Just a place to read in peace

[dramas-vs-novels]

THEE he is offering you SEX in a public RESTROOM so your COUSIN can hook up with your BESTIE.

This is about as wild as your life will ever get, DO IT.

[fishy-lava]

i dont. i dont even have anything to say about this i just want you to look at it. i cant even explain WHY this ruins me in the way it does but it DOES so im forcing it at all of you. [gestures at him] appreciate my guy

[hxupi]

obviously i know that changgu are in love, but some of my favorite moments in the books are when gu yun thirsts over chang geng—his bare shoulders, his broad back, his slim waist, his silky black hair, his intelligence, his policies, his power, his kindness...... like sure, chang geng is down horrendous, nobody can touch his crown, but there's something so hot about gu yun's attraction to chang geng. and the fact he wants to top chang geng on at least four different occasions. god. let him

[darknutmeg]

I'm emotionally overwhelmed by racing through 4 chapters which included:

Luo Wenzhou putting his heart on the line and Fei Du ripping his guts out, including old pain and secrets and bearing it to him. That was a lot. The greater conspiracy and all the threads tied to so many people is complex and very dangerous.

But I'm going to hold onto these two parts.

Luo Wenzhou's father offering Fei Du familial support

And Luo Wenzhou confessing with his whole chest

I love these two and their messy, traumatic love.

"Yes, I care for you."

[scunthotter]

Its so important to remember that when Shane says "Ilya noooo, Ilya ewww, what the fuck Ilya" that this is him giggling and kicking his feet. The man is not a killjoy he just loves being chased.

[bliss-night]

Chang Geng's reaction to finding out Shen Shiliu was Gu Yun this whole time is sooo funny , he's like "you mean my little yifu who I was supposed to pamper and spoil take care of because of filial piety is actually this big strong man that doesnt need my help at all ?" the way he's sulking the entire time too XD

[cocoavanille]

Reading Sha Po Lang when you have a chronic illness or disabled is an experience for sure.

Gu Yun's constant no-time-for-this frustration about his state yet being completely aware and accepted the fact that yes, this is happening to my body and yes it's shit– I know that emotional turmoil. Gu Yun is honestly not mean enough with how much bs he has to deal with because of other ppls incompetence while having to figure out massive ass and not loose his senses (literally).

I have so much compassion towards Gu Yun in this sense, although he is by no means a perfect person and to Chang Geng (one can argue a curse is a chronic illness too). The Bone of Impurity sort of reminds me of a mix of multiple mental health conditions.

[grimbravado]

Chang Geng practically spent four years earning a degree in Gu Yun-ology. He majored in it and took additional courses in Economics, Political Science, Military Science, and Medical Science, all to support his passion for Gu Yun-ology.

The Southern Bandits arc is his thesis defense and graduation ceremony, during which he impressed the hell out of his childhood mentor Shen Yi, who realized he was no longer the top national expert in Gu Yun-ology.

[hezenkoss]

halfway through Sha Po Lang and the vibes are just. like.

r/relationships u/guyun

My (29M) adopted son (22M) won’t stop trying to rope me into his daddy kink in the bedroom, and I’m not really into it. What can I do?

u/shenyi

Stop fucking your son????

u/guyun

I can’t. He’ll pout at me :(

[chuwanningscat]

actually mad and curious as to why ranwan or any other meatbun ship didn't rank in top #100 ships of 2026 i LOOOOOOVE ranwan and many people on tumblr do as well, so i was really really surprised. like are MXTX novels the only ones that exist? (no hate to MXTX or her readers ofc, i've read all of her works but i'm BEGGING y'all to read meatbun/priest/musuli works as well)

I LOVE MEATBUN'S books and i do understand why some people wouldn't like her works (bcs they deal with very heavy themes like non-con, c*nnibalism, s*lf harm, age-gap, etc, etc. check TWs) but please if you want to read HEAVY DETAILED ANGST, SOOOO MUCH YEARNING, EMOTIONAL DAMAGE and want to cry your heart out pls pls pls check out meatbun's works - remnants of filth/yuwu (friends to enemies to lovers, politics, misunderstandings, AMAZING side characters, a loooot of angst, older uke younger seme), the husky and his white cat shizun/erha/2ha (shizun-disciple, 10 y age gap older uke younger seme, non-con, dub-con, two lifetimes of angst, misunderstandings and a fuckton of mutual pining, redemption arc) and case file compendium/bab (older doctor uke younger patient seme, non-con, dub-con, misunderstandings, both of them are su*cidal, sci-fi elements, a LOOT of emotional damage, unreliable narrator)

if you are a manhwa reader and have read codename anastasia, roses and champagne, jinx, then you will surely enjoy case file compendium (its for the toxic yaoi fans, its UNHINGED lmaooo), erha and yuwu are historical wuxia with very, very, very, detailed angst and yearning. personally i believe that yuwu has even more angst than erha, it also DOESN'T have the usual meatbun themes of non-con, dub-con, and 10/10+ years age gap (older uke/younger seme) i think i cried over 20 times throughout all 7 volumes of yuwu. I URGE Y'ALL TO READ ANYTHING BY MEATBUN (check TWs and don't read if you are triggered by the themes) i want you guys to try reading erha and if you are understandably disgusted by how dumb/disgusting mo ran is, pls pls stick around till atleast vol 3 i promise your opinion is SURE to change. yuwu is meatbun's MOST underrated work by far, and also her BEST. please, please read it. (NO dub-con/non-con, 4 y age gap)

some other recommendations too if you want to read danmei that are plot heavy, full of yearning (not MXTX or meatbun) - disabled tyrant's beloved pet fish, three hundred years of longing, sha po lang/stars of chaos, ballad of sword and wine, after the disabled god of war became my concubine, how to survive as a villain (check TWs), little mushroom (this is a masterpiece), thousand autumns, guardian, global examination, married thrice to a salted fish, golden terrace, panguan, joyful reunion, legend of exorcism, peerless.

this post was made to bring your attention to danmei that are not written by MXTX bcs those are the only ones that usually catch people's attention, perhaps bcs of the immense popularity that The Untamed gained (no hate ofc, its one of my fav shows of all time) but i wanna see more asian media, more danmei ships in the top 100 ships list of tumblr other than just bingqiu, hualian, wangxian. pls pls pls read more asian media y'all.

[darlingofdots]

okay but Shane takes a hit late in the game and doesn't return so in the post-game presser somebody (they're new, they don't know any better, they will never make this mistake again) asks Ilya "how's Hollander's head" and Ilya experiences every emotion at once as he wrestles with the lingering terror of seeing the love of his life take five seconds too long to get up (he's fine) and also the sheer delight at being offered this perfect, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity on a silver platter

[urie]

i looooooooove how annoying shane and ilya must be as the two best hockey players in the world just both of them being able to see the game at such an elite level and notice things no one else does and theyre basically speaking their own language to one another and saying things like "i dont even count a hat trick if its on an empty net if the goalie isnt there its NOT a real goal i think they should not count these" "absolutely if theres no challenge it isnt real" "exactlyyyyy" and they will say things like this in front of players who have Zero career hat tricks

[notbecauseofvictories]

One of the ignominious bits of media that has unfortunately stuck with me is How I Met Your Mother. Specifically, the episode which makes numerous jokes about "revertigo"---a combination of "revert" and "vertigo", the idea you might be a mature and capable adult in your day-to-day life, but go home for Christmas and suddenly you're 16 again, leaving dishes in the sink and picking fights with your little brother. The idea that specific people or places can (unwittingly) shove you into a headspace you'd otherwise left behind is a valuable one, even if it did get handed to me by a decade-old solidly mid sitcom.

I was thinking about this because I grabbed drinks with a colleague and acquitted myself quite well---asked fun questions, make jokes, talked about books and our educations and mutual colleagues. (Maybe she had a terrible time, but I tried to be my best self so I'm grading for effort...) Only then I went and got dinner with my best friend and college roommate, and suddenly I was not that person. Suddenly I was snarky and a little condescending, I picked fights (cordial fights! but still disagreements) that I didn't need to fight. And heading home afterwards, I realized the shape I'd slipped into: the pricklier, more unsure and therefore more defensive persona that was my armor in college.

It's been over a decade---yet I somehow twisted myself into that shape like no time had gone by at all. Perfect muscle memory of a person I no longer am.

Revertigo, like I said.

And I don't want to be that person! I don't particularly like that person, and my friend doesn't deserve to deal with her so many years later. I don't think there's a solution to this other than my being more mindful when we get together, deliberately rejecting the old shape, but---well, how disappointing to find it still waiting for me.

[virginshane]

the fuckboy you all talking about….. this is his sexual fantasies

[virginshane]

@significant-lover so real

[pikestaff]

"Stop saying 15 year olds with weird interests are cringe, they're 15" this is true however you should also stop saying adults with weird interests are cringe because who gives a shit

[themythicalcodfish]

To wit:

[switchelsweets]

I want to share some wisdom from my high school art teacher.

In my AP Art class, there was a girl who was just starting to experiment with mixed media. At this point she was still playing around, trying to decide what direction she wanted to go with her portfolio. So one critique day, she brought in an abstract canvas with some rhinestone highlights and painted and real peacock feathers. She loved sparkles and peacock feathers so she thought she’d try introducing them a *little*. And after everyone had given some input, the teacher gave her his advice, VERY roughly paraphrased here:

“So here’s the thing… I do not like this style. These are just elements that do not speak to me personally, but I see that you like them, and you’re doing interesting things with them.

“My biggest critique is, I only merely *dislike* this piece. I want you to make me HATE it. Go crazy with the things that you like. Don’t hold back trying to make it palatable to people like me. Because I am NEVER going to like it. And if the audience does not like it, it should drive them crazy seeing how much YOU love it.”

Her portfolio was chock full of neon colors and glitter and rhinestones and splashes of peacock feathers and it was a delight. Our teacher despised every piece lol, but she got great marks and I think even won some awards. And more importantly, she was happy and proud of the results. Because she didn’t limit herself by trying to appeal to people who were never going to enjoy what she enjoyed.

Takeaway here: be as cringe as you want. Don’t limit yourself based on other ppl’s tastes. They’re not you, and you are incredible 💕

[magnuspeccatori]

This is the most inspirational thing I've read all week. Possibly all year

[gentlewordsdaily]

There’s a kind of exhaustion that doesn’t come from work or responsibilities; it comes from trying, over and over again, to make people understand you.

Explaining how you feel. Choosing your words carefully. Softening your tone so you don’t seem “too much.” Giving context, examples, second chances. Hoping that this time, maybe this time, they’ll finally get it. And when they don’t… it doesn’t just feel frustrating. It feels defeating.

After a while, you stop wanting to explain at all. Not because you don’t care, but because you are tired of translating yourself into something more “acceptable.” Tired of feeling like your emotions need to be justified to be respected. Tired of speaking and still feeling unheard.

If you are at that point where you feel like giving up on explaining, on trying, on being understood; that makes sense. Anyone would feel worn down after putting in that much effort and getting so little back.

But giving up doesn’t have to mean disappearing or shutting yourself down completely. Maybe it just means redirecting your energy. Saving your words for people who actually listen. Choosing not to over-explain to those who have shown you they won’t meet you halfway.

You are not hard to understand. You have just been trying to be understood by people who weren’t willing or able to really listen.

And that’s not a reflection of your worth.

You deserve conversations where you don’t have to fight to be heard. Where you don’t leave feeling drained or misunderstood. Where your feelings are met with care, not confusion or dismissal.

For now, it’s okay to rest your voice. It’s okay to step back from the constant explaining. You don’t owe everyone access to your inner world, especially if they have treated it carelessly.

You are allowed to be tired. You are allowed to stop trying so hard in the wrong places.

And one day, you will find spaces where you don’t have to explain yourself this much, where you are understood in ways that feel natural, not exhausting. Until then, protect your energy. You have already given so much. 🤍

[penandinkprincess]

really the whole rose landry thing is ilya's fault for issuing a challenge to the most competitive man in the world

buddy said he never hears about shane with girls and shane immediately got to work finding a girl to be with that ilya couldn't ESCAPE hearing about

don't issue challenges you aren't ready to have met, my guy!!!