#wu zetian fanart

[carelessapples]

pride month art challenge day fifteen: wu zetian

[tuensartpages]

Fanart of Wu Zetian from Ode to Heroes because even if the game is practically dead the designs are too gorgeous to pass up-- 💙💙

[llstarcasterll]

I can't remember if I posted this here already but here's Zetian from Iron Widow!

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[fixaidea]

‘Strategic retreat’ as demonstrated by Iron Triangles A and B

[icantcomeupwithausernametbh]

A lil drawing of how I imagined Wu Zetian, purely by vibes, while reading iron widow. Also based a bit on the book cover, especially the outfit. Anyway I enjoyed the book, it was very intense and fun. ALSO, any cool ppl please add me on StoryGraph!!! Luke114

Not my best work, very messy, but I also haven’t had much time to spend on it and it’s a relatively quick drawing. It was a fun process tho. And I really wanna draw her again but like full body and with her wings.

[timeandspaceartist]

Alternate dialogue: "I think we're gonna have to tell this guy we killed his son, Zetian" / "Damn"

Hi I love my murder children that I relate to far too much

[jericos-art-corner]

Iron Widow Fanart

yeah,guess what book i finished.

>Reblogs over likes

[tapewyrm-talks]

Enjoy my extremely low effort sketch of Zetian in her wheelchair :)!!

The wheelchair design is somewhat loosely inspired by art depicting wheelchairs in ancient China! Not accurate to the time period of Wu Zetian irl but I am taking creative liberties! As a disabled person, disabled characters mean the world to me, especially the way Zetian is written in Iron Widow!! This picture of Confucius in a wheelchair was my main inspo, but again it's very loose and I am not a historian or anything

[mikaellsaac]

Second Pseudo Singularity, Catacombs of Wonderland: Agartha

[konpeityon]

Wu Zetian-chan♡

[spirits-art]

Nine Tailed Fox

[nine tailed fox]

reposted from my instagram !

"-i mentally pry open a gash in the cockpit, right between the fox's eyes. - a hysterical laugh bubbles up from my belly. It becomes all I'm capable of. I drop Yang Guang in front of me as set a tiny lotus foot on his corpse. What do you know? I already killed him. I lifted my head, an unhinged grin on my face." Iron widow, page 8, chapter eight "welcome to your nightmare"

Fanart of a scene as described above, from my current read, Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao. 

I absolutely encourage and recommend both her books and YouTube channel! I tried drawing the 9 tails of the fox like a lotus flower to fit the lotus imagery that keeps popping up in the first act. 

There's a huge content warning for sensitive and likely triggering topics regarding the book, if you ever read it I suggest taking the warning seriously.

First act is a bit tame but I can only assume it gets darker from here on out (book gives a warning within first few pages before first chapter so you know what you're getting into).

Anyway, mecha fox super cool.

please do not reupload or otherwise steal my art, reblogs are appreciated!

i'm also found on instragram under the handle cassderolo

[badass-queer-couples-battle]

Gay wrongs tournament, semifinals of the minor bracket

Propaganda:

For Lord Hater and Commander Peepers :

Lord Hater is the self-proclaimed "universe's awesomest evil-doer", an immature, attention-seeking manchild with electric powers and a short temper. He rules the Hater Empire with Commander Peepers as his second-in-command (technically third, after his beloved pet spider-xenomorph, but who's counting), however it soon becomes *very* clear that the cunning, remorseless, hardworking Peepers is the *real* brains behind the empire. Peepers might be frustrated at Hater's incompetence at times and isn't above manipulating him to reach an end goal, but he'd never dream of usurping him because, well, he's really gay and in love with him (as much as he can be in an early-10s Disney cartoon, anyways). Hater might take Peepers for granted a lot of times, but as his oldest friend and closest confidante he's the one who Hater is closest to. Whether it's invading other planets or kicking puppies for fun, these two are *delightfully* terrible jerks and the epitome of gay wrongs. 

Commander Peepers is both Lord Hater's right hand man in villainy AND his jilted stay-at-home-wife-guy (Also in villainy. Hater is really good at getting distracted from productive and efficient villaining.) Lord Hater was the greatest villain in the galaxy thanks to how well he and Commander Peepers worked as an evil team to run the Hater Empire!

Lord Hater conquers planets and is such an edgy bastard. Peepers is the actual brains behind the operation. Peepers is often pushed aside by Hater, they are besties and yet Peepers is always pining for this guy who will never notice. Peepers is so horribly gay for him if you watch the show he wants his stupid boss so bad. Peepers is so scared of him season 1 but then starts yelling BACK in season 2 and has to deal with him like a babysitter or something and yet STILL idolizes him and that’s just such a fun dynamic. His password is H8RNP33PRS43VR (Hater and Peepers forever). They are so evil and everyone fears them and they are villains and they are gay and the side of the fandom that draws them as a married couple that needs counseling is absolutely correct. The fanart of Hater openly liking him back is wonderful but I swear you don’t even need that. They are so gay and villain you have to love them they are

Villains that conquer planets and do evil stuff, my favourite characters, not really canon but they are the best :)

For Wu Zetian x Gao Yizhi x Li Shimin: (propaganda from previous poll here)

They are in a poly and are so morally gray and I love em. The triangle really is the strongest shape

They're gay because they're all bi (literally in Shimin and Yizhi's cases, kinda more implied for Zetian). Zetian and Shimin tortured a man for information (and also because he tortured them first) while Yizhi cooked back in their apartment. They made a plan to destroy their government and take over instead. Yizhi killed his dad because he was talking shit about Zetian and trying to sway his trust in her (it didn't work lmao). Instead of a love triangle (it REALLY seemed like that was what it was heading towards) they all love each other and would (and have) committed atrocities for each other. There's a whole thing about how they're stronger together (like, metaphorically and on the battlefield (Shimin and Zetian pilot a giant mecha together and Yizhi balances them))

They're a canon polyship who are all a bit deranged and down to kill for their goals and/or to protect bae. Two have tortured a man to death together and came home to the third making celebratory cookies for them. 

What's more gay wrongs than trying to take over your country and torturing a man together

[yafantasywifetournament]

YA Fantasy Wife Tournament Masterpost

Here it is!!

FINAL

Sophie Hatter (Howl's Moving Castle) vs Harrowhark Nonagesimus (The Locked Tomb)

SEMI FINALS

Inej Ghafa (Six of Crows) vs Sophie Hatter (Howl's Moving Castle) -> WINNER: SOPHIE

Zoya Nazyalensky (Grishaverse) vs Harrowhark Nonagesimus (The Locked Tomb) -> WINNER: HARROW

ROUND 3

TEAM A

Inej Ghafa (Six of Crows) vs Pyrrha Dve (The Locked Tomb) -> WINNER: INEJ

Sophie Hatter (Howl's Moving Castle) vs Sally Jackson (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) -> WINNER: SOPHIE

TEAM B

Zoya Nazyalensky (Grishaverse) vs Blue Sargent (The Raven Cycle) -> WINNER: ZOYA

Harrowhark Nonagesimus (The Locked Tomb) vs Effie Trinket (The Hunger Games) -> WINNER: HARROW

ROUND 2

TEAM A

Inej Ghafa (Six of Crows) vs Johanna Mason (The Hunger Games) -> WINNER: INEJ

Keladry of Mindelan (Tortall Series) vs Pyrrha Dve (The Locked Tomb) -> WINNER: PYRRHA

Nina Zenik (Six of Crows) vs Sophie Hatter (Howl's Moving Castle) -> WINNER: SOPHIE

Sally Jackson (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) vs Jordan (The Dreamer Trilogy) -> WINNER: SALLY

TEAM B

Gao Yizhi (Iron Widow) vs Zoya Nazyalensky (Grishaverse) -> WINNER: ZOYA

Blue Sargent (The Raven Cycle) vs Jude Duarte (The Folk of the Air) -> WINNER: BLUE

Declan Lynch (The Raven Cycle/The Dreamer Trilogy) vs Harrowhark Nonagesimus (The Locked Tomb) -> WINNER: HARROW

Effie Trinket (The Hunger Games) vs Cardan Greenbriar (The Folk of the Air) -> WINNER: EFFIE

ROUND 1

TEAM A

Inej Ghafa (Six of Crows) vs Wu Zetian (Iron Widow) -> WINNER: INEJ

Lila Bard (A Darker Shade of Magic) vs Johanna Mason (The Hunger Games) -> WINNER: JOHANNA

Shiori'anma (Six Crimson Cranes) vs Keladry of Mindelan (Tortall Series) (fanart by @/portabelluna on deviantart) -> WINNER: KEL

Lady Katsa (Graceling) vs Pyrrha Dve (The Locked Tomb) -> WINNER: PYRRHA

Vin Venture (Mistborn) vs Nina Zenik (Six of Crows) -> WINNER: NINA (but shoutout to Vin stans, it was very close)

Peeta Mellark (The Hunger Games) vs Sophie Hatter (Howl's Moving Castle) -> WINNER: SOPHIE

Sally Jackson (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) vs Millie Chant (Chrestomanci Series) (fanart by @/doodledoodledoohehe on tumblr) -> WINNER: SALLY

Jordan (The Dreamer Trilogy) vs Renee Walker (All For The Game) -> WINNER: JORDAN

TEAM B

Gao Yizhi (Iron Widow) vs Vasilisa Dragomir (Vampire Academy) -> WINNER: YIZHI

Zoya Nazyalensky (Grishaverse) vs Juliette Cai (These Violent Delights) -> WINNER: ZOYA

Alastair Carstairs (The Last Hours) vs Blue Sargent (The Raven Cycle) -> WINNER: BLUE

Jude Duarte (The Folk of the Air) vs Nova Artino (Renegades) -> WINNER: JUDE

Declan Lynch (The Raven Cycle/The Dreamer Trilogy) vs Matthew Fairchild (The Last Hours) -> WINNER: DECLAN

Hennessy (The Dreamer Trilogy) vs Harrowhark Nonagesimus (The Locked Tomb) -> WINNER: HARROW

Effie Trinket (The Hunger Games) vs Orion Hong (Foul Lady Fortune) -> WINNER: EFFIE

Abdullah (Castle in the Air) vs Cardan Greenbriar (The Folk of the Air) -> WINNER: CARDAN

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Please feel free to send propaganda via my ask box or to tag me in any propaganda post! Just keep it respectful, or you will face my wrath /hj The voting for the semi finals will last only for one day.

[masterofrecords]

Storytelling for shits and giggles

Figured with all the stuff that's been going on I should probably make a proper pinned post for those of my new followers who are not, miraculously, bots.

So yeah, hi, Master of Records here, and I love storytelling in various forms, from running Pathfinder and other TTRPG games to translation and to writing. You can find most of my non-fandom work on my website (it's a work in progress, but it finally exists!)

Translations:

I currently translate the White Cat Legend manhua (and sometimes donghua) over at @whitecatlegend. A story of political intrigue and Tang dynasty court drama inspired by the real historical events of Wu Zetian's reign - come check it out, it's a good (if more than occasionally bloody) time.

I'm also slowly making my way through the end-cards of The Ravages of Time donghua and the related historical notes on the episodes. Here's a masterlist for that, there is plenty of fun stuff about the Late Han and the Three Kingdoms period even unrelated to the donghua!

I also sometimes complain about translation work on this blog, under the #masterofrecords translates tag

Original fiction:

I don't have as much time for it these days, but I occasionally write some stuff based on the big Pathfinder campaign I ran for over two years for my friends. Check out my Angstober 2022, Angstober 2023 and Angstober 2024 masterlists for that!

Games:

I've had the pleasure of writing the script for a wonderful gay vampire visual novel Once upon a Stormy Night as a part of Weird Birds Studio. Check it out - the character art is gorgeous, and even if I didn't have the time to write the scene of the cat familiar cheating at cards, I did write the polyamorous ending.

Fanfiction:

You can find my AO3 here.

Currently I only have posted works for Twisted Wonderland

Any wips and updates are usually posted under #masterofrecords writes tag

Aquarium (Ashenviper, T, 100k words and growing slowburn, updates regularly every 1-2 weeks well not anymore I guess)

Jamil had always found Azul's attention annoying, but after the overblotting incident the merman became downright insufferable.

That's when Professor Crewel gives them a group assignment. How much can change in two weeks? A lot, apparently, and what was supposed to be a simple alchemy project turns into something more complicated, involving a heist, personal drama, good food and surprising revelations, not necessarily in that order.

One caring gesture at a time, feelings grow.

Aquarium fanart masterlist

Covered Faces, Bared Souls (Ashenviper, T, only 1st chapter of 3 is currently posted, will update at an uncertain date)

Azul had never had many chances to dance, especially on two legs. In preparation for the masquerade ball he employs Jamil's help - whether it was a good idea or not, remains to be seen.

When things get particularly bad, I sometimes draw shitty stick figure comics about everything wrong with my life tagged as #mor's silly penguin comics. If you think I haven't posted anything of worth for a while, check them out, they might have answers on whatever mental health malady had befallen me this time.

Feel free to drop an ask if you have questions about any of my writing/other work!

[ae3qe27u]

YOOOO

Still not completely done with the book, but this scene was too epic not to draw :D

[cant-think-of-anything-creative]

hi @xiranjayzhao I just finished Iron Widow (FANTASTIC time) and was looking through some fanart when I noticed that most of them don't depict Wu Zetian's bound feet (hypothesizing this is because of lack of reference or straight up not wanting to)

just wondering if that bothers you at all, and do you have a preference either way??

thanks for writing this amazing book!! eagerly awaiting Heavenly Tyrant :D