Today was certainly lazy. Since I finished a lot of my chores yesterday, I was free to pretty much do what I want today. And that is exactly what I did. 

I slept in – granted I slept late last night. But to actually be in bed until closer to 11 AM was nice. I actually really enjoyed it. Granted the dogs ate a lot later than their normal time, but it was fine. Me sleeping in rarely happens.

I was able to read Darling Girl significantly today. And I really have some issues with the story. I found myself aggravated about so many things that I kept finding myself slamming the book repeatedly on my table and just making really frustrated noises. Chris even heard me from her room and had to ask me what was wrong. And all I said was this book is frustrating. I have not liked the main character like this. The decisions, the morality, just the character itself is just uuuggghhh. And then, I better not see a freaking romance arc here between the MC and the PI. But I’m already calling it. And I am not looking forward to it. I am not one to shy away from romance but Jesus, when I read that two-page hint that there could be a romance arc coming, all I could think of was “are you fucking kidding me”.

My hun and I hang out today, and we watched some episodes of some anime that we are watching – Castlevania, The Case Study of Vanitas, and The Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting.

Castlevania. Isaac’s character development was amazing. The way he conquered Styria. My goodness. And he changed. From season 1 until recently, he just accepted the fact that he will die. I mean regardless of him being a trusted lieutenant by Dracula and going along with the plan of killing the human race, he never expected to live. But now, he wants that for himself. He wants to live his life. His main goal before was fueled by revenge but now it was getting rid of evil so that people can live. It was amazing. 

Hector too. I mean sure, it might not be as significant as Isaacs but the way he took accountability. The courage shown when he faced Isaac knowing that he will die. His decision to help with reviving Dracula was fueled by guilt and Isaac explained that he already suffered the consequences of that betrayal. And Hector really did. And for him to be able to just voice out what he actually wants to do with his life. Yeah.

The Karen that is Carmilla is now dead. And honestly, sure I love the Isaac fighting sequences, but I really think that was too good of a sequence for a very useless character. And yes, I will continue to think of her as such. She did not do anything in this series. I’m sorry. She is very entitled and unlikeable. She dreamed. That’s it. The fruition of those dreams, the planning, and the execution fell on the other three – Striga, Morana, and Lenore. Carmilla was a waste of space.

And Saint Germain can die now, but a very anti-climactic death, please. 

I swear, this series did Adrian so dirty. Being used, being manipulated, and he can’t seem to get a break from it either.

The Case Study of Vanitas. Vanitas just surprises me, to be honest. He is a character for sure. Very animated. I mean, he just kisses Jeanne, the Hellfire Witch. But honestly, I feel like that is just him toying with her, but still. I am really interested in Noe for sure. I mean, he is a vampire so yeah, my being interested more in him is a given. I do enjoy his flashbacks. And hopefully, we get to see some of Vanitas’ past as well.

The Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting. Yaeka planning Kirishima’s birthday party was just adorable. And everyone in the Sakuragi family was involved in making sure he didn’t find out anything about it. From Sugihara trying to confine him in a room with the rest of the group to watch a scary movie to Kazuhiko Sakuragi trying to distract him into a conversation about anime, just so Yaeka has enough time to set up everything. She even gave Kirishima a drawing of him. So sweet. We also got to see a backstory about how Kazuhiko and Miyuki met and how they started dating. 

I honestly do not know what is up with this character, Yuri Mashiro. I do not understand his goal – just to antagonize Kirishima and try to bring back the old him. The last few panels of episode 10 were a bit hard to watch. Because I actually saw Kirishima revert back to who he was before he started babysitting Yaeka. It was a bit concerning since he came such a long way. 

Anyway, what the plan for the rest of the night? Well, read some more. I have no other plans, just chill and read some more of Darling Girl. I guess, get annoyed even more. I just want to see how the MC will handle the consequences of the decisions she made.