Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) and Li Dongyuan in The Spirealm, overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “me flirting: you're a fucking idiot and I'm gonna fight you"

Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) in The Spirealm pouting at Li Dongyuan, overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “you're cute i wanna torture you"

Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) speaking to Li Dongyuan in The Spirealm, overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “i am NOT gaslighting you. i am lying to you. gaslighting implies a level of effort that i am simply not putting in. deceiving you does not require much"

Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) gazing at Li Dongyuan (offscreen) in The Spirealm, overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “Many are not familiar with what is called a diva moment. You are about to learn"

He's a normal boy and the way he flirts is super normal, as you can see.
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #RuanNanzhu #LiDongyuan #RuanLanzhu #MengMeng

Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) in The Spirealm overlaid with 2 Tumblr text posts that say “petplay but I'm a cat so i completely refuse to cooperate wtih whatever scene you're trying to do" and "you try to put me on a leash thinking it'll be fun to lead me around the apartment but i just lie on the ground completely limp and start whining"

Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) in The Spirealm looking at Li Dongyuan, overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “nice penis idiot"

Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) and Li Dongyuan in The Spirealm, overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “yeah i'm doomed by the narrative but i have a little time to be absolutely gay"

Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) and Li Dongyuan in The Spirealm, overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says "i love it when two adult men have a homoerotic teenage girl friendship and falling out"

It's been a while since I made fun of these two.
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #RuanNanzhu #LiDongyuan #RuanLanzhu #MengMeng

I just posted Chapter 4 of Baijie fic, if that's of interest to any Baijie fans or LDY enthusiasts 😉
It is... surely a chapter. 🫣😘
#TheSpirealm #LiDongyuan #RuanBaijie
archiveofourown.org/works/628149...

The server asks if there’s a special occasion “Anniversary,” Ruan Baijie lies. Li Dongyuan chokes on his drink. They come out moments later with champagne and dessert, something thick and dark chocolate with raspberry coulis. It is divine. She licks chocolate off of her thumb and his eyes track the movement of her tongue. “You shameless liar!” he marvels, picking up his own spoon She shrugs. “We might be dead in a year.” “Don’t say that!” “I thought it was kinder than saying I might get bored of you sooner than that.” “You’re so mean.” He looks like a kicked dog. She can’t help but laugh “If you want me to stop bullying you, you need to stop making it so fun. I’m not sure I’ve met anyone more fun to bully than you.” He doesn’t reply, but looks at her with such longing that it makes something spark inside her. “I bet you’re pretty when you cry,” she adds. He opens and closes his mouth, helpless.

It's Wednesday o'clock somewhere, so have a little (unedited, first draft) #WIPWednesday with Ruan Lanzhu in drag as Baijie, tormenting poor Li Dongyuan within an inch of his sanity, sometime between the Sister Drum door and the Zuozi door.
#TheSpirealm #ZMYX #RuanBaijie #LiDongyuan

a collage of spirealm-inspired sticker designs on Redbubble (Shop linked in the post)

I NEEDED a Clippy!RLZ sticker for my laptop, and it spiraled (no pun intended) out of control from there.
If you need one too, these Spirealm-inspired designs are on Redbubble 😘
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #NanQiu #LanJiu #LiDongyuan #RuanBaijie #ChenFei #TanZaozao #WuQi
www.redbubble.com/people/Ramen...

"The Importance of Being Baijie," Chapter 3, is now up!
In which two plums are eaten, two kisses are stolen, allergies are discussed, Yu Lanxue reaches the end of her f&%kin rope, and several embarrassing emotions must be endured. ✨
#TheSpirealm #LiDongyuan #RuanBaijie #LanJiu #NanQiu #MengMeng

Liu Xiaobei in costume as Li Dongyuan

Liu Xiaobei in costume as Li Dongyuan holding a script

Liu Xiaobei in costume as Li Dongyuan holding his script

Liu Xiaobei in costume as Li Dongyuan reading his script

Liu Xiaobei as Li Dongyuan, behind the scenes in The Spirealm
#LiDongyuan #LiuXiaobei #TheSpirealmCast #致命游戏 #TheSpirealm

The Importance Of Being Baijie - Chapter 2 - OrchisAilsa - 致命游戏 | The Spirealm (TV) [Archive of Our Own] An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Psssst I just put Chapter 2 of my Ruan Baijie-centric fic on ao3, if that tickles your fancy. <3 #TheSpirealm #LiDongyuan #RuanBaijie #MengMeng

Liu Xiaobei dressed all in black with tousled hair and a silver necklace. He's holding and looking at a heart shaped cake with a figurine of The Little Prince on top.

Liu Xiaobei dressed in black with tousled hair and a silver necklace, smiling softly. He has white cake icing smeared on his nose and cheekbone. A heart shaped cake with a figurine of The Little Prince on top is in the foreground.

Liu Xiaobei dressed in black with tousled hair and a silver necklace, looking thoughtfully at the camera. A heart shaped cake with a figurine of The Little Prince on top is in the foreground.

Liu Xiaobei dressed all in black with tousled hair and a silver necklace. He's holding a heart shaped cake with a figurine of The Little Prince on top and looking at the camera

Liu Xiaobei (who plays Li Dongyuan in The Spirealm), and a cake, which appears to feature Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's Petit Prince (avec sa rose, bien sûr).
He's so cute I may perish.
#LiDongyuan #LiuXiaobei #SpirealmCast #TheSpirealm #致命游戏

Li Dongyuan speaking to Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) in The Spirealm overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “*Seductively lays on a table* Hey bab- *Table breaks*"

Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) in The Spirealm staring in shock at Li Dongyuan (offscreen) overlaid with text from a Tumblr advertisement that says, "How To Tell If A Guy Likes You - 5 Signs to Learn: Learn to identify the common signs tht a guy is interested in you today. Causes & Risk Factors. Interesting Facts. Preventative Measures. Signs & Symptoms."

Li Dongyuan speaking to Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) in The Spirealm overlaid with a text message conversation that says: - Guess What I'm about to get - On my nerves

Chen Fei and Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) holding up an injured Li Dongyuan, overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “hey man can I come over and be sickly in the corner of your living room"

I will simply never get enough of this clown show. They're just the worst, aren't they? 🥰🥰🥰
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏#RuanBaijie #LiDongyuan #RuanLanzhu #RuanNanzhu #MengMeng

A screen shot from Discord: "Watching Spirealm EP12 for fic research reasons and I NEVER FUCKING REALIZED that in this moment LDY puts a giant pause in the middle of his sentence in the most hiLARIOUS fucking way. Rujiao asks him right around 33:00 "Why are you being so nice to him, he's a dude?" (When LDY offers to air out his bedding) And he replies... "这我女朋友... " and then he trails off and the camera gives us a split second of this abjectly SHOCKED PAIR OF CLOWN FACES: [screen shot of Ruan Lanzhu and Ling Jiushi looking startled] and then LDY says, "...的哥哥." My Chinese is poor so it definitely took me til now (this is probably the fourth time I've watched this scene) to notice but it just made me lose my mind laughing and I wanted to share the moment of delight. I'd never processed that beat of silence before. and the subtitles do not do it justice. LOOK AT THEIR FACES"

Every time I re-watch an episode of #TheSpirealm I notice something new and delightful. The Zuozi Door's disaster polycule might be my very fav scooby gang, tbh.
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #RuanNanzhu #RuanLanzhu #LiDongyuan #LingJiushi #LinQiushi #RuanBaijie

A photoshopped image of Ruan Lanzhu (Nanzhu) from The Spirealm dressed as Ruan Baijie, in white robes and a long dark wig, looking at the camera. Li Dongyuan stands behind her and is looking at her from a distance.

Missed Connections 🗝️🚪
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏#RuanBaijie #LiDongyuan #RuanLanzhu #RuanNanzhu #MengMeng

Li Dongyuan in The Spirealm, overlaid with cropped screen shots from Duolingo that say, “Please give me a chance," and "请给我一个机会.”

Give him! A chance! How could you refuse him, Baijie, you MONSTER?!
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #RuanNanzhu #RuanLanzhu #LiDongyuan #MengMeng #KaleidoscopeOfDuolingo

Chapter 1, for the curious. ⤵️ This fic began with, "So, what if #RuanBaijie was actually into #LiDongyuan and they had a real THING?" It has naturally evolved into a probing character study about genderfuckery + the nuances of *non triad* polyam relationships (which I never see in fic). #TheSpirealm

Ruan Lanzhu (Nanzhu) in The Spirealm, looking down at Li Dongyuan's hand on his shoulder, overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “need him in a way. not telling you which one"

Ruan Lanzhu (Nanzhu) in The Spirealm looking at a visibly distressed Li Dongyuan overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “'I can fix him' ok well I can make me scared of him and hard"

Ruan Lanzhu (Nanzhu) in The Spirealm looking haughtily at Li Dongyuan overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “'weird and unhealthy relationships that can't be categorized neatly as sexual or romantic or platonic but has a definiing air of devotion and obsession to it' wins the sund of the summer for the 13th year in a row"

Li Dongyuan in The Spirealm pointing a finger at Ruan Lanzhu (Nanzhu) overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “can i kiss your stupid fucking face or nah"

Still no idea about what all this <gestures vaguely> is. Pretty sure they don't know either. They're both insufferable, aren't they? 🥰
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #RuanNanzhu #LiDongyuan #RuanLanzhu #MengMeng

Li Dongyuan from The Spirealm looking solicitously at Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu), overlaid with cropped screen shots from Duolingo that say, "Do I still have a chance?" and "我还有机会吗?”

Sure, the show is filled with death, torment, and soul-crushing loss, but I think we can all agree that the real victim here was this poor boy's dignity.
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #RuanNanzhu #RuanLanzhu #LiDongyuan #MengMeng #KaleidoscopeOfDuolingo

Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) in The Spirealm staring, dumbfounded, at Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “guy who gets home from being held hostage by another guy and the first thing he does is google 'i think i like men'"

Cheng Qianli in The Spirealm talking to Ling jiushi (Lin Qiushi) overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “I had a thought, but unfortunately I had a second thought. They richocheted off each other and I can't find either anymore"

A contrite-looking Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) speaking to an angry Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) in The Spirealm overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “*covered in blood* I'm literally fine guys I'm still funny. Would you like to hear a joke I'm going to tell you a joke"

Li Dongyuan in The Spirealm speaking to Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “'objectively physically attractive but in possession of negative rizz' is one of my favorite character concepts. i think it's so great when there's an absurdly hot person who's just a complete fucking loser. the mood is unsalvageable the moment they open their mouth kind of deal. you get no bitches because you're so sucks."

Behold!! A collection of absolutely hopeless idiot dumbasses!
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #NanQiu #RuanNanzhu #LinQiushi #RuanLanzhu #LingJiushi #LiDongyuan #ChengQianli

"You'll be visited by three spirits." 😨
... The three spirits ⤵️🤭
#TheSpirealm #LiDongyuan #LingJiushi #LinQiushi #WuQi

Liu Xiaobei as Li Dongyuan behind the scenes of The Spirealm, looking down and away from the camera

Liu Xiaobei as Li Dongyuan behind the scenes of The Spirealm, looking at something or someone off-camera

Liu Xiaobei as Li Dongyuan behind the scenes of The Spirealm, looking into the camera with a soft expression

Please enjoy some soft, pretty, behind-the-scenes images of LiDongyuan in bisexual lighting. 💙💜💖
#LiDongyuan #LiuXiaobei #TheSpirealm #致命游戏

Li Dongyuan talking to an exasperated-looking Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) from The Spirealm, overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “I saw you and your male friend across the bar and noticed you're extremely weird about each other in various platonic and/or romantic ways. Mind if I observe"

Honestly I'm not sure which of these boys is suffering more right here because of *Ruan Baijie's* shameless antics. (We love to see it.)
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #LinQiushi #LingJiushi #LiDongyuan

Zhuang Rujiao, Li Dongyuan, Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) and Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) from The Spirealm, all looking out of sorts, overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “So there's the idea of 'kitchen table poly,' AKA 'everyone in the polycule needs to be able to sit at a kitchen table together and get along like friends.' One of my roommates just came up with a counter idea, which is 'poker table poly.' Everyone in the polycule must be enemies. No one is allowed to get too chummy or they're kicked out. They all also likely owe eachother money."

Everything reminds me of them.
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #RuanNanzhu #LinQiushi #RuanLanzhu #LingJiushi #LiDongyuan #ZhuangRujiao

3 panels of screencaps with subtitles from The Spirealm. The first two images are Li Dongyuan and Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) with the following dialogue: RNZ: Baijie adores composed men LDY: Can you ask her to call me again? LQS: Again? Has she called you once? LDY: She lashed out at me. But that sounded like music. The more she yells at me the happier I feel. The last image is Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) staring at them overlaid with the equations from the "math-lady" meme.

The Spirealm is a rom-com, actually.
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #NanQiu #RuanNanzhu #LinQiushi #RuanLanzhu #LingJiushi #LiDongyuan #MengMeng

Ruan Lanzhu (Nanzhu) and Li Dongyuan in The Spirealm overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “the quickest way to get your mouth fucked is by talking too much"

Ruan Lanzhu (Nanzhu) and Li Dongyuan in The Spirealm overlaid with a pair of Tumblr text posts that say “self-recognition through the other (concerned)" and "damn. that guy needs help. yes i'm sure. no i'm not telling you why."

Ruan Lanzhu (Nanzhu) and Li Dongyuan in The Spirealm overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “Well soooOOOooorry for wanting to fuck my friends! As if creating a warriors bond is sooooo fucking wrong of me. Jesus Christ."

Ruan Lanzhu (Nanzhu) and Li Dongyuan in The Spirealm overlaid with a Tumblr Ask post (question and answer) that says “How can I get to know you" and "I don't want to be known"

All I'm saying is, there are appropriate ways for a man to look at professional peers, and then there's... whatever is happening here. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #RuanNanzhu #LiDongyuan #RuanLanzhu #MengMeng

Ruan Lanzhu (Nanzhu) and Li Dongyuan in The Spirealm overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “characters have to be a little bit awful in ways that you can't defend. its good for the ecosystem. your honor he did do that. He did in fact do that"

Ruan Lanzhu (Nanzhu) and Li Dongyuan in The Spirealm overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “'their relationship is strictly platonic' 'they're so in love' well, more importantly, they are fucking weird and abnormal about each other in an undeniable way"

Ruan Lanzhu (Nanzhu) in The Spirealm sitting at his desk and Li Dongyuan standing on the other side, overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “pissing each other off as foreplay"

Ruan Lanzhu (Nanzhu) and Li Dongyuan in The Spirealm overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says "oh, sex? actually, can you just beat me up homoerotically so i can go home and jerk off about it later?"

Here’s to... whatever these two have going on. 🥂
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #RuanNanzhu #LiDongyuan #RuanLanzhu #MengMeng

Zhang Rujiao from The Spirealm in an oversized red blazer witih gold stripes

Li Dongyuan from The Spirealm in a black blazer with wide red and narrow white stripes

I have a #Spirealm headcanon that Zhang Rujiao chose this jacket because Li Dongyuan wears a lot of stripes and she is hoping to catch his eye 🥺
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #ZhangRujiao #LiDongyuan

Ruan Lanzhu (drama version) dressed up as Baijie femdom-ing the fuck out of Li Dongyuan send tweet

#RuanLanzhu #RuanNanzhu #TheSpirealm #LiDongyuan

RNZ and LDY from The Spirealm. RNZ is overlaid with a tumblr text post that says "'will you match my freak' no. i'm freakier than you. this is a competition and i'm winning"

Sorry, Li Dongyuan bby, you didn't stand a chance.
#TheSpirealm #RuanNanzhu #RuanLanzhu #LiDongyuan