#Cheng Yixie

[naughtynanzhu]

qianli thought they were cute, yixie thought they were necessary

[biipbop]

Prompt: Cheng Yixie x Cheng Qianli — A tender, loving moment after finding each other in the 11th Door.

for @divineshark for @danmei-action

[scrumptiousenemyblaze]

Do you think Cheng Yixie hates looking in the mirror? He hates looking in the mirror and seeing the exact face of the person he lost and yet it's not him, he's wrong because in the mirror it's him and Not the brother looking back. Do you think he's ever been startled by walking past a store window and seeing his brother out of the corner of his eye? Then he gets older and he hates himself even more because he doesn't look like his brother anymore. He doesn't look like his twin. Maybe he looks in the mirror for some trace of the boy he lost, but he can only be disappointed because Quilin is dead. And nothing will change that.

He Just died Yesterday and im not doin well also Sorry for the shit english

[bl-is-totes-my-jam]

I present: The Fellowship of the Kaleidoscope!

Frodo: Lin Quishi. For obvious reasons

Sam: Wu Qi. The MC's friend through thick and thin

Aragorn: Ruan Nanzhu. Was between Aragorn and Sam but he gives me more Aragorn vibes so.

Legolas: Chen Fei. The calm big brother vibes did it for me.

Boromir: Yi Manman. Both kinda betray their group because of powers beyond their control

Gimli: Li Dongyuan. Was between Legolas and Gimli but his tendency to explode in anger tipped the scales to Gimli

Pippin: Cheng Qianli. Both are big goofs and both can bring floods of tears to your eyes.

Merry: Cheng Yixie. The more serious of their respective duos. Worries a lot about their partners

Gandalf: Tan Zaozao. TBH. I kinda ran out of ideas. But they are both kind and can hold their head high in stressful situations (Thinking how Tan Zaozao talked down two door gods)

Thoughts on this beautiful crossover? xD

[ichigokeks]

the unholy trinity of 19 days kinks

[miyamiwu]

To Be Hero X: Top 10 Heroes’ Chinese Voice Actors

Info is taken from the TBHX Baidu page. For the VAs’ other roles, I’m only listing those I’m familiar with…which is limited to danmei* audio drama adaptations and very few donghua originals and danmei donghua, so uhhh sorry about that. Just check out their other roles by following the links in Baidu.

*Danmei = Chinese BL

Top 10 Heroes

1. Wèi Chāo 魏超 as X

Donghua roles:

Qian Jin in Link Click Season 2

Qing Xiong in Tianbao Fuyao Lu

Shi Xuejin in Da Wang Rao Ming (Spare Me, Great Lord!)

Audio drama roles:

Lan Wangji in Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

Zhao Haochang in Silent Reading

Qi Fengge in Thousand Autumns

Li Feng in Sha Po Lang

My man is in a lot of big name danmei omg

2. Liú Xiàoyú 刘校妤 as Queen

Other animation roles:

young!Du Fu in 30,000 Miles from Chang’an (this is a big movie!)

(Unfortunately, I’m not familiar with her many other animation roles…)

Some audio drama roles:

Empress Ming Rui in Emblem of the Phoenix

Sima E in Offering Salted Fish To Master (not danmei)

Chu Huang in Black Moonlight Holds the BE Script (not danmei)

(I actually don’t know any of these works. I just didn’t want to leave Queen’s section empty…)

3. Chén Zhāng Tàikāng 陈张太康 as Liang Long (Dragon Boy)

Audio drama roles:

Hua Cheng from Heaven Official’s Blessing (omg 👀)

Li Heng in Tianbao Fuyao Lu Season 1

Cheng Yixie in Kaleidoscope of Death

The Male System in Global University Entrance Examination

Zong Jiu in Thriller Trainee (OMGGG 👀👀👀)

Lin Si in Cat’s Rose

Lin Qingyu in Married Thrice to Salted Fish

Su Cheng in Welcome to the Nightmare Live

Xie Qibao in The Daily Life of Being the Campus Idol’s Fake Boyfriend

....and a lot more danmei. I thought X being in many big-name danmei AD was impressive enough, but holy shit LL’s VA is in even more of them.

4. Cháng Wéntāo 常文涛 as Mo Sha (Ghostblade)

Donghua roles:

Liu Fei in Tianbao Fuyao Lu

Audio drama roles:

Zheng Shu in Cat’s Rose

Xiao Cheng in Married Thrice to Salted Fish Season 2

Xi Chengyun in A Contractual Marriage with the Best Leading Actor

Ruan Tanzhu in Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know (OMGGG 👀)

Sun Heguang in Transmigrating Into The Heartthrob’s Cannon Fodder Childhood Friend

蛇女目 (idk how to write this as a name) in The Fallen Merman

Meng-xiansheng (Mr. Dream) in The #1 Pretty Boy of the Immortal Path

Multiple side character roles in Kaleidoscope of Death (too lazy to list them all here)

5. Jǐn Lǐ as Xiao Qiang (Little Johnny)

VA for Da Qiang (Big Johnny) hasn't been announced yet

Other animation roles:

Li Tianchen in Link Click Season 2

Nezha in the Legend of Luo Xiaohei fan animated manhua

Audio drama roles:

Kong Hongjun in Tianbao Fuyao Lu

Jiang Fang in Forces of Temptation

Jiang Xinghong and Feng Yongle in Kaleidoscope of Death

Daoist A (extra) in The Husky and His White Cat Shizun

Ling Ke in The Daily Life of Being the Campus Idol’s Fake Boyfriend

Mo Qiu in Flying Gulls Never Land (HOLY SHIT THIS IS A GOOD ONE)

young!Guan Ye in Turing’s Code

Wu Zu in Pixiu Restaurant, No Way Out

young!Gu Jianshen in Want to Ascend? Then Fall in Love

Shi An in After the Abyss Dragon Awakens

Xiao Jie in Married Thrice to Salted Fish

More of his roles can be found here. (The wrong page is linked in the TBHX Baidu page)

6. Qián Chēn 钱琛 as Loli

Other animation roles:

Yu Xia in Link Click

Su Shu in Those Years I Opened a Zoo

Young! Jin Ling, Wen Yuan, Xue Yang, and Qin Su (she’s voicing all the kids lmao) in Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

Audio drama roles:

Zhang Ting and Guo Fei in Silent Reading

Luo Sixue in The Pheromones Say We Have No Chance

Chen Xi in Hard to Please (aka First Frost)

The blonde maiden in Forces of Temptation

young!Jiang Songyi in When Two Alphas Meet, One’s an Omega

Several side characters in After Getting A Job in the Nether World, I Became Famous (this is a good novel btw, you guys should check it out)

Apparently, she’s also in Summit Dueling (aka Beloved Enemy), but it didn’t list what role she played...

7. Zhào Shuǎng 赵爽 as Lucky Cyan

Other animation roles:

Xu Shanshan in Link Click

Lu Xiaoyu in Da Wang Rao Ming (ohh that’s cute)

The female App voice in Those Years I Opened a Zoo (So that was her, lmaaao)

Zhao Nishang in No Doubt in Us Season 2

Xiaoyao Xinghe in My Dashixiong is a Villain/My Dashixiong has a Hole in His Brain (aka What’s Wrong with my Big Brother?)

Audio drama roles:

young!Chang Geng and young!Gu Yun in Sha Po Lang (lmaaao the main characters have the same voices as kids)

Chen Chen in Silent Reading

Lily in Little Mushroom

Yao Yao in When Two Alphas Meet, One’s an Omega

Chen Jiao in After Getting A Job in the Nether World, I Became Famous

Liu Jiayi in I Became a God Horror Game (HOLY SHIT, THIS IS MY FAVORITE NOVEL!!!! And she plays the Liu Jiayi??? Oh my lord)

8. Zhāng Fúzhēng 张福正 as Ahu

Other animation roles:

Chen Xiao in Link Click

A’Tong and Xue Yang in Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

Shao Wuxing in Those Years I Opened a Zoo

Yang Jian in The Parting of the Orchid and Cang (aka The Farewell of Changlan, Love Between Fairy and Devil) (not danmei)

Audio drama roles:

Several side characters in Sha Po Lang

Xiao Haiyang in Silent Reading

Yu Tang in Your Majesty, Stop Making Trouble (listed as Stop Bothering Me, Emperor in NovelUpdates but I think that’s a mistranslation)

Zhang Guanyao in Breaking Through the Clouds

Pro 4.0 in Turing’s Code (Pro is short for Prometheus and is an AI designed by the side characters. Interesting that Ahu’s VA has done a tech voice..)

Bai Chunian in The Fallen Merman

Lu Changting in Licking Honey off a Knife Edge

Lin Xinlan in Mist

Lu Yizhan in I Became a God in a Horror Game (another GHG character!!!)

Xiao Jue in Rebirth of the Female General (aka Rebirth of the Star General, Legend of the Female General) (not danmei, but this is a popular baihe (Chinese GL))

9. Yáng Kǎiqí 杨凯祺 as Hun Dian (aka E-Soul)

(Not familiar with any of his donghua roles, so I’m not listing them here)

Audio drama roles:

General Xiao Cai and Chen Feiyun in Sha Po Lang

A Researcher in Little Mushroom

Xiao Wu in Silent Reading

Cheng Da Lang in Liu Yao: The Revitalization of Fuyao Sect

Wang Lili in After Getting A Job in the Nether World, I Became Famous

Wen Fei in Want to Ascend? Then Fall in Love

Chen Anzhi in After the Global Evolution, I Stand at the Top of the Food Chain

Fang Xue in Pheromones Say You’re Not Innocent

Zhang Shao in Flying Ashes

Jiang Yan in The True Scandal

10. Gǔ Jiāngshān 谷江山 as Nice and Lin Ling

Other animation roles:

Jin Zixuan in Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (OMG 👀)

Jiang Yuanzheng in No Doubt in Us

Liu Xuanyu in Da Wang Rao Ming

Xiao Nanzhu in Chinese Almanac Master

Audio drama roles:

Yuan Yang in Summit Dueling, aka Beloved Enemy (HE PLAYS THE SCUMMY MALE LEAD LMAAAO 😂)

Mo Ran in The Husky and His White Cat Shizun (HELLO??? ANOTHER SCUM GONG FOR MR. “NICE” GUY??? AGSDJHFGSDJHGFJ)

Zhang Donglai in Silent Reading

Josh (aka Josie) in Little Mushroom

Li Yun in Liu Yao: The Revitalization of Fuyao Sect

Lao Bai (is this the White Impermanence? I’ve forgotten…) in After Getting A Job in the Nether World, I Became Famous

Fang Xiaojie in Old Fogey Goes Down The Mountain

Pei Qing in There Is Something Wrong with My Capture Target

Eris (厄里斯) in The Fallen Merman

There are many roles I didn’t include and some I wished I had but was too lazy to go back and add them. I think there were more of them in Chinese Almanac Master, True Scandal, and The Fallen Merman, but I just missed it...

But yeah guys, it’s not just the JP cast. All the Chinese VAs are “stacked” as well. They’ve been in lots of big name projects.

If there are any errors in this post, just tell me in the notes or send me an ask. I went through each VA very quickly coz I wanted to get this done in under an hour so I can get back to my readings for class lol

[thirteenthdoor]

Okay, so that's the keys and their locks sorted, but what about the doors themselves?

This is another place where the designers obviously put so much time and effort into design and creation of actual physical props, and the final product often never makes it fully into a single shot. So here with go, with the aid of some helpful screenshots!

The first door that appears to Lin Qiushi on the street is the Illusory Life door. We'll (sort of) see that one again.

The Snow Village door is an appropriately rustic wood door. The dark of the tunnel means there's never a good clear shot of it; the best light comes from the second between when Lin Qiushi starts to open it and when the bright light behind it washes it out. The twisted metal that looks like tree branches reminds me of the barbed wire around the family photo.

The Fitcher's Bird door is another door that never gets a full, good, well-lit shot. I love the contrast between this angry metal door and its cute little heart lock.

These first two door world doors are push doors -- by which I mean, you unlock them and then push them into the brightly lit void. Most of the other doors open when pulled, but these first two have to be pushed.

By contrast to how badly lit and framed the previous two doors are, we get a real good look at the Sister Drum door from several angles, including watching it emerge, semi-vaginally, from the drum and seeing its inside -- which looks just like the outside. I'd almost think they just flipped the door and used the outside as the inside, but no! You can see the bolts where they affixed the handle! So some clever craftsperson bothered to decorate both sides of this lovely metal-looking pull door in a mirror image.

There's a small interlude here for Tan Zaozao's wooden door that we don't get to see them escort her through. This is another pull door that looks the same on both sides.

Somebody must have loved the silver Sako door a whole lot, because that's the central door in the first shot of the show's opening credits. It's another pull door mirrored inside and out, complete with a handle on the outer side of the door. It's not the only one with a handle on the outside, either, which raises some interesting questions.

There is just no good shot of the metal Waverly Hills door. It's all but completely shadowed and appears onscreen for a whole five seconds (not an exaggeration). However, we know what the design is, because it's the Art-Deco-looking door all the way to the right in that initial door lineup. It's also one of the few push doors!

The wooden Woman in the Rain door is a pull door, enough so that we actually get a better look at it from the inside than from the outside. It's also the only world that has substantial shots framed through the other side of the door, which I guess makes sense, considering how small and ill-lit the actual landing is. It has a little brass lion head handle on both sides.

Also, I know it's hard to tell from the shots I have here, but this is another case where both sides of the door are mirrored, down to the part where, from inside the door, only the top left side has a little ornamental scroll on it -- and it's reversed when opened. That's quite an attention to detail.

The wooden River God door is another mirrored pull door, and another one where the design is clearest when the door is opened. I'm glad that we get a good shot of it, because it's so pretty.

The Sunny Doll door is almost disappointingly boring. Its design so closely matches the design on all the other doors in the building that I have to assume this was just the actual door that was there in the wall when they arrived to start filming, so they went with it instead of building a new one. While most of the doors match the general aesthetic of the rest of their worlds, nothing else matches like that.

There's a cool tree-themed door in Cheng Yixie's unspecified door world in episode 31. Hard to say which way it opens, as we don't actually see him go through it. I don't see any hinges, though, so I guess we push!

The spiral-painted Hako Onna door is unique for a number of reasons. For starters, it's the only door we see at the start of the world, as Lin Qiushi enters. Everywhere else, our players just sort of appear from nowhere, but here, he's got an actual starting point. And I'd say this does kind of answer my unstated questions about having handles on both sides of the door, except ... no, it doesn't! Both ways it gets entered here, the person entering has to pull to open it! Okay, I'm still confused.

Along with the Sister Drum door, it's the one of the few doors that gets a big CG appearance on the way out. The chests in the center fountain fade away, revealing it in a suitably flashy manner. It's also the only door we see from from the back side as people are going through it.

And finally, in tandem, the Illusory Life and Authentic Death doors, helpfully labeled presumably because coder bros are sometimes not good at picking up literary metaphors. Both of them are pull doors.

What's wild to me is that that is not the Illusory Life door from the first episode. It's not even just that they're different colors -- you could explain that away with lighting and color grading. They are actually different doors. They obviously were built according to the same basic design, but the sticks and leaves are placed differently enough that it's clear they don't match.

Now, given a) how the door in the gaming cafe is a pull door, but the frame makes the door on the street (which we never see open) look like a push door, and b) the pattern we have established of doors being decorated on both sides, it is 100% possible that these are the same physical object, but two different sides of it. That's an explanation from a production standpoint, though. Whatever tinfoil hattery you want to get up to with this information, you go for it.

Bonus! In the last episode, when we're pulling the whole Wizard of Oz ending of things, Wu Qi shows the version of the Spirealm he's familiar with -- which features adorable little drawings of Lin Qiushi, Ruan Nanzhu (with his hair parted on the wrong side), Toast, Chestnut, and the Snow Village door! Friends on an adventure!

[lasenbyphoenix]

Baby Yuanzhong looks familiar.........

Wait a minute

CHENG QIANLI/YIXIE?!?!?!?!?

[guangjie4ever]

[Translation] LanJiu Drabble/One-shot

Pairing: Ruan Lanzhu x Ling Jiushi

To celebrate the newcomer Zhuang Rujiao's discharge from the hospital, Obsidian prepared a big meal that evening and bought a lot of beer. Qianli insisted on drinking too, but was rejected by Cheng Yixie on the grounds that children shouldn’t drink.

As for alcohol, Ruan Lanzhu's subconscious reminded him that drinking is harmful, so he didn’t have much. Occasionally, he advised Ling Jiushi to drink less, but it was hard to tell whether Ling Jiushi was happy about Zhuang Rujiao’s discharge or if he had something on his mind, as he drank continuously from start to finish.

The meal didn’t wrap up until nearly midnight, leaving everyone exhausted and tipsy, supporting each other as they headed back to their rooms. Ruan Lanzhu suggested they all go to sleep and directly took Ling Jiushi’s hand to the second floor.

Ling Jiushi, drunk from the alcohol, didn’t show signs of being intoxicated and let Ruan Lanzhu lead him back to the room without saying a word. He just quietly watched Ruan Lanzhu as he sat on the bed.

“Are you drunk?”

“No.”

Hearing this firm response confirmed for Ruan Lanzhu that Ling Jiushi was indeed drunk. It was the first time he had seen someone so quietly intoxicated.

As the alcohol took effect, Ling Jiushi began to feel warm and fumbled with his buttons, struggling to unfasten them. His vision was blurred, only able to see Ruan Lanzhu standing in front of him, tugging at his clothes and exposing his fair skin.

“Do you want me to help you, Ling Ling?”

Ling Jiushi waved his hand at this.

“No need, aren’t you supposed to go meet Zhuang Rujiao? You can go; I can handle it myself.”

This nonsensical remark brought a smile to Ruan Lanzhu's face as he raised an eyebrow and asked, “Ling Ling, are you upset that I’m going to meet Zhuang Rujiao? Are you jealous?”

Ling Jiushi seemed to react to this key phrase, widening his eyes and looking up at Ruan Lanzhu.

“How could that be? What would I be jealous of? The only thing to dip in vinegar is dumplings.”

Ruan Lanzhu was almost charmed to death by Ling Jiushi’s cuteness. He sat down next to him, close enough for their thighs to touch, forcing Ling Jiushi to meet his gaze.

“Really not jealous, Ling Ling?”

“No.”

“Then does Ling Ling want me to go through the door with you or with that Zhuang person?”

Ling Jiushi felt as if Ruan Lanzhu’s eyes had some sort of magic, and he felt himself getting pulled in, unable to suppress his awkward thoughts.

“With me, I want you to go through the door with me.”

Hearing the expected answer, Ruan Lanzhu finally smiled in satisfaction.

“So, Ling Ling, are you jealous?”

“...Hmm.”

“Then why is Ling Ling jealous?”

“You haven’t been with me for a long time. Didn’t you say I’m the one you want to choose? Why are you always with someone else?”

Ruan Lanzhu slowly leaned closer to Ling Jiushi’s lips, speaking softly.

“Ling Ling is amazing; being honest is what good kids do.”

Author: 找ya找ya找工作

[sleepsonclouds]

Clouds tropespots: The Spirealm, E08

Episode 8 (Drum sisters, 3rd door)

A bit of domesticity at Obsidian, and then it's time to play tourist in Cheng Qianli's door! What could be a better attraction than a human skin drum?

It's hard to come up with trope labels when they are saying things and it's not even flirting, just straightforward statements. I suffer as tragically as Ruan Nanzhu.

Taking care of partner: Nanzhu looks maybe the tiniest bit tired, and Lin Qiushi is immediately on it. We're shown how carefully he observes Nanzhu (who really wasn't trying to play it up for once). Love the acting here!

Crashing partner's bedroom & bedroom conversation: Nanzhu is waiting in Qiushi's room. "I need you," he declares. Okay then! Qiushi: "What do you mean?" Nanzhu: "I mean it literally… I mean, you cannot die." That's certainly A Way to put it. Romantic piano music is playing. Qiushi is still confused. How long can he possibly remain confused?

Giving significant gifts: Nanzhu gives Qiushi a very pretty kaleidoscope, which can be brought inside the doors. What does it all mean? The romantic atmosphere persists.

Complimenting partner (ambiguous): "Some people are naturally meant for the door", says Nanzhu to Qiushi. YES, I scream into the void, having read the novel.

Everyone thinks you're together: Cheng Yixie questions Nanzhu's decision to accompany Qiushi and Cheng Qianli to the next door, rather bluntly. "If Lin Qiushi were not there, would you still insist on leading the team?" Nanzhu, equally bluntly: "No." Because Qiushi is special in a way that's no one else's concern. Yixie continues probing: "Are you choosing him to be your partner?" One might get that impression, considering how fixated Nanzhu is on him.

Sickly Victorian heroine: Qiushi meets Nanzhu inside the door - or rather the weak, sickly Zhu Meng, who greets him by coughing tragically. "I've been in poor health since I was little," says the little drama sprite. Nanzhu will have fun with this.

Sharing a room (show of initiative): Now Qiushi's suggesting that he and Nanzhu share a room, earning a Look from Nanzhu. Unfortunately, Qiushi doesn't understand Propriety in the face of death, and they get a (not at all creepy) third wheel…

Unnecessary number of beds & sickly Victorian heroine (cont.): Despite the sad bed situation, Nanzhu wakes up promptly when Qiushi's hearing creepy voices. On his part, Qiushi worries Nanzhu might have a fever. The bed divide means nothing! Qiushi absolutely must reach out from his own bed to touch Nanzhu's cheek, tuck him in and pat his shoulder to comfort him.

We think we're together, too: The annoying spy lady wants to team up with Nanzhu. Naturally, he's already teamed up with Qiushi. Lady: "Do you mind having one more person?" Nanzhu: "Yes." Such a Nanzhu moment. I love him.

I'm so scared: The creepy girl, Xu Jin, has latched onto Qiushi. "This place makes me feel so depressed and scared, Linlin-ge," says she, clearly fishing for comfort. She doesn't know who she's up against. Nanzhu is in his element: "Linlin-ge, I'm scared too," says he with a little gasp. Xu Jin grumbles about grown men being scared. Nanzhu: "Who says men can't be easily frightened?" Preach that, drama sprite.

Sickly Victorian heroine (cont.): Qiushi is concerned (yet again), because Nanzhu's looking a bit pale. Protect partner mode activates, probably every time Nanzhu says he's "fine". Qiushi simply must support him!

Protecting partner: It's raining needles. Nanzhu stops Qiushi from going outside with strategic hand placement. He's touching Qiushi's thigh, narrowly missing his crotch... And Qiushi never lets go of his wrist, I can't even.

Adventures in the creepy drum land continue in -> Episode 9

[poorsallystitches]

Kaleidoscope of Death Novel Character List

I have looked all over the place, and I can't find a character reference sheet for this novel that isn't just 5 or 6 main characters. I have started a reread of the book and watched over half of the show and I realized there are a lot of people I forgot about or thought I forgot about, but they just use several names, so I debut the fruits of my labor while speed skimming through parts to see reoccurring or important characters.

I will add in character pictures from the drama if you want to know who's who since some names change. (Adding a little note after the post is done, I couldn't find a lot of pictures, so sorry)

Also! Spoilers ahead to a degree. If characters have a specific matter of importance that is a spoiler that will be said to identify them, this is mainly for reference for rereaders or people who don't care much about spoilers. (little ones)

The Obsidian team: Our main door passing organization

Lin Qiushi- The main character, goes by Yu Linlin, and Yu Qiuqiu in different doors.

Chestnut- Qiushi's cat

Ruan Nanzhu- The crossdressing love interest, Ruan Baijie, Zhu Meng, Lu Meng, Xiao Xiaoyu in different doors

Cheng Yixie- One of the twins, the more stoic one

Cheng Qianli- One of the twins, the more talkative one

Toast- Qianli's Corgi

Lu Yanxue- The only girl in Obsidian, a good cook

Chen Fei- The one wearing glasses, used to be a professor

Yi Manman- The strong one, was once sent to an asylum by family

(He was in the show, I can't find any pictures)

Qin Budai- Yi Manman brought him in as a new member, he slowly goes crazy and bites Qiushi

(Wasn't in the show. Manman bit Qiushi instead)

Zhuo Feiqian- kinda joins later, mainly just hangs with Qianli, also goes by Luo Qianshan

(Not in the show, his and his sister's ability was portrayed by Xiong Qi and Xiao Ke)

Zhuo Mingyu- Not actually part of Obsidian, but Feiqian's sister who died within the doors and when he goes into any door, she can help him as a ghost. Goes by Luo Qianshui

(Same as Feiqian)

Nanzhu's unnamed senior- He ran Obsidian and taught Nanzhu about the doors, but he went into his last door and disappeared

(Not in the show)

White Deer: A door passing organization

Li Dongyuan- goes by Meng Yu or Zhang Mian, conniving, in love with Zhu Meng and doesn't know she's Nanzhu. Leader of White Deer

Zhuang Rujiao- goes by Xia Rubei, into Dongyuan and jealous of Zhu Meng

Jin Yurui- Not brought up often, but second in command of White Deer

(Not in show that I saw)

White Bear: A door passing organization

Ming Bai- Leader of White Bear, obsessed with the director/actor Zhang Yiqing

(Portrayed by woman instead. I could not possibly find a picture)

Zhang Yiqing- Friend of Zaozao's who ends up working with White Deer and after it goes back works with White Bear despite the discomfort with Ming Bai

(Was in the show, can't find a picture)

Liang Miye- Haka Onna door is their 10th door; they are the highest level in White Bear and asked Nanzhu to help them since he is the only one who has beat the 10th door that they know of

(didn't get to this door in the show)

Extra reoccurring characters: Not a part of any groups, but they come up multiple times

Wu Qi- Qiushi's best friend, was not chosen for the doors

Tan Zaozao- An actress who hires Nanzhu to help her go through her doors up to 6.

Gu Longming- His real name is Ye Niao, he is the first person Qiushi helps by himself, he pretended to be a woman online and cross-dressed in the door, though he didn't pass. Qiushi continued to help him with his 4th, 5th, and 6th doors

(I don't think he is in the show because the door Qiushi did with him was done with Wu Qi and Dongyuan instead)

Ruan Baiye- He is named so I'll mention it, but he is Nanzhu's big brother that we never meet

(Was not in the show, wasn't really in the book either)

He Shuangya- Wu Qi's girlfriend, we don't meet her, but she is important later on

(I don't know if she is seen in the show)

One-time characters that are a big deal: Not every one-time character, just the ones involved in big situations or that are referenced later

Yang Meishu- was using the way of killing in the door to kill other players in the woman of the rain door

(She was in the show)

Feng Yongle- Hired Nanzhu to help him with his sixth door, Waverly Hill's Sanatorium is his door

(I don't remember whose door Waverly Hills was in the show)

Jiang Yingrui- Attempted to kill them in Waverly Hills Sanatorium

(He is in the show; he was trying to feed people crackers)

Yan Shihe- In the River God door, he tried to kill Qiushi and Qiushi got a gun that you can take in and out of the doors from him

(Haven't gotten this far in the show)

Cue Xueyi- Later on in the book Qiushi and Nanzhu come across a little group of people that are doing underhanded things, he is one of those people

(Haven't gotten this far in the show)

Gu Yuansi- Leader of the little evil team

(Haven't gotten this far in the show)

Lin Xingping- Nanzhu and Qiushi offers to help her with her 3rd door to get at the evil group that she is the last member of in the Teru Teru Bozu door

(Haven't gotten this far in the show)

Ghosts: Every ghost is a mystery, so these will all be spoilers for each door

Snowy Mountain Village: The well ghost/goddess

Fitcher's Bird: The Mother (the triplets are also a problem, but not the final ghost)

(Portrayed by a guy in the door)

Sister Drum: BIG SPOILER IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK OR WATCHED THE SHOW Xu Jin and her older sister

Woman of the Rain: The madam of the manor

Satchan: Satchan or Sachiko

Slenderman: Two different Slendermen

Waverly Hills Sanatorium: the nurse and the missing doctor

The Hotel/ Bronze as mirror...people as mirror: The father of the family of three who died in the fire, some fake people

River God: The landlady

Teru Teru Bozu: A monk statue

An Eye for an Eye: Zhou Hanshan and Zhu Ruyuan

Hako Onna: Hako Onnas

Minotaur: fish monster

11th door: All of them

[silviakundera]

silvia reads Kaleidoscope of Death chapter 106, established coupleness

(spoilers)

After getting together, Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu didn’t particularly try to hide it. The two openly began to hold hands, hug, do the things that lovers did.

They were all clever inside the mansion, and this clear change in atmosphere couldn’t possibly go unnoticed. Yi Manman patted Lin Qiushi’s shoulder in admiration. “Nice. You even managed to snag Ruan-ge.”

Lin Qiushi laughed. “Yeah, pretty good, aren’t I? I think so too.”

Cheng Qianli was the last to figure it out, and he only figured it out after running running into Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu kissing in the front yard one day.

The ambience had been too great that night—bright moon, gentle breeze. Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu were sitting and chatting in the yard, and as they chatted, the two naturally got closer together.

Cheng Qianli had just come home. The moment he walked into the yard he let out that iconic scream of his—the one pitched exactly like the screaming rubber chickens.

“Fuck, what the fuck! Am I dreaming!” Cheng Qianli was saying.

“Fucking fuck, why did I just see Ruan Nanzhu and Lin Qiushi kissing!!”

Cheng Yixie, from next to him, “what are you yelling about…”

But it was already too late. Both Ruan Nanzhu and Lin Qiushi were looking up and over.

Cheng Qianli, “they’re looking at me!”

Cheng Yixie, “…” Who else were they supposed to look at, with you screaming like this?

Grinning, Lin Qiushi greeted Cheng Qianli. Cheng Qianli confirmed this indeed was not a dream, but still appeared flummoxed: “O- oh, good evening Qiushi.

What uh, are you two doing out here? Weather’s nice isn’t it…”

Cheng Yixie eyed Cheng Qianli; he kind of wanted to pry open the brain on this little brother of his, and check if it was all cotton inside. He apologized to Lin Qiushi, and hurriedly pulled Cheng Qianli away. While being dragged off, Cheng Qianli was still saying, all wronged, ge, can’t you pull lighter. His wrist was all red.

Cheng Yixie scoffed. “You didn’t see your Ruan-ge’s expression?”

Cheng Qianli, “…”

Cheng Yixie, “if I pulled you away any later, Ruan-ge might’ve beaten you to death right there.”

Cheng Qianli recalled that dark glare on Ruan Nanzhu, and thought his brother had a point.

[morweneledhwen]

Watching the last episode of The Demon Hunter's Romance now, so I can get back to those gay boys from The Spirealm right after that. :)

What both dramas have in common is one (1) Liu Ruogu, who played Chi Xue in TDHR and twin brothers Cheng Qianli/Cheng Yixie in The Spirealm. Apparently, he was 15/16 when the first one was filmed and 16 during the shooting of the second one.

[jellykyunnie]

Um...

Do you ship yourself or your ocs with characters from danmei media?

-luna 🫶

(I just want to know you opinion on this matter ❣️ to that's all :') )

OH HELLO:DD!!! Well... I did ship once with Cheng Yixie from Kaleidoscope Of Death when I was younger^^!!! With the main cps I made ocs as their kids><!!!.. I made once with Hualian and I think I made one for Wangxian!! I dont rmb much anm tho xD...

[bl-is-totes-my-jam]

[fiftysevenacademics]

Thanks for the info. I don't play games, so I had no idea l, but now I'm convinced it's at least partially for that reason, and it's cracking me up.

At first, I thought it was for censorship reasons: Ruan Lanzhu was under the blanket, and Ling Jiushi was on top. But then he was under the covers together with Cheng Yixie, and sometimes various characters sleep on top of the blankets when they're alone so it makes as much sense as anything else that sometimes it's to be gamelike.

Why do they always sleep in their full clothing, even when they're at home? In the game, sure, but when they're not in the game? Ling Jiushi just got back from the ICU and wakes up in bed at home wearing a cashmere sweater and pants. It's a weird thing to be unnerved about, but I am. Let these guys get comfortable and have a decent night's sleep! They really need it.