#or maybe my opinion is so harsh because right before this book i'd read just kids

[depoteka]

saw a picture of kim gordon and realized i haven't listened to sonic youth much since reading her memoir back in....2017

[wave2tyun]

Hi, Alex! I wanted to let out something because none of my friends can hear about this, and I feel like I can trust you since you're so far away from my real life. Also, I feel like you can definitely offer me some advice or comfort. So here goes: I have two friends: Friend A and Friend B. Friend A is my four-year friend and she's very close to me. I've had occasions where I've wondered whether I like her or not in a romantic way. Friend B is newer, it's almost one year with him. He's also close, but not as much. We still call each other bestie.

Alex, what can I do when I say I saw this coming a mile away? I didn't expect Friend B to text me and ask me if he should ask her out after the exams. I had my suspicions about him liking her, it seemed like something like this would happen. Even before I introduced them to each other in September or November. I had once even told him that I had a hunch that he and Friend A would get along if they knew each other. And today, hours ago, I got a text from him asking for my opinion.

And I saw it, too. I saw how affectionate he was with her. And perhaps it was the pressure of being a good friend or something that took over me so that I offered to find out how Friend A felt about this. And I asked her subtly, without letting her know anything. And she said she was fine with him asking her out. I let Friend B know about this and now he's planning on asking her out after our exams which end on the 13th over text. And then something ran cold in my gut.

So now what? A part of my brain is cheering for them, elated that they're getting together so that now both of them have someone to love and cherish. Another part of me, one I hope dies soon, is lamenting in the dark corner.

What do I do, Alex? Why am I feeling so? I don't like either of them, I am sure. So why now? Any word from you, I believe, could soothe this irritation, whatever it may be. Thank you if you read all this. I hope you've been taking care of yourself and feeling okay, at the very least. If not, I hope things get better for you. You are a lovely individual, truly! Love you so much!

hello dear anon!!<3 i hope i'm not too late for this, i'm sorry it took me a bit to reply :(((((

hmmmm, honestly, as i was reading this i first thought that maybe you do have some feelings for friend A, but after getting to your last paragraph where you said you're sure you don't have feelings for either of them, my second thought was: maybe a part of you is a bit afraid of what is going to happen to your friendships with them if this date does lead to something more? :0

sometimes unwanted feelings come and tend to linger. i would say not to be too harsh on yourself for feeling this way right now :((((( maybe it's something subconscious, that you don't really understand, maybe it's something that will just go away after a day or two, or after a bit more time once you see how things go between them. those thoughts and feelings don't define you- the simple fact that you said you hope the part of yourself that is lamenting in the dark corner "dies soon" is proof of that. i've read once in a book to "enjoy the freedom of your own thoughts"- and that has personally helped me a little. you can let those thoughts simply exist, if you can't make them disappear easily, but you still have the power to choose what you actually want to pour your belief into!! does that make sense??????? i don't know if i explained that well akdhjdns

i'm glad that you came to me and that you trusted me about it, i really hope i was able to bring you some relief, even if just a little bit :(((((💕💖💞💘💞 my life has had its ups and downs lately (perhaps a bit more downs than ups asbdsjah), but i'm doing the best i can to hang in there!!! sending much much love your way!!!<333 please don't hesitate to come back to me with a reply, or an update about this, i'd love to hear from you again!!🫂🫂🩷

[myeyebaggsaredesigner]

MAGNUS IS NOT PERCY HE'S HIS OWN CHARACTER WITH HIS OWN PERSONALITY AND QUIRKS. I'M SO TIRED OF EVRY CHARACTER RICK WRITES TO ALWAYS BE COMPARED TO PERCY. PERCY ISN'T SOME GOLDEN STANDARD HE'S A CHARACTER WITH HIS OWN FLAWS AND DISLIKE ABLE TRAITS.

Of course Magnus is cynical and bitter at times, his mother was murdered before his own eyes, he had to run from the authorities in fear of being hunted down by the killers or falsely convicted for her murder. He spend 2 years on the streets homeless pick pocketing or living on trash when his rich uncle who lives in a fucking mansion who knew all allong could have easily taken him in. Then he has to fight to what him is Satan and gets his insides molten by a lava ball and drowns dying in agony ( just when he found out his cousin and other uncle hadn't abandoned him on purpose) only to wake up in some unfamiliar place for them to tell him Yo you gotta stay here and die evryday until the end of the world now. Like he has evry right to be cynical and bitter. There's no way he could be a happy go lucky character with that backstory. If you want protagonists that are all smiles and rainbows go watch care bears.

Not to mention Magnus will continue to die evryday until he'll one day be forced to to fight a war in which he will watch evryone he cares about - no ALL LIFE IN ALL 9 REALMS- die. And he knows this. He lives evryday knowing this. How much more Angst do you want??? And you also expect this poor child to be the optimistic and happy go lucky protagonist??? I think you dislike MCGA because it's not what you're used to from the genre. No all white, cis, attractive main cast of 17 year olds to go on an adventure with relationship drama and the like.

The humor--I'm going to stop you right there. Excuse me this is YA fantasy book. Not to mention the sarcasm and jokes in these books were golden in my opinion. Evryone has a different sense of humor and that's okay but trashing a book for having humor in it in the first place? That's not. Like I don't know about you but I certainly would have thrown the book away if all the humor had been taken out of it. Not to mention Pjo and Hoo have similar humor? But you praise those books and trash talk this one? I feel like it's not the humor that has you writting such a hateful review. if you want nothing but angst I'd recommend not reading Rick Riordan's books or fantasy books that are targeted towards a teenaged audience in general !? Stick to Angst fic's and emo teen shows my dude.

Was I too harsh? Maybe, but Frey be dammed, that is my favourite book of all time and I will defend it ANYTIME. MCGA IS FUCKING BRILLIANT and that's a hill I'll die on. Meet me on a Walmart parking lot at 2 am, bring your best pen you're going down.