Rei 🏹⚔️

she/her | 36yo | fanfic writer 🔞 https://linktr.ee/reivanteal

[reivanteal]

Chapter 17 is up!

The Essence of You is officially back from hiatus with CH 17: “Held Without Armor.”

This chapter picks up exactly where we left off — with the fear, care, miscalculation of a moment of passion. Now Mu Qing discovers what it means to be held when you don’t have the strength (or armor) to stand on your own.

Thank you to everyone who waited, reread, or quietly kept this story in their orbit. I’m very glad to be back in this world with these two.

✨🏹✦𓂅✦๑❤️‍🔥๑✦𓂃✦⚔️✨ (Excerpt below)

“No one will miss you if you die.” A humorless smile ghosts his face. His hand releases. Mu Qing screams— Light explodes behind his eyes. “We need more… it may damage—" Struggling to sit up, hands press him down. “—ng? Mu Qing!” A shoulder shoves through the crush of bodies. “I’m here, baobei.” A sun-kissed hand gently tucks damp hair from his face as warm cinnamon coats him. “You’re safe now.”

[reivanteal]

Looking for a new FengQing read this week? Or maybe you want to revisit an old favorite? Great news: The slow-burn returns with Chapter 17 of The Essence of You! Need a little more convincing? I hear you. I've got a another excerpt from the chapter just for you. (Excerpt below)

“Will you stay?” The words are out before he can think better. He stammers on, “To help me. I don’t know why this… I don’t trust the others.”  Only you. Feng Xin squeezes his hand, transferring warmth to him. “I’ve got you,” 

[reivanteal]

Chapter 17 is up!

The Essence of You is officially back from hiatus with CH 17: “Held Without Armor.”

This chapter picks up exactly where we left off — with the fear, care, miscalculation of a moment of passion. Now Mu Qing discovers what it means to be held when you don’t have the strength (or armor) to stand on your own.

Thank you to everyone who waited, reread, or quietly kept this story in their orbit. I’m very glad to be back in this world with these two.

✨🏹✦𓂅✦๑❤️‍🔥๑✦𓂃✦⚔️✨ (Excerpt below)

“No one will miss you if you die.” A humorless smile ghosts his face. His hand releases. Mu Qing screams— Light explodes behind his eyes. “We need more… it may damage—" Struggling to sit up, hands press him down. “—ng? Mu Qing!” A shoulder shoves through the crush of bodies. “I’m here, baobei.” A sun-kissed hand gently tucks damp hair from his face as warm cinnamon coats him. “You’re safe now.”

[razdazberry]

Artists of all mediums:

We don’t acknowledge enough how much time went into creating works that wind up scrolled past or looked at for a handful of seconds. Please, reblog this, show off your art with how long it took you to complete it, and then let’s comment and support our fellow artists’ efforts!

Here’s mine:

Admittedly, this first one took so long because I spent a fat chunk of time just learning/experimenting how to draw Chinese architecture

You don’t have to post the exact time like I did since not all apps have that feature. Just writing your best guess is good 🩵

[sesshomarus-mistress]

Wow. Never want to hear anyone complain about an artist’s commission rates again. This is good insight into the time and cost. Some of you are significantly undercharging!

[reivanteal]

This!!! Add on the experience, practice, skill level, drawing platform (often a cost for serious artists), tools (tablets, etc), and then having to draw for work not just passion (meeting client demands, navigating customer service, legal considerations…)

Artists, especially commissioned and fan artists, need more recognition monetarily!!

[razdazberry]

Legit was not even thinking about the monetary aspect of this when I posted, but this really is revealing I guess 😅

Even charging minimum wage for 96 hours is $696. 36 hours is $261. That doesn’t account for the cost of production (tablet, software, internet, etc), time spent tending to administrative tasks that are necessary for art, practicing, etc.

Additionally, the time logs in my pictures don’t even account for time spent outside of the app for that particular artwork. For example: researching designs so I don’t accidentally draw something culturally offensive, finding references, looking up tutorials when I’m not certain how to achieve a particular effect, etc. I could easily tack on an additional 10+ hours to both of the first two artworks just for the Chinese architecture and armor research, drawing studies, and creating patterned brushes to make a few things easier.

Even if some artists are able to push out a new artwork every few days, so much time, effort, and frustration goes into making a single artwork regardless of talent or skill level.

[razdazberry]

Artists of all mediums:

We don’t acknowledge enough how much time went into creating works that wind up scrolled past or looked at for a handful of seconds. Please, reblog this, show off your art with how long it took you to complete it, and then let’s comment and support our fellow artists’ efforts!

Here’s mine:

Admittedly, this first one took so long because I spent a fat chunk of time just learning/experimenting how to draw Chinese architecture

You don’t have to post the exact time like I did since not all apps have that feature. Just writing your best guess is good 🩵

[sesshomarus-mistress]

Wow. Never want to hear anyone complain about an artist’s commission rates again. This is good insight into the time and cost. Some of you are significantly undercharging!

[reivanteal]

This!!! Add on the experience, practice, skill level, drawing platform (often a cost for serious artists), tools (tablets, etc), and then having to draw for work not just passion (meeting client demands, navigating customer service, legal considerations…)

Artists, especially commissioned and fan artists, need more recognition monetarily!!

[razdazberry]

Sneak peek preview of my art for @le-mori’s QJJ fic for the @fairytalebang!

It’s been lovely working with you, dear! Can’t wait to share both fic and art with everyone soon! 🩵✨

[mintaikkcorpse]

"It's non canon, it's just implied!" My brother/sister/sibiling/whatever the fuck in christ: do you think they just implied it for the lols?

[myrottingbrain]

[meddeef]

I LIVE for when artist draw Kaoru with some muscles. Not an overly dramatic six pack like Kojiro but the kind of muscle you wouldn’t expect to come with someone with his build. Oh my god I love it so much. He’s not a small little twink he’s a grown man i love that.

[devouring-danmei]

This.

Man.

Canonically.

Has.

Muscles.

[meddeef]

sending you virtual flowers because i needed this!! 💐 Some more to add to your pile

[devouring-danmei]

I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THE HOTSPRINGS. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ omfg lol. Yup. Those show the moobies very well. Thank you for sharing them 🥰🥰🥰

[naeunshi]

I'm only honest when it rains💧

If I time it right, the thunder breaks

[peaches-and-lilies]

Our first Monthly Event!

We're working on creating an AO3 collection for writers and artists. If there are any other socials you'd like to have tagged, let us know. Again, we're just starting, so any and all input is helpful as we build our danmei and baihe community!

See our other post or blog home for how join our discord server!

[mo49ko]

(fengqing 🏹⚔️)

fx wanted to surprise mq for their 3 months anniversary !! 💐🌼🌷

[sweepingboy]

i like it when mu qing drops his cool cold god persona and does something only a child who grew up in slums can do, like getting so pissed off when a woman at a local market tries to scam him he actually shows all his hidden xianle style arsenal of curses.

feng xin cusses all the time but in comparison to mu qing he's a toddler repeating fuck, while the latest is a poet, a true master of berating

[ana-hyperfixates-on-tgcf]

I TRIED TO START A NEW SERIES

I'M TRYING TO MOVE ON

FENG XIN WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING IN AN ISEKAI AND WITH BOOBS

Watch me watch this whole thing looking for fem!MQ bc they should always go in pairs

[peaches-and-lilies]

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[peaches-and-lilies]

Our #danmei and #baihe fandom, Peaches & Lilies is officially launched!!

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[razdazberry]

My twelve year old is just casually out here 2D animating a dragon walk cycle on her own like animating a quadruped isn’t one of the hardest things to animate 😱🤯

[razdazberry]

SHE JUST FINISHED. WTF. SHE DID SO WELL!!!

[fengxinzine]

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