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the evolution of gideon describing harrow smiling in gideon the ninth: a comprehensive collection

Then Harrow cocked her head to the side like a quizzical bird and smiled a tiny, contemptuous smile. (Chapter 2)
The necromancer could not hide a triumphant smile. It stretched her mouth and made her split lips bleed. The sight was incomparably creepy. (Chapter 14)
Harrow’s lips curled. They showed her teeth, stained slightly pink with blood. She smiled again—slower than before, just as terrible, just as strange. (Chapter 14)
Harrowhark smiled. This smile was unusual too: it betokened conspiracy, which was normal, except that this one invited Gideon to be part of it. Her eyes glowed like coals with sheer collusion. Gideon didn’t know if she could handle all these new expressions on Harrow: she needed a lie down. (Chapter 16)
A small, astonished smile creased her mouth. The smile transformed her face into an affliction of beauty that Gideon had heretofore managed to ignore. (Chapter 32)
Gideon looked over her shoulder at her, and caught the Reverend Daughter’s smile. There was blood sweat coming out of her left ear, but her smile was long and sweet and beautiful. (Chapter 36)
The Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House smiled, tiny and triumphant. Then she keeled into Gideon’s arms. Gideon stumbled, sick with terror, kneeling them both down to the ground as Harrow lay like a broken rag doll. She forgot her sword, forgot everything as she cradled her used-up adept. She forgot the wrecked ligaments in her sword arm, her messed-up knee, the cups of blood she’d lost, everything but that tiny, smouldering, victorious smile. (Chapter 36)

i will be over in the corner crying and you all are welcome to join me

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I had to stop eating wheat in 2018, so I genuinely stopped for a minute and thought "this can't be true."

But I found sources verifying the numbers and now I'm going through a bunch of common items and their comparative prices.

Eggs in 2018: $1.76 ($2.26 when adjusted for inflation)

Eggs in 2024: $2.99 on average

Boneless chicken breast per pound in 2018: $3.14/pound

Boneless chicken breast per pound in 2024: $4.10/pound

Childcare in 2018: up to $10,408/year on average

Childcare in 2024: up to $14,760/year on average

Rent for 2bd housing in 2018: about $1250/month on average

Rent for 2bd housing in 2024: about $2000/month on average

Many of these are BIG jumps for just six years, and inflation really doesn't account for all of it. Even as aware as I am that things cost more now than they used to, it was jarring to see how MUCH more.

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out-of-jams

REVERSE TROPE WRITING PROMPTS

  • Too many beds
  • Accidentally kidnapping a mafia boss
  • Really nice guy who hates only you
  • Academic rivals except it’s two teachers who compete to have the best class
  • Divorce of convenience
  • Too much communication
  • True hate’s kiss (only kissing your enemy can break a curse)
  • Dating your enemy’s sibling
  • Lovers to enemies
  • Hate at first sight
  • Love triangle where the two love interests get together instead
  • Fake amnesia
  • Soulmates who are fated to kill each other
  • Strangers to enemies
  • Instead of fake dating, everyone is convinced that you aren’t actually dating
  • Too hot to cuddle
  • Love interest CEO is a himbo/bimbo who runs their company into the ground
  • Nursing home au
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