#idk how to tag this will I get tagged in more things then it probably needs a category

[forlorn-plushie]

I originally wrote thirty tags so instead I'm adding to the post. I sure as shit can yap up a storm.

I started with "well both are impossible so write that down" and while I can't find a good transition from the joke into the text, I can't just remove it. Because it's true. Ignore how much I wrote just now.

I think it's harder to pass the audience's sniff-test when drawing, but it's harder to start writing and to be satisfied with one's writing.

When something is written poorly a casual observer is gonna be like “uhhhh idk it's kinda [something]” or even just accept it and carry on. This is based on a friend of mine who has read every villainess reincarnation manga, as well as more or less all of shonen. But when something is drawn poorly, whether it's anatomy or shading or something else, most anyone can tell at a glance, and usually they can point out what was fumbled to boot.

On the other hand, getting started and being satisfied with one's own work is the opposite. When you sit down to write, you have to actually write. If I wanna use a reference? Eat Shit, Me! Working patterns are complicated and hard to spot if you don't know them. There's nowhere NEAR as many good tools, and AFAIK none at all of the sort that exist for artwork - there's just no equivalent to perspective grids, the many ratio guides, or like the concept of using a reference image. I can photograph myself posing and trace my own joints - there's just no equivalent in writing.

Anyway I think creating things is a mass delusion, stuff just emerges from the ether probably. Ignore my bin of childhood sketchbooks and easily tens of thousands of words of abandoned writing drafts and dozen game projects including several that are very much playable, all of that without counting stuff I deleted or lost. Don't look at it.

Take two cuz im forgetful - Genuine question

please rb im so curious

[aventurineswife]

Aventurine with a reader who's usually not the type of person to express themselves as much (introvert lwk but not the shy and easily embarrassed kinda introvert more of the "I can't and don't wanna get out of bed and I'm hungry 24/7"). Except when reader is finally comfortable and stuff they're like. Idk how to explain it-

Like, for example, Aventurine would try and convince reader to do something like karaoke and reader is all shy and shit at first but how could they say no to him?

But once they do said thing, reader is KILLING IT. And Aventurine's just staring in awe.

Anyway make of that what you will (did I use that right?), this is just a thought that's been in my mind for a while.

(make sure to stay hydrated and take good care of yourself! ^^)

-🦇🌀 anon

“Hit Me With Your Best Shot”

Summary: Aventurine, ever the gambler, coaxes you into a karaoke night, expecting awkward charm at best. But when you finally take the mic, you deliver a jaw-dropping performance that leaves even him speechless. Beneath his teasing bravado, he’s caught off guard—and captivated—by a side of you he never saw coming.

Tags: Aventurine x Reader, Karaoke Night, Fluff with a Dash of Chaos, Hidden Talents, Reader Surprises Aventurine, Casual Domestic Vibes, Banter & Wit, Slow Burn Vibes (lightly implied), Found Comfort, Slight Role Reversal.

Warnings: Mild language, Brief mention of food (for those sensitive to food-related content), Teasing/banter-heavy dynamic, One slightly unhinged extrovert trying to seduce an introvert into having fun.

Aventurine's fingers tapped a lazy rhythm against the back of the velvet couch, eyes glittering under the moody lights. The karaoke screen blinked temptingly. His glasses were tilted just enough to let you see the gleam beneath them.

“C’mon, [Name],” he cooed, voice dripping with playful challenge. “What’s the point of life if you don’t risk the occasional vocal catastrophe?”

You were curled up in the corner of the couch, hoodie half-on, half-hugged around yourself like armor. Your stomach grumbled audibly—you were still contemplating ordering a fourth round of snack platters—but your eyes flicked up at him with mild disdain.

“No,” you muttered, mouth full of fries. “I’m not moving. I’m a lounge lizard. This is my final form.”

Aventurine snorted, standing smoothly and offering a hand like a game show host unveiling a prize. “Tell you what. You sing one song… I’ll personally make sure you don’t have to get out of bed for the rest of the week. I’ll arrange the snacks, the silence, the solitude—every hermit’s dream. All in.”

That got your attention. You eyed his hand suspiciously.

“…And if I refuse?”

His grin widened. “Then you’ll miss the chance to surprise me. And darling, that’s the greatest gamble of all.”

You groaned like the world’s most dramatic corpse. “I hate you.”

“And I cherish you,” he quipped, still holding out his hand. “So? Shall we tempt fate?”

You sighed, dragging yourself up like a reluctant ghost. As the intro to the song started—some classic anthem of rebellion he probably picked on purpose—you stood stiffly, microphone clutched like a bomb.

First verse: hesitant. Voice shaky. Eyes fixed on the screen.

Aventurine leaned back, fully expecting to be charmed by your awkwardness, maybe give you a smug little clap afterward and tease you with something vaguely flirty.

Second verse?

You unlocked.

It wasn’t shy. It wasn’t awkward. It was electrifying. Your voice hit every note with the ease of someone who had secretly sung this a hundred times alone in their room. You didn’t just sing—you performed. Head tilted back. Shoulders loose. One hand tossed in the air like you were on stage before a stadium of fans instead of in a cozy room with only him watching.

Aventurine’s smirk faltered.

Then vanished entirely.

He watched in stunned silence, jaw slack, as the person he’d half-dragged onto the stage absolutely devoured the chorus. You were alive in a way he hadn’t seen before—eyes gleaming, lips curved in a confident grin that didn’t hide, didn’t hedge. For once, you weren’t thinking about whether you wanted to move. You were in it.

When the final note hit, breathless and perfect, you turned back to him with a shrug and deadpanned:

“I told you I’m always hungry.”

He blinked.

Then burst into laughter—real, unguarded laughter that cracked through his usual silk-smooth tone like lightning across glass.

“You absolute liar,” he breathed, eyes wide with awe. “You hustled me.”

You plopped back onto the couch with all the regality of a worn-out cat, reaching for another handful of fries.

“Yeah,” you said, muffled through a mouthful. “But you liked it.”

Aventurine sat beside you, still visibly shaken. He stared at you like you were a trick deck he hadn’t accounted for—like you were his favorite kind of gamble. The kind that rewrote the odds halfway through the game.

He chuckled, softer this time. “You know… I think you might be more dangerous than me.”

You didn’t look at him.

But you smiled.

[katabay]

WOW this has been ROUGH in the Life Events category of things, but. slowly crawling out of that. hopefully

this was the opening scene for a something I started writing after watching the Manben inverview with Nishi Keiko and thinking back to all the classic shoujo manga I stayed up reading back in the day, like damn that's so true Urasawa Naoki

it's partially a love letter to all the greats of the genre that I read, and also to the late night teleseryses that captivated me over the years lmao. it'd be nice to find the time to tackle it properly as a comic, but I'm having fun working on it recreationally :)

✨but since it's recreational, some character info✨

the first character seen is lawrence 'law' valenciano (late 30s), the one with the glasses is cris volante (mid-later 20s). law works at a karinderya, cris is an extremely broke university student.

⭐ places I’m at! bsky / pixiv / pillowfort /cohost / cara.app / insta / tip jar!

[in-tua-deep]

I’ve seen critique of the way show!murderbot said it felt good after killing leebeebee (thank goodness, I really disliked her - though at the same time I actually think that it’s interesting for the preservation team to have someone very blatantly objectify murderbot right in front of them and show them how other humans likely treated it)

but,, I didn’t really read it as it feeling good about killing someone so much as feeling good that it has made the team realize that it isn’t some little robot that wants to be human, and it doesn’t want to be assimilated into their group because it isn’t human. It’s a construct. They cannot and should not assume that it wants to be like them - it shouldn’t have to change or be human to be accepted

So I thought it was more of a “it feels good that this is making them rethink their little uwu poor little meow meow narrative when that’s kind of condescending and I am way more familiar with how fucked up my situation is than they are?”

Idk, any thoughts?

[thatknifeanon]

yearning today so doing this :] ty for the tag

1. ideal date location?

lakeside. We feed the ducks (not bread, grain and seeds and proper food for them) take a walk, talk, maybe a picnic by the water?

2. favorite mlm song?

heather

3. what makes you feel loved?

accommodating to me. I know it’s stupid and just the bare minimum, but not just for big things. Like, if I had to sit next to an old guy who I didn’t like, he would switch seats with me

4. are you single or taken?

utterly, hopelessly single

5. how many crushes have you had?

to many to count

6. what's your type?

tall and lanky, fluffy hair, glasses, cute smile, outgoing but nerdy, hoodies I can steal

OR

short and shy, fluffy hair, passionate about his interests, black cat energy

7. do you develop crushes quickly?

so quickly dude. This is a girl but once I was just chilling at theater and this girl needed to ask someone something and then she turned around anD STARTED SPEACKING FLUEBT RUSSIAN. I ALMOST FELL OVER. LOVE AT FIRST… sound? Idk

8. best show or movie for a date night at home?

>:) something scary that gives us an excuse to cuddle

9. what are your favorite flowers?

California poppies. For a bouquet… this is really stupid but all the schools I’ve went to have this edible spicy flower…

10. what would you give as a gift on an anniversary?

pack the day full (if they’re comfortable with that) make them a present and a card. If we went to the lake also buy them a little duck figurine.

11. what's your favorite album?

godddd… maybe rise and fall of a midwestern princess (that’s a mouthful)

12. what's your love language?

gift giving

13. what are some pet names that make you blush?

anything I get easily flustered. I would say anything but babe because my dad? Calls me babe sometimes? Idk man he’s just funky like that

14. do you read fanfiction?

I would say less read and more consume like a ravenous wild beast

15. any fictional crushes?

soo many rn it’s Kieran pokemon and Jax tadc

16. loud boys or quiet boys?

both?

17. any characters you headcanon as mlm?

Glenn and Troy from theater camp are soo gay for eachother I will die on this hill

18. what's your comfort food?

my moms chili cheese dip :] in general probably pizza (basic basic Ik)

19. last song you listened to?

Jessie’s girl

20. best compliment you ever received?

not meant to be a compliment but “omg you look like a guy 👀” thanks

21. kiss on the lips, cheek or forehead?

foreheadddd

22. scalp massage or back massage?

back. I have scoliosis and my back never stops hurting. (Also my backpack is 20 pounds but shhh we don’t talk about that)

23. any celebrity crushes?

Timothee Chalamet 😔 (his old look with the fluffy hair)

24. what's your guilty pleasure?

I don’t really know… maybe making more gay jokes around my straight friends? Idk it’s fun to see them squirm >:3

25. do you like PDA?

yess show me you’re not afraid to like me and to let people know that

26. how do you prefer to be comforted?

hugs :)

27. favorite way to express affection?

gift giving yeah, or just complimenting them. I compliment people all the time (yes it’s over anon often shut up tho)

28. big spoon or little spoon?

idrc I could do either. I would do big spoon but I’m too fucking short 😭😭😭

29. freebie! ask or prompt to share something random

I love men so much man 😭😭😭

mlm ask game!

1. ideal date location?

2. favorite mlm song?

3. what makes you feel loved?

4. are you single or taken?

5. how many crushes have you had?

6. what's your type?

7. do you develop crushes quickly?

8. best show or movie for a date night at home?

9. what are your favorite flowers?

10. what would you give as a gift on an anniversary?

11. what's your favorite album?

12. what's your love language?

13. what are some pet names that make you blush?

14. do you read fanfiction?

15. any fictional crushes?

16. loud boys or quiet boys?

17. any characters you headcanon as mlm?

18. what's your comfort food?

19. last song you listened to?

20. best compliment you ever received?

21. kiss on the lips, cheek or forehead?

22. scalp massage or back massage?

23. any celebrity crushes?

24. what's your guilty pleasure?

25. do you like PDA?

26. how do you prefer to be comforted?

27. favorite way to express affection?

28. big spoon or little spoon?

29. freebie! ask or prompt to share something random

[virtuousvigil]

for me, personally, vikjayce can go in the jayvik tag but jayvik CANNOT go in the vikjayce tag. that's sacrilegious. its like the whole “all squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares” rule. vikjayce is jayvik but jayvik is not vikjayce.

[lobotomize-d]

Butter roll cookie if... if he was.... uh. . . Student at the Parfedia Academy ...

[instarsanddyke]

time to make your choice only you can be the one

[normystical]

welll... i guess it depends on what you count as a fandom? theres like five good pieces of fanart LOL. and.. not MUCH discussion? but if you follow the tag theres the rare post. idk, maybe someday i can help the fandom to acrually exist by making stuff ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ i need to develop a lot of ideas tho,, like ones that involve NOT the tv guy,, i fear i may like my cross-ship (advee (ad salesman and vee (dw im a multishipper so yuri can always still exist))) a bit too much </3 theyre so cuties

yeah thats fair. everyone identifies with stuff differently. for a while back i was essentially bisexual but felt more comfortable with the label multisexual. no reason. i knew all types of bisexuals were valid. it was just a feeling yk? i feel fine with the bi label now but ofc i dont regret that era or anything. also itd be nice if there was more variety in how aspec ppl identify, like fictional characters and when allos represent us. it irks me a tiny eensie bit that ppl are more familiar with the aroace flag than the aro flag. but thaaats a whooole other thing i could go on for AGES about. repeatedly. lmfao. like i said i get a bit annoying abt it. funnily enough, despite what ppl say, being aro feels WAY more queer and nonconformant than being bi, at least to me.

nowadays you can skip the shorts, if you only want the lore. but also if you want both in perfect order, i know the link to a well-arranged archive!! so even if you somehow want to start from the beginning, you can do that ^^

yeah probably ocs. i think i talk about carex the most. the one with the censor bar looking face and singular eye? smile that makes you think hes the lovechild of a three-way between sans, alastor, and jax? also the mask guy with the mardi gras colors... and the billiard ball siblings... i have a ton more though! hm,, i dont have a toyhouse but maybe i could consider getting a page? hard to decide if i want to do that yk? im not 100% sure what my worries are though,, i mean i think part of it is that i dont want anything to be permanent or something? can i change the name of characters after their page is made? because i have a lot of ocs i have that are decently developed but still have no names at all.

also abt the yuri,, idk why theyd hate each other?? like?? WOULD vee be jealous?? would it even make sense?? idk?? also even if i do yuri i still have to decide how she acts with others lol. btw im thinking of leaning more toward rockstar than popstat for the personality, maybe? like i feel she'd be in between gigi, poppy/yatta, and... i forget who else i mentally compared her to... but idk. im thinking chill but also a bit rowdy, maybe. more on the extroverted/loud end, probably? idkk hhrgrjdb

oh,, auglur is from my singing monsters! it still updates to this day, i was surprised when i first found that out lol. (though then again a few songs got trending after that, so maybe you already know...) i WOULD send a pic, but these monsters all have sounds, PLUS auglur's sound is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS, check it! ^^

i ddont go here and by "i dont go here" i mean "i do pretty much go here but somehow i dont feel a close connection to this fandom whatever dont question it man" but i saw you discuss the skins and i saw someone sent this in a server im in. which is rad af

...aaaand am just now realizing that its possible its not canon tho. but like. if it is. well damn /pos

woauh hi new mutual!!! i was gonnnaaaa say it isnt canon HOWEVER ! I looked more into it and apparently it is?? i thought it was an edit at first but when she's hit she makes that face :] (since you only half go here im gonna assume you doooo know how the game works? in case not ummm. horror survival thing. you can get hit, characters make different faces when hit.) anywho thank you for the ask i would not have known this if you didnt say anything :0!

[stinkysarai]

sukka with yuekka because like. yeah .

... i fucking LOVE all i need sigh

[white-hole-station]

OWV really had the exact right "crazy mf" to "voice of reason" ratio to get that project off the ground, huh.

You've got Slate, whose idea of a good date is an explosion - and who says that they (Slate) (The Explosions One) have no idea how Feldspar lived long enough to become an astronaut, based on their nonexistent sense of self preservation. And then you've got the aforementioned Feldspar, whose idea of a good time is flying straight into the eye of the Giant's Deep storm for breakfast, and Dark Bramble for lunch.

Those two are the roaring engine of the endeavor, but if Hornfels wasn't methodical enough to channel that energy with actual science, they'd be an uncontrolled blast instead of power with steering. Gossan is the safety rails to the objective, the one to handle "how can we do this and live to do it again" and "how can we do this repeatably enough that other people both can learn and want to". If Slate and Felds are the engine and Hornfels is the steering, Gossan is the fuel line, a measured and steady input to give the whole thing staying power and make sure it's built to last.

Without the wilder half to take the plunges, they never would have passed the point of prototyping with the scant resources and unanswered questions they had. Without the more grounded half, they would have leapt too far too fast and become a barely-spoken cautionary tale instead of an inspiration. The existence and success of this project is as precarious and beautiful as flight itself, and it is so interesting to me to think about how each of its components helped to lift it to where it is by the start of the game.

(I briefly forgot about Esker but I fixed it in the tags) (Esker Rights forever they deserve to be remembered for their role and also visited, somebody visit them please,)

[withthewindinherfootsteps]

So we know that Wei Wuxian's treatment after his death was horrible. Even if nothing could impact him directly, there was still neverending slander, hatred, misinformation, theft...

But, for a while after he died, the sects did try to impact him directly – namely, frequently trying to resummon his soul. And today I'll explore the possible reasons for this, their likelihoods, and why I'm so, so thankful that Wei Wuxian's soul managed to resist the summons. Because, spoiler alert (or, you know. maybe not)... none of them are good.

(Long meta ahead)

In my opinion, there are four likely motivations for this: confinement, coercion, torment, and potentially destruction.

Out of all of these, confinement is probably the most likely motivation, at least for most sects (Jins and Jiangs excluded, though it was likely what the Jin sect said their motivations were – but I'll get to them later). This one is the most simple – we know spirit-trapping pouches exist, and we know the sects also placed 120 stone beasts on the Burial Mounds to prevent Wei Wuxian's soul from escaping. Therefore, this seems to be the most likely motivation – and fortunately for Wei Wuxian, probably also the best case scenario, though it still certainly isn't a good one.

For the second, coercion – this is where the Jin sect come in (more specifically Jin Guangshan with the help of Jin Guangyao). Due to their wealth and resources, they're likely the sect who played the largest role in the soul-summoning rituals. We know what they're willing to do to try to gain power – keeping Wen Ning under the pretence he was burned to death and trying to control him with the nails, and working with and helping Xue Yang torture people to help him refine his demonic cultivation, in order to have the Yin hufu fixed. Along with working with many other cultivators, alongside Xue Yang – Jin Guangshan really, really wanted that seal.

And so, Jin GuangShan sought after all those who imitated Wei WuXian in cultivating the ghostly path and gathered them under his rule. He spent a great amount of money and resources and these people, ordering them to study and analyze the structure of the Tiger Seal in secrecy so that they could replicate and restore it. - Villainous Friends extra, EXR

(Note that working with these cultivators very likely happened after Wei Wuxian's soul had failed to be summoned, since this happens some time after Wei Wuxian's death, whereas the soul-summoning ceromonies presumably started happening very close to it.)

In the previous paragraph, he's also quoted as having 'lusted after' the Yin hufu, which we already knew but it's nice to have a direct quote as evidence.

Now, would Wei WuXian willingly work with the Jin sect in doing this? No. We know that, and, given Wei Wuxian's actions in his first life (refusing to hand over the Tally, not being afraid to stand up to the sects, etc), I’m pretty sure Jin Guangshan knows that, too:

He beat around the bush a couple of times, using all his skills, yet Wei WuXian didn’t give in no matter what, and it made him run into a bunch of obstacles. - Villainous Friends extra, EXR

So this could actually make things go two ways. One, I'm wrong and that wasn't actually part of the Jin sect's motivations, since they know they wouldn't be able to control him (and in that case, had they managed to summon him, I could imagine them putting him in a spirit-trapping pouch and doing something similar to what Jin Guangyao did to Nie Mingjue's head. Which, also, not good). Two, it was a part of their motivations, and they hoped to find a way around that. After all, there are other guidao users out there now, and Wei Wuxian would now be a gui*. Also, cultivators can obviously harm ghosts – see the very existence of Night Hunts, and I'd include Xue Yang's talisman-caused destruction of A-Qing as well (while he isn't a traditional cultivator, talismans can be used by everyone).

Now, would either of these methods actually work? I'm inclined to think not really (and I expand on the former method in a note below). Would that stop Jin Guangshan/Jin Guangyao/the cultivators they employ from trying? Especially considering Jin Guangshan's lust for power?

I'm inclined to think no, too.

For the third, look no further than Jiang Cheng's reputation of capturing and torturing demonic cultivators after Wei Wuxian's death, due to thinking they could be him. And this does happen – Jin Ling knows and talks about it, and there's not real motivation for him to negatively lie about someone he loves. Also, when they come across each other at Dafan Mountain, we're told this in Jiang Cheng's inner voice:

A moment ago, Jiang Cheng was certain that this person was Wei WuXian, and all of the blood in his body started to boil. Yet, now, Zidian was clearly telling him that he wasn’t. Zidian definitely wouldn’t deceive him or make a mistake, so he quickly calmed himself and thought, this doesn’t mean anything. I should first find an excuse to take him back and use every possible method to get information out of him. It’s impossible for him to not confess anything or give himself away. I’ve done things like this in the past anyways. - MDZS Chapter 10, EXR translation

This mainly shows that he's tortured people before, rather than that he's tortured people because he thinks they're Wei Wuxian, but this reason is confirmed by Jin Ling in Chapter 24. Of course, the reason is also mentioned in this chapter, and there are other moments in the chapter that illustrate my point better**, but they come from second-hand sources which I know are easier to deny. Do take note of Jiang Cheng's expression both times he comes across 'Mo Xuanyu' (after he suspects he's Wei Wuxian) in Book One***, though:

After a moment, the corners of Jiang Cheng’s lips pulled into a twisted smile. His left hand started to unconsciously stroke the ring [Zidian] again. He spoke softly, “… Well, well. So you’re back?” - Chapter 10, EXR Although his face had always been clouded, marked with arrogance and satire, it seemed as if every corner of it had come alive. It was difficult to determine whether it was vengeful wrath, fathomless hatred, or raving ecstasy. - Chapter 23, EXR

This does seem to line up with what people say his attitude to Wei Wuxian is – there doesn't seem to be any happiness at seeing him again at all. The only time a word that could suggest that ('ecstasy') is used, it's accompanied by 'raving', and considering the context and the other possibilities of his expression, it's... probably not due to happiness at being reunited.

So, considering 1) this, 2) his contribution to the Siege specifically intended to kill Wei Wuxian, and 3) that at the time of frequent soul-summoning Jiang Yanli's death would be even closer for him, I feel pretty confident in saying that yes, this is likely a motivation for the Jiang sect in trying to re-summon Wei Wuxian's soul after his death. And, as mentioned earlier, cultivators can harm ghosts (and we know Zidian is able to remove souls posessing a body from that body, and that Jiang Cheng used Zidian on 'Mo Xuanyu' in Chapter 10. If it wasn't able to restrain/harm ghosts, or other methods weren't able to, why would he risk Wei Wuxian's soul escaping?).

And finally, option four: destruction. We're heading into much more speculative territory here, so don't consider this on par with the first three. But consider this:

We know there are some spells, like Xue Yang's talisman used on A-Qing and the body-offering ritual, that can ruin the returning soul’s reincarnation cycle by destroying it. Therefore, soul destruction is possible.

The 'main'/supposed reason for summoning Wei Wuxian's soul back is to stop the "cultivation world, or even all of mortal land" from being "faced with the most insane damnation and revenge, sinking into nothing but chaos and despair" when Wei Wuxian inevitably returns. While, as mentioned above, I severely doubt this is the motivation for certain sects – and to me is likely a rumour which the Jins (again, especially Jin Guangsha) fanned the flames of to justify summoning Wei Wuxian back for their own purposes**** – there are other sects which would take it more seriously.

Although likely disrespectful, people already thought it served Wei Wuxian right to die without his body intact by the time of the second siege – something believed to negatively affect your reincarnation in your next life*****. This is only the logical next step, and I'm pretty sure the vast majority of people would believe that, again, it would serve Wei Wuxian right, or would at least lead to less harm of the world in the long run.

For these reasons, I could definitely see this as an option for some sects, especially the sects who consider themselves more 'righteous' (cough cough the Nies under Nie Mingjue cough cough). After all, evil is evil and good is good, and the evil deserve what's coming to them. And what better way to prevent that than from preventing his soul from returning at all? So for the Nie sect – and likely some of the smaller sects involved in the Siege, since among them, additudes probably vary – yes, I do think it could be a motivation.

I’m not as sure about the Lans being willing to go this far, and that’s largely for two reasons. One, Lan Wangji’s presence and his relationship to Lan Xichen, who does (not always, but he does) let this affect how he treats Wei Wuxian. An example of this is that, when Wei Wuxian's return is made public, Lan Xichen does let him hide and shelter at the Cloud Recesses instead of trying to pursue him, likely majorly due to Lan Wangji. I'd argue that the aftermath of the Nightless City also acts as an example of this, although it definitely isn't perfect. But though he, Lan Qiren and the 33 elders do come to find Lan Wangji and do not let him continue to shelter Wei Wuxian (after they see Lan Wangji's feelings), Lan Xichen doesn't use this opportunity to kill/capture Wei Wuxian, despite Lan Wangji being in a worse condition due to having fought 33 elders, Wei Wuxian being catatonic, and Lan Qiren likely supporting this outcome (especially considering he was the one who led the Lan sect in the Siege – chapter 68, Wei Wuxian's POV). And he did let Lan Wangji take Wei Wuxian back to the Burial Mounds after:

After he went out of his way to send you back to Burial Mound and returned in such low spirits to receive his punishment, how long he kneeled before the Wall of Rules! - Chapter 99, EXR

Again, this was right after the Nightless City massacre – there isn't any goodwill towards Wei Wuxian at this point in time.

Of course, the Lan sect did participate in the siege after Lan Xichen knew of Lan Wangji's feelings towards Wei Wuxian, which Lan Xichen was no doubt a part of (although Lan Qiren lead the Lan sect in the siege, Lan XIchen had to have at least known/given his support, if not participated.) And it should be considered that Lan Xichen letting Wei Wuxian shelter at the Cloud Recesses was after Wei Wuxian had been back for a while, and had not caused the downfall of the Cultivation World, like many suspected he would after his death. And of course, as stated previously, his handling of the aftermath of Nightless City wasn't perfect either (though please note that his main motive here was to protect Lan Wangji from being potentially executed, rather than anything about Wei Wuxian himself). So caring about Lan Wangji doesn't mean he won't harm Wei Wuxian. But I do think he could find bringing Wei Wuxian's soul back to completely destroy it a bit excessive. There is, though, the chance that the elders of the Lan Sect would react to this differently, and of course they would have a sway on both Lan Xichen and the Lan sect as well.

The second reason is smaller, but there seems to be more focus in the Lan sect than in others when it comes to letting ghosts rest peacefully/helping them move on. And that could definitely lead to more resistance to the idea of summoning a soul back to destroy it as well, which could especially impact the elders. So I'd assume that the Lan sect would be the most likely sect to summon Wei Wuxian's soul back just for confinement, or just for some way of making sure any resentment is disippated, his spirit moves on, and he can't cause more harm to the world (eg via Inquiry)******. Not that he would or does as a ghost or as a reborn person, but that's unfortunately not relevant to this.

But yes, as a motivation for the Nie Mingjue-led Nie sect? Absolutely.

So, these are the main motives I suspect to be behind the attempted summoning of Wei Wuxian's soul after his death (and if I've missed any, please let me know – I'd love to have a discussion). And, of course, none of them lead to anywhere good. Because of course it wasn’t enough to besiege Wei Wuxian, murder the 50 non-combatants he was responsible for (and throwing them into the blood pit as a mark of disrespect because why not?), and lead to his death via him getting torn apart. It wasn’t enough to steal all his inventions, and use them commonly while still slandering him with no reprieve – or to steal his notes and give them to people like Xue Yang to study (Villainous Friends, again) and to use for their own, extremely extremely harmful, purposes. Of course, the cultivation world has to try to harm Wei Wuxian after death as well ((:

We don't know whether Wei Wuxian rejecting the summoning ceremonies was conscious or unconscious, but if it was the former, these are very likely reasons he refused to return in this way. If it was unconscious – for example, maybe during the frequent soul-summons his soul was in a weakened state due to him dying from a backlash of resentful energy and getting torn apart, and it healed over time but not before the soul-summoning rituals stopped – well, I can only be thankful.

Finally, let me leave you on the thought that – although it may well have happened since we don't spend much time in the immediate aftermath of the Sunshot campaign – there isn't even any textual mention of this happening to Wen Ruohan. Who, while not being a guidao user, was still very dangerous, still an extremely powerful cultivator, and still had a lot of reason to feel resentment. So.

:')

Thank you for reading!

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*Considering what we see of how Wei Wuxian's guidao functions – redirecting the ghosts'/corpses' resentment into doing something they'd want to do, eg attacking people, and directing it towards a target – I'm not sure using it to force a spirit to do something 1) extremely specific, and 2) explicitly against their will would actually work. Iirc the closest thing we get to this in text is Wei Wuxian using the corpses of Wens to attack other Wens in the Sunshot Campaign, but he's still just directing their resentment to a target of his choice, and fierce corpses do tend to be on the less concious side of things (hence why Wei Wuxian had to awaken Wen Ning's consciousness). Considering how Wen Ning attacks Wei Wuxian and the Burial Mound Wens before his consciousness had fully awoken, I... really don't think those fierce corpses were able to differentiate (or didn't care).

Meanwhile, ghosts seem to be a bit more in control of themselves – see A-Qing, and Wei Wuxian's own descriptions of his ghost self.

That, alongside ghost!Wei Wuxian being able to resist his soul-summoning and the fact that pretty much all of the new guidao users are a lot weaker than he was, does make me think that this this wouldn't work. I do wonder about Xue Yang, since his methods are pretty different as well, but he's more of a modao user than a guidao user (he controls living corpses rather than dead people) and I don't think you can insert physical nails into ghosts?? Though if he was specifically instructed to figure out some way to control ghost!Wei Wuxian (who's probably kept in a spirit-trapping pouch in this scenario), he might be able to do something at least. Though also he was also struggling to piece Xiao Xingchen's ghost soul back together, so he may struggle with those areas?

Well, whatever the potential outcome, I'm so so happy once again that Wei Wuxian's soul managed to resist the soul-summonings...

**Mainly this:

Everyone in the cultivation world knew that the young leader of the Jiang Clan watched out for Wei WuXian in an almost crazed manner. He would rather catch the wrong person than let go of any possibility, and took anyone who seemed like they held the soul of Wei WuXian away to the YunmengJiang Sect, inflicting severe torture on his victim. If he wanted to take someone back, the opposition would surely lose half of their life. - Chapter 10, EXR

But I have heard people say 'you can't prove that it's just more rumours' before, and I wanted my evidence to be as watertight as possible.

(And, off-topic... isn't it really sad how Jiang Cheng, in the present day, is described as young? Because, for a clan leader, he is. And another thing he is, is close in age to Wei Wuxian – who was killed 13 whole years prior :') )

***And do note that the only other time they run into each other before Wei Wuxian's identity is revealed to the world apart from this is their brief interaction at Jinlintai, where he can't just act however he wants. The next time they run into each other after it, Jiang Cheng is literally taking part in another siege against him, and still extremely hostile ("surrounded by hostile energy, face insidious, staring straight at him" – from EXR chapter 60). Then he loses his spiritual powers and can't do anything. By the time he regains his powers, Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji and the Wen remnants' corpses have saved everyone during the Second Siege, and though public opinion hasn't properly shifted quite yet, it will soon after Sisi and Bicao tell the story of Jin Guangyao, and voila, a new scapegoat (do note that he doesn't completely bar Wei Wuxian from entering Lotus Pier after the Second Siege, though). Plus, throughout it all, Lan Wangji is still constantly present, which makes it hard for Jiang Cheng to really do anything. And then he's finally faced with the Golden Core reveal, which does alter his motivations towards Wei Wuxian (obviously the resentment is still there – read chapter 102 – but it's also mixed with other complex emotions, and he seems to start being able to move away from that a little in Chapter 103). I still definitely wouldn't describe Jiang Cheng's attitude towards him as positive, but it isn't at the point it was at the start of the novel (eg Chapter 10).

But even if his attitude does change, or would for whatever other reason apart from the reveal, that still doesn't change an initial motivation so isn't relevant to this meta. We know his intentions at the start.

****It's also possible they may have originated it, but I think WWX's reputation was bad enough for it to form naturally. Though you can trace a major part of that back to them, too.

*****That belief isn't outright stated in MDZS, but the fact people are specifically talking about the status of WWX's body in the aftermath of his death suggests that this belief does have some grounding in the MDZS universe, at least? And we know MXTX has included it in TGCF (though that doesn't mean it's definitely in MDZS), so she has used it in her works. If this isn't the case in the MDZS universe I am sorry (although that could also mean there's less importance placed on not disturbing the reincarnation cycle in the world of MDZS...? Which would work towards my original argument) – I don't want to spread misinformation that something is definitely true, I just think there's evidence to suggest it is true, which isn't the same thing.

******Again, I think this would depend on who ends up having more influence over who in the Lan sect. After all, normal resentful spirits only do what they do because of their resentment in death, whereas Wei Wuxian is 'dangerous' because of who everyone thinks he was in life – so him being reborn naturally could also 'cause a lot of harm to the world' during the time period this version of him would live in, unlike the resentful ghosts they appease. This could definitely lead to many advocating for confinement, I think.

[xxplastic-cubexx]

Do you have any cherik fics recs set in the comics? Or at least not set in X-men first class

my rec list is very small for i don't really read fanfics and i only really read things when they're recc'd to me HOWEVER i do have a Very Small collection for you (descending by word count). under the cut cause the descriptions got long by accident Oops

1.) [EXPLICIT, READ WARNINGS BEFOREHAND] Chimera, by Andraste (Word Count: 1,304)

(Takes place in the Ultimate X-Men (2001) timeline) I can't really describe this fic adequately without telling the whole thing or accidentally doing an analysis on it: while it doesn't have a strict plot, calling it PWP isn't too accurate in my opinion either. The smut in this fic- in my reading- isn't meant to be erotic in the typical way we approach NSFW in fanfiction, but if I start to go in-depth on what that means this post is just going to be dissecting everything line-for-line LOL. The best way I suppose I can describe the premise of this fic is a "grim" scenario based around Charles reworking Erik's mind and keeping him "docile", and Erik catching on to what's been happening to him. This fic explores how Erik wants Charles to "atone" and confront the consequences for this meddling.

2.) As If Nothing Happened, by joshriku (Word Count: 3,289)

(Takes place amidst X-Men Unlimited (1993) #1) This fic expands on the X-Men Unlimited tidbit where Charles is rescued by a """"mysterious"""" figure (who we later learn is Erik in UXM 309) during the snowstorm he, Scott, and Ororo were entrapped by. Very domestic and "warm" and sprinkled with beautiful, playful back-and-forths, and is a joy to revisit if you want something cozy.

3.) [EXPLICIT, READ WARNINGS BEFOREHAND] Behind Closed Minds by f3armgneto (Word Count: 4,914)

(No specific verse or timeline) Honorable Mention Is Honorable i gotta include the fic that was written for me... i wasn't sure if you were looking for explicitly-stated comicverse fics only but i needed to do an honorable mention..... the art this fic's based off of is meant to be comicverse so surely that must count... Premise is essentially that Charles accidentally telepathically peeps on Erik showering and is incapable of moving beyond the instance without "proper resolution". Meanwhile on Erik's end, fully aware he'd been spied upon, thinks of a "countermeasure" to Charles' voyeurism (spoilers: it's more of a reward than a deterrent).

4.) it's going to be a long, long time, by joshriku

(Takes places amidst Krakoa period around AXE Judgment and X-Men Red) A series of events between Charles and Erik following the latter leaving to retire on Arakko. My summary does a poor job on highlighting the chemistry, dialogue, and longing between Erik and Charles in this: I can only beg you to give the fic some time to read it.

5.) not so tragic, my love- it's this dream, it's this sun, by joshriku

(Takes place post-gala/beginning-of-post of the Krakoa period, diverges from X-men: From The Ashes (2024)) Erik has Charles stay with him on Island M after the fall of Krakoa. It's no surprise Charles isn't doing so well mentally after losing everything, but- amidst the facsimile of some domestic joys- Erik wrangles with Charles' depression and anguish, the professor having long lost the light in his spirit to help his fellow mutants readjust after the downfall. (Guest Starring: Jean Grey who has a wonderfully written interaction with Charles- though this fic In Its Entirety is wonderfully written...)

when i was looking through my bookmarks i hadn't realized literally like. half of my rec list was written by joshriku AJLVKEJALK BUT THEM'S THE WORKS i owe them my life for getting charles and erik's voices, thoughts, and actions down so wonderfully. i hadn't read Number 5 in a while and i'm grateful for the excuse to do so: it's probably my favorite of their works that i have listed here, so if you read any of these fics i greatly suggest that one

if you read any of these at all tho i hope you enjoy them !!

[charafansmile]

Still thinking about the berdly asgore paralles... hmm.

[strohller27]

Yes Hello to all my fellow Miss Lemon fans out there:

If you love her as much as I do, then 6.2 Hickory Dickory Dock is the episode for you

Now let us all just take a moment out of our busy day to bask in her glory:

That coat with those hats?? ICONIC she has such a flawless style

and this little scene where she's like 'this is just a quirk of Mr. Poirot's, don't worry about it' fellas help she's so cute

also HELP lads she took Poirot's comment about Inspector Japp's 'healthy appetite' way too literally!! LEMON SOLE! she's so funny aagh

Also she looks really damn good in burgundy wow

Also you know I hate the trope where guys tell ladies to take their glasses off and let their hair flow in the wind because they'd somehow be 'sexier' or whatever. That is just simply not true. Case in point: Look at how cute Miss Lemon is in her glasses!!

Just. Everyone just. Look at my favourite girl. Look at her!!! Her filing system is perfect! Her filing system could kick your ass!!!

[milolunde]

We all know Timmy is Wanda’s mama’s boy but we need to keep in mind he’s still Cosmo’s kid too and that Cosmo would love him just as vehemently as Wanda