Forgot to post yesterday so an extra long list of links today

[clevermanka]

Guardian/adjacent:
Just like candy.
Curls curls curls.
Yes I can't stand Ye Zun but I'm also not oblivious to his looks.
Wenella reassures us of Zhu Yilong's safety while bleeding from the nose.
Stunning. Zhu Yilong picspam thread.
I've watched these lollipop gifs loop about twelve hundred times.
Fanart: That's them, that's the show. Guardian memes. Encouragement. Chibi Zhubai forehead kiss.

Untamed/adjacent:
Casting did a great job with the kid actors.

So apparently "cracky" or "crack ship" does not derive from a reference to things being weird, a la Cracked magazine, as I thought.

A nice exploration of explicit sex as plot device.

I'm not in the hockey fandom, but I'm happy for those who are.

Yesterday I finished the sex scene I planned to write on Wednesday. My first prostate orgasm (coupled with a surprise!multiple-orgasm Shen Wei)! Very exciting (for everyone, I hope). There's only one more major emotional arc (and one more sex scene) to go before I head into Deconstruction's denoument. I can feel the "noooo don't wanna finish/let these characters go" feels already. Here's hoping I can push through it and just FINISH already instead of flopping around like I did with Ghost Story's last few weeks of writing.

Comments

[minoanmiss]

explicit sex as plot device! yes! that, even MORE than prurience, is why I write so much erotic fanfic.

[clevermanka]

Love that there are so many of us who enjoy doing that.

[naye]

Those CURLS. Ah. And yes oh wow that Zhu Yilong edit has...a lot of beautiful Zhu Yilong in it...!

And how much do I love the "Noooo" meme? SO MUCH. I'm so glad Lin made one for Guardian because it is 100% accurate and I have feelings.

[clevermanka]

It's the most accurately thing to ever accurate, for real. And also gave me an idea for if I ever write that Guardian as a romcom idea I've had ever since I saw this vid.

[seascribble]

I just hope our precious idiot sons don't CATCH COVID AND DIE from being in those hotels. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't excited, but I also am terrified.

[clevermanka]

Ughhhhhh I was under the ridiculous assumption that they'd be under strict quarantine for the season but... I suppose that's stupid. /o\

[seascribble]

I mean, they have some kind of quarantine set up in the hotels but they're idiots and there are like 10 cases in the league already. >:(

[clevermanka]

Oh god. That's... that's bad. Real bad. YIKES BB.

[nnozomi]

Congratulations (er, to you and Shen Wei) on successful sex scene! (I started writing "congratulations on multiple orgasms" and then got embarrassed at the phrasing. Which goes to show that, although I completely buy into the linked discussion of how explicit sex can be important for the plot, I don't see myself managing to write it any time soon...) ;)

You know, one of the reasons I still haven't actually watched The Untamed is that the historical(/fantasy) hairstyles just don't work for me on the men, the way it's pulled back off the forehead (even Zhu Yilong in those styles doesn't do it for me), but on the little kids it's adorable.

[clevermanka]

Thank you for the congratulations, regardless of how they're delivered!

And lol I love their hairstyles because it's kinda similar to how I used to wear my hair (when it was less curly--doesn't work so well now).

[nnozomi]

hey, I like the historical hairstyles on women! (Also, CURLY HAIR. So envious.)

[clevermanka]

I mean, don't get the wrong idea, it's more wavy than curly...but still doesn't hang quite like it used to.

(tbh I'm not a huge fan of long hair on guys, and I prefer short hair on women when I'm looking at them That Way. my id likes a short hair I guess)

[solo]

Oh, the kid actors, that's a fabulous compilation. So, so good.

I also like the 'sex as a plot device' thread, some very good stuff there.

Do you need a beta for Deconstruction or have you already got one?

[clevermanka]

Yes, you might imagine that Sex As Plot Device thread was very relevant to my interests!

And I do have a beta for Deconstruction--I thought I'd give you a break! 😆 But if she comes up unavailable last minute, I'd love it if you're willing to step in.

[tinny]

Wenella is the best. I read that thread, too. I especially appreciate that she didn't post about similar things earlier, because she didn't want to pour oil into the fire and is always careful about sources.

I love the "protecting each other from Ye Zun" comic so much! :DDD

Yesterday I finished the sex scene I planned to write on Wednesday.
\o/ I am sure it's going to be very exciting *for everyone* indeed!

Good luck for the final stretch!

[clevermanka]

Wenella really is a fandom hero. And thank you for the luck! I'm so nervous and excited about this story!

[brandywine28]

The curls!!

I've often wished I could force myself to care about sports, because those hockey rpf people -- and also sometimes the baseball rpf people? -- seem like they're having MAXIMUM FUN, ALWAYS. It makes me wistful!

[clevermanka]

SAME! Did you ever follow thefourthvine? I lurked on her LJ for a long time bc of her amazing recs and she was really into baseball RPF. I was gonna try getting into hockey a few years ago but lol that's the season the strike happened and I felt like it was a sign I should stay away.

[redheadfae]

Just a random aside, in the Brit-speak of my Northern roots, to call something "cracking" means it's Way Cool, and every time I see it in print, I hear my bestie over there saying it, so it sounds very Scouse to me.
Yes, I was very confused that first time I heard it used otherwise.

[clevermanka]

I understood it as what people meant when they called food "crack" (as in, can't stop eating it) and I've always been careful not to use it like that. But I hadn't attached it to something that meant "silly" and the usage of it as such still makes no sense to me.

[redheadfae]

I hadn't heard that...yeh, makes no sense to me either.