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whoseafraidofliloleme · 2 years

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Invisible Chapter 15

Summary: YN YLN has always been third in Class 2-5, right behind Lee Su Ho and Kang Soo Jin but with both of them having left Saebom Highschool, this is her time to shine. That is until Han Seosangnim asks her to tutor Han Seo Jun. A guy who doesn’t even know she existed.

Ship: Han Seo Jun x Female Reader.

Word Count: 2k + words

Sorry, this has been so long but this is the final chapter. Sorry for the wait and I hope the ending is satisfying for everyone.

This has been a journey and I loved writing this story. Thank you to everyone who showed interest in this little story of mine. This was my first written series and it's been the best time writing it. I'm sad it's ended, I probably won't be writing more True Beauty fanfic but I did love writing this very much.

Taglist: @thealexalcala @hayateotaku @tomihoekaeka @goatqueen3 @jeminiepabo @hiraeth-maximoff @yaomomvs @ghostfacefricker6969

True Beauty Masterlist.

Chapter 14.

Chapter 15.

Han Seo Jun couldn’t believe he was doing this. He had willingly called a class meeting. He was willingly calling these people he begrudgingly liked to discuss something. The things he did for you.

Then again, there were very few things he wouldn’t do for you. You had told him about the text and meeting Hae Sung. There was no way that Seo Jun was going to let you do this alone. You had the support of everyone in your class not just your best friends.

“So, everyone understands the plan, yes?” Seo Jun said looking at everyone in the class. They all nodded, understanding how important this was for YN and Seo Jun. It was well known how much the class hated Hae Sung and well anything they could do to help get him out of your life permanently they would do.

You were nervous going into school. Seo Jun had come all the way to your house, and you had gone to school together. Mi Soo Unnie gushing about how cute the two of you were the least of your worries at the moment.

Today was the day that you were going to confront Hae Sung. It terrified you to even think about it. But you knew it needed to happen. You couldn’t continue your life with Hae Sung in the shadows. Waiting to be let back in, knowing that he was behind so many rejections. Pulling the strings of your academic life without your knowledge. You wanted answers and you were determined to get them.

Walking into Saebom, your class and Hae Sung’s class did what they had been doing for months now. Helping you to avoid Hae Sung. You appreciated it, you knew you would not be able to handle seeing Hae Sung’s face before you needed to. As you walked into your classroom, you were surrounded by the girls giving you hugs and the boys shouting fighting. Confused you looked at Seo Jun who smirked and winked at you. Causing you to blush, making the whole class coo at how adorable you were.

The day was a slow one. For once you wouldn’t wait for the end of the day. It was the day to get answers from Hae Sung and the way the class was acting they were probably going to be around to help. Which you appreciated, then again you didn’t know how much of your personal laundry you wanted your classmates to know. In retrospect, there was too much your classmates already knew anyway, so did they know everything really matter?

That was an internal debate you could have later. You knew if you asked Seo Jun would scare your classmates into staying quiet and not saying anything about the confrontation. That made you feel bad though. Did that count as using your boyfriend? You didn’t know and for now, didn’t want to worry about it.

The end of the day came, and you were led to an empty classroom by Seo Jun, there you could see Si Woo and Hyun Ji with Jae Yi as well which was a surprise. You looked at him in shock, your mouth must’ve been open that you felt someone gently closing your mouth. You turned to look at Seo Jun and he just nodded his head.

“I would’ve told you, but Seo Jun wanted this to be a surprise Ynnie” Jae Yi told you. You looked at Seo Jun but again he wouldn’t give you an answer. You weren’t above begging Seo Jun to get answers from him but before you could, Cho Rong was heard shouting.

“Guys hurry up with the explanations Hae Sung is on his way” Looking around everyone nodded their head.

“I’m here as a witness and with the proof of what he did, plus Hyun Ji and Si Woo went through all the applications you filled in that were rejected as more proof. Our plan is to hit him with as much evidence as we can.” Jae Yi explained. You nodded your head before looking at Seo Jun and smiling at him.

He looked more nervous than you and that was saying something. To reassure him, you hugged Seo Jun tightly, just knowing he was here for you was reassuring. Seo Jun whispered in your ear, telling you that he was here and all you had to do was look out the door and wink at him. That was the sign for him to come in. Any moment you felt uncomfortable, just wink and he’ll be there.

“Well, isn’t this sweet, I didn’t come here to see you two hugging Han Seo Jun,” Hae Sung said as soon as he walked into the room. He had a smug smirk on his face like he knew this would all work out in his favour. Was he going to get the shock of his life then?

Seo Jun let go of you and gave you a peck on the lips. Then left the room, hitting Hae Sung with his shoulder on the way out of the room. That made you want to laugh but you knew that would just rile Hae Sung up and that was the last thing you wanted to do. So, you did a poor job of hiding your giggling behind a cough.

“So, you’ve kept a lot of things from me Hae Sung and I would like answers” You started strong, you were not going to let your fear of Hae Sung’s angry words get to you. That was not happening. You had a support system and sadly for Hae Sung, none of them was going to let him leave without telling you the truth of why he did what he did.

“I’ve kept nothing from you YN, my best friend. If anything, you’ve been distant. Hell, you told me that you couldn’t stand to be near me a few months ago” Hae Sung replied, looking you up and down. There was something different in the way you held yourself and he hated it. He heard Si Woo and Hyun Ji scoff at his words. He glared at them, but the two brats just smiled at him. Making him angrier. Why were the two of them even here, not to mention Jae Yi was here? Wasn’t he supposed to still be abroad? When did he come back and contact you?

“Kept nothing from me, sure I would’ve believed that last year but not anymore,” you said and then gestured for Jae Yi to start playing the video. You all turned towards the screen at the front of the classroom. Si Woo even offered you some popcorn which made you laugh but you took some anyway.

As the video played, you could see Hae Sung grow pale. His expression from a smug smirk to confusion to shock and then to disbelief at what he was watching. By the time the video ended, he was refusing to look you in the eyes. Looking anywhere in the room but at you. That was new, Hae Sung had never been afraid of confrontation but looks like being faced with the knowledge that you knew what he had done, scared him.

“Oh, that’s not all that I know Hae Sung. Jae Yi’s family were nice enough to have a Private Investigator delve into my whole academic history, to see if you and Kang So Hee had done this before and well you have. Practically my whole academic life has been controlled by the two of you” As you were saying this, Si Woo and Hyun Ji were putting papers up of all the applications that you’d filled out that had been rejected because of his mother Kang So Hee.

“I just want to know why Hae Sung, what was the point of doing all this? what did you achieve from any of this? Were my emotional breakdowns after being rejected multiple times funny to you? Did it amuse you that I was distraught over something that you had done” You cried to Hae Sung, you just wanted answers and if you were close to tears then so be it. Hae Sung is just silent. You want to shake him, anything to get answers from him.

“I had to do it YN. Do you realise how smart you are? All the applications, all these schools wanted you. It was a struggle to convince them to reject you. I hated to see the emotional breakdowns, but it was a price I had to pay. I need you close to me, all those schools, and opportunities would take you away from me and I couldn’t have that. I tried to keep you isolated from all our classmates.”

“That worked until you met Si Woo and Hyun Ji. I got used to those brats, but I couldn’t let you leave me. Jae Yi was an issue too and I had to get rid of him. It didn’t help that the summer you started dating, you had already rejected me and were pulling away. I had to do everything to keep you with me. I can’t handle anything without you and the only way I saw to keep you with me was to stop any and all opportunities you had that would mean you leave me” Hae Sung said and it took a lot out of him to admit all this to you. So much so that he just sat down in a chair.

All four of you are gobsmacked you couldn’t believe what you had heard. All of this just so you wouldn’t leave him. It didn’t make sense, nothing you had just heard made sense. You didn’t know how to react. All the things you had gone through with Hae Sung by your side, was any of it rule or just a way to make sure that you didn’t leave Hae Sung?

“All of this to make sure YN doesn’t leave you and it’s your behaviour that makes her leave you anyway. If I were you, Hae Sung, I’d go cry to your mother Kang So Hee and change schools, cause the minute this gets out, you’ll be hated more than you already are” Si Woo said calmly looking at Hae Sung with fire in his eyes.

“Too late, everyone already knows, part of the class plan was for me to call Seo Jun when Hae Sung starts confessing. No one will miss you Lee Hae Sung” Hyun Ji mentioned, pulling up her phone and nodding her head to Seo Jun who was at the door.

“Man, I knew you were messed up before and oddly territorial of YN while we were dating but this explains so much and it just makes you look so much worse” Jae Yi was disgusted, to think when he was dating YN, he did everything he could to get Hae Sung to approve of him. This guy needed help, but it was doubtful that he would get the help he needs considering his mother was already doing his bidding and covering for him.

“I never want to see you again Lee Hae Sung. Our friendship is done and dusted. Your control of my academic career is done. You’re lucky that I am not handing this stuff over to the police. Literally because of the good times but I am serious that if I see you again, I will hand this over to the police” you say peacefully. It had been long enough that you had stopped talking to Hae Sung. In the last few months, you had gotten used to not having Hae Sung in your life. You looked towards the door and winked at Seo Jun with a big smile on your face.

Seo Jun was confused but still came into the classroom, he was followed by the rest of your class and you couldn’t help but laugh at the way they all fell into the classroom. Seo Jun went to go fight with Hae Sung but seeing him in the chair looking very docile was weird. Seo Jun looked to you.

You smiled and motioned for Seo Jun to come over to you and to Seo Jun’s shock, you grabbed his collar, pulled him down to you and kissed him in front of everyone. You pulled away and laughed at the dazed look on Seo Jun’s face. Your friends were taking pictures claiming this was blackmail material.

“Last year, I wouldn’t have dared to confront you, Lee Hae Sung. If it hadn’t been for tutoring Seo Jun, I wouldn’t have grown closer to my classmates, realised just how toxic you are and literally, you’re the worst person, I don’t know how we didn’t fight before to the point of our friendship ending but my point is that I am better without you. I’m happy with my boyfriend, friends and family. I used to think that we were two idiots in a pod, platonic soulmates. I was wrong, were not soulmates, nothing you’ve ever done has been to help me. It was all to keep me with you and that hurts.”

“However, you did all of that to keep me around when just one honest conversation could’ve solved everything. Instead, you decided to go behind my back and pull the strings. I am happier without you and really, I feel sorry for you Lee Hae Sung. This is my goodbye. Were strangers from now on” After you’ve said this. You take Seo Jun’s hand and walk out of the classroom. You can hear your classmates clapping and whopping at your exit and that makes you laugh.

“So does this mean, I’m out of tutoring today,” Seo Jun asks putting his arm around your shoulders. You shake your head, even after all this time, this boy will do anything to get out of tutoring.

You’d think you would feel bad or upset. You’d just ended a friendship you had since your childhood. That’s not how you felt though. You felt free, you had been seen as Hae Sung’s best friend for so long. Now you were able to be yourself, you didn’t need to worry about how Hae Sung would react to something if there would be an argument if you had to deal with Hae Sung’s disappointment. You never thought that tutoring Han Seo Jun would lead to your freedom from the cage that had been your friendship with Hae Sung.

THE END.

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hobisstar · 2 years

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Century Lover

A/N: Hi! So I don’t really intend for this to get much love, really I don’t expect it to. Though, I will be forever grateful if it does get as much Love as possible. I don’t know if it will be long, I’m really just going with what my mind comes up with. I just finished rewatching Bulgasal and I just fell back in love with Hwal all over again. Anyways, Enjoy!

Tagging Angels: @serralovespencer

Warnings: Blood, Gore, Terror, Mention of fictional monsters.

Everything in this story is fictional and all the rights go to the writers of Bulgasal: Immortal Souls.

Summary: what happens when YOU get pushed back into someone else’s place in a different era? Will you make it out or will Hwal try to keep you in the time period? How will you escape? What if Hwal was actually searching for you?

Bulgasal… you may have heard it before. Of course growing up in Korea you definitely heard of ancient monsters. The one who tore people skin off their living bodies. The one that burned houses down. The one that even ate 100 people.

Have you heard of the boy who was cursed by Bulgasal? And who was ran out of the village by the people in the same village? His name was Hwal… Dan Hwal. He was giving that name by his adoptive father, Dan Keuk.

Well, if not, you aren’t missing much. Hwal went through a lot as a human and a Bulgasal.

“You promised we would-“

I was watching a tv show, when the power went out.

“really? At the best moment” I sigh and stand up walking over to the electrical box to switch the power back on.

I open it and I flip the switch but nothing happens. I sigh and try it one more time.

“That usually works..” I said to myself. I flicked it one more time feeling and seeing a electrical spark.

“FUCK!” I let out holding my hand after I got zapped. I put on my shoes and decided I should go down to the front office to see if they have the power outage. Sounds stupid, I mean of course I can’t be the only one with an outage. And I definitely paid my bill before you ask.

I walked to my door and went to open it but I heard a strange noise coming from the bathroom. I turned around and glanced around the corner. I keep my bathroom door open but it seemed closed. I shrugged it off as my cat just growling or meowing and I miss heard it. I went for the door again but I heard that noise again.

It sounded closer. I was frightened and just slowly unlocked my door. It was pitch black in the hallway. I closed my door and grabbed my phone walking down the hallway.

I went to my neighbors apartment and was about to knock until it opened by itself. Weird.

I looked inside and slowly stepped my head into the opening. “Hello? Do-Yun-shi? Are you home?” I walked in and looked around. I was empty, like it had furniture but it look like it’s been there for ages. The kitchen was dusty and trash some what scattered.

I was about to walk further in but I soon heard that growl, it sounded like a tiger or animal of some sort.

I backed up into the hallway. “Why was Do-Yun’s apartment so old looking? He was just there.” I thought to myself. I was about to head downstairs but I promise I saw a figure down the hallway with his hand out.

I froze. It’s eyes were red but it had its hand out.

“Come here~” I heard it say. Even though it was coming from my head and not from its mouth in front of me.

I closed my eyes in wishing that maybe I was tired and should get some sleep and wait til morning to see if the apartments power would be back on.

I heard another growl but this time like it was standing right in front of me. I was about to dash to my apartment but I remembered that I left my keys in the house. I ran back to Do-Yun’s apartment but before I ran in, it looked like a closet all of a sudden. I looked around and saw the thing getting closer so ran in and closed the door.

I sat in the corner of it waiting for it to go pass. Once I heard it’s foot steps gone I opened the door.

“ Sang-Un? There you are! Why are you in a closet?” Someone spoke to me.

I looked around me and I was in some type of home that looked… Abandoned but still livable.

“Who are you?! Why are you in our house?!” I looked to my side and saw Do-Yun, but he was much younger, way younger.

“Do-Yun? Is that you?” I said.

“H-How do you know my name?” He asked me. I looked at him then everyone else around me. Who are these people?

“Y/N?” A voice said behind everyone. I looked up and saw this man with short black hair and beautiful brown eyes. He was wearing a blue dress shirt with black slacks.

……a few hours later…..

“Wait so let me get this straight,” the girl I presume is Sang-Un, started “You saw a monster in your apartment hallway, you ran into Do-Yun’s apartment, and it led you to our closet? But how?”

“ I-I don’t know… You are telling me it’s not 2022?” I said looking at them.

“No it’s 2020.. are you from the future?” Do-Yun said looking at me with a broom in hand. Si-Ho hit him and he put it down.

Everyone was shocked, confused, and somewhat thought it was pretty cool. Though, the guy, who i take is Hwal, just stared at me. No emotions to show.

“Hwal-shi, can we keep her?” Do-Yun shouted out breaking the silence.

“She isn’t a animal.” Si-Ho stated and sent a smile my way.

“Everyone leave. I need to talk to her.” Hwal stated, wow. First thing he says and I already feel like I’m in trouble.

They all get up no hesitation and leave the house and stand in front of the house on the yard.

“Your story makes sense in a way that I can not explain. … I haven’t crossed paths with you in… awhile.. it’s nice seeing you again…” I looked at him lost.

Oh! Right so basically everyone in this house is connected some how. Ms. Lee is the lady that he saved from a house fire, Do-Yun is his son that died by Bulgasal, Si-Ho is his wife from 600 years ago, and Sang-Un is his lover from 1,000 years ago. But me, I don’t know why I was sent 2 years back to this part of the world.

“Who was I to you?” I asked hoping he could give me an answer.

“ My unacceptable lover. You wouldn’t love me because I was Bulgasal. So.. I..” Hwal stopped looking at me. Like he was stuck on something.

“What is it?” I asked. “What did you do?” I looked at him.

“I took everything from you.. your family, friends, neighbors. I wanted just you and you being a human person I thought it be different, be better to love you. I trapped you in the cave while I went to go feed and even get food for you.” He paused then looked at me “ we were gonna have a family together. Until one day you wanted out from the cave. I told you it was dangerous and you fought against it. You left and never came back. I searched everywhere for you. The woods, the hills, the mountains, the shacks, the homes. No signs of you anywhere. I thought you had died. You just ran away from me. Our home, our soon to be family, you left it all just to get away from me.” He sighed and looked down. Obviously not to proud of the past.

“I left…you? How or why did we meet?” I was lost why was I the scariest story of them all? Why was he so possessive over me? “You and your friends were walking in mountain area. I know you didn’t know at the time but she had bad intentions. She going to leave you up here to die and rot. Her plans back fired on her and she fell down the mountains to her bloody death. That was supposed to be you falling. Once she fell you went go find help in the cave and there you found me. I had no better intentions at first but seeing you scared and already crying, it made me soft for you. I told you I wasn’t able to help you find her body but I could get you down to main land in the morning. I took care of you like you were a Bulgasal. Though I was more gentle with you. I tricked you into thinking that they weren’t even worried about you or your friend. They searched high and low for the both of you. They only found her body and you were never found. I kept you to myself because I was selfish. I didn’t want you going back to those people. I was everything you needed and more.” He looked up and saw the time. Before I could ask anything he stood up and said “I’ll tell you everything in the morning just try to get some sleep, okay? You can have the bed in my room I’ll sleep on the floor.”

“S-share a room? Sorry but I just literally teleported here I’m not sure I’m comfortable with that..”

“That wasn’t an option..”

…2 hours later…

Going to sleep was hard. Literally the story of different past lives were scary. The power he holds over each person here is …scary.

Soon, I was drifting off to sleep and was hoping to be back home but, all of a sudden I heard Hwal get up and stand above me.

I kept my eyes closed to let him think I was sleeping. He heard a deep breath and the words that sent chills down my spine.

“Finally, after all these years I have you back to me. I promise you I won’t ever let you go ever again.” He mumbled and left the room but also locking it from the outside.

I sat up and started panicking, how do I get out of this world? How can I stop this century old love?

#bulgasal imagine #bulgasal #immortal souls #Netflix #dan hwal #lee jinuk #lee jin wook #kwon nara #lee joon #gong seung yeon #kim wooseok #min sang un #min si-ho #nam do yun #ok eul Tae

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thesiltverses · 3 months

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you guys have mentioned briefly what in your mind silt verses visual would look like, but if you could choose one director to work on this kind of project, who would it be?

Choosing a well-known director for a TSV adaptation is weirdly hard to think about even as a fun hypothetical, because it feels like the deluded vanity of a man clumsily playing kickabout in the back garden declaring that he'll accept a contract from Man United but never Aston Villa.

But for the sake of a stupid fantasy - because he's a big influence on me, and because I can very clearly see that he also enjoys weird rural atmospherics, fucked-up families and hugely flawed protagonists, horribly literalised and thuddingly blunt allegories for societal inequalities, explosions of grotesque violence mixed with absurd humour, big monsters and banal depictions of unhappiness or foolish ambition under capitalism, inconclusive or ambiguous endings - Bong Joon-Ho.

Realistically in 2024 I imagine most indie audiodrama creators and listeners are rightfully feeling ambivalent about the likelihood of any mainstream adaptation not just changing the work beyond recognition, but genericising it for mass consumption.

And with Bong Joon-Ho there'd simply be no risk of that. He could take the basic premise and turn the story into something unrecognisable and entirely rooted in his own ideas and preoccupations, and I'd still be thrilled and excited to see what he came up with, and confident that it'd end up weird.

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liriostigre · 2 months

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Hiiii ty for such a great uquiz!! Would it be possible to see the description of all the books you could get matched to? I’m curious what the vibes are for the rest!!

hi 🌷 here you go:

White Teeth by Zadie Smith: Excessive, maximalist and very ambitious multigenerational and multicultural epic novel that starts with the unlikely friendship between Archie Jones and Samad Iqbal. It explores themes of race, identity and the intersections of culture, heritage, and modernity. Clever and hilarious dialogue, very creative when it comes to language and style, unique and bold when it comes to narrative. Perhaps a flawed novel due to its ambition, but excellent nonetheless.

Despair by Vladimir Nabokov: Excellent writing; very ambitious and stylish. It is somewhat a twisted novel but you will find a lot of humor despite. The narrator speaks directly to the reader as he writes what he regards as his perfect crime. This novel is one of Nabokov's earliest works in which one can easily identify themes and literary devices that the author explored later in his most known works.

The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño: Brilliant and stunning novel about poets and poetry! Very dense and challenging; it requires patience from the reader. This novel is so infinitely dear to me that i can't even explain its brilliance, but i have to give you at least an idea of the plot so: The story is arranged in three parts and told from multiple points of view. It starts in Mexico City, in the 70s, and continues across decades and continents. It follows the adventures and misadventures of Arturo Belano and Ulises Lima—poets, drug dealers, wanderes, criminals. Now, about the themes, the writing, the style, the narration? Just absolutely perfect even at its most tedious, difficult and anticlimactic parts.

The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington: Unconventional, absurd, imaginative and exuberantly surreal apocalyptic fairytale quest. It follows 92 year old Marian who is sent off to a peculiar old-age home. If you aren't familiar with Leanora Carrington's art you should look at some of her paintings because this wonderful novel feels just like her surrealist paintings!

Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls: This novella tells the story of a love affair between a depressed suburban housewife and an amphibian creature who escaped a scientific research center. It might sound like a quirky fiction story but it actually deals with the most mundane and banal aspects of life and human relationships. Brilliantly written; neat and precise prose, wonderful storytelling. The author knew what she was doing and not a single word she wrote was wasted.

The Borrowers by Mary Norton: Delicately written little adventure about tiny people who live in the secret places of houses. I am enamored (obsessed!!) with miniatures—dollhouses, dioramas, fairies—so imagine how dear this book is to me.

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn: The murders of two girls bring reporter Camille Preaker back to her hometown. As she works to uncover the truth about those crimes, Camille finds herself forced to unravel the psychological puzzle of her own past. Very entertaining read. It has best seller written all over it (which might not be the biggest compliment lol but i mean for this genre so it is a compliment).

Rage by Sergio Bizzio: Claustrophobic, anxiety inducing, fast-paced psychological thriller that made me think of Bong Joon-ho's Parasite the whole 4 hours it took me to read it. I read it in it's original language, Spanish, and i particularly loved the dialogue; its idiosyncrasies and authenticity (tqm Argentina!)

High Fidelity by Nick Hornby: Rob, an obsessive music fan, reminisces his top five worst break ups to understand his most recent heartbreak. He is a very arrogant and cynical guy who defines his entire life through records, and because he is constantly interacting with music that almost exclusively deals with love—and a very idealistic version of it—he finds himself unsatisfied with the way his life has turned out.

#so sorry it took me so long to reply!!#idk if you meant of ALL the quizzes... 👀 anyone these are 2023's only 🫣#💌#anyway* lol not anyone

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staydandy · 14 days

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D.P. (2021) - 디피 - Whump List

List by StayDandy Synopsis : A young private's assignment to capture army deserters reveals the painful reality endured by enlistees during their compulsory calls of duty. (MDL) AKA : D.P. Season 1 | Deserter Pursuit Dog Day | Day of the Dog

Whumpee : Ahn Joon Ho played by Jung Hae In (right) • Han Ho Yul played by Koo Kyo Hwan (left)

Country : 🇰🇷 South Korea Genres : Action, Military, Drama, Bromance

Notes : This is a Full Whump List • Adapted from the webtoon "D.P Dog Day" (D.P 개의 날) by Kim Bo Tong (김보통) • TW : Suicide

Episodes on List : 5 Total Episodes : 6

*Spoilers below*

01 : [flash forward] Shoe thrown at Ahn Joon Ho's head, pushed towards a wall with a nail sticking out (result not shown) … [present] montage of various army training; standing on head, crawling through mud, stranding in a room with mustard gas (I'm guessing at the gas here) … [from flash forward] shoe thrown at his head, thrown to the ground, slapped … nightmare … drunk, throwing up … (tw:suicide) … imagines he's beating himself up while beating up someone else, knuckles bleeding

02 : (@ 0:45 : nows there's an introduction, Ho Yul 👀 lol) Detained … (tw:suicidal) (at end) hallucinating

03 : Han Ho Yul goes through a series of comedic pitfalls chasing someone; stepped on, tripped up, tangled in a blanket & punched, twists his back, Joon Ho in a fight, falls off a building, knocked out … fight; crate broken over his head, leg cut

05 : Fight; head smashed through a window … fight; tasered, knocked out

06 : Car crash, knocked out.. wakes in hospital … fight; pushed into a pile of heavy pipes, hurts leg … (tw:suicide)

#whump #whump list #full whump list #Asian whump #South Korea #DP #디피 #DP Season 1 #Deserter Pursuit Dog Day #Day of the Dog #Ahn Joon Ho #Han Ho Yul #Jung Hae In #Koo Kyo Hwan

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bangtannies-stories · 3 months

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Kingpin: Chapter 1

Opening/The Invitation

Warnings: Violence (physical violence, including a character punching a wall out of anger)

Kidnapping/Disappearance (The central plot involves the disappearance of a character)

Emotional Distress (Jin’s going through a rough patch emotionally and mentally)

Mafia/Crime Themes (story involves criminal activities, including organized crime, mafias, and rivalries)

Tense Atmosphere (The story maintains a consistently tense atmosphere, which may be unsettling for some readers)

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In the heart of Seoul, where the air gets damp and cold, and nobody who was a nobody dared to enter without permission or invitation, a tall building sat. On the top floor, the CEO of Sentinel Solutions, South Korea’s most prominent security consulting firm, was in a panic.

He was a tall man, standing at about 5’10. His brown hair was styled into a mullet and parted with a prominent swoop on the right side of his face. Always dressed in a clean, ironed suit, the man was about 37, and behind his charmingly good looks, he was one of the most feared people you could imagine.

His name?

Kim Seokjin.

Seokjin, whose front business already generated enough revenue to keep him wealthy for the rest of his life, had been dealing with a problem in his true walk of life. One where he was known as the Onyx Reaper, kingpin of the biggest crime syndicate in Seoul, the Ecliptic Shadows.

“Boss, we have no leads on Jiwoo.” A deep voice called from the door. It was one of Seokjin’s most trusted members, Taehyung. Taehyung had come to let his boss and friend know that his sister, who had vanished into thin air the previous air, was still not found.

Seokjin, who had shed tears upon tears when his employees weren’t with him, got up and punched the plaster in the wall out of anger.

“I want every available man searching, search all of Korea if you have to! Nobody stops until my sister is safe under our protection!”

Taehyung bowed to his boss, and left the office. As he was walking down the hall, he came across his best friend Jimin who hadn’t gotten a wink of sleep all night.

“How did it go?” He asked.

“Not good. He punched another hole into his wall.” Taehyung answered sadly as the two walked hurriedly to where her disappearance was being investigated.

“I didn’t realize their fight yesterday was this bad. Do you have a clue what it was about?” Jimin asked as he sat down at his desk.

“No idea. All I remember was them screaming at each other before she locked herself in her bedroom. Next thing I knew, the alarm was tripped and she was gone without a trace,” Taehyung answered.

——

After searching day and night for two days, Seokjin was on edge continuously. His sister had still not been found, and the longer she’s missing, the less of a chance she’ll be found alive.

While he was at his desk searching through evidence, his youngest friend, Jungkook, walked in with an invitation in hand.

“Jin- um sir-“ he started but was interrupted.

“What.” Jin said and looked up.

“One of our allies sent this invitation to his son’s wedding. Apparently it’s really important you show.” Jungkook said and handed Jin the invitation.

Jin read to himself,

“Dear Seokjin,

You are cordially invited to Minjae’s wedding. I know we have been dear allies and good friends for a while, so it is requested you show your support and celebrate with us. It has been a while since you have attended any functions with us. Come say hello! The ceremony is at 2pm sharp this Saturday. I hope to see you!

Sincerely,

Park Joon-ho.”

“Jin, I know this is a critical time but I figured we could weed out suspects at the wedding. Many different mafias are coming including… Namjoon.” Jungkook confessed.

Jin banged his fist on his desk in anger.

“That asshole? Why is he showing up?” Jin shouted.

“I’m not sure but I have a bad feeling. He never attends events like this.” Jungkook said.

Jin thought for a moment. He made a decision.

“Fine, we’ll all go. But there will be people searching while we are there.”

——

The day of Park Minjae’s wedding had arrived. Seokjin, Taehyung, Jimin, and Jungkook arrived along with extra security in case something went wrong.

They took their positions and sat through the wedding, constantly on alert for any danger. Little did they know, three pairs of eyes were watching from the back row, watching their every move. The head of the three was very interested in speaking with the Onyx Reaper.

At the reception, everyone was communicating and speaking of relations when Jin was approached.

“Kim Seokjin, a pleasure to see you out and about.” The deep voice spoke.

Jin turned around and came face to face with his rival.

Kim Namjoon, the Shadowstorm Reaper, and head of the Obsidian Syndicate.

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Kingpin Chapter 1 is finally here! I can’t wait for you all to read what I have been working on. I hope you all love it! If you do, please comment or reblog and show some love!

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supercalifragipopculturevomit · 2 months

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Omg so I just discovered your blog and I’m actually SCREAMINGGGGG an entire blog dedicated to Daniel Bruhl??? 😩🤩🤩 I feel like he’s so uoderappreiacted for his acting skills and his appearance tbh he’s soo handsome. Do you write fics for any of his characters?

Isn't he just?? I turn to Tumblr precisely for this reason: nobody in my actual life understands how ridiculously talented and beautiful he is and it's driving me mad.

I mean, Jesus Christ, look at him...

I don't write fics but I entertain myself sometimes by imagining movies I'd love to see him in. In one, he's cast in a psychological sci-fi slow-burn thriller with Elisabeth Moss. In another, he's in a decades-spanning love story with Carey Mulligan. They should be together but it never happens... it's bittersweet but cathartic. A slick spy film set in World War II with Rebecca Ferguson would be amazing. I can also picture him in a dark satirical comedy directed by Bong Joon-ho where he plays a small but crazy (scene-stealing) character.

#daniel brühl #my beloved

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Oh god 😨😨😨😨😍😍😍 imagine when joon s gonna ho bald tho

he’s gonna be so beefy yummy i can see it 👀

i genuinely won’t know how to act

and then imagine when he comes back even more ripped than he is rn 🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️ 🫡🫡🫡

#ask

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oraclekleo · 2 years

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List of Idols and Actors I know or follow

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I strongly urge you to take all the tarot readings on this account lightly. All the posts are intended to have an entertaining nature, they are pure speculations and completely made up by me. I can never ever guarantee any of it and you should never take any of the tarot readings for granted. I would like to stress that I know no idol nor actor personally, I never met any of them and all those readings are fictional, imagins, make believe and hypothetical scenarios. Do not base any of your life decisions on a tarot reading only, always use your common sense. If you have issues with tarot cards for religious or other reasons, do not engage in reading my posts.

When you make a request take my life into consideration and be patient. I’m a responsible adult with a full time job, dog, family, friends, duties, house chores and requests from other sources. All these take my time. Also reading tarot cards requires a certain mood, vibe and concentration, it can’t be done just anytime. Count on the time delays, please. I will do my best to complete your requests.

I’m always willing to help out if you yourself consider taking on tarot cards as a hobby. Feel free to ask if you have any inquiries about it, no question is dumb. I don’t know everything but will try to help the best I can.

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K-Pop Readings - CLOSED

List of Idols and Actors I included into my ultimate chart and into the Compatibility Calculator:

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Groups:

(G)I-DLE

2PM

3YE

A.C.E

AB6IX

ARGON

ASTRO

ATEEZ

B.A.P

BAE173

BigBang

BIGFLO

Black Pink

BLACK6IX

Block B

BtoB

BTS

BZ BOYS

CIX

CNBlue

CRAVITY

DAY6

DKB

Dreamcatcher

E’LAST

EXO

f(x)

GHOST9

Golden Child

GOT7

GreatGuys

Highlight

History

iKON

IMFACT

IN2IT

INFINITE

JUST B

KARD

KINGDOM

KNK

LUCENTE

LUCY

LUMINOUS

Mamamoo

MAP6

MONSTA X

MY_st

N.Flying

NCT

NIK

NOIR

NU'EST

OMEGA X

ONEUS

ONEWE

ONF

OnlyOneOf

Pentagon

Red Velvet

Seventeen

SF9

SHINee

Shinhwa

Stray Kids

Super Junior

TAN

TARGET

Teen Top

TEMPEST

The Boyz

The King

The Rose

TVXQ

TXT

U-KISS

UNIQ

UNVS

UP10TION

VANNER

VAV

VICTON

VIXX

VOISPER

Vromance

WEi

Winner

WOW

Xdinary Heroes

ZE:A

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Actors + Soloists

Ahn Hyo-seop

Ahn Jae Hyun

BoA

Byeon Woo Seok

Demian

Do Ji Han

Earth

Eric Nam

Gao Hanyu

God

Gong Yoo

Gun

Ha Sungwoon

Hirose Tomoki

Hong Jong-hyun

Hyeok Geun Choe

Cha Hyunseung

Ishikawa Plowden Luke

Jaejoong

Jasper Liu

Jay Park

Ji Chang Wook

Ji Soo

Ji Sung

Johnny Huang

Jongkook

Jung Il Woo

Jung Won Chang

JUNNY

Kang Daniel

Kang Haneul

Kim Jaewook

Kim Soo Hyun

Kim Woobin

Kinchiku Yuuki

Kwak Dong Yeon

Lai Leon Yi

Lee Dong Wook

Lee Jae-wook

Lee Jehoon

Lee Jong Suk

Lee Joon Gi

Lee Min-Ho

Lee Min-ki

Lee Soo Hyuk

Luo Yunxi

Max

Mew

Mike

Nam Joo-hyuk

Off

Park Bo-gum

Park Hae Jin

Park Hyung Sik

Park Seo-joon

Sakaguchi Kentaro

Satoh Takeru

Seo In Guk

Simon Dominic

Simon Gong

Song Kang

Song Weilong

Sota Fukushi

Sung Hoon

Takhon Paing

Timmy Xu

Tsao Yu Ning

Tul

Vardy Wang

Vincent

Wang Rui Chang

Wi Ha Joon

Woo Do Hwan

Xiao Zhan

Xu Kaicheng

Yokohama Ryusei

Yoo Seung Ho

Young-Kwang

Yu Christian

Zee

Zhang Zhe Han

Members of the listed groups who went solo

+ You are allowed to request any idol or actor or celebrity you like as long as they are 18 years old or older. Including non-asian ones.

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lovergirl · 11 months

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some things i want to expand on but i feel too lazy to grab my journal

I know that i can be so cold, whenever i want to be sweet and kind to someone i suddenly remember the horrible things they did to me and then i turn into a scary rabid dog and bite them

Why am i the one who's considered to be bad and cruel when i have been pushed to be this way? I rmbr reading frankenstein in my 1st yr in uni and i will never forget when the creature says: “I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other.” and it has resonated w me ever since

Beautiful people are afforded the luxury of being relaxed and kind and friendly because they r not worried abt how they look and they haven't experienced what it feels like to live in ugliness, esp when you're fat bc people make you feel like you shouldn't exist for being fat, the same way bong joon ho said rich ppl are nice bc they have the money to be nice

I am so mean because i don't feel pretty, i hope i can forgive myself someday for thinking evil things about other people

Am i crazy or is my boyfriend cheating on me? does he like someone else? will the tarot cards show me the truth only time will tell

#don't send me anons abt this thank u

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chillingcinemachronicles · 5 months

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Top 5 Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Films on Netflix

Embark on an interstellar journey with the Top 5 Sci-Fi Movies that transport you to otherworldly realms. From mind-bending concepts to futuristic landscapes, these films redefine the boundaries of imagination. Explore the wonders of advanced technology, encounter extraterrestrial beings, and unravel the mysteries of the cosmos. Each cinematic gem in this list captivates with its unique blend of science, fiction, and awe-inspiring visuals, leaving an indelible mark on the sci-fi genre. Get ready for an escape into the unknown with these stellar adventures that push the boundaries of what’s possible.

5. Dune (2021)

A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

4. Okja (2017)

For 10 idyllic years, young Mija (An Seo Hyun) has been caretaker and constant companion to Okja-a massive animal and an even bigger friend-at her home in the mountains of South Korea. But that changes when a family-owned multinational conglomerate Mirando Corporation takes Okja for themselves and transports her to New York, where image obsessed and self-promoting CEO Lucy Mirando (Tilda Swinton) has big plans for Mija’s dearest friend. With no particular plan but single-minded in intent, Mija sets out on a rescue mission, but her already daunting journey quickly becomes more complicated when she crosses paths with disparate groups of capitalists, demonstrators and consumers, each battling to control the fate of Okja…while all Mija wants to do is bring her friend home. Deftly blending genres, humor, poignancy and drama, Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer, The Host) begins with the gentlest of premises-the bond between man and animal-and ultimately creates a distinct and layered vision of the world that addresses the animal inside us all.

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3. Elysium (2013)

Neill Blomkamp’s second film, Elysium, envisions a future where the Earth is dying and the rich and powerful live in luxury on the orbital space station Elysium. Matt Damon stars as Max Da Costa, an ex-criminal-turned-day laborer on Earth who is exposed to a fatal level of radiation. Since the cure for his condition can only be found on Elysium, Max accepts a risky job to attack Armadyne Corp CRO John Carlyle (William Fichtner).

What Max doesn’t know is that the info he stole from Carlyle’s head is proof that Defense Secretary Jessica Delacourt (Jodie Foster) is attempting to pull off a coup and assume control of Elysium. That’s why she sent a psychotic killer, Agent M. Kruger (Sharlto Copley), to retrieve the info at any cost.

2. The One (2001)]

Jet Li’s Gabe Law is the title character of The One … or is it Gabriel Yulaw? As a member of the Multiverse Authority, Gabriel had the bright idea of killing all of his other counterparts in the multiverse in the hope that this would give him god-like powers. Gabriel betrayed two of his colleagues, Evan Funsch (JasonStatham) and Harry Rodecker (Delroy Lindo), in pursuit of his mad plan. Now, Gabriel’s ambitions are close to being realized.

As the last living variant of Gabriel, Gabe is also gifted with extraordinary powers. And when Gabriel arrives in his universe to kill him, Gabe is the only one who can stand up to him.

1. Bird Box (2018)

t’s understandable if you get some Quiet Place vibes from Bird Box. Both are sci-fi horror movies that deal with monsters that directly connect with human senses. In this flick, the creatures can make anyone who sees them become insane with suicidal urges. Hence the constant blindfolds to keep the entities out. Sandra Bullock plays Malorie Hayes, a woman struggling to survive in this horrific new world, while flashbacks explore how she dealt with the end of life as she knew it. Not all of the moments land, but Bird Box has its share of real scares.

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Hi! Just read your tattoo post - very well written and informative! I often wonder, (and btw I am a full supporter that the “JM” tatt means exactly that, JM. JiMin- ) do you think JK could’ve got the army tatt and someone said to him in between the J being added that funnily enough it could make all the members initials, if he added a J?

Like you said though, he could have easily found another place for it if he didn’t want the connotation to be that JM = Jimin. So he clearly doesn’t mind:)

Hello Anon,

Glad you found the tattoo post informative! It was quite fun to write and a very interesting topic to research I’m a sucker for research! Now, with regards to your questions. I perceive JK as someone who is very set in his ways and who has had a very graceful growth, considering the environment he basically grew up in, being the KPOP world. He has a very strong sense of self and had things gone even a little bit awry, I feel like he maybe would have risked becoming not very considerate of other people’s emotions or opinions in an alarming way.

Yet, thanks to his not-toxic-immediate-environment (being the other members, his immediate family, close friends, and perhaps few other people) he has learned how to react and gauge different types of situation where for example it is okay for him to be himself and not concede (for example, when he was arguing with JM about where the couch would go in ep149 BEHIND THE SCENES of RUN BTS)

from other situations where, depending on the person in question, he will concede his own opinion and seem to prefer to provide support rather than adding to the predicament concerning said person’s expense, which he seems to do a lot when said person is JM btw regardless of everyone else being on with say for example a joke (like during their VLIVE after the 2021 UNGA in September, when he amongst the members he spoke in JM’s defence).

Basically Jeon Jungkook does what Jeon Jungkook wants to do.

What people say is relevant to him only to a certain extent, which is depending on the situation and depending on who you are. ARMY for example is another entity that is very important to JK. He’d do almost anything to make ARMY happy, almost because in itself, though it may not seem so, JK is in fact in a sort of “long term relationship” with ARMY and has long already decided, and se,t his boundaries with us.

Now, let’s take this further to try and answer your questions, which of course can be but be only speculation and educated guessing. Imagine this: You live in SK and tattoos are not exactly the easiest thing to go about parading in your country. They are definitely not, yet your friend comes up to you with a tattoo that clearly spells the name of his fandom, what are your first thoughts? Mine would probably be He’s really crazy for his fans in a maybe weird way, like, you get a tattoo and what you do is tattoo the name of your fandom on your hand? To keep forever? I guess if I’m that big it will make the fans happy … but I don’t know, like, is this for me or them? What? That would be what I’d think in my head, but then I’d look at him and ask “Why?/Really?... but like, whatever makes you happy man!”. I’d basically be so shocked that I wouldn’t even be able to suggest adding any more letters to all of that, as I’m also still getting over the fact that he indeed has a freaking tattoo to begin with and don’t forget that there was also a smiley face and a purple heart … like mate 🥴

And then I'd be pretend like I never reacted the way I did, like I had always been supportive and i was just a bit shocked at first, when time later he'd come to reminding me how I was doubtful of his first ink 🙄🙄🙄...

We must also remember that JK’s friends are JK’s friends. If you are my friend and the first thing I say after seeing your tattoos is: by the way if you add a J on top of the M, that A looks like an upside down V and you know what you’d then spell? 🎵Kim-Nam-Joon, Kim-Seok-Jin, Min-Yoon-Gi, Jung-Ho-Seok, Park-Ji-Min, Kim-Tae-Hyung, YOU, BTS!🎶? Imma right? Won’t it be sick to have them too? Now, I’ve drawn my brother’s tattoo, but that was only because he begged me to I actually didn’t want to, and in the end he didn’t even get it tsk 😒, if not never in a million years would I even think of suggesting what I‘ve noticed his tattoo could look like if he added so-and-so on his body.

I know it doesn’t seem like a big deal, but permanent ink is meant to be permanent I mean you can get it off but it is an ordeal and not advisable, you’ve basically sat down and decided, right here, right now, this is what I want to keep forever. And let me add this. A part of me feels like, if he had indeed wanted to tattoo all the members on his fingers he would have not done it in such a way that it could have been left for interpretation. They ARE an important part of him, yet, once again, when you look at that hand, what really stands out is; ARMY across, JM down.

Surely he wouldn’t want his other members to be perceived as an afterthought since the J came after; don’t you think?

Always respectfully yours 💜

Marengo.

#ASK #Jungkook's Hand Tattoo

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hadesismybaby · 2 years

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This may be selfish, but I want Joseph in weird indie movies, a role in a Mike's Flanagan new series, a new staple on Wes Anderson movies, or imagine him being directed by Bong Joon ho

I don't want to see him in Marvel, DC, Star Wars or other ridiculous big franchise

#joseph quinn #joe quinn

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gaythingliker69 · 1 year

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Marxism in Scorsese’s Goncharov (1973)

I’ve seen various analyses regarding whether Goncharov (1973, dir. Martin Scorsese), is Marxist, whether it is Marxist *enough*, and to what extent it endorses or opposes American Cold War propaganda, but in my opinion few are taking into account international, Italian, and Russian historical and sociopolitical conditions, or Marxist theoretical bases and history, and how these aspects might affect the Marxist-ness, if I may, of the piece.

There are two nations and their theoretical traditions we must be concerned with here - Russia, at this time the Soviet Union, and Italy. This film, and it’s numerous betrayals and persuers across continents, can be seen as a euphemism for ideological tension, succession, and splits in the far left movements of the early and mid twentieth century.

Though I imagine many are familiar with Soviet socialism, Italy also finds its communist tradition in Antonio Gramsci, in his early days perceived to be on the ‘left’ of the Bolsheviks, as he then favoured a more decentralised approach to organising. Italy also contained anarchist and other, smaller far left movements like autonomism and workerism, though Italian Leninists of various sorts of course also existed. It should be stressed there are differences between Gramscian and Leninist socialism, but this is not within the scope of this analysis. There is one notable aspect of Gramscian theory and history for this analysis. As time went on, and the autonomous workers councils Gramsci was known to favour failed to produce a workers movement, he understood the need for a Communist Party of Italy modelled after Lenin’s Bolsheviks, then the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. His faith was such that he co-founded and eventually led the party.

The character Goncharov can be seen to deviate away from Soviet expectations in several euphemistic ways. His apparently homoerotic relationship with Andrey can be seen to subvert Soviet familial expectations after the 1930s, and could call back to Gramsci being one of the first Marxists to take sexuality seriously on a theoretical level. There is further deviation from Soviet familial expectations through his loveless relationship with Katya. He even cuts off Mario, which could be seen as a criticism of the ideological purity required by left communists, an almost childish move perhaps relating to Lenin’s description of left communism as an ‘infantile disorder’.

Katya herself is an interesting character, as she displays some of the same deviancy as her husband through her relationship with Sofia. Yet she seems to come around to her brother, Valery’s, way of thinking as the film progresses. Her brother is an arch servant of the Soviet state, perhaps even a former soldier, who would fully believe in the Soviet project due to his patriotism.

In a respect then, Goncharov can be seen to be early Gramsci, clashing with his later self in the form of Katya. Katya killing Goncharov, the new purging the old, lends further credence to this. Valery is what the socialist movement will become, a patriotic, perhaps militaristic force pursuing its enemies across the globe, perhaps a reference to actions such as the assassination of Leon Trotsky ordered by Joseph Stalin while the former was exiled in Mexico. That Sofia, the only proletarian in the films cast, is friends with Katya, the late Gramsci, is significant - writer Matteo JWHJ 0715 appears to be criticising the later Soviet style of socialism, left communist idealism, but also continued capitalism and fascist tendencies, as well as American interference, in Italy.

Talk of a remake or sequel, then, is plausible, given the multiple anti-capitalist projects that have entered the mainstream recently, the best example of which is perhaps Parasite (2019, dir. Bong Joon-ho, original title: 기생충 (Gisaenchung)) or, for television, Squid Game (2021, dir. Hwang Dong-hyuk, original title: 오징어 게임 (Ojing-eo Geim)). However, due to Scorsese’s name and it’s cult following, any new project may lose the message and commentary contained in the original in favour of a more surface level mafia affair. If any message is included, it will be watered down to the point of non existence or pointlessness, whichever comes more easily to the writers.

#goncharov #goncharev #goncharov (1973)#unreality #movies #films #fiction

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rhetoricandlogic · 1 year

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Drunk on All Your Strange New Words Is a Prescient, Culturally Focused Whodunnit

Eddie Robson’s newest book follows Lydia, an alien-to-English translator, as she tries to clear her name after Eddie Robson’s newest book follows Lydia, an alien-to-English translator, as she tries to clear her name after her employer is murdered

Eddie Robson was inspired to write Drunk on All Your Strange New Words the night that Bong Joon Ho accepted his Oscars for Parasite. As he watched the director on stage, he observed Sharon Choi, Ho’s translator, as she worked. In a world that is constantly pushing towards automation, even automatic translation, what would the act of in-person, immediate, interpretation and translation look like in the future? Drunk on All Your Strange New Words is Robson’s indelibly unique answer.

The book stars Lydia, who was identified as a person with a talent for translation when she was in high school. A graduate of the London School of Thought Language, she now serves as the translator for Fitzwilliam, the cultural attaché of the Logi, an alien species that made contact with the earth about 30 or 40 years ago. The Logi have difficulty with digital technology and require an in-person translator, which is where Lydia comes in, communicating telepathically with the Logi and allowing them to interact with human society.

That is, she was a translator for the cultural attaché before he was found dead in their apartment. Imagine Knives Out meets A Memory Called Empire, and you have a good idea of how this investigation goes as the police, radical anti-Logi groups, and artists with personal grudges try to pin Fitzwilliam’s murder on Lydia, despite the fact that she was far too drunk at the end of the keynote speech/banquet to have done much more than pass out. That’s the catch here—translating for the Logi gives humans the feeling of being drunk.

So when Lydia hears a voice inside her head after the murder, she’s sure it’s just an echo of Fitz... until she starts to feel drunk. Convinced that she’s not experiencing a nervous breakdown, Lydia launches her own investigation into Fitz’s murder, running all over Manhattan to try to find some coherent reason for her employer’s death.

What happens is a slow unraveling of the nature of truth and understanding between cultures. Enmeshed in futurism that is both fascinatingly like and unlike our own, Lydia’s search for the truth is an elusive and alien thing in a world where truth is rated via social media algorithms, and anything that needs to exist can be faked, implanted, or re-recorded. A lot of this book relies on Lydia trusting herself, and not what she’s being told, resisting the urge to verify things, else something gets picked up via the algorithm, and content begins to churn itself to the top of her feeds.

There’s an indistinct prescience to the world of this book, where we explore a near-future that has evolved from the modern-day politicization of “truthiness” and the blurring of the lines between online and offline. There are slight critiques of capitalism and middle-management, the kind that makes you realize with a gut-punch that nothing ever really changes, does it? There is always going to be someone dealing with the busywork, no matter how advanced the tech gets; when there is work to do and when all that work just sits around it creates more work no matter how much work you get done.

Taking turns in between absurdly gruesome and softly nascent, Drunk on All Your Strange New Words observes social media, public journalism, academia, and obsession while enmeshing the audience in Lydia’s voice. Sarcastic, vaguely annoyed at everything, and desperate to find the truth, Lydia is a sympathetic fuckup who’s just trying her best in an impossible situation.

Robson has done a remarkable job making Lydia feel like your best, messiest Libra friend, full of smart-ass remarks and bad decisions, but who really wants to do the right thing at the end of the day. With recognizable slang that seamlessly integrates into the fast-forwarded future of the novel, the line writing feels lived-in. We get terms like clouded, idee, facerec, inkout, and enpeecees, which are easily understandable, translated from our contemporary experiences into something that feels possible.

As the closed-room murder investigation goes on, the book picks up its pace markedly by the second half. When the walls are closing in, Lydia doesn’t let the self-driving car of the future just take her for a ride. Her practical, impossibly determined search for truth, pushes her onward. Justice and righteousness take a backseat to the simple desire to know what happened—to objectively, without any kind of truth filter or digital filter, understand why Fitz was killed and who is behind the murder.

With a darkly tongue-in-cheek comedy and soft science-fiction premise, Drunk on All Your Strange New Words is a conspiracy theory gift wrapped up as an exploration of our own culture’s obsession with ourselves. As Robson develops the mystery, honing in on the whodunnit at the center of the book, he also expands outwards, translating small truths about our own world through Lydia’s filters. And, in some cases, without any filters at all.

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