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“In China, Joseph’s family would outrank the Lums, but here in America, Grace wasn’t sure the same social stratification applied. People treated Joseph with respect to his face, but Grace knew that to many of Chinatown’s residents […] Dr. Joseph Hu was an uppity Shanghainese who didn’t speak their language.”

her first lesbian love being someone who supports her so much in contrast to shirley

seeing lily finally start to accept it is so awesome sauce

“In her imagination, Tommy had been like a matinee idol— sweet-faced and tender. In reality, Tommy was a woman made of flesh and blood, and that frightened Lily most of all.”

“An unfamiliar emotion swelled inside her at this image, a strangely sharp pang for a place she had never visited, for a people she resembled but did not know. As she started blankly down at her textbook, she thought that perhaps it was patriotism, but not for America. For China.”

this is interesting bc i feel like there are so many more canto speakers in sf than mandarin speakers. idt ive ever met another mandarin speaker in sf since i was in high school with fobs 🧍 also i wish socal was just a few hours away on train like there’s not even a way to get there besides driving or flying now

“We’re living in a complicated time. People are afraid of things they don’t understand, and we need to show that we’re Americans first.” okay so why has modern day america regressed to the 1950s.

shirley pmo

“His body was crushed like so much bread dough.” shoutout translator wtf is this line 🫩🫩

holy shit “a butterfly flutters its wings, and somewhere else a house erupts in flames” chanel having the butterfly concept attached to her (shoulder blades) when she first visited ares’ house like she is the butterfly

“my sleeves rolled up to reveal bare wrists, the veins leading up to my heart.” what an interesting twist on the wearing your heart on your sleeve saying

title mention

XISHI MENTION HOLY MOLY

butterfly mention again

“To these people, happiness is a brand, a status symbol to be paraded around like a Bugatti. Happiness doesn’t mean anything unless it’s visible to others, proof they did everything right and that they’re better than everyone.”

“— but I’m gripped by the terrifying possibility that all my efforts so far to change his heat have only endangered mine.”

“If this is how you act when you hate me, then I wouldn’t mind if you hated me more.” oh okay.

PISS AND SHIT SPRAYING UP THE WALL.

IM GOING TO FUCKING PISS MYSELF????

i’m pissing this is the type of trope i adore

idk but this moment is so precious and delicate FAWK I FORGOT THE WORD but like homey and familiar like very habitual and comfortable (i’m actually killingmyself why can’t i remember this word.)

oh wow

“He grips my leg with the sureness that only comes from experience, and violence blazes through me at the thought of him touching any other girl this way, even if it was before we even met.” she’s so real for this LOL

oh she cares so much more than anyone ever has and he literally cannot grasp this concept bc no one has cared for him before holy im abt to cry

I WONT LET THEM HURT YOU??? HELLO??

bro thinks he’s got jokes 🫩🫩 you are days away from death’s door buddy

“His face softens, and even with all that blood on his cheeks, the immediate change it makes is stunning. Like watching ice thaw in a sudden blaze of heat.”

ok i know this is supposed to be fucking crazy stalker but the “I’ll make the entire city bow down to you.” reminded me a bit of Ares

okay 1 why does she know how to pick a lock and 2 what the hell going on w long ge why is he lwk a stalker

you da real violence
ann liang gets it bro bruised and bloody love interests