#Big-Eyed Wang

[winter-dayz]

Think of me?

Pairing: Jackson Wang x Reader Brother's Best Friend Genre: Fluff; Smut (if you squint) Words: 1673 Warnings: strong language; sexual content (male masturbation)

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‘It’s gonna be fine. The worst that could happen is that he won’t notice me. Again. And I’ll just remain his best friend’s little sister forever.’

Totally fine.

You shook your head—putting any other self-deprecating thoughts away in a tiny, sealed box in your brain to be dealt with at your next therapy session—and entered.

Each year, your family hosted a Christmas party. It used to be small, contained to the immediate family. But then your brother and you got a little older, begged your parents to let you invite your friends. They allowed it, and invited some of their own friends too. Then other guests wanted to bring their families—parents of your friends and children of your parents’ friends started showing. Soon enough, it became a proper holiday celebration and couldn’t be held at your family home anymore. All of the adults started chipping in to rent space and have it catered. It became a celebration and reunion of sorts from then on.

You made your way through the decent-sized crowd, greeting friends and family as you went, until you found your own parents and brother standing around chatting.

“Hi honey!” Your mom cheered, greeting you with a kiss to your cheek.

“Hi mom,” you smiled and glanced around, “The decorations look really nice this year. I like the red and gold theme.”

She beamed at the praise, motioning to your father, “Your dad picked out the main tree, and some of the others donated the smaller ones. We were going for something homier and warmer this year. People felt that the ‘White Christmas’ last year with all the white and silver was a little too sterile.”

You hummed, “Maybe if you do that theme again throw in gold? Like the song Silver and Gold… Or a nice royal blue if you want it to lean more–”

“Jackson!” Your brother shouted, interrupting your train of thought. Your head whipped around, following his line of sight.

Jackson, your brother’s lifelong best friend, was strolling over to your group. Soft, close-lipped smile on, eyes shining with happiness. He was dressed well, as usual, and had a Santa hat perched on bleach-blonde hair.

It was a different look than you had seen on him last, but you couldn’t deny you were really enjoying it.

‘You’ve got to get yourself together.’ You admonished yourself, tearing your eyes away and trying not to drool over your childhood crush.

Just the thought of him so close once again, though, had your eyes being pulled to him. As you caught another glance of him, you managed to catch his own eyes traveling the length of you.

‘I’m imagining things, right? Surely he didn’t just check me out? Right!?’

“Honey,” Your mom pulled you out of your thoughts, “can you bring yours?”

You hummed, wide-eyed as you refocused on the conversation around you. “What was that?”

“Your air mattress. Can you bring it for Jackson?”

“Why would I do that?”

Your brother looked at you with furrowed brows and said like it was obvious, “So he doesn’t have to sleep on the couch in the basement.”

“I didn’t realize you were coming to the cabin with us for Christmas?” You finally let your eyes flit back to Jackson. He was holding back a smirk in your direction already.

“Yeah, my parents are spending the holidays on a cruise. Didn’t really want to spend Christmas alone so your family is letting me stay with you.”

You felt your entire being tense. You weren’t trying to be defensive, even though you’re sure that’s how it comes off, but all that was running through your brain was getting through the holiday with the big fat crush you still had on your brother’s best friend.

“If you don’t want me to borrow your air mattress, it’s fine. The couch in the basement isn’t that bad.”

“No, no… It’s fine. I have to go back to my apartment and grab my bags after this anyway. I can bring it.”

Jackson’s subtle smirk split into a gentle smile, “I appreciate it.” He lowered his voice to a whisper and leaned a bit closer to you, “Between us, that couch is actually really awful. We should use it as kindling.” A bubble burst out of you, and Jackson’s small grin grew, brightening his face and causing his eyes to squint. “There’s that gorgeous smile.” You swore you heard him add on under his breath while you laughed.

🎄

“Hey loser,” your brother tossed a set of sheets onto you as you lounged on the sofa, watching a Christmas movie in the den. “Mom said to take those to Jackson downstairs.”

“And why can’t you do it?”

“I’m going to bed. You’re still up.”

You rolled your eyes as your brother headed towards where the upstairs loft was. You gathered up the sheets and made sure to grab an extra fleece throw, knowing how chilly the cabin basement could get in winter—regardless of how much work your dad put in to finish it and make it a nice guest suite.

Before you bounded down the creaky, wooden stairs, you called down softly, “Jacks?” You waited a moment, cold seeping in through your fuzzy socks, before heading down when you thought you heard him call your name back. “Hey, I brought you some sheets and a blanket since it can get… cold down… here…” You trailed off at the sight before you.

Jackson hadn’t been calling your name as an okay to come downstairs. No, instead, he was too busy moaning your name. His hand was wrapped around his cock, angry red and desperately weeping. Head thrown against the back of the couch, back arched as he bucked into his hand, and legs spread wide with his jeans unbuttoned and just barely pulled down to free himself.

‘He’s jerking himself off. To me? To me!? I shouldn’t be watching this. I shouldn’t be here.’ Your brain was malfunctioning. You knew you should just turn around, march back up those stairs, and come back down in a while with the blankets and sheets. But instead, your gaze darkened on the way he bit his lip to try to smother the louder groans, yet your name and swears still slipped through. Your eyes fluttered as you tracked a bead of sweat streak down his face. Your own mouth fell open, and you groaned at the way his hand flexed and gripped the couch, as if he could barely hold himself back.

Jackson froze, whipping around to find you standing there watching. He let out a sound, somewhere between a yelp and a whine. Embarrassment at having been caught colored his cheeks, neck, and ears.

You could feel that your grip on the sheets was white-knuckled and knew that your thighs were pressed together to release some of the pressure, but you simply cleared your throat and finally averted your eyes.

“I… Um, I br– brought the sheets for the air mattress.” You managed.

Jackson stared wide-eyed and panicked. He rushed to tuck himself away, fixing his hair and standing to take the sheets from you.

As he turned away to toss them onto the couch, he whispered into the awkward air, “I’m so sorry… You weren’t supposed to know… I’m just really sorry.”

“Know?” You flinched in confusion. ‘I’m not supposed to know what? That you masturbate to the thought of me?’ For once, you voiced your thoughts smoothly.

“Um, yeah…” Jackson looked ashamed.

“How… How long?”

His eyes darted to yours and quickly looked away, “Remember the Christmas party after you turned twenty-one?”

It was your turn to feel embarrassment wash over you. Of course you remembered that party. You had enjoyed one too many of your aunt’s famous Ho Ho Hot Cocoa… It was hot chocolate with more chocolate liqueur and peppermint schnapps than actual chocolate and milk.

You ended up nearly black out drunk, with only fuzzy memories of dancing with cousins and flirting with some friends of friends of friends. In fact, you were pretty sure you kissed someone…

“Oh my god!” Jackson rubbed a hand over his face, as you came to the same conclusion. “I kissed you!”

“Yeah… I’m sorry…”

That felt like a slap in the face. “What why? I’m the one who kissed you and then watched you… you know… without your permission. If anything, I’m sorry.”

“Because I enjoyed it…” Jackson hesitated, “I enjoyed both things if I’m honest.”

“Oh…” You breathed, mind blanking. “If… you liked me, why didn’t you ever say anything?”

“Your brother told me you’d never like me like that. ‘I’m like a big brother to you,’ were his exact words I think.”

“That fucking idiot!” You screeched, “I’m gonna kill him! I’ve had a crush on you since we were fucking kids, Jacks!”

“You– You… Really?”

“Yeah!”

Jackson burst into laughter, pulling you into his arms. He was a bit clammy, his cologne a bit tainted with the smell of his sweat, and yet, you really didn’t mind.

“Y/N…” He eventually whispered into the crown of your head, “I want you.”

“Oh?” You whispered back into his chest, desire coursing through you.

He pulled back quickly, “Not like that! I mean… Yes, like that too… But– Fuck, I’m fucking this up… I want to be with you. I want to take you on dates and kiss you and cuddle the shit out of you all the time. I want to show you off and come home to the same apartment—at least someday—and then pamper you and fall asleep in each other’s arms.”

You breathed out slowly, “I didn’t know you thought about stuff like that.”

“I never did before you.”

“Well damn, Jackson… What am I supposed to say to all that?” you giggled, wrapping your arms tighter around his waist.

“Say you’ll go out with me.”

“Okay,” you smiled, “on one little condition…” He hummed, and you pressed a kiss to his jawline. “Keep thinking of me like that.”

“I can do that forever, baby.”

[prettywordsyouleft]

Cream

Pairing: Jackson Wang x female reader

Genre: fluff

Warnings: mildly suggestive

Word count: 207

Jackson stared at the cold blob that had landed precariously on the tip of his nose until he almost went cross-eyed. He blinked, and once more, just to be sure.

And then he turned his gaze towards his wife. “What was that for?”

“Hmm?” you hummed unconvincingly, your grin betraying any attempt at innocence.

“This,” he said, scooping the cream from his face and onto the tip of his index finger. Before he could further comment on how the condiment had made it onto his face from the bowl you had been whipping it in, your lush mouth wrapped around his digit and sucked it off with a pop.

He felt that quick caress everywhere.

“What? I don’t see anything,” you replied matter-of-fact, making a big show of looking him all over for the proclaimed cream.

Quick as he could, Jackson reached into the bowl and smeared a blob of cream over your left cheek.

“That is for the cake!” you cried, and much as you had done previously, Jackson leaned in and took a long lick of your cheek, ensuring the colour of your skin was as flushed as his own body felt.

You gasped, and he grinned, wondering where else the cream could end up.

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Murder by Death (1976)

A weird little guy invites five world-famous detectives to his spooky mansion for the weekend, to see if he can outwit them once and for all. Silliness and charmingly lame jokes ensue. And if you're at least a casual fan of 20th century English-language detective fiction / movies up to 1976, you'll appreciate the characters and genre tropes being parodied / taken down here.

While not as raucously funny as other comedy movies from this era (like Airplane! and Blazing Saddles, assuming that era's comedy works for you at all), the Neil Simon script is consistently chuckle-worthy, with some genuine lol moments. There is one joke involving Peter Falk firing a gun and having to go to the bathroom that is one of the stupidest, funniest things I have ever seen, almost entirely because of how he delivers it. Seriously, the whole movie is worth watching just for that.

Speaking of Peter Falk, the cast is Hollywood royalty, many of them reprising crime-solving characters in parody that they were at this point famous for. Special note to James Coco as the Hercule Peroit parody Milo Perrier, one of the few actors who seems to get the tone the screenplay is trying for, so he is perpetually funny. And of course Peter Falk as Sam Diamond, being absolutely perfect as Columbo doing Humphrey Bogart doing Sam Spade. Falk was never not 110%, and that's also true here. Truman Capote, playing the principal antagonist, is...well. He was never a great actor. But he's certainly being Truman Capote and that kind of makes up for it.

Also special shout-out to Estelle Winwood, who at 93 is bright-eyed and sharp enough to make an extended fart joke funny.

(That woman died eight years after this, two years after I was born. She was born in 1883 and debuted on Broadway in 1916. Amazing.)

The big black mark on this is Peter Sellers as Sidney Wang, doing his awful stupid Charlie Chan Tojo "me so solly" yellowface garbage. Obviously his history of doing this character like this, to pop culture acclaim, was enough to get him into this movie doing it, WELL PAST the point where it was in any way acceptable. The movie knows that, sort of, and tries to Tropic Thunder it by making his behavior an object of (too) light scorn, while also pairing him with an "adopted Japanese son," played by Japanese-American actor Richard Narita. It is still utterly awkward and gross, redeemed only slightly by the fact that Sellers is a good actor so he gives Wang genuine depth of character, despite the rest of this. That is in no way a defense, and it is still terrible. Just slightly less terrible, maybe? Relatively?

With all of the magical realism and trope tear-downs in this plot, I kept expecting by the end that someone would reveal Sellers as a character perpetuating a racist fraud. But they aren't brave enough to do that. Real shame.

Also there are no Holmes and Watson parodies here, which seems like a glaring omission. Wikipedia says they cut scenes from the original screenplay which would have had them either show up right at the end, after the crime has already been solved, or near the end, and then solve it. These were apparently cut because it was decided they would distract from and overshadow the plot at that point.

Fair enough. But as the plot by the end is purposeful convoluted goofiness mixed with a meta-commentary on the whodunnit genre in general...would it have made THAT much of a difference? I don't think so.

It is a breezy 90 minutes. And while the first half drags purposefully bad jokes out a little too long and has trouble settling on a consistent comedic tone, it ramps up and is really solid by the end.

There are also some surprising jokes about sexuality and gender identity here. I don't want to oversell that, because it is all played as just more wackiness. But I didn't expect anything quite like this in a Hollywood movie from 1976. A welcome surprise.

Oh and the paper caricatures of the cast at the beginning and end were drawn by Charles Addams. Yes, THAT Charles Addams.

Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 67%. I'd go higher than that, at least the high seventies. That Peter Falk bathroom joke at like an hour and seventeen minutes is really goddamn funny.

[coffeeandkhun]

Traumerei's possible Peter Pan syndrome

Lo Po Bia Traumerei is such an interesting villain. It's been foreshadowed since the season 1 that he'll play a big role in the story of TOG. In this post, I'm talking about his name and the possible impact on the story. There will be spoiler from the whole webtoon, just to be warned.

Traumerei has got his name from Kinderszenen, a set of piano movements written by a German composer Robert Scumann in 1830's.

Kinderszenen includes 13 pieces of music - just like there were 13 irregulars climbing the tower before the Arlene & V -incident happened. Kinderszenen means "Scenes from Childhood" and movement no. 7, Träumerei, is one of the most famous pieces by this famous romantic era composer.

Träumerei means either dreams or reverie, but Traumerei WE know is not a day dreamer or an innocent, playful man like his name would suggest. He's a resentful and distrusting tyrant. More than that, he is overly obsessed about being able to control others and is constantly testing their obedience, complaining bitterly about how he's "used to being betrayed", like his own behavior had nothing to do about why this happens.

There is another word Träumerei reminds us, that is trauma, although the etymology is different. Word trauma has it's origin in Ancient Greek, and means a physical wound or damage. Today, when talking about trauma, we usually don't mean a psycical wound however, but a mental one.

To this point, we have learned that Traumerei has nightmares he can't remember - memories that are probably somehow linked to Baam or his parents, because he started to have those nigtmares only after hearing about his existence. He also had a habit of feeding his memories to the monster Leviathan, the very reason why he can't remember.

Leviathan is a biblical sea serpent, a dragon or a devil, and is sometimes associated with the cardinal sin of envy - as is the color green.

“O beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on.” - William Shakespeare

It could be the memories and/or emotions he fed to Leviathan are related to something he committed in his jealousy, maybe something parellel to what happened between Wang Wang, Nen Neya, Yasratcha and him. In s3 c111, after sending Wang Wang away, he says: "I felt something I haven't felt in a long time... from a mere creature... but I've gotten rid of it, so it's fine now." We don't hear what exactly he felt, so we can only guess, if it was envy or something else.

It's possible that Traumerei used to be different, but there really was a traumatic betrayal that changed him, like he keeps suggesting. Or then he's more like those people in the real world who find it difficult to accept that people around them mature. They feel betrayed and jealous when their friends, who are now married, have children and/or a career, are not ready to have online gaming all-nighthers with them just about any time they want.

In Jungian Psychology, there is an term for an individual, who, just like Peter Pan, refuses to mentally grow up and meet the responsibilites of the adult life - puer aeternus.

“…remains too long in adolescent psychology; that is, all those characteristics that are normal in a youth of seventeen or eighteen are continued into later life, coupled in most cases with too great a dependence on the mother.” - Marie-Louis von Franz

From his own point of view, Traumerei could be just a child bullied by everyone. Just like a cliché teenager, he's also easily bored and prone to mood-swings. We don't know about his mother (he never answers when Nen Neya asks, unfortunately), but we know that he has a somewhat dependant relationship with Jahad, "the Father".

Whatever Traumerei gave away to Leviathan, we can be quite sure that these were not the best and most beautiful memories of his life, but the worst and most traumatic ones. Getting those memories back might change him or destroy him - we don't know yet, but I would guess it's the latter. I personally find it difficult to see his cruelty could somehow be atoned - because unlike Yasratcha, who was dominated by him, he "made" himself and keeps only accusing others. I might be wrong, and we'll see when the story evolves. But even in TOG world of morally gray characters, Traumerei is on his own level of darkness.

[drottni]

LBFAD rewatch observations part 5

1. Shangque is so pure and straightforward.

2. The way DFQC immediately latches onto any explanation of XLH's behavior of saving him. When Shangque says "she had an opportunity to escape but she gave it up to save you. It shows that..." and DFQC eagerly turns to him and says "shows that?" like yesss please?!?! tell me what does this mean?!?!? someone! anyone! And then immediately rejects the idea of "she's becoming a loyal subject like me!"

3. No words for how beautifully soft that petal shower scene is. Her joy and his smile. 🥺

4. The great Dongfang Qincang and his weakness for Flower Cakes made by his wife.

5. "Damutou is more intimate" !! 🤝🏼 "You can call me whatever you want" !! 🙃🙃🙃🥺

6. Man. Dylan Wang's acting in that "high on XLH's emotions" scene was soooo goood. The tortured joy where he is laughing but you also see his frustration. The angry sadness where you can see him crying but also the rage. His shaking hands as he grabs the Jade Ring and the deep breaths to ground himself. Oof. *Chefs kisses*

7. Also can we just talk about the multiple times he has made a fool of himself in front of his advisors because of her shenanigans but like....it never impacted his reign. They just figured out logical explanations and kind of just went with it... (excluding Xunfeng ofcourse because he actually can and does question DFQC). Like his advisors must be having headaches from the whiplash of emotions he gave them 😆

8. Sulking DFQC and coaxing XLH are the cutest. Ignoring her as they leave the pond illusion. The way he is shaking as he tells her she could have died if he didn't come on time and that she has to stay within his sight always. Her offering up the Destiny Book to please him. His disgruntled "oh so you fixed it right away for Changheng, I see how it is" her "ah but you know what saved me! This little inside thing that only you and I know!". And then finally him easing off and telling her "I would find you anywhere" and her teary eyed "My master who was the dearest person to me said the same thing and you...." All the little ways these two say "I love you I love you" without yet realizing that they do.

9. HIS HANDS. When she passes out and he catches her. His hands just rubbing her shoulder out of affection, concern, the need to feel she is still here alive with him. Ahh. That subtle movement 👌. (Also. Her just passing out from the exertion of her powers and maybeee from the almost realization that this menace of a king, the great Moon Supreme, might also be someone very dear to her. Like yes gurl I too would just pass out on the brink of such a realization)

10. "Are you still angry?" *cute little smile* "No" *sulk* "Yes you are" *pout*... "Damutou, I'm soooryy" *big puppy eyes* "Eat." *melted under the ray of her sunshine*. THE CUTEST BABIESS. (I love that she apologizes. Despite the fact that her intentions had never been to run but she acknowledges that she put him in a bad situation. That she sees how much this upset him and she is sorry for that.)

11. "You can't just come into my heart" 🤝🏼 "I can go wherever I want" 💀💀

12. "Why was I allowed to in the past? What's the difference now?" XLH: UHM SIR I WASN'T IN LOVE WITH YOU THEN. DO YOU MIND IM TRYNA HANDLE THESE NEW FEELINGS.

13. DFQC is such a heavy full of depth and compelling character and I just love Dylan Wang's portrayal and I just--- gahhh! *muffled screams*

14. I don't think I can express in words how much I love the scene of DFQC turning away from XLH while he weeps and then turning and collapsing into her. It is art. It is poetry. It is EVERYTHING. Dylan Wang's acting my god. The pain the sorrow the need for comfort its all so beautifully expressed on his face. XLH's tears and pain for him. The hands. Ofcourse the hands 😭😭 Also. XLH refusing to give up until she found the thorn pricking at him and pulled it out so he could heal. I love her. For seeing the pain and anger buried in him and saying "something here is not right. His reputation as a terrible monster who slaughters his family is wrong. I will figure this out and I will help him however I can" and then doing it! Refusing to back down even at the last minute when he says it isn't her place to ask! Being there for him as he goes through the grieiving process. Fiercely defending him against everyone who dares to say he is heartless. God. I love them both.

15. Head empty no thoughts just DFQC's little hand gesture stopping XLH in her tracks before she can come to stop him from taking the lightening strikes.

16. DFQC asking her to teach him how to be warm towards people because no one ever taught him that 😭😭

17. Her teaching him how to smile by showing it to him and then suggesting to also "hug" Xunfeng and his love adled brain IMMEDIATELY going "How?" *puppy eyes* and her immediately almost folding him into a hug but just barely stopping herself! You cannot tell me he did not know that would happen. He definitely knew she would "show" not "tell" and most definitely wanted her to hug him. We already seen him be sneaky as heck when telling her "No I am still weak I neeeeed you to help me walk" when it was straight up nonsense 😄 Even adding little fake coughs to convince her. I love me a sneaky husband who tries to coax more love out of his wife.

18. "This is the first time I have ever thanked a person. Don't refuse me." 😭🥲

That entire interaction of theirs is so giggle inducingly cute like omg the smiles they can barely contain the teasing "are my flower cakes ready?" "did you finish your medicine" "its too bitter *pout* but I did it, not a single drop left! *satisfied smirk*" AAHAHHHHHHHH but this line !! "Don't refuse me" !! Don't take this moment from me! Just let me adore youuuuuuuuu!!!!

[aitchnkay]

Jiang Gunian Made A Change Part 18

Character archetypes exist for a reason, Xia KeXin mused, watching Jiang YanLi almost scurrying from the Jin section of the camp to stop to talk with Lan WangJi and then hurry off to the Nie camp. Maybe Miss MXTX read Pride and Prejudice, and maybe she didn't. Either way, everyone knows that the Miss Elizabeth Bennett archetype marries the Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy archetype. And Miss Jane Bennett marries Mr. Charles Bingley. Miss YanLi is obviously more of a Jane Bennett so why did she marry a Darcy figure? Xia KeXin looked down the street to where Wei WuXian and Lan WangJi were packing. MXTX got that pairing right. Wei Ying is such an Elizabeth Bennett to Lan Zhan's Darcy. Colin Firth is the sexiest Mr. Darcy on screen; I'll allow this Lan Zhan or his actor Wang YiBo would give him a run for his money in the wet shirt contest. Why did I have to transmigrate into a forty-seven year old fortune teller instead of into one of their bodies? She looked down at her wrinkled skin on her hands and sighed. I'm not even that old. Back home women in their forties were still getting their groove on. Here? Everything hurts when I wake up. Or try sitting on the mats. Thank God for that carpenter! She had found one of the Wen civilians was a carpenter and commissioned him to make her a rocking chair. It had been a grueling process, as he'd never tried to make the curved runners, and she had no idea how to draw a rocking chair to scale, but the end product was well worth it. Several other women had openly eyed the rocker, thinking how useful it would be to be able to sit comfortably while nursing babies or trying to put them to sleep. Or for just taking an afternoon rest.

But back to Jiang YanLi. Obviously Jane Bennett marries Mr. Bingley. Wealthy, kind to everyone, the part where Mr. Bennett says they'll outspend their income is optional, I suppose. As are his annoying sisters and bland brother-in-law. Jin ZiXuan is wealthy, so.... She frowned at her crochet project. Wealthy, yes. But too damn proud to be Bingley. And definitely not kind enough. He's definitely a Darcy 2.0 more than a Bingley. Yeah, so he ends up completely besotted with YanLi. Big whoop. She deserves someone who doesn't need to be smacked in the proverbial face before he realizes what kind of woman she is. So... wealthy and kind? The only one here that fits that bill is... Lan XiChen? Xia KeXin rocked a bit faster, thinking of how the handsome sect leader looked standing next to Jiang YanLi. They do look good together, don't they.... YanLi looks good in that pale lavender she perfers, so I'm guessing that she'll look good in those pastel blues XiChen wears, too. She can even mix and match, probably... White under robes with lavender as her next layer and her outer layers blue.... Or purple, white, blue? That would probably look best? Or... what's that... ombrage? No. What's it called? Xia KeXin internally rolled her eyes at failing to remember the word. It's right on the fucking tip of my tongue! Ombrange? Katie did it to her hair right before we went on vacation, too. In almost the same colors as I'm trying to see for YanLi. Shit! Blue on top fading into purple at the bottom. Not ombrage! She looked up at the sky and mentally screamed at herself. "Got my tongue stuck between my eyeteeth, so I can't see what I'm saying," she spoke out loud in English.

"Did you say something?" a woman passing by asked.

"Just talking to myself," Xia KeXin smiled. Ombre! That's the word. Or Ballyage. I am such a dumb idiot sometimes. Ombrage. What the Hell, Summer? Don't you dare lose your English. It's all I have to remind myself who I was.

She picked up her crochet project and continued the row, thinking about how to get Jane and Bingley together. It just made more sense than Jane and Darcy 2.0.

[villain-championship]

Round 1 Matchups

round 1 is separated into a, b, c and d so its a little more organized, also the polls are for a week the first section of round ones polls date have not yet bee decided

The matchups for round 1 are:

a)

Baron draxum (rottmnt) vs. The Collector (the owl house/toh)

Catra (shera) vs. Lapis (steven universe/su)

memphis tennessee (sonic the hedgehog/ sth) vs. Jean Descole (Professor Layton franchise)

Obake / Bob Aken (Big Hero 6: The Series) vs. Gideon (gravity falls)

Jessie, James, and Meowth/team rocket (pokemon) vs. Megamind (megamind)

michael langdon (american horror story apocalypse) vs. libby chessler (sabrina the teenage witch)

Doctor dire (The Dire Saga (books) vs. Millions Knives (Trigun Stampede / Tristamp)

Yoshiya "joshua" Kiryu (TWEWY : Subarashiki kono sekai - The world End With You) vs. huggy wuggy (poppy playtime)

Charlie (Don’t Starve Together and Don’t Starve. [DST and DS respectively]) vs. DJ Octavio(Splatoon)

Jasper (steven universe/su) vs. Gabriel Agreste (Miraculous Ladybug/mlb)

Queen (Deltarune) vs. King dice (cuphead)

Dr. Flug (villainous) vs. Professor venomous (ok, ko let’s be heroes)

Metal sonic (sonic the hedgehog /sth) vs. Zuko (avatar the last airberder/atla)

the beast (over the garden wall) vs. yellow diamond (steven universe/su)

Death (puss in boots: the last wish) vs. Jinx (arcane)

The Cat Army (The Battle Cats. /TBC, BC) vs. CATS (zero wing)

b)

Niclays Roos (The Priory of the Orange Tree /TPOTOT or Priory for short) vs. Envy (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)

Yzma (Emperor's new groove ) vs. Zim (invader zim)

bowser (mario) vs. plankton (spongebob)

Dante (fullmetal alchemist/fma) vs. P03 (Inscryption)

Eric cartman (south park/sp) vs. Bill cipher (gravity falls/gf)

lady eboshi (princess mononoke) vs. queen of hearts (alice in wonderland)

Heather (total drama island) vs. the red eyed demon (sallyface)

Spinel (steven universe/su) vs. The devil (cuphead)

Scar (the lion king) vs. the conductor (infinity train)

GladoS (Portal 1, Portal 2) vs. count olaf (a series of unfortunate events)

shredder, (rottmnt) vs. The cult (night in the woods)

the condesce (homestuck) vs. Spike (buffy the vampire slayer)

medusa gorgon (soul eater) vs. The lich (adventure time)

debbie jellinsky (the addams family values) vs. Yubaba (spirited away)

Shadow weaver (shera) vs. Starscream (Transformers /TF) Peridot (steven universe/su) vs. emperor belos (the owl house/toh) 

c)

nancy downs (the craft) vs. Sevika (arcane)

Doc scratch (homestuck) vs. Vecna/One (Stranger Things )

White Diamond (Steven Universe/SU) vs. Jerry (tom and jerry tv show)

Gulusgammamon (Digimon Ghost Game) vs. Dahlia Hawthorne (phoenix wright: ace attorney)

Gaea (percy jackson, the lost hero) vs. Hordak (shera)

Lady Alcina Dimitrescu (resident evil 8/ re8) vs. cyrus(pokemon) 

Nathaniel Benedict | "Dr." Curtain (Mysterious Benedict Society /MBS) vs. Shego (Shego)

luke castellan (percy jackson) vs. mark jefferson (life is strange)

Shiromori (mystery skulls) vs. fiona goode (american horror story coven)

Faith (buffy the vampire slayer) vs. Marguerite Baker (Resident Evil 7 /re7)

Silco (arcane) vs. Mekhane, AKA the Broken God (SCP Foundation. /SCP)

Heinz Doofenshmirtz (Phineas and Ferb /PnF) vs. Ghirahim (Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)

Tighten (megamind) vs. big mama (rottmnt) 

Kestro (Lego Nexo Knights /LNK or NK) vs. dr eggman (sonic the hedgehog/ sth)

S tier/Alex (S and D tier series on tik tok) vs. Theala (Not Another Dnd Podcast /NADDPOD)

Donquixote Doflamingo (One piece /OP) vs. Xie Wang / Scorpion King (Word of Honor (woh) / Shan He Ling (shl)

d)

dr starline (sonic the hedgehog/ sth) vs. Henry (Inside No. 9 /IN9)

Kyubey (Puella Magi Madoka Magica. /PMMM) vs. The Wicked Witch Of the West (the wizard of oz)

Ainosuke (Adam) Shindo (Sk8 The Infinity /sk8) vs. Willy stampler (dungons and drahond daddies/dnddads)

Negaduck (Darkwing Duck/DWD) vs. Damon gant (phoenix wright: ace attorney)

Samuel T Owen (jin: Demi-Human) vs. Ishamael / Moridin (Wheel of Time /wot)

the Master(Doctor Who /Dr Who, DW) vs. Goro Akechi (Persona 5/P5)

scarlet facinera / stained glass scarlet (marvel comics, spec. moon knight) vs. Matt engarde  (phoenix wright: ace attorney)

Skitter (worm aka parahumans ) vs. Galactus (Marvel)

Kalvaxus | Goldenhoard (Dimension 20 Fantasy High /d20 FH) vs. Monstrox (Nexo Knights | NK)

Morgan fey (phoenix wright: ace attorney) vs. The White Death (bullet train)

Magica De Spell (Ducktales (2017) DT17) vs. Aikawa Mamoru (Tenkuu Shinpan/also called High-Rise Invasion, abbreviated HRI)

Matt engarde (phoenix wright: ace attorney) vs. Zenos yae Galvus (Final Fantasy 14/FFXIV)

Scaramouche (Genshin Impact /GI/Yuanshen) vs. Manfred von karma (Phoenix wright: ace attorney and miles edgeworth: investigations)

Xue Yang (Mo Dao Zu Shi [mdzs] / The Untamed [cql]) vs. Elphba (wicked)

Gene Khan / Mandarin (Iron Man Armored Adventures/IMAA) vs. Katherine Pierce (The Vampire Diaries)

Khan (star trek wrath of khan) vs. Janus Sanders (Sanders Sides/TSS and SaSi )

im not tagging this all.

[theweirdkidinside03]

Trending Hits of 2022: Harry Styles’ As It Was ruled the year

1. As It Was - Harry Styles

2. Heat Waves - Glass Animals

3. Left And Right (feat. Jung Kook of BTS) - Charlie Puth

4. We Don’t Talk About Bruno - Encanto Cast

5. Anti Hero - Taylor Swift

6. Unholy - Sam Smith & Kim Petras

7. Super Freaky Girl - Nicki Minaj

8. Betty (Get Money) - Yung Gravy

9. About Damn Time - Lizzo

10. First Class - Jack Harlow

11. I’m Good (Blue) - David Guetta & Bebe Rexha

12. abcdefu - Gayle

13. Enemy - Imagine Dragons & JJD

14. I Like You (A Happier Song) (with Doja Cat) - Post Malone

15. Made You Look - Meghan Trainor

16. Bam Bam (feat. Ed Sheeran) - Camila Cabello

17. Sweetest Pie - Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa

18. because i like a boy - Sabrina Carpenter

19. Hold My Hand - Lady Gaga

20. Sunroof - Nicky Youre

21. Light Switch - Charlie Puth

22. Yet To Come - BTS

23. Boyfriend - Dove Cameron

24. Bad Decisions - benny blanco, BTS & Snoop Dogg 

25. Late Night Talking - Harry Styles

26. Until I Found You - Stephen Sanchez

27. Oh My God - Adele

28. Woman - Doja Cat

29. Let Somebody Go - Coldplay & Selena Gomez

30. The Joker & The Queen (feat. Taylor Swift) - Ed Sheeran

31. Middle Of A Breakup - Panic! At The Disco

32. One Right Now - Post Malone & The Weeknd

33. The Outside - twenty one pilots

34. I Hate U - SZA

35. Sacrifice - The Weeknd

36. WYAT (Where You At) - SB19

37. PINK VENOM - BLACKPINK

38. Don’t Wake Me Up - Jonas Blue & Why Don’t We

39. That That (feat. SUGA of BTS) - Psy

40. Glimpse Of Us - Joji

41. Celestial - Ed Sheeran

42. Hold Me Closer - Elton John & Britney Spears

43. HOT - SEVENTEEN

44. Muli - Ace Banzuelo

46. Amazing - Orange Rex Country

47. Bones - Imagine Dragons

48. So Good - Halsey

49. Fast Times - Sabrina Carpenter

50. Bejeweled - Taylor Swift

51. Potion - Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa & Young Thug

52. Blow - Jackson Wang

53. Out Of Time - The Weeknd

54. Calm Down - Rema & Selena Gomez

55. Stay With Me (feat. Justin Timberlake, Halsey & Pharrell) - Calvin Harris

56. Where We Started - Thomas Rhett & Katy Perry

57. Falling Back - Drake

58. Maybe You’re The Problem - Ava Max

59. Churchills Down (feat. Drake) - Jack Harlow

60. Million Dollar Baby - Ava Max

61. Get Into It (Yuh) - Doja Cat

62. Nail Tech - Jack Harlow

63. Make You Say - Zedd, Maren Morris & Beaux

64. tears in the club (feat. The Weeknd) - fka twigs

65. DON’T YOU WORRY - Black Eyed Peas, David Guetta & Shakira

66. Sharks - Imagine Dragons

67. When You’re Gone - Shawn Mendes

68. COMPLETE MESS - 5 Seconds of Summer

69. Honest (feat. Don Toliver) - Justin Bieber

70. Copped Up (with Roddy Ricch) - Post Malone

71. Gasoline - The Weeknd

72. Forever My Love - J Balvin & Ed Sheeran

73. Loser - Charlie Puth

74. Music For a Sushi Restaurant - Harry Styles

75. The Loneliest Time (feat. Rufus Wainwright) - Carly Rae Jepsen

76. Lift Me Up - Rihanna

77. It’ll Be Okay - Shawn Mendes

78. When I’m Gone - Alesso & Katy Perry

79. That’s Hilarious - Charlie Puth

80. SUBSTANCE - Demi Lovato

81. Don’t Let The Light Go Out - Panic! At The Disco

82. Lost Without You - Kygo & Dean Lewis

83. Every Summertime - NIKI

84. Part Of The Band - The 1975

85. I Ain’t Worried - OneRepublic

86. Are You Entertained (feat. Ed Sheeran) - Russ

87. psychofreak (feat. WILLOW) - Camila Cabello 

88. Dueles Tan Bien - Bruses

89. Easy Lover (feat. Big Sean) - Ellie Goulding

90. ex i never had - LANY

91. Me, Myself & I - 5 Seconds of Summer

92. Like This - Marshmello & 2KBABY

93. Love It When You Hate Me (feat. blackbear) - Avril Lavigne

94. Humankind - Coldplay

95. Words (feat. Zara Larsson) - Alesso

96. 2step (feat. Lil Baby) - Ed Sheeran

97. Dangerous - Madison Beer

98. I Lost Myself In Loving You - Jamie Miller

99. For Your Love - Gunnar Gehl

100. Can’t Handle It - Brevin Kim

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🍿    :   watch a rom-com with my muse. lmao

(     *     VALENTINE’S DAY PROMPTS   ! | 🍿    :   watch a rom-com with my muse.

"What do you mean you've never seen a romcom before?"

'I mean, they're not exactly my go-to genre.'

"Well, what about with friends? What did you guys watch together?"

'Uhhh...action films, mostly? Also, basketball games and crime documentaries...'

'Besides, it's just a movie. Who cares what you watch if you're entertained?'

"Ugh, no wonder you're so clueless!" Nicolette grabbed Wang Yi by the arm and started dragging him to the theaters. "Come on, we're going to watch one right now!"

'What, why?!'

"Because your romance-deficient brain's gonna bite you in the ass one day."

'That doesn't even make anatomical sense...'

"Just shut up and pay for the popcorn!"

'Fine, fine...sheesh.'

So they bought the tickets and a giant bucket of popcorn with two drinks. Wang Yi's not sure why the usher winked at him when he collected their stubs, but when he entered their theater and saw the audience inside, he started to have an inkling.

'Valentine's coming up, huh...'

"What, thinking of nice gifts?" Nicolette teased, and okay that was definitely blatant enough that he got the hint and squirreled it away for later.

'No, just thinking how out of place we are in this room full of couples,' Wang Yi muttered under his breath. That "Sizzle, Pop, and Couple's Cups" snack deal should've clued him in, but he was too happy about saving money at the time to pay it closer attention.

In response, Nicolette just hooked her arm around his and pulled him close on purpose. "We are a couple. Of friends. Who the hell cares what they think?"

'Yeah but, look at them all cuddling and stuff...' Wang Yi side-eyed a couple where the boyfriend was feeding his girlfriend popcorn. 'We stick out like a sore thumb.'

"Ohhhh, so you want me to feed you popcorn too?"

'No!'

"All right, calm down. I'll behave. Besides, the point is to watch the movie, not get frisky like a pair of teenagers." Nicolette's grip tightened on Wang Yi as she dragged them to their seats. "Come sit. It's not like you'll die from being seen with me, right?"

There was a high note in her voice that Wang Yi had learned to recognize as a giveaway: if he kept on complaining, she'd probably feel hurt. So he tactfully shut up and settled down on one of the big plush recliners. 'Anyways, just don't hog all the popcorn.'

Nicolette broke into gleeful laughter.

Eventually the lights dimmed and the movie began: some fun-filled romp about a woman chasing after her ex who was now engaged to another girl. Halfway through Wang Yi realized they could've solved everything just by sitting down and talking and quickly lost interest. Instead, his eyes wandered over the other audience members. There was a couple near the front row with their foreheads touching, not interested in the movie at all. Another had the girl leaning her head on her lover's shoulder. And the couple a few seats down from them...

Wang Yi had to squint to see clearly, but it looked like they'd graduated from hand-feeding each other popcorn to passing it back and forth between their mouths with kisses. He was still debating whether to feel embarrassed for their sake when a voice whispered by his ear.

"What are you looking at?"

His head whipped back to catch Nicolette's innocent grin as she sipped from her straw.

"Something more interesting than the movie?"

The couple a few seats down giggled; Wang Yi's 99% sure Nicolette can see them too since everyone's got their seats down for the film. He rolled his eyes at her and mumbled,

'...it's not that.'

'I'm just surprised people actually do that stuff in public.'

As predicted, Nicolette dropped her act once the jig was up, but her words aren't any less stimulating. "I don't know, I think they're pretty tame compared to what you did that night in my apartment."

He could feel his face heating up in the dark. 'Will you let that drop?'

"I mean, it was pretty unforgettable." Strangely enough, she sounded pretty genuine. "Enough that I'm still a mix of fucking mad and awestruck that you actually pulled it off."

'Okay? But I swear it was an accident.'

"There are no accidents in romcoms."

'You think we're living in a romantic comedy right now?'

"I don't know about the romance part, but you're pretty hilarious on a regular day, Yiyi."

'...thanks, I guess?'

They end up being shushed and shut up for the rest of the movie, which played out as expected and ended with a kiss, proposal, and marriage. When the two finally rose to leave, it was to see most of the couples stay behind and continue being lovey-dovey through the credits. Escaping it was almost a relief.

"What did you think of the movie?" Nicolette asked as soon as their footsteps hit the sidewalk outside.

'It was all right, I guess? A little illogical, but I guess that's romance for you.' Wang Yi was ready to end it there, but seeing Nicolette's expectant look, tried for a little more. 'Also...there really wasn't a villain character? Kinda lacking, yeah?'

He got a disgruntled noise in response. "Not every romcom needs an actual villain."

'But there's no real conflict without one.' Those petty arguments and staged misunderstandings that took its place didn't really draw him in.

"Yes there is. The romance, Wang Yi? The fricking feelings of pining plaguing both sides? I mean I know some guys don't go for that kind of stuff, but you can still feel it, right?"

'Uhh...I don't, actually.' Like literally, what was emotion.

Nicolette stopped walking to place her hands on her hips. "If you hated the movie that much, you can just say it outright."

Oh um, she misunderstood. 'I don't hate it,' Wang Yi corrected hastily, 'I just...don't feel anything about it.'

Nicolette blinked before she leaned in, incredulous. "No? Nothing?"

'I mean, I can get an idea from most of the scenes, but I have to think about it first.'

"What about the scene where the couple met as childhood friends and he gave her a flower ring as a promise token?"

'I was debating whether she made a replacement or stored it in a freezer to keep it fresh 25 years later.'

"Or the one where the guy finally confesses his love, only for the girl to leave him because he was still wearing his engagement ring?"

'He probably could have called her to reschedule and try again.'

"How about in the end, when they got together despite everything and floated away in their log cabin with hot air balloons?"

'That part reminded me of a Pizar movie, actually. I wonder if they bought the copyrights to Above? Also, no way the plumbing would have worked in that house.'

"You're missing the point!"

'I thought movies were up to personal interpretation...'

"Did you even interpret anything? You're just picking out problems and thinking of weird solutions to them!"

'You're the one who asked...'

"Oh, so it's my fault now, is it?!"

'Uh, do you want me to buy you ice cream or something...you're looking kinda heated.'

"Kind of? Wang Yi, you're so dense!" Nicolette fumed. Or at least, she looked like she was fuming, with her red face, angular brows, and intense stare. He wanted to check just how taut her expression was, but she turned away before he could look closer. "What kind of idiot eats ice cream in winter?!"

'So I guess that's a no?'

"Gods, stop asking if you already know the answer!"

'I mean, it's not like I can read your mind.'

"Are you seriously pissing me off on purpose right now?!"

Wang Yi scrunched his eyebrows and stopped in place as Nicolette stalked off. He didn't get why, but everything he said seemed to be pushing her buttons today. But they weren't any different from his usual lines?

'Wait,' he scrambled and chased after her. 'Are you like, PMSing or someth—'

"What?!" Nicolette turned, absolutely livid; Wang Yi didn't stop in time and slammed face-first into her elbow as she swung her arm backwards.

—

Hours later saw Wang Yi sprawled over the couch in his condo, cradling an ice pack to his fresh black eye as Nicolette poured them drinks (water, not wine).

"Hey, can you see?" she asked after setting their cups on the table.

'Kinda hard to tell when my eyelid's swollen shut.'

'I can try to pry it open.'

"Don't touch it!" she hissed and rushed over, only to see that he had one arm draped over the sofa and the other firmly gripping his ice, not his face. "Dammit, Yiyi!"

Wang Yi was surprised too. He blinked at her with his one good eye before trying a smile. 'Sorry, I didn't actually mean that.'

"You don't mean half the things that come out of your mouth," she huffed at him and sat back down.

'Right,' he admitted. When there was no comment after that, Wang Yi tried, 'Um...so what are we going to tell Zhilan?'

"That you ran into my elbow, what else?"

'I mean, this time the truth's gonna sound like a lie and he might think we fought for real. Which—to be fair—we kinda did?'

"Arguing isn't fighting, it's literally how we talk," Nicolette countered.

'Yeah, but to the rest of world we're—'

"Why do you care so much about public opinion?" she snapped. "What about what I think? Or—or Zhilan, or any of your other friends?"

'Weren't we just talking about Zhilan?'

"I mean in general," Nicolette sighed. "I swear, Wang Yi. It's like sometimes you only hear half of what I say, while other times you read me like a book and forget everything by the end of the day."

'It comes off that way, huh?' Wang Yi genuinely wondered. 'Maybe I'm just grasping at things I know.'

"Oh sure, like how you always catch me lying because you're a hopeless liar yourself?"

'Basically?'

Nicolette was genuinely getting sick of this. "What else are you incapable of? Besides telling the truth, apparently."

'Well,' And Wang Yi swallowed, strangely grateful that he's stuck staring at the ceiling instead of her face. 'I don't think I actually feel—'

*+:｡.｡𝄞 어느 작별이 이보다 완벽할까 Love me only till this spring... ~♪ ｡.｡:+*

Both of them turned to look at the table where Nicolette's phone was going off. Then she yelped and picked it up.

"Hellooooo, Lanlan! Mm-hmm, uh-huh...oh of course, you're so sweet~" Nicolette glanced up from her phone and nudged Wang Yi's leg with her foot. "Zhilan wants to know what we want for takeout tonight, pizza or Italian?"

Wang Yi lifted his head to stare at her blearily. 'Pizza is Italian.'

"Shut up, it's a whole new world for him."

'Whatever's fine...you pick.'

"You're so boring?"

'Thanks, I try.' He meant it too, but Nicolette just made a face at him and went back to talking to Zhilan.

"Hello? Yes Lanlan, apparently Yiyi can't tell the difference between either choice so anything goes! Hm, me? Oh no, I think it'd be more fun if you chose..." She chattered on happily while he flopped back against the couch, content to be ignored.

"...by the way, I gave him a black eye with my elbow."

Wang Yi jolted up, nearly concussing his eyeball against his ice pack.

"No, no we didn't fight...this time it was an accident, promise...yes, he's fine, but preparing more ice isn't a bad idea, Lanlan!" Nicolette caught his movement out of the corner of her eye and mouthed a super obvious "I told you so" with her lips.

"Mhm, all right! See you tonight! Byeeeeee~"

Click.

She tossed her phone on the couch this time and plopped down next to him.

"If you have to lie, don't do it to Lanlan of all people."

'A little too late for that, don't you think?'

"Don't do it any more than you have to?" Nicolette poked him in the side. "Besides, I explained everything already. He gets it."

'He gets what we show him, you mean.'

"Wow, is this how honesty looks on you, Wangy? Because you sound fucking depressing."

‘Blame the brain damage.’ Wang Yi shifted his ice pack around to block more of Nicolette from sight. It's melting though...he should get a new one soon.

“Nice try, but I didn’t hit you that hard.” But Nicolette started to drag him off the couch anyways. “Let’s go.”

‘We don't need to meet Zhilan until two hours later…’

“Uh-huh, and the nearest clinic closes in one? We’re going to get your eye checked out. And your brain too, if you want.”

‘Sounds like a pain.’

“That’s par for the course, you pain in the ass. Besides,” Nicolette added, “All lying shit aside, I know you hate making him worry. So you can show up on Game Night with a nice little doctor’s note or stare at Zhilan’s sad puppy eyes all evening, but I won’t let you ruin things for me too.”

She was trying to egg him on, but Wang Yi gave in before he took the bait. He always did, and she always knew he would, so the two of them stumbled out and hailed a taxi with surprising harmony.

'By the way, you're paying, right?'

"Dream on. It's 50-50."

'When it was your elbow that hit my eye?!'

"More like your head that rammed itself into my elbow in the first place?!"

Wang Yi started to sputter and fume. Snickering, Nicolette rummaged through her pockets. "Wait, I want a picture of this."

'Don't you dare—'

"Oh shit."

'What?'

"...I think I left my phone on your couch."

'What?!' Wang Yi looked out the window where they were weaving effortlessly through the city streets, far away from Condo 408.

"Wangy...Yiyi...I'll pay you back later?"

'What the hell, we can just turn back!'

"And pay double the taxi fare? Are you stupid?"

'It's not stupid if it's your Dust too!'

"Excuse me?! When were you such a selfish prick?"

'Me selfish? What about the time you—'

Ringringring!

Wang Yi dug out his own phone before falling silent. 'It's Zhilan.'

Nicolette quietly bit back her latest insult. "So answer it."

Press.

"Hello?" Zhilan's bright voice came over the call. "Hi Wang Yi, I heard about your injury...are you doing all right?"

'Uh yeah, Nicolette's taking me to the clinic right now for a check-up. Don't worry, I'll be fine.'

"Oh, that's good! Actually, I just wanted to call and make sure: did you get two black eyes or one?"

'...just one.'

"All right, then I should have enough ice for you and the drinks! We can take it easy tonight and just talk if it'll make you feel better."

'Nah, it's fine. Besides, I still want to beat Nicolette at Mon*poly. Again.'

"Oh! Then I'll make sure to have that out. See you later?"

'Later. Thanks.'

Click.

As expected, Wang Yi hung up to see Nicolette glaring at him.

'What? Last week I won fair and square.'

"Yeah, after you fucking lost at YUNO the week before?"

'YUNO's luck, but Mon*poly's a skill game.'

"Oh, like it's hard to roll two die to get exactly the numbers you want?"

'You mean you can't?'

"What the hell—"

And on and on they went, bickering back and forth, all the way to the doctor's office.

[mousieta]

I posted 626 times in 2022

78 posts created (12%)

548 posts reblogged (88%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

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@lasenbyphoenix

@fan-man-huaisang

@griseldagimpel

@isaksbestpillow

I tagged 341 of my posts in 2022

Only 46% of my posts had no tags

#kinnporsche - 39 posts

#dmbj - 27 posts

#mousie watches bl - 22 posts

#love between fairy and devil - 18 posts

#vegaspete - 17 posts

#180 degree longitude passes through us - 15 posts

#big dragon - 12 posts

#mousie writes - 12 posts

#mousie squeaks - 11 posts

#guardian - 10 posts

Longest Tag: 135 characters

#when grown ups know themselves and fuck up in deeper and more devastating ways *because* they know more and are better at self sabotage

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

I think there is some Meta that can be taken from 180 Degree Longitute Passes Through Us, an extrapolation of the very personal story of In and Wang.

There is a certian trauma for us Queers of a certain age who had to grow up and live our lives and make choices based on scripts written for us by deeply homophobic societies. Now, in a world that has changed so drastically but that still clings to the vestiges of its homophobia it feels like we have to confront those choices, the things we did to just survive.

Some of us didn't survive (Siam), and some of us made choices that hurt those around us (In). And some chose to remain blind and cling to harmful institutions that leave us stunted (Mol).

Wang's anger at these systems feels so righteous and powerful, as does his absolution. He represents the generation that comes after the shackles have been loosened, as the healing can now begin and we can connect to the parts of ourselves we may have hidden from for decades out of grief and shame and fear.

59 notes - Posted September 18, 2022

#4

The moment I emotionally invested:

oh.

67 notes - Posted January 17, 2022

#3

Made a gif for all your judgy reaction needs

68 notes - Posted November 17, 2022

#2

Livewatch Thoughts: Kei x Yaku

Episode 1

This show is doing exactly what I need it to do right off the bat (thank you @dangermousie​ but also why did I let you tempt me into a live airing show with only one episode out!?!??)

First off we start with sickly sweet couply nonsense and then devolve right into the **MurDer** 

Con, right off the bat is yes, we are gonna fridge a girl to get some man angst and motivation. Its going to be the premise of the show. Perfectly fine if that isn’t your thing (it’s an annoyance in my book) so warning in advance - and the fridging is violent and shown pretty early on and repeatedly.

Pro is that the character work going on is exquisite. Shiro is a young Yakuza boss shown in bed with another man. Everything about him screams danger and he weilds a sultry sexuality like a weapon, always calculating. Ichiro is an undercover cop tasked with getting close to him - but also desperate to solve the case of the missing girl - his mentor on the force.

The air between the two positively crackles with intensity and it is so. very. very. gay.

See the full post

95 notes - Posted January 17, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

The bagel and the googly eye are two major symbols of this film. Not only is it a surprisingly apt and humorous take on yin and yang, but in the same stroke it explores concepts central to Buddhist philosophy. To boil down more than 2,000 years of Buddhist discourse – it is thought that all things exist only through our perception of said things. Therefore, they are without inherent meaning. They’re empty.

...

Through the googly-eyed lens, we gain the power to control our infinite emptiness. Waymond (Ke Huy Quan), the dorky husband of Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh), reminds her through simple kindness that there is value where you want to create it and meaning where you choose to see it. In Buddhist thought, it’s our compassion that grounds us – makes us human – and emptiness isn’t the mark of nihilism and despair but an opportunity to leave behind the bad and cherish the good.

533 notes - Posted May 17, 2022

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[Festival Squad] HITC 2021

Cover by Jake West Photography

Head in the Clouds Paves Way for Asians and Asian Americans in Music

Danica Nuestro /  August 2, 2021

Now in 2021: COVID-19 is still on the rise. Developing variants like Delta and Lambda are causing governments to change courses of action regarding recommendations, mandates and lockdowns. However, festivals and event companies have been working endlessly with local governments and public health officials. They’re doing as much as they can to safely bring live music back to us. This includes Head in the Clouds Music & Arts Festival, spearheaded by the pioneering Asian music and media company 88rising, partnering with Goldenvoice. This two-day event is currently scheduled for November 6-7, 2021 at Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. The Head in the Clouds lineup includes Rich Brian, Joji, NIKI, Saweetie, Elephante, Josh Pan and more. This may seem like any other festival for most people, but this festival is incredibly important; not only to me, but for Asians and Asian Americans across the globe.

Asian & Asian American Representation in Media, from a 90’s born Philippine-American perspective

Speaking as a first generation Philippine American born in the 90’s, I grew up in a small town. I was estranged with my culture, and Asian American culture in general. I watched classic Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network shows for example. Additionally I watched iconic sitcoms like Full House, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Friends, and Brady Bunch as well. It was very rare for me to look at the TV and say, “Hey, they kinda look like me!” (Shoutout to Mulan, Kimi from Rugrats, Brenda Song, and Sandra Oh—to name a few—for fulfilling those moments for me growing up). In my childhood, most kids would own NSYNC or Backstreet Boys CD’s. We’d also ask our parents for magazines with Jonas Brothers, Jesse McCartney and Britney Spears posters to hang on our walls. (Side note: Yes, I still have some of them.)

Early Pioneers of Asian and Asian American Representation

While Youtube was fairly new we had Wesley Chan, Ted Fu, and Philip Wang of Wong Fu Productions; Kevin Wu of KevJumba; Ryan Higa and Michelle Phanpaving the way for Asian and Asian American representation in media. When Far East Movement was one of the first Asian American bands on the radio, it was a big deal. I loved finding out that The Black Eyed Peas and the Pussycat Dolls had members who were part Filipino. Back when American Idol was huge, it was wild to see competitors like Jasmine Trias, Ramiele Malubay and Jessica Sanchez; these people looked like me, had a somewhat similar upbringing, and were making a name for themselves on TV. Those were moments where I realized, “I could be like them one day!” That was the Asian and Asian American representation that I grew up with.

Today’s Music, Media and Entertainment Welcoming Diversity

Generations today can now see many actors, athletes, and other talented individuals at the forefront for Asian representation. For example, we have Simu Liu and Iman Vellani as the first Asian superheroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Sunisa Lee just recently became the first Asian American to win gold in the Olympics all-around gymnastics final. Additionally, she is the first Hmong American to ever become an Olympian (let alone a medalist). Yuh-Jung Youn, who portrayed the grandma in Minari, is the first South Korean actress to ever win an Oscar. Additionally, Chloe Zhao is the first Asian woman to win Best Director at an Oscar for Nomadland. We’re seeing way more diversity in the media than before and it is only just the beginning of it all.

The Importance of 88rising’s Head in the Clouds Festival & its Noteworthy Headliners

CL (@chaelinCL)

In the early 2010’s people ridiculed my significant other for listening to K-Pop. Naming a few, he listened to Girls’ Generation, f(x), 2NE1, Infinite and SHINee. In 2012 came the viral hit known as “Gangnam Style” by PSY. This, in my opinion, became the catalyst of welcoming Korean music in the US. Now, BLACKPINK was the first ever female K-Pop group to perform at a Coachella. Additionally, male group BTS is topping Billboard charts with smash hits like “Dynamite” and “Butter.” Lee Chae-rin is a former member of 2NE1, famously known as CL. She is at the forefront of Korean music as the first female solo South Korean artist to hit Billboard charts. Iconic tracks include “Hello Bitches” and “+5STAR+.” Additionally, she collaborated with Skrillex, Diplo, and Big Bang’s G-Dragon for “Dirty Vibe.” With her success, it’s no surprise seeing her as one of the Head in the Clouds headliners.

Rich Brian (@richbrian/@brianimanuel)

Another headliner listed is Brian Imanuel aka Rich Brian. Brian Imanuel became a viral sensation for his smash hit “Dat $tick” as Rich Chigga. Later, he changed his performance name after realizing he wasn’t in a position to make people less sensitized to “Chigga.” For those unaware, “Chigga” is a word that blends the N-word to the word “Chinese.” Other notable tracks from the Chinese-Indonesian rapper include “Gospel” ft. XXXTentacion and Keith Ape, as well as “See Me”; the latter released at the time he changed his name from Rich Chigga, to Brian and now Rich Brian. His debut album Amen made him the first Asian artist to top the iTunes Hip Hop charts at #1.

Joji (@sushitrash)

Also headlining is George Kusunoki Miller aka Joji. Joji is best known musically for his platinum hit “Slow Dancing in the Dark.” Other notable Joji tracks that gained popularity through TikTok include “Worldstar Money” and “Gimme Love.” I personally am more familiar for his work as Filthy Frank on Youtube. As Filthy Frank, he became a catalyst for internet culture, internet memes and oddly peculiar Youtube comedy skits. Most people may not know, Miller actually started the viral dance sensation for Baauer’s “Harlem Shake,” leading this single to top the Billboard charts that year.

NIKI (@nikizefanya)

Niki Zefanya, also known as NIKI, is an Indonesian singer and songwriter who opened for Taylor Swift during The Red Tour in Jakarta. After moving to the US, she released multiple tracks and EP’s under the 88rising label. For instance, her single “Dancing with the Devil” released ahead of her first EP Zephyr. In addition, one notable album is her genre-bending album Moonchild. Niki’s mission is to “empower young Asian artists under-represented in the American music industry.” 

More Noteworthy Head in the Clouds Artists to Look Out For 

With an incredible and genre-diverse lineup, there are also are some noteworthy artists performing at Head in the Clouds festival that you may be more familiar with besides the headliners mentioned above. These artists include Saweetie, Elephante, and Josh Pan. 

Saweetie (@saweetie)

Some fans may be confused as to why Saweetie is included on the lineup, but she’s actually part Filipino and Chinese through her mom’s side while her dad is African American. Additionally, it’s hard NOT to know the Icy Queen herself with her chart-topping hits like “My Type,” “Back to the Streets” ft. Jhene Aiko, and “Best Friend” ft. Doja Cat. With her worldwide success (including her upcoming collaboration with McDonald’s) Saweetie joins CL, Joji, NIKI and Rich Brian as one of the other headlining performers for this event.

Elephante (@iamtheELEPHANTE)

Tim Wu, or Elephante, who many have seen across big-name lineups like EDC, Ultra Music Festival, EZOO and much more, is also slated to play at Head in the Clouds. Elephante was one of the first Asian American DJ’s that I have seen, and interestingly enough I didn’t even know he was Asian until seeing him live. In an interview back in April with local Bay Area publication Redefining Dichotomies, Wu actually admitted to deflecting about discussing race. “Early on in my career, I was deflective of talking about race, because I didn’t want to just be known as the Asian DJ.” My favorite tracks from Elephante include his cover of “Shooting Stars” by the Bag Raiders, “Troubled” with Deb’s Daughter, and “Age of Innocence” ft. Trouze and Damon Sharpe.

Josh Pan (@joshpan)

Another electronic artist to look out for is Josh Pan. Josh Pan previously performed at the 2019 Head in the Clouds Festival and scheduled to return to this year’s edition. He has released EPs under OWSLA and has worked with the likes of Jai Wolf, Manila Killa, Waka Flocka, Dylan Brady and many more. It’s hard to describe a definitive genre for Josh Pan as he likes to experimentwith music: “It’s always been important for me to flow from one style to the next. The music world is so cross-pollinated now and it’s so easy to experiment, why not try?”

Overall, Head in the Clouds is a festival you won’t want to miss.

With massive headliners and other talented artists performing, Head in the Clouds Music & Arts Festival will continue to make history as a music festival with an Asian-centric lineup. Additionally, it will continue to motivate emerging Asian and Asian American artists worldwide and inspire young Asian and Asian Americans to pursue their dreams in music and media.

Head in the Clouds Tickets, Pricing & More Info

For more information on tickets and passes, visit hitcfestival.com/tickets. To buy remaining GA + VIP tickets, click here. Passes are on sale now!

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2019-08-28 Gu Yufeng weibo update (MTL of Wang Jiexi/role Q&A under the cut)

七号线铁轨_: Papa Jiexi, which role do you think you'd like to play? Did you find it difficult to play this one [Wang Jiexi]?

顾宇峰Daniel: It's good to let your heart lead.

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虎呼哈不嘻嘻: What kind of nourishing tea does the captain usually drink? Do you eat hot pot? The super spicy kind?

顾宇峰Daniel: Love to eat hot pot 🙃

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我心大我来艾特你: May I ask if the double eyelids are taped on or dug out with a spoon :facepalmcryinglaughing:

顾宇峰Daniel: Stuck

(Aside: yes, there is someone going "what the hell is wrong with you?" at this question's asker dfjkalsd;f)

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为念有诗_: What's the biggest takeaway from playing big-eyed dad ah? :starstruck-expression:

顾宇峰Daniel: You guys

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虎呼哈不嘻嘻: Papa Jiexi, how was the character of Wang Jiexi challenging for you, and are there any ways the two of you are the same?

顾宇峰Daniel: We both belong to the 'cold outside and hot inside' types, right...

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故障星球错乱���: Papa Jiexi, when are we going to get to hear you and Yingjie sing a Tiny Herb fan song?????

顾宇峰Daniel: Right away

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Katerina梨佳: Does the captain of Tiny Herb have to have the character "jie" in their name?

顾宇峰Daniel: Coincidence.

[There are more questions and answers, but they can't be viewed without Weibo switching to the "hey, log in already!" screen, ah.]

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[ID: A collection of online excerpts which read:

Tweet by Amal EI-Mohtar @/titihenai: I do not understand what is happening but I am incomprehensibly grateful to bigolas dickolas

Article excerpt which reads: "Twitter is a funny thing. It connects us, it gives us access to horrors beyond the pale in our daily news cycle, soon, it will stream Tucker Carlson to bigots around the world. One thing it rarely does is sell books, especially ones that have been out for a few years. That is, apparently, unless you're a Trigun fan named after the sizeable wang of one of its heroes."

Article title: "Bigolas Dickolas is the Best of Book Twitter"

Tweet by Yoshihiro Watanabe @/crazynabe: "Have I bought the book? Yes."

Tweet by 💀🦐 calysto @/calystokalysto: A screenshotted text message that says "Oh yea I bought that time war book because of trigun big balls over there"

Article headline and summary: "Trigun Fan Accidentally Turns an Obscure Sci-Fi Book Into a Massive Amazon Bestseller / A book recommendation from a Trigun fan account whose username pays homage to Wolfwood, family jewels has helped it be an Amazon bestseller."

Wikipedia excerpt titled Social media: "In May 2023, three years after its release, This Is How You Lose the Time War received an unexpected boost in popularity, ascending Amazon's bestseller rankings to #6 overall and #1 in science fiction. The reason for this was a viral tweet by a Trigun fan account, who aggressively and enthusiastically recommended the book to their followers. "I do not understand what is happening but I am incomprehensibly grateful to bigolas dickolas", the fan in question, El-Mohtar wrote in response."

Tweet by John Wiswell @/Wiswell: "Wishing all my fellow authors a Bigolas Dickolas of their own." End ID]

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VEGOILS-Palm trades lower, set for weekly loss; Malaysia data eyed JAKARTA, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil reversed gains on Friday and is on track for a weekly loss, while the market is expecting the Malaysian Palm Oil Board's (MPOB) data next week. The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for November delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange went down 32 ringgit, or 0.82%, at 3,885 ringgit ($897.23) a metric ton, by the midday break. The contract has declined 2.31% so far this week. "The futures seem to be trading in a 3,850-3,950 ringgit range while waiting for the MPOB report next week," a Kuala Lumpur-based trader said. The MPOB is scheduled to release its monthly palm oil data on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Malaysia's palm oil inventories are expected to have climbed 7.31% to a six-month high of 1.86 million metric tons at end-August due to lacklustre export demand, a Reuters survey of 14 traders, planters and analysts showed. Dalian's most-active soyoil contract DBYcv1 fell 0.34%, while its palm oil contract DCPcv1 was up 0.23%. The Chicago Board of Trade BOcv1 declined 1.14%. Palm oil tracks price movements in related oils as they compete for a share of the global vegetable oils market. Indonesia, the biggest palm oil exporter, plans to lower export duties to improve competitiveness and raise farmers' income. The Malaysian ringgit MYR=, palm's currency of trade, gained 0.13% against the dollar. A stronger ringgit makes palm oil less attractive for foreign currency holders. Oil prices edged up as investors weighed a big U.S. crude inventories withdrawal and a delay to production hikes by OPEC+ producers against mixed U.S. employment data. Stronger crude oil futures make palm a more attractive option for biodiesel feedstock. Palm oil FCPOc3 may retest support at 3,864 ringgit, a break below which could trigger a fall into the 3,777-3,821 ringgit range, according to Reuters' technical analyst Wang Tao. ($1 = 4.3300 ringgit)

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Chapter 20: Headquarters

Chapter 20.1: Headquarters

Translator(s): Zryuu

Present world Chang’an, during the fourth of the fifth night watch periods, within Weiyang Palace’s sleeping chambers.

”It is indeed as Your Majesty expected. The Great Chanyu, Shulü Kong, and Chen Xing entered the Feng family this afternoon. In the evening, for some reason, the Feng family swarmed out in full strength and began a search throughout the city,” a military officer said, “To look for what Your Majesty called ‘Xiang Shu’.”

Fu Jian was awakened in the middle of the night. Dressed in an unlined garment as he sat on a couch outside his sleeping chambers, he was suppressing a lot of anger as he looked at the military officer with a face full of doubt.

The military officer continued, “This subordinate dispatched ten covert investigators to question the servants of the Feng family and scouted about along the street, and managed to find Xiang Shu before them. By great fortune, we accomplished our mission; this fellow was pacing back and forth outside a steamed bun shop in the dark.”

In front of Fu Jian stood a mongrel with a small mirror in its mouth, and it was currently wagging its tail in front of Fu Jian.

“Some saliva got on the mirror. Your humble general, I, wanted to wipe it clean, but this dog refused to let go of it no matter what……”

When the military officer found “Xiang Shu”, he saw an antique mirror, so he thought himself clever by inferring the rest of the story himself. Princess Qinghe’s beloved mirror must have been snatched away by a dog called “Xiang Shu”, which was why Fu Jian made such a big fuss over searching the city.

Fu Jian, “……”

The military officer bowed, stepped back, and the dog looked to its left and right with a puzzled expression.

Fu Jian, “Tuoba Yan didn’t instruct you on whether to look for a dog or a person?”

The military officer looked baffled as he answered, “Lord Tuoba just said to find a fellow named Xiang Shu……”

In the Xianbei language, “fellow” could refer to people, dogs, or even objects. Tuoba Yan’s intention was to look for someone called Xiang Shu, so his subordinates thought they were supposed to look for a person at first. They only knew it was a dog after questioning the servants of the Feng family, so they quickly brought it back to Fu Jian after finding it.

Ever since Feng Qianjun grabbed that dog back, he didn’t know its other name and only heard Chen Xing call it Xiang Shu before, so he just always called it “Xiang Shu”, “Xiang Shu”. When Feng Qianyi’s magic weapon got snatched, and he sent their family out to search for it, they were all holding lamps and shouting “Xiang Shu”, “Xiang Shu” as well, which just so happened to be overheard by the imperial military officers.

Fu Jian roared angrily, “Idiots! A bunch of idiots! Where’s Tuoba Yan?!”

The military officer got a fright and quickly said, “General……uh, he’s not back yet.”

Fu Jian seized the mirror in one lightning move, and that dog still bared its teeth as it wanted to snatch it back from him. Fu Jian casually threw the mirror onto the table. He didn’t want to blow up in the middle of the night, so he just dismissed the officer to continue searching.

Princess Qinghe had been awakened by the clamour as well. She stretched lazily from behind the screen, revealing her lithe figure. Fu Jian wrapped an outer robe around him and smoothed out his messy hair. With his rough, hair chest exposed, he exhaled and wore a pair of wooden clogs.

“They haven’t been found yet?” Qinghe came out bleary-eyed and asked, “Where is Your Majesty going?”

Fu Jian answered, “The study. Meeting Wang Ziye to talk about something, I’m awake anyway. Call someone over to send this dog away……”

Princess Qinghe said, “It’s so pitiful though, let it sleep behind the screen for one night bei.”

So Fu Jian just took a robe, threw it behind the screen and chased the dog over. The dog was evidently quite tired too, so it lay behind the screen to sleep.

After Fu Jian left, Princess Qinghe saw the mirror on the table. She frowned and grasped it gently, studying it carefully in her hands.

In the mirror world, the three of them stood at a high ground in the Exorcism Department as they faced the mountain of living corpses. Not a single sound could be heard beyond the canyon.

“They dare not come too close,” Xiang Shu said, “Why?”

Feng Qianjun spread out the bamboo slip and held it up under the sunlight to study it, then he took the bronze mirror and began reading it.

“Because the head is with us?” Chen Xing looked into the distance and guessed.

Xiang Shu frowned, “No, the headless general stopped chasing us when it reached the entrance, remember when we left the palace?”

With this reminder, Chen Xing suddenly recalled that when they left Weiyang Palace, he had felt as if he had passed through an invisible wall, and he had the same sensation when he had rushed into the Exorcism Department.

“A defensive formation.” Chen Xing remembered a record in an ancient text he read. “A defensive formation was established here with the help of magic weapons or sacred tools! Where’s that magic weapon?”

Chen Xing had read about it in a book before — powerful magic weapons and sacred tools, combined with an esoteric exorcism array, can establish

invisible walls used to ward off foreign enemies. But they have never seen a single magic weapon ever since they entered the Exorcism Department. After all, it would be very difficult to use the Yin Yang Mirror to create stone rubbings of magic weapons in the present world.

The only thing they saw before that could possibly be a magic weapon or sacred tool would be……

Chen Xing and Xiang Shu looked at the sword that Xiang Shu was holding at the same time.

Xiang Shu weighed the blunt sword in his hands and said in a low voice, “In that case, enemies shouldn’t be able to attack this place for now.”

Yet Chen Xing’s expression changed. He was incredibly anxious as he suppressed his voice, “That’s not necessarily true, Brother Feng! Stop reading! Look!!”

The living corpse soldiers everywhere seemed to have received an invisible signal, and all of them began nocking their bows as they pointed them at the three-storey building of the Exorcism Department Headquarters.

Feng Qianjun looked up and murmured, “Oh that’s not good, find a place to take cover!”

Within a split second, close to 100,000 wooden arrows whooshed into the air and blotted out the sky, then turned and began raining down on the middle of the canyon like a rainstorm!

Xiang Shu lunged at Chen Xing almost at the same time, and they rolled down the stairs. Feng Qianjun followed close behind, running sideways as he went down to the second floor. With a loud rumble, 100,000 flying arrows that carried the force of an arrow cluster weighing more than 10,000 jin instantly crushed the third floor, yet the momentum of the arrows didn’t fade, and it took the second floor down along with the third one as well!

“What do we do?!” Chen Xing Shouted.

Xiang Shu kicked a table, and the table on the first floor flipped into mid air to shield the top of their heads. Feng Qianjun was still looking down at the

bamboo slip, and Chen Xing shouted, “Stop reading! Run first!” Xiang Shu shouted, “Can we stop them if I take this sword out?”

“No!” Chen Xing shouted, “Once it leaves the array here, the Defense Walls will disappear and lose their effectiveness!”

Feng Qianjun finally snapped out of his reverie and shouted, “Go underground!”

Xiang Shu, “No! We’ll get buried alive!”

Chen Xing, “It’s no use! Once the array gets destroyed, then……” Xiang Shu, “Take the head with you, go!”

On all four sides of the canyon, the second wave of flying arrows pointed to the sky, and then all of them were released at the same time!

The decrepit Exorcism Department collapsed just like that; within the instant when smoke and dust curled into the air, Xiang Shu took Chen Xing along and rushed out along the entrance with Feng Qianjun!

All of the pursuers throughout the entire valley instantaneously turned to look at the same direction at the same time, then began chasing after them.

The scene was truly too spectacular; thousands of living corpses were like a tsunami that swept through the entire valley as they scrambled over one another. Feng Qianjun held the head up with one hand, and Chen Xing‘s feet almost left the ground from being dragged along by Xiang Shu in a mad dash along the street as they ran for their lives.

Feng Qianjun, “I’d suggest throwing this head away or destroying it! Look at how relentless their pursuit is, maybe they want to……”

Xiang Shu, “Do whatever you want! Try destroying it!”

The three of them had just run past an intersection on the street when another thousand or so living corpses suddenly rushed out of an alley. Chen

Xing resolutely raised his hand and emitted a burst of bright light, which routed ordinary living corpses dressed in ragged garments with a blast.

Feng Qianjun threw the head away, drew his knife, and was about to hack the living corpse’s head into two when a black vapour suddenly appeared in the air. It shot over like a meteor and curled around the head, then along with a surging black flame, flew back towards the living corpses’ general.

Feng Qianjun, "!!!"

Feng Qianjun had been caught completely unprepared and was stunned on the spot when the head was snatched away.

“What is that?” Xiang Shu looked up at the sky.

Chen Xing stopped, looked up, and murmured, “I don’t know.”

Strangeness pervaded this mirror world at all times. Feng Qianjun said, “Where do we go now?”

Xiang Shu, “The palace.” Then he patted Chen Xing’s back and said in a low voice, “If what you said was right, there should be another wall of some sort in the palace.”

“Yes!” Chen Xing seemed to have awakened from a dream, “Run towards the palace! Quickly!”

The three of them immediately vaulted onto a roof. Feng Qianjun looked up, only to see that the black armoured general had retrieved its head and was currently lining up its troops. The dark mass of troops didn’t seem to have any intention of letting them go.

“What do they want to do?” Feng Qianjun frowned.

Xiang Shu shrugged, then asked Chen Xing, “Why can your light drive away ordinary living corpses but not the shadow warriors?”

“I don’t know ah!” Chen Xing finally couldn’t stand it anymore and blew his top, “Why, what, how, what’s this, what’s that, what does this do, what

does that do, I’m very confused too, alright?! Why are you asking me all the questions?!”

Xiang Shu, “......”

Feng Qianjun, “Come on! They’re going to charge!”

So Xiang Shu could only pick Chen Xing up, clasping him under his arms as he leapt across roofs and vaulted over walls with Feng Qianjun. Chen Xing was practically facing the wind with two rows of tears streaming down his face. When will he be able to find the Dinghai Pearl and restore his mana aaaahhhhh! He has just been dragging the other two down the entire way!

Chapter 20.2: Headquarters Translator(s): Zryuu

“Living corpses are the lowest-levelled ones,” Chen Xing was still trying his best to answer Xiang Shu questions while being carried as they were fleeing, “Shadow warriors may have powered up after cultivating, so they aren’t as afraid of the light. The knight is their boss, and it has demonic powers too. If silence hadn’t fallen on all magic in the world, the Heart Lamp would definitely be able to deal with them, but I have no way of doing so right now……refinement! I get it! Why the living corpses are being reared in the mirror’s Chang’an City! The enemies are thinking of a way to refine them!”

Ordinary living corpses with the weakest combat strength made up the bulk of the enemies here. Looking at the situation, there should be at least hundreds of thousands of them; next in rank would be the shadow warriors, and if that was right, the plentiful, dense resentment within the mirror should be used to nourish these living corpses and increasingly strengthen them.

If they hadn’t discovered the secret behind the mirror world, then in time to come, this place would have a shadow army with hundreds of thousands of soldiers who don’t fear death, don’t fear pain, and only know how to slaughter!

With a “buzz”, Chen Xing felt like he had once again passed through an invisible wall. The three of them jumped down from Weiyang Palace’s outer wall and landed in the imperial garden.

“Got it, find the mirror.” Xiang Shu commanded, “Feng Qianjun, split up to search for it.”

“Wait wait wait!” Feng Qianjun said, “Give me some time, let me finish reading this bamboo slip.”

Xiang Shu, “Can’t you talk about it when we get back?” Feng Qianjun said, “It might help!”

Chen Xing motioned to Xiang Shu to let Feng Qianjun give it a try, so Xiang Shu had to drop it. He gestured for Chen Xing to follow Feng Qianjun, while he went to search for the physical body of the Yin Yang Mirror in the mirror world.

Feng Qianjun entered a hall, unfurled the bamboo slip, and sat down in front of a bronze mirror to study it carefully.

Chen Xing knew that the cultivation method of the magic weapon was written on it; Sen Luo Wan Xiang was the Feng family’s heirloom, so it originally had a resonance with those from Feng Qianjun’s family. All that was recorded on this bamboo slip were secret arts used to guide one’s inner force throughout the entire body’s meridians to then absorb the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth before injecting it into the sacred weapon. Feng Qianjun had been practising martial arts since he was young, so naturally, he would be so familiar with this to the point that he couldn’t be any more familiar with it, but……

Chen Xing cautioned, “Right now, the most important component — the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth — is missing, so even if you do learn how to wield the Sen Luo knife, you wouldn’t be able to awaken its power.”

“But it won’t hurt to give it a try,” Feng Qianjun stated, “What if it works?”

Chen Xing couldn’t bear to deal him a blow. Feng Qianjun pressed the meridians on his arm with his left hand in turn, “Could you use the Heart Lamp’s power to help me like how you assisted the Great Chanyu?”

Chen Xing, “I think it’s a bit of a mystery.” Feng Qianjun, “Where does the mystery lay?”

Chen Xing, “The mystery lies in the fact that the Heart Lamp doesn’t seem to want to pay attention to you, so I can’t do anything about it either.”

At that moment, Chen Xing heard the sound of hooves striking the ground outside the palace — the dense mass of living corpse army had already surrounded the whole palace. Xiang Shu hadn’t found the Yin Yang Mirror yet, but the Defense Walls were still active, so the enemies should not be able to rush in for now. What he was afraid of was that they would repeat their previous tactic and release tens of thousands of arrows at them again.

But the bricks and tiles of the palace were sturdier than those of the Exorcism Department’s after all; he just didn’t know how long they would last.

“Sen Luo Wan Xiang, there were two at first,” Feng Qianjun said solemnly, “One was called Sen Luo, while the other was called Wan Xiang, and they were only cast into one later on. My ancestors chose to build Xifeng Bank on Mt. Song because they wanted to guard the Exorcism Department that once existed there.”

Chen Xing knew that Feng Qianjun had his own resolution and would unlikely give up under his persuasion, so he could only ask, “Did your older brother know that the Yin Yang Mirror was placed in the warehouse?”

Feng Qianjun finished reading the bamboo slip and put it aside. He answered, “He knew everything. The one who activated the Yin Yang Mirror and threw us into the mirror world was him.”

Chen Xing, "......"

Feng Qianjun sighed, and Chen Xing comforted him, “Fu Jian already knows, he just doesn’t want to lay a finger on you guys before obtaining enough evidence. Go back and persuade him ba. I have to retrieve the Yin Yang Mirror, then slowly think of a way later to eliminate the resentment in it.”

Feng Qianjun left five fingers pressed down on the meridians of his right arm in turn, then pressed on a spot in front of his shoulder, chest, then lower abdomen. He got up, drew the Sen Luo knife, and tried brandishing it horizontally.

“Let me try.” Feng Qianjun said.

Chen Xing didn’t believe that Feng Qianjun could awaken Sen Luo Wan Xiang under such circumstances at first, but Feng Qianjun stood with his knife horizontally across in front of him. He wielded the knife with his right hand, while stroking it slowly across with his left. Within an instant, an imperceptible flow in the Yin wind in the air seemed to stir.

“This……wait!” Chen Xing shouted immediately, “Stop! Brother Feng!”

Chen Xing’s soul scattered from fright, but he had figured out the key; the Sen Luo knife could be awakened, but the problem was that when Feng Qianjun utilises his arts, it would have no way of luring the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth over. Instead, what would take its place would be the abundant resentment in the mirror world!

Once resentment was introduced into the Sen Luo knife, what may happen next would simply be unthinkable!

Chen Xing wanted to seize the Sen Luo knife, but Feng Qianjun turned a deaf ear to him; the black flames that surrounded his body suddenly soared into the air, spun around rapidly, and wound around his body, blocking Chen Xing from getting close. Within a split second, Feng Qianjun cried out in pain while his eyes turned bloodshot! The Yin wind engulfed him, producing howls of anguish beside him!

“This is resentment!” Chen Xing shouted, “You’ll suffer a backlash!”

While he was being overwhelmed by everything that was happening around him, Chen Xing recalled that one of the usages of the Heart Lamp was to “expel demons”. Right when he was lighting up his Heart Lamp, Xiang Shu had already rushed to the fore of the hall. Chen Xing said, “Stop him! Protector! No, no, don’t use your sword! You’ll kill him!”

So Xiang Shu had to change his weapon. He lifted up a table with one hand and slammed it harshly onto Feng Qianjun’s back. Feng Qianjun returned the hit with his knife; Xiang Shu’s heavy iron sword was unsheathed and

met the Sen Luo knife head-on. Feng Qianjun dropped his long knife at once, and it fell to the ground with a “clang”.

Then Chen Xing immediately shouted, “Expel!” And emitted a scorching light with one hand before pressing it against Feng Qianjun’s forehead.

A white light burst out with a blast. Feng Qianjun fell to his knees, and his gaze steadied, a bewildered expression appearing on his face.

Chen Xing got such a huge fright that he choked; for a very brief moment, he thought that Feng Qianjun was going to lose control.

“You almost got possessed!” Chen Xing said.

Xiang Shu said in disbelief, “What happened this time?”

“I don’t know……okay I do know,” Chen Xing explained, “I’ll talk about it later, have you found it?”

Xiang Shu turned around. Chen Xing quickly picked up the Sen Luo knife and pulled Feng Qianjun up, then chased after Xiang Shu. They crossed through a long corridor before arriving in the main hall and only saw a wooden frame placed in front of the Emperor’s throne. A simple mirror was placed on it — it was the Yin Yang Mirror!

Chen Xing rushed forward to check, but Xiang Shu was full of doubts as he studied Feng Qianjun. Feng Qianjun waved his hand to signal that he was fine. He extended a hand, so Xiang Shu took the Sen Luo knife and handed it to him.

Feng Qianjun, “For a moment just now, it was as if there was a voice ringing out next to my ear that kept saying ‘kill, kill’……”

Xiang Shu frowned and watched Feng Qianjun.

Feng Qianjun nodded, then slowly said, “……I just wanted to find something to kill with and have a good time. Is that what getting possessed is like?”

“You have obsessions in your heart,” Chen Xing inspected the Yin Yang Mirror and explained to Feng Qianjun, “So it would be taken advantage of by resentment. Resentment in the world is flourishing, so it would gradually breed ‘demons’. Demons can control people’s hearts and continuously magnify the obsession in your heart. At the very end, you would fall into a never-ending cycle of slaughter, never to break free for all of eternity. That’s ‘getting possessed’.”

Feng Qianjun covered his forehead with an outstretched hand, his thumb and middle finger pressing against his temples on both sides.

“Fortunately, your Heart Lamp woke me up like a streak of lightning.”

Chen Xing said, “It had occurred so suddenly. I’ve only read about it in a book that the Heart Lamp can temporarily expel resentment. Anyway, you……”

Xiang Shu roughly understood what had happened. Suddenly, they heard a boom, and the entire hall began to shake. It was the sound of arrows landing on the tiles above.

“Can we get out of here?” Xiang Shu, “We’re running out of time!”

“I’ll try,” Chen Xing rolled his sleeves up and said, “I can’t guarantee that it’ll succeed. The Yin Yang Mirror is also a magic weapon driven by resentment. In order to activate it, I must accept the resentment. When I pick it up to use it later, the Defense Walls outside will disappear, and the two of you must protect me then.”

Xiang Shu, “Can’t you just leave it where it is when you use it? Must you pick it up?”

Chen Xing, “I can’t! Are you sure you want to listen to my explanation right now?”

Feng Qianjun, “Hurry! Stop fighting! The top of the hall is about to collapse!”

Xiang Shu said impatiently, “Do it, do it!”

The tiles above the main hall of Weiyang Palace began falling apart layer by layer. Chen Xing took a deep breath; this was his first time using magic after leaving the mountain……no, it was his first time using magic in his whole life……emitting light doesn’t count. He often read in ancient texts about how exorcists would rely on magic weapons to move about freely in both the sky and the earth. Now that it was his turn, he felt extremely nervous.

In an instant, white light lit up from both of Chen Xing’s palms. His left palm turned over as the Yang side, while his right hand clenched to form the Yin side; they revolved around the Yin Yang Mirror while he silently recited incantations in his mind and told himself that he must succeed!

The Yin Yang Mirror reacted instantly; a winding black vapour burst forth from it at once and slowly rose from his palms!

It works! Chen Xing thought. However, the Heart Lamp’s magic was extremely clear, while the resentment in the Yin Yang Mirror was extremely muddy; the two were mutually exclusive and started resisting each other. The black vapour from the Yin Yang Mirror began spreading all over Chen Xing’s body and ruthlessly engulfed him within a black flame.

Feng Qianjun and Xiang Shu watched Chen Xing and saw that his eyes turned slightly blood red. Feng Qianjun muttered, “Are you okay?! Tianchi!”

Countless noises rang out next to Chen Xing’s ears, the clearest of which was his own voice.

“Why……why……must I only have four years left to live……why me……”

“Chen Xing!” Xiang Shu could tell that the situation didn’t seem right and suddenly shouted.

Chen Xing immediately received a shock and gathered the Heart Lamp’s light, using it to guard his heart by forming a warm, bright light around it.

“Go!” Chen Xing shouted and withdrew both hands. He grasped the knack of using resentment to control the magic weapon and began manipulating it. The Yin Yang Mirror rose into the air and spewed out black flames, then began revolving high up in the hall. Strange runes appeared all around it.

The sound of Weiyang Palace’s main entrance collapsing travelled over from the outside.

“How long more?!” Feng Qianjun shouted.

“I, DON’T, KNOW!” Chen Xing roared angrily, “I don’t want to answer any questions from either of you anymore!!!”

Zryuu: Subbed Dinghai song can be found here

Translated by me and subbed by El~

[deerdosie]

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ﹒౨ৎ﹒my everything was drawn to you...

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ key ; - bias - bias wrecker disclaimer : i am a multi stan, but i know more boy groups than girl groups... i also know too many groups for my own good /hj

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ my ult groups ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ﹕ ฅ , ateez | park seonghwa , jeong yunho ⠀ ⠀ ⠀﹕ ฅ , stray kids | lee minho + han jisung , kim seungmin ⠀ ⠀ ﹕ ฅ , the rose | kim woosung + park dojoon , ot4 ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ﹕ ฅ , kep1er | hihiz ( bahiyiih + hikaru ) , ot9 ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ﹕ ฅ , shinee | choi minho , ot5 ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ﹕ ฅ , block b | u-kwon + jaehyo , p.o ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ﹕ ฅ , xikers | hunter , ot10 ﹕ ฅ , xdinary heroes | jungsu , gaon

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ my ult soloists ﹕ฅ , jeon somi , woodz , taeyeon , taeyang , iu , chung ha ⠀ ﹕ ฅ , taemin , yuju , lee junho , jackson wang , gaho , demian ﹕ ฅ , kangdaniel , jungkook , ha sung woon

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ casual stans ( soloists & groups ) seventen , girls generation , twice , jwiiver , blank2y , black level , bae173 , tfn , day6 , kim woojin , x - piers , bts , nct u , nct 127 , nct dream , nct wish , wayv , bss , the new six , iz , 2z , ballistik boyz , rescene , keshi , tomorrow x together , exid , cix , the boyz , enhypen , marz23 , lun8 , ampers&one , all(h)ours , 1the9 , tempest , vixx , seo ji won , epex , dreamcatcher , the kingdom , black pink , big bang , shinhwa , beast , superm , 8turn , nmixx , riize , lucy , boynextdoor , zico , xeed , history , jessi , chuu , max changmin , zerobaseone , rain , kard , p1harmony , sistar , purple kiss , mino , george , g-dragon , bang yongguk , red velvet , nchive , stayc , astro , i.o.i , wonstein , nayeon , ugly duck , brave girls , hwasa , orange caramel , aoa , rania , 4minute , got7 , trouble maker , tvxq! , miss a , girls day , gfriend , monsta x , ikon , pentagon , x1 , wanna one , clc , treasure , mamamoo , nature , (g)i-dle , kim woo seok , billlie , hellovenus , 2pm , brown eyed girls , oneus , tws , blitzers , infinite , viviz , kiss of life , f(x) , jay park

disclaimer ; i do not support my idols problematic actions , and i never will, but, unfortunately for some - this will not stop me from liking their music. so i still listen to idols such as zico and jessi but i condemn their actions.

@deerdosie please don't plagiarise my work !!