#at least in cql

[fromaliminalspace]

Steve helpfully offering his hand to everyone boarding the boat, only to get ignored or unnoticed every single time. that’s it, that’s the post

#steddie #steve harrington #eddie munson #robin buckley #nancy wheeler #fruity four #the fruity four #joseph quinn #joe keery #maya hawke #natalia dyer #stranger things #stranger things 4 #stranger things 4 spoilers #gif #Liam's stuff #Liam whispers into the void #hello everyone guess i'm officially at the gifmaking stage of the brainrot now whoops #and i've got more in store. at the very least more ideas #also deepest apologies to my followers who did not came here for st content i swear i'll get back on my cql and ragnarok bullshit soon #hmm and actually now i'm overthinking my coloring choices here. somehow it looks worse than i thought it is but well #the initial darkness of this scene obviously didn't help with the quality either alas #anyway have some fruity four everyone #welcome onto the fruity four ship with me i'd love some good company #stedit

[poorlittleyaoyao]

from this poll

#closeness has nothing to do with depth of affection!!! don't come at me about the Nie Bros.!! #they love each other SO MUCH but boy oh boy do they misunderstand each other until it's too late! #meanwhile (not unlike NMJ) WQ has posited herself so firmly in the position of WN's protector that he can't fully know her #I debated the entire day about the placements for the Wen sibs + Lan sibs + Nie sibs #but went with these bc LXC and LWJ are at least fully aware of each other's close personal relationships #whereas WN has no idea about WQ and the comb (and very possibly no idea about how WRH uses him to keep WQ in line) #and NHS and NMJ keep hella secrets from each other even after their heart-to-heart in Fatal Journey #(in case it wasn't obvious: this is for CQL canon specifically do NOT bring novel canon into my home at this time)

[br-disaster]

Nie Mingjue: *is a little unsteady on his feet*

Nie Huaisang, immediately: 🏃🏃

#hello i'm learning to make gifs #nie mingjue #nie huaisang #cql #fatal journey #cql nhs is at least a little worried about nmj all the time it's so endearing #he's always paying so much attention to him #i wish we could have seen their reunion after the war because that mingjue surely needed the physical support #the emotional support too

[wenningfanclub]

The mdzs character who gets the worst treatment by fandom is by far Wei Wuxian. Like he doesn't even get good discourse, he's just instantly turned into a Manic Pixie Dream Necromancer, a little uwu gremlin who is so badly treated :( by everyone :(( for no reason :((( like war crimes and torture WHO, wwx has never done anything wrong?? none of it was his fault because he's CLEARLY the protagonist, and anyway he's literally a neurodivergent queer minor??

It's genuinely so sad, Wei Wuxian is such an incredible character because of how flawed he is, and because of how often his flaws contradict his best impulses!! He's incredibly compassionate with zero empathy, he's self-destructive and self-sacrificing and self-centered, he's talented and arrogant and brilliant and kind and callous. he's the moral heart of the world and he commits horrors that nobody else has even thought of. he's That Bitch, and wwx stans just file all of what makes him shine until he's flat and bland and unproblematic and boring

like babygirl I'm so sorry they did this to you. look how they massacred my boy.

#wei wuxian #mdzs #cql #the untamed #jiang cheng and jin guangyao get treated ROUGH by fandom #but at least they're not boring #like fandom wwx is unrecognizable to me #I'm sorry but if you need your blorbo to be flawless... skill issue

[add1ctedt0you]

The Untamed - Episode 19

Throughout the night, he [Jiang Cheng] had somehow managed to sleep a couple of times. The first reason was that, having been too tired from crying himself weak, he couldn't help from passing out. The second reason was that he still had the hope that this might be a nightmare. He couldn't wait to wake up after some rest and open his eyes to find himself lying inside of his room back in Lotus Pier. His father would be wiping his sword in the main hall. His mother would be angry again and complaining, scolding Wei Wuxian who winked in a funny way. His sister would be in the kitchen, thinking as hard as she could about what to make today. His shidi would be refusing to do their morning lessons properly and jumping around.

The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, Chapter 59, Poisons- Part Four

#This crappy gifset is born to show that the 'look how different cql!jc is from mean novel!jc' advertisement is exaggerated lol #look there! jc always yearns for his family! Like. While cql!jc dreams of his family in a 'better light' #Novel!jc dreams of his real crappy family lol. which is understandable when you think that #Novel!jc is a bit sadder lmao. he probably got hugged 5 times by his father while cql!jc at least seven times #The fact is that novel!jc doesn't have a lot of scenes in particular in the present but he is mentioned a lot in an unflattering way #because novel!wwx has jc brainrot #but he's bitter and resentful so his thoughts are quite mean lol #I've read so many 'I don't want to read the novel because I fear I won't like jc' #My point is that approaching the novel you shouldn't worry about jc lol #jiang cheng #*mgifs #Uh. Tbc. Both dreams are set after lotus pier's fall #Also. Another thing to understand novel!jc is to remember that he grows up with novel!wwx who doesn't like when people - in particular men- #cry in front of him #This is not to say there aren't differences obv. But tbh the propaganda is exaggerated #Anyway. In every canon jc is not having a good day

[doublxpresso]

meyoco outfits for them

#if im not wearing it at least they are #meyoco #meyoco inspired #lan wangji #wei wuxian #jiang cheng #nie huaisang #mdzs #mo dao zu shi #wangxian #cql #the untamed #wwx #lwj #魔道祖师 #dx art stuff

[evilhasnever]

it's once again time to think about that official untamed scenario book illustration of guanyin temple in which the two people who still loved JGY (lan xichen and jin ling) are literally and figuratively on their knees

#at least jl has wangxian behind him #lan xichen has nhs looming over him in the shadow and whew #this is bleak #the untamed #cql #official art #jin guangyao #lan xichen #jin ling

[tiredbitchposts]

Wangxian modern au where Wei Wuxian used to scam rich men out of their money in the past, but changed his ways after he fell in love with Lan Wangji, in order to redeem himself and be the man Lan Zhan deserves, he decided he'll never take advantage of him or even take his money. Only thing is, that when Lan Wangji found about about Wei Wuxian's past he got upset, not because he cares about the men who Wei Ying scammed, he wouldn't even care if Wei Ying had killed someone as long as the person deserved it, but because he shamelessly used other men's money to fund his every whim past but now refuses to let Lan Zhan pay for his groceries, won't use the credit card he gave him and fights him over who's paying the bill

#mdzs #cql #wangxian #lan wangji #lan zhan #wei wuxian #wei ying #typical wangxian weirdo4weirdo behavior #justice for Lan Zhan #he wants to spoils his future husband #sorry #i meant boyfriend of six months #they mean the same thing for him tho #at the least when it comes to wei ying

[krispycreamsicle]

Jiang Cheng smiling

#jiang cheng #theuntameddaily #mxtxnet #the untamed #mo dao zu shi #cql #mdzs #*my gifs #happy birthday grape!!! #i wanted to do something bigger for his birthday but i had no time :( #but! i never did a [character] smiling gifset of him so i figured i at least had time for that #poor jc with his birthday right after wwx. he's getting the short end of the stick even in fandom kjhgfg

[factsilike]

I've been seeing this take from a lot of JC stans or in general the MDZS fandom that it was relatable when JC was constantly compared to WWX and his achievements and never able to catch up to him, since many people have been in that unenviable position of always being compared to the high achiever.

And I too have always been compared to my bright older sibling in terms of academics, life achievements, social skills, looks and in literally everything she is and has, but I still don't relate with JC in regards to that.

Because what am I supposed to expect from my sibling? That she downplay her talents and capabilities for the sake of my self worth, and self confidence? That she toss away all her achievements and all her hard work to get where she is just to make it easier for me to catch up to her? Was WWX supposed to do that, just so JC didn't feel inferior? (Which he did, by the way, always treading on the line of caution in that Jiang household between tolerating Madam Yu's abuse and always having to placate JC so his fragile ego didn't collapse.)

And I did build up resentment and anger, but not towards my sibling, because even as a preteen I recognised that it wasn't her fault. The fault was with my parents, who should've known better than to raise a child like that, always putting them in the shadow of their older sibling.

But JC let his resentment and hatred control him, listening to his mother's poisonous words and taking them to heart because that's the kind of person he is. It was natural, understandable even, that he might build up resentment and self worth issues being constantly compared to the genius in the sect. It was alright if he felt like that.

What was NOT alright was when he let his negative emotions get the better of him and control his actions and judgement. JGY, master of manipulation, points this out himself, that JC's issues with WWX were so apparent that the other sects barely had to do anything to get the man to decide to cut ties with him, exactly like they wanted.

It is NOT alright when YOUR emotions and jealousy harm the other person when they've done nothing but exist to deserve it. No matter how understandable or relatable these feelings of envy are, they don't excuse his actions and the numerous inexcusable things he did towards WWX and in general.

#mdzs #cql #wei wuxian #canon jiang cheng #jiang cheng #I'd also like add that while Jiang Fengmian was in no way a good parent and I am not defending him #he at least tried to instill some good values in his son but was always overshot by his angry resentful wife but JC didn't see that #he only saw his father praising WWX's heroic actions and then rebuking him for saying something out of line #like he really loves to make himself the victim in every situation 🙄

[twistedappletree]

#i hate myself for posting this one actually #lmFAO #mdzs #the untamed #mo dao zu shi #cql #mdzs meme #mdzs crack #mdzs shitposting #cql meme #chen qing ling #wei wuxian #wei ying #wangxian #implied at least #gif #twitter #apple memes 🍎 #the grandmaster of demonic cultivation #mxtx #mxtx memes #have some free pain ✨ #yiling laozu #yiling patriarch

[br-disaster]

please accept some Nie parents with their babies

#this family won't leave my brain and i've been feeling the need to draw something like this for so long i can't believe it's finished #i know it's not like super consistent and that at least two of the scenes don't look that great #(i rushed it a little because i have other wips to work on and i wanted to finish this one so bad also there's like 11 people in this) #but anyway i'm happy with it #the nie parents are of course a reference to the designs i posted last year #nie sect #nie parents #nie mingjue #nie huaisang #cql fanart #also i hope people can read my silly comments because i know it's super wobbly

[piosplayhouse]

Sorry guys I'm yet again thinking of this Chinese article that argues that Little Apple is an extremely handsome godlike matchmaker and ambassador who was singlehandedly responsible for wangxian getting together

#ITS SO FUNNNYYYY #i think of “he looks richer than his master wei wuxian” at least once a week #cql #xiao pingguo #little apple

[thatswhatsushesaid]

shitpost dispatches from jinlintai - tv tropes edition

bonus points if your found family are your actual blood relatives

#no jzx isn't safe either #look at him doing absolutely fuck all to intercede on anyone's behalf in this situation #at least jzn is transparent about his priorities here #mdzs #mdzs shitposting #cql #the untamed #jin guangyao #lan xichen #jin zixuan #jin zixun

[cubbyhole-for-flea-bee]

the silly hat train is still going!! with a train smokestack hat!! this is genius, trust me, this is how the triad lads can get back together, just reverse-uno the disrespect right back at your asshole dad :D

#SMOKESTACK HAT FTW #just blast jgs with smoke the hoe has it coming #cmooonn u know nmj would wanna ANYWAYS #was googling it and apparently the hat - in cql at least - has a lot more significance than i thought? #as in its probably at least partially a statement by jgy beyond just his mom wanting him to dress well as a kid #which is cool! buuuut #i feel like it did also kind serve as a visual stamp of him being kind othered from his sect since literally no one else ever wore one #in cultivator society they do NOT wear the hat of Public Service they wear fancy flouncy ponytails #perfect for showing off they largely dgaf about serving their vulnerable public #mdzs #the untamed #nie mingjue #jin guangyao #meng yao #chifeng zun #lianfang zun #jin guangshan

[maria-taiwin]

Honestly I will always think that the whole sequence of events (temporarily saving Wei Wuxian in a cave after Nightless City massacre - fight with Lan elders who wants wwx dead - returning a delirious wwx back in burial mounds with the unarmed Wens remnants there - returning back alone to Gusu to accept punishment - and then the shock for wwx's death) from LWJ's pov doesn't make sense. It only makes sense for plot convenience (lwj has to be alive in wwx's second life) but rationally? I only see gaps.

I already discussed this topic. And read many brilliant meta, but such meta required a lot of mental gymnastics because they were interpretations "over the lines". If I only look at the canon text I have still this mindset, I can't help to see nonsense in such sequence of events and yeah maybe being described poorly from an outsider doesn't help. Sorry I love this novel but this sequence of events was... meh.

#mdzs #lan wangji #wei wuxian #wangxian #the untamed #cql #I tag also the adaptations because I saw discourse over “this doesn’t make sense” scenes #and I want to point out this gap #at least to me it is #mdzs lwj #mo dao zu shi #lan xichen