Even you send me off millon metres, we would part at the end.
The origin of this sentence is from 戲文·殺狗記 (xì wén · shā gǒu jì) by 徐田臣(xú tián chén; actually his name is 2 characters I don't know why and how it became 3? and the sound is also 田臣; jin) in 明朝 (Ming dynasty). Originally it was a play by 蕭德祥 (xiāo dé xiáng), but Xu jin had reorganised as an epic.
The story line is about a murder in town, that brother tried to solve and while doing so, they grew brotherly affection. This story isn't that famous, but the main heroes are two boys so I have seen a few who ships this.
This is also from 水滸傳(shuǐ hǔ chuán) there's also very brotherly brothers trying send his brother off to far far away. This quote is usually used for who leave to ask the senders not to tiring themselves. And also they don't know exactly when they would meet again.
Zhou zishu must have tried to hide his condition so that he hurries his senders; Qi ye, Da wu and Zhang chengling, go. If it wasn't Chengling, they might have not known.
Since ep 30, I have become very skeptical about the relationship between Zhou zishu and Wen kexing. Zhou zishu really doesn't show and say about his emotions much. In ep 2, he looked really free, free of any charges even relaxed. He was saying he wouldn't swap the place with the king. Then the circumstances had kept binding around him. When he had left 天窗(tian chuang), the only wish he had was to look around and wander around to see what he only had heard of.
특별히 캐릭터중에 주자서를 제일 좋아하는건 아닌데 아무래도 나는 제3자로 캐릭터들의 이야기를 듣는 입장이라 그런가 아무리 생각해봐도 이게 해피엔딩인지 정말 모르겠다. 제작진 말로는 일부러 주자서를 더 괴롭혔다는데 진짜 괴롭혔다는 말이 너무 어울릴 정도로 외롭고 슬픈 서사야. 차라리 아무도 모르게 어디서 죽었으면 좀 나았을까 생각해보고, 주자서를 마냥 기다릴 온객행 생각하면 정말 슬픈데, 주자서가 죽은지 모르면 또 마냥 기다리며 잘 살 수있을것도 같고.. 근데 또 알면 따라 죽을것같기도하고.. 주자서는 온객행이 죽어도 살아갈게 분명하지만, 온객행은 주자서 없으면 안 살것같은 그런 믿음이 있어 나에겤ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 쿠키영상 보기 전까지 진짜 오랜만에 드라마 보다 펑펑 울었네 니네 진짜 주자서한테 그러는거 아니다. 또 주자서 혼자 남았는줄 알았다고.. 차라리 지옥 18층 기름솥에 들어가 튀겨질 지언정 끝까지 외롭고 싶지 않났을텐데 난 정말 또 혼자 남는건줄 알고 과몰입했다고오오ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅜ주자서좀 놔줘라아아아아아 나쁜놈들 온객행 니가 제일 나빠아아아아아아아
He is stuck in the snowy mountain who knows how long. I'm glad Wen kexing and Zhou zishu both alive at the end, but still I can't get rid of this thoughts, if that was really what Zhou zishu wanted. It would had been okay if Zhou zishu died then Wen kexing would not live. Zhou zishu must live without Wen kexing, but Wen kexing must NOT live without Zhou zishu. Is this really a happy ending? for who? Zhou zishu should have died as a begger, care-free and liberated. He must have been just happy to be fried in hell. Before I watched the actual ending I had felt so helpless that it was only Zhou zishu who survived. How ironic that he had been running away from living, after loosing his beloved. He surviced again. All the memories and affections would become a burden.
always enjoyed the Chess Set In The Foreground perspective framing used here
now also noting like, huh, a chess set in a general store just visited by marigold competitors who killed one of their guys and are now on the way back from their rendezvous point w/suppliers
soliciting your favorite recipe using dandelions! any part of the plant works for me, i'm just eyeing the new crop this spring and thinking about what i can make that isn't salad
It’s my birthday so you know what that means! Time for shameless self-indulgent AU drawings!
Anyhoo few years back I drew the main cast of my fma immortals!au, so this time around I figured I’d draw a few of the side cast as well, aka the characters that actually have jobs lol
once again the basic premise of the AU is that all the fma kiddos are immortal creatures living in the modern world, but I figure there’s gotta be Some regulars around so riza and roy get to rep the human race - also some bonus details relevant to this set is greed and lust aren't really siblings and more just coworkers/shittalk buddies, this is as low stakes as au’s get so no interpersonal family drama here
I'm finding it difficult to reconcile the fact that what I've always wanted and envisioned for Nikolai and his relationship with Fyodor based on fanworks and the very very little canon information we've had to go off of so far, will very likely be very different from what we actually get.
While I understand the appeal of Fyodor taking over Nikolai's body via his blood ability, and the inherent, romantic, ironic tragedy of that — for Nikolai, the person who yearned for freedom, to meet an end by having his soul eternally trapped in the body of the person he loved the most, while Fyodor lives on in his body, never truly knowing how much he was adored by him — I would just hate the idea of that happening now? It just feels far, far too soon for Nikolai to be dead, for his character to no longer have a role or a purpose; his mind and behavior is so utterly fascinating in all its bizarre contradictions, there's so much more to explore and discover with him, he's one of BSD's most complex characters, or at least he's set up to be, and I really hope Asagiri wouldn't throw him away this soon without doing anything more with him.
I never really thought that Nikolai would be the one to end Fyodor for good, way down the line (that can only ever be Dazai's job, to me, since he's his foil), but I always imagined he'd at least have some kind of role in attempting to kill him, since that's his ultimate wish. I imagined that it would be ugly, frenzied, unhinged, desperate, Nikolai finally being forced to acknowledge the horrible truth that's always been buried within his subconscious but he's never wanted to accept: that going against all human reason and killing someone he cares so deeply for will not, in fact, simply make those feelings go away, and will instead make them unable to ignore in his despair. The realization that he'll always be chained to human emotions, to love, no matter how much he thinks he can be free of them. And then, the ensuing breakdown from that. Yes, it's extremely fanficky lmao, but that kind of drama makes sense to me for him and them. It's interesting.
There was also the angst angle of Fyodor being immortal, and Nikolai's agenda perhaps stemming from wanting to save him from that, and being able to finally free him from it in the same way he himself wants to be freed. Killing being the ultimate expression of love, not too dissimilar to Mushitarou killing Yokomizo, both putting on an act of being hateful/vengeful/hostile towards the other in order to cope with the fact that deep down they can't bear the thought of them being gone.
But then we got Fyodor's "death" here, and Nikolai's reaction to it was so unbelievably underwhelming and calm that it made me question everything I thought I knew about Asagiri's writing skills him, and what the story is going for with him. And combined with this revelation now that Fyodor is (unsurprisingly!) immortal, but specifically in the way that he can be killed but supposedly resurrects endlessly (which I really like in of itself, don't get me wrong)... it makes me question what exactly Nikolai knows, or will know, and it somewhat destroys the potential angst we could get with them in the end, or at least drastically changes it.
If Nikolai already knows Fyodor can't be killed, that means we'll never get a moment where he tries to kill him and then has to face the fact that he did the deed and it didn't make him feel freed, and he instantly regrets it. It also means we'd never get a moment where he tries to kill him and then discovers he can't truly die, and the ensuing insanity that would occur from that. It also makes me even question the legitimacy of his reaction to Fyodor's "death" here... was it so damn apathetic and lukewarm because he already knows it wasn't permanent? I mean, I'd like an explanation for it feeling so ooc, it would make me feel better about that, but I can't deny that it would be disappointing to have yet another part of this arc that was just an act and not genuine feelings....
Now, that isn't to say that it's impossible to do anything interesting with Nikolai already knowing the truth. He could be wishing to try to attain free will through the illogical pursuit of an impossible task: in this case, killing Fyodor. There's a beautiful, tragic paradox in him wishing to attempt something to gain his freedom that he and we know is impossible, especially if subconsciously he takes solace in the fact that he'd be able to kill Fyodor without actually losing him for good. If Nikolai doesn't already know, assuming he's not dead he's likely going to find out the truth soon when he next sees Fyodor alive and kicking — I can't imagine a way he wouldn't find out. In that case, we wouldn't get the aforementioned scenario where he tries to kill him and discovers it's futile, which is the most juicy to me I won't lie, but I am still fascinated by the idea of how Nikolai will respond just seeing him suddenly alive again and having to process this after having just mourned him. It's interesting to imagine how he might respond to and treat Fyodor after at last knowing how it truly felt to lose him, and realizing how much he didn't want that, and then suddenly having him back. It might cause him to finally understand that his desire for freedom is unobtainable, and cause him to spiral, and fundamentally change their relationship going forward. An eventual tragic end for him such as Fyodor taking over his body would not feel out of place to me in that case, perhaps, but still not until we've had more time to see Nikolai reflect and see his possible change in perspectives.
I don't know, I'm just rambling at this point lmao. I know very well that so much of my expectations and desires for Nikolai and Fyolai are built up from fan content over the years just because there's been nothing else to work with, and that it's unfair to judge what Asagiri decides to do with him/them based on preconceived notions. Whatever he does could still be interesting in the end, even if it's not what I initially wanted or expected, and being open to being surprised is always a good thing. At the end of the day we still know barely anything about Nikolai, so it's not completely fair for me to judge something as ooc for a character we still know so little about.
But... it's because we know so little about him and have gotten so little of him, that at the very least, I'm gonna be really upset if he does die here from being possessed by Fyodor like people are worrying about. I really don't think he will, because I'm pretty confident the helicopter pilot is the one Fyodor swapped with/resurrected in the body of as per soup's theory, and again I'm not saying it wouldn't be fitting eventually... but I really don't want it to happen now. :/ I just think Nikolai still has so much potential as a character and so much more we need to see of him before his likely inevitable and tragic demise (however it happens), so whatever Asagiri decides to do with him I just really, really hope we don't lose him so prematurely; it would honestly be such a tremendous waste imo.
a quite simple outfit, trying to use the little blue and white apron thing (which is actually a dress I think, that I just leave un-buttoned in the back and added an apron-like tie to lol)
my mediocre-but-it-compels-me ya audiobook series has maybe taken an unexpectedly awesome turn halfway through the third and final book????????? this NEVER happens usually the last book is the WORST one......
i do love how no one in game ever spares more than a single thought about the other vampire spawn being able to misty escape if you walk too close with something like the light of lathander equipped. astarion has ONE line about it
and then… nothing. should we not be a little more worried about the teleporting vampire spawn? or even wonder why they can teleport suddenly?
did cazador grant them a new power so that they can hunt during the day, like we see there in the flophouse? why would he try to have the six spawn left speedrun the last few victims needed for the ritual if astarion went missing with the final necessary component?
and is this why they’re all so willing to believe cazador will keep his word and set them free when he subverts undeath? because he’s just given them a small token of freedom, the ability to navigate during the day so long as they stay out of direct sunlight? and how did he do it?? much to think about.
okay. so. the kagiweek prompts are out now and I saw what day 4 was and it immediately made me realize something. What is kagi up to during his third year festival. Did he take hirano to it? Did he help niibashi with the cross dressing comp? Was he in the cross dressing comp? What was his class doing? If we assume that kagihira have/haven't gotten together at that point, then how would that affect his experience? So many questions… so many ideas…..
BACK FROM THE DEAD AGAIN . HI MALT I’M SORRY I’M SO LAAATEEEEEE….. folding my hands Lets discuss
I think regardless of what kagi’s doing in his class (or elsewhere; placing a pin) he’s needling hirano into coming to it with him and winning. hirano showing up in his unbelievable homosexual drip. kagi fighting for his life for a number of reasons. we all deserve this.
(hirano was not informed of the fact that hanzawa would also be here, which is fine, because most people were, in fact, also not informed of this. I’m smiling thinking about this :) <- Disregard)
really fun to think about niibashi here Also smiling about this please Also disregard. what’s niibashi’s hashtag Girl concept here. I think kagi could probably nab a few hair clips from home (“borrowing” from his sisters) but I think otherwise his calling is in sharp critiques of what works and what really, really doesn’t. sniping bad ideas down from the seat he’s sat in backwards before niibashi even processes them enough to furrow his brow. resting his cheek on his knuckles calling out Tacky! kagi the fashion world needs you.
also kagi Put on this skirt. its one of those things where miyano walks past an open door, muttering to himself about something That could be another pin, sure, and out of the corner of his eye he sees a tall figure, muscular, bashful, wearing a skirt. and he takes two more steps as it sears into his retinas. and he scrambles backwards to see an open window, curtains fluttering in the breeze, and nothing else.
kagi has himself pressed up against the wall, chest heaving, praying a little bit, until miyano leaves.
otherwise though I’m pretty sure he doesn’t compete. boooo…..
outsourcing on what his class is doing I wish we knew more about kagi’s classmates…… I’ll think up some options if no one else does and make a poll maybe. I DO think though that basketball club (removing the first pin) is up to something . Hey kagi would you be a doll and coerce shirahama into convincing that pudding-head he’s always hanging around with to convince—well actually who does he need to convince if he’s president. Get shirahama to coerce that pudding-head ping pong president to get an athletic competition going between clubs. it’ll be fun. I promise. scooouuuts honor.
removing the second pin as well. miyano is conspiracy board-ing the best way to get in contact with hanzawa senpai’s cosplaying sister to fulfill a particular Vision he has. only time will tell if it works out for him the way he hopes it will.
Ha ha . I’m foreshadowing a little Love you malt….
It has been a day, and I just couldn't get anything else done while in the moodiest mood I could be.
Sooo... they're the best recipe I know to cure my heart from misery. I'd done this sketchdump a while ago, figured I'd spend my day working on this rather than everything else, and I'd say it helped if just a bit. Dropping it here even if it's not that great because, who knows, maybe someone else needs a dose of domestic Sokkla being happy dorks together in these trying times.