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I have questions about the untamed's name, specifically, is that a fair translation of the title in Chinese and why do you think they changed it from mo dao zu shi to chen qing ling? Also it sounds the same as chenqing the flute, does that have any meaning or is it pure accident?

oh hey! look, it’s another thing I love rambling about!

so English title of the show, The Untamed, has absolutely nothing to do with any of the titles in Chinese, but I’m going to walk through the titles to get see how we get to ‘The Untamed’

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Today I find myself thinking about Wei Wuxian and all the names he comes up with for things, and how much each one says about his character–his cleverness, his philosophies, his true feelings.

Like when he’s debating on what to name his spell–Binding or Bonding. This is an English translation, of course, but it still tells us that he wants to get the name right. He’s playing with it, thinking about what connotations each one has.

He’s using this, of course, to tease Lan Wangji in the process. Especially because it’s a clear callback (light blue, same wrists, and everything) to the Lan headband in the cave. “In what way are we bound? In what way does something like this bind a person?”

The fact that he thinks so much about words and their meanings, and then sees how to use them at other people like that, is just delightful. He’s just delightful.

Wei Wuxian named his sword Suibian, meaning “Whatever.” But we’re specifically told that it was because he had too many names for it–over 20–and none of them were good enough. None of them fit. And when he was frustrated enough to say “suibian!” he thought that, itself, was a great name.

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the Ghost City knows what’s up

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鬼城 is my favorite location in 天官赐福！btw can you spot some of the small MXTX easter eggs? (they are very few and very small)

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They’re so soft ♥

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So now that I’m done with all 3 children.

I like all three, I think all of them have their pros and very little cons. 

Scum Villian is fucking hilarious. Shen QingQiu is a fucking, hilarious mess and I love him. I love his stupid fan too. oh my god his sidelines were killing me sometimes. The plot isn’t that complicated and it isn’t sad at all, which was refreshing after reading tgcf and mdzs. The other characters weren’t as interesting but I think it was fun that Shen QingQiu pretty much ended up in the middle of a male harem with a lot of men fawning over him, even if he only got fucked by one. Luo BingHe is top tier yandere and I love it. I just think I like aggressive Luo BingHe more than the puppy that chases after his shizun. 

After Luo BeingHe comes back from the pits of hell it got a lot easier to read for me. The extras were fun and we got two Lou BeingHe which is a-okay with me. Fuck up your shizun why not. It had no flashbacks which I loved. 

tldr: incel critic dies after bitching over a harem novel and reincarnates in said harem novel and seduces the main character to turn gay and dick him down (lieslieslies he’s the victim help him)

Modao Zushi is a very, I guess war love story. It wasn’t as funny as Scum Villian but it was pretty fucking depressing and it hit the heart right where it hurt. You have more complicated relationships with other characters and at some point, I did shed a tear or two in some scenes. Wei WuXian is hilarious and also very cool, I love him. He is willing to do everything for his family and his falling from grace was iconic. 100% love me a bad bitch that wants vengeance, honestly, the most interesting part of this story was, without doubt, Wei WuXian. Lan WangJi…Mhmm, I like him a lot because he’s the loyal lover that waited for his one true love and never doubted him, but he’s too quiet, I guess? tbh I enjoyed him a lot more in the extras than anything else. The fucking was great in the extra chapters and Wei WuXian is a kinky bitch. 

It was a very hard novel for me to read. I struggled reading this one the most because it had so many flashbacks and so many scenes that were mostly to move parts of the plot and not the MCs (Main Character(s)) relationship.

tldr: Gay man stays in the closet for over 13 years while chasing after his loved one that refuses to become his roommate even if said loved one is pretty much a homeless evil infested thot. 

Tian Guan Ci Fu is a tragic red-string story. I fucking love the plot and the world build up. The world build up in mdzs is amazing too but it doesn’t reach this level in my opinion. It is tragic, sad and full of despair in some scenes. I legit fucking cried in some parts, some scenes were just painful to read. The aesthetics are *chef’s kiss* and the plot is pretty interesting as well, they did a very good job at hiding who the true evil dude was. Xie Lian is a very well written character, all around. I love this bitch, everything about him was interesting, his whole background was interesting. How he became who he is was great and I loved it. Hua Cheng is another very well written character, same as Xie Lian, his background story was interesting, his character was great. How he became who he is was just as great. The chemistry between the two is fucking amazing. The extras were cute and great but I’m sad I didn’t get any fucking. 

Thankfully the flashbacks were not as heavy this time around. It was the easiest to read for me and I didn’t struggle at all.

tldr: Religious fanboy wishes to fuck god but god don’t even know he exists.Fanboy grows to be hot and God becomes broke. Fanboy eventually becomes God’s sugar daddy and dicks him down. 

Some things that kinda annoyed me from all the novels but that I didn’t care much about:

Random memory loss of some characters. Like they forget a lot of key points. 

The friends/family of one fo the MCs always having out for the other MC. 

Everyone being straight AF except the two gay dudes which I understand is the Author’s preference so like I said, I don’t care that much. 

Having some time skips that don’t really tell you how much time has passed but sometimes it tells you. So it’s random. 

Hua Cheng isn’t real. 

So, without a doubt, my favorite character out of all the MCs is Hua Cheng. Ghost sugar daddy is too good to be true, Xie Lian is a lucky bitch. 

After that, from the other novels, I love Wei WuXian and Shen QingQiu the most…honestly I like all of them fuck it. All of them get a second-place after Hua Cheng. Just bundle them up. 

As to pick a favorite novel, I’m biased towards tgcf cuz it has got Hua Cheng but to be honest, I like all of them pretty much the same. Each one is very different and unique, they take key points differently. They might have some similarities but the execution is very different for me to even compare them. 

overall, I’m happy and well-fed. 

Thank you for the meal.

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some of the CQL/MDZS sketches I’ve compiled lately from my twitter

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90.) He’s gonna have to punish that mouth later.

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Trying to draw again... Just started watching MDZS ♥

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i am a:

⚪️ man

⚪️ woman

🔘 dumbass

looking for a:

⚪️ man

⚪️ woman

🔘 200,000 word fanfic at 3 am

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white wisps pave a path for my longing

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī/Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Arranged Marriage, or rather Arranged Betrothal, followed by Weapons-Grade Thirst Summary:

or, one hundred and thirty-three principles of the Gusu Lan, pertaining to the state of marriage

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He bows to Wei Wuxian, sword in hand, sleeves falling properly. Wei Wuxian bows in return, and the sect leaders begin the opening courtesies, and for all of ten minutes Lan Wangji is under the impression that he is betrothed to a boy who is perfectly normal and acceptable apart from an unfortunate tendency to fidget with his clothes.

That impression does not last.

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“Stop causing trouble”

Professor Lan and His animagus boyfriend

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“Stop causing trouble”

Professor Lan and His animagus boyfriend

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I tripped and I fell and this HP AU came out

So I was chatting to @silverink58​ about the beautiful original picture of Professor LWJ, and they were saying that when they picked up the prompt for the inktober exchange, they were hoping to read Hogwarts student!LWJ, 

And I thought “oh how delightful, maybe I’ll think about that idea later”, and then that “later” became “now” and what I’m saying is they shouldn’t have let me download the google docs app onto my phone, because I clearly cannot be trusted.

@silverink58​ this is for you, lol. Thanks for naming “Little Apple” :’D.

He almost doesn’t see it: a flutter of black fabric, the edge of a student robe before it slips away out of sight. But he catches the movement from the corner of his eye, and pure reflex has Lan Zhan drawing his wand to fire off a quick body-bind curse.

There’s a muffled noise of surprise, abruptly cut off, and then the thump of a body hitting the floor.

When Lan Zhan turns the corner, it’s to the sight of Wei Wuxian, lying face-down on the ground.

“It’s after curfew,” Lan Zhan says, turning him over with a quick Levitation spell. “You should be inside your dormitory.”

Dark eyes glare indignantly up at him. Calmly holding Wei Wuxian’s gaze, Lan Zhan lifts the curse.

“Report for detention tomorrow,” he says, as Wei Wuxian sits up and pointedly rubs the small pink spot on his forehead.

“Lan Zhaaaan,” Wei Wuxian complains, giving the edge of Lan Zhan’s robe a beseeching tug. Lan Zhan feels his own lips thin at the over-familiarity of both the form of address and the physical contact. 

“Don’t be like that! Let me off just this once? Think of the five wonderful years we’ve spent together as potions partners!”

“Just last week, you exploded our cauldron,” Lan Zhan reminds him flatly, and Wei Wuxian grins.

“Oh come on! Let’s not harp on about petty things like that,” he says, pushing himself up onto his feet. He shakes out his robes. “You wanted to know what would happen if we added the xiezhi horn, too, just admit it.”

Lan Zhan doesn’t dignify this with a response, and simply meets Wei Wuxian’s gaze and holds it.

He is a Lan of Gusu.

He would never admit to such a thing.

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I would like your recipe for brioche! Am at college at the moment but come summertime, I’d love to make some things 😊💜

One recipe coming right up!!

You will require the following, to be used in this order (because people who lay out ingredients in the wrong order in a recipe are dreadful little rascals and I do not wish to count myself amongst their merry ranks)

500g plain flour (plus a bit extra if kneading by hand; I usually have to use at least another 30g or so when I’m kneading it)

2 eggs

10g dry active yeast (although you generally buy it in 7g sachets, which in my experience works just fine)

200ml milk (I’m not gonna lie, I’ve yet to find a good dairy equivalent for this recipe. Soy milk does the trick all right; oat milk Technically Works but makes it go very wet and I’ve yet to get the balance right between that and the flour. If you can, use real milk)

60g caster sugar (if you’re feelin’ spicy, you could do 50g sugar and 10ml honey)

a little pinch of salt

100g butter, slightly softened (LISTEN. You’re gonna read a lot of shit online which tells you complete arse like ‘you can use 2 eggs and 250g flour and 100g butter :)’ or ‘6 eggs!! 500g flour!! 250g butter!!’ and this is all NONSENSE. The perfect ratio of flour to butter in a brioche dough is 5:1 for a dough that kneads easily and has the perfect stretchy crumb once it’s cooked. I have an A Level in French so you can trust me on this. Also, an actual French man’s recipe taught me that. Also, I eat a lot of brioche for someone who’s technically lactose intolerant. I will fight anyone who disagrees with this ratio. To the death if need be)

approximately ½ teaspoon of turmeric… I am a fucking maverick and I like my brioche to look like it belongs in a cartoon. This is a very optional ingredient; I like it because it makes the dough a little bit more yellow, which is oddly satisfying to me, and it offsets the sweetness of the sugar nicely. It’s not necessary, but don’t knock it ‘til you’ve tried it.

Once you have assembled your little tableaux of horrors, you’ll want to do the following:

In a stand mixer or by hand, mix the flour, eggs and yeast together in a mixing bowl until ‘combined’, which basically means you beat the living shit out of it until it forms what looks like a rough dough. It’s not a good dough, though. It would taste like garbage if you baked it. Don’t do that. If you want to make shitty three ingredient bread, then why you are even here? Lots of people swear by a stand mixer for this part, but y’know, hands work well if you have them. I never use a mixer because it makes more washing up and I’m not about that life. Don’t scratch the inside of your ear during this bit if you’re kneading by hand. That’s a top tip from me.

Add the butter, sugar (and honey if you’re using it), salt and turmeric (I know), and add the milk gradually, kneading the dough for a good ol’ while until it forms a smooth, elastic dough. I often find that I have to add a bit more flour here as it’s a pretty moist (sorry) dough; an alternative to this is coating your hands very lightly in butter or vegetable oil. Yes, it feels weird, but it stops the dough sticking to your hands. You’re welcome for the tip. You could also use a stand mixer for this, but again, I always do it by hand. Kneading dough is fun. Just pretend it’s someone you hate - I thoroughly recommend imagining that it’s Boris Johnson - and go to town on it. You’ll know the dough is kneaded thoroughly when it has a sort of satiny finish, like a good paint, and feels very slightly tacky to the touch, but not in a Kardashian sort of way.

Name your dough child. This is actually a very important step because it anthropomorphises the dough and makes you less likely to throw it out of a window if it all goes wrong. Also, just like with a human child, you have certain expectations for your dough children, but they don’t always do what you want them to do. Sometimes, your beautiful little brioche just wants to be a bit dense when it’s all grown up, or doesn’t quite want to rise the way you’d like. It doesn’t mean you should love your children any less. You should eat them anyway. Just like with human children. That’s a tip I got from Kronos.

Put your child (dough, not human) into a large bowl, cover the bowl with clingfilm or a damp tea towel, and put it in a warm place to prove for 1-2 hours until it’s grown A Lot. An airing cupboard is the best place for this if you have one; I do not, so I tend to heat the oven gently for a few minutes to about 25 degrees celsius, then I turn it off, leave the oven light on (so my dough doesn’t get scared, but also for the residual heat) and put it in there.

That’s the dough part done!! The next part is deciding what to do with your dough child!! Do you want to make a loaf? Some little buns? Some delightful chocolate and cinnamon twists? Just because it’s easiest, I recommend doing a loaf at first, which can look deceptively fancy if you braid it!! For this step, you will require:

1 egg

1 tbsp milk

A loaf tin. This is not an edible ingredient.

Take your dough out of its warm, safe place, and chop it into three sections. Roll each section out into an equal sized sausage, and then do the fun bit: braid them. Glom them all together at one end, so they’re attached, and then just plait them like you would plait hair. If you’ve never plaited hair before, then go outside, find the nearest person with long hair, and get them to let you plait it. It’s a joy that everyone should experience at least once. Failing that, follow this tutorial. You’re welc.

Put your beautiful, braided child into a loaf tin, cover it again, and prove it for a further 20-30 minutes in a warm place. It should rise a little more during this time, if it wants to make you proud.

Mix the egg and milk together to make an egg wash, and bathe your dough child in it, as though you are baptising it. A pastry brush works best for this, but if you’re That Bitch, you can use your fingers I GUESS. I’m not your mother, and you’ll have to wash your hands. Thoroughly, please.

Heat the oven to 200 degrees celsius, which is probably, like, 5,000 degrees fahrenheit, I don’t know, I use sensible measures of temperature (I just Googled it for you and it’s 390, you’re fucking welcome, what the fuck.)

Bake your gentle child for 20-30 minutes, until golden brown, like a chicken nugget but not crispy or made of chicken, or indeed a nugget. Your child will want to disappoint you here; it’s very, very easy to overcook a brioche, so I recommend keeping an eye on it during this bit. I learnt this the hard way. Sniff sniff.

Take it out of the loaf tin and leave it on a cooling rack to, erm, cool. Don’t cool it in the loaf tin. It’ll go all soggy. No-one wants soggy brioche. Ask literally anyone.

Eat the shit out of it. It’s very, very nice with jam. Which, hey, you could also make, but I’m not doing another recipe today. I still have to cook my own doughy son. His name is Pierre. I love him desperately. He grows so strong in my oven.

This is the first ever brioche I made, which is the only photo I have for reference, because I usually eat the shit out of my brioche before I can photograph it. This one is a little overcooked (it had 30 minutes but only needed 25); yours should look less brown than this!

And when you’ve nailed the dough, you can do a whole host of other delicious things with brioche, like CHOCOLATE AND CINNAMON SWIRLS

Have fun experimenting with the dough!

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And here’s the commission for McKenzie, who asked this MDZS scene <3

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