the line/lightning
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In the dimness, he takes note of the looseness in Xia Fei’s posture, his head lilting with an invisible wind; a wreathe of distant light highlighting the blonde of his hair, and the pupils of his eyes blown wide. Then he blinks, trying to remember himself maybe, and fishes a pack of cigarettes out of his pockets.
Liu Xiao quirks a brow as Xia Fei’s eyes ghost over him, somewhere else.
“You smoke?”
A fragment of the night, and a fragment of the comedown.
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- Part 1 of the line/lightning
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When he looks up, both Liu Xiao and Vein are staring at him with something laden in their eyes he can’t pinpoint. But it’s the same, and the synchronicity in the shared gaze un-spools a cold curiosity in Xia Fei; the true nature of their expression, whether playful intrigue or a crueler, more carnivorous hunger is another question hanging in the air. The refusal sitting in the base of his throat falters. Xia Fei can’t find it in himself to say no.
“Fine then. Now, what kind of game is this anyway?"
Xia Fei agrees to play a game, loses a lot more than he bargained for and learns something along the way.
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- Part 2 of the line/lightning
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then the latent night by bloomingsite for lanternglass
Fandoms: 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon)
04 Aug 2026
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Vein sets down his glass, empty, and lets the question linger there, pointedly unanswered. The owl, in its gilded cage, beats its wings against the bars. And beside Liu Xiao, Vein radiates heat; their closeness habitual and yet not without a precarious tilt to it. But Liu Xiao’s become adept at handling it, this trade off—likes to test his luck by tightening the reins, spurs digging into the mass of a beast’s body, applying pressure; experimental. His mistake is taking his eyes off Vein.
Liu Xiao and Vein share a late-night drink.
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- Part 3 of the line/lightning