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universe-friday · 1 day

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EXCERPT #28:

Hello. I hope somebody is listening.

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I haven’t seen her since I last spoke to you, old sport. It’s been harder to wander the streets of the City these days. It’s been harder to get up and get the day started. Thalia and I were so close… We went from spending all our time with each other, to not speaking for days at a time.

What possible reason could she have…? For someone who cares the same way, she certainly doesn’t enjoy showing it.

It is so hard to read her mind. She doesn’t give me much to base any guesses on… If only she would talk to me. Have a conversation with me. One that doesn’t lead to her deflecting, or running away.

Every time I think we’re so close, but then the tide just goes back in again. And when that wave comes crashing back into shore, are we ever able to ebb and flow the way we once did?

Or am I back to drowning, waves crashing into my lungs I am no longer able to scream…? Did she ever hear me? Can she hear me?

I suppose I never recalled walking to the beach in the first place, old sport. But I found comfort in the waves. I found myself in the waves.

[A small and distant knock is heard in the background. Equipment rattles. Radio stutters in astonishment.]

Hello…?

THALIA: Can I come in…?

[Beat.]

THALIA: Please, Radio. Can we talk?

RADIO: …Okay. Come in.

[Door squeaks open, footsteps approach.]

RADIO: Hold on. Let me just mute this call quickly.

[A button is pressed, but sound continues to play. A chair squeaks and footsteps get further away. A conversation begins from afar, distant and quiet.]

THALIA: Radio, I… I am so sorry.

RADIO: I know. You say this every time… Do you want to get to a point?

THALIA: I want to be with you. But… I can’t.

RADIO: What do you mean, Thalia? What do you mean, ‘you can’t’?

THALIA: I mean that I can’t. I care for you… So much. I have never met anyone else like you. But, I just can’t be with you.

RADIO: I don’t understand… That makes zero sense, Thalia.

THALIA: I know. And I’m sorry. I can’t… I can’t explain it very well. I just- I have other commitments-

RADIO: Other commitments?

THALIA: In the City. And I-

RADIO: What can even be meant by ‘other commitments’? There’s someone else?

THALIA: No, Radio. There’s no one else. I just… I can’t be with you.

RADIO: We’re in the City… What possible- What do you mean… I… How could you have other commitments? You don’t have time? How is it possible to have that problem here, Thalia? I run out of things to keep myself occupied, stuck here. And with you gone, even fewer things. And I just have to be stuck here while you go and do other stuff? Leave me, even though I love you?

[Silence. A quiet, but suppressed sob is heard as it breaks past Radio’s boundaries.]

THALIA: It’ll pass…

RADIO: But what if-

THALIA: I love you too. And it’ll pass.

[A much louder sob is heard. It comes from both Radio and Thalia, this time.]

RADIO: [Quietly, through tears] Will I ever see you again…?

[Beat.]

THALIA: I think… that wouldn’t be good for either of us.

[The conversation fades into radio static. After a while, this fades to silence. Until a melody softly begins to play.]

♪ There’s nothing left for us anymore Why aren’t you listening? Why aren’t you listening to me? There’s nothing left. ♪

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friday-answers · 22 days

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just for the record. i'm actually only at university as the creator of universe friday because it gives me inspiration.

i feel the dread and stress with the undertone of wanting to die and go 'guys this is sooooo aled last'

i am actually not here for a degree only for this tumblr blog

#alice oseman #osemanverse #radio silence #aled last #universe city #frances janvier #february friday #carys last #universe friday

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narlie-aspec · 5 months

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i've been catching up with amazing @universe-friday and these lines are the most i relate to so far, at least at the moment </3

#aled last #universe city #universe friday #osemanverse #aled radio silence #radio silence alice oseman #tu

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an--artistic--autistic · 7 months

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i am unreasonably proud and excited about this

#disability #chronic pain #mobility aid #i am officially running a thing to make my university accessible #i am so ready to fight people over it and I've recruited a bunch of people #we may or may not end up in our local news too #im done with this shit #literally on Friday had to walk around the building bc the elevator broke again and i couldn't do stairs #should take 30 seconds instead took like 10 minutes

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cowprintsillies · 6 months

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I’ve figured it out

#starkid #hatchetfield starkid #jon matteson #richie lipschitz #paul matthews #gary goldstein #wiggly #wiggog y'wrath #hatchetverse #hatchetfield universe #shitpost #meme #starkid black friday #nerdy prudes must die #npmd #starkid npmd #tgwdlm

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raycatzdraws · 4 months

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LU WIND BUT HE'S A ITTY BITTY HUMMINGBIRD

Slingshot Proficiency!

+bonus doodle drafts

#requests #linked universe #linkeduniverse #lu wind #lu legend #lu sky #post post comments:#Wind agreed to do this but whether he caught the moon pearl or Legend caught him is up to you ajdsfsd #this is for shits and giggles and I know it's kinda ooc 'xD #also it's in reference to the d&d polymorph spell - the hummingbird likely has only one hit point so taking any damage would change him bac #PLEASE DON'T HIT BIRDS IRL #the slingshot being such an important item in Seasons is cool #if I had a nickel for every time I post LU fanart and there ends up being a new LU post that day too - I'd have at least three!#I was thinking that it being a friday near the end of the month that there'd be a chance and LO

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blondephenobarbitol · 4 months

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I love the fact that Jon Matteson treats Wiggly like a pet because he's setting a precedent for every other Hatchetfield fan. It's like we see this eldritch horror but then Jon goes "aww he's just my little guy" and then we all go "yeah just a little guy" completely disregarding the fact that this "little guy" nuked Russia.

#wiggog y'wrath #lords in black #hatchetfield #hatchetverse #hatchetfield universe #starkid #jon matteson #wiggly #black friday musical #npmd #tgwdlm

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sir-se · 4 months

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cw: blood

Back to my roots with the lovely Lex Foster (and Ethan, technically)

i'm also counting this as my first gary goldstein (god bless his soul) fanart because i didn't draw those horrible shoes for nothing

just for funsies i'll throw the sketch in here too because there are parts that i like more and i'm too indecisive so have them both

#art #starkid #team starkid #hatchetfield #hatchetverse #lex foster #lexthan #ethan green #hatchetfield universe #black friday #nightmare time #lords in black #gary goldstein's shoes

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cosmicquill · 6 months

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I'm always like "Oh yeah the Nightmare Times are some of my favourite content Starkid has ever put out, but they're fun additional stories and not necessarily essential for people to watch if they're into the Hatchetfield musicals." And then I think about CCRP's future or Homeless Man or Pete's brother or Miss Holloway and I'm like OH MY GOD THEY DON'T KNOW. THEY DON'T KNOW. THEY LACK CRITICAL INFORMATION. THEY DON'T--

#this is a goof I totally get people only watching the musicals #it is just WILD to me to think about how different the Hatchetfield verse feels after you watch Nightmare Time.#before NPMD the lords in black were one of the main things #hatchetfield #hatchetfield universe #hatchetverse #npmd #nerdy prudes must die #npmd spoilers #black friday musical #tgwdlm #the guy who didn't like musicals #nightmare time

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atoneofconscious · 5 months

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Onion Headlines in Hatchetfield

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iisthings · 6 months

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#HOW WAS TGWDLM 5 YEARS AGO?????#I STARTED + GRADUATED HIGHSCHOOL AND STARTED UNIVERSITY IN THAT TIME #starkid #tgwdlm #the guy who didn't like musicals #black friday #npmd #nerdy prudes must die

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universe-friday · 15 days

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EXCERPT #26:

Hello. I hope somebody is listening.

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Thalia has been very friendly lately, old sport.

And I mean literally friendly…

Call me crazy, but how can someone kiss me and listen to me speak so highly of them just to go back to calling me ‘bro’ and ‘dude’... Huh? That’s not normal, right?

I wouldn’t know! I… haven’t really done this before…

Old sport, I know she likes me. You’d expect me to start doubting it now, right?

But I know... Have you ever just known? The way they act around you, maybe even by the way they initiated a kiss… I am many things, old sport, but I am not oblivious.

Why are they trying to push it away… push me away? Am I dangerous? Repulsive? Do the times we spent together mean nothing to her, despite meaning everything to me?

I just can’t think straight right now, old sport. Maybe I’ll just have to wait for this rollercoaster to inevitably stop.

I want to fight for it - I’m willing to fight for it. But I don’t even know who my enemy is yet. Is it her? Or is it myself…?

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I was wondering around late last night, February. I found myself at the mouth of this tunnel. The entrance is illuminated by street lamps, yet, look any further and complete darkness stares right back at you. I was always afraid of the dark.

I was looking for that light, the one they always talk about, at the end of the tunnel. You were always that light, February. I even tried to call out to you.

For a moment, I could’ve sworn I heard you call back.

Perhaps, you, February, finally answer, but how can one be sure it's not just an echo? The voice responds, copying and mocking your own words and pleas. If you're shouting back, February, you have to be louder than that.

The definition of love is so old-fashioned. In every language, I'll shout from the mountain tops how much I am in love with you, truly. If only people would know what I really meant by it. If only you really knew what I meant by it.

If you're shouting back, February, don't let it be dismissive. I am being clearer than I ever have been. You have to understand that I'm serious. I need you to understand.

I need you to understand this is why I do everything I do. I do it for you. The calls, these letters… At this point, I know there’s no escaping the City. But you’re my escape from reality, February. If you ever do answer, I’m free. But for now, I am restricted to merely shouting to a void and calling it by your name.

You must wonder too what to do with that information. I know. But you could at least show me you’re listening. That you hear my pleas. If you are trying to move on with your life, tell me, because I will remain here until I do. How could I ever move on if I didn’t find out if it was you in that tunnel?

Besides, how could I know it was you? After all, we are in Universe City. The sound could have easily been another one of those dreaded cyborgs.

If it’s you, February, I am willing to hear you out, always. But you must emerge from the shadows and take a step into my light. You have to show me.

Perhaps if I cannot see you, I should stop trying to contact you. Am I latching onto a rotting idea that I should just let die? Is that what we are?

How am I ever supposed to get over this if I continue talking to you? I wake up in dread and heartache every day, knowing you’re not here. And, although the City is not a great alternative, I either live my life here or continue to do so with that ache… That dread.

This is no way to live. Any level-headed person would agree… If I can’t hear from you, February, perhaps you shouldn’t hear from me.

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friday-answers · 3 months

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now how would we feel about letters to february for every universe-friday post in february.....

because i think i like that idea !!!!!!!! (can u tell i enjoy writing the february letters the most?)

also maybe tying each one into the @februaryfridayevents prompt for the week??? like... come on that would be so fun

still got another friday before then though! i'm just excited!

#radio silence #universe city #aled last #alice oseman #osemanverse #carys last #february friday #frances janvier #original fiction #universe friday #letters to february #hstv

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pasteld0ll6 · 5 months

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"the tiny town of hatchetfield"

wdym tiny it has a theatre, a shopping mall, TWO high schools, at least one large office building, AN AMUSEMENT PARK???? what about that says "tiny town"

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pancakes4life · 5 months

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I've seen so many people talk about Richie being Paul's relative and it amazes me how you guys are sleeping on the possibility of Richie and Gary Goldstein being related

#starkid #nerdy prudes must die #the guy who didnt like musicals #starkid black friday #team starkid #hatchetfield #hatchetfield universe #hatchetverse #richie lipschitz #paul matthews #gary goldstein

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nobark-allbite · 6 months

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I’m going insane over the lords in black and their costume designs. We’ve got little nerd, anime girl, pretentious thespian, lauren lopez in a hoodie, and bill cipher, and i love each and every one of them

#hatchetfield #hatchetverse #hatchetfield universe #nerdy prudes must die #npmd #black friday #tgwdlm #the guy who didn't like musicals #lords in black #wiggly #pokey #tinky #blinky #nibbly

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