The Hollows: A Post of Irritation (And More Than A Little Insanity)

[fembuck]

Okay, I'm sorry to do this to you all.  But I'm going freaking insane and I cannot control it for any longer.  I have reached my limit.  My limit, 'tis reached.  WWBC is killing me.  Kim Harrison (who shall henceforth only be referred to as Cock Block - or possibly Cock Block McGee - by me) is killing me.  *grabs hair and tugs and pulls*

I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!  I've been patient.  We all have.  We have all been patient.  Six books is fucking patient.  But I CANNOT TAKE IT ANYMORE.  I'm like having actual physical symptoms due to the intense irritation and hateration (love you, Mary J!) Book 7 is inspiring in me.  

Now, I'm pretty sure that if you've read Book 7, you probably know the scene I got to, promptly threw my hands up in the air and was like all: 



Yes, it is the scene where Rachel goes up to the belfry to get her demon book or whatever and Mr. I'm Fucking Irrelevant and Exist Only to Cock-Block volunteers to help her go look for it, because god forbid Rachel climb some stairs and carry a BOOK on her own. 

You know what happens in this scene, and I knew it was coming.  Really, I did.  We all knew it was coming the moment Mr. I'm Fucking Irrelevant and Exist Only to Cock-Block was invited to dinner, and we really knew it was coming when Robbie and Mr. I'm Fucking Irrelevant and Exist Only to Cock-Block got their bromance on over Alice's cobbler pie or whatever.  But even knowing that it was coming, I was not at all prepared for the reality of it ... or my reaction to it coming to pass.  It was just so much more horrible than ever before this time. 

I mean, Rachel/Crap for Brains ... aiight, whatevs.  I actually liked Nick in the first and second book, and found him constantly being referred to as Crap for Brains in the fourth book hilarious.  I dealt with it.  Rachel/Kisten ... Kisten was an alright dude, Ivy liked him, and he was a not so secret Ravy shipper.  Dude, also kept pressing for a threesome, which, you gotta respect.  If I was him, I'd try to bang Ivy again while dating Rachel too.  In fact I'd just watch them.  So Kisten, I could deal with.  I could probably even deal with Rachel/Mr. I'm Fucking Irrelevant and Exist Only to Cock-Block (if I skipped all of their scenes together, which I have been anyway, so HA!).  But I accidentally spoiled myself for what's gonna happen with Ivy and ...



Seriously, Cock Block.  WHY?  WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME?  I'M A GOOD PERSON!  I PAY MY TAXES!  I LIKE PUPPIES AND KITTENS AND BROWN PAPER PACKAGES ALL TIED WITH STRING!  SO, WHY DO YOU HATE ME?!?!?!?!

*hyperventilates*  *breathes into a paper bag*  

I cannot pick up this book without my stomach clenching and a wave of exhaustion washing over me.  I just want to hide under a blanket and sleep until Cock Block makes the pain go away.  I literally have not been able to open the book in days!

Me: What the fuck is it with you?  What don't you fucking understand? You got any fucking idea about, hey, it's fucking distracting having Ivy hooking up with a dude when she's head over heels in love with Rachel!  What don't you get about it?

Cock Block: Some nutball said he wanted Ivy to hook up with a guy.

Me: Ohhhhh, goooood for you. And how was it? I hope it was fucking good for nutball, because everyone else is pissed off, aren't they?  You are trashing my femslash!

Cock Block: Janine, I was only...

Me: You've done it one too many fucking times, and I ain't picking up another book unless there's Ravy. I'm fucking serious. You're a nice chick. You're a nice chick, but that don't fucking cut it when you've been fucking cock-blocking Ravy action for seven fucking books.  Seriously, you and I, we are fucking done professionally.

Seriously, it's like:


SHIT'S ABOUT TO GO DOWN, BITCHES!

And ... I feel better now.

Once, again, I apologize for this bout of insanity, but I needed to get that off of my chest.

Comments

[wishing-wounds.livejournal.com]

And by that I mean,

[spoiler]Marshal totally ditches her, presumably never to be seen again[/spoiler]

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

I think I'm just in too deep a depressed, emo!girl mindset right now to view anything positively.

Marshall is a blip to me. I didn't think he'd stick around. It's the fact that Rachel even bothered to try with that dip-shit instead of just handling business with Ivy that bugs. Rachel's gonna keep on going out with dip-shits that will last a book if they are lucky, when the perfect woman is under her nose (and being trampled under her feet) the whole time.

Because everything comes back to Birds of Prey, Glenn is Reese and Marshall/future Rachel!boyfriend(s) is/are totally Wade. They are safe, boring choices that Rachel/Barbara use to avoid their real feeling for their best friends and partners, who are totally boss and dreamy.

(I apologize for this comparison if you never watched Birds of Prey)

Because of your encouragement (and others in this thread), I am going finish Book 7 at least and see if I feel better about everything afterwards. Now, I just need to get myself started again *le sigh*

[wishing-wounds.livejournal.com]

I completely understand your frustration. The issue with being in the femmeslash part of fandom is that we usually get the teasing/sexual side in plots (as opposed to the slash fans who occasionally get humorous/best buddy moments), which makes it all the more frustration when none of the relationships are consummated, just hinted at.

I haven't watched Birds Of Prey, but I am a comic geek from birth and know the characters.

[runetraverse.livejournal.com]

*blink*

*blink*

*stare*

I never, ever thought of it like that, but holishit, you're right! And strangely enough, both of them are redheads, while their partners are brunette / dark-haired. I seem to remember Ivy's a year or so younger than Rachel, too. And then you have the whole Dinah / Jenks thing, though Jenks has LOTS of family and Dinah has none. Still, their personalities are kinda similar.

But Ivy's the thinker / planner in Hollows, and Babs would definitely take that title in BoP.

[ex-stanleyt.livejournal.com]

Ivy is actually a few years older than Rache :) She was already working at the IS when rache showed up as a bumbling intern :D