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Ilinox. イリ. Dreamer. Romantic. Wistful. This is a multi-fandom personal blog. Includes otome games, drabbles, art, music, food, and animals. Beware the TL;DRs. My personality in a nutshell HERE. TWITTER

[riacte]

not romantic not platonic but a secret third thing [what would happen between earth and the moon if the earth stopped spinning as illustrated by xkcd randall munroe]

[dualumina]

[marlynnofmany]

I'm remembering that they say the moon is so big because a rogue planet crashed into proto-Earth and broke off a chunk, which clumped together and started orbiting the rest.

I'm remembering the concept of soulmates, who used to be one soul, but were torn apart by heavenly forces.

[zynart]

“book lovers” don’t love anything about books and it’s weird (or, defending classic novels)

kevin durant is talking about basketball fans but you’ll understand exactly what he means in a much broader sense if you’re on the basketball side of twitter and immediately recognize the mindset he’s describing — that it’s a sentiment that isn’t really about basketball fans at all, but about how we engage with all sorts of things especially in the social media era. but this tweet is just table-setting. the important thing here is that the rest of this post, about many writers and english teachers and book bloggers and overall people who describe themselves as book-lovers on the internet, can be summed up as a caption to this screenshot that just says “same energy”.

same energy. many writers and supposed booklovers on the internet actively dislike and disparage most literature. and actively dislike and disparage the entire literary tradition of the novel, and the novel as a form, and all the tools or frames of engaging with art, and many of the writers or novels known for beautiful writing, and the books that made up the history and development of the medium and inspired so many more of its writers and inspired stylistic shifts, so much fundamental context for any kind of novel… i’m losing my thread here but the point is, many people who describe themselves as book-lovers, many of them authors themselves or english teachers, will proudly and vocally announce their dislike and hatred of so many classic novels. often what seems like almost all of them.

and will not just proudly say so, but won’t shut up about it. and will bring it up constantly among themselves. it’s not a one-off thing either, this comes up con-fucking-stantly in what feels like almost any conversation about literature. often fully unprompted. and will somehow pretend it’s an original insight and that they’re being bold and brave and controversial and starting a conversation for saying it, when it’s all been discourse every two months for as long as an online commons has existed, and when we all know they got that take from endless cycles of online discourse, and when the reason they say it is because they know people will agree with them, because we’ve seen how that plays out a million times already, b e c a u s e so many other people who like to imagine themselves as brave bold original thinkers for having picked up that opinion in a previous online cycle themselves will respond enthusiastically through some kind of collective pretense that it’s a new conversation.

that’s part of it too, everyone involved in that discussion collectively performs some kind of amnesia where this is a take they’re hearing for the very first time, and speaking a truth they’ve always thought but never felt like it was socially acceptable to say. because that way, you get to feel like an original critical thinker without having to do any critical thinking, or to feel like you have a superior understanding of a piece of media without having any media literacy. and you get to feel some self-flattery about your superior insight for having the originality and courage to believe what is now a pretty mainstream view — maybe not mainstream among literati, but absolutely mainstream in the online commons, enough that you know many people agree with you already because you’ve seen the same agreement and mutual self-congratulation play out in a million online cycles already.

(it feels very disingenuous. maybe it’s not consciously and intentionally disingenuous, maybe it’s just a lack of self-awareness, but it’s like.. you know how we could say a great joke at a family function that we once read on the internet, and they wouldn’t know and would just think you’re just that witty for coming up wiht it? like that, except we’re all on the same internet and we’d all read the same joke already but we all have to pretend we’d never heard it before so we don’t break kayfabe, because that way you can convince yourself that nobody else had seen it before and they all thought you were witty. everyone just performs the exact same roles every time discourse about any given book happens every 2-6 months on the internet. next time, can we all at least not pretend like this isn’t the 26th time we’ve seen this conversation and spare all the “FINALLY someone said it!” “someone needed to start this conversation!” schtick? is that too harsh?)

but anyway. the thing is, alright. if you think jane austen is boring. and that the great gatsby is overrated. and also that the bronte sisters’ books were super problematic (bc heathcliff and rochester with mad wife in the attic are both kinda misogynistic). and also that hemingway is boring posturing. and catcher in the rye is overrated (because the abused kid processing his brother’s death is “annoying”). and that shakespeare is too old english style to be worth reading.

and that only pretentious wannabes read tolstoy or dostoevsky. and as for ursula k le guin or isaac asimov or philip k dick, sci-fi is a boring genre. and that nabokov is weird and kinda suss, and kundera seems like he has an ego and philosophizes too much (will claim to have liked one hundred years of solitude tho bc that’s still seen as fashionable). and only pretentious hipsters read david foster wallace or pynchon or franzen. none of them seem to remember that edith wharton exists. some quote george eliot as another white man, or just don’t mention her at all.

and never even mention chinua achebe or toni morrison or james baldwin or arundhati roy. and — this is something i actually saw being said on twitter in conversations between english teachers, authors, and people who call themselves book bloggers — say “kazuo ishiguro is only read by white people who want to feel smart but is actually full of weird stuff” while including a screenshot from a haruki murakami novel. even though ishiguro and murakami write very different books in very different styles, one has lived in the uk his whole life and his best known books are all set in the uk while the other is a japanese pop writer, and they have very little in common aside from a kinda sparse prose style and being ethnically asian…

at that point, do you even like literature?

having a few or couple of those opinions is one thing, people’s tastes vary and i don’t expect everyone to love every supposed literary classic, i’ll admit to not enjoying ‘a separate peace’ at all — but so many writers online proudly announce pretty much all of this. and it’s usually not even with specific justification about the specific author or book, just broad strokes commentary. a lot of it seems to be half-remembered from bored high school years, books where they barely remember what even happened during them but retained their opinions on them with full unwavering confidence, a lot of the comments that sound like someone who’s only vaguely heard of the book and not even to the level of reading the wikipedia page to check, who misunderstood the main themes and seems to not have tried to critically engage with it at all.

honestly, i know most people online’s clever opinions about books are just regurgitated from the internet. i’m pretty convinced this applies to 80% of all mentions of the catcher in the rye online, for example. fuck it, here’s the screenshot of the ishiguro/murakami incident i mentioned a couple paragraphs back:

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[wedreamedlove]

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Happy Valentine’s Day! Light and Night released 5 love songs sang by each man.

Lyrics for Jesse's song below.

We chatted with the stars all night and didn’t want to sleep With you here, the cicadas don’t seem to be that annoying The summer night breeze is blowing Like the lingering flavor of a melted ice cream Time slips away, leaving a to-be-continued star trail Waiting for us to draw it together Fortunately, I held on tight, in my arms is your warmth Guiding me through the long night You lit up my courage and persistence Whether I’m a knight or a hero I want to become that most dazzling star in your eyes I’m not scared of how confusing or bumpy the future can be I’m willing to shine with all my strength for you To light up every single tiny thread And complete the Classic that belongs to us I’m so lucky to have crossed paths with you again In my many years of endless changes You are my one constant treasure Our story has only just begun to be told No matter what fate may be like, I won’t avoid it You lit up my courage and persistence Whether I’m a knight or a hero I want to become that most dazzling star in your eyes I’m not scared of how confusing or bumpy the future can be I’m willing to shine with all my strength for you To light up every single tiny thread And complete the Classic that belongs to us I want to be your shining star [Mingxing] in the dark night Illuminating the incomplete twist of our next chapter Don’t be scared, you have me I will be brave and persistent for you Whether I’m a knight or a hero I want to become that most dazzling star in your eyes I’m not scared of how confusing or bumpy the future can be I’m willing to shine with all my strength for you To break the Möbius chain And complete the Classic that belongs to us

[wedreamedlove]

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Happy Valentine’s Day! Light and Night released 5 love songs sang by each man.

Lyrics for Charlie’s song below.

You’re welcome to run at any time Until my next hug Our heartbeats exchange a secret signal This minute, this second Stamps the coordinates of a resonance Who is it who makes the universe shine more? You and I are both essential I cup a blazingly sincere heart Continuously coming close to you Melting the distance between us I construct a glitzy plot I want to be the first to describe our perfect meeting I eavesdrop on the wishes you make, gifting you the entire world You’re more dazzling than those stars You dispel every single nuisance Let the scenery come and go, it’s not as good as you at my side I want a kiss my darling I wanna hold your hand Let’s chase after a sunrise we can’t catch I’ll run forward for you Be your everlasting home I construct a glitzy plot I want to be the first to describe our perfect meeting I eavesdrop on the wishes you make, gifting you the entire world You’re more dazzling than those stars You dispel every single nuisance Let the scenery come and go, it’s not as good as you at my side When the seasons change, when the story changes Love is duplicated in my heartstrings Romance succumbs to you again and again You are my one and only focal point I construct a glitzy plot I want to be the first to describe a perfect meeting I eavesdrop on the wish you make, gifting you the entire world You’re more dazzling than those stars You dispel every single nuisance Let the scenery come and go, it’s not as good as you at my side

[wedreamedlove]

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Happy Valentine’s Day! Light and Night released 5 love songs sang by each man.

Lyrics for Sariel's song below.

Hear an epiphyllum bloom Wait for it to wake in front of your window If this flowering season exceeds the changes of the world Who can keep behind that bloom of pure white? I deliberately say the opposite of my heart But you understand my softness This is a bond that crosses time The night has been so, so long As I glance back, old dreams come to an end We have tea around the stove, never running out of things to say How lucky I am, having this warmth that resonates with you Dawn, dusk, three meals with you In the afternoon, we wake in each other’s eyes Time conceals silence and engraves whispers I wait for the future with you, watching time sail past Vicissitudes traverse time This mortal world sympathizes and finally we meet This is a bond that crosses time The night has been so, so long As I glance back, old dreams come to an end We have tea around the stove, never running out of things to say How lucky I am, having this warmth that resonates with you Let the years and destiny circulate It’s a common occurrence In this mortal world, what fear have I of violent waves? The rest of my life elapses quickly To have spent a share together is perfect Both the sun and moon can testify This is the most certain answer

[wedreamedlove]

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Happy Valentine’s Day! Light and Night released 5 love songs sang by each man.

Lyrics for Osborn's song below.

Going forward without a destination But having countless endings I search for the meaning of a dream When the crowd of people disperse Blue flames guide me to you It’s a proper trajectory This isn’t a dream, wake everything that’s fast asleep There’s a burning heart because of you Walking bravely towards you Are you willing to escape this rainy season with me? When you raise your head to look at me My heart and soul will never leave again Raindrops witness our past Don’t be scared of fear anymore Under the sunlight, grow without abandon I want to hug you even if I have to step over the sky and the deep sea In this journey together, you are here So I’m certain we’re destined to run to that distant place No need to confine ourselves to formalities Ocean blue represents life It can withstand the power of grayness I imagine the world suppressed by me I hear you call my name In that second, my heart’s even more certain About these surging feelings This isn’t a dream, the power of our hearts guide each other There’s a beautiful world because of you Walking bravely towards you Are you willing to escape this rainy season with me? When you raise your head to look at me My heart and soul will never leave again Raindrops witness our past Don’t be scared of fear anymore Under the sunlight, grow without abandon I want to hug you even if I have to step over the sky and the deep sea In this journey together, you are here So I’m certain we’re destined to run to that distant place No need to confine ourselves to formalities Walking bravely towards you Are you willing to escape this rainy season with me? Maybe we’ll embrace the beauty of this world The meaning of adventure The best memories are when I’m with you Don’t be scared of fear anymore In a sea of stars, your eyes give me affirmation The kite floats in the sky and points towards that distant place It’s a proper trajectory Holding your hand, as long as you say “I’m willing” We won’t separate

[wedreamedlove]

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Happy Valentine's Day! Light and Night released 5 love songs sang by each man.

Lyrics for Evan's song below.

The ancient bell tower habitually stutters It’s like time is going backwards minute by minute Towing my breaths into drifting along with you Gradually sinking down The air suddenly stills in this second If the bright sun is to be forgotten If a rose cannot hold on until it blossoms Just use this sky full of starlight to illuminate Me, you, and tonight's sweet dream A peaceful breeze gives rise to ripples And rocks the faint candlelight Which outlines your silhouette Time guides me To look towards you As if you are everlasting If I were to walk To the ends of a dark night And was incapable of heading towards The dawn on the other side Then at least I will enjoy Our freedom in this second I don't know how long it's been It's like you’ve always been next to me Perhaps what they call happiness is you Hold my hands firmly We rise and fall along with the flames of the hearth As if each other's touch is a dance in the warmth Such throbbing circumstances A second seems to be everlasting If I were to walk To the ends of a dark night And was incapable of heading towards The dawn on the other side Then at least I will enjoy Our freedom in this second Burn up this wait in the night Be loyal to our desires Cling to this sweet dream Like flowing notes in this second Becoming inseparable tenderness If I can make time stop And the dusk drowsy I kiss you in my heart Before I turn around You become my permanence If we can be forgotten by the world Will there be a day where we can also become That ray of light which falls into a crevice and craves to exist In a long transience This boundless journey calls out to us to return together

[wedreamedlove]

[Osborn SSR Broiling Love]

Part 1 - Speeding

Part 2 - Preparations

Part 3 - Listening

Nutshell

Charcoal

Soup

Part 4 - Dancing

[ilikeit-art]

[cartoondog]

we are gonna be vacuuming up this post for the next five years

[mermazeablaze]

It almost looked like they threw a fish upwards into water (the shadowiness of their hand) & it swam off causing a splash of glitter.

[isa-ghost]

Ok but this time the vacuuming will be worth it, that was sick

[wedreamedlove]

OSBORN: People all have a need to confide in others, but it's enough to just listen and give appropriate consolation. There's no need to be affected by other people's emotions

[MC]: But when this sort of situation happens on someone I care about then it's impossible for me to stand by and do nothing. Osborn: Someone who truly deserves your car won't make things hard for you

OPTION 1

[MC]: That's the theory, but it's a bit hard to do. You won't be tempted to do something? Osborn: I'll give as much concern as I can, but if it's keeping them company then I'll choose to leave that for an important person

OPTION 2

[MC]: I feel like I need some insensitivity, because being too sensitive makes me really tired. Osborn: I'll teach you a move, when you're being treated as an emotional trash can, you can use going to see me as an excuse to leave

First, I just want to gush about falling in love with Osborn all over again because of this Tea Break Moment. He's such a calm and mature partner and he often gives the best life advice.

Second, it's interesting how you can read Option 1 in two ways. He either means that the person who needs company can find it from their own important person and not Osborn, or Osborn will only keep his important person company and not anyone else (his partiality is overwhelming LOL).

Third, Option 2 makes me want to wail at how Osborn is so willing to be the "bad person" for you and it reminds me of I Love You 115 (12) that I wrote.

[wedreamedlove]

We now have Jesse's measurements and he decided to compete with Osborn in the chest and waist olympics, haha.

Translations under the read more!

CHEST (100 cm)

The camouflage print blends into an environment of ambush and offers an optimal disguise. Its owner is like a perfectly concealed hunter in the forest, quietly dormant until the decisive moment.

FAIL MEASUREMENT = “Ah, it tickles, it tickles...! If you touch there, I can't promise I'll be good and cooperate.” BAD MEASUREMENT = “Feels weird... How about we do this again?” PERFECT MEASUREMENT = “The measurements are extremely accurate! I'm already looking forward to the finished product!”

HANDS (24 cm)

Created by using flexible and breathable cloth and wear-resistant superfine fiber, its wrist guard and non-slip padding offers support in any situation and aids its owner in nimbly selecting strategies.

FAIL MEASUREMENT = “Of course I want to stay like this with you... but we should still do proper business first.” BAD MEASUREMENT = “Uh... it's sort of usable. But it can be better, right?” PERFECT MEASUREMENT = “Wow! I can't believe it fits every finger perfectly.”

WAIST (75 cm)

A nylon belt that can be fitted with any carry-on equipment. It can withstand the assault of a practical struggle and it can be removed single-handedly in response to the ever-changing battlefield situation.

FAIL MEASUREMENT = “*Coughs*... I'm going to return an eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth!” BAD MEASUREMENT = “Uh... I think there's still room for adjustment, what do you think?” PERFECT MEASUREMENT = “The tightness is just right and it doesn't affect the comfortableness. You're amazing!”

THIGH (55 cm)

The military belt worn on the thigh has many functions to adapt to different strategic needs. It can tidy clothes for nimble movement, as well as carry a knife to nonchalantly give an enemy a fatal blow.

FAIL MEASUREMENT = “Ah! My breathing is heavier? Phoo... give me a moment to calm down.” BAD MEASUREMENT = “If you can measure this again, it'll probably be more accurate.” PERFECT MEASUREMENT = “Accurate, nimble, and swift, it seriously exceeded my imagination!”

FACE (34 cm)

A specially customized lightweight mask that tightly fits to the shape of the face. Not only can its shock absorbent material protect the skull during battles, but it can also conceal the face and hide the identity of the squad member.

FAIL MEASUREMENT = “Your fingers are really warm... Is this also part of the measuring process?” BAD MEASUREMENT = “It can cover my face, but... actually, there's still room to optimize!” PERFECT MEASUREMENT = “It fits so well it's like a second skin. It's really unbelievable!”

FEET (26 cm)

Lightweight and wear-resistant ankle boots are suitable for entering any environmentally complex battlefield. In the vast desert, it withstands the assault of the wind, sand, and heat, and silently infiltrates the enemy's keep.

FAIL MEASUREMENT = “S-stop messing around... You know I have no resistance towards you.” BAD MEASUREMENT = “It doesn't feel very... balanced. Why don't we try again, OK?” PERFECT MEASUREMENT = “As expected, you're very proficient at doing this.”

[wedreamedlove]

OSBORN: Lately, whenever I casually dig around in my jacket pocket, I'll be able to pull out a snack

[MC]: The nuts we bought yesterday are also tasty, it's too bad you aren't wearing clothes with pockets today. Osborn: But the ones you're wearing have pockets, why don't you rummage around too?

Your honor, they love each other so much that they think the same thing about placing snacks in each other's pockets as a happy surprise for the day.

[wedreamedlove]

[Osborn SSR Nightmarish Shadow]

Part 1 - Jungle

Part 2 - Wildness

Part 3 - Instinct

Purr (about the animal)

Hiss (character exposition)

Footsteps (cosplay)

Part 4 - Going Home

[wedreamedlove]

[Osborn SSR Nightmarish Shadow]

Part 1 - Jungle

Part 2 - Wildness

Part 3 - Instinct

Purr (about the animal)

Hiss (character exposition)

Footsteps (cosplay)

Part 4 - Going Home

[wedreamedlove]

[Osborn SSR Nightmarish Shadow]

Part 1 - Jungle

Part 2 - Wildness

Part 3 - Instinct

Purr (about the animal)

Hiss (character exposition)

Footsteps (cosplay)

Part 4 - Going Home

[wedreamedlove]

[Osborn SSR Nightmarish Shadow]

Part 1 - Jungle

Part 2 - Wildness

Part 3 - Instinct

Purr (about the animal)

Hiss (character exposition)

Footsteps (cosplay)

Part 4 - Going Home

[wedreamedlove]

[Osborn SSR Nightmarish Shadow]

Part 1 - Jungle

Part 2 - Wildness

Part 3 - Instinct

Purr (about the animal)

Hiss (character exposition)

Footsteps (cosplay)

Part 4 - Going Home