hmm

* Without getting resurrected/coming back. Permanently dead by the end of the series.

When I first started writing "Shen Yuan of No Relation", I had read.... Scum Villain. And I guess you could include the comic "The Return of the Blossoming Blade" , though it's not gay and has no sword flying.

Anyway, that was it. That was all I knew about the genre of cultivation. svsss, which hardly explains enough and likes to hand-wave explanations.

Since then I've read much more, and I've found out just how different the setting can be. In some, everyone can sword fly the moment they being to cultivate. In others, sword flying is only possible if you're like one of the most powerful people ever. Swords are only swords in one, and in another they have actual spirits you can talk to. Immortals are very much there (svsss, tgcf) or they're extremely rare and near mythical (mdzs) etc etc.

And I'm sure it's very noticeable as one reads SYoNR! I've learned a lot more since I began to write, and I try to nudge in what new fun things I've discovered that I want to include in it.

But again, I began to write SYoNR after I had only ever read svsss. It was my first Chinese book to read, my first danmei book, my first cultivation book. I went from reading high fantasy and sci-fi in western settings, to that. So there was a bit of a learning process when it came to even the most simple things. I've had people who very kindly and not so kindly (though thankfully very rare) trying to correct me on several things. I don't think I'll ever go back and edit what I've written, but what I can change I try as I go along. Except Yuan. That one is there for a reason, and will continue to be there.

HOWEVER with all that, I've seen so many people say they're scared to write fanfiction for danmei because of all the Rules, or whatever. And honestly I think you should just go for it.

Fandom is meant to be fun. It's meant to be explored, and sometimes you just have to dive into it. You learn more by doing after all! It's okay to get things wrong.

I probably said all this before, but y'know, one can't ever repeat it too much.

Hi, Mass Effect Legendary Edition is on sale for SIX DOLLARS.

That's all three games, almost all the DLCs (rip, Pinnacle Station) including weapon and armor packs, for six goddamn dollars.

my weirdest hobby is re-creating memes in html so i have a crisp, HQ version of them to use and edit whenever i need

You already know what time it is-

IT’S GONNA BE MAY

Beaded cloisonné hermit crab by Amy Kopperude.

daily reminders

no human being is 100% happy 100% of the time

being a person is extraordinarily difficult even in the best of times

this is not the best of times

someone is grateful you exist (don't argue, it's true)

a bad day does not predict a bad existence

it's gonna be okay

OH MY GOD HAPPY MERMAY!!!!

can we keep him?? Srry this is like corny shameless fluff but im coming off finals and its needed ok.

yes jeremy

+ bonus

on the one hand, extremely funny to get told “get help” by a fortune cookie, on the other, i can’t believe betterhelp has breached influencers and podcasters and started getting fortune cookies to shill for them

happy diluc day 🍓

thank you to the dishonest failing new york times for constantly erasing us and purposefully obscuring jewish participation in these protests just to make people less sympathetic to the movement opposing an ongoing genocide

btw you can see all the edits nyt makes to their article titles on this twitter account

Made father a fanart to thank her for coming home in just 20 pulls

we need to go back to dvds guys. we need to all agree on this and make it happen. we need video stores back NOW