Hong Hong'er Appreciation Post, Reblog To Appreciate Him

clémentines et cigarettes

Traduction en cours de « clementines and cigarettes » par @silentheiss

7/11 chapitres ont déjà été postés ; lien vers la traduction ici 👇

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59159077

Ongoing french translation of clementines and cigarettes. Chapter 7 has just been posted!

TW : discussion of death and suicide. I know these themes are present in TGCF, but this post delves further into them and broaches the subject in a way that might be triggering, so please proceed with caution.

When you think about it, what drove Xie Lian mad during his first banishment wasn’t the Temple. It wasn’t his friends leaving him, it wasn’t the blessed land incident, nor was it his parents’ suicide. It wasn’t even Bai Wuxiang (at least not directly).

No, what really drove him mad was his inability to die, and the complete loss of the ability to choose his own path.

When Xie Lian returns home after the 100 swords, he has no intention of turning to BW. He has no intention of taking revenge on Yong'an (not seriously, anyway), let alone considering anything close to a genocide.

It is only after trying—and failing—to commit suicide that he loses himself entirely. Because the shackle took the last shreds of control he had over his existence from him. Of course, the fact that he heard festivities going on in Yong’an didn’t help, but it was no more than a trigger, I think

The shackle strips Xie Lian of his right and capacity to dispose of himself, which is one the worst thing I can imagine happening to someone. And after his only way out is taken away from him, Xie Lian is left with literally no possible course of action. He cannot live because Bai Wuxian won’t let him, he cannot die because the shackle makes it impossible.

He is stuck in an impossible position. So of course he snaps.

Note : That is not to say that suicide is okay or should not be actively prevented. But the way Xie Lian is kept alive is a terrible violation of bodily autonomy. People experiencing suicidal thoughts need help so that they no longer want to die ; forcing them to remain alive by force alone, and without doing anything to help them get better, is not only a terrible idea but outright torture, and complete lack of consideration for human dignity.

If any phrasing I used was insensitive, please let me know in the comments and I will correct it: English is not my native language and I make mistakes sometimes. Take care 🤍

“Such a simple thing to be happy”

Happy pride month specifically to folks on the asexual and aromantic spectrum who oftentimes feel isolated and left out of the conversation. You belong here as much as the rest of us and I hope that you are all loved in a way that is comforting to you.

Currently working on a small wip… I didn’t know it was SO DAMN HARD to write in HC’s POV. Wu Ming? Easy. Xie Lian? Easy. Hua Cheng?

Hahaha

Hell.

To me, Hua Cheng and Xie Lian’s relationship always felt like relief. Relief that they finally have somewhere (someone) they belong. Somewhere to rest. Like they’ve both been on high alert for 800 years, never able to rest, never able to rely upon someone, to trust with their whole soul. And then suddenly, quiet. Peace. Relief.

Idk, that might be a very personal interpretation that nobody shares. But. That’s what it always felt like to me, first and foremost. This is why HuaLian is my ultimate comfort couple. Because they feel like coming home after a hard day and finally being able to just relax and place yourself in someone else’s hands, not only trusting but knowing they will never take advantage and always cherish it.

Currently translating A Long and Slow Recovery by the amazing author @ardenrabbit into French. 11/? Chapters are out

Traduction en cours de “A Long and Slow Recovery” par l’incroyable auteur.ice @ardenrabbit. Le 11e chapitre a été posé il y a quelques jours ^^

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58407070

Any day now

He Xuan is terribly underestimated as a Ghost King. I don’t see why he would be that far behind White no Face and Hua Cheng.

I think this widespread conception comes from the fact that, yes, in a fight, both HC and JW would wipe the floor with him. But that doesn’t mean (I think) that He Xuan is inherently less powerful or impressive.

See, the thing is… fighting isn’t He Xuan’s domain of expertise. He is a scholar. He is good at plotting, scheming, and has excellent control over his spiritual power, perhaps even better than Hua Cheng’s.

Think of all his clones in Heavens, that must all be powerful since they are supposed to pass for Middle Court Officials. Think of his domain: the guy controls a part of the damn ocean.

So yeah. Justice for He Xuan.

Only my opinion of course. But feel free to give yours in the comments. I love reading people’s thoughts.

Do we all agree that Xie Lian would LOVE Tumblr?

He’d get to ramble on about any and everything. And find other weirdos with the same special interests as him

Hua Cheng would like and comment and repost every time. Perhaps even create a second account to re-like and re-comment et re-repost all over again