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web-novel-polls · 7 months

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Baihe Character Mini-Tournament

["Anti-Propaganda" that attacks other characters is NOT allowed. Please only give reasons to vote FOR a character.]

Propaganda underneath the cut

Qi Yan from JWQS

Prince of the Chengli tribe AKA Qiyan Agula

Submission:

she 💗💗 character of all time

Raised as a man due to politics & then pretended to be a frail scholar to get revenge on the Wei Kingdom that destroyed her tribe, which led her to become Princess Nangong Jingnu’s fuma.

A Horse Girl™ with a rap sheet a mile long 😍 /light-hearted

Nangong Jingnu from JWQS

Submission:

I love her dearly

The only legal child of the Emperor; Zhenzhen Princess

#qi yan #agula qiyan #qiyan agula #nangong jingnu #jwqs #baihe character tournament #baihe character round 3 #polls #baihe #gl #wlw polls #queue

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wolfnanaki · 6 months

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The End of the Stampede

Today, Mane6, developers of Them's Fightin' Herds, put out a new patch for the game, along with a news post about the game's two upcoming characters and the game's future.

The post goes into detail about Nidra, who was announced several months ago, and reveals Baihe, the fourth and final DLC character. The two will release together in early 2024.

I say "final" because after they're released, all active development on Them's Fightin' Herds will come to an end. Aside from balance and bug patches, no major updates will happen. This means that the promised ambitious Story Mode feature is over for good too, although a stage from it will be made available.

Them's Fightin' Herds is a fantastic game that had a lot of promise but is mostly remembered for the circumstances from which it came from. It began as a MLP fangame called "Fighting is Magic" before Hasbro forced the devs to cease production. Lauren Faust, who created MLP's 4th generation, joined the dev team to give them new characters, a new world, and a story, and Them's Fightin' Herds was born. It launched on Indiegogo where, against a $436k goal, it made just over $586k. Stretch goals included a seventh character as DLC and a Story Mode.

The game launched in Early Access in 2018 before the first official iteration of the game was released in 2020. The game was initially published by Humble Games in 2018, before they changed over to Modus Games, a division of Maximum Games.

Unfortunately, in all this time, Them's Fightin' Herds barely managed to capture any mainstream recognition. It was an outlier at many fighting game tournaments, it got no advertising, and few mainstream press outlets reviewed it. It got no awards either; the only accolade I can find for it is it being a finalist at the 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards in the Best Fighting Game category.

It's a shame that a brilliant and creative game was passed over this badly and didn't meet its own ambitions, but those are caveats of the game industry overall. Regardless of what could have been, I love the game we got and I wish the developers well on their future prospects.

Thank you, Them's Fightin' Herds.

#Them's Fightin' Herds #TFH #Mane6

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phoenixtakaramono · 4 months

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Fanfiction Tropes Tier List (Reader Edition)

Thank you for the tag, @deliciouskeys! (Here's their tier list!)

I tag: @fuckingpajamas, @phtalate, @tzeentchs-secretary-tea-time, @digitalbath1988, @vanshoundd, @tocadoguara, and anyone who wants to do this! I’d be very interested to see how y’all would rank ‘em :) but ofc no pressure if you don’t want to or have already done this!

…So I feel like I need to give some context🧍🏻‍♀️🙈 The tl;dr is: I will read almost anything, but I have certain standards/ expectations that must be met in order for me to continue.

I tried to organize these tropes from top ➡️ bottom, have strong feelings about (would more likely read) ➡️ am less passionate about going from left ➡️ right. For the bottom tiers with asterisks, I arranged them from “this specific trope represents the tier description” ➡️ “eh, it fits here but I don’t really hold strong opinions about these” from left ➡️ right.

⬇️Expand for a detailed breakdown below the line break ⬇️

My Tier List for fanfic tropes I consume as a Reader differ in some areas from tropes I’d like to write or would be open to writing as a Writer. As a reader, I usually give almost every fanfic a chance with my own arbitary criteria—although what I read is very ship dependent according to their canon dynamic (for example, I will devour Enemies to Lovers for one specific OTP in one fandom, but would NEVER read that trope applied to a different fav ship of mine in a different fandom). I also tossed in some danmei BL tropes, for funsies and because I want more people to know about them <3.

And remember, if you like any of these that I personally don’t, that’s great! Everyone has their own preferences. Please don’t take offense. These are just how I view these tropes specifically according to me, haha. It says less about you and more about me being picky with what I like to read and gives context about what kind of bibliophile (person who likes reading) I am.

Tier 1 (SSS Level)

Slowburn: Just as context, I regularly read light novels (hetero, danmei, and baihe) which can easily range from 100ch-300ch each. So slowburns is the quintessential demisexual experience for me, and I love it when they’re long fics where we get to see characters grow and relationships develop, with worldbuilding and an interesting plot. I think the longest I’ve ever read was +2.8K chapters of a story I was addicted to. Typically if I see it’s a slowburn, I know I’m gonna have a good time.

Fix-It Fic: As much as I love canon of the original source material, there are certain canon story decisions and/or plotholes that hurt me—so it’s always great to see someone write their own interpretation to try to “fix it.” You get banger fics and it’s just so creative and a nice catharsis.

Canon Divergence: Same as how I regard a Fix-It.

Dark Fic: Irl I obviously do not condone any of the things that typically happen in Dark Fics. But as someone who has consumed your usual wholesome healthy Lifetime Original style romance stories for a loooooong time, that type of milquetoast wholesomeness has become bland and predictable for me—which is why the wild and crazy shenanigans that happen in Dark Fics spices things up for me and I like that it keeps me guessing. I don’t want to read about things from my life. I think screwed up characters can offer so much more interesting stakes than a Good Guy. I like the tension and uncertainty. Ex. this is why I tend to prefer the protag/villain ships over the protag/childhood friend ships; it’s why a princely character who is secretly yandere is so much more interesting than a sidekick character with a bland and forgettable personality. The writers of Dark Fics, 9/10 times, produce something so interesting that I can’t put my phone down and I just have to binge through their entire fic because the suspense is k*lling me.

Conspiracy & Schemes: Mysteries? Political intrigue? Palace drama? Yes, please, inject it into my veins.

Strong Protagonist & Strong Love Interest: It’s similar to how I’ve come to prefer reading Dark Fics. The market’s too oversaturated with the damsel in distress trope being saved by his/her prince charming. I’ve read too many novels and fanfics about that dynamic, it’s gotten a little stale for me, haha. Give me the clever, scheming, morally grey or villainous MC with a strong backbone. I like badasses. As for the ML or FL, I also prefer them to be strong or scheming as well so they can be a power couple with the MC—and curb-stomp the world and their enemies. …*holds face like a blushing maiden* Don’t they sound like the equivalent of a fairytale couple?

Mutual Pining: Yes, yes, yes. It’ll never be not good.

Revenge-Rebirth: I love underdog characters plotting their secret machinations and getting their revenge. Pair it with a rebirth, where a previous villain(ess) or cannon fodder who’d suffered before learns from the mistakes of their previous life and uses their second life to faceslap their enemies and turn their destiny around? Yes, yes, yes.

Survival Game: I love the Infinite Flow (survival horror/ death game) genre, what can I say? If you’ve read the famous ones, you know why. The writing is almost always superb and so interesting (seeing all the unique horror instances that the MC has to figure out in order to survive). It’s just so imaginative.

Obsessive Love: Same as how I regard a Dark Fic. I do not condone it irl, but an unhealthily codependent partner in my fictional romances? Yes. I want them to be even more obsessed with my favorite character and fall deeper and deeper in love.

Misunderstanding: There is a difference between how I view misunderstandings versus how I view miscommunication (which can grate on my nerves if not executed well). I believe you fundamentally cannot have a good long fic without some misunderstandings that the MC or Love Interest has to clear up, and it’s always so good once the cat is out of the bag and the truth is revealed.

Isekai/ Transmigration (World-Hopping): Yes. Gimme. It’s like 10 stories in one. I like it when your ordinary layperson gets transported into a different fantastical world or pseudohistorical world or into a different modern world of much different circumstances depending on their new identity. I like these duck out of water stories.

Historical AU & Royalty AU: There’s just something about pseudo-medieval settings that can be so charming and interesting to read. If you’ve got royalty thrown in, there’s the additional seasoning of power struggles between members of royalty and aristocracy, and political intrigue, and seeing how a kingdom is run. Writers tend to do a good job worldbuilding these types of stories with characters I like moved into this new setting.

Established Relationship: The domesticity and PDA of it all can make my heart go dokidoki (especially if they’re a powerhouse couple). It can fall into the danger of coming across as bland, so this depends on the plot and writer’s execution of their relationship. I gotta have some stakes.

Enemies to Lovers: I love it for certain pairings.

Forbidden Love: It’s the tabooness of it that makes it interesting to read.

Friends to Lovers: As long as it’s not milquetoast or bland, I think most of the time this is executed well. It’s a step below an Established Relationship, so they’ve got wiggle room to develop into that.

Soulmate AU: It’s inherently romantic, what can I say? I will REALLY LOVE it though if the writer gives it a unique twist.

First Kiss & Sharing a Bed: It’s tender and sweet (or hot) and I will never get tired of it. You can’t go wrong with it.

Magic AU & Fairytale AU: It’s a fantasy world. As long as it’s not bland and there is a serviceable magic system, I will generally like it. (One caveat: it cannot be a HP AU. C’mon. As much as I like HP, you can do better as a writer than transporting these characters into the HP universe. Come up with your own magic system.) For fairytale AUs, it’s basically your Hans Christian Andersen/ Disney fairytale with your favorite characters. I don’t think you can go wrong with it. I just love any AUs in general.

Huddle for Warmth: Same as First Kiss & Sharing a Bed & PWP.

Tier 2 (A Level)

Fluff: Oftentimes reading cute fluff (like sneaking quick kisses or holding hands) can make me blush and giggle more than reading p0rn or smut on my phone in public. HOWEVER, unlike a oneshot where I can tolerate it, for me fluff has be spread sporadically throughout if it’s a long fic. If the long fic is just too fluffy and sweet all the way throughout (force-feeding me “meng” and “dog food” (PDA)), I get the equivalent of a sugary overdose and any interest I have for the fic dries up into “ugh, that’s enough”—which usually ends up with me dropping the fic if the fluff had oversaturated everything (all sugar/ fluff, no real meaty substance). There’s only so much cutesy uwu, descriptions of someone’s soft coquettish voice scratching the Love Interest’s heart like a cat’s paw, etc that I can stomach at a time. It’s like junk food; I can’t eat too much of it.

PWP: As a connoisseur of all things slowburn and a demisexual irl, I have to be in the mood to read a PWP. It’s p0rn without plot; I don’t expect to be reading much plot (although it’d be a pleasant surprise if the p0rn came with some serviceable-enough plot 👌). It is what’s written on the tin. I’m not here expecting a Shakespearean masterpiece. A writer was gripped by the h0rny and decided to share, and this was the result. I’m here to turn my brain off, have fun, and read about two of my favorite fictional characters banging each other stupid.

Im Vino Veritas (Drunken Confessions): Yes, gimme. I’m picky about the execution and the follow-up scene that comes after the drunken confession though (after the drunk character sobers up). The writer has to be skilled enough for me to root for the character and not cringe (unless the whole point is to cringe at the drunk confessing because it’s established they’re a cannon fodder character who won’t get together with the MC or Love Interest).

Missing Scenes: I generally like it when writers come up with a What-If scenario that happens between Point A and Point C of canon. It can be fun and believable—especially if they get the characterization right. Then it’s like reading a little bonus content (like, you know it’s a person’s headcanon but, dang, it’s written so well I could almost believe it was canon).

Office AU: I love me my rich Sugar Daddy AUs and doting CEO husbands pampering and spoiling their lovers. I enjoy reading about a business expanding into a powerful corporation and the power struggles that come with. It’s a guilty pleasure. (I do have to try not to think about HR though.)

Showbiz AU: It’s a guilty pleasure. Sometimes I learn something new about the acting or modeling or fashion industry, and it’s interesting. I also like seeing the journey of the unknown underdog MC rising like a phoenix from a nobody to a well-respected powerhouse of their industry.

Reincarnation: Same as how I regard almost other AUs here (inject it into my veins). With reincarnation though, I usually like to see the rebirth have an affect on the story. It’s an important plot device after all. If it seems like the whole rebirth part could be omitted and it wouldn’t even impact the story with that aspect removed, then…well, sorry, the story didn’t execute it well.

Cold Love Interest: Depends on the execution, but I like it when you have this character who’s known to be cold slowly be thawed out the more and more they start opening up to the Main Character—until they inevitably fall in love. It’s essentially reading about an ice cube that has melted into warm spring water. The transformation can be so beautiful and moving, because you’ve been following them on their journey of self-discovery and finding happiness. (However, my tolerance toward Cold Characters does have a limit; they can’t be irredeemable at the start. Because if it’s the equivalent of the Wife Chasing Crematorium trope, where the Love Interest is a cheating (?) murderous (?) selfish abusive assh0le who has essentially traumatized the MC and still gets together with them at the end…….ugh, 9/10 times I will dislike it even if the ML or FL realizes how much their actions have hurt the MC and tries their best to make up to it for the rest of their lives.)

Dense Protagonist: A protagonist who is oblivious to the Love Interest character pining and simping hardcore after them can be hilarious. However, I am generally picky about its execution. It can teeter the fine line between endearing and dumb/ annoying. At some point, their denseness can become too much (to the point where it’s no longer funny or amusing) that my suspension of disbelief drops and it’s no longer fun to read the story for me personally.

Unrequited Love: Depends on the context. Is it the writer’s intention to make it bittersweet and unresolved? Is the character pining after their unrequited love, and it’s the early stage of the story where the MC or ML/FL have yet to reciprocate? Is the intention to make me cry? For all of these, I usually like to know before I jump into a fic—because I’m a sappy woman who gets easily teary-eyed and I easily get touched by moving depictions of the human connection. So I don’t want my young glass maiden heart to be hurt too much, haha; there’s only so much abuse my heart can handle.

Crossover: At some point, I run out of fics (the good ones) to read for the specific ship I like. So I turn to crossovers, to see how my favorite MC can be shipped with someone else. If the writer’s good, they can blend the worlds and these cast of characters together seamlessly. It’s like a brain puzzle—so I have countless admiration for those who can execute crossovers well.

Time Loop: This is your usual Nicholas Sparks’ (a romance writer) type of story; a time loop is basically Groundhog Day where the MC has to figure out how to break the time loop—and I’m usually invested in the mystery of how they’re gonna pull it off. I’d like to say when I’m in the mood to read this, writers tend to execute the trope well (my logic: if you’re going to introduce a plot device, make it relevant to the story; if it can be omitted and it doesn’t detract from the experience, then it doesn’t need to be there).

Hurt/ Comfort: To an extent. It’s the same as Fluff or Angst for me. Moderation is key.

Sex Pollen & Bang or Die: Similar to how I regard PWPs.

Arranged Marriage: Generally I will like if executed well. I almost put this in Tier 3, because I more often than not don’t usually click on a fic if I see this trope tagged (because my brain thinks about the irl implications). BUT…it is the premise of almost every transmigration (isekai) light novel or manhua/manhwa I read—and they work because it’s a fish out of water story where the MC finds out there they have an arranged marriage to a king, prince, duke, noble, knight, etc with a certain cruel or perfect reputation, and you get to read about them learning about their real selves and falling in love over time with their fiancée/fiancé. And it’s so cute. This is my expectation when I read fics with this trope: a fairytale-like romance, where the arranged marriage managed to work out in this couple’s favor instead of it being loveless.

Baby Fic & Pregnancy Fic: I would not go out of my way to read oneshots where the whole premise is specifically only about either of this. It has to be just one of the ingredients in the whole long fic. Writing children is tougher than you think (you have to be so careful writing about them because you can toe the line between making them precocious and making them annoying), and some people are unable to respectfully write pregnancy characters, choosing instead to focus on the humor of pregnancy stereotypes—but the gags can come across as shallow writing than giving it the proper respect it deserves. So it depends on 1) the execution and 2) my mood. I’ve read a couple good ones, but that’s because the writer is good at delivering the concept that is easily digestible and frames the whole process of birth and child rearing as a beautiful process of nature and life.

Tier 3 (B Level)

A/B/O: I will not intentionally go out of my way 99/100 times to read Omegaverse stories. Shocker, I know. It’s just, for me, I tend to find a majority of these general A/B/O fics…shallow and of little substance. Most of the time, I find the writing can also be a bit distasteful, especially when it comes to the omega and alpha dynamic in this kinda story (in the wrong hands, the writer can make their story come across as r@pey and sexist/ misogynistic, especially if an alpha’s being aggressive and forceful with the MC because they’ve been affected by the smell of an omega’s heat—and now I’m reading descriptions of the omega character sobbing and crying out “no, no, no” and “please stop” and I’m in disbelief why people find this hot). I also don’t like the submissiveness of the omega character where it’s like I’m reading about a milquetoast wet rag who has all their fight drained out and has no personality other than being a hole that produces slick and blushes constantly. Also, for me, predictability is not something I like; if I can predict everything that’s going to happen in a fic, I will become bored. I need some kinda serviceable plot for me to be emotionally invested in an A/B/O fic or there’s some kinda hook that keeps me coming back. I can enjoy the rare one A/B/O fic out of one hundred similar A/B/O fics, but I am INCREDIBLY PICKY about what I choose. The premise itself is also very important to what makes or breaks an A/B/O fic experience for me (for example, if it’s a Dark fic, then I can be more forgiving because it’s expected for there to be dark themes).

Miscommunication: For me there’s no in-between. I will either hate or love this trope, depending on its execution in the fic. On the extreme end of hatred, I am ticked off when a conflict in the story can be easily resolved had the character(s) communicated properly—and it’s just so incredibly dumb. On the opposite end, miscommunication can be done well as a funny gag or a plot device that shows how differently characters can interpret a situation or words. So depending on which one of these the fic delivers, it determines how much I can enjoy a fic.

Love Triangle: See my opinion on Harem Fics, and now make my aversion less strong. I’m a wee more forgiving on this trope because it’s a love triangle where you start off with the MC, the ML/FL, and the love rival—and the story is about the MC choosing one of them. The other Love Triangle I’m okay with is if it’s obviously a poly ship where the MC ends up with two people—but it has to be executed well (I generally have to like both options for the MC). I’m more of a monogamous soulmate type of gal, so I’m kinda picky on the execution when a story focuses on the love triangle. It can’t drag on to the point where I find it to be insufferable. The danger with a love triangle is I, your reader, might come to like the Second Male Lead or Second Female Lead—and think they were a better fit for the MC than the actual Fe/Male Lead that was chosen just because this character was the writer’s favorite. In this case, the moment the wrong candidate is chosen, my interest in the fic dwindles and I feel like I’m reading a lesser version of what initially drew me to the fic in the first place. So now it’s the writer’s responsibility to show me why their choice is the correct one.

Angst: It’s like junk food; the key is moderation. I can’t have too much of it—otherwise it’s too angsty and the poignant emotional knives become laughable.

Humor: Humor is subjective, and differs for each person. What the writer finds funny might not be what I find funny. I’m more of a subtle gal. So if a fic’s meant to be funny throughout, it runs the risk of teetering towards me feeling secondhand embarrassment and cringing—because it’s too much and unfunny. But if a writer genuinely writes something surprising that makes me laugh, I do appreciate their talent at grasping the opportunity and having the know-how to effectively inject some lighthearted humor.

Fake Relationship: …My enjoyment level HEAVILY depends on its execution. It’s the characterization, their chemistry, and plot that have to save it for me.

Amnesia Fic: See, I understand it’s a plot device—which is why I’m a lil more forgiving. But don’t you hate it when all of a sudden a character gets memory wiped after all that progress? (I feel like I wasted my time just as the story was turning good, and now they have to start over? Kinda feels like unnecessary filler and it can drag on, and I feel like banging my head against the wall.) On a lesser extent of my pickiness, I don’t like it as much when it’s used as an exposition framing device, with the MC or Love Interest having no recollection of anything—and they’re lied to at the start about who they’re supposed to be…because you know there will be a dramatic fallout happening when they inevitably find out and that predictability (they fall out, and then you know sometime later something will bring them back together…the fakeout dramatic “breakup” is just so contrived and mechanical and formulaic) is what turns me off. (I don’t mind the amnesia trope as much if it’s used in a psychological horror/ thriller story though.)

Shizun F*cker: It’s your master (teacher) x disciple Chinese classic. I went through a phase of binging these stories and I find they’re generally all very good, but there does come a point where you start seeing similarities and not enough freshness with this trope and they all blend together (especially if it feels like it’s a pale imitation inferior copycat version of certain shizun f*cker classics). Nowadays this kinda premise has to be accompanied by something fresh and unique in order for me to keep reading—and turn my brain off from thinking about the irl teacher-student implications.

Secret Identities: If executed well, I like the reveal of their true identity in the story. It’s like you have this lowkey cute crush who has been helping you all this time—and you find out he’s, like, a mafia don or the CEO of a conglomerate or an international spy. It’s the gap moe contrast of who they pretend to be versus the secret badass they really are. It does come with the risk of some predictability for me though which can ruin my immersion (y’know…the typical MC’s outrage when finding out their Love Interest’s real identity: “You lied to me?! How can I believe you now when all you’ve done is lie to me?!” ➡️ A genuine apology ➡️ Fallout ➡️ Some sort of dramatic reconciliation after the MC or ML/FL was kidnapped).

Tier 4 (C Level)

Dubcon: It’s teetering on the verge between what I find tolerable and what I find unacceptable. As long as it does not fall into the Non-Con territory and isn’t written distastefully, I can read dubcon stories where the consent is a blurry line between these two characters.

Major Character Death: I usually don’t seek this out—because I’m a big weepy baby and I don’t want to grow attached to these characters and bawl at the end when the inevitable happens. But on the super rare instances where I do click on a fic despite this warning tag, it means I have mentally and emotionally prepared myself to get knifed in the heart.

Mary Sue Fic: As much as I love power scaling fics and OP MCs, it does get boring if there’s no setback or conflict for the MC to learn from. I mean, sure, it’s fine for them to steamroll over everyone but if I’m reading +1K chapters of them just steamrolling, they’ve become a Mary Sue. I want flaws. I want setbacks. There’s only so much chuunibyou I can tolerate. There’s only so much descriptions of how ungodly beautiful or how shockingly genius the MC is at everything before I start rolling my eyes. Fatigue has set in and the OP character has become an insufferable milquetoast Mary Sue/ Gary Stu who can do no wrong. My suspension of disbelief has finally been worn away into nothingness. This can also apply to the Love Interest character (I understand their role in the story is to satisfy the ideal dream lover trope—but please give dimension to the character). I want three-dimensional characters with backstory and flaws and an interesting personality, not Mary Sues or Gary Stus.

Y/N (OC Fic): If I’m reading fanfic about my favorite character(s), I don’t want to spend my time reading about a writer’s Original Character or Self-Insert character being shipped with my favorite. I went in to read stories with my fav ship—and only that. There have been the few exceptions to this—but me liking a Y/N or a fic with OCs is ultra rare.

Breakup: Similar to my thoughts on Unrequited Love. But taken up to a hundred. If there’s been a breakup between the main couple in the fic—and it’s not in the beginning exposition chapter where we don’t yet know enough information about these characters—in the middle or near the end, chances are I think the relationship is f*cked anyway and therefore lose interest in the main ship itself in the fic. Even if they get back together at the end, I just think, “Honey…you can do so much better than him/her.” Which is why I usually don’t like reading breakups between the main couple in my fics. (And if the breakup is because the MC or Love Interest is in a precarious situation and they think pushing them away is the best way to protect them, it’s a cliché that makes me roll my eyes because it’s been so overdone and ugh, why pretend to be awful INSTEAD OF COMMUNICATING?)

Body Swap: …It depends SO MUCH on the execution. I cringe so hard if a character (usually the guy in the body of a girl) is feeling up their developed chest like a perv. There’s only a handful of Body Swap stories that do this trope well. If two characters are swapping bodies, I want to read about how they’re trying not to OOC (lol) and see how this body swap impacts the story and cast of characters in any meaningful way.

College AU: I’ve long since graduated from college. Nuff said. Might give a fic a try if it’s well-written or a short PWP (it is what’s written on the tin) but, as a working adult, reading about petty school drama wears on my patience. There has to be plot to keep me invested. Might also read if it dives into college controversies or campus scandals—but the suspense has to be executed well. Most of the time, it works if there’s some kinda big mystery like there’s been a crime committed. Because now you have a whodunnit mystery. And that’s so much more interesting than reading about students studying and doing homework, going to parties, crushing on the professor (also, here, yikes…if you want me to turn my brain off and not think about the real life implications (the teacher’s immediate suspension (hopefully) and losing their teaching privileges and license), you gotta reel me in with the plot or characters), or the typical student college experience.

Gen Fic: It’s bland, milquetoast, mid and forgettable. It’s like sucking out all the fun elements out of a fic—and that’s not my idea of a good time. I think the only way to pull this off is if it’s a Character Study fic.

Tier 5 (F Level)

High School AU: Give me real men or women; get out of here with the kiddy stuff. I’m outside the age range to be able to enjoy this. As a working career-woman, I really don’t want to spend my free time reading about minors and teen romance and teen drama. And if there’s adult content, sorry, just—no. My brain more often than not associates it to underage s3x—and it squicks me out. It’s also so much harder for me to suspend my disbelief that this inexperienced kid from high school is like this super genius hacker or ultra cover model beauty whom grown wo/men salivate over. (Because…god no, I DON’T want to read about a minor’s “milky thighs” or “coquettish voice.” They’re, like, 14-16 y/o. Who wants to read about a predator who has designs on a teenager?) Also, unless it is at the hilarious peak levels of highschool romcom like Kaguya-sama: Love is War but in fanfiction form, reading about two high school students crushing on each other is 99/100 times so boring and milquetoast to me. I am not the target audience for this trope.

Non-Con: The real life implications ruin any chance for me to want to do anything with this trope. Consent is king, y’all. Non-con is a personal squick—and therefore I will not read if it’s what’s gonna happen between the main couple no matter how sweet and regretful the ML or FL acts after the act. It’s r@pe; I do not find SA and being forced sexy in any way. The moment I see that there’s non-con between the main couple, that’s ruined any chances of me enjoying that ship in the fic. (The only exception I can think of for this is if the ML/FL was mind-controlled or didn’t have autonomy over their body due to some kinda magic shenanigans. Or if it’s non-con framed as a horrifying traumatic experience between a character and the unimportant cannon fodder who’s there in the story to be punished as a villain and won’t be forgiven in any way.) I will not seek it out if I see a fic’s been tagged with this. And if I encounter surprise non-con in my reading, I will immediately drop the fic.

Unhappy Ending: I have a glass maiden heart. I tear up easily when characters die or suffer in a book. I don’t want to get emotionally invested in a story and its characters, only to end up with an Unhappy Ending at the end. It just feels so unsatisfactory, like I’d wasted my time on this long fic when I could’ve spent that time productively reading something else that has a much happier and better conclusion.

Crack Fic: Now, the one exception to this is if a writer jokingly says their story revolves around a crackship, but the writing’s so dang unbelievably good you don’t even think it’s a crackship in a crack fic (it’s a bonafide good story). But aside from that, 99 out of 100 times, I will not read crack fics. A crack fic is a writer’s attempt at humor. And humor is so subjective. What they find funny or entertaining might not be what I find funny or entertaining. Most of the time, it’s also of little substance and random and the writing is all over the place (which…y’know, I get it; I notice a lot of people mention they had a wild dream about this and that’s the reason why they’re writing a crack fic.) I’m happy that they’re writing what they find funny and I’m hoping it’s fun for them, but crack fics are not my cuppa tea.

Coffeeshop AU: It’s so mid and blah to me. It’s the most milquetoast Meet Cute out of all the Meet Cutes they could have chosen. I think the only one I recently read in, like, years, is because of a Art & Fic Exchange Bang I’d participated in. It’s so long ago. Basically unless it’s a stalker or secret identity or psychological horror story to make it interesting, I’d rather read anything else than a bland Coffeeshop AU.

Next Generation: Similar to how I regard OC Fics or OCs in general. I’m here to read fanfiction to read about canon characters of a show or book. I did not come here to read about a writer’s cast of Original Characters or Self-Insert characters. If 99% of the fanfic is about the OCs who are the sons and daughters of the canon characters, I just won’t read it. Won’t touch it. Won’t come anywhere near it. They might as well have written an original story of their own instead of a fanfic. (But 99/100 times, it’s poorly written and you can tell it’s written by a younger writer…eeesh. The good thing is, the more they write, the more practice they’re getting, so the better their writing will be.)

Bonus (F Level)

Cheating/ NTR: my brain automatically associates irl with this—and I find it despicable. The 1% chance I would read this trope is if the MC/ Love Interest is shown the consequences of their actions and the story promises that the person who’s been cheated on breaks up with them. Or if it’s a Mindlessly Self-Indulgent PWP oneshot—so I know to turn my brain off and lower my usual standards coming in.

Harem Fic: It’s Love Triangle—but taken up a notch. It’s so hard to write stallion (er0tica) protags that come across as endearing and not a playboy scummy f*ckboi. It annoys me if I’ve developed attachment to a ship or character and am interested in their relationship development (my waifu or husbando), but the story suddenly shifts to Side Character No.50 whom I couldn’t give two hoots about. The only exceptions to this, for me to keep reading a harem fic, is 1) if I like the storytelling, worldbuilding, and/or protagonist or main ship that makes it worth it. It’s very rare but there have been handful of writers who have actually made a harem where I care for and like ALL of the waifus. 2) I also enjoy harem dramas where the MC face-slaps every love rival, evil concubines, white lotus conniving mistresses, jealous queen/ mother, etc—and gets The Wo/Man.

Fanfiction Tropes (Writer Edition)

I’m much more open-minded writer usually 😅, so I’m usually open to try almost anything—but my criteria of tropes I will write for the story depends on my mood and the story’s premise. They usually have to pose some relevancy to the fic (which depends on its premise and characters) and satisfy my want to contribute something fresh/ interesting to the fandom if I decide to write that trope.

The biggest two changes are: 1) I’d move most of these tropes up into Always Down to Write and a few into If the Plot Calls for It. I’d also probably reorder a couple tropes if I look at them from a writer’s perspective (left ➡️ right, arranged from tropes I feel strongly about ➡️ the tropes I consider mid and don’t hold much strong opinions about). 2) I’d change the categories to:

Always Down to Write tier (probably 90% of these)

If the Plot Calls for It, or if I’m Curious and Want to Try Experimenting with It tier (I typically don’t go out of my way to read these, but would be willing to challenge myself and see what the writing experience would be like)

You’d Never Catch Me with My Pants Down Writing It tier (fun fact: there’s only maybe 4 or 5 of these I’d put here)

If you happen to be a writer whose tropes fall into ones I do not like and you know I’ve gushed about your fic before, know that you were one of the rare exceptions and I hope knowing this makes you happy. ╰(*´︶`*)╯♡

#phoenix talks #fanfiction #fanfiction tropes #reading #writing #fanfiction tropes tier list #ask #deliciouskeys #thanks for tagging me!

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before we get to it i promise im not actually a poll georg I just run a poll-collecting blog for my fandom so I have a lot of tournaments on hand. that said:

Multifandom:

AO3 top ships bracket

Badass queer couples tournament

Canon misogyny victims tournament

Chaotic neutral tournament

Cringefail loser summit

Crown and sash tournament

Dysfunctional family fight

Fell first / fell harder ships tournament

Found family tournament

Ghost bracket

Guess that ship tournament: s1 | s2 | s3 | s4 | s5 | s6 | s7

Guy yuri poll

Haunting the narrative tournament

Hybrid battle

Incredibly caked up individuals

MLM ship bracket: first | second

Overworked blorbo battle

Red-black aesthetic bout

Ungodly amounts of godly trauma

Would fuck their clone tournament

Semi-multifandom:

Queer books:

Queer book character tournament: s1 | s2 | champion battle

Queer book ship tournament

Webnovels (general): Aroace-spec webnovel character tournament

BL (general): Yaoi Election

Danmei (Chinese BL webnovels):

Danmei character tournament: popular | less popular brackets

Danmei tournament

Baihe (Chinese GL webnovels): Baihe character tournament

Asian BL TV shows:

Best kiss in a BL

Best siblings in a BL

Biggest green flag in a BL

Causer of gender envy in a BL

Most autistic swag in a BL

Most babygirl in a BL (Asian BL TV shows)

Most bisexual swag in a BL (Asian BL TV shows)

Most whipped character in a BL

Poorest little meow meow in a BL

Mo Xiang Tong Xiu's novels:

MXTX character you most want to study like a bug tournament

Ultimate MXTX poor little meow meow

Single fandom:

Great battle of The Untamed couples (The Untamed/Chen Qing Ling)

SVSSS character tournament (The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System)

TGCF character tournament (Heaven Official's Blessing/Tian Guan Ci Fu)

Tournament of Jiang Cheng's lovers (Mo Dao Zu Shi/Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation)

wow this is a lot! thank you!

#time for a rb spree #not a winner

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Baihe and Danmei Character Tournaments [Closed]

Rules:

Submit one character per response

Name the source material / where the character is from

The Danmei Character Tournament will be divided into two brackets/tournaments for fairness against overly popular characters like Lan Wangji, Wei Wuxian, Xie Lian, etc. Polls may be utilized to determine which bracket a character might belong to.

Danmei Character Submissions end Monday, May 29th, 2023

#baihe character tournament #danmei character tournament #my posts #submissions #tumblr tournament #character tournament #baihe #danmei

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Baihe Character Mini-Tournament

["Anti-Propaganda" that attacks other characters is NOT allowed. Please only give reasons to vote FOR a character.]

Propaganda underneath the cut

Qi Yan from JWQS

Prince of the Chengli tribe AKA Qiyan Agula

Submission:

she 💗💗 character of all time

Raised as a man due to politics & then pretended to be a frail scholar to get revenge on the Wei Kingdom that destroyed her tribe, which led her to become Princess Nangong Jingnu’s fuma.

A Horse Girl™ with a rap sheet a mile long 😍 /light-hearted

Bo Qingbo from The General’s Manor Young Concubine Survival Report

She is so special to me. Upon reincarnating as a newly-married concubine staying at a (female) General’s estate, she just. Assumes she was married to the general (who is their husband’s main wife).

Li Shiyi from Wen Guan/Reading the Remnants

No propaganda submitted

Li Shiyi is tasked with guiding the dead to reincarnation and letting go of their pasts.

#qi yan #qiyan agula #jwqs #the general's manor young concubine survival report #wen guan #reading the remnants #baihe character tournament #baihe character round 1 #polls #baihe #gl #wlw polls #queue

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Baihe Character Mini-Tournament

["Anti-Propaganda" that attacks other characters is NOT allowed. Please only give reasons to vote FOR a character.]

Propaganda underneath the cut

Yun An from Matrilocal Marriage/RUZHUI

Propaganda:

She’s a massive lesbian duh

Volunteered to go back in time to get over a breakup

Tried to get a meal and ended up marrying into the excessively rich Lin family

Explained Dragon Ball Z in ancient China???

Lin Wanyue from FGEP

No propaganda submitted

“In this life of mine, I’m so glad that I could have you as my wife…” - Lin Wanyue to Li Xian (source)

The Female General who took on her brother’s identity - Lin Feixing - to get revenge against the Huns that destroyed her village and killed her family.

Nangong Jingnu from JWQS

Submission:

I love her dearly

The only legal child of the Emperor; Zhenzhen Princess

#yun an #ruzhui #lin wanyue #fgep #nangong jingnu #jwqs #baihe character tournament #baihe character round 1 #polls #baihe #gl #wlw polls #queue

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Baihe Character Mini-Tournament

["Anti-Propaganda" that attacks other characters is NOT allowed. Please only give reasons to vote FOR a character.]

Propaganda underneath the cut

Yu Rubing from She is the Protagonist

Submission:

Staying silly :3

She was transmigrated into the protagonist while the villainess Tang Han Qiu was finally reborn with free will. Yu Rubing rebels against the system she hates & shamelessly supports Tang Han Qiu in doing whatever the hell she wants (<-has not read it)

Li Xian from FGEP

The Eldest Princess who’s trying to keep herself and her sickly brother, Crown Prince Li Zhu, alive during a fight for the throne

"If you go fight against the enemy now, that is the best way to protect me." - Ch. 25, Li Xian

"The highest level of using people is to let that person remain completely unaware that you are using them. You must make them feel that everything they do is their own decision. Do not always think about steering, but understand how to influence." - Ch. 33, Li Xian

Li Yanru / the Masked Person from JWQS

No propaganda submitted

the eldest princess from the previous dynasty

Gave Qi Yan top surgery?

#yu rubing #she is the protagonist #li xian #fgep #li yanru #jwqs #baihe character tournament #baihe character round 1 #polls #baihe #gl #wlw polls #queue

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Baihe Character Mini-Tournament

["Anti-Propaganda" that attacks other characters is NOT allowed. Please only give reasons to vote FOR a character.]

Propaganda underneath the cut

Nangong Jingnu from JWQS

Submission:

I love her dearly

The only legal child of the Emperor; Zhenzhen Princess

Li Xian from FGEP

No propaganda submitted

The Eldest Princess who’s trying to keep herself and her sickly brother, Crown Prince Li Zhu, alive during a fight for the throne

"If you go fight against the enemy now, that is the best way to protect me." - Ch. 25, Li Xian

#nangong jingnu #jwqs #li xian #fgep #baihe character tournament #baihe character round 2 #polls #baihe #gl #wlw polls #queue

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Baihe Character Mini-Tournament

*Edit: this match is a Round 2 match, not round 1. I mistyped & cannot edit the poll block

["Anti-Propaganda" that attacks other characters is NOT allowed. Please only give reasons to vote FOR a character.]

Propaganda underneath the cut

Qi Yan from JWQS

Prince of the Chengli tribe AKA Qiyan Agula

Submission:

she 💗💗 character of all time

Raised as a man due to politics & then pretended to be a frail scholar to get revenge on the Wei Kingdom that destroyed her tribe, which led her to become Princess Nangong Jingnu’s fuma.

A Horse Girl™ with a rap sheet a mile long 😍 /light-hearted

Nagsi Jiya from JWQS

No propaganda submitted

The Youngest Princess of the Tuba tribe who was originally offered to be Qi Yan’s wife. After the destruction & conquest of the plains, Nagsi Jiya decided to marry Emperor Nangong Rang as a consort for power. Overall? Sounds like a girl boss

Wiki Trivia: “She is the first character to encourage and engage in a full-fledged homosexual relationship in the novel (where both parties know that they are both women, as Nangong Jingnu is under the impression that she is in a heterosexual relationship).”

#qi yan #jwqs #nagsi jiya #baihe character tournament #baihe character round 2 #polls #baihe #gl #wlw polls #queue

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Pinned Post / Tournament List

Ongoing Tournaments

Webnovel Animal Tournament (10 am)

Favorite Web Novel Quotes (12 pm)

Upcoming Tournaments

Favorite Webnovel Women (5 pm)

Submissions Open

Best Hater Tournament (Web Novel)

Favorite WN Criminal

WN Rarepair Tournament

Trans WN Character

Favorite Disabled WN Character

Smartest WN Character

WN Monster Tournament

ORV Constellations Tournament

Suggestions

Suggest a tournament idea!

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Future Tournaments

Hidden Tournament - Opens June 1st, 2024, at 12 PM

Modern WN Character Tournament - Opens June 15th, 2024, at 10 AM

Favorite WN Men Tournament - Opens July 1st, 2024, at 10 AM

Anything from Any Web Novel - Opens July 17th, 2024, at 10 AM

Character All-Stars - for the most popular/winning/excluded characters (Runs when there's enough tournament winners)

Other Polls

Other Tournaments Masterpost

Other WN-Themed Poll Blogs (not mine, just cool ppl):

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Tags

#suggestive language (13+)

#nsft (18+) - please block this tag if you are under 18

#mini polls - standalone polls not attached to a tournament

#themed polls - mini polls that are based on a theme (ex: “do you know this character”) but are not competing in a larger tournament (not tagged as mini polls)

#propaganda - all propaganda that's not initially attached to a poll. If you're looking for propaganda for a certain character or tournament participant, it will be tagged as both "propaganda" and "[participant] propaganda." (Ex: "zhao yue propaganda" or "wenzhou propaganda")

#other polls - polls reblogged from somewhere else

#other tournaments - what it says on the tin! Usually contains both submissions & polls

#submissions - where you can submit characters/contestants for my tournaments and other tournaments

#administrative polls - these are polls that are not part of the tournament itself; for example, "What tournament do you want to see next?" or "Should polls be kept open for 1 day or 1 week?"

#reminders - remember to block this if you don't want to see duplicate posts (usually used when there's 24 hours left on a poll)

#results - when a tournament or significant poll has ended, the results will be announced in a reblog with this tag. I don't reblog the results of every poll, usually just the tournament/bracket winner

#masterposts - the main hub post of that will usually include links to the submissions & #brackets and have the contestants of the tournament

#announcements - overall tournament stuff like polls being delayed or submissions closing

Tie Rule: 1% difference or less = confirmed tie (more info here)

Completed Tournaments (13)

MDZS Character Tournament

February 21st, 2023 - March 26th, 2023

Tag: #mdzs character tournament

First Place: Wei Wuxian

Second Place: Lan Wangji

Third Place: Wen Qing

SVSSS Character Tournament

March 20th, 2023 - April 6th, 2023

Tag: #svsss character tournament

Winner: Shen Qingqiu

Second Place: Luo Binghe / Bing-mei

Third Place: Shang Qinghua

TGCF Character Tournament

April 7th, 2023 - April 26th, 2023

Tag: #tgcf character tournament

Winner(s): Shi Qingxuan & He Xuan

Second Place: Yin Yu

Third Place: Yushi Huang

Baihe Tournament

May 6th, 2023 – May 30th, 2023

Tag: #baihe tournament

Upper Bracket Winner: Clear and Muddy Loss of Love / JWQS

Lower Bracket Winner: Female General and Eldest Princess / FGEP

Danmei Tournament

May 20th, 2023 - June 7th, 2023

Tag: #danmei tournament

Winner: Golden Stage

Danmei Character Tournament

June 2nd, 2023 – July 26th, 2023

Tag: #danmei character tournament

Popular Bracket Winner: Shen Qingqiu from SVSSS

Less Popular Bracket Winner: Yan Zhengming & Gu Mang

Baihe Character Tournament

October 11th, 2023 – November 7th, 2023

Tag: #baihe character tournament

Winner: Qi Yan from JWQS

Aroace-spec WN Character Tournament

August 10th, 2023 – November 8th, 2023

Tag: #aroace spec character tournament

Winner: Liu Qingge from SVSSS

MXTX Side Characters Tournament

November 9th, 2023 - March 4th, 2024

Tag: #mxtx side characters tournament

Winner: Jiang Cheng

Silliest Pre-Isekai Death Tournament

February 10th - March 20th, 2024

Tournament Tag: #silliest pre isekai death tournament

Winner: Shen Qingqiu from The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System

Five Love Languages of Danmei Tournament

January 12th-April 18th, 2024

Tournament Tag: #danmei love languages tournament

Grand Tournament Winner: Bingqiu (Cooking a Large Meal)

Web Novel Weapon Tournament

March 6th-April 20th, 2024

Tournament Tag: #web novel weapon tournament

Winner: A Rock from Lout of the Count's Family

Priest (Author) Tournament

March 16th-May 20th, 2024

Tournament Tag: #priest character tournament

Upper Bracket & Tournament Winner: Wen Kexing from Faraway Wanderers

Lower Bracket Winner: Jing Beiyuan from Lord Seventh

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Baihe Character Mini-Tournament Finals

The third and final round will open on Tuesday, October 31st, 2023, at noon CST and will remain open until November 7th.

Match: Qi Yan vs. Nangong Jingnu

Tag: #baihe character round 3

#baihe character tournament #baihe character round 3 #baihe #gl #wlw #brackets #baihe character brackets #queue

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Baihe Character Mini-Tournament

["Anti-Propaganda" that attacks other characters is NOT allowed. Please only give reasons to vote FOR a character.]

Propaganda underneath the cut

Xiang Tiange from The General’s Manor Young Concubine Survival Report

Badass general who girl bossed so hard that her husband (Prince Yixing) hired a fake concubine (Bo Qingbo) to get rid of her

Nagsi Jiya from JWQS

No propaganda submitted

#xiang tiange #the general's manor young concubine survival report #nagsi jiya #jwqs #baihe character tournament #baihe character round 1 #polls #baihe #gl #wlw polls #queue

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Baihe Character Mini-Tournament

Round 1 will open Wednesday, October 11th, 2023, at noon CST and will remain open until October 18th.

Qi Yan vs. Bo Qingbo vs. Li Shiyi

Xiang Tiange vs. Nagsi Jiya

Yun An vs. Lin Wanyue vs. Nangong Jingnu

Yu Rubing vs. Li Xian vs. Li Yanru

Tag: #baihe character tournament

List of Characters below the cut

Jing Wei Qing Shang / Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

Qi Yan from JWQS

Prince of the Chengli tribe AKA Qiyan Agula

Submission:

she 💗💗 character of all time

Raised as a man due to politics & then pretended to be a frail scholar to get revenge on the Wei Kingdom that destroyed her tribe, which led her to become Princess Nangong Jingnu’s fuma.

A Horse Girl™ with a rap sheet a mile long 😍 /light-hearted

Nangong Jingnu from JWQS

Submission:

I love her dearly

The only legal child of the Emperor; Zhenzhen Princess

Li Yanru / the Masked Person from JWQS

No propaganda submitted

the eldest princess from the previous dynasty

Gave Qi Yan top surgery?

Nagsi Jiya from JWQS

No propaganda submitted

Other

Yun An from Matrilocal Marriage/RUZHUI

Propaganda:

She's a massive lesbian duh

Volunteered to go back in time to get over a breakup

Tried to get a meal and ended up marrying into the excessively rich Lin family

Explained Dragon Ball Z in ancient China???

Lin Wanyue from Female General and Eldest Princess

No propaganda submitted

“In this life of mine, I’m so glad that I could have you as my wife…” - Lin Wanyue to Li Xian (source)

The Female General who took on her brother’s identity - Lin Feixing - to get revenge against the Huns that destroyed her village and killed her family.

Li Xian from Female General and Eldest Princess

No propaganda submitted

The Eldest Princess who’s trying to keep herself and her sickly brother, Crown Prince Li Zhu, alive during a fight for the throne

"If you go fight against the enemy now, that is the best way to protect me." - Ch. 25, Li Xian

Li Shiyi from Wen Guan/Reading the Remnants

No propaganda submitted

Li Shiyi is tasked with guiding the dead to reincarnation and letting go of their pasts.

Yu Rubing from She is the Protagonist

Submission:

Staying silly :3

Dealer’s Choice

Bo Qingbo from The General’s Manor Young Concubine Survival Report

Xiang Tiange from The General’s Manor Young Concubine Survival Report

Badass general who girl bossed so hard that her husband (Prince Yixing) hired a fake concubine (Bo Qingbo) to get rid of her

#baihe character tournament #baihe #brackets #not a poll #jwqs #ruzhui #fgep #wen guan #reading the remnants #she is the protagonist #the general's manor young concubine survival report

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Next Tournament

We're nearing the end of the Danmei Character Tournament, so the next tournament will start within a week of the end (July 26th, 2023). Two tournament submissions are currently open: the Baihe Character Tournament and the Aroace-spec Web Novel Character Tournament.

[Current Submissions for both under the cut - CW for vague talks about sex]

Aroace Spectrum Character Tournament

(15 submissions)

Jiang Cheng from The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

3 Submissions

Submission 1: romantic and sex indifferent aroace - "I love that guy, he’s the most aroace guy I’ve ever met. and his outfit is literally the ace flag plus he’s like wearing a ring that looks a lot like wearing a ring that looks a lot like the ace ring. and the fact that he has no canon love interest and is never shown to want a romantic or sexual relationship. he gives me very “romance is something other people do, I just don’t care for it, I got other things to do” you get me??"

Submission 2: Aroace - "Despite people trying to convince him to get married/get an heir, in 13 years he never finds someone. His list of bride qualities is absurd to the point of "no one like this exists so I'll never have to get married". Is grossed out by displays of sexual attraction. Purple"

Submission 3: Aroace - "No spouse. Wears ace colors. Case closed."

Xie Lian from Heaven Official's Blessing

2 Submissions

Submission 1: Demisexual - "He's heavily demi coded. Man has no interest in sex what so ever for 800 years and then makes a strong personal connection to one (1) person and is shocked when he's suddenly interested"

Wen Qing from The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

Submission: Lesbian Asexual - "She just has the vibe. Trust me, I'm ace"

Wen Ning from The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

Submission: Aromantic ("A Good Aro Boi") - "He never shows any kind of romantic interest in anyone. He's definitely in a QPR with Wei Wuxian and tangentially Lan Wangji though."

Feng Xin from Heaven Official's Blessing

Submission: Sex Averse Asexual and Aromantic - "He had a sexual relationship with one (1) woman and had such a bad time he developed a fear of women in general. Also, he's a very good archer, so he has to be an aroace lolgetit?"

Cheng Qian from Liu Yao

Submission: Sex Favorable Asexual - "He has the Vibes"

Liu Qingge from Scum Villain's Self-Saving System

2 Submissions

Submission 1: Gay Grayace - "He spends most of his life with one interest and that's fighting and then when he falls for a man he's confused by it and proceeds to flirt in the most awkward way possible. Also he has the grey-white-sometimes purple colour scheme"

Submission 2: Aroace - "The idea of him being asexual is presented right there on the page and you can't take that away from me. Yes I think he is in love with sqq yes I also think he is aroace. He can be both!"

Wenren È from Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know

Submission: Asexual - "I haven't actually read this book yet but I've heard it's ace as hell and I wanted to make sure he was submitted"

I've read part of the book & can confirm: ace (and aro) as hell

Yin Hanjiang from Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know

Submission: Asexual - "I haven't read this book yet but I heard it was ace as hell and I wanted to make sure he got into the poll"

I've read part of the book & can confirm: ace (and aro) as hell

Kim Dokja from Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint

Submission: demiromantic graysexual, romance/sex indifferent - "bc yoohankim is the most qpr qpr to ever qpr"

Song Lan from The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

Submission: Asexual or Demisexual - "I love whenever I'm reading fic where he is ace-spec it feels very correct"

Baihe Character Tournament

(9 Submissions)