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OKAY LETS GO NOW WE DISCUSS THESE GLORIOUS BASTARDS.
First you have dumbass genius chaos gremlin but actually pretty tragic bisexual disaster Wei WuXian, self sacrificing brother who values tf out of his adoptive family but also tries to do The Right Thing and fucks it up.
First you have dumbass genius chaos gremlin but actually pretty tragic bisexual disaster Wei WuXian, self sacrificing brother who values tf out of his adoptive family but also tries to do The Right Thing and fucks it up.
Spoilers he dies. ...temporarily, and it’s not really a spoiler it’s literally the first scene. But you’re gonna see him deal with a hella lot of trauma because what’s a good protag unless you break them repeatedly until they turn misunderstood necromancer.
...like you do.
...like you do.
Also meet his younger brother, the angry grape man, Jiang Cheng. Like Wei WuXian he has been through A Lot of Shit and hasn’t handled it too well. Also he is Too Tired of Wei WuXian’s dumbass bisexual disasterness. A+ eye roll game.
You know dramatic fictional Bro lack of communication around self sacrifice or blame? Imagine if bro went bad, you felt you had to kill him to stop him even though he was the only fam you had left. Stew on it for a 10+ years after he dies.
Has Issues but I still kinda love him.
Has Issues but I still kinda love him.
Now stir in the closed lipped, rule abiding, strong af, righteous bamf bestie Lan WangJi. (Spoilers, they ain’t just friends but Wei WuXian is I SWEAR TO GOD the last person to figure it out). Behind that stoicism is actually a snarky stubborn bastard, in the best way.
But the guy you love is spiraling, so when you can’t save him, you mourn, find him when he returns, and are damned determined nothing is going to happen to him ever again.
If only he weren’t so oblivious I mean geeze. Trying to telepathically project a clue here.
If only he weren’t so oblivious I mean geeze. Trying to telepathically project a clue here.
Also, they have a son. I want to gush about this, but you’ll see. A+ best boy.
Now you get the socially awkward cinnamon roll Wen Ning... who also yes happens to be an terrifyingly strong undead badass that most everyone but Wei WuXian kinda wants actually-dead, but that’s totally not his fault.
His third wheel game is strong, he is best wingman, he is precious, he is just an awkward bean, he should be protected, he could fuck all the shit up if he wanted to thankfully he doesn’t want to.
Wen Ning’s big sister Wen Qing is... if I give a useless lesbian keyboard smash would you forgive me. Wait no I’m back. Scarily competent, brilliant medical doctor, actually knows what the hell is up, they really should have just let her be in charge.
Now we have Jiang Yanli, who is Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng’s big sister, the gentle and sweet but not a pushover and probably the only person in that family with any emotional maturity whatsoever ffs boys learn to talk.
And this is big brother Lan XiChen. Strong, kind, polite, arguably not the smartest, we have a certified Himbo. His super power is that Lan WangJi’s stoicism doesn’t phase him. Smile through any confusion, then smirk when asking your brother if he wants to invite his crush.
This is Jin GuangYao, formerly Meng Yao, a bastard in the like literal sense but look at those dimples no wonder he’s on the way to the top. He’s fun-sized, smart as a whip, and here to flirt with Lan Xichen so step off the Himbo.
This is Nie Huaisang he is useless just ask him he knows nothing at all and had nothing to do with it. Former classmate of Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian, has all the best porn, gossip, and a fabulous collection of fans. You absolutely want him as your friend.
This is Jin Zixuan, token heterosexual disaster, rich bitch, girls are scary, Yanli is pretty, her brothers keep picking fights, is it flirting to insult the girl you like, apologize, shove your foot into your mouth and then run away into the forest he’s just asking for a friend.
Now the benefit of a ten year time lapse is you get the Next Generation all growed up and ready to bring their own chaos, look at all these adorable little shit teenagers, you have to adopt them all.
(Pretend I said 10+ years, look we are handwaving the amount of time in this thread time is an illusion anyway and WWX was Dead At The Time anyway.
Whatever take a bunny boop for my errors).
Whatever take a bunny boop for my errors).
This is Jin Ling, this is what happens when you let an angry grape raise a rich bitch let this be a warning to you all.
He is their nephew of literally every dude over the age of 20.
Also, I think if you hugged him he’d probably short circuit and I desperately want to see that
He is their nephew of literally every dude over the age of 20.
Also, I think if you hugged him he’d probably short circuit and I desperately want to see that
This is Lan Sizhui, he is the human embodiment of sunshine, look at that smile. Living proof that the next generation will save us all, unquestionably the Very Best Boy.
This is Ouyang Zizhen he’s confused as hell about what’s going on right now but as soon as he figures it out he’s publishing that shit straight to the Ancient Chinese version of AO3 tagged “Slow Burn, Friends to Enemies to Lovers, Unreliable and Confused Narrator (Me)”
This is Lan Jingyi, he’s here to absolutely roast everyone every single time he opens his mouth. Complete fanboy. A living meme. A legend.
Now slap all of these characters in a world where their job is to deal with ghosts, zombies, and monsters while also wading through a cutthroat political landscape to rival GoT, working to solve a cold case murder, and trying to prove a necromancer’s innocence.
That’s the show.
That’s the show.
