#Castle audios Abigail

[dani-ya-dig]

I love to believe that in Abby’s podcast episode update thing, whenever she talks about moving Glenwood that her listeners headphones or audios just glitch a little bit. Not enough to be noticeable to trigger any alarm, but every time she says the word “Glenwood” a little glitch happens. Almost like something is trying to prevent her listeners from hearing the name of the place she is moving.

[vawifey]

welcome to my master list

Alternate universes

theories

Reverie audios

Old flame 🔥🖤

Gael lover 🖤

Flowers 🌻 Casey

Casey and Honey🌻🍯

Cyril and Dove 🥼🕊️

Law and sweets🍬🩺

Jacob and dearest😈❤️‍🩹

Kane/dion/vasserva/bunny❤️‍🩹😈

Roman and Pip🕰️

Neo and darling 🐺🦊

Marlowe and detective 🕵️‍♂️

Nathan and sidekick⚗️🧑‍🔬

Des and love💗

Ellis and gem📖💎

Duncan and coworker🐺

Gage and bug🍭

 Axel and sunshine💗🩸

High school ex’s become best friends🍬🖤

Tyrant character, OC 🩸🖤

Dove (sylvan) character OC🥼🧬

Bunny/ v (Calla lily )character OC🐰💐

Sweets (indigo) character, OC🍬💛

Reverie audios

Castle audios

Library trio 📖🎙️🧙🪄

Fake relationship🍬💗

Evie and Knight 🐺🩸

Beth and beautiful🐺👀

Celine and Lydia🩸👑

Miss Liza and sugar🥧🩸

Unforgettable best friend 🩸

Claire and ranger🐺

Valera🍾🩸

Chloe and dewdrop 💧

Glenwood🐺🩸💧🔥

Redacted audios

Gabe 🐺🥺

Porter and treasurer🩸 💎

Hux and Damien🍃🔥

D.A.M.N Crew 🌊😈🍃🔥



Gavin and freelancer💗🖤

Caelum🧸

Sam and tank🐺🧛

Elliott and sunshine☀️⭐️

Brachium🖤

Sweetheart and milo🍬💗

David and angel 😇🐺

Lasko and dear 🌊

Avior and starlight ⭐️

Aaron and smart ass💻

Vincent and lovely🩸⚡️

Asher and babe 🎮🐺.

Redacted audios

Gba

Mahatma and Atilla

Hip switch and partner

Albus bvsz / Albus bw😈

Bastards vs 🧟

Faithful

Devlin

Bastard warrior

Yuuri voice

Starboy and brightest⭐️

Alphonse and Seth 🗡️🍬

Alphonse/ Seth sugar/boo🍰🗡️🍬

Casper and charlie🍕

Yuuri voice

The hurt era😭

The hurt begins

Anyone else scared

Broken clay heartS

Spoilers 🚩



[pagesupinflames]

“am i doing research in a mini skirt at the library in your hometown”

nd you expect me to think that picture you ISNT abt rose ? fuck you

[magulayy]

i have a 28 hour long playlist so i decided to assign songs from that playlist to the glenwood characters

claire - skyfall by adele

ranger - dark red by steve lacy

beth - me and your mama by childish gambino

seer - it’s you by max feat keshi

evie - conversations with the moon by grentperez

knight - toroka by christian kuria

rose - valentine laufey

abby - dare by gorillaz

dear / bud -small worlds by mac miller

liza - respect by aretha franklin

sugar - sway by michael buble

chloe - love you twice by huh yunjin

dewdrop - shirt by sza

rachelle - maneater by nelly furtado

doll - killing me softly with his song by fugees

celine - time machine by willow

valera - moonlight by kali uchis

idk if i forgot anyone it’s like really early in the morning im out of it LOL

[elisasimp]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh omfg I love Rose and Abigail with my whole heart

I’m so fucking glad that went well

[catella-ars]

Irving, my tall tall Open Wielder. Sort of nervous and shy, they can nonetheless be a troublemaker when with the right company. Absolutely adores Abby and Rose (and Exscaleibur.)

[coleblackblood]

Anyone else in the Glenwood fandom really, really love Rose and Abby?

Like I love almost all of Castle's characters (side eyeing you Rachelle, you and your sus behavior) but those two lovelies seem to get missed out.

So I figure... Why not share what we love about them? I'll go first:

I adore Rose's gentle heart, and how much she cares about others. I also love her scatterbrained absentminded tendencies, they are so precious.

Abby is hilarious and I love her rambles, and her passion. She clearly just wants to enjoy life and make others smile and that makes me so, so happy.

[nerodivergentgrimreaper]

Castle Audio's HighSchool HC's

(Poll Winner!!!!)

Highschool Claire was definitely the hot jock that everyone wanted but no one could get. She would spend a lot of her time studying or she was at lacrosse/hockey practice so outside of those and pack activities there wasn't much seeing her. Because of her dedication she became captain of both teams her senior year.

Highschool Beth was an absolute party animal of a jock. Her grades were ok but she only put in what was required for her to pass by. When she wasn't also at lacrosse practice she could be found either at some house party or in the theater costume department. To most people's surprise she only had one short relationship (despite her being a known flirt) that was broken off shortly after her mom died.

Highschool Knight was awful at school and only passed thanks to Evie's genorouse tutoring. They ran track and took a break during the winter. They tried their best to stay under the radar especially after Claire and Beth graduated. But no matter how much they kept to themselves they were still always found sitting off to the side during Evie's cheer practices waiting for her to finish

Highschool Seer was the type of person who was never at class but still somehow managed to get straight A's. Because of frequent migraines and other magic related issues they were regularly absent. When they were present however you would commonly find them in the schools art classrooms sketching and painting, they were commonly described by their teachers as an "Artistic Visionary"

Highschool Ranger was apart of a lot of clubs especially ones that involved a lot of fundraising. Not only were they in student government, but they were also in the school nature appreciation club and on the yearbook committee. They loved organizing bake sales and would spend their summers at a local summer camp alongside their friend Isaiah.

Highschool Evie was not only a cheerleader but also participated heavily in her high schools tutoring program. She was a little shy as a freshman which earned her some unwanted attention but was surprised when one day the bullying just stopped. It almost seemed like the bullies were afraid of her for some reason. She never did find out why but Knight also seemed to redirect the conversation if it was ever brought up.

Highschool Rose was always very quiet and well read. She tended to keep to herself and always had her nose in some kind of literature. She was a "pleasure to have in class" according to her teachers and fell in love with english and writing based courses. When she wasn't at school she spent a lot of her time working or studying.

Highschool Abigail was the type of student that was taken to a seperate room to take tests because she had a difficult time focusing but she had great grades and loved to learn. She did morning announcements for her school and tried to establish a cryptid club (but it never became official). She didn't have many in school friends and was unfortunately picked on throughout most of highschool but in her senior year she found a great online community and started her podcast.

Highschool Bud was an average student but they were the type of person to be "friends" with everyone. They didn't have any close friends but they always had a place to sit at lunch and people to talk to just no one to really know them beyond basic friendship. They did also have a great relationship with their english teacher and would often spend their lunch or free period's in said teacher's classroom

Highschool Chloe was the kind popular girl that everyone wanted to be friends with who also had great grades. She was on her schools swim and debate teams and always ready to help when one of her friends needed someone. She graduated salutatorian and is still to this day a little peeved about coming in second

Highschool Dewdrop was an incredible swimmer on their schools team but they unfortunately had to drop the sport their senior year due to their chronic pain becoming harder to deal with. With all the new free time they put all their time into their studies and fell in love with biology and the other sciences

[pod-together]

Pod-Together Day 4 Reveals 2024

Strawberry-Coated (Hannibal (TV)) written by Artemiaz, performed by Dr_Fumbles_McStupid Summary: At last, the monster turned its head. Cunning had departed from mercurial eyes. There was no pride in that sharp face; no wicked smile hidden at the corner of an insatiable mouth. Right now, Hannibal Lecter was just a man. “Will… don’t do this.” After five sweet years of domestic bliss, there’s only one thing that could sour the atmosphere between Will and Hannibal: the anniversary of Abigail Hobbs’ death.

Gifts Are Given (Not Taken) (Original Work) written by Hagar, performed by DuskDragon39 Summary: It is the tradition dictated by King Tharus, founder of the Kingdon of Artium, that his heirs renew his treaty with the dragon Kess'ar before they ascend to the throne. Unfortunately for them, Kess'ar also retains his right to not renew the treaty - and the dragon does not suffer fools kindly.

holding on where i am able (RWBY) written by hopelessgemini, performed by MistbornHero Summary: it is a quiet night in vacuo, and ruby rose can't sleep.

Death's Champions (The Sandman (TV 2022)) written by Lalaith_Quetzalli, performed by godoflaundrybaskets Summary: It is said that there can be no true life without death. Likewise, it is known that without one of the Endless, reality will eventually crumble. When the Magus and his Order of Ancient Mysteries prove smarter and stronger than expected, and succeed in summoning and capturing Death, something must be done in order to rescue her. What kind of individuals can be expected to undertake such a mission?

Brownstone Ghosts [text, audio] (Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston) written by Mansikka, performed by ToughPaperRound Summary: It's time for Henry to share some secrets with Alex. Past time, actually; if only he'd figured out a way to explain before those secrets all but introduced themselves. "Alex," Henry says, clutching a bottle of whiskey for support while giving him a nervous smile. "How do you feel about... ghosts?"

Perfect Days (The Furious Pain of Living) (Batman - All Media Types, Green Lantern - All Media Types, DCU) written by Mbira, performed by Poluche Summary: The thing is, Hal was meant to fly. To go, to see, to be, to not be stuck in the same place without moving forward, isolated without future. So yes, he was freaking out. Enough to ask a sketchy dude whose real name he didn’t even know for help. Or Hal is stuck in a time loop. Batman and Robin are there for him.

How Steve became "Sir Steve the Brave" [text, audio] (Stranger Things (TV 2016)) written by MeggieJolly, performed by steddiestories Summary: Eddie tells Steve a story about how Eddie the Banished and Sir Steve the Brave met. It was only supposed to be a fun little story, but it sort of turns into an accidental feelings confession. ~ »This is the story of Eddie the Banished, Sir Steve the Brave and their merry band of fools.« Eddie started with his usual dramatic flair. He had been stretched out on the bed next to Steve, but now he sat up to do his story - or well, maybe ‚performance‘ would be the better word - justice. »Their story happened a long, long time ago, somewhere in Europe. A place with castles and fortresses, with princes and knights, bards and fools. The kind of place that only exists in history books and fantasy these days. This was the world in which Sir Steve lived in a castle up on a hill overlooking a small town that was ruled by his parents. Sir Steve had been knighted a few years ago and fought in some tournaments to prove himself, but nowadays he was mostly stuck on his parents’ estate.«

A Gift of Flexibility (titanium) (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) written by BardicRaven, performed by BardicRavenReads, audio production by onegoldenraptor Summary: When Julian is struggling, someone gives him a gift. A gift that helps. A gift of flexibility. When Garak is struggling, Julian gives him a gift. A gift of flexibility. A gift he hopes will help.

The Art of Not Letting Go, Chapter 2 (Ted Lasso (TV)) written by rockinhamburger, performed by klb Summary: Beard takes a deep breath and gives in to the impulse he’s been restraining for weeks: “But with your permission, I'd love to run off this plane and into her arms.” Ted’s eyes widen now, and Beard watches anxiously for hints of how he’s taking this. Ted leans back in his seat and closes his eyes for a few moments, like he’s doing some internal reflection. Then he opens his eyes again, looks at Beard, and says, soft and quiet, “No.” No. The no hangs in suspension as Beard struggles to make sense of it, that’s how sure he was Ted would say yes. He’s too surprised to speak. He must be taking too long because Ted shifts forward, expression conflicted. “Now, obviously you got free will, Beard. I’m not about to tell you what to do. You’re free to make whatever choice you want, so if you wanna stay here… stay with her? I trust you to make good choices, and I’ll support whatever you choose.” Ted lets out a slow, emotional breath. “But if you’re asking for my permission, I—” He visibly swallows, “I’m not giving it.”

The Doctor Doesn’t Text [text, audio] (Doctor Who (2005)) written by waltztangocache, performed by rscreighton and oddfront Summary: The Doctor shares some near future communications technology with Donna.

refreshing as an evil forgotten [text, audio] (魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù) written by unitaryexectheory, performed by Wonderlandian_Geek Summary: Mo Xuanyu dies to bring back Wen Ruohan.

[valen-3o]

Tell me about your comfort character(s)! 💛

ooohoohohoh I love this question

starting off audio wises, abigail with castle and the reporter/nova arc with eris (it's been 5 months let them out of jail.)

and obviously a character my new fixation, Ellie from disventure camp

she and gabby are too sweet

a just a few more 😋

yeah thats a mushroom....

[dani-ya-dig]

GOD IT ABIGAIL AND THEY AND ROSE AND THEY ALL AND THEYRE GONNA BE IN LOVE AND IM SCREAMING AND FKDNSKXJDKDBDJSJXB FUCK

[vawifey]

Library trio 📖🎙️🧙🪄

[aurorialwolf]

WOO ty for the tag 1. Hunter (The Owl House)

2. Peter Parker (newest version, live action Marvel)

3. Elliott (Redacted Audio)

4. Thomas Raith (Harry Dresden / Dresden Files)

5. Abigail (Stardew Valley)

6. Neuvillette (Genshin Impact)

7. Jiaoqiu (Honkai Star Rail)

8. Sgt. A. Johnson (Halo)

9. Fire Knight (Castle Crashers)

10. Damien (Monster Prom) I was lowk unable to think of many until I realized video games were on the table.. my specialty

@ashertickler @kxemii @sereh624 @wuegh @indigo-greer-collins @dukecollinsbf @deezbignutz @definitelynuwonhere (sry if youve been tagged already and /nf!!)

List your 10 favorite characters from 10 different Fandoms, then tag 10 people!

Thanks for the tag, @mystical-salamander!

1. Garazeb Orrelios, Star Wars

2. Alastor, Hazbin Hotel

3. Starscream, Transformers

4. Shadow the Hegehog, Sonic the Hedgehog

5. Castiel, Supernatural

6. Blitzø, Helluva Boss

7. Fox McCloud, Starfox

8. Shawn Spencer, Psych

Can't think of any more 😅

Tags: @seth-shitposts @heart-0f-a-rebel16 @lost-in-derry @birdsandbeetlesandmoths and anybody else who wants to do this!

[catella-ars]

I love @castleaudios ‘ audios ok

[lecoinbrony]

Voici tant attendu l'épisode 03 de Les Poneymatiques. Intitulé "Trop De Pinkie Pie" L'épisode a pris beaucoup de temps car avec la maudite Covid-19 cela n'était pas facile de pouvoir finir la vidéo et être libre en même temps. Mais on espère que l'attente en aura valu le cout ^^ Crédits: Audio//Vidéo Smile HD - MisterDavie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umWi9zBgl4Q&t=2s Deleted Pony Videos Equestria Girls Transformation (Instrumental) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bdPpY-I4s8 Diego Alejos Flim Flam Bros. Song (Instrumental+Backing Vocals) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj1UzUCBCNo InfinityDash The Magic of Friendship Grows - Instrumental https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyjOWm2yjQc abigail the bubbles The Pony I Want to Be - Instrumental https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIX7G8YCNa8 Qchan Squid I'll Fly - Instrumental https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRc5ikfv-YI Molly Sandera Soft Acoustic Guitar - Relaxing Guitar Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Vfxu5O8es Alan Gogoll Fanfare Ciocarlia - Moliendo Cafe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiHmiZQNgL4 Piranha Records In My Head Like a Catchy Song - Instrumental https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SRR3lXDw0M El Brony Villero :v Friendship is Manly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z7UnO66q9w kanashiipanda Hearts Strong As Horses - Instrumental https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OwZ4rJulX0 Molly Sandera School of Friendship - Instrumental https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7R7dAnZglM El Brony Villero :v Make This Castle A Home - Instrumental https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5VBzx3A6Jc InfinityDash Derby Racer - Instrumental https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9rC4qDjcNo El Brony Villero :v Flawless - Instrumental https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrfLsVbV8tE El Brony Villero :v A Kirin Tale - Instrumental https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCUyQNVChgI El Brony Villero :v The Magic's Inside - Instrumental https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQLSs-rocKM El Brony Villero :v You'll Play Your Part - Instrumental) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cel60bcRtgQ Ella SpringArt Asterix l'Administration Gauloise - La Maison Qui Rend Fou https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2su7cbl-pY Dan38703 Baisser Le Volume De Votre Casque La Diatribe Du Poney Furieux Épisode 2 Offert Par Taiki Sensei Images Vector AppleJack & Vector Rainbow Dash https://ift.tt/2IXguZM DashieSparkle Twilight Sparkle Technical Difficulties https://ift.tt/32Zd1RR Megamanhxh Derpy No Signal Images https://ift.tt/3kN2wXL IrdesTheBrony Twilight Sparkle Technical Difficulties https://ift.tt/35PnEIH Technical Difficulies Hospital Pony https://ift.tt/35NmYDx Twilight Sparkle Math Meme https://ift.tt/32ZcX4z Pinkie Pie Fan Drawing https://ift.tt/3pM5nny Derpy Stand By https://ift.tt/3362c0p Gamersqueaker Pinkie Pie Old Generation https://ift.tt/35QpvwS Fallout 4 Pony References https://ift.tt/3kQGjba Derpy Technical Difficulty https://ift.tt/2UJ0mxV zaboomafoo2 Derpy Technical Derpyculties https://ift.tt/36WNqKm MuniversalArts by Le Coin Brony

[overlycaffeinatedwarmage]

RtS 46-49

Back to Wales, and the chapter where Pritkin and Cassie actually talk.

Chapter 46

We are finally back to Wales with Rosier, Hilde, Abigail, Cassie, Billy Joe and Roger's ghosts.  Poor Abigail! She is really not liking being back in action. Hilde is into it though!  I like Hilde, she’s got moxie.  Oohh the fail-safes get the Pythian slide show this time too, did not catch that before. Gertie and Hilde are sisters, I was not surprised. They totally act like it too when we see them. I love these little details. It really makes the universe more real.

 Cassie sends Rosier off to court to find Pritkin. We won’t see him again until near the very end of the book.  Billy is shifting now, that's a funny idea. Cassie is trying to stay ahead of the Pythias and acolytes Billy shifts them to edges of non-time, sorta half way between both places.  This was really confusing first times I read it. This time is better.

  Athenais! Lydia! Gwenore! More Pythia names, in case of future Trivia.  I should keep a list.

 Cassie and Billy hop into and out of non-time to stay ahead of Pythias. At one point they are beneath the waves to avoid them. Billy boops a shark on the nose, just because he can

Oh, Billy set ships on fire at the port, as distraction. I definitely missed that before. The distraction works and Cassie heads to Camelot.

 This chapter was a ton of action that I kind of breezed past initially to get to the “good stuff.” I tend to that a lot on my first read throughs of long awaited books.  It’s why I do re-reads.  I never understood people who only read a book or watch a movie once.  There is always so much more to learn from the story on a second or third pass through of it.  Hell, with KC’s books because I listen to the audios while I sew, I often experience them many times over.  Learning new things each time. (I’ve probably gone through HtM 10 times, easily, not exaggerating). To me books, movies, and shows are meant to be enjoyed many times and looked at from many different angles.  That’s what makes their sometimes initial “high” fees worth it (talking hard cover prices, not paperback).  

 Chapter 47

Camelot! (I want to sing Monty Python here but that would be wrong yes it would). Or Caerleon as it is more properly called. The place is a mix of Celtics and Roman style and Cassie is in awe of it, to the point of tears.  I would be too.  Unfortunately, I’ve never made it outside the Americas and have never seen any historical buildings older than 200-300 years old.  Some monuments at DC or possibly a few in Argentina are about the oldest that I’ve had a chance to visit.  Heading to Europe and seeing what’s left of some of these places of legend is a dream of mine (Stonehenge!!!!). So, I totally understand Cassie’s reaction here. I was never into history classes in school because the teachers made them all about wars and dates (zzzzzzzz) but I’ve always found history fascinating, so I get it.  Also, high school needs better history teachers.

 Anyway, I’m really off on tangents today, sorry. We get a brief history of the region from Cassie. Despite being in shambles, Augustine still whipped up an outfit for Cassie. That that man a medal!

 KC really has a thing for curly haired people. Half her characters have curly hair I swear. “Closer in, a swarthy type with a hooknose and a wand was painting stories in the air with fire: battling knights and fierce dragons and a princess in a tower.” Hi baby! Pritkin! The eel boy gives Cassie sass, yep KC likes her sass. Nimue and Morgaine exit a boat made of water

 Arthur's symbol is a bright red dragon, hello clue by 4. How did I miss you before?

 Chapter 48

Caedmon grabs Cassie and he's pissed! Their meeting in present day should be interesting to say the least. I look forward to it! Saved by the fireman, she actually calls him the right name for a change! First time I think. “Hair like a cow’s breakfast” Poor Pritkin and his hair. I would kill to have hair that stood up like that.  But then again, I’m weird.

 And they are on the run from the Blarestri. Pritkin tries the illusion trick but it doesn't work this time. Green fey help them, mostly to piss off the Blue as far as I can tell. And to give Nimue a chance to deal with Pritkin herself. Then the Green Fey get in the way of the Blue, Blue king won't kill them and piss green off. Fey are weird. I totally missed this before.

 And then we see Pritkin control air. That's 3 elements now, water, fire, and air. All that's missing is earth.

 It's the tent!!! Laundry tent but eventually sex tent :D  The laundry couple protect Cassie and Pritkin. I guess they see them as the agents for change? Not 100% sure but I'm glad they helped

He's known around the castle, probably as a trouble maker. Part of me wishes we could have seen more of him as a youth but I am glad we get present day Pritkin back again next book.  I’ve missed him so much. The old one is so interesting though. Such a rich life.

 They evade fey. Cassie wants to go to Castle for staff, Pritkin demands to know why. Baby!Pritkin is just a stubborn as modern day one.  I can’t imagine how hard it would be to write a character that’s the same base characteristics but subtly different like KC has with done baby!Pritkin and regular!Pritkin.  The base qualities of his character are there in both incarnations: loyalty, honesty, bravery to the point of near suicide, stubborn, brilliant, cocky, hot headed, strategic (more or less), caring, strong.  But you can see how his time in hell and what happened after changed him.  Made him harder, gave him more control, made him plan more, made him less free with his emotions and more guarded in general. He’s less quick to trust people.  He doesn’t let anyone in.  It took him months to let Cassie in, even then it was only under duress or when he deemed she was owed an explanation that he did let her in, and she’s the person he’s closest to present day.  His younger self knows her for 3 days and tells her all his person stuff.  He’s the same yet different.  

 Chapter 49

Pritkin gets them into the castle dressed as actors. Cassie is dressed in a brief outfit and she’s isn’t too happy about it.  I mean at least you're dressed at all this time Cassie!

 I love this chapter.  I think it’s my favorite.  Even more than tent sex.  Because they both reveal so much to each other here and actually get to TALK. There’s been so little time to talk this book that this brief interlude is all the more precious.  Plus, he kinda shit talks Mircea a bit (one of my favorite pastimes).  AND Pritkin respects her no when she says no to sex.

 Aww he's flirting. He grabs her hips, invitingly, she says no, he accepts it but asks why. They talk, about why Pritkin wanted Cassie's name before sexy times before.  God, the parent issues and abandonment issues they both have just kill me. Especially his here, Cassie's parents died, purposefully, but they really had little choice. Pritkin's parents did have a choice and this is what they did to him. Selfish dicks. Yeah, I understand Rosier’s reasoning for leaving Pritkin on Earth instead of bringing him to Hell straight away, but still.  Surely there was a better way than this?  Look what it’s done to him?  No wonder Pritkin snubbed Hell and Faerie and choose Earth and humans in the end.  I would have too.

 Pritkin wants any child of his to at least know it's parents’ true names, poor guy. Then he turns it around on her and ask why she doesn't want to get busy when she very much did before. She tries to explain Mircea and her relationship but can't really. I love that he presses her about loving him and calls her out for hesitating! He tries to understand their relationship and fails. He points out to Cassie that relationships shouldn't be this much work. So complicated. She says they are serious and should be treated as such. They are both right to a degree, IMO. Relationships are work, not everything will be perfect all of the time.  They will require compromise and consideration for your partner.  But they also shouldn’t be THIS much work.  Or this one sided.  There should be some fun and enjoyment (outside the bedroom) to balance the work.  I don’t see that in Cassie’s relationship with Mircea.  She’s holding onto a dysfunctional relationship for nostalgia or for some other, wrong, reason.  I think she’s finally beginning to see that.

 Then Pritkin says this and I melted: “Not at all. When I’m hungry, I eat. When I’m tired, I sleep. When I see a pretty girl, looking at me with eyes as dark as the ocean, with hunger in them, so much hunger . . . I oblige.” No Cassie you don't want him or love him at all.

 She calls him young.

"Yes. So are you.”

Yeah, right. “I don’t feel like it much lately.”

“Then feel like it now.” He saw my expression, and laughed. “Not like that. Well, unless you change your mind. But there’s other ways to have fun, you know.”

The respect here! Mircea would have her naked and over a barrel by now, protests be damned.

 “If he gets you, I get this much,” and he teaches her to have fun, lol. What a change. Pritkin having fun. Smiling and laughing. This is my favorite chapter, better than the sexy ones. They needed this chat and reflection. This is why their ship wins.