red-talisman

[red-talisman]

I said parts of this in the notes of another post but I think it deserves it's own post:

What I like about Shen Jiu is that unlike Shen Yuan he is relatively self aware. He knows he's doing wrong. He knows he has earned his torture and death by Luo Binghe and he knows he can only blame himself.

He has known this is how he would end up because he couldn't see any other way it would.

That's why he doesn't defend himself. Even if he is innocent of Liu Qingge's death he understands why he's being blamed. He threatened to kill him in public often enough.

He didn't harass the young women in his care but he allowed himself to develop a reputation by openly going to brothels. Of course they would see him as a lecher (and he maybe feels dirty anyway)

He decided to torture and abuse a child for the crime of having had a loving mother and talent.

And by doing so he made the monster that will kill him.

This, perversely, seems fair to Shen Jiu, or if not fair, at least inevitable

He just really didn't want Yue Qingyuan to get caught in his mess.

However he doesn't get this mercy

The biggest torment in his life was not one inflicted by Luo Binghe.

It's inflicted by the only person with the power to truly hurt Shen Jiu down to his core.

Yue Qi did not come for him when he desperately wished him to

Yue Qingyuan came for him when he desperately wished him not to

Despite all this torture it wasn't Luo Binghe who broke Shen Jiu.

It was Qi-ge

It was always going to be his Qi-ge, the one who never listened to his warnings

[red-talisman]

[red-talisman]

jiang wanyin and lotus

[red-talisman]

I'm preparing an unholy au for boosty this month

[red-talisman]

Bang bang~

Happy new year 💙 💜

[red-talisman]

illustration of jiang cheng and jin ling from the novel, volume 1!

artist: marina privalova/baoshan karo on twitter

[red-talisman]

Stampa della storia di Jiang Cheng (Mo Dao Zu Shi).

[red-talisman]

It's nice to have a shoulder to cry on

[red-talisman]

Full respect to mxtx and her apparent tall people kink but as much as I believe it's her right to make every single character a fucking tree, I strongly disagree with jiang cheng's canon height being 185cm. Than man should be 179cm exactly. Just barely shy of 180cm. I think even if you do not grow up with an inferiority complex topping out at this height legally requires you to develop it.

179 cm, incidentally, translates to 5'10.5" if my online sources are to be believed. Which, in a beautiful alliance of cross-measurement system solidarity, is also a perfect height to be deeply insecure about! If someone asks you how tall you are and you answer 5'10.5" you sound desperate. But if you round up to 5'11" you are technically lying about your height and any loose shixiong within ear shot may loudly call you out on it, making you look even more desperate. You can't win. Just like Jiang Cheng.

[red-talisman]

Reminiscences of the past

[red-talisman]

I love him too much 💔

[red-talisman]

THE UNTAMED episode 20

[red-talisman]

You know those fanfics where Zidian evolves into a magic snake? That's the idea but it's the fuzzy worm thing.

[red-talisman]

Jiang Wanyin

[red-talisman]

Favourite Designs: Lwenx Haute Couture Gowns [x]

[red-talisman]

The first part is for a collab on Instagram, the next one is his nephew) I fit into this project thanks to the big deadline - it’s physically pressing if it’s less than a month, or even better, two or more at once)

As a fun fact, I’ve pumped up a bunch of brushes in my time and only use three, one of which is standard

[red-talisman]

Same