#i mean ig lan an was but only in passing

[uwooyoungs]

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[jar-of-vicissitudes]

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So that is the most unlike Lan to ever Lan. The new terror that keeps Uncle awake as his second disciplinary failure in his teaching career. The boy who is close friend with A-Yuan. The boy who Brother considers as his second nephew.

The boy who never dared until now talking to Wangji, by which Wangji tries not to feel hurt.

The boy who is still in the Jingshi, way past haishi, looking after A-Yuan's slight fever.

“So Hanguang-Jun, you're really not haunting the Cloud Recesses?”

Wangji blinks. “No.”

“Great! You're much less scary now that you aren't a ghost.”

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[plan-d-to-i]

This twt and some answers, they're delusional

https://mobile.twitter.com/nenufair/status/1452885789763936258

I'm going to throw up,seriously

https://mobile.twitter.com/nenufair/status/1453033257092661249

lol... "JC recognised him based solely on vibes".

Among the rainbow of robes, there were many disciples of the Yunmeng Jiang Clan, ordered by Jiang Cheng to disguise themselves and secretly assist Jin Ling, for fear that his nephew would be unable to take down his prey. The efforts of these senior disciples were wasted as well. One of the cultivators, whose eyes were still glued blankly to the ground, said, “Ch-chief—Chief Jiang, it’s…it’s Wen N-ning…”

Suspecting that he had misheard, Jiang Cheng said, “What did you say?”

“Wen Ning’s b-back!”

In the blink of an eye, shock, hatred, wrath, and disbelief assailed him all at once, crossing and commingling in his expression. A long time passed before he spoke again, his voice cold. “That thing was burned to ashes and scattered to the winds long ago. How could it be back?”

The cultivator said, “It was Wen Ning! Undoubtedly! I couldn’t have seen it incorrectly!…” Suddenly, he pointed towards Wei Wuxian. “…He was the one who summoned him here!”

Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji, still deadlocked, instantly became the center of the crowd’s attention. Jiang Cheng’s electric cold gaze slowly turned in Wei Wuxian’s direction.

Moments later, the corner of Jiang Cheng’s mouth pulled upward into a twisted smile. His left hand began unconsciously caressing his ring again. “…Good, good. You’ve returned?” (chapter 10)

Ig Wen Ning the Ghost General. The Ghost General Wei Wuxian created. The Ghost General who only Wei Wuxian could control. The Ghost General who suddenly just showed up again for the first time in 13 yrs and this dude just controlled ...is just "vibes" now ...

Also if you've ever wondered how inane and self absorbed someone would have to be to not grasp a paralyzing dog phobia resulting from severe childhood trauma? Apparently this person holds the answer! 🤗

Not to mention jiang cheng also whipped Wei Wuxian with Zidian :

Wei Wuxian didn’t offer a clear reply, so Lan Wangji spoke again. “You encountered Jiang Wanyin.”

It wasn’t difficult to determine that the fresh scars sitting atop the curse mark were from Zidian. Wei Wuxian turned around.

Oh & ofc let's gloss over the fact that jc's plans were only thwarted because *CHECK THE FUCKING BOOK* Jin Ling sprang Wei Wuxian free since he was uncomfortable having his uncle violently dispose of yet another person. And lastly- "Actually I think jc killed those ppl bc he knew they weren't WWX" lol. I mean who needs to bother with silly things like facts or canon, or this whole ass list of times the story reiterates how violently, and obsessively jiang cheng has been hunting down Wei Wuxian going to any length to torture and kill WEI WUXIAN! What an absolute clusterfuck of absurdity.

[sleepysandy]

fmab rewatch ep 16

is no one else seeing these two people on top of the train

vry funny how theyre bonding with barry

damn cant believe visas exist here

omg they just passed by the phone booth

i just saw that

sheska got a shorter skirt

is that allowed are there no dress codes

SHESKA STFUU

sheska couldve been freaked out more

like having a doppelgänger is freaky

mustang eye bags <3

theyll find out like tonight

woahh totally forgot ross tells them

well being in the military, he knows the risks

especially when he continued to research when bradley told them to stop

altho its extra sus that bradley told them to stop

gracia slay

cant believe they did this ross

shes literally just minding her business

so when lust is in disguise she gotta cover up her cleavage lmao

ep 17

huh was there only one shot

i thought there were two

how the hell did they fake it

is the investigator in on it

i mean they are refusing other evidence

cold flame wow amazing

if ross went to her parents then im pretty sure other people saw her there

well the homunculi are keeping tabs so they probs chose someone who wasnt in central

where are lan fan and fu

when i first watched this i honestly thought mustang did kill her

now i know if they dont show on screen death somethings up

armstrong got balls to say that to mustang

eds too teen angsty to have critical thinking

falman babysitting

everyone pissed off at mustang lmao

lmao he called them hindrances

ep 18

arrogant palm of a small human

who would even combine those words

amazing 10/10

surprised that theres still water there

who the hell is mr han

where the hell did fu come from

not the jesus imagery

ohh they right tho

police and military will never tell the press abt an internal issue

he had to bring a backup :(((

phone booth trauma

ooh his silhouette against the sunset

show those drawings to jean

cant believe theyre taking ed seriously

if i were there id just laugh at this kid giving a speech like that

wtf fu has to cross the desert twice

hes so old how does he do it

jean kinda

forgot jean is higher than falman lmao

the grey hair threw me off i thought he was older

riza my queen

the handling of the ishbalans is kinda weird tho

gluttony count ur days

i will not tolerate any riza harm

ep 19

ure blowing ur cover mustang

omg he loses his cool when its riza hihi

death of the undying???

amazing once again

.good doggy

thank god they did not kill black hayate

i would never rewatch this if they did that

rizas little smile

jean squeezing in next to al

why were her tits bouncing

that was kinda hot mustang

lmao their faces

NAURRR

i hate this

its rlly cool how the show has high stakes from the start

like its kinda an early ep

but theres been a few serious injuries and a death

the only reason why most of them aint dead is plot armor

oooh riza thinking mustangs dead

when they go crazy bcs they think ure dead >>>

they rlly had to have an ab ahot

this was such a slay

like the visuals of the fire

hmmm

so bradley wouldve killed them all if they hadnt killed lust first?

and just tell officials that he was too late to save them?

kinda a sad death for barry

i liked lust but she envy wrath and pride were more interesting ig

still wouldve been nice

this was such a plot twist

i was still in denial that the dad is alive

ep 20

that rlly what he says when he sees his kid after years

of i were ed i wouldve just said that aint ur home

u didnt even live there

the titles are so straightforward but it goes so hard

kinda creepy just watching him sleep

theyre trying winry chill

anime clothes just never ride up

the dads the only one who calls him edward irl

im happy that they have lots of pics when they were young

the dad was acting so sus

cant believe ed rlly asked this old woman to do this

pinako just staring at ed lmao

hmmm

wonder if its an actual person they made

so if they had the stone would they have made a homunculus

trisha too nice

i wouldve never wanted to see that man again

curtis fam just adopt

music so dramatic for what

still a banger line

has he always had a large back

amazing wonderful

[plan-d-to-i]

Hi i saw some of you mdzs posts and i have a question; i’ve seen a lot of people say that Madam Yu acting the way she did as a cultural thing or cause she is annoyed a servant being treated like family. Which both don’t make sense to me? And she just seems cruel?? But i was hoping if you knew more bout that ;~;

I think you should go with your instinct. haha I honestly thought that Madam Yu just being a horrible person could be the one thing this fandom agreed on. The novel makes it quite clear, but some people will devil’s advocate anything ig? Personally I find it a bit weird and a lot awkward that some vehemently defend Madam Yu's brutal behavior in multiple part metas because she reminds them of their mother- a lot to unpack there. Now I’m not saying that Madam Yu can’t be a familiar figure to some. She certainly reminds me of my own mother, I’m just saying trying to defend her behavior is a really, really weird hill to die on. 

Let’s say we judge her as the Mistress of Lotus Pier. Can she abuse her servants- like WWX? (Side note it’s interesting that a lot of people who defend Madam Yu will aggressively argue jc & WWX are ‘brothers’ up until they need to defend Madam Yu and then WWX is ‘just a servant’). It’s true though WWX is not actually adopted so sure-  Madam Yu occupies a position of power and privilege and can afford to hit people who can’t hit back because they’re socially weaker than her. Does that make her a good person? Nope. Does that make her behavior correct at the time this fantasy novel is set in? Still no; she’s just an abusive and cruel master.

 As jiang cheng’s mother does she have any actual reason to feel that her son’s inheritance & position are threatened by WWX? Again no. In fact we see clear proof that she doesn’t consider WWX a threat when she sends him off with her son and demands that WWX protect jc with his life- knowing she would be obeyed. This is not her showing mercy to WWX, this is her sending the best disciple the Clan has to protect her son, meaning she knew very well WWX would shield jc with his life. So really her whole problem with WWX was her unwarranted hate for his mother, that she then took out on the orphaned kid under her authority, by singling him out for punishment & verbally, emotionally and physically abusing him. Remember, WWX is well acquainted with Zidian an electric WHIP prior to Wang Lingjiao’s arrival. So could her perpetual mistreatment be explained, though STILL NOT EXCUSED, as the valid concern of a mother : hell NO. 

Maybe she’s just full of affection but hides it under the guise of tough love* to strengthen her children & prepare them for the real world? Whilst I’m not saying that she didn’t love her biological children- or whatever passes for love in a person like that, she spent all her time chilling with her servant ladies and invested absolutely no effort or time in their actual enrichment. In fact the only time she did take an interest in her actual children was to put them down and emotionally abuse them or use them as weapons against their father. Abuse and love are not mutually exclusive. 

Abusers can love, but their love is still very much just a twisted version of the ideal most of us deem to be love, and deeply damaging to those on the receiving end of it. Lastly and perhaps most importantly, the novel written by a modern woman, in modern times, with contemporary sensibilities, makes no secret of framing Madam Yu’s parenting and behavior as bad! We’re not supposed to empathize with Madam Yu, or think her form of childrearing- via unceasing verbal/emotional abuse (extended to physical abuse of the orphan under her authority) were cool & nifty. She forced one kid in the role of nurturer, & encouraged one in becoming a toxic mess of an adult who flayed people alive for 13 years and is just a trash heap of bad character traits and rage.This criticism is reinforced in the way jiang cheng is now raising his nephew, echoing his mother’s behavior and thereby shaping Jin Ling into a friendless, homophobic, lonely, emotional wreck riddled with anger issues who in contrast immediately improves when shown healthy attention and affection by WWX. 

So no, let’s not excuse Madam Yu. Some people are just shitty and the only thing they have to offer the world is a warning to not be like them, and relief when they depart it. 

*for tough love please refer to Lan Qiren. <3