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The DC-Slash Con 2022 vid show, held last night (July 30, 2022), was truly a well-assembled collection of high-quality vids: kudos for Aaron for the terrific selection! SO many great vids, including several that made me want to start watching the show they were based on right now.

I had some favorites I'd like to mention--I'll write up something more comprehensive later, but I want to get some first impressions down now.

N.B. AARGH, I am going through the list and in order to keep this post reasonably doable tonight, I am skipping SO MANY EXCELLENT vids!!! These are not necessarily the best--they're the ones that made a big impression on me.

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And there were many more wonderful vids that I hope to cover in a longer report someday soon!!!

The DC Slash Con(formerly ConneXions) was held online this weekend, and a new vid of mine premiered in the vid show. The song is "The Court of the Crimson King," and the vid focuses on a single arc spanning roughly four episodes of Nirvana in Fire.

Here's the link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33214480

I haven't actually finished watching Nirvana in Fire yet, largely because of all the traveling I've been doing lately, so please, no spoilers in comments!

Story title: Phoenix Mountain (link to AO3)
Author: Amedia
Fandom: The Untamed
Rating: PG
Characters: Madam Jin, Jiang Yanli, mention of Jin Guangshan, Jin Zixun, Wei Wuxian
Relationship: Madam Jin & Yiang Yanli
Summary: Madam Jin's POV on Jiang Yanli's reaction when Jin Zixun insults Wei Wuxian on Phoenix Mountain.
Word Count: 100

Author's note: Written for the drabble community

chenqing_100, for the prompt "The light exchanged in this encounter."
Also, this is my first completed The Untamed fic!!!

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Her husband's disrespect was obvious to all. Just count the bastards. Have a brush and paper ready to keep track.

Madam Jin understood that this was the way of things. Acknowledge nothing. Maintain your dignity.

Madam Jin knew she could teach Jiang Yanli how to survive in the Jin household. Yanli could learn to echo her ways, to achieve her bitter triumph.

Then Yanli lit up like a blazing temple of righteousness, demanding an apology from Jin Zixun on behalf of her brother. And it was Madam Jin who learned, who echoed Yanli, who achieved a new kind of triumph.

Story title: Secrets Threatened [link to AO3]
Author: Amedia
Fandom: Guardian
Rating: PG
Characters: Chu Shuzhi, Guo Changcheng, The Regent
Pairing: Chu Shuzhi/Guo Changcheng
Summary: Secrets can be a dangerous weapon.
Word Count: 1235

Author's note: Prompt fill for

dorinda, who seconded undead_robin's request for "Guo Changcheng/Chu Shuzhi, keeping secrets (or revealing them !)"

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Story title: Secrets Bartered [link to AO3]
Author: Amedia
Fandom: Guardian
Rating: PG
Characters: Chu Shuzhi, Guo Changcheng, Lin Jing, Zhu Hong
Pairing: Chu Shuzhi/Guo Changcheng
Summary: Lin Jing and Zhu Hong are happy to barter secrets with our favorite idiots in love in exchange for favors.
Word Count: 704

Author's note: Prompt fill for

undeadrobins, who requested "Guo Changcheng/Chu Shuzhi, keeping secrets (or revealing them !)"

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Here's a link to watch all the vids online - you can watch them all in a row, or click on individual vids to watch them separately: https://vimeo.com/showcase/8017846

The short version: I thoroughly enjoyed this vid show! I can't give the vidders the feedback they deserve on all of the vids, since I didn't know all the fandoms. But I was tickled that I did recognize more of the fandoms than usual, and the vids were great!

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Also, SUPER SPOILERY thoughts! Do not continue unless: (a) you have seen all of the Untamed or (b) you don't plan on ever watching it.

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noxelementalist recently turned me on to a Sungkyunkwan Scandal songvid by famous longtime vidder Mary Van Deusen, a character study of Moon Jae Shin to a song called "He's a Rebel." It was, as you might expect, really well crafted. I hadn't realized she was doing SKS songvids, so I went poking around and found a playlist with all her Asian drama vids here: Asian Drama FanVids by Mary Van Deusen.

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Chu and Guo are basically ... Brutus and Pixie! In that order.

If you haven't read the Pixie & Brutus webcomic, you can find it at pet_foolery's account on Instagram and also, I think, on Facebook. It's about an retired military dog who is adopted by a family with a kitten. It's insanely adorable.

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I think this is the first time I've been in a fandom where the primary pairing actually ships the secondary pairing!!!

Zhao Yunlan is musing about how Chu didn't originally even LIKE Guo, and now they're inseparable. I adore Shen Wei's goofy smile--and his (unspoken) answer. ♥

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Story title: Polite Remarks
Author: Amedia
Rating: PG-13/maybe R-ish
Fandom: Guardian
Characters: Guo Changcheng, Chu Shuzhi
Ship: Guo Changcheng/Chu Shuzhi, background Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan
Summary: Guo tries to explain manners to Chu.
Word Count: 524

Author's note: Prompt fill for

dorinda, who requested the fandom Guardian, pairing Guo Changcheng/Chu Shuzhi, with the prompt "what are 'polite remarks'?" Takes place after the mah jongg game at Guo’s aunt and uncle's house.

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Uh-oh. Been watching Lost Tomb: Reboot. It's a C-drama starring the very pretty Zhu Yilong (who played the very pretty Shen Wei in Guardian), and I'm afraid I see a pattern that will probably repeat and break my heart each time.

Wu Xie: Look at this amazing find! Let's call the archaeological team to investigate it properly.
Pangzi: No, let's dig into it and find treasure.
Wu Xie: Just don't TOUCH anything.
Tangtang: I'mma touch the thing!
Wu Xie: Don't touch the thing!
Xiaoge: I'mma jump INTO the thing!
Wu Xie: I SAID DON'T TOUCH THE THING!
Tangtang: (causes chain reaction)
Xiaoge: (awakens a ravenous monster)
Wu Xie: OMGWTFBBQ?!?!
irreparable damage to priceless artifacts ensues
Wu Xie: I told you NOT to TOUCH the THING!

To be clear, my heart isn't breaking because these idiots put themselves into mortal danger. I'm more upset about the artifacts. The big appeal of the show to fans, I've been told, is that there's lots of hurt/comfort, and personally *I* want to hurt the main characters myself!

I mentioned this on Discord and one of my peeps there said, yeah, this isn't a show for people who want archaeological practices to be followed correctly. I may have to nope out of this one and switch over to Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty or Nirvana in Fire.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/25996351
Chu/Guo, 915 words.

How can I be into multiple fandoms right now? I don't DO THAT. I MEAN WHAT. (Okay, I have a couple of fandoms that are always simmering in the background, like Barney Miller and Star Trek, but I'm usually *really into* just one fandom at a time.)

So right now, I'm still pretty wild about Rat Patrol. And I've gone head-over-heels for The Untamed. And I just finished watching Guardian, another C-drama based on a danmei (gay romance) novel.

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