meanmaya

21 | she/they czech (cz/eng/cn) danmei (dwavtk, t97, meatbun, 6yao) twitter: https://x.com/mayaismean ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/meanmaya

[owlmaya]

赠尔铃铛: DVAWTK Extra 3

In January I posted a summary of a print only third extra from the simplified Chinese edition of dvawtk, which I have now translated! (og summary here)

The extra is very short, barely 1.5 pages in the original, but I think it's very sweet!

You can read the full extra here:

Dvawtk extra 3

Give You a Bell (赠尔铃铛) by Cyan Wings (tl note: no AI or MTL was used, but some parts may sound a bit awkward due to human error and the fac

I apologise if some parts don't flow well or sound awkward, this was my first time translating something like this and English isn't my first language (nor is it Chinese, so there can be some slight errors). If you have questions, I will gladly explain!

[owlmaya]

wish him happy birthday, everyone

(i found out the correct date is the 27th after finishing this, so don’t mind that)

[owlmaya]

he could have never imagined that the cake, and that Xie Xue… never existed at all

[canayams-art]

[WIP ⚠️]

Wanted to draw xiahou lian laughing because things are currently so wretched for him in my current novel reread 😭

[patchworkgoblin]

I think I've settled into a look for him now

[ahllohehn]

everyone go read Devil Venerable Also Wants To Know for clear skin

[owlmaya]

shen jiu warm-up

[owlmaya]

a night in pattaya

(City of Angels)

[owlmaya]

i drew bingyuan celebrating easter the czech way!

to explain: on easter monday the boys hit girls with a braided willow whip (which is supposed to keep them young), and in return they give the boys easter eggs

it’s a pretty unique easter tradition, so aside from it being silly and fun, i also wanted to share it (because im czech)

[owlmaya]

a quick cozy cezhou for xiao chiye’s bday 🎉

[owlmaya]

sleeping through the literature conference

[owlmaya]

“Li Yuze!”

[sitervlitoy]

"The impact when Shen Zechuan rushed into him sent him half a step back, but at the same time, he took all of this white bird into his bosom, embracing him in a tight hug."

[kundool]

La Belle Dame Sans Merci

but cezhou 🐺🦊

[owlmaya]

i gave up on this wip but since i finally finished translating the extra i decided to share it anyways

[alliumms]

Coming on here to say: Why does no one here know or talk about Qing Gu 情蛊, "Love Poison" by He Yu 荷煜 because I just discovered it last night from scrolling through MaoEr and I'M OBSESSED (just like the ML with the MC 😭)

In short, it's a yandere danmei, with a vibe similar to Midsommar. But instead of a cult in Sweden, we have a reclusive Miao clan in the mountains. The MC and his friends are here for a uni research project, and the ML falls in love at first sight with the MC. When they leave, their truck "accidentally" broke down and they had to stay with the ML, who also happen to be the leader of their hideaway village.

The Miao people have been historically thought to know how to cast "gu", which is sort of like poison magic, using natural toxins from insects and plants. It's been said that some Miao women are exceptional at casting gu, and will entrap men they fancy in "love poison." That's the setting we're walking into and it is DELICIOUS!!

I love TGCF and it's one of my favourite stories, but I have a huge thing for very toxic, dark, obsessive romances — most of the time, they're queer. (My favourite show is NBC Hannibal (.❛ ᴗ ❛.)) Usually, I gravitate towards psychological horror, body horror, gore — but still with a happy ending. So this story is right up my alley, even though I'm only on episode four. The production of the audiodrama is also top notch!! The art is beautiful and the songs will entrap you like gu.

I'm considering this for a future translation project because NO ONE TALKS ABOUT IT 💔

Anyways, just came on to yell about it for a bit. I wonder if anyone here is also into the same stuff I am hehe

[owlmaya]

a guy so horrible his own gu king HATES his guts

aka shen jianqing, my (nu)gu king