Sundial Exchange letter

Hi there! I'm marycrawford on AO3, and I asked for Guardian (drama) fic or art, Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan, because I am stuck on them.

I love these guys so much, and I would love fanfic or art for them. I love how the entire show is such a glorious dive into hurt/comfort and angst and self-sacrifice, and all the tropes that come with that, because that's where my fannish id lives. If that's not your thing - I am also a big fan of domestic sweetness, because if ever anyone needed a day off it’s these two.

I dearly love their mutual caretaking, competence, devotion, and loyalty, and in general I love all the angst and knives, preferably with a happy ending.

Smut is entirely optional - the romance is essential. I live for the emotional intensity of Shen Wei's fathomless devotion and Zhao Yunlan's crackling need. For me the best "I love you" doesn't need to be spoken: it's Shen Wei's careful hand warming the congee, or Zhao Yunlan raising his gun and trusting Shen Wei to understand his intent.

Favorite fic tropes: “leave me and go”, a hidden wound, presumed dead, powers spiraling out of control, cave-ins.

Art: I am smitten with Shen Wei and I admit it. The cheekbones, the eyelashes, the arm garters, the swordfighting, the infinitely subtle expressions that speak of enormous emotions...sigh. I love almost all of his outfits, with a special mention for that damn chain in episode 8. And I love how Zhao Yunlan is his visual counterpoint, stylish and seductive in torn jeans and boots and motorcycle jackets, all pushy exuberance where Shen Wei is all restraint. I'm also a big fan of Da Qing being part of their lives in cat form and just making himself welcome wherever.

I like the idea of art showing us the things that the show couldn't for censorship reasons - kisses, embraces, the sweetness of waking up together or the anguish of being torn apart.

I met Persephone!

I love the game Hades so very much and I am so INCREDIBLY bad at it. I was looking around for tips and found people on Reddit listing how many runs it took them to complete their first 'escape' - the game's deal is that you must escape the Underground of Greek myth and make it to the surface - and there were people who claimed totals in the single digits. WHAT. I was on run 55 at the time.

I bought an Xbox controller, because maybe that would help.

I put the game on easy mode (which the makers very sweetly call 'God Mode') and maxed it out to 80% less damage. I still sucked.

But today, I finally made it out of Hell and into spring, and met Persephone.

I hope it's a good omen.