#Shan's amazing mutuals

[faynthearted]

is this a safe space? because I need to have a (positive) rant but I might seem a bit unhinged in the process

but please, for the love of god, if you're a tianshan and/or He brothers fan and you're dying from the lack of 19 days content lately, let me put you on to something.

I've been trying not to talk about it because this show is a guilty (and nostalgic) pleasure of mine, but for the last week or two I've been obsessively rewatching teenage mutant ninja turtles (2012)

HEAR ME OUT. 🫵🏼

it's a nickelodeon show, yes, I know, but please. hear me out before you make a face, lol!

tmnt is one of those shows that had an established fanbase before its release so not only is the quality of the animation excellent, but the voice actors and writers do such an amazing job. the plot is well-planned and intentional, the show gets notably better as it goes on because of its growing success with its audience (it gets very obvious budget increases for each season lol), and the relationships. oh my god the characters' relationships. they're so top tier.

if you know me from my tianshan fics, you know that I'm obsessed with strained, resentful, angsty relationships that slowly improve as the characters learn to trust each other while experiencing strife and mutual trauma. it's practically the foundation of tianshan, and it's also the definition of the brother-brother relationship between raphael and leonardo in tmnt. and it's so fucking delicious every single time.

I don't want to spoil too much in case anyone actually reads this post and decides to watch tmnt for the first time, but basically at the beginning of the show (and in all other adaptations of tmnt, as far as I'm aware) raphael resents the fact that leonardo is made the leader of their team. they butt heads all the time, they can never agree, raph is a stubborn/reckless hothead and leo is (occasionally) an insufferable, self-righteous golden child in their family. they’re literally red vs blue — their dynamic could not be more oppositional.

but at the same time, they're each other's right-hand man??? it's complicated. as the two oldest(?) siblings in the family (as well as the most skilled siblings), they kinda need each other and they hate that they do — at least raph does. and for a while, their relationship goes up and down over and over again until bam — ✨trauma✨. and I won't spoil what the trauma is. but it's so fucking delicious. the cinematography and voice acting of certain scenes in the season finales keep me up at night

for a nickelodeon show, I'm impressed by the depth of the plot and characters. it's very reminiscent of the complexity of atla's plot and characters. and yes, I've only mentioned raph & leo's relationship so far, but that's only because I tend to hyperfixate on two characters in every fandom I'm in, lol. but all the characters are so meaningful and the brothers' relationships with each other make me want to slam my head against concrete because it makes me feel so much. especially raphael and michelangelo's relationship, too. iykyk.

the show is so silly but also so angsty and also so stupid but also so sincere. the vibes really do remind me of 19 days in so many ways. the boys in tmnt are 15 years old, much like the boys in 19 days. michaelangelo is basically jian yi and raphael is basically guan shan. leonardo is kinda like zheng xi, if zheng xi was more assertive and expressive. but no one's like he tian, lol. sorry. he's a beast of his own. (unless, maybe, another character named karai is comparable to him? you tell me).

anyway. whatever the voice actors, writers, and animators were getting paid throughout the show's production wasn't fucking enough. there was clearly so much heart put into the show because tmnt has been a beloved franchise for a long time and nickelodeon was not messing around when they decided to take it on.

another bonus point is that the episodes are only 20ish minutes long, there are 20+ episodes in every season, there are 5 seasons, and the show is completed. you won't be left on a cliff hanger. you can binge to your heart's content like I've been doing. and usually the season finale episodes are longer than the normal ones (they're split into two parts), which always means shit goes down. god it's so fantastic.

if you decide to watch tmnt and know nothing about it, I recommend you do not seek out spoilers. because there are many spoilers and plot twists. push through the cringe and silly moments (much like we sometimes have to do with 19 days lol) and eventually you'll get to the heart of the characters/plot. and my god, it's so worth it!

tmnt was the first fandom I ever wrote fanfic for, over a decade ago. I was watching it as episodes were being actively released on a weekly basis. and it's been so long since I've touched the tmnt fandom, so it feels like I'm watching the show for the first time again. I only have vague memories of significant plot points/scenes, so it's been such a ride to slowly remember how everything plays out. and I'm kicking myself for not rewatching tmnt sooner, because I clearly forgot how special it was to me at a certain point in my life!

the show is so feel-good and relaxing (but it does have its stressful moments, don't get me wrong). if you've got time to spare, give it a shot and let me know what you think! I'm only at the beginning of season 3, so I'm still working through the episodes myself! :)

if you want to know where you can watch it for free, DM me! <3

[waitmyturtles]

THE MORNING AFTER: ONLY FRIENDS, EPISODE 10 EDITION -- WHEN THE HOES CAN'T CATCH A BREAK

I wrote about the hoes yesterday in response to my reaction to the Atom/Boston scandal. But really, my thoughts on hoes not being able to catch breaks in Only Friends, I think, extends to.... maybe to this entire show itself.

I thought yesterday's episode was fantastic. The acting was SPARKLING. I finally felt like I appreciated having both First and Khaotung acting together. Good LORD, Khaotung. The scene in Sand's apartment, the wailing meditation in the rehab triage. Khaotung out-Gaipa'ed himself. Utterly amazing, and First rose to the occasion as well. I also thought Book carried himself more strongly than I had seen in previous episodes -- him and Force carried their tension well in this episode.

But I wrote to @lurkingshan yesterday -- maybe typifying myself as an international fan -- that I feel a little unsettled about the direction of where this show is either going, and/or where I thought this show was going to go.

In my ask to Shan, I indicated that through ALL of the preliminary material we had available to us about OF, from the initial promos, to Jojo and team interacting on social media, the actors and the entire artistic team dropping hints -- that I had a relatively strong sense of where this show was going.

I will be honest and selfish! I was particularly excited about a potential vision from Jojo et al that having lots of sex on the part of an individual would be a decision that would possibly NOT be judged by others. I was damn excited about potentially seeing a meditation on that. It was certainly a vibe that had been easily reached in Jojo's early work in Gay OK Bangkok.

Shan wrote in her answer to me (thank you, dear friend!) that so much has shaped and likely changed the trajectory of Only Friends from its original gestation to the current editing process. This includes observations made by Jojo et al about how the fandoms have spoken about the show on social media.

Our amazing mutual, @bengiyo Sensei, went even further in separate conversation with Shan, noting even more of the various factors that have likely impacted the original vision of this show as had been proposed to us in the fandom last fall. Ben notes that the process of a show changing trajectory within its airing time is common practice. Both Shan and Ben did not hesitate to note that the presence of the shipped pairs of FirstKhao and ForceBook -- and the influence of the large fandoms surrounding these two pairs -- has very likely impacted the Only Friends storylines, to the extent of possibly demanding that the show have more linear, monogamous, and romantic stories and conclusions than were originally expected (at least, as expected from fans like myself, who were already familiar with the boundaries that Jojo usually likes to push).

While MewTop and SandRay continue to flirt with, to toe the line of more traditionally romantic conclusions (okay, maybe not MewTop as much, I'll get there in a bit) -- I feel like I've been caught by a bit of surprise that BostonNick have also been bitten by this current romance bug.

While I really did love this episode (and I'll explain why down below in a bit, besides Khao's stellar acting), I'm just feeling.... a little saddened and bogged down that Boston's ass was handed to him like that. So, Atom lies. Cheum stands up for Atom. I cannot expect Cheum to do less in that moment as a big sis, although I have very much questioned her judgment in the past (like inviting Mew's ex to their hostel Halloween party, what the fuck).

I'm sighing with a bit of regret, because in this episode, the framing of a resolution for Boston is that Nick comes back to Boston. Boston admits to Nick he's acted like an asshole, as I screenshot above, and we know that -- filming RayMew, sleeping with Top.

But I don't know, in the summation of his saying that he's done "awful things," if he's also lumping his life of engaging in casual sex, as he unwinds to Nick. I just -- I don't want Boston judging himself for having casual sex. (To @respectthepetty's point! Let the sluts slut. Why judge?)

Don't do shitty things to your friends, for sure, but if I were your mom, Boston? Have the sex. If someone's gonna judge you, it ain't me.

Are we getting an indirect judgement against Boston’s casual sex with a resolution that Nick will come back to Boston’s life? Is the show telling us that, vis à vis Nick's return, that Boston will be redeemed by.... monogamy? Is that what Cheum's and Mew's presence at the confrontation telling us? Is Boston’s ultimate resolution that he’ll have either a relationship or an LDR with Nick?

If that’s what works for the narrative device of Boston, then — okay. I will have to trust Jojo and team with that. I do NOT want to question Boston’s reaching a point of queer joy by finding love in a relationship with Nick. If Jojo and team are telling us a story that people-judged-as-sluts can find love in a relationship, then... I wasn't expecting Only Friends to go in that somewhat puritanical direction, but I'll go with it, because I trust Jojo.

But I think I am feeling a little bummed about how we may have gotten there. Because, goddamn: for once, give me a world in which casual sex is NOT judged. For heavens' sake, Cheum and Mew. Khai and I’ll sit in the corner with tears in our eyes.

My ho heart is pining for what could have been (chaos leading to a summation judgement AGAINST monogamous purity). But, anyway. None of this is ACTUALLY resolved, I need to tell my damn self; we still have two episodes left, and I’ll stop being so mewdy about it.

The other question I have floating about this episode is: what’s Mew’s motivation to get revenge against Top NOW? If he wanted to team up with Boeing to get back at Top — narratively, that may have made more sense two or three episodes ago, no? During the last episode, we saw Mew very much teetering on the edge of what he should do. His moms LOVED Top, and they missed all of Mew’s confused signals. We ended episode 9 with Mew stating to Cheum that he thought he was still in love with Top.

I appreciate a good state of confusion. Mew might still love Top. Mew might still be damn angry at Top, too. As I’ve written before, the wise Daniel Tiger has taught my kids, and so many more, that having two or more feelings is okay.

But I’m wondering about the timing of this arc. Mew plans something out with Boeing seemingly AFTER he's chosen to resolve his issues with Top. What was it about Boeing’s presence that triggered another revenge reaction in Mew? Mew’s….already been there with revenge. With Ray. And that’s done now. I don’t think I’m clear on Mew’s motivation on revenge AGAIN. Unless? Unless... I'm rubbing my hands together....

.....unless it’s to actually just SLEEP with Boeing, because come AWN, let me get to what I actually, really LOVED about this episode.

Shan indicated in her answer to me yesterday that OF was originally supposed to be constructed with GMMTV’s stable of supporting actors — your Neos, your Marks, your Papangs, your Monds.

For me? Man, Papang’s and Mond’s ENERGY was fresh to watch. I totally squealed at the possibility of BookMond. Mond is just so…..THERE, in a “why yes, look at my manly muscular shoulders, why yes, my gym membership comes with towels and high-end shower products” kinda way.

I liked Mond’s THERE-ness. I like that plants are the new Netflix.

I liked the spice of newness and curiosity in this episode. I liked seeing supporting faces, people that we know and love in Papang and Mond, doing something bold and totally different, and I love the ideas that they bring with their characters -- that Daddy Dan is very obviously in "like" with Nick; and that Boeing is truly around to fuck some damn shit up with Top, and maybe Mew.

Am I demanding this show BE ABOUT curiosity and newness? Unfortunately, that's what turned me on in this episode, and I admittedly would loooove to see more of it as this series winds down.

No, I do not have the right to DEMAND where this show goes. Westerners demanding things of queer Asian artists is an absolute NO for me.

But I think, as I look back at the trajectory of the last few episodes, that I had hoped the show would be less about the branded pairs. I honestly didn't think Only Friends was gonna be about the shipping. I thought loose lips were gonna sink the ships, and I was standing on the beach, cheering my ass off. To see SandRay approaching change and commitment in a romantic and positive way -- the acting was PHENOMENAL, but the outcome was a little to-be-expected-for-a-BL-in-a-non-BL-show kind of way.

And as for MewTop -- while I'm confused about the timeline of Mew's vengeful waffling, should I just go ahead and expect them to get together AGAIN? I'd like to ask for contextual clarification. But, at this point, that's how I know Mew to be, so I think my answer is yes -- I will be expecting Mew and Top to get together after all of this.

As I wonder how the ships kinda took over this whole joint, I think the answer is obviously in front of my face. FirstKhao and ForceBook are the first two GMMTV ships to travel out of the continent for fan meets, with FK going to Brazil, and FB going to Italy. If storylines in a fictional drama upset the fantasies of ship fandoms that these couples may not get together in their drama commodities, GMMTV's wallets, and the fanbases, may not like that very much. If FB’s and FK’s characters don’t get together — and that has a demonstrable economic impact? Jojo and team may have no choice but to hand over some happy endings to some shipped dudes for Jojo's future at GMMTV. Jojo's had to toe lines before. We KNEW what he was indicating by putting Joss, Mild, and Tay together in certain ways in 3 Will Be Free. But he couldn't go so far as to actually show a throuple in intimacy. That would have been too much for GMMTV in 2019.

To Shan’s very apt and accurate point at the end of her answer to my ask — my hope for purely uncommodified art from the Only Friends team, art that doesn’t leverage a judgement against sex in its potentially romantic conclusions, may very well be a pipe dream. If Jojo and his team were pushed to keep the ships together -- and to create happy-ish endings for as many characters in this show as possible, AND to be forced to leverage monogamy IN those storylines -- then how can I judge the artists for needing to toe an economic line? I can't. We are damn lucky enough that Jojo makes art as progressive as Only Friends, as 3 Will Be Free, as Gay OK Bangkok. Only Friends is still a great show.

But.... there was a moment where I think more than a few of us thought that we'd see something truly experimental with the ships sinking. There may still be time to see something nuts happen. But in the end, if Jojo and team have to keep the ships sailing, I won't begrudge the artists. But I will hope that GMMTV can keep allowing for more progressively progressive art over time, maybe even for the sake of letting a ship sink every once in a while.

(Ephemerality…my hope that we’d see intrigue beyond the ships was perhaps ephemeral. But we still have two episodes left! Let’s see! @ranchthoughts @twig-tea @chickenstrangers @lurkingshan @neuroticbookworm @distant-screaming @clara-maybe-ontheroad @thatgirl4815 @slayerkitty)

[mothbart]

hi india!! sorry if im late, i went to sleep very early yesterday.. but for the writer truth & dare: 📚🍬 and ❄️ <333

omg laurie baby you're not late at all!!! you deserve so much sleep you work too much fr <3

📚 ⇢ what's the last thing you wrote down in your notes app? 

uhh the last thing i wrote down in my notes app were quotes for the long ass comments i make for fics!! i usually have like ao3 open on one tab on my laptop and then my notes app on the other so i can just copy and paste and write commentary on how quotes made me feel while reading. surprisingly i don't use my notes app for writing!!! this is from turn your back on mother nature by my friend si!! (poetskings)

🍬 ⇢ post an unpopular opinion about a popular fandom character

okay....i know this is....controversial....but i literally do not see barty as insane. i see barty as a smartass who also has this "i don't care" attitude and i see barty as witty and charming and quick on his feet. do i see barty as someone who would just...idk randomly kill someone because he thought it was fun?? no. listen. if i'm gonna be so honest with you, the person who has written barty in a way that i see him is lane. lane literally captures barty so fucking perfectly, idk how she does it but she does!!!!

❄️ ⇢ what's your dream theme/plot for a fic, and who would write it best?

ugh okay i can see why this question is a hard one, but my answer is like very similar to yours? i don't have like a dream plot for a fic, but i know that if i did, any one of my mutuals would do a fantastic job. they all have such unique writing styles and all of them are so creative that i wouldn't even be able to guess how they would write my dream plot.

like i know that if i wanted it to have a very thorough plot, i would pick maggie, kolowv, kit 1.0, or cael. if i wanted something smutty/has incredible dialogue i would pick shan, you, layla, drac, or mar. if i wanted cute stories that i know would make my heart combust i would pick lane, sammy, mil, rose, si, ellie, and mack.

like i am just very grateful that i know such amazing people who carry so much talent. like literally i am blown away every single time when i read my friends' work (still kissing ur head for making ghosts aka my love my life my heart)

[itsjaywalkers]

hi laurie baby for the ask game: ❄️🔪🍬 MWAH

hi india my love <33 MWAHHH

❄️ ⇢ what's your dream theme/plot for a fic, and who would write it best?

goddd this is such a difficult question bc i love a lot of different plots, and sometimes i even end up enjoying things i usually don't like??

i'm always down for anything horror!! or with ghosts!! i'm the biggest fan of ghosts.. i also love romcoms in general but i'm especially fond of?? dark-ish romcoms?? as in . when they're surprisingly angsty and the conflict is more complicated and/or fucked up than usual

as for who would write it best.. any of my lovely mutuals would do an amazing job <3 i'm vvvvv obsessed with dil's writing so they'd be my first option i think, but i always trust mil when it comes to romcoms and you when it comes to making said romcoms angstier!!

also shan would be perfect for a gorey, scary fic + i eat up absolutely everything ino and lune come up with, even when it's the nichest topics i've never heard about

but i could go on and on, really. bc i fucking adore jen and kara and lane's writing too.. etc etc. what can i say im mutuals with such talented ppl <3

🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?

hmm i'm not sure?? i don't think many things are genuinely weird.. maybe when i read about possible consequences of wound fingering/fucking for all the violence lmao. or different types of torture and the effect they could have in the human body

🍬 ⇢ post an unpopular opinion about a popular fandom character

i don't know how unpopular these are tbh but hmm let's see. remus and regulus would never get along, and the marauder reg would like the most is probs peter. remus is plain + weird-looking. pandora's personality is NOT the same as luna's (c'mon that mf blew herself up she was unhinged). regulus isn't as good as most ppl make him out to be, just like he isn't as bad as other ppl make him out to be (i see him as someone who was very ambivalent about blood purity and it's one of the main things that make him interesting . to me). i don't tend to include dorcas as part of the slytherins simply bc my dorcas wouldn't get along with barty + evan (mostly in a canon context) but i do think she'd be friends with reg and hang out with him and his friends occasionally. none of them would listen to taylor swift

and i think that's enough

writer truth & dare

[jeysbvck]

PSA TO MY 911 MUTUALS

hopefully i'll be watching 911 live tomorrow (if anyone has some sites that work for european viewers that would be amazing, the ones i used last year aren't available anymore), so i'll be using the tag shan spoils 911 for everyone who wants to mute/block the tag so i don't spoil anything (or if anyone doesn't want to see me go insane!😊

[villainsandvictimsalliance]

Kendo is Rick Astley

Now I just know that Monoma has Kendo in his phone with the contact name "Rick Astley" and Never Gonna Give You Up plays every time she calls him.

All hail Class 1-B and their single braincell.

[villainsandvictimsalliance]

Us on the dashboard being fan of each other is life imitating art ✋🏼😌

do y'all also have mutuals whom you’re actually a fan of? like everytime u see them on your dash u just,,,,, “u go mutual that’s my mutual!!!!! i love u mutual!!!! i can’t even believe we’re mutuals i don’t deserve u!!!! keep being u mutual!!!”

[villainsandvictimsalliance]

Nobody:

Awase when Kendo isn’t around to smack Monoma:

PWUEBELEIEHMEIDHRJDIDHDNSKDHDKDK

If Monoma ever tries to say something remotely insulting to Momo, I just know Awaze would attach him to a trash truck and ask the guy to drive all the way to the sea and leave Monoma there to rot for days, or at least until Kendo decides is enough.

Awase king I love you so damn much.

[heyhopperart]

Your Shan-Yu x Mulan art is amazing and I now ship this pairing!!!

Thank YOUUU!! 🖤

We've stayed mutuals for Tumblr-forever despite shifting from Batb to Shan Yu X Mulan!

I'm sure more Batb art will crop up in the future tho 🤣💓

[shijiujun]

Ooooh yeah okay barely a day later and I’m back with a new rec, I just finished this yesterday (if y’all are wondering if I do anything else but read, I have my binge-reading periods not gonna lie, especially when China bookstores REFUSE to give me a break and keep coming up with new shit)

- Part of Min’s ‘Why You Should Read’ Series -

Summary:

Shen Qiao is the elusive sect leader of Xuandu Shan (Mt. Xuandu) who is known for his legendary sword skills, not that many have seen him before. He battles Kun Xie, the powerful leader of another sect one day, and is sent crashing down the mountain where they had their battle at. Against all odds, he lives, but is saved by leading demonic sect leader Yan Wushi, who happened to be passing by. 

Yan Wushi is the opposite of Shen Qiao - he does not believe that there are truly good people in the world and any individual, in the face of self-interest or fear, will turn selfish and resentful. To him, there are only two kinds of people in the world - worthy opponents, or scum not even worth looking at. He is arrogant, borders on the side of insanity, and cares for and trusts in no one.

Having heard of Shen Qiao’s personality, Yan Wushi first saves him out of fun and games. Shen Qiao has lost his memory, and Yan Wushi is curious to see how he will deal with hardship and challenges, including the loss of his martial arts skills, the loss of his sight, and faced with a shidi, shixiong and other elders in his sect who may have sabotaged his battle with Kun Xie, leading to his fall. Yan Wushi actively does things that drives Shen Qiao into despair, and one incident almost causes Shen Qiao’s death.

Shen Qiao treats every person he meets very well, even those who returned his kindness with cruelty, and even after being betrayed, the seeds of resentment do not emerge in him. No matter how Yan Wushi betrays him and dismisses his offer of friendship, Shen Qiao was still willing to go find him when he was in danger. In the end, Yan Wushi finally realizes that this is the one person who has exceeded all his expectations, who is truly good because he can be, and falls in love with him.

Cue Yan Wushi having to chase an oblivious Shen Qiao back who no longer believes in a single word Yan Wushi says.

This is a story of two people with entirely different and mutually exclusive world views that somehow come to understand and love each other, while still retain their own views. Yan Wushi thinks that Shen Qiao’s kindness is weakness and that he is gullible, but Shen Qiao is not so much as gullible as he is just willing to give someone else the benefit of the doubt first, and he does learn to look at things with a more critical eye after spending time with Yan Wushi. Is Shen Qiao still kind and gorgeous and everything? Hell yes. Does Yan Wushi still tease him for it? Of course. Similarly, Shen Qiao is unable and also unwilling to change how Yan Wushi approaches things and people, but for Shen Qiao, Yan Wushi is willing to make compromises in action, even if he doesn’t agree with what Shen Qiao thinks.

*Not as angsty as I made it out to be but the subtext is quite amazing - BUT!!!! You get like a lot of vague kissing for most of the novel. Shen Qiao remains firstly oblivious, then secondly goes straight into denial, while Yan Wushi looks on adoringly. The romance starts... for real... from the epilogues onwards HAHAHA I cannot even!!!!

Read:

Novel (Online) | Novel (Print) - Not Available Now | Novel Translations | Upcoming Donghua - 山河剑心 | Audio Drama - S1 & S2 

Characters:

1. 沈峤 Shen Qiao (Right) - He's described as one of the most beautiful/handsome men the wuxia world has ever seen, and is his deceased shifu’s second disciple. He was chosen as the successor to the sect leader position of Mt. Xuandu, which has stayed neutral for decades (in a world where sects can ally themselves with emperors/kingdoms etc.). He is poisoned on his fated battle day with Kun Xie by someone he trusted, falls off the mountain and is rescued by Yan Wushi. 

For the first part of the novel he’s visually impaired but this helps him to train his hearing. Wanted to be friends with Yan Wushi because he believed they could be, but is betrayed by him shortly after and loses all his power to fight his enemy. Instead of dying, he is saved by his to-be disciple Shi Wu and realizes the secret to cultivating his powers because of that.

He’s kind but not gullible, he gives everyone the benefit of the doubt, but he’s definitely not weak or soft. Despite losing his martial arts and skills twice, he comes back stronger than before. He doesn’t understand if Yan Wushi is toying with him or is being real especially after he loses trust in the man, but their fates are intertwined together (or Yan Wushi is actually that shameless and a stalker lmao).

He faints a lot, throws up blood a lot, is carried by Yan Wushi A LOT.

2. 晏无师 Yan Wushi (Left) - A little insane, a little sadistic, takes joy in seeing someone despair. He’s very good looking, has a streak of white in his hair and ranks second (or first) in terms of martial arts and skills. He also has an official role in the palace and is advisor to the Zhou emperor. Every other demonic and good sect in the world fears him. Is also kind of a hoe.

He told Shen Qiao once that he does not need friends, only worthy opponents, before he surrendered Shen Qiao to an enemy of his. He also plants a demon heart seed into Shen Qiao (so that he can go through demonic cultivation), much to Shen Qiao’s fury and devastation, but Shen Qiao manages to survive that. After he recovers, he hears of plans to get rid of Yan Wushi and goes to save him instead, not because he trusts/thinks of Yan Wushi as a friend at this point but wanting to prove to Yan Wushi that even though he pushed Shen Qiao to the brink of no return, Shen Qiao survived, under his own terms, and stayed true to himself.

Because of that, Yan Wushi does a 180 on Shen Qiao, starts believing in him, starts thinking he’s cute and everything. Starts shamelessly flirting (and getting rejected by Shen Qiao) and finally gets his man when he’s in utmost danger at the end.

Other Things I Like in the Novel:

Shen Qiao is so damn cute?!!! And so skilled?! Like because everyone looked down on him after he failed the battle with Kun Xie not knowing that he was poisoned and sabotaged, and the next moment he flashes his sword out in a fight and they’re all like damnnnnnn

Yan Wushi is hurt severely once and as he recovers, his consciousness is split into four parts, and two of those personalities come out to cling on to Shen Qiao, and Yan Wushi gets jealous of himself

Shen Qiao’s two disciples are super cute!!! And then he picks up another cute boy along the way closer to the end

He faints a lot and throws up blood A LOT if they were doing a live-action for this I’d vote for Zhu Yilong for the role, and he also keeps getting kidnapped?! It’s hilarious

Whenever Yan Wushi tries to be nice to him (feed him, kiss him) Shen Qiao will flush and tell him to please be respectful and then they’ll exchange parries and blows as Yan Wushi DOES NOT GIVE UP on feeding him and Shen Qiao is TRYING TO AVOID THE SPOON 

Yan Wushi knows that Shen Qiao has feelings for him in the end but is just too prideful and embarrassed to admit it, and so he pretends to be cold to him and Shen Qiao panics and is confused, then goes and asks random strangers on how to woo a “crazy, stubborn, more skilled” significant other - In the end he initiates his first kiss with Yan Wushi and Yan Wushi forgives him LOL

They go to an inn the first time they sleep with each other and then the help at the inn hears like noise coming from upstairs right, and asks the innkeeper “oh my god are they okay” and innkeeper says “they’re doing things that deities do” ????!!

Yan Wushi likes to squash Shen Qiao’s face when he’s not awake so that his lips form like an unglam pout, then he laughs at it - Ownself amuse ownself

[uravitypng]

hello !! can i request a bnha and haikyuu matchup ?? <3

my name is shan and my prns are she/they. i'm pan so i don't really have any gender preference. i'm a virgo and an infj. overall, i'm a pretty laidback person but i can get pretty awkward around people i barely know, and i have a hard time in properly expressing my emotions, which leads to me getting easily annoyed(?) so i do have Quite the temper. i'm an ambivert but i do lean a bit more to the introverted side. i'm more of a listener than a talker & i don't exactly approach people first but when they do, i can get quite chatty. to the people i'm close to; i enjoy bullying them (out of love) and my sense of humour is definitely sarcasm. i have a habit of overthinking so i'm quite a pessimistic person which means i get easily down and am rarely hyper.

i enjoy playing video games, watching shows, and doing skincare. i also have a huge soft spot for animals, especially for cats and dogs. i also prefer staying indoors so my ideal date would definitely be somewhere indoors like at the comfort of our own home, but an amusement park date sounds fun too <3. my love language is definitely acts of services and (sometimes) physical touch.

i have tan skin, medium-length curly hair with bangs, and am 5'2 in height. i lean a bit more to the chubby side and my weight has been something i've been insecure about for a while. i also wear glasses and have a baby-like face.

thank u so much in advance !! i'm sorry if this got a little too long aslflskks but i hope you have lovely day/night !!! <33 💞💞

𝐋𝐎𝐀𝐃��𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇...

𝐅𝐔𝐌𝐈𝐊𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐊𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐌𝐈

Tokoyami needs someone to match his energy and similarly have a more laidback partner. You and Tokoyami get along so well, you're both more on the introverted side. Neither of you are the best at talking and expressing your emotions at times but you try to open up to each other as much as you can. Fumikage deals with anger himself, especially when he sees someone he cares about get hurt- so both of you know when the other one is losing your temper a bit, and helps calm each other down.

Tokoyami finds socialising tiring at points but you don't tire him out and exhaust him like other people do. Both of you are listeners rather than talkers but around each other you become chatty and even when you don't talk you'll be in each other's company in comfortable silence, enjoying the other ones presence.

You met through a mutual friend and they introduced you two, as neither of you wanted to first strike up a conversation, even if you thought Tokoyami seemed cool and he found you intriguing. When you and Fumikage talked more and more he realised how amazing you really were, and how you exceeded his first impression of you. Tokoyami thinks your stunning- he loves everything single thing about you inside and out. He says your glasses really suits you, before now he didn't realise how amazing glasses look but now once he saw them on you his perspective changed and he really sees the appeal and why people like them.

Your dates are relaxed and chill, watching shows and films. Fumikage always listens to you and remembers what you say, on your dates he brings you favourite snacks and drinks you've mentioned before and he has a blanket too in case you get cold.

𝐋𝐎𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇...

𝐊𝐎𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐎 𝐁𝐎𝐊𝐔𝐓𝐎

When Bokuto first saw you he was entranced. He thought you were absolutely stunning. He loves how he's taller than you, he loves that he's strong and can pick you up. You got nervous the first time he picked you up, insecure about your weight, but he told you "you don't think I can pick you up? You really underestimate me, you don't think I could do it". He would get all pouty and when you told him you were insecure he kissed your forehead and told you to trust him, "you're the perfect size and I love every single thing about you, let me prove to you how much I love you." Kotaro would be able to pick someone up no matter their size and you love how he makes you feel loved and wanted and beautiful.

Bokuto approached you first and was jumping up and down, so excited to finally meet the person he thought was so beautiful. You're more laidback and chill, and Bokuto is more hyper and active. Kotaro will talk for hours, and you'll listen intently, loving ever single word he says. You jokingly tease him to show your love, especially whenever you catch him looking at you in the corner of your eye.

Whenever you start overthinking you tell Bokuto, you trust him completely and you know that he'll never fail in making you feel better and stop you from spiralling more into overthinking.

You take turns in choosing dates, often times your date nights are inside, curled up watching telly, while Kotaro chooses dates like amusement parks but whatever he chooses he makes sure that you're 100% comfortable in the date and not going anywhere that you wouldn't like.

[villainsandvictimsalliance]

Coloured a toga :)

How is it????

THIS IS JUST. OMG YOUR COLORING IS AMAZING. THIS IS SO PRETTY. OMG THE BLOOD AND THE BLUSH AND EVEN THE WEAPONS AND CLOTHES. THIS IS SO SO PRETTY. OWHRKSUFBSKGRJIRHEKDHDND

[rainofaugustsith]

Jedi Consular thoughts

After playing through the Jedi Consular story a third time, here are my thoughts. Spoilers for the JC class story. 

First and foremost: I want to give my Jedi Consular a hug. And I want to hack the navicomputer on her ship and send her to Rishi or Manaan or someplace beautiful and quiet so she can rest and relax for, oh, I don't know, a very long time. Everyone is on this poor woman's ass all the time to do something for them. Shield all the sick Jedi, Jenari. Engage in extensive feats of intergalactic diplomacy, Jenari. Oh wait, find the super special secret agents of the Emperor, Jenari. Give your strength to the Voss healers so you're literally doubled over in agony, Jenari. By the way, can you please mediate the Trandoshans' battle too, since you're also the Herald? And help me with my science project? And at the end of this, we'll reward you by...giving you more work. Seriously. That's the "reward" the assholes on the Jedi Council come up with for Jenari at the end of the class story. More work with the Republic military. That seems so completely poorly suited for her, given that her entire story arc has been about healing, learning ancient lore, interacting with different cultures and Force traditions and diplomacy. And when she saved Syo, she talked to him. Jedi Council, why aren't you appointing Jenari as Head Archivist or Master of Force Lore or Head of the Force Healing Department on Tython or something?!  I'm sorry Jenari. I know, I know, they didn't even give you a medal and they aren't going to let you retire to a nice quiet library to read. Here's a hug.  Having said that:  1. I've talked about this with mutuals before, but the Consular story shows how short-sighted the Jedi Council is on so many levels. Like...you've gone to the trouble of reconstructing this Noetikon with all of these storied Jedi Masters. Hello, Bastilla Shan is in the house. So let's make sure that only one Jedi ever learns the shielding technique that nobody else has known how to do for hundreds of years. I'm sure that's the best use of the knowledge. Teach it to one Jedi, don't let her teach it to anyone else, and then ask her to save every Jedi with an ancient Sith plague in the entire fucking galaxy. Go, Council! I'm sure there aren't any possible pitfalls with that strategy, including literally working this poor Jedi to death.  But look, she survived! So... 2. The Rift Alliance would have been better off separating from the Republic. I'm just going to say it. The Republic admitted flat out that they wanted the Rift Alliance planets for resources, not their own benefit. And Balmorra? Balmorra wants both the Republic and Empire to get the fuck off their world. You were not elected, Tai. I wish Jenari had been able to actually counsel them to leave the Republic for their own good. The Voss? Dude. You don't even respect the Force users there. But feel free to exploit them for their resources, I guess.  One fun thing is to have your Consular brightly tell Satele Shan and Kaedan that they should send more Jedi to Voss because the Mystics could teach them so much, just to watch both Jedi Masters suddenly get very, very uncomfortable.  Did I mention Jenari needs a hug? She could use some tea, too. And cookies. What? Those are dark sided. FFS, give her the damn cookies. Can I send her to live in the Esh-Kha's new colony with Hallow Voice? Or send her back to Voss with Gaden-Ko so she can hang out in the Shrine of Healing and get some rest? Maybe they will be nice to her.  3. Tharan Cedrax. I always think he is meant as audience wish fulfillment. The dude is arrogant, is brilliant, and has a very young looking woman who literally is programmed to do sexy dances, praise him effusively and give him unconditional love. And he can screw around with the JC and then drop her with no repercussions. 

FWIW Jenari always tells him "I'm not your Jedi" and absolutely refuses to go there. In playing my first version of Jenari, I was surprised that she rejected him when he approached the Alliance after Onslaught. But he was so arrogant, and Holiday wasn't there to blunt the hubris, and Jenari didn't want him back.  4. In the other corner, we have Qyzen Fess, Nadia Grell and Felix Iresso. IMHO these are some of the best companions in the class stories.  5. Okay. Felix. Jenari didn't romance him this time because she is a lesbian and that was hard, because IMHO this is one of the few M/F romances in SWTOR that I can stand. I honestly am constantly stumped why there isn't a huge fandom and love of this character and this ship because Felix is so amazing. 

I can't understand why they didn't bring him back for KOTFE. This dude deserved main story billing. He knew Aric Jorgan and they could have worked with that. And you're going to tell me that in a story where holocrons are important, they could not have found way to incorporate a character who literally has a Sith holocron in his head?! Anyway, I love Felix. His commentary on Belsavis is like the Best Dialogue Ever. I'm sure he gave Jenari hugs. Headcanon is that he's well aware that she is a lesbian and the two of them are BFF and are very close. 

6. The third chapter feels like it's a rehash of the first chapter. Except instead of the plague, we have the Children of the Emperor affecting Good People.  7. I feel like not enough is said about the reason why the plague happened in the first place - namely, the Jedi poked around in a Sith tomb, and then decided to literally sacrifice one of their own by throwing him to the wolves so they could make their getaway. Said sacrificed Jedi was, um, a little angry about that. Not that it justifies the plague, but what they did was really, really shitty. It showed that they felt Parkanas was disposable - which is the same vibe you get from the way the Council handles the Consular. 

I feel like the Jedi Consular would be in their element in the Alliance, with so many Force adepts from different backgrounds, and so many people from around the galaxy. That's how I headcanon it for Jenari. She does not want to be a Sith by any means, but she also does not want to go back to the Jedi and the Republic so she can be worked to an early grave. She just wants a nice quiet place to read. And a hug. 

[sasukes-miso-flavored-cock]

Lucas what’s your fav blogs?

Hi sweety! Sorry it took so long for me to answer but I wanted to wait til I had more time so I could go more in depth 🤨

@zabuzamomochi - is one of my Favorites! Ana is a Lovely human being who also makes her own gifs! And we STAN beautiful original content on this blog. She’s also just super likable and just amazing. I’ll simp over her any day 10/10

@kakashishan - Her blog is mostly Naruto based but some stuff is just Hella relatable or silly. Shan is also literally just lovely and I would do anything for her

@talknojutzu - SHELLIE literally,,, oh my god. She has a beautiful Naruto blog and is also funny as hell! If you’ve been in this fandom for a while I can almost guarantee you’ve seen on her Iconic posts. She is also 10/10 would die 4 her

@kronaxan - He has a Lovely blog that includes a Lot of sns and he also has an amazing sense of humor as well as impecable taste in fanart. Honestly his blog is *chef’s kiss* 10/10

@narutobrainrot - Claire makes her own memes and is literally just,,, hilarious! She’s super sweet and I just think she’s an amazing person and runs a fantastic blog! Even the colors that she chose to accent her blog is ✨immaculate✨

@sasukesun - Not a fan of Sakura or Hinata? Not a fan of ss or nh? Are you a fan of hot takes? BOY DO I HAVE A BLOG FOR YOU- As someone who is tired all the time esp, boy do I Love her passionate rants. I will literally have breakfast and read her blog like the morning newspaper. 10/10

@kyuubi-kisses - Fantastic blog and they also make their own art!!!! I only became mutuals with him recently but I’m glad I did! They’re very sweet and just lovely to follow so I highly recommend following :D

@mangekyhoes - A beautiful Naruto blog but not everything is Naruto based! HOWEVER it is fun and quite relatable! Also Maude is just naturally a fun and sweet person so you just can’t help but have a good time while on her blog or interacting with her! 10/10

@albafee - While not a Naruto blog (but does share Naruto content) I always enjoy their blog and their posts! The tags are always an interesting read and honestly I always have a fun time! Also they’re very kind and definitely worth talking to if you ever interact ^^ 10/10

And last but not least

@i-reallyshouldbeworking - Do you love animals? Love that good gay shit? Like wholesome blogs??? YOU GOT IT HERE. While Zero isn’t always active I always look forward to whenever he is! He is a bit of a shitposter when he is active so don’t be surprised if you blog is ever paraded by adorable animals while following him! He is also just a 10/10 person and I would do anything for him

[villainsandvictimsalliance]

Hey hey, I have some. I'm glad people is quick to correct me, really. I own a lot to the incredible amount of gentleness people show me while telling me I'm wrong.

But I'm glad you like my posts 🥺🥺 really.

I put a lot of heart and thought into each one of them. So I'm glad people likes and shares them.

[nezhcs]

hello hello hello oh my gods congrats on 500!!

📚

please?

Thank you so much shan <3333

Okay first impression, uh i think you were having a conversation with one of my mutuals and you seemed really fun so i went to your blog and i followed you ajksjdn. The first proper memory that i have of you was when you were asking people to go anonymous and guessing who they were and you just seemed so frustrated cause you always got them wrong ajkoskdjfn. The first time we spoke was i think when i was doing my 200 celebration if im not wrong- Anyway I love you so much you're amazing <3