Forgotten Pond

In the mood for...

Feb 22nd

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1. I'm itmf A) any evil jc fics or B) any protective/dark lwj

1A)

Go Hiking With a Blindfold On by Hauntcats (Not Rated, 12k, WangXian, WWX & JC, WWX & WQ, Not JC Friendly, Time Travel Fix-It, No Golden Core Transfer, Canon JC Characteristics)

Symmetry by Vir_Abelasan (M, 13k, WangXian, LSZ & WWX, One-Sided ChengXian, One-Sided ChengZhui, Canon Divergence, LSZ is raised by wwx, Wwx still dies sorry, Revenge, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Dark LSZ, Manipulation, Power Imbalance, Torture, Not JC Friendly, JC’s Canonical 13 Years Murder Spree, BAMF LSZ, WangXian Get a Happy Ending, LSZ Gets to Go Apeshit)

to heal with the sunrise by justdoityoufucker (orphan_account) (T, 2k, Minor ZhuiLing, Canon Divergence, Not JC Friendly, Canon JC Characteristics, Bad Uncle JC, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Child Abuse, Healing, Best Friends, Non-Linear Narrative, Angst with a Happy Ending, Happy Ending)

on restitution by glitteringmoonlight (M, 98k, LSZ & WWX, WWX & JL, WangXian, Dark JC, not JC friendly, Captivity, Angst with a Happy Ending, no reconciliation, Crossdressing, Non-Graphic Torture, Violence)

1B)

Not This Time by Marinelifeclub (M, 93k, WIP, WangXian, SangNing, NieLan, Canon Divergence, Time Travel, Angst, Dark LWJ, Protective LWJ, YLLZ WWX, Resentful WWX, Established Relationship, POV Alternating, Sunshot Campaign, Hurt/Comfort, Eventual Smut, Minor XuanLi, not for jc fans, eventual 3zun, Kid Fic)

A Measure Of Time by NebulusCharlie (Not Rated, 309k, WangXian, Revenge, Darkji, jiang bashing, Protective LWJ, protective wwx, Time Travel Fix It, good uncle lqr, Murder Babies, Heavy on the angst in the middle but i swear it gets better, Canon Typical Violence, Kidfic, Hugs, Good Parental Figures, Found Family, bad Qingheng-Jun, Heavenly Trials, destroying the Yin Iron pieces)

Like stones on an unseen board by Vir_Abelasan (Not rated, 11k, wangxian, age difference, manipulation, not jiang friendly)

A Matter of Time by mrcformoso (E, 41k, wangxian, Time Travel Fix-It, POV LWJ, POV JC, Dark LWJ, Top LWJ/Bottom WWX, LWJ goes crazy, Manipulation, Grooming, Except LWJ and WWX are physically the same age, but LWJ kept his 30 year old mind, WangXian Get a Happy Ending, Consensual Underage Sex, Except problematic please read warning in first chapter, Blood and Violence, Insane LWJ, Manic LWJ, Hand Jobs, Blow Jobs, Conditioning, Come Eating, Come Swallowing, Anal Fingering, WWX is a Lan, Minor Character Death, Golden Core Reveal, Good Friend NHS, WWX Isn't Adopted by the Jiangs, Abusive Jiang Family, Jiang Family Bashing, POV NHS, Dark NHS, Anal Sex, Marathon Sex, Dual Cultivation, Horny WangXian, Qingheng-jun Lives, LWJ Has a Big Dick, WWX Self-Lubricates, Plot Twists, Porn With Plot, Lanling Jin Sect Bashing, Scheming NHS, Manipulative NHS, BAMF LWJ, BAMF WWX, BAMF NHS, Burial Mounds Lore, Sentient Burial Mounds, Married WangXian, Adopted LSZ, Breathplay, Dark WWX, Yandere LWJ, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat)

Do not take that which does not belong to you by Selene210 (E, 7k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Protective LWJ, Possessive LWJ, Jealous LWJ, Possessive Sex, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood and Violence, wangxian married and have a son, Explicit Sexual Content, Biting, Marathon Sex, Multiple Orgasms, Bath Sex, Rimming, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Top LWJ/Bottom WWX, WWX has an angry LWJ kink, Wangxian canon breeding kink, LWJ canon massive dick)

🔒Something is wrong with A-Zhan! by HeloSoph (M, 15k, WangXian, NieLan, Canon Divergence, Time Travel Fix-It, Sort Of, Dark LWJ Morally Gray WWX, Fluff and Hurt/Comfort, WWX Isn't Adopted by the Jiangs, WWX is a Lan, WangXian Get a Happy Ending, JC Bashing, Smitten LWJ, Possessive LWJ, Engaged WangXian, Blood and Violence, Shameless LWJ, Good Uncle LQR, Semi-Public Sex, or at least wangxian's version of it Scheming NHS, POV NHS)

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2. Hi, does anyone know of any fics where Wei Ying, after Lan Zhan ignores him, gives up on Lan Zhan and gives Lan Zhan the silent treatment and Lan Zhan later regrets ignoring him?

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3. Hello! Itmf a good spooky and/or thrilling fic (maybe a night hunt? or mystery solving?) that has an eventual happy ending (ie, no tragedies/character death). Thank you!

💖 a needle, a whisper, an insidious dream by pale_and_tragic (M, 19k, WangXian, WWX & WQ, LWJ & WQ, Post-Canon, Fix-It of Sorts, Case Fic, Horror Elements, Nightmares, Hallucinations, Mutual Pining, Getting Together, Hurt LWJ, Aromantic WQ, Asexual WQ, Platonic Relationships, inquiry, Empathy, Suicidal Thoughts, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Justice for WQ, Sleeping Beauty (Fairy Tale), Canon-Typical Violence)

Lovesong of the Square Root of Negative One by honeydrip (lmeden) (M, 55k, WangXian, Modern AU, Blood and Gore, Elements of Horror, Elements of magical realism, Layered Narratives, A Story Within a Story, POV Multiple, Slow Burn, Somebody Lives/Not Everyone Dies)

transmuter by WithLoweredVoices (Not Rated, 113k, WangXian, XuanLi, Modern with Magic, non-cultivation magic, Magical Realism, Minor ChengSang, Angst and Fluff and Smut, Angst with a Happy Ending, XY redemption arc through coffee, JC & WWX Reconciliation, Non-Linear Narrative, Minor XiYao)

a tide in two seas by occultings (microcomets) (E, 80k, WangXian, Modern AU, Parallel Universes, Modern with Magic, Post-Canon, Getting Together, Mutual Pining, Established Relationship, Mild Horror, Case Fic, mildly sci-fi, Yunmeng Bros Reconciliation, First Time, Loss of Virginity, Married Couple, Love Confessions)

爱不释手; never let me go by yiqie (E, 68k, WangXian, Case Fic, Blood and Injury, Demons, Body Horror, [Podfic] 爱不释手; never let me go by argentumlupine)

Wearing Down Every Bone by CSHfic, VSfic (E, 30k, WangXian, Groundhog Day, Time Loop, Temporary Character Death, Hurt/Comfort, Post-Canon, Case Fic, Curses, Pining, Getting Together, Time Travel, Night Hunts, Hurt wwx, Mystery, Angst with a Happy Ending, Use Your Words, Mutual Pining, Depression and Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, gratuitous use of empathy)

obscura: ink stain by AvoOwO (M, 20k, wangxian, Cloud Recesses Study Arc, Canon Divergence, Emotions, Heavy Angst, Painting, Temporary Amnesia, Drugs, Drug Use, Non-Consensual Drug Use, Date Rape Drug/Roofies, Drink Spiking, Victim Blaming, LWJ Has Feelings, LWJ Has a Crush, Soft wangxian, Holding Hands, Blood and Violence, Good Sibling JC, Protective JC, WWX is a Mess, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Politics, Protective LXC, Good Sibling LXC, Good Uncle LQR, LQR Tries, OCs, It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better, LQR Gets Shit Done, NHS Is A Little Shit, Scheming NHS)

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4. hii! thank you for all you do here, we appreciate it so much. you contribute to help keep the fandom alive in more ways than you can imagine. i love coming here to find new recs!!

i was wondering if you knew any fics like a love song in reverse (set in the mdzs canon world, wwx comes back to life in mxy's body but lwj doesn't recognise him for whatever reason and wwx hides his identity but lwj falls for him regardless.) thank you!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

these all involve Lan Zhan himself getting temporary amnesia/being cursed to not recognize Wei Ying but falling in love with him anyways:

These Two Most Powerful by stiltonbasket (G, 4k, WangXian, Married Life, Family Feels, Parenthood, Temporary Amnesia, Time Travel, it's amnesia but it feels like time travel to lwj, Mild Angst, Happy Ending)

Unavoidable by diamondbruise (T, 18k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Amnesia, Jealousy, Misunderstandings, Falling In Love, Again, Happy Ending)

🔒The Missing Piece by nununununu (G, 2k, WangXian, Mutual Pining, Curses, Mystery, Angst with a Happy Ending, Getting Together, Post-Canon)

tonight i can write the saddest lines by sarahyyy (G, 3k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Established Relationship, Amnesia, Falling In Love, Domestic Fluff)

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5. ITMF fics where lan wangji and wwx switch places, in the way that wwx is brought up in the lan clan or an adjacent environment and lwj is brought up in yunmeng or like those fics where wwx is raised rogue by bssr

Thank you ly guysss @body-inabyss-heart-inparadise

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6. hi, thank you for all the work you do !! i know there was this one fic where basically wei ying asks lan zhan out for a dare and lan zhan finds out later on and etc, i was wondering if there’s any with the opposite plot? with lz asking wy out on a dare or anything similar and wy later finding out?

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7. Any rarepair with Wei Wuxian No Top Weu Wuxian pls @yuukikonnos-world

I will love you beyond the sunrise by blackberrydhhshhshsh (M, 103k, WIP, MingXian, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Protective NMJ, Qi Deviation WWX, Character Study, Healing, Trauma, Falling In Love, Happy Ending, Slow Burn, Friends to Lovers, YLLZ WWX Canon Divergence, Post-Sunshot Campaign, maybe smut, Abusive Jiang Family, Abusive YZY, Good Person LQR, Warning: JGS, LQR & WWX Friendship, Age Difference, Urban Legends, Developing Relationship, Genius WWX, Soft LQR, Soft LXC, Golden Core Reveal, Past WangXian, JC & WWX Reconciliation, Arranged Marriage, Angst with a Happy Ending, Scheming)

The Knight Who Embraces The Fallen Sun by FrostyAngst (Not Rated, 149k, WIP, MingXian, WangXian, XuanLi, SongXiao, XiQing, Does not end with WangXian, Broken-hearted, Marriage, Divorcing, One-Sided Love, Character Death, JYL will not be able to survive until the end, But JZX survives, Accidental Cheating, Drunk men do things they regret, Might or might not be OOC, Slow Burn)

At the end of the winter, I met you who became the spring by abCEE (E, 96k, LXC/WWX, WWX & WRH, WIP, Canon Divergence, Wen WWX, WRH adopted WWX, WWX calls him yifu, implied child manipulation through words and actions at the beginning, WWX thought he was doing it for yifu, but realized sooner, Canon-Typical Violence, WWX is self-aware, Or Is he?, Yin Iron, Demonic Cultivation, War Prize, Marriage of Convenience, Slow Burn, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Not Everyone Dies, nielan but make it Mingjue and Wangji, see chap notes at the beginning for specific chap warnings, Happy Ending, WWX Isn't Adopted by the Jiangs)

Brighter than Vermillion Light by abCEE (M, 49k, JZX/WWX, Canon Divergence, Crack Treated Seriously, Lan WWX, Wen WWX, No Sunshot Campaign, Good wēn sect, QHJ and Madam Lan lives, Good father LQR, Good husband WRH, JGS is a warning himself, Everyone Lives, childhood crushes, Accidental Baby Acquisition, Fluff, Implied non-con on chap 5 and 6, Happy Ending)

MDZS Rare Pairs series by Watermelonsmellinfellon (E, 86k, Various/WWX, canon-typical slut shaming, WWX is best boy, Sexism, double standards, Obsession, JGY gots the feels, Canon Divergence, LXC POV, Angst, Fluff, Post-Canon, Anxiety, Flirting, Polygamy, WWX wants his hubbies, Anal Sex, Edging, Light BDSM, Mild Language, Innuendo, The Ribbons, Friends to Lovers, LXC Deserves Nice Things, Depression, LXC is NOT a virgin, Humor, He composes a song for WWX too, Polyamory, Time Travel, Dimension Travel, Young Wangxian, young WWX and young LWJ get together eventually, Drama, Eventual Smut, Eventual Romance, Survivor Guilt, not crack, Coercion, Demonic Cultivation, time reversal, pining LWJ, too bad WN shoots his shot, Love Confessions, Fluff and Angst, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, for research tho, self-deprication, Ambiguous/Open Ending, WWX and JZX are Bisexual, Courting Rituals, Boys Kissing, Masturbation, Hurt/Comfort, Feelings, POV JZX, Falling In Love, Good Sibling JZX, Explicit Language, Self-Worth Issues)

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8. Are there any established relationship crack fics where LWJ has to slow down because his sexual hotness is constantly pushing WWX to the verge of qi deviation? 🤣😂🤣

LWJ: I want you. Now.

WWX: *instant nosebleed*

LWJ: O.o @thegertie

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9. Hello, thank you for all your hard work! 💕 I'm looking for a fic where JYL poisons JGShit, JZXun and JGY. Thank you so much! @boxedbutterfly

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10. For the next itmf: fics like "Practical Considerations"? It's just so good, it has everything! But i would settle for WWX learning his self worth & JC being put on his place. The Wens living, golden core fix it, Chief cultivator WWX and competent WWX would also be very appreciated!!

💖 Light Source by abCEE (M, 31k, WangXian, WWX knows self-worth, Fall of Lotus Pier, Jiang Family Bashing, YZY Bashing, LXC best wingman, Best Wen Siblings, No Golden Core Transfer, Canon Divergence, Sunshot Campaign, NHS and WWX best friends, Establish Relationship, Twin Jades of Lan Dynamics, WangXian are married and have a son, all of members of the Jiangs treated WWX worse than in canon, WangXian Get a Happy Ending, Canon-Typical Violence, Medical Inaccuracies, No demonic cultivation, Accidental Baby Acquisition)

flame and rust by cl410 (M, 34k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Happy ending, Dragon WWX, Fluff and Humor, Light angst)

My heart knows (you’re the missing piece) by makexianxianhappytoday (T, 73k, wangxian, WWX & Jiang family, BSSR & WWX, canon divergence, rogue cultivator WWX, not Jiang friendly, protective LWJ, butterfly effect, no golden core transfer, WIP)

A Life Without Regrets by naqaashi (M, 163k, WangXian, XuanLi, SongXiao, Canon Divergence, Time Travel Fix-It, Angst and Humor, Angst with a Happy Ending, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort, Crack Treated Seriously, Slow Burn, Mutual Pining, Rogue Cultivator WWX, Murder Husbands, Happy Ending, BAMF WWX, Cultivation Sect Politics, Genius WWX, Sentient Burial Mounds, Grief/Mourning, Angry WWX, No Golden Core Transfer, BAMF LWJ, Angry LWJ, Idiots in Love, Requited Love, Requited Unrequited Love, Soft WangXian, Married WangXian, Soulmates, Not Cultivation World Friendly, Immortal WWX, Canon-Typical Violence, Not JC Friendly, Not Yunmeng Jiang friendly, not gusu lan friendly, Immortal LWJ, WWX is Loved, WWX Deserves Better, WWX Isn't Adopted by the Jiangs)

Chronicles of Sect Leader Wei Wuxian by Muggle_Diary (E, 85k, WIP, WangXian, XuanLi, JFM/YZY, CSSR/WCZ, LXC/LQY, NMJ/QS, WQ/OC, OFC/ OFC, JC/ OFC, Sect Leader WWX, BAMF WWX, BAMF LWJ, Genius WWX, Inventor WWX, Different First Meeting, Canon Divergence, Minor Character Death, Anal Sex, Top LWJ/Bottom WWX, Sex Toys, Explicit Sexual Content, Sexual Tension, Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault, Rough Sex, Child Abuse, Child Death, War Hero WWX, Sunshot Campaign, No Golden Core Transfer, WWX Leaves the Yunmeng Jiang Sect, Cultivation Sect Politics, Wen Remnants Live, Abusive YZY, Abusive Jiang Family, Bad Parents JFM and YZY, JC Bashing, JFM and YZY Bashing, Yunmeng Jiang Sect Bashing, JYL and JZX Live, Jiang Family Bashing)

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11. ITMF wwx being in Abusive relationship with someone and realise that its not healthy @yuukikonnos-world

🔒 how soon in sunlight dried the tears by ectocosme (E, 38k, JC/WWX, WangXian, Rape/Non-Con, Angst, Rape/Non-con Elements, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Abuse, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, please read those tag, Trauma, Canon Divergence, JC is the bad one, Happy Ending, but not overly happy since there's still trauma, Underage Drinking, Underage Sex)

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12. Do you know any good fics about transmigrating Ao3? Like as Wei Wuxian or another existing character. Also where the person transmigrating has knowledge of the universe. Hopefully something already completed or has a reliable update schedule. @jays-blurbs

mary sue alert by victortor (T, 5k, Self-Insert, Language Barrier, Bad Ending, Brief mention of a hand in a stomach, Character Death, its technically not a major character death? hmm) it's short and kindof a downer

Not complete but still updating I think:

The Woes of Transmigrating Into a Minor Villain by AmaranthusCruentus (E, 530k, WIP, JC\OFC, Canon Divergence, Canon Universe, Canonical Character Death, Character Death Fix, POV OFC, OC-centric, JC-centric, transmigration au, JC Needs a Hug, Good Uncle JC, Demisexual JC, Canon-Typical Violence, Canon-Typical Misoginy, slowburn, JC is Bad at Feelings, JC is Bad at Communicating, Explicit tag is for explicit sex scenes)

Honestly, What Did You Expect by BlueberryLimoncello (T, 27k, WIP, WangXianOC, WangXianShe, MC is SS, POV SS, POV First Person, potentially making everything worse?, Unreliable Narrator)

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13. In the mood for fic: I wonder if there is fic where Lan Zhan is the one who loses the golden core and gets thrown into Burial Mouds and becomes demonic cultivator. I have recently read fic where Lan Xichen had was the one who had this fate and I wonder if there is such a fic with Lan Zhan like that. It would be interesting to read. I know there are some demonic cultivator Lan Zhan fics that are more like rogue demonic LWJ leaving his sect, that I don't exactly mean though. And no modern au please. Thank you.

shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ by ScribeOfVenus (Not Rated, 190k, WangXian, LXC/NMJ, JGY/QS, LWJ/WX, YLLZ LWJ, Canon Divergence, POV LWJ, LWJ-centric, LWJ Has Feelings, Gremlin LWJ, Twin Jades of Lan Dynamics, Twin Prides of Yunmeng Dynamics, Brotherhood, Internally Screaming LWJ, Pining LWJ, Pining WWX, LWJ is a Little Shit, LWJ is So Done, Protective WWX, Protective LWJ, Demonic Cultivator LWJ, Lesbian WQ, Fierce Corpse WQ, WQ Lives, Angst with a Happy Ending, Fluff and Angst, Crack, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, Suffering LWJ, Supportive LXC, Good Kid LJY, Good Parent LWJ, Good Parent WWX, Junior Ensemble Shenanigans)

when all the flowers are rotten by loosingletters (T, 2k, JC & WWX, WangXian, WWX & LSZ, Role Reversal, Post-First Siege of the Burial Mounds, YLLZ LWJ, Implied/Referenced Character Death, Twin Prides of Yunmeng Feels, Child LSZ, Canon Divergence, Parent WWX, POV JC, you've heard of LXC frowning at WWX for his treatment of LWJ, now get ready for JC wishing he could murder LWJ for it)

🔒 Tarnished Jade by AlyxRae (T, 66k, WangXian, JYL/JZX, WIP, Canon Divergence, Role Reversal, LWJ is the Yilling Patriarch, WWX is Hanguang Jun, Not Everyone Dies, Temporary Character Death, Normal Yilling Patriarch story arc, Angst with a Happy Ending, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Blood and Violence, Slow Burn, It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better, Canon-Typical Violence, Graphic Description of Corpses, Demonic Cultivator LWJ, LWJ Whump, POV Alternating, Sunshot Campaign, Mutual Pining, Soft LXC, Dysfunctional Jiang Family, Good Sibling JYL, Smitten WWX, but he doesn't actually realize it, Cultivation Sect Politics, smooching, JC is Bad at Communicating) LZ makes All the sacrifices

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14. I'm itmf any domestic wangxian fic post-canon (preferably with a-yuan or a kid they adopt/have mpreg way)

Where the Lonely Ones Go by CSHfic & VSfic (T, 24k, WangXian, Accidental Baby Acquisition, Case Fic, Night Hunts Fluff, Established Relationship, Mystery, Married Life, Domestic Fluff, Haunting, Kid Fic, Post-Canon, gratuitous use of empathy)

a little at a time (i feel more a alive) by thunderwear (G, 3k, WangXian, Domestic Fluff, Kid Fic, Age Regression/De-Aging, baby shenanigans, LWJ is definitely a super attentive dad, you can’t convince me otherwise)

Wei Wuxian: Baby Whisperer by JangJaeYul (G, 1k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Babies, Domestic, Fluff, WWX is good with kids, also they talk about LWJ being sad after WWX dies so be ready for that emotional ouchie)

Attempting the Impossible by Ariaste (T, 36k, WangXian, JC & WWX, Post-Canon, Yunmeng Bros Reconciliation, Adoption, Family Fluff, Kid fic, Family drama, Fluff, 🔒[PODFIC] Attempting the Impossible by Ariaste by lunatique)

sweet lotus petals, unfolding in the sun by stiltonbasket (G, 33k, WangXian, LXC & LWJ, LXC & WWX, JC & WWX, Unplanned Pregnancy, Married WangXian, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Curtain Fic, wangxian are dads and it hurts so good, Medical Inaccuracies, Mpreg, LXC is best bro, someone save JC, wangxian dual cultivation baby, except not how you think, the radish method gets an upgrade, Reincarnation)

And Yet Here You Are by cosmicmilktea (T, 10k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Domestic Fluff, Cloud Recesses, settling down, Separation Anxiety, Teacher WWX, very light angst, Chief Cultivator LWJ)

🔒 Celestial by apathyinreverie (T, 5k, WangXian, Smitten LWJ, BAMF WWX, Immortal LWJ, but somehow WWX is still arguably more powerful?, gods messing with mortals, Domestic WangXian, Genius WWX, Post-Canon, Fluff)

🔒To heal and nurture by Aki_no_hikari (G, 11k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Memories, Married Couple, Domestic Fluff, Festivals, Healing, Trauma Recovery, Light Angst)

🔒 Timely by apathyinreverie (T, 8k, WangXian, Time Travel, Domestic WangXian, Fluff, Fix-It, Post-Canon, Cloud Recesses Study Arc, Mutual Pining, wwx is sunshine personified, Smitten LWJ, Genius WWX, Romance)

sweet as the winter sun by Joythea (G, 1k, WangXian, Fluff, Post-Canon, Canon Compliant, Secret Santa, Winter Solstice, Domestic Fluff, Post-Canon Fluff, Making Tangyuan together, Eating Together, Tooth-Rotting Fluff)

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15. hiii good night! can you please recommend some hurt/comfort jiang cheng or wangji centric? @inishij

Accurate Description by nirejseki (G, 4k, gen, JC Protection Squad, Canon Divergence)

🔒 the trick is to keep breathing by alessandriana (G, 3k, JC & WWX, JC & JL, Hurt/Comfort, Post-Canon, Yunmeng Shuangjie)

how do i forgive myself (for losing so much time) by thunderwear (M, 26k, WangXian, Age Regression/De-Aging, Kid Fic, Accidental Baby Acquisition, of sorts, Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Love Confessions, First Kiss, Sharing a Bed, yunmeng bros reconciliation, Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Pining, read end notes for warnings, Post-Canon)

🔒 Vagabond by xantissa (E, 65k, WangXian, Slow Burn, Mystery, Anal Sex, Oral Sex, Frottage, Case Fic, murders, Supernatural, Angst, Fluff, those two are so in love it hurts, Happy Ending, extreme fluff, Hurt/Comfort, badass LXC, Canon-Typical Violence, top LWJ, Bottom LWJ)

a safe pair of hands by occultings (microcomets) (E, 11k, WangXian, Mutual Pining, Hurt/Comfort, Whump, Body Worship, Post-Canon, Case Fic, Sharing a Bed, Getting Together, First Time, Curses, Intimacy, Touch-Starved, Touch-Starved LWJ)

with such a suffering, such a deadly life by cqlorphan (T, 7k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Getting Together, Curses, Curse Breaking, Angst, Fluff and Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Affection, Touch-Starved, Touch-Starved LWJ, Love Confessions, LWJ Whump, a bit, Cuddling & Snuggling)

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16. Hi, I'm in the mood for fics where WWX is in love with LWJ but isn't sure whether LWJ reciprocates his feelings—something like in the fic This Lantern Shines for You. LWJ actually loves him back, but WWX doesn't know. Any universe or setting is fine, except for modern settings. @vintagesoul999

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17. Looking for books where Wei Ying was in an abusive relationship @jaywuji

🔒 how to make your dad fall in love with your high school teacher in five steps; the complete and bulletproof guide by ravenditefairylights (T, 90k, WangXian, Modern, Coffee Shops & Cafés, Nonbinary LSZ, Hurt/Comfort, Trauma, Past Abuse, Past Domestic Violence, Healing, Hurt WWX, Found Family, Hospitalization, Therapy, Family Dinners, Single Parent WWX, Mutual Pining, Teacher LWJ, Studio Ghibli References, Sleepovers, Unreliable Narrator, Teenager LSZ, Yúnmèng Siblings Dynamics, Chronic Pain, Queerplatonic Relationships, Fluff and Angst, Wei Yuan rights, Genderfluid WWX, Autistic LWJ)

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Because it means jackshit when later he leads a siege on him in an attempt to kill him and WWX ultimately dies as result (yknow we cant say 'kill' because see he just helped JGS....just brought the most resources...just helped them plan but since he failed in landing the final strike it cant be called 'killed')

Like if at that point in guanyin temple, if he were to even begin saying 'I saved you back then' whats that gonna do? because nice? Good job? He also participated in killing him afterwards?

Whatever weight that sacrifice had, was nullified by his every action afterwards.

Seeing the complex nature of the relationship between Jin Ling and Jiang Cheng, I wanted to cover the topic of escalating abuse of the uncle towards his nephew, as Jiang Cheng is abusive towards Jin Ling throughout the entire story but that abuse shifts as the story goes on. Note: this is not an essay about how abusive people can love their victims still. I know Jiang Cheng loves his nephew, but that love means nothing in the face of him continuously being the force that drives the young boy to danger. Love does not absolve abuse. Moving on: though many of the scenes I mention are gone over in multiple translations, I will only be using one source per scene for my argument, as none of them are worded radically different. I will, however, include the other translations under the cut for anyone who wants to see them for comparison.

In the early section of the novels, we learn two important bits of information about how Jin Ling views his maternal uncle, Jiang Cheng:

From as early as Jin Ling could remember, he had never seen Jiang Cheng’s face make the expression it was currently making. His uncle, who had led the distinguished Yunmeng Jiang Clan alone since the man had been young, had been cold, severe, and gloomy for years and years on end. Not a single lenient or merciful word left Jiang Cheng’s mouth if he could help it, nor was he ever willing to offer charity and kindness.

–Chapt. 23: Malice I, fanyiyi

Angrily, [Jin Ling] leapt onto his feet and pulled out his sword on the spot. “How dare you hit me! Even my uncle’s never hit me!”

Surprised, Wei Wuxian said, “Really? But doesn’t he say he’s going to break your legs all the time?”

“He’s just saying that!” Jin Ling raged.

–Chapt. 24: Malice II, fanyiyi

From Jin Ling’s perspective, his maternal uncle is always acerbic and never kind, but he has never been physically abusive to Jin Ling. Plus though he often threatens Jin Ling with physical abuse–threatening to break his legs or use Zidian on him–Jin Ling considers this all talk. In fact, Jiang Cheng’s abuse of Jin Ling stays firmly in the realm of verbal and emotional for most of the story. His most common insults to throw at his nephew are about Jin Ling appearing unworthy of his position as Jin (and Jiang) heir, in almost a mimicry of how Madam Yu would tell him that he was unworthy of being the Jiang heir in comparison to Wei Wuxian:

Frowning, he said, “Jin Ling, how much time are you going to waste? Do you need me to go over there and invite you back? Look at your sorry state—why the hell haven’t you gotten back up!?”

–Chapt. 7: Pride II, fanyiyi

“‘Fine’?” Jiang Cheng said. “You look like you took a tumble in a muddy ditch—you call that ‘fine?’ Aren’t you embarrassed to be wearing your clan’s uniform? Go back and change immediately! Out with it—what did you run into today?”

–Chapt. 23: Malice I, fanyiyi

He is also shown to have a bad habit of lashing out instead of expressing any emotion that could be considered nice, just like Jin Ling says:

Upon seeing that Jin Ling was fine, Jiang Cheng’s heart crashed back to earth like a boulder. Immediately furious, he said, “Didn’t you bring a signal? Don’t you know to fire it if you encounter something like this? Don’t try to show off! Come here!”

–Chapt. 10: Pride V, fanyiyi

And because of Jiang Cheng’s outward lack of concern for Jin Ling’s health and safety–prefering barbs over comfort–Jin Ling refuses to be vulnerable with him, keeping his fears, concerns, disappointments, and even positive emotions like relief to himself. Outwardly, he lashes out, just like he has learned to do from his maternal uncle:

Since Jin Ling hadn’t caught the soul eating maiden, he was also angry. “Wasn’t it you who told me I had to take the thing down no matter what?! You told me if I didn’t get it, I should never come see you again!”

–Chapt. 10: Pride V, fanyiyi

Annoyed, Jin Ling said, “I already told you, I didn’t run into anything! It was just a fall. The whole journey was a waste of time.”

–Chapt. 23: Malice I, fanyiyi

The one who called was Jiang Cheng, who stood near the edge. Still teary-eyed, as soon as Jin Ling saw his uncle, he immediately wiped his face, sniffing. He looked here and there and finally made up his mind to fly over, landing at Jiang Cheng’s side.

Jiang Cheng grabbed him, “What happened to you? Who did this to you?!”

Jin Ling rubbed his eyes roughly, refusing to speak up.

–Chapt. 84: Loyalty, exr

Who can blame him, though? Almost every life-threatening situation Jin Ling finds himself in is a direct result of Jiang Cheng’s cruelty towards him: from attempting to fight to goddess statue without calling for help, to ending up almost suffocated in the walls of the Nie Clan Saber Hall, and even to him winding up in Yi City:

Jiang Cheng’s next words were wrapped in thorns. “Why are you still standing there? Are you waiting for prey to rush toward you and stick themselves on your sword? If you can’t capture whatever’s living in Dafan Mountain, don’t ever come see me again!”

–Chapt. 8: Pride III, fanyiyi

It seemed that the boy hadn’t come to Qinghe alone. No surprise—at Dafan Mountain, Jiang Cheng had come to support his nephew, so why wouldn’t he come this time too? Only it seemed that the uncle and nephew had gotten into an argument in Qinghe Town, which caused Jin Ling to set off for Xinglu Ridge on his own.

–Chapt. 23: Malice I, fanyiyi

It turned out that, having tricked his uncle and released Wei Wuxian several days ago, Jin Ling had been worried that Jiang Cheng would actually break his legs, so he had decided to sneak off and disappear, intending to reappear in front his uncle only after Jiang Cheng’s temper had cooled.

–Chapt. 35: Flora III, fanyiyi

As much as Jin Ling wants to assure everyone that “that’s just how his uncle is” and show us how unbothered he is by Jiang Cheng’s behavior, he does actually fear the man. And with good reason to! Now let’s address the elephant in the room: Jiang Cheng very much so does want to be physically harm Jin Ling, and this almost always correlates to Jin Ling talking back/not listening to him. Take this scene from right after the juniors survive the goddess statue and Jin Ling reminding Jiang Cheng that he was the one who told the boy to either catch the beast on Dafan Mountain or never return to him:

Jiang Cheng wanted to slap the stinking brat so hard he’d fly back up his mother’s birth canal—but he did actually say those words. Since he couldn’t very well embarrass himself, the Clan Chief could only turn to sarcastically mocking the cultivators scattered randomly over the ground. “So what exactly thrashed all of you into looking so dignified?”

–Chapt. 10: Pride V, fanyiyi

The thing stopping him from slapping Jin Ling is the fact that Jiang Cheng publicly told the boy not to come back if he was not successful, and he has been publicly called out when trying to take Jin Ling to task. Being unable to swipe at the boy as he wishes, he then turns his attention to his disciples to punish, as they are lower than him in rank and therefore no one can chastise him on his unbecoming behavior. But once we get to the scenes where all social hierarchy and propriety break down–the second siege and Guanyin Temple–all hands are loosed:

Jiang Cheng forced himself to walk over to Jin Ling, grabbing him at once, “Did you get hurt?!”

Jin Ling’s breaths even smelled like rust, “I didn’t. I…”

Jiang Cheng immediately slapped him onto the ground, scolding, “You didn’t?! Then I’ll make you get hurt and teach you the lesson! You damn brat turning a deaf ear to my words?!”

–Chapt. 81: Loyalty, exr

Jiang Cheng shoved Jin Ling, who’d been holding him up helplessly, out of the way…

…With panic, Jin Ling stood in front of Jiang Cheng, “HanGuang-Jun! My uncle’s hurt…”

Jiang Cheng slapped him onto the ground, “Let him come! Am I scared of him?!”

–Chapt. 102: Hatred, exr

Social etiquette no longer exists in a life-or-death battle or hostage situation, so Jiang Cheng has no face to maintain in front of anyone else. But by this point in the story, Jin Ling has spent a considerable amount of time with two role models who do show him kindness, care, and support. He begins to crave that parental love he has been deprived of, starting from the second siege:

A few sect leaders clutched onto their sons, cautioning them, “When the corpses rush inside all at once, protect yourself and try to get out. Stay alive no matter what! You understand?!”

As Jin Ling heard this, he felt himself cringe, but somewhere deep down he hoped that his uncle would say something similar as well. He waited for a while, but nothing came from Jiang Cheng…

–Chapt. 81: Loyalty, exr

And when Jiang Cheng finally hits him for the first time, Jin Ling’s only reaction is to look towards wangxian:

He sat down, catching his breath as his eyes turned to the two sitting at the side of the Demon-Slaughtering Cave closest to the outside.

Both Wei WuXian and Lan WangJi were a mess.

–Chapt. 81: Loyalty, exr

Finally, all of the dysfunction in Jin Ling and Jiang Cheng’s relationship comes to a head in Guanyin Temple, the climax of the story. Jiang Cheng’s behavior escalates into physical violence towards his last living relative, while Jin Ling is no longer lashing out at his uncle in place of being vulnerable but is also no longer able to brush off Jiang Cheng’s cruelty as acceptable. He has had his entire worldview turned on its head, and out of that, realizes that he does not want to continue the cycle of abuse and hatred that Jiang Cheng tries to force him to inherit, but would rather follow the path of love and kindness that Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji have shown him is possible.

“Hearing this, Jiang Cheng raised his hand with glaring eyes, scolding, “Is this how you talk to someone older than you? You asking to be beaten up?!” Jin Ling shrunk back. Fairy tucked in its tail as well. Yet Jiang Cheng’s slap never landed at the back of his head. Instead, it was retracted powerlessly.“

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