Cleopatra Kavannagh

I have Messy hair and a Thirsty heart. Not too old to die young. Way too good to be real!

[plutoonwheels]

what plays in my head when this guy comes on screen

[yingtan]

PURSUIT OF JADE 逐玉 (2026) — Who am I? Fan Changyu.

[turnthepageandbeburnt]

This heavy breathing, the staring into each other’s soul. 🔥🔥🔥

[eggsaladstain]

the butcher squad was so fucking funny, like imagine you're a war hero returning to the capital and someone throws a fucking watermelon at you

[autistobrat]

this too shall pass but the fuck was that for

[asksloyxp]

Maybe if I just work harder, this empty cup will pour again

[shinyrock6498]

Maybe the cup needs a bit of time to rest and refill?

[asksloyxp]

Maybe the cup needs to lock the fuck in???

[romchat]

And THIS ladies and gentlemen is why directors matter. A four minute scene had more tension and intimacy than actual bed scenes.

I've already waxed on about how much I love Director Zeng Qingjie's work and his use of the "feminine gaze" so I won't repeat myself too much but dammit the way he portrays desire (especially women’s desire) and does so this skillfully with barely a word of dialogue is unmatched.

Just look at the cinematography:

It's the architectural framing of the curtains and the soft backlighting to emphasize the intimacy of the characters being "alone" as husband and wife for the first time. It's the gradual tightening of each shot to capture the characters' growing physical awareness of one another. It's the play of power with her more physically dominant in the frame while he guides her movements verbally. It's the impressionistic use of a handheld camera and the fluid rack focus on the eyes to mimic the intoxication of their almost-but-not-quite kiss.

And don't forget Zeng's strategic insert of a close-up:

Look at how the lighting reveals the texture of the clothes she's taking off him! And the blanket he hugs to bring her closer! And the goosebumps that appear on his skin when she washes him! All that suggestive wetness.

(Side Note: Hilariously, Tumblr marked those particular images of the blanket and goosebumps as needing a content label so I had to remove them.)

There's a certain haziness to the scene but where they touch is still in focus--there's sensuality in the tactile.

Director Zeng, please make at least 1-2 romance dramas a year and show these other directors how it's done.

Please and thank you.

[haohaode]

Pursuit of Jade 《逐玉》 (2026) ／ Eps. 34 + 36 Fan Changyu and Xie Zheng + homecoming

[yellow-cat]

i could be your pet rock. id be very good at it

[yellow-cat]

ive had some time to think and honestly i dont think id be a very good pet rock. i dont know what i was thinking. theres too much anger in me

[bunniope]

not my labyrinth not my minotaur

[speciesbarocus]

Roman mosaic floor discovered under a vineyard in Negrar di Valpolicella, Veneto.

[birdsquirrel]

#something about this really gets to me #how if you get enough dirt on your floor it just becomes the ground #and eventually someone is trying to farm in your living room

[artisheaven]

Elizar Veerman

[theundergroundwoman]

a haunted house is the memory of your ex-friend’s home that you know like the back of your hand but will never step foot inside again

[beemovieerotica]

[catvalentines]

@pscentral event 36: TRIOS

↳ Eleven, Amy Pond & Rory Williams

[nailsonblackwomen]

#nailsbycocovee

[sowedpearls]

[scumwolf]