#tj reread

[wildwren]

no no see you need to understand, the thing about this scene in the novel is that Sophia and Tom have been separated for hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of pages. I’m not exaggerating one bit, the amount of shit that happens between the scene in Squire Western’s house and this scene is actually insane. Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of pages of mutual pining and suffering and close calls and missed connections and trying to unlearn their feelings for each other and failing. And THEN this scene just barrels onto the page out of NOWHERE. Fielding gives the reader basically no warning, suddenly Tom and Sophia are just standing in the same room looking at each other. And it’s as shocking to the reader as it is to them, they are both so surprised and overwhelmed by this that they can barely speak or express themselves, they just cling to each other, but when they finally find their words, Sophia is SO angry at him, and Tom is SO racked with shame and fear and he so desperately doesn’t want to her know that he’s become a kept man. And they have this incredibly rushed and passionate discussion and THEN LADY BELLASTON WALKS IN and Tom thinks Lady Bellaston is about to betray him and Lady Bellaston thinks Tom is about to betray her and Sophia thinks she can actually hide who Tom is from Lady Bellaston and everyone's hiding something from someone else and it’s literally THE angstiest shit, and all I’m saying is that this scene in the show actually did it perfectly. The camera set up, the angles, the lighting, the score, the dialogue, the performances, the yearning, it was perfect, I could rewatch it 1000 times and never get sick of it. 

[everlastingfable]

honestly what I would give for heartsong but from kelly's pov because the poor boy is going through so much. like his mate was brainwashed and killed 2.5 people then disappeared for over a year. then they find him but he doesn't remember them and he's different but still the same and the bond is still missing. and then kelly was turned human and has to deal with all that as well as the fact that his mate says he doesn't love him because he doesn't remember him and part of him doesn't want to

[raccoonnutella13]

i love tj klune's novels cuz like thitcs is silly and wholesome and for the most part not too chaotic. and then you can tell when klune truly realizes his own powers when you read under the whispering door and its absolutely unhinged because theres this asshole ghost and teashop owner who desperately want to fuck each other but cant even touch for the majority of the book and theres so much raw yearning. also theres a health inspector who ALSO wants to get with the teashop owner and the ghost is so salty about it. almost all the characters have something Severely Wrong with them and the way the book deals with grief is in such a messy and fucked and beautiful way. and its one of the best books ive ever read

[slowburning-dumpsterfire]

nothing will ever hurt as much as the last 50 pages of brothersong do

[mollyolikeme]

[actuallysyrie]

"Pleae, I beg you. Ask me to stay again."

Arthur nodded tightly. He cleared his throat. He was hoarse when he said, "Linus."

"Yes, Arthur?"

"Stay. Here. With us. With me."

Linus could barely breathe. "Yes. Always. Yes. For them. For you. For-"

He was being kissed. He hadn't even see Arthur move.

[starlightoffandoms]

Comment on old fic people!!!!

Been having a shit few weeks and I got comments on fics that are 10 and 5 years old. Lemme tell you that made my whole damn day. Y'all don't understand. Like it literally turned my mood around.

Also I stay forgetting what I write so it was fun going back to read old fics. Soooo

COMMENT ON OLD FICS!

[ineffablelvrs]

i miss lalka yaoi

[maygrcnt]

I remember writing tyrus fic after the infamous double dribble scene aired. i was like ok, this drives a wedge between tj and cyrus that does not resolve until deep in their high school years. I was fully prepared to write the fic all the way through their high school years and an epilogue where they got married many years later as adults. realistically I don’t think the two of them last until then bc. like they’re like basically barely lived they’re like 13 and 14 respectively but the romantic in me says they do

SHUT UP ABOUT COSTUME DAY ILL NEVER BE OVER IT. i remember when we thought they were gonna be salt and pepper and then their goofy asses come along with a sweet little costume based on an inside joke 😭 it was the cutest shit ever and then it was the most PAINFUL thing. oh tj kippen you little sad boy and your internalized homophobia storyline on DISNEY CHANNEL. he means everything to me.

i always thought they could go the distance, but with a little breakup era after high school when cyrus goes to a big brain school for stem and tj gets a basketball scholarship to a state school super far away, but to me they will ALWAYS find their way back to each other. there’s a certain soulmateism that they exhibit heavily

[wildwren]

Wearing a shirt that says tom jones defense squad and when someone asks, the singer? i say no the eponymous character of henry fieldings 1749 picaresque satire the history of tom jones a foundling

[koshercosplay]

they have no idea

[eddiesxangel]

i need to read the first one you posted for the eddie x 1D song series… but you should DEFINITELY do rock me next 👀🤭 (that’s one of my personal favs heheh)

That’s what I’m thinking 😏

[ampersandra]

im out of college, so i didnt have basketball pep band this year, so i didnt reread aftg after getting bored & vaguely reminded by being at sports games consistently, so something in the universe shifted and decided a FOURTH book would be released. so yes i am going to read it now

[cyrusgoodboye]

hey!! I’ve been rereading the notes we write, and it’s one of my fave fics of all time :)

I was wondering if you’re going to update it again?

I hope you have a great day and take care :)

thank you so much for the ask!

i do still plan on finishing tnww! i’m so touched that you love it enough to consider one of your fav fics of all time. right now i’ve been working on another fic for a completely different fandom (it’s always sunny in philadelphia; it’s an M rated show so i have a separate ao3) but i plan to update tnww once im done updating that fic, which hopefully should be soon.

i’ve generally just been very very busy but i just graduated college and started a new job as a vision therapist, so life is going good for me right now! i’m mostly learning how to manage my time and plan things out so i can balance just taking care of myself (which is just so exhausting) along with work, social time with friends, family, and my boyfriend, and also working on my passion projects like tnww. it’s definitely a struggle but i hope i get there! thanks for the ask, and take care anon!

[aroace-cat-lady]

But that's the price, I think, for loving a hero. We're a lighthouse, Nick. A beacon to help them find their way home

I'm soooo emotional right now I don't even know why I'm crying like omg—

[skull-ishcloud]

Do you think TJ Klune ate pollen to write this scene?