#someone find me a yuxi

[sukitaee]

no because when I watched romance of tiger and the rose earlier this year, and watched behind the scenes I realized how soft and gentle ding yuxi is irl LIKE HE CARES FOR EVERYONE ITS NOT JUST HIS FEMALE CO-STARS :( and the more I watch the random clips from the reality/game tv shows for lgief I JUST SEE HOW MUCH OF A SWEET SWEET SWEEEET and genuine person he is and it’s ripping me to bits BECAUSE GOD IF I EVER HAVE ANYONE LIKE IN MY LIFE IT WOULD BE COMPLETE

[notacatdown]

The black lotus I wish we could have seen in the early episodes

Don't kill me, but I didn't find Mu Sheng scary in the early episodes during those moments when the background music and MiaoMiao's body language is expressing that she's scared. And I wondered, is Ding Yuxi's face simply too attractive for him to pull off a menacing demeanor?

I take back my comment now. I was totally wrong. He can look very unhinged when he wants to.

Below is the video for his latest thirst trap photoshoot. Don't forget to turn on sound.

Taken from: https://weibo.com/tv/show/1034:5110124075745291

On the photographer's Weibo page, someone asked, this looks different from your usual style, and the photographer answered, "It's because I'm his fan now🙈"

She said these photos were taken later than the other ones and paid by Ding Yuxi to give to his fans. As a comparison point, this is the first photoshoot she did of Ding Yu. https://www.douyin.com/video/7433275726419266873

[harocat]

2024 Cdrama Year in Review

Overall Favorite Show:

Love Game in Eastern Fantasy

Funny, charming, sweet, warmhearted, tender, touching, clever, and just all around a delight. Was it perfect? No. Did it make me happier and give me more brain worms (of the good kind, not the RFK kind) than any other drama this year? Yes.

Favorite Character:

Mu Sheng/Ziqi from Love Game in Eastern Fantasy

This man is crack to me. Put a bunch of tropes Haro loves in a pot and stir them up, then add Ding Yuxi's sad baby boy yes and you get Ziqi aka 'this character was made for me.'

Runner up would be Miaomiao:

But since I want to use another series for the runner up...

Favorite character runner up:

Zhao Yuanzhou from Fangs of Fortune

Zhao Yuanzhou my beautiful tragic demon boy who deserves the world. The epitome of ‘Do you understand the violence it took to become this gentle?’

Favorite Ship:

Miaomiao and Ziqi from Love Game in Eastern Fantasy

Such a tender, quiet love that develops from a strong friendship into something more. I love that they never stop being cute, teasing BFFs once they hook up. The story that ties it all together in the last episode is so beautiful. I'm content knowing that even though they might not have cool powers any longer, they are going to live happily ever after. Everything that happened to them was real. 💖

favorite ship runner up:

Zhuo Yichen/Zhao Yuanzhou from Fangs of Fortune

In a word, gorgeous. The way pure hatred can transform into uncompromising love, two people who couldn't seem more different on the surface can find a singular understanding, and the way that love is sacrifice, but it's also taking on a burden for someone who has spent his whole life doing so for others (choosing someone who has never been chosen, and when the time comes, his soul sings and comes back to you).

Other runner up would be Xiaoyao/Tushan Jing from Lost You Forever, but they were on last year's list for the first season so.

(Skipped fave canon since Miaoqi is canon)

favorite supporting female:

A'Nian from Lost You Forever S2

This princess has some of the strongest character growth in the series, and definitely the best arc in season two. Just delightful to watch. Strong subversion of the evil SFL trope.

favorite supporting male:

Nitian Erxing from Burning Flames

In a generally kind of overstuffed and simplistic cast, this devoted demon king stood out to me. Not just his cunty styling, but his nobility and surprising level of complexity.

If you bring in 2023 dramas that I watched in 2024, add in Wang Ye from I am Nobody to the above. He's such a mood, and he's very pretty. He was by far my favorite part of season one. Can't wait to see him again. .💖

favorite antagonist:

Princess Wanning from The Double

Not sure about favorite because I wasn't that invested in her specifically, but as far as 'best' antagonist, it was probably her. Legend says that Li Meng is still chewing the scenery to this day.

(Format stolen from @exitvelocities)

[dangermousie]

Let’s do a Goofus OR Gallant verdict for filming dramas because why not. I might make it a regular thing actually because I love being a judgy bitch.

Take a look at these photos of Victoria Song and Ding Yuxi in the currently filming Fight for Love, the adaptation of Mo Shu Bai’s amazing Mountain and River Pillow:

Verdict: Goofus!!! Oh God.

They are both so unutterably (but I will try to utter anyway!) wrong for the roles! The sole drama I liked Victoria in was Ice Fantasy directed by (surprise surprise) Guo Jinming, who has an almost Li Muge level of getting actors who usually can’t act to act. Ice Fantasy came out in 2016. It’s 2024 now. But also her usual vibe is all wrong for the FL and she ain’t exactly an actress of any range so…

And Ding Yuxi. First and before discussing his suitability for the role, what the FUCK has the man done to his face? The amount of fillers in those cheeks makes me wonder if they can be classified as organic matter any more. I used to find his looks very appealing because he did not look cookie cutter like so many celebs but I guess the pressure got to him. And now he’s like a male version of Peng Xiaoran - a formerly stunning and unique looking star who had work to look as forgettable as possible.

But also, he’s so wrong for the role. He is (was?) a better actor than Victoria but this role needs someone a hell of a lot younger looking (the whole point of the arc and the tragedy is that his whole family is killed in battle when he’s not even an adult - it hits because he takes on everything when he’s on that cusp and has to grow up in a trice. He has little experience and is the baby of the family. No, I am not saying to cast a 15 year old but DYX, especially this new plasticized DYX who looks like he’s on his second wife, is just all wrong - especially since there is a certain intense/vulnerable duality which is vvvv internalized and he lacks - if you want to think what this role would need is someone like Liu Haoran or Wu Lei or if they couldn’t afford them, Zhang Yao.

Anyway, my favorite web novels continue to get awful adaptations. About the only one of my faves that looked good was The Prisoner of Beauty and we all know what happened there.

[snicker-doodles]

Qiubing Xianxia AU

I’ve been rewatching love you seven times because of Ding Yuxi, and it gave me this xianxia AU idea for qiubing.

The drama version of Qiu Qingzhi had been nerfed a lot in comparison to the manhua and donghua, cause he’s supposed to be very very strong to the point he can decimate a whole army all by himself, so, Qiu Qingzhi is definitely the strongest God of War from the Heavenly realm.

As for Li Bing, I really like the demon realm storyline in love you seven times, so, Li Bing is a cat demon who managed to become the new Demon King after defeating the previous King.

After the last great war, the Heavenly and Demon realm have been at peace for thousands of years. They don’t usually interact with each other, and both have currently been fighting a common enemy from the Devil realm.

One day, Qiu Qingzhi got hurt after being ambushed by some assassins from the Devil realm and he accidentally fell to the Demon realm. Li Bing found him, then help to nurse him back to health. This is how they got to know each other.

After getting nursed back to health, Li Bing found out that Qiu Qingzhi is very strong, and for the first time in his life has met someone that can defeat him and also manhandle him with ease. Which, he’s really, really into, so… yeah.

As for Qiu Qingzhi, he really feel thankful, and swore to always protect Li Bing in return, but also, this cat demon is really really pretty, and his cat form is very cute, and also, the sound he made when being manhandled is very… ahem… interesting.

Qiu Qingzhi did eventually return to the Heavenly realm, cause he’s the God of War, and he’s got tons of work to do. But he will sneak out to go to the Demon realm from time to time to hang out with Li Bing, and they also often help each other in dealing with troubles caused by the Devil realm.

One day Qiu Qingzhi has to go and do his mortal trial. Li Bing sneaked in to find him and give him a protective amulet, but accidentally fell in to the pool of rebirth with him. And so they are both being reborn as humans and has to do a mortal trial together.

So, it’s basically a xianxia AU where white cat legend drama universe is their mortal trial lol.

Yeah, well, this idea just somehow got into my head and I just had to get it out somehow.

[chocobochaserstories]

Calendula (FFVIII OC Fanfiction)

Oh boy, getting into the bad habit of snippety writing again. Also on chapter one and I already have writers' block... yay. Made the executive decision to have this take place during Crisis Core (at least at the start). Also will be bouncing between 1-3 OCs per part. TW: Mentions of drug usage Chapter One

Yuxi

“Name and registration forms.” The bored attendant asked, sitting at a desk in the front office, accommodating the lines of incoming students.

“Yuxi Lian.” Yuxi had her papers held out, paperclipped and aligned properly.

The attendant scanned the forms and handed the original copies back. “Head to room 111 for your ID photo. ID photos will be distributed within the first six weeks of instruction. Please exercise patience.”

“Yes ma’am, thank you ma’am.” Yuxi nodded, walking along the stone tile floor of the lobby to find the door that led to the hallways.

A brunette boy was sitting on a stool in the photography room. His hair was fairly unruly and pulled into a low stubby ponytail at the base of his head. He wore what looked to be an infantry uniform and appeared almost antsy to get up and out of the camera lights. 

His emerald orbs met Yuxi’s as he glanced at where she stood in the door. Yuxi passed by him as she took her seat on the stool. Yuxi settled into place and did as she was told, putting on a neutral expression for her ID photo. She could practically feel her pupils constricting from the bright flash.

“Next.” The photographer simply lowered his camera and shooed Yuxi away. Geez, people in Sector Zero sure weren’t very chipper.

Oswin

Oswin pushed his keycard against the reader on the door. He waited for the hydraulic hiss of the door’s pistons before he stepped into the room. His nose wrinkled against the scent of cinnamon and gourd. He could tell Sephiroth had reheated pumpkin soup sometime this morning, probably because the SOLDIER could get it into a thermos and just head out. Oswin didn’t care for pumpkin soup. In his opinion, the texture was less than desirable, being viscous and simultaneously too smooth and too gritty for his tastes. He didn’t like that no matter how finely the pumpkin was blended, you never could get rid of the slight grit and texture the pumpkin provided the dish. 

He looked through drawers for the coffee grounds, hoping there were still some in the bag. Angeal was usually the one who kept track of what was and wasn’t in stock, and given that he was currently MIA, coffee was a bit of a gamble.

“Heya! Don’t you normally have early morning training?” Zack waved to Oswin as he entered.

“Yeah, well, Hewley usually oversees instruction on Monday mornings and they haven’t picked someone else to take over for him since no one else wants to be up at five in the morning on a monday if they don’t have to.” Oswin poured a scoop of the coffee grounds into the filter and turned the electronic kettle on.

“Damn, so you really lucked out, man.” Zack smirked as he rifled through the cabinets. “Are we out of protein bars again?”

“Probably. You know Angeal was about the only one who put in restock requests with maintenance.” Oswin shrugged, drumming his fingers against the counter as he waited on the kettle.

“I just remembered, we have mako infusions today, aren’t you not supposed to drink caffeine?” Zack shoved a mangled package of dried fruit into his pocket, settling for the depressing trail mix.

“Well lucky me, we only had decaf,” Oswin rolled his eyes. “Caffiene’s fine… assuming you’re not a bleeder.”

“Sounds like you know that one from personal experience.” Zack laughed.

Oswin shrugged, pouring the boiling water over his coffee in slow, circular rounds. “I don’t know, shit burns. I usually just take a sedative beforehand. They don’t really care if you sleep on the table, as long as you get the infusion into your system.”

Oswin had had infusions from a fairly young age, much like Sephiroth. It moreso came down to his tolerance and his ability to handle the mako enhancements. He could, and the plan was for him to be used in SOLDIER, so it wasn’t like starting him on mako earlier did anything other than push him to the end goal. But dear gods above, the mako burned like all hells. Oswin had learned pretty early on that taking a sedative and just taking his infusions in a drugged out nap worked better.

“Hojo lets you?” Zack asked, idly doing squats in the middle of the room.

“Hojo doesn’t care as long as he gets the results he wants. He doesn’t care if I’m drugged out if I keep giving him data.” Oswin sipped his coffee and leaned on the counter behind him. He glanced at the unmoving door. Something about this morning told him that things were about to get interesting.

[seyoonlgc]

harmless matchmaking fun.

PART ONE (because this got too long)

Time to get down to some serious business.

Cupid Seyoon was on the move, ready to hand out matching candies to his fated couples. He walked around the entire Halloween party ground, pretending to be innocently admiring people's costumes while in reality, diligently observed and schemed.

If any of his ships end up sailing after tonight and people get laid, he shall consider it his contribution to humankind and expect karmic rewards.

Please ctrl + f your character's first name if you don't want to read the whole thing. If I mentioned you, it's because you liked my plot call or told me on discord/twitter that you would not mind participating. Thanks everyone, for indulging me, this was so fun to write!

***Don't see your character? Probably in the next part (s)***

The first person he pulled to his side was Taeha (@lgctaeha), just to let her know that it was time. As Cupid's assistant and fellow Legacy shipper, he intended to take her opinions into consideration (because let's be real, his alone should not be trusted). Of course, he also had a match for her. "Here," he said, passing her a strawberry candy. It was identical to the one he had handed off to Wenjun (@lgcwenjun) earlier because he thought they would make such a cute couple. "Your match is tall, gorgeous and incredibly sweet. He's one of the only two men I really trust here at Legacy." Only the best for dear Taeha. Seyoon considered this ship sunshine x sunshine, and thought about everlasting summers.

He went to Yoojoon (@lgcyoojoon) next, because his brother's wellbeing was always on his mind. He handed him a peach candy, which was the same kind he had given to Milan (@lgcmilan). "Your match is a real peach," he promised Yoojoon after explaining his little game tonight. Milan was a pretty Christian girl and probably wanted a vanilla good boy. Who would be a better fit than his step brother? Nobody. Seyoon gave this ship the name of holy union, because both of the people involved were angels, at least in his eyes.

"Kiwi for you!" He grabbed a wild Ollie (@lgcoliver) by the back of his shirt as the guy was running past and placed a bright green candy into his hand. Seyoon planned to hand the matching candy off to Jaekyung (@lgcjaekyung) because she was really fun and could probably match Ollie's energy.

Seyoon looked down at the next candy he'd pulled out of his basket. It was watermelon, which was the flavor he gave to Yujin (@yujinlgc). The idea of matching her hurt, because she was a goddess and his idol, so nobody really deserved her. A part of him wanted to take the candy back for his Yujin shrine, but the other less selfish part wanted to find her someone. While contemplating, he accidentally bumped into Akio (@lgcakio), and ended up dropping the candy into his pocket. It would be weird to reach into his fellow trainee's pocket now and get the candy back, so instead he accepted fate and gave Akio a sulky look. "You better treasure her," he told the guy. All things considered, this one was not a bad option - Akio was a good man as far as he knew, better than a lot of the others.

Minjun (@lgcmjun) was a difficult one, because Seyoon still couldn't look at him without feeling the guilt. He assigned the guy grapefruit flavored candy, because that was Asher's favorite and gave the matching one to Jisoo (@lgcjisoo). Maybe back then, he, Jisoo and Asher were never meant to be a trio. Sometimes he wished he could go back and change things. This was his attempt, he supposed.

Perhaps BK (@lgcbk) would be confused about getting paired up with Sori (@lgcsori) via the apple candy but he should trust Seyoon's judgement. Sori was a cutie, especially whenever she got a bit tipsy. There might be a party girl hiding inside and those rosy cheeks were incredibly charming, which he highly doubted any man could resist.

Who on the earth should he pair up with Yuxi (@lgcyuxi)? She was real spicy with guys, but Seyoon had seen her interacting better with the ladies. Since Yuxi was working with the cool older sister vibe, he figured he'd find her someone with a little sister look. Maybe Amelia (@lgcamelia) would be a good choice! They can enjoy their raspberry candies together.

[vessmar]

𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐢: 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞.

𝐝𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫.

(𝐚𝐝𝐝-𝐨𝐧𝐬.)

element: quantum path: nihility faction: stellaron hunters race: long-life variation of human region: [yet untouched] weapon: dual knives children: yuxi (adoptive daughter) 14 by appearance | 88 chronologically

𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲.

having grown up on a distant, war-torn planet, vesper escaped as a stowaway on an enemy vessel shortly after killing his father — and sole abuser — the last remainder of his kin still alive. within his escape plan, he managed to slowly, but surely, take control of the ship, either slaughtering or imprisoning anyone within it. though he'd managed to escape his home planet, he would not escape punishment for his devastation, and was detained and sent to a prison planet to carry out his sentence.

vess' time in prison was just as rough as his upbringing; with the knowledge that he, a long-life species of the abundance, had survived double leg amputation, he was chosen as subject for a series of cybernetic upgrades, put through quiet tests and procedures without due consent. vesper was given the option to become a leveled mercenary in exchange for his "freedom", an offer he accepted with little thought. during his first day out under new command, vess received a call from an unknown observer: a stellaron hunter named kafka. she'd invited him to join her ranks, and though her voice spun webs of the prettiest silk, he felt she offered him more control, a far truer "freedom" than his current circumstances. with her help, he killed those who held his leash.

now, in current times, vesper's cybernetics are decaying — though they still work, that cannot be said to be a constant, and there are days, albeit rare ones, that his nerves feel as though they're on fire while the metal in his body goes on the fritz, seizing up muscles and numbing limbs. his current goals, that which elio has put in his script, includes hunting down the surgeon who implanted these parts, in hopes of having the old technology upgraded, or repaired. very few people he's found know how this tech works, and seemingly none both know the tech and are practiced with the implementation procedures. desperation is setting in as vesper's arms are more frequently out of commission.

during his time with the stellaron hunters, vess found a young girl on a mission for the target in his sights, and opted to give her the kill; she looked desperate, and angry, and on high alert — vess knew those emotions all too well. he extended an offer to her after her mission was finalized: i will help you escape. i see too much of myself in you. let me help you find your freedom too. though she introduced herself as yuxi, she was suspicious, hesitant, as he'd expected. leaving contact details with her, he left, yet he stayed in the area and waited for an answer. upon receiving her response, vess aided her in the destruction of the man who held her leash, and he gave yuxi the offer for a place to stay, someone to visit, and someone to guide her, if she ever felt safe enough to come to him. it was healing, to become the person he'd needed as a child. now, yuxi joins him on some missions, and he looks after her like a daughter — a very flighty, dangerous daughter.

[lgcparker]

Delivery received

Hello Parker,

Your order of Inflatable Dinosaur Costume, and Pure Evil 13 Million SHU hot drops has been delivered.

Order details

Courier Tracking Code: EE277475847KR Date of Delivery: December 25, 2023 Notes: Happy holidays from Yuxi ( @lgcyuxi )

“You have to be kidding me.” 

A wide smile breaks over Parker’s face as he pulls out the costume and stares at the packaging. It’s almost so much that he doesn’t notice the bottle of hot drops at the bottom, but a quick look inside makes him quickly fish it out. Between the two gifts, Parker can’t help but break into a fit of joyful laughter. He has no idea what the management sees him with his new costume, just hanging around the apartment, but he’s willing to find that out sooner rather than later.

As for the capsaicin… oh, there’s no way he can’t get someone to try this with him.

Honestly, he didn’t understand people who didn’t think Yuxi was funny; he thought her sense of humor was impeccable!

Tossing the gifts on his bed, he quickly digs out his phone and shoots a message to

✉️ ⇢ thanks for the gift!!!!! ✉️ ⇢ how much do i have to pay you to try this with me? 😁 ✉️ ⇢ happy holidays!!!!!! 

[lgcichika]

𝚢𝚊𝚖𝚊𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚊 𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚔𝚊 𝚌𝚛𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚜 𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗 : 𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚣𝚎 & @lgcyuxi

Truthfully, the easy part is writing to the fans. Even if Ichika isn’t the kind of person to bare her soul out to just anyone, there is still a genuine kind of earnestness when she is given the task of expressing her appreciation to her fans… crystallis’ fans…  Alize. She’s not oblivious enough to know there is some divide in the various girls’ fandoms, but somehow she isn’t content in just focusing on her own success. She’s a part of Crystallis now — hell, she’s the leader now — and somehow it seems bigger than her. And somehow more important. And she says something along those lines in her letter. 

She thanks Alize for their love for not only her but for the girls. She thanks them for cheering for all of them, and supporting them, even when the fans are having a hard time. She’s mindful not to name Danbi but she alludes to her, because she was part of the foundation. It’s awkward but she does her best to say how it’s hard for her to speak honestly but she wants the fans to know that being able to meet them like this, during the concert, means more to her than they can know. That she’s truly thankful for the path that brought her here. 

She edits and then rewrites the copy that will be posted on their social media, wanting it to be neat and easy to read. And then she endeavors to translate her words into Japanese and then English. She tells herself it’s because it’s her duty as the new leader to make sure international Alize can understand, but perhaps that’s not completely true. 

She’s stalling a little. 

It’s not her fault that writing so intimately to Yuxi, someone she has only got to know over the last few months, is leagues harder than expressing it to any one of her original members. But it’s also not Yuxi’s fault… nor is it Yujin’s. So she sits and stares at the paper and wills herself to just let the words come to her. Maybe if she doesn’t think too much it’ll be easier, less… less awkward. 

Dear Yuxi, Or would you prefer Cleo, now? I know it can’t be easy jumping into the deep end, but every day I’m astonished by the fact that you can swim, not just keep your head above water. I’m sure it was scary, and maybe it still is, maybe you don’t know your place yet, but I hope you can find me even if you need a little help. I know I lack Astrid-unnie’s humor, and Yura-unnie’s unabashed bravery, but I know that I want to be a leader you can count on. If I can’t fix something, I will find someone who can. We will get through anything as a team. I hope more than anything our Alize learn to love the color you add to Crystallis.  Sincerely,  Ichika

[lgczoe]

— 🐰 »

Zoe nodded thoughtfully, not taking offense at Yuxi's forthrightness. Being an Aries, she admired straightforwardness and valued honesty. "That's true," she acknowledged. "Everyone's path is different, and I guess that's what makes it unique. It's about finding what works for us individually and carving our own journey."

She took another sip of her drink, considering Yuxi's words. "I think it's also about being adaptable and open to learning from every experience, even the challenging ones. Sometimes, it's the difficult moments that teach us the most."

Zoe paused a thoughtful expression on her face. She glanced around the room, noticing the subtle but constant flow of interactions happening around them. The room was buzzing with conversations, laughter, and the clinking of glasses, but Zoe felt a strange sense of calm talking to Yuxi.

"You're clearly someone who has a lot of experience and wisdom," Zoe continued. "And even though you said I shouldn't seek your advice, I can't help but feel there's a lot I could learn from you. Not just about the industry, but about handling the pressures and challenges that come with it. So, tell me, what keeps you motivated? What projects are you most excited about right now?"

Zoe's curiosity and enthusiasm were evident, her eyes bright with interest. She hoped that by understanding what drove someone like Yuxi, she could gain a better perspective on her own aspirations and the path she wanted to take.

“Checks and balances indeed,” Yuxi agreed. It did make for an interesting question, that dichotomy between desires and duties, sacrifices and responsibilities. “There is a line from TÁR on the topic that I find intriguing: of how one must sublimate oneself, one’s ego, and one’s identity; to step out and obliterate oneself [1]. I’m undecided on that assessment of an artist’s role.” With a sardonic smile, she added, “I’m afraid I’m too selfish to relinquish myself like.”

Too selfish, too self-important, caring too much for her goals, caring too little for herself; she’s heard it all. What only mattered was how she saw herself. But — what was she? Who was she? An ouroboros of a question it was, haunting, taunting her [2].

“We all inhabit microcosms, some smaller than others, some more comfortable than others — all equally prone to epistemic bubbles. Keeping sight of the big picture is difficult being so coddled from reality and responsibilities.”

She had to give it to the trainee, that was a new one. Oh, what she would do to see Seungah’s reaction at this turn of events. Poor Zoe, Yuxi was the last person to seek advice from, a perpetual nightmare, and a non-repentant one at that too.

“You should not seek my advice,” she warned, “because you’re not me. You don’t have the same experience as me, you don’t have the same skill set as me, you don’t have the same mindset as me, I don’t know you. Only you do and don’t forget that.”

For what else was there to say? To do her taxes, to stay true, to maintain discipline?

[digisims2]

Sorry to bother you with this, but I have a question since you seem to me as someone in this community who always has great answers and tips and custom content as well! So yes, my question is, do you maybe know where I can download Middle East/Asian-like clothes for men and women? Some nice looking ones with higher quality since some of the clothes I found are very old 🙁

Sadly I'm wrong person to ask this since I only have very few East/Asian looking things but uh....

First one that came to my mind is Yuxi, she had gorgeous things and few Asian inspired too, you can find her downloads here. Especially check from under the clothes and GoS Events folders.

Michelle Borgia's blog, their whole aesthetic is Asian. Also likely the person you'd want to send your WCIF if that's the kind of content you're after. For more modern Asian stuff try Katsurin, especially if you enjoy Lolita aesthetic or school uniforms.

I also found this wiki which lists a tons of historical Asian clothes: https://historicalsims2.fandom.com/wiki/Historical_Asian (but prepare for a tons of broken links) and of course if you're looking for more modern things then that one's not much help.

Sims 3to2 database has section for World Adventures (which included China) and store sets such as: Dreams of India, Street Couture (which is more modern stuff) Itadakimasu! (Japanese restaurant stuff) Zen Again & Imperial Bedroom Zen (Asian inspired furniture) Japanese Inspired Living (more furniture) India Inspirations (furniture, hair, clothes) and I think that's all of them.

Plumb Bob Keep might have something useful but again it's more historical content so if you want modern stuff it might not be helpful.

Last two, there's TS2 Theme CC Server Discord (click the link for invite) they have section for Asian Fantasy. Might not be the kind of stuff you're after but if you don't mind things not being accurate those are at least really pretty :D and then there's TS2 CAS CC Finds discord which has section for Asian. Both links expire in 7 days apparently.

Also: While I don't mind WCIFs I'd prefer them to ask about content I actually use in my game instead of random ones like this. Asking me for extremely specifically themed stuff feels a little bit pointless when there are people who actually concentrate on such content and make it their whole aesthetic. I'm not saying this to be rude, but you know, you'll get better answers from people who are more familiar with that sort of content than me who dresses my sims as casually as it gets.

Edit:

princesspiratecat said:

Shannanisims did some traditional Chinese gowns, called a Qui- Po or Cheong-Sam. (I hope I spelled that right, lol.)

I think it's spelled Qipao? While trying to find link to Shannanisims (since the only shannanisims I found on tumblr makes Sims 4 content) I stumbled upon this pinterest board with some more Asian content though which might be useful for anon. On which topic, try looking through pinterest searching for Sims 2 Asian, Asia, Japan, China, India and any other related word you can think of.

[dangermousie]

Dreamer In a Spring Boudoir - what a delight!

Spurred on by the fact that this is being adapted into a drama with Ding Yuxi and Peng Xiaoran, I decided to check this out and LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE

Introductory matters: this fully translated (and het so not subject to the issues relating to jjwxc new foreign site) so I think you can feel safe in reading without worrying whether you will be able to finish.

THIS IS SO FUCKING AWESOME!!!!!

It is no surprise that while I read a fair amount of both het and danmei web novels, I tend to enjoy the latter more than the former because I mainly read period settings and due to the nature of period society, most het novels end up focusing on inner court fights between heroine and other women, and it’s not anything that I find interesting (same reason I will happily watch a battle drama like Qin Dynasty but stay away from even best received harem dramas.)

So this is such a delightful rarity for me and the reason is the heroine. Ji Man is a modern salary woman who spends some free time reading a mediocre novel and falls asleep halfway only to transmigrate (of course) into the body of dumb and villainous second lead. Ji Man knows the lady’s eventual ending - her husband orders her to commit suicide for her many bad actions - so all she wants is to survive and figure out how to get back to the modern world and get the year-end bonus that is coming to her.

To be honest, this is a set up of many a web novel so why is this so good? Did I mention Ji Man?! JI MANNNNN! Her husband the ML will probably become more prominent later but now he’s a barely-there shadowy presence, unfriendly and remote.

I love how lacking in sentimentality this novel is in a best way. I don’t mean in Ji Man being pragmatic - though she is - she DNGAF about her husband having all these women, or even the fact that he now married a new legal wife and demoted her to concubine. She wants to make a living, have a comfortable life until she can get the hell out of there. But also the novel is rightly harsh on the ML- second FL may have been dumb and a shrew but Ji Man very clearly thinks that a man who marries someone and then keeps bringing other women in and then even demotes his legal wife for having too much of a fuss when he wants to take another concubine is a gross person. And he is gross - the reason the original wife didn’t have children was because he made sure of it and then brought in other concubines. But also even in that little time we see that society traps even him - he had no interest in his wife but had to marry her and treat her well because of her family. They are ill suited to each other. BUT the novel also makes it very clear that even if he had some provocation, he has all the power in the relationship and he’s mainly at fault - he started out disliking her because she dismissed his bed servants when they married. And his protestations of eternal love to his new wife ring utterly hollow.

I don’t really care if he reforms and loves her truly or if Ji Man just has a happy life restored to status and running businesses/managing her children not caring if he has 40 other concubines as long as she’s in charge. She should just get what she wants.

Some of my favorite bits:

It would have been a better alternative to transmigrate into any other character than this second female lead that was doomed to die. What should she do? Should she kill herself off with a knife so that she could have an earlier ending?

No, she couldn’t do something so passive and negative. As a modern day career woman, she was willing to tirelessly work like a dog to buy a house, so why couldn’t she do her best to save her life?

AND

If she were the real Nie Sangyu, who had to serve tea to her man’s new lover after being demoted from the main wife to a concubine, it would have been justifiable for her to resort to violence because of emotional distress. Fortunately, she was Ji Man. She didn’t have any feelings toward the current situation. These women were much easier to deal with than clients at work.

AND

Ji Man felt that Marquis Moyu was the archetype of an ungrateful person that failed to be loyal to his lover. Nie Sangyu had been his lawfully wedded wife. After he had angered her to the point of her losing her sense of propriety, he had casually taken away her position as the main wife. Marquis Moyu was probably secretly overjoyed.

Even thought Ji Man didn’t know if Nie Sangyu would be able to hear her thoughts, she still chided her. Look at this person that you had fallen in love with. You can’t just fall in love with a man by only looking at his appearance!

AND

Women seem to only care about two things: appearance and men. Although she had only seen Marquis Moyu once, Ji Man didn’t have even the slightest bit of good impression towards him. The female lead definitely thought this man was extremely wonderful. Unfortunately, she was the second female lead. The second female lead had and would continue to suffer terribly because of the male lead.

Although she didn’t know how to fight for favor, she not only wouldn’t fight for favor, she wanted Marquis Moyu to dislike her, dislike her to death. The more that Marquis Moyu disliked her, the more likely she would be able to survive.

I LOVE HER!!!!

I doubt the adaptation will be as wonderful as the novel but eh whatever.

[lgcseojin]

"Why would you come to an art exhibition if it's not for the art? Makes no sense to me..." Seojin scoffs into the rim of his glass once again. Surely she has been correct this entire time. He thinks she must feel their idle chatter is a waste. Why would she linger around someone like him? Even as he tries to blend in, his demeanor has him sticking out like a sore thumb. They should find themselves at an impasse—both far different from each other.

But Seojin fills the space in between, takes a step forward as she takes one back. Yuxi is an intriguing character, and he intends to pick her brain; and, perhaps, to provoke her. ( The only question being if it would work. )

"Hey, not saying I'll cause trouble. People just need to learn how to enjoy life. Being alive ain't shit if you got nothing to talk about. Really talk about. Thinking about it, it's like a series of empty conversations at this place, and no one's really here, are they? Like you, Lucy. You're miles away somewhere else but you stick around. What for? Think about it!"

He interjects his own rambling with an utterance of anyways before he turns toward the beginning of said 'maze'. "My friend, Taewoo. He's a tattoo artist but he's always liked taking pictures. Guy's done all my pieces. Guess I never realized the extent of his... hobby. Likes taking pictures of people. Probably those intense black and white ones that tell a story. Something like that."

Although she quirked an eyebrow at Seojin's sudden interest in fussing over his hair, Yuxi didn't comment on it, continuing to sip her flute in silence. She didn't want to be the one to break it to him that he was, in fact, making things worse. Suddenly people watching the old businessmen who knew nothing about art except what their younger society wives explained over whispers became much, much more interesting.

"Oh? Pray tell." She listened to his rant, amused if anything at the all too familiar arguments that she herself used to present, once upon a time.

"That would defeat the purpose of these events though, would it not?" Yuxi interjected. "They're not here for the art, they're here for the tax write off, the apolitical philanthropy, and the networking opportunities with others present for the same reasons."

She shot him a glare. "Fool around all you like, I will have no part in it." Ready to excuse herself, the last end of his words caught her attention. Body already turned half away, she asked, "You never brought that up. Who's the friend?"

[ehenyeoongg]

SILENCE

Pairing: Zhong Chenle x reader Word count: 1.2k

Synopsis: Love at fist sight word?

"I can’t.." you clamped your mouth shut, your eyes widened.

"You're not mute?" he asked, clearly excited that he could talk to you. You shook your head and looked around before pulling him into the empty corridor.

It’s been too long since you last used your voice, something you’ve locked away when you were young. Instead of using it, you took out a piece of paper, knowing the boy didn't know how to communicate through sign language.

Please, keep this secret for me?

"Why? Your voice is.. beautiful."

No, it’s n

"I'm sure you don't think it is, and you probably made the choice to keep silent because of a personal reason, but.. Would you mind if.. you, I mean, we.. spoke like normal?" he asked, looking into your eyes, silently hoping you would agree.

You hesitated for awhile before nodding. The smile on his face spread from ear to ear, you couldn't resist the urge to smile as well. It suddenly became awkward, as he continued staring at you.

"Beautiful." he uttered, and his ears turned red when he realized that he had been staring at you for too long, getting lost in your beauty.

---

"So, what's your favorite food?" he asked, and you shrugged.

"D-Don't have one." It still felt weird for you to be speaking, so your sentences were usually very short, or you would use sign language out of habit.  

"Aww, come on." he whined and pouted, making you burst into laughter at how silly he was being. Your house was usually quiet, and the only sounds that could be heard were usually your footsteps, the dishwasher, or the washing machine. Before finding out that you were 'mute', the neighbors used to fear going anywhere near your house, thinking that it was haunted. But tonight, the house was filled with laughter and both your voices as you both poured your hearts out in front of one another. 

"Can I ask you something?" you nodded, waiting for his question.

"Why did you choose to be mute?" he asked, then realized that it must've been a sensitive topic for you, "I-I mean, it's okay if you don't want to talk about it, I was just curious, and..."

"My parents. They passed away when I was younger. Many people had been trying to talk me into getting my inheritance from me to invest, to donate, and to use it for their own selfish desires. I pretended that I couldn't speak, and my father's trusted secretary has been taking care of things for me, according to his will. He handles the company and all my finances on my behalf, as long as I promised not to let my father's hard work go to waste by giving my inheritance away." he nodded, thinking deeply.

"Since then, it's become a habit for me to not say a word wherever I go, because my thoughts aren't really needed anyway."

"They are." You looked up at Chenle.

"Your thoughts, every expression I get from you, or reaction, every word you say, I cherish it, Y/N." he smiled sweetly, "I-I mean, we. We, the teachers, our classmates, and I. We cherish you." he suddenly got shy again, and you giggled.

"I always found it difficult to express myself, since I didn't use my voice." Chenle was staring again, and Cloudy jumped up at him, clawing at his face.

"MEOW!!"  you pulled the white cat away, and she nestled in your arms, purring as you stroked her soft fur.

"What about you? What's the rich young billionaire's secret story? I've told you mine, I feel that you should share your secrets too." 

Chenle took in a deep breath, " Since I was young, I was always told that I should be myself, I was free to do whatever I wanted, because my parents were always supporting me, but I feel pressured. Even if they tell me I can do anything, I don't know what I should be doing. I don't know what to do because I can do anything and everything whenever I want to.

"Ah. Is that why you and Yuxi always go around causing trouble every time?' you teased him and he chuckled.

---

"Oh? What's this? How to confess to a girl you like. Oh~ Chenle~" Yuxi appeared out of nowhere and teased the 16-year-old who was reading an article online.

"Shh!!"

"Who's the girl? Who? Who? Who?" 

"Just.. someone.” Yuxi gave a creepy smile, the same one he usually did when he was when he was about to extract Chenle’s dolphin-like screams laughter, “Okay fine. It's Y/N. She's just.. so cute, and so perfect, beautiful. And have you heard her.."

"Heard her?" Yuxi raised an eyebrow.

"Her playlist? It's just so cool, something you wouldn't expect a very quiet girl to listen to." he heaved a sigh of relief.

"Ah.. You're in love." he gave a different look. This guy was a master of faces for every different expression and action. He didn’t even need to talk to get his point across or express what he thought. 

"Yes, and how do I tell her that?"

"I don't think she would want something huge and complicated, just something direct would do, something.. romantic." Shiyun appeared out of nowhere.

"Yes, but how?"

"Flowers, A card? A gift, or.. You said she's mute, right? And you've only been communicating with her through paper and pencil? Why not try to learn sign language, and confess to her through sign language? She'll feel touched."

---

"How do I say 'I like you' again?" Chenle was nervous as he walked through the school gates with Shiyun and Yuxi by his side.

Shiyun sighed. He had been studying the same two sentences over and over again, for the past week, and he could still forget.

"It's this" the boy signed, and he copied.

"Ah, ok."

"Ding dong!" he appeared in front of your classroom after school with a bouquet of flowers. Everyone had already left, and you were the only one in class. 

"Surprise!" he entered and stood sat in front of you, waiting.. You looked up at him.

"Is there anything I can do for you?" you watched as he placed the bouquet down and struggled with signing.

"Y/N. I like you. Will you be my.. girl.. friend?" your eyes widened at his sudden confession.

"I'm sorry, Chenle." he looked confused.

"I can't.. I wanted to tell you that I'm leaving for Korea tomorrow. I have some... urgent matters to attend to there."

"I.. We could do long distance? We have the internet, and.."

"I.. I can't." you apologized profusely, hoping he would understand. He looked sad, but he still smiled.

"It's okay."

---

“Do you know her?” Jaemin asked when he and Chenle walked past you in the corridor. You hadn’t noticed him, but he noticed you. From the way you smiled, the scent of your shampoo, and the way you laughed with an eye smile. It seemed like it was just yesterday when you two laughed in the living room of your apartment. 

“Childhood sweetheart?” he teased. Although his heart sank, he kept a smile on his face and laughed. 

“Aniyo, hyung. She just looked familiar, that’s all.” he laughed nervously.

!image credits to owner!

[raventons]

Hi! Wanted to thank you for your continued amazing work. You're SO talented it's crazy! I came across your Marrakech penthouse apartment and your You Are Safe Here posts. Do you know where I can find the kitchen pantry door and hanging plants in Marrakech apt (and the pool tile border in You Are Safe Here post)? Also, not to get sappy, but it's so nice to see someone out there sharing and creating--putting beauty and positivity into the world--especially during these crazy times. Thanks again!

Hi my love. Thank you so, so much for being so kind to me. You have made my day so many times and you should know that you are truly an amazing person. Actually, I’ve been thinking about revisiting the Marrakech Penthouse and making it available for download. People seem to like it. The border is base game, I think. I dont have any cc pool borders. And the doors can be found here. The plants are by Yuxi :D Have a lovely day.