#qinqs

[musickickztoo]

CONTRA2023-1  FIRST SURF

TRACKLIST:

01. Ma'am - American Ruse 02. Glyders - Smooth Walker 03. R. Ring - Def Sup 04. Ghost Woman - The End of A Gun 05. Young Fathers - Rice 06. Baba Ali - Burn Me Out 07. The Routes - Axe To Grind 08. Scott McMicken and the EVER-EXPANDING - What About Now 09. The Heck - Sick & Tired 10. The Darts (US) - Snake Oil 11. Lou Barlow - All I Ever Say 12. The William Loveday Intention - Seasons Of The Witch 13. The Whiffs - Wanted 14. Randells - Seven Inch 15. Purling Hiss - Yer All In My Dreams 16. Tramhaus - Make It Happen 17. QINQS - Edgar Allan Poe 18. Tee Vee Repairman - Bus Stop 19. MVLL CRIMES - Just Like Heaven 20. Viagra Boys - Stretch My Arms

The first playlist of the year 2023!!

Listen: https://www.mixcloud.com/Contraflow/contra2023-1-first-surf/

[raine-hearts-art]

Here’s my artwork for the @wipbigbang! I got to work with the lovely Prince_kun ( @nie-huaisangs-inner-thoughts) on the awesome fic Platonic Romances, Emotional Affairs, and Other Remedies. Follow Qin Su on her journey from girlhood to womanhood and motherhood, oh, and her platonic marriage with Lan Wangji. (Plus a romance of her own down the line!)

In a hilarious twist of fate, I had pitched the starting concept as an adoptable AU. I’m so glad this idea found a good home, and I’m very excited about the end result. I hope you’ll check out the fic on ao3!

Summary

Wei Wuxian is dead…and Qin Su is alive for now. After finding out Jin Guangyao’s schemes, she makes a run for it all the while knowing she’s unlucky to be carrying his unborn son. Yet, luck strikes her way when Hanguang-jun saves her and her unborn son from a fated death through marriage. The only catch in all of this is that, if her husband’s true love returns, she must allow there to be a mutual parting.

With so much on the line, maybe a mutual parting will be harder than she thinks. And yet maybe not if her heart is also swaying for someone else at the same time.

[heeheeehaw]

There's something so beautifully tragic about how the wens and wei wuxian made a home out of one of the burial mounds, some place that was previously considered unlivable. How they struggled and fought and made it into a place of love, hard won and well deserved. The tragic part is that the ones who fought the hardest to live and persist, who found family and joy in the most hopeless of conditions were wiped out because of greed. That no amount of sheer will could've kept them there, in the place they unconventionally called a home, they tried and they failed through no fault of their own.

[chaosordoffl]

Has anyone ever given Voldemort snakey children? Like little flatnosed white-skinned (optional) children. The closest I think I've ever seen is just actual snakes.

[nemaria]

#important to me that mu qing did steal that gold foil tho #the point isn’t that he never did anything wrong but that one lapse in judgement could’ve cost him everything #xie lian didn’t notice or care that the foil was missing but mq was terrified that he would be dismissed or punished #even though he was a child who thought he could do something to help his mom #it’s not that he never had a bad thought or action because he did #but the stakes were just vastly different for him #and no one around him is willing to cut him a break. ever #that being said: despite his reputation he is one of very very few gods with an actually clean record (via @taihua)

#oh prev mentioned the gold leaf thing: didnt mu qing give it back to xie lian and tell him what he had intended to do? #DESPITE the fear he could be dismissed and whatever? #even though he might have gotten away with it? #ough hes so. he wants to be selfish so bad and i guess in a way he is always chasing what he thinks wont be given to him #he just also manages to be pretty selfless #conundrum of a man lol (via @ashes-of-chironides)

#see the thing about mu qing is that because he always sees and presumes the worst in everybody #and thinks everybody hates him (negative traits for sure) #is that everything he does he does with no expectation of reward or making things better for himself he assumes he'll be punished attacked #or ignored for it right? #but he still does it which means he's doing it because he thinks he should and that #is great and op you explained that all so well great post op (via @pbaintthetb)

#He's such a great 'good is not nice' kind of character #and it's a pity so many people stick to the surface level reading where he just comes off as a dick #'surface impressions are misleading' is a big theme in MXTX's work and yet... (via @octarina)

The thing about Mu Qing is that a lot of the time we see him, he doesn't have much but he offers all he has and beyond.

All he had were the few cherries he picked at the cost of being beaten and humiliated and called a thief (as the only poor disciple among many rich kids who could have bought those cherries any time they wanted) to give to his mother and yet when the poor children surrounded him he gave those cherries to them.

He had a cursed shackle and yet he was the only one who offered to accompany Xie Lian, Hua Cheng & and Mei Nianqing to Mt. Tonglu. (even though Jun Wu had told him that his friends would assume that he was a traitor and leave him to die and MNQ & Hua Cheng obviously hated him and he thought that XL & FX hated him, too.) He not only had a cursed shackle but burnt hands and feet and injured legs and yet he threw himself in the lava to fight and buy time for XL. He could barely walk but attacked Jun Wu head-on with his Zhanmaodo. The shackle tightened around his hand and it was draining his blood and his spiritual powers were sealed and his injuries and burns weren't healing and he was dangling from a freaking cliff and his hair had nearly touched the lava and yet! Right when MNQ wanted to help him up he asked him to send him further down so he could retrieve XL's sword for him!!

When XL had just saved Mu Qing and Bai Wuxiang dragged him down Ruoye, which earlier was explained wouldn't do pointless things (and when asked by XL to grab onto something firm and reliable grabbed onto FX & MQ after HC) made a lunge for Mu Qing, because it knew that Mu Qing would grab it and maybe could do something to save Xie Lian. And Mu Qing, having just been saved, balancing on a sword on burnt legs in the middle of running lava grabbed onto Ruoye with burnt hands and didn't let go even when he was overpowered and dragged along with Xie Lian.

And for all of these, he never expects anything in return! No gratitude, no credit, no friendship, and no affection. He just does these things because that's the kind of person he is.

He's the kind of person who refuses to recruit child soldiers, he's the kind of person who sees a random lady going through forced abortion and tries to save her and the baby, he's the kind of person who even when he's chased out of the house by a broom by his friends, leaves the rice he brought with them, he's the kind of person who even if he assumes XL threw the clock on him & pretended not to know him on purpose disguises himself and goes to XL's help, he's the kind of person who tries to save FX even when he has a cursed shackle, he's the kind of person who not only doesn't abandon his friends under Jun Wu's threats but goes after them knowing that at every step Jun Wu will try to frame him and as far as he knows, his friends don't trust him or like him and he doesn't even think they're friends. he's the kind of person who couldn't bring himself to steal one golden leaf from the prince who had hundreds of them in the depths of his poverty to help his mother yet doesn't blame XL for trying to steal that one time because he understands, he's the kind of person who claims that "truly, there's no point in being a good person" but still helps every time everywhere he can. He's the one who when he can't do anything, when he's lost his attacking powers after going for Jun Wu all he can think about is XL who is grabbed by Jun Wu and calls out for XL to run even as he throws up blood. He's the god who when he ascends what we hear of his followers are: "General Xuan Zhen is generous and kind!"

Just...Mu Qing and his unfailing kindness!

[supercheesecakemiracle]

There may be a power imbalance in the binqiu student teacher relationship, but shen qinq qiu is not the one with the power.

[wangxianficfinder]

Fic Finder

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1. Hello, I’m trying to find two fics that I read but can’t seem to find again

A) is the lan juniors mad at LWJ because they saw him being a women into his room and thought he was cheating on WWX.

B) is the one I don’t remember much of but the main plot was the lan family (LWJ,LXC,LQR) sticking up for WWX about the abuse he faces. I know it had jiang sect bashing, even for Fengmian & yanli, it was modern au I’m pretty sure and the Lan sect was like A hospital or rehabilitation center I don’t remember. I remember it ends with WWX leaving the jiang household when he married LWJ. I think wen qinq and wen ning made appearances too.

1A)

FOUND? was the woman actually wwx? If so could be A Flower in Bloom (or Wei Wuxian Crashes a Party) by UmbrellaMartialGod (E, 30k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Crossdressing, Humor, Fluff and Smut, Established Relationship, Festivals, Dancer WWX, Insecurity, Blow Jobs, Anal Sex, Porn with Feelings, mild possessive behavior)

I don't remember the name, but could it be the fic where lz and wwx stumble upon an unknown abandoned temple on a nighthunt, and end up getting a blessing from a god (initially mistaken as a curse?) That turns wwx into a woman temporarily so that they can have a kid together, and the god liked to do this for married gay couples. But then jc and jl see them in caiyi (haven't talked to wwx in months) and get mad cause think lz has a mistress and is disrespecting wwx?

FOUND? In Sickness and In Health (And In Strange and Unexpected Times Too) by purplemonster (E, 28k, WangXian, Fem!WWX, Mpreg, well technically not mpreg since he’s a woman, Fluff and Smut)

1B)

FOUND? To Speak Up by Vrishchika (M, 6k, WangXian, Modern AU, Child Abuse, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Not Jiang Clan Friendly, Not Madam Yu Friendly, Not JC Friendly)

FOUND? Step by step by apathyinreverie (T, 12k, WangXian, Modern AU, JFM and YZY Bashing, not particularly Jiang family friendly, Guilt, Fluff, past angst, Flashbacks, Protective LWJ, Soft WWX, adorable a-yuan, Friendship, Family, Getting Together, Established Relationship, Hurt/Comfort, Domestic Fluff)

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2. Hiiiiii thanks for everything you do ✨✨ I’m looking for a fic where LWJ is an angel and WWX was his partner but he is believed to be dead (after a mission??) but he is actually in the burial mounds with (WN and WQ??) and A-Yuan and he give him his « light » to save him??? Also something is trying to kill him or the wen. It’s a bit confusing I’m sorry can you help ??? 🥺✨ @ihaveasoftspotfora-yuan

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3. Hi! I'm looking for a fic where wwx is a ghost and lwj moves into his house, wwx doesn't expect to be seen or heard so he starts normal haunting routine just to find out lwj CAN see and hear him bc family affinity, they end up falling in love but one day his ghost gets yoinked out of the house bc he actually wasn't dead, just in a coma? Does someone know which one this is? I have searched here but there are so many ghost and ghost related fics I can't find this one 😭

FOUND? one good thing by Yuu_chi (T, 26k, wangian, modern, ghost wwx, fluff & angst, happy ending, alarming number of rabbits, Podfic available)

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4. Hi! I am looking for a WangXian fic on AO3 that (honestly I don't remember much because I read it a long time ago) but it was a gathering of some sort and wei wuxian wasn't feeling that well ( u know when his magic is on edge), and something triggered it to go haywire so he started to run but like it had already gotten out of control n everyone was watching him in pain, trying to control, n how Lan zhan helped him. @nisooom

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5. Hello! Thank you for all your hard work! Currently on the hunt for a fic where wangxian are in a marriage of convenience but lan zhan loses his memory sort of (after surgery?) and after he goes back they start an actual marrisge and wwx is really happy about it but is also lying because they weren't doing all the coupley things before.@wryamihere​

FOUND! voidable by sarahyyy (M, 2k, wangxian, modern, amnesia, misunderstandings, love confessions)

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6. Hi! Thank you for all your hard work!! I've been searching for MONTHS for a fic that follows the general first scenes of WWX's resurrection, except because LWJ is so quick to bring him back to Gusu, he assumes LWJ and MXY were secret lovers? Or assumes that LWJ likes him, and has to wrestle with what that means to him? If anyone knows this story, I am BEGGING for the link :'D

FOUND? Love Song In Reverse by timetoboldlygo (T, 237k, WangXian, Amnesia, Canon Divergence, Angst with a Happy Ending, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Non-Sexual Intimacy, Falling In Love, Slow Burn, agressively mixing and matching novel and cql canon, No Homophobia, Mentions of Starvation, Parental WWX)

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7. Hello, please help me find this fic??

I only remember this one scene: WWX is thought to be dead i think? (It's after the events of the attack of the Cloud Recesses) LXC is saved by Wen Sibs while running away and meets the hiding WWX. After a few weeks/months both join the SS campaign with the head of WZL and WC.

FOUND! Light Source by abCEE (M, 31k, wangxian, canon divergence, not Jiang friendly, fall of lotus pier, no golden core transfer, sunshot campaign, established relationship, canon-typical violence, medical inaccuracies, no demonic cultivation, accidental baby acquisition)

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8. Hello! I dont know if I should label this as fic finder or ITMF or maybe both. its a fic where lwj and lxc compete for wwx's heart. i know that ive read one like this but i cant find it anymore [its a series where wwx died right, then when he came back, lxc said to lwj that if wwx chose him before, lxc will stand beside him (talking about the siege)]

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9. hello, i'm looking for an Avatar: The Last Airbender AU wangxian fic where LWJ is a fire bender and WWX is an air bender. LWJ can't properly control his fire bending causing him to hurt anyone who touches him and made touch-starved.

FOUND? Brightly Burning by Netrixie (Not Rated, 11k, WangXian, Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, No Yin Iron, Touch-Starved, Tiny Angst, Slow Burn, Pre-Relationship, LXC is a good big bro, Element control, [PODFIC] Brightly Burning by Netrixie by kealdrakemna)

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10. Hey again! I'm trying to find this fic from AO3, it's basically a Leverage AU where WWX and JC are/were hitmen (WWX is retired) who work for an organization headed by Madame Yu that uses a restaurant as a front. LXC and LWJ are thieves that were taught by their mother. LWJ and WWX are dating and they both think that the other has a perfectly normal life and job. LWJ pulls a heist on Wen Pharma and Wen Chao goes and kidnaps him in retaliation, then Wen Xu shows up and freaks out at him for Cangse Sanren and Wei Changze rescued LXC and LWJ's mother from whatever the AU version of her situation was (LWJ & LXC grew up on the run and separate from the Lan Family) -sorry for bothering you again and for the really long ask @aro-ace-from-outer-space22​

FOUND! all the problems we could solve by Stratisphyre (T, 20k, wangxian, modern, getting together, fluff, humor, violence, meet-cute, identity porn, thieves au)

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11. Hello...I apologize for bothering you again. Please help me find this fic?

I think it may be a part of a series? In the fic WWX finds out that he has relatives from his father's side. Goes to meet them w/ LWJ. They are married I think? WCZ is the youngest of three sons. WangXian meet with WWX's grandmother and two uncles and cousins. Turns out they are famous and wealthy merchant family. WCZ left them to be a cultivator when he was a teen. They send so many things to Gusu after WangXian return home. And stop trading with Yunmeng or/and Lanling I think? @tinyfoxpeach

FOUND! Keep Holding On by abCEE (M, 316k, JC & WWX & JYL, wangxian, canon divergence, role reversal, YLLZ JYL, yunmeng sibling dynamics, good uncle LQR, sunshot campaign, PTSD, established relationship, angst w/ happy ending) wangxian meet wwx's family somewhere late in the fic and it's few chapters about it

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12. I am looking for a specific fic, where Wangxian time travel and it causes everyone else to become suspicious of their new found power and closeness. this leads to Jin Guangshan using a magical ball to spy on them, but it just turns out to be Wangxian acting all domestic and some hair brushing issues, until eventually Wei Ying catches onto the presence of the spy ball and ends the recording. I think there was some Lan Xichen POV about how he can't really read his brother anymore. please help.

FOUND? lan xichen is very concerned (and confused) by theninjacat (T, 3k, WangXian, POV Outsider, Time Travel, Canon Divergence, Sunshot Campaign)

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13. hello!! for the next fic finder, this is going to sound very weird but i have no idea where ive read this, all i remember is that it was jc pov's and it was very short(?), but i can be wrong. it started with jc waking up in cloud recess with something wet in his face, when he looks to the side, it was wwx's blood. after time traveling to the past, wwx decides to k1ll himself right there. its very morbid, i think? thank you <33

FOUND? could be this AngstyMDZSThoughts post

Just a side note for 13 please don't censor trigger words because folks who have those words filtered out will not be able to block them

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14. Hi! I was hoping you all could help me find this fic. I've been looking for days with no luck. The only thing I remember is that Wei Wuxian designed a tool for Jiang Yanli, possibly a hairpin or other headpiece, that utilized her energy so that she slowed down or froze fierce corpses. I think she uses it at one point when on a hunt with Jin Zixuan. WWX may have designed and created other tools in the fic as well. Thanks for any help! @lunathehungry

FOUND? Here Again (Spirits Rise, Unbroken) by TheDefenestrator (T, 74k, WIP, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Time Travel Fix-It, Slow Burn, Happy Ending)

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15. Hello again. I’m hoping to find a fic of someone transmigrating into Yu Ziyuan. WWX calls her “Spirit Auntie” and she works to help him overcome his fear of dogs by getting him a bunny named “Dog” and a puppy named “Bunny”. If it was deleted then, oh well. Thank you for helping anyway. @gwencaer

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16. hello im trying to look for a fic where wwx created a talisman that summons his sword to him? iirc he tested it with jyl. that's about all i remember tho. thank you for your help!

hello im #16 on the latest ff and i do vaguely remember wwx creating barriers for each sect? i think it was by runes or stones he carved on? but tbh with you, im not sure it's in the same fic i was asking about 😭 inventor wwx sounds about right, tho i did wonder if it was a time travel fic too. thank you for your help so far

I don't remember what fic 16 is exactly, but I know the scene OP is talking about and have extended info! The reason Wwx was making a spell to summon swords was initially to retrieve Su She's sword from the waterborne abyss, and it was later used to retrieve some of the swords for everyone trapped in the xuanwu cave! Was this also the fic wwx created barriers for all of the sects as some kind of reparation?? It was definitely not a time travel fic, but inventor wwx fic

I don't recall if #16 sword summoning talisman is part of the turtle shield inventor WWX one, but as I also can't recall the title/author, here's more details on the turtle shield inventor one: I'm pretty sure it's madam yu/JC critical, WWX gets named Turtle Lord or something for his shields, LZ gave WWX the special jade he needed to make the shield and then Madam Yu ordered him to give it to JC. I think LZ gave his CR token to WWX so he could create another shield...

no that's definitely a different fic I remember turtle shield fic much more clearly and it didn't have that. I meant barriers to protect the Sect strongholds, using a series of nodes at points using the sects' insignia as a map/blueprint, not individual shields for a person

FOUND? The Communication Effect by draechaeli (M, 187k, wangxian, JYL/JZX, MM/WQ, canon divergence, arranged marriage, no golden core transfer, not everyone dies au, wens live, adoption, pregnancy kink, consensual non-con, light bondage, fix-it)

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17. For the next fic finder - I'm looking for a fic where LZ (unintentionally) was harming wwx (I think mostly by reputation - maybe for seemingly being promiscuous or disparaging his demonic cultivation?) and NHS yelled at him. I wish I remember more but at this time I think i've mixed it up with like 4 wildly different fics. I mostly just remember writing the review that I was pleased someone had finally clued LZ to the harm he was doing and that I was excited to see him try to fix it. Thanks! @math-is-magic​

NOT FOUND! Story-Shaped by lingering_song (T, 13k, WangXian, NHS & WWX, Post-Canon, Chief Cultivator LWJ, Inventor WWX, Found Family, Mentioned Character Death, Alcohol, Protective NHS, WangXian Endgame, Not JC Friendly, Not particularly gentry sects friendly overall tbh)

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18. hello! I’m looking for a WIP, abo, royalty au fic where the main pairing was lsz/jl with background emperor!lwj/empress!wwx. the summary was that o!jin ling had been warned away by jc from the royal fam his entire life bc of empress!wwx’s supposed role in jyl’s death, but, when he goes to the capital, meets and starts falling in love with a!prince!lan sizhui (to his own displeasure). in one scene, jl is going through his heat, lsz smells him and drops his sword running away. wwx and lwj had three kids, and one of the later chapters revealed that wwx was pregnant again. i’m pretty sure it’s been deleted/hidden bc it doesn’t come up in any of the relevant tags, but I’d be deeply grateful if someone has a link to it on the way back machine or something similar. thank you for your help!

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19. Hi, looking for the fic where LZ and WY are in college. Lan Zhan is engaged to Jin Zixuan, Wei Ying valets at a party at the Jins. He helps a drunk LZ who was attending it drive home and things develop from there. They don't know each other personally but do after that night. I read this fic once couple of yrs ago, can't seem to find it again. Pls help, thanks!

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20. For fic finder: It was set in canon era, WangXian. Golden cores were literal orb-like jewels that could be cut out of a cultivator’s chest, thus creating the opportunity for an illegal poaching trade. There was a scene where Wen Chao gleefully cut out Jiang Cheng’s, and I think he also took Wuxian’s. During the Sunshot Campaign when JC and LWJ get their swords back they also find the room of stolen cores, and are shocked to find WWX’s. Anyone know this one? Please!

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[scattered-stardust]

✨ challenge: make a poll with five of your all time favourite characters, and then tag five people to do the same, and see which character is everyone's favourite ✨

tagged by @divorcedmalewife<3

this was so hard but i think i figured it out

Honorable mentions:

Akk and Ayan because i could not seperate them (the eclipse) (come with a do not separate sign)

Chopper (Never let me go)

Charles (dead boy detectives)

Chay (kinnporsche)

Devon (it lives trilogy) because he's more of a playable character than Noah but to me they are a character who i love dearly

Wen Qinq (the untamed)

Tagging: @risu442 @just-slightly-chayotic @booksnchocolate @fuckyeah-itme and whoever else wants to do this

[delusinalandpassionate]

I thinkkkkk 'Entertainment' might allude to the themes of hedonism that Dream of the Red Chamber has. If we take the sanity regen of his EGO in a more plot wise sense, I think he's lying to himself and others, and, as he's done a few times in story, distracting people.

As for Don since you are a Don guy, her character promo does have her calling someone a villain, though it's vague who. Perhaps 'Righteous Retribution' refers to what happened at the carnival? Oh, and fuel for the Sancho Don theory, her EGO is the lowest roller out of everyone's, like there just isn't anything there that really makes that EGO firm and real. That's my thoughts anyways.

This actually funny because I saw a lot of theories about Outis EGO being fake, and yet Don Quixote's makes more sense if you think about it(being weak, and her not having Pride to fuel it. IN EVERY OF HER ID. But I guess Qinq Don does wear blue so there is a chance to get a first Pride skill for her. Or maybe it will be gloom with madness and depression)

She again showed herself as a more capable liar than grandma.

Her passive can tell about Carnival, but the problem we know next to nothing about it, so it's difficult to theorize around it. It also intresting that someone forcibly silence her in this trailer...

Okay Hong Lu using hedonism as a way to lie to himself is actually intresting of we remember that his core sin is Lust...

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[the-marron]

7, 22, 24 for the writing asks if no one's asked them yet? :)

Thank you :D I am honoured by your interest ❤

7. What is your deepest joy about writing?

Talking to people. The running joke is that I write and publish things to lure poor, unsuspecting souls into talking to me 😂 But joking aside, I think I enjoy writing itself a lot, it relaxes me and helps me de-stress, at the same time, it keeps my braincells engaged - 'does this setting work?' 'would this character do this?' 'is this the right word?' It's constant enrichment for Marrons.

22. How organized are you with your writing? Describe to me your organization method, if it exists. What tools do you use? Notebooks? Binders? Apps? The Cloud?

Eeeeeeeee... I use no tools? I am a mess, truly.

Like I am pretty much freestyling when I write. I usually do talk the ideas through with friends, to see if they are as cool as I think they are, and very oftenI get pointers on how to make certain things work better, or how x is similar to y so 'maybe something else here?'. I am a pack animal, so I like to talk about ideas and to submit them to 'peer review' so to say.

I usually have to have the ending figured out before I start writing though - I have to have a clear goal in mind towards which the plot is heading.

I write longer, plotty things in tandem with Ascel and our notes are much more detailed and full of memes and random scribbles we cannot decipher later. We also run a doc with 'AGENDA' of ideas to write together, with all the plot points we came up with, so this is the serious business.

24. How much prep work do you put into your stories? What does that look like for you? Do you enjoy this part or do you just want to get on with it?

Prep work? You are giving me too much credit here, I am afraid, I just sit down and write, usually with a designated playlist playing. Unless we are talking about research, then there are two modes:

Shanghai - in this case, it is common that I first finish a book about 1930s Shanghai and then realize 'ooooh, you can make a fic out of this!' and boom, there it happens. I try not to come off as a manic academic in my notes, so I refrain from citing exactly which book inspired which part of the story, but if it takes place in Shanghai then I can trace the inspiration pretty well 😅

Random research that happens in the middle of the story and takes up half of the day. My favourite bits of such random research are: texting Ascel 'can they have cars????' in the Mummy au without any preamble, so that it sounded like I was talking about my siblings (yes, they can historically have cars. My siblings also can have cars, in case you were wondering), me doing research into the history of lollipops to check if ZYL can have those (Mummy au again) and ending up buried deep in articles about victorian medicine available in stores, and me looking up the maps of different palaces and chinese houses for dragon!SW au for literally one scene to work. One second I am finishing a sentence, the next it's 2 hours later and I have a lot of useless knowledge about idk, Qinq dynasty palace rooftops, you know how this goes... I enjoy it quite a lot.

[noloveforned]

my yo la tengo triple-header drew to a close last night, just in time to get ready for my show tonight on wlur from 8pm to midnight. tune in live or check out last week's show at your convenience!

no love for ned on wlur – march 10th, 2023 from 8-10pm

artist // track // album // label the replacements // god damn job // for sale- live at maxwell's, 1986 // rhino the tubs // illusion, part two // dead meat // trouble in mind rizzo // spin this // phoning it in // sympathy for the record industry mhaol // bored of men // attachment styles // tulle qinqs // edgar allan poe // qinqs 7" ep // goodbye boozy yo la tengo // outsmartener // today is the day ep // matador carambolage // fußgängerzone // carambolage // tapete new bloods // oh, deadly nightshade! // the secret life // kill rock stars peter ivers // terminal love // terminal love // warner bros. gina birch // i am rage // i play my bass loud // third man ono // i wonder why // kate cincinnati // american dreams mogwai // take me somewhere nice // rock action // matador mess esque // liminal space // armour your amor 7" // (self-released) zander raymond // park // separate in space // (self-released) lucy 22 and lawrence lui // formosa // formosa digital single // (self-released) sun ra and walt dickerson // space dance // visions // steeplechase malcolm jiyane tree-o // umkhumbi kama // umdali // mushroom hour half hour theo croker featuring ego ella may and jeff parker // somethin' (extended take) // by the way ep // sony masterworks julius brockington // in the back of the churchyard // the united chair // barely breaking even mach-hommy featuring left lane didon and big cheeko // wellness cheques // notorious dump legends, volume two // (self-released) maxo featuring keiyaa // one day at a time // even god has a sense of humor // def jam u.s. girls // just space for light // bless this mess // 4ad free love // all the same to me // inside // lost map kate fagan // come over // i don't wanna be too cool (expanded edition) // captured tracks dot dash // lonesome sound // madman in the rain // the beautiful music the reds, pinks and purples // ghosts again // heaven's dreaming ep // (self-released) screen prints // words can't really say // european jeans // fastcut

[raine-hearts-art]

QinQing

[kaz3313]

For ship grading, how about ChengYao, Wangxian, and QinQing?

(Implied spoilers for some!)

Chengyao:

B(+): I think it’s (extra) cute

I love almost every ship w/ A-Yao and I love the “co-Uncle Jin Ling”. Wish there was more fics (I checked and theirs quite a few so I might read one… I’m just super picky XD!!)

Wangxian:

A: Love it

Okay so… I love it more in the book then what people write (?if that makes sense( The canon dynamic is what I enjoyed- But I don’t need to read a lot of fics of it? Background ship that is obsessively kissing each other is great 👌 there’s quite a number of fics that get into the ship that are great but if I want to get into Wangxian I’m more into just rereading sections from the book 🥺

QinQing (I presume Qin Su and A-Qing)

B: I think it’s cute

OKAY SO THIS ONE FIC MADE ME THINK OF THEIR DYNAMIC 🥺🥺 AND I THINK ITD BE PRECIOUS IF THEIR RAISED AN (escaped) RUSONG TOGETHER 🥺🥺

Edit: I found the fic it’s not technically a ship but

[govindhtech]

SONiC Secrets: AI Telco Network Transformation Success

Power of Generative AI with SONiC Open-source network operating system SONiC has transformed the networking ecosystem. An rising vendor ecosystem, open-source community, and user base have driven its growth. Due to its rapid growth and widespread adoption, industry analysts expect SONiC, which encompasses switching hardware, software, management, and orchestration solutions, to reach $5 billion in addressable market value. Additionally, analysts predict that SONiC will hold a sizable 15-20% portion of the data center footprint in the tier 2 and big enterprise service provider markets.

As the networking environment keeps changing, SONiC does too. They are excited to present Enterprise SONiC Distribution by Dell Technologies . This release expands the capabilities of SONiC into previously unexplored areas and serves a wide range of use cases, including generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), larger enterprise environments, and telephony. They will examine the salient features of this revolutionary version and how it improves networking in a range of industry use cases and scenarios in this blog post.

Advances in Generative AI

With the addition of RoCEv2 compatibility and outstanding performance on Tomahawk 4- and Trident4-based 400G ethernet switches, Dell Technologies Z9432F-ON and Z9664F-ON, you may increase the generative AI capabilities of your network. Additionally, they have improved SONiC to include Priority Flow Control (PFC) and Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS) for precisely controlled congestion management, guaranteeing that no single type of traffic ever monopolizes your network. Devices can intelligently transmit congestion thanks to explicit congestion notification (ECN).

Accept better efficiency and performance with the newest Cut-with Switching features. You can make your network faster and more nimble by optimizing traffic channel allocation with updated hashing algorithms. This will ensure that your AI traffic flows smoothly and produces the best possible network performance.

Improvements to Enterprise and Service Provider Use Cases

Improve the resiliency and efficiency of enterprise data center fabrics by strengthening the redundancy and dependability of your network with the most recent EVPN Multihoming capability. Create resilient and adaptable data center networks with load balancing, high availability, and simple management.

Enjoy previously unheard-of adaptability with expanded QinQ capability, supporting numerous switch VNF use cases and hairpin configurations to enable nested VLAN tagging for network segmentation and isolation, offering more precise control over traffic patterns and security. It enables effective customer traffic encapsulation and transit in telco data centers, guaranteeing that various customers’ VLANs can coexist and stay apart within the service provider’s network.

Security Progress

The addition of Secure Boot feature has improved the security of your network by ensuring that only approved and unaltered code executes during the system’s boot process, reducing the possibility of malicious attacks and unauthorized access. By preventing malware or compromised firmware from infecting vital infrastructure, Secure Boot lowers the risk of data breaches and interruptions to operations.

Dell Hyperconverged Infrastructure and Storage Solutions: Enablement and Validation Open the door to a brand-new age of flawless SONiC integration with Dell Technologies‘ Hyperconverged Infrastructure and VxRail. Customers can now install and manage their virtualized environments with ease, which lowers complexity and shortens the time it takes to launch new services.

With SONiC supporting Dell’s PowerFlex Storage solution, they have also provided the same enabling in order to provide software-defined, highly flexible, and scalable connectivity. These verified use cases provide clients the flexibility to adjust to changing business requirements and facilitate seamless storage connectivity across on-premises and cloud environments. They also enable customers to manage their data, both structured and unstructured, effectively.

Monitoring of Unified Fabric Health

With SONiC and Dell Technologies CloudIQ integrated, you can monitor fabric health holistically. CloudIQ is an AI-powered cloud-based analytics and monitoring tool for networking and storage products from Dell Technologies. It makes proactive problem solving and efficient resource allocation possible by providing real-time visibility and insights on the functionality and health of the infrastructure.

With its ability to support creative use cases and open the door for networking’s future, Dell Technologies 4.2’s Enterprise SONiC Distribution is a significant advancement in the field of networking. We can’t wait to carry on the tradition of open-source cooperation and expand the advantages of SONiC to even more business use cases and applications. As they work to expedite the digital transformation for partners and customers, stay tuned for new innovations and updates.

Read more on Govindhtech.com

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K-Pop Takes Over Fashion Week: The Influence of Korean Pop Culture on Fashion

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Taipei Fashion Week recently returned for its sixth year, providing a platform for both emerging and established Taiwanese designers. The event began with an opening show titled “CrossLab: Dialogue Between Traditional Performance, Craftsmanship, and Fashion,” followed by a Sustainable Collections group show later in the week. Overall, the Fall Winter 2023 season featured collections by 11 fashion brands and three “new breed” designers, offering a diverse range of styles and themes. 

Throughout the event, designers explored a wide range of themes, from the intersection of traditional craft and fashion design to the future of fashion and the beauty of our planet. In keeping with the Taipei Fashion Week’s five core themes of sustainability, function, diversity, interdisciplinarity, and humanity, each designer brought their unique perspective and vision to the runway. 

One standout collaboration was between C JEAN designer Chun-Yuan Jean and master lacquer artist Qinq-Shuang Wang. Together, they created intricately detailed pieces that combined the craft of high lacquer painting and high-end bespoke fashion, resulting in exquisite works of wearable art. 

Other designers drew inspiration from nature, with Claudia Wang showcasing feminine but deconstructed styles in vivid patterns and colorful hues, while Daniel Wong leaned into the fantasy and florals. Meanwhile, ZEIT x CHOW des HOMME looked towards to the future with their metallic and edgy genderless outfits, emphasizing sharp tailoring and innovative design. 

The “New Breed” shows were also a highlight of the event, shining a spotlight on the next generation of designers to watch. One standout was HANSEN’s show, which showcased timeless yet thoroughly modern garments that cemented the designer’s buzzworthy status. 

Overall, Taipei Fashion Week 2023 was a celebration of the creativity, innovation, and diversity in fashion. From traditional craftsmanship to futuristic design, each designer brought their unique perspective to the runway, making for a truly unforgettable event.Read More