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Title: Her kiss is like lightning in my veins
Fandom: Show By Rock!!
Ship: Sumomone/Uiui
Prompt: #61 Thunder
Rating: G
Length: 631 words
Warnings: None
Notes: Also written for

fic_promptly .
Summary: The power's out at school. Uiui takes it as an opportunity.

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I just wanted to share some baihe titles that stuck in my mind for their interesting puns, especially since they are very likely to be dropped in translation (HTL or MTL). I will be dividing this into two obvious categories

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Rec post is here!

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I was thinking, let‘s start a round for the latest adaptation (since a new one is already in the works).
As always, please warn for common issues like noncon/dubcon, major character death, flashing lights in videos and explicit art. Tagging conventions vary, so please be especially mindful of mentioning these if they aren‘t tagged/noted in the original work.

Previous rounds (you can always add more recs) can be found under the recs tag.

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Poll #33513 Light in Dixing

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 12

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In episode 23, the Deacon says the guest room is dim because Dixing's limited light is being diverted to the palace. Possible implications:

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wealthy people can bribe the palace for more light
12 (100.0%)

there is a black market in photons
8 (66.7%)

the Dixing bar is well-lit because its patrons donate a portion of their light quota
4 (33.3%)

the bar is not actually well-lit -- it just looks that way for filming convenience
10 (83.3%)

the glowy lava on the volcano uses up some of the limited light resources
0 (0.0%)

you can create a blackout elsewhere by making an especially bright light in a windowless room
3 (25.0%)

the Deacon is bullshitting because he dislikes Zhao Yunlan
3 (25.0%)

other
0 (0.0%)

Where did Zhao Yunlan's stash of face masks, as discovered by xiao-Guo in episode 16, come from?

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Zhao Yunlan always had them; he just never uses them
2 (16.7%)

the SID team presented them as a pointed gift in episode 3, after Zhao Yunlan sneezed on everything; Zhao Yunlan shoved them in a desk drawer and forgot about them
9 (75.0%)

Shen Wei sent them as a gift in episode 3, accompanied by a note wherein he politely hoped Chief Zhao's health had improved; Zhao Yunlan put them in his lollipop drawer and grinned whenever he saw them
6 (50.0%)

they arrived anonymously in the mail (Shen Wei)
2 (16.7%)

Lin Jing explained disease transmission to Wang Zheng, and she added them to the regular stationery order
5 (41.7%)

other
0 (0.0%)

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Is there canon or fanon about Jiajia's family name?

Many thanks for any assistance!

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It looks like Rosmei's preorders for volumes 1 and 2 of At The World's Mercy and volume 1 of The Creator's Grace are scheduled for October!

ETA: Apparently both got pushed back to November

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2 Weilan fics, 1 Zhubai fic, 1 Zhubai drawing. :)

Let's Name Everything (507 words) by facethestrange
Fandom: 镇魂 | Guardian - priest
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan, Kunlun/Shen Wei (Guardian)
Characters: Shen Wei (Guardian), Zhao Yunlan
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, The Language of the Primordial Gods, Implied/Referenced Sex
Summary: It almost sounds like blasphemy; neither of them has ever had a problem with that.

Much Better Than Expected (150 words) by facethestrange
Fandom: 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018), 镇魂 | Guardian - priest
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan
Characters: Zhao Yunlan, Shen Wei (Guardian)
Additional Tags: Rain, Established Relationship, Drabble and a Half
Summary: Getting caught in the rainstorm was worth it.

A Quiet Celebration (333 words) by facethestrange
Fandom: 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018) RPF, Chinese Actor RPF
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Bai Yu/Zhu Yilong
Characters: Bai Yu (Actor), Zhu Yilong
Additional Tags: Domestic Fluff, Kissing, Established Relationship, Soft
Summary: "So you skipped the glamorous afterparty to make out in the kitchen and eat noodles with me."

Not a Goodbye by facethestrange
Fandom: 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018) RPF, Chinese Actor RPF
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Bai Yu/Zhu Yilong
Characters: Bai Yu (Actor), Zhu Yilong
Additional Tags: Kissing, Fanart, Drawing
Series: Part 9 of Zhubai ~canon~ but with more kissing, Part 9 of Guardian Bingo 2025
Summary: This moment from the last day on set. :)

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Rec time! Did you read/watch/listen to something you really liked and would love other people to know about, too? Don't have the time or energy to make a full promo post, or think such a small thing doesn't merit a separate entry?

Here's your chance to share with the class! Just drop a comment with a link and maybe a couple of words in description. No need to overthink things, it can be as simple as Loved this! or OMG, look at that!. (You don't need to keep it short, though, write as much as you want.)

Check out the previous entries, too!

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Zhao Yunlan sprawled on a couch, grinning at his phone. The background shows a purply sky with stars. Text reads "Slo-Mo Rewatch. Guardian - half an episode per week @ sid-guardian.dreamwidth.org."

Announcing the Guardian Slo-Mo Rewatch, coming to a

sid_guardian near you, starting 5 September. We'll be watching half an episode a week (about twenty minutes) so we can talk and squee about our beloved 镇魂 | Guardian drama.

For those who remember our last rewatch, this time we're aiming for a lighter touch. Posts will be on the minimalist side - a brief summary, one quote, one screencap, maybe one noteworthy detail and some discussion-starter questions.

We're looking forward to some fun discussions as we revisit Haixing, Dixing, and the SID.

Fans of the novel, the drama, or both are very welcome! You don't have to keep up with the rewatch – it's absolutely fine to dip in at any time. We want to hear what you think! Those of us who've just finished the Readalong or are otherwise familiar with the novel are likely to compare and contrast the two canons, but it's 100% okay to focus purely on the drama.

Please consider hosting a post or two, if you're willing and able to! Comment with a date from the schedule below! Posts should ideally be made sometime on the Friday or Saturday, in any time zone.

Schedule for round 1
Weekend of 5 September - episode 1 up to 22:28:
Weekend of 12 September - episode 1 from 22:28:
Weekend of 19 September - episode 2 up to 22:11:
Weekend of 26 September - episode 2 from 22:11:
Weekend of 3 October - episode 3 up to 23:25:
Weekend of 10 October - episode 3 from 23:25:
Weekend of 17 October - episode 4 up to 22:16:
Weekend of 24 October - episode 4 from 22.16:
Weekend of 31 October - episode 5 up to 23:04:
Weekend of 7 November - episode 5 from 23:04:

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Welcome aboard for this week's extra in our Guardian readalong!

are last week's extras. You can find all previous discussions on the schedule posts (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5), or via the !readalong tag.

Summary: Jianghu wanderer Shen San is injured while saving someone, falls down a cliff, and finds himself in the care of a beautiful ~~immortal~~ yao, who nurses him back to health. He soon finds himself entirely smitten. Returning as promised after taking care of unfinished business, he finds the cottage empty. Three years later, having made a home there, Shen San discovers his yao-xiong has been secretly around all this time. They settle into domesticity, disrupted only by a book of erotica and Shen San falling ill. Before Shen San dies, he promises to come back in his next life and find him again. Afterwards, the newly-named Shen Wei hunts down the original Soul-Guarding Order, which Shen San had given away, and unseals Daqing so Daqing can take care of Kunlun's reincarnations.

The corresponding part in the Chinese version/the fan translation is the "Shen San" extra.

Excerpts:
I could have quoted everything! But I managed to restrain myself. *g*

( 1) Shen San, jianghu wanderer )

( 2) Human, immortal, yao? )

( 3) Shen San has a revelation )

( 4) High literature )

( 5) A promise )

Questions:

What do you think about Shen San? How much is he like Kunlun, or like Zhao Yunlan? Do you think Shen San and his yao-xiong ever managed to make proper use of that book of erotica? *g* How do you feel about the tragedy of it all? Should Wei have resisted harder? Can you make sense of how the parts about the Soul-Guarding Order fit with everything else? Which parts of this extra have parallels in the drama?

(As usual, these are just conversation starters - feel free to answer all, some, or none, and to say as much or as little as you like!)

Our schedule - only one more extra to go! Sign up if you'd like to host it!

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I though folks here might be interested to know that

yuerstruly has updated their translation of Burn (烧) by Cho Dao (初岛) and

hazevi has started translating The Moon Above These Lands (山川月) by Su Xian_ (苏弦_)!

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I was excited to see that The Beauty's Blade is available to preorder on Amazon, Apple Books, and Google Play (at least in the US)!

I'm assuming this means it'll also show up on Kobo and Nook soon.

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The weekly chat posts are intended for just that, chatting among each other. What are you currently watching? Reading? What actor/idol are you currently following? What are you looking forward to? Are you busy writing, creating art? Or did you have no time at all for anything, and are bemoaning that fact?

Whatever it is, talk to us about it here. Tell us what you liked or didn't like, and if you want to talk about spoilery things, please hide them under either of these codes:
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Title: Hands in my hair
Fandom: Show By Rock!!
Ship: Sumomone/Uiui
Prompt: #14 Braid
Rating: T
Length: 765 words
Warnings: None
Notes: Last one I have written for now, sorry for potentially clogging up anyone's reading pages. Also, this is set after a different fic I've written, called I need a Hero. It's a Rapunzel AU.
Summary: Sumomone is fed up with her tower-climbing amount of hair.

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Just a reminder that Guardian Wishlist 2025 is opening for business at

guardian_wishlist on 28 August!

This gifting fest runs along the lines of

fandomtrees and its ilk, but is specifically for Guardian (show, novel, and RPF) and related fandoms (main actors' other roles). It works like this:

People sign up with a wishlist of prompts and things they'd like to receive. Requests can include any media, including transformative works like fic, art, icons, vids, podfic, and also picspams and meta, translation advice, related music links, ~~lollipops, branches from a Divine Tree, wisps of Chaos, powerful ancient artefacts~~ anything.
Anyone can write, draw, record, or otherwise create gifts for any sign-up. Gifts can be posted directly in comments (which are screened until reveals) or to an AO3 collection. Gift posting continues right up until reveals. There are no minimums for gifts.

We'll be back closer to the date with updated rules and guidelines (all announcements and such are crossposted here on

sid_guardian), but here is this year's schedule again:

28 August: sign-ups open
5 September: first wishlists posted
15 September: sign-ups close
16 September: final wishlists posted
6 October (Reunion Festival): gifts revealed

And if you haven’t, come check out our participation poll in our initial announcement post!

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