#and sms/lwj

[thatswhatsushesaid]

what if the whole jianghu was on grindr actually

[gloriousmonsters]

you know I've been vaguely into the idea of 'Jin Rusong's death was faked to avoid him growing up suspiciously in the public eye but JGY gave him to SMS to raise in the Moling Su because he obviously doesn't want to kill his kid if he can help it' for a long time, especially after reading a fun fic with the premise i'll have to dig up and rec soon, but when I brought it up to my brother recently he was like 'hey that would give him a parallel with LWJ raising his beloved's mysterious-background kid' and now it's borderline canon to me

[khattikeri]

i actually admire lan wangji's character development a lot more when i acknowledge that prior to wei wuxian's death, he isn't actually as "righteous".

teenage lan wangji is regarded highly because he is upper class, has strong cultivation, and obeys his family and society's strict expectations. his rigidity and responsibility are more guided by the idea that his duty (the "right thing") is rule-following rather than doing actual good, even against those rules.

he's not a perfect stickler for the rules. he can be stubborn and petty, but even the few times he does transgress (e.x. kneeling before the gentian house) he doesn't get very far.

anyway... even with all his manpain struggling-- maybe even because of it, and because of his own lack of political power compared to people like lan xichen or lan qiren-- young adult lan wangji was honestly pretty entitled, even with his genuinely good intentions towards wei wuxian.

instead of doing the more difficult (yet right) thing of speaking up against those persecuting wei wuxian-- calling out his elders and the other clans as wrong, unjust, unrighteous, and acting against them (see jiang clan motto "do the impossible", which wei wuxian embodied very well)-- lan wangji was constantly trying to get wei wuxian to change himself and fall in line with society's expectations to avoid dying.

true, he eventually fights 33 of his family members... but by the time nightless city even happens, once jiang yanli dies, it's far too late.

yes, resentful energy is dangerous, and yes guidao is deeply misunderstood, and yes lan wangji didn't know about the golden core transfer. but even without knowing wei wuxian has no alternative, lan wangji knew that others were incorrectly labeling wei wuxian as evil. he knew the major clans kept attacking and provoking him, and while harder to realize, he could've reasonably seen how wei wuxian's actions are always twisted to demean him as a servant's son.

lan wangji wanted wei wuxian to come back to gusu so he could keep him safe, lock him up. but what would that have even helped in the end? love is a sympathetic cause, but locking up the one you love and never truly addressing why they're in danger is a selfish sort of love that doesn't reach the heart of the issues at hand.

only after wei wuxian's death is lan wangji able to let go of that. wei wuxian owed him nothing, not even change. lan wangji intentionally, purposefully chose each and every single day for thirteen years to remember wei wuxian by embodying what the man stood for, and acting accordingly. despite his grief and pain, he truly does become a good and righteous person.

contrast that with jiang cheng's reaction after wei wuxian's death. of clinging to everything he felt wei wuxian owed him. of vocally, violently demanding retribution after wei wuxian comes back to life. how dare you, why did you, you should've, you must... cattily justifying his aggression with equal parts resentful indignation and unhealthy "love" of their imbalance, of what they used to be.

lan wangji does none of that. by the time we reach the present day storyline, lan wangji, like wei wuxian, lets the past stay past and chooses to do good. even if that means going against the grain of society and expectations. he's a phenomenal person and character. i love him so much

[jin-zixun]

Being like "I don't think Su She is meant to be a foil for Lan Wangji" as if he's not *defined* in the story by being compared to Lan Wangji. Like how obvious can it get?

What more do you want him to do? Show up in a shadow mask wearing all black like he's the very concept of persona, the shadow self, literally predicting and mirroring all of lwj's moves to the point he's honestly unnerved by it but disappearing like he was never there the moment he's close enough to catch?

i mean that'd be a bit much don't you think?

[acequinz]

Sometimes I think Su Minshan is so valid cause if I had to deal with a Lan Wangji irl. I would hate his ass too and swear loyalty to JGY cause he was nicer to me than anyone else ever had been.

I love Lan Wangji and his autistic rizz for WWX, if I had to see that irl as a 3rd person? Ughhh get out of my face. I am so homophobic now.

Also he legit cursed himself to get rid of Jin Zixun. I aspire to hate someone at that level.

[dearmyloveleys]

hey so im gonna need some fandom help/explanation: when and how did the aus of dragon!ji and fox!xian come about? I see it’s pretty popular in fanart and fanfiction~

[altarfates]

watching the untamed is such a trip.

[daily-suyao]

[ciaran]

characters you find interesting to genderbend?

generally characters who have some interesting uhh relations w gender. like zhongxiao for example are not fun to genderbend at all? i feel no need to do it. the bite of their relationship is their m/s dynamic. luckae ARE interesting to genderbend (i havent read any good fic where diluc is characterized the way i like And a woman and kaeya's a guy and characterized the way i want). when i genderbend i also tend to make it ~het~. im not terribly interested in genderbent ratiorine (either of them). but i AM into fem sunday/gallagher. shuake is also beautiful genderbent......

ocs of ours i would genderbend probably if they werent ocs (i am not too into genderbending ocs??): alex (but not xan - i think girl alex is such a dirty little bitch and her empty boy alter xan is kinda baffling bc he doesnt have a reason to be a boy - canonically he bases his gender off of alex's. but then we'd have to figure out why he's a guy. fun); leo maybe?? (eldest daughter turbo trauma); .......ehh i really cant think of any more, they're all some type of boy for A Reason, and when the character is canonically per us a trans guy i like genderbending them less than i do if it's a character that i only hc as a trans guy. if that makes sense

(i was thinking of if the featherfall characters would be fun as girls and the thing is that girl fain is like, taxingly boring to me and girl august is this kind of jean-esque character?? noble morally upright eldest who is kind of strict and conservative and strangely neurotic... anyway not fun. el could be but ewhhh)

... ayato and kaveh are also fun as girls

[thatswhatsushesaid]

okay everyone, you've presumably survived two group projects at mdzs university, you are probably getting passing marks, and the end of the term is in sight. you just have to get through one last project, and then you're home free for the holiday(s) (of your choosing)

so, it's time to decide who you will throw your lot in with one last time:

good luck!!

[ghcstchild-a]

𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆: @lianhuaes // JIANG CHENG

"why do you even like him," he asks around a bite of roasted fish, already dreading the answer. it's only after he's chewed and swallowed that jiang wanyin points the skewer in his shixiong's face, expression contorted into disgust. "don't answer that. i'm serious. i don't care, actually. if you ramble about lan wangji while i'm eating, i will toss you down the mountain."

❝ I DON'T LIKE HIM, ❞ he blurts out almost immediately, defences raised sharp as a sword at the way his shidi makes it sound, and worry nestles in his chest with the implication, the visible disgust lacing his deadly glare. ❝ Not like that. I'm not a cut-sleeve. I just wanted to be his friend, what's so bad about it? ❞ a shrug chases the rest of it away, leaving him confused nonetheless — why ask in the first place then, — but Wei Wuxian doesn't let it linger. He sinks his teeth into the fish, eyes rolling instantly with the pleasure of getting a taste of real food for the first time in weeks. When he shoots a meaningful look the other's way, it's to remind him who came up with the plan ( and brought it to life, too, with Nie Huaisang being more of a nuisance than help ), but backs away from the skewer just enough to ensure his own safety, for the time being.

❝ Why even ask if you don't want to hear the answer, ❞ he mutters, barely stopping his rambling to chew properly, but a smile tugs at the corners of his lips at the mere thought of Lan Wangji and suddenly it feels like being tossed off the mountain doesn't sound half bad. The urge to groan is nearly overwhelming too, whenever he's reminded of just how much of a fool he's made of himself ( and how ethereal that marble statue of a boy looked while ripping the still beating heart out of his chest with a stern gaze and a harsh 'no' ). ❝ I'm over Lan Wangji now, ❞ Wei Wuxian declares, raising his skewer as a sign of absolute sincerity. ❝ I've tried everything. I even invited him to visit me in Yunmeng, but all he ever says is 'annoying' or 'boring' or whatever, so if my next try fails as well, I won't even go near him again. ❞

[jin-zixun]

Su She: you know you don't have to kill people who are mean to you or hold you back or talk shit about your mom

Meng Yao, thinking 'yeah that's about what I'd expect to hear from a lan--'

Su She: I can do that for you. I mean, it'd be easier for me. I can teleport. I can do it now. Be back by dinner.

Meng Yao: ...... o h 🥺

[sinna-rou]

OP cured my art block 🩵

Who says Lan Wangji is expressionless???

[dearmyloveleys]

brb moving to cloud recesses just for the aesthetics

[llycaons]

ugh a postcanon slow burn. come on. canon WAS the slowburn

[relenafanel]

wangxian modern au where lwj is mid-airport layover from hell and he finally sits down at the airport piano and plays [insert difficult song here]. He’s not playing for the other people in the airport, he’s playing for himself. He's never been as obvious about stress relief in his life.

At one point someone drops their bags next to him and puts together a flute in quick, familiar movements. He registers it out of the corner of his eye, feeling like his moment of enforced calm is being infringed on.

The man warms up by jumping in and out of lwj's playing, seemlessly transitioning into [insert difficult flute solo / duet].

lwj falls in love between one moment and the next.

"We're going to miss our plane!" someone yells at the man, physically tugging at his arm while grabbing his luggage off the floor.

The man's eyes meet lwj's and he grins, bright and beautiful, before disappearing into the crowd.

Oh no.

[an airport meet-cute]

here's how it could go~

[also i know nothing about music, if this is something you're passionate about i'm so sorry]

🎻a video of the incident goes viral on social media. it's easy to see lwj but not as easy to see the flutist.

🎻 lwj tries to find him. it's clear he's talented and has sufficient training to perform the way he did, so he asks around the classical musician world.

🎻the classical musician world is like 🤷‍♀️

🎻to be fair lwj's circle is very insular and he hasn't felt it as acutely as he does now

🎻wwx is not a classical musician but he does carry his flute around for his job. my fav headcanons include: a stand up comedian who will sometimes add sound effects, a street performer / social media star who's gimmick is street performer, a rap artist who uses it to destress but rarely plays for the public, not!lizzo, etc

🎻lwj is ready to see it as a missed opportunity, but then someone on social media recognizes wwx (has lwj made sm accounts for this? yes.)

🎻wwx begins getting tagged. he's shockedpikachu.gif over getting a msg from internationally renowned classical musician lwj, who he didn't recognize in the airport and now feels wildly feral about accidentally doing a duet with.

(i esp appreciate the headcanon that the piano isn't lwj's preferred instrument, so wwx knows who lwj is by reputation/music, but he doesn't think a lot about whether musicians like Lang Lang, Ludovico Einaudi, or Lan Wangji are hot as fire. )

🎻wtf

🎻he's also never given a thought to whether they're DATEABLE.

🎻 he's also not that good - it's not self esteem issues, he's just not on the same level as lwj. what if he's a disappointment? but, that's just with the flute. surely lwj wouldn't find him a disappointment in bed

🎻so they date; lwj doesn't