#autistic xie lian

[yea-baiyi]

reading xie lian’s POV is actually hilarious once you realise xie lian isn’t oblivious at all, he basically guesses most things immediately, he’s just taken the veteran autism tactic of “it’s too much effort to figure out when it’s appropriate to mention that i know something, so i’ll just pretend i don’t know until someone says it aloud”. sometimes it turns into a bit. the truth might be embarrassingly obvious, but social cues are hard, and xie lian has infinite time to wait for the other person to blink first.

#tgcf #autistic xie lian #xianxia jesus #meta stuff #like. he knows. for a great many things he knows instantly #and acts like he knows #but he’s not going to be the first to acknowledge it #because as an Autistic he has no sense of scale whether he has like. reasonable ground to say things. #like he’s old enough that i’m sure he could figure it out if he tried #but he’s tired he prefers to wait #like he knew who hua cheng was from the second he got on the ox cart #that’s why he baited hua cheng into the conversation #and hua cheng also knew this that’s why he let himself be drawn in #like. they’re 800 year old gods they know this #but also xie lian is like. is it rude to call him out. i have no idea. #so he kind of pokes around for evidence that would give him an excuse to admit he knows it’s hua cheng #but then when fengqing show up it’s funnier to pretend he doesn’t know #like. never say that xie lian isn’t committed to the bit in his old age

[trans-hua-cheng-agenda]

Hua Cheng stimming by playing with the bead in his hair. It’s both a stim and a comfort item

Xie Lian is the same way with the ring

#tgcf #hua cheng #xie lian #hualian #autistic xie lian #autistic hua cheng #neurodivergent headcanon

[cremezin]

autistic xie lian stims when hua cheng kisses him

#tgcf #heaven official's blessing #hualian #xie lian #hua cheng #autistic xie lian

[xieliansbignaturals]

#posting this separately with tags because i'm proud of it #tgcf #autistic xie lian #id in alt text

[yiling-patriarch-kinnie]

As much as I love ghost city(and totally believe that eight year old me would've LOVED it) I do think it would be absolute sensory hell.

Like neurodivergent purgatory.

Also Imagine Autistic Xie Lian getting overwhelmed while trying to navigate ghost city so Hua Cheng is like:" ya know what, let's make this place accessible for everyone-"

Idc if it "ruins" the theme of ghost city but just imagine how nice it would be it Hua Cheng had an ND-friendly city.

#autistic xie lian #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #hob #天官赐福 #xie lian #danmei #heaven official's blessing #hua cheng #hualian

[lazycranberrydoodles]

english translation book 5 baby we are in the ‘people assuming kid form hua cheng is xie lian’s son’ era 🔥🔥🔥 / follow for more hualian silliness

#so the part of the book where kid hua cheng suddenly sits bolt upright #because he senses something in the room #and this 7 year old is just ��️👁️ and radiating immense killing intent #hes so fucking funny 😭 #i love him being weird and strange and offputting #‘dianxia why does the high schooler that hangs around your house sometimes have glowing red eyes and know things he definitely shouldnt #and crush things into dust with his bare hands and seem to hate the sun an-‘ mind your own fucking business #drawing baby hc was so much fun i hope i do it again soon #the secret is that xie lian is JUST as deeply weird as his husband but in a less obvious and threatening manner. #guy who has to keep his internal monologue internal because he is thinking things like “wouldnt wanna get choked by those hands!” #out of every god character he is the one who seems to have changed the most from immortality #dying presumably hundreds of times and being alone for hundreds of years does something to your brain #“xiao hua why does your cultivator talk weird and wear the same clothes and eat the same food and-” HE IS AUTISTIC!!!! AND JADED BY THE #PASSAGE OF CENTURIES!!! YOULL NEVER KNOW WHICH IS WHICH!! #my art #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #hualian #hua cheng #xie lian #art #tgcf meme #mxtx #天官赐福 #lmao #hob #heaven official's blessing #the people have spoken...

[average-hua-cheng-fan]

#reached book 3 teehee #im annotating :3 #1 i have a bad memory for details 2 i want to be able to reference the text #tgcf #heaven official's blessing #lmao #autism #neurodivergent #xie lian #tian guan ci fu #autistic #i speak #adhd

[xielian-autism]

today i am going to be rambling about one of my most favorite things about tgcf & xie lian as a protagonist, its the fact that despite everything, despite all his severe horrific trauma, hes able to be a good person. and i know thats a pretty like general blanket statement, but let me explain:

usually i hate protagonists who go through one bad event & then choose peace and love, usually its boring and unrealistic to me (especially as someone who has gone through traumatic experiences and has been thoroughly messed up by them) but with xie lian it's different, its different because throughout his whole life after being banished he has really bad luck. the man literally cant catch a break !!!

and i empathize with that !! i understand how it feels to have life seeming to constantly be against you, and although xie lian doesnt always have the most healthiest mindset, (which is to be expected) like for example how he views his relationship with physical pain, how he constantly demeans himself, how his self esteem is horrific, but he's able to enjoy the little things in life !!! he seems like the type of guy who would sit in the sun for a few hours after a hard day of work to relax, he seems like he would take his time living very slowly (when he has the chance)

and i think this is why tgcf is like. one of my all time favorite book series ive read, its how human all the characters are, its the contrasts between xie lian being portrayed as this washed up trash god who was a former prince when in reality he's only looked down upon because hes behaving like a human, not a well-respected immortal who's lived more than eight centuries.

and i think thats what life is all about, its not being a good person, but its deciding to choose kindness and mundanity because where is the joy in life if you can't savor a sweet snack? or enjoy a warm meal with loved ones? godhood & power mean nothing when you're constantly miserable. like there's already so much cruelty in the world, and xie lian has already experienced such harshness, so he chooses kindness instead. like that one quote that waymond wang from everything everywhere all at once said where hes like:

"You tell me that it’s a cruel world, and we’re all just running around in circles. I know that. I’ve been on this earth just as many days as you. When I choose to see the good side of things, I’m not being naïve. It’s strategic and necessary. It’s how I’ve learned to survive through everything. I know you see yourself as a fighter. Well, I see myself as one too. This is how I fight."

okay thats all. i needed to get this off my chest before i exploded

#tgcf #xie lian #tian guan ci fu #kindness and peace and love are so real #tgcf analysis mwuwhahaha #im autistic

[hoarder-of-danmei]

(ID in alt text and under the cut)

[id: thread by @hoarder_danmei on Twitter. Text:

I am rotating disabled!Xie Lian in my head. 🥺  Hua Cheng invents the best/most-tailored-to-him wheelchair ever and has an ongoing argument with him about how he deserves to have his support needs met.

*dumps my combo of sensory issues and fatigue on him* Hua Cheng bathing him carefully, in just the right way… 🥺🥺🥺 Xie Lian starts to look forward to bathtime each day, instead of dreading it.  Hua Cheng encourages him to relax completely and just let himself be taken care of.

He’s sure Hua Cheng will get tired of all this eventually. Isn’t it boring and annoying, he thinks, to help him with intimate tasks most people do on their own? To Hua Cheng, though, it’s a privilege. He gets to serve his god. If he can just have this forever, he’ll be happy.

I don’t really know how toilet care (?) goes - I haven’t had someone help me with that since I was a child - but I have Feelings about Xie Lian needing it.

Hua Cheng: *out of his mind with bliss at being able to help Xie Lian* Xie Lian: isn’t this gross?  🥺 Hua Cheng: ????  Wh,

I don’t think Hua Cheng is capable of finding anything about Xie Lian gross, boring, or annoying. 🥺

/end id]

#tgcf #hualian #hua cheng #xie lian #disability headcanons #actually disabled #spoonie #chronic fatigue #sensory processing disorder #actually autistic #my posts #hmm. annoying how tumblr's alt text doesn't allow you to do paragraph breaks #/ableism #(internalized) #oh! update on the alt text - i was using an extension whoops #tumblr /does/ allow paragraph breaks in alt text

[yea-baiyi]

how are people saying that xie lian isn’t autistic when he and quan yizhen are paralleled all the way through the brocade immortal arc until it culminates in THIS

most talented martial gods whose special interest is fighting 2x combo

#autistic xie lian #tgcf #xie lian #quan yizhen #xianxia jesus #meta stuff #qyz #PLEASE QYZ OBJECTIVELY MOST AUTISTIC CHARACTER #and xie lian spends the whole arc exasperatedly babysitting him #while he basically just parallels xie lian the whole time #and it’s like. yeah xie lian knows better how to do social cues because he is older and also gives more of a shit #but like. when the civilian screams because of the brocade immortal and xie lian is like RELAX THERES NO BODY IN IT #it’s just. baby autism vs seasoned autism #i’m still working on a more serious post than this but lmfao please???

[trans-hua-cheng-agenda]

Does anyone have any trans and/or neurodivergent headcanons for hualian?? I kinda feel like doodling hehe

#tgcf #hua cheng #xie lian #hualian #autistic hua cheng #autistic xie lian #trans hua cheng #trans xie lian #trans hualian #neurodivergent hualian

[cum-villain]

Xie Lian is autistic. Source I'm autistic and he has the vibes.

#ive only read the first 2 books so i may be unaware of things. but cmon. #espescially when hes younger hes just so autistic guys #braincell posting #tgcf #xie lian #tian guan ci fu

[yiling-patriarch-kinnie]

TGCF Headcanons!

Autistic Quan Yizhen :)

Heterosexual Aromantic Pei Ming (he's on the SAM)

Aroace Mu Qing OR ace Mu Qing cuz we need Fengqing to work out

Demisexual Hualian!

And last but not least, Dumbass Bisexual Feng Xin™

#danmei #tgcf headcanon #tian guan ci fu #demisexual hualian #aro pei ming #Aromantic pei ming #aroace mu qing #ace mu qing #dumbass bisexual feng xin #xie lian #hua cheng #autistic quan yizhen #autistic qi ying

[badass-queer-couples-battle]

Sword gays showdown, round 2, bracket three

Propaganda:

For Xie Lian:

The BIGGEST nerd about swords and swordfighting and martial arts it's his special interest and he's incredibly good at it! He ascended to godhood because of his prowess. He can literally defeat people with powers in swordfighting at a time he has no powers of his own. Talks people's ears off about swordfighting and recommends what specific weapon is best for them. Definitely has sword related trauma for *reasons* and doesn't like actually using them to harm anymore, but that doesn't mean he's not still incredibly skilled at using them when he needs to. And he'll still gush over any sword you give him to look at ❤️. A great quote from the book is: The Flower-Crowned Martial God: Sword in one hand, flower in the other. [they] only remembered the flower, but had forgotten:  Xie Lian ascended because of his sword.

Xie Lian basically has a special interest in swords. He's literally so good at using swords that the only person on par with him was the Heavenly Emperor and that was when he was 17!!!! He is LITERALLY "The Flower Crowned Martial God, Sword in One Hand, Flower in the Other". He knows everything about every kind of sword and all the history of every sort of legendary sword. His husband gifts him a whole armory full of swords and he spends a few hours geeking out about it. He's so good at swords he came up with a special technique to absorb the blow from two other swords so that only he himself is harmed but the other two he's trying to get to stop fighting Aren't harmed, and it's so special that he's *recognized* by it even after centuries. He also got stabbed by a sword a hundred times in one night does that count. He REALLY loves swords and is SO good at swords. He's the sword boy.

He is so incredibly autistic about swords. The author descibes him as a sword otaku. He canonically had a massive collection of swords in his youth that he carted around everywhere and wore a different one each day so they would all be appreciated. His love interests most successful flirtation was showing him his armory and just letting him run around picking everything up and infodumping about swords for several hours. Also he could wreck anyone. AND he's gay.

For Ballister:

he could tell when his sword was switched out for a fake, graduated top of his class so we know he's a good fighter, also the scene where he's fighting is hot because he's so confident with a sword in his hand, also he's gay

A canonically gay, disabled, South Asian man takes down the government with his genderqueer shapeshifter sidekick/adopted daughter! He has a swordfight with his ex-boyfriend! in which he defeats about 20 knights singlehandedly! 

top of his knight class this man is a master swordsman

(Movie) He has used a sword since he broke into the Institutes training ground and ended up becoming a knight

He has very divorced vibes with Ambrosius and he uses a sword.

He's a legit knight! So, it's in the fine print.

According to the Nimona movie, Ballister here has been practicing the art of sword fighting since childhood to earn the trust of the city and he was SO CLOSE to becoming a knight. He's also definitely not dating another one of his knight mates (?). Nope. Not at all. This movie is super straight /s I think he also beats an entire army of knights with nothing but his sword and a chaotic good shapshifter so that's pretty cool. He's also south Asian, has a prosthetic arm he made himself and is honestly such a goofy guy (in a good way ofc) if that's anything.

#sword gays showdown #ballister boldheart #xie lian #ballister blackheart #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #nimona #nimona movie #heaven official's blessing

[average-hua-cheng-fan]

"xie lian is so oblivious" yeah yeah we've all been in the mires of queer plausible deniability. but xie lian had the deck stacked wayyy against him. he didn't know he was gay, thought hua cheng was taken, has been maintaining a chastity vow his whole life, depending on your headcanon is demisexual, and further depending on your headcanon is autistic . his ass was not reading into ANYTHING

#hua cheng is flirting as hard as he can but xie lian has his airpods in listening to “Say So” #i do not blame him at all for not picking up what hua cheng was putting down #tgcf #lmao #xie lian #hualian #hua cheng #tian guan ci fu #heaven official's blessing #i speak