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1. In the spirit of giving up by Graciously

   Fandoms: 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   17 Sep 2026

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   • Luo Binghe/Shen Yuan | Shen Qingqiu
   • Luo Binghe
   • Shen Yuan | Shen Qingqiu
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Unreliable Narrator Shen Yuan | Shen Qingqiu
   • Canon Divergence - Water Prison Arc (Scum Villain)
   • Shen Yuan | Shen Qingqiu is Bad at Feelings
   • Not Actually Unrequited Love
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide Attempts

   Summary

   It’s not that Shen Qingqiu wants to die. He really doesn’t – in fact, he’s spent a lot of time and energy arranging an escape route to avoid such an outcome. He’s more than willing to sacrifice his status, wealth, and frankly his dignity if it means preserving his sorry life. He’ll scheme, plot, and otherwise channel his inner evil advisor Grima Wormtongue style – missing eyebrows, forked tongue and all – if it means survival.

   But if all else fails, and the alternatives are a quick death by his own hand or a long, torturous one at Luo Binghe’s, the answer is pretty damn obvious. 

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