happy belated lan wangji birthday TT —TT
i was so sad i didn't have time to draw something nice for the occasion and so pleased when i remembered i had this wip from ages ago that i could quickly finish... and then so sleepy so i couldn't stay awake to post it and now it's late anyway. sorry hanguang-jun ú_ù
anyway them!!!
Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian relax in their night clothes, curled up top-to-toe. Lan Wangji lies on his side with his head on Wei Wuxian's stomach, eyes closed and cradling Wei Wuxian's head against his bent knee; Wei Wuxian plays with Lan Wangji's hair, smiling or chatting away. The style is loose and almost monochromatic in blues and whites, except for the bright red of Wei Wuxian's clothes.
Coloured pencil and watercolour on paper.
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Life shall rise again in the spring breeze
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Hey MDZS fandom. I want you guys to be careful interacting with this person.
If you don't already know, Chinese people have had a long history with cultural erasure when it comes to taking on English-language names. It started with imperialism, and continues as a way to "assimilate" and avoid mockery of our language in western countries.
For Chinese diaspora like myself, it's another form of racism we face, to the point where some of us are reclaiming our names in everyday life. Here's an article about this movement happening across Asian diasporas in the United States -- just to name one instance out of many.
The responses to this post reflect that:
You can see that my comment assumed "good faith." However, OP deleted these comments and blocked me. (That didn't stop other people from calling it out as well, though I have to assume that if OP was so offended by my comment, the next few people will receive the same treatment.)
I honestly didn't like whipping up the diaspora statement -- that I wrote with multiple Chinese diaspora fans of MDZS, all of us hailing from multiple different countries and backgrounds, our ancestry coming from completely different regions of China -- because it meant that we were encountering another microaggression.
If you ever wonder why MDZS and danmei fandoms in general seem to be so bereft of Chinese diaspora voices, that's absolutely because of these microaggressions: Someone makes a joke, writes a story, writes some meta, that is culturally ignorant at best, offensive and harmful at worst, and when we gently correct them, explaining why it's racist, the person in question shuts us down, dismisses us, gets defensive, or worse.
Regardless of where you are -- fandom, social media, on the street, at work, at school -- as long as you are interacting with other people, your words matter and affect other people. That includes being racially offensive, even if you didn't intend to be. It's how you respond to the people you've insulted that reveals your character, how willing you are to be complicit in their mistreatment.
My rule of thumb has always been this -- if multiple people, including those of the culture you've just made a microaggressive joke about, find it unfunny, racist, or harmful, then you listen. Dismiss or ignore them, then yes -- you absolutely are racist.
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MDZS characters as Major Arcanas: O - The Fool (Wei Wuxian)
This one was a rough one! It took me so long to finish 😭
But here he is, Wei Ying as The Fool card 💕
Card picks are based on @callanthea MDZS Character Tarot Analysis that you can find here and here!
Chinese version:
Completed Characters/Cards:
◎ Mo Xuanyu (XIII - Death)
◎ Jiang Cheng (XVIII - The Moon)
I am not sure yet of which card I will tackle next, I will go with the flow! 💕
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another one that i finished months ago and just never posteddd... handstand time :)
this has alt text. extended image description under the cut.
Wei Wuxian lies on the floor of the Jingshi, his head between Lan Wangji's hands as the latter balances in a handstand. Wei Wuxian speaks cheerfully and reaches up to touch Lan Wangji's cheek, his other hand resting on his own chest. Both men are dressed in light under robes. The scene is softly glowing with warm morning light.
Watercolour on paper.
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