#shi wudu: who is this

[shimaiitsoh]

ohh shit beefleaf dropped

[meru90]

uh did you guys know black water arc is my fave?!?!??!

also i have a little Giveaway on twitter sponsored by XPPEN!! you can win a little graphic tablet feel free to check it out ♡‧₊˚

[thatswhatsushesaid]

i would like to test out a fandom theory

neutrality is not an option! please vote and reblog for a larger sample size, this would be very helpful for me.

[holy--milk]

it's kinda wild to me that some people can (rightfully) blame shi wudu for keeping the fate-switching secret from his brother but then turn around and claim that jiang cheng has no right to be upset about the golden core transfer and he's not in any way a victim in this.

like yeah, their situations aren't exactly the same (mainly because, you know, shi wudu made someone else pay the price of his brother's safety), but they have the exact same reasoning behind not telling the person they're protecting of what has been done to protect them. and the reason is that they know the person they're protecting would never have agreed to that sort of sacrifice.

[cloud-hymn]

I think the thing I find most frustrating about swd and the fandom’s perception of the fate switching is he is such a victim or narrative circumstance. Because if hx wasn’t as loved as he is, if swd and sqx were lovers instead of brothers, if swd had a more likable personality, etc etc etc no one would say that his actions weren’t justified. Like there is nothing anyone could say to convince me that if Hua Cheng did for Xie Lian what swd did for sqx the entire fanbase wouldn’t call it tragically romantic instead of monstrous.

[blooming-periwxnkle]

It's kinda crazy when you think about how Ming Yi is basically the less ghastly version of He Xuan. And he was there by Shi Qingxuan's side for centuries, and yet Shi Wudu never found out. He never recognized him.

Imagine being in He Xuan's shoes - like this guy pretty much ruined his life and is indirectly responsible for the deaths of everybody who was dear to him. Shi Wudu rarely descends. But on the eve of Hanlu, he went down to check if he really died or not. He Xuan remembered his face. It probably haunted him during his times at Mt Tonglu, but when he finally meets this person, there is nothing on his face, no shock or horror.

He forgot him, forgot the face of the boy whose life he ruined.

He never bothered to remember. As if he never had a life.

It kind of reminds me of this scene from a manga called Yona of the Dawn. The protagonist is a princess who's on the run. She had lived a sheltered life and was trying her best to adjust to her new life. One day, she had to hunt a fawn for food, and one of her friends asked her if she would be okay with watching it, and she replied that she isn't. It's still hard for her. But she said that in the palace, thousands of animals were slaughtered every day to feed the royal family, and she never paid attention to it. But now, if she averts her eyes, it would be like refusing to acknowledge that the poor creature had a life.

Shi Wudu ruined his life for the sake of his brother, but let alone remorse, he even forgot what he looked like. He was there by his brother's side for centuries, and yet it never struck him, not until the moment his survival was on the line. If he was guilty, would it have changed anything? Would it bring He Xuan's family and the life he lost back? No, but at least it would ensure that his life meant something, anything.

And even after he recognizes him, his first reaction still is not guilt, not remorse. But a question, "You're alive?", perhaps an indirect way of saying, 'did I make a mistake that day?' Or 'did I fail to clear such an important evidence of my crime?'

The person whose life and afterlife is a consequence of his crime, the first thing he says to him is that.

"Noble people really are forgetful'', and He Xuan really meant it. He experienced it himself. For centuries.

[rainydayrina]

[mxtxfanatic]

Fandom Gripe #23: I know that fandom is in some deep denial about its treatment of female characters that are canonically involved with fan favorite m/m ships, but do y’all realize that when you disappear female characters from the narrative wholesale to push the idea that your canonically straight fav was “secretly gay all along!” you’re making several bad implications? That 1) bi men don’t exist, 2) bi men do exist, but those who have genuinely loved a woman before cannot genuinely love a man after that (therefore bi men don’t exist in practice), 3) women cannot inspire genuine love and devotion in men, therefore any relationship with a woman is “lesser” than the one they later have a man (see previous parenthesis), or 4) to acknowledge the existence of a lovable woman who isn’t a terrible person, where if a relationship previously existed, it did not end because of “incompatibility,” is enough to destabilize the present relationship between two queer men?

Because why is the tgcf fandom allergic to acknowledging that He Xuan had a whole ass fiancée that he loved? Why does no one ever seem to remember that the kidnappings and murders of He Xuan’s sister and fiancée were the final straws that sent him on his rampage, and he still keeps a shrine to them in the present-day of the story? Why is her entire existence and significance to He Xuan as a man, character, and to his character arc disappeared in favor of pushing Shi Qingxuan—the brother of the man responsible for his fiancée’s death—into that same role, as if to say that her impact on He Xuan is significant... just not when it's from her? Why does He Xuan’s life in fandom essentially begin not just after her death but because of it?

[crazydaymycrazyway]

Yin Yu: There are five people and three chairs. What will you do?

• The heaven officials:

Lan Qianqiu and Xie Lian: Get two more chairs

Shi Quingxuan: Cut each chair in half to make 6

Mu Quing: Tell them to get their own chairs

Feng Xin, fearfully: Are there women among them?

Pei Ming: The women can sit on my lap

Quan Yizhen: You only need one chair to beat them all with

Shi Wudu: Force them all to sit on the floor

Jun Wu: Natural selection. Make them fight for their seat

• The ghost kings:

Hua Cheng: Ignore them if it's not related to gege

He Xuan: Feed them to his fishes

Bai Wuxiang: Kill five people

• Not belonging anywhere:

Qi Rong: Eat them all and hog the chairs

[bluuskkye77]

May I request chibi three tumours milord?

"Milord" blushes

Yes you may :) first time drawing the critors, sorry if they look ass and shit and balls

[tea-cat-arts]

Fuck it, I'm still salty Su She made it past the first round in the official poll

[arohuacheng]

is anyone else up thinking about how pei ming is aptly named as the god of love not for his affairs but for how open he is with his friendship and his devotion to people especially in comparison to the cold detachment of the rest of the upper court. how the three tumors are the only real honest friendship that we see in the upper court and how pei ming is the most openly affectionate of those three. how pei ming is consistently looking out for shi qingxuan even as she disdains him. how pei ming is both an ally and a friend to the main group in the last act just because he's sociable like that. nobody else? just me?

[raddestrose]

Bro Imma be for real, it didn’t click that Huaisang was the like THE guy, it took me like a few minutes

But forgive me for saying, he’s like totally innocent in my book

[thatswhatsushesaid]

emotions i expected to experience upon finishing the blackwater arc: ohhhh the tragedy of beefleaf

emotions i am currently experiencing upon finishing the blackwater arc: WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE TALK TO ME ABOUT SHI WUDU. SOMEONE. ANYONE.

[3thousandlanterns]

its feeling Normal about shi qingxuan and shi wudu's relationship hours

[blooming-periwxnkle]

He's so fine bye. I'm still not over this art omg.

Thinking about his brother, even when the sword of death is literally hanging over his head. Defiant until the end...

Farewell Shi Wudu, I hope the wheels of reincarnation will find your soul again.