Musings of the Obsessive Kind

Fandom Only Blog. Fangirling over pretty fictional people 25/8. Currently dramas (mainly Chinese), Turkish and Spanish shows, period and fantasy novels and other assorted obsessions

[dangermousie]

What you may find on this tumblr at this moment

ETA: DO NOT SEND ME GOFUNDME REQUESTS. I DO NOT CARE IF IT’S TO CURE WORLD HUNGER AND EVERY ILLNESS AT ONCE. I WILL DELETE AND BLOCK.

Pictured: Not Me.

I am watching/posting enough stuff for this to become necessary again.

First, I read a ton of “traditional” and web novels, mainly period, and watch Asian drama, American, European, and Turkish shows as well as Indian movies and telenovelas.

Second, if you can’t find what I am watching with English subs (less likely for dramas than other stuff I watch), I don’t have secret subs, I am probably just watching in another language.

Third, as I am sure anyone following this tumblr for more than a hot minute figured out, my main interest is in period stuff. It doesn’t mean I don’t watch/read things with a modern setting but I am usually more into period stuff.

Fourth, shows I am watching/rewatching atm are:

Bir Gece Masali (Turkey)

Cukur (Turkey)

My Royal Nemesis (Korea)

Under the Microscope (China)

Fifth, I am reading a lot (largely fantasy, adult and YA, and also period romance) so there will be some of that on this tumblr.

Sixth, I use the block button liberally and often. I maintain this tumblr to have a good time, no more no less. Anything that interferes with that is not for me.

[hollywoodgems]

Sophia Loren during the filming of El Cid, 1960.

[maid-photographer]

The more I get back into doing creative stuff the more I understand that one Fujimoto quote

[malpensante]

[letatlin]

for anyone wondering about the second quote:

[moth-amphetamine]

thought I was going to a concert to see the cure ? but it was actually placebo??? fml

[dangermousie]

Guo Xiangling ground her teeth and lowered her voice: "Don't tell me you've actually fallen for Lu Xixiao? Hah, do you really think you two will have any future? If we're being technical, you should call him 'brother.' Zhou Wan, you were born from me—you're his stepsister! His sister!"

Zhou Wan felt a chill run through her body, her knuckles turning white from gripping the phone too tightly.

Guo Xiangling sneered: "You probably don't know this, but Lu Xixiao once had a real sister. Unfortunately, she died. I heard he was quite devastated back then. How angry do you think he'd be if he found out you're also his sister? He's Old Mr. Lu's most favored grandson. If you offend him, think about what future you could possibly have."

[silentturtle]

This.

[littlefreya]

I will forever reblog this every time it’s on my dash because it should be this loud and simple. 💖

[dolphincliffs]

💜

[kvetchlandia]

Édouard Boubat Self-portrait with Lella, Paris 1951

"In some way, a photo is like a stolen kiss." Édouard Boubat

[paxamericana]

[aritany]

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[tomorrowsdrama]

I watched Under the Microscope over the weekend and it was SO GOOD. It was so smartly written without feeling pedantic or pretentious. It’s amazing how it was still able to mix in humor with the horrors that the ML went through as he tried to navigate a corrupt system. All the characters also felt real and complex. Even the evil ones had moments where I felt like I could understand where they were coming from. One of the things the drama does so well is showing that multiple things can be true at once and that sometimes the road to hell is paved by good intentions. Like the first time they tried to enforce the land remeasurement policy. The drama makes it so clear why the farmers are upset at something that was enacted “for their benefit” and how out of touch the officials, and even Feng Baoyu, were about the commoners’ struggles. Anyway, to keep it short, 10/10, Zhang Ruoyun is amazing.

[dangermousie]

Synopsis for this drama:

Aka:

But make it classy 😂😂😂

[tomorrowsdrama]

“Mother’s stepson”

[dangermousie]

Zhou Wan said softly, "I wasn’t thinking of running."

Lu Xixiao laughed and praised her, "Then you’ve got some guts."

"I’m not worth much if you sell me," Zhou Wan said.

Lu Xixiao looked her up and down, nodding in agreement. "True. Flat as a board—won’t fetch a good price."

"..."

His words were too blunt, his gaze even more brazen. Zhou Wan lowered her head in shame.

Lu Xixiao pinched her overly slender wrist. "I’ll fatten you up before selling you."

How is this a romance?!?! This is fucking gross!!!

[dangermousie]

Lu Xixiao said calmly, "Just remember this - if you dare betray me, I'll kill you."

Dude, that’s not romantic, that’s change your number and get a restraining order.

[ruthyless-deactivated20140511]

when i was younger i had a really bad fear of danny devito when i was going to sleep so my older brother gave me a watch that he set to like 8 hours ahead so that it was always daytime on the watch when i was asleep and he told me it would confuse danny devito and he would think it was daytime and get scared of the sun and leave me alon

[tardis-mind-palace]

Your brother is the best

[elrondbaggins]

Who the fuck changed this from vampires to Danny devito

[aliceinpunderland-blog]

the real question is why I was completely ready to accept that this person had a debilitating childhood fear of Danny Devito

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World Heritage Post

[dangermousie]

Popular shows I hate, a hater post:

Game of Thrones - too lazy to create an actual fantasy world, too lazy to do historical research and write a historical novel. Nudity rape and violence do not make you complex, just woman hating and gross.

Heated Rivalry - congrats on proving that gay shows can be as stupid as straight shows. Fucking does not a romance make, and two boring dudes aren’t complex just because they are gay, and don’t get me into the way it deal with the Russian thing.

Off Campus - at least HR was out of the box with the main romance being gay. This doesn’t even have that. Also sex is great but it does not romance make. This is brain dead.

Brigerton - a ton of terribly unattractive people exist in a world of world building so uniquely illogical that it should be studied. All the chemistry and depth of a puddle.

Squid Games - we are so clever to show lots of violence and gross ways to die for money - aka moral bankruptcy makes bank.

Corollary to SQ comment - Every Netflix original kdrama ever made - if I wanted to watch an American show I would. Congrats on destroying a whole industry.

Hidden Love - this puddle is so shallow if you drank from it you’d die of thirst.

Rings of Power - I dunno where the money went but it wasn’t to hire actors who look like elves or do a decent story and what the fuck is wrong with the makers having Sauron x Galadriel. Someone should have shoved that script into a lava pit.

[xieliansbignaturals]

[cnladies]

BAO SHANGEN 包上恩 and Zhou Keyu for Arena HOMME+ China x Never Ending Summer | August 2025

Bao Shangen: more photos here Arena HOMME+ China: more photos here

[dramastream]

MY ROYAL NEMESIS 멋진신세계 (2026), Ep. 07