Had always been, as far back as I could remember. There were four years between then and you getting released, and I swear to God I could not keep living my life the way I was. Thank you, I renewed it all myself. When the teachers mix up the roles it puts a strain on the friendship of Olivers group, and things begin to go downhill fast. Like tf are ya dum. 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. Second, I never shipped James and Oliver!! Wait, James face went white, a glimpse of panic flashing in his eyes. Rio. Many readers including Cynthia d'Aprix Sweeney, the writer of The Nest, compared this novel to Donna Tartt's The Secret History. Not when I found out, not when I stepped up to take the fall for you. Hearing James voice helped. Words: Jonathan Wells. No, I said more firmly, not allowing James to go down that road. But then Pip told me you were dead, and I-.. Meredith also knew about his crimes, she told Colborne. From $1.35. M.L. The whole truth is, I'm in love with him still. Language: English Words: 1,229 Chapters: 1/1 Comments: 2 Kudos: 37 Bookmarks: 5 . Making sure he was there. If We Were Villains is a great story written by M.L. "If We Were Villains" is told from the perspective of Oliver, a quiet, introspective former drama student who has just been released from a 10-year prison sentence after the harrowing events during his final year at the Conservatory. On the day Oliver Marks is released from jail, the man who put him there is waiting at the door. Rating: 2.5/5. his girlfriend. The Jews were just starting to migrate to England and the racism towards them was motivated by their . I think its at me. Bill Cipher is the main antagonist of the Disney Channel/Disney XD animated series Gravity Falls, serving as the overarching antagonist of season one and the main antagonist of season two. 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. . Maybe brighter than they had been since the night of Richards death. No, that wasnt what walking on stars felt like, and I knew that, now. I let go of my own and bent forward, placing my own hand on top of his, squeezing it and tangling our fingers together. Oliver and his classmates James, Richard, Alexander, Wren, Filippa and Meredith immerse themselves into the world of Shakespearean tragedy, and as they do their lives turn into a tragedy in ways they could never have foreseen. So what do you all think? For years, Thaisa lives hidden away from the rest of society as a priestess, believing her husband to have died in the storm, until the goddess Diana helps them reunite. 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. Maybe just stating the obvious for the benefit of my own crazed head, to make sure I wasnt hallucinating. "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. I knew when youd be getting out, and I waited. Thunderbolts cast. I raised my voice. Rio that read. About the Book: Title: If We Were Villains . We sipped our coffees in silence for maybe another minute before it all got too much for me, and the relief of seeing him was washed away by the questions flooding my brain. I couldnt have Filippa over for lunch and not talk about it, but talking about it was too much to stomach, even with her. 4 guests Couldnt leave you behind with all that pain., So, I came here. But really, it doesn't take long because I don't have that sort of patience. aka James' pov (mostly) behind the original . Howd you sleep? I asked, now stroking his hair. james doesn't want to be found. Oliver's friendship with James for instance was beautifully and subtly written and was one of my favourite parts of the novel. Create New. These are the most fascinating non-fiction books of 2023. However, in the coming weeks, Richard grows more violent and begins to attack his fellow students, including his girlfriend Meredith, James, and Oliver, onstage during Caesar. The events of "If We Were Villains" told from Filippa's perspective. I came here and starting rebuilding this house from the inside, leaving everything behind in the hopes that, eventually, youd show up.. Biiiiiiiiii. For strength, in case no one did. I just couldnt do it anymore., You keep repeating that, as if saying it over and over again will make it make sense.. I took my time, kissing, sucking at his skin and breathing him in, satisfied by the sounds he produced in response. Oliver, James, Wren, Filippa, Richard, Meredith, and Alexander are fully fleshed out and vivid characters, both on and offstage. In and out. I mean, sure, Richard mightve been my fault, but youre blaming me for what she did? A kiss that I could tell from the first touch, would take us somewhere. He also desperately tried to avoid Meredith, but she snuck her way into his mind and filled it with ugly, hot flashes of guilt. The film was announced . James blinked at me. We were blind., Yeah, we were. If We Were Villains is the debut novel of American author M. L. Rio, first published in 2017 by Flatiron Books. (LogOut/ None of the others would have appeased my unsettled thoughts; and why should they? Quoted as being the most academic of them all: he knew what he was doing. Youre alive, were the stupid words coming out of my own mouth. Rio draws on her training as an actor to create the world of an elite drama school ripped apart by a disaster of Shakespearean proportions. The two tentatively resume their relationship. " ?". I actually came all the way here intending to do so, he confessed. Oliver and James. Truth is, I couldnt say myself, and it was probably the both of you. You had no right to take my place., Yes, but what were you protecting me from? 27 Feb 2023 03:01:03 Like, the scene where Oliver realizes Wren and James probably like each other and something clenched uncomfortably in his chest ??? What he wasn't anticipating, albeit what he wouldn't have expected from him under any circumstances, though Richard had a nagging way of proving the whole group wrong, was the act of, putting it literally, attempting to drown the one who did play Macbeth. I exhaled, letting the leftover anger that was still inside of me, even all these years later, dissipate. His right hand let go of mine and reached for the back of my head, fingertips traveling through my scalp where my skull met my neck, pulling me into him. He even mentions to fillipa and Alexander wouldnt you change the end of Romeo and Juliet? Whether it's a meditation on time-keeping, a maritime true-life tale or an investigation into waste, these are the titles to add to your reading list this year. I had already decided it would be easier on everyone if I just disappeared., Yeah, I thought about that, too. It sounds like he drown himself off the San Juan islands in Washington (where I live), in the winter time the water is cold and rough and deep, no matter how much dragging they did, its still the ocean, not a lake. My comments are always open for book-chat. But I think I need to hear you say it. Warner Bros. Another one of the most frequently discussed of DC's canceled movies is the Batman movie directed by and starring Ben Affleck. 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. Its just this, I dont understand it., To be honest, maybe I dont understand it either, not fully. Regret it? He asked, in a small voice. So I still think he's canonically alive but it's not super in character, idk. 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. Only he and filippa besides Oliver know of his crimes. The chair we were on started to feel small, and, suddenly, I felt James hands grabbing me from the back of my thighs as he stood up, and carried me into the living room, lying me on the couch, and placing himself on top of me. The ending of If We Were Villains. He proceeds to call Meredith a slut and gets in a physical argument with her as well. And, if Im honest, part of me felt avenged by the idea that you would suffer a bit, too. sunflower_fields_forever, PygmyParrot, thisismoonytrying, heavenlydps, and ilosthesea 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. It's one of the best books I've read so far in . James body was never found, and the book ends open-ended with no clear answers. I assure you that had Richard not died by your hand, he wouldnt have survived much longer than the next day, as far as I was concerned., So thats why you convinced me to let him die? Maybe he had never left shore at all. My take is this: James was deliberate. Its been so many weeks. The . We stayed on the couch for a while longer, doing just that, until we agreed (James was mumbling, inside my mouth, something that sounded like bed) that it had gotten too small for where our intentions were leading us. At that, James crashed his lips against mine, rearranging himself above me, taking me in, as I allowed him to do whatever he liked. But really, it doesn't take long because I don't have that sort of patience. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Out of everyone in the group, I thought she was the most respectful of and dedicated to her friendships with the others. The other address to Oliver, containing a quote from a Shakespearean play which the character James quoted faked his own death. After the students return from break, they prepare to perform scenes from Romeo and Juliet, another tradition, at the Christmas masquerade ball. Press J to jump to the feed. Can you believe we shared a room for four years and never did this?. Please consider turning it on! I see. He looked down at our tangled hands, and I could see it in his eyes trying to make sense of my feelings. 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 . A series adaptation of the novel is in development. Instead, Oliver goes to visit Meredith, now a television actress living in Chicago. Just finished reading this and wanted to hear other's opinions on the rather ambiguous ending. Something great. I answered and, in the same breath, I allowed the magnets to snap together. I finished my mug, but James had been staring into his for a while now, leaving it to get cold. Rio. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened a decade ago. And what will happen to them now?.. While we've done our best to make the core functionality of this site accessible without javascript, it will work better with it enabled. Discover the MBTI personality type of 13 popular If We Were Villains (Literature) characters and find out which ones you are most like! "It starts like this: whereas everyones eyes skim over Filippa like shes not there, Camilos stop on her. oliver finds james alive after being released from prison. James Farrow stood before me. I never have. And it cost us everything. While we've done our best to make the core functionality of this site accessible without javascript, it will work better with it enabled. Rio; Relationship: James Farrow/Oliver Marks; Characters: . It doesnt matter. Macbeth had gone entirely fine, more than fine, if you'd asked him. But no concrete evidence was ever found. I know many in the DA community have read this book and so, I thought we should have a conversation about THAT ending. Where the end of scene 7 should have gone. Thank you, this is exactly the answer I was looking for. The novel concerns a murder mystery surrounding Oliver Marks, a former actor at the fictional Dellecher Shakespeare conservatory and most of the novel takes place during his 4th and final year at the conservatory. Youre crazy, he said, redundant. Maybe it wasnt so surprising how obvious our feelings had been to everyone else but us. I, too, dont believe in coincidences (especially in literature) and James is alive. Villains: Wren. You went to Meredith when you got out? He asked, hurt by it. Richard is dead because he was a bully. Then gave him a minute to cool down before I went on, keeping my voice low. I closed my eyes and felt him shuddering against me, his whole body shaking in growing intensity. Leave kudos and a comment if you enjoy it!! A decade ago: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. I wanted to start small, but maybe it was my dramatic head that wanted to jump right to the most painful parts, setting the angsty bits on fire before they could burn me from the inside. If you have or are going to readIf We Were Villains, Id love to hear your thoughts. I never did answer. "Are we Richard tonight or are we Dick?" "Ignore him, Oliver," James said. Detective Colborne wants to know the truth, and after ten years, Oliver is finally ready to tell it.A decade ago: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. So, of course, I would jump at the slightest chance that he might be alive, waiting for me in a place that would be only ours to find. Drama and tragedy follows them on and offstage, and things begin to turn ugly when someone is found dead. Each begins in the present day with Colborne and Oliver's final interview, and then returns to the bulk of the story, which is Oliver's telling of the events of his fourth year. I dont think its a happy ending, but a tragic one. I knew he was right and, not having an answer to that, I let him go on. He got blackout drunk before James could keep her company in his mind. James searched for him by the lake, only to realize Richard had been following him the whole time. James poured us two mugs and gestured for me to sit at the small kitchen table. Looking in hindsight, it was almost stupid how we hadnt managed to understand our own feelings when we had actually had the chance to act on them. Richard injures Oliver and James, as they practice the assassination scene from "Julius Caesar". [3] On Goodreads, it has an average rating of 4.2 stars out of five. 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. The next morning, Oliver and Meredith are awoken by Filippa. And maybe Im even crazier for loving you so much.. 10 years after he was sent to prison for murder, Oliver Marks is finally ready to tell the truth about what really happened on that night, and the time leading up to his arrest. Quando gli amici diventano nemici, non c' limite al male che possono farci. But only after I thought I couldnt go to you. I corrected. Meredith was done with Richards shit way before he died, and I think she was genuine with her feelings for him. I saw this place, and it got me thinking of you. James, being (from Olivers POV, ofc) the smartest of the group of seven, would not write his one directed letter in a Shakespeare quote if there was not an intentional meaning to be decoded under the words. So, there I was, standing in front of said cottage, on the beach where he had, allegedly, drowned to death. Yes, Meredith was scared, and hurt but she was also jealous., Dont do that. left kudos on this work! Oliver's close friendship with James and his complicated romance with Meredith are key throughout the novel. Spice Girls, unite! The inseparable duo. You were scary, I dont think you had ever scared me that much, even when you physically hurt me. Oliver is freed from a physical cage while James frees himself from an emotional one. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened a decade ago. 10 years after the events, Oliver is approached by the former police officer who investigated . Yeah, I remember that. I smiled, sadly. The unsaid, unwritten, unspoken; but spoken to me, in a language only we spoke, written to me in invisible letters only I could see. There were no speeches to what this moment was, no Shakesperean parallels to describe what was happening where his skin touched mine. tbh I don't think James is dead. Look, I never thought she was my biggest fan, okay? James was all there was; the whole fucking universe and every rhyme ever written. The novel concerns a murder mystery surrounding Oliver Marks, a former actor at the fictional Dellecher Shakespeare conservatory and primarily takes place during his fourth and final year at the conservatory. 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. It felt good to be absolved of all that guilt and still feel like you were being a hero by saving me., No, shut up. I was getting nervous again. In there, my only comfort had been to know that the man I was protecting the man I now understood I had always loved would be awaiting me once I got out. What James had done was absolutely insane, and yet, it felt like a plausible line of thought to me. On the day he's released, he's greeted by the man who put him in prison. . 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. Who else could he be expecting? Rio, was published in 2017. It is very hard to put this novel down, because the framing hints at what is to come . He had killed himself, drowned, joining his sins in the only way he knew how. Discover more posts about if we were villains, oliver marks, classic books, james farrow, grey academia, literature quotes, and iwwv. Now that she can make the decision for herself, Wrens birthdays are small affairs. I gave a pause, before looking down and saying: Another quiet wall fell between us. 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. I also really liked that the book was divided into Acts as it . As you begin reading "If We Were Villains", you start reading through our narrator, Oliver's perspective. James knew Oliver would be free in 4 years. If you havent made any enemies in life, youve been living too safely. You know she wouldve at least talked to the others, at least considered it might have been an accident., James, I dont think you remember how you were that night. Rio. I blinked away the wetness building in my eyes, and pretended not to feel the crashing weight on my chest. And just as my nose had always remained slightly crooked to the side, the loss of James hadnt healed yet. 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. Not too soon, I shook my head. As a young actor studying Shakespeare at an elite arts conservatory, Oliver noticed that his talented classmates seem to play the same roles onstage and off - villain, hero, tyrant, temptress - though Oliver felt doomed to always be a secondary character in someone else's story. He becomes jealous and realizes that he is romantically attracted to James. He just left all his trauma behind. This year, make If We Were Villains by M.L. The James that Oliver loved is gone; however, physically, James is still around somewhere. oliver finds james and they get their happy gay ending<3. When Oliver returns to Dellecher, he cleans the Castle as part of his new custodial duties, overhearing a visit from Detective Colborne and his partner, during which Colborne admits that, despite the official ruling, he does not believe Richard's death to be an accident. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Genre: mystery/thriller. 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. Richard was off the rails, James, and it had nothing to do with anyone but himself. Richard is dead because of it, and it cost us everything.. Our words were touching midair, and I could feel his breath. When the teachers mix up the roles it puts a strain on the friendship of Oliver's group, and things begin to go downhill fast. Afterwards, Oliver discovers a bloodstained piece of fabric in the fireplace and hides it among some discarded sets in the Fine Arts Building. His eyes, still cloudy with sleep, widened as he took in the sight of me, standing at his doorstep. So, I think his note to Oliver is to say that he's "killed" James and has adapted a new self - one that is free of the torment that James suffered from. I wanted to sob. From my point of view, James looked the same in his thirties as he had in his twenties. All I could care about was how my heart raced every time he moved, finding a new spot to lay his kisses, to bruise my skin, making me his. Until that year, we saw no further than the books in front of our faces.<br>On the day Oliver Marks is released from jail, the man who put him there is waiting at the door. 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. It means special editions of her favourite books, a new pair of knitting needles to make up for the old ones shes been meaning to replace, a challenge in the form of a plant that shes never owned before. No body found. Expertly plotted, beautifully written, If We Were Villains will keep you riveted through its final, electrifying moments." Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of The Nest "If We Were Villains is a whip-smart, chilling tale of a group of Shakespeare students who are, as the Bard put it, "a little more than kin . Surfacing for air but finding my lips instead, and perhaps reading my thoughts, James gasped: Oliver, Im yours. Because that was also true. I was an actor, a criminal, a friend; I was many, many things but none of those mattered because, first and foremost, I was his. In and out. Of us. 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. Wash me from shore to shore, and left me breath. Officer, I plead guilty to the murder of Richard Stirling.. Cmon, Oliver, she wasnt any saint. Perhaps because Rio is aware of exactly how pretentious Oliver and co. are, or perhaps because Oliver and co. are depressed messes in need of therapy and different friend groups, the characters of If We Were Villains end up being quite endearing and likable, despite themselves. He is a powerful being from the Nightmare Realm who is trillions of years old and is only interested in spreading chaos and is the archenemy of Dipper and Stanford Pines. Oliver, I thought they would tell you right away, I thought they would give you the note right away. At the cast party, Richard punches a student who had been flirting with Meredith. Oliver, Alexander, and James decide to fight back during Caesar's death scene, which quickly spirals out of control. No words were necessary, at this point, to be honest. If we were villains _ M. L. Rio Como um dos sete jovens atores que estudam Shakespeare em uma faculdade de elite, Oliver e seus amigos desempenham os mesmos. 13 characters in If We Were Villains are available for you to type their personalities: James Farrow, Meredith Dardenne, Oliver Marks. Now, he hovered above me, the curls of his overgrown hair falling at the sides of his face, producing a curtain, a shield keeping the rest of the world at bay. It would have only tortured Oliver with false hope, and . God, when I saw the bruises hed left on your arms, I-, I wanted to. After Oliver visits Meredith over winter break, they grow closer and begin dating and sleeping together more often. However why should he fake his own death? . James tries to help him, but is stopped by Alexander, who suggests they should let him die and thus end his reign of terror. Wrote your note knowing you would understand it, while no one else would. I could see worry and guilt in his eyes, a line of concern forming between his eyebrows, and I didnt like it. It didnt matter how ungracefully we fell on the mattress, or how we cracked up laughing at the absurdity of two thirty-something adults acting like teenagers, never able to get enough of each other. No, what we did. Before Colborne can make an arrest, Oliver confesses to Richard's murder, using a slightly tweaked version of James' story. James mouth was softer than I remembered. . Please consider turning it on! That last night, before I went on stage for Lear, she asked me a question. In fact, in the Act 4 Prologue, Colbourne asks Oliver if he blames Shakespeare for any of it, and Oliver says he blames Shakespeare for all of it. IMO, it ties into the bird imagery. 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