Hi! iām new to chengxian. so i was wondering, do you have any recs please? preferably long one shots (10k+) and set in the original location (i donāt like modern aus mostly as they are based in the us or uk). sorry for all the stipulations!
HELLO ANON AND WELCOME TO CHENGXIAN!!
I am DELIGHTED to be a source of fic recs, and I have JUST the fics for you.
First of all, I highly recommend checking out the various ao3 collections of past chengxian events, such as Chengxian Happy Ending Fest, or Chengxian Minibang 2023, Chengxian Week 2020, Chengxian Week 2021 , Our Meeting is Inevitable or The Chengxian+ Collection, which are a goldmine of wonderful fics. I'm sure you'll have no trouble finding something to your taste among them!
Now, on to my personal recommendations, under the read more because this got LONG.
Based on what you said you'd prefer, the fic all my dreams have come and gone a half a million times by iri_vail sounds like something you'd enjoy. It's a lovely post-canon shuangjie reconciliation fic, 10k words, with wonderful art. There's frogs too!
consider rivers by Lirazel, 9k, canon divergence fic with no war that rewrote my brain chemistry. Jiang Cheng wants Wei Wuxian to marry Jiang Yanli: lots of yunmeng trio feels, lots and lots and lots of pining.
after the sun sets by Artemis1000, 12k words, it's an amazing fic set during sunshot campaign, lots of hurt/comfort, lots of love and understanding and softness between our two favorite miscommunicators.
electricity between both of us by zyprexd is an absolutely incredible series of two fics that make me go feral. Past w4ngxian, tentative shuangjie reconciliation with long overdue communication, lots of feelings aknowledged and accepted, Wei Wuxian introspection.
Turn Back, Dull Earth by groundwiremantaray, 8k, canon divergence, a whole lot of fluff (with a delightful twist). Though not a oneshot, if you like to read happy times with chengxian, this is absolutely the fic for you.
this love that I most fear by Runespoor, 25k words divided in three chapters, in which a coreless Jiang Cheng has to aknowledge Wei Wuxian as his bastard brother in order for him to become sect leader, with all the relative implications. An angsty delight!
Little Sesame by Rurtle, which is an absolute must read. In which the summoning ritual goes wrong and Wei Wuxian reincarnates into a dog. Shenanigans ensue.
born of waters like blood by Artemis1000 (same Artemis as before) which is one of my absolute favorite fics of all time. Chengxian baby made of resentment and lake waters! Chengxian being dads! An unspecified number of eyes!!!! This fic is a bit shorter than the others I've recced, but absolutely worth reading.
letters from inside the storm by serein, in which everyone has a very bad time (not me though, I enjoyed this IMMENSELY), double whump with a very tentative reconciliation.
if tomorrow would ever come... by Midori_99, 17k, a reincarnation fic in which Wei Wuxian after his death reincarnates into a playful little fox and, despite his best efforts, finds himself once again in Lotus Pier, beside Jiang Cheng (and, really, there's no better place for him to be). The good, GOOD, cathartic angst right here, good food for the soul.
If you'd like EVEN MORE chengxian fics, my bookmarks are open and the fics are all ready to receive lots of love (and of course, if you like, there's my fics too, but they're only open to registered users)
Alright, that's definitely not all the fics I would like to rec, but that's about all I can fit in a single post before it becomes too long.
I suggest of course that you check out other works by the authors I listed, as they are all incredibly talented (and I really really wish I could put more of them here but I tried to contain myself with word count and setting as per your request)
Thank you for the ask anon, I hope you'll enjoy your stay in the chengxian side of fandom and I wish you a wonderful day!!
Everytime Cucumber-bro thinks he's become numb to the nonsense flowing out of Great Master Airplane's mouth, the hack author immediately proceeds to prove him wrong.
This one is gonna be long, so I'm putting it all under a cut. It's a big bunch of me rambling abt favourite Zhuiling fics and how Im love these fics so much. I'm trying to keep better track of all my fav fics, so here we go!!!!
My best friend has the patience of a Saint to put up w me texting paragraphs abt the fanfiction I'm reading at all ridiculous times of day......
After literal months, potentially half a year, I don't know, I can't keep track of time, I have finally posted the first chapter of my take on @star-mail's Virus! Shen Jiu AU (With permission, of course :) ) and here's the link!
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
Aaaaand here are the people who wanted to be tagged:
@leonidele, @8starshadow8, @transshenyuankinnie, also idk if you wanted to get tagged @boahamcock, but here's the fic, it did in fact get made. Eventually. So sorry for the wait!!! Also, here's part 1 of the original comic:
my favorite angry man !!
part 1 - part 2 - part 3 - part 4
Shen Yuan transmigrates but instead of Shen Jiu just magically disappearing, he
You got any jiuyuan fics to recommend? š I havenāt been in that tag in a while but I got this strong urge to go back and completely devour everything
Btw your art is lovely ā¤ļø
Aww thank youĀ š„°Ā As for fics, in no particular order:
The Tiger of HuĀ (and itāsĀ companion POV) - @ruensroad
has to go at the top of the list despite what I just said XD
The Upstart King and his Golden ConcubineĀ - @ilthit
Press A to romance the Scum VillainĀ - @bamboospirit
Lonely BoyĀ - xnemone
Falling for a VillainĀ - princeless
the places where others gave you scarsĀ - Blue_tea06, Chesra, SteamingOwl
whither and bloomĀ - tskmo
another of my top five, in the middle of updating tho
It was for the booksĀ - EssenceOfAnnoyance
Across the StarsĀ - also ruensroad
It says itās incomplete but it has such a satisfying ending
Dear Future Husband, rough draftĀ - embercookieĀ
Three WishesĀ - Kasasagi
also unfinished but a great reverse transmigration
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jbbartram-illu
izzy806
dailybridgerton
baratheonpilled
stormborns
