NebulusCharlie

writer, reader of good stories and Chocolate lover...

[darlingofdots]

After I posted my latest fic I started paying attention to some of the stats on other people's fics as well and please listen to me when I say this: you need to leave a comment if you liked it. I've seen fics with 15000 kudos and less than 400 comments. I did the maths on some of these and maybe five percent of people who leave kudos also write a comment. As a writer, that is incredibly frustrating and demoralising.

Fanfiction is a way of participating in fandom as a community. Sure, I write because it's fun and because I want to, but if I didn't care what other people think, I wouldn't bother posting! Writers invest hours and hours and hours into their work and then you see how many people clearly enjoyed it but their only response is a vague thumbs-up in passing? That's sad. Sometimes I can tell that a fic has been shared or linked somewhere because it suddenly gets a big influx of kudos overnight but not a single comment. I want to know what you think! I want to know what you liked! I want to feel like a part of the community rather than a provider of content for you to passively enjoy!

For the last couple of weeks, I've challenged myself to leave a comment on every fic I read all the way through. I'll copy a line or two that stands out to me and mention at least one specific thing I enjoyed. I thank the author or tell them I look forward to reading more of their work. Fandom should be a shared playground for us all to enjoy and that doesn't work if we don't talk to each other :)

[windwenn]

Hell yeah

[foxes-in-love]

[userfish]

my ducks? in a row. the elephant? addressed. my goose? cooked. my eggs? in several baskets. the bigger fish? fried.

[creez-un-compte]

Your monkeys ?

[thereisalesbianintheforest]

those aren’t mine.

[wangxianficfinder]

I'm in the mood for...

Aug 10th

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1. Hello!!! Good day! ITMF A.) parent traps au (wangxian) like "kick in the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight". Having two ayuans (twins).

B.) Wangxian already confesses to each other during maybe the campaign or gusu lectures.

C.) Wangxian ang Hualian (MDZS & TGCF) crossover fics please plsplzplzplspls medium to super duper long fics if ever, thanks!

That's it for now, thank you sm! @pilisiti

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2. Hi 💙 For ITMF are there any fics where WWX takes the Wen remnants somewhere other than the burial mounds? Or even if he takes them to the burial mounds, fics about them relocating somewhere else (but not with the Lans or Jiangs etc. - no great sects). Thank you 💙💙💙

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3.Hello! I was wondering if anyone could recommend some fics where the junior quartet or any of them witness or realize just how much wangxian suffered and sacrificed to have the love they have after those experiences. Thank you so much!

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4. Hello, I am wondering if there are any fics like One Can Keep A Secret (If He Does Not Know It's There) by H_Belle, where WWX is unknowingly (or even secretly) rich/famous from his inventions.

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5. hello!! I'm looking for any fics where Wei Ying is treated well by everyone mainly the lan clan. something like Love in all forms, something tender by Vrishchika or fics where he's like treated tenderly like a child by them. thank you!!

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6. First, thank you for all you're doing in this fandom. I've tried finding fics in other places but I rarely have as much success as I do here.

Second, IMTF fanfiction where Wei Wuxian didn't grow up with the Jiang clan but also not with any of the other great clans or Baoshan Sanren. It can be that he grew up with a minor clan (I think I once read a fic with him in the Tingshan He clan maybe) or in a temple or with rogue cultivators or common people (be they nobles or merchants or farmers).

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7. ITMF a fic about or featuring wwx cleansing the burial mounds

can be post-canon or canon divergence. @dragon-on-ice

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8. Looking for five where Wei Ying's core rejects Jiang Cheng (I think there is one where Jiang Cheng dies during the surgery because of the rejection). The reasons can vary; Jiang Cheng isn't compatible with Wei King's golden core, the golden core is sentient or semi sentient and doesn't want to be in Jiang Cheng' body. Regardless of the reason, there has to be a rejection of the golden core. I don't care if Jiang Cheng dies or not. @marietsy40-blog

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9. Itmf any fics where wwx is similar to how he was in kryal's the shade of all trees. Basically what I'm looking for is a wwx that acts playful and silly when it's safe and/or convenient to do it, but all along he's actually very competent and serious. Thanks a lot

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10. Hello, thanks for all you do! I have an ITMF, any great post-canon fics regealing Wen Qing as still alive? @peanutbutter-nutella

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11. I was curious if there are any fics set in Canon universe or an AU like modern au or something where lan zhan is killed/ attacked/hurt, even just anything bad happening against him like a rumour/false accusation yk? Mostly bc I want to see Wei Ying dealing with the idea of someone hurting him and Wei ying’s protectiveness, His revenge even if applicable

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12. Are there any fics which have a similar premise to this (beautiful) fan art: @chalionkat

(fanart by lukeawesm, captioned: au! wei wuxian is the main character of lan wangji's novel aka historical wwx and modern lwj - Mod C)

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13. Hello! For ITMF can you please recommend some Wangxian fics in Survival Horror Genre? Thankyou! @lunamooonn

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14. itmf tattooed lwj?? preferably sleeves hidden by his sleeves (lol) @whatifijustnifeyou

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15. Hi! I have a request for ITMF: any stories where wei ying doesn't have low self-esteem or self-worth and where he doesn't feel like he's not good enough for lan zhan. Basically stories where he is bold and confident and aware of how powerful he is. 💜💜

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[looorien]

Sun and Moon

[do-not-u-dare]

is it so bad that I want to act like a stereotypical teenager?? that i want to not give a fuck about school and have a room that looks like everything was tipped from the shelves onto the floor and stay up until 3am everyday scrolling? is it so bad that i want to get up at 12 and sit in my pyjamas for the entire weekend and text my friends all day long?

i want to binge watch a series i want to do stupid shit i want to sneak out at night i want to dye my hair ridiculous colours i want to wear a shit ton of makeup i want to lie in bed half the day doing nothing i want to have sleepovers

i feel like i’m just 9 year old me with an aged up body, fuckass irrational feelings, and a phone

i feel like i’m being treated like a 9 year old with a phone.

i just want my fucking “reckless youth” while it lasts

so maybe i can watch kids do stupid shit and smile and say i was like them once

[do-not-u-dare]

I think you just compressed my post

[pukicho]

Been getting into ceramics lately

[trans-humanoid-automaton]

How do they taste man

[pukicho]

It hasn’t even been five minutes. Why do so many of you think I’m eating it. It hasn’t even been five minutes.

[dr-cute-pink-doctor]

Yeah yeah whatever how do they taste man

[pukicho]

Not so good.

[jacindaelena]

Nikon AF600, Fuji 400, Rhinog Fawr, Cymru by rabbet on bsky

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Hi Amazingly Drawn mdzs!

I tried your wwx oatmeal recipe after the reviews came in to see what the fuss was about (lol).

I gotta say, it’s pretty good? Genuinely just tastes like spicy congee! Nice balance of spice and umami. I added a fried egg for protein and scallions for garnish, and it’s just right.

P.s. Letting it sit on the countertop was indeed the correct and safe way to eat this breakfast. I now trust your recipes with my life.

Love you, bye 😘

Yippee!!! Thank you for having Breakfast with me, Helling!

[hellinglaozu]

and what if i cried into the oatmeal!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[matineaux-deactivated20260222]

kind of weird how parts of your soul are left in various locations without any warning… like yes i’m always at the top of that hill, sitting at the bus stop, in the cool light of the Japanese restaurant, standing at the pier etc etc

[hi-im-ryn]

[wangxianficfinder]

Jiang Cheng Bashing Compilation

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🧡 All will be well when the day is done by abCEE (T, 76k, wangxian, time travel, canon divergence, fix it, not YZY friendly, not Jiang friendly, butterfly effect, no sunshot, madam lan lives, lan WWX)

🧡 Feline misconduct: How Wei Wuxian defeated catboyphobia and seduced his way into becoming Lan Wangji’s lap cat by Papriqua, vicchan (E, 44k, WangXian, Catboy WWX, Mpreg, Eventual Smut, Homophobia, Not JC Friendly, Cloud recesses study Era)

keeping score by hauntedotamatone (T, 6k, LSZ & WWX, Background WangXian, the opposite of reconciliation, Protective WWX, Duelling Grief/Mourning, not for jc fans, Swordfighting, Resentment, LSZ centric, No JC & WWX Reconciliation)

💖 Flawed and Free by Vrishchika (E, 18k, wangxian, major character death, time travel fix-it, dark LWJ, dark LXC, dark gusu lan, temporary character death, not JC friendly, angst, hurt/comfort, WIP)

A Jealous Flower Tries To Break The Sun’s Silver Moon by Preludian_Staves (T, 21k, wangxian, canon divergence, not Jiang friendly, golden core transfer fails, angst w/ happy ending, slow build, hurt/comfort, getting together, courting rituals, WN & WQ live) 

To Take A Wife- Or Perhaps A Husband by Admiranda (T, 2k, post-canon, one-sided JC/LXC, one-sided JC/NHS, kind of, not JC friendly, homophobia) 

State of Decline by FlautistsandPeonies (G, 8k, wangxian, JFM/YZY, not YZY friendly, not JC friendly, post-canon, non-linear narrative, alternating pov) 

Reclamation by CordialCoroner (CordialCrow) (M, 6k, major character death, not JC friendly, canon divergence, post sunshot, revenge) 

Trials of Time by Muggle_Diary (E, 32k, wangxian, major character death, underage, time travel, not jiang friendly, not YZY friendly, not JC friendly, butterfly effect) 

Through the Storm by marhikit (T, 33k, WangXian, Wen Xu/Male OC, WWX has siblings, Canon Divergence, Not Jiang Family Friendly, No golden core transfer, JZX & WWX friendship) 

Bitter Endings; New Beginnings by miixz (T, 7k, wangxian, WWX & WN, ABO, arranged marriage, unrequited love, stalking, not JC friendly, no war au, alpha JC, alpha LWJ, omega WWX, fluff, falling in love) 

To Speak Up by Vrishchika (M, 7k, wangxian, modern, child abuse, child neglect, not jiang friendly)

💖 Resilience. by Vrishchika (T, 7k, wangxian, time travel, not JC friendly, golden core transfer fix-it)

The plagues of Jiang Wanyin by Lyna_Mei (T, 54k, wangxian, post-canon, politics, not JC friendly, family feels, implied/referenced child abuse, torture, minor character death)

A Future Family In A Broken Past by Hauntcats (T, 121k, wangxian, time travel, not jiang friendly)

🧡 the river brought you here by chilianxianzi (Not Rated, 11k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, POV Outsider, Amnesia, Past abuse, Strangulation, Found Family)

peacemaker no more by thelastdboy (G, 6k, JYL & WWX & JC, Jiangs & WWX, JYL & Wen remnants, JYL & WQ, wangxian, modern, no powers au, chronic illness, JYL pov, not JC friendly, mental health issues)

Jiang Cheng- Dumb Ways to Die by such_stuff_as_dreams_are_made_on (Not rated, 7k, major character death, time travel, fix-it of sorts, not JC friendly, not YZY friendly, chapters stand on their own)

Return to Sender by Thesaurus_with_no_words (M, 72k, WIP, WangXian, Canon Divergence, BAMF WWX, Golden Core Transfer Fix-It, Temporary Amnesia, Slow burn)

How can you explain that? by MakoSky22 (T, 4k, WWX & OCs, implied wangxian, angst, gaslighting, outsider pov, not JC friendly, hurt/comfort, angst w/ happy ending)

Let the Heavens be the judge by A_Mirror_of_memories (T, 4k, wangxian, WWX & WQ, minor character death offscreen, time travel, karma, angst w/ happy ending, fluff, CSSR & WCZ live)

The Scapegoat by chiyukimei (T, 4k, wangxian, JL & WWX, bonding, not Jiang friendly, not JC friendly)

Like stones on an unseen board by Vir_Abelasan (Not rated, 11k, wangxian, age difference, dark lwj, manipulation, implied abuse, corporal punishment, happy ending, not jiang friendly) 

Matters of regret and confrontations series by pft_a_Frog22 (Not rated, 19k, WIP, wangxian, not Jiang friendly, time travel, golden core reveal, suicidial ideation, burial mounds, demonic cultivation)

Worth of a Good Man by Vrishchika (G, 6k, wangxian, everybody lives/nobody dies au, not jiang friendly)

bleed by justdoityoufucker (T, 5k, wangxian, time travel, sunshot campaign and post-ssc, families of choice)

💖 Symmetry by Vir_Abelasan (M, 13k, LSZ & WWX, wangxian, mind the tags just in case)

keeping score by hauntedotamatone (T, 6k, LSZ & WWX, wangxian, not JC friendly, the opposite of reconciliation, anger, protective wwx)

on restitution by glitteringmoonlight (M, 98k, LSZ & WWX, WWX & JL, wangxian, dark JC, not JC friendly, captivity, non-graphic torture, angst w/ happy ending)

‘Yunmeng Siblings’ Once by chiyukimei (T, 1k, wangxian, JC & WWX, not JC friendly, post-canon)

violent delights by justdoityoufucker (T, 4k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, No Golden Core Transfer, Not JC Friendly, Found Family)

Story-Shaped by lingering_song (T, 13k, NHS & WWX, WangXian, Post-Canon, CQL verse, Protective NHS, Not JC Friendly)

Without end by barisan (M, 65k, WIP, WangXian, Time Travel, Suicide attempt, Hurt/Comfort, Depressed WWX, JC Canon characteristics, Not YZY & JFM Friendly, Panic attacks, JC will need some time for growth, Traducción al español)

The Long Winding Road Home by Admiranda (T, 12k, WangXian, CS/WCZ, Post-Canon, Time Travel, WCZ & CS live, Not JC Friendly, Fluffy Family Reunion)

Silver (Bloodshot) Eyes by BlueAthena (T, 15k, Mentioned WangXian, WCZ & JC, WCZ & JL, Canon Divergence, Ghost WCZ, BAMF WCZ, JC bashing, Major character death, Revenge, Child JL)

🧡 Never Again by Hauntcats (T, 67k, WangXian, WWX & WQ & WN, Canon Divergence, Time Travel, Golden Core Transfer Fix-It, Angst, Not JC Friendly, BAMF WWX)

catch and release (and catch again) by Gaez (bell_flowers) (T, 18k, wangxian, canon divergence, post-bloodbath of nightless city, limb loss, necromancy, not JC friendly, canon typical violence, WIP)

Insult the Doctor Prior to Surgery by Hauntcats (T, 7k, JC & WWX & JYL, WQ & WWX, wangxian, time travel fix-it, not JC friendly)

Crossing Paths by Ilona22 (M, 21k, wangxian, shapeshifter au, war between sects, not JC friendly, not YZY friendly, war crimes, happy ending)

In Exchange by FlautistsandPeonies (M, 8k, wangxian, major character death (WWX), The Power of Yiling Laozu Sexy)

Restitution by BlueAthena (G, 14k, JL & OFC, JL & WWX, post-canon, sect leader JL, dysfunctional relationships, hurt/comfort, angst, not JC friendly, implied/referenced torture, good uncle WWX, WIP)

My heart knows (you’re the missing piece) by makexianxianhappytoday (T, 67k, wangxian, WWX & Jiang family, BSSR & WWX, canon divergence, rogue cultivator WWX, not Jiang friendly, protective LWJ, butterfly effect, no golden core transfer, WIP) 

If only you knew (what goes on in my mind) by makexianxianhappytoday (G, 7k, wangxian, time travel fix-it, angst w/ happy ending, not Jiang friendly, protective LWJ)

Inchoate by Marinelifeclub (T, 17k, wangxian, WWX leaves Jiang Sect, bad parent YZY & JFM, not JC friendly, not YZY friendly, rogue cultivator WWX, protective LWJ, no golden core transfer, dark JFM, WIP)

Cutting Out a Different Path by T98 (M, 17k, wangxian, LWJ & WN, NHS & WWX, WN & WWX & WQ, time travel fix-it, post-sunshot, burial mounds settlement days, sect leader WWX, not JC friendly, happy ending, WIP)

Away from Trouble by Ilona22 (M, 15k, wangxian, canon divergence, not JC friendly, happy ending)

I’ll Take the Path of Thorns by Admiranda (G, 6k, wangxian, cloud recesses study era, curses, not JC friendly, clever WWX, baby wangxian)

These Barren Lands In Between by lingering_song (T, 4k, wangxian, JC & WWX, post-canon, outsider POV, married wangxian, misunderstandings, politics, implied/referenced abuse, not JC friendly)

Not Jiang Cheng Friendly collection

[rowein1102]

Wangxian again, looking each other romantically 😌💖

[millenianthemums]

sometimes plushies make me cry because it’s like. they’re little guys made to be loved. their only purpose is to be held and hugged and loved. we made them because we love making things and we love loving things. and they’re so cute

[morriganwarrior]

Years back, I was working at a specialty store, and we got this HUGE crate of plushy toys. They were all insanely cute and squishy. I knew kids would go nuts for them, as it was the first week of December, so parents and grandparents often had kids with them while shopping for furniture, lamps, cooking equipment, lights, etc.

One night, I was working my last hour of my shift covering the Customer Service desk, which meant when I wasn't busy, I was supposed to help clean up around the cash registers, including taking back items people changed their minds about at the checkout. Earlier, I had witnessed a kid carrying thos cute plushy toy. It was a brown and white hedgehog. The kid, at the checkout, saw a remote control car and he told his dad he qanted it. The dad told him, "The plushy or the car- you can't have both" (by the way, I respect boundaries with kids and parents sticking to their guns about it), and the kid picked the car.

So, I'm cleaning up, have less than an hour left of my shift, and I see the little plushy hedgehog. Somehow, he never got put back nor had anyone else seen him and decided to buy him. He was just sitting there, slumped to the side, unattended.

It's Christmas and I'm a sentimental old sap at heart. My brain starts replaying the scene from RUDOLPH where he's on the Island of Misfot Toys, and is told a toy is never truly happy until it is loved. I picked him up and quickly took him back to the bin with the plushies but... It was empty. He was literally the last plushy toy and my boss was about to wheel the bin out. We weren't getting any more toys till November, so that meant any toys left at this point needed to sell or they'd be sent to the dump.

I brought the little hedgehog to the front, figuring someone would see him with the candy, candles, & Christmas brick-a-brack, and fall in love with him. When I finished my shift, I went to ask my manager a question and as I passed the Christmas candle display - there he sat, the sad little slumped over hedgehog plushy. No one had bought him, or even moved him.

My manager, Phillip, saw me and the hedgehog. He asked how the hedgehog got there. I told him how I'd put him there when the bin got sent back, and he was the only plushy left. Philip had kids, I figured he'd probably get sentimental and buy it for his kids. Nope. He shrugged and said he'd send it back to be disposed of.

That night, I came home with a plushy hedgehog in my passenger seat. My mom saw him and just thought he was the cutest little hedgehog and asked what I wanted to do with him. I told her the story, then added I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do with him.

My mom is a child psychiatrist, specializing in children with PTSD and brain damage that results in learning problems/issues with processing their emotions. She asked if she could have the plushy hedgehog (even offered to pay me for him, she didn't expect me to just give him over), so kids could hug him when they were upset in session.

Murphy, the plushy hedgehog that still slumps a little to the left when seated, has been hugged by hundreds of kids. Little girls have held him tight while explaining about bullies, little boys have held him tight while crying over their panic attacks, younger siblings have held him to whisper secrets while elder siblings and parents talk about self-soothing techniques, teenagers have hugged Murphy while talking about the worst day of their lives. Murphy has also been hugged by kids excitedly chatting about a new friend at school, a teen girl excited to be called by her name instead of her dead-name, little kids proudly saying they've mastered their ABCs, and even staff members who just need to come chat over a case they are having trouble with.

Every now and then, my mom brings Murphy home for a weekend. He gets washed (she calls it a Spa Weekend, to her coworkers, all of them laughing), dried, and sits outside with my mom in the sunshine to get aired out, then on Monday, they are back to work. Some kids even just ask to hold Murphy while they talk, no matter their mood or what they want to talk about. They just want to hug Murphy.

So yes. Plushies are made for one purpose. To be hugged and loved. To be a comfort.

[theharlotofferelden]

[1lluminae-files]

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8/9/2026

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[nebuluscharlie]

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Part 7 is up folks! I hope you enjoy it!

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