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Havent drawn luo binghe in a hot minute. I’m fact I haven’t drawn much in a long while ☝🏼

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When season 3 has Cornetto ads

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Bunnies day 2; Grumpy Lan Bunny, sassy Wei bun

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细水长流 / a comic for MXTX Diaspora May 2024

Chinese and English versions below! English translation is by me.

Lyrics are also below, in text form :)

Please do not reupload or reproduce my work anywhere else!

细水长流（中文版）

Xi Shui Chang Liu (English version)

Lyrics

年少时候　谁没有梦　无意之中　你将心愿透漏 就在你生日的时候　我将小小口琴送　最难忘记　你的笑容 友情的细水慢慢流　流进了你我的心中 曾在球场边为你欢呼　你跌伤我背负 夜里流星飞渡　想像着他日的路途　晚风听着我们壮志无数 年少时候　谁没有愁　满腔愤慨　唯有你能听得懂 每当我失意的时候　你将那首歌吹奏　琴声悠悠　解我轻忧 岁月的细水慢慢流　流到了别离的时候 轻拍你的肩　听我说朋友不要太惆怅 霓虹纵然再嚣张　我们的步履有方向　成败不论切莫将昔日遗忘 多年以后　又再相逢　我们都有了疲倦的笑容 问一声我的朋友　何时再为我吹奏　是否依旧　是否依旧 人生的际遇千百种　但有知心长相重 人愿长久　水愿长流 年少时候

When we were young, we all had our dreams Unintentionally, you revealed your heart's wish So I gave you a little harmonica on your birthday I will never forget the way you smiled

The waters of friendship slowly trickled Into your heart and mine I cheered for you as you played on the field And when you fell, I carried you Shooting stars tumbled in the night sky As we imagined the road ahead With only the evening breezes to listen to our infinite dreams

When we were young, we all had our troubles I was full of pain and anger, and you were the only one who understood Whenever I felt hopeless, you’d play that song And the warmth of its melody would ease my worries

The waters of time slowly trickled Towards the day of our parting I tapped you on the shoulder and said, "my friend, don’t despair!" Amidst the city's glaring neon lights Our footsteps will find a way And no matter whether we succeed or fail in life Let us never forget what we once had

Years later, we meet again Tired smiles on our faces If I may ask, my friend When will you play for me again? Just like old times? Just like old times?

Our lives are made up of thousands of encounters And it's a precious thing to meet the one who understands your heart As we wish to go on, so do the waters yearn to flow When we were young

(English translation by me)

About 细水长流 and the xinyao genre

细水长流 (commonly translated as “Friendship Forever”) was composed by xinyao musician Dr Liang Wern Fook in 1987. Xinyao (or "Singapore ballad") was a very big thing when I was growing up in the 90s and 00s, and I personally found that this song fit well with the backdrop of the story I wanted to tell — both as a nod to my own diaspora roots, as well as my personal relationship with my language.

You can listen to 细水长流 here. Please consider listening to it as you read my comic!

Here's the link to the AO3 version of my comic.

About MXTX Diaspora May

MXTX Diaspora May has been running since 2021. Its focus is on elevating international Chinese diaspora voices through the creation of MXTX-related fanworks. Here, Chinese diaspora creators may come together to share the diverse aspects of our culture, as well as connect over our lived experiences. Support of this event will go a long way towards creating a more inclusive and open culture in online communities, especially for creators who rarely get their voices heard in the English-speaking side of fandom. If this concept appeals to you, I hope you take the time to check out the rest of the AO3 collection, including the previous years' collections, which contain an amazing suite of works by various Chinese diaspora creators! The posting period runs until May 31.

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my boys :')

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Lan Zhan called him pretty

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an unchanged heart, even in the end

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far too old to care about fandom opinions i am an adult with a *sees a take* hm. never mind actually. i am in fact so blessed to have a huge brain and correct inconsequential opinions on fictional characters. there but for the grace of god go i

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They have permit

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Someone: *says something bad about wwx

Wwx: … …. ..

Lwj: wtf what did you say?!

Someone: *says something bad about lwj

Lwj: … …. ..

Wwx: WTF WHAT DID YOU SAY?!

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Hanguang-jun needed an energy boost 😌

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it took me a minute (read: several days) to pin down why i liked this comment in the epilogue so much, but i have it now.

the whole book has given us a lot of xie lian's journey to understanding how much he's loved, and shown us his struggle with that, as well as his realization of how much he loves hua cheng in return. but what we barely get glimpses of is the monumental realization hua cheng was having, that xie lian loves him.

because, pre-canon, the last he'd seen of xie lian was when he was going around as white no-face, threatening to disperse wu ming just for calling him the wrong name. and hua cheng loved that xie lian, and dying for him was his greatest honor, but im sure he was under no illusions that xie lian cared for him in return.

and even after he'd gained eight hundred years of confidence, become the mischievous flirt we meet as san lang, its clear that he's so desperately afraid of coming on too strong. i was red-stringing like crazy trying to figure out why he didn't tell xie lian he was wu ming after the cave of ten thousand gods, but in retrospect I think it was that simple: not wanting to overwhelm him, not wanting to ask for too much.

and we see this cracking at the very end, with his genuine surprise that xie lian would be just as upset over hau cheng jumping into the lava as he was over xie lian falling.

but the transition from the barely dawning realization of "i would be your stepping stone, but i know you wouldn't want that" to the trust and confidence of him having become a spoilt-rotten bully because he knows that xie lian will give him what he asks for, that he actually *loves* to give hua cheng whatever he wants?

i love that for him, i love that for them, and it makes for a wonderful ending.

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Artist : RONPU (pixiv / twitter / weibo / IG)

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rb and tell me what’s your most re watched movie.. and be honest

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When they are born to play their characters

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Let us suppose that the "average" horse would have equal proportions of all these parts. The degree to which each part in this poll deviates from the "average" size (20% of total) will determine how large or small that part of our horse will be (i.e a horse with only 10% in Legs will have legs half the size of the average horse).

I will draw a picture of the horse we make!