#Ksh is back and so am i

[chelseawatcheskdrama]

I’ve finally found my red shoes

Of all the hotel rooms, I got the one named after the red shoes. ❤️

[lloydfrontera]

hmmm do ya think arcos and marbella use 'my son' for ksh!lloyd because to still have a connection to the original lloyd/acknowledge that this lloyd is not the original but still our son?

yes! that's exactly it imo!

they know this is not their lloyd, this is not the son they raised, but he's kind and he's good and they love him very much, so that's their son now. finders keepers.

i think postcanon they would have the most difficulty calling him 'lloyd' out of everyone but i don't really think it would be that big of an issue. partially because i think lloyd would understand why they would struggle to use their son's name for him, when he doesn't even look like him anymore, and he wouldn't resent them for it nor would they hold it against him. but also because i think in its place they would start using endearments like 'my son' or 'my dear' and there would be so much love packed into their words lloyd would never doubt for one second that they mean it.

i do think he would be a bit overwhelmed by it at first tho. he's so easy to fluster by sincere compliments in the novel that i think being constantly showered with affection like that would have him cringing out of his skin while also hoarding and clutching every word close to his chest.

there's this really cute scene in the novel (that ofc the comic skipped 🙄) that really encapsulates what i mean

"Yes, I see," the baron said as he gazed at Lloyd. "Um, but why are you looking at me like that?" "Whew, how should I say it? I just think that I am blessed to have you as my son." “...” "Haha, did I make you uncomfortable?" "Um, it's not that, but, well, yes, you are making me uncomfortable," Lloyd said. "And you saying it right at my face makes my stomach churn." Lloyd scratched the back of his head. He did throw a pitch to start another project to the baron, but such praise made his face flush red. But the baron continued to send gazes of confidence to Lloyd despite the latter's evident expression of discomfort. Lloyd was perturbed. Just then, he wondered if there still remained in his heart Suho Kim, the discouraged boy sitting cramped in a small room rental. Lloyd eventually broke into embarrassed laughter.

this happens several times btw. like. lloyd gets so embarrassed by how earnest arcos and marbella are about how much they love him, but at the same time, he can't help but crave and appreciate it. and i think that would carry over later on, even if the layer of guilt he had for deceiving them about his identity is gone.

so. yeah :3

[dangermousie]

This scene was something else...

The way his face changes.

It almost pains me to swoon at just how genuinely good KSH is because I have never gotten as many crazies coming after me* as I did with his fans going insane in my inbox because I was not shipping FL with his character in Start Up (the drama itself was not bad but the watching experience was so unpleasant that it put me off anyone involved in it, actor or writer, for years) and it gave me a totally irrational but understandable aversion to the man.

(*) OK, actually probably tied with insane Gu Hye Sun fans coming after me back in BOF and similar days because I said she couldn't act.

I went from liking him a lot after Catch the Ghost to wishing never to see his name mentioned around me again after Start Up (seriously, I have never seen a kdrama bring out this level of crazy in fandom and I lived through the You're Beautiful v IRIS thing as well as Boys Over Flowers AND Moon Lovers and more.) I didn't check HCCC when it first aired in part because I am not much for romcoms but in part because just seeing his name made me twitch like someone who drank 17 espressos.

Usually, when I am that no-go on actors it's because I dislike their acting or (more rarely) they are a felon. KSH was unique in giving me the twitch reaction not for anything he's ever done but for crazies fangirling him.

BUT

2020 @dangermousie is probably watching me in disbelief at fangirling the man but without his insane fandom driving me up the wall, I got to rediscover that he's genuinely genuinely amazing. Tbh, it makes me feel just as annoyed at the crazies as I did back then if for a different reason - like your insanity almost made me miss out on an awesome drama and an awesome performance (and possibly other good performances he might have in the future) because you can't act like a semi-functional human being. I am pretty sure I was not the only one who went from "he's a solid actor" to "god noooo!" after all that lunacy which cannot possibly be a reaction any sane fan would want to evoke for the object of their obsession but what do I know.

Anyway, rant over.

[inscrutable-shadow]

Augusnippets Day 12 - Path of Whumperless Whump - Lost

this one got a bit long aha. Leander belongs to @tormentum-ab-intra!

Thanatos leaned heavily against a tree, panting. Even his vampire's endurance was sorely tested by a several mile hike and the fact that he never exercised if he could avoid it. The magic of his curse buzzed uncomfortably against the very atmosphere here, which served to wear him out even more quickly.

The orb of arcana his Archfey had left him with pulsed in his breast pocket and he withdrew it to see what ae wanted. "What… see?" The signal was quite bad.

"Trees, mostly. I've no idea where I am. How far did you say this 'spacetime rift' was?"

"… east."

"What?" The orb darkened. Lovely.

He got a very odd sensation as he continued, as if the forest was watching him, from the small animals that hid when he got close to the trees themselves. At least, he assumed there were animals. He heard them, but didn't see them. He walked faster. The wind picked up as he did, rustling the leaves in a way that was somehow unsettling.

"Different…" said the wind.

Thanatos… didn't like that. "H-Hello?"

A crow alighted in front of him. "You are different."

He frowned. "What, never seen a vampire before?" Whatever this was, calling himself a vampire wasn't likely to make him any more or less dead. Please, Rea, get me out of here…

"Many, but not one like you," answered the trees, and the voice held the echo of a smile. "*What is that you carry?"

"It's… er, communication magic. Connects me to… a powerful friend."

The wind laughed, and the sound chilled Thanatos to the bone. "No need for threats. It carries an odd resonance, is all." A pause. "Are you lost, vampire?"

"No." The orb pulsed, and the trees laughed. "I'm not lost. I'm just going. So if you don't mind…"

"Leaving so soon?" This voice was much more solid, and Thanatos turned to see a very pretty nymph smiling at him from against a tree. Or, well. Nymph was Than's best guess. The proportions weren't quite right, the smile was too wide, the presence was far too strong. Unsettling. "You've just got here. Why not stay a while?"

"ksh magic is fundamentally incompatible—" the Archfey said from the orb. "What is that, Thanatos? … feels like … another manifestation…" How, pray tell, by the celestial river was he supposed to know that?

"Er, yes. Don't belong here and all that. There's supposed to be some sort of hole between planes that will return me to where I belong near here. You wouldn't… happen to know anything about that."

The nymph(?) laughed again. "Just there." He pointed, and Thanatos turned to see a glowing purple slash in the air, a hundred meters into the forest. It looked quite terrifying, but he supposed he'd have to throw himself into it. "You're from another realm then? I must admit, I'm quite curious."

"Leave me here, Thanatos," said Rea. If ae said so.

Thanatos looked back over his shoulder to where the nymph(?) was still standing, now holding the orb with the Archfey's shard, and waving amusedly at him. He stepped through the rift quickly, hoping he'd never have to come back here again. The whole place gave him the shivers.

[sportpeskenyateam]

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[eunicexxx]

Life Update: May 2024

backtracking May happenings

drum roll

This update would be shorty short because I realiezed I don't have much happenings in this month. An uneventful May!

May 7

I met up with Allaysa, Shi, and Janelle. They kidnapped (yes, you read it right) me, and we went to Clark. They didn't tell me until we were already entering SCTEX because they're afraid I might back out daw. Lol. We had coffee at Moon Cafe. Their kitchen was already closed when we arrived. I was so so hungry my friends felt bad. So we decided to eat at the nearest Mcdonalds, and life is good again.

May 12

Triboa night with Pau, Sheena, and Zy. A cute night. I love introducing new cafes to friends. And I am happy they've tried Triboa with me. Everything was so sponty and that's what makes the night more cute. Hihi. Will definitely do it again.

May 18

Kim Soo Hyun Asia Tour Fan Meeting ticket selling day! Before they released the fan meeting details, me and Rupps were already planning that we would go. Because maybe, it'll take yearssss again before he comes back here. Exactly 10AM we were on queue, and grabe nerve-wracking talaga. Once we have entered the site, we were given 15 minutes only to transact! And in that 15 minutes, ang daming nangyari! Hahaha! If only they have CCTV in their house, grabe itsura namin don. Anyway, we didn't get our desired seats, but somehow comforted because at least we got the tickets!!! So yes, I am announcing here that we will go to KSH fan meeting on June 29! Wooh!

Also, sad lang din because I had to sell my tickets for One More Chance The Musical because same date sila. So I had to give it up huhu. But!!! Okay there's a but!!! They announced that they will open shows again on August! So I would still have the chance to watch! Hihihi. Oh how I wish!

May 29

Marked my 1st year as pulpit minister. WHAT?! The Lord is good. So so good. All by His grace. I have nothing to boast.

Grateful for everything that has happened this month. Looking forward to what's gonna happen in the coming months. Hopeful and peaceful knowing I have the Lord with me. <3

[reboundttv]

Okay so

Here's the thing. This person? They're spot on. It's insane and dumb and quite frankly borderline highway robbery for Blizzard to do what they do with their monetization model, right?

The last line puts it perfect. $60 for the game (if you wait you'll get the new expac so you maybe save $80), plus $15/month for the sub, plus $60 if you don't want to spend the time leveling/gearing a toon and grinding renown.

But here's the other thing. That shit? IT. FUCKING. WORKS.

In Patch 10.1 Blizzard introduced a new legendary: Nasz'uro, the Unbound Legacy. Or, if you're cultured like me, NARUTO THE SUBARU LEGACY!

The item that starts the questline to construct this (Evoker-only) legendary drops from the last boss of Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible. And it is NOT A GUARANTEED DROP ON ANY DIFFICULTY. EVEN MYTHIC.

Which means that there are evokers out there who, even though we're beginning to see a possible release date range for PATCH 10.2.5, they have still not looted this legendary. So what some (high level Mythic raiding) Evokers did was the following:

Make a new Evoker

Pay for a boost to 70.

Get carried by their Mythic raid team through Aberrus, or pay for a Mythic raid carry.

If they didn't loot the item, they delete the Evoker and go back to Step 1.

Wash, Rinse, Repeat until they got the legendary.

And yes, I am 100% with any of you reading this going, "Oh my GOD why would Blizzard DO that?! That's AWFUL!"

But they literally got hundreds of dollars from Evoker players around the world, because Naruto was THAT POWERFUL (and thus "necessary") for player progression. And they get hundreds of dollars from players who buy WoW tokens to pay for a raid carry or a KSM/KSH carry, because those players don't want to actually like, DO Heroic or Mythic raiding. It works because there are people who play WoW, who despite spending $60 on the game and $80 on the expac AND $15/month on the subscription go, "Man I just don't have the time/want to spend the time leveling and gearing an alt."

It works because people have money, but not time.

Doesn't make it right.

(should we talk about them changing how the WoW token works so that you can't buy one unless you've actually spent money on the game at least once since 2017?)

Blizzard really out here like "Hey give us $60 and we'll let you skip like 100+ hours of gameplay."

"Pay us more to have less content to play."

"Pay us more money to play less of the game."

"Don't forget $60 for the game itself, $80 for the xpac and $15 for your monthly sub on top of the $60 to skip 100 hours of gameplay."

[x-reader-writer]

Hii can I request for Peter parker x male reader.

The reader is taller than him, dominant and has piercings, and peter comes out to the avengers as bi and tells them that he has a boyfriend. They're sceptical first but then they see peter sitting on readers lap and them being affectionate and sweet and laughing at jokes they make.

If this contains anything that makes you uncomfortable pls ignore this.

Thank uuu.

A/N: Hi!! Of course you can. I don't do nsfw posts, but I can make the reader seem more confident to fill that gap!

Sorry it's taken so long!! I hope this is alright!

I'm coming out

Pairing: Peter Parker x Male! Reader

~~~~~

"Baby, it's gonna be okay."

"But what if it's not! What if they yell, or they hate me, or Mr. Stark wants to never see me again, or-"

You quickly grab your boyfriend's hands to stop him from talking. "Babe, none of that will happen," you say calmly, with a gentle tone. "Do you know why? It's because they're decent people who adore you, Pete, just like I do."

"You think so?" Peter asks nervously, blushing from the compliment from his partner.

"I know so," you reply, a gentle smile gracing your face.

~~~~~

Peter was stood in the elevator, his foot anxiously tapping on the slightly metallic flooring. He lets out a long, deep breath, trying to control his anxiety.

The doors then open, on the penthouse of the Avengers Tower (formerly Stark Tower). Peter steps out and looks around the common room.

All of the Avengers were sat on the sofas and little chairs, lounging around and watching a Disney movie. Peter was amused slightly as he saw that Bucky was sat on Sam's lap as a joke (Peter could tell he just wanted to sit there-).

Peter then quietly clears his throat. It wasn't the best idea, as the movie was playing quite loudly, so nobody could hear him. He takes a deep breath and then loudly cough.

Everyone in the room jumps, even causing Tony to make his popcorn go flying. Everyone looks over at the teen, who nervously rubs his arm.

"Oh hey, Pete," Tony says, picking up a handful of his popcorn that had landed on his lap. "What're you doing here? It's not Friday yet."

"Sorry about scaring you all," Peter says quickly. He then replies to his mentor saying, "Yeah, sorry about coming earlier than expected Mr. Stark, but I wanted to talk to you. To you all."

"What is it, son?" Steve asks, smiling gently at the teen (no, Peter isn't actually his son, Steve's just old). Peter stays looking awkward and nervous, so he encourages, "It's okay, we're here for whatever it is, Peter."

"I'm bisexual," Peter blurts out. The room goes silent. He then quietly mumbles, "And I have a boyfriend."

Peter grips at his arm tightly waiting for some type of reaction, the silence dragging on.

"No," is the first thing said after minutes of silence. Unsurprisingly, it was Steve who had said this. Peter had kind of expected him and Bucky to react slightly badly towards this as they were from a different time period where they didn't accept gay people.

Peter then feels hope as he sees Tony going to say something. However it is shattered when the words 'I'm sorry Pete, but bisexuality isn't a thing' come out of his mentors mouth.

"What?" Peter whimpers, taking a step back in surprise and hurt.

"Tony, that's a bit harsh," Natasha says, glaring at the man. She then looks at Peter with a straight face and states, "However, that doesn't mean that you are Bisexual. You're just confused and need to find the right girl for you."

Peter shakes his head and turns back around to leave the penthouse, ignoring the calls from the avengers, especially the shouts and demands to come back and to stop being stupid.

~~~~~

Peter was sat in your lap, crying into your shoulder. You were gently shushing him and smoothing his hair, whispering in his ear it was okay.

"I'm really sorry, Petey, I pushed you into this-"

"It's not your fault," Peter replies, sniffling as he wiped his nose.

"And it's not yours either," you reply, gently poking his chest to prove your point. "They were wrong to say that and do that to you, I'm glad I was here waiting for you so you could come to me. Otherwise, I don't know what would have happened."

Peter nods and sniffles, wiping his nose with his hand. You chuckle softly and grab a tissue from your pocket (what? Peter cried a lot, you liked to be prepared!) and hand it to him with a smile. He smiles back at you and blows his nose.

"Better, Dumbo?" You ask, teasing him with the name.

Peter giggles and says, "Better, n/n."

You grin and then say, "uh oh, I see someone coming.." Peter looks at you confused, but you simply raise your hands slowly. Peter pales slightly before squealing and trying to get away from you as you start tickling his sides. He laughs and giggles, kicking and squirming on your lap. "Tickle monster!"

After a few minutes, Peter's sad tears had turned into tears of laughter. So you stopped and smirked at him as he was still laughing and blushing from the tickle 'fight'.

You lean down and kiss his nose, which makes him blush gently. then you start kissing all over his face, making him a blushing mess.

"Ksh, mission complete boys, ksh," you state, pretending you had a Walkie talkie, making Peter giggle at you and move up to cuddle up to you. You grin and gently smooth his back.

"And who are you?" A male voice says, interrupting the peaceful atmosphere between the two.

You look up and glare at the group who had approached you. The Avengers. The ones who hurt your boyfriend.

"What do you want?"

"We heard from security there was a random guy sat here, so we came to see who you were, and then we saw you touching up Peter," Clint says, glaring at you.

"Excuse me?" You state, shocked at what he had said, as you had hardly even touched your boyfriend, only holding his head and hugging him.

"Who. Are. You?" Bucky says, getting angry.

"I'm Y/n L/n, aka, Peter's boyfriend," you growl. You then hold Peter gently as you pull him closer, feeling extra protective over him as everyone starts yelling their complaints and how much they disagreed.

"What on Midgard is going on here?" You hear a booming voice call out.

Both you and Peter look over first. You see that the owner of the voice was Thor Odinson, next to him was stood a very pissed looking Loki.

"I think we both know what is happening here, brother," Loki replies, a muscle in their forehead spasming, almost comically. You would have found it amusing if not for the situation at hand.

Tony replies to Thor's question, ignoring Loki had said anything, "Peter is apparently 'Bisexual' and this random guy is his 'boyfriend'. I'm thinking he's a hydra agents and has brainwashed-"

"Enough!" Thor yells, glaring at Tony and the group. "How dare you make rude comments about these poor boys! Bisexuality is a common thing among Asgardians, Loki himself is one! Bisexuality is common amongst many things, even the animals on your own planet are bisexual, gay or any of the other LGBTQ community! You should not slander such a group, especially as they are such a huge quantity of the population, and not only of this planet or your species!"

The room was silent, even you included.

Loki walks over to Peter and gently pat's his head, their face soft and a gentle smile was placed upon their lips. "You are the Peter child, yes?" The brunette nods at the god, who smiles more in return. "Here is a little secret of my own that I've been keeping from everyone, that I shall share. It will mean that I'm joining you in, as Midgardians say, 'coming out'."

Loki then turns to the group and says, "I have something to say too. I, myself, am genderfluid. And I identify as a female today."

The room is silent again.

"I have a sister!" Thor says excitedly, picking Loki up and twirling her around. Loki smiles, happy Thor had accepted her.

"Woah, that's so cool, Ms. Loki!" Peter squeals, smiling brightly. "Oh wait, do you still want to be called that?"

"Yes, Loki is perfectly fine, child" she replies, smiling back.

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[kdramaxoxo]

As a woman, I am all for equal rights. But how exactly does one persons account of what happened in a relationship suddenly get taken for the gospel truth and the other persons career ends? Is there a way they can get evidence that other countries can’t? I’m not ok with this. The method and outcome. Not talking about KSH in particular only. Thoughts ?

I sat on this ask for a day because I don't feel like I can answer it in a way that anon will be satisfied with, and I really am confrontation averse.

This answer is long, sorry!

The thing is...whenever someone says "I believe in equal rights, BUT" things are already going sideways and you, anon already feel a certain way. Hopefully, you're asking me for my thoughts because you actually DO want to hear my thoughts so I'm going to take your ask at face value :)

Here is my main takeaway from the Kim Seon Ho scandal: An ex posted a huge long rant that included a lot of random statements about her ex that were not flattering. No one is saying everything she says is 100% true. And of course we can NEVER know what went on behind closed doors.

These are the facts that are not being disputed by either party or his agency:

Kim Seon Ho pressured his ex into having an abortion she did not want to have, and used techniques such as lying to her about huge fees he would incur if she did not have the abortion. After she had the abortion he slowly backed away from her life in a very methodic way and then broke up with her.

Kim Seon Ho has apologized and taken ownership of this. Obviously there's no CSI unit that's gonna come in and prove or disprove this stuff.

The ex has since taken back a lot of thing things she said BUT her personal information was released and she was receiving death threats, so it's possible that she's also very scared. Obviously I'm guessing and can't know for sure (none of us can).

Not to make this answer too long but I also want to say that it's interesting that I got this ask because I 100% always believe the victim and have voiced this in the past.

People coming forward to disclose embarrassing or traumatizing information about someone with money and power always have the most to lose. They gain nothing by coming forward other than death threats (like the kim seon ho ex), skepticism and being sued. Sure there are people who sometimes take back their statements after, but I often wonder what kind of pressure they were under to remove their statements.

So, regardless of whether it's a bullying scandal or a metoo scandal or just a pissed ex who experienced emotional abuse, my heart always takes the victim's side. That's just my way.

Stay well anon!

[vellichorvignettes]

What are your personal opinion about the whole KSH thing? I've been meaning to ask this quite a few times.

I've been getting multiple asks, more or so about this same thing. So here it goes.

Personally, I try to keep the actor away from the character. As much as one would like to believe that their favourite character is how the actor is, it is sadly not true. We often mix up a very fine line of professional and personal that exists. Now about Kim Seon Ho.

This the second Korean show that I've watched, like ever. And I am fairly new to this whole thing so I don't know how this works. I may not understand certain nuances that exists with this whole thing. However my personal opinion on this is as follows. (Don't come at me please, it is purely subjective and may change in the future. )

When I watched Hometown Cha Cha Cha. I fell in love with Hong Du Sik. I loved how lively and warm his character was. I loved the playfulness and the compassion. I loved how it showed the flawed reality so beautifully. I still do. I loved the whole show. It is one of my favourites so far. It made smile and laugh and cry. It made see hope in my own life and healed me. It was cathartic. It was inspiring. I don't think cancelling it and not watching it because of one news is fair to all the work that each and every person has put into it. Many that we don't even know of.

About Kim Seon Ho. He is an amazing actor, incredibly amazing. You feel what he feels. He brings so much of force into play. It is mind blowing. The emotions are so real and so beautiful. I still stand by this whatever may come. I can not deny this.

But his character is not him. I never have been a person to judge someone based on few statements and I would not do that even now. That was his personal life and this is his professional one. I rather would not mix them.

The news is bad, real bad. It is not fine by any means. And nothing could invalidate it. But there multiple sides to a story. We have seen it emerging and changing already.

But I am sad about the fact that his personal life is splashed in front of our eyes and is talked all over. What he did was not right, not all. But maybe he regrets that? maybe he carries the guilt? maybe he wants to change his actions? You don't know and never will. You don't know the circumstances well enough to hate upon him so badly. The person said that "there was some misunderstanding" I mean? You don't post something so terrible, defame someone and say sorry and hope that it goes back to how it was??

And the acts to cancel him? Aren't you all snatching away a second chance? An opportunity for him to rise above and be a good a person. To learn and let go. To grow.

According to me, every one deserves that. Every single one of us. We all did horrible things in our lives. How would you feel if your most terrible act was splashed in such a way? Everyone deserves to grieve in secret. And learn from it. Every religion and faith says that. Why are then y'all not following that? Cancelling would not help. Using hate against negative energy would not help. Have a little compassion. Have a little faith. And importantly, have love.

He is human afterall. Act like how you would want others to treat you if you were him.

That's all I have to say.

[iamherefortheships]

Homecha ep 14 works only because of the brilliant acting..but are they kinda losing the plot?

HCCC is one of those shows that the superb acting and the nuanced script elevates the plot from its very basic self. Because the leads are so amazing, that we have been able to overlook some of the silly romantic tropes and actually enjoyed them. Because the surrounding characters are well thought out that we have continued to stay invested in their stories even though they have nothing to do with the main plot of the show.

For me the strongest part of the show has been realism (yes, even with the tropes esp we-met-in-childhood-trope!). And for the first time I felt losing a bit of that in the episode...I know am disappointed but I struggle to find criticism coz everyone delivers so beautifully on the cast.

Let me start with the things that worked and I loved:

- Hyejin remarkable maturity on handling relationship  - and also has she just been around for 4-5 months? - this is quite a whirlwind romance and for her to show such a measured response is remarkable (do not get the hate for her...loving someone involves a lot of trust and if they dont seem to trust you back , it really difficult to make that relationship work...so for her to understand that this may not be that simple, and he needs space is amazing)

- Miseon and Eun-chol - these cuties now provide the light in the darkness also serving as a contrast to the main leads

- Validation of what we all suspected that Choi Hui is gay , sad storyline but I will take any representation over none

- Every scene KSH was in ....this dying under his own pain look in his eyes  - not many actors can get that right. I am beginning to suspect that this script is written to showcase KSH many good angles and expressions. 

What worked but I still didn’t like

- Hwa-Jeong and Yeong-guk’s reconciliation. Beautifully written, performed perfectly. No flaw in the scene itself but I don't like this plot development at all. They had fundamental differences in their marriage ...and I don't know if there was enough foundation to actually make it work. This seems like an over eager attempt to give everyone happy endings.

What I didn’t like at all

Pacing issues - Not with Hyejin/Dusik storyline. I think that’s real and very well handled. They are taking it slow and dusik is getting the time to figure things out. My pacing issue is with Dusiks trauma build up in front of the audience. I have  a bad feeling that they are going to make this into this giant hot mess and make his guilt and shame unsalvageable. Urgh..

Trauma overload - this is just not okay. I mean Doha dad’s storyline was not required. Dusik being blamed for his GF and brother-like friend’s death is horrible enough. He is carrying so much guilt already what’s the point of dumping this on him too. It adds nothing to the story

Coincidences - Okay so Doha’s father being somehow hurt by Dusik. Seung-hyeon being related to that women who was Dusik’s brother’s wife. Not believable at all. We are firmly in melodrama world now.

[pineforphantompain]

My 2021 in Dramas

A little late but here is my Asian drama wrap-up. I didn’t watch much, but it was a pretty good year anyway. I finished most of what I started and nothing I watched was really bad.

Last year I started with a film section, but this time I only watched one movie:

Bungee Jumping of Their Own (2001) Rating 6.5/10

Currently Watching 2021 dramas:

Now We Are Breaking Up 4/16 eps (yes I have fallen very behind)

School 2021 6/16 eps

Completed 2021

(Starting with those carried over from 2020)

True Beauty 6/16 eps previously watched. All my love to Kang Soojin. Rating: 7.5/10

Cheat on Me, If You Can 2/16 eps previously watched. This was something. Whether a good something or a bad something I don’t even know. Rating: 7/10

Mine 16/16 eps watched. Female centric dark melos! LBY and KSH were fantastic. Something was missing though that kept me from loving it and I’m not sure what exactly. Rating: 8.0/10

Law School 16/16 eps. I liked it well enough. I enjoy an ensemble cast, and legal/crime plots combined with more slice of life elements. Good, but fell short of great. Also when thinking of what I watched this year I consistently forgot about it. Rating: 8.5/10

Nevertheless, 10/10 eps. It was fine, enjoyable to watch and had one fantastic side couple. Han So Hee pretty. Didn’t like the end. Rating: 7.5/10

The Devil Judge 16/16 eps. I can’t deny it was good, but I didn’t love it like most people seemed to. Good cast. And Sun Ah was gaslight gatekeep girl boss excellence. Rating: 8/10

Other things watched this year:

The Musical (2011) 2/15 eps. Sometimes you’re just struck by the desire to watch early 2010s SBS dramas. Started but then didn’t have much time to watch and got sidetracked.

Nail Shop Paris (rewatch) 1/10 eps. I really wanted to rewatch but then I didn’t have time and was getting behind on airing (higher priority) dramas. The mood has sort of passed, but I’ll probably watch this mess again sometime soon anyway. Rating: 4.5/10 (I love it but it is Bad).

Completed from “on-hold” backlog:

White Christmas (2011) From when I was doing well finishing partially watched shows the end of last year. I finished this early this year, but then failed to continue the trend. Rating: 8/10

Hope to watch in 2022

Rather than a long list of all the titles I plan to watch (and probably won’t) I’m making a more reasonable list of goals this year.

F4 Thai

(Rewatch) Judge vs Judge - because I’m a normal well adjusted person I’m still very attached to this mediocre drama. (Update from when I started this post: I am watching it and I’m just as obsessed as I was the first time).

Watch to completion three 2022 dramas (I actually started Snowdrop in January, so that should mean two others).

Watch at least 3 movies (other than for school).

Finish at least one on-hold drama.

In addition at least something of these:

Watch a classic sageuk

Finish watching White Lies - this is a daily drama from like 2008-9 that I was loving, but it disappeared from where I was watching years ago and I could not for the life of me find it anywhere until I thought to search for it again recently and found that it had been uploaded elsewhere only a few months previously. So now I’m eager to pick it back up, but it’s very long so idk when I’ll actually watch it.

Watch any PSH drama I haven’t finished (Sisyphus, MotA, Heartstrings).

Watch something with Kim Haesook (that is not a rewatch).

[leia-organaa]

thank you so much for being so supportive during this whole fiasco. the overwhelming negativity against KSH here on tumblr is hurting me very much i mean i tried really hard to be neutral on the situation because it really does seem nothing more than a relationship that soured which is a very human and very natural experience but its so hard to log onto this website without being exposed to such stark one-sided opinions.

obviously neither party is a saint: purity culture is part of the problem but what bothers me about reactions on tumblr are that we're constantly talking about making mistakes and learning to forgive ourselves despite them and the dramas we watch deal with this constantly but when it comes to applying these morals to real life we judge so hard so fast it's nauseating really.

im not even saying KSH was the complete victim here. im not even going to talk about the whole believe the victim but only when she's a woman hypocrisy. obviously he has overwhelming influence and power and let's say for the sake of argument that entire dispatch article was fabricated in his favour due to said influence and power. let's say he did treat her badly. but are we really going to ignore forgiveness as a virtue? are we really not gonna let him move on? are we really going to look at his mistakes and continue to let them define the rest of his personality? we only talk about believing in second chances but never act on those beliefs. we really are the best lawyers for ourselves and the best judges for others.

the whole would you believe in a potential liar or potential abuser argument is so messed up in so many ways because it downplays the effects of just how much lies have the potential to harm someone. so its always better to stay neutral in such situations or just take a step back if you cant make sense of it but taking a stance and judging outright is never the answer.

i really truly pray for both the girl who has been hurt by what she had to go through and what she is currently going through - she's dealing with a lot too because of one lapse in judgement and an inflammatory post even after she's apologised for it. and also for KSH who's lost so much he's worked for so fast. the real perpetrator in this entire story is neither one of them, it's us who overpower both of them in number and use our harsh words to trash them over something private that didn't deserve our judgement or even our attention in the first place.

im just so sick and tired of all the anger on my dash i feel like deleting my account because i can't deal with it anymore but thank you for being bold enough to talk about it on your blog and taking the time to read all the word vomit here i mean i had to take it out somewhere and your blog seemed like a safe space so im sorry if this bothered you but i hope youre doing better than i am.

Hello! Thank you for taking the time to reach out. I agree with this 10000%. I noticed that people here immediately jump to conclusions and judge others based on one singular event, without complete context and background. I think it’s okay and even good that people immediately listen to victims — but I also think it’s important to not immediately condemn, and to know all facts before passing judgment. You do not have to cancel or condemn at the onset in order to support someone.

I think the KSH case is highly illustrative too of people’s biases. Whether or not you’re a fan, once you hear two sides, it would be natural for you to take a step back and think. There’s that classic Japanese film — Rashomon — that shows that there’s always different sides to every story, and you’d think people understand this. But no, unfortunately people (especially here on Tumblr) are stubborn, and refuse to reassess initial sentiments towards a situation because such reassessments affect their beliefs and world views. And you’re right. People here ignore the fact that he apologized, and she accepted his apology. That’s what matters — it’s not up to us, all these outsiders and onlookers, what we think. What matters is that they settled their problems. It’s not up to us to judge them.

Both parties have been thrust into the spotlight over and over again because the media there loves milking things til they’re bone dry. People on Tumblr don’t seem to realize how vicious Korean media can be — how easily they can paint one side as a villain with their mere choice of words. Yellow journalism is real, and exaggerated celebrity scandals are common.

I really do hope that this whole issue dies down soon. He’s an amazing actor, and he has brought a lot of joy and comfort to people in these trying times. He deserves a break, but more than that he deserves to be given the benefit of the doubt, even (and maybe especially) with his silence.

[yioh]

2020 follow forever :^)

hello it is, but i, ur local frog, yura, i really realllllllllyyyyyyyyyyy wanted to make some kind of post to appreciate everyone on here because , fr, you guys have been such a large part of my life recently and i can not thank you enough... every single person i have interacted with on here has been so wonderful and it’s been such a pleasure to talk with you guys<3

also extremely extremely extremely sorry if i forget anyone, i really really do love every single person i interact with!! this is my first time doing something like this also this is probably filled with typos but im too impatient and lazy to read what i wrote, im so sorry if its weird or something aaaaaaaaaaaa jhdsgjhd

without further ado lets goooooo losers😎

@honeyedmilks sof u are one of the softest people i know, we didn’t get to talk that much this year but i love ur presence in general and it makes me :D when u pop up on my dash/notes hehe, i can’t express just how much i adore ur writing, the vibes and settings and the way u write in general is so my thing and !!!!!!!! <3 

@asianmelodrama faizaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa u are mine and a lot of other people’s sunshine on this hellsite !!!! ur blog is so feel good and pretty and relaxing and i love all ur thoughts and ur gifs are soooooooooo pretty and ur so cool !!!!!!!! thank u for being so kind and creative and wonderful and for creating a place so safe and lovely i love u i love uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

@muscosus robin robin robin robin ILUSM !!!!!!! ur so fun to talk to and i find it so amusing that we met each other via druck but then consequently found all our interests colliding and we were literally *shook pikachu* kdhigjdghkjf also whenever u tag me in whale stuff it warms my heart so much and i treasure our friendship so so much !!!

@lesbiangoths OLIVIA why are u so adorable :( everytime u send me an ask im :) ur so creative and talented and ur crocheting stuff looks so COOL !!!!! also ur vibe is just immaculate in general and talking with u is so easy, never change ilu bro

@illiterateopossum ELIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ur DEFINATELY one of the people on here that are MOST special to me, all our conversations are so freaking fun and man, u just get me .... and watching u get into all the dramas and anime i reccomend ??? it makes my heart doki doki hiagsjhjh thank u for always looking out for me and sending me the most loveliest messages, im really really bad with words and i am SHITE with keeping up with messaging but i seriously treasure our friendship so so much, i only hope for good things to happen to you next year and all the years after that, you’re such a kind wonderful person and !!!!!!!!!!!! i love u sm :(

@beesnutz KJDFKHIJFHKD GUSTE i wanna be emotional this one time and tell u that ur seriously such a fun person and the way my brain goes on overdrive from creativity when i talk to you is . insane. i want to bonk ur head with as much cereal as i can, never forget that you will always be the dumb sidekick to me, the superior villain and i WILL lead the way to world domination one day. sometimes i feel like u aren’t even real, you could be an anime character and i wouldn’t even bat an eyelash . ilu <3

@rosa-leche kana kana KANA :^) how are u so ???? sweet ???? adorable ???? wonderful ????? i already had so much fun interacting with you, all ur thoughts and messages are always so sweet and u make me smile SO much, and after the secret santa i feel like we have so much in common !!!!!!!!! do tell me if u ever watch bloom into you hehe, keep being the angel u are, ilusm !

@petekaos RAHUL !!!!!!!!!!!!! meeting u this summer feels like so long ago somehow, you sir!!! are one TALENTED person . it really really amazes me with how much passion you get into things and how much love and adoration you put into the things you create, its so so special .... anytime i see u vibing on my dash it fills me with so much joy, keep doing u bro !!!!

@toptaps zeeeeeeeeeeey you are so lovely :) you’re so gentle and soft and i adore talking with u about nanamin, also u are so cool and i was rly rly happy when u followed me lol, lowkey i admired u from afar jdhjkhdijd i love uuuuuuu

@fushiguroo MY LIL OREO CUTIE PATOOTIE oFC i still remember the first ask u sent me, i was so taken aback and honoured :( and the more and more i talked with you and saw you on my dash i was so happy, you have such good taste and you’re so so cute, take care of urself and stay the precious bean u are ok? 

@morksuns sumaya sumaya sumayaaaaaaaaaaaa everytime you interact with me im :D i love all our little convos and ur vibe in general is so peaceful and relaxing, im glad i got to meet you:’) here’s to another year and many more after that, that are filled with only good dramas !!!

@gayvlad NICO (nico niiiiiiiiiiiiii ) YOU DESERVE THE W O R L D. i dont know why but as soon as i had like one convo with u that one time i thought u were such a chill cool person :( im so happy that i get to be friends with you, all ur gifs are so pretty !!!!!!!! ur such a kind person and ur blog is such a warm nice place to be. :) 

@cupidhashorns   peach ........... PEACH !!!!!!!!!! you might be one of the nicest people in the WORLD , whenever u like my posts, regardless of whether u know what im on about lmao, i feel so seen... its just so nice to know that Someone i listening to the shit you throw into the void on this site lmao, i adore all ur asks and i truly truly appreicate all your messages so much. thank you for finding my blog interesting at all man, i cant tell you enough how happy you make me :)

@guihan arloooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MY CAT FRIEND . THE AMOUNT OF SEROTONIN YOU HAVE GIVEN ME IS IMMEASURABLE your cats ................... are so cute .............. !!!!!!!!!!!!!! im so glad i got into tsomd and got to meet you , whenever u tag me in things im !!!!!!!!! also im defo gonna read  twwtadsl sometime ksdjkdhjksd you make it sound so good aaaaaaaaaaaaa

@otterplush rey many people have probably already told you this but you are someone so ...... so spectacular and special and incredible and amazing ............  so much of your words has given me SO MUCH comfort in the short time i had known you, seriously. i seem to always stumble on your blog whenever im most hurt and your words have really had an impact on me in the best way possible and i love u so so so so much. i only wish for good things to happen for you and i want to be there for you in a way you are for everyone else !!! you are so warm and kind an generous, everything about your vibe feels so soft... also i always wanna rb everything you rb ndjbshs ur blog is so pretty :( 

@aheartandashirt nisaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAA MY KSH THIRST BUDDY KDHJKHDKJHDF fr ive had some of the BEST convos with you, ur taste in dramas is !!!!!!!!!!immaculate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its so so so  fun talking with you and everything you gif looks so nice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you for being such a lovely friend to me, you’re so easy to talk with and so friendly and nice and <3 *pat pat pat* 

@tetsuos dawn dawn !!!! you are !!!!!!!!!! such a talented person !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love ur little corner on the web, its so nice to read all ur thoughts about the dramas you’re watching, all your thoughts are so well thought out and interesting to read and, in general, i adore seeing you do ur thing :) *hug hug * 

@heartsofsunlight angel ! your drawings are so beautiful !! you are such a beautiful person in general ! whenever u drop by it makes me so happy, its been so lovely getting to know you, thank you so much for talking to me :) i love uuuuuuu

@metawin jay jay jay !!!!!!!!!!!! for some reason whenever i see u im overcome with so much love !!! everything you make is so beautiful and u are defo one of the most elite people here hehe, also ur cats are ........ so adorable ............ 

@metawwin aliiiiiiiiiiiii, its been such a pleasure seeing you on here !! ur so soooooo kind and whenever u sent me those adorable asks it made me so happy, you’re like a little happiness fairy, you eminate so much joy and positivity !! also ur singing ... immaculate 

@87s min min !!!! u are soooooooooooo adorable, i think ive said this before but u seriously give me little sibling vibes lol, its so fun talking to you, and im so happy that you first popped up to me !!!!!!!!!!! iluuuuuuuu

@joblessquinoa JQ :^)    i always associate you with my engineer haha, and that was so long ago !!!!! ur so fun to talk to, and i adore seeing u rb and leave ur thoughts on all the manga and webtoons im reading !!!! in fact whenever u like my posts i aways feel so happy hehe, also . i literally wouldve failed my coding course without u thank u SO much for helping me out * cries* 

@gigiesarocha cata CATA CATA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  when you first popped up i was so elated to talk to you, u seemed so nice:( and later when u told me u watched joan’s galaxy because of me i was sdhfsgijdfhjkdhjkfh all ur gifs are so unbelieveably gorgeous, i literally go back to the set u made of yioh staring at joan skipping all the time, its so ........ beautiful.......... hopefully we get more wlw content next year and hopefully theyre all as good as joan’s galaxy hehe, iluuuuuuuuuu

@yibobibo aamna my love !!!!!!! how are you so precious ? everytime u reblog any of my posts its an instant serotonin boost, the experience of getting back into mdzs along with u was seriously incomparable, it was so FUN and i wanna go back :( ur such a friendly wonderful and talented person and i adore seeing all ur creativity blossom on this website, ilu aamna !

@brightwin JELLY jelly u are literally the human embodiment of the softest teddy bear in the WORLD . i wanna give u all the hugs and pats i can because u make me so !!!!!!!!! happy and u fill me with so much soft warmth ........... thank u for being u, all ur gifs are so pretty and its been so nice to be able to bask in the light that comes off of u, never change i love u so sooooooooooo much <3

and lastly, some blogs that i really really adore !

@kurusutakatsu @chanagun @yuhaosturtle @jiangyanlisgf @duoerla @yinyu @tichawongtipkanon @jbums @wenqing @lemongrasslesbian @weiixian @schech @kikuism @earthfluuke @0ffgun @yamaguccchi @wullu @seniorwitch @leoyunxi @floraflorenzi @dreamterlude @florbexter @doctorbahnjit

[kipkoechs-world]

The Manicure

You can make money in 24 hours at the comfort of your house ,the Nobel prize winner lie.We are constant problems that need to be solved . It’s true but we try hard to be rich in any way. It is good to have a vision,but don’t let it be sidelined by a rush that you can not pay for its consequences.

While the desire to make more money prevails , 2021 was quite a year for me .I am here to share the crocodile tears with you. The year started well and as always ; the mantra this is my year kept the music playing . This was all music to my ears. I hope not say it and let everything flow this year. The point is, as a teenager especially in your early 20s , you have the burning dream of driving at 24 or even as most people love odd numbers 25 . This is odd perse because nature has everything planned for you . However , unlike me I was served well on a silver platter .

I begun the year with my pockets loaded with a token of appreciation . The money with wings as I love to call , an enjoyment on a dry beach and the sun cream to drench your indigence. That’s HELB , a government loan to unemployed struggling comrade . Anyway I don’t know what magic or can we call it premonition that visits this loan every time it is issued .The rate at which it depreciates is alwaysa scientific mystery. You think you have more but after three days of Chicken in visits , you are back to factory settings . Good as January .However , I had a billionaire mentality . I started off by saving five grand for my emergencies and within two days of 700 days of January I was broke again. The struggle continued as life does . The sun was slow to set but fast to rise . How about the solar that boiled my brain with temptations to buy a cold drink ? Sorry five grand , I betrayed you. It’s life all was gone even before I noticed. Back to the circle again to draw how to invest nothing and get something .

Long story short, the days moved on well , months of survival were a pure torture. The same deal daily but the same risk. I waited for the second coming of my savior , and guess what ,it came in handy. I learnt from my friend of a Ponzi scheme that was taking the daily show. Guys were “ making money’’ within 24 hours. Every minute counted and even I was given proofs of Huge Mpesa withdrawals by my peers. Being an elite, I could not be easily swayed because men , this was probably a sham. No one will pay you to do nothing. That’s a fact . You will have to pay after some time. It stands the philosophy of the trap. Which schools that you have to provide bait for you to trap a meal. Some have perfected this.

This seemed promising and I got convinced but the spirit was not receptive. My heart was breaking but my head was busy calculating figures and planning for the money I would get. This was in September. A certain factory called SOLAR FACTORY claimed to be leasing solar panels to be used in third world countries,and in turn you lease and get profits.How so ,I kept asking myself.Even I did my homework and dug deeper into the oceans of blogs .All recommend it.Deep down I was fighting to resist. Their quotations and requirements for leasing were quite promising and cheape for a startup investor like me. My buddies, they told me they had ‘invested’ some money and they were already reaping the proceeds of their investments. I dissented with what my heart was feeling and immediately decided to plunge myself into the lucrative venture.

The registration was easier, I mean very easy. The procedure of depositing from Mpesa was at the lighting speed. I could not take it any more .The calculations in my mind were supersonic and crystal clear this time . The thought of buying my first car was even a vision well captured. Within minutes, I was already providing my Mpesa Pin to initiate the transaction. I successfully deposited a total of Ksh 1000 and boom proceeded to lease the solar panel worth my deposit. This was easy and I began monitoring the process. After an hour, it was generating some Cash I was earning. The Billionaire journey. I could control this,I thoughtout loud and promised myself a decent investment. After a few days, I decided to taste the proceeds of my ‘investment’ withdrawal. The procedure was direct and much simpler, I was reaping and getting it guys I had some cash. My Mpesa was being blessed. The kind of thing you admire when cobwebs are in your account. This was the real deal. I told two of my friends about it and they promised to join. I hope they still think of me as a good person. We were in the same boat that capsized later. It is what it is.

Days went by and the daily ‘investment’ was at the core of my thoughts. I knew that 2022 was going to be a great year financially because, the calculations I had, if I invested a certain sum of money, would be great. Neither did I know this was collateral damage that I was creating. I invested 12 times of my initial investment this time. I had raised my expectations of the kind of money I would accumulate daily. It was a great experience ,I must say getting something out of nothing. The returns were greater this time. Earning ksh 800 in a day doing nothing was not a joke. I was in the blissful moment of a wedded frog. I was just waiting for the good stuff. During the first week, I waited for the money to accumulate so that I could make a huge withdrawal at once. You know there is a special vibe with huge withdrawals. The harder your Mpesa balance is hit, the greater you smile that day.

Saturday morning, I dressed up and went to town to run some errands. I was even determined to do the shopping and get myself a weeks treat. Anyway, learn to lower your expectations. I was in town when I initiated the withdrawal request. This was going to be hotter than pepper. I was high on dopamine. The request was accepted and was left on processing status. I was sure that in the next five minutes, I would have received my weekly remunerations. Little did I know my aura was doomed, the status did not change. Minutes became hours and the day was closing its business. I could see my money being carried away by the wave far into the ocean. I tried contacting customer care, she was called Sarah but she was not conceiving my requests. I mean biblical names are the worst, just kidding. Her last seen on WhatsApp remains on October 29th. Anyway money was gone, dreams crashed and visions deemed.

I called my friend and what he was saying were curses and regrets. All was gone but always be mindful of these Ponzi schemes. They seem lucrative when it’s launching but catastrophic when you join them. I mean not everything that shines is gold.