If you have or are going to readIf We Were Villains, Id love to hear your thoughts. My mouth quickly let go of his and found its way onto his neck, and James tipped his head to the side to give me space to work. Faking your own death. Spice Girls, unite! Oliver accepts but requests that Colborne not act upon what Oliver will tell him. Trying some small talk to break the ice. We lived our lives in between sonnets, with drama and comedy lost together in a sky of words at our disposal. You can find me onInstagram,Twitter, andGoodreads. We have provided additional context below. He plots to arrive on Earth and . James was dead. And maybe Im even crazier for loving you so much.. What we were. $18 . 0 Discussions. Oliver and James. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The popular book, "If We Were Villains" by M.L Rio, published in 2017, is the story of seven actors-Richard, Wren, James, Alexander, Meredith, Filppa and Oliver-competing their way through an elite college. Is James alive or nah? Suspicious of the official story, Colborne announces his retirement from the police force and asks Oliver to finally tell him the truth. In this secluded world of firelight and leather-bound books, Oliver and his friends play the same roles onstage and off: hero, villain, tyrant, temptress, ingnue, extras. This was very self-indulgent for me to write, and I really needed to get this scene out of my head and into something real, so I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Detective Colborne wants to know the truth, and after 10 years, Oliver is finally ready to tell it. Had always been, as far back as I could remember. It still wasnt fair, James said, voice heavy. I had already decided it would be easier on everyone if I just disappeared., Yeah, I thought about that, too. I picked this up after seeing lots of glowing reviews for it on social media, and Im really glad that I did! ", -------------------------OR-----------------------------------, Oliver knocks on the door of an abandoned cottage where he hopes that the man he went to jail to protect is inside waiting for him after faking his own death (seriously, this is another level of be gay do crime, this is where being a dramatic bitch takes you). So, Im sorry, but disappearing was easier than coming back to see you in that place every few months.. tip: buffy gen teen AND "no archive warnings apply", "It was good that I had taken the time to breathe before setting the scene into motion, because once the door opened, complaining slightly at its hinges, my lungs stopped. And maybe for just a split second, I, too, knew what drowning felt like.James Farrow stood before me. I believe James is alive. I just couldnt stop thinking about what would happen next and I needed to bring my vision of it to life, so here it is. Because there, in that moment, with his skin sweating against mine, I realized I didnt really care what we did next. tip: buffy gen teen AND "no archive warnings apply". Wren then begged James to go after Richard, fearing he would hurt himself. The tragedy is that Oliver will have to live with the fact that James is out there and that they can never be together. It has always been like that. Because we belonged, me to him and him to me, and nothing could ever change that. Villains: Wren by mlrio. So, there I was, standing in front of said cottage, on the beach where he had, allegedly, drowned to death. Single Sentence Summary: At an elite art college, seven young acting students (performing only Shakespeare) are the best of friends until one is found dead and another is charged with the murder. If youre looking for more dark academia books to read, there are plenty of great titles to try such as Ace of Spades by Faridah bk-ymd, and Bunny by Mona Awad. I stood ready to poke at a broken nose, ready to see if it would still bleed out, or if maybe, only maybe, I could find a way to unbreak it. Like one of the Bard's plays, If We Were Villains is structured in five acts. Flatiron Books, 2017. Ive been screaming this at the walls and youre gonna hear it now., You were selfish, Oliver. left kudos on this work! He had his hands resting on top of the table, his coffee mug long forgotten to the side. When the door is obviously answered by said death-faker (because obviously), the dramatic love birds have to sort a few things out before they can actually get together. I kissed the top of his head. It just didnt make sense to me why would he fake his death? And it cost us everything. It was literally the first thing I wanted to do when I got out. "Summer Thrillers: Daring Escapes and Other Acts of Derring-Do", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=If_We_Were_Villains&oldid=1141467345, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 05:52. Since I couldnt count on the others to help me, I went by myself. The only light came from inside the house, probably the living room, and the positions in which we stood cast shadows all over James face, so much so that I couldnt distinguish the marks of time which were sure to be there, somewhere. Well, too bad. Making sure he was there. You went to Meredith when you got out? He asked, hurt by it. But you didnt.. Yes, Meredith was scared, and hurt but she was also jealous., Dont do that. And in all my love for literature, there was only one thing I knew for sure. Oliver Marks. In the very first scene, Oliver says, "We did wicked things, but they were necessary, . This year, make If We Were Villains by M.L. These characters speak Shakespeare like a language in its own right, with double meanings layered into every sentence. He bent down and kissed my face where it had landed, resting his lips there for a moment. James searched for him by the lake, only to realize Richard had been following him the whole time. Oliver is eager to reunite with James, who had eventually stopped visiting, but is informed that he drowned himself four years earlier. Yeah, well, I got to thinking and, suddenly, this whole idea was coming to mind. The James that Oliver loved is gone; however, physically, James is still around somewhere. The New York Times called it "at once good and bad. Oliver is a meek, mild, and quiet young man. My comments are always open for book-chat. But it was all I could do, and Im sorry, James, but I would do it all again.. Fake, with no truth or depth to it. Even in the throws of desperation, James wouldve understood the context behind his chosen text. On the day of Oliver's release from prison in 2008, Filippa, the only member of the group with whom he has maintained steady contact, comes to pick him up. Macbeth had gone entirely fine, more than fine, if you'd asked him. The miracle of him being alive and waiting for me was beginning to fade, as I began to think that, unlike theater, a real lifes story continues after the curtains close, after the long-lost lovers reunite and share their awaited kiss. Waiting. Phillipa is a mysterious character, and though we dont find out too much about her, she really grew on me throughout the story. First line: "The time: September 1997, my fourth and final year at Dellecher Classical Conservatory." During the performance, Oliver discovers that James is in love with Wren. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio. Just finished reading this and wanted to hear other's opinions on the rather ambiguous ending. When you spend most of your life in theater, lost in the words of a man who felt and wrote so deeply at every turn of a page, and you go through the sort of experiences that I had gone through, you come out the other side expecting a moment like this to be held with fireworks playing in the background, lullabied by a classic orchestra, and the perfect game of lights to shine on every feature, every blink of the eye. No. Dont make it about that., Im not making anything into anything. You might have been the one to give the blow, but that was all, and it was self-defense. editing this to add that this is what I clearly and personally WANT to be true, but I'm also not sure it makes complete sense knowing how the guilt would have genuinely eaten up at James etcso either 1) he is alive and kept living to wait for Oliver and Oliver alone, or 2) he's dead, idk why he left that hint, it makes sense that he's dead, my heart is broken obviously, but I still dk why he'd leave that passage. The previous nights melancholia felt odd in the light of morning, with grief and sorrow lost and gone along with the stars. tip: austen words:10000-50000 sort:title. A kiss that I could tell from the first touch, would take us somewhere. If We Were Villains is a great story written by M.L. but maybe he left that note so their ending wouldnt be like romeo and juliet? Coming here, disappearing. sunflower_fields_forever, PygmyParrot, thisismoonytrying, heavenlydps, and ilosthesea Press J to jump to the feed. It was my last hope. The Jews were just starting to migrate to England and the racism towards them was motivated by their . This is a great take on this!! But mostly, I was thinking about how I couldnt actually leave you. Yeah, I do. You had no right to take my place., Yes, but what were you protecting me from? Trotzdem ist der junge Schauspieler glcklich am renommierten Dellecher College, einer abgeschiedenen Welt mit flackernden . Wenn aus Freunden Feinde werden - Roman. And as for the fairness of it all I slept with Meredith that night. Because, you see, when you say shit like that, what I think is that you would have done exactly what you pretended to do. Biting his tongue, Alexander tried to swallow the rising feeling of worry for the other. Who else could he be expecting? 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