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

[glymr]

Me too!

Hahaha, I don't icon much because I have zero graphic design sense or ability, but I can crop a photo! Feel free to steal it if you like. XD

[glymr]

Pssst...http://tinyurl.com/Guardianfansubs

*slips away*

[glymr]

*tries out Baopals*

That's...a LOT of pillows with ZYL's face on them.


Well, I found sellers selling the candy wrappers, if not the actual lollipops. Unfortunately (or fortunately for my poor wallet) most sellers don't ship to the US. XD;

[wrote_and_writ]

Yeah. I, un, have one pillow with like a chibi anime Shen Wei. My work bestie got it for me for Christmas because I am an embarrassment 😬

[tinny]

Sorry for the late reply... /o\

I did it for the artistic aspect, actually. I love the idea of a language made up entirely of pictures. (Stupid as it may be from a learning perspective.)

I thought learning calligraphy would be too boring, so I attended language courses. I still love it to this day, and got back into practicing it (on my own) through Guardian.

[tinny]

super-cut? That sounds like one of those life-size paper posters that the youth magazines used to have.

They were called "Star Cut", but that's what that word just reminded me of. :D Since I have already watched Dreamlike, I feel like I could definitely go for the life-size pop-up cardboard Luo Fusheng now instead. :DDD

[tinny]

Thank you for using my icon(s) and spreading the love. <3

[tinny]

And may I say, I'm deeply appreciative of the fantastic feedback culture in this fandom.

Seconded! It is an amazing ditch to be in.

[goss]

How's the West Indies team doing these days?

*g* About the same as Sri Lanka's current team. We love them anyways. :b

(West Indian cricket matches are more an excuse to Party than anything really. lol.)

[glymr]

Eeee, I'm so glad to meet you! I'm impressed at how many 'related' canons you've watched. XD I think 新倩女幽魂 is "A Chinese Ghost Story" - it's that super pretty commercial with ZYL playing the flute, yes?

[umadoshi]

My hope that X might be finished someday is rooted as much in professional selfishness as wistful fannish dreaming, for all that I have no reason to expect it to happen.

[sakana17]

Luo Fusheng would be a perfect life-size pin-up poster boy! I want one!! :D

[solo]

TBH I'd rather they didn't finish it now (while I do understand your professional interest). I'd be too worried they'd mess it up. Times have changed so much...

(Also I want both Kamui and Fuuma to live, they're my OTP in this thing, and somehow I can't see that happening.)

[cyberbrain]

Protip: post under private lock first, then fix what needs fixed before you make it available more widely. :p

:D Great advice, thank you!

[cyberbrain]

Nice to meet you too!

I think 新倩女幽魂 is "A Chinese Ghost Story"
Ohhh, you're right, it really is! Thanks!

it's that super pretty commercial with ZYL playing the flute, yes?
Yup, that's the one. The flute and the oil-paper umbrella and promising to "fulfill my wishes." I can't move on from that video it's so pretty (♡μ_μ)

[geckoholic]

Yep. It's very much not perfect, yeah, but it makes up for its flaws by REALLY excelling at its strengths, and I do believe that's in no small part due to the enthusiasm and care from the people involved.

ME TOO. I wish we would have gotten more of it.

[geckoholic]

It's just. SO IMPORTANT TO ME. *_* And it could have so easily tipped sideways and it didn't and I LOVE THAT.

[geckoholic]

Right? It's also why I literally can't pick a fave character between the two of them. Totally impossible. They're just... THEM.

[geckoholic]

Ohh, I'd have to dig a bit deeper than I have time for tonight, but let me link you to examples for two of them at least:

onesmolhurt absolutely OWNS bold, intense, or unusual color choices:
https://twitter.com/onesmolhurt/status/1237822792126607361
https://twitter.com/onesmolhurt/status/1084179630179913729
https://twitter.com/onesmolhurt/status/1160270599111008256

xianduguaitan is super good at wide perspectives, especially, but other creative angles too, and they're also wonderful at playing with classic (chinese) themes:
https://twitter.com/xianduguaitan/status/1227842807865331712
https://twitter.com/xianduguaitan/status/1209154785816924161
https://twitter.com/xianduguaitan/status/1222780806562631680
https://twitter.com/xianduguaitan/status/1234883006713565185

Also have a Klimt-inspired piece:
https://twitter.com/mondaijo/status/1073356421851418624

[amara1783]

It's so awesome that so many people are being inspired to create stuff - it brings me so much joy!

Less enthusiastic "same" on the health stuff. That sucks, bb. There's a few of us in this bar. Not a club I'm thrilled to be in, but at least the company here is good. *hug*

The company is AWESOME. And yes it has take me a week to reply to this because I have been hiding from weird panicky emotions that the subject brings up. Learning to breathe through it. *hugs back*

[clevermanka]

[no_detective]

I actually have a theory on this, namely that Zhang Shi made sure his teacher's likeness was faithfully carried through the ages. (He might have had, uhm. A slight crush? *g*) - OMG THAT IS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT.