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[thirdwifeofriversong]

This moment hits different when you think about it….

Lord Dono, who had somehow attached himself to their party, paused just long enough to say cheerily, “Thank you, Lord Vorkosigan, for a most memorable evening.” He nodded cordially to Count and Countess Vorkosigan, as he followed the Vorbrettens to their groundcar. Well, the operation hadn’t changed Donna/Dono’s vile grip on irony, unfortunately…

“ Who was that?” asked Count Vorkosigan. “Looks familiar, somehow…” —A Civil Campaign, p. 181

Like, hmm, yes, a handsome Vorrutyer man, last seen early-to-mid 40s….. poor Aral out here getting whiplash but doesn’t have time to process it bc of the 50 other disasters happening at the same time

[vicarofhobbiton]

Brothers in Arms

Just finished Brothers in Arms and AHHHHHHH IT'S SO GOOD. An incomplete (due to So Many Things) and disordered (due to excited flailing) list of things I love about this book:

-- that LMB is the kind of writer who uses words like wight and swive in a sci-fi novel

-- that Himbo Cousin Ivan is the hostage! Himbo Cousin Ivan makes an excellent damsel tied to the railroad tracks. so good.

-- Duv Galeni coping with grief through nigh-superhuman violence (I wanna see him again asap)

-- the fact that one of Miles' most far-fetched lies yet turns out to be an actual far-fetched plot that is occurring

-- the fact that said far-fetched lie throws otherwise perceptive people off the scent of the actual plot (Miles losing at winning again, womp womp)

-- Miles and Mark reading one another for filth over and over again from grand plans to the minutest gestures and both being salty about it for different reasons

-- the part where Miles manically recites all of Richard III to thwart truth drugs (choice of play is on the nose annnd I love it sooo much... also it's a minor miracle that this is Miles' first go with fast penta)

-- Miles' continued preference for tall stronk women (well done, short king.)

-- Elli Quinn's "Gods, I've fallen in love with a man who thinks he's an onion."

-- Elli Quinn's summary refusal of Miles' proposal of marriage

-- Elli Quinn's enthusiastic consent immediately thereafter to be Miles' Bodyguard with Benefits

-- Elli Quinn's saving evvverybody's asses and possibly averting millions of deaths by being extremely competent at what was supposed to be a mundane task, that Miles forgot he even told her to do

-- Elli Quinn's whole deal tbh

-- the fact that even though Cordelia is physically worlds away she is present in this book in a Deep Spiritual Sense: "My mother's theology actually... persons before principles."

-- "Yeah, invisible, like air. If it disappeared you'd hardly miss it. Till the next time you came to inhale." (!!!!!!!!!)

-- "He yields to logic. My mother is one of the few people I know who has almost completely conquered the will to be stupid."

-- "MILES, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH YOUR BABY BROTHER??" (I neeeeeeed to see Cordelia and Mark meet! aaaaghghgh)

-- the fact that Commodore Tung spends the entire novel in Brazil eating Mu Shu pork, having amorous adventures, and presumably drinking fancy little drinks with umbrellas in them

[sleepy-hermitarts]

lol been gone forever last time I posted I was reading TCGF buuut I’m back and reading MDZS annnnd i have thoughts! I’m in love with Wei Wuxian he is the mood like ok you get brought back to life are given a gay twinks body and do you freak out? No just act crazy have ruin goof off steal a donkey and ride off into the sunset. Perfect 10/10 love him no notes

[ladysunamireads]

After staying over at Lan Wangji's house one afternoon, Yu Ziyuan notices that her ward returns home limping. Normally, she wouldn't dream of broaching the topic with him, but a few days later, it happens again. And again. And again. She decides to bring the matter up with Jiang Fengmian, but seeing as her husband doesn't understand what she's trying to get at, she's forced to act as the responsible parent in this scenario. While she'd rather eat ground glass than have this sort of conversation with the dumbass she raised, she'll still do it; he is clearly in need of guidance! ● Alternate Universe – Modern Setting, POV Yu Ziyuan, Attempt at Humor, Discussions of underage intercourse, Awkward Conversations, Yu Ziyuan Tries, Not Beta Read, Slow To Update ● Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian & Yu Ziyuan, Jiang Fengmian/Yu Ziyuan, Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji/Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian

[raitala]

New Podfic: "Out of the Bin and Into Your Heart" by Alaceron

Summary:

"Lan Zhan!” Wuxian exclaims as soon as the door to Lan Wangji's apartment opens. “Fake-date me!” The door slams shut in his face.

or, The Best Laid Plans of Wei Wuxian.

[kizzynaiver]

if i ever leave the mdzs fandom, tie me down to a table and put Wuji on repeat until i regain my senses

[franticbindings]

The Vorkosigan saga is a series where the lingering legacy of past conflicts is nearly omnipresent. From the personal all the way to societal level, consequences of the Time of Isolation, Cetagandan Occupation, Mad Yuri's War, Komarran Invasion, and all the rest just keep on coming up. And in case any of the political or emotional stuff is too subtle for you, surprisingly often there is An Old Bomb that's important to the plot.

[wangxianficrecs]

Proud Author Spotlight

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Hi, I wanted to submit a fic for the proud author spotlight, posting updates every 1-2 days, cover at end of first chapter. I wanted to write a fic where Wei Wuxian gets to teach Lan Wangji about cultivation, and where the two of them are the underdogs against a villain who demands the loyalty of any cultivators he can find. An enemies to lovers inspired by Detective Conan, Magic Kaito, and DN Angel.

[Kay: By mentioning DNANgel you actually activated the Sleeper Agent in me. Can't wait to dive into this story!]

Chasing Phantoms

by FoxfireAurey (@aureym)

E, WIP, 56k, Wangxian

Summary: In a world that's forgotten all about cultivation, being the phantom thief Huli Jing is pretty fun—where else can Wei Wuxian flaunt his hard-won cultivation, combining magic tricks with actual magic, wowing crowds while always staying two steps ahead of the police? But this isn’t just a game. No one else has ever believed there was anything more to the fire that cost the world-famous magician Cangse-sanren and her assistant Wei Changze their lives. This is his only chance to discover the truth, one heist at a time. He won’t let anyone, not even the famous high school detective Hanguang-jun, stand in his way. or: No matter what the challenge, from academics to assisting his uncle’s police force, Lan Wangji has always come out on top. That is until a phantom thief escapes him on a moonlit rooftop and steals his breath away. After he discovers Huli Jing is a new student in his own class at the Cloud Recesses Academy, his obsession grows all-consuming. He cannot accept his growing feelings for a criminal, but he cannot deny them either. Between his desire and his duty, something will have to break. Neither of them are prepared for the danger waiting ahead. Story is complete, updates every 1-2 days.

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(Please REBLOG as a signal boost for this hard-working author if you like – or think others might like – this story.)

[therozanov]

THE UNTAMED | episode 34

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

Cnetizens: The wisdom of the working people

[myblurryreality]

MDZS head-canons/Fanon takes

I love reading a good mpreg. A common theme in the MDZS fandom that I run into a lot is WWX hiding the pregnancy from LWJ and I don't agree. I feel like he would be the type to tell LWJ about it with no expectations because depriving a child of their parent or a parent of their child is cruel (safe parents).

WWX isn't nice, he's kind. He's not agreeable or quick to appease those around him. He has no problem having hard conversations and correcting others, but he also doesn't waste time crying about situations that he can't change or his energy would be better used elsewhere.

In a modern AU, I feel like WWX could be put in any career and he'd be successful. I don't quite get the poor WWX in modern with no real explanation in the story on why he's poor (blacklisting/sabotage).

Which leads me to flunk!WWX. WWX would be the straight A student that everyone likes but can't help but be a bit jealous of because he doesn't seem to need to study to maintain his grades. The scholarships that man would receive between his grades, athletics, and other extracurricular activities would be numerous.

Next. WWX is well liked. People and peers find him funny, kind, and cool. Teachers find him helpful, engaging, and intelligent, if a bit energetic. The only people who find him obnoxious or annoying are those who are jealous/envious or those who are abide by hierarchy/classism.

While WWX isn't a mean spirited person, he is fully capable of knowing when he needs to make a point and rub someone's nose in the shit they created.

Remember that everyone is capable of both sides of a spectrum. Someone capable of great kindness is also capable of great cruelty. WWX is a moral person who likes to lead with kindness, but knows there is a time and place for violence and cruelty.

For some reason I find it easier to accept LWJ being experienced over WWX being experienced. Idk why but it just makes more sense in my head.

I love time travel au's, but I think for WWX/LWJ it would have to be a accident. I don't think they'd willingly choose to travel back in time.

In a modern AU, I always either imagine LWJ working for the family business, working in music, or as a librarian. He would do well in just about any career though, but I imagine it would be academic, musical, or both.

In a modern AU, the Lan lectures are an invite only summer camp held for the children of the elite between the ages of 15-18. The boys and girls have different campuses.

Even though it's the antithesis of their nature, I love a good triad/Mafia/mob MDZS AU.

I wish there were more modern AU's that kept WWX's original body in mind. I find most describe him in MXY's body (I assume because of the contrast between him and LWJ).

Did you read all the way down here? 😮 I applaud you 👏🏾😊. Thanks for tuning in to this Week's rambles.

P.S. Sometimes, WWX fix-it fics go too far and instead of WWX being competent, morally upright, and ingenious, he is instead a martyr, appeasing, and kinda pathetic & dumb. Especially, when y'all misrepresent Ghost Cultivation as something immoral and requires him to take in resentful energy as opposed to manipulating it like a bender would.

[wangxianficfinder]

Domestic/Established Wangxian (includes domestic fights/making up, divorce/getting back together, fluff/slice of life...etc)

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estuaries by vesna (mrsronweasley) (E, 34k, WangXian, Modern, Breakup/makeup, breakup mostly happens off-screen, Pining while fucking, Single Dad WWX, brief mention of chronic illness, Angst with a Happy Ending)

Just When I Thought I Was Drowning by Anonymous (G, 163k, WIP, WWX/OC, WangCheng, Past WangXian, Infidelity, Fluff and Angst, Break Up, Post-Break Up, Depression, Mpreg, Hurt No Comfort, Hurt/Comfort, Modern Era, CuckXian, JC Bashing, Does not end with WangXian, Eating Disorders, Character Bashing, Mpreg will only happen after the epilogue, LWJ regrets, Jiang Family Bashing, Possessive Behavior, WWX Protection Squad, Non-Consensual Drug Use, Non-Consensual Touching, YZY is horrible in this fic, Heartbreak, Angst with a Happy Ending)

🔒Life as a House by Terri Botta (Isilwath) (T, 55k, WangXian, Modern AU, Corporate Espionage, Post-Divorce, Father-Son Relationship, Reconciliation, Therapy, Angst with a happy ending)

no balance by silverclaw (T, 20k, WangXian, Modern AU, Post-Divorce Angst with a Happy Ending, Getting Back Together, Netflix Show Host WWX, Concept Artist LWJ, the give LWJ friends agenda, Temporary Amnesia)

not unspectacular things by taizi (T, 14k, WangXian, The Parent Trap Fusion, Unconventional Families, Adopted Children, Misunderstandings, Mutual Pining, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Getting Back Together, Happy Ending, the kids are alright, Families of Choice, Modern AU, Meddling Kids, Unreliable Narrator, Good Sibling JC, Protective NHS, One Big Happy Family, POV Third Person Limited)

🔒The Right to Care by travelingneuritis (E, 61k, wangxian, Modern, Mood Whiplash, musician LWJ, nanny WWX, Developing Relationship, Breakup, Texting, Pining, Eventual Happy Ending, Adoption, Child Abuse, abuse intervention, Miscommunication)

我們的明天; the story of you and me by xuanxuanwo (ostentatiouslyrealistic) (E, 73k, WangXian, Modern, Bookstore, College/University, Writer LWJ, Poet WWX, Exes to Lovers, Exes, Getting Back Together, Crossing Timelines, Mutual Pining, Pining WWX, Friendship, Family, Romance, Poetry, Misunderstandings, Angst with a Happy Ending, Minor Character Death)

there's no promised goodbye here by Yuisaki (T, 54k, WangXian, WWX & WN, JC & WWX, WWX/OCs, Modern, Post-Break Up, Roommates, Domestic Fluff, Drunken Shenanigans, Sharing a Bed, Cuddling & Snuggling, Sharing Clothes, Drinking, Fluff and Angst, Pining, Angst with a Happy Ending, Getting Back Together, Ensemble Cast,bUnreliable Narrator, CW IN BEGINNING NOTES)

🔒💙 Wish I could forget the taste of your skin and the feel of your hands pinning me down by KizuKatana (E, 63k, wangxian, WQ & WWX & WN, modern w/ cultivation, getting back together, BAMF WWX, BAMF LWJ, case fic, pining)

Yesterday Once More by Sweetlittlevampire (T, 22k, wangxian, modern, reality show au, long lost family au, adoption, reunions, lost love, getting back together, found family, angst w/ happy ending)

you'll always know me (ana_cp) by anaphoricae (E, 127k, wangxian, modern, Actor WWX, Teacher LWJ, Getting Back Together, Exes to Lovers, is it exes to lovers if you never quite defined your relationship?, Angst with a Happy Ending, LWJ being cute with children alert, WWX rides a motorcycle, LWJ writes as a hobby, Back hugs as a love language, Sharing Food as a Love Language)

🔒California Here We Come (Right Back Where We Started From) by LizzyPanic (M, 23k, WangXian, LXC & LWJ, Getting Together, Misunderstandings, Communication, Breaking Up & Making Up, Miscommunication, Pining, Modern, America, Break Up, Insecurity)

All According to Plan by pupeez4eva (T, 6k, WangXian, Time Travel, Humor, Cloud recess days, Post-Canon)

An Evening Well Spent by Admiranda (G, 2k, WangXian, Post canon, Fluff, Canon Compliant, wwx and jl bonding, Drunk LWJ, he got himself into this mess, WWX is just along for the ride, playing with your favorite uncles)

🔒 And then I found you by verte_orchidee (G, 5k, WangXian, LSZ/LJY, Family Feels, Accidental Baby Acquisition, the juniors, Fluff, WWX wants a baby, So he shall get a baby)

🔒❤️ Attempting the Impossible by Ariaste for williedustice (T, 36k, WangXian, JC & WWX, Post-Canon, Yunmeng Bros Reconciliation, Adoption, Family Fluff, Kid fic, Family drama, Fluff, 🔒[PODFIC] Attempting the Impossible by Ariaste by lunatique)

🔒 Celestial by apathyinreverie (T, 5k, WangXian, just some silly fluffiness, Smitten LWJ, BAMF WWX, Immortal LWJ, but somehow WWX is still arguably more powerful?, gods messing with mortals, Domestic WangXian, Genius WWX, Post-Canon, Fluff)

🔒 coop d'état by wolfsan11 (G, 4k, WangXian, Fluff and Humor, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Established Relationship, Post-Canon, Chickens, WWX-centric, take a shot for every time wwx calls lwj his husband, Post-Canon Modao Zushi Novel, Married WangXian, therapy chickens)

Dear Hanguang-Jun by cavaleira (M, 8k, WangXian, ZhuiLing, Fluff, Established Relationship, Humor, Post-Canon)

🔒 Echoes, Feelings, Yet to Disappear by GravityWinsAgain (M, 1k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Married WangXian, Protective WWX, Angry WWX, descriptions of LWJ’s whip scars, descriptions of YZY’s abuse of WWX, Discipline Whip, but like only in the context of the scars it left, Hopeful Ending)

Glow by Quiet_crash (G, 2k, WangXian, LSZ & WWX, JL & LJY & LSZ & OYZZ, JC & WWX)

Is Your Old Body Considered a Halloween Costume? by The_peregrine_falcon (G, 3k, WangXian, WWX’s original body, Junior quartet makes an appearance, LQR’s blood pressure is going up, LWJ is chief cultivator, Fluff, Canon Compliant, Post-Canon)

It Kneads Me! by AristoMuse (T, 19k, WangXian, Established Relationship, Fluff, Humor, animal adoption, Cat rearing, Chinese Mythology & Folklore, Some Animal Mishandling, Because WWX, Romance, Canon Compliant, Oblivious cat mom, Everyone else is concerned, Set after WWX and LWJ reunite, Post-Canon, Some angst)

🔒❤️ Joy In the Midst of These Things Series by Glitterbombshell (T/G, 53k, WangXian, Angst with Happy Ending, Post-Canon, Teacher WWX, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, [Podfic] Joy In the Midst of These Things Series by GoLBPodfics (GodOfLaundryBaskets))

Life before you was tragic by covalentbonds (Not Rated, 4k, WangXian, Fluff and Humor)

🔒 Little Stars by Aki_no_hikari (G, 4k, WangXian, Family Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Canon Divergence, Yílíng Wèi Sect)

🔒 Moonlit by Aki_no_hikari (T, 8k, WangXian, Family Fluff, Battle Couple, Yílíng Wèi Sect, Canon-Typical Violence, Teacher WWX)

Open Up Your Hands by etymologyplayground (T, 2k, WangXian, LWJ & MM & WWX, Post-Canon, Banter, Friendship, Double Dating, POV LWJ, this is 95 percent mdzs canon but i love the ep44 mianmian encounter too much to scrap it)

Preparing the Soil by Rynne (T, 26k, WangXian, LQR & LWJ, Post-Canon, Established Relationship, Family Issues, Family Conflict, Uncle-Nephew Relationship, Chinese Holidays, Chinese New Year, Birthdays, Good Kid LSZ, Meta Arguments, POV LWJ, Protective LWJ, Married WangXian, LWJ's Birthday, LSZ's Birthday, Soft WangXian, LWJ Has to Talk a Lot, Gusu Lan Sect Rules Gusu Lan Sect, Letting Go of Resentment, The WWX Rule, Good Sibling LXC, Improving Uncle LQR, Grappling with the Lans' Part in the Siege, learning to be better, Music, LWJ Is a Composer, LWJ Is Good at Communicating Actually, Not JC Friendly, LWJ Birthday Serenade)

Revenge is a Side Dish Best Served With Tea by merakily (G, 7k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Canon Compliant, Protective LWJ, Petty LWJ, Fluff and Humor)

Saw My Life in a Stranger’s Face by timetoboldlygo (T, 27k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Established Relationship, Married Life, Domestic Fluff, Light Angst, wwx’s face changes post-canon to look like his original face, Slight Panic Attack, because lwj doesn’t recognize his husband, the mortifying ordeal of not knowing your own body, the terrifying inevitability of change, taller!wwx theory)

Taking Responsibility by deliciousblizzardshark (T, 6k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Fix-It, Getting Together, Trope Subversion/Inversion, Pretend mpreg, Accidental Baby Acquisition, Fluff and Crack)

Talismans by brooklinegirl (E, 10k, WangXian)

the evenings and the inbetweens by occultings (microcomets) (M, 4k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Established Relationship, Morning Sex, Fluff, ok it’s not quite fluff but it’s feel-goodery, Domestic, Slice of Life, Blow Jobs)

🔒 These Two Most Powerful by stiltonbasket (G, 4k, wangxian, LXC & LWJ, Married Life, Family Feels, Parenthood, Temporary Amnesia, Time Travel, it’s amnesia but it feels like time travel to LWJ, wangxian have more babies, and they are the cutest buns, not your average amnesia fic? there’s no drama here tbh, just soft husbands carrying on with fatherhood, And loving each other, Mild Angst, Happy Ending)

🔒 To heal and nurture by Aki_no_hikari (G, 11k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Memories, Married Couple, Domestic Fluff, Festivals, Healing, Trauma Recovery, Light Angst, but mostly this is wwx living all of his cottagecore fantasies because he deserves it)

🔒 To You, I Am by NeverEnoughWangxian (M, 12k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Case Fic, curse fic, Established Relationship, Fluff, Light Angst with a Happy Ending, Guilt, Implied Sexual Content, Mild Sexual Content, Genius WWX, to be loved is to be Known(tm))

Wei Wuxian, God of Fertility by tired (T, 19k, WangXian, Family Feels, Crack Treated Seriously, Crack, the juniors get REAL drunk, Gossip, POV Multiple, surprisingly not an mpreg fic, Kissing, Self-Esteem Issues, Discussion of Porn and Sex, Post-Canon, SOFT SOFT SOFT, married wangxian, Fluff and Humor)

Where the Lonely Ones Go by CSHfic & VSfic (T, 24k, WangXian, Accidental Baby Acquisition, Case Fic, Night Hunts Fluff, Established Relationship, Mystery, Married Life, Domestic Fluff, Haunting, Kid Fic, Post-Canon, gratuitous use of empathy)

🔒 a thousand fragile and unprovable things by theLoyalRoyalGuard (G, 5k, WangXian, MXY & WWX, MXY & LWJ, Modern, Trans Male Character, Trans MXY, MXY Deserves Happiness, Best Dads Wangxian, Handwaving The Legal System With The Power of LWJ, A little bit of angst, mostly soft, Happy Ending, Gender Happiness, Let LWJ Wear Skirts Agenda, Additional Warnings In Author's Note)

And They Were Married And Had a Son series by yellowcarnations (G, 8k, WangXian, LSZ & WWX, LSZ & LWJ, Modern, POV Outsider, SS is mentioned im sorry, Professors, Domestic Fluff, happy fathers day to the only dads ever, they need more space on the fridge rip, Fluff, can be read separately, professors wangxian, Kid Fic)

are you my wisdom tooth? because i'd like to take you out by yellowcarnations (G, 3k, WangXian, Modern, Established Relationship, Fluff, Humor, this is like drunk lwj but leveled up to the max, its not ooc if u blame it on the anaesthesia)

at no other time by luckymarrow (M, 3k, WangXian, LWJ & MXY & WWX, LWJ & LSZ & WWX, Modern, Queer Families, Queer Youth, Child LSZ, Family Fluff, Non-Explicit Sex, farming, Wangxian Run an Organic Farm as God Intended, Found Family, Families of Choice, Adoption, Trans Male Character, MXY Deserves Happiness, And I'm Gonna Give It To Him Goddammit, Married WangXian, Established Relationship)

emergent properties by luckymarrow (E, 8k, WangXian, Modern AU, Family Fluff, Trans Male Character, Trans LWJ, Queer Families, Queer Youth, Adoption, Baby LSZ, Teen MXY, Crossdressing, but not as a kink, gender expression, Dilf4Dilf Wangxian, Penis In Vagina Sex, Blow Jobs, Domestic Fluff, Fluff and Smut, gender euphoria, Cunnilingus)

🔒 from me to you, my heart to yours by Alaceron (T, 8k, WangXian, Modern, Established Relationship)

🔒 play your love songs all night long by AlfAlfAlfAlfAlf, tardigradeschool (E, 17k, WangXian, Modern AU, Marriage of Convenience, Mutual Pining, Light Angst, Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, One Big Happy Family, Sharing a Bed, (platonically for 13 years), Therapy, Pegging, Hand Jobs, Blow Jobs, Romantic Comedy, Misunderstandings)

🔒 relics of love by Reverie (cl410) (T, 2k, WangXian, Modern, Celebrity, Slice of Life, Child LSZ, Parenthood, Fluff and Humor, Soft WangXian)

the water is wide by detectorist (T, 5k, JC & WWX, WangXian, JC & LSZ, Modern, Established Relationship, Family History, Reunions, Light Angst, Mention of Death/Drowning, Panic Attacks, Family is complicated, it's about the SIBLINGS, Yunmeng Brothers Reconciliation, well…..sort of. they'll get there, the 'jiang cheng is great with kids actually' agenda)

Love You So Much, It Makes Me Sick by DeviyudeThoolika (E, 63k, WangXian, LWJ/MXY, WWX/Other(s), LXC/JGY, Modern, Exes, divorced wangxian, Ten Years Later, Eventual Smut, LWJ going hard to get WWX’s attention, WWX is Loved, As he is in all my universes, Fluff, Smut, Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending)

Four Parts Honey and One Part Vinegar by masked (T, 13k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Established Relationship, Junior Quartet Dynamics, Fluff, Humor, Time Travel, 5+1 Things, Jealous WWX, the Impeccable Trust between WangXian, POV Outsider)

in a westward wind by idrilka (E, 16k, WangXian, Established Relationship, Hurt/Comfort, Wound-Tending, Night-hunting, Body Horror, Part-epistolary)

the lives of birds by bleuett (E, 15k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Domestic Fluff, Gardens & Gardening, Fluff and Humor, Family Feels, Established Relationship, Anal Sex, Rimming, Blow Jobs, Top LWJ/Bottom WWX)

The Ritual by nightwalker (E, 11k, WangXian, Sex Magic, Post-Canon, Fluff and Smut)

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[trulywicked]

More Lore For My MDZS/CQL FICS

So the Emperor generally doesn't want to deal with the annoyance that is the cultivation sects but that doesn't mean he has an issue with cultivation itself.

There are Imperial Court Cultivators. Some were once rogue cultivators that gained the attention of the Imperial Court through great feats or acts of service. Some are the descendants of sect cultivators that were sent to the Imperial Court to serve the Emperor generations ago.

There's usually fifty to one hundred that serve the Emperor, the number fluctuating depending on how prolific the generational Imperial Court Cultivators (heretofore referred to as ICC) have been re: children, and the majority are usually busy on missions and hunts for the Emperor.

Twelve ICCs remain 'with' the Emperor & his court at all times. To protect the Imperial family from curses, resentful creatures, and resentful energy AND to teach the Emperor's sons the foundation of cultivating.

This is so whoever becomes the next Emperor will have at the very least the seed of a golden core. The Emperor is not expected nor encouraged to have a large, powerful golden core because of the time and dedication it takes to build it. The Emperor's attention is meant to remain on governing and protecting his people.

Forming a core as well as learning the bare bones of what cultivators are MEANT to do, and cultivation history provides the Imperial Princes insight into the needs and motivations of the cultivation sects and rogue cultivators so they can make good decisions should they become the next Emperor.

The ICC are ALSO the cudgel should a cultivation sect start thinking themselves above Imperial law.

Unlike most sect cultivators who have become arrogant due to their pedigree and spend a great deal of time on sect politics, ICCs have devoted themselves to their cultivation in order to properly serve the Emperor. They are POWERHOUSES that could easily kick several sect cultivators around like hackysacks.

In addition, part of all ICCs' duties are to train the army in how to fight against cultivators and win. Should the army be deployed against one or more cultivation sect, the ICCs will be attached to various commanders as advisors and/or seconds in command.

All this is to say that, while the Emperor prefers not to involve himself with the sects, he and his army are completely capable of destroying a sect that gets too big for its britches.

[darklynoon-deactivated20170407]

Reblog if you’re 30 or older

This is an experiment to see if there really are as few of us as people think.You can also use this to freak out your followers who think you’re 25 or something. Yay!

[pearlo]

there’s very few things that drive me up the wall in fandom as much as this weird new assumption that fandom is primarily a space for younger people that older folks are only accepted into in a trial basis if they promise to centralize and accommodate younger fans, and further, anything else is creepy and predatory. IT’S OKAY FOR ADULTS TO PRODUCE CONTENT FOR OTHER ADULTS.

[deputychairman]

if I have to read “women in their 30s” used as an insult one more time I swear I’ll - step away from that user and just hang out with the other grownups who consistently create good content because I’m also an adult and too busy comparing car insurance to fight with teenagers on the internet, but goddAMMIT I’ll be annoyed

[teaboot]

I’ve been in this hole since yall lil shits were three apples tall and I’ll die in this hole too

[wangxianficrecs]

Sick Bed Reserved In Gusu Lan by scifigeek14

Sick Bed Reserved In Gusu Lan

by scifigeek14

T, 14k, wangxian

Summary:  An illness ravages the Wens and Wei Wuxian is forced to make a choice about whether or not to seek help.

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The Wens go to the Cloud Recesses to seek help and Lan Wangji frets at Wei Wuxian’s bedside. The world changes.

My comments:  Aahh, this hit the spot in this whole fucking disaster-year and election week in particular.  [Ahaha, here we are in January, and that comment is STILL applicable.]  I needed some hurt/comfort and caretaking and family. POV jumps around, which is lovely, in this case, because you get a peek at how important wwx is in so many lives, and how much they want to help him.

In which a sickness strikes the Wen camp, and they leave for Cloud Recesses to get help before it is too late. Lan Wangji, of course, makes certain they are welcomed and cared for. Since it’s a sickness that mostly ravages non-cultivators, wwx’s secret is out of the bag immediately. This allows people to break down their preconceptions of him (and the Wens) more easily than they would have otherwise.

Excerpt:  *** We need to thank Wei Wuxian for asking the Important Questions:***

[Wen Qing:] “…You have been out cold for almost a week.”

“A week? We’ve been here a full week?” Wei Wuxian asked, stunned. He didn’t even properly remember arriving. “How did I go to the bathroom while unconscious? I hope I haven’t soiled myself in front of Lan Zhan.”

“Wei Wuxian! We are cultivators and doctors. There are ways. Please don’t be so crass.”

canon divergence, fix it, burial mounds, wen remnants, illnesses, fever, sickfic, hurt/comfort, caretaking, asylum, golden core reveal, healing, family feels, brotherly feels, jiang siblings, a-yuan being cute, POV alternating, POV multiple, happy ending, feel good fic, @scifikimmi​

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Throwback Rec

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Original rec by Mojo. Bookmarked on November 7, 2020.

Kay’s comments: Recently been thinking about this story again and thus re-reading it. Gotta say that it’s an even better read now that Covid is no longer at the forefront of our daily lives. The part where Wei Wuxian’s condition turns worse always gets me.

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Retraining - naysaltysalmon - a 陈情令 | The Untamed fic - AO3

Words: 6,127 Genre: Smut/romance Rating: M (sexual content, kink/BDSM)

Pairing: NieYao Characters: Nie Mingjue, Meng Yao/Jin Guangyao

A/N: It is so fucking funny to me that this fic has the highest kudos-to-bookmarks ratio of all my fics, but people are too scared to admit they like it so most of the bookmarks are private. Anyway, boosting this toxic yaoi again because… c'mon… we need more of it. Though I guess canon NieYao does that pretty well already. My point still stands!

Summary:

An image, nearly identical with this one, overlays with the one before Mingjue now.

“I borrowed it from the stables, Clan Leader Nie,” Meng Yao said. His small, delicate hands held a collar and leash, presenting it to him with such guileless innocence.

Now, in Jin Guangyao’s hands – which are similar in constitution but marked by age – he clutches an item with more authority than before. It is a collar and leash as well.

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Despite mutual distrust, Jin Guangyao convinces Nie Mingjue to put on a collar and leash during sex.