#wenrene matching

[owlmaya]

thousand mile ice plains

(+ closeup! this pre blood hell yhj is like almost exactly the way i see him in my head)

[shiningdesignersreflections]

Chi Xiaolong: Cloud Match

Designer's Reflection: Cloud Match

Obtained: top-up for North Melody hell event

Rarity: SR

Attribute: Green/Fresh

Awakened Suit: Smoky Clouds

Story - transcripts from Designer's Reflection

Chapter 1 - Trip to Lor River

Chapter 2 - Unsolved Mysteries

Chapter 3 - Great Desert City

Story - summarized

Chi Xiaolong can't wait to learn more about Lor River City's history. His cousin, Xiaoyu, just wants to go on vacation. But they both have a paper to write and turn in to Jiang Xitong when they return to CENU, so they go to the seminar.

Everyone knows that ancient Lor River City was a prosperous oasis, but no one knows why everyone suddenly left their homes. Supposedly, it was due to a sandstorm, but Lor River is still standing. Xiaolong visits the historic site to get a closer look at the ruined mural of Kalah the Goddess.

He spots workers' stairs climbing the rock wall. He follows them to a cave, where Wenren Dian sits. While the two of them play weiqi, Xiaolong wonders aloud why the ancient people left so suddenly. Wenren answers the question like he's talking about chess: there is no guarantee to winning, so sometimes it's necessary to take risks. Even if it seems like you're winning, you need to take precautions.

That's when Xiaolong realizes: the people of ancient Lor River City knew losing their houses was an acceptable sacrifice to keep the culture and the people alive.

And now, modern-day Lor River City is thriving better than ever.

Connections

-The first time we visit Lor River in Miraland is in Love Nikki, where you can travel for a week with the Around the World feature.

-Wenren Dian came to Lor River City to see the Kalah mural. He recounts in Soaring Plumes that he lost all his memories once and was searching for anything relating to the Ocean of Memories. The Kalah mural was the nearest source - which would also explain why ancient Lor River City was destroyed.

-Jiang Xitong has made it clear in each of her Reflections, from the lectures in Azure Porcelain to the flute playing in Brisk Autumn to the poetry in Morning Blossoms, that she pursues everything relating to Cloud's history and tradition. It makes sense that she would view a trip to Lor River as a learning opportunity over a tourist attraction.

-No one in modern Lor River City knows much about the two officials that were with the queen during the ancient time, but when Nikki and friends travel to the past, they learn it was Yexiao and Wenren Dian that attended to Queen Joyeux.

Fun Facts

-When this Reflection first debuted in Shining Nikki, it went under the name "Yun Shanyi," which is the pinyin version of the Chinese name.

-The ancient game of weiqi is similar to chess, and it also goes by the names go and baduk.

[spockandawe]

A new project: Devil Venerable Also Wants To Know! Oh man, so I've been leveling up in straw marquetry as fast as I possibly could. And it was VERY much with this goal in sight. Maybe not this book specifically, but my intention has been very much to bring this back around to books! And this one had a LOVELY vibe to go with the story, there's something so magnificent about Wenren È et al, this was a great vibe match for the story. I started reading this in 2021, stalled for some reason, and I'm SO glad I came back now!

Especially as more and more of my faves get official licenses, those serve great as practical books, and I get more freedom to make my preservations of fan translations an extravagant expression of my love for the story and work that went into translating that. I got into this hobby assuming none of these novels would ever get official translations, so it's definitely something I've given a lot of consideration to over the last few years, and I think this set articulates it really well!

And oh man. I knew this was ambitious, but I still flew PRETTY darn close to the sun. I set this up so that each character had a nominal inch to work with, felt good about it, then opened up font previews for the text and immediately broke into a cold sweat. But with patience and lots of fresh knife blades, I got there! Cutting these pieces took some delicate wrangling, assembling them took more, and after all that, I still had to finish the cases and case in the books. But I made it work, and man, I think it really, really paid off

Did I tape my very first cutting template upside down? Don't worry about it!

And I was pleased with the straw marquetry on its own, but I have to say that attaching the boards for the cases took my delight ALL the way up to the next level. The effect is everything I could have dreamed of, which is amazing for a story that I loved so much. This is 1000% something I need to repeat, and it will probably take more practice before I reach the level I dream of, but SOMEDAY I'm gonna be doing pictorial straw marquetry on book covers. I might take a detour to more wall projects, and inlays with other materials, but soon! It's coming! And in the meantime, I'm so excited to share this with you, I think it turned out absolutely fabulous

[oreganocactus]

one of the main things i've always liked about dvawtk is how much of the second half focuses on equality and personal agency. it's not just equality and personal choice/agency for the main pairing, but it's for baili qingmiao too - the whole novel centers very heavily around the idea of "personal freedom," and pursuit of this freedom is what drives the plot of the novel. wenren e wants to avoid being forced into a romantic match, baili qingmiao has to constantly dodge her unwanted obsessions, and yin hanjiang's growth as a character revolves largely around gaining his own agency and individual sense of self.

even in the first chapters of the novel, this theme is very prominent. shu yanyan's strength as a cultivator comes from her draining men of their qi, but she does explicitly say that they're always consenting (at least to her sexual advances - the humor comes from the fact that they might not necessarily consent to her draining their qi as a demonic cultivator lol). when baili qingmiao is trapped in the prison, both her and zhongli qian would rather blindfold themselves/restrain themselves than fall into a fake love with each other. personal choice matters a LOT in this novel and it's what (to me) gives the characters life and dimension beyond what i expected, making it much more interesting to read.

[navelynay]

The Night Before Christmas

little seulgi cg! wenrene

note: hi hi! hope everyone is doing well! i'm sorry this is so late :(

The cozy little house was glowing with warmth and cheer on Christmas eve. Twinkling fairy lights adorned the tree, their reflections dancing on the windows, and the scent of freshly baked cookies filled the air. Snow blanketed the ground outside, muffling the world in a peaceful hush.

Inside however, peace was the last thing on Seulgi's mind.

"Mommy! Momma! Did you hear that? I think I heard Santa's sleigh!" The little exclaimed, her voice bursting with excitement. She bounced on her bed, her oversized Christmas pajamas swishing with each jump she took. The bright red fabric was decorated with tiny reindeer, and her little stuffed bear Snowdrop was clutched tightly in her hands.

Irene, her mommy stood in the doorway with a gentle smile, though her tired eyes betrayed the long day they'd had. Her sleek black hair was pulled back into a neat ponytail, and she wore a soft cardigan that made her look as cozy as the evening itself.

"Seulie, Santa won't come until you are fast asleep," she said stepping into the room.

"But what if he gets here early? I wanna see him." Seulgi's voice was filled with pure wonder.

Wendy her momma, appeared behind Irene, holding a warm glass of milk. Her wavy brown hair was tied loosely, and she had a twinkle in her eye that matched the tree lights. "Santa's magic only works if all the little ones are dreaming, baby bear," she said walking over to hand her little one the glass of milk.

"How about a bedtime story to help you drift off?"

Seulgi pouted, her cheeks puffing out in frustration as she plopped down on the bed. "But I'm not sleepy! What if Santa needs help with the reindeer? or the cookies? Or..."

"...or you'll be too tired to open presents tomorrow morning," Irene interrupted gently, sitting down on the edge of the bed. She reached out and brushed a strand of hair from the littles face as she drank her milk.

"Santa's counting on you to get a good night's sleep. That's your most important job tonight," Irene spoke softly her voice calming.

Seulgi paused, clutching snowdrop tightly. "It's a job?" she asked, her wide eyes searching her mommy's face for conformation.

"Absolutely!" Wendy chimed in, sitting on the other side of the bed. "And you've gotta be the best at it, just like you're the best at decorating cookies and picking out ornaments."

Seulgi considered this for a moment, her little mid working hard. Finally, she nodded solemnly. "Okay. But only if you both stay until I fall asleep."

"Deal," Irene said with a bright but warm smile. She tucked Seulgi in making sure Snowdrop was snug beside her.

Wendy picked up a well loved copy of 'T'was the Night Before Christmas' from the nightstand. She opened it and began to read, her voice lilting like a gentle lullaby. Irene rubbed small soothing circles on the little ones back, her touch comforting and familiar.

As Wendy's voice filled the room, Seulgi's eyes grew heavier. She fought to stay awake, mumbling questions about Santa in between yaws. "Does Rudolph really have a red nose?" she murmured, her words slurring.

"He sure does," her mommy whispered, leaning down to kiss Seulgi's forehead.

"And the cookies... will he like them?" Her voice was barely audible now.

"Santa will love them," her momma assured her, closing the book quietly as Seulgi's breathing evened out.

The two caregivers exchanged soft smiles, their hearts full as they watched their little one drift into peaceful dreams.

As they tiptoed out of the room Irene whispered, "She is going to be up at the crack of dawn isn't she?"

Wendy just chuckled lightly "Without a doubt. But it's worth it."

Together they closed the door gently, leaving the little one to dream of reindeer, magic sleighs, and the love that surrounded her everyday. Especially on Christmas Eve.

[web-novel-polls]

Web Novel Quotes Tournament: Round 3-B, Match 54

Quote A: 

"I! Because of you! Why? Why do I need to struggle like this! Humm? I want to be a slacker! That! Is! My! Dream! I'm someone whose dream is to live quietly! Also, keep your damn subordinates in line! Huh? He wants to use Raon as a sacrifice?! Where the hell is your lackey getting the confidence to spew such ludicrous statements out of his damn snout?" - Cale Henituse to The White Star, Lout of the Count’s Family

Quote B: 

"Yin Hanjiang, if this Venerable can save you once, he can save you twice. If this Venerable doesn't allow you to die, then you can't die."  - Wenren È, Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know, Chapter 15

[Propaganda below] - LCF Spoilers

Quote A Propaganda

Submission: This was said while beating the shit out the main villain of the series with a LITERAL FUCING ROCK. This guy was in an illusion and decided to murder his enemy by beating him to death with a rock

Quote B Propaganda

No propaganda prepared

[chronomally]

Xuanyuan Sect is so full of self-serving clowns that when everyone sees Yin Hanjiang and Wenren E enter together, sitting side by side on matching thrones and holding hands, they're completely incapable of interpreting what this could possibly mean

[wendv]

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[shiningdesignersreflections]

He Never Tires Of Studying...

While Nikki and friends were helping Wenren Dian in the past fix the goddess mural at Lor River, Chi Xiaolong in Cloud Match has been studying the ancient city. He only knows rumors and snippets of the legend behind the goddess mural, and he's determined to find the truth.

Xiaolong isn't the only one who loves studying and learning. In two weeks, we'll finally meet Ninir's reclusive inventor!

[blackvelveticons]

wenrene matching icons | like or reblog if you save.

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don’t repost

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[web-novel-polls]

Web Novel Women Tournament 

[Please be kind and respectful in the notes. Anti-Propaganda is NOT allowed.]

Qiu Congxue from Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know

Submission 1: I haven't finished reading this book yet but Qiu Congxue is just the funniest character to me. her immediate suggestion to any problem is horrific, traumatizing violence and is confused by how this might be inappropriate or undesirable for some people. ultimate problem causer without realizing she might be causing problems. a genius to herself and no one else. she let her body be eaten by hungry ghosts for her cultivation. head intact, body skeletal and she likes it that way. when asked what she should do to interfere with the enemy while undercover in their territory, her sect leader and our protagonist Wenren E replied that her mere presence is enough interference in itself. my stupid queen <3

Submission 2: Skeleton lady full of ghosts (literally). 

DVAWTK Carrd Link

Wen Qing from Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

Submission: She is everything! She doesn't get enough screen time in the novel, but that proves just how amazing she is to make such an impression in spite of it. She is a great big sister, to both her brother Wen Ning and the protagonist Wei Wuxian. She is stern but kind. She's a doctor. She throws needles at people. She's everything! 

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