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okay, so I just finished reading tgcf (not completely, I haven't read the extras yet, but I have finished chapter 133) and I honestly couldn't be more satisfied with the ending
the way things ended was perfect and mxtx is a phenomenal author
hualian supremacy ☝️☝️ make sure to worship them together you guys <3
just finished the extras
I can't believe I've read it all honestly
will never be the same person again 💔💔
GODS. HEAVENS. I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT. I HAVE BEEN ENLIGHTENED. TGCF HAS RECONSTRUCTED MY BRAIN CHEMISTRY AND I AM NEVER RECOVERING.
I finished reading Volume 1 yesterday, and I was so hooked I stayed up until 3 AM, eyes wide open, devouring every word like a starving ghost. Funniest thing I’ve ever read. I came for the plot, I stayed for the absolute chaos (and HuaLian). The way Xie Lian just EXISTS and somehow chaos follows him like a devoted believer—
I can’t. I can’t be normal about this book. Never ever.
And Xie Lian. Oh, Xie Lian, my most beloved Crown Prince, my light, my precious treasure, my forever unlucky, forever broke, laughingstock of the three realms — I would sell my soul for you. Actually, no. I will build you a temple. Maybe if I pray hard enough, all those heavenly clowns will stop bullying you and you’ll finally get something decent to eat.
HUALIAN OWNS MY VERY EXISTENCE. But that's for another post because I can't shut up about them.
me too man
me too
just wait until you finish the rest of the series (it's top tier)
These incredibly silly Hualian were entirely inspired by a beautiful post from @mugges about epic the musical :D
I'm not the only one who has noticed that one of the running themes in TGCF is that even if life is imperfect and it gives you every reason to not continue living, the choice to live in an imperfect world is still the better choice than choosing to kill it because of its imperfections. Xie Lian being the first to save Hua Cheng and to give him a purpose and a reason to continue living is paid back in kind when Hua Cheng continues to live as a ghost because of his love and devotion for Xie Lian.
And maybe I'm not the first user to point this out. But I would like to give my own breakdown on how the finishing blow in the final battle wonderfully defeats the fatalistic perspective of the antagonist. This to me beautifully illustrates how hope, defeats the hopeless.
Book spoilers ahead
reposing this so I can read it later when I inevitably end up looking at my posts and seeing this again
ngl im worried about kappas mental health for season 4 bc he seams like the person thet even tho its going trough stuff its not going to tell anyone about it.
You aren't gonna do that tho right 🙂?
Right wendy??
(i dont trust u)
I would NEVERRRRR.
nah she gonna make them BOTH suicidal in season 4 with that answer I bet 😭😭😭
Xie Lian bringing his husband little gifts. Simple and small things like a repaired ornate comb, a shell picked up because it sort of looks like a butterfly, handmade soap that smells of jasmine crafted by Xie Lians calloused hands, dozens of trinkets collected from Xie Lians days at the market.
Hua Cheng who has made temples and statues and mortal sacrifices now receiving the same love and devotion from his god, his prince, his husband who presents every gift with the phrase “I thought off you.”
Actually Hua Cheng just leaving Ghost City the second Xie Lian shows up is so fucking funny because that man radiates neurosis.
You can not tell me every second he spent not searching for Xie Lian he was not micromanaging that city with a fine tooth comb literally acting as mayor, judge, law enforcement and James Gatsby probably while learning some niche new information on the side. Dragging along his equally workaholic desperate to be useful sectary with his designated emo phase mask and a shovel for like 600 years only to immediately yeet all his responsibilities onto Yin Yu’s overstimulated lap with a hair twirl and giggling about his Gege.
Like I think 4 months after he comes back and is chilling in the honeymoon phase he’ll wake up at 3am realise he hasn’t looked an abacus in over a year and go on a rampage fully fuelling Yin Yu into a fully formed wrath with sheer insanity because THERE IS WORK TO DO. He’s gotta paint the city from #8B0000 to #DC143C all before Xie Lian wakes up and realises he’s let his city go to ruins.
in case anybody (like me) wants to know, the hex codes in question are:
but yes
this is absolutely hilarious lmao 😭
