#the multi clan duckling squad

[notemily]

Okay but is anyone going to talk about the complete lack of Ouyang Zizhen on the back cover

I'M SOBBING-

The Lan forehead ribbon around WWX's arm😭😭❤️❤️

[admirableadmiranda]

One of the sweetest things about all the juniors shipping Wangxian even as early as Yi City (as well as one of the funniest if you’re a fan of irony), is that it’s really easy to realize, but also really good why they’re the first ones to accurately name what they’re seeing.

The Multi-Clan Duckling Squad are the first people to ever see Wangxian together without any preconceived notions about their relationship — including Wangxian. They alone get to just see them as they are, two dorks who perfectly match and are clearly in love with each other, and they never assume that there’s something else going on because of their understandings of the men involved.

The juniors continue to prove that you can’t really understand someone if you’re coming at them with an assumption in place, and only with clear eyes can you see what was there all along to see.

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WWX: *rethinks all his life choice when he finally finds out the meaning of forehead ribbons*

Juniors: OMG! What's happening to him? Is he sick?? Is he worried??? He must be so in love with HGJ 😭

The juniors are doing their best with the information they have! Unfortunately they are missing some vital details, but the fact that they've correctly picked up on the mutual Wangxian is adorable. Even Wei Wuxian has to stop and laugh for a second when he hears that.

The juniors shipping Wangxian is great. I love it.

[admirableadmiranda]

Hi...if you don't mind me asking, can I ask, who are your top 5 favorite characters from MDZS? And why?

And your top 5 favorite moments from the novel? Sorry if you've answered this before....Thanks..

Hello lovely! I am always happy to gush about this novel, so there's no need to apologize or feel bad, you've just given me an excuse to talk about this book I love so much!

My top five favorite characters are: *insert drum roll please*

1.) Wangxian. I could not pick either of them above the other. They are yin and yang, night and day, summer and winter. It is not right to have one without the other. They are brighter for having both.

2.) Nie Huaisang. Ahh, my lovely Headshaker, our one true morally grey character, the secret mastermind hiding behind a mask and a fan. My nickname is even because of him. He's why my bunny friends call me Sangsang.

3.) Jin Ling. He wasn't my favorite when I started out, but seeing his journey, growing to understand him and admiring how he has such a strong good heart under the anger and hatred his uncles taught him that they couldn't snuff it out and the second someone showed him how to be better he took the chance, I really admire how brave he was and how he really wants to be a good boy. My honking peachick.

4.) A-Qing. Another later addition to my rankings, but honestly she's my favorite female character in the entire book. Fierce, loyal, protective and clever, she almost makes Yi City for me entirely on her own, and I love the Yi City arc a lot. In a better post Sunshot Campaign or No War AU, I could honestly see her as being the first real candidate for learning Modao from Wei Wuxian because they have that same sort of fierce moral compass when it comes to people, that duality of kindness and yet not being blinded or stalled by it. She's so fascinating and I adore her.

5.) Wen Ning. Unlike the previous two, he has been one of my great loves since I read the book the first time. Quiet, shy, reserved, fierce, unrestrained, protective, I love that he is genuinely gentle and loving and so, so very protective of Wei Wuxian from the beginning, and that means he won't hesitate to step in even if it means Wei Wuxian will be angry at him. Long before Lan Wangji was ready to stand in that light, Wen Ning was there. He committed treason, he killed hundreds of people, he was so loyal and loved Wei Wuxian so much that even with the needles in his head the Jin couldn't overcome it enough to use him. And just because he chooses to set out on his own path at the end does not mean that love is lessened or means any less to Wei Wuxian. They are the true brothers of the heart of the story, and I will stand on my yiling siblings hill and argue till my voice gives out that Wei Wuxian was always happier with the Wens than the Jiangs.

Oh dear this is already getting so long and I haven't even gotten to my favorite moments yet, hang on lemme do a quick cut so I don't completely overwhelm people's dashes. See what I mean by I have so much to say

As for my favorite moments...

1.) Dreams Come True. The whole extra. Every word of it. They're on a date! They're having a wonderful time! Lan Wangji keeps flirting and being unable to stop smiling! Wei Wuxian keeps falling more and more in love with him over all these tiny adoring things! They go on a romantic boat ride and we get some of the most adoring things I've ever read in a book said between the two of them. It makes it all feel worth it. Whatever may come, I know that they will be happy together forever.

2.) The Guanyin Temple Hostage Party, as evidenced by the fact that I have a whole silly name for it. It has it all! Dramatic love confessions! Dramatic betrayals! Jiang Cheng trying to be dramatically betrayed and only being dramatically betrayed by the fact that he has been an asshole the entire time! My favorite villain gets offed by my second favorite character! And has his reputation absolutely wrecked! It was long overdue, but Huaisang made it hurt. And then Wangxian just run away to get married rather than let anything ever separate them again. It is 13 chapters of emotional climax and I adore it.

3.) The road trip to Yiling. It's the calm before the storm, but it's such a lovely calm. More than anything it is just Wangxian being inexorably drawn closer and closer together until there is no other answer but collision. There is a comfort and intimacy to all of their actions, and for just a moment there is nothing but them, their donkey and the open road ahead.

4.) Meeting Mianmian again. This one doesn't need much explanation, it's just really nice to see the newlyweds together, and then meet the other person in Wei Wuxian's first life who stood up against the mob of the cultivation world and stuck to her morals rather than follow the crowd and see that she was rewarded for it. She's happily married with a child and out nighthunting for people who need it. And then it ends with Lan Wangji being teased for drinking vinegar and being lured into keepaway and then kisses. It's very warm and soft.

5.) Any time we have Wei Wuxian and the Multi-Clan Duckling Squad. He is happy and free and unreserved with Wen Ning and Lan Wangji, but bring out the children and suddenly we are faced with a whole new side of Wei Wuxian that bring me utter joy: the stern parent. Diminished is the teasing and the relaxed attitude, if he tells you something he expects you to remember it. If you ask stupid questions you get sarcastic answers. If Hanguang-jun is letting you run around scaring people he's the one scolding you for making a mess. I love that after seeing Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian around each other for so long the first time we see them actively teaching together we suddenly get doting parent strict parent and not in the direction we would necessarily expect.

But really, I just adore this book so much. I'm so happy I discovered it and I hope it continues to bring me joy for a long time.

[notemily]

Why does that first photo look like Ouyang Zizhen is getting married and the other three are his attendants. I need the fic

[admirableadmiranda]

Oh look! It’s the YA version of MDZS! Featuring our Intrepid Protagonist Out To Understand the Mysterious Deaths of His Parents and Which of his Many Uncles are Telling the Truth, Jin Ling. Also our sweet Lan Sizhui Who is Now Old Enough to Start Learning about his Secret Heritage.

Supporting Cast Featuring Lan Jingyi, the Best Friend who is Full of Justice and Enthusiasm, and Ouyang Zizhen, Romantic Newbie and Proof that All the Children are Great. 

Further supporting cast includes: Jin Ling’s Uncle, Jin Ling’s Uncle, Jin Ling’s Uncle, Jin Ling’s Uncle to be who is also Lan Sizhui’s Mentor and Caretaker, Lan Jingyi’s Teacher and Awesome Dude, Lan Sizhui’s Mentor’s Older Brother, Lan Sizhui’s Mentor’s Older Brother’s Sworn Brother who is Not Jin Ling’s Uncle and Lan Sizhui’s Mentor’s Older Brother’s Sworn Brother who IS Jin Ling’s Uncle, Lan Sizhui’s Secret Uncle, and a whole bunch more random people, many of whom are in fact dead!

Airing Tuesday Nights at 10pm!

friends and non-friends, our four main characters:

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Commence hair pulling and Sizhui and Zizhen having to break them up while the other juniors egg them on.

Jin Ling: pah, Wei Wuxian is okay, he’s a good teacher and he looks out for me but he hugs me and ruffles my hair too much.

Also Jin Ling: don’t speak to me or my shishu ever again, you are not worth to touch the ground my shishu has walked on.