Last night, I finally read the au that all my friends have been suggesting to me: Exile. I was told that it is a very heart-wrenching story and that I should prepare myself for the sadness I'm about to feel.
I wonder what could've hurt me more when I just finished reading a Land Meets Sky, a story that made my heart feel sadness, contentment, and loved --- all at the same time.
Funny enough, I was wrong.
Exile made me bawl inside my room at around 1 am just as I was starting it. It felt so familiar.
Ji had always wanted nothing but a future with Suk. Suk or nothing, actually. And for years, he had built this idea that the dream is Suk. I was also like Ji.
But the thing is, Suk had always aspired for more. Dreams include the future with Ji, but at the same time, his dreams aren't just Ji. And this difference between Suk and Ji made me realize that sometimes, even if we tried to make things work for the betterment of both parties, it is still better to go on our own.
I kept asking myself: Who really is in the fault here? Was it Ji whose only wish was assurance from Suk? Or was it Suk who took huge efforts just to give Ji his dream wedding?
The thing with life is that sometimes the blame isn't with the people involved, but with what was really destined with us. This was what made me cry heavily last night; both Ji and Suk blaming themselves, but constantly reassuring the other that they shouldn't do so.
Sigh.
Recalling Exile in my mind makes my chest feel constrained, like I couldn't breathe. I would've never survived seeing the person I love the most walk away from me, on our wedding day, with his eyes emotionless from everything that happened.
I resonate with Ji a lot. I keep thinking what it must've felt for Ji seeing Suk walk away while he was so excited to see him walk towards him. What hurts more is Ji turning his back from the door and slightly peeking to see if Suk has come back.
He hoped. And that sucks more because he was holding on to that tiny little piece of hope that maybe, Suk will change his mind. But could you blame Suk though?
Suk was tired. Even on their wedding day, their friend saw in his own eyes that he was tired. Just like what they say, the eyes never lie. As he approached the altar and Ji, his eyes showed nothing because he was already drained.
Isn't it ironic how our main source of energy and happiness can someday be the one who drains us out? In just a snap, all because his feet led him walking towards the front door, a home suddenly turned into a house, and the vows remained never promised to the other.
The ending of Exile was bittersweet, but heavy on the bitter. It's Ji finding the sparkle in Suk's eyes, even more glittery than when they were together, at the time that Suk announced that he's getting married again.
And again, I couldn't fathom what must've been in Ji's mind that exact moment. What could hurt you more than realizing you're just someone's life lesson, someone's cause of character development?
And Suk may have been happy with someone now, but Ji was still in that same apartment where memories of them in love with each other are still buried deep in the walls.
It's like seeing every corner and the only thing you can think about is the love that was once shared in those spots. Everything screams about him.
I dream in a language that breathes poetry
In words that will never reach the
Waking world because
tujh mein rab dikhta hain
does not sound quite as meaningful
and saying you have saved my soul
does not convey how
aaj mujhe sukhoon mila hain
and lafz are so much more
than just words
aur khaab aur dua mein kya farq?
But not every hope is a prayer and
Meri zabaan ki keemat
Is the soil that my father’s aspirations were
Planted in – the same soil so many of us have
Bled for yet never felt beneath our feet
Aur kaun samjhe ga
when I tell you that dreams are the only place `
my shayari is not answered by your war cry
aur zinda rehne ke liye
I have hidden the waves and curves and twists of my language
in the quietest places because
When my father carried jaan and
zindagi and pyar and khushi
over oceans
in a heart that would know only rahaish
he found nothing that could compare
and when he taught me
every line and curve and dot would create
A melody that only we could love
I learned that I carry worlds on my tongue
aur meri zabaan anmol hain
Hi there! Welcome to the place where you can satisfy your curiosity about me (albeit a bit overconfident but still, you are here because you are curious about me, right?)
Ok so, I go by the name Ella Angelique and most of my closest friends usually call me Angie or Enji. Nonetheless, I wouldn’t mind if you gave me a new nickname because I love having any nicknames from my friends, as long as it’s not offensive. I have reached my legal age and if it matters, I’m a Scorpio sun that preferably to be addressed by feminine pronouns.
A little notes that this account is an unlabeled slash dump account of mine that contains real life related stuff, hyping my
Music
I tend to go with pop, alternative, rnb, and hip-hop music, but sometimes I also listen to loud music when I need to be distracted. Taylor Swift (I’m a proud swiftie!!), SZA, Ella Mai, Kehlani, Cigarettes After Sex, Yerin Baek, Reality Club, Ariana Grande, Avril Lavigne, Paramore, Jannabi, Big Naughty, Be'o, Ash Island, Chase Atlantic (+ new entry) and The Weeknd are among my favorite musicians. However, I do enjoy J-Pop and Jrnb on occasion, albeit infrequently.
Aside from the music genres and musicians mentioned above, I also enjoy K-Pop in general. Treasure and aespa are two of my favorites, with Sukhoon and Ningselle as my main. But don’t worry, I often listen to other K-Pop songs all the time! Especially some YG artists’ songs (psstt.. 🤫 I’m a YGA stan).
Movie/Series
This is funny to explain because I used to dislike movies, but recently I’ve spent a lot of time watching movies that I believe suit my tastes very well. So, basically I’m into Asian movies, particularly Japanese (ALL JAPANESE MOVIES ARE GOOD) and the majority of what I watch is Ghibli Movies.
If you’re curious about my favorite movies, some of them are listed below:
1. Thread: Our Tapestry of Love
2. Drowning Love
3. My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday
4. Poetry Angel
5. We Were Here
6. Spirited Away
7. When Marnie Was There
8. Whisper of the Heart
9. The Wind Rises
10. 26 Years Diary
Apart from movies, I occasionally watch series (if I have a lot of time), but boredom often haunts me every time I watch a series, so I can’t remember what series I’ve watched 😔 (but right now I’m gathering intentions to watch The Summer I Turned Pretty and Todome No Kiss, so please pray for me).
Anime, Manga & Manhwa
If you thought I was a normal person, you were mistaken because I am not 😩 It’s impossible for me to like Japanese movies without also enjoying anime and manga. Although I’m not as enthusiastic as I once was, I still enjoy watching anime (only if it fits to my taste). One Piece, Attack on Titan, Fruits Basket, My Hero Academia, One Punch Man, Death Note, Black Clover, Hunter x Hunter, Dororo, Banana Fish, Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen are some of my all-time favorite anime.
As for manga, I rarely read it and usually stick to anime sequels (if any). Some of the manga that I am currently (and have been reading) are One Punch Man, Tokyo Revengers, Spy x Family, Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man, Haikyuu, and Oshi No Ko.
Apart from that, I also enjoy reading manhwas, though not as frequently (well, manhwas and webtoons are the same, right?) If so, then I’m not going to sit around without mentioning my favorite webtoon. Some of my favorite webtoons that I think are irreplaceable are Lookism, Wind Breaker, How to Fight, Dice, Wonderwall, The God of Highschool, Questism, Omniscient Reader and Denounce.
Books
I used to be someone who enjoys reading books (especially fiction) because I find it fascinating and sometimes I unconsciously enter into the story. But as I get older, I find that reading books is boring and makes me sleepy:( I tried to get excited about reading my book again by buying a book (which I thought would be fun), but I didn’t finish it because, yeah.... I think it’s boring, until I finally found some books that really suit my taste. The books that I think really suit my tastes are:
1. It Ends With Us
2. Kim Ji Yeong born 1982
3. Cantik Itu Luka
4. Hujan
5. Punk 57
6. A Gentle Reminder
7. Love, Rosie
8. A Man Called Ove
9. To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before
10. Laut Bercerita
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Don’t I talk a lot? Yeah I know that. I even said from the start that I would write in full if it was about my interests, so please read if you really want to get to the end (I recommend you to read this blog to the end because I have something important to say).
brie! the little smau was so funny skskaksjs I CAN TOTALLY SEE JEONGWOO BLOCKING HIS CHINGUDEUL BUT THE FACT THAT DOYOUNG WAS FOUND NOWHERE WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENED -- does it mean something </3 hoonsuk agreeing on one thing that's, yeah <33 i absolutely love how jihoon is an absolute disaster every single time and yoshi, my angel was a little mean there huhu /j
ANYWAYS LOVE HOW ARE YOU?? I MISS SEEING YOU ON MY DASH ☹️
LIAISISOAA HI LOVELY!!!!! hehe i do intend for a lot of laughs for the first few parts <3 and about doyoung ? hmmm who knows! we love our married couple sukhoon 🫶 YOSHI is just our lil realist but its ok i'll make him apologize <33 /j
omg omgomg i've been super good :D ive been a lot happier lately so i decided to come back <3!!!! howve u been though lovely ?! ur still as sweet as i remember 🫶🫶🫶
sukhoon losing their minds on welive after finally getting some sleep (7 hours which imo still is not enough 😭) . thats gonna be me when i get home from camp start preparing now
Rules: you can usually tell a lot about a person by the type of music they listen to. put your playlist on shuffle and list the first ten songs, and then tag ten people. no skipping!
Thank you for tagging me @markpakin <3
I use different music apps and I also have different playlists so I'll just list the 10 songs I'm listening to the most atm. I hope that's okay :(
Period by Kingdom
พรุ่งนี้ (Tomorrow) by Ford Arun
พูดได้ไหม (Let Me Tell You) by Fourth Nattawat
To Each His Own by Talos
hollow by sød ven
These Moments by Ben Winwood
Another 13 Days by SKOON (Jung Sukhoon)
more a more by t024
Hurt by Amber Run
海になりたい by SIN feat. おかもとえみ
I'm tagging @jyuubin <3 I'm curious to know what kind of music you listen to! ^^ (Let's pretend the rules didn't mention tagging 10 people.)
jihoon is almost finished with his cereal when hyunsuk finally emerges from his bedroom, yawning and rubbing his eye with his fist. jihoon can’t help but smile at the childlike action.
“morning, sleeping beauty,” the younger teases. hyunsuk hums as he slumps into a chair and buries his face in his arms. jihoon laughs, reaching over to ruffle hyunsuk’s hair.
jihoon’s eyes fall to what hyunsuk is currently wearing—it’s a plain grey hoodie, zipped up just half-way, falling off of the elder’s left shoulder. jihoon chuckles.
“i was wondering where that hoodie went,” he says offhandedly, and hyunsuk turns his head to look at him.
“‘s comfy,” hyunsuk mumbles. jihoon shakes his head, unable to hide the fond smile on his face.