Another Drizzt sketch from last night :)

what are the current tumblr(tm) books? like back in the day there was a phase where everyone was reading song of achilles and then the secret history

This was the scariest thing I’ve ever seen in one of these visual novels, no horror book could even come close to the fear this put into my heart when it appeared on my screen:

Have you ever wanted to read fight club. Did you know a lot of the copies floating around on the internet are kind of fucked up. Did you know I just spent two days fixing it. Did you know you can make a copy of this file and have it for yourself. And share it with others. You should read fight club

the only gay rep I truly care about is

1. countless lives are destroyed because two proud people can't fully admit their gay crushes on each other

and

2. someone hides being a murderer as a metaphor for also hiding being gay

aerin when you first meet him:

aerin a few moments later:

now that you’ve mentioned rhe 5’4” mikey cutout we need to see it

here he is!

(featuring once more my creative censoring of myself in the selfie) (like batman my identity remains a secret)

It was handmade by the book club I run as a farewell present, they are very young so this was a very impressive feat.

i miss the blue castle book club :(( tumblr vibes were so good back then :(( looking forward to the tangled web book club though!!

one fluid, boneless movement

Love In The Big City Part I and II: Words and Foods (spoiler free)

I know we're not supposed to start this until tomorrow, but I did my reading yesterday and got sucked into it and ended up staying up late to read part I and II, and being a korean book there's a few words and such that are not translated.

Now, I am assuming that people who chose to partake in this blook club have some prior knowledge of Korea, korean culture and the korean language. I also realise I might be wrong, so with my limited knowledge scraped together over years of series, reading, studying and general interest in all things Korean, I put this together and decided to share it early, thinking it might be of help to someone while reading.

Words

Umma/Eomma [엄마]: Mom (informal)

Hyung [형]: "older brother" (informal), used by a man adressing a (slightly) older man, regardless if they're siblings or not. Can signal some level of closeness.

Hyungnim [형님]: "older brother" (formal/respectful), same as 형, but with the added honorific of ~님 to show respect. Often used jokingly.

Oppa [오빠]: "older brother" (informal), used by a woman adressing a (slightly) older man, regardless if they're siblings or not. Common way to adress an older boyfriend.

Nuna/Noona [누나]: "older sister" (informal), used by a man adressing a (slightly) older woman, regardless if they're siblings or not. Can signal some level of closeness.

Nunim [누님]: "older sister" (formal/respectful), same as 누나, but with the added honorific ~님 to show respect.

Unni [언니]: "older sister" (informal), used by a woman adressing a (slightly) older woman, regardless if they're siblings or not. Can signal some level of closeness.

Sunbae/Seonbae [선배]: senior. A gender-nautral way to adress a senior within your school/workplace/field of expertise.

Young/Young-ah [영 / 영아]: adding the suffix -ah [~아] to someone's name signals closeness and friendliness. It can be used for someone of the same age or younger. Often used when speaking to children. Gender-neutral.

Ajussi/Ahjussi [아저씨]: "uncle", used to adress an older man. Can be used both politely and inpolitely, depending on context. (also an action movie from 2010 that awoke my interest in Korea)

Jeonse [전세]: a common way to pay rent in Korea where you pay in a lump sum rather than monthly, usually for a laese of 2 years.

Goshitel [고시텔]: A combination of the words Goshiwon [고시원] and Hotel, a goshitel is a hotel with tiny rooms, often offering the bare minimum. It's (comparatively) cheap accomodation. (I recommend watching Strangers from Hell, a series from 2019 that largely plays out at a very run down goshiwon)

Hagwon [학원]: evening school/cram school, privately operated, places for extra study outside of school hours to offer students an "edge" in the unhealthily competitive climate that is the Korean school system (Yes, I have opinions about this. No, I do not ever want to study in Korea. I believe Sky Castle from 2018 could give a look into this, but I haven't seen it on the assumption that it would make me too bloody angry)

Hanbok [한복]: traditional Korean clothing.

Foods

Naengmyeon [냉면]: cold noodles! Litterally cold (냉) and noodles (면) - and it's deliscious! I can recommend the soup version on a hot summer day, with ice, chicken and pear.

Seaweed soup [미역국]: said to be nourishing, it is traditionally served to women after childbirth to help them recover. It is also a traditional birthday dish.

Banchan [반찬]: side dishes, of which there are many in Korea! Often vegetable based.

Hwe/Hoe [회]: thinly sliced raw fish. (The Korean version of japanese sashimi, if you happen to know that that is.)

Other

Mandatory military service: Korea has mandatory military service which applies to all men and which women can apply to. It's about 1,5 - 2 years long. Excemptions can be made, but it's frowned upon. It's complicated. (I have opinions about this, too, that I shan't be getting into here. The series D.P. from 2021 digs into the dark side of it, but I haven't seen it yet, again because I think it'll make me mad.)

Itaewon [이태원]: area/neghbourhood in Seoul, known for it's vibrant and multicultural nightlife. Lots of bars and clubs, and a hub for gay people, but I've heard it's lost some of its popularity after Covid and the Halloween tragedy of 2022. (another series recommendation: Itaewon class.)

A cosy Saturday 📖☕️

IN MY IT SUMMER ERA 🔊🔊🔊

i'm trying to make a "worst of" compilation for both the Rodrigues and Collins family, does anyone have a good source for clips, or even just individual clips?? for the Collins family i'm specifically focusing on the parentification of Karissa's daughters.

I've been combing through reddit for a long time and it's really hard to search for specific video clips, so I've just been scrolling through all of them 😩 and only gotten like 2 or 3 in an hour I'm at my wit's end

Sad thing about online fandom, compared to 10 people whom you are friends with having a mini fandom, is that I can’t randomly make questions. Like, sometimes I don’t have a huge essay with quotes and parallels and stuff, sometimes I just have a lot of questions and I can’t really ask around here because it’s like throwing it to the void and sometimes people react in a very hostile manner due to misunderstandings of text. I can’t randomly go “Do you think that thraldom in the iron islands is supposed to be more similar to systematic racism in 1700s Virginia like, (among other things) to create a feeling of superiority over races so economic classes don’t clash as much, or is it supposed to be more like in Ancient Rome where there is no inherent inferiority one is born with, you’re just a spoil of war?” Or “Do you think one should draw conclusions on Asha’s own views of the patriarchy from her not knowing Hagen’s beautiful redheaded daughter’s name and only referring to her as someone’s daughter?” Or “Hey, I know that this is probably a choice based on ignorance but kept for narrative purposes, but what do you think about Theon’s ambivalent lack of strength? Can’t saddle on a horse on his own, but manages to carry an entire girl through a blizzard? God he has strength of will. Love that, very admirable, but also do you have any thoughts on that? Is this just an error we are meant to ignore like in many other small instances or does this actually have a purpose? Are we allowed to pretend that he thinks himself weaker than he truly is?”