Cock Block Strikes Again!

[fembuck]

Hollows/Ravy fans, read at your own risk ...

Drama Box Question
THi Kim!!! Since its April 1, I can ask my question about WWBC, although its not really a spoiler. Anyway, when Rachel is picking up her brother that the airport, she sees a woman greeting her partner with their children. Then she is sad that her and Ivy's relationship will never be recognized like that. First, awesome scene and a nod to other families. Second, how can Rachel not want to be with Ivy after a thought like that? Seriously, people don't have those kind of thoughts about normal friends. Honestly, I think that Rachel is just so scared she would lose Ivy that she is not even letting herself consider the possibility. Look at how their auras merged to become one in ODW. Ok, I'm done stating my case for time being. I'm lovin' the book!!!~Indy

Cock-Blocks Answer
4/1/09 -- Hi, Indy. It's complicated. Rachel is smart enough to know that some things come with so many attachments, that to follow them will lead to disaster. Yes, you can try, but at some point, it's going to fall apart. Ivy is my tragic figure, and she will be happy when I'm done even if I have to kill her to do it. (just kidding) Ivy will be happy, but it won't be with Rachel. And Rachel is going to have to live with that. --Kim

My Response
That sounds pretty conclusive to me.




The nicest thing I can say is, at least she finally manned up and has stopped intentionally fucking with the hopes of Ravy fans.

So, on the one hand ... I'm free! I no longer do I have to worry about how I'm going to get through 6 more books. The answer: I don't! I'm done. I'm retiring from the stage. Adios. Sayonara. Goodbye. And, there's something in having that resolved at least. A clean break and all that.

Mostly, I'm feeling like this towards Cock Block however:

Because, while she didn't owe me a Ravy ending to the series, she made me hope for it, and for books, and books, and books was tease about the whole fucking thing and so ...




Thanks for the memories!  It was good for a while between us bb, but it got ugly real fast!  Buh-bye.


*gets ready to start programming my brain into believing, utterly and completely, that the series ended with book five*

Looks like it's strictly fanficly from now on ... my heart is sad, but I guess my wallet can rest easy.

*sigh*

So, yeah ... there's that.

Comments

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

'Cause she's essentially given the community free rein to create the canon they want, so I prefer to think of it as a somewhat perverse freedom :)

I totes understand this feeling. That's kind of how I feel now. It's like I'm freed from the fuckery that is canon, and I can go where I want with the characters without having to deal with Cock Blocks random cock-blockery getting in the way.

Though, I have to say, I would have preferred to see the relationship legitimized in canon. It's like subtext is great, but everyone once in a while you really, really wish you could have just text. This series could have been something special for a lot of people, but now it's just another disappointment. I would have followed it to the end if there was going to be Ravy, but I'm not interested if it's not going to happen. Ravy is what kept me in this, so without it, I'm out.

[vjb2006.livejournal.com]

Oh absolutely with you on this - it would be lovely to see a ff couple that didn't come equipped with serenading strings and long soulful shots through vaselined lenses but instead featured two pig-headed modern women making it work both because of and in spite of their inherent traits.

In the absence of that however I'd prefer that KH clearly declare she's not going there and then get out of the way!

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

it would be lovely to see a ff couple that didn't come equipped with serenading strings and long soulful shots through vaselined lenses but instead featured two pig-headed modern women making it work both because of and in spite of their inherent traits.

This. I wouldn't mind Rachel and Ivy having to fight outside obstacles and themselves if there was a pay off at the end. I don't mind angst. For the first five books I found their relationship and their troubles utterly compelling. But if I'm going to be put through the ringer, I want a reward at the end. And "Rachel and Ivy love each other, but end up with two random people that we haven't met in 7 books" is not worth me torturing myself like this.