Ichigo/Rukia just friends or BFF as an attempt of restraining how much they mean to each other while IRs fans are getting triggered every time writing essays as if this is the worst insult ever made.

Like ... seriously ?

Let's be logical. Is it really worth having a debate about ? Is the opinion of fans of sh1tty pairings like RR and IH really relevant ?

I'm not trying to roast them or anything (ok ... maybe a little) but their standards are pretty low : getting this euphoric when their only ship canon validation is porking. All you have to do to invalidate their crap is tearing off the last two pages where the porking products appear and that's it. Nothing to see.

I block / don't interact with anyone of those guys not because I'm a "salty IR fan". Actually I loved Blech much more than IR. And God knows how much I love IR. If anything, I'm more of a Blech salty fan and I don't want to discuss anything related to Blech with people happily dancing on its ashes claiming "they won".

Is the opinion of those who are euphoric about an ending where Yuzzu is molesting her nephew that important ?

People who think a final chapter that ended with a random character yelling "whaaat " has any credibility ?

Or people who can't read crystal clear facts

Juha back : I will come back when you feel happy Ichigo !!

then Akon: wow this is the first time JB reaistu appeared in 10 years.

What about Porking Product Number 2 idolizing Mayuri who killed and tortured innocent souls ? (as mentioned in the hell chapter)

As for their passive aggressive way of insulting IR fans, let's just set it straight

Rukia and Ichigo trust each other like no other since day 1.

They are each other's salvation from their guilt of not saving their loved ones (Kaien and Masaki)

No one has ever made Rukia happy like Ichigo since Kaien's death and the same with Ichigo since his mother's murder.

When he didn't believe he could defeat his hollow, it's neither Rukia kicking his butt nor her pep talk that gave Ichigo courage. He regained hope when Rukia told him how highly she thinks of him.

And Rukia trusts Ichigo so much that she has never shown her crying face aka her vulnerabilty to anyone but him.

Ichigo takes so much pride in being a shinigami because he places high value on Rukia's ideals

When she thought she was going to die in the SS arc, Ichigo was the reason Rukia cried when she said goodbye because it's Ichigo's existence that brought hope to her life.

There is no other relationship in this manga that had such a mutual positive impact on each other

Calling them best friends isn't really an insult, if a best friend is someone who helped you have faith in yourself, regain hope, learn from your trauma and move forward.

If that's how they define best friends, then Reji and Orhime are not even worthy of being called their friends at that point

".....w-well a-at least they f***ed !!".

.....RR and IH fans please enjoy your canon to its fullest. Kub0 had granted you the power of being associated with that crap till the end of time. Be blessed by this almighty gift .

Your low self worth is second to none

[melrosing]

Top 5 best JB-specific fan theories and top 5 worst JB or ASOIAF fan theories

WORST JB THEORIES! or just ones I don't vibe w much

1. Worst is that Brienne is Jaime’s Nissa Nissa, or anything that requires Brienne to die for Jaime’s arc to progress

2. Anything that claims a show adjacent end for book JB is very silly im sorry

3. not into the ‘Jaime marrying Brienne in her sleep on the quiet isle’ theory, talked about that... somewhere I can't find it now

4. That Brienne is gonna end up w HYLE 😭😭 her ‘consolation prize’ as if hyle is a consolation to anyone

5. This isn’t me calling this a bad theory really, just filling the gap, but I do think it would be wrong to assume that JB don’t fall out before they come together again (no pun intended lol). I think falling out over LSH will make their union way more gratifying though I absolutely empathise w people who just want them to get together already, especially given the uh. 11 year wait (so far).

BEST JB/ASOIAF THEORIES!!!

1. I feel like the Quiet Isle is reeeeasonably likely?? It’s impossible to guess what comes next for JB because GRRM could honestly send them anywhere next but I think it’s very conveniently close for a bit of recuperation, and I imagine JB will need somewhere to kind of pause for a bit? also as I always say. someone has to pick up sandor

2. I am actually warming to the Varys Targaryen theory

3. LOVE the idea that Euron Greyjoy is one of Bloodraven's failed students. kind of gives him slight Buddy vibes. you know like the kid from the Incredibles who becomes Syndrome cos he can't be a super

4. I like also the maesters theory, i.e. that the maesters have been trying to end magic for hundreds of years, and were trying to orchestrate the downfall of the Targaryens. my pet theory is that Vaegon the Dragonless had a part to play in this

5. kind of like the idea of Jon's first chapters in TWOW being told through Ghost, and that Jon is eventually going to come back a bit Not Right

[waitingforeddyneddy]

milfthani x dilfthony truther is the worst hypocrite She claims to be a fan of Simone but she's the same one who defended CC like usual when during an interview where the journalist asked her a question about Simone She praising JB and Shelly and ignore Simone . She also said She's free to not talk about her during the interviews even when the questions are about her I saw her defend more CC and JB than She ever did with Simone since march 2022 .She use her pic for the clout because her real favorite is not that popular

this

their whole group couldn't give less of a fuck about Kate/Simone, as you said, those pfp are just for cover, all you gotta do is see the way they talk about her and you clock them from a mile away

[worstlovesong]

top five bg songs and your favourite line from each of them go

AHH THANK U this question is so hard <3

Send me Munagenius asks I’ll love you forever

1. We’re In Love

I can't imagine you without the same smile in your eyes/ There is something about you that I will always recognize

This song makes me feral Lucy Dacus the woman of my universe oh my god. There’s so much love in these lyrics she loves her boys so much and her voice is beautiful I think if I heard it live I would simply die :] Also this song makes me think of my girlfriend <3

2. Salt In The Wound

I'm gnashing my teeth / Like a child of Cain

The way julien sings this line healed my religious trauma /j but fr this song goes so hard

3. Anti-Curse

I’m swimming back

Seriously jb’s voice makes me insane she’s a madman

Writin' the words / To the worst love song you've ever heard / Soundin' out the foreign characters / An incantation like an anti-curse / Or even a blessing

Anti-curse was the first bg song I listened to and this outro was what made me want to listen to more songs I’m ngl like holy shit this is perfect

4. True Blue

But it feels good to be known so well / I can't hide from you like I hide from myself / I remember who I am when I'm with you / Your love is tough, your love is tried and true-blue

First of all this part of The Film made me a diehard Lucy Dacus fan. Second of all this song is everything to me and you can pry it from my cold sad gay hands <3 she’s in love your honour

5. Bite The Hand

Who do you think you are? / Who do you think you I am? / What do you wanna say? / What do you think will change? / Maybe I'm afraid of you

Oh no she’s traumatized <3 this one hits I love it so much I have no words

Anyway this was the hardest decision of my life

[isuckatreadinglol]

a little life (review)

one of those books that sticks with you for the rest of your life.

Rating: 4.8/5

*spoiler warning, duh. and tw: discussions of mental illness, suicide, death.*

Before I started reading this book, I had all of booktok in the back of my mind telling me I was not ready-explaining how traumatizing it was, how it was "torture p*rn" (i’ll get into that later)-so when I finally picked it up, I expected the worst of the worst. But, what I got was simply a story about life. And I cried, oh god I SOBBED.

Some things I liked:

Jude, Malcolm, JB, Willem, and Harold were each such astounding characters and Hanya did an excellent job getting me attached to every single one of them.

The way that Hanya portrayed trauma was incredibly realistic and it made me understand that there are people out there who live their lives in similar ways as Jude St. Francis, and it teaches me that I should be kind to everyone (as cheesy as it is). She also did a great job portraying disability and how tasking it is on the human brain and body.

Hector. That's it.

There are some beautiful life lessons in this book: that relationships aren't perfect as you get older, that forgiveness can be taken away, that "life compensates for its losses", and so on.

I also absolutely loved the way JB's art was used to build the story so early on in the book. It already gives the reader a sense that something is terribly wrong but it's only seen through colors and the reactions of the characters when seeing his art.

The writing in general for this entire book was masterful, and the way Hanya weaves Jude's story in the book is a talent. This is also one of the best cases of unreliable narration I've seen in a while because it is used to build the characters, not trap the reader. I have a feeling I will be re-reading this book for the rest of my life.

Some things I didn't like:

Andy was a shit doctor! He didn't do his fucking job correctly and although yes, he did take care of Jude to some extent, he also turned a blind eye when Jude was actively trying to hurt himself. He never reported anything until Jude nearly killed himself and used empty threats. I understand the moral dilemma he was facing but any sane person would report their patient, regardless of how they felt. It was just yucky.

I also was not a fan of how JB's drug abuse was portrayed and it seemed like it was only there to give Jude more trauma (which I guess can be said about most of the characters). There was also a lack of character development in the four boys. Most of the time, the characters jump back into their old unhealthy habits even though they are self aware (which doesn't make it better). Becoming older is not the same thing as recognizing your flaws.

When Malcolm and Willem passed away, Jude's perspective was negligent. He only grieved the loss of Willem the whole time even though he had also lost Malcolm, who had done a lot for him as well (and we get a glimpse of this when Jude visits the Irvines', making me even angrier). And while I won't blame him for this because his relationship with Willem is very different than his relationship with Malcolm, I still would have loved Malcolm and I wanted to see him more in life and in death.

Anyway, this was a beautiful book and one that I will hold onto for the rest of my life. It's also important to note that this is most definitely not a queer book! But, it is a beautiful story about friendship and the scars that pull on our pasts. I admire its complexity and flaws. Also, to comment on the idea that went around on how this book was "torture p*rn" as I stated above: this is completely and utterly incorrect. What happened to Jude is shocking, yes, but it is real. That is what frightens people, the reality of Jude's trauma. So don't be scared to read this book because there is someone out there who is living a similar little life.

“...things get broken, and sometimes they get repaired, and in most cases, you realize that no matter what gets damaged, life rearranges itself to compensate for your loss, sometimes wonderfully.” 

“And so I try to be kind to everything I see, and in everything I see, I see him.” 

[donnaleegreen]

When it comes to JJ and Kiara, and the 18 month time jump, couldn’t their lack of close moments have to do with not being big fans of PDA?

Cuz I’ve read, a majority think the worst, especially a breakup, and also cuz they *deliberately* showed JB/Sarah and Pope/Cleo? Plus, there was some cute small moments after their kiss in 3x09 I saw etc. Why assume the worst atomically, so to speak?

[pigspeetsandhooflikefeets]

Pig. Jayden. Sir. who is the worst one. who is the worst simped character in jackbox

people who are horny for Mayonnaise (for my non-JB fans I mean the cat not the instrument) are so painfully wrong. he's too much like a cat for me. even the original Rod Serling doesn't do anything for me and I watch a lot of The Twilight Zone because I HATE sleeping. I think a lot of the alternative "forms" Mayonnaise takes mid game also just squick me out so I cannot fathom why This is their tumblr sexyman. go sexualize [REDACTED] like the good old days would want you to.

second place is Billy the Dummy because like cmon man. Cookie isn't even that good of a ventriloquist. Billy just cannot appeal to me. and his design is generic. puppets should be scary!

[whitetrashjj]

I keep seeing everyone saying that Kiara is getting passed around and it's so disgusting for them to say that like she doesn't have any agency and to be honest she never loved JB or Pope and certainly never had an interest in them in Pope's case it seemed more like grief was the reason for that relationship as for JJ that is going to be her choices and I'm excited to see her pursue him. I've also seen people who are saying these things talk shit about JJ so maybe they're anti JJ fans.

This take has been around so long and it has always been the worst.

The thing is it has never come from Kie. She was never romantically interested in John B. You could see her trying to force herself to like Pope back. But now, oh god we are going to have Kie pining. And falling over herself for a boy. And her feeling so dejected when he seems to shoot her down because she’s never had that rep since before.

I’ve spoken so much on the misogyny of it all so you’d be able to find it in my blog somewhere. I’m just so exhausted by this take I can’t dive into it again.

[f1-birb]

I'm angry. I do not like Mercedes, I actually despise them. I like Hamilton, seems like a hood guy, but I can't stand the team or Russel. I used to like Russel until this year when I now do not like him at all, I don't think he deserves this win after all the things he's done to other drivers these last few races. I am terrified Mercedes will be a front runner team again, I don't want that, I want to cry thinking about it. And the fact that Russel won before Hamilton is just so frustrating, I would be happier to see Hamilton win.

And alpine, its mostly cause I'm a mclaren fan that I hate the team. I have nothing against Ocon and Alonso is Alonso yknow but the team makes my blood boil. I can't stand them.

Now redbull, my opinion on redbull is alright but I really like Max. I'm happy for him to win the championship and I don't know what happened this race. He's been off in both the sprint and today. It almost feel like Max from last year is back when he just seemed to desperate. But this year its for no reason. He could've won today I belive if it wasn't for the incident with Hamilton. About that incident too, I don't think it was Maxs fault, from what I've seen he was ahead and Hamilton left him no space. I'm just so frustrated.

And now Mclaren. Daniel messed up on lap one but I don't have any expectations of him anymore so I don't really care. But Lando drove well, he had a great start and fought good with the ferrari. I understand the penalty for colliding with Charles but I'm still sad of course. And I'm so angry at mclaren for creating an abomination of a car that Lando has managed to get a fucking podium in. He knows the team is relying on him to win and has driven three race while sick!!!! That's not okay. I'm also a bit angry at Daniel for being this shitty that Lando has had this pressure on him. Mclarens entire year has been on Landos shoulders and that can't be good mentally on our boy. He doesn't deserve that. He deserves a good team that can give him a good car. How hard can that be?

Ughhhhhh

I suppose that's all my thoughts about the race. Sorry if it seemed a bit too angry sometimes but I'm still very upset.

Firstly I hope being able to vent made you feel a little better <3

Second, we feel the same way about a lot of things from this race and this season but I will summarise:

Same thoughts about Merc, was raised a Merc hater and shall stay one. I've only warmed up to Lewis in recent years tbh, but like you I really liked George at Williams (bar the incident with VB which I still get prickly over) and since he's been at Merc I've slowly liked him less. He's made certain comments and there have been several incidents, particularly Singapore and since that have made me change his cute tag to one less cute, but I can't fault him today. For Q3 absolutely I'll fault him and will claim that helped him today, but he did a good job and I can't deny him the race win

Alpine, same hat, don't hate their drivers but they're a threat to McLaren and since my boy's there that's my team (and it was my team even back in 10-12 with JB and LH even though at the time I could not stand LH)

RB is where we differ a little, I can't stand the team and I have extremely mixed feelings on it. I don't hate Max but I'm certainly not his biggest fan, and I think he and Lewis bring out the worst in each other on track. I think Max has been getting incredibly frustrated while driving not in his usual spots this season, or at least since summer break. Singapore a classic example with the safety car incident and the lock up (both of which I was angry over because Lando was at risk) - tbh I wouldn't have cared either way if either, both, neither of them got a penalty for that incident // EDIT: having seen Max's comments post-race he's in time out until further notice

McLaren..... big sigh. Idk what they did between the 35 and 36 but whatever it is IT AINT IT. Lando had a fantastic start, especially since he's had some rocky ones this season, and I'm so glad they replayed it, and he was driving very well considering he felt like absolute shit and has done since Thursday. The incident with Charles was just that, an incident in my opinion, and the fact I'm hearing that Charles stans are sending Lando hate and even death threats is so disgusting but I honestly can't expect much better (and much like with staniels I am fully aware it's not all Charles fans). Lando has consistently dragged that tractor into the points, put it a lot higher up the grid than it deserves, and even managed a podium in it which is incredible, and I feel bad he's had to carry the team for basically two years, especially this year with how much they've had to fight with Alpine and it's basically been him alone

And Daniel.... if I speak, I am in big big big trouble because boy do I have words and only some of them are nice

That's all my feelings out for today but if anyone wants to rant, vent, chat, feel free to drop in my inbox

[the-invisible-queer]

Not sure what was in the water last night but I also dreamed of Nick being violent lol. In my dream the guys were suing their manager/team for some reason I don’t remember, so they were going to court all together. There were a bunch of people waiting outside the courthouse for them, some fans (including me apparently) trying to show support I guess but also a bunch of paps filming and shouting questions and stuff, just generally being invasive. As they were walking by one of the paps made a snarky comment to Joe about how he just can’t stay out of court or something, and Nick just instantly got super mad and grabbed the guy’s camera from him while yelling at him to leave Joe alone, and when the guy tried to grab it back Nick just fucking decked him in the face lmao. The guy punched back and then they just started like fully brawling on the ground in front of the courthouse, surrounded by a huge crowd of people just standing there watching/filming/taking pictures. Kevin and a security guard were trying to pull them apart while Joe was just kinda standing there watching in shock and then I woke up. So that was weird and dramatic lol. On one hand I want to say it’s sweet that Dream Nick was so fiercely protective of Joe even though the dude’s comment wasn’t even that bad lol but on the other hand…maybe he does need anger management classes 💀

HONESTLY

Them be fighting words because I'd fucking fight a bitch for speaking out of turn like that to Joe too

So Nick is valid

It's just disrespectful

Especially if that dream takes place anywhere near the divorce

Nick and Joe are best friends and you know literal brothers so it makes sense that Nick would get protective

I've seen Nick hug Joe more on The Tour than like the whole 17 years I've been paying attention to them

Kevin being damage control and trying to break it up is on brand

Joe staring in shock is a little off brand I feel like he'd tell Nick to leave it alone and wrap his arm around hom to physically remove him from the situation before it got out of hand

But Nick really said keep my brother's name out yo fucking MOUTH as he SHOULD

Idk what's with the aggressive Nick dreams

I don't see him like that AT ALL

At worst I see him as an unapologetic asshole sometimes but that's me projecting my bad experiences with Virgo men on him

I don't think any of the three of them are like that or have the ability to be like that

I mean they were raised pentecostal Christian and homeschooled I'm surprised they ever learned how to socialize before the Disney era

NOW FRANKLIN

If it came out tomorrow that Franklin got into a fight I'd be unphased

He gives me brings brass knuckles to a fight vibes like Franklin gives me Jersey guy ready to fight when he needs to vibes over the other three

And I can see Franklin fighting someone if they said disrespectful to his brothers because he still sees them as his heroes and us a bigger ride or die Jonas Brothers fan than ANYONE

Franklin is THE #1 JB stan wholeheartedly