#Beefleaf

[maikecho]

[dream-about-dancing]

#au where shi qingxuan found out about his brother's secret earlier and left heaven gave up his divinity to show protest & join he xuan

The Lady of Nether Water Manor

[ynkfva]

How is this official art but beefleaf is not canon???

[tiny-pun]

Maybe it’s not about finding someone who understands you completely and without a second thought, but someone who lets you explain it angry or sad, confusing and bad. Someone whom in front of …making mistakes is not so scary. Exciting even. A lesson to learn together.

[tenowls]

double sided standee design i spent forever on. im unwell

[meru-90]

✨Dokomi 2025 catalogue ✨ I'll have a small set up in HALL 3 TABLE F38 uwu see you there !! i made a bunch of last minute stickers that are not displayed here and some older prints as well

[meru90]

🖤🩷.

[raeraeraccoon]

ALL HAIL THE SIDESHIPS! I made them into keychains because I needed them ✋

Get them here! https://www.etsy.com/listing/4312882626/?ref=share_ios_native_control

[19silvermirrors]

🧜‍♀️ Shi Qingxuan turns into a mermaid to descend into Lord Blackwater's lair to retrieve Shi Wudu's fan. Shenanigans ensue 🌚

[vinzulu]

[jeusus]

Pursuit

--- Starting #Mermay with Black Water!

[fucked-up-chronically]

’with that smile the color was brought back’

[a-sky-full-of-ideas]

How do i even tag my fics?

In the past couple of years I’ve seen a lot of people genuinely confused about how to tag their works properly, so I wanted to explain some common facts or themes of your fics you could tag!

This is Part 2 of my fandom netiquette series here is part 1

But before we get into it: You can tag it whatever you want! Everyone searches and filters differently. Some even comment on the characters/story/writing process in them,etc. But sticking to some of these tips usually serves both the reader and the writer! The main reasons are:

The reader will find the exact thing they’re looking for or at least they´ll be in the right ballpark

It also warns the reader about content they might not like (at this specific moment) or could be triggered by

The writer will have more positive interactions with their readers.

Having said all that, tagging your fics properly boils down to just answering the 5 W-Questions

Who?

Where?

When?

What?

Why?

Who are the characters ?

All the major characters involved

All the minor characters involved (if you want)

if it’s a ship use / or X between the names (character A/character B)

if it’s a platonic dynamic use & (character A & character B)

If it’s a specific version of a character tag it as trait!characterA eg. nerd/teen/autistic!

Additionally you can tag the POV

the MC of the fic, POV Character A

The writing style, eg. First person pov

Switching POV

Where does it take place?

The canon world

Canon divergence; it is largely set in the original world but something is different (usually the ship being canon)

Pre/Post Canon, set befor or after the OG story

Alternative Universe (AU)

Alternativ Universe(AU), it is set in a universes different from the canon

Our world, modern AU

Our world, but in a specific place eg. Office AU, coffee shop AU, High school AU, etc.; they might spend most or only the begging of their story in this place

Set in another stories world, world AU eg. Star Trek AU, etc.

A/B/O, omegaverse, there are a lot of different versions and rules for that one, but it would take to long for now to get into

Specific Place AU

A specific city, eg. they´re in London

A Specific planet, eg. Aldeeran

A Specific fictional Place, of the OG story, eg. Limbo

When does it take place?

The time it is set in specific

The era, a different time period eg. medieval, futuristic etc.

Fandom specific era, aka in the canon universe but a specific era

Holiday, from Christmas to pocky day! even fandom specific holidays!

Age, child/teen/adult or older

What is being said or done?

What is their Dynamic going to be?

Friends to lovers

Enemies to lovers

Enemies to friends to lovers

Idiots to lovers

Strangers to lovers

Rivals

Coworkers

Boss/employee

Unhealthy/toxic relationship

What is their relationship status ?

First kiss/meeting

Getting together

Feelings realization

Single Parent fic (Adoption ?)

Fuck buddies

Polyamory

Secret relationship

Arranged/political marriage, whether they like it or not

Established relationship; they’re already together at the start of the fic

Pre slash, it largely takes place before they meet and become a thing, but they might already hear of one another

Past character A/C, they were together before the fic starts and are split up now

What is their job ?

Their canon job

Fandom specific jobs, eg. Jonin!characterA

Modern AU jobs, lawyers to baristas janitors to actors

What is the length of the story ?

One shot, short and sweet stories usually not higher then 15k

Multiple One shots/One shot collection

What type of ending does it have ?

(Eventual) Happy ending, usually it means the main couple ends up together and even has a major group of friends just as happy by their side

Sad ending, usually implied with hurt non comfort

Open/ambiguous ending, usually means, that in the end they are not together ...yet! but there is hope for them to be friends or more (again)

Why are they behaving this way ?

Their state of being

Sick fic- one or all of them is sick, whether it’s the common cold or something deadly. You might tag the specific disease eg. Hanahaki disease

Powerless fic, if they have some sort of powers in the OG story but not in this fic

Deaged, through a magic spell/potion one or more characters turned younger, either into a baby or into the version of them before all the horrors tm. Aka precanon version of them

Injured

Hidden/Masked Identity

Which (major or minor) emotions are driving them to do so?

Angst/pain/sadness, there is at least some sort of sadness involved, it can be tagged Heavy angst/Light angst to specify, how painful it might be to read

Hurt and comfort; whether one or all are hurt, physically or mentally, doesn’t matter as long as one comforts the other(s) in some way …or at least tries

Hurt no comfort; one is hurt and they’re not being comforted (but they might be able to live on )

Crack/Humor, there are some objective funny things in it, whether that’s the main feeling or not

Crack treated seriously, the base idea is funny/out of character but within the fics universe it is very real and serious

Unresolved Sexual Tension (UST), aka they´re so frustrated but incapable of confessing

Jealousy; at at least one point, one of the characters gets jealous of the other/ someone else (seemingly) getting with the other

Fluff/tooth rotting fluff; it is so sweet that it’s like cotten candy aka it’s hella cheesy, major romcom vibes. Usually in combo with humor but can be seen in angsty fics as well

Protective!character, whether it’s verbally or physically protecting them

(Mutal) Pining, they´re constantly yearning for the other(s)

Oblivious character A, they’re completely misunderstanding the others intention, whether they’re believing them to be just nice or being insecure

Reconciliation, whether that is between the ship or other characters

Hate to love, they start out disliking or outright hating each other but end up falling in love

Grief, usually after a death

(Implied/Perceived) Betrayal/cheating,

Smut

PWP (porn without plot) / (porn with Plot)

Any position and type involved

Any emotions involved, rough/vanilla etc.

Top or bottom (specifying the character is written as characterA!top)

Dom or sub (specifying the character is written as characterA!sub)

Toys, if some are used and if so maybe even which ones

Kinks, any kinks involved or just spoken about

Again if any sort of doubt of consent is involved tag that!!

If the characters are minors, tag that as well! Even if you’re a minor, writing for other minors!

Warnings

Any sort of trauma can and should be tagged !! Even if they’re just talked about! Otherwise you might accidentally trigger someone !

Warning signs don’t apply

Trauma

Explicit content (Smut)

Explicit words, Swearing

Alcohol

Discrimination; homophobia, racism, ableism etc.

Any sort of disorder eg. Eating disorder

Any sort of abuse, child abuse

Suicide

(Major/Canon) Character death

Any sort of trauma can and should be tagged !! Even if they’re just talked about! Otherwise you might accidentally trigger someone !

Rape (Attempt)

Non con/dubious consent, aka the moment everyone involved is not giving enthusiastic consent or they don’t know who is truly the one doing it (eg. They’re masked/being lied to etc.)

Violence, any sort of physical altercation

Canon typical violence, this just specifies that it won’t go over the same amount of violent the OG story is t already showing

Fandom specific tags

A nickname

A catchphrase

Common praise for a character, eg. Character B is a good uncle

Common insult for a character, eg. Character C-A+ parenting

Specifying a relationship,that might not be canon, eg. B and C are siblings

Others

The fandom itself of course

The type of relationship(s) (mlm,wlw, multi etc.)

All or some of the characters sexualities

Character A centric, it’s mainly about their thoughts and feelings

Character A study, trying to decipher/depict or explore why the character might have turned out the way they did

One sided,-xyz, whether it’s being rivals or other type of feelings

Miscommunication/misunderstandings, whether for funny or tragic reasons

Trope based, any trope fitting to the fic , eg. sunshine/grumpy,

These are all the tags I can come up with at the top of my head but feel free to add!

Remember: It is in both the writers and readers interest to tag your works properly. It sets up the right expectations and thus a misunderstanding can be prevented. It´s basically like a summary of the fic but in less words!

Of course there will always be people, who either simply do not read the tags or will be mad about even the mentioning of an "unsavory" topic. There will always be a topic you won´t like nor understand! The sooner you accept that the easy it will be! But the ppl harassing creators/fans about them are usually the minority and frowned upon!

Alas I want to encourage everyone to be open minded! Either to genuinely try to understand why certain topics are written about, even if or especially because they´re "unsavory". But if you don’t want to waste your time on sth. you’re sure you don’t like, genuinely: Please just filter these tags out! That´s exactly why we have them!

None of us can afford to waste our very limited free time on arguing with and harassing others about something FICTIONAL …that we don’t even like. Instead, please focus on making and/or supporting art about YOUR favourite tropes/ships/tags! This is not only much nicer to the fans you don’t support but also to yourself! Positive interactions will result in more positive interactions after all! Mostly.

[vimehemii]

cw fanon beefleaf rant

not to deliberately kick a hornet's nest but why are so many ppl obsessed with making beefleaf have this stereotypical m/f "brooding edgy emo boyfriend who hurts you without meaning to" x "sunshine uwu emotionally strong but physically weak girlfriend who is too naive and too forgiving for her own good" sun and moon dynamic and THEN also make them have the most predictable hetero sex in which shi qingxuan exclusively bottoms and submits... because i am very confused. did we read the same book. (of course it's okay to explore that type of dynamic as well, but why is it nearly always the case?)

i know the original novel switches pronouns based on outer appearance, but come on. it's 2025, can we not have more diversity in the way we write canonically genderfluid and nonbinary characters. it gets so tired so fast.

i find it hilarious that in canon shi qingxuan and 'ming yi' always happen to end up matching their gender and present as either m/m or f/f... and ur telling me they would be having m/f sex and never switch up their roles?

(i know there are hidden gems out there and i am trying to find them. but as a genderfluid person myself, it is genuinely... upsetting? to see shi qingxuan constantly equated with ONLY femininity and stereotypically female roles. not to mention how weird some scenarios get, basically creating misery porn of their post-canon disability and potential ptsd. lord don't get me started)

[tea-cat-arts]

Last minute beefleaf before Mermay is over