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hate an x reader fic do not put me in a situation

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Yanli! I just saw an outfit that was so her so i had to draw it!

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Moments before shit hits the fan...

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viktor always lingers a little longer

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Oooh this goddamn fic!!!

So good TAT

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It’s wild to me how some people can forgive Xie Lian for nearly committing genocide (“because he’s only human”), but not Mu Qing for leaving when he had his VERY HUMAN VERY MORTAL MOTHER NEEDING HIM

Wild.

(Edit: I understand, however, disliking him for various other and/or additional reasons)

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@sandumilfshous I tend to agree.

It's always "he did some evil things" and I'm like - what were they?

One thing he did that could be considered "evil" is leading the siege - and that is one of these "understandable" things for his situation at the time.

So, like, what were these "evil deeds" ?

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inspiration for the third to last option: hot sect leader in your area by @feyrischan

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There's one important thing I think a lot of fic writers miss about the loss of a golden core. Cultivators are much more long lived than mundane people. The whole idea is to cultivate to immortality after all. And cultivator society is made up of people who all expect to live very long lives. So the loss of a golden core—it's not just a loss of power. It's not even "just" the loss of career and identity and place in society. It's the loss of many many years off of the life expectancy of a former cultivator. This is basically the equivalent of a fatal illness. Any character that loses their golden core is going to die young (compared to what they would otherwise have expected), while any of their loved ones that doesn't die from violence would outlive them by many, many years. No wonder WWX was so ready to give his core to his baby brother! Yes, of course it's partly because of all the other reasons we know so well, but also—he didn't want his brother to die young! No wonder Jiang Cheng is so furious when he finds out about the core transfer! Yes, there's so many reasons, but one of them is that he's already lost so much family—including watching WWX die before—and he doesn't want to do it again! (MXY might have had a core but it's much weaker than WWXs and he'll still die much sooner than he would have otherwise).

Loss of a golden core is a fucking terminal diagnosis from the perspective of cultivators!

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There's one important thing I think a lot of fic writers miss about the loss of a golden core. Cultivators are much more long lived than mundane people. The whole idea is to cultivate to immortality after all. And cultivator society is made up of people who all expect to live very long lives. So the loss of a golden core—it's not just a loss of power. It's not even "just" the loss of career and identity and place in society. It's the loss of many many years off of the life expectancy of a former cultivator. This is basically the equivalent of a fatal illness. Any character that loses their golden core is going to die young (compared to what they would otherwise have expected), while any of their loved ones that doesn't die from violence would outlive them by many, many years. No wonder WWX was so ready to give his core to his baby brother! Yes, of course it's partly because of all the other reasons we know so well, but also—he didn't want his brother to die young! No wonder Jiang Cheng is so furious when he finds out about the core transfer! Yes, there's so many reasons, but one of them is that he's already lost so much family—including watching WWX die before—and he doesn't want to do it again! (MXY might have had a core but it's much weaker than WWXs and he'll still die much sooner than he would have otherwise).

Loss of a golden core is a fucking terminal diagnosis from the perspective of cultivators!

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Did Yu Ziyuan intend to cut off Wei Wuxian's arm?

I have seen this brought up a few times.

There are generally two arguments: yes, she totally intended to do that and only changed her mind when she was told that Lotus Pier would be converted into a "Wen Supervisory Office" AND no, she was just buying time by beating up Wei Wuxian and appeasing Wang Lingjiao.

I think it's a bit of both?

She didn't (and wouldn't) hesitate to beat up Wei Wuxian. This is the first scene we see her physically abuse Wei Wuxian (before this we only hear her verbally abuse... well, everyone) but it is made very clear that Wei Wuxian is quite used to this sort of treatment. Cutting off an arm, however, is very different. It would maim WWX for life. It isn't something that, even WWX with his strong golden core, would be able to just heal from easily. He would have to find a whole new way to get around his disability.

It's not as if YZY would hesitate to cut off WWX's arm from a place of concern or affection. Hell no. She is extremely sharp and intelligent, though. She has seen WWX grow up, she has seen his talents first-hand. She knows just how much of an asset WWX is to the Yunmeng Jiang. And she knew that this day was coming. The day when the Qishan Wen came to her doorstep and tried to take over Lotus Pier. She might blame WWX for it (because she too, like Wen Chao, just needs an excuse to blame WWX, though hers comes from a place of being blinded by hatred rather than planning a seize) but she is well aware that one way or another, this was happening. That much was clear in episode 11 when she is spitting mad that Jiang Cheng has to go to the Wen Indoctrination Camp. She knows what the Wens are doing and she is not surprised when the final showdown finally happens.

So, it's a bit of both. She was buying time, but she was also, maybe, hoping that punishing WWX in front of WLJ would be enough. When WLJ mentions cutting off WWX'S right arm, however, she visibly hesitates. (Or rather, considers.) She knows what cutting off WWX's arm means; it means to rid her Clan of a powerful asset. WWX may still be able to fight with his left arm (as he has clearly made up his mind to do so) but right after his arm is cut off, he would be of no use in a fight. And YZY already knows from that point onwards, there are only two options. One, she and JC and WWX and the Jiang army fight off the Wens and risk losing their lives, including the heir Jiang Cheng. Two, the option which she ends up choosing, she fights to death, defending her home from the Wens while JC escapes with WWX. In both options, WWX's survival and skills are crucial. She knows JC's best chance of making it through all of this is keeping WWX alive and indebted. She cannot cut off his arm yet. Not when WWX, in her eyes, hasn't paid off his debt yet. Not when she knows, despite her hatred, that WWX can be counted on for his courage and loyalty and incredible skills to keep JC safe.

She orders the doors to be shut, which is absolutely meant to be interpreted as acquiescence to cut off WWX's arm. She is clever. She buys them as much time as possible, possibly also gives WWX a while to recover from being whipped so brutally by Zidian. And it also serves the purpose of keeping the Wens inside so that they can't go and alert Wen Chao and bring an even bigger army back to Lotus Pier. She knows shit's about to hit the fan so she doesn't reveal what she plans to do until the last possible moment when does.

And then WLJ utters "Wen Supervisory Office" and YZY knows it's time. That the gig is up.

If the order was to whip WWX with Zidian for a while longer, YZY may have complied. She knows exactly how strong WWX is and how much he can withstand without, like, dying or something. But the price WLJ asked for was too high (and probably calculated on WLJ's part as well; she too must know what a skilled fighter WWX is and how to sever the Yunmeng Jiang from one of its most powerful weapons. She saw WWX in action, after all, in the Xuanwu cave). So YZY stopped complying and began strategizing. How to save her home. How to keep the Clan alive. How to preserve her assets.

She didn't keep WWX alive and safe (well, safe is questionable, she did beat the shit out of him) out of goodwill. She kept him alive and safe out of necessity.

Side note, this shot:

This shot helped reinforce my theory. YZY despises WWX, that much is not a secret. Everyone knows it. Everyone in this very scene knows it. Yet when the Wens, headed by WLJ, first arrive at Lotus Pier, this shot makes a pretty firm statement of they are united against a common enemy. YZY is many things, but she is not stupid. She knows what the real problem here is. And she is standing with her entire Jiang army, including WWX, against said problem.

I despise YZY as a mother but damn if she isn't an interesting character.

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"in another life" 💫✨

(ugh i feel so fucking smart about those tattoo designs, im so proud ive tried to build in so many lil referencesss)

lab accidents DO happen 🌚. vik being this edgy but nerdy scientist inviting jayce (engineering major?) to his lab AND THEN-

skittles ACTUALLY wrote this..i cant! pls GO READ 👇

lab accidents happen.

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THIRTY-ONE DAYS OF JIEJIE(LY) — day twelve

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Meet You At The Blossom + text posts (pt. 10/15)

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Meet You At The Blossom + text posts, for @philologicalbat whose beautiful modern au fic about nonbinary Huaien inspired these (pt. 11/15)

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Meet You At The Blossom + enby!Huaien text posts, for @philologicalbat (pt. 12/17)

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Meet You At The Blossom + text posts (pt. 13/17)

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