#thirdofjune

YESSSS

i really really love cfy like I know a lot of people are really excited about lyx bc he’s been fancast as cwn for so long but cfy is just as PERFECT for mo ran’s role and there are SO MANY adaptations i wanna see him in, it kind of sucks that we only get one

but i’m def glad that the ONE we do get is 2ha

@squishysoulmate PLEASE GIVE ME THE FIC ON YOUR TAGS

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@thirdofjune & @minkyunmonet 💛💛💛 tyyy mar & kenny ilyyy 💛💛💛

Ko Ko Bop - EXO

Young - Cai Xukun

UN Village - Baekhyun

Kick It - NCT 127

You Calling My Name - GOT7

U - Super Junior

Hide and Seek - SF9

U're Mine - UNINE

NAMANANA - Lay

Nobela - Julie Anne San Jose

Into the Night - SF9

Ei喔Ei喔 - Nine Percent

Hello there! Thank you very much for you kind words, they cheer me up through this busy period and give me motivation to work on my half-finished drafts on language/meta/random tidbits!

I’m really glad that you’ve found my previous posts on translation of interest. I hope that I didn’t come across as if I was touting that my interpretation and translations were somehow more accurate or valid to the detriment of others. I’m keenly aware that the way I translate is a reflection of my own biased vision of the text, story, genre and characters and I can only do my best to be faithful to the writer’s intent as I understand it with my imperfect cultural and linguistic baggage. No translation is exempt from criticism and I’m always open to discussion on my own translation choices. It can be stimulating to confront points of views rationally because there’s always something to be gained from looking at things from a different perspective!

There will never be such a thing as a perfect translation, not even when it’s done professionally, because there is never a one-to-one correspondence between two languages, two cultures, and allow me to reiterate that Chinese and English are extremely disparate. A translator can only strive to balance accuracy and expressiveness, weigh every possible word and make the least bad choice. Yet there will always be something irremediably lost. Chinese is an intricate language layered with a plurality of meanings hidden in a single sentence. It commonly relies on evoking an image, a feeling through veiled references and metaphorical descriptions. And while the Chinese language suggests, the English language tends to impose.

I ended up going off at a tangent but thank you again, I wish you all the best!

28)  a song you want to see live

i wanna see yibo sing bu wang live. that’s all i want in my life. PLS

Hi!

1. If you’re an author, how many WIPs do you currently have? (Be honest!)

If you’d asked me ten hours ago, it would have been eight, but now that Qinghe Jue is finished and posted I’m down to seven! Nevermore (Pacific Rim AU for MDZS/CQL), and A Court of Azeroth and Prythian (A Court of Thorns and Roses and World of Warcraft crossover) are the only ones that currently have chapters posted (although ACOAAP is currently on a lengthy hiatus for a range of personal reasons, but it will eventually be finished). I’m also working on another two for MDZS/CQL, two for Guardian, and a crossover fic between MDZS/CQL and Guardian. I have a few more plotbunnies kicking around, but none of those are formed enough to start working on yet.

3. Do you prefer canonverse or AUs?

That’s a really hard question, because it actually depends on the ‘verse, for both reading and writing. I love both options for all ‘verses, but I’m a huge fan of MDZS/CQL AUs, and a bigger fan of Guardian drama AUs that make sure weilan eventually get a happy ending. For some of my older fandoms, like Star Trek and Sailor Moon, I tend to prefer canonverse.

11. Kid fic or childhood friends?

I don’t mind kidfic, especially if it features A-Yuan, but childhood friends, all the way.

18. Do you have a fic reading/writing routine?

For writing, I really should, but...no. I am a writing gremlin. I try to get at least a few sentences written each evening, though.