#i don’t actually have that many mdzs fics bookmarked
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goatpunches · 1 year ago
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Oh, great ! I read and bookmark a shit ton of fanfics all the time, like I have around 600 bookmarks for MDZS, ~300 for SVSSS and ~200 for TGFC lmao, and it's without the other fandoms and I really like sending fic recs to people
For MDZS, since you talked about 3zun, I can rec "A Pavlovian Approach to Honesty" by Stratisphyre and "Chosen Otherwise" by nirejseki. Oh and because I re-read it not long ago, have this cute and wholesome TGCF fic, "blooming in the rain" by parsnipit !
Do you have likes/dislikes I/we (if some other join me in with sending you fic recs) should be aware ? Like, I love rarepairs but I know it's not everyone taste. And I wouldn't send you a squick/notp if I can avoid it ?
I hope you enjoy reading it and I wish you a nice day/night/timezone !
—🎐Anon
THATS SO MANY FICS SAVED. A library of alexandria …. I will take a peek at those fics and save em!!
Hmm. In terms of likes/dislikes.. I think right now I’m in the mood for fix-it fics (from any of the three series), anything involving the mdzs juniors … -‘d 3zun are always a plus. hmmmm. that’s kind of my tastes right now.
I don’t mind angst though prefer hurt/comfort or a happy ending at the very least. I’m not super into PWPs at the moment, though sex scenes are okay if they��re wrapped in fluff / a plot.
I also don’t have any squicks, and don’t mind spooky/darker things either 🤔 And no NOTPs. (Honestly, I can get behind any ship as long as the fic is compelling. I’m actually kind of curious about what rare pairs are out there!!)
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ck90 · 1 year ago
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So... @foxyyaoguai  & @jadedbirch tagged me and all I can say is, “Dude! You slapped a fish!” (or you tagged the socially awkward turtle!)
Rules:  ‹‹\( ˙▿˙ )/››‹‹\( ˙▿˙ )/››
Favorite Books: Ok, so here’s the thing. To Kill a Mockingbird is probably my all time fav that I had to read, but actually really enjoyed. (The ‘sequel’ does not exist.)  But I mostly follow writers (unless I kick them off the island). So, I’ll say that I will read anything by Shelly Laurenston (love her crazy bitches) and anything written in the Honorverse by David Weber (I love epic space operas).
Last fanfic I read and loved: Okay, ok, ok, ok. There are so many, like really. OMFG this fandom is so amazing I’ve downloaded by favs, made a cover, and put them in my tablet and phone and have backups. Preciousssss. 
So, for May, my goal was to read as many of my ‘marked for later’ and leave comments especially if they are wips regardless of last update. And I have and my heart breaks because there are some really, really good stories out there that are forever wips. ૮╥﹏╥ა
Instead, let me list some of my fav rereads (in no particular order): 
Stunted, Starving Juvenility (oh, how I love thee)
Symmetry (mind-blowing)
The Same Moon Shines (this is really the one that taught me about an idea spawning multiple versions of itself)
Bend (holy guacamole, Batman!)
Maybe, You’re the Reason (as my bookmark says,  JFC on a pogostick. Need an ice bath, stat. It's smoking hawt. So yeah.)
Fanfic tropes/ships/kinks I never thought I would like, until this one fanfic came along and made me see the light: Omegaverse and mpreg. I still look askew at this trope but there were some talented writers that had me hooked and now it’s no longer in my ‘nope’ list. (This might be a MXTX thing and may not travel to other fandoms, tho.)
WIPs:  Weeeellll. The bunnies are alive. I have a Scrivener opened and organized. Words have been written. Fuck. I have an idea that spawned a multiverse, but...I don’t know, man. I don’t know.  U(⁎˃ᆺ˂)U
Current obsession: MDZS has been my obsession for a while now. I don’t see it dying anytime soon. 
Fictional character I would marry:  Nie Huaisang. Look, I get it. Lan Xichen is beautiful and kind and sweet and would make a fine husband. But SangSang will set the world on fire for those he loves and I’ll happily gather tinder and watch it burn with him. Also, he has a great porn collection.
My favorite Fandom Tumblr blog: @wangxianficfinder {´◕ ◡ ◕`} They do the Dark Lord’s service and I’m am grateful. But really, I have found so many great fics because of them. 
A fandom friend I want to thank: I would like to thank @jadedbirch for putting up with my creepy love and fanfic covers. And @foxyyaoguai for reaching out (told you I was a socially awkward turtle ٩(θ‿θ)۶)
My best fandom-related advice: Be weird. It’s okay. We are all weird here.
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withthewindinherfootsteps · 2 years ago
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Since your opinions are extremely valid (wwx not being an oblivious everything and lwj being a person of his own right (can't explain what I mean) and jc actually actually not liking wwx and jyl being a well written character etc etc) what are some (if any) fics you would recommend?
(i hope it's okay to ask this?)
Also I was really glad I found your acc, I have an English exam tomorrow (analysis etc) and the way you explained stuff helps a bit (and it's also enjoying)
Aah, thank you! I'm really happy this blog could help you in that way. I hope your exam went well!
…Now, for fic recommendations.
One fic I will never not take the chance to recommend is i won’t say heart, but by victortor. 
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It’s a very long AU oneshot, and it’s crafted so well — both in terms of macro things like plot, structure, pacing and the flow of information, and in terms of smaller things like imagery, word choice and patterns between lines — just thinking about it makes me amazed, and if I’m honest it’s probably one of my favourite works of fiction for any fandom. And the characterisation is on point, too! 
I’ve recommend this on here before, but for everyone who hasn’t read it — it’s well worth your time. 
Another one that’s written beautifully is fish and wild geese byimpossibletruths:
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Another very long oneshot AU, this time of a world a lot more grounded than the previous one. But it’s not focused on worldbuilding, and it makes up for that with everything else — the writing style, for example, is extremely poetic and evocative, and the characterisation is also done really well.
The second fic is also a good transition point from where the main appeal to me is the more writing- and craftedness-aspect, to where the main appeal is the characterisation. If the first one had very good characterisation but that served more as a reason not to turn away (since I was drawn to it for other aspects), the rest have very good writing but the focus is mainly on who the characters are and how they think.
The Price of a Golden Core by AshayaTReldai is a very good one focusing on the whole Golden Core debate (which… I’m still confused as to why it is a debate), which is very well done.
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…It will always be a little funny (and impressive) because of how well it manages to capture fandom attitudes on the topic — you can read it as two people on here debating and it would fit perfectly. But the characterisation of everyone is very accurate, it explores consequences very well, and is just a very good fic.
Worth of a Good Man by Vrishchika is a very good one focusing appreciating (canon!) Wei Wuxian — there aren’t any self-worth or self-esteem issues, just him. It’s written very well too, and like I said, the characterisation shines:
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so i hold you close by PrismaticAvocado is also a very sweet fic exploring the relation between Wei Wuxian and Jin Ling, if you want something more focused on the Juniors or one of them (who I love but I haven’t come across a standout fic about them yet, though it does probably exist).
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Finally, if you’re looking still for good characterisation (and good fics in general too, but characterisation is especially hard to find in the MDZS fandom), I recommend reading fics by other meta writers on here who are also on AO3. @ladypfenix (Admiranda there), @righteousinadversity and @rynne are people I know write on there, but they’re not the only ones, just the people whose works I’ve interacted with the most. So they’re very safe bets!
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wangxianficrecs · 3 years ago
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Follower Recs
Whoops.  Apparently I had not accidentally deleted these from the Asks, but rather, I’d put them all in a Draft and then lost them there.  Y’all forgive me.  And here, have so many fabulous follower and self-recs that I’m just gonna bump all these to the top of the queue and post a handful them each evening.  What a bonanza for us all!
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welcome back!!! ✨✨✨  may I rec my own fic? [Always!] you might remember back in the summer I sent an ask about a wangxian canon-divergent fix-it I was writing..... it's done now, and fully uploaded! it's the first time I've written something that long and entirely completed it before starting to post, so it would mean a lot to me to see it posted here 💖 (I'm also the one who wrote the sizhui/jingyi 5+1, you, whose heart would sing of anarchy - [I loved that one and here’s my bookmark] ) ~ @wei--wuxian​
these colours fade for you only
by doodlebutt  (T, 36k,  wangxian)
Summary:  What if, before Wen Chao found Wei Wuxian in Yiling, Lan Wangji went looking for him?
What if...
"Tell me who did this to you." "Aiya, Lan Zhan, I really don't know what you're -- ah!" Lan Zhan tugged hard on the blue line that bound them together, and Wei Wuxian all but flew across the room, crashing into the bed with a pained groan and sinking to his knees on the floor. He supposed, slightly hysterically, that this must be something like what Jiang Cheng had felt when he had hit Wei Wuxian with all the force of a biting insect the day after his rescue. "You have no spiritual energy." "Haha, Lan Zhan, that's funny, because actually it's just that I --" "You have no golden core."
This diverges from MDZS canon rather than CQL (so no yin iron, etc)
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2. I’m glad your break did you well! Also happy late birthday~ I hope you had a wonderful birthday! [Omg, this has been sitting in the inbox for A WHILE, I see, but thank you!]  I have a few recs I’ve been stocking up lol I don’t want to overwhelm you as soon as you get back so here’s just a few - 
i carry your heart with me
by lulu_kitty (G, 12k, wangxian) -  LWJ gets De-aged by curse
Summary:  “Wei-qianbei, I don’t understand. What sort of curse is this?” Lan Jingyi whispers shakily.
He moves aside to reveal a small figure huddled in his husband's robes. A young child, no older than five or six, looking around in both confusion and fear.
Wei Wuxian can’t breathe.
Because the little boy has a Lan clan ribbon dangling loosely around his neck.
"...Lan Zhan?"
Or, Lan Wangji is temporarily cursed back into his six year old self. Wei Wuxian and his family must reconcile with the unexpected feelings that it brings.
Stunted, Starving Juvenility
by TomatenMark (E, 187k, wangxian, WIP) -  WY realizes his feelings for LZ during Study arc
Summary:  At sixteen Wei Wuxian is - through some strange twist of fate, or a nick in the layer between parallel universes, who knows – out of the blue confronted with that one incense burner dream one night.
While his curious mind is left unable to stop poking at this new perspective on Lan Wangji, circumstances in the Cloud Recesses begin to change and Wei Wuxian is suddenly presented with life-altering opportunities.
Maybe Gusu isn’t so bad after all?
(Or alternatively: The fic where I get to give Wei Wuxian the academical scholarship he deserves while simultaneously getting him hitched early on.)
Falling to the Rhythm
by Selenay (E, 129k, wangxian) -  dancing with the stars au
Summary:  "So it's a bet?" Jiang Cheng said. "Dance the showcase if you get him, fancy coffee machine if you don't?"
Wei Wuxian considered the machine. "Fine. You're on. I want it in red."
"Don't start planning your caffeine overdose yet."
"It's in the bag," Wei Wuxian said cheerfully. "There's no way they'll match me with someone like Lan Wangji."
Teaching Lan Wangji to dance in front of the nation for twelve weeks, how hard can that be? Wei Wuxian is about to find out.
the roots in my heart (also grow in yours)
by halfdemonvash (M, 17k, wangxian) -  Modern Botanist au
Summary:  Wei Ying is just your local plant cryptid who may or may not have an illegal greenhouse. Lan Zhan is from a bougie family of botanists that Wei Ying wants nothing to do with.
Until he hears about a rare type of fern, that is.
Night of the Living History (an edutainment special!)
by Aerlalaith (T, 52k, wangxian) - modern w/magic museum au
Summary:  It doesn’t mean much coming from Jiang Cheng, Wei Ying thinks. He’s pretty sure Jiang Cheng has to be coaxed out of his hanfu by the laundry wranglers. He doesn’t even think he’s seen Jiang Cheng suffer a pair of jeans in three weeks. He thinks Jiang Cheng takes home the underclothes and sleeps in them, cuddling the knockoff Zidian like a teddy bear.
Wei Ying lands a job as the Yiling Patriarch at the Lanling Cultivation Museum. Lan Zhan (Hanguang-Jun 4x per week, Sect Leader Lan 2x per week) suffers accordingly.
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I’m gonna stop here and give you some more tomorrow!
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oddishblossom · 2 years ago
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Hi....for SVSSS and Banana Fish, no 8 & 9, please.....
Hello, there! 😊
8. Why did you join the fandom?? (Banana fish)
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I joined because of Ash. Ok, seriously though it was actually because of Yuri on Ice. I watched Yuri on Ice weekly, back when there was only one episode out, so I was kinda obsessed afterwards! If I saw anything affiliated with Kubo, Yamamoto, or MAPPA, I would be intrigued to at least check it out. Which is what happened when I saw a tumblr post talking about Studio MAPPA’s newest work called Banana fish. I was like “That’s all I need to hear” and went to go watch the 3 episodes that were out. I got hooked immediately 😂. It took me like two scenes into episode 1 to become captain of the Ash Lynx defense squad
8. Why did you join the fandom?? (Scum Villain)
I started watching svsss back in 2020 because it’s mxtx! Saw it on the front page of the tencent app and thought I should watch it. It was also because the idea of shen yuan/shen qingqiu as a character was just immediately entertaining to me. Dying from a fit of anger over a book? Literally me 🤣. After mdzs, I think it was only natural that I would look into svsss. I think to better answer the question I should answer why I joined the mxtx fandom 😊
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Funnily enough, it was because of Banana Fish and the MDZS fandom on twitter. I never read the BF manga. And I avoided a lot of spoilers while I watched the anime. But even still, somewhere around the halfway point, Ash talked about Hemingway’s The Snows of Kilimanjaro and I just knew… I KNEW… how this story would end. The parallels were so clear to me. That didn’t stop me from hoping that I was wrong until Episode 24 was released and yeah… That ending ruined me. I don’t regret watching it! But, perhaps watching that show once a week for half a year may not have been the best decision (think I could fill a swimming pool with all of my banana fish tears). Afterwards, I went to twitter to see what the rest of the fans were saying and I saw some posts like “if you were upset with the banana fish ending, go check out mo dao zu shi! the main character dies but comes back to life in the first chapter and he gets a happy ending with his husband and their son” and I was like sign me up!!! I had no idea what donghuas or manhuas or even C-Dramas were, but that all changed after watching the first season of the mdzs donghua. To say I was “hooked” would be an understatement! MXTX writes such fascinating stories! So much of my favorite tropes all in one book. Scum Villain has become so incredibly dear to me! I absolutely adore the characters and the story 🥰
9. What is your favorite fanfic for the fandom? (Banana Fish & SVSSS)
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Well I’ve got a LOT I could pick from! There’s so many good ones! But if I had to narrow it down to only one, I would go with Water on Water’s the Way by ADreamingSongbird for Banana Fish. It’s my #1 💖. All I Ever Learned of Love by the same author is a close #2.
For SVSSS, there’s also so many good ones!! There’s like 15 of them that belong in the category of BEST! But if I had to lose all of my bookmarks and were only allowed to keep one… it would be Honesty is Such a Lonely Word by Chrysaliseater. I love that fic so much 🥺❤️. But Honorable Mentions go out to Sweet Tongues, Sharp Teeth, To Stem the Coming Tide, and Linger Till Dawn also by Chrysaliseater. I’ll also have to include Those Hands Pulled Me From The Earth by Sarahyyy, By Omission by Yuu_chi, High Mountain, How I Long by Minimalistless, System Restore by Straightforwardly, We Never Dreamed These Walls by Straightforwardly, Parenting Shenanigans by Jayfeather63 and ok I have to stop now or else I’ll never shut up
Fandom Ask Game
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curiosity-killed · 4 years ago
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hello! what are your top five (or more) hualian fics? I can't just keep rereading your fics so I desperately need some recs! c:
adsjhlk anonnn ;A; ah okay so some of my faves pulled from my top tier of bookmarks (which is wildly subjective and depends upon the day and mood but oh well. here we are):
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you'll know, you'll fall by mme_anxious
Rating: E
Summary:
“We talked about it,” Xie Lian says, hearing the frustration in his voice. “I want to go to the next step.” “It's okay if you don't—” Hua Cheng started. “I do! God, I want it so much. I don't want you thinking that I don't. I—I think about it all the time, San Lang.” Hua Cheng looks pleased, the tops of his cheekbones flushing to match his red shirt, and his thumb strokes the back of Xie Lian's hand. “What do you think about, gege?” -- Xie Lian seeks a lesson in desire. And another. And another.
My notes (apologies for this one it’s drawn straight from my bookmark notes lmao):
INTIMACY IS WORTH THE VULNERABILITY! TRUST IS REAL! LOVE EXISTS! HOLY SHIT!!!
i might be tearing up a little bit bc of the abundance of love and care apparent both between hualian and in the writing of this fic. it's. A Lot.
Animal and Real by etymologyplayground (but also all of EP’s hualian fics because they’re the fics I most reread ^^’)
Rating: T
Summary:
Ling Wen and Shi Qing Xuan establish the communication array, and then Ling Wen leaps into the well and disappears. Shi Qing Xuan walks over and sits in front of Xie Lian and Hua Cheng. "So," she says. "Dianxia. Crimson Rain Seeks Flower. Fancy meeting you here."
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Book 1 ended on a cliffhanger. I fell off.
Alternate summary: "Xie Lian's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" Slowly Animorphs Into "Xie Lian And Hua Cheng Have A Nice Day, Actually"
My notes:
I like...don’t...actually....have words for this LMAO but basically I love, love, love Xie Lian getting to be hurt and hurting and Hua Cheng finding different ways to comfort and help him and actually talking about things (like Xie Lian accidentally hurting Hua Cheng’s feelings and them actually TALKING ABOUT IT) and just hnnnn yeah. this is like my go-to fic haha but I heartily rec all of etymologyplayground’s fics for tgcf (also many mdzs/cql fics but i am apparently behind in reading those orz)
le renard apprivoisé by hilarions
Rating: G
Summary:
If you tame me, it will be as if the sun came to shine on my life. I shall know the sound of a step that will be different from all the others, and hearing it will call me like music out of my burrow. You will understand that the things that are yours are unique in all the world. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.
My notes:
Ah gosh. Hua Cheng equating himself with a starving, injured wild thing that doesn’t deserve care or compassion, Xie Lian telling him he loves him the fox anyway, the nature of dessert and love hnnn it’s a good time
Panopticon by @pengiesama​
Rating: M
Summary:
Jun Wu has built a very splendid home for Xie Lian, with gifts and friends and wondrous sights just for him. He will be very happy there.
Xie Lian won't take this house arrest lying down.
(Inspired by the book/movie Coraline, by Neil Gaiman.)
My notes:
Just an absolutely delectable balance of suspense and mild horror and love and aaahhh sometimes I forget that parts of this aren’t canon bc this is basically accepted as my canon of Jun Wu. Also “I was taller than that” will never not be my favorite thing
Tame to Fortune's Blows + Something Foreknown by crowdedcafe
Rating: M and T, respectively
Summaries:
For eight hundred years, Ruoye is Xie Lian’s only companion. It tries its best to ease some of his hardships, to lessen the misery he feels. But Ruoye is only a length of silk, and sometimes its love simply isn’t enough in the face of Xie Lian’s suffering.
Or, Ruoye loves Xie Lian when others don’t know how.
(TFB)
E-ming is born with a hole in his heart and an emptiness in his soul. Through centuries of hearing stories about Hua Cheng's beloved, E-ming grows to love the man he was born missing.
(SF)
My notes:
Just really lovely character studies essentially of Xie Lian and Hua Cheng through the lens of their weapons. personally I think they’re best read together but they are each standalone, canon-compliant fics 
ALSO:
Innocence Died Screaming, Honey Ask Me I Should Know by @eponinemylove​
Rating: T
Summary:
Hua Cheng puts a finger to his temple thoughtfully. He asks, "Who wants to tell me what the deal is with all these damn petals?"
The communication array goes completely silent, a feat almost in itself. Hua Cheng muses silently that gods can, apparently, shut the fuck up—they just choose not to. How convenient.
It takes a moment before Ling Wen manages to speak up. "Your Highness," she says carefully, "what did you say just now?"
"These white petals? There's got to be a hundred of them. The man just—oh yeah, there was a man—exploded into them. What's up with that?"
There's a long stretch of silence where it feels like all of Heaven is holding its breath.
Finally, Ling Wen responds. Her voice is clipped as she asks, "What do you know about the Four Calamities? Specifically, White Flower Mourns Massacre?"
Alternatively: the one where Hua Cheng is a martial god, Xie Lian is a calamity, and nobody is at all what they seem.
My notes:
AAAAAAHHHHH. GOD. THIS FIC. it would be embarrassing to admit how many times I’ve reread it (also I don’t know. late night decisions are not meant to be recorded in the ledger of memory) but it’s so fucking good. The characterization, the threads pulled from canon along with the deviations and alterations and the suSPENSE i am McLosing It. pls god someone come yell abt this fic with me i love it sm
I have such low Fic Reading Energy but. this babe. i see an update email and start vibrating like a gd electron.
Some other authors I trust with my heart and soul: @xihe-jun, merthurlin, atomicmuffin, uhhh I’m definitely missing people orz
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magpiefngrl · 3 years ago
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can you rec some good wangxian fics that are not aus? ty :)
Hiya!
Although I've got wangxian on my mind 24/7, I'm not the best person to go to for recs, bc I don't actually read much fanfic these days (year) and if I do, it's always something under 10k. I've got a list of books on my TBR that's as long as my arm, so books it is for now. I'm also someone who loves AUs in mdzs fic, so some of the things I loved in wangxian aren't set in canon :/
I do have a few things, though. First of, here's my AO3 Bookmarks. It's like my perennial rec list. Have a shufti, there might be something there you'll enjoy. Now as to a couple of things I read recently and liked:
first sight by any_open_eye
Four Parts Honey and One Part Vinegar by masked
a world without ends by northofallmusic (tofsla)
the soft animal by cafecliche
parley by cafecliche
My new author crush is TheDameJudiWench but I think they mostly write AUs. This one isn't: just as the stories say.
and you might have heard of this one as it's one of the most popular fics in the fandom: The Absolutely True Story of the Yiling Patriarch: A Manifesto in Many Parts by aubreyli. It's a bit cracky but very meta and tons of fun.
I'm going to tag @o0o-chibaken-o0o, though, who has read half the wangxian fics on AO3 and who's an old hand at reccing. She used to be one of the most prominent reccers in drarry a few years ago. I've been going through Chibaken's bookmarks myself when I look for recs. Perhaps she might have some good suggestions.
Also, dear followers: any recs of non-AU wangxian fics? x
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vrishchikawrites · 3 years ago
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That discussion about being neutral about JC was really interesting to me.
I had the unfortunate luck that the first time I went on AO3 for this fandom, the first page was FILLED with extremely pro-JC fics. I didn't really care until I started reading the summaries. And I found a fic where WWX cheats on LWJ and JC is asked to teach WWX a lesson about how to appreciate people and how to behave and be less shameless. Honestly there were just so many things wrong with this entire set-up, but of all things, to even think that WWX would cheat on anyone; like the guy who hated injustice so much that he fought the entire world and died for it would do something like this. And this was set in the canon universe. It's just so bad in so many ways that I still get mad about it. I just clicked out of AO3 and now I only read MDZS fics through other people's bookmarks who I know.
On the other hand, through one of these bookmarks, I found perhaps my favourite MDZS time-travel fic where JC goes back in time. He's the main character and it's such a good fic with such good characterization and I loved that JC. And I found other really good fics as well! which actually made me feel a bit more fond of the character. I mean canon JC still has Bad Vibes but he still is a very fascinating character with so much depth to explore and any fic where he can get out of the pit of Madam Yu earlier, always leads to better results.
I think a lot depends on how people approached the fandom. I legitimately prefer reading over watching (takes less time to read a book or go through manga than to watch a series. I am impatient like that)
So, I read the novel first, which sort of framed my opinion on the characters. JC is a character trope I dislike (angry character that takes his temper out on people needlessly). There's only one exception for me and that character is from another fandom.
As far as JC's character depth is concerned - every character has that potential. You can take the blandest self-insert and turn it into something interesting through fanfic. It is great that some people explore JC's potential in fanfic.
The trick is - how do you make JC an interesting and admirable character without copy-pasting WWX's traits onto him? Does he have WWX's sense of justice? Awareness of human behaviour? Ability to read a situation? His courage to rebel against injustice?
No.
Can he still be a good character? Yes. A lot of great JC fics eventually start to feel like 'wait, this is what WWX would do - not JC.'
That is where I click away. Because you're turning away from a genuine exploration of character to what CQL did to WWX. Just making him an angry version of WWX is a cop out and I will die on that hill.
In canon, I believe he is a very flat character. JC is just... bland. He is just a foil. Foils done correctly will develop into their own fascinating characters. But with JC, we don't get a redemption arc, we don't see him improving in character, he essentially remains a foil until the very end.
So, I just prefer not reading about him.
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persefone88 · 3 years ago
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10 + 1 Wangxian Recs - Theme Sex Work
I am currently mostly in MDZS (Mo Dao Zu Shi/Grandmaster od Demonic Cultivation) fandom. And fully and wholeheartily shipping Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian. And since I have collected 2000+ Wangxian bookmarks on AO3 I thought it was high time to pick out some of my favourite fics to Recommend. But since it is hard to pic just a few I decided to separate them into themes.
This theme is fics where sex work such as prostitution, camming, porn or sugar daddies is central to the plot.
But rest assured these are fics with little to non actual WWX/Others or LWJ/Others
Impulse Spending by mondengel
https://archiveofourown.org/works/31971652
Summary:Lan Wangji needs some money. Lan Xichen is happy to provide.
All Old Things are New Again by The Feels Whale (miscellea)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/32645620
Summary:Full-time necromancer and part-time cam boy, Wei Wuxian, finds himself unexpectedly homeless. An enthusiastic patron comes to his rescue.Conversely:Immortal Cultivator Lan Wangji has been waiting a long time for his deceased husband to be reincarnated again. In retrospect, he should have anticipated that this is how it would go.
For a Good Time, Call by ScarlettStorm
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26241559
Summary:The picture is of Wei Ying, that much is clear. It’s of a lot more of Wei Ying than Lan Zhan is used to seeing. He supposes that, technically, Wei Ying is dressed. It’s a bare technicality, since one of Wei Ying’s hands has rucked up his black tank top practically to his collarbone, showing a long expanse of abdomen and one nipple. Sweat beads on his sternum, catching the light like jewels. His other hand is--Lan Zhan feels his eyes widen, as though unable to look away from a train wreck--on his hip, one thumb tugging down the waistband of a pair of red briefs. Wei Ying is biting his lower lip and looking directly into the camera, sultry, his eyes dark and inviting. His erection is obvious, outlined against the red of the briefs and framed carefully with the hand on his hip. Lan Zhan’s brain goes wildly, screamingly blank.Or: Lan Zhan accidentally finds his best friend's OnlyFans account and has an ongoing emotional crisis.
just go with the flow (last thing we should do is go slow) by cakeswrites
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28474443
Summary:Wei WuXian, on the downside of luck and flat fucking broke, takes a stab in the dark by creating a profile on a website looking for a sugar daddy (at the suggestion of Nie Huaisang, because of fucking course this is his idea of helping). He doesn’t expect much beyond the typical grab-assing of gross old men like he’s read about on the net so many times, so it’s the shock of a lifetime when his profile garners the attention of none other than esteemed philanthropist, Lan WangJi. Wei WuXian is skeptical and hesitant - after all what the actual fuck could he have in common with such a fuddy duddy? - but soon finds himself ensconced in a tryst that will knock the wind out of his lungs as he unveils the dark interests lurking just beneath Lan WangJi’s calm surface. Throw in the high society scandal of being the disowned child of the prestigious Jiang clan publicly on the arm of the second master of Lan, and things are getting quickly out of hand.
Temptation's Mask by threerings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/23490808
Summary:Lan Wangji stumbles upon a gorgeous, enchanting, submissive camboy that quickly becomes something of an obsession. But when they run into one another in public, revealing both their identities, will it lead to more?
there's a song that i still hear faintly by TheGirlWithTheKite
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28386201
Summary:Lan Wangji slid open the door, and the usual scent of sandalwood did not greet him. Instead, floral notes came. As he stepped further into his home, he turned towards the incense pit and his breath caught as he saw the person tending to the tea kettle. His hair was pulled back and up onto his head. A large Lan flower headpiece in the center, with pearl tipped pins adorning the sides of the arrangement. His face was mostly kept clear of paints. Pearls hung from his ears, around his neck, and off his wrists. His robes were in a soft Omegan blue with red accents that looked beautiful against his tan skin. But the most beautiful thing was the smile breaking out across his face. “Lan-gege! I did not think you would arrive so soon, or I would have been ready!” Despite the radiant beauty of his face, to where he could have been mistaken for a female Omega, his voice was deep. That of a man. “Lan-er-gege,” Lan Wangji said before he could stop the words from tumbling out his traitorous mouth. “I am the second son.” The Omega blinked and then smiled wildly again. “Alright, Lan-er-gege. You may call this one A-Ying.”
Shared Space by hoarder_of_stories
https://archiveofourown.org/works/31940470
Summary:Lan Wangji hears that Wei Wuxian is going to be evicted from his apartment, and offers him a place to stay. Wei Wuxian has recently started doing online sex work, and worries that this will make things awkward. (He’s right! It does! They’ll figure it out, though.)———“It’s only until I can save up enough and find another apartment,” Wei Ying says apologetically, staring at the pile of boxes in the corner of the cleared-out second bedroom.Lan Wangji grips the reinforced case of his phone hard enough to hurt. He wishes Wei Ying were moving in to stay. He likes the way the messily-packed boxes look in his austere apartment. “Mn,” he says. Don’t worry about it.
Tonal Vibration by Opalsong, Vorvayne_reads (Vorvayne)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/25492462
Summary:Long-Haired Twink In Lingerie Does Intense Edging to Bichen’s Latest Dirty Talk Video #ReactionVid #Edging #Selfbondage #Bichen To follow this video you will need: your favourite remote controlled vibrating dildo and a strong ribbon or length of soft rope. OR One too many comments of “tag ur porn” on Lan Wangji’s extremely popular Youtube ASMR channel gets him thinking. Wei Wuxian, a middlingly popular camboy, and long-time fan of Hanguang-jun’s ASMR finds the new smutty dirty talk channel and films his reactions to it.
intrinsic and elemental truths by brawlite
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27311434
Summary:All Wei Ying knows is this: Lan Zhan does cam work. Lan Zhan doesn’t tell him anything else.
Superfan by 74243
https://archiveofourown.org/works/30839138
Summary:“I’m not going to apologize for my job,” Wei Ying said, “so if you want to give me some kind of lecture--��“No,” Lan Zhan said. “You misunderstood. I am...” she paused, as if considering the best way to put it. “I’m a fan.”
how to be a heartbreaker by sweetlolixo
https://archiveofourown.org/works/24401746
Summary:“Lan er gege,” Wei Ying sings out an old nickname, his lips curving up into a well-rehearsed smile. It’s adorable, and it’s pretty, and he knows it mesmerises anyone who lays their eyes on him. He has done it a million times—bewitching and convincing men who need to be convinced.He just doesn’t expect to hear the hitch in Lan Zhan’s breath, too, and feel the taller man’s grasp around his wrist tightening.He fell for it.A sickening thought suddenly enters his brain, and Wei Ying wonders if he should be so cruel.“Do you want to find a private space for us, Lan Zhan?”
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cross-d-a · 4 years ago
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fic tag game
aaahhh @vishcount thank you for tagging me!!! These are so fun and I adored reading about your fic journey~!  ೖ(⑅σ̑ᴗσ̑)ೖ ❤
OH as a note!! For the ppl I tag at the end I don’t expect you to read all of this bc it’s A Lot!!! but I figured you might want to do this game yourself? haha :)
Name: cross-d-a shortened version of my first ever username. unfortunately stuck with it now haha but i’m fond of it :p wish it was cuter tho!!
Posting the rest of this under the cut so it doesn’t eat up people’s dashes!! 
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Fandoms: 
oKAY YIKES there are....honestly too many too name. I’ve got a short and obsessive attention span so it’s either all or nothing with me usually. When I can stay in a fandom for a long period of time it’s a miracle. I’ll name the bigger ones that I’ve all written fic for! Even if I’ve never posted them haha
Right now I’m very firmly into Daomu Biji (dmbj). It feels like it’s both got a crap ton of content and yet barely anything at all haha. Maybe because the English fandom is so small. But at least there are a bunch of dramas and books!!! I really, really, really adore dmbj so much!! And a large part of that is the fandom!!! It's been a really cool and unique experience! Everyone in it is truly so kind and wonderful, and I’ve made some really incredible friends because of it (looking at you vish!! ❤). I’ve got a bunch of wips, but I’ve only posted two fics for dmbj!
Before this I was very into Guardian and mdzs. MDZS was my first foray into cdramas and Guardian’s Zhu Yilong really suckered me into watching more haha I also have fics for both these fandoms!
My very first fandoms were Fullmetal Alchemist, D. Gray-Man and Naruto. My very old ffnet account has fics for these and I’ve got a bunch of newer wips on my tablet. Then Star Trek, Twilight, BBC Merlin, Sherlock, Death Note, Harry Potter, How to Train Your Dragon, Battlestar Galactica, Avatar the Last Airbender and Marvel were a few of my main ones in high school. Plus a bunch of anime (like Fruits Basket! and Kuroshitsuji and Natsume Yuujinchou). 
Then college hit and I renewed my childhood love of Tolkien (mainly lotr and the Hobbit), and Star Wars. I also found Teen Wolf! Then after college it was Stranger Things. 
I find myself in a cycle of mild fondness and complete obsession with these fandoms haha I go back to Star Wars at least once a year!! Then I’m in the gffa hole for a few months. Marvel also reoccurs, depending on how interested I am in new content! Star Trek I always always always go back to. TOS is my comfort show and it will never fade from my heart ❤
But for now I’m stuck in cdrama hell and I love it
Tropes: 
Time travel, found family, whump+hurt/comfort, fairytale-like elements, resurrective immortality (thanks to a “Nine Lives” Hobbit fic), CROSSOVERS
I’m a slut for all these things so they often worm their way into my plots haha
I also just- love weird premises. I think that’s the anime influencing me haha
Fic I spent most time on: 
My series he leaves sand and stardust in my wake (main fic is hurricane on the edge of oblivion), I have...spent five years on now. I have done so much research for this fic it’s insane. 
The premise is force ghost!Obi-Wan getting shunted back into his tiny 10 year old self. I incorporate a shit ton of legends and I try to stay as canon as possible. I basically want this au to feel like it’s 1000% plausible while still getting all my gay shit. It’s chock full of whump, redemption, found family, minor characters turning into major characters, and I’ve got slavery uprising on the mind, too. It’s just- everything I could ever want to explore in the Star Wars universe basically. 
It’s my first big project. I started doodling and scribbling ideas in the margins of my notebook in my Scottish History class. I adore it so so so much. But, because of my hyperfixation and fleeting intense obsession with things it makes it- really difficult to consistently update. I leave it for months at a time and I am constantly guilt-ridden about it. Because it’s my baby and I have a lot of wonderful readers. I fear I’ll never be able to finish it. Especially since I’ve written so much and I’m still only in the beginning of it. ( ; A ; )
Also, I’ve spent so much time with Xanatos, Feemor and Bruck that they just feel like mine now. I can’t read any fics that involve them, it’s too strange. Which is a damn shame because I love them so much haha OH ALSO!! I think it’s the first really big fic to include those three?? So I’m very proud about that haha (I’ve had so many ppl comment about how they actually Give A Shit about these three and are Invested bc of me haha)
Favorite fic(s) you’ve written: 
hurricane on the edge of oblivion (with nowhere to go) (Star Wars)
My long-term passion project. My love-letter to Star Wars, I suppose. Reading it now I feel like a lot of it is clunky or long-winded, but I think it really shows the foundation of my writing today :) Main characters are Obi-Wan, Xanatos Du Crion, Qui-Gon Jinn, Bruck Chun and Feemor. Eventually we’ll get to Maul, Savage, Feral, Shmi Skywalker, (more!) Ahsoka, Anakin and a shit ton of clones ❤
things we hunger for (Guardian)
My Ye Zun self-indulgent fic. It’s a time travel amnesia Weilanzun! Honestly has some of my fav writing I’ve ever done. It’s so soft and really indulges in the hurt/comfort. It gives Ye Zun the friends and family I think he deserves. Also, he gets to grow into a (mostly!) functional person and I adore him.
the beast that slumbers within your soul (mdzs)
Jiang Cheng centric fic!! I feel like all my favourite fics I’ve written are love letters haha. This is one def my love letter to Jiang Cheng. This fic possessed me for two whole days. I wrote 16k in almost one sitting. I went to sleep at 6 in the morning bc I couldn’t stop writing. And when I drifted off I kept thinking of new ideas so I’d whip out my phone and write down lines and notes. I- have never ever ever felt that way about anything. It was- insane. It felt insane. It was so amazing. I’m still riding the memory of that high.
 Basically Jiang Cheng actually finds Baoshan Sanren and it turns out she’s a fox demon and Jiang Cheng is descended from wolves. It’s- okay I said the fic above this had my favourite writing?? That was a lie. This has my favourite writing I’ve ever done. It’s unfinished bc I am in dmbj hell but I am still excited about the next chapter which features Wei Wuxian’s pov!!
the whispers of spirits (dmbj)
My current passion project. In a way it kinda feels similar to hurricane? Bc multiple povs, incorporating different aspects of canon (we’ll get there!! I promise!), shit ton of research, etc. etc. I really really really love it for so many reasons. I’m basically taking all the things I was unsatisfied with in Reboot and Sha Hai and running with it. Found family and whump galore! It’s also a love letter to the women of dmbj who really deserve so so so much better.
Honourable mention to:
One Day (you’ll have given more of yourself than is meant to be taken) (Marvel)
This fic also kinda possessed me. I just- couldn’t get rid of the idea of a trans!Thor. And I mean a mtf Thor! It’s just? So many people look at Thor and go “that’s a Real Man.” Full stop. They never think there could be anything more, and it really really really bothered me. So I wrote out my feelings. I’m not trans. I don’t have that experience at all. I’ve had issues and confusion about my gender but nothing like this. I just wanted to do justice to this idea of Thor in my head. And I still feel a bit nervous having posted it. But I've gotten so many comments from people who really connected with what I’ve written? So I’m very very thankful I wrote it and it has a very special place in my heart. It’s a very cathartic fic.
Fic I spent least time on: 
Probably we rise (Star Wars) and I think it shows haha. I wrote it in response to Dave Filoni posting a drawing of Ahsoka and Gandalf telling her “People thought I was dead, too, and look how that turned out...” So I incorporated Ahsoka (and Din and Grogu and Ezra!!!) into the ending of Rise of Skywalker, kinda explaining how I think they could all still be alive. :)
Longest fic: 
hurricane is my longest fic (159k) but I’m kinda worried whispers will eclipse that.....
Shortest fic: 
Of my posted ones it’s The Five Moments it Took Tony and Scott to Admit They Were Best Friends (and the first time they ever did), currently clocks at 1.6k. It’s unfinished tho so maybe that doesn’t count.... otherwise it’s we rise which is completed and 2k.
Most hits/kudos/comments/bookmarks: 
hurricane overall has the most of all these. Though I don’t think hits counts as much bc it’s multi-chapter. If you discount multi-chapter stuff, most hits goes to my obikin smutfic Homecoming, bc people are horny af haha
Fic you want to rewrite/expand on: 
If I had energy I’d like to rewrite the beginning of hurricane bc it feels so so wordy. I’d want to expand on One Day bc I really would like to write a whole series with trans!Thor. And like- I’d really like the focus to finish any of my WIPs.
Share a bit of a WIP: I really wanna share my Guardian/dmbj crossover that I started back in August. Bc I adore the idea of wu xie&shen wei&ye zun triplets! Plus time travel!!! I dunno if I’ll ever finish it tho ( ; A ; ) It just feels like a lot to deal with right now.
This scene takes place during the Mountain Awl arc. Guardian crew and desperado fam run across each other at the village! Wu Xie has recently found out that he’s adopted and he’s searching for answers in the area Sanshu originally found amnesiac!toddler!Wu Xie in :) Gonna pull two snippets bc I’m v excited and this might be the only time anyone else sees this fic haha:
“Oh?” Pangzi focuses on Yunlan now, lips twisting. “You think I’ve ‘got the wrong guy,’ huh?” He laughs, but it’s not a nice sound. “That’s rich! Are you that cocky or are you just stupid?”
Bristling, Yunlan drops his hands and scowls. “Excuse me?”
“Sir,” Shen Wei tries. “I think—”
Pangzi’s eyes snap back to Shen Wei, sharp and blazing. “How dare you fucking steal his face!”
What?
Automatically, Zhao Yunlan turns to Shen Wei, but the professor looks just as shell-shocked as Zhao Yunlan feels which- is seriously something. Since everything about Shen Wei is so carefully controlled, kept to the minimum. Except for those delightful little smiles that bloom across his lovely face, or the startled little bursts of laughter that fall from his lips. Or even when anger and frustration spark across his features, cracking his calm veneer open enough that he can see a glimmer of what lies beneath, the fire in those eyes. Zhao Yunlan delights in those moments, makes a game of making Shen Wei’s control slip.
He tells himself it’s nothing more than a game. Nothing more than trying to find out what makes Shen Wei tick.
Zhao Yunlan’s always been very bad at lying to himself. Or very good. Depending on who you’re asking.
“What the hell are you talking about?” Yunlan splutters.
But before anyone can say anything else, a very familiar voice calls:
“Pangzi? What’s wrong?”
Yunlan can feel Shen Wei stiffen, and Yunlan himself is pulled to that voice like a planet in orbit, like the inevitable plummet to the ground.
Another shadow wavers in the doorway before it steps out onto the dirt. Light illuminates shaggy hair, limning it gold, sharply casting everything else in shadow. But as the figure nears, the contrast softens until Yunlan can see the newcomer’s face properly and- and—
“Wu Xie!” Pangzi growls. “We’ve got ourselves an impostor!”
The man wearing Shen Wei’s face steps up to them, brows furrowed and mouth pulled down into a sharp frown. He glances between them, eyes landing on Shen Wei. His scowl deepens. He opens his mouth, but then—
“Wu Xie?” Shen Wei breathes, all trembly and lost and hopeless.
Heart in his throat, Yunlan turns to Shen Wei again. Turns and flinches at that stricken look upon Shen Wei’s pale pinched face.
“A-Xie?” Shen Wei chokes. “Didi?”
and
Pangzi snorts. “Professor?”
“I-it’s true!”
Startled Yunlan swings his attention over to Jiajia who clenches her backpack to her chest, face screwed up in admirable determination. “P-professor Shen took me and Xiao Quan on a field trip to investigate an archeological site around here!”
“Oh?” Wu Xie drawls all slow and amused. “Well, what a coincidence. We’re archeologists, too.”
“With guns?” Yunlan bites out.
Wu Xie raises a brow, grin full of teeth. “Well, you can never be too prepared.”
“Right,” Yunlan drawls right back. “Are you a professor, too, then? You come here with your students?”
Wu Xie outright grins. “You could say that, I suppose.”
Out of the corner of his eye, one of the men rolls his eyes. He’s the one with sharp features, glasses and looped earbuds. Does he think it’s appropriate to listen to music at a time like this? Yunlan admires the man’s gall.
aahhhh vish thanks so much again for tagging me!! This was so fun to relive my fic memories!! I’m gonna tag @alwaysaslutforshakespeare @jockvillagersonly @tehfanglyfish @lichelleme @undyingsunshine @humanlighthouse  @thewindsofsong I’m curious about your guys’ writing and fandom journey!! As always, no pressure to actually complete this!! I just thought it was fun ❤
Wow if you read all of this I am very humbled and impressed, thank you!!
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lady-of-the-lotus · 4 years ago
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tagged by @eldritch-elrics for a writing meme! Thank you!! <3  (they’re voidknight on AO3 - check them out! Your stuff sounds great! I’m on a fanfic break while I write my own but I have your CQL stuff bookmarked! I know nothing about Kirby but I too love unreliable narrators and dreaminess--so much fun to write!) (Going to answer on this blog as I’m only writing CQL now)
I’m witchfire24 on AO3. I’d like to change it but that would break all my links.
fandoms
LOTR/The Hobbit, Sherlock (now deleted, alas), Star Wars (mostly deleted, also alas), Arcana, CQL/MDZS, Venom. This year only CQL.
where you post
AO3 and Tumblr, now. Formerly FF too and I’m still surprised to get the occasional email notification from them.
most popular oneshot
“Night At The Museum” - part one of my two-part Symbrock series (it counts! It stands alone). I really love Symbrock and Venom and hope to get back into writing it once the new movie comes out.
most popular multichap
Probably my current “Fractured Ice,” as it’s my only multichap currently up since I deleted my Sherlock ones (RIP Sherlolly & Johnlock)
favorite story you’ve written so far
How can anyone answer this? Lol. I do enjoy my Symbrock fics because I like writing vaguely humorous works (though I’d probably edit the heck out of them if I rewrote them now) and Venom has a special place in my heart. I also really really enjoyed writing my CQL fics because I just adore the characters and found so much to explore with them. My CQL fics just flowed in a way none of my previous ones ever did.
fic you were nervous to post
Definitely” Draw the Curtain”  (XueXiao) because of one of the elements in it. I’m still not fully comfortable with it. I did my research and wanted to explore certain things and hopefully I did it in a well.
how do you choose your titles
The hardest part for me! Every. Time. Often it’s just a word--”Empathy” “Relief” “Feral” and sometimes it’s a line from the fic that I feel encapsulates the theme (or is simply prosaic enough to work--”The Backroom”). For “Fractured Ice,” it’s the name of LXC’s flute (I’m sure it can be translated many other ways too) and I felt it worked on a thematic level.  
Also for “Fractured Ice” I used lines from Halsey’s “Control,” overthinking it every step of the way.
do you outline
Most of my fanfic are one-shots, so no on that, but I do write notes when they pop into my head. I have a Violent Spider & Wen Zhuliu backstory fic in the works where I have 13 chapters outlined. So yes for my longer stuff.
complete
11 works posted (I mostly writing original stories that I don’t post to AO3), with three deleted (they count! Some were multichapter) and one I never posted.
in progress
"Fractured Ice” has three chapters up. I also have “Control” finished (waiting to be fully edited) -- it’s “Fractured Ice” from Xue Yang’s pov and I’m not sure if posting it will ruin “Fractured Ice” or not. The Violet Spider & WZ is fully outlined. I have a Jiang Cheng story half-written, a Modern AU XueXiao / SongXiao WIP, and a XueXiao WIP that I have no idea what to do with.
coming soon / not yet started
A handful of Xue Yang ideas that I haven’t actually started yet
prompts?
I have trouble keeping up with the WIPS I have!
upcoming work you’re most excited about
Probably the Violet Spider fic! I have it fully outlined and gives me a lot of new things to play with. Though if I’m being honest it’s probably my fluffy little Modern XueXiao/SongXiao fic because I love those characters (I’ve already made art!)
tagging
Not sure how many mutuals write, so I’ll tag @scifikimmi and @gusu-emilu
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hozierbyrne · 3 years ago
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Hi! Do you have any lengthy romance fic recs?!? Anything is great tbh!
hi!! i think for me, lengthy would be ~100k or more, so that's what i'll include in the list below! if you want a bit shorter (i have so many bookmarks in the 50k - 100k range let me know!!) and uh if there's a specific fandom or pairing... also feel free to drop back by and let me know!
upon our silver bridge (mdzs, lan xichen x jiang wanyin, post-canon, canon divergence, 443k+) - yeah okay this pairing is not my !! usual !! i know i know. BUT the mythology incorporated in this fic was SO cool and there are FOOTNOTES, and the writing and the character development is really beautiful. also, LONG.
love, in fire and blood (mdzs, lan wangji x wei wuxian, canon divergence, arranged marriage au, 360k+) - back to my ROOTS baby!! this one is a SLOWWW burn with some lovely moments of domesticity and a dose of political intrigue. and they're in loooove they just have. valid concerns about their whole situation!!
you can tell everybody this is your song (911, eddie diax x evan buckley, canon divergence, 470k+ over 24 works) - yes this is the fireman show, yes one of the firemen just told the other fireman that he's named him legal guardian of his son if something happens to him. IN CANON. anyway this is the creme de la creme of 911 writers and also this series is much better than the actual show. characters true to form, good writing, and the Romance and Drama of it all... unmatched.
it starts in the middle (carry on, simon snow x baz pitch, college au, 130k) - okay HEADS UP this is written in first person and jumps from narrator to narrator to match the style of the carry on books, so if that's not your jam it's not your jam! that being said it's well-written and it's all about the *clenches fist* love you find in places you don't expect, if only you let yourself see it.
lessons in cartography (aftg, neil josten x andrew minyard, post-canon, 121k+ and a sequel that's ~70k if you're vibin with it) - this is the classic canon continuation but i'm trying to hit a range of fandoms here so i couldn't in good conscience leave it off! i don't know that they're uh, romantic in some senses but like they Love Each Other Very Much.
playing on (aftg, jean moreau x jeremy knox, canon-compliant, 142k+) - this fic is probably the best aftg fic i've read in terms of making exy seem like a sport! so much of jeremy's life is wrapped up in being the captain of a division i college program and this fic reflects that thank god. author understands how a sport works UNLIKE NORA but anyway. jeremy, jean, falling in love and staying in love.
switch (star trek aos, jim kirk x leonard mccoy, academy era, canon divergence, 230k+) - sorry i literally include this fic in every fic rec list i have ever made but. it's just that good. len mccoy pov, and he's so dry and whip-smart and also so empathetic!! and he loves jim before he ~loves~ him you know and i fuck with that!! it's my favorite fic honestly like it's literally in my ebooks library with a cover i drew i really feel passionate about this one lmao maybe i should reread it
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a-cutebird · 4 years ago
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helloo i just wanted to say that i loved your "tiao." fic; its title is so elegant and i love seeing lan xichen in his element, thriving,, etc. :D also, would you happen to have any fic recs in addition to your ao3 bookmarks?
i’m so glad you liked tiao.! of the three fics i have up on ao3, it is definitely my fave... i want to write thousands and thousands more words of post-canon lxc being happy, and jc & wwx pestering the shit out of each other, and little gusu children being taught by a gentle but firm zewu-jun... maybe one day, when my drawing muse calms down a bit.
anyways - fic recs.
i’ll admit that i really don’t read that many fics... a lot of them get me way too emotional and my poor heart can’t handle it 😭😂 but umm... hm. other than the ones in my bookmarks... 
i really love @baoshan-sanren‘s nielan arranged marriage au. before reading it, nielan existed in my head as a ship that made sense to me, but one that i really only had a very vague understanding of. after reading it, i fell head-over-heels for nielan and have not looked back since. if you’ve ever felt pain from one of my nielan pieces, please blame them hahaha (not actually) (they’re wonderful) (they deserve nothing but the highest praise & kindest compliments)
@hunxi-guilai writes amazing stuff as well; you can find various snippets on their blog, and all of them are a delight to read, both because they so so well written (just, like, in terms of the prose and the perfect characterizations, pacing, wordplay, etc.) and because of all the cultural/historical knowledge that’s peppered here and there, which make the characters feel like they truly live in a certain time and culture. the english-speaking mdzs fandom is really fucking lucky to have writers like them.
also @bilboo‘s wonderful summer camp au should’ve been in my ao3 bookmarks but it wasn’t by the time this ask was sent bc i’m an idiot and a fool. i’m savoring it slowly and am only through the first handful of chapters, but it’s such a fun read, as is all of perkynurples’ writing. the characters are brighter and lighter than they are in canon, yet they are still so perfectly themselves. and the entire concept of the au itself is just so fucking good. please give it (and all of her writing) a look!
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wangxianficrecs · 3 years ago
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in the mood for a fic where…
Some of these asks are more like prompts, so y'all don’t forget to make use of @mdzs-kinkmeme as a place to submit your prompts!  Authors actually use them for ideas. You’re likely to get what you order!   ***Your prompt doesn’t have to be kink!  Fluff, crack, whatever - it’s all good!***
[My ko-fi.]
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1. Hi! Sorry to bother you but I was wondering if you could recommend some omegaverse wangxian, if it's been a while I read some good fic.  Sorry for bothering you!  BTW, I love your blog 💖💖.  [Thank you!]
❤️spider lilies to sunflowers by cicer (E, 33k, wangxian, my bookmark)
Cultivation of the Pack by Midshipsman (E, 55k, wangxian, my post)
Winter Moon, White Rabbit by nachttour (E, 69k, wangxian, WIP)
something new, something white, something blue by ariskamalt (E, 140k, wangxian, WIP)
I Found You (I Won't Lose You) by CaseNumber825 (M, 23k, wangxian)
sandalwood and cinnamon by parsnipit (E, 39k, wangxian)
Yiling Patriarch in the Palace by t0nt0n (M, 21k, wangxian, nielan, wangsang?, WIP)
Perfectly Arranged by mondengel (M, 11k, wangxian, my post)
Pendulum by ShippersList (M, 69k, wangxian)
oh but you're good to me by vespertineflora (E, 10k, wangxian)
The Beauty Of Love As It Was Made To Be by vespertineflora (E, 43k, wangxian, my post)
Asking For Ashes by orphan_account (E, 7k, wangxian, my post)
For I Am Your Field by cosmicmilktea (M, 7k, wangxian)
my soul brought to life by you by threerings (E, 32k, wangxian)
head went out to play by MooseFeels (E, 3k, wangxian)
our love bore the wildest seas by ariskamalt (E, 11k, wangxian)
there's a song that i still hear faintly by TheGirlWithTheKite (E, 19k, wangxian)
still with hearts beating by zhureeen (E, 5k, wangxian)
True Love by raspberrymocha (E, 16k, wangxian)
in flagrante delicto by synonemous (E, 40k, wangxian, serial killers a/b/o)
Your touch brought forth an incandescent glow by Sheehan_sidhe (E, 13k, wangxian)
*also see #15 and #25 below, many of them are a/b/o*
Here’s everything tagged a/b/o in my collection (AO3) thus far.
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2. Hey!  Do you happen to know any fluffy post canon fic where wwx finally opens up to lwj about his 3 months in the burial mounds? Whatever canon, but canon compliant?  Thx! ~ @avioletdyke​
the rites of a widower by sixstepsaway (E, 87k, wangxian, WIP) -  WWX's time in the Burial Mounds is definitely not fluffy, but there is plenty of comfort from LWJ (and in general this fic is hurt/comfort) but it does fit everything else the asker is looking for
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3. hi! thank you for all the amazing recs and help finding fics! they’ve been keeping me sane 😊 [I’m so glad!]  i was wondering if you knew of any fics where yanli does the core transfer instead of wwx?
and the other gold by ryfkah (G, 29k, wangxian, WIP)
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4. Hello! Do you have any fics of Lan Wangji being a prostitute? Maybe some with his family or wwx reacting? Thank you!
#10 on this Mood post is about sex work and probably has a lot for you, but I haven’t read most of them.
for our love is a ghost the others can’t see by sheepwell, snackmon (sashimini_central) (M, 23k, wangxian, WIP)
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5. Hi! Loving the comeback of your “in the mood for” posts-any fics where Sizhui doesn’t forget/remembers his time in Burial Mounds? Need more fics with slight alters to the backstories of the juniors. Thank you!!!! <<<333
Misunderstood by Silver_Flame_2724 (M, 221k, wangxian, WIP)
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6. Hi mojo! I found your blog around the beginning of quarantine and I’m SO glad you’re around and keepin things going!  [Yay!]   Do you know of any fics where the juniors accidentally see lwj’s scars and are shocked/surprised and learn the story? Thank u for so many excellent fic recs <3
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7.  Hi Mojo! i really love your blog anyways do you know any fics where wei ying is raised by Baoshan Sanren and was raised as an heir? Thank you for the response.  ~ @highgoddess​
Become Tomorrow by ShanaStoryteller (not rated, 8k, wangxian, WIP) - don’t know about the heir part, but the BSSR part is right
wander the edges of light by cl410 (M, wangxian, 6k, WIP)
autumn leaves falling slow (like fragile shells drifting in the foam) by moonbots (G, 6k, wwx & bssr)
Tiānshān by MavisMelisande (T, 7k, jiang siblings, wangxian, WIP)
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8. Are there any fics where WWX doesn't become a cultivator because JFM didn't find him but he and LWJ still meet and fall in love? Thank you ♥️
what builds a home by Stratisphyre (T, 46k, wangxian, jin guangyao & wei wuxian)
and his wanting grows teeth by yukla (T, 25k, wangxian)
May I Breathe by GammaRays (E, 75k, wangxian, WIP)
❤️spider lilies to sunflowers by cicer (E, 33k, wangxian, my bookmark)
❤️ A Street Kid Named Wuxian by NaoNazo G, 11k, wangxian, WIP, my post)
The Blacksmith of Yiling by Aki_no_hikari (G, 19k, wangxian)
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9. Hii !! Do you know any fics where JGY gets a redemption arc ? Or it's revealed that he's controlled by the Yin Iron or smth like that ? Thanks !
To Make a Miracle by mercyandmagic (M, 49k, xiyao, wangxian, my post)
The Fox and the Deer by mercyandmagic (M, 59k, xiyao, wangxian, my post)
An Elegant Solution by giraffeter (E, 205k, niewangxian, my bookmark)
Body Swap AU by floraidh (G, 24k, jgy & nmj & lxc, wangxian, my post)
❤️Lynchpin by ShanaStoryteller (not rated, 103k, wangxian)
All men are the same by mostlikelytofangirl (M, 47k, nieyao)
Just a drop by R95irth (not rated, 26k, wangxian, ziyao, WIP)
Also:  welcome to JustAWanderingBabbit’s hyperfixation. (Her work is novel-based, so there’s no Evil Vibranium.) She’s also got an original fic, Odd Crimes and Misdemeanors that’s her dream modern cultivation C-drama, implicitly cast with Zhu Zanjin, Wang Yizhou, and Liu Haikuan, in something suspiciously resembling a happier 3zun dynamic.
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10. Hello, do you know of any modern au fics where wangxian travel? Like just fluff and maybe smut. Maybe time travel maybe not.  Much love💚  Also, do you have a ko fi or something? What you do is amazing.  [Thank you!  Yes, I do have a ko-fi, and have started putting the link at the top of these posts as well as the bottom....]
Wrong Turn, Right Place by diamondbruise (E, 71k, wangxian)
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11. Thank you so much for your work! Amazing! I'M IN THE MOOD FOR... Desperate for! Fics where we get to see the WWX to JC core transfer. So much h/c potential and I have yet to see a single one.
Family Ties by archipelago (M, 4k, wq & wwx, ningxian?, jiang siblings)
Departure in Autumn by chomrafy (not rated, 6k, no ships, Ch. 1, ‘WQ POV. Warning: surgical gore, moral injury, torturous medical experimentation.’)
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12.  Hi! Can I request fics where (a) ayuan become the heir of lotus pier (maybe JC rescued him or smth) for your in the mood for session? And if it's not too much, also (b) fics where the jiang family live harmoniously and love each other (not toxic at all) and wangxian falling in love and getting married properly. Thank you so much for all the work you did and are doing for us who are hungry for wangxian fics, you're the best ❤❤❤ [Aw, thanks, sweetie!]
12a.
with souls made of flames by niewanyin (E, 15k, wangcheng - lwj/jc)
none lives forever, brother, and nothing lasts for long by eena (M, 38k, wangxian)
12b.
❤️The Beast of Gusu by Netrixie (M, 212k, wangxian, my post)
Wangxian Tax Universe by adrian_kres, RoseThorne  (T, 6k, wangxian, series in progress)
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13.  Hi, I hope you’re doing well. You’re my favorite wangxian fic rec blog so I want to start by saying thank you for all your awesome work!  [Oh, thank you!]  I have two requests for you, if possible. Do you know of (a) any fics where LWJ is defending WWX from Jin Zixun or any other asshole cultivators or (b) fics that have LWJ & WWX being adorable dads with A-Yuan? Thank you so much!!! ~ @yee-est-haw​
13a.
A Cup of Wine by BurningTea (G, 49k, wangxian, WIP)
13b.
paint smears on sunny days by SnowshadowAO3 (E, 54k, wangxian)
so take my hand (take my whole life too) by cicer (E, 92k, wangxian, my post)
Here we go Again by Scrippio (T, 38k, wangxian, my post)
Where’s Your Emergency? by trippednfell (M, 65k, wangxian, my bookmark)
Let’s Play Pretend and Live Our Lives by Tassos (E, 51k, wangxian, my post)
❤️The Simplest Way Forward by harriet_vane (E, 71k, wangxian, my post)
your heart, two doors down by ghostsgf (G, 10k, wangxian)
Propagate Understanding by draechaeli (E, 176k, wangxian, my bookmark)
Bun Fu Fighting by Silvarbelle (G, 4k, wangxian, my bookmark)
moonlight falls by RoseThorne (T, 11k, wangxian, series in progress)
Nightlights by pinky_b (not rated, <1k, wangxian)
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14.  Hi you precious human being, hope you're doing well. [I’m doing even better now!]  I recently got struck by a dark!lan zhan craving and happen upon i'd give my all (for your love) by saccharinings. So for your 'in the mood for' session, I was wondering if you can recommend some fics with that kinda vibe, where wwx is thinking he's using lwj, but lwj is actually manipulating things or just lwj manipulating things to get wwx (who innocently fall in love anyway so happy ending). Thank you so much momjo!
The Golden Cord by miss_aphelion (E, 20k, wangxian, no happy ending)
sharpened by bitter tools by Anonymous (E, 21k, ziwangxian)
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15.  Hi! Do you have any mpreg fics where Lan Wangji is the one pregnant?
❤️spider lilies to sunflowers by cicer (E, 33k, wangxian, my bookmark)
sweet as cherry wine by cicer (E, 81k, wangxian, mpreg in part 2, my post)
The Place Inside Where You Made Your Home by Milk_Tea_Fantasy (E, 27k, wangxian, WIP)
Winter Moon, White Rabbit by nachttour (E, 69k, wangxian, WIP)
Cradling Tomorrow by ElvenQueens (not rated, 9k, wangxian, WIP)
Family Ties by TheSailingShip (E, 176k, wangxian, WIP)
The Alphas, The Beta and The Baby by mcnbirdsgirl (M, 9k, wangxian, WIP)
dare to dream by quillifer (wbtrashking) (E, 9k, wangxian)
My Most Precious Treasure by Starra (E, 31k, wangxian)
burn by quillifer (wbtrashking) (E, 13k, wangxian)
a new kind of silence by deliciousblizzardshark (M, 12k, wangxian, my bookmark)
five years gone by quillifer (wbtrashking) (E, 14k, wangxian)
something so precious about this (so wretched about this) by lazulink (E, 26k, wangxian)
our love bore the wildest seas by ariskamalt (E, 11k, wangxian)
something new, something white, something blue by ariskamalt (E, 140k, wangxian, WIP)
hold me fast, fear me not by cicer (M, 16k, wangxian)
Happy Tears by TheRedFig (M, 47k, wangxian)
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16.  Hi Mojo! For your next "in the mood for" post:  (a) Any good smutty fics that specifically deal with wwx and lwj's first time. Any setting!  (b) Any fics set when they're adults that deal with wwx's childhood (before he was adopted) and resulting issues. Like homelessness, starvation and his fear of dogs of course.
16a.
The Road to Tanzhou by deliciousblizzardshark (M, 26k, wangxian, lwj & nhs)
the thread may stretch or tangle but it will never break by RoseThorne (E, 58k, wangxian, WIP)
16b.
❤️ Tragedy is Not the End by Hobbsy3 (T, 358k, wangxian, my bookmark) - has puppy therapy as part of a truly epic storyline, but it’s there! 
Imprints by Lisa_Telramor (G, 32k, wangxian, WIP) - puppy therapy
❤️Rabbit Heart by Suaine (M, 57k, wangxian, my post) - puppy, works things out w/madam yu’s ghost
A Change of Skin by Anonymous (T, 3k, wangxian) - jc is turned into a dog and wangxian have to care for him
the absence of hunger by parsnipit (M, 27k, wangxian) - deals w/wwx’s eating habits
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17.  Do you have anything where WWX takes the sword instead of JYL? ~ @themuffinninja-posts
Step Aside, Let Me by The_peregrine_falcon (T, 3k, wangxian)
Shattered Dreams by pupeez4eva (G, 9k, wangxian)
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18.  Hey Mojo! Do you know any fics where Wei Wuxian is a prisoner of war?
❤️Where the nightingales are singing, and a white moon beams. by Moominmammashandbag (M, 52k, wangixan, my post) starts with wwx being rescued from being a POW
Echo, Murmur, Dream, Here by bluerainmist (M, 51k, wangxian)
on restitution by Anonymous (M, 67k, wangxian, WIP)
❤️whipstitch by curiositykilled (M, 131k, wangxian, jin ling & wei wuxian, my bookmark)
Shine Brightly, That I May Glow by TheLegendOfChel (M, 58k, wangxian, WIP)
Of The Sun, by Enigmatree (M, 36k, wangxian, WIP)
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19.  Hi if anyone can help me find fics where MYX ends up in the burial Mound with WWX and the Wens. Thanks y'all in advance for any and all help! ~ @shadowrayven​
The Light That Fails to Dim by glowingreverie (T, 311k, wangxian)
the impracticality of zithers as weapons by sushicorps (Inclinant) (E, 56k, wangxian)
Cradle by Dragonesque (T, 196k, wangxian, WIP)
Fruit-Bearing Pool by rei_moon (T, 46k, wangxian, WIP)
Light of Stars (and the Destroyer) by Sanguis (T, 22k, wangxian)
Little Stars by Aki_no_hikari (G, 5k, wangxian)
Search tip:  try this tag on AO3  #Alternate Universe - Yílíng Wèi Sect
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20.  Are there any fics with approximately the canon setting in which Sizhui and/or Jin Ling is a girl and/or AFAB? (Jenrose's Time Charm series sort of counts, but between the AU Jin Ling and Jin Xiang being such a small part of the series and Jin Xiang existing at all really, mostly it does not.) I've read and enjoyed several nonbinary Sizhui stories, but the impression I have is these all sorted Lan Yuan into the men's side of Cloud Recesses, and I want the other thing, please. ~ @alexseanchai​
These are modern era, but:
Pride Month Shortfics 2021 by westiec - E, part 8 and part 30 for female Jin Ling. part 11 and 22 may perhaps also be interesting as in these Jin Ling is leaning more towards being non-binary/genderqueer (not cis anyways)​
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21.  Hi! Thank you for your wonderful blog!  [You’re welcome!]  Do you know of any wwx/lwj fics where Wei Wuxian wasn't adopted by the Jiang sect but merely taken in by them (or someone else, maybe even the Lan) to work as a servant? So that when he meets Lan Wangji they have very different stations?
the worth of a whipping boy by JemTheKingOfSass (M, 26k, 4 works, series in progress, wangxian, my post)
The Earth Rings In Your Ears by bluerainmist (M, 60k, wangxian, WIP, also wwx as a whipping boy)
there's a song that i still hear faintly by TheGirlWithTheKite (E, 19k, wangxian) - wwx is a brothel worker rather than a sect servant
Something Good by boxoftheskyking (T, 43k, wangxian)
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22.   Ms. Mojo I need your help with recommending fanfics where wy thinks he is straight but turns out he falls for lz 🙏
i'm the one for your fire by occultings (microcomets) (E, 43k, wangxian, my bookmark)
Such Wonton, Wild and Usual Slips by sunlightrefrain (E, 26k, wangxian)
hold up a mirror by spookykingdomstarlight (E, 36k, wangxian)
The Golden Cutsleeve by syrus_jones (E, 77k, wangxian)
The Proposal by LFMH021 (T, 93k, wangxian)
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23.  Hi Mojo, Do you have any fic recs for older Wangxian (for the purposes of this ask lets say like 40 and older)? post canon era or any au is great. ~ @significanceofmoths​
Twelve Moons and a Fortnight Verse by stiltonbasket (G, 431k, 34 works, lwj is over 40 in many and wwx over 40 in some of the later ones)​
Dan Tian / Heaven by ArchiveWriter (T, 42k, wangxian) -  a series of slice-of-life vignettes after they’ve retired to farm.
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24.  Hey, do you have some fics recommendations where wwx become a god after he died? Thanks.
splendor in the heart and glory in love by LunaChi_KuroShihone (G, 10k, wangxian, my post)
Ashes and Moonlight by Anonymous (T, 125k, TGCF fusion, wangxian, WIP)
Yúyīn 餘音 by ExNihiIo (E, 18k, wangxian, my post, lwj has always been a god)
To Capture A Ghost by atomicmuffin (T, 10k, wangxian, TGCF fusion)
A Celebration In White by Enigmatree (T, 21k, wangxian, WIP)
despite it all by novalotypo (T, 293k, wangxian, WIP)
Calling Heaven by mondengel (not rated, 2k, wangxian)
Superstitions by Silverne (T, <1k, jiang siblings are all gods)
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25.  Any fics where Sizhui is wwx's biological child? Don't mind if it's fem!wwx as long as lwj is too and dont mind a/b/o fics either or if it happens because of cultivation stuff. (If it's the result of non-con then it's alright as long as it has a happy ending with wangxian after) Thank you and all your followers so much!
Our Son Reborn by RenaFair (T, 103k, wangxian) -  LSZ dies and WWX figures out how to bring him back into the world for another life by bearing him himself
Realm of Uncertainty by clover71 (M, 47k, wangxian)
popping out a baby in the bed of a truck, what can go wrong? by mexicantt (E, 8k, wangxian)
Until The End by abCEE (M, 233k, wangxian, WIP)
Of Pupas and Chrysalides by RRBone (E, 46k, wangxian, WIP)
The Lifespan of a Lotus Blossom by Silver_pup (M, 139k, wangxian, WIP)
In which Lan Qiren eavesdrops and gets a new nephew (and grandnephew) out of it by h0peless_oblivion (M, 34k, wangxian, WIP)
Born to Blossom, Bloom to Perish by LadyMithiel (M, 102k, wangxian, WIP)
My Pride and My Prejudices by Erbyrose, TitanPandora (T, 122k, wangxian)
Bun Fu Fighting by Silvarbelle (G, 4k, wangxian, my bookmark)
Red Bunny and Blue Bunny are Friends by deliciousblizzardshark (G, 6k, wangxian)
Blue Blood by PotterheadAvengerDemigod (T, 72k, 17 works, series in progress, my post)
Midnight Matters by Orcia (T, 10k, wangxian, my post)
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[My ko-fi.]
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merinnan · 4 years ago
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hello! for the fanfic ask: numbers 1, 3, 11 and 18 :)
Hi!
1. If you’re an author, how many WIPs do you currently have? (Be honest!)
If you’d asked me ten hours ago, it would have been eight, but now that Qinghe Jue is finished and posted I’m down to seven! Nevermore (Pacific Rim AU for MDZS/CQL), and A Court of Azeroth and Prythian (A Court of Thorns and Roses and World of Warcraft crossover) are the only ones that currently have chapters posted (although ACOAAP is currently on a lengthy hiatus for a range of personal reasons, but it will eventually be finished). I’m also working on another two for MDZS/CQL, two for Guardian, and a crossover fic between MDZS/CQL and Guardian. I have a few more plotbunnies kicking around, but none of those are formed enough to start working on yet.
3. Do you prefer canonverse or AUs?
That’s a really hard question, because it actually depends on the ‘verse, for both reading and writing. I love both options for all ‘verses, but I’m a huge fan of MDZS/CQL AUs, and a bigger fan of Guardian drama AUs that make sure weilan eventually get a happy ending. For some of my older fandoms, like Star Trek and Sailor Moon, I tend to prefer canonverse.
11. Kid fic or childhood friends?
I don’t mind kidfic, especially if it features A-Yuan, but childhood friends, all the way.
18. Do you have a fic reading/writing routine?
For writing, I really should, but...no. I am a writing gremlin. I try to get at least a few sentences written each evening, though.
For reading, I check for updates to fics I have bookmarked about twice a day, generally around lunchtime and in the evening, and trawl through AO3 for new fics to read or add to my reading list once or twice a week.
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seedling-lotus · 5 years ago
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thank you for tagging me @mylastbraincql​ !!! 
All right! Bearing in mind that today I am extremely flustered and extremely fond (partly due to a certain fic, but also just in general. I’m in a good mood today. It’s nice) and that there are 650 fics in my bookmarks on AO3, I’m gonna try to keep this to a single fandom. And in honor of the lovely @mylastbraincql​ who tagged me, I will try to keep this to MDZS fandom of which I only, currently have 81 fics bookmarked (but I have a pile more in my TBR queue)
SO Let’s begin!
“Slow Burn” or “Love at First Sight” - Now don’t get me wrong, I have a fond place in my heart for “Love at first sight” fics too. But usually only in the context of slow burn mutual pining there after. so yes, fall in love quickly, but don’t do anything about it for a long time. But yes, love me a slow burn. This series is slow burning and super cute. This fic was also a beautiful slow burn.
“Fake Dating” or “Secret Dating” - I don’t think I’ve ever really encountered secret dating? But fake dating, mmmm. Especially fake dating where they end up catching feels! (I know I’ve read so many fics with this but I cannot find a single one right now, what the heck...)
“Enemies Annoyances to Lovers” or “Friends to Lovers” - Friends to lovers is super sweet, but, well, I prefer some darker emotions in my reading. Though I suppose there could be dark emotions there too... I don’t think I’ve ever really read it. Annoyances to lovers. Oh dear. This fic, I think, probably fits the trope best?
“Oh no there’s only one bed...” or Long-distance with correspondence - I love this trope. It’s hilarious to me. Hmm... I don’t think I’ve actually read all that much of it for this fandom, but it does come up in this fic. 
Hurt/Comfort or Amnesia - Don’t get me wrong, there’s a lot of hurt comfort in amnesia, but I do prefer just straight up hurt/comfort. Like this fic, and this one.
Fantasy AU or Modern AU - Yes. All of the yes. gimme all of it. I love all of it. I love every single possible type of AU. I will read a million AUs! But here, lemme find some specific examples for this one. Fantasy & Modern (I admittedly have more examples of modern than fantasy, but they’re all so good! And I’m only sharing one modern under this particular heading to make it fair.)
Mutual Pining or Domestic Bliss - Pining in general is just my jam, okay? Mutual Pining? *wheezes* I love it. It slays me every single time. I have so many freaking emotions about pining. I pine for pining fics, you do not understand. Rip my heart out. This one is mild on the pining, but I love it.  And here’s one that’s actually mutual pining like I’m supposed to be giving examples of >.>; 
Smut or Fluff - So this one is actually a really hard choice for me? I don’t actually particularly like Fluff or Smut as far as fics go, but I am more likely to choose Smut over fluff. Largely in part because the higher rated fics tend to have story lines that I enjoy more. I’m also a huge sap and get easily overwhelmed by fluff, so I try not to turn into a giggling goof too often. But anyway. Here’s a Smut. and a Fluff. For your reading pleasure. 
Canon-compliant (missing scenes) or Fix-it fics -Yes! yes to both! Oh goodness, I love both of these ideas very much. I love when people expand on a canon in ways that still comply. I also love when they tweak things to make them work! Compliant Okay, I admit, that one doesn’t quite fit the criteria because it’s technically a continuation instead of a missing scene, but I’m counting it anyway. Fix-It This series is one of my fave fix-its. Largely because I just freaking adore Mo Xuanyu.
Alternate universe or Future fic - Both, both is good! I am weak for both of these. Possibly more for AUs but I will definitely get equally excited about both. Here’s one of my fave AUs. And my fave future fic series.
One-shot or Multi-chapter - Honestly, I can go either way on this. It really depends on my mood and how much time I have. Though with this fandom and their propensity for one-shots that are over 20,000 words... But I do love it. Here is a painfully long, but absolutely gorgeous one-shot that I love. and here is a kind of silly multi-chapter (that’s actually shorter than the one shot) that I enjoyed thoroughly. 
Kid fic or Road trip fic - Oh I love Kid fics! Fics where the characters are kids, or have kids. Either way. I love them very much. So many of my fandoms, this one included, do involve a lot of traveling in general, but that’s usually in a more mission oriented sense. I’m not really sure any of them would travel for the sake of traveling. (I can’t find any examples of the characters being kiddos in my bookmarks >.<) here’s another where they have kids because it’s too cute
Reincarnation or Character death - I’m gonna be honest, character death is just depressing for the most part. I will, sometimes, read very short fics involving it, but it’s not a favorite. Reincarnation fics however? Oh heck yes. (>.< I don’t think I have any examples of reincarnation fics tho)
Arranged Marriage or Accidental Marriage - I know that, like, accidental marriage is the name of the game in this fandom. And I do love it. It’s hilarious. But arranged marriage AUs have a special place in my heart. This is one of my faves. 
High School College Romance or Middle-aged Romance - I have absolutely nothing against middle aged romance (heck, in this fandom that’s practically canon) but I admit, younger romances resonate a bit more for me, and I am more likely to click on them. (Probably because I’m not too much older than those tropes 26, gods, it’s been years since I was in school, what the heck) Here’s a cute little college AU.
Time Travel or Isolated Together - Ooo, this one is fun. In a sense, these two tie closely for me because there’s a lot of... Overlap? or at least, a lot of potential for it. In general anyway. It usually doesn’t work that way, and certainly not for this fandom. I’ll admit, I haven’t read any outright time travel fics for these lovely characters, yet. I’m pretty sure I have a couple in my TBR. As for Isolated together, that has so much potential. I like it both in the sweet ways and the angsty ones. This is the closest to a time travel fic as I’ve read for this fandom. And here is a cute little “isolated together” fic. 
Neighbors or Roommates - These AUs are, yes. I love them very very much. There’s so much potential for them. I don’t technically have any recs that fit either of the above for this heading that I haven’t already linked, but... Here’s a super sweet fic that they become roommates at the end of ^-^
Sci-fi AU or Magic AU - Give Me All The AUs. No, but seriously. I adore Sci-fi and magic. Now this fandom does make it a little harder for the magic AU because canon is technically magic, but! It’s still a lot of fun to read. Unfortunately, the only Sci-fi au I’ve read is already linked up under the Fantasy header (it’s both, hush). But here is my all time fave alternative magic fic for this fandom. (And it just updated the final chapter!!)
Angst or Humor - *cackles* oh goodness me. Angst. Angst all the way. If my heart feels like it’s being forcibly removed from my chest, it’s the best. Humor is... not really my cup of tea in general. I enjoy laughing, no doubt, but my humor is pretty dark so it’s way easier for me to be amused by an angsty fic than a humorous one. Here are some angsty fics that ripped my heart to pieces.  
Tagging! @lepetiterik, @toddnyallison, @hunxi-guilai and anyone else who wants to play!. (you absolutely do not have to rec fics in this, I just got waaay over excited and wanted to share. let me know if anyone wants recs from any of my other fandoms)
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