@minrozanov Maybe it comes down to people who are writing for themselves vs people who are writing what they think others want to read, or feeling like they need to adhere to some convention.
@minrozanov I think there are people who enjoy the aesthetic of sport without really wanting to engage in it more deeply, but being actively like ‘ew sport’ when writing sports fic is weird.
@wermbraiin Yes they’re hers! A complicated kindness reminds me the most of milkman, but all her books have that meld of darkness/likability/humanity. Her memoir from last year was also one of my favourite books.
@laracroftbarbie In Australia due to high hpv vaccination rates, anyone can have a self collect hpv test which is considered equal to a clinician collected speculum test, and if negative for hpv testing is only done every 5 years if asymptomatic.
Ilya’s family was rich and powerful when Ilya’s dad was a high ranking cop, but lost money and respect due to his hubris. His dad is critical of his sons to mask his own shame. They still mix with the old crowd who act outwardly friendly, but they’re kept at arms length.
lots of ppl have been responding to this saying it doesn’t make sense for ilya to not have grown up well off if his father was police which, okay sure. but then why is ilya sending money home if his family is already rich? idk that’s just my thought process
@__coldties the ghost story sound track, that song gives me chills. 😭 omg just thought of grieving shane hollander eating an entire pie in one sitting rooney mara style. 😭 that was the first time she ever ate a pie irl and she ate a whole pie😭
@fujobritta Yuna in the books is overcompensating from RR “Making her strict is racist so making her super nice must be anti-racist.” It’s well intentioned but clumsy.