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okay guys hear me out Jacob elordi as stoker and Millie Bobby brown as Veronica who’s with me

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hate when people think the only archetype possible for a male sidekick to a female protagonist is a soft boi and/or himbo. like the implication there is that the only reason a man would ever defer to a woman’s authority is if he was a bumbling idiot. love male supporting characters who are smart and strong and confident and can step up when necessary but still kind and humble enough to let someone else take the lead most of the time

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i saw raybourn is working on book ten! is there anything you're hoping to see/expecting/don't want to see?

yes i know i'm excited!!

i've been losing some of my suspension of disbelief in the last few books as the stakes continuously get raised so I'm hoping that's a non-issue in this book

I've just been missing the v&s banter lol

I think with so many books focusing on tiberius (not that I'm complaining he's my king) it could be cool to see something focused on Merriweather or rupert, but also if she wants to take it fully away from the templeton-vane family I understand that

it's been since book 5 since veronica's heritage has come up in any real importance so I wonder if there will be a plot focused on that

and I know the whole point is that they don't travel and the mysteries are local, but how cool would it be if they actually went on a scientific excursion for once!!

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i really appreciate that you don't shy away from criticizing the series it's lowkey refreshing haha

thank you!! just because i really like the books doesn't mean I think everything is perfect about them. I'm glad its received well because sometimes it can feel silly going on my fanblog to critique lol

and i'm always welcome to hearing any thoughts others have about the series, whether it turns into a debate, broadens what I think, or its something you just want to share!

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there's just something about douchebags who know they're douchey and do it anyway

and they wield it as a power and put others down but truly can never raise themselves up

and he was so horrible to his wife and its unexcusable, but there's this dichotomy because he's one of veronica's greatest allies and in her corner when no one else is

ughhhh complexity my beloved

so actually tiberius is one of my favorite characters ngl

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Actually I’m going to come back to this. I think this highlights something I’ve been noticing more and more in the series: stoker’s characterization is super fucking inconsistent.

In some parts, he’s some smooth savant who spent a year in a brothel and is a sex god etc. and then at other times he’s super chaste and blushy and doesn’t even like talking about sex.

He sometimes loves the mysteries he and Veronica take on, but is at other times the main foil to the pursuit of them.

He worked as a naval surgeon’s mate and a taxidermist but struggles with dead bodies (this one could be forgiven if his hang ups were detailed more but they’re really just used to Veronica can look either uncaring or ballsy comparatively depending how you interpret things).

I could go on.

Idk it’s just something that’s been bothering me lately because I think the first four books were SO strong and since then it’s clear that maybe they’re not as strong…

this frustrated me a little ngl. the interest section is just plain wrong, and i’m a little confused who those traits were chosen

knife throwing? sure ig, but i’d argue there are things he’s more interested in. renbenque? self explanatory. fighting? THERES MORE TO STOKER THAN THAT. swimming? alright ig

unless all of this was supposed to read as ironic. but since the rest of the post seems serious i doubt it. it just seems very trivializing and reducatory imo

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fatima aamer bilal, excerpt from moony moonless sky’s ‘i am an observer, but not by choice.’

[text id: my fist has always been clenched around the handle of an invisible suitcase. / i am always ready to leave. / there is not a single room in this world where i belong.]

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Stoker: I would have traveled with you until the end of creation. I would have delivered the child. I would have married you and given the damned thing a name.

Veronica: which could mean nothing

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veronica speedwell!!

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I loveeeee pathetic middle aged men in fiction like the aura they bring to the table is unmatched

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been thinking about the parallels between book 4 & book 8...

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vsm moodboard fourteen - bishop's folly

It was both a workspace and a refuge for Stoker and for me. Amongst its riot of paintings, statues, specimens, and artifacts, we found occupation and joy.

- a murderous relation

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heartbroken. Came home from college to find my stepmom reading the eighth book (amazing!!!) only for her to not have read any of the rest of the series (devastating!!!)

Harry? Spoiled. V&S development? Ruined. Tiberius? DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED OUGHHGH

im genuinely so sad for her rip the way raybourn sets up the series is so awesome and ik they can technically be read out of order but its one of those situations where it absolutely shouldn’t be

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ugh why must I be always so repulsed by my own vulnerability but I find it very moving and impressive if other people are vulnerable with me????

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I love soulmates but also this-