A thing about trying to plot out QS canon-divergence fixit where the marriage is averted is that the obvious solution to “she was already pregnant before they knew the truth” is, well, end the pregnancy. The wider world doesn’t seem to know that she’d conceived prior to marriage, so can’t be more than a month or so along as of the wedding for it to be plausible. People have been inducing abortion in dire circumstances despite physical risk and moral stigma throughout history. QS has magic at her disposal and the means to remove herself from society unnoticed during the recovery period, and even if it’s taboo, is it more taboo than incest?

琴箫合璧 (x)

OK I need to just appreciate the boost in confidence my boy has post-timeskip like. The little smirk at the Lans while just straight up calling them out. Not even responding to WWX's inane shit talking here, just running interference like a very good boy.

Like I...

Just immediately spinning the situation against WWX, it's great. How much of this is planned? I don't know. He walks into frame like he's the hero of the day right after JGY's "et tu Er-Ge" moment on the stairs.

As he should! He is the hero of the day! And the hero of every day! If you're JGY I guess, from now on at least.

Hey, if anyone has good theories about what the hell is going on with Wen Qing's alleged ownership of a soul-sucking dagger PLEASE send me links. If true, HUH??? If not true... still HUH?? If you're doing improv about the provenance of a soul-sucking dagger, why would you attribute the dagger to Wen Qing and not, idk, Wen Zhuliu, or Xue Yang, or just stop at Wen Ruohan? Why mention Wen Qing at all?

I'm also sad right now because, unlike in the novel where everyone totally sucks, someone DOES speak directly to Qin Su in CQL's treasure room scene. When Wei Wuxian comes up to check on her and confirm that she's not under a spell, he whispers "Jin-furen?" to her in concern. She doesn't acknowledge him, which feels weird, right? Why wouldn't she latch onto a potential source of help, especially one whom she knows is now affiliated with the influential Hanguang-jun since she saw them together during the banquet earlier?

EXCEPT

One of CQL's changes is to make Qin Su the target of Mo Xuanyu's unwanted advances instead of Jin Guangyao. So Qin Su, already having an awful time due to the incest marriage revelations, is now (as far as she knows) being addressed by her harasser whom she now knows is also a half-brother. No wonder she's not engaging! It's ANOTHER INCEST SITUATION! And everyone else is just standing there, except for Su Minshan, who snidely remarks "So Mo-gongzi brought us into the chamber just to see Jin-furen!" which! underscores! her probable concerns!

And I'm sad about it because maybe, if the Suibian reveal had somehow happened SOONER--if Jin Guangyao had replaced the head with something that attacked Wei Wuxian when he pulled back the curtain, forcing him to grab Suibian in defense, maybe--and Qin Su knew Wei Wuxian for who he was, then things would have gone differently!

Awhile ago I made fun of JGY's mirror room for being an inefficient use of space. HOWEVER! The area of the room in question was off to the side near the evil curtained cabinet where he keeps NMJ's head, which means it's the equivalent of a hall closet with no door. The main space looks like this

Which is really quite nice! Look at those ceiling-mounted display shelves for those accursed vases! I Look at the painting centered nicely on the far wall! Look at the tidy little work desk! I wouldn't judge my apartment based on my hall closet with no door, so I have to retract my prior statement.

dude i just got shot i need you to suck the bullet out

inspired by this post by @drwcn... all the Jin bastards canonically see Stab as their way of solving a problem when the situation gets dire, which I think in a universe where the sibs get a chance to get to know each other, might give poor JZX a bit of a complex

…you’re hired

This is even better if it’s early on, since LXC says that he didn’t know at first who was sending him the letters. Just imagine!

NMJ: “whatcha got there, Xichen?”

LXC: “it appears to be sensitive intel from within Qishan, but the writer doesn’t identify himself.”

NMJ: “huh! let me see.”

NMJ: …

NMJ: …

NMJ: “oh my fucking GOD.”

low-effort 3zun canon divergence, as per that one scene in the donghua: NMJ happens to see one of LXC’s spy letters and recognizes MY’s handwriting.

low-effort 3zun canon divergence, as per that one scene in the donghua: NMJ happens to see one of LXC’s spy letters and recognizes MY’s handwriting.

reasons to watch legend of fei ♡ 6/∞

I would like to write Qin Su fic but the problem is that, while I have SCENARIOS, I don’t have the actual NARRATIVES that would accompany them, and I’m too out of practice with drawing to do art instead!

You should all go make things instead, is what I am saying.

The prompt list is complete! The carrd is updated! The AO3 collection is created! I'm hype!

i haven't mentioned in a while that i love wang zhuocheng so here, this man just made me crylaugh at 5:30am (x)

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