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spotsupstuff · 2 years ago

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Your Fruit Twins Au where they're brothers is one of the most well-detailed AUs I've seen in the fandom and I like it lots! I enjoy reading and looking at everything about it when I can; both the art and writing. I also don't ship Wukong x Mac with reasons, too. Mostly due to their context from the book. I read you also don't ship them for complicated reasons. I'm just curious why on the full story, but I understand if you don't answer. Anyhow, cheers to your work ^^

AA!!!! Im so glad you find the detailness of the au good!!! N that you enjoy it!!!!!!!!! Means a lot, its a lot of fun to work on it <3

Well, my whole perception on shippin those two is, on the very base of it all, a big No cuz just like you I hold onto n respect the context of the book a ton. My opinion about the whole thing is heavily influenced by the chinese peeps here on tumblr- they essentially made up my whole opinion for a good while, cuz, after all, they know better than I do when it comes to their own damb culture. Plus, after reading SEM's chapter + looking around the internet to see how some other peeps interpret his role in the story, I find it... incredibly disrespectful n kinda shitty to take away the important religious meaning of his existence as embodiment of the "two mindness". N as Ive said in a different post before, I sorta lean more into the eastern faith than what is generally regarded as the western faith, so yanno

N thru this religious/philosophical meaning of him, pairin him up with Sun Wukong is Either like pairin two sibs together, or, honestly, pairin up an offspring with their mother if we aliken what the fuck went down with them to biology- seeing as SEM came out of SWK. Myths n legends r just weird like that n the book has a big myth/legend feel to it

But!

I've seen Other chinese peeps on other platforms either not minding them being paired up or actively shippin them. There's always going to be a wide pool of opinions on a topic, especially with such a giant audience as people who grow up with the Journey. After seein that there Is indeed a wider pool of opinions about this in the homeland of the book, Ive felt like I can kinda chill out with the metaphoric fist clenching and barking bout the whole situation (n proceed to more freely develop my own opinion)

Im not an asian, so I simply do not have the emotional connection to these characters like chinese people do and thats where the ones on tumblr base Their understandable and incredibly valid resentment (idk if thats the right word) from. They have a deep-rooted idea of those two that cant be shaken n there IS no reason to shake it at all either. Not having any of those things as a foreigner and seeing that its more of a loose situation, makes Me specifically more "eh, whatever I guess?" bout it

[I AM however not of an american/anglo-saxon roots either and even though my Own culture/folklore has been thru, basically, a genocide (that may or may not be still on-going honestly -pained sigh-), I understand the importance of the culture thats being kind of doubted/stained by sh@dowpeach. I do Get it to a certain fundamental level, yanno?]

N so because of the lack of connection to the specifically asian culture + still knowing how much it hurts to have ur culture disgraced + the wide pool of opinions From valid sources (the story's homeland's people) + the fact that sometimes interpretations will just simply vary from the source material n LMK has showcased multiple times that it is not interested in tracing the Journey's footsteps to the last letter, my final opinion on the ship is "Not for me, chief, das kinda yucky (but I guess I can't exactly jump your throat for it like I would with more blatantly direct incest)"

THOUGH I DO GOTTA ADMIT after the season 3 finale, after That One Scene, my No is stronger cuz if that wasnt a display of sib culture (+ what Xiaotian said) then Im a fuckin donkey

#Spot says stuff #'most well-detailed au ive seen in the fandom' actually made me squeel from happinESS LSKJGSLDGJLSDK #just AAAAAA -stims- IM DOIN MY WORK GOOD!!! IM DOIN MY THING!!!!!!! HEHEHEEEEEEEEEEEEE #either way i hope my answer is understandable enough captn! thank you for the ask

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marshmallow-phd · 6 years ago

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Lies Untold

Part of The Untamed - EXO Wolf Universe

Genre: Supernatural, Wolf Au

Pairing: Luhan x Reader

Summary: For generations, your family has been the protectors of mankind. You were considered one of the best and due to that reputation, you were sent on what could be the most important mission for the organization. Going under cover in a college to sniff out a particularly large and threatening wolf pack seemed easy enough. But when you meet one of the members, everything you’ve known since birth will be overturned and your loyalty to your family and heritage will be tested.

Part: 1 I 2 I 3 I 4 I 5 I 6 I 7 I 8 I 9 I 10 I 11 I 12 I 13 I 14 I Final

You watched the bartender out of the corner of your eye as he shifted over to the end of the counter to take care of another group of young women. There was something about him that giving off a very non-human vibe. Your alarm bells were already going off, but you needed to be careful. Going around and just assuming which members of this society were werewolves would give you tunnel vision and you needed to be alert. All options needed to be open to you if this mission was going to succeed.

But your eyes kept flickering over to him, this Luhan character. His soft face was intriguing to you, capturing your attention to the point that you were only partially taking in what Innie was saying. He’d smile and laugh as he conversed with the patrons. The strange thought of wanting him to come back over here and only laugh with you skirted across your mind before you shoved it away.

Since when did an attractive face distract you like this?

Tearing your eyes away, you began scanning the room, looking out for any possible signs of a wolf or anything else that could point you in the right direction.

“There he is!”

Grabbing your attention again, you followed Innie’s line of sight, where she was waving enthusiastically to a trio of boys that had just walked into the bar. The one in front, a short, brown haired guy with an obnoxiously pointy chin and puppy-like eyes, smiled brightly when he noticed Innie and quickly made his way through the crowd. As soon as he reached the two of you, he grabbed Innie’s waist and gave her a kiss that barely passed the criteria to be considered PG-13. A little more tongue and they’d be inching towards rated “R” material.

But when he pulled away, you nearly gasped.

One of the tale-tell signs of a wolf was when they were around their mate. It took a trained eye and complete focus, but when that chemical reaction of love and adoration was happening inside the wolf, his eyes reflected those emotions, flashing an amber gold for just a second as the beast pushed towards the surface. And you happened to catch this wolf’s involuntary reaction.

However, your small victory came with a price.

Not only had you identified a wolf in your first night here, you discovered the worst possible scenario that hadn’t even crossed your mind: your cousin Hae In was a mate.

As per the law, hunters didn’t touch mates unless absolutely necessary, only if they attacked first. They were still humans who were pulled into this battle against their wills, though their hormones told them otherwise. Even with that floating in the back of your head, that didn’t make the situation any easier. How were you supposed to keep your cousin out of this now?

Innie punched the wolf in the shoulder, pouting deeply. “You’re late.”

He actually whined, like he wasn’t worried that someone might wonder why a grown man was making a noise like that. “I’m sorry, babe. It’s all Chanyeol’s fault. He kept changing his shirt.”

“No idea why,” one of the others snorted. “It’s not like Lanie’s with us.”

“Both of you shut up,” the tall one growled. Okay, so that one was named Chanyeol. From the way the three of them stood, moving in sync to make sure they had a defensive edge at all times, they were definitely a pack. An instinctual habit that happened without them thinking about it.

“(y/n), this is my idiot of a boyfriend, Baekhyun,” Innie introduced playfully. Pointing to other two, she said, “The giant one is Chanyeol and that’s Jongdae. These three are absolute trouble, but don’t worry, they won’t bother you.”

“Thanks for the wonderful introduction,” Jongdae grumbled.

Baekhyun didn’t seem bothered by the slight insult, throwing an arm around Innie’s shoulders and placing a kiss to her temple.

“Guys, this is my cousin, (y/n),” Innie continued on.

The fact that these wolves knew your name and your face made you want to squirm in your seat. It was a fight against your training to always go unseen, to never be noticed. But this might be an in that you could utilise, so you slapped on a smile and waved innocently. “Hi! It’s nice to you meet you guys.”

Baekhyun nodded towards you politely before calling out, “Hey, Luhan!”

Luhan didn’t seem too thrilled to see the newest arrivals, shuffling over while grumbling to himself. His gaze set on you for just a second before turning to the others. “Don’t I see you guys enough at home?”

Home?

Was he a wolf, too?

As he made the drinks his friends requested, you watched his movements. They were quick, graceful and smooth. Yes, you were sure he was one of them as well. It would take a little more observation on your end, but it was the only conclusion. Wolves stuck together, rarely letting outsiders in. Their lives revolved around secrecy, kind of like yours.

“Here,” Luhan sighed, placing the newly made drinks down on the counter. “Now, please, don’t be too crazy. Remember, I still work here and I’d like to keep it that way.”

“Yeah, yeah, yeah,” Baekhyun brushed off.

You frowned at his response. It bothered you, the way he didn’t seem to listen to the request, but you couldn’t explain why. You didn’t know any of these people and four of them were your enemies. How they interacted with or treated Luhan shouldn’t rub you this way.

Downing the rest of the drink, you shoved your thoughts back on the right track. You had a job to do and nothing was going to throw you off track. The family was counting on you.

You probably looked like a delinquent. From what you could sense, the front desk clerk’s eyes never left the back of your head. What could possibly be stolen in here and easily snuck out without breaking glass or setting of some kind of alarm?

It didn’t stop her from her judging, though.

A ball cap was shoved on your head, covered by the hood of your black jacket. It was your go-to cover up, the bill of the hat covering your face from most cameras and the hood covering up your hair and other identifiable parts. It helped you blend in and go unnoticed in most cases. Perhaps not so much in this very empty museum, though.

You glanced down at the screen shot on your cell phone.

Archeology4life: My museum has a pretty good selection based on the history of werewolf folklore. I’m constantly combing through it for ideas on my papers.

The IP addresses, from a phone to a college library computer, that your computer expert, Carter, had tracked all led back to this town. The girl you’d been conversing with until about six months ago had to be from this place. She wouldn’t lie about having access to these artifacts, would she? What would be the point in that?

But you’d combed over this entire museum and there was no section on werewolf folklore. You needed access to whatever this girl was talking about in order to find the one thing you were sent here to find: the book.

It’d been a legend, a myth whispered about through the generations. An entire archive of wolf anatomy, their weaknesses and their strengths, secrets that the hunters hadn’t been able to uncover in centuries not matter how hard they tried. According to lore, all of it was accumulated in a novel for a little light reading, kept hidden by the wolves. From what your internet friend had said, it seemed like it wasn’t so legendary after all. If it truly did exist, you had to get your hands on it, to give the organization the edge it needed to end the threat for good.

But how?

Walking out of the museum, you dialed Carter, hoping he’d keep this little conversation to himself.

“I’m pretty sure you’re supposed to be on radio silence,” Carter mocked the second he answered.

You rolled your eyes at the lack of a proper greeting. He was so lucky that you considered him one of your best friends.

“Shut up,” you grumbled as you hurried down the sidewalk. “I need you to track that girl’s phone again. I need to know where she is. There’s no display here at the museum so I need to know where she’s getting her information from.”

Miss Archeology4life had accidentally dropped a few bits of intel that no ordinary human would know. A rare female wolf wouldn’t be so careless, so your conclusion was that she was a mate. A mate who would lead you straight to the pack… and the book.

“I’m guessing that the family isn’t supposed to know about this?”

“I’m sure you can work your magic like no one else and make any record of this call disappear.”

Carter laughed. “I see how it is. Butter me up so I do what you want.”

“It’s not for me,” you countered. “It’s for the mission, which in turn benefits us all.”

A heavy sigh came from the other end of the line. “Fine. Give me a minute.”

You waited patiently, stopping your feet and glancing around you to make sure no one was watching you or trying to listen in. Then a building across the way caught your eye.

Lang Auto Shop.

They wouldn’t be that obvious, would they?

Part of your training was learning how to say “wolf” in different languages. Wolves were very in touch with the ancestors they came from and would often use those words in their businesses in other aspects of their lives like a secret display.

“Are you even listening to me?” Carter snapped.

“What? Sorry!” You’d been staring the shop a little too hard apparently.

“I’ve got the location. She’s at the university, in the library. And because I’m amazing, I even pinpointed the fact that she is on the first floor in the far east corner.”

You could hear the smug, self-satisfied smirk from here. “Thanks. I owe you one.”

“Just another to add to the long list.”

“Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever.” You hung up the phone before Carter could send another sarcastic comment your way.

Sliding your phone into your pocket, you slung around the camera that was hanging from your shoulder and snapped a few pictures of the shop to research later. You ran to the nearest bus stop and caught a bus that would take you to the university.

The campus was bustling with students in a hurry to make it to their next class. To try and blend in more, you took off the ball cap and stuffed it in your bag, replacing the hood to keep some sort of cover.

Finding the library was easy enough. No one stopped you, asking if you were actually a student here or not. Everyone just assumed you were, making you smile to yourself. Yes, you fit in quite nicely.

Bingo.

The girl you were looking for was the only soul around in the corner, sitting at a table and typing away at her laptop. It was kind of curious that she was here, considering the fact that you remembered vaguely of her telling you that she graduated last year. Hm. Maybe she decided to get a masters after all.

When another body joined her at the table, you slipped behind a bookshelf, allowing only the tiniest sliver of your face to peek through the books.

It was a man who joined her; professor by the looks of him, with his glasses and crisp button down. He gave her a quick peck on the lips before sitting down next to her. The two of them were so engrossed in each other, you probably could have just stood there out in the open and go unnoticed.

You gave your surroundings a quick glance before taking out your phone. In a situation like this, you preferred your Canon, but that wouldn’t exactly be discrete. So, the lesser quality pictures would just have to do for now. You clicked one, two, three pictures with perfect discretion.

“(y/n)?”

At the sound of your name, you whirled around to see Innie coming towards you, a very confused look on her face. You simply waved at her, cringing inside for being caught.

“Hey, Innie,” you greeted through gritted teeth.

“What are you doing here?” she asked. Her hand was on her hip and there was a sparkle of suspicion in her eye.

Thankfully, you were able to come up with a lie rather smoothly. “I came to check out the graphic design section.”

“Oh,” Innie blinked. “But you don’t go here.”

You shrugged. “Yeah, but that just means I can’t check them out. Nothing wrong with a little browsing to kickstart some ideas.”

That made Innie light up. “Really? What are you working on?”

“Just some… banners for a small computer company. Surveillance mostly.” Why Carter was always your go-to when you were trying to come up with a story you didn’t know, but it sure could be handy.

“Sounds interesting… and slightly stalkerish,” Innie giggled.

You rolled your eyes. “It’s for property surveillance. Like businesses and buildings, things like that. Not a spy store.”

Innie raised an eyebrow. “You kind of look like a spy right now.”

You snorted. “It’s windy outside.” As smoothly as you could, you removed the hood. You were already exposed by your cousin, might as well just relax and move on. “Why are you judging my only protection from the elements?”

“Okay, so-rry,” she sniffed. Checking her watch, she shrugged, “I’m hungry. Do you want to go grab something to eat?”

“Sure.” You needed to do some organizing and research of the tiny crumbs of information you’d managed to pick up, but you were human, too, and hadn’t eaten since earlier this morning. “Where are you thinking?”

“There’s a little pizzeria a few blocks down the street that the guys are wanting to meet at,” she replied. “You’re welcome to join us.”

“Okay,” you nodded. “Sounds good.”

“Alright, let’s go!”

You swallowed as you followed her out of the library, your fight or flight instinct already rearing up to take over. Whenever you were close like this to wolves, you were normally armed and fighting for your life, not about to order pizza and act like an average, oblivious twenty-something while they chatted away in front of you.

The pizzeria was an interesting design with dark wooden tables surrounded by old fashioned iron chairs and painted grapes outlining the ceiling. Already at one of the tables were the same group of boys from the bar as well as two other girls who seemed to the other wolves’ mates.

At the end of the table, sitting apart from the others was Luhan. Your heart leapt in your chest as you sat across from him, but you chalked it up to your trained instincts gearing up for a fight.

He smiled at you gently. “Hi, (y/n).”

“Hi,” you mumbled back.

The waitress stopped by and took everyone’s drink order before the chatter started up again. How could such a small group of people be so loud?

You stayed quiet beyond that, keeping your ears open to the others for anything vital. Soon, the waitress returned with the drinks and dropped a handful of straws in the middle of the table before walking away again. You waited for most of the straws to be picked up before reaching for yours. Big mistake.

At the same time that your fingers hit the paper wrapping, Luhan also reached for the straws and your hands brushed against each other, sending a shock of warm electricity through your body. Immediately you pulled back, unsure of how to process what the hell just happened. Never before had you felt something like that. It wasn’t anything like static electricity.

This didn’t feel right. You shouldn’t be here, surrounded by wolves where something could slip and you could be found out. And you definitely couldn’t stick around with the chance of that shock happening again. You needed to get out of here.

“I’m sorry,” you whispered Innie, barely getting her attention. “I don’t feel good. I have to go.”

Before anyone could stop you, you ran out of the pizzeria.

A nagging thought was pulling at your mind, but you refused to acknowledge it. The very idea of what could be behind that electrical current was ridiculous and unheard of. You just needed to get your head on straight.

Once you were back at your apartment and away from the wolves, you could refocus your attention on the task at hand. There was no way the stress and nerves of the mission were going to get the best of you.

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hellogoodbye741 · 5 years ago

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Finally tracking my book challenges for the first time this year can ignore

I was supposed to be doing this on the reg, but I was being lazy. Whooooppss

BAD BOYS OF ROMANCE CHALLENGE:

15 romance novels about bad boys, MC, mobsters, etc:

Royally Bad

Filthy English

Bad Stepbrother

SEAL Stepbrother

Bad teacher

Kenzie and the guy next door

Savage

Engaging the Billionaire

My Wicked Prince

Bad Guy

Alpha’s Danger

The Geek and his Bad Boys

His Miracle Baby

DIVERSIFY YOUR READING:

A new genre every month

January - Memoir, and Autobiography: Reading Lolita in Tehran

February - Romance: The Prince’s Omega Nanny

March - Science, and Technology: Post Mordem

April - Graphic Novels, and Comics: Calamity Jack

May - History, and Biography: 1776

June - Middle Grade, and Children’s: Winnie the Pooh

July - Humor: Noir

August - Science Fiction: Errant Prince

September - Nonfiction: Diary of Anne Frank

October - YA:

November - Poetry:

December - Fantasy:

A - Z:

Read a book that’s title starts with every letter of the alphabet

A: Al Capone Throws Me a Curve

B: Black Leopard, Red Wolf

C: Crazy Rich Asians

D: Da Vinci Code

E: Eragon

F: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

G: Grumpy Monkey

H: Hidden Figures

I: In Another Time

J: Juno Valentine and the Magical Shoes

K: Knights vs Monsters

L: Library of Ever

M: Mr. Popper’s Penguins

N: Noir

O: Other Words from Home

P: Post Mordem

R: Reading Lolita in Tehran

S: Seizure

T: Terminal

U: Uni the Unicorn

V: Virals

W: Winnie the Pooh

Y: Yertle the Turtle

Z: Zombie

Ragdoll:

A Funny Book: Noir

A Family Member’s Favorite Book: Da Vinci Code

A Book with a real city in the title: Reading Lolita in Tehran

A Book with No Romance: Whipping Romance

A Book you wouldn’t normally read: Fire and Fury

A ‘free’ book: Bride in Disguise

A Book you’ve been meaning to read: Hidden Figures

A ‘classic book’:

A book or author with an alliterative name: Crazy Rich Asians

A translated book: The Little Prince

A Book with a terrible cover: The Geek and his bad boys

A ‘random number’ book: 77 Shadow Street

A book whose author shares your initials:

A book over 500 pages: 1776

A book with a strong female lead: Civil War pt 2

A book that takes place at sea:

A book set in the past:

A book everyone seems to love: Crazy Rich Asians

A spooky book: 77 Shadow Street

A book by a POC or LGBTQIA+ author: Number One Chinese Restaurant

A book you’ve never heard of: the house that Lou built

A ‘Top of 2019’ book: Black Leopard, Red Wolf

A book set in another country/culture: Crazy Rich Asians

A memorable book: Whipping Boy

Read Les Miserables

Another book by a P.O.C or LGBTQIA+ author: Crazy Rich Asians

Color-Coded/Read it Again Sam:

Books with color on the cover or in the title/re-reading books (17) you’ve read in the past

A book with ‘blue; or any shade of blue in title/on the cover: True Blue

A book with red/any shade in title or color: Black Leopard, Red Wolf

Yellow: Yellow Wallpaper

Green: Prodigal Summer

Black: Black Leopard, Red Wolf

White:

Any other color: Color Purple

A book with a word that implies color in title or on color (polka dot, rainbow, plaid, etc): rainbow fish

Re-read: Da Vinci Code

Re-read: Rainbow Fish

Re-read: House on Mango Street

Re-read: Whipping Boy

Re-read: Red Scarf Girl

Re-read: Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

Re-read: Eragon

Re-read: Winnie the Pooh

Re-read:

Women Reading:

Books written by women/about women

Mystery/thriller by a WOC:

Woman with a mental illness: Yellow Wallpaper

Author from Nigeria or New Zealand

About or set in Appalachia: Prodigal Summer

Children’s book: the house that lou built

Multi-gen family saga

Featuring women in science: Hidden Figures

A play: Raisin in the Sun

A novella: House on Mango Street

About a woman athlete: Who are Venus and Serena williams

A book featuring a religion other than your own: Reading Lolita in Tehran

Lambda literary award winner:

A myth retelling: Song of Achilles

A translated book published before 1945: Little Prince

Written by a South Asian Author: The Lowlands

By an Indigenous woman:

From 2018 Reading Women Award Shortlist:A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza

Romance or love story: Second chance thing - lennox

About nature: How to be a good creature

Historical fiction book: In another Time

Book bought/borrowed 2019: Second Chance Thing - Elizabeth Lennox

Book you got because of the cover: the house that lou built

YA book by a W.O.C.: Children of Blood and Bone

Book by Jesmyn Ward: Sing, unburied, sing

Book by Jhumpa Lahiri: The Lowlands

Modern Ms. Darcy:

A book you’ve been meaning to read:Hidden Figures

A book in the backlist of your favorite author: Noir

A book recommended by someone with great taste: Sweet Surrender

Three books by the same author: Virals

Three books by same author: Seizure

Three books by same author: Chaos

A book you chose for the cover: Hunting Prince Dracula

A book by an author who is new to you: Number One Chinese Restaurant

A book in translation: Little Prince

A book outside your (genre) comfort zone: Fire and Fury

A book published before you were born: Little Prince

Pop Sugar Challenge:

A book becoming a movie in 2019: Sun is not a Star

A book that makes you nostalgic: Whipping Boy

A book written by a musician: Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl

A book that you think should be made into a movie: Virals

A book at least with 1 million ratings on Goodreads:

A book with a plant in the title or cover: How to be a good Creature

A reread of a favorite book: Da Vinci Code

A book about a hobby: the house that lou built

A book you meant to read in 2018: Crazy Rich Asians

A book with “pop” “sugar” or “challenge” in the title: Hop on Pop A book with “pop” “sugar” or “challenge” in the title: Hop on Pop

A book with a item of clothing or accessory in title or cover: Red Scarf Girl

A book inspired by mythology, legend, or folklore: Song of Achilles

A book published posthumously: The girl who played with fire

A book set in space: Little Prince

A book by two female authors:

A book that contains “salty” “sweet” “bitter” or “spicy”: Sweet Surrender

A book set in Scandinavia: Girl who played with fire

A book that takes place in a single day: Sun is also a star

A debut novel: The Help

A book published in 2019: elizabeth lennox

Book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature: Claimed by a Dragon

A book recommended by a celebrity that you admire: A place for us (jennifer garner)

A book with “love” in the title:

A book featuring an amateur detective: Hope Never Dies

A book about a family:

A book by an author from Asia, Africa, or South America: House on Mango Street

A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title: The Birth of Venus

A book you see someone reading on tv or in a movie: Wuthering Heights

A retelling of a classic:

A book with a question in the title:

A book set on a college or university campus: Royal Academy

A book about someone with a superpower: Civil War

A book with multiple POV: Crazy Rich Asians

A book that includes a wedding: Crazy Rich Asians

A book from an author with alliteration: Crazy Rich Asians

A ghost story:

A book with a two-word title: Hidden Figures

A novel based on a true story: Hidden Figures

A book revolving around a puzzle or game: Code

Your favorite prompt from a past popsugar challenge: The Color Purple

A ‘climate fiction’ book:

A “choose your own adventure” book:

An “own voices” book: Children of Blood and Bone

Read a book during the season it is set in:

A LitRPG book:

A book with no chapters, unusual chapter headings, or unconventionally numbered chapters: The Errant Prince

Two books that share the same title: From Here to Eternity - Caitlin DOughty

Two books that share the same title:

A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom:

A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent: Da Vinci Code

Read Harder Challenge:

A Epistolary Novel: Color Purple

An Alternate History Novel: Stalking Jack the Ripper

A Book by a woman/AOC that won a literary award in 2018: Hunger: A Memoir of (my) body

A Humor Book: Noir

A book by a journalist or about journalism: The Girl who played with fire

A book by an AOC set in or about space: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

An #ownvoices book set in Mexico or Central America:Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

An #ownvoices book set in Oceania:

A book published before Jan. 1st, 2019 that has less than 100 reviews on Goodreads:

A translated book written/a book translated by a woman:

A book on Manga:

A book in which an animal or inanimate object is a POV character: Fox 8 by George Saunders

A book by or about someone that ID’s a neurodiverse:

A cozy mystery:

A book of mythology or lore: Song of Achilles

A historical romance written by a AOC:

A business book: Chocolate Wars: The 150-Year Rivalry Between the World’s Greatest Chocolate Makers by Deborah Cadbury

A novel by a trans or nonbinary author:

A book of nonviolent true crime: The Spy Who Couldn’t Spell:

A book written in prison:

A children’s or middle grade book (not YA) that has won a diversity award since 2009:

A comic by an LGBTQIA creator: Through the Woods by Emily Carroll

A self-published book:

A collection of poetry published since 2014:

Current number of books read: 631/900

#reading challenges 2019 #a to z #modern miss darcy #color coded #read it again sam #pop sugar 2019 #bad boys of romance #diversify your reading #ragdoll challenge 2019 #women reading challenge 2019 #read harder challenge 2019 #hawkybarton

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buiocelestiale · 4 years ago

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Philippine Literature

Henlo there demons its ya boi, Nyah Lajom.

Today we’ll talk about the Southeast Asian mainland is where you'll discover Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Brunei, and Timor-Leste.

However, today, we'll talk about the prevailing subjects of writing in the Philippines, from pre-colonialism to contemporary occasions.

Literature grew out of adages and enigmas concerning the human condition and one’s relationship to the climate.

Before we were colonized, we had a type of literature that empowered us to pass down legends and stories. It is called Oral Literature, pretty self-explanatory.

For example there’s a Philippine legend about the adoration among Sidapa and Bulan (Sidapa is the God of Death and Bulan is a Moon) Sidapa experienced passionate feelings for the moon's magnificence and did everything to win his heart and once saved his life.

All wellsprings of Philippine folklores are initially passed down orally. As oral writing is passed on verbally, changes in stories and the expansion of stories through time are characteristic marvels and part of the developing dynamism of Philippine folklore.

( @yizhansiasm artist)

And afterward, Spain came, the nightmare of all ✨ u n d i s c o v e r e d ✨ land. They introduced Christianity and even though we have our own culture they seemingly stripped it away and repressed people that doesn’t agree with their beliefs.

Anitism means Ancestral Religion. Spanish ministries utilized the deprecatory term "Anitería" and one might say that they did not condone any religion that isn't Christianity. As we all know social classes and discrimination is rampant in this era, the Spaniards favored the rich and powerful, while the poor were abused and killed.

During the Spanish colonial period, the theater got famous. During this time, Spanish pilgrims endeavored to show their language to native individuals, which implied religious songs and poetry discovered their place in the public eye.

The theme of literature in the Spanish era was dominated by religion. By the 19th century, Philippine writers were using written literature to their own benefit by writing about the negative effects of colonization.

In spite of the fact that they contributed a great deal for the sake of Literature, they still mistreated us. For instance, due to the oppression occurring, Dr. Jose Rizal composed Noli Me Tangere and that had a ground-breaking sway on the Filipinos. I think in this era, Socio-political and religious themes were clashing.

21st century in writing alludes to world literature delivered during the 21st century. The proportion of years is writing composed from (generally) the year 2001 to the present.

In contemporary times, there are many aspiring writers and you can't actually say that there is a predominant topic in writing now, in light of the fact that various writers have their own style and subject.

Summary:

Ancient Period - (Oral Literature) Dominant themes were myths and legends.

Colonialism - Socio-political and religious themes were dominating the literary world in this era.

Contemporary Period - There is no dominant theme in this era because different writers are rising and each of them have their own theme and style.

Nyah D. Lajom

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TO THE MOON - (rwby) yang xiao long x reader

r e q u e s t e d "If you don't mind a yang X werewolf! Fem! Reader” |[1,330 words]|

Y/N = your name

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Yang sighed in delight as she cuddled more into your side. Both of you currently were laying in Yang's bunk bed in team RWBY's dorm. You smiled at you girlfriend.

Howls suddenly were heard in the distance of the dark evening. Either a pack of beowolves or normal wolves. You shifted uncomfortably, checking out of the window. Yang chuckled, softly poking you in the ribs: "It sure is howly today."

"Don't laugh at me," you pouted. "I can't help it, you're simply too cute," the blonde smirked. You shook your head, checking your Scroll for the time. "I should head back," you said.

"No!" the Huntress-in-training whined as she held you in her arms. "Yang, I need to get up early tomorrow," you reasoned. "... Okay," she whispered, giving you a small kiss.

You bid the other girls goodbye before exiting the dorm, Blake giving you a strange look. You release a deep breath once outside, glancing around. You quickly hurried to your team's dorm.

Yang rubbed her eyes as she entered the school's cafeteria. Today was a day-off and the lilac-eyed girl found herself waking up at 6:00 AM out of habit. She was eager to meet you.

She wasn’t surprise to be alone at the table. Team JNPR was still sleeping as well as Ruby and Weiss. Blake was the only other awake and had gone to the showers.

Yang was halfway through her meal when someone dropped down in the seat in front of her. It was Coal, one of your teammates. The boy was teasingly smirking and the blonde girl looked at him interrogatively.

“Had fun with Y/N, last night?” the boy asked, eyebrow raised. “What do you mean?” Yang questioned. “No need to hide it, Y/N told us she had slept at yours,” Coal explained. Yang tilted her head with a fake smile: “Well, we mainly slept.”

“As if,” the boy snorted. The rest of the breakfast consisted of small talks, Yang being lost in her own thoughts. A frown was slowly forming itself on the blonde’s features.

If you hadn’t slept at your dorm, nor at Yang’s, where had you passed the night?

Yang didn’t saw you until dinner. You greeted everyone and sat down beside her, delivering a quick kiss to her cheek. “Hi,” you softly murmured. "Hey, where were you this morning?" the lilac-eyed asked.

"I couldn't sleep last night, so I went to the training grounds. Then, I had an appointment with Ozpin this morning about the extra leading class," you explained matter-of-factly, taking a bite of your meal.

"Oh, alright," Yang's frown dispersed into a small smile. It still didn't explain why you lied to your teammates, but she let it go. Maybe you weren't ready to share that you had problem sleeping.

Although, the blonde couldn't shake the feeling of uneasiness in the pit of her stomach.

You spent the rest of the day with Yang: taking a walk around the school, training together, and watching The Achieve Men.

When the night actually came, you said goodbye to everyone and left to your dorm. As soon as you reached your team's habitation, you reached under your bed and took out a bag. It contained your weapon with some ammunition. You strapped it on your back before leaving for the Emerald Forest.

You hated lying to Yang. It was heart-wrenching. You didn't want to lie to her. Lately, you had been contemplating telling her the truth. All the truth about yourself.

You were a werewolf. Yep, like the shapeshifting creatures originally from the Atlesian folklores. Legends of Men transforming into beast to survive against the cold of Solitas were nearly exacts. Unlike what most people thought of those myths, a werewolf, while transformed, looked more like a Beowolf than a normal wolf. Another fact was that you didn't ripped your clothes while shifting. Honestly, you couldn't tell exactly were they went, but the point was that you still had them and they were intact. You also add a total control over your actions. You wouldn't attack anyone in cold blood.

In addition, a werewolf wouldn't transform once a month, but instead one whole month per year. It was the month of November, because it was when the moon was at its biggest and brightest, and it had begun one week ago.

Subtly, you sneaked past Beacon's perimeter. You continued walking for a while until you reached the Emerald Forest. You walked further into the forest. After a few minutes, you sensed your transformation begins.

You leaned against a tree nearby. You then felt your bones shifting to adjust to your new form. It was a painful process, which caused you to loudly groan. You suddenly yelped as your jaw shifted. You felt your spine elongate to form your tail. Fur covered your body as boned-armors formed on your shoulders, ribs, face and stomach.

Seconds later, you were howling to the moon in your werewolf form. You then heard a twig snap behind you.

Your instincts took over as you bounced on the intruder only to be met with shocked lilac eyes. You immediately recognized Yang with her long blonde hair. "... Y/N?" she whispered in bewilderment.

You jumped off of her, flinching into yourself with a soft whine. You stared at the girl in horror. This wasn't supposed to happen like that. She wasn't supposed to learn about it like this.

In a span of a second, you panicked and ran off into the woods as fast as you could, completely forgetting your bag. "Y/N!" Yang cried out after you.

The blonde looked at the forest for some minutes, still shocked from what she had discovered. She suddenly took your bag and ran back towards Beacon. She had never run so fast in all her life. Soon, she bolted in RWBY's dorm, abruptly waking up its inhabitants. The girl rushed to her desk, taking hold of Ember Celica.

"Yang, what is it?" Ruby sleepily asked as Blake got up from her bed. Yang glanced at them as she adjusted her weapon to her wrists: "Y/N is in trouble—I'll explain everything to you on our way to the Emerald Forest."

Yang ran as fast as she could in the long corridors of Beacon. The team, Blake, Ruby and Weiss, was following her closely.

"Can you at least explain to us what is happening?" Weiss asked, irritated, as everyone neared the exit of the school.

"It's... complicated..." Yang started as her teammates looked at her confusedly, "One week ago, Y/N started sneaking away from Beacon at night... I didn't really know what to make of it. I may have thought in the beginning that she was cheating on me,"– seeing her comrades' angry faces, the girl was fast to correct herself – "But that wasn't it! ... I followed her tonight, and I discovered that... Y/N is... Y/N is a werewolf. I saw her change. I think she freaked out and she ran away before I could say anything. She ran off in the Emerald Forest, but she left her bag which had her weapon in it. I think it was to defend herself when she would make her way back in the morning."

A silence followed as everyone continued running. "Wow... I wasn't expecting that," Ruby commented and the team chuckled.

The team spent the night searching. It wasn't until sunrise that Yang found you. You were back to your human form and hunched up in one of the corner of the forest's temple, trembling and softly crying.

Yang's gaze softened as she saw you, and she took you in her arm, gently shushing you. "Y/N... It's alright. I don't think any less of you," the girl comforted you, "The fact that you're a werewolf changes nothing to what I feel for you."

Yang was about to continue when you crashed your lips on hers. "Thank you," you softly whispered in her ear as you hugged her.

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