;; clutch it like a cornerstone

selective & nonprivate || ask/rp side blog for canon-divergent lord shen || formerly 'flechxtte'

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i’ve been wanting to interact with the fandom again but more as a fellow fan and less of a RP blog, if that makes sense, and so i made this kfp-specific blog @zenballmaster​! 

the reason i bring it up is that i’m kind of hoping if anyone has any more questions for me about shen’s character (how i see it, anyway laughs) or anything else related to the franchise, that they might be directed to that blog instead `v`

i’ll still answer things here, too, if anything is sent

but, like i said, i’d love to sort of just Be A Fan again

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tonight's dinner is just Radish (&turnip)

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only just had the Realization (last one before bed i promise wheezes) that maybe it is kind of unfair in general to pit shen against the other villains for me personally just bc. the story he comes with really does a lot of heavy lifting. he's the only movie villain whose motive literally is just Kill Po. he wants that panda dead

he's not after po's title, he doesn't want to collect po's qi to make himself stronger or prove something to someone else. his goal is to kill po

and i think bc of that more grounded threat, and that the Tone gives him the freedom to be as cruel and murderous as he should be, as well as his direct connection to po's history, there's just not going to be much stronger than him rip

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also. i do remember when i wrote shen much more consistently and frequently that i often felt like i was. toning down some of his behavior, mostly in the sense that i tended to remember him being a lot more rude and Loud than he actually is, which is something i'm noticing now too as i rewatch. he will definitely flip on a dime but in general conversation and especially when he's Comfortable and feeling secure, he's a lot more soft-spoken than i usually remember

sometimes it does come across like he's Trying To Be in order to either fit with an image he wants to display (usually that he's more in control than he actually is) or to lull someone into thinking he's wan and composed and Not A Threat even tho he's not any of those lmao

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i mean that's not like a Massive size difference but it still feels like something

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i appreciate the detail of wolf boss occasionally licking his lips when he's Nervous

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ok i take back the 'inconsistent' comment bc i just noticed when shen Antagonizes tigress near the end and she growls at him, as soon as the camera is back on wolf boss, he licks his lips again and looks Unsure at shen about this lmao (right before it he was laughing)

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i appreciate the detail of wolf boss occasionally licking his lips when he's Nervous

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also i. am utterly Lost on where i want to put my shen/kfp rambles and everything rn lies down so i apologize if they end up All Over The Place

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i think. one of the Big Things that makes shen more of a winner next to the other movie villains for me is that he's so mean, and his meanness is his central unpleasant trait as a villain (compared with the others i think), and that he's in a story where he's really allowed to flaunt it

tai lung is arrogant, overconfident, and entitled but it's easy to see where all that came from. and he's not spiteful in the way that shen is

kai has a very dark sense of humor and i do think he comes closer to Mean than tai lung does. in fact if kfp3 had the same Tone as kfp2, he might also register as the same kind of mean to me too but as it is there's just something about him that's having too much fun terrorizing civilians to have the same feel. compared to shen's high-strung, controlling, and meticulous energy, kai always feels much more laid-back and. ohhh sort of jocular in a roguish, mean-spirited way. he feels like someone who could be downright Sociable in like-minded company (if a bit temperamental)

shen has no like-minded individuals he would be gregarious with outside of the one (1) who literally raised him and even then he is Terrible At It

basically kai is Mean And Having A Great Time, shen is Mean And Fucking Miserable lmao

[zenballmaster]

this was going to be teen shen before I forgot rip

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do u think shen would ever have had the Logic to be extra nice to one of his wolves that got too cozy and/or friendly during their banishment but for the express purpose of riling up the other wolves’ jealousy so they would turn on that one wolf and take care of that problem for him

it’s an interesting idea but i’m pretty sure shen might prefer instead to do just do away with the guy out in front of everyone to inspire fear

i think when it comes down to it shen likes relying on Force and fear to keep his army in line. while he’s smart enough to come up with the first plan i don’t know that it fits his Style if that makes sense

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30 Questions about your muse and their relationships...

A set of questions for your favorite pairing, from a little more of an analytical perspective. Adjust wording as desired.

Can be answered IC or OOC!

What does your muse think of love? Of romance?

How does your muse fall in love?

How does your muse fall out of love?

Is your muse ready and equipped for a relationship?

Is your muse aware of their needs in a relationship?

How vulnerable is your muse ready to be with their partner/s? Is there anything they're hesitant to share?

Which of their needs is your muse willing/ able to voice in their relationships? Which needs do they struggle ( or even refuse ) to articulate?

In what ways is your muse prone to sabotaging their relationships? Do they do these things consciously?

What does your muse want in their relationships that others might be hard-pressed to give?

What drew your muse and their partner/s together?

What keeps your muse and their partner/s together?

What would break your muse and their partner/s apart?

What does your muse want, or expect, out of a relationship?

What does your muse want, or expect, out of their partner/s, specifically?

What does your muse think they're getting from their relationship?

What does your muse bring to their relationship?

How has your muse's experience in their relationship differed from their expectations/previous relationships?

How often do your muse and their partner/s see each other?

How much space/alone time does your muse need from a partner?

What are your muse and their partner/s like on a good day?

What does your muse do when their partner has a bad day?

how physically intimate is your muse with their partner/s?

how emotionally intimate is your muse with their partner/s?

How well do your muse and their partner/s communicate?

How open are your muse and their partner/s about their relationship?

How does your muse talk to other people about their partner/s?

What would your muse be willing to change for their partner?

Would your muse ask/expect their partner to change anything for them? (If so, what?)

Would your muse stay in a relationship if the person didn't like their friends/family/lifestyle etc?

How does your muse behave toward their partner/s during a fight?

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wrong kfp blog..............

[zenballmaster]

3 sentence fics my beloveds........

[zenballmaster]

granted i do cheat like crazy on them tho-- long looong sentences and Dialogue Doesn't Count If It's Only Separated By A Comma

“Just how do you expect this all to end?”

“The same way you do, of course,” Shen says with a smile and a wide sweep of his blade, decapitating a nearby chrsyanthemum in a way which the Soothsayer is not feeling charitable enough to label accidental.

and

It would be only too satisfying to recite ‘I told you so’ as he sits at her bedside and plays the part of a too-clumsy nurse, but he only opens his mouth— and even in the clutches of a miserable, smoldering fever, the disapproving glare she instantly directs his way is too startlingly lucid for him to continue past the word ‘told.’

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would the soothsayer labeling it as accidental be the Uncharitable interpretation tho

shen: (deliberately making a point by including collateral damage)

soothsayer: wow your aim needs some work

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always dying a little over shen's startled 'HFWEH' noise when he almost stabs the soothsayer bc he had no idea she was just standing behind him watching him the whole time

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i think a verse based on the Idea of kfp4 for shen would be interesting (that is, that he has been Resurrected as some sort of vengeful spirit or Something and is now at the beck and call and mercy of this mystery benefactor) but it's basically just the premise of a fic i was once helping someone to brainstorm/write in like. 2014