#and into the love of a lifetime

[mxtxfanatic]

Book of the Week: She Is the Protagonist

Author: Re Dao Hun Jue (热到昏厥)

Genre: transmigration, rebirth, modern-day showbiz, baihe

Rating: T

My Synopsis: Tang Hanqiu has finally managed to free herself from the control of her system after throwing herself off the edge of a building in her first life. On the other side, Yu Rubing has discovered that her system is a little bit more stubborn with her refusal to play along. When the fated "love rivals" meet, they both take it as a chance to finally thwart the beings trying to control their lives, but will they successfully escape the shackles of systems hellbent on charting out their life course?

My Actual Review: As the first and currently only baihe that I have read, finished, and thoroughly enjoyed, I absolutely love this story. Yu Rubing is a character that takes no shit from the moment she wakes up as the protagonist, and her team-up with Tang Hanqiu matches both of their energies so well. Also, the romance is so perfect. I must say I am a sucker for characters who realize their affections early on and get together before the final arc of the story. The surprise (surprise?) villain was honestly kinda terrifying when paired with the rules of the world(s) that the characters were unknowingly living under, and I hope that the author writes another novel set in this very same universe because the drama behind the system was fascinating. Also, loved the extras! I love when the main couple has children! I feel like I should add this as a content warning, but both MCs commit suicide multiple times throughout the story but as ways to escape the control of the system and not as an expression of a wish to die.

The translation is alright. It's a little clunky in places, and I was definitely annoyed by translation notes that just felt like I was being walked through every single metaphor (even ones that are common in English!) but it is by far one of the better-quality translations to read.

Translation: complete

[scurvyboy]

and he may ask himself "well, how did i get here?"

[what-am-i-doing-in-this-fandom]

Yeah, I don't know about you, Fidds, but I'd fold at this 🙏

Previous!!

Next!!

First!!

[stump-not-found]

A Lifetime Served in a Little Cup

pt.1 / pt.2 / pt.3 / pt.4

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bill, babygirl, the red flags get outta there

[cartoon-goon02]

the nastiest chav in revachol

[flwrkid14]

Tim Drake Loves Like Odysseus

If there’s one thing Tim Drake knows, it’s patience. He’s spent his whole life waiting—for approval, for recognition, for love. And when Danny Fenton crashes into his life, wild and untamed like the storm Tim never knew he needed, Tim feels like he’s found the one person who makes the wait worth it.

It’s funny, really. How Tim’s life echoes that of his past. Odysseus had Penelope, his constant, the woman he loved with every part of his being. She was his reason to fight, to survive, to return. And now, in this life, it’s Danny. Danny, who smiles at him like he’s the only person in the room, who pulls Tim in close with his easy laughter and gentle teasing.

Danny is Tim’s Penelope, his anchor in a world of chaos.

Tim doesn’t even realize how much of his past love has bled into this life until he’s sitting next to Danny on the couch one night. Danny’s head is on his shoulder, their hands loosely intertwined, and Tim just knows. This—he—is what he’s been fighting for.

It’s not the missions, or the victories, or even the Bat family’s approval. It’s Danny. He loves Danny with a quiet, fierce devotion, the same way Odysseus loved Penelope, with all the yearning and determination that had kept him alive through countless trials.

Tim would do anything for him.

And it’s not always easy. There are nights when Danny’s off fighting his own battles, and Tim waits, holding his breath, just like Penelope had done for Odysseus all those years ago. He knows what it’s like to wait for the person you love, to wonder if they’ll come back to you. But the thing is, Tim knows Danny will always come back. Just like Odysseus returned to Ithaca, no matter how long the journey or how hard the trials.

And when Danny does come back? When he wraps his arms around Tim, pressing a kiss to his temple, Tim feels that same relief, that same overwhelming love that he remembers Odysseus felt the moment he saw Penelope again.

It’s not just that Tim loves Danny. It’s that he waits for him. Fights for him. Lives for him, with the same depth and determination that had driven Odysseus through years of war and hardship, all for the woman he loved.

Tim may not be Odysseus anymore, not fully, but the love? That kind of love transcends lifetimes.

Because Danny is Tim’s Penelope, and no matter what this life throws at them, Tim will always find his way back to him.

[rendevok]

step into the light

what do you see?

my sun,

my stars

shining on me

[suave1foru]

Feel it

[fyanimaldiversity]

If you ever wondered what the best living vertebrate is, it’s the alligator gar in my totally not biased 100% scientifically backed opinion. They are just a flawless creature. Nothing wrong with them. Good tooth to snoot ratio, they have a winning smile.

They and other monster fish absolutely should NOT be in the hands of most private keepers at all and I do NOT support morph breeding of them because of that, but pretty fishy cute :c

[ash-and-starlight]

one day, in a thousand years

[starryemeralds]

screencap redraw for the one year anniversary of isat!

thank you for giving me this beloved found family 🤍

[khickuwa]

"come to me, little star." 🌟

[sefynarose]

okay but something i keep thinking about is the fact that mc, Rafayel, Zayne, Xavier and Sylus are currently all in the same timeline/lifetime. in the main story we’ve interacted with all four so far, and we’ve learned through their cards/myth/scenes about their past with mc and what has brought them here now. so is it not a fact that they are all SIMULTANEOUSLY pining and craving for her?! a man who betrayed a god, a man who betrayed his kingdom & people x 2, a man who?? well we aren’t sure for sylus just yet but LISTEN!! If the ending of this game is that she only chooses ONE the rest of them are fucked. they’re screwed in this lifetime and have to watch their soulmate, the love of their life go with ANOTHER. that’s absolutely insane

[theluckiestlb]

girl...WHEN??? WHERE????

what are you talking about???? when you kept him isolated for 14 years??? when you robbed him of bodily autonomy???? when you exposed him to his mother's corpse to akumatize him, TWICE????

wait, wait—OH you mean when he was terrified for his life, literally begging you to stop after you beat him up. my bad.

no? OH, you mean when you forced him to leave the country and the love of his life.

Huh.

[enii]

💕

[clowndensation]

things that are gay according to logan roy: vehicular manslaughter, having happy (made up) childhood memories of your dad, telling your wife you love her