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it starts with a kiss 。

19 Days (Chapter 409-410 Spoilers)

As a returnee to the comic & fandom, and already late into the chapters, I'm aware that someone else has likely posted similar content on the internet. If so, feel free link me as you like, but I'll be putting down my own observations and two cents here, thanks.

Good grief, where do I start with this? Maybe their longing gazes, how Mo is looking at He Tian as the latter is staring down at his lips? (And even in the subsequent panels, note how He Tian keeps returning his gaze to Mo's mouth.)

Judging by the position of their hands, it looks like He Tian is the one who initiates the contact, but I could be wrong. Either way, it's clear that Mo's nervous (he's been sweating non-stop, and his free hand's shaking), but even his nervousness and uncertainty doesn't stop him from closing the distance. He Tian's gaze has shifted from his mouth to his eyes (much more intimate and intense), and Mo ends up losing his nerves and aborting the mouth-to-mouth kiss.

Mo chooses to close his eyes to escape (the pressure, the intensity, the intimacy), but from his furrowed brow, even this isn't easy. He Tian, on the other hand, closes the distance with his embrace, accepting whatever modicum of affection Mo's willing to give him. He's following Mo's lead. Mo's pace.

Mo quickly breaks away in the panel following the kiss; the way he pulls back and keeps an arm between them shows a desire for distance; he's embarrassed and trying to change the subject (good grief, can you get more tsundere than "my mom prolly doesn't hate you" --he can't even bring himself to express his own feelings towards He Tian directly; has to bring his mom in the conversation, pfft.)

He Tian, on the other hand, won't be so easily distracted or dissuaded. He's got his arms around Mo and won't let him pull back too much; his eyes have returned to Mo's mouth, even as he prompts him to continue. (He's trying to get Mo to confess, aha.)

Even in this next panel, as Mo turns aside, He Tian is maintaining contact with him, only letting go when Mo presents him with the piercing kit, but the kit itself isn't important; his eyes remain on Mo's face, he's seeing everything Mo isn't saying.

The detail of the piercing kit, I like, because Mo's piercings symbolize ownership. Mo isn't a pet or a dog, but he's been compared one several times (both by She Li and He Tian). She Li and He Tian have both used Mo's piercings as a mark of ownership (She Li having pierced Mo's ear, and He Tian buying him earrings). Unlike with She Li, Mo is willing to accept He Tian.

Though He Tian was being possessive af in chapters 282-284 when the backstory about the piercings was revealed, Mo was the one who decided that he wanted to wear the earrings that He Tian gave him.

In chapters 372-373, Mo even took it a step further and requested a new piercing from He Tian, but after the initial shocked reaction, He Tian beckons him over and says this:

Mo's confessing to him. Not directly, and not with straightforward words, 'cause let's face it, that brand of vulnerability doesn't come easy to Mo. He's nervous, and stuttering, and avoiding eye contact, but He Tian's not about to let it go. Mo needs to look, to actually see and understand for himself how He Tian feels as well.

The way He Tian puts himself under Mo is pretty interesting (reminds me of when he did this in chapter 296, when he declared in front of Mo's underlings that He Tian would be his lackey). Is it a way to reassure Mo while simultaneously soothing his ego? Or is it a way for He Tian to communicate that the ball's in Mo's court; that he's the one who'll set the pacing in their relationship?

He' Tian's pretty clever, using just the right words to reassure Mo. He's turning Mo's gaze to him, and while Mo is looking at his face here, He Tian is instead looking right at his lips, communicating exactly what he wants. He's stroking Mo's bottom lip with his thumb, while slowly closing the distance Mo previously created.

That look in Mo's eyes, it's a reflection of mutual desire, and maybe it's because Mo can see it now, that what He Tian wants is what they both want, that Mo tells him when prompted (with a gesture, rather than words). Even now, he's looking carefully at He Tian for his reaction, not because he thinks the latter will reject him, but because he wants to make sure he sees it clearly.

As for He Tian, he's the one who's slowly been closing the gap all this time (their faces getting closer and closer), but Mo's the one who has the final say. He Tian complies to his unspoken wish.

It's the perfect kiss.

Credits: comic by Old Xian 。translations by alexc1ting 。

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I have to become the CEO of drawing these characters

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BACK FROM THE DEAD FOR MORE HEAVENWILLBEMINEPOSTING

I had a short animation assignment for a class, so I animated part of the first Luna-Terra/Saturn fight! It's a little rough around the edges because I only had so much time but I'm happy with how it came out. I mean they let me draw gaywomen for class, of course I'm happy

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have a frog too

I see “reblog to give prev”, I reblog. I don’t care what I’m giving my friends, y’all getting all the nice things. Have a break. Have all my mortal possessions. Have a frog.

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Haha get loved unconditionally idiot. Get absolutely fuckin cherished. Lol you're about to be hugged so hard. I appreciate you deeply as a person, what you gonna do about it? Nothing lmao

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just somethin quick n cozy

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the first anime that i ever watched, my first inspo…thank you toriyama!

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the first anime that i ever watched, my first inspo…thank you toriyama!

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Akira Toriyama is the reason I started drawing comics and learning animate fight scenes. Rest in peace.

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FLY-HIGH! TO THE NEXT BIG JOURNEY! REST WELL AKIRA TORIYAMA.

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Son Gohan.

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So this year i've decided to share with you'all my yearly challenges! i'm usually shy when it comes to share the things i do but i'm doing by best to not let it stop me. The rules are simple: one element per prompt, no repetitions & the prompts can be interpreted as creatively as u like. If you like the movie one, i have a list on my letterboxd where u can copy-paste it :)

Have fun!! 💜

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Musically talented birdy

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[BTS] Magic Shop (Translated Accurately & Poetically)

I know you’re hesitating, because all your spoken truths

Eventually come back to you and become your scars.

I won’t be repeating the same old empty encouragements.

My story, that’s what I’ll tell you, tell you.

What did I say,

I said we would win.

I didn’t believe (truly) that we could win.

This miracle, not truly a miracle, did we make this happen

(No) I stood still, right here,

It was you who came to me.

I do believe your galaxy,

I want to hear your melody.

The stars of your galaxy, how would they embroider your skies.

At the ends of my despair,

That’s where I finally found you, don’t forget.

I was on a cliff edge, you were my last reason.

Live.

On days you hate to be you, on days you wish you could forever disappear,

Let’s make a door, in your heart.

Open the door, go inside, and this will be what’s awaiting you.

You can trust this. To console you, a magic shop.

Sipping a warm cup of tea,

Gazing up at that galaxy,

You’ll be okay, oh, this is a magic shop.

So show me (I’ll show you)

So show me (I’ll show you)

So show me (I’ll show you)

Show you, show you

When you bloom, a rose

When you dance, cherry blossoms

When you set, morning glories (morning glories)

That one beautiful moment (that fleeting moment)

I always wanted to be the best.

So I was impatient, always restless.

Comparing others to me became the norm.

My weapon, my desire, it bound me tight, became a leash.

But hey, when I look back, to be honest I

Don’t think being the best was what I wanted to be.

Solace, emotion, that’s what I wanted to be.

Your sadness, your pain, I want to ease that from you.

On days you hate to be you, on days you wish you could forever disappear,

Let’s make a door, in your heart.

Open the door, go inside, and this will be what’s awaiting you.

You can trust this. To console you, a magic shop.

Sipping a warm cup of tea,

Gazing up at that galaxy,

You’ll be okay, oh, this is a magic shop.

So show me (I’ll show you)

So show me (I’ll show you)

So show me (I’ll show you)

Show you, show you

If I say I was afraid of everything too, would you believe me (believe me)

All of my truths (truths), the time I had left.

All of your answers are here where you found it (right here)

Written in your stars, written in your heart.

You gave me the best of me

So you’ll give you the best of you

You found me (found me), you saw me, knew me

You gave me the best of me

So you’ll give you the best of you

You can find it, inside you there’s a galaxy

So show me (I’ll show you)

So show me (I’ll show you)

So show me (I’ll show you)

Show you, show you