#liushen is top 3

[airplanecrashingdown]

@hootyhoowoo wanted me to post these and i completely forgot to do so until now. but yyuhhh the freakss

[fistfuloflightning]

If MoShen... then who's topping? They both give aggressive pillow princess vibes (I don't care if Mobei Jun is the "canon" top! He definitely wants SQH to ravish him! Bro is giving "Born to be a pillow princess, forced to top").

They make me think of the "And so... They were both bottoms" meme

I’ll be straight up with you: I’ve read SVSSS exactly one time and I only got 1/2–3/4 of the way through before I gave up and just skimmed the rest for Liushen content. The rest I got through fandom osmosis. (Anyone who tells me I should try again can go jump off a bridge 😑 I don’t have bingqiu on this blog for a reason, much less want to slog through an entire book of it. I like svsss for its characters, not its plot) So my general impression of canon!MBJ isn’t great/well informed. So. Personal issues with toxic canon ship dynamics aside, my money’s on top!MBJ. I’ve never gotten pillow princess vibe from him (maybe I’m just reading all the wrong fics lol); he seems a more persistent type, not necessarily not taking no for an answer but just…lurking. Possibly taking advantage of a situation but more often than not just waiting for the go-ahead. But Shen Yuan ? Hell yeah he’s that kind. Shen Yuan (I’ll go with rogue cultivator!SY here since that gives so much more room to maneuver) is equally oblivious but he’s not restricted by SQQ’s persona. He can be as free personality-wise as possible. So while I call top!MBJ, maybe they can be switches (as a treat 😉)

Where they take it from there is up to you 🤷🏻‍♀️ 

[nyoomerr]

tagged for the 'fic writer interview' by @mikkeneko! thanks for thinking of me, hopefully i have something interesting to share in it 🙈

Fic Writer Interview

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

21! the bingplush fic this last week finally pushed me over the edge of the page limit, i no longer have only a single page of fic!!

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

440,163

3. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

every time i post a fic i hope to somehow oust 'to love another' from that #1 spot... every time i know it'll never happen :'D

4. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

every one i get, for the most part! i never want to take for granted the people who support me, and making sure i actually sit down and take the time and effort to respond to comments is, i've found, the best way for me to do that.

that being said, there are exceptions. i generally don't respond to criticism, general negativity, comments that don't really seem to be... about the fic, or comments that have a grammar correction and nothing else 😅

5. What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?

'raised by winter winds' or 'you don't need poltergeists for sidekicks' - both have bittersweet endings, which is the closest i'll ever get to an unhappy end, LOL.

6. What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

discounting the short fics i've done that are just slice of life / domestic bliss for bingqiu, probably 'shallow water weather.' as happy an ending as any of my stuff, but with none of the angst to get there 😂

7. Do you write crossovers?

nope, and generally don't plan to. even the AUs i do, i prefer to put them in a generic or original world than the world of another story.

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

oh sure, law of large numbers and all that. the truly nasty hate, i just delete. generally i'd prefer to just ignore it, honestly, because i think deleting a comment is also a form of engagement with the hate that i don't necessarily want to give to the person who left it, but...

based on past experience, leaving the comment up and unanswered seems to invite other readers to engage with the hate in whatever way /they/ choose, and i really don't want to accidentally be the facilitator of a conflict :'D

9. Do you write smut?

nope, and i've learned to put that disclaimer in the notes of longfic i write 😅

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

ehhh not in this fandom (that i'm aware of), but i have had a translator go rogue - which is why i currently only allow translations of my fics to be posted on ao3 only.

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

several times, + some podfics! outside of the odd occurrence mentioned above, they've all been wonderful opportunities. i have massive respect for everyone who spends time making fics more accessible to others!

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

no, and i feel like i'd be too picky to do so 😅 collabs in other ways - minibangs with artists, inspiration train games, etc - are all fun though, and i enjoy them!

13. What's your all-time favorite ship?

whichever version of bingqiu/binggeyuan ends up with lbh at his soggiest and most pathetic

14. What's a WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

i have a post canon bingliushen fic that's been sitting in my WIPs for... over two years? i like the idea of it a lot and think parts of it would be very fun!

unfortunately, though, i like bingliushen because i like bingqiu and i like liushen and i think that sqq has two hands. this does not lend itself well to writing fic where bingliushen get together, since every time i try to work on this WIP the focus keeps turning to trying to get lbh and lqg to coexist well enough to allow bingliushen... and sadly i'm just not really into bingliu :')

15. What are your writing strengths?

i think i do humor and dialogue well enough! it always makes me happy to hear that my fic made someone laugh :>

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

although i think i'm alright at writing angst, i do think i have a tendency to resolve it too quickly/easily. i personally really do not enjoy fics where angst gets dragged on for awhile, and i know that this preference affects the pacing of my own angst in a way that perhaps puts me too far on the other side of the spectrum, lmao.

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

i'm not sure what this is actually referring to, honestly 😅 i guess i use italics for that...?

18. What was the first fandom you wrote for?

attack on titan (please forgive me for my crimes)

19. What's a fandom/ship you haven't written for yet but want to?

although i do have that aforementioned WIP, i really do want to actually finish a bingliushen fic... maybe i just need to give up and write a sqq harem fic like the old fandom days 😂

20. What's your favorite fic you've written?

generally, whatever fic i wrote 2-3 fics ago 😂 i tend to be offput by my most recent work, so work that i've had some space from but is still recent enough to reflect my current preferences and skills is what i always consider my favorite. right now, either rent a bingge or the sy!shixiong au!

and that's all the questions! i won't tag anyone 'cuz i'm a bit shy about that sort of thing, so anyone who wants to do it can take this as your invitation to do so!

[fondofeveryprickle]

My AO3 Wrapped

Happy new year for us all, and that 2023 brings us again many good fandoms, fics and friends! <3

I saw some people doing an ao3 wrapped of fics they wrote and things like that, and I decided to make one of recs.

I cannot count how many fics/words I read in 2022, but it was *a lot*. According to my ao3 page, I have 1200 fics in my History, I know I haven’t read them all, some of them I opened and saw it wasn’t for me, some of them I tried reading and didn’t like, but still, those are 1200 fics there.

have bookmarked 120 fics/series just this year.

Here are my top 12, one bookmark for each month of the year:

January:

anteros, punish me (leave me to bleed) by sakutsu - Haikyuu!!

I usually read Hinata centric fics, but this one was something else. It’s a Sakusa Kiyoomi centric fic, and it made me cry. It’s about his understanding and acceptance that he is aro, and how he sees the world. It is beautiful. Have tissues in hand.

February:

In Between by vetiverdreams - MDZS/TGCF crossover

This fic has *promise*. The first chapter alone has Xie Lian’s pov, of him meeting Wei Wuxian, and it’s great. There’s just so much there. I love how they wrote Wei Wuxian, and Hualian both. It’s a wip, but so worth it!

March:

Swaying Close by vetiverdreams - SVSSS

Liushen goodness! This was the year I discovered them, and this fic is just the sweetest!!!!! The fluffiest of fluffs. 5+1 times that LQG thought SQQ was cute. And SQQ was so cute, and the whole story is adorable! I loved the banter they had going on! This is also about SQQ being himself, having some modern attitudes.

April:

By folly or fickle fate by Vrishchika - MDZS @vrishchikawrites

First of all, this fic was written for me by my favourite writer, so need I say more????? Modern Au with cultivation. WWX is a cultivator, and one of the best ones, LWJ is not a cultivator, nor does he know this world exists. And they meet when WWX saves LWJ’s son, a-Yuan from an Abyss. This is so good. If you know Vrishchika, you know her characterization is *good*, and we have absolute BAMF WWX. Amazing!

May:

Burn your Wings by oWhiteKiwibird - BNHA - @crowbird-kamakse

Ohhh, this was also the year I discovered BNHA. And this was one of the first fics I’ve read. Canon divergence, and Izuku actually has his parents quirks (but because of how abused he and his mother were by his father, he doesn’t want to use it). He still gets OFA, and then when he gets to UA things start changing. It’s a beautiful story, it’s sad, and Izuku suffers a lot in the beginning, but there’s so much growth. And his and Todoroki’s relationship is beautiful.

June:

A Secret Never Shared by Vrishchika - MDZS - @vrishchikawrites

This fic should be on the list much earlier than June, because I had the privilege of betaing, and I had read it long before and reread it and loved every word of it. BAMF Wei Wuxian, who ascended instead of dying on the first siege. As always, perfect characterization, WWX is still WWX but also more, because he is a god now, and it changes people. This is a story of those 13 years where he would have been dead in canon. Also, the best a-Yuan. 

July:

Hero Class Civil Warfare by RogueDruid - BNHA - @roguedruid

BAMF Izuku!!!!!! On my bookmarks notes I say: “The teachers quickly realize how glad they should be Izuku has always wanted to be a hero.”. UA has an activity they have every year where they divide the hero classes into heroes and villains and they have to compete. Izuku is chosen to be the villain leader, and Bakugou the hero leader. This is a story about how intelligent and smart Izuku is, and how he can be a very good leader. 

August:

Bonnie & Klein by surveycorpsjean - BNHA 

Where the porn is the plot. Izuku and Bakugou, already pro heroes, are sent 10 years to the future, where they meet their future selves (who are married). The smut is fantastic, but it’s all about the feelings, and about loving yourself, and accepting who you are (in very literal ways sometimes). Super tender, loving and also very hot.

September:

Razzmatazz by xylophones - BNHA - @xyloophones

A love letter to Izuku (is what i’ve written on my bookmarks). This is a story where All Might chose Izuku so much earlier, when he was still a kid, so Inko is also involved. The relationship between them all is wonderful, they are really a family. This is a Izuku who is prepared and well-trained. Wonderful.

October:

Half-Truths by kibosama - Not Me the series

This is a canon divergence fic, where after White decides to take over Black’s life, he leaves home. Things change accordingly, he has to come clean a bit before . SeanWhite is perfect, good communication.

November:

but you’re everywhere (yes you are) by fortunehasgivenup - Kinnporsche - @fairhairedkings

Canon divergent because Porsche remembers the first kiss at the pier, and decides to tell Kinn he does. Everything changes from that conversation forward. Absolutely gorgeous story. Great communication. Porsche stands his ground, and they learn to separate Kinn boss from Kinn boyfriend. I love their relationship very much. Really good communication, I need to say that again. The relationship is very healthy. And the smut is scorching.

December:

Erased Potential by theslytherinpaladin - BNHA

It’s a wip, but there’s over 230k words to read, and it is that good. Izuku knows that being quirkless will make becoming a hero much harder, that’s why he decides (when he’s in middle school) to ask Eraserhead to train him. He does, and things change accordingly. Smart Izuku, Dadzawa (without All Might bashing). Great fic!!!

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It was not easy to make this list. So many good fics I’ve read this year!!! Thank you so much to all the authors who put time to write these masterpieces and share with us. Thank you thank you thank you!!!

If you want to check my other bookmarks, they are here.

Remember to always leave some love to the authors <3

[piosplayhouse]

For the character ask thing, i see a lot of shen yuan stuff from you im curious how you feel about Liu Qingge?

Oh just to clarify LMFAO that ask thing was just a shitpost but I will say just generally how I feel:

In general I just kind of think Liu Qingge and Yue Qingyuan are fine. Like I really like all the content I see of them but I don't really go seeking it out if that makes sense? Idk if people were wondering but this is why I don't really post a lot of liushen even though it's super popular- the content is rlly good and I do enjoy it, but I'm not really invested enough to talk about it or make content about it (also I don't like leaving binghe out LOL) Yqy I like to talk about mostly because I like his role in the story and find his backstory to be really interesting, but I'm not like needing to find content for him outside of the bounds of the main story.

In general if I had to rate my sv top 5 it would probably be hmm

1. Six Balls

1.1. Shen Yuan

2. Shang Qinghua

3. Luo Binghe

4. Ning Yingying

5. Mobei Jun

But there's not really any sv characters that I hate (besides like. The 1 dimensional villains old palace master and such y'know)!

[rainbowsky]

So I only recently got into the Untamed fandom and went over to the RPF side soon enough.

Since I don’t quite know what to make of it, do you think XZ’s popularity has recovered post the 2020 controversy? (Wait sorry, stupid question, but thats the 227 controversy right?)

I know his management put out a message right after the controversy and then he also put out an apology video but with Ao3 banned, some fans were still angry and (stupidly) took it out on him, leading to a loss of endorsements, etc.

I know he’s working on a few things now, but idk how the public sentiment is? I might just be seeing the more positive side?

Also I think he very recently put out another few pages clarifying his views on things and apologizing/taking responsibility again?

Sorry, could I get a little help with clarity here?

Thank you!

GG is more popular than he was before the controversy, don't worry, Anon. He is constantly announcing new endorsements (god, lately it’s been one or two a week) and he's got multiple projects on the go. He's doing spectacularly well.

In fact, in almost every measure he’s miles ahead of every other celebrity in terms of popularity and star power - especially when it comes to sales for his endorsements.

Endorsements

GG’s current endorsements, almost all of which were signed after the scandal (I will keep this list up to date as more are added).

Molsion - eyewear

Budweiser - beverages

Tencent Video - entertainment

Li Ning - clothing

RoboRock - robot vacuums

Tod’s - luxury clothing

Usmile - electronic toothbrushes

Breo - electronic massagers

Zwilling - kitchenware

Meng Niu - massive dairy brand

Ocak - oatmeal

Tiran Shenxue - ice cream

Man-Han Feast - pre-made meals

Zhen Guo Li - beverages

Roseonly - gifts and flowers

Tiny Stove - pre-made meals

Bubly - beverages

Tasogare - coffee

Zenith - luxury watches

JD Electronics - electronics

Mendale - bedding

Yida - hawthorn fruit snacks

Dettol - cleaning products

Yida Wrigley's - chewing gum

Joyoung - housewares and appliances

Gucci - luxury fashion

Bosideng - outerwear

Liu Luimei - fruit snacks

Kai Xiao Zao - pre-made meals

Dove - chocolate

Nars - cosmetics

Pepsi - beverages

Liushen - medicinal water

L'Oreal Pro - hair products

Mengniu Lactose Free Milk - beverages

There will be more announcements coming, some of which are already rumored/teased.

GG is considered to be unrivaled in his ability to sell goods. Just to illustrate that, here’s a chart of VLinkage’s “Brand star with goods ranking” (a measure of which star has the most power to move goods for the brands they represent) GG is massively ahead with 95% of market share. His closest rival is DD, at only 2.2%. This has been the case at least as far back as January of this year, when I first started checking out these charts. GG has no competition in this area.

In this week’s Xunyi Brand Star Index - GG ranks 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6th.

Make no mistake about it - GG does amazing business for the brands he endorses, which would definitely give him the leverage to negotiate very good deals with them (i.e. get paid well).

Awards and Accolades

GG has also received many awards and accolades since the scandal:

Won Most Popular Actor at 2020 Weibo TV Series Award for The Wolf

Won Male Singer of the Year at 2020 Tencent Entertainment White Paper

Won Star Power of the Year at 2020 Tencent Entertainment White Paper

Won VIP Star at 2020 Tencent Video All Stars Award

Won Best Male Lead at 2020 WeTV Awards for The Untamed

Won Best Male Actor of the Year at 2020 WeTV Awards

Won Best Chinese Artist at PCA 2020 Awards for The Wolf

Won Weibo King 2020 (with 98.73% of the vote!)

Won Top Star of the Year at 2020 Douyin Star Moving Night

Won Popular Single of the Year at 2020 Tencent Music Entertainment Awards for "Spotlight"

"Spotlight" set the Guiness book world record for digital sales in a 24 hour period.

Sales for "Spotlight" have gone past 40 million copies. For context, huge singles like BTS "Dynamite" sold fewer than 2 million copies.

Spotlight came in 7th on the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (international recording artist association) 2020 Global Digital Single Chart, which is insane when you think about the fact that he was amidst a scandal at the time and there was no formal promotion done for the single.

Projects

Since the scandal two of his past dramas have aired (The Wolf and Douluo Continent), both to resounding success.

The Wolf did extremely well - I can’t recall how well in terms of rankings and views, but as you can see from the previous section, it won awards and was nominated for most popular TV series as well (not sure who won that one).

Douluo Continent was named top web drama for the first half of 2021 with 5.4 billion views (incidentally Legend of Fei came in second with 5 billion views and WOH came in 9th with 1.8 billion views - more on those rankings here).

He’s currently filming the lead in a historical drama called The Longest Promise, that’s bound to be massively popular.

In addition he’s been performing in the prestigious theater play A Dream Like A Dream, amidst rave reviews and a massive response from fans. In fact during opening week there were so many flowers brought to the theater for GG that he had to put out a statement asking people to please stop bringing flowers, and asking that people take the flowers for themselves or to share with others - which resulted in some very lovely moments in Wuhan as fans delivered flowers to people all over the city and then cleaned up the plaza.

Simply put: He is one of the most beloved celebrities in China. And that distinction is well-deserved.

[svsssartreblogs]

4,600 Post Round Up!

I've been making a lot of modifications to how I manage the side blogs to try to streamline the process for me; one is that instead of waiting for 1k tag milestones, I'm just gonna try to audit each blog once a month. Thus, I'll post round ups more-or-less monthly whenever I do the audit.

Current Follower Count: 968 (+48 from the 4k round up)

Current Artist Count: 1,138 (+130 from the 4k round up)

Current Unique Tag Count: 1,688 (new)

Lastly, artists should always feel free to DM me your work, or you can @ me - I recommend doing so on my personal blog, @unforth, because Tumblr often doesn’t show me pings to the side blogs.

Thanks for your follows, welcome to SVSSS art reblogs, and always remember to reblog art you like and support artists!

-unforth

(and a few stats - read more!)

Top Ten Most Commonly Reblogged Characters:

shen qingqiu (2616 works) (no change)

luo binghe (2135 works) (no change)

shang qinghua (990 works) (no change)

mobei jun (864 works) (no change)

liu qingge (612 works) (no change)

yue qingyuan (246 works) (no change)

original characters (131 works) (no change)

the system (117 works) (no change)

sha hualing (83 works) (no change)

zhuzhi lang (82 works) (no change)

Top Ten Most Commonly Reblogged Platonic and Romantic Relationships:

bingqiu (1286 works) (no change)

moshang (699 works) (no change)

liushen (295 works) (no change)

qijiu (160 works) (no change)

bingjiu (54 works) (no change)

bingyuan (53 works) (no change)

bingliushen (31 works) (no change)

mingling (30 works) (no change)

liujiu (27 works) (no change)

shen jiu and shen yuan are brothers (22 works) (no change)

Top Ten Most Prolific Artists Reblogged Here:

asparklethatisblue (73 works) (no change)

thesirencat (67 works) (+1 from 4k post)

selpuku (60 works) (-1 from 4k post)

lilyfromthewood (54 works) (+1 from 4k post)

vodkassassin (53 works) (-1 from 4k post)

blackberreh-art (49 works) (+1 from 4k post)

ineffableboyfriends (48 works) (new!)

tossawary (45 works) (-2 from 4k post)

kukuandkookie (44 works) (no change)

leviasan (39 works) (new!)

labrujadelteatro (39 works) (-3 from 4k post)

friendodo (39 works) (-1 from 4k post)

Top Ten Most Commonly Used Other Tags:

comic (1164 works) (no change)

laughs (906 works) (no change)

chibi (464 works) (no change)

shen jiu (442 works) (no change)

fantasy au (408 works) (no change)

modern au (351 works) (no change)

lemon (313 works) (no change)

mo dao zu shi (243 works) (+1 from 4k post)

shen yuan (237 works) (new!)

creature luo binghe (237 works) (-2 from 4k post)

[unforth]

One Day Only Ko-Fi Commissions

Hey ya’ll! So, you may have seen me discussing my Super Secret Project. It’s fandom related (I hope to have an official announcement including other ways to support us - cause it’s not just me involved - in the next couple weeks), and it’s going to cost a fair amount of money to launch (not in the cosmic scheme, it’s actually pretty cheap, but compared to how much money I actually HAVE...yeah...) and as such, I’ll be taking ko-fi commissions periodically to start helping me raise the funds. 

My Ko-Fi is Here.

Pricing is:

$3 (one ko-fi) = 100 words on the nose (drabble)

$6 (two ko-fis) = 500 words, more or less

$9 (three ko-fis) = 1000 words, more or less

I am not accepting commissions for longer works at this time - the idea of this is, I open it on days when I feel capable, and after the day, it’s closed, so everything has to be short. 

Commissions are open on 1/23/2021 (today) from roughly 10 AM EST until roughly 5 PM EST. Anything after that, I appreciate your contribution but I cannot guarantee I’ll be able to write you a fic. All fics will be written today (unless I get swamped, which I seriously doubt).

For each commission, please pick ONE ship and ONE trope/kink/AU from the following list:

Ships (Pick One):

SPN: Destiel, DCJ, Destiny, Denny, Sabriel, Saileen

MCU: Stucky, All Caps, WinterFalcon, WW3some, Thorki

MDZS/The Untamed: Wangxian, Sangcheng, Xicheng, Chengqing, Songxiao, Ningxian, Wangningxian

SVSSS: Bingqiu, Liushen, Bingliushen

YoI: Viktuuri

CP: Zimbits

Star Wars: Stormpilot, Jedistormpilot, Jedistorm

Prompts (Pick One):

Settings: Regency AU, fantasy AU, science fiction AU, 19th century US AU, steampunk AU, cyberpunk AU, celebrity AU, drag AU, coffeeshop AU

Tropes: there was only one bed, OMG they were roommates, hurt/comfort, meet cute, friends to lovers, trapped together

Kinks: DP, BDSM, pegging, bondage, creature character (feel free to pick a creature, or you can let me), A/B/O

Reminder: Pick ONLY ONE from the Ships list and ONLY ONE from the Prompts list. Anything more than that, I can’t promise to be able to fit into prompts this short, and even if you know I write something - the above is what I feel like writing today, but it will be different other days, and I’ll definitely be doing this more than once, and you if you’re really desperate you can drop me an ask and I’ll let you know if I’m willing to do what you’re asking for today.

If something is really important to you, that you think will be relevant/might come up, please tell me that too. (ie, triggers, squicks, who tops and bottoms, specific dom/sub dynamics, specific A/B/O designations)

You can either include your prompt in your ko-fi comment, drop it to me in an ask, or DM me (here or on Discord is fine). I am happy to keep your fill anonymous, but I ask that you send it to me not-anonymously so that I can correlate your request with the ko-fi purchase.

Fills will be posted on Tumblr and on AO3.

Feel free to drop me an ask if you have any questions!

Thanks in advance, everyone! Signal boosts appreciated. <3

[orogenese]

(1/3) okay im on priv on twt rn so i came here to say oRO HOLY SHIT THE FINAL ANIMATIC IS SO WILDLY INCREDIBLE??? i already know it's going to be one of my top watched yt videos of all time im gonna cry dfjkhg i absolutely ADORED every part of it, i loved the fan bap after the second table break and the way he just let the disciples ram into him in the second attack sequence (WHICH BTW THAT FIRST SEQUENCE WAS SO FLUID AND WELL DONE), lqg is just a fool in love and they're so so sweet /sobs

(2/3) and then the domestic montage of lqg TRYING SO HARD to be the best bf ever, and then it culminated in MARRIAGE and i LOST IT im kjdfhghj theyre so so sweet ;;w;; the flow from scene to scene was so well done, there were so many bits i was just O-O bc you flowed things together so well, and that last sequence post-marriage with them just soft and lqg helping sqq get ready for the day, and sqq is drooling and half asleep and happy to share that less-put together side of him w lqg, AND

(3/3) LQG DOING HIS EYELINER W THE SWORD HAD ME CACKLING and kdjfhg anyway the point is i could go on for a very very long time about how incredible that animatic is, so srsly thank you so much for the time and effort you put into it, i'm never going to stop thinking about it ever again in my life ;w; ANYWAY HAPPY LIUSHEN WEEK!!!

AAAH THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! sorry for the later answer, i don't really ever open tumblr anymore whoops 😅 *chants* DOMESTIC LIUSHEN! DOMESTIC LIUSHEN! DOMESSTIC LIUSHEN! IMPORTANT THINGS SHOULD BE SAID THREE TIMES!!!

i'm happy you liked it!! this comment made me smile so hard fdgjkh

[tossawary]

Obviously not an official entry for your game because I'm anon (and I'm always anon!) but if you're partly just curious about how / why people ID you, I'm would guess that you wrote the Star Wars SVSS one. Which as great! I think that because (1) it was super long, (2) you like classic media cross-overs, (3) like, the general level of description of the setting. And if I'm wrong I'm not going to be ashamed! Ah, the beauty of anon.

Congratulations, Anon, you nailed it! I wrote the SVSSS fic “this point of pale light” for the 2021 MXTX Remix -> a Star Wars / Space Opera AU starring Shen Jiu with Shen Yuan as a symbiote! 

I know I said that my fic was “somewhere among the SVSSS, MDZS, and The Untamed works (not TGCF, because I haven’t read TGCF yet). Yes, it’s true, I write MDZS/Untamed fanfiction too sometimes!”, but that’s because there weren’t that many Scum Villain fics in the collection and I was afraid that my wordcount combined with the writing and formatting style would give me away immediately! I had to give myself a fighting chance! 

I do like classic media crossovers. The person whose fic I was remixing is a Star Wars fan, which gave me the perfect excuse to indulge in some Space Opera aesthetic, on top of some Liushen with some Sci-Fi twists. 

Thank you to everyone who indulged me and made a guess, and either put me through the mortifying ordeal of being seen or gave me some awesome new fic recs! I’ll be replying to asks shortly, as soon as I’ve double-checked that my list is complete. And I’ll have the details for sticker requests up soon. 

😘💕❤️

[peihoeming]

Hi, do you mind if I ask a few questions?

Who are your fav MXTX characters (top 5 from each novel)? And why?

Who is your fav main couple in MXTX novels (wangxian or hualian or bingqiu)? And why?

Who are your fav side couple (don't have to be canon) in MXTX novels? And why?

Sorry if you've answered this question before.

Don’t be sorry! Receiving asks makes me so damn happy!

1: Favourite top 5 MXTX characters.

For SVSSS they are: Liu Qingge, Yue Qingyuan, Shen Yuan, original Luo Binghe, Original Shen Qinggiu.  For MDZS: Lan Xichen, Xue Yang, Xiao Xingchen, Jiang Cheng, Lan Wangji For TGCF: Pei Ming (duh), Mu Qing, Xie Lian, He Xuan, Hua Cheng I didn’t put the why because it would take so long, but if you are curious about one ask away!

2: Favourite main couple

Ugh this is hard. Bingqiu is not even a contender -i’m not a fan- but between Wangxian and Hualian it’s really a hard competition. Wangxian was the first and I ADORE the theme of lan wangji and wei wuxian having the same ideals but different upbringing forcing them into a miscomunication that is resolved only after wei wuxian dies and comes back to life because that shocks wangji into changing his perspective.  Hualian is...a very mature love story. We joke that they invented love, but they kinda did when the main theme of the story is to love the person with all their flaws for who they are and not their mistakes. The healing and support that Xie Lian and Hua cheng give each other warms my heart. Also it has god/devotee theme so it wins just for that.

3: Favourite side couple.

Also very very hard! Quanyin is fantastic, beefleaf plays into everything i love, fengqing as well, Moshang deserved their own story....but I have to pick Liushen. And the why is the reason why I took out Bingqiu from the previous answer. Liu Qingge is a fantastic character, his love for Shen Qinggiu guide his every little action. He is a Binghe (canonically, thank you succubus extra)  with all the devotion but minus the whimping of Binghe or the sadistic sided of original!Binghe.

[spiritoffox]

Ascending and Descending 2

For LiuShen Week 2020, a 7-chapter ghost story about Liu Qingge making questionable decisions while Shen Yuan is supposed to be dead but isn’t actually quite there yet. Happy ending, because why not?

Day 1 

DAY 2 Water/Sparing

‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month go to the river near Mountain Jie Cheng.’

He remembered staring at the laughing mask in silence, but he knew that his furrowed brows were telling everything about his misgivings about that offer.

The fifteenth day of the seventh month was the day of the ghost festival across the entire continent and everyone knew that you don’t go near Jie Cheng on that day.

That you should avoid the area during the entirety of the seventh month.

Countless battles were fought on that mountain and the entire place was essentially a graveyard one mired with enough resentful energy that not even a coalition between the top sects could cleanse it completely. 

‘In the middle of the river, there is an island with a small altar.’

The river was bad news too, the waters were rumored to be pitch black and untameable. The river ran undisturbed into the closest sea, it had no traffic at all and no bridges could be built on it either to be crossed.

Boats were capsized by something and there were never animals around the shores. Not even smaller critters, the area was completely cleared of any life. The plants were gnarly and twisted, but they thrived in the shadows.

And if it wasn’t the water that killed you, it was the mists wafting off of it.

'Spill some of Shen Qingqiu’s blood there, offer a proper sacrifice to the mountain.’

To get the shell’s blood he needed to get through Yue Qingyuan and the entirety of Qiong Ding Peak. The latter didn’t worry him much, he was the Peak Lord of Bai Zhan so no disciples offered any challenge to him usually. 

But he never claimed to be the strongest person in Cang Qiong Sect, no, that was always Yue Qingyuan in their generation of Peak Lords. And with the Sect Leader caring for Shen Qingqiu’s body personally, hidden deep within his Peak, that could be an issue.

Yue Qingyuan would not allow any harm to come to Shen Qingqiu’s body.

‘And call out his true name.’

Shen Jiu. If he remembered correctly before they were all renamed when they took their Peak Lord mantles, Shen Qingqiu went by Shen Jiu. And rumors had it that Yue Qingyuan and Shen Qingqiu grew up together, so their Sect Leader supposedly knew what name he went by when they were children.

However, none of that meant that Shen Jiu was his true name.

They did try calling for Shen Qingqiu’s soul to figure out what happened to him two times already. Both attempts were unsuccessful, so he had no idea how could he figure that mystery out while riding Cheng Luan at breakneck speed to Mountain Jie Cheng to get there in time.

‘Don’t be late, this is your only chance and you know it too, don’t you, Lord Liu?’

He knew it. Deep within his bones he knew it. There were hundreds of fairytales and the rumors numbered in the thousands about successes and tragic failures of people trying to bring back a loved one.

As far as Liu Qingge knew… those almost always ended in massacres or in something that needed to be cleaned up by a cultivator like him.

He had seen his fair share of botched summonings and revivals over his last century.

He wasn’t the Lord of Qing Jing, he wasn’t the strategist, the one who specialized in knowledge but he knew what he needed to do his job and he gained enough experience to have an instinct about these things.

And those instincts were telling him that this would work and he couldn’t spare another moment of indecision, he couldn’t spare another second of inaction.

He could see the dark water gleaming bright red from the setting sun and he picked up even more speed. He had to be ready at the altar by midnight.

He had to be there, spill the vial of Shen Qingqiu’s blood, offer the sacrifice which he didn’t actually have yet and he had to speak Shen Qingqiu’s true name that he still didn’t know.

‘What do I get out of this? If you fail, nothing. If you succeed… well, we’ll get back to that then.’

All of his knowledge, all of his training, all of his experience screamed at him not to make a deal with that being, but he still did it, because the lure was too strong. 

To have Shen Qingqiu back in this world? 

There weren’t too many things that he wouldn’t do for that.

Including making a deal with a being that he couldn’t be sure whether to call a demon or a spirit. It felt like nothingness and his mind shied away from even focusing on it long enough to get a proper feel.

And it didn’t matter in the end, he thought and finally touched down on the small island being extremely careful to avoid the water. The mist was trying to seep into his clothing, but the spells woven into the fabric were holding on so far.

He still had some time to get ready, he thought and sat down to meditate in silence, feeling the heavy weight across his shoulders settling down with him.

He had no idea how he was going to do any of this but damned if he wasn’t going to try his best.

Day 3

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A bit short, but this is still mostly a draft.Thank you for reading, hope you have a pleasant day! ❤️

[vanizai]

Tagged by: @exoistheuniverse​ thanks a lot for tagging me!! ♡ 

Rules: tag 9 people you’d like to get to know better

Top 3 ships: hualian, odazai & changgu ( + bonus since I have many I’d like to mention as well :’)))) - wangxian, mingqian, beefleaf, bingqiu (liushen too) & songxiao )

Last Song:  命に嫌われている。- カンザキイオリ【AiemuTV - Acoustic cover】

Last Movie: uhhh i think it was Joker??

Reading: lots of books for college ( but they don’t count since i absolutely feel no joy in doing so :’))))) ) Let’s see as for web novels... I’m currently reading the translations of liu yao & sha po lang by priest ( which are btw truly wonderful novels which you should definitely check out, if you have time!! ); Otherwise, I’m really not reading much lately ( books / web novels / manga etc. i do like ) since I’m having exams, presentations + group projects here & there and sadly no time rn :/  aaaaand yet I've ordered a book on amazon which will arrive tomorrow - ‘The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller’. Though, I won’t be able to read it in the next three weeks, I’m still excited & will patiently wait and suffer in the meantime till I get to it :’)))) I’m ready to get hurt yet again :’)))

What food are you craving right now?: instant noodles :’3

Tagging: @silence-song, @reigev, @atsukyou, @weiiyings, @snugg1e, @vveiying, @boahancokk, @whovian-on-ice, @itsskyrose;  [  if you haven’t already done it & only if you want to, of course!! ♡  ]

[corduroyserpent]

tagged by @mo-xuanyu !! 

Rules: tag 9 people you’d like to get to know better

Top 3 ships:

ooh it’s always changing but right now it’s:

xiyao

liushen

kidkiller

Last Song: “glitter & gold” by barns courtney

Last movie: nezha!!

Reading: oh god i’m reading so much at all times, my goodreads is a mess. but yeah i’m rereading scum villain and i’ve started to work my way thru fgep

What food are you craving right now?: nothing, i just ate WAIT NO WAIT WAIT ACTUALLY I WANT SOMI SOMI BUT THE ONE NEARBY CLOSED SO I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I GO TO LITTLE TOKYO ON SATURDAY 

Tagging: @ceaselesswatchers @motherfickle @capt-kidd @chlonicle @enbymob and uhhh anyone else who wants to do it?? but don’t feel pressured!! 

[beameized]

top 10 ships?

1. Ineffable Husbands , Good Omens

They just emit intense queer energy and I simply adore it.

2. SangCheng, MDZS

They surprisingly seem like a good match and the possibilities are endless.

3. RayEmma, TPN

I never thought I'd ship them but as I dug deeper into the Manga, it just felt natural to cheer on these two.

4. Ji Man (Nie SangYu) x Ning Yuxuan, The Dreamer in Spring Boudoir

Idk if people even know DSB but JM and NY are both complex characters and the way they clash and meld together just draws me in.

5. HakYona, Akatsuki no Yona

Hak and Yona is the slowburn we deserve. Their relationship is so good and it just works with the plot but it never tried to subvert Yona's character in any way to favor a romantic plot (which commonly happens in shoujo unfortunately) and that speaks to me in a spiritual level

6. WangXian, The Untamed/MDZS

It's Quiet Dumbass x Noisy Dumbass and together the dumbass energy multiplies, need I say more about this marries couple

7. LiuShen, Scum Villain

Ohhh, to be his Shidi and one-sidedly pine for him for eternity

8. Carole x Tuesday, C&T

Musical girlfriends??????

9. Allurance, Voltron

With all the stuff I posted before, I feel an explanation is not needed anymore

10. SasuSaku, Naruto

This is my 1st ship which I can never escape

As you can see, I have fallen deep within the realms of Chinese LNs and am beyond redemption at this point. Old favorites still remain though!

[svsssartreblogs]

4,000 Post Round Up!

I'm very behind on tag management on my side blogs, but I'm working to catch up. I did a grab of the tags on this blog around 4k posts, and I used that to fix (a lot of) mistakes, update the tag lists, etc. The blog is at almost 4,250 now, so you can see I'm lagging, but oh well.

For those that are new, I try to do a round up post every thousand new posts, mostly cause I like playing with statistics and going through the tags helps me catch and correct any errors I made when I did my initial queuing/reblogging.

Other things!

1. It took about 5 months to get from 3k works to 4k works, which is...slow...but is partially because my health issues meaning I wasn't looking for as much older stuff. I'm trying to do better now.

2. Last time, this blog at 620 followers; now it has 920 followers. Gosh, the MXTX fandoms are growing so much, so fast!

3. Always feel free to poke at my pinned post, which has a list of character tags, ships, etc. It also lists triggers and such, so you can blacklist with the specific language I use (it's uniform across all my art side blogs). Always feel free to let me know if you need anything specific tagged, and I'll do my best!

4. Lastly, artists should always feel free to DM me your work, or you can @ me - I recommend doing so on my personal blog, @unforth, because Tumblr often doesn't show me pings to the side blogs.

Thanks for your follows, welcome to SVSSS art reblogs, and always remember to reblog art you like and support artists!

-unforth

(and, lastly, after a read more, some tag stats, cause I like stats)

Top Ten Most Commonly Reblogged Characters: Still adding some side characters to the list, but the big ones remain as they are...

shen qingqiu (2,276 works) (no change)

luo binghe (1,896 works) (no change)

shang qinghua (894) (no change)

mobei jun (795 works) (no change)

liu qingge (528 works) (no change)

yue qingyuan (215 works) (no change)

original characters (111 works) (+1 from 3k post)

the system (104 works) (-1 from 3k post)

sha hualing (72 works) (no change)

zhuzhi lang (69 works) (no change)

Top Ten Most Commonly Reblogged Platonic and Romantic Relationships: the rare pairs really blew up this time, I loved to see it.

bingqiu (1,139 works) (no change)

moshang (640 works) (no change)

liushen (251 works) (no change)

qijiu (136 works) (no change)

bingjiu (50 works) (+1 from 3k post)

bingyuan (43 works) (+1 from 3k post)

bingliushen (29 works) (-2 from 3k post)

mingling (23 works) (+1 from 3k post)

liujiu (23 works) (-1 from 3k post)

shen jiu and shen yuan are brothers (15 works) (no change)

Top Ten Most Commonly Reblogged Artists: There are currently 1,008 different artists with at least one work reblogged here; that's up from 820 at the 3k check in (plus 188!). tbh I'm surprised there aren't more first timers, but hey, it's still a lot. :D And, as a reminder, the below is not a popularity list - it's a list of the most prolific artists.

asparklethatisblue (70 works) (+1 from 3k post)

selpuku (60 works) (-1 from 3k post)

thesirencat (58 works) (+8 from 3k post)

vodkassassin (53 works) (no change)

lilyfromthewood (53 works) (no change)

tossawary (45 works) (-3 from 3k post)

blackberreh-art (41 works) (new!)

labrujadelteatro (39 works) (no change)

kukuandkookie (38 works) (no change)

sevenjiu (36 works) (-4 from 3k post)

friendodo (36 works) (new!)

Top Ten Most Commonly Used Other Tags: I use fewer tags on here than on mdzs and tgcfartreblogs, but more than I do on the smaller fandom side blogs. Here's the ones I've used most...

comic (1,012 works) (no change)

laughs (811 works) (no change)

chibi (403 works) (no change)

shen jiu (378 works) (no change)

fantasy au (350 works) (no change)

modern au (314 works) (+1 from 3k post)

lemon (277 works) (-1 from 3k post)

creature luo binghe (206 works) (+1 from 3k post)

mo dao zu shi (202 works) (-1 from 3k post)

blood tw (200 works) (new!)