A Story Like Thousand Autumns Is Very Subtle In Its Romance.

A story like Thousand Autumns is very subtle in its romance.

Shen Qiao has only ever known his sect. He knows it very well, because of this fact. He knows the people, he knows the rules, he knows the daily doings and who is doing them. He knows every blade of grass and every stone. He’s like a lonely mountain flower, on the highest peak, unseen by any but a few birds and unknowing that there’s more it might never know.

When he finds himself away from his sect for the first time, he’s confused. At most, he’s gone to the base of the mountain, maybe the fields surrounding that, but no further. The flower was plucked and tossed aside.

For a man stumbling blindly in the world, literally and figuratively, there really isn’t a better guide than one that knows just about everything. And that’s, without a doubt, Yan Wushi.

Yan Wushi has lived longer than Shen Qiao, has been more places than Shen Qiao, and has fought more battles than Shen Qiao. Yan Wushi is the perfect example of something out of reach even for someone out of reach. He’s the only one who could answer any questions asked of him, but especially the questions that Shen Qiao would want to ask him.

And there’s no question in my mind that Yan Wushi doesn’t fall for Shen Qiao at first sight, but he’s certainly attracted to him. Not in an overtly sexual or emotional way, but Yan Wushi, the way his character is set up? It’s impossible for him not to be fascinated by Shen Qiao.

He knows Shen Qiao is the very picture of a peerless immortal. He’s well aware that Shen Qiao is considered untouchable by even the people closest to Shen Qiao. He’s most aware that Shen Qiao is Qi Fengge’s (coughhndisputedcough) favourite disciple, and honestly that’s enough for him to overwhemingly want to mess with Shen Qiao.

There are a lot of reasons for Yan Wushi to fall for Shen Qiao. Most of the people in the novel fall for Shen Qiao, after all, there is a precedent.

But the one I’ve seen questioned is Shen Qiao’s affection for Yan Wushi. Where does it come from? When did it start? Does Shen Qiao even fucking like that asshole?

The easy answer is: yes, he does. The novel tells us that. Shen Qiao, despite everything, does fall for Yan Wushi’s, um, “charms” in the end. This is made clear.

But why? A thousand voices cry out. Why the fuck would any reasonable person like Yan goddamn Wushi in any capacity?

Well, there’s your first mistake. Shen Qiao is not a reasonable person.

Shen Qiao as a character is absolutely terrifying. He could absolutely destroy the world given half the inclination, but he just doesn’t want to. He’s already considered unmatched before he’s pushed unceremoniously off of a mountain, and his journey only increases his strength. He isn’t quite equal to Yan Wushi, but he’s the only person Yan Wushi ever sees as equal to himself.

Shen Qiao’s best and worst trait is his patience. He’s unwavering. He really just embodies taoism, especially as it’s presented in the novels. He is the picture of a river that doesn’t stray from its path.

Which is why it’s hard for him to reconcile his own attraction to Yan Wushi, but let’s all be clear here. Yan Wushi absolutely starts seducing Shen Qiao on day fucking one. If he could’ve (if Qi Fengge hadn’t been there) he would’ve tried to eat that cabbage when it was just a little sprout. Shen Qiao is unpracticed in most social interactions, to be frank, but he’s especially unused to romance and Yan Wushi really is his first introduction to being hit on.

Yan Wushi is far from good, at really any point, to anybody but especially to Shen Qiao. But that doesn’t particularly matter because Shen Qiao chooses to forgive him, again and again. And I really think, after giving Shen Qiao to a confirmed terrible, awful person who has already promised to do terrible thing to Shen Qiao, that Shen Qiao himself wouldn’t forgive literally anyone else for doing that. And he shouldn’t, because it was really fucked up, but that still doesn’t matter because Shen Qiao ultimately DOES forgive Yan Wushi.

What am I saying? I’m saying that Shen Qiao fell for Yan Wushi first. It is the only way the story makes any sense. Shen Qiao is annoyed at him, he’s furious at him, he’s so fucking pissed he could kill that man, but he likes him. He likes Yan Wushi’s company. He likes that Yan Wushi gives him a challenge. He’s exasperated, but he likes it.

Shen Qiao forgives Yan Wushi SO MANY TIMES. Yan Wushi humiliates him and mocks him and is the absolute worst, but Shen Qiao forgives him and more than that, Shen Qiao always is waiting for Yan Wushi to come back to bother him more.

Is there more to Shen Qiao’s attraction? Probably. Is it a daddy kink? It could be. But I honestly can’t help but read it as Shen Qiao falling for the absolute pits of a man that is Yan Wushi. Shen Qiao likes that old bastard and decides to spend the rest of his life with the fucker and he is just too much of a block of ice to show it.

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11 months ago

Hi so like I’m new to the danmei community n was wondering if I could ask you how to access the erha English translations? Or is that something that’s not like ethical and isn’t on the internet?

hey there! so there’s an edited mtl floating around the internet, i’m sure you could find it pretty easily, but unfortunately that’s the best we’ve got, as it is a licensed novel, the fan translation was taken down and was never finished.

of course, it would be best to get the books from sevenseas and support the author, and the translation quality there is much better, but this is an alternative if you really can’t wait to find out what happens.


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11 months ago

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1 year ago

i’ve never actually published a fic, but recently i thought of the idea of calamity!ywh and physician god!sqs and it’s been keeping me awake at night,, does anyone think writing this would be a good idea 😭😭


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1 year ago

The 11th emoji in your history is now your cutie mark 👁️


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9 months ago

Please rant to me

sure lol, i’ll rant about one of my many grievances with some parts of the danmei fandom.

some people in the danmei fandom, to an extent, fandom in general, need to realise its ok when other people have interpretations of characters that are different from yours, and that’s ok! they may have different ships, that’s fine too! no one deserves to be attacked for a ship they enjoy or a certain headcanon.

if you disagree with a way a person interprets a character/relationship, engage in respectful discussion.

if you can’t find it in you to be respectful about it, just scroll away or block.

of course, this works vice versa, if people ask about why you interpret a character or relationship a certain way, either tell them the reasons politely, or just don’t engage.

on the internet, it’s your job to facilitate your interactions with other people so you can have the best experience. crucifying other people for what they enjoy in fiction and blindly hating on them gets you absolutely no where.

also no one person’s interpretation is more right than another’s. it pays to be polite and respectful when engaging in discussions. fandom is all about meaningful interactions over shared interests, not necessarily agreeing on every aspect of how you interpret characters/the media as a whole.

also please don’t try and insist your headcanons are canon and they should be accepted by all as law.

wow this rant was longer than i anticipated, i hope it satisfies you anon!

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