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Cnetizens: The older generations truly had such great design taste.

(This whole thread kicked off after international users on X marvelled at White Rabbit candy wrappers, and Chinese netizens found this and shared what art style and design aesthetics looked like back around the 1960s-1980s on xiaohongshu.）

Old designs posted by cnetizens(cr蝎虎郎子，應永會YINGSTAR，字游漫步，飞雁faye)

And old art styles during those days(cr三口草莓):

Chinese netizens also shared today’s White Rabbit candy, which features many different flavors and cross‑overs with multiple IPs(cr六角盐，骨架).

大白兔奶糖(dabaitu naitang)/White Rabbit Creamy Candy is one of China’s most iconic nostalgic milk candies. The iconic red‑blue‑white wrapper of White Rabbit Creamy Candy was finalized in 1959. Its vintage‑styled wrappers are widely admired online, and the brand now rolls out new flavors and IP collaborations. 金丝猴奶糖(jinsihou naitang)/Golden Hair Monkey Creamy Candy is another beloved classic Chinese milk candy from the 1990s. Wowo Creamy Candy also officially launched in 1991 and blew up in popularity throughout the 1990s. Together with White Rabbit and Golden Monkey, it formed the big three iconic domestic milk‑candy brands. Its signature wrapper bears a brightly colored rooster. The same brand also made Jiajia Creamy Candy, whose packaging featured a little monkey. Alongside White Rabbit, they carry warm childhood memories for generations of people in China.

That said, White Rabbit creamy candy remains a big‑seller to this day, while Golden Monkey and Wowo milk candy has faded into history. Many people find it a real shame, as its flavor was just as good as White Rabbit’s. Lots of people also recall that early‑edition White Rabbit candies were really soft. For some unknown reason, the recipe was changed later, making the candy much harder. You have to let it sit in your mouth for a while for it to soften up.

Author: EdsStAugustineSnake on AO3

Artist: googoogojob on tumblr, loockhar on Twitter, nopeitsmetherealone on insta

Beta reader: JoQuickly on AO3

Characters: Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Israel Hands, Stede Bonnet, Lucius Spriggs, Roach (Our Flag Means Death), Black Pete, Frenchie, Oluwande Boodhari, Jim Jimenez, The Swede (Our Flag Means Death), Buttons, Karl the Seagull (Our Flag Means Death),

Fang, Ivan (Our Flag Means Death), Wee John Feeney

Relationship(s): Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet, Oluwande Boodhari/Jim Jimenez, Israel Hands/Roach (Our Flag Means Death), Black Pete/Lucius Spriggs, Fang/The Swede (Our Flag Means Death), Wee John Feeney/Frenchie

Rating: M

Additional Tags: Adventure & Romance, Humor, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Reality Show, Alternate Universe - Kaiju Are Believed Extinct, Reality Show Star Stede Bonnet, Biology Professor Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Māori Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Humor, Kaiju, Vague Giant Monster Violence, Japanese Mythology & Folklore, Shinto, Yōkai, Māori Mythology & Folklore, Japanese Character(s), Cryptids, Ghosts, Aliens, People of Earth (TV 2016) References, Reincarnation?, Acrophobia, Undocumented Character, But Not for the Reason You Think, Oral Sex, Twitter, Past Domestic Violence, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Father-Son Relationship, Estranged Father, Father Figures, Gun Violence, Minor Character Death, Minor Original Character(s), Happy Ending, Izzy Hands Takes Some S1 Canon-Typical Shit But Gets a Happy Ending, Written Before Season 2

Warnings: Past Domestic Violence, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Gun Violence, Minor Character Death, Undocumented Character

Summary: Reality show star Stede “The Cryptid Hunter” Motte draws the attention of Caltech Biology researchers Edward Teach and Israel Hands. After a brief spat via press release and Twitter, Ed and Stede reach a détente, each more intrigued than ever. When they find themselves in Japan tracking down the same rumors of living kaiju (though everyone knows Godzilla, et al. went extinct decades ago!) they learn that some monsters are human, and they’ll have to work together to save themselves, their more-than-meets-the-eye crews, and, possibly, the world.

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