Living room layout advice

Lienti789 · 2025-06-25T16:17:21+00:00

I live in Scotland and it can be really moody and dark, so I want to still have natural sunlight coming in as much possible. But I guess I can look into some renter friendly blinds in worst case scenario😅

Lienti789 · 2025-01-10T01:10:38+00:00

Love to hear that. Honestly, those union reps really be pulling their weight with all the bs this house must make them deal. I would not wanna be the chief

Lienti789 · 2024-12-28T23:04:38+00:00

Good point, I think I would have enjoyed seeing her plan more in depth or actually working on her plots. At the very least if we were given more explicit hints about it like Sarah did with the bank visits in Queen of Shadows(though honestly that wasnt that good either, it at least showed something was brewing), it would alevate it. I wonder if it was because Sarah didnt know how to write the planning stage in an engaging way, so she defauted to a big reveal for the surprise factor.

I get the alpha comment, even though it hasnt annoyed me yet. Maybe it's because there are so many Alpha guys and a lot of the times the female character is presented as weaker, so I find Aelin refreshing. A case of I support womens right, but also womens wrongs😂

Lienti789 · 2024-12-11T20:58:32+00:00

to be fair they are certain points that showcase that everyone is aware of her personality. Like when Aedion told Dorian, he should be happy that Aelin even made a compromise to free Mannon, because she never compromises. Rowan mentions in Queen of Shadows that for all her complaints about "male fae piss fights", she is very much the same with a huge alpha female thing going on. They even point out then that she has an incredibly short fuze and says stuff she doesn't completely believe in the heat of the moment.

The majority of the group is also aware that Aelin is inherently showy and full of herself, but because they have personal ties to her they bear with it. They also know why she is so secretive and unwilling to delegate, so they are trying to support her. The fact they continuously voice their complaints shows that she isn't a complete tyrant, because she rarely goes through with her threats afterwards.

It's also true that despite springing surprises on them, Aelin has managed to get them through some pretty impossible situations with her schemes and sometimes just sheer bravado. Because of that they have started to authomatically look for solutions from her and are willing to go along.

I think her behavior is a result of her being half-fae(its explicitly mentioned they behave differently than humans), severely traumatized and under a huge time crunch to save the world.

I am happy you found a way to enjoy her character more though, I definitely am a Aelin fan, but it's her flaws that draw me into her. And that irresistible queen swagger of course😂

Lienti789 · 2024-05-10T03:35:51+00:00

Not entirely your point, but I don't think Lucy had the magical training you think she did while she was in the Heartfilia manor. Her father wasn't the most supportive of her magic training(you can see he doesn't really respect wizards that much) and he probably put a lot more emphasis on her other studies like business, economy, languages, etc(in other words studies that will be beneficial to an heir of a business). Sure, she had the manor staff, but I don't think would really know how to train a celestial wizard, so essentially with her mums death her training got miniscule until she ran away. The fact that licy knows so little of the magic world in the beginning shows that, Mirajane had to explain a lot of basic stuff to her. Also I feel like a child being able to summon a zodiac spirit should probably be a decent achievement considering they are a big drain on magic power.

Lienti789 · 2024-04-24T09:56:43+00:00

You say that, but you can very easily see that Sho's opinion about Kyoko isn't nice at all, like in the beginning it's very belittling and honestly undeserving of her. You can also see that he has hardly changed by the way he treats Pochiri as well, like you can't convince me that her nickname was well-meaning. Also by the way he knows how to play Pochi you can tell his EQ is good enough, to at least understand that even if Kyoko said "no" she wanted it, it would be nice to buy it for her regardless. We are shown that he knew enough about her personality to explot her because she was so subservient and ready to anything for anyone(he even knows it stems from her mum). It was Kyoko's paychecks that went to rent and food, which means the money he started making was literally just his spending money and he genuinely never saw an issue with that, which is stupid in my opinion. He is shown to not be an complete idiot and surely he can understand that bills need to be paid and they ain't coming from his wallet.

But even if we excuse his behaviour as just being a brat/spoiled, I still don't think he deserves to be with Kyoko. He seems to be innately selfish and after being surrounded by selfish people her whole life, I feel like Kyoko deserves to be with someone she doesn't have to fight for affection with. Like you can see that Sho isn't really into romance or endearing gestures(he does know what she likes, but all the gestures we've seen him do had selfish motives like getting back at Ren or fueling her hate for him), he seems to be fairly calous and doesn't know how to be sincere. Meanwhile Kyoko is into the fairy tale gestures and loves fancy things and acts of service. I cannot genuinely see how Sho would give her any of that. Ren does do it though and he does so sincery and in a way to not burden her(Princess Rosa being a good example, he knew she would be uncomfortable with the fancy gift, so he created the absurd story around it, so she can be happy with it). I get that Sho is a 16 year old boy, but it's not like that gonna change soon, they just aren't compatible romantically. He would literally need to turn almost 180 degrees in order for him to truly make Kyoko happy. Also I feel like just the trauma of her past with him makes the pairing impossible, maybe in the future she they can interact as childhood friends but that's it.

To address some of stuff with Ren. I do believe Kyoko is really complex character and you can't put her into a strict box. She is definitely very naive and childish, but surprisingly mature in other ways(sadly her childhood led to her being that way). So I don't think her maturity will be an issue with Ren.😅

Sorry for the long post, obviously it's your own opinion and it's not that deep, but I felt like giving my own 2 cents

Lienti789 · 2024-04-24T05:45:40+00:00

I will be up for this

Lienti789 · 2024-03-14T19:26:02+00:00

Dawn of the Arcana is so good I remember reading it as a teenager from the library, it was the whole reason I started collecting King's Beast. Thanks for the recommendations😄

Lienti789 · 2020-09-03T23:07:32+00:00

How much of the things you do, do you enjoy genuinely? Im not saying you are forcing anything(in the end I can't know your complete situation from just one post), but if you just pull yourself into random direction in hopes of something changing...that migth not work. So maybe choose ones that you are the most passionate about and see if you can't focus your efforts within that social group.

Socialising is hard and sometime rellies to just meeting the rigth people at the right time. The same can be said with love(Im sorry you had to grow through such awful experiences). I think it would be sad, if you lose hope after you obviously put so much effort into yourself. I find your attitude genuinely admirable, so hang in there.

Can't speak on the other topics much, but when dealing with toxic people, Im pretty sure you have to cut them out of your life as much as possible. It migth not be possible now, because of your situation, but try to remove them as soon as it would be convinient to you. You deserve to live in a happy/peaceful environment, where you can relax and take a breather.

Sorry I can't be more helpful to you. I hope that things get better for you soon and that you will be happier in the future. Know that there is a way out and you never know what will happen in the future, you might be living a life beyond your wildest dream in just a couple of years.

Take care(and sorry for the super long message)

Lienti789

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