#imperial mengs

[hulijingemperor2]

Meng genes, Meng genes, Meng genes💅

Rusong and Xiaobao and his Diedie~

More Ayao and Rusong

[trashnovellover28]

My bookshelf plus my humble danmei corner.

More books (hopefully 😅) in the future...

[bananaproved]

Sad hc of the day is that Meng Shi's father used to be an official of a decent rank until the day he commited a major mistake, or got accused of an important crime which led to his entire houshold being convicted with him. Important members of the household got killed, but unimportant ones, like Meng Shi that was a young girl at the time, got reduced to a pariah status. For women, this kind of status often meant being sent to prostitution, which was what happened to Meng Shi.

When she had Meng Yao, she knew she would not be able to offer him the same kind of happy childhood she got, but she did everything she could to try to help him to get closer to the position he would have naturally gotten if this tragedy did not happen to their familly before. Since passing the imperial exam was not an option because of their status (and let me tell you that if he had the possibility to pass it, Meng Yao would absolutly slay the imperial exam and officialdom in general. Bro would be in the top 3 graduate on first try and become a 4th rank official before 30.) becoming a cultivator was probably the second best option and what Meng Shi choose to bet on.

Sorry for a hc that make Meng Shi's already sad life a little more sad in a different way but tbh I think it really make sense for her, it would explain why she is so educated, why it is so important for her that Meng Yao achieve a good and respected position and why JIn Guangyao choose to wear an official cap as soon as he got recognized by his father.

[oh-dameron]

AU where Meng Shi was just a bit more cynical and spent her hard-earned on buying Meng Yao study materials for the Imperial Examination instead of dodgy cultivation manuals. Cultivation is for his father to teach him, after all.

Meng Yao fucking blitzes the exam, because of course he does, and the first time he arrives at Koi Tower it's with an imperial mandate to audit the shit out of them for tax purposes.

[littlesmartart]

DRAWTOBER #24 - In the Red by @randomseacucumber

Instead of studying to become a cultivator, Meng Yao takes the Keju–the imperial examination–at a young age, and finds himself working as a tax auditor. When he is sent to investigate the Jin Sect’s various financial crimes, he meets his father for the first time, and must wrestle with the contradictions between who he believed his father would be, and the monster he really is.

a late addition to my drawtober list, this lovely what-if AU where Meng Yao gets the opportunity to prove his capabilities in a field where he can truly excel - accounting! he gets to confront corruption and get justice, and also a cute boyfriend along the way :) whilst the author claims it's not historically accurate, I actually really enjoyed all the clear research that had been put into it to build the world that Meng Yao lives in outside of the jianghu, and of course the catharsis of him getting to really thrive and be truly respected for his merits.

[harocat]

Hello Cdrama fans! The signups for the Yuletide fic exchange close in a little over forty-eight hours, and there are a ton of Cdrama fandoms nominated. I'd LOVE to see some more Cdrama fans on board (and not just because almost all my nominations are that).

Yuletide is an annual fic exchange for rare and obscure fandoms run through the Archive of Our Own. Participants sign up to write a story of at least 1,000 words in a fandom someone else has requested, using the selected characters from that fandom. In return, they receive a story of at least 1,000 words in a fandom they have requested, featuring requested characters.

Please read this FAQ and the Rules before deciding whether to participate.

I had so much fun doing this last year (and I got some great Cdrama fic), so I wanted to share it here in hopes of bringing in some more participants from these fandoms.

The following Chinese/Taiwanese/Hong Kong Dramas are nominated:

HIStory3 - 圈套

S.C.I.谜案集 | S.C.I. Mystery

Thunderbolt Fantasy 東離劍遊紀

一念关山 | A Journey to Love

不良執念清除師 | Oh No! Here Comes Trouble

与凤行 | The Legend of Shen Li

且试天下 | Who Rules The World

九州缥缈录 | Novoland: Eagle Flag

云之羽 | My Journey to You

以家人之名 | Go Ahead

伪装者 | The Disguiser

你安全吗 | Are You Safe

你微笑时很美 | Falling Into Your Smile

你是我的荣耀 | You Are My Glory

侠探简不知 | Ancient Detective

全职高手 | The King's Avatar

冰雪谣 | Snowfall (TV 2024)

卿卿日常 | New Life Begins

南风知我意 | South Wind Knows My Mood

双夭记 | The Silent Criminal

原生之罪 | Original Sin

双镜 | Couple of Mirrors

后宫甄嬛传 | The Legend of Zhen Huan | Empresses in the Palace

君子盟 | A League of Nobleman

唐朝诡事录 | Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty

四方馆 | Go East

四海重明 | Love's Rebellion

回响 | Echo (TV 2023)

墨雨云间 | The Double

夜色倾心 | Night of Love with You

大���女法医 | Miss Truth

天盛长歌 | The Rise of Phoenixes

女世子 | The Heiress

如懿传 | Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

宁安如梦 | Story of Kunning Palace

将军在上 | Oh My General

少年歌行 | The Blood of Youth (Live Action TV)

少年白马醉春风 | Dashing Youth (Live Action TV)

庆余年 | Joy of Life

延禧攻略 | Story of Yanxi Palace

很想很想你 | Love Me Love My Voice

御赐小仵作 | The Imperial Coroner

心宅猎人 | Psych-Hunter

恨君不似江楼月 | Killer and Healer

惜花芷 | Blossoms in Adversity 

成化十四年 | The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty

扫黑风暴 | Crime Crackdown

无眠之境 | Desire Catcher

星汉灿烂 | Love Like the Galaxy

有翡 | Legend of Fei

某某 | The On1y One 

棋魂 | Hikaru no Go (Live Action TV)

沉香如屑 | Immortal Samsara

沙海 | Tomb of the Sea

法医秦明之幸存者 | Medical Examiner Dr. Qin: The Survivor

浮華夢 | Fu Hua Meng 

涂山小红娘月红篇 | Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red-Moon Pact

消失的痕迹 | The Evidence Tells

漂亮书生 | In A Class Of Her Own

猎狐 | Hunting

猎罪图鉴 | Under the Skin

玉骨遥 | Yù Gǔ Yáo 

琉璃 | Love and Redemption

盗墓笔记2之怒海潜沙&秦岭神树 | The Lost Tomb 2: Explore with the Note

相逢时节 | Challenges at Midlife

种地吧 | Become A Farmer

绅探 | Detective L

美人为馅 | Memory Lost

老九门 | Old Nine Gates 

老洞 | The Old Miao Myth (TV 1983)

致命游戏 | The Spirealm 

花开有时颓靡无声 | Meet You at the Blossom

花轿喜事 | Wrong Carriage Right Groom (2023)

苍兰诀 | Love Between Fairy and Devil 

莲花楼 | Mysterious Lotus Casebook 

HIStory3 - 圈套

S.C.I.谜案集 | S.C.I. Mystery

Thunderbolt Fantasy 東離劍遊紀

一念关山 | A Journey to Love

不良執念清除師 | Oh No! Here Comes Trouble

与凤行 | The Legend of Shen Li

且试天下 | Who Rules The World

九州缥缈录 | Novoland: Eagle Flag

云之羽 | My Journey to You

以家人之名 | Go Ahead

伪装者 | The Disguiser

你安全吗 | Are You Safe

你微笑时很美 | Falling Into Your Smile

你是我的荣耀 | You Are My Glory

侠探简不知 | Ancient Detective

全职高手 | The King's Avatar

冰雪谣 | Snowfall (TV 2024)

卿卿日常 | New Life Begins

南风知我意 | South Wind Knows My Mood

双夭记 | The Silent Criminal

原生之罪 | Original Sin

双镜 | Couple of Mirrors

后宫甄嬛传 | The Legend of Zhen Huan | Empresses in the Palace

君子盟 | A League of Nobleman

唐朝诡事录 | Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty

四方馆 | Go East

四海重明 | Love's Rebellion

回响 | Echo (TV 2023)

墨雨云间 | The Double

夜色倾心 | Night of Love with You

大唐女法医 | Miss Truth

天盛长歌 | The Rise of Phoenixes

女世子 | The Heiress

如懿传 | Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

宁安如梦 | Story of Kunning Palace

将军在上 | Oh My General

少年歌行 | The Blood of Youth (Live Action TV)

少年白马醉春风 | Dashing Youth (Live Action TV)

庆余年 | Joy of Life

延禧攻略 | Story of Yanxi Palace

很想很想你 | Love Me Love My Voice

御赐小仵作 | The Imperial Coroner

心宅猎人 | Psych-Hunter

恨君不似江楼月 | Killer and Healer

惜花芷 | Blossoms in Adversity 

成化十四年 | The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty

扫黑风暴 | Crime Crackdown

无眠之境 | Desire Catcher

星汉灿烂 | Love Like the Galaxy

有翡 | Legend of Fei

某某 | The On1y One 

棋魂 | Hikaru no Go (Live Action TV)

沉香如屑 | Immortal Samsara

沙海 | Tomb of the Sea

法医秦明之幸存者 | Medical Examiner Dr. Qin: The Survivor

浮華夢 | Fu Hua Meng 

涂山小红娘月红篇 | Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red-Moon Pact

消失的痕迹 | The Evidence Tells

漂亮书生 | In A Class Of Her Own

猎狐 | Hunting

猎罪图鉴 | Under the Skin

玉骨遥 | Yù Gǔ Yáo 

琉璃 | Love and Redemption

盗墓笔记2之怒海潜沙&秦岭神树 | The Lost Tomb 2: Explore with the Note

相逢时节 | Challenges at Midlife

种地吧 | Become A Farmer

绅探 | Detective L

美人为馅 | Memory Lost

老九门 | Old Nine Gates 

老洞 | The Old Miao Myth (TV 1983)

致命游戏 | The Spirealm 

花轿喜事 | Wrong Carriage Right Groom (2023)

苍兰诀 | Love Between Fairy and Devil 

莲花楼 | Mysterious Lotus Casebook 

藏海花 | Adventure behind the Bronze Door 

西出玉门 | Parallel World | West Out of Yumen

许你浮生若梦 | Xǔ Nǐ Fú Shēng Ruò Mèng | Granting You a Dreamlike Life

说英雄谁是英雄 | Heroes (2022) 

还珠格格 | Huán Zhū Gé Gé | Princess Returning Pearl

追风者 | War of Faith 

重��之极海听雷 | Reunion: The Sound of the Providence 

长月烬明 | Till the End of the Moon

长歌行 | The Long Ballad 

长相思 | Lost You Forever 

长风渡 | Destined 

關於未知的我們 | Unknown

问心 | The Heart 

陪你到世界之巔 | Gank Your Heart

霹靂布袋戲 | Pili Glove Puppetry

风起洛阳 | Fēng Qǐ Luò Yáng 

飞狐外传 | Side Story of Fox Volant

骄阳伴我 | Sunshine by My Side

鬓边不是海棠红 | Winter Begonia

鹿鼎記 | The Duke of Mount Deer (Hong Kong 1984)

I apologized if I missed any. I went fast so I could actually get this posted. For DONGHUA and MANHUA look under 'cartoons & comics & graphic novels'. For Chinese language movies look under 'movies'. For Cnovels (danmei and other), look under 'books and literature.' There are lots of nominations there as well. Here's the tag set!

By the way, according to Yuletide staff, the most frequently nominated fandom was Mysterious Lotus Casebook.

[rarepears]

can't stop thinking about the #shen yuan’s wifebeam hits the entire imperial city and there are Consequences AU.

like i imagine that if everything follows canon to the endless abyss part then we'd have a grieving "I'm not grieving!" sqq roaming the cultivation world so he doesn't have to spend too much time at cqm with the Memories. and word gets around about what happened and oh. poor peak lord shen. who is so struck with grief he's not eating anything. word gets around that poor sqq sometimes calls out to his disciple in his sleep. oh if only i, the first prince/second prince/the emperor could help assuage the pain by inviting him to the palace. talk him into spending more time there. seduce him with rare books and treasures

the only downside is that sqh, yqy and lqg are ALSO on guarding sqq duty so every time sqq visits he's accompanied.

meanwhile in the endless abyss lbh is plotting how to trap shizun in a marriage

Random canon fodder imperial prince: I am Smort. I have acquired a book on cultivation healing and learned about the concept of "Magical Healing Cock". I therefore believe I can heal Master Shen Qingqiu of his-

Shen Yuan: I CAN HEAR MY SECT LEADER SUMMONG BACK TO THE SECT SORRY TO LEAVE SO SOON BUT I CAN SEE NIGHT COMING SO GOOD NIGHT GOOD BYE-

(Meanwhile Luo Binghe surfing through shizun's memories of that day...

Luo Binghe: I have an Idea about Without a Cure. Meng Mo: groans)

[More in #shen yuan's wifebeam hits the entire imperial city and there are Consequences AU]

[unforth]

This is gonna seem so random but I think we’re all looking for a little escapism today. I see you’ve read Golden Stage! As someone very new to danmei…any recs for similar stories? I guess I mostly mean danmei but with a solid plot outside of the romance. Sadly I’ve already read all MXTX’s stuff.

*waves* HELLO ANON. YES. I am happy to discuss this topic or literally ANYTHING that isn't *gestures vaguely*.

I've read a fair amount of danmei, and I really liked Golden Stage. What I personally loved about Golden Stage was the politicking, which is something I enjoy tons in most books, and that plus the romance really made the book for me. If you're similar - which it sounds like you are! - here are some titles I've read that spring to mind:

Thousand Autumns by Meng Xi Shi (officially licensed, all volumes out): a wuxia novel about an evil sect leader, Yan Wushi, and the fallen leader of a noble, upright daoist sect, Shen Qiao. The politicking is complex and excellent, and it's most definitely romance-lite. Yan Wushi is a horribly wonderful little gremlin of a man, and Shen Qiao is in my top three fave danmei characters with Chu Wanning and Xie Lian, for an idea of the kind of person he is. Highly recommend.

The Fourteenth Year of Chenghua by Meng Xi Shi (unlicensed; I read the Chichi translation, tho there are some issues with it). Intensely political historical fiction about a low-level but capable administrator during the Ming Dynasty, facing up against the corrupt court of the Emperor and the Emperor's favorite concubine, with the help of a morally upright military officer. It's also romance-lite. Heavy politics/romance-lite is kinda Meng Xi Shi's...thing. The show "The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty is loosely based on this book.

Those Years in Quest of Honor Mine by Man Man He Qi Duo (unlicensed; the fantranslation has unfortunately been deleted, though at least some of it is still on the Wayback machine): a historical-esque (but not set in a specific time period) story about a disgraced former top-exam-scorer who returns to the capital out of necessity to help his charges, and his encounters with his former...crush? ...captor? ...it's complicated... who is now the most feared right-arm of the Emperor. I'd say, of all the titles on this list, this is the one most similar to Golden Stage in terms of the balance between the politics and the romance.

The Imperial Uncle by Da Feng Gua Guo (officially licensed, only one volume long): the uncle of the Emperor has a reputation for scheming that he, himself, thinks is entirely unwarranted. This book is first person, and Prince Huai is a delightfully unreliable narrator. The romance includes some misdirection (I'd consider who he ends up with to be a spoiler) but I really enjoyed this historical-esque political drama.

So...those are the ones that spring to mind from what I've personally read. :D Others may be able to toss some other recs into a reblog or the comments. I hope you find a book you love, anon!

ETA ACK I FORGOT ONE I WANTED TO INCLUDE!

Copper Coins by Mu Su Li (recently licensed by 7s! will start coming out late next year): wuxia historical/fantasy China setting, about a celestial dragon who was gravely injured and is now trying to get healthy again and also figure out who hurt him, and the stolid monk who very begrudgingly starts helping him. This one is less political but has a similar mystery vibe, and the main ship are a lot of fun; their dynamic is similar to Wangxian.

[odetoalibrary]

I’ve watched many many cdramas but has there ever been such a nest of snakes as the imperial family in the Shu Kingdom of The Glamorous Imperial Concubine?

These two are so outclassed! Never mind Disney Princess, Ma Fuya, even the so called scheming first prince Meng Qiyou doesn’t fully understand how little his parents give a damn about him.

His mother, the Empress, hates him and resents him because he was taken away as a baby and given to another consort to raise.

But towards the younger son she loves and her doted on niece, we also see her continually screw over for her own goals.

Then there’s the emperor who sets up Meng Qiyou against the empress (his mother) so his favourite son, the second prince, can sit on the throne. He does this by playing on his emotions as a father. These people are SCUM

The most humane of these major players is Han Zhouyi, the scheming concubine, who doesn’t technically have any skin the game since she has no children and poisons our heroines mother…ok she’s awful too but she admits she’s no match for the empress who can continually screw over her own child.

I was disappointed in the first few episodes that Liu Liancheng (Wallace Huo) wasn’t the male lead but Yan Kuan as Meng Qiyou has really grown on me! We haven’t even seen the former in like ten episodes and I’m still hooked.

[satusepiida]

Books I been reading lately:

Otherside Picnic by Iori Miyazawa: 8 volume light novel yuri horror series. Almost done with volume 4 now. Taking my time but I like it a lot. The horror is scary and the yuri is sweet. The horror is based on Japanese net lore and "true ghost stories." It's about two women who meet in another world connected to our own, where mysterious entities try to communicate with humans through our fear. There's one season of an anime based on it by the same name, which I loved enough I had to read the books.

Heaven Official's Blessing / Tian Guan Ci Fu by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu: 8 volume tianxia danmei series, about an immortal fail prince and the ghost king who loves him. Also started reading these after seeing and loving the show. Read them all then got hit with the book withdrawal very hard. Might have to read the manhwa too the art looks gorgeous.

Thousand Autumns / Qian Qiu by Meng Xi Shi: 5 volume historical wuxia danmei, taking place during the late Northern and Southern Dynasties of Imperial China. Evil guy meets good guy, decides to turn him evil, fails so hard he falls in love. This one grabbed me good I finished all 5 volumes in 4 days. Not for everyone! Read if you like yandere shit I guess. I really love the writing style of the 7 seas translation, it's so evocative. Haters may say it's purple prose, I say it's pretty.

[hulijingemperor2]

Meng family💛

Meng Shi🌸

Ayao and Qin Su 💛💛

Rusong, Xiaobao, Jingyi and Taihua💅❤️💛

[dangermousie]

In support of Hot General Summer (tm)

I realized that my recent poll not only lacked visual support but also left out a lot of my fave cdrama generals. So, in support of my Hot General Summer agenda:

Xiao Qi, Rebel Princess

Wei Wu Ji, Sound of the Desert

Ling Buyi, Love Like the Galaxy

Zhousheng Chen, One and Only

Zhao Yun, God of War Zhao Yun

Sima Yi, Secret of Three Kingdoms

Han De Rang, The Legend of Xiao Chuo

Zhan Beiye, Legend of Fuyao

Gao Chang Gong, Lan Ling Wang

Xiang Yu, Story of Han Dynasty

Cao Pi, The Advisors’ Alliance

Meng Tiang Fang, Ancient Terracotta War Situation

Chu Bei Jie, General and I

Zhu Zan, Jin Jiu Ling

Wolfie, The Wolf

Xiang Yu, Legend of Chu and Han

Cheng Yi, The Promise of Chang’an

Liu Xiu, Singing All Along

Huo Xin, Painted Skin the Resurrection

Meng Qi You, Glamorous Imperial Concubine

Yang Bros, The Young Warriors

Weng Gui, Princess Jieyou

Xiao Ping Zhang, Nirvana in Fire 2

Pei Zhao, Maiden Holmes

Ji Ye, Novoland Eagle Flag

Zhu Qi Zhen, Imperial Doctress (it’s a reach he’s an emperor. But he leads his force in battle and I wanted Wallace Huo there so...)

Yuan Ling, Lost Love in Times

Yi Xiao Chuan, The Myth

Gu Tingye, The Story of Ming Lan

Lu Bu, Three Kingdoms 2010

Xu Lingyi, The Sword and the Brocade

Yue Fei, Patriot Yue Fei

Xiang Yu, The Myth

Ping Zhang, Nirvana in Fire 2

Guo Jing, Legend of Condor Heroes 2008

Xiang Yu, The Legend of Qin

[spockandawe]

I'm going to have full cohesive pitches for these books as individual experiences sometime soon, i swear, but since I 1) just finished rereading thousand autumns (first time where it wasn't a third mtl), 2) am rereading peerless for the first time in years, and 3) am reading sleuth of the ming dynasty for the first time ever, I've been thinking a LOT about meng xi shi as an author and trying to scrape together my thoughts. Because I think she's really stunningly good! She's one of those authors whose skill just SHINES through, even when a translation is weak, and that's always something so fascinating to me.

But at the same time, i have a harder time raving about her books than most of my other faves. Trying to pitch thousand autumns to friends was something I really struggled with! The other two are easier, by nature of their central dynamics, while yan wushi cranks this one up to nightmare difficulty mode. But I think that it also provides an example of what I might be having to recalibrate for.

Like, I'm an easy binch. If Hua Cheng is leaving a necklace for Xie Lian early on, or Luo Binghe is noticing Shen Qingqiu's leaves right at the beginning of their books, I'm hootin and hollerin, I'm drumming my heels on the floor. And Meng Xi Shi is NOT about that instant gratification lifestyle. We're not having dessert before dinner, and there is some INTRICATE plot shit happening in all these books that is not getting muscled aside for indulgent ship time.

I'm absolutely certain it's a conscious choice, and one i respect the hell out of, especially since all of these books have the characters woven in with actual historical figures, which always manages yo take me by surprise. I assume details like keeping a wholeass imperial prince secret until he's five are fictional embellishment, but... nope! Actual history! The SCOPE of these plots and the politics they all muck around with means that there are limits to how much an author could spend time on ship bait without trivializing the central conflict. As much as i enjoyed golden stage, i never cared about the politics. And not caring about the politics in meng xi shi's work would be jettisoning SO much nutritional content.

And, that's not to say that there's NOTHING indulgent for me in the earlier parts! Yan Wushi starts delightedly letting people assume he's plowing Shen Qiao as soon as they start traveling together, Feng Xiao spends the second mystery of Peerless totally disguised as Cui Buqu's wife and fighting with him as "this wife", and Sui Zhou and Tang Fan start straight-up cohabiting POSTHASTE. And then. Meng xi shi makes you wait for it.

This isn't bad! The delayed gratification is very GOOD! The tension is delectable. The feeling of 'oh come on now you're just dragging this out on purpose' is mitigated by having characters drag things out in character. Shen Qiao's sense of responsibility pulls him towards Yan Wushi, and then away from Yan Wushi (and yan wushi is also Helping sfhfgdf). Feng Xiao doesn't move THAT fast, but Cui Buqu will Literally Die before he'll admit he has tender feelings. And Tang Fan is textually scared to lose what he has platonically with Sui Zhou by stepping into unknown territory. I'm still howling OH COME ON, but it transmutes into something directed at the characters, not the author.

And the plots we're making space for like this are hefty bois. All of them have heavy political themes, where in my usual diet, i would reluctantly accept a little politics on the side in my ancient chinese fantasy meal. And each of these books has baited me further into caring about mundane politics 😂 In Thousand Autumns, it's very much a balance between lavishly described fantasy martial arts extravaganza and big politics enhanced by the martial arts extravaganza. Peerless, we're down one martial artist in the lead characters, so there's more non-fighting politics happening (and both characters are secret police commanders), but at least one of my boys floats around playing magic music on his guqin. Fourteenth Year Of Chenghua? Goddamn, I'm reading this thing and I'm in the THROES over ancient chinese imperial office politics, like oh noooo oh my god HOW COULD THEY DEMOTE HIM AT A TIME LIKE THIS, fffff, who can possibly intercede with the emepror now-- And i have NO idea how i reached this point, this is so funny to me.

I do think it says a lot for all three of these that they won me over so hard despite not being as tailored to my personal tastes as something like mxtx! I do love all them to pieces. But it's something like... Digging in at the earlier, slower stages of these books was a hell of a struggle. One that paid off, but i worry about people bouncing off them! Something I've said about thousand autumns (and will say again) is that it's a book that asks for a lot of trust from readers. Some of that is PURELY down to yan wushi, but the structure and pace doesn't make that easy. I do think that the trust is repaid by the end, at least in terms of my reading experience, but it makes me worry! I do want people to read these!

Actually that brings me to the last big strong point I want to mention before i get back to reading: the character writing. Because GODDAMN, the character writing. It both contributes to the slow start in these books, I think, but also MASSIVELY enriches the emotional payout as they progress.

Yan Wushi is one of the funniest, most obnoxious characters of all time! He's also cruel, demanding, and overbearing, and a strong, vivid personality like that takes real time and effort to develop. The beginning of the book looks like it could slip into misery porn + stockholm syndrome healing cock = i guess this is a healthy relationship now. And it doesn't! But it's hard to tell how it WILL go, and that makes it hard to commit to a tome like this. Feng Xiao is comparably obnoxious and hilarious, but Cui Buqu is closed up tight as a clam, and both of them deal in secrets professionally, it is HARD to start accessing any hints of emotional sincerity in either of them. And Tang Fan and Sui Zhou are both junior government officials, early in their careers in a volatile work environment, and they present in a pretty reserved, professional way at first, and the subtler/goofier character notes take time and intimacy to properly manifest. wang zhi on the other hand--

I recommend these books! I really recommend them! I don't want to be underwhelming people with 'oh, you won't like it at first, but JUST YOU WAIT.' Because I did like them at first. They didnt elevete me to the same flailing emotional THROES as some novels, but the quiet rich flavor of the relationships in these are FABULOUS. And the sheer scope of the plots she pulls off, I mean, holy shit. I'm not underwhelmed by these books at all, I'm more likely to get overwhelmed, there's a reason I've been savoring the latest reading experience. I like them a lot! I like meng xi shi as a lot! In the sliver of cnovels that I've sampled, her books are doing some really cool things i haven't seen anyone else pull off, especially with such aplomb. I didn't start out LOOKING for books like that, but I'm still really, really glad i found them, and I do highly recommend them, just in general. I'll figure out how to pitch them individually soon.

*holds probably over 1.5M words of meng xi shi tomes* I Just Think She's Neat

[tinypinkmouse]

WIP folder tag game

Rules: make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Tag as many people as you have WIPs. People can send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, then post a little snippet/preview or tell them something about it!

Thanks for the tag @flamingwell. I know you suggested I just do a selection, but I have a list! Everyone will suffer the full list! (okay it's actually missing things like current exchange stuff and whatever I've been too lazy to add, but it's nearly the full list of WIPs)

weilanzun somno

deaged SW

arranged marriage yohe

cuddle the enemy

SW stalker

ZYL memory loss

I just had a dream

Mass Effect xover?

amnesia au

monster!ZYL... prequel?

android au

AC crossover

soulmate au writing

another soulmate thing

serum time travel

wish

android sci fi au

Shen Xi and Shen Wei

Parallel

this nice AU

amnesia

time travel fix it - ye zun

Dance, dance

so what happened in YOHE

sequel - he had a name

cohabitation

surviving

chronic pain

arranged marriage

blind?

tiny dragon

sequel? yohe

sequel seeing shadows

wants

Hell 

Shen Xi and Shen Wei

mirror!Ye Zun

Skyrim/elder scrolls fusion

quantum leap au

blue haired SW

weilanzun timetravel

but winter

Fringe AU

Somekind of eldritch AU?

AC fusion thing

undercover cop au

dragon au

So like, SW and HPS different people

DA fusion thing

da xover

Monsters in the jungle

yohe sex injury

fake dating

Untitled document

sw/zyl/hps

marriage proposal celbrity au

knitting

kidnapping

bear

dragons. for fucks sake. I cry

enemies to lovers

what do you mean by expected?

space farming

Shen Wei is not a disney princess

daemon au

another au

teaching cat

wolf cubs

hostile alien race?

chatfic

cyberpunk(ish) au

broken time

neigbours

shen wei/zhao yunlan/ye zun????

the world never touched me

assassin!au, I guess

dark fic?

 hps dream thing

haunted house sequel

guo changcheng

hive of two

ye zun?

Sequel - in the shadows

wind is cold

the future

ot3 kissing

possession ZYL-KL

grooming

AC reincarnation

same

SW and HPS different

imperial au

yet another soulmate au

FFVII xover

naruto xover

another ac crossover I guess

Zhu Hong time travel

voyager vorik/ye zun

voices

AI

tiny soulmate

YZ/DQ

somnophilia

Planet drop

Weilan Jurassic park

weilanzun monster au

vacation

help

SW wakes up as a woman

genderswapped!zyl

Weilan Jurassic park 

soulmate au

Sword!YZ

baby animals

sequel life's a little weird

other soulmate AU

more au

sequel k15 - it's complicated 

vampire

Gifts

Star Wars xover

monster

ZYL time travel 

memory

acquiring ZYL

lake dragon

tiniest dragon sequel

space pirate AU

he-man x-over

imperial harem au

mermaid love triangle in the forest

bb!SW modern

SW and HPS different 

ot3 arranged marriage AU

alone

in this thing together

weizun I suppose

let's go back to yesterday

tradition

voyager xover

marriage

Luo Qingeng/Han Chen

Jiang Yang/Mao Hou

Luo Fusheng/Jiang Yang

Yang Xiuxian/Xun Xu

Jiang Yang/Xun Xu

Jiang Yang/??????

sequel - unexpected turns

Luo Fusheng/Jiang Yang?

Jiang Yang/Han Chen the AU fusion version

Jiang Yang/?

a journey to love

gangster/stripper au somewhere after BY/LYN

porn au 0.5 or something

handcuffs sequel

Luo Fusheng/Jiang Yang Star Wars AU

Meng Shaohui/?

Mao Hou/Lin Dayu

Chen Yiming/Lin Dayu

Cheng Musheng/Jiang Yang

Luo Qingeng/Chen Yiming

Han Chen/Mao Hou

Jiang Yang/Han Chen (the worst idea)

Xun Xu/Luo Fusheng

Luo Fusheng/Chang Dong/Ye Liuxi

Ye Liuxi/Chang Dong/Hua Wuxie (?)

Chang Dong/Ye Liuxi/Jiang Zhan (also not derivative obviously)

Chang Dong/Gongzi Jing sequel

gangster/stripper au 44

porn au

sequel look at me?

sequel wake up

Yang Xiuxian/Xun Xu 

Han Chen/Clown

bank on me

Luo Fusheng/Jiang Yang 

Chen Yiming/Han Chen

Luo Qingeng/Jiang Yang/Luo Fusheng

Clown/Yang Xiuxian

Mao Hou/Lin Dayu

Jiang Yang/Han Chen/Luo Fusheng (android thing)

Han Chen/Mo Sanmei 

So, uh... I don't know that many people to tag. So if you're reading this consider yourself tagged. That probably doesn't cover 182 people, but what can you do?

[the-pudding-is-a-lie]

Today I sat down on the bus on my way home, stared out of the window for a solid minute, head all empty. When my brain came back online, first thought I have was: I want to draw Nie Mingjue's tits again.

So here we have some Dage tiddies, everyone.

Please enjoy. ∠( ᐛ 」∠)＿

(I decided it is set in my Imperial AU with emperor Lan Xichen and trophy husband Jiang Cheng.)

[image ID: a digital sketch of Nie Mingjue from The Untamed/MDZS. He is in a sitting position, leaning back a little. A robe is draped over his shoulders that is labeled as Meng Yao's. His chest bare and one side of his torso bruised while one of his forearms is wrapped in a bandage. His hair is partially pulled up into braids but missing any decorative hairpiece. End ID.]

[rarepears]

Nov 2023 Masterpost

shen yuan enters shen qingqiu's body in a different way AU ft. giving birth

Yue Qingyuan turns into capybara because of a curse AU

Sung Jinwoo is Jinah's maternal grandfather who reawakens as S ranked hunter au

sung jinwoo treats couponing as an extreme sport that he places gold in every time AU

Shen Yuan is born as Tywin Lannister's eldest son AU

Reincarnated Vader X Todoroki Enji AU

sung jinwoo explores european catacombs as a hobby AU

where in Batman stumbles upon a universe where Sung Jinwoo adopted his kids AU

If Sung Jinwoo and Sung Jinah flipped genders in Solo Leveling AU

Endeavor is married to the Prime Minister of Japan - surprisingly not a malewife AU idea

Tim Drake becomes Sung Jinwoo's son instead of Robin AU

shen jiu transmigrates into su she au

Luo Binghe is the Bai Zhan peak lord AU

lan qiren has a foriegn lover AU

Harry Potter's muggle teacher POV fanfic idea

transmigrated Shen Yuan marries courtesan!Shen Jiu as a concubine AU

sung jinwoo and lex luthor coparent connor kent AU

Shen Yuan replaces Tyrion Lannister AU

Xin Mo transmigrates into PIDW and decides to make BingJiu canon AU

Xin Mo the evil sword gets a human form and traumatizes Binghe further by stealing his Shizun from him AU

Sung Jinwoo is seen as a deity in the naruto universe AU

tell me that jedi masters are not just noisy asian aunties ready to impart all their wisdoms to you unwanted or not AU

wei wuxian and the wen grow a radish body... named Shen Yuan AU

liu qingge and Shang Qinghua have a baby together AU

Lan Wangji's mom was a Qing Jing peak disciple AU

shen yuan's wifebeam hits the entire imperial city and there are Consequences AU

Luo Bingge finds a world where Shen Yuan has a THING for Meng Mo instead AU

Shen Jiu the sun and moon flower seed farmer AU

if wei wuxian was shen jiu's demonic cultivator teacher au

Shang qinghua is actually an imperial prince AU

wondering about cho chang's backstory