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Welcome to the newest Fizz Hangout! Every Friday, you all can stop by the weekly Fizz Hangout post and ask questions (to us or to your fellow patrons), discuss recent bonus scenes and/or podcasts with each other, and catch up on all the goodies you might've missed!

HANGOUT QUESTION: we love seeing your response to questions about the Addictedverse, and it helps facilitate some awesome discussions! Each week, there'll be a new "hangout question" that you can answer in the comments, if you wish!

What was your #1 favorite moment in Silver Sweet (this question would 100% be brought to you by Tom himself)? If you have not read Silver Sweet yet, tread carefully in the comment sections for spoilers!

Weekly Recap

Happy Friday, magical & heroic beauties! What a week! Lots of Loathed Love excitement, and we're a little over two weeks since Silver Sweet has been out in the world! You're slowly seeing us switch gears into promoting Loathed Love since the release will be quickly upon us, but Tom and Phoenix are always on the brain, especially in terms of Patreon bonuses! Silver Sweet timeline is still in action, and you're likely to see another bonus drop soon before the podcasts.

Speaking of podcasts! The huge All About Silver Sweet deep-dive podcast will not be live. It will be a live drop like usual, but it won't be a 100% live podcast like we'd done for All About Burn Bright. Alas, my persuasion skills to sway Krista over began and stopped at convincing her to post Chapter 2 of Loathed Love a week early. And this is due to my big mouth. I accidentally revealed in conversation which Cobalt is the POV for Cobalt Empire #4 (it just slipped out), and I cannot be trusted on a live podcast to not slip. Loose lips sink Cobalt ships, after all 🤓 It's still going to be a majorly fun podcast since we're answering your questions, and we're going in order of the top questions in the comment section of the podcast post. So the most desired ones will get answered first.

In other news, Krista will be in Atlanta, GA at All the Tropes bookstore at 7pm, August 28th in conversation with Jennifer Chipman to celebrate Jennifer's upcoming release Eternally His. It's going to be a great time! Krista is bringing signed bookplates (since I'm sadly going to be absent). I will have major FOMEFT like Sullivan Meadows.

Lots of big things dropped this week! So in case you missed it, here's everything you'll want to check out on Patreon:

Main Bonus: Silly Stringing Beckett's Bedroom (Phoenix)

First Look: Loathed Love - Chapter Two

Announcement: Loathed Love - 3 Preorder Campaigns with 3 Sets of Incentives (Signed & Personalized + More!)

New Guide: Multi-POV Bonus Scenes Guide

MORE NEWS

💜🎉 NEW RELEASE (Limited Deluxe Print Edition + Duet Audio): Silver Sweet

📣 NEW PREORDER INCENTIVES! (Signed & Personalized Copies + Exclusive Art): Loathed Love

📣 LIMITED TIME! (Signed & Personalized Editions + Exclusive Matching Art Set): Burn Bright | Silver Sweet

💜 New Merch:

The Carraways Band Poster (Silver Sweet)

Cobalt Empire Sibling Art (Burn Bright)

Character Art Bundle (Addicted Series)

Lily & Lo Art (Addicted Series)

💜 November 7, 2026, we'll be attending Indies Invade Philly in Philadelphia, PA.

💜 TBA - Loathed Love Release Day Party (November 10th)

💜 March 18, 2028, we'll be attending Beneath the Blue at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, GA.

THE SIGNED BOOK STORE

Our signed book store is restocked periodically. Keep checking it to see if a sold out item has been stocked. Any ne updates will be posted here:

📣 The signed store has been restocked! If you've been looking for a hardcover or any of the Like Us books that have been sold out, they are back on the store.

📍20% off Discount Code (August) - 8DQSH0170EW4

📍REMINDER: We are SELLING OUT of books that we've signed -- and once these titles sell out, the next restock of titles will be sold with signed bookplates instead of our signatures inside the book.

The description on the store will note whether the book is signed or comes with a signed bookplate.

If you have any questions about the store, sound below in the comments, and you can always email the store at kbr.authorstore@gmail.com xoxo

UPCOMING RELEASES

Next Up: Loathed Love, Cobalt Empire #3 - November 10, 2026

Upcoming: Cobalt Empire #4 - TBA 2027

WHAT'S COMING THIS MONTH

Extra Bonus: The Extra Bonus is the silly string night as the events keep unfolding with the Cobalt brothers return home from Wednesday Night Dinner.

Monthly Podcast & Extra Podcast: The Monthly Pod is a deeper look at the St. Pierre brothers! The Extra Pod is the big deep-dive where we talk about the creation of Silver Sweet. We've already begun prepping this podcasts, and we can't wait to record them!!

MASTER LISTS + PINTEREST

(the easiest way to find past bonus scenes, podcasts, & extras)

Master List of Bonus Scenes 📖

Master List of Podcasts 🎧

Master List of Extras 🤓

Pinterest Links to Every Board📍

Go forth & chat! You can ask us and/or your fellow patrons questions, discuss bonuses, podcasts, or whatever your heart desires! Thanks so much for all the support & being a patron!! ALL THE LOVE, HUGS, AND SILVER SWEET ROSES!

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Kelly.

Who did you have this conversation with about Cobalt Empire #4? Can we talk to them lol

Stephanie

I think my favourite scene in Silver Sweet is….probably the one at the ballet where Beckett, Phoenix and Tom chat. And the continuing conversation with Tom and Beckett. Also any scene with Birdie and Tom makes me laugh. I’m re-reading Infini and I was thinking how fucking funny it would be for Charlie to meet Roxanne’s parents. I am anticipating it eagerly.

lula

Becca, we would all love you on a live podcast, if it’s any consolidation😂

Marisa

My absolute favorite moment was the Beckett/leo reveal. I was floored. I still can’t believe it. Wait, I don’t think I’ve seen who book 4 is on Patreon. So whoever you told has kept the secret!! Also, Patreon was so much fun last night with all the Pinterest drops!

Krista & Becca Ritchie

Luckily, they've been sworn to secrecy 🤣 But when I let it out so casually, we immediately were like, "Maybeee it's not a good idea to do a live podcast when we have all the secrets to Loathed Love too."

lula

My fav moment was the club chapter and the ones that followed! I loved seeing RJ and everything about that sequence of chapters was so funny😂 Charlie seeing Phoenix’s condom size and saying “impressive” killed me, and when I heard Phoenix say their driver was speaking Portugese I JUMPEDDDD. Ugh I wish I could reread it all for the first time😭

Nini

can you tell us when bonus will be here?🩵

Jared Povanda

So many moments! But one that has really stuck with me is a small moment from chapter 37: “And Tom?” “Hmm?” He’s tapping the playlist on his phone. I wait for his eyes to hoist to mine. And very strongly, I tell him, “I care.” Tom Inhales, his chest rising in one deep, powerful breath. There’s something so healing about Phoenix reassuring Tom here, and I haven’t been able to get this moment out of my head 💜

Marisa

That’s probably the right choice

Krista & Becca Ritchie

Krista and I were just talking about Dimitri as a dad and this very thing today 🥰 (Also, love that you've read, and even reread, Infini!)

Alexandra

omg it was phoenix freaking out because he called tom his boyfriend, meanwhile tom told connor & rose that they were just hooking up. birdie later making it worse and saying, “this is so embarrassing for you” … so little brother coded 😭

Elisha

My favourite moment was Tom’s letter! It actually made me cry😭(Becca this is a safe space, feel free to let the secrets flow at anytime, we won’t say anything🤣🤫)

Krista & Becca Ritchie

I fear my excitable nature is what gets me into trouble. I want to talk about EVERYTHING 🤣🤣

Danielle

My favorite moments were when Phoenix defended Tom at the party and on the tour bus, and how protective he was of Tom around RJ! I also loved when Phoenix told Tom how he felt and Tom said he could do a yellow light! I had butterflies!!! 😍 Also, dropping that Leo bomb blew my mind!

lula

Also this is really random but I love etymology and the study of names, and out of curiosity, did some research on Roxlie’s names. I learned that Roxanne means “dawn”. And obviously Charlie’s last name means blue. So when you put them together, you get “blue dawn”, which happens to be the name of a flower that grows in Colombia (!!) and symbolises resilience because of its rapid growth (it blooms every SINGLE day) and thrives in difficult conditions. It made me think a lot about how both Roxanne and Charlie demonstrate so much resilience already (i.e Charlie with walking backwards & Roxanne with ballet). They are perfect in every way💙 and tethered and soulmates even in the natural world. And the flower name is so special for this series bc obviously all the Calloway sisters are naked after flowers too! They’re so perfect🥲

Krista & Becca Ritchie

It was a verbal slip, so nothing was written down or posted, thank goodness! But it definitely just goes to show that when I talk, I can't be trusted with secrets 😭

lula

PLEASE DO😂 we won’t tell, I promise!!

Krista & Becca Ritchie

I saw all the comments and theories this morning! It made me smile so much, my face hurt

Alexandra

i can’t just pick one so… i also loved tom calling RJ because we got to see a jealous phoenix 🤭 that scene was so buzzy

N

My favorite scene is the scene in chapter 8 and 9 with Charlie and Tom the way we got a sense of this dynamic and also we see how Charlie is really perceptive and immediately knew tom feared pushing Ben to a breaking point. Also I reread Silver Sweet for the third time and now I’m rereading The failed audition bc a friend of mine finally picked it up. They love it and I love it!!!! Next book is infini ! I miss my Kotovas

N

Also Becca feel free to have lengthy conversation with me I’ll sign anything you need 🫣🤭

Yasti

This is really hard to answer because I want to say everything! I LOVE all the St. Cobalt moments throughout SS and it's really hard to narrow those down. I've been sitting here thinking about it for the last few minutes and the best I can do is a top 3 of some of the bigger moments: • Tom and Beckett's conversation in chapter 57 (this moment had such an amazing build up throughout the book) • Phoenix consoling Harriet (I didn't predict that they'd have such a cute friendship but I absolutely love it!) • The club scene! It's angsty which I love but it also feels like a bit of an emotional tipping point for Tom and Phoenix's relationship. Every time I reread it, it gets better and better! 🥹 And honourable mention to one of my favourite moments right at the end where Phoenix is eating ramen with his left hand because he's holding Tom's hand with the other 😭🩷 I also wanted to say that Audrey during WND broke my heart into a thousand tiny pieces, and while it hurts to read, I love the angst so much 😭

Krista & Becca Ritchie

We're editing it now. That's all I can say since sometimes when we pass it back and forth, it gets longer and so it takes longer than the day we planned to post, which is why we don't usually announce the exact day it's going to drop

🕷️

The live podcast will forever be the lost treasure of this fandom

Danielle

Let me join!!! Haha I can keep a secret! 🤐

Nini

Thank You 🩵 i appreciate all the hard work you two have done and are doing

Krista & Becca Ritchie

I can't wait to talk about this part on the All About podcast! We have so much behind-the-scenes stuff to spill about writing the club stuff.

🕷️

Were you talking about them because of book four being roxlie’s? (I’m just trying my shot here haha)

🕷️

My #1 moment is for sure when Phoenix and Tom talk about their love for their little brothers and write “the Arcadian”

Mairy⊹

My first thought!!! I love being delusional

Mairy⊹

The club & car scene!!! I lost count how many time I reread that, I was giggling the whole time. I was having the time of my life😭

Skuh

Idk if I can pick a favorite, love the entire book and I’m on my third reread😭😭any Wednesday Night dinner is automatically at the top of my list, I loved when all of the older siblings gathered in the bathroom to talk…so funny and sweet!! Also love Eliot and Tom’s relationship throughout the book

N

Becca stop playing with me liking this post omg

millie (coballoway's version)

it's sooo hard to pick a favourite bc there are so many moments that I adore!! the ones that stick out to me the most are: the entirety of the club scene through to McDonald's, the Connor/Tom video chat, and WND even tho I was so stressed the entire time 😭

Sarah Wilson

I think my personal favorite moment is when Phoenix tells Tom he is his favorite noise. It’s so sweet and you can feel the emotion going through Phoenix when he says it.

Carrie

Becca honestly I’m a little happy you aren’t doing the SS all about podcast live because I was already so terribly stressed and nervous for you guys about it because you would have to remember live not to spill anything for loathed love or book 4. I would never be able to keep those details straight so I was stressed preemptively on your behalf on trying to keep it spoiler free! I love it when you guys drop spoilers but would feel terrible for you if you accidentally said a spoiler you weren’t planning because I know you guys have fun plans as you do your release build up and surprise drops.

P_AnnieM

I think my favourite moment in Silver Sweet was the Wednesday Night Dinner, when Audrey tells her brothers she wants to live with them. I don’t know why but it made me cry a little the first time I read it😅

Mal

LOVE LOVE LOVED SILVER SWEET, ANY WEDNESDAY NIGHT DINNER SCENE WILL ALWAYS BE MY FAVOURITE! CAUSE WE SEE THE COBALTS ALL TOGETHER EEEK (ps Becca if you feel the need to spill any secrets I’m your girl I won’t tell anyone LOLLLL) 🙃💗💗

cloudytaeeee

ahh it’s so hard to pick just one! recently, my fave unserious part: all of drunk tom+phoenix meeting beckett & charlie. the audiobook just made these scenes even better! hearing tom say “heeeeyyy, funny seeing you here. beckyyy” is hilarious. every damn time😂 and the other is green light/st.cobalt’s first time together. their whole talk before in his apartment is so vulnerable and tender. I loved how they both shed their armor that they typically wear 24/7. the realization that this might be more than simple chemistry and attraction. it’s pure connection-art, heart, and soul💜

Poe

My favorite scene I think is all the club chapters with RJ, protective Phoenix, drunk Tom and extra protective older brothers 💜 it was both hilarious and emotional

R

Phoenix and Harriets conversation in the car 🥹

R

Also Tom breaking down about Ben (Sorry Tom!)

Natalie 👽🤍

RJ at the bar and the twins coming + McDonald’s car ride

AJ

Who was this convo with?? Just asking for a friend 😁

mar

omgg please bring my family back🫂😭 i would love to have kotova bonuses

Sarah

Beckett and Charlie running into a drunk tom, Phoenix and Rj at the club and everything that follows. I love Phoenix realizing it’s Tom’s big brothers

Olive

So many favorites.... I love that Joana has just become friends with Harriet and Phoenix. The Beckett/Leo reveal was so good. Phoenix and Harriet after the whole mess with her mom. Tom and Phoenix channeling their energy into each other and their music. Phoenix had a lot of sweet moments that I wasn't expecting in that particular way.

Elaine Chamberlin

The whole book! It’s probably why I keep rereading it. I’m gonna start my 4th reread soon.

dahlia

charlie and phoenix and the condom event, anytime ben was mentioned, audrey outsmarting her brothers, the whole book??

AJ

Did you make them swear a blood oath, or just promise in French?? 😆

Chiara

Warning, spoiler ⚠️🚨 . . . Connor and Tom's phone call💜

fxshelbii

The club scene and afterwards - Drunk Tom - Jealous Phoenix - Protective Beckett & Charlie Everything about it was perfect Honorary Mentions : - The body shot scene - The scene in the bus when it was hot and the bus was broken between Phoenix & Birdie - “Yellow light” - Beckett and Toms heart to heart - Tom and Ben’s conversation when Ben says Territorial is his favourite song - Tom and Connor’s phone call

Maria S

I think my favourite moment is when Tom tells Phoenix they'll cancel the world tour so Phoenix can be with Birdie and says being loved by him has been the greatest pleasure of his life and he hopes being loved by him is Phoenix's. It's just the idea that Tom has spent all this time worrying about the band and what's good for it and not missing any opportunity and even putting his health at risk for it and then when it comes down to it he instantly chooses Phoenix and what Phoenix needs over the band. He isn't thinking about what's best for the band anymorre but what's best for Phoenix. It shows how deeply he loves Phoenix. Aside from that maybe the scenes of Tom being drunk or when Phoenix reads the letter.

❥ Cait (The Carraway’s #1 fan)

One of my favorite moments in Silver Sweet was the conversation between Tom and Beckett 🥺!! It made me so emotional while reading it and I loved seeing them bond and have that open vulnerability with each other. Tom always wears his heart on his sleeve, while Beckett is so private about that aspect of his life, it was soooo moving to read. Also!! Phoebe Bridgers recently released a new album (🥳) and I could 100% see The Carraways doing a cover of her song ‘Bobby! :’)) 🩷🩷🩷

Carrie

I’ve tried to narrow it down but everything is just so good! Just finished another reread and there are so many small moments throughout that I just adored. But I think what stands out the most is the club scene and then car ride. I love seeing Tom/Phoenix realize how much they care about each other, drunk tom cracks me up, Phoenix wanting to care for Tom while drunk, then watching Beckett/Charlie interacting and Phoenix knowing French? It was just all so great and memorable for both the romance and family dynamics you see in that scene

Laura

this is unrelated to this post but why can’t i see anymore of the chats? like the tab is completely gone for me

Elara

They have been deleted and the Pinterest has been privated

aka.sammm

Sorry but is anyone else’s chat rooms not appearing anymore? I don’t know if it’s a technical issue or what.

KSP

Mine aren't either.

KSP

Podcasts are not showing either

aka.sammm

Podcasts are showing for me but I can’t access any chat rooms, says I need to pay to access them but I already did. Must be a technical issue 😫

shi luvs st.cobalt

The chats are gone for the time being. The podcasts should be fine, though. I’m not sure what’s happening with that. :(

aka.sammm

Do you know why they are gone or when they’ll be back shi?

shi luvs st.cobalt

I’m not sure when they’ll be back. I’m sorry. :(

Sarah

I came here to ask the same thing

Mary

So all the group chats went away. Trying to figure out if my payment didnt go through or if they were deleted??

KSP

They were deleted for now

KSP

I am guessing once everything calms down with the spoilers from the LL arcs going out early, then they will be back up. Including the Podcasts

shi luvs st.cobalt

@Nini The remaining monthly content should still drop before September (🫂).

Kelly.

Hi! This is the only place I could ask this. Does anyone have access to chats anymore? Mine have disappeared.

Kelly.

Thank you for clarifying Shi.

KSP

Thanks for confirming! Hopefully everything calms down soon

KSP

They are fixed for me now

D

Just had to come in here and say I’m so excited for loathed love !!

mia

i don’t know if this is happening to anyone else but i can’t see the chat room anymore. i have the superhero badge and ive already reinstalled the app. if anyone knows how to fix this pls let me know!!

Haylee

Has anyone chats disappeared? all the group chats are gone for me don’t know if patreon is glitching xx

shi luvs st.cobalt

The chats are gone for the time being, so there’s no way to fix them.

mia

oh okay thanks for the explanation!

Haylee

oh really i thought it must of been a glitch! do you know why?

S

Hey! I know not the place to put this but only place I can. I can’t see the chat rooms, I’ve deleted the app and reinstalled it but still can’t see the chat rooms. Anyone else having the same issue?

KSP

They removed for now but will be added back once LL spoilers are fixed

Morgan and Maria

I think “Oh yeah?” By Steve Lacy may be a new addition to my overall cobalt empire soundtrack!

S

No way! Were there spoilers being added on here! Crazy

Elara

Have they scheduled the live drop for the podcast yet? Did I miss it?

Elara

So excited! I love their recap pods.

Sarah

Do you know if the chats will return?

shi luvs st.cobalt

@Sarah I’m not certain when it’ll be, but hopefully they’re able to (🤞).

Darby

just have to say I miss the group chats so much :( I’m sure they’ll come back and I get why they’re gone but I miss all the theories and conversations already

Carrie

Oh my gosh same I didn’t realize how much I looked at them during the day! And I was at the pet store today and saw a cockatiel and wanted to post about it thinking of Ben!

Defne

would we get the podcast and the bonus scene of the month

shi luvs st.cobalt

There’s still some days left before September arrives, so there’s still time for the content to be posted (🤎).

Nabeeha

Hey just had to come in because the chats are gone and say how much I miss all the chats! They were something I looked at first thing in the morning and all throughout the day! Loved posting theories there. Are the podcasts + extra bonuses still coming out this month? Just wondering!

fabi

I’m still reading silver sweet, I’m like 3/4 of the way through and I loved going back and checking what people were saying based on the chapter I was on, I just really hope they are okay🥺🤍

shi luvs st.cobalt

I’ve missed seeing your chats as well, Nabeeha (🫂)! I hope you’ve been well!

shi luvs st.cobalt

This is the most difficult question that I’ve ever been asked (hence why it’s taken me so long to respond to this Fizz Hangout 😭). I have **so many** favorites in Silver Sweet (so many favorite moments within each chapter, even). Attempting to choose just one is torture (🙂‍↕️). !! Silver Sweet Spoilers below !! • • • • • The club chapters are iconic (I reread them often), the scene where Phoenix learns what Warner (boooo! 🍅) did to Tom is another that I love to revisit. The Tom + Beckett convo in Chapter 57 & Beckett later on giving Tom his painting (🥺). The ninety-four scene, Phoenix joining Harriet + Jo for their own WND, Phoenix telling Charlie about the adderall, the ramen date… I’m also really fond of the shower scene in Chapter 31 (Phoenix tilting his head towards Tom, allowing him to wipe away the pen smudges on his face 🤎) & the scene where Tom wakes and sees that Ben is missing. Chapter 35 also has one of my favorite quotes of the book (!!): “Some would say that I go overboard, and I’ve finally found someone willing to go overboard with me.” I feel like that sentence encapsulates their relationship so well. That’s all that I’ve ever wanted for Tom (🥺🤎). With all of that being said (😅), I think that my number 1 SS moment is Chapter 59. I always get so emotional whenever I read it. Tom being the one to suggest the hiatus showcases not only the personal progress + growth that he made within himself (his own brain), but also the amount of love that he has for Phoenix + the faith that he has in the band that they built together (🥺🤎). I love it (and them) so very much. —— I hope Krista has a fantastic time at the “Eternally His” event! <3 —— Also! This is off topic, but I’ve been meaning to ask how you felt about the last Fornite season with all of the sprites (if you were able to play it at all 👀)? I know that it was a hit or miss for some people! I liked the sprites last season, but collecting them and leveling them up seems a lot more difficult this season (which I’m not the biggest fan of). I do love the new POIs, though! The whole gaming theme is fun overall! —— I’m sending all of the hugs + love your way (🫂🤎)!

shi luvs st.cobalt

?! Me seeing how long my SS love list is, knowing that that’s the whittled down version of the one that I had in my notes app…

Nabeeha

I’m all well! How have you been Shi?😊

mia

literally i keep checking them and then i remember they’re gone. it’s like muscle memory

Kopal Agarwal

Hey, random question, did KBR take inspiration from president Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou Henry's relationship for Connor and Rose? Since they were also both intellectuals and spoke in Mandarin, Chinese in front of other White house members to have private conversations!

Soph

I would love to see a bonus scene from Ben/Harriet’s POV of when Hope showed up at her dorm!