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Wen Kexing, Master of Ghost Valley

wen kexing sketches bc i miss him

Ghostly glances across an aisle

it FUCKS ME UP that THE ONE THING that displays GROWTH and a better life and a reaching of a dream for these characters is ALSO THE VERY SAME THING that MAKES THE RED WEDDING POSSIBLE!!!!!!!!! how dare!!!!!!!!! like, zzs started out wanting to make better decisions if he has the opportunity and to give people second chances if within his power, do good over more violence (result: a-xiang and cwn die, the valley is massacred). wkx wants nice things for his sister after finally reaching a point in his life where he can safely display his affection and invest in a good future (result: his sister dies in his arms trying and failing to avenge her would-be husband, in her bridal clothes, and the place he wanted to transform is massacred). a-xiang spends most of the show jumpy and prickly, accusing people of the worst. in truth, she wants a life where she can trust that someone has her best interest at heart, even if things are uncertain. (result: her husband gets killed in front of her, she avenges him in a suicide mission and fails, her family get massacred with wkx almost killing himself over achieving her last wish). i mean, theyve all fought so badly for love and hope, to reach a point where they can put the worst behind them! and its exactly this wish to make a change, do smth different than before, that KILLS THEM!!!!!!!!!!!! its evil

𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐫���𝐮𝐬 𝐆𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭 | 𝐄𝐩𝟏𝟐-𝟏𝟑

I completely forgot to post my entry for the Word of Honor @ghostvalleyzine when it was time to reveal the works! I got to paint Happy Ghost (add couldn't resist his two criminal buddies, because that trio of weirdos makes me happy).

Painted with posca.

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[Image description: a vividly coloured artwork of Happy Ghost from Word of Honor snickering as he looks down a the viewer. Behind him are Changing Ghost to the left and Lovelace to the right, shadowed in purple, blue and black with glowing yellow eyes. Happy Ghost looks ghastly lit in green and red, with red eyes and a sinister grin behind one hand. Two hands (the viewer’s point of view) are extended towards the three looming foes as if begging them to be spared.]

i read a fic i can no longer find where zzs grew up in ghost valley w wkx and no i have not stopped thinking about it

The Ghost Valley Master wishes you a happy 520 (I love you in CN)!

Part of my Wu Ti fangame project

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the one that you love always leaves you alone

I think something that gets me so much about Wen Kexing in Word of Honor, is his line "It's too late." He uses it twice when Zhou Zishu is going on about how he's finally found Zhen Yan again, and then a few more times when Shen Shen confronts him about his parents. At that point, he cries out in despair- "They're both dead, along with Zhen Yan." And it's just so completely gutting.

I have a unique experience of being betrayed, of my family being hurt, by people who I trusted, who formed a large part of my community, my identity, and who I thought would help us in time of need. It led to such a horrible traumatic experience, for all of us. And it does feel like a part of me has died. I keep meeting people who are part of this community (and have nothing to do with the others) and they still believe in it and wonder why I don't. But the reality is, I don't have the ability to anymore. I suspect I will regard this community with distrust and skepticism for years to come. It is indeed too late. The part of me that believed is long gone, replaced with anger and trauma that will never fully heal.

I am in a unique position to understand why Wen Kexing had such a burning desire to burn the world down and himself along with it. Because sometimes, all you want to do after such a horrible betrayal is hurt the ones who hurt you. Calling them dogs and demons doesn't even faze me. Even though there is good people in the mix, they didn't do anything to help and so they're going to be part of the pyre too.

So at the end of the series, when Wen Kexing takes his revenge on Zhao Jing, and calls out the Jianghu for namedropping his father but not helping them, it gives me a very sick sense of satisfaction. That's what I wish I could do as well, but I can only engage in the catharsis that fiction allows.

Wen Kexing is a fucked up little guy. But he's my fucked up little guy. And I understand him perfectly.

as y'all know, i like to suffer (and also I've been doing screen printing and risographs lately so i wanted to make textures inspired by those)

in my heart they are happily married (and alive)

Wuchang Gui and Happy Ghost gif collection 💚🧡

If you aren’t on Twitter you may have missed that we’re putting out a Ghost Valley themed zine, featuring all of your most horrible favorites from Mount Qingya. Pre-Orders are open until 10/31!

120 pages, 14 stories, 22 works of art. And merch!!!  The stories range from hauntingly beautiful to creepy AF to unexpectedly emotional, and the artists -- for both the zine art and the merch -- are so talented I could scream. 

You can help support this project for the cost of one, single Venti PSL in NYC -- a digital zine is only $8!

If you can muster up a few extra dollars to hashtag treat yo’self, the top-tier full bundle includes a gorgeous print zine and all sorts of amazing swag -- including a printed mini zine of @fanyeline‘s iconic GREMLINS for you to hold in your grubby little raccoon paws.

The official Ghost Valley Zine Twitter account is here, if you’d like to learn more, including info about group orders that may be running in your region, if you’re not in the US. 

Check out the store here! (You’ll see these two purchasing options I mentioned, among a few others. )

I hope you’re ready to have so many feelings about ghosts!!!!!!

The Ghost Valley Zine is now open for pre-orders!!! 

CHECK IT OUT HERE: https://ghostvalleyzine.bigcartel.com/