Another chapter to help us all get through quarantine a little faster!

[essbeejay]

Now up at AO3. Enjoy!

Ch. 11 - I Was Sinking And Now I'm Sunk, or The Stupid Way You Make Me Feel

Hope you don't mind celebrating Thanksgiving in March.

Moving forward chapters will be posted at AO3, likely a week in advance of them going up at FFNet. Thanks for the support, everyone!

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Comments

the DRAMA

[otakuspirit]

i always have a hard time writing reviews for you because you deserve more than the typical, "omg pls update soon" but I have a hard time putting all of my thoughts and feelings into words. plus, i hate putting potential spoilers in the reviews in case someone is browsing them before reading the actual fic, so i have decided to leave my latest review right here.

i can't even begin to tell you how much i enjoyed the opening scene with the girls in their room. the way bubbles knew how to make blossom feel better and the way buttercup FINALLY decided that she should be the one to go to her sisters. she has really grown. c'est magnifique!

catch me clocking princess with her straight hair in the cafeteria - girl, i know you ain't up to no good and you ain't go to paris just for the "punishment". you and your mommy is up to something and i don't like it. AND THEN MONEYBAGS HAS HIM CHAUFFEUR HER BRATTY DAUGHTER'S ASS AROUND, WHILE THROWING HER MONEY IN HIS FACE TO ANTAGONIZE HIM. brick's an ass, but i did feel sorry for the fellow that he found himself being princess's errand boy. yikes. but also, dang, princess, you're so bad at being a villain.

but can we TAKE A MOMENT to talk about how you constantly remind us that boomer isn't cute, little, innocent boom-boom. he a bad guy. he thinks bad guy thoughts. he nasty and immature and this will blow up in his face if he does not get a handle on his jealousy. green's not a pretty color on you, babe. you blue for a reason. also, bubbles, childe, you deserve so much better. i'm so scared for her. ily girl, but run.

and now, the greens. everything was just perfect about it. i love how they know how much they mean to each other but they're just so dense. i'm so proud of buttercup for being bold. and i'm not talking about in the woods, i'm talking about when she changed her mind. it is so important to portray scenes in which consent is the key. and butch didn't take advantage of her. furthermore, they were so comfortable being vulnerable with each other. buttercup wouldn't have let just anyone feel her up and butch would never open up like that to anyone else. they seriously have the strongest relationship.

i feel so bad for the professor; i know i'm getting old when i can sympathize with him wholeheartedly. but he's learning to let go, which is so healthy for everyone involved. LOVE that the boys fear him. those scenes give me life.

sneaky, shitty, brick is still my favorite, especially now since he can admit to himself that he misses blossom and just wants to spend time with her. blossom, girl, you will end up heart-broken but i am so cheering for you guys. just make him not want to take over the world already so you can live in the moment until graduation. oh god, i'm going to be crushed, aren't i?

this whole chapter, i was waiting for princess to find a way to seduce brick. it was sheer agony. i don't want to see it happen, but i can feel it coming and it is NOT A VIBE. the reds are my favorite and i am on life support rn.

anyway, all of this to say, "OMGsiuhdi;huisgiosdhydsgsuh THANK YOU AND PLEASE UPDATE SOON. ALSO, STAY HEALTHY. WASH YOUR HANDS!!!!"

[interstellarfish]

Super excited to see a new chapter. Thanks for posting, Stuck in isolation on the other side of the world from my family and have been getting a bit cabin feverish. I'm going to have to force myself to savour this chapter. (Insert Spongebob "I don't need it" meme)

Thanks for writing this. It's been a part of my life since 2009 and I'm really grateful to still have it in my life 11 years later.