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My first WWX/LWJ fic! Kink meme fill that took on a life of its own :)

He had wanted Lan Wangji from the moment he had seen him—whether he had known it then or not—and the years of wanting him had settled deep in Wei Wuxian's bones, making him ache for something he dared not ask for. The things that Wei Wuxian desires—impure, base, wanton—he would never have, could never have voiced out loud, but Lan Wangji had seen them in him and pulled them out by the roots. He has died and returned in a body that is his own and yet not his own and nobody knows it like Lan Wangji does, its strengths and its weaknesses and the absolute gut wrenching pleasure that can be wrung out of it.

There are times—often—when he thinks that perhaps he has given too much of himself away to someone who knows and sees far, far too much, but he can't stop, either. Doesn't want to.


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Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji discover talismans are good in all sorts of situations, actually.

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Oh No! (Nirvana in Fire) by findmeinthealps

Another excellent NiF vid by Alps. I love how gritty and raw this is, the song has such a pounding, rhythm to it as well as the raunchy guitar line and the editing enhances this beautifully: angry, violent, you can just feel the POV character's rage and frustration boiling under the surface and then exploding.

Doom Days (WandaVision) by Jayne L

Another great WandaVision vid. The build in this was spectacular and the use of frames and framing to signify the divisions between Wanda's reality and fantasy worlds was super super clever. Really intelligent vidmaking.

The Sky is a Neighbourhood (Daredevil) by Nestra

HOLY SHIT. This is so so so good. The aerial shot at the start just draws you in and then Nestra throws you headfirst into the explosive action, the editing of which is so unbelievably tight that it feels like a rollercoaster ride from start to finish. The combination of movement and musicality (the song choice is PERFECTION and oh my god those FINGER CLICKS) makes for a completely satisfying, powerful, and relentless vid that starts with a bang and manages to keep building and building and building. Just stunning.

mouth of the sun (Hannibal) by aceiel

This was so stunning and riveting. Beautiful and artistic and grotesque, just like the source.

Potential Breakup Song (Smallville) by sisabet

IT WAS HIS FUCKING BIRTHDAY. Ahhhhhh god the nostalgic feels that this brought forth in me. PERFECT song choice and the love that sisabet has for this source and this ship and Lex fucking Luthor is in every single frame. It was SO SO good and makes me so very happy and made me remember why Smallville was the early fandom of my heart. <333

Genghis Khan (Hannibal) by Tafadhali

I adore this. The song is such a perfect encapsulation of how deeply fucked up Hannibal and Will are whilst also being bouncy and dynamic. The editing is so great here too, it feels completely synchronised to the instrumentation as well as the beat and it's just immensely satisfying to watch as a result. Is it weird to say a Hannibal vid makes me joyful? Well it does.

Tunnels (Interstellar) by Cherry

This vid is fucking INCREDIBLE. I said on Twitter that not only was it my personal favourite of the con but also possibly one of my favourite vids of all time. I've been thinking about it constantly since it premiered and have watched it 2-3 times a day since. It is a goddamn masterpiece.

The editing and musicality in Cherry's vids is always superb and this vid is, for me, one of the best examples of how music + motion constructs really really deep emotional engagement and affect. The song she chose is in and of itself incredibly layered and punches hard both rhythmically and emotionally and the vid does the same - the pacing is relentless––until it's not––and when the music breaks down to stillness and the ethereal vocals, the editing changes to match in tone and movement and rhythm. I particularly love the slow circular movement and images that match the circularity of the music and the stillness and pathos (Cherry isn't afraid to hold space for the sheer emotion on these actors' faces.) It's just completely phenomenal.

Balance (Nirvana in Fire) by absternr

Nirvana in Fire again! There were SEVEN NiF vids across Premieres (6) and also my Dessa vidshow (1) and this is another really strong vid for a (I believe, I have yet to see the source but very very excited to) minor character. The song choice seems perfect for the character's energy and I love the steady and weighty pace of this vid, I just felt really really drawn in and connected to this poignant and deeply affecting character.

VidUKon Premieres Recs - Part One

Hai hai so I attended virtual VidUKon last weekend and it was truly amazing. I'm going to do a bunch of recposts because I was utterly blown away by the incredible talent. So let's start with Premieres Part One!

The standard of the Premieres was absolutely stellar. 48 vids and I loved SO many of them and enjoyed many many more so here's a few that really sat with me.

Punks Don't Dance (Star Trek: Discovery) by bethofalltrades

This made me SO happy. It's fun and poignant in places and knows what's important i.e. Michelle Yeoh and Sonequa-Martin-Green's faces. The song went immediately onto my Spotify which is always the first sign that I loved a vid immensely.

5 Out of 6 (Ruroni Kenshin films) by naye

Like the majority of these vids I am unfamiliar with the source but oh wow does it not matter. This vid is gorgeous. The editing is superb, I felt pulled along so seamlessly for the whole thing and using the orchestral version of Dessa's 5 out of 6 is just such a brilliant choice. Epic, exciting, one of my absolute faves from the con.

Que Sera Sera (Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Picard) by ohvienna

ohvienna is hands-down one of my favourite vidders. Her song choices are ALWAYS on point and she has this ability to explore pain in such a beautiful and understated way that it just sits with you for days and days. This is no exception and the parallels here between the different eras of Seven of Nine's life are just heartbreaking. The final shot is going to stay in my head forever.

She Does Not Brave the War (Nirvana in Fire) by alpheratz

The first of MANY Nirvana in Fire vids and this is a perfect example of what alpheratz does so well: quietness, solitude, the absolute beauty of simplicity. Achingly beautiful.

Get Out of my House (WandaVision) by JinkyO

Jinky always has the boldest, most complex music choices that work on so many levels and this is SUPERB. The editing is so incredibly flawless here and nothing is left in the tank. This is a relentless vid and I'm still thinking about it nearly a week after seeing it.

Native Son by helcinda

I have watched this vid maybe half a dozen times now and I REALLY want to watch the source. It's a wonderful recruitment vid. Emotive and epic and beautifully edited (as per usual with helcinda's work) and the SONG. Gah. So good. I really really love this vid immensely.

No Place Like Home (Nirvana in Fire) by findmeinthealps

I really, really loved this. I need to see Nirvana in Fire and honestly so many of these vids are such an incredible advertisement for it. Alps is such an affective vidder but they so often make vids that are quirky and ironic and fun and it's very easy to forget that they also make vids that are perfectly incisive and full of emotion that hit HARD. They draw connections visually that are always brilliant and never make the obvious choice. Love this.

Sail Away (Ever Given Container Ship) by beccatoria

HOW DO I HAVE SO MANY EMOTIONS ABOUT A GODDAMN BOAT WTAF. This is so wonderful.

VidUKon Premieres

Yes I have had a very productive week! (Well not really since these were made weeks ago but whatever, it works)

Title: Fire Drills
Fandom: 陈情令 | The Untamed
Music: Fire Drills by Dessa
Warnings: character death, blood, coercion, suicide, self-harm, canon-typical violence and some fast cuts

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Title: Hey Now
Fandom: 陈情令 | The Untamed
Music: Hey Now by London Grammar
Warnings: major character death, blood, canon-typical violence

AO3
I accidentally fell into the CQL RPF hole and I appear to be stuck. Oops.

He shakes his head. Ah, Wang Yibo. So much bolder behind a phone screen and so utterly different in person. All Xiao Zhan ever had to do when Yibo took it too far was offer the slightest bit of offense and Yibo would crumble like a stale almond cookie. The capitulations would last for hours, days even, sometimes. Yibo's endless apologies, spoken and unspoken—his mouth on Xiao Zhan's throat—fingers silently begging forgiveness as they dragged inside him. Xiao Zhan can feel the pull of it now, pinpricks of desire in the fine hairs rising on the back of his neck.
 

"He's only like that with you, you know," Yan Xujia had told him once, "he's blunt as fuck with everyone else. Like, rude even, sometimes. Why is that, Zhanzhan? "

Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo in a hotel room in Shanghai, picking at the edges of established boundaries.

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Title: you live like that, you live with ghosts
Pairing: Lan Wangji/Jiang Cheng, Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian, Jiang Cheng/Wei Wuxian (implied)
Rating: Explicit
Word Count: 14,106
Summary: Lan Wangji waits for Wei Wuxian for sixteen years but he does not wait alone. Theirs is not a love story.
Notes: So for my first CQL fic I have written *checks notes* ummm 16 years of Lan Wangji, grieving Wei Wuxian, complete with ill-advised sexual encounters with Wei Wuxian's martial brother, who he hates. IDEK this idea came into my head very early in December and wouldn't let go.

(More notes on the fic post at AO3)
Title: Warsaw
Fandom: Chen Qing Ling/The Untamed
Song: Warsaw by Dessa
Summary:

And I’ve done some living in a glass house
high note blew the motherfucking walls off


Warnings: Major character death, blood and canon-typical violence, physical triggers (some fast cuts)

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A love letter to Yiling Laozu and the man who made him.
Title: Seventeen
Fandom: The Untamed/Chen Qing Ling
Song: Seventeen by Sharon Van Etten
Summary:

Follow my shadow
Around your corner
I used to be seventeen
Now you're just like me


Warnings: Major character death, blood and canon-typical violence, physical triggers (some fast cuts and light flashes)

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Okay. Yes. I wrote and finished a fic.

I fell down a Xiao Zhan side project hole recently, and thanks to [personal profile] stickmarionette extolling its virtues, binged X Fire, his boyband competition show from 2015/2016 and really, surprisingly, fell for it. I came for Xiao Zhan and as always he is *chef's kiss* but I love a number of the other contestants too, especially Peng Chuyue, Bai Shu, and Xia Xhiguang.

This fic has the auspicious privilege of being the only English language fic on AO3 for this pairing and as a result the end notes are basically a primer for the fandom.

Title: 裂流 | Riptide
Pairing: Xiao Zhan/Peng Chuyue
Rating: Explicit
Word Count: 8713
Summary:
Riptides, or rip currents, are long, narrow bands of water that quickly pull any objects in them away from shore and out to sea. ... People often become exhausted struggling against the current, and cannot make it back to shore. Do not swim toward shore. You will be fighting the current, and you will lose.

Xiao Zhan is a riptide and Peng Chuyue is definitely going to lose.

I mean, look at them! How could I resist?!

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Title: Long Story Short
Fandom: The Untamed
Song: Long Story Short by Taylor Swift
Summary:

And I fell from the pedestal
Right down the rabbit hole
Long story short, it was a bad time


Taylor Swift definitely watched The Untamed, just saying.

Warnings: Physical triggers (some fast cuts), canon-typical violence, character death.

AO3

I do not know how this post disappeared but apparently it did so I'm reposting just for archiving purposes.

2020 Vid Roundup

So this was the most bizarre year! Who could have predicted:

1. That I would choose this year of all years to make my first vid
2. That I would fall headfirst, deeply in hyperobsessive love with a new fandom after SPN ended

Anyway, I made 7 vids in 5 months (one that is in beta and one that was a quarantine project and I probably won't post)

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Thanks to everyone who helped me out this year including the vidding discord (special thanks to condnsdmilk and bessyboo), [personal profile] sisabet, and [personal profile] destina and anyone who encouraged me :)
Title: Men at the Door
Fandom: The Untamed
Song: Men at the Door by Matthew Good
Summary:

The men at the door
They've taken over


Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji against the (cultivation) world.

Warnings: Physical triggers (some fast cuts and light flashes), canon-typical violence.

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Title: Comeback Kid
Fandom: The Untamed
Song: Comeback Kid by Sharon Van Etten
Summary: I'm not a runaway. It just feels that way.
Warnings: Physical triggers (some fast cuts and light flashes), character death, canon-typical violence.

AO3

Yep. In this fandom for exactly two weeks and have already made my first vid. This is a love letter to Wei Wuxian, I'm not even going to pretend it's not.
Oh look I’m posting, it is a miracle!

So I got back last week from 5 weeks in NZ dealing with some pretty heavy duty family stuff. The last week we were in Wellington, visiting F’s Mum and with bonus catch-ups with wonderful fandom friends. We stayed with [personal profile] arysteia for 2 days, so we were able to watch the SPN finale with her and the very next day she inducted us into The Untamed and by last Saturday we had watched the entire series. And... I have not fallen in fannish love like this in years. God. Where to start.

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Um okay that got long and I still feel like I only scratched the surface of HOW MANY FEELINGS I have for this amazing show. Gahhhhh. Anyway. If you have watched please please please come talk to me in the comments!!!

VID: The Show Must Go On - Supernatural

Title: The Show Must Go On
Fandom: Supernatural
Song: The Show Must Go On by Queen
Summary: Team Free Will 2.0 are Chuck's favourite show and they are never giving in.
Warnings: Physical triggers (some fast cuts and light flashes), character death (both permanent and temporary), brief medical gore, spoilers for the entire run of Supernatural, up to S15e13.

AO3

VID: Raise Your Glass (to Robbie Thompson)

Title: Raise Your Glass (to Robbie Thompson)
Fandom: Supernatural
Song: Raise Your Glass by P!nk
Summary: Robbie Thompson loves the fans and the fans love him right back.
Warnings: Quick cuts, some flashes, spoilers for seasons 7-11 of Supernatural.

AO3

Dear Festividder

Hey there Festividder! Thank you so much for making me a vid, this is my first year and I’m super excited to see what you come up with!

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My original Festivids sign up: Knives Out (2019) [SAFETY], The Mummy (1999) and Sequels, Robin of Sherwood (TV 1984), The Great British Bake Off (TV), The Invisible Man (2020) [SAFETY], Lizzo RPF, The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) [SAFETY], Barry (TV 2018).

Knives Out (2019) [SAFETY]Collapse )

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Robin of Sherwood (TV 1984)Collapse )

The Great British Bake Off (TV)Collapse )

The Invisible Man (2020) [SAFETY]Collapse )

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The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) [SAFETY]Collapse )

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*tap tap tap* is this thing on?

Okay so 2020 has been a fucking trashfire of a year for so many reasons. I feel like I don't have the emotional capacity to get into it here but I am so sorry to all my US friends who are suffering today of all days.

Consequently, this awful year has seen me hurtling back into fannish love with Supernatural, which was unexpected but it has honestly saved my mental health these last months.

And I have started vidding! It is bringing me so much joy and I haven't shared it here but I realised today I probably should given I am producing fanworks again for the first time in YEARS. This is my first proper fanvid and I feel I have gotten more adept since I posted on AO3 in July but posting here for posterity anyway :)

Title: For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
Fandom: Supernatural
Song: For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) by AC/DC
Summary: Saving People. Hunting Things. The Family Business. AC/DC.
Warnings: Quick cuts, some flashes, canon-typical violence and blood, unbetaed, longer than average vid, spoilers for seasons 1-5 of Supernatural.

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