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“FengFeng? Was that the name Jiang Wanyin chose for the black horse that everyone thought was made of pure evil?” — Rewrite The Stars, a Xicheng royalty AU https://archiveofourown.org/works/27656009/chapters/67672904…

nyancheng's least favorite person

The Untamed / Mo Dao Zu Shi / The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

*During Cloud Recesses lectures*

Lan Qiren: Were is Wei Wuxian?

Lan Xichen: Doing stuff.

Lan Qiren: I don't like the sound of that. Were is Jiang Wanyin?

Lan Xichen: Trying to prevent Wei Wuxian from doing stuff.

Lan Qiren: And Nie Huaisang?

Lan Xichen: Trying to prevent Jiang Wanyin from preventing Wei Wuxian from doing stuff.

Lan Qiren: Of course he is. For that matter, why are YOU here? Isn't this the time you usually use to read at the library?

Lan Xichen: Usually yes, however right now I'm using this time to prevent you from preventing Nie Huaisang from preventing Jiang Wanyin from preventing Wei Wuxian from doing stuff, since the said stuff is my brother.

I have nothing against cutsleeves, but you’re all so annoying. Fuck you

- anybody at the Guanyin Temple, probably

adding some beta couples to my bookmark lineup :3

[image is a composition of three illustrations. The first depicts a flustered Shang Qinghua stumbling into a stony-faced Mobei Jun. The second depicts Wen Qing poised over Jiang Cheng, a golden orb of light held in her hand. The third depicts Shi Qingxuan beaming as she totes her fan and whisk, while He Xuan stands behind her in an ominously dark dip of water, a ghostly fish skeleton visible behind her.]

Fight for you

( I have the very lovely @kimalysong to thank for encouraging me to post this bit of overthinking which I greatly appreciate!)

Now that we have a full line up of the EN release for the covers of the main story for MDZS, I was curious to discuss the running theme of them which consists of Wei Wuxian metaphorically looking towards his future (meaning Lan Wangji) throughout the art.

For reference, each of the covers:

In the first, we are given Wei Wuxian's first meeting with Lan Wangji, which was were his subconscious spark started for him and his continued badgering of Lan Wangji under the guise of him wanting to get any other reaction aside from aloof from him. Which is fitting for his later confession of him saying all he did and do was out of want for Lan Wangji to follow him and be with him even all those years ago.

The second is just coming off of Wei Wuxian's musings of him thinking it would have been Jiang Cheng standing by him for equality and protecting each other, only for it to be Lan Wangji, who he thought hated him to show gentleness and care for his well-being. It is after that point that he fully places his trust and listens to Lan Wangji's own input through the volume. As well as Wei Wuxian's own suppressed feelings making themselves known to him more openly now that he feels secure in Lan Wangji's trust in Wei Wuxian as well. This is also the first time Wei Wuxian kisses Lan Wangji only to feel guilt much as Lan Wangji had for taking someone's first kiss, without the other fully knowing and the presumption they don't really like them.

The third, is the one to change that aesthetic visual. It feels colder as Wei Wuxian isn't the one looking longingly at the object of his affection any more , and it is Lan Wangji now instead. Here it is because this is the volume where Wei Wuxian is made to choose other's survival over his wants. He has made his choice to be seen as an enemy of the world despite having not said this himself and trying to remain on the low with the Wens that he helped to protect. By that end he has made terms that he would be unable to ever see Lan Wangji again as he himself is no longer part of the cultivation world needing to lose the ties that he had once held dear for survival of those he has protected. He has been made to feel as if he is the only one able to do this and unable to share the truth of his own sacrifices that had led to it all.

This builds up to the betrayal lead by Jiang Cheng believing others against Wei Wuxian. And, where Wei Wuxian hysterically says he had always known it would be Lan Wangji to stand against him with a sword to cut him down. All while not realizing that Lan Wangji had been there to help and give him more time as to not be killed. Something that Wei Wuxian was unaware of in his grief and hurt due to the world labelling him something he never had been. And it is Lan Wangji's time to take a step forward to do something in regards to his feelings for Wei Wuxian despite what the world and his own doubts say.

And finally, the fourth, which interestingly features Jiang Yanli as well as Jiang Cheng. Unlike the earlier back cover design of two which features Xiao Xingchen, a figure that was mused upon by Wei Wuxian, but not emotionally connected or known to him for his tragedy.

Two figures that had great prominence and hold over Wei Wuxian. Jiang Yanli with her motherly love and tenderness as the good, and Jiang Cheng, the albatross metaphorically that held Wei Wuxian down with regrets, jealousy and debts owed to him and his hurts. Yet he is not looking at either one any longer who he has left to his past, as he chooses to live in the present and the well-being of those he can trust and be trusted in turn.

This is also juxtaposed with the cover symbol on the fourth volume being a lotus. The lotus traditionally represents the breakthrough of worldly harsh adversity, while remaining steadfast to be seen as the growth into the ultimate awakening of purity of heart, mind, and spirituality. Harmony, and unwavering faith for the one you love. He is not looking to the past once again and has become sure of his ending and love with Lan Wangji that had endured despite hardship, unlike many other endings for the people he had cared for in the past. According to Buddhist proverb: to live life with unwavering faith, as the lotus does, ensures the most beautiful of revivals.

“Yutaan,” you may say, “you’ve already made so much art of Jiang Cheng holding baby Jin Ling and crying on him. You do not need to make any more.” YES TRUE but CONSIDER! Is there ENOUGH art of Jiang Cheng holding baby Jin Ling and crying on him? No there is not!! I can do many variations on this most excellent theme.

Anyway happy birthday Jiang Cheng! Your present is cuddles with your baby nephew!

I drew it a year ago and the idea was super cool but I was too lazy to finish… 🧍

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smells like lotus

edit: deleted my post by accident while trying to add the extra AHHH sorry for the repost!!

Cleaning up~

doodled some pretty pretty ladies

Wei Wuxian: What's up sluts. I'm back from jail.

Jiang Cheng: [concerned] Sluts?

Lan Wangji: [more concerned] Jail?!

Happy Valentine's day, everyday for WangXian ❤

Yunmeng idol trio!!

and their fans lol

wei wuxian: lan zhan, i'm so happy i could kiss you!

lan zhan, through nervous gay laughter: um...................neat!

(later)

lan zhan, lying face down on his bed: i can't believe i said 'neat', xichen. 'neat.' nobody says 'neat' anymore! it's the goddamn 21st century!! it's not neat to say neat, but i said it anyways because i'm a huge loser!

lan xichen, idly turning his magazine page: hey, don't beat yourself up. everyone gets nervous sometimes. remember what happened when jiang cheng confessed to me?

lan zhan: didn't you like, thank him?

lan xichen, closing his magazine to stare at the ceiling: i thanked him.

My favorite part of Guanyin Temple is still the part when JGY is trying to get under WWX’s skin and he’s like “Ooh, does it sting that Jiang Cheng showed up to rescue Jin Ling and not you?” and WWX is just confused and he’s like “Why the hell would Jiang Cheng care about rescuing ME?” and you watch JGY decide that he does NOT understand what’s going on there and he moves on to bothering someone whose neuroses he actually knows