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as promised, here is a whistlestop tour of my (belated) thoughts on idgie and ruth vs shauna and jackie. for @hellmo.

jackie and ruth

• ruth, meaning "friend"

• jackie, meaning "supplanter"

• names in contrast yet so intwined

• ruth, above all else, is everyone's friend

• and jackie, above all else, supplants her true self in order to be everyone's friend

• people are drawn to them, smiles so honey sweet, eyes so expressive

• they're the types of people with souls so bright they light yours on fire, be that as a a fire you use to warm a home, or to burn it down

• they follow the rule book on how to be a good girl; a good woman

• ruth follows a man she doesn't love and bears his child, whilst jackie dates the popular boy everyone expects her to, and both end up being used and betrayed

• expectation weighs heavily on them

• fear of judgement fuels this

• so they do as they're told to play the role of the good girl, the good wife

• people consider them to be frail, but don't be fooled by the gentle and placating outer shell

• they give as good as they get

• they care about everyone, even if they may not care about them in return

• they're loyal to a fault

• they exist as one half of a whole

• soulmated to something wild, someone so in contrast to who they are

• bearing the weight of the world on their shoulders, it's no surprise they crumble under the weight it all

• as fortitudinous as their minds are, time runs out for everyone

• they are victims of fate; of "this was always going to happen"

• they are victims of the cruelty of nature

• leaving for them was never a choice, and if it were ever presented to them as such, they would never take it

• the only reason they would ever leave their loved ones behind is through death

• and a lady always knows when to leave

• the only difference being, whilst both left on their own terms

• ruth left laid in her bed, listening to her love tell one if her tall tales, surrounded by love and family and warmth

• jackie left laid outside in the dark, alone, surrounded by nothing and no one, surrounded by heartbreak, betrayal, and the cold

shauna and idgie

• neatly summed up, shauna and idgie are reckless. independent. childish. dependable. devoted

• they rarely think before they act - always a doer

• definitely of the opinion it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission

• and fortune favours them in loving people so forgiving

• wild women by nature, quietly loving at heart

• natural storytellers

• they're simultaneously impossible to read whilst wearing their hearts on their sleeves

• they've only ever been in love with one person in their life, and they continue to love them once they're gone

• i don't think they'd even know how to stop

• they're independent, not because they don't need anyone, but for the longest time they didn't want anyone

• they'll forever feel like half of a whole.

• they'll forever wish for more time

• time to fix mistakes, time to show their love, time to grow

• but

• where shauna is haunted by jackie's death; followed by the ghost of her; moulding herself into what she assumed jackie's future would be and sacrificing her own

• idgie embraces all the bits of ruth left behind, and creates her life around them, continues her legacy in a way ruth would have loved

• where shauna is scared of all the jackie she can see in callie

• idgie rejoices in all the ruth she can see in buddy

• where idgie is proud of all the parts of herself she sees reflected in buddy

• shauna is terrified of her reflection in callie

• where idgie couldn't wait for her future with ruth

• shauna couldn't wait to have jackie out of hers

• but not like that

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There’s a fic on fanfiction(.)net that I’ve kept tabs on for years to see if it’s been updated or not. While I’m no longer even in the fandom it’s written for, it just has one of the greatest storylines I’ve ever read. Last time it was updated was 2011.

The other day, I decided to reread the entire thing and leave a very in-depth review of what I thought of each chapter. I also mentioned how I started reading it when I was 13 and am now 21, but always came back to see if it was ever finished because I loved it so dearly.

Today, said author sent me a private message saying that her analytics showed that the story was still getting views even after all these years, but no one ever bothered to leave reviews other than “update soon!!!”, so she never felt motivated enough to finish it. She said that me reviewing every single chapter with lengthy paragraphs made her cry and meant the world to her. She also mentioned that she felt encouraged to write the two remaining chapters needed to complete the story and that she would send me a message the night before she updates the fic.

I’m literally sobbing. I’m so excited :’)

Please always remember to leave a review when reading fanfiction!!! It means a lot to a writer.

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sorry i can't come in to work today. yeah sorry they killed me off last night. yeah i just wasn't relevant to the plot anymore. i should be in tomorrow but i'll let you know.

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devotion that corrupts is my favorite btw there's nothing wrong with it ever & it should be encouraged

#paladin core #am i thinking of making a new dnd blorbo for shits and gigs? yes‚ yes i am

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Teeth are bullshit. What do you mean you’re decaying. Get a fucking grip. You’re a bone now act like it. You don’t see my finger bones decaying from jerking it too much now do you

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fanfic where they both turn into coniferous trees. mutual pining

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i hate when i send someone a meme in another language and they're like "uhm... translate? 😒" fucker i sent you a meme where 90% of the words have an english cognate and/or you don't need to know what they're saying to find it funny. can you at least TRY

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i want 60 thousand votes by next thursday

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what is your most controversial video game hot take? 🎮🎮🎮

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My favorite kind of “I was cancelled” celebrity tour is when it’s part of the press tour for their newest Netflix comedy special for which they were paid millions of dollars

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(english butler voice) Will you be making an attempt on your life this evening, sir?

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floor time save me. floor time. save me floor time

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i love matt boyd so much, i don't think anyone understands

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A hummingbird thought a man’s orange hat was a flower [x]