vineta

vineta’s blog - featuring vents, rambles, nonsense, character updates, and reblogs of icons and gifs I find and love. (I no longer write WangXian, sry) (old | he/him | proship)

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Which Wen Chao ship fic should I do next?

Wen Chao/Meng Yao (Omegaverse)

Wen Chao/Xue Yang (Omegaverse)

Wen Chao/Meng Yao (modern AU)

Wen Chao/Nie Huaisang (modern AU)

Wen Chao/Nie Huaisang (Omegaverse)

Wen Chao/Jiang Cheng (similar concept to “No Longer Human”)

Voting ended onApr 23

If there are other combos/concepts you’d like to see, feel free to hmu with em 👀 The winning one will be started when I finish “Influence” (a XY/WX fic)

(While I usually do NHS with WX, I kinda like the idea of NHS doing a fake dating with WC because he’s the definition of a bad influence. Or WC behaving himself solely bc NHS dislikes when he doesn’t. I love when characters try to be good for someone they like)

[romiiarts]

hidden pregnancy

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oh crud it’s gonna be May soon

(Do I use this as a chance to participate in mermay by posting themed fics for the first time in years?)

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I was so excited because tomorrow night, I can stay up late writing fanfics since I’m off Wednesdays

And then I remembered…

My day off is Friday this week 😐 and I can’t stay up late Thursday because I have a doctor’s appointment first thing Friday morning or they won’t refill my T because my prescription is out of refills and my old doctor retired… and it’s an hour away 😭😭😭

(I deserve double chocolate chip vegan muffins. Praying the store by the doctor’s office has them in stock Friday)

(Which reminds me - y’all think I can convince the doctor to let me take an allergy test? To verify on paper what specifically I’m allergic to about milk. And also make sure I have no other allergies)

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I miss when my tiktoks got views. My most popular edits easily broke 1K within a day. I have edits for the Nie bros that hit 30k+ - but now I can’t break 1K no matter how hard I try. I have a WangXian edit from March that’s barely past 900 views. I’ve started moving on to other fandoms, thinking maybe there aren’t MDZS fans on TikTok anymore. I’m seeing similar results, though.

It’s disheartening to see content you work so hard for so so poorly. I love making edits - any excuse to make people sad. It was my hobby. I would have people commenting that I need to pay for their therapy bills. It was my greatest joy.

I miss it and I miss the fandom feeling. I think it’s why I’m trying to focus on fanfics for now. It’s easier to engage with people in fanfics. I can make content for ships more easily to attract people with taste as weird as mine. And they’re so excited for content, I may even get lucky enough to get a comment!

I just miss having that level of engagement on tiktok :-/ the app sucks now

[wifiwuxians]

people seem to get really pressed any time i draw the yi city group and xue yang and song lan are presented amicably in any capacity, like they scramble to be like "xue yang would never do that". xue yang wouldnt do a lot of things we draw him doing but nobody ever seems to have a problem until it involves song lan. so if i say they're gonna hug, they're gonna hug.

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People forget that the best part about fan content is that we can do whatever we want with it (I’m looking at you, user who complained about how I write Omega Wen Chao)

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WHAT ABOUT SU SHE/WEN XU?! Or Su She/Wen Chao?!

I say this but it’s so hard for me to write Su She with anyone but Wei Wuxian 🤔

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My two current WIP fics.

Safe Haven is currently up on AO3 as a WIP with one chapter out. It is following Wen Chao and Xue Yang in a modern AU. I’m hoping to really capture the concept of found family. I also realized after publishing that this is the 2nd fic I’ve posted where a character lost an arm at the start (the other being a NieYao fic - In Case of Emergency, Break to Open). I think this one will be much messier than the other in that Wen Chao isn’t someone I write as being as stubborn as Mingjue and Xue Yang isn’t as “docile” as Meng Yao. So it’ll be a fun adventure. (Also I’ll need to reread that NieYao fic because I could’ve sworn it was finished?)

For Influence, it’s a Xue Yang and Wen Xu modern AU fic (someone requested I write the ship, and I like starting with modern AUs for new ships so I can really play with the dynamic out if canon constraints). I haven’t posted it yet, as I’m still playing around with idea for the fic. As of right now, the basic idea is slightly influenced by a manga I read where a character decides to “fake date” another as a form of revenge (but they do get a happy ending). It’s a very ambitious concept for me (I’ve been trying to remember the word ambitious all weekend and now I finally remember!) but I hope it’s everything the fan of the ship was hoping for!

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Update - quick reread and I’ve decided to mark “In Case of Emergency, Break to Open” as complete at 3 chapters.

I may go through and slowly check old WIP fics to see if any others should be marked as done as well. I know I want Look at Me to be 5 chapters and I even have the draft of chapter 2 hidden somewhere (I outlined the story to be 5 chapters). But I think most of the fics in Let Fate Decide can be marked as done (for my omegaverse fans, it’s one focused on the idea of fated mates). Conversely, while the stories of the Sin of the Sword are very much unfinished, I can’t see myself continuing the series and may mark it abandoned.

I do want to revisit Third Wheel (which is mean to end with 2 poly ships rofl) since I only need to write the WangXianSan chapter. And maybe Of Shadows and Snow (I’ve been craving SongXue lately).

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My two current WIP fics.

Safe Haven is currently up on AO3 as a WIP with one chapter out. It is following Wen Chao and Xue Yang in a modern AU. I’m hoping to really capture the concept of found family. I also realized after publishing that this is the 2nd fic I’ve posted where a character lost an arm at the start (the other being a NieYao fic - In Case of Emergency, Break to Open). I think this one will be much messier than the other in that Wen Chao isn’t someone I write as being as stubborn as Mingjue and Xue Yang isn’t as “docile” as Meng Yao. So it’ll be a fun adventure. (Also I’ll need to reread that NieYao fic because I could’ve sworn it was finished?)

For Influence, it’s a Xue Yang and Wen Xu modern AU fic (someone requested I write the ship, and I like starting with modern AUs for new ships so I can really play with the dynamic out if canon constraints). I haven’t posted it yet, as I’m still playing around with idea for the fic. As of right now, the basic idea is slightly influenced by a manga I read where a character decides to “fake date” another as a form of revenge (but they do get a happy ending). It’s a very ambitious concept for me (I’ve been trying to remember the word ambitious all weekend and now I finally remember!) but I hope it’s everything the fan of the ship was hoping for!

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I told myself I could definitely handle the anime that opens with a warning about mental health

One episode in and I feel a little empty 😐 idk if I can binge this one

I bit off more than I could chew and may need to watch something fluffy tomorrow instead

Anyone wanna send some recs for anime available on Crunchyroll? I just finished Skip and Loafer. Before that it was Bean Counter (A+ I need more). Before that it was Tamon’s B-Side (ending wasn’t great, but I enjoyed imagining it as a SVSSS AU). I’m also working through An Observation Log of my Fiance Who Calls Herself a Villainess, Always a Catch, and Pardon the Intrusion I’m Home! as they come out (Not really loving that third one, though).

I adored The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess, lost interest in SHIROHIYO - Reincarnated as a Neglected Noble: Raising My Younger Brother, binged Recovery of an MMO Junky really fast (It was nice getting to watch an anime about gamers that wasn’t about high schoolers). Also while I’m not an SAO fan, I did really enjoy Gungale Online! Ah- and I couldn’t finish May I Ask For One Final Thing because I couldn’t stand the male lead and how he spoke about the main character

I’ve seen a lot more than what I’ve listed but this is just the tip of the iceberg bird. I’ve been an anime fan for over half of my life, after all. However, if you recommend anything, I’d love to hear what you liked instead of just an “it’s good” (that’s what made me avoid JJK for years. If someone sent me Todo and Choso clips of them just being weird, I would’ve watched it faster. I love stupid men.)

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Oops... I did it again

When inspiration hits, you take what you can get. But the inspiration being for everything except my WIP fics is driving me nuts. I just want to write more XianShe, guys...

[wifiwuxians]

Hi! I’m the fanfic anon! I sent anon and originally because I was nervous about admitting how much I love someone’s art to them 😅 anyway! I promise I will write XueChao! I’ll start plotting something as soon as I finish the SangXu fic I’m currently writing (the SangXu one is going to be, like, 2 chapters I’m just not done with the 2nd, I’ve just had rly bad SangXu brainrot in the last 24 hours). If you’re ever on AO3, I publish all of my fics on there as oxiikii :)

I will say I’ve written a lot of ChengChao! I mostly write modern AUs bc I have more freedom that way, but I’ve also done canon-divergence and the always fun omegaverse! I was even considering making a ChengChao fic connected to the SangXu I’m writing now (but if I did, Wen Chao would have to be headless most of the fic 🥲)

I enjoy playing around with ship combos and committing shipping anarchy, so I definitely want to find a way to write XueChao (I only had them as exes in a SongXue modern AU a few years ago and Wen Chao wasn’t a very good person in the fic and never got redeemed bc I didn’t adore him back then) but I hope whatever XueChao fic I come up with is something you’ll enjoy! I enjoy writing fics with both of them, so it’ll be fun to mix things up and pair them together!

omg this is SO LOVELY... also please don't be nervous i am literally so honored to hear this... (and if you want me to reply privately i can hide this ask ASAP and just paste what i said into a DM LOL)

also it's nuts because i JUST thought of SangXu and MingChao (and SangChao... hi... bye...) like, a week ago, and suddenly it's manifesting!!! right here in my inbox!!!! so i approve 1000% of that! also HSJJHJD HOW DID HE END UP HEADLESS... POOR GUY (kinda). jiang cheng quest to retrieve wen chao's missing head ... this makes me happy all around though because whenever i'd want to read anything that wasn't my own stuff, the well would be empty! XUECHAO!! MANIFEST!!! (also it's your chance to redeem him now if you'd like... i've also had them as exes in songxue stuff lol and a friend and i came up with the Ultimate Chaos, SongXueChao... trust me, the less you know the better /j) i guarantee i will be so happy because there's just Nothing for the ship and i will be well fed!!

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Hi! I don’t mind the answer to my ask being public- it means others might see the crazy crack ships I write and be (morbidly) curious! I am all about tempting others into my crack ships and rare pairs! I’ve even converted ppl to SangXu in the past! I write them so much! And I recently got people into my “doomed old men” ship (Zhuliu/Guangshan. They are easily the first ship I’ve successfully written an unhappy ending for in MDZS)

For the headless thing- I recently read vol 1 of the manga “A Howl of the Heart” so I got “technically not alive boyfriend” brainrot (it’s my guilty pleasure, I’m slowly working through The Summer Hikaru Died, which says enough I think). So I played with the idea of a similar concept to the undead in that series but with Fierce Corpses. Ie, what if a fierce corpse became docile and obedient no matter the means of death if you remove the head! And what if WWX was pushed to create more of these soldiers for the cultivation world in exchange for the safety of the Wen remnants?

So the fic I’m working on today is a SangXu one with this concept where Huaisang just happened to get Wen Xu’s body as his undead headless bodyguard (and yes, he will retrieve the head. You cannot kiss a headless fierce corpse, after all).

For the ChengChao version, I think the concept would switch a bit more where Wen Chao is given to Jiang Cheng as a “do whatever you want” rather than a corpse with a purpose. But it’s no fun just taking your anger out on an undead body. So maybe he’d make WWX try putting the head back on 🤔 it’s a running idea and a WIP plot.

I get a lot of ideas and enjoy writing them out. You should see some of the crazy ships I come up with! One of my WIP fics is a Wen Zhuliu/Jin Guangshan fic (a modern AU where Wen Zhuliu accidentally adopts Mo Xuanyu. It has background Xuanyu/Xue Yang).

I’ve also written Wen Xu/Xichen thanks to a request on Reddit, I wrote Mingjue/Xuanyu at one point but ultimately didn’t enjoy it enough to write more in the future, Xuanyu/Wangji, and while it’s often unpopular, my absolutely adore writing Wei Wuxian with Su She. It’s gotten so bad, I cannot write them with anyone else anymore (rip my SuYao days). I really have been wanting to write Su She with Wen Xu but I get sad at the idea of splitting him up from the guy I’ve set up as his emotional support extrovert now.

(Also sorry I know I ramble- I haven’t had anyone to talk about my crack ships to in years 😭 aside from a few ppl on reddit but they apparently done like omega Wen Chao and I know for a fact that man is an omega… just one who isn’t allowed to embrace it)

For reference: these are the top 10 ships I’ve written for, though I don’t write WangXian anymore (also if you filter out WangXian, Zhuliu/Guangshan only shows 3 fics for some reason? I’ve written 4 for them, but it also is weird on mobile about showing that I got comments on my most recent SangXu fic).

(Also if I am going about communication weird plz bear with me- I feel old every time I try to use tumblr bc I haven’t touched it in years)

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Y’all, I made it worse.

I swore I’d write one of the WIP fics. I was very excited to write it.

And then I sat down… and started another SangXu fic. Please forgive me, any of my readers that see this

(Also I need someone to read it and tell me if it counts as necrophilia)

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“Okay I took two days off of work in a row using PTO so I can really rest up and recharge! Time to continue my WIP fics!” - a quote from me, optimistic, naive, and ready to go.

And then I couldn’t figure out what to write

I gave up last night at 10pm and said I’d just go to bed early despite having been committed to stay up late

I was laying there, daydreaming

And then a vision came to me - an image I’ve been daydreaming of: Wen Xu, standing over the body of his father, after taking him down to protect someone.

Which is why, instead of continuing literally any of my WIP fics that people have commented on recently, I wrote a brand new one-shot about Wen Xu being delusional about Nie Huaisang…

I’m sorry to my NieYao, XianShe, and Guangshan/Zhuliu fans 🥲 the inspiration of a writer is unpredictable

(And to any crack ship loving fans that see this… I write lots of crack ship fics for MDZS/The Untamed! My main go to is SangXu and ChengChao, but I also write whatever my heart thinks is a good idea. Someone on Reddit even convinced me to give Xichen/Wen Xu a shot and I really like how that fic turned out!)

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I ask myself why I’m broke and then I do stuff like this.

I will say, so far A Howl of the Heart is the best one. I went in expecting an amnesia brainwashing story, but I basically got a trope I feel I’ve bumped into too many times but cling to every time (Gojo/Geto fans and The Summer Hikaru Died fans may know the trope too well haha). I am heartbroken that I have to wait for July for vol 2, I’m so captivated and desperate for more and my life is temporarily devoid of meaning… 😭😭😭

I actually really disliked Platinum Blood. I feel like chapter 1 was misplaced in the story and while I’ve been reading manga long enough to not be bothered by odd tropes and content, the implications of how Gil reacted towards the kid was a little uncomfortable and it’s not really addressed since it’s a one-shot.

My Bias is Showing was better than I expected. I have really been enjoying idol stories (as a KPop fan myself) and was excited to read this one. As usual, the idol has some red flags in him, but it was still really cute. (Other stories featuring idol culture that I’ve read/watched are Stan By Me, Tamon’s B-Side, and The Yakuza’s Bias). I could see myself potentially getting more volumes of the series.

How to Deal When Your Intimidating Neighbor is Actually an Omega was also really, really good!!! I love Omegaverse stories and have been craving them, but struggling to find more. My shelves aren’t organized, so I’ve lost track of some series I’m reading and decided to seek out something new. What I really loved about this manga’s first volume is that it’s everything I want from an Omegaverse story - a respectful alpha who does his best to not just mindlessly impregnate or mark the omega. I was reminded of some Omegaverse fanfics I’ve written (I have an unfinished series focused mostly on fated mates) and the alpha reminded me of how I write two of the alphas in the series (for MDZS/The Untamed fans - the alphas are Wei Changze and Wei Wuxian. I took a real “like father, like son” approach for them in the series haha). Anyway, it’s amazing, but the story can easily feel complete after the first volume, so I’m not sure if I’ll be buying vol 2 anytime soon.

Anyway- I am working through vol 1 of Semantic Error. This impulsively pile of purchases was because I was craving a modern love story rather than something set in Ancient China (I’m a danmei collector haha) so I asked for recs on TikTok. Semantic Error is something many recommend and I didn’t own any Korean novels, so I went for it. Riverbay Road also sounded good, which is why I bought it. I did also order You’re Too Op! off Yiggybean, since it was recommended, but idk when that will ship and get here.

If anyone has other BL novels or manga they’ve enjoyed, be sure to share! I collect BL manga and Villain/Villainess stories, so I’m always eager to chat about them!

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Y’all!!! He exists now!!! My son exists!!!

I’ll be slowly seeking out 5 more artists to commission (my budget is $40USD pre-tip) because I want 6-9 total icons of him.

It’ll mainly be “here are a few references and a basic description of him as a person” and seeing how the artists bring him to life. I actually am hoping for small differences in each artwork to represent the idea that every person you meet sees you slightly different, which shapes their relationship to you.

(Since his cursed technique is about bonds)

Anyway! The super talented artist of the art can be found on IG as night_cypher and TikTok as proxyspark - I highly recommend commissioning her! :) she took the random picrews I had and the vague written concept and made them something amazing! (And included minimal blue, as requested, because I do not like blue!)

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I’m thinking about making a Google doc that’s just “about me”

I have a lot of art I’ve accumulated over the years of OCs I don’t use, adopts. my online personas, and I’ve finally gotten some art of my fursona (he’s a yellow ferret and I love him!)

But I’m struggle to find doc layouts with picture set ups that properly have areas for my to show off art work I’ve accumulated (and I love the artwork!)

Is this my sign to learn to make basic Google Doc layouts? 🤔