Navigating life poorly

Here for the gifs

[nocassandra]

It turns out that my favourite relationship dynamic is between

Woman who knows what she wants to do and does it TM

And

Man who goes, 'That's my girl' and provides the occasional assist TM

[aromanticduck]

Free service with ads: Well, if I'm not paying for it they have to foot the bill somehow.

Paid service with no ads: Well, if they're not funding it with ad revenue, they need to charge us something.

Paid service with ads: Well that's bullshit.

"We used to be a paid service without ads, but now we're putting ads in it! If you want the ad-free version you have to pay more for preeeeemium": Fuck you fuck you fuck you

[juststarsandthemoon]

Free service with no ads: Okay so these guys are stealing my data

[nocassandra]

Blossoms of Power reminds me of reading North and South.

The novel started from Margaret Hale's point of view, but in an effort to keep you in suspense about whether she would end up with John Thornton, didn't share Margaret's thoughts and feelings while sharing John's.

Blossoms of Power does the same thing. Shen Xi He/Gu Qing Zhi feelings are rarely expressed (even in private) and I feel shortchanged as a woman who's interested in women-centric stories.

[thehappysmiler]

Men think they are intellectual for liking cristopher nolan movies

[nocassandra]

Xiao Hua Yong and Xiao Chang Ying

[nocassandra]

I just saw someone call Xiao Hua Yong a Green Tea Man!

Never heard this before!

It fits perfect 👌

P.S Not to be confused with green flag.

[cuppydogshane]

all the rights that come with marriage you should be able to have without marriage btw. you should be able to designate a person who can visit you in the hospital regardless of your relationship to that person.

[nocassandra]

Shen Xi He refusing to plan and organise the banquet has 'Act Your Wage' energy.

Love that for my girl 😍

Or maybe she's watched enough cdramas to know it's not worth it.

She learned from Shao Shang!

[nocassandra]

How has Tian Yuan not died from second hand embarrassment!?

I almost imploded with cringe when Xiao Hua Yong was begging for the 'knot'.

[ranaroy]

[nocassandra]

Xiao Hua Yong's thoughts on Fireworks:

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Size matters...

[nocassandra]

Shen Xi He's thoughts on Fireworks:

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Size matters

[nocassandra]

Prince Xin thoughts on Fireworks

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I poisoned myself!

[nocassandra]

Xiao Hua Yong's thoughts on Fireworks:

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Size matters...

[nocassandra]

Shen Xi He's thoughts on Fireworks:

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Size matters

[sashayed]

has anyone figured out how to turn off the thing where you love your pet so much it slides inexorably into grief-borrowing

[boomstab-papa]

[your-cosmic-creature]

“For me this glass is already broken. I enjoy it; I drink out of it. It holds my water admirably, sometimes even reflecting the sun in beautiful patterns. If I should tap it, it has a lovely ring to it. But when I put this glass on the shelf and the wind knocks it over or my elbow brushes it off the table and it falls to the ground and shatters, I say, ‘Of course.’ When I understand that the glass is already broken, every moment with it is precious.”

[nocassandra]

Xiao Hua Yong's thoughts on Fireworks:

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Size matters...

[nocassandra]

Gu Qing Zhi (Shen Xi He) is a fascinating character.

I initially didn't care for her, because there was so little insight into her thoughts.

But now that I've had time to watch her, she's surprisingly contradictory.

For someone who's as 'cunning' and 'ruthless' as her, she is surprisingly inflexible.

Even though seducing Xiao Hua Yong would be the logical play, she chooses to be honest with him about her lack of feelings.

She's cruel to her ex(?) despite the potential of it backfiring.

She wants to break up with Xiao Hua Yong because he lied to her

(turning down a crown prince might not the best move).

She abides by her moral(?) code inspite of the potential cost.

For someone who was very private and cold, the warmth of Shen Xi He's family genuinely moves her, which does indicate her previous life was one in which she couldn't really be warm and vulnerable.

Of course all this contradiction can be easily explained by writers wanting her to be a moral protagonist who's only experiencing love for the first time 😜

[hellynas]

YOUR NAME / KIMI NO NA WA (2016) dir. Makoto Shinkai

[dangermousie]

someone died falling off a cliff in Key to the Phoenix Heart.

A MIRACLE

[nocassandra]