grapefruitsketches

[grapefruitsketches]

“…I was going crazy!”

TGCF chapter 199

#<3 <3 <3 #tgcf spoilers #tgcf novel spoilers #tgcf #hualian #hua cheng #xie lian #this moment this art this dialogue just perfect <3

[grapefruitsketches]

ZZS: Did you make Chengling bring these all the way up here for you just for this?

WKX: Yes, he had to queue for a really long t-

#omg #word of honor spoilers #word of honor #shl #wenzhou #wen kexing #zhou zishu

[grapefruitsketches]

Where there is light A shadow appears The cause and effect When life interferes The same rule applies To goodness and grief

- Sorrow, Sleeping at Last

[ID:\ four gifs of lan xichen and song lan, the first gif is of song lan when he is standing over xiao xingchen’s coffin in episode 39, the text reads “for in our” in cursive writing. The second gif is on lan xichen at the end of episode 50 when he looks back to  guanyin temple after it has collapsed, the text reads “great sorrow”. The third gif shows the scenes of song lan walking away from yi city and of lan xichen sitting on the steps of guanyin temple, the gifs are blended together and the text reads “we learn”. The fourth gif shows both song lan and lan xichen and they are both smiling hesitantly, the scenes have been merged so its as if they are standing with each other. the text reads “what joy means”. all gifs are coloured enhanced blue and green colours. /End ID]

#the amount of potential in this ship is incredible #I love it #lanlan #song lan #lan xichen #cql #the untamed

[grapefruitsketches]

MDZS Network’s Two Years with CQL Anniversary

Coming June 27th we celebrate the two years anniversary of the release of The Untamed, the live-action adaptation of MXTX’s xianxia novel Mo Dao Zu Shi. We have put together a small event to celebrate this anniversary together with all of you.

We assume most of you know the Sorting Hat from the Harry Potter books that sorted the students into one of four houses, and we’re excited to introduce our very own CQL Sect Sorting Quiz! Click on the link and answer the questions to see what sect you would get sorted into, and then center your content for the anniversary around your result or something related to it that you can connect to. You’re free to choose any character, scene, color palette, quote, etc. related to your result that you want for your content. We hope it inspires you!

🐇 Rules

Reblog this post to spread the word.

You do not have to be a member to participate in the event!

The event will be open on the anniversary of CQL’s release - June 27th!

🐇 Extra Information

Create any content (fic, gif, art, etc.) for the anniversary.

Center your content around The Untamed and your sorting quiz result.

You can decide to keep your results private until the day of the event for an extra surprise, but this is not a requirement.

Mention @mdzsnet in the caption & tag #mdzsnet in the first 5 tags

If something is not clear, don’t be afraid to send us an ask!

#this looks so fun!! #I took the quiz but I might still be too deep in my writing break for now #super excited to see what everyone makes though!! #mdzs #cql #the untamed #mdzsnet #fandom events

[grapefruitsketches]

the Four Calamities

#oooh #he xuan #qi rong #bai wuxiang #hua cheng #tgcf

[grapefruitsketches]

Hope you were all waiting for that extremely niche, extremely soft Baoshan Sanren/Lan Yi content, because that’s all I have to offer right now

#ooooh #baoshan sanren #lan yi #baoshan sanren x lan yi #baoyi #the untamed #cql

[grapefruitsketches]

you know what, shout out to Word of Honour for looking at the calm, wise, timeless immortal trope and just going Nope, and making him the biggest immature trolling bitch known to man. An impressive feat considering Wen Kexing is in this show.

#lol #ye baiyi #word of honor #shl

[grapefruitsketches]

Even after thousands of years of marriage, they’d still act like dorks

#omg I love them #so cute lol #hualian #tgcf #hua cheng #xie lian

[grapefruitsketches]

“I would rather carry a jug of wine to travel around the world with my soulmate while I am still healthy, and do whatever I want to do without regrets.”

#ahhh I love this!! #the effect in the second gif :O #zhou zishu #wen kexing #wenzhou #word of honor #shl

[grapefruitsketches]

life is tough and sometimes ya need some cheeb

#omg I was already reblogging this after the first piece but it just kept getting better??? #these are so cute!! and such good characterization in the postures/expressions!! #thank you op!! #hualian #hua cheng #xie lian #tgcf #Wenzhou #wen kexing #zhou zishu #shl #word of honor #lan wangji #mdzs #the untamed #cql

[grapefruitsketches]

IT’S FINALLY HERE! My first of 2 fics for the MDZS Reverse Big Bang!

The art that inspired this fic was done by @esmeblaze and can be found here.

I had so much fun doing this. Definitely will again.

***

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī/Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn, Jiāng Yànlí/Jīn Zǐxuān Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Assassin!Madam Lan, no Lan bashing, Gusu Lan Rules - Freeform, Lan rules are a guide and not to be interpreted literally, Getting Together, Fluff, No Sunshot Campaign (Módào Zǔshī) Summary:

Lan Wangji is a good and filial son who, above all else, works to protect his mother’s secret identity as an assassin. It’s lonely work, even if he never admits it. But when he meets a trouble-making visiting disciple from Yunmeng, Lan Wangji finds out that sometimes, duty and love can exist side-by-side.

#!!! #the fic that goes with the art!!! #lan family #I’m so excited #to read #the untamed #cql #mdzs #madam lan #lan wangji #wei wuxian

[grapefruitsketches]

#true #yiguo #word of honor #shl

[grapefruitsketches]

I feel like there’s needs to be, like, handbook for authors who post on Ao3 for effective metatext.

By metatext I mean like tagging, summary, and authors notes (especially initial authors notes at the beginning of a fic). The means by which we communicate to our readers what they’re getting into.

Because we kind of all have to learn it by osmosis and there are conventions but nobody’s really taught them at the start, so there’s inconsistencies and misunderstandings or people just not knowing things through no fault of their own.

This ends up breeding frustration and confusion and in the worst cases resentment, hurt, and aggression.

I’m severely tempted to make such a handbook and get it circulating.

I think it would do fandom a lot of good.

#omg op this is brilliant #fandom etiquette #writing #ref

[grapefruitsketches]

Second RBB piece! Get your cute teenage Wangxian shenanigans ft. happy Lan family and Assassin!Madam Lan here!!

[ID: An image split into two, the first showing Jin Guangshan looking fearfully over his shoulder at a dark figure holding two small blades silhouetted against the window, and the second showing Madam Lan and Qingheng-jun sitting together at a table, chatting amiably. In the background, two small blades are leaning against the wall.]

#!!! #omg blazie this is so good??? #so excited to read the fic too!! #madam lan #lan wangji #lan family #wangxian #wei wuxian #jin guangshan #mdzs #the untamed #cql

[grapefruitsketches]

It’s a nice day 🎶🌶️🍚🍷😋

#awwww <3 #wei wuxian #the leaves on his head too!! #cql #mdzs #the untamed

[grapefruitsketches]

It’s so interesting how like, Xi Sang Gui was a much less important, male character in the novel, but the show made the (extremely good and sexy) decision to turn her into a major character and a pseudo maternal figure for WKX, except that a huge part of WKX’s essential characterization is that WKX had no one who cared for him besides Gu Xiang, and you can’t change that, it would gut his relationship arc with her. So instead we get the implication that Xi Sang Gui was just not very good at being parental. She can’t or won’t protect WKX from the Valley Chief, or help him take care of Gu Xiang or even teach him how to cook porridge for her properly.

Which makes sense. She was born to a noble cultivator family, she probably didn’t know how to take care of children or cook food, and it also makes sense that maybe she didn’t have so much power and importance and servants in the Ghost Valley before WKX took charge.

What’s more interesting is that the show keeps WKX’s line about how he had no one to teach him martial arts. Why couldn’t Xi Sang Gui teach him? Maybe it’s something to do with her mysterious illness, which LQQ says is a chronic problem for her. 

Whatever the reason, it’s deliciously angsty that the founder of the Department of the Unfaithful, whose personal mantra is “you don’t fail me and I won’t fail you,” failed in looking after the child of the couple who helped her in her most vulnerable moment. 

It’s also interesting that Gu Xiang seems to have a much more uncomplicatedly positive relationship with Xi Sang Gui and LQQ. 

#:O #meta #shl meta #shl #word of honor #wen kexing #xi sang gui #gu xiang

[grapefruitsketches]

shan he ling x colour symbolism [insp below cut]

Keep reading

#ooooh #word of honor #shl