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He has a nice body, I think, the kind that’s mostly taut from an active lifestyle with a little pudge from indulging in his various vices. Not like Alex’s, which has been made in the gym over years with discipline and care. Not that Alex’s body isn’t great. It is great.

shes in bed w someone else thinking about alex like am i dumb or is the message VERY clear the denial is so real

This is what I want for the rest of my life. To see new places. To meet new people. To try new things. I don’t feel lost or out of place here. There’s no Linfield to escape or long, boring classes to dread going back to. I’m anchored only in this moment.


just waiting for them to realise theyre in love romantically and theyve always been in love

this might be the best short story collection ive ever read/listened to, its just so endearing and funny

Alex takes out his phone and steps back. “Let me get a picture of you with it.”
I pop the door open and prop my foot up, striking a pose. Immediately, Alex starts to crouch. “Alex, no! Not from below.”

gf who loves taking pictures x bf who doesn't know how to but tries anyways

“You’re staring at me because I’m tall?” Alex says.
“Very tall,” I say, as if this clears things up.
It’s easier than saying, I have missed you, beautiful smile. It’s so good to see you, strong arms and legs. Thank you, freakishly taut belly, for feeding this person I love so much.
Alex’s grin ripens to the point of splitting open as he holds my gaze. “It’s good to see you too, Poppy.”

IM IN TEARS

poppyalex are giving me so much comfort right now like friends to lovers is so superior

I fell in love with you a little bit, in that stupid way where you completely make up a fictional version of the person you’re looking at and fall in love with that person. But still, I think there was something there.


Same

No song,” he says.
“I bet you’re fun at parties,” I say.
“I’m fine at parties,” he says.
“Just not middle school band concerts,” I say


banter <33

"You just mean I’m short and wear bright colors.”
“No, you’re tiny,” she corrects me


im going to ignore the "youre so short" trope im so sorry its not for me

im just so fed up with this book BESTIE WHAT ARE YOU DOING

about to write full paragraphs but basically and rlly unreliable narrators are only fun when they are hiding something from the audience something they refuse to accept or when the author twists information in a way that leaves room for common misinterpretation IM TIRED OF DRUNK UNRELIABLE NARRATORS + the suspecting everyone trope

id enjoy this sm if i couldn't predict it

can someone remind her that she still doesnt know how katherine got her number

ok hear me out the way to redeem this book would be to have casey be absolutely wrong and misinterpret the entire situation hence subverting the drunk unreliable narrator but in doing so she stumbles upon an actual grim mystery

A few blocks north of where the Bartholomew once stood.


reference to lock every door??

That crush of happiness, that feeling that this is what life’s about: being somewhere beautiful, with someone you love.


missing my friends hour

my first emily henry letsgo

“I think Casey knows how to open a bottle of wine,” Katherine says.
“Not a five-thousand-dollar bottle.”

men are such assholes always

okay we must retire the drunk unreliable narrator trope

i just know that the headphones will somehow be relevant

. My client has a top-tier education from a very reputable university, meaning he should be a very attractive candidate for graduate jobs.’


hes a serial rapist?? mf

Lauren and Ant are such terrible fucking friends.

Oh god Lauren and Ant are SOOO ANNOYING

i suspect charlie and flora

ohmygod

THERES A TAYLOR LYRIC FROM NO BODY NO CRIME HERE OHMYGOD

This presence is known as a secure base. It is the knowledge that you are backed by someone who is supportive and whom you can rely on with 100 percent certainty and turn to in times of need.

when two people form an intimate relationship, they regulate each other’s psychological and emotional well-being. Their physical proximity and availability influence the stress response. How can we be expected to maintain a high level of differentiation between ourselves and our partners if our basic biology is influenced by them to such an extent?


okay go off???

when two people form an intimate relationship, they regulate each other’s psychological and emotional well-being. Their physical proximity and availability influence the stress response. How can we be expected to maintain a high level of differentiation between ourselves and our partners if our basic biology is influenced by them to such an extent?


okay go off???

Be whatever you want to be—if that’s what you’re so sad about. I want you to do whatever you want to. Wear whatever you want to. Grow your hair out. Listen—because this is really important. We are all just floating in space, okay? Think about it, we’re just ghosts inside skeletons, inside skin bags, floating on a rock in space. If there is anything that would make you feel happy to do, please do it.”

CRYING BYE