Which confuses me a little because I was thinking Kip was Steve (art history book), but I guess not.

The author won’t confirm the original fandom but rumor mill says it started as stucky fic. So, Kip = Bucky.

Yes, the casting on Kip and the rushed start of the relationship are my main two issues. I’m also super confused about ages and how old Kip is supposed to be given that he lives at home and is applying to grad school.

I think so???? I like the idea of them, but I was not into the execution.

The third ep of Heated Rivalry is feeling so awk to me. I love the idea of a side story, but this casting is not working for me.

It’s pretty normal for the English subtitles in a That BL to get the pronouns completely wrong for multiple people in multiple ways during the course of one episode. It’s super frustrating but I also suspect the fault is on English for not having anywhere near enough pronouns to deal with Thai.

Thank you!!

Good to know! Just checking… I’m guessing you mean the follow up with these two characters, rather than the next book in the series?

Ooo! That’s way easier than last year. Thanks!

YUP.

Wait. Is it just the alphabet this year? And a song for each letter?

Noooooooooes!

Eeep! I haven’t reread that in ages. This is a sign!!

Yes!!! I love when this happens.

It’s the “Nekteck Neck Massager” (on AMZ). The photos show neck and back, but it also works well on leg muscles too. (FYI! It is high pressure/deep tissue, so you may not want that.) @araleith.bsky.social

lol. There’s not much to tell? Mostly that it’s $40, comes with a warming option, and I’m loving it. It’s not the same as a real massage, but worth considering if you have $40 to spare.

(Its essentially what’s in this gif but in a more neck friendly style.)
@arallara.bsky.social

lol. It’s gooooooood.