Introductions

[douqi]

Comment on this post to tell us a little about yourself! What got you interested in baihe/GL media in the first place, which works or what kinds of media you're most interested in, and your fanfic, fan art, fanvids and fan translations!

Comments

[neuxue]

Thanks for setting this up! Still figuring out dreamwidth, but I’m having a great time scrolling through.

My introduction to baihe was via 双镜/Couple of Mirrors, which was delightful. Meanwhile I came to webnovels through the danmei pipeline, but I really want more f/f fiction (and stories about ladies generally) in my life, so I’m looking forward to starting in on some of the novels recommended here!

Generally speaking I enjoy intricate plots, politics and scheming, complex character dynamics (especially those that that are unhinged, unhealthy, etc., with bonus points for betrayal), and exhaustion/endurance tropes. I’m often in the ‘reads the content warnings as an incentives list’ camp, and I love a good putting-the-book-down-to-stare-at-the-wall-and-whisper-‘what-the-fuck’ moment.

I’m also enjoying the translation discussions here; I’ve dabbled in translation and periodically toy with the idea of doing more, though the unceasing flow of linear time is something of an obstacle, as is the sense that my standards exceed my abilities. But maybe!

[douqi]

Hello and welcome to the comm! Good to see you again :) Let me know if you'd like some recs because I can think of a few titles that might fit most of those criteria.

I always plan to post more translation stuff, but am constantly derailed by the unceasing flow of linear time.

If you ever need a confidence boost re your translation abilities, well... I've personally found that a quick skim through some of the officially published c-novel translations does wonders for mine ;)

[neuxue]

I would definitely be happy for recommendations if you have them!

[douqi]

So The Collapsing Palace (宫倾) by Ming Ye (明也) on JJWXC has a complicated er mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship (though the plotting isn't particularly sophisticated) and MAJOR betrayal; Climbing High (登高) by Po Po Po (破破破) on PO18 has an involved political plot, complex female characters, let's just say potential for betrayal, and a lot of explicit sex scenes (given the platform); both The Creator's Grace (造物的恩宠) and Ravenous (护食) by Ning Yuan on JJWXC have decent plotting, great characters, some elements of betrayal (not necessarily between the leads), and exhaustion/endurance themes.

There's also Misterande (mostly on Myrics) who writes dark thriller stuff (if that's your jam), and Hua Qiong Ran has written some 强制爱 (as far as I can tell, basically, lock up and torture your gf until she falls in love with you).

[neuxue]

oh those all look very fun, many thanks for the recs!