Sundial Exchange Love and Friendship meme!

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Happy March or Happy Leap Day, depending on where you are in the world!

We’re still glowing from the lovely energy that the exchange created, thank you all so much for making it such a wonderful experience for everyone! It exceeded our wildest expectations in both number of fanworks and type of fanworks, and we are so honoured to have been able to create a space to make that possible 🥰🎉✨

At asya_ana’s suggestion we are hosting a Love and Friendship meme for Guardian and Guardian-related canons. You can use the form in the textbox below if you like or go wild!

<strong>User names:</strong> <strong>Pronouns:</strong> <strong>Language(s):</strong> <strong>How did you first get into Guardian fandom?</strong> <strong>What is one thing you love about the show?</strong> <strong>What is your favourite terrible special effect?</strong> <strong>What is (one of) your favourite relationship(s) on the show (either romantic or friendship) and what do you like about that relationship?</strong> <strong>Do you have a favourite character?</strong> <strong>Do you have a favourite villain?</strong> <strong>Talk to us about one (or more!) of your favourite Guardian-related canons:</strong> <strong>Do you like RPF?</strong> <strong>Do you have a favourite ad campaign (such as Bai Yu's rentboy photoshoot or Zhu Yilong's ReFa ads)?</strong> <strong>What other fandoms are you in or have you been in?</strong> <strong>What are some of your general fanwork likes:</strong> <strong>Where can we best find you to squee more about this thing or other things?</strong> <strong>Anything else you want to say?</strong>

There is also an ongoing Guardian fandom friending meme over at sid_guardian, for more of your meme needs✨

Comments

[winter_blossom]

I feel exactly the same way. :)

*Fistbump of solidarity*

[goss]

I'm always so happy to find people in fandom who feel the same way I do!

Yay! *fist-bump* I love making these kinds of connections.


"Ship the hot villain with the protagonist!"

This kind of antagonism works for me only under the specific circumstance that the "villain" in question is more of a misunderstood anti-hero, with a soft spot for our hero, and an actual heart of gold buried in there somewhere. :b

[solo]

Despite outward appearances, WWX's sense of integrity is rock solid.

I have fallen so, so hard for Wei Wuxian, and this is the reason why. He soothes my soul. I simply had no idea anymore how much I needed to see someone with that kind of unfailing integrity. (And that's really not to say that people like Zhao Yunlan, Shen Wei, lots of the SID, Lan Zhan and so on and so on don't have a fundamental integrity themselves. Just not... like that. Something's different.)

Poor Lan Zhan is the victim of his upbringing, really. That clan really does not encourage people to think for themselves.

(I've never watched any of the DC or Marvel things (beyond Batman) so I can't talk about Steve Rogers. I, um, had to google him. ._.)

[solo]

LOL a 'measly' 22 million... Scotland has 5 million! Yes, I've heard of Sri Lanka but can't for my life of me remember the context.

For a moment there I thought your icon was Kasumi Karen (X/1999) but then I remembered her hair was red...

[winter_blossom]

...the "villain" in question is more of a misunderstood anti-hero, with a soft spot for our hero, and an actual heart of gold buried in there somewhere.

Oh, yeah, now that is an interesting dynamic! (Though only provided said hidden heart of gold has strong canon evidence and isn't just pure fanon ^^) A canonical anti-hero x anti-villain scenario is one of those rare dynamics that can turn out fabulously, in the hands of a good writer.

[wrote_and_writ]

I love him. Like unreasonably so.

[winter_blossom]

Scotland has 5 million!

I think I might have been overly influenced by a documentary they ran recently, which called ours "a vanishing culture," haha. I always forget that there are, in fact, countries smaller than ours >_<

Oh dear, X/1999. Possibly the greatest CLAMP series ever (YMMV, of course), and to think it'll never be finished! *Weeps*

[goss]

Oh, Sri Lanka! Cool. Do you currently live there?

I'm of Indian descent, living in the Caribbean (West Indies). We always enjoy watching you guys' cricket team in action - Sangakkara, Jayawardene, etc. :D :D :D

[solo]

Oh dear, X/1999. Possibly the greatest CLAMP series ever (YMMV, of course)

I was a HUGE fan! I even wrote a 100k+ WIP for it, which sadly I never finished. I was putting myself about in all the LJ comms back then, though... we might have met back in the mists of 2000-something... :)

Still have a couple of X icons, even.

[solo]

Within the first 15 minutes of episode one, I was toast.

Haha that was pretty much me. In fact, I think some of the shots in the opening credits were what hooked me. :D

I think they carried off the moral greyness of the Regent most successfully. I find it difficult to put a finger on what's going on with him.

My interpretation, FWIW: he tries to stay on the good side of both sides, and operates in the margins of plausible deniability. Survival is what counts. He'll take risks if he can see a way of mitigating them with denial, but he won't go beyond that.

If it wasn't for the way he also clearly seems to be undermining the BCE, I'd call him your average human, really. Because of the undermining - for power, I presume - I'd call him your average corrupt human. Your average politician, that's what he is. (With apologies to the not inconsiderable number of not-corrupt politicians I personally know. Still, you're in a minority.)

[solo]

Your favourite bad special effect is my favourite bad special effect! :D

I watched this video by AvenueX, somehow managed to persuade a friend to watch the show even though I hadn't yet, and then she pimped me into it.

Wow. I just checked that video and I admit if I'd come across that... I would not have watched Guardian. She starts off with this looong list of what she considers to be wrong with it, and me, being an impatient soul, would not have waited until she finally got around to what she considers to be right. I admire your persistence!

[goss]

He soothes my soul. I simply had no idea anymore how much I needed to see someone with that kind of unfailing integrity

It is something of a comfort to me as well. Especially in these uncertain times that we currently live in. :/

[cyberbrain]

is it like only 30 people in the whole world speak it
Okay, not that rare (by far) but I'd still rather not say. Sorry.

I love how so many of them crawl out of the woodwork in the final episodes to help fight against Ye Zun.
Oh yes, me too. I was really pleased with Cong Bo and Doctor Cheng working together (and maybe getting together).

I don't find you long-winded at all - and I love the way DW allows for long and thoughtful posts, not just the snippets one gets on twitter.
Ahh, thanks. I'm always worried I talk too much >.> I like the format here, though I have to admit, it's really new to me–I don't really know what I'm doing. I made a post today, fucked it up and had to edit it a few times orz

[cyberbrain]

Fellow Lin Jing fan, hello! *high-five*

[winter_blossom]

Yep, I live here. (My parents keep bugging me to think about migrating to somewhere better, and I do get where they're coming from, but it's just so much work to go and fit in in another country...)

Oh, man, but those were the days! Ever since Sangakkara and Jayawardane left, our cricket has gone off the deep end and is currently the worst it's been in decades. Haven't watched a match in years, I'm so ashamed of our current state *Cries* How's the West Indies team doing these days? (Or should I be asking about India? XD Though they're doing well, afaik.)

[winter_blossom]

So true re: the parallels! Tbh, I think the reason Guardian appeals to me so strongly is because it reminds me more of an anime or manga than a manhua/donghua/danmei.

(Sorry for the late reply! I missed the notification for your comment somehow ^^)

[winter_blossom]

I even wrote a 100k+ WIP for it, which sadly I never finished.

I must say, the thought of an X/1999 fic being both long and unfinished struck me as so appropriate that I laughed out loud :DDD

[yantantether]

High five across the shiny monster bums!

[solo]

I was really pleased with Cong Bo and Doctor Cheng working together (and maybe getting together).

Oh, I'm sure they're getting together. That's some hardcore flirting at the end there. ♥

I made a post today, fucked it up and had to edit it a few times orz

I do that ALL THE TIME. Protip: post under private lock first, then fix what needs fixed before you make it available more widely. :p

[solo]

. . . Point. ♥

[glymr]

YES. DA QING IS DEFINITELY DARK-SAN. He's perfect as the devil-may-care thief (cat burglar! LOL) And ZYL tries so hard not to turn into him, but whenever he sees Shen Wei his heart starts to pound and... *poof*

DN Angel even has the whole 'past lives/past selves' thing going for it, since Krad and Dark are reborn into the Satoshi and Niwa families in every generation. And YES. WINGS. Fuck yeah.

Everything I love Weilan for still works no matter what gender they are! Professor Shen, sweet, buttoned down and secretly a badass. Zhao Yunlan, shameless but secretly intuitive and brilliant. They are stunning together!

[glymr]

That is great to hear! *highfives* I had SO MUCH FUN with you! I still have my badge with the homemade stickers on it. Between those and the program cover, it just made my con. <3

[glymr]

*fingers crossed* Man, I would LOVE to, but timing is tricky. We'll see! In all seriousness, let me know the dates you're planning to be there and I will see if I can make it happen. <3

[wrote_and_writ]

Oh I will absolutely scream about it when I do make plans. And if you get to China in the 2020-2021 school year, let me know. I can always get “sick” and take a long weekend in Shanghai to recover if my school breaks don’t work. I’m hoping to move on after next school year. That will be my third year. Maaaaaybe I could do one more after, but who knows. But yeah, I will plaster it all over social media when/if I get to go to the film park.

[glymr]

Oh man, that would be amazing...