solume

[solume]

while i’m on the topic, it is very hilarious and also very insightful that mxtx actually plainly tells us how anyone else except wei wuxian would have fared without their golden cores/spiritual powers by putting thousand-plus cultivators in exactly that situation during the second siege. the way they all absolutely lose their shit, fumble around, lose coherence of thought, see-saw between decisions and become, essentially, helpless and useless is eye-opening. hell, jiang cheng ends up so affected that jin ling is able to manhandle him into the cave. the cultivators from the biggest clans aren’t able to come up with anything to save their asses and it takes shizui to point out the array for them to even consider it as an option. if wei wuxian, lan wangji and the juniors weren’t there, sooooo many disciples would have lost their lives–simply because of how incompetent they collectively became once they lost their spiritual powers. if they made a coordinated effort, they could have still held the corpses off, but it’s just that... they weren’t able to, mentally, get past their sudden lack of powers. they were disoriented.

now, i’m not saying that this isn’t a normal reaction to have. it’s totally understandable how these people were huge messes, especially in such a high stakes situation. it is just that it puts into perspective how AWESOME wei wuxian is to have had his golden core cut out of him, voluntarily, then beaten within a micrometre of his life, then thrown straight into the hell on earth aka the burial mounds and then instead of succumbing instantly, he instead overcame these impossible circumstances and somehow, survived and found alternative powers to keep him going. that is nothing short of mind-boggling, awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping. not one person in that siege-laying populace would be able to accomplish that and it held some of the finest cultivators their world has to offer. because no one, other than wei wuxian, had the internal capabilities to build their strengths up from a source that wasn’t their spiritual powers. without their golden cores, they would be toast faster than a human within one kilometre of the sun’s radius. and i love love love how mxtx hits us with this fact in our faces in exactly the scenes that are all about undoing the falsehoods and allegations that wei wuxian, until then, had been levied with in the larger cultivation world’s perspective.

[solume]

Council of lovefools.

[First] Prev <–-> Next

[solume]

from this post, couldn't resist. the narrative foils in this story are just so Juicy.

[solume]

will i ever make anything serious on this blog

[solume]

has anyone done this already? father and son for real

[solume]

When I’m not crying about LWJ mourning WWX for 13 years I’m cracking up about him being the most down bad in a teen girl way everrrrrrr.

[solume]

Heartfelt Reunion.

[First] Prev <–-> Next

[solume]

Since not everyone can be Luo Binghe (the meme, the legend)...

please vote for Hua Cheng in @the-ghost-bracket!

EDIT2: next round has begun, so the link above now directs there! And Hua Cheng is also currently in a competition for the title of the best leader.

[solume]

mxtxnet's october event | day 31: wei wuxian

[solume]

I just thought it would be perfect for them lmao (based on that template made by @/HL0428 on twitter hehe)

[solume]

thinking about the dynamic between wei wuxian and wen ning where they are neither platonic nor romantic but a secret third thing. as close as only someone who died and someone who summoned them back could be. familiar like a body part is familiar. physically intimate, but in a "held him while his stomach was cut open to carve the golden core out" or "put his ribs back into his broken chest and gave his body permission to take revenge" way. sharing a bond so deep it becomes unsettling. wielding someone like a weapon/allowing yourself to be wielded. saving each other over and over again to the point where you can't keep track of all the sacrifices and the debts don't matter anymore. suffering from wounds no one else can understand, missing people no one else remembers. neither of them chose this, yet both are still there for each other no matter what. i am so normal about them

[solume]

Wangxian watching horror movie

[solume]

Normal Friend Behaviour.

[First] Prev <–-> Next

[solume]

[solume]

love how the MXTX protagonists have gotten progressively worse at cooking over time

it's like

Shen Yuan: not terrible. his biggest struggle is that he wasn't really culinary before he transmigrated, and since transmigrating he has very little idea of how an ancient kitchen works, so any disasters can mostly be attributed to that. would be perfectly fine making simple dishes in a modern kitchen.

Wei Wuxian: a capable cook, except for when it comes to seasonings. absolutely loses his mind at that point. if you do not hide the chili oil ALL OF IT will be going into the pot. has no ability to moderate spice levels for the preferences of others.

Xie Lian: almost lethally bad. just terrible. completely allergic to following a recipe. only one other person can eat his cooking without suffering and that guy's already dead.

Prediction for Book 4 Protagonist: actively just serves people poison on purpose.

[solume]

One of the most tragic aspects of Wei Yings story to me is the fact that he DID ask for help. He asked for an option he could pick that would still safeguard the Remnants which is all he wanted. He didn't want to be separated from the people he loved. He didn't want to live isolated from the world. Hated for something he had no choice but to choose.

He asked Lan Zhan. The most reasonable person he knew. The person who actually saw the Remnants for the innocent people that they were. The person who was kind enough to buy toys for a little boy and let him cling to his leg even though he disliked being touched. He asked. He wanted another option. Desperately so.

There was none. He knew it. Lan Zhan knew it. By that point even Lan Zhan wasn't selfish enough to ask Wei Ying to follow him to Gusu and leave the Remnants defenseless. Because he himself knew the Lans for all their righteousness would have never accepted them either.

[solume]

Day 5: Anime Crossover!

mdzs x SPYxFamily

I am like 100% sure someone has done this before but come on I just had to. (and briefly switching prompt lists for this idea)