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fondofeveryprickle · 11 months

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Ju erjie, for the ask game, A10, B9, C3, D8?

Hi Sreya! ❤️

A10. Who did you have your first fanfic-related conversation with? What was it about?

Ohh! This is a hard one, and I'm not really sure? I started reading fics when I was around 12, I remember around that time that I was also trying to write and I took my writing notebook to school with me, so maybe my school friends of the time? Probably explaining to them what fanfic was and what I was trying to write. (fanfic really wasn't mainstream at the time)

But really talking about it? I guess when I was around 15. I joined a Harry Potter forum (yeah, I know) and there were some fic writers communities there, and I was part of one called "fic writers family", there we would exchange ideas and recs, and beta for each other. It was really cool! We were all different ages there, and it was really nice having people older than me who enjoyed fandom and had adult lives.

B9. Who is your OTP?

I'm not the person to have a true OTP in the right sense of the expression, as only ONE true pairing. Some fandoms i have only one pairing that I really like, and some fandoms i like many pairings. So some of my OTPs: Liushen (svsss), Hualian (tgcf), Wangxian (mdzs), Tododeku (bnha), Sterek (teen wolf), and so many others!

C3. Is there anything that makes you nope out of a story? What is it?

Hmmm, depends. Before I open, I always check the tags to see if there's something I don't like and then I avoid it. But there are things that make me nope out after I started reading it. The first thing that comes to mind is first person POV,i hit the back button very fast on these. Sometimes when the characters are too OOC, the walls of text. Other than that, I can't remember anything super specific.

D8. Which fandoms do you read fic for?

So many!! Lately I've been reading a lot of BNHA and SVSSS fics, bnha specifically the gen ones. I also read teen wolf, haikyuu, some game of thrones (I know), after I finish watching some series I like checking out the fics and see if there's anything interesting, there isn't usually a lot of fics on BL series, but some of them are really good! I'm taking a little break from mdzs at the moment, I think I read too much too fast, but the good thing is that when I come back, there will be so many new ones to read.

#thank for the questions meimei!!#I thought I had time before when I reblogged them #But suddenly I had lots of things I had to do

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avaantares · 2 years

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Hey! After seeing posts about it from you for a while, I wanted to check out tgcf, but I wasn’t sure what exactly it is other than cool vibes. Could you give me a little direction please?

Hi, Anon! Sorry if this reply is late; I'm not sure when your Ask came in, as I've had very spotty internet access while traveling, but today I'm on a train that has some form of wifi (though Tumblr still isn't loading completely, so I really hope this posts properly...).

Anyway… HI, FRIEND, LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT TGCF

What it is:

Tian Guan Ci Fu, or Heaven Official's Blessing, is a Chinese danmei (M/M romance) novel by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, the same author who wrote Mo Dao Zu Shi, on which the popular Chinese drama The Untamed is based. (You have doubtless seen that on my blog, as it's another of my obsessions!)

The story follows Xie Lian, a royal prince who, in his youth, ascended to immortal godhood because of his profound skill with the sword. However, he later fell into disgrace and was banished from heaven, abandoned by his allies, and divested of his spiritual power, vanishing into obscurity for centuries.

Eight hundred years later, Xie Lian unexpectedly regains his godly status, throwing the heavens into chaos. Anxious to pacify his fellow gods, he accepts missions to solve problems in the mortal realm -- but the assignments bring him into conflict with other powerful gods and repeatedly entangle him with heaven's greatest enemy, the Ghost King Hua Cheng.

The secrets and conspiracies Xie Lian begins to uncover are inextricably linked to events in his own past, forcing him to confront the fear and guilt he's tried to bury for hundreds of years. On the path to exposing the truth, he makes friends, makes enemies, shakes the foundations of heaven itself, falls in love, and… collects a lot of garbage. (It's his day job. No, seriously.)

Why I like it:

The novel (technically, novels; the story spans five volumes) ranges from light comedy to painful angst to soft romance to some extremely dark moments (trigger warnings may apply), so there's something for every mood. Xie Lian's 800 years of backstory provide plenty of room for twisty plot threads and mystery. The characters are engaging, as well: Xie Lian poses as a warm, fluffy cinnamon roll, but is secretly a tortured charcoal briquette who could actually kill you (my favorite kind of character!), while Hua Cheng can and will murder you with a sideways glance, but is in fact a closeted Cinnabon. The supporting cast is also a lot of fun.

Another plus is that the romance isn't the entire plot -- the story stands on its own merit, while the relationship progresses almost incidentally along the way, making it feel more natural. The romance is essential to the plot and guides characters' choices throughout the story, but it doesn't feel forced in a "NOW KISS" sort of way.

(I just realized that this entire description is probably incomprehensible outside of Tumblr. What would we do without the cinnamon roll analogy? LOL)

Ways to experience the story:

TGCF is currently being released in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. The first two volumes are out now (available in paperback or e-book from your book retailer of choice, or from many public libraries).

There is also an absolutely GORGEOUS manhua (comic), which would be my top recommendation for anyone who is interested in the story but doesn't want to commit to reading five books. It's more complete than the donghua (below) but a faster read than the novels -- plus you get to look at STARember's stunning artwork! The official English translation is free to read on the Bilibili mobile app and website, though you have the option to support it financially (and unlock new chapters faster) if you want to. (Note: The manhua is still in progress, currently updating on a biweekly schedule.)

As mentioned above, there's also a donghua (animated series). The first season, which covers volume 1 of the book, is available on Netflix in many regions, and a second season is slated for release later this year. The animation is very pretty; however, I will caution that the donghua tends to gloss over (or just leave out) some important story elements, so while it's a decent introduction, it's not necessarily the best iteration of the story.

Finally, there is a live-action drama slated to come out… sometime within the next year (I don't think there's an official release date yet), so if you try the story and like it, watch out for [what we assume will be titled in English] Eternal Faith!

I hope that answered your questions! Feel free to hit me up if you have more.

#tgcf #tian guan ci fu #heaven official's blessing #ask

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layzeal · 2 years

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3, 6, 19, 22!! :3

mdzs/cql ask meme!

HII IM SO SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG

3. how did you get into mdzs/cql and how long have you been in the fandom?

answered here somewhat! though i'd like to add that up until last year i had hit an awful slump on reading that lasted YEARS, to the point that i sorta. believed i couldn't see myself picking up another fiction book anymore. that's why, insanely, the novel was the last mdzs media i consumed after eating up all the adaptations in an unhealthy pace, and BRO... I READ IT SO FAAAST.... and after that i read scum villain?? and jwqs??? and i'm already 2 volumes into tgcf???? and also all the insane amount of fanfiction i've been reading which i've literally NEVER done before, ever, for ANY fandom. god.... thank u modaozushi for dragging me from my reading slump and teaching me how to enjoy fiction literature again

6. unpopular opinions?

*scrambling through my notes on the floor* oh geez oh god I DON'T KNOW... IM SO BAD AT THIS. i mentioned before that "unpopular opinion" highly depends on what bubble of fandom you're in, and i'm in this weird spot where i have mutuals who are... kinda from each and every part of them? i guess my biggest one fandom-wide would be "wangxian and sizhui are not a nuclear family" and i get pretty annoyed when fics erase a-yuan's wen ancestry or make him wx's biological son, but like... that's thankfully not an unpopular opinion in my fandom circle, so sjkdfhjkf I DONT KNOW,,

19. do you have a favorite fic/writer and/or fanartist in the fandom?

HAHAHA OH BOY DOOOO I??? *twirls my hair* huhuhu i don't know if you've heard of @anfuaruuu their art is pretty great and theyre super nice and fun and sweet with amazing taste, it's worth checking out, they draw THE most handsome HGJ and YLLZ content you'll see ever <3

but oh man modao has legit so many good artists, i can also think of @/raphcrow, @/lotuslate, hellinglaozu, jimin.... and a looot i can't even think from the top of my head, JUST SOO MANY

OH CRAP I ALMOST FORGOT FIC WRITERS TOO well cerbykerby is a big one!! also they don't write for modao anymore but qiyie's fics are just... ough so good. also feyburner's, top notch! *goes through my fics pdf folder* occultings, cafecliche, etymologyplayground... i also have to reccomend doodlebutt, vesna, spodumene *inhales* SO MANY

22. if you could put any other characters (besides 3zun) in a sworn brotherhood, who would it be?

well 3zun aren't exactly the example of a sworn brotherhood gone positively, but i think you(?) mentioned the juniors getting into a sworn brotherhood which HONESTLY YEAH!!! SO GOOD, both politically and just because they're good friends, i'd love to see it!

#LIES DOWN #thank u anfu ilyyyy <333 #ask #10000111100101100 #modao

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squish--squash · 2 years

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TGCF THOUGHTS!!!!! I‘M LISTENING

I just woke up 7 minutes ago but TIME TO RAMBLE!!!

Tgcf is the best thing I ever accidentally stumbled upon I stg! Back in late November- the last day of my Thanksgiving break actually, it was a Friday- I wanted to watch Pacific Rim. Pretty sure I'd seen it once as a kid, but I have no memory of what it was about, so I wanted to rewatch it because I heard it was pretty good. And so I decided to check Netflix for it first because I don't go on Netflix a lot it could've been on there idk lmao And that's when I saw the donghua; a scene from the first episode was playing (the scene where Xie Lian sees a wraith butterfly for the first time and Ling Wen contacted him immediately afterward) at the top of my screen because I think it was recommended for me since I was watching anime and another donghua last time I was on Netflix. Anyways, I temporarily forgot about looking up Pacific Rim because the animation in that scene looked so fucking PRETTY and Xie Lian's voice sounded so soft and gentle, and the synopsis Netflix gave me sounded pretty interesting, so I just sat there in my bed like "oh my god, I'm going to check this out after the movie"

And that's exactly what I did after finding the movie on smth else and watching it (it was pretty good ig, not my genre of movie tho). But because I'd watched a movie I didn't remember the synopsis, and so honestly, I was very confused watching the first couple of episodes. I barely understood what was going on lmao- and then THE scene from episode two played and I was like "hUH???"

Because it was the most romantic thing I've seen in a WHILE and at that point I realized I was watching a donghua, not an anime, and didn't think censorship laws would've been able to show lgbt+ relationships and so I was there thinking "Okay that was so romantic, wow, uh... That had to be unintentional, though, right?" The fact that I was still confused about the plot and what was going on didn't help me in this situation because I know for a fact if I'd knew what was going on there would've been NO WAY I could've just brushed that scene off the way I did.

It luckily didn't take me too long after that to suddenly remember the synopsis and realize that THE scene introduced the other main character, and I started understanding everything so much better after remembering that. I was still kind of confused though because holy shit why are there so many fruity moments, it drove me up the wall because I still thought it was all unintentional lmao

Don't worry though! I figured it on episode five! It went like this: It's the scene where Xie Lian asks about Hua Cheng in the Spiritual Communication Array and finally learns his name and is like "oh that suits him :)" and it just cuts to a close-up of Ling Wen looking distressed as FUCK. I think that cut is so sudden and her expression looks so funny that it distracts me from what Xie Lian just said and I'm like "omg, I need to take a screenshot of this". HOWEVER! Netflix doesn't let you screenshot, so I googled Heaven Official's Blessing to see if it was available anywhere else. And as I looked at the search result my eyes caught the review tab on the right of my screen, and I catch a word because it's in all caps. The word was "LGBT", and when my eyes locked onto it I stopped everything and went "..... HOLD THE FUCK UP-"

Three reviews and an additional google search later, I'm literally losing my shit because OH MY GOD I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS BL BUT IT WAS, WHAT?!"

And I'm so glad I found out early on in that episode because it's literally the same episode as the ox cart scene, and I think I would have died if I was still playing ignorant at that point lmao- and after screaming to all of my friends about accidentally watching something lgbt without realizing one of my friends knew exactly what I was watching and so I went into his dms and reacted to the rest of the first season to him. It was so fun lmao, and I got done watching it at like 2am or smth so that meant the ending got me me emotional than it probably should have laskdh

I enjoyed the donghua so, so much. I'm not going to lie, there was some point very early on where I genuinely considered quitting because I was becoming too confused about what was going on, but I decided to stay and that's when I remembered the synopsis. And I'm so glad I stayed because it was so good!! The animation and character designs were so nice, and the music during a lot of scenes were almost breathtaking. AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THE STORY-

So after finding out there was a manhua- OH MY GOD WAIT A NEW CHAPTER CAME OUT THIS MORNING- I binged all of the available chapters in a single day on that following Saturday literally just after binging the donghua (It was a fortunate time to do it too, the artist had been taking a break for complete the next volume so and started updating again not too long after I binged what all I could read). And the manhua about took me out because the romantic moments were even more romantic and everything looked SO PRETTY. It was also very similar to the donghua, although there were definitely some details that were different. I found it really interesting.

After that, I heard that the og source of the series was a series of novels, but I was honestly on the fence about reading them because I didn't know where to find an English translation. So that Sunday I kinda just searched for tgcf content online and was very happy to get some. Sure, I might've spoiled a couple details like what the ring really was (I didn't get it the first time I watched the donghua because it was literally early morning when I saw the last episode), and it was after learning these little tidbits that I caved and decided that yeah I was going to try and read the novels.

And so I found an online source of the entire series (minus the extra chapters) and started reading that Monday at home. I immediately started enjoying it even though it was the first time I was consuming the same story (the first two arcs, at least). It got to the point that on that Wednesday I decided to pull up the website on my phone and read at school too, because the last two periods I'm a library ta and get some free time to read, and quickly got into territory that I hadn't seen in either the donghua or manhua.

Ngl some parts confused me again but it was GOOD, it was GREAT.

Like book 1 was fun and the way it left on a cliffhanger to perfectly begin the flashback that book 2 is. Also, book 2 hurt like a bitch even though it was shorter. Book 3 picked up off from book 1 perfectly, and was so enjoyable because both the plot and romance had really picked up and I was losing it. And then book 4 came around, and despite it being the shortest novel in the series it fucking ripped my heart out and spared it no mercy. You think book 2 is painful and that it can't get worse but then you read book 4 and it gets worse. IT'S WORTH IT THOUGH! Because the final novel, book 5, is AMAZING. So many sweet moments, so many moments of laughter, and quite a few tears- and this is coming from someone who never spills tears over books or shows, yet I was reading that last book with watery eyes and two steps away from crying because the ending chapters AHHHHHH

I finished the novel series in about a week. I honestly want to reread it because I know there were a lot of bits that went over my head the first time (such as somehow not realizing the Yong'an in the Ban Yue arc is THE Yong'an idk how that escaped me!). I've also rewatched the donghua a couple of times (and I realized something really amazing with the character designs my second time through; gods and ghosts have pupils that are more slitted, while humans have round pupils!!!) and I reread the manhua right before it came off hiatus with my laptop's nightlight off to appreciate the true beauty of it alsdghas

Anyways I actually have to go, but anon feel free to ask me more! I know I didn't actually get into the characters or plot because I wanted to avoid any possible spoilers aldkg, but if you want to know more just send me more asks about it or dm me! I'll be happy to ramble (when I have time, ofc... I started back school today augh)

#tgcf #tian guan ci fu #heaven official's blessing #this took like an hour to write SDLGHRI

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