Ok so I'm back and am ready to review. I was VERY Overwhelmed after the bombshell that was chapter 14 (maybe bombshell isn't the right word in comparison to recent chapters aka Chapter 12 which was a lot more bombshell like but anyway). First off I just want to say that this is the most in fillery filler chapter ever in all the best ways. I've gone from "Let's get on with this Date I'm too excited for fillers" to "Everyone stay exactly where you are and continue what you are about to do"
REPLY: This is the last of the chapter 14 reviews that I have to answer and I am the most shattered of friggin’ records right now re: apologizing for the delay in responding but I’m going to do it again because this entire review is genuinely hilarious and wonderful! I love it and I love how much you always relate to Bonnie and I love all of your insights and the things you comment on and I’m about to let you know just how much I love it as I work my way through some answers so let’s gooooooooo!
On to Defan. I really don’t think SMA defan get enough credit like they are HILARIOUS. I would 100% read an SMA spinoff where Bonnie and Caroline go spend a gap year in New Zealand or something and Defan end up moving in together. I really liked Protective Stefan and I thought it was really fitting for the situation and for Stefan as a character. I really really felt for Damon though. Ngl got a little teary. Damon since day one has been nothing but a really good guy, he’s been super annoying and everything at times but he really has been an easy to live with housemate I mean the poor guy has ended up getting stuck in a tiny apartment with his bootycall who has decided that there not going to be hooking up anymore. And for Stefan to suggest that of him even with Caroline telling him already that that wasn’t the case is just as ass move. Really made me feel for Damon and the fact he just “got over it” just makes it sadder. He’s a really good guy!
REPLY: LMAO a Defan Odd Couple spinoff would be the funnest thing to write ever - I don’t know if you’ve ever seen ‘Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23′ but I feel like it’d basically be a genderbent version of that show. So, so happy about your Defan love! And even happier with your Damon love! I went into this a bit in the review I answered before this one, but I chose Stefan’s lash out moment to be against Damon for pretty much exactly what you described: I wanted to highlight the fact that despite Damon’s general trouble-stirring/chaos-loving air, he’s actually been the chillest person in that apartment, and having someone judge him based on what he seemed rather than what he’s actually done felt like the best way to do that. Like, obviously the main goal of that tiff was to give more insight into Stefan and his flaws, but I wanted to give it the added bonus of directly confronting the fact that Damon’s actually a lot more composed and helpful than he pretends to be. The fact that you felt bad for him seems to indicate I somewhat pulled that off so that makes me really happy!
I think I might’ve said this already like a gazillion times but I’m pretty sure I am SMA Bonnie. Like the whole “I’m not saying, I’m not saying, I’m not DAMON SEXUAL FANTASIES” she is just the best ever! Also, can we just mention that that was literally one of the hottest Bamon scenes I’ve ever read and they literally did nothing like what???? I was so excited for the date but at that stage I was just like “ABORT, we are not doing that anymore sorry kaleidoscope they’re busy”. Bon being a strong-willed badass is not something I could relate to however because I would be all over Damon in that situation like talk about tension.
REPLY: I’m pretty sure you’re SMA Bonnie, too! I adooooore how much you relate to her, girl, like it makes me so happy (and also super proud of you because Bonnie’s a boss! A slightly spastic one, but ya know, boss all the same). And re: her willpower, I think at this point you probably know that it kind of ran out in 15, lololol. Damon was all snazzed up and on his game and it was a lot. But in 14, yes, she definitely put up a fight. Adorable.
On to Steroline. I think Bonnie needs to just find the contract at this stage. Like everyone’s making such a big deal of it and yet they leave it on a counter or something they’re all so stressed. I feel like I am the Bonnie of my friend group and I HATE not knowing things everyone else does so I feel for her but damn she’s clueless. I’m actually almost as excited for Steroline alone time as I am for the Bonkaimon date and that saying something. The ending made my laugh so much like once again Bonnie is me getting overdressed and worrying people will be like “she’s overdressed” even though she knows she’s overdressed. You know Damon “Punctual” Whitmore is always the early bird. Looking forward to an update but I have plenty to reread in the mean time. Thanks a mil Gabi you rock!
REPLY: They’re definitely playing a little fast-and-loose with leaving that contract lying around, and there’s a solid chance that’s going to matter in the near future ;) And saaaaaame, I hate not knowing things, especially when people who have way less reason to know than I do, so that’s definitely going to filter into the writing, lmao. Honestly, I think that whole reveal scene’s going to be a mess. I’m not married to any one reaction till I get there (and I still have a fair bit of writing to go that’s super variable) but what I have in mind is pretty lol. Anyway, so, so happy that you enjoyed the chapter, and I hope 15 lived up to what you were hoping for out of it! Definitely a lot of Bonkaimon and Steroline Alone Time (or mostly alone time, sans a friendly feline). Thanks so, so much for writing this long and lovely review, and I hope that everything’s going well for you (med school prep, life, etc)! You’re super welcome, love!