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“And then you found that what you really wanted was power, and there were much politer ways of getting it. And then you realised that power was a bauble. Any thug had power. The true prize was control… When heavy weights were balanced on the scales, the trick was to know where to place your thumb.

And all control starts with the self.”

- The Fifth Elephant, Terry Pratchett

I have been DESPERATE to put this Lady Margolotta quote on something with JGY for so long because it just feels like it so neatly encapsulates his approach to everything? he’s always so perfectly presented, with his polite smile and careful posture and neat clothes, always keeping his reactions reeled in, his whole persona perfectly controlled, never letting anyone see that he’s hurt. 

he doesn’t want power. he wants control. AND ALL CONTROL STARTS WITH THE SELF.

also I’m so gutted I had to cut “when heavy weights were balanced on the scales, the trick was to know where to place your thumb” because it’s again SO VERY HIM, but alas it didn’t read as well with it in.

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Photoshoot bts for sichuan chongqing spring festival concert

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come to think if it, wwx‘s parents naming him wei ying (literally baby) has exactly the same energy as wwx naming his sword suibian

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One of my most pointless but beloved MDZS headcanons is that Lan Wangji was a fat baby. Just a little butterball until he was about 5 years old. Just the squishiest little cheeks you ever saw.

My other beloved fanon/head canon is that Lan Wangji was a biter as a small child. So that cute, wobbly-cheeked face was extremely disarming and numerous Lans have little scars from where the toddling Second Young Master Lan bit the absolute fuck outta them.

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all right guys, let’s have a conversation about soulmates

because I’m a nerd who majored in ancient China and still can’t let it go

okay so we all know that wangxian invented romance, but let’s talk a bit more about the iconic dialogue in episode 25:

Lan Wangji: 你把我當成什麼人? / What kind of person do you take me for?

Wei Wuxian: 我曾經把你當做我畢生知己 / I had once thought that, in my lifetime, you would be the one who knew me.

Lan Wangji: 現在仍是 / I still am.

I’ve seen various translations of the phrase “畢生知己” as “lifelong confidante” or “soulmate,” and I’m always so torn because these are both fine translations but like, not quite there

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what words could not express

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Lan Zhan in cdrama vs real life

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say what you will about xue yang but creating a toxic found family is an insanely original idea

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being fixated on the same piece of fiction for several years is great because you wind up drilling down to the most fiddly detail shit like:

qin players need their nails to be a certain minimum length on the right hand, to get the proper pluck effect on the string.

however, there's ofc a maximum length the human fingernail can be before you can't grip things firmly without risk of breaking it and/or stabbing yourself, and lan wangji also wields a sword right-handed.

therefore, an essential part of his personal grooming must be frequent self-manicures to keep his nails on one hand exactly the right length, in good condition, and filed very smooth. the latter both because the qin strings are silk and you don't want to snag and because a nail that isn't filed into a clean curve is more prone to catching and tearing, and if he breaks a nail he can't use his ranged music attacks etc.

(also i think having untidy nails would bug him even if it had no practical consequences, and it's arguably against lan sect rules.)

this was especially important to keep up with during the war, when he had to use both implements frequently, and as well as he possibly could.

so lan wangji on the war front, not necessarily managing to keep up his usual standards of hygiene and personal dress (i think the only detail we ever get about him in that period is Wei Wuxian instructing the kid roleplaying sunshot-era hanguang-jun that he was uncharacteristically covered in blood) still carefully trimming and filing the nails of his right hand, every day.

what sort of nail file do you think he owns. what's a historically accurate nail file going to be made of, huh? what's a luxurious historically accurate nail file going to be made of?

you probably could get a nail-filing texture onto jade but i have a hard time believing anyone would.

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wang yibo for loewe 2025 spring/summer campaign

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© GlobalFever全球热

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✨Ten Thousand Blessings ✨

My art submission for this year's LBFAD minibang! The idea was to imagine how the lanterns from the Mid-Autumn festival in Lucheng would look like as a Moon Tribe celebration.

Thanks to my minibang partner @ashayatreldai for bringing the story through life in her fic "Ten Thousand Blessings"🌙

🌙Author: @ashayatreldai / Art: me! (@thepencilgirlsv)

🌙 Link to fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/62185498

🌙 Organized by: @lbfad-minibang

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Going into 2025 in love with the same man I fell for in 2020 (yes, it's still Jiang Cheng).

Amazing fanart by @ladyxagh

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tag of the week:

#that better not awaken anything in me ✳ @its-a--love-story #two wolves battling inside wangji and their names are Hornee-for-my-Wei-Ying and Concerned-about-my-Wei-Ying 〰 he is looking respectfully! lqr raised a gentleman ✳ @hanguan-achoo #lwj staring around like 〰 'yes those are *my* under robes. I hope this has confirmed our relationship status. there will be no questions' ✳ @jaggedcliffs #wangji's like: i like that underrobe on you but id like it better on the floor of this cave ✳ @squeelokitty #calm yourself there wangji! 〰 your inside thoughts are showing ✳ @slonekaru #only i was supposed to know you're wearing my underwear 🥺 〰 now everyone gets to see you in them 〰 lan zhan 〰 stop pouting ✳ @bentnotbroken1fanfiction #wwx is the one focused on the job 😂 ✳ @age85 #sadly it doesn’t show lan qirens indignantly look ✳ @a-cookie2121 #lan zhan you're in a life and death situation there leave the horny thoughts for later asdfghj ✳ @ohnowangxian #lwj: ''well so much for a secret relationship'' ✳ @yusahana6323 So that's where all of Lan Zhan's under robes went. ✳ @emrinalex #god.... you do look good in my clothes. 〰 we need to share clothes more often ✳ @awolfstudio #when the husband strips and shows off he's wearing your underwear to the entirety of society 〰 but you still have to ogle him a little 👀 ✳ @towards-the-sky #lwj.exe has stopped operating ✳ @jadedbirch 

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The main character of The Untamed isn't Wei Wuxian anymore it's Wang Yibo's god tier unclockable poker face.

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