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Ex Machina by Anonymous
Fandoms: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
21 Aug 2025
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deus ex machina = apo mekhanes theos:
a plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem in a story is suddenly and abruptly resolved by an unexpected and unlikely occurrenceYou really didn’t expect to find yourself in this predicament. Well, why would you? You’re just a normal person, going about their ordinary day, worrying about their mundane little problems, minding their business. Not really special or outstanding in any way. Which is why it makes zero sense that you seem to have, against all odds and reason, somehow found yourself in the world of one of the shows you’ve recently watched.
Or maybe you’ve finally lost your marbles, that’s also an option... Whatever it is, it doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon.
Oh, well. Maybe it’s better to just roll with the punches. After all, this is an opportunity too – you’re here now and you are going to make it everyone’s problem.
(Alternate Title: Why be a Mary Sue when you can simply be annoying.)