I read a ton of good stuff recently, and as promised on one of the weekly chat comments, I'll start reccing them here. First, two MDZS fics by
Kryal - both very different and both
excellent!
The Shade of Old Trees (363665 words) by
KryalChapters: 25/25
Fandom: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng TóngxiùRating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji/Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian
Characters: Lan Yuan | Lan Sizhui, Lan Jingyi, Wen Qing (Modao Zushi), Nie Mingjue, Nie Huaisang, Jin Ling | Jin Rulan, Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji, Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian
Additional Tags: Ridiculously Long Notes, Alternate Universe - History, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Slow Burn, 300k+ Words, Worldbuilding, Slow Life, Action/Adventure, Magic Returns, BAMF Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian
Summary: “We rest in the shade of trees our ancestors planted.”
They called the man in the ice Yiling Laozu, after a folk hero associated with the town in the foothills of the mountains where he was found.
No one expected him to be alive!
Bitter Plants Bearing Sweet Fruit (83099 words) by
KryalChapters: 8/8
Fandom: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù,
魔道祖师 | Módào Zǔshī (Cartoon)Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji/Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian
Characters: Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji, Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian, Original Characters
Additional Tags: canon-typical horror elements, Worldbuilding, Desert, Misuse of Historic Setting, Original Character Death(s), Case Fic, aftermath of canon, ridiculously long author notes, Because I Have Nowhere Else to Talk Headcanons, Established Relationship, Nothing Explicit But Shameless Innuendo
Summary: "Patience is a bitter plant that bears sweet fruit."
Lan Wangji doesn't know why Wei Wuxian is so interested in traveling to a city at the very edge of the civilized world. After Yunping, what secrets could possibly be left?
But the desert remembers many things.