#lin wang

[murasaki-cha]

Ember: How long has he been sleeping for?

Ruby, who has James' head resting on her lap while he sleeps: Two hours and I can’t feel my legs.

Lin: Then you should probably wake him-

Ruby: I would rather die.

[naneki-maid]

aside from ruby and james, lin is probably my favorite person in the whole series. ruby is so lucky to have her. she’s an amazing friend: she stands up for her when others talk about her behind her back, she recognizes that she wasn’t always a nice person to be around before her father lost his job—with all of ruby’s accomplishments and mishaps, she’s nothing but supportive. i love her. it’s just her and her carrots against the world.

[cherrycourage]

In A Secret Place

Ch 5 - What do you want?

Changing my focus to the bedroom decorations, I pick up one of the marble lions on display. “Ruby would hate all of this,” I say gesturing towards everything in the room. “It’s all too much, the butlers, a private chef - staff always waiting to fulfil all of our needs.” Lydia frowns, knowing that I’m purposely ignoring my problems.  “I agree, it’s all extremely ridiculous. She hates it just as much as we do.” There’s a tinge of annoyance in her voice but I ignore it.  “I never noticed how much I hated all of it, until I met Ruby,” I reply, sitting on the bed again. “She really did change all of our lives..” Lydia looks down at her books and smiles faintly. Ruby has been a great friend to both of us. 

Read more on A03 here!

Chapters: 5/7

Total Word Count: 19,171

[2old4this8]

This love (it's alright)

Alistair meant what he said to James. He wanted to sit at the far back of the large room and sleep off his hangover, maybe even try and forget his heartbreak at the memory of Kesh smiling while he flirted with Camille the night before. That was the plan anyway. But then James decided this was the day he had to go and be an asshole and make it everyone's problem.

So here Alistair was trying to mind his own business, and James had to go and poke the bear.

The bear being Ruby.

Alternative PoV of the Q&A scene in Oxford in episode six.

Many thanks to @cherrycourage and @missbmc94

for the beta-reading. All mistakes are mine.

Title is from The Love I Give, by Rhodes. One shot, 3k words, minor swearing, original character.

Read the story here.

[dontsearchformyaccount]

I love Lin !She's actually so funny and a good friend

"Er hat dich raus getragen als wärt ihr in einem f◇cking wet shirt contest "

-why are there no Lin Wang GIFs?!!

[thepermanentrainpress]

The Permanent Rain Press Interview with Frederic Balonier. (Watch in HD)

Frederic Balonier chats about his role as Kieran Rutherford in Maxton Hall - The World Between Us, including his character's attraction to Ruby, interpreting his working class upbringing and goals, filming with partridges, and unexpected fan support, his arts background, love of anime, and upcoming Apple TV+ series, Where's Wanda?

[yapenka]

I’ve just finished reading “Maxton Hall” and why no one talking about Lin??? She’s like one of the most wisdom, clever and kind person in this books (not Ruby, I’m sorry). And what about her and Cyril??? Their story just ISN’T over! What about their future? They just talked, broke up after 2 years of relationship and it’s all? Their feelings just disappeared? Are you kidding? I want more LIN

[kila09]

Yesss! I especially loved the outside the tavern scene with Lydia and Ruby. First I laughed because that's the second time that Ruby has stumbled into a Lydia situation lol. But this time, even eith everything, Ruby was still so understanding and willing to be an ear. Like you, I hope we get more Lydia and Ruby bonding scenes. I can see Lydia being taken in by the dynamic of Ruby's family. Add in Lin and Lydia will have genuine female friendships and not those hang-ons she's usually around.

I'm loving everything in your post. Bring on the platonic relationships: give us Ruby and Lin, Ruby and Lydia, Alistair too...just all of it

The one thing I am kind of missing in the new Maxton Hall series are the platonic relationships.

I did enjoy that they spend so much time on Ruby and James (and I think it necessary since this is their love story), but if we do get further seasons with more episodes (fingers crossed) I want to see more of everyone’s friendships.

I want to see more of the boys: I want Cyril absolutely hopelessly in love with a girl that he cannot have and feeling as though his entire friendship group is falling apart. I want him feeling lost and helpless and I want to understand him and to empathize with him even though his actions are wrong. I want the backstory with Alistair’s family and I want to see him struggle with his non-conformity with what is expected of him in terms of his sexuality and how his friends love and support him through all of that. I want more Wren and James interaction. These two are supposed to be best friends. I want to actually see that and I want to see Wren feeling lost and alone because of Ruby’ and James’ new relationship and how he deals with that. And I want to see more interaction between all of them. I want to know more about how they got to know each other and what keeps them together. James’ friends and how they operate is crucial to understanding the story in further seasons and I actually wanna be able to see that.

But I also want to see more of the girls: I want to see Lydia be actually kind to Ruby and Ruby be the friend that she really needs. I want Lin to be there for Ruby. To pick her up and make her feel better when she truly needs it. I want them to have their little parties and love and support each other throughout all their trials. Beyond Ruby‘s family they are the group I always felt the most sympathetic towards and their camaraderie really enriched the story for me. Especially Ruby and Lydia slowly opening up to one another has to be one of the most wholesome relationships in this entire series.

[katrasining]

Bois I have either adopted and/or triggered my cute aggression ❤️

[divineandmajesticinone]

SEE YOUR LOVE (2024) I EP. 5 "I won't let you go! I'll definitely outshine you! Watch me!"

[zegalba]

Wang Wei: Lin Lin, Beijing (2023)

[murasaki-cha]

Ruby: Well, James and I finally did it!

Lin: *gasps, shocked expressions, etc.*

Ruby: That's right... We kissed!

[dangermousie]

Do I know what this drama is about? No.

Do I care what this drama is about? With a cast this pretty, also no.

[cherrycourage]

In A Secret Place

What if James and Ruby decided to keep their relationship a secret?

Canon divergence following episode 4 of Maxton Hall — The World Between Us

I imagine Ruby is relieved to have her invisibility back without worrying that people are watching her every move. I remember the look she had on her face when she realized everyone was watching her when we walked into school together. Although she grew more comfortable with it over time, I still sensed her nervousness.  There are many positives to keeping our relationship private, for example, I get to witness Ruby from a whole new perspective. Ruby always believed she was invisible but from what I’ve gathered in recent weeks that’s far from true.  Before I knew her she may have been invisible to me, to all the rich assholes like me, but not to everyone else. She may not be best friends with everyone at Maxton Hall but she is the go-to person for everything. Being the top student in all of her classes means everyone seeks her help with homework or proofreading essays.  I noticed some of this during my time on the events committee but never to this extent. Everyone she helps always walks away smiling. It doesn’t matter how busy she is, she’s always willing to help others. Seeing the way she lights up talking to people, makes my heart flutter. It is admirable how much people adore her. How was I so blind to the light she radiated throughout Maxton Hall? She is like an angel, I see no flaws in her. 

Read more on A03 here!

Chapters: 4/6

Word Count: 14,404

[xiaolanhua]

Love Between Fairy and Devil 苍兰诀 (2022) Dir. Yi Zheng – Episode 35

[morweneledhwen]

costume design in Fangs of Fortune