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March Wrap Up 2024--
What a month that was. Did I read more than what I was supposed to? Yes. Am I mad about it? No. My goal for the year is to stay between 52 and 104 books read which means I need to read roughly 8 books per month (technically 8.6 or something like that) at the maximum. All this basically means is that I have to stick to reading 8 books next month. I blame the fact that my library hold came in 2 weeks early and I really didn't want to get back in line for it since it took so long to come in. Let's get to what I read and what I rated what I read.
Comics/Graphic Novels-- 1. Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo--3.75 stars (original rating).
Novellas-- 1. Must Love Hockey by Sarina Bowen (Kindle)--3.75 stars.
2. The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djeli Clark (NetGalley)--4 stars.
Novels-- 1. No Coincidence by Rafat Kosik--1.75 stars.
2. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu--3 stars.
3. The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah--3.75 stars.
4. Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson (Library)--4 stars.
5. Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes (NetGalley)--3.25 stars.
6. The Foxglove King by Hannah F. Whitten--4.25 stars (original rating).
The average star rating for the month ended up being 3.5 stars which was such a surprise given that this is the month with my worst rated book of the year so far. Not too shabby though.
#wrap up#monthly wrap up#march wrap up#books read in 2024#2024 reading challenge#goodreads challenge#goodreads#bookish#booklr#bookblr#bookstagram#teen titans: raven#teen titans#must love hockey#Sarina bowen#the dead cat tail assassins#p. djeli clark#no coincidence#Rafat Kosik#the three-body problem#cixin liu#the three body problem#the stardust thief#Chelsea abdullah#everyone on this train is a suspect#Benjamin stevenson#ghost station#s.a. barnes#the foxglove king#Hannah f. whitten
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🚨 svechigan (svech michigan) alert 🚨
#andrei svechnikov#carolina hurricanes#hurricanes#canes#hockeyedit#hockey#nhledit#nhl#meg.gif#meg.canes#meg.all#oy he was SOOO slick with it nobody even knew he scored except him#you LOVE to see it (a 4-1 b.ruins loss)#king of the michigan asserting his dominance...... tz u know what must be done....#also i just know that höggy has one in him. maybe not this season. but. he has one in him i know it.#playbook
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Leonard 'Cold As Ice' Snart: Huh. It's been almost twenty minutes since I explained to a murderer just how much Flash and I like each other. I better do something about that.
#leonard snart#captain cold#the flash#coldflash#like shipper goggles notwithstanding#this guy fucking loves barry#and will tell anyone who will listen#everyone else must have hated it when len was on the JLA#because he probably did. not. shut. up. about how amazing barry is#kal would be trying to microwave his burrito and jack frost's sugar daddy pops up behind him#so he's already prepared with 'Yes Len. I know you put ten grand on the last race between me and Barry.'#'I'm very glad that you knew that he was going to beat me. No I don't need to hear why for the thirteenth time this week.'#'Oh goodness is that the time? I have to go get a kitten out of a tree.'#green arrow starts in with his usual Anti-Barry stance#and gets backed into a corner by a hockey hooligan dressed like an ice pixie#who gets up in his face and makes him take back every mean thing he ever said about His Flash#under threat of having his fingers frozen and snapped off let's see you fire an arrow now you rich hypocrite
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giggling on the bench after all the misconducts (02.17.24)
#aleksander barkov#sam reinhart#eetu luostarinen#florida panthers#hockeyedit#hockey#nhl#if there's one thing the panthers can do it's drag everyone on the ice into getting a misconduct#and I love that about them#NEXT GAME IS AGAINST OTTAWA AT HOME MUST WATCH TELEVISION MY GUYS!#paul trying to get a handle on how many players are supposed to be on the ice in the bg is funny lmao#hockey stuff#my gifs
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There are 3 axes on which a sports RPF prospect may demonstrate value: conventional attractiveness, good at their sport, and demonstrable personality, where personality can be interchangeable with "has a guy best friend". To begin gaining traction in the fanbase (definition: you make a post about them and at least one other person agrees), a prospect must have at least two of the above listed traits. These main variables, along with several co-variates such as size of fanbase or success of team, dictate the ever changing, ever expanding, race to the top of the most popular ships. In this essay I will
#nba#hockey#f1#this was developed after long nights of reflecting on why kelly oubre doesn't really inspire anyone on here#despite the redditors insisting that female fans must love him#sorry!! he's beautiful but as long as he has no game or friends he will not do numbers on here
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HI Uncle Nina <3 Can we hear about how your Rm!Style met as kids?
listen, you guys. i am SO excited for this!!! words cannot express how excited it makes me when i get to talk about the prequel, like they are sooo stikin' cute in the prequel!!! ilysm baby raven and jersey. MWAH!
*eldritchhorror!kenny!nina cracks knuckles n opens up a portal* okay girls, gays n gays, we're going on a field trip,
TO THE PAST!
( i’m chaotic bi ms. frizzle in the pink y2k hello kitty bus )
so, i gotta be honest, my friends, i don't know EXACTLY how old the boys are, but i am gonna say they are anywhere between 6-8 y/o. it's summer time and the broflovski's have just moved to southern park, colorado from sheila's hometown in new jersey...and have moved in right next door...to the marsh family, namely:
ravenstanley r.w. marsh.
who i am using as a primary narrator...FOR ONCE!
because to tell you this was the best day of his life was an goddamn understatement...to tell you that this changed his life, even, is a fkn understatement because this moment, this fateful day GAVE HIS ENTIRE LIFE MEANING. meeting kyle broflovski...was Everything.
again, it wasn't just like 'oh, this boy who moved next door to me is kinda cute, i might have a crush on him'
It Was Dead Serious, Guys.
a teeny tiny, itsy bitsy, ickle ravenstanley marsh heard a single loud, angry, brutal note of the kyle broflovski new jersey slaughterhouse and was immediately irreversibly head over heels IN LOVE with him.
fresh from jersey kyle asked stan if he could open his fresca and the man's synesthesia was flashing, spinning, ringing and dinging like he was playing the world's biggest slot machine and just hit JACKPOT.
and that was before he got a good look at him because...
Wooooowza. <3
all the hundreds of little freckles speckled over his skin like sun-stars, his big, beautiful curly red hair, his gorgeous, glowering mean, green eyes ravenstan was legitimately Breathtaken by kyle's beauty, omfg.
however, the funniest part abt all of this to me is that poor sweet pre!rm rae is legitimately having divine visions and hearing angelic choirs, meanwhile pre!rm jers is just staring blankly at this weird, giant-eyed freaky mouth-breathing rural colorado kid ( who ig is his neighbor now, smh ) that's just staring up at him and sweating and shaking and looks like he's having a Stroke.
edit: i forgot to describe what they looked like so know that ravenstan had come out of the house because his mom told him to say hi to the neighbors and help them with boxes and stuff, say hi to their son, etc.
i think his hair is shoulder length, but its in a lil ponytail, he's in randy's gigantic black sabbath t-shirt, probably has a gigantic edgy boy temp tattoo of a skull or a snake on his neck, smh, little like hot wheels, boy section of target-esqe stickers all over his face and arms, little other edgy elementary school boy marker tattoos on his arms because he literally has always been a rockstar.
meanwhile, jersey, in canon ncu baby kyle fashion, is wearing his gigantic kyle signature orange coat and green ushanka IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER because he is self conscious and sheila bought both on sale at the mall during summer when the winter stuff is all half up because she's a thrifty queen and wants him to get wear out of them and break them in...smh.
so he is sweating like hell and just wants to get his fresca open, which is very vintage and still comes in the bottle.
but regarding The Fresca Of Fate,
stan Does eventually ( open / it. )
...in the most chaotic, unhinged way possible, btw.
which is that baby ravenstan bites, rips and twists the cap off with his teeth like a feral fucking animal ( which i think happened because he was legitimately panicking like holy shit, what do i do, what the Fuck do i doooo?!?! i don't know how to get this open but the beautiful spotty boy w/ the perfect voice asked me to do it, so ¡oRALE! )
note: it is this party trick that he'd seen randy do a couple of times and just replicated, but totally ripped his lip open in the process, btw.
anyways, rae hands the fresca back to baby jersey and because he is a fkn idiot but also a superstar ( i love u raven ) shoots kyle the signature stanley marsh wink-peace sign-finger gun combo wombo.
and jersey is just SHOOK because that was, in fact, criminally insane, but also...kinda cool? and an oddly touching gesture because he could have just handed the bottle back or said go fuck yourself, new kid! because he didn't give a shit about this kid from next door and his parents were both busy...but wanted kyle to have his little drinky poo so bad that he literally busted his lip open turning into a can-opener for ky...and did the cutest, weirdest most awkward hand-sign ever.
tldr; it was brave and reckless and boyish and radiant. and kyle, who usually is highly disgusted by the germs of other people...finds that brings the lip of the fresca bottle to his with ease, sips his drink, which tastes like victory and probably a bit like cinnamon red hots, watches his weirdo neighbor give him the wink peace sign finger gun combo and is so weirdly endeared by this that he...
gives stan a rare kyle smile and even rarer kyle laugh. :’)
and this is so glorious and gorgeous to ravenstan that he literally cannot breathe, his heart is pounding in his chest, he is fkn shaking, goes to say something and immediately THROWS UP ALL OVER KYLE AND PASSES OUT. skhdlksahdsh HEEEEELP NO.
but yeah...that's how dad and dad met. please note that in canon ncu fashion ravenstan followed jersey around like a lovesick puppy, ignoring all of the kids trying to get his attention and play with him, desperate for kyle to acknowledge his existence for literally five seconds or accept his offer of being super best friends...
all the while, jerseykyle is trying to get away from him because he doesn't like other people, doesn't want to be friends, just wants to be left alone and be alone skhdld and is like weird kid with the giant eyeballs PLEASE FUCK OFF ( this does make stan fall more in love with him, stan i need you to go to therapy for the type of guys u like ) and this apathy and disinterest continues until...
stan takes the stark's pond hockey puck for him.
and suddenly, kyle's cold dead heart starts beating again, he sees ravenstan in the hospital recovering from slicing his face and mouth open again, who smiles so hard he RIPS his stitches open again, smh and from that moment on, they are Super Best Friends.
but both secretly want something more, legend says.
-uncle nina, obsessed with the prequel <3
#BRAAAAAAAAAAAAANCH IN MY EEEEEEEEEEEYE#sorry i have been dead silent guys when i tell u i have been so busy and so tired that i cannot keep my eyes open omg#but i wanted to give u some canopener lip lore#yes ravenstan still does this as a party trick#its extremely bad for ur teeth don't do it stan likes to be cool#he does not slice his lip open anymore thank goodness#management tells him hes really not supposed to because of the filling in his front tooth but ravenstan is a really bad listener#hi adhd smh#BUT NO LIKE HE IS SO INSANE HE WAS LIKE OH GOD OH FUCK MUST IMPRESS THE LOVE OF MY LIFE#MY NICE MOM IS INSIDE WITH PERFECT BOYS MOM#MY SCARY ASS DAD IS OUTSIDE WITH PERFECT BOYS SCARY DAD AND IM SCARED TO ASK HIM FOR ANYTHING#SO HERE WE GO JUST GONNA USE MY TEETH LMAO#he is insane but he is also a romantico king what can i say#the way kyle was just like...wow that was so weird but also why is my face kinda warm no boy has cared abt me like that#ALSO YES HE DOES THROW UP ON KYLE A LOT WHEN THEY ALMOST KISS MULTIPLE TIMES ITS A THEME#YES IT SUCKS also i love my ncu canon of baby stan being obsessed with kyle and slow burn tsundere kyle#being like fuck off and leave me alone u are so weird while the entire town is like stan marsh pls notice me HEEELP#MY! SONS!!!#but no after the hockey puck incident jersey was wooed#and they were both in secret gay crush on my sbf hell smh
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You know you've gone too deep down the ice hockey romance hole when you, 37 years old, start thinking of Sidney Crosby (also 37) and Alex Ovechkin (39) as old-timer legends who should retire soon.
#like i havent done a damn thing with my life since I was 24 and still don't have a career and feel like a college kid#but athletes my age have finished making their names in the field and retiring with millions#what do you even do if you retire at 37#where do you go from there even#i don't know what i'm doing here. i hate sports. ice hockey still looks boring to me#and yet i know what teams are in which divisions and whether bobby orr was better than lemieux#(when the right answer is that they both suck bc both are trumpers and one's second career is protecting and employing rapists)#(seriously ice hockey in real life makes me ill. i think that's one reason ice hockey romance is popular#it allows hockey fans to imagine people who aren't scum of the earth playing hockey)#reid must have been mainlining some good shit to watch a docu of sid and ovi and think 'what if they were attractive and fell in love?'#lmao#mm romance#ice hockey#nhl hockey#hollanov#heated rivalry#game changers#rachel reid#knee of huss
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I hate being a hockey fan with my entire core because I can't muster a positive middle ground. My team wins 7 games in a row and I'm like "Well I mean great job but are they REALLY this good" and then they drop 1 fucking game (they are up 3-1) (they haven't lost on home ice) (they weren't even blown out they lost in the final 3 minutes on a bad penalty) and I'm mentally preparing myself for the reverse sweep to come there is NO WINNING WITH THIS SPORT.
#Seta liveblogs hockey#New York Rangers#the doomerism is so strong in my family it's woven in my DNA#Also probably because I'm a Giants fan on top of this and like. What has that team done for me over the last 10 years?#Please don't listen to me guys I love this team but for me putting on pessimism is like putting on a coat in the winter#I must prepare
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are there any other nhl players that you like besides nolpats that you enjoy as a player or find them attractive??
There are a few...
Brock Boeser honestly I never really cared much for him or his looks but its the fact you can tell he's a genuine sweet heart that makes me fuck with him... Also love what hes been doing for the Canucks have been seeing him thrive throughout the games I've watched.
Vince Dunn heard he's problematic but ong he seems like such a fun time lmao.
Matt Rempe has grown on me I think I'm just a sucker for big ass dudes... and hands... I can't forget the hands... seems like an actual softy.
Connor Dewar is handsome as hell... simple as that.
Tyler Seguin I gotta throw him in there because I got to pay homage to the OG man candy of my adolescence.
#theres probably a few more but these are the current ones off my head#this was strictly based off looks no doubt#vince n matt r those gritty little players you cant help but love and hate#im beyond confident that every girl into hockey must have had a crush on the one and only t segs#vince dunn#brock boeser#matt rempe#connor dewar#tyler seguin#march 24 subs
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"The coaching staff here, the first day I got back, you know, they challenged me. They challenged me to be a better player out there, and to be a difference maker. And you know, that can come with scoring goals, assists - but it could also come with hits, drawing penalties; all the things that maybe not everybody notices but, you know, since they've come in, the message is: I can do a lot better. And I know, and I knew that, but - to have it laid out like that, it's a fun challenge."
10/2/2024 - LA Kings Postgame Media
Pierre-Luc Dubois comments on his turnaround performance during the Oilers match.
#pierre luc dubois#kings lb#la kings#los angeles kings#TEAMS RUN ON VIBES ACTUALLY !#i am so regular about this. their season was sinking into the depths of tartarus and then they were reminded that THEY PLAY FOR EACH OTHER#PIERRE LUC DUBOIS IS AN INSTINCT-DRIVEN CREATURE WHO LOST SIGHT OF WHAT TRULY MATTERS!!! PASSION FOR THE GAME#THE THRILL OF GIVING YOUR ALL AND WINNING :)#HAVING FUN LIKE WHEN YOU WERE A KID PLAYING POND HOCKEY <3#the coaches said YOU MUST PLAY WITH INTENSITY ! this is how you achieve FUN HOCKEY!! THIS IS HOW YOU LOVE HOCKEY AGAIN!#and it worked.#puck!gif
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March TBR--
I'm hoping the month of March goes a little better for me reading wise. I felt like I got a decent amount read in February (while still sticking to my goals for the year) but a lot of it was so mid. I'm ready for any of these books to just grab me by the throat and keep me hooked. I have two rereads in preparation for new releases later this year. I also have two NetGalley ARCs and a hockey romance (because I've read one every month of the year so far, why not keep that going?).
The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah-- This is one of those books you hear about a ton on the bookish spaces of the internet and I decided it was finally time to see what all of the hype is about. In this one, we follow Loulie al-Nazari as she and her jinn bodyguard are forced to help the sultan find an ancient lamp that has the power to revive the barren land. There is a ton more in the synopsis, but like a lot of reviewers these days, I feel like synopses are starting to give too much away. I'm hoping for some City of Brass vibes and lots of adventure.
The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten (Reread)-- I read this one a year ago and I'm excited to dive back into it before the next book comes out. In this one we follow Lore who escaped from a cult beneath the city of Dellaire over 10 years ago. Lore's job as a runner sustains her, but when a run goes wrong and her power is revealed she's forced to work for the Sainted King to find the person in his court responsible for the deaths of entire villages on the outskirts of the country. Thrust into the Sainted King's glittering court, Lore becomes tangled in politics, religion, and forbidden romance. This was my favorite book of January last year so I'm excited to reread.
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu-- A first contact with aliens story that's been translated from the original (and set to be released as a Netflix show soon) and follows the outcome of a secret military project that sent signals into space to establish contact with aliens. Will the alien civilization on the brink of destruction be welcomed on Earth or will there be a fight against an invasion?
Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo (Reread)-- Before the next in the graphic novel series comes out, I plan on doing a quick reread of this one. Number one in this series introduces us to Raven who is forced to move to New Orleans following the accident that takes her foster mother's life. But that accident has also taken her memory. Then strange things start happening. This is a fun series and I'm glad I get the chance to reread it.
No Coincidence by Rafat Kosik-- Translated from the original Polish, this is the first novel in the Cyberpunk 2077 series. Apparently, this series includes collected editions of limited series, standalone graphic novels, and also full length novels. There are four authors who have contributed to it. It is all based on the game Cyberpunk 2077. My understanding is that you can start in a few different places. I hope it's true. Let's talk about the actual book now. This one appealed to me because of the cover. But the synopsis really got me. A misfit group is forced to do a heist thanks to some good, old-fashioned blackmail. The gang includes a veteran turned renegade, a Militech sleeper agent, an amateur net runner, a corporate negotiator, a ripperdoc, and a techie. They must come together to pull off the deadly heist. Also...is this the third book in this TBR about people being forced to work for people above them??
Must Love Hockey by Sarina Bowen (Kindle)-- This short hockey romance follows a woman who has an allergic reaction at a hockey game and is rescued by an equipment manager whose name she doesn't manage to catch. I've read and enjoyed Sarina Bowen before so I'm hoping this is a fun and quick read.
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djeli Clark (NetGalley)-- The Dead Cat Tail Assassins are not cats. Nor do they have tails. But they are most assuredly dead. Those sworn to the Matron of Assassins--resurrected, deadly, wiped of their memories--have only three unbreakable vows. First, the contract must be just. Second, even the most powerful assassin may only kill the contracted. Third, once you accept a job, you must carry it out. And if you stray? A final death would be a mercy. Eveen's newest mission brings her face-to-face with a past she isn't supposed to remember and a vow she can't forget.
Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes (NetGalley)-- When I tell you that I was squealing the day I found out I got access to this book, please, do picture it as a cute and dainty squeal instead of the insanity that actually unfolded. I loved Dead Silence from this author so when I saw they had a new space horror novel I HAD to try to get an ARC. Space exploration can be lonely and isolating. Psychologist Dr. Ophelia Bray is assigned to a small exploration crew and she is determined to make a difference. But as they begin establishing residency on an abandoned planet, it becomes clear that the crew is hiding something. Her crewmates are far more interested in investigating the eerie planet and unraveling the mystery behind the previous colonizer's hasty departure than opening up to her. That is, until their pilot is discovered gruesomely murdered. I cannot wait to read this one.
This TBR is giving me such a good feeling. There's Sci-Fi, there's Fantasy, there's Romance, there's Sci-Fi/Horror (a beloved genre pairing for me), there's a graphic novel. I'm just hoping March is such a good reading month. I kind of need it.
#monthly tbr#tbr#to be read pile#to be read#tbr list#march tbr#the stardust thief#Chelsea abdullah#the foxglove king#Hannah whitten#the three-body problem#cixin liu#teen titans: raven#kami garcia#Gabriel picolo#no_coincidence#Rafat Kosik#must love hockey#Sarina bowen#the dead cat tail assassins#p. djeli clark#ghost station#s.a. barnes
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JARVY IS ON HATTY WATCH 15 MINS INTO THE GAME??
#someone pinch me#this must be a dream#JARVY#I LOVE HIM#SO MUCH#carolina hurricanes#hockey#canes lb#hockeyblr
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My condolences to Adam's friends, family, and teammates. This is such a terrifying thing to have happen, and I can't imagine the shock and disbelief everyone is going through. Incidents like this seem like such an outlandish idea until they happen, until they become way too real. After Teddy passed away last year, you would think that greater precautions would've been taken on all players. I hope leagues around the world look at these incidents, these innocent lives cut short, and work toward better player safety from things like this.
#hockey#nhl#shl#eihl#ahl#adam johnson#my heart breaks for all of his loved ones#i can't imagine the disbelief and the grief they must be feeling#i knew last night about the incident but woke up this morning to the news that he passed#this is so tragic#you would think a 10th grader d*ing from this would've made people do something but i guess not#my heart truly hurts
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haunting this side of the ice damn thats crazy i wish ekky was real :/
#sorry just got home and i forgot i took like quick video of warmies before practise officially begun#before i stored my phone away to like properly focus#and the amount of banter on the videos oh my god#“petiso mal hecho” “tiene una cara de pelotudo” “chamuyero” “quilombero” “míralo!! míralo!!! q pendejo 🤌”#“parece como tortugas cuando (mimes being flipped over)” “(6ft and below hockey skates by) petiso 🫵”#if you simply must know ekky on the 🇦🇷 love scale is at a whopping 11#because he got annoited with the loving “boludo” (when no one else did) and was the most made fun off#which i no way encouraged or started. ___ did this of their own volition. i merely say there and pointed at players to give bios and stats.#alternatively gringo gets “boludo”-ed and it is a high honour#insert the in 🇦🇷 you dont say ily you say [terribly censored phrase its all bleeped you cant even make it out] and thats beautiful meme
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29 DEC 2023: Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov allows the overtime game-winning goal in a 6–5 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Two days later, he would be placed on waivers. Because no team claimed him, Samsonov was sent down to the Leafs’ AHL-affiliate to die.
24 JAN 2024: In his third appearance after being called up from the AHL, Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov shut out the Central Division-best Winnipeg Jets. Samsonov allowed zero goals on 32 shots in the overtime win. Since his resurrection being recalled, Samsonov has gone 2-1-0, allowing only four goals on 72 shots faced.
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[ MURDERED The writing continued until the driver's side glass was clear, entirely swept clean by an invisible finger, until there were so many words that none of them could be read.
Until it was only a window into an empty car with the memory of a burger on the passenger seat. 'Noah,' Gansey said, 'I'm so sorry.' Blue wiped away a tear. 'Me too.' Stepping forward, leaning over the hood of the car, Ronan pressed his fingers to the windshield, and while they watched, he wrote:
REMEMBERED.
— Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven Boys ]
#hockeyblr reminded me of trc in the year of our lord 2024 and now you all must witness the aftermath#sammy baby you deserve better than toronto hockey#hockey poetry#graphic design is my passion#ilya samsonov#toronto maple leafs#leafs lb#hockey goalies#love thy goalie
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is anyone else getting this on umichs new post or is it just me 😭
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