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[bringthekaos]

I too reread pulse and our hextech dream and Oasis as comfort fics

[veliseraptor]

😬 PLEEEEASE

“Then what are you going to do?” Xue Yang asked. “Just wait? How many things could go wrong while you’re just sitting on your hands as good as doing nothing?”

[make me write ✍🏻]

[baronvonriktenstein]

Moved to new post because the old one got very long but. . . please look at the other polls here

Tagged by: @vagabond-thulhu

Rules: make a poll with five of your all-time favorite characters and then tag five people to do the same. See which character is everyone’s favorite.

Tagging: @lepetiterik @baileycasperan @momopeachchild @kink-tomato @nowhere302

[cenedrariva]

I posted 25,664 times in 2022

That's 3,800 more posts than 2021!

31 posts created (0%)

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I tagged 774 of my posts in 2022

#bdylanhollis - 70 posts

#chocolate guy - 31 posts

#red azalea - 26 posts

#songxue - 20 posts

#xuexiao - 18 posts

#songxuexiao - 18 posts

#xue yang - 13 posts

#xy - 11 posts

#songxiao - 10 posts

#the chocolate guy - 9 posts

Longest Tag: 126 characters

#its worth noting that the pronunciation of several of these words changes depending on what english speaking country you're in

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Red Azalea update might not happen this week

It's been another busy week, I haven't had much evening time to write and won't have any time this week either, hopefully I'll have it done by Sunday? but it might just not happen until next week

10 notes - Posted August 9, 2022

#4

Next Red Azalea chapter will be late

I’ve been very tired and distracted the last few weeks and now am actually sick, so the next chapter of Red Azalea (chapter 103) isn’t where i want it to be as far as publishing. I’ll try to get it out tomorrow

11 notes - Posted January 12, 2022

#3

Red Azalea | Chapter 109 - Feral Romance

Xue Yang and Song Lan confront the imposter pretending to be Xingchen.

World map | Story so far

11 notes - Posted February 22, 2022

#2

Red Azalea | Chapter 110 - Drift Away

Safe for now, Xue Yang tries desparately to stop Song Lan from dying for good.

World map | Story so far

14 notes - Posted March 2, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

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56 notes - Posted January 28, 2022

Get your Tumblr 2022 Year in Review →

[silvysartfulness]

Hello. I hope you know now I will never stop picturing XY in a frilly apron after that post.

I think we can all conclude this is wholly @ebonykain‘s fault. ♥

[a-force-dyad-in-space]

I just want you to know I read each update like 2 or three times

That makes me so happy, thank you so much!! ♥️♥️♥️ And thank you for always leaving a comment, too! ♥️♥️♥️

[i-like-plan-m]

saw your tag, yes both dem senators won

thank you!!! this is excellent news

[eirenical]

Happy birthday!!! (I know it's early but I'm not sure I'd be able to get it in time tomorrow) I hope you have a fantastic day!!

:D  Thank you so much!  :D

I don’t have anything terribly exciting planned, but somehow this one feels like a milestone.  It’s not.  Not really.  But there’s something about having survived the last year that makes it feel like one.  XD  So I’m looking forward to it, anyway.  ^_^

(And I’d say you were the first to officially wish me a happy birthday, but my dad got me at dinner, so he beat you by 6 hours. ;D)

[pumpkinpaix]

This may seem like a silly question, but what is the knife theory? I keep seeing it in what I think refers to angst? maybe? I've never come across it before and I couldn't find it when I tried to search it. (I saw you mentioned it in a recent post) Thank you!

oh, it’s not silly!!! knife is slang for angsty bits or like things that hurt you in a story. kind of like how you say “oh that stabbed me” but you say “ouch the knives” or “lots of knives in that one”. pretty sure it’s chinese slang? so you see it a lot in danmei fandoms!

[tendermiasma]

I'm so stoked for the new season of Castlevainia, but even more so because I know you were a part of it.

MY DUDE I’m emotional, that means more than I can say! It’s still very crazy to me and I’ve learned so much. It’s been beyond wonderful to be a part of a team who cares about each other as much as it does and to have such talent to look up to. GET EXCITED

[baileycasperan]

Came home to goods~! Love that these came at the same time. @lepetiterik Thank you again for letting me commission you, I love it and I'm wearing it as we speak. 💜💜💜

[tomatoscribbles]

I don't know any of your OCs, but those are all good questions so all of them for the first OC to pop into your head!

oh honey…… normally id be like “oh wow no way” but yknow what screw it, im predictable so we’re doin RYUJIN BABEY. forgive my lack of macrons in his name but formatting that on desktop messes everything up, so we going basic babey.

What was the first element of your OC that you remember considering (name, appearance, backstory, etc.)?

first thing we considered was the most basic of origins (cloning), and how we could make him as opposite to Raiden as possible while also making them very similar, purely as a JOKE. right after that it was appearance, giving him black hair from the get go in contrast to Raiden’s platinum, and then his name. and then the next day i immediately decided his voiceclaim was Yuri Lowenthal lol

Did you design them with any other characters/OCs from their universe in mind?

yup! character wise, he was created as a foil to Raiden. visually, his appearance just kind of happened (and i had a convenient excuse to avoid much machinery), but i did pull insp from a bunch of characters from other things. FMA’s Greed is the most obvious example (SUBCONSCIOUSLY, i swear), and i actually based his gloves on Deku’s from MHA!

How did you choose their name?

right after joking for abt 5 mins with Joe and Steel, i went on a quick scour through the names of japanese gods to go along with Raiden’s. in hindsight, Fujin might have been a better pick (as he and Raijin are often depicted together), but i liked the sound of Ryujin better and now its too late lol

In developing their backstory, what elements of the world they live in played the most influential parts?

besides from him being a clone because Big Boss has too many and it was SOMEONE ELSES TURN, definitely the Patriots, the SOP system, and all the cyborg elements. i got into MGS largely because of MGR, so i was very intrigued by all the hyper-anime cyborg stuff. plus the big narrative shared by Raiden against child soldiers and mind control.

Is there any significance behind their hair color?

not much beyond it being as opposite to platinum as we could get lol. same with his haircut - we wanted it short cause Raiden’s is so long. (also, Joe suggested a red haired Ryu early on but i forgot to ever try it out lol)

Is there any significance behind their eye color?

not a ton! makes him look more “evil” and goes with his color scheme is all. and again, opposite to Raiden’s blue eyes

Is there any significance behind their height?

nope. Raiden is 5′10″ and so is he. SIDENOTE, i choose to believe that Raiden is 5′10″ WITHOUT the robo heels, so hes actually 2~ inches taller than Ryu hfjdskfds

What (if anything) do you relate to within their character/story?

hmmmmm. complicated feelings on a father figure (Zeno in this case), aggressive/chaotic tendencies (hes a lot like a more explosive me honestly), just trying to find something to call your own. lots of little things, but thats the main stuff!

Are they based off of you, in some way?

personality wise, kinda. like i said, he resembles a more explosive and traumatized me, with less moral teachings to fall back on for a real long time. hes a way bigger jerk than me tho lol (i hope)

If they have an LI, how much of their character is tailored to be compatible to that person?

…. //cough cough okay SO. i havent said this anywhere yet, but you know how i said he and Courtney become really good friends? well as always Joe and i are suckers so we uh. we kinda actually ship them sdhfjdskfhj. youll prolly get content on that eventually

so all in all, not at all lol. i didnt intend to ship him with anyone when we made him, so he was all molded before we considered bringing Courtney into the picture. i hadnt even played MGR when we made him lol, so if i had it might have had a bigger impact in the crafting stage. we just think they work together regardless!

Did you know what the OC’s sexuality would be at the time of their creation?

i rarely if ever consider my characters sexualities. as a catholic, i never ship my characters outside of M/F ships, so its never really a factor. but, Ryu is a rare case where i have thought abt it a bit more because of his actual physiology. hes likely ace or ace leaning cause uh. well as a full conversion cyborg, he doesnt have the parts if you get what i mean.

What have you found to be most difficult about creating art for your OC (any form of art: writing, drawing, edits, etc.)?

drawing him has because very easy and a go to when im stuck, writing him is actually very fun if a little difficult, and i havent made any kind of edit lol (tho i do have a p snazzy aesthetic board). i guess maybe his design, cause while it came easily at first i keep having to tweak it around lol, i need to make another update post on all the little stuff ive changed.

oh but his YOKAI MASK is HARD TO DRAW

How far past the canon events that take place in their world have you extended their story, if at all?

EDIT: i misread this, but my answer is still p solid lol

thats a tricky one. Ryu’s story doesnt have a definitive end, because he only exists in the hypotheticals after the current end of MGS. the repercussions of everything from canon will continue to be problems for a long time, so he and Raiden have a lot to tackle and lots of room for potential stories. Ryu’s story continues, because he isnt and won’t be in a fixed state until he dies, and theres just so much to play around with. not to mention that he and Raiden will probably age a lot slower because so little of them is organic anymore. his story will end some day, i just dont know when ;)

If you had to narrow it down to 2 things that you MUST keep in mind while working with your OC, what would those things be?

1) hes a child. physically, hes an adult, but mentally and emotionally so much of him is just a boy. his body was hypergrown, but his mind hasnt had enough time to catch up with it, and while its not his fault it can cause a lot of problems. it and his conditioning by the Patriots were what made him stick to his guns in trying to kill Raiden for 6 years in the first place, so i have to remember that hes not emotionally mature and really just needs time to grow and heal more than anything else. 

2) his development has to make sense, be gradual. its so easy to want to make him be better nice and quickly, but hes got 10 years of pain, being alone, and bitterness under his belt and little else, so realistically it takes him a long while to become a genuinely pretty good person. one step at a time, and trust is a huge barrier.

What is something about your OC that can make you laugh?

homeboy is a STUPID BABY and a RAT BOY. on a technical level, hes so smart. raw skill, battle tactics, science, history, math, reflexes, manipulation via intimidation, so so smart. but hes so dumb. cant see the forest through the trees. doesnt know how to actually interact with people outside of a mutual gain relationship. actually fails his lifelong goal because hes an arrogant idiot. 

also if you reference any kind of more modern pop culture he will have no idea what youre talking about. what the HELL is a Terminator and WHY are you calling me that

What is something about your OC that can make you cry?

basically everything else. so so traumatized. boxes himself in so much. cant deal with his emotions and is so confused and scared of caring about people. got his first hug when he was like 2 but learns to hate physical contact so much, and doesnt get hugged again until 8+ years later. saw his father figure get blinded. saw his OTHER and first father figure die. theres a long list and i cry a lot.

Is there some element you regret adding to your OC or their story?

sometimes i regret a making him look so human, not much cyborg showing at all, but in the long run it makes him much easier and enjoyable to draw. plus i needed to show up Raiden SOMEHOW. and, if i want i could add more to him down the line so  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

What is the most recent thing you’ve discovered about your OC?

he looks real nice with an undercut 👀

What is your favorite fact about your OC?

oof. hard one. him being a cliche joke character is such a big one, but genuinely? i love his redemption arc so much. i live to see characters become better people and heal, make friends and protect them with their lives. its in everything but thats what makes it so good, i have so much content to pull inspiration from. i love working with characters like him and im very glad we made him.

thanks for this! took a while to fill out so it definitely got my mood up ^.^

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[baronvonriktenstein]

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[tiger-in-the-flightdeck]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! I hope it's great!

I’ve spent it mostly puttering and relaxing, which has been nice. Thank you!

[silvysartfulness]

okay okay, but that picture of bitty Xue Yang you just reblogged. I mean logically I had gathered that yeah losing a finger, blood pain ouch, but like seeing that just kinda sets in how much trauma that caused. Like jeez... I mean, cool motive still murder but like... that's a lot to deal with. Even way more so for a child.

Oh god yes don’t get me started, I have all the feels about Xue Yang’s childhood trauma!

He was seven. Like. A seven-year old is tiny. His hand was tiny. And it was crushed.

Crushing injuries are some of the most painful and hardest to heal from that you can sustain, and he was all alone, had no-one to help him, or hold him, or make it better or even just care. That he managed to get the broken fingers back to working as well as they do is really miraculous - bless whatever little unevenness in the street that day for sparing the other fingers the full weight of the cart.

The probability for lasting nerve damage and chronic pain is also really high from that kind of injury, so I mean. Someone going through a psychological and physical trauma like that as a child, and then likely being in pain the rest of his life - may not be motive enough for murder, no, but it’s hardly surprising that he lashes out the way he does, causes the pain he does, to take the focus of his own for a moment.

In the show, the characters comment that Xue Yang doesn’t seem to feel pain - I think the opposite. He’s always in pain, and has gotten very, very good at tuning it out. Adding new wounds to it is just a matter of increments.

I’ve heard people argue Xue Yang isn’t afraid of anything, and I’m sure he would like to believe so, too. But I personally think that deep down, Xue Yang is very, very afraid, helplessly afraid the way a child is, knowing how much the world can hurt, how expendable he is, how little anyone cares. And so he bares his teeth and bites first to keep the world from hurting him ever again. Bites and bites, until he’s torn even the things he cares about apart. Because that’s all he knows how.

[besanii]

Hi! if you'd like, I'd love to see number 6 (lazy morning kisses before they’ve even opened their eyes, still mumbling half-incoherently, not wanting to wake up) for your SM verse. Thanks!

Shattered Mirrors 58

Lan Wangji is standing by the window behind the desk, one arm tucked against the small of his back, the other resting by his side, when Wen Yuan enters the study. He turns as Wen Yuan gets to his knees and clasps his hands before him in a bow.

“Hanguang-wangye, you sent for me?”

“Wen Yuan.” Lan Wangji motions for him to rise. “I hear you are lodging at an inn in the city.”

Wen Yuan obediently rises to his feet and keeps his eyes lowered respectfully, though the smile on his face is warm and easy.

“Wangye heard correctly,” he replies. “It is only a modest inn, but it is clean and its furnishings sturdy. It is more than adequate.”

“That is good to hear.” After a pause, he adds: “There are rooms available here, if you do not mind that we are lacking in preparation. I’m sure Wei Ying would be pleased to have you stay here with us.”

Wen Yuan bows.

“Thank you, Wangye, for the generous offer,” he says. “But I do not wish to intrude. I am only here to deliver the antidote and call upon a few business associates, and then I will be on my way.”

“You do not plan to stay?” Lan Wangji asks, surprised.

Wen Yuan shakes his head and smiles.

“The nature of my business means I am constantly travelling,” he explains. “It’s the only life I’ve known—to be honest, Wangye, I’m not sure I would be suited to staying in one place for an extended period of time.”

To a man like Lan Wangji, whose identity is so deeply rooted in his nation, his people, the thought of not having a place to call home is unfathomable. Even during the years at war, when he had been constantly travelling along the front lines, Caiyi and Gusu had always lingered in the back of his mind, a constant, comforting promise. He remembers with a pang of guilt that Wen Yuan has not had a place to call home since he was very young.

“If your mind is made up on the matter, then I will not press the issue,” he says with a nod. Wen Yuan bows in thanks. “However, please know that the doors of Hanguang-wang-fu will always be open to you, should you wish to stay.”

“Wangye is too generous,” Wen Yuan murmurs. “This one is undeserving.”

There is something about the way he smiles—polite, detached, almost secretive—that stirs a faint sense of recognition in the recesses of Lan Wangji’s mind.

“Wen Yuan,” he begins, keeping his voice carefully neutral. “Have we met before?”

Wen Yuan’s smile grows wider, his eyes dancing with amusement.

“Does Wangye not remember?” he asks, the playfulness in his voice so similar to Wei Wuxian that Lan Wangji is reminded that this young man was practically raised under his husband’s wing. “This one was fortunate enough to meet Hanguang-wang when he was still Er-dianxia, near Jiangling.”

Jiangling. He had been stationed there for a while during the war, when they had been preparing to march on the Qishan Wen stronghold in Yiling. It was there they had received much-needed support from General Ouyang in Baling, enough to turn the tides of the stalemate they had been locked in for the better part of three months. They had discovered Wen Chao there, rotting away in his own filth, barely alive and out of his wits.

It was also there that he had received the first news of Wei Wuxian in over a year, a cryptic message delivered by a boy, along with a note—

“It was you,” he realises. “You were the messenger.”

Wen Yuan bows. “I was.”

The air rushes from Lan Wangji’s lungs and he steadies himself against the back of the chair. It was Wen Yuan, all those years ago, sent to him by a mysterious ally, who had also brought General Ouyang to their cause. And then General Ouyang had delivered them Wen Chao, the crucial element they needed to turn the tide of the war.

“And your master…” Lan Wangji looks up at him for confirmation, half-afraid of the answer. “Who is your master?”

Wen Yuan keeps smiling.

“I think Wangye already knows,” he says.

——

Wei Wuxian is asleep when he returns to their rooms, curled up under the covers as the warm afternoon sunlight spills in through the window by their bed. He has been sleeping poorly, plagued by nightmares and lingering pains from his illness—although the antidote has helped ease the latter quite significantly—and Lan Wangji is loathe to wake him. But the enormity of the new information fills him, threatening to burst out of his chest at the very sight of Wei Wuxian, alive and well before him, after so many years.

He sits down on the edge of the bed beside Wei Wuxian’s head and watches the rise and fall of his chest, soft and deep in slumber.

All these years he had gone without knowing what had happened to Wei Wuxian after he left Gusu, not knowing where he was after the fall of Yunmeng, if he was safe or captured or even dead. He had spent all these years desperately searching for Wei Wuxian, vowing to care for and protect him, to shield him from any further harm—when in fact, it had been Wei Wuxian who had protected him from the shadows this whole time.

He brushes back a lock of hair from his forehead gently, leans down to brush a tender kiss over his lips, and feels Wei Wuxian stir.

“Lan Zhan?” he mumbles, instinctively turning into his touch, eyes still closed.

Lan Wangji laughs softly, his eyes stinging.

“Yes, love,” he murmurs. “I’m here.”

Wei Wuxian opens his eyes and peers at him blearily, still clouded with sleep.

“What’s happening?” he asks. “What time is it?”

“Nothing, everything is fine,” Lan Wangji assures him. He presses another kiss to his forehead. “Go back to sleep. I’ll wake you for dinner.”

“Mm,” Wei Wuxian hums, letting his eyes drift closed again. “Will you stay with me?”

“Of course,” Lan Wangji says. “I’m not going anywhere.”

He climbs under the covers and arranges them so Wei Wuxian is nestled in his arms, head pillowed on his chest, over his heart, warm and pliant and alive—

He pulls him a little closer, holds him a little tighter, presses his lips to the top of his head as the tears start to fall.

“Thank you,” he whispers hoarsely. “Thank you, Wei Ying.”

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