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Best visualization of this scene I've seen so far! Luo Binghe sounds so blamed (which he was).

"Luo Binghe raised his eyebrows, tugging the limp body in his left arm further into his embrace. 'You tell me: What have I done?'"

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Don't be like Shen Yuan and Kim Dokja guys.

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I love seeing people overanalyze the crap out of svsss

I wonder if there are any good analysis out there for the name "Shen Jiu" and "Shen Qingqiu"

SVSSS | The absolute GENIUS meanings behind the name Shen Yuan 沈垣

Ok so most of us already know the meaning of SY 'cause it's in the appendix of the official translation books but I was today years old when I realised just how much meaning MXTX embedded into this name. *spoilers ahead*

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Official translation of the word Yuan垣 means wall. But not just any wall, a wall that surrounds something else. It would be specifically used to describe city wall 城垣 or garden fence 花垣 would use this character. This is incredibly fitting for Shen Yuan because his whole story arc is his battle between his logical conscience for survival and his compassionate gut instinct to protect LBH, in other words, to surround and to shield LBH from harm. But this wall of protection functioned against Bingqiu psychologically because SY kept on making decisions without talking to LBH and decided a lot of things on his own. SVSSS is a novel about achieving that balance, to allow both partners to take agency and face life side by side.

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Normally, surnames don't have any meaning. Shen沈 is largely used as a name for things/people buttttttt it can also mean liquid or to pour. Guess what, Luo Binghe 洛冰河 means Luo frozen river. So it could be interpreted that Shen Yuan's entire job in the novel is to make LBH achieve his final crybaby form by getting the frozen river Luo to melt, to "pour".

Also, SY made himself melt as well in a way, his internalized homophobia potential toxic masculinity as well as his need to maintain a cool composure were also things he needed to overcome. We finally see him cry for real in the 3rd book, right after LBH scolds him out of anger and worry. Our protagonist learns to break his own walls down and show emotionally vulnerable parts of himself to LBH.

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Chinese characters are made up of radicals, meaning more complicated looking characters are made up of simpler characters (radicals) that give clues to their meaning and pronunciation.

Shen沈 is made up of the radicals:

氵 [ shuǐ ] water 💦

冘 [ yín ] can mean to move on OR doubtful of something/someone

The water radical氵💦 occurs in all three characters in Luo Binghe 洛冰河. This can mean that Shen has influence on Luo Binghe's development and overall life. It also reaffirms their compatibility as as couple. I mean let’s be honest, SQQ cries inwardly and LBH cries outwardly, they are both crybabies.

yín冘 perfect describes the base functionality of SY's character; he has a strong survival instinct but is also extremely doubtful of everyone's intentions, especially LBH's.

Yuan垣 is made up of the radicals:

土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth 🌎

亘 [ gèn ] to extend across (dimension/space), through; from 🚀

I find it so fucking funny that MXTX took the tǔ土 soil radical seriously and literally just had SY zombie-himself out of the dirt after 5 years. But it's also really poetic that it once again goes perfectly with LBH's name; the river and earth go hand-in-hand. no wonder LBH asked for Shizun's hand in marriage. 😳😳😳

gèn亘 perfectly describes SY as a transmigrator, someone who travelled across dimension and space. But also SY is really the ultimate sightseer of SVSSS, casually crossing between the human realm and demon realm while also going on road trips with SQH. It's honestly so fucking mint. But I'm here to point out to you how Xin Mo 心魔 LBH's sword (heart demon) is how LBH travels across dimension/space for the majority of the book.

Ultimately, Yuan垣 highlights the importance of finding a home in the people you love. Bingqiu both enjoy that sightseeing lifestyle but the book constantly has important relationship developments, smexy times and domestic Bingqiu set in the Bamboo House. Ultimately, no matter how far you travel, run or chase, you cannot get away from your problems. You need to extend and make effort in understanding and communicating with your SO 🚀 and work on feeling grounded 🌎 in your relationship together.

MXTX you freaking genius I-

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Shen Jiu is such angst art material, I'm sorry... Maybe one day I'll draw him happy, but that day is not today.

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Even more WYZ!SY and Disciple SJ content! Fanart of "Dance in the Dusk" by @sareyen

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Cycle of violence

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They are soulmates no matter in what universe, or in what way :)

How can I explain that I acquire every iteration of Shen Jiu and Shen Yuan interaction

they could be siblings, father and son, Shizun and disciple, enemies, lovers, soulmates, peaks lords, sharing a body, sharing a soul, being the same person or not being the same person

All of those are valid for me and I'm tired of pretending that I have to choose 😭😭

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Hello so i saw this post about an au idea where without a cure being more deadly and i humbly request if you could draw jinlin arc binghe and others(gongi-xiao, lpm, opm) reaction to peak lord shen (who looks like Kagaya Ubuyashiki from demon slayer because of without a cure)

This has entered my brain in ways I cannot describe, so I had to cook something up. First and foremost, the reactions:

Basically, Without a Cure here is quite deadly, but only if a person has Heart Demons. Shen Qingqiu doesn't remember exactly the explantion Airplane had bullshited - something something the poison eats away at your body and then your soul, and Heart Demons only aggravate it - but it didn't really concern him. In fact, he was quite satisfied with life when he was poisoned anyways, and he could deal with sitting with Liu-shidi every so often for qi transfers.

That is, until the Immortal Alliance Conference happened, and he had to...

Anyways, suddenly Without a Cure got a bit more... violent. A week after the whole Conference thing, Shen Qingqiu's hand started to show some weird bruises where he'd been poisoned, and no matter how much qi transfer Liu Qingge, or Mu Qingfang (or even Yue Qingyuan) tried, it wouldn't go away, and no medicine or herb would help him either.

A few months later and the bruising had swalowed up his whole forearm, now dry and brittle, and whatever muscle he had there seemed to begin to atrophy. So. That's not good.

Well, whatever! Shen Qingqiu wasn't about to let Mu Qingfang waste any more herbs on him, and it's not like he has any Heart Demons to figure out; and anyways, Binghe was going to come back from the Abyss and kill him anyways, so who cares! He'd just started to wear a golden metal gauntlet over his messed up hand and called it a day, and when Yue Qingyuan mentioned Jin Lang City, he was more than happy to get out of the Peak for a little bit.

Things went mostly the same as you know, up until when Shen Qingqiu got infected: this time he just... didn't. Whoever tried to infect him touched the gauntlet instead of his skin, and when Binghe cornered him, he obviously noticed the new addition of the gauntlet.

Once again, the story continues normally until the accusations started to get thrown Shen Qingqiu's way, though this time, a Huan Hua disciple accuses him of siding with a demon because he was unnafected when one of demons touched him, they saw it all! And when Shen Qingqiu explains it was because of the gauntlet, people get even more suspecious. Why does he need to use it in the first place? Is he trying to hide some demonic marks or something?

Mu Qingfang tries to step in and say it's for medical reasons, because of Without a Cure, but when the Old Palace Master says he'd seen Shen Qingqiu after he was poisoned in the Immortal Alliance Conference, his hand had been normal then.

It becomes chaos, weirder and weirder accusations start to sprout (and Qiu Haitang hasn't even said anything yet), and Shen Qingqiu takes it upon himself to at least try to free himself from one accusation he isn't guilty of. So, he takes everything off, the gauntlet, his outer layers, and shows everyone the state of Without a Cure.

Silence falls for one long minute. All eyes are on Shen Qingqiu's rotten body, and he kinda wants to cry.

And then Qiu Haitang steps forward, and it all goes back to normal. Maybe. When the Old Palace Master says that Shen Qingqiu should be locked in the Water Prison, Mu Qingfang steps forward: they all saw him, he is in no condition to stay in a harsh environment! It takes a bit more back and forth, but eventually, finally, Luo Binghe steps forward and agrees with Mu Qingfang's accessment.

Shizun should not be locked in the Water Prison while his health is in such a fragile state. Instead, Shizun shall stay with him.

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hell yeahhhh

While browsing through the jiuyuan tag on ao3 I came u-on my lastest obsession that has me by the throat, i can even begin to explain it please PLEASE everyone go read Dance in the Dusk RIGHT NOW!!!!! I never knew i needed Wu Yanzi SY but i did. I needed it so bad. And you need it too!!! Go read (check the tags first doe)!!!!!!

Dance in the Dusk by @sareyen

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Fanart for "Dance in the Dusk" by @sareyen on AO3! In This AU, Shen Yuan transmigrated into Wu Yanzi and became Shen Jiu's Shizun. Although Shen Yuan doesn't know, he has permanently embedded himself into Shen Jiu's heart, whether Shen Jiu wishes to admit or not. This is how I imagine WYZ!SY and Shen Jiu shared their little makeshift shelter! Shen Jiu slept with his head resting against his master’s shoulder, dark lashes fluttering against his pale skin, lips slightly parted in relaxed, even breaths. His hands were cupped in his lap, still sitting in the lotus position because his long limbs couldn’t fit inside the carriage any other way. With the warm orange light of a new day beginning to drift through the wooden panels, casting lines of gold on Shen Jiu’s skin, Shen Yuan smiled properly.

They would usually be departing around this time, trying to leave at daybreak to make the most of the sunlight when on the road, but Shen Yuan was not inclined to wake his disciple up when he looked so peaceful. Peace wasn’t a thing they could take for granted, not anymore, so in a moment like this, Shen Yuan would do his utmost to protect it.

“It would be nice if you could sleep this peacefully for many more years,” Shen Yuan mused to himself, Shen Jiu’s nose crinkling slightly, turning his face further into Shen Yuan’s body, cool to the touch like stone in the summer haze. (Chapter 11) I honestly love the Scumcum Shizun and Disciple pair more than the canon BingQiu lol. Shen Jiu's stubborn spikiness and Shen Yuan's gentle and protective nature go so well together!

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Shen Jiu and Yuan Cat! (Yuan Cat is his favorite creature on QingJing peak).

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Cat!Shen Yuan's unexpected transformation. Bro gets so relaxed that he transforms into a human for the first time since his transmigration.