#it's fucked up is what i'm saying it's grooming taken to the next level it's horribleeeeee

[exoexid]

he does deserve that spot he's crazy and evil they're perfect for each other but more importantly he should kill that man <3

[bloopitynoot]

Reading TGCF: Chapter Four

For those who don't know, I am reading TGCF for the first time and sharing my thoughts!

If you have not read it, there will be spoilers! Consider this a warning.

Also- if you want to follow along, I am aiming to post updates daily. You can find all the posts in the tag Bloopitynoot reads TGCF. You can also check out the intro post for context on my read BUT if you followed along with my SVSSS read, the rules and vibe are the same.

I have been obsessed with the masala chai kit my partner got me for Christmas, so I'm back with the chai today; it's just so creamy and spicy, I love it.

I will give a heads up now that I am not sure if I will have chapters this weekend. My partner and I are going up to visit her family and I don't think I'll have the time to read and post. So lots of advanced warning there will be a small gap in posts later this week!

Let's go chapter 4!

These titles are getting to me; so long. I mean, they are very accurate, but so wordy LOL.

This is so funny. Xiao-Ying: I'm a real person! I put you (Xie Lian) in drag! Everyone else: what an abnormal man with queer hobbies. p104

This is so annoying. they literally told these fools explicitly NOT to do one thing. I do hope Xiao-Pengtou dies because OMG, the audacity of this man. p105

and now this guy wants to profit off of the bride's deaths. So shameful! p107

barf, barf, barf. Now they are ranking the DEAD women's looks and daring each other to assault to corpses. Ew. Why are cis straight men. p108

Oh. I've made it to the forest of hanging corpses. Love that. p110

I love how chill they are seeing the corpse forest. like, "ah, that's the Green Ghost, he likes corpse forests. He's just about a supreme. Better leave him be." p110

The ANTICIPATION! The fact that Fu Yao is scared of the butterflies. WHAT ARE YOU?!?!??! p112.

My heart for this bandaged boy! I don't know who he is, but he feels like a bullied little guy and I just want to hug him and make him soup. p114

Good. They finally shut Xiao-Pengtou up. p115

This is like a fuck-ton of powerful entities on this mountain. We've got a wrath level, near supreme, and then butterfly boy who isn't even on the level system he's so powerful. What karma does town owe, like damn! p117

and the Ghost Groom was there the whole time! Sneaky bride #18 p118

What a sweet boy; Xie Lian apologizing to the corpse bride's before having them fight each other p120

Xiao-Ying is too nice! I would have just left Xiao-Pengtou where he was. fuck that guy. p121

Xia-Lian really showing up to work with his auto-pilot customer service voice, "Thank you, thank you. Please support my act with money if you have the means, or with applause if you haven't...what?!" p122

ofc the spiritual energy runs out when you are about to get the most important bit of information. p124

oh man. I kind of feel bad for the Ghost Bride. Her shitty story and cheating lover. That's a rough go. p126

This is what I'm saying! They should not have saved Xiao-Pengtou. Look at the problems this vile man is causing now. p129

I'm not even going to give xiao-pengtou an RIP. He was the worst kind of person. He got the day he deserved. p130.

Rouye out here literally doing the Lord's work. Bless that feisty string for saving our boys life again. p132

Fuck. I'm crying about Xiao-Ying. Damnit. I knew she was going to die because I liked her character. :((((( p134

OMG. Two General Pei's . 137

Okay I take everythign back about the Ghost Bride. She's so dramatic LOL. She even broke her own legs too??? Dang. What an intense woman. p139

Another cliff hanger! My next bet is that maybe the bandage boy is the Green Ghost????? p143 (don't actually tell me lol).

RIP My Girl

This was a banger of a chapter. I am so sad about Xiao-Ying though, I really liked her headstrong character.

Also in this chapter; if I had taken a shot for every time I had murder thoughts about XIao-Pengtou I would have surely been deceased. Glad that death happened though. Big oof on the most unlikeable character since Jin Guangshit.

[harristops]

People needlessly ripping Ash apart for no reason, when she's never once shown hate or disrespect to her teammates, never once said she's the best or deserves better, has spent the better part of the last few weeks blaming herself and forcing people to blame her rather than her teammates for their club's performance, taking on the brunt of the leadership role when the coach she trusted and defended with her life against so many people up and abandons them mid-season, who was dropped off the team despite having the most consistent club season of any USWNT keeper in contention - I know I'm ranting but the fuck, man? My heart breaks for her. The one thing she was dominating at is now going to be taken away from her because Naeher killed it, and it's not because of Naeher, but because of these rabid anti-Ashlyn "fans" that would do anything to throw her in the dirt. Why can't they admit that Ash is having a great season and Alyssa is doing phenomenal at the national level? Why do we need to tear one down in order to life the other up? Why can't they give Ash a break from this constant hate when she's done nothing to provoke it, entice it, or even give any sort of validation from their claims? She's not out here saying "it should have been me" or "I'd have stopped it too". She's kept her head down, handled it with pure class and humility, and she still gets torn apart on Twitter for something that isn't even related to her and I'm honestly so choked up over it. I know that Ash is probably better at blocking out the noise but damn, it's just been blow after blow for her and I really hope that she's okay and has a good support system because if I were here and I had to wake up to this shit every damn day, I don't know if I could handle it.

THIS. THIS. THIS.

I hate this so much because Ash isn't on the team! Ash isn't there. And even if she was, she would've been the #2 or the alternate. Why are people drawing conclusions or these weird storylines that Alyssa is "competing" with Ash when both of these players have never had this attitude with each other? Why can't we celebrate these fantastic women who are carrying their teams? Why can't we give Alyssa the credit she most definitely deserves without throwing Ash under the bus at the same time? Ash probably would've known she'd have been the back up GK at the games, and she would've been cheering Alyssa on and hyping her up for those PKs and not once thinking "it should've been me". This woman has never claimed that she deserves that #1 spot. She has never even been spiteful over rejection, instead she wished the staff and the team the best and stayed silent. She cherished every cap she was given with grace and humility. She did her job as the backup support and wasn't upset that it wasn't her at the #1 when she was clearly being groomed to be Solo's replacement after her retirement. Ash has never taken anything for granted. And when it came down to show support from afar, she did it. So instead of just respecting Naeher's absolutely God-mode performance, why are people are treating it as an opportunity to trash Ashlyn for something she has no control over nor is she even directly related to?

Ash deserves better than she's been given, but damn, I genuinely don't know what she has done to deserve this. She isn't a player making snide comments about the opposition or talking shit about her federation. In fact, when other teams lose, she's the first one up to offer hugs and consolation and give them the props they deserve, something that this USWNT team is honestly lacking. She brought so much energy and hype and humility to the team that made me a fan of her, even if she got next to nothing when it came down to playing time or appearances. She's a class-act who gets treated like shit because people have nothing better to do, or have no other way to recognize talent in fantastic women like Alyssa, without trashing other women to elevate them. They don't need that; they elevate themselves. They don't need comparisons; they are stand-alones.

Alyssa had a genuinely legendary performance today. When the rest of her team was down and unable to come up, she made huge, clutch saves and then in the PKs, carried them home. She's an absolutely wonderful human, a fantastic keeper, and she's been so big for her team and deserves all the credit for her performance.

But it doesn't need to come at the expense of trashing Ash. There's no connection, no correlation, and anyone drawing inferences between them (on both sides: those claiming that if Ash had been there, she'd saved them, and those saying that Alyssa "clapped back" at Ash being the best PK GK now), are plain stupid and ignorant. There's no way to tell how Ash would've done because a) she is not there, and b) even if she was there, Alyssa would still be in net (and even then, Ash would be nothing if not the most supportive person out there, hyping her up and cheering her on until the very end).

Praise Alyssa all you want, but leave Ash out of it.

[hotwings0203]

I have patellar tendonitis, or also known as jumpers knee. I ended up playing a few more matches even though I could tell something wasn't right (Very dumb of me and I regret my decisions). The pain became more persistent so I finally got it checked out and was told I had to take a break or I'd end up hurting myself even more. So now I'm going to physical therapy but I was told I'll be able to start playing soon

I play for my university :). I want to become a professional tennis player even though it doesn't seem like a large possibility that I will😅

And the wedding... Turns out the bride was sleeping with the groom Best Man, when it was time for them to exchange vows, the groom let the bride go first. The bride was crying and had a sweet speech about how she enjoyed their moments etc. then it was the grooms turn... He ended up exposing the both of them and even read some of the messages that the Bride and Best Man were sending to each other out loud. There was a horrified look on the bride's face and the best mans face when suddenly a fight broke out cause the brides father was saying that it was all lies.

-🍓 anon

Oh shoot man I’m so sorry! But tbh I’m glad you were smart enough to actually take a break, cuz now that you’ve taken time off you can go back in the courts:) if you hadn’t then who knows if you would’ve been able to keep playing?

NEVER SAY NEVER BABE!! Man I already KNOW ur gonna be the next Serena Williams, and y’know what you don’t even have to be the best player in the entire world, the fact that you’d persevere enough to get to a professional level is all that matter tbh🤷🏽‍♀️

Also…holy.fuck. DID THAT HAPPEN IN FROMT OF YOU AT THR WEDDING?? What were the guests reactions? Did the groom cry? WHAT WERE THE BRIDE AND BEST MANS REACTIOSN AFTER? I NEED DETAILS THIS IS SO FUCKED BUT JUICY