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It had nearly been a decade since 1942. Joanna had returned back to her small town in Georgia. Her marriage being over had left her and her daughter needing to stay with her widowed mother. Times have changed drastically for Joanna, and she has grown in life. It was a drastic change leaving her life in New York City, but she had no other choice. Coming home meant facing things she had escaped from ten years ago. Not only does she have to face her past, but she will have to face past relationships. One relationship in particular returns to her too quickly. Her best friend and first love, Jamie. A relationship that was taken away from her too quickly.

She’s not the only one struggling with life after the war. Jamie having experienced many things during the war has a hard time settling down. He finds himself back home as well for reason unknown to Joanna. Can her and Jamie just be friends, or will they rekindle into a new future for both of them?

#wattpad #orginal work #historical fiction #romance #romance genre #ww2 #best friends to lovers #maybe? #slow burn #military love #fiction #writing #female protagonist #love story #historical romance

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So I can’t get this out of my head. In season one when Taylor and Belly are walking back from skinny dipping they talk about Jeremiah and Conrad. Belly says that when Jeremiah and her kissed it was real and scary. I have noticed in the two seasons we’ve had so far she’s described Conrad as a dream and Jere as real. To me, the show is aligning her to end up with Jeremiah in the end. It would appear Belly isn’t really in love with Conrad but is in love with fantasy of him. When she met the real Conrad and what that relationship is like she realized it wasn’t what she hoped it would be. She’s not saying Jeremiah is second choice. Jeremiah is real and it’s not a dream. It’s scary but now she’s experienced, she knows she wants him becuase she can have genuine love with Jeremiah. I started watching the show from a clip of Jeremiah and her playing in the ocean in Season 1. I’ve watched enough Korean Dramas to know playing in the ocean normally means endgame LOL! Jeremiah and Belly seem like they will be endgame in the show. I don’t see how Jenny can reverse the develop on their relationship. This development has been for two seasons.

#team jeremiah #team jelly #tsitp jeremiah

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i initially didn't want to talk about this scene bc personally i think it's been blown out of proportion but if you want to get real and talk about symbolism, I'll come to play.

For Belly's entire life, Conrad has been "the sun". She idealized him so much that all she could see was him and no one else could compare, leaving Jere in the shadows despite always being there for her (and literally being nicknamed "the sunshine boy")

So many people have tied this shot to that quote "For Belly, Conrad was the sun" and have understood the light here to be the sunlight radiating on Belly and Conrad. But the thing is—despite so many people's misinterpretations of the shot—it (he) is not the sun.

It's artificial lighting. It's not real.

He isn't the person she built him up to be no matter how many times she had convinced herself he was. She just didn't realize it immediately.

When Belly wakes up (that in itself could also be a metaphor), and she is able to think clearly and decide for herself what she wants and what she needs, she chooses Jeremiah. And what exactly happens when she does?

The sun shines on both of them. There is real sunlight bathing the shot because she doesn't idealize him and he doesn't idealize her, they see each other for who they really are and love each other anyway and that's what's real.

it's so important to me that it comes across that the sun shines on both of them. she didn't find a new sun, she didn't choose a different person to revolve her whole life around—she wanted the sun to shine down on her as much as it did her partner bc ultimately, she is now also choosing herself and what makes her truly happy.

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Maybe it’s becuase I’m 26, been married for 4 years, and is a mom that I can’t be team toxic relationships. I’ve had my fair share of Conrad/Belly relationships. They broke me. I was always feeling desperate. Always chasing a fantasy of a guy that wasn’t real. This is what I’ve seen so far in the these two season of the Summer I turned pretty. I haven’t read the books, but I don’t have time yet with a toddler. Im strictly speaking about the show. I was rubbed the wrong way when Steven said Belly needs “someone to challenge her. Jeremiah doesn’t do that.” That’s bothered me. I married my Jeremiah. The way Jeremiah treats belly is how my husband is. From the moment, he asked me out he pursued me. His intentions and feelings were laid out clearly. His passion for me was driven by a force of love I can’t describe. Honestly, that’s marriage material. Marriage is a challenge, relationships are a challenge. You don’t need a toxic relationship to challenge you as a person. You need the right person to love you unconditionally and unashamedly to challenge growth. That kind of love challenges you to grow for that person. Love won’t always be fireworks as she states I can’t see myself with someone I don’t have fireworks with. My husband is calm and steady. He encourages me to be me but also gently brings me back to earth. I feel safe. Every other relationship I felt anxiety and fireworks as they say. When I first kissed my husband I felt safety, at home, and roaring mutual passion. (Those Team Jelly kisses are something else!) I want to see this show navigate what healthy relationships look like and encourage them. I’m tired of the overly glorified toxicity. That’s why I think season three needs to change the ending to her and Jeremiah.

#tsitp jeremiah #team jeremiah #team jelly #jellyfish #bellyjere

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I have not posted to tumbler I believe in years! Anyway, I have been working on a boom trilogy for the pass couple of years now. The first two chapters are now published to Wattpad of the first book!

#original story #wattpad #fantasy #fiction #inspired #the odyssey

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Why did we stop with ballroom dances??? Like seriously to waltz around a room with a handsome stranger to classical music while others look at us with envy and after the music ends both of you with flushed cheeks, breathing fast, the sexual tension ; that was the shit.

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True Beauty Kdrama Episode 12 rant:

Disclaimer I have not read the WEBTOON yet so this is just strictly from the drama point of view of relationships.

Okay like what the hell Kang Soo-Jin? Girl, he doesn’t like you that’s part of life. But like she went that far. She went beyond too far. I cannot wait five days to know what happens in ep. 13. Literally my heart aches for Ju-kyung. I’m just gonna say it, girls are the worst bullies. I’m 24 and this drama is bringing me back to high school years. I feel for Lim Ju-kyung. Lee Su-ho obviously only has eyes and his heart for Ju-kyung. I’ve never been more frustrated by a drama before but this drama makes me angry sometimes. On the brighter note, this episode had some really adorable sweet moments and hilarious moments! I’m all in shipping Lee Su-ho and Lim Ju-Kyung. I’m starting to love Lee Su-ho and Han Seo-Jun bromance! While Kang Soo-Jin is becoming a Villian all for the sake of love; Han Seo-Jun is respecting his friendships. I have to love Han Seo-Jun for that. Also, the message of this drama is just wow, beautiful. I’m so excited to see where this all leads. But I’m sold out for Ju-kyung to find love in herself even if that means for a little while is separated from Su-ho. I believe they got something very real but she needs to love herself above all. The greatest message this drama can send is self love. Then in the end they come back together healthier, strong, and more in love because they are healed from their individual traumas. But also, they really do help each other overcome a lot and that’s extremely important. Lee Su-ho and Lim Ju-kyung are not just boyfriend and girlfriend. It’s clear that they were friends first and friends that support each other. That friendship blossomed. As much as I love Han Seo-jun, he’s not Lee Su-ho in that sense for Ju-Kyung. I’ve been saying Han Seo-Jin is boyfriend material but Lee Su-ho is husband material. Also I maybe a little bias on that Becuase some of the ways Lee Su-ho is with Ju-kyung reminds me of my husband LOL. Like how he supports her and loves her for HER. Anyway, this episode was amazing and frustrating. Not as frustrating as some of these episodes. But come on, Kang Soo-Jin, he’s just a dude. It’s not the end of the world.

#true beauty #true beauty kdrama #lim jukyung x lee suho

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Wild horses enjoy the ocean 

(Source)

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Fighting crime,

Trying to save the world,

Here they come just in time:

The Power-Pup Girls!

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“My dog loves finding strings for the kitten to play with. He’s the sweetest boy!” (Source)

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DO NOT SUPPORT SALVATION ARMY 

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Just watched The King Enternal Monarch Ep. 11. It literally had me sweating! I was TERRFIED of what was going to happen! No tears, nope, straight sweat and anxiety! But that ENDING! I just CANT! This is the first drama to actually make me sweat of anxiety. I think I’ve gotten maybe too involved with the characters??? Lol! Okay I gotta know happens like now!

#Thekingenternalmonarch #Lee Gon x Tae-Eul #the king eternal monarch

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Let's talk about The Mummy (1999)

Someone was talking at me yesterday about this movie and I was getting riled so I decided to go full rant. Specifically in regards to the feminist podcast that slammed it.

I don't even remember which podcast it was, but I am still rankled and baffled that any "feminism in movies" podcast could jump to anything but "this movie is phenomenal."

First of all, even just discussing the overall quality: sure, it might not have been groundbreaking with its cgi or plot twists. But back in the 90s, that wasn't the standard of measure like it is now (and even now is a shitty standard that needs to die). This movie was light and funny and yet hit all the right beats to maintain the dire stakes needed to make it a compelling action flick.

Its characters are fully realized and entirely distinct from each other. Even those treated with a broader brush, such as the Americans, were charismatic enough that we were fully invested in their fate. The entire cast of characters were real people with real impact and real agency.

The script is quotable and fucking hilarious. There are gems from literally every single character. Rick and Evie have actual chemistry, aided by Rachel Weisz's natural magnetism and Brendan Frasier's career-long knack for acting utterly charmed with his female costars.

Actually, let's talk about Rick O'Connell for a second. This is peak 90s Brendan Frasier. He is absolutely GORGEOUS, suave, and cool, rugged and handsome. He is the epitome of the 1920s adventure hero. Dear god I want to kiss those casting directors. But for all his general peak masculinity? He's feminist as fuck. He is equally dumbstruck by Evie as she is by him, and it's wholly evident that it's more than a "oh no she's hot" thing.

How do we know?

He steals her some tools to dig with. This gift demonstrates that he a) has identified her passion for archaeology, b) has recognized her proficiency in the field, despite it not being explicitly stated on screen, and c) sees a chance to restore her full and active participation in the discovery of Hamunaptra.

There is never a moment where Rick assumes to be the leader of the expedition. He is the weapons expert, the muscle--and he knows it. Better than that, he's totally okay with it. He follows Evie's lead in all things.

Another favorite moment of mine is when they're facing off with the American team on Day 1, and Evie realizes there's a chamber underneath Anubis they could use to excavate the statue. She puts her hand on Rick's arm, looks him in the eye, and says very deliberately "there are other places to dig." And he yields, instantly.

By comparison, see the way the Americans treat their workers and guide.

Does he groan about his work being made exponentially harder as a result? Nope. And that's a recurring theme in his behavior the entire goddamn movie. The only time he is in charge is when a situation is in his wheelhouse-- namely, combat and rescue. And it deserves mentioning that the majority of the time that he's in charge, Evie is not present.

Meanwhile, Evie-- her adventurer's spirit chafing in an academia that dismisses her for her gender-- is an absolute marvel. She is visually coded as being very feminine (she's in dresses and long hair most of the film), but that fact in no way detracts from her competence and agency.

She is consistently protrayed as a fully capable expert in egyptology and there is never a single moment where she waffles on what to do. Even when she's the damsel in distress, she actively makes the choice to be so because she weighs the potential outcomes and decides doing so provides their best chance of success.

Evie is never the passive victim. She is constantly brash, constantly scheming, and saves the lives of her would-be rescuers mid-abduction. And when her brother (who is the failure of the family, against type) needs help with translation, she correctly translates for him while being throttled by a mummified priestess.

When I first saw this film, I was too young to realize how novel it was. Back then, all I knew was that it was just a good time. But now as an adult-- an adult acutely aware of the treatment female characters have gotten in the twenty years since-- I marvel at the respect with which the writers and directors treated Evie.

I marvel at how tender Rick was allowed to be, despite his rugged adventurer archetype.

The Mummy (1999) is peak storytelling. It doesn't try to outsmart the audience, but rather lays out a consistent, coherent narrative that gives the characters and viewers room to breathe. It invests the audience enough to care whether the characters succeed in their goals.

The Mummy (1999) does it right. It's the reason that any talk of the Tom Cruise version gets an immediate eyeroll from me, because whatever modern grimdark grit they shove into a story about a mummy cannot compare to the reliable and timeless entertainment of the 1999 adaptation.

All modern media should aspire to be the kind of film that The Mummy (1999) is.

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vines that i haven’t seen in any compilations yet

part 2 | part 3 | animal vines

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I’ve been thinking about this for a while.

And it hurts.

So, Anakin Skywalker. There’s one thing in my mind that’s always associated with him, and it’s not what you’d think. Not the fact that he’s a Jedi or the chosen one, not even specifically Darth Vader and his betrayal. No, whenever I think of him, I think of Slavery.

Think about it. He may not have been called a slave (by that term) for most of his life, but there was never a point in his life where he was without a Master.

In the first movie, he was very explicitly a slave.

In the second, he wasn’t.

But he still had little say in anything in his life, as he was tethered to Obi-Wan. I must say, as much crap as he gets from the fandom for being a whiny teenager? I get why. I really get it. He’s so kriffing bitter. He left home thinking that he would finally be free, and be given the chance to become a Jedi knight and help people (remember the dream that he had that he came back to Tatooine and freed all the slaves?) And it turns out being a Jedi is not like he thought. He’s not helping those that truly need it like he did when he volunteered to help Qui-Gon and Padmé on Tatooine. He’s helping negotiate deals between politicians (remember all the conversations about aggressive negotiations, with him and his Master Obi-Wan “The Negotiator” Kenobi?)

In the Clone Wars series, we see Anakin temporarily re-enslaved by the Zygerrian queen (and may I just add, the older I get, re-watches of this arc become more and more disturbing), and this arc actually explores the idea that Anakin has never stopped being a slave, that the Jedi are just as much slaves to the republic as he was a slave on Tatooine.

And then we get to Revenge of the Sith. In which Anakin is denied the rank of Master.

But I think this means a lot more to him than we realize. It wasn’t just a promotion to Anakin. It was him finally escaping servitude once and for all. It was him achieving peer-ship with the people who (in his mind) had controlled his life up to this point. The word “Master” means something different to Anakin than it does to the rest of the council and the Order at large. And so they didn’t understand. I think that denying Anakin the rank of Master was a bigger turning point than a lot of people realize. Because I imagine he would feel in that moment like he would always be that little slave boy from Tatooine, and that the Jedi were keeping him that way. That wasn’t their intention. They didn’t know he was feeling this way, and I doubt they would have understood even if they did. This was a major factor in Anakin’s turn to the dark side.

But even after his turn, he wasn’t free.

He was more slave than ever, tethered to his new Master, Sidious. He has no say over what he does or where he goes. He does only what his Master says. He is confined in this suit that restricts his ability to move, to walk, to fight, to see; that made it so much easier for his master to control him. His personal mobile prison. A set of mechanical chains.

As terrifying as Vader was to outsiders, as incredible as Anakin was during the Clone Wars, he never stopped being the little slave boy from Tatooine.

Until his Son came and freed him.

And in this context, Anakin and Padmé’s relationship takes on a brand new meaning. I think the only times he felt truly free was when he was with her. When he first saw her on Tatooine, he called her an Angel, a creature he had heard about from the pilots, who were not slaves, who were not confined to the desert of Tatooine, and who he wanted to be like someday (and isn’t it ironic that these Moons of Iego, this place that Anakin associated with freedom, was found isolated and enslaved during the clone wars, during a time when Padme herself was sick and dying).

Their relationship was something the Jedi had no say in, no control over. And I think that’s a big reason why he is so protective of her, to the point of being controlling at times. How ironic, that in his zealous quest to safeguard his own freedom he began to infringe on the freedom of so many others.

But Luke, the product of his and Padme’s relationship, was different. In many ways, Luke’s life mirror’s Anakin’s. He grew up on Tatooine, he became a Jedi, he got caught up in the middle of a galactic war. But the difference is, Luke wasn’t a slave. Not at any point in his journey. When he left Tatooine, he made the choice to do so. When he became a Jedi, that was his choice. When he left to save his friends, he was willing to give up his training to do it. Luke walked Anakin’s path, but he did so freely. And in the end, it was Luke that quite literally removed Anakin’s chains.

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May the Fourth be with you!