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[jojameswinter]

You should watch the night agent. Peter and Rose fill the jiara void xxx

AHHH I took forever to answer, but this show/ship is on my radar! I watched season one and honestly, I no longer remember plot fahowihfowieh but I do recall screeching over these two!!! I definitely plan on watching season two though! I've been hearing really good things about it!

Thank you so much for reaching out; we're all just trying to find those special connections like we had with jiara and I'll take any and all recs! I'm not sure if anything will be exactly like them for me because of a lot of things, but there's still content I feel excited about and want to engage with! ❤️ Looking forward to falling down a peter x rose rabbit hole 🥳

[jojameswinter]

Miss your jiara fics

ANON this is so very lovely and kind! 😭💕 Sorry I took forever to answer! I'm so, so appreciative of you taking time to reach out and encouraged that the writing vibes with you.

I still plan on updating/finishing a few things but just unsure on timeline. I have some works I really want to complete and they mostly have at least partial next chapters written. Receiving supportive messages like this definitely helps put them back on the forefront of my mind and get the thoughts flowing again!

[jojameswinter]

Yeah I’m still thinking about this… After seeing that clip of Kie being locked in the freezer in the part 2 teaser, that gave me my last shred of hope for Jiara angst. Or Jiara anything tbh. (This was before I had finally admitted to myself that I was disappointed in part 1 Jiara.) What I immediately fanfic-ed in my head and what we deserved was JJ coming back and looking for her, finding her unconscious in the freezer, freaking out, pulling her out, holding her, talking to her, trying to warm her up and wake her up, maybe doing CPR from being in an enclosed space. Her waking up so out of it from hitting her head. Telling him what happened. JJ being PISSED. We needed JJ giving a fuck!! Instead we got, and I should have expected, it never even being addressed and him never knowing.

I TOOK SO LONG so sorry!!!!

I know, we never got full protective/feral JJ 😢 or full satisfaction on anything, if we're being honest afhwoeifhowihef there were so many scenes that seemed to be catalysts to something else but ended up being pointless. And the trust JJ gave this rando "dad" just did not add up. I realize he has trauma and is seeking love and affection, but still. He had a lot more nuance and relationship build up with Luke; they should've just stuck with that and created a narrative rather than the pointless one we got, but I digress...

I actually was not disappointed in part one; HOWEVER, the caveat being that I have not looked at a single thing since it aired, so maybe I'd see it differently without that adrenaline rush of first viewing. Also, I assumed that we'd get a payoff in part two for some things that were lacking or the threads that were opened and I was very wrong 😃

I still can't believe everything that happened, anon 😭 Hope you're doing okay and found some content to feel excited about!

[jojameswinter]

SORRY BUT MADISON COVERING “L’AMOUR DE MA VIE” BY BILLIE EILISH ON HER TIKTOK CAN’T BE COINCIDENTAL… the damn lyrics 🫢

HFOWEIFHOWIEHFOIHWEF

I haven't kept up, but I DID see this and!!!!! I missed it the first time around, but her lil look 😃 I know she's since shut the discourse down, but. Yeah.

[jojameswinter]

Watching season 4 just didn’t feel like watching obx I can’t explain it

I get it!

Part 1 for the most part gave me the obx vibes, pogue feels, the relationship dynamics we know and love. I still didn't vibe with some plot choices, but mostly, I was still very seated for the ride. And there were some epic highs in part 1, as well as potential with the opened threads!

But part 2....part 2. Genuinely, I have no idea what that was, in any way, shape, or form. Aside from the shit narrative choices, it was just...bad? Like, very bad. And not in a fun way. This is where I'm like...okay, let's pretend JJ comes back - other than ig a possibility of jiara having an actual happy ending, it doesn't solve how terrible everything has become 😭 It wouldn't hit the same; the magic is lost. Idk, like you said, it wasn't even like watching obx anymore. I mean obx has always had its problems, and I let A LOT wash over me, so you know the issues this time around were really bad (that and there weren't any redeeming qualities to overlook everything else).

Hope you're doing okay in these trying times! If you have any show recommendations hmu!

[jojameswinter]

So happy you updated one of your jiara fics! Glad we are all ignoring that shit show season and to be honest I don’t even care because your writing is better than the pates writing anyways.

Anon, this is so lovely and generous 😭❤️ I'm still in love with OUR version of jiara and inspired to write the au worlds I've been working on! And I'm so happy you're still on that journey with me despite the shit we've gone through! 🥹 Your support is so appreciated and encouraging to keep the steam going when it feels like the canon world is lost.

[jojameswinter]

Honestly they should have pulled a Romeo and Juliet and made Kie die with JJ too at least make it an epic death because I don’t want to see Kie with anyone else in season 5 but I won’t even be watching anyway

I'm not sure I could ever say I would want Kiara to die; however, I completely get your sentiment that better to exit together than just one of them. I would've been happy to see them go on the run together or their surf trip or something, even if it meant sacrificing both of them in S5 over the shit we got. I'll be honest that curiosity will probably get the best of me S5, but it's not going to be a watch like before...maybe watching clips or something, who knows.

As for Kiara being with someone else...I can't even say that's asinine at this point. There is honestly no limits to what they'll do, no matter how ridiculous and character destroying. So! yeah 🙃

How are you doing in the aftermath??? Hope you're okay and finding some peace on this matter! ❤️

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It’s rainy, she’d texted last week.

A storm?

She waited a day before she messaged him again. No. Rainy like your last day.

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Read chapter 4 here on ao3!

[jiara week 2023 - day 4: au] [obxtober 2024: surfing]

[jojameswinter]

A fast cars update? in this economy?

yeah! read it here

bless @jojameswinter for sticking with me and talking me off a ledge many times.

[jojameswinter]

Nancy Drew rewatch — 1.12 'The Lady of Larkspur Lane' anxiety levels: Ace Hardy edition

[jojameswinter]

-I would expect nothing less from you, Sarah Cameron. -Sarah Routledge. I am married, you know.

John B and Sarah Routledge — Outer Banks season 4 (2024)

[jojameswinter]

To the Jiara fandom:

I love you all. I personally won’t be watching part 2, but this ship and the fandom will always be so special to me. You all truly made the last four years so much better, and I’ll never not appreciate what Jiara did for all of our mental health during COVID. I’ve made some of the best friends and had some of the best experiences I’ve ever had because of them.

I know we’re all pissed and varying levels of upset, but we had a great three and a half seasons and so many fics/so much fan content. You may not want to engage with it anymore and that’s okay, but thank you all for all the great convos over the years. 🩵

[jojameswinter]

JJ not dead, keep calm and carrying on writing Jiara

Even if he wasn't/isn't, if they bring him back somehow, the damage is done. I just don't know what purpose that would serve with the writing and cast chemistry this far gone.

As for him living on in fic, I totally get you! I hope that people will still feel inspired to continue writing for JJ and giving him that depth and happiness we never got to see fully realized on screen! I'm still trying to hold on to some of my aus because they're more separate from the show, but I'm really not sure if I'll be writing in canon again. We'll have to see with time.

Hope you're doing okay!!!! ❤️ Thank you for this encouragement, anon!!! ❤️

[jojameswinter]

The devastation is real

I'm right there with you, anon 😭 I still haven't fully reconciled what happened, and I'm not sure how I will 💔

[jojameswinter]

Are you okay because I’m fucking not

No!

Hope you're finding a way to have some peace, anon ❤️ We're in this together!

[jojameswinter]

How do you predict Kiara’s parents come back into the storyline in part 2? Sounds like they’re in a couple eps

Well, I'll tell you what I didn't predict! A complete lack of consistency and continuity in character development, as well as giant holes in the storytelling! Like sure, OBX has always had its issues, BUT NOT THIS BAD!!!!! Not sure what's worse, the idea that scenes were cut or if this was how they actually wrote it. How did we go from the Carreras basically cutting the Pogues out to helping them HOW DID WE GET HERE????? How was every character ruined so egregiously 😭

Sorry I took forever, and I'm even more sorry for the state of things now 💔 Hope you're doing as well as one can be, anon.

[jojameswinter]

our boy JJ needs to be whipped into shape in part 2 sorry but I’m going to need Kie in some real ass danger to get his head in the game and show more feeling toward her and realize her and the pogues are his home and his family no matter where he or any of them come from

And I was so sure we were gonna get it - him showing more affection and love for Kiara, JJ finally having some happiness, that all of this would have some massive payoff 😭 I'm sorry I took so long and now here we are, grieving together!

Hope you're doing okay given the circumstances 💔