#the masterlist

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Masterlist all series- one

The vampire diaries:

Elijah mikaelson:

I saw I hadn't updated my pinned masterlist for over a year...truth is, I've never stopped reading c-novels, it's just felt like I've been scraping the bottom of the barrel lately. A year later, and I was only able to scrounge up these few that I'm willing to recommend. I've gone back to re-reading tried and true favorites because the slog to find something decent wears you out after a while.

Anyways, the ones below are at least 4 stars, maybe 3.9 if we're gonna be real picky, but at least they were good to pass the time!

入幕之臣 / The Minister Behind the Curtain raws 4.5 stars

白雪歌 / White Snow Song 4 stars

缚春情 / Captive of Spring's Love alt link raws 4 stars

花开锦绣 / The Road to Splendor (Escape to Your Heart) raws (uncensored) 4 stars

你不是說她年紀大，不得寵嗎？/ Didn't you say she was old and unfavored? 4 stars

长安小饭馆 / Chang'an Small Restaurant 4 stars

庶女攻略 / The Strategy of a Concubine Daughter (Sword and the Brocade) 4 stars

醉琼枝 / Zui Qiong Zhi 4 stars

第三十年明月夜 / Moon Unfading 4 stars

(hopefully the wip title reveals can pressure me into actually writing them, if you know what I mean.)

all content warnings are stated at the start of each fic, all works are made and researched by a human being without any use or assistance of Generative AI.

🂮 𝐋. 𝐏.

★ 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 | rhett abbott x oc [ongoing]

from: outer range (2022-2024)

! : canon-typical violence, alcohol and nicotine use, mentions of character death/s, gun violence, mentions of theoretical physics, (actually) accurate american history, religious references, western sport references, mentions of animal abuse, blood and injury.

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Eight years after skipping town, Greyson Vandenburg returns to Wabang, Wyoming after the untimely death of her grandfather, leaving her alone to face everything she left behind.

One of them is Rhett Abbott, who's still reeling from the aftermath of her departure.

chapters:

i. a trampled fuckin' fence.

ii. a horse to water.

ii (extended). horses or cattle. [upcoming]

★ 𝐋𝐢𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐨𝐠𝐬 | todd stevens x oc [tba]

from: the line (2023)

! : canon-typical violence, hazing, alcohol and nicotine use, implied/referenced drug use, misogyny, racism, mentions of character death/s, vehicular accidents, substance abuse, mentions of corruption, murder, blood and injury, conspiracy.

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Trouble stirs up in Sumpter University's Greek Row when multiple reports of hazing incidents start popping up mysteriously, threatening the houses' best kept secrets and traditions.

Kappa Nu Alpha president Todd Stevens finds his prime suspect in Parker Whittaker, who seems hell bent in taking all of Greek Row down, including him.

Especially him.

chapters:

o. ? [tba]

🃎 𝐀. 𝐊.

☆ 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 | t. arashikage x oc [tba]

from: g.i. joe origins: snake eyes

! : canon-typical violence, gore, alcohol and nicotine use, implied/referenced drug use, racism, setting-accurate misogyny, espionage, mentions of sexual assault and harrassment, references to japanese and korean folklore, mentions of character death/s, gun violence, references to journalism, substance abuse, mentions of historical colonialism, murder, blood and injury, illegal activity, conspiracy.

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Tokyo, 1998. A crime reporter with an ability to foresee people's deaths with a single touch becomes tangled in a bigger conspiracy than she'd anticipated when a government corruption investigation involves her with the heir-apparent of an ancient warrior clan, and an even more ancient jewel.

chapters:

o. ? [tba]

🃍 𝐌𝐓𝐋

✰ 𝐋𝐮𝐱 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭 | alexandra privet x hrm isabella [tba]

from: barbie princess charm school (2011)

! : canon-typical violence, alcohol and nicotine use, implied/referenced drug use, political crisis, arranged marriages, mentions of character death/s, vehicular accidents, substance abuse, mentions of corruption, murder, blood and injury, conspiracy.

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When quiet, anxious Alexandra is transferred to Gardania’s famed L’accademia per Principesse to take her late sister’s place as a Lady Royal candidate, she meets the elusive Princess Isabella, the heir to the Gardanian throne, who is desperately trying to break free from an inevitable fate. 

chapters:

i. ? [tba]

🃟 𝐓. 𝐎. 𝐓.

⍟ 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 | artem wing x ingrid rosworth [ongoing]

from: tears of themis (2020)

! : alcohol and nicotine use, implied/referenced character death/s, vehicular accidents, mentions of blood and injury.

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In an alcohol-fuelled rampage, Artem Wing and Ingrid Rosworth finally settle on their differences for the first time in fifteen years.

chapters:

i. spring, 2032.

ii. autumn, 2016.

iii. ? [tba]

風荷舉 / Wind Lotus' Rise (raws) 10 stars (ok 5, but it was that good.)

Ugh this one was sooooo goood. It's got everything I could want. Fantastic male lead, a love story full of emotional rollercoasters, just the right amount of war and politics, age gap romance, the tragic choice of the beauty vs. the country. You'll gasp, you'll cry. The male lead, tho... like I could go on and on. He's just so good. So human. A very realistic look at the cost of being the backbone of a noble family. He's so lonely and constrained by duty to the country and by having to protect his family from potential ruin...so when he finally admits his love for the female lead, it's so precious because it's the first time he's allowed himself to be selfish. T.T

The female lead is physically weak but mentally strong. Eventually, their roles switch, and she ends up caring for the male lead and being his source of support. Great UST, and eventual spicy bits. Also...so damn epic. Get you a man who'll start an entire war to save you.

尚公主 / Princess Shang (raws) 5 stars

Wow, this one. So this is the first work I've read by this author, and they really love writing imperfect characters with personality flaws. This isn't just an arrogant, overbearing princess + a little white scholar romance. The princess has legit trauma. She escaped a political marriage in an enemy country and is not "c" as the kids say. You'll start out really not liking her. ^^' There were so many times reading where I was about ready to throw her out with the bathwater, but the male lead has the patience of a saint, so I was like, ok, he's able to deal with her, so can I lol.

The male lead seems like a pushover...he's just so damn nice. But he's also got his own self-esteem issues and struggles (how to be a pure minister? It's really impossible). The novel takes place over 10 years and you'll get to see both leads slowly mature and grow as not only individuals but as partners. I liked the male lead a lot; he was really relatable. He wasn't perfect or overpowered (he's a little dull emotionally, super shy, and can't write a poem to save his life), but he's also extremely intelligent and knows how to work the room, the makings of an excellent minister.

There's also a great cast of side characters you'll find yourself rooting for (and crying over.) The further I read, the higher my initial rating rose. The politics and war plotlines are well balanced and engaging; I never got bored. The pacing was good too. I loved seeing the OTP grow. It definitely takes a while before they get their HE, but don't worry, they will.

As always, big thank you to my dealer @aysekira for reccing these to me. <333

OH CRAP. I forgot to talk about:

灯花笑 / Deng Hua Xiao (raws)  5 stars This is Qian Shan Cha Ke's newest? And omg I loved it. (And have re-read it twice.) It's a very different kind of revenge story. The FL spends her childhood trapped on a mountain with a poison master who uses her as a medicine tester/pin cushion, and when she's finally able to come down the mountain to reunite with her family, they're all dead. In a tragic, almost farcical chain of events that shows that the common people are truly ants beneath the boots of the aristocracy.

What I love: The FL slowly and painstakingly plots her revenge to the nth degree, but it never feels like she's overpowered or has a golden finger, so to speak.

The male lead falls first. Oh, and it's enemies to lovers...because he's a noble son and member of the jinyiwei who is perceptive enough to notice that something's not quite right with the new doctor in town, and she's ready to kill anyone who gets in the way of her plans.

FL HATES I mean HATES the bourgeoisie. And I get it. Power corrupts, capitalism sucks, and gosh it's nice seeing the awful people in power get what's coming to them...T.T

So, so satisfying. So sad. I cried a lot ngl. (It does have a HE for those who are worried.) And, ugh, the plot twists and revelations keep on coming til the end. Fun side characters, and interesting subplots too. p.s. I could totally imagine Wu Jin Yan playing this character, in fact I think she would make a far better fit for this heroine than she did in The Double/Marriage of the Di Daughter.

📖... Welcome to the ask masterlist for this blog. I hope this will make it easier for newcomers to catch up, and maybe help those who've been here longer to catch any asks they may have missed. This will only include in-character asks.

★ Ask 1 - "Why is it you wanted to be king of all worlds?"

★ Ask 2 - "getting new fits to conceal your identity? ..."

★ Ask 3 - "Salutations and greetings! I've noticed you were a bit late to the event of booping..."

★ Ask 4 - "I find it mentally pleasing to see dimentio sad..."

★ Ask 5 - "do you happen to be diagnosed with anything?"

★ Ask 6 - "Sooooooo are you able to cook?"

★ Ask 7 - "can i ask about ur scars?"

★ Ask 8 - "Just curious, how often do you take off your mask Dimentio?"

★ Ask 9 - "OI dimentio answer me this what kind of monster do u take yourself for..."

★ Ask 10 - "Are your hands your actual hands or are they gloves you control with your magic? ..."

★ Ask 11 - "How did you lose your arms/hands?"

★ Ask 12 - "Well since u are in the underworld..."

★ Ask 13 - "Dimentio, what do you think of your fans?"

★ Ask 14 - "Have you been part of a troupe at any point in time?"

★ Ask 15 - "how tall are you"

★ Ask 16 - "salutations!! and many happy holidays!"

★ Ask 17 - "A young woman slowly comes closer behind Dimentio..."

★ Ask 18 - "I noticed both your eyes were intact back then..."

★ Ask 19 - "Alright hear me out..."

★ Ask 20 - "OH NO YOUR EYE 😭 Poor baby 🥺"

★ Ask 21 - "Hey Dimentio, are you mean? And proud of it?"

★ Ask 22 - "Dimentio, can you please watch over my fish tank of shrimp?"

★ Ask 23 - "From joculator to mercenary... That's quite the extreme career shift!"

★ Ask 24 - "Who do u think is the most interesting character..."

★ Ask 25 - "You look tired Dimentio, are you alright?"

★ Ask 26 - "I see Dimentio doesn't like to be patronized."

★ Ask 27 - The trans-your-gender bottle

★ Ask 28 - Poor little meow meow...?

★ Ask 29 - "Did you have a hard time adjusting to the sudden lack of depth perception..."

★ Ask 30 - "How is Dimentio pronounced???"

★ Ask 31 - "Soup"

★ Ask 32 - "happy trans day of visibility Dimentio"

★ Ask 33 - "Dimentio, are you a hugger?"

★ Ask 34 - "Why are you on top of a tree"

★ Ask 35 - "Can Dimentio die?"

★ Ask 36 - "happy pride month Dim!"

★ The Return

Ask game asks -

★ Ask 1 - 🐣

★ Ask 2 - ✂️

★ Ask 3 - 💧

★ Ask 4 - 👗

★ Ask 5 - 🧃

★ Ask 6 - 🦄

Been sifting through a lot of crap novels since September, but there have been some diamonds in the rough!

Praise be to @aysekira for her unparalleled assistance hunting down new novels to read. <333

Here is a list of my favorites* from the last few months (which have already been added to the great pinned master list.)

風荷舉 / Wind Lotus' Rise 5 stars!!!!!!

穿成亡國太子妃 / Becoming the Crown Princess of a Fallen Nation (raws) 4.5 stars

太子妃退婚后全皇宫追悔莫及 / Crown Princess Broke off the Engagement, Imperial Palace filled with Regret (raws) 4.5 stars

閨中繡（重生) / The Eldest Daughter-in-Law is Reborn (raws) 4.5 stars

八宝妆 / Eight Treasures Trousseau 4 stars

鹹魚繼母日常 / The Laidback Life of a Stepmother (raws) 4 stars

璧合 / Perfect Match 4 stars

媚色無雙 / Unparalleled Charm (raws) 4 stars