#geunseo

[tenthousandyearsx]

"Yoohyun-ah, look over there." I pointed at the Seseong Guild Leader, then couldn’t help but get up and approach him. "Sung Hyunjae-ssi, would you mind coming over here for a moment?" Sung Hyunjae gave me a questioning look but followed docilely as I tugged him along. [...] "Alright, Yoohyun, what do you think of this face?" No matter how you looked at it, his face was so perfectly handsome that it was almost infuriating. Though beauty standards differ across cultures, with such perfect symmetry, he would surely receive high praise anywhere. Yoohyun glanced at Sung Hyunjae before quickly shifting his gaze back to me. "What do I think? But it's just the Seseong Guild Leader." "…No other thoughts?" "None." "Han Yoojin-gun, the young master here has no personal interest in me whatsoever." I knew that, but. Feeling wronged for some reason, I looked up at Sung Hyunjae's face. "No, he's handsome. His features are so perfect, it’s almost annoying." "Why, thank you."

– The S Classes that I Raised – Chapter 319: Three Times Safer (2)

[dyinggirldied]

I aspire to be like Geunseo one day. In what way? Writing all the common tropes of BL in an action fantasy webnovel and making it more tender and sus than even official BL but never adding the BL tag in the work itself 🤣🤣🤣

[morteisshipping]

Have been obsessed with Jupiter after knowing that Sung Hyunjae is designed after Greek God Zeus & have been watching BBC space documentaries, especially about Jupiter.

The more I watch BBC, the more I am convinced that Geunseo designed SHJ based on the planet Jupiter itself rather than Zeus the Greek God, bcs tell me why Jupiter's inward spiral and its scattering of materials in space is so freaking similar with how SHJ has been universe-hopping & making his own existence unstable?

Watch:

According to the video, apparently Jupiter is collapsing very very slowly and that's what makes its environment is so extreme. It has constant thunderstorms, its lightning is thousands of times hotter than what we find on earth. The storm is driven by the leftover energy it has since the beginning of its formation as a planet, so Jupiter is gradually releasing its own energy out, and by doing that, its existence is slowly collapsing.

Doesn't that sound familiar?

According to the scientists, even though Jupiter looks so big & intimidating, its real mass underneath all that storm should only be around just 30% of its appearance.

And not just that:

When it was first formed, Jupiter was so big and so powerful that it almost wreak havoc of the formation of our solar system by swallowing other planets into its gravitational pull; notably the inner planets, including our earth. Its gravitational pull had made Ceres and Mars barren bcs Jupiter had sucked their space materials into its orbit.

That is until Saturn is formed. As the second giant planet in the outer space, it also has a big gravitational pull and Jupiter is stuck into it too and fortunately, Jupiter stays there; letting the inner planets forms in peace. If Saturn is not there, Jupiter would've gone wilding, sucking everyone in with its gravitational pulls.

Saturn's & Jupiter's gravitational pullings against each other is called Primordial Dance. In that dance, Jupiter apparently throws out the most important ingredient that helps formed our planet earth: water.

I find this really interesting. The more I watch the documentaries, the more I am convinced that Geunseo designed his characters with Space in mind.

What else can you find?

[fallloverfic]

내가 키운 S급들 | The S-Classes that I Raised Korean physical novel pre-order for release 26 December 2024

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A 5-volume physical release of the novel (not the manhwa adaptation) for 내가 키운 S급들 | The S-Classes that I Raised has been announced! It is currently up for order and will be available in December!

Store link (more in the Instagram post; JPLEMEDIA is the publisher for the series)

Twitter link

Onlyraii's post on it, as they drew art for the release (Onlyraii drew the current novel art used for the single chapter release)

A preview of the goods (twitter):

Geunseo also helped to compose a song for this (Track 11).

Unlike the previously unsuccessful crowdfunding physical release, this seems to just be on sale.

The series is 35 volumes in ebooks, so I'm not sure if this is a reformatted version or it's just the first 5 volumes, with more to come. I would imagine it's the latter. All the (current) ebooks in Korean are available on multiple sites, including Ridibooks. More info on the series here.

[mypersonalsandbox]

THE S-CLASSES THAT I RAISED (내가 키운 S급들)

[rae17reads]

It's giving very "don't Pick me " vibes from Kim Soleum and I'm loving everything about it

Kim Soleum is so friggin funny. Man joins one supernatural corporation and becomes the hottest piece of meat around. Except it's specifically for employment reasons.

People (human or otherwise) really do be taking one look at his scrawny little body and pokerface of steel and asking: "Is anyone gonna offer him a job?" and not wait for answer.

My boi really be getting job offers from higher teams, rival government offices and supernatural TV hosts. While already employed and trembling in his boots!

Sure a main character of all time!

[infriga]

Yoojin to Hyunjae: "can't you just share your bedroom?"

Me:

[lalune9x]

S-Classes novel SPOILERS chapter 470

some thoughts after translating this chapter. as I've translated this arc, I've become fully convinced that the confession/rejection subplot was intentionally presented in parallel with sung hyunje 'breaking up' with yoojin in order to repeatedly bash the reader over the head with the funny narrative device of "you think he's saying all this romance and heartbreak-related stuff about a woman, but he's actually thinking about sung hyunje!!"

I already explained how the korean word for 'getting rejected' also means 'getting broken up with' (차이다). so when the characters mention yoojin being rejected (by chloe), you could also read it as him being broken up with... and because korean often leaves out pronouns and the subjects/objects of actions and requires readers to fill the meaning in by context, it makes the ironic ambiguity even stronger. the story is repeatedly prompting the reader to fill in for themselves who yoojin is really heartbroken over.

then this section in chap 470 is wild, because WHY is it structured like this?

"[...] I still think it's fine to like whatever or whomever you want. No matter how it turns out." Because liking people and things brought joy and could even bring comfort. It was a positive feeling, in any case. Of course, you could also struggle because of it. I had. But even then, I didn't think I would regret any of it. Even if I were to lose it all once more, if I went back, I'd still end up liking them all again. I mean Sung Hyunje, too… He wasn't bad… well... he had put me through some crazy situations. Still, there'd been fun times too. That one time it had been delicious, yeah. That other time it had also been tasty. That one restaurant had suited my palate well. Naturally, Myungwoo's cooking was the best, but he fussed too much about my health. Though it really was amazing that healthy food could still taste that good. "Of course, I shouldn't go falling head over heels and giving up my heart on a silver platter," I said. "But I'm going to do what I like." It wasn't a big change, but how should I put it? I guess I would focus more on prioritizing myself. At my words, Yoohyun's expression became gloomier. "I understand, hyung. She's a foreigner, anyway." "…What?"

like what is the logical connection between these thoughts for yoojin that isn't 'I might have romantically-inclined feelings for this guy I keep thinking about'? how else am I supposed to read it? he's been comforting himself about how it's okay to like people, says he would like the same people even if he had to do things over again, and the one example of those people he brings up is... sung hyunje? he starts reminiscing about hyunje... cooking for him? (he doesn't even specify that the "delicious" things he's talking about are food at first)

and then right after those reminiscences about the fun times he had with hyunje, yoojin says he won't go too far in loving people, but he'll still do what he likes? he'll prioritize himself, aka act selfishly? the very thing he said he was going to do by refusing to let sung hyunje go? the story really smacks you in the face with the conclusion it wants you to draw.

also of course yoohyun misunderstands that yoojin's talking about chloe, because all of his sung hyunje-focused thoughts are internal!! even yoojin himself is confused at who/what yoohyun is even talking about at first because all yoojin's been thinking about is sung hyunje! (and maybe because in korean yoohyun doesn't specify 'she', so yoojin's thought process might've been like mine, thinking "huh, can shj really be called a foreigner?" before understanding yoohyun's just not privy to yoojin's gay inner monologue).

[mauveflowers]

I have read Geunseo's author commentary and other translator's translation notes so I know for a fact that the way Yoojin and Sung Hyunjae interact is more akin to a perfunctory customer service dialogue and that can't be translated over to english as seamlessly BUT

Being an english reader it is actually hilarious trying not to read into their interactions. They just go off the rails all the time and say and DO things that are questionable at best. And I know there's supposed to be a level of distance in their social hierarchy (respecting people older and in better standing that yourself?) but WHY does SHJ act like that.

[freyadragonlord]

You know, personally i never talked enough out here about Whatever The Fuck is happening between Moon Hyuna and Evelyn Miller.

Because there's just. So Much. Going on.

They really despise each other. With waaay more passion than necessary. But apparently they used to be closer in the past, before breaking apart, and suddenly, Lots of spite there.....

The plot also has them interact a Lot, especially in the second half of the novel.... And their interactions are always reeeally charged.........

Almost like author-nim is trying to tell us something...............

[sarathebunny]

Bun yoojin 🐰

[tenthousandyearsx]

“…What are you doing?” Sung Hyunjae pulled off my pajama top. He stared intently at the wound and placed his hand on it. He had already checked it before – why was he touching it again? I could sense his magic moving. With my level of magic power, I wouldn’t normally be able to detect someone else’s magic without activating the Teacher skill. Yet the sensation of magic power swirling over my scar felt as clear as if I was seeing it with my own eyes. Then, Sung Hyunjae's magic, which tingled slightly as it overflowed, was quickly absorbed by the magic stone in my body. "It's like mine. How?" "It's just your overinflated ego."

A hand touched my back, right where my heart was. I swallowed hard. [...] “I'm reserving the spot on your back, where your heart is. You cannot give it to anyone else.”

As we walked down the hallway, Sung Hyunjae spoke. “You’re the first person to ever stay the night.” “I’m quite honored.” “Because of that, I’ll need a bit of time to prepare a bedroom. I do maintain the rooms, but they haven’t been slept in for a while.” Just tossing me a blanket would’ve been fine. The sofa was comfortable too. Though the living room was so large that sleeping alone in it would feel a bit lonely… “I’m too tired to wait. [...] Can’t I just share your bedroom?” [...] Sung Hyunjae slowed his pace and looked down at me. “I've never had anyone in my bedroom.” Had he really never dated anyone at his age? He didn’t have the kind of face for that to be the case. Maybe he’d never had a connection deep enough to bring someone home. “If it’s not okay, just leave me here. I’ll find a corner to crash on my own.” “Of course, my item is an exception. Can’t I take it everywhere?”

– The S Classes that I Raised – Chapter 154: Entrusted (4)

[dyinggirldied]

Size gap (Yoojin is 175 cm while Hyunjae is 197 cm)

[morteisshipping]

"Is this because of Crescent Moon?" [...] "It would put anyone in a terrible mood." [...] Holding my gaze for a moment, Sung Hyunjae took an item out of his inventory. Long fingers put the sound-blocking item on the table with a tap. "Are you worried about me?" "Worried? What's there to worry about when it's you? I'm just-" I stopped talking and closed my mouth. "...Yes. I'm worried." To be honest. [...] "I should thank you." "Ah, what for? I've already received what I was to receive. Besides, for me, it's not just you, but everyone around me. I don't want to lose you." [...] "It's true that the past I don't know of is bothering me, but..." Golden eyes looked up at me. "What I'm concerned about now is another part." Hmm? What else is there? "What is it?" He didn't return an answer. What came out after a moment's silence was something completely unexpected, "Wouldn't it be better for you to get some rest?" "I rested without doing anything in particular, both in the dungeon and since we've gotten out." I'm just talking. I was a little sleepy but I feel fine for now. "Don't change the subject, please." Sung Hyunjae's brow furrowed slightly. His expression seemed - how to say it - troubled. I was even more curious about what it was. Was it something he didn't want to talk about? Why? I thought he didn't care about other's thoughts. Ah... could it be? "Is it because I showed a weak side of myself?" [...] He cared about me anyways. As ever. Otherwise, he would've said so out loud. "From the start, I was and will continue to be imperfect but you know that. So if you have anything to say, just say it. I won't be able to fall apart any further at this point and I think I could accept whatever it is that you have to say." "For some reason..." "Yes?" "I want to lay bare what's inside you. Everything down to the depths of you."

chapter 282-283: Burning's Also Neat

[wovenstarlight]

FUCK YOU GEUNSEO FUCK YOU GEUNSEO FUCK YOU GEUNSEO FUCK YOU GEUNSEO FUCK YOU GEUNSEO

[jamitin-k]

“If you don’t solve the problem at its root, it’ll be hard for you to change. Leaving the rotten interior be and only painting over the surface will only make you crack again.”

“…The root?”

…….

I exhaled a long breath. Yeah, I shouldn’t worry. What could I do about my heart having rotted? What could I do about the fact that if you dug out the rot, there’d be nothing left? That was why I was just barely hanging on, clutching to the arms wrapped around me.

So, what if his insides were rotten?