#my fav quote from tgcf

[mystiquill]

one person… just one person was enough

[regrator-the-ninth]

Hello, it's MXTX Ask Game :

1.) From the 3 works by MXTX, who is your favorite (canon) couple? Why?

2.) From the 3 works by MXTX, do you have any non canon fav ships?

(FYI, I have at least 10 non canon ships from those 3 series, sorry)

3.) From the 3 works by MXTX, do you have any favorite quotes (from each series)?

4.) Who is your favorite love interest in MXTX three novels (luo binghe, lan wangji, mobei jun or hua cheng)? Why?

5.) Who is your favorite mc in MXTX three novels (shen qingqiu, wei wuxian, shang qinghua or xie lian)? Why?

Favorite canon couple

Hualian! Partly because they remind me of Xuexiao, but also because their dynamic is so beautiful on its own. They complement each other so well and are just such an obviously good match! Their interactions are super fun to watch and their mutual trust, love, and respect while being independent people with differing opinions and ways of doing things makes for a nuanced relationship that I love.

Non-canon favorite ships

Xuexiao, obviously. They're half of this blog at this point...

As for others, I also enjoy Xiyao and Beefleaf, and everyone in SVSSS can be shipped with everyone else basically (I don't have strong ships for SVSSS but I support all of the ones that exist).

Favorite quotes

I am not good at remembering quotes since memories are not stored as words in my brain but this one from TGCF left a strong impression:

“The one standing in infinite glory is you; the one fallen from grace is also you. What matters is ‘you’ and not the state of you.”

Favorite love interest

Definitely Hua Cheng! I think it's mostly because I find him the most relatable. I love his snarky little comments and the pranks he plays on everyone else, but I also love how incredibly obvious it is that he cares (and not just about Xie Lian). Luo Binghe is unhinged (and I love him for it) but a little too much sometimes, and Lan Wangji is so repressed in a way that just doesn't resonate as much with me.

Favorite MC

I think Wei Wuxian is the most relatable, but Shen Yuan is my favorite narrator. His knowledge of the modern day and his specific brand of denial/unreliability were so fun to read and he's just such a guy!

[nyerus]

Hi, Nyerus... Long time no see.... 😆😘 Sorry I just got log in to tumblr again. Because of you, I got into TGCF 3 years ago, thanks so much.... 💐

I know maybe this ask have been ask before, but can I ask your top 3 (or top 5) fav quotes from TGCF and why you love them? Thanks if you want to answer....

Welcome back! <3 It means the world to me that I helped you get into TGCF!

My top quotes from TGCF have gotta be (random order):

"Only having met you did I rediscover that it's such a simple thing to be happy." This quote absolutely killed me on the SPOT when I first read it. 😭 Xie Lian realizes how revealing it was for him to say this, but he was completely honest there. He spent centuries alone, in terrible conditions, always secretly hoping that maybe one day he would find someone who would cherish him for who he was, faults and all. He didn't have much happiness in his life, but was grateful for every kindness he encountered. Now with Hua Cheng, Xie Lian is finally able to laugh again, to feel safe, and be truly happy. Such simple, human things that he'd forgotten due to how lonely and difficult his life was.

"To watch with your own eyes your beloved be trampled and ridiculed, yet being unable to do anything. That's the worst suffering in the world." This was so iconic of Hua Cheng, and it comes before we learn the truth of what really happened to him and Xie Lian in the past. It perfectly describes why he is the way he is, and it sent chills down my spine! I think it's quite underrated, as well. Hua Cheng saw Xie Lian harmed and ridiculed so much in the past -- he will not stand for a single instance more!!! ;o;

"You saved me. I've always looked at you. In this world, there are countless people more 'successful' than you, but none of them could have saved me like you did. None of them could have done those things you did -- You have no idea how much courage you gave me, for me to become the me today." This quote is from Hua Cheng in the final amnesia extra. That whole extra was very entertaining and fun, but then it hits you with this and I started sobbing like a baby hahaha! Once again, it perfectly encapsulates why Hua Cheng is so in love with Xie Lian: not just because Xie Lian caught him, but because Xie Lian saved him in so many ways. He was the only person in Hua Cheng's life (after his birth mom died) that showed him true compassion and gentleness. Who believed him, and believed in him. This gave Hua Cheng courage. And then he saw Xie Lian stand against the impossible to try and help others, and continue to do the right thing even when it caused himself harm. Something no one else would do. Of course Hua Cheng fell hopelessly in love.

"Something like saving the world, it really doesn't matter how you do it. But, although brave, it's foolish. [...] Although foolish, it's brave." I love this quote because despite how much he admires and respects Xie Lian, he isn't afraid to give his honest opinion on things as heavy as Xie Lian's very ideals. He doesn't agree with Xie Lian's morality, and doesn't think the common people are worth saving in the same way as Xie Lian does. I feel like sometimes, people get the wrong idea that Hua Cheng is a doormat who just goes along with Xie Lian's ideas -- but that can't be further from the truth. Hua Cheng is quite vocal and straightforward about his own goals/morality/etc. He knows it's different than Xie Lian's, but that's just who he is -- a terrifying Ghost King who will do things his own way. (And Xie Lian really really likes that about him, and wouldn't want him to change!)

"What matters is you, and not the state of you." First said by Xie Lian, and then repeated by Hua Cheng when Xie Lian needed to hear it the most! It's THE iconic, quintessential Hualian quote. So of course it's a fave!

Thank you anon for sending in this ask! I had fun with it!

[symphonyofsilence]

Hello, it's MXTX Ask Game :

1.) From the 3 works by MXTX, who is your favorite (canon) couple? Why?

2.) From the 3 works by MXTX, do you have any non canon fav ships? (FYI, I have at least 10 fav non canon ships from those 3 series, sorry)

3.) From the 3 works by MXTX, do you have any favorite quotes (from each series)?

4.) Who is your favorite love interest in MXTX three novels (luo binghe, lan wangji, mobei jun or hua cheng)? Why?

5.) Who is your favorite mc in MXTX three novels (shen qingqiu, wei wuxian, shang qinghua or xie lian)? Why?

6 a.) Which do you think is more tragic, Yi City arc or BeefLeaf arc or the Fallout between Shen Jiu - Yue Qi? Why?

b.) Can I ask your opinion on the comparison between bingqiu, wangxian, moshang, and hualian (their plus and minus sides, what do you love or not from each couple)?

Thanks ⭐

Hi! Oh, such difficult questions!

1) even though Hualian has a special place in my heart, (I mean, 800 years?! "Your Highness, I'll forever be your most devoted believer"? This much devotion? This much longing? A god and a demon? The bitchiest bitch and the nicest bitch? Such a healthy relationship? Just 🤌🏻) I gotta give this one to Wangxian.

The development in this one was chef's kiss. The way their characters played off of each other was beautiful.

They're highschool-not-sweethearts, they're soulmates. The hall monitor who's never heard of fun in his life meeting such a carefree fun- living ray of sunshine who never stops pestering him made for really fun, dynamic interactions full of chemistry. Them fighting side by side with each other and going through thick and thin while still clashing and bickering, Lan Wangji questioning his morals and slowly coming to change his world views, the whole last siege of the burial mounds incident, when after going through all those back and fourths and disagreements in one pivotal moment Lan Wangji finally chose the only thing that mattered to him, and tried to save WWX with everything he had. I loved that both of the characters went through very interesting arcs. LWJ yearning for WWX all those years and searching for him desperately, them having a second chance, LWJ getting back his "the one that got away" and living his "in another life I would make you stay" dream, him trying to do this right this time, him just being with WWX every step of the way and supporting him unconditionally, not even expecting him to accept his love, but only wanting to be there for him, (I'm a sucker for quiet, long-suffering, pure loves with no strings attached, with longing and devotion) it was all very beautiful. Full of engaging ups and downs and engaging, emotional moments. And done masterfully!

2) Oh, definitely! I like them more than the Canon ones! In fact, I completely forgot that they're not canon and I had to think for a moment before I remembered which ones aren't canon.

Xuexiao

3Zun but specially Xiyao

Fengqing

Beefleaf

Qijiu

Mingling

(If we take adaptations into consideration then Baoshan Sanren/Lan An and Wen Qing/Jiang Cheng are in there, too)

3) Oh, there are many!

Off the top of my head are:

"To me, the one basking in infinite glory is you; the one fallen from grace is also you. What matters is ‘you’ and not the state of you."

-tgcf-

“I, AM OVER EIGHT HUNDRED. OLDER THAN ALL OF YOU COMBINED. I’VE CROSSED MORE BRIDGES THAN ALL THE ROADS YOU’VE WALKED.

“I, POSSESS SHRINES AND TEMPLES ACROSS THIS LAND; MY DEVOTEES AND WORSHIPPERS ARE SPREAD TO ALL FOUR SEAS. IF YOU DON’T KNOW MY NAME, IT’S BECAUSE YOU ARE IGNORANT AND UNLEARNED OF THE WORLD! “I, DO NOT WORSHIP GODS. “I, AM GOD!”

Immediately followed by:

“Will everyone please forget everything I just said? I’m actually only just a scrap collector!

-tgcf-

“Lan XiChen! In this life, I've lied countless times, killed countless times. Like you said, I killed my father, my brother, my wife, my son, my teacher, my friend- Of all the evil in the world, what haven't I done? But I've never even thought of harming you."

-mdzs-

"Only, in this world, simply doing your best isn't good enough."

-tgcf-

"In this world, there is nothing intolerable to the heavens."

-SVSS-

“WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?!” Xie Lian spared the time to turn his head and shouted loudly, “EVERYTHING'S WRONG! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY!” 

-TGCF-

It's been so long since anyone listened to me talk, won't you stay?

-tgcf-

Let the self judge the right and the wrong, let others decide to praise or to blame, let gains and losses remain uncommented on. I, too, know what i should and shouldn't do

-TGCF-

"After a while, San Lang said softly, “Something like saving the world, it really doesn’t matter how you do it. But, although brave, it’s foolish.” “Yeah,” Xie Lian agreed. Hua Cheng continued, “Although foolish, it’s brave."

-tgcf-

“Ling‌ ‌Wen,‌ ‌something’s‌ ‌happened!‌ ‌I...”‌ ‌Ling‌ ‌Wen:‌ ‌“...I‌ ‌know.”‌ ‌

Xie‌ ‌Lian:‌ ‌“...So‌ ‌sorry‌ ‌to‌ ‌bother‌ ‌you.”‌ ‌

-tgcf-

"This time, no matter where you want to go, this master will accompany you."

-SVSSS-

But like he’d said before, within this world, there had never been any such thing as “if only I had known.

-SVSSS-

Only after having met you did I rediscover that it's such a simple thing to be happy.

-tgcf-

He gazed at Xie Lian. "If your dream is to save the common people, then my dream is only you."

"..." Relying on his memory, Xie Lian asked with a trembling voice, "But... you won't... be able to rest in peace... like this...?"

Hua Cheng answered, "I pray to never rest in peace.

-tgcf-

But just like how the past Wei WuXian couldn't tell him the truth of giving him his golden core, the current Jiang Cheng wasn't able to say anything either.

-mdzs-

Nobody knew with more clarity than Wei WuXian that nobody would care and nobody would believe him. Anything related to Jin GuangYao would be given the most malicious conjectures and passed through the mouths of the crowd. Soon, this coffin would be sealed within a larger, firmer coffin. It'd be secured with seventy-two mahogany nails and buried deep underground, sealed under some mountain with stone tablets of warning.

And the things sealed inside would never see light again, under heavy barriers and endless scorn.

-MDZS-

“Dear‌ ‌fucking‌ ‌god,‌ ‌may‌ ‌all‌ ‌the‌ ‌gods‌ ‌and‌ ‌buddhas‌ ‌grant‌ ‌their‌ ‌blessings,‌ ‌that‌ ‌better‌ ‌absolutely‌ ‌be‌ ‌Crimson‌ ‌Rain‌ ‌Sought‌ ‌Flower,‌ ‌otherwise‌ ‌he’s‌ ‌gonna‌ ‌go‌ ‌mad!”‌ ‌ ‌“Stop‌ ‌your‌ ‌rubbish,”‌ ‌Mu‌ ‌Qing‌ ‌berated,‌ ‌“We’re‌ ‌all‌ ‌the‌ ‌gods‌ ‌and‌ ‌buddhas‌ ‌ourselves‌ ‌and‌ ‌we‌ ‌can’t‌ ‌grant‌ ‌shit,‌ ‌just‌ ‌keep‌ ‌up‌ ‌with‌ ‌him!‌ ‌Look‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌stumbling‌ ‌way‌ ‌he’s‌ ‌running,‌ ‌he’s‌ ‌gonna‌ ‌trip‌ ‌and‌ ‌fall‌ ‌to‌ ‌his‌ ‌bloody‌ ‌death‌ ‌before‌ ‌he‌ ‌even‌ ‌sees‌ ‌the‌ ‌man!”‌ ‌ ‌

-TGCF-

To Ascend‌ ‌is‌ ‌Human, ‌to‌ ‌Fall‌ ‌is‌ ‌Also‌ ‌Human‌

-TGCF-

What’s wrong with you, you pieces of dog shit?! Attacking people while they’re down—so vile! Fuck your entire family!” “You sure you want to fuck their families if they all look like that?!” Xie Lian responded.

-tgcf-

JC's sassy lines all of them!

Ling Wen and Xie Lian's first conversion is hilarious.

And I quite like the lines that we later get back to. Like "Xie Lian always believed in forever. For examples, friends would always be friends forever." (And then they actually did start friends forever!), and the lines about FX & MQ being jewels among rocks to XL and "those who are destined to shine, I must let them shine."and lines that haunt the narrative like the Wei Wuxian's promise to JC. And if we're counting the adaptation "in our next life, let's be brothers again."

And when in the end JC said :"let's go back. Each to their own sect." It was so sad but also a closure because JC spend both the past and the present of the book chasing after WWX in one way or another and in the end, he jjst let go.

Also, the last words of every character is haunting me!

"I'm sorry, and thank you."

-MDZS-

"A-Xian, before, why did you run so fast? I didn't even get the chance to look at you. Or say something to you. I'm here to say...I'm here to say..."

-TGCF-

"A-Li is still waiting-...A-Li is still waiting for you at Golden Carp Tower."

-MDZS-

"Ming-Xiong! Ming-Xiong! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! [...]"

"You called the wrong name."

-TGCF-

4) Hua cheng. Such a bitch <3 so sassy, his BDE is unparalleled. His style is meticulous. His aura is immeasurable. Love the way he treats Xie Lian.

5) all of them have really special places in my heart. WWX is my sunshine boy. He's so sweet, funny, charming, intelligent and energetic and a breath of fresh air. I love love his deep relationship with his family and how they'd do everything for each other, love his dark era when he went completely batshit and insane, how far he went for the Wen singlings and their kin, how he brought his own demise, how he came back like his funny, old self but now with so much baggage, going back to Lotus Pier and all his other memories over and over in his head, his relationship with the kids but especially with JL. He's very precious to me. And SQQ is hilarious! Reading his POV was absolute gold! the way he bulshitted his way to being one of the most loved and respected masters of that world was absolutely iconic! He's got such a kind heart and he's so funny and so good with his students, he knows exactly what they need and how to treat them, and I adore his relationship with the other peak lords. it's my favorite part of the book! And I love SQH too.He's also very funny. It's really endearing how he can stand up for himself and his demon lord hobby when he wants to, he's so much more than what even he himself believes, and he's such a hard- working, determined person and he always does his best to get the best of every shitty thing that has been handed to him one way or another. And I love that SGH and SQQ kept calling each other with ridiculed innuendos of their usernames and never once asked each others actual names! Truly the best duo!

But I give this one to Xie Lian.

I think in order it would go Xie Lian-> WWX->SQQ->SQH.

Xie Lian is like...a really lovely person.

He's got a special charm. He's a very nice, gentle person and yet still he's so sassy and even bitchy occasionaly. He's very funny even though he's more subtle in showing his sense of humor compared to WWX & SQQ. He's very kind, patient and conflict- avoiding but still so badass, and firm and determined. He's very wise and calm and generous like you'd expect a god to be but also endearingly awkward occasionaly. Somewhat distant but always very polite and respectful. He's very easy to love.

Xie Lian is just really my type of person.

6) a) oh, this is the hardest one. All of them are devastating. And absolutely beautiful in their tragedy and ruin.

But hmmm...Qijiu just haunts me. Like... the way YQY worked so hard to get to keep his promise to SJ and save him and this very thing became the reason that he failed and qi- deviated and he went through all of that and yet SJ thought that YQY has forgotten him in his success and happiness, but still chose to stay loyal to YQY and then DIED never knowing the truth?! Absolutely devastating! The way YQY never found out that Xiao Jiu's dead and never got to mourn him? The way he didn't know that he never actually told SJ the truth? And don't even get me started about the PIDW version of their story! They had the worst fates! And nobody ever found out about who SJ truly was and he'll forever be remembered as a scum! And they didn't have a moment of happiness and relief in their whole story...ever!

(In the second place is Yi City Arc. One of my favorite stories ever. And thinking about XY dying with that candy in his hand, endangering himself to try to bring back XXC who himself had pushed to suicide while they were living their found family cottagecore fantasy is downright gut-wrenching. And the third goes to the Black Water arc. All absolutely gorgeous clusterfucks!)

b) hmmm... one thing I really don't like is too much age gap and the teacher/ student relationship.

I know Shen Yuan is not as much older as LBH as SJ was, and that when they got into a relationship LBH was in his mid-twenties. But still, when SY first saw LBH, Binghe was 14. And SY was in his early 20s. And they already shaped a teacher/ student relationship. I just really can't with such a relationship turning into a romantic one when the student gets older. It's not for me. (Except about Ranwan but Mo Ran is actually older than CWN when he goes back in time. And TBH being a teacher and a student is the least of their problems.)

(One of the things that makes me like Wangxian more is that they have no age gap.)

Bingqiu is really cute, though. Their relationship, with little cute puppy LBH following his majestic Shizun around is so adorable. Gotta give them that. SY's little crush on LBH when he first read the book, that he didn't even recognize for what it was until he was already two seconds away from marrying his fictional crush was so cute!

And I like that unlike WWX, SQQ always made sure that LBH is treating his Shishu LQG right, regardless of what problems they've got with each other.

But a part of me will always feel a bit sad beneath it all for Shen Jiu and YQY. SJ had to go because it was never his story. And the world was better for his passing. That boy who, unlike SY who was raised in a healthy, wealthy family and his kindness was not taken from him, was dealt bad hands in life and even now will always be remembered by the name he hated, Shen Jiu, because he has to be distinguished from Shen Yuan who is the main Shen QingQiu of the story. And YQY who doesn't know that Xiao-Jiu isn't there anymore. And didn't even get the chance to mourn him. And thinks that Shen Jiu doesn't remember him anymore. And he'll never get his Xiao Jiu back in this new SQQ. and if you see their relationship as romantic, he sees him running off into the sunset happily with LBH while "Yue Qingyuan said, “Go ahead.” He stood cheerfully and silently behind Shen Qingqiu. Just like the past, just like the future."

What's not to love about Moshang? My man SQH just wrote his own ideal man, bagged him, and made him a house husband. Absolutely iconic behavior!

Usually, I'd say I don't like relationships with imbalance of power but like, SQH is really the god and he made it known in the end? And MJ was the cutest especially towards the end! I need to know how MJ's noodles taste like!

Well, I sure would have liked if Wangxian's first kisses and bathtub incidents were... you know... consensual...

And it's very great that LWJ always has WWX's back unconditionally and without question through thick and thin, even if it's them against the world. God knows WWX needed it. And, it's great that WWX feels safe and happy and comfortable with him.

But on the other hand, these two both have some maturity problems. And instead of working through them, they just... somewhat enable them in each other.

WWX has this tendency to run away from his past, and from the problems he himself has caused. And he causes problems with everyone everywhere he goes. And LWJ has no tact and is rude and brash to everyone, has zero diplomacy, and puts silencing spell on kids in front of their guardians.

I absolutely despise their behavior towards JC and honestly, the way they treat their families in the end in general. But especially JC. Hate that LWJ allows himself to physically attack WWX's brother and WWX ALLOWS him to do that! I've explained my beaf with Wangxian and WWX regarding this matter in length here, here, and here.

Like this sort of "I found this new romantic partner so fuck my family and friends I guess" behavior is despicable even in the best of circumstances but WWX actually owes JC so much explanation?! He really did fuck up regarding him and his family?!

And I think, a more mature person, like say LXC, in LWJ's place would have just excused himself so the brothers could fight it out privately, or stay quietly to be an emotional support for WWX but not say anything. He also would have encouraged WWX to face his past and his family without putting pressure on him to do so and make him feel unsafe or rushed. (IIrc the scene where LWJ encourages WWX to talk to JC was only an Untamed! Thing. Right? Most of the characters were so much better in the show. Especially Wangxian) In WWX's place, he would have stopped LWJ from beating people up and acting so immature and inconsiderate.

I went on and on about what I love about Hualian and Wangxian earlier.

I love how HC always respects XL's decisions, and never questions them and is just there to support him for every decision he makes. Unless he wants to sacrifice himself in which case HC won't let him.

Hualian, for obvious reasons is more mythical, majestic, and poetic both in general and compared to the other two.

And in the case of the other two couples, we see all of them go through changes and developments, we practically see Wangxian growing up together, but because Hualian are both 800 years old and whatever changes and growth has happened to them, has happened way in the past, we only see Hua Cheng being there for Xie Lian as XL realizes and digests what's happened to him and comes to term with them and reconciles with his friends, his protégé and with himself.

I love how all of the characters are so good for each other and exactly what the other needs. Not just in personalities and how they're always unfailingly by the other's side in their worst moments when nobody else is. but also in the way that Hua Cheng in the worst of his days needed a reason to live, and Xie Lian gave him one. And Hua Cheng really took it seriously. Then Xie Lian needed a believer (just like how back in those days, the cursed, outcast Hong Hong-er did) and HC was his most devoted believer. XL has this tendency to self-sacrifice and HC won't let him.

SQQ is the answer to all of LBH's many issues and LBH is SQQ's fictional crush and makes him finally feel free enough to stop hiding himself under a persona and be himself.

And for WWX who always takes it upon himself to fix everything alone and fight all his battles alone, the protective and devoted LWJ who fights for him and side by side with him is the perfect partner. And for LWJ who has no idea how to live and sees everything in black and white, WWX who is so full of life and a chaotic good is the perfect partner.

And this one is very personal for me and probably most wouldn't agree with me but one thing that I've said before and really put me off was that Wangxian, right after JGY's painful demise left their grieving nephew, bleeding brother, and sui*cudal brother to go fuck in the bushes and while I was really grieving JGY and everyone else, chapters and chapters went on with Wangxian hitting it, at which point I had totally lost interest and only felt sad for JGY.

(The same thing to a lesser extent happened when Hualian were passionately kissing after the end of the Black Water Arc when I just wanted to know WHAT HAPPENED TO SQX!!)

And I've talked about this before but one thing I really don't like is the main couples running off into the sunset together. I know it's a popular trope, and again, this should be a very unpopular opinion but the main draw for me is the side characters. I also don't like it when the MC goes to live in his new husband's place like some old time bride. Personally, I feel attached to the place established as home. Like sure, LBH's crew are all lovely. But SQQ was a peak lord! What about his students and his relationships with the other peak lords that were truly peak?! the Lan Juniors are endearing, LQR is funny, and LXC is a lovely person, but there's a whole chapter where WWX talks about how boring the "parties" at the CR are, how awful the food is, and how he missed the lively home that was the LP. (but, narratively, I loved where the Yunmeng bros relationship was left off. It was the truly the perfect ending for it!), and the Ghost City is great and all, but srsly the gods in the heaven were all so charming!

Yeah, those were all the praises and grievances I could think of. And it got quite long!

My pleasure!

[bi-turtle-enthusiast]

Danmei ask, from all 3 of MXTX works,

a). Who is your fav protagonist? Why?

b.) Who is your fav male lead (love interest)? Why?

c.) Who is your fav canon couple? Why?

d.) Which is your fav story from those 3 works? Why?

e.) Are they a certain quotes from those 3 works, that are your fav?

sure!

a. Xie Lian. I love everything about this man. He's silly, but also serious, but also kind, but also human. He's guyfail and he's girlboss. He's so funny. He's so resilient, and gives me hope.

b. Ok so it's kind of a tie between Hua Cheng and Lan Wangji because I like and dislike them both in equal capacities. The Untamed made me like Lan Wangji a lot more, and upon rereading MDZS I realized I had misinterpreted him a lot. Rereading TGCF made me realize that,, Hua Cheng really is kind of insane and Feng Xin and Mu Qing had a point. So yeah I have my gripes with both. But also, their unflinching love is so powerful. I love how they love so deeply and unabashedly. I love how they're both neurodivergent to an extreme /pos.

c. Hualian. They make me insane

d. TGCF! MDZS is a close second but it's just too sad despite WWX's attempts at lightening the mood by being himself. I'm kind of insane about every single character in TGCF and I find myself going back to it the most.

e. Ough this is hard. I think right now it's

"Don't you understand? If you insist on protecting them, it means I can't protect you!" -Jiang Cheng

I'm insane about Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian's relationship and I love how this quote beautifully showcases Jiang Cheng's struggle of caring so deeply for his loved ones but being in an impossible situation where society's demands of him prevent him from protecting and caring for them the way he wants to.

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[aunnokokyuu]

‘i am forever your most devoted believer’ this ‘i pray to never rest in peace’ that ‘what matters is you not the state of you’ yes yes we’ve all heard it before they’re in everyone’s bios they’re on the character wiki pages they’ve had their time. but i never hear anyone talking about my fav quote so now everyone SHUT UP about those other quotes and pay your due diligence to, arguably, THE greatest quote in tgcf: ‘only after having met you did i rediscover that it's such a simple thing to be happy’. like. my heart still stops. can we please talk about this line??? xie lian was a prince, he was a god, he was supposed to have everything. but it only caused him suffering. but now as a scrap-collecting god of misfortune, he finally discovers how easy it was to be happy. how happiness didn’t lie in his status or power but in one single person, who brought him happiness more easily than any riches or glory had ever done. like god. 800 years of suffering and torment and he finally realizes that happiness comes easy. being happy takes no effort at all when he is with hua cheng. oh god im eating my fist someone please stop me from crying

[baiwu-jinji]

Do you mind if I ask somethings? a) In which moment or part that got you to fall in love with TGCF and SVSSS?

b) Can I ask your favorite quotes from both the novels?

c) And which non-canon pairs are your favorite in both novels?

So sorry if I ask quite a lot, feel free if you want to answer or not....Again, thanks a lot, ....💐

Hi! In Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth asked Mr Darcy when he fell in love with her, and Darcy said “I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation…I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.” And for me it’s kind of like that with tgcf and svsss…And I think one of the crucial reasons that I like them is because, while there’s a lot of anguish and misery in both stories, there’s also so much love. People might find Hua Cheng or Luo Binghe’s love obsessive, but Hua Cheng and Binghe were both (metaphorically) drowning in a sea of suffering, and in their isolation and desperation they found a piece of land in their lovers, which is the only land as far as their eyes can see; so of course that land would mean something quite different to them compared to what land means to people who walk on solid ground all day.

The ending song of svsss donghua 却春山 is one of my favourite songs, and there’s a line in it 剖白肝胆海水不及情深半 – “look within my heart, the sea is not half as deep as my affections for you” – it’s a beautiful line and I think that’s the depth of love that tgcf and svsss are trying to convey.

As for my fav quotes, there’re two quotes from tgcf I translated here and here, and I love them for their poetic and imaginative language. My favourite quote from svsss is probably this from chapter 80:

他从来只是个孩子。在世间踽踽独行，茫然奔走，摔跤无数次。想要的东西只有那么几样，却总也抓不到。

translation: He has only ever been a child; he walked alone in the world, ran around aimlessly, and fell countless times. There’s only so much that he wanted, but he could never grasp it.

As much as mxtx likes to torture Luo Binghe, there’s a deep empathy that shines through in this sentence which made me love it.

“Which non-canon pairs are my favourite” – sorry I really don’t know haha. I know those are danmei novels and pairings are kind of important, but I’m usually more interested in individual characters than pairings, so I usually don’t pay attention to any pairings unless the author explicitly point me to them.

[hualianisms]

Hi...how are you? If you don't mind me asking, what are your top 5 favorite moments from TGCF novel? And why? Sorry if you've answered this question before.....

hi thank you for the ask!! sorry it took me so long to get to this, i've been extremely busy but i hope you’ve been well. also no worries, i have not answered this before so thanks for asking <3 my fav moments in tgcf:

bk 4, ch 196 - man in abyss receives a bamboo hat in the rain. this will always be my fav scene in all 5 books bc it was just so powerful and moving. it's xie lian at his absolute worst point, receiving 1 small piece of kindness - from a stranger, no less - that saved him. that was when he learnt that just one person is enough, which is such a powerful message that rings so true even in real life and is something i don’t think i’ll forget for a long time.

bk 3, ch 120 - the talk that hualian had over the campfire. when xie lian said “To me, the one basking in infinite glory is you; the one fallen from grace is also you. What matters is you, and not the state of you." “I…admire San Lang very much, so I want to understand your everything. So, I’m very envious that someone has already met that kind of you." to me, this showed the depth of xie lian's love for hua cheng, how he loves hua cheng so unconditionally that he wants to know all of hua cheng, even the very worst, ugliest parts. can you imagine a love like that? it really just. made me tear up and hit so hard

bk 5, ch 241 - hua cheng's entire love confession and speech to xie lian just before he disappeared bc it made me sob so much 

bk 5, ch 243 - the entire scene of hualian's reunion bc it was so beautifully written and perfect and touching 🤧 🤧 🤧

bk 3, ch 134 when xie lian said "Only after having met you did I rediscover that it’s such a simple thing to be happy" bc that quote just says it all.

sorry this got long! it was pretty hard to choose bc there are lots more moments i loved too, like hualian’s first kiss or xian le trio’s bk 5 reunion, but these are the ones that made the biggest impression on me! thanks again for the ask <3

[crittique]

got reminded of one of my fav quotes from TGCF novel and damn...it it isn’t BEE (big essek energy)

[meltesh28]

“殿下， 那你知道， 我为什么不肯离开这个世界吗 ？” 

”为什么？”

animated one of my fav quotes from the books ;;;;;; pls read tgcf

[huahua]

hi sorry to bother idk if you got my other ask (my wifi is rlly wonky 😔) so just asking again, i saw your tgcf quotes posts and i was wondering what you were using to read it (bc the font is different from the one on docs) and how you highlighted your fav phrases from the screenshot? tysm ❤️

I'm using iBooks. Some time ago someone compiled the book into an epub but it was taken down because it was posted without the translator permission. I kept my copy for personal use but I can't share the file sorry. 😔 If you have trouble reading from google docs have you tried using safari's reader? You can't highlight quotes there but you can change the font type and size. And the background color too.

[nyerus]

aaahhh i love tgcf so muchh!! there are so many beautiful and poetic phrases in it and im sure it will be even more beautiful in chinese but i can't seem to find those 'quotes' in chinese ughh!! so can you share with me some of ur fav quotes? preferably in chinese but english is ok too!! haha (p.s. do you know where i can find raw tgcf w/o having to pay? or maybe even snips of it..? bc i think thr r some chinese words that eng words cant grasp the beauty of it) have a beautiful day!

Aaahhh me too Anon!!! TGCF has totally stolen my whole heart and I couldn’t be happier about it! This is a super hard ask because I have SO MANY favorite quotes! I’ll keep it short and give the first 5 that come to mind!

Unfortunately I don’t know Chinese well enough to search for the full quotes, though I have purchased the raws. I know only very basic stuff at best, BUT I did save the iconic quote in both languages:

1.) “To me, the one basking in infinite glory is you; the one fallen from grace is also you. What matter is ‘you’ and not the state of you.”

“对我来说，风光无限是你，跌落 尘埃的也是你。重点是’你’，而不是怎样'的你 。”

When Xie Lian said it during ch120 I cried. Then when Hua Cheng repeats it to him in ch179 it was really sweet. BUT when Hua Cheng says it in ch238, that’s when the waterworks really started!!! This single quote is like, the very embodiment of their relationship as a whole. I love Hualian........ ｡･ﾟﾟ*(>д<)*ﾟﾟ･｡

2.) “Only after having met you did I rediscover that it’s such a simple thing to be happy.”

I literally had to stop and put the book down because the weight of Xie Lian’s words here (ch134) hit me like a ton of bricks. For so long, he’s been alone and just gotten used to that. But he’s finally met Hua Cheng, who more than anything, makes him happy. Aaahh..... (ಥ﹏ಥ)

3.) “To watch with your own eyes your beloved be trampled and ridiculed, yet unable to do anything. That’s the worst suffering in the world.”

This one speaks for itself. My heart shattered for Hua Cheng when he said this!!! (Ch.108.)

4.) “It’s been so long since anyone listened to my talk, won’t you stay?”

Speaking of my heart shattering!!!! (੭ ˃̣̣̥ ω˂̣̣̥)੭ु⁾⁾ Lianlian!!! Baby!!! Everything he says in ch241 is heartbreaking but this is what destroyed me the most!

5.) “To die in battle for Your Highness is my greatest honor.”

This is also from ch241, but Hua Cheng first says it in ch 181--and that’s one of my fave chapters. Aahhh tiny ghost fire Fafa!! So dramatic and brave!!!

Bonus: "You’re willing to bear the pain, but your San Lang isn’t willing to let you.”

Honestly this quote made me love Mu Qing so much. He totally Understood(tm) how Hualian felt for each other, and scolded poor Xie Lian succinctly with this! The entire Ghost King Birthday extra was fantastic--maybe my fave one!

There are honestly so many good ones though so it’s hard to say. If I sat and really ruminated for a while, I’m sure I’d come up with like at least 10 more!

As for the second part of your ask--I’m not sure where to read it in CN for free! I know there are sites that host the raws, as I’ve heard people mention before, but I’m not sure of the names. I’m so sorry! ;o;

In case you’re interested though: I myself used this handy guide to purchase from JJWXC, the original publisher. I think it was like $6 for all of TGCF (though I bought many more points than I needed, since JJWXC allows paypal transactions of minimum $17. I just spent some of those extra points on other novels and stuff. :3)

Thank you for the ask Anon! (´• ω •`) ♡ I hope you have a beautiful day too!