Readbloom

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POV: me giving my characters my own trauma and mental problems

Therapy is expensive. Fictional characters are free.

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POV: when you come up with the most earth-shattering idea for your book

but it means rewriting half the plot, three character arcs, and everything you've already written

...worth it.

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POV: authors when their characters refuse to follow the storyline

I created you, gave you a backstory, planned your future...

and somehow you're still making your own decisions

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POV: it’s 2am but the enemies just became lovers

Sleep can wait

I’ve been emotionally preparing for this moment the entire book

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POV: people telling me to read a book to fall asleep faster

Meanwhile I’m 6 chapters deep at 3am emotionally attached to fictional people again

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POV: sleep-deprived readers at 2am acting out the dialogue in the book they’re reading

fully performing every scene like I personally got cast in the adaptation

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POV: a family member wants to borrow a book from my bookshelf

Now I have to decide if I trust them with my emotional support collection

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POV: people telling me to finish my books before buying new ones

That sounds reasonable… which is exactly why I’m ignoring it

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When you read the same line 10 times and still don’t understand it

My eyes are reading the words

but my brain already left the chat

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Me every time at the bookstore

walking in for “just one book” and leaving with emotional support novels and an empty wallet

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When someone comes to your house and starts touching your books

easy… those are not decorations, those are emotional support objects

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Asking your girlfriend to stop coming home with more books

Meanwhile she’s already clearing space for the next stack

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How did you like the book I gave you?”

Me staring at them, trying not to spoil the emotional damage I just experienced

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Readers asking if they’ll ever finish their never-ending TBR

At this point it’s less of a reading list and more of a lifelong commitment

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me when I read a book and it has all my favorite tropes

At this point the author wrote it specifically for me and nobody can convince me otherwise

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It's 3am and the enemies finally became lovers

now I can sleep peacefully knowing my suffering was worth it

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Me on my way to ignore all my responsibilities and read in bed

The chores can wait

My fictional people cannot