u/AttitudeEmergency872

Yiling Patriarch/Yiling Laozu fic recs wanted!

I really, REALLY like the whole Yiling laozu era and have the fattest crush on the whole cool and edgy BAMF vibe Wei Ying has during it. My heart aches at the tragedy of his eventual fate, so I’d like to read fanfics where he doesn’t have to end by getting ripped to shreds by his own corpses and instead he and lan Wangji figure it out somehow and get to be happy together before he has to die! I don’t mind if it’s a fic in the war time fresh out of his first time in burial mounds, in the time between before wwx found the Wen’s, or burial mounds era, I just want it to be Yiling patriarch!

I have a personal dislike for fics that give wwx excessive self esteem issues (I’m of the belief that wwx is really confident—just has a massive hero complex that gives him self sacrificial tendencies) so no whump fics pls—though I can appreciate a fic that discusses the issues wwx might face now that he’s lacking a golden core. I just don’t want him seeing himself inadequate for the sake of it or because he’s a ‘servants son’ when that’s not really an issue in the novel.

Also no submissive lwj😅 I really like the whole wangxian dynamic of wwx being able to be spoiled and feel supported when w lwj—esp when his Yiling patriarch era is arguably when he was lacking support the most. On that note, I also would love any fics that explore the Yiling family, I think it’s really cute how the wens and wwx made a little community for themselves! Sorry if this is really picky, but I hope I can find some good recs, thank you guys in advance!

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I’m looking for fanfics that describe wwx leaving the Jiang sect and either becoming a wandering cultivator on his own or joining a different sect! I’m all for madam Yu bashing (I hate that lady lol) and Jiang fengmian bashing but not Jiang Cheng and Jiang Yanli. I feel like w Jiang Cheng esp, ppl either make him out to be someone way more aggressive than he acc is and ignore that he did love wwx back then and turn him into a COMPLETE villain or they ignore that he was also problematic in that he let madam Yu punish wwx for whatever and also adopts the ‘you owe us’ attitude. Ik im being really picky, sorry, but it’s because i want a good balance that i feel like it’s so hard to find good ones, so im hoping you guys can help!!! Also, it would be nice if the fic also focuses on how wwx is a genius inventor bc the novel is way too casual about it lol.

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u/AttitudeEmergency872 — 14 days ago