[jonathankai]

Whenever I try to imagine relationship between adult Jin Ling and Jiang Cheng, it's always JC going "boo-hoo, now that he's all grown up, he will fly away from the nest and forget all about me and leave my old bones to rot as things should be" and JL going "FINALLY. FINALLY IT'S MY TURN TO FUSS OVER YOU".

Something like this:

JL: When was the last time you touched grass? No. No, look me in the eyes. Answer the question. When was. The last time. You touched grass? Okay, I'm staying here and I'm not going anywhere until you touch grass. Go on, do it. No. No, don't you dare! Come on. Just a little bit, it's okay. There you go! Wasn't so bad, was it? --------------------------- JC (staying in the distance, holding hands to his mouth and shouting): IS IT ENOUGH BASKING IN THE SUN????? JL (watching him from afar, also holding hands to his mouth and shouting): FORTY SECONS DOESN'T COUNT AS 'BASKING IN THE SUN'!!! JC: FUCK!!! ---------------------------

(Jiang Cheng and Jing Ling are enjoying dinner in silence, when suddenly--) JL: Name three good things that happened to you recently. JC: *grumbles* JL: Come on. JC: Uhh..... Okay, I..... Uuuuuuugh... I saw a cute dog yersteday! JL: Oh, that's a good one. I'll count this for two. JC: Aaaand I just named a good thing that counts for two? JL: That's two plus zero. Think harder, uncle.

--------------------------- JC: Sometimes I wish you flew away from the nest and left my old bones to rot. JL: You should have thought about it before taking care of me.

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JL: From now on you will sleep at least six hours per night. JC: No. JL: It's either that or hugging Wei Wuxian next time you see him. JC: Six hours is good, I can do that. (Jiang Cheng turns Lotus Pier upside down to find a rat who keeps reporting to Jin Ling about his sleep schedule. He can't find that person. Of course he can't! They are ALL rats!)

[akimojo]

still thinking about how crazy good the ffxiii duos were

like vanille and sazh???? a suicidal 40 year old man trying his best to keep going so he can protect a 19 year old girl when he really just wants to give up? without knowing said girl played a major role in the event that made him lose everything?? while she herself is absolutely consumed by the guilt of it to the point of also being suicidal??? and both of them essentially try to kill themselves but when it doesn't work out that way they realize they're actually terrified of dying and of leaving things the way they are???? and so they end up indirectly giving each other a reason to keep on living????????? GOOD LORD

[twilight-gullwing]

i’m always a sucker for a dad/daughter duo

[tls123]

FLEABAG — season two, episode four + jiang cheng, his family, and jin ling

requested by @spriteofmushrooms - insp

[bakedbeanchan]

random fire nation diplomat #492 will never understand the complex and fucked up relationship between the water siblings like I do 🙄

[arinavah]

JJK x Naruto crossover occupied my brain......

[whumpbby]

Ok, but Wei Wuxian telling Jin Ling to talk to Jiang Cheng instead of distancing himself from him for JC's own good is a level of ironic that can't be accidental, right?

We agree on that, right?

[whumpbby]

Imagine that three years from then, Jin Ling will be the one slapping Wei Wuxian in the head, telling him to go fucking talk to jiujiu! XD

WWX: You can't tell me what to do! I was the Yiling Laozu!

JL: And I was the youngest sect leader in history! Have you been a sect leader at 15?

WWX: No, but...

JL: Then you have no leg to stand on! Go talk to jiujiu!

WWX: You can't bully me like that! I'm your senior!😫

JL: I can bully you however I want until Huanguang-Jun becomes a sect leader(⁠⌐⁠■⁠-⁠■⁠)

[whumpbby]

I think that Jin Ling won't be playing any of these stupid "make them speak to one another" comedic shenanigans. He's a sect leader for five years now. He has no time for shenanigans, no matter how much Zizhen loves a good trope.

No, Jin ling grew up knowing the power of political leverage and how much easier it makes things.

He blackmails.

"There are these few hundred spirit nets that your husband destroyed on my first official hunt."

"Jiang Cheng let it go!"

"Good try, but they weren't his by that point. It was jiujiu's present to me. Your spouse destroyed a very precious and expensive gift from my jiujiu."

"Wait a moment...!"

"Jiujiu is not an emotionally open man. These nets were an expression of his love and care."

"Jin Ling...."

"I don't have much left of my parents. Of the people who raised me, only one person remains..."

"Kid."

"That's why I'm going to charge Huanguang-Jun with the cost of the nets, accounting for the inflation. Can you give him this invoice when you see him?"

"You little spoiled brat! Who can afford that much cash?!"

"Someone who thoughtlessly destroys one's family mementos. Huanguang-Jun brought it on himself."

"You..."

"Of course, I could be persuaded to forget about that whole business. Wei-qanbei knows what to do."

"You!!"

[dailydadoodles]

"I'll talk to him guys!!"

[arizonaranger]

The best gift for every Cousland❤️

[comradekatara]

there are only so many world leaders, right? and they’re all beholden to sokka in some major way…

the avatar: will be 35 years old and still have a pavlovian response to sokka saying “all right everyone, time for bed!” 

the firelord: so ride or die it’s honestly concerning

the earth king: owes to sokka his newfound knowledge of basic critical thinking skills

chief of the northern water tribe: his daughter seemed to think he was pretty dope before she turned into the moon

chief of the southern water tribe: thinks her brother is an idiot but has good ideas sometimes, and appreciates the fact that he doesn’t care whether or not he gets credit for them as long as they’re implemented 

not to mention that toph is basically a one-woman weapon of mass destruction who does not listen to anyone—with the crucial exception of one person—and guess who that is!

and he’s basically an honorary member of the white lotus???

basically what I’m saying is sokka secretly rules the world

[ruffboi-mags]

I think what you’re saying is that sokka secretly rules the world and has no fucking idea.

[catgirlcaliphate]

I’m totally on board with this except I think Sokka is an actual, full-fledged member of the White Lotus, and he also doesn’t realize that.

[bisexualbaker]

The White Lotus kept inviting him to meetings, and he showed up and assumed they were just humoring his interest. His initiation was much the same; he’s dead certain that they just gave him a robe and made him part of the ceremony to “feel included”. And he’s super touched by the way they keep inviting him to those meetings and even seem interested in what he has to say! Sometimes (a lot of times, actually, but he doesn’t even notice that) they even use his ideas!

They’re really cool people, those White Lotus guys. Sokka thinks it would be pretty awesome to be a part of their group.

[ajhasmademistakes]

#broke: didnt know they were dating #woke: didnt know they were a secret society member #thought they were just being polite

[ichiro-artosaki]

me when frey:

[fandom-trash-goblin]

Jiang cheng for the ask game

Also asked my @jcs-singular-slut-strand my beloved <3<3<3 and another anon, i'll just put it here. this needs a lot more jin ling but i'm tired sorry

Favourite thing about them: the fact that jiang cheng isn't a genius like wwx. he works hard and he fails and he's still so fucking amazing. he's sandu shengshou, he's sect leader jiang, he's zidian's wielder, he's fucking amazing. jiang cheng goes from this:

the most laughable one was the Yunmeng Jiang Sect, the people of which either had been killed or had scattered, leaving only Jiang Cheng, who was younger than even Lan XiChen and was still a child born yesterday, who had nobody in his hands but still dared call himself sect leader, holding up the banner of rebellion as he recruited new disciples.

to one of the most feared people in the world. everyone needs to clap for him.

propoganda : sect leader jiang convincing rogue cultivators to join, the dichotomy of our poor little dangereuse meow meow, he's trying so hard but he's going the wrong way, man believes his big brother so deeply even when he wants him dead, his fearsome reputation comes from killing his brother but gosh he will cry if you mention that,

Least favourite thing about them: not a least favourite thing tbh just--i so badly wanted the reverse core reveal man. i wanted jiang cheng to throw it in wei wuxian's face that he sacrificed himself first. i know it's not his character, and it's better that way, but i want him to- and then i wanna see the devastation on wwx's face. delicious

Favourite line: this post has that variation of my father picked me five times in my entire life and it made me happy for months that i cannot bring myself to write so you should just click on the link. also, devastation->

the absolute variations of Wei Wuxian!

Don’t you understand? When you’re standing on their side, you’re the bizarre genius, the miraculous hero, the force of the rebellion, the flower that blooms alone. But the second your voice differs from theirs, you’ve lost your mind, you’ve ignored morality, you’ve walked the crooked path. You think you can be immune to all those condemnations as you stay outside of the world and do whatever you want? No such precedent has happened before!

Why do you want his forehead ribbon? To hang yourself and commit suicide? I can lend you my belt, you’re welcome.

Go ahead. What other bad news do you have to report?

something something If you insist on protecting them(the Wen side branch), then I can't protect you

brOTP: Jiang Cheng & Jin Ling. that's his jiujiu, man. you can fucketh right off if you wanna say anything bad. i would love love an explored dynamic between Jiang Cheng & Lan Qiren. also a possible wen ning & jiang cheng or lan wangji & jiang cheng but we are not gonna see it happen in this cannon lmao.

OTP: chengxian. here's why one, two, three, four (gif), five, six, seven (gif), eight (thoughts on different wavelengths), the absolute circles of them saving each other, the fucking golden core reveal scene. golden scene reveal part 2, between this and jonsa, i'm never beating the incest allegations

edit: jiang cheng will always forgive wei wuxian

nOTP: i started out with jiang cheng/lan xichen... but i don't really see it anymore. but i don't hate it either, i will read fics for it if i like the writing.

Random headcanon:

lichtenberg scars. many of them, glowing whenever he uses zidian. here's where i got it from.

man is a savant at politics even if he's loud and angry.

yunmeng jiang absolutely adores their sect leader. i will love you forever if you send me recs all of them. pretend i haven't read a single one.

Lan Qiren has a favourite student that year and his name was not LWJ. Person had the same initials as Jesus Christ.

Unpopular Opinion: liking Jiang Cheng itself might be an unpopular opinion, tbh. but. let me punch wen ning just once. once. i'm sure he's done nothing wrong in his life ever. but please. once

Song I associate with them: zero idea. i'll get back to you on this.

Favourite picture of them:

babey! i think we're underestimating the potential of disney princess jiang cheng // that's his whole damn world he loves them so much // the shepherd's favourite lamb vibes.

[isol-duh]

I am sick and tired of seeing people talk about the similarities between Anakin and Leia or Luke and Padme. Switch it up!

Talk about how Luke learned to be compassionate and see the good in everyone from Beru. How he got his sense of morality from Owen. Owen and Beru are his parents just as much as Anakin and Padme.

Talk about how Leia's knowledge of politics didn't come from Padme, it came from Bail. How she picked up her fighting spirit, not from Anakin but from Breha. Bail and Breha are her parents just like Padme and Anakin.

Give me angsty fics of them mourning the people who raised them. Talk about Leia mourning her people, her planet, and her parents. Bring up how she wanted what was best for people. How she learned of her mother, far before she learned of her father. How Breha and Bail would speak so kindly of their close friend, how they would take trips to the Naboo burial places.

Talk about Luke mourning his aunt and uncle, reminiscing on his childhood on Tattooine, and the stories he heard of not only Anakin but of Shmi as well. Think about how Owen's hate towards Obi-Wan might of affected both Luke's want to become a Jedi and the amount of faith he put into Obi-Wan.

[jonathankai]

Whenever I try to imagine relationship between adult Jin Ling and Jiang Cheng, it's always JC going "boo-hoo, now that he's all grown up, he will fly away from the nest and forget all about me and leave my old bones to rot as things should be" and JL going "FINALLY. FINALLY IT'S MY TURN TO FUSS OVER YOU".

Something like this:

JL: When was the last time you touched grass? No. No, look me in the eyes. Answer the question. When was. The last time. You touched grass? Okay, I'm staying here and I'm not going anywhere until you touch grass. Go on, do it. No. No, don't you dare! Come on. Just a little bit, it's okay. There you go! Wasn't so bad, was it? --------------------------- JC (staying in the distance, holding hands to his mouth and shouting): IS IT ENOUGH BASKING IN THE SUN????? JL (watching him from afar, also holding hands to his mouth and shouting): FORTY SECONS DOESN'T COUNT AS 'BASKING IN THE SUN'!!! JC: FUCK!!! ---------------------------

(Jiang Cheng and Jing Ling are enjoying dinner in silence, when suddenly--) JL: Name three good things that happened to you recently. JC: *grumbles* JL: Come on. JC: Uhh..... Okay, I..... Uuuuuuugh... I saw a cute dog yersteday! JL: Oh, that's a good one. I'll count this for two. JC: Aaaand I just named a good thing that counts for two? JL: That's two plus zero. Think harder, uncle.

--------------------------- JC: Sometimes I wish you flew away from the nest and left my old bones to rot. JL: You should have thought about it before taking care of me.

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

JL: From now on you will sleep at least six hours per night. JC: No. JL: It's either that or hugging Wei Wuxian next time you see him. JC: Six hours is good, I can do that. (Jiang Cheng turns Lotus Pier upside down to find a rat who keeps reporting to Jin Ling about his sleep schedule. He can't find that person. Of course he can't! They are ALL rats!)

[ffxiii-et-al]

[FF16 Post game Eikon issues]

Dion keeps jumping off of things and face planting because he forgets he can't fly. His "dragoon" instinct usually kicks in and saves his ass.

Joshua doesn't know how to heal anyone anymore. Got a booboo? Idk, rub grass on it, that's what regular ppl do right? Sir, please stop giving out medical advice.

Clive still sees gigantic monsters and charges head long into them, but at this point we think it's more of a "Clive thing" than an Ifrit thing, so take that as you will.

Jill is completely normal and adjusted but misses being able to summon ice, mostly for drinking cocktails while she watches the boys do weird residual Eikon shit.

[orallech]

[johanirae]

FFXVI | Ever since Byron Rosfield was introduced, I never had a moment of piece playing this game ;_; If he could just STOP saying "let's talk when we meet again" that would be WONDERFUL, thank you very much!