#modern xxc

[rejectedfables]

"how to lose a guy in 10 days" XueXiao AU

Xue Yang is trying to prove a point about Xiao Xingchen not really being the pinnacle of Patience and Goodness that (Xue Yang believes) he presents himself as, a point about how people are inherently shitty to each other and even Xiao Xingchen will get fed up and reject him if he pushes hard enough

Xiao Xingchen, who knows only that Xue Yang has a shady past, is trying to prove a point about how people are inherently good, and how Care and Compassion allows even the worst people to change for the better

Unfortunately for both their plans and points, they just genuinely LIKE each other so much that Xiao Xingchen doesn't really WANT Xue Yang to change, and Xingchen's seemingly unconditional love becomes utterly disarming to Xue Yang

#Mdzs #mo dao zu shi #Yi city #yi cheng #Xuexiao #Xue yang #xiao xingchen #Xxc #xue chengmei #Xcm #Fic ideas #I give anyone who enjoys this permission (and encouragement) to write a fic BUT #I challenge you to not make it a modern AU #scrap the journalism modern whatever of the movie and just make it xuexiao where they both have a POINT TO MAKE #but neither succeeds #the grandmaster of diabolism #grandmaster of demonic cultivation

[labyrynth]

i think people make out both wei wuxian and wen qing to be far more altruistic than they actually are

like people always point at jgy as the one doing good deeds for supposedly selfish reasons, but i think that gives wwx and wq too much credit (and not enough credit to jgy)

sure they show kindness when they’re able, but like.

if wen ning hadn’t already taken an extraordinary risk and made sad puppy eyes at wen qing, i don’t think she would have tried to help wwx and jc.

we don’t hear about any attempts on her part to mitigate any damage, and even lxc’s attempts to defend her were only half hearted bc as nmj pointed out, she did run a supervisory office, and that’s not exactly neutral.

similarly, if wwx didn’t personally owe wen ning and wen qing, i don’t think he would have put his life on the line for the wens.

yes he sticks up for mianmian early on, but how much of that was because he just happened to be right there? we have no reason to believe wwx was entirely unaware of the conditions the wens were in after the war, but he only did something after he was specifically asked to.

that isn’t to say that they don’t do good, or that they only act in self interest, just that their shining moments of Goodness aren’t as inspired by pure righteousness as some folks seem to believe

#moi #mdzs talk #wen qing #wei wuxian #jgy tag #i see it a lot in like modern AUs where they very frequently have these very grand altruistic goals #and it’s like…ok but they have no reason to want those goals #wwx and wq aren’t like xxc #whose whole thing is bright-eyed idealism bordering on naïveté #or even like jgy #meticulous pragmatism and marginal but tangible benefit on a broad scale #when wwx and wq do their things it’s because they have a direct personal stake in it #and that’s not a bad thing! #being emotionally invested is often a good thing! #i just think people have gotten the wrong idea about them

[aphel1on]

You know those really cheesy "WHO SAVED WHO?" stickers that owners of rescue dogs have sometimes? That's Xiao Xingchen and A-Qing

#we all know aq was the one who really adopted xxc not the other way around #aphelion.txt #xiao xingchen #a qing #mdzs #yi city #modern au where a-qing is a dog #and like when you see a blind guy in public w a dog you tend to assume its a seeing eye dog #but a-qing is a scrappy stray mutt w poor vision who bumps into things and only listens to xxc like 30% of the time #but like she showed up in his backyard when he was in a deep depressive episode and personally showed him joy again #and he takes her everywhere bc shes so important #cant decide if its funnier in this au if xy is a human whose vibes aq hates for NO apparent reason #and shes always barking at him and xxc is always apologizing #or if xy is xxc's pissy pet cat who bites everyone but him and is constantly fighting with a qing #yet also he brings her dead mice sometimes

[ibijau]

I complain a lot about how much I hate writing modern au (and I do, bc I never get out of my house and don’t know how real people behave) yet here I am, wondering how I’d write a modern xuexiao

sure the doll museum was already that, but I mean a modern au that’s not total crack

#jau rants #all I got so far is xy sabotaging sl's car but xxc was the one driving it that time and sl blames the accident on xxc #who disappears before the cops can tell sl that actually someone did something fucked up to his car #xxc still goes blind of course bc in this house we believe in modern aus that keep the disabilities thanks

[alchemist-shizun]

I've come to the realization that I've known about mdzs for about 4 months and so far I've been juggling in my head 3 different songxuexiao fic ideas (ones actually not ship fic only about post canon song lan and inner turmoil which we love) and SOMEHOW all of them involve little kids to a certain degree, either raising them or having a group of little ducklings following u everywhere u go.

This is a first and a pattern I wasn't expecting but I guess I'm welcoming it!

#mdzs #songxuexiao #theres like. modern swtting au where songxiao adopt a kid out of specific circumstances and xue yang shows up after a while #hes late with starbucks /j but their kid parent traps him as well #then the second one a canon divergence from the novel where an issue sees xxc bringing both zichen and a captured xy to baoshan sanren #xy is there mostly bc xingchen wouldnt know what the hell to do with him and theyre on a time limit #HE DOESNT GET TO TAKE HIM TO ANY BIG SECT. when they get there xxc brings sl to his master for treatment for stuff i havent figured out yet #but its BAD #and while xingchen waits he comes back to find xue yang is cornered SURROUNDED BY a myriad of younger disciples #theyre listening intently to the stories he tells and theyre so engaged by the plot and frequently ask questions #and ngl its kind of a cute vision #AS FOR THE LAST more canon compliant fic we have post yi city song lan doing his wandering cultivator life #stumbles upon a street where some older men are picking a fight with a child #the child is definitely a street child. orphan and homeless. he seems too softhearted to defend himself so sl helps! #ofc it doesnt end there Because this is a whole ass child who needs help so he decides to do what he can #little kid is gripping so HARD at his robes too hes terrified. thats also how he finds out in some twisted sick fate that fhe child is.. #missinf a fucking finger. and now he has to resign himself to the idea of being constantly reminded of a certain someone as he raises him #because he WILL raise him its the right thing to do cant trust anyone these days #okay thats all if u read up until here hi im idya come chat with me about yi city arc im friendless /hj #but seriously im so insane about this arc and the characters i need someone to yell with

[llycaons]

I have such fondness for a-qing too bc she has such a strong personality and she really hit it off with sl and xxc and all three of them had such chemistry together as actors ugh I wish lsz got half of that

#also i LOVE modern au a qing xxc and sl but only if they all survive and xy. dies idk #even for the brief period of time they knew each other a-qing and sl were like. almost family #and i can really see her playfulness and his stoicism and xxcs gentle amusement being a really fun dynamic #a qing literally one of my favorite characters I love her so much i WISH she hadnt died sob #xxc I get. for the tragic parallels. but my GIRL 😭 #cql txp

[youthslost]

so like....... how do u guys go about choosing chinese names. bc i'm writing up a modern verse for a-qing and realising i have. some work to do

#> ooc. #originally i was thinking i'd give her xiao from xxc's name but. in my modern take on her shes in the foster system so #also the website i usually use for choosing characters n stuff doesnt seem to be working rn....... i am at a loss

[fantome-fantasy-seven]

I have like 6 MDZS playlists and YES I will be posting them

#soon #i have sl xxc xy wwx and lwj and a yumeng bros modern au playlist

[wangxianficfinder]

In the mood for...

Apr 19th

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1. Hi, I'm looking for fics where WWX is drunk/high and LZ noncons him @thehappyyellow

the sweetest dream would never do by honeyandviscera (E, 2k, WangXian, Modern AU, Dark LWJ, Somnophilia, Non-Consensual Somnophilia, Body Worship, Breaking and Entering, Drugged Sex, Stalking, Come Eating, Unreliable Narrator, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat)

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2. Hey, hope you guys are well. For itmf, any opwwx! recs? Preferably completed please. Thank you for your time!! @tinyfoxpeach

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3. Helloooo Just came here jajsjs I'm desperate, lately I was thinking about some caveman! Or prehistoric ice age wangxian but I could not find something like that :( any rec? (Tysm for this page)

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4. more fics like lwj's big dick agenda? or just fics lwj being possessive. thanksss!

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5. Love your blog!!!!thank you for the hardwork!

Would love some disabled/chronic health issues wei wuxian pretty please 💖💖

🔒 the thread may stretch or tangle but it will never break by RoseThorne (E, 91k, WIP, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Soulmates, Self-Esteem Issues, Fix-It, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Nightmares, PTSD, Handfasting, Panic Attacks, Getting Together, First Time, Aftercare, Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, /Referenced Torture, Scars, Chronic Pain, Golden Core Reveal, First Time, Switching, sex-related injury, LWJ Stays at the Burial Mounds, LSZ is a Wèi, Good Sibling JC, Dissociation, Burial Mounds Settlement Days, Disability, Scheming NHS, Disabled Character)

🔒 a star called sun by thelastdboy (E, 120k, wangxian, SL/XXC, JC & JYL & WWX, JYL & LWJ, WWX & WN & WQ, JYL/JZX, Canon Divergence after Xuanwu Cave, Fall of Lotus Pier, But worse!, Power Imbalance, It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better, Not Everyone Dies AU, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Canon-Typical Violence, Sunshot Campaign, Miscommunication, Heavy Angst with a Happy Ending, Slow Burn, Major Character Injury, Loss of Limbs, Chronic Illness, Seizures, WWX’s Three Months in the Burial Mounds, Wēn Remnants Live, Wēn Remnants Deserve Better, WWX Creates a Sect | Yílíng Wèi Sect, Additional Warnings In Author’s Note, Hurt/Comfort, Selectively Mute LWJ, Service Animals, Crows)

The Darkness Before Dawn by PsycheStellata707 (M, 113k, wangxian, Angst with a Happy Ending, Time Travel Fix-It, Canon Divergence, BAMF WWX, Attempt at Humor, PTSD, Oblivious WWX, WWX-centric, Blind WWX, Sentient Burial Mounds, Everyone Lives AU, Except Those Who Deserves to Die, Oblivious Pining, Not Canon Compliant, WIP)

🧡 the river brought you here by chilianxianzi (Not Rated, 11k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, POV Outsider, Amnesia, Past abuse, Strangulation, Found Family)

please don’t let me be misunderstood by sysrae (T, 3k, WangXian, Modern AU, College/University, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, getting hit by cars, Past Child Abuse)

some foolish thing I've done by sysrae (M, 4k, wangxian, Modern, College/University, partial hearing loss, Past Child Abuse, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, the real OTP is everyone x therapy)

🔒 how to make your dad fall in love with your high school teacher in five steps; the complete and bulletproof guide by ravenditefairylights (T, 90k, wangxian, modern, coffee shop au, nonbinary LSZ, hurt/comfort, trauma, past abuse, past domestic violence, healing, hurt WWX, found family, hospitalization, therapy, single parent WWX, pining, teacher LWJ, unreliable narrator, chronic pain, queer platonic relationship, genderfluid WWX, autistic LWJ, fluff & angst)

🔒 some things go forward by everythingispoetry (T, 73k, WangXian, Modern AU, Hospitals, Teenage Drama, Slow Burn, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Happy Ending)

Cure by Yukirin_Snow (M, 100k, WangXian, XiCheng, XuanLi, Modern AU, Hurt/Comfort, Sick Character, Cancer, Medical Procedures, Medical Jargon, Romance, Eventual Smut, Fluff and Angst, Love at First Sight, possible trigger warnings) Wwx has cancer, happy ending. It's a really good fic. I love it.

Rest is Resolution series by MarbleGlove (T, 32k, JC & WWX, JYL/JZX, JZX & JGS, LQR & LWJ, wangxian, Fix-It, Post-Sunshot Campaign, this might be crack, Niè Cultivation, BAMF NHS, BAMF JYL, Canon Divergence, Madam Lan Backstory, Getting Together), but especially the first one, Elder, an Aesthetic It's WWX without his golden core leaning into needing assistance

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6. Hiii! For the next itmf, I’m wondering if anyone has read fics inspired on creative reality shows? I’d love to read about wangxian having to team up for something like baking impossible or blown away. I hope y’all are having a great day, thanks!

❤️ Knight Hunt! Phoenix Mountain by travelingneuritis (E, 51k, wangxian, modern, dating show, Modern Cultivation, but in the silliest way possible, Reality TV, the juniors are interns, Smut, Illustrations, low-stakes pining)

Wangxian Strictly AU Series by Selenay (E, 135k, WangXian, Modern: No Powers, Dance, Strictly Come Dancing Fusion, Ballroom Dancing, Dancer!WWX, Violinist LWJ, Pining While Dancing, Oblivious WWX, Gratuitous Costume Descriptions, Gratuitous dancing descriptions, Slow Burn, Ballroom dancing, Established Relationship, Romantic Fluff, [Podfic] Falling to the Rhythm by semperfiona_podfic (semperfiona))

Previously, on LEGO Masters by trippednfell (M, 55k, wangxian, Reality TV Show Contestants/Judges, Modern, Mutual Pining, Forced to compete together, strangers to reality show contestants to lovers, there's only one bed, Platonic Cuddling, Autistic LWJ, WWX Has ADHD, Grief/Mourning, Wangxian miss their moms, so much pining, More Pining than LEGO in this LEGO fic, Additional Warnings In Author's Note, POV Alternating, Lego Masters AU, Not YZY friendly, Dysfunctional Jiang family dynamics)

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7. Do you by any chance know if there's any fic about the kid playing hanguang-jun role and the kid playing to be the yiling patriarch of that bunch of kids playing to be cultivators? As they have no names idk where to start looking. I'm in the mood for something wholesome 😌 Thanks in advance!

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8. Itm A) miscarriage fics where it causes problems in wx marriage.

B) girl dad wwx

C) cat dad wwx

Please find all of them in >20k or atleast 10 k. Please. Thankyou.

Rise of the Divine Oracle by BlakSalt (T, 291k, WangXian, Boy Love, Hurt/Comfort, Romance)

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9. hi! :3 itmf junior-central fics :) can be any combination of the quartet. ship fics are fine but no sizhui/jin ling pls bc they are cousins in my heart. thanks!! @monstergreentea

🔒 blue flies buzzing by RoseThorne (T, 2k, JL & LJY & OYZZ & LSZ, JC & WWX, wangxian, LSZ & WWX, LSZ & LWJ, LSZ & LXC, Gossip, Rumors, Mentioned Wen Remnants, Sect Leader Yao Bashing, JC & WWX Reconciliation, NHS is a Little Shit, POV LJY, POV Third Person, Threats, Justice, Cultivation Discussion Conferences, LWJ is LSZ’s Parent, LJY Being LJY, Podfic Welcome)

🔒 hills and rivers are waiting by LtLJ (T, 15k, wangxian, Post-Canon, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Angst, Domestic Fluff, Family Feels, Canon-Typical Violence, the family that hunts demons together stays together, and doesn't murder each other, Case Fic, BAMF WWX, Mojo's post)

💖A Dramatic Reading by pupeez4eva (Not rated, 5k, wangxian, post-canon, humor, public confessions, curses, getting together)

❤️ Tragedy is Not the End by Hobbsy3 (T, 358k, wangxian, Time Travel, Torture, Hurt/Comfort, Golden Core Reveal, Canon Divergence from Qiongqi Pass, Angst with a Happy Ending, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, Yunmeng sibling bonding, good dad wwx, good dad lwj, JZX Lives, JYL Lives, Junior Quartet Dynamics)

Would You Come Home? by s6115 (Not rated, 46k, WangXian, Junior Quartet Centric, Time Travel Fix-It, Canon Divergence, Junior Quartet Dynamics) Might work, though it's a little more Sizhui centric, but it's a very lovely showing of their dynamic in a low stakes setting

❤️ grow by cafecliche (T, 14k, WangXian, Age Regression/De-Aging, Character Study, Post-Canon) link in #12

You Bring the Colour by fuddy_duddy (rainier_day) (G, 12k, wangxian, art school, art restoration)

🔒 Yearning by Sanguis (T, 9k, WangXian, LingYi, Modern AU, Professors, Established Relationship, Married Couple, Bunnies, Pre-Relationship Secrets)

climbing up that coastal shelf by Sour_Idealist (T, 15k, JC & JL & WWX, JC & JL, JC & WWX, JL & LSZ, JL & WWX, Post-Canon, Mutually Unrequited Forgiveness, JC & WWX Reconciliation, Family History, Generational Trauma, Discussion of Canonical Abuse, Awkward Attempts at Communication, mentions of past JC/WQ, Fairy is a good dog)

history by tongzhi (T, 16k, LSZ & WN, JC & LSZ, LSZ & WWX, LSZ & LWJ, LSZ & Wen Remnants, LSZ & Juniors, LSZ & MM, Post-Canon, Angst, Grief/Mourning, Hopeful Ending, LSZ gets angry, LSZ and JL refuse to take their family's trauma forward, jiujiu is the best, Character Study, MM abolitionist queen)

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10. itmf any pregxian fics! thank you for your hard work admins :)

Reluctant partner by sacrificial_fawn (G, 31k, wangxian, LXC/JGY, Modern, Mpreg, Family Reunions, bonding over your shared trauma, Reluctant Bonding, Married Life, Supportive LQR, Past Miscarriage, LXC's excessive use of kaomojis, Male Lactation, non-graphic birth, LQR tries to be a good uncle but he doesn’t know how to, Intersex WWX, JGY can hold the baby as a treat, LWJ can have words and verbs as a treat, Slight OOC) very sweet imo, it has a bit of Meng Yao and Wei Wuxian friendship, it's also a teene tiny bit sad

All I Want by Selenay (E, 47k, wangxian, Modern, Mpreg, Post Holiday Romance, Consequences, Reunions, Idiots in Love, wangxian attempt to be sensible adults about it, they are very bad at it, Teacher WWX, Rating earned in later chapters, Handwavey Biology)

Until The End by abCEE (M, 365k, wangxian, canon divergence, communication, established relationship, sunshot campaign, mpreg, canon typical violence, WWX has new golden core, canonical character death, happy ending, fix-it of sorts) He's not pregnant for a large portion of the fic, but it's not an insignificant amount of time.

Impermanence, Transience, Permanence by Best Bepsy (BepsyGray) (E, 39k, wangxian, canon divergence, unplanned pregnancy, mpreg, gore, sunshot campaign, assumed miscarriage, medical procedures, childbirth, golden core reveal) I'd be surprised if you haven't already read this one, but it's one of the few ones of the genre that I like.

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11. Hi!! For itmf, is there any fic where Lan zhan and wei ying personality swapped? It only temporary but the chaos cannot be contained @chibiizzy

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12. hey admins, any fic recs on wei ying getting injured or sick and lan zhan takes care of him or just anyone who gets very worried about him?? thanks <3

🔒🧡 rain falls and soaks into the earth series by RoseThorne (T, 57k, WangXian, WIP, Near Death Experience, Attempt Drowning, Madam Yu Bashing, Recovery, No war AU)

Rotten Work by ShanaStoryteller (Not rated, 63k, wangxian, JL & WWX, post-canon, Protective WWX, Protective JL, POV JL, JC & WWX Reconciliation, eventually, Reluctant Matchmaker JL, this kid is doing his best, Pre-JL/LJY if you squint)

How to Treat Your Injured Yiling Laozu by merakily (T, 3k, wangxian, Chronic Pain, Whump, Love Confessions, Literal Sleeping Together, Burial Mounds, Golden Core Reveal, LWJ has a lot of feelings about WWX being in pain, Hurt WWX)

hunters seeking solid ground by Attila (E, 23k, wangxian, Canon Compliant, discussion of canon character death, Hurt/Comfort, Nightmares, bed sharing, Getting Together, Yearning, Literal Sleeping Together, Really Excessive Amounts of Hurt/Comfort)

something left to save by androids_fighting93 (E, 57k, wangxian, Canon Divergence, No Bloodbath of Nightless City, JYL Lives, Not Everyone Dies AU, Hurt/Comfort, single dad wwx, Sick Character, Golden Core Reveal, the lightest d/s dynamic if you squint, handjobs, Anal Sex, Canon-Typical Dynamics)

Heart of hearts series by apathyinreverie (M, 40k, wangxian, WIP, Dark LWJ-ish, Not Cultivation World Friendly, Amnesia, WWX gets to be Not Okay after the BM, Recovery, Possessive LWJ, Possessive WWX, Protective LWJ, not nearly as dark as the tags make it sound, Golden Core Reveal, Hurt WWX, Caring, WWX Goes to Gusu, ridiculously self-indulgent, Canon Divergence, Amnesia, some definite manipulation, but not everything is as it seems, Golden Core Transfer Fix-It, Domestic WangXian, Fluff, WWX happily atticwifing away, Sunshot Campaign, BAMF WWX, BAMF LWJ)

❤️ grow by cafecliche (T, 14k, WangXian, Age Regression/De-Aging, Character Study, Post-Canon)

What's Wrong With Him? by GrapefruitSketches (G, 2k, JYL & WWX, JYL & LWJ, JC & WWX & JYL, wangxian, Hurt/Comfort, Hurt WWX, Pining LWJ, POV JYL, Canon Compliant, Oblivious WWX, Unconscious WWX, Concerned JYL, JYL Knows Everything)

let the yoke fall from our shoulders by occultings (microcomets) (G, LSZ & LWJ, LSZ & WWX, wangxian, LWJ & LSZ & WWX, Hurt/Comfort, Light Angst, Character Study, Mentions of Canonical Character Death, Grief/Mourning, Gusu Lan Juniors Dynamics, let capricorns cathart agenda, Happy Ending, Family Feels, Established Relationship)

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13. Itmf serious fics. Where wwx has personality like he has in 12 moons n a fortnight, he's so mature there uk. Ik that fic has funny and crack moments too, but it's mostly feels and serenity there, more fics where wwx is like that please?

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14. Hello. Thank you for all the hardwork.

For the next itmf I'm looking for fics whe WWX is not the only one to be resurrected.

Or where he is resurrected in other people bodies (I have seen the fic comp here ).

Thank you once again @anime-trash-parody

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15. itmf,,, a fic where wwx atracts the supernatural, the divine, the eerie,, like he has a connection with the burial mounds or the dead in general, they like him, they are atracted to him; spirits and deities like huli jins or like the fliwer maiden are also atracted to him or interact with him,,, does what im saying even make sense?

Ad Oblivione by Baph, HikariNoHimeWriter (M, 70k, WangXian, Time Travel Fix-It, Temporary Character Death, Canon-Typical Violence, POV Multiple, Hurt/Comfort, Grief/Mourning, Identity Reveal, Golden Core Reveal, Cultivation World Critical, Not JC Friendly, Abusive YZY, Angst with a Happy Ending)

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16. itmf any fics where they actually end up meeting baoshan sanren when going to or while doing the core transfer

Can't Tell Me Nothin by natacup82 (T, 35k, wangxian, Canon Divergence, Everybody Lives, Family Feels, Communication, BAMF Women) They don’t meet during the transfer so it might not quite be what u have in mind but she does do something about it.

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17. Would love some genius modern wei wuxian extra if the juniors are involved thank you 💖💖💖💖💖

💖 One Can Keep A Secret (If He Does Not Know It’s There)by H_Belle (T, 5k, wangxian, NHS & WWX, modern w/ cultivation, inventor WWX, secret identity, identity reveal, YLLZ WWX, rogue cultivator WWX, pining LWJ, WWX pov)

living in my memory/living in my mouth by tardigradeschool (T, 32k, wangxian, modern w/ magic, reincarnation, college/university au, hurt/comfort, sharing a bed, light angst, nightmares, epistolary, pining, friends to lovers)

🔒 care by everbrighter (T, 35k, LSZ & WWX, wangxian, modern w/ magic, resurrection, family bonding, getting to know each other, past character death, pining)

🔒 The Second Jade of Lan's late but incendiary sexual awakening by KizuKatana (E, 41k, wangxian, First Time, LWJ's Horny Grip,LWJ does not know what hit him, and yet somehow he still realizes it before WWX, canon wangxian dynamics, college AU, LWJ starts off annoyed at WWXBut quickly discovers both his competency kink and a caretaking kink, Genius WWX)

i really want to know (who are you) by Stratisphyre (M, 19k, wangxian, LQR & WWX, Modern with Magic, Golden Core Reveal, Single Dad WWX, Reasonable Authority Figure LQR, Allusions to violence and murder, Hospitalization)

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If you didn’t get an answer to your ask here, don’t forget to make use of @mdzs-kinkmeme and MDZS KINK MEME on Dreamwidth. Authors actually do use them for ideas. You may get what you order!***Your prompt doesn’t have to be kink! Fluff, crack, whatever - it’s all good!***

#wangxian #mdzs #wangxian fic recs #i'm in the mood for a fic #the untamed #wangxian fic search #wangxianficfinder #long post

[littlesmartart]

DRAWTOBER #19 - Adagio for Crickets and Train Whistle by ChaoticAndrogynous

Brilliant musician Xiao Xingchen is travelling with his old friend from university, Song Lan. They're headed to a rental property for a week of quiet before the next leg of Xiao Xingchen's tour begins. But something is bothering Xiao Xingchen.

a beautiful little modern AU that not only hits my songxiao requirements (exploring Song Lan's mysophobia and XXC's vision impairment!!!) it knocks the whole thing out the park! I've not seen an AU before that explores XXC's past as anything other than him being raised by Cool Hippy Mom Baoshan Sanren, so it's really intriguing to read a fic that allows him a bit more complexity, and Song Lan grappling with his desire for closeness with XXC vs his revulsion with touch is compelling and compassionately written. a sweet and emotionally bittersweet read with a lovely ending.

#songxiao #song lan #song zichen #xiao xingchen #drawtober 2023 #drawtober #the untamed

[deathbyoctopi]

Another year, another rec list with some of the best xuexiao I've read these last 12 months!! >w<

And like last year's rec list, this isn't either exhaustive or limited to fics posted in 2023. It's just the things I have found, which I liked, and want to spread the love about ^-^

Here's, in no particular order, my favourite xuexiao (and occasional songxuexiao) fics. Also, take a look down below for other mxtx or danmei pairings!

You're mine by twilightshards. This is a phenomenal oneshot where Xue Yang does not wait patiently to take revenge on Baixue temple, but rather follows the annoying daoshi out of Jinlintai as soon as he gets off the hook. He catches up with them a couple of nights later, only to find Xiao Xingchen in a... compromised position. While moaning Xue Yang's name.

The tamed by @fieri-sentio-et-excrucior. Last year I recommended the wonderful The Prisoner of Jinlintai fic, and now we got a sequel to that!!! Exciting stuff, very exciting... Xiao Xingchen saves Xue Yang from his botched execution and Song Lan is there raging at what he thinks is a psycho taking full advantage of his friend's kindness. Absolutely loved it!

蛇 - shé by shoujorei. A spectacular oviposition fic with blind snake hybrid Xiao Xingchen and enemy-posing-as-housemate Xue Yang, who really didn't know what he was volunteering for when he offered to "help" daozhang with his next heat. An absolute delight!

good lies go bad by istilfearkanna One of the Yi City what-if's I like so much, showing what would happen if Song Lan is successful in killing Xue Yang and, as per canon, vows not to tell his friend anything. So naturally you have Xiao Xingchen happy about his rekindled friendship, but also deeply worried about his missing friend... breaks my heart every time T-T (thx lionfish13 for the rec!!!)

Down in the black sea by @10holmes. A mermaid AU which has to be the sweetest Xue Yang /Xiao Xingchen tale I've seen in a while, with xxc being a revered merman saving the life of a handsome pirate... without realizing that is the infamous Xue Yang, mermaid hunter and slayer of plenty of his kinsmen!! But of course, they fall in love. It's downright adorable (and deliciously angst-inducing!) Also, the worldbuilding in this one is marvelous!

promises, promises by an anonymous author. Time travel fic!!! This one follows Song Lan trying to right the wrongs of his life in the easiest way possible: that is, to eliminate Xue Yang before he has the chance to hurt anyone else. Except... he gets distracted saving the life of a poor child with a mangled left hand. Still ongoing, and XXC isn't in the picture yet, but the new chapters are highly anticipated and the writing style is so, so, so good.

the non-con opition by the same anonymous author. How do I know? None of your business!! But the awesome writing style continues here, as well as the song lan/xue yang being brought together by fate is just as awesome. It promises to be songxuexiao eventually, for now it's a delightful soulmates/omegaverse with alpha!Song Lan in rut nonconning the hell out of a mysterious omega with a foul mouth.

Sant Xingchen i el drac by @ergbolli45 A little sweet adorable spin of a traditional legend very dear to my heart. It's winter, the Yi City crew are bored around their campfire, and A-Qing wants a story. So, Xue Yang offers to tell a tale from some exotic land on the west about a little princess, a brave knight and a fearsome dragon.

sticking their dick in crazy by Sectionladvivi. I'm not generally one for modern AUs, but this one is such a stupid and shameless pwp that it skyrocketed through my rankings XD SongXueXiao, and oddly enough, the crazy one alluded in the title isn't Xue Yang!! Delicious and filthy. No thoughts, just horn.

Priceless by @fieri-sentio-et-excrucior. Another modern AU!! but how can I resist, when this is Xue Yang breaking and entering happily married songxiao's domicile, who were getting ready for a very sexy night... and end up, Song Lan tied up and forced to watch the criminal fuck Xiao Xingchen senseless (and unaware it's not his husband the one in bed with him!). Evil and sexy, another wonderful fic by such a wonderful author <3

hands, reaching out by @neriine. A retelling of Yi City but with mutation-like special powers, making it especially interesting when it comes to xuexiao's backstory (song lan is also there, in the background) and the night hunts. It's sweet, sweet, Xue Yang as always a murder gremlin who thinks he has it all under control when the first thing that he doesn't know half-way about is his own feelings... Very well-written, and creative in its worldbuilding!

THIS lovely picture is not from a fic (well, not yet, unless I manage to do something cute with it >w<) but serves as an example of all the wonderful pic manips @wangxianswuji has made, which maybe it's cheating a bit for a fanfic rec post, but. They're just so good. Go check their profile and drool with me ^-^

and speaking of art, I can't not mention @wrathyforest's art done for the fic Now that I see you, particularly one of my favourite moments with Xiao Xingchen defending Xue Yang from an undesirable... this fic was in last year's rec list, and very deservingly so!

ANd now for the other ships!

Love of my life, don't hurt me by @foreheadkissesforzewu-jun This is a delightful and spectacularly cruel tale of unrequired love by a gallant cultivator spiriting his soulmate away. At least, that's what Wen Zhuliu sees it, when in fact this fic is him kidnapping and brutally assaulting Lan Xichen, while following the events of the Wen war and the sunshot campaign. Loved it, but PLEASE read the tags.

Jade pillar, bending like reed by awkwardrecline. dark jades (and dark!Lan Xichen in particular) are so so sooo very dear to my heart... this fic has it all, a tyrannical Lan clan leader who will abuse his power left right and center, a jealous didi who wants nothing but possessive love, so much smut everywhere... Cloud Recesses is never as sexy as when the jades are so unrestrained, I love it! ^-^

My future mommy's mistake by tenwudzvrs. Is this fic pretty much what many people consider nono kinks? mpreg, noncon, xue yang being an utter dick? and do I love it precisely because of it? XD pregnant Wei Wuxian goes home one evening but comes across a ruffian in a back alley, who does everything to him up to and including speaking with his husband through the phone while nailing him to the wall. Lan Zhan isn't happy. I am delighted.

What brother needs, brother gets by @foreheadkissesforzewu-jun. a modern AU jadecest pwp which... to be honest, it's pure oral fixation Lan Xichen going to his didi after he got dumped by some idiot and Lan Wangji doing the best he can to comfort him. It's ridiculously shameless and incredibly enjoyable, just to see these two come to the conclusion that the best course of action is to fuck each other!! XD Wei Ying will find a surprise when he gets back home from his travels and finds his husband has collected another husband...

furious love by @alipeeps. From Till the end of the moon, a very nasty and wonderfully in-canon insight on the disastrous marriage between Ye Xiwu (the original) and Tantai Jin. Let's just say she decides to take her marital rights to the extreme, and using the very same lust potion that originally landed her in that marriage to begin with! Tantai Jin is one of those characters that truly suffer beautifully, and suffer he does here!

a fire, made high and wild by @judiwench. A fic for Sleuth of Ming Dynasty, which is a series that wormed its way into my soul. Sui Zhou desperately searches Tang Fan (him, please, him, not his corpse) only to find him... less than good. I was seriously debating between this one and is the festering that kills a man by the same author, but... Agh, they are both amazing snippets at their obvious mutual love, and the trauma that brings it to light. Highly recommend the series and these fics!

a long sleepless night by @dying-redshirt-noises. This one is from Mysterious Lotus Casebook, a wonderful three-way pwp in the Girls' Mansion where Fang Duobing gets doused with sex pollen... of course, Li Lianhua wants to help, but there is not much he can do with his yang disfunction. How handy to have someone like a-Fei nearby to rail the young master, then!! It is sexy and wonderfully in-canon, and I'm all for it.

And I'm probably still forgetting a few fics, there is nowhere near enough jadecest here compared to what I know I have read and enjoyed... Shame on me again for forgetting to bookmark more often than not.

I'm a bit sad that I barely found any of this year's authors on tumblr (don't know if they don't have accounts here, or do under different usernames) so if anyone knows about them, repost bc I'd like to engage and give them my most sincere praise.

Also, I will say I purposefully avoided tgcf fics for fear of spoilers until I read the whole book, so... next year I'm surely filling this with hualian and such!! >w<

Finally, since we're at it, I just will get a bit of self-promotion with the 5 fics I liked most of what I wrote on this year. I'm IMMENSELY PROUD to have produced 36 fics in this year of our lord 2023 (3 per month!!! omfg!!) and while I can't claim favourites, these might be the ones I'm most proud of:

Some kind of dream. Xuexiao roleplaying after a night hunt, with some nice power dynamics, very mutually enthusiastic consensual non-con, and Xue Yang all but confessing that he is Xiao Xingchen's worse enemy... Smut and fluff, all in one. I do love the 3 year bliss in Yi City, and all the in-canon opportunities it offers!!!

Incensed nights. An INSANE endeavor for kinktober, with WangXian dreaming each night a different cozy, cruel, smutty or simply crack-y scenario. 31 fics for the price of one!! multiple pairings, I can't stress how much Lan Zhan dreams of his brother, or wei wuxian's mind follows other ships... Extremely happy with this one, and I nearly went crazy, seriously.

Shards of morning nights and forbidden kisses. My attempt at jadecest, niecest and omegaverse, all in one. ANd quite successful, might I say! Both clan leaders Lan and Nie want to find a way to claim and marry their respective omega didis, but something something clan rules forces them to play a delicate and sexy political game. It ends in a very nice orgy XD

A Comedy of Yi City Errors. This one, I'm particularly happy with the sheer amount of planning and interlocking plotpoints it has, with Song Lan coming across Xiao Xingchen, a-Qing and Xue Yang without even realizing. I'm told it is quite funny... And I like it very much >w<

...what did you call it again? the only one not mdzs in the list, this is for Till the end of the moon and it's yet again Tantai Jin suffering in his so beautiful way! It was done for an exchange, following the premise: take a canon even and make it worse. Do you think ttj had it bad in the series, with the servants mistreating him in Ye Manor? Ya have seen nuffin!!!

Once again, thanks for reading, thanks to all authors for writing, and let's have a wonderful 2024 full of fics and love!!!

#2023 fic recs #ao3 #the untamed #mo dao zu shi #mdzs #xuexiao #wangxian #jadecest #niecest #till the end of the moon #sleuth of ming dynasty #mysterious lotus casebook #xue yang #xiao xingchen #song lan #wei wuxian #thank gods for ao3 and every one of its writers #happy 2024 #xiaoxue #songxuexiao

[heebiebeebies]

Modern AU Songxuexiao, but make it Heaven Has A Road

I made this little thing a week ago bc it’s been two whole years since I read Heaven Has A Road But No One Walks It, and it rewired my brain forever. After that, I created my accounts where I’d share doodles, which eventually turned into this.

So, first we have Xiao Xingchen with the hentie tee, -unaware of the tee someone selected for him- and a blindfold because I didn’t feel like drawing uncanny beauty XXC with his eyes attached to his skull. He’s blind though.

Then there’s Xue Yang with dark lipstick to leave kisses on his partners and the t-shirt that should read “he’s my cock”, obviously worn to match Song Lan’s. And yeah, he doesn’t have his right arm. Although the fic follows CQL canon, I wanted to give him bangs, like I usually do, and his fangs, which were considered for the drama but then discarded bc real life.

And finally, we can see our beloved Song Zichen with an undercut, (the only way I picture modern AU Song Lan tbh), being the pretty beefcake he is, wearing a tee clearly too small for his body that should read as “he’s my chick”. 

There’s a couple more Easter eggs hidden there, hopefully you’ll be able to see them.

Shoutout to my dear friend Ry, a total sweetheart who enables me, talks about silly and not so silly prompts with me, and gave me the idea of the matching tees and XXC’s that was not a part of that set, but fits the vibe. Heheheh.

Finally, I’d like to thank @silvysartfulness for coming up with a super long fic (gorgeous illustrations included) that changed my life forever. 

Anyways, go read Heaven Has A Road But No One Walks It. A beautiful 350k slow burn fic (still ongoing) where Xiao Xingchen is brought back to life.

#heaven has a road but no one walks it #songxuexiao #xiao xingchen #xue yang #xue chengmei #song lan #song zichen #mdzs #yi city #mo dao zu shi #mdzs fanart #cql #grandmaster of demonic cultivation #魔道祖师 #MXTX #my art #fanart #digital art #宋薛晓 #modern au #xuexiao #songxue #songxiao

[lancabbage]

Thinking about fandom and how some don't really understand the novel's setting.

I think a lot of people in this fandom view the MDZS through a modern lens. It's ancient China... Where ancient Chinese culture is at play. WWX was entitled to his revenge, specifically what happened to him coming back on WC in turn. WC left him for dead in a literal hell hole. Starving, fighting for his life. MXTX gave us the Yi City arc to show us exactly WHAT was accepted in terms of revenge back then and in the MDZS universe. XXC is not bothered if XY took the other man's finger (or even his whole hand!) in revenge for his losing a finger - because it's expected of him. XXC knows this and has no qualms with it. His anger lies in how out of balance his revenge was - not that he took it, that he valued his little finger more than a whole clan's lives as a collective.

WWX did what was expected of him. Yes, it was gruesome, but he's traumatised! And also, I once read this meta on WWX using the ghost and how it is more personal to the ghosts he is using - he uses their resentment against WC, and the meta poses that's because they are known to him. Very interesting and incredibly compelling.

#mdzs #wei wuxian #people need to stop judging mdzs as if it's setting in modern times #yi city arc is there in the novel for many reasons #and one of them is to show the justice system back then #an eye for an eye #it was expected of WWX #it would actually be dishonourable not to

[truly-morgan]

[SXX falling in love with regular!JC]

SongXueXiaoCheng | Mo Dao Zu Shi Modern AU 18-07-2021

[#songxuexiaocheng, or established songxuexiao fall for jc slowly]

what if the yi city fam owns a small restaurant/café (I wanna call it coffin house, named by xy) down the street where jc lives? And their prices are pretty affordable for him while also having delicious food.

aside from the affordable prices, jc also enjoys the ambience and the people working there. sl is rather cold at first, but jc learned that he is rather nice once you get to know him. xxc is the most welcoming one, easy to get along with.

a-qing is pretty nice and despite being a bit older than jl she always plays nice with him. It was nice that jl had someone to look after him when he got to school, he heard stories of aq fighting off bullies for him. xy is the one that took a bit more time to appreciate, as he would always bother and tease him, but he even grew fond of him.

The place is simply nice to go to and the food is good.

they go every Friday night and there's always a table free for them, even on busy night (lately he suspect that the owner keeps it free for when they come).

They also go when they want to celebrate something or when jc is simply too tired to make food. the first one to fall for jc in the three of them is xy. He is the one always around him since he is the waiter (sl won't let him in the kitchen 🙄) and there's simply something about jc that is really charming.

Plus he's used to other customers complaining about his attitude & jokes, being a cold to him when they are not regular (if only they knew how he was every day without toning it down for xxc!). but never jc. jc treats him so well, even when he was clearly not so fond of him.

there's something nice about the man treating him so nicely.

jc even nearly got into a fight with someone who was being disrespectful! he was starting to lose his patience and knew sl was coming, but then he heard someone else coming for the rude man and he was stunned.

he had not expected for jc to help him out (he probably didn't see sl coming too), while jl was still sitting in his seat cheering for his jiujiu. Everything was fine once sl escorted the man out while jc was calming down, before looking a bit embarrassed for causing such a scene. "He was being an ass from the very beginning" he simply said when sl thanked him.

xxc is the next to fall for jc despite not seeing him often. In the morning he usually helps with the coffee counter and he fell for the young man who is hard to wake up in the morning.

there is something adorable when jc is a bit more tired than usual, little a-ling gently pulling his jiujiu hands as he gets inside the coffin house. jc will always take jl in his arm to look at the nice pastry displayed so he can get one.

xxc simply fell for the man who treats his nephew like he was his own son and the most precious person in the world. From where he is hidden in the kitchen he can see the man always being so soft and nice with jl.

sl is the last to fall for jc. It is mostly because xxc and xy won't shut up about him. He never really put much attention on the duo, xy is always more than happy to take them himself. but the more he hears about him, the more he starts looking at them and seeing little details.

how jc always treats xy and xxc warmly and kindly, how he helps some of the old ladies who also come often, how he carries jl in his arms if there are too many people around, how he cuts jl's food while attentively listening to him rambles about his day, how he treats a-qing just as kindly when she decides to join them to talk with jl. he even overheard jc scolding some guy who was commenting on a-qing attitude.

and once he allowed himself to be a bit closer to jc (on night when he stole this one table from xy) he realise how nice it is to talk with jc.

jc ends up being loved by the couple yet doesn't notice it because he is oblivious.

he noticed what sort of relationship they all have (xy is not that discreet about it anyone, may or may not have done it to test jc reaction to it.). he simply assumes the way they act is because they appreciate him platonically.

that xxc and xy flirting (the latter less subtly) is simply because this is the way they are and how they show their appreciation.

It's not like he is good enough to be loved by such nice people any way he tells himself more than once when his mind wanders a bit and ends up wondering if it could hold something more than just being friendly with him.

Then one day, as they were closing sl scolded "xy! you forgot to lock the door again!" as the bell of the door chimed.

xy went to apologise and say they were close to whoever could not read the sign on the door, rolling his eyes.

but then he stopped on his way.

"a-ling?" this made both xxc and sl look up from where they were counting the cash register, seeing the young boy wearing his favourite yellow jacket. xy looked around to see if his jiujiu was somewhere close, only to find no one, making him frown a bit. Was jl here alone?

xxc quickly made his way to the little boy who looked like he had run all the way here from up the street, clutching money in his tiny hands.

"a-ling where is your uncle?" he asked, also noting the lack of him.

"jiujiu is at home sleeping!" jl said, "He got really sick this morning and pushed himself to still take care of me" he said quickly, "I wanted to do something for him to eat but we had no leftovers and jiujiu says I am too young to use the kitchen fully without him!" the trio quickly understood why jl was here: he wanted to come and buy something for his sick uncle.

jl then extended his hands, wanting to give the money to xxc who was crouching down in front of him "Can you make something for jiujiu?". xxc managed to put his worries to the side a bit to smile at the young boy gently pushing his hands away, making the young boy look a bit troubled.

"We have not fully cleaned the kitchen yet, I can make something for your jiujiu, but you do not need to pay" he smiled. jl looked a bit unsure since his uncle told him once that nothing comes for free. "Are you sure?"

"yes" smiled xy while patting his head, "We are closed, this is cooking for someone we also like so you do not need to pay" he added.

"You also love jiujiu?" a-ling asked with wide eyes, yet looking happy that other people also loved his jiujiu. 

"Of course we do" gently laughed xxc while standing up, "Why don't you play with a-qing while I prepare something for you uncle?". with that, jl happily went to draw with a-qing, chatting with her as xy looked over them while cleaning the tables. When something was ready sl shooed the three of them out. "Go give this to your jiujiu, we will join you after," he said.

jl looked relieved when he saw the takeout box, grabbing xy and aqing's hand as he walked them back to their small apartment, happy to know his jiujiu would have something good to eat.

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jc woke up a bit confused, wondering why he was in jl's bed. slowly he remembered jl wanted to take a nap with him and he ended up falling deeply asleep.

now the problem was, jl was not by his side anymore! he quietly listened for something, but nothing came. No quiet tv playing on a lower volume so as to not wake him up, not stepping sounds.

He quickly got up (regretting it quickly as he felt dizzy doing so) walking around the apartment calling for his nephew. panic was slowly settling in as he couldn't find jl, worried as to where he might have gone to. His head snapped towards the door when he heard the sound of keys at the door.

whoever was there was quicker than him at opening him, revealing jl dragging two people in.

"jiujiu!" jl said with a smile when he saw him, running back to him "I wanted to prepare something for you but there was nothing left so I went to ask for help" he explained, making jc frown a bit, a bit angry that jl went out alone but relieved he is alright.

"a-chen made something for you" xy smiled as he got inside with a-qing so the cold air of outside wouldn't get in.

jc looked at them, before patting around for his wallet, trying to find it with his eyes. "Did you have money?" he asked jl.

"xue-gege said it was alright! That since they were closed they were now making food for someone they love!".

jc was a bit stunned at his word, looking up at xy a bit confused, waiting to see the young man clarifying what jl had just said.

yet all that xy did was go to the small kitchen, place the take-out box on the table, smiling at him in a smile softer than what he usually gives him. "there's really no need to worry about paying, we went to help" he simply said, "Now come and eat so you can get better soon or the grumpy old man will force-feed you, believe me, he won't allow people he loves to not eat properly".

jc was still trying to process what was being told to him as jl dragged him to his chair, walking around the kitchen to bring out what he would need to eat. he was joined by the three others, looking at the food still a be at a loss as to how to react. "I-I thought you three were..."

"We already are three, do you think we would mind being four?" xy asked as he nudge the plate closer to jc. jc was about to answer when the doorbell rang, jl ran to open it, revealing xxc and sl with more food containers.

"Hope we do not intrude," sl said as they got in after jl welcomed them.

"We wanted to make sure you were alright!" smiled xxc, "We brought some left over so you do not need to worry about making food for tomorrow" he smiled.

They were both a bit loss when jc didn't answer them, only looking at them dumbfounded. "xy what did you do to make jc look like this" sl asked while frowning.

"Nothing! a-ling told jc about us loving him and he stopped functioning after that!" he said offended that he was assumed to be the one to do that. not his fault jc clearly never picked on it before.

"But I am not-"

"You are great!" xxc said quickly, clearly seeing where this was going (little jl agreeing while nodding with force). "how could we not fall for you when you are so nice, gentle and great?"

jc was still unsure what they saw in him when he himself felt he wasn't good enough, but was cut short on his self-doubting thoughts by sl coming to him. "We will make you belive it, now eat, you need to get better soon, we know you want to take good care of jl and no one can run while being sick" he scolded.

That night jc had no choice but to eat properly, being taken care of by three persons who apparently were in love with him, slowly processing that. by the end of the night, as they were still taking care of him and being more directly affectionate, jc thought that it was maybe not so unreal that they loved him.

He thought it couldn't be bad to let his slight crush grow even more and accept them.

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#tweet archive #mdzs #mo dao zu shi #songxuexiaocheng #songxuexiao #songcheng #xuecheng #xiaocheng #jiang cheng #song lan #xue yang #xiao xingchen #poly couple #modern au #falling in love

[aftersector]

cenedra and loki were talking about a modern songxuexiao scenario + catboy xy, with cenedra bringing up xxc coming home to find songxue napping together on a couch and taking a pic of them, and i went 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 and HAD to draw it

originally posted september 19 2020

#mdzs #mo dao zu shi #mdzs fanart #mo dao zu shi fanart #songxue #songxuexiao #song lan #xue yang #modern au #2020 #september 2020 #my art #queue #background

[sophia-sol]

MDZS/CQL fic recs for the month!

within these walls, by Shadaras

- cql/mdzs. this is a remix of another fic but you don't need to read the original to follow this one, as it follows a character who gets less focus in the original

- about wen qing and her interactions over the years with jin guangyao, in an au where she's imprisoned by him and helping him, after surviving leaving the burial mounds

- a great look at wen qing and her choices, and what she is and isn't able to do to affect things, and what she's willing to help with

- 2k words in length

Bird on the Wire, by villainousfriend (katzenfabrik)

- mdzs space au about nie huaisang and his years-long project in avenging his da-ge

- a repeated theme throughout the fic is nhs visiting and talking to back-ups that had been taken of nmj's personality before death, and the way that this makes literal how HAUNTED nhs is by his brother's absence is just sooooooo good

- the worldbuilding is great, the things that are changed from canon due to this different context are great, the anguish and monofocus of nhs are great

- I AM ALL EMOTIONS ;_;

- 8k words in length

mutual aid, by verity

- mdzs wangxian modern-with-cultivation au where lwj is a trans man and wwx is a trans woman

- and ahhhh it just makes me so emotional about how GREAT wangxian are!!!

- wonderfully integrated characters/plot into a world they inhabit where friends and work and weird tastes in books are part of their lives, and also, lwj and wwx find each other and are immediately obsessed with each other, finding something in each other that allow them to best be themselves

- so many very funny details also, at the same time that it's many feelings

- 10k words in length

how Yao Yongzheng traveled back in time to save everyone, by ShippersList

- mdzs/cql time travel au fic where Sect Leader Yao travels back in time at the point of his death, and intends to Make Changes For The Better

- a funny and fun look at how things happen, with and without his intervention!

- 6k words in length

lotus blossoms out of season, by Kieron_ODuibhir

- mdzs/cql canon divergence au, where instead of mxy sacrificing himself to resurrect wwx, jc sacrifices himself to resurrect jyl

- jyl and wn and mxy eat soup together about it

- and jyl grapples with how she feels about everything that happened. and what she's going to do next

- and like. DANG I love it!!!

- 5k words in length

the mountain, by verity

- mdzs songxuexiao t4t4t modern au where they're grad students in china

- I had the pleasure of getting to see this fic as it came together, and the thought and care verity puts into their writing is always so evident in their beautifully written and beautifully constructed stories!

- from song lan's pov as he watches creepy stalker xue yang entwine herself into his bff (and object of pining) xiao xingchen's life

- sl DOESN'T trust xy, he DOES find it super hot to put her in her place and have sex with her, he DOES struggle to be fully vulnerable with xxc despite everything she is to him

- the vibes are so good, I love how real and present each character and their complex emotions about each other are, and I love the way the theme of the weather runs through the whole fic holding things together

- highly recommend!

- 12k words in length

#mdzs #cql #songxuexiao #wangxian #nie bros #wen qing #jiang yanli #sect leader yao #rec #fic rec #monthly recs #sophpost