#how to make zongzi

[poqu]

making 粽子 :’)

[tiredandkindaoverworked]

I saw Chinese Vincent Xiaomeng by @yetdevout and now I have headcanons.

(Disclaimer: I am Chinese-American, so all of the traditions I know were from my childhood and possibly americanized/skewed, I do not claim to be a fountain of knowledge on Chinese culture.)

• Little Vincent in a cheongsam and going with his mother to temple during Lunar New Year! What a dapper little man!

• Lovely asking Vincent what his favorite earliest memories were and him talking about how him and his mom used to go to the supermarket on weekends and at the end of their shopping trip, his mom would get a fried fish and they’d share it when they got home.

• Vincent also painfully recounts how all the aunties used to coo over him and pinch his cheeks.

• Sometimes when he’s cleaning around the house, he hums a song his mom used to sing when she cleaned up. He doesn’t know the name of the song, but thanks to modern technology (and Lovely’s desire to find the song), they eventually played it during a date night and Vincent immediately perked up when he heard it.

(Song’s The Moon Represents My Heart - Teresa Teng btw)

• When Sam opened up about his Grandma, Vincent explained the practice of lighting incense and offering fruit to loved ones who were gone as well as the Qingming Festival.

•He helped Sam set up a little space in his cabin to honor Adeline and every once in a while, Sam lights incense and sits by her portrait and just talks to her when he’s conflicted about something.

• After leaving House Solaire and getting a job, Vincent fights for the bill every time that him and Lovely go out with the Shaw Pack Trio and their mates. Every. Time. He makes the excuse that he has to use the bathroom and then goes to settle the bill. He got away with it the first few times, but David and Milo slowly started catching on and stopping him. It’s become a fun game to them.

• Vincent gifted Lovely a jade bracelet.

• The Pack experienced their first Chinese New Year with V&L and had a great time. Asher and Darlin took special interest in the lion dancers and Babe, Angel, and Milo gained a new love in trying zongzi.

• Vincent and Lovely shared a mooncake together for the first time during their first Lunar New Year together. Lovely’s a yolk enjoyer and Vincent’s a yolk hater.

• During the next solstice party, David arranged to have jiaozi served after learning about the rumors of the Winter Solstice. It’s a fun gesture and Vincent feels welcomed by this.

[xiaosenthusiast]

10. dragon boat festival

Yn shook their head and sighed. Why couldn't he just leave them alone? First, he fuels the rumor by not denying it, and now he wants to ask about who they're going to the festival with? Yn just couldn't wrap their head around the situation.

"Hey! Yn. it's been a while."

The man walking up to Yn smirked, his hands in his pockets and a bounce in his step. He seemed happy. The voice snapped Yn out of their thoughts as they smiled to the person standing in front of them.

"Hey Scara. How've you been? Should we head inside?"

They signaled to the entrance and started walking, Scara matching his pace along with them. "I'm doing okay. Finals are over so I'm on summer break now."

"Oh! It's the same for me. Guess we got lucky haha. What are you planning to do for summer break..?"

The conversation continued into the festival as the pair walked around. They got to try Zongzi and view the dragon boat race. It was interesting to see how the school had adapted it since it didn't have a river. After a while, you headed to another booth that was selling Realgar wine in little cups.

There, you ran into Yanfei, Hu Tao, and...Xiao. Yn quickly glanced at him and focused their attention back on their friends.

"Yanfei! I thought you wouldn't be able to make it because of your finals." Yn smiled and held Yanfei's hand while subtly dragging her away. "Oh wow there's samples over here. I'm gonna borrow Yanfei for a second!" Hu Tao raised a brow and pouted. "You owe me dinner Yn!!" The woman sighed and looked at her leftover company. "Should I give you two a moment? I can't tell whether you're gonna fight or make out."

Xiao narrowed his eyes and Scaramouche sighed, Hu Tao could only hope that the two of you would come back soon.

"Yanfei! Why are you with him?! I mean, I know he's your family, but he wouldn't voluntarily third-wheel you and Hu Tao. I think."

"But he did! He said 'Can I join you? My friends left me.' So I took pity on the poor guy!"

Yanfei trailed off and looked over to the group that they left behind. "Why'd you decide to come with Scaramouche anyway?"

Yn looked at her and shrugged, "I wanted to do the mugwort walk but everyone was busy. So I asked him."

"Why didn't you ask Xiao? We both know you know each other better anyway."

As soon as Yanfei uttered her question, Yn sighed and shook their head. "Yanfei. We haven't talked long enough in recent years to be as remotely close as we used to be."

"Well yeah, but I can't believe that you just gave up without even trying. Especially when he-!" Yanfei stopped herself and huffed, moving her gaze to the ground. Like she wanted to say something but couldn't.

"So what? What about him?! If he still wanted to be close then he could've said something!" You sighed and gripped Yanfei's hand tighter, "It's not a big deal anymore. We've moved past that. All we are is acquaintances now." The way Yanfei acted made Yn confused. Why was she trying to group the two of them together so much?

"You're right. I'm sorry I acted like that. Let's just go back." She mumbled quietly and didn't look at you. It felt like she had more to say but stopped herself.

Meanwhile, Xiao glanced between Yn and Scaramouche. He convinced himself that he was only watching out for you, like he did at the party. He's known you since you were kids, how could he just sit back as one of his friends took you? In all honesty, his heart sank a little when he got that message from Scaramouche earlier in the day. Xiao would never admit to himself the obvious reason why though.. Which was out of character for him.

Scaramouche wasn't a bad person, he was just a little rough around the edges; but so was he. So why could you put up with Scaramouche's antics but not his? Well, he never really tried getting closer to you again. Especially after you confessed. It made sense why you disliked him.

As he was thinking about it, he came to the realization that you weren't the same person you were in your schooldays. Why would he look out for you when he didn't even know who you were anymore? You had your own friends that could take care of you. So why...

"Sorry we took so long. Scara, should we head over to the mugwort walk now?"

Xiao looked at the two of you, a ripple growing bigger in his chest. He couldn't, he thought to himself. He didn't know you; but then you turned your back. Like you did so many times before. He swallowed the lump forming in his throat. He didn't know you, but couldn't he change that? It was simple really. All he had to do was reach out to you, stop you from going with him.

Could he allow himself? Would he be content in that decision? He'd already hurt you once before, he couldn't bear to do it again. His thoughts were racing, trying to find a reason in which he could reach out to your hand.

He just didn't want to lose you.

And before he realized it, he did.

He grasped your hand without thinking.

"Oh."

Yn turned to him, slightly shocked. "Huh?" She swiftly composed herself and responded with a quick "What?" Her tone blunt.

"Can I join you guys instead? I don't feel like third-wheeling." He said the first thing that came to mind, his eyes were glued to yours, keeping the relaxed facade.

"How do you know you won't be third-wheeling us?"

Xiao gripped your hand tighter. The two of you looked at Scara, his impatience obvious with his crossed arms and annoyed eyes narrowing at Xiao.

Yn pulled their hand out of Xiao's hold and held their hands up. "Well, he won't! I'll just let you two go on since you're both friends. I don't mind staying with Hu Tao and Yanfei!"

You smiled nervously and clung to your friends who were bewildered at the scene playing out in front of them. You pushed the two ahead and laughed it off. Xiao took one glance at you before turning and walking away. It was weird.

It might have been your delusions but it seemed like he was looking at you longingly? No. It was definitely a delusion. You shook your head and turned back to Hu Tao and Yanfei, trying to process the situation.

"That was weird. Right?" They nodded in agreement immediately starting to gossip.

"I didn't expect him to do that. I didn't expect the other one to say that! Yn! Your love life is seriously turning into a fanfiction!! Where are all these men coming from? Who's the next bachelor?!" Hu Tao pulled you closer with fire in her eyes, her never ending questions poured out while Yanfei tried to pull her off of you.

Your mind was a jumbled mess. You could understand why Xiao said what he said, but you couldn't understand what Scara meant.

Xiao probably wanted to get away from the couple and since Scara was his friend, it was obvious he'd try to join us; but Scara...why would he reject Xiao's request like that? Why did Xiao grab your hand so suddenly?

The questions seemed to pile up, and you didn't have any of the answers. It was truly frustrating and you couldn't stop thinking about it throughout the festival.

In the mugwort walk, a conversation of its own was happening.

"Why did you come with Yn?"

"Why did you grab her hand?"

The two had questions that the other preferred not to answer. The air between them was awkward to say the least. Neither of them said anything until Xiao broke the air.

"Do you like Yn?" He kept his eyes ahead, maintaining a calm character. He was like this until Scara retorted with "Is that important right now? Shouldn't you figure out your feelings?"

"I..." He hesitated. "I'm not sure yet; but I want to find out." After that, they were quiet. As they both thought about what to say.

Scara looked away and muttered, "When you're able to answer that question, I'll answer yours." Xiao looked at him slightly puzzled and dismayed while nodding.

With that, the mugwort walk finished in silence. Neither of them saying a word to the other.

And soon, the day was coming to an end. All that was left was the the Performing Arts Department's showcase. There were many performances to enjoy ranging from plays to traditional dance and opera singing. Which Yunjin was part of. When you got to watch your friend perform, you couldn't help but forget about the happenings of the day as you finally relaxed and cheered for Yunjin.

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🎀 ; and that concludes the first part ! i'm gonna go on a quick hiatus to think about where i want the story to go because no direction = bad writing...even this is honestly a bit dookie but it's all part of my journey to becoming a better writer! i'll come back after a week or two refreshed and knowing in what direction i want to take!

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[accio-victuuri]

a part of this may have been washed already, who cares lol. that won’t stop us from doing some mental gymnastics to make it sweet cause it’s all cpn anyway. for me, i’m already happy with their unintentional ( or is it? ) couple outfit at the airport. and yibo wearing a shirt that says “sporty & rich” which is well — a fact. lol. and feeds into the whole “young master” vibe that fans are seeing with him lately.

take this as an exercise on how clowning works. and once we get more information, it gets “washed” or feel free to take what you want. this is related to xz’s post on weibo. i love analyzing his posts because it’s personal and i feel like it gives us more clues. the first thing will be the gorgeous flower arrangement. 💐

i was thinking maybe it was his drama wrap-up bouquet, but we didn’t get to see it in the bts.

the choice is interesting because it combines flowers and that same ( i forgot what it’s called sorry ) red/circular things we saw years back. that has it’s own cpn/backstory that i discussed here. basically, that’s not his bouquet from the OOL team when the show wrapped but that’s the photo (p1) that he shared. so we think it’s from Bobo. and now he shared (p4) that has lots of very expensive flowers. the other arrangement on his post was from Tod’s and looked more appropriate for Dragon Boat Festival. but this one looks more romantic if i do say so myself.

and the rose (juliet) given is esspensive!!! who could it be from? a certain sporty and rich guy? 😏😏😏

next is the damn plate with the fancy bite of zongzi. this one is what i think has been given some explanation ( washing ) from what we initially thought.

so we know xz is mister “centered” photos and everything. so it was weird that the one he shared is not. add the other element of it not being the same size etc meaning it was taken via wechat camera and probably sent off. another point is, we think it was taken by someone else. someone whose shadow gets included in photos he takes (p3 = yibo).

so is yibo sending what he is eating abroad? i mean it looks fancy!

but the people tracked down where this is from. it’s something that’s available at the blvgari hotel in shanghai. but you know what, if you still wanna clown that xz sent this to bobo and shared with all of us— then feel free 🤡🤡🤡🤡

the last one i find cuteeee cause remember when xz went abroad and he was wearing GUCCI re-web shoes? I swear even toxic solos picked up on that and hated on him. now you have WYB going abroad and wearing rolex DAYTONA ( very close to DAYTOY. yes i know he collect rolex watches like nikes but it’s a nice coincidence.

bonus, another closer look at their couple outfit. the shoes. look. I can’t. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[jelloia]

IM SCREAMING XIAO MAKING ZONGZI WITH QIQI AHHH

im actually so happy omfg his slight smile… how every year we see him hanging out more and more with other people… the fact that we can’t even see qiqi’s face…

[grasshopperdoingdogpaddle]

What sort of dishes do you imagine Chase teaching Omi how to make/Chase and Omi making together? 🥤🥗🍔🍲🍟🍪🍝🍜🍙🧀🍮🍛🍣🥢♡ ༘*.ﾟ

I really love the idea of Omi and Chase making Luóhàn zhāi together! It's a dish Omi probably already knows how to make from the temple, so it wouldn't be something he has to be taught step-by-step and they could both contribute, but it's also a pretty variable recipe, and Chase would have access to a lot of vegetables and seasonings that Omi wasn't familiar with growing up.

It's the sort of dish that has a loose enough recipe that whatever chefs are currently preparing it will be able to put a lot of their own preferences in and experiment, and it's also something traditional to their shared culture, so Omi and Chase would have fun making different variations of it together.

Aside from that, I love the idea of Chase and Omi making steamed dishes like dumplings and buns and fish, and using that as an exercise in practicing their water powers togethers!

Plus, festival-specific things like tanghulu and zongzi. Little things they can use as an excuse to nerd out about history and tradition together again.

[sikfankitchen]

How to make Zongzi 粽子/ Joong 粽 Chinese Sticky Rice Dumplings

[yinyuedijun]

happy dragon boat festival!! don't know if u celebrate or not,,,

are u and dan heng making/eating zongzi :) is one of you better at wrapping them and one of u better at filling them? sweet or savory filling?

端午节快乐！！ my family has never been big on celebrating but I do usually like to have some zongzi when it rolls around! sadly I am traveling right now though, and while I'm having lots of fun, this ask did give me an intense craving for zongzi (which I definitely cannot get here lol) and make me feel a little homesick!

I know zongzi has quite a few regional variations, the traditional shanghainese kind I had growing up has a savoury soy-sauce based filling with pork belly (left picture). I would definitely ask dan heng to make these because to this day, they are my favourite variation lol. dan heng's reaction to that dessert event in penacony makes me suspect that he doesn't have much of a sweet tooth, so I'm sure he'd be just fine with the shanghainese zongzi. but I do think we would also end up making northern-style sweet ones with a red bean filling (right picture) just to give the rest of the express ! I'm very sure march would prefer the sweet ones lol

I am. genuinely TERRIBLE at wrapping zongzi HAHAHFKSH I fill them and he wraps them because if we do it the other way around then they end up overfilled and weirdly shaped 💀

thank you for the ask anon! I hope you are having a wonderful duanwu jie 🫶 and don't hesitate to let me know how you and your f/o are celebrating !!! 🥺💞

[lingy910y]

Weekly Tag Wednesday

hi team, i'm behind on these past two weeks' WTWs bc idk how to answer holiday-related questions when i don't rly celebrate any... but yolo

tagged by @energievie, @mybrainismelted, @deedala, and @gallapiech

do you like cooking and/or baking? i like buying ingredients and learning how to make a new dish but i'll get frustrated when it doesn't go right lol

what is your favorite dish to make at home? just dumplings (store-brought)

is there a seasonal (whatever season it is for you right now) food that you often make this type of year? i mean i just help out and we rarely eat it, but wonton when it's close to cny?

is there a particular drink you like during this season? just warm water thanks

are there any regional dishes that are popular in your area this time of year? if so is it a 👍 or 👎 for you? i love zongzi and tangyuan (they need to have only pork tho)

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what holiday do you and/or your family celebrate at this time of year? the only holiday that we kinda celebrate is cny, but that's still a month left to go

does your family get together to celebrate? my intermediate family yes, i was just asking my dad the other day why we never visit other family members and he said bc they live on the other side of the country/world 😔

are there any traditional foods for the holiday? see above, but also apples, oranges, fried tofu, fish balls, wonton, noodles, and rice cakes?

do you typically decorate for your holiday? my dad puts up some couplets, including the inverted door ones, and those ornaments with tassels

tell me about your favorite holiday memory: ngl it has to be playing jackbox with this discord server cause i was dying laughing (as you can tell my family doesn't rly celebrate holidays)

what is the significance of the holiday you're celebrating? celebrating the new year on the lunisolar calendar (ngl i don't rly know the difference between that and the lunar calendar)

if there was one thing you could change about this holiday, what would it be? actually celebrating it properly with tons of ppl but idk if i actually want that or i just want to feel festive/fit in

anything else you want to tell me about your holiday? idk

not tagging anyone cause i'm so late LOL

[sephirthoughts]

8 and 11 for ship ask? Valenwind?

8. If only either of them were just a night owl or morning person. Day and night mean nothing to these two, because their sleep habits are medically fucked.

Cid has ADHD, and gets into days-long bouts of hyperfocus, during which he doesn’t sleep (or even eat unless Vincent makes him), until he’s finished with what he’s doing. At which point he crashes hard and sleeps for like 20 straight hours. He was always like this, but the habit became even more ingrained during his time as a rocket scientist at Shinra, when he’d go heads-down on a project for days at a time, propped up by coffee, cigarettes, and unethical, if not outright illegal stimulants, administered by Shinra staff physicians.

Vincent never really sleeps, and as a consequence, is always falling asleep. The “nightmares” disrupt his sleep cycles so badly that no matter how long he’s unconscious, he never wakes feeling rested, so he developed this compensating mechanism of dozing off for tiny catnaps pretty much every time he stops moving (yes he can and does sleep standing upright). Cid theorizes that this is the real reason for the high collar and long cloak. So he’s always tucked in for nappies, no matter where he is.

In conclusion, Cid is a marathon-sleeper and Vincent is a sleep micro-doser.

Fortunately, they seem to be gradually adjusting to one another’s sleep habits, so who knows. One day they might actually meet in the middle and start getting normal amounts of sleep.

11. It’s Vincent, for multiple reasons.

A) Vincent can eat but he has no need to, so lunch isn’t really a thing he does. He only eats socially, or if there’s something nostalgic or particularly delicious he wants.

B) Cid would never even remember to eat, on his own, let alone make and pack a lunch for someone else.

C) Vincent likes Chinese comfort food, like his mother used to make (xiao long bao, jianbing, congee, zongzi, youtiao) and as it happens, Cid is a top contender for world’s worst cook. He attempted to make food for his beloved once, and let us just say that Vincent would very much prefer his mother’s cultural food traditions not be subjected to that kind of desecration, ever again. (How does one even get congee to both look and taste like bog slime, Cid? How??)

What were we talking about? Right. Notes in lunches.

Vincent absolutely makes Cid lunches, because acts of service are his love language, and he genuinely enjoys doing it. He puts in notes because that’s what his mother did for him and his brother, when they were little, and he doesn’t know any other way. Side note: Vincent has beautiful handwriting. He's from a time when they still taught penmanship and also he just likes to write nicely. The less said about Cid's handwriting the better.

Some of the notes found in Cid's lunches:

Engine grease is unhealthy for humans to consume. Wash your hands.

I know you picked the spinach off your sandwich. You put it back right now, no picky eating.

Hurry home after work, I want you (turn over) to help with the spring cleaning. But also in the sexual sense.

Get your paws out of Cid’s lunchbox, Yuffie. If you’re hungry, you can bring your own food.

[crzyimp]

Wander and Monkey: Dragon Boat Festival

Prompt: The duo at the dragon boat festival making Zongzi and Monkey(Wukong) missing his family

Warning: Angst, but with comfort

Author's Note: A day late, but this is for my friend @sparrow-in-boots request and birthday gift! Feel free to send an ask or prompt if you liked my story. Inbox is open!

How on earth in all their centuries of living did they end up here, here making sticky rice balls, what's the word again? Zongzi, that was the name, wrapped in bamboo leaves to eat later or to toss it into the river. Wander didn't want to linger in the village during what seems to be a festival just around the corner, honoring a beloved poet or worshiping gods and dragons alike; several scents overwhelmed their nose as children and women walked by with silk sachets or the wormwood and calamus. Something about the smell irritated them and the last time they asked someone, they got strange looks and the logic behind it all was to ward away evil spirits. Their eyes drift over to Monkey, too absorbed in noticing he's being watched.

Their once tattered clothes and furs were finally replaced after enough complaints from Monkey about ‘scaring the locals more than him’ or ‘You look more beastly than man’; now most of their wardrobe matched the locals, all but their furry cloak and their walking staff. Over the long journey since they left home, there are still some things they can't let go, at least a keepsake of their homeland; how they long to return, but know deep in their hearts they can't. Wander shift their thoughts at how they got into this mess, well the one Monkey dragged them in.

Monkey, the same stubborn fool, asked Wander to stay and observe the upcoming festival. When he heard a quick and harsh no, all hell broke loose; the tiny bastard kept pulling and yanking their hair back to the village, the colorful words he used (certainly picked that up from Wander), to biting and kicking, normally the harassment or abuse they can easily ignored or brush off, but it had more power and gruffness that Monkey never had before. Wander soon relented and agreed to stay longer, just to get him to stop, their eyes still linger on him.

“Hey Monkey, why did you want to observe this festival so badly? It's not like we never encountered this before.” Wander’s ears twitch as the melodious hum, Monkey still focus on his zongzi. They continue as they shift back to their own zongzi, “Didn't we see this five years ago? Weren't the people there worshiping a god or a dragon? I recall seeing those folks on decorated boats.” They laughed at the memory, “And I happened to remember you jumping on one boat with a family close to the river's edge.” Monkey stopped, his eyes locked on the zongzi and the edge of his lips tugs downwards. “Oh, didn't they offer to invite us for dinner after we cleared the air? That's right,...” They nod to themselves in thought, “...the entire family was visiting as a reunion, it was certainly a sight to see; some seeing each other for the first time in years, or bringing new additions to the family like a spouse or a child. Must be nice for everyone to see each other again.”

whamp!

Their body jerks and the table shook, Monkey stared long and hard at his smashed zongzi splattered on the wooden table with some of the rice sticking on his callous hands. “Monkey's going to get more rice.” he said abruptly with an unrecognizable tone, Wander didn't had the chance to object that the two still had a full bowl of rice left when he marched off. Their eyes watched him head towards the direction of their camp; most people refused to lodge them due to the duo’s appearance, but neither of them minded as they were both at home beneath the stars. Still though, it concerns them that Monkey left like that, but it's also clear as day to them that he needs time to be alone. So they give him time to himself and wait for his return.

They waited for nearly two hours before their stomach twisted itself into a knot and a frown on their lips. Rolled up sleeves, sticky hands stained with fruits and nuts, and a completed batch of zongzi for the intended goal later on. And yet, Monkey hasn't arrived back with a better mood or a smile; instead Wander stands alone with knitted brows, hastily grabbing everything and marching back to camp. Normally he's back in ten minutes, thirty at most, but it's rare, too rare, that he's gone for this long.

Wander pays no mind when people move to the other side of the road or the whispered stares as they briskly walk past. Walk past the village’ outskirt and into the trees, close to the river, but just a little over at the edge of its rocky banks, and finally next to a fallen tree is where camp was set up. Their eyes wide at the sight of the only bedroll thrown half-hazardly over the ashy firepit and supplies scattered everywhere with Monkey's back towards them.

“Monkey!” everything falling from their hands, their vision blur, and the sudden burning friction on their knees as they rush to his side. Ignoring the mess, the potential culprit, the future clean up, the only thing that concerns them was their beloved friend. Their hands on him as fingers touch and feel for anything out of place, his body slumps into Wander's body before he climbs into their lap.

“Wander” his voice quiet and soft, small hands clasp tightly against their robes as Monkey buries his face and body into their chest. “I…I miss'em, I miss my family…” His body shakes and his tail curls in. The reason for his departure earlier. “I miss them so much and yet I can't remember what they sound like or their faces. It's been fifteen years and I'm scare Wander, I'm scared I'm going to die alone!”

Arms, arms bigger and stronger than his encase him, a hand nudges him to the sound of a beating heart and the other gently grooming him as he sobs. He feels his friend, his sole companion in his lonely journey, press their lips on the crown of his head, and in a warm whisper: “You have me.”

His arms, his gangly and hairy arms clasp behind their back, embracing them tightly and takes a deep breath. Taking in the comforting scent, their scent, a scent that reminisce of home and happy times. “Thank you, my beloved friend. Thank you.”

[myrfing]

now I will proceed to forget how to make zongzi until next year when ill have to learn it all again. You see

[stoopid-turtle]

BTS in Order June Pt 2

Mainly from this bilibili timeline.

June Pt 1 here.

6.16 DD tries to enter gg's car.

- DD trips while running outside with gg and jl. (Alt 7.8)

- ggdd. Soulmate Convo scene. And into jzx love confession

6.17 ggdd same scene. Now with madam jin.

- Madam Jin seems real confused about there being 2 male leads. I don't think she realized she was cast in a bl adaption. I wonder if she figured it out eventually.

- GG offers to design DD's racing suit.

-Dd and gg dancing together at a distance. (Alt 6.16)

- Filming the zongzi scene (alt 6.18)

- Gg only. Standing on a boat being motored around.

- Also with jc and yubin at night in boat

- Gg and xl goofing around on lotus pier set.

6.18 DD only. Dd and jc find dead wen on road

Dd playing with bichen in road. Guy holds an umbrella over him.

6.18 gg only. Playing flute outside.

6.18 ggdd. Dd brushes gg's sleeve.

- Dd makes weird noises thru his fan (alt 6.23)

- rain scene after wwx gets stabbed where DD reassures gg that he is still handsome. Also flicks mud on him

- ggdd with Lil Apple. Scene where lsx and wen ning go off together. This is also the scene where DD and gg complain about how few scenes they have together

6.18 Dragon boat festival dinner date night

6.19 gg only. Outside with jc and jl.

- GG in a great mood.

- Jiang fam dinner. There's a double for jc at first. wzc appears later.

- More scenes where jc doesn't have his core

- Gg cheats on DD with the AC pipe. (and so soon after their date too)

6.20 gg only. With xl and jzx.

- More with jc.

6.21 gg only. With jc. Filming attack on lotus pier.

- Filming other lotus pier scenes with Jiang dad and mom.

- Gg says he's a salted fish while laying on floor.

- Filming the whipping scene

6.22 gg only. Yi City with yb, xue yang, and DD double

6.23 gg only. Back in lotus pier with xl and jc.

- GG is a noticeably bad mood. XL and JC try to cheer him up, but he doesn't respond so they both back off and watch him warily.

6.24 gg only. With xl.

6.25 indoor scene where DD is holding gg's wrists. Gg gives thumbs up. Dd smiles and gremlin laughs.

- With xl and mianmian. And jzx. They all talk about JC wearing a "fake butt" (!)

- gg talking to dd with xl between them. dd shares his Thai herbal nasal spray with gg and xl. Not drugs!

6.27 ggdd. 9 minutes in a boat. (alt 5.27)

6.28 gg only. with xl. Crying after attack on lotus pier.

6.29 ggdd. In yi city.

- Also some scenes in the nie crypt.

**6.30 Gg only. On boat with a bunch of other jiangs. Happy dream sequence.

Jc with camera recording xl. Turns to record gg.

6.30 ggdd. scene with lwj and wwx sitting against column while jgy monologues.

Protecting each other shenanigans. Dd is insufficiently romantic for gg.

- They are very handsy together here.

- GG IN A BOAT IN DD's LAP. Also, lotus seeds.

[bpd-blorbo-bracket]

hi it's zongzi anon again (favorite food zongzi submitter who also recently remembered Vanitas and Harry Hook etc.) and i would absolutely love a follow-up bracket if you ever felt inclined to do so

also if the character you thought of last minute happened to be Amethyst i just wanted to let you know that that's GENIUS and it made me remember pearl also. because ohhhh my god that one episode where they were fighting over who got to fuse with garnet was. very BPD on BPD violence.

and i ALSO remembered Candace Flynn from Phineas and Ferb as well so. yeah it turns out that Most of my blorbos are guys that i would headcanon as having BPD which is not at all something I realized until I started submitting them, so thanks again for hosting this!!

(if you do end up deciding to make a follow up bracket I will gladly start working on propaganda for these guys too!!)

Oh hell yeah. I would love To do one if people really want one so I'll save this under #backupbracket and if anyone else agrees keep letting me know youd want more. if around the same amount of characters are wanting to be submitted I don't see why not

Also thank you. I totally meant to have her in anyway, because holy shit shes one of my faves and I can't believe I forgot when she's one of the characters I made the poll for. Amethyst, Pearl, and Lapis specifically are all ones I hcd the longest, with ruby and spinel making their own additions to the list by the end of the show and movie.

Amethyst reminds me a fuckton of how my symptoms presented in highschool and her arc made me feel one of the most seen in term of how I learned to navigate and work on those symptoms to make them more manageable.

And her relationship to Pearl reminds me in many ways of my relationship to my older sister. I also felt envious of how collected she was, until like amethyst, I realized how much of her "stuck up" nature was actually a defense against the traumas our parents left.

While I think of Amethyst and Pearl as less siblings and more roomates (sometimes to lovers) their general dynamic helped me rebuild my relationship by helping me work on my lashing out due to jealousy, so I'm always grateful to the show and these characters for that.

Anyway that's enough bpd lore about me haha, but tl:dr: Amethyst changed my life as a character who shared so many symptoms but with a satisfying arc, and I love her for it.

[nuttytani]

My manager is a total grandpa but he can kick some ass?

Fandom: Genshin Impact

Pairing: Tartaglia | Childe x Zhongli

Premise: Ajax is a popular idol named Tartaglia and is known to be a bratty prince and hard to work with, or so they say. His agency has hired him a new manager, since his previous one quit, yet again!

A/N: heavily inspired by that one dongfish art here and here. I mean not 100% but you'll know it once you see it. But what actually made me write an idol au was because of this IU clip here

Fic can also be read here on my ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51099172/chapters/129105334

Chapter 1

Being famous and infamous was a pain in the ass, Ajax Turov decides, flicking through the manila folder handed to him by Rosaline. 

Sure, he had his wealth, fame and popularity, but it never really was enough for the prying public. See, thanks to the press and his past managers, internationally-famous solo idol Tartaglia had earned the nickname Childe.

A bratty prince.

Seriously. Was it his fault they were so incompetent? His previous one had just stormed from the company building a small handful of days earlier after receiving an admittedly harsh scolding from the idol himself for failing to pick him up on time. Which meant the variety show he had been scheduled to participate in had cut him out completely.

The lack of compassion of his ex-managers. He was busy enough as it was—he didn't need the added stress from the failure of his managers added to that mess of a soup. 

Rosaline had heard about that incident that occurred a few days ago, and called Ajax to her office. She was in a bad mood, he could tell that much from the tone of her voice and furrowed brows. Though, she always had a resting bitch face, but today in particular she looked livid, like a witch waiting to boil him in a cauldron. 

“Thanks to your outstanding behaviour, yet another manager has quit! We’ve barely reached the end of this year and it’s already the 11th time now.” She stared at him, clearly unimpressed by the downward turn of her lips. 

“You should be thankful that we managed to find a new person within a short time, and don’t you dare scare this one off, or there will be consequences.”

“He will start tomorrow, 8 am sharp.” She dismissed him with a wave of her hand and he left her office feeling pretty annoyed.

Now that he’s back in his break room, on the stuffy couch, he sulks, still going through the folder. It really isn’t his fault. Perhaps his agency hires the worst people on purpose. Few mistakes are human, but it’s more than a coincidence when multiple managers make the same mistake hundreds of times. He doesn’t want to blow up at his managers, no one deserves unjust anger but, he also has a limit. Why shouldn’t he be upset? He has more than the right to when it starts affecting his career that he built with literal tears and sweat. 

A small picture of a man catches his attention, as he flipped through the pages. A brunet with long hair tied to the back, beige coloured gingham cardigan. Typical.  Amber eyes hidden behind chunky black rimmed glasses. Grandpa-esque, even his granny doesn’t wear these old styled glasses anymore. 

Nerd. They hired a stereotypical nerd for him, he concludes.

.

“Please give me your phone for a moment.” 

Ajax found out that he really didn’t like the new manager. He talked like a grandpa, would text like a grandpa and even wear clothes like a grandpa. Not to mention, he was a total nerd and annoying as hell. A control freak who thought everything he did was right and what Ajax did was wrong. 

“Fine, but let me get some fresh air first.”

“But your–”

He left before his manager… What was his name again? Zongzi ? Well whatever, he left.

What Ajax really needs is a smoke break. He is under stress with all the shit that’s been happening, especially with how the paparazzi is on his back about hiring yet another manager. Then there’s this new drama that he got a part in, and is supposed to play as the second love interest, it’s been taking a huge chunk of his energy. Even though his screen time is short, he still needs to put in the effort to show that yes, he can act, and he is worthy of the role he received. 

He takes a puff of the cigarette and thinks for a moment. 

Perhaps entering the entertainment industry was a mistake, but he would still do this all over again especially if it helped his family in terms of finance. Before Ajax started earning in heaps, they weren’t doing so well. His dad would take up multiple jobs to make ends meet and his mom would work overtime and come back home later than normal. 

He takes another puff and closes his eyes. Letting his muscles relax as they were too tense throughout the day. 

“Ohoho, well isn’t this the number one Tartaglia, in the flesh.” 

Ah shit. He was too lost in thoughts to hear people sneaking up on him. 

“Hey pretty boy, don’t be scared. We just want to…Talk with you.” A stranger comes closer, way too close for comfort and smiles creepily. 

“That’s right, no need to panic.”

“Can’t believe we got lucky enough to meet with the real deal. Wanna taste him boys?” one of them cackles and looks him up and down. 

It sends shivers down his back, man, he just wanted to smoke but he gets harassed by perverts instead. Disgusting. Talk, yeah right, as if he buys it. 

Ajax drops his cigarette to the ground and someone behind him breathes down his neck. “Why so quiet? Now, don’t be a snobby bitch.” The man behind him tries to grab his shoulders.

Alright, that’s it, someone better get ready to receive an elbow in 3, 2–

“AAAAGHHHHHHHHHH!”

There’s a crack, followed by a loud scream and then a thud. Ajax is rooted to the spot but he still tries to turn around and see his– manager? and that weirdo below his foot too. Huh. 

The rest of the gang quirk up, “who the fuck are you? Tsk, pretty boy brought a bodyguard ay?” 

“Let’s shake the fella up real good haha!” The larger man from the group, probably the leader, runs towards the bodyguard (since when?) and tries to land a punch on him except his manager catches it and twists the arm of the burly man with such ease, he couldn’t believe his eyes. Was this really his nerdy as hell grandpa manager? The fuck? This was lowkey hot. 

The burly man is quickly pinned down and receives a bruising punch right under the jaw.

“Scram, now.” Amber eyes looked straight at the group with a dangerous glint. Though the glare was not directed at him, it still made the hairs on his arms stand. 

The threat however, was more than enough for the rest of the creeps to scramble and run like crazy while letting out horrified screams, but that’s not really important. 

Ajax had no idea that his nerdy manager could do that. The man in question looked like a totally different person as he dusted his hands and wiped his glasses that had blood splatters. The glasses…had blood splatters! He punched the creep so hard that it broke skin.

While he was still wrapping his head around whatever that just happened, his manager looked at him with concern and asked him in a voice so low, he could have mistaken it as the wind blowing. “Are you alright, Ajax?” His manager comes closer to him

“Yeah…Thanks errr–” he takes a quick peek at the ID hanging around the other man’s neck “ – Zhongli. Though I was going to elbow ‘em anyway.”

Zhongli raises an eyebrow at that, as if skeptical of Ajax’s fighting skill, but nods anyway and takes off his beige cardigan. “Here, take this. It’s a bit chilly here. Come back inside when you’re done taking a break. I’ll wait here,” he says and takes a seat at the bench nearby. 

Ajax pulls the cardigan on and thinks just maybe his manager isn’t THAT bad after all. Tiny bit less grandpa than before but that doesn’t excuse his “all knowing” personality. 

He huffs and breathes in the scent of the warm cardigan. 

“It’s warm….” Ajax mutters and breathes in the scent of the cardigan. 

.

Ajax Turov, was just like any other senior year high schooler. On the way back home, or more like while wandering around town, wasting time while going back home, he was stopped by a random man. Saying that he had a pretty face and good proportions, gave him his contact details and rambled about how Ajax should participate in the show called the Abyss; an idol survival

He scoffed at it at first, why would he take part in this stupid show, but as he talked about it with his other siblings, they encouraged him to ring up the scout. 

“You’ll get good money just for being on the show!” His elder sister smiled at him excitedly and looked at the other brothers as if urging them to convince him.

“Why not, it’ll be a new experience, and who knows you might become a big shot”

“Our Ajax? A big shot? Ha!”

Ajax Turov took up the offer soon enough.

The show lasted for 3 months and he came out on top. No one expected the redhead, with no prior vocal or dance training to last this long and clear the show with such finesse. Thanks to it, he gained a mass following amongst the media and people loved him. They wanted more of this charming newbie. 

Multiple idol agencies reached out to him, but he decided to choose Fatui Entertainment (since he knew a few of his distant relatives worked there and heard that it was a decent company).

This is how he came to be known as the soloist idol, Tartaglia and within 2 years his popularity skyrocketed becoming the number one idol in Teyvat. Putting the famed Barbara from Mondstadt to shame.

His songs hit the billboard, becoming an international sensation. The boy was an all rounder, from singing, dancing, acting, he nailed it all. So many directors and CEOs from other idol agencies begged on their knees to Fatui Entertainment to have him exchanged. Money was involved, apparently but not much is known. Obviously, the offers were rejected. Instead, the idol Tartaglia participated in many variety shows, runways and dramas. His face was on everything and anything. Kids toys? Check. Perfumes? Check. Sunglasses? Check. Restaurants? Check. The list went on. 

He was basically the next big thing and his agency knew it, and took advantage of it. He is and will be the hottest idol in town from now on and they were ecstatic to have such a rare gem in the palm of their hands. 

But with popularity, there’s a mixture of good and bad press. In the entertainment industry, he got nicknamed as “Childe” due to his bratty personality, or so they claimed. 

“He treats us like shit”

“We don’t exist to him, he’s just a bratty prince who thinks we’re at his beck and call”

“Even those arrogant fictional CEOs are better than him”

“Once, he made me go back to starbucks and get him a new coffee, ‘cuz I couldn’t get his order right”

“Pshhh seriously? That’s nothing. He got pissed at me for being late to pick him up or something. It wasn't even that late”

The alleged ex-staff who worked for him, spread rumours about the idol Tartaglia being high maintenance and badly treating the workers for absolutely no reason. Said that he was an asshole through and through.

Those rumours were quick to disappear thanks to his die hard fans and his agency working behind the scenes to actually show real interactions that the idol Tartaglia would have with his real staff. Which was the complete opposite of how the haters painted it as. Unfortunately, once a rumour goes around it never truly dies down. People were wary of him and hardly any good managers would take the job for him. Those who did were broke, depressed and desperately needed the money and even the slightest of reprimands would have them quitting. 

Zhongli was also one of those broke people who desperately needed a job, freshly graduating university didn’t guarantee him a stable job even with his excellent grades and good words from professors. So he took the job as Tartaglia’s manager, since no one else was willing to. How bad could it be? 

.

“M’kay, that’s enough break time. Let’s go Mr. Zhongli.”

“Of course. Please, keep the cardigan, you seem to be cold.”

“Thanks, by the way, what type of detergent do you use? It smells kinda nice.”

“Hmm… I’ll have to go back home and check, though I’m pretty sure it's actually silk flowers.”

“Ohhhhh– fancy smanshy.”

some notes: zongzi- is a traditional Chinese rice dish made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves (you'll see foods similar to zongzi in other cultures, some of you may recognise this as chimaki as it is called in Japanese cuisine).

So, I'm definitely planning to continue this, though updates may be irregular since it's currently exam season for me. Anyways come fangirl with me about these guys on my twitter or ao3!! Super obsessed with them and I hope this "phase" never ends. I still have so many more ideas and things that I want to share so let's hope they keep coming!

[dark-side-blog3]

Who is your favourite character in food fantasy (in terms of yandere and in general)?

I can't just pick one favourite in a game with so many characters! My favourite two for sure though are Steak and Brownie-- they're both so sweet in their own ways, Steak gives you flowers and his voice cracks when he asks if you like them! How could I not find that charming? I always make sure Steak has something to do, when I'm not using him for battles I make sure he's in charge of catacombs or deliveries. He always wants to be of service, so I just like making sure he does get his moments!

And Brownie is similarly charming in how he makes sure you're well taken care of, in a very servetile manner, but with undeniable class. I let Brownie lead the other half of my daily catacombs, usually (sometimes I put the weaker souls on the roster so they feel useful). I also make sure that if he's EVER in the ice arena, he gets all the fruit he could need so he can relax outside of the fridge.

In terms of yandere food fantasy... I think Zongzi, who is yet another one of my favourites in the canon game, would be an interesting overprotective yandere. He's just so worried of you, but he's so incredibly loyal at the same time. All he wants is for you to be happy, and to let him follow you, wherever you go... And to never go where he can't follow.

Boats and riverbanks are an obvious danger, but then it becomes any body of water with a bridge that crosses over water that you couldn't step over in two strides. And then it becomes the need to get up before you, and go to sleep long after you, prepare all your foods himself, never touch anything he hasn't made sure isn't safe, never talk to dangerous looking people without him standing beside you to protect you if he needs to... Zongzi just wants you to stay safe. And he will make sure it happens.