cw // tgcf s2 spoilers
1. the new VA for xie lian suits him sooo well
2. there’s a lot of recap from s1!!
3. hua cheng’s reveal in the gamblers den WILL MAKE YOU SCREAM
4. a lot of humour!!!! delivered well!
5. they took out the part where hc bites the half eaten mantou :(
all the tgcftwt discourse on xl’s build.. do y’all rmb that part of the novel where it says that xl’s gender neutral appearance is revered bc it’s considered a good balance of yin and yang??? PLEASE read the book. xie lian embraces his masculinity AND femininity, and so should 🫵
9. “I can’t get erect” was kinda censored as “I have a sickness” but still made the theatre laugh nonetheless (super comical)
10. pei ming’s voice… 🥵
BONUS: hualian’s dice shaking scene was, predictably, full of sexual tension and got all of us squealing our asses off
6. ghost city citizens are very well designed and colourful!! the settings were done so well
7. wind master shi qingxuan’s male AND female forms will make you scream too
8. EMING IN ACTION!!! no focus shot on eming yet tho
@shoujocrave
the demand for akayona s2 is incredible, it’s literally one of the top-rated and most-loved shoujo series and has lots of manga material to be adopted.. I’m really confused why we haven’t gotten a second season yet in NINE years? 😭 pls give the people what they want! 🗣️
honestly, when I read the novel I wasn’t in tgcf twt (thank goodness) so when I came here, I was shocked at the existence of beefleaf as a ship. although I do get that the tragedy of it all adds to the appeal of the ship…
after 2 years I’m on a rewatching spree for Hometown Cha Cha Cha and it’s just as good and cheesy and giggle-inducing and lovey-dovey and warm as I remember it to be! ahhhh~ it’s got to be my fav comfort k-drama!! ☺️
@rouyehaw
yes! what was that one quote again, when XL was lamenting on how his guoshi taught him how to defend himself against women’s romantic/sexual advances, but not men (HC)? I think you explained it perfectly! XL is blushy/easily flustered bc he’s not immune to our lil rizzcheng lol
@adoreudani
@camilikha
previously: 谢道长 [xie(4) dao(4) zhang(3)] = Xie Taoist priest
revised: added a 小 [xiao(3)] in front. it literally means small but they’re essentially addressing xl in a cuter way, as “young Xie Taoist priest”
xie daozhang has an older feel but this one is more youthful 😁
// apothecary diaries LN vol 8 spoilers
when jinshi burned a brand on himself to cut ties as the next emperor in line in front of maomao, and she yells and calls him a masochist with the emperor and gyokuyou right there LOL
(also, that bit where he calls her his wife IM DEAD)
I’m a firm believer that xie lian is lean. yes he’s muscled but none of that bodybuilder hulk appearance, he’s more of fine sinews and great strength hidden behind those white robes and unassuming build. doesn’t also mean he’s built like a twig either. anyways that’s my 2 cents
@cerbykerby
adding on to everyone’s points, it’s canon in the novel that xie lian has a very acute and keen sense of danger, you may imagine it to be like an instinctual alarm bell that rings when danger is near? yeah anyways he doesn’t feel that when he’s with sanlang.
@gegejuices
totally agreed and just wanted to add on that perhaps as a ghost (who does not need to eat), he genuinely simply enjoys consuming (metaphorically and literally) anything that xie lian makes. plus considering he was poor and starving as a kid, he’s even more appreciative. 🥹
// hirano to kagiura
kagihira calling each other niichan/oniichan WTF AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH. no matter the language, the hyung/gege/oniichan trope never fails to GET TO ME. I’m dyinggggggg
// tgcf vol 8 illustration spoilers
SCREAMSSSSSSSS. san lang’s hand around xie lian, THEIR LUSCIOUS UNBOUND HAIR, the red string on their hands, xl’s cute amazed expression, HUA CHENG CLOSE YOUR DAMN ROBES, their contrasting handwritten calligraphies, THE TATTOO OF XL ON HC 😭
beefleaf shippers love suffering imo… but saying all this, I do feel sad that what’s canon is often forgotten or ignored (he xuan’s revenge motive and love for his fiancée, for example) by the fandom. mxtx wrote them that way for a reason right~
they’re not meant to be, like a match made in hell. but ofc it’s interesting to imagine: what if they had feelings for each other? wouldn’t it be fun, it’ll get in the way of he xuan’s revenge and add salt to shi qingxuan’s sense of betrayal. hurt & angst +888
@camilikha
just to add on, one of the most prominent and romantic folktales in Chinese culture is the legend of the Butterfly Lovers! in this story, the star-crossed lovers died in tragedy but a pair of BUTTERFLIES flutter out of their shared grave~ def symbolic!
loved the crowd today. to fans who attended the tgcf s2 screening in singapore today!! WHERE ARE U! I need to befriend you!! ❤️🔥🫶
#天官赐福
#TGCF
#HeavenOfficialsBlessing
@wasabiicandy
“?” as if he hasn’t just met the reason of his life on the street and is gushing inside from the yearning to meet him all day every second
// apothecary diaries vol 9 MAJOR spoiler warning
jinshi isn’t the emperor’s younger brother but his actual firstborn son wtf 😭 and the mother is lady ah-duo!!!!! istg this book is so unpredictable in its plot twists.. I’m just here for the vibes head empty
summary of today in tgcf s2 fan screening:
hc appears: *boiling kettle high-pitched squeals*
lqq/mq&fx appear: *LAUGHTER*
ghost city residents speak about chengzhu and his gege: *EVEN LOUDER LAUGHTER*
@wasabiicandy
pls when they saw each other laugh and the way they look so stunned… the mutual envy of wishing they could be the one making the other laugh like that 😭😭😭
also I dislike shi wudu.. the only remotely redeeming quality he had was his love for his brother, that’s all. I love how mxtx handled and concluded the resolution around this arc, it’s as much justice as I can imagine. and I’d say he xuan is kind to leave sqx alive as a beggar
@572bears
@gegejuices
towards the tail end of the novel. remember when he xuan threw the wind master fan back to sqx when he was fighting alongside the beggars? he took disguise as hc shortly before that scene happened! :)
right but also like.. how does one rmb he xuan as this glutton fish guy yet forget that he had a whole fiancée and loving family who died in swd’s hands?? 😭
anyway that’s why I’m crazy about hualian and mild about other ships (fengqing included). the rest are cute, but hualian?? yeah that’s the good stuff!!!!!
// apothecary diaries LN vol 9 spoilers
also, I can see why maomao would make a good empress, or at least, a partner to jinshi — where people tiptoe around him bc of his high position, she /grounds/ him and that’s what he needs. although it hurt a LOT to read this too (ANGST!)
I LOVED this part in the opening of the apothecary diaries, it reminds me of the classic shoujo transformation style a la sailor moon and mermaid melody! maomao is so stunning ✨
#TheApothecaryDiaries
#KusuriyanoHitorigoto
ok I’ll end my rambling here. in conclusion he xuan is a well-written, complex, and deep character, and I like the way mxtx wrote him. yeah tragic boy go take back your everything!!
// tgcf spoilers
love how everyone’s calling him in all 7294739727346 variations of his name like yesss that’s my Ming Yi Ming Xiong The Beef In BeefLeaf Black Water Sinking Ships Brother Beheader Ghost King Hungry Ass Glutton Eternal Debt Payer He Xuan go give us everything!!
and then he threw her words right back.. we love sassy jinshi LOL (and pathetic puppy jinshi for wanting to prolong his time with maomao… girl PLEASE take the hint)
it’s 1.20am and I binged the first 16 chapters of kusuriya no hotorigoto (my apothecary diaries) manga IM SOOO HOOKED guys I’m full on board the jinmao ship… this panel is my fav so far! got me kicking my feet and giggling and shit.
@harusono_org
I’m a new fan of yours and I really enjoyed the new chapter (just appreciating the art as I can’t read Japanese). just wanted to say I reaaaally love sasamiya! your art is so prettily drawn and the characters and story are so cute. thank you! 🥰
reading the sasaki to miyano manga (about time) and UGHHHHHH it’s all been so fucking cute but this panel sets me off personally. THEYRE FINALLY OFFICIALLY DATING 😭 my sasamiya!!!!
last detail from tgcf s2 fan screening before I sleep!! I was sitting at the very last row and noticed a couple of mbs staff standing behind and intently watching ep1 too and they looked pretty into it.. welcome to the fandom? 😆
// MAJOR plot spoilers (LN)
…you’ve been warned
……really major spoiler!
……..ok
MOTHERRRRR (in metaphorical and actual sense)
I’ve liked her character more since she invited mao2 over for tea and it turned out to be a matchmaking proposal session for jinshi and her 🥰
In an interview, producer Mitsuteru Hishiyama (Apothecary Diaries) said:
"The story surrounding Consort
Ah-Duo will be told in Episode 10-11 and I think this is one of the most exciting parts of the first (half of the) season, including the actors' performances."
omg guys y’all HAVE to read these new chapters from the revised tgcf version, kindly translated by
@ClearNoodle256
!!!
I’m reading the revsied gambler’s den chapter and AAAAHHHH!!! HUALIAN BOAT DATE. HUALIAN TEASING AND FLIRTING MIND GAME. HUALIAN IN LOVE
these two are my guilty pleasure ship in akayona I’m ngl. not because of the love potion chapter but they’re just so cute and goofy together. LIKE PLS LOOK AT THESE PANELS. need more of them tgt 🥹
#jaeki
MAY I JUST ADD THAT the Chinese calligraphy at the back of hualian is 囍 (双喜, shuāngxǐ), which is a symbol of good luck for marriage! made up of two 喜 (xǐ) characters, it literally means (pair/double) happiness. it’s often seen in weddings, written in red. sweet detail~ 🥺❤️
❝ to wear your heart on my cut-sleeve ❞
🪡 Hua Cheng/Xie Lian fic
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#TGCF
#hualian
#花怜 #花憐)
🪡 1.8k words
🪡 in which HC (literally) cuts his sleeve to let XL sleep in
🪡 a super fluffy fic exploring hualian’s lovely nicknames for each other
🔗