#these folks also tend to be heavy in the ‘everyone is morally ambiguous’ takes

[mxtxfanatic]

I wanna ask, what's your opinion on Bottom Lan Wangji or Top Wei Wuxian? Some people like it, some people don't. Some think that it literally changes their original dynamics in the relationship.

I personally don't like them switching the roles, I don't know if it's just me, but it just doesn't feel right? I don't know how to explain it.

Also relating to the above question, I'm not sure if I remember correctly, but I do vaguely remember mxtx saying that she doesn't like it when people switch the roles with her main couples in the novels. Something like that. Is that true, and if so, where did she say so?

My opinions are I don’t care as long as they are written with their same personalities, but since 95% of all top!wwx/bottomji headcanons are just a complete misunderstanding of both’s characters with the addition of BL stereotypes, I will not read any work or meta by someone who believes in that wangxian dynamic, cause it tells me they fundamentally do not understand Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian as individuals or as a couple.

Mxtx did do an interview saying that she, herself, doesn’t like people switching her characters’ roles. Where? Idk cause I don’t have her interviews on hand nor do I read them like the novels to have an idea of where it could be. A bunch of my mutuals and followers do, though, so someone can add it if I don’t circle back around first. I don’t really take mxtx’s words as a hard rule because fandom is gonna fandom, and the only thing she can do is make the canon clear. So my only opinion on the fanon is 1) don’t act like it’s canon when it is clearly not and 2) don’t act like your fanon is “better” than canon by virtue of it being your/someone you admire’s headcanon. Just be happy you had a little fun idea you got to explore through some creative outlet, and stop being self-centered tryna argue that anyone else is obligated to take your little idea seriously.