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evakant · 1 year

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ruh roh! in episode forty-eight — lan wangji’s version

#theuntamededit #cqledit #mdzsedit #asiandramasource #dailyasiandramas #cdramaedit #wei wuxian #jiang cheng #yunmeng shuangjie #the untamed #twin heroes #rs: in our next lives #cql parallels #untamed parallels #fragifs #fdstuff #tv #i think these actually look prettier on mobile.... for once? lmao #i'll reuse the second gif in the other version but i'll be colored slightly differently

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marsprincess889 · 8 months

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Ketu placement and your most core self

So i want to talk about my personal experience about an artist I love, how she has been haunting me throughout my life and about how art imitates life.

I have ketu in jyeshta nakshatra,(and shoutout to all my 2002 babies with ketu in jyeshta, love u) and at age 10 i discovered an artist whose name i've heard of but never knew. I clicked on a song that youtube recommended called "Back to December" and i really do remember it so clearly, how natural it was and how i wasn't thinking as i branded Taylor Swift (sun in jyeshta) my favourite artist. I remember explaining passionately to my dad why I loved this song and how it differed from RED and how those songs were my safe space because while i had to try hard for anything else, this was natural and easy and just perfect.

Here i credit claire nakti, who you should know if you're interested in vedic astrology. She made a video about ketu and creativity and one's "daemon" that is really worth checking out.

Moving on, ketu is your creative, primal energy that is unaware. It's the headless body, the tail of the serpent, our past, where we come from, what is natural for us, past lives and untamed power. For example, as a ketu in jyeshta native I've always felt close to the hero archetype (I even wrote a song about that around that time), the poor orphan who rises into the world, the brave soldier who outsmarts everyone, the survivor, the winner against all odds, the grumpy independent individual, and even as a young girl, the archetype of the eldest daughter, which I actually am. I've always felt a little masculine at my core, and this explains why, as jyeshta is very masculine. All these archetypes I associate with jyeshta.

Jyeshta is known as "the best". You can only be the best if everyone else is worse, so we have the theme of competition. Jyeshta is located fully in Scorpio, and is very much about the occult side of life. It's shakti (power) is "to rise, conquer and gain courage in battle" (multiple sources). I know personally that jyeshta will never let you win an argument or back away from tension, the exception is only when there's no need to. My jyeshta moon cousin makes me so mad because he's always trying to lecture me to appear smart. That's definitely a more negative manifestation of its energy.

Anyways, in her video, claire nakti says that if you feel drawn to some art, it's been most likely created by someone with their primary placement in your ketu nakshatra. Now, this is not a rule, as I've definitely liked other artists, but Taylor's music felt too personal and custom-made for me, like she knew my taste and life from inside out.

Flash forward to summer 2019 and Taylor has released Lover, I'm sitting on a hill and cannot believe how Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince is so perfect, so me.

I went through my reputation era when she went through it, i went through a personal rebirth as she released Lover, I felt depressed and alone when I finished my school and she released folklore (tbh most of us did(SOLIDARITY TO CLASS OF 2020 MAKE SOME NOISE)) . Around that time I disovered Dickinson(a tv show) and here is my next point.(?)

Dickinson stars Hailee Steinfeld(jyeshta sun) as Emily Dickinson(also jyeshta sun), and it's about her life, yes, but mostly it's about Emily's creativity. There's a character called death that I believe relresents Emily's daemon(watch claire nakti's video for more clarity, but basically it's the opposite sex version of you, your creative self, and is represented by your ketu). Death appears whenever Emily feels different, like she needs time alone to herself and rides with him in his carriage, he also empowers her. Interestingly, Hailee Steinfeld's ketu is in Uttara Bhadrapada, which is Wiz Khalifa's(death) moon. That, in my eyes, solidifies the theory that he's representing her daemon.

I had discovered claire nakti recently at that time and also discovering this art that felt very personal to me was a little overwhelming, not to mention that i was going through a VERY stressful time in my life. As i grew so did my creative energy and I reached a certain block, but now I look at my art from that time and it's so... raw and pure and true. Tbh that time was extremely traumatic for me and it's traumatic to remember it but hey, I'm so much better now. I started my ketu antardasha at that time and it ended in february 2021. Still hard to remember yes, but I heard ketu dashas always are, you always come out more beautiful and true out of it tho 🙂.

So, be careful with ketu energies, they're not for us to misuse. There's always Venus after ketu so it's another reason to smile.

Please interact with me if any of this was interesting or felt familiar. Not all posts are going to be like this, in fact, I think they're gonna be more rare. This was a really serious post and brought up some stuff in me ngl. I really didn't deserve to go through the trauma, nobody does. But it's not all consuming, it was nothing really, it was just traumatic at the time. Anyways this is becoming a lot so wait for more aesthetic posts, I'm venusian after all 💖💖💖 love u guys, take care. 🤍

#jyeshta #nakshatras #jyeshta nakshatra #vedic astrology #astrology #ketu #ketu in jyeshta nakshatra #jyestha #jyeshtha

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uglywabbit · 4 months

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This was living in my head and my wips for a long time.

Illustration for fantastic x_los fic that i come back to again and again.

It's LWJ internal monologue for me

A new version from fanart I did a few years ago

#fanart #mdzs #wei wuxian #wwx #the untamed #mo dao zu shi #mdzs fanart

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romanceyourdemons · 3 months

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Hi! My friend and I are looking for a new TV show or movie to watch! I thought you might have some cool ideas. Here is a bunch of information that may or may not inspire recs. Throw anything at us! Any language is fine as long as we can find it subtitled.

We enjoyed The Untamed and Word of Honor a lot, enough to delve into the fandoms and the original books. We’re glad we watched Journey of Chong Zi although it had… room for improvement lol. Some other non chinese shows we liked recently are KinnPorsche, Cherry Magic (both Thai and Japanese versions), Our Flag Means Death, The Good Place, Interview With The Vampire.

She really loved reading Scum Villain and is down to check out anything gay. I’ve been on a Guillermo del Toro movie kick and in a Frankenstein adaptation phase lately if that says anything useful. Big bonus for both of us if it fucks around with Magic and Death in interesting ways. We love cool villains and scummy protagonists.

i’m honored by the opportunity! right off the bat i’m going to recommend nirvana in fire, because it’s got the schemes and bad people elements i enjoyed so much in word of honor and the untamed and also because i’m at a point my life when i can do nothing else. for films, i’d recommend painted skin (2008) and painted skin: the resurrection (2012); kung fu monster (2018); curse of the golden flower (2006); ashes of time (1994) and eagle shooting heroes (1994); detention (2019); black sabbath (1963); the exterminating angel (1962); memento mori (1999); and a chinese ghost story: the tsui hark animation (1997). in addition to being movies i really enjoyed, they’re also a good mix of wuxia, queer, parody, and gothic films, so hopefully there’ll be something you like in there

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dying-suffering-french-stalkers · 3 months

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Tag Game

Tagged by @tortoisesshells!

Last song: "Blow the Man Down" - The Longest Johns (I threw this album on for the drive home, preceded by the Mamas and the Papas' version of "Dream A Little Dream of Me" and also the Escape From New York theme, bc I'm insane.)

Last film: I half-rewatched both Big Trouble in Little China and The Thief and the Cobbler (Recobbled Cut Mark 5 WIP) yesterday. Last new-to-me was Escape from L.A. John Jarpenter's Russell films have captivated me this January and it's all my brother's fault.

Currently reading: I finished House of Many Ways (meh) and am deciding what to do next. What I should do is finish Rebecca and Watership Down, but I also want to finally start Marcus Rediker's Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.

Currently watching: @widowshill and I are currently watching The Untamed and Dark Shadows together and next time we watch we are going to get SLAMMED with plot from both sdfjlsfjlsfjl.

Currently consuming: Nothing (just brushed my teeth), but I had the dinner of champions: microwaved Italian meatballs, an apple, and pretzel chips. At least I had leftover Thai food for lunch.

Currently craving: Sleep but also the next installment in Wendy–Aleah TV Night; it's gonna be a wild one.

Tagging: @internal-morgan, @the-golden-ghost, @witchklng, @socialjusticebard, @doomcannotbethisadorable, @dandunn, @mirrorfalls, @venhediss, @inkonfreshnewpaper, @detectivebilltaba, @girlfriendsofthegalaxy, @bogglebabbles, @stardustandtwilight, @mossiestpiglet, @carolinanadeau, @majortomiscominghome, @wateroflifer, @rithmeres, and anyone else who wants to; just say I tagged you!

#highlight from ds ep. 117: ''hysterical that in the ds that lives in our minds burke has somehow become the most fuckable man in town.#roger. sam. laura. vicki. carolyn. liz.''#personal

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muqingapologist · 3 months

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Do you mind if I ask your top 10 favorite characters (can be male or female) from all of the media that you loved (can be anime/manga, books, movies or tv series)? And why do you love them? Sorry if you've answered this question before.....Thanks...

this is such a hard question because i’ve gone through so many phases of obsessing over pieces of media in my life, and sometimes it’s really hard for me to parse which characters are lasting favorites and which are just part of that phase. but i’ll try! keep in mind, lots of sentimentality ahead…

and this is in no particular order.

1. wei wuxian (the untamed)

ok so this kind of goes along with a previous post i made discussing my feelings of the mdzs book vs. the untamed. when i first watched the untamed at the recommendation of a friend, it was so unlike anything i’d ever seen before. and wei wuxian was so unlike any protagonist i’d ever encountered before. his determination to do what’s right no matter what others do, but also not being above experiencing doubt and uncertainty about his decisions, really touched me. also of course his carefree attitude toward life is something i repeatedly try and fail to achieve myself. it might also have to do with xiao zhan’s acting choices, but he really touched me as a character. it’s hard for me to say if the wwx of the book did the same organically because i read it over a long period of time after watching the show, so im just going to count the untamed version.

2. shizuku tsukishima (whisper of the heart)

this one is probably pretty niche but allow me to give my most heartfelt recommendation of whisper of the heart, my favorite ghibli movie and one of my favorite films of all time. shizuku is the protagonist of the film. she’s a young girl, probably about 14, and so far, her life has been defined by satisfying her imagination by always reading fiction, immersing herself in stories. inspired by the love interest of the film seiji, she decides she wants to try to be a writer. the film is kind of like a slice of life over a few months of this time, and we see shizuku struggle with perfectionism and wanting to follow her dreams and inability to take criticism, etc. i rarely cry over movies but i cried at this one because i had just never felt so seen by a character. everyone please watch whisper of the heart!🙏

3. prince zuko (avatar: the last airbender)

i think 50% of the reason he’s on here is sentimentality since avatar was a show i watched so much throughout my childhood and of course again more recently with its resurgence in popularity, but also what can i say? his character arc is unmatched. i won’t rehash the details. i will say uncle iroh would probably be here instead if we knew any more about his past because he’s off-screen journey is just so fascinating to me.

4. percy jackson (percy jackson & the 12 olympians)

PURE sentimentality but ya know….also im only considering this character how he exists in the original series. he kind of lost me in heroes of olympus. but yeah percy jackson was the first character that really impacted me back when i was 9, and i think i still carry that impact to this day. i also think the original series still holds up reading it as an adult.

5. kim wexler (better call saul)

kim nation!!! reveal yourselves!! i watched better call saul a little over a year ago and damn, it’s so rare to find such interesting, well-developed, flawed within reason female characters in a tv drama like this. her intelligence and her tendency to get carried away with jimmy don’t contradict each other but work together. her emotional journey….UGH!! kim x post-prison jimmy, who else hopes?

6. xie lian (tgcf/heaven official’s blessing)

so this one is new and i’m not completely sure the deep impression will last yet, but i’ll explain. when i first read tgcf about two years ago, i kind of skimmed because it was so long, and the feelings i had toward xie lian were…not super favorable. i was kind of bored by him and….i saw him as a lesser wei wuxian. AND I WAS WRONG!!! because i reread tgcf finally a couple of months ago, no skimming, really thinking about what i was reading and now i love him. his journey from optimistic prince who had never before suffered to carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders to nearly collapsing under that weight but despite all odds, pulling through and once again finding that optimism, or at least hope. it touched me so much this time around!!! also i don’t know why i thought he was boring first time around. this guy is funny as hell! anyway, lots of lessons to apply to my own life and whatnot.

7. ninth doctor (doctor who)

guys….hear me out. notice im not saying “the doctor” because i think most of doctor who is just nonsense. but that one season with the ninth doctor (and okay i like the tenth doctor’s seasons well enough, or i did really love them. less so these days…). so much potential. so when i say he’s one of my favorite characters ever, i accept that it’s mostly the version of the doctor that lives in my head and isn’t subject to the bad writing decisions made later in the show. it’s a lot of sentimentality, but i am really fascinated by this traumatized alien guy who just lost his entire people, finding himself devolving into more violent, unforgiving tendencies, but meeting rose, jack, whoever else along the way is able to remind him of not who he was but who he could be. of course doctor who is forever ongoing though so character development can only go too far lol.

8. nozue (old-fashioned cupcake)

this is also brand new so not sure if lasting because i only just read and watched ofc, but man. this guy’s journey from being defeatist about getting older and turning 40, being afraid of trying anything new, to allowing himself to experience new things, one of those things being falling in love! his whole concept of using regret as fuel for happiness, transmitting that idea to togawa who transmits it back to nozue later!! ahhh!! so like my love for this character might actually just be love for the entire story but i can’t not mention it every five seconds rn so….

9. isabel archer (portrait of a lady)

so this is the protagonist of henry james’s portrait of a lady, which i finally finished reading last month. and gosh! well the book itself was amazing, but i was especially touched by isabel’s character, mainly because she just felt so realistic. her motivations, her goals, her shift, her sorrows, they all feel earned, creating an incredibly vivid character that i think most people can find something in there to relate to, especially other women who have always been told they are clever and imaginative and yet find themselves struggling internally to live up to those expectations.

10. natasha rostova (war and peace)

it’s been years since i read war and peace in my university freshman seminar, so it’s hard for me to speak on the details of why exactly this character is here. but also it’s no surprise because this is a character that continues to be the star of russian literature. what i can say, she’s another bright, carefree character (clearly symbolizing aspects of russian culture but even beyond that) who it’s impossible not to feel deeply connected to. she goes through some pretty life-altering stuff in war and peace (everyone listen to the musical called natasha, pierre, and the great comet of 1812 for those details!!) and as the reader, you just really feel for her. idk man she still stands out in my mind, but also this is also much thanks to the musical i just mentioned above.

i kind of came up with these on the spot so like…who knows how accurate this is, but i like to talk about the things i like so sue me. thank you for the question though!!

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relenafanel · 1 year

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@notenoughgatorade Tagged me in the 8 shows for your followers to get to know you game!

😘

Shows that shaped me:

Buffy

We're not going to talk about problematic. We're instead going to talk about how the quippy banter and how Buffy's whole cute valley girl irreverent heroism was very definitive to baby teen me's style of writing (to the point where it needs to be first on this list).

Gundam Wing

I had the biggest crush on Relena. Adult me can identify it as a crush. Baby me just thought I had a crush on Heero (which ngl I also did). Anyway, this manifested in my very first fandom / shipping / foray into writing fanfic! This was the start of it ALL.

(and, well. ☝ username)

Teen Wolf

I got into Sterek (and non-heterosexual ships) around the time I stopped repressing thoughts about my own sexuality, so I see this as an actual turning point in my life. Sterek was a lot of fun to ship, and I worked some shit out that first year I was writing about bi Stiles, so that will always be a part of me.

Comfort Shows:

Merlin:

No one is particularly surprised by this. It has fun dialogue, great characters, and while I KNOW a lot of people hated the ending, I actually consider Merlin walking in modern-day one of the best closing scenes I've ever seen.

Leverage:

A lot of what you need to know about my personality and my social ideologies is ☝✔. I've said this before, but the more time that passes since Leverage came out and the more things that were on Leverage that just get casually mentioned in the news these days is just !!!(negative) The version of me from 2008-2012 who watched this show when it was on TV was so naïve.

Yuri on Ice:

MY BABIES. Look, I really just like this because it's a cute gay anime that makes me feel good. It's not deep. I do, however, ship them deeply and love reading canon-divergence fics where they met differently.

My Current Obsession:

The Untamed:

The biggest irony of this show and ship is that when it was coming out I was making posts like "i need a new ship" and people were like "try the untamed!!" and i did not try the untamed. 4 yrs later I have tried the untamed.

uuuh that's only 7, tiktok algorithm what's my fav shows?

I have been watching a lot of kdramas recently - I think Healer is my fav so far, but Hotel Del Luna was the first I was so into I binged straight through. I'm just going to blanket statement kdramas as a current obsession.

Tagging:

@ellebeesknees tell me about your obsession with Kinnporsche.

Anyone else who wants to nerd out with me about shows you love~~

#relenafanel is a dork

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lightbluedevil · 12 days

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You know when a fic just affects you permanently

I listened the podfic version of this and afterwards just stared forward and cried

Wtf even

#mdzs #the untamed #mo dao zu shi #the grandmaster of demonic cultivation #xue yang #song lan #xiao xingchen #xuexiao #songxuexiao #songxiao

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alightbuthappypen · 5 months

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twenty questions for fic writers

As a treat entirely for me I get to do a meme. I wasn't tagged and I won't tag anyone but invite anyone who wants to do it to treat yourself too!

How many works do you have on AO3?

33, though 3 of those are posted anonymously (2 RPF that I'm not wholly comfortable having attached to my name anymore, 1 based around a Problematic Trope that I'm too chicken to own up to)

That's like an average of just under 2 fics per year I've been posting to Ao3, ha.

But I probably have about 20 wips for CQL alone, you know how it is

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

92,993 apparently.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Pretty monogamous at any given time - obviously CQL right now, though I did slip out that cathartic Good Omens thing earlier this year.

Previous big hitters (by my standards) were Dragon Age and The Musketeers (BBC version, yes I know)

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

From Now On (陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) (1,013)

The Look You Give (陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) (995)

Retrospect (陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) (552)

In the Quiet It Will Grow (陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) (507)

A natural liking (Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (TV) (487)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I go through phases...I think it's polite to, and I do try, but also when I comment on a fic I don't actually expect a response from the author (though it's always nice!) so I don't angst about it. I obviously LOVE comments, it's not for lack of caring.

When I don't respond it's always because I end up overthinking what I should say, like does "thank you! <3" ten times in row look insincere.

Sometimes I go on a reply binge and start responding to really old comments, and that probably looks weirder.

6. What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I think I gravitate towards bittersweet or melancholy endings generally, though not usually real downers. Stories that take place within an angsty point of canon are good for this, like

A Promise (X-Men: First Class)

A Kind of Cruel (BBC Musketeers)

Probably angstiest of all is the very short For the wounded (Dragon Age: Inquisition) which is set in a Bad End post-canon.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I feel like "happy endings" suggest some kind of narrative arc and most of my finished fics are too oneshotty to really have that. But I'd say my fluffiest, most angst-free are probably:

Safe Keeping (Dragon Age: Inquisition)

Nights Bright Days (Good Omens)

A natural liking (Good Omens)

In the Quiet It Will Grow (The Untamed)

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I don't think I've ever got a hateful comment? If I have I've repressed it. I've had a couple that I wasn't sure what to make of, or which I felt misinterpreted what the story was about, but nothing mean.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

DO I. Smutty oneshots my beloved.

In terms of like, sex acts, pretty vanilla, though I think some of my favoured tropes could be considered Problematic (a bit of dubcon, Cloud Recesses arc smut). Whatever it is, it has to be extremely emotional. If the participants aren't experiencing heightened emotions of some kind and having them described in long introspective paragraphs it's not me.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

No, my tastes are deeply boring and I have zero interest in crossovers or most AUs.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

In the Quiet It Will Grow was translated into Brazilian Portuguese with permission, though I didn't realise it was going on wattpad and didn't think to ask (it's fine, but I do prefer the Ao3 "inspired by" function). A bit random, but still, flattering.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No, I kind of like the idea but I think I'm too precious about the process and have too specific an idea of what the final piece should be.

I do love the collaborative storytelling of D&D, but prose is a whole different matter.

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

Surely it's whichever one you're into at the time of asking? So obviously right now it's wangxian taking up most of my brainspace, but really most of the serious ships I've had I still have affection for. But wangxian is the only ship I've done both art and fic for, and overall feels like the deepest cut.

15. What's a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

SO many unpublished wips, but Against your will is one of my two published wips and for that reason I would like to see it finished, but unless I get back in and refamiliarise myself with the canon again I don't think it'll happen.

Also I have all these other wangxian wips that are like...look at them, they're everywhere, spilling out of my pockets, strewn across the floor of every room

16. What are your writing strengths?

My method is usually to overwrite then trim back to the bare bones so I think my finished prose usually feels quite..."clean", and to the point. That might not count as a strength to everyone though!

In terms of things I most commonly get good comments about: characterisation, emotion, and clear description of action (people can easily picture what's happening)

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Dialogue, maybe? I hope it doesn't feel weak in the finished story but it's definitely the thing I find hardest - I'm very conscious of dialogue feeling right for a character and it's usually the part I rewrite the most.

Also actually sitting down and drafting stories in the first place. Obviously.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I mean, I don't speak any other languages and dialogue is hard enough so god, no, unless it's a word or expression that is used by the characters canonically.

I don't mind it in fic as a reader but if I'm having to copy-paste paragraphs into google translate just to figure out what's going on I'm probably not going to persevere.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Oh, you mean the Buffy self insert fics I hand wrote in a notebook 14-year-old me kept under their pillow.

20. Favorite fic you've written?

This is hard because...I'm pretty happy with most fic I've published. I can definitely see flaws but overall if I've finished something and stuck it online I like it, and I've reread every one at least once (I am my own target audience).

Secondly, I think my favourite fic is usually the one or ones I'm in the process of writing. I'm always trying to improve and like to think the next one I finish will be the best I've done (unrealistic I know).

That said,

Keep Burning (Dragon Age: Inquisition) is a fic I'm still really proud of. It's far from perfect and I remember it being a tough experience to write but it came out mostly how I wanted in the end. It still feels like one of the most emotionally...honest things I finished. Also I know it made people cry, and I don't know if anything else I've written has done that.

Also There Grew Between is probably the CQL fic I'm most satisfied with, I just think the pacing and structure work really well and it's the one fic I wish got more love because I like so much how it came out.

#meme #writing

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silviakundera · 15 days

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The Spirealm ep 2 reactions

fair warning: in these episode reactions I'm not gonna pretend I haven't read the novel. in fact, I purposely finished the novel before viewing, to get The Full Experience. thus novel spoilers, including twist end, included.

Welcome to the world of doors, mysterious stranger declares.

And then Ruan Baijie (??) promptly turns on the drama sprite 😂

("I've played all the games on the market, how haven't I played this before?"

"maybe it's not a game on the market.")

me:

so, honestly, so far the game framework makes a lot more intrinsic sense to me than the very vague Doors concept that I had to work with when making my way thru the novel. In retrospect, the fact that nothing quite made sense & so much went unquestioned/unexamined to an extent that it felt surreal -- that fits in with it all being fake, all part of the 12th door. But as a live experience consuming the story, I think I might prefer the Spirealm setup. We'll see...

Still sleeping together! That part hasn't changed.

Declared partners already. That was quick. I'm betting like with The Untamed, in the absence of overt, explicit sexualized flirting the screenwriter will speed up the emotional intimacy. (In the novel, it's an extreme slow burn before LQ goes all-in.)

I'm a staunch materialist! I'm a staunch materalist! LMAOOOOOOO I love him, in drama or novel.

Ok definitely the way that LQ pretended to be put-upon by Baijie at first but actually doted on her and was into it? he's totally the same here. 😆 That drama queen putting on a delicate act, LQ makes him noodles and then quietly goes to retrieve him a jacket when he (fake) coughs lmaoooooo

Less gory than the novel but that's to be expected. I do feel like the sense of danger might be increased with a higher kill count in ep 2, but that's a minor complaint. As a US teen in the 90s, I'm accustomed to network television being 'toned down' for the masses. (u haven't truly lived until u experienced what censored american network tv released as the remnants of the sopranos lmao) (no really, in the early 2000's they aired a version with no nudity, no sex, reduced violence, and all the swearing was dubbed over 🙃)

Another strong episode. We're seeing subtle signs that Ruan Baijie is more savvy than he presents himself in the group and chemistry is fast developing between the 2 leads.

Next Episode

#the spirealm #the spirealm spoilers #cdrama #silvia watches the spirealm #i will use these tags each time #if dont like just block silvia watches the spirealm

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evakant · 1 year

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duckprintspress · 11 months

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May Created Works Round-Up: 8 New Works by Our Creators!

Our monthly “created works round-ups” are Duck Prints Press’s opportunity to spotlight some of the amazing work that people working with us have done that ISN’T linked to their work with Duck Prints Press. We include fanworks, outside publications, and anything else that creators feel like sharing with y’all! Inclusion is voluntary and includes anything that they decided “hey, I want to put this on the created work’s round-up!”

Check out what they’ve shared with us this month…

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And Then There Weren't Nine (shhh) by firefly124 / @firefly124

fiction || mcyt-evolution smp || no ships || general audiences || no major warnings apply || 607 || complete

summary: The portal they'd found in the maze under spawn had promised them freedom. Instead, Jimmy'd lost his best friend, and nobody was talking about it.

other tags: characters gone missing, watcher/listener lore

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We Are Not Wise by Lucy K.R. / @boomchickfanfiction

fiction || the scum villain's self-saving system || m/m || shen yuan/luo binghe || teen & up || no major warnings apply || 52,243 || complete

summary: Transmigrated into a version of Proud Immortal Demon Way where cultivators manifest their own souls into spiritual weapons, Shen Yuan finds himself sort of kind of…accidentally blackmailing Shen Qingqiu into taking him on as a disciple before Luo Binghe joins the sect.

That should give Shen Yuan plenty of opportunities to make sure nothing goes wrong for his favorite protagonist, right? RIGHT!?

A story of twists, turns, hope, despair, and soul swords.

other tags: Utena-Inspired Setting, Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Shěn Yuán Transmigrates into an NPC

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Love Like You by Lucy K.R. / @boomchickfanfiction

fiction || the scum villain's self-saving system || m/m || shen qingqiu/luo binghe || teen & up || no major warnings apply || 19,132 || complete

summary: Luo Binghe grows up in the shadow of his father, the red beryl Tianlang-jun. He loves his mother, and he loves his gem family, but there's something missing from his life.

Enter the enigmatic, elegant, beautiful Shen Qingqiu--a pearl who quickly cements himself in Luo Binghe's heart.

Unfortunately, their quiet days spent side-by-side on planet earth are quickly drawing to a close. When the appearance of Blue Diamond and his human pet changes everything, can Luo Binghe find a way back to Shen Qingqiu?

other tags: Steven Universe AU, He/Him pronouns for gems, mild body horror

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to live without regrets by Shadaras / @shadaras

fiction || guardian (tv 2028) || f/f || ya qing/zhu hong || mature || no major warnings apply || 3,245 || complete

summary: Zhu Hong goes back in time. With greater experience and knowledge at her disposal, she makes choices she hopes will help everyone she loves to live without (as many) regrets.

other tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Time Travel, Established Relationship, Developing Relationship, Post-Canon to Pre-Canon, Non-Linear Narrative, Light Dom/Sub

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Cicada Sings Amongst Bamboo by Shadaras / @shadaras

fiction || 陈情令 | the untamed (tv), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | módào zǔshī - mòxiāng tóngxiù || f/m || qin su/lan qiren || teen & up || no major warnings apply || 14,000 || complete

summary: Qin Su is given a second chance at life.

This time, instead of the sweet-faced soldier who rescued her during the war, she chooses the Cloud Recesses. And, to everyone's surprise, she chooses Lan Qiren.

other tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Courtship, Time Travel, Second Chances, Recovery, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, References to Canonical Rape, This Burn Could Be Slower

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Desperate For It by unforth/Nina Waters / @unforth

fiction || the husky and his white cat shizun || m/m || chu wanning/mo ran || explicit || no major warnings apply || 4,116 || complete

summary: Chu Wanning is walking, alone, down a narrow alley when he's assaulted by a man far too powerful for him to resist.

Chu Wanning should have known better than to get into this situation.

After all, it's happened before...

other tags: Modern AU, Consensual Non-Consent, Rough Sex

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Drinking Vinegar by unforth/Nina Waters / @unforth

fiction || scum villain's self-saving system || m/m || liu qingge/shen qingqiu || mature || no major warnings apply || 3,439 || complete

summary: Most days, Liu Qingge goes to System Shock Bookstore to pick up the BL titles that Liu Mingyan wants, and he definitely DOESN'T go to System Shock Bookstore to ogle the cute twink owner Shen Yuan.

Most days, by the time he leaves, Liu Qingge resolves to never go back. He's never going to get what he wants, not when Shen Yuan is so obviously interested in the beefy guy who works at the store's cafe.

But, of course, Liu Qingge always goes back...

(Liu Mingyan might kill him if he doesn't pick up her pre-orders, after all...that's the only reason...)

other tags: Modern Setting, Idiots to Lovers

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Dawn by unforth/Nina Waters / @unforth

fiction || mo dao zu shi || m/m || lan wangji/wei wuxian || general audiences || no major warnings apply || 1,325 || complete

summary: Exhausted, Lan Zhan returns to his tent after a long day of battle during the Sunshot Campaign.

And, on his pillow, he finds a letter that cannot possibly exist.

other tags: Time Travel, Canon Divergence, Second Chances

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tavina-writes · 10 months

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Do you mind if I ask your top 10 favorite characters (can be male or female) from all of the media that you loved (can be anime/manga, books, movies or tv series)? And why do you love them? Sorry if you've answered this question before.....Thanks....

This is a difficult one! I've loved a LOT of characters over the years even if the current blorbo of interest is NHS from MDZS/CQL bc he's just such a fun little guy BUT lets see if I can try to do this chronologically and not in like, any character ranking fashion:

1 & 2: these two characters are absolutely the rulers of my heart: Huang Rong and her father, Huang Yaoshi from Legend of the Condor Heroes by Jin Yong. I just love my beloved spoiled conwoman princess and her insane evil wuxia version Maes Hughes dad so much. I could write so many essays about the Huangs and how they mean so much to each other and also to me. I'm always insane about family members who have complex relationships with each other and that's super evident with them.

3. Uchiha Madara from Naruto. Now, people who have known me for a long time know that I am a Naruto girlie, and that I skipped all the way to "Sasuke's Insane and Sad Pathetic Ancestor" on the character likes list. I love insane murder men and Madara is an insane murder man! He's also very sad. What's there not to like about him truly.

4. Mirasol from Chalice by Robin McKinley. I have a deep love for beauty and the beast narratives and this one ALSO had magic bees. I love Mirasol for her kindness and her devotion even in the wake of massive change and I have a special fondness for the entire story of Chalice both for the lovely worldbuilding and also Mirasol herself.

5&6. Sansa Stark and Cersei Lannister from A Song of Ice and Fire. I really really love both of these characters for entirely opposing but also really similar reasons! I love them for their flaws. For being stuck in their positions in a world that's really just! not! kind to them! and how they take that and go in such different directions.

7. Sheng Rulan from The Story of Minglan. I have such a soft spot for Rulan. She's petty, she's spoiled, she has so much love and holds onto her principles and her dreams so tightly, she's her father's least favorite child despite also being a legitimate daughter, she finds love, she's so cute, she's the clearest sighted of all four of the Sheng sisters, she's got such a growth arc to her, I love her SO SO MUCH. (I love all three of her sisters too don't get me wrong, Rulan is just my favorite.)

8. Wei Yingluo from The Story of Yanxi Palace. Yingluo! My girl! Never have I ever seen a female lead with so much pent up rage and desire to get even in a story that does not judge her for her hard edges and her propensity for violence. I love that about her. I love how kindness and cruelty and how her quest for vengeance never destroys her ability to love and care for others and recognize other people's genuine kindness and the difficulties other people face in life. I love her shrewdness and her determination to survive too! I'm just! So fond of her!

9. Jaskier from The Witcher (TV). I RARELY TALK ABOUT. MY UNAGING BARD BLORBO. BUT I LOVE HIM. I love the messy relationship Jaskier, Geralt and Yennefer have in the Witcher TV show and I REALLY love the way that Jaskier is portrayed. I don't know anything about the games but! I just! I love! This annoying kind of foppish man because annoying foppish male characters are another beloved character archetype for me, see below.

10. Nie Huaisang from The Untamed/Modao Zushi. Beloved Blorbo. Little crimes man. Unfilial and spoiled. Beloved for being SO jiggly and full of trauma and his tragedy is writ large to me because it! powers! the plot! without his tragedy there is no plot! he burns down his social circle because he loves his brother! There's just so much in here that's like, oh god. I love that he's an annoying foppish dandy and that he loves his pets and creature comforts and that he doesn't enjoy working hard and has so many problems. This too is life. I love this little guy I want to rotate him for a good long time.

#asks and answers #favorite characters #not a comprehensive list obviously #I love a lot of characters #and a lot of canons where like the characters may not be Character of All Time or however #but the love I have for that canon itself is very real #Hope this was fun to read!

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uglywabbit · 1 year

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"Her favourite Lan"

Always and forever thinking about x_los fic this one right here

✨☺️✨

And this is less of a sketch version. Had some good discoveries while drawing this piece

#lan wangji #modao zushi #fanart #the untamed fanart #lan wangji fanart #illustration #sketch #x_los #fic fanart

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havenarchive · 1 year

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[ID: a cover with a background of pink hearts on a dark, reddish background with pink, neon text reading “The Monsterfucker Rec List: a Haven Discord Production”]

The Monsterfucker Rec List: a Haven Discord Production

Featuring works for Critical Role, The Locked Tomb, New York By Night, The Untamed, The Sandman (Netflix), and Voltron

You can find the list in the link above (to a google doc) OR under the cut. The google doc has pretty formatting and a gif version of the banner.

Critical Role

Pact Boon: All Inclusive Stay by Demenior

E, No Archive Warnings Apply. Fjord (Critical Role)/Original Male Character(s)

“The Mighty Nein are Fjord's best friends. His family. His favorite people in the world. He'd die for them. He spends every waking moment with them.

They're smothering him.

Thankfully, Fjord can use his new relationship with his sugar dragon for a private getaway."

the taste of salty summer brine by mischiefseven

E, No Archive Warnings Apply. None

"By the third dream where Fjord opened his eyes to a murky, muted underwater vision, he… He wouldn’t say 'was used to it,' or 'knew what to expect,' but it wasn’t surprising anymore. The specifics were surprising, but he was aware by now that he’d gotten himself into something deeply fucked up. He still wasn’t sure what his patron would ask of him next, but he was as prepared as he could be, given the circumstances

So he thought."

Consume.

The Locked Tomb

open up all the faucets (be fruitful and multiply) by NotAFicWriter

E, No Archive Warnings Apply. Gideon Nav/Harrowhark Nonagesimus

Having crawled out of Hell more herself than ever, Harrow finds a mostly-restored Gideon and the two finally have that long-awaited discussion. Many mouths are involved, but very little talking is had.

N.Y. By Night (Web Series)

Blow out the Fire by ladyofrosefire

E, No Archive Warnings Apply. Reyes Malcolm/Margot “Fuego” Walker

After Rey suffers a bad night and a frenzy brought on by hunger, Fuego pays him a visit.

The Sandman

dare to eat a peach by tharkuun

E, No Archive Warnings Apply. Dream/Hob

“Hob had looked into a dangerous mouth of hungry fangs, had felt flayed open and spread before the gaze of innumerable eyes, had felt the insistent pressing of uncountable hands upon his body and Hob had, briefly, thought, Oh, yes please. For all his horror, his stranger had still been beautiful, and Hob could never stop wanting him.”

Or, once upon a time, Hob saw Eldritch Nightmare Dream and thought, "That one, I want that one."

The way they light candles in Rome by ladyofrosefire

E, No Archive Warnings Apply. Dream of the Endless | Morpheus/Johanna Constantine

Roughly a week after her run-in with Dream of the Endless, Johanna meets him again in his realm.

Set between episodes 5 and 6, for reference.

陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)

The soft animal of your body by Ladyofrosefire, NotAFicWriter

M, No Archive Warnings Apply. Sòng Lán | Sòng Zǐchēn/Xiǎo Xīngchén

"In the aftermath, the time Song Lan cannot name as anything other than yawning grief, there had been first nothing— a sword on his back and a bag in his hands or tucked away safely inside of his robes. And then he had looked into the bag, just once. Perhaps he had expected stardust, or mist, or light. He had felt Xingchen’s soul a hundred times, tangled up with his own in their bed. He had never seen it.

Song Lan opened the bag, and looked in, and inhaled."

Death, breath, and other things less simple than they seem.

Unbound, Unhallowed by Ritualist

E, Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings. Sòng Lán | Sòng Zǐchēn/Xuē Yáng | Xuē Chéngměi Sòng Lán | Sòng Zǐchēn/Xiǎo Xīngchén/Xuē Yáng | Xuē Chéngměi

Xiao Xingchen doesn't believe in the Folk, but the Folk believe in him.

Voltron: Legendary Defender

The Monster Mash by Demenior

E, No Archive Warnings Apply. Shiro/Ulaz (Voltron), Shiro (Voltron)/Original Female Character(s), Shiro (Voltron)/Original Male Character(s), Prince Rahjim/Shiro (Voltron), Antok/Shiro (Voltron)

Collection of prompts written for the 'Monster F**kers Bingo'.

#pictures #Critical Role #The Locked Tomb #nybn #The Untamed #The Sandman #Voltron #rec list #Demenior #Ritualist #ladyofrosefire #mischiefseven #notaficwriter #tharkuun

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killerandhealerqueen · 10 months

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AO3 Tag Game

Because I’m bored and I wanted to do an updated version of this game

My ao3 username: killerandhealerqueen

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

252

2. What is your total AO3 word count?

2,418,544 (and counting)

3. How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

恨君不似江楼月 | Killer and Healer (TV) (137)

악마판사 | The Devil Judge (TV) (37)

S.C.I.谜案集 | S.C.I. Mystery (TV) (31)

成化十四年 | The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty (TV) (16)

阴阳师 | Yīn Yáng Shī | The Yin-yang Master (Movies - Guo Jingming) (12)

猎罪图鉴 | Under the Skin (TV 2022) (7)

镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018) (5)

心宅猎人 | Psych-Hunter (TV) (4)

HIStory3 - 圈套 | HIStory3: Trapped (TV) (4)

双面神探 | Master Wait A Moment (TV) (2)

臨床犯罪学者火村英生の推理 | Himura Hideo no Suiri | Criminologist Himura and Mystery Writer Arisugawa (TV) (2)

陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) (2)

괴물 | Beyond Evil (TV) (1)

Chimera (Korea TV) (1)

My Name (TV 2021) (1)

4. What are your top 5 fics by hits?

1. Wait, We're Married?! - 14,698

2. Succulents and an Overprotective Kang Yohan - 14,202

3. The Untamed Moments - 11,541

4. Caged Bird - 10, 456

5. 'Til You Tear Me Apart - 9,837

5. Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

Oh, always. Unless it’s a rude comment, those usually just get deleted. But for the most part yes, I always respond to comments

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

None of my fics have an “angsty” ending. I’m a writer who writes “angst with a happy ending”. The one that got really fucking close was Soul Bound but even that one had a happy ending. I respect writers who can write hella angsty endings but could never be me

7. Do you write crossovers?

I’ve done a few crossovers, mainly between S.C.I. and Killer and Healer because Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong are very similar to Chen Yuzhi and Jiang Yuelou so it’s always fun to work with their dynamics

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

No, thankfully

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

No. I always say I want to try but honestly, just thought of writing smut makes me uncomfortable. I respect writers who can but again, could never be me

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Someone stole my “The Untamed Moments” and was writing all of my fics in Spanish over on Wattpad like they wrote the damn thing. Thankfully a reader told me so I took that shit down but yes...it’s happened before. Thankfully hasn’t happened recently but everyone knows what will happen if they touch my fics, so they know better

11. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I did, when I was younger over on AsianFanFics. But we both quickly scrapped the fic and I’ve never co-written a fic since. Now I do brainstorm fic ideas with a few friends here on tumblr (

@ahhhnorealnamesallowed

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@bestbuds55

,

@kpopfantasywriter

,

@unknowwn701

, and

@tolkiennaite111

just to name a few) but I wouldn’t exactly call that “co-writing”

12. What’s your all time favorite ship?

Considering that I’ve written 137 and counting fics for them...it’s safe to say they’re my faves

13. What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Either EXO, SHINee, or Super Junior over on AFF. Honestly can’t remember

14. What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

I don’t have a favorite...because I love all my fics. I go back and read them all the time. How can I pick?

Not tagging anyone but if you want to play, you’re more than welcome to!

#ao3 tag game

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