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[sugarpasteltmnt]

everyone after hearing me say "time for the real fun to start" after already tormenting Leo for the last 19 chapters

[xinyuehui]

Link Click live action drama EP1-4 thoughts

Where to watch: Bilibili (no eng subs at the moment) Bilibili English site (Releasing on Jun 22, assuming it will have subs)

After seeing the atrocious live-action adaptation of Fox Spirit Matchmaker, all hope is lost. But the Link Click drama is produced by the same team who adapted Hikaru no Go (Qi Hun), which was good. Let's see how this goes…

Plot

The screenwriter said this is a prequel, but I disagree. I would describe it as taking the Link Click universe and creating a canon adjacent edition of it, an AU to the original. The outline of the story is very similar, but the finer details and premise are very different from those of the donghua.

In the donghua, the boys were already engaged in time travelling, and we learn later on that they met at university. So far, it has never been explained how they discovered their superpowers.

Whereas in the drama they changed the premise, Cheng Xiaoshi meets Lu Guang for the first time when Lu Guang rescues him from being beaten up by a fish vendor...interesting choice of first meet...Cheng Xiaoshi explains that he was born with a natural instinct, but it's not exactly clear what the superpower is. Qiao Ling is also unaware of Cheng Xiaoshi's superpowers.

Instead of Emma, we have Zhang Xueting, a corporate worker that face injustice. But in this case Cheng Xiaoshi doesn't take over her body, but some other guy. The relationship she has with her parents and the iconic line "Dad, mom, I miss you" is no longer in the drama. I feel like this one is a miss since the family aspect has been shifted.

Then the noodle lesbians...haven't appeared, unless they moved that to a later episode???

Following the donghua, the next one is Chen Xiao who went back in time to say final words to his loved ones before the earthquake. This one made me cry once again 😭

Characters

Everything has changed. OOC at some moments in my opinion. Since season 3 of the anime is not released yet, I'm taking a wild guess that the drama will have an original ending as well. The donghua team appears to have no involvement with the production of the drama.

Qiao Ling is not just a landlady, she is also a journalist at her day job. By the looks of it, helping people will be executed through her reporting profession, and it seems like she will have a lot more involvement compared to the donghua.

Her parents also comes into the story, her parents on the right in the screenshot below. They run a restaurant. Cheng Xiaoshi is very close to them and helps out some times.

Cheng Xiaoshi is portrayed as someone with no real job, he hasn't gone to university and uses idioms incorrectly. Obviously Lu Guang couldn't have met him at uni in this universe. He's a lot more exaggerated and cartoony. I have mixed feelings about this.

Because of the casting, Cheng Xiaoshi is shorter than Lu Guang. I'm sorry to all the girlies who were into canon tall Cheng Xiaoshi 🙏

Lu Guang now has a back story, he has a teacher who passed away that taught him about time travelling?? He briefly mentioned he found the Cheng Xiaoshi they were looking for. Looks like they will unveil the superpowers origins in the drama.

^ A glimpse of the teacher in his memory. Can you believe it's Yuen Kingdan?!?

The overall acting from the cast is fairly well done. There are several actors acting as Cheng Xiaoshi at the same time, and it still feel like it's the same person. Anyone who watched the Hikaru no Go live action will find familiarity here, as some of the actors from that production are also part of this one.

Overall

It's okay so far, although that might change as it airs. It's difficult to digest if you treat this as a faithful adaptation (I know the none cdrama fans have been questioning why Lu Guang don't have white hair). However, if you watch it like it's an AU, and resist the urge to compare it, it's not unwatchable.

I do have one small complaint, the drama should have had a different title because now it's going to get mixed up with the donghua content when people look it up.

One last thing. The ending song slaps hard!

[inyourkindness]

And the old king fell from grace, while Lola fled, To save face and her career

[knockknockchicagopd]

❛ I MADE A DECISION ❜

❚❙ REQUEST BY @mondefantastique: thanks 🤔 maybe something like Hank taking the reader to work with him (something like that stays in Nadia's place) to take care of her closely because they are going to have a baby 🙏

❚❙ HANK VOIGHT MASTERLIST.

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❚❙ A/N: this writing hasn’t been edited, you may find some grammar mistakes, I’m sorry about that. If you find a description about body or a word out of place, or something that it makes you feel uncomfortable / unrepresented, let me know by a private message and I will change it delighted.

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Hank has been pretty quiet since you left the District to your way back home, once your shifts have finished. As soon as you arrived, he locked himself in his office. No music or any noise inside it, and you can't help but feel worried. He hasn't said anything about Nadia yet and you know that he's trying to hide his feelings and his emotions about it. You want to help him, however, but you're afraid that he pushes you away.

Knocking twice on the door, you open it to come in and close it behind your back. Your husband is sitting on his chair, leaning forward and his hands covering his face. You haven't seen him like that before. It hurts seeing him trying to be strong for everyone around him the whole time, as if it's somekind of obligation, without caring about himself. Walking closer, you place a hand on the back of his neck to leave sweet caresses through his scalp, causing Hank to sight softly and sit up to raise his eyes straight to yours.

“What can I do for you?” Whispering with a honeyed tone of voice, you sit on his lap bringing his hands to your four months belly.

Lying back against the chair, he licks his teeth rubbing his cheek. There are some words stuck on the tip of his tongue and you know that it means he has done something without consulting you. And he doesn't want you to be mad at him.

“I had a conversation with Platt, about your future”.

You don't say anything, just arching a brow with confusion.

“I got you off the streets”.

“What?”

“I can't let you patrol, (Y/N). There are too many risks I ain't willing to take”.

“You? You took that decision for me?” You can't believe it, getting up from him and moving away his hands from your stomach. “So, what? I'm gonna stay here for five months? Doing nothing? It's my job, my decision, not yours! I talked with Platt to take a break in two months”.

“I'm your husband and your boss. I can, and I did. I'm sorry”. Standing up, he tries to take some steps closer. The same you go back. “You will not stay here. I've a job for you in my Unit”.

“Doing what, Hank? Being your fucking secretary? The errand girl? I'm the officer who has caught more criminals this year and… you want to put me on the phone?”

The tears fall down from your eyes like a furious storm, barely breathing, flooded by the rage. You can't avoid closing your hands in two fists, feeling your nails dug in your palms as you try to not lose your calm.

“You'll work in Intelligence like another inspector, but you will stay in the District to keep you safe till we have our daughter; learning, practicing”. Your husband stretches a hand towards your lower back, to not let you push him away, placing both arms around you when he's close enough. “Every day you leave to patrol the city, I can't even think properly. I'm scared, checking my phone every five minutes. I can't concentrate on my job”.

“And what happens after that time, Hank?” The mistrust in your voice makes him smile for a reason you ignore, increasing your angrier.

“I already said so. You will work in Intelligence”.

All your plans change in a sigh. Your furious disappears, turning into some kind of illusion and pride. This is not just to keep you safe, this is something he was thinking about for a long time now. You proved to be a good cop, unstoppable, constant, resistant to any kind of situation.

“I need to protect you. To protect our daughter. My family”. Hank rests his forehead on yours, closing his eyes as he holds you tightly. “I don't want to lose you, can you understand that?”

“And you also need someone to help you with your Unit, isn't it?” You add traveling your hands up by his chest to his shoulders.

“I have a good signing, I ain't gonna lie”. The raspy chuckles make you laugh too, still processing what he has done and why. “I'm sorry I took that decision without your opinion, but I just want the best for you. These months you can learn about how we work, doing interrogations, investigating… And then, I will return you your badge and your gun”.

“Okay…”

“I love you, (Y/N), you know it. Let me take care of you… please”.

Just nodding, your fingers tour his arms to find his hands and lace them with yours. Now you understand it, how couldn't you? You would have done the same in his position. At least, it means having the same schedules, more pay, more action. And to not stay at home from the sixth to the ninth month of pregnancy. You'd go crazy doing nothing.