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gentil-minou · 8 months

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Wei Wuxian licks his lips and leans forward slightly, walking his fingers across the countertop aimlessly toward Lan Zhan. “You know, Lan Zhan,” he drawls, “A-Yuan says we’re both in the book.”

“Mn,” Lan Zhan responds, tracking the path of his fingers intently, “I am apparently Hanguang-jun, the moral upstanding hero.”

“And I’m the devious Yiling Loazu, who led you astray,” he smirks, peering at Lan Zhan through his lashes.

Lan Zhan meets his stare, head-on, lit from within like molten sunshine. “No,” he corrects, “not astray, Wei Ying.”

Wei Wuxian tilts his head, waiting for him to continue. His fingers stop their dancing, resting just inches away from Lan Zhan.

Lan Zhan shifts his own hand, bringing them even closer, their fingertips almost brushing.

“The Yiling Loazu did not lead Hanguang-jun astray,” he says, eyes piercing as they flicker between Wei Wuxian’s. “They were partners, and…”

“Ah,” Wei Wuxian breathes, “the decent romance?”

Lan Zhan doesn’t answer, watching him closely. The pupils of his eyes have grown so large there’s only the tiniest ring of gold around the edge. He can see himself reflected in the black. He thinks he likes the version of himself that lives in Lan Zhan’s eyes.

They’re standing on the edge of a cliff, waiting for the other to take a step forward, bracing for a fall.

It should be terrifying, this sudden drop into something completely new, something entirely unknown yet so familiar. But Wei Wuxian is filled with conviction that no matter what, Lan Zhan will catch him.

It's as electrifying as it is calming, this certainty that here, with Lan Zhan, he is safe.

Wei Wuxian tilts his head to the side in a way he knows sets the unmarked skin of his neck on display. “I’m sure it was more than just decent, with a handsome hero like Hanguang-jun.”

Lan Zhan quirks an eyebrow, his gaze resting on the curve of Wei Wuxian’s neck, just as he’d hoped. "Handsome?"

“Well,” Wei Wuxian responds, tapping his index finger so it brushes against Lan Zhan’s fingertips. His skin is soft and perfect, just like the rest of him. “He isn’t wrong. You’re very handsome, Lan Zhan.”

“Really, Wei Ying?” Lan Zhan says, voice quiet and deep.

“Yep, definitely worthy of being compared to the beautiful Second Jade of Lan.”

“Is that so?” Lan Zhan shifts closer, the smell of him filling up Wei Wuxian. He smells so familiar, like something he knows intimately. Sandalwood, Wei Wuxian realizes, with sudden clarity.

Lan Zhan continues, “I would love to hear more about your opinion on my beauty and prestige, Wei Ying.”

“You don’t know anything about me, Lan Zhan. Why would you care what I think?”

Lan Zhan tilts his head, only just. “Do I need to? To want to know how your brain works?”

I commissioned this lovely artwork by the wonderful @lotuslate of a scene from my fic, once upon a time, 很久很久以前 where the entire cultivation world is cursed to live in the modern world without their memories and abilities, but of course wangxian find a way to fall in love all over again.

#i've been staring at this art for days they're one of my fave mdzs artist i am not worthy T__T #look at them falling in love before shenanigans try to keep them apart!!#im planning to post chapter 3 next week maybe by the end og the weekend #it's an absolute beast at 15k but it also introduces a bunch of characters im excited for hehe #mdzs #mo dao zu shi #the untamed #chen qing ling #wangxian #mdzs fanfiction #the untamed fanfic #wei wuxian #wei ying #lan wangji #lan zhan #mxtxnet #mdzs ouat au #bushy writing #okay now that the tags are out of the way prepare for anxiety rant: commissioning art for my fic was one of the best and most anxiety thing #i've ever had to do like it's actually insane #on the one hand i love my fic so much but also i do not feel worthy of such pretty art and talent (except i paid for it and supported an #artist i really admire which makes me dumb brain extra silly) but yeah this enitire week since i first got it i basically had to play #with my anxiety in the worst way and its been awful and i want to share this art cause its so great but also i want to cry cause i feel #unworthy BUT! i am by posting this telling that anxiety to shut up and continue promoting a fic i'm really proud and excited for and #hopefully opening the floodgates so i have the confidence to commission more artwork in the future because seeing the words i write in a pi #is just about one of the most incredible feelings aNYWAYS

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mymusehowls · 1 year

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Looking for RP partners

I prefer multi-paragraph replies, and will usually match what I’m given; lit to semi-lit. I do prefer to RP on discord but I can possibly be swayed elsewhere. I do smut, angst, dark, fluff, whatever. I usually prefer to keep characters in their own fandom, but I’m cool with AUs & canon fix-it (or fuck it up) plots. I’m cool with gender-bending & shifts in sexuality, & love writing poly ships. I have very few limits & will def write dead dove content.

I am 21+ with over 20 years experience. You must be 21+

[ Some Pairings & Storyline Ideas ] [ my discord small group oc rp advert ]

Comment or hit my DMs to set something up.

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mymusehowls-shadowbanned · 2 years

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Looking for RP partners

I prefer multi-paragraph replies, and will usually match what I’m given. I don’t have a preference for platform (here, discord, email, whatever). I do smut, fluff, angst, dark, whatever. I prefer to keep characters in their own fandom, but I’m cool with AUs & canon fix-it (or fuck it up) plots. I’m cool with gender-bending & shifts in sexuality, & love writing poly ships.

I am 21+ with over 20 years experience. You must be 21+

[ AHS | BTVS | DC | DW | HP | Heroes | Lost | Marvel | MDZS ]

[ Teen Wolf | TGCF | Umbrella Academy | Underworld | TVD ]

[ Storyline Ideas ]

Comment or hit my DMs to set something up.

Most Wanted Lines/Pairings under the cut. Bold is who I would play.

While Tumblr has my messages blocked, like me in discord if you're interested MommaHowls#7643.

MDZS: Wen Qing / Jiang Cheng (fixit)

TGCF: Fen Xin / Mu Qing

TGCF: Lady Wind Master / Feng Xin / Lady Earth Master (smutty)

Sound of Magic: Ah-Yi / Na Il-Deung (au or post-canon)

Stranger Things: Eleven / Mike / Will (poly)

Stranger Things: Nancy / Vecna (smutty)

Dark/Twisted/Smutty Fairytale Lines

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sundreaminstorybrooke · 2 years

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My fanfics:

Once Upon a Time:

Chosen Soulmates: Belle x Zelena, 467 words,

If you had asked Belle how she imagined meeting her soulmate, she would probably say a ball dance or some exciting adventure, (she would never say another world without magic, while working in an antiques shop).

The Untamed:

The Lonely Prince and the Wandering Bard: Xisang, fairy tale AU, 4,8k words,

It is strange, so very strange, to feel alone when one is surrounded by a loud bustling crowd (especially when said crowd assembled in order to celebrate your birthday).

Or just when the crown prince of Lan Kingdom feels sad and lonely, a cute bard falls into the pond in the royal garden.

Scarlet Heart Ryeo:

And Compassion Wins: Hae Soo, Wang Yo (not a shipping fic), crossover with OUAT (but no knowledge of OUAT needed), 2k words

Hae Soo looks at Wang Yo lying on the floor, now just a broken defeated husk of the man he used to be. She clears her throat to get his attention and starts speaking. "If…If you could get another chance at life, in a place where you wouldn't be dependent on the opinions of others, where you wouldn't have to constantly fight for survival, where you could live - not just survive -, in a place where you could be free, truly free, would you be interested?" There is a silence for a heartbeat. And two. And three. Just when Hae Soo thinks that he didn't understand, a horrible sound rips itself out of his lips and Wang Yo starts laughing.

Princess Agents:

Withering Echo (of the man you used to be: Yan Xun, retelling of Yan Xun’s life + headcannons, 1,5k words

Yan Xun is five years old when his father stands in front of him and his two older brothers and with a grim expression on his face announces that The Great Wei demands a hostage. His brothers exchange horrified looks and choose to stare at the ground. But Yan Xun is a child who loves his family more than anything, and who can't bear to see his father so sad. And so he grins, raises his hand and his eyes reassuringly sparkle at his father.

Scum Villain’s Self-saving system:

Transmigrated into a Stallion Novel!: OC x Sha Hualing, Transmigrated Qin Wanyue, 364 words

Qin Wanyue has been acting…strange to say the least for the past month or so. Not that Sha Hualing can complain; in the past that golden snake was always scheming and plotting against not just Sha Hualing but everyone in the harem. But ever since she got hit in the head and lost her memory (no one in the harem believed her at first, thinking this was another one of her tricks: playing weak and pitiful while planning how to drive a dagger in your back) she has transformed from cold and vicious viper into a warm and cheerful puppy.

Drabbles and Ficlets:

Lotuses and a Peony: The Untamed/MDZS drabbles and ficlets

Love, gumihos and other delusions: My roommate is a gumiho drables and ficlets

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gentil-minou · 8 months

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once upon a time, 很久很久以前

Once upon a time, there lived a magical boy who was lost far, far away from home… Wei Wuxian is perfectly ready to celebrate another mediocre birthday alone when a ten-year-old shows up on his doorstep claiming to be his son. This kid is convinced everyone in his town has been dragged away from their xianxia world and cursed to live as ordinary citizens in a mundane small town, and he's certain that Wei Wuxian is the key to saving them, his other dad, and their entire world. He sounds insane, but, well, Wei Wuxian likes him. Besides, what else can he do but follow him back home? (A Wangxian AU based on the show Once Upon a Time, no prior knowledge of said show necessary)

Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Transmigration, of the townwide variety, Amnesia, of the nearly everyone variety, Mystery, of the shenanigans variety, Somebody Lives/Not Everyone Dies, Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn Has Self-Esteem Issues, wwx is sad and down bad, Single Parent Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī, except a-yuan runs away to find his other dad, Fluff and Angst, Slow Burn, Mutual Pining, Minor Character Death, Angst with a Happy Ending

Wangxian + A-Yuan + Minor Characters | WIP 4/? | 52K | Rated M

Preview under the cut

Once upon a time, there was a boy who believed he loved the world more than it could ever love him.

He would be proven very wrong.

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Everyone loves the birthday boy.

They especially love him several shots in on Halloween night, wearing an outfit that’s little more than a couple scraps of fabric hastily sewn together in some approximation of a “Sexy Whatever”. Privately, Wei Wuxian calls it Dealer’s Choice, letting whoever he’s currently flirting with decide what it is.

It doesn’t matter; that’s never been the point of the night. Sure a birthday is meant to be spent celebrating, but that’s a bit harder to do when he doesn’t have anyone to celebrate with. It would be fine, as long as he could have as many free drinks as he could score and at least a passably decent fuck, he’d consider it a good night.

Really, when it comes down to it, it’s just another day. Halloween, yes, which makes it a moderately better one. But beyond that bit of fun that comes with picking up a pretty stranger at a bar, there really isn’t much else to look forward to. This is how Wei Wuxian expects to celebrate his birthday:

He’d saunter into how ever many establishments it takes until he finds a pretty enough stranger he can stand being around. The pretty stranger would look him up and down, dragging their eyes over his toned long legs and resting far too long at the slope between his narrow waist and wide hips. And for that one moment, he’d be the most important boy in the world.

He’d get a few free cheap drinks and eventually, they’d find their way to some back alley with its familiar stench of overripe garbage and piss. He’d let himself be pressed up against the brick wall, rough against his back; the perfect distraction from everything else. Then the pretty stranger would stick their tongue far enough down his throat so that he could pretend this day is just like any other.

In between sloppy kisses and sub-par groping attempts, they’d get his name wrong while he’d have already forgotten theirs. They’d mutter a “Happy Halloween, Birthday Boy” like so many one-night stands before them, and he’d giggle and laugh like it’s the very first time. It’s never difficult to plaster a patented smile and play pretend. Then he’d drop to his knees and let the world fall away.

Finally, after however many drinks and strangers it would take to make him forget, he’d stumble back to his basement studio with just enough awareness to take off his shoes before passing out on his secondhand stained mattress. His dreams would be fast and incomprehensible, a mosaic of imaginary maybes and a dream of a life he’d never had.

This is how he’s celebrated the last several years, and it’s how he expects to celebrate this year as well.

Because it’s not just Halloween and it’s not just his birthday. It’s the anniversary of his parents leaving their son behind in a dingy alley, wedged between a dumpster and a pile of soggy cardboard. Not even the barest hint of an afterthought, like maybe we shouldn’t leave this small defenseless child asleep and at the mercy of sewer rats?

But if the liquor is strong enough and the haze is just right he wouldn’t remember that until the next morning. That’s what the night is really for. Not a celebration or anything like that, but a desperate attempt at some peace away from this life of his.

Tonight will be his twenty-fifth birthday, and it might as well not be at all.

And then it will end, and November 1st will come around, and the world will keep turning like it always does.

But somehow, not one of those things goes according to plan. In fact, the universe has a completely different plan for him this year, it seems.

Read more on Ao3

#lmaooooo so i got sick and can't go camping so im compensating by writing a 6k oneshot in one go #i have two moods not writing for months and then writing a lot in just a short amout of time #mdzs #mo dao zu shi #the untamed #chen qing ling #wangxian #mdzs fanfiction #the untamed fanfic #wei wuxian #wei ying #lan wangji #mxtxnet #mdzs ouat au #lan zhan #anyways im gonna go get soup and sleep and actually listen to my body byeee #also not beta'd becasuse im gonna pass out

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gentil-minou · 8 months

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Chapter Two of once upon a time, 很久很久以前

A canon divergence Wangxian AU based on the show OUAT where the entire cultivation world is cursed into the modern world without their memories, and apparently Wei Wuxian is the only one who can save them.

Wangxian + A-Yuan | WIP 2/? | 13K | Rated M

Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Transmigration, of the townwide variety, Amnesia, of the nearly everyone variety, Mystery, of the shenanigans variety, Somebody Lives/Not Everyone Dies, Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn Has Self-Esteem Issues, wwx is sad and down bad, Single Parent Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī, except a-yuan runs away to find his other dad, Fluff and Angst, Slow Burn, oh no by god this cant be happening to me

Chapter Summary

Wei Wuxian licks his lips and leans forward slightly, walking his fingers across the countertop aimlessly toward Lan Zhan. “You know, Lan Zhan,” he drawls, “A-Yuan says we’re both in the book.” “Mn,” Lan Zhan responds, tracking the path of his fingers intently, “I am apparently Hanguang-jun, the moral upstanding hero.” “And I’m the devious Yiling Loazu, who led you astray,” he smirks, peering at Lan Zhan through his lashes. Lan Zhan meets his stare, head-on, lit from within like molten sunshine. “No,” he corrects, “not astray, Wei Ying.” Wei Wuxian tilts his head, waiting for him to continue. His fingers stop their dancing, resting just inches away from Lan Zhan. Lan Zhan shifts his own hand, bringing them even closer, their fingertips almost brushing. “The Yiling Loazu did not lead Hanguang-jun astray,” he says, eyes piercing as they flicker between Wei Wuxian’s. “They were partners, and…” “Ah,” Wei Wuxian breathes, “the decent romance?” Wei Wuxian finally meets A-Yuan's dad, and gosh, how strange, he feels so connected to this man he's definitely never met before...

#i really meant to wait longer to post this but im just sooooo excited to share this #it was so much fun to write and then an absolute bitch to edit but overall i'm very please and excited for people to read it hehe #mdzs #mo dao zu shi #the untamed #chen qing ling #wangxian #mdzs fanfiction #the untamed fanfic #wei wuxian #wei ying #lan wangji #lan sizhui #a-yuan #wen yuan #mxtxnet #mdzs ouat au #bushy writing

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gentil-minou · 6 months

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fellas is it insane if it took you 87,000 words to get to the inciting incident of your fic???

#this is only 6 chapters of planned 20 i am going to scream #mdzs ouat au

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gentil-minou · 8 months

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Excerpt of chapter 3 my fic for WIP Wednesday!

“Oh,” Wei Wuxian starts, the fry he swallows feeling like lead. “Uh, just um, me, Jiang Cheng, and then A-Yuan and Lan Zhan—” Mianmian and Mo Xuanyu let out synchronized, surprised gasps, gawking at Wei Wuxian. He fidgets with a plastic straw under their unwanted attention, already regretting bringing this up. “Lan Zhan? Do you mean Lan Wangji? You met Lan Wangji?” Mianmian asks incredulously. “And he let you call him Lan Zhan???” Mo Xuanyu pipes up, practically vibrating out of his chair as he leans toward Wei Wuxian. Wei Wuxian coughs, clearing his throat and leaning away as if he could lean far enough to escape this. “Yeah,” he says, wishing they were talking about literally anything else. He’s not even sure if he can bring up the whole “his-child-ran-away-to-find-me-and-thinks-I'm-his-dad-but-I'm-not-so-I-had-to-bring-him-back” thing. Are there rules for this? “I, uh, was visiting. We had breakfast this morning and chatted. It just came up, I guess.” It takes every ounce of energy left in him to not think about anything else involving their little “chat” this morning and he hurriedly stuffs another fry in his mouth. Unfortunately, his companions are even more interested now. “You chatted? Over breakfast??” Mianmian prods, looking at Wei Wuxian as if he’s primetime entertainment. Mo Xuanyu has forgotten completely about personal space as he kneels up on his stool to get a better view of Wei Wuxian trying to burrow into himself. “What was it like? What did you eat? What was he wearing? The soft blue sweater? Or that shirt with the ribbon? Did you spend the night? Did he invite you over? Can you bring me next time? How sexy was his morning voice?” Wei Wuxian chokes on his fry and coughs violently, reaching for a glass of water and time to think of something to say that doesn’t involve thinking about any of…all of that.

Read the fic here!

#this excerpt hasn't actually been beta read yet oops but well here ya go #im having a lot of fun giving mxy a big gay crush on lwj #please just imagine him as this like teenager with a crush on the mean guy i love him #mdzs #mo dao zu shi #mdzs fanfiction #wei wuxian #mo xuanyu #mianmian #wangxian #bushy writing #mdzs ouat au

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gentil-minou · 8 months

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Background Info about OUAT for my MDZS fic

So I recognize not everyone has seen Once Upon a Time so this fic and premise might be a bit confusing. I wanted to make a short notes/guide in case people might be curious about the premise of the show and how it will fit into my fic specifically.

You can read the fic itself here on Ao3

Once Upon a Time is a show where characters from various western fairytales get cursed to live in modern day Maine. The hero is Emma, who is the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming but was separated from them as a baby when the curse hit. She grew up in the real world and suffered the perils of foster care and other not fun realities, so by the time we meet her she's almost 30 and pretty jaded. Then, the son she gave up for adoption ten years ago finds her on her birthday. He says he's her son, Henry, and that she needs to follow him back to his hometown, to lift the curse set by the evil queen and help bring these fairytale characters back where they belong.

The fun part is, this evil queen, Regina is actually Henry's adoptive mom and the primary antagonist of season 1. And although Emma is skeptical of Henry's claims, she realizes she wants to be his mom after all and get to the bottoms of all the mystery surrounding the town and its odd inhabitants.

There's like so much more involved, like Emma's best friend actually ends up being her mom Snow White, and in one season they go to both Camelot and Hell, and also they play fast and loose with what a fairytale character is because the doctor is Victor Frankenstein. and pretty much everything gets fixed with True Love's Kiss it practically becomes an in-universe meme. The plot gets absolutely unhinged (I mean this with all the love in my heart, I adore this show), but I'm mostly drawing from the first season.

Mostly the bits I took from the show are the whole curse, except here the cultivation world is dragged into some American small town with no memories of where they're from. There are some hints that not everything is as it seems, like all the signs being in Chinese and no one being able to leave/contact the outside world. However, just like in the show, because of the curse the people in the town have no idea anything is wrong, they just believe this is all normal.

The show goes a bit further in that the town has basically been frozen in time while Emma aged 30 years, only unfreezing when she arrives. I decided to do away with that, so in my fic it's been about 5 years since they arrived and everyone aged normally.

Another important thing to remember is all the fairytale characters are basically growing up miserable and cursed with the exception of Regina, the evil queen who set the curse and acts as the mayor of the town. For instance, Snow White and Prince Charming are cursed to be separate as Prince Charming is both under a sleeping curse and engaged to someone else. Basically everything sucks then Emma comes and fixes it. That is something that will also be happening in my fic, and the first few chapters are about establishing the level of suck before we get to mystery involved.

The formatting of the show is also important. Similar to the MDZS novel, each episode features flashbacks to the fairytale land in the past that tells a bit more about the story happening in the present modern day. That's not something I can easily achieve in fic form, so instead at the end of each chapter (hopefully) I am including a once upon a time excerpt meant to tell clues about what happened to lead our characters to where they are. It's canon divergence from the burial mounds, as evidenced by the fact that in the first chapter Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian are already together in the burial mounds with A-Yuan and the Wens. I'm hoping to give more info at a steady pace, but the intention is to leave the readers as confused as Wei Wuxian and everyone else is.

Otherwise, besides the basic premise and a few easter eggs, the plot and characters in my fic are more true to MDZS and not at all to OUAT. For instance, Regina's role is taken by Lan Wangji but he is absolutely not the one who set the curse and is under it just like the others. There's more, but I won't spoil it.

Some of the bits of fun easter eggs I added were Wei Wuxian's Lilttle Apple Bug, based on Emma's yellow bug that basically becomes a character of its own in the show. Also his red leather jacket is based on hers too. The book A-Yuan shows Wei Wuxian is also based on the fairytale book Henry shows Emma, except I'm picturing it looking more like a more extravagent version of the books in the Cloud Recesses

I want to add more Easter eggs as we go but my main focus here is on MDZS than the show, but if you catch anything else you get a gold star!!!

Thanks for reading this mess if you did sdjkghd. I think I covered the main bits I wanted to clarify, but if you have any questions dont be afraid to reply or send an ask, or leave a comment on the fic! I'm having so much fun with this AU featuring two of my favorite fandoms, so yay!

#i hope this helps hahahsdkljthf #i know the first chapter can be a bit confusing but thats the point!#channel your inner wwx and just go with the flow my guy #bushy writing #mdzs ouat au

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gentil-minou · 8 months

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Also HELP one of my struggles is starting a chapter so which of these would you most likely want to keep reading?

1. Once upon a time, there was a boy who believed he loved the world more than it could ever love him.

He would be proven very wrong.

OR

2. Once upon a time, there lived a magical boy who was lost far, far away from home…

The one once upon a time, as cliche as it is, is actually an important thematic story element (given its an ouat au after all) im just unsure which I prefer. The other ill probably use in the summary SO

(The fic in question if you are curious)

#i usually ask friends for help with this but i do not have many writer friends on the .mdzs fandom OTL so crowd sourcing it is #bushy writing #mdzs fanfiction #mdzs ouat au

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gentil-minou · 8 months

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how do this chapters keep getting longerrrrr

#im not even done i need to rework the flashback at the end and edit which means i will of course find some ridiculous way to add another #thousand words or something #also yes im insane and keep my entire work as one long word document BUT i use a table of contents and collapseble headers so #i like getting an idea of the overall word count #about 10k of those words are unfinished scenes for future chapters which i am praying will not be as scary long im already anticipating thi #fic is gonna be over 100k but i fear for my sanity if it breaches 200k #this is also the most i've written for a single fic and i think i'm gonna treat myself when i break 50k hehe #anyway #mdzs ouat au

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gentil-minou · 8 months

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Channeling my inner wei wuxian by being shameless with self promotion and calling it method writing

#also channeling my inner wwx by hiding my insecruties with jokes hahahahhahahshahahhaha #posting for the first time in a new fandom is so scary especially one this big #i want to just post it and run away but i have to wait till friday #ughhhhhhhshdjdjsk #bushy rambles #mdzs #wei wuxian #mdzs ouat au

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