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movielosophy · 1 year

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New Life Begins ~ This tree is quite efficacious

#the way he holds her #new life begins #cdrama #aesthetics #red #red aesthetics #bai jing ting #character: yin zheng #tian xi wei #character: li wei

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heavenhellandhumanity · 2 years

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I’m up to date on New Life Begins and I love it so much. It’s gorgeous, we’re getting more and more exploration of the different regions in the world, plot is advancing along with the budding romance, and there are so many different female characters/relationships shown on screen. And so many wives + concubines teaming up and making friends with each other, as well as maids and servants being part of the household.

I got Iqiyi VIP for Between Us (and then discovered I needed a VPN as well) but I’m going to be keeping it for this show.

#new life begins #i don't like the whole shangyuan hitting her husband all the time as humour #but her character design is gorgeous #her friendship with the other women is lovely #and i don't mind the slow warming between her and her husband #whose name i forget all the time #hao jia is lovely and i adore how it doesn't seem like she is going to turn evil to get husband's favour #like the whole 'he's going to punish me anyway so might as well go and have a good time before it happens'#is a mood #li wei and yin zheng have my whole heart #i love their little household #and how well yuanying fit in #song wu annoys me a little #but again #multiple female characters with their own personalities!#of course i won't like all of them #i do wish more of the solar girls got their own little arcs #rather than just haitang all the time #but it is already a huge cast so can understand why

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hotaruyy · 1 year

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Li Wei whirls into her life like petals twirling through the spring breeze.

#卿卿日常 #new life begins #yuan ying/li wei #li wei/yin zheng #yuan ying #li wei #yin zheng #fan writing #fanfic #my writing #writing #canon compliant #unrequited love #pining #character study #character introspection #hotaruyy

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sarah-yyy · 2 years

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a few of y’all have asked me about new life begins, and i’m procrastinating over work so............

BASICALLY this story revolves around the royal family of xinchuan (head of the nine states). xinchuan has a tradition wherein the other eight states send eligible women over to marry the xinchuan princes. the show opens with all these women coming into xinchuan for this selection

this is our main character li wei

bbg does Not want to be selected as a bride for any of the princes. she comes from jichuan (one of the least wealthy states, most of them are farmers) wherein people marry for love and men aren’t allowed to have concubines, she is Not Into this xinchuan polygamy bs, and is doing all she can to be sent back home asap so she can live her chill life

this is the sixth prince yin zheng, unloved (for now!) and mostly unnoticed (also for now!!) son of an unfavoured concubine. he’s introduced as being sickly and of little note in the political field. he mostly gets along with his brothers by virtue of having little interaction with them and keeping a real low profile

this boy is way smarter than he presents to outsiders!! he knows that the least favourable political marriage will be assigned to him, so he figures he might as well get ahead of it and voluntarily ask for the nominee from jichuan to be his wife

li wei ends up yin zheng’s concubine!!! which is the worst!!! not only does she have to conform to this xinchuan polygamy bs, she’s not even his main wife!!! she’s depressed for a few days until she catches wind that yin zheng only has a few weeks left to live (fake news) and it just kickstarts a whole bunch of hilarious shenanigans in which she tries to be nice to him before he dies and she gets to go home to jichuan as a widow

cue yin zheng (who doesn’t know what li wei is thinking) going: she’s??? nice to me???? mayhaps..........she be.........in love with me??????

(uhhhh because she’s adorable???? i like her)

ANYWAY y’all get the drift, it’s the whole arranged marriage, strangers to lovers, pining after my spouse vibe that i absolutely love!!!

but it’s not just that!!! it’s also that the female characters are all well-written and the friendships between all of them are so cute!!

first left is shangguan jing, fifth prince’s wife! she’s from danchuan which is a matriarchal society. she’s good at martial arts and very straightforward. does not really want to be married to xinchuan (much less to the fifth prince who starts off liking someone else), but is Doing Her Duty. i am SO INVESTED in her relationship with the fifth prince ahhhh, he’s a wimp (affectionate) who, this far in the show, has come to love his wife and is fretting constantly over how to make her happy/make her love him

first right is hao jia! she’s the second prince’s concubine and li wei’s bff. she’s sweet and well-natured and essentially Good At Everything. the second prince is kind of a dick with obvious dv tendencies, but he’s the eldest son of the emperor’s wife and next in line for the throne. i am just HOPING we get to see hao jia go off on him one day soon 😭 (side note: i’m actually also curious about the second prince’s wife - i wonder if she and hao jia will team up to get rid of the second price ugh)

this is yuan ying junzhu, my li wei’s yin zheng’s wife. hoooo boy folks, when the emperor ordered yin zheng to marry her against his Very Strong Objection, i thought we were going to start in on the angst and the whole jealous wife arc, but!!! she’s got zero interest in him, and they decide that she’ll basically stay at the manor as his advisor/li wei’s tutor! she 100% likes li wei more than she likes yin zheng lbr

not pictured but also a+++ characters that i love: the third prince’s wife + his harem of concubines (he’s named them all after the 24 traditional solar terms); the seventh prince and his wife (both of whom are adorable and just try to stay low-key and out of trouble); song wu²; all the servants at the sixth prince’s manor

ANYWAY this show is light-hearted and fun and an absolute delight to watch!! it’s been awhile since we’ve had a romcom-ish cdrama that’s had actual budget to produce something to this quality 💖 11/10 would rec!!!

where to watch: iqiyi // viki // youtube status: this updates every sunday to wednesday (local chinese time), with 2 eps being released every day. 22/40 eps have aired so far, i think iqiyi subs are up to date with the current airing schedule but i can’t be sure? someone correct me if i’m wrong!

#tv rec #new life begins #cdrama #the amount of serotonin i get from watching this every morning on my way to work is unbelievable 😭💕#thank you new life begins for giving me the will to live every monday to thursday #usual disclaimer: i don't watch cdramas with eng subs so idk the quality of the subs VENTURE IN AT YOUR OWN RISK

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nemainofthewater · 2 months

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Best character surnamed: Yin

Come and vote for the best characters with the same surname!*

What does best mean? It's up to you! Whether you love them, are intrigued by their characters, love to hate them, or they're your '2 second blorbos whose personality you made up wholesale', these are all reasons for you to vote for your favs!

*note, the surnames are not exactly the same in all the cases, as often there will be a different character. I am, however, grouping them all together otherwise things got more complicated.

Propaganda is very welcome! If I’ve forgotten anyone, let me know in the notes.

This is part of a larger series of ‘best character with X surname’ polls’. The overview with ongoing polls, winners, and future polls can be found here

#poll #legend of fei #new life begins #devil venerable also wants to know #dmbj #creation of the gods #the long season #Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre #blood of youth #birth of the drama king #heaven official's blessing #fantasy farm

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lovefrombegonia · 20 days

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Thinking about Yuder Aile's looks

I did think before that Yuder must be quite plain looking. Not ugly but not extraordinary either. Atleast, that's how he always thought of himself. But then I realised Yuder Aile is a freaking unreliable narrator. And that got me thinking even more of how he looked like. Of course, we have a great manhwa and many novel illustrations of how Yuder looks.

And they are all so cute! I just tend to visualise them a bit differently than whatever official arts make them out to be. That's to be expected, after all, we all imagine things differently when it comes to looks. Btw this is not me criticizing the manhwa or the illustrations. They are all so beautiful and I love them all 🥰🥹

TBH I think Yuder is actually...quite an unconventional beauty (lol ik so original). You know there are some people who, at first glance, look pretty but not extraordinary...but then the more you look at them, the prettier they become??? It's like some kind of magic happening. I had a senior in my college who was like that. The more I look, the prettier she becomes. I think of actors like Rekha and Tabu who become prettier the longer you look at them.

Also, in the world of Turning, it seems the beauty standard is bright hair and bright eyes, pastel colours and all. And Yuder is full on a goth gf. No pastels. Stark and contrasting. Black hair, dark eyes, pale af, stoic, and intimidating. He is not all sharp tho. He has chubby cheeks, according to Kiolle Diarca, so, I think Yuder has baby fats on his cheeks. That's insanely adorable to me. I can see why Enon wants to pinch those cheeks. I keep thinking of actor Yin Zheng, he has the most adorable cheeks. He makes me go insane. BTW check out his masterpiece of a drama called "Winter Begonia" ❤️ it's a cdrama based on a danmei novel.

Yuder thinks he is tall. And HE IS. He is 5'11". That's tall, ok. From the QnA, Kuyu did say he has a thin body type, so, I imagine him as a lean muscled body type. Not lanky at all. Like, Bruce Lee. A powerful house of a man, with defined biceps and core. Yuder from manhwa does remind of Bruce Lee a lot tbh. I really like that, Bruce Lee is my childhood!

(NB: I love his expressions)

So, that's how I think Yuder looks like. I am bad at the visualising part tho, so, Yuder keeps on shifting in my mind. I imagine a youthful face carrying the expression of a war veteran, and that makes people around him intimidated but also intrigued. All the descriptions in the novel remind me of the most is actually a very famous character, known as, the motherfucking Moon Dong-Eun from "Glory"! Played by Song Hye-Kyo. The eyes...look at her EYES!! That's Yuder Aile staring into your soul!!!!

You can even feel the eerie glare from behind the shades!

I think Lady Snowblood, played by Meiko Kaji, is also a good reference for Yuder's eyes. Look at her! I think this one is more suited for Yudrain Aile tho.

Ok. That is where I end my ramblings LOL

Wanted to say this for a long time. I would love to hear what others think Yuder looks like too. What other actors or even fan casting do you think of? Yuder Aile is such an interesting character. He is such a blorbo. I love him so much, and I am so happy I stumbled onto this treasure of a novel 💕

#yuder aile #yudrain aile #turning by kuyu #turning novel #turning manhwa #turning #터닝 #saya rambles.

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azulserszzp · 22 days

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avatar characters were never given full names so i decided to give them full names

FULL NAMES (kids 1st)

Aang Kesen

Sokka Yukihiro

Jet Rikuto

Zuko Homura (Lee Rinjiro)

Mai Yīnchén

Suki Takeru

Katara Yukihiro

Azula Homura

Ty lee Fei

Toph Beifong

Yue Yukitomo

FULL NAMES (adults)

Bato Cui

Chit Sang Zhu

Hakoda Yukihiro

Zhao Liu

Gyatso Feng

Ozai Homura

Ursa Homura/Hinata

Iroh Homura (Mushi Zheng)

LAST NAME MEANINGS

Yukihiro meaning "ocean of snow"

Takeru meaning "warrior"

Homura meaning “blaze” or “flame”

Rinjiro meaning “second son of the approaching fire.”

Feng meaning "wind" or "air"

Zhu meaning "vermilion red" or "cinnabar"

Yīnchén - Means "gloomy"

Fei meaning "fairy"

Rikuto meaning "land"

Beifong meaning "northern square"

Yukitomo meaning "snow friend"

Liu meaning "kill and destroy"

Cui meaning "towering"

Kesen meaning "spirit, energy, air"

Hinata meaning "sunny place or a sunny side"

Zheng meaning "tea"

LAST NAME PRONUNCIATION

Yukihiro = you-key-hair-ro

Takeru = take-ou-tear-ou

Homura = hoe-more-uh

Feng = fuh-aang

Yīnchén = yin-chin

Fei = fuh-aye

Rikuto = rick-toe

Beifong = bae-fuh-ong

Yukitomo = you-key-toe-mo

Kesen = kay-sin

Cui = chew-ee

Liu = luh-ouu

Hinata = huh-naa-tuh

Rinjiro = ren-gee-ro

Zheng = zuh-ee-ong

(i thought the giving zhao the name of zuko's actor was funny also bc it suited him by the way to my knowledge, all of the names are asian although i didn't take them from just the cultures that would've been based off of where they lived like for example katara and sokka's last name to my knowledge isn't inuit ursa's two last names isn't her surname it's her second married name zuko's second name is her surname which he uses as a disguise "Lee Rinjiro")

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moononmyfloor · 1 year

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New Life Begins: Li family costume appreciation

DISCLAIMER:

I am not Chinese by nationality nor ethnicity, nor have I received any formal education on Chinese culture and history. Therefore my observations may be erroneous and I'd be grateful for any correction offered by a more knowledgeable party!

Period dramas are not meant to be 100% accurate representation of historical details. Some dramas may attempt to have some semblance of reenactment, in which case it would simply be a bonus. Especially ahistorical fusion dramas will attempt more modified takes on historical wardrobes, sometimes mish-mash pieces with elements from multiple dynasties. So take everything here with a grain of salt.

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The wardrobe of New Life Begins, for the most part gave me a vague Song Dynasty inspired aesthetic. If you followed this drama faithfully you may have noticed that it had gone an extra mile with its worldbuilding details, where there are 9 provinces that would remind you of real provinces of China due to their placements and unique characteristics. I did a post about that here.

There I said, the FL Li Wei's home province Jichuan, makes me think of Yunnan- adjacent area because it is described as mountainous and well-suited for farming, atop other reasons such as its placement on the map..

AND how the styling of the Li family stood out among the other characters! Some details, reminded me slightly of Miao ethnicity, who are especially noted for their silver jewellery.

Here are the similarities I noticed:

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The hairpins and combs

(Left: Miao combs, Right: Li mama's combs)

Additionally notice Li baby brother's thick silver necklace.

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Irregular front lapels of the jacket and bead tassels on hemlines

I don't think I have ever seen something like this on Han Chinese hanfu jackets.

(Left: Miao dress, Right: Li Wei's dress when she first arrived)

Later, when she marries as the Legal Main wife, her wedding dress also improves in details to honor her background, compared to when she first married in as a concubine where she wore a regular red wedding hanfu like everyone else. At first I wondered if it's an alternate version of Xiuhefu but then felt like the finer details resemble the Miao dress more. It wouldn't be far-fetch of an estimation considering how the rest of details I mentioned above also direct to the same conclusion.

Notice the elaborate headdress quite different from the Han wedding jewellery we usually see, the dress itself being a jacket-skirt combo and not a one-piece outer robe etc hanfu.

And of course, the beaded tassel details continue. See the dress in motion here.

I really like that during Yin Zheng's visit to Li Wei's hometown, they incorporated some silver ornament details to his dresses as well.🥰

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Overall I think it's not a stretch for me to say that New Life Begins did care for its visual storytelling a lot, that it attempted to do something layered with its character and costume designs. It is so delightful to see the merging of different elements of different heritages like this, and it is very much fun to go treasure hunting for those details!

I hope you enjoyed this AND, once again, do correct me if I got this wrong!

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More posts by me

#Hanfu #wedding hanfu #traditional chinese clothing #Miao ethnicity #new life begins #silver jewellery #chinese drama #cdrama #卿卿日常

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wangmiao · 11 months

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i’m eating fishball snack and thinking about yudan (zhang luyi, click here if you don’t know why his nickname is yudan/fishball). this is me attempting to summon yudan in yin zheng style lol. i mean it. once i saw a post on weibo filled with screencaps of yin zheng’s 2016 weibo posts on zhang luyi, and i swear there was a post of yin zheng holding a bag of fishball snack and refering to zhang luyi. BUT i’m sad that i didn’t save the post or the screencap, and i couldn’t find it anymore...

anyways, these two are my faves, and i’m super glad that they seemed to get along really well (they made that famous funny “狗带/goudai news” video together). i don’t know how much zhang luyi posted on weibo back then, but yin zheng interacted with him and posted bts photos a lot. i’m sad that even yin zheng’s weibo is changed to showing posts in the past 6 months only, and i can’t search for those posts anymore...

here’s a photo of them from years ago, and see the characters on the board behind them? the first row says “...eat fishball?” lol...so my fishball connection is really not that far off.

even after three-body, people including myself are making a connection because they both speak english with an english accent. i’m like i want them to be on a travel variety show so badly (like the one yin zheng used to be on, but this time he’ll be with someone who can understand and appreciate his english accent)...but considering how cryptic zhang luyi is lol, i think i probably have a better chance hoping for them to lead in a movie or tv show at some point in the future.

also it’d be so intereting if yin zheng actually gets to play luo ji in season 2 of three-body. i’d be like damn dashi, do you know that luo ji and wang miao used to be a thing lol?

#just me mumbling about my faves #zhang luyi #yin zheng #edward zhang #andrew yin #cactor #yes apparently miniso makes snacks #and they balls are delicious #three body cast #winter begonia cast #kunsposts #cdrama

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silveranchor · 2 years

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Just realized I have a thing for incredibly shrewd characters who fake being weak and sick in order to survive their awful families.

Thank you, Feng Lanxi and Cheng Shaoshang

Edit: Yin Zheng also sits at this table. Yes, man is actually sick but the acting is still there and it is much appreciated.

#who rules the world #love like the galaxy #feng lanxi #cheng shaoshang #yes i would die for these two #absolute faves #their minds #new life begins

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xiaolanhua · 1 year

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i finished New Life Begins and this drama was so incredible in many ways!!!

i liked it all:

the characters and their stories

the main leads and their chemistry was awesome

how they focused on the women of the show

the consistency the drama had beside having 40 episodes

it didn't felt draggy at any point

did i already said the WOMEN???

yin zheng is such a great and funny male lead, bai jing ting did really well portraying him

tian xi wei i love you baby!!! li wei is such a bless loved her <3

it didn't have any love triangle (that's a win for me)

the cinematography THIS DRAMA IS GORGEOUS

the staff from yin zheng palace is so freaking funny i loved those dorks, specially su shen, he's such a mood

the costumes are beautiful, i felt in love with li wei's wardrobe

yuan ying <3333333

one of my favs of this year for sure!

#new life begins #cdrama #aurora says

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movielosophy · 1 year

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New Life Begins ~ I can do that!

#lao liu can do anything!#New Life Begins #cdrama #bai jing ting #character: yin zheng #how can you write a character this cute yet so capable #aaaaaah

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ecoamerica · 1 month

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arytha · 2 months

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After patting the dust off his hand, Yin Ren leaned forward and carefully checked on Zheng Chengshuo’s wound. “It’s okay. It’s quite shallow.” “I know.” “I helped you dodge the knife attack, so that counts as paying back for the cake.” Yin Ren struggled. Originally he was going to mention chocolate muffins, but now it seemed that it didn’t matter. “Actually, I found him just now.” Zhong Chengshuo wiped away the blood from his glasses and spoke in a sincere tone. “If you hadn’t pulled me away, I could have subdued him right then and there.” In other words, what he did was unnecessary. He could’ve caught a ghost, while Zhong Chengshuo would have caught this knife-wielder without injuries. Why even mention such a woeful matter? Yin Ren: “…..” Yin Ren: “Zhong Ge, has anyone ever told you your personality is very…” “Out of character? Many have told me this.” Zhong Chengshuo put back on his glasses while maintaining a calm expression. “Fortunately, I have no need to fit in for the time being.” Aren’t you missing the point? Yin Ren didn’t know if the dizziness at the moment was because he had used evil qi or because his partner was too maverick… or maybe both. Sadly, he realized that chocolate muffins were out of the question.

yin ren don't mind him

#mara reads #mr eah #yin ren and zheng chengshuo initially feels like adhd + autistic friendship fhdj

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dilirebas · 1 year

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My review of New Life Begins // 卿卿日常

Quick blurb: Li Wei (played by Tian Xiwei) arrives in Xin Chuan for marriage selection into the royal family, but she secretly hopes to return home unselected. Yin Zheng, a withdrawn and overlooked prince with hidden ambitions, strategically chooses her to be his wife. As they begin a new life together, they slowly fall in love.

This drama is firmly planted in the comedy genre. I got hooked so fast because of how funny it is. The writing is hilarious, the actors are hilarious, the sound effects are hilarious, so honestly I could not stop laughing

But as the drama went on, there were parts that felt a bit slow or boring. It wasn’t a struggle to finish or anything like that, but the story definitely isn't paced consistently.

Both Li Wei and Yin Zheng are fun characters who shine in their individual storylines. And they're quite cute together as well. But, if I'm honest, I found Li Wei a lot more shippable with the other girls in the drama... Li Wei x Yuan Ying was my favourite ship LOL

The political storyline, while interesting, is super unserious and dumbed down compared to what you see in more sophisticated palace dramas. But I was fine with that because this is a lighthearted comedy drama. There's basically no angst. It's pure fun!

There's a strong "girls help girls" theme throughout the story. There are all kinds of different women who are all kickass in their own ways. The sisterhood between them is really lovely too.

There's a lot of food in the drama and it all looks suuuper tasty, so remember to have snacks with you while you watch hahaha

#New Life Begins #cdrama #Bai Jing Ting #Tian Xi Wei #actor #actress #ancient series #period drama #my thoughts #review

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avani008 · 7 months

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Dear Yuletide Writer 2023

Here are some things I think are rad: snark. friendships. sneaky twisty endings. stories with bite. characters with personalities. stories that make their writers happy. mythology. humor. stories that dig into and expand on the canon, whether that’s backstory or minor characters or worldbuilding. brown paper packages tied up with string.

Stuff I’m not so keen on: rape, incest, mentions of RL pandemics/quarantines or cancer? more into het and femslash than slash. no modern AUs for the fandoms I’ve selected this year, as I’m interested in the canon settings; AUs that preserve the canon setting (either canon divergence or trope-based [soulmate, daemons, fantasy elements in non-fantasy canons]) are not just fine but would be much adored!

Treat Policy: Yes, please!

Fandoms Requested: Kandukondain Kandukondain… (2000), New Life Begins (TV), Spymaster series- Joanna Bourne

Kandukondain Kandukondain…

Characters: Any

Where To Find Source: Available on Amazon/Youtube/video streaming source of your choice!

This movie is such comfort-film fuel, with characters who are genuinely kind, clever, and funny. I also love how the original JA characters and plot and transplanted so cleverly, with clear love for the original source, but more importantly, that captures Austen’s talent for satire. I laughed out loud at the film industry parody, and the other small town scenes (the cat wedding at the beginning! what a delightful detail)

*Soumya and Manohar, after. I love gentle, established relationships in fiction–and the contrast between Manohar’s flashy film background and Soumya’s snark and steady competence is great. Tell me about the years that came after, or different ways they might have met and fell in love!

* Kamala (who wants to grow up and marry C.V.Raman! My favorite version of Margaret Dashwood!) futurefic? What amazing future does she have? How are her relationships with her sisters/brothers-in-law?

* A crossover with any other Austen couple, similarly transported to this setting? Or, if you want to work this into Kamala and Nandini Varma-centric fic, that would be superb!

*Or, if you just want to celebrate and tell me the filmography/backstory/general awesomeness of Nandini Varma, LADY SUPERSTAR, ACTION HERO, be my guest!

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New Life Begins (TV)

Characters Requested: Any

Where To Find Source Material: Available with subs for free on Youtube, HERE! (40 episodes x ~40-45 min each)

This series is a fun, frothy delight built around a solid foundation of feminism, and I love the gentle humor that nevertheless never forgets the actual darkness of the world these characters live in. I love exploring all these characters and the worldbuilding (the different kingdoms! their cultural differences and values! What would the subtle differences be in a shared legend or myth found in this world depending on the biases of each state? I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW.) but honestly I would be delighted with anything that captures the tone of canon.

Ensemble fic with the characters solving a political problem, or mystery, or carrying off the zaniest of heists--essentially, anything that requires our leads to show off their individual strengths and talents would be amazing.

Or, if you are a fan of AUs, what havoc would a soulmate or daemon AU of any sort cause in this universe? Particularly with the different states' approaches to marriage and society, worldbuilding further would be extremely fun to read! How different is say, Xin State's explanation for a daemon as compared to Dan's? Does every state have a different soulmark/soulmate identification trope, and does this cause even more chaos to their respective relationships?

On which note: I am pretty open to most ships in this universe, actually! I find Yin Zheng/Li Wei too cute to break up entirely, and enjoy pretty much all the eventual canon couples, and would prefer no endgame ships with Crown Prince (though incorporating his canonical relationships with Hao Jia and Zhao Fangru is fine), but other than that, I don't have any hard preferences.

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Spymaster Series- Joanna Bourne

Characters Requested: Justine DeCabrillac, Adrian “Hawker” Hawkhurst

Where to Find Source Material: Your local library, bookstore, or ebook supplier!

The Spymaster series is all brilliant characterization and intrigue. The action plots are superbly paced, where the romance doesn’t take up too much from the main plot, and the limited perspective works so well–the Annique twist in the first book took me utterly by surprise, and then delighted me.

So writer, if your long standing dream has been to write canon-typical plotfic, I would be so ecstatic! Couples working and bantering together is always one of my favorite things to read, and the espionage aspect of this series is a particular strength . While we see a lot of glimpses of the Adrian-Justine relationship, I think there’s always room for more, so whether you want to add a post-canon adventure, or invent one we didn’t see between flashbacks, it would be great!

I also love these characters, and their relationship–I love the pining in the face of duty, the very real tragedy* I love how it extends in bits and pieces of the years, I love how it’s frequently interpreted and misinterepreted through outsider POVs. Something that plays with outsider POVs would also be so fascinating, again, at any time during the series; or, what a happily ever after looks like for these two crazy kids.

*again, DNW caveat: it’s okay to acknowledge canon-accurate mentions of prior assault in this case, but I would really prefer that it be kept to a minimum, with no on-screen incidences.

I was lucky enough to get amazing Cami/Pax exchange fic for the prompt "5 ways they didn't meet and one way they did" and if you want to adapt that (or another 5+1 AU format) to Adrian and Justine's story, that would be great!

Finally, although I haven’t formally requested, Annique (and her irreverent narration) is always a delight. I love her instant platonic-soulmates friendship with Adrian, and I am intrigued by Joanna Bourne’s words on her blog on how Annique compares with Justine:

When I was writing Annique, I was making her the other side of the coin with Justine. They were both child spies, about the same age. Both raised by Lucille. One relatively protected, innocent, a child of the light, one who had not killed. The other abandoned and debauched, a child with little light inside her, a willing killer.

And they knew each other, of course, as they were growing up. They were more than a little jealous. When Annique makes the remark about the doppleganger, she’s thinking of Justine.

Adrian, in TSL, come fresh from one side of the coin to the other and neither Annique nor Adrian realize this.

This is such an amazing dynamic we never see on-screen, and I would love to dig into it further at both ends.

I hope at least some of these prompts help! Thank you in advance and have a wonderful Yuletide yourself:D

#yuletide 2023 #yuletide23 #kandukondain kanduokondain #spymaster series #new life begins

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Characters That I Roleplay As

Ocs

Male

Genshin

Jing Li

Tian Yu

Willow

Bai yunjun

Gods

Viserion (god of dragons)

Adonis (god of Sun)

Qyhthos (god of fertility)

Iros (god of beauty)

Syreus (god of ocean)

Santios (god of healing)

Elementals

Isa

Flame

Ashton (nicknamed Ash guard of earth)

Vincent (prince of light)

Lucian (prince of dark)

Chu Zhao

Elves

Prince Faelearn Yelqin

Prince Voron Vocaryn

Calen (marinas overprotective brother)

Venvyn Alvodroth (Drow)

Aragon

Earendil

Xue jing

Ethuil

Althidon larxina

Demons

Xander

Azazel

Achlys

Ammon

Vizeth

Agthas

Kasdeya

Rastreth

Sargoth

Xylon

Angels

Seraph

Angel

Raziel

Zerachiel

Elyon

Wolves

Spirit

Zander

Snow

Aztec

Versum

Rune

Virion

Sunshine

Edward

Vampires

Alaric

Orpheus

Maverick

Viscardi

Valentine

Vladislav

Salem

Louis

Lestat

Victor Mukami

Dracula

aethelfrith

Magnus

Atlantians (merpeople)

Prince Zayden

Prince Varun

Marinus

Katsumi

Pirates

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Shapeshifter

Aaron

Human

Ryder

Daiyu Zhan (clumsy doctor)

Asher

Alex (ex dragon hunter)

Aharon (Egyptian prince)

Ezequiel

Feng Liang (blind)

Zayne deschenel

Leroy

Xaio Zhang

Lingyun

Fenhua

Wyatt

Xue (prince)

Chen shi

Asclein

Jace shoenheight

Kitsune (Demon fox, Nine tailed Fox)

Takehiko

Hitoshi

Tao Yan

Darius

Kyusashi

Satoshi

Hiroyuki

Akira

Kenshin

Toshiyuki

Yazuma

Takayuki

Kitsunetsuki

Dragon

King Rhaegal

Brenton

Arman

Valryon

Scylla

Alduin

Mage

Alatar

Elven Mage

Zamir

Merlin

Butlers

Alexander

Leoniodas

Knight

Anthony

Jing Yan

Stolas

Cairo

Snakes

Rebel

Vahli

White tiger

Ninja

Expriments

Cyrus -

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Raven

Aderyn

Pegisus

Kai

Sheep

Yong Zheng

Alien

Azan

Azrallor

Cats

Fuwafuwa

Katoro

Karl

Faries

Aldric

Kelpie

Reed

Vistas

Centour

Ajilios

Cireon

Acasachus

Seasons

Prince Zhaleh (prince of winter)

Zhan(spring prince)

Pheonix

Meilin

Snow fox

Vixen

Living statues

Aiden

Khai (aiden when human)

Immortals

Meng yin

Uknown

Dr karter

Jingyu (loves mirrors)

Li Jing

Alucard

Vincent

Julian

Vulcan

Weishing

Haru

Yuki

Lin

Hale

Fu jia

Yi Ming

Lai Zheng

Elias

Deer

Ayal

Avalon

Seal

Dai Tou

Tengu

Xavai Tagan

Hybrid

Viscardi Lycaon

Dolls

Avery

Samurai

Zander

Azuma Kaneie

Disabled

Chu zhen

Haoxuan

Siren

Zachary Shard

Yotun/frost giant

Njemag Lokison

Bunny

Angel

Royal scribe

Haoyu

Cultivators

Jiang Yuxuan

Prince

Fu Ming

Norwegian water spirit

Airon

Female

Demons

Victoria

Aria

Cordelia

Dragon

Random female dragon

Ex dragon queen

Elves

Marina (Light/Drow elf hybrid)

Scarlett

Princesses

Cassandra

Rose

Camille

Anastasia

Aegnor

Vampire

Tatiana

Marcelene

Lenora

Horses

Shadow

Dolls

Anastasia

Angels

Angelica

Mermaids

Calista

Human

Evelyn

Stella

Akari

Centour

Astilea

Wolf

Ashina

Elemental

Harper (zeleahs mother)

Gods

Willow

Kitsune

Sakura

Hybrids

Ira

Bunnys

Fulki

Ciltivators

Lan Shu

Gods

Ophelia

Siren

Sereirena Vocaryn

Other

Silas

Azriel

#roleplay #Any Characters #Any fandom (if I know it)

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