Universe City - Blog Posts
I wish Universe City was a real podcast :(
“A smile that said ‘Can I get you a cup of tea?’ and eyes that said “I will burn everything you love.” - Frances describing Carol Last
It’s ironic because Carol burned everything Carys loved
i wish i’d read radio silence before starting university instead of halfway through my final year …
I love this so much-
PRECIOUS :P
— Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
i wonder sometimes whether you have exploded already like a star
things in universe city are not what they seem
(bored during class again 💀)
my aled shoes :D
(PLSS get the reference)
universe city
aled and carys last my beloved
just finished reading radio silence by the monarch/queen themselves alice oseman
i feel both empty and full /pos
like dawg i thought this was gonna be a silly book abt two burnt out gifted kid besties doing a silly little podcast but no i got hit with the sad instead
I WAS NOT MENTALLY PREPAREDOKAY
i saw a handful of people talk about how bad aled’s mom was and stuff while reading but i didn’t fully register it in my head?? LIKE HELLO, THE DOG?? I DID THIS TO MYSELF DIDNT I?😭
anyways, it was really good😊
For the one millionth time I just finished Radio silence (perfect way to start off pride) and for the millionth time I am crying and for the one millionth time I so badly want the life of Frances and for the one millionth time I have goosebumps.
And every time, I have fallen in love with this story.
I am the person that I am today because when I was 14 i would wake every day before school and put this on the background reading my favorite passages from the book and writing universe city podcast episode of my own
Radio silence it seams like I've been quite taken away from you
ATTENTION RADIO SILENCE ENJOYERS‼️‼️‼️
Universe Friday, this blog inspired by 'Universe City', has now officially been brought to YouTube with the first episode "icarus", recorded by yours truly.
If you have been wishing for more Universe City content, then look no further. Especially the many people who have asked me to record my excerpts! It's here! Come look!
Please check it out! I'm super proud of this, despite how long it took. I will still be answering all asks about this in @friday-answers' ask box!
Thank you! I hope you'll be listening...
EXCERPT #33:
Hello. I hope somebody is listening.
[...]
I am doing well, thank you for asking. In fact, I have been searching for a new favourite hiding spot, actually.
The last one ended up being infiltrated by a group of youngsters, and suddenly there were too many people there who could mess with my things.
Hell, once, some teen actually took one of my things! Those menacing kids… The only person I truly trusted in my hideout was Thalia. I don’t think about her much these days.
On another note, I can’t wait to try out this new hiding spot, although it is a big risk, as you never know when them kids could show up. It seems they end up finding all of my good hiding spots! I would hate to have to be an adult and kick them out.
I want to have a good spot for my set-up, one that allows me to talk on this radio to anyone who may be listening, like you, dear listener, directly. Especially so without this bad, busy background noise. I do apologise for my microphone, it seems to have been bugging out recently.
I do miss talking to you, old sport. I am always wishing back the old days. But, instead, I must not dwell on the past. Instead, I need to keep looking towards the future.
People say a lot of things about the future and its memories. That they’re scary… Unknown… Even dangerous. But that mustn’t stop you from dreaming and fulfilling those dreams. They could come true, you know?
You must be true to yourself, old sport. Keep on shining.
And, always, keep on listening.
[...]
Did anyone here read radio silence for the first time because of kat from the yt channel paperbackdreams?
"I still don't trust you young people and your... what is it? 'Tumble'?"
"Tumblr, Mum."
"On the first of November (29th of april) , I turned eighteen . I expected to feel different but, of course, I didn't. I don't think age has much to do with adulthood "-radio silence
What I sometimes be putting on my universe city pintrest board.
It's giving universe city if it was a harry Potter house...
Getting my Radio Silence tattoo tomorrow!!!
EVERYTHING IS BETTER UNDER THE STARS
they are gonna hate me for this but...
OSEMANVERSE MOOTS ‼️‼️ may i have your attention!!!!????
my lovely friend is a film student who created their final project inspired by radio silence, creating a film version of a universe city excerpt (well, multiple excerpts cut up into one) with some of their own words.
i think it is AMAZING with this awesome fucking TWIST at the end which is just so so cool
if you would be kind enough to check it out, it's here! on youtube ^_^
thank you :,] hope you enjoy it as much as i do
just for the record. i'm actually only at university as the creator of universe friday because it gives me inspiration.
i feel the dread and stress with the undertone of wanting to die and go 'guys this is sooooo aled last'
i am actually not here for a degree only for this tumblr blog
This is awesome
kinda proud of this ngl
Attention citizens of Universe City!
As by entering Universe City you are no longer a child regardless of your age. Please make sure you leave any childlike joy, trust or the ability to not suppress your emotions at the gates if you haven't already.
Universe city themed wall paper/ lock screen
I don't think I belon there.
I never actually even Invisioned my self there.But here I am and "there" is actually "here" now.
I don't get it at times, I have been not getting any of it for months now. I don't really know what to do , I just know what I'm feeling, and what I've been avoiding to face.
But this is safe, this is a safe space. If I take off I'm nothing, there's nothing out there in the real world .old sport ..
Hello. I hope somebody is listening.
I've cried a lot as a child. Too much, perhaps, but as i can remember i was a very quiet and sad kid. But mostly at night, when no one could see me. When i was very small, i cried loud, so my parents wpuld hear me, and care for me. when i got older and my parents divorced, i stopped. I cried quietly, not wanting to get noticed, into my pillow or my plushie. The plushie is called Leo. I still have him, take that little lion everywhere with me. I remember how he catched my tears at night so my pillow wouldnt be wet. I remember how i cut his fur and my own hair, wanting to donate it to children that dont have any. Obviously, that didnt work and my parents just got angry at me for it. I cut my hair a few times as a child. Perhaps that was one of the early signs that i was trans. Either way, everytime i cry, i can taste my tears on my lips and feel them run down my cheeks. hear my quiet sobs, and suddenly im the 7-year old child without friends that was scared of its stepfather again. Suddenly im the child that needed therapy because its family situation traumatised it again. Suddenly im that child that just gets laughed at all the time and that no one wants to play with again. So i was a sad child. but im an even sadder teen. Im a transboy with a transphobic family. I get misgendered everywhere. At school, at home. My classmates make fun of me for it. they talk about me all the time. about how weird i am. not even my irl friends use my right name. when i told my dad, i prepared a PowerPoint. i couldn't even talk, had a full on panic attack so i just skipped through the presentation and let him read. He didnt let me get halfway through before he told me that there was no way he would support me in any way. I keep telling myself that in 3 years i can transition, but i am scared for the city. The goverment already monitors us all, we as queer people are barely legal right now, and it just gets worse ans worse. There are a lot of allies in the city, that try to throw the government over from the inside. but in the end, the government and the bad people are everywhere. We cant get rid of them. And I think it only gets worse. If i didn't manage to escape the city in 4 years, and if in 3 years, the city controls us completely and makes us live under even worse circumstances than we do right now, I'll cut my signal off. I mean it, old sport. I'll remove myself from the system. Because i cant live that way.
Radio out.