I'm supposed to be skipping 3rd period rn to work of stuff for Senior Night but no one's coming to get me with a pass D:

i have found a full translation of 2ha (at least i think so...it does not account for the chapters and divides the book by sections) but it is annotated by the translator. and i am thinking, well, this person does not even seem to like the book at all, and they were probably not getting paid for the translation since it was originally posted on ao3, so why even translate it?

they do nothing but nitpick. yes, the book has problems. yes, it needed more editing. but there is no need to insert your complaints on every other page.

one thing that especially made me angry was their complaint about it being unrealistic. yes, of course it is going to be unrealistic. it is a danmei cultivation novel. what were you expecting.

their annotations also have a tendency to break the tension during emotionally charged scenes, which drives me mad. i don't care if you think chu wanning is stupid. i want to enjoy this novel. stop yucking my yum.

unfortuantely, i only have 3 other options, all of which are unfeasible at this time. the first one would be to learn chinese and purchase the jjwxc raws. which i do not believe i can even do at this time, considering the laws in china that came into effect after this novel was published. anyway, learning chinese would take several years and by then it would be pointless.

the second would be to wait for the official translations to be released, which will take 2-3 years. i will of course buy them later on even if i have read the novel already, because i quite enjoy this novel. but i have no patience and so i read this novel illegally.

the third would be to listen to the unofficial audio drama, which follows along with the novel. however, that would take many hours of my time. i will probably at least try to attempt this one at some point if these idiotic annotations get to be too much.

anyway. rant over.

i'm still learning chinese regardless, by the way. i find the language fascinating and it will be an interesting challenge.

That was honestly fun to read.

BROOO honestly I hate annotated books imo. That really sucks. But yes, that would be an interesting challenge. And you'll learn more Chinese words too as you go along so yippee. Goodluck

Great job with your language learning.

My elementary school's forgien language was chinese and unlucky first grade me looked at the characters and thought three things:

1) I am doomed

2) Where is the alphabet for this language made of tangled yarn

3) Is this what dyslexia is like? Because it seems like being dyslexic in China doublely sucks.

Good job learning another language. I struggle enough with English and Spanish. For example, my rough draft of an essay:

(polish this later) It’s pizza day and (person) can’t eat any (because allergies or some other reason). (number/statistic) kids can’t enjoy special foods or normal foods in school because of food allergies. Food allergies are reactions to certain foods that can cause anything from minor discomfort to a life threatening reaction. School cafeterias should attempt to cater to student's dietary restrictions, including food allergies, so that the students will feel like they fit in and enjoy school more, and so they can perform better on their work.

Hey yall! i wrote a killer poem for english i want yall to read it cuz its LIT.

i would go back and not date you,

but there’s nothing to regret.

i know,

i know.

it had consequences.

and i know,

it hurt the both of us.

not just us, i mean.

lots of people.

we were like a spiderweb,

catching innocent victims

in our sticky hands.

but sometimes i wonder how you feel

who you think about

now that im gone.

who you tell your friends about

now that im gone.

who you tell good morning

now that im gone.

truth be told,

i really do miss it.

i miss

us.

i miss the boy who would sleep till 3 pm,

and as soon as you woke up

i

was the first thing

the very first thing

on your mind.

but really

maybe

just maybe

i dont miss

you.

i miss the

love

you gave me.

ive never had someone think about me that way.

and i want that again.

but 2 months have gone by

since that january night

and im probably not on your mind.

but you’re on mine

i talked to someone else after you

it wasnt the same.

though you were seven hours away,

those seven hours felt like

minutes,

and those seven minutes

felt like seconds.

he was here.

but it didnt feel like he was.

now hes scared of me.

but i bet youre not.

he ended our last talk,

telling me my choice to leave was wise.

but you ended us with

“I love you Elaina.”

and late at night,

those four words replay in my mind.

but sometimes i wonder how you feel

who you think about

now that im gone.

who you tell your friends about

now that im gone.

who you tell good morning

now that im gone.

who you love

now that im

gone.

now that we’re

gone.

^ That's so good! I like all the spacing and repetition!

thanks!! we had to use our last text message as the first few lines

YES THATS LIT I LOVE IT OMG

ALSO HI ITS BEEN SO LONG OMG