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Alternate covers I illustrated for The Foxhole Court trilogy by Nora Sakavic! Grab them as dust jackets for the paper back versions here on my >> ETSY <<

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“A bunch of flower within my heart blooms toward the blazing sun 

its fragrance is sweeter than any fine wine 

scarecrow drowning in that boiling aroma 

 from that point on, everlasting, its straw-made spirit shall become." 

  ——-Fei Du from Silent Reading 默讀 by Priest. 

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art by jinyugu

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Lie Huo Jiao Chou/烈火浇愁 BL PRIEST NOVEL

Novel Summary (novelupdates): In the current era, people are either normal or are with ‘special abilities’. Cases related to the latter are managed by the “National Anomaly Prevention and Control and Special Species Management Office”.

Qi Zheng Emperor Sheng Lingyuan was reawakened a thousand years later after he jumped off the fiery Red Lake. Xuan Ji, a newly transferred staff to the Reparations Division of the Deviant Control Office, finds himself having to clean up the mess of a revived tyrannical monarch. The two seemed to share something from the past, but unbeknownst to them, a big conspiracy is stirring right underneath their noses that could destroy the balance of the world.

Length: 137 chapters + 8 extras (extras still ongoing)

Translating group: Vermilion Bird Translations

Personal Thoughts:

- HOLY SHIT THIS WAS AMAZING

- a slow burn fantasy/supernatural romance with an incredible plot that is weaved in with chinese mythology, worldbuilding, humor, mystery, and ANGST LOTS OF ANGST but still manages to come out with a happy ending

- a mix of modern day and ancient China as Lingyuan was a being from thousands of years ago

- HUGE POWER COUPLE DYNAMICS; a fire wielding clan patriarch x ancient resurrected emperor from 3000 years ago

- fascinating and lovable side characters with their own stories and motivations

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It’s licensed for an eventual audio drama, donghua, and physical copy!

art by 灼忘 @ weibo - posted with permission (please support the artist by following their accounts; do not repost/edit art without permission)

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artist; 千临

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Quotes from 天官赐福 (2)

- “认识你之后我才从新发现，原来开心就是这么简单的事。”

   “Only after having met you did I rediscover that it’s such a simple thing to be happy.”

- “天下无不散之宴席，但我永远不会离开你。”

   “There’s no banquet in this world that doesn’t come to an end, but I will never leave you.”

- “如果可以，我愿意你把我当成踏脚石，过河拆的桥，向上爬要踩的尸骨，活该千刀万剐的罪人。但我知道你不会。”

   “If I could, I would have you use me as your stepping stone, the bridge you take apart after crossing, the corpse bones you need to trample to climb up, the sinner who deserved the butchering of a million knives. But, I know you wouldn’t allow it.”

- “如果你的梦想，是拯救苍生，那我的梦想，便唯你一人。”

   “If your dream is to save the common people, then, my dream, is only you.”

- “对我来说，风光无限的是你，跌落尘埃的也是你。重点是 ‘你’，而不是 ‘怎样’ 的你。”

   “To me, the one basking in infinite glory is you; the one fallen from grace is also you. What matters is you, and not the state of you.”

- “对一些人来说，某人存在于这世上，本身就是希望。”

   “To some, the very existence of a certain person in this world is in itself, hope.”

- “我有一个心爱之人还在这世上，我想保护他。”

   “I have a beloved who is still in this world, I want to protect them.”

- “天赋以外，没有什么东西就是属于谁的。”

   “Other than natural talent, there is nothing that belonged to anyone from birth.”

- “美丽的东西存在这世上，这一点本身就值得感谢了。”

   “To have beauty exist in this world is already in itself something to be grateful for.”

- “可能一个人如果一直吃的都是苦的，就会习惯苦味了。可突然有一天，有人给了他一口甜的，他想起了甜是什么样的滋味，再去吃苦的，就要皱起脸了。”

   “Perhaps, when a person had only ever eaten what was bitter then he’d be used to the taste of bitterness. But, when suddenly one day someone gave him a taste of sweetness, to eat what was bitter with the thought of sweetness would probably bring a frown to his face.”

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Quotes from 天官赐福 (3)

- “我若是喜欢什么，心里就容不下别的，永远都会记着。一千遍，一万遍，多少年都不会变。”

  “If I like something, then my heart will not have room for any other, and I will always treasure it. A thousand times, a million times, no matter how many years, it will never change.”

- “自己受够了的，就不想别人再受一次了。”

   “I don’t want to see anyone go through what I’ve gone through.”

- “亲眼看见所爱之人被践踏凌辱，自己却无能为力。你明白自己什么也不是，什么也做不了，这才是世界上最痛苦的事。”

   ”To watch with your own eyes your beloved be trampled on and ridiculed, yet be unable to do anything. That’s the worst suffering in the world.”

- “上一次他们奔向彼此，花了八百年。这一次，即将拥抱在下一个瞬间。”

   “Last time, they spent eight hundred years running towards each other. This time, it only took an instant to fall into each other’s embrace.”

- “殿下怎么选择，只有他一个人能决定，我永远不会反对。”

   “Only His Highness can decide on whatever he chooses, I will never oppose his decisions.”

- “我会回来的。殿下，信我。”

   “I will be back. Your Highness, believe me.”

- “曾经喜欢过，有不代表永远都会喜欢。”

   “What was love once doesn’t mean it will last.”

- “ ‘永远’ 是存在的。有人是能真正做到的。我相信。”

   “ ‘Forever’ exists. There’s one person who can truly achieve it. I believe.”

- “相信这个人，会一次又一次地为他而死，再一次又一次地为他而生。就算坠入地狱，也会为了他的 “相信” 而冲破无间。”

   “He believed that this man would die for him again and again, and would be reborn for him over and over. Even if he fell into the depth of hell, he would break through the abyss for his ‘belief’.”

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Quotes from 天官赐福 (1)

- “路好不好走，也许我不能决定，但走不走，却只有我能决定。”

   “I might not be able to decide whether the road is easy or not, but whether I walk it is entirely up to me.”

- “如果不知道你活下去有什么意义，那么就姑且把我当做你活下去的意义，把我当做支撑你活下去的支柱吧。” 

   “If you don’t know the meaning of your life, then make me that meaning, and use me as your reason to live.”

- “为你战死，是我至高无上的荣耀。”

   “To die in this battle for you is my greatest honor. ”

- “我永远是你最忠诚的信徒。”

   “I am forever your most devoted believer.”

- “在我看来，重点只有 ‘离开’，不在 ‘一个时辰’。便是一瞬，也是离开。”

   “To me, the point is ‘you left’, not ‘only two hours’. Even for an instant, it’s still separation.”

- “如果喜欢，最后却分开了，只能说明，也就只是喜欢而已。”

   “If he liked her but in the end they separated, then it only shows what they had was only ‘like’.”

- “与人相交，看的是投缘不投缘，相性如何，又不是看身份。我若喜欢你，你便是乞丐我也喜欢你；我若讨厌你，你就是皇帝我也讨厌。”

   “Relationships should depend on chances and whether we’re on the same wavelength, not on identity. If I like you, you can be a beggar and I’ll still like you. If I dislike you, you can be the emperor and I’ll still dislike you.”

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I find the contrast between starember bday arts really interesting. Xie lian represents light, yet his art is very dark. Hua cheng represent darkness, but his art is very bright.

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WangXian chapter 119 <3 

Hanguan Jun drunk and Wei Ying captivated by her beauty <3

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“Do put this right arm to use, for me” // “You’re as beautiful as ever”

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(candlelit) Wen Qing | Ep. 29

for anon! <3

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To have a soulmate in this lifetime is enough  

DAY 6: Favourite CQL Episode - 43

@mdzsnet event: one year with cql 

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a little life, hanya yanagihara / your best american girl, mitski / skam france / the goldfinch, donna tartt / the song of achilles, madeline miller / the raven king, maggie stiefvater / killing eve

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ANDREW MINYARD’S SARCASM: A POSTER COLLECTION**

“I can stab him again or I can stay with you. The choice is yours.” Wymack pinched the bridge of his nose. “Andrew, I swear to God—“ ** all quotes were taken from The Raven King

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