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Me after having plowed through all 53 chapters of The Sun in My Eyes in like 48 hours 😅
But also:
Bwhahahahahaha!!! You're so sweet! I'm always nervous when I see someone binge reading and commenting because it always goes from "THIS IS SO CUTE AND SWEET AND FLUFFY to WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO BOBBY, YOU MONSTER?
What I'm saying is, I'm so happy you stuck with me and don't hate me now 😂 FYI Chapter 54 will be posted some time this week. Probably Wednesday or Thursday!
TSIME: The Casa Girls
While I was preparing to write Casa Amor from the boys' point of view for The Sun in My Eyes, I realized I'd have to create the girls, because we only really know Shannon. Even Blake is a bit of a mystery as we learn almost nothing about her, other than she's seems thin-skinned. So I spent some time sorting out the main personality trait of each original islander, and then made each CA girl a combo of 2 of them.
Marisol + Priya
Amber is a huge snob and decided as soon as she met Emily that she was stupid and low class, and needed to be put in her place. Amber is a bitch. It was really fun to write two women who were both WAY too good for Jakub, get so caught up in competing with each other that they forgot that what they were fighting over wasn't actually a prize.
Just Hope
Originally Siobhan was Hope + Lottie. A self-important troublemaker, but she just didn't flow that way when I started writing her. I didn't want to write yet another brittle black woman (Fusebox has that on lock). It was more fun to make her have all of Hope's best traits (playful, direct, ambitious) yet none of her worst. Siobhan is who Hope could be if she weren't so insecure. A self-actualized Zen badass. Basically she's S3 Yasmin before S3 came out.
Hope + Marisol
What's there to say about Shannon? I love this manipulative, savvy bitch. And she deserved better than Rahim's triflin' ass dithering between multiple girls.
Lili + Lottie
Yuna was an accidental villain. It was supposed to be Siobhan telling everyone about what Emily did, but once I started writing, it just felt right for this spoiled, chronic talker to thoughtlessly spill Emily's business to anyone who'd listen. And for her to lie to Bobby in order to manipulate him into choosing her. Love Yuna or hate her, you gotta respect the audacity.
Lili + Priya
You know, I really wanted to redeem Blake. I always thought she took a lot of heat for simply being a little thin-skinned, and I wanted to give context for her behavior when she came to the villa. But I underestimated just how much she was hated and no amount of context was gonna make anyone empathize with her 😆 Oh well. I tried.
Chelsea + Lottie
Oh, Emily. Girl. I love her tragic, bad decision making ass. And her wise, resigned kitchen conversation with Bobby is my favorite thing I wrote for Casa. I head canon, but never explicitly wrote into the story, that she DMed Lili the moment she left the show to apologize. Because that's just how she is. Emily is a fuck up, but she's an honest one.
Just an aside, but I gave her my mom's most endearing skill, the ability to cross one eye and keep the other straight. Something that never fails to make me laugh 🤣
Stay tuned, my post about Bobby's OC family is coming... eventually.
Thanks @longbobmckenzie for pointing out that my original post is missing for some reason.
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The Sun in My Eyes- Ch 54: 'Cause You're the Storm That I Believe In
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Bobby would 100% do this. Probably right after telling you he loves you for the first time 🤣 "I love ya, lass." RIIIIIIIIP! TADAAAA!
Maybe I should edit my new chapter...
I need him so bad it’s unreal
Okay FuseBox writers, I see what you did there...
🥺💖
This brings me so much joy, you have no idea 😆
the office scenes as litg season 2
Literally how I write fanfiction 🤣
rotating my blorbo in my mind like the cough drop in my mouth, slowly stripping away layer after layer as I let it soothe me, until I reach its very core where it is soft, and I can crush it.
hiya luv! was just rereading tsime and was wondering how the public would react to bobby and lilis situation during love island and when they get back together (if this doesn’t spoil any future chapters) how do the public react then ? cant wait for the next chapter !! many thanks and love u lots 💞💞💞
Hello kind anon!
That may actually be addressed in the upcoming chapter (which might be the last one, depending on how long it ends up). So there's probably gonna be an answer to that soon. Well, soonish. If you've been reading TSIME for any length of time, you know that "soon" is a very fluid concept for me 😂
Thank you for the ask and for still reading TSIME after all this time!
41. Who’s your favorite character you’ve written?
48. Who is your favorite character to write for? Has this changed since you’ve started writing for that fandom?
61. In [TSIME], what’s your favorite scene that you wrote?
Oh these are really good questions and I'm struggling to answer them 😂
41. Who’s your favorite character you’ve written?
I'm guessing this means OC's? My favorite OC I've written for LITG is Maitland in The Sun in my Eyes. Second would be Eve in The Bad Guy. Because I love writing grumpy fuckers with hearts of gold (I should really write more Seb), as well as writing irredeemable assholes.
If we're talking game characters, oddly enough it's probably Noah. I very much don't like him (and that comes across in the way I portray him) but I do relate to him. I'm also a bookish introvert who comes across as feeling like I'm a little superior, when really I'm just anxious and want to go home. And just like Noah, I need tons of quiet time. Though for me, I need it to recuperate from social interactions
48. Who is your favorite character to write for? Has this changed since you’ve started writing for that fandom?
Based on the repeat LI on many of my wips, I'd say it's def Bobby 😂 So no, nothing has changed. Lucas is a close second.
61. In [TSIME], what’s your favorite scene that you wrote?
Good god, the story is longer than three full length romance novels! ONE scene? Can't be done. I'm picking three.
--The confession after CA --The selkie dream -- Bobby's breakdown I'm usually most attached to scenes that make me cry when I write them. That confession scene made me BAWL, man. It hurt to hurt my fic bebes. The selkie dream made me cry too. And the breakdown scene? If I re-read it today, I'd start crying all over again. I cried with every edit.
Thank you for the ask, @mrsbsmooth!
no rush but when will u update tsime !! i’m dying for an update on my faves x
Oh man. I'm working on it. I'm working on it. I open the file every other day. Can't say I get anywhere but I open it. I think my idea of the last little bit of plot isn't working and I need to give it up and do something else. Sigh.
Thank you for the ask and for saying it's one of your favs! 💖
heyyy hope ur all good !! how many chapters are left for tsime ?
Heyyy, I'm doing alright. There is one loonnnnng chapter or two shorter ones left, depending on how I want to do it. I'll probably break it up, but I won't post till I have the whole thing done. I've been working on it pretty steadily for the last two weeks, so it's coming. I hope by the end of January, but def by the end of February I should be putting that fic to bed.
Thank you for the ask!
Me and my mutuals booping the shit outta each other. SUPERBOOP, MOTHERFUCKER.
Tumblr, 1 April 2024
Oh please let this work. I'm so sick of stressing because TSIME STILL isn't done 😭😭😭
Reblog the writers’ fortune cookie for luck!
The Sun in My Eyes: Chapter 55
Like Stars in Hidin', You and I Burn On
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Second to last chapter! In which, between fluff and smut, Bobby and Lili must navigate the last barriers between them and their happily ever after.
It was originally one monstrously long chapter so I split it in two. Which means the story will end very soon, and on an even number, which soothes my neurotic soul for some reason.
God this is relatable. All the different ways in which I could end up holding hands with Bobby lives in my head every day.
i feel like i’ve reached a new level of degeneracy every time i’m like “oh boy time to think about The Scenarios” and it’s just me holding hands with a fictional guy
The Sun in My Eyes: Chapter 56
At Last I See the Light
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The last chapter. Five years TO THE DAY (because I'm dramatic af) this story is done. No, seriously. It's the smutty, joyful ending Bobby and Lili deserve.
Enjoy this final double chapter. I should have cut it into two but I couldn't do that to you or to me. I have many feelings about this era coming to an end. But I'll save them for another day. Hope you like it!
The Sun in My Eyes: Chapter Titles
Obviously, when I began writing The Sun in My Eyes, I had no idea was going to take the rest of my goddamn life to complete 🤣 So I titled the first eight chapters whatever came to mind. My absolute favorite is "The Midnight Bombshell What Bombs at Midnight" which is a very obscure reference to an episode The Tick. Runner up is, "The Night was Sultry" which is from a movie called Throw Mama from the Train. I digress... When I realized that TSIME was gonna take awhile, I started using song lyrics for chapters. I have a file that has hundreds of lyrics that follow the themes of the story like weather, light, sky, moon, stars, etc. And they're all broken down into categories of: Love & Hope, Sexy, Angsty, and Hesitance & Longing. So for each chapter I'd decide the predominate emotion and then pick a lyric from the list. Or rather I'd pick eight of them and then make @throughthejunobush pick which one 🤣
Every once in a while someone on Wattpad messages me to ask about them. So, now that the story is done, I thought I'd just share what the songs were. Enjoy!
9. This Daydream is Dangerous – Treacherous by Taylor Swift
10. Follow the Sparks, I’ll Drive – I Think He Knows by Taylor Swift
11. A Light Shining Through – Collide by Howie Day
12. Just Outside the Circle of Light – Circle of Light by Ani Difranco
13. Need the Sun to Break – Need the Sun to Break by James Bay
14. I Want to Give You a Brand New Sky – Sunlight by Mason Jennings
15. Captivated By You Baby Like a Fireworks Show – Sparks Fly by Taylor Swift
16. Hand in the Flame of a Flickering Lighter – She Sets the City on Fire by Gavin Degraw
17. Here Comes the Sun in the Form of a Girl – Heaven Tonight by Hole
18. Everytime You Shine, I’ll Shine for You – Jump Then Fall by Taylor Swift
19. Kiss Me Once 'Cause You Know I Had a Long Night – Paper Rings by Taylor Swift
20. Shadows Bleeding Through the Light – Almost Here by Delta Goodrem
21. No Comfort in the Shade of Shadows Thrown – Lover of the Light by Mumford and Sons
22. Got Scared When the Lights Went Low – Soldier by Gavin Degraw
23. Just a Touch of the Fire Burning So Bright – Just a Kiss by Lady A
24. Wrap Me in Everything that Glows – Hold On by Delta Goodrem
25. Just Keep Me Where the Light Is – Gravity by John Mayer (I know he's disgusting, but I titled the chapter before I knew how awful he was)
26. Toda Mi Vida, Se Abriga Con Tu Calor – Enamorada de Ti by Selena
27. The Fear Before the Flames – Glitter in the Air by Pink
28. One Minute There was Road Beneath Us, the Next Just Sky – Falling is Like This by Ani Difranco
29. You Should See the Way She Holds Me When the Lights Go Low – Hearts Don't Break Round Here by Ed Sheeran
30. You’re All I Want, So Bring Me the Dawn – Need the Sun to Break by James Bay (again)
31. And The Sky Turned Black Like a Perfect Storm – Clean by Taylor Swift
32. It’s Hard Letting Go of the Afterglow – Headfirst by This Wild Life
33. Praying for The Light I See in Your Eyes – Believe Again by Delta Goodrem
34. Flicker and Sway, Still Dancing on the Aftertaste – Old Flame by Kimbra
35. Baby, Look Up, The Sky is Falling – The Happening by Tanerélle
36. Keep Glowing, I’ll Follow Your Explosions – Kill the Lights by Matt Nathanson
37. Like the Colors in Autumn So Bright Just Before They Lose It All – Red by Taylor Swift
38. Deserted Like the Moon is at Dawn – Sanctuary by Delta Goodrem
39. We Will Lie Under Different Stars – Different Stars by Trespassers William
40. Feels Like Summer But It’s Earthquake Weather – Earthquake Weather by Matt Nathanson
41. Day Bleeds Into Nightfall – Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi
42. Morning Light, It Stings a Little – Forever by Lewis Capaldi
43. Been Burning for You Baby Since the Moment I Left – Paul by Cavetown (some sites say it’s "minute I left," but I’d already committed to moment)
44. My Eclipsed Sun, This Has Broken Me Down – Hoax by Taylor Swift
45. Weepin’ In a Sunlit Room – My Tears Ricochet by Taylor Swift
46. Remnants of Fire Blow Like Sand in the Night – Map of the World by Mariachi El Bronx
47. Skinny Dip in Water Under the Bridge – Skinny Dipping by Sabrina Carpenter
48. Every Shadow Disappearing Into Dawn – Gold in the Summertime by Matt Nathanson
49. Making a Shelter for a Flame – Lighting Matches by Tom Grennan
50. Pocketful of Sunshine - Pocketful of Sunshine by Natasha Bedingfield
51. Starting Like a Fire, Tonight You Lit the Flame – Everything Will Change by Gavin Degraw
52. Old Flame, I Fell for Your Inferno – Old Flame by Kimbra (again)
53. Under the Exit Lights as Beautiful as Ever – Forever by Lewis Capaldi (again)
54. 'Cause You're the Storm That I Believe In – You're the Storm by The Cardigans
55. Like Stars in Hidin', You and I Burn On – Undercover by Zara Larsson
56. At Last I See the Light – I See the Light by Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi (Tangled soundtrack)
TSIME: The Music
I'm gonna be honest, I'm not cool when it comes to music. I like what I like and some of it is basic AF. But I'm lucky that I have friends who have much more interesting taste than I do. On the Spotify playlist for TSIME, this is my favorite on the entire list and it's the very last one. My friend @curricanus gave it to me. The moment I heard it, I thought, if my fic was a movie, this would be the end credits song. It's playful and sweet and hopeful which is the note I wanted the story to go out on.
If you wanna hear the rest of the long ass playlist, it's here:
Pairing: Bobby x MC Words: 3,119 Rating: Explicit Summary: I’ve watched this show before, Gemma considered. I know what happens when all the girls leave on a ‘secret trip.’ She stared at her phone screen—lips pursed and brows pulled down—for another second before locking it resolutely. The past recoupling had certainly not gone to plan (especially not after she and Bobby had just decided to stay together) and now Casa Amor? Goddammit.
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