Oct 15, 2023
okok, so I'd been thinking about writing an incoherent long post as I've done with many entries, but like,,, that ending caught me SO off guard
help
I mean I've seen this done before but it's usually very obvious that that's where the story is headed, so once it happens I'm... ehh... indifferent honestly, but not in this case
I'm bamboozled
it's an "everything makes so much sense now" moment for sure
it's such a bitter way to end the "season" that I'm left wondering how it'll impact the wholesome aspect, but on the other hand, I kind of really liked it lol
I do think that he ended up liking her, but in the beginning it seemed like he wanted to be with her because he wanted to "fix" or "save" her or whatever, and she looked like she appreciated the attention but never really accepted it? and this is why
crazy
I still have some gripes with the last few chapters and how little foreshadowing these events had (yes, even nora's incident) though
last chapter especially was ???
for both the nora and amy incident there's some foundation, but the problem is that it's quite flimsy, and it goes a lot more than it comes if you get me
one of my pet peeves in romance is how near the end there's usually some sort of car accident/outrageous event to artificially incite a "climax" because rising action and yadda yadda, which shouldn't happen if the story is well-made because it'll naturally escalate without the need for contrived misunderstandings or, again, random accidents, and even when the story has the potential for that, sometimes it feels like the author adds extra "spice" with the aforementioned things, and while I understand that both things 'had' to happen, the way they did really reminded me of those cheap tricks, which sucks because it takes away from the events themselves
that said, I think you nailed the fluffy, deceptively saccharine read that still felt like there was something wrong beneath the surface
I understand where both characters are coming from and their actions are not only expected but realistic, which is what makes a turn of events like this work c: I liked it even though I'm sadge
tl;dr rebecca did nothing wrong
