#i'm not sure i'm 100% satisfied with this but i am sick of looking at it lmao soooo

[khaotunq]

The Eclipse + Social Media: Akk edition

[fanfiction-writer-reii]

<3 Genshin Headcannons <3

Authors note: Hiiii, since i am sick now again i wanted to post new headcannons because we all love our boys don't we? ×3 Anyways let me know what characters you would like in next post!

-genshin boys with sick reader :(-

Warnings: Nickname Prince for Albedo,Teasing from Kaeya, Fluff. <3Characters:Childe, Zhongli, Albedo, Kaeya, Diluc (Separated)

<3Childe

I just KNOW that he would try to cherish you with all these satisfying toys yk?

If you have fever he would 1000% help you get something cold. if you have cold he would cuddle to you

100% would cuddle to you even if you wouldn't have cold. he just loves you so much he would risk catching it too if it means he can at least hug you

You can tell him billion times that you don't want him to be sick too, but he just repeats that ,,What if i see you for the last time? :(''

<3Zhongli

Tea is the key

Did someone say worried dad?

Works too much to keep you happy and you swear that if he wouldn't be god he would pass out or get sick too (Even tho you don't think it's because of it)

,,Today i saw kids playing in water from window. I wish i could too :('' ,,If you would eat more vegetables, you could swim too dear.''

,,You know, you should have time for yourself too Zhongli.'' ,,I have plenty of time later, when you won't be sick''

<3Albedo

Worried prince Bedo <3

With his knowledge i'm pretty sure he would be able to create potion against anything.

If nothing helps he tries his best to help you, he cooks a lot for you and makes you a tea of course.

Of course he is sad when he can't help you so you just cuddle to him and whisper sweet nothings to him about how he always keeps such a care for you and how you love him. <33

,,My prince, you always keep such a good care for me, when i'll be healthy again i will have to take good care for you as a payback <3''

<3Kaeya

poor Kaeya can't help you with cold much because of his vision he's cold as ice. All he can do is make you a tea and warm chicken soup.

On the other side when you have fever he knows just what to do.

shut your pretty mouth and let him work, he knows what he's doing. Right?

It happens often that his hands wonder a bit too close to your lower part, but you'll make sure that they'll stay where they are supposed to.

,,Kaeya..'' You said while you looked at his face just to see that his eyes are only focused on the part of your body where his hands are at. You sigh and slap his hands a little. ,,You're supposed to help me with fever Kae >:v'' He just chuckles and his hands are back on your forehead. for a minute you close your eyes before his hands again finds their way down.

He blames it on that, that when you're healthy you don't have time for eachother D: Even tho half of the time you work together :vv

<3 Diluc

Is the best at helping you when you're cold, you don't need fire to keep you warm when he's near.

Everytime you're sick he's worried, he can't lose you yk :c

He would stay even a month home with you to make sure you're healing well and you have enough vitamins.

He may seem cold as ice but when you're sick, he have no problem showing you how much you mean to him.

He's just too scared to lose you :c

CUDDLES, he doesn't care if he can get sick too just like Childe, it can be the last time you two cuddle

Of course he's not so emotional normally, yes it happens but mostly when you two have little fight before :c

He would never forgive himself if you would pass away with that he was mean to you.

You of course tell him that he needs to work, and he goes he just comes a lot earlier than normally just to take care of you.

[hottakehoulihan]

I'm reading Ethan Frome right now for the first time [SPOILERS] and thus far it's some old guy who loveless-married too young because he met a gal who was good at housework and was afraid to do without her and now she's always sick abed and rightly jealous of the young orphan cute clumsy maid they hired to take care of her because Ethan is crushing on her so hard and it seems the maid likes him back.

To Ethan it seems she likes him back.

And I can't tell if this is the author gonna reveal, later, that she's just being a bit sweet to her employer because she has literally nowhere else to go and no real job skills she's not a good maid, or if she's actually trying to seduce him so she can keep him as a meal ticket, or if she actually likes him, or if she's afraid to not play along with whatever it is he hints he wants because she's alone in the world, or what.

I am going to keep going through this "blind", but I'm not sure I'm up for it if the boss gets the ten-years-younger-orphan-helpless-maid and they are mutually in love and he was right to break off his loveless marriage with his invalid wife and ...but no, we know the book will end in some sort of tragedy.

Honestly I'm kind of hoping for a School Days sort of ending. Ethan isn't completely unlikeable, and he's genuinely blind to the fact that his crush might not be 100% requited and maybe the author is too, but...

Ah, and his reasons for liking her are straightforward; she's young and pretty and kind and she likes looking at stars and flowers just like him and this is odd to him because nobody else in his small town seems to openly care about pretty things or the names of constellations or flowers. He sees her and thinks "she just like me fr fr" and I'm like "is this Lolita lite?"

Didn't have much more to say here. Just leaving this note to myself so I can remember it when I'm much farther in the book and things are utterly different; I like reading people's genuine impressions of stories they're reading for the first time. So here's mine. ==========================================

Edit from later. I've finished the book, so, obviously, more

[SPOILERS]

So wife goes on a road trip to see a doctor. Ethan's giddy to be alone with his crush. Maid is excited and gets down the super good china plate that is technically off limits, and at dinner they almost hold hands in the heat of passion and it's so torrid that the plate breaks well actually that was the cat's fault but anyway. And they talk about the date he'd suggested, taking maid girl sledding with him, but they don't do it yet because time's limited.

Wife returns; turns out she needs months of bedrest and so she's hiring a better housekeeper. Ah, also the orphan maid was wife's moderately distant family and so has nowhere else to go but wasn't hired at all. But wife is hiring someone new and maid will just have to move on and figure something out. Wife is pretty satisfied with this; she's getting her husband back and re-establishing control of her home. ...and that plate that got broken was a wedding present, and so she has even more reason to fire the girl anyway.

So, maid is doomed. There's no other work in the area that she's physically capable of doing (apparently maid was sickly too? In a less-implied-to-be-malingering kind of way.) They're not very close to any area that has work. And she's got no other distant in-laws even.

Ethan wants to save the day and not be defeated and considers eloping and/or divorce, and is as sure as anything that the maid girl would be happy to go with him, but he's so broke he can't do it; even if he sold everything there'd be not enough money to get him anywhere with work either. He actually tries to beg money from people but times are tough everywhere and he's already skint, his pockets are already to let, his credit's no good, and to his credit at least he won't lie to take money to hurt the few people who are kind to him.

So. He's defeated, and his wife is smug, but by damn at least he'll be the one to drive maid-girl to the train station to go to the big city and look futilely for work and lodging. It takes him some unaccustomed straightforward conflict with his wife but they drive off. ...and pass by the sledding place and Ethan's like "well, wanna sled before we get to the train station?" and they do and she has fun and is breathless that the dead-man's-curve at the bottom where you have to dodge a huge tree was scary. ...and then asks him to take her again but this time they can hit the tree and lover's-suicide because she knows what misery awaits her in town and she knows he's super into her.

This book actually didn't start with Ethan's point of view, by the way. It started with some guy slowly getting to know the downtrodden, permanently-injured, and impoverished Ethan from the outside, piecing together his story, and telling us this tale. So, we kinda knew maybe that this foreshadowed impact with the tree is gonna happen. And it does. They do the thing. And, whups, they both live.

Book fades out with Ethan now having two women in his house; the maid is now paralyzed and has a constant whine to her manner, wife has had to start doing housework, and Ethan's unprofitable farm was always too much work for him but now he's far more in need of any ability to earn an extra dollar, and it takes him far longer to do so as he limps and shuffles along. ...so it's been many years since he's had time to learn about stars or flowers. Privately, many people think it would have been better if the sledding accident had been fatal (though nobody knows it was intended to be so except Ethan and the maid).

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I still haven't looked for any analysis of what this story was meant to be to readers. Was it cautionary, or just sensational? We got a warning at the beginning that this was a story that would end up with Ethan sad and damaged at least, so we knew it would be at least partly a tragedy. But I'm sure there's more, in the context of when the story was published and what else was out at the time, that it was intended to accomplish (perhaps a blunting of lazy stories that end in super romantic grand gestures or something?) I'll look that stuff up the next time I wonder about it, but I think there's some value in unseasoned and sincere takes on classic stories, and so, for your degustation, that was mine.

I forgot I said that about "School Days" above, but now I think this story could be very amusingly adapted into a cutesy Higurashi-style anime. It'd be fun to see audiences get all squee about the implied breeding pair and then see how it all works out.

It's kind of awful, though; the wife was written to be read as a terrible person. Wife's infirmity is, according to the doctors and her family, a result of how she helped take care of Ethan's infirm mother and so he OWES her. ...and this is all I think an example of her malingering, playing the implied-as-common Munchausen card for attention and drama, and generally bullying and manipulating her husband into compliance. This is kind of a shitty way to write the wife, and I have no idea if the author (didn't pay attention then, and not at home with book now) is a man or a woman but there's some internalized and unconscious misogyny going on here I think.

The maid being written to, once paralyzed, be an annoyance that brings no joy to anyone and can do almost nothing useful around the house is...probably the point, so it is a little less contempt-of-women in origin. The maid falling in love with Ethan, which didn't feel believable to me, was probably way more believable in context of the sensibilities of the time.

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A quick glance at Wikipedia shows that the author was a Pulitzer-prize winning woman (prize was for a different book) and seems to have been pretty great actually but her family was crap. Awful wife from Ethan Frome was probably the author using her mother as a character. So that's a thing. Author did this a lot; people have said it's a sort of revenge the author was getting on an unpleasant family.

Themes as consensus-of-readers would have it is that this book is duty-vs-desire and also meant to highlight the unfairness of the culture towards women, and that women have no real alternative to becoming bitter pills as they did in the book when constrained in the way culture does.

Oh, and Ethan was apparently quite handsome; I hadn't really remarked on that but it may have been important to getting the maid's interest. Also, the maid was scarred and had her hip badly and permanently broken but not actually paralyzed. Just to correct my misreading.

This "tale", for the author was careful to make it clear it was a tale and not a novel, was intended to have a moral, and if it felt a bit heavy-handed, well, I suspect (nothing about that in the Wikipedia article anyway) that it existed in a field of similar stories where the overwhelming passions of romance and tragedy often ended with a contrived beauty instead of, arguably, a contrived ugliness. Gotta hand credit to Ethan Frome for, at least, not doing the former. It was a good counterpoint, and I do not suspect I'll be tempted to pick this book up again, but I'm not regretting reading it.

Cheers.

[baekhvuns]

Tottenham calm the fuck down challenge! Arsenal and Man City... I'm convinced you cursed them 😭 they've been doing well for a long time. You don't want me to be happy! 💔I can't even watch any matches noooooo. I saw some clips from PSG and Bayern, Bayern is really that bitch!

Oh absolutely, people can hold back racist remarks as long as the player is doing well. Like what German, Arsenal and even Real fans did to Özil... nasty

Liverpool, really? I don't actually know many Liverpool fans especially in London. 🧐 I quite like Liverpool but wouldn't say I'm a big fan. Man Utd I agree, they're big, but most people still support at least one London-based club, like my friend who is a big United fan, but also started supporting Arsenal once he moved to London. ❤ Actually, this is the new Madrid coach <3 and I'm his assistant

What was going through my head the first time I met Hwa... first of all "keep the eye contact" second of all "I hope my hand isn't too sweaty" third of all "what a beautiful man" ksjsbsnsjshahsjsjs. But how did this person survive??? A few people I know saw him there too...

Even though I hate SM and a lot of their recent music and decisions, Hybe is so evil for trying to monopolise shit, first Vlive, now this?! I really hope to catch a sight of Kai, maybe Baek or Shinee 😭 we'll see how it goes.

Heechul had a bingo card and made sure not to miss anyone, he pissed everyone on every political spectrum, kinda a talent ngl

I didn't get that close to Tamino and had to leave immediately afterwards, but my friend saw him in an art gallery and took photos ❤ Seonghwa cover Tamino challenge, come on Maddox introduce him 🤲🏻 also he's coming to Canada, sadly no Vancouver :(

Yes the choice of songs for Rihanna's performance was really good, I command her for doing it while pregnant, though I think I expected something else. I saw a tweet that said "ASAP Rocky's wife Rihanna did so well during Super Bowl" HUH?! I didn't even know much about him until he collabed with Lana(?) don't say shit like that. Rihanna live was fine, but I think my expectations were higher, she's pretty charismatic, but idk something felt a bit off??? The tickets were really expensive and the concert didn't leave me 100% satisfied, but I like her music, she's a hit maker so I think it makes up to it

Once in a while people start questioning some fans and their minions come to their defence. Ofc some accusations are baseless, and I'm not gonna call everyone a stalker, but obsessed weirdo? Yeah ksjsjsjsjsahjaja. Aaaaanf I need to say this: fuck Berlin! They got Hwa at the pop up store, chased Jongho and camped outside their hotel. Also my "friend" saw them in Berlin twice and 4 times in total and I'm not having it. 🤡 I ignored all their messages lol (not just because they saw Atz, I'm just sick of them in general)

And why am I seeing videos from the same people over and over again, sigh. Whenever I see some of their watermarks I 🔫🔫🔫 those crazy Korean stans especially

Bestie last night I ate so much kimbap, tteokbokki and dumplings I almost exploded and watched YOU until 6am. 💀 then I had to leave before 11am. Buuuut I took photos with Hwa in the Valenteez booth! (We looked cute ngl)

I'm sorry, mushroom head Hwa is really a challenge for me, he's lucky I love him enough, but 🙃 Yeosang's hair though 💞💞💞

Girlie is truly fearless

Bodyguard and bodyguard at the club celebrating over 4 thousands notes

Koreans love their endo... I- anyway let him eat his noodles!!! So fucking cute stop AND FOR WHAT 😳

And rip to marsverse, I'm so sad, I didn't care for Vlive, but Universe come back! I read Hwa's farewell messages, he's so dramatic and lovely 😭💞 what are we gonna do without it :((((

Pauseeeee what JP comeback lmao what did I miss, anyways fencing? And when I tell you I did a little bit of fencing as a child... I'm not ready for fencer Hwa. Real and then he says this and we're supposed to be normal??? - DV 💖

hello!!!

Tottenham calm the fuck down challenge! Arsenal and Man City... I'm convinced you cursed them 😭 they've been doing well for a long time. You don't want me to be happy! 💔I can't even watch any matches noooooo. I saw some clips from PSG and Bayern, Bayern is really that bitch! /// Oh absolutely, people can hold back racist remarks as long as the player is doing well. Like what German, Arsenal and even Real fans did to Özil... nasty

london is what ☺️☺️☺️ what? i didn’t hear it! COME ON DID U REALLY THINK ARSENAL WOULD WIN THE PL?? WHENS THE LAST TIME THEY WON 🤨 2003/2004! PEP CAME THROUGHHH tho im upset at him bc he keeps benching alvaraz THE wc winner and refuses to get him on, maybe that’ll be the downfall🔫 LMFAOOO COME ON ARSENAL PLAYED SHIT AND U KNOW IT TOO,, no bc psg’s tactics are so shit 😭😭 bayern really came through even without lewandowski </3 yEAAAH not the media making a huge deal about eating hamburgers psg “ultra”fans jumping a bayern fan 😭😭 NOOOO THAT ÖZIL THING THAT, TO THIS DAY, UPSETS ME SO MUCH, WHAT A PLAYER!! THE WAY HE GETTING DISRESPECTED 🔫🔫 bro CARRIED ronaldo

speaking of spurs, kane is on bayern’s list for transfers, so at least he’ll retire with SOME trophies 😭😭

Liverpool, really? I don't actually know many Liverpool fans especially in London. 🧐 I quite like Liverpool but wouldn't say I'm a big fan. Man Utd I agree, they're big, but most people still support at least one London-based club, like my friend who is a big United fan, but also started supporting Arsenal once he moved to London. ❤ Actually, this is the new Madrid coach <3 and I'm his assistant

NOO BC THERE ARE SO MANY 🔫🔫 a lot my family over there are their “secret” fans + some aston villa ones, def arsenal too but they know they can’t win 😭😭 liverpool fell off,, van dijk salah fabinho carry it,, nunez is….I THINK U ALREADY KNOW DBDB i used to be very big man utd fan esp during ronaldo era but then man cITYYYY LMFAOOO 😭😭😭 if he’s the new rm coach, u best believe im his no7 🔫

What was going through my head the first time I met Hwa... first of all "keep the eye contact" second of all "I hope my hand isn't too sweaty" third of all "what a beautiful man" ksjsbsnsjshahsjsjs. But how did this person survive??? A few people I know saw him there too...

NOOO BC THE HAND SWEATY ONE ID BE TERRIFIED TO SHAKE HANDS, this video is the closest we can get to pretending he’s a ambassador for a brand and is meeting w the celebs back stage 🫡 that fan is stronger than the navy, id be passing out,, speaking of fans…

Even though I hate SM and a lot of their recent music and decisions, Hybe is so evil for trying to monopolise shit, first Vlive, now this?! I really hope to catch a sight of Kai, maybe Baek or Shinee 😭 we'll see how it goes. /// Heechul had a bingo card and made sure not to miss anyone, he pissed everyone on every political spectrum, kinda a talent ngl

omg aren’t they trying to merge bbl and weverse now apparently??? 😭😭😭 THIS IS ABSOLUTE BS 😭😭 i feel like it’s going to influence sm’s music but maybe give them all more promos,,, chris lee keeps digging his fucking grave even more it’s ridiculous,,, kai my lord and saviour pls save sm,,, not aespa mocking him too,, his downfall began when he posted about lookas wAIT do u realize this happened all after that picture 😭😭

😭😭😭

yeaah heechul 📉📉📉 LMFAOOO UR RIGHT A TALENT not him saying trained were told to speak about him when they debut 😭😭

I didn't get that close to Tamino and had to leave immediately afterwards, but my friend saw him in an art gallery and took photos ❤ Seonghwa cover Tamino challenge, come on Maddox introduce him 🤲🏻 also he's coming to Canada, sadly no Vancouver :(

AWWWW,, i keep watching his interviews and he’s so soft spoken, so intellectual! and finding him at an art gallery??? man written by a women actually <3 SEONGHWA X TAMINO WHEN WHYS HE GOING TO THAT RACIST TOWN 😭😭😭😭😭😭 FUCK OFF WHO WHEN GOES THERE FOR CONCERTS WHAT THE HELL 😭😭😭🔫

Yes the choice of songs for Rihanna's performance was really good, I command her for doing it while pregnant, though I think I expected something else. I saw a tweet that said "ASAP Rocky's wife Rihanna did so well during Super Bowl" HUH?! I didn't even know much about him until he collabed with Lana(?) don't say shit like that. Rihanna live was fine, but I think my expectations were higher, she's pretty charismatic, but idk something felt a bit off??? The tickets were really expensive and the concert didn't leave me 100% satisfied, but I like her music, she's a hit maker so I think it makes up to it

i really wish she performed pon de replay too wouldve been the cherry on top, but diamonds ending was 🤌🏻🤌🏻 with the flashlights and everything! FBSKDJ NO BC ASAPS ACTUALLY REALLY COOL not more than miss riri, praise the lord by him is actually fire <3 he’s rihanna’s husband not the other way around 🫡,,, huhhhhhh ive seen a few of her concert videos i think she has more fun to the music and doesn’t tend to follow the dance fbfbjc wait are her tickets beyonce expensive??? 😭😭😭😭 i got NO CHANCE TO SEE HER NOW COMEON 😭😭😭 SHE NEEDS TO GET PREGNANT WITH AN ALBUM

Once in a while people start questioning some fans and their minions come to their defence. Ofc some accusations are baseless, and I'm not gonna call everyone a stalker, but obsessed weirdo? Yeah ksjsjsjsjsahjaja. Aaaaanf I need to say this: fuck Berlin! They got Hwa at the pop up store, chased Jongho and camped outside their hotel. Also my "friend" saw them in Berlin twice and 4 times in total and I'm not having it. 🤡 I ignored all their messages lol (not just because they saw Atz, I'm just sick of them in general)

no yeah the way everyone kept coming to the defence and the fansite kind of emotionally manipulated their way around was talent <3 and jongho got CHASED 😭😭😭 4 TIMES??? oh anon u already know they saw them ‘accidentally’ KDBWKDBSKCKCK SICK OF THEM JFBSNDBDKC ✨BLOCKÉ ✨

And why am I seeing videos from the same people over and over again, sigh. Whenever I see some of their watermarks I 🔫🔫🔫 those crazy Korean stans especially

Bestie last night I ate so much kimbap, tteokbokki and dumplings I almost exploded and watched YOU until 6am. 💀 then I had to leave before 11am. Buuuut I took photos with Hwa in the Valenteez booth! (We looked cute ngl)

HOW WERE THEYYYYYY!!!!! omg did eat the tteokbokki with the soju combo, did it have spice bc why does some korean food not have it 😭😭😭 OH U WATCHED YOU?? the new season? is it any good? heard it got a little dumb 😭😭 AAAAA DID U GUYS GET THE PC’S AND ALL??? hope u have lots of fun!! be safe during the clubing 🔫

I'm sorry, mushroom head Hwa is really a challenge for me, he's lucky I love him enough, but 🙃 Yeosang's hair though 💞💞💞 /// Girlie is truly fearless /// Bodyguard and bodyguard at the club celebrating over 4 thousands notes

LMFAOOO HEY 😭😭😭 ITS CUTE 😭😭

omg yeosang is becoming so fine with that long hair and the glasses pairing 🤌🏻🤌🏻 it is very vampire core

SHE REALLY IS FEARLESS THE WAY I GASPED WHEN I READ WHAT SHE SAID JCBSMDHDKC she a mbappe fan it seems i can change u yunjin look me in the eye, speaking of mbappe he just,, wouldn’t hurt to be a lil nice

PLS FBWMDJWK STOP IT THE BLACK HAIRED TRIGGERS SOMETHING TO ME 😭😭😭 ESP WITH THIS

Koreans love their endo... I- anyway let him eat his noodles!!! So fucking cute stop AND FOR WHAT 😳 /// And rip to marsverse, I'm so sad, I didn't care for Vlive, but Universe come back! I read Hwa's farewell messages, he's so dramatic and lovely 😭💞 what are we gonna do without it :((((

WHATS UP WITH THEM AND ENDOSCOPIES 😭😭😭😭 universe going down, then possibly mf going bbl, bbl and weverse trying to merge,,, we’re never getting SHIT 😭😭 atp they’re going to the youtube community section atp 😭😭

Pauseeeee what JP comeback lmao what did I miss, anyways fencing? And when I tell you I did a little bit of fencing as a child... I'm not ready for fencer Hwa. Real and then he says this and we're supposed to be normal??? - DV 💖

TUMBLR ERASED THIS PART

EGWKGFE ANON U DID FENCING??????? 1. UR RICH, 2. HOW MANY SPORTS DID U PLAY ATP I LEARN NEW THINGS ABT U DAILY😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 WHAT HAVE U NOT PLAYED,, no bc hwa in that blond and all black, giving very rich kid at those rich private academies core

IM SCREAMING DHGFLHQDGF

nowww..

???????? ITS ACTUALLY HAPPENING??/ AYOO?

[kazliin]

I'm sure you've answered similar questions so sorry ahead of time if you have answered these questions before.I re-read Until My Feet Bleed and My Heart Aches for like the sixth time. I tend to go back and re-read some of my all time favorite FFs throughout the years and I was once again blown away by your writing so I have some questions! 1. Do you find that it's better to write everyday or just when motivation hits? 2. How many edits/revisions do you usually do? To be cont....

LOL I'm back- continuing with question 2, how do you know when you've edited a chapter or even an entire story enough? 3. How do you know when you've written too much? Everyone knows the rule of 'show not tell' but where is the line between using too much of that flower language and just getting to the point? 4. Have you worked on an original story or have you been published already?! I would love to read an OG work. :)

Last few questions haha- I wish there wasn't a word limit on these things...5. Any tips for how to not compare yourself to other writers? I have this problem in both writing and art. I do a piece and then look or read something that someone else produced and then table flip my desk because their work is significantly better and then I'm that 'this is fine' meme. 6. Have you found that writing FF has helped you? Thank you for taking the time to read these. ^_^

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No worries, I love getting questions about my writing! I’ll answer them all in order so it’s easier to read.

1)      Do you find that it's better to write everyday or just when motivation hits?

For me, if I’m in the middle of a multi-chapter fic or series, I find it better to write regularly. Motivation is a fickle thing, so I found having a set writing schedule helped me put out chapters regularly. I didn’t write ever day, but I had set days/times every week that I would devote to writing. I can be pretty lazy at times so if I hadn’t forced myself to sit down and write, I never would have finished anything!

When it comes to oneshots though, I definitely only wrote when inspiration struck. Because they are much shorter and easier to write, it was much more fun for me to frantically write one in a burst of inspiration than to try and force one out when I wasn’t feeling inspired. But those strokes of inspiration aren’t a regular thing for me so I can’t rely on them for longer fics. So, for me, I write differently depending on what kind of fic I’m writing (not a very helpful answer I know!)

 2)      How many edits/revisions do you usually do? How do you know when you've edited a chapter or even an entire story enough?

I am a horrible little writing gremlin who edits something once and then tosses it out into the world for all my readers to suffer my many writing mistakes. Is it the best way to do things? Absolutely not. But I find the more I edit the more I hate things and delete huge chunks of writing and I’m never fully satisfied. So I limit how much time I spend reworking a chapter or I’d never post it. I should definitely edit my writing more but fanfiction is a hobby, not a job. I’m not going to spend hours agonizing over a fic that I was supposed to enjoy creating for the sake of editing it to perfection. So I’d say, once you get sick of reading your own writing while editing, it’s probably a sign to stop and just put the story out into the world because fic is meant to be fun, not stressful!

 3)      How do you know when you've written too much? Everyone knows the rule of 'show not tell' but where is the line between using too much of that flower language and just getting to the point?

This is a really tricky one because it depends on what kind of fic you’re writing and your own personal preference. I like writing a lot of introspection and have a bad habit of

making my chapters far too long. Some people like reading that kind of writing but some people absolutely hate it. The majority of the negative comments on my fics are about how there is too much introspection, my chapters should be more concise, and I need to learn how to edit down my work. Which is all fair critique but hey, it’s fanfic. I like to write like that and so I’m going to keep writing like that. And people who like short, punchy fics that get straight to the point are going to keep writing they way they like too. There’s no right or wrong way to write fic, just the way you like it.

When it comes to writing your own fic, whatever is best for you is usually whatever you find most natural to write. If you naturally write shorter chapters there’s no need to make yourself bored and unhappy by trying to drag them out with lots of flowery language. But if you naturally just let your words flow free and write lots of flowery descriptions, there’s no need to frustrate yourself trying to edit it down too much. I’m a firm believer in fanfic being fun. So write in the way that you enjoy. If people don’t like it, they can go read another fic. Different people have different tastes, so you have to write for yourself first and everyone else second. A fantastic chapter could be 1,000 words or it could be 30,000, as long as it’s written from the heart.

 4)      Have you worked on an original story or have you been published already?! I would love to read an OG work. :)

I unfortunately have not! I may one day but I don’t currently have any plans to

 5)      Any tips for how to not compare yourself to other writers? I have this problem in both writing and art. I do a piece and then look or read something that someone else produced and then table flip my desk because their work is significantly better and then I'm that 'this is fine' meme.

The best way I’ve ever seen someone address this situation is in this comic.

 In fandom, it’s really hard not to compare yourself to other people, especially with so many talented people producing content! But there are a few vital things to remember, the first of which being the two cakes philosophy in the comic I linked. Sure maybe someone produced something that you think is better but I guarantee the audience isn’t thinking “oh this thing isn’t as good as that thing.” They’re thinking “hell yes, more things!!” All content is good content because it’s content that keeps fandom alive.

 Also, we are all terrible judges of our own work. I guarantee if you asked the author/artist of your very favourite fanwork about their own work they’d be able to point out 100 tiny flaws you’d never seen. So when you’re looking at your own work, remember that you’re probably being overly critical of yourself and your intended audience are unlikely to notice even a fraction of the problems you see in the things you create.

 And finally, don’t be too harsh on yourself because the more you do something, the more you improve! Some writers/artists in fandom also do writing/art professionally. And even if they don’t, some have been producing fanfiction/fanart for many years, so they’ve had huge amounts of practice. So you’re doing yourself a disservice by comparing yourself to someone who might have been drawing/writing for years more than you. I guarantee if you read the first fics I wrote when I was 12/13 (thankfully purged from the internet now because god were they terrible) you would think they were a flaming pile of trash because they were. And I used to look at other writers and think I’d never get as good as them because they just seemed to write amazing things so naturally. But it takes years and years of practice and gradually you get better and better. So if you find yourself comparing yourself to someone else and getting disheartened, try to remember there was probably a time they were doing the exact same thing! And if they kept going then so can you!

 6)      Have you found that writing FF has helped you?

It definitely has! I started writing the Rivals series when I was at a very low point in my life and it was a very cathartic experience for me. And it was also such a great feeling to know people were liking and reading my work! It helped me through some tough times and even though I haven’t written in a while, I still sometimes get comments on my old fics that absolutely brighten my day! I love fanfic, both reading and writing it, and it’s been a very important part of my life for a long time

[maybe-your-left]

Right! It's truly been a long time. I'm doing very very well atm actually - moving away from home has been the best decision I've made so far in my life and being back there during the holidays just reminded me of that

It's just one thing: we were told that our final exam was pushed from december to march, so I've been having this superchill break atm, but then they emailed us two days ago and was like "yes hello, the exam is now on january 17th" 🙃 I don't know how I'm supposed to go through and learn all of the curriculum in 7 days, but hey... I'll try?

So I'm stressed out, but doing well

Of course I'll support you! 100% deserving of it. It makes me so happy to read that you're looking for my likes and reblogs🥺 I'll definitely try to be more interactive again now that I've adjusted a little bit to the new lifestyle!

Big changes you say? How exciting! I'm totally crossing my fingers for you and your future love life (who knows who you'll meet this year😏)

YES TO DIGITAL ART! Art minor? Very impressive. I'd really like to see something you make sometime. I myself got an ipad with the apple pencil last year for my classes and tried to draw with it a little bit but didn't really have a dedicated drawing/painting app - maybe I'll invest in procreate or something. Now, I don't know how good I am at drawing (tho i actually work partially as a graphic designer), but maybe I can submit something sometime? Idk what! And most likely will I never be satisfied enough with anything to submit it, but maybe, just maybe I could submit a banner (?) or something with a shape and color if that'd be cool with you 👀 In that case, don't get your hopes high at least

‘graphic design is my passion’

ugh god YES. art minor was quite the trip lemme just say and i should’ve worked harder in it but as a COVID 19 college graduate (i graduated in 2020 so my school shut down before the end of the year) i just kinda gave up and slid by for my degree.

i’m so sorry about school :( that’s complete bullshit that they would push your final back when they have you a longer deadline… i’m sure if you and your classmates complained they would swap it but i mean it’s always better to just get it OVER WITH.

sorry for the late response i have been working-it’s always one step forward and two steps back because of people getting sick and my work treating everyone like they are replaceable when in fact they aren’t.

i’m tryna post by the end of the week a lil tid bit of some of the lesser acknowledged boys 🥺

[citycfangels]

text: raquel⇄  charlie

Raquel: Hey so I know you're probably sick of all he puns or things I find with your name but I was just listening to the Lumineers and chances are you're going to be serenaded with Charlie Boy. Just thought you should be warned if you're coming into work.

Raquel: and it got me wondering. Did you ever think about joining the army? Not that I'm saying you should.

Charlie: That's a weird song to serenade me with, Raquel.

Charlie: Nah, I'm not made for that, why do you ask?

Raquel: well it's the best one you're going to get right now. Unless you're about to start making requests.

Raquel: Because it went with the song. Besides, who doesn't like a man in uniform?

Charlie: I don't have anything in mind right now, but if I do, I'll let you know.

Charlie: Well, we both know I would look smokin' hot in a uniform, even in a military one.

Raquel: Fine. But you're just lucky this isn't a timed offer My expiration date would have been up really soon.

Raquel: Maybe. I'm not going to confirm or deny. I don't want to stroke your ego that much.

Charlie: Lucky me.

Charlie: Feel free to do so, don't be shy ;)

Raquel: very lucky you.

Raquel: well if I'm going to be stroking anything, I think we can both come up with better things than just your ego.

Charlie: Are you hitting on your ex, Raquel?

Raquel: if I were I would be a lot more explicit than that.

Raquel: but would it be the end of the world if I was?

Charlie: You're such a flirt and a tease, Quel. I like that.

Charlie: No, but too bad you're taken.

Raquel: you know most people would say the exact opposite. At least about liking the fact that I can be a tease.

Raquel: yep too bad. Guess you'll just have to learn how to behave.

Charlie: Teasing is fun, what can I say?

Charlie: I'll try but I can't promise anything. I'm a natural flirt

Raquel: I wonder if you would say that if I actually was trying to tease you.

Raquel: mhmm. Sure are.

Charlie: I like to think you're flirting with me, Quel.

Charlie: Legend says I was flirting as soon as I was born.

Raquel: careful. My boyfriend could be the jealous type.

Raquel: .... anyone that flirted back would have been a certified cradle robber.

Charlie: You're the one who started this.

Charlie: You know I was kidding, right?

Raquel: I didnt start anything . I just said that I might serenade you with a song based off your name but that's all.

Raquel: well with you I never know what could be true when it comes to your flirting.

Charlie: I think it started when you said something about stroking something more than my ego.

Raquel: that offer still doesn't have to be completely off the table.

Charlie: Really? What does your guy think about it?

Raquel: You know I haven't asked him but i mean you can if you really want to know the answer.

Charlie: No thanks, I don't need a black eye.

Charlie: I would look bad with it, and my handsome face is needed at work.

Raquel: then I guess we just don't have to tell him since your handsome face really is needed at work to cure my boredom.

Charlie: Are you suggesting what I'm thinking you are suggesting here, Quel?

Raquel: well if you're thinking I'm suggesting for us to sleep together and for us to see if we can top our own record of how many orgasms we can give each other in a day then maybe you're on the right track or at least getting a lot warmer

Charlie: Sounds like you've read my mind

Charlie: I'm all for it, babe. Say when and where

Raquel: well obviously I became a fortune teller and a mind reader. It's my superpower

Raquel: or maybe I just know you.

Raquel: stock room tonight. The bachelorette party is going to have to wait to flirt with you.

Charlie: We can't make them wait for too long tho, so it has to be quick.

Charlie: And if we want to continue later after closing, I wouldn't mind continuing it on my apartment.

Raquel: right, because your adoring crowd can't be kept waiting too long.

Raquel: maybe.

Charlie: what can I say? i'm their favorite sexy bartender

Charlie: okay.

Raquel: I'm sure you are.

Raquel: I just don't want to make you make a promise you might not be able to keep. What if the horny bridesmaids want to take you home tonight?

Charlie: i am, they're all give me generous tips because of my face. i mean, look at it.

Charlie: unless they offer me something better than you sexually, i think i can keep that promise. i can resist their charms, you know.

Raquel: I've seen your face. Just don't expect me to tip you because of it.

Raquel: something better than me sexually. Well i never know. This could be the one time you can't resist them.

Charlie: i can keep my dick in my pants around clients, Quel

Charlie: plus, it's not like they can be better than you in bed

Raquel: so around clients but around coworkers it's different.

Raquel: nice save.

Charlie: there isn't a rule about fucking co-workers, right?

Charlie: i really meant it. you're probably hotter than them and our sex was amazing so.

Raquel: not that I know of and if there is then it's too late for that.

Raquel: change that probably to definitely and you might have completely dug yourself out of that hole. Guess we'll have to see if that is still true 😘

Charlie: me neither, and we would have broken that rule anyways. a long time ago and so many times

Charlie: wait, i should see them tonight before changing that, but you're really hot, babe

Charlie: please, i never disappoint in bed and you know it ;)

Raquel: meaning there was no way you could keep your hands off me either way.

Raquel: keep talking like that. You know flattery gets you almost everywhere.

Raquel: prove it. You could have lost your touch with all the other girls you've been with since me.

Charlie: hey, you're not innocent here

Charlie: you like that, pretty girl?

Charlie: don't worry, you'll be more than satisfied by the end of the night. i hope you didn't lose your touch with your boy either ;)

Raquel: I never said I was innocent. You corrupted me a long time ago.

Raquel: maybe.

Raquel: don't worry about what my man has done to me. For all you know he might've taught me a few things to use on you.

Charlie: i'm kinda proud about it

Charlie: new tricks, huh? mind to share?

Raquel: only kinda proud? Who are you trying to fool here? You're totally proud and 100% smug about it.

Raquel: if you're a good boy maybe I will.

Charlie: you know me so well

Charlie: then i'll take you to my apartment after closing so you can show me, babe

Raquel: well after being with you for a year I'd like to think I know you pretty well.

Raquel: just planning on kidnapping me? Next you're going to tell me that you're going to hold me hostage.

Charlie: it's not kidnapping if you want to come here and well, come

Raquel: very valid point. I guess it's just full on stockholm syndrome. So cheeky. You can have me for as long as you want.

Charlie: can't wait for it, Quel. it's gonna be a good night for us

Raquel: the more you mention it, the more I don't actually mind the thought of going in to work.

Charlie: sex a good way to motivate someone, right?

Raquel: maybe it's not even just the sex. Maybe it's just being around you. (Unsent)

Raquel: It might even be the best way to motivate someone.

Raquel: wait I take that back. Chocolate and really good food might be the best way to motivate someone.

Charlie: by the end of the night you'll think sex is better, i promise

Raquel: someone's confident. Just remember that I'm pretty attached to my chocolate.

Charlie: i remember. i remember very well.

Charlie: still, i'm very confident about my skills in bed

Raquel: then why are we still waiting to have you prove things?

Raquel: of course things get busy tonight of all nights

Raquel: meet you after work in the back alley?

Charlie: damn, and i was looking forward to fucking you in the store room

Charlie: I'll see you there once we close

[thelegendofclarke]

I'm sick of people saying Sansa isn't "Stark enough" Also tired of seeing how headcanoning Sansa (just in my mind/art) as Queen is criminal. My intention isnt to erase other characters. I personally don't care if she is QitN in canon. I'll just be glad if GRRM gives her a decent ending. But only imagining Sansa as Queen surely cant be a crime. Sansa has given me a lot of hope irl; helped me deal w/ depression so wanting her success,happiness rulership even it's cathartic

Hi! QitN Sansa anon here. I just wanted to rectify that the word I wanted to use instead of cathartic was therapeutic. I think they both mean same but I’m not sure. Sorry. English is not my native language and I struggle w/ it. Thanks for understanding.

Hello Anonny!

First of all, please don’t apologize for your English, it is seriously EXCELLENT! It’s probably better than mine tbqh. Secondly, I AM SO SORRY THIS TOOK ME SO LONG TO ANSWER! I have no excuse, I am The Worst. 

Getting to the down and dirty of your ask… My dear Anonny, I totally hear you; and if it makes you feel any better, you definitely aren’t alone! Your frustration is honestly one of my main ~grievances~ with fandom and why I honestly having a really hard time engaging with like 85% of the ~meta side~ of fandom. I am in some fandoms, GoT/ASoIaF included, that have some incredibly smart and talented meta writers who are so passionate and hardworking and insightful. The things that they come up with sometimes completely blow me away! It can be easy to fall down the meta rabbit hole and get caught up, especially when people are seeing all these interesting things and coming up with all these amazing and intriguing theories that you NEVER would have thought of. But on the flip side, it can be really frustrating when the meta you are reading just doesn’t resonate with you at all. I mean don’t get me wrong, I am Here for meta as a concept and I usually really love seeing what people come up with. My issue is often in the execution. Sometimes it feels like meta crosses that ~fine line~ between showing you one way to think vs. telling you how to think. 

I definitely see the value in discussing different interpretations of stories and characters, and I even enjoy reading most of them. But too often I feel like people forget that meta is still just an interpretation, it’s as though there has become this ~thing~ where calling something meta automatically makes it infallible. But it’s really important to remember that with meta in regards to literature, while it’s generally meant to be an academic and unbiased approach generally, is still just one person’s interpretation of the facts as they see them. Meta has somehow become this competition about Who Is Right and Being the Rightest, and it just completely disregards how inherently subjective and personal fandom is. I will always and forever maintain that is absolutely impossible to be completely objective in fandom; your opinions, your biases, your Faves, are always going to affect your interpretations and and resulting opinions, that’s just human nature. I don’t get this whole demand for objectivity thing; if people were truly objective about fandom, I don’t think we would even be having this discussion, because no one would be discussing much of anything. Yeah, its important to maintain some level of objectivity, especially when you are having discussions with other people about fandom, but tbh being ~completely objective~ all the time sounds pretty boring. Honestly, I feel like most of the time people who claim they are being “totally objective” when they talk about things like character arcs, possible end games, ect. are even less trust worthy than those people who are up front about their favoritism; imo it usually means they are either totally unaware of their own biases, or that they refuse to acknowledge them.  

I also feel you on the whole thing of “headcanoning Sansa as QitN is erasing other characters,” it’s frustrating to me as well. Because you’re right, wanting Sansa to be in a leadership role does not automatically mean you are disregarding other characters. Positions like Q/KitN or Lord/Lady of Winterfell are exclusive positions by nature, there are always going to be unequal power dynamics based on that alone. It’s also like you were saying, seeing Sansa in a position of power and leadership role can definitely be cathartic and therapeutic (I think both words work btw!). As a character who has essentially been completely robbed of her agency and self determination and has been at the mercy of others for almost the entire series, it would be extremely satisfying to not only see her regain some of her autonomy, but also be in a position where she could control her own fate. It would also be really satisfying to see a character like Sansa who has had to rely so much on her more feminine, intellectual “soft power” to be in a position where she is clearly powerful in a more traditional, tangible sense. Does she have to be QitN for these things to happen? No, obviously not. But then it also stands to reason that none of the other Stark siblings HAVE to be in that power position to be important either, the same basic logic applies. To say that Sansa fans are “sidelining” or “disregarding” or “erasing” other characters by theorizing or headcanoning that Sansa could be QitN or Lady of Winterfell then means that fans of ANY OTHER CHARACTER who headcanon or theorize about that character holding a position of power in the North are therefore intrinsically sidelining/disregarding/erasing Sansa based on their own argument. Honestly, debating like that sounds tedious and counterproductive and more than a little annoying. Because honestly, it could go on FOREVER, we could be here for the rest of our gd natural born LIVES arguing about this. People are always going to disagree with you, that’s just life. And they are free to do so, just as you are free to disagree with them. But there is a notable difference between disagreement and downright derision; one is totally fine and can be done respectfully, and the other is kind of a dick move. 

And also, like I was talking about earlier, our faves are our faves. In fandom, you are allowed to concentrate on YOUR FAVE and their significance and where you see their story going. That is totally and completely 100% legit! Characters like Sansa are very easy to connect to and care about, especially for people who see themselves and their own struggles in her story. And I think the same goes for Arya… They are these two young characters who experience similar trauma and abuse and honestly just horrendous things that no child should ever have to experience, and they deal with it in such vastly different narrative ways. Arya takes action and lashes out and lets herself be sad and angry. Sansa rationalizes and compartmentalizes lies to herself and everyone around her in order to get through the day. Sansa is pretty much a poster child for traditional femininity, while Arya’s character has so much focus on defying gender roles (or disregarding gender completely in the case of the faceless men). Both have their moments of weakness and strength, both have their aptitudes and their flaws. Relating to and connecting with either on a personal level, as is common with fictional characters, is completely possible and understandable. That’s one of the most beautiful things about the Stark Sisters imo, together and separately they appeal to such a wide array of readers. 

There is no “wrong way” to fandom, there are no “wrong reasons” to love certain characters or story lines, there is NOTHING wrong with Sansa Stark being your favorite character and caring about what happens to her. And also, probably an ~unpopular opinion~ (but idgaf tbh), there is nothing wrong with caring about Sansa (or any of your faves) more than you care about other characters! It’s natural, you are not doing anything wrong, and your interpretations and opinions are no less valid than anyone else’s. That’s the great thing about fiction, it is literally impossible to have a “wrong” interpretation of a fictional work. You don’t even have to agree with the author to be ~right~ about a work of fiction because according to “death of the author” an author’s intentions and biographical facts should hold no weight in regards to an interpretation of their writing; a writer’s interpretation of his own work is no more or less valid than the interpretations of any given reader. Debate is fine, discussion is cool, dialogue about differences of opinions and interpretation can honestly be awesome. What’s not awesome though, is when people think that their interpretation is not only and absolutely correct one, but the sole correct one. That seems, like, wildly narrow minded and more than a little bit cocky tbh. Fandom isn’t a dictatorship; no one’s interpretations are law that can be enforced, no one’s preferences are superior, no one’s faves are automatically more important, and no one is The Great Supreme Rightest (or whatever a fandom dictator’s title would be idek). 

So the point is Anonny, YOU. ARE. VALID. Fandom is all about connecting with a story and it’s characters because they make you feel things. Something or someone in that story made your sweet little anonny (or in my case, cold dead salty) heart fall in love. So just keep fandoming and loving Sansa exactly how you want in a way that makes you happy!

(And on a totally mature, adult end note: fuck people who say Sansa isn’t Stark enough, what ever the hell that even means!? They are just jealous they don’t look that Boss 👏  Ass 👏  Bitch 👏  decked out in furs like a badass Northern Lady Pimp! QUEEN SANSA OF THE HOUSE SNARK, FIRST OF HER NAME!!!)

[books--andt]

Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon Review and Discussion!

Hey all!

Everything Everything is about a girl with SCID, a sever immune deficiency disease that, in short, makes her allergic to everything and unable to fight back any disease or sicknesses. Living with this disease her entire life, and never setting foot outside, Maddy hasn't ever really wanted more than what she has. This is until Olly, the new kid moves in next door and suddenly her interest are perked and for once in her life Maddy wants more than what she has.

Sounds gripping right?!? Well let me tell ya, I was GRIPPED by this book. It a super fast paced quick contemporary read. I like to read contemporary's after I finish a dense epic fantasy book because for me, they're easy to fly through and 'fluffy'. While this book was easy to fly through it certainly wasn't your typical 'fluffy' YA love story. IT THROWS YA FOR A LOOP.

I loved that this book has diversity. It's one of the only YA books I've read (or THE only) where the couple is interracial. This shouldn't be a big deal, but it's just refreshing to read a story that isn't white-washed and the race of the characters isn't brushed over so people assume they're white. It matters and I liked the change.

I also loved that we had some really strong female relationships between Carla, Maddy's nurse and between Maddy and her Mother. Despite Maddy's situation she loves her mother and their close-knit relationship reminded me of my mum and I!

The pacing was pretty fast at times and I thought the illustrations weren't always necessary. But it gives us way to how Maddy's mind works and made me really attached to her!

I think that's all I can say for non spoilers. Oh and also Olly is bae. Bye non spoiler peeps!

*****SPOILERS AHEAD****

OKAY!!! SO!!! THIS BOOK!!!!! I! CAN! NOT! TELL! YOU! HOW! GRIPPED! I! WAS! I was thinking about the characters after I'd put the book down. I couldn't turn the pages quick enough. I'd heard that people weren't fans of this book and like her other book, The Sun is also a Star way better, but hey... I liked this one a lot! I think Nicola Yoon is going to become an insta buy for me... Ya'll know I'm gonna be picking up TSIAAS immediately!

I really loved Olly. Now, you all know how much I HATE insta-love but to me this didn't really feel insta lovey. Sure, they told each other they loved each other pretty quick and went to FRICKEN HAWAI'I together but... in this case I think it's justifiable. Since Maddy hasn't ever met anyone her age before. I liked how they'd IM. Those were some of my fav scenes to read. It was cute how they fell in love with each others brains first before really meeting one another.

When I found out that Maddy wasn't actually sick I FLIPPED!!! I actually had to take a breather. I. COULD. NOT. Believe. It. Seriously wasn't expecting that. I was fully 100% expecting that Maddy would die at the end. I mean, how could she survive her Hawai'i trip? How could Nicola Yoon end this book realistically???? But then BOOM! She does the unthinkable!!! The fact that Maddy's mom was so devastated by her husband and sons death, and how she never got over it is a believable reason as to why she would lie to Maddy like this. She has some psychological damage, and convinced herself that Maddy was truly sick, so she'd stay safe. This situation could totally turn around and be some horror-like story where the mom is a psycho and wants the daughter all to herself. Obvi that's not the direction this book went in but I'm just sayin'.

It makes sense now, that Carla let Olly in to meet Maddy and that she let Maddy go to Hawai'i since she had suspicions about Maddy's sickness in the first place.

I also thought Olly's background story to be really interesting. He's sort of the polar opposite of Maddy, yet he has issues of his own. It added more dimension and interest to the story.

Now as for the ending. I. COULD. NOT. BELIEVE. IT. ENDED. LIKE. THAT. I was expecting AT LEAST two or three more chapters. But nope. It just... ends???? Like umm.... Excuse me????? I NEED to know what happens. Does Maddy return home? Does she ever forgive her mom? (IMO I can understand why her mom did what she did but that doesn't make it ok. I'm not so sure I could ever forgive something like that.) Does Maddy get sick due to her compromised immune system?? Do her and Olly live Happily ever after?? What else does she experience in life?? I NEED TO KNOW.

After I finished the book I watched the movie trailer like 12 times. If you haven't read the book yet, DO NOT watch the trailer. I repeat: DO NOT WATCH THE TRAILER IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK!!!! It gives literally everything away. I think that's why I enjoyed this book so much and was as shocked as I was; because I knew nothing that was going to happen. Now that I've read and seen the trailer I can't tell you how excited I am!! I think the casting is perfect. It's normal for a movie to include it's own lil things here and there but it looks like it's going to stay really true to the books. Nicola Yoon got to give her notes on the script so I think we're in good hands!

The movie isn't out until May 19th.... *sigh* so until then I guess I'll just read and watch other reviews and watch the trailer ummm maybe 12132432 more times.

My only real issues with this book were the pacing at times and the ending. I thought the believability was off here and there but once you got to the part that explains how she doesn't really have SCID and how her mother has some issues, that cleared the previous unbelievable-ness up. I thought at times it was moving too quickly and I just wanted things to slow down. I liked the little pictures and drawings we got to see. It sort of made me feel like I was in Maddy's head. I also kind of want to read The Little Prince now!

As for the ending... I just wanted MORE. I hate it and love it at the same time. But GAHH I just need to know more. I'm not sure if a sequel is quite what I need... Literally just three more chapters would satisfy me. And maybe like a "20 years later" sort of epilogue??

What are YOUR thoughts on Everything Everything? I'd love to know! Have you read anymore Nicola Yoon? Be sure to tell me!

5/5 stars. (I would say 4.75 just because of that ending and the pacing but.... I'm still so giddy about it now I can't bring myself to.)

Thanks so much for reading! Don't forget to stay up to date with what I'm reading on instagram--> @books_andt

- T