#you don’t have to like him but god. acknowledge that he literally ISNT FLAT

[anxietyrobot]

“the cut tbob page shows that bills tragic backstory was made up!”

which cut tbob page? the one where it explicitly says that his home dimension was destroyed bc he felt stifled by constantly being limited when he knew there was more to life? that ends with flat out saying his home dimension was destroyed in fire? that tbob page? 🤨

[tearsofgrace]

endings are hard... but they aren’t impossible

tldr; the good place fucking nailed the finale, supernatural completely and utterly bombed it.

tags: wc--4.5k, gif heavy, spn meta, the good place, supernatural finale, spn wank, all gifs are mine, if you read til the end there’s a pretty gif

so i recently finished the good place (i was watching w my family and we finally had time to sit down and watch the last season) and god fucking dammit that ending is FLAWLESS. literally flawless. 

and because i’m, well, me… i spent most of the time during that hour long finale thinking about how supernatural could have had even a fraction of that and avoided so much heartbreak. 

anyways. i decided to compare them. to REALLY compare them. to get into the nitty gritty of why the fuck the good place ending left me feeling, as the finale is all about, sated and complete. and why the spn ending left me confused, lost, broken, betrayed, unable to even enjoy my comfort show at all until a dear friend finally just watched an episode (8.08) start to finish with me. 

so without further ado (always wanted to say that) here’s the good place/supernatural finale meta that no one asked for

comedy

we’ll start small. both these shows have excellent comedy. in extremely different ways… but still

in the good place finale, the comedy was perfect. whether it was jason reappearing in the forest, michael trying to get through The Door, tahani reversing the “hot bod” bit on eleanor, every comedic moment was actually pretty emotional and added something to the show. they deepened characters’ meanings, added to their relationships, and made the audience think as much as they made the audience laugh.

in the spn finale… the comedy was the pie gag. the whole sam shoving pie into dean’s face. beyond this being… like meta as hell (the whole prank thing) it doesn’t have any depth to it.

and to add salt to the wound, this “hilarious” thing happens RIGHT AFTER salmondean have a conversation about missing jack and cas that is equal parts flat and infuriating. the brothers, in particular sam about jack and dean about cas, should care more. this is their family. and family is everything to them. but, no, by all means pie dean in the face.

last lines

this one IRKS me. okay. 

the last line of the good place  "I'll say this to you, my friend, with all the love in my heart and all the wisdom of the universe: Take it sleazy.” “All right.”  is ICONIC. okay?

it’s a reference to season 1 that doesn’t feel fan-servicey. it’s kinda honestly emotional cuz it’s like a message to us, the audience. it perfectly completes michael’s arc. it captures the light-hearted vibe of the show while also somehow managing to be poignant. you can see it coming like the second before it happens but it’s also not the obvious choice. it’s just. goddamn it’s good.

the last line of supernatural…. is… “and cut.” not even said by one of j2. i mean i know it’s a meta show but COME ON ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME??????????

now i hear you shouting wait but that’s just the end of the thank you message. okay fine whatever. in that case the last lines are “Hey, Sammy.” “Dean.” (i couldn’t bring myself to gif that moment)

i’m sorry but. that’s predictable. that’s obvious. that’s boring. that’s flat. sure, it celebrates the bond between the brothers. but like… that’s not what this show is about anymore. it’s not just about sam and dean winchester it’s about what they’ve created. it’s about the world they’ve saved, the family they’ve made, about how they always keep fighting but nope we get bland, boring, coulda seen ‘em coming from miles away lines for the very end. that’s fine.

montages

the spn finale is like 50% montages that don’t make sense and are poorly done and not emotional

the good place has a montage of michael being human that brought me to tears

timing

here’s another short section. the good place finale was 53 minutes long as opposed to the usual 20 minute long runtime of every episode. granted, the fandom of the good place is very different, but STILL there was no documentary telling the fans things they ALREADY knew (there was a short special after the ep, but the episode itself was still far longer than normal). it was 53 minutes of plot. of really fucking good not rushed plot. 

the supernatural finale was… what 36 minutes long?? as opposed to the normal 40 minute runtime?? granted, we did get an hour long documentary of things we’ve all heard in cons and interviews a billion times so hey. take what you can get i guess.

character arcs

this is most of the meat of this meta. one thing we’ve all been harping on a TON is how they RUINED character arcs. soooo let’s go through and juxtapose some character arcs shall we

eleanor

eleanor shellstrop starts the show completely self-obsessed. she died getting hit by shopping carts while picking up margarita mix and let’s be real she’s a total icon. love her to death. she grows a ton, becomes one of the most selfless characters on the show, and starts to actually (jack forbid) CARE about things. it’s one of the most satisfying and relatable character arcs i’ve ever seen. 

it’s not just her selfishness either, her character is super multi-faceted and complex, and i feel like even in the end we’re getting to know her better. she’s afraid of commitment, always worried about what others’ actions will do to her, loves the trivial side of life, is queer as fuck (as acknowledged by the show in a way that’s not harmful at all but also isn’t explicitly bi/pan/unlabeled/omni etc, allowing queer fans to see their own identity in her), and is all around a HUMAN BEING. her ending at the beginning of the show was her death. her stupid, trivial, meaningless death where she was, as she puts it, all alone. and her final ending ISNT that. yes, everyone goes before her. and i think that’s purposeful. to show that she’s grown enough that being alone in some sense is okay.

but she’s never TRULY alone. and in the end. the REAL end. janet is there. the whole time. because eleanor asked her to be!! she got over her crazy need for independence and simply asked for help. and eleanor dies an amazing person that has become selfless, has found joy in philosophy while still enjoying trashy content, has fixed her relationship with her mother, and has found a sense of completion. eleanor’s life ends on her terms, and it’s beautiful.

dean

alright. now just as you’re feeling all warm and fuzzy let’s look at dean winchester’s ending. you’ve heard it a million times, so i’ll be brief. dean was raised to be a hunter, a soldier, a killing machine with no feelings and no purpose. he was raised to die scared on a hunt, his life over because of some mistake he made because he will NEVER measure up. at least that’s what john and everyone else told him with the exceptions of some of his family (and family don’t end in blood). he started to accept that he didn’t have to have this. he started to realize that he could CHOOSE what his ending was. 

the beautiful thing is, we never truly got to see what that was. i personally like to think it’s similar to the roadhouse michael locked him in while he was trapped in his own mind. a safe place for hunters, somewhere he (and cas in my opinion, but that’s not important) could settle down and still be in the life. it would be an amazing tribute to jo and ellen, and just all around a great ending. he wouldn’t have to be scared, but he wouldn’t have to conform to some apple pie facade of normalcy. and ya know what?? say that he died so he could have peace i dare you. because dean doesn’t find peace until sam is there anyway so i beg of you WHAT WAS THE FUCKING POINT. 

dean winchester died scared. dean winchester died on a hunt. dean winchester died on one of john’s old hunts. dean winchester died not directly at the hands of a monster, but at the hands of a mistake. his mistake. dean winchester died without ever working through the trauma of his best friend in the entire world confessing his love in a final act of self-sacrifice. dean winchester died in a way that leaves a sour taste in my mouth and does not at all show the audience what he’s been through and how much he’s grown. dean winchester did not die on his terms, and he deserved better.

chidi

okay back to happy. chidi anagonye. by far my personal favorite good place character (don’t tell anyone i always say jason cuz he and i are very similar). chidi in the last few episodes is SO DRASTICALLY different than the chidi we meet at the beginning. he’s decisive, confident, self-assured, and it’s amazing to see. he’s not afraid of life anymore. he’s not afraid to make the wrong decision and forever alter his reality, because he’s okay with failure. 

at the beginning, chidi was so petrified of life that… it killed him. and in the end, he’s completely at peace with every decision he makes, even the final one. yes, he considered staying for eleanor, but that just shows how his moral code and his compassion for others is still very much still intact. it shows the audience that you can be confident and decisive without being a selfish asshole. 

chidi leaves the good place knowing that it’s the right thing to do. knowing without a doubt that his time has come. the old chidi never would have been able to fathom being that sure about something. it’s beautiful. it’s a development that can give the audience peace, can show them that this drastic of change is possible, and that chidi became a better person for all of it. chidi went on his own terms, and it was beautiful.

sam

… this one might be controversial… but sam winchester. god i hated sam’s ending. at first i was kinda okay with it. like, okay fine he got his normal life. but, really, in the end that’s not what sam wanted. he started to realize that he didn’t need that apple pie, white picket fence life. he didn’t need the wife and the kids and the backyard and the barbecues because that is NOT sam’s personality and i will throw hands on that. 

that’s not to say he doesn’t want some sort of romance, maybe even kids, but not in that way. he lets himself see that he doesn’t need to be defined by his rebellion to john. doesn’t need to be defined by going to college or any of those “normal” smart kid things because it doesn’t fit him. and that’s okay! but how does sam’s story end? it ends with a wife (that isn’t even important enough to show her face). with kids. with a goddamn white picket fence. we think he’s still hunting to some extent… but it’s not the arc we were led to believe would happen. it’s not this amazing leader sam that we see in season 12-14, uniting hunters and organizing them. 

he had SO MUCH potential and they throw it away on a vanilla ending that shows only surface level pain at losing his brother. he doesn’t even invite the rest of their family to the wake for fuck’s sake. jared did an incredible job. pls don’t think i’m saying he didn’t. but that script…. sam winchester’s arc was cut short. he didn’t go on his terms, and he deserved better.

jason

jason mandoza. the only character that has ever embodied my complete dumbass energy to the insane extent that it exists. he went to hell for his impulsivity. he never thought before a decision. i aspire to be as reckless as jason while on earth. but he LEARNED. he got better, just like they all did. and by the end of the show, jason doesn’t need to be impulsive anymore. much like eleanor being left “alone,” the show does a masterful job with making him be the first one to go, capturing his old impulsiveness. but he chooses to leave. he takes his time in deliberation, waiting until a feeling of peace, of completion, of well, ‘true happiness’ (sorry cas stans, i’m right there with you) has settled over him. 

the ending of his story is one of growth, just like all these characters have been. and the best part? the show makes it comedic in the most poignant and beautiful way, because it’s jason, it had to be funny. we learn that jason has been in the woods for like, eons, just waiting to go through the door because he wants to give janet a necklace. he’s learned to simply wait. to be at peace with… nothing. his torture was being a monk, but in the end, jason embodies those ideals. his arc comes to fruition in an extremely satisfying way. jason goes on his own terms, and it’s beautiful.

castiel

this one is gonna hurt like a bitch. castiel is my comfort character. he’s my role model. he’s me in a lot of ways. i love him. so fucking much. so excuse me if this is slightly incoherent. i’m actually okay with cas’ ending… in a way. because his actual ending as an on-screen character? perfect. self-sacrifice while coming out and professing his love to dean winchester. a little bit bury the gays, but let’s be real, it’s supernatural. and “happiness is in just saying it” has to be the most powerful way to think of coming out. it takes away the fear, it takes away so much of the pain that can follow. because the joy is in just saying the words.

it’s how this was treated on the show that makes cas’ character arc terrible (and we haven’t even gotten to 15.20). YOU CANNOT JUST IGNORE A LOVE CONFESSION. that is god awful writing and i will never change my mind on that. cas deserved his family to care about him. to at least address and be sad about the fact he was gone. jesus fucking christ after everything castiel deserved at least that. and then we go to 15.20. cas is in heaven. cas is serving god. cas is right back where he started. now, i’m coming off a little strong. 

if the show had decided to show us cas and jack in heaven makin’ the world a better place… i woulda come around to it. i woulda realized that that’s not REALLY erasing 12 years of character development and cas realizing that his whole identity isn’t just him serving heaven and isn’t just him being an angel and that he’s so much more than all of that and he could still be happy as a human… because really he’s with his son. but they didn’t show us that. they barely even mentioned him. and to me. that counts as a bad character arc. and i’m sorry if you disagree. castiel may have gone on his own terms, but they treated that beautiful sacrifice with disrespect and disdain, plus resolved his arc by putting him back where he started. he deserved better.

tahani

*deep breaths guys this is a long post i’m sorry* anywayyyy tahani!!! we love tahani obviously. let’s talk about her arc, because it always kinda bothered me. throughout the show, we see all the other character’s growing and expanding their knowledge of right and wrong. and, don’t get me wrong. we see tahani grow a lot. but she makes a lot of the same types of comments and shit like that. but it’s how she treats the reactions to those comments. by the end of the show, she laughs at the caricature of herself that the others see. she isn’t looking for vindication in name-dropping, she just does it. she is far less self-absorbed, and is genuinely interested in those around her. she fixes her relationships with her sister and her parents in a way that doesn’t feel forced and actually feels like a beautiful, healthy family reunion. 

she has a list and she does everything on it. it’s worth noting, that the things on her list are not at all what they would have been at the beginning of the show. most of them are humble “labor” type tasks, and all of them are in self improvement. tahani’s end on the show is not the same as everyone else’s. she realizes that she doesn’t need to be done. that there doesn’t have to be an end to self-improvement. and she becomes an architect. the writers perfectly embody her transformation from a self-obsessed rich girl who has never done a thing for herself and laughs at the lower-class to a down-to-earth worker that simply doesn’t want the journey to end. 

it’s incredible how perfectly the writers were able to close off these character arc’s without it feeling forced, and without ignoring their character development. imagine that. tahani chooses her own way, and it’s beautiful.

jack

jack’s ending may be the only one that i’ve actually somewhat come to terms with. it’s not terrible. it’s not great. but it’s not nearly as bad. because ignoring that awful monologue about every drop of rain and shit, jack really does end up helping people. he ends up doing something that he loves and that makes the world a better place. and he doesn’t lose his personality in it. but. i dunno, that’s still his destiny, right? to create paradise. and this is a show about ripping up the rule book, about choosing free will above all else… so to have every single character just fulfill their destiny is cheap. 

still… i’ll try to be unbiased. because really at the beginning of jack’s time on the show, he’s unsure what he wants. and at least, in the end, he’s sure. he has a wisdom that he’s always had but he’s now using. and i’m good with that. but what’s NOT okay about jack’s ending is the lack of on-screen family. jack learns that family is important. sam, cas, dean those are the people he cares about. and you’re telling me he would just NEVER see them again? and be okay with that? i know he rebuilds heaven with cas, but we don’t even get a story about him rescuing cas from the empty. and he seems in 15.19 to not be that concerned about it (after the amazing emotional scene at the beginning). jack should have cared about his family. he did. but they ruined that for him. so jack kline deserved better.

michael

oh man where do i start. michael’s growth is the biggest on the show. i mean. he starts as a literal demon and ends a human. he gets better, he falls in love with humanity (*castiel fan in me sobbing again*) and he chooses over and over to be good instead of bad. his whole arc is a classic redemption arc, and every single beat just gets better. he chooses selfishly to side with humans but in the end it turns out to be the best decision he could have made. because he develops emotions, he develops compassion, he develops a moral compass. 

and his end reflects that. because to complete this arc of a demon becoming more human… he literally becomes human!!!! it fits so well. and he’s allowed to make mistakes and be happy and gain all that humanity has to offer. this just shows that human!endgame for cosmic beings that become more human WORKS SO WELL (and it shoulda happened for cas and jack that’s all i’m saying). michael went on his own terms, and it was beautiful.

eileen

oh boy… this one stings. because they brought her back, used her up, and we never saw her again. eileen was one of the best side characters on the show, and they rarely addressed her arc. she comes onto the show as a hunter seeking revenge, and gets that revenge in the same episode. her s15 arc is focused on what’s real and what’s not, with her relationship to sam admittedly being a central part of her character because… it’s supernatural and women can’t exist without that. but still! eileen grows throughout the show and in the end… we don’t even know what happens to her. it’s as if her arc wasn’t important enough to even glance at. 

it’s as if the connections the boys make outside of each other mean nothing when in reality they mean everything. they prove that the co-dependency is behind them and that family doesn’t end with blood and that real connections can be formed between people that last a lifetime. eileen was a disabled hunter that was shown to still be one of the best in the business, and they didn’t even give her the courtesy of a goodbye. eileen didn’t go on her own terms, and she deserved better.

janet

this is gonna unbalance my list but goddammit janet’s ending was perfect. she was a not-robot, not-girl that should have been incapable of feelings. but throughout the series we get to watch as she learns first-hand about human emotions and processes them. she cares about the humans in her charge and fights for them on multiple counts. 

in the end, we see janet come to terms with both her cosmic being side, and her human side. she never stops being with the “cockroaches.” she sees them all leave, she’s there for them while they’re there, and she also continues to speak her mind and live autonomously. janet was a non-human character done right. she lived on her own terms, and it was beautiful.

some honorable mentions

spn ignored (in the finale) chuck, amara, stevie, charlie, jody, donna, garth, bess, the other angels, claire, kaia, patience, alex, and the list goes ON in favor of focusing on JUST sam and dean. did none of those characters at least deserve a quick goodbye??????

the good place wrapped up multiple arcs i had completely forgotten about in a totally natural and not forced way. mindy, doug forester, (the mushroom guy, i know, it took me a second), pillboy, donkey doug, kamilah, tahani’s parents, eleanor’s mother, eleanor’s friends, chidi’s best friend, vicki, shawn, glenn, simone and so many that i’m forgetting all got satisfying ends that they totally deserved. 

they even fucking resolved FROG GUY’S arc and gave him a real frog. that’s right. frog guy (jeff) had a better character arc resolution than dean motherfucking winchester. 

heaven and hell

obviously in very different vehicles, both shows explore in depth the realities of the afterlife. and lemme tell ya, at the end of the day, one sits a whole lot better than the other. 

the good place finale ends this quest for the perfect afterlife by saying that everyone can improve and that an eternal paradise shouldn’t keep you from eternal rest. they pretty much make me wish that this is what our afterlife looked like. they handle everything with care so it’s balanced precariously in a way that doesn’t give you anxiety looking at it but instead fills you with peace and faith in humanity. 

supernatural addresses this series long battle between heaven and hell by creating a heaven where you drive for forty years without seeing the people (cough cough cas and jack not his parents) that matter to you and drink beer that tastes like shit. a place you can’t be happy or find any sense of peace until your brother has died and he’s there too.

and hell… well they barely even address it. there’s a new queen of hell i guess? but so what. it’s still very much heaven and hell in a way that’s the worst and hey plus to them… makes me wanna stay alive thank you very much. oh and purgatory is in shambles and not functioning properly cuz all that eve bullshit.

loose ends

whenever something is ending, you gotta tie up the loose ends. not in a “oh, we must wrap everything up and leave no stone unturned” kinda way but in a “wow, we should probably try to make this unambiguous because this is the last time we will ever see these characters” kinda way. 

the good place does that. so fucking masterfully. all these side plots with all these different characters were taken care of all while focusing on the main six characters. we get to see how their intervention has changed everyone else. for example, mindy’s arc is wrapped up perfectly, with eleanor going to save her.

plus different running jokes like “take it sleazy” are wrapped up, we revisit really old callbacks like the original neighborhood, and all of it feels natural and in the moment. it feels like full circle in a way that doesn’t erase growth. 

supernatural, on the other hand, left a million loose ends open. what happened to the boys they saved? where the fuck are jody, donna, etc.? did eileen make it back? cuz sam was pretty upset about that. what happened to it “being loud” in the empty? hell, what happened to the empty? what happened to hell? what about chuck? it woulda been nice to see just for a second what became of him. did charlie and stevie make it (i’m very invested in that relationship)? if we’re taking the original ending… why the fuck is jimmy there? did kansas just all,,, die? 

i’m not saying they needed to address everything… but god a few wrapped up storylines besides the brothers wouldn’t have hurt

coloring

can i just… real quick… as a giffer lodge a complaint

the good place has beautiful vibrant coloring in the finale

spn has like bland washed out whatever the fuck that is coloring. it’s not even the dark early aesthetic cuz they dropped that it’s just… ew. so. do with that what you will. 

conclusion

first… while writing this i realized just HOW MUCH it’s not about destiel… like believe me. i knew i wasn’t just pissed about destiel. but holy shit it’s not destiel at all like did i even mention destiel that much???? this was never about a ship. this was just a trash finale. 

in the end. the good place writers knew what they were doing. they knew their fans, they knew their characters, they knew their world, and they knew how to wrap it up in a way that was satisfying and sad and perfectly fit the tone of the whole show. it wasn’t out of character or rushed, basically every loose end was tied up without the audience even realizing that’s what they were doing, and i feel happy and complete having watched it. 

the supernatural ending was a betrayal. flat out. to the audience that has stuck by it in a way bigger way than the good place fandom. to the characters that have helped so many people. to the actors that have given so much of their lives. to the other members of the crew, to certain writers… all of it was just a slap in the face.

we deserved better guys. there are better endings possible. so i’m sorry. i really am. but i guess… that’s what fanfic is for, right?

[jilyyall]

Would you ever write one of those text message or social media AUs?

Sure! They’re basically just all dialogue, which is usually my favorite bit to write, so of course I loved this! Thanks for asking for this; I kind of missed the boat when people started writing these.

James Potter to Siriusis the ultimate ladies’ man [12:13 PM]: Petition to change the group name.Sirius Black: why though?James Potter: I feel like it’s inaccurate. I don’t want tolie to our adoring fans?Sirius Black: who do you think is reading our texts?Remus Lupin renamed the group If Sirius weren’t asexual, he still wouldn’t be the ultimate ladies’manPeter Pettigrew: bit wordy noRemus Lupin: Where’s the lie, though?Sirius Black: “still wouldn’t be”James Potter: I see no issues.Sirius Black: i feel attacked.

Lily Evans to James Potter [2:23 AM]: you should come here.James Potter [2:23 AM]: Okay, where?James Potter [2:30 AM]: Hello?

Remus Lupin to Jamesdoesn’t know we have a group message without him [2:46 AM]: Someone shuthim up.Sirius Black: i’ll hit him over the head with this bottle ofwhisky.Peter Pettigrew: Okay, but I feel like his confusion is validbecause she texted him at two AM and then never responded.Sirius Black: oh god. pete is sloshed. he’s texting withproper grammar.Remus Lupin: I’ll get the bucket.Peter Pettigrew: No, I’m not going to get sick. Peter Pettigrew [3:13 AM]: I’m just going to sit outside for a moment.Peter Pettigrew[3:17 AM]: Who’s trainers are outside?Sirius Black: jamesRemus Lupin: His favorite running trainers?Peter Pettigrew: Oh.Remus Lupin: Why do you ask?Peter Pettigrew: I may have just sicked up on them.Remus Lupin: I told you to take the bucket with you.Peter Pettigrew: I thought I’d be fine with some fresh air!Peter Pettigrew: Please don’t tell him.Sirius Black: we’re not snitches, Pete.

Sirius Black to Remus Lupin [3:21 AM]: think his favoritetrainers being ruined will make him shut up about Evans?Remus Lupin to Sirius Black [3:22 AM]: I can’t believe yousent him to check on Peter before I even read your text.Sirius Black to Remus Lupin [3:25 AM]: i don’t need urapproval.

James Potter to Peterowes me a new pair of trainers [10:56 AM]: I’m over her.Sirius Black: this again.Remus Lupin: I think this is a record. Fifth time this week,is it not?James Potter: No, I mean it this time.Sirius Black: you meant it last time too.Remus Lupin: And the time before that.James Potter: She thinks just because she’s hot she can textme whenever she feels like it, doesn’t even care if she wakes me up or not, andthen not even respond when I answer her.Sirius Black: you weren’t asleep?Sirius Black: we were trying to see who could drink the mostwhisky without sicking up.Remus Lupin: Pete lost, remember?James Potter: Yes. Hence the title of this group.James Potter: But that’s beside the point.Sirius Black: what’s the point?James Potter: In class just now, she didn’t even acknowledgethat she’d done anything.James Potter: It’s inconsiderate. And rude. And I won’t betoyed with anymore.Peter Pettigrew: u no whisky is my enemy its not my faultJames Potter renamed the group It’s always Pete’s faultPeter Pettigrew renamed the group im definitely not buying you new trainers nowJames Potter renamed the group Four is a crowdJames Potter removed Peter Pettigrew from the groupRemus Lupin added Peter Pettigrew to the groupRemus Lupin renamed the group Grow the fuck up; we are adultsSirius Black renamed the group Never grow upSirius Black removed Remus Lupin from the groupSirius Black: anarchy, the time is now.

James Potter to Lily Evans [3:45 PM]: I feel like if you’regoing to text someone at an indecent time, you should at least have the decencyto respond when they text back.Lily Evans [3:52 PM]: What are you talking about?Lily Evans [3:52 PM]: Oh God. Oh my God. I just realized. Idon’t remember sending that.Lily Evans [3:56 PM]: I was drunk and my friends had justbrought me home and I must have fallen asleep right after. I don’t remember anyof it.Lily Evans [4:05 PM]: Is this payback?James Potter [4:12 PM]: Sorry, just got out of class.James Potter [4:13 PM]: Okay, to be honest, I was going toleave you hanging, but then you confessed to drunk texting me what seems tohave been a booty call and I completely forgive you.Lily Evans [4:14 PM]: It was not a booty call.James Potter [4:14 PM]: How do you know?James Potter [4:14 PM]: You don’t even remember sending it.James Potter [4:14 PM]: Don’t be embarrassed. I was going tocome to you.Lily Evans [4:15 PM]: What were you even doing awake at sucha time?James Potter [4:16 PM]: Drinking with my friends.Lily Evans [4:16 PM]: You would have ditched your friendsfor me?James Potter [4:16 PM]: Without a doubt, yes.Lily Evans [4:17 PM]: You are a terrible liar.

James Potter added Lily Evans to Remus owes James a life debtSirius Black [4:18 PM]: interesting development.Lily Evans: Why have you done this, Potter?Remus Lupin: What’s happening?James Potter: Would I ditch you lot if Lily asked me to meether?Sirius Black: is this a trick?Sirius Black: i can’t decide if this is the ultimate power play or the biggest mistake of you life. Sirius Black: butSirius Black: without hesitation, yes.Remus Lupin: You have done on multiple occasions. Like thestudy group. You don’t do study groups, but when you found out she wasorganizing one, you literally left us in Burger King to go join.Sirius Black: you were half out the door the other night andyou didn’t know where to go.James Potter: That’s enough.Remus Lupin: At the beginning of the year you ditched us togo to that bar you hate because you heard she would be there.James Potter: NO REALLY THAT’S ENOUGH.Sirius Black: that was more us ditching him though.Sirius Black: he tried to make us go with him, and stillwent when we refused.Remus Lupin: How about the time she was ill and he ditched adifferent class to hand-deliver her his notes?Sirius Black: classic.James Potter: Please stop. I’ve seen the error of my ways.  Lily Evans has leftthe group.James Potter: I hate you.James Potter has leftthe group.Peter Pettigrew [4:23 PM]: i always miss all the fun

Remus Lupin to Lily Evans [12:23 PM]: Are you out of class?Lily Evans: Yes, why?Remus Lupin: Do you want to have lunch with me?Lily Evans: Are you going to talk up James?Remus Lupin: He’s really a great bloke.Remus Lupin: And he really does fancy you.Lily Evans: If your texts were true the other day, I believeyou.Remus Lupin: We weren’t lying.Lily Evans: Exaggerating, then.Remus Lupin: No.Remus Lupin: We may even have been downplaying how much hefancies you.Lily Evans [12:36 PM]: What’s this life debt you owe him?Remus Lupin: Meet me for lunch in the dining hall and I’lltell you all about it.Lily Evans: Fine.

Lily Evans to James Potter [12:13 AM]: hiJames Potter [12:18 AM]: hiLily Evans [12:19 AM]: Want to come over?James Potter [12:19 AM]: Is this a mean-spirited joke?Lily Evans [12:19 AM]: Flat 3.  12 Green Lane.

James Potter renamed the group Remus is the ultimate wingman [6:11 AM].Sirius Black [11:07]: okay but i’m asexual.Remus Lupin: You still cognitively understand sexual desire,though. You just don’t feel it.Sirius Black: i could be the ultimate wingman. if i tried.Peter Pettigrew: wait did u shag evansJames Potter: Even better, mates. I’ve got a date with heron Friday.Peter Pettigrew: how is that betterPeter Pettigrew: isnt shagging the goal of a dateSirius Black: even i know that.James Potter: Not with her, it’s not. The goal is anotherdate.Sirius Black: if you say so.Peter Pettigrew: but ur sayin u didn’t shag herJames Potter: We talked all night.Remus Lupin: Even I am doubtful.James Potter: Why?Remus Lupin: You forget I’m the one responsible for this.Remus Lupin: We talked a lot at lunch.James Potter: We talked all night.James Potter: That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

Sirius Black to Lily Evans [7:10 PM]: quick question.Lily Evans: Okay?Sirius Black: did you shag james last night?Lily Evans: Why do you ask?Sirius Black: he claims you talked all night.Sirius Black: i find that hard to believe.

Lily Evans to James Potter [7:13 PM]: Did you tell yourfriends we didn’t have sex?James Potter: No. I didn���t tell them anything. Why?Lily Evans: Sirius texted me.Lily Evans sent animage.James Potter: Okay. So I said we talked all night and thatwe have a date on Friday, but I didn’t say that we didn’t sleep together.James Potter: I just didn’t say that we did.James Potter: I didn’t think you would appreciate me tellingpeople about it.James Potter: Was I wrong?

Lily Evans to Sirius Black [7:15 PM]: We talked all nightlong.Lily Evans: After we had sex.

Sirius Black renamed the group James is a lying slag.James Potter [7:31 PM]: What?Sirius Black sent animage.Sirius Black: still sticking to your story?Remus Lupin: Wow.Peter Pettigrew: congrats

James Potter to Lily Evans [7:32 PM]: Is it too soon to saythat I love you?Lily Evans: How about you just come shag me again?