there are two layers of unreliable narration in svsss: the one that impacts our understanding of the narrative and the other characters, which kind of dissolves as we read the full novel, and the one that fools us into thinking we KNOW who shen yuan/shen qingqiu is, which... it's something you have to look for, because he's very good at lying to himself and therefore to us.
he's been telling us about how he's easygoing (hahahahahahahahaha), straight(pffff), just enduring sex with luo binghe ("oh i can't help but succumb to binghe's technique!"), etc etc etc.
he repeatedly and desperately brainwashes himself into thinking the other characters around him are fictional because it's the only way to cope with what's happening around him and what he has to do. he is so so so sexually and emotionally repressed the only emotion he feels safe enough to express is anger. in fact he relies on anger and taking it out on (from his pov) a deserving target (aka sqh) as a way to cope with depression. he will slap himself in his mind and for real when he thinks about dicks too much, telling himself there's something wrong with him.
he downplays his own abilities so much some readers come out thinking he's not an excellent cultivator, when in fact he improved the original's cultivation; he's a really good fighter (turning the flying leaves technique, his trademark move, from something aesthetic to a practical weapon that surprised even bingge). he's pretty intelligent on an intellectual level (all the knowledge he's memorized he uses to solves problems, like escaping zzl, the holy mausoleum, the mushroom bodies plan). he's a good teacher and it shows in the way luo binghe was able to leave the abyss in LESS THAN THREE YEARS (because he spent some time in hua hua) and in the way ning yingying developed with his influence. and not only is he a good teacher , he LIKES teaching, as it's his go-to job when he has nothing to do.
and none of this he'll tell you himself. he'll make you think he's a lazy good for nothing because THAT'S WHAT HE THINKS OF HIMSELF
#he acts as if the things he has accomplished have just been cooncidentally handed to him#and not products of his own hard work#but truly and honestly it just feels like sy doesnât really *settle* into sqq#until he and lbh resolve their system-perpetuated issues#like sometimes it feels like while he is willing to take on sjâs wrongs#he sees his own rights as extensions of sj rather than his own merit shining through#idk if any of this makes sense thereâs so much noise where Iâm at#itâs disrupting my thinking
@mxtxfanatic if you ever want to expand on that thought, i'm all eyes đ
#sy is actually so smart but he's always downplaying himself#and he's so caught up in PIDW it takes him a while to see the changes around him and settle into this world and the knowledge that this +#isn't just a game or a story#he wonders 'why do people like me don't they see i'm a villain??'#no shen yuan you are not shen jiu#you're kind and talented and people love you for that#you are not playing a character sir you never were - more SY love from @wangxian-everyday
[ID Srceenprint of mikkeneko's tags: #it got me too!#like I totally bought into SY's 'I'm just faking it I'm not actually good at cultivation' speech too#and I always thought that Shen Jiu must have killed Liu Qingge on purpose#because I thought: if Shen Yuan was able to save Liu Qingge#then surely Shen Jiu who had decades' worth of knowledge of cultivation#couldn't have failed to unless he wasn't even trying#but no!#in the airplane extra we realize that Shen Jiu would have and did try to save liu qingge's life#which means that if he failed it was because it was beyond his capabilities#BUT APPARENTLY NOT BEYOND SHEN YUAN'S#that completely changed my view of both of them as characters#svsss#wordy
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Drunk and tired Eddie at a 118 party, sprawled over the couch suddenly telling Chimney, while giving Buck the biggest hearteyes: "I'm going to ask him to marry me."
Importantly, they are not together at this point, but Chimney assumes the secret that he's been let in on is that they secretly have been for a long while now and this is an actual serious plan Eddie has. Eddie forgets ever saying any of this, Chimney does not. This causes many problems.
hii slug! very much appreciate all the work you and the team does for the fandom ;w; if it's not too much trouble, whenever you have the time, I'd love to read a translation for matenrou's newest song Bless You if possible! Haven't seen anyone translate the movie songs yet and I'm dying to know what the lyrics are đ
is it possible for you to translate bless you by matenro... no rush of course, i just cant find any translations anywhere else đ matenro is so peak
Yes, thank you for your patience! Under a cut for length
Style notes: This song is largely written in everyday language with only a very small handful of fancier words introduced for rhyme. This achieves a conversational, yet beautiful effect. I've attempted to do similar with simple, natural language. The words which mainly exist to establish rhyme (musical key, Raphael, etc.) have been absorbed into the main text. I'm also not going to fuss too much over fidelity on the word level in favor of capturing the broader meaning and tone (tiny things like "how much we bleed" vs "how much we hurt" etc).
Pronoun/agent notes: Some portions of this song are explicitly focused outward (particularly Hifumi's) or narrated in first-person. Others are implied first-person or second-/third-person (see the first two lines of Doppo's first verse, which are most intuitively first-person, and the second two lines, which are most intuitively about Matenrou). However, most of Jakurai's verses are more vague and could easily be read in either first- or third-person. Given the PV, I've chosen to write them in first-person, but feel free to recast the agent in those lines to the "you" audience.
Doppo: I know I swore I'd stop,
but here I am apologizing again.
You're like family to me, with the way you make up for all my faults
and the way you're always there for me.
Hifumi: So why don't we sit down and talk it out?
The world turns on our joy,
and I have a message for you
if today has reduced you to silent tears:
I love you, today and everyday, no matter your insecurities.
Jakurai: In both times of joy
and times when pain renders you immobile,
I let these notes carry me
until everything is all right again.
Doppo: And for all of us who've lost
Jakurai: the warmth of companionship,
we must take these gentle words.
We must know that it's all right to be different.
We must know that it's all right to be wrong.
For this song was written for the express purpose
of helping us all move past this.
Chorus: No matter how much we struggle,
no matter how much we bleed,
everything will be different tomorrow.
And that lets us keep on keeping on.
Times may be awful
and we may have much to grieve,
but at the end of the day, no one's ever alone.
And isn't that all we need?
Doppo: Oh, I'm just so stupid.
I can't do anything right.
God, tell me: Is there any point to me being here?
Hifumi: I'm no god,
but I'd be glad to answer:
I'm happy that you're still with us, partner.
Doppo: You saying that will get me through another day.
You still believe in me, despite everything wrong with me.
Nothing I apologize for fazes you, and with that,
we can make a brighter tomorrow come just that little bit faster.
Hifumi: You and I are both cut to the bone with harsh traumas,
but let every cut be another reason to lean on me.
Let's you and me take all our abundant love and turn it to song,
painting the tomorrows we'd like to live in.
Jakurai: We all have those moments
when we stand on the cusp of abandoning everything,
when we've all but abandoned hope.
But as for myself, I'm at the point where I'd prefer instead
to weather these hardships, to transform this planet into one of love,
to seek the final, lasting peace--
and to do it together.
Chorus: No matter how much we struggle,
no matter how much we bleed,
everything will be different tomorrow.
And that lets us keep on keeping on.
Times may be awful
and we may have much to grieve,
but at the end of the day, no one's ever alone.
And isn't that all we need?
Jakurai: I love you and want to keep you free from harm,
all by myself,
all by my own two hands. [1]
Hifumi: But you're not all by yourself. And don't you think we feel the same way about you?
Doppo: I'm going to be the change I want to see. And if I can do it, what's going to stop the whole world from coming together for the better? [2]
Jakurai: But then why
do people still fight one another?
If only this message would reach them: You're not alone.
Doppo: If only we all just made that first step,
all of us together now,
we'd end all our problems this instant.
Hifumi: It's all right now. Listen; can't you hear this song of love?
Wouldn't it be wonderful to take it in? To really believe it? [3]
Jakurai: Imagine what we could do
if we could treat with one another without reservation,
if we could start again after countless setbacks,
if we could trust in these words of love and come together.
All: So what are you waiting for? Let it go.
You're the lead role now. You're the one who has to do it.
Let it go, let it go, let it go. [4]
Take my hand, and let's go achieve peace for ourselves.
Let's all set off together for that brighter tomorrow.
Bring your loved ones.
Follow the light. Go!
Hifumi: And no one gets left behind!
Jakurai: Indeed. Now let's go.
Chorus: No matter how much we struggle,
no matter how much we bleed,
everything will be different tomorrow.
And that lets us keep on keeping on.
Times may be awful
and we may have much to grieve,
but at the end of the day, no one's ever alone.
And isn't that all we need?
[1] Note the PV focusing on Jakurai's hands on this line. It is also significant that, during the chorus, Doppo and Hifumi save Jakurai from drowning by grabbing those same hands, thus cementing Hifumi's next line into fact.
[2] I'm doing some heavy lifting in regards to the imagery here. More literally, it's "if [I] can change, the earth will bloom with morning glories." "Blooming" evokes an image of smiling, a common companion to images of world peace and brotherhood. Morning glories, apart from fitting the rhyme, symbolize love and solidarity. Thus, Doppo is saying the whole world can follow in his footsteps and achieve the same peace, love, and harmony he's learning to embrace. I was a bit torn on removing the image altogether, as it's quite a pretty one, but I wanted to ensure the broader meaning would be understood unequivocally.
[3] Hifumi's diction throughout the song is largely that of his host persona. Here, it switches almost jarringly to his bubbly, Doppo-focused persona. I didn't make an effort to reflect that here because their character voices are all much more muted in this song than in straight dialogue, and I thought leaning too hard into something poppy in English would ruin this line's ability to be taken seriously. That seemed more counterintuitive to the song's intended purpose than dropping the character voice marker.
[4] In the PV, it is on this line that Doppo grabs Jakurai by the arm, forcing Jakurai to let go of the painting that is all but burdening him throughout the song.
These are dialouge (or character trait) prompts, but I didnât really write them as like how most people would speak, so, y'know, edit them to fit your writing if you use them.
What do you love about them?
1. âWe have a long history. They have always been there for me when it matters most.â
2. âTheyâre kind, understanding, and generous.â
3. âTheyâve helped me learn a lot about myself.â
4. âTheyâve grown a lot as a person, and continue to. Iâm proud of them.â
5. âThey work hard to meet their goals, big and small.â
6. âI can share all of my thoughts and feelings with them.â
7. âThey stand up for what they believe in.â
8. âTheyâre passion and excitement brightens my day.â
9. âTheyâre so talented, they could do anything they set their mind to. I believe in them.â
10. âThey are honest and genuine.â
11. âThey see, accept, and respect me for who I am in a way few people do.â
12. âWe are a team. I can see us having a future together.â
Remix:
1. âI donât know⊠I havenât thought about it before.â
Note: All of the information provided here comes from @hypmic_engâs summary of the âNot Even a Storm Can Wash the Tide Awayâ drama track so it may contain errors.
-Honobono Keitoin is heavily implied to be the person who gave Hifumi his phobia of women.
-There has not been an official character design released for her at the time of writing this post.
-Sheâs a former classmate of Hifumi and Doppo.
-Sheâs currently the captain of âClean Speakâ- Chuuoku's Central Criminal Investigation Bureauâs Special Forces Unit.
-She was on a mission outside of Chuuoku during the first DRB, so it would have been impossible for her and Matenrou to have run into each other during that time.
-She immediately recognized Hifumi and Doppoâs name when provided with the DRB results.
-Her personality is so toxic that even Chuuoku is bothered by it but they keep her around because she has an useful Hypnosis ability.
-It is currently unknown what this ability is.
- She and Nemu meet after the events of the drama cd where Nemu attempts to arrest Samatoki and fails to do so.
-Sheâs portrayed as the âboy crazyâ type, and has said she wanted to finish Nemuâs arrest attempt because she thinks Samatoki is hot.
-It is possible that she and MTC will have a confrontation with each other in the near future.
-She talks with a gentle but manipulative voice.
-She refers to herself as 'Onee-sanâ when talking to Nemu. (She even does the âAra Ara~â)
- She remarks that she thinks itâs unfair that Ichijiku is being extra nice to Nemu, and to quote Hypmic_eng; âShe mentions how she is the type to lust for things people hold dear to them. So, seeing Ichijiku doting on Nemu so much, makes her want to break Nemu.â (Which implies some very interesting things)Â
- Honobono points out that Nemu looks like Ichijikuâs younger sister Natsume, which means that she has known Natsume before she died.
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