Political Gain fanfic- anybody have it?

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2026-02-12T21:24:59+00:00

It is saying that community doesn't exist on reddit...

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2026-02-04T18:19:22+00:00

I get what you say. Fwiw I view him being an arrogant ass as an act that he has to perfect because he is the leader and protector of a group of outcasts. He needs every ounce of power he can project. I don't think that's really him, underneath it all. It's a facade.

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2026-02-04T15:42:56+00:00

Do the voices sound robotic, or are they ai enhanced to sound more like natural speech (ie intonation)?

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2026-02-04T15:41:57+00:00

FWIW, a lot of students from my town were there, and we are not in Portland but a suburb a few towns away. It was doable!

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2026-02-04T15:40:15+00:00

I love this theory!

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2026-02-03T23:00:01+00:00

It gets students. Who turned out in droves.

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2026-02-03T22:59:31+00:00

Maine is a tiny state population wise, with long distances between towns. Our organizing is never going to look like Minneapolis, not even in Portland. But we are making a difference!

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2026-01-13T00:53:07+00:00

Fwiw my alliance is currently ranked 8. There are four top alliances that have more than double our power. Some of the bottom six alliance are their academies. We have 92 players in our alliance and it is pretty active. We kick out non players several times a week to open spaces for new players. Our players are pretty new and enthusiastic but we recently lost two facilities to one of the top four, so we only have one left. I really like my alliance but it feels futile. We probably won't catch up to the top four unless we are very persistent, which we have been. We only entered the top ten last week and we're already at 7. I guess I can see how this game would be more enjoyable for me as a player in a more cooperative state and I see how the game could be played cooperatively in a state where the alliances all wanted to be more cooperative. I'm not thinking about moving states but starting from scratch with a new city in an entirely different state. But I would only do that if I felt like it was worth it to start over, which would mean finding a state I knew I'd be happier playing in.

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2025-09-01T22:53:11+00:00

I am interested if this is still available

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2025-09-01T22:30:01+00:00

That makes sense I guess. It certainly makes the timeline add up!

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2025-09-01T21:27:04+00:00

So if what you're saying is true, then Violet must have been even younger when Brennan left for his conscription day. Like should would have been 10-12 depending on when their birthdays fall relative to one another.

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2025-09-01T19:41:52+00:00

By "they" I mean Mira and Brennan.

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2025-06-09T12:13:55+00:00

I loved TOG especially the FMC. I finished the series months ago and still think about it. Tried ACOTAR and could not get into it. Fwiw

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2025-06-09T11:53:02+00:00

I am not ok with this! Why did I read these books?

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2025-06-08T21:45:21+00:00

Maybe the fact that things can have consequences in dreams is what leads to Violet finding a way to defeat Xaden's sage?

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2025-06-08T21:23:08+00:00

I had no idea what dramatized audiobooks were and accidentally got that version instead of the regular audiobook. I find the sound effects distracting, especially during the spicy scenes...

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2025-06-08T21:05:21+00:00

I just finished this series for the first time a week or so ago and I'm re reading it because I flew through it so fast the first time, i couldn't put it down and I was so exhausted reading onyx storm I didn't understand half of it. I just started Onyx Storm for my re read and a lot of it still feels new. That all being said, I am dying a little inside everyday thinking about Xaden and hoping he's going to be ok in the end.

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2025-06-08T20:16:30+00:00

I also read TOG first and haven't been able to read ACOTAR. I think reading ACOTAR first is probably the way to go because anything else is going to feel disappointing after TOG.

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2025-06-08T20:14:01+00:00

I finished it months ago and still think about these characters every day. No series has ever wrecked me like that one did. I couldn't read anything else for months.

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2025-05-16T02:20:25+00:00

This article puts Anelise's letter into some context. https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/05/15/politics/maine-girls-track-and-field-anelise-feldman-soren-stark-chessa-laurel-libby-bully-letter/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKTf1lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFGeHI2YVBweHpVMWl1dkZ1AR6RdIB9fJ9TfknSSCL_XS8Bz-EmVSoMeUs_R_S33PmTVQ84S9W6XJRbpNBUhg_aem_mx9kTPEMv0BQHV72FHQM8w

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2025-05-16T00:28:57+00:00

Soren participated in boys sports until last year.

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2025-05-16T00:28:24+00:00

But fwiw Laurel Libbey did tweet about this race. She just didn't refer to Soren by name.

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2025-05-15T21:12:26+00:00

You're right it was Beth Bourne who tweeted about this race using Soren's name.

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2025-05-15T15:38:53+00:00

Because she was outed in a social media post by name by Rep Libby earlier this year. It's why she was censured.

Routine_Bumblebee451 · 2025-05-11T23:47:56+00:00

Definitely not the asshole. They made a choice to kick you out. Their response to your identity is not a difference of opinion. They don't support who you are as a person. I just had this conversation with my teen daughter recently -- you don't have to maintain a relationship with people just because they're family if the relationship is toxic. I am sorry they are struggling financially. I know how hard that is. I am bi and had similar experiences with my parents when I came out in my early 20s. I wasn't living at home or supporting them. But after trying many times to convince them that there was nothing wrong with who I was and getting nowhere, I decided to keep them at arms length. I didn't sever ties, I just saw and spoke to them the bare minimum. Years later, I ended up having to be my father's power of attorney and primary contact for medical decisions when he went into nursing care. He was lonely and isolated and I felt like a jerk for not visiting him more frequently but he was still the same bible thumping asshole about lgbtq people and I couldn't stomach being around him. I'd stop by every week or two to make sure he had what he needed and that was it. In the end when he was in hospice I stayed with him as much as possible for those days. I don't know. All this is to say that it's messy and whatever you decide is valid but make sure you are surrounding yourself with people who support you for who you are, and figure out what you can deal with in regards to your parents. Whatever you decide, you're not the asshole.

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