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khemjira feels like art made free from all constraints. that is how perfect and complete it feels to me. even the best of dramas, i can sort of catch where the budget constraint or time constraint is softly tugging at things. but this drama, i can tell it has been a collective labor of love of many different people. i deeply admire the devotion woven into this drama - everything feels so carefully considered to bring something true and beautiful to the screen.
Everything happens at Yok’s bar. It’s just so interesting. Kinn met Porsche there. Vegas’s meeting with Pete after Pete’s escape happened there. And Kim defended Chay there.
It really reminds me of advice from a fiction writing class I took about having some object/place keep showing up in your story, and have it show up in a pattern, associate it with some type of event. It will be symbolic and a sort of signal for the readers.
For some reason, I can clearly associate certain seasons with each of the main mxtx couples.
Luo Binghe and Shen Yuan: Spring
Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji: Summer
Xie Lian and Hua Cheng: Autumn
Ok, I adore my family. But there is one fictional couple - and hear me out - they are the only fictional couple that I have ever wished would adopt me as their kid. And I have desired this intensely.
And it is Hua Cheng and Xie Lian.
Because they’re both patient and good and sweet to the people they love. And they’re also fierce and protective and scary strong. But also they’re just so cool. With elegance and power. And I swear, I am not so disconnected with reality to go on such daydreams. This is the first time I’ve ever come across a fictional couple and wondered - oh, what would it be like to be their child?
And I’ve come to the conclusion, that I would really, really love them as parents. They would be funny and sweet. They would teach their children a lot, but would be patient if the kids didn’t understand immediately. They would be demonstrative with affection, and would probably allow and even enable a certain quota of mischief, as long as it didn’t endanger the kids, but they would instill compassion. They would teach their children to not value materialistic things, and instead take joy in simple pleasures, but they would also make them learn practical skills to support themselves. And they would be such gentle parents. I just think they would be perfect with kids.
I am currently watching the donghua Thousand Autumns, and I don’t have much context (never read the novel), but Yan Wushi - can we just talk about him? This man is the type of person that you hope will never notice you (in a positive, negative, or neutral way, even if you’re family or someone he’s supposed to protect). Any attention from him (regardless of what kind) seems like it will turn out negatively for the recipient. At least, that is the vibes I am getting as I am watching the donghua.
I am mainly watching for Shen Qiao. I adore characters like Shen Qiao who make the choice to be good regardless of what the world does to them. I wish I could be a little more like that.
I accept and respect that you are an atheist. Please accept and respect that people are religious. That people can be religious without fitting into a stereotype. Especially when you are taking a religious studies class.
Literally, the only people I have any sort of prejudice/hate against are (1) child abusers, (2) rapists, and (3) people who inflict cruelty for the sake of cruelty.
Saying “if religion is what they need to get through the day, then that’s ok” is not being respectful. Even if you are trying to express that religion can be an emotional support to some people, there are much politer ways to phrase the same idea (e.g. the way I phrased it just now). Besides, I don’t need to be struggling emotionally to be committed to my religion.
Religious people do not need your validation or approval. I respect that your beliefs are different than mine, but that doesn’t mean you can trivialize my beliefs.
Also, please note, I am not stereotyping all atheists. I don’t bring up or preach religion in casual conversations. But, it is unpleasant to encounter this sort of attitude in what is supposed to be a safe space to talk about religion. What is more unpleasant is no one called her out on it. I wanted to, but I was scared of being shunned. There might be people who are doing this unconsciously. Those are the people I would want to reach if possible. So, please reblog.
So, it never made sense to me that Remus Lupin was turned into a werewolf and not born to werewolves. Fenrir’s name, at least, makes sense. I firmly believe that Fenrir changed his name to Fenrir for the drama when he started biting random people, and that wasn’t the name he was born with.
But, “Remus Lupin” trying to hide he is a werewolf when his name screams “WOLF WOLF.” Seriously, how are you named after a boy whose mother was a wolf and have the last name “Lupin,” which sounds similar to “lupus” from “canis lupus,” which means wolf --- and then at the age of five get turned into a werewolf by some twisted fate ‘cause this barbaric werewolf decides to target you, because he holds a grudge against your parents? And, apparently Remus’ dad was prejudiced against werewolves in general, too.
It makes no sense.
If Nie Huaisang was a chess piece, he would absolutely be the king. Because he seems to be the most passive, he makes sure he is safe and protected, and he is pulling all the strings from behind. And he wins.
On another note, Nie Huaisang is a total Slytherin. He is my favorite character in MDZS just for his sheer Slytherin-ness.
