#be Luo Binghe kind of delulu

[karen-chan-nya]

Shen Qingqiu was the best representation of “delulu” before the term even existed.

I should mention that Luo Binghe was delulu as well. But he was a determined kind of delulu, so he made his delulu come true.

[kaptainkoalaoshiz]

An AU that could be very fun to make is a time travel/fix-it Bingjiu with a small, tiny, inconsequential twist :)

What if Luo Bingge goes back in time (perhaps after seeing Shen Yuan and his pathetic husband Luo Bingmei) and think "I want that too! I want that soft, kind shizun too! Why him and not me?!" And at first, the timeline stays exactly the same. Shen Qingqiu is horrible, he's a lecher and a killer and deserves to suffer from that (+plus casting Bingge in the abyss)

And then an idea worms into Bingge's head (by the power of delulu I gift upon him) that maybe Shen Qingqiu is so horrible to him is because he's also going back in time and trying to stop Luo Binghe from ever becoming such a monster... in the only way he knows, which is to punish and beat and throw into an Endless Abyss rift, a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Then because Shen doesn't show signs of actually remembering the previous "loop", Luo Binghe starts to think that maybe Shen Qingqiu doesn't come from the future like him each time, but he sees the future, of what would be the world if he let Luo Binghe live.

And that should ring some bells of doubt too because it does not explain much or why Shen Qingqiu hurts him and not kill him if it's to spare the world of who he will become (and why kill Liu Qingge, who had a decent chance of fighting and winning against Bingge?) But the power of delulu is strong when Luo Binghe has been going back to the same time, punishment and misery as his disciple time and he gets into his head that maybe, maybe Shen Qingqiu is so horrible to him is not because he's a petty, viciously jealous man but because he cannot show favoritism or special treatment to a student (nevermind all that's happening with Ning Yingying) and Shen Qingqiu is fighting against the whole cultivation world to be with Binghe from the beginning.

So Luo Binghe starts... acclimating... Shen Qingqiu from disciple time to have a sticky, faithful, always present and obedient little sheep (bro is so confused but Bingge has been seducing and manipulating for so long now it's easy to twist his bitter, angry teacher into someone that's more akin to a hurt feral cat just hissing at the world because he cannot trust anyone but the kind hand that still choose him over and over again)

And at the end, they're together, happy as can be and both their wishes are fulfilled (Bingge to have his kind shizun, and Shen Qingqiu to be in a position of power where he wouldn't have to struggle ever again with someone that would never break a promise 💚)

[spiritoffox]

*slides into the screen*

Hello, is this a chance to talk about The Crane Wives and The Oh Hellos?

Hi, okay, yes, this is the previous anon and yes, those are The Crane Wives and The Oh Hellos. I only recently learned about them myself, like a few months ago, so my knowledge is still lacking compared to my friend's, but they are SO GOOD. so good, so good, so goooooood.

The Moon Will Sing was the one that did it for me. I heard it on a ship reel on instagram and was so entranced, that I looked it up. Before long, I was down the rabbithole. The lyrics, ah, they really subvert the whole sun and moon themes? about recognizing how toxic their love was? Ugh, yes please. I am obsessed with that song, and the rest of them??? I haven't heard them all but a good couple of ones stay on repeat on my head.

I WILL GIVE SOME RECS NOW WITH MY VISIONS:

There Beneath (The Oh Hellos): The vibes of the song make me think this is more or less Shen Yuan's state of mind. Of his journey of accepting his new reality, now or maybe later. A kind of static, peaceful moment, as they breath in.

Never Love An Anchor (The Crane Wives): Your Tianlang-Jun feels different than canon, and I'd like to think that this is how he felt about learning of Luo Binghe (even if I am delulu). Maybe this is how Su Xiyan felt when she had Luo Binghe. Heck, I feel like even Shen Yuan could theoretically fit in this category with their kid (if they weren't so darm determined in keeping the kid, which I love that for them, but still, the songs potential, it's THERE!)

Tongues & Teeth (The Cranes Wives): Bingge, just Bingge.

Steady, Steady; The Hand that Feeds; Allies or Enemies (The Crane Wives): this I don't have a clear vision but vibes. Oh, I will listen to the songs you now mentioned on the other ask, thank you!

❤️

I was commuting today and I was listening to these songs and they were nice, I liked Tongues&Teeth a lot. And then Never Love an Anchor started and I got to the parts with the fever/shoes and that made me almost cry in the middle of a crowded bus so I had to switch to Powerwolf to stop wanting to bawl my eyes out... 😂

That was an experience, ngl. I'll probably listen to it again when I'm home alone and I have the bandwidth to deal with things a bit more. 😅

They are both really good bands tho and thank you once again for the recs!