Mai is always reading...

some smol artist from insta|twt|fb|pixiv♡♡ heavily influenced by danmei♡♡ will create any fanart of stuff I really like♡♡ socials: instagram.com/miriaaijia pixiv.net/users/18584503 twitter.com/miriaaijia

[starcurtain]

Teyvat's "Most Down Bad" Award Goes to Alhaitham for a Second Year Running

Seeing everyone making fun of Alhaitham for his "stalkerish" tendencies in this event is funny, because I feel like a lot of people missed that "Be literally everywhere Kaveh is" has been Alhaitham's MO from the day Kaveh appeared in the game.

From only grabbing his house keys after Kaveh returned from the desert (he couldn't have had both sets of keys at the end of the Archon Quest unless he went home and got Kaveh's copy) to ditching conversations to get back to his house only after Kaveh came home, to showing up without any warning or explanation in Kaveh's hangout with some ridiculous excuse about hearing his voice through noise-cancelling headphones... Refusing to offer any help in the Temple of Silence story quest other than staying in the library with Kaveh...

Since when does Alhaitham willingly cover anyone else's duties?

But this trend of "Be everywhere Kaveh is" didn't start when they were adults. It was already in place when they were still Akademiya students--and it's a trend that didn't end even when they had their fight.

Even when they weren't speaking, Alhaitham dogged Kaveh's every step through published responses to Kaveh's research articles in academic journals. He insisted on keeping a line of communication between himself and Kaveh open, even if the only way to do that was through very public ideological clashes. Pulling Kaveh's pigtails to get his attention lolol. It's implied that, for at least the few years between their fight and Kaveh moving in, this was the only communication between them--Alhaitham's refusal to allow their connection to entirely fade away. (And the fact that this is revealed in Kaveh's character stories--through his precious journal that records the moments of his life that had the most impact on him--shows just how deeply he values the fact that Alhaitham didn't give up.)

Another relevant side note: Alhaitham never asked Kaveh to give up his half of their house. Knowing half of it belonged to Kaveh, knowing that Kaveh may one day want to reclaim his part of it, knowing that it was listed as theirs, Alhaitham moved into the house and made zero effort to change its ownership. He was completely fine with living in "his and Kaveh's house." The stories suggest it was only months later (or even longer) that Kaveh even noticed he had the house, and he transferred away ownership of his portion without Alhaitham ever asking him (or even seemingly wanting him) to do so.

Please, let that sink in. Alhaitham actively left his grandmother's (presumably comfortable) house to move into "his and Kaveh's house," with no apparent explanation for why, and after doing so, he made no attempt to change that "his and Kaveh's" label. He moved into the house with no promise that Kaveh wouldn't show up on the doorstep the very next day and move in too. It almost feels like another deliberate provocation--I've moved into our house, are you going to come stop me? LBR, if Alhaitham had had his way, Kaveh would have been living there with him from Day 1...

There's also the fact that Kaveh literally can't write on a single message board anywhere in the entire nation of Sumeru without Alhaitham hunting his messages down and responding to them (which absolutely no one else does, by the way).

"NUH-UH!" "UH-HUH." "NUH-UH!"

Alhaitham's own character stories tell us explicitly that one of Alhaitham's defining character traits is "He is never where you need him to be," yet somehow...

Shot, and chaser:

Any time Kaveh is in the slightest bit of need or danger or just wants Alhaitham near, Alhaitham is "coincidentally" exactly where Kaveh needs him to be, whenever Kaveh needs him to be there.

Alhaitham didn't just "happen" to run into Kaveh in Port Ormos, an entirely different city from where he was supposed to be working. He didn't just "happen" to read the same terrible book as Kaveh when we know he otherwise would not waste a moment of his time on poorly-written literature...

He didn't just "happen" to appear when Kaveh was upset and needed a distraction in the House of Daena during Kaveh's hangout. He didn't just "happen" to be sitting around waiting when Kaveh needed answers after the Archon Quest. He didn't just "happen" to find Kaveh's academic publications and every single message board posting and respond to them at length and in public.

Which is exactly what Kaveh's mother told Kaveh he needed.

What level of down bad is "Abusing your powers as an Akademiya employee to keep tabs on your crush's library loans"? Just asking for a friend.

The only person for whom Alhaitham just "happens" to be available is Kaveh, over and over and over again--because he is very deliberately making himself a constant presence in Kaveh's life.

(Like, out of all things, I think people really underestimate the devs deliberately paralleling the romantic relationship between Kaveh's mother and father with Kaveh and Alhaitham's relationship. If you want to point to one thing that says "These two characters are intentionally queer-coded," it doesn't get any more obvious than this.)

Alhaitham, are you not embarrassed to be this transparent??? 🫣

[miriaaijia]

One day, A-Ling asked his Jiujiu....

.

.

Well, it was only a matter of time for Jiang Cheng to explain why Jiujiu doesn't have a wife like the other Uncles in lotus pier has. But it was quite the unexpected question to ask out of the blue, Jiang Cheng was caught off-guard.

[miriaaijia]

Back when twitter was "the thing" (speaking like an old man) we stripped Jiang Cheng, and yes it was a success. ♡

Full spread on my pixiv ♡

Here!! 》》

Jiang Cheng Strip Game | miriaaijia #pixiv

#mdzs Jiang Cheng Strip Game - miriaaijiaのイラスト - pixiv

a reupload of my strip game from twitter ♡♡ we stripped Sect Leader Jiang.

It includes the uncensored version of the picture below. ♡

[joshua-beeking]

Concerning the Twitter crash and burn, there's legit people encouraging others not to engage with creators trying to promote things so that Tumblr doesn't become commercialized, and I have to make something very clear:

A small creator who is encouraging people to interact with/share their stuff, trying to make their art/writing/etc known because they want a livable wage when they have NOWHERE ELSE they can turn to anymore and are trying to succeed in an internet that makes it near impossible for them is -never- gonna be the same thing as a celebrity shoving adds into your face to buy their newest clothing brand.

Don't encourage capitalism but do encourage the artists and writers that provide you most of their content for FREE and just want to pay bills like anyone else and already deal with being buried in the algorithm or having their art stolen and reposted.

We don't want adds or for this site to be monetized either, I assure you.

[zeldacw]

Ghibli couples ヾ(•ω•`)o

San & Ashitaka.  Chihiro & Haku.  Sophie & Howl.  Kiki & Tombo.

*prints available at my ax chibi artist alley table B1 (Nov 12 &13) and eventually my online print shop…. OvO;

[miriaaijia]

My process of drawing Hua Cheng ♡

I drew this one quite a long time ago, but here i am trying tumblr. 😅😅 so here is a first post. ♡

[matchablossomweek]

🍵🌸 Matcha Blossom Week 2021 🍵🌸

March 27th - April 3rd 2021

Hello everyone!! This is the pinned post for Matcha Blossom Week 2021! An event celebrating the relationship between Joe and Cherry from Sk8 the Infinity.

Prompts:

3.27 - Birthday

3.28 - Childhood Friends

3.29 - Rivals

3.30 - Calligraphy

3.31 - Cooking

4.1 - Piercings/Tattoos

4.2 - Beef

4.3 - FREE DAY

Rules and FAQ:

What is Matcha Blossom Week?

A week-long tumblr event where authors, artists, and editors can submit fanworks that celebrate Joe and Cherry’s relationship.

What type of fanworks are accepted?

Original fanfiction, artwork, fanmixes, AMVs, cosplay, edits/manips, graphics, photography, and anything else we may have forgotten to mention, as long as it’s your original work.

How do I submit my work?

You can either submit it directly to us (see the link on our blog) or you can post it on your own blog and tag @matchablossomweek somewhere in your post. You can also tag #matchablossomweek2021 (but @ us directly just in case, so we don’t lose your wonderful work!)

Is this only on tumblr?

Nope! You can participate on Twitter by tagging @matchablossomwk

We’ve also created a collection on Ao3!

Is NSFW content okay to submit?

Absolutely!!

We just ask that you put the NSFW material under a cut (“Keep reading” line) and properly tag it with #nsfw (People should be able to scroll through our blog without seeing any triggering content)

Is there anything else I need to know?

Please be respectful to other fans and have fun!!  This week is all about celebrating our love for Joe and Cherry!! 🍵🌸

Questions? Shoot us as an ask and we’ll be happy to answer!

[lansizhuis]

陈情令 — The Untamed will be airing tonight at 8PM

[i-put-the-bi-in-suibian]

WangXian AU where everything is the same but they have soulmarks

Not everybody gets one, but Lan WangJi does. When the little white rabbit appears on his body, right under his left collarbone, it’s the first time he sees his uncle horrified. It was a soulmark that caused his brother, WangJi’s father, to ruin his life. Being a child and not really understanding, Lan WangJi decides he needs to keep his mark hidden as something one should be ashamed of.

Then the most inappropriate boy comes to Cloud Recesses for Lan QiRen’s lessons and between breaking a clan rule on every step he takes he’s flaunting his soulmark to everyone, bragging about it loudly like it’s the most amazing thing. His soulmark is a little white rabbit right over his heart.

By then Lan Wangji knows what a soulmark really means. He also knows how his clan regards them. Allowing something as flimsy as faith to direct one’s life is unreasonable. So he keeps his mark hidden even though it hurts a little. 

It hurts more when it turns out that under all his goofiness and disregard for rules, his soulmate is brave, clever and caring. When Wei WuXian takes care of him in the cave in Dusk Creek Mountain, Lan WangJi clings desperately to his clothes, fighting the temptation to show him.

It only gets worse when Wei WuXian chooses the wrong path. Maybe if Lan WangJi showed him that they belong together, he would change his mind, would retreat from his wicked ways and come back to proper cultivation. But he doesn’t show him. And then it’s too late. And it hurts more than anything.

In his grieving, Lan WangJi brings a branding iron to his chest. He wants to scorch the soulmark away like Wei WuXian was scorched from his life. But he can’t. It’s the last thing that was left of his soulmate.

When WeiWuxian wakes up in a body that isn’t his, the soulmark is the first thing he checks. With great relief, he finds out the little white rabbit is still there. It’s connected to his soul after all. He rubs it with a soft smile, thinking of his soulmate, hoping they are safe.

Meeting Lan WangJi again in this life feels strange. It makes his heart beat fast in panic and fills him with contentment at the same time. He doesn’t understand why the man brings him to Cloud Recesses but he doesn’t have a choice but to follow him.

Seeing the scars on Lan WangJi’s back in the Cold Pond comes with a shock. Wei WuXian can’t imagine what he must have done to deserve such a punishment. Then Lan WangJi turns and Wei WuXian can see the soulmark on his chest. The little white rabbit just like his resting over his heart. The world turns upside down.

This was just a tiny something to warm myself up. Hopefuly more is coming

@mylastbraincql

[pizziccato]

The Pinnacle of Bing-Mei and Bing-Ge’s Face-Off, Part 1

Aaaand I’m back with another extra from Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System.

The title of this extra is 冰妹與冰哥的巔峰對決 and it’s separated into three parts. Actually the title could also be translated into something like “Bing-Mei and Bing-Ge’s Face-Off on the Summit” but it sounded kind of weird to me??

The ‘mei’ in ‘Bing-mei (冰妹)’ means ‘little sister’ and the ‘ge’ in ‘Bing-ge (冰哥)’ means ‘big brother’.

This is the first extra chapter in the series and picks up directly where the main story left off. Basically these guys eloped.

Forgive any inaccurate translation, and please don’t repost.

No warnings for this chapter, it’s as safe as a BL novel could get.

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Keep reading

[lansizhuis]

Out of all the novels you have read, which was has the best plot for you? >:)

oohhhh interesting question ahhhh In terms of pure plot alone, I think I’d have to go with TGCF. Personally, I love parallelisms and echoing of things said and/or done in the past to the present because it leaves such a strong impact on me when executed properly (and maaan is MXTX damn good at that). I think that TGCF is read best when you read it for the second, the third, and more time because the details of aforementioned type of writing becomes louder and louder as you reread. 

I absolutely love the theme on “just one person is enough” (and tbh MXTX does this to SV’s bingqiu and MDZS’ wangxian as well) and what made me go bias for TGCF’s take on it is one of my favorite scenes particularly in Book 4 where that one person for XL was not a love interest - at XL’s lowest point, at XL’s most desperate time, at that tip of the moment where he was going to make or break, it wasn’t a god, it wasn’t a ghost, it was a human that reminded XL of his humanity. THAT ONE PERSON WAS AN UNNAMED CHARACTER AND IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL /sobs i stan the bamboo hat man in case y’all still didn’t know  Clearing it up - there’s nothing wrong if that one person we have in our lives is a love interest but I just really liked how apt it was at that time in XL’s life that it was not HC. This goes on to show us that even us, as mere human beings, as mere regular citizens of the world, and as just one individual can actually have the power to create a wave of change with just one act of kindness. <3

[olderthannetfic]

A New History of Fandom Purges

On November 24th, 2018, I posted a list of major deletions of sites or of content on sites that stripped fandom of its history. A bunch of pro-shipper blogs had just been deleted, and people were nervous. I suppose I was thinking “All this has happened before…”

On December 3rd, 2018, Tumblr’s Department of Irony announced the NSFW ban. Thanks for providing this salutary lesson to The Youth and a billion reblogs to me, I guess.

Today, we have AO3 for writing. Audio, images, and video are in as much danger as ever, yet fans attack AO3 every donation drive. For those of you who forget our past…

HERE IS WHAT HISTORY HAS TAUGHT US!

1992 - Chelsea Quinn Yarbro forces a zine to be destroyed

1995 - Viacom/Paramount goes after fansites

1995 - Anne Rice gets IWTV fic deleted everywhere

1997 - Fox and Lucasfilm go after fansites

1998 - AOL goes after X-Files fansites

2000 - Warner Brothers goes after Harry Potter fansites

2000 - Anne Rice anne rices again

2001 - Tripod Massacre

2001 - Anne Rice goes after IWTV fic on FFN

2001 - The Bronze shut down as Buffy changes networks

2002 - FFN bans porn

2002 - FFN bans RPF

2003 - Gryffindor Tower implodes

2004 - FFN bans script format

2005 - FFN bans CYOA, Readerfic, 2nd person, Songfic

2005 - Sheezyart bans adult content; y!gallery founded

2005 - Viacom/Paramount goes after fansites again

2006 - Sakura Lemon Archive suddenly closes

2007 - Strikethrough, Boldthrough on Livejournal

2007 - Youtube institutes Content ID, deleting many fanvids

2008 - Slash Cotillion closes, taking much historical m/m with it

2009 - GeoCities shuts down, taking old fannish websites

2009 - Greatestjournal shuts down; RPGs deleted

2009 - Marvel gets scans_daily deleted

2009 - imeem, major vidding hub, closes suddenly

2010 - FFN forums purged for inactivity

2010 - DeviantArt purges adult fanfic

2010 - Literate Union goes after Twilight fandom on FFN

2011 - Delicious destroyed by Yahoo’s incompetence

2011 - China arrests women for writing m/m; destroys danmei.org

2012 - major FFN crackdown on porn

2012 - Megaupload deleted for piracy; also destroys vids, podfic

2013 - Max-Dan-Wiz.com purged of fan-generated content

2014 - Quizilla shuts down

2014 - China purges m/m story websites; arrests female authors

2014 - Blip.tv deletes vids

2014 - Viddler deletes vids

2015 - Journalfen’s servers become fully robust, deleting Fandom Wank

2016 - y!Gallery deleted

2016 - Elfwood goes offline

2016 - Audiofic Archive corrupted; major blow to podfic

2017 - Chinese author jailed after being ratted out over fandom drama

2017 - Parents get queer Warrior Cats fic purged from Wattpad

2018 - Tumblr deletes pro-shipper blogs

2018 - Tumblr announces NSFW ban

2018 - Wattpad deletes accounts/fics without warning

2019 - China purges weibo of m/m; more women jailed

This is only a small taste of the many times that:

Fannish moderators got bored, ran out of money, or had a falling out, deleting a site/list/forum along the way.

Sites got bought out and closed for being unprofitable.

Fandom got hit as governments targeted piracy or political dissidents.

Fans grudge reported each other.

Official forums got deleted when the canon finished.

It’s not always malicious. It’s not always about us. But we lose every time.

Some of these purges hit everyone. Many of them hit m/m content specifically or female gaze-y material in general. This is why antis are dead wrong. This is why anti-fujoshi policies end up being anti-m/m policies. This is why we need clear labeling, not content restrictions.

This is why we need AO3.

And it’s why we need a solution for audio, visuals, and video too.

[totallysilvergirl]

So grateful for the historical memory and the long view on a phenomenon many of us have come to late, and/or take for granted.

And this is why AO3 generates twice its goal amount in just a few days: they are irreplaceable.

[sarahbatistapereira]

As someone semi-concerned we’re entering a danger period for fandom as we’ve all come to know it, this was a fascinating skip through history.

[somepinkthing]

Post-canon sect gatherings are about to be wild. Listen. Jin guangyao is dead, lan xichen is in seclusion, jin ling is jin ling, and we haven’t met any other competent sect leader ever. Post-canon sect gatherings are p much all on jiang cheng and huaisang to manage. And sure huaisang could help but. He’s a little shit. If it ain’t a qinghe nie problem, he’s not here for it!!! The second sect leader yao opens his mouth, huaisang is halfway out the door! He has no reputation to save and hasn’t slept in over 10 years!!! He doesn’t care! And jiang cheng! Is Jiang Cheng!

—

jiang cheng: and where do you think you’re going?!

nie huaisang, leaving the meeting: stress is bad for the baby

jiang cheng: what baby?

nie huaisang: me. I’m baby

—

jiang cheng: are you taking shots?!

nie huaisang: yeah want some?

jiang cheng: ………..yes give it here

—

nie huaisang: this is the best way to go about this

other leaders: we don’t believe you

nie huaisang, really doesn’t care what they do anymore this meeting has been going on for 5 hours: that sounds like a you problem

—

nie huaisang seeing off those sect leaders who refused to listen to him: bye! I trust in your ability to handle this your way!!!

nie huaisang: there’s a 30% chance they’re all gonna die

—

jiang cheng: slices a table in half

jiang cheng, throwing some money at the broken table: I’ll pay for that

—

other sect leaders: is this… a liability waiver?

nie huaisang: yeah I had some written up after sect leader jiang broke that guy’s legs last meeting? anyways everyone sign one before going in please

other sect leader: maybe…. sect leader jiang could stop injuring people at meetings instead?

nie huaisang: hahaha No. don’t forget to date your signature.

—

jiang cheng: either we start agreeing or I’m gonna get the whip

nie huaisang: diplomacy at its finest

—

nie huaisang: everyone, welcome to the banquet! the unclean realms welcomes all its allies!

jiang cheng: wei wuxian is sucking face with lan wangji right behind you

nie huaisang: this ain’t about them

—

nie huaisang: sorry I’m late. I ran into a problem on the way

jiang cheng: what problem?

nie huaisang: not wanting to come

—

nie huaisang: we need to do something about your temper. how about you just do what I do?

jiang cheng: which is?

nie huaisang: every time sect leader yao talks I imagine shoving my fist down his throat and watching him choke on it slowly, clutching at his neck, as his face turns blue and he dies.

nie huaisang: really puts me in a much better mood :)

jiang cheng: …. noted

—

jiang cheng vividly imagining killing sect leader yao: oh hey

nie huaisang: what did I tell you?

[lansizhuis]

xie lian is specifically described as not feminine in the novel. He had to keep his wedding veil on as long as possible during that arc because it was said that even with the makeup, it was very clear that he was a dude. I think general consensus in the novel is that he is beautiful but still boyish. As for the manhua, i think it just uses a kind of pretty, anime-ish art style that naturally feminizes characters and appeals to the target audience. (which is girls)

there we go, here’s anon who remembers the description on looks details (thank you!!) and yep def agree that manhua uses the anime-ish art style that you’ve mentioned but i’d gently argue that the target audience isn’t “girls” but specifically “cn fandom” hence the cn aesthetics being put on emphasis

[miriaaijia]

Yeeeeessssss ♡♡♡

[ohsehuns]

The Untamed | Being shady

[ohsehuns]

The Untamed | Happy Ending.

[estelwenadia]

Alone again, Wei Wuxian thought wistfully, each step taking him further and further away from Lan Zhan, and from the other side, Lan Zhan, too, was walking away, and the distance between them widened with each step they took in the opposite direction.

He had been foolish. Spoiled rotten with Lan Zhan’s constant, grounding presence ever since his return. Now that they had completed what they had set out to do, there was no reason for Lan Zhan to stay with him anymore. Lan Zhan had his own Sect and his depressed, traumatised brother to take care of, and Wei Wuxian…

Wei Wuxian was happy. Peaceful, even. What more he could ask for? Jin GuangYao had met a fitting end, Huaisang-xiong had avenged his brother’s death, ChiFeng-Zun had his revenge, Lan SiZhui had been A-Yuan all along and Wen Ning finally had something of his own to do, and he would do it with A-Yuan. He and Jiang Cheng had reconciled, somewhat, hopefully and he hoped Jin Ling was able to accept him better now.

Closure. He had found his closure.

Now all that remained was for him to figure out how to move on from here, like what to do, where to go, things like that.

But first.

Wei Wuxian stopped in his tracks, Chenqing in his hand. Unwittingly he brought the flute to his lips, and his soul sang.

WangXian spread its melodious harmony far and wide across the hills and the horizon, as though Wei Wuxian wanted the entire world to know what the song - specially composed for him by Lan Zhan, someone whom he had never thought to be so important to him- meant to him, the memories it held, the hope it brought, the smiles and laughter and tenderness that came with it.

Just as he reached the last stanza of WangXian…

“Wei Ying.”

The music stopped. For a horrifying second, Wei Wuxian didn’t dare to turn around. It might be an illusion. He might be hearing things. Dreaming. Lan Zhan… Lan Zhan couldn’t possibly come back for him, right?

Heart in his throat, Wei Wuxian slowly turned towards the voice calling his name.

Lan Zhan.

Lan Zhan stood a few steps away, watching him with warmth in his eyes and fondness in his smile.

And Wei Wuxian felt as if he had spread his wings and soared to the sky - he was indescribably overjoyed and relieved to see Lan Zhan again, when he already had set his heart that they might never meet anymore.

“Come back to Gusu with me.”

This time, Wei Wuxian couldn’t find it in his heart to refuse, and even if he could, he didn’t want to.

“I will go anywhere with you, Lan Zhan.”

There it was. He had finally figured out what to do, and where to go after finding his closure.

Go anywhere with Lan Zhan.

Turned out that he would never be alone again afterall.

[jadeyubihuang]

The Untamed Official Weibo Update: Then vs. Now

"He walks that bright bustling road. I take this lonely dark path." - Wei Wu Xian @XiaoZhan

"I want to bring a person back to The Cloud Recessess. Bring him back, hide him." - Lan Wang Ji @WangYiBo

*Note: They used seperated photos of WangXian in the beginning but in the end there's only one photo. This literally made me cry!

"I thought I know him very well, but then it turns out that I know nothing." - Lan Xi Chen @LiuHaiKuan

"Doing bad things, yet still yearning for sympathy, I'm such a person." Jin Guang Yao @ZhuZanJin

"Prostitude's son, no wonder..." - Nie Ming Jue @WangYiZhou

"I am his uncle. Do you have any word to say?" - Jiang Cheng @WangZhuoCheng

"Yes...No... It's all my fault." - Wen Ning @YuBin

"I don't know. I don't know. I really don't know!" - Nie Huai Sang @JiLi

"I'm sorry, and thank you." - Wen Qing @MengZiYi

"A Xian, I'm going to get married, I come to let you see." - Jiang Yan Li @XuanLu

"Meeting by chance, helping each other." - Mingyue Qingfeng Xiao Xing Chen @SongJiYang

"Carrying Shuanghua, traveling the world, with Xingchen, eliminating evil spirits." - Aoxue Lingshuang Song Zi Chen @LiBoWen

"When I was a child, I like sugar. I just couldn't have it." - Xue Yang @WangHaoXuan

"Senior Wei, I am... I am A Yuan." - Lan Shi Zui @ZhengFanXing

"This is my father's sword. I will not let go of it." - Jin Ling @JiPeiXin

"Don't you think that Han Guang Jun is awesome?" - Lan Jing Yi @GuoCheng

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"电视剧陈情令"

"陈情令不说再见"

A Ling, thank you for everything ❤