#is the most urealistic thing in this show

[raven--stag]

wait wait WAIT. what if tristan has huntingtons?

[btsandvmin]

For people who think Vmin is fanservice and need to keep up a front of being close for fans... Did you think it through?

You realize the easy way would be to post selcas? Or do fanservice during performances? Being in a lot of photoshoots together? Or even do a vlive? Short and temporary interactions with a lot of impact. Easy.

Choosing to write a song about their relationship where they sing about being soulmates and being together "when the cheers dies down" is overkill and completely unnecessary as a form of convincing fanservice. So is holding hands at the airport as they walk away from the cameras in something that most fans won't watch. Taehyung talking about a song he doesn't get to sing with Jimin, making the company look bad, is not fanservice. A staff member running to get Jimin because Taehyung is crying is not fanservice and neither is Jimin writing "most handsome in the world" under Taehyung's photo. Small moments no one will notice, or emotional moments taken advantage of and being used for an agenda... Why?

I suppose Vmin just sprinkle lies around them all the time to give fans the impression that they are close (because that makes more sense than them simply telling the truth). And BTS too are forcing themselves to say Vmin are close and the like.

For what reason though? Does Vmin have to lie about being soulmates and sleep together to make people believe they are friends? Do they have to write mutliple songs about their relationship to remind fans they are close? You think BTS waste time on writing songs they don't believe in?

(Though clearly antis still forget about any Vmin moment no matter how big or meaningful it is, or how small and not for the fans it is.). How can you even suggest they fake things to that level?

Vmin show us all the time in million different ways how much they mean to each other. If you can't see that then that's on you. The rest of us will happily keep enjoying and loving Vmin based on what we see.

How exactly does Vmin work as fanservice? Have you watched them at all? If Vmin don't love each other and are "just colleagues", give them an Oscar each.

What's the point of calling these two members soulmates if many other pairs in the group are closer and "more genuine"? The weak arguments for Vmin not being friends doesn't add up.

Vmin having fanservice moments is not the same as Vmin's relationship being fanservice. 95z is love and that is something I don't have to doubt ever.

How do these people even enjoy BTS if they think they fake things to this extent? It's both rude and urealistic to accuse them of lying like this if you actually pay any attention.

I honestly don't know how anyone can logically come to the conclusion of Vmin not loving each other if you watch them interact. But if you do, no one is forcing you to stay here and to like them.

Vmin has plenty of love for each other and that's obvious to anyone who doesn't pick and choose what to believe in or not.

[stardustdancer]

Darklina to the core or ... The real reason for the passion for a certain storyline

First of all ... the good thing is that the majority of society is able to distinguish between good and bad. We learn that early on.

I don't close my eyes to reality. There are terrible people in this world. There are people who have had faced or currently face terrible situations. There is good stuff happening in this world as well as great people do exist. But sure as hell there are no perfect ones.

I am shipping Darklina. I have my reasons. They are my own individual and personal reasons and I am looking for answers.

You can find answers everywhere. From advice, a sight, an experience ... I know Darklina is a damn toxic relationship. This was shown to us with a sledgehammer. Aleksander did Alina dirty. No doubt on that. I’m not excusing such behaviour and such actions in any way in real life.

The good news is ... Darklina is not reality. It's fiction, and the thing about fiction and stories is that they have a purpose. They give answers. They remind us of things. They show us dreams, hopes and wishes. They teach us something. They contain a message. Their goal is to explain to us in a simple but often exaggerated way how we can or should deal with things in our real world.

Critical voices could now say: "Then why are you shipping Darklina? Is the lesson not clear? No chance for abusers!"

Yes, you are right. That is a lesson to be learned from it. But it's A lesson. Not the only lesson.

See, we humans are all so very, very different. We are different because we all go different ways. We have different legacies, different experiences. We have different ambitions, different demons, different passions, desires and hopes. We all have different lessons to learn.

What about the lesson of never giving up? The lesson of how much is too much to reach your goals? What about the lesson of change? Is there a way to get out of the dark or is bad bad and will stay bad forever? Do you remain a monster with no hope? Is it worth fighting your demons, experiences, your past? What about the lesson in true forgiveness? (I recommend everyone look up the word "forgiveness" and what it means.)

There are real people in this world who ask such questions. Are they not allowed to ask these questions or find answers because the moral compass of our society forbids it to only whispering about our moral gray traits? Does the morally perfect society ignore the fact that different people face different problems that this perfect society cannot understand at all?

As different as the people, as different are the lessons and as different are the motivations and preferences.

But back to Darklina AND definitely ... we mustn't forget ... It's a story! It's an exaggerated fiction that I'm talking about.

In order to be able to learn something from it we have to turn the story of Aleksander and Alina into reality by removing all magical things, the war situation, the killer vipes and the hunger for power to reduce the story events to its core. (Just for your information, the point is not to downplay a problem, but to make it more understandable.)

When all of this is gone, we have a man who wants to achieve a goal by taking advantage of a woman's talent.

Let's create a new story based on this core. Just an example ...

How about a story where a boss wants to win a project. He sees the potential of a woman in his company and asks her for help. They get closer as they work together, but the boss is a stupid workaholic who has worked toward his goal all his life. So far he has been alone for a very long time. He doesn't know how to trust someone and the relationship with this woman is new. Maybe it is too new and his newly awakened feelings are frightening him. He is afraid and sees his reputation threatened by this woman's talent and steals that mutual successes of a presentation and presents it as his own.

The woman is hurt and it sure means that she was abused by her boss too. It's exactly the same gist as Alinas and Aleksanders in Shadow and Bone, but turned into a more realistic and more minor incident. Something that can definitely happen in reality.

Now we talk about what someone sees in Darklina. Does this new story still evoke exactly the same negative and dramatic feelings in you as in the original story? No, or?

That's because there's a certain familiarity in this story. It could be true and it could be something that can actually happen to anyone.It's realistic. It's still bad. No question. Still a shitty situation, but it isn't tainted with urealistic cruelty and there is a good chance of finding a good and realistic solution without killing anyone. It's something a random person is able to deal with in real life.

It’s the core of a story that draws us in and not… (well…not only) the obvious sexiness and chemistry of a protagonist.

Most of the time what draws us in reflects something that is within us. Be it guilt or hope. Be it wish or reality. For fun or for distraction. The end of a story could be an answer to a question or food for thought for someone who has an inner question to deal with.

The woman might either find a good lawyer to help her or she will move heaven and earth to convince her boss to change his behavior.

Different endings, different paths, different motivations, different lessons.

And, depending on your inner needs, you have chosen which of them you like best.

Some Malinas might look for the handsome boyfriend to help Alina gain inner peace and find sweet love. Maybe these people are craving a healthy relationship or they just enjoy the fluffy stuff. It is absolutely valid. I'm happy for them. Enjoy your trip!

But that's not it for everyone. Darklinas may see a different message. They hope for something else. They have different needs. They enjoy other things. What is also valid.

There is nothing wrong with showing interest in Darklina's plot because nobody but you knows what you can get out of this story for your personal growth because nobody but you knows what your life lessons are.

It is up to you which way you go. Which story you prefer, what lesson you need or want to learn. What your wishes are or what your hopes. It's individual. It's personal. It's different for everyone.

So if you take the story down to the core, it will be easier to identify a message and that will help you find your answers.

Unfortunately, the problems with stories is that you will never know which route the writers will choose. You won't know the end until it ends. You can only stick with it until the story tells you that you won't find your answer in it. You have to wait and hope that the story gives you what you are looking for. Either you are the lucky one or you are the one who remains unsatisfied. Then you haven't found your answer yet.

However, it's important to always remember that at some point, somehow, somewhere you will find your answers. You just have to keep looking.

Until then, enjoy the things that make you happy!

And in my case, it's only to watch Ben Barnes look delicious!

Just kidding ... it's the hope of a good ending to a person stuck in a dark place trying to find their way back into the light.

That's all! Sorry for my bad English. It's not my mother tongue.

Take care! Bye!