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TBF everyone in Scotland is a football fan just now , as for the watch they have been gifted to the Scotland team down to nearly every Scottish influencer on SM . Must have cost the company a fortune at roughly £200 per watch , the cast attending the OL In Concert event all received one .

Fair is fair. I do understand the excitement. It’s a big moment for Scotland, and I’m not begrudging anyone that. These tournaments only come around every few years, and if people are happy and excited, good for them.

And honestly, I don’t begrudge him that either. He’s clearly trying to find his way through whatever this current phase is, and I’m sure that isn’t easy.

My point was more about the contrast with how he used to talk about football before. That shift is still noticeable. But it’s not a crime. It’s just… a shift.

So genuinely: good luck to Scotland tonight, and for the whole tournament. That part I mean sincerely. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽️🏆

#the heughan observer #anon ask

Did you see her last story about the dog? I bet nobody emailed her; she reads here. By the way, there are also free websites where you can view stories without the person knowing about that. Please share the information with others so they don't have to go directly to her account to check her stories.

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And yes, I agree, I also find it rather difficult to believe that she suddenly received several emails about this one specific dog situation. But what else is she going to say? “I was just on Tumblr and noticed that people on a few blogs had picked apart my dog post”? Not quite the same ring to it, admittedly.

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1. Another new disguise for the spiral tattoo, apparently. (Also, if I were him, I might start wondering why this is the kind of promotional gift I keep receiving.) 🌀

2. Oh look, all the Panini stickers. He hasn’t stuck them in yet.

Good luck, Scotland! ⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Oh dear, new jewelry, a new bracelet!

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Oh no, I can‘t …. why? 😢

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For Sam, today is a workday at the Borders Book Festival.

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Well, yes — but the real question is: when was that video taken?

Because the timing is interesting again. He has a book event today, and suddenly there is just enough of him in her story to get people talking. Subtle enough not to be a full statement, visible enough not to be nothing.

That doesn’t convince me of some deeply secure, intimate partnership. It just looks like another small marker placed at a useful moment.

I’ll post the video here simply so nobody has to run over to her IG and give her the traffic.

#the heughan observer #anon ask

A quick note to the anon who sent me something in the last thirty minutes or so: That anon was actually useful. Genuinely. It touches on something I do think matters for Part III.

But (and I say this with love, patience and only a moderately raised eyebrow) please send the full information if you send something like that. If you refer to a specific person, please actually name the person, or at least give me enough context to know who you mean. Otherwise I can’t check it, place it, compare it, or use it properly. Half-context is better than no context, but full context is much more helpful. Facts, names, dates, screenshots, links where possible. The boring little details are where clean analysis lives.

Also, just generally: I do read my anons. All of them. That doesn’t mean I answer every single one publicly. Some aren’t useful, some go in circles, some are better handled indirectly, and some I simply keep in mind for later. Silence doesn’t always mean I ignored it.

And yes, before anyone asks: I have recovered from my tiny “fandom paperwork nervous breakdown”. I’m ready to continue. Who helped me get there will probably become clear soon enough.

But please, dear anons: if you’re bringing puzzle pieces to the table, bring the whole piece, not just one suspicious-looking corner.

I know, I probably sound like a tiny diva making everyone’s day more complicated. So be it. This does get a bit exhausting sometimes.

#the heughan observer #anon ask

if you step back the only one will be happy is MWv

True. But she probably shouldn’t celebrate too early.

I’m not stepping away completely. I just need to think carefully about how to handle Mara/Leo from here. 💛

#the heughan observer #anon ask

I too realised a while ago that people on here are just looking for "entertainment " provided for free and they keep demanding more. The blogger feels pressure to perform as they move on to another blogger to be entertained if you are not delivering. If you died today they would move on to the next person. If you charged for your content, how many do you reckon would pay? Yet I bet in real life people pay good money for your analysis of whatever they are going through.

Thank you, Anon. I understand what you mean, and I do agree that there is often a strange imbalance between what people consume and what they contribute.

That said, I don’t want to frame it quite that darkly. There are also thoughtful people here, and some of the comments today have reminded me of that.

But yes, analysis takes time, context and energy. And sometimes it is worth stepping back before something that started as curiosity begins to feel like an obligation.

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About Part III

A quick honest note about Part III.

I’m not sure yet when, or if, Part III of Mara & Leo will continue. This project takes a lot of work. Not just writing, but sorting timelines, checking context, separating public facts from projection, finding a structure, finding the right tone, and trying to keep the discussion from turning into yet another fandom mud fight.

And right now, I’m feeling a little tired. Because it sometimes feels as if many people want to read the story, react to the story, discuss the story, wait for the next part of the story, but when relevant older context, screenshots or background material exist, they seem to go everywhere except here. That may not be intentional. But it does create a strange imbalance.

I can analyse patterns, I can write, I can connect dots. But I can’t work properly with missing pieces while everyone else quietly watches from the gallery.

So I may pause this for a bit. Not because I’m angry. More because I’m disappointed, and because I don’t want this to become something that drains me while everyone else simply consumes it.

If this project continues, it has to continue with a little more shared context and a little less one-way consumption.

I know some people will be disappointed, some will roll their eyes, and some will probably enjoy this a little too much. That’s fine. It doesn’t really change the point.

That’s all for now.

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@kittyse Thank you and yes, this is exactly the point. It’s not even that I can say, “this specific piece is missing”, because often I don’t know what exists unless someone mentions it somewhere else. That’s part of the problem. Sometimes older material only becomes important once a later pattern appears. A clip, a screenshot, a small behaviour, a moment that looked irrelevant at the time can suddenly change how later things read. Not because it proves everything, but because it adds context.

And to be fair, there are people who have offered to answer questions, and I do appreciate that. But the difficulty is that I don’t always know which question I need to ask. If I don’t know a certain piece of material exists, I also don’t know that I should be asking about it.

And just to be clear: this is not really aimed at the bloggers who eventually publish or discuss that material. If someone sends them something, of course they can work with it. This is more about the anons who choose where certain context goes. And yes, one could say that trust has to be earned. That is a fair point, and I accept it.

But then I also have to accept the consequence on my side: I can’t keep delivering serious, careful analysis if the material needed to do that properly is treated as something I’m not meant to see until after everyone else has already used it. And clean analysis only works when context is not treated like private currency.

That’s really what I meant. A community can only work if people participate in both directions. Otherwise it becomes performer and audience: one side gathers, writes, structures, takes the risk, and the other side simply watches.

I understand that this fandom has always had strong egos, private archives and little information kingdoms. Fair enough. But then people also have to understand that serious analysis cannot run forever on applause alone.

And I really appreciate your comment, because you understood the point without turning it into drama. ❤️

About Part III

A quick honest note about Part III.

I’m not sure yet when, or if, Part III of Mara & Leo will continue. This project takes a lot of work. Not just writing, but sorting timelines, checking context, separating public facts from projection, finding a structure, finding the right tone, and trying to keep the discussion from turning into yet another fandom mud fight.

And right now, I’m feeling a little tired. Because it sometimes feels as if many people want to read the story, react to the story, discuss the story, wait for the next part of the story, but when relevant older context, screenshots or background material exist, they seem to go everywhere except here. That may not be intentional. But it does create a strange imbalance.

I can analyse patterns, I can write, I can connect dots. But I can’t work properly with missing pieces while everyone else quietly watches from the gallery.

So I may pause this for a bit. Not because I’m angry. More because I’m disappointed, and because I don’t want this to become something that drains me while everyone else simply consumes it.

If this project continues, it has to continue with a little more shared context and a little less one-way consumption.

I know some people will be disappointed, some will roll their eyes, and some will probably enjoy this a little too much. That’s fine. It doesn’t really change the point.

That’s all for now.

#the heughan observer

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Just gonna say he looks good here, like the hair style. (was it Wendy grooming him?)

Credit where it’s due: this business look really suits him. Calm, grown-up, slightly statesmanlike.

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Hello. Thank you for all the work that you put into your tumblr page. While I don't always agree with your assessments 100%, I do believe you present very thoughtful analysis.

Adam Lane Smith [ALS] just published a new video today on situationships. I find this very applicable to whatever is happening between Steph and Sam...if it is actually a real relationship. (youtube<dot>com/watch?v=zLVMOi0EcPA) ALS presented 3 common patterns of women that get into situationships and I believe Steph may be of the first type, the over performer. While I cannot speculate that it is caused by a lack of love and attention from her parent(s), it does appear that Steph is trying to also "perform" for Sam's friends and fans to get everyone's approval.

You mentioned that you are still building out Chapter 3. The video from ALS may be helpful in adding clinical/psychological context from someone trained and focused in that area.

Thank you for sending this in, Anon.

The “overperformer” idea does fit what we’re seeing with SB to some extent: the need to prove, perform, signal, please, be seen, be accepted, and somehow turn uncertainty into approval. But with SB, I think there’s much more going on than that. She doesn’t just seem to perform for the man, she seems to build herself through the man. His world becomes the structure. His people become the audience. His orbit becomes the stage.

And as you say yourself, Anon, the childhood/father explanation is something I’d be careful with. I can’t really assess that from the outside. It may often be one possible root of this kind of later behaviour, but in this case, I simply don’t know.

What the video also makes very clear, though, even for those sitting in the very back row, is that situationships seem to be Sam’s relationship pattern. The ambiguity, the half-commitment, the closeness without clear structure, the woman trying to make sense of something he never fully defines.

I’ll leave the video here for anyone who wants something to think about while waiting for Part III. As always: watch it, take what’s useful, leave what isn’t, and make up your own mind.

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gotraveltheworldluv

She says Saturday night?? Maybe she’s mistaken and meant Friday the 29th? Rode to Belfast stayed overnight at the hotel.

We know he was in Edinburgh on Saturday May 30.

Would you let us know what day you will post chapter 3 ?

I understand the curiosity, but I honestly can’t give a fixed day yet. Please don’t expect it before Friday at the earliest. I still have to write it properly, and these chapters aren’t something I can just pull out of thin air. I want Part III to be a clean analysis that actually gives us something to think about, not just a rushed post for the sake of posting.

Let’s just say this much: Part III has a door in it, and two people who read the crack in that door very differently. 👨🏼🚪👩🏻‍🦱

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#the heughan observer #anon ask

Well, look what he got at M&S: Panini stickers.

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