reblog for something very lgbt to happen to you on nov 5th
I love the casual refusal to tell the readers Yadriel’s deadname in Cemetery Boys. All the opportunities a cis writer would have taken to reveal it are firmly blocked by the narration. It’s not there because it is not an essential or necessary piece of information and I love that. You can still tell Yadriel’s feelings about it, how painful it is to be deadnamed, all without revealing it. Cis writers could never.
reblog if you:
- flinch away when someone touches you.
- panic when you accidentally break an object.
- get scared when someone walks behind you.
- feel your heart rate increase at every sudden noise.
- are easily panicked by slightly-louder-than-normal sounds.
- stare apprehensively at your bedroom doorway for hours at night.
- have trouble making eye contact with people.
- always feel either too mature or too immature for your age.
- simultaneously crave and be terrified of physical contact.
because i do all of these
The most stressful part of Cemetery Boys is Yadriel's binding habits
The way this is the thing Omar chose to interact with on Twitter tonight. It already had me howling before he replied to it too. 😂😂
Hey y’all really liked my post of fic recs for this fandom. I’ve read more, so I’m back! Still almost entirely Wangxian, mostly canon setting.
First up I gave this fic it’s own post as soon as I read it, but to repeat myself: Grand Pianos Crash Together by @megafaunatic (E, 11K, Complete, Wangxian) - This is my ultimate post-The Untamed/CQL fic. It has such marvelous tension, where both WWX and LWJ want to be together and almost are acknowledging it, but they just…haven’t…quite…kissed…yet… Covers a year of separation from LWJ’s POV and the reunion on the mountain ridge and what happens next.
The (Several) Convenient Kidnappings of the Chief Cultivator by the Yiling Patriarch by MissCam (M, 4K, Oneshot, Wangxian) - Another ending for CQL, this one totally hilarious. Turns out Lan Wangji is too virtuous to be Chief Cultivator, so no one really minds when the Yiling Patriarch keeps kidnapping him for extended periods of time. Ultimately very sweet as well.
A Day in Yunmeng by suspiciouspopsicle (aka the Breaking Through series) (E, 13K/35K, 3 stories complete, Wangxian) - This rec is really for the series as a whole. The first fic is rather hot and memorable, but it’s the arc of this canon divergent series as a whole that I really like. It’s Yiling Patriarch/Lan Wangji starting from the scene with WWX’s undead handmaidens, which turns dark and sexy. It’s a pretty dark and angsty take on this pair with lots of power games and WWX being pretty darn broken and LWJ just trying to reach him, but ultimately the two of them finding a way out of it. May make you cry. (Also, note bottom!LWJ)
Bind Me, Heal Me, Break Me by gotcocomilk (E, 11K, Complete, Wangxian) - Lan Wangji visits the Burial Mounds and stays. Yiling Patriarch!Wei Wuxian is very unstable and self-hating in this one, but LWJ slowly gives him back his warmth and life. Featuring lots of bottom!LWJ sex and resentful energy tentacles, and some very lovely language. Really brittle and bitter and yet beautiful. Healing through smut, one of my favorite things.
and so my heart beats wildly by @omgkatsudonplease (E, 106K, Complete, Wangxian) - I hadn’t read this yet when I made my last recs post but I have finally. It’s Modern AU with cultivation, in which cultivation is a sport played in Hunger Games-like arenas. Since both the author and I came from YOI fandom, the similarities of cultivation as a sport with figure skating are appreciated. In fact, this feels a bit like a Yuri on Ice AU of MDZS. Nicely done with WWX and LWJ as public rivals but maybe private friends…maybe more. While being watched by a rabid fanbase including shippers. Great plot, also. And So Much Figure Skating Snark.
Words Fall Like Rain by marginalia (M, 1K, Oneshot, Wangxian) - WWX makes LWJ use his words to say what he wants in bed. I just really like this and think it’s lovely.
it’s your soul by syriala (M, 3K, Oneshot, Wangxian) - Wangxian had a sexual relationship prior to WWX’s death but WWX doesn’t think LWJ returns his feelings. He’s also self-conscious because he doesn’t have the same body that LWJ used to enjoy so much. Somewhat heavy on the angst and pining, but a happy ending. I’d been thinking about WWX’s insecurity aboiut his new body before reading this and it really did it well.
It’s Only Time by etymologyplayground (T, 8K, Complete, Wangxian) - Set post-CQL and consisting mostly of letters written back and forth between WWX and LWJ. I didn’t know how much I needed pining love letters written by these two until I started this fic. This is one of those fics that will make you nearly DIE with the beautiful longing and gradual confessions. Amazing, wonderful, genius, etc. Plus the reunion. Run, don’t walk to read this one.
yeah it’s true (that I fell for you) by @thirtysixsavefiles (M, 8K, Oneshit, Lan Xichen/Nie Mingjue) OMG it’s a different pairing! It’s also modern AU. Look I want LXC to have a happy ending and I love this ship but it’s not a happy one in canon. But this..WWX makes an online dating profile for LXC who is convinced he’s being catfished when NMJ from his company starts texting him. But playing along turns into genuine connection and sexy messages and…it’s funny and sweet and hot.
let’s you and me go for a ride by @dreaming-fireflies (T, 21K, Complete, Wangxian) - Another author from YOI fandom who is now writing MDZS. Modern AU in which WWX and JC are motoGP racers and the Lans are wealthy sponsor of their team. Sweet falling in love, with fairly dramatic plot that is well-translated to the new setting. I really like all the character details and quietly sweet moments.
Bonus:
Reference for Modao Zushi Writers: Chinese Terms by chaoticjoy - Prompted by a post I made, this lovely person has collected a bunch of terms for fanfic writers to use. So incredibly useful if you, like myself, like using pinyin terms instead of awkward translations.
As before, feel free to add your own recs. (Especially for me any LXC gets a happy ending fics, I’m not picky about the ship but I’m starting to crave it.)
so im rewatching apollo justice and you get live commentary (spoilers ofc, but this doesnt focus on the main story that much more on the little stuff i kinda missed the first time)
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-kristoph is nicer in the first half than i remember even with the backhanded compliments -“BULLETS!? WHERE!?” -love that apollos defence is that mr wright would NEVER do that (cue anime eyes) -apollos thinking sprite my beloved -apollos 2d sprites my beloved -apollos objection, complete with the screen shaking effect and music is funnier than it should be -the OST goes hard -he has such a snarky inner monologue, quite similar to phoenix. ive heard a lot of apollos character got lost in translation so rip -phoenix and kristoph are both so dramatic. such tangled webs we weave my ass phoenix weve seen you cross examine a parrot -kristoph really said ‘his vibes were off’ -phoenix really revoked zaks right to call himself a dad. good. -they really did not pull any punches in the intro case, excellent start. it all feels really ominous, with the music and beanix and. everything. (also its long under the cut)
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Peter: *walks into room* Daddy, guess what?
Stephen and Tony: what?
Peter: …
Bruce:
Nat:
Steve:
Bruce: so who’s going to guess?