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Then there was the money he sent his mom every month, and all the charities that depended on his contributions, and the friends he allowed to stay rent-free in his guesthouse when they were between jobs.
I will kill myself
“I hate flying.” This close to her, he could hear her swallow. “I know all the science behind it, but when you’re actually in the plane, it just seems so precarious.” Her pale lips pursed. “Plus, I always end up with bruised thighs from the armrests. And sometimes they have trouble finding a seat belt extender, or my seatmates complain I’m taking up too much room. It’s not fun.”
He hadn’t complained that she took up more than her share of the wide armrest between them. He hadn’t remarked on how the tray table sat at a wonky angle as she ate because of her belly.
For his AO3 account, he chose the screen name CupidUnleashed. Chortling with glee the entire time, he selected all the most popular tags for his fic: Porn Without Plot. Smuttity Smut Smut. Half-Human Disaster Cupid. Bottoms Up. The Peg That Was Promised.
this isn't funny, it's weird. he's weird. ugh
“With the money you donate tonight, you can feel like a hero too.
with this fentanyl, you can feel like a god! just $3,000 and your life, please!
Winter wrens were very small: check. So round they looked like little balls: check. Brown and gray feathers: check. Loud and cheerful song: If her joyful, snorting laughter was an equivalent, check. Not particularly fast-moving on their feet: check.
I'm not sure if these are insults yet or compliments
His career. He was jeopardizing his entire career for the sake of a story about pegging,
for once, I can sympathize
“Early in my career, I was in a found-footage horror film called Thump in the Woods.
is that a porn
“Ren!” Sionna shouted. “My favorite hag from another old bag!” Helplessly laughing, Lauren gave the expected response. “Sionna! My shrewish sister from another mister!”
...no
“So, in your opinion, the man you’ve spent over a month in close quarters with is very sexy. And has eyes.
i fucking HOPE HE HAS EYES
“When he broke free to be with Psyche, I considered that a huge step forward for his character.” On the way to the airport, Alex had told Lauren entirely too much about the final season, but she didn’t want to spoil her friend’s future viewing experience. “So . . .” she said carefully, “if, for instance, the final season showed Cupid abandoning Psyche and assisting his mother and grandfather instead—” “It would send a definite message that survivors of abuse can’t ever truly escape their abusers or form new, healthy relationships.”
no, it shows awareness that victims of abuse find it harder to escape their abusers than people think. it's not a easy, and it's not like just deciding you'll leave so you do. a lot of people think abuse victims can just up and leave, and if they hate it so much, why don't they just go? it's not like that. the abusers still have a piece of you, and without help, they can keep dragging you back. they're simplifying abuse and it's pathetic.
Alex: In an airplane AGAIN Alex: So BORED Alex: ENTERTAIN ME, CARAH Carah: Where’s Lauren, you whiny bitch Alex: I thought I was the designated gossipy bitch, but if I can be two types of bitches, all the better Alex: I contain bitchy multitudes Alex: Anyway, Nanny Clegg is off having fun with her friend Sionna for the weekend, which is completely unfair, since she won’t let ME have any fun Carah: I liked Lauren Carah: I enjoyed meeting her at the auction Carah: What exactly has she stopped you from doing, may I ask Alex: SO MUCH, SO SO MUCH Alex: She nags me to eat enough breakfast when I
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this is the cringiest, worst thing I've ever read im gonna die
Marcus: Sorry, I meant to check in earlier Marcus: I was busy with normal convention stuff, but also April and I worked things out Alex: Congrats, dude, I’m happy for you both Alex: Please give her a hug from me Alex: Which shouldn’t be difficult, since you’re no doubt clinging to her like plastic wrap Marcus: Well, you’re not wrong Marcus: Obnoxious, but not wrong Marcus: You doing okay? After everything that happened last night? Alex: Great! Marcus: . . . Alex: No lawsuit + no fines + no press junket = ROAD TRIP!!! Alex: With Wren, obvs Marcus: Obvs Marcus: I hope you noted the sarcasm
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I'm scared of the text convos this author probably has
She did not like the speculative glance he darted her way then. “Don’t even think about it, Alex,” she said sternly. “If you buy me a damn car, I’ll immediately donate it to charity.”
ew. that doesn't make you a good person, rejecting gifts. your bad if your in a relationship for gifts, and your weird if you beg for them. if people just give you gifts in a relationship because they love you, don't throw it in their faces. goddamn
“You remember Carah. Anyway, she films herself eating weird foods suggested by viewers and posts the clips all over the internet. When we were texting yesterday, she suggested making my own videos on the trip as a way to connect with my fans outside of Gates,
that's not a way of connection. that's a dependency and desperation on and for your fans to love you. Tom Holland doesn't do weird fucking food challenges like a TikToker, and neither does Ben Barnes, because being their usual hot, charismatic, good person selves is enough, laced in with a few funny things, like Holland dressing up like Rihanna and performing Umbrella, or Barnes reading what fans said about his character in SaB on video to get his reaction. those are charming. food challenges are weird and desperate, so whatever this author is doing, she needs to stop
Apparently, she’d dedicated her next video to him, and it involved eating testicles. Hopefully not human, but he didn’t know for sure.
that's just really really weird.
“I don’t fucking deserve your sympathy, Wren. I introduced my own goddamn mother to her abuser, convinced her to stay with him when she wanted to leave, and couldn’t be bothered to notice when he isolated and beat her. For years, Lauren. I didn’t notice for fucking years.”
it's not his fault he introduced them. and he didn't know when he said Jimmy was a good guy, why would she leave? she didn't explain herself, and he just saw his mom being skittish from dating after not doing so for eighteen years. neither of those things are his fault. what is his fault is he never checked on her. never talked to her. ignored her calls and didn't notice till her abuser was dead. he doesn't deserve to be given absolution for those things. he needs to pay his penance
You were a normal twenty-something kid
FUCK AMERICANS ARE STILL KIDS IN THEIR TWENTIES?! THEN WHAT THE FUCK IS AN ADULT TO THEM?!
She was the Venus of Willendorf,
OUCH
You deserve someone who’ll fight to keep you in her life, because you’re a catch.
I just realized.
Alex is the woman in this book
