#it must be the moonlight

[chicalepidoptera]

Day 9 of @vampirefest 's vfkinktober2024: Outdoors

[dangoulains-devotion]

you mustn't blame yourself

[theabstruseone]

With the announcement of the new movie starring Michelle Yeoh, it seems I have to go on my Section 31 rant again.

Section 31 was only done well in Deep Space Nine because the writers of Deep Space Nine understood that SECTION 31 ARE THE BAD GUYS.

They were used as a foil for the grey morality of the show as a warning of "This is where you will go if you continue on this path". Section 31 was the logical endpoint of the show's themes of sacrificing your ethics, morality, and principles in a pragmatic "the ends justify the means" mentality in order to defend those ethics, morals, and principles.

Because you CAN'T.

If you compromise your ethics, morals, and principles in an attempt to defend those very same things, what exactly are you defending? Things you yourself tossed aside when they became inconvenient.

All three (yes, there were only three) episodes of DS9 centering on Section 31 featured Bashir resolving the conflict of that episode WITHOUT compromising his integrity as a citizen of the Federation and a Starfleet officer.

Up to and including preventing Section 31 from committing genocide. Yeah, remember that? When Section 31 infected Odo with a degenerative virus so that he would spread it to the Great Link and kill all of the Changelings? Then specifically stonewalled Bashir when he attempted to find a cure?

Section 31 is not just a tool for telling happy funtime spy stories in Star Trek. That organization is called Starfleet Intelligence and was already around long before DS9. Section 31 is an unauthorized unelected black ops group that functions outside any chain of command or authority that can place any checks on their use and abuse of power. You know, just like EVERY OTHER evil Starfleet officer in every other episode where some Admiral goes off the deep end and starts doing shady shit the Enterprise then has to stop.

Section 31 are the bad guys. They are not antiheroes. They are not just the darker side of Starfleet. They are not the people who must do the evil things that have to be done. They are just evil. Period.

[wyzzze]

You guys will let me know when the good trauma hurt/comfort fics drop about Harumasa and Lighter being triggered about being touched and seen without their choker/sunglasses and feeling nervous about their scars/how skinny he looks bc he's sick, right?

You'll keep me in your hearts when those fics drop, won't you? 🥺

[violent138]

The Batfam is so busy that Alfred could be doing anything in that damn house and nobody would know a thing. Running a criminal empire of his own, meeting with MI6 contacts, cultivating several hobbies, hosting charity events and having unwitting, half-asleep batkids mingle on their way back from patrol (and heading to bed in civilian clothes) or distracted batkids mingle on their way to the Cave. Alfred could be watching fitness influencers and working out in the Greenhouse (he's got his suit and whatnot stashed in multiple locations for quick changes).

[merakiui]

me writing the 'sex by the sea' scenarios: i'll write 1k words of smut for each character and that should be good! :D

also me: it's imperative floyd spends most of that word count playing the ukulele for you. this is crucial to the plot.

(when i said smut without plot....... ^^;;; i may have lied. there will be some plot. orz also the word count will likely be more than 1k. ;;;;;)

[freensrcha]

If I go, then we must pretend we're still together.

MOONLIGHT CHICKEN | EPISODE 4

[chickenstrangers]

A Tale of Thousand Stars // Moonlight Chicken // repetitions

[thedramadojo]

Ding Yuxi: Time to Shine

Explore Ding Yuxi's best dramas! 🌟 Check out this curated list of must-watch shows featuring the rising star and find your next binge if you can't get enough of him, as he takes the C-drama scene by storm this year! 🎬

[comfied-chriterature]

Was thinking about the scene where Kano sings "Colorful Moonlight" but so broken and small and alone after falling out with the Sundolls and Yukine and there's a hole in my heart again

She sings in front of Mahiru's jellyfish mural where she first discovered the lyrics for that song... Then later in the episode she and Mahiru fight and she sings it in that same hopeless voice, but she's alone in her room this time, because the jellyfish is Kano's dreams and inspiration and comfort but it's Mahiru's art and she feels like she's lost her, lost all of it

[twizzlysticks]

Was drawing and @classickatze walked up to me and says

“Can you make your cute little warhammer boys make sweet love under the warhammer moonlight?”

And I think that’s hilarious this might become a new ship tag

[sharpiedoodleee]

the man eating tiger

[aka-indulgence]

Okay but. . . is he actually interested in her (and smooching her) or he is only planning to seduce her to get free?

Hheh…. oh trust me anon, as much as Sans wants to break out of prison, he thinks the little sunlight is the cutest little thing he ever did see and if he could he’d eat her up-

also if you’ve been on my tumblr long enough you’d see the pattern that, if Sans was manipulating for anything, it’d be to get reader to smooch him…. hueheuheh

[petergabrielyuri]

it truly must be wild to Stede's crew that Stede is not only the guy who pulled Blackbeard but also the guy who pulled Blackbeard AGAIN after breaking up with him and leaving him emotionally distraught the first time

[respectthepetty]

Hello! 👋

I'm sure it's already in your drafts, but may I request some clarity on the colors in MLC?

I don't get a red rascal vibe from Jim, unless they meant something else putting him in all those reds and warm Earth tones (ha!). And Wen in blues/teals? A blue boy?

You're so good at this and I just can't wait to hear from you. 🤩 Also Infidelity Rooster the Series is fantastic so far, so thrilled that it's living up to the hype and everyone is Being So Normal about it 🤣

@abstractelysium - I’ve seen this show referred to as Gay Chicken, Infidelity Rooster, and Lunar Cock, so I love that all of y’all decided that Moonlight Chicken just wasn’t serving the juiciness we needed.

Now onto the COLORS!

Let me apologize for the confusion. I do not think Wen and Jim are color-coded, at least not in the way many other shows code their leads. Instead, the colors are symbolic of the moon and the sun. The Eclipse and Big Dragon both incorporated the moon and the sun into the narrative of the story. Colors, in both, were used to symbolize the moon and sun.

In my initial analysis for The Eclipse, I pinned Ayan as the moon (alone) and Akk as the sun (popular); however, Ayan was red and Akk was blue. Big Dragon did something similar by making Yai the moon and Mangkorn the sun, yet Yai’s safe spaces were during the day while Mangkorn’s were at night. These shows are demonstrating how the moon and sun need each other, and they must meet in the middle to to do so (during an eclipse or at dawn).

The moon is represented by yin which is darkness, water, and feminine energy, and the sun is represented by yang which is light, fire, and masculine energy (ex. Ayan and Akk eating at night by the water on the blue chairs versus them fighting on the red mat). Both are opposites but compliment each other and are needed for the balance of life. We saw this to some degree as well in KinnPorsche with Kinn (water) and Porsche (fire).

If Moonlight Chicken is doing the same, it is saying Wen is the moon and Jim is the sun, yet they exist in the opposite worlds. Wen’s apartment is full of cool tones and he wears blue in the first episode, while Jim’s house is full of warm tones and he wears red throughout the first episode.

Even when they come together in Jim's living room, they align with their colors.

Jim’s life is constantly full of people. Wen is alone most of the time. However, Jim naturally doesn’t start his day until much later because he works at night, while Wen has a day job. The visuals are showing us how they compliment each other. Night and Day. Dark and Light. Accessible and Isolated. Jim is not a red rascal. Jim is the sun and gives life to others through his warmth. Wen is not a blue boy. He is the moon and helps light the path for others in times of darkness.

Heart and Li Ming also show this dynamic.

Heart, the moon, is isolated and alone, but Li Ming’s life is full of interactions and conversations with others. Li Ming is the sun who gives Heart warmth and Heart will be the one to light Li Ming’s path during dark times.

There will still be an exchange of colors. There always is (unless you are Sam on GAP who REFUSES to wear Mon’s pink! AHHHHHH!), but the exchange won’t be as much about feelings as it is about balance. As the pairs begin to harmonize, we will see them exchange colors (or hues of them).

The moon only shines because it reflects the sun’s light, and the moon provides stability (the Earth would wobble without the pull of the moon, and it creates a rhythm through the tides). In order to have life, we need both the sun and the moon. We need their light. We need their love.

[redmagicflower]

i would like to play the fields of the mistria too but alas i cant play early access games<3 i will be patiently waiting