Clock. Any pronoun. Occasionally NSFW. 中文+Eng OK. FUB Free. Come talk to me even if we're not moots. If you have DNIs assume I am on it. Northfam focus
I see people start using the terms interchangeably so I need to clarify... Danmei and wuxia/xianxia are separate genres.
DANMEI - Chinese mlm fiction with female as its primary target audience. Normally features romance between beautiful young (looking) men.
Hey uh, Chinese person speaking here. MXTX fandom... can we please stop shutting down people's opinion on the ground of them not being Chinese?
It's really exhausting, as a Chinese person, to have the most pointless opinions I share to be called "white", then when I'm like
DANMEI DOES NOT HAVE TO TAKE PLACE IN ANCIENT CHINA OR EVEN FEATURE CHINESE CHARACTERS. It does not have to feature cultivation. Many popular danmei doesn't. It is simply slash made by Chinese ppl
Wuxia - martial art fantasy
Xianxia - cultivation fantasy, subgenre of wuxia
Occasionally fanfics would portray NMJ as a brute who speaks/act in an unrefined manner. But really, in canon, he is quite formal. In Chinese he speaks with idioms and proverbs. He was educated as the future sect leader, after all.
Okay so to clarify… Rei's intention was for the school to learn of the twins' struggle so everyone can help and protect them. He saw them as his children and had a somewhat paternalistic relationship with them. This is problematic but he meant well.
Wuxia and xianxia are most often not gay. Many popular danmei are not wuxia nor xianxia. It just happens that a few very popular wuxia/xianxia danmei series (mdzs, word of honor) got TV/donghua adaptions and thus got popular in the west
A lot of the tropes in Untamed
I propose the term "dead dove eaters" for those of us who sees content warnings and dives right in, who rec fics by "this is fucked up", who respond to 'i have this horrible idea' with the eye-emoji.
@tanginamodazai
The thing is... With a 50 episode season it often just... Goes and keep going. They could be fighting new enemies every other episode.
With 13 episode seasons you know there is gonna be a season finale every season, which means some sort of resolution per season
and Word of Honor are wuxia tropes that appeared in many non-danmei works before (adaptions of Jinyong's works, mostly). They are not danmei tropes.
If you're referring to tropes that have to do with ancient China, martial arts, or cultivation, you can say wuxia or xianxia.
Also I don't know if I need to reiterate this because it is obvious. But... "target audience" doesn't mean other groups can't enjoy it, obviously. So if you're not female and you enjoy danmei, good for you.
This is your daily reminder that tagging minor ships in the relationship section leads to it being filtered in the main relationship tag, and tagging it under Additional Tags takes it to the proper minor ship tag.
You see an nsfw fanart. The characters are both naked. They both have long black hair, which are loose. You quickly look for the tag or other signs (forehead mark? Is that a ribbon or rope?) and try to figure out which ship this is and decide whether you're turned on.
Just so we are all clear... Koi Tower is not a tower. The word used for "tower" is 台, which is a high raised platform, kind of like an dais, or balcony. It looks like this. The building would sit on top of the raised platform.
Just a note, in Chinese culture women don't change their last name when they marry. However, they would be greeted with their husband's last name when referred to as a Madame. "Madame Jin" translate to 金夫人 "The wife of Jin", but by name, she'd still be Qin Su not Jin Su.
The Jiang Sect Motto, 明知不可为而为之, when translated literally, actually means "Do what you already know cannot be done."
It does mean "attempt the impossible", but also means that the process is just as important as the result,
The only way for you to be cured is to
1. love them back, or
2. have them willingly swallow a flower you spit out. By doing so, they will know exactly how you feel about them, before losing all their feelings for you.
Listen... amongst 3zun there's no way that liangfang-zun is the house husband, he's definitely the career-driven one who stays overtime too much.
If anyone would be a pretty house husband that'd be lxc.
"hello Chinese person here" it's like "oh it's okay when YOU do this". But like, I don't need you to give me a pass. I shouldn't have to pull out my race card to be able to have an opinion.
And yes, I agree that non-Chinese should listen to Chinese voices and accept criticisms,
he sucks them into the performance until the only voice they (and iori) hear is his own, once again drowning everyone else. Only he matters to the audience in this moment, his voice, his wish. it's so terrifying to see his power on full display as he pleads and the audience +
AO3 protip, you can tag your background characters as
"Background & Cameo Characters"
You can tag works where everyone appears as "Ensemble" under the Character tag.
I know we all saw adorable lotus pier YunMeng Twin Prides but tbh canon characters' impression of the duo from Sunshot Campaign probably runs along the line of "terrifying and slightly unhinged"
Modern AU where every time JGY hums any pop song aloud he is always just slightly off key in one part of it and at this point NMJ is beginning to doubt reality. He is sure he knows how it goes. He was so sure.
I love how in 3zun fics there is:
NMJ, looking at LXC and JGY, silently pining at their closeness
JGY, looking at NMJ and LXC, silently pining at their closeness
LXC, seeing NMJ and JGY get along: wow this is great!! :D
but so should Chinese people! We all have room to educate ourselves on a culture that frankly most Chinese people no longer practice cause cultural revolution.
And, frankly, though, if we really want to play the ethnicity card... China has 55+ ethnic groups.
MDZS has characters all over the map of China. The ethnicities of the characters aren't explicitly mentioned. None of us can speak for Chinese people as a group. We're all just people with diverse views and opinions, and that's the beauty of it, isn't it? Cultural exchange?
On a related note, my roommate (from beijing) and I (from changchun) were talking about contemporary Chinese culture the other day and we disagreed on pretty much everything and then realized that we have complete different impression of China
I think we can acknowledge that people's views are shaped by their culture and that non-Chinese fans may have very different interpretations, or may not be properly informed.
But we CAN inform people without shutting them down for their ethnicity.
Listen you just gotta embrace being a freak to enjoy fandom, okay? Like. Even if you have the most vanilla taste you can't be afraid to like a certain dynamic or trope just because it vaguely resembles something problematic and you fear getting called-out.
I volunteer as a tag wrangler on AO3 and while I can't tell you guys how to tag your minor ship/characters in your fic on AO3, I CAN tell you how tags work.
If you tag "Minor JZX" under Character, we will synonize your tag under the Jin ZiXuan character filter.
If you tell me mdzs xiyao were fucking I would not believe it. They probably mutual pined until JGY died.
But if you tell me cql XiYao were sleeping together I would 100% believe it...
We CAN have civil discourse and dumb arguments without pointing fingers and shouting "RACISM" at every provocation.
And while we're here, I have to acknowledge, sometimes a non-Chinese person might know more about Chinese culture that I do. That's okay.
He speaks curtly and succinctly, much more like a military general than a street thug.
Despite his anger issue he is very much about upholding principles. He is a moral and lawful person, and isn't about causing chaos. He wouldn't actually resolve things by force unless he
My friend brought up that if JZX and MY grew up together (MY got brought in young) they'd have a similar dynamic to Thor and Loki and that's... somehow kinda accurate
When writing male MC
Male Webnovel author: this is the image of my ideal man, watch as he conquer the world and get some babes
Female webnovel author: this is the image of my ideal man, watch as I beat him down with a stick
Even if he lacks communication skills he is definitely capable of rational thinking.
Basically... NMJ is more than a typical brute. He is def not a dumb jock. Pls don't typecast him based on archetype alone.
As much as I resent NMJ for that "son of a whore" he literally only said it ONCE. In the end of a long ugly argument with MY who repeatedly provoked him.
He would probably never say that again in any other circumstances pls don't make him just blurt that out of the blues.
Sk8 jpn: I love SKATEBOARDING w/ you. Let's SKATE together for the rest of our lives. The forbidden fruit, SKATEBOARDING.
Sk8 eng dub: gay gay homosexual gay
So both GuangYao and MingJue means "shiny Jade"
光 - Guang, light
瑶 - Yao, beautiful jade
.
明 - Ming, bright
玦 - Jue, a type of penannular Jade ring
So uh. They have matching names. That both refers to Jade.
@HONBAE1
LKASJDF;LSDJF i'm dying... But for all we know, WWX is probably hiding 20 paintings of lwj in his sleeves. If anyone bumps onto him lwj paintings will fall all over the floor.
thinks he has the moral high ground (which is unfortunately always).
There is no proof in canon on whether NMJ is smart or stupid, though he was a commander at Sunshot so I would like to assume he knows strategies for war. He lacks social skills for sure but like...
The lan brothers are equally stoic and bad at emoting except one of them is stuck with resting bitch face and the other is stuck with resting customer service smile.
You also have to understand that the concept of privacy and consent is NEVER taken seriously in Yumenosaki or ES… Because idols have no human rights. This is an ongoing theme.
Hallhands is monitored by ES management. In !! Era Switch put Valk in SAO without their
I think this is an interesting discussion. On one hand, we should not dismiss the primary target audience of danmei /is/ Chinese straight women. On the other hand, China is a more conservative country when it comes to both awareness and acceptance of queer culture.
WWX's sword is names Whatever but his flute is literally named Sentiment (or distilled feelings) so... Basically he went through different phases.
Kinda emotional about the fact that wwx must have made and named his flute during sunshot. In remembrance of people lost.
Scarlet Hollow is like... Literally everything I wanted out of a VN experience. Choice matters and not just for the end. Optional romance and you don't feel like you lose out if you don't pursue it... Every scene is drawn not just the pretty CGs. Idk where to go from here tbh.
@moebym
@jessicajin_
GOD IT'S SO FUNNY cause it actually sounds like "LET'S ALL DIE TOGETHER!!!!" Like either a crazy cult leader threatening to kill everyone or a revolutionary making a last stand cause it uses 大家一起
It could have say 我们都得死 or 所有人都死. But no. Let's all dies. Together!
@bibbleb00
@westiectweets
Don't forget Tadashi's famous speech to Reki
Skateboarding is still very stigmatized, there will be those in society who will never accept you... For skateboarding.
@thereallln
I will always answer "no, but let me know what you need" and if it is urgent they will have to beg and I get to consider. If it is something I wanna do I can be like "I can def make time for that."
Hi this is your daily reminder that tagging your character like "one mention of jyl" under Character section on AO3 will lead to your fic being sorted under the main Jiāng Yànlí character tag.
Tagging that under "Additional Tags" will have it sorted to "Mentioned Jiāng Yànlí"
#tgcf
#YinYu
#heavensofficialblessing
Yin Yu's name comes from the idiom 抛砖引玉 (throwing a brick to gain a jade). It means to give up something cheap in order to gain something of greater value. 🙃
JGY's official gauze caps rated by Clock
Donghua character design sheet: Shaped like a real gauze cap which is shaped like a box, historically accurate but not pretty. Brown instead of black? Subtle peony motif/tassels are nice. 5/10
Q: does the sugar glider have a name?
Zzj: No, it doesn't. I asked people on Weibo to name him, and Dage suggested to name him Big Mac. I really want to respect Dage's suggestion but his choice of name is… *grimace before smiling* amazing! Dage you're the best.
Everytime a character throws another character on a bed in mdzs I wince because ancient Chinese beds had no mattresses!!! They were... Hard! You might as well thrown them on the floor.
HuaiSang was pacing anxiously outside and as soon as MY came out, put his hands around MY's shoulders, asking if he's okay.
MY: From now on, I can't take care of the Young Master anymore. Focus on your cultivation, don't make Sect Leader angry.
I wonder how jzx felt, finding out the day after his (14th to 17th) birthday, from gossip, that he had a bastard brother and his dad sent someone to kick the kid off the stairs as he celebrated and opened his gifts...
That must have been such... A bad taste in his mouth.
I like the concept of soulmate but I resent this word because it's meaning has been so watered down.
Like. A soulmate is NOT the same meaning as a lover.
Especially since there's like 20 different words in CN that all gets translated to soulmate.
When people say "don't start with Meteor Impact" for enstars they're trying to like... prevent newcomers from getting the wrong impression on the characters. And like... frankly that's so low on the list of priorities when it comes to recommending this work.
The thing is. I sometimes actually feel like people tend to overplay (novel) JGY's manipulative nature.
I mean, it's undeniable that he is manipulative, but I always picture him as the more pragmatic type of manipulator rather than the mind game type.
Okay but like... in all seriousness though, the losing golden core thing treated as being Worse Than Death for cultivators when 99.9% of their world are coreless...
It's a fairly realistic view of how privilege work. Like... there's this part in this Asimov novel where the
The hilarious thing about tag wrangling is that "angel lan xichen" probably means that lxc is an actual angel, with wings, but "actual angel lan xichen" means that LXC is most probably not actually an angel, just very nice.
What Rei was thinking was "now everyone will understand what they're going through and take their issues seriously and help them out after I graduate, good job me." And in a way it worked because everyone in Yumenosaki feel protective of the twins. 🤡
*smashes glass on the table*
THE BEST THING THE AUDIO DRAMA ADDED TO NIEYAO RELATIONSHIP IS SCENE WHERE MENG YAO COMFORTS A BABY!
Cause like. It shows how MY was able to handle a thing when no one else can. And that was the reason NMJ thought highly of him. His capability.
and that even when knowing something is futile, one should try anyway, because you cannot know the upper limit of possibility until you've attempted it.
consent. Many school events were filmed to make for webcasts/promotions without the consent of the idols.
Basically… considerations like privacy and consent likely never crossed Rei's mind cause idols don't have privacy. They all have cameras following them 24/7.
Coly needs to give us more canon art with the wizards in their OG outfits without some of the outer layers.
Leno in plain turtleneck has me in a chokehold... Now can we find out if Fifi's black inner turtleneck has sleeves or not???
It's the hand caresses...
But also there was a key difference in dialogue. When wwx spoke to LXC about the teleporter...
Mdzs lxc: teleportation technique is very difficult, I saw no signs of JGY practicing it
Cql lxc: I saw no sign of him practicing it on his body
The curse of the fan writer circles
fan writer: I have an idea
writer friends: HYPE HYPE HYPE
fan writer: Who's gonna take this, I have like, 8 WIPs
everyone else: fuck, so do I
Heath's common response to Shino saying things like "I'd jump down a building for you" is "please don't" while Arthur's response to Cain saying it is "I'm honored, I'd do the same for you" so then Cain has to be like "please don't"
Lifelong confidante isn't the best translation, but it's actually a literal translation of the phrase 毕生知己. The original CN word is not inherently romantic. This isn't gay erasure. This is translating something literally instead of naturally.
I mean for the twins it's also a much more complicated than "grandpa fucked up and exposed our vulnerability but we forgive him" because their issue is that they had an abusive father who called them freaks and monsters and they never felt accepted despite how much they're loved