#(she'd look at the raging shell of a man her father became just before the end; she'd see her baby brother in his place)

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Help I'm being held hostage by fem!Nie Mingjue AU

#mdzs #nie mingjue #i just think. it'd be sooo fascinating bc it could indirectly affect so many things #like. not in a big picture way #but in the small things #how would NMJ as a woman be perceived? how would she have survived in the early days after her dad's death? #we know nothing about Nie women cultivators #but since their technique is known to Really Mess The Cultivator Up #i can kind of imagine that women are discouraged from pursuing training beyond the basics #bc their role would've been to support the clan in ways other than fighting/achieving high cultivation #so like. NMJ's role as daughter of the sect leader would've been to support her younger brother and make a beneficial marriage alliance #except her dad died a horrible death when she was a teen and her brother was a literal child. and someone had to keep the sect together. #(she'd look at the raging shell of a man her father became just before the end; she'd see her baby brother in his place) #and... would NHS be able to avoid his responsibilities for so long if he had an older sister instead of a brother? #would NMJ still be a front line commander in the Sunshot Campaign? i like to think she would but idk the logistics #and if NMJ had a diminished front line role would she still have met Meng Yao/JGY? #also. LXC would have a Very Different relationship with her if they're still in each other's orbits #bc LXC would be baffled by the concept of being Friends with a woman #the fem!nmj agenda