Our faithful sailors, Marianne, Adriana, and Paola, are tuning their instruments and singing along to a much needed shanty as they go towards Friends to Lovers island. We talk about pining/seemingly unrequited love, why this trope is so engaging for us, and, of course, what makes a flawed top (and a perfect bottom).

Books discussed: If the Dress Fits by Carla de Guzman, Caught Looking by Adriana Herrera, and There are Things I Can't Tell You by Edako Mofumofu.

Other media mentioned: Criminal Minds, Adriana Herrera's newsletter, I Don't Dance in High School Musical 2, the Legend of Zelda mangas.

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Theme music: Positiv Trumpet by John Yasut. Cover art by Luis Esteban @drawnesteban.