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“Well kid, I think you've got it.” sweet payback time :) Beth and Benny, The Queen’s Gambit, episode 6 “Adjournment”

#the queen's gambit #beth harmon #benny watts #his bare feet and the way he leans back haha #this time she hustled him #i'm glad there were witnesses #we all know what came after

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“Do you still like my hair?” She needed to fully crush him in chess before he was able to go there ;) “Adjournment” Episode 6 of The Queen’s Gambit

#the queen's gambit #beth harmon #benny watts

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Mr. Shaibel and Beth <3 Episode 1,2 and 7 of The Queen’s Gambit Their relationship is probably my favorite thing about the show. 

#the queen's gambit #beth harmon #the way she gingerly put her hand on his shoulder #he build a shrine #oh those quiet types #he was her only father figure #i'm crying

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no one is as smooth as Big Boss ;)

Descendants of the Sun, Episode 9

#descendants of the sun

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i forgot how frantic the lovemaking is in this movie! 

#house of flying daggers #takeshi kaneshiro #zhang ziyi #zhang yimou

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Loved how he put all those coats on her only to take them off again after.  Maggie Cheung and Leon Lai in Peter Chan’s “Comrades: Almost a Love Story” (1996)

#comrades: almost a love story #maggie cheung #peter chan #leon lai

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Takeshi Kaneshiro and Kelly Chen in Lee Chi-Ngai’s “Lost and Found” (1996)

These two made such a good duo. He has that doe-eyed dreamer look and she’s all sharp-edges. 

#takeshi kaneshiro #kelly chen

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Fuheng’s gorgeous and unhappy wedding

Episode 36 of Story of Yanxi Palace

#story of yanxi palace #fuca fuheng #erqing #its not the wedding we wanted but its still pretty #he cant even fake a happy face

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Fuheng and regret.  His lifetime of happiness for the reputation of the Fuca Clan and to not humiliate Erqing.  Episode 35 and 36 of Story of Yanxi Palace

#story of yanxi palace #fuca fuheng #oh his principles #lets remember he did it to save her life #Erqing you totally earned this

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-you love him to death in your heart, right? Who wouldn’t! He’s gentle, attentive, educated and cultured. 

Episode 34 of Story of Yanxi Palace

#story of yanxi palace #wei yingluo & fuca fuheng #wei yingluo #fuca fuheng #first time we hear her say it

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He did it to save her life but also broke both their hearts. My ship is entering the doomed angst part of their romance.   

Episode 34 of Story of Yanxi Palace

#story of yanxi palace #wei yingluo & fuca fuheng #wei yingluo #fuca fuheng #HE GAVE UP FIRST

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I love how he simply picks her up hahah.  Also, body contact is so rare on this show.

Episode 33 of Story of Yanxi Palace

#story of yanxi palace #wei yingluo & fuca fuheng #wei yingluo #fuca fuheng #i love it when he's teasing her #usually its the other way around

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serving him dishwater, if I recall correctly ;)

Episode 23 of Story Of Yanxi Palace

#story of yanxi palace #wei yingluo & fuca fuheng #wei yingluo #fuca fuheng #he definitely looked like he knew something was up #that one moment the show mislead me so far

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He’s a sob, we knew it. But look at Yingluo being a sob too. 

Episode 26 of Story of Yanxi Palace

#story of yanxi palace #yingluo & fuheng #wei yingluo #fuca fuheng #he's so gone #also he's telling everyone that he wants to marry her #everyone besides her #cast aside those obsessions of yours eh

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So much drama about a fragrance pouch :))

Episode 26 of Story of Yanxi Palace

#story of yanxi palace #yingluo & fuheng #wei yingluo #fuca fuheng #i really thought he had ligit reasons to be mad at her haha #fragrance pouches are the valentine cards of the Qing dynasty #and then he casually drops the L-word

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She really did stab him. And that looks a bit deeper than only 1/10 of the blade of his knife, as he claims later on lol. 

Episode 15 of Story of Yanxi Palace

#story of yanxi palace #yingluo & fuheng #wei yingluo #fuca fuheng #she stabbed him #he didn't mind at all

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The most elaborate falling-on-top-of-each-other tumble I've seen in a while!

Episode 10 of Story of Yanxi Palace

#story of yanxi palace #yingluo & fuheng #wei yingluo #fuca fuheng #falling on top of each other #in a chinese period movie way #but what was her initial intention here? push him? #his eyes clearly went to her mouth there for a second