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laurus_nobilis
This is the darkest canon I'm requesting, so just to avoid worries about my DNWs, I'm fine with doing what the book does and having all kinds of horrible things acknowledged as long the work itself doesn't go into detail about them.
Jing Beiyuan/Wu Xi (Qi Ye)
I love how ridiculously intense these two are about each other, to the point that they pretty much break fate, and yet each of them has his own "I'm not worthy" moments. Somehow they get to have both intense drama full of epic grand gestures, and a quiet slow burn where they show how much they care in small, every-day ways. They love each other so much but they're very messed up people in different ways, and that makes their eventual happy ending hit even harder.
人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
FANDOM-SPECIFIC DNW: The new extra. Character details like names are fine, but please no "they weren't really dead" / going to the "real" world / Bingzu system.
Mòběi-jūn/Shàng Qīnghuá (SVSSS)
The pining! The misunderstandings! The weird power imbalance that goes both ways somehow! They're really messed up in every possible way and at the same time literally the most important person in the world to each other. The level of unwavering trust post-canon Mobei-jun has in this horrible little man who'd sell out almost anyone is incredible.
天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
Feng Xin/Mu Qing (Tian Guan Ci Fu )
These two hit me right in the "constant bickering turned into UST" trope, but there is also a serious undercurrent behind the humor that helps make them rounded characters. They've spent centuries stuck in the same dynamic, without either becoming friends again or avoiding each other. Their original falling out (with each other and with Xie Lian) was complex and very human: they both had good points, they both screwed up, and given their circumstances it makes sense why they couldn't see eye-to-eye. They're very funny, but they also have emotional depth.
魔尊也想知道 - 青色羽翼 | Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know - Cyan Wings
Qiu Congxue/Shu Yanyan (DVAWtK)
Shu Yanyan is one of, if not the, smartest characters in the book and yet when she’s in proximity to Qiu Congxue she becomes just as dumb as everyone else. Love that for her. I love how ambitious they both are and how different from each other and how their reaction to this situation is to basically punch each other forever.
Wenren E/Yin Hanjiang (DVAWTK)
This ship has it all: loyalty kink, pining, incredible mutual trust, competence kink, misunderstandigs due to hallucinations, “I’ll destroy the world for you”, a ton of comedy…! But what I love the most is how they both learn to see each other (and themselves) as fully realized people. They have such an earned happy ending and I love them.
魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
Lan Xichen/Jin Guangyao/Nie Mingjue (MDZS - MXTX)
I love the tragedy of 3zun because they had so much potential. These are people who could've brought out the best in each other, but their circumstances and their own flaws doomed them to be a disaster. Lan Xichen and Nie Mingjue are both good people trying to do the right thing, and yet Nie Mingjue is all action while Lan Xichen is all thought. Nie Mingjue and Jin Guangyao respect each other at first but become incapable of seeing things from the other's perspective, even before Jin Guangyao goes full villain. Jin Guangyao and Lan Xichen care deeply for each other and see the best in each other, but their relationship also hinges on Jin Guangyao hiding terrible secrets for years. And when you put all three of them together, of course it all goes up in flames.
Star Trek: Discovery
Keyla Detmer/Joann Owosekun (ST Disco)
I love their “best friends who are also lovers” vibe so much. They clearly understand and respect each other a lot, and they're so supportive! They always give the impression that they’re just having a lot of fun together. I love Keyla's hotshot pilot side, and of Joann's kindness that extends even to robots, and how both of them are more than ready to get into all kinds of adventures.
山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021)
Cao Weining/Gu Xiang (Word of Honor)
These two are so adorable, and then they break my heart. Cao Weining starts out looking very naive and silly, but he has a backbone and real principles. Gu Xiang has a lot of baggage but she's still a cheerful young woman who's a much better person than she thinks. Their love is so sweet and earnest, and my favorite thing about them is that they do see each other for who they are, and still choose to be together.
FIC LIKES
Casefic and missionfic; backstory and missing scenes; hurt/comfort; slice of life; adventure; humor; dramatic irony; silly/humorous premises; competence and teamwork; friendship; sibling and sibling-like relationships; characters finding common ground; loyalty; stoic characters forced by circumstances to be vulnerable; seemingly weak or useless characters showing strength; characters rediscovering happiness/a sense of purpose.
ART LIKES
Characters with contrasting looks/outfits; silly or funny situations; shippy art where the characters look very happy; abstract backgrounds; overt symbolism; fancy clothing; dramatic windswept hair and clothes; flowers/leaves/other botanic elements; art of characters as playing/tarot cards.
GENERAL DNWs
Detailed descriptions or images of graphic violence; eye trauma/injury; non-con/dub-con; non canonical character death; non canonical incest; unrequested non-canon ships; AUs that change the setting (unless requested); D/s dynamics; spanking.
I'm open to receiving treats!
This is the darkest canon I'm requesting, so just to avoid worries about my DNWs, I'm fine with doing what the book does and having all kinds of horrible things acknowledged as long the work itself doesn't go into detail about them.
Jing Beiyuan/Wu Xi (Qi Ye)
I love how ridiculously intense these two are about each other, to the point that they pretty much break fate, and yet each of them has his own "I'm not worthy" moments. Somehow they get to have both intense drama full of epic grand gestures, and a quiet slow burn where they show how much they care in small, every-day ways. They love each other so much but they're very messed up people in different ways, and that makes their eventual happy ending hit even harder.
人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
FANDOM-SPECIFIC DNW: The new extra. Character details like names are fine, but please no "they weren't really dead" / going to the "real" world / Bingzu system.
Mòběi-jūn/Shàng Qīnghuá (SVSSS)
The pining! The misunderstandings! The weird power imbalance that goes both ways somehow! They're really messed up in every possible way and at the same time literally the most important person in the world to each other. The level of unwavering trust post-canon Mobei-jun has in this horrible little man who'd sell out almost anyone is incredible.
天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
Feng Xin/Mu Qing (Tian Guan Ci Fu )
These two hit me right in the "constant bickering turned into UST" trope, but there is also a serious undercurrent behind the humor that helps make them rounded characters. They've spent centuries stuck in the same dynamic, without either becoming friends again or avoiding each other. Their original falling out (with each other and with Xie Lian) was complex and very human: they both had good points, they both screwed up, and given their circumstances it makes sense why they couldn't see eye-to-eye. They're very funny, but they also have emotional depth.
魔尊也想知道 - 青色羽翼 | Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know - Cyan Wings
Qiu Congxue/Shu Yanyan (DVAWtK)
Shu Yanyan is one of, if not the, smartest characters in the book and yet when she’s in proximity to Qiu Congxue she becomes just as dumb as everyone else. Love that for her. I love how ambitious they both are and how different from each other and how their reaction to this situation is to basically punch each other forever.
Wenren E/Yin Hanjiang (DVAWTK)
This ship has it all: loyalty kink, pining, incredible mutual trust, competence kink, misunderstandigs due to hallucinations, “I’ll destroy the world for you”, a ton of comedy…! But what I love the most is how they both learn to see each other (and themselves) as fully realized people. They have such an earned happy ending and I love them.
魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
Lan Xichen/Jin Guangyao/Nie Mingjue (MDZS - MXTX)
I love the tragedy of 3zun because they had so much potential. These are people who could've brought out the best in each other, but their circumstances and their own flaws doomed them to be a disaster. Lan Xichen and Nie Mingjue are both good people trying to do the right thing, and yet Nie Mingjue is all action while Lan Xichen is all thought. Nie Mingjue and Jin Guangyao respect each other at first but become incapable of seeing things from the other's perspective, even before Jin Guangyao goes full villain. Jin Guangyao and Lan Xichen care deeply for each other and see the best in each other, but their relationship also hinges on Jin Guangyao hiding terrible secrets for years. And when you put all three of them together, of course it all goes up in flames.
Star Trek: Discovery
Keyla Detmer/Joann Owosekun (ST Disco)
I love their “best friends who are also lovers” vibe so much. They clearly understand and respect each other a lot, and they're so supportive! They always give the impression that they’re just having a lot of fun together. I love Keyla's hotshot pilot side, and of Joann's kindness that extends even to robots, and how both of them are more than ready to get into all kinds of adventures.
山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021)
Cao Weining/Gu Xiang (Word of Honor)
These two are so adorable, and then they break my heart. Cao Weining starts out looking very naive and silly, but he has a backbone and real principles. Gu Xiang has a lot of baggage but she's still a cheerful young woman who's a much better person than she thinks. Their love is so sweet and earnest, and my favorite thing about them is that they do see each other for who they are, and still choose to be together.