"'Then we’ll fix it. There’s an American in my ancestry, back when that meant something. I have a legacy to live up to of trying to fix impossible problems.'"
poolboy
"And then there’s the wall, and the turn, and now you’re back underwater, where it’s quiet. Just your heartbeat down there. Then you surface, because you have to breathe."
Omakase 2016 Top 10: Aaryn Does Kpop
My view of Kpop hasn’t really shifted from 2015, the year I made contact, when everything was shiny and new and more than a little morbid. I stick with it because it’s like nothing else on earth, and because it continues to surprise. Anything where people like Dahyun and Yerin can be a star is something worth keeping tabs on.
Fight the future
"I had my father’s witches seal my heart long ago. They wrapped it in stone, sealed it in amber, and gave it to back to me in an urn of black stone. One of them had put a ‘Break in Case of Emergency’ sticker on the back, which I thought was a nice touch. I remember how light the urn felt, and the cold aura that radiated from it. I remember placing it on my mother’s shelf in the vault, fully intending to never retrieve it, and walking out into the sunlight. I remember how cool the sun felt against my skin."
This is me and this is you and together we don’t quite make two
"I turn to ask Sarah if she knows what’s going on. Before she can answer, though, I see out of the corner of my eye that the door appears to be melting. That’s new. Beats an explosion, I guess."
Scoreboard: Succulents & The Unconscious Mind
"At some point in our evolution, we started to make decisions consciously, and we're not very good at it. We should learn to let our unconscious handle the complicated things."