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inseparable, it seems ☀️🌙

my cezhou sfw piece for QJJ Handmade Zine 🩵 please check it out, so much amazing work from qjj fans!! more info here

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I’D GIVE MY AAAAAAALLLL TO HAAAAVEEE JUST ONE MORE NIGHT WITH YOU

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au where hua xiangyi has tiktok and tries the “im so hungry i could eat xx” trend (I've watched like 30 and they all make me laugh sjdjsjjs)

happy lesbian visibility week

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some lanzhou comms I did over the weekend for saye manhua funds 😭

i am so lucky i had so much fun drawing these i love u lanzhou

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[crossposting from twt cuz why not]

saw a post of someone asking about this scene and what exactly lanzhou's plan was since he was publicly announcing that he was helping ce'an who was accused of regicide. imo i dont think the logic of what could possibly happen next is what's important in this scene

but i will say i dont think he didn't have a plan. he did still have the embroidered uniform guard. not all of them were on han cheng's side bc the EUG has always been divided. most are descendants of noble clans who are moving based on their self-interest. and then there's those that are loyal to ji wufan and ji gang and will follow lanzhou for their sake.

here lanzhou also publicly called han cheng out for being the one responsible for ljh's death. if lanzhou had stayed, he could say he was going against hc who has a traitor and shift focus away from him helping cean. this would most likely be investigated too since there still is the three judicial offices, so not ALL of qudu would just believe han cheng ....depending on their own motives

BUT…lanzhou did leave, bc cean came back for him. Imo the significance of “Ce’an, go home” scene is rly to emphasize lanzhou’s lack of hope in ever leaving qudu, bc he's not yet strong enough to stand up against anyone that would stand in his way

It was in ch 76 where it was so clear to me that lanzhou thought like that. Cean had offered 3 times to hypothetically leave qudu with him, and lanzhou had rejected him 3 times. He cant bc he has ji gang, he cant bc cean has to be in libei, and they cant not be in libei bc he knows libei needs cean and cean needs libei

Once they were out of qudu, cean brought up going to libei together again. “Ce’an, I can’t go to Libei with you.” sounded so much like “Ce’an, go home.” to him. Lanzhou was turning him away again? Lanzhou was telling him to fly on his own again?

AND THEN these paragraphs…to me this is where lanzhou’s thinking is transparent. He thinks he’s not strong enough to go against fate, he thinks he’s not strong enough to protect ji gang cuz he alr failed to protect qhl, he thinks he’s not strong enough to be able to support cean

“I left Qudu, but I am still caged,” he probably thinks he would hold cean back, bc he still is caged but cean was already so close to home

But unlike when he was on top of qudu’s city walls, this time he wasn’t lacking hope. This time he was determined to protect “whatever was left of his heart’s treasures.” this time he's "choosing another way to fight"

He’s not telling cean to go home on his own, he’s telling cean that he cant go to libei with him UNTIL he’s stronger, until he has the capability to be able to stand behind him and carve a place for themselves in the world

so basically i just took the long method of saying "Ce'an, go home." and "Ce'an, I can't go to Libei with you." are two scenes that's meant to show lanzhou's fears, insecurities, and then his newfound hope and strength for his and cean's futures

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03.28 HAPPY XIAO CE'AN DAY 🐺💙

"i want the moon!"

one of my favorite things about cean is his courage and unwavering will to reach for the unreachable. he wanted to fly, so he tamed a gyrfalcon to become his wings. he wanted the moon, so he held lanzhou and never let him go🥹🥹

indulgence and freedom has always been equivalent for cean. he doesn't feel free if he can't express his desires...i think this is a consistent theme throughout his character arc. he learns too that sometimes there are things he can't obtain no matter how strong he is 😔

but hes always brave enough to not give up, to pursue his dreams and to love freely. im so thankful to t97 for writing such a lovely character. HAPPY BIRTHDAY XIAO CEAN I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!

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happy national puppy day to fei sheng and cappuccino

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horseback archery expert level: u shoot in two places at the same time

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Your art is so fun! I was just going to point out that the thumb-ring in your illustration of Ce’an needs to be longer. They cover your thumb from almost the base of the thumbnail to well below the middle thumb joint. It keeps your thumb from bending. When you shoot a bow Mongolian or Great Plains style you catch the bowstring on the back or inside edge of the thumbring and you release the string by “opening” up your thumb away from your hand.

ohhh i see, thank you for letting me know! idk why i had assumed it was used to avoid injuring the thumb (obviously has 0 clue abt archery ahhjghg) i didn't know it was to prevent bending. very good to know!!

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oh and if you let me stay, i’ll love all the hurt awaaaay

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saw a couple kissing like this

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drew over an old study 🧍🏻‍♀️

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happy birthday yao wenyu part 2

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happy birthday yao wenyu ⭐💚 feb 11!!

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come home with me!

mermaid lanzhou hell yeah

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my last few arts have been qjj shit posts

third one's original template here!!

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but all i see is you