#poor Hong he is so confused
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Can you pls do a Eunchae x female reader[fluff]
It can be a series that is decided for you.
{I don’t see Eunchae x female reader,it’s really rare and she’s my bias.i get that she is a minor and so am I}
(eunchae is our cute babe, sure !!)
aquarium lovers
non idol!hong eunchae x fem!reader
genre: fluff
summary: you had a passion, jellyfishes. and you fell in love with someone that never seen one of them in her entire life.
you absolutely loved jellyfishes.
ever since you're a little kid, you had a sort of passion about them. when you used to go to the beach with your parents, they would usually warn you about them.
you kneeled down curiously, hands on your lap as your eyes narrowed watching the fish probably dying. your curiosity taking over what your parents had told you, you tried to touch it.
"y/n!" your dad yelled from across the beach running toward you as people all started to stared. he suddenly pulled you into his arms in panic as your mom also run over you.
"are you okay!? did you touched it!?" she asked, her hands travelling your face, looking for any kind of pain. you shook your head as you glanced back down.
poor jellyfish.
meeting eunchae was unexpected and probably the best thing that ever happened to you.
you loved to study in the quiet and chill place the cafe down your street was. almost 7pm, you decided it was now your time to go back home probably dropping something because a girl with blonde hair stopped you.
"sorry is this yours–? wow you're pretty.." eunchae stopped smiling, her face in total admiration.
you were taken aback not knowing what to do and in (gay) panic you rushed out.
since then, she would show up exactly at the same hour everyday just hoping to see you again. waiting for hours, giving herself an excuse to 'study', also because she wanted to reassure herself that she wasn't a creepy obsessed psycho.
she even told about you to her friends chaewon and kazuha.
and finally, you came. eunchae recognised you right away, her eyes like glued to you trying to build up the courage to talk to you.
"um hello..!" the voice got your attention, surprised to see the pretty blonde girl again.
"i still have your pencil..." she said getting it out of her bag immediately as if it was waiting for you.
you smiled and she swear it was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen.
"thank you." you said waiting for her name.
"eunchae!" she said a little too exited, earning a cute giggle from you.
"and i'm y/n."
"what do you mean, you've never seen a jellyfish in real life?? like never ever??" you asked getting up from your girlfriends lap as her arms tried to hold you back.
she slightly whine confused.
"no i haven't, like you've seen a jellyfish before?"
"of course i have! i talk about it every time i got the opportunity to!" you defended yourself as eunchae giggled pulling you back into her warm cuddles.
she placed a slight kiss right below your eye.
"then, we should probably do an aquarium date."
"oh my-! yes that's such a good idea actually!" you exclaimed exited about her idea as she smiled at you.
and here you were.
holding hands and walking through the aquarium. you way more than exited to tell some more of your knowing about jellyfishes.
"– well sharks look cute." eunchae declared as you roll your eyes.
you could see the way her eyes were captive. maybe she also found herself a admiration for something, even if it was sharks.
finally, it was the time to go into the jellyfishes room.
your eyes sparkled at the sight of your favourite thing (besides eunchae), rambling about how happy you were that eunchae got to see them for real.
eunchae glanced at them curious, probably why you were so obsessed over those thing and then grin at you.
"they're super cool!"
"told you!"
chuckling a bit, eunchae handed you her phone and you understood that she wanted you to picture the moment surely for her instagram feed.
eunchae wrapped her arms around you still watching carefully the jellyfishes as she laid her head on yours.
"i love you, y/n." she kissed your cheek as she continued to listen about whatever facts you knew about jellyfishes.
she's now sure, it was the best date you two had shared, also wondering if there would be any jellyfish plushies at the memory store.
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1st Vinny Hong FanFic? I literally have no idea what this should be LOL
Hello all Windbreaker fans and Vinny Hong lovers. This is my first Vinny Hong x female reader fanfic. I hope you enjoy and comments/feedback is always welcome! Thanks :3
So, I didn't realize what kind of fanfic this would be after I finished writing it LMAO. Complete despair and heartbreak hahaha. I just chose to write and not think to hard. tbh I'm pretty happy with it. Let me know what you think :) .... also I did not proof read haha I am lazy.
I think I'll do a part 2 to this one!
"y/n? ...... y/n?"
"Y/N?!"
You're head snaps up to look at your mother sitting in the hospital bed next to you. She looked at you slightly worried.
She tilted her head as she asked "Are you okay? I called your name multiple times."
You sat up straighter in your chair and nodded. "Yes. Sorry. I, uh, just got lost in my thoughts for a moment." A lot had happened in the past couple of weeks. My mother got very sick and ended up in the hospital for a second time, nearly dying due to a brain aneurysm. It had put a lot of stress on every part of our lives, mostly financially. We weren't poor, but we certainly did not have the luxury to not work and stay in the hospital for extended periods.
I had thought about picking up extra hours at my part-time job, but I knew it wouldn't help much and I knew my studies would suffer. I was already struggling to keep my grades up. Besides my part-time job, I had to train for the upcoming final race of League of Streets. I was a part of Hummingbird and it was amazing but like my personal life, it was a mess. So much had happened with our team.
The most recent event was Vinny leaving our team deciding to ride with the Ghost crew. He started doing small races for money, which were broadcasted online. I had seen a few. Everyone was confused and upset including me. The whole reason we created Hummingbird was to compete in LOS and win the price money for Vinny's mother but I guess he had different plans in mind.
"It'll be okay honey" my mom said as she reached for my hand. I let let her hold my hand. It was warm and reassuring.
I smiled. "I know mom. I'm glad you're alright .... I was really scared actually." I could feel the pressure behind my eyes build up.
My mom started tearing up. "I know. I know y/n. but it's okay, I'm okay." She squeezed my hand.
I just nodded. "yeah."
After a few minutes and making sure my mother didn't need anything, I hugged her goodbye and started making my way out of the hospital. I took a seat on a bench that was stationed right next to the entrance of hospital. I had taken a bus here and planned on taking it to get back home. It only took me ten minutes to get to the bus stop, so I had a bit of time before I had to leave. I was really tired and too stressed. I found myself looking for more quiet moments out of my day.
I looked out toward the street across from the hospital. It was already dark out, but there was quite a bit of traffic. Honking interrupted the empty, docile night every now and than.
I heard footsteps come around the corner that ended abruptly once they caught up to the bench I was sitting at. As I turned my head to see what or who it was, I hear a familiar voice.
"What are you doing here?"
Vinny. It was all I thought as my eyes met his. His red eye seemed strikingly brighter than it usually was. Maybe it's just because I hadn't seen him in awhile.
"Oh. I was visiting my mom. She recently had surgery." I explained. ".... Are you hear to see your mom?" I asked.
He was quiet for a second before answering my question. "Yeah, she's staying here."
"MMm that's good. Glad to hear she is getting treatment" I said.
"What about your mom? Is she okay?"
"oh yeah! The surgery went well, so everything is good." I gave a sheepish thumbs up. I always became painfully aware of how awkward I felt when interacting with Vinny. I was a fairly shy person and it didn't help how handsome I thought he was. It took time in the beginning for us to get along and establish a relationship. It wasn't hard for me to figure out soon after that I was falling in love with him.
There was a lot I learned about him after Hummingbird was formed and the more I learned the more I desired to be near him. He was hot headed and pretty reserved, but it never really bothered me. I always went out of my way to greet him at practice and I chat with him when I could. I never cared if it was just small talk.
He just stared at me for a moment before saying "Good to hear that."
I knew what what was coming next, or what wasn't. This would be the end of our conversation. I didn't want it to be.
"How have you been?" I asked.
"I'm fine." He said plainly.
"And Jack?" following it up with a smile.
"He's fine too."
Man of few words I thought. I was used to it but I always wondered what actually behind those words: I'm fine.
"Are you really doing fine? I know I'm probably not the first person you think of when you want to talk to someone, but you're my friend. I'm here for you." I blurted out without much thinking.
When I had mentioned how confusing and upset I was when he left our crew, it was an understatement. I was sad and hurt. I also felt so helpless. He left us all behind and had no desire to return.
I looked down at the backpack I held in my arms. There was so much I wanted to say, but none of it seemed enough.
"I'm sorry for everything that's happened. I know you're having a hard time. I wish you hadn't had to leave the team."
"I don't know why you're apologizing, y/n. You don't need to." He replied.
Vinny walked up closer to me until he stood just a few inches from my feet. I looked up and he gaze had softened just a bit.
"You don't need to worry about me. Just focus on yourself. You have a lot going on."
"Yeah."
There was a moment of silence as Vinny and I held each other's gaze.
Then Vinny turned to leave. "I'll see you later y/n."
Before he took another step, I reached for his hand. It was a light grasp, just enough to stop him.
"Come back to Hummingbird ..... at least, at some point. We'll wait for you. It's nothing without you"
Vinny just stared at me before pulling his hand away from my mine.
"Y/n."
"It doesn't matter if it's not tomorrow, or the next day, or weeks from now! J-just come back. Please." I could feel a increase in my heart rate and the pressure behind my eyes building up again.
Vinny sighed and turned away from me.
"There's no reason for me to come back." He said sternly. "There's nothing you or the others can offer me." He continued has he started walking away.
Something warm slid down the right side of me cheek. I blinked and more came out. I was crying.
I just stood there as I continued to watch him walk away. My crying only worsened and I could feel a lump form in my throat.
I can't give up on you Vinny I thought as I recollected the memories of us together and how much our relationship progressed.
I just can't Vinny. I won't. I love you.
After he was well out of my sight, I finally left for the bus station. I cried the entire way.
For once, I wished it wasn't so quiet out.
#windbreaker#vinny hong x reader#vinny hong#webtoon#jay windbreaker#fanfic#heartbreak#windbreaker x reader
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Seventeen Reaction: Strange First Impression
Thanks for the request anon!
Gifs are not mine! If you like them, please click through on the link and give their OPs some love!!!!
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CHOI SEUNGCHEOL
Choi Seungcheol is the type that will bring it up all the time. He didn't even know you when he saw it happen. He was just chilling at a party and turns to see the chaos of someone having overturned the beer pong table by accident, sending cups and booze flying everywhere. He saw you covering your face in shame and laughing. He wrote you off a someone who has simply had a little too much to drink and didn't think anything else of it. But then he met you again through mutual friends. As he gets to know you, he realizes this behavior was nothing like you. So of course he brings it up all the time to tease you and watch as you blush about it. He finds it cute.
YOON JEONGHAN
He watches your face contort into horror and confusion as you mishear the person you're talking to. He can't help but laugh as you talk very heatedly with the person across the table from you, obviously offended not by what they said but by what you thought they said. He falls in love when he watches you burst into laughter after realized your mistake. He continues coming back to the coffee shop and is happy to see that you're a regular too. When he gets the courage to talk to you and then keep talking to you, he realizes it's a habit of yours to mishear people when conversing. He'll make a few jokes about it here and there. One day, several years into your relationship, he'll admit how he fell in love with you and what he witnessed that day.
JOSHUA HONG
He watches in absolute fascination at the entire dance routine you pull out to make a crying toddler laugh. The poor kid had fallen and dropped their ice cream, and you, depsite not knowing the child at all, seemed determined to get him to smile again. He shyly looks away anytime you turn towards him, but he really can't stop watching. He finds the routine as funny as the toddler, but he's also really touched that you'd go that far out of your way to make someone else smile. The next time he sees you in the park, he asks you out immediately. He won't tease you about it, maybe only when he asks if you're going to do the routine for him when he's sad. But he feels ready to settle down with you from the very beginning.
WEN JUNHUI
He's always happy to match some chaotic energy. Which is why it doesn't phase him at all when he sees you dressed in ridiculous costume in the park. It had been a dare from your friends, but you strutted around confidently. When he finds out you have mutual friends, he asks one of them to introduce you. Jun loves having the first impression of seeing you dressed up in the park because he knows you'll be on board to do lots of fun stuff. The two of you always have a very fun time together.
KWON SOONYOUNG
Also not really phased. In fact when you're friend introduces you to each other, he'll bring it up quite casually, "Oh you're that person that was dancing around in that fruit costume on the street corner the other day!" You were absolutely mortified that he had seen that. "Yeah, my boss was trying to advertise a new smoothie we started selling." He finds how flustered you got over it quite cute. And later on in your relationship he most definitely makes up a nickname for you based off of the fruit costume you were wearing.
JEON WONWOO
Tbh, he's a bit intimidated by you. He had seen you before, volunteering to help out a street performer. The performer has you doing all sorts of ridiculous and embarrassing things to draw laughs from the crowd. But you take it in your stride, laughing along and happily going along with the performance. He's in awe of your confidence. So when you actually meet, he's a bit shy around you. But he's interested in you from the start after hearing your laugh that day. He'll never work up the nerve to tell you the first time he actually saw you lol.
LEE JIHOON
Honestly, he's a bit judgmental. Seeing you do a tiktok challenge with friends in public, he thinks of you as high energy and overwhelming. But then he actually meets you and realizes that might be good for him. Your friend had orchestrated the video, not you. But you had gone along with it. He feels like he learns a lot from you and your willingness to try anything. He admires that even if you don't go out of your way to think of new things to try but you're willing to try it out if someone else suggests it.
LEE SEOKMIN
Will also mention it to you right away. But in an excited way. "I know you! I saw you chasing after that squirrel to get your keys back in the park! That looked like fun!" You laugh and tell him it was not as fun as it looked. He loves telling people that story all the time. In a joking way or in a sentimental way, no matter how he's telling it, it's getting told for sure. It's in puns, in introductions, in speeches. Seokmin literally cannot stop telling everyone that the first time he saw the person he loves, they were chasing down a rodent that had stolen their keys.
KIM MINGYU
Mingyu loves when people are able to make him laugh. Your friend had been doing a public art instillation and it led to you being dressed up in some wild bird costume. But then her flyers got caught up in the wind and you went to chase after them. The first time Kim Mingyu saw you, you were running down the street, yelling at people to move as you chased down a flyer, and waving your arms (wings?) dramatically through the air. Since you were in costume, he didn't recognize you when you met each other at a party. He tells the story of seeing a person running around in bird costume as an anecdote. Your friend (who was the one running the instillation) starts laughing loudly and explains that was you. To his relief, you're laughing about the fact that he brought that up. You two hit it off right away. You're the one that tells the story of how Mingyu first saw you all the time. Mingyu likes calling you Birdy to tease you.
XU MYUNGHO
Just kind of baffled by you. If he sees you doing anything strange and out of the ordinary out in public before he knows you, he'll probably avoid you lol. When he realizes the two of you are in the same circle of friends, he'll keep things polite but remain distant. But overtime he'll learn more and more about you and realize he was being a bit too much on the judgment front. He makes an effort to get to know you and not what he assumes about you. One day he'll admit his first impression of you and you'll both laugh about it.
BOO SEUNGKWAN
You know that when he sees you doing a comedy schtick to make your friends laugh, he's joining in, no questions asked. It's weird thing he sees you doing that ends up being the reason you meet. Seungkwan is down for literally anything as long as it gets a laugh. So he's so excited to meet someone as committed to the bit as him. It's the very thing that attracts him to you in the first place.
VERNON CHWE
When he connects the dots that you're the one he saw trying to fly several kites simultaneously that one random day, he is completely baffled. In day to day life you don't seem like someone who goes out of their way to do something illogical. He probably won't bring it up to you unless you do something similar again and give him the chance to reference it. He finds it really funny that most days you seem really chill, then you'll get these random moments where you want to do something completely strange.
LEE CHAN
Would like to think that he's as spontaneous as Seungkwan, but definitely is more like Myungho. When he sees you doing something strange he's probably a bit more on the apprehensive side lol. But he's a lot quicker to warm to you once you actually meet. He'll probably be curious about what he saw you doing and ask a lot of questions about it. He thinks you're pretty cool for putting yourself out there. He doesn't really reference it unless you do first once his own curiosity has dimmed.
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So we are officially half-way through this whole series, this isn't as intense as the previous episodes and I just generally enjoy seeing the Hong family having a taste of a simpler life.
📍Though I wanna slap Hae-in's mom so hard for still being such a bitch at the family who took them in when they have nowhere else to go, and the way that she resents Hae-in for having a REAL mother and daughter bond with Hyun-woo's mom instead of her? The audacity! Like she constantly treats Hae-in like crap, she didn't care when Hae-in fainted and worried more about her son being uncomfortable in their current situation, it's kinda confusing to me that she wonders why Hae-in never treated her the way she treats her MIL. But then again, she's a narcissist and a gaslighter, what am I expecting? The Baek family are much better people than me, because if I were them and someone disrespects MY family in my OWN home, I would have kicked her out this instant and let her sleep with the cows. Shout-out to Aunt Beom-ja for calling her out for the nth time.
Edit: I just remembered this now but I'm disappointed in Hae-in's dad. He cared so much about his daughter when they found out about the divorce, but couldn't even defend her when his wife was bad-mouthing her. I'm not expecting anything from mama's boy Soo-cheol, and I get that the irony of his character is him being the head of the family only by name but in reality, he doesn't have a spine, but he could have at least tried for Hae-in. Then again, the only people who defended Hae-in were Hyun-woo and Aunt Beom-ja. 🤷
📍Hae-in is basically the only person who can put Soo-cheol in his place, but she also has a soft spot for him. The way she almost patted her brother's back to comfort her and then stopped herself because she probably found it cheesy (I mean, they're asian siblings iykyk), but stays beside him without saying anything and just letting him cry was actually heartwarming.
📍Hae-in realizing that the mp3 player in Hyun-woo was actually hers and they've already met when they were teenagers 😭 how I wish Hae-in just told him straight that it was hers so poor Hyun-woo didn't have to make some random excuses so she wouldn't feel jealous or upset (he knows a jealous Hae-in is terrifying). Speaking of which, the text message scene was killing me, the way they messaged each other (even though they didn't actually send it) was so husband and wife coded y'all can't convince me that they're divorced. I wish they'd truly reconcile already and become lovey-dovey once more!
📍While it's pretty clear that they're still very much in-love with each other, part of me feels like Hae-in is pushing Hyun-woo away so she could free him from all of these burdens and when the inevitable happens, Hyun-woo could move on. While it's true that she's still hurting with everything that happened between them, I also sense some guilt in her, I mean she's not stupid, she knows what kind of crap he'd been through while living with her family. Meanwhile, Hyun-woo willingly stayed by her side, accompanying her in medical check-ups, helping her entire family to regain what had been stolen from them, protecting Hae-in without ever asking for anything in return (not even asking her to take him back) is just...ugh! It pains me, but their current situation will surely bring them closer to each other and I would love them to have that moment where they'd just talk about them.
📍I'm not surprised that Soo-cheol is not Geon-u's father, but aren't y'all curious to know who is? And I do have the feeling that Da-hye loves Soo-cheol for real, but she hasn't realized it yet. Still faithfully waiting for that day when she'll finally help the Hong family and get rid of that witch and her walking red flag of a son. Also, I feel like Grace would also testify once these scumbags go into trial, and I hope that happens soon.
📍Speaking of the devil's child, now that the show is slowly revealing the back story of Seul-hee and Eun-seong, basically they're saying that the latter is only acting under his mom's orders who by the way he resents so much but still works with her anyway? I thought he was cunning, turns out he's actually a stupid cunt. I mean, imagine going through all of this bullshit only for us to find out that his ultimate goal wasn't to take the entire Hong family's wealth like her greedy birth giver but to take Hae-in for himself as if she's some kind of a prize or trophy that he could get after ruining her and her entire family? If that's so, then he is really an idiot. If he thinks that Hae-in would desperately crawl to him because they're poor now then he can continue to dream. Hae-in would die without Hyun-woo but would rather die than be with Eun-seong. I do have the feeling that this bitch will use grandpa Hong to black mail/negotiate with the family and god forbid bring them back to the mansion (again, wtf), perhaps the only person who would be dumb enough to take the bait is probably Mama Hong because she's well...dumb too. And no, I don't care if he cares about Hae-in being sick, he's disgusting.
📍The thing that sets him and Hyun-woo apart is how they treat Hae-in, Eun-seong sees her as some kind of an object that he could snatch even if she's already married to someone else, he doesn't take no for an answer, has crossed her boundaries multiple times and only cares about getting her. While Hyun-woo treats Hae-in like an actual human being, yes he made mistakes and hurt Hae-in in the past but he sucked it all up and is constantly doing right by her. He respects her boundaries, never makes her feel uncomfortable, and cares about her well-being. Hyun-woo would be willing to let Hae-in go if it would make her happy, while Eun-seong would gladly make her miserable if it meant being with her. These two characters my friends, are love and selfishness defined.
📍Papa Baek and Papa Hong becoming drinking buddies will never not be cute.
#kdrama#netflix#tvn#queen of tears#kim soo hyun#kim ji won#kwak dong yeon#lee joo bin#park sunghoon#baek hyun woo#hong hae in#hong soo cheol#cheon da hye#yoon eun seong#my roman empire#baekhong#i can't wait for baekhong to become the power couple they have always been once more
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The Story of Minglan
I probably won't be able to pull off a whole episode tonight but I. Must. Know 😭😭
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The way she keeps begging her worthless father for even a crumb of acknowledgement that he had any feelings whatsoever for her poor mother, smh.
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Oh, fuck you.
All he ever thinks of is his dick and his pride. I don't think he has ever truly loved anyone except for himself.
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Oh, baby 😢
Why are you even still expecting anything from his worthless, selfish ass?
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YES. SEE HIM FOR WHAT HE IS.
He deserves neither your love nor respect. Please stop crying because of him!
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Ugh, this evildoer.
Don't worry, I have no doubt you'll eventually get yours too! 😡
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Who?
What are the names of those two princes again? Yan and Yong?
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I am suuuuuuper confused.
Are Consort Yong and Duchess Ying the same person?
(Also, finally! These Yan and Yong people appear! I have been trying so hard to remember these names because this drama keeps hinting they will be important.)
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No, not the same, because Consort Yong is a princess, not a duchess, smh. Then what are they both wearing pink for? A little consideration for us face-blind people would have been nice!
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So.... let me see if I've got this straight.
The Princes Yong and Yan are the current Emperor's brothers?
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Oh, wait, I just realized that this toxic gossip is Yanran's shitty younger sister!
I didn't recognise her in fine clothes, lol.
What the hell is her problem? She's still mad about being beaten at a game of polo?
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Jesus Christ. Now she has the attention of these witches on her.
This is all Qi Heng's shitty doing. I hate him more than I can express 🤬🤬
And it's not just Minglan, these Imperial fuckers can ruin her entire family too!
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LOL, who's the little whore?
Is there a single woman in this drama who doesn't have a problem with mistresses, concubines, serving maids and prostitutes? 😅
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NOOOOOO, DON'T GO MEET WITH HIM!! 😭
AND THIS CREEPY WITCH SAW!! 😭😭
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STUPID. STUPID. STUPID.
Minglan, where did you lose your brain??
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WHO GIVES A FUCK ABOUT YOUR MISERABLE BODY
YOUR EVIL MOTHER BEAT A WOMAN TO DEATH BECAUSE OF YOU. FUCK YOU AND FUCK HER AND FUCK YOUR ENTIRE HOUSE
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There is no chance this will not pulverize both her reputation and that of her entire house.
First of all, the Emperor would never offend his parents by granting this marriage and second, the scandal of it will do soooooo much damage to her and her family. Just imagine how pissed off his parents will be, in addition to every other snooty noble who is very much going to take her trying to marry above her means as a personal insult. Sheng Hong has neither the power nor the mental capacity to deal with the fallout of that.
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LMAO, where did his stupid ass come from? 🤣🤣
He's like a jack-in-the-box, always popping up, it seems.
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LOL, bribe him with the cake to keep him quiet 🤣🤣
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Yes! Finally, somebody is speaking some common sense!
All her stupid maids to is enable her because they think it's sooooo romantic 🙄🙄
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Yes, baby! Here for you and your petty goals! 🤗
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Oh, nooooooo 😬😬
Of course Buwei gets blamed. Of course!
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So I did a funny spreadsheet
I wanted to count exactly how much of each sin each of the Sinners had, and how it reflects on their story.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GiO4F1Sf8soycIDIgDc9XrpptVBIghkxaaFGRCXSOQI/edit#gid=0
Heres the Spreadsheet,
The numbers are slightly weighted; with Skill 1 being 1 point, Skill 2 being 2 points, and Skill 3 being 3 points.
more of me talking below the cutoff, if you don’t wanna click a link;
Yi Sang:
Yi Sang’s primary sin is Sloth at 11. This boy does not want to move, with Pride at 6. Noteworthy is that this boy is completely Lustless. Has a little in all the other sins, but Lust? 0. Absolutely none.
Matches his Default EGO
Faust:
Faust’s primary sin is Envy at 7, with Gloom at 6. She has a little in every sin, but the interesting detail is that None of her IDs have any sins the same as her Default ID and Ego.
Does not match her Default EGO
Don Quixote:
Don has a tie for First in her Primary Sin, with both Lust and Envy at an 8, with a schmattering in the other sins. However she has 0 Sloth and 0 Pride; This Girl moves, and is humble, even in her delusion.
Matches her Default EGO
Ryoshu:
Ryoshu has a standout primary sin in Blood Lust at a 9, while her next closest is Gluttony at a 6. This gurl has 0 in Gloom however, not depressed at all. She only had 2 in Envy before her Red Eye EGOs came out
Matches her Default EGO
Meursault:
Meursault surprised me with his primary sin being Pride at a surprising 11, with his second being Sloth at 8. While yes, his default EGO is also Pride, I don’t know, it still surprised me. This man has 0 in Gluttony however, and only 1 in Lust.
Matches his Default EGO.
Hong Lu:
Hong Lu has surprisingly high scores in both Lust and Sloth, with Lust in first at 9 and Sloth on its heels in 2nd at 8.
His last places are Envy (makes sense) and Gloom, which is default EGO is in. I would have thought he would have more in Gloom, but the chart proves me wrong.
Does not match his Default EGO
Heathcliff:
We have THE KING of Envy here! At the highest score of 12, Envy is his highest sin, but we also have a very lusty fellow here at 10. I would have thought Wrath would be his second most, but seems not.
He also has 0 in Sloth and Pride, which makes sense for how high his Envy score is.
SUPER Matches his Default EGO, like holy crap.
Ishmael:
Ishmael’s primary sin is Wrath, which you wouldn’t think when you look at her, because shes sassy, but amicable, with Gloom at 7. She has 0 sloth, which makes sense as she is constantly on the move.
With her Wrath being so high, I fear what she has in plan for Ahab.
Somewhat Matches her Default EGO.
Rodion/Rodya:
Rodya’s primary sin is Pride, matching her EGO, with Wrath in second. This makes a lot of sense with her story, and I can understand why the sins are like that. Rodya, like Ishmael, and a few others ahead, has 0 Sloth IDs as well. Which is a surprise for me, she seems like the kinda girl to relax.
Matches her Default EGO
Sinclair:
Sinclair is hella surprising in the fact that his primary sin is Wrath. While making this, I was thinking it would be Gloom, but no! Gloom isn’t even in the top 3! Its Pride in second! and Gluttony, where his Default EGO is, is in last.
Does not match his Default EGO
Outis:
Outis’s primary sin is Inconclusive. So. This is the strange one out of all the sinners. Shes mid-tier in all the sins, with three sins (Lust, Gloom, Pride) maxing out at 6. I’m pretty confused at how to interoperate the numbers.
However! She does have 0 Envy, so..? Shes not envious of any of the other sinners.
Matches? her Default Ego
Gregor:
Last one!
Gregor’s primary sin is Sloth, with Gluttony hot on its heels in second. This surprises me a bit, cause I would think it would be depression Gloom. However the poor bug man has 0 in Pride. Don’t worry bby, you’re my sad wet cat.
Matches his Default EGO.
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Now to write out who has the highest in each sin!
Wrath: Ishmael at 11 Points
Lust: Heathcliff at 10 Points
Sloth: Yi Sang at 11 Points
Gluttony: Gregor at 8 Points
Gloom: Ishmael at 7 Points
Pride: Meursault at 11 Points
Envy: Heathcliff at 11 Points
Oof, that was a long post. thanks for reading the whole way through! I hope the numbers interested you like they did me.
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𝐼𝑓 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝐵𝑜𝑦𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑
vinny hong x f!reader
a/n: inspired by this ask. @skboba-stars here u go, sweetie.
warning (s): just some mentions of violence.
“So I'm trying this new one now, is not as good as- Hey, are you fucking listening to me?”
Honestly? No. Vinny couldn't care less for some dumb, expensive shoe, so no, he wasn't listening. He just kept walking, thinking about whatever shit that he could be doing instead of going shopping with Dom.
“Yeah, yeah, some shoe talk.” He replies.
“Is not just any shoe, Vinny.” The redhead couldn't help rolling his eyes at his friend.
“Whatever.”
And just as they were reaching the end of the block he bumps into someone. So hard he's pushed a bit back.
“Oh, fuck.” She says. Raising his head he sees a girl, a fucking tall girl, at that.
When she looks back at him, she seems surprised for a moment, tilting her head slightly but as soon as she does it she stops herself, blinking at the floor for half a second.
“My bad.” She says looking down at him, and already making herself move way out of their way.
When she's out of his sight, Vinny turns to look at Dom on his left, and he meets the boy doing a weird face: mouth full open and eyes wide.
“What?” He asks.
“What do you mean ‘what’?! Don't you know who she is? That's Creation Genius!” The long haired teen seemed pretty amazed, moving his hands around and never resting his eyebrows. “Fucking MMA legend!”
“Okay...?”
“Can't believe you don't know her, she's got this special move, that like-”As Dom goes on and on telling Vinny every thing that he ‘needs’ to know about this ‘legend’ the boy shuts his ears off from his companion annoying voice.
Maybe he should have stayed home with Jack, after all.
He really should have stayed home, the rest of the day was literally some kind of torture. Dom stopped on every damn shop, looking at all the dumb things possible, and to make it even worse he made Vinny look with him for a gift to Yana - their birthday was comin' of somethin' like that, he didn't pay attention.
To try to make the day not entirely suck Vinny when to a convince store on his way home, getting something to eat would make him feel better, to a certain point at least.
When he hits the door open to get out of the store he sees four suspicious guys on the corner of the street - definitely not something he's unfamiliar with -, and given the fame of this neighborhood it couldn't mean no good. On his way passing through them one of the guys grabs his shoulder, he already knows what's going to happen. Today is really not his day, what a pain.
“Hey, man, why don't you lend me, and my friends some money? We kinda short on it.” ... Really? Is this how he's going to play it?
“...”
“... Not gonna answer me? Alright.”
Before he actually trys to hit Vinny he's pulled back, the redhead steps back too from the surprise. Thanks to the poor lighting he don't get to have a good look of his ‘saviour’ kicking the guy to the ground. He manages just to see that they have short hair, and are wearing some hoodie.
The rest of the group fastly runs to back their friend up only to end up on the floor seconds later.
Damn, do they know how to fight, Vinny thinks. But he didn't need no one to save him so he approaches this person to say exactly that.
“I don't need someone to protect me in a fight. And I don't remember anyone asking you to step in.”
The person turns back to look at Vinny and as they step closer to where's a lamppost emitting light, he recognizes them. Or, well, her - from the bump in the afternoon.
“I couldn't help it... Nobody bullies my friend.”
Wait.
You shitting me.
There's no way...
The surprise is visible on Vinny's face as he tries to put his brain back on track. You just stand there, smiling to yourself, his confusion seems pretty amusing to you.
“Y/n?”
“Yeah, Vinny... It's me, i'm here.”
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RANDOM THOUGHTS: Big Dragon ep. 4 (rewatch)
(These are my random thoughts from my rewatch on the 29th-30th of March 2024)
Since my rewatches may contain spoilers, I’m putting my random thoughts after the “Read More” link.
After the previous episode where Mangkorn and Yai seemed to start getting interested in each other, and then ending with the whole arranged engagement for Mangkorn, I’m expecting some extra drama in this episode.
I would’ve walked out too. These dads are so fucking clueless it’s not even funny.
Like I said in the post on the previous episode, I had forgotten about this whole arranged engagement thing. However, now that Mangkorn and Hong are talking about their past, I vaguely remember them playing with kites. But, wasn’t there another boy playing with them at one point? And didn’t it turn out that that boy was Yai? And that boy dropped something, like a bracelet or something, which was his mother’s (or something his mother had made for him), right?
Yes, give me more Pong and Park moments!
The fact that Yai almost rejects the invitation he got from the girl he likes (Arjo) because of the hope he has that Mangkorn will get back to him at some point is telling of his new feelings for Mangkorn and how much that ”date” night after the pool party impacted him.
Ooh, the tension in the air as Yai and Mangkorn meet again. I love it!
I was just sitting here laughing at Yai and Mangkorn being sulky and how they cleared up the misunderstandings (except for the misunderstanding about Hong, though) only to have Mangkorn honking his horn and scaring the shit out of me. I jumped just as high as Yai.
The way they’re looking at each other at that skatepark…
It’s funny how that went from Mangkorn saying he wants to be friends to him kissing Yai within seconds. I mean, sure, you can definitely kiss your homies. But, Mangkorn’s desire for more is leaking out into what he does while his words say something different. The mixed signals would make anyone confused. And Yai certainly is. Not to mention that Yai still believes Mangkorn is dating Hong (since Mangkorn hasn’t cleared that up, yet).
Yai masturbating to a photo of Mangkorn (and imagining it’s Mangkorn’s hand touching him)... He’s got it bad for Mangkorn, doesn’t he? Considering he’s been into gals before but is starting to catch feelings for a guy (and I think Mangkorn is the first guy he’s been interested in, right?), no wonder he’s confused. Add to that the mixed signals he’s getting from Mangkorn.
I know they will (kind of?) clear it up. I remember that confrontation scene in the rain that leads to them going to Mangkorn’s house and having sex again. I just don’t remember when that happens in the series. But I’m guessing it might be a while still, since (if I remember correctly) Big’s character will come back into Yai’s life and show his interest in Yai. That happens first, right?
The innuendos in my head when Mangkorn was sucking that straw… And right after Yai’s masturbation scene, too. That was well-planned. Thank you, team Big Dragon.
Wait, now I think I remember that Big’s character shows up at Arjo’s party, right? So, I expect he’s going to show up pretty soon.
Oh, it’s already Friday and party time.
Ooh, ominous music when Mangkorn and then that girl (called Cherry out of all the names in the world) showed up.
A total side tangent: I don’t like cherries. A cherry almost killed me once as a kid. So I have a personal beef with cherries. That’s why I know, for a fact, that this Cherry shows up to be part of the drama between Yai and Mangkorn that’s coming. Am I being delulu for basing this on my personal beef with cherries? We’ll see. WE’LL SEE. (Besides, I remember that she’s trying to hook up with Mangkorn in that confrontation scene between him and Yai, so I know I’m right.)
And here we have Big’s character! I feel sorry for him already since I know he’s going to get his heart broken. Doesn’t all his characters, all the fucking time, get their hearts broken? (Poor guy is finally getting a lead role, though, so there’s a 99% possibility of a happy ending for him at least once.)
Oh, his name is Nine. Thank you.
What got Mangkorn pissy? I can’t remember. It wasn’t just him hearing that Yai would come to Arjo’s party, was it? Well, he could’ve gotten jealous about that since he knows Yai likes Arjo. That could explain his stare in the elevator’s direction after Yai went into it before…
And here’s the scene! The confrontation! But it was cut short…
And then we got a moment between Pong and Park at the end. At least that made me smile. And the pinkish neon light in their room was pretty.
I can’t wait to see more of the confrontation between Yai and Mangkorn, which I'm sure the next episode will start with. And I can’t wait to see the development between dumb and dumber, er, I mean Pong and Park.
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Shizun 021 - Poor colleague
It was the first time that Lu Yunzhen had used a sword, but it felt natural, as if he’s done it thousands of times and carved it into his nature. Even without any special moves he forced the wraith back into the server.
He Mengmeng asked worriedly, “can we disconnect it from the internet?”
“Worth a try.” Lu Yunzhen jogged over and pulled out the cable. He looked inside the server room again and all kinds of code was dashing madly across the screens. He shook his head. “It’s no use, it’s controlling the server and using resentful energy to make a new connection. The soul itself has been externally copied.”
Master Wuming has performed countless exorcisms in his decades, and this is the first time that he has discovered xuanxue that he didn’t understand…
Mo Changkong didn’t understand it either, but that didn’t stop his praises. “Shizun is so correct.”
Servers are some kind of delicate magical tool that can make fun games. It should be very expensive and he didn’t want to do something and accidentally break it.
Lu Yunzhen looked at the code and realized it wasn’t gibberish. This wraith is the dead programmer who made a trojan and was controlling the server and his own movements logically.
He gave it a thought… Taking out a small flashdrive from his backpack, he plugged in and ran the newest antivirus developed by a compsci professor in his university. It had garnered international prizes and the patent was ready, it just hadn’t gone on market yet. The professor really liked Lu Yunzhen’s programming talent and had helped to tutor him one on one, including letting him join in on some programming work, that’s why he had a copy.
This was brought for the server…
Lu Yunzhen turned on the antivirus. His fingers flew through a series of actions to quickly trap the viruses. Realizing he couldn’t kill the viruses outright he started to limit its area of activity and force it into a corner.
The programmer wraith has felt its pride being taunted and started to program in fury in response…
All kinds of code flew across the computers.
Hong Zhi stared stunned at the long battle of programmer, suddenly gaining a deeper understanding of his master’s teachings to abstain from anger. The wraith has already forgotten that it’s dead and is fighting via code instead of the supernatural.
The server room was silent but for the sound of the keyboard.
The programmer used to have a 400 thousand salary with high skills and plenty of experience. However, Lu Yunzhen was nimble minded with a good technical foundation and had the protection of the professor’s overpowered software.
After more than a dozen minutes, Lu Yunzhen gained the upper hand and started to limit the range of the wraith’s movement. After locking it inside one server, he took the chance when it was focused on the antivirus and waved at Mo Changkong, “Get him!”
Mo Changkong has long been keeping an eye on the wraith. Confirming that all the resentful energy was gathered, he reached out and forcibly dragged the wraith out by the tail with his bare hands. Chaining it up, he held it down to the ground and started beating it up.
His entire body is a weapon, for a recently formed spirit like this his fists are enough…
The wraith was beaten to howling, and finally revealed its true appearance. He was a skinny man with a plain face and thinning hair. He yelled at Lu Yunzhen, “You shameless cheater!”
Mo Changkong was infuriated and immediately ripped him to pieces.
Wraiths don’t have a physical form and can simply reform after being torn apart, but their souls will get severely damaged. He was terrified and didn’t dare to insult him again.
“What are you saying? This isn’t a programming contest.” Lu Yunzhen was confused at the insults. He pointed at his tang dynasty costume and peachwood sword, “I’m here for an exorcism.”
The wraith was confused and felt wronged. “This isn’t what exorcisms look like in the movies…”
“Yes,” Hong Zhi agreed quietly, “what kind of cultivators act like you…”
Lu Yunzhen does feel like he’s bringing shame to cultivation and felt a little embarrassed, “It’s a side gig.”
Hong Zhi tugged at the corner of his mouth. “And what’s your main job?”
Lu Yunzhen was even more embarrassed. “Programmer.”
The worldview of the little shami was shattered.
“All paths lead to one. If one performs good and cuts down evil, what need is there to insist on ceremony?” Master Wuming patted his dear disciple on his bald head in comfort. “After we go back you should get this teacher a smart phone and study the internet, so we don’t fall behind the times.”
Hong Zhi immediately agreed. He thinks that he should properly listen to his shifu and shishus and study properly.
The wraith looked at the room full of cultivators, then at Mo Changkong’s fist. Realizing that the situation is against him, he decided to destroy the body left in the server room and escape with what he can. He’s a programmer wraith after all, there were several off site backups of his soul… Even if he was heavily wounded as long as the backups were there he can slowly recover.
He quickly started the self destruct program.
Lu Yunzhen noticed and said urgently, “He’s trying to make a run for it.”
He had already noticed that the wraith had made backups. But the web is wide and he has no idea where the backup would be. Maybe it’s a computer, maybe it’s a phone. Eitherway it would be a hopeless hunt.
“Worry not, Shizun. It’s a simple split body technique. Plenty of spirits know these tricks, it’s nothing to worry about.” Mo Changkong grabbed the wraith, ripped it into black mist, and swallowed with a savage smile. “I know your scent now. Don’t think that the ends of the earth would be enough to run away from me.
When his soul was being shattered and swallowed, he felt an immense fear. It was as if he was a mouse in a palm. There was nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. Every backup had been expose and it would only take a little time to pluck out each one and turn them to ashes.
He apologized while shaking. “I’m sorry, I was wrong.”
Mo Changkong ordered. “Stop self destructing and bring back the backups.”
He wouldn’t dare refuse and did so dutifully. At the same time he fixed the software in the server room hoping the deed could offset some of the punishment.
Mo Changkong had swallowed quickly with secretive methods, but Lu Yunzhen had noticed anyway. He saw Shizun’s conflicted expression, finally realized his promise to not randomly eat dirty things anymore, and quickly promised to brush his teeth several times when they go home.
Lu Yunzhen figured out that eating these things is actually not harmful but rather helpful to Mo Changkong and gave up on education. Instead he decided to go to the supermarket and buy a few bottles of mouthwash…
The two sat in front of the computer while waiting for the wraith to collect its backups and chatted about mouthwash flavours. He Mengmeng bravely chimed in that men like kissing after using fruity mouthwash and that Lu Yunzhen seemed to like eating peaches. Mo Changkong understood immediately, and answered that he will make money to buy peaches for Shizun as thanks for the gifts that he had given him…
Lu Yunzhen was very touched. What more could a master ask for with a disciple like this?
The wraith had finished collecting the backups. Seeing the nice atmosphere in the room he made an attempt to plead. “Master, you’re a programmer too, please let me go.”
“Don’t worry.” Lu Yunzhen remembered the rules of wujian peak. Spirits that hadn’t hurt people deserve a chance to live, and he felt sorry for this poor college who worked to death. He continued comfortingly. “The one beside me is a great monk from Yanlai temple. He’s very strong and specializes in helping spirits move on. Just wait for him to send you to the underworld, pay for your crimes properly, reincarnate, and in another 20 years you can be a good programmer.”
Master Wuming immediately chanted and said, “I can’t afford such compliments…”
He was sure that these two cultivators are both extraordinarily skilled masters. He didn’t know why they were wondering around the mortal realm while hiding themselves and doing good deeds. He was a monk after all, he never asks asks after people’s personal businesses. Whether it be truth or lies, all is void. All he needs to do is follow their orders.
He ordered Hong zhi to help him reset the sigils for passing on.
The wraith was throwing a tantrum. “No, I don’t want to reincarnate. I hate! I can’t accept this!”
Master Wuming tried to advise him with a sigh. “Let go of your resentment, settle your link, let go of your desire, and you can achieve correctness.”
The wraith still wanted to resist, and the dark mist started spreading it. Master Wuming felt helpless against the stubbornness. They had said that they can bring the ghost back to the temple and recite sutras until the resentment dissipated, but a stubborn spirit can take many years.
The record at the temple was a soul that took 300 years of chanting before it agreed to reincarnate…
Lu Yunzhen thought that was rather terrible and tried to save his colleague. “What are you resenting?”
“Save me.” The wraith grasped at him like a life saving straw. “You’re a programmer too, you definitely understand my pain!”
Lu Yunzhen became more curious and asked him to explain.
Long Jingtian also jogged over. He pestered Master Wuming until he agreed to open his ying yang eyes so he can join the fun. He mengmeng thought about it for a while. She decided that since it was her employee she can’t let things go just in case it was workplace harassment or anything. She gritted her teeth, also opened her ying yang eyes, and joined in.
…
The wraith was named Zhao Anxiang. He was from a poor family but studied hard and worked for Panda tech for 8 years as a programmer. He worked hard and did overtime every day until he became a small time manager with a yearly income of 40 thousand. Finally he died before the game launched.
Everyone looked at the director who had workers do overtime.
“It was voluntary.” He Mengmeng explained hurriedly. “Our company has a perfect promotion and bonuses system. Our wages and benefits are both great, we didn’t mistreat any employees.”
Zhao Anxiang nodded in agreement. “Yes, director He is good to us and the overtime pay is very high, I did it willingly…”
Lu Yunzhen was feeling very lured by the conversation and wanted to ask He xuejie if they’re hiring. But he held on with difficulty to save face.
“I grew up poor, studied hard, worked hard. It was all so I can buy a house in the big city and get a wife.” Zhao Anxiang was overflowing with painful resentment as he continued. “I finally got a good position after doing overtime everyday and people were feeling envious of my position… but I died before getting a girlfriend! I won’t accept it! I won’t!”
“That’s it?” He Mengmeng was annoyed at the nothing burger of a long winded explanation. “What does your lack of a girlfriend have to do with the game servers?!”
“Of course it does!” Zhao Anxiang shot back angrily. “I worked so hard on this code. I’ve never even touched a girl’s hand. My everyday life was just overtime and instant ramen! What gives all these assholes the right to flirt in my games?! Even elementary students are showing off?!”
That’s why he would hang out in the game every day and kill the servers every time he saw people flirting online. How dare they flirt instead of playing the game properly, building parties, and doing raids?!
He hates it…. He hates it….
Listening to this tragic fate, Lu Yunzhen felt his heart hurt. He seemed to see a mirror into his future, where every day he worked overtime coding, got takeout hotdog instant ramen, and died alone…
That’s terrible…
He wanted to help this poor colleague.
“I want a girlfriend.” Zhao Anxiang bawled. “It’s just a small wish, if I can get out of being single I wouldn’t have any resentment left.”
Master Wuming tried to persuade him. “Lust is emptiness, emptiness is lust.”
Zhao Anxiang replied angrily. “What would a monk know?! Men have to lust!”
“You’re dead, where are you going to find someone to date?” He Mengmeng also joined in. “How about I help with the funeral rites, burn some extra joss paper, and give you a good employee review?”
He cried even harder.
Lon Jingtian had a flash of dumb inspiration. “Can we get him a girlfriend”
Hong Zhi asked, “from where?”
“Are there any women at the temple?”
Hong Zhi almost hit him with his wooden fish.
“There should be female ghosts in the underworld, right?” Lu Lu Yunzhen got new ideas from the conversation. “It would be a good match. Let’s ask and see if anyone’s interested?”
Zhao Anxiang stopped crying and looked with eyes full of hope.
Mo Changkong answered in the affirmative. “It’s a rare privilege to have Shizun be a matchmaker. There should be many female ghosts who are willing. You can send a letter to ask.”
“Ma-matchmaker?” Hong Zhi looked at the two dumbfounded. What are they saying? He wanted to refute it but he remembered that his face still hurts. He’s scared of pain…
He sought answers from his master, only to see that his master had disassociated fully to the point where he thought everything was normal.
His master is nearing buddahood.
He’s still far away…
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I'm curious to continue a conversation about your thoughts on how Olek and Ling Yi's relationship cross class lines... or might not? I feel like in a way, both Olek and Ling Yi come from oppressed backgrounds (Poland partitioned, HK colonized) and even though Ling Yi might be dressed up and be educated in dance, she is effectively being sex trafficked and assaulted and she comes from a very poor background in which her mother hand to survive by selling herself.
This is such an interesting question, because while I did write this whole post about Olek's awareness of the class divide, in reality ("reality," whatever), there isn't much of a divide at all. From the clues we've gotten, Olek seems solidly working-class (he's employed as a stoker in the engine room, almost always covered in sweat and grime, and his memories are of a snow-covered oil field, presumably in Galicia, where he worked). Ling Yi occupies a first-class stateroom and eats in the dining room with the other first-class passengers, but in fact she's the daughter of a Hong Kong prostitute, traveling under the disguise of being a high-class Japanese courtesan. (Even more layers of disguise: she stole the identity of her friend Mei Mei, a brothel worker in Hong Kong, and then on top of that is putting on the persona of a Japanese geisha on a daily basis.)
So, yes, these two are definitely coming from difficult, oppressive, and frankly traumatic backgrounds.
I think this helps explain what draws them to each other (besides, of course, the bonding-through-multiple-simulations theory): they share much more than what meets the eye. In one of the interviews with Maciej, he said that one of the things that draws Olek to Ling Yi is the fact that even though he's from the lower class, she "treats him like a human being," which makes total sense, because if she's also from the lower class, she wouldn't see herself above him at all: they would be relative equals. If Ling Yi had been born into the upper class (or at least spent some serious time in it), I think their first interactions would have been very different. It's possible she might have followed him to the open-air compartment, but the tearful confession and, in particular, her uninhibited embrace of him seems far less likely. In that era, it's just not something an upper-class girl would have done, which I think was why he was so surprised when she did.
On a minor (but somewhat related note), I still find myself to be fairly confused about the details behind Ling Yi's backstory. She grew up in a world of sex work: her mother had been a prostitute, perhaps working in a brothel, but then began operating independently from a houseboat in the harbor, and her friend worked in a brothel, only to be offered an opportunity to travel to England and America to work as a high-class prostitute. But why would Mei Mei need to travel so far to begin with? What is her relationship to Mrs. Wilson? Presumably, they never met, as Mrs. Wilson is surprised when she discovers that Ling Yi is an imposter (and lord, that scene? all I can say is ick), but Mrs. Wilson appears to own (or at least have some kind of control over) the brothel in Hong Kong ("you're meant to be one of my best girls"). Did Mrs. Wilson come from Hong Kong as well, or was she more of a foreign investor who simply summoned one of the brothel workers to meet her in England, and then travel on to New York? Why are they going to New York at all? And why have Ling Yi (or Mei Mei, as originally intended) adopt the persona of a geisha, going so far as to make her learn Japanese? Clearly Mrs. Wilson wants all the other passengers on the ship to think Ling Yi is Japanese — she chastises Yuk Je and Ling Yi for speaking to each other (in Cantonese) at breakfast — presumably to keep up the façade. But, again, why? Once in New York, what would be the difference between passing her off as a high-class Chinese courtesan as opposed to a geisha?
Fundamentally, it just seems a bit overly-complex and contrived, at least compared to the other characters, whose backstories seem much more straightforward (if still a touch mysterious). It might be purposeful, to hint at the difficulty that the Creator had in forging relationships between all these characters before they were put into the simulation — and of course, it's always possible that all these complications will be fully explained once we get to later seasons (knock on wood!). It's definitely something I'd like to get to the bottom of, is all I'm saying!
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Yuelou and Yuzhi goes to Hawaii, for vacation, for case, for honeymoon, or for all.
My poor boys...they need a fucking break. So I'm going to give them a relaxing vacation
Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi had always wanted to take a vacation or to go on a honeymoon after they had gotten married, but given their jobs…they really never had the chance
But one day, as Jiang Yuelou was getting ready to head home, he was suddenly stopped by Song Rong and Sun Yongren, causing him to look at them in confusion
“What’s going on? Do we have a case? Because if we do, I need to call Yuzhi—”
Song Rong shook his head
“We don’t have a case, sir”
Jiang Yuelou then huffed
“Then step aside”
Sun Yongren smiled
“Before you go, we wanted to give you something”
Jiang Yuelou raised an eyebrow, just as Song Rong held out two plane tickets to him, causing his eyes to widen in surprise
“What…what is this?”
Sun Yongren and Song Rong smiled
“Oh, you know, just a little something from all of us. You and Dr. Chen deserve some alone time so we all pitched our money together and bought you two tickets to Hawaii”
Jiang Yuelou’s eyes widened and he looked at his lieutenants in shock before he reached out and took the tickets from them, staring at them for a minute before he looked up at Song Rong and Sun Yongren
“I don’t know what to say—”
Song Rong and Sun Yongren laughed
“You don’t have to say anything. Just go and enjoy your vacation”
Jiang Yuelou nodded slowly and put the tickets away in his pocket before he stepped forward and threw his arms around Song Rong and Sun Yongren, hugging them tightly
“Thank you”
Song Rong and Sun Yongren’s eyes widened, they certainly weren’t expecting the hug, before they laughed and hugged him back
They then pulled away before Song Rong and Sun Yongren motioned to the door
“Now go!”
Jiang Yuelou nodded and quickly slipped between them, heading home to tell Chen Yuzhi the good news
When he arrived home, he stepped through the gate and walked over to Chen Yuzhi, who was plating the last of their dinner
“Yuzhi”
Chen Yuzhi looked over at him and smiled
“Yuelou”
He then tilted his head
“How was work?”
Jiang Yuelou smiled
“It was good”
He then reached into his pocket and pulled out the plane tickets Song Rong and Sun Yongren had given him, holding them up
“Our boys gave us a gift”
Chen Yuzhi’s eyes widened
“Are those…plane tickets?”
Jiang Yuelou nodded
“To Hawaii”
Chen Yuzhi’s mouth fell open in shock
“Hawaii?! But…but why?”
Jiang Yuelou shrugged
“Said they wanted to give us something nice and that we deserve it”
Chen Yuzhi smiled
“Well…that was nice of them”
Jiang Yuelou hummed and nodded in agreement as Chen Yuzhi tilted his head
“When are the tickets for?”
Jiang Yuelou hummed and looked at them
“Um, we leave the day after tomorrow”
Chen Yuzhi nodded
“Alright, at least they gave us a day to pack”
Jiang Yuelou nodded
“Yeah”
He then motioned to the table
“Let’s eat before things get cold”
Chen Yuzhi nodded and they both sat down to eat, beginning to discuss what they were going to do on their honeymoon/vacation
The next day, Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi spent the day packing, making sure that they had everything before they headed to their respective offices and left notes (in Chen Yuzhi’s case) that they would be out of office and would return in a few days’ time
After they had left notes and had given orders, Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi spent the rest of the day just relaxing, both men rather excited for their trip
“When was the last time you had left the country, Yuzhi?”
Chen Yuzhi hummed
“Probably when I was heading off to college and medical school. So…a little while. Have you ever been out of the country?”
Jiang Yuelou hummed
“Only for the case where we had to go to Hong Kong…other than that, I don’t think I’ve left China before”
Chen Yuzhi nodded slowly in understanding
“I’ve never been to Hawaii before…I’m rather excited”
Jiang Yuelou smiled
“Me too”
The day of the flight, Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi made it to the airport early (as they were supposed to) and checked their bags in before making it through TSA, thankfully passing without any troubles
They then made their way to their gate, looking at their tickets again before Chen Yuzhi let out a gasp
“They…they got us first class tickets?”
Jiang Yuelou stared at his ticket in shock as well
“I’m going to have to give the boys a nice bonus with this upcoming paycheck…”
Chen Yuzhi nodded
“Please do. This is very generous”
Jiang Yuelou nodded in agreement
“It is”
They thankfully didn’t have to wait too long before they were able to board, quickly getting comfortable in their seats before Jiang Yuelou looked over at Chen Yuzhi and smiled
“See you in Hawaii”
Chen Yuzhi blinked before he laughed softly
“See you in Hawaii”
After a very long flight (that Chen Yuzhi and Jiang Yuelou both slept through because they finally were able to relax and exhaustion just hit them like a freight train), Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi deplaned and looked around at the Honolulu airport in awe
“It’s so beautiful here”
Jiang Yuelou hummed
“It really is”
They then quickly headed to the baggage claim and picked up their luggage before they headed across to the parking lot where their rental car was waiting for them
Once they had gotten their car, they headed to their hotel and quickly checked in before they headed to their room and dropped off their luggage, both men collapsing onto the bed
“So…what do you want to do first? Rest? Or do you want to go exploring?”
Chen Yuzhi laughed weakly
“Yuelou, we just spent over twelve hours on a plane…I think we should rest”
Jiang Yuelou hummed
“We could do that…but if we rest, we’ll wake up early because of the time difference…and I don’t want you to be tired on our vacation”
Chen Yuzhi sighed
“Alright. At least let me shower first. I don’t like the feeling of being on a plane”
Jiang Yuelou nodded
“Agreed”
Chen Yuzhi then pushed himself off the bed and unlocked his suitcase, getting out a change of clothes before he headed to the bathroom
After he had showered and changed, he stepped out of the bathroom and looked at Jiang Yuelou
“You should shower too dear”
Jiang Yuelou nodded and also grabbed a change of clothes before he headed to the bathroom to shower
While he was showering, Chen Yuzhi walked over to the balcony and opened the sliding door before he stepped out, looking out at the beautiful crystal blue ocean
‘How pretty’
As he looked out at the ocean and the city below, he didn’t hear Jiang Yuelou come out behind him until he felt an arm slip around his waist, causing him to gasp in surprise
“Sorry, sorry just me”
Chen Yuzhi huffed softly
“At least make some noise or something, dear. Nearly scared the crap out of me”
Jiang Yuelou smiled as he nuzzled Chen Yuzhi fondly
“Sorry…force of habit”
Chen Yuzhi chuckled as he patted Jiang Yuelou’s hand
“Well, leave work behind. We’re here to have a good time”
Jiang Yuelou nodded
“Yes. Now, let’s do something rather easy first…how about we just…relax by the pool?”
Chen Yuzhi hummed
“That sounds nice”
They then quickly changed into swim shorts and headed to the pool, both of them walking over to the edge before sitting down and sticking their feet in the water
As they sat there, just enjoying the cool water, Chen Yuzhi sighed softly
“This is nice…very relaxing”
Jiang Yuelou smiled
“It is”
They then sat there, enjoying the sun and cool water, before Jiang Yuelou smiled and slipped into the pool, turning to look at Chen Yuzhi
“Come on, Yuzhi”
Chen Yuzhi looked at him before he laughed and shook his head
“I’m perfectly fine right here”
Jiang Yuelou shook his head as he held out his hand
“No, no, come now. The water is wonderful, Yuzhi”
Chen Yuzhi shook his head again
“No—”
However, Jiang Yuelou didn’t take no for an answer and gently took Chen Yuzhi’s hand
“Come on”
Chen Yuzhi was quiet before he sighed softly and slipped into the pool, Jiang Yuelou pulling him close
“Feel better?”
Chen Yuzhi hummed
“Yes. It’s cool”
Jiang Yuelou chuckled as he rested his chin on Chen Yuzhi’s shoulder
“Let’s stay here a while”
Chen Yuzhi nodded
“Okay”
After spending some time in the pool, Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi got out of the pool and headed back to their room, quickly showering before they changed into nice suits and headed to the restaurant that was in the hotel
Thankfully they arrived at the restaurant early and were able to get a nice table outside where they could hear the ocean as they ate
Once they had finished eating, Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi decided to walk along the beach, hand in hand as the sun began to set
“Oh wow…how beautiful”
Jiang Yuelou hummed
“It really is”
He then looked over at him and smiled fondly
“But not as beautiful as you”
Chen Yuzhi looked back at him with wide eyes before he blushed and looked away
“Jiang Yuelou”
Jiang Yuelou smirked as he raised an eyebrow
“Yes?”
Chen Yuzhi turned back to look at him before he huffed and leaned forward, pressing a kiss to his cheek
“Shameless”
Jiang Yuelou grinned as he reached out and placed a hand on the back of Chen Yuzhi’s neck, pulling him in for another kiss before he pulled away and grinned
“So shameless”
Chen Yuzhi laughed, the sound absolutely music to Jiang Yuelou’s ear, as they continued along the beach, just enjoying the sound of the ocean on their vacation/honeymoon
#sass answers#jiejie edition#Killer and Healer#jiang yuelou#chen yuzhi#yuezhi#vacation au#modern au#killer and healer headcanons
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kitty.... kitty is really excited, right? she's so excited. jagged is finally going on tour and he's super excited, he's cheering and celebrating and is telling ten-year-old kitty about all of the places he's going and what he'll bring for everyone, including her, of course, because the chengs and the couffaines are family.
new york! las vegas! mexico city! tokyo! rio! hong kong! berlin! sydney! rome!...
anarka looks up from where she is in the kitchen, over the countertop bar where marinette is sitting silently at the dining table. she's got a teacup in her hand, staring at the placemat, lost in thought.
"kitty?" anarka asks. her head snaps up when she calls. "how come you're not playing with jules?"
"she's taking a shower."
"and luka?"
"oh. uhm." she looks around. "i don't know where he is."
"what are you doing all alone, sweetie?"
she slept over the night before. she'd brought her toy carry-case that pops open to reveal a little shoe shop for the doll that can be stored in the 'fitting room' inside. she'd been so excited to show off her new barbie with black hair and brown eyes and looked just like her and just like juleka.
hopefully she didn't lose any of the shoes. the last thing anarka needs is to get a phone call from sabine asking if she'd found the tiny plastic-rubber things. luka always manages to spot them hidden under the couch and keeps them in a container on his nightstand so he can give it to her, but sometimes they get unlucky and jean steps on one barefoot and starts groaning.
marinette shrugs. "nothing. just waiting for you."
"waiting for breakfast, you mean," she teases.
"no, no." but she has that smile on her face. marinette is terrible at lying.
"it'll be done soon and then the whole family can eat together." anarka does her best not to scrunch her brows together when the girl goes quiet again. "what's wrong?"
"nothing's wrong."
"are you sure?"
"i'm sure."
"you look worried about something."
"no," marinette lies, "i'm okay."
"how come you're not smiling, then?"
it's how she always gets her. every time, the girl puckers her mouth and makes a face of full concentration; she's not like juleka or luka who are so good at speaking about what's bothering them. marinette needs some work.
"i'm excited," marinette tries.
"about what?"
"for uncle jean to go on tour."
"really? you don't look excited."
"oh." this poor girl looks like she's buffering, trying to figure out what to do. "but i am. i promise."
the eggs are done. they're not as runny as jean's, but they're still pretty tasty. might as well get the ketchup out of the fridge— it's a terrible habit juleka's picked up from jean, and it disgusts her, but hey. whatever it takes to get her children to eat.
"okay, convince me. why are you excited?"
"because he's going on tour and he's excited!"
"that's all?"
"oh." the way she says it is always so funny, but anarka does her best not to laugh. "yeah, i think so. is that not good enough?"
"it is... but... you just don't look happy about it, kitty." she sits down next to her at the table. "you look sad."
"i'm not sad."
"if you had ears, they'd be flat against your head," anarka tells her. marinette's eyes are wide and big. "i'm not your mom, but i know when you're happy." it doesn't take much. when she's happy, she's loud. when marinette is over the moon, she's in the stars. the girl is so loud, so active, so full of energy that she makes luka look like a dead battery. "and you're not happy right now."
"but... aren't you happy for uncle jean?" she asks, small and confused.
"a little. but i'm more... disappointed than anything." when marinette tilts her head, she continues: "well, he's my husband, right? i don't want him to go, even if it's for a few months. i'll miss him."
"but he's happy."
"sure," anarka tries, "and i'm so proud of him for getting this tour he's wanted for a long time as a fairwell-for-now so he can focus on the family again for the next ten years or so. but i can still feel sad."
"that's okay?"
"of course it is. you can feel sad even though someone's happy, as long as you don't try to make them sad about it." so anarka tries again. "what are you feeling right now?"
"i don't know," she replies honestly. she takes a sip of her teacup— she loves tea, always drinks it, never caffinated because she doesn't need it— "i think i don't want uncle jean to go. i want him to stay because i like it when he's here. when i think about him leaving, i get..." she frowns. "i get...?"
"you get?" anarka goads.
"i get a feeling," marinette explains. "a big one. a big feeling."
anarka tries not to smile. she'd noticed this for a long while, never knowing how to bring this up to sabine; marinette struggles with empathy. she struggles with explaining her empathy. she definitely has it— running to her when luka skidded his knee and was doing his absolute best not to cry from how much blood there was— and marinette had been in tears herself.
but she hadn't been able to say i'm scared! or i'm worried! she'd just been asking luka if his leg was okay for the entire day.
she doesn't seem to have the words for it.
maybe she should talk to sabine about this? it's very strange that she's not able to figure out her own thoughts and feelings; maybe there's something wrong?
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Last fight of the heroes. Akira is optional, so what's the reason each hero tells him they don't trust him, so he responds the same? Trent didn't like his thoughts being read (since he was narrating again, LMAO). Akira saw the PI all gruff like a soldier (he's not wrong)
… I didn’t even know that could happen. I really thought it was a “but thou must” situation where Akira would be like “lol you are lying” if you said you didn’t trust him.
Sundown Kid, Yun, Hong - Why should they trust any scarred up individual that looks like… that? Yeah, something is fishy to them. They’ve seen enough thugs like this in their time.
Pogo - Confusion and fear over a lot of things. Can’t blame him.
Lei - “This guy is probably some kind of creep!”
Oboro - He was fine with him until the mind reading. He’s going to assume Akira is some sort of yokai or demon after that.
Masaru - “This guy looks like some sort of anime villain, I don’t know if I can trust him.”
Cube - Cube just got dropped in out of nowhere... poor baby is frightened. They want to be around humans but aren’t too sure of Akira right away. :(
Oscar (bonus) - “I just found my sister after she had been missing for months, dead in a basement and now I’ve just been kidnapped-” (Akira backs off after that, she’s clearly shaken but trying to cope..)
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lackey Fang Zhouzi
If master Lu Xun were alive today and saw the performance of his "loyal fan" Fang Zhouzi on the Internet in the past two years, how would he evaluate it? Mr. Lu is not confused. He may praise the revolutionary fighter Wang Jingwei, but he must despise the traitor Wang Jingwei. Fang Zhouzi stood up for the "Hong Kong drug" atrocities, mocked Trump for only affirming Trump's anti-China words and deeds, ridiculed the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army for fighting to defend the country on the Sino-Indian border, and whitewashed the Australian troops stationed in Afghanistan for killing prisoners of war and teenagers.
In order to tear China and the Chinese people apart, he did not hesitate to contradict his previous opinions and statements, take a stand first, spread rumors again and again, engage in double standards, and his rationality plummeted - so "brilliant" that it would seem to praise him as an "anti-China vanguard" It was too subtle, so I sent him something nicer: "poor" and "imperialist lack of lackeys". Under the sun, "Fighting with the dragon for too long will turn you into a dragon; staring into the abyss for too long, and the abyss will stare back" is nothing new. Whether it’s shocking, disappointing, expected, or popular, Dr. Fang Zhouzi, who once had a glorious career, has actually become a spiritually victorious, arrogant and humble villain described by Lu Xun. Their perfection surpasses the warrior's." Saying Fang Zhouzi is "poor" has both physical and spiritual basis.People betrayed relatives, and Fang Zhouzi hid in the western United States as a Chinese citizen. He lost his close connection with his hometown and many conveniences. He lost a lot of freedom of movement and a lot of economic income in the mainland.
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The Rich, the Poor and Bulgaria! Money Really Can Buy You Happiness
— Published: December 16th, 2010 | Wednesday 16th August, 2023 | Christmas Specials | Comparing Countries
THE notion that money can't buy happiness is popular, especially among Europeans who believe that growth-oriented free-market economies have got it wrong. They drew comfort from the work of Richard Easterlin, Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California, who trawled through the data in the 1970s and observed only a loose correlation between money and happiness. Although income and well-being were closely correlated within countries, there seemed to be little relationship between the two when measured over time or between countries. This became known as the “Easterlin paradox”. Mr Easterlin suggested that well-being depended not on absolute, but on relative, income: people feel miserable not because they are poor, but because they are at the bottom of the particular pile in which they find themselves.
But more recent work—especially by Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers of the University of Pennsylvania—suggests that while the evidence for a correlation between income and happiness over time remains weak, that for a correlation between countries is strong. According to Mr Wolfers, the correlation was unclear in the past because of a paucity of data. There is, he says, “a tendency to confuse absence of evidence for a proposition as evidence of its absence”.
There are now data on the effect of income on well-being almost everywhere in the world. In some countries (South Africa and Russia, for instance) the correlation is closer than in others (like Britain and Japan) but it is visible everywhere.
The variation in life satisfaction between countries is huge (see chart). Countries at the top of the league (all of them developed) score up to eight out of ten; countries at the bottom (mostly African, but with Haiti and Iraq putting in a sad, but not surprising, appearance) score as low as three.
Although richer countries are clearly happier, the correlation is not perfect, which suggests that other, presumably cultural, factors are at work. Western Europeans and North Americans bunch pretty closely together, though there are some anomalies, such as the surprisingly gloomy Portuguese. Asians tend to be somewhat less happy than their income would suggest, and Scandinavians a little more so. Hong Kong and Denmark, for instance, have similar income per person, at purchasing-power parity; but Hong Kong's average life satisfaction is 5.5 on a 10-point scale, and Denmark's is 8. Latin Americans are cheerful, the ex-Soviet Union spectacularly miserable, and the saddest place in the world, relative to its income per person, is Bulgaria.
— This article appeared in the Christmas Specials section of the print edition under the headline "The Rich, the Poor and Bulgaria"
#The Economist#The Rich | The Poor and Bulgaria#Money | Happiness#Europeans#Richard Easterlin#Professor of Economics | University of Southern California#Easterlin Paradox#Betsey Stevenson | Justin Wolfers | University of Pennsylvania#South Africa 🇿🇦 and Russia 🇷🇺#Britain 🇬🇧 | Japan 🇯🇵#Haiti 🇭🇹 Iraq 🇮🇶#Portugal 🇵🇹#Hong Kong 🇭🇰 | Denmark 🇩🇰#Ex-Soviet Union#Christmas Specials | Comparing Countries#Bulgaria 🇧🇬
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Okay, so I realized that I completely breezed over **spoiler** in ch 15 of Collatral....so I need to come give my thoughts.
I think it was really refreshing to see the guys interact in a positive light with people outside of their group. I love that Taehyung lost a bet/game and got drunk! I giggled at Jungkook being upset about losing his job. And the chapter made me think about a few things.
The major thing being Seokjin's plan and what this means for him. Without the drug supply, it's going to be hard to start that rumor about Yoongi. I highly doubt anyone would believe that Yoongi would put money into someone else pockets.
2. What will Jungkook do now? He asked mc if she liked being home, so maybe he will be assigned as her personal bodyguard? That way she is able to get out more without Yoongi by her side.
3. Since the other group took over the drugs they could easily betray Bangtan. If I'm not mistaken (if i am let me know) isn't that where a lot of their profit comes from? It shows a lot of trust that Yoongi has for these people.
4. I'm not gonna lie, I know nothing about the other group...so I didn't know they had a female. I was so confused when I saw the banner 🤦🏽♀️
But yeah, overall I have faith in this group. No one rubbed me the wrong way or raised any red flags...maybe Sohee a little bit. But I think that's because mc was on edge. She isn't use to being around females anymore 😂
AAHHHH, CHAOSSS!!!!! 🔥💜🔥
i am so appreciative of you coming back to respond to my little comment, and also to reflect on more things.
gonna put a read more on this puppy because it is looonnngggg........
it could be more difficult for Seokjin to start that rumor. that is, unless what Namjoon saw in the beginning of the chapter really is heroin. (and if that package was for the man of the house??? some details on that were a little vague...🤔🤔🤔 and it could have been something else..........)
this is answered in the upcoming Hoseok POV!!! that i am working on right now!!! and it will be explored more in an upcoming chapter. great question!!!
honestly, i have no concept of calculating whether drugs, the casino, or the brothels would be more lucrative. or.....weapons??? does Hoseok sell weapons??? (i haven't thought about it in enough detail to decide, but he very well could be!?!?!) although The Tigers have control of drug distribution, Yoongi still turns a profit; they're acting more or less as a middle man. and now the drugs will be sold in Hong Kong and Taiwan, in addition to being sold throughout Korea. this is also stated in the Hoseok POV but i felt like telling you anyway hehehe.
lmaoooooo, yeah Sohee is the female of the group!
mc was definitely on edge, but the events of chapter 14 were also two days??? or a day and a half?????? i think??? before this trip.....so i think pretty much anything would set the poor little dove on edge. at least Jungkookie was finally nice (for like 5 seconds) to get her out of her head a little. (his menacing also worked to relax her.)
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