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We get closer and closer to gerosaki endgame each chapter of marriagetoxin.........

The top is a bit of a teasing schemer but not in a malicious way; he just has his own agenda. The bottom is cute, clever, and driven. But the best part of the series is how they bounce off each other

It's not super heavy either which makes for a fun read with some meat to the story

Go read Oil On Canvas for auctioneer x art restorer slow burn BL set in Venice (with a side of business/career drama)!!! The leads feel like individuals with their own goals and their banter is delicious

On Manta: manta.net/en/series/oi...

Once a year I find a gem of a BL manhwa that I have to promote 😆

After getting a job where I have to talk a lot, I can feel my accent starting to become more British 😅

So happy about Bless anime... i love shorter MLs... hehe...

I've been agonising over "believe" vs "believe in" for over a month because 相信 covers both meanings 💀

I hate the word 緣分/無緣 arghghghghgghhhh

I quite like how it looks! Reminds me a bit of notion lol. I think i'll host my TL there

Hm Ellipsus looks good...

Things like the Taigi parts (down to the choice to not footnote) are an obvious, human decision I made taking into consideration the politics of language. A different translator or MTL might opt to just use pinyin

Though I do get annoyed when I see baseless accusations, I believe my work can speak for itself. It really does get annoying sometimes though

Omg a feitian signed card! Congrats!!!

YES, NO, OR MAYBE? (MANGA) Vol. 3

Love in the limelight! The hit Boys’ Love/#BL light novel (and anime film) is now a manga.

Out today in print/digital! See RETAILERS section: sevenseasentertainment.com/books/yes-no...

They don’t tell you this but the best nerd x gal romance is a josei & that’s on not being afraid of authenticity in fear of not appealing to the male fantasy !!!

The Beta characters in the story are interesting in general, Ying-chun in particular. You can view her as a woman or a man but also can't fully view her as either lol

This is my personal interpretation, but I've always seen Dr Lo as kind-of trans. It's the "even though I doll myself up and look the prettiest, everyone will still favour an Omega/Alpha over me"

Where's that post about omegaverse reflecting real-world medical issues LOL. it amuses me that you can tell Taiwan has amazing healthcare from how quickly everyone in Adultery Agreement can access treatment. If it were somewhere else, both our MCs might've died in the ER lol

Seems like there’s another new omegaverse variant called “bloomverse”? "Plants" are people whose bodies can literally grow flowers. They release a floral scent that can trigger "owners" into heat, and if an owner takes a flower, it can lock the two of them into a permanent bond.

drew a horse

Painting by guoldu of two men in the Swiss countryside by a lake. One sits, back to the sunlight, playing a piano while the other leans against it looking fondly as he plays. The music pages swirl off the top of the piano and into the sky

Double-post today!!!!

Worked on this collaboration with @hanlinacademic.bsky.social & @sleepyneedle.bsky.social to make a mock-cover for their translation of the danmei 追声与循途 , (Trace of Our Harmonies). I painted with their input and insightful knowledge of form and music 🥰❤️‍🔥

#guolduart

holy shit. hell of an analysis

happy 🐴 year!!! wishing you all a year of plenty with plenty of fish 🐟

Shout out to the person on danmei reddit who said Adultery Agreement has a HE

I like it aesthetically too! I just wish it got a full adaptation haha

From Far Away then Red River... haha any chances of Basara or Mars anime....

Even with the subject matter I would still recommend it to everyone haha

I don't hope for everyone to like Adultery Agreement but I do hope people will feel challenged 😆

Taaro is a Taiwanese artist. It's not unusual for CN-language Taiwanese manga to be called manga (even the Ministry of Culture uses it), but I agree it's likely due to linguistic reasons for this English publication

This article by Paul Krietman in the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social is beautiful - it sets up the long game for de-colonial struggles in Hong Kong & Taiwan and, without stretching it, relates it to the political situation in the U.S. Perspective is important to imagining & securing a different path.