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This is my rarest book — the Waterstones special edition with the floral edges. I found a couple when I was cleaning my office, and I’ve donated *one* to this auction for earthquake relief.

I’ll sign and personalize it for you. U.S. shipping only.

Bid generously here — and check out the other incredible books and bookish experiences up for bid. 💛💛💛

rainbowrowell

It’s this guy:

rainbowrowell

There was a mistake — the auction is still ongoing!

krisrix

Look, Rainbow said it, and I was powerless to stop this from happening

rainbowrowell

HE LOOKS SO GOOD! OMG!!!

crankybeetle

"And then he kisses me."

The amount of times I've read this book and this chapter over.

Carry on is by @rainbowrowell

#ah #this is quite good thank u for making this

A LITTLE WATFORD PIN??

#HELPPPPP #i want to crYYYY #also wow their hair in this cover art?? incredible #awtwb

letraspal

how do you feel about the fact that awtwb is less than a month away?

Very calm and chill

stardustasincocaine

30 days of Carry On - Day 10

Favorite chapter of wayward son that is not 41 - chapter 64

Funny enough, chapter 41 isn’t my favorite because it’s when we see Simon and Baz suffering so much despite also seeing their love for each other. It’s sad love that’s on the verge of breaking. No, this chapter is much better.

First off, it’s Shep’s narration, so we get an outside view of Simon, Baz, and Penny, as well as a little of Agatha. And that view is just :chefs kiss:. Shep watches as they tend to each other’s wounds and care for each other, as well as experiences that care when Baz holds the door open for him at the end of the chapter, inviting him into the group both literally and figuratively. This is possibly the biggest acceptance because Simon is the human equivalent of a Golden Retriever and Penny can’t walk away from a puzzle. Agatha is indifferent. But Baz…Baz shuts people out on principle and is incredibly unapproachable with the masks he puts up. For him to both verbally dress down, but also show intimacy through being the one to heal him and *then* be the one to literally hold open the door for Shep is really something. And I don’t think it’s lost on Shep either.

I also love seeing Baz’s walls crumble, and we see that big time in these pages. He is literally the mom friend, which is hysterical to me, BUT HE IS. This dude probably has snacks and tissues in his pockets somewhere. He tries to feed you when you walk in his house (we’ve seen it. It’s too late, vamp-boy, we know your secrets). He is SOFT AS FUCK despite the image he tries to maintain and its never as obvious as it is when he NOT ONLY uses the mom tone to drag Penny across the seat to him so he doesn’t smush Simon, but also when he casts “kiss it better” on Penny. And he does it without question; he loves and cares for his friends and partner. It’s *precious* and he is so good and sweet and we get to see it…SHEP gets to see it!!!

We also see how innate and natural Simon’s affection is for Baz. He won’t let him go. He has a vice grip on him until he literally loses consciousness and passes out. That’s different from the desperation and doubt we’ve seen; this is certainty. This is the moment that establishes that Simon still wants him despite all the doubt and that his knee-jerk reaction and that is safety line is still Baz.

And of course, Penny is absolutely killing it with her attention and care, keeping both of them safe after their landing and then getting them into the car. She puts Simon before herself, and even tries to heal Baz first before accepting his healing spells instead.

I just love how much raw love we see in this incredibly short chapter between the three of them. It’s so pure and genuine and we don’t often get treated to this view. Honestly, that’s part of why I loved this book so much in the first place - sure, it’s rife with trauma and pain, but it bares that love so vividly.

carryonsimoncarryonbaz

💯 to this. All of this. This chapter is brilliant. The love is palpable. This meta is lovely.

letraspal

✨Brilliant✨

#starts bawling #time to read wayward son again

kragehund-deactivated20210322

stop calling me a bad person just because im orchestrating your downfall 🙄

nightimedreamersworld

springroove

I just marathoned Carry On by Rainbow Rowell and it!!! Was!!! So!!! Good!!!

#WOW I LOVE THIS #THEIR HAIRRR #obsessed w ur art style

imnot12

snuck in some fanart on my homework!!! i’ve seen agatha getting a lot of fandom hate lately so now i clearly feel need the need to defend her like my own daughter (plus i honestly don’t understand the hate, she was a much needed POV that i’ve been missing on every chosen one type of story)

rainbowrowell

💛 IRENA 💛

When I was writing the first draft, I had such a hard time identifying with Agatha. (What’s her problem! Why doesn’t she love magic?!) So that meant I had to really dig into her perspective in subsequent drafts. And now the Agatha chapters are some of my favorite parts of the book. By the end of the story, I completely sympathize with her. RUN, AGATHA!

#agatha #<3<3<3<3<3 #art