#the firmament of the pleiades

[chinesedramaoutfit]

Empress Dowager Cixi

[a-very-fond-farewell]

strained my hand taking too many notes for my studies and now I’ll have to go even slower as I write down stuff 🙃 cannot stop to catch a break eh? thank u universe 🙃👯‍♀️

[dangermousie]

List of completed cdramas I plan to watch/rewatch

I’ve seen a lot of them in whole or in part (tho most so long ago it’s like starting from scratch, also I am terrible at finishing) but I haven’t a bunch, either.

Here is what you might see in this tumblr (it will take me probably two years to get through all of this tbh, also I am sure I am forgetting stuff)

The Advisors Alliance both seasons

As Flowers Fly and Fade Across the Sky

Beauty’s Rival in the Palace

Bichunmu

Big Shot/Da Ren Wu

Bu Bu Jing Xin

Chinese Paladin 1, 3, 5

Cuo Dian Yuan Yang

The Dream of Chang’an

Dugu (both dramas)

Empress of China (I have uncut version with Russian subs)

Gong 1-3 seasons

Female Prime Minister

The Firmament of the Pleiades

The Four

Four Women Conflict

General and I

Glamorous Imperial Concubine

God of War Zhao Yun

The Great Ambition

The Great Shaolin

Handsome Siblings 2005

Ice Fantasy

The Imperial Doctress

The Investiture of the Gods

The King’s Woman

The Lady and the Liar

Lan Ling Wang

The Legend and the Hero

Legend of Banshu

Legend of Condor Heroes 2008

Legend of Fuyao

Legend of Heavenly Tear

The Legend of the Military Seal

Legend of Mulan

The Legend of Qin

Listening Snow Tower

Little Fairy

Longest Day in Chang’an

Lost Love in Times

Love and Destiny

Love and Fight with the Terracotta Warrior

Love Better than Immortality

Love and Redemption

Novoland Eagle Flag

Novoland Tribes and Empires

Orphan of Zhao

Patriot Yue Fei

The Promise

The Promise of Chang’an

Qin Dynasty

Rebel Princess

Red Dust

Return of the Condor Heroes 2006

The Rise of Phoenixes

Rouge Snow

Siege in Fog

Singing All Along

Secret of the Three Kingoms

The Shanghai Bund

Song of the Clouds

Sound of the Desert

Song of Glory

Starry Night Starry Sea (period season)

The Story of Han Dynasty

The Story of Minglan

Three Kingdoms 2010

Too Late to Say I Love You

Under the Power

Untouchable Lovers

Vigilantes in Masks

The Virtuous Queen of Han

Wu Xin

Xuan Yuan Sword

Young Blood

The Young Warriors

Zu Legend

Man, I have enough to cover me until inevitable WW3 starts and we all have to depart for our bunkers.

[rapha-reads]

"Come back to me when you're done being flung through the firmament, you lost Pleiad."

[comparativetarot]

6 of Science. Art by Ed Buryn, from The William Blake Tarot of the Creative Imagination.

Passage Two scenes from the book are collaged into one image. Below, Urizen explores his "dens, mountain, moor, & wilderness, with a globe of fire," while above, a naked woman pushes back obscuring clouds to reveal the firmament. Urizen blindly strides, left foot forward, on a "fearful journey" through "forsaken mountains," encountering "cruel enormities" and "dread terrors" writhing in the sky. His globe of imagination is enclosed by his selfishness, and its black flames provide no light. He does not see the lion, who seems ready to offer guidance or even humor (which Urizen lacks although Blake does not). The lion is our ignored instincts, and life's exotic surprises. The unseen lion and the blackened globe represent lost opportunities, much like the classic tourist who carries the wrong luggage, overlooks the natives, and misses all the fun. Nevertheless, this traveler pushes forward with a sense of purpose, feeling his way as he goes. The woman is Enitharmon, the imagination at work, who tries to shed light on the struggling Urizen. The stars she reveals are the Pleiades and the belt of Orion, the former representing wisdom and the latter, the foolish hunter. In her left hand she grasps the moon and in her right the sun, so that she is herself the passage or mediator between the contraries of female and male, the unconscious and conscious modes. Her negative aspect is in her alternative role as pity, which "divides the soul." With this card, passage is possible to new lands, to a higher level of consciousness, or to a place of objectivity where you can gain perspective or get an overview. Once set in motion, keep the ball rolling. Take advantage of the resources and opportunities offered. You do not journey alone; let imagination be your guide. In the creative process, this shows where opportunities may be overlooked by blindly pushing forward without pausing for reassessment. Stay open to making adjustments based on new circumstances encountered in the process. Get an overview of your progress. KEYWORDS: PASSAGE, TRAVEL • RITE OF PASSAGE • JOURNEY OF CONSCIOUSNESS • MENTAL OVERVIEW OR PERSPECTIVE • HELP FROM HIGHER UP • MOVEMENT AWAY FROM DIFFICULTIES TO RESTORE HARMONY • MEDIATION BETWEEN CONTRARY STATES • OPPORTUNITIES OVERLOOKED • DEPRESSION OR DANGER •

[walkswithmyfather]

“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;” —Psalm 24:1 (NIV)

“The earth is the LORD'S, and all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it.” —Psalm 24:1 (NASB)

“What Does Psalm 24:1 Mean?” By Knowingjesus.com:

“Verse Thoughts: Psalm 24 prepares us for the magnificent entrance of the King of Glory into the great city of Jerusalem. We are reminded that this coming King of glory is the eternal Lord of Hosts. He is the great Creator and invisible Sustainer of the universe and He is the One to Whom all the inhabitants of the earth belong.

The very first verse makes an incredible statement about the ownership of the world and everything contained within it boundaries, "The earth is the LORD'S, and the fullness thereof." (KJV) The world and all those who dwell in it, belong to the God of our Salvation. "The earth is the LORD'S, and all it contains," is David's bold pronouncement. The world belongs to God, together with all those who dwell within its borders.

A brief reflection on the first chapter of Genesis reminds us of the incredible significance of this simple statement, for by the word of His mouth the earth was spoken into being as the Sprit of God hovered over the darkness... on the face of the deep. And light and darkness, day and night, dry land and sea, heaven and earth, sun and moon, and the construction of the great domed firmament that divides the waters above from the water below, was assembled with supernatural precision.

No wonder the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy when earth's foundations were laid, the seas burst from the womb of the morning, and the chains of the Pleiades were secured. But herbs and grass, fruit and trees, birds of the air, fish of the sea, and every living creature soon filled the earth and were instructed to be fruitful and multiply. Man was also told to be fruitful and multiply and was given dominion over the whole earth. He was built from the dust of the earth in the image and likeness of God - Who breathed His own life into the heart of man.

David was right to praise the Lord and ponder over the magnificence of His Person and plans. He was correct to acknowledge the sovereignty of God and greatness of His Being. Let us never forget to rejoice that the earth and everything in it... the world and all its inhabitants, belong to the Lord. Let us remember that He was the One Who laid the foundation on the seas and established it on the rivers.

Let us never forget that He is the immortal, invisible God Who has set eternity in the hearts of all His people and that by faith in His only begotten Son we have the forgiveness of sin and life everlasting.

My Prayer: Heavenly Father, how I praise and thank You that You are the great King of glory and Lord of hosts Who created the world and everything in it. May I never forget to rejoice that my name is written in heaven, for You are my Maker and Redeemer and by the blood of Christ I have been saved. Praise Your Holy name, AMEN.”

“The EARTH is the LORD’S, and EVERYTHING in it. The WORLD and ALL its people belong to HIM.” (Ps 24:1, NLT) Amen! 🙌

[henry-fox-biggest-stan]

Finally continuing my fanfic analyzing every chapter of rwrb, please check it out

(The fic)

(By the way the analysis below is part of the next chapter, still in my drafts)

When he’s tired of being touched by strangers: Come back to me when you’re done being flung through the firmament, you lost Pleiad. (Page

Who’s the lost Pleiades? Merope.

More Hellenistic polytheism.

So, Merope had six sisters, she was the seventh. They are the Pleiades. They said than she is the one who shines the faintest, and some people said than it was because she was ashamed of having married a mortal. She married Sisyphus, famous for his punishment of pushing a rock up a hill, again, and again, and again.

Henry calls Alex, the lost Pleiad, so he’s referring to him as Merope. Which makes Henry Sisyphus.

The thing with Merope is, than she was perfectly fine before. Only when she died, she became the lost Pleiad and hid with shame because of her husband’s crimes. This is Henry implying than eventually, Alex will regret and be ashamed of Henry and what happened between them, it was only a matter of time. Merope is still in the sky, still a Pleiad, just ashamed. If their relationship ever made public, Alex would be ashamed of it. He would try to hide it and he would regret it, and everyone would only remember him for their relationship, not for who he was.

Henry is Sisyphus, forever pushing a rock uphill. Several rocks. Rock one, monarchy. No matter what he did, the weight of monarchy is something than he would always have to carry with him, or at least, he believed so in this moment. Rock two, the weight of being famous and having such little privacy, he can’t change that. He was born famous and will die famous, he can’t gradually get out of the public eye, there will always be (sometimes more, sometimes less) attention on him. Which doesn’t happen it’s Alex. He wasn’t born famous, so if he ever chose on the future to step away from the public eye, he could. Being in a relationship with Henry meant than he could never have that choice. Another reason than would make him regret and be ashamed of their relationship (even if they broke up, even if it wasn’t actually a relationship and just a situation). Rock three, being gay. He could never change that, and, as Henry believed during this scene, would never be able to be himself.

And rock four, maybe the saddest one. The weight of knowing how it was to love Alex. Here, Henry believed Alex didn’t love him and could never love him, and than he would eventually leave him, so he was fully prepared to enjoy it while it lasted and live the rest of his life with just memories of what it was and what it could have been. Survive only of memories of what he once was able to do. How it felt to love Alex, not from afar, but to have him right there, just an email away, right in front of him. Carry the boulder of his love, since he wasn’t falling out of love anytime soon.

When he’s tired of being touched by strangers: Come back to me when you’re done being flung. Being flung implies it wasn’t his choice neither he did it, but someone else did it. Alex and the public eye again. So the firmament where Merope hides away, embarrassed, and Alex was being flung, is the public eye, the world. Again, Alex never chose that. I’m not gonna repeat myself saying again what I been saying in every chapter, so you get it. Specially the line before, when he’s tried of being touched by strangers. When he’s tired of not being treated as a person, of getting so much attention, of being on the whole world’s vision the time, he can go back to Henry.

Also, if the firmament is the public eye, and the lost Pleiad is well, lost in the firmament, it also is Alex being lost in the public eye, between all the attention. Maybe he likes it, but he was forced into it, and specially in those days were he’s tired of being touched by strangers, he’s lost. But he can go back to Henry. Which implies than being with Henry is not being lost, and coming back to Henry implies than Henry is some sort of full time “home”, a place to rest, where he can go back after being lost.

[bills-bible-basics]

GOD CREATED THE HEAVENS: INTELLIGENT DESIGN -- KJV (King James Version) Bible Verse List #Scriptures #BibleStudy #BibleVerses Visit https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/ to see more. "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth . . . And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:1, 14-18, KJV "They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera." Judges 5:20, KJV "Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars. Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south." Job 9:7-9, KJV "Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors, And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed? . . . Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?" Job 38:4-11, 31-33, KJV "When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;" Psalm 8:3, KJV "[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof." Psalm 19:1-6, KJV "Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them. Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth." Psalm 104:5-9, KJV "To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever. To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever. To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever: The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever: The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever." Psalm 136:5-9, KJV "He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names." Psalm 147:4, KJV "Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights. Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created." Psalm 148:1-5, KJV "The LORD possessed me [Wisdom] in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men." Proverbs 8:22-31, KJV "Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:" Isaiah 40:21-22, KJV "Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;" Isaiah 44:24, KJV "I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass; And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor? The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail. But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name. And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people." Isaiah 51:12-16, KJV "Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:" Jeremiah 31:35, KJV "Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:" Amos 5:8, KJV If you would like more info regarding the origin of these KJV Bible verse lists, go to https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/. Thank-you! https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/god-created-the-heavens-intelligent-design-kjv-king-james-version-bible-verse-list/?feed_id=226230&GOD%20CREATED%20THE%20HEAVENS%3A%20INTELLIGENT%20DESIGN%20--%20KJV%20%28King%20James%20Version%29%20Bible%20Verse%20List

[klimkovsky]

Flight to Aldebaran

Aldebaran is the brightest star in the constellation Taurus. Allegedly, her name is translated from Arabic as “Eye of the Bull” (in fact, this is a witty guess, but nothing more). Nevertheless, astronomers from different ancient countries and eras definitely imagined the bull in this part of the star chart. It just so happens that Aldebaran is projected into the very center of the Hyades open star cluster, to which it does not physically belong — it is two and a half times closer than the Hyades, and is a star in the immediate environment of the Sun. It is only 65 light years away. And the Hyades are 150 light years away.

But it is not possible to photograph Aldebaran separately from the Hyades — several stars in the cluster are sure to appear next to it in the frame.

The name of the star Aldebaran connects it with another star cluster — the Pleiades. Literally it is translated as “Follower”; it only means that this star appears in the sky shortly after the rise of the Pleiades, and then obediently follows them — until it sets beyond the horizon (well, of course, where else can it go?).

It’s even a little insulting for the Hyades sisters, who got such a bright companion in the firmament. But perhaps it was precisely because of this that no one paid attention to them. And indeed, the Hyades are mentioned only in Greek ancient culture. And nowhere else.

Later, among astronomy lovers there was a statement that the Pleiades are so beautiful and attractive (unlike the Hyades) because they are shrouded in a completely irresistible nebula. And the Hyades don’t have any nebula of their own…

But that’s what they thought before.

Now, when ultra-long-term light accumulation technologies have become available even to amateur astrophotographers, it turns out that nebulae in the sky do not end anywhere — the entire sky is shrouded in them. And of course, the Hyades also got a little cosmic fog and dust. It is also striking that these — the so-called “Integrated Stream Nebulae” — are usually not illuminated by any individual star, but glow by reflecting the combined light of all the stars in the Milky Way. But if there is a bright star inside such a nebula, this will make such a nebula more noticeable.

Aldebaran also illuminates some cosmic dust around itself. It turns out that here — in the vicinity of the Sun — it is quite dusty. And we didn’t even know before what dusty outskirts of the Galaxy we live on.

As an illustration of what has been said, here is a video made based on an astrophotograph by German astronomy enthusiast Stefan Thrun. This astrophotographer recalls the similarity between the names of the star Aldebaran and the fictional Star Wars planet Alderaan, which was destroyed during the demonstration of the destructive power of the Death Star. Here is another thread that stretches from a physically existing star to the World of alternative realities.

The star Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri) and part of the Hyades open stellar cluster. Astrophotography by Stefan Thrun

Original image: https://www.astrobin.com/ljn5sn/B/

[elettralightwood]

200 pages ✨

Like, he’s pretty sure he’s straight. Sure babes 🫶 Straight people, he thinks, probably don’t spend this much time convincing themselves they’re straight. Lmao 💀 No cause Alex falling face first because he was having horny thoughts about Henry is top tier 🫡 "Prince Henry is a biscuit,” Nora says, “let him sop you up." NORA OH MY GOD ☠️ "He likes you. He’s freaking out." I wanna cry myself to sleep 🙂 Jealous Alex is so hot pls 😮‍💨 Amy my beloved 🫶 His suit is black, smooth, elegant. Perfect. Alex wants to rip it off. Honestly, same 😌 His footsteps stutter, as if he���s thinking of making a run for it. Alex is not above a flying tackle. I would pay real money to witness this 💀 Henry, the prince. Henry, the boy in the garden. Henry, the boy in his bed. Poetry ✍️ There’s something about the two of them, the way they ignite at different temperatures, Alex’s frenetic energy and Henry’s aching sureness. Idk why i love this sentence so much 👏 Alex is living for it, watching Henry come undone, letting him be whatever he needs to be while alone with Alex behind a locked door. No cause the "be whatever he needs to be" got me crying 😀 Henry rolls over onto his back. Alex’s body wants to follow and tuck into his side, but he stays where he is. DUMB BITCH 🤺 His eyes flicker down to Alex’s hip, where it’s bared above the sheet, and he says as much to himself as to Alex, “I am very, very gay.” HORNY JAIL 🚨 he throws his head back and laughs, and it’s only him, the nerdy, neurotic, sweet, insomniac rich guy who constantly sends Alex photos of his dog, and something slots into place. Y'all i feel tears coming 🙂 "people are writing fan fiction about y’all" so real 💯 I absolutely loved how panicked Alex was during and after the polo match 🤭 OH WE GOT BUTTERCREAM INVOLVED ALRIGHT 🧁 Alex’s heart goes so fucking weird that he has to put his head in his hands for a full minute. Just like me reading this book 🤝 Henry my baby 🥺 All on board the Remus is gay train 🚂 Aw Alex being proud of his sexuality 🥹 binds Henry’s wrists to a hotel bedpost with his own necktie OH DAMN ALRIGHT 👔 "I did get both of the gay kings,” Henry points out. “There’s a prophecy for you.” Another iconic line 🙇‍♀️ BABY 😭 I'm literally gonna protect Henry and Bea for the rest of my life 🫂 also Alex and June 🫂 and Alex wants so badly to see the shadows of expressions moving across his face, to be able to touch them with his fingertips STFU 🤧 June really said "babes u really thought u were hiding it well?" 🫵 You have so much in you, it’s almost impossible to match it. But he’s your match, dumbass. 🥹 it’s not my fault he’s a mysterious and retiring young royal and you’re the tempestuous ingénue that caught his eye Speaking nothing but the truth 🫡 Shaan sweetheart 🫶 "Say good morning to your strumpet, Henry.” “Good morning, strumpet,” Henry says, glancing away from the road to wink at the camera. That's a powerful bottom right here 🫵 Alex feels calmer knowing somewhere in Wales, Henry got a decent night’s sleep. Crying and screaming 👹 I'm sorry what happened to Rafael 20 years ago??? 🤨 Hoe Dameron 💀 Cash 🥹 Come back to me when you’re done being flung through the firmament, you lost Pleiad. STFU??🤧 I’ve already been in the royal box ALEX PLS 💀 Philip is such a dickhead, i hate it sm 🤬 I'M SORRY WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK???? RAFAEL???

THE RED ROOM SCENE AND THE ONE RIGHT AFTER Y'ALL OH MY GOD I'M HYPERVENTILATING

“I’m going to die,” Henry says helplessly. “I’m going to kill you,” Alex tells him. “Yes, you are,” Henry agrees. I just love them so much 🫡

Reading the emails giggling and kicking my feet and then remembering they get leaked and i find myself crying and sobbing 💃

Henry sinks to his knees on the white marble and looks up at Alex with big, blue, bottomless eyes, and Alex doesn’t know a word in any language to describe it. He forgets they don’t spend the night. So, they do. He discovers Henry sleeps curled up on his side, his spine poking out in little sharp points that are actually soft if you reach out and touch them, very carefully so as not to wake him because he’s actually sleeping for once. In the morning, room service brings up a copy of Le Monde that Alex makes Henry translate out loud. They're keeping it casual guys!! No feelings involved!!

But Perfect Stoic Prince Charming laughs when he comes, and texts Alex at weird hours of the night: You’re a mad, spiteful, unmitigated demon, and I’m going to kiss you until you forget how to talk. And Alex is kind of obsessed with it. Keeping it so casual!!!!

GUYS THE PHASE "NO FEELINGS INVOLVED" IS OVER, I REPEAT, THE FEELINGS ARE VERY MUCH INVOLVED 🗣️

Was the phone call where they talk about Bea and Henry's dad and Henry and Alex's childhoods written specifically to shatter my heart in millions of tiny little pieces or what?? No cause it worked.

He looks down at the magazine and feels the corner of his mouth tug upward. “He looks so different,” he says after a long minute, gazing down at the baby Henry on the page and his easy, unfledged sureness. “I mean, like, obviously. But the way he carries himself.” His fingertips brush the page in the same place they did when he was young, over the sun-gold hair, except now he knows its exact texture. It’s the first time he’s seen it since he learned where this version of Henry went. “It pisses me off sometimes, thinking about everything he’s been through. He’s a good person. He really cares, and he tries. He never deserved any of it.” I really don't have anymore tears you guys please :D

THE KARAOKE SCENE AND WHAT HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER??? AND THE SLEEPY CUDDLES??? AND THE MORNING AFTER???? Y'ALL 😭😭😭

The moment you first called me a prick, my fate was sealed. O, fathers of my bloodline! O, ye kings of olde! Take this crown from me, bury me in my ancestral soil. If only you had known the mighty work of thine loins would be undone by a gay heir who likes it when American boys with chin dimples are mean to him. HENRY OH MY GOD 💀

Reading Red White and Royal Blue and reacting every 100 pages ❤️💙

[yingyanwardrobe]

[chinesedramaoutfit]

Ceremonial outfit of Empress Dowager Cixi

[guzhuangheaven]

You recently (at least according to my thmblr dash and since i have been following you) started posting gufs and pics of a new drama (to me) the firmament of the pleiades. What is it about i have never heard of it before?

The Firmament of the Pleiades is a Chinese/Japanese drama.

In late Qing dynasty China, Chun Er, an impoverished country youth, makes a living picking up manure in order to take care of his sickly adoptive mother Lian Zi and younger sister Ling Er. In a desperate act, Chun Er performs self-castration to obtain reward money from the government to cure his mother's illness. Liang Wen Xiu, the son of a wealthy landowner, discovers that Lian Zi is actually his biological mother, and is extremely touched by Chun Er's sacrifice. He and Chun Er head to The Forbidden City with Ling Er in hopes for a better future. Wen Xiu becomes the top scorer on the imperial exams and is rewarded with an important position in the Qing court while Chun Er would become a top eunuch greatly favored by Empress Dowager Ci Xi. Their fates are intertwined with those of Ci Xi and her puppet emperor Guang Xu as they become embroiled in the political intrigue of a tumultuous era.

You used to be able to watch it on Amazon but it’s temporarily unavailable right now. It might become available later? 

[tokumusume]

Six episodes left of Sparrow and I don’t know what c-drama to watch next. I’m thorn between the following:

You Are My Destiny --- a modern setting for a change, also the leads’ chemistry is no joke, The Eternal Love was good because of them.

Arsenal Military Academy --- another early 20th century drama, wanna watch for Yin Zheng and Xu Kai (I haven’t watched any of his works, I just think he’s pretty).

Dance of the Phoenix -- premiering next week. Pros: Wang Haoxuan and Guo Cheng. Cons: weekly episodes, slowly waiting for subs, Ch40yu3’s whiny face.

The Firmament of the Pleiades --- the only subtitle I found is for a version with less episodes than the original (Japanese cut) and it’s in awful quality. If anyone has subs for the original 28-episode version I would be forever grateful, I have a source for raws in great quality and can sync it.

Love Me If You Dare --- I have no idea who any of the leads are or the plot but Yin Zheng is in it and I’m willing to suffer because of him.

Story of Yanxi Palace --- I want to know more about the Qing Dynasty and I love Palace Tea™, also the second season is on Netflix with subs in my language.

[natstarbuck]

Zhang Bo as Emperor Guang Xu  in  The Firmament of the Pleiades

[shangyangjunzhu]

can you recommend one drama for each dynasty? I love history in itself and find shows/books/movie easy ways to introduce the idea and my brain has been eaten with the need to know all the chinese history now.

northern dynasties: Prince of Lanling

Summary: Story of the famous God of war and his tragic love

warring states era: Legend of Haolan

Summary: Rise of Li Haolan to become the first Empress Dowager in Chinese history

han dynasty: schemes of a beauty/ the virtuous queen of Han

Summary: Story of Empress Dou, who was known for her political acumen and made tremendous efforts to improve the lives of the people during the Han dynasty.

Summary: Story of Wei Zifu, a woman known for her gentle and kind demeanor, who becomes the favorite wife of Emperor Wu of Han.

sui dynasty: Queen Dugu

Summary: Story of Dugu Jialou, the first Empress of the Sui dynasty, and one of the only monogamous ruling couples in Chinese history

tang dynasty : Beyond the Realm of conscience (Cantonese) / Empress of China’s (not many like this show, but I am fond of it)

Summary: revolves around fictional characters fighting for survival and favor in the imperial palace during the Xuanzong era.

Summary: Story of Wu Zetian, the only Empress Regnant in Chinese History.

song dynasty: The Story of Minglan/ Oh My General

Summary: Story of an unfavored illegitimate daughter of a minister who hides her intellligence and talents during the northern Song Dynasty.

Summary: Story of Ye Zhao, a valiant female general who is forced to marry a hedonistic prince and their journey of protecting their dynasty and their love.

yuan dynasty : Empress Ki (Korean drama)

Summary: Story of Sung Nyang, a daughter of Korean nobility who becomes a loyal ally of the King of Goryeo yet ends up in the Yuan court to avenge her family and country. She rises to become the only Empress of China of Korean ethnicity.

ming dynasty: Imperial Doctress/ Empress of the Ming

Summary: a fictional rendition of Tan Yuxian, a female physician during the Ming dynasty, stuck in a tragic love story between the Jingtai Emperor and the Yingzong Emperor.

qing dynasty:

Early Qing: Legend of Xiaozhuang

Summary: Story of Dayu’er, a princess of the Mongolian Khorchin Borijigit tribe, who rises to become the most celebrated Empress Dowagers in Qing history

Mid-Qing: legend of Zhen Huan; Legend of Ruyi, Story of Yanxi Palace, Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures, Succession War (Cantonese)

Summary: Story of Zhen Huan who rises to deals with the scheming and treachery of the harem of the Yongzheng Emperor and becomes the highest authority of the country

Summary: Story of Ula-Nara Ruyi, the infamous step-Empress of Qianlong, who attempts to stay true to her love amidst the scheming for power and favor in the harem.

Summary: Story of Wei Yingluo, a determined and brilliant woman who enters as a slave in the forbidden city during the Qianlong era, who eventually becomes the only woman of Han ethnicity to be posthumously honored as an Empress.

Summary: Story of the conflict between Heshen, a corrupt favorite of the Qianlong Emperor, and The Jiaqing Emperor, who is bent to bring him down.

Late Qing: Firmament of the Pleiades

Summary: Two young men enter the Forbidden city to earn a better future for themselves who unknowingly become embroiled in the power struggle during the reign of Empress Dowager Cixi.

S/n: I’ve watched all of these series or at least a considerable part of I didn’t finish watching them. I have to admit; some of them aren’t very intriguing and very predictable they’ve taught me a considerable amount of Chinese History. Not all of the dramas are harem dramas; Succession war, General and I, and Story of Minglan are of a slightly different genre.