#had a lot to process with this one

[dramalove247]

Favorite Things:

Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo

Wow. This show was so good. Painful, but so worth it. Gave us a lot to process and unpack with complex and real characters. One of us has already rewatched it. Really beautifully done series.

❤ Sharing some of our favorite posts about the show below (spoilers ahead):

Great post about Ju Yeong by @badsassitude. The characters are both dealing with trauma in their own way and we love how the series showed this and the conflicts it caused between the two characters.

Ouch. This scene hurt. Beautiful GIFS by @my-rose-tinted-glasses

Mind blown. This is why I love the internet!!! If I wasn't already in love with @my-rose-tinted-glasses, I am now!

We loved the contrast between the intimate scenes from their youth and then later. The second one felt layered with sadness and weight. Enjoyed this take on the scenes by @biochemjess

Reasons to love the ending by @twig-tea

Way to twist the knife @dengswei!

Just so much to unpack with this story. Great post by @biochemjess

We could keep sharing posts for days, but we will make ourselves stop. Thanks for all the great posts everyone!

[king-magppi]

♥️♣️It’s old coot game night... TIME TO GAMBLE!! This time a few others were invited to join the "old coots". It's more fun that way, anyhow.♦️♠️

(w/o dialogue vers under cut!)

[hinamie]

unconditionally

[keferon]

Heeey Transformers fandom. Will you accept my humble offering?

[slfcare]

the most difficult thing about growing as a person socially, as in getting out of your shell and noticing that you are, is that there will still be times when it doesn’t feel like you’ve grown at all! times when you can’t really connect with anyone around you, times when you fail to enter into an existing conversation, times when you say the wrong thing (or nothing at all when in hindsight you probably should’ve). but that’s also kind of the best thing, because that’s the thing that helps you realize that sometimes, it’s not you or your lack of skills or any shortcoming. sometimes certain environments just aren’t for you and certain people aren’t your people, and that’s okay. that’s human. it’s okay to not feel the progress you have made all the time.

[paradimeart]

i want the sirens to look weirderrrr

[stump-not-found]

dude it's just like the tv show ....

[obsob]

one small step for. kitties

[dramalove247]

At A Glance:

Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo

Korean - Romantic Drama

Staring: Kim Nu-rim & Lee Seon

Do Hoe is a high school student trapped in an abusive home that wants nothing more than to get into college and escape this life. After embarrassing his family, Ju Yeong is sent away and works to pursue his dreams of going to college for Taekwondo. Ju Yeong's bright and cheerful personality brings momentary joy to Do Hoe's painful life before the realities of life rip them apart. Many years pass before they meet again, but wounds remain.

This series is AMAZING. The story and characters are complex and real and it takes some reflection and time to digest. Painful, yet beautiful and so worth it. Highly recommend.

Ending: 😍 Beautifully real and happy and perfect

Tears: Ouch. Definitely painful

Main Couple: Queer

Romance Scenes: On screen scenes add to the character and relationship development and are integral to the plot. Awkward and real and sweet and conveyed emotions.

Flavor of Scenes: Vanilla

Heads up: Toxic parents, physical and emotional abuse, child abuse, bullying, violence

[luvuomi]

“On the 𝔀ings of a small, simple 𝓶elody

Words take 𝐟light and 𝐬oar

They carry me

A 𝒘orld we'll see . . . ”

a single verse that faintly echoes throughout an empty auditorium; written on delicate parchment, it’s penmanship elegant yet faded with time. though an enchanted being meant to be revered by the awe-like gaze of many, this enigmatic dove has chosen to soar beyond the cosmos where it remains out of sight. once upon a time, miss amélie had once taken to the spotlight, dazzling the citizens of penacony with her soft charm that many likened to the moonlight’s glow. but the amélie of today has since retired from the stage—the details of which she did not enlighten me with nor did i push for after seeing that wistful look in her eyes—and now continues her journey as but a humble songwriter for others.

“i wish to lend my voice to others.. for those who wish to be seen, heard, and remembered. there was a time in which i once felt forgotten by the world, overlooked as a dimly-lit star amongst a sky of countless others who’s light burns brightly. in order to be saved, i too must burn.. or so i thought. this song was created at a time in which i wanted to be heard, and i was. in that sense, i suppose you could say i sympathize with them.”

this was the response the halovian had given me when asked to explain what she believes her purpose as a songwriter is. when i asked miss amélie about whether or not she would ever consider returning to the life of stardom, the young lady merely smiled as she folded up the parchment in her hand, before deftly tucking it away in her old song-writing book.

“my story has been told. i have nothing else to share that i feel needs to be acknowledged. in any case, i’m quite certain we’ll bare witness to many more fascinating stories in the coming years.” a pause. “… i’ll make sure of it.”

— an excerpt from moonlight’s silent voice: an exclusive interview from penacony’s hidden star, amélie.

🎨 →⠀﹐⠀╱⠀hsr! amélie was brought to life by the amazing @charlikesalmon !! AAAAA THEY DID SUCH AN INCREDIBLE JOB this is my second time working with char and to say i’m satisfied would be such an understatement🥹🤍they truly captured what i had envisioned and made it a reality AND IT CAME OUT SO CUTE AND LOVELY OH MY GOODNESS.. i would recommend anyone interested to please check them out and support!

[hinamie]

playing around w slightly different hair renders

[doctorsiren]

wips + no effects under the cut ^^

[shroomerr]

Oh, help me God, this hellboy got me coming back for more

reblogs super appreciated !!! close-ups under the cut !

[biblicalhorror]

Okayyyyy yeah also let's talk about Tammy. I didn't know how I felt about her for awhile because she did very much feel like the Disposable Black Girlfriend, but I'm seeing people saying she's an "abuser" or God forbid "just as bad as Kevin" and that's just. Not at all true.

Yes, Tammy is controlling. She doesn't seem to really like Patty for who she is, and kind of seems to want to change her into someone else instead. HOWEVER, I think we need to look at the whole character to understand WHY she's like that. I don't think she's controlling Patty for personal gain or for the sake of manipulating her. I think she's lonely and desperate for companionship, which leads to her ignoring/pushing past the obvious incompatibility in her relationship with Patty.

Here's what we know about Tammy:

1. She seems to be the only black person in the Worcester social circle. She also mentions frequently how she's surrounded entirely by white men at work.

2. She is also the only openly lgbt person in the area, other than Patty, who is still not exactly out and proud.

3. She describes her entire job as "making excuses for" and "cleaning up after" the men at her job, particularly her partner (whose name I am unfortunately forgetting, does anyone remember?), who even had her plant evidence for him on at least one occasion.

4. Despite being very competent and good at her job, the white men around her keep failing upwards (she mentions a few times that people beneath her keep getting promoted) while she remains stagnant in her career. There doesn't seem to be any explanation for this other than the fact that she is a black lesbian in an extremely white, conservative community.

Basically, Tammy seems like someone who has been taught (like many black women) that she will have to work much harder than everyone else to get ahead in any capacity. She is also likely very, very lonely. She doesn't seem to have any friends outside of work, which isn't surprising given the above. It seems like she doesn't exactly have a ton of prospects, dating-wise, other than Patty. In my opinion, it's really no wonder that she clung to Patty so desperately and immediately and tried to forcibly mold her into someone who could be compatible. She's tough, smart, organized, direct, manipulative, no-nonsense and controlling because, well, she had to be. And she ends up trying to "rein in" Patty because, in her mind, what's the other option? She ends up alone, surrounded by men who force her to cover for their antics and don't care if she lives or dies.

I'm not saying her behavior is healthy. But it comes from an entirely different place than Kevin's abuse, or Chuck's, or even Neil's. And it's also not uncommon. In real life, I know many queer women (specifically small-town lesbians) who end up in relationship dynamics just like that over and over again because they start dating someone who doesn't quite fit, and they compensate for it by trying to force a connection instead of accepting loneliness and isolation. I have a lot of sympathy for Tammy. And I wish the show had taken more care to establish the abuse she faced from her coworkers off-camera.

[aroaceleovaldez]

also i found some concept art for s1 of the show by Nick Keller of Wētā FX (which im glad about cause for a second i couldn't tell if s1 had any concept art at all and I was growing concerned) and. oh my god. what did they do to this poor artist. these are screenshots of despair.

There are a lot of iterations of JUST the chimera and a good amount of planning for the waterpark (originally including the spiders!!!! the actual spider automatons got modeled!!!!) with some actually pretty dramatically different concepts between versions. And it sounds like the show scrapped 90% of what was put forward - if i had to guess, mostly on the basis of how much it would have been animated. The chimera seems like the most complex thing that got through and it got cut back quite a bit. There's a third gallery for just the statue of Aphrodite and it has so few concepts comparatively to the other two pjo tv galleries and barely any blurb, mostly just describing how it came up much later in the concepts phase. It feels so empty. I feel bad for this man. Nick Keller what did they do to you...

[muchmossymess]

Ling!!!