#draw tgcf from memory

[popsigills]

got the template from @oshikasa

[oshikasa]

draw tgcf characters from memory ✍️

was inspired by this meme i saw for another series so i wanted to make a template!

feel free to use the template! (a drive link to the template as well)

it was fun trying to remember everyone

[shi-qingxuans-child]

This took me forever to draw… definitely my favourite piece of modern art.

Watch out Picasso I’m coming for you 👀

[kyokii-san]

template from @oshikasa

Hm.

[gug342]

Joined this @oshikasa s challenge 🥰🥰

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Aw! XL cooking reminded me of when I was working with children and they'd get nightmares/scared of monsters, so was go to the garden and make Monster Soup! Anything that looked good would go into the nearest source of water (often a bird bath) so that the monsters would know we are kind people and stay outside and not come inside. Also the monsters would think of us as friends and protect us instead of scaring us. Now I'm hoping that I have turned any of these kids into bad cooks bc I was like that flower looks good! Toss it in! 😅😄😄😄

Thank you for reminding me of this memory!

I'm-In-Love-With-The-Monster Soup.

[stackedbirds]

drew the girls :]

[birbfeeder2artisticboogaloo]

I MISSED HAPPY MU QING DAY ;A;

but better late than never RIIIIGHT??? so mu qing with cats. bc he deserves. ALLL OF THE CATS ;A;

[juicedpeachy]

mom said it’s my turn to draw tgcf from memory! (ft. me using a pen to make it look like I drew this on pictochat for the Nintendo DS)

[shijiujun]

TGCF SEASON 2 EPISODE 1 PREMIERE RECAP

Omg okay so it was the premiere today and yes TGCF DONGHUA season 2 is not out yet it’ll air on October 18 as scheduled but episode 1 is premiering early today, tomorrow and next week (?) at physical premiere ticketed events, one in Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok each.

What happened: (1) VA intros and yes! Xie Lian’s new VA (2) An edited 1 hour plus long S1 highlights so you JOG UR MEMORY OF WHAT HAPPENED (3) S2 Episode 1 premiere (4) Guest appearance by vtuber Fulgur lol and (5) There’s a lucky draw quiz segment (?)

What you guys can expect in Episode 1 of Season 2:

It starts with court drama as we all know and Jun Wu’s voice is more twinky than I expected LOL

SHI QINGXUAN?! That first meeting between SQX and XL we saw in the mid-autumn teaser release ISNT ALL LIKE THAT SCENE IS WAY FUNNIER IN FULL OMFG

Yes the part where SQX male turns back into SQX female and trying to get XL to try it out

GHOST CITY ANIMATION IS SO DAMN FUCKING GOOD??!!! And all the random store sellers and Lan Chang the older ghost who harassed XL?! And the way he delivers the line where he says he’s impotent LOL

OMFG AND THE DAMN HIGHLIGHT WAS CERTAINLY THAT GAMBLING SCENE FOR LANG QIANQIU omg all the ghosts were watching HUA CHENGZHU flirt with Xie Lian and LIVING FOR IT IT IS WAY FUNNIER ANIMATED EVERYONE IN THE HALL WAS LAUGHING EVERY TWO MINUTES

The TRIPLE QUARDRUPLE HANDHOLDING SCENES OMGGGGGG LIKE EVERYONE ISTG EEPED AND AWWED LIKE THAT IS HOW SWEET AND MUSHY AND EMBARRASSING IT WAS HUA CHENG CONTROL URSELF

We are in for a treat ISTG episode 1!!!

Ends with ‘Gege, I lost to you’ ERMMM AND FLASHBACK TO WHEN SAN LANG SAID HE WOULD MEET XIE LIAN THE NEXT TIME IN HIS TRUE FORM

A random ghost in the background: “omg I’m going to die I’m going to die” after seeing Hua Cheng’s newest ‘skin’ and another ghost going: “wtf aren’t you alr dead lol” 😂😂😂😂😂

Sound on for half a Xie Lian intro and a full Hua Cheng intro 😘

Going to head back and open up the goodie pack!!! I swear I had forgotten how good TGCF was and how excited I am for it like GET TOGETHER TGCF FRIENDS CUZ EPISODE 1 AND SEASON 2 DONGHUA IS GOING TO BE A HELL OF A RIDE

Edit: LOVE THE KEYCHAIN FROM THE SET

[mo49ko]

drawing tgcf from memory ( template by @oshikasa 💖 original link )

everything gucci until i reach the second row... the way i just made up some of these 🫣🫣

i stopped myself from looking at fanarts all the while i drew this so i am finally free again (goes to catch up) !!!

[tempo-takoyaki]

I really like your “summarize tgcf from memory series”. The amount you remembered is remarkable!! Also I find Xie Lian’s characterization surprisingly similar to his novel internal monologue, just translated from ancient Chinese humor to modern memes :D

aah thank you so much! ♥ I'm happy to know that you enjoy my characterization of Xie Lian, for some reason this is always the one thing that makes me nervous when drawing "I haven't read tgcf". (I'm always afraid I'm going too far). Thank you again!

[writing-sideblog-behind-books]

Tgcf au where they time travel to the moment that changed their lives

A suspicion blooms in mqs mind and he tries something. "How old are you?" Fx startles clearly not having expected the question. "I was born in the blorb year of the xianle dynasty" His response isn't an answer but its a hint. Fx is a straightforward person and would've said his age if were as simple as mq thinks it isn't. "Why?" Clearly fx isn't willing to risk his secret as easily as that. "I was just wondering if our age was something shared" well neitger is mq. The ball is back in fxs court. "Well how old are you?" Fx seems to be catching on that this might be a secret shared. Something glints in his eyes. Something like hope. "Not sure. What's the year" the glint dies and mq realizes why his answer was wrong. Mq genuinely doesn't know what year it is. He know he was born in year blorb of xianle but hes unsure when exactly his father was killed and he accepted into xie lians service. He only knows it was somewhere after 10 and somewhere between 15, but age has blurred the memories of his time at the palace. A pretty and young person without power doesn't have it easy. Ten would have been too young, too close to fx coming to the palace. Fifteen was when his mothers health took a turn for the worse and he had already been at the palace.

Bit fx doesn't know that fxll think that mq is a disoriented from his time in poverty, aware of how it makes time crawl and extend and diminish one's understanding of it. Mq also refuses to risk it in case fx doesn't share his secret so he tries something else. "You know i used to have a friend." The abrupt change in the conversation seems to confuse fx but for now he keeps listening "his name was nan fang. Sometimes you remind me of him." No one in this time could truly understand what he means by that without knowing the context of the future. Fx gets it. "Well you remind me of fu yao. I uswd to spar with him." A smile emerges on his face. "Im glad you're here. It's been so lonely here." Mq understands not being seen for who you are and having no one by his side. "How long have you been here?" "Since i was accepted as xie lians companion at eight, five years ago. You're 13 btw. You just arrived?" "Yeah. This morning."

* When hc falls once again during the parade and xl catches him fq force the parade to continue and xl backs them. Hc is a tiny dirty child and he looks terrified but when xl presses him into mq's hands during a moment they are close enough for the action to be overlooked he doesn't struggle. Mq hides him as best in his dark, flowing robes - the are supposed to resemble a horrible night where the monster lurks. And as xl deals the "killing blow" he hides him in the folds. Xl makes a big show of his skills and while he draws the attention mq vanishes to the guards. He hands fx the tiny hc. "At least five." He nods to fx a reminder of their earlier promise before quickly changing into another stashed mask and getting a different sword, then returning to the stage. It was never the plan for xl to only face one demon during the ten rounds. It would habe gotten tedious and there were many more stories of jun wu's glory to act out. For thw first round mq is to play different ghosts jw beat. At round six there will be dancers to tell another of jun wu's tales while xl gets a break. in round eight xl will fight against eight, then nine then ten. Standing the victor in the last round. All but their fight scenes are carefully choreographed, the steps having been decided on months ago. Technically they also have a Skript to follow but that went out the window when they began fighting for real in round two. They keep going and by the time the dancers get their turn mq has changed mask and weapon two more times. His body is burning and his spiritual energy straining. He feels so exhausted he doesn't know how xie lian plans to manage the last three rounds. He's exhilarated. Maybe they shouldn't have fought for real but it was so much fun. Xl is sweaty and flushed as he sits down and starts drinking from the prepared glass. There is an exhilarated air to him too. They have about two sticks of incense (30 minutes) before its xl's turn again and mq gets to work immediately. He fixes any one xl's hair that got loose, layers his clothing new so it doesn't look as disseveles. And re does his makeup. Xl asks about the child and mq tells him he gave them to fx and they can look after and xl concedes easily. When the time is up xl looks as refreshed as he did that morning and mq is pleased with his work as re refixes tge mask, sturdier this time. So it won't fall of again. Then the dancers are chased away by "ghosts" and xl gets back on stage to "defend them. Following the pre planned steps perfectly. Mq changes out of his billowing robes into the dark grey, tight ones the others have and grabs a mask and sword identical to theirs then jumps in when round nine begins on his cue.

When the parade is finished and hailed as a big success xl is celebrated by the court and chewed out a bit for the stunt at the beginning and what happened in round three but praised for everything after. Mq stands in his shadow and he can feel how impatient they both are to get away. Finally everyone has congratulated xl and they are free to leave. Fx and the tiny hc are waiting for them in blorb. Hc still looks distressed and immediately starts clinging to xl and bawling. Mq is pretty sure this didn't happen the last time. But more he feels awkward and pitiful at seeing a child so young in distress. He looks to be around ten and while mq knows the potential the child has to grow he doesn't look like that now. He just looks like a tiny, distressed, terrified child. Fx had the foresight to clean him a bit this time but he's still to dirty to be clinging to xl's robes and bawling into them.

Hc it terrified. Hes small powerless and there are people all around him. Then there's a push and he falls. Its a feelig so familiar. Then there are warm arms enveloping him and his highness smiling down. Warmth fills hc but there is no recognition in his highness eyes and he's still tiny and powerless. Then there are swords clashing, his highness face hidden by a mask and suddenly he's pressed against the chest of a masked actor. It's all to much. Then they move fast enough the world blurs and the actor speaks revealing himself the traitor friend as he presses hc into the others arms. Then they are gone. The other friend tells the guards to ensure the parade continues and they follow. After ensuring the parade continues he takes hq to blorb where he blorb. Then after hours of this finally his highness returns, flushed and beautiful. Something in hc snaps at the sight of him and as soon as he feels his touch again he's crying.

"You can't stay at the palace." Mq tells hc "you wouldn't want to." Hed be seen as a stain on xl as a pity project and with daily meals and weekly baths he'd soon enough be pretty for horrible rich people to take a liking to him. Mq wants to spare him that but he also knows hc has no where to go and wants to stay with his highness. Fx is the one to get the solution and break the stalemate on mq's side but not against hc. "You mother." Mq hates it but it would be a great fit for their problem. Hc would get a home, mq's mother a helping hand, mq could easily visit them both. Hc wouldn't nessecarily get to see his highness but it would be the ideal solution. If it did not involve crimson rain sought flower living with his mother. Still, in the end there doesn't find itself a better answer so mq consedes. Hc is powerless and if he grows fond of mqs mother maybe hell be alright to help her when mq isn't able to get the time during busy weeks.

Hc isn't entirely sure why he agreed but now he's living with the traitor friends mother. She tries to raise him and he is instructed to bring her her medicine and make sure she eats. It's not all that bad, her hands in his hair comforting and her voice soothing. It's been to long since his mother died and even throgh this time distortion she's alteady dead. He missed her by two months. Weekly mq comes and brings money, cherries and a bag of rice he bought. Sometimes fx comes with. Xl never does - too busy and too under guard - but grudgingly they tell him how he fares and what he's doing. It's a huge step down from his time as a ghost but so much better that when he was alive. Hc is content. Much to his surprise. He's not as obsessed with xl, though he still loves his highness above all. He hadn't realized how much being a ghost changed him. He'll thinks maybe he doesn't want to die but gamblers den and ghost city need to be build and ni mortal and no god could hold it.

[alchemiclee]

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[bonesblubs]

hello,,,,,,may i ask what the context is behind the hualian drawing in the zine,,,,,where hua cheng is clearly rescuing xie lian from something,,,,,,,,,,please i have to know,,,,,,,,,

I drew it so long ago (like a few months- my memory is Bad) that I can’t remember the context very well BUT it was veeeeery early into my reading MXTX novels- I believe I’d read most of the first volume only and at that point hadn’t really engaged in fandom yet- I didn’t have a great grasp on the characters or overall story but I was in a State after all the hurt of the first TGCF volume and in dire need of some comfort- so I simulated some hahaha

I think the idea was that XL was going to be punished by heaven for some perceived transgression and HC couldn’t get to him without getting purposefully caught, so he disguised himself as San Lang and once he was there they both escaped!!

[godsspecialestlittleguyskirmish]

looking at both yoo joonghyuk and kim dokja on this tournament and.

[MAJOR SPOILER WARNING FOR THE ORV WEBNOVEL, SPOILERS FOR POLL OPPONENTS]

it's interesting that my personal feelings towards their place in the tournament vs their opponents differ

because while i have no familiarity with kim dokja's opponent, i'm actually a lot more comfortable with the idea of him losing over yjh vs xl - because in the context of orv kdj is the god in the equation. i'm willing to make the concession that tls123, who wrote the story into existence for him, would still make him viable for this tournament, so he's a good choice - but even so, i find myself. strangely comfortable with the idea of him losing out, even without knowing the other character

meanwhile, i actually do have familiarity with xl, to some extent. not nearly as much as with yoo joonghyuk, but enough to know the context - and. and.

part of why i've been making an active effort to avoid these kinds of polls lately is because there are fine lines between objective fact, subjective opinion and straight-up popularity contests, and while i personally believe yjh would be better suited for the concept of 'god's favourite' i am now hesitating to draw out why???

because a different tournament i witnessed had people disparaging the idea of these characters fitting that poll's criteria as well in the sort of dismissive attitude that actually put me off of wanting to engage with the other character's story, even though i had found interest in it prior

so i just want to line that out, because i have personal opinions based on what i know, but that doesn't mean my words are the end all be all or that this one interpretation is right, etc etc etc

so to put it in simple terms, from what i understand of tgcf, xl is god's 'favourite' in the sense that the god in question was so angered that he actively targeted xl over and over and over, in ways that broke him down and destroyed what he loved, in an attempt to break him too. it's delicious angst, and a sure sign of how being the object of a higher power's fixation can be cruel, too

ergo, making it clear, xl should be on this poll

i am biased towards yjh winning though. this has no bearing on the paragraph stated above, especially since my memory of tgcf is limited

i like yjh being on this poll because the entire story of orv is formed because the god loved too much. not just as a cause for conflict, but as the endpoint - the story happened because the god couldn't bear to let go, and so yjh's story repeated over and over and over.

and in the end when yjh (and kdj and hsy and all of kimcom) learned the full extent of this, it's like. the god didn't even know what he was doing. all he did was read, and love the story, and the story came to life simply because he loved the story and the characters within it. yjh most of all. i am very passionate about yjh's being god's favourite, because of how genuine and innocent and cruelly naive that situation was, and would like to see him thrive in a poll with this sort of criteria.

but again, i've been trying to avoid polls like this for a reason, because the lines between subjectivity and objectivity and popularity are not that well-defined in situations like this, and i am no exception to being influenced. i am simply looking at the tournament title and letting my bias run again

i hope everyone's able to see this poll as all in good fun, regardless. not to take things too seriously, understand bias need not be in hostility (and not to force hostility when unneeded). argue for why your favourite characters fit the criteria, the same way i am arguing about why yjh fits the criteria (a really fun thing about these polls is that they give insight into how people enjoy the text, their interpretations, all around glimpses of meta). don't take things too seriousky, be respectful, and have fun!

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