A Savory Assortment of Fic Recs Part 1
A list of fics from various fandoms where I have not collected enough entries to justify giving them their own post. Included here you will find fics for Word of Honor and Grave Robber's Chronicles (DMBJ)
Word of Honor
within us an orchard by mintyfish (guckindieluft)
On a visit to the capital, the Valley Master happens upon the garden of a man who has nothing left to live for.
The Tiger and its Skin by manic_intent
The pale beauty on the bed swallowed the bowl of medicine without complaint and handed it silently to the eunuch by the bed. Leaning dizzily against the wall, Zhou Zishu fought yet another bout of nausea, trying to keep down the thin congee that he’d forced down his throat in the morning.
“Wangye,” the eunuch, Qiu Bin, said, sounding uncomfortable.
“Leave.” Zhou Zishu closed his eyes.
“Just… your bride should be on the way. Since the Emperor has refused to postpone the wedding—”
The Parasol Tree by chiiyo86
When Prince Jin sends Zhou Zishu to look for the Glazed Armor, Zhou Zishu's heart isn't in it but he is duty-bound to see this mission through to the end. But then his path crosses the one of Wen Kexing, a mercurial scholar with many secrets of his own, and things only get more complicated from there.
Strays. by orange_crushed
Zishu's mind has been trained to this sort of work: to take in every meaningless detail and produce from that the truth. To assess danger and opportunity alike. Of course, this is a misuse of his talents. Kexing shouldn't concern him. He should be nothing to Zishu: just another foolish boy to mold into a useful weapon, or else to discard. But then, Zishu has seen what's really inside him, the pitiless tiger who lives in his guts. And he might be the only one who has. Kexing let the other boys off with bruises, didn't he?
He is Zishu's, somehow. As much as anything has ever been.
[AU timeline in which teenage runaway Wen Kexing meets career assassin Zhou Zishu and upends both their lives.]
Soulmates and Zombies by nerdyjellyfish
It's WenZhou modern AU with zombies. That's it that's the fic.
Sanguine by jaemyun
Zhou Zishu is ready to be done with Tian Chuang. He's ready for his seventh nail, and ready to wander before facing his eighty one brothers with a bowed head in the afterlife. He will do this after, apparently, one last mission that's simply too intriguing to pass up.
The Ghost Valley has sent a letter past its borders, asking to attend the Heroes Conference of the Five Lakes Alliance. The Five Lakes Alliance, unbelievably, has accepted. Both no doubt have hidden intentions, and Prince Jin wants eyes and ears on the scene. Zhou Zishu can't quite bring himself to deny his own ravenous curiosity enough not to accept.
The stunning beauty that shows up with the girls of the Department of the Unfaithful, the one who introduces himself as Wen Kexing, is universally assumed to be a favorite plaything of the yet unseen Ghost Valley Master. His beauty and charm may be enough to captivate all the others into underestimating him, but Zhou Zishu knows a killer's eyes when he sees one. Wen Kexing is a puzzle he'd like to figure out, and Zishu himself can't say he isn't also captivated by dark eyes and a smile that wouldn't be out of place with blood in its teeth.
it's not the breaking by Shadaras
Absently, mind on the work he’s doing, Zhou Zishu says, “Shidi, can you—”
His mouth snaps shut on the request, but it’s already too late.
Wen Kexing turns to him and says, “I’m sick of this.” His tone is almost cheerful. There’s still more malice laced through Wen Kexing’s mouth than Zhou Zishu can remember hearing directed towards him before.
It shivers across his body, and Zhou Zishu closes his eyes briefly before carefully setting down the wall-hanging he’d wanted help replacing. “What do you want to do about it?” Zhou Zishu asks, shifting his weight to prepare for the attack he suspects is coming.
Wen Kexing plays with his fan, silently considering him, and then a smile spreads across his face. “I’m going to make you forget that word.”
rage, rage against the dying of the light by Madcap_Miss
The thing about pushing people past their limits is that it makes them dangerous.
It is possible that this is a truth Wen Kexing and Xie Wang neglected to account for when making their grand plan.
Bureaucratically Ever After by TK_DuVeraun
Wen Kexing was chosen to ceremonially marry the immortal in the Journey's End Festival that came around once every one hundred years. It's not a big deal, especially since there's no clause saying he can't hook up with the official walking him through the ceremonies, Zhou Xu.
Dangerous Illusions by manic_intent
Yuanxiao Festival was one of Zhou Zishu’s least favourite times of the year. It wasn’t the problem of thousands of lanterns clogging up the streets and rooftops of the Imperial City, making it more challenging to conduct Tian Chuang business. It wasn’t the throngs of people who packed into the Imperial City from beyond to enjoy the spectacle, or the increased risk of a fire hazard, or the thousands of perfectly edible mandarin oranges being thrown into the river. It wasn’t the fact that Tian Chuang business often ground to a halt during the lunar new year period, leaving Zishu at loose ends. It was all of that, all at once.
to hold your heart in arms by threerings
After the events of Episode 12, Wen Kexing wants to know what Zhou Zishu meant by saying he has a terminal illness. The Seven Nails of Torment are revealed. And feelings are explored.
“How long do you have?”
“About two years.” Pain twisted in his chest as he watched this truth hit Wen Kexing. He felt guilt for doing this to him. Perhaps he should have told him from the beginning, warned him before...before they became so close. It was a truly unfair turn of events, to meet someone and feel this kind of connection, only to find out it was only temporary. He’d wanted to avoid causing just this kind of pain, but had found Wen Kexing so impossible to deflect.
Ill Omens by manic_intent
The drinking game that Zishu had lured Wen Kexing into playing was reaching a dangerous stage, with both of them growing muddled from drink. Yet Zishu still hadn’t yet managed to get the handsome young man beside him to say anything that might hint at the person behind the smiling mask he wore. Surely there was a limit to Kexing’s composure, uncomfortable as it was to have to play such a trick on a person Zishu liked. It reminded him of every story he had ever heard about his kind. Treacherous and selfish, disloyal and ruthless. Distracted, Zishu lost another round, but Kexing’s joyous laughter stole away any disappointment he could feel.
DMBJ
My brain mostly ignored the main characters of this show and hyper-focused in on Liu Sang from the Reboot series, so almost all these recs will feature him in some way with a few PingXie thrown in as a treat.
Cascade by frith_in_thorns
Liu Sang didn't need looking after. Absolutely not. It had only been a small stabbing.
Unfortunately, Wu Xie overrode him.
Even more unfortunately, that was only the start of everyone's problems.
Unreliable Narration by fox_of_nine_tales
Liu Sang can do this.
He’s a professional, after all. That’s why the Iron Triangle brings him on these trips. He can map, and fight, and hold his own. Except now they've been separated from the others, and they're trapped, and Wu Xie's hurt, and their supplies are running low, and Liu Sang -
Liu Sang can do this.
He always has.
Eating Fish Every Day by afrikate
Liu Sang gets a cat.
Worship False idols by Sanctified_Jasper
His Ouxiang doesn't recognise him, that's pretty obvious. Liu Sang hadn't expected him to, he'd changed so much and his Ouxiang... hadn't. A tiny part of him had held out the irrational hope he would though.
He's been asked before why he idolises Zhang Qiling, and he knows he'll likely be asked again, Wu Xie is the curious type, with a vested interest in Liu Sang's Ouxiang.
He has the usual lie ready of course, not that it's entirely a lie so much as... not the entire truth.
Liu Sang doesn't want to tell anyone ever the real reason he feels so indebted to his Ouxiang.
A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Slutspeare
Yincangui is Where Lost Things Return, and Wu Xie, captain of the Wushanju , has been trying to find it since his uncle went missing fifteen years ago. The only thing is that no one is quite sure that it actually exists, except for Liu Sang, who manages to finagle his way onto Wu Xie's ship and into their quest. Without any solid proof or idea of where they're going, it seems like Yincangui is always going to be a lost dream... unless the crew of the Wushanju can unravel the threads of the universe and lead themselves to what they've been searching for.
It all started with a cup of tea by cease
As a retired man of leisure in his late thirties, Wu Xie didn’t expect the greatest threat to his personal safety and freedom to emerge in the form of the gossiping women in his life.
Or: that one time Lao Jiumen almost planned a gay wedding.
I Will Go Now to My Pyre by Kholran
"Within the Nine Clans, the only ones who could open the box were Zhang Da Fo Ye when he was alive...and..."
"And me."
Liu Sang is hired by the Huo clan and sent to a Jiumen Association meeting. His job should be simple: Pay close attention to President Zhang and act as a human polygraph. He soon realizes things are never as simple as they seem. Finding himself in the middle of a political power grab, Liu Sang makes a choice. He hopes it's the right one.
Reach for their scabbards by afrikate
After a disaster of a job, something finally goes Liu Sang's way.
Subterfuge by frith_in_thorns
"It's me," Liu Sang said, and then realised he hadn't considered at all how to actually go about this surreptitiously. Probably Wu Xie had tons of secret signals to use in this sort of circumstance, but that wasn't the type of thing Liu Sang thought of arranging ahead of time.
All the maps were wrong by frith_in_thorns
On the way back from Thunder City, Liu Sang is struggling more than he wants to admit.
Feline, fearless, faithful and true by Humanlighthouse
Wuxie is Fine. Until a cat appears in his life, that is.
can't forget (don't remember what) by laireshi
"Wu Xie," Zhang Qiling breathes, letting his tone convey the questions: are you all right, does anything hurt, do you need help?
". . . who are you?" Wu Xie asks.
The Fox's Geometry by fox_of_nine_tales
He was named Liu Sang, once, but his name was the first thing they took from him.
Li Cu vs Life by margrave
A series about Li Cu's life post Sha Hai, and his continual wrong assumption that Xiaoge is Wu Xie's ex-boyfriend.
Those who fear darkness have never seen what light can do by Merinnan, xantissa
When Wu Xie was seven years old, he snuck away from his guardian during one of the digs that Sanshu took him to. Only things went wrong, the entrance collapsed, and it took a week to dig the child out from the near collapsed tomb.
They expected a body. They prayed that the child had somehow survived, but seven days without food or water for an adult would have been deadly, a child had no chances of survival at all.
They found Wu Xie deep in the tomb, sleeping on his little backpack. He was warm and healthy, confused at why the adults were yelling, looking like he’d just stepped into the tomb five minutes ago.
Tabula Rasa by xantissa
Zhang Qiling forgets. Then he comes to some interesting conclusions regarding his relationship to the man named Wu Xie.
All Nature Has A Feeling by margrave
After the City of Thunder, Wu Xie goes on his last major adventure: solving a mystery about his life that he has questioned for over fifteen years.
The consequences of the adventure leaves Zhang Qiling questioning their relationship, and Wu Xie.
rip out the whole of your soul love by laireshi
Wu Xie had told Xiaoge, because he hadn't expected how hard it would be to deal with Xiaoge's continuously voiceless, contained reaction; his unwavering support and hidden emotions and mute heartbreak.
Cat's Paw by Merinnan, xantissa
He had already been informed that he was supposed to get down into the temple and start tracking the rival team that had got there before them. The rival team who, according to what he’d overheard, had been the ones responsible for the dozen or so mercenaries now leaving the village in body bags.
Mr. Jiao had been very polite and congenial when he told Liu Sang that he was going to hunt down that team that went down first. It hadn’t been a question, and the mercenary with the rifle pointed vaguely in Liu Sang’s direction was a very clear, if unspoken, indication of what would happen to Liu Sang if he refused.
Mr. Jiao’s people controlled the only way in and out of the village, and they also controlled all the vehicles. Liu Sang could continue to be one of Mr. Jiao’s people, or he could be one of the dead bodies loaded into the truck.
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Before Wu Erbai could hire on Liu Sang, Liu Sang had already accepted an offer from Mr. Jiao. What he found when arriving for that job, however, was nothing what he expected - particularly the fact that it turned out that he was now working against the man he'd idolized for so long.
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1. Thank you thank you for everything you do! You keep the Mark for Later lists of basically my whole household very long and healthy! For the next IITMF, I would love to hear any recommendations for fusion AU fics! Would especially love recommendations for fusions with well-known media rather than niche media that I probably don't know, but anything's game. Bonus for hurt/comfort! Thanks fic detectives and mods!!
star trek au Series by thefaceofno (T/M, 36k, XiYao, ChengSong, SongXiao, ZhuiLing, WangXian, Star Trek Fusion, no prior knowledge of star trek needed, Pseudoscience, Pining, unbearable amounts of pining, Sharing a Bed, Alien Biology, emotions as a plot device, Misunderstandings, Friends With Benefits, one sided friends with benefits..., Developing Relationship, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Parenting)
You might find a few good ones in our Crossovers & Fandom Fusions pt.1 (not including SVSSS, TGCF, WOH, Guardian) comp!
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2. Hi Any fics showing the uncle nephew relationship between jc and shizhui? @bluepatrolkidscissors
Would You Come Home? by s6115 (Not Rated, 46k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Family Feels, Junior Quartet Dynamics, Journey of self discovery, Good uncle JC, Junior Quartet Centric, Time Travel)
none lives forever, brother, and nothing lasts for long by eena (M, 38k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, LSZ raised at Lotus Pier, JC found him first, Twin Prides of Yúnmèng Dynamics, Yunmeng Bros Reconciliation)
sing to the clouds in summer by stiltonbasket (G, 28k, WangXian, JC & WWX, JC & LSZ, JC & JL, 13k words of JC figuring out that a-yuan is his nephew, ft. LXC and NHS the overprotective uncles, and lwj giving jc death glares, Family Secrets, Reconciliation, Sad JC, Uncle-Nephew Relationship, Eventual Happy Ending, [Podfic] sing to the clouds in summer by read_by_Sophie (Sophie) )
Time Kept Flowing by notoneforreality (T, 201k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Grief/Mourning, major character death is wwx, who comes back, Family, Autistic LWJ, Kid Fic, JC and LWJ raise the kids, Co-parenting is hard, Emotional Hurt/Comfort)
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3. For itmf fics, any that give off the vibe from this instagram fanart: (image description: 4 people are on a daybed. Wwx is lying on his side staring fondly at his family. A child between the ages 5 and 7 is kneeling on the bed by wwx's torso, excitedly reaching towards lwj. Lwj is sitting by wwx's feet patting the child's head. Lwj is holding a bundled baby in the other arm. The kids are dressed in Lan robes. A sunny peaceful day. End id)
These Two Most Powerful by stiltonbasket (G, 4k, WangXian, LXC & LWJ, Married Life, Family Feels, Parenthood, Temporary Amnesia, Time Travel, it's amnesia but it feels like time travel to lwj, wangxian have more babies, and they are the cutest buns, not your average amnesia fic? there's no drama here tbh, just soft husbands carrying on with fatherhood, And loving each other, Mild Angst, Happy Ending)
❤️Seen and not heard by eatmyass (E, 51k, WangXian, Case Fic, No Sunshot Campaign, AU in canon setting, Kid Fic, dadxian, Strangers to Lovers, Found Family, POV LWJ, Pining, Sharing a Bed, Fake/Pretend Relationship, First Time, Falling in love in metaphors)
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4. Thank you guys for all you do and your dedication to the fandom. I was hoping you could rec a list of fics modern and/or canon era where LWJ is depicted as a person with autism and WWX is an excellent partner. This could be a very direct representation or a read between the lines kind of thing. Thank you! ♡ @lovelyseraph
Extraordinary Attorney Wangji by PaidSubscription (T, 57k, WangXian, ChengQing, NieLan, Modern AU, Fluff, Slow Burn, Getting Together, Autistic LWJ, WWX Has ADHD, Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, Angst with a Happy Ending, Lawyers, Wholesome Wàngxiàn, Extraordinary Attorney Woo Storyline, Lan to the Wang to the Ji, LWJ Loves Rabbits, Neurodivergent Love)
leave all your love and your longing behind by ScarlettStorm (E, 143k, WangXian, Modern AU, Switch WangXian, Meet-Ugly, Panic Attacks, Autistic LWJ, Neurodivergent WWX, Hurt/Comfort, Pining, Minor Angst, Happy Ending)
🧡 Bunny date by Onomatopoetikon (T, 15k, WangXian, Modern AU, POV LWJ, Autistic LWJ, WWX Has ADHD, First Dates, First Kiss, Holding Hands, LWJ Uses Actual Words, Neurodiversity, Developing Relationship, Twin Jades of Lán Feels, Fluff, Romantic Fluff)
The Bunnysitter: a Post-it Romance by theLoyalRoyalGuard (G, 9k, WangXian, Modern AU, Fluff, really it's just soft and fluffy, with a tiny bit of angst for seasoning, Asexual LWJ, autistic LWJ, adhd WWX, I mean he's basically the ADHD poster child, cellist LWJ, Hacker WWX for justice, background 3zun, [Podfic] The Bunnysitter: a Post-it Romance by Cathalinareads (Cathalinaheart) )
Falling Headlong by floraidh (T, 35k, WangXian, Modern AU, College/University, this au is SOFT and KIND, folks we've got HAND HOLDING, and romantic ARTICLE CRITIGUES, and SKATING LESSONS, it is in fact askater au, First Meetings, First Kiss, Getting Together, autistic lwj, Autistic Character, i just love writing happy wangxian and that is what you will get here, and embarassing Lan Drunkji)
In my quiet sea, waves would sometimes rise by jiejieaini (T, 3k, WangXian, Autistic LWJ, meltdowns, Fluff and Angst, Adoption, Happy Ending, Established Relationship)
Cute Robot Weird by deliciousblizzardshark (G, 16k, WangXian, Modern AU, High School, Fluff, Panic Attacks, Non-Binary NHS, Autistic LWJ)
a new kind of silence by deliciousblizzardshark (E, 11k, WangXian, Modern AU, Autistic LWJ, Communication Disorder, Trans LWJ, Protective WWX, Pregnant LWJ, Panic Attacks, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Happy Ending, Getting Together, Oral Sex, Vaginal Sex, Soft WangXian, POV WWX)
Bunny Baby by deliciousblizzardshark (T, 9k, WangXian, Modern AU, College/University, LWJ Has Feelings, Soft WangXian, Gender-Nonconforming LWJ, Protective WWX, Bad Parent LQR, Fluff and Humor, LWJ is baby, Crossdressing, but it's just a person who wants to wear clothes not normally associated with their genderi, don't even know if 'crossdressing' is the right word because gender is a trap and a lie, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, POV WWX, Autistic LWJ, [Podfic of] Bunny Baby by frostedhearth)
Gently Haunted by LusBeatha (T, 19k, WangXian, Character Death, LWJ dies in the first scene and it's gradually uphill from there, Sentient Burial Mounds, Autistic LWJ, Shutdowns, Canon Divergence, Ghosts, Child LSZ Oblivious WWX, Getting Together, Ghost Marriage, ghost parenting, Grief/Mourning, but only for ghosts that are still present, Golden Core Reveal, Soup, Happy Ending)
as fearless as by thistleghost (T, 12k, WangXian, Modern AU, High School, Coming Out, Protective Siblings, sensory processing, SPD LWJ, Implied Autistic LWJ, Misunderstandings, implied 3zun, The Abject Horror of Shopping at Lush)
When we were small by deliciousblizzardshark (T, 7k, WangXian, Modern AU, Kid Fic, Good Uncle LQR, Neurodivergent LWJ, Baby LWJ, Baby WWX, Parenthood, Homophobia, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, POV LQR, Implied/Referenced Underage Sex, Grief/Mourning, Emotional Hurt/Comfort)
Always Be Closing by betts (E, 32k, WangXian, Past XianQing, Modern AU, America, Office, Kid Fic, Drunken Kissing, Semi-Public Sex, Sexting, Divorce, Falling In Love, Bank Robbery, Secret Relationship, Co-workers)
Breaking the curve by deliciousblizzardshark (T, 10k, WangXian, Modern AU, College/University, Demisexual WWX, Fluff, Soft WangXian, Autistic LWJ)
your bones don't rust by curiositea (specifically ch 1) (M, 2k, wangxian, modern, fluff, light angst, anxiety, panic attacks, kissing, handfeeding, WIP)
Petrichor by SunBlueSun (E, 8k, WangXian, Bottom LWJ, Top WWX, heat exhaustion, Hurt/Comfort, Comfort Sex, Playing Doctor, Praise Kink, (mild praise kink), mention of past torture, Canon-Typical Violence, h/c meta, Autistic LWJ, Mention of switching, Dirty Talk, Soft WangXian, Cuddling & Snuggling)
the sound of you by kyeowoolie (T, 3k, WangXian, Modern AU, High School, Autistic LWJ, Supportive WWX, Fluff, Kissing, READ THE NOTES!!)
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5. Hello once again!! Hope you're doing fine mods. Sorry i seem to be asking too much from you guys recently.. but I'm in mood for fics with Lan Xichen bashing or not friendly with him . I mean if the fandom can acknowledge JC's fault then why not Lan Xichen's? He wasn't exactly that good.... @whateverweilanlovechild
justice by thelastdboy (M, 2k, WangXian, LXC & LWJ, LQR & LXC, LSZ & LWJ, POV LXC, Implied WangXian, LWJ's WhippingV, ictim Blaming, Canon Compliant, Blood and Injury, Injury Recovery, Hurt LWJ, LXC isn't a good brother here, Not LXC Friendly, First Siege of the Burial Mounds, Gūsū Lán Sect Punishment Methods, Not Lan Sect Friendly, Minor Character Death, Dead WWX, Angst, Post-Bloodbath of Nightless City)
conflict by thelastdboy (M, 2k, WIP, WangXian, Modern AU, Canon Divergence, Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, MDM Lan Lives, Post-Sunshot Campaign, References to Depression, Selectively Mute LWJ, LWJ & LQY Friendship, Modern AU but not too modern™, mlm/wlw solidarity, Pre-WangXian, Wēn Remnants Live, LWJ saves the Wēn Remnants, LWJ's Punishment, Whipping, LWJ Needs a Hug, POV LWJ, Neurodivergent LWJ, Stimming) and this wip as well, which will definitely acknoledge that lxc can do wrong actually
A Future Family In A Broken Past by Hauntcats (T, 121k, WangXian, LQY/WQ, SongLi, NieLan, Jiāng Family Bashing, Not Cultivation World Friendly, Family Dynamics, happy ending of sorts, Not Jiang Clan Friendly, Angst with a Happy Ending, Time Travel Fix-It, Canon Divergence, Homophobia, Homophobic Language, YZY Bashing)
When has silence saved anyone? By Vrishchika (T, 6k, WangXian, Post-Canon, LXC Critical, Gūsū Lán Sect, Not for LXC Fans, novel canon, Salt, Angry LWJ, Angry LSZ, Family Feels, WWX Protection Squad, LXC Gets Scolded, Based on Chapter 99 the Novel)
to arrive late is better than not to arrive at all by Moominmammashandbag (M, 34k, WangXian, Angst with a Happy Ending, Happy Ending, Soulmates, Chronic Illness, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Hanahaki Disease, but as a curse, Feelings Realization, obsession with interior design, Angst and Fluff and Smut, Family Angst, sibling angst, Wedding, Motion Sickness, sect politics, Marriage Proposal)
Nothing but your heart by airinshaw (E, 21k, WangXian, Modern AU, A/B/O Dynamics, Implied Mpreg, First Time, Getting Together, Angst and Drama, Angst with a Happy Ending, Anal Sex, Whump, Breeding Kink)
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6. I’m looking for a fic where novel or donghua wwx gets his original body back after canon, I think there’s one where he sees his reflection in a lake but I may be mistaken
the sun of your skin by Corinne K (Corinne_K) (E, 4k, WangXian, Bottom LWJ/Top WWX, Established Relationship, Post-Canon, Mild Pain Kink)
Touch That Body, (It's Not Mine) by brrrrrRawr (T, 3k, WangXian, WWX & JC, WWX & Juniors, WWX in WWX's original body, Fluff, Pet Names, Blushing, No Smut, Genius WWX, yunmeng bros reconciliation, endgame lotus pier, big bro wwx rights, also dad wwx rights, BAMF WWX, Bad Writing, Body Dysphoria)
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7. hi can i request any fic recs where lwj has a competence kink with regards to wwx. does not have to be bottom lwj. i just really want lwj to be hornee af for a super capable wwx.
Fighting Chance by fyredancer (E, 15k, WangXian, Modern AU, modern cultivation au, Competition, Tournaments, Secret Identity, kinda - Wei Wuxian is very obvious, Competence Kink, Feelings Realization, Love Confessions, First Kiss, First Time, Hand Jobs, Frottage)
This Tornado Loves You by FeelsForBreakfast (M, 8k, WangXian, Modern AU, LWJ's Yiling Laozu kink, you will say 'yiling laozu hot' or your money back, Horror, modern cultivation au, Pizza Hut, Humor, Mistaken Identity, Modern with Magic)
You still sound like a song by Moominmammashandbag (M, 64k, WIP, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Ghost!WWX, Mystery, LWJ plays inquiry, AU from after the Wens came to Lotus Pier, Most people lived, not everybody died, Angst with a Happy Ending, river spirit!WWX, Angst and Feels, description of murder, imminent smut, Execution, Dogs, Poisons, Discussion of Attempted Murder, BAMF WWX, Family Feels)
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8. For itmf, any fics where wwx and lwj are some types of shapeshifters (esp both of them, like I know there's a bunch of fox!Xian and dragonji fics, so like those but also other mythical creature forms) and they're a couple. Esp any where they have kids (adopted is cool, but also blood kids too). And esp any where jc and/or jl find out and REALLY want to be positively involved in the babies (and their parents') lives.
Changes by Duochanfan (Not Rated, 45k, WIP, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Drama, Mpreg, Shapeshifters AU, Sunshot Campaign, Baby LSZ, Angst with a Happy Ending, JGS is a warning unto himself, Past Miscarriage, Good YZY, injuries, Death of people, Not anyone we like)
The Beast of Gusu series by Netrixie (T&M, 212k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Wolf WWX, Slow Burn, Fluff and Angst, Eventual Happy Ending)
Letterless by diamondbruise (E, 16k, WangXian, DragonJi/FoxXian, marriage proposals, Getting Together, Pining, Kinda Crackish though we treat that seriously here, Anal Sex, Consensual Non-Consent, Double Penetration in One Hole)
flame and rust by cl410 (M, 34k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Happy ending, Dragon WWX, Fluff and Humor, Light angst)
a siren's tail by sweetlolixo (M, 2k, WangXian, Dark Fantasy, Dragon LWJ, Siren WWX, Dark LWJ, Dark LSZ, Dragon LSZ, lying by omission, Manipulation, mpreg mention, Royalty, Happy Ending)
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9. Hi mods! For the next “I’m in the mood for” I was wondering if you had any fics about LWJ thinking WWX and LXC are together even though they’re not and misunderstanding everything? Thanks!
The Twin Jade Problem by bonyenne (T, 23k, wangxian, LXC&LWJ, modern, college/university, humor, miscommunication)
Travel Back Down That Road by iSwallowMy_converse (T, 8k, WangXian,JC & WWX, Canon Divergence, Time Travel Fix-It, BAMF WWX, YL WWX, WWX is embarassed, and then he gets mad, ranting out 13 years worth anger, Somebody Lives/Not Everyone Dies)
Not That Great a Sacrifice by Winglesss (E, 37k, WangXian, Fantasy, Historical, Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Magic-Users, Elemental Magic, Arranged Marriage, With A Twist, Marriage of Convenience, Mutual Pining, Idiots in Love, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Forbidden Love, Soul Bond, Miscommunication, Explicit Sexual Content, Weddings, Wedding Night, Supportive Siblings, Background Relationships, Happy Ending, Light Angst, Fluff and Humor, POV Alternating)
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10. Hi! Can you recommend some fics where Wei wuxian doesn’t have his golden core but also doesn’t start demonic cultivation? So he can’t cultivate at all and has to rely on others more. I also just think I’d be cool to explore what his plan was for after he gave up his golden core (before he knew demonic cultivation was an option). Thanks!
🧡CSI: Gusu Edition Series by Stratisphyre (M, 39k, WangXian, WWX & LQR, Modern with Magic AU, College AU, Golden Core Reveal, Single parent WWX, Good Uncle LQR, Hospitalization, Allusions to violence and murder)
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11. Hi! For the next ITMF, I'm not so sure if it has been asked before but can you recommend me some canon au fics where WWX does not get recognized at Dafan Mountain? I've only found focal, filler, and line by bosbie which is a WIP. I thank you all for all the wonderful work you guys do. 💖💖💖
Evil Eyes by Janusoverlord (M, 33k, WIP, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Fix-It of Sorts, WWX stays at Mò Manor, Implied/Referenced Abuse, Canon - Book, Identity Porn, Secret Identity, Body Dysphoria, Forced Prostitution Mention, Case Fic, Dead XY, Human Trafficking, Drug Use)
watch the slow door by Lirelyn (T, 2k, WangXian, Identity Reveal, Grief/Mourning, Dreams and Nightmares, Angst with a Happy Ending, Canon Divergence, lwj wasn't close enough to hear the music on dafan mountain, thats it thats the divergence)
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12. Hellooooo! Thank you for your continous dedication to the cause 😆 what would we all do without you??
I'm really in the mood for a fic where we see wwx be possessive and/or jealous over lwj. I've looked through the jealous!wwx and possessive!wwx tags on ao3, but it seems like the fics that are tagged this way are majoritarily ones that highlight a dynamic of lwj being submissive (*and* the bottom, if its an explicit fic) which I find too far outside of their canon dynamic. I want it to feel like the same universe :(
Do you know of any fics (explicit is fine and encouraged) where we really see wwx drinking vinegar?? He's certainly got the range! I just would like for it to feel like the same relationship dynamic from canon.
Thank you in advance if you know of any! @nobody-tosses-a-hutt
It's Over Isn't It by Theladyofravenclaw (T, 68k, WangXian, LWJ/OC, Oblivious WWX, Jealous WWX, One-Sided Attraction, Canon Divergence, it says Lan Zhan and another character but it's all one sided,we got a love triangle baby, Canonical Character Death, Fluff and Angst, Hurt/Comfort) I just finished my latest story "It's Over Isn't It" where wwx has a love rival and gets very jealous
🧡 The Proposal by LFMH021 (T, 93k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Mutual Pining, Marriage Proposal, Marriage, Courtship, WWX denying his feelings until he can't, LWJ and WWX are dumb idiots in love, Love Triangles, Brotherly Love, Between LXC and LWJ AND JC and WWX, LSZ just want his parents' happily ever after, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Attempt at Humor, Light Angst, Dumb Love Confessions because that's kinda canon?, Eventual Happy Ending, Angst and Hurt/Comfort)
A storm without a warning by Spodumene (E, 22k, WangXian, Modern AU, Compulsory Heterosexuality, Masturbation, Eventual Smut, Pining, Denial, Drunkenness, Jealousy, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Angst with a Happy Ending)
here's to the goth twinks who brunch by damnslippyplanet (M, 3k, WangXian, past WangYu, Modern AU, Friends to Lovers, pure unfiltered nonsense, Fluff)
payload by lanzhancore (M, 2k, WangXian, Modern AU, Age Difference, Jealousy, babysitter wwx)
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13. hii,hope you're all doing well <3 for the next itmf do you have any `missing wei ying` fanfics? preferably post canon but it's not necessary :3
I'm the anon that asked no 13 in the latest wangxian itmf about missing wwx, sorry for misunderstandings :/ i meant it as in being kidnapped
Between The Lines by Witch_Nova221 (M, 153k, WangXian, Epistolary, Romance, Eventual Romance, Fluff and Angst, Letters, Falling In Love, Love Confessions, Love Letters, Long-Distance Relationship, Hurt/Comfort, Loss, Post-Canon, Idiots in Love) wifi goes missing at one point and has to be rescued though it’s not the focus of the story
some good mistakes by Lise (T, 18k, WangXian, JC & WWX, JC & LWJ, Road Trips, (terrible road trips), Post-Canon, POV JC, Rescue Missions, Hurt/Comfort, (Ish), Awkward Conversations, JC & WWX Reconciliation, (ish they're working on it) )
Wei Wuxian’s Kidnapping Back and Forth Farce (Starring Jiang Cheng and Lan Wangji) by misscam (M, 5k, WangXian, JC & WWX, Humor, CQL!verse, some novel inspiration, Switching)
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14. itmf fics where wwx was imprisoned by the clans (jin, lan, jiang, any clan really) instead of dying after the first siege of the burial mounds. If nsfw please bottom wwx only 🙏
❤️ whipstitch by curiositykilled (M, 131k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Dysfunctional Family, Torture, WWX Lives, but basically no one else, Case Fic, Cultivation Sect Politics, Past Abuse, WWX Whump, YL WWX, JL Needs a Hug, JL Tries, Yunmeng Bro Reconciliation, Past Character Death, Body Horror, Non-Consensual Body Modification, POV Alternating, Flashbacks, Eventual Happy Ending, Heavy Angst, Suicide Attempt, PTSD, Depression, Not A Fix-It, Mouth Sewn Shut)
❤️Dream a little dream of me by Moominmammashandbag (M, 60k, wangxian, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Angst, mentions of torture, Mention of dismemberment, Coming Out, Plotting and scheming, animate body parts, goose, and supporting avian cast, Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety Attacks, goose!NMJ Reincarnation, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Implied/Referenced Incest, Do not fuck with NHS, Dreamwalking, Angst with a Happy Ending, JZX Lives)
on restitution by glitteringmoonlight (M, 98k, LSZ & WWX, JL & WWX, WangXian, Dark JC, not for jc fans, Captivity, Angst with a Happy Ending, no reconciliation though, definitely no reconciliation, Crossdressing, Non-Graphic Torture, Violence)
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15. Hello. I'm in the mood for a fic where Wei Wuxian suffers from A) hanahaki or B) some kind of illness, chronic pain or something like that. I searched for hanahaki in ao3 and every. single . Fic. Every.single.fic was Lan zhan getting a hanahaki spitting flowers or something. Really hated it being typical. Thankyou for hardwork. @whateverweilanlovechild
15A)
This Lantern Shines For You by apollonie (M, 10k, WangXian, Hanahaki Disease, Angst with a Happy Ending, Post-Canon, Pining WWX, WWX Needs a Hug, LWJ is a Disaster Gay)
Slowly Growing On Me by Latios (T, 9k, WangXian, Hanahaki Disease, Allergies, Flowers, Hanahaki AU, LWJ has allergies, and WWX is a walking flower bomb about to go off, Angst with a Happy Ending)
not in so many words by jaws_3 (T, 18k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, offshoot of a hanahaki au, somehow without the angst, but WITH the body horror warning that comes with coughing up flowers, Fluff, Getting Together, yunmeng trio shenanigans, Mutual Pining)
bloody flowers i made for you. by anxiouswreck0_0 (T, 3k, WangXian, Hanahaki Disease, Canon Divergence, Angst with a Happy Ending, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Eventual Happy Ending)
in sickness and in health by UniqueChimera (M, 2k, WangXian, Arranged Marriage, Royalty, Hanahaki Disease, Angst with a Happy Ending, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Body Horror, in the style of hanahaki)
Roses for the Impossible Miracle by Akabara_13 (T, 1k, WangXian, Hanahaki Disease, One-Sided Love, Unrequited Love, Heavy Angst, Dead Dove: Do not eat)
Regret Blossoms by piecrust (G, 7k, WangXian, Hanahaki Disease) the summary only mentions wanji however *SPOILER* wei ying gets it too :(
hope blooms by orphan_account (T, 3k, WangXian, Hanahaki Disease, Pining, Amnesia, Epistolary, Fluff, with a soupçon of angst I guess?, idk i feel like we all calibrate angst differently, Happy Ending) and this fic by a diff author follows up and shows wei yings hanahaki recovery :)
to arrive late is better than not to arrive at all by Moominmammashandbag (M, 34k, WangXian, Angst with a Happy Ending, Happy Ending, Soulmates, Chronic Illness, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Hanahaki Disease, but as a curse, Feelings Realization, obsession with interior design, Angst and Fluff and Smut, Family Angst, sibling angst, Wedding, Motion Sickness, sect politics, Marriage Proposal) (link in #5) has wwx suffering from a hanahaki type of curse? But it doesn't last for very long
15B)
scurvy by astronicht (T, 1k, WangXian, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Demonic Cultivation Harms Body and Spirit Type of Chronic Illness, Hurt/a little comfort, Pre-Slash, Modern with Magic, Modern with Cultivation)
the soft animal of your body by sysrae (T, 15k, WangXian, Modern with Magic, modern culitvation, Golden Core Reveal, Hurt/Comfort, Whump, Animal Transformation, Shapeshifting, Sort Of, Getting Together, Confessions)
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)
When You Wake, 怎能当梦一场 by MouSanRen (T, 39k, WangXian, WWX is in a coma, Angst with a Happy Ending, Modern AU, Single Dad LWJ, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, Parenthood, YZY's A+ Parenting, JFM's A+ parenting)
And I’ll Press You to the Pages of My Heart | 心动的痕迹 by soundlessspills (E, 32k, WangXian, Modern AU, Getting Together, Mutual Pining, Identity Reveal, Friends to Lovers, Angst with a Happy Ending, Time Skips, Grief/Mourning, yunmeng sibs, First Time, Light Bondage, Mirror Sex, brief mention of body image issues, gege kink)
floodplain (silt) by astronicht (M, 9k, WangXian, JC's Cat Princess Peach, demonic cultivation as a chronic illness, Sort Of, Chronic Pain, Modern with Magic, Urban Fantasy, impromptu washroom surgery, Hurt Some Comfort, Hopeful Ending, Podfic: The Silt or Scurvy Series by raitala)
Twelve Moons and a Fortnight by stiltonbasket (M, 290k, WangXian, Humor, Slow Burn, Post-Canon Fix-It, Long-Distance Relationship, Epistolary, Love Letters, Family Feels, a-qing lives, teenage romance, Adoption, Romantic Comedy, Happy Ending, Weddings, Case Fic, Parenthood, Politics) It has chronically ill wwx but no hanahaki trope
Hold You Like a Hand Grenade by GravityWinsAgain (E, 6k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Chronic Pain, magic cure that is not lwj's dick, but wwx gets lwj's dick anyway, Hand Jobs, Golden Core Reveal, First Time)
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16. Hi! Thanks so much for making this blog I always get such good fic recs from it. For the next iitmf I was wondering if you had any recs for fix-it fics revolving around the yunmeng siblings where they talk and resolve their issues? Thanks again!
everyone else is spring bound by Lise (T, 18k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Post-Finale, Dysfunctional Family, Family Bonding, JC & WWX Reconciliation, JC Needs a Hug, or a nap really, POV JC, Brothers, Family Feels, Light Angst, Reconciliation, Awkward Conversations, Everyone Is Doing Their Best)
What Is Left Over by qodqodqod (T, 30k, WangXian, JC & WWX, Yunmeng Shuangjie, Yunmeng brothers, Post-Canon Fix-It, WWX Has a New Golden Core, Happy Ending, WangXian in Love, SO SO SO IN LOVE, bite-sized angst, JC & WWX Reconciliation, Training Montage)
辞旧迎新 | ushering in the new by doubletan (G, 6k, WangXian, JC & WWX, Chinese New Year, Family Feels, Family Fluff, Family Bonding, Brotherly Bonding, Brother Feels, Fluff, Happy Ending, Angst and Feels, Protective LWJ, Post-Canon, POV WWX, Yunmeng Shuangjie, JC & WWX Reconciliation, JC is Loved, Good Uncle JC, Good Uncle WWX)
Living by WithBroomBefore (G, 15k, WangXian, JC & WWX, Canon Divergence, Fix-It, Somebody Lives/Not Everyone Dies, POV LWJ, WWX Lives, JYL Lives, Family Feels, Siblings, Crying, Lots of it, Suicide Attempt, just the one though, everyone goes to Lotus Pier, plot happens offscreen, Healing, Sad with a Happy Ending, Minor Character Death, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Hugs)
Break by AiyexAyen (T, 5k, JC & WWX, Background WangXian, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Crying, JC Needs a Hug, Canon Divergence, lotus pier ancestral hall, Siblings, Reconciliation, coming home, Family Feels, Good Uncle JC, JL Needs a Hug)
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17. for itmf: i'd love to be rec'd anyone's favorite funny/humor fics! preferably of the banter/comedic timing/funny prose variety, NOT the comedic misunderstanding variety. thank you!!<333 @kisskissgotohell
My Next Life as a Bunny by shorimochi (T, 10k, WangXian, Reincarnation, Canon Divergence, Vore, but not really?, Food) dont let the vore tag put you off its very cute and funny
CEO Billionaire Lan Zhan by detention_notes (T, 2k, WangXian, Modern AU, Parody, Pining, Bunnies, Wealth, Crack)
no certainty of doors between us by betts (T, 6k, WangXian, Modern AU, College/University, Roommates, Crack Treated Seriously, Drunken Confessions, Idiots in Love, dubiously consensual spooning, Enemies to Lovers, Sharing Clothes, Hurt/Comfort, Tooth-Rotting Fluff)
The (Several) Convenient Kidnappings of the Chief Cultivator by the Yiling Patriarch by misscam (M, 3k, WangXian, Humor, Spoilers, mush of series and novel, some adult action, Switching)
The Nie Sect Discussion Conference That No One, Ever, Will Discuss Again. by mondengel (Not Rated, 1k, WangXian, Humor)
🧡Important Distinctions by nagi_blue (T, 5k, [Podfic] Important Distinctions by semperfiona_podfic (semperfiona) )
how to foil your evil husband's evil plans, a backwards guide by ravenditefairylights (T, 29k, YaoSu, NHS & QS, Canon Divergence, Time Travel, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Sibling Incest, Trust Issues, Implied/Referenced Torture, Murder Mystery, Implied/Referenced Child Death, Attempted Murder, Murder, Kidnapping, Crossdressing)
happy not knowing by plonk (Not Rated, 16k, WangXian, Canon Era, Canon Divergence, Established Relationship)
Kind of Evil by nirejseki (G, 1k, Canon Divergence, sentient sabers, Sentient Swords, BAMFs)
WeHateDogs by trippednfell (T, 3k, WangXian, Modern AU, Inspired by Twitter, Social Media AU, WWX is a professional dog hater, Fluff and Crack)
Wei Wuxian’s Kidnapping Back and Forth Farce (Starring Jiang Cheng and Lan Wangji) by misscam (M, 5k, WangXian, JC & WWX, Humor, CQL!verse, some novel inspiration, Switching) (link in #13)
My Zhiji's On Broadway by ScarlettStorm (E, 15k, Wangxian, Modern AU, Drunken Shenanigans, Drunk LWJ, seattle jokes, Getting Together, First Time, white girl wasted lwj, get in losers we're going clubbing, responsible wwx, wwx does not want to be the responsible one, also MM is there, dunking on expensive seattle hotels, bag of dicks, Minor Angst, major comed, ythe spirit took me, still cultivators, Vague Worldbuilding, Biting, Hand Jobs, weirdly sexual cheeseburgers, not in that order)
Bodega Love Series by cicer (T/M, 35k, WangXian, Modern AU, bisexual disaster wwx, text conversations, reckless use of emojis, unrepentent goofiness, inept matchmaking, people being overly invested in their friends' love lives, people trolling their siblings, Asexual Characters, wholesome coming out arcs)
live from new york Series by varnes (E/M, 105k, wangxian, JYL/JZX, This is a SNL AU, however the juniors are featured and there are lots of shenanigans!, slow burn, friends to lovers, pining, getting together, happy ending, Secret Marriage, Accidental Marriage, it's like that thing where you marry your coworker by accident, but don't find out about it for three and a half years?)
i know who i want to take me home by ScarlettStorm (E, 16k, WangXian, Modern AU, no magic, bartender WWX, Drunk LWJ, Caretaking, Meet-Cute, meeting your soulmate because someone got him drunk AF and left him at your bar, late-night diner food, Fluff, Comedy, Smut, Minor Angst, major shenanigans)
There’s A Molester On The Loose At Phoenix Mountain!! by sweetlolixo (G, 3k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Humor, Crack, Fluff, Romance, WWX starts a #MeToo movement, Men can get molested too!!!!!, LWJ deserved some repercussions!!!!, please do not take this fic too seriously, Wangxian happy ending)
Re: Inquiry by MimiSpearmint (E, 15k, WIP, WangXian, Modern AU, Modern with Magic, the lans do Inquiry but with emails instead of qins, Case Fic, London, Anal Sex, Under-negotiated Kink, Spanking, Grindr, Getting Together, lwj FUCKS, lots of tech in modern cultivation, Scotland, gratuitous wetherspoons)
Meng Yao vs. the Board of the Homeowner's Association Series by Ariaste (M/T, 119k, WIP, XiYao, WangXian, Modern AU, Established Relationship, xiyao and wangxian are both already married, Family Feels, Domestic Fluff, Family Bonding, Slice of Life, Discussions of Past Trauma, wwx's canonical kinks, HOAverse)
My chain hits my chest/When I'm bangin' on the radio by x_los (T, 2k, WangXian, Case Fic, Modern with Magic, Competence Kink, Yiling Laozu)
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On this day one year ago, Word of Honor first aired to Chinese audiences.
It was a series which came as a surprise to many, and one which didn’t take long until people were excitedly sharing their newest find with both their friends and others upon the internet, encouraging them to join and watch along. The early days themselves were a fun filled adventure. Many fans hurried to catch the new subtitle releases as they dropped onto sites like YouTube, while Youku’s release schedule changed to air the series quicker as attention grew. International fans went as far as to follow translated tutorials in order to make Youku accounts so they could continue watching via Youku’s own streaming service. And just as the fandom family were saddened into believing they would have to say farewell to these characters and the world which they had quickly fallen in love with, they were soon pleasantly surprised to learn that the majority of the cast would be returning for a sold out two-day concert event.
While the airing season alone had been an excitable time to be a fan, that love only continued to grow long after the show aired, continuing to attract new fans through word of mouth and community rewatch events. Even now, it is apparent to see that the little show that stepped into our lives with a very limited budget and everything stacked against it quickly became something beloved to many, and it is both from the passions of the original cast and team as well as the fandom which followed that made it so.
Over the past year the fan community has created many kinds of works and been involved in a number of incredible projects, including two lovingly put together zines ( @shlzine and @wohzine), as well as last years Big Bang event (@shlbigbang) and the future Reverse Bang event ( @shanheling-reversebigbang). Many have also shared their own individual works with the community, expressing their love through many mediums including that of art, writing, graphic making and videos.
However, the community has suffered great grief and hardship as well as the highest of highs throughout the past year, yet the continued strength of fans has also shown their great resilience in what has since become a wait for justice. With touching projects created to show Zhang Zhehan and his family support after the events which transpired back in August, the community has proven just how much it is capable of showing love and compassion, not just to the cast they admire but also to the other friends around them whilst moving through this difficult time. One of the most recent projects includes the Zhang Zhehan Chinese New Year event, which invited international fans to leave their messages of blessings and well wishes for both Zhang Zhehan and his family.
In honor of Word of Honor’s anniversary, Immortal Wanderers would like to say thank you. Thank you to all the fans camped out upon this mountain beside us, who continue to keep this fandom alive through the love and joy of creation. We see you, we appreciate you, and we love you ⛰️ 💖
As a small way to say thank you and to pay the love back, a few of us here would like to share some of favourite works over the past year, as well as saying a little something about why these works in particular pulled at our heartstrings.
Recommendations from @wanderingfandoms
Song of Divination → written by bluemorningsoup
Summary:
The letter floated down to the Yellow Springs on the back of a dark river, safe in the glowing belly of a fish-painted lantern.
It read, Try to eat,
and ended, I miss you always.
—What happened to Wen Kexing and Zhou Zishu in Jing Beiyuan’s first life.
Readers Comments:
“Love,” Wen Kexing finally replied, chuckling. “Isn’t it a funny story?”
- A story of love, told through poems, told through seasons. It's haunting and isn't that what wenzhou is? haunted souls who found each other.
The Price of Iridescent Wings → written by enkiduu and Leaves_and_Smithereens
Summary:
Wen Kexing throws Zhou Zishu into the past in an attempt to save him.
Zishu realizes time travel has consequences, and it is harder than expected to save Kexing from himself.
Readers Comments:
One of the earliest multichapter woh/shl fics. It's dear to my heart because when the fandom was just starting and blossoming, this fic felt like a gift. But aside from that it's a version of wenzhou at their peak and darkest and the struggle to let each other live. It now has an ongoing sequel that's also worth reading :)
Familiar Lives → written by manic_intent
Summary:
The chamber in Diyu smelled pleasantly of sandalwood and tea, wreathed with ever-burning lanterns in pale shades of gold. Standing beside a brazier, an ageless woman with long black hair brewed tea in a large black kettle, occasionally adding in pinches of ingredients from the array of dried herbs floating in jade dishes beside her. She was dressed simply in white and black, unadorned with jewellery. But for the immense aura of stillness about her, the woman would not appear to be the Goddess that she was—the ruler of the 10th Court of the Underworld.
“Lady Meng Po.”
The woman didn’t glance up from her work. “Hu Jia. What is it?”
“It’s happened again,” Hu Jia said, his tone heavy with grievance. “White-haired, at the Stone of Three Lives, refusing to drink your Tea of Forgetfulness—”
Readers Comments:
Manic_intent's fics always give me a sense of wonder and it's so hard to choose one but this....this one... What's not to love about gremlin wenzhou even as they reach the underworld? That nod to all the versions of the endings wenzhou got is like Priest writing extras to her beloved novels. Now that I think about it, this feels like an extra chapter to shl. A new but familiar beginning to a story so loved.
sick with love to the point of falling → written by SpringxSakura
Summary:
Wen Kexing and Zhou Zishu are learning how to lean on each other in times of peace, and how, sometimes, the medicine to heal is not a thing, but a person.
"The words spilled out of Wen Kexing, seeking somewhere to find a home. “When I was younger, I used to think autumn was sad, but my...my mama told me that the leaves only fall because they are tired and that once they rest, the leaves will be back again. They are only not feeling well and need to sleep for a little while, and though they love being there to shield the tree from the sun and rain, every single being needs to take a break. To lay down their weary bodies on the ground for a season. Silly, isn’t it?”
A lone leaf had fallen over them, coming to rest in Zhou Zishu’s hazelnut hair. It was a vivid red amongst the dark brown and called to Wen Kexing. He plucked it out, twirling it in his fingers, and waited for the mockery. For someone to tell him that his mother had been too nice and he too gullible, but it never came."
Readers Comments:
Autumn, rain, a head on a shoulder's beloved and wounds both seen and unseen. Told from Wen Kexing's perspective, we see Zhou Zishu, and it is beautiful, that I too wanted to say "Just a little more". This fic paints a simple but one of the most beautiful scene of wenzhou ever written.
Dandelions → created by rosenana708
Viewers Comments:
One of the earliest fanvids on youtube. There's a reason it has 200k+ views. The song choice is perfect that ever since I watched this video, I would always think of wenzhou when I hear "Dandelions". The editing is superb, from the coloring to the scenes picked. I come back to this video everytime I want to be reminded of wenzhou's early dynamic, the flirting, Ah Xu's exasperation, and two people bruised and bloodied, weighed down by their pasts. It's a reminder that even when woh/shl's early eps might seem light, it is in fact the saddest episodes if the whole show.
Recommendations from @carmine-sunlight
Endless Summer / 常夏 → written by stormoverdose
Summary:
Truth be told, he doesn’t want to tell anyone about Wen Kexing. On a superficial level, there’s something thrilling in the secrecy of it all, the idea of being intimate with each other only in front of each other. What they share, physical or emotional, completely preserved away from the world.
On a deeper level that Zhou Zishu is reluctant to confront, Wen Kexing scares him.
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Or, Zhou Zishu meets Wen Kexing on a hot summer's day in a musty neighbourhood library and never truly recovers, ever.
Readers Comments:
I've read this fic (and its companion piece) so many times, I love it with all my heart. It doesn't matter that I know everything that happens at this point, it always breaks my heart and mends it again in the most wonderful way. This story makes you feel everything so deeply, from mundane sensations to the character's most intense feelings. Even though it's somber at various points, this story never fails to cheer me up when I'm sad, maybe because it's so easy to relate to its themes and it provides a hopeful resolution to all of them.
Rest Stop → written by Vorvayne
Summary:
You meet a man in a bar and go home with him. He's.......strange.
Or: one person Wen Kexing fucked before he met Zhou Zishu who'd say the whole thing was hot, but SO weird.
Readers Comments:
One of the best outsider pov's I've read, and such an interesting look into WKX's character in all his weird glory, in a modern au no less. The pov character's voice was so distinct and has you intrigued from the start. I can't describe the feeling you get going from the first to the second half of the fic, but each time I reread it, it feels just as amazing as the ones before.
A Curse Upon the Stars → written by quaint_marauder
Summary:
One is the Chief of Ghosts, while other is the Keeper of the List of Unfaithful.
They say only death and stench of blood permeates in the valley of ghosts. Humanity was a merely a weakness, just a weapon against you in the hands of an enemy.
So what of love? Can a ghost hope for a chance at love? And would the love of cursed souls rain destruction or could it maybe be their salvation?
Additional:
At the time of this post first being shared, this fic is currently still in progress.
Readers Comments:
This story has it all, from amazing worldbuilding to mystery, comedy, horror, and everything in between. Wenzhou are placed in a setting that's familiar but at the same time so different, and it's amazing to see how that affects the progression of their relationship, which btw is delightful!!!! As shown by the tags, it deals with many heavy subjects (also, the author is always careful to expand on the content warnings each chapter), so keep that in mind going in. But yeah, this fic has me at the edge of my seat with each new chapter!
trembling on the branch, unfurl your petals and grow → written by minnabird
Summary:
Ye Baiyi didn't wake Wen Kexing; Zhang Chengling lied to protect him and held the secret of Zhou Zishu's death in his heart; and life at Four Seasons Manor went on. Until, that is, Bi Xingming comes running up the road from the town and tells Zhang Chengling there's something he has to see.
“I brought him as fast as I could,” Bi Xingming said to the man. “I still don’t know why you had to be so secretive, shifu—”
Shifu.
Zhang Chengling’s heart fell like a stone, and he crashed to his knees beside the man, reaching up as if to sweep the hat off and stopping just short. The man lifted his hand, impatiently shaking his sleeve back in a gesture so familiar he was sure even before he recognized the hand, even before the hand tilted back the hat to reveal his master’s gentle smile.
Additional:
At the time of this post first being shared, this fic is currently still in progress.
Readers Comments:
It haunts me that I almost missed this fic because it's brought me such genuine joy! It shows a version of the future that I'd never considered before despite how naturally it comes to be, and it's so detailed and fleshed out that I was immersed in its world right away. You get emotionally invested in all the characters, even those with less 'screen time', and you end each chapter feeling hopeful and a bit melancholic. Reading it has been such a wonderful experience.
Big Cats are still Cats → written by Andreri25
Summary:
Zhou Zishu picked up a kitty from the trash. She did it because it was a pathetic little thing that was going to die, and Zhou Zishu wanted to be a better person.
Ok so maybe she was a little drunk at the time.
And mayyyyybe…. that wasn’t a kitten.
The vet bills are going to be off the roof. Zhou Zishu wouldn’t mind as much if the local exotic animals specialist wasn’t such a harassing menace.
Or
The one where Zhou Zishu accidentally acquires a wild animal. And a baby clouded leopard, too.
Readers Comments:
I wanted to add at least one fem!wenzhou au, and this one ticks so many of my boxes! Meet-cute!! Animals!!! WKX as an exotic animal vet!!!! And ZZS's pov is as funny and endearing as ever! This fic is funny and sweet and will make your day instantly better.
Recommendations from @theyilinglaozus
Ladyhawke AU → written and drawn by @rhymesswith
Readers / Viewers Comments:
I’m very much a child who grew up surrounded by 80′s fantasy movies - Legend, The NeverEnding Story, Labyrinth, Willow - it doesn’t matter if they’re cheesy by today’s standards, they hold a special place in my heart to this day. So imagine my absolute delight when wenzhou!Ladyhawke au hit my dashboard for the first time. Every piece added to this universe causes me to break out in a huge smile. The art is beautiful, and the written pieces which have been included to this series are just so engaging and brilliant. I love whenever the newest piece appears on my dashboard, as it’s always guaranteed to be fantastic.
Stardust AU → drawn by @sadfishkid
Viewers Comments:
Tasha’s art style is always incredible, but I lost my mind when they dropped their two-part wenzhou!Stardust AU! Another favourite story/movie, and I love everything about what this chooses to be. Wen Kexing as his obnoxiously strange self but ✨ shiny ✨ is absolutely perfect, and I love how done Zhou Zishu is. Tasha has a way of making her artwork so expressive in how the characters show their emotions, and it’s just so lovely.
I will carry you → created by solariene
Viewers Comments:
This video entered my life and played with my emotions. It is a beautifully put together journey through Zhou Zishu and Wen Kexing’s relationship, and just how much they mean to one another. The song choice is absolutely perfect for them and the editing fits on point with the lyrics. I’ve often come back to revisit this video, since it’s one of my absolute favourites from this fandom.
in this lifetime and the next → written by PhantomWriter
Summary:
Zhou Zishu was no better during waking hours, sparing what he could in reminiscing about what he actually recalled from his random dreams of a faceless little girl. She was dressed in hues of blue, sometimes pink with a touch of red. Effortlessly, he filled out the blanks among her vagueness: dark eyes in the shape of almonds, a button nose, pinchable cheekbones, and bow-shaped lips; altogether, they would crinkle adorably when her face lit up with a beam or when she stuck out her tongue in impertinence.
Albeit on a young girl’s image, those were exactly two of Wen Kexing’s trademark expressions.
Or, the times Zhou Zishu gets to witness how Wen Kexing handles children and catches extra feelings. ™
Readers Comments:
I absolutely adore this fic. It feels like a warm blanket on difficult days, never failing to pick up my mood. The whole family is present, and seeing Wen Kexing around babies is absolutely darling. No wonder why Zhou Zishu decides he wants to have a family with the man, I’d be weak to such sweetness too! The images created with the words in this story are so beautiful, painting vividly warm scenes that feel like they could be put to canvas.
In Death’s Bed → written by jaemyun
Summary:
Word has spread in recent years of a temple on Mount Qingya that houses the god themselves.
If one goes to pray to the White Death, they may just get a miracle for their efforts; as long as they are careful not to offend, of course, lest they be carried out as a corpse.
The Prince wishes to ask this god quite the favor; help in seizing the throne. How fortunate that all he asks in return is Zhou Zishu.
Additional:
At the time of this post first being shared, this fic is currently still in progress.
Readers Comments:
The concept of this fic is one that is so interesting to me, every time it updates I’m excited to see what the next chapter will have in store. The interest Wen Kexing has in Zhou Zishu is so delightful, especially as his motives are truly a mystery to the entire cast of characters - well; except maybe Gu Xiang and himself. I don’t really know what direction this story is heading in, but somehow, that just makes it all the more engaging.
Recommendations from @minnarr
The winds of the heavens shift suddenly → written by UnrememberedSkies
Summary:
After a prophetic dream shows him the bloody battle over his disciple's legacy, Ye Baiyi makes the decision to repay his debt to the Zhen couple by rescuing their fifteen year old son from the Ghost Valley. Fate is unpredictable, he discovers, but Wen Kexing is even more so.
Readers Comments:
YBY has a vision of years in the future (the show's events). He decides to rescue a young WKX and GX about it. Such an incredibly tender journey as YBY figures out how to care for GX and WKX and begins to care about them more than he ever planned to. I love the dynamic between WKX and YBY, it takes very fun notes from canon, but there's a surprisingly sweet affinity that springs up between YBY and GX that lowkey steals the show sometimes, and the way he, WKX, GX, and ZZS all settle into a whole in the end is so good. Sometimes you come down off your mountain and you just feel everything despite yourself.
Siji Mountain Rest Stop for the Weary Traveller → written by sundermount
Summary:
“The souvenirs are decently priced, but the food is not.”
One employee, two uncles, a colleague and the (nonexistent) business of tourism.
Readers Comments:
This like, a highly slice of life thing seeing immortal Wenzhou as they are in vaguely modern times through the eyes of someone hired to help out in the rest stop they run on their mountain. With possible flavors of reincarnation, who's to say. It's just...quite lovely, and lets you live in the sensory details and in some OCs' lives while still giving Wenzhou's eternal wedded bliss and relationships built with new people.
this harbored deluge for you and i // 像我和你需要下一场雨 → written by gardencitymovements
Summary:
Three months. He’ll stay three months. Just long enough for that shrimpy Zhang Chengling to wean into this new world, and then he’ll leave. Just three months he’ll allow himself that brassy, beautiful line cook, who barked the most flirtatious insult at Zhou Zishu as he charged down the cracked asphalt with a towering pallet jack of wholesale soy sauce boxes; his voice magnetic like an army general’s, clear above the rumbling gallop of his condiment fleet.
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chaperoning a new orphan across the Pacific runs into complications.
Readers Comments:
This author writes SO much lyrical, slow modern AU that doesn't shy away from canon's sharp edges and it's all very good but this is the quintessential one of their fics for me. Zhou Zishu arrives in California to escort Chengling and babysit him for a while; meets cook Wen Kexing and his collection of found family, gets attached to Chengling, and decides to stay instead. Excellent ensemble cast that comes with the romance, delicious-sounding food, slowly falling into a life you want instead of just drifting alone.
dear heaven → written by foreverstudent
Summary:
In a darker world where the Combined Six Cultivation Method fails and the snowy mountains become the burial mounds for his shifu and shishu, Chengling trains his martial arts under Ye Baiyi to be able to do only one thing: go back in time and save his found family.
Readers Comments:
I love time travel fic and I especially love time travel fic where a member of the younger generation goes back to help the older one. Here, Chengling trains with Ye Baiyi after a bad-ending AU until he can, like, use Combined Six to travel back and save Zhou Zishu and Wen Kexing and ends up in his younger body. So there's some excellent bittersweet seeing people you love again, some "hmm, my disciple doesn't seem quite right," and fix-it for a thing the author broke in the first place along with things canon broke, which is always fun. Also: I really enjoy seeing their version of adult, fully-trained and powerful Chengling.
you’re the trouble that i always find → written by sundiscus
Summary:
“Do you know him?” Jin Wang asks.
The ringing in Zhou Zishu's ears gets louder. “No, Wangye,” he says.
At Zhou Zishu’s voice, the prisoner freezes.
Or: Jin Wang tries another way to get Zhou Zishu back.
Readers Comments:
This is tagged "falling in love with your soulmate all over again in the middle of a nightmare" and that is so accurate. Instead of what actually happened when he captured Zhou Zishu, Jin Wang decides to try to bring Zhou Zishu back to him by essentially like...drugging him into visions where he can confront and kill Wen Kexing. Except, that's not always what happens, and it definitely doesn't work. There's elements of time loop, and dream sharing, and a thousand ways things can go right and wrong, and Jin Wang being unable to break the loyalty and love Zhou Zishu feels towards Wen Kexing even when Zhou Zishu doesn't quite remember or understand. It's twisty and painful in a fun way and honestly a very Wenzhou getting-together story.
Recommendations from @korre
to ensnare a mama → written by silk_suture
Summary:
Zhou Zishu, suddenly aware that he’s staring, catches himself because what is he doing creeping at a random dad but also! Is he married? He must be! There are two kids! But where is the mom? the...other dad? Why does he care?
He picks up his goods and walks to the parking lot only to see them again. They're 3 cars away! Zhou Zishu discreetly looks over and the little girl is already staring at him. He tries to smile sheepishly and the little girl’s mouth, in her cute purple overalls, goes “o” and suddenly grabs her baba's shoulders and points at Zhou Zishu.
"Mama!"
They all freeze.
In which: The world didn't give her a mother? No problem! Independent toddler Ah-Xiang assigns one anyway.
Readers Comments:
This fic is such a happy read! It's funny and fluffy and in between that we also get ZZS's insecurity to if WKX actually wants him. The premise itself is hilarious and I smiled while thinking back on this fic several days later.
Spring Festival: A Time for New Beginnings → written by LuckyDragon
Summary:
It’s during the Spring Festival that Xingming picks the wrong pocket. He’s fifteen, and he thinks he knows a good mark from a bad one. He spots the old man in the crowded market — he’s big but slow, walking with a careful gait that suggests a hidden limp. However, when Xingming liberates the man’s purse and ducks into an alleyway, the man is already there waiting for him.
Readers Comments:
This fic hit me right in the feelings. It explores the lives of Han Ying and the rest of Tian Chuang through the eyes of Bi Xingming. It is beautifully written and I love how the author really fleshed out Bi Xingming, he is perceptive and funny as a POV. The fic is full of melancholy and it made me ugly cry. I love it.
to be seen is the penalty → written by northofallmusic (tofsla)
Summary:
Han Ying, recovering from his wounds after escaping to Siji Manor, finds himself struggling with his feelings for Zhou Zishu and with his understanding of his place in the world.
Readers Comments:
This is a fic where Han Ying lives and gets to be a part of Siji manor. It's so well written and full of angst (hello Han Ying's unrequited feelings), but also of hope. Han Ying's feelings punced me in the gut as he tries to navigate his place in Siji manor and around WenZhou, when he has detailed insight to the abuse ZZS suffered in the past. The fic is very raw, yet tender at the same time. Which is a super effective combination for making it stay in your thoughts.
... And a few special mentions:
These are either works created by our lovely friends at Immortal Wanderers, or fond favourites that many of us have spoken of enjoying:
Wenzhou ‘first kiss’ art → drawn by @raymuratadraws
Word of Honor memes and articles → created by @antique-forvalaka
‘Bad Dreams’: Wen Kexing fanvideo → created by @scorpionkings
‘Touch’ series → written by @theyilinglaozus
trembling on the branch, unfurl your petals and grow → written by @minnarr
Wenzhou and tropes → created by @wanderingfandoms
Lessons Learnt → written by sunromance
Modern AU sex worker!Wen Kexing/ dying!Zhou Zishu thread fic → written by gahyeonfleur
Yi Guo lives! → drawn by slothxian
Sanguine → written by jaemyun
Wenzhou fanart → drawn by @sadfishkid
Thank you so much to all the talented creators in this fandom!
Happy anniversary to all, and here’s to many more years of enjoyment upon the mountain!
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