#ye xiaoxiao

[aurumcalendula]

Ancient History | Ancient Detective

AO3 | DW

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[moononmyfloor]

Ancient Detective ost made a surprise reappearance my YT feed (gosh I miss that precious little drama) and I suddenly remembered how struck I was by Du Yafei's beauty back then. He was among the first C-actors (and there has not been many after that) whom I was enraptured with upon the very first glance like damn. Truly a crime he doesn't seem to get lots of roles.

AND

Since I'm reading Zhang Gong An these days, I'm reminiscing about Imperial Uncle a lot as well and when I saw Du Yafei today a bulb went off: heyyyyy he would make the perfect Jing Weiyi!!! 😍

A huge part of Uncle's appeal is that the man is a contradiction, a beautiful contradiction. And I just think Du Yafei excludes the same aura that I imagined Uncle would as well!

He just feels equal parts kind and steadfast yet possibly-scheming (against you) and unpredictable, youthful yet simultaneously "I've lived too long, I've had enough of this" kinda weariness like Ye Baiyi, dreamy yet mature have seen too much stuff for my age look in his eyes, a flirtatious demeanour that also makes you think that he has some deep-seated unspoken yearning/longing.

Ah, I miss uncle😔

Also plz this scene is SO story-of-Uncle's-confessions LMAO

[movielosophy]

Men in Love | The way he looks at her.

[smilesatdawnmain]

Have you ever wondered…. What would happen if both MK and XiaoXiao got possessed by crazy blue lady at the same time? I think….

Destruction….

Lets hope that never happens, because I don’t want them to fight Wukong, Macaque, Red Son and Mei (Wink Wink)

I do consistently think about it... yes....

[nemainofthewater]

Best character surnamed : Ye

Come and vote for the best characters with the same surname!*

What does best mean? It's up to you! Whether you love them, are intrigued by their characters, love to hate them, or they're your '2 second blorbos whose personality you made up wholesale', these are all reasons for you to vote for your favs!

*note, the surnames are not exactly the same in all the cases, as often there will be a different character. I am, however, grouping them all together otherwise things got more complicated.

Propaganda is very welcome! If I’ve forgot anyone, let me know in the notes.

This is part of a larger series of ‘best character with X surname’ polls’. The overview with ongoing polls, winners, and future polls can be found here

[aureliaporter]

a happy accident

summary: spirits are high and patience is nonexistent during lantern rite, causing a certain adeptus to make a sudden appearance after someone falls from a balcony.

a/n: XIAOXIAO MY BELOVED- in this one reader doesn’t really know who xiao is, so.. yeye :) enjoy! 

cw: probably ooc xiao, falling off a balcony, soft!xiao, messed around with time the tiniest bit so i’m very sorry if it’s confusing, lower case intentional!

YOU SWEAR IT was an accident.

you really didn’t mean to fall off the balcony.

- earlier in the evening.

it was a beautiful day, the sun casting its warm rays over the small crowds of people as it sank below the western horizon. you were enjoying lantern rite, trying as many different kinds of food as you could and dashing from stall to stall with your friends, playing games and solving puzzles.

and now you were closing the night off, resting at tables as the tea master liu su weaved a tale of the wrath of haishan. he seemed to be in a good mood, not closing off the story with needless cliffhangers and instead delivering the entirety.

during his narration, a person from a neighboring table called out loudly. “look! they’ve started the fireworks!”

there was a rush to the balcony, even if standing there and sitting at the tables made no huge difference, and you found yourself being pushed and jostled. people moved about behind you, and suddenly you were pressed against the fence.

you truly didn’t mind, either, because the way the lights danced in the sky entranced your vision. but you didn’t notice the people downstairs rushing up, eager for a glimpse as well. another push, another jostle, and suddenly the air was rushing around you, and you heard someone scream- was that you?

and then you were laying on the stone pathway, trembling slightly. someone kneeled beside you, a concerned expression on his face. he had piercing amber eyes framed by red eyeliner, a teardrop marking on his forehead, and dark and light green - or was it teal? you couldn’t tell anymore - hair. his lips were moving, and you felt his hands on your shoulders, shaking you.

“h-huh?” you asked, the ringing in your ears finally stopping. “were you saying something?”

he took a look over you, as if ensuring you were fine, before releasing your shoulders and moving back. “i.. my apologies. my emotions got the best of me,” he said, standing quickly and turning to leave. “be careful. you shouldn’t make a habit of falling off balconies.”

you tilted your head to the side, your mind still racing to catch up. “wait.. wait, i fell? from.. up there?” you asked, glancing up. if you really had fallen from that height, how were you uninjured?

he turned back slightly, eyeing you as you still laid on the floor. you felt your cheeks warm and hurriedly stood back up, dusting yourself off. “yes. there was a rush of people, and you ended up falling off.”

“then.. why didn’t i break anything?” you asked, looking at your limbs, brows furrowed. “there’s no way you caught me all the way down here, either.”

he looked at you curiously, as if he were confused. “you.. never mind. just be careful from now on,” he said, turning and walking away.

“wait!” you said, following after him. “could i at least know your name?”

he continued walking, pretending as if he couldn’t hear you, until; “none of your business.”

“maybe so, but i still want to know,” you said, walking alongside him. “i’ll just keep asking.”

his brows furrowed, like he either wanted to slap you or was just weighing his options. you kept your eyes on his hands, just in case it was the former.

“.. alatus,” he said softly, quiet enough you almost missed it.

“alatus?” you repeated, eyes coming back up to meet his. “that’s a pretty name.”

you pretended you didn’t see the way his cheeks reddened, instead sticking your hand out to shake his. “(y/n).”

he stared at your hand for a moment before shaking it tentatively, as if he was scared to hold it for even a moment. “.. nice name,” he said, looking away. you bit your lip to prevent a chuckle from escaping.

“thank you, alatus,” you said, smiling at him. “do you want to watch the fireworks with me?”

he looked back at you, surprised at your invitation. “.. as long as it’s not on a balcony,” he said, making you laugh softly.

“then why don’t you pick the spot?” you offered, glancing at the fireworks as you both walked through liyue.

he nodded, his gaze flitting over to you. “okay.. this way, then,” he said, leading you off into the night.

it’s a short one, i know, but writing isn’t liking me rn :

also! reasoning behind xiao giving his real name (alatus) instead of just xiao is because.. i don’t know :/ i just find it kinda cute cus he like saves someone but this someone is making him soft and then they ask for his name and he’s like o//~//o and just gives them his real name (i’m pretty sure it’s his real name i need to reread all his lore again) - i’m sorry i’m just so in love with this cutie !!!

[cleverthylacine]

I always thought Dr. Amaou would have made a more compelling human villain to be Prowl’s human nemesis because she would have been closer to a heroic reason. s

She could have tied in interestingly to the Earth plotline opposing the Cybertronians due to personal, easy to understand trauma as the result of the invasion and things happening in Phase 1 and Optimus's actions. Her betraying and turning on her former "allies" and being given the role of hunting them down and wanting to get rid of them due to the death of her daughter is compelling and tragic. And would have, despite my opinions on some of the ending, been an excellent parallel to what they did with Unicron and Cybertronians dealing with the fallout they caused others in the war. She'd be an excellent foil for a lot of characters, especially if they let her be complex and driven by grief and a desire to prevent repeating tragedies.

I just think she would have been a lot more interesting than Spike, and maybe you could even bring in Glit (instead of like two panels in the background) or the other KP characters to act as parallels and maybe be working with her. And it would have been another interesting point of view as the Cybertronians, even the "good ones" (IDW did use a lot of gray for all characters) as being viewed as monsters and villains in other stories.

Sorry for the ramble. I have a more organized idea of this, but a bit rambly now.

Basically yes to all of this.

Dr Amaou has been namedropped in VoS, incidentally, but she didn't interact much with Ravage.

I might do a side story involving Marissa and Glit.

Mostly what I know about the KP charas in VOS are that Xiaoxiao, Melissa and Kasai Convoy (a different convoy) are a trine, Atari Hitotonari is an FTM, and Marissa and Melissa embarrass each other a lot. Melissa is about to start making Marissa's life miserable, though, now that she knows Marissa is robosexual.

Prowl vs Dr Amaou is your idea though and you should TOTALLY do that. They would be SO GOOD at spy vs spy cat and mouse games and I would read the shit out of that.

[the-monkey-ruler]

The Devil of the Bull Is Back (2023) 牛魔王之魔王再临

Director: Wang Hui / Zhang Zengguang Screenwriter: Lu Yufan / Ma Jiaqi Starring: Fan Shaohuang / Li Muyun / Wang Gang / Chen Yiming / Zeng Chen Genre: Fantasy / Costume Country/Region of Production: Mainland China Language: Mandarin Chinese Date: 2023-03-26 (Mainland China Internet) Duration: 87 minutes Type: Retelling

Summary:

In ancient times, the leader of the demon clan, the Bull Demon King was arrogant and prideful and rebelled against Heaven. However, he eventually suffered the consequences and was knocked back to his original form. The heavenly king was compassionate and allowed him a way out. He was kind-hearted and demoted him to the mortal incarnation of Liu Jiu. Unexpectedly, a few years later, the demonic nature and memory in Liu Jiu's body were deliberately awakened by the traitor. Liu Jiu went to Kunlun alone to seek a solution. On the way, he met Ye Xiaoxiao, the princess of the Flame Mountain. The two shared weal and woe, and their love gradually grew. They met the little demon pig Dachang and the dog Shisan again, Liu Jiu wandered between good and evil several times, almost causing a catastrophe, but in the end, evil cannot prevail against good, and the conspiracy that had surrounded him since ancient times was solved.

Source: https://mov-20.chinesemov.com/2023/The-Devil-of-the-Bull-Is-Back

Link: https://nunuyingyuan.com/movie/304085

[slushy-sash]

oMMGGG XIAOXIAO AND XIAOGANYU…..WILL WE SEE MORE OF THIS LOVELY FAMILY

I want to practise making comics using my single dad zhongli au as a story concept so yes! we definitely will ^_^

[fictionkinfessions]

Hi Xiaoxiao!! We made soup for you last night. It will be very tasty when it gets to you. Citrine made sure that it would give you good dreams!! N we made other goodies to send too!!

Papa worries about you lots. He wants you to be happy and good and would give you a big hug if he saw you!! So you better come visit! Ganyu too! It’ll be a family reunion! With lots of sweets and yummy things!!

But I’m being silly! Ummmmm… oh! Yes! We will send you good things! Take a rest and have a sick day with the good soup we’ll send! N know that Papa loves you lots and cares about you allllllll the way over here!! N so do we!! You’re big brother and we will bite people for you. Om nom nom.

Bye bye Xiaoxiao!!

-Cory (and Jade and Citrine!!)

(#fictive, source is genshin impact)

]

[lillonvia]

— you went dark on me.

cw ⊰ STRICTLY PLATONIC, fluff to angst, older sibling/father xiao (it just depends on how you choose to interpret their relationship), child reader (around 8-10), rewritten from old blog, self-hatred/deprecation, slight overprotective xiao(?), fire

synopsis ⊰ perhaps if time were to stand still, you could have had a happier ending. part i to “and in my heart, a hole was torn, forever.”

author’s note ⊰ @idyllic-affections. yes i have the audacity to wait until i was aware of your online status to post this. LAB YOU ADDI <;33333333

xiao hasn’t received many good things in his long life, even after being freed from the shackles that were placed upon him by his former master at the hand of rex lapis. but you… although he has yet to admit it out loud, you rekindled the lost flame of joy that he had all those centuries ago, once extinguished by the harsh winds of reality and fate. xiao swore to protect you, to keep you safe, to take care of you. if you even so much as whisper his name into the wind, he will hear you, and he will come to you no matter the cost. he always has.

just seeing you, spending time with you.. fills his chest with an indescribable amount of ecstasy and happiness, happiness he wasn’t sure he even deserved to receive from someone as pure and precious as you, but the feeling was so elating and euphoric that xiao found that he couldn’t care. you bring such peace, so much happiness into this world that there is barely anything left for him in this world after your departure, a fact he finds absolutely intolerable. xiao would rather give up everything in order to have you return home safely and to be able to see you again. it makes the pain and weight of his karmic debt more tolerable somehow, less unbearable, and he isn’t sure what else he can do but to hold onto hope for the future when hope feels like he has run out of oxygen.

when your smile brightens his world, it seems to illuminate everything around you, too; a warmth in his heart and soul, an almost magnetic pull towards you, something so intrinsic to the very essence of who he truly is that xiao doesn’t know how to describe it. it’s not fear that he feels whenever he sees you, though, because it’s so easy for him to forget the horrors of the past - you are still so young, yet so soft, so caring, so sweet. you’re like a beacon that shines throughout the darkest corner of his heart; like one of the brightest suns—no, the brightest sun. you burn so bright, but never had you once burned anyone.

xiao was not the moon, he was never even a star to begin with. but you, you were the sun. his sun. the light to his darkness. you are the only thing in this world worth fighting for. he has devoted the entirety of his existence to protecting you, from whatever might threaten you. he loves and cares for you so dearly that he could cry at the thought of ever hurting you, but he also wouldn’t stop fighting against himself if it meant protecting you without any repercussions. he is willing to fight for every single thing he holds dear, and he knows that you are worth it. you are worth his whole existence. he knows that now more than anyone else. he knows it with all his heart. 

and you deserve the world. so much more than he could ever dream to provide. it’s okay that xiao didn’t deserve that, or even the possibility of having you in his presence; it’s okay that he has nothing. but you deserve love and affection; all of it.  you deserve everything good in the world. you deserve everything good that xiao could offer you. so, so much. but most importantly, xiao thinks you deserve happiness. you deserve to be happy. he knows you don’t need him or the world or anyone to give you happiness. your own hands can provide it, but even then, xiao wants nothing more than to give it to you. he wants to take care of you. he wants the world to leave you alone and let you be happy. 

he wishes the gods of celestia would be just a bit kinder to you.

“xiaoxiao!! can we go stargazing together?” you had suddenly asked him, and with the pure, genuine spark of excitement in your eyes, how in the name of rex lapis could he even have the cruel heart to refuse? he was so weak for you… so, so weak. but he didn’t have it in him to say no, so he agreed with a small smile gracing his features so now here he was, allowing himself be led by you into the night sky of the moonless night. ‘it has been a while since I last went stargazing with them.’ he thought to himself. 

as they took their spot at the side of a very pretty clearing. you took a seat next to him, legs crossed as you admired the stars with your own pair of soft [eye color] eyes that had been filled with longing ever since you were born; you couldn’t help it. xiao liked the way the stars seemed to shine brighter and brighter when you looked at them with such fondness. as his golden eyes looked over at you, the starlight reflected beautifully off his gorgeous dark green and teal locks.  

the two of you were content just sitting quietly beside each other under a canopy of stars, enjoying the other's company. it was all quiet for several minutes until you finally decided to break the silence, pointing at different constellations of which that piqued your interest. the more you pointed at the bright, shining stars, the wider the grin became on your lips until you reached to point out two specific stars that were not there before, causing xiao to look over at you with curiousity. you explained the names of these two stars to him patiently and gently as if the stars were something precious, even though both you and he knew they weren’t exactly rare, or precious… but they were special either way. 

you had always been like this with everything that caught your eye.

xiao listened intently to every word you said. it was true that he wasn't good with words, especially things that could possibly relate back to the topic at hand (like astrology), but there was something about hearing what you had to say that made it all feel so much more meaningful than if he were enjoying the texture of almond tofu. your tone was so soothing, it made the entire time seem worth every second of every minute spent listening to you. after all, xiao was well aware that you were someone who enjoyed spending time by themself as well; maybe it was because you were such a sweet person that it rubbed off on others… and you were so kindhearted too. (and not to mention, rather persistent.)

he never wanted to take away the joy in your face from him (especially since you had an adorable, lovable smile). so, whenever he could manage to make you happy he tried his best, and the result seemed to be the same, whether it was a big gesture or a subtle touch, it always did. 

“i told you to call my name, did i not? why did you not call my name?” xiao questioned, eyes fixated on treating the wounds on your knees. he’s already so scared for you, that something would happen to you without his knowledge. he doesn’t want to lose you, even if it means losing himself as well. xiao has always been rather protective of you, hovering over you like a helicopter parent. he always tries not to get attached to people too quickly — it ends up hurting more when it inevitably does. but xiao has grown accustomed to the feeling of loneliness that comes with losing someone, and it has hurt him terribly. 

and despite that, despite how much he’s tried to suppress it, the pain of losing you would hurt so much more. you opened your mouth to refute, but xiao beat you to it. “yes, i know ganyu was with you. but even still, you should have called. me being busy shouldn’t stop you from doing so, especially when you were in danger.”

a few hours earlier, when you were spending time with ganyu, the two of you had been ambushed by several geovishap hatchlings. she was strong, of course, but her fighting style was long-ranged, while theirs was close-ranged. those vishap hatchlings never roll in a straight line. therefore, when you trying to dodge one of its attacks, you ended up tripping over the roots of a nearby tree, landing unceremoniously on the ground. ganyu cloaked herself in frost and dashed forward, leaving behind an ice lotus in her place, before it eventually exploded and killed the vishaps. which then led to this conversation.

“sorry.” you said quietly, turning your face away. you looked so dejected that xiao felt his heart shatter into a million pieces. you weren’t supposed to look like this; it wasn’t fair. “i didn’t mean to worry you.” that just made xiao’s heart break even more. his gaze softened and he gently brushed some stray strands of hair out of your face. “it’s fine, just please call me next time, okay?” his heart filled with a mixture of emotions, mostly guilt. even if he wasn’t the cause for your injuries.

“okay!”

xiao knew that this day would come eventually, when he would be forced to part ways with you. but he didn’t think it would come so soon… he has never had such deep-rooted hatred for the flames of destruction as he did this very moment. but even then, he knew, that he didn’t have anyone but himself to blame. he wasn’t there for you when you needed him the most, he was weak and useless when you needed protection and help the most. he wasn’t there when you needed him most. he was angry and bitter at himself for being so.. useless. he felt worthless. xiao wanted to die, just like the others. if he had arrived on time, maybe he could have saved your life instead of allowing you to get wrecked and buried into the burning debris that was once the place you and he called home.

he wished he could go back in time to change his failure. but he can’t. and that really, truly hurts. he would make up for those failures one way or another. but he couldn’t do that with you. and that’s what xiao regrets the most. he wishes he had taken better care of you. maybe the two of you would have stayed together longer. maybe you would have stayed happy. maybe the two of you would have survived and lived happily together, living amongst a group of friends and family and never being alone ever again. but there was no use wishing for what could have been. all that was that left were the memories that xiao could never go back to.

and as he lost his footing and fell to the ground, still holding onto his spear, xiao supposes that even nature was mourning your loss from the way that rain began to pour, soaking his hair, skin and clothes, but most importantly, extinguishing the flames that took you along with it. for the first time in over a millenia, he allowed himself to cry, to grieve, to weep, for he has lost the only blessing in his life to his own incompetence. 

in the end, this whole ordeal was worse than any loss he could possibly bear. he would trade his entire life, his whole existence, if it meant you were safe and happy.  xiao would give anything to live with you once more. xiao would sacrifice everything just for you to smile once more. but, he supposes, he cannot ask for such things. he cannot ask for your life back, even in exchange for his own. he will never be able to forgive himself. he will never forgive himself for letting you down. he wasn’t sure if he’ll be able to ever even recover from this terrible loss. archons, how he hated this. 

he lost you.

he lost his sun.

and he felt a very familiar darkness swallow him whole, and his heart had become vacant and numb once more.

the final verdict. please refrain from plagiarism and theft, as well as the act of reposting without my direct permission, thank you.

[astorically]

translation: “i just saved him, why did you attack him again?”

i think they could be jianghu’s #1 comedy duo if the universe let it happen

[ID: Digital art of Wen Kexing and Ye Xiaoxiao from Word of Honor and Ancient Detective, respectively. They are standing together, with Wen Kexing holding his fan up to cover the both of them. The image is meant to mimic a film still, with the background of the street out of focus, and with black bars at the top and bottom. At the bottom, a subtitle reads, “我刚刚才救了他，你干嘛又去打他呢?” /End ID]

[voidkain]

ye xiaoxiao makes his entrance in episode 11

[smilesatdawnmain]

how different would the taken AU be is Macaque and Wukong did have more kids?

I know they didn't because of the whole Lady Bone Demon thing, but what if they made another egg just before that and Xiaotian had some little baby siblings, like Rumble and Savage for example.

Would having siblings make him feel better about his empty ness before he ran away or would they make it worse?

I had the idea of taken AU but with Rumble and Savage last night and needed to ask

I WANT SO BAD FOR MACAQUE AND WUKONG TO HAVE A BIG FAMILY~

Sorry for the yelling XD

BUT YES. I also constantly imagine Xiaoxiao and MK having little siblings and Macaque and Wukong keep having twins somehow XD

Rumble and Savage would be so so soooo cute. I think this is the first time I've drawn these two~ Savage would be the one on Xiaoxiao's head. Has two ears and no red in his hair.

While Rumble has four ears and some red in his hair~

Having more siblings would help Xiaoxiao just a bit. Would give him something to fill his heart a little~ Yet, the more he looked at them, the more he would feel... jealous and sad. And he would hate it cause he wants to feel nothing but love when he looks at his brother's and he doesn't understand what he is jealous about.

I love this concept soooo much~

[biwenqing]

sometimes a family is a war criminal turned detective with amnesia, the son of a dishonorable “hero,” an ex-assassin on the run, an immortal shapeshifter pretending to be a doctor, a real doctor who loves money and her silkworms, a spy dedicated to her job but catching feelings, and a historian who appears in random trees with his notebook

[nextsevxn]

just sun yinghao holding little yinghao thats holding a little duck.