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[accio-victuuri]

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[issa-bell]

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[chiaraanatra]

Life as We Know It | Part 1

Summary: You and Seresin unexpectedly become the caretakers of Bradley and Natasha's baby girl, Nicole. Can you two put your disdain for one another aside for Nic's sake? Based on the movie "Life as We Know It"

Warnings: Asshole!Seresin and swearing. no use of Y/N. Later chapters will contain mentions of parental death! Always check chapter warnings!

Word Count: 1.6k

AN: Thank you to everyone who responded telling me I should make this work a reality! Named their daughter after Goose because he will always have my heart! Love to all my Goose girlies!

《 part 2 》 《 m.list || ao3 》

At this point, you were pacing. Nat was trying to be nice by setting you up with Bradley's friend from high school. He had just moved to the city for a job and Nat knew you needed to get back out there after your boyfriend of three years decided to break up with you because he 'didn’t feel like things were going anywhere.'

You made your way into the kitchen, your heels clicking on the linoleum. The clock on the oven read 8:57 pm.

Is he seriously an hour late?

When you heard a knock on the door you couldn’t stop the irritation in your voice, “Finally!” You walked over to the door, opening it with a smile that you hoped didn’t have too much annoyance behind it.

You were greeted by a tall man with sandy blond hair. You couldn’t deny that he was quite handsome and the way he said your name had a touch of a southern drawl.

You gave him a polite smile, "Jake?"

He shook his head slightly, "Seresin."

"Seresin?" Your brow furrowed in question.

"Seresin," he says it so matter-of-factly. "Yeah, too many Jakes in the friend group. Everybody calls me Seresin.”

You guessed that made sense, "WeII, it's nice to finally meet you, Seresin." You couldn’t help but emphasize the ‘finally,’ albeit by accident.

Seresin looked down at his watch, "Am I Iate?"

"Um... just an hour." You bit your cheek a little. You didn't want to make him feel too bad, "But I just finished getting ready and Nat said you tended to be a little late.”

"Brad said you'd probably have somthing to say about it."

Bastard. You thought to yourself but fought to put a smile on your face. “Oh, did he?" The two of you laughed unconvincingly.

Could this be any more awkward? You weren't sure you wanted the answer to that question.

"Well, should we go?" You gave him a nice smile grabbing your purse and house key.

“Yeah, Iet's go.” He quickly walked ahead of you towards the street where he parked. Your heels clicked as you tried to catch up to his long strides.

"So, how long have you known Bradley for?" You tried your best to get to know the man. You waited to put some effort into this date, despite feeling that things weren't going to work out between you two.

"High school." Seresin was certainly a curt man.

"Oh. Wow. I've known Nat since college." When he didn't say anything you realized the walk to the street from your apartment was far longer than you remembered.

You looked at the cars lining the street and were led to a lifted black truck, "Wow... That's a large truck."

Does this man have a complex? You couldn't help the thought.

He wasted no time getting into the driver's side and rolled down the passenger window "Hop in."

What a gentleman... You opened the door and practically jumped into the passenger seat, a challenge in the heels you decided to wear for the occasion.

He looked at you, "So, where shall we go?"

"Umm?" You paused for a second, "Where did you make the reservations? …That you said you were gonna make..." you looked over at him only to be met with a blank expression, "You didn't make them.” At this point it was more of a statement then a question.

"I said that?" Reservations didn't sound like him and he didn't look like the type to make reservations. Honestly, he seemed like the type to fly by the seat of his pants. “We can go anywhere. I don't care. We can- You pick! We'II just slide in and grab a table."

Yet another decision for you to make... "Okay. Umm, how about Maverick? You ever been there? They have great food and-“

"Sounds good." The truck roared to life as he ignored your question and subsequent explanation.

Before putting the car in drive his phone began to ring at full volume.

Slow ride

Take it easy

"It's just my cell." He looked at the number and quickly put the phone face down.

"I figured...” You tried your best to hold back your annoyance. “You can answer it if you-"

“Nah, it'll go to voicemail," he interrupted.

Slow down, go down

Got to get your lovin' one more time

“Please, just answer it, it's fine.”

He looked down at his phone, “It’s… I can wait." Another moment passed with that god-awful ringtone still blasting.

Hold me, roll me

Slow ridin' woman, you're so fine

“AII right. Yeah. It's a bit much…” he placed the phone to his ear. A somewhat nervous lilt in his voice, “Hey... you!” He paused listening to the person on the other line. "WeII, you know me, always doing something." He paused once more "Yeah... Okay... Eleven? Yeah…” He looked over at you "You know what? Make it 10:30." He smiled at the response you couldn't quite hear. "AII right… AII right, Iater." He hung up the phone "Sorry... sick friend. You know how it is."

Sick friend? Does he think I'm stupid? You shake my head looking down at your purse, “You know, we don't have to do this."

"ReaIIy? Okay!" He stared at you waiting for you to get out of his truck.

Your jaw practically fell open, “Oh my God! Are you serious!?” You were just trying to be nice, not expecting him to jump at the opportunity to ditch you.

He rolled his eyes leaning in the steering wheel. “Okay, Iet's be honest. You knew the moment you saw me you didn't Iike me.”

“That not… completely true…” you weren’t blind, Seresin was attractive. Honestly, he was beyond attractive, he was hot! However, that didn’t distract from just how much of a dick he was being. Your thoughts moved to how excited Nat was for you to get back out there. “But our friends set this up… maybe we owe it to them to-”

“To what? Spend a couple hours faking small talk? And for what? In hopes to get drunk enough to hook up with each other?”

“Hook up?! What do I look like? Just some easy lay? What kind of an asshoIe are you?”

“Look, it’s a Saturday night, I wanna have fun. I can go see my…sick friend and you can go do... whatever it is you do on a Saturday night.” You could see the gears turning in his head, “Do you blog? You look like a someone who was on Tumblr at some point in their life.”

“Do I blog? Tumblr?!” Is this man serious?! “Okay, you know what?” You maneuvered in your seat to face him, “Here’s a tip, if you want to ensure that a date isn’t a complete dumpster fire before it even begins: don't show up an hour late, have a plan, and don't set up a fucking booty call right in front of the person!”

Seresin feigned a shocked expression, “She's sick!”

“Oh, sure! And what were you going to do? Heal her with your magic dick?!”

“Okay, you wanna go out? Fine, we'II go out—"

“Oh God no! Are you crazy? I'm not going out with you now!” at this point you were definitely yelling, but you didn't care.

He let out a frustrated sigh, “I don't know what they were thinking…”

You hop out of the truck, stumbling slightly on your heels, “Yeah, me neither!” You slammed the truck door before making your way back to your apartment.

Seresin called Bradley as he began to drive down the road. “Hey man, how’d it go? She’s cute right?”

“Yeah, but you forgot to mention she has a stick up her ass! I’ve never been good with the smart ones, B, you know this!"

At the same time, you called Nat as you made the trek back to your apartment. “Oh no… that was quick…”

“Nat, what were you thinking?!”

“What do you mean what was I thinking? Sure, he’s a little rough around the edges, but you have to admit he is a cutie.”

You shake your head, unlocking your door. “God, Nat, the only way you can make this up to me is if you promise I never have to see that asshole again.”

But never seeing Seresin was not in the cards.

In the years that followed the two of you were constantly around each other because of Bradley and Nat. At their wedding, you were the maid of honor with Seresin being the best man. You were side by side when they announced they were having a baby and when they found out it was a baby girl. You were some of the first people to meet Nicole after she was born and, for some reason, they asked the two of you to be her godparents. Before you knew it, 3 years had passed and both of you were now attending Nic’s first birthday.

You were helping put the finishing touches on the decorations when Bradley and Seresin walked in. You all gathered in the living room, glasses of champagne in hand.

Nat and Bradley stood next to each other, his arm around her waist and her head on his shoulder. They looked so happy and in love, something you hoped one day you would find.

“Before everyone gets here…” Nat raised her glass, “A toast to Nic's favorite people.”

Bradley raised his glass along with his wife, "And our best friends. We made it through her first year with at least some of our sanity still intact, thanks to you two.”

You and Seresin raised your glasses toasting one another. Taking a sip of his drink, Seresin couldn't help but chuckle, "Aww, Nat! Are you crying?"

She tried to wipe the tears falling onto her cheeks, “NO!”

You all laughed at her sappy demeanor, blissfully unaware that soon everything would change.

《 part 2 》

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[kikotsukino]

Preach

Serious question. I don’t mean to sound confrontational or ask something in a leading way but I’ve been thinking about WWX ala Yiling Patriarch, and I’m wondering if you think he’s wubbified by the fandom at all? I def think you can like a character or work while being critical at the same time ofc, although being the MC and endgame with LWJ perhaps gives him a more sympathy than other characters who have also done bad things and are still well liked? Idk no QUESTION I guess but thoughts??

I had to do a quick google search on what “wubbified” is and apparently it means “to make you feel sorry for the character despite them doing bad things; making a bad/evil character seen as something like a really sad vulnerable cinnamon roll” whelp lemme know if i got the definition wrong haha OKAY running under the assumption that I got it right - 

Naturally, everything I say here is completely just my opinion and based solely on my personal observations. While WWX being MC may be a factor for being sympathized, I don’t think it’s just that. Let’s take the other “bad/evil” characters to have some comparison. The root of why XY and JGY became like that lies on their experiences in the past (main ones would have to be the finger incident w/ XY and the being kicked and tumbling down the steps for JGY). It has some parallelism with WWX’s own dark experiences (bloody siege of lotus pier, losing his golden core, being thrown in the burial mounds). These events happening to these so-called villains makes a lot of us sympathize with them. We feel some sort of pity and kinship with the monsters the world created and yet later condemned. HOWEVER, as I’ve said specifically about XY in another ask, the past only serves as an explanation for their actions but never an excuse. 

XY was chaotic evil - he stole from people, he killed an entire clan, he seek revenge on anyone he can get his hands on. Why does he do that? Majority of the reason would be because he wants to inflict the same pain the world gave him to everyone he can reach. JGY had his own version of evil with killing almost everyone intimate/around him and placing the blame on numerous other parties. Why does he do that? Majority of the reason would be because his ambition knows no bounds. With these two, it’s hard to see redemption (unless maybe we dig waaay too deep more).

Then we have WWX who killed a lot of people - but it was war and/or it was to uphold his own sense of justice (rescuing the weak Wens). Demonic cultivation did end up taking a toll on his body which shows that at the last moments, it wasn’t necessarily completely just his choices and fault. Plus he never seek revenge or grabbed for ambition. He didn’t even have plans of going back. He was perfectly fine being dead AND atoning for his sins. From the start, WWX had a kind heart. All that he’s done, he’s never done any of it for selfish reasons. On one hand, yes, the Yiling Patriarch that came back was indeed driven by revenge against Wen Chao, et al. But after that? He didn’t let it consume him. And as such, it’s so easy to sympathize with him. XY and JGY let their revenge and ambition cloud them and they lived by that. WWX lost control due to the effect of him doing something selfless (giving up his golden core > need to survive burial mounds > demonic cultivation > suffered consequences). 

tl;dr I think there’s a reason why it’s so easy to “forgive” WWX. He was someone truly kind as reiterated by a lot of scenes who became a victim of circumstances (as compared to the other 2 mentioned who while also victims of circumstances, didn’t rise up from beyond that).

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS!!! hehehe and you totally weren’t being leading/confrontational at all (well tbh i wouldn’t even care if i were sent those since it’s interesting to read differing views haha)

ps this isn’t a post to hate on xy and jgy but more on comparison purposes haha

[cloudflorist]

I feel like wei wuxian would be one of those people who don't wear masks and are all like ' oh I don't need a mask, I'll survive because I have a strong immune system' type of guy and then go on about herd immunity and survival of the fittest. Lan Zhan would be the one who wears a mask all the time and is constantly trying to convince wei wuxian that it is for the better of his health and those around him to wear it. Whenever they go out lanzhan is 'weiying! Mask!' and wei wuxian would reluctantly wear one even though he doesn't want to because he knows deep down that lan zhan is right and respects his opinions. Lan zhan would also gear a- yuan would the complete covid proof outfit and pack sanitiser and extra masks wherever they go. Lan zhan must protect his family from the evils of the the virus at all cost. Regardless of what others may believe, he knows it is a hazard and cannot risk the health of his loved ones.

Lan Qiren would shake his head disapprovingly at wei wuxian and wonder what wangji sees in him. Lan Qiren is also always getting sick from covid regardless of how cautious he is (its always just bad luck really. Or maybe because he spends too much of time with the older lan clan leaders who completely ignore covid protocol because it goes against tradition and their ancestors never did it. He can never get himself to explain to them that they cannot be more wrong. He trusts wangji to do the right things so he follows all the precautions wangji tells him to take especially when he sees that wei wuxian disagrees. Also, Ignorance is forbidden and so is arrogance, according to the rules )

Jiang Cheng would also be on the non mask wearers side. Like masks are for the weak! And he is definitely not weak! How dare anyone assume that or be allowed to think that of him!

And then jiang yanli would be all you should respect everyone's preferences, no need to fight about it. How about I cook some herbal soup to keep us all healthy. She would wear a mask though but wouldn't get angry at people for not wearing it, she would just be entirely disappointed in the yanli way that wei wuxian and jiang cheng can't help but also wear their masks in her presence because they can't stand her looking at them that way. She would also make matching silk masks for everyone she knows because it is better for their skin and much more breathable, that way they are all happier to wear it. ( and thanks to her rich husbands trade connections, she acquires the material easily). Also, jin zixuan obviously listens to his wife and wears his mask.

Wen Qing, being a doctor would totally agree with Lan zhan. They become besties in their fight against covid and protecting the one's they love from the evil virus. No outdoor clothes in their houses. Wen qing also ensures wen ning takes multivitamins and immune boosters everyday. Especially because he has a weak immune system since birth. Anyone who coughs or sneezes within his vicinity gets a death declare and a serious lecture on etiquette from her.

Lan Xichen would go into self isolation because he got covid once from hanging out with Meng yao who supposedly was vaccinated but turned out he bought his vaccination certificate and Lan Xichen is now paranoid for life. Lan zhan is only allowed in his house after an extensive sanitation process and a change of his entire outfit before entering.

Nie Huaisang would wear a mask to hide his smug expression everytime he knows what's up. That makes it much easier for him to keep his actual expressions hidden. Not that the fan wasn't enough. Now he can use the fan for other purposes instead of hiding his face. And also his big brother died from covid unexpectedly (which he probably got from mengyao also) and now he takes it seriously even though he previously didn't think much of it.

Lan jingyi being a Hanguangjun supporter, would also believe in mask safety and would get extremely furious at anyone who thinks otherwise and will definitely start screaming at any person not wearing a mask about how irresponsible and selfish they are and what an utter disgrace to society. Hmph.

Lan Sizhui will try to usher him away and apologise to the other person while offering them a mask and a mini sanitiser kit with a poster on hand washing.

Jin ling being on the receiving end of jingyi's lecture would be utterly exasperated and embarrassed and though he hates to admit it and be seen as weak in front of his uncle, accepts the mask and sanitiser from sizhui and starts taking it more seriously. He would grab it from his hand and run away angry though.

And if Lockdown happened during the cloud recesses lecture days, lanzhan would be secretly elated that wei wuxian would now be forced to stay regardless of his terrible behaviour.

Lan Zhan would also be the type of person to remind people of social distancing. Everywhere they go he would keep a 2m distance from other people and act like they are a disease( which objectively speaking they could potentially carry) and he wouldn't sit anywhere and I mean anywhere until it is properly disinfected.

This one is depressing. Mo Xuanyu would wear a mask because he is insecure about the way he looks and is glad that he can feel more confident in public without being constantly worried about what other people are thinking of his face. He always feels like a mask fisher whenever he takes his mask out. He would starve in public because he doesn't want to take his mask out to eat because what if people are disappointed in his face. And he is glad no one who knows him will be able to recognise him, so he is free to be his true self in public now. He low key panics whenever he needs to take it out.

That's just a random thought I had. I have no way of being completely right about this. Just my thoughts.

[wangxianficfinder]

Fic Finder

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1. Hello dears! I remember reading this wangxian fanfiction and can’t find it anymore :( Lan Wangji was a cop investigating the disappearance of Wei Wuxian who was his neighbour. Thank you for your help! 🥰 @kanrax-blog

FOUND? Keep Track of Losing Days by giraffeter (T, 74k, WangXian, NieLan, Modern AU, Case Fic, Mystery, Getting Together, Flashbacks, Detective LWJ, antifa WWX, Sharing a Bed, First Kiss, First Meetings, Seattle, Mutual Pining, nonfatal car accident, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Friends to Lovers)

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2. Hello! Thank you for this blog. I’m looking for a fic where Wei Wuxian survived destroyed the Tiger Tally/Seal but pieces of it went into his hands, allowing him to still use it thought it causes him extreme pain. He becomes a rogue cultivator and raises Sizhui and Wei Yuan, adopts Mo Xuanyu and a few other kids along the way. Thank you!

FOUND? The storm comes and goes (and I keep walking) by Naamah_Beherit (M, 41k, LSZ & WWX & MXY & WN, WWX & OC, Canon Divergence, Found Family, Blood and Injury, Reunions, POV Multiple, Canonical Character Death, Canon-Typical Violence, Implied/Referenced Abuse, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, Identity Reveal, POV Outsider, No Romance)

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3. I'm trying to remember a fic I read a while ago and I would be grateful if you could help out. In it I don't think Wei Ying is part of a sect but he has been taught each of the different sword styles and gives a brief lecture about them describing each of them in someway; I remember him saying about the Nie's being a hunger that consumes and the Lan like war - every move being a finishing move. I love how its all described by the author and its wonderfully done and wish I bookmarked it.

FOUND! Become Tomorrow by ShanaStoryteller (Not Rated, 31k, WIP, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Cloud Recesses Study Arc, WWX is BSSR's disciple)

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4. Hi, I asked a question about a fic a few weeks ago but I don't see if you found it, but I'll write you again in case it got lost. I'm looking for a fic where the Jin are judged, Yanlin and the peacock end up living like ordinary people, Wei Ying recommends Yanlin to do embroidery as a job, it's Wanxiang, I don't remember if it's time travel but I'm pretty sure it's in Ao3 . Please help me finding it.

FOUND? Crossing Paths by Ilona22 (M, 21k, WangXian, Shapeshifters AU, War between sects, Not JC Friendly, War Crimes, WangXian Get a Happy Ending) could be this one, a scene like that happens in chapter 3

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5. Hello. I was hoping you could help me find a fic. WWX & LWJ get lost inside the cave with the cold pond and have to find a way out. LWJ is fine because he is a Lan, but WWX is slowing freezing to death. I think they have to consummate a marriage to help WWX or at least they have sex about it. It’s an explicit rating. Please and thank you. @themisfithuman

FOUND! with intent by Lirazel (E, 10k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Hypothermia, Marriage Consummation, Cuddling for warmth)

NOT FOUND! In the Cold Dark by mondengel (E, 2k, WangXian, Marriage, Smut, Accidental Marriage)

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6. Hi! Can you please help me find a fic? It's an AU where all the women in MDZS decide they should all just leave and go travel and cultivate gardens or something. Tysm! @pi-ying-xi

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7. Thank you so much mods and followers for finding my last one! My next one that I have searched high & low for is a female/genderswap wangxian fic. I think in the story Lan Zhan is lesbian and Weiying is her straight friend. I remember a scene near the end where Wei Ying sees Lan Zhan at a bar with a girl and gets upset. She walks away in the rain but Lan Zhan picks her up and then they confess/hook up at her house. @badkittydead

FOUND? make me whole, make me new by occultings (microcomets) (E, 24k, WangXian, Rule 63, Cisswap, Femslash, Modern AU, College/University, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Misunderstandings, (briefly), Pining, Jealousy, Compulsory Heterosexuality, Light Humiliation, Bathing/Washing, Bath Sex, as is the wangxian way, Hurt/Comfort, kind of, Lesbian Sex, Getting Together, First Time)

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8. Hello! Hope you are doing well! I am trying to find a fanfic I read a while ago on ao3. A scene that I vividly remember is that Wei Wuxian had built this array that used the multiple clarity bells to I guess to help express what was going on inside each person and when Lan Xichen stepped into it the array "screamed/howled". It was a very sad fanfic dealing with grief, depression and healing from that. I have been trying to find it all day and am utterly lost. Will appreciate any help from you!

FOUND? Jiang Cheng is Trying series by CaptainJojo (T, WangXian, Family Feels, Post-Canon, Canon Compliant, Angst with a Happy Ending, Post-Canon Fix-It Brother Feels, Reconciliation, Brotherly Love, Friendship, Feels, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort)

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9. Hi! I'm looking for a fic where WWX and LWJ get together at cloud recesses? At the end WWX thinks LWJ is going to marry WQ, but it turns out to be a misunderstanding - I believe it was on AO3. Thank you so much!

Hey - I'm the anon from #9 on the latest fic finder. Unfortunately "Take my heart" is not the one :( . The fic im looking for was not a time-travel, and a lot of the book events still occurred (qiongqi path etc.) - but at the end the wens were able to go to gusu. Also wangxian are together but not married until the end. Thank you so much for your help!

NOT FOUND! Take my heart by Lady KG (Not Rated, 22k, WangXian, LWJ Time Travels, Time travel, POV WWX)

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10. can you help me find a time travel fic where Granny Wen nails that Wei Wuxian is the strict parent and Lan Wangji the pushover? It's because they threw the Yin Iron into the volcano at Nevernight and that caused the zombie apocolpyse.

FOUND? built by the fires of volcanoes by isabilightwood (T, 26k, wangxian, time travel, crack treated seriously, canon divergence, fluff & humor)

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11. hello wonderful mods i hope you guys are doing well. for the next fic finder, i need your help finding this wangxian fic where wwx is a merman?? but after a war an arranged marriage is decided between wwx and lwj (a human). they are awkward at first but they like each other!! and they learn how to do ppp with their.. differences and i remember this part where wwx asks wq if it's normal (i mean the ppp with lwj)

FOUND? 💖 you're a bird in the water / i'm a fish on the ground by plonk (Not rated, 8k, wangxian, merpeople au, canon era)

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12. heyy im looking for a fic where lwj and wwx are both actors who are always in the same movies. they've also done several sex scenes together. they're really popular celebrities and they both get nominated for oscars or academy award or smth but neither of them get it bc the judges couldn't decide. if you could find this fic for me that would mean a lot tysm! @eyes-of-mischief

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13. Hello, hello! I hope you all have a wondeful morning/afternoon/noon/evening! For ficfinder, do anyone of you know the fic where Yiling WWX asked the sects for seeds but they mistaken it for offsprings/maidens to make offsprings with so LZ volunteered himself to go to WWX but then discovered he doesn't have a golden core and told WWX they should dual cultivate to recover it?

FOUND? Crush and Conquer by Papriqua (E, 4k, wangxian, different first meetings, humor, rough sex, rape/non-con elements, dubious consent, breeding kink)

FOUND? #WarPrizeJiSeason by PorcupineGirl (T, 15k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, YL WWX, Warprize LWJ, Yiling Wei Sect, Mistaken Identity, Identity reveal)

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14. hi!! I’m trying to find the fic where mo xuanyu has to go on a date with lwj so he asks wwx to go in his place and it turns out that lwj and wwx met as children and lwj’s son ayuan is a wen and from the same orphanage of wwx thank you <3

FOUND? Blink by Menuridae (E, 79k, WangXian, Modern AU, Blind Date, Oblivious WWX, Fluff, Romance, Getting Together, Minor Angst, slight slow burn, Happy Ending, Misunderstandings)

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15. Hi! could you guys help me find a fic? It was post canon not too long and it was a case fic where wwx gets deaged and there is a whole lot of events but in the end when wwx regrows he gets his old body back and the whole case was around a woman(bàoshān Sǎnrén?) who wanted wwx to get his body back But I can’t find it. Thank you. @justmoonyandme​

FOUND! 💖Silver & Gold by beeswaxing (E, 162k, wangxian, post-canon, fix-it, fluff & angst, hurt/comfort, de-aging, established relationship, non-sexual intimacy, cuddling & snuggling, BAMF WWX, horny teenagers, underage kissing, Mojo’s post)

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16. Hello! Thank you so much for running this blog, I use it pretty much exclusively when I want something to read! For you next fic finder, I'm looking for a fix-it (possibly time travel?) Where WWX "tames" the water-born abyss. All I remember clearly is that he brings it back to Lotus Pier and feeds the Wen to it when they invade. I think Madame Yu was happy about it? That all I remember at the moment. Thanks in advance! @iluvshikamaru

FOUND! And Time Is But a Paper Moon by sami (M, 138k, WangXian, XiChengQing, Time Travel, Fix-It, Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Healing, Mental Health Issues, PTSD, Hurt/Comfort, Depression, BAMF WWX, BAMF JC, BAMF LWJ, BAMF JYL, Getting Together)

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17. Hi! Thank you very much for all your hard work. You guys make it so I never run out of things to read! Does anyone happen to remember an arranged marriage fic where WWX runs away from LP bc he's upset that he's been engaged to LWJ, and wangxian go night hunting, unaware that they're each other's fiancee, and WWX gets upset when he finds out, thinking LWJ was playing with him the whole time, and it's MDMJin of all ppl who get them together and NMJ asks if they've forgotten other ppl are there? @marionkind

FOUND? concessions to love by besanii (T, 29k, WangXian, Arranged Marriage, Identity Reveal, Falling In Love, Love Confessions, Canon Divergence, Pining, Miscommunication, Smitten WWX, smitten LWJ, Engagement)

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18. Hello amazing fic recommendations owner ! Looking for a fic that I can't find for the life of me. It was on ao3, modern au, about arranged marriage between wangxian and Wei Ying is very in love with Lan Zhan but think it's not reciprocated. But they still have sex every night and one day Wei Ying asks for divorce because he thought that Lan Zhan was in love with somebody else .Thank you😭 @shyfatestrange

FOUND? A Marriage Story by DeviyudeThoolika (E, 38k, WangXian, Sex is complicated, Angst, Pining while fucking, Mature elements., Mutual Pining, Arranged Marriage, Sort Of, Misunderstandings, of epic proportions)

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19. Hi, I'm trying to find this fic and I'm wondering if you could help me? It's ABO and LZ has already presented or knows he will present as an alpha. Wwx hasn't presented yet but he was likely to be an alpha but LZ wants to be with him so he basically scents him etc so that his presentation will change to be an omega. Thank you!

FOUND? This Twitter fic by sweetlolixo (M, ABO, dark LWJ, dub con)

FOUND? Knock You Down a Peg by celerydragon (E, 12k, WangXian, Modern AU, dubcon, Omegaverse, Bitching, Rivalry, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Belligerent Sexual Tension, Dark!LWJ, Non-Consensual Body Modification, Oral Sex, Semi-Public Sex, WangXian Have a Breeding Kink) Realized 19 didn't specify setting, and while I still lean towards my first answer because the scenting was significant, there's also a modern AU that fits the theme in celerydragon's Knock You Down a Peg

FOUND? Teeth on my waist (i come undone) by martyrsdaughter (E, 20k, wangxian, ABO, alpha LWJ, omega WWX, public claiming, cloud recesses study arc, dub con, forced presentation, dom/sub, smut)

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20. Hi, sorry to bother you, but I had read a fic where Qin Su does the body sacrifice instead of Xuanyu, like the fic you wrote, but I remember that at the end of a chapter Wei Ying sent a letter to Jiang Cheng asking for his help and being sure his brother would come. For the life of me, I cannot find it and can't figure out how to search for it, so if you have any idea if the fic still exists 😵😵💖💖💖💖💖

FOUND? Ch. 97 of MDZS short fics by nirejseki (Not Rated, 207k, WIP, Drabble/oneshot collection)

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[wangxianficrecs]

Hullo, good morning, I love you, my friends!

I need to be lazy for a little while, and also focus on some other areas of my life that I've been ignoring because y'all are so much more fun.

So I'm gonna take a handful of weeks - I'll be back in October at the latest early November - and just putter in my Real Life and do blog housekeeping, gardening (it's sooo out of control), family stuff and projects that aren't quite as rewarding as this blog repair my collapsing house. I'll still be around over @mojoflower, queuing up the over-1k reblogs I've got stashed in my drafts.

Asks will be closed for my little vacay - please don't send Mood and Finder requests to my main blog* - but let me point you to some alternatives (whom you should be following anyway!):

@cqlfic

@weilanfics

@mdzs-fic

@weiying-lanzhan-fics

My WangxianFicRecs Collection on AO3 is easily searchable for tags and keywords and I will be adding to that over my vacay (is it possible to subscribe to it?) And I have a Tag Page here as well as one over on WordPress.

When you're in the Mood for a fic, don't forget that there are two different active prompt sites here on Tumblr (also on AO3) and here on Dreamwidth. In spite of their name, they accept all types of prompts.

Lol, I feel like I'm leaving a note for my kids when I'll be gone for the weekend. Don't forget to lock the doors at night and scoop the litter box. No wild parties!

Much love, and enjoy browsing for new fic,

Mojo

*Mood and Finder answers are fine ;)

[dum--spiro-spero]

Tag game!

Tag 9 People You Want to Get to Know Better:

I was tagged by @accal1a. (Thanks for tagging me - honestly, you would have been the first blog I would have thought of tagging too if you had not tagged me. I always notice you on my dash.)

Favorite colour:

I have two. Warm yellow and dark red.

Currently reading:

- Six of crows (and crooked kingdom) by Leigh Bardugo

Will be moving on to the Witcher saga next.

Last songs:

Want by Taemin

Why don’t you stay by Jeff Satur

Cruel by Jackson Wand

Last series:

Well, Kinnporsche has been my latest obsession, for a while now. 

I recently finished watching The K2 and the Sound of Magic.

I just finished Who rules the World last week

And Yesterday I saw the season finale of the Sandman. (I am very, very intrigued with that show now. Very much so.)

Last movie:

Thor: Love & Thunder. 

Currently working on:

My first ever fanfiction (it’s an angsty Kimchay one) that has been half finished for 2 weeks now but I’m not sure whether I’ll post. Also I’m procastinating editing my fantasy book. But once in a while I get something done, so...

No pressure tags: @nooowestayandgetcaught @cryptid-weiying @centroverted @snake-and-mouse @wildelydawn @bitacrytic @iridiscent-me @supercalime @nightkwing

[pocketfulofrecs]

These Mortal Treasures by ChilianXianxi

teen | 9k | wangxian | complete | dragonji

"Is that something that Wei Ying would like?" Lan Wangji asks softly, carefully, "To be kept?"

There's that fleeting, lost look in Wei Ying's eyes once more, and Lan Wangji thinks it's unacceptable - That Wei Ying had not felt welcomed in his own home, so much so that he decided to wander the world away from it. So much so that he is afraid that he would be unwelcome as well elsewhere.

Lan Wangji barely stops himself from hissing, from letting the steam of his icy breath escape in the close air between them. He only vaguely remembers the Jiangs, a young Cultivation Clan barely a century old, but his disdain towards them feels ancient now in the wake of all this. How foolish of them, to simply let go of someone so bright, someone so unfailingly kind and giving.

How convenient, for Lan Wangji's own gain.

Dee's thoughts - Lovely DragonJi fic! Well-written and has great characterization. Set in an AU and has everything - possessive but soft LWJ, charming and enchanting WWX, and an adorable a-Yuan to join LWJ's hoard of precious treasures.

Ju's thoughts - I agree with Dee's words. Dragonji is possessive, but soft. He hoards every tidbit of knowledge about WWX, and just wants to make his life better. It reads a little like a fairy tale. LWJ's POV, so it's just LWJ thinking about how amazing is WWX and how much his life got better because of him.

Author's Tags Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Dragon Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī, Rogue Cultivator Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn, Possessive Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī, Domestic Fluff, implied eggpreg, Dragonji's hoard is 1 (one) weiying, The Cultivation World's canonical fuckery, eggyuan!, Gift Giving

Remember to leave feedback to the author! <3 Comments and kudos feed the author’s soul.

[bunny23ygo]

Cql The Untamed rewatch and cry party

These updates will come so slow, i apologize. I'm getting busier, don't worry i won't forget.

Episode 3

Last time we ended with Wei wu xian remembering the time he and his siblings went to study at Cloud Recesses. Easily one of my favorite arcs, the last time we will see weiying be truly be a kid and free. Later on everyone was forced to grow up way too fast.

Mianmian makes her first appearance, i truly love her. Strong, cute, beautiful... no wonder wwx flirted with her (although i know what his motive was).

Talking about the peacock... ugh, honestly i agree with a lot weiying and jiangcheng have to say about him. We get it, you're from a big sect, do you need the whole attention of everyone in town? See… i'm getting heated again. In the later episodes i warm up to him, but in the days he was studying in cloud recesses? Bleh! Jiang Yanli shouldn't have been so terribly sad about him.

Let's focus on the important again! Lan wangji has arrived!!

This is, for everyone who didn't know, different from the book. In the novel Wangxian meet each other for the first time at the night-roof scene. Personally, i'm not mad about the change. This entrance was so powerful. There will be multiple mentions of this but how Yibo plays Lanzhan is just perfect. In my mind there couldn't be anyone else. The same, very much, also applies to Xiao zhan. I admire how well both of their demeanor changes with the age they portray.

Question: Do you think young Lan zhan already got fond of Weiying after their first meeting, or was that later? (When?)

I'm on the side of "He was already slightly fond of this new student from Yunmeng the first time they met". Of course i will defend my stance. Surprisingly i really only need one thing.

The fact he went back to get the Jiangs.

He wasn't asked to find them by his brother or uncle, actually HE explained the situation to Lan Xichen and asked if he could let them in. You can’t tell me he would do this for anyone else, this is very much out of the ordinary. No invitation, no entry. He basically broke a rule by letting them in. How romantic, first day and he is already breaking rules for Weiying.

One of everyones favourite scenes, and i can only agree. This troublemaker... Wei wu xian, how dare he break so many rules in one go? And why is he so hot while drinking alcohol on the roof? I wouldn't know, lanzhan, sorry. This was the point where both got more interested. Honestly, i think Weiying would've teased him regardless, his personality just makes it so easy. But especially after that short fight, in the book he says how he's the best in fighting and even Jiang cheng only sometimes wins. Imagine being a young wwx and meeting this young master from another sect who makes fighting interesting and matches your level, how exciting. Lan wang ji on the other hand was very... annoyed, and somehow intrigued by this troublemaker who shows up and is an equal to his sword skills. Lwj wouldn't have admitted it but i'm sure he did have the assumption that wwx is lazy and only brings trouble. Turns out this new student is actually very skilled and smart when it's important. Surely that surprised him and piqued his interest.

Boo, no more romantics. Now is death time. But also not?

We get "Lan Zhan gets exposed for his fondness for Weiying". Lxc accidentally explains how Lwj asked him to let the others in, and Lan zhan tries to stop him. Which... wow that must've been embarrassing for him to speak up like that. Weiying is notably excited while Lanhuan reassures him. "So you aren't that grim", the imprint will be noticeable for days if you keep gripping your sword like this, Lanzhan. You're lucky wwx doesn't know you well, but i'm sure your brother noticed that wasn't out of anger.

Ok, now we're back to the unromantic part again. Our love, Wen Qings first appearance. We'll talk more but i truly love her, love of my life.

There isn't much action yet, but we first get a feeling for the Yin Irons powers.

Let's go back to talking about Lan zhans crush, brought to you by yours truly - Lan Xichen. Ok let's first talk about that weird puppet and our plan. Blahblahblah This will more interesting later. Although i've only now noticed that they mention the death of their father. In the novel he dies when cloud recesses is burned down, and was only in seclusion up to that point. I wonder why they changed this. Back to your crush, lan zhan. "I think this wei kid is actually pretty good :)", *lanzhan aggressively grips his sword again* "don't you think so?". I love Lan xichen so much lmao, as someone with younger siblings i understand.

Back to action, Xue yang. Bleh. That smile makes me want to slap him so bad... i guess that kinda is the point. We talk more about the great power of the Yin iron, which according to the novel doesn't even exist. You heard me right. It's something added for the live action to replace the necromancy part of wwx. Maybe it was added to make it more tv friendly? i don't know, but it certainly gives some excuse to wwxs later actions.

Let's see what comes from Weiyings teasing and that plan of the Wens, in Episode 4.

Small observation: I know this person was a side character but i just find it so funny how the lace is sososo visible... he got a close up... please guys TT it's so funny

[jiangwanyinscatmom]

i know most poeople on here hates non canon but do you like the MDZS audio drama extras? i personally loved them specially the one where CSS wants to pick baby weiying up and WCZ tells her last time she picked him up she put a fish inside his clothes lmao or when WN gave wine to baby a-yuan

I very much adore the audio drama! I think that it added a lot to offscreen moments that helped to round out MDZS the most out of the other adaptions. I adore the Lan brother extras. I especially hold dear the one with Lan Wangji caring for A-Yuan and insisting on taking him in and naming him as a Lan. I think the love for the material shined through with it and the voice acting is just so beautifully done.

In order of adaptions for "favorites" for me aside from the novel would be

Audio Drama

CQL (I know shocker with how much I complain about it)

Donghua

Manhua

[accio-victuuri]

xiao zhan + weiying 🥹🥹🥹 // source

[echo-of-sounds]

Yess jurassic park 🙌 my favorite past time is watching with my fiancé and randomly yelling "quick what dinosaur is that" because he was a dinosaur kid. 😂

It’s one of my favorite movie series! It always has been. I love the books as well. They get much more into the science of everything. The new animated series on Netflix, Camp Cretaceous, is really good too! And the phone game, Jurassic World Alive, is so fun to play. It’s like Pokemon Go but for dinosaurs!!!

Also, here are the movies in order from best to worst even though nobody asked for my opinion (I just wanted to talk about them):

First Place - Jurassic Park

Obviously. The original is almost always the best. It’s a classic with great casting, acting, and practical effects. Rexy is b-e-a-utiful!

Though I’m a little angry at the fictionalization of the Dilophosaurus and misinterpretation of the Velociraptor. The velociraptors in the movie look more like a Utahraptor (my favorite in the genus). But I’m not that mad about it. I can forgive those things because it’s still such an amazing movie.

Second Place - The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The end sequence isn’t my favorite. It’s so dumb. But I tolerate it for everything up to that point, especially actors Jeff Goldblum and Pete Postlethwaite (RIP). And there are double the T-Rexes, so what’s not to love? Plus, there’s an adorable baby rex. 

And the scene with all the cars driving into the herd astounded child me.

Third Place - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

I appreciate the horroresque vibe. And there was an Allosaurus and a Baryonyx! I love them! 

I also love how there were a lot more practical effects in this one compared to Jurassic World; especially the T-rex and Blue scene in the cargo boat. It made it so much more real since they were touching the creatures.

I could go without the ‘cloning people’ aspect. Dealing with dinosaurs was plenty for the series. And the whole ‘nephew is actually a villain’ was so predictable and already in The Lost World.

Fourth Place - Jurassic World

I loved the final battle and a few scenes here and there, but overall, I was left just questioning the decisions of the scriptwriters. I didn’t care about those two kids. I don’t want to hear about their parents divorcing. Why is that even in there? It adds nothing!

Also, the whole scene of the Indominus breaking out doesn’t make sense. The claw marks on the wall, when Owen noticed them, weren’t deep enough for the Indominus to actually get any gripping to climb out. Her claws didn’t penetrate the concrete. They were just scratches. Taking five seconds to think about it would have let them realize that. And why didn’t Clare call for the Indominus’s locator/tracker to be checked before leaving the area? That’s literally the first thing someone should do!

Fifth Place - Jurassic Park III

Listen, I have such a love-hate relationship with this movie. I loved it as a kid. Then my brain developed, and I realized how bad it was. All it is is characters running from point A to point B, then running from point B to point C. And all the screaming is so annoying.

The entire raptor subplot is just... what? Yeah, paleontologists believe velociraptors were smart- about the same as a modern-day dog. Dogs are smart. But they don’t have these ‘let’s set a trap to catch the humans’ genius-level brain. They don’t work that way. And hunting the humans, then not attacking and killing them once they got their eggs back, just doesn’t work either.

It’s only in my good graces because of the Spinosaurus (even though the design is out of date and there is simply no way one could beat a T-Rex, no way). 

I wish they did more with pterosaurs through the series. There was the ‘bird cage’ scene in the third and some in the Jurassic World, but there are so many cool pterosaurs they could have added! Like the Quetzalcoatlus! I love them! I would love one as a pet. I mean, who wouldn’t want a giant flying reptile the size of a small plane? 

So many of them have amazing skull crests too! Tropeognathus? Odd bills but that’s their charm! Caupedactylus? Gorgeous and colorful crest! Dsungaripterus weii? It had an upturned jaws! Tupandactylus imperator? Full crest undoubtedly remarkable to see in flight!

I would love to see movies, video games, comics, whathaveyou use different dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and megafauna/extinct animals rather than the same ones we see repeatedly, especially since most aren’t even accurate! If you’re going to use velociraptors, please, for the love of God, research what they were actually like! And there are so many cool megafauna that’s not a wholly mammoth or a Smilodon. Those have been done to death.

[life-rewritten]

SPOOKY SEASON! An ode to Mo Dao Zu Shi: one of the best BL story created!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!! One last Halloween post and it's about one of my favourite pieces of media in the world of BL, romance, and supernatural stories. Roll your eyes because once again I'm talking about Mo Dao Zu Shi (The grandmaster of demonic cultivation) I mean already with the demons, and cultivation is already hinting why this is Halloween themed, and trust me MDZ has much more than that: from zombies to ghosts, to magical instruments and weapons, and we love our fantasy cultivation sects and clans. Anyhoo, I am here to write a fun post another verdict/review on each of the adaptations available so far for MDZ, yeh you heard me I've listened, read and watched all versions of this masterpiece, and I'm here to tell you to go and do the same for Halloween. Also in case, you haven't heard MTX (the author of MDZ) has another show on its way TODAY! And that's the magnificent, the excellent and incredible Heaven's Official Blessing after marathoning MDZ do that too. 

As always with my verdicts: we have ratings: From 1 to 5 (1 being least excited to watch, 5 being most,) how excited am I to delve into these again? 

Country: China Genre: Danmei, Supernatural, Action, Fantasy, Romance, Comedy, BL, Horror,

1.The Book

We begin with the one that started it all. The reason for my devotion and love for this world, for Wei Wuxian and Lan Wang Ji. My heart hasn't stopped loving this book experience. And at first, it wasn't easy to understand all the logic and terms needed to know for this world of cultivation and sects and clans, and magical skills. But once I got the hang of it (maybe after reading it three times I wonder how I had time to do this by the way), this is a book that I keep on returning to, crying to, and just breaking down into a mess too. This book is the most original source for the love story of Wangxian and to be honest its a masterpiece. Now onto the pros and cons, I guess about this adaptation.

Pro: 

First, I would say that this is the most non censored version of MDZ, meaning China couldn't mute the romance or delete scenes because it's the original written story. The romance between Wangxian stands out and makes your heart go through a lot of emotions, from frustration at Wei  Wuxian not realising how he feels for Wang Ji, to pain because of Wang Ji's perceived unrequited feelings for so long, to happiness when they're just together, to confusion at some drunk scenes and then to all-out shock as the story reveals its self to the villains, the background of Weiying's death and more. 

The introduction to all these characters, all of them have a role in the story, all of them are important to keep an eye on, and they all grow and develop throughout the story as we find out more about their circumstances and their own perspective on Wei Wuxian.

Cons but not actual cons

The book is longggggg. The first time I read it I wondered when we would finally get a resolution or hint that Wei Wuxian finally understands what he's been feeling for sooo long, but it took forever and to be honest even though this is a con to me, it also is a positive for those who love slowwwww burns, and slow reveal to the background and development of Wangxians feelings for each other. There are many missions although essential to the world-building and the actual plot/mystery that at first seem so useless and not needed, but they are there for a purpose, and they do help us find out more clues about what's been going on and why Wei Wuxian was brought back from the dead. 

The book is the most non censored version of MDZ, and so there are many questionable moments/questions about Non-consent that occur during moments when Wangxian are drunk. Honestly, these scenes are so weird to me, because they hold so much truth and revelations to Wangji's feelings for Weiying. After all, he's drunk and the most authentic version of himself. There are so many moments (like stealing chickens or showing him the bunnies) that make you just want to cry at his love Weiying and the pain he had to endure when he thought he was never coming back. Still, at the same time, there are many moments where you're like oh wow that escalated, and you feel just a tad discomfort at the idea of the non-con. But like I said these scenes are required for these two to really like give into what they've both been trying to push away or ignore, and it's nice to see how Weiying reacts to his feelings becoming uncontrollable and more prominent. 

There are some moments in the book where things seem vague or unexplained (which the other sources did their own thing with), some characters who are mentioned but not really given enough detail, some plot details where it's not fully understood. However, I do think that because the book is already so long, the most critical information needed was there and the reveal of the mysteries were all done well. I think though that it's better to see how it materialises visually hence the other media adaptations. 

Ratings: 4/5 -It's not easy to pick up the book and read, but I have so much fun returning to it and laughing along with Wei Wuxian's thoughts and ideas about Wang Ji.

2.The Manhua

I was so shook when I found out MDZ has a manhua. Mostly because China wouldn't really make it easy for the book adaptation to be honestly portrayed visually. But the manga shocked me, it is censored, but the writers and the artists are all so obsessed with this book and this couple that despite having to remove or edit some scenes, they draw some additional scenes and post it online so that international fans can still get to see these moments visually. That is incredible, and I'm so grateful that we have a team of people who respect and love the piece as much as the fans do. 

Pros: 

With any graphic novel/manga the art of MDZ is fantastic to see, the characters are brought to life with colour and also the inclusion of chibi drawings to make a moment incredibly cute or funny. Weiying is very naughty, so a chibi drawing of him makes us see him like how he's acting a child. I enjoy the manhua of MDZ so much, and I love how they drew each of the characters and the world. 

Cons but not really cons: 

I think, however, there are better visual sources for MDZ available that is more detailed in terms of characters and includes more information about the world-building. The plot also has to be condensed as well because you can't draw everything from the book. The manhua is also still in the works so, its a very slow upload and it will take years for it to be completed. But this is understandable, and I can't wait to read the full completed copy. If you hate reading and can't stand words, I think the manhua version is for you!

Ratings: 3.5/5 -It’s the waiting that lowered the ratings for me and the fact that I prefer other sources but I’m so grateful for the manhua. 

3.The Show

The one that brought international fans like swarms to this story. Untamed shocked all of us in the BL community as the first time we heard about it, sure it was nice to see that Yibo was cast as Wang Ji, but even then his acting wasn't that profound or praised so we didn't care, and Zhan also seemed like an interesting choice for out Weiying. I think there were an outrage and confusion when we heard this was going to be censored and a bromance. It felt like it made no sense because there's no way really to edit the relationship and love of Wangxian, so people went into the show resentful and worried. But after 20 episodes, the anger, worry and upset were erased. Untamed is a masterpiece, and it blows my mind how censored it is but still not really censored? It deletes the questionable moments in the book but adds the essential parts even where we get to see Wang Ji's feelings (Though obviously not mentioned as feelings but respect). We get to watch Weiying realise how much he cherishes whatever he has with Wang Ji and how much he misunderstood the latter, and how much Wang Ji cared for him. The show as Netflix says is not about just friends. Still, it emphasises the connection between these two using subtext clues and symbolisms, and visual metaphors to make sure the audience knows that these two are soulmates and are meant for each other. Here are the other pros and cons of the show:

Pros:

The acting is incredible, like so good and I can't think of two people who were more suited for Wangxian, Yibo shocked me as Wang Ji because although I knew him (because of Kpop), I didn't really think he would pull of stoic but still vulnerable Wang Ji. He was good at showing the emotions of love and longing that has been connected with Wang Ji. Zhan was an excellent Wuxian, he made me smile, he made laugh, he made me so happy because of his mischievous aura, but he also played serious and emotional and resentful Wuxian well as well. I keep crying every time I see the death scene in the show because it's just so done well.The directors and producers who didn't care about hiding the relationship between these two, they still wanted to be respectful to the writer and the source, and they still wanted to show as much as possible that these two loved each other. For that, I'm so grateful and they did a brilliant job with what they could. The character arcs and development and depth; Its the way they took the other characters from the book and fleshed them out giving each of them more depth, more understanding, more dimensionality and more story connecting to our plot, and it broke my heart how much I loved everyone in this show. The actors all performed so well, and some gave me goosebumps at how well they portrayed their characters  (Xue Yang!!) like stunning and just a great cast.The storyline was also written in an innovative way, the flashbacks were first shown to the audience, how Wangxian became Wangxian and so the audience felt every single hurt and pain that Wang Ji was feeling. We understood why he acted the way he did. The flashbacks also provided plot structure to the mystery and the actual plot of the show, it left clues, and we watched the villains become villains (secretly), we saw how some characters grew. Each of the arcs in the book was told in a way that it flowed together and made sense. Due to this way of structuring the plot the show became so much more profound in the way it messed with our emotions, every death mattered, and every character had their own story and importance to the audience. 

Cons:

The censorship. I've praised how they overcame it, but it's still there, the ending of the show was done this way because of censorship and to be honest I still think everyone should read the book because there are moments where the romance of Wangxian is fun and memorable to see (the confession scene whilst it was done okay in the show because of censorship it doesn't hold as much oomph as it did in the book. Mainly because the events that happened before it was already so filled with angst and drama and the results of the confession Wangxian clinging onto each other despite being in danger is a must-see, the censorship is annoying because it shouldn't be there, it's something that whilst it did help with some stuff, it still feels like an insult to the piece, and it still doesn't sit well with me that China censors their BL. So its a con.

Ratings 5/5  I think I could spend so much time breaking down why Untamed is a masterpiece BL show, but all I can say is despite 50 episodes (longgg) it is worth the time and effort and if you watch BL, go see it. 

4.The Audio

The audio for the MDZ is like my favourite thing in the world. I love Chinese audiobook dramas; it's an incredible experience to listen to. With MDZ, this is what the show would be if it wasn't censored. The actors for the audio drama are amazing, and I love them so much. The audio drama is three seasons with some extra scenes and it's incredible if you don't want to read the book, then just watch and listen to the audio drama because its the same story but its brought to life by the acting and storytelling. Also though there are some scenes removed, I think the audio drama is the next uncensored gem of MDZ that shows Wangxian's romance the best way possible. I squeal, and I laugh, and again I cry at every single moment; their first kiss, the inn scene, the confession (i spend time pausing it just to cry at how good it is) and more. I just love it, and I prefer it to reading the book. Other pros and cons:

Pros:

 The story is structured and told properly, follows all the arcs and events in the book and brings them life by voice acting, and the music is incredible. It's nice to listen to and hear Weiying's thoughts and to also listen to an audible version of the book. The audio drama has all the pros from the book as well.

Cons: 

Nothing much to say about the cons. It is not easy to attain the audio drama in English subs, its hard to download and store it, but once you overcome that it's great. I think the audio drama is the most difficult to obtain.

Ratings: My favourite adaptation  5/5

5.The Donghua

Lastly, we have the Donghua or the anime version of MDZ.  What can I say about this, its brilliant, masterpiece, it's gorgeous. If you think the art for the manhua is good, the donghua takes it to a different level. The visuals are stunning, the animation is breath-taking, and the story is again following Untamed ways of censoring the story but making sure it doesn't remove the romantic connotations and symbolism to Wangxian. The donghua also follows Untameds way of starting with flashbacks to explain what happened to Weiying before it started. I have nothing else to say about how great this is. It's the same thing I've been saying about all these adaptations. The donghua though is the best visual masterpiece for MDZ, in my opinion. 

Pros; 

Packed full with symbolism and clues to the plot, it's detailed so well for the storyline and its an excellent way to tell this story. The music and ost for the donghua are also beautiful and gets me emotional each time I hear it.

Cons: 

Censorship. That's it, that's what it always is. For me, I think the donghua is the most censored version of MDZ? Or maybe I just feel that way despite the subtext clues; I do feel irritated at the censorship in the donghua.  Let's pray Heaven's official blessing overcomes that.

Ratings: 3.8/5 - I love it so much because of the visuals but apart from that I prefer other sources for MDZ. Still the best donghua that exists. 

So here you have in an in-depth and messy conversation about one of my favourite media pieces to existing right now in BL. I think I will never stop singing praises at MXT for creating this story and I think there's nothing else I rather do than just spend times when I need a distraction watching, listening or reading this story again and again. What about you all.  What do you feel about MDZ? What pros and cons do you have for each adaptation? Which is your favourite. And have you been able to get any rest when we know that Heaven's official blessing is out TODAY!! Let me know your thoughts. Happy Halloween, Enjoy it.

[rosethornewrites]

Wednesday T & G reading

The usual

Finished

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things you said when we were on top of the world, by @sincerelystranger

Comfort, by @bloody-bee-tea

Teen:

While I Was Away, by AmyNChan

It's a miracle that Wei Wuxian is able to live this life with his husband, and he knows it.

However, the more subtle miracle is that Lan Wangji did not lose himself the day he lost a love so strong the first time. Weii Wuxian knows that, too.

lion on the hunt, by harukatenoh

Jiang Cheng causes a diplomatic incident between the YunmengJiang and GusuLan sects. He blames Wei Wuxian entirely.

So that life takes a different angle, by bladedweaponsandswishycoats (jeweledichneumon)

Mo Xuanyu could barely see Wei Ying now, surrounded by the violent storm of energy so great even the birds circling him would not follow. Suddenly, he knelt on the ground, and slowly—as though pulled down by gravity much greater than earth's—he brought the flute to his lips once more. The sounds he played this time were different from before, sickly twisting tones that had Mo Xuanyu growing dizzy and breaking out in a cold sweat, shuddering.

"Xuanyu! Cover your ears!" he heard Lan Zhan shout, voice hoarse and urgent.

General:

Hold my beer., by Zacksy

"I can explain."

Wei Wuxian says, kneeling on the tiled floor, his right cheek pressed on the cold glass of the vending machine his arm is currently stuck in. A pair of golden eyes stare at him, not indicating any judgment of this situation, which to be fair, already is a judgment in and of itself. Who doesn't judge a person stuck with their arm in a vending machine if they haven't expected it in some way?

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Wei Wuxian gets his arm stuck in a vending machine, Lan Wangji doesn't help

In Each and Every Lifetime, by YumichanHamano

Wei Ying woke up one day with his memories of the past and decided that the best thing to do is give Lan Zhan some space if he doesn't reciprocate his feelings. Unfortunately for Wei Ying, he was going about it the wrong way.

With a little intervention from friends, Wei Ying and Lan Zhan find that they both want the same thing.

(別走) don't go, by squigglyhandmotion

Under a shroud of dense fog, Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian are sequestered in the Jingshi

Unfinished

Teen:

The Hate and Love of family, by Moonlit_dewdrops

Wei Wuxian gets sent home after the fight with Jin Zixuan. Jiang Cheng is right to have worried.

General:

Connecting My Heart To Yours, by AEPotatoB6

After being introduced to the public at the age of 15, many had wondered, Why does Hangung-jun never wore his forehead ribbon?

[dealwithexchan]

The Untamed (that tamed me).

This drama has made me realize things, the love of pure that starts from being friends. The care shown by Wangji and Weiying with each other means a lot to me. And I learnt from it so much.

The show simply gives us the glimps of acceptance that everything is under control so long as there is care and love. Both the main characters Lan Wan Ji and Wei Wu Xian proved it.

I think of all the conclusions that I can't put through words. It only means that this show teaches the watchers to not be afraid of the obstacles and struggles they face. It may just be a challenge for you. Remember that you're not alone, you have friends and someone out there cares the most that you could ever imagine.

I'll never forget this show, I'll always remember it.🇨🇳⛩️💜