#all roads lead to 3zun

[wannabe-f-f-friends]

Xichen really said "A'Yao couldn't have been the one committing those crimes at night because he's been with me every night" 👀 and that 🤨 got past censorship 🧐 HOW

The only reason WWX didn't call him out is because then he'd have to evaluate his own nightly activities

[withthewindinherfootsteps]

Welcome to my blog!

I'm Skye (she/her), and I primarily write metas/analyses about MDZS, though other things do get reblogged occasionally. I love analysing characters and waxing about the structure of MDZS, though there may be periods of inactivity. Regardless, I hope you enjoy the time spent on this blog, and that it may lead you down the rabbit hole of other people's metas as well – I've linked some of my favourite analyses down below, as well as a few of my own that I'm proud of.

Info

I'm about to start a reread of MDZS, and will post about thoughts I have/details I notice under the tag #skye rereads mdzs. For the posts that get longer and more analytical, I'll tag them under relevant #meta tags as well. I will be using online screenshots, but I do own all the books, if that's a concern!

Important tags (be warned tumblr does mix them up a bit when you search...):

#my meta for my analyses

#important for important real-world things, like donation links etc (because though this is a fandom blog, it's also the biggest platform I have, and the more people these posts can reach, the better – people can decide what to do with them after they've been seen)

#[mdzs/svsss/tgcf] meta for any analyses, mine or someone else's

#translation for analyses focusing on comparing translations

#[mdzs/svsss/tgcf] fanart for fanart i've reblogged

#fav tag for others' analyses or fanworks I particularly enjoy

#not mxtx is self explanatory

#asks is self-explanatory, too!

Metas

Metas I'm proud of:

My 'WWX is not a self-sacrificial idiot' series: 1, 2 (my favourite one), 3. Also compiled into one essay on AO3, with clearer definitions and an added introduction!

NHS and the morality of revenge

Trope subversions in MDZS and SVSSS

How might NHS have found out about NMJ's death?

Yi City + 3zun parallels

JYL is a well-written character, actually (second is unfinished)

How the way the world views LWJ reflects his character arc

On LWJ remaining in the Lan sect after WWX's death

The Morally Grey Debate^TM from a different angle

On the nice, broad road metaphor and how LWJ ties into it

Any meta around or over 3k words which I'm sufficiently proud of will also be crossposted onto my AO3 account!

My favourite metas to read:

LWJ and JC being foils/the theme of "love is an action word" by @/rynne (there are two parts, they're not dealing with two different subjects)

The theme of resentment in MDZS also by @/rynne

WWX, making miracles, and what defines him by @/righteousinadversity

The development of WWX's attitude towards LWJ in his first life by @/wutheringskies

NHS, WWX and masks by @/morethanwonderful

There are many more, and this list will definitely expand as I track down them and their links. But I love all the metas I've reblogged, so feel free to scroll through the #[fandom] meta tag to see more recommendations!

With all that said, have a great day!

[wannabe-f-f-friends]

Wei Wuxian: Do you have any idea who this disembodied torso might belong to?

Xichen: Well it's familiar... Let me try something

Xichen: rests his head against the chest

Xichen: It's Da-ge