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roshae
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let’s talk about s*x real quick:
the steamy scenes in HR worked so well bc they functioned as a storytelling device. they communicated something that non-steamy scenes could not, or they were an extension of those scenes. those scenes didn’t feel flippant or unimportant. the story would be fundamentally changed without them. in TLG, it feels like RR is just throwing them in for the sake of doing so :/
— Feb 10, 2026 10:27PM
the steamy scenes in HR worked so well bc they functioned as a storytelling device. they communicated something that non-steamy scenes could not, or they were an extension of those scenes. those scenes didn’t feel flippant or unimportant. the story would be fundamentally changed without them. in TLG, it feels like RR is just throwing them in for the sake of doing so :/
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roshae
is on page 387 of 414
shane has every right to go scorched earth on allllllll of them!!!
— Feb 28, 2026 05:56AM
roshae
is on page 263 of 414
shane and ilya are breaking my heart! i’m going through it rn 😭😭😭
— Feb 19, 2026 09:15PM
roshae
is on page 216 of 414
*post book club mtng reflection*
i stand corrected on the sex scenes! i think we’re def seeing ilya use sex as a means of escape/temporary happiness, while shane uses it as a way to (in some cases!) replace the intimacy that comes with having tough/necessary convos. they want to feel close to each other — and they aren’t in many ways — so sex is the way they try to achieve that
— Feb 19, 2026 10:42AM
i stand corrected on the sex scenes! i think we’re def seeing ilya use sex as a means of escape/temporary happiness, while shane uses it as a way to (in some cases!) replace the intimacy that comes with having tough/necessary convos. they want to feel close to each other — and they aren’t in many ways — so sex is the way they try to achieve that
roshae
is on page 182 of 414
chapters 14 and 15 were actually quite great. i feel like i’m always trashing RR’s writing, but those chapters were very enjoyable
— Feb 14, 2026 11:20PM
