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dual-domination · 2 years

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one line any fic! rules: pick ten of your fics, scroll to somewhere midpoint, pick a line chunk and share it, and then tag ten people.

Tagge by @the-marron - thank you! It wasn’t that hard to choose the fics bc I only posted a few ones on AO3, my older fics are not even in English so I didn’t move them to AO3 hehe XD Everything Guardian and/or DMBJ here, no surprise

1 - Stars aligned in a perfect sky - (Wu Xie/Zhao Yunlan, PingSang - Guardian x DMBJ, Angst/Romance/Adventure/Past Lives, Hindu-based myths)

Zhao Yunlan was suddenly silent, as if his voice had failed. Of all the things he expected to find there, Shen Wei's footprints weren't one of them. Traces of a past that had never been mentioned to him. It disturbed his mind to the point where his senses deceived him. The pain spread fast, coming from his wounded heart and spilling over to everything in his body. His legs buckled and his vision dimmed. Stunned, he dropped to one knee on the floor, bringing his hands to cover his face.

The chanting stopped.

The Ghost King knew all along that the Witch Tribe had survived and never told me... After an agreement with the Ghost King, the Witch Tribe still lived and Kunlun died... Shen Wei, what have you done? How many more things did you hide from me?

Wu Xie swallowed a despair he couldn't understand and ran to the center of the circle before the others, reaching Zhao, crouching beside him and resting the other's shoulder on his chest.

“Yunlan… Yunlan, what is wrong?” That voice was the same as Shen Wei's? It sounded different. Each word came out of Wu Xie's mouth differently, their tones were different. Not the same. Even so, he recognized that voice. Not with his logical mind, but with something beyond. Zhao Yunlan took his hands away from his face and turned his gaze to the other. He raised a hand and reached for Wu Xie's face, watching him under the light of the hall, the snowflakes were still gently falling on him, carried by the fragrant smoke that surrounded them. Incandescent.

2 - Shoot my heart - (Weilan - Guardian AU, Undercover/Police and Criminals)

Zhao Yunlan cursed himself for not being able to invite Shen Wei to his house, not right now - he couldn't take him to the house of a policeman he didn't know was undercover investigating his bar. He also cursed himself for all the things he couldn't say, and the fear that someone who was becoming precious would reveal something he couldn't help.

Shen Wei's point of view on police performance was not untrue, the reality that not every citizen has the same right to security, and all the implications contained in the question that it was the police who judged 'who was a citizen and who was not', made Zhao realize what he had really been feeling for some time: that he was the villain of that story.

What if Shen Wei was just what he said he was and then found out who Zhao was? How much would he feel cheated and betrayed?

So, after all, Chu Shuzhi was right about playing with a person's heart.

Zhao Yunlan knew his duties, but at that moment, he knew more than anything his wish that Shen Wei could be okay after all, that he could, at least, not hate him if he could not believe that Zhao had sincerely fallen in love with him.

"I thought you never stopped talking, but you've been quiet for a while." Shen Wei commented, as Zhao parked the car in front of the other's house, in the street behind where the bar was. Empty street, dark and silent.

Zhao Yunlan slammed both hands on the steering wheel, looking away, shaking his head.

“I have a problem with you, Shen Wei.”

"What are you talking about?"

3 - The real me I’ve kept hiding under my skin - (Shen Wei & Ye Zun - Guardian, Mixed Novel/Drama canon)

“He died because of you. Was that worth it?” An undescribed smile longed in YeZun’s face.

“I don’t know how to answer this. Not about that time. But now… if I could have him, damning both of us and he’s willing as much as I am, so let it be.”

Damning both of us. That didn’t sound right to YeZun. That couldn’t be.

“Why? We’re ghosts. Should we cry? And if we can’t cry, how could we love?”

Shen Wei lifted his gaze, to look back at YeZun, his question was not senseless.

“I can love. Can you? Maybe we can cry as well, and we just don’t know how to, not yet.”

“You’re so sure that you can love because of your precious Kunlun, but…” Ye Zun’s voice started to grow angry, but before he could go on, Shen Wei said a firm ‘No’. And again when continuing speaking.

“No. The first creature for whom I held love was and still is my younger brother. We were just too wild and feral to understand how a feeling like love works. But this was there, right in the very beginning.”

4 - Waiting on the skies to change - (Ma Fei/Mo Sanmei - Guardian, Weilan Derivatives, Mourning/Getting together)

“San-ye…”

“Hmm?”

“Why the stars? Why couldn't it be, I don't know, the waves of the sea or the sands of the desert?” Because Ma Fei wanted to know how his skies had ended up in a Funeral Home.

Mo Sanmei smiled at the sky above, resting his hands on the flower bed, leaning back to get a better look. The stupid boy who liked him when people pushed him away because of his family's work was someone who deserved that answer in the best way he could give it.

“Because we transcend. And when we transcend, we are light to guide those who stay after us. I think you know better than I do how the stars have guided humanity since time immemorial. They will always be there, existences that we cannot touch but that are still there, day after day.”

“What about people who are light when they're still alive? Do these people exist?” Ma Fei also braced his hands on the flower bed, the corner of one hand and his little finger resting on his friend's hand, an accidental touch from which neither of them backed down.

5 - Wrong side of hell - (Wu Xie/Zhao Yunlan - Guardian X DMBJ, AU/Whump/Police and Criminals)

"Do you have any other serious injuries?" He observed the difficulty the other had to lean on the sink and try to take off his boots.

"No, but if you can stitch where I can't reach, I'd thank you." Wu Xie managed to pull one foot out of the boot, but the other one seemed impossible and bending over made the cut on his rib hurt a lot, as if the blade were passing through it again, splitting skin and flesh and rubbing against bone, and his face twitched from it, the groan stuck in his throat.

"Thank me the fuck, you thank me for staying out of this shit!" Annoyed for having to see the other like that, he uncrossed his arms and entered the bathroom, pushing Wu Xie's chest to keep him still without bending over the wound, and bent down, lifting the other’s heel and removing his other boot.

"Are we going to discuss this again?" Wu Xie whimpered softly as he felt the hands under his shirt and then the fabric being pulled over his shoulders with less care than it should, but with the same impatience he would have done himself. Those callused, warm hands on his sore-sensitive skin made him shiver. The shirt was tossed into the wastebasket.

"We have nothing to discuss." Zhao Yunlan avoided looking the other in the eyes, as he should have avoided the first time he had seen him, it would have saved him a lot of headache.

6 - Lifetimes written under firelight - (Hua Wuxie/Pei Wende - Wu Xie/Zhao Yunlan past life - Guardian x DMBJ, but it’s a Derivative. First Guardian Order/Da Qing/Side-Story)

There was something burning in the candle flames, the remains of a yellow piece of paper. Hua Wuxie didn't have time to see what was on the paper before it burned completely. He crossed the room with silent steps, catching a glimpse of the empty wine bottles, piled up on a table, some of which had fallen from above and rolled across the floor. With his heart saddened by how much his sworn brother wore himself out like that, he went to sit on the floor next to Pei Wende.

“What are you burning?” Hua Wuxie reached up to the other's hair, tucking a strand behind his ear so he could see his face.

“A prayer for my children.” Pei Wende kept looking at the flames, he was afraid that if he looked at the other, he would end up letting out all the words he was holding back.

“Aren't you going to ask how they are?" But maybe Hua Wuxie's soft voice was enough to push him over the edge.

“I know they're fine if they're with you. Better than they would be with anyone else.” He stated with a certainty that no drunken man should possess.

“They miss you…”

“Sometimes, hiding my own truths so much, I don't know how to face them. What does a hypocritical man have to offer his children?” Disheartened, Pei Wende didn't know if he could face the kindness of his children and of the man sitting beside him.

“I don't know what you mean by that. I just know that you need to stop it, stop drinking like that and to rise above that all. The children need you. The Order needs you…” Wuxie looked away, staring at the candle flames as well, trying to slow his breathing before saying one last thing, because it was nothing he hadn't said before, but he didn't know if he would be able to not let deeper meanings come through in his voice. "... and I need you."

"Why would you need me? You never needed me, Wuxie. Sometimes I don't even know why you live this way by my side..." He sounded harsher than he really intended, although his usual tone to other people was firm and unemotional and eventually even gruff to unaccustomed or more sensitive ears, this was not how he usually spoke to Wuxie. The bitterness was leaking between his words.

"You speak as if there is any offense in that. As if it is undignified to choose to live alongside the one who knows me... my zhiji..." Hua Wuxie's fingers slid through the other's hair, following the strands that fell down his back, in a subtle caress that used to calm him down. At that moment, however, being caressed by Wuxie was like being cornered by his own emotions.

7 - A bad liar who believes in you - (Wu Xie/Zhao Yunlan & Da Qing - Guardian x DMBJ, Canon-Divergence, Established Relationship/Domestic/Apologies)

"What do you want me to do to make you believe?" He was willing to make an effort - one more - to make Zhao Yunlan see that he wasn't that kind of person, that he wouldn't hurt him for free, that he wasn't afraid to tell the truth even when it wasn't a beautiful thing. He'd already told so many things that would normally be unpleasant, without fear of being honest.

"Xiexie, if you're going to keep trying, bring me popcorn..." Da Qing wanted them to stop. He wanted Wu Xie to shake his stupid owner and tell him to take better care of him - that's what the cat would do in his place. Because Da Qing remembered Zhao Yunlan coming home with a huge smile and saying that the Christmas tree in the park was beautiful - but just saying that he hadn't really noticed the tree because he was noticing all the lights reflecting off a handsome guy who was with him, after the cat had scratched him to get the truth out of him. Zhao Yunlan didn't pay attention to Christmas trees.

"What do you need popcorn for, damn cat?! And why are you here? This is a private matter!" Zhao Yunlan bristled at the nosy cat, ignoring that the cat was actually trying to save him.

"I need popcorn because ridiculous human arguments that lead nowhere are entertainment that you two provide very well." The cat mocked them, to see if they realized that they were being absurd, that it was all nonsense.

"The cat's right. We've been fighting over the same crap for so long. I don't know why I'm still trying to convince you. I don't know why you still don't believe me." Wu Xie walked over to the window, leaning back against the frame, wondering if it really was still in his hands to try to calm the other's goddamn head - or if it ever had been.

8 - Usurper of imaginary delicts - (Wu Xie/Zhao Yunlan - Guardian x DMBJ, Queerplatonic/AroAce/Middle-aged man’s conflicts)

There it always had two rocking chairs. As long as he could remember. He didn't know who it had belonged to before, but now they were his. But he only needed one, so it was nice when the other man was there to take the second chair. As he was now, with a cigarette between the fingers of one hand and a glass of whiskey in the other.

The porch lamps were already on, the sun had recently set and, above the cityscape, a few colored lines still appeared in the sky before the first stars. Wu Xie saw that same landscape every day for a long time. He didn't mind always looking at the same thing. There was a sense of security in the sameness of the unchanged landscape.

"It's been a while. I thought I would never see you again.” Wu Xie commented before bringing his own cigarette to his mouth and dragging, looking away.

"Why not?" The other man, Zhao Yunlan, hated how Wu Xie could sound so pessimistic and almost tragic with just a few words. Still, he always listened instead of being rude.

"I have no idea. The last few times you came to sit on the porch with me, you looked upset.”

“I told you it was just work stuff. Police crap. I told you. Sometimes you think too much.” Zhao Yunlan leaned back in his chair, he had promised himself that he wouldn't scold if Wu Xie was being stupid again, but he couldn't help it if the stupidity was actually hurting the other.

“Yeah, maybe. Were you unhappy with me?”

9 - Only good with you - (Wu Xie/Zhao Yunlan - Guardian x DMBJ, AceDiscussions/Fake Dating/Post-Canon, with @victorian-pirate and @sagittariusdarkarrow)

After washing his hands and cleaning the whiskey off his clothes as best he could, he left the bathroom and walked down the short hallway back to the bar. From where he was, he could see the man standing by the counter, talking to Wu Xie, and how Wu Xie looked out of place and embarrassed by whatever the man was saying.

Zhao Yunlan snuck between the people and listened a little when he was close enough, the man could see him if he looked up, but Wu Xie had his back to him at that time.

“No, ahm… I don't feel like it…” Wu Xie's voice reached Zhao Yunlan first.

“You're here alone, why not? It's just a drink..." And Zhao Yunlan hated intrusive and pushy people after hearing a clear 'no'. Wu Xie had already given his 'no' and it didn't seem to be the first, but the man kept bothering him.

Zhao Yunlan considered the best way to approach this, he didn't want to appear jealous, although yes, he was jealous, but he also didn't want to disrespect Wu Xie by being intrusive in other ways. Maybe one word put in the right place would be enough and he could apologize to Wu Xie later if it worked. He approached him, who still had his back to him, not realizing that he had returned, and placed his hand on Wu Xie's shoulder gently, as he faced the newly arrived man.

“Darling, is everything okay?”

10 - A perverted report - (Da Qing & SID/Weilan - Guardian, post-canon, hand-wavy, crack fic, terrible attempt of humor)

Lin Jing: “You’re so WHAT?” You can’t gossip by the half!

Da Qing: I’m not gossiping, I’m complaining.

Chu Shuzhi: Sounds the same to me. So finish the sentence. *Chu pointed the finger to the cat as a menace, Da Qing couldn’t care less.*

Da Qing: No, that’s too much, shouldn’t hornyness have a limit?! My well-being is the limit!

Wang Zheng: If you don’t sleep in the same room, you don’t see anything… how sad… I mean…

Da Qing: Who said I don’t see anything? If they kept their hornyness in their bedroom, I could think about forgiving them, but NO, sometimes they start things on the couch and even in the kitchen! Once they didn't even see me sleeping in the middle of the cushions and started their thing, I woke up scared just to face them naked there! It’s absurd!

Zhu Hong: Did you see them naked? I mean, obviously because you live with them, but… together?

Da Qing: It's not like they don’t take baths.

Wang Zheng: Together?

Da Qing: That shit of a master I have says that why showering alone if he has a wife? Despite this, I don't know if someone could be only a wife or only a husband…

...

If you think I’m obsessed with WX/ZYL, all I can say is that fics with them are over the half of my word count in 2022 kjskjsjksjs

tagging: @jaimebluesq @fortune-maiden @hils79 @merinnan @xantissa @alxina @foxofninetales @captain-stab-a-hoe @daydreamorama I don't remember all those who write things here, but feel tagged if you wanna join!

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noppoh · 3 years

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NEW FIC

Title: Healing a Ghost King

Author: Noppoh

Fandom: Guardian

Pairing: Shen Wei x Kunlun

Rating: G

Status: Complete

Word Count: 8900

Summary:

After they came through the seal and started roaming the world, Ye Zun became sick. Having heard rumours of a god named Kunlun who is generous, knows about medicinal plants, and cares little for who he associates with, Shen Wei takes a gamble and brings Ye Zun to Mount Kunlun.

AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/35783050

#Noppoh #Guardian #Kunlun #Shen Wei #Ye Zun #Sick!SW #Ghost King Brothers #Kunlun is also a Healer

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extraordinarilyextreme · 4 years

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finally watched Guardian (2018) and i need to talk

Warning: contains MASSIVE SPOILERS, probably too much music/song analysis, my poor translations from Chinese to English, and some references to the original novel (disclaimer: my novel-reading was mostly jumping around because i have a problem where I’m not fluent enough to read the original Chinese novel and I don’t usually like English translations)

1. the freakin opening theme: We Won’t Be Falling by Chen Xueran... (also I see you Tina Guo on the cello thank you queen)

the amount of chills i get every time an episode starts,,, fantastic! marvelous! the lyrics are very VERY apt to the story of Guardian, esp this drama adaptation

(“We are the one/We will be holding on/For the promise we held for life/For the people we love are leaving” ... “And the story will keep on going”)

1.1. the promise? may i direct you to novel chapter 75?

Shen Wei: “Sometimes I think if one day you can remember everything, then I will be able to say to you: look, I did it, I did all that I had promised you; not one bit did I miss, not one word did I go back on.”

they promise to keep the peace, to protect both Haixing and Dixing; and in the show, it’s a promise they keep with their lives

2. Zhu Yilong plays THREE characters and is able to differentiate them perfectly with particular microexpressions

-Ye Zun (literally, “Respect the Night”; “Lord/Master of the Night” would be a better title) sets off my fight-or-flight instincts even though i think his name tries a little too hard to be edgy; the way he sneers, the smiles that don’t reach his eyes, also that infamous tongue flick when Zhao Yunlan sees through the act... i think it’s both great and sad that Yunlan could differentiate the twins because, why, Shen Wei would never be so openly flirtatious (and wear a deep-cut shirt like that lol)... the delivery of “Xiao Yunlan” disturbed me so much—wonderful, stellar acting

-Black Cloaked Envoy: does his best to bend the rules where he can for the Dixingren because he’s just so fundamentally GOOD; he’s empathetic despite how stern and strict he seems to be, and how much he claims to enforce the clearly-cut laws... he’s an absolute babie ten thousand years ago (Yunlan, doesn’t it hurt your conscience to flirt with such a babie?)

-Shen Wei: in the novel, his name (both surname and first name) are given to him by Kun Lun’s incarnations—there’s a lot of power in naming something, in naming someone; he’s good-natured and gentle, always polite... he pushes up the glasses [that he doesn’t need] a lot, perhaps because he’s used to pushing up his mask as the Envoy

2.1. i find it very striking that Shen Wei dies without his glasses; he doesn’t die as the Envoy, he doesn’t die as the Professor; he dies as a person, as the person who loves Yunlan the most and has loved Yunlan for ten thousand years

2.2. the other notable moments we see Shen Wei without his glasses are where he apologizes to Yunlan [and Yunlan apologizes at the same time because they’re pining idiots] for not noticing the camera in his office, where he sets aside all his pride as Envoy and Professor and kneels in the rain for the man he loves (lwj kneeling after visiting the Burial Mounds, yea?), and of course after he slices up an orange [cuz food = love] only to find Yunlan asleep and drapes his jacket over the silly silly man... anyway, Yunlan is indeed the only person Shen Wei is comfortable enough to reveal everything to, all defenses and masks (literal and figurative) lowered

2.3. that last instance (ep 26) is when Shen Wei pulls out his necklace and reminisces as he gazes fondly at Yunlan; the song that plays during this is 《乱心曲》or “Chaotic Heart Song”... may I direct you to novel chapter 65 where Yunlan finds all the paintings and pictures his Xiao Wei has kept from the centuries?

“邓林之阴初见昆仑君，惊鸿一瞥，乱我心曲。” which translates to “In the shade of the woods I first saw Kunlun-jun; a glimpse of his grace wrought chaos in my heart’s song”

2.4. but also let’s not forget the [in]famous cut wrist scene of ep 23, where our dear Shen Wei, without glasses, as a person who loves Yunlan—not the aloof Envoy or the well-spoken Professor—is reduced to two words: “Worth it.” Yunlan is worth everything to him; this goes without question, without a second thought. Kun Lun (Yunlan) told him not to regret whatever decisions he’ll make, and Ye Zun scolds and laughs at his brother for giving up his life for a human/Haixingren, but of course Shen Wei doesn’t regret dying to protect Yunlan, dying to protect Haixing. (also, peep the behind-the-scenes where Shen Wei grabs Yunlan’s hand for a moment as he blocks the attack from Ye Zun)

2.5. on this same train of thought, Da Qing brings up a line from ten thousand years ago where Shen Wei claimed he would never kill unless it was for the world... and, well, he kills for Yunlan doesn’t he?

3. Bai Yu plays our charismatic Chief Zhao Yunlan/Kun Lun and hoo boy does he do an excellent job; the found family vibes of the SIU are spectacular and the way he flirts with tries to recruit Professor Shen is endearing and touching

3.1. there’s another piece from the OST called 《一点真心》, translated to “A Little Sincerity” though I would use “A Bit of a Sincere Heart” because it too references the novel

Kun Lun’s confession to Xiao Wei: “我富有天下名山大川，想起来也没什么稀奇的，不过就是一堆烂石头野河水，浑身上下，大概也就只有这几分真心能上秤卖上两斤，你要？拿去。” [I’m rich with famed mountains and endless rivers under heaven, but none of it feels rare when I think about it. It’s all just a pile of broken stones and uncultivated streams. From head to toe, there is probably only this bit of my sincere heart that is worth anything weighed on a scale. You want it? Take it.]

Zhao Yunlan’s confession to Shen Wei: “我别的东西也有，只是你可能大多都看不上，只有这一点真心……你要是不接着，那就算了吧。” [I have other things, only you probably would not think much of them. There’s only this bit of my sincere heart... If you don’t want to catch it, then forget it.)

And Shen Wei’s reply to Yunlan’s confession is of course “我接住了。” [I’ve caught it.]

3.2. the novel is a happy ending because Xiao Guo’s important role actually plays a part (i literally don’t understand why the show couldn’t do that after they built up so many expectations about his good character/merit/inability to be corrupted but ANYWAY)... Shen Wei, Xiao Wei, the little Ghost King has a soul and wow isn’t that just beautiful after everything he did to become worthy/deserving of Kun Lun’s attention and love

4. the Zhang Ruonnan and Wang Yike (death-touch Dixingren) case in ep 3 is an obvious parallel to the “brotherly” relationship of WeiLan... Shen Wei’s line of “Many tragedies were destined from the start” references the show of course but also the paradoxical precognition that marks the drama version of WeiLan; in both of their “first meetings”, one of them was always already in love with the other—Yunlan, as Kun Lun, knew he would have to return to his own time at some point and thus doom this impressionable young Envoy to ten thousand years of waiting and Shen Wei (honestly in a Code Geass Lelouch kinda style) knew he would have to die to defeat his brother

4.1. the importance of “touch” in this case alludes to novel WeiLan, where of course Shen Wei watched over all of Kun Lun’s incarnations but wasn’t allowed to get close to him because hungry ghosts would inevitably devour the essence of the people around them; similarly Yike was terrified of touching Ruonnan all this time... but Ruonnan accepted her (just like how novel Kun Lun lets this intriguing little Ghost King trail after him)

4.2. speaking of Shen Wei’s grand plans and the idea of “knowing”, Yunlan reminds him that “You are not a weapon/blade, you are a person.” and wow once again, only Yunlan can pull the humanity from Shen Wei, who has carefully crafted his disguise and personality to fit what people expect of the Envoy and the Professor... but alas, Shen Wei fulfills his promise by in fact making himself a weapon; he poisons himself to become a bomb that will take down his brother

4.3. as many qualms and complaints as I have with Chinese censorship, much in the case of WangXian, i think i prefer the drama version of WeiLan to the novel version; the plot of the Guardian novel is a lot better in my opinion (with references to mythology and legends, as opposed to, what, aliens?? mutants from X-Men? quirks in My Hero Academia??) and yea the relationship of Kun Lun with Xiao Wei is built up a lot better and makes more sense than the time-travel of Yunlan masquerading as Kun Lun with Shen Wei... but there’s an unadulterated, unconditional kind of love that runs through the drama, whereas the novel had some darker (though probably more realistic) vibes of near-possessiveness and ulterior motives... Kun Lun/Yunlan in the novel can be, well, cruel, which is not necessarily out of character; it’s just seems a little wrong to me that you could threaten your partner in a relationship (if you keep things from me again, i really will turn against you + had i known xyz would happen, i really should have killed you)... plus i’m always a sucker for love without an “i love you”, a love that’s conveyed entirely through actions and gazes

5. Yunlan asks Zhou Weiwei (the mirror case) where her jacket was bought because he “wants to get one for [his] girlfriend” and lo and behold, what similarly-styled and colored coat does our Shen Wei show up in a few episodes later? (also the fact that Shen Wei dies wearing this jade-ish-blue-ish coat)

6. boyfriend jacket during the Moutain-River Awl case... boyfriend jacket!!!! Shen Wei claims he doesn’t need it and well he still wears it anyway because Yunlan’s love is unstoppable

6.1. the way Shen Wei grabs Yunlan’s elbow before running down the hill

6.2. Shen Wei being so freaking fine-tuned to Yunlan’s discomfort/pain as always that he drinks wine for him (and passes out immediately—heroics/bde of yllz! wwx and the alcohol tolerance of our dear lwj)

6.2.1. when Minister Gao brings up Yunlan’s dad and the Chief’s hands tighten... and of course nothing can go by Shen Wei, so he changes the topic of the conversation; also the way he leans forward as if to shield Yunlan

6.2.2. Yunlan is similarly Aware of his boyfriend’s boundaries; cue him politely excusing themselves from the dinner with Vice-Minister Guo when Shen Wei (of all people!) fumbles with his chopsticks

6.2.3. Yunlan also blocks Shen Wei from Minister Gao’s sight (subconsciously?) after that wedding showdown... even though he’s unhappy that Shen Wei has kept the identity of the Envoy from him, he trusts the other man enough to recognize there must be a reason; thus he doesn’t want other people to pry into the possibility that Shen Wei is a Dixingren

6.3. also, also that Shen Wei lets Yunlan have his way and use him as a pillow in the car once again (he also adjusts the actual pillow beneath Yunlan’s head to make it more comfortable)

6.3.1 the other Shen-Wei-is-Yunlan’s-pillow scene is when the professor picks up the poor hurting Chief off the road and in the taxi ride home... apparently this was an improvised scene from Bai Yu who just wanted to mess with Long-ge and our great Zhu Yilong just stayed in character and ran with it

6.3.2. the other notable improvised scene is the cute “Black Cloaked gege~ please be careful~ there’s someone is waiting for you at home~” [sorry that i don’t remember the exact line] but once again our great leading actors just stay perfectly in character

6.4. after Shen Wei wakes up from a night of being drunk (lol) Yunlan has left a note for him “I’ve gone back first, stay in touch. -Zhao” and what’s that on the corner of the note? why it’s a winky face

7. when Yunlan grabs the fake Zhang Danni’s wrist to confirm his suspicions, Shen Wei narrows his eyes... (lol is our Black Cloaked gege jealous)

8. when Yunlan claims he can swallow the painkillers dry, Shen Wei clenches his jaw in his anger at this idiot of a man for not taking better care of himself... you’ll find that a lot of Shen Wei’s anger is directed toward his husband being a self-sacrificial fool

8.1. after Yunlan uses the Hallows again and his nose begins to bleed, Zhu Yilong in all his acting glory has Shen Wei furious to the point that his lips tremble (cue Shen Wei angrily shoving a handkerchief into his husband’s face) [i really want to know if they ever broke character during this scene due to their proximity lol]

8.1.1. Shen Wei all but invades Yunlan’s personal space (he really does stand there between Yunlan’s legs guys) and he’s so careful even though he’s angry as he tries to stop the nosebleed; he’s aware the force might tip Yunlan backwards, so he immediately rests his hands on Yunlan’s thighs/knees to steady him

9. Yunlan has claimed that he doesn’t do things for the sake of gaining anything in return and yet every time he’s wanted things from dear Shen Wei... “take off your mask and smile for me”, “join the SID”... the sexual tension is Unreal during these scenes lol, you can see Shen Wei swallow visibly in anticipation + babie Shen Wei of ten thousand years prior all but chokes on his words when he promises to do ANYTHING Kun Lun wants him to do (honey where is your mind GOING???)

9.1. Bai Yu does have a bruise on his knee after the scene where Yunlan asks Shen Wei for something... dunno if it’s the actor’s bruise or the character’s bruise, but if it’s the character’s bruise—how did he get it? what exactly did WeiLan do that evening lol

9.2. also peep the fact that Yunlan almost always has a lollipop in his mouth when talking to Shen Wei... oral fixation much? (also the whole sequence where he tries to explain how to eat a lollipop to babie Shen Wei, wow the amount of homoerotic tension)

9.3. babie Shen Wei’s ears and cheeks are SO RED when Yunlan snatches the mask off his face

10. Yunlan’s hairstyle changes after Shen Wei joins the SIU (joins his family), much like how a bride would change her hairstyle after marriage in China ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (random note but CQL WangXian does this too when lwj puts his hair down/styled over the front of his shoulders when wwx wakes up 16 years later)

11. the first time we see Shen Wei spit up blood, there’s an echo of “Xiao Wei” faintly and Shen Wei mutters to himself “Xiao Lan” before looking up and saying louder “Zhao Yunlan” (nicknames/pet names/names only your family or lover can call you... this trope is good)

11.1. i also think a lot about how in the novel Kun Lun muses before he dies that it’s a shame he won’t see this Little Beauty [Xiao Wei] grow up to be a Great Beauty

12. Shen Wei’s funny little eyebrow raise when Yunlan accidentally reveals he broke into the professor’s apartment once ( “riiiiiiiiight i definitely believe you”)

12.1. though the ep 23 scene is angsty, the fact Yunlan says “It’s the middle of the night, were you hungry?” seems to imply their relationship is a lot closer than just neighbors... they’re probably used to sharing an apartment/room at this point :)

13. when Yunlan is hurt, Zhu Hong looks to him but he only has eyes for Shen Wei

13.1. after Yunlan is blinded, Zhu Hong is the one cradling him but he calls for Shen Wei first and reaches for his hand; Shen Wei of course responds immediately “it’s me”

13.1.1. both times after Yunlan gets his eyesight back, the first thing he sees is the person who loves him the most

14. Shen Wei warms up the congee in the morning with his magic after he watches over Yunlan when his stomach pain acts up (domestic use of magic? yes please)

15. the bomb defusing scene in the hospital (video game -> reality case) really is framed like a wedding proposal... also the way that Shen Wei smirks lol he’s so proud of his husband

16. after his Envoy identity is revealed, Shen Wei all but abuses his Black Cloaked Envoy voice to stop his stupid husband from doing stupid things that will hurt himself and every time Yunlan is properly sh00k by it

16.1. we really go from Chief Zhao remarking in the Mountain-River Awl case that he’s used to ordering people around, not receiving orders to married bickering with Shen Wei to then agreeing to everything Shen Wei tells him to do

17. the fact that “Shen Wei, ah, Shen Wei... You are such a good person, how could I bear to let you go?” is an actual line from the censored DRAMA astounds me, nevermind that Shen Wei just made breakfast for his man and Yunlan is basically pouting up at him from the bed

17.1. the way Yunlan’s dad warns him to stay away from Shen Wei and Yunlan responds with something like “he’s sincerely good to me, I want to be with him”... “be with him”???? [inhales deeply] yea this is definitely a “brotherly relationship”

18. Yunlan’s “WOW” after the Envoy kills the monsters in the cave of the Mountain-River Awl case is hilarious and i dont understand how such a noise is physically possible,,, it sounds like a growl?????

18.1. Zhu Yilong was asked to mimic it during an interview (which he did not do and only half-heartedly gave a “wow”) and then Bai Yu did it again

19. also i inevitably got attached to the side ship of Lao Chu and Xiao Guo... they have so much skinship for a censored “brotherly relationship” lmao

the amount of face-touching and hand-holding that they do is unreal... they’re more canon than WeiLan in the drama adaptation methinks

20. 《时间飞行》or “Flying Across Time” sounds like Yunlan’s reply to Shen Wei’s《只是太在意》or “Just Cared Too Much”

20.1. the lyrics of both these songs really cements this idea that both of WeiLan believe the other to be too good... Kun Lun was a god in the novel, and Xiao Wei was just a soulless little Ghost King... and then we have the incorrigible Chief Zhao pining after the beautiful and kind Professor Shen... i just have a lot of feelings about them becoming better people for each other, that their love really does make each other stronger

21. my favorite two pieces from the OST are Shen Wei’s theme (arranged by Kun Luo) and Kun Lun’s theme (arranged by Chen Xueran)

head’s up: it’s been like four years since i last even glanced at music theory so a lot of this might just make no sense to an actual professional

-Shen Wei: written in 4/4 time, Ab Major, melody is primarily carried by piano + strings; the piano almost sticks exclusively to triplets whereas the strings are in steady whole, quarter, and eighth notes—which creates in interesting impressionistic effect, kind of like hazy smoke or the ripples across the surface of a lake; every single measure uses decrescendo, so the first triplet is always the loudest and the three that follow get progressively softer (mimicking an echo)... the piece ends on the seventh note of the scale, which is usually a pretty awkward place to end and yet it doesn’t feel wrong it all; the piece uses a ritardando in the last three measures, and we simply drift off with that last G... i think it’s a beautifully written piece that perfectly portrays such a complex character as Shen Wei, someone who loved with everything he had, and was just so overwhelmingly good... and then he simply disappears as if the dream has ended. it makes me think of how he guarded over Kun Lun/Zhao Yunlan for thousands of years in the novel, never ever ever daring to meet him... and yet the other man always felt like he was waiting for someone

-Kun Lun: written in 3/4 time, a minor, there’s no real complex shift in the melody although there’s brief modulation into E major (dominant/fifth note); it’s a fairly somber piece, especially when the strings join in... it’s a steady waltz, and it finishes with the scale (second to last major is g, last major is a), like a circle coming back around [like their love story perhaps?]... there’s a finality to it, a completeness, a wholeness, which makes sense in the drama-verse because the moment Yunlan takes up the name of Kun Lun is when his love story with Shen Wei all fits together. the piece feels a little lonely in its minor key and all, a little sad, indeed as if you were standing at the top of a mountain surrounded by clouds and mist... the constant meter also reminds me of like the steady drip of water, the perpetual and inevitable passage of the days and time

-i don’t really understand how because the keys of the two pieces don’t fit together easily, but somehow it doesn’t feel wrong to play the pieces back to back; the melodies of both seem to call upon each other despite the differences in key and time signature, so it actually feels right. a circle without a beginning or an ending, wouldn’t you want your love to be so infinite?

-when yunlan finds shen wei in their bubble outside of time, when shen wei is about to leave him, shen wei is wearing the outfit of their first meeting. and the lyrics go “Across time, I am in the same place”... surely, they will find each other again.

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lansizhuis · 5 years

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WEILAN FIC REC

It's as the title says - the five times Shen Wei did a horny grip™ because let it be known that while Zhao Yunlan is explicitly shamelessly thirsty, Shen Wei is equally as thirsty but in a more lowkey manner. Oh, and of course, WeiLan as lesbians can't be passed up for this.(gift fic for taki who introduced the weilan lesbian agenda to me!)Hello! I finally had some time (spoiler: I actually didn’t but I can always have time for my dads) to properly make a compilation of WeiLan fanfic recommendations. I included some CN ones bc I absolutely love them to bits and pieces and some WeiLan derivatives bc why not.

Please click the kudos and leave a comment on the authors’ works to thank them and show your appreciation! <3 This will be updated periodically.

bc I’m shameless - imma shove my own weilan fics here

Title: Uhaw Summary: Shen Wei felt a smile on his face despite the seriousness of the situation. “Your loyalty will forever remain divided.” // “My loyalty is with you.” Zhao Yunlan declared. “Always has been, always will be.” [WEILAN MAFIA/GANGSTER AU 1/1] Notes: i was horny for weilan being horny for each other and being a power couple with some plot thrown in the mix im not sorry

Title: Devour Your God Summary: "The beast inside him howls and the inhumane thunderous chanting resounds in the beautiful ghost king. You remember don’t you? The more beautiful the ghost...the more terrifying."

[a look through shen wei's eyes as he goes through kunlun's multiple reincarnations until zhao yunlan; novel-compliant and shen san extra hints but should be spoiler free 1/1] Notes: sometimes we’re also sad in our weilan lives but do know they get their happy ending anyway

Title: Earlier On Summary: Zhao Yunlan starts remembering his life as Kunlun months after he first entered the world and his only clue resides on that creature (because his adult brain is now telling his baby brain that that wasn't a human) robed in white with a golden mask peering down on his crib. Notes: [novel-verse gift fic for orro AKA babey zhao yunlan having adult brain/memories who’s everyone’s source of headache]

Title: Five Times Shen Wei Did A Horny Grip Summary: It's as the title says - the five times Shen Wei did a horny grip™ because let it be known that while Zhao Yunlan is explicitly shamelessly thirsty, Shen Wei is equally as thirsty but in a more lowkey manner. Oh, and of course, WeiLan as lesbians can't be passed up for this. Notes: (gift fic for taki who introduced the weilan lesbian agenda to me!)

Title: Some Things Stay The Same and Some Don't Summary: “Xiao Wei,” Zhao Yunlan called in a serious voice making Shen Wei stiffen in attention, “Your boobs are actually big, aren’t they?” Shen Wei almost slipped from her position at the unexpected - or well, this is Zhao Yunlan so perhaps ‘expected’ should be the term - comment. “Yunlan, honestly!” “No really, it’s bigger than mine.” “Everyone’s bigger than your tiny mangoes, stupid owner.” Da Qing laughed from the kitchen. “I think even Lin Jing and Lao Chu have bigger ones compared to you.” Notes: lesbian!weilans part 2 for emmy featuring the primordial gods, shen wei + mama zhao interaction, and kunlun taking in 2 ghost queens instead of just one

Title: Repercussions of Meddling Summary: “You know what the diviner’s instructions were, right? Gather the hallows and let fate run its course or else there can be dire consequences.” Zhao Yunlan clenched his fist as he recalls Shen Wei’s hardships paralleled with Ye Zun’s loss of sanity, the ghost lovers’ fate in an effort to protect him, the brewing war as the vision the hallows have given him on their deaths, and an ever burning flame on his soul as he watched Shen Wei disappear stay clear.“There can’t be anything more dire than that future.” The two leaders looked at each other meaningfully. “And if the bulk of the repercussions on you twisting the timeline falls on you?” Zhao Yunlan huffed in amusement and flipped his long hair to his back. “If I'm the one who has to pay then so be it.” Notes: aka ye zun is a bad influence to shen wei and add that in for 10,000 years where they're both awake, alive, and together waiting for a certain someone's reappearance in their lives --- THIS CAN GET DARK; drama canon divergence au where zhao yunlan as kunlun ends up saving ye zun in the past and meddling with time

Title: A Path Back Home Summary: The Dixing kingdom's delegation set off for a peace treaty with the kingdom of Haixing as new tides of the world was coming. For some, this was a turning point for the three kingdoms. For Ye Zun and his father, this was a chance to bring back their two other family members home with them. The past retains its stories and secrets, the present shakes the foundations of everyone's belief, and the future is a path back home. (read a/n before reading!) Notes: weilan royalty a/b/o au aka the most self-indulgent fic (it wasn’t supposed to be multi-chap but brain said ‘world building’ and now i suffer)

Title: where everything converges Summary: collection for weilan week prompts - day 1: beginnings (SID+SW meets the youngest primordial god) day 3: au (tgcf au of god!ZYL and ghost king!SW) day 7: anniversary (there will come a day where SW wakes up to the 5,000 years and 1 day of being with ZYL)

Title: in all worlds and in all timelines Summary: collection of weilan prompts (do send some and i’ll see if i can write it!)

Title: The Power of Words Summary: “You have lived for as long as I have and so you must know that words have power. The likes of old sayings and proverbs hold a decree to them the longer it’s passed around from one breathing soul to another. They become entities and binding spells on their own through time.”

“What has that got to do with anything right now? Ghost Slayer, you are already treading a dangerous path with the choices you have made the past months. Do I still need to remind you of this?” the spirit asked.

The black robed creature acted as if he didn’t hear his companion and spoke once more. “I suppose it doesn’t matter right as of this moment,” he crossed his legs and continued, “Let me tell you a story; a secret.” Notes: it was supposed to be a oneshot but my need for novel shen wei characterization bled through so now it’s a 3shot *sigh*

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Title: 狗在江湖 Notes: this is a mix of novel and drama elements AND it’s a/b/o AND it has 30 chapters so obv i cried

Title: Sweet Dreams Summary: 朱白ABO，架空末世微悬疑。 Notes: okay so it was weird for me at first bc they were using zhubai’s names until i realized they were pertaining to weilan derivative in general AND OKAY LISTEN - the plot??? THE PLOT??? GLORIOUS

Title: 我说所有的酒都不如你 Summary: 这大概是一个东江二哈狼和东江气死猫你追我跑你继续追我假装跑你拼命追我跑不动了的爱情故事（。 Notes: 2Luo aka Luo Fusheng x Luo Fei weilan derivative and this is legit my favorite derivative fic!!! they mixed both dramas and fed me sentinel + guide trope AND THEN WOW PLOT

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Title: Black Cloak Reversed Summary: Chief Zhao is a little too friendly with the Black-Cloaked Envoy. The members of the SID worry that he's being emotionally disloyal to Professor Shen. Notes: drama; zhao yunlan is a filthy, thirsty man and SID mourns over this fact

Title: my heart broke loose on the wind Summary: If Yunlan is going to learn how to make actual food that requires more effort than just boiling water and putting hot water into stuff, he’s going to have to take all the notes. “Right,” he says to himself. “How hard can it be?” He watches all twenty-two minutes and fourteen seconds of Chef Shen's video without fast-forwarding. When it comes to an end, he clicks on the replay button. He ends up taking zero notes, and the only thing he manages to learn from the whole exercise is that Chef Shen -Shen Wei- is really fucking beautiful when he smiles. Notes: au; alternative summary - ye zun: how thirsty are you for my bro zhao yunlan: thirsty? pls im a paragon of all things holy, i am a kind and generous citizen of the world, i am - ye zun: i can help you get in his pants zhao yunlan: - thirsty af; i am very thirsty

Title: when we reunite, the world will tilt on its axis Summary: Zhao Yunlan tries to figure out how he should approach the matter of young Shen Wei. Notes: drama; babey!shen wei who's so earnest and genuinely in-love ahhh im soft

Title: Wild Thing, Stop Your Teasing Summary: Shen Wei’s eyelid twitch as Yunlan unwraps another lollipop, closes his spit-shiny lips around the spherical head while looking at Shen Wei under dark eyes and thick lashes. Fists clenched on his pant leg, Shen Wei swallows and tamps down the urge to grab Yunlan across the table. Notes: drama; when you think zhao yunlan's thirst has a limit - he goes an open his mouth but hey shen wei's head over heels thousands of years ago already anyway

Title: Tease the Wild Thing Summary: Yunlan's POV from shaenanigans' awesome fic ''Wild Thing, Stop your Teasing''. Yeah, it's the one with the lollipops, and the porn with feels. You know. The Good Stuff. Notes: more weilan smut after the one above?? SIGN ME TF UP

Title: without complexities or pride Summary: “Kunlun Hall’s rules do not apply to you,” Yunlan says simply, moving to steep some tea for Shen Wei. “You are the Black Cloak Envoy. Lord Kunlun holds you in high regard.” “And you hold him in high regard,” Shen Wei adds before he’s able to stop himself. Shen Wei can hear the wretched jealousy in his own voice, and no doubt Yunlan can as well, because Yunlan’s smile turns sly, and his eyes are very knowing when he says, “In a way, I suppose I do.” Notes: (Or, the Not-Exactly-A-Courtesan!Yunlan fic.) >> im crying bc YES

Title: Every ridge hand-picked by the late sun’s slant light Summary: Zhao Yunlan gets up to greet this man, his destiny – who is currently scowling behind his fancy embroidered mask – and smiles as filthily as he can make it. Whatever else they might be to each other, Shen Wei has been taunting him for weeks. Zhao Yunlan is going to take him home and fuck him until he cries and he wants Shen Wei to know that. “Long time, no see,” he says. The Black Cloaked Envoy blanches. Notes: when i say i thirst for weilan papapa where shen wei loses his self control - I MEAN IT

Title: that's where you belong Summary: First of all, how dare Shen Wei. Second of all, Zhao Yunlan has been looking forward to this for like, as long as he's been aware that Shen Wei is an alpha. Third of all -- Notes: im crying bc all i ever wanted was for novel weilan's characterization bc i know their papapa would be the hottest with that and i have been fed with this need and even partnered w/ a/b/o trope /SOBS

Title: Just Cared Too Much Summary: Zhao Yun Lan found out his father was dead while he was pouring concrete down the throat of a backstabbing dickbag. “Chief, I'm sorry, the Boss is gone. Shot to the head, on his way to meet the Russians.” Notes: i was dying to have a mafia au and this appeared THANK YOU; and def one of the other things that pushed me to finish my own mafia au for weilan lol

Title: 家教 - or - Domestic Education Summary: Shen Wei is the Ghost King, born out of the unyielding chaos of entropy that had consumed the underworld before the creation of the wheel of reincarnation. He's the cosmic guardian of death and all her darlings, and the universe through the lens of his eye is rife with demons, hungry ghosts, and shadows creeping out of their places. So there is absolutely no way he is getting sick. Notes: im novel verse trash and we get that PLUS mama!zhao uhh hell yes???

Title: Sarva Summary: Or, 一切. At work, in public, Shen Wei is meticulously, seamlessly polite. In bed, he's something else. Notes: this was the first weilan smut i read AND ALL THE YES BC SHEN WEI LOSING IT FOR ZHAO YUNLAN IS MY KINK

Title: Future Forged Summary: Masquerading as Kunlun, Zhao Yunlan sets out on a mission to recover the stolen Hallows alongside the young Shen Wei. Along the way, he discovers new abilities, forges new bonds, unearths old histories, and learns that the universe goes beyond his wildest imagination. Notes: lol way better take on what happened during that time travel thing than what the drama had

Title: who you allow Summary: But then Zhao Yunlan goes and gets a haircut, and Shen Wei. Pouts. For like three days. Notes: for the record - i, too, believe shen wei will pout bc of this

Title: Significant Other Colour Summary: Collars are so old-fashioned and Zhao Yunlan can’t help but feel that there’s an ulterior motive hiding behind Shen Wei’s innocently widened eyes. Notes: tfw i've tried to bury my needs on acknowledging how shen wei canonically wants to lock up zhao yunlan and then this fic hits me - author pls let me love you (for y'all heed the warnings)

Title: Afterimage Summary: Zhu Yi Long is an awkward turtle. Now he has to deal with letting Shen Wei and Ye Zun go. Notes: okay so im not really into fics on real people but this was done so well? it explores the effects of zhu yilong's method acting and sets straight that zhubai and weilan are not one and the same at the end of the day

Title: Twill Seeker Summary: The young master has a thing for the butler. The butler is at the end of his rope. Notes: if anyone comes after me and my apparent need for butler shen wei and young master zhao yunlan, hide me

Title: When You're Old, You Want To Celebrate Birthdays At Home Summary: Shen Wei comes home to a surprise. Notes: me, wiping a tear: oh look, a ye zun characterization i actually like even if he's mentioned only

Title: do nothing day Summary: “The stress of work is exhausting me and my wife is scolding me now,” Zhao Yunlan pretends to whine, hiding his face in the blankets. “You’ve seen who I work with, those stubborn kids who cause me nothing but trouble. You’re supposed to be on my side, meant to pity me when the world turns against me. I deserve this day off and I reserve the right to do as I please. And if I want to be a slug in the bed then that’s what I’m going to do.” Notes: "It’s so gentle that Shen Wei almost can’t stand it, the way Zhao Yunlan lets him do as he likes, just receiving whatever Shen Wei wants to give him. And there’s so much that Shen Wei wants to lavish onto his Zhao Yunlan." -- dont bother for the ambulance i know im DOA

Title: Heat and Desire Summary: Five times Zhao Yunlan had an oral fixation and one time Shen Wei did something about it. Notes: "You tease me, Zhao Yunlan," Shen Wei whispers, his breath tickling against Zhao Yunlan’s ear. "You tease me and you tease me and you seem to think that I won't do anything about it." -- me, choking: IM FINE

Title: Just A Phone Call Away Summary: Chief Zhao gets hurt on a case and nobody wants to be the one to call Professor Shen and tell him.... Notes: SID family + shen wei's first reaction to the call??? sign me up

Title: Never Losing You Summary: Yunlan can't open his eyes, can't shut his mouth. Needy, keening noises pour out of his throat completely out of his control. Shen Wei's closed fist is around him, pumping fast and tight in rhythm to his fucking, making him see stars exploding behind closed eyelids, thoroughly engulfed by the incredible sensations racketing up and down his spine originating from where they're so deliciously joined. Shen Wei's other hand cradles his jaw, careful, reverent, but also serves to ground Yunlan to the bed so Shen Wei can fuck him harder, deeper. Notes: i can never have enough weilan papapa bc if canon doesn't give me the explicit juicy details then im turning to fic writers with metaphorical gold payment

Title: third time's the charm Summary: “I’m what Da Qing likes to describe as ‘especially tenacious’ when I’m in heat, even more so when I have a specific Alpha in mind,” Yunlan tells him, casual. (Or, three times Shen Wei helps Zhao Yunlan through his heat.) Notes: me, looking through the window with a faraway look: a/b/o universe makes me weak even if it's not even explicit

Title: this secret language that we speak Summary: "If you don't want to do this any more," says Shen Wei, "you get off the couch, and we'll do whatever you want. Do you understand?" Zhao Yunlan is so hot he thinks he's going to light the couch on fire. He swallows and nods."I didn't hear you," says Shen Wei, implacable as death. "Do you understand?" Zhao Yunlan has to clear his throat, and when he manages to speak, his voice is gravelled with arousal. "Yeah. I do." "Good," says Shen Wei. Notes: i cried 69 times bc my horny ass is fed and jfc domineering shen wei??? *cries for the 70th time*

Title: Shen Wei Summary: Shen Wei loves Zhao Yunlan, and there is only so long he can feign otherwise. Notes: [Zhao Yunlan gives a small shrug, uninvested in the argument. “All right. And where do you belong?” Shen Wei freezes, flashes of memory assaulting him, of Kunlun’s skin hot against his, of promises moaned against each other’s necks. Inside you is all he can think.] BINCH I DIED AT THIS PART

Title: Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This Summary: Zhao Yunlan jerks back to the waking world gasping and screaming and drowning in the anguish that comes with being lit on eternal consuming fire. The unmistakable rich copper taste of blood fills his mouth and he opens tear-filled bloodshot eyes that he was sure melted a long time ago with the rest of his physical body. He sees faces crowding around him in varying degrees of worry, but the pain blinds him from putting names to the faces. His throat feels raw, as if he'd been screaming for centuries and realizes on the next breath that he's been screaming a name. Shen Wei's name. Notes: drama-verse but a hopeful one TYL im here for the whole the last episode didn’t happen bc we can use the plot that the drama threw away lol

Title: Aftermath Summary: The fallout after the dust has settled. Notes: a look on what happened after the 4th extra in the novel; s o f t

Title: The world that we'll invent Summary: Shen Wei's self-control continues to be tested. Notes: [Nothing in Shen Wei's long existence has prepared him for the problem that is Zhao Yunlan.] >> honestly this is the summary of weilan in general

Title: Quiet Heart, Hollow Body Summary: It has been ten thousand years since Shen Wei met Kunlun, but he could never forget the one who first saw beyond the mask of the Black Cloaked Envoy to the person beneath. Notes: im novel bias for so many reasons but this was absolutely amazing as a drama setting bc it /is/ closer to the novel setting bc shen wei was actually awake those 10,000 years so that desperation and intensity of novel!sw is closer here - really great read

last updated: March 2, 2020

#weilan #shen wei #zhao yunlan #zhenhun #镇魂 #guardian #zhinfo

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by janonny

“They’re hiding something from us about this Kunlun person. Fu You and Ma Gui were suspiciously reticent about where his men are and how we can use his people in our battle tactics. I think— What is in your mouth?”

“Kunlun calls it a ‘lollipop’. It’s a type of sweetmeat. Do you want to try it?” Shen Wei explained as he pulled out the lollipop from between his lips and offered it to Ye Zun.

Taking the white stick gingerly between his fingers, Ye Zun asked with dismay, “And you were eating that in front of Kunlun?”

Shen Wei blinked. “Yes?”

Despite the ongoing Allied War and the fruitless attempts to retrieve the Hallows, Shen Wei is grateful to have Ye Zun by his side again, far more settled and content now than he has been for years. The arrival of Kunlun, charming and irrepressible, brings unexpected changes to their lives.

Words: 5753, Chapters: 1/3, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of Inseparable

Fandoms: 镇魂 | Guardian (TV)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M, Multi

Characters: Shěn Wēi, Yè Zūn, Zhào Yúnlán

Relationships: Shěn Wēi/Yè Zūn/Zhào Yúnlán, Shěn Wēi/Yè Zūn, Shěn Wēi/Zhào Yúnlán, Yè Zūn/Zhào Yúnlán

Additional Tags: Twincest, Canon-Typical Violence, Getting Together, Ye Olde Haixing Era, Time Travel, Fix-It, Feelings, so much feelings, Getting to Know Each Other, Cute butts x 3, Last tag by my beta reader

#ao3feed #weilan #shen wei x zhao yunlan #guardian #guardian drama #guardian cdrama

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Guardian Ep 35 Part 2: WeiLan moments by run time

There be spoilers!

For Part 1 of episode 35 or previous episodes, just go to my archives starting from April 2019 to search if doesn’t show up where its supposed to.

from 19:06 - 22:53:

Damn ZYL was totally emptying that gun into Ye Zun for harming SW. Lol.

Aww, poor SW looked so distressed.

If only their trip to the past ended right here, everything would’ve been pretty good. Not perfect, but at least their entire premise wouldn’t have been destroyed. Anyway, more on that later...SW’s teary-eyed look just broke my heart to pieces. If there EVER was a moment that a hug was sorely needed, THIS was it. It was almost disappointing how well ZYL took that info. Maybe he was in shock.

from 28:41 - 29:38:

Ugh ZHAO YUNLAN HUG HIM DAMMIT CAN’T YOU SEE SHEN WEI NEEDS A HUG????

And they’re back...

Kitty’s so happy to see cat dads back.

from 38:15 - 38:26 (really just a quick reaction shot):

from 39:41 - 41:43 (note about this scene: seriously I don’t get what the director or directors are thinking sometimes...there were like shitty extras walking in and out of frame while these two were having a serious heart-to-heart in this scene...I just didn’t show them. Like, just two episodes ago the streets of Dragon City were COMPLETELY EMPTY while ZYL was walking SW home, but then all of a sudden, people can’t seem to stop themselves from walking into the shot. Where did all those pointless citizens suddenly come from? It was so distracting):

Shen Wei only scene:

[24:49 - 25:30, he goes to “sleep”...don’t even watch this cuz the CGI is really atrocious]

[31:09 - 34:52, he wakes up from 10,000 years dirt nap. Yes. This is what I am going to be yelling about]

Ye Zun only scenes:

[5:42 - 10:58, how he got his dark energy power]

[17:29 - 19:06, reunite with Shen Wei in the past]

[22:53 - 25:31, he’s jealous of SW’s feelings toward ZYL]

[36:29 - 38:17, masquerading as SW in Dixing]

Ok, here’s my angry rant, apologies for all the fucks ahead of time because I am pretty annoyed:

Seriously, what the FUCK is wrong with the writers of this show? I’m referring to them in the plural because depending on where I look I see up to 3 writers listed. The whole FUCKING premise of SW and ZYL’s relationship is based on the fact that SW has been LOOKING and YEARNING for ZYL for TEN THOUSAND FUCKING YEARS. They even REMIND us of that within this episode...TWICE. So what the living FUCK is the point of having SW SLEEP IN THE GROUND FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION OF THOSE 10,000 YEARS??? Why would they DO that???? It COMPLETELY contradicts EVERYTHING he has said about LOOKING for ZYL for all that time. How could he LOOK if he was underground A-FUCKING-SLEEP???? You can’t even consider that WAITING for 10,000 years cuz, again, HE. WAS. ASLEEP. THE. ENTIRE. TIME.

What’s doubly frustrating is how EASILY avoidable that contradiction was: all they had to do was show like a montage of SW reorganizing Dixing, all the while maybe constantly pulling out his necklace and thinking about ZYL, and then time jump to when he finally establishes SID. Something like that. OR, let’s say they don’t even want to waste resources on a montage, SW could have been the one meeting with those two Yashou and Haixing elders in the cave instead of that nameless Dixing extra, to show what’s going to be occupying his time for the next 10,000 years. And then, again, time jump...so that it’s obvious he’s been busy these 10,000 years but that he also has been looking for ZYL the entire time as well. Having him sleep in dirt is UTTER BULLSHIT.

It’s also obvious the writers couldn’t figure out how to get Ye Zun sealed so they just had him lamely falling into the ground and SW following after him (in the worst CGI to date on the show). Again, easily avoidable: Ye Zun got his powers because of the Hallows, so after they got sucked into the wormhole, he could have easily lost his powers and then SW could have sealed him in the pillar. SW could still then move on with his life of looking for Kunlun. What the living fuck. The writers really should get on their knees and thank Zhu Yilong for selling their 10,000 years lie so damn well; even now, having the illusion COMPLETELY shattered, my eyes STILL fill with tears just imagining him saying those lines. Man deserves a fucking Oscar or whatever equivalent award there is in China for his performance.

Now I know I’m not done with the show yet so MAYBE they somehow fix this HUGE gaffe by the next episode. Honestly though, I’m not even going to hold my breath because point of the matter is, they shouldn’t have introduced this contradiction in the first place. And there is no way they had to write the story this way because of censorship....this is just a straight-up fuck up.

Now that I think about it, another problem I actually had with the whole flashback is how quickly everything took place. They spent so much fucking pointless time on the merit brush owner’s backstory with his wife and the silly way she died and all that, and yet when it comes to their actual main characters, they just sped through their backstory in the past like it meant nothing. Look, it’s absolutely adorable that SW would fall so hard for ZYL after just talking with him for like a few hours, and I actually have no problems believing that at all because SW was obviously thirsty for companionship, understanding and love, but the instant bond between kitty boy Da Qing and ZYL was harder to accept since they BARELY spoke to each other. Yet all of a sudden, Da Qing was willing to give up his freedom and give over his ownership to this essential stranger whom he’s only heard of? Seriously, who would it have hurt to have ZYL spend like a month, or even a year, in the past? They didn’t even have to SHOW it all, cuz God forbid they have to spend more budget on shitty set designs and costumes, at a certain point, just have ZYL something like, “well I’ve been here for x amount time already, I really should find a way to reopen the wormhole.” Easy peasy. UGH. And I was getting so impressed with the writers too since they came up with the candy wrapper scene and then the Da Qing scene with the necklace. I was even feeling guilty how hard I’ve been on them. But after this, honestly, FUCK them. SO DAMN STUPID.

Sorry for the treatise, but thank you for listening and understanding. That was quite therapeutic.

#Guardian #Zhen hun #镇魂 #WeiLan #WeiLan by Runtime #Guardian episode 35 spoilers #Shen Wei #Zhao Yunlan #Da Qing

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priestlies-a · 4 years

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@pcachlovc 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 : 🎰 (; D)

𝚁𝙰𝙽𝙳𝙾𝙼𝙻𝚈 𝙶𝙴𝙽𝙴𝚁𝙰𝚃𝙴𝙳 𝚂𝙷𝙸𝙿𝚂

YEHUA / KUNLUN . this makes so much sense i almost hate it . . . immortals ? old immortals ? after taking a look through his backstory i ’ m definitely thinking crown prince of heaven x chaotic mountain god who just wants to stick it to the oldies ! but also cannot stop thinking of your modern au & my modern au where they both own big hotshot companies & hate each others ’ guts because kunlun is a bastard .

MO YUAN / ZHU HONG . this one the generator said let me make it a tough time for zhu hong . i don ’ t see this but we all know zhu hong ’ s penchant for falling for old gods because she has never heard of self care .

MINGLAN / GU YUN . this one ??? this one ??? i think it is so ironic that gu yun is also a marquis but this one just makes sense . maybe we make it so that they actually marry , or that they fall in love while he is escorting her somewhere . i don ’ t know but i do know that gu yun likes pretty maidens & showing off .

JINGRUI / YAN XIAOHAN . this one also sounds like a lot of fun . yan xiaohan as a pretty involved politician would undoubtedly have some connection with jingrui . he ’ d also have plenty of thoughts on his preference to just wander the world instead of be dutiful , but that ’ s just icing on the cake .

XIAO CHE / YE ZUN . at first i was like , what , but then i couldn ’ t stop thinking about it . ye zun the more mischievous ghost king that realises he can leave the seal for a bit wants to mess around with a human , see what all that ’ s about . or human au for ye zun he is one of a pair of noble twins who just wants to be an absolute pest . we love to see it .

#pcachlovc #// this was so fun shdjshd

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mejomonster · 1 year

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Guardian really set my expectations of "censored bl cdramas" and man that was a high bar and probably not fair of me to expect.

Guardian really opens with Zhao Yunlan asking Shen Wei "are you married? You're such a catch. Can I take you out to eat? Here's my number A-Lan call me" which like even on face value id say thats called flirting (unless I guess ur so straight Straight blinders on that 2 men have to physically fuck in front of u to consider something gay)

Then of course there's shen weis pining shit but like, that's not Hammer down obvious to I guess the most oblivious person in denial

But Zhu Hong saying she likes Zhao Yunlan, Zhao Yunlan repeatedly refusing her and feeling bad about it, Zhu Hong repeatedly acknowledging he picked SHEN WEI over her (making it fairly clear it was a romantic pick and she Lost it to a guy) and shen Wei, brick that he can be at times, tells her it will only take a few years for the feelings to fade when she'll get over Zhao yunlan. The guy in love with him, instead of her. Yeah shen wei, she's definitely not wishing she could stab you for that insensitive remark. But she's too good of a person to.

Which. I'd say the above two points establish fairly overtly that: Zhao Yunlan is into men, that his colleagues assume he's also into women (if Zhu Hong thinks she has a chance), and that Shen Wei is Zhao Yunlans romantic pick. So Shen Weis sexuality? Well he doesn't dispute being Zhao Yunlans romantic pick, and Lin Jing assumes they're lovers with dialogue (yes he's saying opposite day stuff but his opposite day is just not being a liar and spy). So Shen Weis sexuality includes Zhao Yunlan.

And so like that's just. Fairly overt explicit stuff about their relationship. There's also the "a very oblivious person could argue its only implied" flirting. (And everything going on with Lao Chu and Xiao Guo, the side couple... oh my heart ;-; when they almost froze... the family dinner at Xiao guos... Lao chu admiring how kind Xiao Guo is, scaring him trying to say he's a cannibal and Xiao Guo not running away)

There's the coat sharing macho trying to be the man helping the damsel both of those fuckers do galore, shen wei moving in across the hall (which is either stalker or deeply in love or - as is true, both), shen wei implicitly moving in (this one's vague ill admit to be fair), the fucking "You're good with your hands" line from Zhao yunlan which is absolutely a porn line, every villain in the show viscerally aware Zhao Yunlan is who Shen Wei wants to protect, Ye Zun pretending to be Shen Wei by calling Zhao Yunlan cute names and asking if his outfit looks nice (and all of That), Zhao yunlans romantic ass hit me through the heart line of "if you're trouble I want a lifetime of you" at the wedding (not ever over it), the fucking lollipop scene in ye old haixing. Just a bunch of flirty type scenes, romantic tropes galore. And that's not even covering the actual genuine subtext of ALL the cases paralleling how shen wei and/or how Zhao yunlan feel implicitly (which are just subtext to be fair... how shen wei thinks he lost kunlun, how Zhao yunlan ISNT him so it hurts he's a stranger or he IS in which case he's a liar and shen weis grieving, the case where a dixingren and human love each other and Zhao yunlan notices he wants to be close to shen wei even though shen weis lying etc).

Like. They felt as canon as Tara X Willow in Buffy. Or at least as much as Xena x Gabrielle, the center relationship of the show where all stories of the episodes are always at least in some way about them.

#guardian #weilan #meta #rant #to be fair: word of honor cdrama did JUST as much as guardian on feeling basically canonically explicitly gay #as long as u can interpret overt flirting with men and them being soulmates as love.#cause yeah there are no kisses. but still like... yeah theyre in love.#and like.. man zhu hongs love triangle plot is Central in making the Guardian romance as overt as it is #obviously irs easy to put in: its a girl love interest for zhao yunlan #but its also a love interest he Rejects for shen wei. so like. cdrama land says he cant say i love you to a man?#but he can say he doesnt love a girl and hes picked the man instead. im just saying it works well to make that overtly clear #dont even get me started on chuguo ;-; i love them so much and acting defijitely helped intensify it

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mejomonster · 1 year

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I decided I'd write bulletpoint summaries to figure out how to write the next few chapters. So like "x happens, you happens" etc.

But the thing is... when I do that, it helps me get ideas (yay) so then I flesh the bullet point out into 1-20 paragraphs but its STILL in note format so there's some actual lines that are DONE done (like dialogue and some particularly impactful moments of description).

then there's some in a format I HAVE to rewrite later (like "he absolutely loses his shit, tries to rip X limb from limb" I will have to reword ALL the stuff like this which is like 70% of the "fleshed out" summarized notes I write... and its always annoying because it's like... those parts are Basically done conceptually, they have all the details I Needed to include, it's just I worded them like notes and not in nice literary wording so they're NOT fucking usable yet).

And of course, there's the priginal summary bits where I'm just like "They flee the city, go to x. He says never talk to me again, he cant bear it, and goes off to the mountains." Which I'll have to fully flesh out of course. But at least it's all malleable stuff I can word however.

The 2nd kind of summary notes are my best/worst friend ToT on the one hand it's great, the whole scene is fleshed out! On the other hand it's awful cause I know Exactly Every detail I have to write but I have to translate it from "he fucking smashes his head in, seeing red" to like "he crushes his skull under his heel, watching the blood spread across the wooden floor. It's finally over." And like.... ;-; I have to do that shit with every single line, except the occasional blessing where I wrote Full Finished lines in between the 70% note-taking descriptions.

Like. Here's my summary notes I wrote for chapter 11 of what makes monsters stop devouring:

Scenes of Kunlun LEAVING the alliance, and Ye Zun so desperate to help his bro that he marches out there to go confront Kunlun and army ALONE, and ends up telling him off and telling him hes no hero compared to shen wei if he LEAVES, and then Kunlun grabs him and intimidates him just enough for Ye Zun to panicked grab back and absorb a little energy threateningly, then YZ stops cause he wants to make this negotiation work and appear acquiescing no matter how scared he was. Kunlun thinks that’s very brave of him, and proves he’s also very loyal to the thing he came here for and thinks that proves Ye Zun really believes his Black Cloak Envoy is noble and worth all this, and then lets him into his tent to discuss returning. Then the scene of them riding horses ahead back to alliance camp, shen wei immediately seeing them (with mask on) and coming to meet them, and Kunlun inexplicably apologizing for having left without discussing with the chiefs and hearing them out first, and promising he will hear them out if they allow him. Meanwhile SW is just BAFFLED his brother isn’t in danger and that Kunlun isn’t angry and SW is SO confused over what’s going on, but very floored, cause he admires and respects Kunlun at least rep/status wise so he doesn’t know how to handle someone ‘higher’ than him bowing to him and pleading forgiveness and acting submissive to him. What the FUCK did his brother go do???

And in a later arc I wrote a mess of dialogue notes:

At some point after, YZ confronts Kunlun over and over about WHY he got so mad when YZ was trying to help, and finally gets the answer ‘ i already told u i dont’ want you hurt, i don’t want you hurt because of me’ and YZ doesn’t get it, so Kunlun threatens to LEAVE. So YZ tries to get a brainwashed minion to read kunlun’s mind for the answer to avoid a problem for SW, and then Kunlun knocks out the guy before it can happen and goes and finds YZ to privately chat. YZ goes wild and desperate n tries to provoke KL into either telling the truth or injuring him so at least shen wei doesn’t feel like there was any choice BUT for KL to leave or die. Because despite yelling n threatening YZ, to keep YZ away and to keep him from touching his energy, KL still hasn’t actually hurt him. Again, KL says he doesn’t want YZ hurt he wants to keep him safe - and YZ has NO idea how leaving YZ helps

And its like wow I turned that into a 10k chapter but also ;-; is that some people's first drafts? Just the word jumble coming out of your brain trying to summarize? I assume not, I assume a first draft has to actually Be finished sentences lmao. But yeah I write this kind of stuff for long stories and they're a fucking mess because 1 yes I'm grateful cool I know what the plot outline is but 2 dear god its frustrating taking so many Half Written pieces of description and turning them into proper pretty 5 paragraph prose. Anyway yeah some behind the scenes on writing process! ToT

#mejo writing #writing #rant #tbf #i wrote 1.6k of summary notes today #which will probably become 6-15k of actual novel words once fleshed out #if you have seen ANY of my headcanon or meta posts or writing idea for fanfic posts #you know i have a tendency to do the Half Summary Half fleshed out mess thing here #where it would be proper finished fanfic snippet if it didnt START like a notes summary #and if it didnt USE he freaks out/she FUCKING kills him/ etc type wording lol

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