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[angieloveshua]

So, today, Po Yun and Tunhai fans won!

[squidja]

yan xie carrying around his sleepy boyfriend while making him tea to go, they are so precious!! TvT

[mejomonster]

Does anyone have any cnovel recs, or chinese pingxie fanfic recs?

I like bl, gl, horror, supernatural, mysteries, realistic with some fantasy elements, good characterization, genre mashing, people from difference backgrounds meeting, found families, hurt/comfort, thrillers, and also just open to giving anything a shot if you think it's good

[regine1663]

電影 最好的我們 八月長安的振華四部曲之一 #四部曲裡面我只看完暗戀橘生淮南而且還是胡一天版本的 #我認真比對過胡一天版本的顏值比較合我的口味 我知道最好的我們電視劇口碑很好， 但是我還沒有看！ #因為我沒有愛奇藝的會員 所以我先看了電影版本 #現在知道我是有網飛的會員了吧😮‍💨 #真的不是我比較喜歡陳飛宇的顏值🤣 故事主角的名字開始⋯⋯⋯⋯ 耿耿 余淮 #我不得不說八月長安很會 #暗戀橘生淮南的男女主角叫做盛淮南女主角叫做洛枳 #這不是南橘北枳嗎 #最好的我們男主角叫做余淮女主角叫做耿耿 #然後兩個人坐同桌這下注定要耿耿於懷了 電影的前半段都是好笑的！ 罰站、上課睡覺⋯⋯ 三五好友聊天的場景⋯ 這些都會讓你想起你的學生時代！ 電影中的歌唱比賽， 汪蘇瀧跟陳飛宇唱的勇氣版本很好聽❤️ 但是不知道是不是因為電影篇幅關係， 從高考結束一直到七年後開同學會到結尾這段就是有點倉促！ #我真的覺得陳飛宇的假髮很難看😤😤 #差點毀了一張帥臉 在最後解開了男主角的秘密⋯⋯ 而我看到余淮坐在廊道的地板刪除著耿耿傳給他的照片的那一段⋯ 我居然感受到強烈的窒息感！ #我上一次看電影有這樣窒息感的片名叫做被偷走的那五年 #被偷走的哪五���作者也是八月長安 最好的我們裡面片尾有一句話很有意思！ 還記得那時候的你嗎？ 那時的你，是最好的你， 現在的我，是最好的我， 最好的我們之間， 卻隔了一整個青春， 追也追不上的青春！ #這部電影裡面居然有盛淮南出現在欸 #但是我明明就記得在暗戀橘生淮南裡面盛淮南是高三才轉學到振華中學的啊 #在暗戀橘生淮南振華中學明明就在哈爾濱在最好的我們他忽然間就搬來武漢了 #應該是我沒有看過原著然後這些編劇改編沒有注意到 #要我看原著真的是太難了 #因為我不看小說啊 #我讀書的時候只看過亞森羅蘋還有原振俠跟金庸福爾摩斯這樣 #其實我最佩服的是振華四部曲裡面的人物都是有關係的 #沒有想到八月長安的男主也都是高帥的理工大神 #電影跟電視劇的劇情差異等我找到有人要贊助我愛奇藝會員再說 #但是電影跟電視劇的男主顏值我想陳飛宇比較合我的口味 #最好的我們 #八月長安小說改編 #振華四部曲之一 #2019年電影 https://www.instagram.com/p/CpuyDFov2K-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[happilypleasantdefendor]

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[angieloveshua]

He pressed Yan Xie’s head with his hand, almost half-forcibly, and gave him a long kiss. No matter how many thoughts were circling in his mind just now, at the moment when his lips and tongue were entangled, all of Yan Xie’s thoughts disappeared, and his brain and even his soul went blank. He didn’t even realize it himself, but hot tears poured out of his eyes uncontrollably. His throat spasmed with soreness, and his internal organs were sliced into a bloody pulp by thousands of sharp knives. He opened his teeth tremblingly, wanting to bite off the tip of Jiang Ting’s tongue, but he couldn’t. “Even if you have money and a career, if you meet someone you like, you still have to obediently wait to be picked…” “But I’m still very happy to be picked up.” “Do you feel this heart beating? It’s beating so fast now. “ “Marry or not? Huh? Tell me, marry or not?” “Marry, marry…”

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[yoga-onion]

Legends of the humanoids

Reptilian humanoids (5)

Wuxing – the connections between the Five Dragon Kings (Ref) and the Five Elements philosophy 

To better understand the origins of the Five Dragon Kings and the ancient Chinese legend, it is worth mentioning the wuxing of natural philosophy, which states that all things are composed of five elements: fire, water, wood, metal and earth.

The underlying idea is that the five elements 'influence each other, and that through their birth and death, heaven and earth change and circulate'.  

The five elements are described as followed:

Wood/Spring: a period of growth, which generates abundant vitality, movement and wind.

Fire/Summer: a period of swelling, flowering, expanding with heat.

Earth is associated with ripening of grains in the yellow fields of late summer.

Metal/Autumn: a period of harvesting, collecting and dryness.

Water/Winter: a period of retreat, stillness, contracting and coolness.

The wuxing system, in use since the Han dynasty (2nd century BCE), appears in many seemingly disparate fields of early Chinese thought, including music, feng shui, alchemy, astrology, martial arts, military strategy, I Ching divination, and traditional medicine, serving as a metaphysics based on cosmic analogy.

The wuxing originally referred to the five major planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Mars and Venus), which were thought of as the five forces that create life on earth. Wu Xing litterally means moving star and describes the five types of Qi (all the vital substances) cycles through various stages of transformation. As yin and yang continuously adjust to one another and transform into one another in a never-ending dance of harmony, they tend to do so in a predictable pattern.

The lists of correlations for the five elements are diverse, but there are two cycles explaining the major interaction. The yin-yang interaction, which by increasing or decreasing the qualities and functions associated with a particular phase, it may either nourish a phase that is in deficiency or drain a phase that is in excess or restrain a phase that is exerting too much influence (see below):

The Creation Cycle (Yang)

Wood feeds Fire

Fire creates Earth (ash)

Earth bears Metal

Metal collects Water

Water nourishes Wood

The Destruction Cycle (Yin)

Wood parts Earth 

Earth dams (or absorbs) Water

Water extinguishes Fire

Fire melts Metal

Metal chops Wood

The Huainanzi (2nd BCE) describes the five colored dragons (azure/green, red, white, black, yellow) and their associations (Chapter 4: Terrestrial Forms), as well as the placement of sacred beasts in the five directions (the Four Symbols beasts, dragon, tiger, bird, tortoise in the four cardinal directions and the yellow dragon.

伝説のヒューマノイドたち

ヒト型爬虫類 (5)

五方龍王（参照）と五行思想の関連性 

ここで、五方龍王の起源、そして古代中国の伝説をよく理解するために、万物は火・水・木・金・土の5種類の元素からなる、という自然哲学の五行思想について触れておきましょう。 5種類の元素は「互いに影響を与え合い、その生滅盛衰によって天地万物が変化し、循環する」という考えが根底に存在する。 

五行は次のように説明されている：

木は、春の豊かな生命力、動き、風を生み出す成長期。

火は、夏の太陽の暖かさの下で行われる成熟の過程、熱で膨張する時期。

土は、晩夏の黄色い野原での穀物の成熟に関連している。

金は、秋の収穫、収集、乾燥の時期。

水は、冬の雪に覆われた暗い大地の中に潜む新しい生命の可能性と静寂の時期。 漢の時代 (紀元前2世紀頃) から使用されてきた五行説は、音楽、風水、錬金術、占星術、武術、軍事戦略、易経、伝統医学など、中国初期の思想の一見バラバラに見える多くの分野に登場し、宇宙の類推に基づく形而上学として機能している。 

五行とは文字通り「動く星」を意味し、五種類の気（生命維持に必要なすべての物質）が様々な変容の段階を経て循環することを表している。陰と陽は絶え間なく互いに調整し合い、調和の終わりのないダンスで互いに変化していくため、予測可能なパターンで変化する傾向がある。

五行の相関関係は多様だが、主要な相互作用を説明する2つのサイクルがある。陰陽の相互作用は、特定の相に関連する資質や機能を増減させることで、不足している相に栄養を与えたり、過剰な相を排出したり、影響力を及ぼしすぎている相を抑制したりする (以下参照):

相生（陽）のサイクル

木は燃えて火を生む

火が土 (灰) をつくる

土は金属を産出する

金属は表面に水を集める

水は木を育てる

相克（陰）のサイクル

木は大地を構成する

土は水を堰き止める

水は火を消す

火は金属を溶かす

金属が木を切る

『淮南子』（紀元前2世紀）には、五色の龍（紺碧・緑、赤、白、黒、黄）とその関連性 (第4章: 地の形)、五方位への聖獣の配置（四枢の四象徴獣、龍、虎、鳥、亀、黄龍）が記述されている。

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惩罚巨砲警官

晚上当我洗澡时，突然听见门铃声，我赶紧围著一条白色大浴巾去开门，我看见两个警察站在门外，一位是年龄40以上，有点大肚子的警伯，我对他没什么兴趣，另一位帅哥壮警就不一样了，他大约有185公分高，不但长相帅气，身材也十分魁梧，可能由於天气炎热，壮警浑身上下也是汗水，令警服紧贴著他的身体，突出他宽厚结实的胸肌，再配合一双粗壮的手臂，令人看得有点压迫感！我按捺不住偷看他的裤档，脑海里幻想著这个壮警蹲下时，紧绷的警裤裤档情景，该是十分壮观！

壮警问借通往顶楼的钥匙，因为有人检举同栋公寓另一边五楼的住户行跡很可疑，我把顶楼的钥匙交给他们，十分钟后当我已经洗完澡。由於天气炎热，我全身只穿著一条白色的三角內裤，悠然地坐在沙发椅上。

不久，我再一次听到一阵门铃声，赶紧围著一条白色大浴巾去开门，这次门外站著的只有壮警，他把钥匙交给我，说隔壁的人没问题，但他怀疑检举的人是我，被误会是一件很令人不舒服的事，於是我怒斥他若没本是就算了，不要乱诬赖人，边有还边推了他一把，没想到他回推我一把，还顺手带上了大门，他严厉的说：「先生，合作一点，给我看你的身分证！」

这时我才有点慌张起来，连说对不起，他也不管我的道歉，捉著我的臂膀就往客厅走去，粗暴地把我的內裤扯掉及將我推倒在沙发上，那姿势让他穿著警服的下半身完全压住我圆浑的臀部，他一边故意用他的下体磨擦我的屁股，一边用他铁青的鬍渣轻轻的刮著我的脸说：「怎么样？你刚才不是偷看我的裤档吗？我的尺寸可不是小號，而是一定可以把你征服喔！」虽然是隔著他的警裤，但我感觉到他的阴茎正在勃起。

我正想呼救时，他立即拾起地上的內裤塞入我的嘴巴，怒斥道：「別吵！」我不禁打了一个寒颤。他用力地把我抬起来，在我耳边轻声道：「別怪我！你的身体太诱人了！」接著，他一手抓住我的腿，將我的膝盖弯曲到靠进胸前，这种异常的姿势让我痛得不得了，也让我的私处一览无遗。

他拉下裤链，雄浑之处把他红色的內裤中央高高地撑起了，他一边用他勃起的阴茎隔著他的內裤磨擦我的脸，一边得意地说：「你现在该相信我是没骗你吧，我的老二有20公分长，哈………！」

我还不懂回应，他已拉下內裤露出了他坚挺的阴茎，然后毫不留情的插进我的后庭………就这样，我无助地被一个穿著警服的警察粗暴地操我的屁股「呜呜…」我无法叫出声，疼的掉下泪来。

他略皱眉头，「妈的，好紧！」他猛力地摆动腰挺起他的阴茎揪插我的屁眼。受到屁眼被揪插的刺激和快感，我也不由得勃起了，腰部也同时不由自主地配合他的动作摆动起来。「呜…呜…」我的嘴无法合上，唾液沾湿了內裤，沿著我的颈子流下。

壮警一边贪婪地用舌尖舔我的脸，一边更用力地抽动著腰，，他硕大的睾丸不断撞击我的屁股，发出清脆的啪啪声。我受不了他勇猛的进攻，没多久，我便射精了。

发泄过后的我顿时腿软，只能將重心靠在他的身上，他好像发觉我无力反抗了，放开我的手並拿走塞在我嘴中的內裤。壮警抽出阴茎，由於他的龟头不断流出精水，令他的阴茎有点发亮，我不断的喘著气，身体力量像被抽光似的倒在地上。

「这样就不行了啊…」他用戏謔的口吻说道。捏住我的下巴，迫使我张开嘴，將他坚硬的阴茎塞入我口中。他抓著我的头髮，让我无法逃开。「唔…」又长又粗的阴茎直达我的喉咙，令我呼吸有点困难。他不断喊著:「用力，用力吸喔！」

大约过了五分钟，他突然抽出他的阴茎，命令著：「把腿打开点。」我无奈地依照他的命令张开大腿，让他能看��楚又红又湿的屁眼。「你这个骚货，这里正高兴地流著口水呢！」他用手指撩拨我的屁眼，恣意玩弄著。口水？！才不是呢，这是刚刚被他操的时候，他的龟头流出大量的精水。

他凶恶地拉扯我的头髮。「想要我插进你的骚穴吗？快说！」「想！」「想什么，说清楚一点吧！」「我想被你插！请你插进我的骚穴吧。」「不行，你该说清楚，你请谁操你，还有操你的什么地方！」「拜託！警察先生，请……请你插进我…我的…骚穴…」我哭著说，羞辱令我全身泛红。「这才乖嘛！」他扳开我的臀，再一次將阴差插入我的屁眼。「啊…嗯…」

「已经是第二次了，你的屁眼还是那么紧！」壮警边喘气边说「比我以前干过的男人还紧喔！好舒服！」壮警一手套弄我的阴茎，另一手则捏我的乳头。老二被套弄的刺激丶乳头被捏的痛感，让我的身体开始些微的弓起，也再一次有要射精的衝动；壮警不停地套弄我丶捏我，我已承受不了这种刺激开始「啊～又要出来！啊～」老二不自主地抽动，精液再一次地喷出，壮警將我射出的精液全拦截在他的手掌上，再將我射出的精液涂抹在我的脸上。

壮警大慨操了十来分钟，他突然抽出阴茎，向著我的脸射精！这时我的脸全是精液，有他的，也有自己的。壮警在射完精后长长的嘘了一口气「喔！爽！好久没这么爽………」壮警瘫躺在地上喘气，我也顺势趴在他身上。就在此刻，我的手按在的腰间的手枪，我急中生智，我立即把手枪抢夺，再站起身来！屋內的形势有了180度的转变，我决定要向这个无礼的壮警报仇！

「你想怎么样？」壮警紧张地说！「怕喔！你刚才不是很有霸气吗？你这么强壮的身体，平日该是训练有数吧！我要测试一下！」「先给我敬礼，再自介一下，说话要清楚，直接！」

壮警察弯腰拾起地上的警帽把它戴上。然后「啪」的一声，做了个標准的敬礼动作：然后「我叫李威，大树派出所，警备队副队长，彰化人，22岁，一米八五，75公斤。」由於壮警察的阴茎还是露出警裤外，隨著他的敬礼秀，阴茎不由自主地上下跃动。我拿起內裤，擦掉脸上的精液，然后拋在地上！「拾起內裤，含在口中！」

壮警察眉头紧紧地皱著，拾起沾湿了精液湿搭搭內裤，再放入口中。现在站在我的前面的是一个穿著警服丶口內含著充满精液的內裤​​丶双腿间半勃起阴茎的强壮男人，实在令我太兴奋了！

「伏地挺身预备！」壮警察双手撑著地板，做好了准备姿势。「一上丶二下……」壮警察隨著我的口令，双手支撑上半身体向下压，直至阴茎贴著地面，再挺起身，重复地做伏地挺身。「来回，一二……一二……」

每一次壮警察压低身体时，他的阴茎也少不免和地板磨擦，不久我发现他已经再一次勃起来了。还有，汗水不停自壮警察额角流下，浑身上下也充满汗水的他，湿得无法遮掩丶警裤湿得贴著臀部陷入股沟，十分性感喔！

「脱光，快！」「嗯！」壮警察站直身子大吼一声，毫不含糊，先脱掉上身的警服，再將白背心直拉上胸，露出几块壮硕的腹肌，强壮的右手又伸入背心里，將背心用力一扯，露出了自己结实的胸膛。然后，他又隔著警裤准备解开皮带，动作俐落乾脆，警裤刚拉下，手指就马上勾下內裤，快捷地脱光光！

脱光了衣服的壮警察显得MAN极了，精壮的身体在窗口射进来的阳光下折射出黑黝黝的光，由於刚才做了100次的伏地挺身，前胸后背早已经是汗水淋漓的了。两块发达的胸肌像小山般地隆起，点缀著两粒深褐色的奶头，就像二枚古钱幣贴在厚厚的胸肌上；沟渠分明的腹肌也因呼吸而更为隆显，两条颇有份量的健壮手臂自然地垂下，手背上青筋密布，不住地滴著热汗，腹股沟下面佈满浓密的阴毛，就在黑色的阴毛倒三角中央簇拥著一根挺直粗壮的阴茎，在没有任何支撑之下，像根旗桿般的直直挺立著，呈45度角直直地指向天花板！

一具近乎完美的年青男人的强悍的身体就一丝不掛地出现在了我面前，任由我的差遣。

我伸出手，用力握住壮警察那挺直激昂的阴茎抚摸，就在看见他的样子有点享受时，突然，我用力用手掌拍打他的龟头！壮警察本能的微微向后退了一下！「不淮动喔，別忘记，我的手枪是没眼睛的！」

壮警察的脸涨得更红，自他发育以来，自己那宝贝就长得比別人的粗大，进了警队，和队友一起洗澡时，几个队友发现了这个现象，再加上他身材魁伟，所以才开玩笑地给他取了个，’巨砲警官’的绰號。可是自己这个引以为豪，曾经操过无数俊男屁眼的大屌，现在却被这个刚刚在自己胯下的小子把玩，心里很不是味儿！我拿起他的警用皮带猛烈地向一丝不掛的壮警察身躯上抽打。时而抽打在他的胸膛，时而抽打他的屁股。

我看见壮警察奋力地挣扎著，但是又不敢太放肆，因为我手中的手枪吧！为了报復刚才的羞辱，我一鞭比一鞭狠似的抽在他的脊背，胸膛，和屁股。

「叫啊！使劲叫啊，这样会令我更兴奋呢！」

听见我这么说，壮警察的身体上满是青一块紫一块的伤痕，但是他却竭力地忍耐著全身上下的剧烈疼痛，不再发出卑贱的嚎叫。

怎么不叫了，你不是很痛吗？

我將警靴的鞋带抽出一段来捆好，拎著鞋带，再对准壮警察坚挺的阴茎將一双警靴掛了上去。可能是由於我没有將鞋带掛在那条阴茎的根部，沉重的警靴的重量使阴茎忽然直直地向下倒，壮警察低头一看，自己的壮警察正顺著老二滑了下去，掉在了地上。那条坚硬的阴茎解脱了重量束缚，马上又弹了回去。

我想了一想，再一次拣起警靴，將鞋带掛在了挺立的阴茎的根部，再打了一个结。「你想干什么，不要太过分啊！」壮警察一脸愤怒地说。

「你管我？！把手銬放在地上，然后转身把双手放在背后！」我用手枪指向他及发出命令和怒吼！我拿起地上的手銬从背后將壮警察銬起！然后把他上半身绑在餐桌上，两脚固定在两只桌脚，看见他那颤栗的身躯，无助的眼神，不断的激发我折磨他的慾火。

我吸吮著壮警察的乳头，他胸部的起伏隨著呼吸渐渐的加快著，他的阴茎慢慢地坚挺至极点，我用手来回的磨擦著他的龟头，时而上丶时而下，令他不断的发出：「噢……噢……噢……」的呻吟。

就在壮警察快要射精时，我突然鬆开手，將他警察专用的皮带一点一点的塞进他的屁眼內，隨著我塞入的动作，他口中不住的发出「啊……啊……」的叫声。我把皮带扣套著他的龟头。我不断前后拉动皮带，这样子，就可同时刺激他的阴茎和屁眼！看到壮警察被折腾成紫红色的龟头，我忍不住的用舌头舔著。不时的也用口套弄著他的阳具，令他不断发出呻吟：「噢……噢……」

看见壮警察的龟头不断流出精水，冷不防的，我急速地抽出塞在他肛门中的皮带，他被这突如其来的动作刺激得四肢紧绷​​，口中大叫著：「啊！………受不了，要射精了………」，他的哀號声让我兴奋莫名，我就迅雷不及掩耳的拿起他的警棍毫不留情的全部塞进了他的肛门，再快速的抽插著……壮警察快速的扭动他的臀部，无助的「啊……啊……」哀號著。阴茎不住的上下颤动，不一会儿，结实的胸肌已沾满了由深红色的龟头射出的精液。

你好大的胆子，没跟我报告就敢射出精来，下面这就是对你的惩罚。虽然明明是我疯狂的套弄，让他射精的，但是此时我已性起了。一阵乱鞭毫不留情的抽打在壮警察身上，他整个人隨著我的抽打，不断的摆动著身体，没命的哀號著：「啊……啊……啊……」。一阵鞭打之后，我说：「待会你会痛苦的很舒服，不过我不会再那么容易就让你射出来。」我一面说著，一面用一条比铅笔稍细的橡皮管在他的睾丸上方將他阴茎缠绕两圈。

我又把橡皮管交叉移到睾丸下方，再缠绕两圈，然后打了个结。再把剩下约两尺的管子全部塞进壮警察的肛门中。我用皮带时而轻轻的在壮警察的大腿內侧来回的移动著，时而由他的肛门到阴茎来回刷著。他舒服的哼著：「噢……」忽然我手中的皮带冷不防的用力朝他龟头抽落，他急速的收缩著腹部，橡皮管受到挤压，拉扯著他的阴茎前后的晃动，他痛苦的「啊……啊……啊……」的叫声不断。

被橡皮管绷紧的睾丸变成深红色，闪闪发光，我当然不会放过它，我先用手轻轻的抚摸它，接著，我用热烫的舌头开始一下下的舔著他的睾丸，一圈圈的打转。我使劲的描动壮警察的阴茎，他既兴奋又痛苦的求饶：「……好刺激……啊…受不了了……求求你……停一下……，靠……快要射………」「你……你今天……噢……要把我……啊……才肯罢休？」壮警察哀求著。我並没有开口回答他，回答他的是我突然挥动的皮带，「啊……啊……啊……」他隨著我皮带的挥动哀號著……

因为他的阴茎根部及睾丸底部，都被橡皮管缠紧，所以即使高潮，精液也无法射出来，而后续的精液不断的衝出挤压，暴胀的输精管会让他痛苦难当，可是在这同时又夹杂著高潮的快感，这种高潮真是一种难以形容的痛苦的快乐。

我知道他要来了，我用左手紧密的上下套弄他的阳具，另一手把橡皮管拔掉。「赶快给我爽出来，给我叫得雄壮点！」壮警察毫无反抗能力的「喔……喔……」叫著，终於他那坚挺的宝贝开始在我手中跳动著，「ㄛ……与啊……」声交互著，阴茎在我手中快速的一胀一缩，一胀一缩，「噢……」我一面握紧他的阴茎，一面用手指在他的洞里压迫著接近阴茎底端的地方並且不断的使力揉搓。「我来了……」接著舒服的「噢……」以及痛苦的「啊……」。

第三次射精后，壮警察虚弱的哼著，「……噢……」声越来越弱……他的阴茎的跳动也逐渐慢了下来，挺直的身体也瘫软了。

[aworldforastage]

A Totally Subjective List of Favorite Danmei Novels I Read in 2022

Qiang Jin Jiu :: 将进酒 唐酒卿

Silent Reading :: 默读 Priest

Jun You Ji Fou :: 君有疾否 如似我闻

Those Years I Opened a Zoo :: 我开动物园那些年  拉棉花糖的兔子 

Golden Stage :: 黄金台 苍梧宾白

Your Scandals Are Way Cuter Than You :: 你的黑料比本人可爱 毛球球

Professional Body Double :: 职业替身 水千丞

Lantern: Reflection of the Peach Blossoms :: 提灯映桃花 淮上 

Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating :: 网恋翻车指南 酱子贝

FOG :: FOG[电竞] 漫漫何其多

Qiang Jin Jiu :: 将进酒 唐酒卿

“你坐明堂上,不要沾风雪。” “Your place is in the great halls, untouched by wind and snow.”

[historical, political intrigue]  – (I wrote a spoiler-free introductory synopsis here.)  Plenty of people have already said lots of good things about this novel, but the highlight for me is its rich cast of three-dimensional characters, who are simultaneously cruel or frustrating but also sympathetic and redeemable. The characters’ actions and decisions are mingled with compromises they must make for their circumstances and values. The world is built with extreme care, with plenty of details that I didn’t catch until my second pass over the novel. I read nearly 70 titles in 2022, but I spent almost a month on QJJ alone to re-read and listen to the audiodrama. Despite the length of the novel, I still wish I can spend more time in this world. 

Silent Reading :: 默读 Priest 

“ 我不是凝视深渊的人，我就是深渊。” “I’m not the one staring into the abyss; I am the abyss.”

[modern, police procedural] – If QJJ is my go-to recommendation for a historical danmei, then Silent Reading aka Modu is my go-to for a modern one. This is basically a police procedural, focusing on five major cases, with the finale weaving together clues scattered throughout the novel. Priest is a masterful writer who introduces new information in a measured pace, so you gradually get to know the characters and immerse into the complex world. The cases takes us face-to-face with some of the the darkest facets of humanity, but the work decidedly leaves you with a sense of hope, that even the deepest wounds can heal, and there are more people than you may ever expected who will want to help you.

Jun You Ji Fou :: 君有疾否 如似我闻 

刹那间上万只蝶忽然振翅飞起，满胸膛的蝶翼扑动，心彻底乱的没有章法。 Suddenly tens of thousands of butterflies spread their wings to take flight. His chest is filled with fluttering motion, and his heart falls fully into disarray. 

[historical, political, romance] – In JYJF, two longtime rivals with opposing political priorities coming to a new understanding of each other and fall in love.  They are both clever, principled, but black-bellied in their own way. This novel has undeniable weaknesses as a political drama, but it has built a reputation as a romance with poetic prose, well-developed characters, and a delicious blend of humour, fluff, and angst. The “light” political plot lines will not bog the reader down, and functions instead as an effective backdrop to showoff how the characters work together, the way their ideologies clash and align, and why they can come love each other. [incomplete translation]

Those Years I Opened a Zoo :: 我开动物园那些年  拉棉花糖的兔子 

“也没有什么诀窍，就是夸他，一个劲夸他，从内夸到外。”  “There isn’t really a trick to it. Just compliment him, keep complimenting him, compliment him from inside out.” 

[comedy, urban fantasy] – This is my go-to feel-better novel when I need a good laugh. The protagonist operates a zoo with the help of a magical app, and some of the most formidable names in Chinese mythology (Su Daji, Bai Suzhen, Sun Wokong etc.) must blend in as “staff animals”. There is no real angst or conflict, and the romance, between the twenty-something zoo owner and a mythological bird who has been “single for tens-of-thousands of years,” is equally light and fun. Even though his boyfriend is one of the most powerful beings in the universe, the human shou is the one who actually sets the pace and tone of the relationship, since he is the one with higher EQ and more “knowledge”.

Golden Stage :: 黄金台 苍梧宾白

“朝廷走狗不残害忠良，怎么对得起天下悠悠众口？”  “If the dog of the imperial court doesn’t scheme against the loyal and the just, what will all the interested citizens gossip about?” 

[historical, arranged marriage,  but really reconciliation] - The emperor arranges a controversial marriage for an injured but popular war hero and his rival, a favored but notorious court official. Instead of shifting the political balance like the emperor has hoped, the couple works out their old grievances and forms a formidable alliance which soon becomes the only hope for the ailing empire against foes within and beyond. A lot of the political themes in this novel are very similar to QJJ, but while QJJ is very hardcore in its depiction of the politics and mechanics of an entire government, Golden Stage is a much shorter and easier read, with its focus on the core characters, and their values and relationships. 

Your Scandals Are Way Cuter Than You :: 你的黑料比本人可爱 毛球球

难得有这么一大波人送上门来吵架，江影兴奋得很，但，他有他的职业道德，自家的粉只能护，不能怼，至于戚逐家的，他只针对戚逐这个人，不针对戚逐家的粉。 It's not often that such a large group of people brings the fight to his door; Jiang Ying is very excited. However, he has his own ethical standards: he needs to help his own fans, not go up against them. As for Qi Zhu's fans, his problem is only with Qi Zhu himself, not the fans.

[comedy, actors/celebrities] –  A hilarious “entertainment circle” novel where the idol actor protagonist loves the industry not for the acting or the singing, but the gossip and cat fights. He is so invested in arguing and fighting with antis online that he nearly misses the fact someone is seriously in love with him. The protagonist’s brother’s story is told in Your Memes are Way Better-looking than You, which takes place before this novel. “Memes” generally has the same funny tone but a slightly more serious plot, but this novel is a pure sugar-fest. 

Professional Body Double :: 职业替身 水千丞

他看到了一个成熟的男人是怎么对待爱情的，又是怎么用那种恰到好处的温柔和宽容去感染、缠缚对方的，他就是那个被周翔紧紧抓住的人。 He saw how a mature man deals with love, using just the perfect amount of warmth and generosity to infect and cling onto his lover; he was the was one who had been tightly held onto by Zhou Xiang. 

 [angst, romance, actors and celebrities] – A gentle introduction to the infamous “188 Club”. Yan Mingxiu’s ranking within the 188 really varies depending on your priorities, but I mostly have a soft spot for him because Zhou Xiang seems to really love him (and also, the extra chapters written from YMX’s POV kinda sorta maybe gave him sympathy points).  Zhou Xiang is caring, smart, and extremely charismatic. I am very moved by the way Zhou Xiang loves and pursues Yan Mingxiu before the accident, the way his confidence and maturity are undercut by his insecurities and loneliness as an orphan and a gay man. In the end, I root for them mostly because I want to believe Zhou Xiang can make it work with the boy he loves so much. 

Lantern: Reflection of the Peach Blossoms :: 提灯映桃花 淮上 

“我不是来打仗的，我是来求婚的。” “I didn’t come here to fight, I came to propose."

[romance, urban fantasy, reconciliation ] – This novel probably has my favorite relationship arc, in which love has never been so powerful and so useless at the same time. It’s a love story between gods and demons, and but it’s also about the insecurity of marrying across classes, the damage of emotionally abusive upbringing, the balance between children and spouse, and the sacrifices you make for love and duty. It’s a HE reconciliation story with lots of comedy, but it’s a long and cruel journey to uncover and patch up the mistakes that brought them to this point. One note I must make is that this novel is kind of hard to follow due to POV switches and the character themselves having incomplete information; the full conflict and relevant backstory is not really clear until around 65% into the text. 

Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating :: 网恋翻车指南 酱子贝 

渣男怎么了？ 渣男多好啊？！ 渣男文可为我写诗！武可啪啪三日！上暖绿茶！下暖萝莉！二十四小时温柔在线！七十二小时暖心待机！恋爱不查短信！分手绝不纠缠！经期会冲红糖！睡前会说晚安！ 天啊！渣男就是这个世界上的宝物！我永远爱渣男！！！ What’s wrong with scum boyfriends? Scum boyfriends are great! Scum boyfriends can write love poems with his pen! Can go for three days with his sword! Delivering warmth to green-tea and loli’s alike! He is online for 24 hours a day, on standby for 72! No checking your phone while dating! No pestering you after breaking up! He can make brown sugar drinks during your period! He’ll tell you ‘goodnight’ before bed! By heavens! Scum boyfriends are treasures of the world! I will love scum boyfriends forever!!! 

[online gaming, cat-fishing, mistaken identities, college-setting] – AKA: “fake green tea vs fake scum boyfriend.” Jing Huan poses as a girl in an online game to catfish the Big Name Player who tricked and hurt his cousin. Meanwhile, Xiang Huaizhi notices photos from the girl who keeps flirting with him in an online game can only be sent by someone at his school, specifically, one underclassman. There is plenty of comedy in Jing Huan’s effort to pose as a girl online, and also plenty of hurt when the truth and deception are laid to bare, but overall this is a sweet college romance with just dash (or maybe a spoonful?) of angst and plenty of humour. (PSA: No knowledge of gaming is needed (I don’t have any) to follow the story.) 

FOG :: FOG[电竞] 漫漫何其多

不喜欢的人的心机才是心机。 喜欢的人的心机，那叫撒娇。 Schemes are only schemes if they are coming from people you don’t like . Schemes from people you like, that's flirting to get your attention. 

 [E-sports, (sort-of?) reconciliation] – My first “E-Sports” novel that focuses on professional competitive gaming (but it’s a fictional game so no prior gaming knowledge needed). As a E-Sports novel, FOG does a great job of portraying the camaraderie between teammates and the youthful passion of the players, while also touching on the cynical and exploitative side of the industry. There is an extremely sad and infuriating backstory that explains how the main couple came to be separated for two years (it’s not their fault), but their relationship is otherwise very sweet. However, I have never seen a story with a tournament arc that ends when the main characters win the quarter-finals … (yes, there are extra chapters, but still …)  

[yuexuan]

[Review] 破云

Title: 破云 (Breaking through the clouds)

Author: 淮上

Length: 155 chapters + 6 extras

Tag: Crime and mystery, action, thriller

Summary [taken from novel updates]:

Foreboding clouds raced across the skies above the city.

Three years ago, as a consequence of Commander-in-Chief Jiang Ting’s error in judgment during an anti-drug operation in Gongzhou, a chain of explosions occurred at the scene and caused the Narcotics Division to suffer heavy casualties. Now three years later, Jiang Ting, whose flesh and bones should’ve faded from existence after dying at the line of duty, actually miraculously woke up from a vegetative state.

His heroic soul could not rest – he must return to the mortal world from the depths of hell and exert all that he has in order to bring the bloody and inconceivable truth to light.

Novel | Novel[translated] | Audio drama | Manhua

Comments **Contain spoilers**:

Ok, this is the second time I am reading the novel: the first time in 2021 with the full uncensored version and the second time with the censored physical version. But honestly? The censored version still has so much fluff and sweetness, and I’m reminded once again why this is one of my favorite danmeis.

First off, a little bit more about the novel: The story starts off with former Commander-in-Chief of the drug task force Jiang Ting recovering from his three-year coma. He was discharged and started living at the KTV ran by one of his former informants. It was just his luck that a body was found in the KTV’s freezer and the cause of death attributed to an overdose of drugs. This led to the unfolding of a series of drug, kidnap, and murder cases that were related to Jiang Ting’s troubled past, and his meeting with Yan Xie, the eventual love of his life. 

Highlights:

I’ll say it again, in spite of the censored version, there were still tons of tooth-aching fluff. Jiang Ting and Yan Xie living together? Check. Jiang Ting cooking for Yan Xie and teaching him how to cook? Check. Yan Xie acting as a personal training coach for Jiang Ting? Check. They were so domestic when not working on cases and their chemistry was just *chef kiss*, the right balance of action versus mellow, brash versus stoic.

Talking about characters, the gong - Yan Xie - can come off as being too much of an overbearing ‘straight man’ when treating his underlings, but he reserved all his softness for Jiang Ting and helped the latter heal from his past traumas. He liked to think of himself as boyfriend material, despite the amount of time people want to ‘slap his face with a shoe’ and how often he got jelly of Yang Mei lol. I love how action-oriented and confident he is, and yes, there’s a reason why Yan Xie is known as one of the four coquettish gongs (‘四大骚攻’) in danmei.

When it comes to plot, Poyun presents an engaging read, filled with all sorts of plot twists and heartaches (Up until the end, we had cause to believe that Jiang Ting might be the villain). The cases are logically sound and the pacing is tight, but leaves enough room to balance the plot with the right amount of fluff. 

Another thing that I appreciated was the amount of research put into the novel. I’m actually taking notes along the way for future reference when (and if) I eventually write my crime-related fanfic~ There were just so many details, such as the different types of police and their roles, the laws, information on the drug market etc etc. And it’s integrated really well into the narrative, not just thrown as exposition. 

Also, can I talk about the female characters? It’s sort of a common critique that danmeis don’t have great female characters, but I’ll say that Poyun has a strong female cast: there’s the almighty Madam Zeng Cuicui, who was so disappointed in her son Yan Xie’s love life that she started studying up on same-sex marriage laws lol; then there’s the street smart Yang Mei, the source of Yan Xie’s envy but overall a great informant; and also the eager Han Xiaomei, who, despite her small stature, actually had a stand down against J and survived; and finally, let’s not forget Chief Yu, who was ready to retire but still managed to provide support in so many cases. Even the bad guys (gals?) such as Bu Wei were quite smart and cunning. Definitely a good selection of female characters!

Now this is probably the controversial part, but when it comes to pairings, I also shipped K and Q. Hard. Heck, add in J too, I don’t mind a KQJ threesome hehe. I loved the whole drug lord and police dynamic, their constant cat-and-mouse chases, their enemy-childhood friend relationship, and how gentle but also cruel K treated Jiang Ting. It just scratched my dark ship itch <3

[fangjuexias]

Little Mushroom Audio Drama || Theme Song, "Aurora at Nightfall"

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