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It's 1989 and you're a brainy, misfit, hopeless romantic teenage girl. Boys at school are sexually harrassing you, but you've got the school's queen bee protecting you.

One day, you meet a mysterious, brooding boy. But when he witnesses you having a traumatizing fight with a woman who threatens to ostracize you, he kills her right there, and you think it's an accident.

Suddenly, your life is a lot better. You bond with the boy. He avenges your sexual assault by killing the boy who hurt you. You're in a Bonnie and Clyde romance and are trying to cover up multiple deaths.

Are you Veronica Sawyer or Lisa Swallows?

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Netflix hello?!?!?!?

I'm so excited for this, I've been dreaming of an adaptation since early 2014

(And istg Netflix if you cancel this prematurely and we lose out on the slowburn, I will lose hope in streaming services forever)

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If you were obsessed with the Leviathan trilogy by Scott Westerfeld as a kid/teen you're either bisexual or trans now

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My decades-long dislike of JKR has not only aged well but is also potentially paying for a semester of grad school...

Turns out that my copies of the first 3 books that were gifted to me as a toddler are rare early editions, and bc I only read them each once (and disliked them, DNFing the series and shelving them away to not be touched again) they're in perfect condition. After running some tests, my copy of the philosopher's stone alone is worth around $300

Fucking unreal. It pays to ignore transphobes everyone!!

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Ok one thing that's always bothered me in PJO is Percy's age.

In TLT, he just finished sixth grade, and he's 12. The book takes place over summer vacation, and his birthday is in August. However, all of my friends who had summer bdays were still 11 when they finished sixth grade. Unless you're in with ppl born a different year from you, you are 11, turning 12 either during or after the school year, depending on your birth month.

And this continues through the series!!! In TLO, Percy turns 16 at the end of the book. Meaning he should have just finished TENTH grade.

An explanation I came up with as a kid was that since the books are narrated in past tense, and Percy says he "is" 12 in TLT, maybe he was 11 during the events of the book, and is narrating from just after his bday? But this only confuses the timeline more.

There's no Watsonian explanation for this that I can think of. If he was held back, how is he both the same age as Annabeth AND graduating hs with her? The Doylist argument is that Rick was sloppy about ages in relation to school grades, but for a former schoolteacher, that's a little surprising. So I'm stumped.

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I know it's a semi-common sentiment that if Freddie Mercury ever did musical theatre he'd be a perfect Frank n' Furter, which don't get me wrong, I fully agree, but hear me out:

If it had existed back in the 80s, Freddie would be a perfect Ricky Potts in Ride the Cyclone. Specifically for Space Age Bachelor Man purposes. Here's my reasoning:

-Glam rock genre, ofc

-He wears a funky leotard

-THE FALSETTO NOTES

-It's very space-opera, which we know Freddie loved considering his affinity for Star Wars AND doing the soundtrack for Flash Gordon

-Ricky is shy/quiet (previously due to disability which I think should be reinstated but I digress) for most of the show but super flamboyant onstage, just like Freddie was

-FOURTEEN CATS. No further comment.

For those unfamiliar with RTC/SABM, here's a recording:

If you need me, I'll be imagining this for eternity.

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Holy shit?!??!?

"Everyone Knows That (Ulterior Motives)" just got found?!?!?!?

It is indeed called "Ulterior Motives" and it's by Christopher Booth

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49 :)

49. What's youe favourite thing to do when it's raining?

I LOVE to stay in and read/take a bubble bath, but on occasion, running out to dance in the droplets is a truly wonderful experience.

Thanks for the ask!!!

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hi, midnightlavenderhaze's main blog here! i'm so happy you liked my post (and that you have found someone who makes you feel like this, it's something so rare and beautiful) anyway just wanted to tell you that if you wanna add your own quotes to the post you're free to do so or make your own, whatever feels right for you. i would love to see what you have to add ♥

Hi!!

Sorry I didn't see this until now. Thank you so much, things continue to go amazingly between us. I've kept thinking about your post because it's just such a beautiful vibe, so I would love to contribute a couple more quotes. Cheers!

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ENOLA HOLMES 2 SLAPS!!!

They really said "fuck the police, fuck corporations, join a union"

They also really said "shipper's rights"

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NETFLIX YOU LIL BITCH THAT WAS MY COMFORT SHOW, MY HAPPY PLACE, I WAS SO INTRIGUED FOR S2, WTF

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So I watched BBC Ghosts last month, and today I’m in a bar and the tv was playing CBS Ghosts and I legit thought I was experiencing a Mandela effect

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Last night in Ronan Lynch moments with yours truly… dropped a couple fun facts about the catholic church, led my date into a dark forest, saw graffiti in latin and immediately translated it to him despite not knowing much latin, and then got excited about his car