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Summary:

After dying in the zombie apocalypse, Ren Xiyang inexplicably transmigrates into the body of a villainess in a het romantic fantasy novel. Ren Xiyang: “…...” Following the villainess’s script? Sorry-not-sorry, he has more important things to do ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ After dying from the plague-curse, the Crown Prince Rian Azure learns that he’s a side character in a romantic fantasy novel. When he wakes up before it all happens… Rian Azure: “!!!” Letting the plague-curse devastate his kingdom again? Don’t be ridiculous, he has more important work to do (⌒▽⌒)☆ Forget the original novel, this is a farming and fief-building BL now!

Rating: Explicit 😏

Status: In progress with over 100 chapters!

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作者:寓风

Lu Xu is a rich second-generation scumbag with uncaring parents. He finally passed the college entrance examination, but before he receives his university admission letter, he transmigrates into the ancient unlucky man with the same name and surname.
The villa is gone, the game console is gone, the university is gone, and most importantly: pocket money is gone! Not only is the money gone, but he also owes a lot of debt. Lu Xu: ...
Look at the family, the little stepmother is crying, the ten-year-old brother is calling for big brother, the five-year-old sister is calling for big brother, and there is a little brother who can't speak and can't call for big brother. What can Lu Xu do? Who made the younger brother sensible and family-friendly, the younger sister soft and cute, and the younger brother lively and easy to pinch? Lu Xu rolls up his sleeves, sets up a stall and cooks delicacies, earns money and buys land. The radish heads are fed with lots of delicious food! It feels really good to be the eldest brother and be relied on. No one will scold him for going through the back door and relying on his parents.
The little scholar from the neighbor's family is at a low point. Lu Xu encourages him, helps him, and works together to change his destiny. The little scholar swept away his depression, studied hard, and unknowingly conquered himself.

Translation: None

Gong MC: Lu Xu | Shou ML: Yan Junqi

Setting: Ancient/Historical China

From the very outside, the MC Lu Xu is super lively and energetic! I really love reading all about his antics. This story has supportive and amusing family members, lots of cooking, and getting rich.

Lu Xu is not afraid and does things with a lot of heart and enthusiasm and brings his family and friends along with him. Lu Xu's earnest friendliness gets him enemies, but also gets him lots and lots of friends and a wide network. Though first, those people get stunned by his actions 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭

Lu Xu has great heart. Luckily, he has sensible people around him, including a younger brother and cousins and family, and of course, the future ML Yan Junqi. These people help out with Lu Xu's outrageous plans and help him keep all his accounts.

Speaking of the ML Yan Junqi, Yan Junqi has that image of a cold aloof scholar...but he's not really! He's just not as lively as Lu Xu (though I definitely suspect that Lu Xu's antics infects him a bit!). Yan Junqi is also a caring person and the little 'county building' arc shows this.

I really enjoyed this novel, and read it every day as it was posted (the author worked really hard). I highly recommend this!

I finished re-reading it again, it must be the third time at least. Because it's good!! The lively Lu Xu and the less lively but calm and sharp Yan Junqi, and the supportive family members with their own little stories...!! 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

I re-read this again... (skipping to my favourite parts)... 🥺🥺🥺🥺

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THESE SIDE CHARACTERS' TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY HAS PASSED!!!

In celebration of this, I want to run a little fanart/fanfic event!

Notes:

  • fanart/fanfic should show some effort, i.e., no stick figures, minimum 500 words
  • any rating is fine 😉
  • copies/traces/plagiarism/AI generated work is not allowed
  • just drop me a comment on whichever platform you read These Side Characters on, linking to where you posted your art/fic!
  • you can submit multiple entries, but you can only win once!

Prize: an extra chapter/scene at your request!

  • two people will be randomly drawn to win
  • If there are a lot of submissions (over 20), then I’ll draw more people, so that the chance of ‘winning’ is at least 10%.

Submission deadline: 7th July 2024 23:59 anywhere on Earth

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Call For Submissions!!!

Hi, everyone! It's May, which means we're accepting content submissions for the May BL newsletter!

If you have any BL news, recs, etc, please submit it here:

AND! If you have a finished or updating novel on Scribblehub with over 20k words, you can fill out this form to have a chibi of your main couple drawn and included in the newsletter banner!

AND AND!!! don't forget about our BL workshop!! Please fill out the following form by the 31st May 2024 if you’re interested in attending or giving a talk!

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A-are you a bug or a Cambrian animal?? 😂

(These are good working playlists though (hmm I wonder if Ren Xiyang misses listening to music while working on tax law or whatever it is he’s doing at the moment?))

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I-I'm definitely not a cambrian animal! no comment! 😆😆

They are good working playlists!!!! I think...Ren Xiyang might miss listening to music sometimes? But the thought of getting a musician (or full band/orchestra) in just to play music in the background sounds ridiculous 🤣

However, most of the time I think Ren Xiyang easily achieves work ~flow~ and thus doesn't need or want music. Work flow is probably (?) why he likes working so much....

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I feel like tapas's novel navigation has become worse :(

I miss the summary text that appeared for novels, and the new format looks super cluttered and messy

Look, I still can't get over how messy and hard to read this is!! The white title is often smack bang on top of the novel's actual title.

Why isn't there some navigable, searchable database of BL novels???

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🏰The BL Palace 2024 Grand Banquet is looking for panelists!🏰

We are looking for anyone who wants to do anything! Literally anything! There are no bad ideas here.

Can you give a talk about how to draw chibis? We want you!

Can you make a podcast about how you enjoy the different types of BL? We want you!

Can you explain the intricacies of how to fill in plot holes, or even better, never create them in the first place? We want you!

If you want to do something, but aren't entirely sure what. We want you too!

Come host, run a game, or develop something with the team.

Worried you are too much of an introvert? Worry not, we can help you plan and practise; you'll be a thespian by the time we are finished with you (this may be bragging, but we will help you every step of the way.)

Looking for ideas or wondering what on earth we are on about? Go have a look at ⁠#reception-hall and see the fun we had last year. You can find the schedules from previous years in https://www.scribblehub.com/series/217122/boys-love-newsletter/ 

Fill in the form and come join the fun. Help us make this year's workshop even better than last year!

Form closes on the 31st May 2024

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For the writers ask game! 😆😆

🕯️ 🛼 ❄ ️🪲

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🕯️ ⇢ on a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you enjoy editing? why is that?

Probably 8? I like reading over what I’ve written because almost always I’m pleasantly surprised with what I’ve done haha

🛼 ⇢ describe your latest wip with five emojis

Jokes on you I have two WIP so you get two sets!

🦁💃🥁👩‍❤️‍👩🤩

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️⛸️🧋🥰

❄️ ⇢ what's your dream theme/plot for a fic, and who would write it best?

I…don’t really have one dream theme. I’d like to finish some of my WIPs I guess? 😂 I have had a soulmate AU in mind for a long time that has never seen words on paper, so maybe that

🪲 ⇢ add 50 words to your current wip and share the paragraph here

Prepare yourself for THE DIALOGUE (it didn’t make any sense without including the full scene >.>)

***

“That works for me,” Zhang Yi said. “But does it work with everyone else’s schedules?”

“Huh?” Yuelan two eyebrows crinkled together like an instant ramen wrapper.

“You know, Vinh and Khai. You’ve asked them already, right?”

“Why would I have—”

“Asked us what?” Vinh bounded up and jumped, twisting midair into a clean axel before hopping backwards to land neatly on the bench beside Zhang Yi.

“Showoff,” Yuelan scoffed. Louder, she continued, “I was talking to Yi about a Lunar New Year get together.”

“Yeah, can you come?” Yi asked. “Saturday at 2pm.”

“If you’re asking, I’ll be there,” Vinh batted his lashes coquettishly.

“Don’t do that, you look like you’ve got something in your eye.” Khai propped one hip against the barrier, having just stepped into the rink. “I can do Saturday.”

“I wasn’t asking either of you—grahh!” Yuelan shoved herself onto the bench on Zhang Yi’s other side and draped herself onto their body.

“Ah, I didn’t mean to—I’m sorry for messing things up!”

“No it’s okay,” Yuelan sighed. “They probably would have shown up anyhow.”

“Damn right,” Khai muttered.

***

Thanks for the ask!! Happy writing | writers asks

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Nice extract 👀

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BL I'm reading lately!!!!

In the order the images decided to appear in:

Nere is an Alien by OrenshiArt (cute and quite adorable high school setting)

Choose Your Ikeoji by DanzoKei (living in a share house with four handsome men???!!)

I'll Be in Your Care by kazumaro (sooo cute, the art is sweet and the MC is pretty tall and buff ;P)

After Being Mistakenly Taken for a Fellow Traveler by Emperor Long Aotian (被龙傲天误认成老乡后) by 宿星川 (the Emperor is really funny, he's a transmigrator and thinks the MC is a transmigrator too)

After Entering a Book, He Just Wants to be a Flower Vase (穿书后我只想当花瓶[娱乐圈]) by 轻风白杨 (technically re-reading, I like the straightforwardness and strength of the MC, a transmigrator from an apocalypse!)

Elements of Change by ChrisBannor (elemental magic! also, the MC and the ML ~share magic~ and ~blend their magic~ together. And the ML is a fire mage! I have a huge soft spot for fire mages 😍)

CEO-san & Hisho-kun by DanzoKei (men in suits...handsum, also mr CEO-san is adorable~)

I Like Your Voice by IWantHugs (with a casual mmorpg gaming setting reminiscent of esports, this story is reallly cute, the one of the leads is such a flirt haha)

Is The Guide Reborn (向导是不是重生的) by 不间不界 (technically re-reading, I'm a fan of the MC's strength and unflappability, he's so cool calm and collected)

Little Birdy Pampering Manual (小肥啾宠爱手册) by 未未不知眠 (story from the perspective of a cute little magical birdy who decides he'll become his new daddies' child! lots of fluff)

My Crush Picked Up My Diary (暗恋对象捡到我的日记本) by 落回 (the MC writes a little diary about his crush, and his crush picks it up..!!!!! the MC is so cute hahaha, and I like the contrast with the kind and indulgent ML~)

The Transmigrator’s Family Has a Son-in-Law (穿越之家有赘婿) by 北风吹 (the MC is a transmigrator, and I like his warm and generous personality, and his straight-forward nature, accepting that he likes looking at good looking people XD)

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I feel like tapas's novel navigation has become worse :(

I miss the summary text that appeared for novels, and the new format looks super cluttered and messy

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🎱🌵🕯️💌🔪🦷

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Thank you for the ask!

🎱 ⇢ post your AO3 total stats

Voila! With bonus top five by hits.

Looks like "A Good Boy" (aka top Draco/bottom Harry daddy kink) does pretty well despite being such a short fic 😏

🌵 ⇢ share the link to a playlist you love

I don't use spotify, and I don't listen to any of my old private YouTube playlists at the moment. However, here are the things I have been listening to recently while working/writing:

music for bugs (...alright, this is a playlist)

music for cambrian animals (this is also a playlist)

🕯️ ⇢ on a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you enjoy editing? why is that?

ha ha ha... editing .... I don't enjoy editing most of the time! Score of 5! It just gets so tedious to read the same thing over and over again.

💌 ⇢ how many unread emails do you have right now?

I now have 4 unread emails (i.e. emails that have things I need to do attached...)

🔪 ⇢ what’s the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?

What does 'weird' mean? For These Side Characters, research has included:

  • growth cycles of wheat
  • fastest growing vegetables
  • the life experiences and attitudes of antis and ex-antis
  • lightning and electrocution injuries
  • banquet foods of countries including China, France, Italy and the Britain
  • obscure colour names
  • how to grow microgreens and how to grow mushrooms

🦷 ⇢ share some personal wisdom or a life hack you swear on

Personally: draft fast and edit later (I know, I know, I dislike editing); don't go back and re-write old stories, just move on (I have too many ideas, too little time); and done (a completed story) is better than an incomplete story.

Otherwise...life hack is to use a to do list manager and a calendar 😆

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For the writer's ask: 🛼 💌  🍄 🐚

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Thank you for the ask!

🛼 ⇢ describe your latest wip with five emojis

📝📚✨🔥❄️

You know it's These Side Characters!

💌 ⇢ how many unread emails do you have right now? 

7! I just don't feel like reading/actioning some of them yet...

🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings

🤔 It's hard to think of a ship or pairing with a personal head-canon, mostly because in the context of fanfic, I rarely have a 'head-canon' that never changes. Maybe...my head canon for Draco/Harry is that Draco tops 🤣🤣

🐚 ⇢ do you like or dislike surprises?

I like good surprises and dislike bad surprises 😆

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