#dreamingofcake

Even though the fandom is thriving, Módào Zǔshī has been around for over 8 years now, so there are lots of fanfics to sort through. It's easy to miss some, especially when they've come out recently. Shortly after my last "favorites" post, I finished reading another one of my favorite fanfics ever and I would be remiss if I didn't share it with you all.

Dispersing Clouds by dreamingofcake - "While the Wen Clan is embroiled in subduing internal conflicts within Qishan, the Jiang Clan hosts the annual discussion conference. It has been one year since the disastrous archery competition where Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji last met but Wei Wuxian remains as optimistic as ever. An unlikely friendship begins to blossom and without the looming spectres of conquest and war to strengthen his ties to the Jiang family, the trajectory of Wei Wuxian’s life changes."

This fic takes us on a delightful what if journey and checks pretty much all of my personal boxes:

Book Canon (no Yin Iron, puppets, etc)

Ancient Setting

Genius Wei Ying

Looooooong!!! 54 delightful chapters!

No romanticizing the Jiang family

No romanticizing the Jin clan

Realistic characterizations

Interesting night hunts and action plots

The right amount of OCs to keep the AU interesting, but are canon believable

Gorgeous descriptions of things like clothing (what can I say? I like this!)

A written wedding!

Follower Recs

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hello there, im finally able to send my summer recs!!

One of my favorite fics in the mdzs fandom, and my favorite work in progress at the moment, missing only four chapters until it's concluded, and has weekly updates. It's a masterpiece, from the writing style, characterization, worldbuilding and plot. The author makes it seem like something that could have been written by mxtx herself, while giving their own skills the recognition it deserves.

At the beginning of the story we get to see Wei Wuxian's life, position and responsibilities in the Jiang Sect not only in the complicated and emotionally charged Jiang main family, but also showing how he interacts with the others members of the sect, how he is a good Head Disciple who is good at his job. How he interacted with the Lan and Nie delegations is a delight, not only because his interactions with Lan Wangji are the cutest, but because it also shows how political aware and competent he is, even if not a mastermind of a politics.

Everything is so masterfully done that it could easily be the path that the characters lives could have taken in canon, with how the characterization is faithfully done. The canon material is explored to the most subtle of details, and we can see the characters, the sects, cultivation and their society growing into their flaws and virtues with all the self-indulgence of fanfic and all the character of canon. - Anon

Dispersing Clouds

by dreamingofcake

E, WIP, 195k, Wangxian

Summary: While the Wen Clan is embroiled in subduing internal conflicts within Qishan, the Jiang Clan hosts the annual discussion conference. It has been one year since the disastrous archery competition where Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji last met but Wei Wuxian remains as optimistic as ever. An unlikely friendship begins to blossom and without the looming spectres of conquest and war to strengthen his ties to the Jiang family, the trajectory of Wei Wuxian’s life changes.

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Omg do you know what comic this is from?

Idk how true this is bc I couldn’t read it but apparently on his memorial at the cap museum in tws it states he has 4 siblings

White people love to make jokes about the holocaust and compare the most simplest things to it as if it didn't exist, this here folks is why I hate calling myself a Bucky or Steve fan bc of stans like this

This Mod didn’t spend her entire spring semester teaching and studying about antisemitism for goyim like this to step in and say offensive shit.