#jiang Cheng

[p97108915]

I absolutely admire JC’s design in the drama it’s pure genius

why do yunmeng guys have black blindfolds…it’s seriously too much for me to handle ahhhh

[spriteofmushrooms]

Au where wen zhuliu becomes jiang cheng's bodyguard

[on ao3]

The puppies tumbled over Jiang Cheng's lap, each trying to give him kisses. Their bellies were round with milk, and they still didn't know how to play like big dogs could. But that was okay, because Jiang Cheng would teach them.

"Little Love, Jasmine, Precious, be careful! You're going to fall out of my lap!" Jiang Cheng picked up each and gently set them down, but they kept returning. Frustrated, Jiang Cheng snapped, "No! Bad puppies!"

At the loud sound, the dogs flinched and looked around, seeming more confused than ever.

"Is something wrong, Jiang-gongzi?"

Zhao Zhuliu had recently joined the sect. He was tall and looked older than most adults Jiang Cheng knew other than the aunties and uncles who sold food by the docks. He always wore gloves and didn't smile. Because Jiang Cheng was a stupid baby, his mother had decided that Zhao Zhuliu would be his bodyguard. Jiang Cheng hated it. Only useless boys like Jin Zhen needed bodyguards.

But he did need help.

"We have to go see a-jie, but I can't carry them all," Jiang Cheng said.

Expressionless, Zhao Zhuliu replied, "I will carry two."

Jiang Cheng wasn't sure if bodyguards knew anything about dogs, so he picked up Little Love and showed Zhao Zhuliu how Jiang Yanli had shown him how to carry puppies. "They're really small and get scared easily," he said sternly, "so you can't move too quickly. You have to support their whole body, but don't hold them like a cat, because they might jump down and hurt themselves. And you have to be nice to them."

"I will," Zhao Zhuliu said.

Little Love and Jasmine were more adventurous than Precious, so Jiang Cheng handed them one at a time to Zhao Zhuliu. It was funny to see the wiggly puppies in his black gloved hands, but they seemed comfortable there. Jasmine even started licking Zhao Zhuliu's wrist.

Holding Precious like a baby, Jiang Cheng led the way to Jiang Yanli's courtyard where she learned girl things like illusion dances. Along the way, Jiang Cheng explained that these puppies were very smart, because they were farm dogs who protected sheep from tigers and yao. "The farmer said they think they're part of the flock, and sometimes when a sheep is taken they track it down, and they come back covered in blood because they're good dogs, and the sheep cuddle with them because they love them. We don't have any sheep, though."

After a moment of silence, Zhao Zhuliu asked, "Earlier, when you yelled, were you worried?"

Jiang Cheng could feel his shoulders curving in. "Yes, Zhao-shishu."

"Dogs can't understand Chinese, so they don't know why you yelled. You have to think like a dog. Puppies are still babies, and they understand even less than adult dogs. You're much older than they are, so it's your responsibility to show them how to act. How else could you have showed them what you wanted?"

Jiang Cheng slowed down. That was the most he had ever heard Zhao Zhuliu say. For the rest of the walk, he offered examples of how he could better train the puppies while Precious tried to eat his hair.

———

Father picked up Wei Ying even though he never picked up Jiang Cheng except three times. Wei Ying was crying over nothing and Jiang Cheng couldn't have his puppies anymore and Father was walking away. Two disciples Jiang Cheng couldn't recognize through his tears had already picked up his puppies and they weren't doing it right because nobody cared about his puppies at all.

Zhao Zhuliu knelt before Jiang Cheng. "Xiao-gongzi, do you trust me?"

Looking up through his tears, Jiang Cheng studied Zhao Zhuliu's face. He still looked old, but his expressions weren't as scary now that he didn't look blank all the time. Jiang Cheng didn't think Zhao Zhuliu hated him even though Jiang Cheng had thrown a tantrum when he was assigned a bodyguard, and he knew that Zhao Zhuliu knew about dogs, and even liked his puppies.

"Y-yeah," Jiang Cheng sobbed.

"I will find a flock for Precious, Jasmine, and Little Love to protect. They're going to have a lot of sheep friends, Xiao-gongzi."

"Can I visit them?"

"Zongzhu and Yu-furen will determine that," Zhao Zhuliu said.

Jiang Cheng knew what that meant. He cried harder.

"Xiao-gongzi," Zhao Zhuliu said, then started again. "Jiang Cheng, I will return as soon as I find them a home. I swear it."

Jiang Cheng wanted to say they already had a home, or that he would run away with them, but both would be petulant and stupid. He nodded. When Zhao Zhuliu gestured sharply at the two disciples, they brought the puppies to Jiang Cheng so he could say goodbye. "Be good, be good," he whispered, kissing the soft fur on their heads.

[jcs-singular-slut-strand]

Obsessed with this YouTube subtitle that's just Jiang Cheng calling Wei Wuxian a geek

[galahadenough]

Then add in the 13/16 years of rumination time where I’m sure he had no one to talk to about everything that happened.

Who would he talk to? His subordinates? Would undermine his position. Other sect leaders? Same result/they have their own shit to deal with. Jin Ling? Uh, bad idea (although enough slipped through the cracks to mess him up anyway).

It feels like so little time from our pov, but that is a long time to be stuck in the past and, out of necessity, build a narrative of what happened.

People talk big and make fun of Jiang Cheng for immediately screaming crying throwing up at the core transfer news but I would like to point out that Wei Wuxian DOES NOT KNOW why Jiang Cheng got captured. And let me just say I’m not sure he could keep his dignity either.

[batbusiness-schooldropout]

Ok so we've all read the "someone spiked the teapot" fics. Great stuff. But they always take place after the war. Get ready for "someone spiked supper during the guest lectures".

Firstly it's so important to me that Wei Wuxian didn't do it. He's innocent in all this. Hell he could be seen as a victim in all this.

Lan Qiren and what Lans weren't at dinner have sent the guest disciples to their rooms, and are working on corralling the drunk Lans. It's a very slow and silly process. No one can find Lan Wangji or the assumed culprit, Wei Wuxian.

Eventually Jiang Cheng comes up as is all "Lan Wangji has been in our rooms this whole time. I swear he's been petting Wei Wuxian's head and calling him his favorite bunny. He tried to bite my fingers off. I admit I'm a bit out of my depth here"

[danmomomei]

from the magma a few weeks??? ago now...

ft. genderbent jmy (my oc) and jc, jmy and some wwxs

[mediocretosubpar-soup]

For me the brilliance of the 'distracting the Wens' - reveal comes from the fact that after having Wen Ning and Wei Wuxian explain what Jiang Cheng cared about more than anything, it turns out that they're both wrong. Subsequently, the question arises, what else that others believe to know about Jiang Cheng is false.

[red-garden]

(Selection criteria based on age at end of plot/milf status)

[mikazukini]

The jock, the goth and the prep.

[qiu-yan]

not an exhaustive list, just the ones i can think of off the top of my head right now

[imirgege]

Lotuses symbolize prosperity... I'm glad you like my work…Thank you

[whuanyin]

[ghostman-feefers-draws]

Another wip… it’s, uh, it’s starting to come together? This was supposed to be a style study but it doesn’t look like mintaii at all bro TvT

Anyway imma go ham with the rendering and hope I can make it look more like the inspo

Pls ignore the placeholder butterflies (and zidian…)

[jcs-singular-slut-strand]

Jiang Cheng is so grumpy all the time because he's the only one who can hear the laugh track behind this shit show

[matoirsblog]