three cheers for literacy

After the Wen Qing time travel fic, I spent some time trying to decide whether I believed Wei Wuxian was actually capable of doing time travel without causing more problems than he solved. I decided maybe! ...But only by accident.

Listen, he tries.


Summary: The Yiling Patriarch is a living legend—a terrifying, ancient force of nature, dispensing punishment or reward with implacable, indifferent fairness.

Wei Wuxian, on the other hand, is a weird but oddly charming guy who wanders around the cultivation world making fun of people’s art and mooching food from sect leaders.

It really upsets people to find out that they’re the same person.

(Also on AO3)


( Practical Mythology )

Inception fic! Because I've lost all control of my life.

When I first watched Inception, I decided it was very disappointing that Jorge Luis Borges was already dead and would not be able to dissect it for our entertainment. That would have been amazing. It is also the reason this fic is so heavily Borges influenced as to almost be a crossover. I had big ideas for this fic. And then they didn’t work, so I had to rearrange the entire thing and chop out 3000+ words…

Anyway, sometimes you mess with a fic for ten years and are finally forced to accept that it’s as good as it’s going to get. Ngl I may have screwed up the formula for transfinite numbers. I tried.

Thank you so much to Zephy for the beta. Both times.

No Spinozists were harmed in the making of this fic. All italicized quotes are from various Borges essays and short stories.

Summary: The two most important people in Arthur’s life are Mal and Eames. In their own, different ways, they’ve understood him, supported him, even defined him for most of his adult life.

Which is why it’s completely ridiculous that he’s ended up wandering the world alone with Dominic Cobb.

(Also on AO3)


( Mirror Image )

Because it is always a good time to pick up a random fandom rather than finish any of my EIGHT MILLION WIPs, here is a fic for The Untamed. Soon enough I'll read the book, too, and then this whole problem will get worse. Haha.

And remember: if canon belongs to no discernible era, there can be no anachronism. (Though I did take out the reference to welding, since it seemed like the Industrial Revolution might be going too far.) (That said, I'm considering leaving in the lighting rods.)

Summary: The good news is that Lan Jingyi has found a mentor, friend, and constant companion through the difficulties in life.

The bad news is that that’s because he’s been accidentally possessed by the Yiling Patriarch.

(Also on AO3)


( Chapter 1 )

The final chapter, in which the Grand Prix Final concludes and Ed and Al squeeze in as many last-minute worrying conversations as they can manage.



( Chapter 5 )

Chapter 3, in which skating season begins, and Ed is, for unknown reasons, permitted to interact with the press.

In related news, Yakov's life continues to be suffering.


( Chapter 3 )

In honor of the apocalypse, here is a Yuri on Ice/Fullmetal Alchemist crossover. Am I just sticking Ed into every universe, ever, and seeing what happens? POSSIBLY.

But this came about because once upon a time, a friend persuaded me to watch Yuri on Ice by saying, “It’s like someone took a cute, gay romantic comedy and then randomly dropped Edward Elric right into the middle of it.”

Obviously my useless brain immediately started wondering what it would be like if Yuri Plisetsky were not just similar to Ed, but actually Ed. (In this universe, assume Truth is a lot less calm and all-knowing, and a lot more inclined to panic in the face of an increasing number of human sacrifices.)

For purposes of general happiness, I would advise not thinking too hard about what’s happening in Amestris. Haha. Yikes.

Also on AO3.


( Chapter 1 )

The last chapter, in which Ichigo decides he's been holding back too much, and stops doing that.

Obviously, there are explosions.

Bleach and Harry Potter do not belong to me. SADNESS.


( Chapter 3, part 1 )