#secret shanghai finale

[romajuliettemai]

These Violent Delights Exclusive (Letters Only)

let me know if you also want me to post the Romajuliette Christmas story! @argikiya is this good?

Art by the lovely @artbysmashley!!

[marsneedstherapy]

Okay, im making a new post bc the other one was getting a little confusing, so like, babes, we wanna try and organize a secret shanghai tumblr PowerPoint night via... zoom or discord (or if we can't, we'll just post our presentations on here but thats plan B), what would be a DATE and TIME that would be ideal for u so we can try and find sometime that would work for all of us (pls specify ur time zone too!)

[crispydonuts]

Jsut finished fhh today and I’m going insane

[romajuliettemai]

This is true! Phoebe deserves her upset girl moment, because she honestly has multiple rights to be getting angry with the people who never even noticed her. She's highly underestimated for her abilities, since she draws so much attention to herself, that people assume they know all about her. It's a smart way to cover up everything you're doing, but at the same time, people will have it implanted in their brains to doubt and underestimate you, due to how they've thought about you in the past. It's instinctual. I think she has the definite right to prove the people who thought her incapable wrong, especially since she has fought so hard and so long in the shadows to protect said people. I can't wait for her to shine and have her moment in FHH- show the world truly that a pretty face can kill you.

I think it would be really interesting if Phoebe ended up getting mad at people who never really saw how much she was struggling and/or underestimated her (Silas, Orion, etc).

Because she very much is “the pathological people pleaser who only wanted you to see her.” But at the same time those two ideas are somewhat antithetical because if you’re people pleasing you’re actively making it more difficult for people to see you.

[questioning-pisces]

fhh spoilers

juliet announcing their pregnancy with a stick figure drawing just like chloe draws in her books i’m literally sick

[romajuliettemai]

Secret Shanghai Series Exclusives

Links In Order:

Here's the full In True Delights for anyone who needs it! (All four parts in order - top link is part #1, bottom link is part #4)

These Violent Delights B&N Exclusive Letters Only

These Violent Delights B&N Exclusive Story (Romajuliette Christmas Story)

Our Violent Ends B&N Exclusive Short Story

Our Violent Ends Paperback B&N Exclusive

Foul Lady Fortune (The Priest & The Shephard) B&N Exclusive Short Story

Semi-AU Romajuliette + Benmars Fic (Created by Chloe Gong on tumblr)

[caliburn-the-sword]

i got stuck. IN the neck of my turtleneck. and instead of being afraid because i'm claustrophobic the only thought running through my head was "i wonder if silas gets caught in his turtleneck". so there's a thought to chew on silas fans

[romajuliettemai]

"Yeah just commited war crimes with a side of high treason, what about it?"

She probably committed some war crimes

[sunflowers-and-starry-skies]

I just finished rereading Foul Lady Fortune as part of my full Secret Shanghai reread before Foul Heart Huntsman. I already liked Phoebe during my first read of the book, but reading it again after the reveal in the epilogue makes her character 10 times more fun to read about (FLF spoilers below).

1. Just Phoebe in general having a very bubbly personality but also being a highly skilled sharpshooter (we love a girl who can do both).

2. Orion spending a whole paragraph talking about how Phoebe wouldn’t be a good agent, only for her to be hiding that she’s communist assassin the entire time. Also, knowing that their mother was actually teaching Phoebe to shoot during their outings (from ‘the Priest and the Shepherd’ short story).

3. Her literally saying this.

4. Another thing I didn’t catch on until my second read is when Phoebe says this to try and suss out Alisa, knowing now that she’s actually talking about herself.

I’ve only read the first 8 chapters of Foul Heart Huntsman from Simon Teen’s website, but the Phoebe-Silas dynamic is so interesting from what I’ve read so far. I can’t wait to see how it plays out in the rest of the book (and also everyone else’s reactions when they find out she’s Priest lol).

[my-life-a-reading-list]

T H E M 🥹

-Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong

[artemiesya]

FHH In True Delights Spoiler

I finally done reading this and i cant believe i have read all the secret shanghai universe and im not ready to let go of it yet 😭

Tbh i started with FLF first since well i saw someone said that you dont have to read TVD series first to enjoy FLF, so i skipped TVD series since im not really into gangsters or enemies to lovers troupe 😅 its the biggest mistake ive done, maybe, since by the time i am reading TVD series, i already have this mindset that Rosalind only done all those mistakes just to get love and appreciated by the people in her surroundings… but still i do love TVD characters and especially Roma and Juliette story… its just that i treasure Rosalind and Orion story more…

Anyway talking about Rosalind, wow… i never expect that i will grow with her… her character development really amazed me and i agree with Dao Feng that i am so proud of her for that too (NOOOOO DAO FENG COME BACK HER AND LETS SMILE TOGETHER SEEING ROSALIND ACHIEVING HER HAPPY ENDING 😭💔)

Sometimes i forgot how Rosalind was abandoned by everyone, especially with her former lover, Dimitri (or worst, he never even loved her, im glad Juliette killed him or otherwise im gonna be the one who did that deed for Rosalind) and now she is with someone who loves her and been receiving back on the other end… im truly glad that Orion is there for her and gosh, words cant describe how much i love Orion for coming into Rosalind’s life and the other way around… they are truly made for each other and im loving it!

Im glad we never really get glimpses of Rosalind’s relationship with Dimitri because thats really helps me to forget about Rosalind’s former ex lover though 😅 i always forgot about the existence of Dimitri until it was being brought up occasionally in FLF series… well he deserve it for being a total garbage.. a trash belongs to a trash can after all

Orion and Rosalind is written in the stars and i wont accept any other opinion about it.

Oh by the way, the very reason why i picked FLF first is because i always love spy and fake marriage troupe… so to have it in one package, im absolutely excited for it and didnt think twice to do proper research on whether it has any connection with TVD series 😅

[romajuliettemai]

This is true, Shakespeare might have been the OG, but Chloe Gong somehow just did it better.

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

um, i don't know how to explain this but, Shakespeare could never

[overqchiever]

help i missed them so much

[romajuliettemai]

"Montagovs were so dramatic." Wrong. Just Roma. It has been mentioned in like 10 different scenarios for some reason.

[thx-sunsxts-addrxss]

I started reading ‘These Violent Delights’??

[romajuliettemai]

Some part of her will always be to me- I hope she and Roma get in a stupid typical sibling argument in FHH just because <3

In my head Alisa is still a 13 year old who wants to learn to punch bad men