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[kshithi-and-stories]

Promises vs Morals

Wei Ying breaking of his so called “Twin Pride” promise is something JC stans and even JC himself aggressively hold on to. It is the example they give to prove how JC was a poor fellow abandoned by his brother over a broken promise. JC brings this up as an argument when everything else fails in the Guniang temple. 

Let us ignore the circumstances in which that promise was made. Let us also ignore the situations and arguments that led to this promise. Let us forget about how invalid that promise is and how that promise is always interpreted differently by JC. Let us, for the sake of this argument consider that JC and Wei Ying were good brothers once and this promise was between two brothers. 

So what if Wei Ying gave his promise and then broke it? Are promises more important than innocent human lives? Which is more important? Breaking a promise or saving lives? And was it only Wei Ying who broke this promise? It is about the “Twin Pride” and not “One pride and one follower”. If you call someone your brother, then you have his back. It is an implicit promise. If JC had not broken the implicit promise of brotherhood and abandoned his morals and his so called brother, this promise would been kept.  

Many fans seems to believe that JC abandoned WY to save his sect. Fine, let us believe this to be true for a moment. In that case, JC has no right to blame WY for breaking his promise. WY choose to save innocent wens and broke his promise to JC. Similarly, JC choose to save his sect and broke his promise of brotherhood. So, even from this angle, JC should not have any complains.   

Forget about all this. We will only talk about WY breaking his promise. Here, I would like to give an example from one of the greatest epic ever “Mahabharat” from my country. Once there was a prince who was about to be declared as the heir to the throne. He was the only son of his king-father Shantanu. This king falls in love with a fisher woman and wants to marry her. Her father asks for one condition for the marriage: her son should be the next king. In order to save his father from heartbreak, the prince vows that he will never be the king and he will never marry so that his sons will not contest for the throne later.  He also promises to be a servant of the throne instead of a prince.

Years pass by. The fisher woman has two sons and both of them die one after the other. The whole kingdom is doomed without a king or a heir. The prince refuses to break his promise to take the throne. He arranges for other means to have heirs. Among the latest generation of heirs, one is blind, one is very pale, and one is a son of servant. Even though the blind heir is the oldest, his younger brother is made the king. This new king dies soon after. And the saga continues. Everything ends up in a huge war which wipes out the entire continent. 

This is what the Lord Krishna has to the prince who made the vow in the beginning. “When you made your promise, the circumstances were different. When your half brothers died without heirs, you refused to become the king. You refused to break your promise of being a servant and use your strength to usurp the next generation king when he was not doing his duty to his kingdom. It was the common people in your kingdom who suffered in the end. Once your promise was your strength of character. Later the same promises became the chains that stopped you from doing what is right.  What use is a promise when your strength and prowess is not used for the betterment of your kingdom?” Of course, I am over simplifying a lot of things. The story is much more complex. 

But it makes the same point. So what if WY broke his promise? Saving innocent lives and using his powers for the better is always the right choice in the end. 

[italktowalls]

Kshithi !! i want to kiss you. Mahabharata and mdzs !! my two worlds colliding!!

On duties, rules and morals.

I want to add some too but let’s consider the avatar that comes after Krishna, i.e, Guatama Buddha - 9th avatar of Vishnu.

Born as Siddhartha of the shakya clan. There was a prophecy that he’ll become an ascetic in the future, so his father in order to avoid that future, kept him away from the world outside and within the confies of his palace. he was taught combat skills such as swordsmanship, archery etc. Then when he was of age, married to a woman and had a son later on.

But then he felt incompleteness within his soul, he went out of palace and what he saw shocked him. He saw many elderly and children being sick, saw their sufferings thus he was shocked to his core bc never in his life before he experienced this and got to know that the world outside is so different. He leaves his wife and son and takes the path of ascetism guides common people, helps them. ( and teaches about escpacing the cycle of birth and death)

he left his wife, son and his duties in the palace. A wife helps the husband to complete his filial piety to his parents. ‘Helps/shares’ not ‘does entirety on her own’.

Buddha is also the one of those people who wrote about the ethics, importance of duties and filial piety. Ironic isn’t it?

He didn’t teach about God or bhakti (devotion) because it is a vast concept. But he did teach about how to attain the end results directly. I.e Ethics. They are in a way, rules. Simple to understand and easier to follow.

(the person in the video explains it beautifully)

Rules because hinduism had many rites, rituals, festivals that sometimes people misinterpreted them. In best case scenario they learnt half-truths and left them, in worst case scenarios people twisted the truth for their own benefits and commit wrong in the name of rules.

among many examples, this in one of the Panchatantra tales, a character says, “people sacrificing animals in yagna are fools and do not know the real meaning of Aja. ‘Aja’ is not goat, it is a rice bamboo grown once in seven years.”

*Note: aja is written and pronounced exactly the same अज / अजः in sanskrit.

Many sanskrit words have multiple meanings for each, they’re written and pronounced exactly the same, it needs knowing the presice contexts and good level of comprehension to achieve that. *

Rules apply to most situations not all of them. They’re not set in stone. Every rule has an exception. It depends on intention of the person who chooses whether to follow or not follow because he had no other choice or if one thing seems more morally right than compared to what is mentioned in the rules.

To help guide the old, sick and the unprivileged seemed more important to Buddha than carrying out his duties to his clan, wife and son.

:: His name was Siddhartha, siddha (to attain) artha (what you seek). I see that he renounced his given name and he hadn’t yet found the meaning of his existance when he was living the life of luxury but later on he became an monk he achieved what he sought.

Now to mdzs

- Jiang Cheng didn’t help wen remnants despite knowing them being innocents, many people expect us to be happy that he didn’t do family extermination then and there, y'know? As what the tradition demands. brat owed the wens but he killed them during the siege anyway.

Jiang Cheng could’ve brought the wen remnants in the guise of assigning them for repairing lotus pier or make them live a simple life by atleast providing basic needs. uncle four was famous for his fruit wine, some wens made baskets or other wood accessories. he could’ve made them sell that and take most of the money they got for lotus pier. It won’t be much help. But it’s far better than not helping wens and not getting reparations even if its in less amounts. Afterall, he OWED to Wen siblings, they brought his parents’ remains back so that he can place them in ancestral shrine, they could’ve easily chose not to do that and left their dead bodies to rot without proper burial rites. But No. people love to remind us that he is an obedient boy who does his duties to a clan. He chose not to help the wwx and innocent wens.

- wwx did the duty assigned by madam yu and jfm during their final moments, .i.e, protect jc even if it meant losing your own life. Won back the yunmeng territories. Turned the tides of war. And when the war was over, he felt that lives of innocent people was much more important to him than what his clan leader demands. Hell, wwx even went to repay his and jc’s debt alone.

- lwj chose what his heart believed was right, that wwx wasn’t what he was accused of, despite his clan rules saying otherwise. he faught his own clan elders and accepted the punishment of 33 lashes of discipline whip. He accepted that it was wrong to injure his own clan elders. But he didn’t repent.

( wwx was more righteous and empathetic than all the nasty clan elders anyway. And it was proven 13 years later

im sure lan an would be horrified by seeing the amount of rules that his clan created. Man was a simple monk who had a beloved and thought of not seeking immortality after they died so he could join them in afterlife together. Man was romantic, here are stuffy lans like lifeless dolls “excessive emotion is forbidden” 😭

This is not related to the main topic but my mom understands why buddha did what he did. She gets it really but she is still a bit salty(idk if its the proper term) that he left his wife and son. marriage is an eternal bond even more sacred if the ancient times are considered. he is leaving his ardhangini, meaning, his other half, the one he promised to share his entire life with and be by their side in whatever situation arises. If he wanted to leave he shouldn’t have married her but we don’t know their circumstances, it might also be his father’s way of keeping him chained to his palace. Men left their wives and children to fight battles and in a way buddha was fighting a battle, just not in the way many people do. i.e, on behalf of unprivileged, everyday battles they go through, their suffering.

You know what? This also reminds me that the the sects that aristocrats built, runs on the money of its subjects. through taxes.

Civilians can exist without the sects but sects can’t without the money that civilians pay them. Their pre-existing treasure will also run out considering how lavishly they spend

Ahh this post was all over the place lol im sorry)

I dont mean to offend anyone by this post. chinese people mostly follow Confucianism, buddhism, daoism collectively.

But I don’t like westerners (mainly) throwing ‘culture’ card to justify wrong actions done by characters.

[kshithi-and-stories]

Thank you. Mahabharata is one of my all time favorite stories. I mean, It is the story of humankind. The philosophy behind it still holds true and it is timeless. 

And rules are not set in stone. This is what Lord Krishna tries to convey. Sometimes rules ease the way for you to follow your Dharma. Sometimes the same rules become chains that cage you inside and you allow something bad to happen. In spite of having strength to do something, you end up being silent and let things happen. Draupadi’s humiliation comes to my mind. Everyone followed rules and traditions in that court, but failed to follow Dharma. I can think of LWJ in this scenario. He later learns his lesson. He was confused about rules and Dharma. When he saw the wen remnants, he could not reconcile between rules and righteousness. LWJ followed rules in WWX’s first life and then followed the righteousness after his death. 

Coming back to Siddharth, I am not very well versed in his story although I know the main points. I have the same complicated feeling about him leaving his wife and kid as Lord Rama sending Sita to the forest while she was pregnant. Both happen for a greater good. It is a moral conundrum. Or even the story of Raja Harishchandra leaves the same complicated feelings in me. 

Moving on to JC. 

You are right about JC. He could have helped the Wens. There is no doubt about it. As you said, if he could not openly help them, he could have helped them secretly. How difficult is it to send money and clothes and food for 50 odd people secretly? 

Most importantly, he could have just shut up about the whole matter. The cultivation world was quiet for some time. It was only after JC declared to everyone that WWX was the enemy of the cultivation world that everyone again started with their agendas. He just had to say that WWX left Yunmeng. He abandoned his morals when he left the Wens siblings to die and led a siege against them. 

JC was spiteful of the fact that WWX chose not to be his lifelong subordinate and he could not control WWX anymore. As long as WWX stayed with Yunmeng, JC was happy that he had control and then it would not matter that WWX is better skilled than him, because JC is his sect leader. WWX refused to be a servant and that is what made JC angry. He declared that WWX was the enemy and pushed WWX into a corner. He wanted WWX to come back to him, asking him to save and that way JC can feel superior and then say “I told you so. From now on you better be under my thumb” 

Civilians and sects have a symbiotic relationship is what I feel. Civilians pay taxes to the sects which makes them rich and prosperous. In return sects keep civilians safe from supernatural beings and other cultivators. But how many of them followed this diligently? In later years JC never looked after his civilians for sure. 

[kshithi-and-stories]

Re-blogging this since the last episode of donghua has left many arguments.

[vrishchikawrites]

Oh, oh, oh this is so lovely. This perfectly encapsulates everything that I have felt and even implied since I entered this fandom.

MDZS is very much a tale of Dharma and Adharma. WWX is the perfect protagonist for such a tale because he follows Dharma spirit consistently, as it is supposed to be followed. Dharma is righteous without the trappings of society. It isn’t what society or elders considers right, it is what the Atman (soul) and Paramatman (divine soul) considers right.

If your soul and the divine consider something right, and everyone opposes that, everyone else is wrong. In the hierarchy of what is right, society’s rules don’t matter. If the society considers slaying of all family members because of the sins of a few, society is wrong. If the society is wrong, standing against it is dharma or righteous. That is Lord Krishna’s stance when dharma (righteousness) and kul kutumbh (family/clan) clash. That is Buddha’s stance when Dharma and Kutumbh clash.

In the first part of the novel LWJ adopts Arjuna’s stance, his silence, his hesitation to go against his family, his obedience and concern, is all similar to Arjuna’s hesitation right before the war. If Gita was Arjun’s enlightenment, WWX’s death is LWJ’s enlightenment. Arjuna was good and righteous before the Gita, but he didn’t understand the true spirit of righteousness and how it transcends societal norms completely. The main point is SOCIETY CAN BE WRONG. FAMILY CAN BE WRONG. ELDERS CAN BE WRONG. To be silent is adharma. To step back in the face of the unrighteous masses is adharma.

THAT’S why the cultural argument falls flat. Because morality has always recognized unjust actions, even back then. When people say it was just the culture of that time and that JC or anyone else was right to not spare the Wens, they are essentially siding with the unrighteous masses. Righteousness has always and will always transcend the societal norm. Every time we fight against injustice, every time we disagree with cruelty, every time we say no in the face of the unjust masses, we are righteous. That applies to every society and culture since the dawn of civilization. That is acceptable and not acceptable by society changes as years pass by but what is right and wrong doesn’t change.

That is the spirit WWX follows.

You see LWJ adopt that stance very clearly post-ressurection.

Remove the trappings of society, obligations, families, and look at the core of everyone’s actions.

WWX - Saves people who are innocent and abused even if he has to stand against society for it. WWX fights in a righteous war against oppressors. He uses tricks and unsavory methods but he fights in a righteous war. WWX protects JC at the cost of his own health and well-being. He does it out of affection but also because his elders placed that responsibility on his shoulders. All of this is RIGHT. Fighting against people attacking him? Right. Defending the weak? Right. Even marrying a righteous, honorable man and leaving behind a dishonorable one is dharma.

WN - Saves an enemy in an unrighteous war, honors the enemy’s parents, helps the enemy preserve the family’s ancestors and give them a proper funeral.

WQ - Saves an enemy’s life and does an enemy clan a huge favor.

LWJ - Stands for what is right even after decades of being sheltered in the family circle (Like Buddha as one of the original commenters rightfully pointed out.

Who else is righteous?

JC? - Forgot all about debts, lead an army against innocents, refused to speak up against the unrighteous masses. At best, he is a coward. Still unrighteous.

NMJ? - Got blinded by rage and vengeance. Remained blinded even after justice was served.

LQR? - Being an unjust teacher is the absolute worst sin you can commit. Guru is as close to God as you can get. Teaching is a near divine profession. A teacher that isn’t loving, patient, stern, and compassionate is unrighteous to begin with. LQR was never right and he kept sinking lower as the story went on.

LXC? - Righteousness doesn’t exist in vacuum. It is earned. Being a silent observer doesn’t win you any points in the scales of morality.

We don’t even need to mention the Jins.

Who?

When you strip all societal trappings away and just go down to dharma and adharma, it is VERY CLEAR who is right and who is wrong.

In terms of morality. WWX is right. LWJ is right. JC is wrong.

People can bring in all the sentiment they like into this argument but sentiment isn’t morality. They can say JC was only protecting his family, that his hands were tied by the Jins, that he was overcome by emotion, that he had lost his family and all. They can pity JC all they want but WX were in the right 🤷‍♀️

[ilovescarletwitch]

This meta is so beautiful. Reading this post actually encouraged me to read Bhagavad Gita. It is a struggle to understand because I know little of the deities and the story. But what Lord Krishna said stuck with me and reminded me of WWX in regards to the situation with the Wen Remnants. Lord Krishna said to a wavering Arjun “You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions” . I may be understanding wrong but I was given the impression that Lord Krishna is urging Arjun to fight against the evildoers because it is the righteous course of action and victory or defeat don’t matter and being able to enjoy the victory shouldn’t be considered. The outcome of an action will often depend on outside factors and may not bring forth the desired results. That is why people should let go of the desire. Carry out the righteous acts because they should be done for their sake even if there will be no reward.

And that reminds me of Wei Wuxian. He wasn’t a fool. He knew the Wen Remnants were widely hated. He knew if he tried to save them the cultivation world would turn on him. Like Arjun did in that battle, Wei Wuxian knew this righteous act would bring him opposite friends, teachers and former allies. He knew that with so many people against them even his best efforts may not be enough, that no matter what he do they may not be able to live peacefully and build a safe home for themselves, ie enjoy the fruits of his actions. He still persists in rescuing them because the righteous thing to do is to save them knowing he may not have a favourable outcome

[vrishchikawrites]

(Mind this is my understanding and it delves a bit deeper into Hindu philosophy but -)

You’re right about this - ‘You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions’

What Lord Krishna means to say here, as per the original text, is that ‘it is your duty to follow dharma and do the right thing but the rewards for these righteous deeds aren’t in your power. They are decided solely by me.’

In that way, WWX actually is rewarded for his righteous actions. He essentially ‘reincarnates’ into a much better life where he lives with honor as a married man and a teacher to the younger generation. (I mentioned before that teaching is the most respected profession. Being a teacher itself is a reward, you’re earning good points with god every day you head to work and nurture the young) Simple happiness of everyday love with a dedicated husband is the best possible reward.

The lesson is - don’t do good deeds out of pride or with the desire to win God’s favor. Do it because being righteous is its own reward. That is the distinct difference between the Lan righteousness, which has become performative - done to preserve reputation and save face, and WWX’s righteousness, which is done simply because it is the right thing to do. The former is a slippery slope that can lead to mistakes and an unrighteous path. The latter is a difficult but ultimately the superior path.

Lord Krishna himself showcases this very easily. He is a flirt, he teases women, steals food from kitchens, and is as mischievous as they come. He speaks slyly, tricks people into doing this or revealing secrets. He doesn’t play fair if the situation demands unjust means. He is ruthless when needed, benevolent when needed. Three thousand rules won’t keep him contained. He will still break them just to prove rules don’t matter and you can’t attain true righteousness through them. Only self-awareness, looking inward, and developing a strong moral core works. Everything else is just shallow.

By Lan standards, his behavior would be incorrigible. But he is the most righteous of all beings. His righteousness is innate and not performative. That’s one of the reasons why with Lord Krishna or any version of Lord Vishnu, the lineage, caste, parentage, or circumstances of living don’t matter. He could be a beggar with no money to spare and he would still be the most righteous and respectable.

Gita, as a whole, preaches detachment from material desires and rewards. The damage to the body and material self is temporary. If you suffer to fulfill your dharma, the damage is to your material self. If you follow the unrighteous path, you don’t damage your material self, but you damage your atman or soul. Soul transcends life and death. If you stain your soul, the consequences are long-term, spreading across different incarnations.

Similarly, WWX’s righteous path damaged his body but it didn’t stain his soul. When he went on to his next life/or was resurrected, he was rewarded with happiness because his soul is and has always been pure.

[wangxianficfinder]

Fic Compilations

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“Beautiful Writing and Good Plot” Compilation | Pt. 2 | Soulmate AU

Time Travel 1 | Time Travel 2 | Time Travel 3

Sports AU | Heavy Angst | Amnesia/Memory Loss

War Prize AUs | Royalty AU | YilingWei Sect AU

Characters reading/watching the series | Crack & Crack Treated Seriously

PregXian & PregJi | F/F & M/F WangXian | Trans Wangxian

Dom Wei Wuxian | Dom Lan Wangji | Podfics

Single Parent Wei Wuxian | Single Parent Lan Wangji | Parents/Parental WangXian

Jiang Cheng Bashing | Yunmeng Bros Reconciliation

Lan Wangji leaves the Lan Sect | Non-Cultivator WangXian | Non-Yunmeng Wei Wuxian

Disabled WangXian | Immortal Wangxian

Crossovers & Fandom Fusions pt.1 (not including SVSSS, TGCF, WOH, Guardian)

YiZhan

Fanwork Research & Reference Guides

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[qourmet]

[testosteronetwunk]

[dreams-lovereality]

wei wuxian is that you?

[gingerhastoomanyobsessions]

I can’t breathe

[brawltogethernow]

Best wishes to these people obviously but I’m WHEEZING at the concept of a standard horror plot starter but the stranded travelers are an entire fully equipped orchestra.

[gleefully-macabre]

It’s the prequel to every other horror film. Their haunting spirits play the background music.

[gleefully-macabre]

Oh shoot, that actually would be a really cool concept. The film starts with no thematic music, and as each member of the orchestra is picked off, their instrument joins the soundtrack. Subtly, so you don’t really notice, and the end credits are a full orchestral symphony.

[thestraggletag]

DUUUUUDE

[transmadotsuki]

Call that a death note

[moonybyte]

That entire thing could also be used brilliantly for foreshadowing!

Like, you suddenly notice a string instrument in the background music and you haven’t seen a few of them in a while. And the more musically versed you are, the more you figure it out (like in a mystery novel if you happen to have in-depth knowledge about the current riddle) while the “normal” people can get fooled into twists.

The non-musically versed audience hears a new brass instrument and is like “Oh shit, the dude with the tenor horn is probably dead!”, but then he suddenly appears perfectly fine and one minute later they find the body of the Euphonium player.

And if the orchestra members can hear it as well, then it’s of course another layer cause THEY would probably recognize who is playing. And depending on the director, they could go full ‘Tomato in the Mirror’ and imply they know but Just. Not. Say it. (cause why should they, they all DO KNOW). So they are like “Oh no…. No…!” and start looking for the corpse while the audience is still stuck at “Ok, a violin player, but which???”

[maramahan]

Ok not to take a sharp left turn into the absurd, but I high-key want the culprit behind the murders to be a haunted otamatone

Partially because it’s an uncommon, silly little instrument and no one would expect it — but mostly because I am absolutely in love with the mental image of— I mean—

Just imagine one of these suckers drifting ponderously through the ruined halls of a long-abandoned castle, its beady, soulless eyes glowing red as hellfire in that bloodless, bone-white face. An unholy wind whips up from nowhere; sheets of music tear from silent stands to surround that deceptively tiny form in swirling, unnatural frenzy.

It cracks a mocking, mirthless grin, revealing a pitch-black void where teeth and tongue should be — and, inevitable as the death of stars, the creature begins to sing.

An instrument joins. First one, then two, then all the rest: Commanded by that ungodly voice, the Orchestra of the Damned must play.

[dooflizard]

phantoms of the orchestra

[vrishchikawrites]

Are you still taking prompts?

Cause if so, I'd love to see a time travel fic where post-canon WWX and LWJ get yeeted back into their younger bodies, and land just before the GC transfer. And Post-Canon WWX - who's had some years of being a part of a loving, supportive family, in a non-toxic, non-abusive environment; and therefore no longer has any misconceptions about how much the Jiangs were not his family - takes one look at JC lying there on the table in the cave after WQ knocked him out (and is now in the middle of prepping for surgery); and just goes, "LOL, yeah; nope.😆 Been there, done that; 10/10, would not recommend.😝 Hey, WQ - change of plans!😎"

(Except, you know, not written like crack. 😉)

Not necessary to include, but a fun idea:

JC gets dragged along to the past as well because he has WWX's GC; so whatever sent them back mistook him for part of WWX and brought him along.

So when he wakes up from the anaesthesia, he freaks out about not having a GC anymore. And WWX has this whole story ready to tell young JC about how, "Oops, sorry; you can't have a new GC after all" - but this is Post-Canon JC; so he knows about the transfer, and knows that this means that WWX decided not to do it again.

Which means he ends up screaming at WWX about, "How dare you not give me your GC!"

So WWX feels exactly zero sympathy.

(Before that happened he was maybe feeling a little bit bad for young JC; because that JC hadn't done anything too bad yet - but he already knew how it would turn out if he went through with it. And he was not giving up his chance to cultivate to immortality with his hubby; just so that JC could Feel Like A Real Man, and go on to murder his way through life again.)

What would be really, really great about this, is if WWX had brought JC to Qinghe or Gusu; or somewhere the other cultivation sects involved in the SSC had gathered, before JC woke up. Planning to leave him there where he would be safe. So when JC wakes up and starts screaming, everybody hears him.

And they're all like, "...WUT."🤤

"You expected him to do what?!?"😲😨😱

So instead of all the sympathy and compassion, etc, that he would have gotten over what happened at LP (that he probably did get the first time), or for losing his GC; basically the entire allied cultivation world as a whole is collectively side-eyeing him.

IDK; I just think it would be really funny.

But mainly, I just want to see WWX a few years post-canon; having the chance to do it all again, and choosing not to go through with the GC transfer. LWJ going with him is because the thought of post-canon LWJ losing his WWX makes me sad; and I want them to stay together. 😋

Post-Canon JC going back and getting stuck with the coreless body he deserved is just for my own catharsis.

(The rest of that idea is simply for the lulz.) 😉

(I decided not to include JC traveling back in time. Hope this works and satisfies you!)

“No, I don’t.” Wei Wuxian sees Wen Qing blink and stare at him while Wen Ning stills in the process of making Jiang Cheng comfortable.

“What?” Wen Qing asks but rethinks it immediately, “No, no need to answer that.” She starts packing away her instruments immediately like she’s glad that Wei Wuxian has changed his mind. He looks at her and feels aching fondness rise in his chest. She must be frustrated that he made her go through all of that trouble and yet she still chooses to move before he can change his mind again.

“What… are we going to tell Jiang-gongzi?” Wen Ning asks tentatively but Wei Wuxian notes the faint look of relief in the boy’s eyes.

“We’ll tell him the treatment wasn't possible,” He says, glancing at his… former shidi. It isn’t an easy decision to make, because he knows Jiang Cheng would suffer for it. A part of him feels like he’s being unnecessarily cruel by denying Jiang Cheng his core.

But he has already paid his debt and it cost countless people their lives. Jiang Cheng’s actions didn’t just lead to the death of the Wens. Lan Zhan had told him about the numerous ‘demonic cultivators’ Jiang Cheng had pursued relentlessly. Even his love wasn’t certain how many people died or were tormented to insanity because of Jiang Cheng’s persistence.

While Wei Wuxian doesn’t intend to let the situation get so out of hand, it is apparent that Jiang Cheng can’t be trusted with power.

He is worried about how Jiang Cheng would react. Wei Wuxian had promised him a core, after all. But whatever happens, a powerless Jiang Cheng is safer for everyone.

“We’ll tell him that rebuilding the core is impossible because Wen Zhuliu destroyed his meridians as well.”

“He has,” Wen Qing points out, “I was about to repair them.”

Wei Wuxian frowns, “And can you repair them still? Without transferring the core?” That would certainly help Jiang Cheng heal faster and accept some spiritual energy transfusions. Wen Qing looks at Jiang Cheng with a frown and nods.

“Wei-gongzi… what changed your mind?” Wen Ning asks as Wen Qing goes to work immediately. Wei Wuxian knows that if he has to help the Wens, he needs to tell them the truth. While Wen Ning would trust him and accept his explanation without too many questions, Wen Qing wouldn’t be so easy.

Wei Wuxian takes a deep breath and closes his eyes, getting his thoughts in order. When he opens them again, both of the Wens are looking at him with frowns.

He grins wryly and spreads his hands, "I have a tale for you, my dear friends."

-

Jin Guangyao needed to have his last 'hurrah'. He just couldn't leave them be, even as he died. Whatever he did, whatever tool he used, it sent a shockwave of Resentful Energy that would've killed them all.

As always, Wei Wuxian stepped forward to protect people. As always, Lan Wangji stepped forward to protect him.

Wei Wuxian gritted his teeth and changed his plan at the last moment. At first, he wanted to absorb the energy and channel it somewhere else. But with so many people just lingering instead of running, he needed a different solution.

His mind flashed, he saw Jiang Cheng, and decided.

A forbidden array formed.

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"I needed something that would use up all of the Resentful Energy and protect everyone, including Lan Zhan."

"So, at the last moment and on the verge of dying, you chose something as improbable as time travel." Wen Qing deadpans. Wen Ning is looking at him with wide eyes. Strangely enough, both look like they believe him. Well, he did mention a few things, personal incidents, that he had no way of knowing if the Wens hadn't told him.

Still.

"I'm not the one for regrets," He says softly as he looks at Jiang Cheng, "But I thought that array was the safest solution. It doesn't harm the current timeline so everyone is safe. Lan Zhan, I know, wouldn't mind following my lead in this." He did regret taking Zewu-jun's brother away from him after such a traumatic event but there really was no other option. Not with Jin Ling so close and so many innocent people in the vicinity.

Wei Wuxian is quite certain that the blast would've destroyed everything around them, including the innocent people around the Guanyin Temple complex.

The siblings exchange glances before Wen Qing returns to Jiang Cheng's side, preparing to work on his meridians, "You're going to change things." She observes, "Save people?"

"Save you and Wen Ning. Save Jiang Yanli. Save innocents, yes."

Wen Qing freezes.

---

Lan Wangji doesn't know what Wei Ying did but he trusts his beloved. When he finds himself in the past, just before the Sunshot Campaign begins and shortly after the fall of the Lotus Pier, he doesn't hesitate.

He knows that his brother is safe and his uncle is managing things at Cloud Recesses. But he also knows that somewhere out there, his beloved is preparing himself for a risky, painful procedure.

Wangji can't let that happen. He thinks back on everything Wen Ning shared with him about the incident, particularly the location of where it occurred. He's probably too late to stop the transfer but perhaps not late enough to stop the Wens from finding Wei Ying.

It takes him days to reach Yiling without the aid of Bichen but he manages and immediately heads towards the approximate location Wen Ning had mentioned.

"Wei Ying," He breathes softly when he spots his beloved shopping for some supplies. He hadn't anticipated finding him so soon but is grateful nonetheless.

Wei Ying is dressed like a peasant and blends in well with the people around him but Wangji can recognize him anywhere.

Dressed discreetly and without his forehead ribbon, Wangji too is inconspicuous. He moves swiftly towards Wei Ying and catches his elbow, eyeing the people in red and white uniform at the far end of the street warily.

"Come." He whispers.

Wei Ying doesn't say a word, just paying the vendor and following Wangji into a more discreet location.

Wangji looks at his beloved's face, drinking in his bright silver eyes and sharp features with acute relief.

"Wei Ying, you… you look well." Strangely so, for someone who has just given up his Golden Core.

Hope stirs in his chest and Wangji reaches for Wei Ying's wrist.

His love's lips quirk in amusement, but Wangji ignores him, focusing on sending his spiritual energy through Wei Ying's meridians.

A strong core pulses in response.

"Wei Ying," Something bright and triumphant burns in his chest and he resists the urge to pull his beloved into a crushing embrace.

He would've supported Wei Ying's decision to give up his core and cultivate with resentful energy again. He knew it wasn't evil or harmful now.

But Wei Ying chose himself. His beloved had finally chosen to save himself.

"Aiya, Lan Zhan!" Wei Ying laughs, "If you keep looking at me like that, I'll do something quite shameless and embarra-"

Wangji kisses him.

He cups that precious face, pulls him close, and slides his lips over soft flesh in a tender expression of love he can't contain.

Wei Ying chose himself.

---

Jiang Cheng returns from his trip to the mountain with a thunderous expression on his face.

He disregards Lan Zhan and grabs Wei Wuxian's arm in a tough grip, dragging him away from the crowded tea house. Lan Zhan follows without a word, his expression frosty and eyes on Jiang Cheng.

"Your Grandmaster," He spits, "Is just as useless and worthless as you. All she could do is repair my meridians! My body was too damaged for anything else, she said!"

Wei Wuxian knows Wen Qing wrote the note they left by Jiang Cheng's side but he hadn't known what she had written.

It must've been reasonably convincing for Jiang Cheng to be convinced.

"That's-" He searches his mind to find words that would be appropriately sympathetic. Saying 'that's too bad' would be just rubbing salt on an open wound.

He may dislike Jiang Cheng, but some of the childhood affection still lingers. He doesn't wish to hurt his former shidi.

"I didn't know," He says finally, his heart throbbing in sympathy at Jiang Cheng's devastated expression. He briefly reconsiders his decision but Lan Zhan shifts discreetly by his side and Wei Wuxian remembers why he made that decision in the first place.

Jiang Cheng had been unworthy of the gift he had been given.

His shidi snarls and turns to Lan Zhan, "What are you doing here, Lan er-gonzi," He snarls, "Coming to triumph in our misery?"

Lan Zhan looks at him flatly, "I came to assist Wei Ying."

"Came to assist Wei Ying," Jiang Cheng mocks, his expression tight and furious, "Well, you're welcome to take him away! There's nothing left for him to destroy. Everything is gone. He invited the wrath of the Wens on our heads to protect you and that led to the destruction of my sect. He couldn't even repay that debt. His Grandmaster failed."

Jiang Cheng turns hate-filled eyes towards him, "You are a curse. My father should have left you to rot on the streets!"

"Jiang Wanyin!" Lan Zhan warns but Wei Wuxian places a hand on the Second Jade's arm to halt him.

"I'm taking you to Meishan to be with shijie." Wei Wuxian says calmly, "And then I'll go join the war efforts."

Jiang Cheng sneers before turning his head away, silent.

Wei Wuxian does as he says. He leaves Jiang Cheng in Jiang Yanli's care and heads to Qinghe with Lan Zhan. The war goes differently than before. He manages to kill Wen Zhuliu and Wen Chao early, which gives them a big morale boost. But that's the only thing that goes their way for a long time.

"I'm going to use it," He tells Lan Zhan once, when the scales tip dangerously in the Wen's favor.

Lan Zhan studies him before nodding gracefully, "I will help."

There's no way to avoid using his cultivation method, not if he wants to keep people safe. He's more careful and restrained this time and he doesn't create the Yīn Hǔ Fú. But Mo Dao is Mo Dao. It attracts disapproval from people regardless.

Wei Wuxian doesn't care and Lan Zhan stays by his side without paying any heed to the grumblings of his clan. He goes to sleep every night with Lan Zhan's guqin notes in his ear and meditates every morning with the Cleansing purging the Resentful Energy from his body.

With a powerful and active Golden Core, Wei Wuxian can't use Mo Dao liberally without risking Qi Deviation. But he uses enough to help them win the war.

Wei Wuxian successfully retakes Lotus Pier and Yunmeng from the Wens. Jiang Cheng's hatred doesn't diminish and even Jiang Yanli grows distant after a while. Jiang Cheng's suffering and downfall hardens something in his soft shijie.

Wei Wuxian accepts that consequence quietly.

He hands Lotus Pier back to Jiang Cheng and stays on the front lines, leaving most of the freshly recruited disciples behind to protect his former martial siblings. When the war ends, argues to keep the Wen cultivators in better conditions. He makes sure everyone knows how much the Jiangs owe the Wen siblings, and saves the children and elderly.

With Jiang Cheng out of the Cultivation World and Wei Wuxian's reputation as a war hero, saving the Wen remnants is easier than it had been before.

---

Everyone is baffled when Jiang Wanyin names a new head disciple and Wei Wuxian never returns to Yunmeng. People gossip, sect leaders question, and new Jiang disciple flounder.

Neither Jiang Wanyin nor Wei Wuxian confirms it but it is clear to everyone that the Jiang Sect has, foolishly, kicked out its most powerful disciple. YunmengJiang remains wealthy but the Sect's influence diminishes significantly once Wei Wuxian leaves.

Other Sects, big and small, scramble to find Wei Wuxian, ready to offer him a place and get a powerful cultivator in their ranks. Letters pour in promising wealth and prestige.

Wei Wuxian ignores them all and settles in Cloud Recesses. He's content to teach a group of eye-wide Lan ducklings now to deal with resentful energy and limit the risk of Qi Deviation. He takes them on Nighthunts, teaches them real-life lessons, encourages creativity, and becomes a well-loved senior.

New YunmengJiang disciples aren't near as strong as their predecessors without someone to teach them properly.

People gossip and speculate as the years pass. They hint that he is wrong to leave his former sect behind but he doesn't care.

Wei Wuxian has Lan Zhan and Lan Sizhui. Wen Qing and Wen Ning live happily in a small farming village not far from Gusu. They intervene before Jin Guangyao kills Nie Mingjue. They save Lan Xichen from heartache. Jin Ling is born and has both of his parents.

That's all he needs to be happy.

YunmengJiang is no longer his responsibility.

[silviakundera]

omfg so I'm rewatching some Story of Minglan (aka the greatest cdrama ever made sorry not sorry) and it struck me like a bolt of lightning that Daddy Sheng IS no-magic AU Lan Xichen lololololololol

But seriously, it's so perfect. Great at being an official and has moments of kindness, but his personal life is a hot mess because he would rather sweep past unpleasantness and maintain the peace & clan reputation. Lan Xichen would TOTALLY end up w a white lotus concubine who oppresses the main wife and other concubines, w babies & wives "mysteriously" falling ill all the time, while sighing to Xichen about how everyone looks down on and misunderstands this lowly one lmao

where is my harem intrigue fic where Meng Yao is murderating maids & causing miscarriages right and left, and no one is on main husband Nie Mingjue's side but his shu half-brother brother who sets up bff WWX to marry LWJ and to enter the family estate to investigate and SAVE HIS BROTHER who has fallen off a horse, down stairs, been poisoned by contaminated incense, "tripped into a pond" during winter, and fed too much hot food (which of course we know is a fate worse than death).

[dreams-lovereality]

No one:

Every modern au wangxian fanfic ever:

[leahknox]

Athy: HONEYYYY WHERE IS MY CROWN???

Lucas: What?

Athy: WHERE. IS. MY. CROWN?

Lucas: OH NO. DONT YOU DARE GO THINKING ABOUT GOING TO THE COUNCIL AND SAVING THE WORLD WE'VE BEEN PLANNING THIS DINNER FOR TWO. MONTHS.

Athy: OBELIA IS IN DANGER

Lucas: My EVENING is in danger

Athy: WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE GREATER GOOD

Lucas: GREATER GOOD?? I AM YOUR HUSBAND. I AM THE GREATEST GOOD YOU'RE EVER GONNA GET!

Athy: ...dully noted. Dinner it is. Leave in 10?

[lilacfarm]

everytime we touch

did u think about Kiss You or Better Than Words

[lmaoing-deactivated20180925]

can we all just be honest and admit it was neither we all thought of cascada im just being real

[pissvortex]

the authoritarian right’s obsession with not jacking off is the funniest thing ever they’re like monks but racist

[cerebromadre]

beats being a godless degenerate from the left

[pissvortex]

[suibianjie]

Hi everyone! 

I recently hit a milestone that I never fathomed reaching, so to celebrate I’ve put together a set of CQL-themed digital freebies:

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Sect motifs (high res transparent PNGs)

Note: these are NOT for commercial use, only personal. Please credit when possible if you use!

As a creator I really appreciate all the positive feedback, and have been so lucky to meet many other awesome artists, gifmakers, editors, writers, translators, video makers, and fans in the fandom. Thank you for following, reblogging, liking, and commenting!

[three--rings]

MDZS Fic Recs Part...IDK

I knew I was due to make a rec post, but I always have so much more to read, I didn’t realize it had been quite so long since I updated. 

Not Wangxian:

never as alive as we are right now by @thirtysixsavefiles​ (E, Lan Xichen/Nie Mingjue/Jin Guangyao 12K, Complete) - Three chapters of three times 3zun are together at different times in canon.   Threesome smut, very dirty and very nicely done.  This is also canon compliant so the third chapter deal with LXC’s grief.  I really love the characterizations here, how they are soft but with edges.

A Day to Celebrate by GoldenVendetta (E, Nie Mingjue/Jin Guangyao, 6K, Complete) - Lan Xichen helps Jin Guangyao get all tied up in ropes as a gift for Nie Mingjue’s birthday.  Not established relationship, which gives it a lot of spice, IMO.  Also a bit of 3zun as well.  Basically pwp, but nicely executed.

A Civil Combpaign by @ariaste​ (T, Jin Ling/Lan Sizhui, 19K, Complete) This is basically a classic of the fandom already, but I have to include it for completion’s sake.  I don’t normally read fic about the juniors, but this is a must-read.   Hilarious and adorable, plus the title is a reference to one of my favorite books in the world.  (Also you should check out the author’s published books.)

Wangxian <10K words:

Live With You; Be Alive With You by @misscamthenorwegian​ (M, 7K, Complete) A Modern AU in which WWX is in a coma for three years after being shot.  After he wakes, LWJ is there to take him home and take care of them.  A quiet fic in which they come together after processing grief and pain.

Hunger and Satiation by Midshipsman (E, 5K, Complete) A VERY filthy piece of BDSM smut.  Mind the tags and be prepared for pretty heavy d/s smut, but oh, it’s NICE if that’s your thing.  Lots of subspace and domspace, and a LWJ POV that is very nicely done and believable.  Also a rare hardcore BDSM story that is canon compliant, though it does feel a bit modern at times. 

devotee by tagteamme (E, 6K, Complete) - Another canon compliant BDSM PWP.  Another LWJ POV.  Another wonderfully hot fic. 

對不起 。。。謝謝你 (i’m sorry and thank you) by orangefriday (G, 1K, Complete) - A short fic set during ep 43 of CQL, some really lovely LWJ POV during that scene in the jingshi leading to a kiss.

Entwined Beneath the Full Moon by scifi (T, 5K, Complete) Another one set in ep 43 of CQL, in which WWX and LWJ finally talk about kissing and then get around to actually doing it.  Very soft and sweet and fluffy. 

the shadow of a name in skin

by iliacquer (E, 9K, Complete) WWX sacrifices his memories and personality to save the Wens but LWJ submits himself to him body and soul to try to bring him back to himself.  Through lots of sex.  This one is fairly dark and angsty with dubious consent, but honestly a very sweet, romantic happy ending.  And it’s Yiling Patriarch topping LWJ. 

Win Condition by fyredancer (E, 8K, Complete) This is a quarantine fic in which WWX stays with his friend LWJ so he doesn’t have to isolate with Jiang Cheng.  He is at the breaking point of sexual frustration so he makes a half-joking proposition that LWJ accepts.  The resulting sex is extremely hot. 

Yeah I Know How You Like It by phnelt (E, 5K, Complete) - A post-canon story in which WWX gains the ability to hear LWJ’s thoughts and is shocked to find he’s always having dirty, dirty thoughts, no matter what he’s doing or how calm he looks.  A really nice character study with a side of smut. 

Wangxian 10-20K:

Token of Affection by fyredancer (E, 14K, Complete) This is yet another Post-CQL Wei Ying comes back to Gusu fic, but it’s a very good one and it’s not well-known.  Lan Wangji positively spoils Wei Wuxian with acts of service until he realizes how in love he is.

Autumn Reveries by qikiqtarjuaq (M, 15K, Complete) Wangxian are forced into a fake marriage post-Sunshot when a bunch of people have a dream of the future as it turns out in canon.  So this is both a fix-it and an a fake marriage/mutual pining fic.  It gets a remarkable amount done in a short time and really should be a must read if you like these tropes.  

nothing gold can stay by rikke (M, 10K, Complete) One of my favorite authors and something of a classic already but if you haven’t read this story about LWJ saving WWX before he goes into the Burial Mounds, you should.  They travel together, both injured, feeling out themselves and their relationships in this new reality, mid-war. Some angst and sadness, but also grace and a happy ending.

the heart is hard to translate by vespertineflora (E, 10K, Complete) Mind the tags on this one because it’s a rape fantasy fic.  Springing off of the novel canon, this is LWJ giving WWX a chance to act out his fantasy of their kiss on Phoenix Mountain leading to more.  It’s risk aware consensual kink and a really nicely done play on the couple’s canon kinks and sex life.

the hidden source is the watchful heart by @sombregods​ (E, 11K, Complete) - A Post-CQL story in which Wei Wuxian comes back and he and Lan Wangji settle in together.  It’s quiet and soft and domestic and a little sad but also beautiful.  In other words, a lot like CQL.  

what else is there? by mme_anxious (T, 13K, Complete) - A fairy tale Swan Princess AU, in which Lan Wangji is supposedly killed by Wei Wuxian, but is instead turned into a swan and kept at Jinlintai, only human by night.  It’s a really lovely work of longing with a happy ending.

Wangxian 20K+:

Red Flower With One Hundred Petals; Smoke Carried On The Blue Dusk Air by carolyncaves (T, 33K, Complete) - A CQL canon divergence in which LXC convinces WWX to come to Gusu during their post-Sunshot shovel talk.  Lan Wangji discovers the truth and his solution is for them to get married, immediately.  They do, in a very hasty ceremony, to Jiang Cheng’s fury when he learns.  The angst fades pretty early into family feels and cuteness.

Just So by airinshaw (E, 21K, Complete) LQJ is an ASMR Youtuber and WWX reacts to things on the internet for a living.  They’ve had a YT comment flirtation for months and now they’re both going to Vidcon.  The entire internet is shipping them, including the whole con, basically.  This was a cute and enjoyable modern AU.

how to fall in love with a catfish: a guide by wei wuxian (disaster rat) by bywn and Yuisaki (T, 55K, Complete) I think everyone who read this immediately turned around and recced it, at least I saw it a bunch, but it’s so worth it.  This fic just swallowed me whole and didn’t let me stop reading till it was over.  WWX gets a tinder match from someone who appears to be a famous actor and he starts talking to this catfish and slowly develops a long-distance relationship/friendship with them while never suspecting it might genuinely be Lan Wangji.  It follows the course of his life for months and there’s a lot of pain he works through and a good dose of angst, but also it’s hilarious and unbearable romantic.  Another must-read.  (Also I’m jealous of the authors’ skills at writing online relationships.)

my age has never made me wise by idrilka (E, 63 K, Complete) Lengthy and satisfying post-CQL fic which takes it’s time, following WWX on his journeys for a year, as he comes to terms with his feelings, only to hear LWJ will be getting married, as he believes, to someone else.  He returns eventually, to learn how mistaken he is.

A Lot of Edges Called Perhaps by hansbekhart (E, 22K, Complete) An absolutely AMAZING post-CQL story.   It just aches and aches and aches, and they both KNOW but they can’t really ACT on it for a while and it’s just teasing and nearly and maybe and…ugh…read it when you want to yearn with a satisfying resolution.

with you, I am home by tellthemstories (M, 47K, Complete) A modern cultivation AU in which WWX is going home for the first time in years and is facing the threat of multiple marriage proposals so he asks LWJ to pretend to be his cultivation partner and come with him.  Except they basically ARE cultivation partners already and everyone totally buys it with no problems.  Lots of pining and teasing and “emotional edging” as one of the tags says before an eventual happy ending.

Unstrictly Ballroom by @ariaste​ (T, 47K, Complete) I happened to watch Strictly Ballroom for the first time in probably 20 years right before finally reading this fic, and having that ballroom dance context really heightened the humor and drama of this.  (It actually has very little to do with the film, other than the competitive ballroom dance setting.)  This fic really reminds me a lot of Yuri on Ice fandom, in a really great, nostalgic way.  Plus it’s sex-worker positive and you know I adore that.  Must-read.

seldom all they seem by Fahye (E, 24K, Complete) A really well done arranged marriage AU told from LWJ’s POV from the time he is a child and finds out about his betrothal.  It follows his internal feelings as he falls more and more for this strange person who is Wei Wuxian.  Also a canon fix-it.  

Phew!  Okay now to tackle these…50 or so more tabs I have open.

You can see the rest of my recs here.

Ko-fi.

Also, please share this post as tumblr’s new expanded limitations on posts with links means this will NOT show in tags and I’d hate to have done all this for no one to see it.

[morifinwes]

wangxian fic rec list!

aka in which i read fics, write some recs down for aamna and share them!! they're all wangxian fics and uhh @yibobibo i hope you'll like them!!

modern

wolf devours playboy bunny by @greenteafiend (5K, werewolf!lwj, getting together, idk if anyone needs to know that but there's nudity just not uhh explicit)

Lan Zhan has wanted Wei Ying as long as he has known him, and the worst part is that he thinks Wei Ying could want him back.

Too bad he could never in good conscience let himself go there—Wei Ying has a debilitating fear of all things canine, and once a month, Lan Zhan is the exact, precise thing that Wei Ying’s nightmares are made of.

Aka, Lan Zhan is a werewolf.

between the lines by @jywait (19K gaming au!!!, i'm always down for a good gaming au, lwj is the best aksks he's such a good boy)

☆yilingpatriarch☆: pls...give me some face, help me fight these monsters...I'm gonna die

Bluetooth: no.

"You have died." The screen said, and Wei Wuxian threw his hands up in frustration.

resonant frequencies by chinxe (15K, college au, fake dating au, tw mention of cheating but it's brief and no one was cheated on i promise)

In which Wei Wuxian decides that the best way to deal with being in love with Lan Wangji is to pretend to date him for three weeks.

It goes about as well as can be expected.

drift compatible by windoworwhatever (5K, poetry, fluff, drunkji, getting together, college au)

"It was just a fact of life. The sky was blue, university stipends for graduate students working in TA positions barely covered rent, bisexuals cuffed their jeans, Lan Wangji had a massive crush on Wei Wuxian, and spent his time pining and writing research papers about gay subtexts in ancient poetry."

OR

Lan Wangji is in love with Wei Wuxian, and everybody knows, except Wei Wuxian.

the bunny next door by detailsinthefabric (43K, this is mostly fluff and very light angst, and they were neighbors!!!, rabbits!!, aka wangxian's bunny children, this is... so cute i just have to rec it)

Lan Wangji did not know what he was doing. He did not know what he was going to say. He was frozen in place, puzzling over the situation. Maybe he had made the man uncomfortable, which is why he wanted to leave? But his tone had still been so friendly—maybe…

“Would…” he paused, swallowed, forced the last words to come out of his suddenly parched mouth, “would you let me pet him?”

-------------------------------------

Lan Wangji, who doesn't know how to socialize and whose icy demeanor scares everyone away, lets down all his defenses when he meets the bunny next door...oh, and also its owner, Wei Wuxian.

leading tone by silencemostofall (32K, everyone is a music student? or something like that akskk, curse fic, tw panic attacks, tw child abuse, small scene of drunkji, wwx has low self esteem, bro this was so painful to read)

The first time you touch someone you're fated to love, you leave a mark on their skin. If they will love you in return, they'll mark you where you touched them. The deeper the color, the deeper the connection.

Wei Ying has no marks at all.

public places, private thoughts by leahelisabeth (for the love of camelot) ( 8K, cherry magic au, getting together with like... immediate upgrade to fiance status, the author is wrong i crave good wangxian cherry magic aus even tho i haven't even watched cherry magic)

Wei Wuxian had heard the story of course. It had made its rounds through his high school and followed him into his college days. He didn’t think there was any possibility it was true. Virginity was a social construct, invented by creepy old men to exercise dominance over women. The idea that a simple lack of sexual activity before the age of thirty could give one magical powers was absolutely ludicrous.

Wei Wuxian believed this until the morning of his thirtieth birthday.

AKA the Wangxian Cherry Magic AU that absolutely nobody asked for.

i'd be all right (if i could see you) by @thirtysixsavefiles (16K, this was nice, i read this at 6am but it was cute, (while writing this post i must admit i don't remember anything but 6am-me said it's good))

The younger Lan brother is something of an enigma on campus; while Lan Xichen can sometimes be seen in the company of other graduate students or conducting a seminar, Lan Wangji appears to spend all his time in class or in the library. He doesn’t drink. He doesn’t smoke. He doesn’t attend social events. He doesn’t do anything for fun, as far as Wei Wuxian can tell, and it’s driving Wei Wuxian just a little bit up the wall.

Or, Wei Wuxian convinces Lan Wangji to come to a house party, and then they're assigned to the same group project. Wei Wuxian tries his best, but he is not in possession of all the facts.

axe on leg by itszero (4K, i still don't get why wwx did that but it was nice seeing him jealous for once, jealous!wwx, lwj i love you....)

Wei Wuxian pressed his face into his pillow and screamed. He paused to take a few deep breaths, partially hindered by the pillow, and listened to the sounds of Nie Huaisang slurping his iced coffee, from his seat on Wei Wuxian's desk chair.

Having caught his breath, he resumed his screaming and did not stop at the sound of his dorm room door opening.

"What's wrong with him?" He heard his brother, Jiang Cheng, ask.

The slurping stopped. "He's an idiot."

"He's always been an idiot. Why is he bothered about it now?"

"He forced Lan Wangji to go on a date," Nie Huaisang replied, shaking the ice cubes in his drink.

"Okay and…?"

"With someone else." The slurping resumed.

Wei Wuxian, in all his glorious dumbassery, convinces his boyfriend to go on a date with someone else.

these two most powerful by @stiltonbasket (4K, amnesia, wangxian with children!!!, aksksk this was adorable, dadji!!)

When Lan Wangji went to bed last night, he was alone in a tiny guest room with nothing but the howling of the wind in the mountains and his own lonely thoughts for company.

 

But when he opened his eyes in the morning, Wei Ying was asleep beside him.

 

(In which Lan Wangji loses twenty years' worth of memories after a night-hunt gone wrong, and his life as a doting father and husband continues without a hitch somehow.)

good things come to those who wait [but i ain't in a patient phase] by @cerlunas (4K, getting together, pining lwj)

Lan Wangji can't take it anymore.

 

“I love you”, he says, and god, it feels terrifying. “I’ve been in love with you for a long time.”

“Lan Zhan…” Wei Wuxian starts, but Lan Wangji doesn’t want to hear it.

He grabs his cup and drinks everything. He doesn’t know what face Wei Wuxian is making at him right now, and it’s okay. 

“Lan Zhan!” Wei Wuxian repeats louder, but it’s too late. He is already falling asleep.

Or, even after 13 years, Lan Wangji is still in love with his best friend. Maybe it's time to open up.

wei ying, will you marry m- oh my god he swallowed the ring! by selene210 (2K, marriage proposals, crack, marriage proposals but.. they go wrong)

“A ring?”

And indeed it was. The ring Lan Wangji was going to propose to Wei Ying with. That the man had now choked on.

“You swallowed it.”

“It was in my soufflé! Why did you put a ring in my soufflé Lan Zhan- oh. oh”

of glittery valentine's cards by @soft-fics (3K, valentine's day, this was adorable aksk, a-yuan best boy!!)

Lan Zhan didn't want to know what his best friend had planned for Valentine's Day; his heart would simply not be able to handle it. When his son tells him that he made Wei Ying a Valentine's Day card, though, Lan Zhan decided to bring it over anyway.

of coffee and white tea by @soft-fics (9K, fluff, lwj doesn't like coffee, wwx buys him coffee, then they switch drinks, again and again and again, the staff ships it lmao, tbh jc shouldn't have done that like wtf)

For the fourth time this week a stranger orders him a cup of coffee. Lan Wangji wonders how exactly to tell this man to stop ordering him coffee he doesn't even like. Turns out, buying the other white tea and switching drinks is not the best way to go about it

canon setting

on the importance of restraint (or lack thereof) by nixthothou (4K, in which sizhui snaps, i love that boy, no like seriously he's the best boy)

Lan Sizhui does not usually find himself in the company of Sect Leader Jiang.

Suffice to say, Lan Sizhui's feelings toward him are conflicted.

lan wangji is wei wuxian's baby by lilycs (3K, i was craving fluff while reading this, lwj my beloved, drunk!lwj)

Lan Wangji gets drunk from barely a cup of alcohol, becoming a whiny baby and asking his husband for cuddles.

one of our own by glitteringmoonlight (8K, wei wuxian & lan sect, 5+1 things, in which they learn to love him, they're all part of the wwx protection squad lead by lwj, wangxian isn't the focus but !!! THIS)

Times change, but some people remain the same.

The Lans are nothing, if not aware of this.

For one of their own, they will stand against the world.

Or, 5 times the Lans defended Wei Wuxian, and the 1 time he was there to see it happen.

so why not crack your skull when the mind swells by @greenteafiend (13K, love curse, post cql canon, curses, getting together, fluff, so much fluff, lwj tries to talk about his emotions!, lwj pov)

Lan Wangji detects the curse trying to curl through his heart meridians like smoke. A love curse, then. It must have been cast remotely somehow to have found him in his bed in Cloud Recesses. No matter. Lan Wangji crushes it easily, enveloping it in his spiritual energy, and then squeezing. Curse averted, Lan Wangji closes his eyes and goes back to sleep. He thinks no more of it.

Two days later, Wei Wuxian arrives in Cloud Recesses.

Or, Wei Wuxian is cursed to feel terrible pain when he and Lan Wangji aren’t touching.

i started from the bottom / now i'm rich by x_los (57K, time travel, fix it, jealous lwj, crack treated serious, god this is so good tho, wwx/wrh & wwx/jgs but like as a joke and it doesn't really happen, but it has its purpose!!)

“First, you get the money. Then you get the power, respect - hos come last.”

 

Wen Qing traps Wei Wuxian in the Demon Slaughtering Cave, but Wei Wuxian isn’t interested in being the beneficiary of the Wen Remnants’ noble sacrifice. His efforts to free himself accidentally send him back to the beginning of the Sunshot Campaign. Coreless but armed with demonic cultivation, knowledge of the future and his wits, Wei Wuxian takes advantage of this opportunity to come out on top of both the war and its aftermath—before either has a chance to happen—by marrying and swiftly burying the cultivation world’s worst men.

Lan Wangji is confused, hurt, and uncomfortably aroused by Wei Wuxian’s improbably elaborate series of Sect-themed bridal negligees.

lead me on through by mrsronweasley (55K, they're in love your honor, arranged marriage but they don't know to whom, basically wwx & lwj want to practice kissing which then goes beyond kissing but not the whole way y'know, lxc the best wingman tho)

"Who do you think your betrothed is?" Wei Wuxian asks, sprawling out in front of Lan Zhan and enjoying the prim thinning of his lips at the question. He shouldn't be sprawling—they're in the library, for one, and Lan Zhan is studying, for another—but he can't help himself. Wei Wuxian is a sprawler.

"I do not believe this to be of importance," Lan Zhan responds, without turning his gaze away from his book.

"What!" Wei Wuxian sits up. "How can you say that? Of course it's important! This is the person you'll be with for the rest of your life, Lan Zhan."

[wangxianficrecs]

I’m in the mood for a fic where…

Hmm, I’m not doing so well on these today, I think.  Let’s see what you can come up with.

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1.  Hey Mojo! I love your blog and all the work you put into it! ❤ ❤ I know you have just done “I’m in the mood for”, so I’m in no rush, whenever you do another one… I’m looking for fics where the other sects (like the Lans, Jiang) are held accountable for the killing of the innocent Wens, and even wwx. Something like this blood in my mouth by ShanaStoryteller. It can be after wwx resurrection, or before. I would love a Lan WangJi who cannot be part of the Lan sect anymore after what they did. because they like to call themselves righteous, but they went there and killed a lot of innocent people (and the love of his life). I would love one where he doesn’t just accept his punishment, and maybe he doesn’t have a good relationship with his brother after all of that happens. Thank you!!! ❤ ~ @fondofeveryprickle

Believe by Quiet_crash (G, 11k, lan wangji & songxiao, my bookmark)

❤️The Rules of Living by syriala (G, 12k, xicheng, lan wangji & jiang cheng, my post)

❤️And Miles To Go Before I Sleep by Glitterbombshell (T, 24k, wangxian, WIP, my bookmark)

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2.  Hi! Thank you so so much for all the work you put into this blog! I swear I check it in the morning like it’s the newspaper lmao [lolz]

Are there any fics you can think of that have to do with the juniors learning the real story of what happened in the earlier era (like, sunshot, pre-flashback, etc) and/or realizing how the “heroes” of the sunshot campaign were like… young? Like how the people from their childhood stories were the same(ish) age the juniors are now

❤️The One-Body Problem by metisket (T, 29k, wangxian, my bookmark)

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3.  hello.. can i ask for any wangxian mafia fic if there is?? like any mafia themed fic 😅 Thank youuu

too much love will kill you by retts (T, 3k, wangxian, my post)

❤️10 RMB lucky chickens by Raitelzen (T, 25k, xicheng, background wangxian, my post)

See What I’ve Become by Vamillepudding (T, 25k, wangxian)

So Full Of Love (Wouldn’t Know Where to Start) by witchupbitch (M, 54k, wangxian, WIP)

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4.  Hello! I was wondering if there are any stories where a Future/Modern Lan Zhan summons Wei Ying’s soul from the past? I’ve had so many good recommendations from your page! Thanks for your work! ~ @luxxeh98

Yiling Poltergeist by jaemyun (G, 16k, wangxian, ghost wei ying from canon and reincarnated lan zhan)

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5.  Hi,mojo!!! I hope it’s not too much of a hassle, Can you help me find a story which is based on this fmv:《遗落的月光》上 Part1（情敌变情人 | 破镜重圆 | 狗血午夜场??? I already read the His Till We Lose by LicHeng23 [link is to Wattpad]. But is there any other fic with the same plot?

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6.   Hello! I was wondering if you know of any wangxian fics where, maybe after canon or during it, WWX finds out that LWJ has a fiancée? With wangxian endgame, of course! Thank you so so much for all the hard work you do, it makes fandom SO much easier. Have a wonderful day/night <3

Smile by summer_melody (E, 35k, wangxian, chengyi, WIP)

The Proposal by LFMH021 (T, 93k, wangxian)

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7.  Loving Momjo! I adore you and the good you do for society, by which of course I mean the society of Untamed degenerates ❤️ [Aahhh, thank you!] because of you I have discovered that my taste is a beautiful cross of Hurt!WWX and BAMF!WWX - WWX being his brilliant self but also getting Big Hurt™️ and being fretted over by his doting LWJ/juniors. When I searched these two tags on AO3, not a single fic showed up! Any suggestions?

I’ll throw some of my favorites out there! build me no shrines by occultings (microcomets), Wherever the Chaos by shadowsapiens, hills and rivers by LtLJ , out in the garden, there’s things you hid away by saltyfeathers.

❤️To have and to hold by Moominmammashandbag (M, 79k, wangxian, my post)

between the shadow and the soul by cl410 (M, 22k, wangxian, my bookmark)

Still in the Water by airgeer (T, 45k, wangxian, juniors, my post)

Talismans by brooklinegirl (E, 10k, wangxian, my post) - he’s not hurt but he sure faints a lot

silt, or scurvy by astronicht (M, 11k, wangxian, series in progress)

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8.  Was wondering if anyone has done a wangxian legend of fei au or anything similar? I loved the story and just want added wangxian gayness to it haha either mlm or wlw would do :)  I really hope the next mood for a fic post doesn’t get broken! Much support for having this happen to the previous one, love your blog and I know it must take so long for you to gather all the links, I can’t even imagine <3 [Thank you, sweetie!  I hope so, too. 🤞]

You’d Look Good in Red by failed2be_chill (T, 73k, ji chong/xi yun but no wangxian, WIP)

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9.  Hiii girl! All good? First, thank you for this tumblr. I started to read fanfics with your links and this is my number one place to try more.  [Yay!]  I’m in the mood to read something about the Wei Wuxian and Lan Shizui relationship when Wei Ying comes back. How is it. I read one once that made my heart cry and then be sooo happyyyyy. Do you have more like it? Thank you!!! ~ @jessicasheaven

your name, safe in their mouth by astrolesbian (G, 11k, wangxian, my bookmark)

Not Yet (There As Needed) by sunrise_and_death (T, 13k, wangxian, my post)

the stone-filled sea by yukla (t, 9k, wangxian, my post)

remember the moments when we were together by RoseThorne (T, 2k, lan sizhui & wei wuxian, wangxian, part 3 of try to praise the mutilated world)

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10.  Hello Mojo! I hope you have a nice day! :-) These have probably been asked about before, but would you have modern sex worker au recs? Like camboy, escort, sugardaddy au etc?

I Started From the Bottom/And Now I’m Rich by x_los (E, 58k, wangxian)

hot necromancer singles seeking dom daddies in your area by Mikkeneko (M, 19k, wangxian)

See all this and more for just ten dollars a month! by ScarlettStorm (E, 289k, wangxian, WIP)

Wei Wuxian makes a porno by andreanna (E, 8K, wangxian)

tell me how you need it by verseau (E, 12k, wangxian)

Crystals and Come by Unforth (E, 6k, wangxian, camboy wwx)

Snow by kuro (M, 39k, wangxian)

Just Trust Me by kippalittlefox (M, 24k, wangxian)

crazy in love by w_wxsparkles (E, 51k, wangxian)

kiss the one you love (with reckless abandonment) by lightningalwaysreturns (E, 44k, wangxian, camboy lwj)

for your viewing pleasure by celerydragon (E, 8k, wangxian)

last shred of truth in the lost myth of true love by lazulink (E, 35k, wangxian)

please forgive my most passionate disruptions by pumpkinpaix (E, 63k, wangxian, my post)

A Sure Thing by mrsronweasley (E, 81k, wangxian, WIP)

This Ain’t a Stream (It’s a Goddamn Arms Race) by feenwitch (E, 6k, wangxian)

Temptation’s Mask by threerings (E, 58k, wangxian, WIP)

how to be a heartbreaker by sweetlolixo (E, 122k, wangxian, 2 works)

something just like this by ThirtySixSaveFiles (E, 2k, wangxian)

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11.  hi! do you or your followers know any modern wangxian fic with coming untouched tag? like in sexy scenarios but also especially in unexpected situations that aren’t necessarily inherently sexy?

in the pines by astronicht (E, 13k, wangxian, WIP)

Our Eyes on the Road by etymologyplayground (E, 23k, wangxian)

Possessive by Katalyna_Rose (E, 4k, wangxian)

Bite and Bruise and Bind by ReformedTsundere (E, 5k, wangxian)

Care and Feeding by mrsronweasley (E, 17k, wangxian)

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12.  Hello Mojo! Love your blog, you do amazing work. Make sure to take a break, eat a sandwich and drink water. [Ha, thanks!]  Anyways, I came up with this ridiculous concept and have been searching everywhere for something like it. So, Sizhui gets hit by a dimension-travel talisman so that Wen Yuan, from a world where the burial mounds were destroyed in his mid-teens instead comes to their world and is bitter. It probably isn’t a fic, but if you can find it, or even something similar, I’d really appreciate it. <3 ~ @themuffinninja-posts

❤️ nevermore, nevermore by agloeian (T, 120k, wangxian, my bookmark) lsz travels back to burial mounds as a teen and tries to fix everything…but isn’t bitter.

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13.  Hey!! Your blog is super helpful and thanks to you I’ve found a lot of awesome fics, thank you sm! Do you perhaps know any fanboy!lwj wangxian fics? I read a fic with it and idk I’ve fallen in love with this concept? It’s a very funny but also interesting idea and I’d like to read some more, so if you (or anyone else) knows any, I’d be so glad if you could help me!!

Feel My Love by Leffy (E, 5k, wangxian)

Make It Count by wearing_tearing (E, 47k, wangxian, my post)

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14.  Hey, mojo! ❤️ Love your recs, thanks for doing this blog! Do you happen to know any fics with the very specific trope of “one night stand and next day there’s a new boss and the one night stand was the new boss, this is awkward”? :D I don’t know how it’s caaaalled, but yes, I want to read fics like that. :D Thank you in advance! (hope this ask reaches you, it seems tumblr ate my previous ones :( )

Mr. Nine Inches Is His New Boss twitter threadfic by @lanzhanstan.

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15.  hi!! any wangxian family modern au recs, please? have a good day! …   HIII, i don’t know if you got my previous request , but can please request some adoption fics please >-< !!!!! preferably where WWX aLOnE adopts more than one child…;) TYSM MOMJO!!!!!

Let’s Play Pretend and Live Our Lives by Tassos (E, 51k, wangxian, my bookmark, A-Yuan only)

so take my hand (take my whole life too) by cicer (E, 92k, wangxian, my post, A-Yuan only)

❤️The Simplest Way Forward by harriet_vane (E, 71k, wangxian, my post,  A-Yuan only)

❤️save a sword, ride a socialist by sysrae (E, 33k, wangxian, my post,  A-Yuan only)

say it’s here where our pieces fall in place by Lirelyn (E, 69k, wangxian,  A-Yuan only)

I look up and see the bright moon by RoseThorne (T, 5k, wangxian, songxiao,  A-Yuan only)

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16.  Hi I was wondering if you or your followers knew of fics where the adults (jiang cheng, Wei wuxian, Lan Wangji, Nie huisang) tell the juniors about what actually happened during the war/the sieges. Correcting misconceptions and letting the juniors see how awful the war actually was. ~ @apparently-i-am-an-adult

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17.  Hey, i love your blog and the work you do!! i was going to ask if you maybe know any fics were both lan wangji and wei wuxian are the yiling patriarch(s)? i stumbled about a fanart recently and now i’m curious bcs this concept is so fascinating? like imagine those two as kind of murder husbands?

scienter by synonemous (E, 67k, wangxian, 4 works, series in progress), modern serial killers but not patriarchs

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18.  hello! Thank you for this blog, which I check nearly every day for new things to read (I always find something new! It’s wonderful) [I’m so glad!]  For you next in the mood for post do you know of any fics where lwj tells wwx about their a-yuan sooner? It always made me so sad to hear him grieve until nearly the very end for a boy who was right next to him in canon. Thank you in advance !

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19.  Hello Mojo! I was wondering, do you have any fics where Wen Qing survives? Not a modern AU, though. Thank you for your hard work! <3

A Clan of Ghosts by twigofwillow (G, 31k, background wangxian, my bookmark)

❤️in case of fire, break glass by Jenrose (T, 65k, wangxian, my post)

A Bell That Tells Us to Rise and Fight by DeerstalkerDeathFrisbee (T, 121k, wangxian, chengqing, my post)

Sick Bed Reserved In Gusu Lan by scifigeek14 (T, 14k, wangxian, my post)

something like by silversshadow (T, 69k, wangxian, my post)

And Time Is But a Paper Moon by sami (M, 139k, wangxian, xichengqing, my post)

Myopia by rustycol (M, 67k, wangxian, WIP)

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20.  hi!!! do u know the fic where the wens leave the burial mounds?? i remember wwx becomes a teacher in yiling hehe thank u so much have a nice day!!

FOUND! (oops, I didn’t realise this was a fic search, shame on me):   Just as the Snow Melts by draechaeli (T, 67k, wangxian)

for just ‘wens leave the burial mounds’, here, have these:

Sick Bed Reserved In Gusu Lan by scifigeek14 (T, 14k, wangxian, my post)

wide enough and wild by impossibletruths (E, 64k, wangxian, my post)

bloom into the ground by tattletold (M, 58k, wangxian, my post, wens move underground)

Myopia by rustycol (M, 67k, wangxian, WIP)

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21.  hi! i would loooove some recommendations of a experienced lwj and a virgin/less experience wwx. do you have any in mind? it can be modern au or canon era

(our friendship) up against the ropes by daltoneering (E, 36k, wangxian)

undone (the spreadsheet song) by spookykingdomstarlight (E, 282, wangxian)

Lol, this tag exists on AO3 lan zhan FUCKS and should net you gold; and maybe Horny lan wangji

all the trembling ways by typefortydeductions (E, 11k, wangxian)

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22.  Hi! Sorry if it was asked before, but do you know any fics that are like an opposite of “slow burn”? Where they don’t pine for each other, they are just together from the start? I can’t find fics like that :c

Under Extreme Duress by sssrha (T, 34k, wangxian, my post)

Reservations by flowercities (oogenesis) (G, 3k, wangxian, my post, POV outsider)

❤️Bet Your Heart by Vamillepudding (G, 14k, wangxian, my post, sort of fits)

talk sense (to a fool) by Turtles (M, 2k, wangxian, my post)

No, Lan Wangji, You Cannot Marry Someone You Just Met! by soulmateenthusiast (T, 41k, wangxian, my post)

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23.  Hi! The XY fic(s) I’m trying to find isn’t like a specific fic, more of a general situation. I want to read fics that feature xue yang having to use his safeword (safeword as in bdsm). The appropriate AO3 tag returns so very few results and none are xy :( Hopefully you or one of your followers has read one. Thank you!

Subdrop by Lunarwriter75 (E, 4k, songxuexiao)

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24.  Recently read a cute fic hot for teacher by attackofthezee (noxlunate) where WWX got A-Yuan at 17 and the mother left. Years later A-Yuan tries to set his single father up with his teacher (LWJ). Do you or your followers know of other fics where WWX has a biological child before getting together with LWJ? They could be strangers like in that fic or have known each other before WWX had a baby, any era.

Transverse by manaika (M, 9k, wangxian)

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25.  Hello! Thanks for all your hard work running this blog!  I’m desperate for recommendations for some modern cultivators AUs! They can have other fantasy or plot elements (like this river runs to you by sundiscus or see you yesterday by glyphic ) or more strictly cultivation on setting ( Always Knew You Were Magical by jeyhawk or most times a wish by impossibletruths ) but there’s something really satisfying about modern cultivation done well and how that world building/setting plays out for Wangxian!

Moonlight as My Guide by BromeliadDreams (M, 32k, wangxian, my bookmark)

Brilliant Mistake by brooklinegirl (E, 54k, wangxian, my post)

The Life Cycle of the Frog and the Fish by Aerlalaith (T, 53k, wangxian, my bookmark)

❤️with you, I am home by tellthemstories (M, 47k, wangxian, my post)

Crazy, Rich Cultivators by ShanaStoryteller (G or T, 13k, wangxian, my bookmark)

please forgive my most passionate disruptions by pumpkinpaix (E, 63k, wangxian, my post)

and so my heart beats wildly by lily_winterwood (E, 106k, wangxian, my post)

❤️speeding up my heartbeat by plonk (E, 25k, wangxian, my bookmark, pure smut and humor w/out worldbuilding)

best things in life by belovedmuerto (T, 35k, wangian, my bookmark)

i’ll be your girl by plonk (e, 38k, wangxian, my post, not much worldbuilding, but good)

bring you home by Alasse_Irena (T, 28k, wangxian)

《我一生中的路还远远没有走完》 by thelastdboy (M, 90k, wangxian, WIP)

a sword for a tongue by martyrsdaughter (E, 7k, wangxian)

silt, or scurvy by astronicht (M, 11k, wangxian, series in progress)

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[My ko-fi.]

[tincanmans]

This is a collection of my favourite bitter Post-Civil War Team Iron Man fics. Heed the tags: Not Team Cap friendly, Team Cap is full of Shit, Not A fix-it, etc.

100.000+ words

Nobody’s Heroes The people demand justice for those who were really trying to save them and paid the price for it.

And The World Moves On… It Has To The New Avengers, headed by Tony Stark, have finally established themselves in the world, working closely alongside the UN to maintain public trust. However, when Thanos comes to threaten the earth, the Avengers will be forced to face some old ghost when Steve Rogers and his team of renegades are called in to work with Tony’s team.

Rebirth That time when Tony does what is necessary to survive just so that he can continue to fix things and makes extremely rash decisions; because even if Steve may have left him behind, doesn’t mean Tony would do the same. Kind of.

Uncompromising Principles After leaving Siberia Captain America begins his plans to overturn the Accords. But not all is as it seems.

Winter’s End One year after the Civil War, Bucky Barnes is pardoned, thanks in large to Tony Stark, and given the chance to return in order to remove the triggers in his head, courtesy of the upgraded BARF tech. The path forward seems daunting and there are challenges ahead, but maybe both he and Tony can find hope in the most unexpected place - each other. (wip)

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[inber]

Writing period dramas in the discord, lads

[elodieunderglass]

@inber you have tapped a deep vein here