#litg Angie & mc

[rosesnink]

- love island: the game mcs -

season 4, bombshell: carolina, actress, british-italian, angie endgame

season 5, ex in the villa: maureen, job unknown, nigerian, gabi endgame

season 6, double trouble: elina, entrepreneur, greek, ryan endgame

season 7, stick or twist: felicia, junior doctor, albanian, alex endgame

season 8, tempting fate: micaela, model, spanish, jack endgame

season 9, all stars: zoya, chef, australian with turkish roots, hamish endgame

season 10, winning hearts: silena, spanish, athlete, jesse endgame

season 11, summer nights: malia, spanish, architect, dominic endgame

season 12, sunkissed secrets: siara, south sudanese, civil engineer, endgame tbd

[redspacewriter]

the littler things: the vipers

a college social media au remake

or the camden vipers with all the main character energy.

Masterlist

[luckyqueenreign]

This season of LITG has so far been so good. I wonder what happened that forced them to push the update a week… because it’s clear this “meet the OG girls” was slapped together in the matter of hours and thrown up on the app. If you haven’t played it yet and want to know if it’s worth it….it’s not. We already know what all of the girls look like and the girls don’t really say anything new or interesting.

Here’s the gist of what all of the girls said..

Estelle: Alex isn’t the type of guy she normally goes for but she wants to try something new and she thinks he’s hot.. she can’t tell right now if just friendship vibes or more and she doesn’t wanna lock things in too early like Daphne and Raf. She thinks they come off looking forced. She loves all of the girls but Willow is her bestie… she mentioned asking alex about sharing a bed. I mean it’s a given on love island especially as an og, we’ve never asked to share a bed with someone so I thought that was weird.

Daphne: poor girl, she would benefit from some acupuncture and micellar water... I felt her reasoning for going after Cassius was actually so real. This is love island you’re supposed to explore your connections and attractions and for her to explore it with Cassius and see she didn’t feel anything I think is part of the process. What I found to be possibly the only interesting thing any of the of girls said was when she was talking about Alex she mentioned that he’s Raf’s bestie and that he would redo her kitchen cabinets but then she gets flirty and blushes and says “That’s not the only reason I like him” EXCUSE ME?!? 🤔👀 I wonder if they’re going to explore this at all or if this was just a random thing they added in to this super rushed update. I guess we’ll see.

Willow: she says she needed a break and her and Bryson aren’t really vibing. I’m sorry to the Bryson girlies but I get what she means, I kind of felt like he was a little annoying and it’s the reason why I couldn’t jump on his route 😬🫣 anywayyy Willow says she normally goes for business bros but it seems like it doesn’t matter what type of guy both types sucked, so she’s hoping for a new bombshell. Is it just me or isn’t Willow perfectly coded to have a friends to lovers type route with MC like a more new and improved Angie route??? Really hope they do bc the wlw routes def need some work. As for the other guys she thinks alex is a hottie, Joyo is gonna take her diving and eek she said it looked like Raf wasn’t that interested in Daphne before they left for casa.

Geri: I’m sorry but immediately I couldn’t focus on anything because they gave her the tiniest hands ever and it somehow makes her head also look bigger. Look at this pic of her and Daphne. Look at the hands!! The poor girls proportions are all off.

Ok ok back to what was said.. her connection to Joyo seems super physical and not much else. The things they have in common are all of the many places they’d want to bone and coffee. Basically she’s unsure of where her couple stands right before casa. She thinks Estelle and Alex are great for other people. She doesn’t seem them vibing or going very far. Daphne and Raf she thinks are vibing hard and she would be shocked if he twisted! This made me think if you’re on the Raf route she might be your enemy but on the Alex route she might be more friendly towards you. (I really hope they explore that) as everyone else has said Bryson is too much of a flirt that it’s hard to tell how he actually feels. She feels like there’s a spark missing with both Joyo and Bryson. She thinks every girl but Daphne is going to twist!! But she mentions we can’t forget history could repeat itself and Daphne could end up twisting too. It would actually be exciting if they had all of the girls twist too BUT I’m thinking that, that would mean no more bombshells for the rest of the season because we would be getting four new boys at once. I doubt they would throw more bombshells in for an already shortened season.

[soulsisterif]

I've seen you play litg too. Opinions on this season?

Oh-ho, buckle up. I have opinions and I'm bad at summarizing.

Warning: I only play wlw routes in LITG, so I may be missing some cool things about the game, who knows.

First off, I like Lisbeth as a character. And Eisha seems sweet, too, but I'm a faithful woman. That said, I wish Ava was an option. They owe me after robbing me of a Estelle route, hahaha. C'mon fusebox, rivals-to-lovers when??? Because, let's be real, Gabi was gorgeous but, as everyone in Season 5, utterly insufferable and poorly written.

Anyway, there's still the same old problems that come with this game in general and wlw routes in particular:

We're already at the point were dialogue and scenes are merged no matter who it is that you choose. Exhibit A: "I didn't let you finish. It's the last time I do that today." Or whatever it was. Exhibit B: "It's you, it's always been you. You must know that." Both good but the same for everyone.

If you choose to be interested in just Lisbeth you're still forced to string along a guy that you "like the most". Despite saying openly that you like her you're still treated as if you're doing something wrong by having any kind of romantic interaction with her. Why do we have to sneak off at all when I said that I was twisting with a casa boy out of strategy? Let's see how movie night plays because I swear if I'm accused of cheating for having kissed her in casa I'm losing it. I was dumped! I was single! Cheating on whom?!

There's also this curious thing with the female LIs, that I think should be done with all LIs. If you reject them once, it's over XDDD Practically the only choice that gets acknowledged. But seriously, sometimes I'm even hesitant of not choosing a single option that hints that MC is interested in a woman because I fear it'll lock me out of her route. If you compare that to the men, who you can reject over and over again in increasingly rude ways without them ever leaving you alone... Yeah, guess that's Fusebox.

Also, this season was supposed to be all about branching (which, mind you, is the least an interactive story should offer) and your choices, and how compatible you are with the other islanders but... Nothing really matters. Even the emojis stopped popping out. It's so disheartening. The rotten cherry on top was that one compatibility challenge where not only did our choices not matter, they didn't even bother to show us the results at all. Like, WTF?

I also think, though this is probably an unpopular opinion, that there are too many sex scenes and they feel out of place. They feel way too rushed and aren't really good, either. Whether you take the initiative or the LI does, it's the exact same description; the props box should be forbidden considering whatever you choose to use barely participates anyway. I haven't seen any screenshots from the sex scenes with the male LIs, but I'm also pretty sure they're all the same that the ones you get with Lisbeth, and obviously written with the boys in mind. Because the shower sex scene? XDDD Are you telling me Lisbeth, SHE, is holding BOTH MC's hands up against the glass, MC has a leg around her and they're both getting off at the same time? Perhaps not impossible, but let me tell you, if I had one leg around another woman's hips, it'd be very hard for us to grind against each other while we're both standing. Plus, safety hazard. With just one leg for leverage you're bound to slip LOL And with our hands out of the equation... I don't see the sight.

Back to the romance itself, I feel like I hardly know Lisbeth beyond what she does for work. Maybe with the men it doesn't feel so strange because you get to go on dates and to pair up with them for challenges, but for Lisbeth's route it's like you get two lines of dialogue if you choose premium choices and then either shove your tongue down her throat or have the scene end early.

I keep thinking back to Angie's route, in which you get a sense of her strengths and weaknesses little by little throughout conversations without them being spelled out (she's protective and caring, but also judgemental and blunt), and a lot of details about her life away from the show: her bond with her sisters, her tense relationship with her father, her dramatic ex stories, why she chose to be a paramedic instead of a doctor, how she winds down when she's stressed... She's just fleshed out in a way that other seasons don't allow.

When I compare that to Lisbeth's route I'm like, what happened here? How is it that I know nothing about my main (and only) LI but still can sleep with her three, four, whatever times? Personality-wise, all I know is that she's outspoken without coming across as a bitch, and that she has some witty moments. I still laugh when I remember the silver spoon comment at the beginning of the season. Still, not knowing that much about her makes certain things feel very rushed. Like, when she says how close to MC she feels. Why? How?

I believe that's mostly how the game itself is but I really wish they would let us actually talk with other contestants for something other than gossip (that you have to pay for). All conversations are about what other islanders are up to, gossip, jealousy or kinks. Even when you can choose to do something interesting it's just underwhelming.

Like, I'm forced to go on a date with Tristan, of all motherfucking people and I can't even grab Lisbeth for a moment to tell her not to worry? I have to make do with a half-assed "my head won't turn" in front of whoever happens to be in the dressing room?

Dont' get me wrong, it's not the worst season ever, and some volumes were actually entertaining. Especially the first ones, when people seemed to have a distinct personality. It's just... My honest opinion? If this was the debut season of a new game, if I wasn't fond of LITG because of the memories that I have after playing it for years, since it first came out, I wouldn't be playing it at all. And that can be said for every single season starting on Season 5.

It is what it is.

[stuck-on-boops-alt]

so uh litg volume 13 happened..

I still like Hamish, but the spark is gone I'm afraid... I will just blame it on the writing lol

spoilers below and mostly rants, so if you're up for that, read on!

My thoughts on the talent show.. of course it was boring. I just sped through it most of the time. Hamish looked cute with the dog ears, but hhh the dog training part was so weird wtf. I was so shocked like.. 😧😧😧 I mean I think the writers thought it was funny, I guess? I had secondhand embarrassment for Lyn and Hamish, watching it unfold. 😂

The romantic gesture was uh.. it was cute? But.. paper airplanes again?? Really??? And the stuff that LI likes about MC are uh.. I swear they're so banal. I think it was just the merging personality thing because if it was specific for the LI, Hamish's writings on the papers would be something about their whacky shenanigans like the popcorn thing, their random banters and MC being someone that he feels safe to open up to-- not these generic-ass compliments. But yeah, I guess they were lazy to write something that isn't applicable for ALL the LIs 🤷🏻‍♀️

Eddie is still Eddie. I ignored his stinky cheese hair in all the episodes.

Now, I have to talk about the worst part of it all. I don't wanna be fucking reminded of the Sienna thing. It's sooooooo lame. The devs probably thought "oh we're going to make it seem like the s8 thing again where the LI comes in with Sienna BUT the twist is it's actually BELLA who is just the host! No one would expect that! We're going to sUbVeRt their expectations!” All I felt during that part is please get this over with. I don't need this. Get me outta here. End my misery 😭😭😭

Though.. I kinda wish they revealed more about our LI's birth chart. I was actually very curious and that was the only thing that piqued my interest.

Welp.. at least my mc Lyn and Hamish are finally and officially together. That cliffhanger tho ahaha.. just let Lyn say yes already gdi.

It's Season Finale next week. After that, goodbye forever LITG. I still might think about you from time to time. I still might draw something when I get nostalgic, but I will stay away from the game for good.

edit: I forgot to mention that I also hate how they brought Angie into it. What do you mean she and Sienna are besties? SHE WAS MY S4 MC'S BESTIE!! AND SIENNA AS MAID OF HONOUR OVER HER OWN SISTERS??? WHAT DO YOU MEANNN??? Sienna wtf stop stealing everyone. Your birth chart must be so whack 😭

[alitgblog]

litg characters I'd cast in romcoms

When Harry Met Sally: Seb as Harry!! Then Genevieve as his ex, Tom as MC's (Sally's) ex, Nicky as Seb's best friend, Elladine as MC's best friend

I actually have this all sorted how this would work out but my post got deleted 😭

Notting Hill: Jin as Hugh Grant's character (forgot his name lol) because in my head he's history nerd so like just imagine him in cozy sweaters okay. He's got that wacky roommate whose name I have also forgotten and naturally if we had to pick from S8, Liam, but I also think Jamal would be a fun pick (make the roommate less wacky and more just fun and wild though). The other version of this is Jake as as the main character with his roommate Tim.

Legally Blonde (and I'm going based off the musical): Literally only here because I know I can cast the lawyers, like clearly Suresh as Warner (and oh lean heavily on the implication that he cheated on MC while they were dating) and Blake or Marisol as Vivienne (I like her being cut throat but still looking for love). I'd really like Hari as Emmett because they have a backstory of working hard for their dream and would have a fun banter with the main character without being overly cheery and also is very competitive when needs to be although may be an underdog, but lowkey could also be anyone that has the very grounded boy next door vibe so like Tyler, Rohan, Jake, James, and Lewie are also good picks imo. The other sorority girls needs to include Chelsea, Thabi, basically any of MC's besties (...minus Amelia). It's hard to think of anyone as Paulette because she's an older character and everyone in the game is pretty young but we can further my Angie x Cora agenda and have it be Angie talking about her lost love and then in comes the hot deliverywoman, Cora. She also has like sage advice vibes when she's in the villa sometimes so I think that works.

She's All That: Gary as the main guy. Eddie as his shitty best friend. I don't know why but this came so quickly to me I'm not sure I'd even have to explain but like Gary gives off cool guy / player vibes but I'd also see him absolutely get into or at least support whatever weird artsy stuff his girlfriend is into and have a character arc and all that.

While You Were Sleeping: the OG "I fell in love with your brother while you were away" story, so clearly Ozzy as Peter, Marshall as the brother, Grace as the girl Ozzy's actually dating

How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days: Because I've already said Gary for a different romcom, I'm inclined to have the suave ladies man esque character be Will or Youcef. I also think an evolved Suresh or Finn or Mason or Levi could work. Often I forget about her but I think Lulu would be a fun whatever Kathryn Hahn's character's name is.

A Cinderella Story (the Hilary Duff version): I think the fandom's go to "I don't wanna do what my dad says" character may be Lucas but I want to give Oliver a chance as the sweet lead even though I remember nothing about his backstory in game. MC's best friend can be someone a little dorky and the only person coming to mind right now is Felix.

Ten Things I Hate About You: Again, a reformed Finn could've been so good. Instead, we're going for mysterious and brooding so I think Joyo is a good choice for Patrick. Then to continue the streak of me remembering S7 characters, I think Raf could be a good Cameron because he's got that innocence and silliness that works. Then we need the friend that gives Raf an explanation of how things work and I could see that going to Andy because he's a little silly and dorky but mostly pretty confident (slightly different vibe from the character but that's fine). Other option, Bruno. In the movie, I believe he also ends up with Kat's best friend, who I just remember being very confident and alternative vibes so I think Najuma, Cora, Bella, or Lottie for her. We also need Kat's sister Bianca, and that could be easy and I say it's Amelia, or we could pick a tolerable option like Bea. There's also the guy Bianca initially has a crush on, and dare I say we pick Toby?? Just a character that's full of nothing. Or it could just be someone pretty like Levi or someone rich and an asshole like Miles or Jasper. All I remember about Bianca's bestie is that she backstabs her at the end and since fusebox hates women that could be a number of characters but my pick is Sophie or Erikah.

I could go on forever so I must I choose to stop now before I get carried away 🤣

[tammyisobsessedwith]

My LITG Fanfic

Just a place to gather around all the fics I've written for LITG. Sadly, I don't think I'll be updating the ones in progress in the foreseeable future, but I also can never make myself delete anything, so it's just saved as it is.

A Real Relationship. In Progress, 7/?. Past MC/Rahim, MC/Lucas, eventual MC/Bobby.

2nd person narrative on what happens after MC comes back from Casa Amor and finds out Rahim recoupled with Shannon.

Meet Me in the Afterglow. Oneshot, complete. MC/Will. NSFW

A rewrite of the fight/makeup scene after the Dylan storm hits the Villa, featuring bff Angie, Will and the MC.

Secret Moments in a Crowded Room. Oneshot, complete. Noah/MC.

A rewrite of the sexy dance-off Hearts Racing challenge in which Noah can no longer hide his feelings for MC.

Written as prompt for the LITG Writers Room, originally posted here.

Let It Grow. In Progress, 2/?. Past MC/Kobi, MC/Hazeem.

Bombshell Lily chooses to recouple with Hazeem in a friendship couple after Kobi decides to get back together with Lexi.

Panic at the Mansion. Oneshot, complete. Bobby/MC.

How would Bobby react if his claustrophobic wife got trapped in the attic during the Escape Room part of Chelsea's Murder Mystery dinner? Spoiler: not that well.

Originally posted for the LITG Writers Room monthly spotlight on Bobby.

Stuck. Oneshot, complete. Bobby-centric.

At his friends’ wedding, Bobby gets a little drunk and a little introspective, feeling somewhat stuck back in time.

Full Circle. Oneshot, complete. Bobby/Priya. NSFW

Sequel to Stuck.

Her Story (Don't Blame Me). Oneshot, complete. Blake/Lucas.

It's day 1 of Casa Amor. Blake hits the Villa and she's not holding back.

A Friendship Thing. Oneshot, complete. Emily/Bobby.

It's been years since Love Island ended, and Emily has long since moved on (or tried to). Then an opportunity and an old face make their way into her life unexpectedly.

The One. Oneshot, complete. MC/Tim.

After moving on with life post-Villa, the night of the Christmas reunion rears around, and Anna is going through it at the thought of returning to that world.

Jealous. Oneshot, complete. MC/Dana.

After a whole day of handling everyone's feelings and reactions, Luma and Dana decide to come clean about their own feelings.

Darling, You're the One I Want. Oneshot, complete. MC/Gary. NSFW

Gary and his girlfriend spend a lazy Sunday morning together, with some hot and surprising gestures along the way.

One in a Million. Oneshot, complete. Bruno/MC, Youcef/MC.

Best friends Bruno and Youcef meet up only to discover the girls they're seeing have a lot of suspicious things in common...

The Only One. Oneshot, complete. MC/Jake.

Laura's life is absolutely perfect. She's got great friends and tremendous satisfaction from her work as an event planner. But what happens when her latest client forces her to face the ex-boyfriend she could never quite get out of her head?

Lay Your Heart on the Line. Oneshot, complete. MC/Suresh.

Detective Bethany Owens has a great working relationship with one of the Assistant District Attorneys, but could this relationship ever cross the boundaries of strictly professional into more personal, intimate territory?

Love Island, Actually. In Progress, 10/?. Collab, Multiple pairings. NSFW

The LITG cast set in a Love, Actually fic. Five stories, featuring five MCs, all about love, centred around Christmas. Meet the Bride, the Mistress, the Runaway, the Maid of Honour, and the Divorcée.

[queen-of-boops]

2023 Fic Year in Review

Thanks for the tag @longbobmckenzie! Somehow, 2023 was my second full year publishing fics in this fandom!

In 2023, I...

Finished/wrote the following chaptered WIPs:

Are You The One? (Henrik/MC)

Wild Child (Henrik/MC)

Dead to Rights (Bobby/MC)

Deep Dive (Levi/MC)

Uninhibited (multiple pairings)

Like No One's Watching (Ozzy/MC)

Wrote/completed the following oneshots:

Crash Into You (Oliver/MC)

Lessons In Lust (Noah/MC)

Sparks Fly (Angie/MC)

Special (Tai/MC)

Perfectly Infuriating (Blake/MC)

Take The Shot (Lucas/MC)

A Midsummer Night's Song (Rafi/MC)

Image is Everything (Jasper/MC)

Just Say No (Andy/MC)

How I Met Your Mother (Andy/MC)

Wipe Out (Jamal/MC)

Diamond In The Rough (Roberto/MC)

Try (Tom/MC)

Not Another Horror Movie (Rafi)

Evergreen (Henrik/MC)

Frozen (Lucas/Henrik)

Snow Joke (Bruno/MC)

Reached the following milestones:

had two fics reach 100 kudos for the first time, one of which had gone on to blow me away with over 250 kudos

Past 25k total hits on ao3

Participated in three gift exchanges and a trope roulette

Wrote ~400k words in 2023, published ~390k words Wrote for a ton of different LIs (can't even count them all if you count kinktober) Read a bunch of new fics (no idea how many). Made a bunch of new fandom friends

Tagging: @whatisreggieshortfor (LITG or all fandoms, I want to celebrate how much you've written!) @rebelrayne @oodelally3

Don't feel obligated! Let's just celebrate the things we've done this year!

Here's to hoping 2024 is another fantastic year!

[brasister]

I haven’t said anything yet on S6 of LITG, I wanted to wait it out. But since we only have four more volumes to go, I couldn’t help myself to play. Especially with all the post I’ve seen so far. So far I gotta say this has been a fun season since S2. The way I’m in love with every character so far, even my annoying twin. I don’t find myself getting bored or annoyed as I did with S5. First time I’m in love with all the boys, hehe including the most disliked one’s like Elliot, Ryan and Hamish. I know I’m gonna play multiple times for my faves Ozzy, Roberto, Ryan and Andy. They have my full heart. So my first route is Ozzy. I’m a little nervous about how things will turn out, hoping its not like Noah and Hope or Finn and Kat. Tho I love Grace, I wish she can see that she’s better off being friends with Ozzy and not push things that aren’t there. She’s just wasting time not being in a relationship where the person only has eyes for her. I don’t hate Ozzy or have the ick after the whole movie night. It only makes him sound human that he wanted to play the field seeing Grace and my Mc doing their thing. Can’t really blame the guy or point fingers. Especially because my Mc wasn’t playing around in Casa. Full attention on Andy and Hamish. Couldn’t help myself to fall in love with them both. Too bad Hamish wasn’t a love interest another wasted potential like, Tim/Rohan (Tho we get them in the dlc, but still they were the only boys I really liked) Noah/Rocco (Even if we did get to have Noah, his route was bs to me. Gave me the ick. I wanted Rocco so bad, he could have been redeemed) Seb/Nicky (Annoying how I couldn’t get them, they had a lot of character. Seb being my type in rl ugh...) Oliver (I know his available but why did he have to be all the way in the end, I rather had him replacing Tom and Tom coming in with Dylan) Eddie/Nicholas/Johnny (Not fair, like if our Mc has to deal with so much haters could we at least had someone backing us up. The three would have been great love interest). The only thing that bothers me is Amelia with her little chit chat. Why must she be in the way all the time, I just wanna hang out with my li, not her. It’s not like anything she has to say is even important to me, I don’t care about the Zeph thing. I don’t care if she got played by Marshall, she was warned. I hope Toby is a li for Grace, that girl really needs someone. Amelia could just leave and go find Zeph and be with him. I’m attracted to Bella, Chloe and Flo but I feel tired of going after girls if they are only a last minute thing to have. The only one that did great with a slow burn was Angie, her developing feelings for Mc and coming out gay was so beautiful to see. I thought I was going to hate Casa, but it was more fun then S5. I felt like I got to know the four boys without it being force on us. Hopefully Fusebox see that ppl enjoy a the type of relationship Bobby and Mc had. I want a lasting relationship, of course with it’s drama. But that it makes sense why our li fights for us so much and doesn’t want to give up. It does feel good being loved again by all the boys. I can’t wait to see how it all unfolds and how it ends. 

[trystcnthorne]

oh these bitches are down BAD it’s insane

[litgwritersroom]

Can someone maybe write about Angie when she confesses her feelings and her point of view plss👉👈

thank you for the prompt! I was so happy to see the amount of love people were sending Angie and my little story for her! so of course, I had to write this other one as well! 

It's a sequel to YOU CAN HEAR IT IN THE SILENCE, hope you like it <3

S4 - 2600+ words - Angie/MC - Bia (crimswnred)

YOU CAN FEEL IT ON YOUR WAY HOME

That morning was one of the worst mornings Angie had during her stay in the Villa. Hazel had just broken up with Bruno after the pointless fight that made her sleep on the daybeds with Angie and a real long conversation between the couple on the Lovers' Nook, and there was nothing that could make her feel better. Not the breakfast from the rest of the islanders, not the sweet eyes Oliver was giving her, not even her newfound ability to make Youcef blush. 

Even though there was nothing that seemed to make her feel better, Angie kept trying to make her smile. There were intentional puns that she tried to pass as non-intentional, some manicure time for the girls and even a sing-a-long with Valentina, and yet Hazel didn't crack a single smile. 

The realisation hit Angie like a train at high speed, unexpectedly and wrecking, making her blood pump and her thoughts rush. She could see in now, even with the lights out, the way her body felt electric every time Hazel touched her, how the room would light up every time she has entered it, how her heart almost stopped every time Angie saw her with Bruno. It was so fucking obvious and yet she took almost a lifetime to realise it as if she was blind to what was right in front of her.

Not anymore though.

Angie was in love. And what a magnificent curse it was to be in love. Maybe it was the weirdest thing Angie had ever felt in her life but also it was the nicest one—sometimes, she was sure she was walking on air. Just being around Hazel made her feel warm and so happy that she could die right there and she would go happily. It was cheesy, unlike her, and so fucking nice, but also frightening. She was always afraid of it, how love could make you or break you and how people would fight and start wars over love. But right now, she felt as if she fell, maybe everything would be ok. Maybe Hazel would catch her.

"Hey, babes," Angie said as she sat down on the bean bag next to Hazel's. The other islanders were joking around, making fun of Dylan as he was nowhere to be found. "I was thinking we could maybe joke around?" 

Hazel raised her head to look Angie right in the eyes. She was wearing big sunglasses but Angie could still see her eyes through them, a little puffed from last night, but still beautiful. Her pink bikini hug her body in all the right places and her hair was now in a high ponytail that made her neck look even prettier. Angie had a hunch that the outfit was a statement that said: I may be single but I'm still the hottest girl here. And fucking hell, she was right. Once, Angie had mistaken those butterflies for envy. Now, she knew it was her body begging her to kiss Hazel.

"What do you have in mind?" Hazel said. Her voice was cracking just a little but she quickly recomposed.

"Maybe we could pull out a prank?" 

Hazel shot her a cheeky grin before standing and the two of them went back to the Villa. It took them a minute to come up with a good plan that could be done with what they had and when they finally went on with the execution part, it felt like Hazel was back in her body. They played pretend, going all on mission impossible mode—although Angie was not one to fool around like that, especially not on national television, how could she deny such a small request for such a pretty face?

Coming in and out of the Villa they brought all of Dylan's things to the lawn, not even caring if some of his socks were lost in the way (actually, Angie made sure that he had some pairings lost). The idea was simple and perhaps a little childish but it sure made Hazel smile and that was enough. With one melon and some clothes, they managed to make a fake Dylan. After what seemed to be just 15 minutes but turned out to be an hour, the two of them displayed the horrific doll to the rest of the Islanders.

"Looking terrible," Angie remarked.

"Much like his brother, then!" Hazel giggled. "Ugh, imagine thinking I would ever like Mr Straight White Man, for god's sake."

Angie chuckled, shaking her head. "You did like Mr Straight White Man but he was a comedian."

"Shut up," Hazel said, rolling her eyes but not looking mad at all.

"C'mere, let's go to the roof terrace."

The moon was starting to show up, just in time to see the sun shining through the last hours of the afternoon. From up there, they could still hear some of the voices coming from the lawn and laughter as the wind whispered them back. The light breeze announcing the end of the summer blew Angie's hair as she sat down on the bench against it. Soon enough their stay would end and Love Island would be just a bunch of memories. She needed to tell her. Otherwise…

Hazel plopped on the bench next to Angie, sitting so close that their legs would brush if one of them moved, even slightly. Hazel's hand worked its way to her hair, tucking the loose strands of it behind her ear, so unaware that she held Angie's heart on it and could demolish it whenever she felt like it. How could somebody's existence depend so much on another person? That was a question Angie was still looking for the answer to and yet, she would give her whole body for Hazel to keep. 

"So, we still haven't seen Dylan 1.0..."  Angie said as she watched the sun going down, bleeding orange all over.

"Oh, thank god." Hazel giggled as she twirled her hair in her index. "I bet he's hiding somewhere after we told him off." 

"Maybe he ran away scared?" Angie raised an eyebrow jokingly.

Hazel giggled again, so sweet that made Angie's cheeks burn.  "No such luck, babes." She said, her laughter lingering in her voice.

The orange sunlight painted Hazel's profile with its bright colours as she smiled at Angie, making her forget how to breathe. It was the shadow coming from her eyelashes, or maybe the way her nose tip twitched a little to the side, or even how she smiled warmly each time. She didn't know what exactly,  but something made her feel giddy.

"You are right, I'm sure there'll be a resolution to it." Angie nodded, trying not to look too breathless by everything Hazel did. As if it was possible.  "Speaking of resolutions, what are you planning to do now?" 

A burst of humourless laughter escaped Hazel's mouth. "I don't fucking know. It's too much." 

"I mean, you have options." Angie shrugged, trying not to sound jealous. "Oliver's totally smitten by you, Youcef's been making eyes at you..." Fucking Youcef. "You are a very popular gal! So I wondered how you felt now."

She shook her head again, staring at the sunset. "Honestly, I don't know."

Angie reached her shoulder, squeezing it carefully. "I bet you'll find your way, you always do," she said, so sure she really would.

The two of them took a minute to look at the sun going down. Angie knew she should say something but how she would tell Hazel about a feeling that was so new even for her… She took a deep breath, tucked her hair behind her ear and shifted around to face her. She would tell her, no matter what. 

"When I was a kid I always wanted a star," Angie said, her heart beating faster than ever. "Not a doll or a car or even play-dough… Stars."

She rolled her eyes, trying to dismiss the deepness of that conversation but Hazel kept her big eyes locked on her, searching for Angie's avoiding ones. Deep inside, Angie knew Hazel could see right through her. It was scary and fascinating.

"I ended up getting a teddy bear in the shape of a star." Angie nodded, swallowing hard. "It may or may not have been operated on."

Great, a joke. She swallowed down a laugh. Get your horses, Angie. 

"Hm," Hazel giggled, raising her eyebrows. Did she know she never raised just one? "Explain?"

"All you needed to know was that there was stuffing everywhere."

The breeze passed them by again, blowing their hairs with it and making Angie shiver, yet Hazel stayed there, a ghost of a smile showing on her lips as she interlocked her fingers with Angie's, squeezing her hand.

"That seems very on-brand for you, Anj," she said, her voice sweeter than candy. 

"What? Wanting things I can't have?" Angie rolled her eyes and Hazel frowned a little. Oh no. She can't help but avoid her gaze again, trying to look at anything but her eyes. "You know… this has been an interesting journey and… uh it's… made me… ugh… what are words?!"

That was not what Angie was like at all. She was usually self-assured, confident and sure about her words, so why the hell did one single smile from Hazel make her feel like there were no possible words, sentences or letters that could spell out the immensity of her feelings. All she ever wanted was to tell her three little words but right now they didn't feel right and no childhood story would make them more worthy.

Those feelings were unique, brave and new—and maybe it was the first time Angie had ever felt them so strongly. Most times she thought she had been in love, but it ended up with the blazing feeling turning out to be a little tiny spark that couldn't even light up a scented candle. Angie has never been one to believe in things like soulmates but if it was real then perhaps Hazel was the closest thing she had ever tasted from it.

"Anj, is everything OK?" Angie heard Hazel saying, taking her out of her thoughts. 

Shaking her head and sighing, Angie knew she had to spill the beans sooner or later. "Do you have any regrets about your time here, Hazel?" She asked, staring at the sky.

"Some..." Angie could see Hazel nodding from her periphery, her head resting on her hand soon after. "It's kind of natural, innit? To think about missed opportunities."

Angie hummed before Hazel kept going. "Like when you think about a really good comeback but the argument it's over already." She smiled, turning to face Angie and finally catching her eye. "You just end up making yourself angry, really."

"Yeah, I know how that feels…"

"Are you telling me you've got regrets?"

Angie's body stiffened at that very moment, her heart pounding like crazy inside of her chest, begging her to let it go, to sit the words, to rip the bandage. She chewed on her lip, trying to figure out what to say next. A long lost song playing on her mind, screaming at her and saying it was better to feel pain than nothing at all. 

"Maybe…" She said at least, her voice cracking as she forced it to get out.

"What's wrong, Anj?" Hazel coked her head. "Have you eaten one of Bruno's expired oats?"

A dry, humourless laugh escapes her as she shook her head slightly. "No… but I do have one regret." She said.

Slowly, she turns back to face the sky, which now was completely taken by the darkness of the night, only the moon and stars giving it some colour. Some of the stars spelt out so many beautiful constellations and even so, nothing compared to how breathtaking Hazel was. What a concept, being able to challenge the horizon and win even so. 

"It's been a long journey. But every step of the way you've had my back. Encourage me to break out of my shell and… focus on me." Angie explained, the words getting out a little bit easier now as she turned again to face her. "I can't tell you how much you mean to me, Hazel."

Angie could watch as Hazel's pupils got bigger and her eyes twinkled under the moonlight. The two of them were so close, their noses almost touching, the words of Angie still lingering on the wind. It was one of those moments when your heart would skip a bit, your stomach would turn and your mouth would go dry, the anticipation taking over every single bit of her body. She didn't know what would happen after the moment she would tell her the next and last sentence but—...

Hazel raised her hand, caressing Angie's face slowly causing her heart to almost stop. She should say it but the words were stuck in her throat. Yet, as she always did, Hazel seemed to know exactly what Angie was thinking and before she could even notice, their lips were brushing against each other so carefully, so tenderly. 

At first, Angie didn't know what to do but as soon as her body and mind find each other in the mix of feelings, her lips started moving slowly, welcoming Hazel's. She can feel Hazel's hand against her cheek, the warmth of her skin and the breeze of the night all sending electric waves through her body. Almost automatically, Angie's arms circled Hazel's neck and brought her closer, trying desperately to cease the annoying space between them so they could be one for once and for all. 

How long had she waited, how much time had she wasted looking for that elsewhere? Angie didn't know and honestly, she couldn't care less when she was welcoming Hazel's tongue inside her mouth and exploring hers with her own, tasting her sweetness from up close. It was too much, she could feel her body trembling with happiness, so much happiness. She had never felt it like that, not so sudden, not so much, not so… explosive, in form of a giggle she couldn't hold back. 

And with that, Hazel pulled back, resting her forehead against Angie's, a little bit breathless and with her cheeks flushed. She looked even better like that and Angie felt a little jealous that Bruno had been seeing that version of her out of this time. 

"Did I solve your big regret?" Hazel whispered.

"You catch on quickly…" She giggled, and Hazel did too. "This is… really new for me and… ugh, words are usually what I'm good at… but…" She smiled shyly, causing Hazel to scrunch her nose just a bit. "I want to see this through, Hazel, with you."

Hazel smiled before planting a peck on Angie's lips, leaving them almost numb with so much happiness. "I like you. I like you a lot." Angie whispered again, against her lips. "Hell, I think I'm falling in love with you."

Angie closed her eyes, letting her words sink in for a while before she could feel Hazel's hand on the side of her face, playing with her hair, caressing her cheeks, tucking the loose strands.

"I know this is a lot for you right now, especially with the Dylan thing going on… You don't have to… If you… Look. Whatever happens tomorrow or beyond, just know that I'm here for you."

Hazel nodded. "I like you too, Angie," she whispered. "We will do this together."

It was a promise. It was so much more than Angie could ever ask. It was a dream. It was… everything. And as the two of them went back to the Villa, back home, she could feel it in the air.

It was love.

[zoeywades-husband]

[luckyqueenreign]

Angie will rip Kat and Eddie a new one if given the chance. I remember how supportive Angie was when Dylan lied about the date. She also called Lexi out on her shit. Imagine her comforting MC with ex stories. "You think your ex sucks? Let me tell you about that guy who cheated on me with his ex wife while I was babysitting his kids. He lied to me that he was a widower. I got the kids to set up booby traps all over his place. You should have seen the look on his face"

YES!!! Angie was prob the best friend an MC ever had in the game!! BRING ANGIE IN TO SORT THESE GIRLS OUT!!!

And let's be real the season 4 girlies weren't great but at least MC had Angie and Najuma on her side. Lexi and Juliet were a mess, Val was just there and Thabi was sweet but the poor girl didnt really have a backbone and she wouldve been scared of these season 5 girls. BUT ANG!!! BFFL

[soulsisterif]

LITG Season 9

(Not Soul Sister related, people, just ranting)

After weeks and weeks of not playing I got up to date with season 9 and... Well, actually I didn't finish playing the latest volume. Same disappointments as always. I'm not one to post to complain but I'm kinda frustrated. Ranting got too long, so, under the cut.

First off I understand that male LIs are also infuriating and that wlw players are not this game's target audience (then again, there are few of those) but dude, at this point I'd rather not have any sapphic options. The last route I recall being actually good (by which I mean the female LI not stringing me along à la Marisol until the very end) was Najuma's and Angie's, and that was season 4. Yes, you can only couple up with Angie at the end too, but you get so many info about her, and so many sweet moments and bonding that I didn't even care. And it's more about her being unsure of her feelings than unwilling to be with you. Quite relatable. Peak of this game for me, if I'm being honest. Good friends to lovers, even if they went too far too fast with the sex scene in my opinion. Still, it was very well written!

But every single season after that had the female LI fucking drooling over several men (and sometimes women too) and then adding a half-assed line like, "'oh, but I don't know, I have my eyes on someone else too', she gives you a wink". Like that makes it okay? I think the only truly unapologetically loyal female LIs were Najuma and AJ back in season 3.

They put so little thought into incorporating the wlw routes that to make them progress you have ludicrous paths. Like, in my playthrough Henri won a challenge and as a prize my MC could actually dismiss him and choose to go to the hideaway with Natasha or Kelly instead. Like ??? That's just bad writing.

What's worse, we can't even make friends anymore, it's all about romance, which wipes out most of the appeal this game had for me. Practically every islander, even after you reject them, comes at the MC confessing their undying love like a crazy stalker for no reason, because we know nothing about each other! Besides half of the options you have to get to know more about what's happening around you force you to be an insufferable gossip or a petty child. "Let's listen to a private convo, MC", "Why don't you sneak a kiss with guy 2 to make guy 1 jealous?" And you have to pay an unfair amount of gems to do it, on top of it!

I want to get to know the characters BEFORE I choose who I want to pick. I want to know the characters even if they are not romanceable. It's ridiculous, though, that there are seasons in which you know more about your besties than you do about your LI. That's why Angie, or Seb, or Nicky, or Viv or Thabi, hell, even Hope and Lottie, wth all their flaunted flaws are so appealing. That's why Season 2 is so goddam popular. We had actual interactions back then. Now, whatever interactions there are, you just witness.

This is also why people like games like Too Hot to Handle so much more. I'm not really into guys but I still play their routes because it's good content beyond romance stuff. Hell, Jirayu may be my favourite out of this season's bunch. And they're all different! It's an interactive game, choices should matter.

At this point I'll probably stop playing and limit myself to read other people roasting Fusebox. Honestly, a company that asks for the fans' opinions season after season just to ignore all the feedback doesn't deserve half the players they still have.

There, ranting over XD

[hopeshoodie]

From what I understand, Angie came out as a lesbian. Good for her, but if she doesn't get a gf outside of MC by the end of the season I'm going to steal Fusebox's keyboards

[oceanatydes]

BRO?? THE SUBTEXT