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lotusflowerbreakingthesurface · 3 months

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PingXie Fanfic Recs Masterlist Part 3

Art source:《雨村笔记》 by 刘巴布

☆— Canon Setting —☆

情深非不寿 by 小粉 📝Deep Love Does Not Mean Longevity

不是小胖几 by 方策 📝It Is Not the Little Fat Guy

补充笔记 by xuanbao 📝Supplementary Notes

回家 by 东帝沧阳 📝Going Home

不寐 by guzhouxianxing 📝Insomnia

张起灵的私家笔记 by 孤舟闲行 📝Zhang Qiling’s Personal Notes

光暗为界 by 墨澜白锦 📝Light and Darkness Are the Boundaries

瓶中记事 by 沈判 📝Notes in a Bottle

万山雪沸 by HAGS 📝Ten Thousand Mountains Snow Boiling

宿醉 by 夜藤 📝The Hangover

泄火 by foxWFMdemon 📝Let Out the Fire

何处相思 by elmArmoon/島 📝Where Is Lovesickness

化雪 by 写意/未遮山 📝Melting Snow

☆— Semi Canon/Semi AU/AR Setting —☆

不言 by 东帝沧阳 📝No Words

不做就出不去的房间 by MOLISAO 📝A Room That You Can’t Get Out of Unless You Do Something

天婚 by 无明有焕 📝Heavenly Marriage

脱轨 by 宁家小花风 📝Derailment {Intersex Wu Xie}

漏网之鱼 by wenjiuhe 📝A Fish That Slipped Through the Net {Yucun Time Travel A/B/O}

光阴匆匆，爱我直说 by 青樺 📝Time Flies, I Love You Straight Away {Yucun A/B/O}

张先生 by 孤舟闲行 (guzhouxianxing) 📝Mr. Zhang {Sand Sea B*SM}

与君成说 by 夏子煦 📝Talking to Juncheng

雪域幻境 by 熙山居 📝Snowland Fantasy

☆— Alternate Universe (AU) Setting —☆

第六次 by 标点欸欸欸欸 📝The Sixth Time {High School AU}

You Are Everything I Care by 米耶艾绮雅 & Charry沫_谖/疏留 {Showbiz A/B/O}

诱仙 by vein 📝Lure the Immortal {Xianxia AU}

玉观音 by 无明有焕 📝Jade Guanyin {A/B/O}

授业以养狼 by 宁家小花风 📝Teaching to Raise Wolves {Werewolf AU}

最后一课 by 乌啼霜落 📝The Last Lesson {Secret Agent A/B/O}

吴小蛇的幸福生活 by 张景冉 📝Little Snake Wu's Happy Life {Fantasy AU}

我觉得，我室友，喜欢我 by DarcyK7 📝I Think My Roommate Likes Me {Forum AU}

和顶流谈恋爱好烦啊 by 西西cici 📝It’s So Annoying to Fall in Love With a Top Celebrity {Showbiz AU}

网恋到了游戏大佬 by 魏莞想睡觉 📝Online Dating Reaches the Gaming Boss {E-Sport AU}

麒麟劫 by 西湖水漫长白山 📝Qilin Tribulation {Fantasy AU}

林冬 by 槐安国师/槐安鸽师/HAGS 📝Winter Forest {Fantasy AU}

情钟 by T-theresa 📝Love Bell {Showbiz A/B/O}

Last updated: 23/01/2024 (PX Fic Rec 71-105)

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silver-grasp · 2 months

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I only just started watching The Lost Tomb/DMBJ stuff so my opinions are half-formed but I do want to say that Xiaoge/Zhang Qiling is an iconic feral cat weirdo and I want to read fic about him courting Wu Xie in much the same manner. You know, with the doing random insane shit with zero explanation thing he does. That but as flirting. I think it would be funny.

#dmbj #pingxie #if anyone has fic recs...#I've already done a cursory skim and there's some good stuff at a glance

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hils79 · 10 months

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DMBJ Entry Level Fanwork Recs

Following on from this post a few people asked for some recs for fanworks they can read to get a better handle on the fandom and the characters if they don't know much about what DMBJ is about

This is by no means a definitive list, and I'd suggest checking the tags on any fanworks to make sure it's something you'd enjoy before you dive in.

I have my own personal preferences when it comes to favourite characters and ships and while I've tried to throw a bit of everything in here this is a fandom that loves its rarepairs and poly ships so I can't cover everything.

Please, by all means drop me an ask or a reply if you have any questions. I'm always willing to drag new people into the pits with me

A couple of things to start off with:

@foxofninetales has written a very useful list of possible entry points to the fandom

And if you want a very brief overview of the main players (this franchise has So Many characters it's totally okay to be confused) I wrote one over on Dreamwidth at the start of the year

Okay, to try and organise this in some sort of coherent way I'm going to break it up into canon fanworks and AU fanworks. Sometimes an AU is a better way to get to know the characters, or you might want to get a feel for the canonical settings. Reader's choice.

Then I'll break it down into ships in case Fox's guide has got you interested in something specific

Canon

Wu Xie/Zhang Qiling

Keepsakes Box by ShenWeiLightning

When Zhang Qiling loses his memories, the Zhang family attempt to whitewash Wu Xie from his world. Only the box he instructed they give him as a precaution was never checked for compartments and some of the pictures hidden inside, lead to certain conclusions...

The POV character has amnesia so you learn things along with him

Tabula Rasa by xantissa

Zhang Qiling forgets. Then he comes to some interesting conclusions regarding his relationship to the man named Wu Xie.

Another amnesia fic so same thing applies as above. I'm pretty sure this was the first fic I read in this fandom myself.

Visible to All But Me by Hils

“To the merging of the Wu and Zhang families,” his uncle toasts with a raise of his glass. "It's not what I'd hoped for in terms of securing the future of our family, as you know, but at least it's better than nothing."

Wu Xie blinks at him and raises his glass to take a drink while he tries to figure out what’s happening. There aren’t that many members of the Zhang family that his uncle has had dealings with. Xiaoge would have mentioned something if he’d entered into some sort of arrangement with his uncle. Perhaps his Ershu has made some sort of business deal with Zhang Rishan.

Five times Wu Xie didn't know he was dating Zhang Qiling but everyone else did, and one time he figured it out (with some help)

Yes, it's probably poor netiquette to self-rec but this is hands down my most popular DMBJ fic and it's mostly just about Wu Xie being oblivious with no real ties to the canon plot

Liu Sang/Wu Xie/Zhang Qiling

Cat's Paw by Merinnan & Xantissa

While some very basic knowledge of The Lost Tomb Reboot is needed for this, you mostly find out what's happening through Liu Sang's perspective so it's not entirely necessary.

Wang Pangzi/Wu Xie/Zhang Qiling

A Distracting Effort by elenothar

“Teensy tiny favour,” Hei Xiazi starts, with the kind of grin that says he knows he’s about to stir some shit and is looking forward to it. “I need someone to distract Zhao Ji and you” – he points at Wu Xie – “happen to be exactly his type.”

Wu Xie blinks. That’s… not what he’d been expecting.

Next to him Pangzi looks like he’s readying himself to bristle in protective outrage at any moment now and across the room Xiaoge’s relaxed sprawl has turned into something rather more threatening.

Hei Xiazi has opinions on Wu Xie's wardrobe, Wu Xie has opinions on interior decorating, Pangzi has opinions on Wu Xie's flirting and Xiaoge lurks protectively (and pointedly).

While this is not about tomb raiding it is exactly the sort of nonsense that happens in canon on a regular basis

Reunion to Rain Village by achray, hils, teyla and fangirlishness

A series of stories that are all standalone but are all set in and around our shared version of Yucun. The stories are not connected beyond some background themes and characters.

The only thing you really need to know is that the canon franchise ends with the three main characters retiring to a country village to run a restaurant and live in a house that Wu Xie designed and built for them. This series is set during that time but apart from that no canon knowledge is needed.

Hei Xiazi/Xie Yuchen

Why does it have to be you? by blackwatervial

It’s common knowledge that, if a delicate flower finds itself in a dire situation, a knight in shining armour will come to the rescue. Only that Xie Yuchen is no delicate flower, and his knight in shining armour is more of an overpriced mercenary.

This fic is only short but it perfectly covers everything you need to know about their relationship

Gen

Cascade by frith_in_thorns

Liu Sang didn't need looking after. Absolutely not. It had only been a small stabbing.

Unfortunately, Wu Xie overrode him.

Even more unfortunately, that was only the start of everyone's problems.

An excellent tomb raiding adventure with plenty of whump, misunderstandings and tomb nonsense

Take a Cup Of Kindness Yet by fox_of_nine_tales

There are several reasons Liu Sang doesn’t drink, and all of them are true.

I'm trying not to make this rec post entirely about Liu Sang because, as I mentioned in my DW post he's really only in one of the dramas/books. But he's very popular in my corner of the fandom so...

Wu Xie/Zhang Qiling

Those who fear darkness have never seen what light can do by Merinnan & Xantissa

When Wu Xie was seven years old, he snuck away from his guardian during one of the digs that Sanshu took him to. Only things went wrong, the entrance collapsed, and it took a week to dig the child out from the near collapsed tomb.

They expected a body. They prayed that the child had somehow survived, but seven days without food or water for an adult would have been deadly, a child had no chances of survival at all.

They found Wu Xie deep in the tomb, sleeping on his little backpack. He was warm and healthy, confused at why the adults were yelling, looking like he’d just stepped into the tomb five minutes ago.

An alternate first meeting where Zhang Qiling is a supernatural creature.

A Swiftly Tilting Planet by slutspeare

Yincangui is Where Lost Things Return, and Wu Xie, captain of the Wushanju , has been trying to find it since his uncle went missing fifteen years ago. The only thing is that no one is quite sure that it actually exists, except for Liu Sang, who manages to finagle his way onto Wu Xie's ship and into their quest. Without any solid proof or idea of where they're going, it seems like Yincangui is always going to be a lost dream... unless the crew of the Wushanju can unravel the threads of the universe and lead themselves to what they've been searching for.

Absolutely stunningly written space AU where no real prior knowledge of canon is needed.

Liu Sang/Wu Xie/Zhang Qiling

Catch and Release by Merinnan & Xantissa

After weeks of being on the run from the people who'd been experimenting on him, Liu Sang was cold, hungry, and still hiding as a fox. When he came across a live capture trap in a large garden, baited with good, good food, he decided it was worth the risk. Then kept coming back again. And again.

Wu Xie just wanted to catch and socialise a feral cat into a pet. He hadn't planned on a fox deciding the trap he'd put out was a convenient and consistent source of food.

There's a lot of fics in this fandom where Liu Sang can turn into a fox. It's entirely down to this Liu Chang photoshoot so I figured I'd put one in here as a taster. Plenty more where that came from if you like it

Hei Xiazi/Xie Yuchen

Ad Hoc Services by fox_of_nine_tales

If assumptions make an ass out of you and me, well, why let a perfectly good ass go to waste?

In which Hei Xiazi is mistaken for a prostitute and his evening just gets better from there.

This might be an AU but it perfectly encapsulates how ridiculous these two idiots are

Vids

If you're more of a visual person these vids are a taster of what the fandom is all about (also linked in my DW post if you've already looked at that). It's a mixture of general fandom vibes and ship specific vids (and one solely about Pangzi because I love him)

youtube

This is just a very small sample to get you going. If you're not in the fandom and this has piqued your interest feel free to let me know and I can try and put together a more specific rec list for what you like

If you are in the fandom, feel free to reblog with any additions that you think should be on the list. This is only intended to be a sampler.

#fic recs #dmbj #pingxie #pingpangxie #heihua #entry level fanworks #Youtube

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mejomonster · 10 months

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SOME FIC RECS LETS GO

These are the fics I'm currently reading or rereading. <3

Divergence by 13empress: https://archiveofourown.org/works/3327329/chapters/7273328

It is AOS Star Trek, Spirk, time travel and fix it fic and just was so amazing last time I read it.

Rapture by ratbones: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33172045/chapters/82355902

Weilan, Guardian, cyberpunk case fic science fiction mystery. Summary: In the towering neon-lit half-underground metropolis of Dragon City, a cryptic homicide case brings together Dixing Register Department field agent Shen Wei and an unusual detective by the name of Kunlun, who may not be what he seems.

Mismatch by laireshi: https://archiveofourown.org/works/25206172

Weilan, Guardian, secret identity. Summary: Zhao Yunlan goes to Shen Wei's office and runs into the Black-Cloaked Envoy instead. He does his best to convince him not to send Shen Wei back to Dixing.

Void by Alxina and xantissa: https://archiveofourown.org/works/38479816

Love and Redemption, Luohuo Jidu X Yu Sifeng, Summary: What happened in the Demon Citadel when Luohou Jidou realized Yu Sifeng was a lot more injured than he let on. (I'm so happy fic for LaR exists)

The Crimson Lotus by bonibaru: https://archiveofourown.org/works/19983613/

Guardian, Weilan, summary: A chance meeting. An unexpected union. A kingdom in turmoil. Secrets run deep in the tumultuous land of Haixing - but none more deeply than those between crown prince Zhao Yunlan and his mysterious new husband from Dixing.

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by ancient_moonshine: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33438478/chapters/83065069

Guardian, weilan, organized crime au, dark. Summary: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33438478/chapters/83065069

Who Wants to Live Forever by The_Marron: https://archiveofourown.org/works/38704245

Guardian, weilan, enemies to lovers historical au. Summary: Shen Wei hates the highly-favoured General of the North. He’s reckless, unorthodox and unruly, he disregards almost everything Shen Wei knows about conducting battles, and yet he returns triumphant every single time, his signature cocky smile firmly on his face. Shen Wei hates that he is so competent, hates that he is so unlike Kunlun, his predecessor. He hates how much he yearns for his return every time Zhao Yunlan goes away.

To bind a tiger and subdue a lion by Humanlighthouse: https://archiveofourown.org/works/30487530/

Pingxie, dmbj, Summary: While rescuing his shady uncle, young antiquarian Wu Xie somehow finds himself bound to a man of mystery by an even more mysterious set of jewelry. Much like his efforts to discover the man's identity, every step Wu Xie takes to unbind himself from him seems to have the opposite effect from the one intended, but does he really mind?

Into the Woods by killerandhealerqueen: https://archiveofourown.org/works/38655996/chapters/96639642

Killer and Healer, alternate universe fantasy historical. Summary: It was a calm and peaceful night as a tall young man dressed in black robes, with light skin, brown eyes, and long dark brown hair pulled up in a half-up, half-down, the half-up part of the ponytail adorned with four braids while four smaller braids framed his face, walked through the forest that surrounded the kingdom, basket in hand as he was out collecting ingredients for his latest potion. As he walked through the forest, enjoying the crisp night air that caressed his face, a scream suddenly echoed throughout the forest, an explosion following shortly afterwards. At the scream, the young man paused and looked around, a frown of confusion on his face.

‘I thought I was the only one out here at this hour…so who screamed?’

先来后到 ⃒ first come, first served by sarahyyy: https://archiveofourown.org/works/28357530

SVSSS, mobei Jun X Shang qinghua, bridgerton au. Summary: “You speak of my engagement to Gongyi Xiao,” Shang Qinghua says. He’s quiet today. Distant. “The banns will no doubt be read this coming Sunday.”

Mobei Jun’s chest tightens. His fingers curl into fists. “Why?”

“He proposed, Your Grace,” Shang Qinghua says mildly. “There seemed to be no other offers forthcoming, and he is an acceptable match.”

“I came back, didn’t I?” Mobei Jun asks, hoarse.

(Or, the Bridgerton-inspired AU nobody asked for.)

Reweave Our Lives by starandrea: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20511506/chapters/48679718

Guardian, weilan, post canon fix it fic. (One of my favorite post canon stories) Summary: After the Hallows restore the Guardian, they bring back the Envoy and the Enemy as well. Zhao Yunlan will do anything for Shen Wei, but he has to accept that there is no Shen Wei without Ye Zun: not now, and maybe not ever.

Deal with me by amiyade: https://archiveofourown.org/works/38888196/chapters/97249488

Heihua, dmbj, merman au. Summary: He didn’t leave home with the intention to buy an at least two metre long octopus-man, but apparently that was his life at the moment.

Xie Yuchen makes the purchase of his life and gets so much more than he bargained for.

Maybe you just don't understand the brain of an ancient alien by Hyde_DualDomination: https://archiveofourown.org/works/45424996/chapters/114289978

Guardian X The Lost Tomb (dmbj) crossover. Summary: The fact was simple: Wu Xie, the antique shop owner, had been a good friend of Shen Wei for a while - how it had happened was a long and ridiculous story, which Zhao Yunlan had heard five times and had stopped trying to understand, - and he was one of the few people who had always known that Shen Wei was Dixingren. And it was Wu Xie who Shen Wei had chosen to ask for help in his severe case of inability to confess his love - even if that love was something ridiculously explicit at that point.

The Gate of Memory by Destina: https://archiveofourown.org/works/2659442

Merthur, Merlin, post canon reincarnation fix it fic, this was recommended to me and thank you so much for it! Summary: Merlin forgets to remember, until the time comes to remember once again.

*Deeper Water by Alxina: https://archiveofourown.org/works/46632835/chapters/117440221

Silent Reading, Fei Du X Luo Wenzhou, I LOVE THIS FIC, character study, canon compliant. Alxina writes amazing Silent Reading fics <3 Summary: Luo Wenzhou has several headaches in his life, and one of them is called Fei Du.

When he gets called into Chengguang Mansion to pick up Fei Du on his request, Luo Wenzhou has no idea what to expect. He now knows better than to walk in with expectations where Fei Du is concerned. However, this time Luo Wenzhou finds himself in deeper water, because apparently, nothing is what it seems.

Least of all, Fei Du.

~What Makes Monsters Stop Devouring by softcorevulcan (me): https://archiveofourown.org/works/21072317/chapters/50130563

Guardian, Weilan, Ye Zun X Kunlun, post canon fix it fic, Ye Old Haixing, dark, angst with a happy ending, time travel. (Yeah I'm reccing my fic lol). Summary: Zhao Yunlan is brought back to life. Then he is brought back in time 10,000 years, to a version of the past that is different from the one he experienced the first time. And Shen Wei is alive and okay, but it’s not clear if that means everything Zhao Yunlan hopes it does. Also, Ye Zun is there. And Kunlun never died.

Or: Shen Wei and Ye Zun did end up okay, together, after they died, after Shen Wei promised to be with Zhao Yunlan again. This is the story of them all finding their way to that better ending.

#rec list #recs #fanfic #fanfiction #guardian #dmbj #weilan #silent reading #luofei #pingxie #heihua #merthur #merlin #spirk #star trek #SO TURNS OUT I HAVE LIKE 40 AO3 FICS OPEN SO. this is not the only recs ive got. just the first ones o3o

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idlebeks · 1 year

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A Savory Assortment of Fic Recs Part 1

A list of fics from various fandoms where I have not collected enough entries to justify giving them their own post. Included here you will find fics for Word of Honor and Grave Robber's Chronicles (DMBJ)

Word of Honor

within us an orchard by mintyfish (guckindieluft)

On a visit to the capital, the Valley Master happens upon the garden of a man who has nothing left to live for.

The Tiger and its Skin by manic_intent

The pale beauty on the bed swallowed the bowl of medicine without complaint and handed it silently to the eunuch by the bed. Leaning dizzily against the wall, Zhou Zishu fought yet another bout of nausea, trying to keep down the thin congee that he’d forced down his throat in the morning.

“Wangye,” the eunuch, Qiu Bin, said, sounding uncomfortable.

“Leave.” Zhou Zishu closed his eyes.

“Just… your bride should be on the way. Since the Emperor has refused to postpone the wedding—”

The Parasol Tree by chiiyo86

When Prince Jin sends Zhou Zishu to look for the Glazed Armor, Zhou Zishu's heart isn't in it but he is duty-bound to see this mission through to the end. But then his path crosses the one of Wen Kexing, a mercurial scholar with many secrets of his own, and things only get more complicated from there.

Strays. by orange_crushed

Zishu's mind has been trained to this sort of work: to take in every meaningless detail and produce from that the truth. To assess danger and opportunity alike. Of course, this is a misuse of his talents. Kexing shouldn't concern him. He should be nothing to Zishu: just another foolish boy to mold into a useful weapon, or else to discard. But then, Zishu has seen what's really inside him, the pitiless tiger who lives in his guts. And he might be the only one who has. Kexing let the other boys off with bruises, didn't he?

He is Zishu's, somehow. As much as anything has ever been.

[AU timeline in which teenage runaway Wen Kexing meets career assassin Zhou Zishu and upends both their lives.]

Soulmates and Zombies by nerdyjellyfish

It's WenZhou modern AU with zombies. That's it that's the fic.

Sanguine by jaemyun

Zhou Zishu is ready to be done with Tian Chuang. He's ready for his seventh nail, and ready to wander before facing his eighty one brothers with a bowed head in the afterlife. He will do this after, apparently, one last mission that's simply too intriguing to pass up.

The Ghost Valley has sent a letter past its borders, asking to attend the Heroes Conference of the Five Lakes Alliance. The Five Lakes Alliance, unbelievably, has accepted. Both no doubt have hidden intentions, and Prince Jin wants eyes and ears on the scene. Zhou Zishu can't quite bring himself to deny his own ravenous curiosity enough not to accept.

The stunning beauty that shows up with the girls of the Department of the Unfaithful, the one who introduces himself as Wen Kexing, is universally assumed to be a favorite plaything of the yet unseen Ghost Valley Master. His beauty and charm may be enough to captivate all the others into underestimating him, but Zhou Zishu knows a killer's eyes when he sees one. Wen Kexing is a puzzle he'd like to figure out, and Zishu himself can't say he isn't also captivated by dark eyes and a smile that wouldn't be out of place with blood in its teeth.

it's not the breaking by Shadaras

Absently, mind on the work he’s doing, Zhou Zishu says, “Shidi, can you—”

His mouth snaps shut on the request, but it’s already too late.

Wen Kexing turns to him and says, “I’m sick of this.” His tone is almost cheerful. There’s still more malice laced through Wen Kexing’s mouth than Zhou Zishu can remember hearing directed towards him before.

It shivers across his body, and Zhou Zishu closes his eyes briefly before carefully setting down the wall-hanging he’d wanted help replacing. “What do you want to do about it?” Zhou Zishu asks, shifting his weight to prepare for the attack he suspects is coming.

Wen Kexing plays with his fan, silently considering him, and then a smile spreads across his face. “I’m going to make you forget that word.”

rage, rage against the dying of the light by Madcap_Miss

The thing about pushing people past their limits is that it makes them dangerous.

It is possible that this is a truth Wen Kexing and Xie Wang neglected to account for when making their grand plan.

Bureaucratically Ever After by TK_DuVeraun

Wen Kexing was chosen to ceremonially marry the immortal in the Journey's End Festival that came around once every one hundred years. It's not a big deal, especially since there's no clause saying he can't hook up with the official walking him through the ceremonies, Zhou Xu.

Dangerous Illusions by manic_intent

Yuanxiao Festival was one of Zhou Zishu’s least favourite times of the year. It wasn’t the problem of thousands of lanterns clogging up the streets and rooftops of the Imperial City, making it more challenging to conduct Tian Chuang business. It wasn’t the throngs of people who packed into the Imperial City from beyond to enjoy the spectacle, or the increased risk of a fire hazard, or the thousands of perfectly edible mandarin oranges being thrown into the river. It wasn’t the fact that Tian Chuang business often ground to a halt during the lunar new year period, leaving Zishu at loose ends. It was all of that, all at once.

to hold your heart in arms by threerings

After the events of Episode 12, Wen Kexing wants to know what Zhou Zishu meant by saying he has a terminal illness. The Seven Nails of Torment are revealed. And feelings are explored.

“How long do you have?”

“About two years.” Pain twisted in his chest as he watched this truth hit Wen Kexing. He felt guilt for doing this to him. Perhaps he should have told him from the beginning, warned him before...before they became so close. It was a truly unfair turn of events, to meet someone and feel this kind of connection, only to find out it was only temporary. He’d wanted to avoid causing just this kind of pain, but had found Wen Kexing so impossible to deflect.

Ill Omens by manic_intent

The drinking game that Zishu had lured Wen Kexing into playing was reaching a dangerous stage, with both of them growing muddled from drink. Yet Zishu still hadn’t yet managed to get the handsome young man beside him to say anything that might hint at the person behind the smiling mask he wore. Surely there was a limit to Kexing’s composure, uncomfortable as it was to have to play such a trick on a person Zishu liked. It reminded him of every story he had ever heard about his kind. Treacherous and selfish, disloyal and ruthless. Distracted, Zishu lost another round, but Kexing’s joyous laughter stole away any disappointment he could feel.

DMBJ

My brain mostly ignored the main characters of this show and hyper-focused in on Liu Sang from the Reboot series, so almost all these recs will feature him in some way with a few PingXie thrown in as a treat.

Cascade by frith_in_thorns

Liu Sang didn't need looking after. Absolutely not. It had only been a small stabbing.

Unfortunately, Wu Xie overrode him.

Even more unfortunately, that was only the start of everyone's problems.

Unreliable Narration by fox_of_nine_tales

Liu Sang can do this.

He’s a professional, after all. That’s why the Iron Triangle brings him on these trips. He can map, and fight, and hold his own. Except now they've been separated from the others, and they're trapped, and Wu Xie's hurt, and their supplies are running low, and Liu Sang -

Liu Sang can do this.

He always has.

Eating Fish Every Day by afrikate

Liu Sang gets a cat.

Worship False idols by Sanctified_Jasper

His Ouxiang doesn't recognise him, that's pretty obvious. Liu Sang hadn't expected him to, he'd changed so much and his Ouxiang... hadn't. A tiny part of him had held out the irrational hope he would though. He's been asked before why he idolises Zhang Qiling, and he knows he'll likely be asked again, Wu Xie is the curious type, with a vested interest in Liu Sang's Ouxiang.

He has the usual lie ready of course, not that it's entirely a lie so much as... not the entire truth. Liu Sang doesn't want to tell anyone ever the real reason he feels so indebted to his Ouxiang.

A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Slutspeare

It all started with a cup of tea by cease

As a retired man of leisure in his late thirties, Wu Xie didn’t expect the greatest threat to his personal safety and freedom to emerge in the form of the gossiping women in his life. Or: that one time Lao Jiumen almost planned a gay wedding.

I Will Go Now to My Pyre by Kholran

"Within the Nine Clans, the only ones who could open the box were Zhang Da Fo Ye when he was alive...and..." "And me."

Liu Sang is hired by the Huo clan and sent to a Jiumen Association meeting. His job should be simple: Pay close attention to President Zhang and act as a human polygraph. He soon realizes things are never as simple as they seem. Finding himself in the middle of a political power grab, Liu Sang makes a choice. He hopes it's the right one.

Reach for their scabbards by afrikate

After a disaster of a job, something finally goes Liu Sang's way.

Subterfuge by frith_in_thorns

"It's me," Liu Sang said, and then realised he hadn't considered at all how to actually go about this surreptitiously. Probably Wu Xie had tons of secret signals to use in this sort of circumstance, but that wasn't the type of thing Liu Sang thought of arranging ahead of time.

All the maps were wrong by frith_in_thorns

On the way back from Thunder City, Liu Sang is struggling more than he wants to admit.

Feline, fearless, faithful and true by Humanlighthouse

Wuxie is Fine. Until a cat appears in his life, that is.

can't forget (don't remember what) by laireshi

"Wu Xie," Zhang Qiling breathes, letting his tone convey the questions: are you all right, does anything hurt, do you need help?

". . . who are you?" Wu Xie asks.

The Fox's Geometry by fox_of_nine_tales

He was named Liu Sang, once, but his name was the first thing they took from him.

Li Cu vs Life by margrave

A series about Li Cu's life post Sha Hai, and his continual wrong assumption that Xiaoge is Wu Xie's ex-boyfriend.

Those who fear darkness have never seen what light can do by Merinnan, xantissa

They expected a body. They prayed that the child had somehow survived, but seven days without food or water for an adult would have been deadly, a child had no chances of survival at all.

They found Wu Xie deep in the tomb, sleeping on his little backpack. He was warm and healthy, confused at why the adults were yelling, looking like he’d just stepped into the tomb five minutes ago.

Tabula Rasa by xantissa

Zhang Qiling forgets. Then he comes to some interesting conclusions regarding his relationship to the man named Wu Xie.

All Nature Has A Feeling by margrave

After the City of Thunder, Wu Xie goes on his last major adventure: solving a mystery about his life that he has questioned for over fifteen years.

The consequences of the adventure leaves Zhang Qiling questioning their relationship, and Wu Xie.

rip out the whole of your soul love by laireshi

Wu Xie had told Xiaoge, because he hadn't expected how hard it would be to deal with Xiaoge's continuously voiceless, contained reaction; his unwavering support and hidden emotions and mute heartbreak.

Cat's Paw by Merinnan, xantissa

He had already been informed that he was supposed to get down into the temple and start tracking the rival team that had got there before them. The rival team who, according to what he’d overheard, had been the ones responsible for the dozen or so mercenaries now leaving the village in body bags.

Mr. Jiao had been very polite and congenial when he told Liu Sang that he was going to hunt down that team that went down first. It hadn’t been a question, and the mercenary with the rifle pointed vaguely in Liu Sang’s direction was a very clear, if unspoken, indication of what would happen to Liu Sang if he refused.

Mr. Jiao’s people controlled the only way in and out of the village, and they also controlled all the vehicles. Liu Sang could continue to be one of Mr. Jiao’s people, or he could be one of the dead bodies loaded into the truck.

Before Wu Erbai could hire on Liu Sang, Liu Sang had already accepted an offer from Mr. Jiao. What he found when arriving for that job, however, was nothing what he expected - particularly the fact that it turned out that he was now working against the man he'd idolized for so long.

#fic recs #woh fic recs #dmbj fic recs #wenzhou #pingxie #word of honor fic recs #the lost tomb reboot

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bean-in-dice · 6 months

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Pingxie/Xieping Chinese Fic Recs

Part 6

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 7

1. A High School au. Short and sweet.

Loving You

2. Wu Xie dies and observes what he left behind for 49 days. A beautiful pensive piece.

十年四十九天

3. A sudden baby appears in Yucun

【邪瓶】小宝贝

4. Pingxie on K3/4 cross-country sleeper train, in the writer's words- an ode to winter, gunfire and love.

【邪瓶】致远东的列车

5. A beautiful Royalty+Political Marriage au

【瓶邪】《暗红尘》

6. ABO au where.... you can guess it, young lovers/misunderstanding/separation for years/reunite with a child. With Pingxie it's kinda asking for it😂

【瓶邪】《野有蔓草》

7. Pillow talk gone wrong (right)

不可兼得

8. Treehouse for Xiaoge

【邪瓶】树屋

9. Amusement park date

【邪瓶】激流勇进

10. Musing on life, love and future on the Jila temple's hot springs, also E rated. Best read after Yucun Biji

【邪瓶】不老泉

11. Pingxie vs Quitting smoking

【邪瓶】他和他的故事-口欲滞留

12. A beautiful piece on their parting atop snow-capped mountains, except it's at Medog not Changbai. I didn't quite get why the writer made this change but it's a mesmerizing work anyway.

邪瓶—天浴

13. Lazy rainy day. Quite the slow healing read.

【瓶邪】雨天

14. Xiaoge gets driving license

【瓶邪】记一次小哥上驾校

15. Couple Activities Wu Xie wants to do with Xiaoge

吴小狗想和张起灵一起做的事

16. Wu Xie gets a Boba tea addiction

【瓶邪】吴邪想要戒奶茶

17. Four lighthearted Yucun shorts where Wu Xie has some silly dreams, tells Xiaoge bedtime stories etc

【瓶邪】N则沙雕脑洞段子

18. A genderswap Pingxie au. This is the first I saw and I won't be surprised if it's going to be the only one I find and like.😭

学姐

19. Blind writer Wu Xie and Editor-in-charge Xiaoge

静静的河

20. Chef Xiaoge and Lawyer Wu Xie, in cohabitation and quarantine

饮食男女

See here for Non-Pingxie fic recs

#dmbj #cdrama #daomu biji #pingxie #xieping #the grave robbers chronicles #fanfic recs #ao3 recs #dmbj fic recs #zhang qiling #wu xie

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intheyellowandgreen · 2 years

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Birthday Gift

Aubade

Aubade - A song or poem spoken to a lover at dawn

Written by the wonderful @epicwalrus found on Ao3 at UtterlyClueless

This wonderfully amazing human wrote me the softest, cutest pingxie drabble as a little birthday fic gift and I’m in awe. It is the best thing I’ve ever been given and I spent ages just 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

Thank you so much ❤❤❤❤❤❤

#aubade #utterlyclueless #epicwalrus #pingxie #drabble #yucun #pingxie being soft #early morning snuggles #aubade: a song or poem spoken to a lover at dawn #dmbj #the graverobbers' chronicles #wu xie #zhang qiling #the cats #fiz fic rec #fic rec #my fic rec

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lunarriviera · 2 years

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the perfect pingxie fic, which i cannot find to save my life

in the 20-25k range, could be a little longer

has knife, will travel

multiple knives even, should be at moments bleak af, but definitely HEA

long-ass lower-case title that's like a mitski or tswift lyric, or from chinese classical poetry even better

alternating povs so we get both zhang qiling and wu xie internal torment

LOTS OF WANG PANGZI who does more than ship it/third-wheel

written lyrically, poetically even, the prose equivalent of a terence malick or tarkovsky film where the camera spends five minutes looking at blowing grass

mind-meltingly romantic OR room-demolishing sex, seriously we're talking spike/buffy levels of not a single stick of furniture left intact

FEELINGS

bittersweetness! poignancy! subtlety! above all emotional realism!

post-canon middle-aged men (well in wu xie's case anyway) Going Through It

not unintentionally or ignorantly racist, very important. wu xie does not have milk and cereal for breakfast. xiaoge is not a Nobel Savage. pangzi is not a Magical Negro.

contains those sentences/scraps of dialogue so good you have to put your face in your pillow and scream

no one is a dragon.

ultimate note, reboot, novel-only, flavor of dmbj doesn't matter. probably post-bronze gate tho

and idk there can also be tombs and hand crabs and wu erbai etc., idc.

i need this fic and i don't want to have to write it even though i already started one

#pingxie #fic rec request #dmbj

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unfortunatelycake · 1 month

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Shipper Tag Game

Tagged by @snarkivistfic ! Thank you!

1 . What ship were you completely obsessed with when you were a teenager, but now you don't care about anymore? Spillow (Spike/Willow) from BtVS.

2. Which ship would you consider your first one? Bob/Dot from ReBoot. I just really wanted those CGI computer people to get it on.

3. Your first fanfic was about which couple? Spike and Drusilla (BtVS)

4. Do you remember the first couple you saw fanart of? Nope but it was either a Buffy ship or a LOTR ship

5. Have you ever gotten into ship discourse? Not as far as I remember. CBA to argue over the relationships of fictional characters.

6. Did you use to have any NOTP or have one currently? Yeah. I never engaged with fanwork of NOTPs though.

7. Who were the couple in the last fanfic you read? ZiNing! (This is entirely Snarkivist's fault)

8. Currently, do you have any OTPs? LOL the idea of having One True Pairing has always escaped me. There are many ships I ship fiercely, including fengqing, peihuang, beefleaf, songxuexiao, xiyao, moshang, feihua (I need fic recs!), pingxie (for this too!) heihua (different hua, still need maaaany fic recs!) and more!

9. Is there any couple that, to this day, you are extremely mad about not getting together? The only fandom-related thing I was ever mad about is the end of Kado: The Right Answer so I guess you could say I'm mad that Shindou and zaShunina didn't get together, but then I never expected it to happen in canon anyway. I just also didn't expect the mary sue love interest and the deus ex machina child in bagging area.

10. Is there any ship you used to dislike but now you think they are kind of interesting? Not really

11. Do you have any ship that, in the past, would've been considered normal but now you would be cancelled over? Can't think of any. I don't pay attention to that stuff tbh

12. What is your favorite crack ship? Not sure I have an actual crack ship, just rarepairs.

13. What is the couple you read the most fanfics about? These days I read a lot of FengQing and XiYao. They're popular ships, so there are lots of fics to choose from!

14. What do most of your ships usually have in common? I dunno, some are similar whilst some are completely different. Definitely enjoy some aspect of Pining Idiots though.

15. What you absolutely hate in a ship? Don't think there is anything really??? As long as they feel in character (or go through enough plot to explain a change in character) and the plot doesn't have tropes that aren't my cup of tea (which I avoid anyway thanks to AO3's tagging system) it's all good.

Tagging: @10holmes @butterfliesandresistance @thatlittledandere @mostlikelytofangirl if you so wish to do it, & anyone who wants to do it, consider yourself tagged!

#someone tagged me in the thing #thank you for tagging me in the thing

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programmedradly · 9 months

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got sent this today, feel free to ignore, but i wanted to pass it on anyway :D - Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💖

Yesss, self-love! \o/

*ahem*

First of all, I can't believe I posted 50 fics over the last two and a half years. What. HOW! Anyway, I tried to pick 5 works across different(-ish) fandoms, so it wouldn't be all Guardian. For extra fun, all of these feature Zhu Yilong in some way, as he is pretty much responsible for all this-- let's call it productivity. Here goes!

grow into a greater want » Guardian, Weilan, 8700 words, rated E

This is my longest Guardian fic, and I remember it taking several starts until it all came together in my head. It's about commitment issues and power dynamics and sex, and also tries to be a bit of a comedy. (Da Qing MVP.)

(and form a new heart in me) » Guardian/Time Engraver fusion, 6200 words, rated T

You gotta write a Time Engraver fic, right? I was going for a melancholy fairytale mood and I think it worked out quite nicely. Seeing as I usually fill my fics with soft little scenes where people fall asleep, the big dramatic climax was very fun to write.

Rendezvous Point » Guardian/The Rebel RPF, Bai Yu/Zhu Yilong/Wang Yang, 7400 words, rated E

Guardian RPF is how I started writing again after a decade of... not writing, and that fic is still the longest thing I've ever ever written. (Had a lot of feelings about those guys.) This one holds a special place in my heart because it's just excessively soft and bantery and also the first time I attempted a threesome, which is just. So many body parts to keep track of.

start a big fire in a one room apartment » Weilan Derivative, 6000 words, rated E

A fusion AU that imagines Han Chen (from Memory Lost) as a young mob boss in (Granting You a Dreamlike Life's) Dongjiang instead of a cop in Lanxi province. He's still insufferable and Luo Fusheng is sadly into it. Contains some of my favorite lines to this day and like, all the big stupid romance tropes. In addition to the... quite D/s-heavy sex scenes. A theme in these self-recs, I realize now.

making anything last, keeping anything safe (+ Podfic!) » DMBJ (Reboot), Wu Xie/Bai Haotian with established Pingxie, 7750 words, rated M

Bit of an outlier, but I'm very fond of it. Takes the premise of, "What if sex pollen! :-D" and then gets a bit serious about the mutual consent issues involved. But not too serious. I mean, we're here for a good time! Mainly written for my girl Xiao Bai and like, the two other people who might even be vaguely interested in this pairing. (Got a surprising amount of attention, considering.)

That was fun, thank you Eru!

#memery #guardian fic #guardian rpf #dmbj fic

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