#Melissa Mao

[therosecrest]

#Full Metal Panic! #FMP! #Melissa Mao #Kurz Weber #Anime #gif

[izuku10]

melissa mao vs yu fan xia 😁😁

#yu fan xia #melissa mao #full metal panic

[girlsofalltime]

Melissa Mao is a Girl of All Time!

#melissa mao #full metal panic

[fullmetal-generation]

Clouseau at Mao & Kurz’s first, second, and third wedding (they keep getting divorced so he gets to do the bit multiple times)

#full metal panic #fmp memes #mod az post #lol #belfangan closeau #melissa mao #kurz weber

[vampirechatroom]

i literally screamed when melissa ripped her little wig off, she’s one of my favs and i was so afraid that something awful happened to her and kurz when mithril fell apart. ahhhh they’re such a good team, i’m so glad they show up just when all hope seems lost!

#fmp #full metal panic #melissa mao

[daisies-on-a-cup]

Norwegian Wood, Haruki Murakami //@danielcalmdown//So What's Wrong?, What Love Comes To, by Ruth Stone//dog thoughts, Anna Haifisch (@/anna_haifisch on twitter)//love without witnesses, by s.s. @pendulum-north//Addie Bundren, As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner//eclipse, 2013, @wiktorjackowski//Secondo, Hannibal 3x3//Gift, by Melissa Houpert//Ghismonda with the heart of Guiscardo (Detail), Bernardino Mei//Oculus, Sally Wen Mao

#love #web weaving #love web weave #quotes #longing #haruki murakami #ruth stone #anna haifisch #william faulkner #hannibal #nbc hannibal #bedelia du maurier #melissa houpert #bernardino mei #ghismonda with the heart of guiscardo #sally wen mao #hearts #heart #yearning #poetry #literature #omg this is so embarrassing tagging all of this

[grrl-beetle]

Melissa De Araujo

#Melissa De Araujo #Mao Xiaoxing

[bearterritory]

Bears Post 9 Wins On Cal Winter Invite Day 1

BERKELEY – The California women's tennis team posted nine wins on the first day of the Cal Winter Invitational on Friday, including Lan Mi and Tiziana-Marie Schomburg winning three times apiece and the 36th-ranked Katja Wiersholm defeating USC's 42nd-ranked Naomi Cheong.   Wiersholm, a junior, bested Cheong, 6-4, 7-5, at the Hellman Tennis Complex. Freshman Mao Mushika collected a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(6), result over USC's 66th-ranked Grace Piper, and senior Valentina Ivanov defeated another nationally ranked Trojan, USC's 83rd-ranked Eryn Cayetano, 6-3, 6-3. Berta Passola Folch, a sophomore, notched a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Cal Poly's Melissa LaMette.   Mi and Schomburg combined to win twice in doubles Friday morning. First they beat San Francisco's Hana Gamracy and former Bear Erin Richardson, 6-3, and then they topped USF's Azaria Hayes and Alicia Yue, 6-3. The two Bears each won in singles in the afternoon, with Mi, a junior, beating Cal Poly's Delanie Dunkle, 6-0, 6-4, and Schomburg, a freshman, defeating the Mustangs' Peyton Dunkle, 7-6(8), 6-2.   The Cal duo of Cami Brown and Makenna Thiel beat San Francisco's Qianer Qiu and Julia Visaya, 6-4.   2024 Cal Winter Invitational Hellman Tennis Complex in Berkeley, Calif. Channing Tennis Courts

 Singles No. 36 Katja Wiersholm (Cal) def. No. 42 Naomi Cheong (USC), 6-4, 7-5 No. 22 Emma Charney (USC) def. No. 17 Jessica Alsola (Cal), 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 No. 33 Snow Han (USC) def. No. 12 Hannah Viller Moeller (Cal), 7-5, 6-2 Valentina Ivanov (Cal) def. No. 83 Eryn Cayetano (USC), 6-3, 6-3 Mao Mushika (Cal) def. No. 66 Grace Piper (USC), 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(6) Berta Passola Folch (Cal) def. Melissa LaMette (Cal Poly), 6-4, 6-3 Lan Mi (Cal) def. Delanie Dunkle (Cal Poly), 6-0, 6-4 Tiziana-Marie Schomburg (Cal) def. Peyton Dunkle (Cal Poly), 7-6(8), 6-2 Hana Gamracy (USF) def. Olivia Rook (SMC), 7-6(3), 6-3 Makenna Koenig (USC) def. Julia Visaya (USF), 6-3, 6-0 Parker Fry (USC) def. Qianer Qiu (USF), 6-1, 6-0 Romane Mosse (Cal Poly) def. Tian Yu Dong (SMC), 6-4, 7-6 Alexandra Ozerets (Cal Poly) def. Cami Brown (Cal), 6-4, 7-5 Kennedy Buntrock (Cal Poly) def. Juliette Daries (SMC), 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-1 Stefanie Silva (SMC) def. Eliza Bates (Cal Poly), 6-3, 6-2 Sofia Daryaie (SMC) def. Sarah MacCallum (Cal Poly), 6-3, 6-3 Madison Weekley (SMC) def. Natalie Lynch (Cal Poly), 6-2, 6-0 Imogen Haddad (USC) def. Alicia Yue (USF), 6-2, 6-4 Azaria Hayes (USF) def. Jamie Pope (SMC), 6-3, 5-7, 6-0   Doubles No. 29 Grace Parker/Piper Fry (USC) def. No. 14 Mao Mushika/Hannah Viller Moeller (Cal), 6-3 Eryn Cayetano/Imogen Haddad (USC) def. Jessica Alsola/Valentina Ivanov (Cal), 6-4 Emma Charney/Naomi Cheong (USC) def. Berta Passola Folch/Katja Wiersholm (Cal), 6-4 Lan Mi/Tiziana-Marie Schomburg (Cal) def. Hana Gamracy/Erin Richardson (USF), 6-3 Cami Brown/Makenna Thiel (Cal) def. Qianer Qiu/Julia Visaya (USF), 6-4 Lan Mi/Tiziana-Marie Schomburg (Cal) def. Azaria Hayes/Alicia Yue (USF), 6-3 Iman Khan/Olivia Rook (SMC) def. Delanie Dunkle/Peyton Dunkle (Cal Poly), 6-4 Tian Yu Dong/Juliette Daries (SMC) def. Kennedy Buntrock/Melissa LaMette (Cal Poly), 7-6(4) Sofia Daryaie/Stefanie Silva (SMC) def. Eliza Bates/Romane Mosse (Cal Poly), 6-4 Natalie Lynch/Sarah MacCallum (Cal Poly) def. Jamie Pope/Madison Weekley (SMC), 6-2  

#This Is Bear Territory #Cal Sports #UC Berkeley #Go Bears

[indochineofficiel]

💿 Happy 22 album Paradize !, sorti le 12 mars 2002, incluant les chansons : Paradize, Electrastar, Punker, Mao Boy, J’Ai Demandé à la Lune, Dunkerque, Like a Monster, Le Grand Secret (ft. Melissa Auf der Maur), La Nuit des Fées, Marilyn, Le Manoir, Popstitute, Dark, Comateen I et Un Singe en Hiver.

> Playlist

[puellamagifashion]

Character Masterpost

Original series: Madoka Kaname Ultimate Madoka Homura Akemi Homura Akemi (glasses/plaits)/Moemura Devil Homura Mami Tomoe Sayaka Miki Kyoko Sakura Hitomi Shizuki Nagisa Momoe

Kazumi Magica: Kazumi Subaru Kaoru Maki Umika Misaki Saki Asami Mirai Wakaba Satomi Usagi Niko Kanna Kanna Hijiri Airi Anri ‘Yuuri’/Yuuri Asuka Ayase/Luca Souju Akane Sumire

Oriko Magica: Oriko Mikuni Kirika Kure Yuma Chitose Sasa Yuuki Komaki Asako Lina Hitomi Mio Miyako Saki Mai Akane Erika Mamiya Koito Asako Akira Namekata Miyuki Nagatsuki Futaba Chihana Masumi

Suzune Magica: Suzune Amano Arisa Narumi Chisato Shion Haruka Kanade Matsuri Hinata Kagari Hinata Tsubaki Mikoto Kanami Honoka

Tart Magica: Tart/Jeanne d’Arc Riz Hawkwood Melissa de Vignolles Eliza Celjska Corbeau Lapin Minou Isabeau Pernelle Fleche Lame

Magia Record: Iroha Tamaki Yachiyo Nanami Tsuruno Yui Sana Futaba Felicia Mitsuki Mifuyu Azusa Touka Satomi Alina Gray Nemu Hiiragi Ui Tamaki Rena Minami Momoko Togame Kaede Akino Karin Misono Kanagi Izumi Mitama Yakumo Tsukuyo Amane Tsukasa Amane Kuroe

Kagome Satori Yuna Kureha Hikaru Kirari Ao Kasane Juri Oba Shizuka Tokime Chiharu Hiroe Sunao Toki Himena Aika Shigure Miyabi Hagumu Azumi San Kagura Miyuri Yukari Lavi/Rabi Himuro Asahi Miura Alexandra Kurusu Urara/Ulala Yume Nayuta Satomi Mikage Yakumo Sudachi Sawa Yozuru Sasame Livia Medeiros Mikoto Sena Tsuyu Mizuna Chizuru

Asuka Tatsuki Kanoko Yayoi Natsuki Utsuho Hinano Miyako Sasara Minagi Nanaka Tokiwa Emiri Kisaki Shizuku Hozumi Akira Shinobu Manaka Kurumi Ria Ami Kako Natsume Meiyui Chun Leila Ibuki Seika Kumi

Mito Aino Kokoro Awane Yukika Nanase Hanna Sarasa Ayaka Mariko Himika Mao Sakuya Suzuka Aimi Eri Tsumugi Wakana Ren Isuzu Konoha Shizumi Hazuki Yusa Ayame Mikuri Masara Kagami Konomi Haruna

Rika Ayano Mayu Kozue Sayuki Fumino Moka Megumi Riko Chiaki Maria Yuki Mel Anna Mikura Komachi Seira Mihono Temari Kira Hotori Yuzuki Meguru Hibiki Eternal Sakura/Sakurako Ranka Chizu Rion Yuzuki

Ryo Midori Chika Aoba Hotaru Yura Kanae Yukino Yuuna Kaharu Jun Kazari Ashley Taylor Ikumi Makino Mitsune Miwa Sae Kirino Rui Mizuki Akari Mai Ryoko Natsu Kushu Irina Kuro Mabayu Aki

Other: Pia Undo Overall other characters

#masterpost

[felikatze]

FELI'S BLORBO BRAWL

i love tournament brackets. i love submitting my favorite guys. but you know what? I don't like it when my guys lose. So I propose a tournament where ALL guys are MY guys.

RULES:

rules are added and subtracted at my discretion

there are no submissions. handpicked only.

one entry per fandom. if multiple blorbos qualify for one fandom, they enter together

no fandom i deem "too popular." this is blorbos that belong to me and maybe like 3 other people max.

there are 64 contestants.

brackets start whenever i get to it and are open for as long as i decide on a whim

the tiebreaker grima clause: in the case a tie occurs, there will be a three way rematch against grima. the version of grima is selected at random. this clause proceeds until i run out of grimas.

now it is up to YOU to decide which of my little meow meows is the best, even if you've never heard of these guys! and if you HAVE, you probably did because I was talking about them.

Or you have the same interests as me, in which case, ily.

LO AND BEHOLD: THE CONTESTANTS.

i am not telling you source materials at this point in time.

SIDE A PART A

Teobaldo Leonhart vs The Obituary Writer WINNER: Teo

Tora vs Rivka WINNER: Rivka

Millard vs Doug Eiffel & Hera WINNER: Millard

Camo vs Otus WINNER: Otus

Ayin & Carmen vs Ces & Sel WINNER: Ayin & Carmen

Yamato Hotsuin vs Prince Dreambert TIEBREAKER: Yamato & Dreambert vs The Creation WINNER: The Creation

Russel Seager vs Estio WINNER: Russel Seager

Ross vs Haruto WINNER: Ross

SIDE A PART B

Allen vs Perry WINNER: Perry

Melissa Foddebrat vs Scarlet WINNER: Scarlet

Iruma Suzuki, Clara Valac, Alice Asmodeus vs Tali, Rose, Catt WINNER: Iruma, Clara, Alice

Rudyard & Antigone Funn vs Stocke & Eruca WINNER: Rudyard and Antigone

Christo vs Mao WINNER: Christo

Oliver vs Geo Stellar WINNER: Oliver

Yan vs Felix Honikker WINNER: Felix

Eni Voraformia vs Cain WINNER: Cain

SIDE B PART A

Etranger vs Nagyunn WINNER: Nagyunn

Adol Christin vs Kanata Kanbara TIEBREAKER: Adol & Kanata vs Fall F!Grima

Yellow vs Rider WINNER: Yellow

Outboxer & Yellow Tempest vs William G. Maryblood WINNER: Will

Mary vs Lumie WINNER: Lumie

Dimitri vs Leon Stamatis WINNER: Dimitri

Remme vs Valier / Reinhardt

Jack vs Hikari

SIDE B PART B

Victor Vale vs Brane & Retina

Ii-chan vs the Janitor

Melia vs Serenoa Wolfort & Frederica Aesfrost

Nero vs Pastille

Riley vs Soma Cruz

Ashe Bradley & Noel Levine vs Copen Kamizono

Parona vs Mihui Yang

Polka Shinomiya / Corpse God vs Kim Gong-ja

#Feli speaks #Feli's Blorbo Brawl #MAKING MATCHUPS WAS SOOOO HARD I LOVE ALL OF THEM #which almost seems like it's the whole point

[therosecrest]

#Full Metal Panic! #FMP! #Teletha Testarossa #Melissa Mao #Anime #gif

[avatarsbymingi]

mingi avatars’s masterlist

clicando aqui você vai ser redirecionado para a minha lista completa de todos os avatares desse blog ♥ recomendo dar um ctrl+f pra achar o nome da pessoa rs

click here to be redirected to the masterlist of every avatar i made ♥ feel free to use ctrl+f to find their name lol

@3.48kg (lim bora)

aaron taylor johnson

abbey lee kershaw

adelaide kane

ahn heeyeon

alexandre cunha

alina kovalenko

andrew j. west

aom sushar

april chaekyung

april chaewon

april naewon

april rachel

april yena

ariana grande

audreyana michelle

aya shalkar

bae joohyun

baek jiheon

bang yongguk

barbara palvin

barbie ferreira

benedict cumberbatch

byun baekhyun

cailin russo

candice accola

cara delevingne

carrie fletcher

charlotte mckee

cheng xiao

choi chunghyeop

choi yujin

choi vernon

christian daloi

christina nadin

crystal reed

dan stevens

diana korkunova

do kyungsoo

doutzen kroes

dua lipa

dylan sprouse

ellie thumann

emblu

emeraude toubia

emily rudd

enzo carini

gabriela bloomgarden

gigi hadid

giovanna grigio

gong yoo

grace hartzel

halston sage

harry styles

heo hyunjoon

holland roden

iga wysocka

im dayoung

im jaebum

ironjagang

isabella scherer

jack falahee

jang dahye/heize

jeon jungkook

jeon somi

jeon soyeon

jeon wonwoo

jessica clements

jessica jung

jessica rothe

jesy nelson

joanna kuchta

joaquin phoenix

johan philip asbæk

joland novaj

julia ratner

jung hoseok

jung jaehyun

jung jinsol

justin barnhill

kalani hilliker

kang seulgi

karol queiroz

kathryn newton

kaya scodelario

kiko mizuhara

kim doyeon

kim hyojong

kim hyuna

kim hyunjin

kim hyunjung/seola

kim jennie

kim jisoo

kim jiwoo/chuu

kim junmyeon

kim kibum

kim lip

kim namjoon

kim seokjin

kim taehyung

kim taeyeon

kim yerim

kwon yuri

kylie jenner

lalisa manoban

lana del rey

laura harrier

léa seydoux

lee chaeryeong

lee chaeyeon

lee jinsol

lee jongsuk

lee sungkyung

lee sunmi

lili reinhart

lily collins

lindsay ellingson

louis partridge

louis tomlinson

lucas lynggaard tønnesen

lucky blue smith

luma grothe

maaya uchida

madeline ford

mao yanqi

maría pedrazo

mark lee

mary elizabeth winstead

maxence danet-fauvel

maya hawke

megan fox

melissa benoist

meng jia

min yoongi

na jaemin

nam joohyuk

nana komatsu

nick truelove

nina dobrev

oh sehun

ong seongwoo

park bongyoung

park chanyeol

park hyungsik

park jimin

park sooyoung

park yuri

patricia broka

phoebe tonkin

pia kristine cruz

pyper america

rina sawayama

robert downey jr

roseanne park

sadie sink

sasha pieterse

saoirse ronan

scarlett leithold

selena gomez

shin ryujin

simon nessman

son hwamin

taylor momsen

terroru

thomas alexander (@atlasalexander16)

timothée chamalet

tom hiddleston

tom holland

victoria song

victor perr

willa holland

xavier dolan

xiao wen ju

yael shelbia

yang mi

yara shahidi

yoon jeonghan

yoo yeonjung

zendaya

zhang yixing

zhong chenle

zoe saldana

#taglist #mingiavatars #mingiavatarstaglist

[ancient-immie-blog]

Anime Characters Living Rent Free

Okay this is going to be updated every so often as I remember all my favorites. Its not limited to one gender or the other. These are in no particular order (yet). This is probably going to a long post (

I’ve watched a lot of anime

) heavy with gifs. Youv’e been warned.

Updated: 2/13/2023@18:43

List of Anime Characters Living Rent Free in my head:

Demon Slayer (Kimetsu no Yaiba): Tanjiro Kamado | Nezuko Kamado | Inosuke Hashibira | Zenitsu Agatsuma | Mitsuri Kanroji | Muichiro Tokito | Shinobu Kocho | Kanae Kocho | Kanao Tsuyuri | Kyojuro Rengoku | Sakonji Urokodaki | Tengen Uzui | Kiyo Terauchi | Naho Takada | Aoi Kanzaki |

Bleach:

Ichigo Kurosaki | Uryu Ishdia | Renji Abarai | Kon | Don Kanoji | Kiske Urahara | Yoruichi Shihōin | Jushirou Ukitake | Shunsui Kyoraku | Toushirou Hitsugaya |Hiyori Sarugaki | Rangiku Matsumoto  | Soi Fon | Restu Unohana | Nano Ise | Mayuri Kurotsuchi | Yachiru Kusajishi |Shuuhei Hisagi |Hanataro Yamada | Yumichika Ayasegawa | Sajin Komamura

 My Hero Academia:

Shouta Aizawa -  Eraserhead | Keigo Takami - Hawks | Taishiro Toyomitsu - Fat Gum | Hizashi Yamada - Present Mic | Chiyo Shuzenji - Recovery Girl | Sorahikio Torino - Gran Torino | Anan Kurose - Thirteen | Ochako Uraraka - Uravity  |Tamaki Amajiki - Suneater | Rumi Usagiyama - Mirko |  Ryuko Tatsuma - Ryukyu | Mirai Saski - Sir Night Eye | Emi Fukukado - Ms. Joke | Jin Bubaigawara - Twice | All of Class 1-A (this includes Tesutesu & Shinso )Except Mineta | Eri | Kota Izumi |Mahoro Shimano | Katusma Shimano |Mei Hatusme | Fuyumi Todoroki | Yokumiru Mera | Mitsuki Bakugo | Inko Midorya

Full Metal Panic:

Kaname Chidori | Souske Sagara | Melissa Mao | Kurz Webber | Teletha Testarossa |

Sailor Moon : Hotaru Tomoe - Sailor Saturn | Setsuna Meiou - Sailor Pluto | Haruka Tenou - Sailor Uranus | Michiru Kaiou - Sailor Neptune | Ami Mizuno - Sailor Mercury | Rei Hino - Sailor Mars | Makoto Kino - Sailor Jupiter | Minako Anio - Sailor Venus |

BlackButler: Sebastian Michaelis | Baldroy | Finnian | Mey-Rin | Tanaka | Grelle Sutcliff | Calude Faustus | Soma Asman Kadar | Ran-Mao | Lau | Undertaker | Mina

Peacemaker Kuragane: Tetsunosuke Ichimura | Sōji Okita | Toshizō Hijikata | Susumu Yamazaki | Ayumu Yamazaki | Keisuke Yamanami | Sanosuke Harada | Shinpachi Nagakura | Heisuke Tōdō | Saya | Hotaru | Saizo | Suzu Kitamura | Hajime Saitō |

One Off Series:

Samurai Champloo: Jin,  Mugen | Cowboy Bebop: Edward, Faye, Spike | Space Dandy: Meow, QT | PaniPoniDash: Mesosua, Rebecca Miyamoto,  Ichijo & Little Sister, Rei Tachibana,  The Aliens, Lord Cat & Giant Salamander | Azumanga Daioh : Sasaski,  Ayumu Kasuga/Osaka, Minamo Kurosawa | FruitsBasket - Tohru Honda, Shigure Sohma,  Momiji Sohma, Kisa Sohma | Girls und Panzer: Ayumi Yamagou, Katyusha | Assination Classroom : Nagisa Shiota, Manami Okuda, Kaede Kayano, Kirar Hazama, Rinka Hayami, Toka Yada, Ryunosuke Chiba, Tadaomi Karasuma, Korosensei | Sgt Frog: Tamama, Giroro, Kururu, Dororo, Aki Hinata, Garuru | Red Garden: Kate Ashley, Rachel Benning, Claire Forrest, Rose Sheedy, Lula, Jeremy Charles Ferhlan | Okamisan & her 7 Companions:  Ryoko Okami, Taro Urashima |Uta No Princesama:  Tokiya Ichinose, Otoya Ittoki, Cecil Aijima, Masato Hijirkawa, Syo Kurusu, Natsuki Shinomiya, Ichinose Tsukimiya, Harauka Nanami | Urmaruchan: Umaru Doma, Taihei Doma, Kirie Motoba, Nana Ebina, Sylphynford Tachibana | NANA: Ryoko Kawashigi, Yasushi Takagi, Nana Oskai, Shinichi Ozakai, Nobuo Terashima | XxxHolic: Yuuko Ichihara, Kimihiro Watanuki, Mokona, Modoki, Maru, Himawari Kunogiri, Zashiki | Hetalia: Italy, Holy Roman Empire, Japan, Russia, Norway, Denmark Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Canada, Hungary, Poland, Turkey |

#bleach anime #bleach characters #mha/bnha #mha/bnha charcters #sailor moon #Sailor Moon characters #Samurai champloo #Cowboy bebop #space dandy #fruitsbasket #pani poni dash #azumanga daioh #uta no princesama #girls und panzer #red garden #okamisan and her seven companions #sgt frog #peacemaker kurogane #black butler #demon slayer #hetalia

[zizz-asdf-re-r-o-u]

Predictions/Hopes for Zachary Ying sequels?

Alright, so since I’m very much hoping Xiran Jay Zhao has planned a sequel (or making it a series?), this is what I am predicting or hoping for: (List subject to change as i change my ideas)

-Let Zack say fuck xD Or let Zhao sneak in a swear/curse of some kind. 

-As Zack gets (hopefully) more fluent in Chinese, I want to see Chinese writing/characters, alongside the pinyin & translations, actually in the books. Since this is set closer to our reality than Iron Widow, I think it would be a good idea. Also, maybe some discussion on Cantonese censorship?

-Mulan appearance. There’s already a fictional character as one of the “historical figures”, why not Mulan as well? 

-Tu’er Shen appearance. He’s the gay rabbit god. If Zack ever gets a love interest or his sexuality is ever addressed i feel like that future book (probably not so soon since Zack is still dealing with various crisises ) 

-Very VEEEERY unlikely- Mao Zedong? I wanna see Zhao’s interpretation of him LOL, but he’s not from ancient China & a lot of people will get super pissed. 

-Full Moon Festival- since the ghost month is a big deal and they mention Dragonboat festival, why not include Full Moon? I’m not sure if Muslim Chinese celebrate it though. 

-Something involving Tibet. Just cause.

-Can they also visit Hong Kong or Guangzhou? I’d like to see some justice for Southern China and I hope Xiran Jay Zhao would be able to.

-I think it would be nice to see more of Zack’s dad’s past.

-I don’t want Qin Shi Huang (or any of the emperors, including Jason) to get any sort of redemption. I don’t mind SImon and Melissa getting redemptions though.

-That one scene where Simon/Melissa/Zack are realistically short 12yearolds and they’re getting elbowed in a sea of tall adults was hilarious. I look forward to finding out if the books grow along with them as they go through puberty/growth spurts. 

-I want to meet more people that are hosts to various emperors/historical figures. 

-Someone crossdressing at some point. Melissa already mentioned the “pretty boys are popular” and idols are mentioned a few times. Even if it’s not Zack or Simon. 

-More queer characters? Especially if there’s analysis into the queer culture in China. Also Melissa is an idol and probably knows other idols. Xiran Jay Zhao is also a cosplayer. Will we get any cosplayers 8D (And I feel like introducing cosplayers would be a good way to introduce trans characters maybe?)

Things I’m worried about:

- Simon & Melissa’s character growth/development if they get more of it. Zack is starting out completely opposite to Iron Widow!Wu Zetian so I like that, but I worry that Zhao may ultimately just make Zack an angry boy girlboss (I can see hints of it already).

- So one thing original PJO & the TOA series WAS good at (but not HoO), was having multiple goals over a period of time- a goal for each book and an overarching goal for the entire series, with reasonable time skips. Right now I can’t tell if the overarching goal will be closing the portal permanently, rescuing Zach’s mom, defeating yellow emperor, or something else. I don’t want there to be an OOOH SURPRISE overarching goal thats introduced in book 4/5. For middle school books, I think the Big Bads are usually established pretty early on.

- Running out of meng po broth. How much do they carry around and what will happen when they run out? I can see this backfiring so easily, especially since social media IS a thing in this universe. (Thank god the final battle was at night!)

- Qin Shi Huang and other vanquished historical figures returning “without their 2000+ years of character development”. I can see this backfiring too. 

- Running out of qi? Considering how much damage they take and how close they get to running out, I worry when this will backfire too. 

I hope Xiran Jay Zhao does not do any retconning with those points because I want there to be reasonable/consistent world building that some other writers are not so good at. 

Ok now irrelevant spoilers!

Alright and here is where I will basically talk about love interests and queer rep. 

First and foremost, I want the main focus to be on culture & history, romance as a sideplot, unlike Iron Widow. Partially cause I think Zhao writes history & action better than romance. Also, no love triangle/love dodecahedron. Please. 

In Iron Widow, the queer reveals were kind of awkward as all 3 leads were tell not show. With Zack, it’s more show than tell and in close 3rd person. (I’m personally biased towards 3rd person anyways.) And one thing about queerness being sideplots is that it needs to be in natural conversation for it to not be awkward. So Zack being surrounded by a bunch of adult women, Tiffany calling him out on it, only for Zack to be like “I-I don’t like girls!” seems way more natural, than Shimin/Yizhi/Zetian saying “Hey, I like more than just girls/guys I think UwU”.

Now Avatar, PJO, and various shonen anime, are infamous for childhood romances. If Zhao wants to be realistic to a 1st generation Asian American’s queerness, the chances of Zack coming out as gay/bi/pan/demi/ace/etc and acting upon it when he’s only 12 seems highly unrealistic- sexuality is definitely not taught to 1st generation immigrants. If he’s stays in China, yeah there gonna be stigma. If he goes back to America, he’s surrounded by a bunch of white people and his priorities will be on friendship/accepting himself first. So I realistically don’t think he’ll get a love interest in book 2, maybe not until whatever book it is when he turns 14/15/16/17. 

However for the sake of fictional book plot purposes, it may be different and I’m willing to tolerate that as much as I tolerate Solangelo (which is not much I’m sorry). As an aside, I do think it would be a little weird to make Zack ultimately bi/pan since so much of Zack’s internal thoughts are “he is supposed to like girls. all the other guys liked girls. he blushed at these guys” and ofc the first time he says aloud anything, he goes “i dont like girls” (and not “I dont like girls that way” either). 

But say Zack is a teenager, realizes he’s gay/bi/pan/demi/ace/etc & there’s possible love interests. To keep in the vain of Avatar/PJO/various shonen, a childhood friendship to lover would be an obvious candidate. So high contenders will probably be Simon. Another option is book 2 will gain more close friends/allies and 1 of them will be a guy that Zack really likes without idolizing (something that Shuda/Simon first started out as). Lastly, I’m glad Zack is planning on cutting ties with Aidan (and I don’t want Aidan to get a redemption), but I think I wouldn’t mind if one of Aidan’s friends that defended Zack grows a backbone, leaves Aidan, and befriends Zack for real. Possible love interest there too?

Now unlike Riordan and LoK, if there is a teenage queer romance with Zack, I would hope there is a first kiss on page. Since he’s still a preteen/teen, I also don’t mind the idea of Zack kissing a girl to realize he doesn’t like girls that way. 

Now unrelated to Zack. I think it would be good for there to be multiple queer characters, some good, some bad, in varying stages of “outness”, in both China and America. Also I think a cosplayer would be a nice way to introduce a trans/nonbinary/genderfluid character. 

#personal #thoughts you probably didnt want to know #zachary ying and the dragon emperor #spoilers

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