#I don't have it in me to give a rat's *ss about this dumb discourse anymore.

[lemotmo]

Okay people...

... let's talk.

I've been getting a lot of messages of people who fear the next two weeks in this fandom and how bad this break might get.

But here's two questions for you:

Why would we be afraid?

Should we even be afraid in the first place?

I have a sneaky suspicion that tonight's episode will end on reasonable good terms for BT. Mind you, we'll have seen hints throughout the episode that Tommy and Buck aren't a good match, but they haven't quite realised it yet. Let's not forget that Eddie is -once again- all over their narrative.😋 I suspect that episode 6 will bring out the uncomfortable truths and the inevitable breakup.

But of course some of the more... ardent BT stans won't be able to resist gloating all over the place, missing the big neon 'the BT end is near' signs plastered all over the BT narrative ever since season 7. And I'm sure most of our ask boxes might receive some hate messages and harassment.

I tend to think of these hate messages as an excellent opportunity to get rid of another fandom nuisance by deleting and blocking. Truly a win-win situation. Can't go wrong.

Remember: don't engage, don't encourage and don't provoke. The best thing we can do is IGNORE them all together. They'll hate it. 😏

Instead of seeing these two weeks as some kind of terrible fortnight of doom, why not look at the positive sides of this break? We'll have lots of time to theorise and analyse where the Eddie storyline is going and how Buck's storyline will eventually intertwine with his. We'll have time to create fanfic and fanart. Time to let it sink in that Buddie is on the horizon (because it really is). Isn't that great! 😄

Let these people talk, but let them be nothing but white noise you sometimes pick up in your periphery while we are all busy discussing 911 and Buddie to our heart's content.

They aren't worth the aggravation, the stress, the time or the energy. Instead, use that energy to focus on the positive. 🤗

Our ship is finally on the brink of happening. Why would we let these people trample all over our excitement and happiness? We deserve to freak out over this. It's a big deal after all those years.

Let's not give them the power to quell our excitement and enjoyment of this incredible storyline.