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Which book would you consider the best book you’ve ever read and why?

Are you an Austen person or a Bronte person?

Are there any genres you will not read?

Are you a fast or slow reader?

What was your relationship with books like as a child?

Are you the type of person who will read a book to the end whether you like it or not, or will you put it down straight away if you’re not feeling into it?

Have you ever despised something you have read?

Do you prefer to read first person or third person?

Are you for or against multiple narrators in the same book?

Bookmarks, dog ears or leaving the novel open and face down to keep your spot?

Do you prefer to read at a certain time of day?

Do you need to finish a book before you can move on to the next one, or will you have multiple books going at once?

How do you chose which book to read next?

What is your favourite children’s book?

Do you agree that Jane Eyre should be considered a feminist novel?

What’s your favourite of Shakespeare’s plays?

Do you know any poetry by heart?

Did you enjoy the Hunger Games?

E-reader or traditional book?

Do you read in the bathroom?

Ideal reading position?

Hardcover or paperback?

Nicest edition or cheapest edition?

Do you prefer happy endings or sad endings?

Do you enjoy concepts in books to be concrete or abstract?

A book you studied in school and ended up loving?

Classics or modern literature?

Thoughts on adults reading YA?

Have you ever read a book in another language?

anon i am so sorry this took so long!! the writer’s block is starting to come off, but i was also pretty daunted by this prompt because i’ve seen so many versions from other people and i just didn’t know if i could measure up. i’m gonna try! also, i swear all of this is from my own brain so if there are similarities with other people i am very sorry i promise i was not plagiarizing. this does get more interesting toward the end, so bear with me pls

the foxes spend the first week of summer break together at a small lake house allison says her parents forgot about

“imagine being so rich you forget about a house” “your mother is literally a mma fighter with a net worth in the millions” “we only have one house” “in MANHATTAN”

they spend their days hiking and swimming and their nights drinking

it’s nicky’s idea to play never have i ever (it always is)

neil has never played before, and he’s excited enough that andrew decides to stick around and see what happens

because of the nature of their group, nicky says they can skip people in the circle if no one wants to ask any questions

they start out pretty normal, like “never have i ever shoplifted” “never have i ever been caught cheating on a test” etc etc

as they get drunker, the questions and the ensuing conversations get wackier

“never have i ever stayed awake for more than 48 hours straight” 

neil’s the only one who drinks (andrew got to like 30 hours once), and the foxes are beyond alarmed for him

“how is your brain even working?” 

andrew: “it’s not”

sometimes they’ll target each other with specific questions, like nicky goes “never have i ever kissed a vixen before” and aaron glares at him while he downs a shot

when dan asks about developing crushes on strangers, neil is more than confused because he’s never even found anyone attractive until andrew, so it’s kinda wild to imagine falling in love with someone you walk past once

but neil is having the time of his life, he’s gently buzzed and surrounded by his friends and he’s laughing the loudest he has in a while

the fireplace is making his hair glow in all these different shades of bronze and red and his eyes are lighting up and his smile is just so big and happy

andrew cannot stand it

the next time the circle goes around, andrew starts talking before nicky can

“never have i ever been to switzerland” 

the question’s surprisingly tame but the foxes are glad he’s participating, so allison, kevin, neil, and nicky drink (he and erik took a weekend trip there once)

as the game continues, andrew keeps on asking about places, but they slowly get more and more specific

“never have i ever been to belyounech” 

nicky has to google where that is on his phone, but neil’s just staring at andrew and beginning to regret detailing his journeys with his mother

because andrew never forgets. never. 

so of course he would remember the name of a tiny seaside town in morocco neil and his mom spent a single night in a good five years ago

neil is torn between being amused because he knows he did something to prompt this, glad andrew really listens to him when he talks, and childish annoyance

“never have i ever faked my identity” “OKAY ANDREW’S DISQUALIFIED” 

andrew is just that petty and completely whipped for his boyfriend

nicky, thoroughly sloshed, asks “never have i ever kissed someone of the same gender”

every. single. fox. drinks. (except for aaron, who’s now comatose on the rug)

his complicated relationship with sexuality will be analyzed in a different post at some point in the future

nicky, thoroughly screaming, cannot get enough air in to interrogate everyone

kevin just waves his grey goose in the air like “yeah you bet i’m just THAT irresistible” 

“was it jeremy?” “i wish” “wHAT DID YOU SAY?!?!?!” “I MISS, I SAID I MISS, I MISS JEREMY A LOT-” 

dan and matt shrug because they were just trying to figure out their sexuality like normal teenagers

allison acts like this should have been public knowledge, but renee is blushing and they’re very determinedly Not Looking At Each Other

neil is intrigued but he doesn’t say anything

nicky, who has now slightly recovered, is absolutely losing his mind and on a roll and wants to milk this moment

“never have i ever kissed another fox” 

dan, matt, neil, and andrew drink

this is unsurprising

but then SO DO ALLISON AND RENEE

blurry mornings in sarajevo, 2019

bronan for the soul, pt. 4 in a series