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Alright friend, hit me with your choice of deck or spirit guides poking their heads in. Jasper, they/them. I want to know what I should keep in mind during or in preparation for round 3 of the Three Kings Divination project I'm working on. And don't say "pace yourself better", I already know that 10 slots was. Too many.
~Jasper
I'll make sure they don't just say pace yourself better lol, no need to hit the nail further into the wood than it already is.
Today's spirit guide is Azura (my turn to be the messenger where Azura bonks you from)! Today's deck is Bonamie (she/qe), the Herbal Astrology Oracle by Adriana Ayales and Joséphine Klerks. This is actually one of Azura's favorite decks of mine.
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So, let's start at the top and go over what each card means before I get into the overall meaning.
Horsetail Reversed brings a challenge and stubbornness. It also speaks of impatience. The guidance of this card speaks of the power of patience and the power of failure. It asks us to connect with the spirit of Horse and connect to the earth, and adapt to changes and hardships on the journey.
Mitragynia Upright speaks of subconscious healing and aligning our "inner world" with our "outer world", as well as transcending past illusions. It also, interestingly, speaks of time travel and shapeshifting. The guidance of this card is about what it dubs "subconscious healing", and to directly quote a line: "Ask yourself, have I tended to the changes I am wanting to make?"
Passionflower Upright asks one to sacrifice and surrender, and to choose growth. The guidance of this card is to evaluate what you must let go in order to take in something else.
The overall reading: So, I think you're definitely being asked to slow the heck down. Don't try and do ten million of these readings a day - You're gonna burn out if you do that. It's probably fun as heck, don't get me wrong I find reading fun too, and you're likely invested in testing this out which I wholly support, but you're also openly stating that you're wiping yourself out with every single one you perform.
It's also important to remember that if it doesn't work out the way you thought it would or intended it to, that's okay. You still did it, you still learned from it. Let yourself be willing to adjust things as needed, even if it requires uprooting the whole thing (though I hope it won't come to that!)
Azura also seems to just be imparting general advice here, about connecting your inner and outer existences (think your emotions versus your actions kind of thing, are they aligned and are you behaving in ways that bring you joy?), one can take "time travel" to refer to healing of the past and how it affects you in the now. Azura's energy that I'm getting is a little [ lovingly brandishing a stick to bonk you gently ], that Azura is worried about you and wants you to take good care of yourself now.
With "sacrifice and surrender", I think it's also returning to the "You gotta slow down!" part, that it's not a complete giving up, but rather just... take a breath. Take a break. Return to it when you can. Don't burn out. You're doing wonderfully, yes, but you gotta take care of yourself, too.
The cards decided you definitely needed to hear that you're right to pace yourself from now on.
Thank you so much for your patience with me performing this reading.
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i’ve begun saying people “obviously aren’t in a romantic relationship, they have something deeper and more intimate going on” as this seems to confuse and upset alloromantics
(ID: a banner with text over the aro flag. the text says: i don't care about blorbotags go wild but this post is about hating the hierarchial system of relationships & if you're mad about it you're probably been poisoned by ace discourse brainworms. and are also proving my point. /end ID)
#text#aro#aromantic#relationship anarchy#i remade the post because that fucking raptorific addition is going around and it pisses me off. arophobes die right now#can we reblog this one instead#note the slight wording changw to indicate that this works#preemptively putting this in#peer reviewed banger#the other one blew up so it counts#queerplatonic#queerplatonic relationship
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fic writer asks
revised from last year's questions!
What’s something new that you tried in a fic this year? How did it turn out and would you do it again?
How many fics did you work on this year? (They don’t have to be finished or published!)
What’s something you learned about yourself as a writer?
What piece of media inspired you the most?
What fandom(s) did you write for this year?
What ship(s) captured your heart?
What character(s) captured your heart?
Did you write for a new fandom or ship this year?
What fic meant the most to you to write?
What fic made you feel the happiest to work on?
What fic was the most satisfying to finish writing?
What fic was the most difficult to write? Did you finish it?
What fic was the easiest to write?
What were your shortest and longest fics this year?
Rec a fic you wrote or posted in 2023
What were you go-to writing songs?
What were your go-to writing snacks?
What was the hardest fic to title?
Share your favorite opening line
Share your favorite ending line
Share your favorite piece of dialogue
Share an excerpt from your favorite scene
Share the final version of a sentence or paragraph you struggled with. What about it was challenging? Are you happy with how it turned out?
What's something that surprised you while you were working on a fic? Did it change the story?
What did you use to write? (e.g. writing programs, paper & pen, etc.)
If you had to choose one, what was THE most satisfying writing moment of your year?
Did you do anything special to celebrate finishing a fic?
How did you recharge between fics?
If this were an awards show, who would you thank?
What’s something that you want to write in 2024?
#2023 in review#ask game#writer ask game#fic writer ask game#you can also reblog and answer all of them#discord - you'll get a version of this soon!#same for you bluesky and bird site
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I got to make another review video!
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I made myself a tumblr year in review again this year because they didn't do it again and I still want to track my stuff because it's fun!!!!
I'm using JetBlackCode to find the results
I posted 114 times in 2024 (102 less times than 2023)
My Top Posts in 2024:
#5: skk love hotel misadventures (3640 notes - posted May 12th)
#4: the duality of skk (4100 notes - posted October 14th)
#3: tiny skk cuddles (4373 notes - posted January 21st)
#2: the glamourous life of a mafia executive (6757 notes - posted March 19th)
#1: Dazai take the fucking antidote (8450 notes - posted February 2nd)
Thank you for being here, I hope we can keep doing this again next year! ✨
#despite the overall diminishing fandom presence after the end of season 5 this year still managed to beat my top notes record#last year was 6k-something (that's now a 7k-something) and this year was 8k-something#not something i expected to happen sjfskdjfh#nawy's year in review#long post#i may have one small thing left this year but it might also be for the start of next year skjdfhksdj#so the post goes up now and the last-minutes likes and reblogs will live in limbo
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The City in Glass (Nghi Vo)
My favorite book by this author so far
Beautiful imagery, and really imo one of those books you just need to experience yourself
Follows a demon and the city she loves, the city she grows through centuries as it rises and falls
Angel and demon dynamic but it is, quite honestly, secondary to the city itself
It feels - and I mean that in the best way - like a self indulgent story, like a weird little idea the author wanted to explore and I'm glad to have gotten to read it!
(sorry I'm not very coherent it's been a while since I loved a new book)
9/10
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9 books to read in 2025 (sweet + spicy)
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Thank you SO much to @eyra for tagging me! I love an excuse to talk about books.
I had SO much fun reading these books I'm excited to share them, so pretty please let me know if you read any of them? I might put anon asks back on because I'm so eager to discuss them. Also, all of these books have HEAs.
Also, I'm working on related marauders lists for almost all of these, so stay tuned!
🌶️ = the more peppers the spicier it is
🍭 = the more lollipops the sweeter it is
Captive Prince: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
This series is one that ifykyk. It's a dark, dramatic, sexy mlm series set in a pseudo historic age and WOW. If it was a fic it'd come with tons of warnings and tags, but there's also an underlying softness between the main characters. Lots of angst and drama and characters you can't help root for. DEFINITELY an 18+ rec so please proceed accordingly.
Johann: Vampire Mates: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭
I already rec'd one of the books in this series here, but this one is tied for my favorite. A modern soulmate/vampire au that's got humor, the CUTEST cinnamon roll who's inexperienced (and hundreds of years old), a russian mobster, and just enough angst to make me you ache.
Boystown Heartbreakers: 🌶️🌶️ 🍭🍭🍭
If you're a wolfstar fan, then you'll absolutely adore this friends-to-lovers modern story about a hairstylist who is so worried about dating his DROP DEAD GORGEOUS best friend. All the internal turmoil paired with a book boyfriend you'll absolutely love, and lines that actually had me laughing out loud makes this one of my top reads for the year.
The Charm Offensive: 🌶️🌶️ 🍭🍭🍭
This one totally surprised me with how well it dealth with mental health issues in the middle of a VERY charming story about falling in love with someone (when it's literally your job to help them fall in love with someone else). A bi-awakening and oblivious pining gem. If you want more fics that feature a reality show check out this rec list.
Myles Below Freezing: 🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭
Okay can someone alert the Hazelnoot server? Because this one feels like a cross between Solntse and Sweater Weather. Myles (a cinnamon roll, nerdy Remus IMO) has to solve a murder mystery at the South Pole while trying not to fall for the sweetheart Russian Alexei. The banter is incredible and honestly my friends and I need a second book about the lesbians in it. Forced proximity, oblivious DATING, anxiety rep, action and chase scenes, cuddling, and locked-in together all in one.
Sapphire Sunset: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 🍭🍭🍭
If you don't know Chris Rice, he's the gay son of Anne Rice (author of Interview With A Vampire) and thank god he's followed in her footsteps because his romance books are SO good and intense and yet fluffy? It's a ton of drama about an ex-marine and a hotel heir and a family scandal for the books. Feels delightfully like an age-gap modern Drarry book.
Lightning Born: 🌶️ 🍭
A friend recommended me this Frankenstein mlm retelling, and I was like "ew, no". However, I was completely surprised by how much heart it had, and how much it reminded me of R/S. Amnesia (due to ya know, dying), forbidden love, some serious angst, and thankfully a HEA that includes lesbians getting to live out in the tropics.
Honey Girl: 🌶️🌶️ 🍭🍭🍭
This is the only book on the list with wlw as the main pairing and by god, it's beautiful. The writing style gripped me on the first page and I've been recommending it to everyone since I've read it. Imagine waking up in a hotel room in Vegas, by yourself, with a wedding band on your finger and a note. The whole book feels like an intimate love letter and it should absolutely be on your TBR.
On Writing
No spice or sweetness in this non-fiction book, because it's a book by Stephen King on writing. Whenever I talk to anyone who's struggling with their craft I always recommend this book. It's short, to the point, and will leave you feeling much more confident in your abilities while helping you improve your writing. 10/10.
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Okay well I hope you enjoy these recs! I've turned on anon asks so please share your thoughts or your own recs as I'm always looking for new books and fics to read. (We'll just ignore how long the TBR list is already...)
Tagging: @thedrarrylibrarian @wolfstarwarehouse @wolfstarmicrofic @pancakehouse @imsiriuslyreading @lavenderhaze @rainbowrowell @gayliketheancients @brandileigh2003 @mrtellmeafckingsecret @imjusthereforwolfstar And ANYONE ELSE who also love books
#booklr#books and reading#books#currently reading#book review#reading#yes! you can reblog with your own recs!#gay fiction is great in ALL ITS FORMS#but please be nice in the anon asks : (#librarian book recs
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THE MOONLIGHT REVIEW
➛ VOL.01: SEPTEMBER EDITION
note: welcome to the first ever edition of the moonlight review! where you can find fics i've devoured, enjoyed and basically re-read throughout the month. i hope you enjoy the beautifully crafted stories and please please give these incredible authors all the love they deserve!
as always many of these fics are 18+ only so minors you should be nowhere near them.
LOGAN HOWLETT
➛ from eden | 18+ | written by @eupheme
➛ secondhand smoke | 18+ | written by @ovaryacted
➛ your kiss is on my list | written by @eupheme
➛ 'messy' | 18+ | written by @silverskyeline
➛ Quiet Drive | 18+ | written by @wlwloverwrites
➛ busy signal | 18+ | written by @superhoeva
➛ help me hold onto you | 18+ | written by @guiltyasdave
➛ Cutman | 18+ | written by @avocado-writing
➛ old man!logan | 18+ | written by @inkedells
➛ public place | 18+ | written by @sunflowersteves
➛ The Whole Wide World In Her Hands | written by @logaenhowlett
➛ Future Boyfriend | 18+ | written by @wlwloverwrites
PEDRO PASCAL CHARACTERS
➛ Marcus Acacius fic | 18+ | written by @juletheghoul
➛ Jackson!Joel fic | 18+ | written by @nothoughtsjustmeds
➛ Frankie Morales: Sit Back, Baby | 18+ | written by @almostfoxglove
STAR WARS
➛ Through the Depths of the Shadows | AO3 | written by @karasong
TOP GUN MAVERICK
➛ Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw: Gave My heart (In Sweet Surrender) | written by @starryeyedstories
COD
➛ 'simon never calls you baby' | written by @oceantornadoo
➛ Simon Riley: Not With a Bang but a Whimper | 18+ | written by @whateveriwant
MISCELLANEOUS
➛ Benny Cross Masterlist | written by @sansaorgana
➛ Tyler Owens: ain't afraid of a little thunder | 18+ | written by @sunlightmurdock
➛ Erik Lehnsherr: make it fun, don't trust anyone | written by @kaznejis
#the moonlight review#if you read any of these fics make sure you reblog!! and give the writers love!!#they absolutely deserve it after posting such beautiful pieces of work!
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The Quinton Reviews video was actually the first time I ever heard of The Beverly Hillbillies, but Quinton's dad talks about it as if everyone should know it, like the Simpsons. My theory is that maybe it is because I didn't grow up in an english-speaking country, and I'm curious!
If you have no idea what youtube video I am talking about, I would still appreciate your vote! Just vote whether or not you are aware of the sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies"
#the beverly hillbillies#beverly hillbillies#quinton reviews#polls#myposts#if you are also interested in the answer reblogs of the poll are appreciated#dont feel obligated though this is just idle curiosity#I dont think this show was dubbed to other languages the way modern american sitcoms are#but im not sure#So im curious about the results!#i am also interested to know how well-known it is in english-speaking countries#i mean it's really old right?#do people really still know of it?
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Okay, so I watched Inside Out 2 at like 5 am this morning. And I have to say that the movie isn’t bad! I just expected more to happen. Like Riley having a crush on a boy from her hockey team or something? And maybe add more to the girls that were gossiping about her?
I just feel like they could’ve added a bit more to the story to develop her character even more. Makes me wonder if we’ll get an Inside Out 3 or something.
Have any of you seen Inside Out 2? If so, what did you think about it? And what stuff would you add in if you could?
I have to say, my favorite emotion is Joy. She’s a very complex character and I loved her character development in this! She seems to understand the good and the bad side of things, which is why she’s one of my favorite characters. ♥️
#inside out 2#review#I give a 4/5#it was so good#i highly recommend it#I loved the new emotions!#inside out joy#inside out riley#I wish there was a tad more of character development#but the character development in the movie isn’t bad at all#reblog if you want#feel free to share what you think!
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2024, there we go!
I didn't do NEARLY as much comic-ing as I'd hoped this last year, BUT I did learn a whole new art style so that's something! I also completed SAW's yearlong comics program, a major game changer for me, as well as completing my portfolio… although that was entirely digital work, and since I want to move into traditional, I need to make a whole new portfolio now haha.
Goals for next year include:
Finishing the Nimona comics (and having them printed in book form)
Building a new portfolio (which involves creating several standalone comics, including one about goblins I've already started on)
Picking up Tourmaline again (and hopefully finishing it)
Starting an all new comic starring Annual Sledgehammer Lady. (Refuge's been shelved for now.)
2025, here we go!
#year in review#nimona#...#that's the only fandom featured here lol#funny thing#for all the Dungeon Meshi content I reblog I haven't drawn anything for it#might have to change that this upcoming year
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I am always happy to be a guinea pig in turn for you. Jasper, they/them, and I'd love to see which one of your spirit guides wants to hit me with a steel chair this morning. Thank you!
~Jasper
The spirit guide present for this reading is Koakuma (she/her). Now, we don't actually know much about Koakuma canonically other than she is a devil who serves Lady Patchouli Knowledge in the library. Some fan theories say that Koa is Patche's familiar (some implications from ZUN exist, but not many so it's ultimately non-canon as of current writing). Some fan theories also label Koakuma as specifically a succubus for... some reason? Likely just because she's a devil. There really isn't much on her which a cursory look of her touhouwiki page (linked on her name) shows.
But, from my understanding of Miss Koa, She is very smart when it comes to magic thanks to being in the service of Patchouli. Hence why she chose the Talisman Oracle by Nora Paskaleva to be one of the decks she'll speak through today, with the other being the Touhou Poker by the Mystia's Izakaya team.
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Koakuma has a lot she wants to say, so let's go!
Obviously, we have Koakuma's card sitting at the top to act as significator - She didn't want to use it in the reading so it's significator now.
First up, we see reversed Shirasawa. Shirasawa the name comes from somewhere I don't know, but seems to be, in this deck, used to signify the hakutaku form of Keine Kamishirasawa, the version that can create history. The best example I can give is Keine ate the history of the human village during Imperishable Night, before re-creating all of it as a hakutaku when the incident was resolved. This card reversed signifies the part of our histories that we want to reject, deny, ignore, and otherwise flee from.
Next, upright Soga no Tojiko. Tojiko is a ghost, previously a vengeful spirit, who can manipulate and create lightning, and thunder as well by proxy though officially, just lightning. Upright, it can signify moving past that which doesn't serve you anymore - as Tojiko lived as a vengeful spirit for many years before ultimately relaxing and chilling out and is now just a ghost.
Finally of the Touhou Poker Cards, there's reversed Doremy Sweet. Doremy is a baku, a youkai that eats and creates dreams. Think Drowzee, because Drowzee is also based on the baku. Reversed, Doremy can represent a failure to follow ones dreams.
Next row, we get into the Talisman Oracle. First, there's Leadership. This talisman asks us to take charge and lead our lives as we need to, and not to let others command us beyond what we are already willing to follow.
Next, Good Luck. This talisman brings good luck upon the reading, essentially. Not much else to that one.
And finally, Confidence. This talisman reminds us to be strong-willed and have, well, confidence. It can be used for the same reason as well.
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Overall, Koakuma wants to ask you - What is it in your life that you're not facing? What have you been through that's sapping your confidence and your ability to be a leader? You need to work hard on moving past that which doesn't serve you, and follow your dreams. You have great luck on your side to aid you in doing all of that.
The past is the past. It's happened, it's done, it's over. All we can do about it is move forward with what we've learned and endured, and try to find and create joy within what is available to us. The past may have dampened your dreams, made you feel like you couldn't actually reach what was there for you, even though all you really need is a nice stepstool.
Luck is on your side. Your spirit guides are on your side. While you're being asked to focus on yourself and what YOU can achieve as a leader of your own life, that doesn't mean that you can't rely on others to support you and you make your own commands in life.
Koakuma sees your capabilities and your successes. She encourages you to use magic to help pursue and achieve your goals. The talismans sigils on the three cards have been left for you below, in case you wish to use their power. She sees all that which is supporting you right now, and also is behind you in support.
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Thank you so much for your patience with me performing this reading.
Reviews are helpful, but optional. You can send them in replies, my ask box, or reblogging this post. Feel free to reblog this post with your thoughts in general, or without a review! You can also reblog my guidelines post if you like. If you feel particularly satisfied with my work, you may leave a tip in my Ko-fi. No pressure for any of this!
Please do not reblog this post if you are not the querent. If you want something to reblog, please reblog my guidelines post. If there's something within the post you want, you may ask, and depending on the request, I might fulfill it! Thank you!
I hope you, and all readers, have a wonderful day!
#khajiit reads#entity: koakuma#my tools: touhou poker#my tools: talisman oracle#tw insects#querent: others#querent: jasper the menace#reviews in reblogs#reviews in general#tarot reading#oracle reading
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Are You The One very spoilery drama review
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"Do you remember the archenemy I mentioned? ...Three years ago I played against (him). I lost that time. It was my first defeat in life. Strangely, I didn't feel sorrowful. Instead, I felt a kind of joy in meeting a worthy opponent. Since then, I've played against (him) several times. We're almost even. Each game is a battle of wits and courage, thrilling and intense. Rather than seeing him as an arch enemy, I consider him a close friend. I enjoy each game against (him). As long as he's my rival, the result doesn't matter."
Imagine you're a protagonist making THAT speech about his nemesis... then encountering said nemesis with injuries & amnesia, presuming this person is actually your nemesis's lover (because rumors/secret identity/sexism), and fake marrying them as a pretense to draw out and capture..... the person who is now your fake wife that you're falling in love with! Cause you were half in love with your nemesis already lmao. 🤡🤡🤡
Welcome to the set up of Are You The One, a costume drama romance with situational comedy and a dark under belly (as both ML and FL are ruthless schemers with blood on their hands).
The circumstances are inherently hilarious and the comedy revolves around the Shakespearean absurdity of the situation the characters find themselves in. This tends to be my preferred style of humor, in comparision to the comedy stylings of pratfalls, pranks, and goofy insults. Anyone who read my fanfics back in the day knows that I enjoy throwing my couples into ridiculous situations and then watching them have to deal with it in all seriousness (and fall in love in the meantime.)
Per usual for me in a narrative that's primary-romance, what matters most is that A) I understand why these 2 people match each other; B) by the time we reach the end, the otp are equal partners; C) BLOOD LUST (look I just enjoy an otp who will both stab an enemy in the gut, it is very sexy of them ok? ok)
Things that make me rabid about this drama:
At first he doesn't even register how beautiful she is, while canonically people are staring at her in the street, she's so lovely. This is because he is so fixated on this rival that he admires, who he has been battling for 3 years, that he only registers her as a pawn in their game
Very romantic & sexy to me that his connection & attraction to her build from him growing to understand her personality and admiring her qualities
Zhang Wanyi handles situational comedy tbh much better than I expected (having previously enjoyed him in a tragic role and then an angsty melo). Both Zhang Wanyi and Wang Churan very much embodied their characters, both the dark and light sides.
True enemies to lovers because he falls in love with all the qualities that he'd admired in his respected enemy: her decisiveness, her clever scheming, her loyalty, her meticulous nature. He is drawn to her as someone who is his equal and could be a true confidant - the same thing she sees in him.
By episode 7, he's started falling for her and the audience can see how it happened and why.
It was so good for me that when her memories secretly awaken, he senses this by observing, "Lately, I've always felt that there is someone who understands my thoughts, spies on my actions, and constantly leads me by the nose. Even if I gain something like today, it's because (he) made me this way. I haven't felt this way for a long time." / "When did you last have this feeling?" / "The last time was when I dealt with Lu Wen. Lu Wen should have returned."
We can also see why FL is falling for this person who lets her take charge and likes it, who enjoys her wits and starts backing her play.
The narrative structure is not just in medias res... It's truly atypical: we're dropped into this story 3 years in and because the perspective in the first third of the drama is the ML's, we share his narrow viewpoint and naturally presume that he's the protagonist hero of this tale, the morally grey but capable prince who is defending his province against bandits while fending off a royal court threatened by his military power.
But oops, what if it turns out that basically you're the sheriff of Nottingham and you've been battling Robinhood, who's actually your hot & brilliant fake-wife. And when you unknowingly captured Robinhood, it was too late -- she'd already been secretly supporting The Rightful King™ for years, and now she's a hero who helped the monarch rise to the thrown, and to an outsider you would be considered the dastardly scoundrel in this tale. 🤡
So IS he a villain? No, not really. He can coldly have his enemies killed and he certainly originally intended to kill FL, and then dispose of her bloodlessly, and then... (ANYWAY, yeah bro is Going Thru It™)
But everything he does is within the rights & privileges of his role, as ruler of the province and subject only to the emperor/empress dowager.
A man accostomed to wealth & power who was jaded and obviously just going thru the motions, fulfilling his responsibilities and resigned to being suspected by a weak ruler & conniving court, marrying a cousin who just wants his title, and protecting his borders out of duty. Until 3 years ago, when he starts battling against bandit leader Lu Wen. Now he's awake, he's excited, he has news to look forward to.
It's hilarious how he doesn't even see it in the initial episodes, the way he's accidentally moved that person in and now he's having to constantly maneuver around this person's decisive actions, and it's invigorating him. It's emotionally and mentally stimulating.
And then it's flipped where FL now has to come to the realization that life is more rewarding when she has ML to plan with, more satisfying than going it alone.
As a hater of amnesia plotlines, why didn't it repel me? 1) when we meet the character, she already has the memory loss; it's a defining trait and 2) she doesn't lose her intellgence with the memory loss and become pliant and just malleable like portrayed in other dramas - what makes the first 17 episodes a cat vs mouse cat game is that even with her memories stripped away, this person who's been told she's a merchant's sickly wife is still clever, conniving, and assertive... and we even see the willingness to get ruthless & violent if needed.
She's understandably infuriated & resentful upon regaining her memories -- such a proud & capable & independant person with big plans just manipulated for a year, tricked into giving care and affection to her enemy. But when she dismisses ML's now sincere feelings as, "What he wants to marry is not me, but the canary he has raised." ....the script has provided substantial evidence that in actuality he has a total complex about his mysterious nemesis; the real her inside, that couldn't be erased, is what he has always liked.
And then he gets the chance to prove it and finally openly express that to her.
After 17 episodes of her under the thumb of manipulation, the drama provides another 15 or so where she is in control of her own life and given the agency to decide if they could work, and she waits to be certain that ML doesn't want the canary in a cage after all. 👌 👌
I just very much appreciate dramas that show instead of tell, and earn the relationship. Convince me! The screenwriter shows their work not just on the main ship and secondary ships, but also the friendship between FL and the He merchant daughter. (The way they shift her from 'love rival' to empathizing w each other and actual friends was great - lol reminds me of Qin Zhenzhen from Princess Royal; sorry not sorry, my love rival actually likes me best now 😜)
Also also the emperor and empress slow burn ship in the 2nd arc of the drama was good stuff, I quite liked them.
Also also ALSO the main otp get 20+ minutes devoted to their (real) wedding in the final episodes. We get a proposal, marriage certificate signing, and one of the longest wedding ceremonies I've seen in a cdrama. Giving the people what they want!
#drama recommendation#drama review#silvia watches#cdrama#chinese drama#are you the one#sorry in advance for the person i am about to become#i have been holding off on reblogs for this drama until i could write my review#also also can u believe they got a successful rebellion past the censors#by literally just NOT SHOWING it#black screen with text: this revolution was not televised#brb loling forever
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Just to have fun, I read the Wikipedia summary of Kaos (since I'm not watching the show) and... what is this ?
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Why are Theseus and Astyanax lovers 😭 ? Is this a mistake from Wikipedia ? They have never interacted in the myths !! They are born in different eras too ! And no thematical connection.
What's up with the nonsensical relationships ? Prometheus and Charon, Hera and Poseidon Caeneus and Eurydice...
I'm 99% sure the writers just played "spin the wheel" with the relationships 😂.
#this show is very funny to me but not in the way they'd like#thank you for reviewing this thing even if it's difficult to you. i'm having a blast !#i almost want to watch it in a “so bad it's funny” way now#kaos#not a reblog
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!!!NEW REVIEW!!!
this being the longest analysis i have ever written in the 5+ years i've been doing, surely this short is one of the most well-known and beloved cartoons in the entire Warner catalogue. ...or, it could be a somewhat forgotten effort by a Very forgotten director, with Daffy as the star being the only real link to the short's relevancy some 82+ years later!
but such is the price of love for Daffy! The Impatient Patient is yet another installment in a string of Warner cartoons parodying Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, with telegram deliverer Daffy being the unwilling victim. Norm McCabe demonstrates a clear understanding and intimacy of Daffy's character like nobody else, continually expanding his emotional capacity and dimension in ways that are all too easy to take for granted. thankfully, neurotically dissecting every little bit of progress is exactly the purpose of this blog!
#MAY OR MAY NOT REBLOG AGAIN TOMORROW since it's getting late and also THIS IS THE LONGEST REVIEW I'VE EVER WRITTEN LOL#and plus there is a looooooooooot of Daffy analysis here so hopefully that'll be of interest given the folks who follow me#i basically am Daffy's therapist all through this review. i have 'the cinema of Daffy Duck must be studied so that we can find a cure'#pinned for a reason#lt#looney tunes#the impatient patient#mccabe#and i can't rest on my laurels BECAUSE THE DOVER BOYS IS NEXT AHHHHHH#reviews
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you guys should watch The Edge Of Sleep
i highly recommend watching The Edge Of Sleep
you will enjoy watching The Edge Of Sleep
please go watch The Edge Of Sleep
#i will post a full review after a rewatch with my mum cuz then i can also properly rate it on prime and imdb#but for now all i can do is recommend it to everyone i see and reblog cool posts about it#the edge of sleep
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