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chaos-thea · 1 year
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My taste in romance has less to do with how romantic the relationship actually is (though that is a bonus) and more to do with how interesting I find the dynamic between the couple. Which is why fluffy vanilla romance usually bores the hell out of me. I want to see how these characters dramatically affect each other and fundamentally change each other and their individual understandings of the world!!! I want to see a beautiful tie-in between the romance and the themes + messages of the story and how it all builds to a climax!!!
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lazuilis · 3 months
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aiku · 6 months
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My kindness to you was [empty], yet you fell for it like a moth to a flame. And now I'm at a loss for what to do. If I knew this would happen, I'd have left you alone.
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likeastars · 10 months
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Congrats to the step daughter for her gay awakening, living proof that there's no age for discovering who you are-
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Happy for Doki too <3
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yuripoll · 9 months
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SEASON 2 ROUND 3
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NOTE: Her Tale of Shim Chong contains depictions of abuse and misogyny.
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incoherent-orca · 8 months
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listen. LISTEN. throughout the entire Her Tale of Shim Cheong, it's implied to be a tragedy, because we know the ending of the myth and unnie/the fortune teller keeps saying that cheong getting close to the madam will lead to her death
but cheong refuses to escape her fate because, well, her life wasn't very much worth living ?? the madam inspires her to live for herself, to fight for something, even though it will eventually kill her, and she would rather feel alive for that brief moment than live a long but miserable life
but what gets me is that whAT IT TAKES TO CHANGE THE FORTUNE ISN'T CHEONG CHOOSING TO LEAVE THE MADAM
IT'S THE MADAM CHOOSING CHEONG OVER EVERYTHING ELSE
the entire story, the madam has been trying to protect cheong from within the system that victimizes them both. it's such a good depiction of patriarchy to me--there's no amount of obedience or martyrdom that will ever make you win in a system that doesn't value you as a human being to begin with
especially in the finale when all the merchants are saying the most horrific shit like "why couldn't you just drown peacefully" or calling cheong's desire to live on her own terms "irresponsible" or "sinful"
so the fact that cheong's fate changes when the madam embraces her own agency, when she gives up the only kind of power she's ever known and rejects the system entirely for cheong is like, they saved themselves by choosing each other aND IF THAT ISN'T THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING
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souvlakiandcocaine · 8 months
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just finished her shim cheong. oh my god. Oh my gooooddd fuck. fuck. god fuck oh my fuck oh my
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Been a minute since I read anything that I really loved, but Her Tale of Shim Chong was very, very good. I have a couple structural gripes, but god was it satisfying. I was pleasantly surprised by the happy ending - I thought I'd be in for bittersweet, but holy shit did they deserve their joy.
I would also totally read another 80 chapters from Ditchdeok's perspective; I'd love to see a little more of her enemies-to-lovers background plot
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skgksksla · 8 months
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rereading this made me feel so insane
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metanarrates · 9 months
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i need to reread her shim cheong
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bigshoeswamp · 1 year
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This sunday's plan is: getting in a bloody life or death fight with the wife on a boat at the middle of a rainstorm
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yellowbluemoonshine · 11 months
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Do you read manhwas ?? If so then which one?
Yeah, I read webtoon/manhwa and manga a lot.
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I am not really fan of manhua but there are exceptions for that one too, for example; 'Your Dream is Delicious' was one of my exceptions for me because i love characters. I love it.
I dont have specific genre to read one because you can never know which story has good characters and well written plotline but i generally prefer to read;
Yaoi- But i cant enjoy the story, if sex is only thing or main focus.
Romance- The reason i love romance because i love series that focus on relationships the most, though i hate when 'romance is the only focus' or when lovers act like they only care about each others but still, at least, story explores the interaction between characters.
Fantasy- I dont mind slice of life but sometimes its fun to explore supernatural or fantasy world.
Psychological- What can i say, psychology is my favorite thing because i dont enjoy shallow-typical characters, i want to know more about them, thats how i can get into story and enjoy from it. Though, its hard to find well written one.
Horror- i think every story needs a little/small horror element.
Shounen ai- Unlike yaoi, slowburn romance when characters get to know each others first works better because two strangers having sex and magiclaly falling in love is so unrealistic to me. Not to mention, most of them are romanticized toxic relationships without consent, i hate it.
Shoujo ai- I mean, there is no difference for me between shoujo ai and shounen ai, if its well written. Though, its hard to find good yuri too.
This doesnt mean i dont read other genres but i usually read those ones the most. I read reencarnation stories too but most of the mare cliche, its hard to find good one.
The thing is; Its been years since i start reading manhwa, I dont remember which ones i read because i read a lot and i still read.
But i have a few favorites, unfortunately i dont remember everything i read so just a few faves of mine.
Bastard;
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Genre; Crime, mystery, psychological, horror.
I enjoy this story a lot.
A Joyful Life;
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Genre; Slice of life, shoujo ai, romance, drama
I love main characters and the interaction between them.
Stagtown;
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Genre; Horror, mystery, supernatural.
Recently, it has finished, i really enjoyed the horror elements of the story.
Pyramid Game;
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Genre; Psychology
Both story and characters are good. Another 'win the game/war' type of story but its about more mental struggle than psychical one. If you love stories with tension, you might like this.
King's Maker;
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Genre; Shounen ai, yaoi, history.
Main focus isnt romance. Its about changing the kingdom they live in.
The Best Smell;
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Genre; Shounen ai.
Just adding here, cute shounen ai story, though art c/should've been better. Not necessarely my fave but i am just adding here because i dont remember other stories i read.
Her Shimchang;
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Genre; Shoujo ai, romance, history, supernatural.
I keep rec.ing shoujo ai, even though i hardly read one, (i usually read yaoi/shounen ai). I often end up hating most the things i read so its rare to find a story i love from beginning to the ending and this one is one of them.
Hooky;
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Genre; Fantasy, adventure.
It has very cute art, and storyline. I love when characters go to adventure, discover the world around them, interact with others. Though i didnt enjoy the second part os tory, still worh it though and i love the twins and their relationship the most.
I Love Amy;
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This one isnt necessarely my fave because story is new to me but i find the story, characters and art interesting enough to mention it. Its about yandere girl who fall in love with the girl she considered love rival, lol. I love the fact that they actually give yandere girl a character and story and allow her to learn true love.
I read so many good stories, especially romance, yaoi but these ones are the ones i remember right now.
Bonus; I also read Dr Frost, The Guy Upstairs, Like You Maybe, Sugar & Spice, High Class Homos, Fictional Skin, Tower of God etc on webtoon app. Others i read on random websites, there are too many to write it here so for now, thats it.
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ww-x · 2 years
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like/rb if u save 🎐
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aiku · 2 months
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Our story will be passed down from one person to another, blurred and erased, scattered and distorted, expanded and abridged until at some point we won't even recognize it ourselves. Yet somewhere in the margins, in the pauses between each stroke of the brush will be the real us; together.
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skyflyinginaction · 1 year
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yuripoll · 8 months
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S2 LOSERS ROUND 7
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NOTE: Misogyny is a major theme of Her Tale of Shim Chong, which also depicts domestic abuse, bloody violence, and suicidal ideation. Asumi-chan […] is borderline hentai - very frequent sexual content, very explicit. As the title implies, it also contains depictions of sex work.
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