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gulliblelemon · 3 days

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Chapter 7

“Remember that club in Stockholm?” Simon’s heart started beating more quickly as he dredged up the memories of that night. “When you disappeared all night?” Nodding, he lifted the mug to his lips to hide his face a little. “Am I about to finally find out where you were?” Lowering the mug, he swallowed and nodded again. He took a deep breath before letting the words out in a rush. “I was in Wilhelm’s hotel suite” Holding his breath, he waited for Sara’s reaction. Her eyes widened. “Wilhelm as in…?” “Yeah,” said Simon, nervously fidgeting with his mug. “That Wilhelm.” “Jesus Christ, Simon,” she said, an incredulous shake to her head. “Why?” And wasn’t that the million dollar question.

Both Simon and Wille try to get over it.

Read in AO3. Or start from the beginning.

#young royals #yr fanfic #wilmon #yr fanfiction #young royals fanfic #young royals fanfiction #wilmon fic #where we left off #my fics #gulliblelemon

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ladybugsimblr · 4 months

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Jayce's Globetrotter Challenge So Far... 🏔️

Mt Komorebi Sightseer Aspiration

Eat Food at the Festival of Light, Snow, or Youth // Take a Selfie with the Mt Komorebi Mascot // Collect a Simmi by Popping Open a Simmi Capsule // Swim for 1 Hour in Wakaba’s River

Soak for a Long Time in a Hot Spring // Wear a Festival Costume from a Vending Machine // Go Sledding 3 Times // Eat Food Using Chopsticks

Socialize at Onsen Bathhouse // Make a Wish on or Collect a Forest Spirit // Take it Slow and Become Emotionally Mindful

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*Bonus* Extreme Sports Enthusiast Aspiration

Go Down the Bunny Slope // Use a Vending Machine or Computer to Purchase a Remedy or Deterrent // Use a Mt Komorebi Info Board

Achieve Level 3 Rock Climbing Skill // Complete a Hiking Trail // Actively Ski, Snowboard or Rock Climb for 3 Hours // Encounter a Kodama or Forest Spirit

#where we left off #bklegacy #jayce's journey #jayce #globetrotter tings

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jeonjaemark · 3 months

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↳ Where We Left Off |fifty-nine | {prev./next}

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{taglist: @itsdnguyenxoxo @kpopjackie @markleepooh @enhacolor @nanamioo @billboard-singer @wekiczennie @renjunphile @theskzvibe @sipsofsoju @manutuankim @bobrouxsky @claireleem @butterfliesinthenightsky @allthings-fandoms @morklee02 @smoooore @winterbeartaehyungbestboy }

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navybrat817 · 10 months

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I’ve complained before how ridiculous the gif search on here can be, but…I was looking for “best friends” for other things yesterday and this came through the results…

….and let’s just say I’m hoping for any and/or all of those with your new AU?

Oh, those gifs. Hehe. 😇 Look, let's hope Steve doesn't interrupt them again or anyone else because one of them may snap. And who can blame them?

It has to happen before the week is over, right? RIGHT?

Love and thanks! ❤️

#navybrat answers #fic ask #reconnect au #where we left off #when we first met #bucky barnes #best friend!bucky barnes #hehe 😇#buckets and trees #sending love ❤️#asks are always appreciated

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aurorawest · 1 year

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Reading update!

So as you'll see below I've read a lot of books since the last time I did one of these. I'm not going to write a little blurb for all of them, only the ones I feel strongly about. But I'm going to start including my ratings.

Arctic Sun by Annabeth Albert. 4.25/5 stars

Where We Left Off by Roan Parrish. 5/5 stars

Peter Cabot Gets Lost by Cat Sebastian. 5/5 stars

This book was just. So lovely. Short and fast-paced, but I loved Peter and Caleb so much. I love the time period too. I know this is me being toxic and problematic and showing my internalized homophobia or whatever but I actually really like books set in places and time periods where homophobia is a real and present danger. I think it's because I'm totally a Love Conquers All romantic, so the fact that people dgaf and make a go of being together anyway scratches that itch.

Anyway, good book. I picked up the other two in the series but haven't read them yet.

Let's Get Back to the Party by Zak Salih. 4/5 stars

Literature. Good but pretty sad.

No Gods For Drowning by Hailey Piper. 3/5 stars

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas. DNF

I got 50 pages in before I gave into my hate and DNFed this.

The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley. 5/5 stars

I find it genuinely upsetting that Natasha Pulley isn't a household name, because she writes the most beautiful, gutting books that I have maybe ever read. I don't understand how she's able to write what is, on the surface, a completely mundane sentence, and yet there's this roiling sea of heartbreak underneath it.

This is the sequel to The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, easily one of the best books I've ever read, and this one is at least as good.

Natural Enemies by Roan Parrish. 4/5 stars

Us by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy. 3.75/5 stars

Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh. 5/5 stars

Lovely little novella that read like a fairy tale.

The Prince's Poisoned Vow by Hailey Turner. 4.25/5 stars

At first I despaired of ever learning who all the characters were in this book because the first like, 10 chapters were all from a different POV, but I got a handle on all of them and liked it a lot.

Spectred Isle by KJ Charles. 4.75/5 stars

Un Lun Dun by China Miéville. DNF

This is the book that made me realize I hate whimsical books.

Here the Whole Time by Vitor Martins. 4/5 stars

The Lightning-Struck Heart by TJ Klune. 3/5 stars

I ranted about this one already but Jesus, Klune. This straight up reads like the kind of stuff I wrote when I was like, 14, and I don't mean that as a compliment to my 14 year old self.

Love, Hate & Clickbait by Liz Bowery. 5/5 stars

!!!!! This book was so good!!!! I picked it up way back when it came out but it only surfaced in the TBR pile in March, and it did not let me down. Thom and Clay are SO unlikable, but you start to like them in a way that's practically insidious because you don't see it coming. By the end, I was totally rooting for them and loved them both. And this is a romcom with a truly great villain, too, which definitely isn't standard in romances.

Red Skies Falling by Alex London. 5/5 stars

Second book in a series that revolves around a culture where falconry is hugely important. If you want fantasy that doesn't take place in fantasy England, check this series out. It has an A+ sibling relationship, a lovely romance, and high stakes. But this one was saaaaad ugh so sad.

Less by Andrew Sean Greer. 3.75/5 stars

I hated this book until about 80% through, and then it subverted all my expectations and I ended up liking it okay. I thought it was just about a pathetic middle aged gay white man (I know I know, that's my type, what's the problem?) feeling sorry for himself, but it was deeper than that. And it had a nice ending.

Invitation to the Blues by Roan Parrish. 4/5 stars

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. 5/5 stars (reread)

Bought this edition for the bonus chapter from Henry's POV and for @vkelleyart's end pages. Totally worth it. I love this book just as much as I did the first time.

Threshold by Jordan L Hawk. 4.25/5 stars

So this is a series with like, 11 books? I read the first one and was kind of eh on it. Good enough to buy the second, not enough to buy all 11 or whatever. But the second one was substantially better, so now I've acquired like 5 more of them. I continue to be a sucker for late 19th century/early 20th century settings.

Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen. 4.5/5 stars

Is gay noir a thing? Because that's what I'm calling this book. Gay noir. I loved the main character and I'm really excited this is going to be a series (I've already preordered the second one). The only reason I knocked off half a star is because some of the side characters were irritating. And as a mystery, it wasn't great, so I wouldn't read this one if you're looking for a really good mystery. It's definitely more about the character development and the relationships.

Though possibly one reason I didn't think the mystery was that good is because it got spoiled for me on tumblr by someone who imo had a pretty shallow read on the book. Honestly not sure if they actually read it or they just skimmed it.

Something Wild & Wonderful by Anita Kelly. 5/5 stars

AHHH. THIS BOOK!! This book was so good. So I've been making fun of it for a while because if you look at the cover, it looks like a Stucky AU. And you know what, maybe it was, but at least it didn't read that way, lol. It was really lovely and I'll be using it as a comp for the manuscript I finished last week.

The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley. 5/5 stars

I don't even have anything else to say except that you need to read Natasha Pulley's books. Please. If you're reading this post, go get her books. Buy them, take them out of the library, whatever. Do it.

Work for It by Talia Hibbert. 4.25/5 stars

A Tree of Bones by Gemma Files. 4.5/5 stars

Any Old Diamonds by KJ Charles. 5/5 stars

Something happened in this book that made me close it and stare into the middle distance, then put it aside until I could process.

Anyway you should definitely read it.

Farview by Kim Fielding. 4/5 stars

Whistling in the Dark by Tamara Allen. 4.25/5 stars

Currently reading The Restless Dark by Erica Waters

Which I'm enjoying more than I thought I would!

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spacewr3ck51 · 5 months

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Live laugh love Tate Coleson

#Tate Coleson #Where we left off #Sapphire Hale

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magicalyaku · 1 year

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I forgot what I wanted to write as introduction (again), but who cares. To everyone’s surprise, I did read books in December!

Reverie (Ryan La Sala): To prepare for the end of the year I took a look at the TBR I posted in January and realised there's still quite a few books on it I did not touch this year, ahem. Reverie was one of them! It was an interesting read. Like not my favourite but damn, I am so starved for everything speculative fiction. So I ate it up. When I read in the author's bio at the end that Ryan La Sala watches anime and started out with Sailor Moon, suddenly a lot of the book made sense. The friends group with magical powers, the over-the-top battles, the flashy villain(ess). Very anime. But I like anime, so all is well.

Too Like the Lightning (Travis Beaudois): For Christmas I wanted to give my friend a cheap little gay ebook as a bonus to the other gift. On her wishlist though was only some strange book, apparently written by a 12-year-old and unedited and maybe it's still good, but I felt I'd rather give my money to a person who actually has taken the time and effort to edit their book. A while ago I read a recommendation for Too Like the Lightning here, so I picked it up to check if it might be something my friend might like. It's a cute book. Nice characters, nice development, really feel-good atmosphere. I liked it! But I also know my friend reads for the porn und I honestly couldn't remember the smutty scenes afterwards. 8D I mean, there were some. And they weren't bad. My ace-brain just does not remember. Cute book, though.

In the Middle of Somewhere (Roan Parrish): I decided against Lightning for my friend and thought about what other book I could pick instead. A review of Lightning compared it to Roan Parrish which was one incentive for me to buy Lightning in the first place because I really liked the one Roan Parrish book I read before. But that was vol3. Gifting vol3 would be weird. I should go with vol1. So I borrowed it from the library to test-read. xD And damn, it was good. Definitely a lot more spicy and intense that Lightning, but also funny and real nice to read. Daniel was more interesting than he appeared to be in vol3. And aw, when Leo had his first appearance! And then Will, too! That was fun. While reading Lightning and Middle of Somewhere back to back I noticed how weird it is to have stories with just two characters interacting and no one else around. Consequently my favourite scene of the book was when Daniel, Rex, Leo and Will spent Halloween together.

Where we left off (Roan Parrish): Afterwards I told my other friend how I'm done with the dirty books for the year and of course I lied, because the next day I started rereading the 2nd sequel to Middle of Somewhere. What choice did I have? I just like Leo and Will! (as in together but also as separate characters) D: This is an interesting one though, because there's so much character work going on. Leo is thinking and reflecting and learning about all these things like physics and yoga to the point he's able to apply something he learned there to something else in his life. Good boy. Also he has an actual group of friends to balance out his obsession with Will.

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels (India Holton): Well. I read this because of a recommendation. It was interesting and entertaining. For a while. I like how it just rolls with the absurd ideas and behaviours. But it also uses a lot of words and at some point I was like "There's still 150 pages left?!" I was getting very impatient. The romance didn't help. For the first 6 chapters I was so confused. There's a bunch of badass ladies around, why would she fall for a man? And then I remembered, that this isn't a queer book at all. uAu" Wasted opportunity. And I hated the smut scene! Why was it even necessary?! Changing the perspective three times? Ugh. So yeah, entertaining for a while, but ultimately not my cup of tea.

I’ll be home for Christmas (Mason Deaver): A bonus story to I Wish You all the Best, hardly qualifies as a real book. But. I bought this in summer after finishing the main story and put it off to read it in-season. And then I almost forgot. uAub It’s cute and short and a nice follow-up.

Mirrored in Evergreen (B. Pigeon): This one was a little odd. In the beginning I was slightly confused to the order of events and wtf is going on but it's a short book so with just a little patience things are set in order. I did like the characters. The way Rowan is so no-nonsense about everything was very unexpected and welcome. Rosemary was also nice. And I definitely liked the overall atmosphere. That sort of despair, melancholy, nostalgia. That's what it felt like for me anyways. I don't think I understood everything. I'm surely still blind to half of the characters’ motives, but overall I did enjoy reading the book. And because of that remaining sense of mystery I can totally see myself rereading it in the not-so-far future.

Howl (Shaun David Hutchinson): Earlier this month I started reading You've Reached Sam because I had a hot melancholic second where I felt like I could use a little bit of pain so we can suffer in sympathy. The next day I was already over it und shelved the book because I didn't want to deal with the suffering. And then I picked Howl for my last book of 2022 and guess what I got! It's SD Hutchinson so it's not as straightforward and also not about the romance so it's easier to read for me, but goddamn the SUFFERING! Why can people be so shitty? Ugh! I do like his stories though and the way he tells them.

And that’s it! Stay tuned for my Best-of that I still have to compose (effort) and TBR (too easy)!

#yaku reads #december wrap up #books #booklr #queer books #queer lit #lgbtq books #reverie #in the middle of somewhere #where we left off #roan parrish #too like the lightning #the wisteria society of lady scoundrels #i'll be home for christmas #howl #shaun david hutchinson #mirrored in evergreen

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spockvarietyhour · 16 days

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The Experience ™️

#we finished this scene but this is where we've left off for today #Fallout #Fallout TV #Fallout Prime #The Target #Yao Guai #T60 Power Armor #Titus #Knight Titus #spoilers #Fallout Spoilers #Danny and Renae watch Fallout

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farannir · 3 months

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evermore (2020) lyrics that punched me in the gut and/or embraced me in the warmest of hugs

#tsedit #tswiftedit #taylor swift #tswift #evermore #lyrics #hi swiftie tumblr i see you all and i appreciate you #and humbly offer you this edit #inspiration struck and made me dust off the ol' photoshop #i just suddenly had the vision for the happiness one and it spiralled from there #i really missed making edits #this was so fun #originally this was supposed to be a collection of my fav ts songs across all albums #but after i made the happiness and right where you left me ones #i figured focusing on one album would result in a more cohesive aesthetic #maybe i will do sth similar for some of the other albums? we shall see #the eras have been era-ing in my brain recently #oc

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larabar · 17 days

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happy belated 21st sonic x !

alt because i kinda just threw this together. anyway ily sonic x

#sth #doodles #sonic x #sonic the hedgehog #chris thorndyke #hi chris is everything to me btw. we love him here #aughh i was rewatching the last episode (where i got the screenshot from) and gang. you should also rewatch/watch it pleaseee #its how chris decides to leave certain he can find a way back. how sonic was able to keep up with him to give him one last smile #how as it shows the other characters in their normal routine it cuts back to sonic on the cliffside looking off where chris had just left #before finally showing him joining the others #rraaaaaah sonic x !!!!!!!!

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strawberrybyers · 16 days

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i truly would not be mad if nancy breaks up with jonathan and tells steve to move on. and for vickie to tell robin she’s not interested but is willing to be friends. so nancy and robin decide they need to hang out after a long day of heartbreak and throughout their convos of explaining everything that’s been going on, they realize they have feelings for each other. i truly would not be mad at that. in fact, that’s exactly what i want to happen 😌

#ronance #robin buckley #nancy wheeler #stranger things #who cares what the straights will think #they’ll be like ‘oh but that doesn’t make sense plot wise’#actually it does!#there’s been theories nancy is queer since s1 #and s4 left off with the jancy + stancy love triangle #have jonathan go to college & steve realize he needs to move on #he mentions crawling backwards as a kid so now have him crawl forward by having him get over nancy #and vickie is dating whoever that guy is and then just play off that scene between vickie & robin as robin’s pov where she thought vickie #was interested but she isn’t #then we have the foundation set up for nancy and robin to be together #they’re already friends #have them hang out and get into a deep convo #and robin trusts nancy so she tells her she’s a lesbian & vickie rejected her #and that’s when nancy shares that she feels like she’s always been attracted to girls #AND THEN THEY KISS AND RONANCE IS CANON #LIKE ITS SO EASY THEY NEED TO JUST FUCKING DO IT #no one cares for the straights. do what needs to be done for the gays and give us ronance 😁

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jeonjaemark · 4 months

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↳ Where We Left Off | fifty-eight | {prev./next}

au masterlist

{taglist: @itsdnguyenxoxo @kpopjackie @markleepooh @enhacolor @nanamioo @billboard-singer @wekiczennie @renjunphile @theskzvibe @sipsofsoju @manutuankim @bobrouxsky @claireleem @butterfliesinthenightsky @allthings-fandoms @morklee02 @smoooore @winterbeartaehyungbestboy}

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navybrat817 · 10 months

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So, I just finished reading Where We Left Off and I can help but wound if their friends arrived later on purpose 🤭 I mean yeah, it's storming but bucky and "his girl" arrived in time 🤨

Maybe bucky wasn't in on this plan and their friends were fed up with them dancing around each other?

I might be on a very wrong track of thought here but that was literally my very first impression "they did that on purpose!" 😂

Thank you for your amazing stories Navy, you're a blessing!!

My dear, sweet nonnie. You think Steve and the gang purposely decided NOT to arrive at the same time as Dreamboat and Butterfly in the hopes they'd be alone together and maybe TALK? 😉

You think they may have some other tricks up their sleeves to ensure that these two are in close confinements? 😇

I'm NOT saying they do...Not at all. 😏

I can't wait to share more and I'm glad you're enjoying it so far. Love and thanks! ❤️

#navybrat answers #fic ask #where we left off #reconnect au #bucky barnes #best friend!bucky barnes #sweet nonnie #sending love ❤️#asks are always appreciated #dreamboat and butterfly

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spadillelicious · 1 month

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.....Would you guys beat me up if I said next chapter is another flashback chapter....? 🥺🥺 ✨✨✨

Ok ok... how about... Sun POV? 👀👀

#love death and rollerskates text post #spadille speaks #but chapter 16 will pick right up where we left off in 14 I promise!!!

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carnivalcarriondiscarded · 6 months

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Everyones fighting mesnwhile at the lake Eddie is still floating there.

this is not au canon & very rushed but by fuck did i have a little laugh

bonus:

#eddie waking up goes Vaguely Like This actually....#emphasis on Vaguely.#for anyone curious as to why he isnt getting up on his own #He Is So Fucking Waterlogged. He Is Too Heavy To Move #he can barely lift his hand!! it takes all his energy!#so hes just gonna... lie there for a spell...#rambles from the bog #scribble salad #wh lights out au #in my mind whenever im thinking about lights out #whenever im picturing a scene from act one #my brain will occasionally cut to eddie in water #no matter whats happening. sally is about to get frank?#hard cut to the silence of eddie facedown in the Lake™️ for a couple seconds #before resuming where we left off #its... Amusing...

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magicalyaku · 2 years

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My June was literally just sleeping and reading. After Dokomi on the first weekend I was soo exhausted. I had to catch up on all the hours of sleep I missed in April and May ... And just when I thought I'll return to the land of the living the printhouse finally reacted to my complaint about the quality of my books, and hell, it's been years since I've been that angry! 8D Stillll dealing with that shit. So yeah, first half: physically exhausted. Second half: mentally exhausted. Great!

I did not expect to find a common theme among the books this month but surprisingly there is one: "Leave the past behind and start something new". I mean, maybe that's almost every book ever buuut ... Here's what I read:

The good ones: So this is Ever After (F.T. Lukens): Much needed fantasy and lots of fun and warmth and cuteness! I hope F.T. Lukens stays in the fantasy lane. I need more of this! I hope you get this message (Farah Naz Rishi): Finally the real end of the world, not just a metaphorical one. And honestly? People are scary! But I loved how it all came together in the end. All the struggling gets rewarded. The Friend Scheme (Cale Dietrich): I feel, this one took the easy way out on several (possible) confrontations but it was still a nice read. A different setting than usual for sure. Heartbreak Boys (Simon James Green): Perfect summer read. More cute fun. (And for once, the German cover is so much better than the original, which is horrendous, sorry 8D) Kiss & Tell (Adib Khorram): Has some important things to say and is still entertaining! The bad thing is that now I kinda want to listen to their music. Someone give me an animated music video pretty please.

Suprisingly Good: Where we left off (Roan Parrish): Borrowed this from the library for the train ride. Judging by the cover of the first volume I did not expect anything. But I liked it the moment Will explained how he glared at babies just to annoy their mothers. 8D I think this is the first book I read up to now that is solely focussed on the characters’ interactions and growth. As in nothing else happens at all. It’s interesting how it works.

Hmmm: Paper & Blood (Kevin Hearne): I enjoyed the first volume but getting through vol2 was a little bit harder. In vol1 there was a cameo of a character of the author's earlier series and I thought that was cool. But in this one that guy came as an additional cast member and while he was likable it still kind of annoyed me, because it made me feel like I missed out on so much stuff as I have not read his series ... I hope vol3 will finally be about Al's curses. That will be more fun again probably. If you change your mind (Robby Weber): Uhm, the drama of privileged white kids? It was sort of entertaining but the characters did annoy me on multiple occassions. Like when the ex wanted his date. He knew the scriptwriting was important for the protagonist and that there was only a little time left but he still insisted the date had to be now. Why not just wait a week?! ML as well though. Tell him off, boy! Show some spine! D: Also worst names ever. Harry and Haley? I couldn’t help wondering how similar these names would be in Japanese. “8D

On another note, I gifted “The Seven Husband of Evelyn Hugo” to my mother for her birthday and she seems to like it, while my sister found my copy of “Heartbreak Boys” lying around, read the blurb and totally dismissed it. Rude! Also “Aru Shah” is finally being published in German which is great because everyone everywhere should read it, but wtf is with that cover? Is it the lighting or is that girl’s hand white ....?!

#yaku reads #june wrapup #queer books #queer lit #lgbtq books #so this is ever after #if you change your mind #i hope you get this message #kiss & tell #where we left off #the friend scheme #heartbreak boys #paper & blood

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