Die Krimskramkiste

chopper found shriveled up and died in miami

Like—it starts with Shang Qinghua becoming so frustrated that he is this close 🤏 to crashing out and cursing tf our of everyone left and right because the minor clans have their heads up their asses, Linguang Jun keeps sending assassins that ends up being killed anyway and the only problem about that is the blood staining his favorite robes, An Ding Peak also keeps adding up to the problem via paperwork that can be comparable to a fucking mountain. Etc etcetc. His breaking his back running the Northern Kingdom and An Ding peak singlehandedly (I stand truth to competent SQH)

And Mobei-Jun notices this, and being the good husband that he is, proposes that Shang Qinghua blow some steam off. Shang Qinghua is a bit hesitant but it's nothing that Mobei Jun's glare couldn't fix.

Shang Qinghua: "Ayiah, my king is so demanding yet so generous! I have no choice but to comply to his husband’s demands now. Come, come, let's go to our bedroom."

Mobei-Jun: "...?"

Mobei-Jun has never seen his human ever take a break. Sleeping for hours upon hours when given the chance or if Mobei Jun forces him? Sure. Sitting on his chair as he ignores the paperwork like it doesn't exist? ...Doesn't really count. So it surprises him greatly when Shang Qinghua drags him to their bedroom to sleep (Knowing his husband, Shang Qinghua as much as he avoids sleeping, he adores it.)

For demons, their way of blowing off some steam is to duel. Yes. Not that surprising, but to duel.

So imagine to his surprise that this duel takes place in their bedroom AND Mobei Jun is the one to receive it. Shang Qinghua basically fucks him seven ways to sunday until Mobei Jun dry orgasms. And Mobei Jun is so baffled and overstimulated and horny that he's crying and pushing his hips back for more even though he knows that there's nothing left for him to give because Shang Qinghua has wrung him dry. But the aftermath ends with Shang Qinghua taking care of Mobei Jun via cleaning him up and massaging him and passing the fuck out on Mobei Jun's chest.

And Mobei Jun keeps staring at the ceiling then at Shang Qinghua.

Shang Qinghua: *Snoring and mumbling something.*

I might translate this article later today. This one was the most complete one, even in Italian news it's not talked about that much.

Found an article on this in English

Also a different, unrelated article about concerns & possible violation of international law in using another of the film’s locations

Like don't get me wrong, the book one is good (the idea of Grace having to spend multiple days locked up stewing about how he's gonna die before they even knock him out is deliciously angsty, as is Stratt's last attempt to beg him to understand why she has to do this) but fuck.

He like literally starts climbing the walls.

Like he came in there relatively composed. He had a rationalisation for what he was going to do, he probably rehearsed his little speech. He's putting the walls up because he knows he's not doing The Right Thing, but he doesn't want to let on that he knows that. He's probably pretending to himself as much as Stratt. He's doing it For The Kids.

And then the switch to just pure, animal terror when the doctor comes in. Like there's a degree of comedy to it. Grace is always slightly goofy, slightly immature (probably why his students like him so much) and now he's climbing and running like a kid playing tag. Except its not a game and it's not working.

Eva's tone when she tells him to “sit down, we'll do it different”. Like I know I'm murdering you, I know that you're not capable of seeing this any other way, but please at least see sense and spare yourself the trauma of having to be literally dragged kicking and screaming. Please.

The resignation when she says “he's running.” Like, she doesn't have to say who's running, or why. She knew this was a possibility. She knew this was a likely possibility but why couldn't he just fucking be the guy she needs him to be? Doesn't he know how hard this is??

The realisation that, if Carl is by the fence, then it's probably because they were concerned that Grace might actually outrun the guards and would need to be ambushed. The possibility that Carl specifically is there because, in that scenario, Grace would be more easy to catch if he trusted his pursuer.

Like I think one reason I'm attached to Ryland Grace is that I honestly couldn't tell you that I wouldn't behave like that in that scenario. Like sure, we all like to say we'd bravely sacrifice ourselves for humanity, but like it's not like I'm currently chaining myself to rainforest trees or throwing soup at paintings in museums or kidnapping oil execs or whatever it is I'm supposed to do. I don't even really attend protests.

There are significantly more things that I could be doing right now to make the world a better place that I don't do because they would involve upending my life and putting myself at more personal risk than I am comfortable with. I have no room to judge Ryland Grace.