#well it’s not so secret any more

[thatsbelievable]

#Did You Know? #facts #trivia #5 #five #fish #ichthyology #Stuart #well it’s not so secret any more

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Gaslighter? I hardly know her!

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#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #lan wangji #jin guangyao #qin su #The parallels to the mulderskully comic were genuine scripting coincidences that I kept in for the irony. #wwx and mulder both have a strong need to show their beloved (investigation) partner the cool thing they just found. #Much to their chagrin and concern. #For as much of a mess the plot gets in The Untamed...one of the things it does probably the best of all adaptions is setting up JGY. #specifically how we spend time getting to know him as a *Regular Guy* around our deuteragonists' age. #I love how he's present in the cloud recess arc! I was rooting for him as a character! The twist villain reveal felt so heartbreaking! #Here in the audio drama (for as much as it does well) we pretty much get 2 scenes tops with this guy before he's villain monologuing. #before this we know him as 1) the guy NMJ yelled at a lot 2) a suspect 3) leader guy Jin Ling was partially raised by. #The elements are there but but not with any particular depth to make him...interesting (in this version). #Sure we get to learn more after the fact but it just falls so flat in comparison B*/ #ohhhh noooo the guy we are pretty sure killed a guy is gaslighting his wife and has a secret torture chamber. And he's a politician. #not much of a mystery to it all innit. #Feel free to disagree or bring up differing points btw; I love media analysis convos and this truly is just my opinion.

[sivvan]

@userdramas 2023 secret santa

↳ shin min ah roles through the years

merry christmas @junghaesin! sorry it's kinda late (i know it's within the posting time frame but still ahfkdsf) i was holding off on posting this bc there were a couple asks i sent through and i didn't know if i should wait for you to answer them or if tumblr just ate them (which- totally fine if you got them and just didn't have the time/energy to answer but if you didn't get them..grrrrrr tumblr)! but i had fun talking to you anyway hehe we were busy talking about kpop i didn't even ask about kdramas LMAO.

this set didn't really turn out the way i wanted it to but shin min ah pulls through so 😌 i hope you had a great christmas and have an amazing new year 💖

- your secret santa 🧑‍🎄

#userdramas #kdramaedit #kdramanetwork #shin min ah #mine #when i initially got you for secret santa and saw your “profile” of fave dramas etc i freaked out a lil bit bc i hadn't watched ANY LMAO #but! as soon as i saw you list shin min ah i was like okay!!!!! #thank you for making me go back to remember my girlfriend is a gumiho #lee seunggi and her were so young then!!!!! #so cute 😫 #i was going to include other dramas like our blues #and #tomorrow with you #but thought i'd stick with these three because i feel like they're her 3 most important ones in her career? #well these are the only ones i've watched from her and idk if i've watched them because they're the 3 most important ones or #if they seem like the 3 most important ones because i've watched them? #ajkhfksdhfl anyway #i hope you like it!! #off to follow your kpop blog hehe i need more xdinary heroes on my dash

[shikisei]

soul eater au

#WOMP WOMP. #phoenix and edgeworth r both weapon and meister and are capable of weilding each other. erm. and apollo is a boomerang👍 #maya has multiple forms (staff/throwing knives/a secret third thing i didnt feel like drawing) #edgeworth became a full on meister after dl6 and is uncomfortable with being a weapon until well. you know #and phoenix was mostly a weapon until dahlia / meeting mia and eventually started leaning towards mostly being the meister role after that #just bc his life got so saturated with the fey family he just doesnt rlly think about he's useful any other way #and then when he gets 'disbarred' (idk) he leans back more towards being just a weapon 👍👍👍 #mr adaptable thats him #and apollo. is a boomerang👍👍 #we had other thoughts like about gumshoe and franziska and klavier but. hand hurt maybe later if people want it

[butwhatifidothis]

Ultimately, I think one of the worst things Hopes does wrt its writing of Claude is take out all of the complexities and contradictions that had made him so interesting to begin with.

OG Claude lies and manipulates people and closes himself off while still searching for the truth and wanting people to come together and be open with each other, because of how his traumas meld together with his dreams. He says that he'll do whatever it takes to get what he wants and shows off opportunistic tendencies and then buckles at the first sight of innocents getting hurt, because no matter how much he wants what he wants he still prioritizes the lives of the people around him over anything else. He knows of people's capacity to hurt others for petty or illogical reasons - was raised with that knowledge beating its existence into him - and yet still dreams of a world where people of different lands and cultures can still be friends, because that is how tightly he holds onto his dreams. He's a kind person with the capacity for being a dick, and his contradictions add on so much to his character; they in large part are his character.

Hopes Claude? He lies and manipulates people and closes himself off... and that's it. He says he'll do whatever it takes to get what he wants... and he does. He knows of people's capacity to hurt others for petty or illogical reasons... and has no real dreams of stopping it (or dreams of anything in the future really, by his own admission) and he indulges in that very behavior himself, seemingly without any awareness. He is untrustworthy, and manipulative, and opportunist... and that's it. What you see is what you get. And if this were a character unto themselves, if we're kind and we ignore all of the other issues with Hopes!Claude's writing, that would be a fun enough villain to follow around.

But it's not; this is supposed to be Claude. This is a character who has so much of his foundations be built on the idea that what he presents on the surface isn't all that he seems. That he's more than a character who is just "tee hee I'm only pretending to be nice but I'm actually eeeeevil evil evil evil evil evil evil," but someone who both uses kindness as a means to an end and embodies it genuinely. Warm yet calculated, a good man with real flaws - THAT is who Claude is. Hopes Claude is who Claude is if you strip him of any complexity - He Is Only Pretending To Be Good, But Actually He Is Bad.

He's just... easier to swallow, in a sense. Claude is a good person who is willing and able to do bad things, but only up to a very specific, very clear point, all for a good dream he's held onto for years and plans extensively to make a reality in the future; Clyde is a shit person who's willing to do everything short of bombing specifically whatever land he himself is ruling, all for what essentially amounts to no concrete purpose. There's no need to think about Clyde as hard, since he just does what he does because he's doing it and that's enough.

It's why I'm glad I am Dev-Approved to just fuckin' ignore Hopes entirely as a horrific fever dream, because Hopes does not understand what made Claude so lovable at all

#clyde discourse #like alongside ALL of the other issues with Hopes' treatment of Claude this one is just. a huge one for me lol #Underutilized as Claude was in 3H he was still SO interesting to think about! What he showed off was SO refreshing! #because he took the I am Not Who I Seem Tee Hee trope and turned it on its head #his strict moral boundaries and sincerity in his love for his pipe dream contrasted so well with his underhandedness and genuine flaws #he's manipulative! he can be opportunistic! he's secretive and yet he noses around other people's business! #he has qualities that are VERY flawed! #but he never goes too far; he never intentionally puts people in danger; he apologizes and tries to make up for his missteps #ultimately his pros outweigh his cons and he comes out a complex character #MEANWHILE #fuckin' CLAUTHEW over here #he makes so many people MISERABLE with his actions in the war and does not give a shit #he kills or otherwise threatens to kill anyone who gets in the way of him grabbing more power - even innocent people #he just closes his eyes and ears to ANY information given to him that contradicts his viewpoints #and slurps up any that validates his confirmation bias no matter HOW untrustworhy the source is #he is NOTHING. He's interesting in the same way getting hit in the face with a cinderblock sounds fun; IT ISN'T #just wanted to rant a bit about it lol

[rmu-vincent]

Dear Mr. Edgeworth,

I was honoured to discover that you have noticed my post regarding the mythology of the g-districts. For now, it is my pride and my joy, given the time and amount of thought I put into it; however, at the same time I worry if I came off as, what people these days call "unhinged" for my ramblings. Have you any further thoughts? You seem to be a person who is knowledgeable about these sorts of things.

I give my thanks and wish you well in your studies.

– @voorice-corp

Dear Ms Seraphine,

Thank you for the flattering words and kind wishes, I sincerely appreciate your message.

First of all, I would like to mention that your dedication to carefully putting together such a clear and concise piece of detailed analysis is worthy of respect. Please be informed that your writing strikes me as elaborate and thoughtful, and I enjoy reading your thoughts. I recall your discussion of the Leviathan under one of my posts; I might not agree with all of the statements there, but I cannot deny that you seem to be a great debate opponent.

Secondly, please note that I have never been the one to rely on mythology and fairytales, so my opinion is affected by my general beliefs. Myths are integral to any culture, and ours is no exception. However, with the rapid development of technology and the constant changing of our world, those stories, to my mind, are outdated at the very least. It does not matter if there was a Great God or a Liveiataan, what we have now is the present and our freedom of choice. Of course, some people are not ready to create their own destiny and choose to blindly follow the directions given by others. Ultimately, I would say that there definitely are some people who are more likely to succeed in life, to "ascend Arrat," as you put it, but it is only their choices that determine their fate.

Still, I would like to point out that you referenced Liveiataan as "a symbol of power and perfect government". It is not my place to discuss it in terms of religion, as I am the farthest one could be from believing in any sort of dieties both because of my stances on life and my predominantly non-religious peers (out of people I know, the one connected the most with mythological concepts such as God would probably be Victor, who is not actively practicing any religion), but I could assess it in relation to the book Leviathan. According to Thomas Hobbes, the perfect government is absolute and thus provides the ultimate form of safety for its people. There are those who have the right to choose and those whose faith is to obey orders. Hobbes mentions God imposing the ten commandments as well as other rules, but ultimately failing to realise that to hear his words, people would have to break his regulations; Liveiataan being the force that is able to challenge God himself makes sense.

In conclusion, I am much more knowledgeable on other subjects, but I am always open to reading and discussing matters similar to these. Your writing is delightful, and I look forward to seeing more of it in the future.

Best regards,

Vincent Edgeworth

#ooc: I LOVE YOUR POSTS SO MUCH #i think this fandom needs more analysis posts and yours are great!! #unfortunately i cant give vincent a direct opinion on your theory as it is not a part of the canon #and i thought it would be rude to come up with any additions to your post as i could ruin your vision or something sorry im awkward #plus i cant come up with anything to add to your analysis #but i love it so so much!!! #and well i dont think vincent is religigous or superstitious #maaaaybe agnostic but probably an atheist who thinks god and supernatural stuff is ummm cringe or something #i have Thoughts on leviathan the book and how it could relate to vincents beliefs but i cant write about it for the life of me #i also love thinking about gods and religion and stuff so your post made me really excited #<333 #vtsom #vincent the secret of myers #vincent edgeworth #rp #ask blog

[wavesoutbeingtossed]

I find it really interesting that in the “anger” playlist intro she says that the common thing about all the songs was that she wrote them while she was feeling anger. This particularly intrigues me about the folklore and evermore songs, because they’re the more clearly fictionally-cloaked songs (other than maybe mad woman). Because it makes me wonder what, ahem, personal situations from her past she was drawing from to write those that made her feel that anger (again other than mad woman, which is pretty obvious). Like, yes they are characters and inspired by other stories but they’re clearly… infused.

#Like what was making her feel that at that particular point #and I know that some of them are pretty easy to guess #(eg would assume illicit affairs would be about situation where she’d been treated like a dirty secret by any of the men she’d been with) #(Tolerate it again could be about many of the men in her life who have belittled her) #(Mad woman is likely the masters situation) #(exile is… more nebulous) #(but again other than mad woman which was still so fresh at the time) #(I’m just curious if anything else… triggered feelings) #i'm not articulating this well i know #ttpd playlists

[lady-merian]

storykeepers Jesus is the only valid Jesus

he’s the best, this series was the best, and I love love love the way they did it.

From a Watsonian perspective it’s Ben the baker telling these kids the stories, and there’s no need to embellish things because the true stories are both too important for that, and astonishing enough on their own! The kids aren’t overfamiliar with the events —for the younger ones especially they’re hearing it for the very first time, often in contexts where they can apply Jesus’ teachings directly— and there’s no need to add extraneous details to keep their attention. But from a Doylist perspective rather than draw out the stories to a reasonable length for a video by inventing names and backstories for the people in them to characterize them, Storykeepers set the historical record of Jesus within historical fiction about a different period of church history. Someone growing up in a Sunday School setting may have been told the stories in the gospels so often they know the details by heart, but by setting this series up as first century Christians telling each other the stories and giving kids a picture of what living as a Christian under persecution looked like, I think it really helps put their importance into perspective.

and I think that lack of embellishment in the stories makes a difference.

#I’ve read historical fiction which involves adding details to things we don’t know about to flesh out characters #And even some biblical historical fiction like this *can* be done well. Really well sometimes! #But I do think the lack of any of that in The Storykeepers is what sets it apart #And okay maybe I’ve always loved adventure stories and spies and secret agent stuff and goodness me in a way this series just had it all #Or maybe it was more formative for my tastes than I realized 👀 #It’s been years since I’ve seen any so would I see it the same way if I watched it now? Not sure. It could be my memory is painting it as #better than it was (but I doubt it) #The Storykeepers

[aria0fgold]

Thinking more about my isat au and I'm gonna need to change a LOT more than I thought. First things first, Siffrin's connection to the wish. Since in Of gems and pages, all the wishes stayed the same. So why is Odile the one looping and not Siff? So basically, what I think I'd do in my au is that the Universe decided to change things up a bit.

The first time the Universe granted Siffrin the means to fulfill their wish, things went horribly bad (just look at Loop). So this time, the Universe decided to give this new Siffrin, something a lil different. They still gave Siffrin the timeloop But made Odile his proxy. So that Siffrin may have helpers in this new timeline, with Loop as the guide and Odile helping as well, it Should go better, right??? And since the wish is connected with Siffrin's emotions, the Universe can't just completely make it Odile's problem now, sooo basically... Siffrin can still remember Parts of a previous loop PRIOR to their deaths.

That means during the beginning of canon when Siff was crushed by a boulder, he remembers that. And found Loop as well, but when he accidentally ended up touching a tear, he now Doesn't remember being crushed by a boulder but by being frozen in time. At the same time, he ALSO doesn't remember Anything else prior to it. So he doesn't remember that there's a boulder that can kill him by the entrance of the House, he doesn't remember Loop. All he remembers is that somehow, one way or another, he was frozen in time within the House and needs to be more careful with the tears. And because of the way that the loops affect Siffrin now is faaar too different than how it affected Loop, he can't go forwards or backwards in time. Siff will always awaken back in the meadow and Loop will always have to do their whole speech all over again (which would most likely annoy them immediately cuz why? Why is it so different now? Why can't this Siffrin REMEMBER?)

Odile on the other hand, remembers ALL the loops and finds a lot of discrepancies with Siffrin. It takes awhile for her to meet Loop and they get to talk to each other. Their meeting would be pretty... rocky at first. Loop still getting regarded as a stranger by Odile, Loop finding out that Odile is the one getting affected by the timeloop from their own selfish wish. Even if that Siffrin isn't them, it doesn't change the fact that they both made the same wish. Loop thinkin bout being such a favourite cosmic joke of the Universe that not only were they turned into This, one of their family members are suffering cuz of them. And she doesn't even recognize them. It'd be pretty hard at first too cuz Loop doesn't know that their appearance changed yet, there's no mirror. For Loop, they might still look like Siffrin, right? But Odile's reaction to seeing them says otherwise.

Anyway in this au, stage wise, Odile is the actor, Siffrin is the director, and the Universe is the audience. Book wise, Odile is the character, Siffrin is the writer, and the Universe is the reader. Why is Siffrin the director or the writer and not the Universe? That's because the timeloops are Still connected to his emotions, if something he didn't want to think about happens like, that argument with Bonbon (just as an example. I'm wondering if that'll still happen here considering that only happened because of Siff had memories of all the loops in canon. He doesn't have that in this au anymore), time would loop back still, so in a way, Siff Is writing how the timeloops go.

#aria rants #isat spoilers #isat au #of gems and pages au #ogap au #also why did the Universe choose odile? i like to think that the Universe finds her as being skilled enough to be able #to easily help fulfill that wish considering that she Was able to deduce the timeloop when given enough clues #at the same time. odile also seems to be both really close to siffrin (the fact that they go on secret quests before) #and far away from the party emotionally. odile doesnt regard anyone as ''friends'' and so convinces herself that theyre just colleagues #but deep down. she also knows how much she cares for everyone to the point of willing to do unspeakable things to anyone that #dares harm any of them. she cares so much but doesnt know the word to describe it. friends doesnt cut it. the idea of them #being like family to her hasnt crossed her mind yet when the only family she knows of and have is broken and incomplete (her mom left them) #so shes seems to be emotionally distant from them. she wanted to ask bout continuing traveling with the others but doesnt know How #the Universe sees that and thought that should there be anyone that can easily help siffrin then itd be odile. unfortunately #for the Universe. they didnt quite expect siff being too closed off and dodgy in regards to his own emotions #so it still end up being difficult. even more so now that odile doesnt have the Full picture at all. she has no idea why #this is happening to her in the first place. she only knows it has something to do with siff and during the sequence #before new loop+ happened. the Universe most likely gave odile that chance both out of pity and hope that everything #will finally turn out better This Time. but because of the fact that odile Was dying and she exhausted her craft powers #she cant be brought back to the previous loops easily anymore cuz even if its still connected siff. her ability to be #brought back to loops hinges on craft power as well. siff is just the switch to it. so in a way. shes Supposed to be dead now #but the Universe heard siff's wish and granted the means to save odile as well as grant the previous wish he made #its just that such a wish cant be without a penalty. and that penalty is the timer on odile's life. they have only 99 tries left

[red-eft]

just got authorized to put a shrimp tank in the science building lab. im so excited

#txt #college stuff #going to study shrimp behaviors. project for my animal behavior class #not 100% certain abt how it's gonna go tho bc i need to get things set up ASAP and it's a little hard to find neo shrimp around here #might have to settle for ghost/glass shrimp or a different animal entirely :/ #if i can get neos though my sneaky secret plan is to take them all home and put them in my 20gal at the end of the year. unlimited shrimp #by that time i'll have it even more heavily planted so i won't have to worry abt any fish-shrimp predation 👍 #also completely unrelated but i'm going to do research on spotted salamanders this semester as well :D

[r0semultiverse]

It’s wild to me that some of you have entire discourse accounts dedicated to shipping hate & over analyzing shipping between the anime, manga, & light novels to the point of making harassment campaigns against the authors/writers of the side stories. Yet y’all don’t send the same hate towards Ikemoto & his highly suspect ass art style with the way he draws some of these kids.

#it’s just a bit telling?? #do you lot have no life? #there are clearly bigger issues in the naruto & boruto fandom than shipping wars that have been going on since like 2010 #good gods please get over yourselves #naruhina sasusaku narusasu leeten I don’t care! #the konoha 13 are in one giant secret polycule for all I care! boom there’s your solution! #& while we’re at it let’s make Kiba a sensei or a ninja hound class guy rather than a pig! #boom another problem fixed! lmao #Ikemoto & the way he draws these kids is a way more pressing issue than any of your silly shipping wars #if you’re gonna send this off the walls negativity anywhere direct it at the way he draws these children Mikeo Ikemoto is weird as Hell #for the way he draws some of these characters #it’s so hard to recommend boruto & boruto two blue vortex because of this suspect art style #I’m so serious too lmao I really hope studio Pierrot fixes the boruto tbv designs #but who knows how long we’ll be waiting on that #the anime is gonna be on hiatus for a loooooong time with how little room there is for anime-only content in the pacing #* mikio ikemoto my bad I got the spelling wrong & can’t edit tags on the old tumblr mobile #mine #op #naruto #boruto #OBVIOUSLY DONT SEND HATE CAMPAIGNS TOWARDS ANYONE JUST PUTTING AS A LEGAL DISCLAIMER BUT LIKE YKNOW IF YOURE GONNA THROW STONES ANYWAY #might as well throw them somewhere actually useful

[xhanisai]

.

#Delete later #Don't read this if you're a fan of kagami cos today I'm feeling livid about her behaviour and actions in s5 #Everything that salters claimed alya would be is exactly what kagami was #I feel like the reason I'm so pissed is cos I've had bitches do that to me in my school days too #Marinette gave her so much and this is what she got in return #She had her important secrets told to the person who helped the enemy and whose morals didn't align with hers #She made this girl a fucking superhero and brought her into her friendship group #AND THIS IS WHAT SHE GOT IN RETURN LOL #And the worst thing for me is that I don't see anyone talking about it and being like #Uwu kagami is such a helpless lonely girl uwu #FUCK HER #Don't get me started with the way she bitched at adrien for not standing up to gabriel at the end of s4 #She was terrible to both adrinette!!! #Alya and nino deserve a better fanbase #Adrinette deserves a better fanbase #If you're a fan of kagami that's completely fine and you're well within your rights to love her no matter what #But I will forever be pissed at her for this so don't expect any fanart or fics about her from me #I won't draw or write her unless she's needed for a plot or whatever #And don't worry I'm not gonna write salt about her or anything like that #And any of my work that involves her will stay in a positive or neutral light because we don't need more negativity in this fandom #I know this is a long rant but I'm just so annoyed #It just hits close to home for me #Cos I've been in Marinette's position #Lol

[the-meme-monarch]

The thing about strange someone frisk that's so funny to me is They Want The Soul and Kris Does Not. I'm just imagining frisk about to take the Soul and is being all smug about it and Kris is just like THANK GOD

the thing is, (i think) the SOUL is like. it’s own soul. I’ve been thinking lately that it WAS chara’s that we the player have hijacked since they’re like. dead and not using it. and maybe that’s why we give chara their name in the beginning of ut? but so frisk has their Own SOUL again (which i like to think is cyan, bc of the mad mew mew fight :] since she splits it into a red and blue half) and kris’ SOUL is just. overtaken by ours? i don’t think they just have both. they seem to kinda uh Limp Around without ours. so frisk wouldn’t be able to take the SOUL without potentially killing them. WHICH would be funny since just about every monster in ut had the intention of killing frisk /taking their SOUL

#which frisk is. not well. #GENERALLY frisk is very anti-murder. not a fan of it. NDNDNDJCNNRJDNSNS #they. could. be down to kill kris at this point (as were the secret bosses) (I’m worried about villainizing them any More than the secret b #bosses are already. i want them to be just as off their rocker. out of their gourd. if you will) #they want to go Home but they’re worried that w/o the SOUL they’re not the frisk everyone wants them to be #and since they can’t just go home the next best thing is finding the SOUL #it’s a co-dependency if that makes sense. they feel like they need the SOUL to go back to their life #so that has certainly developed into desperation #strange someone frisk

[death-rebirth-senshi]

I was trying to see if it was ever explicitly stated that Maria was just a caretaker of the patients at the research hall or if she was like. Also participating in the experiments. Perhaps even in charge of the place?

Not that her hands are exactly clean either way - she couldn't stand to use her Rakuyo anymore, but she stuck around to see what came of what they found in the fishing hamlet, didn't she? And either way, the patients were clearly not treated well. In particular there's a lot of guilt among them, fear of abandonment, that they're failures, etc.

Idk just something I'm suddenly curious about.

#Maybe less “in charge” and more the front woman of the research hall so to speak #either way the situation we're presented with is a bunch of experimented on people calling out to her #while Maria is elsewhere. A hunter once more; against her will. Not for lack of trying. She can't escape the truth. #She doesn't attempt to offer any solace to those below; instead she does what she's more suited to #And guards the path towards the fishing hamlet; as both atonement and to save anyone who would make the same mistakes as her #'I know very well. How the secrets beckon so sweetly.' #frontwoman as in 'everything is alright Lady Maria is here :)' #me vs bloodborne

[yuurionviktor]

I hope people follow me not for the art I post but for the anecdotes I put in the tags

#there are several artists I follow that draw stuff that I’m not particularly interested in #like fandoms I’m not in or characters/pairings that I don’t feel anything towards #literally none of our interests overlap #but they’re SO FUNNY about it #I’m okay getting jjk news just from their jokes #this is who I aspire to be #tho for that I do need to do more shitpost art #well not do but post #bc my secret is is that I have like 5 finished works just lying unposted at any moment #probably more? not all of them tlt but SOME #the last art that I posted that people got very respectful about? I finished it two weeks ago and wasn’t originally planning #on ever posting it lmao

[aroaessidhe]

2023 reads // twitter thread

Love Letters For Joy

YA contemporary Cyrano de Bergerac retelling

an ace girl with cerebral palsy who’s determined to be valedictorian, with only her academic rival to beat

when her friends start pairing up, she starts to wonder if she wants something like that, and emails the anonymous romance advice email going around her school

#Love Letters For Joy #aroaessidhe 2023 reads #hm. #the good: so many disabled characters! #main boy has asthma; side characters in wheelchairs and two others incidentally with CP; #and like every other character is wearing glasses #(which tbh. is probably just a normal amount of disability i any given group of people but how often do you see that much in a book lmao) #(I also just noticed the BG characters on the cover too) #but it is very…….doesn’t really explore anything in depth and also the drama got pretty comical at the end? #i forgot it was the CDB retelling. #feel like it should have taken the concept and then ran with the natural possibilities for the characters instead of trying to stick to tha #no more YA where the secret anonymous person keeps their identity secret for no reasonable reason and it only causes problems pls #near the end the dude is outed to his parents and kicked out. and like holy shit it does not explore that in depth?? #one of her ‘friends’ is in love with her and after kissing her without consent goes on this aphobic tirade and becomes like a comical vilai #neither of those things are handled very well #also just little things like joy tells her friends that over the course of the book she’s realised she’s pan - #which was not mentioned a single time in her internal narration. there's tons of that kind of thing. telling not showing. #asexual books #while she mentions she's ace a lot she doesn't talk about specific experiences a lot #(which is not an issue but damn i wish it would have done that with Something in the book)