The StoryTinker

Will visits Kym in the hospital while she is sleeping, brings her a music box, and shares his feelings. In the cave, Kieran suggests that Lauren wants to sleep with him, and even does an unacknowledged hair tuck! They agree to meet tomorrow. At the theater, Lauren gives Will a box of Thalia's possessions, and is about to tell him about Rafael when they are interrupted by March. They discover that...

We flashback to 27 years ago, when Beta leads straight-laced Delta and Omega to an unknown location, where Omega relishes the tranquility. A rumbling noise disrupts their banter, and an angry Beta leads the way over the fence and into the grimy Wraiths Inc. facility. They are stopped in their tracks by the horrific sight of an android in a garbage dumpster. 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆'𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝘂𝗯𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰...

Kym, munching watermelon, chats with Lauren in the hospital, mulling over Will's gallantry.   At the APD, Lauren contemplates the Morgan case, and wonders what Darcy is hiding. Kieran sneaks up on her and Lauren almost shoots him.    Lauren wants to discuss Redcliff, but Kieran wants to call off their deal, saying that HE WUVS HER (basically). Lauren affirms that she isn't afraid of...

Lukas walks with the wraiths and does not shut up cough asks a lot of questions.    He tries to convince them he isn't a soldier but they're not buying it.    Lukas confronts his captors with several truths he's deducted by being clever, in addition to leading them straight to android territory. 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆'𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝘂𝗯𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰! https://www.youtube.com/c/Somniatica http...

Will visits Kym at the hospital library, and Kym shares her panicked feelings with him, disclosing emotional information about Daena.   Will responds sympathetically and then drops the most sentimental and open-hearted line that has both us, AND Kym, badumping! *** 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝘆𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻: https://www.webtoons.com/en/mystery/purple-hyacinth/list?title_no=1621&page=1 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝘀...

Lukas is navigating the city nervously when he sees two mysteriously transparent figures. Hearing about his friends, he decides to follow them and leave a chalk trail.    We admire his bravery, but unfortunately, he gets caught. *** 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻𝘀: https://www.webtoons.com/en/sf/in-the-bleak-midwinter/list 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆𝗞𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻: https://www.patreon.com/alle...

March and Lauren investigate Morgan's office, and Detective Lauren notices that something is afoot. Her suspicions are corroborated by the director's statement, and the appearance of a mysterious mirror wafting wind.   Redcliffe consults with Rafael, and threatens Neyra's life. *** 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝘆𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻: https://www.webtoons.com/en/mystery/purple-hyacinth/list?title_no=1621&page...

Lauren and March discuss Morgan's poisoning at the morgue, and it is everything we suspected. Lauren is reminded of the bodies at the ATST and at the factory, but doesn't lose her analytic edge. She also notices the bullet graze on Morgan's leg.   At the hospital, Kym wakes up. The flowers at her bedside remind her of the flowers at her sister Daena's funeral, after a brief hospital stay. &nb...

Anya gazes at the night sky through the massive windows when Delta comes to join her. Delta admits he couldn't sleep either, and Anya asks about the first person Delta killed, telling how that she killed someone and it haunts her.    Delta responds with more wise therapy, and tells Anya more about his background. He talks about how he used to be different, more like his mother, until Ale...

Yelena comes to fetch Ivan, and leads him to a lab where he is appalled at seeing Omega unconscious, kneeling on the floor, his life force being sucked out of him.    Yelena wants Ivan to extract components from Omega and add them to her. She tempts him with revenge for his brother (!) and Ivan says he'll think about it.  Yelena is also quite disgustlingly fake-intimate with everyon...

Darcy watches Bella dance attentively, after which Redcliff reveals details about Bella's past to her. She excuse herself and retrieves the tape, but is caught by Zephyr. Redcliff and Bella argue over Neyra, and Redcliff threatens Neyra's life. We flashback to beautful #Bellarcy moments an Bella's heartfelt confrontation with Redcliff after breaking up with her. We predict a turning point for Bell...

Will sits a Kym's bedside devotedly, waiting for her to wake up. We learn the fate of other characters (please live, Albion, please!!), and Will manages to simultaneously think of Kym as the girl he wants to marry and yet deny it.   Perceptive Darcy comes for a visit, dressed to the nines, reminding Will of the soiree he is excited to miss. We discuss the suspiciousness of the mysterious brow...

This one broke our hearts, folks.  Lauren finishes stitching Kieran up, sitting comfortably on his bed. She places her hand on his shoulder scar (!), asking him its origins. She hesitates and pulls her hand back, but Kieran grabs her hand and returns it to its place on his shoulder.   We now see a painful flashback. Youthful Kieran and the protectee are in a prison cell, and Apostle X br...

Kieran and Lauren sit in Kieran's cave, gazing at the romantic water and discussing their latest discovery about Rafael and Redcliffe.  Kieran's theory about the poison aligns with our resident medical expert Lily's.   While reaching to give Lauren a hug (!), Kieran rips his stitches, and unself-consciously proceeds to, er, rip his shirt off, giving us all a great view.   Lauren, un...

Yelena tortures Omega flippantly, and reveals that she is some sort of self-made creature. Apparently they've met before and have some sort of connection. Omega flips when Yelena threatens Anya, and she notices. 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝗠𝘆𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱'𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝘆𝗹𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹! https://www.youtube.com/c/BeMyFriendThx https://www.youtube.com/c/rosiebirdtv *** 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻𝘀: https:/...

Luka is helping in the infirmary, and Doctor Everly orders him to bed before his mission. Irina calls him to Alexei's office in the rudest way possible. Luka overhears Alexei's conversation with the general from the East. Alexei doesn't admit losing Galina and demands respect from Faizan. 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝗠𝘆𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱'𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝘆𝗹𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹! https://www.youtube.com/c/BeMyFriendThx https://www....

The innocent looking older gentleman from the bus appears in Young Technologies' office. He waltzes straight into Mr. Young's office and informs him of a stalker named Jon Tuttle, who we recognize as the person who has been stalking Marshall.   Mr. Young goes into attack mode and reactivates the Peachy Pumpkin Pooh Protection Protocol, and it turns out that EVERYONE is in it.    We...

Kym is rushed to the hospital, where she is stabilized. Dr. F. Emerys discusses the symptoms with Lauren, Kieran and Will, and they speculate as to whether it is the result of poison or infection. Lily explains why she thinks it's a poison, and also points to the title.   We gush over Lauren and Kieran's growing closeness as expressed in their physical connections. Luka lightens the mood with...

Kym and Lauren sit outside the Allendale Train Station and talk about the Snapdragon. We see a flashback to when Tristan and Dakan spoke with Lauren after the accident. We learn of the oppression of the previous monarch, and the betrayal of the Snapdragon by an anonymous member. We discuss the mysterious lack of burning of the willow planted by Mr. Rosenthal. We learn a bit more about Daena's deat...

We tried to discuss this episode pretty thoroughly and sensitively. There is a lot to talk about and tease out!   Charles visits Sam's apartment, once again facing hesitation at the door. Sam has left the door unlocked for him, and asks him about his business clothes. He tells her he has been on video conferences all day - we speculate on that.   Charles has one thing on his mind, but Sa...

While preparing to draw blood from Anya, Delta explains that the building was once a top notch science lab and we speculate whether Zoe worked there. He seems bitter about the founder.    Anya is nervous, and Delta notices and is unexpectedly kind.    While drawing blood, he tells her how his sister Zeta was torn apart despite wanting peace, and mentions their new general. We w...

Sam and Marshall (or Ariadne and Dion) are in Sam's beautiful world, waiting for the dragon egg to hatch. Marshall notices that Sam seems upset, and Sam tells him about her concerns about Charles and his rules.   She gets upset, and Marshall knocks at her porch door in real life. Sam reveals that she likes Charles when they are alone, but not when they are in public and he is evaluating her....

Will searches the archive room for Thalia Lin's XX16 death records and sees none.   The next morning, a tired and disheveled Will tells Lauren that he and Darcy won't be marrying. We wonder how long the miscommunication will drag out between him and Kym.   Lauren asks him what's bothering him, and he tells her about Rafael's accusation. Despite Will literally telling her he is sick of be...

Anya is trapped in a nightmare. Her dead sister Maria rises from a pool of water, accusing Anya of failing to protect her. She says Anya will only get everyone killed now as well.    She plunges into water again, but Delta pulls her out by waking her. Delta wants to know about her sister, but Anya isn't ready to talk. He says he is concerned about her mental health, but we wonder what el...

Charles sweetly wakes Sam, who makes it hard for him to leave to his mysterious task. Marshall, pushing himself to run, sees Charles leaving the apartment building. A call from Eva takes him to a fancy restaurant where he immediately questions his sister's motives. She tells him that one of their clients, the video game developer Strife Games, needs more concept artists. Seeing Marshall's self-dou...