#character: xu meng

[heymeowmao]

Gen Z (后浪) E22 ° Washing Tou Tou~

[movielosophy]

后浪 ep 12 | Meng Meng, you like that? I’ll get it for you.

[rapha-reads]

Fangs of Fortune, I am going to fight you in the ring, how dare you take away my emotional support Little Mountain God like that? *sobs*

Look at him!!!

He's cute and he's funny, and he loves his friends and doesn't hesitate to act the fool to make them laugh, and he knows food is love, and he acts silly and fluffy but he can also be strong and capable, and he's such a good egg!

How dare you take him away, give him back to meeeeeeeeeee 😭😭😭

[academyofbrokenhearts]

Also lightly? LIGHTLY? They got exiled and demoted and god knows what.

Lightly because they weren't all killed (yes, it sucks).

Man, royal politics were surely awful. But then again, it's a very realistic period setting - I'd actually go ahead and say that Dou Zhao and Song Mo's views on the matter are a bit anachronistic here, because even a particular discussion about the matter with them opposing the emperor's "solution" would have probably been grounds for treason in real life (especially with people close to the king participating in the discussion). Historically speaking, emperors and kings were not exactly known for their tolerance to people who dared criticise them.

I hate the emperor I am sad he didn't get a worse end WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK

Tell him, Song Mo!

Excuse me?! A lenient sentence is great. A LENIENT SENTENCE FOR NO CRIME WHATSOEVER - FOR THE WHOLE CLAN - God, why can't someone use one of those wuxia meathooks on the imperial moron?

Also lightly? LIGHTLY? They got exiled and demoted and god knows what.

I HOPE YOU ALL ROT!

I am honestly super sad that Song Mo has to help the Crown Prince since Lord Qing is a terrible alternative that will murder everyone. Honestly, CP has ended up being decent enough and certainly better than his waffle monster of a dad, but I am irritated this will please the gross old man on the throne. He deserves nothing.

[danmei-hot-takes]

I really enjoy character parallels in media, so here's one of them. Morally speaking, I think Xue Meng is the most similar to his shizun of the three disciples. Both Xue Meng and Chu Wanning were raised with a focus on morals and lofty ideals of protecting the common man, they share the personality traits of being prideful, privileged, stubborn, and naive, but still seek to do their best for others and desire to do good even if it costs them. They also both care deeply about the people around them but suck at expressing it.

I love a good parallel! Also narrative foils are my guilty pleasure - like how Xu Shuanglin/Nangong Xu is a foil to Mo Ran.

There’s also the fact that Mo Ran and Chu Wanning both have borrowed surnames and their relationship with their name is probably similar in that their names hold trauma for them.

It’s actually something Meatbun does a lot I’ve noticed.

With Xue Meng, I wouldn’t be surprised if he inherited some of Chu Wanning’s traits from growing up having him as a teacher and idolising him so much.

[mostlikelytofangirl]

Summary: Neither Wen Xu nor Wen Chao are happy to have Meng Yao back, and they are letting him know in their own particular ways. Wen Ruohan, on the other hand, is entwining their lives further.

Characters: Meng Yao, Nie Huaisang, Wen Ruohan, Wen Xu, Wen Chao (ft. Xue Yang).

Ayyyy someone managed to post with less than a month of delay!! I can't promise the trend will continue, but at least things keep on progressing before I put them back in Situations :D.

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WN Rarepair Tournament

Please consider each rarepair and vote for the ship you like the best / find the most interesting / that compels you the most / etc.

[Please be kind and respectful in the notes. Anti-Propaganda is NOT allowed.]

🔽 Propaganda below 🔽

Cayer x Redina from The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy

"I really wanted to see you regret it for the rest of your life after I died."

- Cayer to Redina, Chapter 656

A win for Cayer x Redina is a win for fucked up toxic ships of guilt and misunderstandings everywhere

Redina has No Casting which lets her use magic instantly (which made her think she was a dragon at one point lol) but a limited Mana Pool while Cayer has a giant Mana Pool that he can’t properly use. During the war against creatures from the Gate Incident, Cayer would refill the Ark Crystal that would let Redina save others. However, recharging it multiple times during a battle required more mana he could manage, meaning Redina would be the one watching people she couldn’t save die & choosing who to spend mana on to save.

Their relationship became troubled as Redina, who didn’t know just how much of a toll charging the Ark Crystal took on Cayer, became cruel and upset until she learned that Cayer was using part of his lifespan to help refill the crystal when he was out of mana. She was guilt-ridden and apologetic, but Cayer refused to stop until he fell into a coma for two years.

When he awoke from his coma after the war, Redina was the one to take care of him, seemingly set to stay with him in perpetuity.

ChuXian from The Husky and His White Cat Shizun (2ha) and Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (MDZS)

Characters: Chu Wanning from 2ha x Wei Wuxian from MDZS

Submission: I just think they'd be neat together, being that they're two of the most misunderstood characters who sufferred at the hands of people they loved so deeply yet they still put the greater good over themselves and save people at the cost of their lives... also they would so bond over their inventions and i think wwx can take cwn out of his reserved shell and make him yap about his inventions and future ideas. They'd make everything better, save the common people with their combined genius! And the combination of cwn not liking swordflights and wwx loving to show off his swordflying skills? wwx will definitely take the job to ferry him places and make him start liking the journey. They're both very bad with colder temperatures too and have both died and have themselves brought back to life(albeit in different ways) once!

IMAGE ID - A two-image collage of Chu Wanning and Wei Wuxian edited to include sparkle emojis in the top left and bottom right corners. The left image shows an official illustration of Chu Wanning, a man with long black hair in a high ponytail blowing in the wind. He is wearing multiple layers of white robes with simple detailing. Behind him are pink flowers. The right image shows Wei Wuxian, a young man with long dark hair tied up in a high ponytail with a red ribbon. He is wearing dark gray and black robes with red accents.

Eulef from Unlucky Clover

Characters: Eulalie Burak x Clef Pumi

Submission: Childhood friends with a secret that puts tension in their relationship! The secrets that Eu are hiding from Clef could tear apart their friendship or make them closer than ever before. I just want them to kiss okay.

Happy Ghost x Changing Ghost from Word of Honor / Faraway Wanderers

Characters: Happy Ghost x Changing Ghost / Old Meng

Submission: Two horrible men in love

HengXiao from Thousand Autumns

Characters: Gu Hengbo x Yuan Zixiao

No propaganda submitted

LiOhn from Lout of the Count’s Family (LCF / TCF)

Characters: Lilly Henituse x Ohn

Submission: future swordmaster x future catgirl assassin

OG AlCale from Lout of the Count’s Family

Characters: Original Cale Henituse x Alberu (Alver) Crossman

Submission: During the 20 year war of TBOAH, it is fascinating to consider whether the fallen noble (og) Cale Henituse might have interacted with King Alver. It's an unlikely connection but one that is fascinating to consider. They both lived their life as a lie, for dramatically different reasons, and wore opposite masks to face the world with. Alver pretending to be the 'perfect prince' and (og) Cale pretending to be the 'worst trash'. Alver in order to overcome the way his family oppressed him and (og) Cale in order to protect his family. Their similar yet contradicting methods of handling conflict would make their interactions with one another all the more fascinating. Also, Alver is a squirrel and (og) Cale is a dog, let him bark at that squirrel lol.

Additional Propaganda

Fanfiction Recs: (what we lose in the fire) by AKingsAffection & an unfortunate change in genre by abralhugres

Olivia Lanze x Rowan from The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy (DPA)

"You know that her mental issues are problematic from top to bottom, but in terms of her work, she's flawless. Honestly, don't you think that madwoman will be the most loyal to you here? Just be careful not to let her excessive loyalty lead to strange actions."

- Olivia about Rowan, The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy, Chapter 619

Olivia Lanze was a Priestess of Towan/Tu’an whose adoptive father (leader of Knights Templar) wanted to instill her as the Empress of a Thousand-Year Empire to gain power and separate the church’s power from the Empire, abusing her to try and make her comply. Rowan is an Archbishop of the Towan/Tu’an Order who rose to her station due to the mass deaths caused by the Gate Incident, which she saw first-hand as the captured (now Demon King) Reinhardt tried to stop.

Both Olivia and Rowan became disillusioned with their religion and the Knights Templar and are unafraid to torture and murder, the latter originally in charge of torturing and eliminating heretics in the Capital refugee camps until she faked her death. I simply think these messed up semi-ex-religious women who pursue their own morality after escaping a constricting and hypocritical institute should kiss.

Witira x Rosalyn from Lout of the Count’s Family (LCF) / TCF

Submission: They stood together for one panel and I had a Vision

XiangLian from Word of Honor/Faraway Wanderers

Characters: Gu Xiang x Gao Xiaolian

No propaganda submitted

XiYiYuan from Lord Seventh

Characters: Helian Yi x Wu Xi x Jing Beiyuan

Submission: More interesting than a love triangle

Fic Rec: La Vie en Rose by vanilla_extract

Xu Yu x Tatar Huna from No Doubt In Us: Liang Bu Yi

Submission: They have so many romantic scenes- literally every time they're together some gay shit happens- but they're never *quite* made canon. Also I love women

[zuko-always-lies]

ATLA Overall Character Stats

One thing I have been wondering for a while is how many lines of dialogue each character has in ATLA. I recently figured out an easy way to calculate it, so here are the stats for the entire series. You can look at the stats for Book 1, Book 2, and Book 3 at those links.

There are 9985 total lines of dialogue in the series. They are divided up as follows:

Aang 1796 lines, 17.99% of total lines Sokka 1635 lines, 16.37% Katara 1433 lines, 14.35%(this increases to 1439 lines and 14.81% when you include "Young Katara") Zuko 776 lines, 7.77% (this increases to 809 lines and 8.10% when you include "Young Zuko) Toph 508 lines, 5.09% Iroh 337 lines, 3.38% Azula 211 lines, 2.11%(this increases to 232 lines and 2.32% when you include "Young Azula") Jet 134 lines, 1.34% Suki 114 lines, 1.14% Zhao 107 lines, 1.07% Mai 82 lines, 0.82%(this increases to 83 lines and 0.83% when you include "Young Mai") Hakoda 77 lines, 0.77% Roku 67 lines, 0.67% Ty Lee 64 lines, 0.64%(this increases to 66 lines and 0.66% when you include "Young Ty Lee) Bumi 55 lines, 0.55% Ozai 55 lines, 0.55% Yue 53 lines, 0.53% Hama 49 lines, 0.49% Long Feng 46 lines, 0.46% Piandao 43 lines, 0.430645969% Mechanist 42, 0.420630946% Kuei 40, 0.400600901% Bato 38, 0.380570856% Pathik 38, 0.380570856% Pakku 37, 0.370555834% Teo 35, 0.350525789% Chong 33, 0330495744% Warden of Boiling Rock 33, 0.330495744% Young Zuko 33, 0.330495744% Jeong Jeong 32, 0.320480721%

More obscure characters below

Guard 29 0.290435653 Haru 29 0.290435653 Joo Dee 29 0.290435653 June 28 0.280420631 Wu 28 0.280420631 Zhang leader 28 0.280420631 Xin Fu 27 0.270405608 Zei 27 0.270405608 Chit Sang 26 0.260390586 Sozin 26 0.260390586 Shyu 25 0.250375563 Gan Jin leader 23 0.230345518 Fong 22 0.220330496 Smellerbee 22 0.220330496 Ursa 22 0.220330496 Young Azula 21 0.210315473 Actress Aang 19 0.190285428 Gyatso 19 0.190285428 Yu 19 0.190285428 Arnook 18 0.180270406 Meng 18 0.180270406 Sun Warrior chief 18 0.180270406 Wan Shi Tong 18 0.180270406 Canyon guide 17 0.170255383 Captain 17 0.170255383 Jin 17 0.170255383 Lee 17 0.170255383 Oyaji 17 0.170255383 Tong 17 0.170255383 Actor Sokka 16 0.160240361 Actress Katara 16 0.160240361 Fisherman 16 0.160240361 King Bumi 16 0.160240361 Li 16 0.160240361 Tho 16 0.160240361 Tyro 16 0.160240361 Warden 16 0.160240361 Yon Rha 16 0.160240361 Bully guard 15 0.150225338 Due 15 0.150225338 Actor Zuko 14 0.140210315 Chey 14 0.140210315 Lao 14 0.140210315 Male guard 14 0.140210315 Pirate captain 14 0.140210315 Chan 13 0.130195293 Dock 13 0.130195293 Herbalist 13 0.130195293 Ghashiun 12 0.12018027 Huu 12 0.12018027 Ticket lady 12 0.12018027 Calm man 11 0.110165248 Female guard 11 0.110165248 Kay-fon 11 0.110165248 Lo 11 0.110165248 Lo and Li 11 0.110165248 Ying 11 0.110165248 Actress Azula 10 0.100150225 Earthbender captain 10 0.100150225 Gan Jin tribesman 10 0.100150225 Great Fire Sage 10 0.100150225 Headmaster 10 0.100150225 Jee 10 0.100150225 Kanna 10 0.100150225 Oh 10 0.100150225 Qin 10 0.100150225 Senlin Village leader 10 0.100150225 Song 10 0.100150225 Yung 10 0.100150225 Dai Li agent 9 0.090135203 Fisherman's wife 9 0.090135203 General Sung 9 0.090135203 Gow 9 0.090135203 Hahn 9 0.090135203 Haru's mother 9 0.090135203 Koh 9 0.090135203 Pipsqueak 9 0.090135203 Shinu 9 0.090135203 Soldier 9 0.090135203 The Boulder 9 0.090135203 The Duke 9 0.090135203 Xu 9 0.090135203 Gansu 8 0.08012018 Kenji 8 0.08012018 Kwan 8 0.08012018 Mother Superior 8 0.08012018 Old man 8 0.08012018 Shuzumu 8 0.08012018 Yagoda 8 0.08012018 Cabbage merchant 7 0.070105158 Fire Sage 7 0.070105158 Fung 7 0.070105158 General How 7 0.070105158 Koko 7 0.070105158 Male student 7 0.070105158 Man 7 0.070105158 Pao 7 0.070105158 Tashi 7 0.070105158 Than 7 0.070105158 Trainer 7 0.070105158 Villager 7 0.070105158 Warden Poon 7 0.070105158 Due to Tumblr limatations on length, I had to put the remaining characters(those with 6 or fewer lines) in a two separate posts .

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Fic: and sings the tune without the words, ch. 15

Relationship: Jiāng Yànlí & Jīn Zǐxuān, Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī & Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn, Jiāng Chéng | Jiāng Wǎnyín & Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn, Jiāng Yànlí & Lán Huàn | Lán Xīchén, Jiāng Fēngmián & Lán Qǐrén, Lán Huàn | Lán Xīchén & Niè Míngjué

Characters: Jiang Yanli, Jin Zixuan, Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji, Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian, Jiāng Chéng | Jiāng Wǎnyín, Lán Qǐrén, Jiāng Fēngmián, Lán Huàn | Lán Xīchén, Wēn Ruòhán, Wēn Qíng, Wēn Níng | Wēn Qiónglín, Yú Zǐyuān, Nie Mingjue, Meng Yao | Jin Guangyao

Additional Tags: Epistolary, Food, Music, Secrets, Resentful Energy, Cultivation Sect Politics, Character Death, Politics, Assassination Attempt(s), Attempted Kidnapping, Hostage Situations, Mentioned Wei Changze, Disobeying Orders

Summary: Sect leaders correspond, and so do Jiang Cheng and Jiang Wuxian.

Notes: See end.

Previous fic in the series: “the thing with feathers”

Chapters: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14

AO3 link

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Lan-xiangsheng,

We have reports that an assassination attempt on Wen Xu and Wen Chao was successful. Qishan Wen has fallen into chaos. 

Some have tried to demand Wen Qing return and ascend the throne and she refuses, saying she would likely be dead within the month. 

Smaller sects that were subsumed by the Wen have continued declaring independence, more as there has been a lack of repercussions. The Wen clan is too busy infighting over the sect leader position to do anything about it. 

As such, it should be safe to travel, but San-Niang has decided to go to the Cloud Recesses so she can be there to provide extra protection on the journey. She will be there a few days before you are to leave. 

We have prepared Lan Wangji’s room. Please let me know if any other members of the Lan clan will need accommodations, as well. 

Warmly,

Jiang Fengmian

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Didi,

A-Niang is coming to bring you home soon. Are we still going to be roommates? Or would you rather have your own quarters? Or if you’re used to rooming with Lan Wangji, that’s fine too. 

The other disciples miss you, and are glad you’re coming home. We’re all still pretty worried after what happened, and it’ll be good to have you back. You being here means less worry—I know the Lan are keeping you safe, but it’s easier when we can see you, you know? The disciples you picked from the street are doing well with their studies. 

A-Lian has grown since you left. A-Die says she’s not a toddler anymore, but a little girl, whatever that means. She’s missed you terribly. She’s starting to learn her characters some, but she keeps getting ink on her robes. She loved the little stuffed fish you sent for her. How did you know fish are her favorite animal?

Jiejie found out that Jin Zixuan isn’t supposed to write to her anymore. I guess his parents are mad about Meng-ayi and Mo-guniang and their sons, but he sent letters through someone else because he doesn’t want to stop writing to her, which made her happy. At least he properly appreciates her now. Otherwise I’d have to break his legs. 

I guess a lot of stuff is going on in Qishan, because I keep hearing A-Die and A-Niang talk about it when they think I’m not around to hear, and Wen Qing is super nervous. She’s not really talking about it, but that might be because our parents said not to.

A-Niang went on a night hunt and brought home a bunch of women. I guess she shut down another brothel and saved them, but I’m not sure where it was. She also brought home some street kids—I guess one of the prostitutes was feeding them and didn’t want to leave without them. I think you’ll like her when you meet her because you have that in common. She wants to be a seamstress and Meng-ayi is teaching her and the others to read. The kids are already doing okay, learning to read and settling into their barracks—they’ll move to apprenticeships if they can’t form a jindan, but for now they’re safe and fed. 

Anyway, Jiejie packed some lotus buns she made to accompany this package, so enjoy them until you can come home and have them fresh. And her soup—I’m eating your portion while you’re gone!

Stay safe, dummy. 

Jiang Cheng

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Jiang-zongzhu,

This is dire news indeed. Wen Xu was only a teenager, and Wen Chao only about as old as Xichen. It would be prudent to send condolences, but to whom? Such letters may need to wait until the matter is sorted out and a new head of the Wen sect has been determined. 

While Wen Qing would likely bring peace under a wise ruler, that wisdom was in removing herself from the situation. Her assessment is correct—undoubtedly her and her brother would also be assassinated if she were to return to Qishan.

These smaller sects may be open to alliances, assuming they survive the Wen infighting. I daresay it could prove more widespread than we anticipate, given the size of the sect. Though it’s possible to take advantage of the situation for the profit of our sects, such an act could backfire in the long run. 

Yu-furen is welcome, as we will not have Nie-zongzhu for additional protection during the trip. Jiang Wuxian will be happy to see her, I’m sure. Though he is happy generally, he misses home and his family, which makes it more likely the boys will often travel between our sects. Hopefully as things settle and they age, they will need fewer people to accompany them. 

I appreciate your kindness in setting aside quarters for Wangji, but you may find that Jiang Wuxian and Wangji are inseparable—here they share quarters, as your son has nightmares at times and Wangji wishes to soothe them. I have no doubt they will likely continue to cohabitate at Lotus Pier, so perhaps that should be taken into account. 

I hope your other children are well.

Lan Qiren

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A-Cheng,

I’m so excited to see A-Niang! I’m glad she saved more women and kids, and I hope they’re settling in well. It sounds like the one auntie is super nice. 

The Cloud Recesses are really nice, but very cold in winter. They gave me extra blankets and Lan Zhan got me a warm cloak to wear and Lan-xiansheng got me warm robes to keep here. I’m allowed to eat more than three bowls, too, which is good because the cold makes me hungrier. 

I’ve gotten really used to sleeping with Lan Zhan. I mean, in the same room, but if I have nightmares he sleeps in my bed so I know I’m not alone when I wake up. Can we room together? It won’t inconvenience anyone, I hope!

I miss you too, Chengcheng. And everyone else, but especially you and Jiejie and Meimei. It’s good to know the Yunmeng street kids are doing well. I’m glad they have a home with us, and I think they’ll be good cultivators. 

Aw, my little lotus is growing up! I bet A-Niang had to get her all new robes, unless she’s still using Jiejie’s old ones. She got a spun sugar fish that one time, so I figured she’d love one. I chose the prettiest one for her. I’m sure she’s doing great with her characters! She’s our meimei, after all!

I didn’t know it was possible to feel respect for Jin Zixuan, though him writing letters to her in the first place was good. Maybe he’ll treat Jiejie the way she deserves. If not, I'll help you. 

I feel really bad because I guess the Wen heirs got killed without their dad to protect them. I overheard Lan-xiansheng discussing it with an elder. I didn’t mean to eavesdrop, really! I bet Wen Qing is nervous—if they killed the heirs, who’s to say they won’t try to hurt her or her didi. 

Tell Jiejie her lotus buns are amazing! They make me want her soup, too. I guess I can’t stop you, but you’ll have to also share with Lan Zhan when we come home. He deserves some delicious soup, too!

I’m staying safe, promise.

Jiang Wuxian

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Scared about what the election results will bring, as I’m sure many of you are as well. Please know if something happens to ao3, like it being banned in the US, I will still try to find ways to post my fanfiction. VPNs exist. 

There are a few idioms scattered throughout Lan Qiren’s letter, or hints toward them. Like to bring peace under a wise ruler, and taking advantage of a situation for profit. 

a-die = dad

a-niang = mom 

ayi = aunt

didi = little brother

furen = madam

guniang = lady/young mistress

jiejie = older sister

jindan = golden core

meimei = little sister

xiansheng = teacher 

zongzhu = sect leader

[talk-danmei-to-me]

Ranking Side Characters: 2ha

Results will be shared next week alongside my own personal opinions. Tumblr results will be based on highest to lowest votes.

[satoshi-mochida]

WARRIORS: Abyss second major update now available, adds Atelier series heroines Sophie, Ryza, and Yumia - Gematsu

Publisher Koei Tecmo and developer Omega Force have released the second major update for roguelike action game WARRIORS: Abyss, which adds Atelier series heroines Sophie, Ryza, and Yumia as playable characters.

Here are the full patch notes:

New Features

-New heroes Sophie, Ryza, and Yumia have been added to the game!

-Seven tracks have been added to Music in the Collection, all unlocked from the start.

-We have added a Download Content option to the Great Hall. Update information can be viewed from the pause menu.

-At the War Banner of the King where you select heroes for your formation, a boost icon now displays to show which heroes are affected by the currently selected hero’s Unique Tactics.

The boost icon displays yellow for heroes who activate the Unique Tactic and gray for those who do not.

For example, if your current selection is a hero with the Unique Tactic “Increases Attack by 50% for heroes with the “Wei” Emblem,” the boost icon will display for heroes with the Wei Emblem.

-We have adjusted the hero display order in the Hero List tab of the Status Menu. Also, it now shows the slot number of heroes in your Formation.

-We have adjusted the order of Effect Upgrades and Unique Tactics in the Activation Effects tab of the Status Menu. In addition, slot numbers will now be displayed for the Unique Tactics of heroes in your current Formation.

-You can now check information on heroes you added to your Formation from the Formation tab in the Status Menu.

-At the War Banner of the King, we have added an option to revert to the previous Formation after selecting “Enma’s Recommended Formation.”

-You can now display hero descriptions on the “Select Hero to Play”screen.

-Steam-Specific

We have added an option allowing players to select their preferred output monitor. This setting can be changed under Graphics Settings in the Options menu.

Adjustments / Improvements

-After using a Crystal Sapling, you can interact with it again if you possess Crystal Beads.

-A treasure chest icon now displays in the top right of the screen in phases where missions appear.

-Music in the Collection now displays the name of the track that is playing.

-When acquiring treasure, you will now see a checkmark displayed by any treasures you have acquired in the past.

-We have adjusted the hero display order in the Play Records screen.

-On the Effect Upgrades screen, the cursor now loops when moved to the top or bottom.

-The effects of the following treasures have been increased:

Cherry Blossom Armor

Bow of Yang Youji

Ranjatai Agarwood

Kompeito

Compass

Four-Wheeled Chariot

Painting of Kannon

Abacus

Bronze Bird

-We have increased the amount of extra Karma Embers acquired when playing as a hero in the Bonus State.

-Formations you have not yet unlocked at the Hall of Bonded Souls will appear at the King’s Cauldrons in an unpurchasable condition.

-Formations you have unlocked at the Hall of Bonded Souls now appear in treasure chests as rewards for completing missions.

-At Traversal Level 3 and above, Danger Zones now include Sin Spewers, whose projectiles cannot be destroyed with attacks.

-Level boss “Onigashira” now has a smaller barrier gauge.

-Hitting a level boss with a Charge Attack while they are glowing yellow now deals damage to their barrier.

-We have increased the chance of acquiring a Unique Weapon from treasure chests.

-We have adjusted the way Enma’s Recommended Formation is calculated.

-We have adjusted the visual effects of Xu Shu and Motonari Mori’s summoning skills.

-We have adjusted the screen shake during Cao Ren’s Charge Attack 1.

-You can now unleash a Musou Attack during the following attacks:

Lu Meng’s Charge Attack 2

Taishi Ci’s Charge Attack 2 (2nd hit)

Oichi’s Charge Attack 2 (3rd hit)

Tadakatsu Honda’s Charge Attack 2 (2nd hit) and Charge Attack 3 (2nd hit)

No’s Charge Attack 5 (2nd hit)

Ina’s Hyper Attack (derivation 6)

Kanetsugu Naoe’s Charge Attack 2

Nene’s Charge Attack 2 (2nd hit)

Kiyomasa Kato’s Charge Attack 2 (3rd hit)

Naomasa Ii’s Charge Attack 2 (2nd hit)

-We have reduced the degree to which the following effects contribute to Total Battle Power:

Musou Gauge Charge Amount

Musou Attack Power Increase

Assemble Gauge Charge Amount

Normal Attacks with Attributes

Attack power of Charge Attacks

-We have also fixed a bug that prevents you from selecting a Formation when you use “Enma’s Recommended Formation” while Total Battle Power exceeds the display limit.

-Under Audio in the Options menu, we have moved the enemy voice category from “Voice Volume” to “SFX Volume.”

We have also made it possible to set louder volumes for “Voice Volume,” “SFX Volume” and “BGM Volume.” The default volume for these three settings is now set to 80.

If you feel the background music is too quiet during gameplay, try raising BGM Volume and lowering Voice Volume and SFX Volume.

-Nintendo Switch-Specific

We have improved the performance of the Nintendo Switch version.

We have made adjustments to the overall color scheme.

Bug Fixes

-Fixed a bug where the application would occasionally crash when playing as Chen Gong.

-Fixed an effect bug that would occur when using Sima Yi’s Unique Weapon.

-Fixed the behavior of attacks that diverge from the first part of Kunoichi’s Hyper Attack.

-Fixed an issue where the extra damage caused to enemies knocked into the air by Zhang Liao’s Unique Weapon was not of the Bolt Attribute as intended.

-Fixed a bug where summoning slot 6 could be used while Lu Lingqi is using Assemble attack.

-Fixed an occasional bug where enemies would enter a formation set up with Xun Yu’s Unique Action but take no damage from the attack that causes it to explode after a certain period.

-Fixed a bug where it was possible to use Ma Chao’s Charge 5 EX Attack before acquiring the effect “Unlock Attack Actions 3.”

-Fixed a bug where performing a Quick Summon while floating with Wang Yuanji’s Charge Attack 4 would stop this action.

-Fixed a bug where the spheres of the Protective Star effect would temporarily show up overlapping.

-Fixed a bug where the Protective Star effect would not follow some of the player hero’s actions.

-Fixed a bug where Cumulative Level would rise by 1 upon return to the Great Hall, despite having never levelled up once in battle.

-Fixed a bug that occasionally did not display information on top of enemies’ head.

-Fixed an error in the effect description of Sima Yi’s Unique Weapon in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish.

-Removed an unnecessary part of the Korean description of Liu Bei’s Unique Weapon traits.

-Changed the French term for the special emblem “Talent” to “Aptitude.”

-Made various other minor bug fixes and improvements.

-Nintendo Switch-Specific

Fixed a bug that occasionally caused the screen to turn a strange color during Assemble.

Fixed a bug where playtime would still be counted while the device was in sleep mode.

-Steam-Specific

Fixed a bug that occasionally prevented the game from showing up on the main display when launching the application.

WARRIORS: Abyss is available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam.

Watch a new trailer below.

Update #2: Atelier Series Characters Trailer

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[movielosophy]

后浪  | Washing Tou Tou

[jaimebluesq]

Fandom Trumps Hate - MDZS/The Untamed, Nie Huaisang lovers' edition

This year I (and several other familiar fans!) decided to participate in @fandomtrumpshate - and omg there are 100 fics in the MDZS/The Untamed fandom! If each participant gets at least a $5 donation, then that's $500 dollars our fandom is giving to various charities! These days we're all feeling a little scared and worried, and it's the perfect time to dust ourselves off and put some good out into the world.

Since there are so many offerings, I'm going to tailor a list around my favourite character, and the one me and most of my mutuals will have in common: Nie Huaisang. (Am only including offerings specifically mentioning NHS and/or his ships as principal in the offering, rather than secondary or in the background). All participant names will link to the official offer on Dreamwidths which will have much more information about what they will and won't write.

JaimeBlue - fan fiction (new), remix of an existing fanwork "1 - ANY Nie Huaisang relationship/pairing (whether romantic or platonic, M/M or M/F or M/NB, including poly ships of various dynamics) - my preference is for NHS to be of his canon gender identity, but am open to other characters being trans or NB --- 2 - Yu Ziyuan (Gen or shippy - romantic ships with Madame Jin, Zhao/Wen Zhuliu, Meng Shi, Wen Ruohan, original characters, possibly open to others but best to ask first) --- 3 - Jin Zixun (what can I say, I've adopted the knock-off peacock as my trash son - if you have a weird idea with him, check with me first to see if it would be up my alley, but I'll likely be interested in giving it a go!)"

roseclaw - fan fiction (new) "For MDZS, I prefer to focus on sangcheng, either romantic or platonic, Nie bros, romantic or platonic, mingcheng romantic or platonic, xuanli romantic or platonic. I am also open to poly options regarding these pairings."

Queen_of_Moons67 - fan fiction (new) "My main blorbos are NHS and JC, but don’t feel obligated to request them both. In the past, I’ve focused on NHS & NMJ, NHS & the Nie disciples, and JC & WWX. I’m also open to JC/LWJ and to exploring the Junior quartet’s relationship with the older generation."

Pijulle - fan fiction (new) "Siblings dynamic (especially if fluffy/protective) (Laurent and Auguste, Will and the Kent sisters (or just the two girls), Violet and Tom, Lan Zhan and Lan Xichen, Nie Bros, the Jiang siblings and Wei Ying, Jin Zixuan and Jin Guangyao) Ships: Lamen, Lauguste, other problematic stuff; Wames, Sarcean/Anharion, Violet/Cyprian, Violet&Will; Wangxian, Zhangcheng, Jin Zixuan/Jiang Yanli Wangxian/Wen Ning, Zhangning, 3zun, CanonxOC, platonic pairing involving the juniors and their mentor"

The Hourglass Muse - fan fiction (new) "For MDZS, I am most interested in writing fics involving Jin Guangyao, Xue Yang, Mo Xuanyu, and/or Nie Huaisang including any combination of them, or involving sxx, or 3zun. I'm also willing to write Wangxian, or Niecest. I LOVE writing rare pairs- especially if it involves one of those four as part of the ship.

Alwritey87 - fan fiction (new) "Characters preferred pov Jiang cheng Lan Wangji Wei wuxian Jiang Yanli Zin zixian Jin Ling Lan sizhui Nie huaisang Lan qiren. Happy to work on any relationships below! Wangxian Yunmeng siblings Nie bros Jin ling & Jiang Cheng Twin Jades Lan Wangji & lan sizhui Xuanli"

Nary - fan fiction (new) "MXTX: Hualian, Beefleaf, Fengqing, 3 Tumors, 3zun (or subcombinations of any two), Wangxian, Wangxian + someone else, Niecest, anything with Jiang Cheng, Wen Ning, or Nie Huaisang, Bingqiu, Moshang"

JaggedEdges - fan fiction (new) "For MDZS/CQL, I specialize in Nie Huaisang/Nie Mingjue, but I am also very fond of Lan Xichen/Nie Huaisang, Lan Xichen/Lan Wangji, Jiang Cheng/Jin Ling, Wen Chao/Wen Xu, and Jiang Yanli/Yu Ziyuan. I'll happily do platonic for the Nie brothers as well."

swordsmithofgondolin - fan fiction (new), fan poetry "MDZS - I like Wangxian, the relationship between Wei Wuxian, Wen Qing, Wen Ning, A-Yuan, and the other folks of the burial mounds, and the relationship between Nie Huaisang and Nie Mingjue. Also Mo Xuanyu."

chadsuke - fan fiction (new), remix of existing fanwork "MDZS: I'm willing to write any characters. However, for pairings, I'm willing to write any pairing combinations of following characters, including as-many-as-you-want polyamory, as long as it's not incest or Lan Wangji/Jiang Siblings: Lan Wangji, Wei Wuxian, Jiang Cheng, Jiang Yanli, Qin Su, Jin Zixuan, Nie Huaisang, Wen Ning, Xiao Xingchen, Song Lan, and Mianmian. I am also willing to write Wen Qing in ships with women in the previous category. I'm also willing to write Nie Mingjue/Lan Xichen, Su She/Jin Guangayo, and Mo Xuanyu/Xue Yang. Ouyang Zizhen and A-Qing can be shipped with each other, or with the following characters, but no polyamory between the following: Jin Ling, Lan Sizhui, and Lan Jingyi."

MissAnonymoushp - fan fiction (new) "Main/focus pairings: Fengqing with Top FX/Bottom MQ (TGCF), Hualian with Top HC/Bottom XL (TGCF), Quanyin with Top QYZ/Bottom YY (TGCF), Sangcheng with Top JC/Bottom NHS (MDZS). I also ship Beefleaf (TGCF) and Wangxian (MDZS), though those will almost always be side ships and not the main focus. Outside of ships, the platonic relationships I like to focus on are: Xianle trio, Hua Cheng & He Xuan, Hua Cheng & He Xuan & Yin Yu, Jiang Cheng & Wei Wuxian, Wei Wuxian & Nie Huaisang. I'd even enjoy the chance to force Hua Cheng to get along with Fengqing."

ImpureLily - PodFic "I prefer these pairings but I'm willing to do most if not all ships but please no sibling and no Adam ships. Katara/Aang, Sokka/Zuko | Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian, Jiang Cheng/Lan Xichen, Jiang, Cheng/Nie Huaisang, Jin Ling/Lan Sizhui also anything featuring the juniors is always golden in my eyes | with svsss pretty much everything goes ship wise | Langa/Reki, Joe/Cherry"

clipper782 - fan fiction (new) "MDZS: I'm a JGY stan, SuYao followed by NieYao and SangYao; outside of JGY, Chengxian, Chengqing, Chengning, NingSu, QingSu, Su She/Jin Zixun, Su She/Lan Wangji, Su She/Lan Sizhui."

Rifle - fan fiction (new), meta/analysis, other written fanwork "For CQL/The Untamed: My favorite characters to write about are Wei Wuxian, Wen Qing, Wen Ning, Wen Yuan, Jiang Yanli, Jiang Cheng, and Nie Huaisang. I will only write gen or Wei Wuxian/Lan Wangji fics. I am comfortable with adding side pairings or previous romantic/sexual histories for the main pairing. Please be advised that characterizations in my fic will be based exclusively on CQL/The Untamed."

piyo13 - fan fiction (new) "For MDZS/CQL, I am similarly a known Jiang Cheng fan, with xicheng (Jiang Cheng/Lan Xichen) and sangcheng (Jiang Cheng/Nie Huaisang) being my two most common ships, though I also am extremely fond of nielan (Lan Xichen/Nie Mingjue). I'm open to writing most Jiang Cheng ships (e.g. mingcheng, chengyao, chengqing…; but see DNWs for some important exceptions), as well as to attempting other characters/genfic."

irrationalpie - Other Digital Fanwork "MDZS/Untamed --- Characters I'm most interested in: Yunmeng siblings (including Wei Wuxian), Gusu siblings, Nie siblings, Jin siblings (mostly Meng Yao or Mo Xuanyu), or Wen siblings (Wen Qing and Wen Ning) --- Relationships I'm most interested in: Platonically, pretty much any sibling relationship, including sworn siblings or found family. Romantically…as long as you're drawing from this set of characters, you can probably talk me into it!"

adarksweetness - fan fiction (new), remix of an existing fanwork "Prefer to write anything focused on Jiang Cheng(MDZS), sangcheng, chengxian, zhanchengxian; female characters; polycules; WWX/JC/JYL, Jiang Cheng/Liu Qingge; other crossovers with SVSSS"

Finch - fan art "preferred from MXTX: BingQiu, BingLiuShen, LiuShen, BingLiu, MingLing, MingLingYing, WangXian, ChengXian, SangCheng, FengQing, BeefLeaf"

sunshine304 - fan fiction (new) "My main ship is WangXian and it’s what I usually focus on in my writing and prefer to write. I have also written some ChengQing, and like XiYao/3zun though I’d currently prefer those to be side-pairings at most. --- Besides Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji I especially love the Yunmeng siblings, Wen siblings, Nie Huaisang, the Juniors, Luo Qingyang."

[academyofbrokenhearts]

The interesting part is that the narrative establishes clearly that he essentially doomed himself in the previous timeline by rebelling (and, honestly, he also doomed the entire country, seeing how it was on the cusp of a civil war at the time of his demise). And while his anger and pain and sorrow were very much justified, he utterly failed at the end in his main goal (which was to uncover the truth about his uncle's death and punish the person who was directly responsible), and not even wiping out the royal family brought him any peace.

So while a part of me does cheer on at the thought of him doing the exact same thing in the current timeline, another part is secretly grateful that he and Dou Zhao are knowing each other in this life, and she can put brakes on him.

This sequence! Where Song Mo is SO close to finding out the truth and the boss eunuch just destroys it - killing all the witnesses and this order:

The bitter dark irony of fomer monk saying this to this utter mockery of the word:

Honestly, this drama is making an excellent advertisement for revolution and regicide:

Yes, of course! Clearly, being the Emperor's BFF was not worth a dirty rag.

This, this, this.

The thing is, if it turns out the culprit is the empress or one of the royal sons, it still does not make it any better or rebellion in life 1 any less justified because even if the emperor didn't order it himself, he covered it up happily and destroyed the lives of hundreds of people, the family of his supposed oldest friend as part of it. A man who is willing to kill so many innocents to protect whoever from consequences of their undoing is unworthy to be a ruler or to breathe.

Every court drama summed up.

I hope he kills you all. This is not 2017 Princess Agents so he won't, but here is hoping.

[ryin-silverfish]

So I did a brief review of when writers from the Warring States and earlier would place the legend of Yi.

Yellow Emperor's Reign: Spring and Autumn Annals of Lu Bu Wei (吕氏春秋) and Mozi's writings. Yi is listed as inventor of the bow and arrow, alongside other inventors from the Yellow Emperor's period. 吕氏 also mentions ten suns appearing before Yao's reign, but as a good omen. Also quoting from Zhuangzi, 吕氏 has Yao saying that “lighting fires while the ten suns are out" is a waste of effort, because their light cannot make the already bright environment brighter, just like Yao remaining on the throne cannot make the realm a better place when the sage Xu You is already going around helping people.

Xia Dynasty: Shang Shu (尚书), Guo Yu (国语), Zuo Zhuan (左传), Tale of King Mu (穆天子传), Qu Yuan's Tian Wen (天问), Confucius, Zhuangzi, students of Mozi. The three history books, Shang Shu, Guo Yu, and Zuo Zhuan all present Yi as an usurper of the Xia Dynasty who was then betrayed and murdered by his advisor Han Zhuo. Shang Shu also rationalizes Yi's shooting of the suns as a campaign against the Xi and He clans, two noble families charged with calculating the calendar, but who had neglected their duties. The Tale of King Mu also calls Yi the Xia Dynasty ruler of Yoqiong. Confucius and Zhuangzi both cite Yi as a powerful archer, but bad ruler. However, Zhuangzi portrays Yi as a man who understood his own faults and could not take pride in his ability to judge character. Mozi's students related a story about Yi receiving a jade pendant from heaven before his final failure and death, as an allegory of pride going before a fall. Qu Yuan has the most complete summary of Yi's myth, presenting him as a Heaven-sent hero who was meant to save the people of Xia, but usurped the king's throne, stole a river god's wife, abducted the woman Xuan Qi, lost Chang-E when she went to the moon, and finally was punished by Heaven and fell to the schemes of those around him. Other texts also mention Yi, but he's still implied to be a Xia Dynasty figure because there are pre-late Warring States texts setting him in any other time. Guizang, one of the earliest texts to contain Chinese myths, states that Yi shot down the suns and Chang-E stole the elixir of immortality and went to moon. Shan Hai JIng mentions Yi received a bow from the sky god Di Jun to slay monsters. Mencius mentioned Yi being murdered by his jealous student Feng Meng, but stated Yi bore some responsibility for the crime (neglecting mortal education). In contrast, Guan Zhong and Han Fei regarded Yi as a principled man dedicated to his craft, who understood the philosophy and not just the act of shooting an arrow, and who was the protective figure. Yi is often listed alongside his disciple Feng Meng as the example of a good archer.

Yao's Reign: Huainanzi (淮南子) and its oral sources. Yi shooting the suns is set during Yao's reign. Xunzi also mentions Yi as a title that can be given to any good archer. However, he also makes references to Yi and Feng Meng as specific individuals, in which case he's likely referring to Yi from the Xia Dynasty. ("Yi and Feng Meng cannot aim accurately with crooked bows"; "Yi's methods are not lost, but Yi is no longer in this world.") Meanwhile Han Fei makes vague comparisons between Yao and Yi as enforcers of the law, but never specifically calls them contemporary.

Later Han Dynasty commentaries would make the sun-shooting Yi from Yao's era a different individual than the Xia Dynasty Yi, but the myth of a single Yi who both shot the suns (or the individuals responsible for tracking the sun's movements through the year) and usurped the Xia throne came first and was the most popular before the Qin Dynasty.

Wonderful collection!

I only have one small correction: Qu Yuan's Tianwen does not make any connection between Chang'e and Yi.

There are lines about the death and revival of the moon, and the animal in it (夜光何德,死则又育?厥利维何,而顾菟在腹?), as well as the lines asking about why a woman in fine white robes is decorating herself in jewelry, followed by a question about where she gets the "fine pills" and why she cannot hide/keep them. (白蜺婴茀,胡为此堂?安得夫良药,不能固臧?)

It is commonly interpreted as referring to the Chang'e legends, but at least in the poem, it's not connected to the Yi-related lines.

Also, though the version of Guizang quoted in the ask mentions both Yi and Chang'e next to each other, the Qin era bamboo slips excavated from Wangjia Tai only mentions Chang'e stealing the pill of immortality and flying to the moon.

From what I know, though both the Yi and Chang'e mythology were floating around in the late Warring States-Qin era, they weren't yet connected to each other.

The earliest passage that featured the "Yi gets immortality pills from QMoW, Chang'e steals it and fly to the moon" plot is from Huainan Zi , and in the eastern Han annotation of the passage, they became husband and wife.

[mostlikelytofangirl]

Summary: A much needed conversation after the party with a nice and hopeful development. The rest of the day is not as nice, as Wen Ruohan has to face his sons, and Meng Yao has to settle things with his father once and for all.

Characters: Meng Yao, Wen Ruohan, Wen Xu, Wen Chao, Jin Guangshan.

We have reached 40 chapters, damn! And I still can't be consistent with posting :'D.

ANYWAYS, this is sorta the official end of act I and the beginning of act II, tags may start to get updated bc of the development of the relationship (whether they are aware aLrEaDy of their thing or not, that's neither here or there), but for the time being it's just making out.

Also there are allusions to abortion here, nothing graffic or anything tho