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"I'm really intrigued by this one. MC is a reluctant hero and her resistance to the bandit leaders and their cause is reminiscent of a person waking up to how fragile and biased the so-called meritocratic system they grew up in is. It feels like the believable story of someone being convinced of a corrupt government that they were raised to serve for years & years. I'm excited to see Ling finally radicalized :)" — Jun 03, 2026 06:20PM
"I'm really intrigued by this one. MC is a reluctant hero and her resistance to the bandit leaders and their cause is reminiscent of a person waking up to how fragile and biased the so-called meritocratic system they grew up in is. It feels like the believable story of someone being convinced of a corrupt government that they were raised to serve for years & years. I'm excited to see Ling finally radicalized :)" — Jun 03, 2026 06:20PM
“After all, a person is herself, and others. Relationships chisel the final shape of one's being. I am me, and you.”
― The Fifth Season
― The Fifth Season
“To be groomed is to be loved and handled like a precious, delicate thing”
― My Dark Vanessa
― My Dark Vanessa
“When we say “the world has ended,” it’s usually a lie, because the planet is just fine. But this is the way the world ends. This is the way the world ends. This is the way the world ends. For the last time.”
― The Fifth Season
― The Fifth Season
“I need it to be a love story. I need it to be that.”
― My Dark Vanessa
― My Dark Vanessa
“Nothing to do but follow your crazy,”
― The Fifth Season
― The Fifth Season
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