I-, James attempted to say something, and his hand seemed to reach up toward me, but both voice and motion halted before they were completed and, maybe thinking better of it, he simply stepped aside, opening the door wider to let me inside. James and Oliver had a special kind of love unlike ones theyve ever had, why would James want Oliver to never find peace (if he was truly planning on committing suicide)? Coming here, disappearing. 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. And I wouldnt have regretted it.. Thank you for reading my rant. Dont make it about that., Im not making anything into anything. I felt sorry for her being always the one left behind, but I couldnt give her what she deserved. Do you think he loves them in the . (If We Were Villains Quote) Sticker. Look, I never thought she was my biggest fan, okay? A bully we loved until we couldnt anymore. Second, I never shipped James and Oliver!! James Faked his own death- Oliver is sure about it. Please consider turning it on! We fell asleep right there, on James small couch, with him draped over me like a human blanket, his limbs lost in mine, and our breathing happening in synch. If We Were Villains is the debut novel of American author M. L. Rio, first published in 2017 by Flatiron Books. Instead, Oliver goes to visit Meredith, now a television actress living in Chicago. Not me, though, James death was fresh, new, and painful, as the blood running out of my nose on the day he broke it. He, suddenly, raised his head and spoke. "It starts like this: whereas everyones eyes skim over Filippa like shes not there, Camilos stop on her. Out of everyone in the group, I thought she was the most respectful of and dedicated to her friendships with the others. Biting his tongue, Alexander tried to swallow the rising feeling of worry for the other. Hi, he replied, his voice still slow and rusted from sleep. Phillipa is a mysterious character, and though we dont find out too much about her, she really grew on me throughout the story. 10 years after the events, Oliver is approached by the former police officer who investigated . Do you think it wouldve have been different? And since the subtext is "wait for me or come find me" that does not mean he means it in this life or world. Better than ever, he whispered, closing his eyes; peaceful. Villains: Wren by mlrio. So the aforementioned line suggests that this tragedy is no different and we don't get the happy ending we want but we are given false hope. Truth be told, there was a part of me that refused to hope, and maybe that was what kept me from simply combusting on the spot. Do you wish I had done it? He asked me, flatly. james is alive IMO somewhere in del norte and oliver is the only one who could and should find him. . Trying some small talk to break the ice. Rio. But even in those last few months, even when I knew we didnt like each other very much, I liked to believe that there was still some friendship left, some residual love that would have made her think twice. Let Del Norte be the only place on earth, and the two of us, the only people in it. The two tentatively resume their relationship. Is James alive or nah? He got blackout drunk before James could keep her company in his mind. I brushed a strand of his hair away from his eyes, placing it behind his ear. At first, John and Oliver were on a mission to find and kill Deadshot but after learning that John's brother's death was a planned hit he was apprehended by Amanda Waller and put in the . Really? He cut me off and tried to take his hands away, but I grabbed them, keeping them still between mine. In the four years, they have achieved the goals set for them, that is, until tragedy strikes and only six are left to. However, as the semester progresses, the cast grows increasingly despondent due to Richard's death. [3] On Goodreads, it has an average rating of 4.2 stars out of five. Just finished reading this and wanted to hear other's opinions on the rather ambiguous ending. Having everyone around but being so alone. Each student is mailed an envelope containing their casting assignment and the scenes to prepare, as well as instructions not to share the information with any of their peers. It has always been about that, even when we didnt know it was.. Of us. It incorporates Gothic and vintage style elements, as well as references to ancient Greece, Rome, and the Renaissance. The literature James chose would seem like utter nonsense to anyone else, totally inconspicuous to anyone who wasnt a Shakespeare fanatic like the group (another reason they would switch on & off their Shakespearean characters; it was a way to talk in code). James then grabbed the nearest item the boat hook and hit him with it. Of course Richard would be pissy about not playing Macbeth (because God forbid he play anything besides the leading role), but how that involved Alexander (or anyone else, for that matter) in any way was a difficult riddle to solve. In and out. Quando gli amici diventano nemici, non c' limite al male che possono farci. The group agrees to wait for Richard to die, then call the police and pretend he was already dead when they came upon him. Meredith was scared, and a bit drunk. While one would expect a book about Shakespearean actors to have lots of Shakespeare references, If We Were Villains goes above and beyond. However, the situation changes at the annual Halloween performance, a select few scenes from Macbeth fourth year students traditionally perform each year. Plus, Filippa gave him the letter. If We Were Villains was named one of Bustle's Best Thriller Novels of the Year, and Mystery Scene says, A well-written and gripping ode to the stage . by mlrio. Maybe some things would have been different in the overall plot, but I dont think it would have changed the ending. ", -------------------------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). When the teachers mix up the roles it puts a strain on the friendship of Olivers group, and things begin to go downhill fast. IMO: The group of seven spoke in carefully chosen, always intentional Shakespearean quotes. The notes connotation may also be just to remind Oliver of their time in del Norte, a happy moment. Because of all the crimes I have committed, loving you has always been my favorite. But I think I need to hear you say it. Work Search: By Pritesh Dave 10M. It has always been like that. Instead, it all felt rather anticlimactic, very bland and without flare. Its got a gripping plot, and a selection of likeable, even if sometimes slightly stuck up characters. No, I said more firmly, not allowing James to go down that road. Rio 354 pages. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. But no concrete evidence was ever found. On the day Oliver Marks is released from jail, the man who put him there is waiting at the door. And, God, Meredith deserves a world of her own, someone who makes her feel the way James makes me feel. James Farrow Needs A Hug; James and Oliver Deserved Better; Bittersweet; We desperately need a sequel to this gorgeous book; James and Oliver are so in love I can't; Summary. That was the story I had spent the better part of a month swimming in, myself. I believe that in the end, Oliver will never find peace, regardless if James survived or not. As pretentious and flawed as the core friendship group of the story is, youll be gripped by their tale. To protect you, to have you. But your something is different from Merediths. Oliver Marks. And as for the fairness of it all I slept with Meredith that night. Oliver Marks has just served ten years in jail - for a murder he may or may not have committed. And what will happen to them now?.. I know it is a stretch but that is what came to my mind. Dark Helmet isn't a parody of Darth Vader as much as it is a showcase for Rick . If thou remember'st not the slightest follyThat ever love did make thee run into,Thou hast not loved. You were someone else, as if you had never come down from playing your character.. What is it with Oliver and Jameses relationship ambiguity like there's literally a full fledge gay character there why are they all acting like it's uncharted alien territory they are exploring. We were blind., Yeah, we were. Press J to jump to the feed. maybe he was saying to find him in the next life? Filippa sends Oliver James' suicide note, which James had addressed to him. But barely had I set foot back into the world, and it was already crumbling from under my feet, taking away my only peace, my only solace. Oliver had almost no recollection of the rest of the Christmas masque, slipping in and out of awareness just long enough to get his hands on a drink or to engage in brief pleasantries with onlookers hoping to congratulate him on his performance. Spice Girls, unite! The following morning, as Oliver cleans their dorm room, he discovers a bloodstained boat hook hidden in James' mattress. Rio, was published in 2017. The whole truth is, I'm in love with him still. We knew how to enunciate, how to use our emotions to the benefit of every single sentence that fell out of our lips. i hate this feeling of not knowing and i thin thats exactly what the author was going for. A kiss that I could tell from the first touch, would take us somewhere. The bathroom scene when Oliver tells James it wasnt a one-night stand with Meredith bc shes not just some girl and . Richard was off the rails, James, and it had nothing to do with anyone but himself. James Cameron doesn't always have the nicest things to say about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but that doesn't mean he's not familiar with the blockbuster franchise.While Cameron may have . Maybe he had never left shore at all. Oliver's narrative voice is self-deprecatory, revealing that he thinks of himself as a side character in his own story. I mean, that the moment I think Im remotely over what happened, you are released. On the day Oliver Marks is released from jail, the man who put him there is waiting at the door. James takes Wren to bed with him, his revenge on Oliver. He didnt look much older than when I last saw him, four years prior. Dark Academia is an aesthetic and subculture dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. You might have been the one to give the blow, but that was all, and it was self-defense. Youre alive, were the stupid words coming out of my own mouth. For pleasure and for life. I pulled our hands to my lips and kissed them. The glass floor of the stage was no more than an illusion, and while it was beautiful to look at, it was just that: a stage. No. 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. Wrote your note knowing you would understand it, while no one else would. February Ficlet Challenge 2023- Day 1- WavesOliver going to look for James after the end of IWWV.Title is part of the Pericles quote James leaves for Oliver. Somewhere. I also liked the idea of Olivers stupidity brining him more suffering with James not accepting his sacrifice and killing himself but your comment might change how I viewed it, (James : Juliet ) (Oliver : Romeo) (Fillipa : Friar Laurence). All that was left was an odd feeling of peace, one I was afraid would disappear as soon as James woke up, when the quiet of sleep would be interrupted with our having to face the reality of our situation. We scrambled to our feet, never completely letting go, and I let James lead us to his bedroom. No, what we did. I WANT him to be alive and waiting for Oliver but it makes too little sense and I can't help but think of this one line from one of the previous chapters. He didnt dare attempt to find James, worrying what else may befall his troubled mind if his eyes crept their way along James face once again that night. M.L. Work Search: Drama and tragedy follows them on and offstage, and things begin to turn ugly when someone is found dead. On the day he's released, he's greeted by the man who put him in prison. If We Were Villains - M.L. Hi, I said, softly, not being able to help the stupid grin growing on my face. I was glad just to hear his breath, to have him close. (LogOut/ I would find a way to apologize to her, but being honest, I suspect she always knew that if James had stayed in the picture, me and her wouldnt stand a chance. Surfacing for air but finding my lips instead, and perhaps reading my thoughts, James gasped: Oliver, Im yours. Because that was also true. Rio. Villains: Wren. My hands were steadier than I had anticipated they would be, but maybe it was just so cold outside that I couldnt quite distinguish whether it was my body responding to the weather, or just nerves. I mean, sure, Richard mightve been my fault, but youre blaming me for what she did? Not ever. Meredith was done with Richards shit way before he died, and I think she was genuine with her feelings for him. Only difference would be I would have been arrested for a crime I did commit. It doesnt matter. And Meredith, he spoke her name with a little more disdain than I cared to stand. Before it all went to hell, when we were just two stupid boys laying in the sand, dreaming of living away from everything and everyone. It still wasnt fair, James said, voice heavy. I exhaled, letting the leftover anger that was still inside of me, even all these years later, dissipate. The inseparable duo. Giving me up.. Richard is a bastard and won't count. [1]. And maybe for just a split second, I, too, knew what drowning felt like.James Farrow stood before me. Macbeth had gone entirely fine, more than fine, if you'd asked him. After the students return from break, they prepare to perform scenes from Romeo and Juliet, another tradition, at the Christmas masquerade ball. Maybe brighter than they had been since the night of Richards death. Alive, breathing, dry and utterly, painfully breathtaking. as well as document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ). It wasnt long before my own tears were joining the one that James had left on my cheek, and, soon enough, it was undistinguishable where his pain ended and mine began. If wed crossed this line before everything happened.. He uses a mash-up of different lines from Lear to try to tell Oliver what he's going through without saying it outright using the Fool's line from Act 1, Scene 4 and then skipping ahead to a scene between Edmund and Edgar. James blinked at me. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. I think coffee would be great, thank you.. Rio. Since I couldnt count on the others to help me, I went by myself. Language: R (136 swears 74 'f'); Mature Content: PG-13 Vague, undescriptive sex, mention eating disorder, drinking, and smoking, overdose Violence: PG-13 Rough "play" that results in injury, descriptive murder . They were best friends and some could argue soul mates, doesnt mean they would have been good partners. Detective Colborne wants to know the truth, and after 10 years, Oliver is finally ready to tell it. Or maybe coffee? James offered, clearly looking for an out from the odd staring that seemed to be the only thing either of us knew how to do. No, youll listen to this. Then there was Alexander, who spent the better part of the first few years avoiding everything and everyone, Wren who just flew back to London and never looked back, not that I blame her. The moment I had a choice, I chose you. The fourth years are assigned King Lear as their spring production. She would not have given Oliver the letter if it ensued any sort of false hope for him. 13 characters in If We Were Villains are available for you to type their personalities: James Farrow, Meredith Dardenne, Oliver Marks. But even with all the guilt he just had to try to have a chance of real happiness with Oliver. In the letter, james wrote to oliver he used Pericles (not a tragedy unlike any other plays in the book). Had always been, as far back as I could remember. If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio (debut) Publisher: Macmillan Release Date: April 11, 2017 Length: 368 pages Buy on Amazon. Oliver is freed from a physical cage while James frees himself from an emotional one. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Many readers including Cynthia d'Aprix Sweeney, the writer of The Nest, compared this novel to Donna Tartt's The Secret History. I dont know what I expected, but I didnt expect you to behere. There were seven of us then, seven bright young things with wide precious futures ahead of us. Oliver, Alexander, and James decide to fight back during Caesar's death scene, which quickly spirals out of control. For strength, in case no one did. Although those relationships are integral and all-consuming through the novel, you would be remiss to ignore the other layered relationships between the characters, which makes If We Were Villains dynamic and addictive. Now, all he have to do is look for him, even if it means take an airplane and go to the other side of the world.He'll found him but not how he expected to. Oliver is a meek, mild, and quiet young man. james doesn't want to be found. To me, this is one of the most heartbreaking scenes in the book, as we really see how tortured James is by what he's done. 10 years after the events, Oliver is approached by the former police officer who investigated his . Richard injures Oliver and James, as they practice the assassination scene from "Julius Caesar". It was made pretty clear a few times in the book that James was very good at immersing himself into roles and losing himself in them back in their first class with Gwendolyn and again at the ill-fated Lear rehearsal. Because we belonged, me to him and him to me, and nothing could ever change that. First line: "The time: September 1997, my fourth and final year at Dellecher Classical Conservatory." I saw the bruises all over her body, both faded and fresh new. As his fingerprints are on both the shirt scrap and the boat hook, he is arrested and put on trial, though Colborne does not believe him to be the real killer. Takes place after the argument James and Oliver have, they both are honest to each other and provide comfort the best they can, the only way they know how. It's one of the best books I've read so far in . The events of "If We Were Villains" told from Filippa's perspective. Oliver and James return to Lear, only to see Colborne waiting in the wings. I think its at me. I loved him and Meredith from the jump. If We Were Villains, written by M. L. Rio and published in 2013, 2017, tells the story of Oliver Marks, a former Shakespearian actor at the Dellecher conservatory, and the murder mystery that surrounds his 4th and final year at the conservatory. If We Were Villains is a great story written by M.L. You went to Meredith. He finished for me. These members of the original Villains tribe [] Do you? At the cast party, Richard punches a student who had been flirting with Meredith. Oliver is now 31, a quiet, likeable man with a heavy past. For courage, in case someone opened. I don't believe he would've been cruel enough to give Oliver fruitless hope, because I believe they genuinely loved each other. If We Were Villains is the debut novel of American author M. L. Rio, first published in 2017 by Flatiron Books. These are the most fascinating non-fiction books of 2023. That had always been our thing, after all: understanding each other. I remembered there was an abandoned cottage near the beach, in Del Norte. And maybe for just a split second, I, too, knew what drowning felt like. His body never located, only his car and the two letters he wrote. When the door came within reaching distance, I knocked, forcefully. Simple and clean, but homely. As Richard stormed out of the Caesar cast party, he assaulted Wren, who was trying to calm him. And in this case the letter does get to Romeo (Oliver) in time and he finds his Juliet (James). Quoted as being the most academic of them all: he knew what he was doing. Oliver is eager to reunite with James, who had eventually stopped visiting, but is informed that he drowned himself four years earlier. God, when I saw the bruises hed left on your arms, I-, I wanted to. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Rio. He sat by himself in the farthest corner, loath to look up from his notebook. But I chose you. The descriptions throughout this book are captivating. Truth isn't stranger than fiction despite Mark Twain's best efforts to convince you. We were two very eloquent men, well educated in the art of speech. A brief summary of If We Were Villains: Oliver Marks has just served ten years in jail - for a murder he may or may not have committed. Would you like some tea? And of course there was Colin, standing there, slouching slightly, a look of absolute terror, pure and raw as daylight, adorning his features. He had gone and given his lungs to the waves, released his pain for someone else to feel. 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