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  1. Rec *

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    On Xie Lian’s hundredth birthday, a silver butterfly finds him: it is followed, shortly, by a fanged and feral ghost.

    Xie Lian is leery, at first, and draws his sword to keep the ghost at bay as it circles him. It’s really only logical! The ghost is a beast of a thing—tall and whipcord thin, with matted hair and blood-caked boots and tattered robes. This close to Mount Tonglu, Xie Lian can only expect that it’s in the middle of the centennial ghost slaughter; as such, it will naturally be more aggressive.

    Only, the ghost doesn’t attack him.

    Xie Lian and Hua Cheng meet several centuries early, and Xie Lian must learn to live with the wild ghost who's taken a keen interest in him.

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    27 Nov 2024

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    When it comes to something like this, there are a few important steps:

    First, Xie Lian makes sure that his husband is busy. Something like that makes it sound so terrible, but it’s not—it’s really not! It’s just that Hua Cheng can be overprotective, and if he saw this he would react poorly. Xie Lian would rather spare him that.

    Second, Xie Lian puts Ruoye away. The poor thing never wants to go. He has to tie it somewhere safe and placate it with gentle touches and soothing words. Even so, it still lashes its ends and strains after him until he leaves the room. It will cling too tightly when he returns.

    Third, Xie Lian goes somewhere quiet and familiar. It can be the armory, or their private baths, or even the shrine near Puqi Village. It is never their bedroom. It is never their cottage.

    Fourth, Xie Lian draws his sword.

    Fifthly, finally, Xie Lian takes a deep breath, closes his eyes, and carves his own skin open.

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    23 Nov 2024

  3. Public Bookmark *

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    “Have you heard? His Highness Xie Lian, savior of the heavens, is running a food stand in Puqi Village!”

    Xie Lian puts up a stand to sell buns.
    The three realms have opinions about the sign.

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    21 Nov 2024

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    “We wanted to know,” says Mimiko, “who between the two of you is the better fighter?”

    (Or: Satoru tries to prove he's better at close combat, but Suguru has other plans.)

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    02 Oct 2024

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    Mei Nianqing is still proud of his former pupil—and why SHOULDN’T he be? Despite 800 years and, ahem, a little rebellious phase, Xie Lian still had all the qualities of the perfect student: diligent, intelligent, celibate—yes, CELIBATE! Surely he was still celibate, even after running off with that no-good ghost king, right? After all, he's Xie Lian! He wouldn’t break his principles, especially not over someone like that.

    But, over the course of a prolonged stay at paradise manor, the evidence starts building up...and to his horror, Guoshi is beginning to suspect that...his star pupil, his pure snow-white lotus...His Highness the Crown Prince...

    ...IS SECRETLY TEACHING HUA CHENG CALLIGRAPHY!!!

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    04 Mar 2024

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    01 Mar 2024

  7. Public Bookmark *

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    E-ming is a very tender and sensitive sword, and needs lots of love and attention that only one person is qualified to give.

    Hua Cheng is a very tender and sensitive demon, and needs lots of love and attention that only one person is qualified to give.

    Xie Lian is very qualified, and a very, very busy man.

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    29 Feb 2024

  8. Rec *

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    The first itches of arousal are always accompanied by panic signals, which make him more jumpy than usual. It’s a slow-going process to unlearn abstinence, it seems.

    But Hua Cheng is attentive to his everything and supportive in the utmost, willing to patiently craft a new state of existence with him.

    It’s lovely.

    Usually.

    Xie Lian wants it now, and he doesn't want Hua Cheng to take no for an answer.

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    27 Feb 2024

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    Xie Lian isn’t particularly worried about the progress of his relationship with Hua Cheng. After all, Hua Cheng seems to be fine with just kissing and hugging for now; wouldn't it be weird to ask for something else? Maybe one day they’d do more, when Xie Lian is ready. He wants to be ready.

    Then, Xie Lian has a nightmare.

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    26 Feb 2024

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    Feng Xin would like to think that he has become accustomed to the variety of strange (and often unfortunate) events that surround Xie Lian. He has become accustomed to the flights of fancy, and the trash collecting, and the occasional ill-fated culinary quest. He has even, as of late, become accustomed to His Highness’ cripplingly poor choice in spouse.

    Despite all of Feng Xin’s practice in these unfortunates, however, he is not prepared for this.

    “Who are you?” Xie Lian stares up at him from a puddle of oversized white robes, his eyes wide. He is several sizes too small, and several shades too oblivious. “And, um. Where are we?”

    Beside him, Mu Qing sighs very very very deeply and pinches the bridge of his nose.

    When a curse turns Xie Lian into a child again, Feng Xin, Mu Qing, and Hua Cheng have to work together to keep him safe. Needless to say, this is a trying task for all of them.

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    23 Feb 2024

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    When the thick black fog of the curse clears, there’s a child standing in front of Xie Lian. He’s small—he’s so, so small—and as soon as he sees Xie Lian, he wraps his arms around himself and hunches his shoulders like he’s trying to make himself even smaller. There is not a single spark of recognition in that wide, wild eye.

    “...San Lang?!”

    When a curse turns Hua Cheng into a child again, it's up to Xie Lian to take care of him. It's a task easier said than done, when Hua Cheng's memories have regressed along with the rest of him.

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    23 Feb 2024

  12. Public Bookmark *

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    “I wanted to be beautiful for Dianxia,” Hua Cheng admits quietly, ducking his head. “I wanted you to think I was beautiful.”

    “I did. I do.” Dianxia’s fingers touch the line of his deathscar. “But ah, San Lang, you are really wise, aren’t you?”

    “...Dianxia?”

    “To voice your insecurities like this,” Dianxia explains, “where your gege can help you fight them. How clever of my San Lang!”

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    19 Feb 2024

  13. Public Bookmark *

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    “The first stroke, the commitment, is always the most difficult part,” he murmurs, eyes on his paper.

    Xie Lian takes it as an invitation and steps into the room. “What about deciding which stroke is the last?”

    “My art never quite compares to my subjects, so I don’t worry myself with perfection.” With that, he puts brush to paper and inks his first stroke.

    Xie Lian needs a room for the night in a new city and is humbly directed to the one ghost who can fulfill any wish if you're willing to play.

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    10 Feb 2024

  14. Rec *

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    The light still doesn't make sense against his eyes, but he thinks he remembers something like color. There is a lot of color around him, and he is able to discern white and black and a great deal of something else. It's a breathtaking splash of vivacity on a new canvas, where there had been no canvas at all for so many eternities. It is the most beautiful thing he has ever seen.

    Red, Xie Lian finally names it.

    -

    In a disorienting turn of luck, Xie Lian is rescued from State Preceptor Fangxin's coffin. He recovers his other senses in good time, but his sight is taking longer to return—decades with no exposure to light have weakened his capacity for it.

    His benefactor and worshiper, a wealthy and eccentric ghost named Hua Cheng, hasn't left his side for months.

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    07 Feb 2024

  15. Rec *

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    Hua Cheng is passion and loyalty personified when he speaks, his voice a raw whisper. “Let me love you. Let me show you. I promise you, I’ll never leave you. I’ll never hurt you. I’ll forever be devoted to you, and only you.”

    Xie Lian used to think he had experienced every emotion there was to experience in this world, but he was wrong. Being loved by Hua Cheng is like being a butterfly, delicate and precious, held in the cusp of his hands with all the gentleness in the world, being kept safe from the raging winds and the way people could be cruel. And suddenly, everything he’s ever done makes sense to him, it means something now, all because Hua Cheng sees him. He knows him.

    One person is enough.


    Or: A post-canon story of Hua Cheng and Xie Lan talking and learning and exploring intimacy together.

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    03 Feb 2024

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    i’m sobbing 😭♥️ this is so tender and loving and EVERYTHING they deserve — infinitely; forever.

  16. Public Bookmark *

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    Xie Lian did a lot of thinking, and came to a decision faster than one would expect of someone who had spent 800 years celibate without regret. But when he thought about it, the decision was easy. After all, he wasn't breaking his vow for just anyone. He was breaking it for the man who loved all of him.

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    01 Feb 2024

  17. Rec *

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    When Hua Cheng loses all his memories of Xie Lian, afflicted by a tricky curse, there’s only one way to get them back: Xie Lian has to get Hua Cheng to kiss him.

    It shouldn’t be too difficult, right?

    Xie Lian has a plan.


    “Greetings, Chengzhu,” Xie Lian said. “Apologies for the intrusion. Actually, I’ve been gifted to you by the heavens as a…”
    His voice caught.
    “I mean, to—”
    Xie Lian’s cheeks suddenly felt hot, and his palms grew damp under the rope binding his arms together. Beneath Hua Cheng’s piercing stare from above, he lost his cool.
    “As your,” he stammered. “Um, as—well—if you want, I’ve been sent to you as—I’m here to be your—”

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    31 Jan 2024

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    Hua Cheng has wanted Dianxia for so long he doesn’t know how to survive knowing that Dianxia is his at long last. Worse still, Dianxia doesn’t seem to have any interest in consummating their relationship, leaving Hua Cheng in the midst of his greatest trial yet: keeping his lust from consuming them whole.

    But a gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials - and after everything, Hua Cheng will not let this trial be the one that defeats him.

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    31 Jan 2024

  19. Rec *

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    After so many years in the Port Mafia, Chuuya thought he couldn't be phased by anything - that he had carried out the worst orders that would ever be given to him. Then he sees things he never saw before. He sees horror, cruelty, needless suffering. He sees death in every step he takes.

    Chuuya is only human, too. Eventually, he breaks.

    OR, Chuuya leaves the Port Mafia and attempts to escape his bloodstained past.

    (Rating and archive warning only apply to the first chapter, which can be skipped.)

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    27 Oct 2023

  20. Public Bookmark *

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    from S2E9:

    “Do you still wear the coat that I gave you?”
    “I burned it.”

    They’re the wrong words to say.

     

    Mori’s abuse runs deep—deeper than anyone, including Dazai, had realized. And he’s doing it all over again.
    [WARNING. *PLEASE* MIND THE TAGS.]

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    19 Oct 2023

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