#Gu Ji Cang Lang

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霹靂圖騰 Pili: Totem · 2001 - Gu Ji Cang Lang vs. Du Xie Nu

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Do y'all want to see the 65 quotes I compiled for, like, six hours after I posted the WN Quotes Submissions?

[ ] Yes

[ ] Of course

[ ] Absolutely

[ ] PLEASE

A lot of these will have to be culled and/or reorganized, but here's the pickings so far:

Romance

"When he thought of Cheng Qian, he suddenly felt like there was nothing else that he desired in this life."  

Ch.56 about Yan Zhengming from Liu Yao

Listen, I absolutely love this quote because Yan Zhengming is the BIGGEST materialist. 

“You are just like my reverse scale. You live, I live. You are my life. Therefore, no matter how difficult things are in the future, or how arduous life becomes, I want you to live.” 

Jing Lin to Cang Ji, Nan Chan, Ch.93 

“I have never known fear… But I don’t want you to die.” 

Jing Lin to Cang Ji, Nan Chan, Ch.93 

“To me, the one basking in infinite glory is you; the one fallen from grace is also you. What matters is you, and not the state of you.”

Hua Cheng to Xie Lian, TGCF

"It's alright, even if you aren't a son of nobility anymore, you are still you, and in your heart there's a spark, sooner or later it will shine brilliantly. I can see it, and in the future, someone else will also see it."  

Gu Mang to Mo Xi, Yuwu/Remnants of Filth, Ch.5

"What was he going to do in the future? He also did not know that he felt like he was a moth and NanGong Si the flame. He always wanted to follow the light, even if it would only cause him to break apart." 

Ch.154, pg.71, Ye Wangxi

“I know you can’t fully believe in what I said. It doesn’t matter. I will be by your side for a long time, anyways, I’m yours.”  

Xiao Yu’an, How to Survive as a Villain, Ch.28

"Yin Hanjiang, if this Venerable can save you once, he can save you twice. If this Venerable doesn't allow you to die, then you can't die." 

Wenren È, Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know, Ch.15

"They referred to each other as father and son, but their fate was like that of a broken lamp, burned away immediately in the blink of an eye, only he was still remaining immersed in this delusional dream."  

Sha Po Lang, Ch.25

"Thank you, Reinhardt…I wanted to hear that you'd cause trouble for me." 

Charlotte, The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy, ch.266

"I need you, not just for duties like a servant, but for you to be present where my eyes can see. I wish you were always there." 

Reinhardt POV about Charlotte, The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy, ch.528 

"How many times have I saved your life by now? If I have to kill you later, I'll bite my tongue and die first." 

Reinhardt to Charlotte, The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy, ch.630 

"I thought I could be with you forever, but I never expected it to come to this. I do not regret it. It is all my own will. If I want someone to blame, I can only blame fate. If there is a chance to do it all again, I would trample this destiny fiercely under my feet!" 

Everyday I Get Up to See the Villain Stealing the Show, Ch.75

"I hope that you will hate me all your life."  

Yan Xiaohan, Golden Terrace, ch.23 

"I wish that, after my death, I’ll also have a picture left in Qilin Hall. When that time comes, you’ll carry it up to the Golden Stage yourself......The most high and most bright are the sun and moon, and the most close yet most distant are a husband and wife. If you promise me this, you will be my only next of kin from now on." 

Fu Shen to Yan Xiaohan, Golden Terrace, Ch.26

Non-Romance

"He could have dug into his living, burning chest, let him look at his heart which was nearly dying from the agony it felt, and they would have only jeered at his passion, suspected his kindness, scorned his overconfidence, and made fun of his trembling sincerity." 

Yuwu/Remnants of Filth, Ch.17 in regards to Gu Mang

"People always liked to find someone who seemed pretty good, place them in the depths of their hearts, then project their own beautiful fantasies onto that person, turning them into the source of light in their life." 

Yuwu/Remnants of Filth, Ch.5

"Man is no more than lust given flesh and blood. Some people are held back from progressing by the vices, and others pursue a grand and pristine reputation. However, if carnal desire is lust, isn’t the desire for a pristine reputation also considered lust?" 

Yuwu/Remnants of Filth, Ch.28

"If you don't know how to save others, how will you save yourself?" 

Chu Wanning, The Husky and His White Cat Shizun, Ch.103

"Because like people, an ox has gotta eat. For the sake of eating, a lot of work has to be done. If one day you can't work anymore, then no one cares if you're alive or dead." 

Ox Eats Grass, The Husky and His White Cat Shizun, Ch.65

"Doubt is the privilege of those who have a way out." 

Rong Jiu, The Husky and His White Cat Shizun, Ch.112

“If I can’t change the sun, then I’ll at least decide what kind of shadow I’ll be.” 

Elizabeth, Villain Hides His True Colors, Ch.16

"If one's heart is small, all their sufferings even as large as a house, can only be crammed into that small corner. But if one's heart were as vast as heaven and earth, then even if their troubles were as large as a mountain, they would become nothing more than a droplet of water in the endless sea." 

Liao Ran, Sha Po Lang, Ch.26

"He believed that when he was alone, he could do anything all by himself. For a lone person, when he reaches the peak of his achievement, he's still alone; when he falls to the depths of the abyss, too, he's still alone. Even if his head were to fall from his shoulders, wouldn't that just be a scar on his body? What was there to fear?"  

Liu Yao: the Revitalization of Fuyao Sect, Ch. 36

 "To be famous in this world is to fool everyone under the heavens." 

Island Lord Gu Yanxue, Liu Yao: The Revitalization of Fuyao Sect, Ch.44

“An Zhe skipped over the laws section. He knew that he was a law-abiding mushroom, and a law-abiding mushroom would not violate the laws of any species.”

Little Mushroom, Ch.5

What the fuck does this mean An Zhe Sksjsj

“Perhaps… once I’m dead and you’ve completely eaten my body… you’ll obtain a lot more things…Then it seems that I will have done something meaningful as well, although I don’t know if it will be good or bad for you.” 

An Ze, Little Mushroom, ch.1

"They are more interested in being nice to Moondae than in Moondae himself…" - 

Debut or Die, Ch.138

“-I only believe in people with walls. In order to understand someone, I think I should face that wall first.”

Han Donghoon, ORV, Ch.60

“Remember: when humans ascend, they are still human; when they fall, they are still human.”

TGCF

“Eleris had traded the entire world and her own life for me. Because she loved me that much. I couldn't even begin to fathom how much Eleris cherished me.”

The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy, Ch.634

"Isn't it blasphemy to believe that the gods always pursue goodness? No, to believe that the gods always make choices for the sake of humanity?" "Did the gods ever say that the good they pursue is the same as the good for humans?”

Rowan, The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy, Ch.577

“Adding the possibility of hope… can't be a bad thing…”

Detto, The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy, Ch.516

"The first time I calculated, I destroyed a child's life. The second time, I destroyed my only close friend. The third time, I destroyed the world."  

the bald monk, It's Not Easy Being a Master, Ch.57

"If the heavens really loved him, they would’ve slapped Zich across the face and told him to change his ways." 

The Regressed Demon Lord is Kind, Ch.1

"She didn’t have the courage to leave someone to die just to save herself." 

The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy, Ch.167 about Ellen

“Olivia Lanze didn't know how to live if it wasn't for others.” 

The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy, Ch.244

“I worked hard. Whatever it was, I put in effort. If I worked hard, I could someday stand shoulder to shoulder with my classmates who each have outstanding talents, even if I was behind for now. I believed that….I was living in defeatism without even realizing it.” 

Ludwig to Gladen Amorelle, The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy, Ch.295

"An action borne from simple fear, beyond good and evil…As a mother….I want to protect my remaining child."  

Luna Artorius, The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy, Ch.423

"Of course, I know that no matter what, the mountain of sins I have accumulated cannot be cleared away... But if it's possible, if I can contribute even a little to prevent that future tragedy. Maybe I can alleviate, even just a tiny bit, the weight of the slaughter and sins I've accumulated... I dared to think that way…" 

Eleris, The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy, Ch.427

"If I can't find meaning in death, I will find it in life." 

The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy, Ch.450

"It is right not to engage in reckless acts…However, standing atop the mountain built upon my recklessness, I cannot help but think that refraining from something due to its recklessness is merely an excuse for complacency." 

The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy, Ch.466

"'A truth that divides everyone only leads to everyone's downfall...If that's the truth, it's better not to know.' If this problem could be overcome with just my own injustice, I'd accept the injustice."  

Reinhardt to Kono Lint, The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy, ch.541

"I feel like the you from the temple days is the real you....This Reinhardt who became the Demon King... somehow feels fake...There are no secrets now, but you, who have lost all secrets, feel even more like a fake." 

Olivia to Reinhardt, The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy, ch.558

"It's a sad time…But even in such times…Let's try our best to live."  

Louise von Schwarz to Ludwig, The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy, ch.582

“Just as I can't buy my happiness with someone else's misfortune…I can't buy someone else’s happiness with my misfortune, can I?” 

The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy, ch.667

"If it was impossible to be loved by everyone, then it must also be impossible to be hated by everyone."  

Scarlett's realization about Reinhardt in ch.644, The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy

“Although it was only for a short time I had lived in the sky. I was one with the wind. I played together with the sunlight filtered through the trees…Even though only a fragment of the wide world, I was able to travel.” 

Even a Cicada Becomes a Dragon If Reborn, Ch.1

"Master Chen always says that the body is like a canvas. It can't be helped that it shows wear and tear over the years. Rather than trying to keep on being an unpainted canvas, one should embrace the scars. Behind every scar is a memory, so accept every mark on your body as an untold story. Just like an image being painted with thousand strokes, become an artwork where every inch has its own meaning. Even if it feels like a stupid reason, or if it was an accident, or if it's painful, don't pain a part of your life white. One day, you will be able to look at the scars and smile, because they are proof of your very own story." 

The Grandmaster's Weird Disciple, Ch.15

[You are my disciple. I’ll believe you even if you look at the stones and say to me it’s sand.] 

Russell to Lucion, Count's Youngest Son is a Warlock, Ch.4

"Kindness will always be straightforward. It is only malice that needs to be covered up with evasive pretense, just like the words that mountain bandit said today." 

Li Xian, FGEP, Ch. 44

"I once told you that, between our identities, one is in the sky above and one on the ground below - the difference between clouds and mud....Within that pile of sludge is also grades and ranks. Though I am deeply entrenched, I also want to eke out an existence in it."

Yan Xiaohan to Fu Shen, Golden Terrace

“Kim Namwoon…You are right. I am the same type of human as you.” 

Kim Dokja to Kim Namwoon, Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint,  ch.6 pg.39 

"If hyung was such a person, you wouldn't have saved me on the subway. I believe in you.” 

 Lee Gilyoung to Kim Dokja, Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, ch.21 pg.141

"It is comfortable to live alone, eat alone and survive alone. But…I know one novel that developed in such a way and was ruined." 

Kim Dokja to Lee Gilyoung, Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, ch.31 pg.216

"Tell me, you fool. If I continue to regress, will I ever get to meet you again?”

Yoo Joonghyuk, Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Ch.525

"I, someone of no redeeming quality, could be loved by the others."

ORV, Ch.513

She wanted to tell him. Tell him that there was a world that didn't need his sacrifice to be saved. She thought that, if it was her, she should be able to do it.  Because she was most proficient at lying than anyone alive, after all.

ORV, Ch.539

「There are three ways to survive in a ruined world. I have forgotten some of them now. However, one thing is certain: you who are currently reading these words will survive.  –Three Ways to Survive in a Ruined World [Complete]」

ORV, Ch.1

Even if we can't reach each other, even if we can't meet each other, we should continue to pound away on each other's walls. Even if that wall would never open up, keep writing something on that wall, anyway.

ORV, Ch.538

“Cher is a very beautiful person, but she doesn’t hate me. She’s different from those people…She said that I have beautiful eyes, and she played the piano for me. She looked so good when she smiled…I think I can also like the world a little more for her.”

Xiao Ai, ch.25, NFM

"Survive and take responsibility! Atone for the rest of your life or live a garbage life. Just somehow survive!”

Kim Dokja to Lee Jihye, ORV, Ch.40

"I wish to see the novel's epilogue.”

Kim Dokja, ORV, Ch.42

"I would find him next to me sometimes, then gone, and then back at my side again. Maybe it was because of this, but it felt like Koo-Jun Hyuk was always next to me and far away from me at the same time."

The Cult Leader in the Clergy Academy, ch.9

"Sun-Woo. No matter what happens in the future, don’t even think about revenge."

Do Sun-woo's father a week before his death, The Cult Leader in the Clergy Academy, ch.17

Stats

DPA - 18 (3 romance, 15 non-romance)

ORV - 11 (all non-romance)

4 each (1 romance, 3 NR) - Yuwu & 2ha

3 quotes (2 R, 1 NR) - Golden Terrace

3 quotes (1 R, 2 NR) - Liu Yao

2 R - Nan Chan

2 each (1 R, 1 NR) - SPL, TGCF

2 NR - Little Mushroom, Cult Leader

1 Romance - How to Survive as a Villain, DVAWTK, Every Day I Get Up to See the Villain Stealing the Show

1 NR each - It's Not Easy Being a Master, The Regressed Demon Lord is Kind, Even a Cicade, Grandmaster's Weird Disciple, The Count's Youngest Son is a Warlock, FGEP, NFM, Villain Hides His True Colors, Debut or Die

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[tentative-wanderer]

Popular and popular-ish danmei books I ditched due to ➡️personal⬅️ tastes:

(Been a while since I attempted reading these, so if there are minor inaccuracies below, that’s why.)

• First-Class Lawyer/Yi Ji Lǚ Shi 一级律师 by Mu Su Li: the trials in the book are not bound by the laws of our real-world countries, and that’s fine, but I doubt that any fair legal system will allow major surprise evidence/arguments to be sprung on a party during the trial. To address each side’s reasoning properly during the trial, parties have to receive and get to know each other’s general arguments before the trial. How can you prepare a proper defence if you don’t understand the reasons and evidence behind the accusation? How can the prosecution deal with the defendant’s counter-arguments if they don’t know what they are until the last minute? Everyone has to generally understand each other’s POV beforehand. Furthermore, evidence has to be submitted for approval by the court before the trial to filter out irrelevant, bias-inducing evidence.

—From what I remember from my law course, that’s roughly how it works in the U.K., and I think that’s a fair way of doing things so I’d bet most civilised societies do that. The surprise-evidence plot twist smelled too illegal to me, so I was put off from reading the rest of the book.

• Priest’s books:

1. Sha Po Lang 杀破狼: stories with ancient yet non-xianxia/wuxia settings tend to bore me. Ancient yet non-xianxia/wuxia means the plot likely revolves around politicking and sometimes war, which I don’t like when they come in large (and male-dominated) spades because they’re too dry for me.

2 & 3. Tian Ya Ke 天涯客, Liu Yao 六爻: I love xianxia and wuxia so I thought I’d love these, but I just couldn’t keep reading far enough. Things were happening, but they weren’t riveting. I couldn’t get attached to the characters.

4. Zhen Hun 镇魂: I couldn’t get into it, partly because “modern + superpowers” isn’t a setting I usually like. (I do like it if it comes with a generous serving of humour, like in Depressed Husbands Want to Live a Peaceful Life by Cyan Wings.) Things were happening, but they weren’t riveting.

5. Mo Du 默读: one reason why I couldn’t get into it is because it’s a police story. Strangely, I love mysteries but not danmei police investigation novels, though I hope I’ll come to like them one day. (But I like police investigation fics! I guess I need to feel an attachment to characters first before they get involved in policing.) Another reason why I dropped it is that as I read many chapters into the book, there was still very little progress on solving a core mystery that the author periodically hinted it. It was kept very shadowy and vague, and while this can be acceptable in books, it was frustrating here because there weren’t other things along the way that made me feel “oh this is a fun journey”.

• Criminal Psychology/Fan Zui Xin Li 犯罪心理 by Chang Er: it’s a police story, so the first reason as the one for Mo Du applies

• Qiang Jin Jiu 将进酒 by Tang Jiu Qing: same reason as Sha Po Lang

• Golden Stage/Huang Jin Tai 黄金台 by Cang Wu Bin Bai: same reason as Sha Po Lang

• Thousand Autumns/Qian Qiu 千秋 by Meng Xi Shi: I found the protagonist, romantic relationship, and events (as far as I managed to read them) bland

• Little Mushroom/Xiao Mo Gu 小蘑菇 by Yi Shi Si Zhou: interesting setting, but there are three things preventing me from liking the book:

1. I usually don’t like danmei books that are wholly set in a futuristic dystopia. I don’t read danmei to enjoy imagining a world/society that’s similar to ours but more oppressive/painful.

2. The protagonist’s personality is too mild for me, and the love interest’s personality isn’t a type I like either.

3. Female suffering. I can’t forget that part of the book because it’s so realistic (kudos to the author), it feels like shit that would actually happen if our world were to face those conditions. Good for the story, but I read danmei to feel semi-free from gender inequality, so it’s not great for me personally.

• Tong Qian Kan Shi 铜钱龛世 by Mu Su Li: the plot and characters weren’t attractive enough

• Supernatural Movie Actor App 灵异片演员app by Xi Zi Ji Jiu: the horror wasn’t horrifying enough and the protagonist tried too hard to seem impressive

• Qi Zi 契子 by Yi Xiu Luo: the systemic inequality within spousal relationships in the book is too huge and oppressive for me to enjoy the story

• Ru Xi 入戏 by Tong Zi/Zhe Yi Mei Zhen: racist, and based on the part I read, it looks like it’s on track to treat its female characters badly too

• Welcome to the Nightmare Livestream 欢迎进入梦魇直播间 by Sang Wo: 1) it feels too video-game-like and unrealistic (some books, but not this one, have fantasy settings that feel viable, like they could actually exist); 2) I’m not attached to the protagonist, and 3) there is very little interaction between the protagonist and love interest.

• Pan Guan 判官 by Mu Su Li: I wasn’t attached to the characters

• Quan Qiu Gao Kao 全球高考 by Mu Su Li: I wasn’t attached to the characters

• 万诱引力 Law of Universal Enticement/Wan You Yin Li by 骑鲸南去 Qi Jing Nan Qu: great pun for the Mandarin title, but I don’t like settings that are too game-like; the two main characters were too perfect in some ways; and the method used by a character to successfully solve a problem in the very first arc was too unrealistic.

• 反派他过分美丽 The Villain, He’s Excessively Beautiful by 骑鲸南去 Qi Jing Nan Qu: I only remember that I gradually lost interest in the plot. I might try to read this book again, but actually probably not; I’ve given second chances to highly recommended books that I couldn’t manage to like in the past, and I’ve never once succeeded.

• Some books by Yang Su 杨溯: a bit like Priest’s books, they fall into the category of “things were happening but they were strangely not riveting enough”.

1. 渡厄 Du E (I won’t attempt to translate this title before finishing the book in case it doesn’t convey the right meaning): I tried reading this novel twice—that was how much I wanted to like it

2. 嫁魔 Marrying the Demon/Jia Mo

3. 督主有病 The Governer is Ill/Du Zhu You Bing

Among Yang Su’s books, I liked 深眠 Deep Sleep/Shen Mian and 凶祟 Creature of Malignance/Xiong Sui, the former more than the latter even though the love interest in the latter is one of my favourites. This is because the former is a shorter book with a brisker pace. Taking that factor into account alongside the books I dropped, it seems that I find Yang Su’s longer works draggy with too much space in between the hooks.

• 蝶变 Butterfly Metamorphosis/Die Bian by 麟潜 Lin Qian: I don’t like settings that feel like video games

• 桐花中路私立协济医院怪谈 Scary Stories About the Privately Funded Hospital at Tonghua Middle Road by 南琅要减肥 Nan Lang Yao Jian Fei: frequently recommended on Weibo when I looked up danmei horror novels, but I really don’t think it warrants such high praise. The writing quality is not high and up to the parts where I dropped it, it wasn’t very scary. I tried it twice.

• 我在惊悚游戏里封神 I Attained Godhood in a Horror Game by 壶鱼辣椒 Hu Yu La Jiao: not scary. Not riveting either.

• 南禅 Nan Chan by 唐酒卿 Tang Jiu Qing: the main characters’ personalities and plot weren’t interesting enough before I dropped it, though there was a mystery/adventure brewing

• 不见上仙三百年 The Immortal Unseen for Three Hundred Years by 木苏里 Musuli: see here

• 闲与仙人扫落花 by 归鸿落雪: the world is cruel, but far more damningly, the main characters are too cold-blooded

• The Consequences of Mistakenly Saving the Villain 论救错反派的下场 by Feng Yu Nie 凤羽涅: I can’t clearly remember all the reasons why I dropped it, but I didn’t like the protagonist enough—was it some vague (fake?) Gary Stu vibes? Can’t remember—and the writing quality was not very high.

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Danmei books that fit my tastes:

[shen-daozhang]

Getting to Know Your BL Mutuals

rules: answer the questions and tag some people. include the tag ‘g2ky BL mutuals 2022’ on your post so we can find everyone’s answer.

thanks to @yanwushi for the tag- I am finally doing this!!! Doing both novels as well as visual media

What have been BLs that took you by surprise this year?

Wushuang/Peerless. I was going to read it eventually, but Thousand Autumns is such a favorite I was putting it off because I thought there was no way Wushuang could be as good as its predecessor. @yanwushi finally got me to read it and omfg... seriously the only person more obsessed with Cui Buqu than Feng Xiao is me. This one rocketed to the top of my favorite novels in record speed. I also want to mention that as someone who is chronically ill, I really appreciated the way Cui Buqu's disability was handled- honestly I think it's the best portrayal of chronic illness/disability I've read in a c-novel.

Nan Chan. I hate calling this book weird because I think that's a loaded term but it's unusual for sure, and I didn't expect to fall in love with a book that's about a sword and a demon carp. As someone who is autistic I got a lot out of both main characters trying to figure out how to act "human" and deal with identifying and processing their emotions. Also I just think that Cang Ji should be able to eat whomever he wants, as a treat.

Little Mushroom. “你只是一只很小的蘑菇” CRYING SCREAMING THROWING UP. I never in a million years expected to be emotionally compromised by a book about a sentient mushroom but here we are. Normally I love angst but I had to stop reading and check if it had a happy ending because I honestly couldn't have handled it if it didn't (it does). Also honestly one of the best pieces of post-apocalyptic fiction that I read and I loved the aspects of cosmic horror in the second volume.

It's not technically a BL, but Under the Skin (c-drama). I usually don't watch modern crime dramas for personal reasons, but I decided to give it a chance for language practice and because I like Tan Jianci. I expected to have it on in the background and instead the show grabbed me by the throat and wouldn't let go. (tho it made me impatient for the Mo Du/Silent Reading donghua and live action, and for Winner is King. when???)

What have been BLs that you felt a bit disappointed with this year?

Copper Coins. I enjoyed it and I thought that Xue Xian is a delightfully full-of-himself protagonist but to me it felt like a young author's early work that needed trimming in some parts and expansion in others. I just really felt like it wasn't the masterpiece that I'd heard it talked up to be. (Although to be fair I think I did it a major disservice reading it after Nan Chan)

The Defective's donghua. It just didn't grab me at all which sucks bc I like the novel, and I really hated what they did with some of the female characters (wtf is with Penny's character design and what was with the choice to have Mint never speak??)

Legend of Exorcism donghua. I know there are people who adore this show, and I desperately wanted to like it... but there was something I can't quite put my finger on that turned me off. I think I would like it more if I'd read the novel, I felt like there were undercurrents of a good story that weren't being properly delved or something. That said, it did pique my interest enough to put the novel on my to-read list, and I'm looking forward to getting to it.

What has been your favorite BL this year?

WushuangWushuangWushuangWushuangWushuang. Did I mention Wushuang already?

Favorite BL/GL couples (not just of 2022)

Feng Xiao & Cui Buqu (Wushuang), Gu Yun & Chang Geng (Sha Po Lang), Yan Wushi & Shen Qiao (Thousand Autumns), Ranwan (Erha)

If you had to suggest a BL for someone what would it be?

If you like xianxia and a quirky found family (and also knives), hands down Liu Yao: The Revitalization of Fu Yao Sect by Priest

If you're more into wuxia elements and rivals-to-lovers-but-still-rivals, Wushuang/Peerless by Meng Xishi.

Please, more people need to read these books. Also if you're looking for more things to read, I have a libguide reading list here! I need to update it, but it's an ongoing project. Let me know if there are any BL you think I should add!

What’s your non-BL favorite this year?

WIND BLOWS FROM LONGXI *banging pots and pans together* screaming, crying, throwing up. IT'S SO GOOD. I desperately want more "gritty" historical shows like this one. The Three Kingdoms Period is one of my special interests and Chen Kun is one of my favorite actors, seriously this show was almost tailor-made for me. Also for you Guardian fans out there Bai Yu is one of the two main characters.

Honorable mention to Love Between Fairy and Devil, which made me take back everything I had previously said about Dylan Wang Hedi's acting.

Tagging: I think everyone I'm mutuals with has already done this, but if you see it and you want to please pretend I tagged you :)

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谢谢你听过我唱过的这些歌 / Xie Xie Ni Ting Guo Wo Chang Guo De Zhe Xie Ge (40 OST compilation by Zhou Shen), 晚安，明天见 / Good Night, See You Tomorrow online concert on TME Live

Zhou Shen: Every time I perform, many people ask, “Zhou Shen, why do you always sing other people’s songs?” One reason I’m afraid to sing my own songs when I’m onstage is that people might not have heard it before, and that I’d be wasting their time listening to me sing. That’s why on most occasions, whether it’s a performance or in a show, I usually pick songs people are more familiar with to perform. So this is a very brave attempt from me, to have people listen to nothing but my songs on such a massive streaming platform – frankly I’m very afraid that midway through, people will go, “oh, I’ve not heard this before, how boring” and then leave. This thought has always been there: if one day I sing only my own songs onstage, will anyone listen? […] I’m really grateful to have this chance to thank all the movies and shows for their trust, which gave me so many chances and let me meet all my fans and the people who like listening to me sing. That’s why I made all the OSTs I’ve sung over the years into one song, and titled it “Thank you for these songs you heard me sing”. Hopefully, you’ll have heard at least one of them, or maybe it’ll remind you – oh, I think I’ve heard this song before, and the one who sang it is Zhou Shen. I hope you’ll like this song, and listen to the end of it.

Full song list below cut, in order of appearance:

0:00 to 7:38: 浓情淡如你 Nong Qing Dan Ru Ni / 何处是天涯 He Chu Shi Tian Ya / 荒城渡 Huang Cheng Du / 此生惟你 Ci Sheng Wei Ni / 独白 Du Bai / 天地为念 Tian Di Wei Nian / 曾经沧海 Ceng Jing Cang Hai / 情意结 Qing Yi Jie / 缘落 Yuan Luo / 昙花一现雨及时 Tan Hua Yi Xian Yu Ji Shi / 梅香如故 Mei Xiang Ru Gu / 放鹤图 Fang He Tu / 落花 Luo Hua / 影 Ying / 缘起 Yuan Qi / 念 Nian

7:39 to 12:37: 不说话 Bu Shuo Hua / 没有说完的故事 Mei You Shuo Wan De Gu Shi / 愿得一心人 Yuan De Yi Xin Ren / 回声 Hui Sheng / 渴望遇见 Ke Wang Yu Jian / 启示 Qi Shi / 直破苍穹 Zhi Po Cang Qiong / 海藏 Hai Zang / 东游 Dong You / 青春有悔 Qing Chun You Hui

12:38 to 18:56: 黎明的翅膀 Li Ming De Chi Bang / 水形物语 Shui Xing Wu Yu / 蜕 Tui / 随风 Sui Feng / 拙慕 Zhuo Mu / 愿 Yuan / 大鱼 Da Yu / 触不可及 Chu Bu Ke Ji / 不再流浪 Bu Zai Liu Lang / 无关 Wu Guan / 来不及勇敢 Lai Bu Ji Yong Gan / 雪花落下 Xue Hua Luo Xia / 小小 Xiao Xiao / 避难所 Bi Nan Suo (Sanctuary)

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霹靂異數之龍圖霸業 Pili Anomalous: The Dragon Domination · 2001 - Gu JI Cang Lang & Princess Yue Ling

"Gu Ji Cang Lang, if I were her you owe me more than this. The question is how do you pay me back?"

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霹靂異數之龍圖霸業 Pili Anomalous: The Dragon Domination · 2001 - White Prince accidentally stabs his biological mother, Princess Yue Ling, who then gets rescued by Gu Ji Cang Lang.