Asena-queenslayer

I just finished ep 1 of Squid Game and Ali might have appeared for all of five seconds but he already has my entire heart

Types of people as fictional worlds

Hogwarts: fireplaces, always trying their best, warm sunsets, late summer nights, sharing secrets, movie nights, candles, stargazing, wanting to explore the world, standing up for friends, loud laughs, fuzzy sweaters

Narnia: cares a lot, red cheeks, hot tea, fantasy stories, dreams big, big scarves, pale white snow, early morning walks, soft smiles, cute coffee shops, calming energy, cold hands, friendly eyes, wanting to know more

Middle Earth: ancient souls, coffee, old books and maps, history nerds, loves mythology, forests, always up for an adventure, dark nights, high grades, hates spiders, keeps multiple journals, striving to be the best version of themselves

Camp Half-Blood: Reckless, rough past, not one for technology, loves mythology, deep lakes, lots of spirit, bonfires, forests, emotional, rough hands, random scrapes and bruises, messy hair, feels like they are never good enough

Ravka: resourceful, witty, rich imagination, little to no makeup, likes science, overprotective of people they love, can react violently if threatened, pays attention to details, loves notebooks, believes everyone has a purpose

Ketterdam: trench coats, street smart, dark clothes, thick hair, very suspicious, alert of their surroundings, long fingers, secretive, sly smirks and crooked smiles, self preservation, small group of friends but very close

Space (Star Wars): fights for what they believe is right, confident, likes astronomy, parental issues, loyal to the few people they trust, rough voices, likes roller coasters, wants to be free, fast paced, emotional, hands on learner, independent

Port Royal: tea, dresses for looks not comfort, always well groomed, well mannered, beaches, patriotic, light colors, values tradition and nobility, old maps and paintings, afraid of change, perfectionist

The Caribbean: messy hair that’s always down, adventurous and craves freedom, chasing dreams, brown leather, shiny accessories, the smell of the ocean, loud laughs, rebellious, worn down maps, multiple unfinished notebooks, likes swimming

Guys hear me out ok, you know those aprons that say 'Kiss the Cook'? I think Jesper should have one, but instead of 'Cook' it says 'Crook'

THE CROWS + tumblr text posts

How Wenwu wore the rings like handcuffs, tying him back to the past, how he fought with his fists and taught Shang-Chi to do the same

And then Ying-Nan opening his hand, and SHANG-CHI FUCKING USING THE RINGS ALL FLOWING AND SERPENTINE LIKE HIS MOTHER AND AUNT, NOT LASHING OUT HARD AND SHARP LIKE A WHIP

THAT SYMBOLISM BABY (oh hey and that doesn't have anything to do at all with the yin yang the dragon did at the end, you know, like the light and the dark, the masculine and the feminine...)

Like can we talk about that?? That was just *chef's fucking kiss*

Got some very heavy ATLA vibes from this (hey Zuko?? Azula?? daddy/mommy issues?? masked ponytail dude?? The whole wind/water and how gentleness can be just as threatening as violence thing?? Yeah)

Them respecting the past but releasing it as well, omg. Something about that speaks very deeply to me, as I know from my own heritage, how trauma, pain, and grief just flow down through the blood

When Shang-Chi said that his mom would hate him for who he had become, but what she had actually said was to embrace both the light and the dark within himself and to accept what had come down to him from his mother and father and HIM REALIZING IT

IT WAS IN YOU ALL ALONG, YOU JUST HID FROM IT

God that's so fucking freeing honestly

I've spent so much of my life running away from my heritage and only begun to fully embrace it in the past couple years

That really resonated with me

Often I still don't feel like I belong to either side, but it's a growing process,, I'll get there some day