#set in america

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❤️ Across the street to another life by danegen

❤️ Across the street to another life

by danegen

M, 99k, Wangxian

Summary: Wangji stays on the piano bench as they’re closing up. Wei Ying chews his lip, knowing what he’s going to do but horrified at himself. But what’s the alternative: kick the guy out and find him sleeping beside the dumpster in the morning? And that’s if the cops don’t take him in for vagrancy. “Wangji?” Wangji looks up. Please don’t be a serial killer. “So, we’re closing up for the night, but A-Yuan and I live upstairs. Do you want to join us for dinner?” Wangji blinks. His head bobs in what’s probably a yes. “Great!” Fuck. Or a ragged monosyllabic man wearing a collar shows up at Wei Ying's music store. Wei Ying and A-Yuan ask, is anyone going to adopt this guy? And then they don't wait for an answer.

Kay's comments: This story really had me hooked and I could hardly wait for each new chapter. It's a modern AU set in America based on the movie Unleashed. I didn't know the movie and thankfully, that didn't matter, because no knowledge is needed! Wen Ruohan is a crime boss here and Lan Wangji is his top-fighter that he keeps in a cage and collared and uses to commit violence on his enemies and to win illegal fights (he gave me Winter Soldier vibes!). One day, Lan Wangji manages to escape and he gets taken in by Wei Wuxian and his son A-Yua. Cue lots of hurt/comfort, some drama, family feels, tragic pasts, Wangxian getting together and having to deal with Wen Ruohan. Lots of angst and a well-deserved happy ending. Despite the author warning that Lan Wangji is way out of character here, it didn't really feel that way for me. Like, it totally made sense given his circumstances. I really loved the character dynamics in this story. The Jiang parents are divorced for example and now Yu Ziyuan is trying to be a less shitty parent and mostly doing it by bribing her grandchildren with gifts and one of my favourite parts, though he doesn't play that much of a role, is what the author made of Wen Zhuliu, because I'm really weak for him! I also really loved the slow thawing of Lan Wangji and him growing into his new life and finding a place for himself. Mojo's comments: Fucking spectacular, and I'm in a car and not able to make a good bookmark, but DAMN, y'all. Lwj has been kept in a cage and made to fight all his life, and finally slips his chain and sinks into domestic bliss with wwx and a-yuan: learns to read and use a fork and it's beautiful. But of course, his past doesn't want to let him go.

Excerpt: “Was that woman your mother?” Wei Ying’s smile falls. His mouth opens in a pretty O. “Oh, you mean Yu Ziyuan? The one who picked A-Yuan up?” Wangji nods. “No. Well, not really. My mother died when I was about A-Yuan’s age. My father, too. Yu Ziyuan and her husband—well, ex-husband now—raised me after that. More or less.” Wangji nods like he understands and stares down at the counter. He doesn’t know what to call a woman who is sort of a mother but not really. “Where are your parents?” Wei Ying asks. His voice is soft, like he isn’t sure he wants Wangji to hear. “Dead.” He doesn’t remember his parents, but when Wangji was younger, Wen Ruohan told him that he had taken Wangji in after they died. “Oh. I’m sorry.” Wangji doesn’t understand why Wei Ying would apologize. He’s afraid to ask why. “A-Yuan’s mother died, too,” Wei Ying says. When Wangji peeks up at him, Wei Ying has gone back to staring at the computer screen. He isn’t smiling. “She died when he was a baby.” It hadn’t occurred to Wangji that Wei Yuan must have a mother. He knows about mothers, but he’s never actually met one. He doesn’t know what to say, so he says what Wei Ying said: “I’m sorry.”

modern setting, modern no powers, pov alternating, family feels, set in america, based on unleashed (2005), past wei wuxian/others, wei wuxian is lan sizhui's parent, wei yuan, single parent wei wuxian, addition, implied/referenced drug addition, amnesia, ableist language, musicians, angst with a happy ending, found family, @danegen

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Steve (& friends) + text posts pt. 5/?

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La Vampira del Hibisco (Part 2)

Another 4 pages of cringefail vampire adventures

ʅ（◞‿◟）ʃ ahhh, María, you are too clever. Which is why you must die.

The set of pages are up on Patreon already!

Patreon | Ko-Fi

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SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: BUCKY BARNES vs GRUMPY CAT | **Spoiler Alert: You Can’t

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[gayhenrycreel]

gotta say, theres something really weird about how online queer spaces pretend that intersex people dont exist. even american queer rights orgs seem to ignore us. and then i see kiwi sites on queer communities and theres comparatively a lot of intersex stuff. i go to a local nurses office and intersex people are included in a pamphlet on representation in books. every queer rights org has a link to to sites for intersex rights. am i crazy or is america falling behind? its quite... concerning

[rob-pattinson]

RYAN GOSLING "I'm Just Ken" Oscars 2024 Performance Highlights

[splashesdarling]

Celebrating Black History Month

Favourite Black Led and/or Focused Films

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Dinner in America - Adam Rehmeier (2020)

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Steve Rogers // Captain America Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

the way he looks at bucky (part 1, part 2, part 3)

(bucky vers.)

[wangxianficrecs]

and here comes the summertime by ribena

and here comes the summertime

by ribena

M, 72k, Wangxian

Summary: On the first day of Lan Zhan’s first class of senior year, Wei Ying walks into his classroom. “Oh, good morning, Wei Ying!” says Professor Song cheerfully, because she has betrayed him. She smiles at Wei Ying, because she has betrayed him, and then she gestures at Lan Zhan and says, “This is Lan Zhan, have you two met before?” because she has betrayed him. “No,” Wei Ying answers, and sticks his hand out at Lan Zhan. “Nice to meet you!” “The two of you are going to be TA’ing this class together,” Professor Song goes on, like she has not just thrown off Lan Zhan’s entire day and possibly his entire month. “And, of course, helping out with my research together as well, so I hope you two can get along well!” or; Lan Zhan tries very hard not to be Wei Ying's friend. He does not succeed.

Kay's comments: Really love this story! Kind of a meet-ugly between Wangxian who will be TAs for the same class in uni that semester and Lan Zhan is simply not vibing with Wei Ying in the beginning and being an ass about it, but he soon makes up for it and they manage to work out their differences and more!

Excerpt: “Oh, I know all of that already,” Wei Ying interrupts, waving a paint-stained hand around in the air. “But you should tell me about yourself, Lan Zhan! We’re going to be working together all year, after all.” Oh, god, they’re going to be working together all year. This is already terrible. He wishes Professor Song had given him some sort of warning, at least, if she was going to be so adamant about taking on another TA. “I am a senior, majoring in sociology,” he says, when it becomes clear Wei Ying is still waiting for a response. He keeps his eyes on the stack of syllabi he’s holding, and his words as clipped and precise as possible. He presses his legs together in his seat, because Wei Ying has sprawled everywhere in his, and he refuses to let them touch even by accident. Wei Ying’s bare knees are too close to him.

pov lan wangji, set in america, modern setting, modern no powers, college/university, academia, enemies to friends to lovers, slow burn, meet-ugly, mutual pining, songxiao, song lan/xiao xingchen, slice of life, humor, light angst, found family

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NEW SET PHOTOS FROM BRAVE NEW WORLD DROPPED TODAY GET UP

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[wszczebrzyszynie]

thinking about opening commissions with more options. how much should i charge for these (flat colour sketch reference style is what it is)

[benoits-neckerchieves]

Not only does Daniel Craig look indescribably adorable in this play, but his co-star Jason Isaacs describes it as “shagging each other senseless for seven hours a day”, and says they used to tug each other’s balls to try and make each other laugh in the middle of a line…

Daniel Craig and Jason Isaacs in the British premiere of Angels in America: Perestroika by the National Theatre in 1993

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DINNER IN AMERICA (2020)