My wife and I watch the Hogfather special every Christmas, right after the first two Harry Potter films because they have a very strong christmasy vibe.
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I had to do a double take, because I did not think you typed âflashlightâ at first lmao
Thatâs adorable, and I love it. 
My dad and I used to watch Christmas Vacation every year. Itâs not Pratchett, but it was really nice.
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My family used to watch the Oliver Twist musical, and Wallace & Gromit around Christmas.
They are both completely non-christmas themed and yet they both trigger something very cozy, familiar and nostalgic in my shriveled little britbong heart.
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Oh, yeah. I donât celebrate Christmas beyond the extent that my family does, but I still like some of the movies. They take me back to being a tiny kid, and waiting for Santa. The best gifts were stocking gifts, no matter how small. I have no regrets about becoming a Jew, but thereâs no holiday for adults quite like Giftmas when youâre a kid.
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Iâm not a Christian either. I celebrate my own winter festivities like Yule. That being said, if I am invited over to a Christmas celebration then Iâm more than happy to be part of it, as I consider the time of the year, regardless of anyoneâs beliefs, to be one of making peace and building friendships. I think thatâs what makes it so special for me.
Well⌠That and the mince pies.
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i liked this, very interesting take on psychological abuse!
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Thank you, I wanted to write an abuse story where the abuser doesnât just walk away with a full victory. Probably the best retaliation that Queenie could ever hope to give was to simply not feed the unhinged needs of Billie. In the end it just became something of a brutal but utterly pointless no-score-draw.
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We need the Doomslayer to purge the craziness known as Billie before she grows worse. Maybe a machete or weed wacker.
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Unfortunately, I already have another idea brewing for her in which she will get progressively worse.
Mandy is the story of someone trying to slowly make peace with who they are, while Billie is the story of the most toxic person you know slowly spiraling Into Hell.
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im christian but i donât celebrate christmas either, funnily enough
christ was born during the summer solstice, christmas is literally yule lol. so i have no interest
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these kinds of stories always bring me back to my parents desperately trying to use authority and manipulation to get me to stop being trans, oddly enough
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I identify with your protagonist, most of my stories here I have published drunk, some of them I donât even remember writing them.
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I know the type. (HUG) There are too many of them where I live. Screw them and be your fantastic self.
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Fucking ow the surgery and the âtaking backâ of that surgery made me cross my legs. And Iâve read hours and hours of fluffy torture lmao
Love the mindfuck, itâs my favorite kind of abuse. Itâs almost a shame that Freddy/Queenie didnât break but fighting with compliance is something you donât see often here. Makes him sorta admirable even, for much good his defiance did.
I also like that Billie âlostâ here. Makes for a more interesting twist.
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and waking up on the floor is not as common as it used to be (I have a job) but it has happened to me.
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¨As she got in her car and drove past the broken creature, she stopped, rolled down the window and watched it crawl itself into a nearby bush. It whimpered and cried loudly, hoping for love and mercy that would never come.¨
I donât know why the need of the fluffies to be loved causes me an internal conflict, it should give me empathy, any living being does, but they donât, itâs strange,
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sorry to butt into someone elseâs conversation, but I love the whole âdeathâ saga. I love how he wrote it as a character. for me it is one of the best representations of the grim reaper that exists.
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Thank you!
Also yeah, trust me, she will remember this loss and she will take it out on the next âprojectâ as she gets progressively worse.
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Did you ever see the animated version of soul music? Itâs actually not too bad.
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