It's all been gravy.

We just finished sending out all the applications for the Secret Santa, so make sure to check your DMs to see yours!

If you didn’t get one, it was either:

a) by mistake: we had 50 applications to go through, so it’s possible we may have messed up a little somewhere. If you didn’t receive a dm by either me (@evelinaonline) or @totallyevan, send us an ask and we’ll fix things right away <3

b) you were disqualified: we made it very clear that we would not be accepting any application that contains inc*st/nsfw content. There are a few other things that go without saying (ex: racism, p*dophelia, underaged stuff in general, etc). If your application had any of these, you were disqualified.

note: if you’re not sure whether your application fell under these categories, reach out to one of us either by ask or dm

Please respond within three days, or you will be disqualified.

Here’s a reminder of the other rules:

Incest and NSFW content is not allowed.

You can particpate by either drawing or writing.

You must have DMs turned on, so we can get in contact with you.

Tag your posts as #tua secret santa and #tua secret santa 2020

(tip: you can look into last year’s tag, #tua secret santa 2019, for inspiration!)

Art pieces must be more than a sketch, but don’t have to be full-colored.

Writing pieces must be more than 500 words.

If you need any clarifications about the person you were assigned to, or to ask for their AO3/other social media, send us a dm and we’ll get in touch with them for you!

And lastly, please remember: do not tell anyone who you got assigned to! It might ruin the surprise.

We’re super excited to host this event this year too. It’s mindblowing how positively you guys responded to it, so we’re sure it’s gonna be even more amazing than last year!

Have fun!!

(also, i love your blog)

hi anon!! (tysm im glad you like it!) before i answer i just want to apologise like i did in the previous ask i replied to, for some reason i didn’t get notifications for my asks and i have a lot of unanswered questions that im going to get to as soon as possible!

now to your question; I’m not 100% sure myself, not just because english isn’t my first language either, but also because it isn’t a common phrase! and I remember when season 2 came out and a lot of people were wondering what “it’s all been gravy” meant.

I think what Ben was trying to say was along the lines of “it’s all been good”, “it’s all been more than good”. Basically something positive. And to back that up, when I was watching it with greek subtitles on, the subs basically said “it’s been a gift.”

So in the context of the scene, Ben was trying to say that all those years he spent with Klaus were more than good!

The saying IS obscure, in fact I thought the writers made it up!! I think most got it because it’s similar to the common saying “the icing on top of the cake” which means “something extra that makes a good thing even better”

The actual phrase means something a little more precise tho!! After some digging I found this:

Gravy: a situation in which it’s easy to enjoy a comfortable life or to make money without much effort. “I can forget about the hard times, because it’s all been gravy for three years now” (via Cambridge Dictionary)

Less commonly, gravy is also used to refer to things that are: extra that you welcome having, but did not expect to get.

So with that in mind!!! What Ben basically is saying “it’s been more than good”

But if you want to be more precise, the exact sentiment he was expressing was most likely (spoilers for those who haven’t seen TUA under read more):

Another way to look at it is like a movie. And most people, they go see the movie in theatres, right? But Ben got to see his movie on dvd, with bonus features at the end. And the bonus features aren’t a movie, and they don’t make his movie any longer, but he’s still grateful for them, because for everyone else, the movie ends when the credits roll.

(also, i love your blog)

hi anon!! (tysm im glad you like it!) before i answer i just want to apologise like i did in the previous ask i replied to, for some reason i didn’t get notifications for my asks and i have a lot of unanswered questions that im going to get to as soon as possible!

now to your question; I’m not 100% sure myself, not just because english isn’t my first language either, but also because it isn’t a common phrase! and I remember when season 2 came out and a lot of people were wondering what “it’s all been gravy” meant.

I think what Ben was trying to say was along the lines of “it’s all been good”, “it’s all been more than good”. Basically something positive. And to back that up, when I was watching it with greek subtitles on, the subs basically said “it’s been a gift.”

So in the context of the scene, Ben was trying to say that all those years he spent with Klaus were more than good!

The saying IS obscure, in fact I thought the writers made it up!! I think most got it because it’s similar to the common saying “the icing on top of the cake” which means “something extra that makes a good thing even better”

The actual phrase means something a little more precise tho!! After some digging I found this:

Gravy: a situation in which it’s easy to enjoy a comfortable life or to make money without much effort. “I can forget about the hard times, because it’s all been gravy for three years now” (via Cambridge Dictionary)

Less commonly, gravy is also used to refer to things that are: extra that you welcome having, but did not expect to get.

So with that in mind!!! What Ben basically is saying “it’s been more than good”

But if you want to be more precise, the exact sentiment he was expressing was most likely (spoilers for those who haven’t seen TUA under read more):

(also, i love your blog)

hi anon!! (tysm im glad you like it!) before i answer i just want to apologise like i did in the previous ask i replied to, for some reason i didn’t get notifications for my asks and i have a lot of unanswered questions that im going to get to as soon as possible!

now to your question; I’m not 100% sure myself, not just because english isn’t my first language either, but also because it isn’t a common phrase! and I remember when season 2 came out and a lot of people were wondering what “it’s all been gravy” meant.

I think what Ben was trying to say was along the lines of “it’s all been good”, “it’s all been more than good”. Basically something positive. And to back that up, when I was watching it with greek subtitles on, the subs basically said “it’s been a gift.”

So in the context of the scene, Ben was trying to say that all those years he spent with Klaus were more than good!

The saying IS obscure, in fact I thought the writers made it up!! I think most got it because it’s similar to the common saying “the icing on top of the cake” which means “something extra that makes a good thing even better”

The actual phrase means something a little more precise tho!! After some digging I found this:

Gravy: a situation in which it’s easy to enjoy a comfortable life or to make money without much effort. “I can forget about the hard times, because it’s all been gravy for three years now” (via Cambridge Dictionary)

Less commonly, gravy is also used to refer to things that are: extra that you welcome having, but did not expect to get.

So with that in mind!!! What Ben basically is saying “it’s been more than good”

But if you want to be more precise, the exact sentiment he was expressing was most likely (spoilers for those who haven’t seen TUA under read more):

Five: [flips page] And here we have the letter K, we've got kebabs, there's kindness, there is karaoke.