Radio Silence - Tumblr Posts
February Friday - i still believe, i still listen.
\the alphabet has been compromised, only seven letters remain..., !! SAVE THEM !!
Where are you, February Friday? i didn't saw you years upon years... i still miss you, i still need you.
Universe City: EP. 1 - Dark Blue
In distress. Stuck in Universe City. Send help.
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Hello.
I hope somebody is listening..
I'm sending out this call via radio signal - long outdated, I know, but one of the few methods of communication the City has forgotten to monitor - in a dark and desperate cry for help.
Things in Universe City are not what they seem.
I cannot tell you who I am. Please call me ... Please just call me Radio. Radio Silence. I am, after all, only a voice on a radio, and there may not be anyone listening.
I wonder - if nobody is listening to my voice, am I making any sound at all?
[...]
EXCERPT #12:
Hello. I hope somebody is listening.
This is a signal… Oh, of, um… Distress… And… You get it… Do I have to say this every time?
I don't know why I’m asking you, old sport. You’re the one who needs to listen to me saying the same things over and over.
[Sighs]... I know you want me to get to the point. But… well…
There is none…
There is no point!
I haven’t seen her. Anywhere.
I’ve been on patrols, changing my location every night to somewhere new, places I’ve never even been before.
I called Nightcrawler… just in case he knew… That’s how you know I was desperate, old sport. That’s how you know I tried! I swear!
Of course, in all “Nightcrawler” fashion, he doesn’t let me speak and instead continues to ask why I haven’t been answering… blah, blah, same old stuff…
So, he was no use either.
I revisited those streets… Every. Day.
And nothing…! Just the same people, same crowds, moving out of the way for me.
I’ve started to theorise that she may have just dyed her hair a normal colour and changed out of that dress… It’s easy to blend into the crowd if you try hard enough… But why?
We met so quickly and exchanged such little words… Why did she have the urge to run? To hide?
I’m starting to give up hope, old sport. But I’ll keep trying. I need to know who she is…
[…]
…and she just had this faded, dyed hair! Just like mine! You would’ve been jealous of how cool she looks, as I feel about you, February.
I wonder if you’ll look any different, since I last saw you, when we see each other again.
I wonder if you’re thinking about me as often as I think about you.
I really do wish you were here. You would be able to find this girl, I just know it.
You always knew exactly where to look, whenever I lost something, or whenever we played ‘Where’s Wally?’, you’d always know in a matter of seconds where he was hiding.
You always found me, February, in my darkest of times. But how on Earth am I to find you? If I cannot even find Wally on a page of a children’s book, what chance do I have searching the universe for you?
Maybe you can find yourself… Perhaps, that’s what you’ve been away trying to do. Perhaps you already did. And for that, I am so proud. Please, February, let me find you; let me tell you how proud I am.
♪ There’s nothing left for us anymore Why aren’t you listening? Why aren’t you listening to me? There’s nothing left. ♪
why choose only one option? (yes that was a very platonic flirt)
can i be your frances?
this sounds like the most platonic flirt ever
in universe friday? i mean yes absolutely, there's a frances roleplay account that interacts occasionally which is super cool, but that shouldn't diminish anyone else from doing it too.
if you're talking about in terms of art, i have so much appreciation for artists that if i were to get one on board, like aled did with frances, i would want them to get paid, which i am definitely not financially stable enough to do. i will always encourage art made based on universe friday though! esp since without any deadlines and agreements and partnerships, it would be a lot less pressure on artists to create. if universe friday inspires you in any way, i am so so so honoured.
and if ur talking to me directly, the creator, hello! i don't think this would be the intention but i am always looking for my frances to my aled <3 i need a friendship like that real bad fr... lomls both of them <3
Okay but how relatable is this??
I'm rereading Radio Silence and just noticed the foreshadowing here, like hello?? Dragons???
The fact that Aled and Frances have such a platonic friendship is just amazing and shows how pride is not only have friends with others regardless of gender but being able to expand the friendship to how ever far it is taken
How come all of my friendships end before they can be like Aled and Frances friendship
In the kind words of Frances Janvier
"I'm well-practiced in the art of bullshitting."
is it just me or is frances janvier literally this song
ok just a quick mention
in heartstopper higgs burning is never really covered, nor is tori’s depression.
then in radio silence charlie is only ever an unnamed cameo character even though aled and charlie are good friends in heartstopper.
what the hell
Hi everyone!
I hope somebody is reading…
Haven’t introduced myself yet so let’s do that.
Im Charlie.
My pronouns are he/they.
Im bi (actually).
Things I like:
- my friends🤭
- Osemanverse (if you haven’t noticed)
- books, mostly novels or psycho-Thrillers (weird combo ik)
- Harry Potter Universe (NOT JK ROLLING)
-Hogwarts Legacy
-Animals, tough I feel like cats don’t like me much
-Queer representation
[and much more I guess but I don’t remember]
Im a Slytherin
My native languages are German and Romanian (I can only speak Romanian, not write or read) so please be kind with my English.
Love ya,
Charlie 💙💜🩷
that's why its one of my favourite books.
radio silence is for the "gifted kids" who were always pressured to be smart. radio silence is for the ones who find ways to escape reality in books, movies, music, podcasts, drawing. radio silence is for the ones who care about the people close to them, yet feel like they're not doing enough for them. radio silence is for the ones who find someone to relate to in frances, aled, daniel, raine, carys, becky. it's for the ones who are figuring themselves out, those who are confused. the ones who were always different, either in fashion sense, hobbies, or for being "weird". and for those who, despite hearing the opposite their whole life, know friendship can matter a lot more than romance.
for that i love this book, and for that i love alice for creating something like this <3
SINCE WHEN WERE THERE ILLUSTRATED VERSIONS OF THE COVERS IM SCREAMING
Rip Aled Last you would've loved I saw the TV glow
In the end, I’d do it all again. You’re my best friend.
unknown, coffeepeople on tumblr, ribs / lorde, mid90’s (2017), us against you / fredrik backman, war of the foxes / richard siken, radio silence / alice oseman, the morning star / anne carson, challengers (2024)