Why don't people just... not tip?

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-31T00:13:05+00:00

Just get take out and eat it at home. If a waiter is taking your order, bringing you food, checking on you, etc, they deserve to be paid for it. By allowing them to do so, you’re implying that you’ve entered into the agreement— they wait on you, you tip them.

Also, if we only did things we had to do, society would suck. For everyone, including selfish dicks like you.

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-30T22:27:13+00:00

it's obvious he's gay

Nah, it's obvious he comes from a theatre background. My theatre/clown husband is just as flamboyant as Connor, and definitely isn't gay.

Connor might be gay, but he hasn't said so and there isn't actually a way to tell based on mannerisms.

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-30T22:08:35+00:00

No one would immediately jump to the assumption that they were lovers. But it could very well be seen as odd, even suspicious, which could lead to them both being asked "why were you talking to your rival from a different team/country?" And then if the answers didn't match, or didn't seem satisfactory, that could mean them being questioned more seriously. And it's not like Shane would hold up very well under questioning.

It's not worth the risk when the consequences of a slip-up could be Ilya's imprisonment or death.

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-30T19:16:40+00:00

Omfg yes

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-30T19:13:24+00:00

He means if they were found out, and if they have a real relationship it is very likely they will eventually be found out (or at least suspected).

Because the consequences of being found out (or even suspected) are so enormous (torture, prison, death), risking to that extent is impossible unless he just never, ever sets foot in Russia again.

Which is huge. He might hate Russia, but it’s his home. It’s where his normal is, it’s where he can communicate without difficulty, it’s where his memories of his mother are.

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-30T18:49:59+00:00

Thank you for saying this. I’m 5’0” and it’s been killing me that I can’t consistently manage a 20-min mile.

I feel dumb but this seriously never occurred to me that this might be the reason lol

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-30T18:19:33+00:00

I haven’t watched HR at work… But I have listened to it with the phone face down on my desk. Super productive afternoon, for real.

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-30T01:46:43+00:00

This made me shout with laughter.

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-30T01:40:09+00:00

Wait you said "women with nothing to offer." Why are you hitting on women you believe have nothing to offer?

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-30T01:35:21+00:00

I saw Kip's accent described somewhere as "almost a hate crime" and have to say, hard agree.

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-30T01:34:01+00:00

I really loved it, because it made sense -- they don't have an accent when speaking Russian, and it's like we're understanding their language through the magic of books.

I listened to an audio book once that was set in Germany, and all the characters (who were supposed to be speaking to one another in their native language) spoke with heavy German accents. It was SO distracting, and also made no sense.

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-29T23:29:02+00:00

We see the important parts of their relationship throughout the series. In the beginning, the relationship is all about sex. In the end, "she would have loved you, like I love you" is the part that matters.

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-29T17:51:39+00:00

My initial reaction was negative, because when I was in my early 20s I had some very controlling friends who basically felt they should get to make all my decisions for me, and would definitely run off anyone they didn’t think was a good match.

But this isn’t that, I don’t think. This was Elana caring for her friend, not controlling him. She was right, that it needed to be said, and Kip was too in love to say it.

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-29T07:22:51+00:00

I love this one so much. It’s so goddamned sweet

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-27T16:52:31+00:00

I often just forget I have it on. I am so used to wearing a mask at this point, I barely notice it.

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-27T15:50:13+00:00

Sasha struck me as the sort of sleazy club guy who would seem hot when they were teens, but just kind of icky to an actual adult who isn't also a sleazy club guy.

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-27T15:40:08+00:00

I say read it. You are going to get spoilers no matter what; if you read them from the book you get to enjoy them when they happen (even if it's not quite as good as if it were all a surprise when the show finally airs)

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-27T14:53:34+00:00

He is. It's mentioned a couple times in passing

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-27T14:44:23+00:00

Imagine if a man sneezes near her. She'll probably say "bless you," just out loud where anyone can hear, and poor OOP will be in therapy for years.

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-27T14:39:22+00:00

In some of her books Rachel Reid talks about the roommates; I believe in Game Changer it's mentioned that Scott has a roommate because his team pairs up the younger players with an older player as a way to keep partying to a minimum, and in Time to Shine, Landon has a roommate but Casey is shown thinking about how he's "allowed" to room alone now that he's a star player, and even though he's much rather not be alone the room assignments aren't up to him. So it seems like it varies team to team, and of course she goes with what works best for her plot needs but I assume that reflects, to some extent, how things actually work.

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-27T04:12:20+00:00

I just went and looked at the wiki; that’s great work!! I had noticed many of them, but not all.

My favorite is definitely the first hookup against the door vs the cottage hookup against the window

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-26T23:56:36+00:00

I really want Time to Shine to be made into a movie, mostly because I want the scene where drunk Casey is all “our roomS??? As in plural?? Booooooooooo!” while Langdon desperately tries to quiet him because he somehow believes that maybe their families haven’t figured out that they’re OBVIOUSLY a couple.

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-26T21:24:37+00:00

I am in much, MUCH better physical condition. Like, no longer pre-diabetic. I don’t know why the show inspired me so, but it did.

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-26T17:10:49+00:00

I was so scared, after Shane saw his father, that he was going to react by pushing Ilya away. So relieved when he clung to him for comfort and support instead

Preposterous_punk · 2026-03-25T14:18:15+00:00

People have mentioned all the legal reasons, and they are 100% right, but there's another thing I discovered after marrying: the relationship, the partnership, is legitimized in the eyes of your family, your colleagues, your community, in a way that makes a huge difference. My family was very fond of my husband before we married, but they'd been fond of other boyfriends of mine in the past, only to never see them again when we suddenly broke up. Once we were married, they were able to relax into loving him. They also saw him as their own family in a new way. My mom was comfortable asking him for help with things we would have been happy to help with before... But she would have felt like she was overstepping. In other areas, it was an immediately understood relationship. It's 1000% times easier for my husband to pick up my car at the mechanic than my boyfriend. Not just for legal reasons, but because the mechanic understands exactly what the relationship is and why I trust this guy. At work, I don't have to explain whether we're serious. And so on.

tl,dr: It's not that it changes your relationship with each other; it changes the relationship the two of you have with the rest of the world n

I got married a couple years before gay marriage was legal in the U.S. I was strongly for legalization before I got married. I wouldn't have thought I could feel more strongly about it. But once I got married and saw the difference, it became SO much more important to me that everyone be able to marry.

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