recs and pimps

I've just realized that I've been terribly remiss in pimping out some a couple of art and fic treats that I've gotten over the last couple of weeks. I'M SO SORRY. Anyway, without further ado:

ART
Illustrations of scenes from Chrysanthemum Flowers and Jade Daggers by mekare, my WIPbigbang art partner.
These illustrations are PERFECT. Mekare really captured the atmosphere of the scenes and I absolutely love them. Please go check them out and show them some love.

A Tumblr picspam edit for Chrysanthemum Flowers and Jade Daggers by kickassfu 
This is SO PRETTY. I love the choice of pics and the color palette and I'm just *flails*

FIC
The Purple Cup by ConvenientAlias
NiF, MCS|Lin Shu/Jingyan, truth serum. I got this in the Writing Rainbow: Purple exchange and I loooovvveeee it. It's got a scheming Prince Yu, a smart Jingyan, love confessions! And a little knife, of course, because it's NiF.

Wild Wings and Hearts by draconicsockpuppet
Merlin, Gwaine/Merlin, accidental (dragon) baby acquisition. Oh, man. What a treat this one was! Gwaine/Merlin is one of my favorite rarepairs and combined with my other love (dragons), this was perfect. Super fun to read and made me want to go back and rewatch the show (or at least, the part of the show where Gwaine and Merlin meet).