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dangermousie · 8 months

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Top Dozen 2023 drama MLs so far

It's August, so not the end of the year, neither it is at halfway year mark, but why would I ever do anything like a normal person? Here my very very subjective list. I have limited myself to one dude per drama or LYF would be half the list. No order except alphabetical.

Chen Wende (Sun Yizhou in Gone With the Rain, China)

The epic troll lord stole the whole drama as competently as he stole the FL's heart. He was competent and adult and oh-so-amused by but also gone for the heroine.

Gu Jiusi (Bai Jing Ting in Chang Feng Du/Destined, China)

CFD lost steam for me halfway through but Jiusi's character remained a delight throughout and BJT gave a great performance as a golden boy who went through a bunch of hell and grew up but remained goodnatured at heart.

Han Dong Jin (Kim Young Kwang in Call It Love, Korea)

You know, he and Jing (from LYF1) really fit the same mold even if one is in a mellow realistic modern and another in xianxia - lovely traumatized people from monster families who win over heroine with a metric ton of baggage through sheer unswerving decency. I have a type.

Jang Uk (Lee Jae Wook in Alchemy of Souls s2, Korea)

I loved Uk in S1 and S2 continued that love - he's so intense, so grieving, so still in love with Naksu. LJW is always a good actor so it's such a pleasure to see him in a good role.

Kim Do Ha (Hwang Min Hyun, My Lovely Liar, Korea)

The year of surprises - Minhyun, who I found utterly wooden in AoS stole my heart here as this hopeful, traumatized sweetheart of a man.

Kim Moo Chan (Park Hae Jin, The Killing Vote, Korea)

Yeah, we are only one ep in but who said anything about this list was objective? PHJ brings his usual unsettling intensity to the role of a cop who breaks all the rules and teeters on the edge and now is set to catch a killer who really only differs from him in a matter of degree.

Lee Jang Hyun (Nam Goong Min in My Dearest, Korea)

If I had to pick a favorite ML from this list, it would be between him and Jing (LYF). This is basically if you took Rhett Butler and took out slavery and rape but gave him a sword. The character is complex and nuanced and NGM is giving his usual incredible performance.

Lee Rang (Kim Bum in Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938, Korea)

I was not a Rang fangirl for most of the original (even if he was well-acted; and he did win me over by the end) but I fell for him head over heels in this sequel/prequel/spin-off. I am so happy the man who believed he had nobody and was abandoned by everybody ends the story with his beloved brother and his beloved woman, both.

Moon Seo Ha (Ahn Bo Hyun in See You in My 19th Life, Korea)

A lot of MLs on this list have serious trauma and haunted by it and can't let go of their past love (I have a type) but even by those standards, Seo Ha was such a lovely, quiet person slowly healing.

Tantai Jin (Luo Yunxi in Till the End of the Moon, China)

Abuse victim/monster/praiseworthy king/xianxia saint/man on the brink - LYX portrayed a character in multiple timelines and many different complexities and did it amazingly. Tantai Jin may or may not win my favorite place on this list, but his performance was hands-down the most glorious thing this year.

Tushan Jing/Ye Shiqi (Deng Wei in Lost You Forever part 1, China)

If before LYF aired someone would have told me that a character played by Deng Wei, an actor I've always found eminently forgettable, would make it on this list and be in the running to win the whole thing actually, I'd have wondered what weird reality they came from. They somehow managed to make someone genuinely good and kind not in the least boring; I am ridiculously invested in the man who managed to keep his soul after all he's been through.

Yun Xiang (Chen Xiao in The Ingenuous One, China)

A schemer on a revenge quest, smarter than anyone else in the room but helpless in front of love. Yun Xiang was an adult in an adult story for adults and it was glorious.

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myechoecho · 8 months

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My Dearest, ep 6

This show keeps on going at full steam.

It's interesting, because Jang Hyun saying he hates Joseon is not entirely a lie. I think he has a general disdain for how the society functions and he certainly has no love for the king.

The show really doesn't shy away the the brutality of this invasion. Jang Hyun and the singer are in a dangerous situation with the General testing them in various ways.

It also drives home how women are treated in war and the fear they all have

It's somewhat difficult to watch the court scenes with the king or even the fights because this is a war that ends in utter defeat, from the little knowledge I have of this time period. They are unprepared, out gunned (literally as they are fighting with swords and arrows vs guns and cannons), under manned and the king has been surrounded and cut off from provisions

The Khan also has a similar disdain for the king that Jang Hyun has. He notes how illogical it is for the king's court to be so blindly loyal when he's not fighting the war. Yes, he is ill and weak but he's also not doing anything.

A smallpox outbreak?!? What next?

The Crown Prince may be obnoxious about he people he deems unworthy (ie: the monks) but he is right in what he is telling his father. He knows that this will end badly if the king does not leave the fortress. They really have little options if they want to survive. The Khan is there. They might actually invade Ganghwa island. But the king would rather die (and all his people die) than be "humiliated".

It's not an easy situation but if this is historically accurate, the refusal further doomed them and the country.

Now they are invading Ganghwa island, where Gil Chae was supposed to be safe. Gil Chae springs into action and warns everyone that the invaders are coming. She tells the one man who doesn't believe her that he can just die instead of listening to this girl

The choice for the women: get captured and raped, never to be accepted by your family/society again, be killed or

The invasion is brutal all around.

Gil Che is smart enough to know who they are chasing and how she can use that to get on the boat. She's brave enough to get him and run like crazy. And she knew exactly how to bargain to get on the boat.

How BRUTAL the scene was where Gil Chae stops the mother from grabbing to Jong Jong. The mother who only asked that her child be saved. Then they watched from the safety of the boat while those left behind were slaughtered.

In a short time, Gil Chae has gone though so many trumas and while I don't think she knows it yet, she's and extraordinarily strong person

Jang Hyun after finding out they invaded Ganghwa Island, the place he told Gil Chae to go for safety, and then almost right after seeing the knife that he gave her on that solider is just pure anger, guilt, angst and grief.

Gil Chae knows that the soldier is sending them to their death. He's sending them alone, with a vague idea of where to go. Hope the little prince doesn't starve to death.

Gil Chae and Jang Hyun are on the same island but now he has measles smallpox. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

But the look he gives her when he sees her is full of longing and love. He takes a step towards her but knows he can't. He saves her from the leader. Then fights everyone else while coughing up blood from measles smallpox.

Gil Chae realizes that it was him that she saw and runs back

I swear, this show does not know how to let us have a breather.

#my dearest #kdrama

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simslegacy5083 · 26 days

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NSB (Straud Legacy) Gen 9 Ep 30: University Blues

It wasn’t just time spent with Tess that Hunter loved about living in the townhouse. Freed from his neat freak roommate, free from his overbearing parents, and free to pursue any hobby or project he liked, Hunter loved everything about college… except college itself.

Hunter had always enjoyed school but slogging through the major his parents had pressured him into “for his future” had slowly made him resent classwork more and more every day until it became almost an unbearable burden threatening all the other joys in his new life.

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In his heart he knew he wanted to quit, but he couldn’t make a big life decision like that without getting advice from the Sims who knew him best.

His nearest and dearest Tess had casually dropped out of college herself, and her advice to him was just as pragmatic… if it wasn’t making him happy, he didn’t need to keep doing it. No job in SimNation required a college degree, and there was no shame in starting at the bottom of a career and working his way up. He was so good at woodworking too; she was sure he could make a go of selling his creations for money to help pay the bills.

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Hunter and Luigi had become very close since that harrowing night when Hunter had found him passed out in the hallway. Luigi’s seeming ability to “do it all” and continued good cheer in the face of two chronic, often uncomfortable, medical conditions left Hunter a bit in awe of the other sim.

Luigi’s advice mirrored Tess’s – Hunter should feel free to make the choices that let him live his best life, because they all only had one life to live. If it was his parents that worried him, Luigi was happy to go home with him and draw some of that heat. Even at his strictest Peachy had never made Luigi feel like he couldn’t pursue his dreams and Luigi would defend Hunters right to choose to anyone who needed to hear it.

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He was still scared, but with the support of sims whose opinions he valued Hunter finally had the courage to drop out of college.

He’d been fantasizing about it since practically the first day of the semester and he found himself grinning from ear to ear as he hung up with the Britechester enrollment office. Finally, he was free to pursue his passions and figure out what he wanted to do with his life, on his own terms.

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Hunter knew he’d made the right decision, but he definitely wanted backup when he saw his parents at Harvestfest and broke the news.

He knew there was nothing he would be able to say that would make them anything other than deeply unhappy about his choice. Even worse than his mother’s disappointment would be his father’s anger. Manny never let them forget how hard he’d worked to allow Toni to be a stay-at-home mom or how much he wanted to see Hunter “succeed in life” and avoid his “mistakes”. If only Manny’s definition of success wasn’t so very narrow…

Hunter was grateful that Luigi’s interest in being his wingman for that conversation remained strong. At least he wouldn’t be facing his family alone.

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#sims 4 #sims 4 challenge #sims 4 legacy #sims4 #sims 4 nsb #sims 4 not so berry #sims4nsbstraud #sims 4 let's play #sims 4 gameplay #sims 4 lets play

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crithaus · 1 year

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For a man who worries over his legacy like Percy does it's really something to see his letter. y'know ofc he loves his family, ofc he'd do anything for them and barring the fact that he was preparing for his death for so long as to have the thing prepared and all, the whole letter was very sweet.

But Percy is a man keenly aware of his own impact on the world, even putting aside the gun thing. As he said in ep 36, the legacy of His Whitestone, where he- and all his family, every single resident of Whitestone- lives as long as Whitestone lives, is something that keeps him up at night, something most of his actions have as their impetus. He, noted responsibility shirker, keeps coming back to Whitestone, putting in effort for Whitestone, taking responsibility for Whitestone and, and that's why he totes The Name™ out there all the time. It's big, it's long, it has immense weight and meaning and in those 7+ names reside every single whitestonian that came before him, that lives now, and that will come after him. Every hand that helped weave Whitestone into being, every hand that helps the tapestry grow, and the hands that fix the shuttle or spin the wool are all there in his enormous name, and he takes very much pride in it. But even that is yet another one of Percy's masks. Even as genuine as that one can be, Percival Fredrickstien von Musel Klossowski De Rolo the Third is a mask, one of the closest to his heart but still

and yet, despite all that, he signs that letter 'Percy, of Vox Machina'. Just Percy. Cuz that's his dearest legacy right there, at that moment. His place in Vox Machina, his place in this family, and all the love and care he has for them that wouldn't fit in the paper. No masks, no posh bluster, no overbearing duty, just a man letting his friends know that despite having so much more to focus on, despite the looming end of the world threat and his ancestral seat and his sister and Whitestone, that this little ragtag group of assholes was the best of it, was what mattered most at the end. That even now in death he trusted and loved them enough to just be Percy with them. And god they loved him so much it brought him back.

#critical role #vox machina #percy de rolo #my meta

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cryingatships · 10 months

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Parents in BMF

Sooo, Be My Favorite has been hitting too close to my heart since ep 1. But this ep topped it off ahaha I did not sign up for this where's the cutesy show I can watch without feeling anything

There's already been a lot of (frankly wonderful) discussions about it, but this stuff hits close to home so I had to write a bit, too. Prior warnings for (mostly) personal thoughts, disorderly ramblings, and discussions of homophobia.

About Kawi

We start off the series with saving Kawi's family as one of the goals. But what is 'family' to Kawi? Kawi gives us a lot of info about his background - He is poor (one of his main insecurities that plays into his sense of self), his mother has remarried and moved away, and his father is mortally ill.

From Kawi's words, it's clear that he is not at all close to his mother. So, he probably did not have a mother figure growing up. Did he even have a feminine figure he was close to throughout his childhood and adolescence? A playmate, a neighbour, an aunt? (Not really, I think)

Is that why he values his 'crush' so much?

A woman showed him kindness and interest for perhaps a very, very long time, in a foreign setting where he feels vulnerable, and he latched to it. Can't blame him for that. But that brings up an interesting possibility—The feelings Kawi has for Pear, are they of an inherently romantic nature? Or are they of some other kind, but which Kawi chooses to label as romantic, because he has little to no experience with female affection whatsoever?

Anyway, I was supposed to talk about Kawi's dad and got derailed.

So, Kawi's father.

Someone who loves Kawi a lot, as evident from his unwillingness to touch the fixed deposit he has because it is saved for Kawi's future. He refuses to get expensive treatment that is crucial for him to live him because he does not want to land Kawi in debt. (He also refused to talk about his disease in the initial eps, perhaps because he does not want his son to worry about him and affect his studies.)

So, Kawi at least had a positive father figure in his life. (who evetually becomes the reason why Kawi starts chasing his dreams!! Woot to healthy fathers in bls and in reality!)

But, it also makes me wonder, would Kawi's father accept the fact of him being a part of the queer community? Since BMF is a bl show, the answer is perhaps yes. (Though BMF is giving so many surprises each week I feel that this may just be hmmm... not true... hm... deep in delulu) But if this was in the real world, would he, an aged asian person with perhaps negligible knowledge about the queer community, learns that his so-far-straight son has suddenly 'turned gay' (using this term cause this is what I've heard ppl use irl when talking about their kids coming out...), be ok with it? Would he accept Kawi?

(I REALLY really wanna see Kawi coming out to his dad. LIke. Give it to meeee gmmtv.)

About Pisaeng

Contrasting Kawi's openness about his family (despite his insecurities about it), we have Pisaeng, who gives us no info about his family.

In all the prev eps, we got little mention of Pisaeng's family. And when we did, it was from Pear, saying that Pisaeng had a lonely childhood with no friends other than her and Not. (Which struck me as weird, cause Pisaeng, with his friendliness, ought to have many. making assumption about extroverts...i'm sorry. Ofc, we later learn the reason for this.)

Anyway, Pisaeng *does not* bring his family up, ever. He refuses to talk of the past. What could have happened back then?

In ep 6, finally, we get an idea.

It's Max, dearest Tired Queer who never fails us, who brings it up (the irony!)

But, even faced with the direct question, Pisaeng clams up and refuses to talk. (At this point I didn't realize what was happening it, just thought we were hating on politicians like we always ought to. And that Pisaeng's last name is very common in Thailand.)

And this wannabe politician lady is liberal enough on the media to have an out and proud queer person like Max follow her because he likes "what she says."

I need a breather cause this is so close to reality that it's nauseating

We later know that liberal politician lady is Pisaeng's mum. And all her liberal thoughts are just for the show. She employs people who are from the queer community but then uses them to spy on her son. (another breather needed asap)

Now, I wouldn't have realized this part if @bengiyo hadn't pointed this out in their post about how Pisaeng has been forced into the closet by his *liberal queer-supportive* mother, who also insists on controlling his life, his sexuality, and even his friends. Look at @jjsanguine's post on Pisaeng's mother and her view of frivolous friendships! It's soo... TwT. There *are* parents who insist their children don't make friends cause according to them the wrong sort of friends will get them into trouble in their future life (aka employment/career. Frick society and its- everything, actually.)

As much as I hate her for her horrible parenting, for her blatant lies about acceptability, and for using queers to hunt down their own community, and for being a politician (there's smt inherently wrong with ppl in politics, smt or the other, you can't convince me otherwise), I can't help but marvel how real her character is. Cause yeah, this stuff happens every day. I've seen others experience it, and I've experienced it myself.

That said, I can also see *where* Pisaeng's mum is coming from. (His name is so long I wanna call him Saeng but we got soo many Saeng's in bls recently ueue). As in the thought that drives their behaviour.

I think Pisaeng's mother operates on this—It's ok as long as it's not one of ours aka queerness in fine, as long as it's other people, as long as it does not affect our children.

I dunno about Thailand, but in my part of Asia, this is the often the *most* acceptability queers get. This, or outright homophobia. (breaths.)

Parents (ie the 'cool' ones) are ok with lgbt+ as long as their kids don't come out one day, or heavens forbid, bring a partner home. I do believe there are some parents who accept lgbt freely, but like, in my 19 yrs of experience, none of the parents (the ones who were ok enough to hold such a talk with in the first place) were. I hope some parents out there are more accepting :')

If you belong to a particularly liberal upper/upper middle class family, and you show your parent an lgbt ad, talk about the latest legislature that decriminalized homosexual relationships, or the ongoing court case about legalizing same sex marriage, they'll be ok with that. They'll nod their head and say 'progress'. (Though a lot more parents would beat you/inflict other kinds of abuse on you. Also honour killing.)

But heaven forbid their child becomes a part of that community. Then, there are talks of soothsayers, 'treatments', "it's just a phase", cutting off the child's friends and their access to phone cause they've been "badly influenced".

At the end, if the person still insists on being a part of queer community, the parents will force them to hide it. Not to tell anyone about it, to go back to the closet. Which is exactly what happened with Pisaeng. Only, Pisaeng's mother makes it worse (should there be a difference in levels of homophobia?) by using this pseudo acceptance for profit.

Their worry? The person's future. Their career, jobs, social standing. Because yes, even with legislatures, being queer can hamper one's access to education, health, and job opportunities, among many many other things. (To say nothing about the recent rise in hate crimes in my country...)

Often, this behaviour comes from parental love (a very twisted love that is), because most parents do not want their children to suffer, which they inevitably would if they lived their queer lives openly in the current social conditions.

But it also comes from prejudice, hate, and as urge to control. In many cases, parents refuse to accept their children have grown up, and are in a place to make their own decisions. Instead, they try to dictate every thought and every behaviour, including the choice of marital partners. (Ik arranged marriage au is often a thing of joke in the bl circle but, it's so real, guys. It happens way too often and tho it's mostly not a coercive thing... it sometimes is).

Also, surveillance. Parents often pry on phones, it's uncomfortably common place. I know a (not lgbt) friend whose parent had hired a private detective to spy on them cause they were afraid said friend would go into bars and get into drugs after entering uni.

So yeah. It's a circus. It'd be a funny one if this wasn't real life. >.>

So anyway anyway, Pisaeng's mother and her words made me think a lot sooo... I thought-dumped!

When I started watching BMF I thought it'd be a funny little show that would help me relax after a hectic week. Who knew it'd make me write so much about so many things. (I also blame Tumblr.)

This got wayy too personal at the end so like, congrats if you read till here. I kudos your patience for reading my disorganized mess of thoughts. Have a cookie/cupcake/chicken fritters(they are so! good!)/other food of your choice and I hope your weekend goes reallyy well!

ALso I hope Pisaeng's mother gets her just desserts. Even if she accepts him in the end, her past behaviour is horrible. And who knows if she won't use her financial and political power to harm the queer society later? People in power always under suspicion tbh

Also I just realized we have got nothing about Pisaeng's father...

#waiting for the show to tell us that Kawi's mom divorced only recently #or that he has an aunt/girl frnds he was close to before coming to uni #the clown makeup stays on #this is very disorganised #and I do not have the energy to write everything properly cause like #too real. too personal. let me crawl back to my world of fanfics where every queer's guaranteed a happy ending #but woo who knew writing tumblr meta is so liberating #this is free therapy u.u #I'm supposed to be writing a bmf fic but I wrote this why why brain #also f politicians.#we do not support politicians in this blog #be my favorite #there's so many other posts about this topic that I really really liked but haven't tagged cause my memory is shit and me forgot T.T #ty ty ppl for writing and for creating a safe space #<333

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generalluxun · 6 months

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Any "just a kids' show" argument about looking deeply into the themes that are explored or that the show fails to explore falls flat when ML has gone on so long that no one who was watching the show when it first premiered is a child anymore five seasons (eight years) in. Enduring fans will look at things with a more critical and mature eye.

That is true in part but I *would* let it stand, even then. It's completely acceptable for people to 'age out' of a kids show. I aged out of media growing up. It's fine. They wanted a demographic I was no longer a part of. Sure they're losing that work they put in on conditioning me to like their *thing* but it's weighed against capturing the younger audience.

For me it is about the topics, and how they're played. If you want a charcter to have an addiction in your 'just for kids!' show and you play the thing for laughs. (Scooby Snacks anyone?) and it *stays* just for laughs. About 90% of of the 'addiction' stuff in Dearest Family(Miraculous Season 4 ep) is actually funny and played as funny. It's not until the end when suddenly Marinette and Tikki are talking in a grave and heartfelt manner that indicates that no- we need to be serious now- that it falls apart because it just assumes that an *actual we should take it serious addition* can just be solved by a peptalk and never addressed again.

While it was silly it didn't matter.

Once it was serious, it matters.

#ask #'kids show'#Miraculous Ladybug #It's not the only show to do this #but it's what this blog is for I suppose

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erzsebetrosztoczy · 2 years

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Noticed how Helaena isn't really wearing much green stuff as her other family members do? Like her mother and brothers wear green all the time, bur Helaena only wore green last ep when the funeral happened. The riddles, her love for insects, hee pureness. I love this little detail/hint that no, this girl is different from her family, she's innocent and wanted nothing to do with the Dance. Helaena just became one of my dearest Targ girl and I will die in pain when the whole shit goes down.

My beloved autistic princess💗🐞🦂

#HBO can you please change her story a little bit as well???#JUST A LITTLE BIT PLEASE #just to make it easier for her #helaena targaryen #house of the dragon spoilers #the house of the dragon #hotd #I hope she got a lot of happy flies with Dreamfyre (maybe along with Aemond and Granny Vhagar)

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azlrse · 2 years

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Hello! I was just wondering if you could do a scenario with Dark Choco, the reader and Ruby Choco cookie. Lets say it's the future and everything is solved and the curse has been lifted and Dark Choco is welcomed back. Well what if we see Dark Cacao reacts that not only does his son have wife but they have a child and he is a grandfather.

The Dark Prince and His Family (Dark Choco Cookie x GN Cookie!Reader ft. Dark Cacao Cookie)

CW: ep 14 spoilers, overall contains fluff!!

A/N: I'll only refer reader cookie here as Dark Choco's spouse since I strictly write for GN readers but thanks for the request!

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"Where are we going? Why do we wear those thick clothes? And why do we bring so much stuff on Papa's bag, Mama/Daddy?" Your daughter, Ruby Choco Cookie, asked as she holds both of her petite hands between yours and your husband's hand. Ruby Choco Cookie had asked so many questions since the three of you are moving back to his homeland. The environment of the Dark Cacao Kingdom may not be very safe for your little girl but she loved the snow itself.

In fact, she dreamed on seeing and playing on the white blanket of snow together with her friends. Upon finding out the reason why she needs to move back to her father's homeland, she became ecstatic and excited at the same time. For she heard lots and lots of stories about the great Dark Cacao Kingdom, a place where the strongest warriors are trained to protect not only the wall but also their very own kingdom, the very same place where her grandfather established this stronghold kingdom.

Yes that's right. The great king, Dark Cacao Cookie was her own grandpapa.

You look at her eyes and gave the small cookie a heartfelt smile, ignoring the cold breeze of air surrounding your little family. "We're going to visit your father's homeland, Ruby and you're about to meet your grandpapa for the first time." As you heard your daughter's voice, filled with happiness and excitement, you look to your left and saw the nonchalant expression of your husband. Dark Choco felt a bit nervous, even before he made the decision to move back to the Dark Cacao Kingdom together with his small family and to establish the once broken relationship between him and his father.

Your husband turned his head towards you and you gave him a small smile as you grasp his cheek. He leaned towards your touch, warmth was all he felt upon sensing your warm and soft hands. "I can sense that you're feeling not good, my dearest. Are you sure you wanted to move back here? After everything what happened?" Dark Choco only gave you a soft and small smile as he gave you a nod, a sign that he made the right decision to return his position as the long lost prince.

Which makes you and his daughter the new members of the royal family and one day, might inherit the throne once his father retires his position as king.

The moment the three of you arrived at the top of high mountains which overlooks the whole kingdom itself. The sight itself had brought so many memories for Dark Choco Cookie. The same place where he grew up to be a fine and just warrior and as his father began to descend from the throne, he too shall bare the name of king. The same king who abandoned the cursed sword that drove him to the depths of darkness and regain his senses for the actions he took under the influence of Dark Enchantress Cookie.

Dark Choco took a grasp of your hand and held it tightly, showing that despite his stoic expression, you know on how nervous he was upon returning home to his homeland. "Don't worry, sweetie. You aren't alone in this situation for you have me and Ruby here. We'll face this hard situation together." As the prince heard those words, he gave one of those rarest smiles that only he shows to his own spouse. The same, sweet smile he gave you during your wedding and during the birth of his own daughter.

At first, you thought that most of his former people would whisper harsh words towards the formerly dark prince. How he abandoned his own people and attempted to assassinate his own father but to his surprise, most of his father's people and warriors welcomed him home, how most of the cookies sang praises on how the prince changed his destiny; from a prince who was consumed by the curse and wrath of the strawberry jam sword to becoming the prince they all knew and loved.

The warmest welcome he recieved is from Caramel Arrow Cookie herself and was surprised when Dark Choco Cookie introduced you and Ruby Choco Cookie as his spouse and daughter. She never knew that the same cookie who taught her to wield the bow had a family of his own. However, the welcoming was cut short when the king makes his presence in front of the throne room. This makes everyone bow down, including you and your husband.

As Dark Cacao saw his own son returning to his kingdom, his eyes widen for a bit when he saw you and a small cookie hiding in his long cape. "Leave, I want to speak to my son alone." Everyone in the room eventually leaves, including you and your daughter when all of the sudden, Dark Cacao Cookie called for your attention. "That includes my son's own family. Please, stay behind."

You began to feel your hands sweating, gripping your own husband's hand as a way to tell him that you're quite nervous yet scared to meet your father in law. "It's great to see you again, father." He spoke, giving the king a hug as tears began to slide off his eyes. Same goes for the king, he gave his son a huge hug and a pat on his back, showing on how much he misses his own son. The last time the both of them saw each other is when he and his former teammates invaded the Black Citadel to finish what he started years ago. "It's great to see you back, my son. And who's this lovely cookie on your side?"

"G-good evening, your majesty. Thank you for inviting us here at the kingdom where my husband was born and raised." You slightly bowed in respect, only for the king to lay an arm on your shoulder. "There's no need for such endearments, Reader Cookie. I must thank you for bringing happiness to my son's love. Let alone all the love he lacks in his childhood, which I apologize for due to my negligence."

You were about to speak your thanks when all of the sudden, Ruby Choco sprang out from her father's cloak and towards Dark Cacao's leg, hugging it while giggling softly. "Hello king grandpapa! You really do look like my papa!" The first glance of Dark Cacao Cookie to the small toddler clinging to his leg reminds him the time when his own son was just like her; small, adorable and rambunctious. The way she smiled towards him makes his heart swell up and began to feel a small smile on his face. "I- I have a granddaughter of my own?" The both of you only nodded in affirmation as he carries the little girl into his arms. He couldn't believe it! Not only his son has a spouse of his own but also a daughter? His own granddaughter? He felt so much happiness right now and it looks like Hollyberry Cookie isn't the only cookie who had grandchildren of her own.

The small cookie he held on his arms began to play his crown. "And what's your name, my granddaughter?" She looks at him, same red eyes stared into his own purples colored ones. His own granddaughter was the splitting image of Dark Choco Cookie. "My name is Ruby Choco Cookie! And my mama/daddy said that my name is the most unique in all of Earthbread!"

She giggled, wrapping both of her hands around his face in an attempt to give her grandfather a hug, which he accepted. "I'm so glad to see you all. Welcome home, my son."

Home, he finally returned home. Together with his own spouse and daughter.

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ithecarpediem · 7 months

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My Dearest season finale

I just fucking knew they would do that to us. I mean they did last year with Alchemy of Souls lol

Now, I just gonna wait part 2

Also, while the editing of ep 10 was in indeed odd, Gil Chae was not wrong on her decision.

If you are all mad, remember, it's been basically 8 years without news of him (I google it, yes, the war end in 1637 and the crown prince came back in 1645, not sure if the show will go on with that timeline tho), the records says he's dead, she mourn him for years, while we know he's alive and kicking, she does not. And would you really abandon your life, your whole family, for a man who did not even send a letter??? Who you don't really know because he never told anything about him? (even we don't know about his trauma) That's a red flag, darlings. She's right for saying she doesn't trust his love enough, Jang Hyun doesn't really know how to say his feelings out loud; we know how much he loves her, of course, but how can she? If all he does is playing games? What I do know is that part 2 they are meeting again, the narration indicates this since ep 1, so I'm curious of how it will all play out

#my dearest

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astarlightmonbebe · 5 months

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now that i'm halfway into part one of my dearest (i.e. have watched five episodes), here's a list of thoughts and observations that didn't all deserve their own post:

janghyun and gilchae really grow on my every episode...i was honestly not super bought in ep one, but since then each episode has made me enjoy them more and more. not a major otp that makes me lose it just yet, but one whose story i'm still interested in watching unfold

i think eunae nailed it when she said that gilchae cherishes yeonjun, but he's not the one she loves. gilchae 'loves' yeonjun for what he represents: stability, loyalty, steadfastness. janghyun is the antithesis of that - he seems to always be leaving, and can't commit (at least to her) - but he also matches her on her level, something she desperately needs. no wonder their interactions always leave her flustered and upset!

for main characters, yeonjun and eunae don't actually get as much screentime as i expected, but i like the insights we started getting in eps 4 and 5. i'm surprised (shocked?) that eunae, who passed out twice at the sight of blood, grew a strong enough stomach to nurse soldiers back to life.

i wonder what happened to their other friends from the village...and their families...it's the wild west out there in joseon

the costuming is epic! i was watching the bts with the costume designer saying she created period-specific fabrics and made so many, and it was all mind blowing

the little banter dynamic ryangeum and gujam have going on is so funny to me. gujam is always annoyed by ryangeum lolll

for a 'singer,' ryangeum is an extremely skilled fighter (he demonstrated exceptional aim with the bow and gun, which makes me think his main skill is archery, but there was a few seconds clip of him using a sword in ep 4 which was cool)

as the eunuch said at the end of ep 5, janghyun doesn't care for the king, but he clearly cares for the people of the nation. i don't think he really cares for joseon honestly, not as a nation, but he cares for the common people (that the govt doesn't)

janghyun did seem to focus on the crown prince upon first seeing him in ep 5 and i'm wondering if there's something there...

the LOOKS! gilchae and janghyun both look at each other when the other has just turned their head. ryangeum is always giving janghyun longing looks when his head is turned (he's very conscious of janghyun's every move and minute emotions/expressions, re: the ribbon, gilchae, etc)

that being said, namgoong min has that look he wears when he gets angry/worried/driven where he widens his eyes and his face gets serious and downcast, and it blows me away every time. he's done it in every single drama i've seen him in, and it's always a bit different on the context, but it always fits his characters perfectly...he conveys so much with so little.

i feel like this could be a much more sultry drama (if that's the right word), it has the potential for a more steamy, risque element, but i think it is very constrained by the time period and their respective characters. i think that was a deliberate choice on the writer's part, and i respect it. janghyun says a lot of lines that would have other women hook line and sinker, but has gilchae bristling instead, puffing up against him. his talk about 'mulling' is romantic, sure, seductive, even, but gilchae doesn't respond to that in kind; she puts her walls up, because she doesn't want to be trapped by him. she feels out the waters, doesn't quite dip her toes in. perhaps in another drama they would be lovers, with more longing, but here it is more reserved, which makes the moments they share all the more potent.

wish i could get the janghyun backstory already! and his story with ryangeum, because 'i just need ryangeum' is a common theme; although gujam is the one that travels with him, it seems ryangeum is the one he relies on in his time of need, to always be at his side (see ryangeum killing the generals/leaders of the manchus/jurchens both times, their upcoming infiltration, 'you're a lark that only comes once every 10k years'). sadly, i think that has a different meaning for ryangeum.

#star stumbles #my dearest #kdrama #mbc my dearest #ok i have an ok grasp of what happens in the future because i've been watching people watch this for a while but i won't comment on #any of it until i get there #re: ryangeum in general. also him and gilchae being narrative foils - will hopefully make a post on that in like...idk 10 eps or 5 #however long it takes #i think yeonjun and janghyun are also foils but i want to see a little bit more of yeonjun before i comment on that #he puts his duty first and his ideals before eunae meanwhile janghyun changes his plans on a whim for gilchae #pretty easy to guess my favorite character but i'm liking gilchae a lot #in my opinion she looks more beautiful with no makeup and her hair down in a braid than she did in silks

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themetaphorgirl · 1 year

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Hello dearest Caitlin, I hope married life is treating you well! The last chapter of PSOLC was perfection and I am rereading from the start with relish ( loved the 19th C footballer reference, and my brain went straight to Hufflepuff too- I think you added the strong Ravenclaw tendencies to Penelope too, possibly based on my drabble where the kids get Sorted!).

I was wondering if you had an idea of what Eliza and Edward Hotchner’s marriage was like. I see Edward as being a gaslighting, emotionally/mentally abusive at best. There’s an ep on the show, towards the middle of its run ( honestly, anywhere between 4 and 10 is possible!) when a wife is arrested for shooting/stabbing her husband in their bedroom, out of the blue. It transpires that the husband was belittling her, turned the kids against her ( « Mom is a useless piece of crap and Dad is always there for us and is 1mazing ») and while they are explaining things, the look Hotch has on his face and the questions he asks, his tone etc all make me think this is something he saw his mother experience. I think she was also physically abused by him too though. Aaron had 3 years after his mother died with that monster, my heart just breaks for him so much!

ahhhhh I'm so excited you're rereading!!!! it was really interesting to reread it while I did my edits. I hope you like the reboot!!

I have some extremely specific thoughts in mind about Edward and Eliza. Without delving into it too much (because it'll definitely come up in the fic) she met him when she was a freshman in college and he was older than her, and it was definitely a situation where she didn't realize how bad it was until she was in too deep. He was definitely abusive, and he isolated her from her friends and her family. Her baby was her whole world, she did her best to be a good mother to Aaron and keep him safe. But the three years between his mother dying and going to live with his aunt and uncle were horrible.

#au: patron saint of lost causes #patron saint: hotch #patron saint: eliza #patron saint spoilers

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myechoecho · 5 months

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Perfect Marriage Revenge, ep 11

This episode? Kinda weird for me. Enjoyable but weird.

First, love seeing mommie dearest and Jung Wook both get dragged down. Nobody was on their side. Yoo Ra too, lost in this and has a temper tantrum like a 2 year old. Suffer, all of you. Except Yoo Ra's innocent baby.

Yi Joo finally finds out she and Do Guk both went back to a year prior and this is were it gets weird for me, for a few reasons.

For Yi Joo, I'm not sure why she's so upset about Do Guk not telling her when she has never told him. In fact, she's also pretty careful about hiding her wrist. The only time she remotely mentioned anything is when she was drunk that first time they met after she came back. I'm not even sure she remembers saying those things. Plus she was drunk.

For Do Guk, how did he kill her?? The initial accident really was Yi Joo's fault. She made a blind u-turn into traffic. He helped her when she was unconscious? When?? She sees someone in the other car and she's clearly fully in her car when the truck hits them. I'm so confused about this. Also the truck was obviously gunning for Do Guk's car. But to be fair, both are possibly unreliable narrators since they were injured at the time. Still weird.

I do like how they don't exactly fight about it but give each other space to think. I love that Do Guk was the one to leave so she could stay home. Plus they are still communicating and in touch with one another the entire time.

We find out when Do Guk first fell for Yi Joo and it's because he connected to her painting. When he found her, she was already married but he watched her, hated how her family treated her and how she just accepted it. But that is when he fell for her.

They don't know what will happen, but will work on being happy. Flash forward to 7 months later and they are together, happy and Yi Joo is pregnant. And I'm thinking wtf are they going to do for another episode?

I should have known better because this is a campy soap. So OF COURSE Jung Wook fakes suicide, escapes prison and kidnaps Yi Joo. Friends, we are in for an wild final episode.

#perfect marriage revenge #kdrama

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