#just the murder 😌 for his a-yao

[thatswhatsushesaid]

hi! have you read any xiyao fics with dark!lxc that you could rec? i just want me some “aren’t you tired of being nice? don’t you just wanna go apeshit?” lxc during/after the temple or even before it if jgy tells him about everything earlier and lxc sighs maybe cries but eventually accepts everything his a-yao did but i can’t find anything good 😩 i would even pay good money for a fic where lxc helps jgy kill nmj with the music. the angst potential 🤌

…shoot, you know what, anon, i absolutely read a subtly dark!lxc fic that was largely canon compliant but i cannot for the life of me remember what the AO3 username or the fic title was. ugh this is going to mess with me for ages, because it was *so* good and handled dark!lxc with a very light touch.

i will do some digging through the tag on AO3 and see if i can find it for you, and if i do, i’ll reblog this post with a follow-up comment. watch this space 🤝

[zumazozuma]

Because no one asked, I'm gonna dump my headcanons of Lan Fan on yall!!!!!!!!! 💥

To play her character on my RP server, I had to fill in the holes of her backstory and shoves themes to explore her in a story, and honestly I think it just makes sense 😌

♦ "Coming from a family of retainers to the Yao Family that's been in service for generations" is all we had to work with. Based on the fact we have an old man and a teenager, I assume they are the last of their bloodline due to Reasons™ (I can info dump lore I created for this whole family business in another post if anyone wants to know) This leaves her "alone" post-canon, and makes the stakes to protect Ling no matter what even higher!

♦ Falling. That's her big theme! It illustrates her character very well; both in the sacrifices she makes and the way she always stands back up! It's great to use for her psychological development in story as well, with learning to ask for help and rely on others!

♦ I invented a whole OC for the mechanic who installed her automail! I made his dynamic with Lan Fan kinda mirror Ed and Winry's, in the sense that Lan Fan is the one always attempting murder on him lol- ALSO!!!! Methinks Lan Fan deals with chronic pain too, yes yes. We all know how insane she is for getting that arm installed so soon after amputation AND rushing rehabilitation (6 months rather than three years… She's asking for it fr fr)

Yeah that's pretty much it. Share your thoughts if you have them!!!!

I created a whole secret home village to explore all of that lore, and it seems only one of my precious-members-I-love-to-bits is actually reading it, so if you wanna know what I came up with, do give me a reason to ramble about it and ask! ✨

The stuff I came up with may not all feel canon, but I like to think her themes and the fact she's only got Ling left make her character feel way more sympathetic. (We did about the same for Ling aaaaaaa they only got each other now!!!!) Hence why I thought I'd share teehee