Time for recs

[maggie33]

I mean The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty fanworks recs, of course. There are already a few wonderful fics on AO3. And a few days ago naye posted a comprehensive and very useful guide for finding fanart on non-English language websites. Thanks to that guide I spent two hours in the drama’s tag on Lofter hunting for fanworks. And I found some gems.

So here are the recs.

Fanfic


Sui Zhou/Tang Fan


I Can Feel It Striving to Begin by trail_of_stars

Post-canon fic with mutual pining and a little bit of angst, but with a happy end of course.


Your Osmanthus Candy by thacmis

A hilarious modern AU.


Wang Zhi/Ding Rong

I probably won’t surprise anyone if I say that this is my favorite pairing. That’s why it has the most recs. :)


Ash is the Purest White by freedomworm

A lovely post-canon fic about Wang Zhi and Ding Rong slowly rebuilding their relationship in Hetao.


not sure I'm there yet but certain I've arrived by annadream

WIP with 3 chapters posted for now, but those chapters are great, especially the 3rd one with Ding Rong taking care of sick Wang Zhi.


Three fics by Inrainbowz, because she writes Wang Zhi perfectly

Change Along

Chasing Warmth

The Teenage Queen, The Loaded Gun

That last one is a WIP, there are 3 chapters for now. And it’s mainly about developing friendship between Wang Zhi and Dong’er. But there are subtle hints of Wang Zhi/Ding Rong here, too.


Wang Zhi/Ding Rong ficlet by minkyunghoon on tumblr


Tang Fan/Sui Zhou/Wang Zhi


The first (but I hope not the last) threesome fic written by Sylvia. The first one and already perfect. :)

Dangerous Knowledge

Author’s summary is the best: “Sui Zhou acquires dangerous knowledge involving the Commander of the Western Depot, Tang Fan breaks new ground for romance novelists, and Wang Zhi is full of surprises.”


Fanvids


Two Tang Fan/Sui Zhou fanvids on youtube

One

Two (that one uses the closing song from the drama’s OST)


Wang Zhi/Ding Rong fanvid on Lofter


Two Wang Zhi fanvids on Lofter

One

Two


Fanart

Tang Fan/Sui Zhou by January Sun

One

Two

Three



Tang Fan and Sui Zhou by kaibab


Super cute fanart of Wang Zhi in different clothes by karry19990816



Wang Zhi fanart by 珑书白

One

Two


Wang Zhi & Ding Rong by minkyunghoon


Fanart by extraordinarilyextreme

Wang Zhi & Tang Fan

Wang Zhi & Ding Rong

Tang Fan & Sui Zhou

Comments

[rheasilvia]

Oooh, thank you! There's so much to look at! :-) I especially like the Wang Zhi vids - unfortunately I have no idea what the lyrics are saying, but even so, they are very effective (at least for me). :-)

(Also, man, that kid is an amazing actor. Seriously.)

And thank you for reccing me!! :-)

[maggie33]

Also, man, that kid is an amazing actor. Seriously.

He really is. I wish they gave him another main part in something, anything. His page on mydramalist has only 3 dramas. I will watch that third one when and if it will become available with English subtitles, but it's another supporting part, so I'm not very optimistic about his screen time there.

[riventhorn]

Thank you! I'm on ep 15 so I'm holding off on fic until I finish the drama, but I enjoyed the fanart.

[maggie33]

Oh, ep 15 - there are still so many good things before you. :) And I'm glad you enjoyed my fanart recs.

[naye]

Oh wow, what an awesome Lofter haul! Glad the guide was helpful. ♥

[maggie33]

I'm really grateful to you, because I saw that error message on Lofter and of course I thought nothing could be done about it. And thanks to you I know how to search it now. And there is a lot more Sleuth fanart there than on tumblr. :)