#who is mu qing

[bedforddanes75]

in this world its just me and my fang tooth against everybody...

[hkrieg]

Everyone's favorite (or least favorite) martial god...

[mumuqings]

tgcf book spoilers, but one mu qing and xie lian snippet that I think about a lot is this one, at the start of xie lian’s second banishment when he’s surprised to hear mu qing being described as generous and kind:

as opposed to this memory from before his first ascension when mu qing started giving out cherries to the kids in the city:

I think it just really goes to show 1) how deeply mq’s actions truly affected xl and what he thought of him, but also 2) just how different mq and xl are fundamentally in the way that they think and approach things.

I don’t have a lot of commentary on xl that hasn’t already been said, but bc we get the story from xl’s pov, we see a lot of mq’s actions being framed as selfish or suspicious (which is fair, bc again, we know how much his actions hurt xl), but we also see a lot of misconstrued kindness, like in book 8 where it’s revealed that he knocked out fx in order to save him. it’s also pretty obvious how much mq still cares abt xl, with how quickly he volunteers as fu yao and the lengths he goes to protect him when he deems hc a threat, so I also think it’s very likely that mq leaving the trio first was exactly what he said it was — that he thought becoming a junior official, ascending quickly, would be the best way to take care of not just his mother, but also xl, fx, the king and queen, and himself, and so in a way, him leaving was him acting on his kindness. but ofc it doesn’t work out, and he spends the next 800 years fighting w/ fx about it, defending himself, his decisions, and his kindness, and nitpicking the accuracies of his statues while he himself remains completely misunderstood by the two people he probably cares abt the most.

and idk, I guess I just think that’s probably a really lonely way to spend 800 years.

[questionable-sanity]

Sad Mu Qing thoughts:

You know how it's a common headcanon that he not only is good a sewing, but it's something that he genuinely enjoys doing?

What if, not unlike Hua Cheng's Cave of Ten Thousand Statues, Mu Qing has a huge, private wardrobe that no one knows about except for him.

This wardrobe contains thousands of grand, luxurious robes and accessories, all created by his hand. Not one of them is the same as another, and if one were to look closely, one would discover that they were clearly organized into three main sections:

One section contains robes that are not dissimilar to his own's size, but are markedly different in color and style than anything Mu Qing would wear - rich, warm browns and yellows with accents of brick reds or burnt orange. All trimmed with gleaming, brassy gold. The fabrics are fairly heavy and practical, but forgiving. The designs all seem to have careful attention to the flexibility of the shoulders. Many of them display beautiful, finely embroidered designs depicting noble dragons or a more subtle pattern reminiscent of dragon scales.

Another section contains robes that are too small to be worn by Mu Qing, and much too light in color. - rows and rows of flowy, silky fabrics, ranging from snowy white to the palest of blues, many adorned with delicate patterns of flower petals or clouds in golds and silvers. Some are simple and airy, but others are designed with long, flowing sleeves, ornate sashes, and delicate beading with underrobes offering lovely flashes of fortuitous crimson, befitting of royalty.

In perhaps the largest section, there are endless sets of robes clearly intended for a woman. One who would have been much shorter in stature than Mu Qing, but who clearly shares his penchant for dark colors and simple yet tasteful designs. Blacks, greys, and navy blues, all in the softest, most satiny materials that would feel as light as air on the skin. On close inspection, many of these would display graceful, tasteful patterns of cherry blossoms or under-robes with just the barest hint of blush or peach pinks. These robes are clearly lovingly crafted, with their seams, sashes, and accessories of the finest silver.

No one knows the centuries Mu Qing has spent crafting and preserving such lovely robes, none of them having ever been touched or worn after their creation.

And he prefers it that way, to keep this wardrobe a secret, a shrine in reverence to the most precious and grieved relationships of his past.

There, he can pour his feelings and devotion, and not be judged or rejected.

[inalandofsadclowns]

idk if you guys have heard, but words says if you make bad fanart of mu qing, he will visit you in your dreams and give you one of his sexy angry looks

[izzy-prizzy]

me when i see a dumb opinion about a character i love or any character in general that is fucking stupid, on twitter/tiktok: "tumblr would never"

[stiltonbasket]

I love Hua Cheng gets amnesia'd back into Wu Ming fics as much as the next person.... but even so, my kingdom for a TGCF fic where Hualian both get turned back into their book 4 selves post-canon :0

[bonesblubs]

Inspiration

[xielianslver]

tgcf modern au but their still gods/ghosts they've just lived for that long

[budd-ie]

“Mu Qing is too logical for his own good” is such a real problem that he deals with and as tragic as it makes his life I also think it’s really funny when someone is accusing him of something and instead of telling them to shut up or leave him alone the first thing he does is pull out the 95 fucking theses detailing every single thing wrong with their argument WITH historical evidence and additional considerations from scholarly psychology articles, MLA format works cited and completely annotated. It could use an editor and some bias correction, but he actually makes a pretty good point. anyways tgcf ace attorney au when

[incorrectly-quoting-mxtx]

Shi Qingxuan: Mu Qing can’t be your friend. You keep trying to kill him.

Feng Xin: He keeps trying to kill me! Sort of our texting. Been at it for ages.

[xielianlover2]

Book 6 when Hua Cheng was acting mad sus, I thought he was an imposter or something. No... turns out he was stressing about his y/n x character fanart

Which is... understandable. My soul would straight up leave my body if someone I know from irl looked through my ao3 history or some shit like that. He was straight-up panicking and tried SO hard to hide it

After I saw the statue drawings and one of them holding a flower, I started cackling so hard lmaoo he really brought Xie Lian to his NSFW lair... the one that is dedicated to said god pfft

Also, at first, I thought it was a bit creepy and maybe obsessive... but really, I write about my favorite characters all the time. I've had obsessions that have lasted years. I have hyper fixations that will probably never go away. So, is it really that bad? Honestly, I think it's kinda understandable and normal. If you are obsessed with someone for 800 years... carving a hundred-plus statues and murals is not that bad honestly

[biboomerangboi]

Been thinking about the homoerotic potential of Xianle Quartet again and I think I’ve figured out the best/funniest way for the post canon dynamic to play out: Xie Lian gets his offical harem.

And no I don’t mean Xie Lian just gets to hold hands with everyone. I think Hua Cheng who wants Gege to be happy and give him everything he wants but also genuinely believes he’s better than Feng Xin and Mu Qing starts acting like the Wife and Feng Xin and Mu Qing are Xie Lians concubines.

I think it would start with Hua Cheng giving them strictly solicited times to be with Xie Lian and then later when Xie Lian admits he feels something more about the two of them he would get real into it.

He makes it extremely clear he’s the first and most important wife in this game and they play by his rules. They deal with his times and get to see him give Xie Lian really extravagant gifts to wear when he spend time with them as well as giving him lots of love bites not to mention lots of little digs and because Fengqing are Fengqing they instantly match the energy.

The Harem games begin.

There’s so much side comments and subterfuge and of course fights to see who is the favourite while also convinced that it won’t be them because they start to notice all the beautiful things about their competitors in a really homoerotic way.

They would all start to act nice with each other when they are with of Xie Lian because they notice that he likes that and they have points to win. So there are lots of group spars and meals with a general play nice vibe to them. Until they reluctantly start to like playing nice but are also be thinking fuck these guys. These two guys are the worst people in the world.

Then of course Xie Lian goes away for a few days on a mission and they all lose it . They will literally have no one to perform for and yet they are all still being so petty and in each others business, then each others faces, and then suddenly they are all in each others bed.

Xie Lian naturally comes back to this and is delighted by this development.

[mxtxfanatic]

It’s always funny to me when people make posts about how x mxtx protag being around hot men would have led to their sexual awakening sooner, with the implication that the protags are just… not constantly surrounded hot men. Like, they’re all surrounded by hot men! And take no interest in any of them! Because they’re not attracted to “hot men;” they’re attracted to their future husbands!!!

[lazycranberrydoodles]

woe mundane monopoly headcanons be upon ye

follow for more of modern au hua cheng’s outfits

[pockettgcf]

something something, you're the only person left, so hold me

@cecropiacrown you know what i mean