Xiang Liu and You (Yes, You)

 Kokuto:

porcelain god

The way it took me some 15 minutes to understand this. *cackles*

 nathsketch:

Hey, but that's scary. Are you allergic to orange? Or was it a bad orange? I never heard of anything like it.

When was this? Are you okay now? I have so many questions. BAD ORANGE, be gone.

So many questions???  LOL!   I was trying to be discreet and not describe in detail the sheer horror of the assault on my taste buds and olfactory senses. 

No, I'm not allergic to oranges.  I still eat citrus.  I just don't drink it.  And this probably wasn't fresh squeezed.  It was either bad OJ or more likely drinking something that acidic on an empty stomach first thing in the morning.  Now, I make sure to eat something, before drinking anything,  but water, first thing in the morning.

I'm fine, except for my memory aversion.  This was decades ago.

 Kokuto:

That's the worst.  To be on a vacay that you paid good money for and too off work for, and then to have to spend it in the bathroom.  Oh heck no.

Ikr 🥹🥹

 Kokuto:

So many questions???  LOL!   I was trying to be discreet and not describe in detail the sheer horror of the assault on my taste buds and olfactory senses. 

No, I'm not allergic to oranges.  I still eat citrus.  I just don't drink it.  And this probably wasn't fresh squeezed.  It was either bad OJ or more likely drinking something that acidic on an empty stomach first thing in the morning.  Now, I make sure to eat something, before drinking anything,  but water, first thing in the morning.

I'm fine, except for my memory aversion.  This was decades ago.

Poor Kokuto, that must have been horrible indeed. Sorry that you went through all that :(

I should have suggested a different juice. 😅

 nathsketch:

No one really talks about the overall moral of the story. And it seems to me that it just perpetuates this idea that the "different" ones deserve to be abused, to be vilified, and finally, to be denied a happy ending. We see this in countless novels, from Hans Christian Andersen to Victor Hugo. Same with all the traditional monster stories.

This is just one more example of this message. It doesn't matter if the "monster" does all those good things that only we the readers can witness.

I was thinking about this post again today. In particular, I was thinking about TSJ's forever-altered voice, his horrific scars and his lingering limp, which he won't try to hide, heal or erase because he feels like they reflect his inner scars. And I was thinking about how FFYY looked at him with loathing and disgust and how TSJ, who was once renowned for his zither playing, wouldn't even touch a zither after his torture because his hands were damaged in a way that wouldn't allow him to play again with his original skill. I was thinking about how seven of his nine tails were cut off by his brother before he was murdered, permanently and severely diminishing his power.

And I was thinking about how XY never, ever viewed him as less-than because of his scars or lower power. How she found him attractive from the very beginning. How she pushed him to play the zither again, and enjoyed it, not caring at all that his skill level wasn't as masterful as before. How she appreciated his capacity for kindness and forgiveness and recognized it as something that made him stronger, in a way, rather than weaker than someone who would be more ruthless - like her or CX. 

And I was thinking about how FFYY came to recognize TSJ's strength and value before she died. And how, eventually, after everything he endured and despite all the physical and emotional scars he still carries, he managed to finally get a happy ending with XY. 

crying😭 https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1ki4y1U7x2/?spm_id_from=333.788.recommend_more_video.6

 nathsketch:

You mean his normal, every day look?

Heh

Well, he also has "I'm Too Cute" look.