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Remus Lupin having a crush on James potter means so much to me
#it would mean much more if it was reciprocated#but alas#James is just so lovely and is always the first one there beside him after a full moon#after the prank they somehow get even closer and it’s adorable#I love Sirius but fuck Sirius#moonchaser for life#moonchaser#wolfstar#James potter#Remus lupin#Sirius black#marauders
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Okay but, hear me out:
They created the marauders map so they could know when/where they could 'get a room'
#they were tired of walking in on each other#of course they let the others use it too cause they didnt want to walk in on the others either#poor peter got scarred for life#dead gay wizards#dead gay wizards of the 70s#maraders era#marauders map#jegulus#wolfstar#prongsfoot#moonwater#moonchaser#regulus black#remus lupin
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Curious, that Harry never asked Remus what his patronus memory was— what was the brightest, purest thing he'd ever known, perhaps the only unblemished half-memory he had left.
A pity, Harry never got to know, that Remus would have answered with the exact same thing as him.
#they did something for me#that would make my transformations not only bearable#but the best times of my life#YOU TELL ME that wasn't his patronus memory#I'm sorry this sentence haunts me#remus lupin#moonchaser#vaguely#microfic#moonchaser microfic#harry potter#james potter
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Bridging off of my previous James and magic thing
James is addicted to sleight of hand magic like fully obsessed he spent months learning and perfecting the subtle ways to manoeuvre his hands just right
The obsession started from a gag gift from Peter for secret Santa (yes the marauders did secret Santa and we all know it) who got him a book on muggle magic
James instantly fell in love at first he wanted to learn it to impress lily but then he just fell in love with it the marauders honestly love it because James would get so happy and jumpy whenever he mastered a trick
Remus especially never had the heart to make fun of james’ obsession which was honestly a little strange except for the most part Remus cannot bully James for things that cause him genuine joy even if it is a struggle at times
Sirius tried it too but he got bored pretty quickly he is however James’ favourite assistant when it comes to showing Peter and Remus his newest trick and Peter he loved it the most outside of James because whenever James talks about magic all Peter can think is that he got him into that
#james potter#James Potter magic era#actually his whole life is a magic era and that’s so slay of him#marauders#harry potter#marauders era#hp marauders#moony wormtail padfoot and prongs#marauders headcanon#sirius and james#remus and james#peter and james#lily and james#jily headcanon#jily#jilly#moonchaser#prongs#james potter headcanon
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an introduction to the marauders
for @gently-decaying-flowers
follow up posts will be made for the valkyries and skittles
james fleamont potter
also known as prongs
important canon information:
dead, died on october 31st 1981 defending his family from voldemort so lily could protect harry
his parents are fleamont 'monty' and euphemia 'effie' and we love both of them
his animagus is a stag
was head boy and a chaser on the gryffindor quidditch team
had a mutually antagonistic relationship with severus snape
fancast information:
original fancast was aaron taylor johnson
second fancast was reiky de valk
my personal fancast is gabriel.stewart
other fancasts include nickisnotgreen and thomas weatherall
common fanon traits:
is known as the sun and a golden retriever character, wears red converse, swiftie, quidditch obsessed, early morning riser who tries to force other people too (doesn't work), loyal, hero complex, hopeless romantic, mischievous and loves pranks, often is desi or latino, would take a bullet for anyone in his life, definitely strutted and is a therapist friend, has a hard time opening up
ships:
jily/sunflower/flowerpott: james and lily evans
jegulus/sunseeker/starchaser: james and regulus black
prongsfoot: james and sirius black
moonchaser: james and remus lupin
sirius orion black
also known as padfoot
important canon information:
godfather to harry and best friends with james
left home at 16 to live with the potters
was wrongly accused for the betrayal of lily and james
served 12 years in azkaban before using his animagus form to escape
his animagus is a black dog
was killed by his cousin bellatrix lestrange
fancast information:
original fancast was ben barnes
second fancast was undecided
my personal fancast is conan gray
other fancasts include louis seriot and eren m güvercin
common fanon traits:
drama queen, massive david bowie fan, rides a motorcycle, experiments with makeup, genderfluid, compulsive and mischievous, gay, owns and wears a leather jacket, he thinks his initials stand for son of a bitch, short king, gets jealous easily, no concept of personal space, mommy issues, daddy issues, family issues, pretty crier, french, likes to paint his nails
ships:
wolfstar: sirius and remus lupin
blackinnon: sirius and marlene mckinnon (widely unaccepted now)
prongsfoot: sirius and james potter
remus john lupin
also known as moony
important canon information:
his nickname of moony came about due to his "furry little problem" (being a werewolf)
in prisoner of azkaban he taught d efense against the dark arts at hogwarts
has a child called teddy with nymphadora tonks
was killed in the battle of hogwarts
fancast information:
original fancast was andrew garfield
second fancast was undecided
my personal fancast is p4perback
other fancasts include paul ahrens and matthew hitt
common fanon traits:
always wears grandpa sweaters, craves academic validation, best friends with lily, grumpy around full moons, loves chocolate, the mastermind behind all the marauders pranks, goes to a study group, is a massive nerd, tall but it took ages for him to grow, self worth issues, raspy voice, swears a goddamn lot, welsh and no one can understand what he says
ships:
wolfstar: remus and sirius black
moonwater: remus and regulus black
moonchaser: remus and james potter
moonrosekiller: remus and barty crouch jr and evan rosier
peter pettigrew
also known as wormtail
important canon information:
traitor to the marauders
was james and lily's secret keeper but ratted them out to voldemort hence resulting in their death
his animagus form is a rat
hid in his rat form in the wealsey family as 'scabbers' until discovered by sirius and remus in the prisoner of azkaban
fancast information:
original fancast was dane dehaan
second fancast was undecided
my personal fancast is lewis capaldi
other fancasts include maxwell acee donovan and jacob batalon
common fanon traits:
friendly and sociable, plant dad, needs validation, great cook/baker, indecisive, cheeky, amazing at chess, not the smartest academically, childhood friends with james and marlene, quick thinker, unintentionally funny, wants nothing more than to fit in, sometimes forgotten, has a really healthy dating history, sometimes has the best pranks and suprises the others
ships:
pebill: peter and sybill trelawney
unknown ship name: peter and james potter (usually a one sided crush)
unknown ship name: peter and remus lupin
partyvan: peter and barty crouch jr and evan rosier (this is mostly made as a joke)
#rwtr.txt#marauders#marauders era#char tag 🐈#james potter#sirius black#remus lupin#peter pettigrew#wolfstar#the marauders#marauders headcanons
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2023 in fanfic!!
i wrote my first full fanfic in 2023 after coming back to fandom after a long hiatus. in all i've written over 240,000 words which is just nuts. it made me some incredible friends and incredible mutuals who i hope to turn into friends. i started with the loves of my life (wolfstar!!) and discovered some new loves (jegulus has the key to my heart) and came up with a million future fic ideas
goals for 2024 include: write something that isn't a muggle au, convince everyone to ship moonchaser (jk... or am i), write more smutty one shots, read more!!! (gimme your best recs)
if you'd like to see what i've written, click below...
love by the seaside - april 23 / august 23
Remus is an artist who, after a particularly messy breakup, finds himself drawn to the Cornish coast. His fresh start is disrupted, however, when he meets someone who reminds him an awful lot of his ex-boyfriend.
(multi-chapter, complete, 42,126 words, wolfstar with background jily)
you're losing me - may 23
Although they're desperate not to, Remus and Sirius just can't quite keep from falling apart.
(one-shot | 3,898 | wolfstar | canon compliant)
young blood - may 23 / november 23
After Regulus spends a difficult year alone with their parents, Sirius convinces him to spend his last summer before college on a road trip with him and his closest friends. The very last thing he's expecting is for his feelings for Sirius' best friend to resurface with a vengeance (and he certainly isn't expecting them to be returned).
As it turns out, he and James aren't the only ones dealing with complicated emotions. Sirius has just returned from a year long trip abroad and Remus is having a difficult reconciling with just how much he's missed him.
Or, a coming of age road trip AU full of angst, fluff, healing family trauma and navigating old feelings.
(multi-chapter | complete | 71,029 words)
a weekend at crystal lake - october 23 / october 23
A group of recent college graduates set off to a cabin in the woods for one last hurrah before going their separate ways. As the weekend goes on, it becomes increasingly clear that they aren't alone out there. This is horror-themed AU featuring our favourite Marauders where (almost) everyone dies. This is a fic written for Halloween, with scheduled weekly (sometimes twice weekly) updates until October 31st. Enjoy! It's basically angst and smut with a little bit of fluff as a treat.
(multi-chapter | complete | 24,166 words)
under the glow of neon lights - november 23
Pure smut. Regulus, Remus, and James fuck in a dingy club bathroom (and then carry on fucking at home xo).
(one-shot | 4,429 words | remus x regulus x james)
the weather outside is frightful - december 23 / december 23
James takes it upon himself to drag Regulus home for Christmas and an unexpected snow storm rolls in, stranding them together over the holiday with no lights, no power, and no heat.
(multi-chapter | 15,726 | jegulus )
for the love of ducks - september 23 / present
Remus Lupin has always been sick, and he'd just like to feel normal for once. Sirius Black seems like the perfect man with a perfect, exciting life.
(multi-chapter | ongoing | wolfstar with background jily)
where the light gets in - july 23 / present
Remus Lupin splits from the Marauders after a bitter feud with frontman Sirius Black; Famous brothers Sirius and Regulus Black haven't set foot in the same room in seven years; Marlene McKinnon and Dorcas Meadowes enter a rivalry for the ages… at least, that’s the media’s side of the story.
Scandal, heartbreak, and bitter rivalries. But how much truth is there to the rumours?
(multi-chapter | ongoing | wolfstar, jegulus, dorlene centric)
the little blue house on main street - november 23 / present
A coming of age university AU in which Regulus Black struggles to navigate his feelings for his brother's best friend, Sirius Black struggles to navigate his sexuality, and the whole lot of them struggle to navigate growing up.
(multi-chapter | ongoing | wolfstar, jegulus, pandalily/marylily)
#wolfstar#jegulus#fanfic#dorlene#pandalily#marylily#fics#2023 fanfiction summary#can't wait to read everyone else's summaries#everyone post yours i want to see#viwrites
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(here, have some sad moonchaser i wrote on the plane as the aftermath AU to postcards from paris:)
Sitting across the table from James, the two of them with their heads down, shoveling vegetables and rice down their throats, almost eager to get to the doing dishes part of the evening; to get to the, “Im going to shower” part of the evening; the going to bed and the inevitable rolling away, Remus didn’t know what he expected.
As if closing the distance between the two of them would solve all problems in the world. Remus swore it would and naively thought the dinner table would be full of laughter and wine stained kisses.
And not clanking silverware—the soundtrack of a relationship that simply wasn’t working.
James was gone just as much as he was before, and this time there were no postcards.
No “wish you were here”’s because, well, Remus WAS there and James wasn’t wishing. Anymore than Remus was.
But what did you do when the pots and the pans and every towel and floorboard was shared?
James’s fork slid across the plate, screeching into the silence and he looked up “Sorry, Moons”
“Its alright,” Remus said and cleared his throat. How was he still in ruins when James was a foot away from him? How were the pieces still not fitting—why were they so out of sync?—when Remus knew he loved James more than he had loved anyone else in his life.
Hazel eyes flickered up and James gave him a soft smile.
And there it was. The reason Remus was still here.
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Filled to the brim with a little something for everyone (I hope!), and presented in no particular order, here is the official Buck Moon 2023 Rec List! Join in the Buck Moon celebration by reading a fic, new or old, and leave a comment! Bonus points if you find the oldest and newest fics on the list.
Please mind the tags and ratings, etc on all fics before enjoying.
Safe And Sound by Orphan_Account
Moving into his new flat after his divorce, James Potter is surprised to meet his new neighbour--the ever adorable, sweet, Deaf Remus Lupin. Growing up a CODA, James is more than happy to meet someone who speaks his mother tongue, but isn't sure what to do when the feelings of friendship start to turn into something deeper. Freshly divorced, is James ready to move on?
beautiful boy by dykesiriusblack @dykefever
It has been since first year: this delirious want suffused in Remus’s veins. James introduced himself on their first day at university and Remus’s heart hasn’t sat right in his chest since. It’s been bunched over, scrunched in a corner to make room for James and his booming laugh and bright smile, the way his calloused fingers grip Remus’s elbow as he passes him in the hallway of their shared flat and scoops out his pulse. two boys and a day.
Blood Moon by @impishtubist
“No, you misunderstand.” Dumbledore’s icy-blue gaze holds his own, and for some reason, Remus feels a chill crawl down his spine. “Harry doesn’t know that James is alive.”
Crowns and Coffee Cups by @eyra
There's the wild, hedonistic James, all wicked grins and bright eyes behind his trademark glasses, and then there's the quiet, deliberate James with his low voice and a big, warm hand on Remus's chest, trying to feel for a fever beneath the cotton of his t-shirt and Remus thinks, as he closes his eyes to the touch, that both James's are rather wonderful but this one - this one is his. Remus gets ill, sometimes. James is always there.
Finding Me, Finding You by @puuvillaa
James has a one-night stand with Remus. In the morning, he realises what a big mistake he has made.
postcard from paris by @greyeyedmonster-18
They survived a war, and grew alongside each other, until life finally pulled the three of them in different directions. The night before James Potter leaves for a Healing residency in another country, he and Remus spend one last night together. Five years later, Sirius Black is getting married, and Remus finds himself face-to-face with James for the first time since that night . The night that ended in empty promises and a fever Remus couldn't sweat out. Sirius is in love. James is charming and handsome as he had ever been. And Remus, without a doubt, is unbelievably ruined.
Then Let’s Have Everything by probablydaydreaming
Remus has a breeding kink and James acts on it + cute, fluffy talks about the future and starting a family
I can wait, I can wait by bertramwooster
Remus Lupin spent almost every day of his 13th summer with James Potter.
tie the anchor to our feet and say goodbye by @mkaugust
Remus knows things never happen one at a time. He just didn’t expect to spend James' final months having a poorly timed sexuality crisis.
Until the Moon Sets by BelladonnaLee @lee-bella
On a moonlit night in the waning summer, Remus takes two bottles of Butterbeer and a pack of cigarettes to the Great Lake for a rendezvous with a certain someone who is no longer here.
Howling at the Moon by BelladonnaLee @lee-bella
He is lost in the forest of antlers, lost in his prey and lover's antlers on this full moon night.
Demoralized by Mairi Nathaira (Tara)
Remus is a prostitute. He runs into someone he knows and things changes from there.
Coming Second by orphan_account
James has a tough Quidditch match. Luckily Remus is on hand to sooth his.... Soul.
Campfire Confessions by @mkaugust
Quiet & warm late summer nights and a stolen hoodie.
The Bane of My Existence by @givemetherapyimawritingtravesty
Sugar Daddy moonchaser domestic fluff and smut.
The Truth Will Out by BeautifullyBrokenPeople
Auror James Potter gets cursed on a mission, and the consequences will have him revealing his deepest darkest secrets; but how will Remus, his best friend and long-time crush, handle the truth?
A Patient Wolf by RonsGirlFriday
"A gentleman is simply a patient wolf." (Lana Turner) A series of vignettes marking the passage of time in an unrequited Remus/James.
Fine by June by eprime
Remus gets everything he wants, and then he gives it up again.
Jersey Boys by @aqua-myosotis
James is going mad, Remus is a cutey and Sirius is done with it.
ripe, and semi-sweet by theweeddecays @remuspotterblack
Remus is finally ready to follow through on a promise he made to James.
The Art of Flying by @theresthesnitch
James always looked so pretty up in the air, but now, Remus controls when he gets to come… and when he gets to come down.
(PS... think a great fic is missing? Send an ask with a rec, it's not too late!)
#buck moon 2023#buck moon#moonchaser#wolfbucks#remus lupin/james potter#james potter#remus lupin#fic rec#rec list
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Area estimates of Teyvat as of Genshin Impact version 3.3: The Chasm (above ground) subregion of Liyue and the Dharma Forest subregion of Sumeru
This is my first long post regarding Genshin worldbuilding this year!
Here are various links to the writeup:
Reddit(r/Genshin_Lore) | Reddit(r/Genshin_Impact) | PDF
I paste here a copy of the abstract:
This is a continuation of the area and elevation estimates of various locations in Teyvat, following a line of work that started with areas accessible in Genshin Impact version 2.2 regarding analysis of in-game size and speculative in-lore size based on semi-historical and geographical details mentioned in the 2021 Moonchase Festival. The method is mainly a pixel to in-game then hypothetical in-lore direct conversion further compared with areas or phenomena that have similar magnitudes in real life. This study added area approximations for the above ground Chasm and Dharma Forest, Sumeru. The calculated sizes were briefly analyzed with respect to other regions in Teyvat and more extensively with respect to various real life places, institutions, and phenomena. The hypothetical in-lore size of the above ground Chasm was analyzed as an impact crater and was found to be comparable to some of the largest impact events on Earth. The in-game Chasm was similar to medium to large scale open-pit mines in real life. In a similar fashion, Dharma Forest and
its various subareas were compared to various forests, cities, and academic institutions in real life, with emphasis on comparisons mostly with SSWANA countries. Overall I find that this particular conjectured in-lore conversion factor coupled with the hypothetical
qualitative interpretation remains to be one reliable way to consistently resize the world of Genshin impact from in-game to plausibly realistic in-lore dimensions.
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I hope you enjoy!
Thank you for reading.
#genshin impact#genshin impact studies#genshin studies#area estimate#原神#genshin#teyvat#genshin liyue#chasm#sumeru#dharma forest#worldbuilding#writing#learning#measurement#liyue#genshin lore#genshin theory#mathematics
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Moonchaser Week
Day 2
Prompt: "I can't believe this"
Summary: James and Remus are boyfriends and living together, Remus thinks he's boring compared to Sirius so James will get bored of him, James thinks that's ridiculous and tells him so, cuddles, tooth-rotting fluff, possible Muggle AU.
Real Life™ got in the way, but hopefully I'll be able to finish/edit the rest of the fics by midnight tomorrow (my time). Better late than never, right? (lol)
@ghostsfanficevents
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Character Study: Ningguang, the Eclipsing Star Part I
The biggest secret in Liyue, is not a secret in of itself, but Ningguang, who herself knows all the secrets of Liyue.
Liyue knows her by many names: the Tianquan of the Liyue Qixing, the Lady of the Jade Chamber, socialite, ruthless businesswoman whose wealth is unsurpassed in all of Teyvat, Liyue's most beautiful and unsolvable enigma.
Fast-forward two years of Genshin, however, and while the titles still remain, we as her friends have witnessed her being more often than not simply "Ningguang". In this essay we'll attempt to chart her character arc over the last two years in chronological order, her relationships with her inner circle (most notable is Beidou, who brings out a lot of her character), and where this puts her now before the beginning of 2023 and our third Lantern Rite in Liyue.
A/N: Events will feature both EN and CN dialogue due to translation nuances. The Archon Quests, for the most part, were translated accurately.
Archon Quest Chapter I: Act I - III
When we first meet Ninggguang, she appears aloof, mysterious and cordial. Traveler observes that she certainly doesn't lack in ambition.
We also get a sense of her power in Liyue - from the Jade Chamber to the intelligence network of the Liyue Qixing, and this is further reinforced by the way the scenes frame her face and body. Typically, high camera shots are used in film to evoke a sense of authority, danger, fear and tension, which is a good allusion to how the traveler feels about meeting someone whom they've heard only whispers about.
Ningguang is the only character who uses a lot of idioms and metaphors in her Chinese lines - even Zhongli is more direct than her. In CN, she comes across as a very indirect person because of this, and one whose true motives are not clear from the start.
During the battle against Osial, we see a slightly different side of Ningguang - the side of her that is willing to sacrifice her life's work to protect Liyue Harbour. But Tianquan or no, there is a severity in her expressions after the Jade Chamber is destroyed, and a curtness in her tone that wasn't there before. She's clearly carrying on her duty and compartmentalizing what she's lost.
The way this particular shot is framed (bottom) as Madame Ping speaks of how the Jade Chamber was constructed, Ningguang's eyes are not shown on purpose, although you do see the rather polite smile she still wears.
We're left to guess what kind of emotions danced across those eyes when Madame Ping was speaking, referring to her not just as a businesswoman but the "backbone of the Liyue Qixing". Through it all, Ningguang still wears that cordial smile - the mask that she has learned to wear through years of practice in Liyue's marketplace.
We'll also see that although she still holds that smile, her eyes don't seem as vibrant as they were in her introduction to the Traveler (top - post-Osial, bottom - pre-Osial). Clearly the loss of the Jade Chamber has hit hard, but she has duties to a nation and to the people.
We don't get to realise the significance of this loss until much later during her hangout, which we'll get to later. But notice how after this quest, Ningguang never speaks of the Jade Chamber or Osial ever again to us, even during Moonchase, not until it rises once more and survives Beisht.
Chapter II: Act I
After the events of Osial, we finally meet Beidou before we head to Inazuma, after seeing 10293890321 voicelines about her in Ningguang's profile and vice versa.
We are given our first look at a person Ningguang seems to trust, more so than the traveler, because she's told Beidou all about Osial. This is significant as we, as the traveler, are turned away by Bu'yun post-Osial when we inquire about Ningguang - who is "tied up with administrative tedium".
As far as we know, Ningguang shut herself away after Osial, disappearing from public view - until Chapter II Act I, where Beidou mentions that she spoke with Ningguang about Osial. This is at odds with what we know of her in her introduction - the Liyue Qixing's primary focus is to lay low. But of all the Tianquans who have governed Liyue's laws, Ningguang is an exception.
Ningguang is a socialite; she revels in being the talk of the town, and yet after Osial and losing her Jade Chamber, she all but disappeared from the public limelight.
The loss of the Jade Chamber hit her harder than we know, especially when we remember that she values the Jade Chamber more than anything else in her life - it was her life's work, it was designed to be infinite, it was a symbol of her wealth and power, but she gave it all up in a fleeting moment.
To have her world views shattered by a single decision - this was most likely one of Ningguang's lowest moments. Zhongli describes her as someone who "always presses on" in his voiceline about her.
And yet, despite her relative seclusion post-Osial, she allowed Beidou to meet with her.
The Crux Fleet wasn't home to protect Liyue once, and it's likely that they set sail for home after hearing the news. We also know Beidou immediately went into Liyue Harbour from Guyun and didn't return for a long time - and the next time we see her, she has already spoken with Ningguang about Osial.
Ningguang doesn't trust easily, nor is she a direct person, but despite her disagreements with Beidou, the captain is someone she definitely trusts and confides in. We can only imagine the kind of conversations they would have had about what happened but it certainly plays a part in how Ningguang behaves later during Moonchase, when we next see her.
It's also the first time in-game that we know for sure Beidou and Ningguang do converse about other things apart from Beidou's unending list of fines to the Qixing. The severe expression on Beidou's face throughout this is up for contention of course, but I like to think it's because Ningguang confided in her about the pain of losing the Jade Chamber.
Character Voicelines: Ningguang & Beidou
Before we move into the events that eventually shape Ningguang's growth as a character, let's first talk about the stories and two voicelines she has about Beidou, and vice versa. These tell us the history they share before the current events of Genshin Impact, before the traveler wakes up.
They view each other as opposites, agreeing to disagree - however, as we do know, Beidou and Ningguang are also a reflection of yin/yang (deep-dive here!).
And yin/yang is not about forces that complement each other: yin/yang is about opposing forces that balance each other. They will never complement each other like missing pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. They only balance each other, like a scale in equilibrium.
Beidou admits to this off-handedly in Moonchase when Paimon observes that she seems to have a good relationship with Ningguang, especially in CN:
派蒙Paimon: 可上次看你们聊天，总觉得你们关系很好呢。
When we saw you talking the other day, it felt like you had a really good relationship.
北斗Beidou: 势均力敌也算是一种平衡吧。虽然我对她的开水白菜实在无话可说。
I suppose being evenly-matched is also a form of balance. Although I have no words for her plain cabbage soup.
The EN translation opted for "evenly-matched" as a translation for the word 平衡 Pínghéng. But it's also commonly used to mean "balance".
The idiom for "evenly-matched" (势均力敌 Shìjūnlìdí) is usually used in context of a game/polls/tournament/etc. If you break down the etymology, it literally means "power/influence are equal (in a situation), (so our) strengths match".
Also worth noting is the fact that Beidou knows Ningguang's favourite food. From Ningguang's voicelines and Teyvat's Food Guide, a series of Chinese posts on HYV's official site, not many people know her culinary preferences, and would wrongly presume that she enjoys food befitting of her station.
In Teyvat's Food Guide (linked above!), the writer mentions this about Ningguang, having made Golden Crab (her least favourite food) for her:
I thought that a businesswoman like Ningguang would prefer some expensive cuisine, but Ningguang didn't eat that, and simply said:
"I've seen people order "golden crab" at every banquet, but I have no desire for such frivolousness. If you want to treat me to such a dish, you might as well just give me the Mora.
People sometimes have an inexplicable stubbornness.
Though I think Ningguang will not change her opinions because of me, I'm confident that Ningguang will not think negatively of my craft because of this.
My betting dice has been tossed down.
With Ningguang generally being a distrusting person, who keeps her suitors at arm's length to take advantage of them - there is someone she trusts implicitly after all, someone who just happened to be absent during the Archon Quest.
Moonchase: Moonlight Merriment
The next time we see Ningguang again is much later, during the Moonchase celebration in Liyue. And lo and behold, Beidou is back, too! Seems like she's stopping over at Liyue a lot more than she did before Osial.
We get our first glimpse of the dynamics between Beidou, a member of Ningguang's inner circle, and Ningguang herself here, when Keqing asks if there are any objections to her taking control of figuring out this big rock.
The conversation that follows gives us a first look into what Ningguang is like when she is among people she can trust, and also how she now behaves post-Osial. Enough time has passed, as well, that the shadow of Osial no longer hangs as heavy as it used to over Liyue.
She has let down her guard considerably more by the time of Moonchase, electing to engage in playful banter instead of remaining cordial and formal. Her somber mood from before seems to be gone and she's appearing in public once again. Clearly she has come to terms (on some degree) with her loss, although we're not privvy to what happened. But based on timeline and inference, we can assume she certainly did not manage to do this on her own.
Ningguang's playful side is most clearly defined in the original CN lines of this banter scene (my comments are in indents):
北斗Beidou: 刻晴办事向来雷厉风行，交给你我就放心了。
Handing this to you, I can be at ease.
Of note here is how Beidou describes Keqing’s work ethic with this idiom: 雷厉风行 léi lì fēng xíng, lit. “strict/strong as thunder, moves fast like the wind” — they are swift to enforce policies and are decisive.
凝光Ningguang: 这话说的，是不放心我的手腕？
That said, does that mean you don’t trust in my skills/abilities?
北斗Beidou：哈？刻晴不管风吹雨打都在外面跑，跟你大不一样吧。再说，你又不在乎这事，计较什么呀！
Keqing runs around whether it’s windy or raining, she’s very different from you. Also, you don’t mind these things, what are you fussing about?
Personally I think “not giving a wooden Mora about this whole thing” is a little too harsh a translation for 不在乎 bùzàihū, it's more akin to "don't mind" or "don't quite care". Similarly, 计较 jìjiào is typically used to say someone is "kicking up a fuss".
凝光Ningguang：开个玩笑而已，你倒是打蛇随棍上，数落起我来了，把人家旅行者都给晾在一边。
I was merely joking. You often seize the opportunity to criticise my flaws while leaving others like the Traveler hanging.
Ningguang describes "seize the opportunity" with a Chinese idiom, of which there is no EN equivalent.
This idiom is 打蛇随棍 dǎ shé suí gùn or lit. “hit the snake with a stick”, which is a modern version of the full phrase 木棍打蛇，蛇随棍上 Mù gùn dǎ shé, shé suí gùn shàng. i.e. “hit the snake with a wooden stick, and the snake will follow/creep around the stick.”
This idiom was born from ancient times where a snake was very dangerous, but you could hit with a stick (bamboo at that time), and it would see the stick as a danger and follow it.
It’s used to indicate a person who is able to act at a good moment (stick) to attack another person’s (the snake) weaknesses, making the situation very difficult for the other person. TLDR; Ningguang is telling Beidou: "You attacked my weakness and made it difficult for me here."
Let's go back to analysis for a bit - this whole section reflects how close they are on several levels:
Beidou has no issues "criticising" Ningguang, Tianquan of the Liyue Qixing, in public. This is of course in part due to her nature as a law-breaking pirate, but HYV took great pains to show us the level of power and authority that Ningguang held in Liyue during her introduction in the Archon Quest.
Ningguang indirectly tells her, in Ningguang-terms, that Beidou has hurt her feelings. Beidou keeps quiet after this and doesn't push the issue, indicating she understands.
We know from Ningguang's way of speaking, and from Beidou's voice lines, that she is a very indirect person. So it does speak volumes that Beidou can grasp her hidden meanings quite quickly - a nod to Beidou's ability to easily understand people.
Fast-forward a bit, to where Ningguang asks the "great sea-faring Captain Beidou" to explain how this rock came about:
北斗Beidou：这女人。。。哼，也好。Zhè nǚrén... Hēng, yě hǎo。
This woman… hmph, very well.
也好 yě hǎo is used to indicate that although this person’s request was not what you had in mind, you’re OK with it.
Fast-forward again, to after Ningguang describes her ideal food as precise, pure, and sophisticated, Beidou immediately retorts:
北斗Beidou：到海上待几个星期，保证治了你这身富贵病。Dào hǎishàng dài jǐ gè xīngqí, bǎozhèng zhìle nǐ zhè shēn fùguìbìng。
Stay at sea for a few weeks, and you’ll be cured of your wealth disease.
I call 富贵病 fùguìbìng "wealth disease" for easy reference, but it's actually termed "diseases of affluence", and is commonly used to refer to illnesses that result from increasing wealth in society, such as poor digestion, obesity and bad posture.
This is the first look we have at anyone giving a damn about Ningguang as a person - before this, our eyes were on her as Tianquan, as the backbone of the Qixing, as a powerful businesswoman, but never quite as simply "Ningguang" until Beidou comes along.
Finally, we get to spy on them a while longer after this cutscene ends, where Ningguang addresses Beidou's little "wealth disease" jab - a relatively different line in CN than what was shown in EN:
凝光Ningguang: 你方才那番话有欠妥当。就算是我，每天也会在玉京台来回散步，道理月港内走走看看的。
What you said just now was inappropriate. I take walks along Yujing Terrace everyday and walk around Liyue Harbour.
北斗Beidou: 哈，只是不想发胖而已吧。
Haha, you just don't want to get fat.
Ningguang takes more offense at Beidou accusing her of not having good taste than "attacking her weakness" - the latter is something she's used to in Liyue's marketplace, while the former is more of a jab at what she likes.
Lastly, the ending of Moonchase Merriment - where Ningguang narrates a line of the cutscene speech (bolded):
风雨犹祝，山海同欢，是承天地之佑。
斗转星移，沧海桑田，烟火人间依旧。
功名在我，百岁千秋，毋忘秉烛夜游。
今古诸事，激荡中流，宏图待看新秀。
Zeroing on what she says as she looks out to the Alcor: 功名在我，百岁千秋，毋忘秉烛夜游。
"My glory will be remembered for thousands of years, but (what's important) is to cherish the time (I have)."
Italicised line can actually be translated as simply "carpe diem" in English - to enjoy life while one can.
This is a stark contrast from Ningguang's original views that she will not be bound by anything finite. Seizing the day, living in the now - this is something new, something that is finite, that she cannot quantify in terms of Mora.
She has lost what was infinite - the Jade Chamber - and in turn, gained a legacy. She will be remembered for her actions for centuries to come, and her name will make it into the annals of Liyue's history.
That is infinite.
So, what now? It seems everything she loves can be lost at the whim of gods. If so, then there is only one way for her to stand strong - she must savour every moment of her life, lacking for nothing.
What's truly important, then, is not what comes after, but what comes now - to live every moment, to live in the now.
Ningguang says this while looking out at the Alcor in the ending cutscene (screw this 30-image-per-post-limit!!) - a small nod to the person who taught her to understand this.
Seeing Ningguang as a human instead of an enigma
So what does all of this mean? Moonchase tells us a few things about Ningguang's growth:
Ningguang has a sensitive and delicate side, which Beidou seems to know about.
Ningguang appears less guarded by the time of this event, likely because she now trusts the traveler, Beidou, Keqing and the others.
Beidou has access to the Jade Chamber any time she wants - she mentions she can go up any time for a game of chess during this event.
Ningguang appears to be quite enamoured by Beidou, what with her "great sea-faring captain" flattery and attempting to be direct (which is not in her nature).
Time has healed the wounds of losing the Jade Chamber somewhat, though she still does not appear much in public (not as often as implied in her introduction at least), instead sending guards to summon Keqing and only showing up in her capacity as a judge for the cooking competition.
There has been a shift in Ningguang's beliefs, now that the Jade Chamber, which she believed infinite, has been lost. Now she realises that she has left a legacy, that she will be remembered for ages to come, but what's truly important is to live.
This event is the start of what appears to be relationship developments in Ningguang's character growth. She is beginning to display attachment to Beidou, likely because of what happened in the Archon Quest, and is also displaying more trust in the traveler and by extension, the traveler's friends.
In other words, she is descending from the heavens - becoming less of an icon and an enigma, and becoming more human.
Part II will come soon because I hit the 30 image-per-post limit... 😭😭
Preview:
We'll cover the following events in Part II, along with how they show Ningguang's exponential growth leading up to the last event she appears in:
Interlude Chapter: The Crane Returns On The Wind
Lantern Rite: Fleeting Colors in Flight
Orchid evening gown
Hangout: The Jade Chamber's Returning Guest
Event: Of-Drink-A-Dreaming
Links:
Beiguang masterlist
LyurGG: Moonchase ss | AQ Chapter II ss
Bluemeat: AQ Chapter I ss
#ningguang#character study#character analysis#ningguang analysis#beiguang#beidou x ningguang#genshin analysis#genshin impact#genshin characters#genshin imapct#原神#北斗#凝光#genshin fandom#yuniewrites#ningguang x beidou
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Ohhh moonchaser rec list would be sooo great I can't lie. I just love them so much
Yessssss I'm on such a moonchaser kick right now. They're so lovely and fun.
Moonchaser fic recs
(we aren't calling these uncommon because it's a rare pair)
beautiful boy by @dykesiriusblack
This fic is so lovely. I don’t think it was the first moonchaser I read, but it’s definitely one of the ones responsible for the fact that I’m now four pages into the Moonchaser tag on AO3. James and Remus are roommates at University (in a houseshare with Sirius and Peter). The fic centers around one day, with flashbacks to the day they met and, ah, important moments. The longing and pining are so palpable in this fic. (my secret: I’ve actually reread this once already since I first read it, and that hasn’t even been a month yet. It’s so, so good.)
Finding Me, Finding You by @mean-whale-writes
This is another one that is just… so good, but it definitely hurts too. Magic AU, and it starts with James and Remus hooking up when they’re both drunk. The next day, James has regrets, and basically ruins his friendship with Remus over it. The fic is mostly about James growing and learning as a person, and the way he earns back the right to be with Remus again. This is another fic that made me neeeeed more Moonchaser in my life.
The Trouble With Quidditch by @impishtubist
When I first got into moonchaser, I asked Imp for a list of moonchaser rec’s. She gave me a ton of wonderful fics. I then started down the AO3 tag, and I came across this one, and almost sent it to her because it was missing from her list and I figured she would love it. I might have been right, considering she wrote it. The trouble with quidditch is that it made James Potter really fit, and Remus has definitely taken notice. Those two idiots would probably let nothing happen if it wasn’t for Sirius playing matchmaker.
Crowns & Coffee Cups by @eyra
This one has three parts, and all three are lovely. Remus has a chronic illness, and no one cares for him the way James does. The first part is of them in school, with lovely pining and you can feel how much they care for each other. I won’t spoil the second two, but read all three.
Not Eternity, but Moments
This fic has been orphaned, so no idea who to credit, but I love modern, muggle AUs, and this one is fantastic. James and Sirius are police detectives, Lily (James’s ex) is a teacher, and her new coworker is Remus. When this word’s version of the death eaters target Lily and Harry, the six of them end up locked in James’s parents house, and James learns a lot more about Remus. So much fun, and a bit of a thriller too… I will say that, even as an American, the Britishness of this fic is lacking, so if that bugs you, be warned. It’s worth it regardless of the fact that James and Sirius carry guns.
And, because her timing on posting this is impeccable, have some moonchaser by Dr. Grey
Postcard from paris by @greyeyedmonster-18
I’m only about halfway through this, but James and Remus reconnect at Sirius’s wedding, and I’m here for it……
And, for a self rec, here’s my own moonchaser fic (though I’ve got another I’m working on!)
Score - Professional Quidditch Player James has a unique post game ritual. Remus is happy to help.
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The Moon Will Sing - The Crane Wives is a moonchaser song, not a wolfstar or sunseeker song. IDC!! it just it cmon…. moon…. sun… moony… we call james the sun…. COME ON PEOPLE!!
the first few lyrics of the song is LITERALLY remus lupin:
“Tell me once again, i could’ve been anyone (anyone?) else. Before you made the choice for me,” he could abt talking about his dad or Greyback. Remus’ life was full of choices he never made himself, and he always wanted to be someone else. anyone else.
“We could’ve been anywhere (anywhere?) else,” THEM DURING THE WAR!!! remus and james were close, and during the war james was practically all remus had. he had believed it when other order members had suggested that sirius was the traitor. he and peter were never close, so all he had was james. james, lily, and harry; and he had always wished that he could’ve brought them somewhere else. anywhere else that was safe and sound.
“The moon will sing a song for me,” remus being himself around james, being less sarcastic and more authentic. or: remus being soft and sweet with james bcs he’s in love with him.
“I loved you like the sun,” james loving remus wholeheartedly, similarly to how he loves the sun (which symbolizes warmth and happiness).
“Bore the shadows that you made, with no light of my own,” JAMES DURING THE PRANK!! remus distancing himself from sirius and peter (sirius bcs of what he did and peter bcs he sided with sirius) but also distancing himself from james because of what he could’ve done to him in the woods. james not knowing how to navigate the dark without his moonlight :(
“I shine only with the light you gave me, (1)” remus knowing that he can only be himself around james, and knowing he can really and truly shine with the light james projects onto him. and how he knows james sees him for who he is instead of what he is, or what he pretends to be.
“I shine only with the light you gave me, (2)” james knowing he doesn’t have to be a shining sun around remus, and can sit silently around him instead of having to project and pretend. also james knowing that remus won’t judge him for how he feels, so james can just say what’s on his mind without being made to feel like an idiot.
“We could’ve had anything (anything?) else,” remus to james two days before halloween, 1981, when james told remus he had been in love with him since they were 12. remus to the cold and dead body of his once shining sun, sobbing and begging him to come back so they could have the change they deserved.
“instead you hoarded all that’s left of me,” james’ ghost to remus after halloween, begging him to move on and be happy for once because he fucking deserves it.
the last few “i shine only with the light you gave me,” is james telling remus how he feels two nights before halloween, 1981. james pouring out his heart to his best friend just two days before he dies, giving them absolutely no time to love each other properly.
#marauders#james potter#remus lupin#moonchaser#headcanon#but it’s actually just canon#minnie told me herself#i love them#so much
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Warrior Cats AU Characters; Shinji/Sunpelt
Once again done via picrew because A) i am a lazy bitch and B) i cannot draw cats for the life of me.
(picrew link; https://picrew.me/en/image_maker/1314129 )
Basic information;
Name: Sunpelt
Role: Warrior (albeit senior and close to retirement)
Clan: Windclan
Description: A red and orange warrior, Sunpelt is known for being warm towards his clanmates and fatherly to kits and new apprentices alike. He has a few scars, the largest of which being on his back-- the result of a fox attack from when he was a 'paw. Despite what many kits and paws think, none of these scars are from battles with other clans.
Unlike his clanmate Moonchaser, Sunpelt is liked by a majority of the clan, if not the entirety of it.
He is blissfully unaware of what is going on in thunderclan, and he doesn't care much about the goings of riverclan. ("Eh? some sorta medicine cat scandal? That's probably just a rumor. besides, it's none of my business!")
During one particularly harsh leaf-bare(winter), Sunpelt caught a bad case of greencough. Despite all of Willowfleck's efforts, he succumbed to the sickness and entered Starclan's hunting grounds.
Unlike Moonchaser, the greeter and the dreamwalker, Sunpelt lazes around and doesn't do much. He has very few lines in the story, and likely won't have much importance moving forward.
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Like I said last time, there is a fic being written with these characters, so information is limited to not reveal every last detail. Perhaps I shouldn't say who dies? Eh, they're minor characters, so it doesn't matter too much anyways.
I will probably make an AU masterpost. maybe. who knows.
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We now have poly!prongsfoot (starbucks is such a cute name) and poly!moonchaser ahhhhhhh, you are spoiling us all pls mother
Also agree with the new rule, no hurting James anymore, I literally cannot read more about him being sad, he is the sweetest ever 🥹
Also how does it feel carrying the poly!moonwater ship on your back? We've come from no fics to read to having fics every week 😭
Also Barty supremacy, something I didn't know I needed in my life, how you write him is so great?!?! The personfication of chaptic good please i love him
I'm saving the big brother sirius and bff barty for later since i have to pack and I know it's great cause you and keke worked together on it
🫶🫶🫶
All the ships for all my movies LOVIES (fuckin hell autocorrect) 🫶🫶🫶
I know poor Jamie I actually had to walk away from it a few times and return to it - I hated it. It should be illegal.
I 💖 moonwater they may very well be my favourite thing. So glad everyone else agrees 😅😅
Love love love love love love love youuuuu
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xiangling / yanfei for 25 and 2
MY GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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2. Favorite canon thing about this character?
xiangling: people sleep on how she gets the friendship of gods and immortals just by offering them her cooking. first guoba then xiao who’s next. is xianyun’s “coming down to the mortal world” 下凡 arc gonna be her mechanical cooking pots and xiangling having a cooking competition? place your bets now. I liked her spotlight in moonchase (her scenes w keqing, madame ping, and the food survey we did around liyue) that was incredibly cute <3 this is also really random but I like that she has a dad to whom we can talk in game, and who isn’t a shitty father
yanfei: how she fits into liyue's theme of adepti adjusting to a mortal world, and more broadly, the differences or similarities between the godly and the human. also the interesting parallels between her and ganyu. also her relationships! you can reasonably connect her to a lot of characters—the chasm gang, ganyu, ningguang, keqing, zhongli, eula, etc. and they’re all fun dynamics!! I think her relationships with her father and madame ping are neat, and the concept of signing a contract to live happily is an interesting one and it fits her storyline!! i like that she's a cool side character who presents an interesting continuation of liyue's themes <33333
25. What was your first impression of this character? How about now?
xiangling: hard to remember but I thought her story quest was really random bc I accidentally triggered it and had no idea who she was. I also was peeved that I had to pass the abyss to get her bc my team was Not well built at that time lmao. now,,, i like her! she’s incredibly cool idk.i feel like she’s still written as just a passionate chef obsessed w food in game but i will give her character depth in my head because she’s sweet and deserves it
yanfei: "thank god I got her I finally have another pyro unit besides amber!!!!! i love you thanks for saving my life random character" <- my first reaction as a New Player pulling on the standard banner, sick and tired of baron bunny's cooldown. I didn't meet her in game until the teapot quest so for a while she was just there carrying my team even tho I didn’t know much about her. now I cherish her w all my heart as a little deer lawyer w hypercompetence and flavor :) hanfu skin when
#ty for the ask <3333#teyvat thoughts#yanfei#xiangling#i should really read more fic of them but I don’t want to filter through a million ship fics in ao3#just to find ones where they’re only side characters or smth#like I’m sure people have written all my thoughts before I just can’t be assed to filter rip….#asks#anon ask#ask game#no shade to amber lovers im just atrocious at playing bow characters LOL yanyans auto target saved me#genshin impact
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