Due To My Husband Being A Man, I Have 1.5 Mile's Worth Of Gasoline Left In My Tank After Driving To Work.

Due to my husband being a man, I have 1.5 mile's worth of gasoline left in my tank after driving to work. I will be walking to the gas station after work to get a gas can so I can have enough gas to make it home. Someone sit me down with a crow and a warm cup of tea. I don't even need the vacation, just need to sit still and not stress for an hour.

I like Alex but if you want my opinion? I am glad someone said it he is being incosistent because the fans thinks he is Mr.Perfect who can't do wrong and that baffles me because along with Rafael, he was supposed to be the slowburn dude. I am not saying he is not allowed to do those things and is good to know he wants to be respectful towards Estelle (you even get frowns if you say Estelle is not compatible when selling yourself because Alex wants MC to focus in the relationship and not Estelle) but it baffles me when nobody calls him out for sending mixed messages. Okay, we know he wants to twists since the beginning that is absolutely valid but they never explained why he acts like this around MC when he wants to take things slow. And let's not talk about Uma because if you aren't in Alex route, during the spin-a-bottle game, he dares someone to do sexual poses with the person they like and when Uma picks him, he isn't afraid to do it past the initial me?! he gives first.

As Alex bafflingly said in one scene, "Heard." OMG I didn't know about the spin the bottle thing!

In the comments I mentioned that the whole interaction with Summer where she thought he was interested in her would have been a great way to sell the idea that he's sending mixed messages. But as always, they never stick the landing and in this case, they wrote him being completely up front and obvious about who he was interested in, so it's clear he bears no responsibility for Summer's behavior. Oh Fusebox.

Thanks for messaging me, Anon!

The Inscrutability of Alex

So I might be working on an S7 Alex fic. I mean, I'm probably not working that. But I could be. Maybe. Anyway, for mysterious reasons, I decided to replay the current episodes because I found myself confused by a couple things with Alex. And a second playthrough left me even more confused. I sent @mrsbsmooth a nearly three minute, babbling voice note, asking her if I was missing something, because I cannot figure out how to write him.

This character is described by multiple others as having "golden retriever" energy. Something he absolutely does not have. I'd say he's not even that playful. It's just bizarre for anyone to say that. Nothing about him is overly energetic. Both Raf and Bryson are much better described like that. Alex has the most whistle-whilst-mowing-the-lawn-in jorts-dad energy ever. Golden retriever he is not.

So okay, his energy doesn't match the description. That's not a huge issue on its own. But like...who is he? He says he's not cocky, just confident.

Hmmm. Never is a strong word, innit?

Now, a less cynical person might say that Fusebox is just writing a realistic depiction of someone who is unaware of his own cockiness, but since I am a cynical asshole, I'm saying that Fusebox is not in the business of nuance. They make the same amount of money whether they spend the extra energy to give it depth or not. So they're never gonna bother with that. This is just inconsistent writing. Now, we all know that Alex's most overtly acknowledged trait is his desire to "Take things slow." He says he's looking for the one, and he's not gonna rush that. He knows things move fast there, but he still wants to take his time. He didn't kiss Estelle on the first night. He was uncomfortable with Summer being so forward before he knew anything about her. So how does a guy who takes things slow answer a question from a virtual stranger about what he does for a living?

A dirty joke. Yes, very much setting the tone for his lack of cockiness and his desire to take things slow 🙄 Though I do enjoy MC responding with "Very presumptive, but good to know." 😆😆😆 Not to mention, when he finds out you can snog during the icebreaker, he's not like, "Um too soon." Instead his eyes light up like he can't wait. It's so baffling. So let's say maybe he's just a slow mover who is also really flirty by nature. That feels like he's sending mixed signals at best and manipulating you at the worst. Now this one really threw me for a loop. There's a gem scene where you can ask the boys to tell you something cute about themselves. Alex tells a story about having a crush on a gym bunny and how it led him to weightlifting in order to ask her out. But he kept putting it off and by the time he finally got the nerve, she was already dating someone. So he learned not to hesitate. He learned to just go for it.

Um... what? That's a strange perspective to have for someone whose entire ethos is "Take it slow." Now, I'm aware that he is very straight forward with MC about where his head is at, so perhaps he just meant that he doesn't waste time letting someone know he's interested, but he still wants to take the relationship slow? I don't know. Last, but not least, on night one, you couldn't even kiss Alex (unless I'm misremembering). You could only snuggle. But on night two, Alex says he still wants to take it slow, but he wants to a little something. So the game gives us some options. And the first choice was to do bits. Now, this might be my fault, but I assumed that "bits" in this case would be some kissing and making out. Heavy petting. Maybe some under the clothes touching. But, to my utter shock, no it's not just a heavy make out sesh. Nope. He finger blasts you. He straight up bypasses the face lips and tiddies, and goes straight to rubbing the bean and shoving a digit inside of your person. It's an awfully intimate act for someone like him who's only been alone with you three times, and beyond challenge smooches (if you chose to even take those), has still never really made out with, nor kissed you privately. I would like to clarify that I'm not judging how fast or slow anyone goes in their personal lives. But I am I'm judging this character's pace in relation to the things he's been saying about his pace.

I wrote most of this before the last batch of episodes so I'll only lightly touch on the fact that Alex seems nearly ready to ask you to marry him the day after bringing you to the villa. So "taking it slow" really went out the window altogether.

Long story long, there are aspects to Alex I like. I mean, I'm writing him right now (OR AM I?) so it's not all bad. But it's really hard to attempt any canon reinterpretation, when I can't even sort out what canon is.

It just doesn't make sense. Is he cocky or not? Is he a slow mover or does he believe in not wasting time? Is he an inner city gym rat bro, or is he a home-on-the-range papa who wants to build you a cottage, and make babies? Is his whole "slow burn" thing some kind of manipulation to hide that he's a fuckboy (which would be hilarious) or he's just very badly written?

I love a good, lively conversation, so go ahead and let me know your thoughts. But for those who are rather... overly invested in Alex, feel free to yell at me about his perfection and how wrong and dumb I am. I look forward to deleting your vitriol.

Wow I never knew how to articulate it. But this right here 😆

CHAPTER 3

Fic Summary:

Three gorgeous guys. One evil twin. One beekeeper with trust issues. Rora isn't here for love, she's here for fun, but she's not having much of that. When the guy she thought wanted her didn't, she swore she put her heart behind ice. But now she's got Marshall chasing her, Ozzy missing her, and Lewie, her best friend in the villa, wanting to be more than friends. Oh, and she has a sister who lives to hurt her. Can't forget that one. Rora's just a girl who prefers yoga to drama, but her life is currently nothing BUT drama. She's terrified of being hurt, and there's only one guy who has the ability to break down her walls, but what if he breaks her heart instead?

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Wooooowwwww.

Um. Yep. This tracks.

of course i have a praise kink, i'm a burnt out former gifted child.