By the way, I often see (on tumblr) people mistake my ScumPlane for CumPlane. I don't take offense at this. I just want to say that 2 ships feel very different for me.
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chickemz asked:
I really love your platonic interpretation of lbh and sqh throughout your fics, and in stepping up in particular. it’s really interesting to see lbh as his clingy, sticky self with sqh as hus shizun but not as lovesick compared to svsss lbh to Shen yuan as his shizun. I do wonder what are your thoughts on the difference on LBH his feelings for Shizun!SY and Shizun!SQH? 
tossawary answered:
Thank you! I’ve been thinking on this question and I still don’t think I’m satisfied on the wording of my answer. I wrote some long rambles, but they were kind of directionless, so I’m going to try and squish it down into something more coherent. SPOILERS.
I think Luo Binghe in both “Stepping Up” and SVSSS is a person of very intense and complicated feelings, partially due to his youth, his past, and his position in life. And so… I don’t actually think Luo Binghe’s feelings are that different for SQH versus SQQ (SY). The relationship is platonic and will never be romantic, but I intentionally wrote Luo Binghe’s feelings to be a little ambiguous.
I think it would be out-of-character for Luo Binghe not to have had the thought: “I would treat Shizun so much better than that wicked, ungrateful bully of a demon if he loved me instead.” He wants his teacher’s attention, approval, and affection. I think Luo Binghe at this stage in his life wants both everything and anything he can get.
Entrance to Cang Qiong is equivalent to saving his life. Poverty kills and Luo Binghe has witnessed this firsthand in the death of his adoptive mother. Cultivation skills potentially guarantee survival forever, even if he gets kicked out of the sect. So, he starts out desperate to impress so that he doesn’t lose everything.
There’s lot to be said about the quality of life that SQH and SY both offer LBH. In “Stepping Up”, I think that LBH has more immediate and greater stability on An Ding, but the introduction of Mobei-Jun and revelation of his demonic heritage brings some desperation and uncertainty back to LBH’s life. SQH and SY are both revealed to be imperfect and in need of help and potentially protection.
I think that the main difference here is mostly just that Shang Qinghua has positioned himself as interested in someone else romantically and exclusively sees LBH as a disciple and a son figure. SQH doesn’t have the System breathing down his neck like SY did (SY is fighting for his life to show any kind of kindness to LBH at first in SVSSS), so SQH can be a lot more straightforward about exactly why he was interested in LBH (demon kid) and more clearly set the boundaries and expectations of their relationship.
SQH and MBJ are a mess, but they’re also arguably already a form of life partners even at their messed-up master-servant stage, and LBH is the intruder on a relationship of nearly 20 years. SQH and MBJ have a lot more life experience in this world and it shows. As LBH adjusts to the rather confusing Moshang relationship, which SQH is clearly intent on maintaining, whatever desperate teenage romantic crush he might have is fading rather than developing, as things start to settle into something better and it becomes clear that there’s not one spot in SQH’s life to fight over.
Honestly? I think a lot of romantic and platonic affection overlaps. Gestures of affection can be very subjective and context-dependent. Awkward crushes on inappropriate figures happen, especially in a period of sexual development and discovery. I think LBH being able to develop interest in people who aren’t Shen Yuan is fun (rarepairs are fun to explore!) and makes Bingqiu more interesting overall.
Updated Red Rabbits Guide!
***EDITS!***
Hello there! So, we’ve noticed that we’re getting a ton of new readers!!! Since so much time has passed and lots of new things have happened, I thought we should update this for those who are just hopping on the RRP train!
Everything still stands!! The episodes and audio notes still follow the same format, but there have been a few minichapters in between, and chapters that show insight to Andrew and Neil’s story. The differences are always said in the authors notes, so you never get lost!!!
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Hello everyone! So, I’ve seen a few people lost, confused, or scared to ask about where to start with Red Rabbits! I know it’s a bit confusing to start at first, especially since there’s so much going on. So here is an updated guide! (It looks really long. It’s not, I just ramble. That’s how we got to 20k words in 2 chapters. lol)
Reminder that Red Rabbits spans across several platforms. However, if you prefer to just stick with the fic, you totally can! There will be summaries of the past week from posting during Andrew’s Audio Notes! So no worries. If you do not want to interact with the social medias, you totally don’t have to!
What is Red Rabbits?
Red Rabbits is an investigative journalism!au, in which Andrew Minyard starts a podcast to find out what happened to Mary and Nathaniel Wesninski when they disappeared ‘15′ years ago. Set in current times and after the wildly popular documentary, The Butcher (by Edgar Allen Productions), we follow Andrew on his journey and Neil on his escape, for/from the truth.
Alright. Here we go :)
- Listen to the Theme Song
- Chapter 1: Pilot
- Pilot - Official Transcript
- Pilot - Edited Transcript
- Listen to the [ Redacted ] part of the transcript be read by our voice for Andrew!
- Family Portrait
- The Butcher Movie Poster
- Chapter 2: Audio Notes #1
- Andrew’s wall photo
- Explore our Tumblr
- Exploring @redrabbitspod is fun all on its own. We have a full directory to help readers/listeners find their way on the blog. As well as a fun team page and music player for the theme song (and perhaps in the future, songs that Andrew is interested in).
- The website is updated daily and maintained by me (aka Seth)
- Explore Andrew’s Twitter!
- Chapter 3: Episode 2
^^^^^^^ If I listed all 23 chapters, this post would be even longer than it is. But, every piece of evidence is linked in the chapter either in the authors, or end notes, so they’re easy to find.^^^^^^^^
On the blog and twitter, you will also be kept up to date with all Andrew’s whereabouts, as well as any announcements and updates from the RR team, also ‘evidence’, ‘audio clips’, photographs, art, character sketches (in the future), etc! I make evidence for every chapter! And we post new things throughout the week! This follows directly with the storyline and will be summarized every other week in Andrew’s Audio Notes! Again, you can make it through RR without it! It’s not necessary. But this is just a fun extra step that you can take if you wish :)
Posting:
We post once a week, every Sunday. If there is a delay, we will keep you posted on both Twitter and Tumblr. With that being said, we alternate between Neil and Andrew chapters. Neil’s chapters will always be titled ‘Episode:____’, while Andrew’s will be ‘Audio Notes #____’.
This, for now, is just a fanfiction. Interactive! Yes, but there will not be full audio podcasts. I handle all the audio and art for this project and it’s a lot of work, as well as being demanding for our voice actor! With that being said, if you see photos of the apple podcast app, that is edited! For the purposes of immersion in the fic! So, just keep that in mind that this is a written fic with a lot of other elements. We do have audio clips though! (posted above and found in our directory!) And we hope to continue making them :)
(A timeline and map will be posted soon!)
There are also a ton of fan accounts out there engaging with this world! This page was updated a few days ago and there have been many more made since then, but here is a small list that I hope to update regularly! You can hop on their blogs to see memes, mood boards, extremely detailed timelines and notes for each episode, etc!
In that same vein, we have a discord for RR! Quick updates, sneak peeks, access to a brief timeline and world directory are on there as well. You can interact with other RR peeps, create your own oc, interact with the world, conspire, come up with theories, etc! It is welcome for everyone! DM me for a link and I would be happy to send you an invite!
If you don’t want to join the discord, our inbox @redrabbitspod is open for any leads, inquiries, etc. As well as our email, which you can send your ‘leads’ (we’ve already gotten some good ones. omfg) foxholenetwork@gmail.com! Keep in mind that on the RRP blog, we are all in character. So if Andrew is an ass to you, don’t take it personally lol! It’s his job :)
Also! If you choose to engage with the RR world in any way, know that you have the potential to alter the story! This is interactive! You, as a reader/’listener’ play a part! We have a set direction this story goes in with several important events, but a lot of you are altering how we do things! So get creative and have fun! Just remember, you only know what is on the blogs, twitter, and what Andrew explicitly tells you in the chapters. Remember to read the authors notes at the beginning of the chapters to understand what we mean!
I think that’s it for now. This will be updated regularly with each chapter and new content so people can keep up/know where to start!
-The RR Creators/Team @bloodydamnit @jtmann182 @seabearthirteen @fuckyeahdisreputablekibeth
Thought I’d post this again since we’re getting questions about what @redrabbitspod is! This hasn’t been updated for a WHILE. But there’s a lot that went into season 1 and we now have a directory for that season to help you all through.
SEASON 1 DIRECTORY FOUND HERE!
Would you all like a post like this for season 2? I feel like I have a lot of page updating to do, so please let me know!!!! Hope all you new comers enjoy Red Rabbits! And welcome to the family!
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