Fandoms and Cuteness

Victuuri

"I wish the person who vowed to stay by my side keeps her promise and is by my side every year."

His method of manipulation is to be dramatic and bratty

I'm done giving you options. Be real, right now!

It's downright unfair to be this stunning, making us fall in love and not even exist.

Note : The pictures are mine. but this is inspired by one video on tiktok I've seen today. I ran to glint so fast and decided to create wallpaper for myself.

if anyone interested to check the video:

New animation frames from the TGCF Donghua production team 🦋

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Happy Birthday

Artist : 乌索Yu (weibo / lofter)

thinking about all of the Featured™️ ghost city citizens - the pig, the rooster, and presumably(?) jian lan - who were hunted by cultivators after taking revenge (or even just defending themselves) against awful people who had hurt them or their loved ones….and then came to ghost city and were protected and defended by hua cheng.

this isn’t the first time the idea of hua cheng being a defender of the downtrodden and abused is mentioned either - at the very beginning of black water arc, when they’re going through the fake list of people that the reverend of empty words has killed, hua cheng jumps in to say “no, that’s wrong, because i killed those people.” and xie lian makes sure to note that all of the people whose deaths he claimed were awful, vicious tyrants and evil people.

and like. of course. in the kiln. the forging of e’ming. the humans he saved. but my point is that is not a one-off moment - it goes to the core of who hua cheng is.

What I absolutely love about the trailer of tgcf is how well portrayed Xie Lian's narrative pov is. It's almost as if the viewer is seeing through Xie Lian's eyes, experiencing his feelings.

First we have the Heavenly capital, and it's super noticable how the Gods are introduced with a low angle shot (in fact this type of shot is predominant in the trailer but it's used to create different effects) In this case, these shots emphasize the greatness and superiority of the gods and how they're above everyone else. The viewer feels in awe, but also small and powerless in comparison to them. WHAT'S MORE, Xie Lian is shown kneeling in front of the whole court, in front of the Heavenly Emperor. He does it out of respect, but also out of shame. He is, first and foremost, lowering himself and apologizing for his faults. He IS below the other gods, tense, frowning and apologetic. The atmosphere is almost stifling.

And then we have the Ghost City. Xie Lian's hair is blowing in the wind, giving the sense of freedom. There's wonder in his face. And the same shot that is used to introduce the gods is also used here to show Hua Cheng, but the emotions it stirs are vastly different, because Hua Cheng, just like Jun Wu is sitting at the top of the stairs, but he's smiling, he's welcoming, there's no threatening music in the background.

There is a drastic change even in the score between these two places. Notice how in the first half of the trailer the music is meant to be intimidating and to highlight the inferiority of the audience. On the contrary, and quite ironically, the music in the Ghost City is soft and light, comforting and romantic. It has a soothing effect after the first half. It gives you goosebumps, but in a good way.