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Hey, I'm an english speaker trying to start learning Thai. I have no idea where to start and the letters all look so similar :(

I want to at least read and speak passable thai, any advice on how to get started?

You can't reveal the poisoning cuz you're suspect #1, Your master is the only one who can clear your name.

What's more interesting:
1. sneaking away with your unconscious master to try and find a cure
2. pretending to be your master till you can somehow procure a cure
3. Stage an accident and skedaddle
4. Try to contact the poisoner and help them finish the job
5. Something else?

For context - your master is a fair and just ruler, beloved by the people but with shaky ties to the other nobles.

Looking for yaoi with rape where the victim doesn't magically fall in love with the rapist. Or where they recognize the toxicity of the relationship?

Mostly where the 'i did it cuz i wuv u uwu' excuse doesn't work

Holy moly, I am glad to live in the 21st century. That's terrifying, even if you escape there's practically nowhere to go and the cherry on the shit-cake is that everything his noona said is absolutely right - suengho has the ability to destroy so many people. Who is he even? Why does he have so much power? Does he have a specific rank? Why can he go around killing servants without anyone batting an eye, but the brown haired dude has so much trouble even stomaching the idea of killing someone? Why is the role reversal so cute but this story makes me wish all the characters with a scholar hat would collectively disappear?

ah, modern society! With our beautiful, expensive therapists! With a legal system that sort-of holds people accountable!

No such possibilities of abuse!

....except if your family/SO is abusive.
- But you can cut ties in time!

...Or a superior coerces you into things.
- But maybe you can switch jobs and file a harassment lawsuit!

...Or the government decides liberty is conditional.
- But, but... er.... maybe someone can start a revolution?

well, regardless of all that, modern society for the win! agency for the win! Nope, I do not want to isekai into a medieval society anymore, thanks for asking!

Have you ever had an instance where you've had to change your opinion on something you believed strongly in? What did it take to change your mind? What kind of evidence/arguments did it take, and over what time?

Any manga that has lesbian/gay sex gets automatically classified as GL/BL, right?

There are works with straight sex that don't automatically become ecchi/hentai/smut.

What's with that sort of difference?

I've heard that strength training is good to build the right kind of weight, anyone know any good youtubers or something for bodyweight exercises?

I used to be obsessed with manga and fanfiction. Power and revenge fantasies were thrilling, OP MCs were fun to follow, isekai was hot shit, edgy, problematic yaoi was the pinnacle of story writing and mary sue-esque villainesses girlbosses were compelling.

I've tried re-reading through some works I've thought I'd loved, and I cringe. A lot of 'clever' MCs turn out to be painfully average people favored by the gods of luck, money, and hotness, living in a world of idiots (villains, simps, NPCs) where the world building is as solid as the vacuum of space and the personalities that inhabit it are as interesting as navel lint with an intelligence to match.

I try things outside of my youthful obsessions and they still don't spark the same joy I know I once felt.

something is...missing. Is it the inexperience? The naivete? The horny?

I feel like a cynical fogey, snarling at some youngsters who are just having some dumb fun.

If you have an android phone, try typing that into your dialer/default phone app (don't call).

That's all for today, class dismissed.

Who's the best fictional dumbass? As in, one who is consistently fun without being obnoxious/pathetic/creepy/insufferable? They don't need to be an idiot, just be entertaining to read about.

I'm scared, the hamas attacks seem pretty bad but all I can do is watch the news. I don't know what's happening there, idk if I should be looking for a list of victims or somethign

What do you prefer?

I've found some manga where when I was reading chapters as soon as they're available, the story just feels better. Same story on a re-read feels rushed, not nearly as good as I'd imagined.