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dannyreviews · 2 years

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The Joy Luck Club (1993)

For the last 4-5 years, the number of films from Asia or American made Asian films have been popping up in American theaters and streaming devices. One such film, “Parasite”, stunned the world by winning Best Picture at the 2020 Academy Awards. But this modern wave is a slow one, built upon the success of another Best Picture winner, “The Last Emperor” (1987) and led to the success of films like “Raise the Red Lantern” and “Farewell My Concubine”. Wayne Wang’s 1993 breakthrough film “The Joy Luck Club”, from the bestselling novel by Amy Tan, is the first American made big budgeted film to feature a predominantly Asian cast and what a pioneering masterpiece it has evolved into.

The film opens in the present time with June (Mina-Na Wen), who just lost her mother Suyaan (Kieu Chinh) and has discovered that she has twin half sisters that were abandoned by Suyaan during the Japanese invasion of China in WWII. During a party to celebrate the milestone, June narrates of her mother’s inner circle of Mahjong playing friends known as “The Joy Luck Club”; Lindo (Tsai Chin), An-Mei (Lisa Lu) and Ying Ying (France Nuyen) and their respective daughters Waverly (Tamlyn Tomita), Lena (Rosalind Chao) and Rose (Lauren Tom). The bulk of the film is comprised of flashbacks of the older generation growing up in China under a male-oriented system of arranged marriages, abuse, and separation and how those experiences are carried down to the next generation in America.

“The Joy Luck Club” is mistakenly thought of as just being a schmaltzy chick flick, but it is so much more than that. The wonderful adaptation by Tan and Ronald Bass treats its protagonists as human beings that overcame the worst possible living conditions to make it in the land of the free. They aren’t plastic in the sense that it’s some cheap dime store novel, but rich in character and beauty. The flashback sequences are edited in a way that the intergenerational stories can be easily deciphered, even as there are flashbacks within flashbacks. Only one other film was able to master this screenwriting art and that was Fred Schepisi’s adaptation of Graham Swift’s “Last Orders”. Whereas “Last Orders” was one story with many components, “The Joy Luck Club” is four mini stories fused in a fictionalized anthropological study and that’s the bigger challenge. It’s screenplays such as “The Joy Luck Club” that should easily win Oscars, but are pushed aside because of stiff competition.

At the time of this film’s release, none of the main actors were among the top percentile of household names and yet somehow, their amazing performances won over audiences and shifted their names into the forefront of American film and television. It’s strange to think that Ming-Na Wen was an unknown but after this breakthrough role, she was in “ER”, then voiced Mulan and today, she’s on the “Mandalorian“. You can tell by watching her on screen and listening to her narration that there was a star in the making. Even someone like Rosalind Chao, whose only other major role before this was in the final episodes of MASH as Soon-Li, Klinger’s fiancée/wife, shows that she was more than an actress of smaller parts. Her monologue in the rain is one of heartbreak and emotion as she regains her Chinese identity. She would later be known for “Star Trek: Deep State Nine”, but this role was a great foot in the door.

The two best performances in “The Joy Luck Club” belonged to Tsai Chin and Tamlyn Tomita as Mother and Daughter Lindo and Waverly. It was their story that had the most layers and the clearest parallel between the generations. Young Lindo (Irene Ng) was in an arranged marriage which she got herself out of through a concocted story about a vision. Years later, her daughter Waverly is trying to convince her mother that a white man named Rich (Christopher Rich) is the love of her life. The younger Lindo would’ve said “go for it”, but as she got older, she took on her mother’s traditional ways and has now become that strict, overbearing parent with high standards. Tsai Chin’s performance as Lindo is the film’s highlight and the scene where she gives Waverly her blessing to marry Rich is worth several Oscars. Tomita is excellent in channeling her character’s bitchiness and taking up the acerbic tongue of her mother. It’s when you look at the comparison in personalities between the mothers and daughters, in particular Lindo and Waverly, that reinforce the idea that “The Joy Luck Club” is not a chick flick, but a solid character study on top of an epic.

If “The Joy Luck Club” was released today, it would have stacked up at least 10 Oscar nominations and won awards for Best Adapted Screenplay and Supporting Actress for Tsai Chin. Being released in 1993 was a drawback in that regard, but it gave the film a head start in highlighting Asian actors in an American made film, which is now becoming the norm with films like “Crazy Rich Asians” and “The Farewell”. The mixture of Anime and Manga rivaling with Disney and American Comic Books in popularity and a bump in the Asian population in America, the cultures of China, Korea, Japan, India etc... will be more dominant as the years go on and it’s great to see where it all started with “The Joy Luck Club”.

9/10

#dannyreviews #the joy luck club #amy tan #ming na wen #kieu cinhn #tsai chin #lisa lu #france nuyen #tamlyn tomita #rosalind chao #lauren tom #ronald bass #irene ng #christopher rich #china #asian film #wayne wang

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hetamyuist · 9 months

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i dont know if someone already told you but charbugs is back with ask-the-resilient-sea

damn i was really hoping you were wrong but i'd know that artstyle anywhere ://// the audacity to come back here literal weeks after myrddin-wylt's racist antisemitic ass was exposed. watch the same ppl who reblogged the exposé give them clout again 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 after all, throwing nonwhite people under the bus for the white american racists who make the headcanons they like is anglophone hetalia fandom's favorite hobby. lmao.

#I HATE IT HERE TRULY #PWEDE BANG WAG NIYO NANG PASIKATIN YUNG MGA GANYANG TAO. NAPAKAHIRAP BA NON #tangina akala mo naman ang ganda ng artstyle ng mga deputang to eh hindi naman. moral fiber made of tissue paper and 0 taste #irene responds

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cerastes · 2 years

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Question, Dreamer: Do you think Irene gets forcibly dragged into the Abyss Hunter polycule, or does Specter just seduce her with violence, cheer, etc.?

Right, so, to understand the dynamics of the Abyssal Hunters plus their unwillingly honorary member by association, Irene, you need to have a deep Insight of Bloodborne, but worry not, I will hold your hand through this nightmare and see to it that you get as firm a grip on the subject as an Amygdala does on people picking up the top hat for the first time without getting lost in the umbilical chords.

The important thing to understand here is that Irene is a recently minted Good Hunter. In Under Tides, she thought she was hot shit, because she beat Dark Souls 1 with a Havel build (which is like bragging that you know how to tie your shoes), but quickly realized she was, in fact, cold diarrhea when she invaded Skadi several times and Skadi kept shoving her arm right up her ass and wearing her like Kermit the Frog. It took seeing the PvP between Skadi and the High Inquisitor to realize she was playing a whole different ball game that Shield Souls 1, so that's when you could say Irene really started playing Bloodborne.

The thing is, everyone else in the Abyssal Hunter storyline is already a NG+3 Good Hunter. Skadi is your usual, run of the mill Lv. 260~ Strength build Ludwig's Holy Blade jane, as generic as it gets, but like a dynamite flinging poet once so eloquently declared, "hey, as long as it works", but Skadi is hot garbage at communicating because she's had bad prior experiences with Xbox Live kids telling her all about the activities they plan to engage her mother with, so she doesn't really communicate with Irene beyond beating her ass black and blue. Gladiia is a Lv. 260~ Rifle Spear Dex-Bloodtinge build, but she does not interact at all with Irene because at that point, Irene had school the other day and had to go to bed early. However, Irene watched the VODs the next day, and realized just how much stronger and better Hunters everyone else was compared to her.

Now, with this in mind, we need to talk about how Specter fits in the equation. Without going into details about what Stultifera Navis, the sequel to Under Tides, will entail, Specter's dynamic with Irene is different: Specter, a Lv. 260~ Whirligig Saw BIG Vitality-Strength build, infamous for her magic pixel clutches against even the meanest Chalice bosses, but here's the biggest difference between her and every other Good Hunter so far: Specter will tell you what it did. Between Under Tides and Stultifera Navis, Irene honed her skills with Devil May Cry and Super Monkey Ball, and no longer champions the Havel school of thought: She's sharper, faster, deadlier, and most importantly, receptive to the lessons others may have to impart in the arts of not beefing it in front of girls. Now, the Specter factor is that Irene and Specter met briefly on Twitch chat while Skadi was PvPing, and Specter (who is a mod) was like heeeey I recognize you, you got your ass kicked, let's co-op some time, I can help you out, and Irene was like "bet", so they did some Chalice Dungeons co-op and Specter could communicate exactly what it was that Irene was doing wrong: The Seaborn, see, or Bloodborne enemies, are a completely different breed of adversary than your regular Terran, or Dark Souls enemies, so you have to play ball their way or it's the high way. So Irene not only Knew What It Did, she had the fortune of having a high level Hunter help her figure out What Else It Did and how to step in and handle it. In various ways, it's this humbling yet formative experience that polishes Irene from a rough piece of Havel charcoal into a vibrant Dex-Bloodtinge Reiterpallasch build that doesn't get mad and that can handle Orphan of Kos just fine.

Okay, now you have the necessary context, now I can address your question: All of this comes with a TAX, now that Irene is also a top Bloodborne player, she ends up going to meet Specter IRL so they can do some PvP seshes with no lag, so Irene shows up to Specter's place with her PS4 (nervous, first offline meeting) but surprise surprise, it's not just Specter, Skadi is there too in a shitass 5 dollar comfy as hell hoodie and nothing else, getting in a HEATED 1v1 in the Nightmare of Mensis with Gladiia. They are both sitting in stools, drinking stale soda and eating cold pizza from yesterday. Irene realizes what's going on, but it's too late, the shark already has a grip on her wrist, and is showing her to her stool. They are going to do round robin 2v2s. Irene's going to drink 7up. There's no getting out of this one.

And as we all know, the only thing that follows Bloodborne PvP is furious earth-shattering building-demolishing back-scarring supersoldier sex and that's how Irene joins the polycule, I hope this explains it.

#arknights #irene #specter #skadi #gladiia

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trivijoy · 5 months

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hii i ws js wondering if u do bg mbs or only ggs!! also cn i request an irene mb??

hii! I do bgs aswell it's just people rarely request them 🫶🏾 no skz or jay park or them racist ngs plz tho

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pannaginip · 3 months

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Emphasizing that “all is not well” with the human rights situation in the Philippines, various groups have called on Irene Khan, the United Nations special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, to probe the state-sponsored attacks that continue to back media workers, indigenous people’s groups and other minorities into a corner.

Khan will be visiting the country from January 23 to February 2 to take stock of the Philippines' state of free speech and press freedom.

[Karapatan Secretary-General Cristina] Palabay also noted that the recently launched Fight to Express Network has submitted 40 “inputs” or reports to Khan that detail the human rights violations experienced by different sectors, including farmers, fisher groups, teachers, health workers, members of the clergy and other victims of rights abuses.

Media group National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) has documented at least 109 incidents of attacks and threats against media workers during the Marcos presidency -- 47% higher compared to the same period under Marcos' predecessor, former President Rodrigo Duterte.

Nearly a quarter of the incidents documented by NUJP in 2023 were also related to the red-tagging of media workers.

A group advocating for the rights of indigenous people, the Katribu Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas, has also flagged the continued red- and terror-tagging of indigenous peoples defending their ancestral lands.

2024 Jan. 16

#junk anti terror law #philippines #state violence #red tagging #indigenous rights #afp-pnp

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tagapagsalaysay · 3 months

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irene and stanley isnt divorced theyre legally married but separated. i forget they immediately clear taskhusbands. Im sorry (nawalan ng landas)

#post

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goldennikko · 1 year

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who is your bias in the groups you stan and explain why (char lng un explain why, sarap lagyan ng "because i said so" un mga ganyan na test questions hmph)

hi, hi! i have so many biases omg WHAHHAHA

yunjin (lsf) ; irene (rv) ; jiu (dc) ; minnie (gidle) ; giselle (aespa) ; jennie (bp) ; mina (twice) ; charyeong (itzy) ; choerry, jinsoul, kim lip, yves (loona)

i won't explain why because i said so 🤨

#nikko reply!#nikko is bored!#nikko filo moments!

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jikookuntold · 1 year

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But it started from Kside though. I saw the evidences was reported even on koreaboo and it had korean posts saying how the posts and things they said match. Even the visit to soccer match on same day, I think she was even wearing some 13 jersey number

Did I say which side that specific group are? It wasn't Soj*ng, and k-side follow no one other than her for gossip, and the rest don't matter. I know about the "evidence", Irene was also watching that game in the stadium that night, she even follows Jimin on IG. I think they can make bigger rumor than this one.

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vanilladaises-rp · 9 months

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Alright, how about another short Yandere AU headcanon where their SOs fight back at them 🗝️

yandere au! muses - S/O fights back

Headcanon

(tw: harsh words?lol), mentions of violence, ch0ck!ng, b!ood, abuse)

Hongjoong

Hongjoong doesn’t like hurting you, so when you started pushing and shoving him he felt more hurt than angry. He knew that you wouldn’t stop though, the only way you would is if he fought back. Hongjoong grabbed both your wrists and dragged you upstairs, not paying attention if you got hurt or not.

“Why are you being so mean?” “I don’t want to hurt you baby” “If you don’t stop baby I’ll have to punish you” “I’m sorry it hurts bun, but take your punishment well and ill reward you”

Irene

She.would.be.pissed. Irene doesn’t likes brats or bad behavior so she will show no mercy towards you, she usually wouldn’t stoop to such extreme measures but if you’re constantly defying her, Irene will make you feel more pain than you could’ve ever imagined. While you were wasting time yelling at her and pushing her, in one swift movement Irene grabbed you by the neck, and choked you while pushing you against the wall.

“That was my last warning kitten” “I don’t fucking care if it hurts” “I control your life, got that?” “tell me you’ll behave and I will let you breathe” “goddamnit, say it you fucking slut”

Bobby

Red, all he sees is red. Bobby does love you deeply but in this very moment he wants to hear you beg for forgiveness, he wants to mark your name on his skin until you admit you’re his and only his. Bobby roughly dragged you up the stairs and tied you to the bed, he started marking your body leaving harsh bruises, some were bleeding. Then, he started to spank you.

“Count for me you bitch” “Good, I hope it fucking hurts” “You’re look so precious tied up like this, too bad you have to be punished” “Huh?” “Why the fuck are you crying? This is what you wanted right? To be treated like a slut!”

#hongjoong #rv irene #bobby #headcanon #short headcanon #kpop headcanons

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i-flr · 2 years

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some details about filo!robaire in my dr . .

he always goes to school early and never experienced being late?? and that's also the reason why the key of our classroom is in his hands.

bae when i say he's popular, i mean POPULAR. like, even the junior ( hs students ) know him, and has a ton of fangirls :/ hahahaha kaya kung gusto mo sya jowain, beh magtiis ka

you can never know what his humor is like, pang matalino ang humor niya.

and also, he sends me random memes na hindi ko maintindihan, SABI KO NGA KASI PANG MATALINO YUNG HUMOUR NYA

NAPAKA TAHIMIK BEH OMG HINDI KO ALAM KUNG PAANO NYA NATITIIS NA MAGING TAHIMIK SA CLASSROOM

ewan ko kung detail ba'to, pero tingin sya ng tingin kay irene, classmate din namin sya, they're pretty close hahahahaha cguro ganon sya pag na inlove ewan ko hahahaha pero parang gusto nya si irene pero anw

cursive siya magsulat !! and kaya nya din magsulat at magbasa in baybayin.

watches anime but not often, busy kasi sa schoolworks

hindi siya agad agad umiiyak when watching sad / emotional movies !! :0

YUNG TYPINGS BEH, YUNG TYPINGS !! 😭😭 i mean normal lang typings nya, pero teh PARANG POGI TYPINGS NA SINAMAHAN NG NORMAL AAAKKSNSDJFJXNX —

class president. pero hindi agad madaling ma triggered. kapag galit s'ya, automatic tatahimik lahat ng nasa room. ( nakakatakot kc siya pag galitㅠㅠ )

@4townn

#𓈁 𓄰 ׂ ✻ ݂ shrine ׂ 𓋜 ۪ ᘞ ˙#icing sa ibabaw ng cupcake ko!#꒰ au : filo!4town ꒱#filo!4town

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skelkankaos · 1 year

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i was tagged by @gaycigarettes to list 10 songs with names in the titles.

LINDA by Onyanko Club

Gloria by Patti Smith

Mrs. Hutchinson by Madness

Daisy by Ashnikko

Irene by Startlight Mints

Ana Ng by They Might Be Giants

John and Nancy by Jack Stauber

Jack The Rider by doubleVee

Enid by Barenaked Ladies

Joan of Arc by OMD

tagging anyone who wants to do this. please steal this!

#tag memes #honestly just scrolled thru my apple music and picked the ten name songs i'd saved most recently

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strelles-universe · 1 year

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Adovusala: Complete Language Guide

The Canine Republics speak the Common Tongue like almost everyone else in the world since what’s generally referred to as The Great Connection. That said, the Sky Kingdoms didn’t just dedicate themselves to the rebuilding and relearning of their old tongue but also the tongues of the other groups around them. When this was discovered, the alphas and lunas of the packs found themselves deeply interested and worked alongside them to rebuild their tongue.

Working from the few bits that remained in the form of honorifics, they were mostly successful in recreating the language from scratch.

This left Adovusala only spoken by the alphas and lunas of the packs for a decent while before the information was shared with the Howlers of the packs. It’s a great privilege for anyone to speak the tongue and to have the tongue spoken to.

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Part 1: Phonology and Phonotactics

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There are about 18 consonant sounds in Adovusala;

And about five vowel sounds;

Phonetic Summary;

Onset: m n ng p t c b d g h f v s z r y l w

R Clusters: mr br dr dr gr nr cr lr

L Clusters: ll nl ml bl dl fl gl sl hl

N Clusters: nv nt

W Clusters: cw

Nucleus: a e i o u

A Clusters: au ai ao

U Clusters: ui ua uo

Coda: l s g n r v c

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Part 2: Word Order and Compounds

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SVO Primary - The cat jumps over the tree

SOV Secondary - The cat, over the log jumps

Demonstrative - Noun | This goat

Numeral - Noun | One goat

Possessive - Noun| Your goat

Noun - Adjective | Goat big

Noun - Genitives | The sandwich of the goat (not, the goat’s sandwich)

Noun - Relative Clauses | The goat, who ate the sandwich is thick

Verb - Auxiliary | Go must (I go must | I must go)

Verb - Subordinate Verb | Went to buy (vs. to buy went)

Adjective - Adverb | Big really (really big)

Yes/No Particles - Final (End of a sentence)

Question Words - Final (End of a sentence)

Proper Noun - Common Noun | state Kansas instead of Kansas State

Modifier Order: Quantity - Opinion - Age - Size - Origin - Color - Material - Purpose + Noun

Modifier Example:Two pretty old large Dutch white cotton goats.

Compounds:

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Part 3: The Animacy System of Adovusala

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Adovusala has an animacy based noun class system like its close relative in Jhikomala. Unlike that one, this one divided along the lines of their gods with each Howl being the patron and creator of a specific set of beings.

Class 1 - Atella - The Sun, Fire, Daytime and Boldness

Class 2 - Iren - The Moon, Sapient Creatures and Creativity

Class 3 - Mywel - Water, Aquatic Creatures and

Class 4 - Canta - Plants, Flowers, Land Creatures and Endurance

Class 5 - Iseca - The Stars, Spirits, Breathe, Souls, Music and Wisdom

These five classes demand agreement from their adjectives and numerals. Whatever word they’re describing takes on the appropriate ending.

The numeral and adjective agreement is;

Class 1 - (u)ma

Class 2 - (a)re

Class 3 - (i)la

Class 4 - (e)ha

Class 5 - (o)ca

Examples:

Ge lato narama - The brave fire G’adovu narare - The brave dog Ge tula naraha - The brave bird Ge nanta narala - The brave tree Ge sana naraca - The brave star

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Part 4: Grammatical Number

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Adovusala is - much to the relief of learns - very simple in the plurals department with only a simple singular vs. plural divide. In their language, the primary difference is when there’s only one of a thing or many things. The singular is typically left unmarked - adovu while plural nouns are marked with -(u)l such as in adovul.

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Part 5: Tense and Aspect

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Adovusala has four primary aspects that are paired with their four tenses. The aspects are the perfective, continuous, habitual and resumptive while the four tenses are the past, recent past, present and future tenses.

Here's an example with the word, sala.

Here's what all that means

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Part 6: Mood

Being a culture built upon hierarchies and roles, Adovusala has an imperative mood meant for conveying commands and orders.

Salav doric - speak pup! Salav idoric - speak whelp!

-av is the modifier used for the commands given and is considered extremely rude and deeply overstepping to use on just anyone. Squad Captains and the ranks above them are the only ones allowed to use this mood on others - and even then, it’s mostly used explicitly when orders and commands are being laid out.

As for the lower ranks;

Salacc inatuc - speak captain

They must use this request based marker - it shows that they respect their superior even as they give a command.

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Part 7: Honorific System

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The most notable part of Adovusala is that instead of a simple system of pronouns like many other languages of strelles, Adovusala has a series of rank and age based honorifics that speakers adhere to when communicating with others.

Though everyone has a place in the pack and all creatures have a place in the world, it’s generally understood that some positions are inherently more prestigious than others. Even when the language had first fallen pre-Connection, the system of honorifics stuck around due to the sheer stubborn and ingrained sense of respect that comes with the titles.

To the relief of those already worried about trying to memorize all of these pronouns, the possessives are much simpler. Instead, they’re combined into whether the cat you’re referring to is of a higher or lower rank than you are;

As you can see rank in relation to themselves is the most important part of speaking Adovusala.

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Part 8: Articles and Demonstratives

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Adovusala has both definite and indefinite articles that are fairly straight forward. Thankfully for most who learn, the noun classes don’t alter the articles used.

Ge is the definite article and works like this;

Ge doric - the pup E doric - a pup

The interesting bit about ‘ge’ however is that when the word it’s modifying begins with a vowel, the -e drops off and it gloms itself onto the beginning like so;

G’inatuc - the captain G’adovul - the dog G’iru - the moon

The indefinite article is Va and it works similar to ge in relation to words that begin with vowels;

V’inatuc - a captain V’adovul - a dog Va doric - a pup

#the dogs of strelles #the packs of strelles #conlangs #constructed languages #conlang #constructed language #strelles worldbuilding #strelles universe #strelles au #warriors cats #erin hunter warriors

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mumuyah · 1 year

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That Night

reposted from my twt (mumuyah)

jinji au

do not plagiarize

Kanina pa napapansin ni Jisoo na may tumitingin sa kanya.

When she told Joy that she wanted to have a good time tonight, drinking with men was not what she had in mind. The truth was gusto lang talaga niyang lumabas ng bahay para makahinga.

Nagaway kasi sila ni Ate Irene. Matagal ng pinipilit ni Irene na bumalik si Jisoo sa college para makapagtapos. Lagi kasi siyang humihinto sa pagaaral ng isang taon o dalawa. Pero gusto munang magipon ni Jisoo ng sariling pera para sa mga gastusin niya, lalo na magastos ang pag thesis at practicum. Iisang taon na lang nanaman at makakagraduate na siya. Hindi maintindihan ni Irene yun, dahil kaya naman niyang bigyan ng pera si Jisoo para sa mga kailangan niya.

Jisoo knew how hard Irene works for the two of them. Nakikita niya yung pagod at paghihirap na nararanasan ng ate niya—ayaw lang niyang sabihin. Kaya ayaw niyang tanggapin ang alok nito kasi baka magpapakasubsob nanaman sa trabaho ang ate niya.

Nang nagkita sila ni Joy at pumasok sila sa isang bar, gusto na niyang magback-out kaagad. Kaya naman niyang sumabay sa pag inom, pero mas kumportable siya kapag kilala niya ang kainuman niya. Marami rin kasing babala na binibigay sina Ate Irene at Kuya Yoon kaya maingat rin siya.

Jisoo couldn't remember how Joy was able to convince her to approach the men before her. The next thing she knew, Joy was introducing herself to the guys, along with Jisoo. Some of the guys welcomed them enthusiastically, while the others just shrugged their shoulders. There was one man, however, who showed no reaction to them at all.

Nagkatinginan lang sila ng panandalian. He resumed his drinking.

Over the next hour, nakipagkwentuhan sila sa mga lalaki. Nagce-celebrate daw sila. Mini-party para sa success ng isa sa kanila. Kaya pati sila, nadamay na rin sa free drinks. Paunti-unti lang ang inom ni Jisoo. Cautious pa rin.

Si Joy, busy makipagkwentuhan sa katabing lalaki niya. Mukhang gusto nila yung isa't isa. Yung pinakamatangkad sa kanila pati yung mukhang foreigner, siya naman ang kinakausap. Marami silang tanong sa kanya. Sa sobrang dami, hindi na niya nasasagot dahil sunod-sunod.

Yung apat na lalaki naman, nasa isang sulok lang ng booth, may sariling usapan. May isang madaldal, isang tumatawa, isang bumubulong at yung huli, wala talagang kibo. Umiinom lang. Sunod-sunod na pag inom.

Nagkatinginan ulit sila.

Jisoo didn't understand the look he was giving her. It was intense. It made her scared but it also seemed sad, like it was pleading with her. The look also compelled her to feel an emotion she didn’t want to name and that terrified her.

Siya na ang unang tumaliwas ng tingin.

She needs a breather. She needs to freshen up. She needs to go home.

Tumayo siya at tinapik si Joy para sabihing magsi-CR lang siya. Sinabihan siya ni Joy na i-text siya kapag naligaw. Jisoo smiled. She knew the drill.

Nang mahimasmasan si Jisoo pagkatapos maghilamos, nadatnan niya ang lalaking kanina pa niyang napapansin na tumitingin sa kanya.

He was leaning on the wall, adjacent to the ladies' bathroom, arms crossed in his chest. He was zoning out. Until she caught his attention.

Nagkatinginan ulit sila.

"You don't belong there," he started. He had a deep timber in his voice that made the hair on Jisoo’s arm stand up.

"I know the feeling all too well." He uncrossed his arms and placed them in his pants' pockets. "I've always felt it because the people around me never failed to make me realize that I'm a nobody."

"You're a nobody. Like me." He slowly walked towards her. She stepped backwards as he approached until her back hit the wall and she was trapped. Well, not really. His arms didn't cage her in but his eyes did.

Jisoo eventually found her voice, albeit a bit dry and shaky. "Is that how you pick up girls? By telling them they're nobodies?"

"I don't usually pick up girls." He replied, breath reeking of alcohol. It was intoxicating. Jisoo didn't particularly hate it. "I'm not the type to pick up girls."

"And yet here you are."

"No, here you are." He said, closing their distance.

Something about the way he said she was here stirred her heart. He saw her. She was here. So when he neared for a kiss, Jisoo let him.

His lips were soft and bitter from the alcohol but again, Jisoo didn't mind. There was something so thoughtful with the way he kissed her; it was slow and gentle and it was pleasant. It made her feel nice. Too nice.

When they parted, Jisoo couldn't help but look at his eyes. It was magnetic. He drew her in for another kiss but someone had nudged them over. Nakaharang kasi sila sa daanan ng banyo.

The man glared at the intruder but when his gaze returned to her, it was with a burning tension of desire. He whispered in her ear. “Let’s go somewhere else.”

Jisoo stepped away from him, having realized how unguarded he made her feel. "Sorry, um, mauuna na ako."

He didn't stop her nor say goodbye, and simply watched her walk away with a glaze look on his eyes.

Hinanap ni Jisoo si Joy para yayain na umuwi pero mukhang nawawala siya. Nakarating na lang siya sa exit ng bar ng hindi na mamalayan. Dahil nakalabas na rin nanaman siya, inisip na lang niyang umuwing magisa. She was about to text Joy na aalis na siya nang nakita niya yung lalaki kanina na nakatayo lang at tulala.

He looked lonely from behind. Defeated.

Linapitan niya ito. "Ok ka lang?"

He glanced at her. "No."

"Anong ginagawa mo?"

"Waiting for my cab."

She hummed. "Saan ka pupunta?"

"Akala ko ba uuwi ka na?" He asked.

"I just want to make sure you're safe."

"Shouldn't I be doing that?"

Jisoo frowned. "Lasing ka. You can barely take care of yourself."

"I'm fine."

"Kakasabi mo lang na hindi ka ok."

"I'm not." He laughed. Whiskers appeared on his face. Jisoo found it endearing. "Fuck, I think I'm drunk. This is a first." He wasn’t slurring his words so Jisoo didn’t know if he really was drunk.

When his cab arrived, she ushered him in. He was spacing out again. It took her less than a minute to decide whether to hop in the cab with him. The cab took them to a hotel where he checked in. She accompanied him to his room and made sure he was alright. When he was seated on the bed and looked like he was about to doze off, Jisoo knew it was her cue to leave. Hindi na siya nagpaalam.

"Where are you going?" He called.

She stopped and turned to him. He was making his way towards the door, to her.

"Don't leave." Please, his eyes begged. That did it for her.

When she said ok, he placed his hands on her face, and when she repeated it, he smiled, and it was such a handsome smile, before placing a kiss on both of her cheeks. Her third ok was swallowed by his lips. Lips that were plump and smooth, in contrast with her thin ones.

His kisses were tender at first, as if he was savoring her, but then they became intense.

He kissed her fervently, like a man dying of thirst and finding an oasis in her lips. He tilted her head upwards to deepen the kiss, one of his hands placed loosely at the side of her neck, while the other cradled her head gently. Their lips explored each other thoroughly.

He sought her lips more and more until she could barely breathe. She pushed him slightly, trying to regain her composure. His lips didn't rest from kissing however. It sought a new home in the juncture of her jaw and neck, teeth grazing the skin lightly and then a teasing nip before kissing it soothingly. Jisoo sighed at that.

He aimed for her neck after, where he made sucking noises at a spot that made her toes tingle and curl before again, kissing them in a comforting manner.

He was so good at distracting her with his lips that she didn’t notice that his hands had slipped inside her shirt and was caressing the flatness of her stomach. His skin was warm. Jisoo felt that her whole body was aflamed.

"I want you," he whispered to her. "Do you want me? This?"

"Yeah," she closed her eyes at the feel of him on her mouth again. "I want you."

They started removing their clothes one by one. Jisoo helped him take his blazer off. Shehad to stiffle her laughter when one of his arms got stuck because he couldn't choose from kissing her or getting rid of his cufflinks. But he eventually chose to unlink them first before resuming on necking her. They left it by the door.

His neck tie came off next, one he threw hazardly in the room. He untied her hair after, and slowly unbuttoned her shirt, while she was busy unbuttoning his. All while kissing each other.

With his shirt undone and her shirt loose on her body, he sat in the bed, bringing her along with him. She was perched on his lap, arms looped around his shoulders. His was secured around her waist, while the other was angling her head so that he could kiss her deeper.

Jisoo moaned when the hand on her waist suddenly trailed her spine. She shivered at his touch when his fingers started to touch her shoulder, slowly letting the slips of her shirt fall, all while watching her reaction. She was breathless, all hot and bothered and he loved every bit of it. He kissed her exposed shoulder while he fingered the straps of her bra, as if asking for her permission.

“Wait, wait lang,” she said, hiding her face in his neck. “Let me just… let me prepare. This is, um, my first.”

“Your first time?” He kissed the crown of her hair.

Tumungo siya.

“You don’t have to do this, if you don’t want to.” He told her, his palm rubbing soothing gestures at the expanse of her back.

Umiling siya at huminga ng malalim. Inangat niya ang mukha niya sa leeg ng lalaki at tinignan nito ng maigi, bago dumapo ang kanyang mata sa makapal na labi ng lalaki.

He took that as his cue to kiss her while deftly removing the clasp of her undergarment from behind. Within a few seconds, she was bare before him.

Jisoo covered her breasts with her hands and hid in his neck again, trying to hide her embarrassment. He laughed, embracing her. “It’s alright. They’re nice. Don’t be shy, darling.”

He gathered her body and laid her on the bed gently. He peeled her arms away from her body and had them placed around his neck. Now, she wouldn't be bashful of her nakedness.

He planted a kiss on each side of her neck, her collarbone, and the valley in between her breasts before his lips found her mouth again, sucking her lower lip and biting it teasingly. He nudged her nose with his, urging her to nibble on his lips, and she did, obligingly but still with some hesitation.

It was adorable how she was willing to learn despite her obvious timidness. It made him want her more.

When they were both bare-skinned and wanting, the man asked her if this was what she really wanted, that he was not coercing her to do something she would regret, Jisoo kissed him the way he taught her, the type of kiss that made him dizzy and full and begging for more.

"Yes, I'm sure. I'm fine." She answered with a smile before hiding herself in his neck. She asked if he had a condom. He grabbed one from his wallet and sheathed himself with it.

When they were both ready, he hovered above her, suddenly looking unsure but Jisoo kissed his worries away. She was afraid too but she was certain she would be alright. The blinding faith she had with this man, a stranger, should cast all kinds of alarm in her head, and in all honesty, she didn't understand it either. Maybe she was entranced by his handsome face, or maybe it was something about his searching eyes and the comfort of his words that made him trustworthy.

She was certain with him.

“I’m going to go slowly, ok?” He said as he positioned himself into her. His cock brushed against her gently and ever so slowly, pushed himself to her. He didn’t go all the way in; he drew back halfway in, waiting for her reaction, and when she showed no discomfort, he entered her with the same pace again, but he inched closer. Each time he moved, she heaved and puffed. He repeated the same process until her breathing evened out.

Jisoo was uncomfortable with him being inside her. It hurt a bit in the beginning, like there was struggle for him to intrude but it eventually eased out as he repeated his gradual thrusts.

When the initial sting ebbed out, Jisoo started to feel less bashful. The arms that clung to his neck had started to explore the planes of his body, from his chest to his back but they always trail back to the nape of his neck, where she'd either brush or grab a fistful of his hair, depending on how fast or slow he would go.

The man encouraged her to not only examine his body but also hers. He had her fondle her own breast, and rub herself, although admittedly, she was still a tad bit sheepish about the act.

He nuzzled the side of her neck as she started voicing out her pleasure. His low chuckles rang in her ear teasingly and she had to pinch him on his sides for him to stop. Well, not to stop. She groaned her complaints and urged for him to continue.

He consumed her grumble with his lips, biting her lower lip playfully before sucking it. Jisoo decided she liked it when he kissed her and, paired with his sensual thrusts, made her like it more. It was exhilarating and intoxicating and it felt like there was a build up inside her. She felt full but she also felt like it wasn’t enough. And there was an anticipation of something that she couldn't seem to grasp. Until, until she couldn't, until she needed to hold on to something because there was something that wanted to escape from her, she wanted release and, and, for a split second, everything stood still. There was no sound, no sight, nothing. La petite mort.

And then, the sensation of skin against skin.

And the sound of his heavy panting.

Then his eyes. There was a glint of want in his eyes. A flash of belongingness.

Jisoo fell asleep with those eyes in her dreams.

—

After what could have been fifteen minutes but was actually an hour, Jinyoung stirred from his light nap and saw the world spin. He tried to massage his head to alleviate the slight pounding in his head. He was still drunk and weirdly elated.

His vision was doubling but when he saw her, it focused. She was lying on her side, her head cushioned by one of her arms (which was, to Jinyoung's dismay, also covering her naked breast) while the other was set atop his palm. She was awake.

He propped his elbow to get a better look of her. She was young and pretty and had an innocent look on her. He wondered what her name was. He was about to ask when she spoke.

"Can," the girl bit her lip. He didn't know if she was aware that she was scratching his skin with her nails faintly. It was arousing and oddly endearing how nervous she was. "Can we do it again?"

He couldn't help but chuckle. She was so shy the first time around but she was more confident now. "Yes," he said, capturing her with another kiss.

The second time they did it, the girl was more comfortable and more receptive to his suggestions. He was more open and talkative and he said all kinds of dirty talk that made her laugh and blush at the same time. He liked hearing her laughter.

But he loved the way she whined and moaned under him more.

He was slightly rougher and more enthusiastic, as opposed to his moderated manner earlier, but she didn't mind. In fact, she seemed to like it even more encouraging him with her yes, oh, and that's good, you feel so good.

He reached his peak faster this time and as did she, and soon they both fell into a deep and satisfying slumber, tangled in each other's arms.

#mumuyahAU #park jinyoung #kim jisoo #jinji #kpop au #gotpink #gotpink au #mmyseries: the blunder

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