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reireiart · 2 years

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during my lunch break today I drew wei wuxian with this bitchy expression

#wei wuxian #the untamed #cql #mdzs #mo dao zu shi #mdzsnet #chen qing ling #cql art #mdzs art #fytheuntamed #theuntameddaily #mdzsartreblogs #wangxian #wei ying #myart #absolutely disgusted …

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mdzsartreblogs · 1 year

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Recognizing AI Generated Images, Danmei Edition

Heyo, @unforth here! I run some danmei art blogs (@mdzsartreblogs, @tgcfartreblogs, @svsssartreblogs, @zhenhunartreblogs, @erhaartreblogs, @dmbjartreblogs, @tykartreblogs, and @cnovelartreblogs) which means I see a LOT of danmei art, and I go through the main fandom tags more-or-less every day.

Today, for the first time, I spotted someone posting AI-generated images (I refuse to call them AI "art" - and to be clear, that's correct of me, because at least in the US it literally LEGALLY isn't art) without any label indicating they were AI generated. I am not necessarily against the existence of AI-generated images (though really...considering all the legal issues and the risks of misuse, I'm basically against them); I think they potentially have uses in certain contexts (such as for making references) and I also think that regardless of our opinions, we're stuck with them, but they're also clearly not art and I don't reblog them to the art side blogs.

The images I spotted today had multiple "tells," but they were still accumulating notes, and I thought it might be a good moment to step back and point out some of the more obvious tells because my sense is that a LOT of people are against AI-generated images being treated as art, and that these people wouldn't want to support an AI-generator user who tried to foist off their work as actual artwork, but that people don't actually necessarily know how to IDENTIFY those works and therefore can inadvertently reblog works that they'd never support if they were correctly identified. (Similar to how the person who reposts and says "credit to the artist" is an asshole but they're not the same as someone who reposts without any credit at all and goes out of their way to make it look like they ARE the artist when they're not).

Toward that end, I've downloaded all the images I spotted on this person's account and I'm going to use them to highlight the things that led me to think they were AI art - they posted a total of 5 images to a few major danmei tags the last couple days, and several other images not to specific fandoms (I examined 8 images total). The first couple I was suspicious, but it wasn't til this morning that I spotted one so obvious that it couldn't be anything BUT AI art. I am NOT going to name the person who did this. The purpose of this post is purely educational. I have no interest whatsoever in bullying one rando. Please don't try to identify them; who they are is genuinely irrelevant, what matters is learning how to recognize AI art in general and not spreading it around, just like the goal of education about reposting is to help make sure that people who repost don't get notes on their theft, to help people recognize the signs so that the incentive to be dishonest about this stuff is removed.

But first: Why is treating AI-generated images as art bad?

I'm no expert and this won't be exhaustive, but I do think it's important to first discuss why this matters.

On the surface, it's PERHAPS harmless for someone to post AI-generated images provided that the image is clearly labeled as AI-generated. I say "perhaps" because in the end, as far as I'm aware, there isn't a single AI-generation engine that's built on legally-sourced artwork. Every AI (again, to the best of my knowledge) has been trained using copyrighted images usually without the permission of the artists. Indeed, this is the source of multiple current lawsuits. (and another)

But putting that aside (as if it can be put aside that AI image generators are literally unethically built), it's still problematic to support the images being treated as art. Artists spend thousands of hours learning their craft, honing it, sharing their creations, building their audiences. This is what they sell when they offer commissions, prints, etc. This can never be replicated by a computer, and to treat an AI-generated image as in any way equivalent is honestly rude, inappropriate, disgusting imo. This isn't "harmless"; supporting AI image creation engines is damaging to real people and their actual livelihoods. Like, the images might be beautiful, but they're not art. I'm honestly dreading someone managing to convince fandom that their AI-generated works are actual art, and then cashing in on commissions, prints, etc., because people can't be fussed to learn the difference. We really can't let this happen, guys. Fanartists are one of the most vibrant, important, prominent groups in all our fandoms, and we have to support them and do our part to protect them.

As if those two points aren't enough, there's already growing evidence that AI-generated works are being used to further propagandists. There are false images circulating of violence at protests, deep-fakes of various kinds that are helping the worst elements of society to push their horrid agendas. As long as that's a facet of AI-generated works, they'll always be dangerous.

I could go on, but really this isn't the main point of my post and I don't want to get bogged down. Other people have said more eloquently than I why AI-generated images are bad. Read those. (I tried to find a good one to link but sadly failed; if anyone knows a good post, feel free to send it and I'll add the link to the post).

Basically: I think a legally trained AI-image generator that had built-in clear watermarks could be a fun toy for people who want reference images or just to play with making pseudo-art. But...that's not what we have, and what we do have is built on theft and supports dystopia so, uh. Yeah fuck AI-generated images.

How to recognize AI-Generated Images Made in an Eastern Danmei Art Style

NOTE: I LEARNED ALL THE BASIC ON SPOTTING AI-GENERATED IMAGES FROM THIS POST. I'll own I still kinda had the wool over my eyes until I read that post - I knew AI stuff was out there but I hadn't really looked closely enough to have my eyes open for specific signs. Reading that entire post taught me a lot, and what I learned is the foundation of this post.

This post shouldn't be treated as a universal guide. I'm specifically looking at the tells on the kind of art that people in danmei fandoms often see coming from Weibo and other Chinese, Japanese, and Korean platforms, works made by real artists. For example, the work of Foxking (狐狸大王a), kokirapsd, and Changyang (who is an official artist for MDZS, TGCF, and other danmei works). This work shares a smooth use of color, an aim toward a certain flavor of realism, an ethereal quality to the lighting, and many other features. (Disclaimer: I am not an artist. Putting things in arty terms is really not my forte. Sorry.)

So, that's what these AI-generated images are emulating. And on the surface, they look good! Like...

...that's uncontestably a pretty picture (the white box is covering the "artist's" watermark.) And on a glance, it doesn't necessarily scream "AI generated"! But the devil is in the details, and the details are what this post is about. And that picture? Is definitely AI generated.

This post is based on 8 works I grabbed from a single person's account, all posted as their own work and watermarked as such. Some of the things that are giveaways only really show when looking at multiple pieces. I'm gonna start with those, and then I'll highlight some of the specifics I spotted that caused me to go from "suspicious" to "oh yeah no these are definitely not art."

Sign 1: all the images are the exact same size. I mean, to the pixel: 512 x 682 pixels (or 682 x 512, depending on landscape or portrait orientation). This makes zero sense. Why would an artist trim all their pieces to that size? It's not the ideal Tumblr display size (that's 500 x 750 pixels). If you check any actual artist's page and look at the full-size of several of their images, they'll all be different sizes as they trimmed, refined, and otherwise targeted around their original canvas size to get the results they wanted.

Sign 2: pixelated. At the shrunken size displayed on, say, a mobile Tumblr feed, the image looks fine, but even just opening the full size upload, the whole thing is pixelated. Now, this is probably the least useful sign; a lot of artists reduce the resolution/dpi/etc. on their uploaded works so that people don't steal them. But, taken in conjunction with everything else, it's definitely a sign.

Those are the two most obvious overall things - the things I didn't notice until I looked at all the uploads. The specifics are really what tells, though. Which leads to...

Sign 3: the overall work appears to have a very high degree of polish, as if it were made by an artist who really really knows what they're doing, but on inspection - sometimes even on really, REALLY cursory inspect - the details make zero sense and reflect the kinds of mistakes that a real artist would never make.

So, here's the image that I saw that "gave it away" to me, and caused me to re-examine the images that had first struck me as off but that I hadn't been able to immediately put my finger on the problem. I've circled some of the spots that are flagrant.

Do you see yet? Yes? Awesome, you're getting it. No? Okay, let's go point by point, with close ups.

Sign 4: HANDS. Hands are currently AI's biggest weakness, though they've been getting better quickly and honestly that's terrifying. But whatever AI generated this picture clearly doesn't get hands yet, because that hand is truly an eldritch horror. Look at this thing:

It has two palms. It has seven fingers. It's basically two hands overlaid over each other, except one of those hands only has four fingers and the other has three. Seeing this hand was how I went from "umm...maybe they're fake? Maybe they're not???" to "oh god why is ANYONE reblogging this when it's this obvious?" WATCH THE HANDS. (Go back up to that first one posted and look at the hand, you'll see. Or just look right below at this crop.) Here's some other hands:

Sign 5: Hair and shadows. Once I started inspecting these images, the shadows of the hair on the face was one of the things that was most consistently fucked up across all the uploaded pictures. Take a look:

There's shadows of tendrils on the forehead, but there's no corresponding hair that could possibly have made those shadows. Likewise there's a whole bunch of shadows on the cheeks. Where are those coming from? There's no possible source in the rest of the image. Here's some other hair with unrelated wonky shadows:

Sign 6: Decorative motifs that are really just meaningless squiggles. Like, artists, especially those who make fanart, put actual thought into what the small motifs are on their works. Like, in TGCF, an artist will often use a butterfly motif or a flower petal motif to reflect things about the characters. An AI, though, can only approximate a pattern and it can't imbue those with meanings. So you end up with this:

What is that? It's nothing, that's what. It's a bunch of squiggles. Here's some other meaningless squiggle motifs (and a more zoomed-in version of the one just above):

Sign 7: closely related to meaningless squiggle motifs is motifs that DO look like something, but aren't followed through in any way that makes sense. For example, an outer garment where the motifs on the left and the right shoulder/chest are completely different, or a piece of cloth that's supposed to be all one piece but that that has different patterns on different sections of it. Both of these happen in the example piece, see?

The first images on the top left is the left and right shoulder side by side. The right side has a scalloped edge; the left doesn't. Likewise, in the right top picture, you can see the two under-robe lapels; one has a gold decoration and the other doesn't. And then the third/bottom image shows three sections of the veil. One (on the left) has that kind of blue arcy decoration, which doesn't follow the folds of the cloth very well and looks weird and appears at one point to be OVER the hair instead of behind it. The second, on top of the bottom images, shows a similar motif, except now it's gold, and it looks more like a hair decoration than like part of the veil. The third is also part of the same veil but it has no decorations at all. Nothing about this makes any sense whatsoever. Why would any artist intentionally do it that way? Or, more specifically, why would any artist who has this apparent level of technical skill ever make a mistake like this?

They wouldn't.

Some more nonsensical patterns, bad mirrors, etc. (I often put left/right shoulders side by side so that it'd be clearer, sorry if it's weird):

Sign 8: bizarre architecture, weird furniture, etc. Most of the images I'm examining for this post have only partial backgrounds, so it's hard to really focus on this, but it's something that the post I linked (this one) talks about a lot. So, like, an artist will put actual thought into how their construction works, but an AI won't because an AI can't. There's no background in my main example image, but take a look at this from another of my images:

On a glance it's beautiful. On a few seconds actually staring it's just fucking bizarre. The part of the ceiling on the right appears to be domed maybe? But then there's a hard angle, then another. The windows on the right have lots of panes, but then the one on the middle-left is just a single panel, and the ones on the far left have a complete different pane model. Meanwhile, also on the left side at the middle, there's that dark gray...something...with an arch that mimics the background arches except it goes no where, connects to nothing, and has no apparent relationship to anything else going on architecturally. And, while the ceiling curves, the back wall is straight AND shows more arches in the background even though the ceiling looks to end. And yes, some of this is possible architecture, but taken as a whole, it's just gibberish. Why would anyone who paints THAT WELL paint a building to look like THAT? They wouldn't. It's nonsense. It's the art equivalent of word salad. When we look at a sentence and it's like "dog makes a rhythmical salad to betray on the frame time plot" it almost resembles something that might mean something but it's clearly nonsense. This background is that sentence, as art.

Sign 9: all kinds of little things that make zero sense. In the example image, I circled where a section of the hair goes BELOW the inner robe. That's not impossible but it just makes zero sense. As with many of these, it's the kind of thing that taken alone, I'd probably just think "well, that was A Choice," but combined with all the other weird things it stands out as another sign that something here is really, really off. Here's a collection of similar "wtf?" moments I spotted across the images I looked at (I'm worried I'm gonna hit the Tumblr image cap, hence throwing these all in one, lol.)

You have to remember that an actual artist will do things for a reason. And we, as viewers, are so used to viewing art with that in mind that we often fill in reasons even when there aren't. Like, in the image just about this, I said, "what the heck are these flowers growing on?" And honestly, I COULD come up with explanations. But that doesn't mean it actually makes sense, and there's no REASON for it whatsoever. The theoretical same flowers are, in a different shot, growing unsupported! So...what gives??? The answer is nothing gives. Because these pieces are nothing. The AI has no reason, it's just tossing in random aesthetic pieces together in a mishmash, and the person who generated them is just re-generating and refining until they get something that looks "close enough" to what they wanted. It never was supposed to make sense, so of course it doesn't.

In conclusion...

After years of effort, artists have gotten across to most of fandom that reposts are bad, and helped us learn strategies for helping us recognize reposts, and given us an idea of what to do when we find one.

Fandom is just at the beginning of this process as it applies to AI-generated images. There's a LOT of education that has to be done - about why AI-generated images are bad (the unethical training using copyrighted images without permission is, imo, critical to understanding this), and about how to spot them, and then finally about what to do when you DO find them.

With reposts, we know "tell original artist, DCMA takedowns, etc." That's not the same with these AI-images. There's no original owner. There's no owner at all - in the US, at least, they literally cannot be copyrighted. Which is why I'm not even worrying about "credit" on this post - there's nothing stolen, cause there's nothing made. So what should you do?

Nothing. The answer is, just as the creator has essentially done nothing, you should also do nothing. Don't engage. Don't reblog. Don't commission the creator or buy their art prints. If they do it persistently and it bothers you, block them. If you see one you really like, and decide to reblog it, fine, go for it, but mark it clearly - put in the ACTUAL COMMENTS (not just in the tags!) that it's AI art, and that you thought it was pretty anyway. But honestly, it'd be better to not engage, especially since as this grows it's inevitable that some actual artists are going to start getting accused of posting AI-generated images by over-zealous people. Everyone who gets a shadow wrong isn't posting AI-generated images. A lot of these details are insanely difficult to get correct, and lots of even very skilled, accomplished artists, if you go over their work with a magnifying glass you're going to find at least some of these things, some weirdnesses that make no sense, some shadows that are off, some fingers that are just ugh (really, getting hands wrong is so relatable. hands are the fucking worst). It's not about "this is bad art/not art because the hand is wrong," it's specifically about the ways that it's wrong, the way a computer randomly throws pieces together versus how actual people make actual mistakes. It's all of the little signs taken as a whole to say "no one who could produce a piece that, on the surface, looks this nice, could possibly make THIS MANY small 'mistakes.'"

The absolute best thing you can do if you see AI-generated images being treated as real art is just nothing. Support actual artists you love, and don't spread the fakes.

Thanks for your time, everyone. Good luck avoiding AI-generated pieces in the future, please signal boost this, and feel free to get in touch if you think I can help you with anything related to this.

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wangxianficfinder · 9 months

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Hello! Sorry if this is an unconventional ask, but I really want to find an art work/blog in the mdzs fandom. All I really remember is that it had a lot of art, and it featured semi-realistic pencil sketches of the characters. Not the types where there's a single page portrait, but more like a pages with a bunch of sketches each. I remember seeing a Jingyi sketch and a WWX sketch at the least. The faces were not anime, but more like a slightly simplified rendering of The Untamed actors.

Thank you guys! None of these were the one I was thinking of, but I appreciate the help! @fael-draws comes close to the style, but I remember it being on traditional sketchbook pages rather than scanned digital ones. The style favors clean lines over soft rendering.

basically, I'd use this as an example (sorry, it's pinterest) except with more Asian looking features

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I FOUND IT OMGGGGGG

it was extraterezi's art

Honestly, I can think of multiple blogs like this 😅 Does anyone here know which blog they might be talking about?

- Mod C

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gloriousclotpole said: @modao18 was what popped into my head! They often post full journal pages of art, like so

aliasblack73 said: @littlesmartart does a lot of great sketches. Scrolling through my archive I found this one

eldritch-bisexual said: @the-pudding-is-a-lie is the one that comes to mind

ereshai said: No idea who the artist might be, but @mdzsartreblogs might have reblogged them. There are all kinds of categorization tags, including Media Types and Work Formats, which might help narrow down the search

#mod c #answers #wangxian fic finder

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iamwestiec · 9 months

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hello! i was wondering, do you know of any (if there are any) blogs that track mdzs fandom events? i know one of the fic rec blogs does but are there any that are only for tracking events?

Y'know, that is a fantastic question.

Short answer: I don't know!

Longer answer:

Not a tumblr, but there is a MXTX Events Discord run by the illustrious @wrecklwj with an excellent tri-fandom calendar

Over on dreamwidth, the pan-fandom fandomcalendar tracks submitted events, and they've got a tag for the MDZS Universe and another for all MXTX that I personally would love to see more used

As you mentioned, @wangxianficrecs is not an event tracker, but they do boost fandom events

Similarly, if it's a polyshipping MDZS event, you can bet I'll plug it on @polyshipweek

Also not what you asked for, but if you're looking to see more mdzs on your timeline in general, I can recommend: @dmdiaspora @mdzsartreblogs @mdzsnet @mxtxnet

Anybody know of an active event tracker blog?

do NOT fucking start one westie you do not need another project

#mdzs events #westie answers #tossing this one out to the TL #mdzs event

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dimpledpran · 1 year

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Thank you to all the wonderful content creators who have blessed my dash with awesome creations that made my day!

Fave MDZS/CQL blogs: @mxtxnet . @theuntameddaily . @fytheuntamed . @mdzsartreblogs . @baoshan-sanren

Obviously there are much more faves, but these are the few I can squeeze into one post. The rest will be reblogged on my blog throughout the month.

Fave Gifsets/Edits: @aheartfullofjolllly : (x) (x) @arisusryohei : (x) @fangrui : (x) (x) (x) (x) @ghost-generals : (x) @gusucloud : (x) @highwarlockkareena : (x) (x) (x) @hleonaa : (x) (x) @kaajukatli : (x) (x) (x) @lan-xichens : (x) (x) @manhasetardis : (x) (x) @mxtxnet : (x) (x) @nyx4 : (x) (x) @sarawatsaraleo : (x) @thoresque : (x) @xiaozhcns : (x) @yibo-wang : (x) (x) (x) @yilinglaozu : (x) (x) (x) (x) @zelkam : (x)

Fave Fanart: @corpsesinyou : (x) @izeerz : (x) @lena-point : (x) @pandora-young : (x) @radishning : (x) @raphcrow : (x) (x) @sleepyfortress : (x) @stephanie-artdesign : (x) @sweetlittlevampire : (x) (x) @washum : (x) @wisesnail : (x) @elogval : (x) @zeldacw : (x)

#I hope all the links and tags work #2022 recap

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ohmybookshelves · 10 months

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Is there a blog that's like an archive of reblogged pokemon fanart? I want to make one to shout out all artists on the fandom but idk if there's already one that's kinda big, in which case I wouldn't do it lol. Something like @mdzsartreblogs (and if you're into mdzs follow them bc what they do is awesome) but for pokemon. With comprehensive tags so you could easily search in-blog for specific fanart

#pokemon #pokemon art #pokemon fanart

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layzeal · 10 months

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okay i'm gonna ask something very real right now. since we'll be receiving even more influx of users, lots of people will be using the main tags to find and be found by potential new mutuals

so, can we all agree to please keep discourse-bait posts outside the main tag?

this is like. the #1 reason i don't go into the main tag. it's exhausting. i rely almost entirely on mdzsartreblogs and my friends reblogs to find new posts, because the main tag is filled with #hot takes and discourse bait and people trying to start shit on purpose, which is silly cause most of the time you'll be posting that for your followers who already agree with you anyway

so, for the sake of welcoming new people, can we keep the main tag clear, please? if you do, use a different tag (you've must all have seen by now how i only ever tag my posts as #modao) i hate blocking people on tumblr, but because there's no mute button, it's the only option, but that also means i miss any other non-discourse bait post they might make

so like, let's keep it chill, let's keep it respectful. post whatever you wish on your blog, but if you're tagging it as #mdzs (or any main fandom tag), then please first wonder if it's a post you genuinely think would add value to it and help boost the artists and writers trying to look for audiences, or are you just looking for people to anger and causing people to not want to go into the tag anymore

#like. seriously #i talk so much shit in this blog sometimes but i don't use the main tag for a reason #because even in mid 2021 that place was INFESTED with everyone trying to Have Takes #while i was just looking for artists and writers and interesting anysis #to the point i began to loathe ''meta blogs'' bc that was just another word for ''discourse bait blog''#like on one hand i need to get over it and start blocking people freely #but blocking feels so harsh and i rly wanna avoid it unless it's personal #so like. before tagging your posts as mdzs (or any main fandom tag. this applies to all) stop and think #if you're actually adding anything of value to the main tag or are you making this place even more hostile to new writers and artists #lace speaks

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krispycreamsicle · 1 year

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I posted 2,281 times in 2022

141 posts created (6%)

2,140 posts reblogged (94%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@koujaaku

@a-force-dyad-in-space

@veliseraptor

@ashinlae

@mdzsartreblogs

I tagged 2,087 of my posts in 2022

Only 9% of my posts had no tags

#mdzs - 1,139 posts

#xue yang - 340 posts

#wei wuxian - 224 posts

#xiao xingchen - 215 posts

#jiang cheng - 196 posts

#jin guangyao - 154 posts

#tgcf - 143 posts

#xuexiao - 125 posts

#lan xichen - 117 posts

#svsss - 100 posts

Longest Tag: 140 characters

#also i reblogged the 'i put on the maid outfit but i make your house messier' post right before i saw this which is such great timing kjhgfg

My Top Posts in 2022:

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#year in review #krispy’s personal tag #long post #daozhang got the top spot let's goooooooooo #but no xy gifs in the top 5 is surprising! that just means i need to make more xy gifs right? kjhgfhj

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lady-of-the-lotus · 1 year

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I posted 642 times in 2022

64 posts created (10%)

578 posts reblogged (90%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@lady-of-the-lotus

@gusu-emilu

@mdzsartreblogs

@viterbofangirllovestheuntamed

@theuntamednarrator

I tagged 615 of my posts in 2022

Only 4% of my posts had no tags

#q - 410 posts

#xy - 107 posts

#jc - 74 posts

#xxc - 71 posts

#precious plum - 47 posts

#xuexiao - 43 posts

#jgy - 31 posts

#wwx - 31 posts

#murder muffin - 27 posts

#wn - 25 posts

Longest Tag: 140 characters

#anyway i want xxc back from the grave and coming back wrong and going out with xy as a vigilante killing actual humans and not just monsters

My Top Posts in 2022:

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#tumblr2022 #year in review #my 2022 tumblr year in review #your tumblr year in review #Long post

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unforth · 7 months

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Well I tried the simplified tagging today.

It still took an hour and fifteen minutes to go through the tags I check everyday.

I. Can't sustain this much longer.

#unforth rambles #this is re yesterdays mdzsartreblogs post

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mdzsartreblogs · 7 months

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Hey guys, this is mostly just a note that I'll be reducing how much I tag things, though I'll probably be a little inconsistent.

The danmei fandoms have gotten so big that queueing things takes me an hour a day just to barely keep up, and maintaining these blogs has been getting to feel like a heavier and heavier burden instead of being something I enjoy doing. I really don't want to stop, but I need to lighten the load. Just giving myself permission today to do less made it all feel more possible, so I'll give it a try and see if it helps.

I expect to tag mdzsartreblogs and tgcfartreblogs at about the same level as svsssartreblogs, so cutting a lot of the character- and ship-specific tags, and idek what else, it'll depend on what I notice on a first art glance, and how much habit takes over, and whatever. The goal is to make myself less stressed, not to strictly police a new version in a way that just transmutes the stress, so.

Anyway. Hope this is okay with people. Thanks for following. Don't forget to support artists with your likes and reblogs!!

-unforth

(x posting to tgcfartreblogs)

#mod post #im so burned out #this morning tagging tgcfartreblogs i just was like if i have to tag every single neck wrappings im going to break #so fuck it im gonna just ya know not

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i-put-the-bi-in-suibian · 1 year

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I posted 1,649 times in 2022

46 posts created (3%)

1,603 posts reblogged (97%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@accio-victuuri

@zhansww

@mdzsartreblogs

@i-put-the-bi-in-suibian

@aheartfullofjolllly

I tagged 1,591 of my posts in 2022

Only 4% of my posts had no tags

#untamed cast - 793 posts

#the untamed - 664 posts

#wangxian - 569 posts

#mdzs - 459 posts

#xiao zhan - 455 posts

#fanart - 455 posts

#wang yibo - 353 posts

#lan wangji - 72 posts

#wei wuxian - 49 posts

#self rb - 26 posts

Longest Tag: 115 characters

#i thought i would have to drop out but then my weekend plans got cancelled so i§m churning out some last minute art

My Top Posts in 2022:

Happy Birthday Hanguang-Jun!

Just a little something for Lan Wangji’s birthday.

Unbetaed, explicit, post-canon, 1.2K

It doesn’t happen often that Lan Wangji’s obligations take him away from his husband and when it does happen it’s rarely for more than a few days. This time he’s been away for a little over a week. Wei Wuxian only let him go after he promised that he would return in time to celebrate his birthday.

The sun is going down by the time he arrives in Gusu, but it’s still the 23rd of January. Lan Wangji stops by the Cold Pond first to wash away the grime of long travel and to treat the minor wounds and scratches he gained because he doesn’t want his husband to worry about them.

He takes the walk to Jingshi slowly, enjoying the way coming home to his beloved warms him from the inside.

He enters without knocking and finds his husband placing food on the table. He can also see wrapped presents but he doesn’t pay them much attention because his husband straightens and grins happily at him.

“Hanguang-Jun!”

He’s dressed in nothing but his red underrobe, and his hair is down. Even after years of marriage, he takes Lan Wangji’s breath away.

With a few long strides, Lan Wangji crosses the space between them, basking in the brightness of his husband’s smile.

“You made it,” Wei Wuxian breathes out.

“Hm.”

He doesn’t say that he would never break that promise. He doesn’t say that he would fight armies and fly over mountains to get back to his Wei Ying in time. He doesn’t have to say anything. He knows that his husband understands.

He pushes Wei Wuxian’s hair off his shoulder and cups his cheek with his palm. Wei Wuxian leans into the touch. Lan Wangji loves how his touch seems to calm Wei Wuxian. He’s usually brimming with energy - like water skipping over stones in a rapid river. When Lan Wangji touches him it’s like scooping the water into his hands - it forms a cold pool in his palms, calm and ready for him to drink.

He drinks Wei Wuxian in now - with a slow gentle kiss.

“I missed you,” Wei Wuxian whispers against his lips.

“I missed Wei Ying,” Lan Wangji admits and kisses him again - deep and demanding.

The water slips between his fingers and returns to the untamed current.

Wei Wuxian wraps his arms around Lan Wangji’s neck, tugging at his hair and pulling him closer as if he can’t get enough of him.

After a moment of fumbling Lan Wangji manages to untie Wei Wuxian’s robe and slid his hands around his trim waist. Wei Wuxian’s skin is incredibly smooth and hot under his palms. It’s a pleasant surprise when Lan Wangji finds out that he’s not wearing any underpants.

“Shameless,” he mutters and squeezes his firm backside.

Wei Wuxian lets out an indignant huff and tugs at Lan Wangji’s clothes. Lan Wangji steps back and hurriedly unties his sash, knowing well that his husband won’t tolerate the separation for much longer. He manages to push his outer robes off his shoulders before Wei Wuxian presses himself close to him, rubbing his tender bits against the soft material of Lan Wangji’s inner robe. He gets the robe open while Lan Wangji kisses him. Pressing wet kisses to his collar bones, Wei Wuxian’s clever fingers find the waistband of Lan Wangji’s underpants and he pulls them down. Before the cloth hits the floor Wei Wuxian is on his knees.

“Wei Ying” he aims for a reproving tone but fails when he feels Wei Wuxian’s hot lips and tongue working him to hardness. He buries his fingers in Wei Wuxian’s silky hair. He feels no need to guide him - his husband knows perfectly well what he likes - but to anchor himself.

He closes his eyes and enjoys the pleasure his lover is giving so readily.

As much as he loves the wet warmth of Wei Wuxian’s mouth, this is not the way he wants to reach his fulfillment.

With great regret, he pulls Wei Wuxian’s head away and ignores his grunts as he hauls him to his feet. He offers consolation in a filthy kiss. Wei Wuxian is still wearing his red robe - opened and obscenely revealing his aroused state. The soft material brushes against Lan Wangji’s hands when he grabs Wei Wuxian’s buttocks and heaves him up. Wei Wuxian instinctively wraps his legs around Lan Wangji’s waist and with no more protest than a surprised squeal lets himself be carried to the bed.

He pulls Lan Wangji down on top of him the moment his back hits the mattress. They spent some time just kissing, their hands roaming around to become reacquainted with every detail of each other’s bodies.

A single touch tells Lan Wangji that his shameless husband has been touching himself while waiting for him. His hole is wet and puffy and Lan Wangji’s finger slides in easily. He adds oil generously, though, before he starts teasing Wei Wuxian with two fingers, enjoying the way his beloved first demands, then begs for him to exchange them for his cock. When he’s finally satisfied with Wei Ying’s desperate state, he enters him in one fluid motion.

They both become still then and enjoy the moment of connection in silence. In that endless moment, they are one creature, they share every breath, their hearts beat in sync. Then Wei Wuxian moans and squeezes Lan Wangji tightly to prompt him to move. Lan Wangji complies. He moves slowly and carefully, eliciting sweet sounds out of his husband that he muffles with sweet kisses. He keeps the languid rhythm until he feels like the fire growing inside him is going to burn him alive. He straightens then, getting a firm grip on Wei Wuxian’s hips, and starts pounding him vigorously, each thrust pushing a grunt out of Wei Ying’s kiss-swollen lips.

“Lan Zhan, you brute!” he cries out. “You are merciless to this weak little body! Do you think you can do whatever you please to your poor husband just because it’s your birthday?”

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36 notes - Posted January 23, 2022

I decided to continue the revisions of my Old Guard Xicheng AU. This fic has been sitting finished in my WIP folder for months. I don’t even understand why. As I’m working on it again, I’m realizing how much I LOVE this story. I hope this time I will finally be able to finish the revisions and have it betaed and posted.

37 notes - Posted March 19, 2022

Here’s my final piece for @mdzsrbb

Film Noir Wangxian

43 notes - Posted June 20, 2022

The Only Constant by Winglesss

Xicheng enemies to lovers AU inspired by the Old Guard movie

Summary: Jiang Cheng sees a young man get hit by a car. He watches as the kid lets out his last breath, then takes another. Jiang Cheng decides to take care of Jin Ling - the newbie immortal. He knows how hard it is to adjust even though the first time he died has been over a thousand years ago. He didn’t have anyone to help him back then. It doesn’t mean he’s been alone all those years. He has his archenemy, the only constant in his long life, Lan Xichen.

Excerpt:

“You are over a thousand years old? And you knew the guy all that time?” Jiang Cheng nods. "What do you do when you meet each other?" Jiang Cheng leans back in his chair and lights a cigarette. "We kill each other." Jin Ling's eyes widen. "Why?" Jiang Cheng shrugs. "That's what we do."

Read chapter 1 on AO3

45 notes - Posted April 9, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

My first piece for MDZS Reverse Big Bang 2022 right on time for Mermay 😂

Please read the companion fic A Fish Out Of Water by roseclaw.

Thank you so much @roseclaw for coming to my rescue and delivering such an amazing story. It was a pleasure to work with you.❤️

119 notes - Posted May 16, 2022

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Would there be any interest in a small indie author writing support group on discord? Specifically geared towards people looking to publish in the near future and especially lgbtq+ authors and authors who write lgbtq+ works!

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Thinking of holding another Dorian centric event this spring and wondering if folks have preferences for event type? Could be a prompts event, Big Bang, competition, or exchange? I’m also open to ideas!

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First drawing in a very long time (maybe of the year)! Trying to get a hang of a different style and of course I had to start with Dorian and Anders. :)

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Ukraine Relief Charity Commissions

I never do writing commissions, but in light of the war in Ukraine, I've decided to make an exception. I'm going to be offering a limited number of writing commission slots in exchange for a donation of $20+ USD to any of the organizations listed below.

These will be ~1k written works for original fiction or any of the following fandoms:

Dragon Age, CQL/The Untamed, The Song of Achilles, The Magicians, Hades Game, or Horizon Zero Dawn (I'm barely into HFW so I can't really write to that).

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126 notes - Posted February 25, 2022

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