love really just is *sharing blankets* *driving together in silence*
*this song made me think of you* *i made them for you*
*having the most fun just talking* *cold hands warm hearts* *i got home safe* *you said you needed one so i found one for you*
Thingumy and Bob’s original names in
Swedish, Tofslan and Vifslan, match the names Tove and Vivica, and it’s
actually the nicknames Tove used for her and Vivica in her letters. Thingumy and Bob speak a language of
their own with the same wording that Tove and Vivica used in their
letters. They carry a big secret, the ravishing King’s Ruby, which
radiates a red light out into the universe. It’s not far-fetched to read
the story as an allegory of Tove’s and Vivica’s forbidden love.
