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Xie Lian's last believer is so fervently devoted to him that he seems to think mostly in the form of prayer. That is a terrifying prospect. Xie Lian has never heard of such a case before, not even in hypotheticals, and he finds himself hoping, for his believer's sake, that there is some other explanation for this phenomenon.
Whatever the reason, a low stream of his believer's thoughts hum in the back of Xie Lian's consciousness.
His believer does not seem to be aware of it.
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When Xie Lian ascends for the third time, he is welcomed back to godhood with prayers that he hadn't expected: an ongoing stream of thought from his sole remaining believer. He gathers quickly that this believer is very old, very powerful, and very, very much in love with him.
For his believer's sake, Xie Lian can cast a spell to shut the prayers out—but only if he has access to spiritual energy.
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21 Mar 2026
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19 Mar 2026
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In the battle against the exorcists, Alastor isn’t strong enough to flee; only to hide in the shadows, while he holds himself together. He witnesses Charlie’s fall to the roof, and how powerless she is against Adam. And in that moment, Alastor has a choice to make.
Alastor chooses foolishly.
Choices, however they’re made, always have consequences. And these ones are exceptionally far-reaching.
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08 Dec 2025
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The red maiden continues to worry Sherma. He tries to help how he can.
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- Part 2 of Sherma is a good bean
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07 Oct 2025
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After a serious health setback, Lan Qiren travels to Lotus Pier to recuperate, and finds himself growing closer to one of his favorite former pupils.
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- Part 1 of A Little Night Music
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10 Jun 2025
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“Ahaha, Jiang Cheng? What are you--” He starts, but Jiang Cheng cuts him off.
“Why are you so cold?”
“What?”
“It’s the middle of summer. I was complaining earlier about how hot it was in here. Why are you so cold?”
or, Jiang Cheng figures out some things, decides he's too tired to deal with them, and proceeds to wrap Wei Wuxian up in a blanket about it.
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- Part 11 of Event Fics 2024
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09 Jun 2025
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“We rest in the shade of trees our ancestors planted.”
They called the man in the ice Yiling Laozu, after a folk hero associated with the town in the foothills of the mountains where he was found.
No one expected him to be alive!
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05 Aug 2024
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Running Up That Hill by PositivelyVexed for finkpishnets
Fandoms: Disco Elysium (Video Game)
25 Dec 2021
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PECEPTION (SIGHT) [Easy: Success] - Ahead of you, Kim is stretching. The lean muscles of his bare shoulders shift as he bends down in a toe-touch before you start. His control over his body is unmatched. He straightens, adjusting his glasses, and starts running.
PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT [Medium: Success] - He’s been holding out on us. This is a man with a fine physique.
ELECTROCHEMISTRY - Maybe this wasn’t a mistake after all?
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28 Jun 2024
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After the Pale, the World Again by PositivelyVexed for Andian
Fandoms: Disco Elysium (Video Game)
31 Mar 2022
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They stand in front of the body. The putrid, decomposing body, which is somehow back in the tree.
“Is this normal?” the detective asks. “Is this how time works?”
“No. This is not normal.”
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24 Jun 2024
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The Yiling Patriarch is a living legend—a terrifying, ancient force of nature, dispensing punishment or reward with implacable, indifferent fairness.
Wei Wuxian, on the other hand, is a weird but oddly charming guy who wanders around the cultivation world making fun of people's art and mooching food from sect leaders.
It really upsets people to find out that they're the same person.
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24 May 2024
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“Wait hold on. Jiang Cheng?” The voice is no longer sultry. It’s matter of fact, incredulous, and horrifyingly familiar in a way that makes Jiang Cheng’s insides shrivel up and crumble into dust.
“Wei Wuxian?” Jiang Cheng says, holding the phone as far away from his ear as possible. He glares at the phone like it personally betrayed him. “What the fuck are you doing on my phone sex line?”
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16 May 2024
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[Podfic] Cold read of when the dead rise by kisahawklin for flamingwell
Fandoms: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
04 May 2024
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When they were kids, before courtesy names or whipping scars or traded cores—when they were really kids, when Wei Wuxian had only just come to Lotus Pier and was still only Wei Ying, he never touched anyone.
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08 May 2024
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and the sky sticks to you by lindsayraindrops
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
27 Jan 2020
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Jiang Cheng wakes with a shallow sob, so suddenly that for a moment, he cannot tell his surroundings from the lingering shadows of his nightmares.
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Jiang Cheng has nightmares. His brother is there to hold him.
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28 Apr 2024
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Wei Wuxian has some opinions after learning about Jiang Cheng’s prior entanglement with Wen Qing.
So does her brother.
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- Part 3 of Our History Is Just In Our Blood
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24 Apr 2024
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Jiang Cheng's Proof that the Gods Hate Him, Specifically by HoneyHoneyHousebunny (LiterateHousecat)
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 魔道祖师 | Módào Zǔshī (Cartoon)
27 Oct 2023
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If Jiang Cheng had known that this would happen when he went on a night hunt to get away from his annoying ass brother (affectionate) and his bitch of a husband (derogatory), he probably would've just stayed home.
Then again, it could've turned out worse, so. Maybe not.
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- Part 2 of Kinktober 2023 Sin Bin
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22 Mar 2024
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Ten Feet Behind by thetrickisnotminding
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
28 Dec 2023
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A facet of reality where Quan Yizhen has something Hua Cheng wants, for a change.
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22 Nov 2023
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Four hundred years before canon, Xie Lian wanders into Ghost City. He finds a blood donation center that pays quite well for contributions, and learns that private donors make even more! That's an amazing deal! Xie Lian has So Much blood!
He asks tour guide San Lang, a friendly vampiric ghost native to the city, if he knows anyone looking for a personal blood donor, and San Lang-- who is definitely not a whole entire Ghost King-- jumps on that shit like white on rice. What's he supposed to do, let Xie Lian go to someone else!? Over his dead body!
Or: In which Hua Cheng finds his god four hundred years early, accidentally winds up in the position to (blasphemously) drink his holy, delicious blood, and tries to Pspspsps him into staying
foreverthe night at Paradise Manor while he's at it. This is fine! It's totally fine. He can be cool. He can be so cool.- Language:
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20 Nov 2023
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The Resocialization of Xie Lian by fullmetalpotterhead for Minryll
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
04 Apr 2023
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Hua Cheng finally finds his god after six centuries of searching, but something is wrong. He’s not sure what, but he’ll be there every step of the way while he recovers.
Xie Lian escaped the coffin, but his mind feels slow to react or recall. Words and social manners feel harder to reach than usual. He’ll get there eventually though, he always does. Especially since for some reason a patient ghost seems especially attached to helping him.
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28 Oct 2023
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’Til our compass stands still by edenwolfie
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
23 Jul 2023
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After getting lost in Ghost City, Xie Lian bargains away years of servitude to the Gambler’s Den to help a man in need. He dons the robes of a worker and hides his face and life behind an enchanted mask, protecting himself from the city's denizens. Xie Lian finds an unexpected home in Ghost City before he ever sees the lord of it, the infamous Hua Cheng. When he finally does, something about himself seems to catch the attention of the Ghost King, slowly striking up an unusual friendship. Xie Lian must figure out how to navigate his burgeoning feelings, how to keep his identity to himself, and how to get over a ghost so clearly in love with someone else.
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- Part 1 of Compass + Extras
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18 Sep 2023
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A Long and Slow Recovery by ardenrabbit
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
26 Dec 2024
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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.
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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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12 Sep 2023