Network + Action = Open | I am being perfectly f*%king civil

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[ There’s a blonde girl on the video. It’s pretty clear that she’s in the bookshop, Sub Text, from what can be seen around her. She’s got a coffee cup at her elbow that says ‘Books turn muggles into wizards’. She waves a little at the camera. ]

I haven’t done one of these in ages so clearly, I’m slacking. I’ve actually been doing a lot of reading lately. I know, I can hear BFF from home yelling at me to go out and get a life already, Gracie. I’m working on it. I mean...I will work on it. Probably.

Which brings me to book boyfriends. Don’t question how my brain works, just go with the flow. Last month while the flying monsters were...flying, I stayed inside in order to avoid becoming a damsel in distress and I got completely lost in Henrietta, Virginia. Where is Henrietta, Virginia you might ask, other than the obvious answer: in Virginia. It’s a fictional town set in the world of the Raven Boys. There’s a private school called Aglionby Academy, a public school that no one ever really seems to go to and a Welsh King that’s been dead for over 500 years.

None of that is the point. The point is the characters, the boys and more to the point: Adam, Gansey and Noah. I’ll take a date with all of them. Seriously, though. Each in their own way are so precious. They deserve all of the hugs so selflessly, what do we say to that?

[ She gives the camera a look like ‘oh, you know it’s coming’.]

I volunteer!

[ She sits back a little, clearly pleased with herself.]

Equally as amazing are their true loves, because did you all think I would be reading this if true love weren’t part of the equation? I want to be friends with Blue and...I’m not sure what I want to do with Ronan. Bad boys have never been my thing. Maybe play with his raven, which is not a dirty joke.

And Noah...we are not talking about Noah.

In short, I’ve got the entire quartet of books here at the shop. If you promise to read them, care lovingly for the characters inside and adore them, they can be yours for the low, low price of…


[ She drum rolls on the table next to her]

Free!

And now it’s time for me to do actual work. Gracie out.

[ There’s a final wave from the blonde and the video goes black]

((ooc: feel free to talk to Gracie via the network or stop by Subtext and say hi. No fourth walled parties were injured in the making of this vlog))

Comments

video;

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[ Gracie's eyes go wide and she swallows a little. She winces, looking entirely sheepish. ]

Sorry. I didn't--I mean I wouldn't. It's all a...running joke with my friend back home? Sort of. [ She sighs and facepalms a moment before looking back at the video. ] I really love your hair.

video;

[makeslouder]

[She likes her hair. Blue isn't sure if it's a strange attempt to suck up or a compliment really meant. It doesn't really matter though, does it? Her hair isn't the point of this strange posting on the network. Not at all.]

There's nothing funny about this. They're my friends you're talking about. And my boyfriend.

Henrietta isn't fictional.

video;

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[ Okay. So...maybe Gracie won't be making friends with Blue any time soon.]

I know that now. I just--I didn't--in my world it is. It was a book I read with characters that I loved and a world I found fascinating. I didn't mean anything by it and you don't have to worry about your boyfriend. I won't--I wouldn't.

video;

[makeslouder]

[Probably not. This is the kind of first meeting that definitely needs a redo if any kind of friendship might come from it.

Especially because Blue would almost rather believe that the other woman as clinical rather than accept the idea of her life being a part of a book.

Flatly,] It was a book?

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[ Sorry, Blue. Gracie would undo it if she could. ]

Is. Yeah. Four books actually.