#Elenothar

[lunarriviera]

fandom: 猎罪图鉴 | Under the Skin words: 12.5k rating: T warnings: no archive warnings apply relationships: Shen Yi/Du Cheng characters: He Rongyue, Xiaoxuan | Shen Yi's Cat, Yan Tansheng, Qu Lanxin tags: alternate universe, omegaverse, non-traditional alpha/beta/omega dynamics, relationship negotiation, awkward conversations, getting together, self-acceptance, character study, pining summary:

When Shen Yi enters Beijiang branch for the first time in seven years, he smells like nothing at all.

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Friends. Readers. Gentle folk. Under the Skin fans. I am here to take your face very carefully in my two hands and turn it towards this fic because you need it in your life like eyesight, space, and liberty, possibly also oxygen and water. Elenothar is always an infinitely subtle writer but here she has outdone herself in taking the omegaverse genre, picking it up very carefully and turning it absolutely inside out, and in the process, giving us one of the most nuanced and intimate character studies of Shen Yi I’ve ever read. It’s alternating POV so you get Du Cheng’s inner workings as well (though they revolve more around snacks and Shen Yi, and are therefore simpler, but no less affecting). Elenothar has this trick of making you feel everything the characters feel, and it sure is a lot. In conclusion spend some quality time with this fic; you will be glad you did.

[read it on the ao3]

[quotablefanfiction]

He knew well the fickleness of the media spotlight and was quite certain that most would forget all about him when the next big news story rolled along, but in his humble opinion, that new story could really hurry the kriff up.

Obi-Wan is not pleased with his current celebrity status (chp. 1)

who cares about your lonely heart by Elenothar (AO3) Star Wars – Teen – Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker, Padmé Amidala/Obi-Wan Kenobi/Anakin Skywalker #Alternate Universe #Wingfic #Asexual Character #Developing Relationship #Fix-It #They all need some mental health days

After the Battle for Coruscant, Obi-Wan has wings, a Sith Lord to handle, and a former Padawan who's still not following a code of conduct for the Jedi. Facing the Sith Lord might be the easy part.

Inspired by, and a sequel to, What's An Angel? (AO3)* by dogmatix, norcumi. *a restricted story

[harleykeener]

lay down your sweet and weary head

Thorin dies. Thorin wakes up. He is understandably confused by this, especially since he appears to be in the Erebor he knew as a young dwarf, about to be attacked by a dragon.

[achray1]

I’m so happy to hear that you’ve got a few plot bunnies hopping around your head! While they may certainly be enemies in the show, they’ve demonstrated the ability to work together if needed. Cang Xuan promised Xiang Liu and his men a mountain. Xiang Liu promised to save the life of the woman Cang Xuan cared about the most. They would be the greatest enemies to reluctant friends to lovers and you know they’d fall love kicking and screaming, all while saying that they’re in a relationship only for Xiao Yao. The denial…the angst…. They’re both traumatized from their past so you know they’re coming in with so much baggage that putting them together would be soooo good.

Also on a more shallow note, imagine Xiang Liu as part of Cang Xuan’s harem. All the palace harem drama!!! 😂

anon, I am very shallow. This may not be what you were thinking of in relation to palace harem drama, but it's what I'm thinking of.

pre-slash snippet, Lost You Forever, Cang Xuan/Xiang Liu, canonical gender switching (yes there is canonical gender switching in this show, and that is one of many reasons why all the rest of you should watch it XD)

“Fetch the newest concubine, the one who just arrived,” Cang Xuan ordered. He wanted to pace the room, waiting; instead he deliberately made himself stand by the window and look out at the night, thinking through tomorrow’s strategy meetings. 

When he heard the door open, he turned around. The woman who had entered, escorted by a servant, had her eyes cast down demurely. Her figure was slim yet voluptuous, just as Cang Xuan—he wrenched his gaze away, to the ceiling. 

“My lord,” she said, with a bow so perfectly executed that it seemed deliberate. “How may this humble one serve you?”

“You can stop that,” Cang Xuan said, irritated. 

The woman fell to her knees. “If I have offended…” She blinked at him, appealingly, her red lips parted. Her eyelashes were very long.

“Get up,” Cang Xuan said, very conscious of the wide eyes of the servant. “Leave us,” he ordered him. 

“I seek only to please you,” the woman murmured, a tremble in her voice. 

The doors closed behind the guard. 

Cang Xuan blew out an irritated breath. “Is this really necessary?” 

Xiang Liu stood up, gracefully. She—he—was a very attractive woman. All her—his—movements were convincing: it was very disconcerting. 

“You are the one who refuses to let me take Xiaoyao under the sea, where no assassin could ever find her,” Xiang Liu said. 

“And if we don’t find the assassin, when would she come back?”

Xiang Liu’s eyes glittered at him. “You know my thoughts about using Xiaoyao as bait. You might at least let me sleep in her room.”

Cang Xuan snorted. “The answer is still no. And can you—I can’t talk to you like this.” He made a loose gesture towards Xiang Liu. “Turn back.”

Xiang Liu’s lips curved. Cang Xuan turned away, somehow feeling it was indecent to witness this transformation. There was no discernable noise or motion, but when he turned back, Xiang Liu was in his male form, mask in place, and still smirking at him. 

“I asked you here to see if there was anything to report,” Cang Xuan said, stiff. 

Xiang Liu shrugged. “No. I have only been here a day. Things among your women seem…as usual." 

How would he know, Cang Xuan thought, and then instantly dismissed the thought. He wanted to ask Xiang Liu to behave with…propriety, but it seemed futile. He’d known he and Jing would regret this idea. Though watching Xiang Liu’s sharp gaze round the room, and remembering what it was like to fight him, at least he was man enough to acknowledge that he could hardly have found anyone stronger to protect Xiaoyao from credible threat.

“Then if there is nothing to report…” he said. He could get back to his plans, it wasn’t that late. 

Xiang Liu arched his eyebrows at him. “Didn’t you want your people to think we were fucking? If I leave now, won’t that seem unusually quick, even for you?”

“You—” Cang Xuan started, clenching his fist. He found, to his horror, that he was blushing. 

Xiang Liu cocked his head. “Perhaps we should make some convincing sounds, too. For the effect.”

“Don’t make me kill you,” Cang Xuan said, through his teeth.

“As if you could.” Xiang Liu’s eyes gleamed red, for a moment, and then it was gone. 

Cang Xuan made himself take a deep breath. “Fine. I have work to do. You may amuse yourself for…an appropriate amount of time.”

As he busied himself with his papers, he found himself glancing across the room. Xiang Liu was half-sprawled over his window seat, seemingly meditating. His head was tipped back, his eyes closed. Cang Xuan traced the line of his jaw with his gaze: was it the same, when he was a woman? Then he noticed what he was doing, and looked back down at the papers, unseeing. 

This had been a terrible mistake, and now he was stuck with it, for as long as it took an unknown assassin or assassins to make their move. He almost wished it would be soon. 

[theworldisabrokenbonebutitishome]

The Chief & His Deputy

My fill for the July bonus prompt of 'Animal Transformations' is inspired by @elenothar's delightful fic Find Your Bearings which is part of their no end to the bears series.

Find Your Bearings Zhao Yunlan gets turned into a bear. This was always going to end up as Shen Wei's problem. Rated: Teen Words: 2,647

If you haven't already read this series please please please go check it out. (And if you have read it, well, I will gladly encourage you to read it again).

[hms-tardimpala]

Goldsickness collection

So I bound a collection of goldsickness-centered fics and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. This post is about the binding, and I'll do the fic recs in another post so they can be found separately later, but I'll still say a huge THANK YOU to the authors here for writing these and replying when I reached out!

A list of the fics:

As Befits a King by @ladysisyphus

Chains of Gold by Plooby

What was promised by @stillparanoidnolongerafridge

Lay your troubles down by @avelera

Covet by @pomgore

Red Lines in Dark Stone by @elenothar

Of Monsters and Men by MsThunderFrost

Burning with a magnificent madness by EmilianaDarling

My intention with this binding was to make a book that could look like a jewel in Thrór's treasure hoard. I wanted it to evoke opulence, so it's voluntarily very busy for the eye. The fabric is holographic golden pleather (which is so hard to take a picture of, the book actually looks darker and truly gold, but the camera shows reflections from every angle), it looks like it's shifting in the light (and it gives me a headache if I stare at it too long, but I want to stare at it, which echoes the gold getting to Thorin's head nicely). The endpapers are sparkly like silver and diamond dust, and I gilded the edges for the first time. Notice the black headbands and blue ribbon as a callback to Thorin's hair and eyes.

This fantastic fanart and its colors were part of my inspiration.

Mistakes What I learned this time

The book has flaws, of course. The main problem is that I did a straight spine instead of a round one as I usally do: I misjudged the size difference between the text block and the cover, it should have been bigger because of the added thickness of the spine. I used a fabric that's very thick and unwieldy and not made for bookbinding, so I have big prominent corners. And since this is the first time I use a guillotine, I need to loose some habits I had when typesetting to get my margins to look good without cutting. This time, I actually could cut, and it was too tight. The acrylic paint gilding isn't great either.

But!

It's fine. It's a small book, but all the text I wanted to preserve is there, it's beautiful to me, and I'm very proud!

Materials:

Holographic pleather, 30x20 cm, amazon

Clairefontaine A4 paper, ivory color, 80g/m², bought in store

Acrylic paint Créalia, "matt silver pearl", cultura

Gray cardboard, 2mm thick, apg reliure

Ribbon, 6mm, amazon

Headband, amazon

[the-marron]

✨ weekend wip exposure club ✨

rules: post 7 sentences/a snippet of an unfinished work

Tagged by @dual-domination, thank you! 😁 I said I don't have any wips lying around and was in the meantime reminded that I do - they are just not meant for publishing so I disregarded them for the purpose of the game.

However, since I have the permission (thank you, @baiyubai 😘) to share, here it is:

Heixie [Weilan derivatives], Indiana Jones au:

“You are tiring yourself out with all that thinking, young master,” Hei Qi suddenly says, still looking at the road ahead. He seems tired, and with the darkness around them, he is most likely to lose his focus soon. Wu Xie decides to prove himself to be a good teammate and keep him awake.

“I am just speculating about your experience, Master Hei.” Hei Qi gives him a quick annoyed look.

“Stop pretending to have manners.”

Wu Xie makes himself more comfortable under the warmth of the blanket and smiles. 

“So, Hei Qi, you say you don’t remember anything about the lady. Do you kill a lot of people?” The bluntness of the question makes the mercenary cackle, and well, Wu Xie is not complaining - he certainly looks more awake. 

“More like I do things and people sometimes get killed on the way,” he says, his eyes returning to the road. There is a cocky smile playing on his lips that makes Wu Xie even more interested. 

“Are you a spy?”

“Stupid question. If I was, I would either lie or kill you.”

Tagging: @chaosgene, @a-worthy-mystery and @elenothar. @forerussake is already tagged, but I want to tag you either way 😂

[guardianbingo]

Fest Recap

It's hard to believe it's been TWO YEARS since Guardian Bingo launched. In that time, we issued 138 cards and more than 100 badges. There are 456 works in the AO3 collection and many other posts on tumblr with art, edits, meta, fanARTifacts, and other creations. While it's now time to say goodbye (at least for this fest - the story will keep on going), I didn't want to leave without recognizing the people who made this fest so amazing. First, a HUGE thanks to @highlynerdy, who created all of the gorgeous fest graphics (banner, icon, cards, and badges) and @sasamelons, who provided invaluable help with initial prompts and then supplied each month's bonus prompt. Without them, this fest wouldn't have happened. They have been awesome co-mods!!! Second, a massive thank you to everyone who participated!!!! It's been so great to see all the amazing creations that the prompts inspired. Guardian fandom, you are truly talented!!! To celebrate everyone's creations, I'm loading the queue with reblogs of fills from the past two years.

Below the cut, I've posted a list of badges claimed. (Not everyone who participated claimed a badge.) I'm only tagging people once with the highest badge they earned. (So if you earned a Lit Guardian Lantern, your name will only appear in that list since earning that badge means you also earned the others.) Users that aren't tagged aren't on tumblr. I think I have everyone, but many apologies if I missed you.

I hope you've all enjoyed this fest and that it was fun and low-stress. In a week or so, I plan to post a few cards in case anyone is looking for inspiration. While we won't be issuing more badges or posting new bonus prompts, I am leaving the AO3 collection open and will periodically check the fest account. If you create something based on a card prompt, @ us in your post and we'll reblog it. Guardian Bingo, it has been a BLAST!!! Thank you all for making this a fabulous fest!!!! mod @tehfanglyfish

First Fill @unforth Lit Guardian Lantern (Blackout)

@tinypinkmouse @miss-ingno @the-marron @stupid-lemon-eater @buriedbybooks @theworldisabrokenbonebutitishome @flamingwell velithya @forerussake @jayswing101 @bladedweaponsandswishycoats @programmedradly @avaantares @tehfanglyfish Unlit Lantern (Two Lines) @elenothar Mountain-River (One Line) @mimosaeyes @sasamelons @justacoyote

Longevity Dial (One Fill) @yaaurens @missfangirll @crystalinn @true-unicorn-queen jade @spicymayoblandketchup @presumenothing @drjezdzany samarium @dancing-out-in-space @evnissyn @lacommunarde @silvandar

[fixaidea]

So I recently combed through all 33 pages of Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan content on AO3, please have a list of my personal faves:

Temporary amnesia, Zhao Yunlan edition:

fall in love for the night – OneshotPrincess

i don't remember us falling in love - orro

Temporary amnesia (with or without physical de-ageing), Shen Wei edition:

second nature – orro 

Restart, Renew - ancient_moonshine

Zhao Yunlan vs his insecurities:

Breaking Point - MusicalLuna, nightwalker

written - sasamelons

Shen Wei vs his insecurities:

Now that you’ve got your kiss, I want mine too – Skeptical_Lynx

Til Death Do Us Part - ezraelis

Blooming Love - ssp_amax

Paper Planes and Porcelain - citys127

Consent - frith_in_thorns

Switching things up a little, plus some kinks:

ten thousand faces – plingo_kat

riveting reflection - orro

The Charm Of Chastity - PaddlesPetwixtPuddles

Dry Spell - MusicalLuna

what the weave tells you - Elenothar

Shen Wei whump:

Soup Is the Highest Expression of Love... but So Is a Venus Hand Trap In the Right Circumstances - eirenical 

beyond the end of the story - eirenical 

Endurance Under Ice - yue_ix

flew like a moth to you - mimosaeyes

In the Sun - Trobadora

Overpowered - galaxysoup

However deep the Lake - Elenothar

Treaty-Bound - Elenothar

Different identity reveal or other timeline fuckery:

Yearning – OneshotPrincess

Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This - shaenanigans

perception - synonemous

reverse - OneshotPrincess

Sweet fluff or humour:

Here With You It’s Perfect – tehfanglyfish

Where Light Shines Above the Abyss - BlackwaterVial

10/10 WOULD MARRY - aubreyli

Collared - nightwalker

A Thousand Little Things – nightwalker

The Song You Gave Me - rlyqueer

Only the plum trees - marycrawford

[eirenical]

WIP Title Game

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

I was tagged by both @miss-ingno and @bbcphile and I haven't done this in a while so there ARE actually new things to add. ^_^ Also, classes start tomorrow so I could use a little distraction. Because I keep trying to find last minute things for myself to do instead of chilling out and relaxing and I need to stop doing that. O_o;;;

(These are alphabetical except for the newest categories (and thus fic) being at the top.)

Mysterious Lotus Casebook:

storytelling au (otherwise known in some circles as the "the donghai battle WAS a hatefuck" fic) ;D

JLQ dual cultivation noncon

dual cultivation (answered)

South Wind Knows:

drunk fic

DMBJ:

Laire fic heiping smut outtake

piaopiao fic

Time Swap AU

Wu Xie behind the Door AU

Xiaoge buried in cats fic

Composite Events II

___ birthday fic (name removed to preserve anonymity)

Jaded 2

Dollhouse HeiPing prequel thoughts

Granting You a Dreamlike Life

Awards Show Aftermath

brothel au thoughts

Chapter 3 – The Floating Life

Fusheng lives BUT AT WHAT COST

LFS Mei Gao Mei fic

Nightmare Art

Retribution

Soul of the City

threesome fic

Guardian

Amnesia

baiyubai inspired fic

elenothar birthday fic 2021 (…………..oops? XD)

lighthouse keeper fic_cowrite (elenothar)

Mirror Mirror

Shen Wei college fic 01

Shen Wei noncon

Thermos Commercial fic thoughts

The Kinge’s Avatar

Ye Xiu noncon

Hair the musical

AlgeaIII_

Les Miserables

Muet14

The Untamed

Legacies Found

Tagging: @elenothar, @fixaidea, @jadedbirch, @zoi-no-miko, @difeisheng, @laireshi, @enechelon, @buriedbybooks, @thearchivist-theprime, @slangerogkatter, @kingesstropolis, @lizardrosen, omg I have totally forgotten who is writing things these days. OTZ If you follow me and you see this and you want to do it, please consider yourself tagged and come tag me back so I can see what you're working on! ;D

[forerussake]

Writing Patterns

Rules: List the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there's a pattern!

Thanks for the tag @dual-domination <33 This sounds fun!

Shen Wei comes to awareness slowly. (Out of near-death - Guardian, Shen Wei-centric)

“What are you doing?” Zhao Yunlan asks. (The light of new beginnings - Guardian, Weilan)

It’s not the first time Zhao Yunlan sees the Ghost Slayer fight. (Raw - Guardian (novel-verse), Pre-canon (?) Weilan)

Almost a year passes in between the end of the Guardian promo tour and the next time they see each other. (The shared art of drowning - RPF, Zhubai)

It’s late afternoon, the sun slowly starting to creep towards the horizon. (Learning curve - Guardian, Guo Changcheng and Shen Wei-centric)

His back aches. (But pursue no regrets - DMBJ, Pangxie)

It starts, as many thing do, with a question in a group chat on a Sunday afternoon: Is professor Shen okay? (The grace of care - Guardian, Shen Wei and Jiajia-centric)

“It shouldn’t be possible,” Zhao Xinci grumbles, “and yet here we are.” (Exchange - Guardian, platonic Weilan i guess? Zyl is literally a child in this and they’re meeting for the first time idk)

Lao-Zhao’s doing it again. (Petrichor - Guardian, Weilan, Da Qing POV)

Blood isn’t hard to get off the kitchen floor. (The easy part - Guardian, Zhao Yunlan-centric)

Patterns: I like to start with shorter sentences, to quickly draw the reader in. I either start with something to introduce the setting a little bit but with a twist, or with some action. I try not to open with (too much) exposition or description, instead trying to make my first sentence immediately evoke questions: what is wrong with Shen Wei? What is he doing?? Blood on the floor??? Developing the pace and mood of the piece first, and only then delving deeper into the real setting and what is actually going on. If I can I like to put my readers on the wrong foot a little at the start: e.g. ‘exchange’ isn’t about zxc at all. The first sentence for me is all about drawing the reader in, and once I’ve got them, that is when I start explaining myself. (There are exceptions to this, where I start with the setting right away, e.g. in ‘learning curve’, but i tend to look back on those as my weaker opening lines/paragraphs :)).

Tagging: @pangzi @elenothar @lynne-monstr @mjsakurea @programmedradly @lunarriviera @the-marron @deathofsanity @hideyseek @lucientelrunya @stupid-lemon-eater @miss-ingno @aredhel-of-doylkien @thedaughterofshadows if you want to!!!

[hils79]

DMBJ Entry Level Fanwork Recs

Following on from this post a few people asked for some recs for fanworks they can read to get a better handle on the fandom and the characters if they don't know much about what DMBJ is about

This is by no means a definitive list, and I'd suggest checking the tags on any fanworks to make sure it's something you'd enjoy before you dive in.

I have my own personal preferences when it comes to favourite characters and ships and while I've tried to throw a bit of everything in here this is a fandom that loves its rarepairs and poly ships so I can't cover everything.

Please, by all means drop me an ask or a reply if you have any questions. I'm always willing to drag new people into the pits with me

A couple of things to start off with:

@foxofninetales has written a very useful list of possible entry points to the fandom

And if you want a very brief overview of the main players (this franchise has So Many characters it's totally okay to be confused) I wrote one over on Dreamwidth at the start of the year

Okay, to try and organise this in some sort of coherent way I'm going to break it up into canon fanworks and AU fanworks. Sometimes an AU is a better way to get to know the characters, or you might want to get a feel for the canonical settings. Reader's choice.

Then I'll break it down into ships in case Fox's guide has got you interested in something specific

Canon

Wu Xie/Zhang Qiling

Keepsakes Box by ShenWeiLightning

When Zhang Qiling loses his memories, the Zhang family attempt to whitewash Wu Xie from his world. Only the box he instructed they give him as a precaution was never checked for compartments and some of the pictures hidden inside, lead to certain conclusions...

The POV character has amnesia so you learn things along with him

Tabula Rasa by xantissa

Zhang Qiling forgets. Then he comes to some interesting conclusions regarding his relationship to the man named Wu Xie.

Another amnesia fic so same thing applies as above. I'm pretty sure this was the first fic I read in this fandom myself.

Visible to All But Me by Hils

“To the merging of the Wu and Zhang families,” his uncle toasts with a raise of his glass. "It's not what I'd hoped for in terms of securing the future of our family, as you know, but at least it's better than nothing."

Wu Xie blinks at him and raises his glass to take a drink while he tries to figure out what’s happening. There aren’t that many members of the Zhang family that his uncle has had dealings with. Xiaoge would have mentioned something if he’d entered into some sort of arrangement with his uncle. Perhaps his Ershu has made some sort of business deal with Zhang Rishan.

OR

Five times Wu Xie didn't know he was dating Zhang Qiling but everyone else did, and one time he figured it out (with some help)

Yes, it's probably poor netiquette to self-rec but this is hands down my most popular DMBJ fic and it's mostly just about Wu Xie being oblivious with no real ties to the canon plot

Liu Sang/Wu Xie/Zhang Qiling

Cat's Paw by Merinnan & Xantissa

While some very basic knowledge of The Lost Tomb Reboot is needed for this, you mostly find out what's happening through Liu Sang's perspective so it's not entirely necessary.

Wang Pangzi/Wu Xie/Zhang Qiling

A Distracting Effort by elenothar

“Teensy tiny favour,” Hei Xiazi starts, with the kind of grin that says he knows he’s about to stir some shit and is looking forward to it. “I need someone to distract Zhao Ji and you” – he points at Wu Xie – “happen to be exactly his type.”

Wu Xie blinks. That’s… not what he’d been expecting.

Next to him Pangzi looks like he’s readying himself to bristle in protective outrage at any moment now and across the room Xiaoge’s relaxed sprawl has turned into something rather more threatening.

or

Hei Xiazi has opinions on Wu Xie's wardrobe, Wu Xie has opinions on interior decorating, Pangzi has opinions on Wu Xie's flirting and Xiaoge lurks protectively (and pointedly).

While this is not about tomb raiding it is exactly the sort of nonsense that happens in canon on a regular basis

Reunion to Rain Village by achray, hils, teyla and fangirlishness

A series of stories that are all standalone but are all set in and around our shared version of Yucun. The stories are not connected beyond some background themes and characters.

The only thing you really need to know is that the canon franchise ends with the three main characters retiring to a country village to run a restaurant and live in a house that Wu Xie designed and built for them. This series is set during that time but apart from that no canon knowledge is needed.

Hei Xiazi/Xie Yuchen

Why does it have to be you? by blackwatervial

It’s common knowledge that, if a delicate flower finds itself in a dire situation, a knight in shining armour will come to the rescue. Only that Xie Yuchen is no delicate flower, and his knight in shining armour is more of an overpriced mercenary.

This fic is only short but it perfectly covers everything you need to know about their relationship

Gen

Cascade by frith_in_thorns

Liu Sang didn't need looking after. Absolutely not. It had only been a small stabbing.

Unfortunately, Wu Xie overrode him.

Even more unfortunately, that was only the start of everyone's problems.

An excellent tomb raiding adventure with plenty of whump, misunderstandings and tomb nonsense

Take a Cup Of Kindness Yet by fox_of_nine_tales

There are several reasons Liu Sang doesn’t drink, and all of them are true.

I'm trying not to make this rec post entirely about Liu Sang because, as I mentioned in my DW post he's really only in one of the dramas/books. But he's very popular in my corner of the fandom so...

AU

Wu Xie/Zhang Qiling

Those who fear darkness have never seen what light can do by Merinnan & Xantissa

When Wu Xie was seven years old, he snuck away from his guardian during one of the digs that Sanshu took him to. Only things went wrong, the entrance collapsed, and it took a week to dig the child out from the near collapsed tomb.

They expected a body. They prayed that the child had somehow survived, but seven days without food or water for an adult would have been deadly, a child had no chances of survival at all.

They found Wu Xie deep in the tomb, sleeping on his little backpack. He was warm and healthy, confused at why the adults were yelling, looking like he’d just stepped into the tomb five minutes ago.

An alternate first meeting where Zhang Qiling is a supernatural creature.

A Swiftly Tilting Planet by slutspeare

Yincangui is Where Lost Things Return, and Wu Xie, captain of the Wushanju , has been trying to find it since his uncle went missing fifteen years ago. The only thing is that no one is quite sure that it actually exists, except for Liu Sang, who manages to finagle his way onto Wu Xie's ship and into their quest. Without any solid proof or idea of where they're going, it seems like Yincangui is always going to be a lost dream... unless the crew of the Wushanju can unravel the threads of the universe and lead themselves to what they've been searching for.

Absolutely stunningly written space AU where no real prior knowledge of canon is needed.

Liu Sang/Wu Xie/Zhang Qiling

Catch and Release by Merinnan & Xantissa

After weeks of being on the run from the people who'd been experimenting on him, Liu Sang was cold, hungry, and still hiding as a fox. When he came across a live capture trap in a large garden, baited with good, good food, he decided it was worth the risk. Then kept coming back again. And again.

Wu Xie just wanted to catch and socialise a feral cat into a pet. He hadn't planned on a fox deciding the trap he'd put out was a convenient and consistent source of food.

There's a lot of fics in this fandom where Liu Sang can turn into a fox. It's entirely down to this Liu Chang photoshoot so I figured I'd put one in here as a taster. Plenty more where that came from if you like it

Hei Xiazi/Xie Yuchen

Ad Hoc Services by fox_of_nine_tales

If assumptions make an ass out of you and me, well, why let a perfectly good ass go to waste?

In which Hei Xiazi is mistaken for a prostitute and his evening just gets better from there.

This might be an AU but it perfectly encapsulates how ridiculous these two idiots are

Vids

If you're more of a visual person these vids are a taster of what the fandom is all about (also linked in my DW post if you've already looked at that). It's a mixture of general fandom vibes and ship specific vids (and one solely about Pangzi because I love him)

This is just a very small sample to get you going. If you're not in the fandom and this has piqued your interest feel free to let me know and I can try and put together a more specific rec list for what you like

If you are in the fandom, feel free to reblog with any additions that you think should be on the list. This is only intended to be a sampler.

[quotablefanfiction]

“I’m not exactly trained for this, you know?” “That’s never stopped you before.”

Anakin and Padme (chp. 2)

who cares about your lonely heart by Elenothar (AO3) Star Wars – Teen – Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker, Padmé Amidala/Obi-Wan Kenobi/Anakin Skywalker #Alternate Universe #Wingfic #Asexual Character #Developing Relationship #Fix-It #They all need some mental health days

After the Battle for Coruscant, Obi-Wan has wings, a Sith Lord to handle, and a former Padawan who's still not following a code of conduct for the Jedi. Facing the Sith Lord might be the easy part.

Inspired by, and a sequel to, What's An Angel? (AO3)* by dogmatix, norcumi. *a restricted story

[programmedradly]

Thank you for the tag, @forerussake! <3

Rules: put your music library on shuffle, then list the first five songs that come up in a poll to let people vote for which one they like the most!

Fun times! (Using my personalized Apple Music station for this, so it's been somewhat curated by the ~algorithm rather than completely random. But they're all from my library.)

YouTube Links: 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05

Tagging: @sarking, @lunarriviera, @elenothar, @miss-ingno, @omaenanimonoda

[lunarriviera]

emerging briefly from hiatus in order to shitpost, please share and enjoy! as the irritating drinks machine says in hitchhiker's guide (with humble thanks to @elenothar for diversifying this reboot-centric attempt)

[lonelylonelyghost]

Shen Yi, 受光

Against the infinite darkness,

  the arduous task of holding

light should be respected.

Inspiration always hits at the most inconvenient moments, so in the midst of Things happening I drew a picture that Shen Yi created in this wonderful Under the Skin fanfic "A soft landing", made by no less wonderful @elenothar.

I am the farthest thing from Shen Yi in terms of a drawing talent (and it's literally my first serious attempt at drawing hands (it's so hard omg)), but oh well...