MidnightInSpace



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    Hua Cheng isn't sick. He hasn't been sneezing, his throat doesn't hurt, and he hasn't been having headaches that pound his brain in painful throbs. He is perfectly fine, thank you very much!

    He wouldn't have time to be anyway. He's got a surprise to prepare for his gege's birthday, and he intends to get it done, whether his body decides to betray him or not. Xie Lian's gone for a few days, so he has to make use of that short window of time if he doesn't want to be suspicious and be done in time.

    He just... needs to be careful and not mess things up. Maybe ignore how dizzy he's getting too. Grin and bear it when Xie Lian and he video chats...

    He can do this. He can totally do this...

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    13 Mar 2026

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    “You’re ridiculous.”
    “You’ve dated worse.”
    “San Lang! That’s rude!”
    “That’s true,” Hua Cheng parries mercilessly. “I haven’t even finished the retrospective of all the trash you’ve collected—would you like me to go on?”

    aka Xie Lian hasn't had any luck in his relationships, but he has a goal in mind, and won't be deterred. That is, until Hua Cheng snaps.

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    11 Mar 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 17

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    Xie Lian took another sip of his drink, then bent and kissed Hua Cheng, spilling the drink into his mouth. Before Hua Cheng could even moan against Xie Lian’s lips, a fascinated voice came from the other side of the kitchen.

    “Ohmygodohmygodohmygod,” Shi Qingxuan said, watching them raptly with their hands over their mouth. They ran up to Xie Lian, clinging to his arm. “Lian, please let me play! Or even just watch! Please!”

    “Qingxuan,” Xie Lian said, straightening and pressing a quick kiss to Shi Qingxuan’s cheek. “I love you, but you know you’re too talkative for me. And isn’t your boyfriend here?”

    “I won’t say a word, Lian, I promise I promise,” Shi Qingxuan insisted, doing a terrible job of being convincing. “And Ming Yi lets me do anything I want, that’s why he’s my favorite. He can even play with us, if you want. Please.”

    Xie Lian looked very unimpressed, and Shi Qingxuan clamped their mouth shut before falling to their knees, hands still clenched in Xie Lian’s clothes. Hua Cheng almost felt bad for them; they seemed to want it so badly.

    “Gege,” he said, looking up at Xie Lian mischievously. “If they want to be good, maybe you should give them a chance?”

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    08 Feb 2026

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    Hua Cheng needed a distraction, something to give him a break from his busy mind.

    That's all Xie Lian was supposed to be, a distraction.

    He might actually be all Hua Cheng ever needed.

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    05 Feb 2026

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    Hua Cheng doesn’t appear all at once a year after his dissipation on the Heaven-Crossing Bridge; rather, he corporealizes at Xie Lian’s side on Mount Taicang over the course of four seasons. As he regains his ability to be seen, heard, and touched, he and Xie Lian navigate loss, longing, and love.

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    29 Jan 2026