#this might be a bat meets hornet situation lol

[kisskissgotohell]

noticed this on a reread.... its interesting how the fandom tends to subconsciously restrict wwx's demonic cultivation in fanworks. the most common thing i see in fic is flute-exclusive corpse control with some sort of heavy price to pay, when canonically wwx has incredible variety with very little blowback after his resurrection. it's not that the flute control isn't canon but that it's not all he can do, even only in terms of making corpses fight (instead of techniques like the painted eyes summoning, etc etc).

i'm curious why that is! there's probably an element of simplicity to it, in that its easier to write something like that instead of coming up with unique cultivation techniques or something, and i won't lie and say the potential tension from lwj fighting wwx over the negative effects of demonic cultivation isn't very appealing. i wonder, though, if it's also a way to subconsciously fit him into a fandom stereotype (a problem that all fandoms eventually have) of a man who was so misunderstood that he never did anything wrong, and who needs to be protected in some capacity by his righteous (and more "manly"?) love interest. this is probably perpetuated by the untamed bc live action necessitates some sfx limits and they made some...... interesting plot changes, but even letting that alone, i just think there's so much potential in wwx's power set that doesn't often get used. i wanna see fic writers go wild and include some really fucking cool necromancy!!!