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I write books! My urban fantasy series follows a police squad tasked with investigating cases related to the supernatural, while navigating prejudice and privilege. Secrets, mysteries, and magic abound. for more.
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MDZS Olympics AU...
I’m going for gold! reads the line of text beside him; beneath it is printed 'Wei Ying – Archery.'
It's… preposterous, how handsome he is. How much he looks like he belongs there, up on the big screen. More like an idol, a high-paid talent, than an athlete.
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MDZS Court AU:
Lan Qiren gives him a look. “It is no secret that Bixia is favouring his consort. With gifts. With favours. With –”
“And so?” interrupts Lan Wangji, before his uncle can inform them of what else Lan Wangji is favouring Wei Wuxian with.
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MDZS A Blade By Your Side:
Forced by his court to accept a consort, LWJ is certain he has seen enough of the so-called YP to know what he's getting: an uncouth ruffian. Slowly, he begins to realise that even an emperor's assumptions can be misplaced.
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A Blade By Your Side...
He watches the Prosperous Gate at the far end of the courtyard open, watches the bridal party pass through. His consort is dressed all in red, a crimson umbrella overhead to shade him from sun and snow
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MDZS Olympic AU
In person Wei Ying is… bright. Vibrant, the colour of his clothes, the flash of his red fletching, the glint of his eyes and his lips. His hair is cut long around his face, feathered over his ears and neck, strands of auburn and cinnamon shining in the sunlight.
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MDZS Court AU:
You’ve never watched children waste away, Wei Wuxian had said. It’s bittersweet, this reunion. A-Yuan is clearly healthy, well-nourished and dressed in warm if not luxurious clothes. Because Wei Wuxian sold himself to the imperial court.
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MDZS dragon smut (avert your eyes):
"Oh fuck,” gasps Wei Ying, “You – like – Lan Zhan’s dragon dick? You have a dragon dick and you’ve never fucked me with it?”
“Would not fit,” says Lan Zhan, his tone a little smug.
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MDZS Olympics AU:
“The show is called ‘In Your Shoes’,” says Lan Yi. “They’re pairing up athletes who haven’t met and having them teach each other their sport. Guess who they want you to work with?”
"Definitely not," says Lan Zhan.
"Unfortunately yes."
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MDZS Court AU:
"How should I care what others had to say about my viciousness, my fighting form? It is different, when they believe I seduced the Emperor.”
Lan Wangji turns once again, raising an eyebrow. “Did you not seduce me?” he asks, plainly.
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I don't know how long I can realistically keep writing 8 page updates A DAY (I have written 30,000 words this week dear god), but they will continue through Saturday at least.
Yours truly,
Possessed by the Yiling Laozu
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So when I was writing Like a Needle to the North I really liked the idea that LWJ/WWX wanted each other as alphas, and that what started as brawling and posturing ended up as something else entirely. But nothing was ever consummated.
... now I'm writing the AU where it was.
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Thanks to everyone who enjoyed Tie Your Heartstring Up Tight~
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PHEW it's nice to have space to breathe! 77,000 words in 3 weeks! Additionally, I write ch by ch without any pre-plotting or outlines, just building on what's written; turns out that's a challenging style to maintain in an epic court intrigue fic!
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MDZS Court AU 18/18:
Wei Wuxian rises and turns, his quicksilver eyes slanting at the man beside him who looks dull as a peahen to a peacock. “Jin-daren,” he says. “You saved my life, once. Have you come here to recall the favour?”
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I've been loving the chance to dream up some fabulous outfits in A Blade By Your Side. I don't have the skills to bring them to life with the vivacity of my imagination, but fun to try!
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MDZS Court AU:
Lan Wangji tastes bile at the back of his throat. “Is this so much better than the truth?” he asks Wei Wuxian; he sees him flinch, sees him draw back. “Wei Ying. Some secrets are worse than poison.”
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No update to MDZS Court AU today; I decided after going to bed last night that I want to add in a bit more to the next chapter. Should be up tomorrow.
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MDZS Court AU
Lan Wangji takes in the long graceful curve of his fingers, clutched to his chest as if keeping a secret there. He admires those long foal-like legs, currently drawn up beneath his dark skirts. Like this, he is lovely.
He is always lovely.
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MDZS Court AU
“Wei Ying must learn to take what is freely given,” he murmurs; he feels Wei Wuxian shiver beneath his hands. “A consort’s place is to be gifted many things – something for Wei Ying to improve upon,” he says.
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MDZS: Cinderfella, modern day fairytale au.
By the next day, Lan Zhan is making news across China: Cloud Recesses heir searching for missed connection.
"I met someone who changed the way I think about the world. I want to meet him again."
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Been doing a few more outfit depictions from A Blade By Your Side...
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MDZS Olympic AU.
The video is… intense. Surprisingly so, for about forty seconds of footage. He can’t help but watch it again, taking in Wei Ying’s smile, the warm tone of his voice.
Then he scrolls down to read the reaction posts. There are… a lot.
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MDZS Court AU:
Wei Wuxian wrestles her up and assures her that the boy is no bother, is welcome, is loved.
He has never heard Wei Wuxian speak of love, before. The sound of the word catches in Lan Wangji’s throat like a stone, a piece of grit, a pearl.
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MDZS In Sickness and In Health:
“Hanguang-jun is well-meaning and a model of responsibility, however sick nursing is beneath him. Wei-gongzi will be well cared-for here, without a –”
“Lan-daifu,” says Lan Wangji, “I will tend to Wei Ying."
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MDZS Court AU:
Now and then, when he wakes from a half-dream and the fear stoked by Wei Wuxian’s unnatural stillness is too much, Lan Wangji reaches down to touch him. Lays the backs of his fingers against his cheek, his chin, the pale line of his throat.
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MDZS Court AU:
“How could he be so bold as to admit he is here only for the money? That he sold himself to me, when any other soldier who served me would have been eager to come freely? He turns me into a slaver; he turns himself into chattel.”
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Sitting outside at 3am while the fire alarms go off I reflect on Sherlock Holmes' wise words: in a fire a married woman will go for her baby, an unmarried woman for her cat and her fanfic drive.
(It was a false alarm)
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After a war comes a wedding. It's a longstanding tradition that the victor marries the Emperor, having proven himself as the one most capable of guarding His Majesty.
LWJ follows tradition to a T, but all he has seen of the Yiling Patriarch shows him to be an uncouth ruffian...
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MDZS AU...
Vulcans take oaths seriously, especially professional ones. Lan Zhan would have leapt into an opening hole for any crewman. Just as Wei Ying would have. “We’re kind of the same, huh Lan Zhan?”
“Demonstrably not,” replies Lan Zhan, but his voice isn’t harsh.
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MDZS court AU:
“I do not play for the court,” says Lan Wangji.
Wei Wuxian’s eyebrows rise, his eyes bright again. “I see. Bixia plays only for his own amusement. No one else is deserving of his talents. Is that it?”
“You are very free with your jokes."
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MDZS post-canon whump-fic:
When it comes to Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji feels a little like what he imagines a shepherd must. He lives to shelter him, to protect and provide for him, but he doesn’t truly understand him. Wei Wuxian’s hopes and dreams are a mystery to him.
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To everyone who is enjoying the consort AU all I have to say is, buckle in for chapter 6. XD
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MDZS Court AU:
He is beautiful.
He is beautiful.
He is beautiful.
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MDZS Court AU:
Wei Wuxian kneels in front of him, hands folded. His phoenix eyes are wide. “Dianxia is, of course, beyond suspicion,” he says.
The fact that he voices the words is in and of itself a subtle question. “Naturally,” rumbles Lan Wangji.
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MDZS modern au The Ties That Bind:
Yunmeng bros reunite while fighting the Jin empire for custody of Jin Ling; meanwhile Wei Ying's life steadily falls apart and is shored up piece by piece by Lan Zhan.
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Something that's a tiny thing but has been making my day: a few folks have started commenting with just "reread kudos".
Even something as simple as this really makes an author feel appreciated. 😊
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MDZS Court AU:
It is astounding, how easily Wei Wuxian can draw a clawing, clamouring yearning from within him. It feels like a living thing has had life breathed into it within him, its wings beating inside his chest, fragile and feathered.
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MDZS Court AU:
That night, Wei Wuxian comes to him in his own colours. The blue cools the tone of his skin, turns it pale, frosty. In it he looks delicate, like a sculpture of ice. But when Lan Wangji puts his hands around his waist he is warm, supple.
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#Haikyuu
Akaashi is bright, and he’s diligent.
And the very last thing he wants in this world is to see Bokuto’s face if those pictures are exposed to the school.
So he sucks it up and he works. And works. And works.
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a) my twitter feed is full of a video of Xiao Zhan talking to a swan and I don't know how I got here but it's great
b) i'm still writing like a maniac and it's a 3 day weekend for me, so more updates coming...
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Next chapter of MDZS modern AU up on Saturday.
“You’re such a fuddy-duddy,” Wei Ying tells him, but kindly. “An eccentric, gentlemanly fuddy-duddy. But you got me a job – on probation – and if you ask me to tattoo the words 'I bow to Lan Zhan' on my forehead, I will.”
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Fic where Wei Ying is super nervously trying to propose to Lan Zhan:
"So I was just, you know, I was thinking... would you want to ..."
"Yes."
"Lan _Zhan_ you don't even know what I was going to say. What if it's cleaning the compost bin?...
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Considering a new MDZS AU...
Awake, Wei Ying is like the ocean, ever-moving. There isn’t a moment where he’s not craning his neck to glance at the cloud cover, or tucking a stray strand of hair behind his ear, or rotating a narrow ankle in absent-minded movement.
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MDZS bodyguard AU...
Lan Zhan, who never watched dramas, had watched exactly one episode of the romance which had catapulted Wei Ying to fame. And he had seen a man who could convey love, and longing, and loyalty, with nothing more than a single look.
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MDZS Star Trek AU...
“Wei Ying. You’re in shock. Remain calm.”
Wei Ying blinks once, very slowly, then looks up at Lan Zhan. “You call’d me Wei Ying,” he mumbles.
At which point Wen Qing pushes forward like a line backer in a football match, and shoves a hypospray in his arm.
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JJK Back in Black: Satoru's coat.
(no i didn't draw in the rest of the outfit this is not my strong suit)
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His hair is immaculately coiffed, raven-dark locks swept silkily up and pinned atop his head with an elaborate golden guan. His face is covered from the cheeks down with a red veil.
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MDZS modern AU up tomorrow.
Standing above him, snow melting wetly on his coat, Wei Ying looks a little too wide-eyed, too defenseless. Not at all like the dark-eyed gloss-lipped creature he’s seen flirt with half their year, full of confidence and charisma.
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MDZS Olympic AU
He does a passable job of striking the correct pose and lifting the bow, drawing the string. Wei Ying steps in and adjusts his stance with light touches that cause little ripples of heat across Lan Zhan’s skin; he keeps his face blank and accepts the corrections.
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First 2 chapters of MDZS/Star Trek (TOS) AU is now up, In Infinite Combinations:
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You don't realize how small a car interior is until it's just you and a bee alone in it.
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MDZS Olympic AU
The photo shows him standing in the centre of Nanjing Road, staring up at a brightly lit screen. The red hues from the screen are washed over his skin just slightly, a rose-pink blush. He looks… wistful. Pensive.
The face on the screen is, of course, Wei Ying’s
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MDZS Court AU:
“Behave,” murmurs Lan Wangji, uncertain whether he is directing his statement to Wei Wuxian, who is jiggling his knee to make the boy laugh, or the little boy who is wriggling on his lap. Wei Wuxian looks up at him, eyes comically wide.
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MDZS AU
“You give so much,” says Lan Zhan, his voice very low. “I don’t know how to accept such things with grace.”
“Then accept it with respect – like you would for any Vulcan making the logical choice. Lan Sizhui's a valued member of the crew; his life was worth saving.”
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MDZS ABO AU
“Or would you rather I made you? Hm? Is that what you like? To be teased until you have no course but recourse? I don’t mind. You can blame me, Lan Zhan, if you’re not alpha enough to protect your own name."
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Amazing art for Somewhere I Belong!!!
fanart for "Somewhere I Belong" by @/athena_crikey🛩️
because it's perfect and deserved a random artist's humble offering 🧎♀️🫶 link below!
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Meanwhile, MDZS...
"He’s such a nice boy. What girl’s gonna fall for him, if his face gets all eaten away? Hm?”
“Lan Sizhui is older than you,” Lan Zhan informs him.
“But Vulcans are ooold, so he’s, like, younger. It works, Lan Zhan. Math. Think about it.”
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Me, writing this Olympics AU: Oh yes, archery. Archery shooting fields are called archery butts.
Google: No one has called them that since the medieval ages.
Me: Damn you History major!
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MDZS Vampire AU:
“Oh, you want Wei Ying. Try the other off-the-grid cottage in the middle of nowhere, ten miles over. He’s much more handsome. A totally hot commodity. Most attractive hermit, five years running.”
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MDZS modern au ch 3 up tmr:
Lan Zhan looks like an actor on shoot for a gritty crime show; Wei Ying with his muddy boots, distressed jeans and cheap coat looks like the extra who’s here to play the corpse. As if Lan Zhan could possibly be interested in a corpse actor.
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MDZS AU?
This is the Wei Ying Lan Zhan remembers, the Wei Ying he had grudgingly come to respect over the course of law school, the Wei Ying he had admired as a defense attorney. The Wei Ying who had disappeared one year ago, dropping off the grid and out of Lan Zhan’s life.
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MDZS modern au:
“Being kind is not an indulgence,” says Lan Zhan. “And you don’t owe me an apology. I don’t want it – and I don’t want to be told to be cruel to you.”
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MDZS...
"No promises, but you would be a good fit.”
“Anything would be amazing. Honestly. If they hire me, I’d crawl over broken glass for them – you can tell them that, Lan Zhan.”
“I will not,” says Lan Zhan primly. He sips his tea, but his gaze lingers on Wei Ying.
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Every time I post a new fic in a fandom I've established a presence in, it's so wonderful to see previous readers come in with comments. I really love a sense of community and continuity. And it's extra fun when occasionally readers cross over fandom borders. <3
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MDZS modern au
"That child wears whatever you put on him. And, let me tell you, he is not at all discerning in what he chooses to throw up on. He horked up on the Hugo Boss pants I got the thrift store for $5.”
“Truly a tragedy,” intones Lan Zhan.
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MDZS Modern AU 3:
Wei Ying tugs back and Lan Zhan moves towards him.
“A unique adaptation,” says Lan Zhan.
“I was just like Spiderman,” replies Wei Ying, with the pride of a four year-old. Some of the fear abates at that, Lan Zhan’s brow smoothing.
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MDZS AU ch 2 tmr
"Hare lonely, hare seek mate. Human lonely, human make strange sound?"
Lan Wangji blinks down at him. "I am not lonely."
The hare’s ear twitches. "I am not. Lonely," says Lan Wangji again, tone firm.
"You seek Wei Wuxian to be not lonely?"
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MDZS ABO au - hope to be posted this wknd.
Wei Wuxian, suddenly hungry for something he doesn’t know the name of, ducks in and runs his teeth over Lan Wangji’s neck, down to his shoulder where he grasps hold, biting through the layers of his clothes to keep from leaving a mark.
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MDZS AU...
There’s blue above, the sky stretching over him. Wei Ying blinks; everything blurs, then begins to wash clear. He sees a face, familiar, dark hair pinned back, wide alarmed eyes.
Long, fine hands reach out for him. He flinches. “Don’t – touch,” he whines.
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MDZS modern au finished:
It feels like they might burn up from sheer silent wanting by the time the bus finally – finally – arrives at their stop, depositing them into the night with a small group of pre-Christmas revellers.
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I'm at 30,000 words on the novel, so celebrating with MDZS ST:TOS AU
“Wow, you just cannot throw me a bone, huh? Can’t you be a little sympathetic? Here I am, starstruck by such a peerless beauty, and you insist on reminding me that you had to bring me extra barf bags yesterday.”
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He wants a rematch. He wants a dozen rematches, wants to fight Lan Wangji on the rooftops where footwork is key, wants to brawl with him in a mountain field and pound him into the dry soil until his white robes are grass-stained and dirty and his perfect skin shines with sweat.
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MDZS modern au done except epilogue, up by weekend.
Lan Zhan glances up briefly between the thick fringe of his lashes and oh, he is sly, and lovely in his slyness. Wei Ying wants, very suddenly, to slide onto his lap and kiss him senseless.
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For any fic readers out there who'd like to try a flavour of my published works, I'm running a $0 promotion for the first novel in my urban fantasy series this week, Feb 19-23.
Looking to get started with my urban fantasy series The Stricken Squad? I'll be running a free promotion on Amazon for book 1, Smoke and Mirrors, Feb 19-23. Come along for an old-fashioned mystery, an investigation into fear and prejudice, and a world wrapped in secrets.
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MDZS modern au ch 6 up tomorrow.
It's a lovely photo of a happy – or almost happy – family. “What’s this?” asks Wei Ying, as though he can’t see what’s in front of him.
“Your roommate sent it to me. I think he’s trying to emotionally blackmail me into being nice to you.”
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That MDZS Star Trek AU I may or may not finish...
“You are incredibly beautiful. Has anyone told you that? Where are you from? Wanna get a drink? With you, I’d spring for Saurian brandy.”
“Talk less,” says the gorgeous beauty above him, and shoves a hypospray into his arm.
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Someone commented on some MDZS fic recently and was like 'sadly lacking in WWX whump.'
I'LL SHOW YOU SOME WWX WHUMP.
... so that's what i've been working on today.
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MDZS AU next ch tomorrow.
He lowers his hand, very lightly, against Suibian’s back. It fits perfectly over his gentle roundness, palm resting over his curved spine. He can feel the press of Suibian’s sides as he breathes, slow and easy.
There. Simple. Uncomplicated.
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MDZS Court AU
There is a line of dirt just below his lip; Lan Wangji feels a sudden urge to wipe it off. And why not? Wei Wuxian is his – there is nothing wrong in it. Appreciation is permitted, is nothing so dangerous as love.
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MDZS/Star Trek TOS update:
Wei Ying looks around. He can hardly see anything, but what little he sees shows that most of the maze walls are still standing, intact. “This place is a fucking maze, Lan Zhan. It’ll take me half an hour to get out, at least.”
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MDZS modern au 5:
The words hit him like a blow, making his guts tighten. “Don’t,” he says. “Don’t do this. You don’t believe it. Don’t try to make me think you do.”
“Who knows what I believe,” says Jiang Cheng, sourly. “I don’t know anymore. I don���t.”
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MDZS modern au
It’s past midnight, and here I find you listening to the liveliest jams of the Song Dynasty? Think of your poor, sleep schedule! The last time I invited you to see a movie you made us go to the matinee and almost got puked on by a six year-old snorting Twizzlers.”
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More Dragonji...
Tonight, A-Yuan is sleeping in Wei Ying's arms when Lan Zhan lands on the balcony, scales falling away and leaving a tall, raven-haired man behind. Lan Zhan pulls the glass door open and steps in out of the darkness, the warm lamplight washing over his face.
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MDZS modern au ch 4 probably on Saturday.
“You rate me too highly,” says Lan Zhan, reaching out to touch his knee, just briefly. And, when Wei Ying looks up, wide-eyed: “And you rate yourself too low. But if you insist on admiring me, can’t you listen to me too?”
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MDZS AU:
When he reaches out to the hare’s mind he slips away, quick as a minnow, so all Lan Wangji can hear is an echo – "too late/too slow/fuddy duddy." He’s off, his mind racing and swerving between the slower, duller dreams of the sleeping rabbits.
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MDZS/ST AU
“We reasoned differently. However your conclusion was not invalid. You weigh personal safety much less highly than I. It is perhaps natural, given our occupations.”
Wei Ying cants his head to the side. “Meaning you just didn’t want to see me turn up in Sickbay again?
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... What if it's folding the 3 piles of my laundry on the bedroom floor?"
"I always want to do what Wei Ying wants to do."
"...What if it's getting married?"
"Wei Ying. Yes. That too."
... and then Wei Ying spontaneously combusts. Lan Zhan folds the laundry til he's okay.
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Final ch of MDZS AU:
The gleaming white relic Xue Changmei’s hunter holds is made of feathers, long and thin and whiter than a goose’s. There is only one creature with such pure wings. “Heaven will not spare you,” Lan Wangji tells him, his jaw tight.
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I'm 12,000 words deep into a fic I never intended to write. So good job me, I guess? MDZS AU, fairy tale elements, WWX rescues LWJ from circumstances he doesn't understand, which prove even more dangerous than he imagined.
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Upcoming fic
This week:
JJK All Black Collection sequel
DCMK AKAM stand alone
HxH Harlequin Romance sequel
Next week:
Bleach stand alone
SOMEDAY:
SPYxFAMILY Perchance to Dream final chapter
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MDZS AU...
From somewhere in the field to the north comes a dog’s barking. Suibian jerks upright, his long ears springing up straight, his body so tense he is vibrating, projecting near-total terror
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MDZS AU...
On set, at events and photoshoots Wei Ying’s lips are artificially pink, almost red, lush and gleaming. Now they’re pale but still lovely, and they glisten as he slurps noodles up with his chopsticks. Lan Zhan is the only one who sees him like this, plain, unfiltered.
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Just me wibbling while thinking about LWJ's 16 years.
Here's the truest thing I've ever known
The heart is just a muscle with a rhythm all its own
It doesn't stop when you decide not to move on
The heart knows nothing of your love or of your loss
- How To Rest, the Crane Wives
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