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CQL/The Untamed. Wangxian. Art and occasionally fic. A discourse and current events free space: I curate my online experience ruthlessly. alightbuthappypen on tumblr and dreamwidth too.
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While I work on a current exchange thing how about reposting this past exchange thing, still possibly the most fun I've had on a piece of fanart (the exchange theme was 'close quarters', and the prompt was 'tied together') #wangxian
Digital drawing showing Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian, during their yin iron quest era, pressed chest-to-chest tied together against a tree with the 'binding bonding' spell. Lan Wangji looks alarmed, and is blushing.
November 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Periodically remember this moment of total naivety, 16 April 2020, 20 episodes into cql "probably not going to be fannish about this one fellas, I think it'll be fine"
Screen shot of a WhatsApp chat reading: "Lol how long is until you fic?" "I think I probably won't fic, partly because I suspect everything's going to get tied up fairly neatly"
November 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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And it WILL I promise I'm just working on some stuff no one cares about first
Screenshot of an ao3 bookmark. The username is redacted, the bookmark note reads "Chap 4, someday...it will update..."
October 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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May I offer some porn-with-feelings in these trying times #wangxian
Summary: After unexpectedly sleeping together (both literally and figuratively) during the trip to Caiyi Town, Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji figure out their relationship over the rest of the summer at Cloud Recesses. Via sex. And possibly, eventually, talking about it. Every Step A Circle by alightbuthappypen Chapters: 1/? Fandom: The Untamed Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji/Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian Characters: Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji, Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian Additional Tags: Cloud Recesses Study Arc (Modao Zushi), Pining while fucking, Friends With Benefits to Lovers, Mutual Pining, Getting Together, CQL canon, Wei Wuxian's A+ flirting techniques, Porn with Feelings, Dry Humping Series: Part 2 of Summer, Starting
October 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Back to writing, making a note of the most important part of this scene, crucial I don't forget
Screenshot of a bullet point reading 'Lan Wangji premature coming in pants untouched pls'.
September 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Should anyone want to help me procrastinate, or procrastinate yourselves
Post originally by lazy8blog on tumblr. Give me a fanfiction trope and I’ll grade it: - A: Love it. Spend my time combing AO3 for it. - B: Like it. Not one of my bigger cravings, but it can scratch a certain itch if I’m in the right mood. - C: Neutral. A good author might be able to sell it, but a bad one will kill it deader than dead. - D: Not my favorite. I avoid it if I can, but it won’t necessarily put me off reading something. - F: Hate it. Will immediately make me nope out of a fic.
September 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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This is old (like 'from a prompt on twitter!! old) but new to bsky and also I forgot it existed SO #CQL #TheUntamed #LanSizhui
A digital drawing of Lan Sizhui as a young child, dressed in Lan robes, sitting in the grass surrounded by white rabbits. He holds a half eaten carrot in one hand, and offers another carrot to one of the rabbits with the other.
August 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Sorry but this is insane. These are the words of an insane person
Screenshot of a tumblr reblog with the usernames cropped out. It reads 'Once again super glad I only write on AO3 directly'.
July 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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oh ffs, it begins
A screenshot of a pop-up in a discord channel reading 'Age-Restricted Channel: This channel is marked as age-restricted because it contains adult content. Do you want to verify your age group to access this channel?' Followed by the options 'No thanks' and 'verify age'.
July 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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canon diverging post-mo-manor in the most crucial ways #wipwednesday
"Right," he said, airily. "And this town, big enough to stop in?" "If you want to." It put Wei Wuxian on the back foot, having the decision thrown back to him, and he knew the defensiveness slipped into his voice. "I mean, I don't want to slow you down." He tugged absently at the donkey's mane. "Any more than I already am." Lan Zhan looked away, turning to pick up the donkey's reins. He coaxed its head from the grass with infuriating ease. "We will spend the night there," he said decisively. Wei Wuxian took his hand from the donkey's mane as Lan Zhan led it back to the road, feeling in a way that didn't make sense that he had lost an argument. "You could ride, if you preferred." Lan Zhan didn't look at him as he spoke. "If you need more rest. I am happy to lead it." Something about that was uncomfortable too, but like almost everything he had felt since being pulled back to life the day before, he could not pin it to any clear cause. I could carry— "I'm fine," he said. "But you can still lead it. At least until the well." He moved to walk at the donkey's other shoulder. "I'll have thought of a name for it by then." "I'm fine," he said. "But you can still lead it. At least until the well." He moved to walk at the donkey's other shoulder. "I'll have thought of a name for it by then." They reached the well around noon. Wei Wuxian removed the mask when they stopped, with no small amount of relief. He decided Mo Xuanyu must rarely have travelled even when he was a disciple, if this really was an affectation he had returned to Mo Village with. The hot, bulky weight of it, making sweat pool unpleasantly around his eyes and nose, the way it obscured his peripheral vision — no one could comfortably venture outside for any significant period while wearing it, and he couldn't imagine attempting to night hunt with it on. Lan Zhan still hadn't asked about it. He splashed some of the well water over his heated face and turned towards the sun with his eyes closed in relief. He did not think about what he must look like, or about Lan Zhan looking at him. When he opened his eyes again Lan Zhan wasn't anyway: instead he stood near the donkey, his gaze on the road ahead of them. "Little Bastard," said Wei Wuxian, and smiled sharply when Lan Zhan turned his head. "Do you think it'll answer to that?"
July 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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IT IS FINISHED. Whump. Smut. #wangxian during sunshot and associated angst. archiveofourown.org/works/668497...
Rating: explicit. No archive warnings apply. M/M. Fandom: The Untamed. Relationship: Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian. Additional tags: sunshot campaign, mutual pining, whump, angst, porn with feelings, pining while fucking, first time, intercrural sex, CQL canon, prompt fic. Published 2025-05-24. 10,197 words. 2 chapters. Title: Fading Out. Author: alightbuthappypen (dairyme). Summary: During the sunshot campaign, Lan Wangji is badly injured in an ambush. Wei Wuxian saves his life, but struggles with the guilt that he may have been the cause. Originally started in 2021 as a fill for the following prompt, which about sums it up: I'd really like to see a story set during or right after the sunshot campaign where lwj gets seriously injured somehow and yllz!wwx saves him (and he punishes whoever hurt lwj with his demonic cultivation). the tension and worry from seeing lwj hurt culminates in them fucking and it's super fraught and intense bc of all the things that were going on with wangxian during this time period.
June 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Photographer nonexistent, this is barely even trying not to look like AI

I guess my fault for dropping into the discovery tab but I swear bsky is *awful* for AI slop.
A screenshot of a bluesky post captioned 'There is still beauty in the world (photographer unknown)', above an AI image of flowers and trees.
June 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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The Bilbo 'after all why not' meme. The first image has the text 'after all...why not?' and the second image has the text 'why shouldn't I watch cql from the beginning again?'
June 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Today's sketch: for the prompt 'Something with pink spring blossoms/lwj'.

(I think sometimes he just goes to sit with the rabbits, for hours. Self care) #LanWangji #CQL #TheUntamed
A digital drawing of Lan Wangji, shown from the waist up. He is holding a rabbit in his arms, and several more sit on his lap. He is looking down serenely, and pink blossoms fall on him and collect on his head, shoulders, and the rabbits.
April 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Today's sketch, for the prompt 'lwj taking care of wounded wwx'

wwx arguably taking care of lwj here too #wangxian #CQL #TheUntamed
A digital drawing with monochrome flat colouring. Wei Wuxian sits up with his shirt open while Lan Wangji bandages his stomach. Lan Wangji looks concerned, and Wei Wuxian has a hand on his shoulder while they hold each other's gaze.
April 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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This is today's quick(ish) sketch, from a tumblr prompt for Baby Lan Brothers (do they learn to fly a sword this young MAYBE NOT but whatever let's just say they have mini practice swords I find this idea too cute to let go) #TwinJades #LanWangji #LanXichen #CQL #TheUntamed
A digital pencil drawing of a young Lan Wangji balancing on the blade of a sword which is hovering above the ground. Lan Xichen, a few years older, stands beside him holding his hand.
April 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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From a prompt 'Lan Wangji meditating in the Cold Spring', and to be fair he was before *someone* distracted him
(this one isn't new but it's new to bsky SO) #wangxian #CQL #TheUntamed
Monochrome digital drawing showing Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian in the Cold Spring. Lan Wangji is bare-chested and waist-deep in the water and Wei Wuxian sits on the bank in front of him, one foot in the water and the other leg hooked over Lan Wangji's shoulder. They are leaning towards each other and smiling.
April 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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My beautiful dragon child lives! He lives!
Photograph of a clay model wingless dragon curling around some rocks that hold three tealights, which are unlit. The dragon is blue-green with a gold sheen. Photograph of a clay model wingless dragon curling around some rocks that hold three tealights, which are lit. The dragon is blue-green with a gold sheen.
April 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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My first attempt at modelling and pleased it survived the baking process. Now to see if it survives the painting process
Photograph of a clay model of a dragon-like serpent twisting around three tealight-shaped containers.
April 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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First Times exchange art, now creator reveals have happened!

The concept in my mind was post-canon travelling: First Kiss, First Time seeing the starry sky (of that particular journey), and celebrating the First Anniversary of Wei Wuxian's resurrection. #wangxian #CQL #TheUntamed
A digital drawing of Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji sitting with their backs to the viewer, leaning in towards each other on the verge of a kiss. In the background, Little Apple grazes on the dark mountainside, and above them is a star-filled sky. A digital drawing of Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji sitting with their backs to the viewer, leaning in towards each other on the verge of a kiss. A close-up crop of the previous image.
April 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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This took way longer than I intended but hey, I finished a thing! An original thing! This is a dryad(s?) that exists as an NPC in my D&D game. They can tell the future, obvs
A digital drawing in the style of graphite pencil, showing three dryads bordered by trees. Each have the upper bodies of women but are tree bark from the waist down. They have long hair and wear crowns of leaves. The two on each side are asleep, and the one in the middle has her arms around them and is looking out at the viewer. A close crop of the full digital drawing in the style of graphite pencil, showing three dryads bordered by trees. Each have the upper bodies of women but are tree bark from the waist down. They have long hair and wear crowns of leaves. The two on each side are asleep, and the one in the middle has her arms around them and is looking out at the viewer.
March 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Walked to the beach earlier because I remembered this is a thing I can do
March 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Another tumblr prompt that got away from me: 'Cloud Recesses era cheek kiss'. More specifically ‘thanks for saving me from your ancestral heirloom’ kiss #wangxian #CQL #TheUntamed
A cropped close-up of the full drawing, with Wei Wuxian kissing Lan Wangji on the cheek, shown from their shoulders up. A digital drawing showing Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian in the Cold Pond Cave during the Cloud Recesses lectures era. They are standing in the water, and Wei Wuxian has pulled Lan Wangji close with the ribbon connecting their wrists in order to kiss his cheek. They are both blushing.
March 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Anyway here's the most recent thing I did (prompt from tumblr: 'lwj unhappily asleep') #wangxian
A digital drawing showing Lan Wangji from the waist up, lying asleep face down in his bed. His torso is wrapped with bloodstained bandages, and his hand rests on the crumpled paper man which Wei Wuxian had teased him with during the lectures.
March 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM