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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!

If you were stranded on an island and had to choose one Addictedverse book to bring with you, which book would you choose and why?

Weekly Recap

Happy Friday, magical & heroic beauties! This week has been very nostalgic with lots of Core 6 art and even Connor and Rose's first date 🥰 Plus, the very first Special Editions of the Addicted/Calloway Sisters Series! If you haven't seen these beauties yet, they're pictured below and available for preorder until September 30th.

Behind the scenes, we're starting to get deeper into promo while writing Book 4 and writing bonuses, so we're in the thick of it for the next few months. But we're very excited to carve out some time for mini-podcast episodes on Patreon for the Burn Bright and Silver Sweet read along that's happening! We'll be announcing that next week, so keep on the lookout.

Like we mentioned last week, the Tom & Phoenix art bundle is in the works. We're waiting on the merch to be in our hands, and then it'll go live on our store. We'll make a post on Patreon when it becomes available. But we can't wait for St. Cobalt to grace the store with their beauty! Tom would say it's a necessity, and we couldn't agree more 🥰

The Main Bonus will be dropping tomorrow. It's long and emotional and very loving in such a Ben Cobalt way (Pippy!), but you might need tissues. We absolutely love that you're going to be back in Ben's head. The catch-up with him and Harriet has been so much fun to write, and we love that you get a bigger picture of what's happening with everyone during Silver Sweet.

In case you missed it, here's everything that dropped this week on Patreon:

Character Art Reveal: Lily & Loren

Character Art Reveal: Audrey & Birdie

Teaser: Loathed Love: Hate-to-Love Teaser

Extra Bonus: Connor and Rose's First Date

First Look: Character Art Print 🎨 Connor Cobalt & Rose Calloway

Announcement: And the topic for September's Monthly Podcast is...

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)

Connor & Rose 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 (September) - 771NVASCHAG1

📍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

Currently Writing: Cobalt Empire #4

WHAT'S COMING THIS MONTH

Main Bonus & Extra Bonus: The Main Bonus is almost here! Ben's POV during the silly string night and the return home from Wednesday Night Dinner is coming tomorrow. The Extra Bonus, we're staying hush hush on it, but it's highly likely to be set during the Silver Sweet timeline.

Monthly Podcast & Extra Podcast: The Monthly Pod is all about Charlie Cobalt in Silver Sweet, and we're about to prep this one in hopes to record soon, so definitely get all your Charlie questions in as soon as possible! For the Extra Podcast, it's music-centric in celebration of Tom and Phoenix! We're chitchatting about what songs and music we relate to certain characters, couples, and scenes throughout the Addictedverse.

MASTER LISTS

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

Master List of Bonus Scenes 📖

Master List of Podcasts 🎧

Master List of Extras 🤓

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 FAIRY DUST!

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I’m going to cheat and say future Charlie and Roxanne’s book

Lucia

TOMORROW?!?? OMG I can't wait to read the bonus. And I would definitely choose SKOP to be stranded on an island with. I get all the characters of the family, and the book is huuuuge hahaha I've already reread it a ton of times and havent gotten tires of it

Nabeeha

SKOP! Having all of the core 6’s pov and the 2nd gen would just be perfect🥹✨

Piper

I would bring two (sorry!) and they would be Love and Other Cursed Things (without a doubt one of my favorite books ever) and Infini. I love them both so much! I love the world building of LOCT and I would give anything to return to that world. I still have so many questions! Also, OB loves Jane and so do I. Therefore she is without a doubt one of the coolest characters.

a

i think this was mentioned before and idk if it changed but are we gonna know who book 4 is before LL?

Marisa

I would bring some kind of perfect. It’s the best combination of an epilogue for the addicted series and prologue for the like us series. I could read it a million times over. I am SO excited for this bonus tomorrow! I could use a nice and long, emotional moment with Ben. I’m also super excited for a music centered podcast 🎶 I also see the little line about the LL release party in there. I can’t wait to see what city it will be in!

dahlia

I would choose kiss the sky because it's such an amazing book seeing so many lines that hints how coballoways personalities are shown in their kids in CE, truly masterpiece of a book.

Morgan and Maria

I think I’d take Some Kind of Perfect! I feel like it has a little bit of everything in there with so many different character moments while also covering such a large span of time I think every read would bring something new! ALSO BUZZING for the bonus tomorrow!!!!

Carrie

I’d have to go with Nobody Like Us because I love Lunnelly and you get to see all the other LU couples with their continued HEA as well in it, it’s one of my favorite books of all time and has so much with romance and family. But Silver Sweet was a close second!

Jared Povanda

I can’t wait to cry reading that bonus! Annnnd Silver Sweet! It’s a standalone, and full of joy, so perfect for a deserted island!

Yasti

I’m going to say SKOP because the good vibes would really boost morale and I think that would be the most important thing for me! I think Silver Sweet or Loathed Love would be a good second choice though. If I have no way of listening to music (which is an essential in my life), I’d at least want to read about it. And I absolutely adore how much music is integrated into those books 🩷🎶

Yasti

I can’t wait for the bonus tomorrow! So excited to be back in Ben’s POV 🥳 And I’m really looking forward to the read-along for BB and SS! 🫶🏼✨

millie (coballoway's version)

I've gotta go with my favourite and say Fuel the Fire! 🔥✨️ but SKOP would be a very close second!! I'm so so excited to be back in Ben's head for the main bonus! I've missed him so much!! 🥹💙 also love the topic choice for the extra podcast – I can't wait!!

fxshelbii

I would either bring SKOP or Silver Sweet Silver Sweet is so addicting I literally have read so many scenes so many times I think I’d pick SS over SKOP but idkkk And SKOP just have everything All the POVs The Core six being parents I literally love it and it’s probably the other book I’ve come back to the most

Miranda Lefebvre 🌷🤍

I would pick Some Kind of Perfect because: 1- It’s my favorite book of all time 2-It’s entire core 6 POVS so I never have to chose 3- To see 10 years and all of them grow brings me more happiness than I can ever express 4- Reason 1 again it is my favorite book of all time. I will never not be in complete awe of this book, series, world. The Addicted verse saved me (and continues to) and I’ll never stop being grateful for every single word that Krista and Becca have ever written!

Mairy⊹

Can’t wait to be back with BENHARRIET!!!!! They’re everything to me

aka.sammm

I would bring burn bright. I’ve been obsessed with the book since I first read it late December of last year. Currently re-listening to the audiobook for the second time, making it my 4th read through 😭😭 (not counting all the times I revisited my favorite scenes)

Willow Crossley-Henderson

I’d bring Some Kind Of Perfect. Or Addicted After All. And possibly Loathed Love (even though I haven’t actually read it yet🫣). But I have a good feeling it’s gonna be a favorite of mine. But I just love seeing all the kids and family moments

AJ

SKOP, always. How’s book 4 been going? I feel like we haven’t heard you say much about the writing process so far! 💙

Waverly

Yay! Excited for the bonus~~ I would bring Charming Like Us since it explores a POV and situation aside from the families, a great standalone, and it'll be my 3rd time rereading it.

Nabeeha

I believe in another post KBR had responded saying we will not know before LL!

Chassidy Matthews

The book I would choose is burn bright, it was the first book I’ve read that you guys wrote and I feel like I may have missed some things the first time around reading.

Chassidy Matthews

Hi Krista and Becca, this is my question: Is the 6 books for the cobalt empire the permanent set number or is more a see how it goes kind of thing, that could possibly change in the future ?

shi luvs st.cobalt

Silver Sweet! :’) I need it with me always! I can’t go a day without rereading at least one scene…I’d be bereft if I was stranded somewhere without it on hand (😭). —— I’m so excited for the upcoming bonus + the read alongs! Such exciting things happening this month! ~~ I hope CE 4 is treating you well! Sending love + hugs, as always (🫂)! 🤎🤎🤎

athena

Kiss the sky because that book does something else to me. My second option wouldve been SKOP

IDKWIDH (Eliot Alice's version)

If I had to choose one book it would either be SKOP or Burn bright. I am SOOO excited to be back in Ben’s head for the bonus scene!!!!

Elisha

Is it cheating if I say my kindle so I can bring all of them??👀🤣

tijana

I'm obsessed with Tom and Phoenix, so I have to say Silver Sweet!! I'm currently transferring my Kindle annotations into my physical copy, and I'm getting all the emotions all over again every day🥹💜🥁💿✨️🌹 But also, I know Roxlie will be my kryptonite, so I have to mention them🫠🎀📖🧸🩰💗 (whether they end up in CE4, CE5, or CE6)

Maria S

Maybe silver sweet or nobody like us

Illyana

Happy Saturday, girls 🩷 I know I've been so AFK. I think I got a bit shy and slipped into lurker mode these past few months…. there are so many wonderful people championing in this community, and I felt like adding another voice would just be added cacophony. Everyone always slays at getting total representation for certain scenes, and I'm constantly sitting there like, I didn't think of that. Oh, that's so good!!!! So I left the others to cook 👩‍🍳 But maybe I'm still worth chiming in every now and again, even if I am unbearably long-winded, which feels a bit narcissistic of me. Hey ho 🤷‍♀️ AND U GUYS ARE KILLING IT UR SO FAMOUS! WOHOO. No need to waste time on my comments but should you still find the time :)) : To answer your question: which Addicted novel? I'm quite in a Fuel the Fire moment. As you both know, Lily and Lo were so formative for me… they introduced me to comics, changed my brain chemistry, and gave me my favourite trope: friends to lovers. There's so much more nuance there, and far less easy, convenient opportunity to manufacture conflict, which is what enemies to lovers tends to lean on. In real life you don't go out collecting enemies like Pokémon 😅 , you're far more likely to end up friends with someone, and even if you *do* have an enemy, you're probably not going to romance them. So that trope is harder for me to suspend disbelief for. All that said… right now I'm a little bit in my Connor and Rose era 🤪. Maybe it's because I'm much more in the thick of my career now. When I started reading the novels in 2017, I was in a completely different mind space. These days I'm far more interested in listening to people smarter than me, if that makes sense, reading about people I can marvel at and learn from. Connor is such a great example of that, because he doesn't shy away from it the way a more reserved Charlie Cobalt would. He's a fascinating case study 🧠 And I'm in a Rose Callaway era too… or at least trying to channel her. Not to put myself on blast publicly, but I've dealt with mental health issues, and the way you've woven Pure O, OCD and anxiety into the storylines so subtly hits very close to home. Not in a triggering way at all, more just, this is so real…. My OCD looks different from Rose's, which is the cleaning and the sterilisation side of things. I am clean, but what really showcases your range is the ‘contamination’ piece. When I worked in criminal law, there was so much of that psychological concept of feeling contaminated, and the ruminative loop of what if this happened, what if I did that, wait, what if I did that? Okay, now I need plan A, plan B, plan C. You did that so well with Ben. Genuinely great. So Ben hit close to home, but with Rose there's still that same thread of contamination…. the feeling that if nothing is exactly as it should be, people will see your ugliness and know you're the worst monster alive. It's a very real psychosis to live inside. Which is why I'd want to be around a Connor Cobalt right now: he's the absolute opposite, the perfect foil for that, and that's such a grounding thing. Low-key tearing up writing this 🥲 😂but by the way, I'm in a much better place now. That's exactly why I'd encourage everyone in their own communities to reach out and seek help. You only live one life, and you shouldn't spend it tortured, convinced you're the worst person alive over things that might never happen. 💛 Sorry to get soft on main! I just thought it was worth shedding a little light on it. Other than that!!! I hope everyone is doing so well! And I am *obsessed* with those artworks 😭🎨 The ones done for Ben, Harriet, Phoenix, Tom, and now Lily and Lo. That artist could absolutely be a comic book writer *and illustrator. Fingers crossed she does Rose and Connor next, and Ryke, and Garrison and Willow 🤞? Anyway… sorry to rant a little, but you know me 😌 I'll do another post soon; I'd love to throw in some random questions, but this felt like a good moment to just collect everything in one place.

Illyana

In other random things, I'll number these so they're locked in 📝 1. Is there ever a chance we get a bonus scene, either from Phoenix's POV or Farrow's or Tom's, where the ball finally drops that farrow, a now family member, was his OG crush? and they all meet properly, some kind of family dinner or event or Fourth of July party? Where Tom has to go, "Yo. Yeah. Okay." Because Farrow was my awakening, my initial OG crush, and Phoenix is over there like "how many crushes have you actually had in your life?" 😭 Which is kind of crazy. I know it wouldn't even be awkward, because Farrow genuinely does not know how to create awkwardness in a conversation, he'd smooth the whole thing over. But I'd love to wrinkly brain chew on that pin drop moment 🧠 I always assumed we'd get that scene in the novel, but obviously we had to concentrate on the New York stuff, and those headquarters are a different beast from Philly now. Still, I'd love it. 2. Can we cross our fingers for more books beyond the six, or are the six going to be it? Not in terms of the finality of the universe, but more: will we get more intertwined, woven together novels after the main six, or is the current format the one we're going forward with from here? I ask because while writing the Cobalt era, which, by the way, is so good, I was a little hesitant at first. I was like: wait, how do we leave our comic book geeky, best boys behind? 🤧🤯 Id loveeeee donnelly in every group gathering, because he is the best character ever and he makes everything better. I need a low snarky side comment from Lo snarking on someone 🖤 But obviously you both slay, so I'm super happy, especially with Tom and Phoenix. I loved their dynamic so much. So much. I was also hesitant about the new formatting, because I feel like you two had basically PhD'd the comic book esque way of writing 🎓 Several books within the novel, but instead of the conventional one book per couple, you'd loop back and weave in another couple, sometimes the same plot, the same event seen from a different angle (like what happened with Thrive), and then it would all collect into this huge endgame novel where everyone's POVs land at once. I know you've said it was incredibly hard and complicated to write, but it felt so endgame, and the payoff was iconic. So part of me went, "wait, are we not doing that anymore?" In any case, I'm genuinely happy with it. Even though I grew up on the former, you do this format so well, and the books are quite long, so it feels like a really good middle ground. And obviously I'll champion it while also being greedy: I'm spoiled, and I genuinely need more than six books in this series 😩 I really, really want a book for Xander. He's the fantasy nerd amalgamation, and probably the character I relate to most right now. So selfishly, I'd love that. But I'm getting ahead of myself. 3. HBO Max finally made it to England 🇬🇧🎉 so I've finally been able to watch Superman & Lois, The Pitt, LANTERNS (R U WATCHING?! SO GOOD) all of it, as per your recs. Which makes me want to ask: when can we get a new "what we're currently into" post? You used to do those in 2025 and I was always geeking out, loving keeping up with your pop culture moments. I know they had to go on the back burner because you were prioritising everything you're publishing in 2026, so I completely get it. But low key, if there's one person who'd love to know what you're currently on about, it's me 🙋‍♀️ 4. Speaking of The Pitt, I am so fascinated by it. It feels overstimulating, hyper aware, seventy cases at once, and when I talk to my medical friends they say it's the most realistic, unromanticised portrayal of a hospital they've seen. Especially here in England, where the NHS is absolutely bonkers and underfunded. We don't have the health insurance issue, but it's still mad. So I was wondering: when you watch something like that, do you get the wrinkly brain firework moment for Farrow? 🎆 Like, "I miss Farrow, I really wish we could do a bonus scene reflecting this." Obviously Alphas Like Us is in the past, but do you ever want to dip back into that world, that life? I do think there are pockets and spaces there that would be fun to explore, especially given that the last few bonus scenes have been peeling back the onion on their banter and really digging into their psychology 🧅 How Farrow and Moffy are both intensely intense people who shield that intensity behind banter and coolness and nonchalance, so they don't worry anyone or scare them off. At least, that's my read. The concept of Farrow being gone for fifteen hours and the decompression of coming home, and obviously we saw that scene at the bar where they're trying out cocktails, where he clearly doesn't mind handling high functioning stuff at home too. I feel like you've been steadily peeling that onion in the recent bonus chapters featuring them, and I wondered if there's an opportunity to do it again, but set during the Alphas Like Us era. I know you're in the Cobalt era right now and you're like, "ma'am." But I'm just saying, there's at least one fan who would love it 🙃 You know me, I love them so much, because I find them genuinely interesting 🥹🤓. And I think one of the most relatable things about being a fan is that you have to be quite an intense person, an intense hobbyist, and Moffy and Farrow are self identified intense individuals who don't show it. There's so much creative playground in that. 5. Final question, actually: what did you think of the Jean Grey casting?!! Did you like her, did you not? And irrespective of that, I am so sat for the Emma Frost casting 🤍 I think she's perfect. Her Instagram posts and stories are literally part of my secret garden 😂. When work gets too much or too intense or it's just a bad day, I go into my secret garden and think about all my favourite things: the Like Us series, the Realm of the Elderlings, Brandon Sanderson novels, not the current X-Men comics but the 2000s X-Men comics. And now, those casting announcement photos with the Britney song 😭 I was gagged. I was so gagged. Sorry for the random five questions, I will now officially fuck off and stop annoying everyone 😂 Right now I'm actually rereading the Addicted series. Like Us is normally on my reread roster and I go from there, but I felt a bit nostalgic. 🩷

frannypack

Picking one is torturous! For endless rereadinga nd feeling good while stuck on an island would have to be skop. Silver sweet would be a close second. I feel like with the like us series there are so many you character arcs you have to read multiple books together. I would love to live in marrow or lunnelly books else wise, but then some of my favorite side character moments are in the others.

frannypack

Yes much love and good vibes in writing rn! I was just thinking about how hectic it must be writing while going through all these releases. 💙

Nini

bonussss tomorrow i love you kbr

cloudytaeeee

ugh this so tough! I’m going to say SKOP just because I’d get all core 6 povs + glimpses of the kids/family dynamics😌

cloudytaeeee

I’d say you’re just being resourceful🤭😆

Nini

roxlie and eliots future books

Elisha

Hahaha yessss!!!🤣🤣🤣

Krista & Becca Ritchie

It's been strange working on Book 4 while Book 2 & 3 release! Such a new experience where it feels like taking away from our other children to just even mention CE #4 😆 The beginnings of books are typically the toughest for us, so there've been a lot of pass-backs between the two of us as we create these new POVs. We'll probably talk a bit more about it once Loathed Love is out ☺️

Krista & Becca Ritchie

For the Cobalt Empire series, 6 is the trad deal with Bloom. But anything could happen in the future, since we could potentially self-publish. But we haven't committed to anything beyond CE #6 yet.

Krista & Becca Ritchie

Aww we LOVE your comments and are so happy to seen your sparkly fandom-loving presence back in the comment section! Love you're in your Connor & Rose era. It's funny that I also feel like I relate to different Core 6 couples depending on where I am in my life too. They all sort of fill a different need in a way. Sending so, so much love to you *hugs so tight* and dare we say (speaking for Krista too hehe), that the artists (LilyTea) are in fact illustrating Rose & Connor 🥰 And a very beloved couple in the Like Us series might already be finished 🥰🥰🥰🥰 xo B

AJ

Yay! Happy writing 💗

Krista & Becca Ritchie

1. This is something we’ve thought a lot about, so I personally think it’s highly likely to happen. 2. I love how much you love our “comic book esque” way of structuring our universe. It’s something we both love, love, love bc you get so many different perspectives and then a big payoff. But with the industry, this set-up is pretty niche, and right now, interconnected standalones are not just the norm but the popular trend. So it’s more unlikely we could do something outside of that for trad publishing. It also means that readers are less likely to try something this unique. We have a lot of drop off in the Addicted Series—the last three books are the least read. So we’re also unsure if there’d be enough of a readership to want this type of thing, trad or indie. That being said, we write what we love first and foremost, and we’ve considered self-publishing whatever won’t fit in the trad market. But we also don’t want to make the universe too confusing to jump into. It’s something we’re trying to figure out *if* we add more books (for example a 4th Lunnelly book, how to title it and where it would fit without confusing readers on the reading order). For Cobalt Empire, I’m also really happy that it almost feels like 2 books in 1 (with the length) and we were able to do exactly what we wanted creatively while still appealing to the trad market as much as we could. It definitely was the best middle ground for the series as a whole, and these books have become some of our proudest works to date 🥹 3. Love that you’re catching up on all the HBO properties and yay that it’s in England! I’ve only seen the first episode of Lanterns and I got really confused for a second bc I kept thinking it was Nova Corps (my Marvel brain 😂). 

Oh we were just talking about The Happenings the other day! I think we’ll bring it back and maybe not do all the graphics with it, which were actually taking us so much time to make. If we eliminate the graphics, I think we’d be able to post that more often. 4. To answer your question about whether watching the Pitt makes us want to write Farrow doing med things like in Alphas — YES! It does. Actually we were bingeing ER (rewatching together, really, since we grew up watching ER), while writing ALU so in part, that show sort of gave us the itch to write medical drama things. We’ve been tempted to write Farrow from ULU (his very heavy med moments in that book and Hale fam content) a few times, so I could see us returning to that spot for more medical Farrow. It’d essentially be Farrow’s POV of the Night of the Donnelly’s. 5. We LOVE the Jean Grey casting. We both said to each other after the Spider-Man movie that if someone was going to get us to love Jean Grey’s character, it’s going to be Sadie Sink. (We’ve never loved JG in comics or film all that much.) The Emma Frost casting is utter perfection! We are so hyped on this movie, and it’s not even filming yet I don’t believe. Even the mediocre X-Men films, I can find like 5 minutes of footage in them to freak out over and love for eternity, so I know I’m going to love this movie no matter what.

Marisa

Omg I was just thinking this morning about how Farrow intubated Lily in the field during night of the Donnellys and how freaking hard it is to do that. I would LOVE his perspective of that night. It could be soooo medical heavy…and you guys do medical details better than anyone 😊😊😊

Krista & Becca Ritchie

@Marisa, that's 10000% one of the things we always, always think about when we start imagining it from Farrow's perspective. All the things he had to do that night medically, on top of it being his mother-in-law and sister-in-law and his best friend and also there's his son and his husband in the mix. There's a lot going on for Farrow, so it'd be super interesting from his POV. All credit goes to Krista for the medical details! We were both in HOSA in high school for three years (when I thought I'd be in the medical field) so I have some cool stories shadowing doctors but not nearly as comprehensive as Krista who was pre-med in college.

Piper

I am always at the ready to hype it up!

Illyana

just saying i will cry if LilyTea draws Marrow and Lunalley. Would there be any chance to get bookmark versions of them on your store? :)

Illyana

Geeking aside, i didn't expect a reply and i'm really really happy that my messages were giggled with my feet in the air that i got a reply sorry lil fangirling at the pruning age of 28 lol