I knew when youd be getting out, and I waited. Oliver, Alexander, and James decide to fight back during Caesar's death scene, which quickly spirals out of control. I took my time, kissing, sucking at his skin and breathing him in, satisfied by the sounds he produced in response. 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. The two tentatively resume their relationship. And certainly not now. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. 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. But our lips were currently occupied and couldnt be bothered with such mundane things as poetry or love confessions. Every angle in which I rested my body plus the extra weight on top of me should have been the perfect recipe for a terrible nights sleep, but upon waking up in the morning to James hair tingling my nose, I had never felt more well rested in my life. Where last nights kiss had been full of sorrow and pain, this one was nothing but fire. An exploration of Filippa and Camilo's relationship, which I'm not even sure is canon but found interesting to explore anyway. Would that fit his character? Rio. ", -------------------------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). Thank you for reading my rant. Sure, they're utter trainwrecks who would be unendurable in real . You went to Meredith when you got out? He asked, hurt by it. I was glad just to hear his breath, to have him close. 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. However, the situation changes at the annual Halloween performance, a select few scenes from Macbeth fourth year students traditionally perform each year. Oliver recognizes it as a monologue from Pericles, Prince of Tyre, in which Pericles laments the apparent death of his wife, Thaisa, in the middle of a storm at sea. By clockwork art. (LogOut/ Well, too bad. Faking your own death. Come find me at @bluejaey10 on insta if y'all Wana talk. "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. If you have or are going to readIf We Were Villains, Id love to hear your thoughts. Hi, he replied, his voice still slow and rusted from sleep. Now that she can make the decision for herself, Wrens birthdays are small affairs. See a recent post on Tumblr from @ilovehimstill about iwwv. .. 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. Hi, was his reply, another breath, another exhale. If We Were Villains is a great story written by M.L. Alive, breathing, dry and utterly, painfully breathtaking. I, too, dont believe in coincidences (especially in literature) and James is alive. 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. James was a character I liked straight away, but that throughout I had plenty moments of hating too. But you didnt.. 4.23. At the cast party, Richard punches a student who had been flirting with Meredith. Said in words others could hear, but only I would listen to. Please consider turning it on! To undo the pain, the grief. I saw the bruises all over her body, both faded and fresh new. Im so late to this, but I agree that James left it because he is alive. Like one of the Bard's plays, If We Were Villains is structured in five acts. She leads the group to the lake, where they find Richard with his skull broken. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. 6 Ben Affleck's The Batman. Oliver and his friends play the same roles . Our words were touching midair, and I could feel his breath. I know many in the DA community have read this book and so, I thought we should have a conversation about THAT ending. Words: Jonathan Wells. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened a decade ago. 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. The students are briefly questioned by the police, led by Detective Colborne, and Richard's death is ruled a drunken accident. The Merchant of Venice is a very racially controversial play. Not now., More like slowly walking across an undefined and dark space to you, It is based off the Pentatonix song because Ive associated that with Jolives. Though that was only a stupid hope I had, I knew there was a chance you wouldnt do it., But then you completed the sentence and was released and, still, you didnt show up. But your something is different from Merediths. 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. I raised my voice. Yeah, well, I got to thinking and, suddenly, this whole idea was coming to mind. plus philipa saying he felt the emotion on four it makes sense that hes dead youre right. In the only way that made sense for a method actor who played his role with such reality, such truth. Their reconnection is very fast paced because I personally believe that weve had enough slow-burn in the actual book, so lets just let the boys be happy together as fast as we can. 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. Something else I Wana add. Meredith was scared, and a bit drunk. See a recent post on Tumblr from @secrethistoryfan about if we were villains. First line: "The time: September 1997, my fourth and final year at Dellecher Classical 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. And nothing in a story is not intentional. He got blackout drunk before James could keep her company in his mind. Macbeth had gone entirely fine, more than fine, if you'd asked him. Only he and filippa besides Oliver know of his crimes. Online, everywhere. When you spend most of your life in theater, lost in the words of a man who felt and wrote so deeply at every turn of a page, and you go through the sort of experiences that I had gone through, you come out the other side expecting a moment like this to be held with fireworks playing in the background, lullabied by a classic orchestra, and the perfect game of lights to shine on every feature, every blink of the eye. The last and only kiss we had ever shared had been a fleeting thing, almost unnoticeable, and how it felt had been lost in my brain amongst everything else that happened that night. No words were necessary, at this point, to be honest. No one could touch us there. When the teachers mix up the roles it puts a strain on the friendship of Olivers group, and things begin to go downhill fast. A series adaptation of the novel is in development. Whereas the outside would send any slightly superstitious man running, scared of place so seemingly haunted, the interior was quite nice. Language: English Words: 1,229 Chapters: 1/1 Comments: 2 Kudos: 37 Bookmarks: 5 . He bent down and kissed my face where it had landed, resting his lips there for a moment. I never did answer. Even by Mel Brooks standards, Spaceballs' villain is ridiculous. They help him realize that, maybe, his feelings aren't 100% platonic. Oliver Marks bekommt immer nur die Nebenrollen. Dont make it about that., Im not making anything into anything. Oliver is finally being released. I just couldnt stop thinking about what would happen next and I needed to bring my vision of it to life, so here it is. Yes, that. Wrote your note knowing you would understand it, while no one else would. I only nodded, embarrassed by how right he was. I was suddenly taken back to the set of Lear, our last play, our last crime. From $1.35. we are left with the same uncertainty oliver feels except he has the chance to find the truth and we dont (rude if you ask me so imma assume he found him and they lived a happy gay life together), i'm with you. The following morning, as Oliver cleans their dorm room, he discovers a bloodstained boat hook hidden in James' mattress. I also really liked that the book was divided into Acts as it . aka James pov (mostly) behind the original story since the end of the performance of King Lear. That is until Filippa sends Oliver James suicide note which references a scene in Shakespeare where a character fakes her own death to live away from the rest of the world. Oliver returns home for Thanksgiving and learns his parents will not be paying for his final semester, though the school agrees to let him work part-time as a custodian to alleviate his tuition expenses. 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. 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. Her body is cast into the ocean, but unbeknownst to Pericles washes up near the home of a physician who is able to revive her. The way the book was written it allows for both possibilities. But when the teachers change up the casting, a good-natured . 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 . Where the end of scene 7 should have gone. I let go of my own and bent forward, placing my own hand on top of his, squeezing it and tangling our fingers together. Because of all the crimes I have committed, loving you has always been my favorite. Oliver is freed from a physical cage while James frees himself from an emotional one. As if sensing my brain fume with concerns for the uncertain future, James began to shift on top of me, his head slowly rolling sideways on my chest to look up at me. Meredith also knew about his crimes, she told Colborne. As a young actor, Oliver and his friends attended an elite arts college. After the show, the students throw a party during which a drunk and jealous Richard ends up attacking James, nearly drowning him in the lake where the play was staged. Since I couldnt count on the others to help me, I went by myself. We were drawn to each other like . There were also a lot of Shakespeare references and quotes throughout, as the students not only perform his works but sometimes speak in Shakespearean quotes in their day-to-day life. A bully we loved until we couldnt anymore. Quando gli amici diventano nemici, non c' limite al male che possono farci. If We Were Villains is such an intricate, multi faceted read that there is no doubt I will get more from it when I . Please consider turning it on! I do love her. Its been so many weeks. Truth is, I couldnt say myself, and it was probably the both of you. Im not proud of how I acted that last night, and I dont particularly like remembering it. I told you this, a long time ago. We lived our lives in between sonnets, with drama and comedy lost together in a sky of words at our disposal. James was dead. Free from whatever reasons they thought they couldnt be together. James also admits that Filippa knew about the murder, and it was she who burned his bloody shirt in the fireplace. i want him to be alive but the grief was already killing him at dellcher.. and then the one person he feels more for than anyone else takes the fall for him. The scene was also very quiet, the sound of the waves being the only lullaby to our wavering voices. Couldnt leave you behind with all that pain., So, I came here. 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. Really say it, he looked up at me again, expectation in his eyes, and maybe something else. Create New. But dont you dare put it all on me, how everything unfolded. I-, I stopped, guilt climbing up my spine. Richard is dead because of it, and it cost us everything.. Oliver admits that he was in love with James while they were together, but says that he also loved her. Rio, was published in 2017. I do love you. Giving me up.. 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 . The group agrees to wait for Richard to die, then call the police and pretend he was already dead when they came upon him. "Despite being a classic Flash villain, the original Captain Boomerang spent more time fighting Green Arrow in this universe His last appearance was in the Arrow season 5 finale, where he cornered Malcolm Merlyn who had stepped on a landmine, they both exploded" I remembered there was an abandoned cottage near the beach, in Del Norte. Wouldnt it be cruel of James to leave such a note behind? Do you think he loves them in the . as well as I felt sorry for her being always the one left behind, but I couldnt give her what she deserved. He had his hands resting on top of the table, his coffee mug long forgotten to the side. But only after I thought I couldnt go to you. I corrected. It just didnt make sense to me why would he fake his death? And they could finally be together. i agree with you. They were wet; James blinked, and a single drop fell onto my cheek. Out of everyone in the group, I thought she was the most respectful of and dedicated to her friendships with the others. Youre alive, were the stupid words coming out of my own mouth. I brushed a strand of his hair away from his eyes, placing it behind his ear. Oliver Marks has just served ten years in jailfor a murder he may or may Discover more posts about if we were villains, oliver marks, classic books, james farrow, grey academia, literature quotes, and iwwv. Only because that was something I could do now. I was starting to give up., I-, I wanted to go to you. A decade ago: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. Coming here, disappearing. 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. 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. Oliver, its been four years., Yes, four years in which Pip, who was the only one visiting me, thought Id be better off not knowing. 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. James tries to help him, but is stopped by Alexander, who suggests they should let him die and thus end his reign of terror. 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. Some of the dialogue written out in a script-form, particularly when they are performing or rehearsing for plays. Look, I never thought she was my biggest fan, okay? And then, the second I got your note, the second I figured it all out, I came here. 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. 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. 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. Waiting. I think James is dead. Ten years ago, Marks and his six classmates were . Do you wish I had done it? He asked me, flatly. Us. The tragedy is that Oliver will have to live with the fact that James is out there and that they can never be together. Wren, being the angel she was, was more than willing to listen. No, what we did. This always seemed to be the case for James and me, all those years ago and all these years after. 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. Ive been screaming this at the walls and youre gonna hear it now., You were selfish, Oliver. For courage, in case someone opened. Soon enough, the kitchen was smelling nice, the aroma filling my chest and giving me a newfound strength. 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. What was your answer? He was so tense, I almost felt my own shoulders hurt in solidarity to his. 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. That was the story I had spent the better part of a month swimming in, myself. Seven friends - Richard, Oliver, James . Maybe we were just stupid to not have known all along. James is alive, and Oliver should think of their trip to Del Norte to find him. Because, even though I had had my fair share of guilt in it, Ive always hoped I had done more. And we learned she was a holder of James secrets, a protector of the groups heart, and a Shakespearean expert. I stood before the rusted door, salt air filling up my lungs as the cold breeze ruffled my hair. Whether we would go back into the world together and tell everyone we knew that James was still alive or if I would simply fake my own death and join him in our peaceful afterlife, I didnt care. These are the most fascinating non-fiction books of 2023. And me? he asked, small, haunted by too many years not being able to ask. You went to Meredith. He finished for me. And in all my love for literature, there was only one thing I knew for sure. sunflower_fields_forever, PygmyParrot, thisismoonytrying, heavenlydps, and ilosthesea She did the right thing by going and talking to the detective when she learned about James because she KNEW James was gonna drag Oliver down with him, and he did just that, even when colborne had his suspicions that it was never Oliver. And I wouldnt have regretted it.. I exhaled, letting the leftover anger that was still inside of me, even all these years later, dissipate. James and Oliver. All seven of us. We stumbled down the short hallway that connected it to the living room, and, somehow, made our way to James bed. Officer, I plead guilty to the murder of Richard Stirling.. Can you believe we shared a room for four years and never did this?. You went to jail and every single friend Id ever had knew that I was to blame for it. I followed him into his kitchen, where we resumed our previous standing and staring position, but now under better light, where we could properly see each other. Everyone else knew, and that was enough to set the wheels spinning. He finished his thought. I would have never let them take you. These characters speak Shakespeare like a language in its own right, with double meanings layered into every sentence. Wait, James face went white, a glimpse of panic flashing in his eyes. This actually shed some light on the ending for me. 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. If We Were Villains, written by M. L. Rio and published in 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. i feel like that would make any person go mad. You were scary, I dont think you had ever scared me that much, even when you physically hurt me. 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. Its easy. Just to breathe. I almost frowned, not quite understanding his surprise. his girlfriend. Dont get me wrong. His eyes, still cloudy with sleep, widened as he took in the sight of me, standing at his doorstep. If We Were Villains is a love letter to Shakespeare and the theater. What if benvolio walked up and said its me?, SHE DOES CHANGE THE END BY LETTING OLIVER KNOW IT WAS FAKE BEFORE IT WAS TOO LATE! My whole body responded immediately to the pull, and, before I could gather my own thoughts, I was getting up from the chair again, this time moving to sit on James lap, straddling him. Author: M.L. You dont know because you got to be punished, and I bet it felt good. M. L. Rio: If we were villains. From my point of view, James looked the same in his thirties as he had in his twenties. Richard injures Oliver and James, as they practice the assassination scene from "Julius Caesar". You might have been the one to give the blow, but that was all, and it was self-defense. 13 characters in If We Were Villains are available for you to type their personalities: James Farrow, Meredith Dardenne, Oliver Marks. But no concrete evidence was ever found. The next morning, Oliver and Meredith are awoken by Filippa. I didnt even wait for her to come home., I texted her, told her I was going away for a while, maybe my sisters.. I am once again returning to the land of dark academia for a (spoiler) review of If We Were Villains by M.L. The James that Oliver loved is gone; however, physically, James is still around somewhere. In 1997, Oliver is in his fourth and final year at the prestigious Dellecher Classical Conservatory, where he resides with his six classmates in a small dormitory called the Castle. I finished my mug, but James had been staring into his for a while now, leaving it to get cold. Only difference would be I would have been arrested for a crime I did commit. oliver finds james alive after being released from prison. Because as much as it might hurt you to know, I do love Meredith. But even with all the guilt he just had to try to have a chance of real happiness with Oliver. Not too soon, I shook my head. If thou remember'st not the slightest follyThat ever love did make thee run into,Thou hast not loved. 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 . I like to think that the uncertainty of it all makes it better, that not even Rio knows if he lived. 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. It has always been about that, even when we didnt know it was.. Not when I found out, not when I stepped up to take the fall for you. 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 . 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)? Before Colborne can make an arrest, Oliver confesses to Richard's murder, using a slightly tweaked version of James' story. Since I was released, my world had been flipped upside down more times than I cared to admit, and the dizziness of it all left me senseless to what might await me on the other side of that door. [4] And that wouldnt have been just an accident. But in their fourth and final year, good-natured rivalries turn ugly, and on opening night real violence invades the students' world of make-believe. And maybe for just a split second, I, too, knew what drowning felt like.James Farrow stood before me. Because maybe we didnt understand ourselves, yet, but we sure as hell understood each other.. ", -------------------------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). Even in the throws of desperation, James wouldve understood the context behind his chosen text. The fourth years are assigned King Lear as their spring production. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Somewhere. Realizing their time is up, James kisses Oliver onstage. The ending of If We Were Villains. Intelligent, thrilling, and richly detailed, If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio is a captivating story of the enduring power and passion of words (available April 11, 2017). Oliver is a meek, mild, and quiet young man. 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