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clumsyclifford · 2 years

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questions for fic writers

a collection of questions i, as a writer, would love to be asked !!!

1. What fic of yours would you recommend to someone who had never read any of your work? (In other words, what do you think is the best introduction to your fics?)

2. Go to your AO3 “Works” page, to the sidebar with all the filters, and click the drop-down arrow for “Additional Tags.” What are your top 3-5 most used tags? Do you think they accurately represent your writing habits?

3. What are some tropes or details that you think are very characteristic of your fics?

4. What detail in [insert fic] are you really proud of?

5. What do you wish someone would ask you about [insert fic]? Answer it now!

6. What's one fact about the universe of [insert fic] that you didn't get a chance to mention in the fic itself?

7. Any worldbuilding you're particularly proud of?

8. What song would make a great fic (to either write or read)?

9. How do you find new fic to read?

10. How do you decide what to write?

11. Are you partial to a certain character/pairing or are you more equal-opportunity? If you are partial to any character/pairing, why do you think that is?

12. Are there any tropes you used to dislike but have grown on you?

13. Are there any tropes you used to like but don't anymore?

14. Are there any tropes you would only read if written by a trusted friend or writer?

15. What's your favorite AU that you've written?

16. What's an AU you would love to read (or have read and loved)?

17. What highly specific AU do you want to read or write even though you might be the only person to appreciate it?

18. If you wrote a sequel to [insert fic], what would it involve?

19. If you wrote a spin-off of [insert fic], what would it involve?

20. If you wrote a prequel to [insert fic], what would it involve?

21. If you wrote a “missing scene” in [insert fic], what would it be?

22. Who is your favorite character in [insert fic] and why?

23. What's a trope, AU, or concept you've never written, but would like to?

24. Are there any easter eggs in [insert fic], and if so, what are they?

25. What other websites or resources do you use most often when you write?

26. Would you rather write a fic that had no dialogue or one that was only dialogue?

27. How long did it take to write [insert fic]? Describe the process.

28. Does anyone read your fics before you post them? If so, who?

29. What songs would be (or are) on a playlist for [insert fic]? Explain your choices if you want!

30. Have you ever written something that was out of your comfort zone? If so, what was it, and how did it affect your approach to writing fic thereafter?

31. What's your ideal fic length to write?

32. What's your ideal fic length to read?

33. If you write chaptered fics, what's your ideal chapter length to write? Is it different from your ideal chapter length to read?

34. What aspects of your writing are inspired by/taken from your real life?

35. What aspects of your writing are completely unlike your real life?

36. Do you visualize what you read/write?

37. Promote one of your own “deep cut” fics (an underrated one, or one that never got as much traction as you think it deserves!). What do you like about it?

38. Did any of your fics get surprisingly popular (whatever that means to you)? Which ones? Why do you think they were so successful?

39. Is any aspect of your writing process inspired by other writers or people? If so, who?

40. Do you tend to reread fics or are you a one-and-done kind of person?

41. Link a fic that made you think, "Wow, I want to write like that."

42. Have you ever received a comment that particularly stood out to you for whatever reason?

43. If you take/write prompts: what's your favorite prompt fic that you've written?

44. If you take/write prompts: do you prefer dialogue or scenario/narrative prompts?

45. What's something you've improved on since you started writing fic?

46. Do you prefer writing on your phone or on a computer (or something else)? Do you think where you write affects the way you write?

47. If [insert fic] was a pair of shoes, what kind would it be? Describe the shoes.

48. What's the last fic you read? Do you recommend it?

49. What are you currently working on? Share a few lines if you’re up for it!

50. Answer any question of your choice, or talk about anything you want to talk about!

#ask games #ask game #writer asks #stuff #got tired of seeing the same fic ask games around. decided to make my own. ive been workshopping it for like two weeks lol #im always like damn i wish these ask games asked me about [insert highly specific thing]#and then im like . WELL #part 2 of if you want something done right do it yourself #anyway! send some questions!!#some of these are either exactly the same as or very similar to questions on other ask games #but i think that is the nature of fic writer ask games #and to be fair a lot of them are different enough #bet no other ask game asks you to describe your fic as a pair of shoes #try me bitch #im a WRITER. creativity? thats my BREAD AND BUTTER. my ashton irwin if you will.#what a horribly layered joke #okay so here's what's going to happen #im gonna post this right now. at 3:40am. and then im going to go to bed (HOPEFULLY)#then i will wake up and reblog it again For The Morning Crowd or whatever #and in the meantime im sure all my friends will have reblogged it and my dash will be full of fic asks #but that is okay #love you guys!!!!!!!

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guqin-and-flute · 3 years

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The Most Public Private Meet-Cute [Episode 4]

NHS: hello everyone my name is nie huaisang

Background Person: hiii huaisaaang

NHS: and fun fact about me is that i grew up around lan xichen and i know exactly what his type is

NHS: ON A COMPLETELY UNRELATED NOTE here is my dear and very single friend who desperately needs love and affection and probably a hug meng yao

MY: oh hey that’s me

NHS: say hi meng yao

MY: uh ok how weirdly specific sure thing

NHS: the stage is set i give it 2 minutes

MY: hello my name is meng yao and i’ve brought you a box hope u like it there’s a pot in it

MY: uhhh ok some things about me i’m adorable i get bullied frequently i eat dry bread and my dimples are deep enough to hold all my war crimes see? *ping*

Asshole 1: did someone order some loud and publicly cruel narration about your tragic and slightly damning backstory??

MY: no?? ?

Asshole 1: too late

MY: ugh do you allow returns

Asshole 1: WOW THIS DUDE SUCKS

Asshole 2: yeah totally and his dad fuckin hates him rolled him down the steps of jinlintai like a fuckin slinky

MY: well this feels a bit unwarranted

Asshole 1: naaah his dad would have to actually CARE to hate him

WWX: damn this is brutal hope this doesn’t foreshadow any major plot component that might outline the problem with the idea of reputation vs honor in our society and the place hearsay and gossip plays in the perception of the value of a person that would suck

Random Background person: sure would especially if it greatly impacted you as a person

Asshole 1: i love shitting on people with u bro

Asshole 2: awww bro

JYL: rude

JC: wow

WWX: jfc

MY: this is fun so glad i came

LXC: .......hm.

NHS: 10...9...8...

LWJ: xichen n o

Asshole 1: ANYWAY FUCK THIS DUDE

LWJ: u need to stop and not for the reason u think

LQR: CAN U READ THE ROOM PLEASE AND SHUT THE ACTUAL HELL UP what do you think this is? some kind of high school?? who do you think you are?? children? ? nONSENSE

Asshole 1: oh shit i thought talking at regular volume in plain sight of a silent room gave me anonymity

Asshole 2: oh no me too what an unforeseen outcome

LQR: anyway, now for-- oh god oh no what are u doing r e s i s t, boy

LXC: [i_need_a_hero.mp3]

Random Lan: love this song

LWJ: jfc here we go

JC: is this a kissing book?

MY: sure could use a hug

WWX: ur gonna get more than that dude

JYL: aww good for him

LXC: why hello.

MY: ho- (where is the saxaphone music coming from)

MY: -ly- am i in slow motion ur very tall did u know ur very tall

MY: shit hey.

LXC: hey :)

LXC: o h .

LXC: good god i have gravely miscalculated my investment in the situation what did i come down here for again

MY: hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh u have a mouth i have a mouth what a strange coincidence

MY: i humbly present my body BOX my box this box right here it’s really cool it has a red thing in it it’s for u or maybe the grandmaster i can’t really remember anymore or feel my legs fuck

LXC: oh yeah the reason i came down here theoretically i should at least pretend to care about what’s in the box

Ambience: [Careless_Whisper_on_Flute.mp3]

WWX: HOLD THE PHONE that’s allowed?? i don’t have to sword fight the gay feelings? he’s beating me at public homoerotic subtext chicken this cannot stand i have to up my game

Pot: I’m a metaphor or something it’s not really relevant at this point is it?

LXC: nope so anyway i could probably fit you into my pocket and cherish you forever thoughts? i’m thinking gentians for the wedding

MY: i can’t feel my face currently but yes to all

MY: ur touching my hands again

LXC: oh trust me i am VERY aware

NHS: :)))

LWJ: can i go?

Random Lan: probably not

LWJ: ugh i have my own gay shit to deal with

Random background Guy: taking notes for my fanfic

MY: message very fucking received

MY: we are bowing now because we are very polite and definitely not experiencing a life changing sexual awakening in a crowded room

Random Background Person: u guys know people can hear u, right?

LXC: yes very polite definitely nothing gay and certainly no lifelong connection that could potentially end in horrific tragedy for the both of us thank goodness

NHS: guys i didn’t mean elope right fucking now

MY: did u like my box?

LXC: it’s the best box the most adorable box I’ll keep this box forever in my heart

NHS: dude it’s not for u it’s for ur uncle

WWX: i cannot BELILEVE i’m losing public gay chicken i’m gonna get lan zhan a box

BONUS:

Random Asshole 2:

yeah technically he’s zixuan’s brother but jgs treated him like shit what’s ur raction to that zixuan?

JZX: think i’m gonna stick with haughty silence, if i’m honest

Random Asshole 2: that seems on brand

[more brief summaries because yeah]

#tadaaaa. Several people asked for this I shall try to find names? But I have horrible organization #Trying the transcript in a different way! Is it more legible? Is it obnoxious? Is the different negligible? I don't know anymore!#This one is OLD but I needed to not look at it for a while so I guess I don't hate it anymore??#ANYWAY #brief summary #xiyao #my stuff #my edit #Huaisang later when Xichen disarms the Wen: WOW HE'S SO COMPETENT AND GREAT ISN'T HE MENG YAO?#Meng Yao: STOP STOP I'M ALREADY DEAD

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biggest-gaudiest-patronuses · 3 years

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I know there's this myth that getting harassed online is supposed to be less traumatizing than getting harassed irl, but like. no, it isn’t.

a lot of times the safe spaces we carve out for ourselves occur online (especially common for queer & neurodiverse folks). for many of us, it becomes one of our few options to socialize in a way that feels safe and good. that space becomes as special and intimate as any physical community.

and when that space gets violated by trolls, by bullies, or just by confused and frustrated people who are encouraged to attack first and check facts later--these acts are not inherently less violent or traumatizing than things that occur in our “real” lives. when we are part of a community, and we are attacked by members of that community--that is a harrowing experience, in any form.

#not a shitpost #serious post #harassment tw #been thinking about harassment a lot lately #the stuff i've dealt with and the stuff my friends and acquaintances have experienced #some of it is...truly gruesome #the trauma and the pain and the grief around it is very very real #please please please stop harassing people even if you think they 'deserve' it #and examine your actions & words very carefully when spreading rumors and 'call outs'#because many times people don't even realize that they are participating in mass harassment #if you are sending criticism or hatemail to a stranger who has already received a thousand such messages...#if you are digging through things someone said years ago just to find more ways to call them 'problematic'...#if you are part of a reblog chain spreading misinformation--even if you are unaware it is misinformation--you are still fueling the problem #so please for goodness sakes be CAREFUL #when in doubt--just leave people alone #once we start believing 'this is a horrible person so i can be horrible to them'...#that opens the floodgates to so much abuse and untruth.#because who exactly gets to decide?#anyway. mob violence doesn't stop being mob violence just because it happens online #and neither does abuse

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fire-bay · 3 years

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really proud of this lineart, wanted to show it

#a nice pic of noelle for putting her through horrible stuff #:')#deltarune #firebay #my art

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a-r1 · 2 years

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A little fanart of the needlemouse vhs series

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swymsuyt · 3 years

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hello! i love your art <3 i've been wanting to send a request for ages, but i have so many things i would love to see in your style, it took me a while to settle on one 😅 how about harry w his head in draco's lap while draco reads? on a sofa, their bed, under a tree— any setting (or none) that's up to you!

thank you!!

it’s a sofa but as u can see i’ve given up orz

and tysm!! sorry for being so slow with requests lol

#my art #harry potter #draco malfoy #hp #drarry #art request stuff #drarrymybeloved #i’m not used to not drawing this feels horrible

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adhdthomasthorne · 3 years

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Horrible Histories Songs as Spotify Mini Videos (insp.)

#horrible histories #six idiots #mathew baynton #mat baynton #martha howe douglas #simon farnaby #laurence rickard #larry rickard #ben willbond #jim howick #mari's stuff

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itsame-tehded · 3 years

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some... them....

#sanders sides #roman sanders #janus sanders #logan sanders #pof #i drew a lot more stuff im sure but theyre #either in worse quality or are just oc stuff #deds art #and here you se my extremely secretive ways failing horribly

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cor-lapis · 3 years

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"It is precisely because we know that this scene is but a fleeting shadow that we should enjoy it all the more." - Raiden Makoto

I'm continuing to push the "Yoimiya Gets It" agenda. Full ver under cut~

#SUPRISE DROP EVERYONE BUCKLE UP #do you love the colour of the (sky) inazuma theming literature thoughts #genshin impact #my art #wow the cropping on this was not as horrible as expected. nice #anyway the text in the comic is first from raiden's 'about yoimiya' voiceline and then yoimiya's 'about the raiden shogun' voiceline #because cinema.#I tried some different colouring! trying to work looser so i don't take forever to render anything =_= either way this is less polished #than I usually like the make serious stuff but I kind of like the brush stroke style. it's narrative or smth

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cadaverkeys · 2 years

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help a bitch out if u know any other songs on this naming convention

#rambles #BEFORE YOU ASK YES I TRIED THE DR HORRIBLE SOUNDTRACK AND THERES NOTHING WITH HIS NAME IN IT #any honorific works so like #doctors and lords and ladys and stuff too

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guqin-and-flute · 2 years

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Lan Xichen Episode 42 ✨Face Journeys✨

karetahana said: Listen. i am here literally asking for the analysis if you feel like doing 🤩

OH, WELL IF YOU INSIST *turns with a lovingly embossed binder full of Xichen pictures* This is sincerely self indulgent and long as absolute fuck, just a warning. Bold is a direct quote from the show (Youtube/Netflix)

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OKAY. Episode 42. We start at 30:20, Lan Wangji is sitting next to Wei Wuxian who is convalescing on Lan Wangji’s bed back at the Cloud Recesses after having been stabbed (bummer) during a disaster of a recon mission that landed not only him and Wangji in hot water with everyone (double bummer), but Xichen as well for demanding entry to Jin Guangyao’s secret room (triple bummer). Wuxian is worried about being back in the Cloud Recesses-- “What if your brother finds out?” Enter Xichen, rocking up to the conversation with a fucking joke; “I found out already.” Letting him sweat a little, but as he sounds pretty calm, it’s mostly a ‘it’s hilarious that you think that I wouldn’t know about this, dude.’ (Bro, how are you so chill? How are you so good?)

They get up and bow as he strolls in. Wuxian apologizes for existing here, in his mountain and stuff. Xichen shakes his head with amused fondness;

and hits them both with this smile that reaches his eyes and says ‘Nah, son, that was me. You can live here while they search for you ‘cause I’m nice and I like you.’

Genuine, comforting, and warm. ‘Glad to have you here, Wuxian.’

WWX and LWJ exchange a look--probably WWX asking for confirmation, LWJ giving it. Then, with zero further ado, WWX jumps right in with “Where’s Chifeng-zun’s body?”

Surprise. Looks like they’re jumping right into it (and I don’t know if Xichen notes this, but I certainly do--with no ‘thank you’ or ‘sorry about that, kinda awkward for everyone’ or pre-emptive offered explanation as to what the fuck went down yesterday at JinLinTai.)

That pain has resurfaced recently and is not easily hidden away. This topic is upsetting.

He turns his back, walks away as he tells them that the body is safe and with Huaisang. He’s not sure he can control what’s going on on his face when it comes to what happened to Da-ge. His eyes move around a lot as he says this--he’s still thinking.

WWX: What was Jin Guangyao’s reaction?

LWJ: [slightly bitter] Flawless

At this, Xichen turns back, face under control. (Liebing is in between them, now. Subconsciously defensive?)

He looks between both of them as he speaks and these smiles don’t quite reach his eyes like the first ones. His chin dips down in firmness, his eyebrows are raised in what I personally would interpret as ‘leading expectance.’ The point of this visit is incoming.

LWJ knows that tone, even if WWX doesn’t.

Looking at WWX, he’s smiling, but still doesn’t quite meet his eyes. There’s something more than just fondness there. “Now that Wei-gongzi is awake...” [pause]

Looks to Wangji. Abruptly, there is more to his expression--less masking, more intent in his eyes. This is serious and he is being earnest. ‘Don’t you think you owe me something of an explanation for how nothing you both said was proven after I publicly threw my lot in with you without question and demanded Jin Guangyao open his secret room? And then his wife died inexplicably? And then you fought your way out? And I told you to bring WWX back on good faith because we both care about him and I know what he means to you?’ (Have I mentioned yet how chill Xichen is? And how great?)

LWJ: [slightest of head bows, no expression change] Brother.

Now, I don’t quite know what this is supposed to mean, but Xichen sure does and his reaction makes me think it’s some sort of younger brother sass that he’s used to.

Fond exasperation and some warmth back in his expression. A sigh and an affectionately despairing ‘what am I going to do with you?’ But he’s still waiting.

LWJ: Brother. Jin Guangyao does indeed have Chifeng-zun’s head.

This is not an explanation or proof. It’s a doubling down of what they have said before with no further information.

Immediate disbelief--’This again.’ He covers it quickly, mask back up, but there is a tightly held patience in his smile that does not bode well for LWJ or WWX. The pleasantry starts to leave even if the smile remains.

LWJ: He saw it with his own eyes

And oh holy shit. That fake, tight smile drops away, and there is something almost cold in his eyes for a moment, here. We have hit the heart of it. His eyes flick over to WWX and a low, troubling cello note plays in the background. Deep displeasure at this answer. (This is one of those times when I remember that Xichen is, in fact, quite a dangerous monster hunter.)

WWX knows how this sounds and does not meet his gaze. He, at least, shows he’s aware of what Xichen is getting at.

Xichen stares a moment more, looks back at Wangji and very visibly swallows back anger as his jaw flexes.

When he blinks, the smile is back. He holds a lot of tension in the corners of his mouth as he forces it. There is anger in them there hills. He is frustrated. Wangji is deliberately not seeing things from his perspective, as he has repeatedly tried to do for him and Wuxian. Xichen is trying very hard to be reasonable and calm about this.

LXC: You believe in Wei-gongzi? LWJ: I do. LXC: [in the manner of a teacher leading you to an answer] What about Jin Guangyao? LWJ: Not credible.

[Slightly jarring cut to Xichen from farther away, (and blurry as hell?) clearly a different take, but whatever] He sighs and comes closer and--YAY--fond exasperation is back. ‘You are being deliberately obtuse, bro.’

LXC: Then how do you judge who is credible or not? [Pause] LWJ: [silence] LXC: You trust Wei-gongzi and I trust Jin Guangyao. [Expectant pause]

He’s being patient again. ‘You know, like 16 years ago? When no one trusted Wei Wuxian or looked for all the facts? And just relied on hearsay? Do you see what I’m getting at? Is this familiar at all, Wangji? There are parallels that you should be able to empathize with.’

Silence from Wangji as he stares into the middle distance around the area of Xichen’s shoulders.

Xichen elaborates further into this silence, saying something along the lines of; ‘neither of us saw the head, we’re going on trust--both of us. You do not have solid evidence beyond hearsay whereas I am working off of years of personal experience as evidence from my perspective. You do understand that I’m going to need more than this, right? I have not seen Wei Wuxian in 16 years and the last time I did he was trying to murder us all.’ (Well. Okay, maybe not in so many words, but that’s the gist.) During the majority of this speech, the camera slowly pans past Xichen speaking, zooming in on Wangji’s face.

He is deliberately closed off. He is not responding to Xichen verbally and his nonverbal signals are basically, ‘I disagree. I disagree. I disagree.’ Then, we get this little batch of juicy facial expressions along with a speech.

So much is here. Frustration, fear, pleading, asking to be understood. He is intense and earnest. ‘You’re not trying to understand my position. Please.’ He ends with this face.

Waiting. He is losing his composure. This is a Lan fight, now; he is no longer really considering the fact that there is anyone else seeing him or hearing him other than Wangji. There is a beat of silence. Wuxian looks at Wangji. The camera cuts to Wangji and nothing has changed in his face at all during this pronouncement and he is still not looking at him. Xichen tries again.

There is less mobility in his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth are tight again. He is disbelieving. ‘So your reason is allowed to be because Wei Ying said so but mine isn’t allowed to be I’ve watched this happen before to you and I refuse to be party to another mob before I have all the facts? You’re not even going to try to understand when I’ve done all I can to try to understand you?’ He ends with this face, for a few moments, clearly hurt.

Wangji remains silent, but he looks down and away with his eyes. Wuxian breaks in, says, “Lan-zongzhu,” almost reprimanding, obviously tense. And it’s clear that Xichen had forgotten that he was there because here’s the face journey that started this whole post.

He looks to Wuxian instinctively without masking, reminded of his presence. It takes him a second but he blinks and and realizes what he’s done.

Goes inside. Has whatever dialogue with himself that he has whenever he dares to have an undiplomatic and entirely “selfish” emotion. Takes in a breath. Makes himself presentable with a smile. And reassures Wuxian that he still plans on being impartial and will not reveal where Wei Wuxian is. Wuxian bows and thanks him for this.

Xichen almost says something--or maybe he’s thinking--but all he does is sigh. He looks vaguely regretful and is clearly reeling himself back in. He does not reply and he does not look at Wangji. Wangji is staring past him. (The boys are fightiiiiing.)

In this opening, Wei Wuxian steps closer and insists, very seriously, that Mingjue’s head really was in Jin Guangyao’s posession. And Xichen does this.

He steels his jaw, takes a breath, and smiles. ‘Sure kid. What I say clearly doesn’t matter. Because we’re here again.’ Now, he talks with Wei Wuxian and he is measured and patient and perfectly pleasant. Sometimes, his face grows serious when he listens.

But when he speaks--either right before or during--he smiles this smile.

He ends all of his sentences with this smile.

Even when Wuxian suggests that it might have been the music being played that drove Mingjue to qi deviation, he blinks, sighs, and says;

It is all nearly the exact same expression. It is perfectly acceptable, completely polite. But it is not familiar or warm and it does not reach his eyes. It is defensive, covering up whatever other emotional reaction he might have to Wei Wuxian’s words. Any vulnerability is gone. He is not offering it to Wei Wuxian. He is no longer asking to be understood. He simply repeats, in different ways, ‘You do not have hard facts. You have not brought me proof. I’m sorry, but you have not convinced me.’

Xichen does not look at Wangji through this entire conversation and Wangji says nothing. Wuxian offers to show Xichen proof--the thing he’s been asking for this whole time--and his reaction is to nod.

And smile the same exact smile.

#my stuff #my edit #meta #lxc meta #THE END #Shamelessly and unapologetically adoring of Lan Xichen goodnight #I love a good expression analyzing because I'm a nerd 🥰#I think that's what hurt Xichen most--Wangji just stonewalling him when he opened up and /asked/ for something #Listen. Lan Xichen is unbelievably cool about this whole thing. UNBELIEVABLY.#He knowingly houses the people that are actively looking for proof that one of the closest people to him has done horrible things #While also saying 'I have not seen evidence that convinces me'. He is the friend you want on your side if someone badmouths you.#He could severely damage his reputation by just HAVING WUXIAN AROUND and yet he's like 'sure I'll fund your private investigation'#'AGAINST MY BOYFRIEND'#While saying 'Show me the facts and I will make an informed decision.'#Why anyone thinks that this is him being stupid is beyond me #ANYWAY. THAT WAS FUN AND LONG WINDED. THANK YOU KARETAHANA FOR THE ENABLING #If you interact with this post please for the love of GOD don't call him a himbo. That's all I ask. I'm so tired.#I'm pinning until sometime tomorrow so I don't have to reblog because tumblr won't let me tag the requester 🤗

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