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Really, sometimes Xie Lian thinks that where he once held a heart, only ash remains in its place. Indifferent and aimless, scattering in whichever way. Do what you can, give what you can, but nothing really matters in the end.
But… but when Hua Cheng looks at him and smiles in his lazy way, Xie Lian can suddenly remember what the ground feels like under his feet. He can perfectly feel his heart soaring in his chest. He feels– he feels alive.
Or: When Puqi Shrine is badly damaged in a storm, Hua Cheng lets Xie Lian stay at Paradise Manor where the two learn just how much they mean to each other.
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14 Sep 2025
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Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian escape the burning of the Lotus Pier, but they're not alone: along with them, they bring three of their youngest shidi, little children who can't contribute and are only a burden - and who sometimes see (and say) too much.
(“– and then shixiong put me down and told me to go back,” he said, crying bitter tears. “He said to tell you that you have to – that someone has to avenge –”
“That idiot,” Wei Wuxian said, his lips were numb. “The Wens – they have Wen Zhuliu there! Doesn’t he know what they’ll do to him..!”)
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17 Jun 2022
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The struggles that aren't forgotten. by BrokenFoxBoi
Fandoms: All For The Game - Nora Sakavic
20 Jan 2020
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Some soft Andriel - Neil might have found a home and a family with the foxes but that doesn't mean all his struggles are forgotten. Sometimes Neil just needs to remind himself that he isn't his father and Riko is gone, the night terrors can sometimes play tricks on his mind.
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21 Jan 2020
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It’s just him, cheek cut like the cosmos from the windshield glass and skin bruised from the seatbelt, and Neil, lying still in the hospital bed. The room is dark but not quiet. There’s a constant whirring and beeping and humming from the machines. It’s disconcerting.
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After college, in a mess of pro teams and future lives, Andrew and Neil find time to catch up with their old team. The trip doesn't go according to plan.
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04 Dec 2019
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Andrew promises to close the goal against the Bearcats, and Neil says "anything." Now all Andrew has to do is figure out what he wants in return.
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5 things Andrew doesn't end up asking for, and 1 time he figured out the perfect trade
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18 Jun 2018