#cheng shang

[team-mythic-beasts]

The Rain Prayer: Qí Yǔ 〈祈雨〉

(Note: Ascendant = a mortal awarded god status by any of the Primordial Gods)

“Cheng rarely smiles while fan dancing because he’s really invested in it - in fact, he’s absolutely in love with the art. He told me that of all the routines he’s learned, the Rain Prayer is his personal favorite. In fact, he does it so beautifully, it’s almost like this dance was made for him. Oh, and it actually rains every time he performs it! As expected of a water mage...” — Luke

Hey, I remember this one! It’s from the time Lucas asked if I could teach him fan dancing. Guess it’s time for me to “nerd out.”

I studied the Rain Prayer - Qí Yǔ in the shrine of Kinolaimi, Ascendant Goddess of the Arts, and I love it for its historical significance: it was a product of the Great Famine of Illiosa! We worship the Sun Goddess here, and our ancestors, for some while, took rainfall as a sign that Lady Photia would abandon them. So, for a very long while, our goddess was pressured into days of clear skies… and it turned out to be a bad thing.

All across Isle Primavere and Isle Autunno (where I’m from), crops couldn’t grow and livestock died before they were ready to be harvested. People starved and pleaded for the Ascendants to bring back rainy days.

Kinolaimi worked with Prasin, Goddess of the Harvest, to create Qí Yǔ. They sent their acolytes—the first fan dancers—to Isle Inverno, where they would perform the dance to the Primordial Gods.

It was a successful campaign. The isles were granted three whole days of rain, and after that, rainfall was restored to normal rates. It is also a reason why Kinolaimi’s and Prasin’s shrines remained, long after the Ascendants of Illiosa vanished. There have been many performances of Qí Yǔ since then, and I got to see one at a festival many years ago. But since none of them had their feet submerged in water, they did not summon any rain.

Not only can it summon rain, but it’s soothing, too. Hyatt falls asleep within seconds, and I get lost in it easily. When I focus on my dance, it blocks out all the noise in my mind and lets me be at peace… even if only for a little while.

— 誠。

[disgracefulthings]

Xie Lian: I married my soulmate, San Lang!

Wei Wuxian: My soulmate is Lan Zhan, and we got married too!

Shen Qingqiu: My soulmate is a pathetic rat man who is trashier than his own writing

Wei Wuxian: ...and you married him?

Shen Qingqiu: Gross no, I married his son

Xie Lian and Wei Wuxian: ????????

[bishy437]

he won

bonus:

[juicedpeachy]

mxtxtober day two: danmei crossover

[fucked-up-chronically]

Lost the post but it was draw your ship like this

[nibbelraz]

So natural Shang Qinghua

[raddestrose]

[dianorayopi]

My favorite character to break the fourth wall

[kittytheillustrator]

SQH let his guard down too soon…

[popipurin]

MXTX Phone charms are here! mxtx double sided phone charms are now available on etsy! feel free to comment any other characters you would like to see

[team-mythic-beasts]

Now… what do we have here?

How did that little fox manage to hide this space from me for such a long time?

But alas, nothing can evade the watchful eyes of the Knight Shade forever. As Lucas is not available for the time being, I will be the one to take good care of this “secret” hideout.

Hello. Some know me as the Dark Tortoise of Water, a powerful magus of the Divine Quartet. Others call me by my other name, Vincent. But just Cheng or A-Cheng (my childhood name) will do. It means “sincere” in my native language, so no need to get so tense around me - I’m someone you can totally lay your life on.

Magic users are known to live longer and age slower than regular beings. Me? The chthonic gods do not dare claim me. Back when I had just turned into a vampire, I battled Empress Tefna when she tried to claim my soul. As a result of my triumph, I get to keep her “gift,” my humanity, and my eternal life that I share with my siblings. I bet a certain disgraced paladin would be really jealous of me if he learns about this.

Hm? My scarf is staring at you?

Oh! My friend Hyatt is feeling a bit shy today, so he decided not to speak here. This is just what he looks like when he isn’t poking his head out. Don’t worry, he may be a snake… and a demon, but he doesn’t bite. Does choke a bit when I give him an order he isn’t too fancy of.

This is all I will let you in on for now. I will reveal more stories so long as the small one does not shoo me away from this platform… Though I’m pretty sure she’s more than happy that I’m here.

Looking forward to meeting you once again, fateful guest(s). 等下見啦。

— 誠。

[disgracefulthings]

Luo Binghe, to Shen Qingqiu: Wife~

Shen Qingqiu, covering his face: Binghe! Don't call me that in public!!

Lan Wangji, to Wei Wuxian: Wife.

Wei Wuxian: Lan Zhan! You're soo shameless~

Hua Cheng, to Xie Lian: Wi-

Hua Cheng: No, I can't disrespect gege this way

Xie Lian: Don't worry San Lang! You can be my wife!!

Hua Cheng: Gege is so smart

[bishy437]

congratulations to moshang for being the most popular pairing of my mxtx charms! 💙 🧡

And congratulations to Coffin!Hualian for being the overall most popular item LOL ❤️🤍

[nangongpuye]

i did a thing

MDZS (novel) :

72 named characters

50 dead (including wen ning, song lan, and wei wuxian)

conclusion: 69% chance of death, with a 4.2% chance of conscious return to life.

MDZS (any and all media) :

77 named characters

55 dead

conclusion: 72% chance of death anywhere in the mdzs-verse.

TGCF:

44 named characters (clones and alter egoes not counted)

16 permanently dead

14 ghosts

16 gods

conclusion: 36% chance of permanent death, 32% chance of dying and becoming a ghost, 36% chance in ascending.

here's the percentage, but skewed with the ghost deaths: 73%

SVSSS (svsss only, no pidw):

41 named characters

12 dead, + 1 linguang-jun missing +1 shen yuan +1 shang qinghua

conclusion: 37% chance of death/missing, 4.9% chance of returning via transmigration

conclusion of conclusions: great mxtx, why did you have to do that to mdzs????? they're all dead......

[waitineedaname]

I was thinking about this post comparing sqh and jgy, and then this chart happened. this is less about what they're Actually like, and more about a combination of intentional persona + public perception of them

[nibbelraz]

AH! I love that you're drawing Jiang Cheng with SQH so much. Lovely. Same wavelength.

YAY IM SO GLAD THERES OTHERS OUT THERE WITH JIANG CHENG AND SHANG QINGHUA BRAINCELLS!! Making my two favorite blorbos meet like shoving two completely different dolls together