The StoryTinker

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻:

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗰𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱:

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀:

https://www.webtoons.com/en/mystery/purple-hyacinth/list?title_no=1621&page=1

𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀: 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲!

𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀: 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲!

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀:

Suzie, LadyLibris, AllieCat, Lily, Jenny, Haley, OneandOnlyTako, Elisabeth, Maria, Molly, Veronica, Emily, Emily, Jo Rochelle, Dalia, Saucy Tuggles, Meg, Anne Rose, Priya, Alex, Misti, and Laura.

Midnight Poppy Land 63: Ares Street Rom Com (with Sarah H) Jun 19, 2021

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Tora and Poppy are taking their sweet time necking while the thugs watch and admire. When Tora flips them off, however, the leader gets angry, and moves to attack until.... Tora oh so casually reveals his neck tattoo, showing him to be Balthuman elite. So what does that mean? We have questions.

They scram, and Poppy mistakenly attributes it to PDA. Tora checks to see if Poppy is ok, and flashes back to how he would have handled it had Poppy not been there. We discuss how Poppy's entry into Tora's world is difficult for both of them.

Despite their scare, Tora quickly falls into boyfriend territory by asking her about her day, at which point we switch to Ben and Candy. Candy is devastated at seeing Tora with another girl - will this lead to future tension between Candy and Poppy?

We flashback and learn more about Candy's debt and see that Ben really is a good kid at heart, though still very much an obnoxious teenager. We return to Poppy and Tora, whose makeout session is disrupted from resumption by police chasing after people. Poor Poppy just can't catch a break.

We end with Tora's mysterious smirk at calling informants "numbered." Is he one of them?

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𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻𝘀:
https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/midnight-poppy-land/list?title_no=1798&page=1
𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗹𝘆𝗱𝘂𝘀𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻:
https://www.patreon.com/lilydusk
𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻:
https://www.patreon.com/thestorytinker
𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀:
https://www.instagram.com/thestorytinker/
https://www.facebook.com/thestorytinker

What My Daughter Thinks of Purple Hyacinth Jun 15, 2021

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My daughter also wanted to be interviewed.

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𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝘆𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻:

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻:

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻:

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗰𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱:

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀:

https://www.webtoons.com/en/mystery/purple-hyacinth/list?title_no=1621&page=1

What My Husband Thinks of Purple Hyacinth Jun 15, 2021

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I interviewed my husband to see what he knows and thinks about Purple Hyacinth.

Let's be real, mainly Kieran, cuz that's all I talk about to him.

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𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝘆𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻:

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻:

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻:

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗰𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱:

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀:

https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/midnight-poppy-land/list?title_no=1798&page=1

Midnight Poppy Land 62: Doubts and Rewards (with Tanya, Tori, and Vita) Jun 13, 2021

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We begin the episode with Poppy’s self doubting thoughts. She then responds to the thug’s retorts by fiercely standing up for Tora, who is shocked and tries not to show it.

While Poppy is panicking and thinking about how it must have been for Tora to grow up in this world, Tora is just standing there, cool as a cucumber.

Reaching for straws, Poppy tries to, er, unzip Tora to reveal his flower tattoos, attempting to intimidate the thugs. Meanwhile, the thugs are busy ordering food and chatting on the phone. Very organized.

While Poppy is thinking about how different her and Tora’s world are, the pack leader asks her a series of very good questions that hit straight to both Poppy and Tora’s hearts. OUCH.

We switch to Candy and Ben. Ben is being truthful about the pin, and Candy is so proud of him she bursts into tears. We infer a good deal about Candy’s parenting from this and the coworkers who come down to help her.

Thug group 1 finally catches up to Ben, and poor Lizard Man has the shock of his life when he discovers that the mom of his prey is none other than his beloved Candy. Back at the gamehall, Poppy stammers, trying to answer Mohawk Man’s questions. Mohawk Man is crying because turns out he has his own history prompting his questions.

Tora reaches out to Poppy, resting his forehead on hers and using his cigarette for emotional support. His hands are shaking. Poppy, seeing this, choose to replace his reward system with her own - a kiss. His hand stops trembling and the cigarette falls to the ground, unneeded.

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𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻𝘀:

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗹𝘆𝗱𝘂𝘀𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻:

https://www.patreon.com/lilydusk

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻:

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀:

https://www.webtoons.com/en/mystery/purple-hyacinth/list?title_no=1621&page=1

Purple Hyacinth 29: Deft Duo (with Fwoot and Krystine) Jun 11, 2021

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The APD office is abuzz with news of Lune's success, and Lauren listen on.

That night, Lune completes their visit with Colden and the APD moves in to arrest him too. Harvey gets lost and almost stumbles upon Lauren and Kieran.

After work, Harvey goes back to the office, only to be followed by a mysterious shadow with red eyes.

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𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝘆𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻:
https://www.webtoons.com/en/mystery/purple-hyacinth/list?title_no=1621&page=1
𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻:
https://www.patreon.com/sophism
𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻:
https://www.patreon.com/thestorytinker
𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗰𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱:
https://discord.gg/bV2JQSg
𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀:
https://www.instagram.com/thestorytinker/
https://www.facebook.com/thestorytinker

Purple Hyacinth 97: Face á Face (with Fwoot and Meg) Jun 08, 2021

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We open the episode with our valiant Will coming to the rescue and knocking Kym to the floor. Lune begins to run away, but Will, quick on his feet, grabs his gun and points it at them, asking them to confirm who they are. We discuss Will's feelings at this moment, and then Lune, on a quick signal from Lauren, run away again.

Will and Kym follow, Will once again protects Kym, this time from a passing PH guard, who shortly get knocked out, bucketed, and used as a pointer.

Will and Kym discover the nitroglycerine room set out for them by Lune, and mysteriously, Lune shows up at the doorway. To what end, we can only guess, because immediately, the lights turn back on, and they are all apprehended by Phantom Scythe guards, who want them all captured... and killed.

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𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝘆𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻:

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻:

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻:

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗰𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱:

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀:

https://archiveofourown.org/users/ladylibris/pseuds/ladylibris

Midnight Poppy Land 61: Ares Street Goddess (with Sakura, Teri, and Tori) Jun 05, 2021

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Poppy contemplates whether or not to show up at Tora's place (who told her about it? We discuss.) when a creep feeling entitled to Poppy's attention makes up her mind for her.

She runs to Tora with the thugs (not to be confused with thuglets) in hot pursuit. She still has the time to notice his shayna punim.

Meanwhile, Ben has found his mom. We see an incredibly elegant figure in a silk robe while poor Ben falls flat on his face. What a contrast.

We flash back to Candy and Ben trying to sell the pin. Is it really synthetic? Did the dealer recognize the symbol as clan and want nothing to do with it? And what is Scharch doing there?

Back at the game hall, Poppy gets to see Ares Street "in its fully glory" - everything Tora didn't want her to see. Yet Poppy is still sympathetic rather than condemnatory, just the way she sees Tora.

We end with Tora asserting their position and await what happens next!

𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗶'𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝟬𝟯:

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𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻𝘀:

https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/midnight-poppy-land/list?title_no=1798&page=1

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗹𝘆𝗱𝘂𝘀𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻:

https://www.patreon.com/lilydusk

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻:

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀:

https://www.webtoons.com/en/mystery/purple-hyacinth/list?title_no=1621&page=1

Purple Hyacinth 96: Cordial Competition (with Fwoot and Meg) Jun 01, 2021

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Get ready, y'all. Anxiety through the roof.

We begin with March scribbling off a note and stating he has the address. Is he sus, or, as Meg says, are we just paranoid?

Meanwhile at the factory, sandwich guy has woken up, and is wrapped in a full body embrace by Kieran. (Some of us simps wouldn't mind being in that situation.)

Kym and Will try to contact the police station, and when the storm impedes, Kym dashes into the rain, dragging the unsuspecting Will along. Dripping wet, they stuff themselves into a Tardis, after which they are picked up by Lukas, who is babysitting a terrified would-be thief. Poor thief. He chose the wrong person's lamp to steal. We're sure the valiant Butler saved her.

Back at the factory, Lauren and Kieran fight off several PS guards, and then share the most endearing moment together. They low five! He calls her love. We debate whether or not Kieran has feelings for Lauren at this point, conscious or unconscious, and how having only one person as your social outlet is unhealthy.

Predictably, the lights go out. More people are approaching, and Lauren and Kieran take position. Lauren bangs the gun out of the intruder's hand, pushes them against the wall, and is about to punch them when the red emergency light flashes on (because Lauren has been lying to Kym???) and Lauren and Kym are staring each other in the face. The drama!!!!

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𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝘆𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻:

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻:

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻:

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗰𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱:

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀:

https://www.webtoons.com/en/mystery/purple-hyacinth/list?title_no=1621&page=1

Purple Hyacinth 28: Prying Partner (with Bundin, Firedancer, and Fwoot) May 31, 2021

Show notes

With difficulty, Lauren thanks Kieran for, hm... SAVING HER LIFE. Kieran's first response is a sincere smile (melt), but he quickly turns to teasing.

As a thank you, gift, though, Lauren tells him how she can detect lies.

Their conversation gets more serious as Lauren asks him why he doesn't kill, and Kieran responds... seriously.

But then Lauren asks one question too many, asking him about the hyacinths he leaves behind. Kieran obfuscates and quickly changes the conversation, pretending it's only about the royal symbol.

We readers, however, are privy to a harrowing flashback: a younger Kieran killing someone and stringing him up from a chandelier (henceforth to be known as Chandelier Man), and looking at him with dead eyes.

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𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝘆𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻:

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻:

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻:

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗰𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱:

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀: