"Aside from my parents, you're the only other person that's ever seen my asshole."

Merlot created a topic of The Kids Have Changed

that bait and switch art sure is something...

Merlot answered question about having friends
Niceness isn't a virtue in this lawless land.

the way i GASPED when I realized that


(spoiler because I forgot to click the option and can't edit it in)



her weirdo brother is the butler's son! That's why he doesn't look like Shannon (as per a remark Serina had made earlier)!

Merlot answered question about chat about anything
I'm a university lecturer in economics, and I once saw one of my students reading something on AO3 during class! Couldn't see which fandom but I damn well recognize that layout
Merlot created a topic of Our Sunny Days

the way this has me kicking my feet I LOVE THEM. THEY'RE THE BEST. THE CUTEST.

Merlot answered question about saddest manga ever
What kind of bank would process 70k worth of transactions that are out of the ordinary? Because if you don't have an established pattern of spending 70K-range in a day, then most banks (depending on where you are and what kind of bank you're using) would flag expenditures of that scale as abnormal and require confirmation (via a phone call). And fo......
Merlot created a topic of I Am The Villain

i couldn't care less for the ship right now - is this the first time blondie bro hears about what happened to her?? He looked shocked, but if he puts two and two together, he'll be the only one to actually believe Lucy when she says she's not Lucia. Well, he already knows, and thinks she's faking it, but maybe now he'll realize that she TRIED to tell everyone, and was treated as if she was crazy. PLS team up! I'm a sucker for found family/sibling reconciliation stories!

Merlot created a topic of Our Sunny Days

baby unknown is the BEST BABY and i will fight anyone who disagrees

Merlot created a topic of For My Abandoned Love

I binge read the novel and i am so EXCITED for all that is to come. If the manhwa stays loyal to the novel, then the ending is SO satisfying!!

Merlot answered question about confess to your crush
As a gay man, I absolutely agree. Not to say that there aren't people IRL with strict preferences, but in fiction there seems to be a strong adherence to gender roles even in portrayals of gay couples (you can tell that the authors tend to have a "which one is the woman in this relationship" way of thinking when writing gay couples).
Merlot answered question about question
It depends, if the main purpose is to chat and exchange news, then we meet up for coffee or tea at a nice café. If we just want a usual hangout without anything specific to talk about, we tend to go bouldering, swimming, or just hiking if the weather is ok.

the way I want to punch his dad's face in....

Anyway, Etienne remains my absolute fave and I'm ok everything and everyone else burned down so long as he ends up happy.

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Merlot answered question about wanna date
They went to the same med school (different classes, dad was a year older). He asked her out, and that was that, lol.
Merlot answered question about question
Reading the answers here is absolutely horrifying. I'm sorry that so many have had to go through so much - the shit yall went through is something that should not have happened. I teach econ at a small private university, and while most of the faculty are fantastic, there's always that handful who treats teaching like a power fantasy fulfillment o......
Merlot created a topic of The Origin of Species

The shoe scene is perfect. The red-flag MLs from other stories could never, lmao.



"In the end the origin of species is love." I read this line in a spoiler ages ago and it's haunted me ever since. I LOVE how it wraps up the whole story with this point.