#tgcf fu yao

[bafvkun]

I just wanna talk about how they decided to design Fu Yao and Nan Feng in the anime based off Mu Qing and Feng Xin for a bit.

When I started the anime and then read the books before restarting the anime yet again I got quite confused for some time as of who is who. In my mind Fu Yao was Feng Xin and Nan Feng was Mu Qing.

When you’re not very familiar with their personalities and overall physical particularities the anime is quite confusing.

I don’t know why they decided to give Fu Yao FX’s hair color and Nan Feng MQ’s one. This created so much confusion in me whenever I watched the anime and even when I read the first book for the first time.

But when you take a closer look you realize how much the deputy generals look like their heavenly official. First their bangs are the exact same, if not a bit longer, and they also truly have the same eyes, FY has sharp and very pretty eyes when NF has thicker brows and more charisma in them.

To take Xie Lian’s words in the first book during their first meeting he says « The one on the left side was taller, with deep brows and handsome features, and his eyes carried a sort of unbridled wildness. » this obviously talks about Nan Feng so indirectly Feng Xin.

He then says « The one on the right was extremely fair, elegant, and poised. His expression was a bit overly distant and cold, making him look as if he was extremely displeased. » and this screams Fu Yao so Mu Qing.

At first it’s rather confusing in the anime to be fair but when you get to know them and their temperament as well as get used to their features it becomes so obvious, and once again I’m wondering HOW THE FUCK did Xie Lian not find them out right away. They’re perfect copies of their true self, some details put aside they really are just a slightly different version, like they’re cousins or even brothers to themselves.

Also to talk about he manwha version, they’re total look alike. They just look fairly younger and a bit wilder/more reckless, they look like if they had a kid and he turned out to look so much like them.

[mischiefesse]

— FengQing Rentry Graphics!

For @lavendergalactic's event day 6:

❝ two characters that don't get along ❞

• F2U w/ Credit, Interact to save <33

• chibi art creds to @qwwelj on twt/x

• NO kin/id/me tags for Mu Qing

[falling-star-cygnus]

i still think it's endlessly funny that San Lang managed to throw a broom at the one deputy god that notoriously hates being asked to clean

[shadowuserannie]

The Immortal Twins (Fic WIP)

"Would you like to hear a story?"

Xie Lian doesn't get a chance to speak before Nan Feng. "Fuck off." Then he makes a grunting sound, which Xie Lian has long recognized as his 'Fu Yao kicked me in the shin again' due to him making that sound only when Fu Yao did so.

The other Middle Court Official smiles pleasantly at the beggar. It's a smile that quite reminds Xie Lian of Shi Qingxuan, so full of warmth and life that it would take the coldest of hearts not to smile back. Sure enough, the beggar's somewhat frightened expression relaxes a little, the corners of his mouth quirking upwards, albeit with Nan Feng's rough language he still seems a little on edge.

"Sorry about him, and yes, why not?"

The beggar makes a gesture at the tin in front of him, and Fu Yao drops two coins in. Then he sits on the floor, and Xie Lian settles beside him. Nan Feng narrows his eyes at Fu Yao, who responds with an eye roll. Nan Feng's lips thin. Fu Yao crosses his arms.

Xie Lian truly finds their silent communication fascinating-since they never tap their temples when doing so, they are nonverbally communicating without the spiritual communication array. The only two others he's seen communicating so casually and silently are Mu Qing and Feng Xin. As Xie Lian always does whenever Nan Feng and Fu Yao visit him, momentarily he considers if in the last eight centuries or so, his old companions had truly changed enough to act out two completely different people easily, but he dismisses it once more. The dynamic of Nan Feng and Fu Yao carries some similarities to Feng Xin and Mu Qing, yes, but the two younger don't have the frankly ridiculous sexual tension he can't believe has only increased the past eight centuries he's seen the two older. No, they act closer to siblings, a relationship not easily faked, if at all.

Their silent conversation ends when Nan Feng twitches and finally sits, shooting a look even Xie Lian easily reads as 'shut up', crossing his arms. Fu Yao nods to the beggar. "Sorry, can you tell your story now?" He drops an extra coin in.

The beggar raises his hands dramatically. "Once upon a time, there was a Ghost King who despised the gods of Heaven."

Xie Lian perks up involuntarily, while both Fu Yao and Nan Feng twitch.

"This Ghost King greatly despised two gods most of all. He cursed them at every turn, but always they evaded him. Eventually, he devised a plan that would eliminate both, once and for all. He cursed the two of them to intertwine, causing one of the gods to be pregnant with the other's child."

Nan Feng's face goes carefully blank.

Fu Yao folds his hands behind his back. Xie Lian must've imagined the crack.

"The ghost king thought the two gods would abandon the child. And some versions of the story say so."

"And other versions?" Xie Lian prompts.

"Other versions say the god gave birth. Not to a child, but to two children, the first two children ever to be born completely of gods. One with the golden eyes and one with silver." The beggar's eyes have an almost manic glint in them. It would be off-putting to anyone else.

Xie Lian hums. "And-"

"I think that's enough."

Xie Lian rarely hears Fu Yao speak so brusquely. Usually, it's a tone he reserves for his ire at San Lang, otherwise never using it at all.

"Time to go."

Nan Feng stands up quickly, making a hand motion for Xie Lian to get up quickly, too. What's puzzling is how quickly Fu Yao gets up as well.

Xie Lian gets to his feet slowly, and brushes off his robes. He tips his hat to the beggar and begins to walk away, following the fast-paced Nan Feng and Fu Yao already walking off into the distance.

Their reactions are abnormal. It's a pity that Xie Lian doesn't have anywhere to place the legend-if it is one. Without the names of the gods, or the ghost king, or even a simple possible time period, he can't discover more with such cryptic and little information. And he would-only so he'd know why his friends reacted as such and be able to help them. The story itself is extremely vague and far-fetched, but anything can happen with Heaven.

The beggar's voice disappears behind him as Xie Lian gives chase to his friends, but not quickly enough for him to not hear.

"They're called the Immortal Twins."

[spooscribbles]

Mu Qings I’ve drawn to hide my gay shit from my mum 2/???

[ryattcos]

i don’t think i’ll ever get over the fact that the only way i was able to differentiate fu yao and nan feng at first is that nan feng was obviously of the feng xin temple and it was dope the names matched cuz it made it easy… nan feng= feng xin, and tha fu yao was from mu qing temple cuz the names weren’t similar at all.

how tf did i completely forget feng xin is also nan yang.

i really got that fuckin close, and i still didn’t make the connection until it was specifically outted in the story.

don’t get me wrong, i kinda suspected, but like… i wasn’t too hung up over it.

i think about this daily. like… i would make a terrible detective. i got literally 80% of the way there and just kinda… stopped.

[murasaki-cha]

The Xianle quartet in the begining of TGCF is literally so funny to me as a concept.

Because it's literally these 3 guys who have disguised themselves from this 1 guy to go hang out with him. 2 of them know who each other is and also immediately recognised who the third guy is but don't have any proof to back it up. And the third guy also knows exactly who they are but he doesn't care and doesn't even wanna interact with them because he got beef with them.

Meanwhile the 1 guy they are disguising themselves from actually recognised them on sight because they absolutely suck at disguising themselves, but they're trying so hard and he doesn't want them to feel bad and they're also hanging out now so that's fun, he doesn't wanna ruin that.

[jonathankai]

I finished watching Banyue arc

Image description by @princess-of-purple-prose

[ID: A TGCF comic. Nan Feng and Fu Yao scowl and ask, “What you got there?” Xie Lian looks back at them while holding San Lang in a princess carry. San Lang is holding a smoothie that Xie Lian is sipping from and looking with unimpressment at the two. Xie Lian replies, “A smoothie.” End ID]

[mooncakebun]

Something something Banyue arc top moments

(It took me AGES to finish this and I even left many sketchy parts. I’m absolutely not confident in rendering so I was beating myself up for a few weeks over this challenge hahahah)

But here it is!

See you another few weeks later 😆🥲

(Wanna do more completed pieces from now on!)

[stareirei]

❝ Body in abyss, heart in paradise ❞ - Xie Lian

[sweepingboy]

some sketches of fu yao and his grumpy boyfriend

[totallynotsloughjykk]

the xianle quartet is one guy and his three freaks on a leash and they all take turns being the one guy

[just-a-little-kreature]

i am so normal about them

[hualianes]

two petty kids

[tempo-takoyaki]

Merry Christmas ('s eve) everyone! After finishing most of my work for this month, I wanted to make something fun, so here it is!

(Reminder that the version of the characters here are from my comic "summarizing tgcf without having read any of it" and so are inherently ooc)

Jun Wu has been left out...

[foxyjoy-art]

Fengqing wanted a nice photo but Fu Yao has entered a screaming phase