AlexSeanchai

Vivid white lightning against blue storm clouds.



Recent bookmarks

  1. Public Bookmark *

    Tags
    Summary

    “Maomao?” He presses, fingers closing over hers and lowering their joined hands to her lap, and she blinks in surprise at the use of her name. “What is it? What’s wrong?”

    “Their technique is sloppy,” she answers honestly. “I feel strain on my heart. They should have targeted the nervous system instead.”

    Master Jinshi stares at her like she’s spoken a foreign language he can’t even begin to try and understand. She tries to explain.

    “Certain snake venoms cause coagulation of the blood, which could have been effective and made the blood unable to move through my veins, but if the end result is simply making my heart stop beating by targeting the muscles involv-”

    “Maomao,” Master Jinshi says, very calmly, “I need you to stop speaking now.”

    (an assassin tries to kill jinshi with a poisoned blade that gets maomao instead) (she is obviously much less concerned about this than everyone else)

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    12,532
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    54
    Kudos:
    985
    Bookmarks:
    223
    Hits:
    7,982

    17 Apr 2026

  2. Public Bookmark *

    Tags
    Summary

    Near the end of her pregnancy Concubine Gyokuyou is attacked in the middle of the night. Maomao steps in to defend her and while fighting for her life ends up taking the life of the attacker while sustaining serious injuries.

    While Jinshi steps in to care for her physically, Maomao deals with the mental turmoil of taking a life.

    With Maomao vulnerable and Jinshi doing his best to be patient with her, something begins to bloom between them.

    --

    Complete self-indulgent slow-burn/fluff because I'm sad we didn't get it when Maomao saved Jinshi.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    45,543
    Chapters:
    19/19
    Collections:
    5
    Comments:
    613
    Kudos:
    7,890
    Bookmarks:
    1,589
    Hits:
    139,612

    17 Apr 2026

  3. Public Bookmark *

    Tags
    Summary

    ‘Whatever I understand, I know that you have won renown and glory on the field, and shown yourself to be mighty in arms, and fearless, and fair. And I know that you are a lady of great heart, and that it is softer than you have made it. And that I would not for my life have you made less than you are. And I would wed you, and live with you in peace, as Éowyn, or Dernhelm, or whoever you wish. And what I do not yet understand, I will learn, and gladly.’

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    4,239
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    119
    Kudos:
    1,451
    Bookmarks:
    343
    Hits:
    10,835

    12 Apr 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 34

    Tags
    Summary

    The sounds of the battlefield seem to drop away. There's the drip of blood, desperate howling from Wei Wuxian, a horrible, gurgling breath from Jiang Yanli.

    It's one more wrong in a sea of wrongs, but this at least is a wrong Wen Qing has the training to set right. Let me go to her, Wen Qing insists, then again, louder, desperate, when Wei Wuxian doesn't move. Let me go to her.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    5,182
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Collections:
    1
    Comments:
    35
    Kudos:
    158
    Bookmarks:
    34
    Hits:
    1,361

    11 Apr 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 27

    Tags
    Summary

    He laughs in surprise, a motion in which he looks away as if in disbelief and ducks to brush his hair behind his ear in a way that draws attention to his slender wrist. "Jiejie, you wound me!" he exclaims. "How could I be interested in anyone else here when your company awaits me?"

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    11,634
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Collections:
    1
    Comments:
    27
    Kudos:
    122
    Bookmarks:
    27
    Hits:
    1,560

    10 Apr 2026