#but im looking forward to it
Falling Into You
by sunshine_sparrow (also on twitter)
art by @angie-s-g (rebloggable original art post here, y’all)
M, 9k, sangcheng
Summary:“Come onnn, Cheng-Cheng,” Wei Wuxian whined. “It’s just swimming! Don’t you miss the water?”
Jiang Cheng hesitated. It was always the hardest part of coming to summer camp—the lack of a pool for him to spend all of his free time in. Gusu had gorgeous lakes and rivers, but no dedicated pool, and two months with only some occasional, extremely monitored recreational swimming was torture.
“Well…” And then he gave in, as Wei Wuxian had known he would. “All right. But only for a little bit! And we definitely have to be back in bed for bed check!”
Wei Wuxian whooped, letting go of Jiang Cheng’s shoulders to dance ahead of them, spinning in a circle with his arms raised. “Yes! It’s gonna be so much fun!”
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Every summer, Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian attend the Gusu Academy summer camp for young cultivators. This summer, though, will be their first year in the senior camp. It’ll definitely be just the same as every other year, for Jiang Cheng; no awkward feelings or unexpected revelations will be discovered. Definitely not. I mean, it’s summer camp; soft confessions and sweet kisses never happen at summer camps, right?
This story is part of the MDZS RBB 2022 which is currently posting over on AO3. Y'all go read and love!
@mdzsrbb
*Original art used and transformed with permission*
Cut Him Out in Little Stars
art by steppjes (reblogable original art post here, y’all)
E, 69k, wangxian
Summary: After his death, Wei Wuxian is reborn as a comet.
He returns again and again, trying to connect with his loved ones on Earth.
As time passes, he struggles to hold onto himself and his connections, and to find a way back home for good.
This story is part of the MDZS RBB 2022 which is currently posting over on AO3. Y'all go read and love!
*Original art used and transformed with permission*
Rumor Has It
by roseclaw
art by @buriedbybooks (rebloggable original art post here)
T, 5k, jiang cheng & jin ling
Summary:Alanna followed the rumors of a resurrected Shang warrior east.Jiang Cheng does not like the idea of the Burial Mounds becoming a pilgrimage site for foreigners who ask too many questions about demonic cultivation.
This story is part of the MDZS RBB 2022 which is currently posting over on AO3. Y'all go read and love!
*Cover graphic used with permission*
rocks on distant hills shudder by roseclaw
rocks on distant hills shudder
written by roseclaw (who also did the title graphic)
art by @sketchyscribbles (rebloggable original art post here, y’all)
T, 6k, sangcheng
Summary:The damage to the outside of the Stone Castle had been minimal, despite the earth tremors being felt all the way in The Unclean Realm.
This story is part of the MDZS RBB 2022 which is currently posting over on AO3. Y'all go read and love!
*Cover graphic used with permission*
stay by my side by ravenditefairylights
stay by my side
art by @esper-aroon (rebloggable original art post here, y’all!)
written by ravenditefairylights
T, 28k, wangxian
Summary:“A-Ying,” Lan Wangji says quietly, trying to gauge whether the boy is asleep. Even as the boy’s figure tenses and his head peaks out from the rest of his body to look around, he doesn’t stop shaking. His clothes are wet, Lan Wangji can see in the candlelight, clinging to his skin. Winter has not yet passed. The boy must be freezing.
“Hello?” A-Ying asks hesitantly, looking around. His eyes are big, but despite some suspicion in their depths, the boy mostly looks curious.
“Hello, A-Ying,” Lan Wangji says kindly. “I heard that you prayed to me.”
—
a boy, a god and a rebellion against the empire
This story is part of the MDZS RBB 2022 which is currently posting over on AO3. Y'all go read and love!
@mdzsrbb@child-of-the-fairy-folk
*Original art used and transformed with permission*
let our walls cave in by edenwolfie
let our walls cave in
by edenwolfie
art by @angie-s-g (rebloggable original art post here, y’all)
E, 34k, sangcheng
Summary: Wei Wuxian’s question echoed in his thoughts again.
Do you think he’s at all happy?
Nie Huaisang had wanted to be happy once. It was all he had wanted, really. A life with a loving partner filled with wine and art and music. He hadn’t wanted to lead the sect, hadn’t wanted to throw his life away to a cause—and yet here he was. He really was like da-ge in some ways. Ruthless to a fault.
But he was not dead.
Nie Huaisang set his fan down and picked up the letter from Jiang Wanyin, folding it back into its original shape and tapping it thoughtfully against his mouth.
He wondered if it was too late for happiness. Whether Jiang Wanyin might like to help him find it—help himself find it with Nie Huaisang. He hadn’t been mistaken in the desire he’d seen in Jiang Wanyin’s eyes.
He desperately wanted to see how far it could take them.
This story is part of the MDZS RBB 2022 which is currently posting over on AO3. Y'all go read and love!
*Original art used and transformed with permission*
The Prince and the Turtle
art by red_rahl
T, 28k, wangxian
Summary: Prince Lan Wangji led a lonely childhood in the palace until palace servant Wei Wuxian came barreling into his life. But the comforting predictability of their secret friendship is upended when Wei Wuxian annoys an elderly Granny just a bit too much and she turns him into a turtle. Prince Lan Wangji is desperate to find his missing friend and finds comfort in his new pet turtle. Will he be able to connect the dots and realise that Wei Wuxian has been closer than he knew the entire time?
This story is part of the MDZS RBB 2022 which is currently posting over on AO3. Y'all go read and love!
*Original art used and transformed with permission*
A bridge in the dark
art by lumiink (rebloggable original art post here, y’all)
E, 15k, wangxian
Summary: Wei Ying’s eyebrows lift at the sight but Lan Wangji is focused on the flattened grasses at the base of the tree where he found Wei Ying. In his mind, he sees the too-still body, hears A-Yuan’s sobs, and has to breath through a sudden constriction around his chest.
Never had his feelings felt more sharp than when he held Wei Ying in his arms, so close to death. Everything had crystallized in that moment and he knew, most likely in the same way his father had known all those years ago, that he could not be without this person.
A brush with death reveals more than Wei Wuxian plans for and forces Lan Wangji to face his feelings.
This story is part of the MDZS RBB 2022 which is currently posting over on AO3. Y'all go read and love!
@mdzsrbb@stillwanderingflame@lumiink
*Original art used and transformed with permission*
風起時 | The Wind Rises
art by @sometimesophie (rebloggable original art post here, y’all)
T, 17k, wangxian
Summary: “Zizhen, does this hill have a name?”
“No, Wei-tongling; or, at least, not one that I am aware of.”
“That doesn’t seem right. The sight of a heroic last stand deserves to have a name – something that will sound good in the history books.” Wei Wuxian looked around, his eyes moving from man to horse to tent, as if cataloguing everything before it was lost. “I’m going to call it Luanzang Hill. What do you think?”
Ouyang Zizhen shivered. “Don’t you think that’s a little…morbid?”
“Morbid? Not at all.” Wei Wuxian tightened his grip on the hilt of his sword, knuckles pushing whitely through the skin. “I think it’s very fitting. Unless this new strategist the Emperor has sent for can work some kind of miracle, we are all going to die here.”
***
Trapped and outnumbered, things look grim for the men of the Changlin army unit and their commander, Wei Wuxian. There’s a new strategist on the way, but even he can’t work miracles…can he?
This story is part of the MDZS RBB 2022 which is currently posting over on AO3. Y'all go read and love!
@mdzsrbb
*Original art used and transformed with permission*
Liberation
by bonyenne
art by v4le (rebloggable original art post here, y’all)
T, 10k, wangxian
Summary:When Wei Wuxian vows to protect Lotus Pier and the Jiang family, there’s nothing he won’t do to keep them free from harm. But something goes wrong during his golden core transfer, and he finds himself waking up… changed. Now it’s not just enough to hide his slowly decaying body from Jiang Cheng and Jiang Yanli in his quest to ensure they’ll be safe—he’ll also need to prove to Lan Wangji that he can maintain some semblance of control for long enough to make it through this war before his spirit must be liberated.
But is he really strong enough to resist the Yin Iron’s pull when the odds against him seem insurmountable?
And will his family ever be safe enough for him to willingly let go?
This story is part of the MDZS RBB 2022 which is currently posting over on AO3. Y'all go read and love!
*Original art used and transformed with permission*
Ghost in the Machine
by DizziDreams
art by buzhix3 (re-tweetable original art post here, y’all)
M, 65k, wangxian
Summary: The fish in the Hangzhou Bay were dying.
Lan Wangji expected this to be a fairly open and shut night hunt: find the guai. Eradicate the problem. Move on.
What she hadn’t expected was to find herself trapped in an underground cave as the water level rose higher and higher, unable to speak, unable to call for help, and taking orders from a talking sword.
This story is part of the MDZS RBB 2022 which is currently posting over on AO3. Y'all go read and love!
*Original art used and transformed with permission*
Confessions of a (Dumbass) Pop Idol
by lemonlush
art by Neeska (re-tweetable original art post here, y’all)
T, 9k, wangxian
Summary:
“Dear Diary,
I’ve been informed that it would be “healthy” to learn how to better express myself. I do believe that my brother likes to think he is my therapist in addition to my manager. He means well, but I do not see how this will help me.
Regardless…Allow me to introduce myself. I believe that is normal behavior. It feels right, and since I will be telling you many personal thoughts, you should know who I am.
Hello. My name is Lan Zhan. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance.”
—
Or: the fic where Lan Zhan works through his complex emotions regarding Wei Ying’s leggings in his diary.
This story is part of the MDZS RBB 2022 which is currently posting over on AO3. Y'all go read and love!
*Original art used and transformed with permission*
