Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) staring at Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) with a tumblr post that says, "Good luck sending me mixed signals, I don't even understand the direct ones."

Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) trying not to laugh at Ruan Lanzhu's (Ruan Nanzhu) antics with a tumblr post that says, "this borders on insane, but luckily ur still within the diva threshold so I can only applaud you"

Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) tormenting Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) and Li Dongyuan with a tweet that says, "'can you behave' yes, if I wanted to, but this is so much funnier."

Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) backed against a wall by Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) with a Tumblr post that says, "The psychological thriller of figuring out what you want and what you're going to do about it"

Lingling not even attempting to control his man because he's hotter when he's being A Problem: a series
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #LingJiushi #LinQiushi #NanQiu #LanJiu

20cm idol plush dolls of Ruan Nanzhu / Ruan Lanzhu and Lin Qiushi / Ling Jiushi displayed on a shelf with Kaleidoscope of Death books 1 and 2. RNZ is standing in front of a tiny wooden door suspended from the shelf above, LQS is holding an antique-looking key. Official art of the Lady in the Rain is pinned to the wall behind them, with dollhouse furniture in front of it. (A black credenza with a blue and white tea tray and a bust sculpture draped in cloth like a shroud arranged on top.)

🗝️🚪The boys are very excited for the arrival of Kaleidoscope of Death, Volume II. (So am I!)
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #NanQiu #LanJiu #KoD #KaleidoscopeOfDeath #死亡万花筒

All of this!!!! And also this beautiful man who may have even managed to eclipse the legendary Zhu Yilong in the "Staring at Huang Junjie with Heart Eyes" Olympics
#TheSpirealm #LanJiu #NanQiu #GetARoom!

Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) and Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) in The Spirealm overlaid with a Tumblr post that says, "horror is a romance genre"

Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) in The Spirealm staring at Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) while he sleeps, overlaid with a Tumblr post that says, "can I come over aned be pretty in ur room"

Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) in The Spirealm staring intensely at Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) , overlaid with a Tumblr post that says, "did my bite marks mean nothing to you"

Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) in The Spirealm gazing adoringly at Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) who is lit from within overlaid with a Tumblr post that says, "such a profound sense of delight when I realize that a piece of media is matching my freak to the very letter. there are creators out there who are my exact kind of sicko and we are reaching out to each other as if across the cosmos"

LanJiu (NanQiu), being extremely normal, as usual.
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #NanQiu #RuanNanzhu #LinQiushi #RuanLanzhu #LingJiushi #LanJiu

A collage of four photos of Xia Zhiguang holding up different animals to stare into their faces: a cat, a dog, a bunny, and a baby lion

Snow village kabedon moment in The Spirealm when RLZ crowds LJS back against a tree to stare into his face

As an actor it's always important to draw on your own lived experience in order to bring authenticity to a role.
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #NanQiu #LanJiu #夏之光 #XiaZhiguang #ZMYX

Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) in The Spirealm gazing adoringly at Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) overlaid with a Tumblr post that says, "his sad eyes and fat cock have captivated me"

Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) in The Spirealm gazing adoringly at Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) overlaid with a Tumblr post that says, "he's such a cringe loser, but those big brown eyes have enchanted me"

They're like two sides of the same coin. 🥰
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #NanQiu #RuanNanzhu #LinQiushi #RuanLanzhu #LingJiushi #LanJiu

everyone!!! who has ever loved erotic art or the spirealm or both!!! go read this zine: archiveofourown.org/works/65951575

best gift of all time for hurt/comfort exchange 🥹 this art is 🔥 and i have no idea who could have made it. i love zines so much. 😭 #TheSpirealm #LanJiu

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...

Li Dongyuan from The Spirealm staring at Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu), who is facing away from him, with a slightly longing look on his face. Zhuang Rujiao is in turn looking at him. The image is overlaid with cropped screen shots from Duolingo that say, “That beautiful girl does not want to talk to me," and "那个美眉不想跟我说话.”

I dunno, actually, methinks the lady doth protest too much.
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #NanQiu #RuanNanzhu #LinQiushi #RuanLanzhu #LingJiushi #LanJiu #KaleidoscopeOfDuolingo

Ling Jiushi in The Spirealm, asking Ruan Lanzhu about his intentions for the future. Ruan Lanzhu stares at the ground, and there is a windmill on the horizon behind him.

Hey fellow nerds, do we think that the windmill in the background here during *this* specific scene/conversation is an accident, or do we think it's an intentional nod to Don Quixote and his Impossible Dream?
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #NanQiu #RuanNanzhu #LinQiushi #RuanLanzhu #LingJiushi #LanJiu

Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) from The Spirealm standing against a dark starry background, overlaid with cropped screen shots from Duolingo that say, "他难过地哭," and "He cried sadly."

He cried, I cried, now you're crying. It's like a group bonding activity.
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #NanQiu #RuanNanzhu #RuanLanzhu #LanJiu #KaleidoscopeOfDuolingo

Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) from The Spirealm standing with Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) in a cloudy, surreal setting, overlaid with cropped screen shots from Duolingo that say, “我们当然不想分手," and "of course we don't want to break up.”

In summary...
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #NanQiu #RuanNanzhu #LinQiushi #RuanLanzhu #LingJiushi #LanJiu #KaleidoscopeOfDuolingo

If you're not reading about rlz's long and winding road to sexy trouble of his own making in what I am confident is not a love triangle or a throuple but a third thing that is a little alarming but also way hotter... Come here. I just want to talk. 😂 #spirealm #mengmeng #lanjiu

If you can't get a girlfriend, you can always find a substitute. Just saying.
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #NanQiu #RuanNanzhu #LinQiushi #RuanLanzhu #LingJiushi #LanJiu #KaleidoscopeOfDuolingo

"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

Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) in The Spirealm, looking confused as Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) offers him a ring on a chain necklace overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “friends with benefits? what, like dental?"

Gao Dawei and Ling Jiushi in The Spirealm looking through notebooks in their dorm room, overlaid with Tumblr text posts that say: - I don't think sex on tv is appropriate unless you see the cock otherwise it's manipulating the viewer and basically gaslighting the audience - What about violence in movies? - glad you asked, they also have to show cock.

An angry Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) in The Spirealm overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “what if i 😳 what if i tore the world asunder for one person 👉 👈 what if i caused incalculable suffering across the universe 🤭 for one life"

Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) in The Spirealm, looking confused at Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu), overlaid with a Tumblr text post that says “narrator who's terrible at social cues & describes every facial expression as 'unreadable'"

Hot mess rumpled disaster protagonist of my dreams
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #NanQiu #RuanNanzhu #LinQiushi #RuanLanzhu #LingJiushi #LanJiu

A screenshot of Zhuang Rujiao, Li Dongyuan, Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) and Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) in The Spirealm overlaid with a text message conversation: Person 1: can you come collect your freak of a man please. he's doing things. Person 2: no i set him loose on purpose. he needs enrichment.

Actual text message conversation between Zhuang Rujiao and Ling Jiushi during the Zuozi door.
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #ZhuangRujiao #RuanLanzhu #LingJiushi #LanJiu #NanQiu #RuanNanzhu #LinQiushi

Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) from The Spirealm looking exasperated with Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) who is facing away from the camera, overlaid with cropped screen shots from Duolingo that say, “My boyfriend is not romantic," and "我的男朋友不浪漫.”

He is a work of ART and he is in love with a PHILISTINE 😤
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #NanQiu #RuanNanzhu #LinQiushi #RuanLanzhu #LingJiushi #LanJiu #KaleidoscopeOfDuolingo

Huang Junjie with cuts and bruises on his face in a brown leather jacket looking thoughtfully at something off-camera

A young and soft-looking Xia Zhiguang staring adoringly at something off-camera

Okay so this pair of images is either from a Spirealm Role-Reversal AU or a Kaleidoscope of Death foray into the OG timeline. Pick your poison.
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #KaleidoscopeOfDeath #死亡万花筒#NanQiu #RuanNanzhu #LinQiushi #RuanLanzhu #LingJiushi #LanJiu

Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) in The Spirealm, gazing adoringly at Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) off-screen, overlaid with cropped screen shots from Duolingo that say, “I do" and "我愿意.”

Do you, Clown, take this Slut to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, til death do you part?
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #KaleidoscopeOfDeath #死亡万花筒 #NanQiu #RuanNanzhu #LinQiushi #RuanLanzhu #LingJiushi #LanJiu

Ruan Baijie? Zhu Meng? Is that you?
#TheSpirealm #KaleidoscopeOfDeath #NanQiu #LanJiu

Okay so, same AU, but this is after LQS's inevitable glow-up. RNZ is completely in love 😍. LQS is just as oblivious to RNZ's heart eyes in this AU as he is in canon, tho 😔.
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #NanQiu #RuanNanzhu #LinQiushi #RuanLanzhu #LingJiushi #LanJiu
(Photo edit is mine.)

Ruan Nanzhu and Lin Qiushi in The Spirealm, facing each other with intense expressions, overlaid with a Tweet that says “characters who were raised to be weapons is good but characters whowere raised to be shields, who don't believe they have any worht outside of protecting others, hit different. especially when you put those two character types in teh same story and make them kiss"

Submitted without comment.
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #KaleidoscopeOfDeath #死亡万花筒 #NanQiu #RuanNanzhu #LinQiushi #RuanLanzhu #LingJiushi #LanJiu

Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) from The Spirealm sitting at Ruan Lanzhu's (Ruan Nanzhu) bedside, overlaid with cropped screen shots from Duolingo that say, “我的男朋友生病了,我想请假照顾他." and "My boyfriend is sick, I would like to take a day off to take care of him."

There were frankly too many moments in canon I could have chosen from, for this one. HEY! Both of you! STOP GETTING HURT!! 🗞️
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #NanQiu #RuanNanzhu #LinQiushi #RuanLanzhu #LingJiushi #LanJiu #KaleidoscopeOfDuolingo

“Why are you here?” he [Ling Jiushi] asks, brow knit. “I need you,“ Ruan Lanzhu murmurs, not looking up. This answer was too honest, he realizes immediately after speaking. “Huh?” Ling Jiushi looks surprised, bordering on alarmed. “What are you talking about?” “I mean it literally,” Ruan Lanzhu turns to look, and the light in Ling Jiushi feels like sunshine on his upturned face. “I mean you cannot die.” “You could be a little clearer,” is Ling Jiushi’s wry response. He looks utterly baffled, but amiable. Fond. Ruan Lanzhu is not at all sure he could be clearer, actually. He doesn’t even know if there are words to articulate how he feels right now. Most of his feelings involve his teeth, or physically improbable impulses like merging their consciousnesses into one skin so they never have to be apart. He says nothing. But after a moment he realizes that he still hasn’t explained why he’s sitting in here in Ling Jiushi’s bedroom. He removes a small kaleidoscope from his breast pocket. “This is for you.” This is not a lie. It is for Ling Jiushi. All of them are. Gao Dawei put kaleidoscopes all over the game for Ling Jiushi to find, and since Ruan Lanzhu ended up with this one he wants to give it back to its rightful owner. But he can’t say that. There are so many things he can’t say. Feeling awkward, he sets the kaleidoscope on the side table and stands up, saying, “Some people are naturally suited for the doors.” This is another half truth. He’s being confusing, he knows. Nothing he’s said here makes any sense. It would have been better to say nothing. Realizing there’s absolutely nothing he can do to salvage the conversation and make it feel like a normal interaction, he leaves, staunchly ignoring the dozens of questions in Ling Jiushi’s soft, warm eyes. He clenches his jaw to maintain his neutral expression when their hands brush as he walks past. A shiver runs up his arm at the fleeting contact. This is becoming a problem.

Today for #WipWednesday we are exploring what the actual fuck could have been going on in RNZ's mind during this scene in Ep8. Bc I know we were distracted by the sexual tension here but seriously my dudes WHAT the heck EVEN WAS THIS diaLOGUE?
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #NanQiu #LanJiu

Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) from The Spirealm standing next to Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) who is holding Chestnut the cat in his carrier, overlaid with cropped screen shots from Duolingo that say, “My boyfriend loves cats," and "我的男朋友爱猫.”

Cat Person (derogatory)
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #NanQiu #RuanNanzhu #LinQiushi #RuanLanzhu #LingJiushi #LanJiu #KaleidoscopeOfDuolingo

Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) from The Spirealm holding Chestnut the cat, looking fondly at Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) overlaid with cropped screen shots from Duolingo that say, “My cat often greets me affectionately," and "我的猫经常热情地迎接我.”

His cat greets him affectionately and when he's lucky, Chestnut does too.
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #NanQiu #RuanNanzhu #LinQiushi #RuanLanzhu #LingJiushi #LanJiu #KaleidoscopeOfDuolingo

Xia Zhiguang wearing all black and black sunglasses, standing next to a motorcycle and holding a motorcycle helmet

Huang Junjie in a fuzzy grey coat and glasses with his hair softly wavy, holding a pink hardcover book

NanQiu AU where RNZ is a spy and LQS is a sweet cinnamon roll caught in the crossfire (and, ofc eventually becomes a badass too, to save RNZ's life, etc) This is the meet-cute "I saw you across the street" moment. (RNZ is about to almost get hit by a car about it.)
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #NanQiu #Lanjiu

A Chinese silk painting depicting a woman spying on two male lovers from the Qing dynasty. A caption underneath reads "A woman spying on a pair of male lovers"

A screen shot from The Spirealm of Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) and Ling Jiushi (Linn Qiushi) staring fondly into each other's eyes while Tan Zaozao looks on. A caption underneath reads "A woman spying on a pair of male lovers"

I'm just calling it like I see it. (So is Tan Zaozao.)
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #KaleidoscopeOfDeath #死亡万花筒 #NanQiu #LanJiu #TanZaozao

Ruan Lanzhu (Ruan Nanzhu) from The Spirealm flanked by Chen Fei and Cheng Qianli, staring at a door Ling Jiushi (Lin Qiushi) has just entered, overlaid with image clips from Duolingo that say, "请等我二十分钟" and "Please wait for me for 20 minutes."

Ruan Lanzhu staring tensely at the closed door that Ling Jiushi just entered like an anxious dog waiting for its owner to get home is burned permanently into my brain with a f&%king branding iron.
#TheSpirealm #致命游戏 #NanQiu #RuanNanzhu #RuanLanzhu #LanJiu #KaleidoscopeOfDuolingo