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retiredpeach · 1 year
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hannanodaa · 11 months
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Been thinking about modern xicheng lately where Jiang Cheng is just as oblivious as Wei Ying when it comes to others romantically pursuing them
LXC: 😊💐💍💖
JC: Does Xichen want to be best friends? Doesn’t he already have Mingjue and Meng Yao for that? 🤨
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captainhowell · 6 months
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Я дам тобі свій телефон,
Візьми, будь ласка, мене в полон..
Знайди мене, подзвони~ (с)Klavdia Petrivna
Це та ау про моток. У ЛСЧ кафешка з легким джазом на фоні. ЦЧ джаз не дуже,але приходе.
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artkhallandranet · 7 months
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(Edit: First automated post some artworks from August and September, some more will be posted next week same time)
Digest of Artworks: Firefighter Wanyin, Modern AU MingXiCheng, In the Mirror, Hot Springs Lan Xichen, Hot Springs Jiang Cheng, Xichen Sunnies, Wanyin Sunnies, Annoyed Court Witch Wanyin, FBI Agent Wanyin and Castlevania MingCheng
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truly-morgan · 8 months
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[a|b|o, "rut leaves", α!LXC taking care of his mate]
XiCheng | Mo Dao Zu Shi Omegaverse + Modern AU 21-08-2021
[#xicheng a|b|o, modern, heat/rut leave day]
Okay been writing omegaverse since this afternoon and just got this idea: mated omega can have "rut leave" when their mate is in rut, but mated alpha cannot have "heat leave" when their mate is in heat, Like, each can get leaves for their own heat/rut. It would just be a bother to deal with people getting into heat/rut around anyone who is not (even less those than could possibly have theirs triggered by it.)
It's not obligatory, but a majority of people prefer doing so anyway (free day off, even if it's not as fun as a real day off, especially for single alpha/omega).
but the unfairness and the discrimination would start where the omega can ask for a "rut leave" to take care of their mate (which they are mostly expected to do so, as a good omega should do).
but when comes time for an omega heat? Alpha cannot take that leave, omega is mostly expected to wait at home. Why be so needy? Of course, you can wait for your mate to be back home or then you were lucky enough that he was already on a day off.
Now imagine omega jc who always tries to help his mate when it comes time, whether it be sexual, long cuddling session or cooking lxc his fav meal. He doesn't do it because he is "meant to do it anyway". In past relationships, he didn't put so much effort (but those alphas were also a bit of assholes and not that great).
but lxc, despite being rather high in the company (not quite CEO yet) is somehow expected to not care? He even had his mate at first downplaying his heat (and lxc's blood boil when he thinks of /where/ this idea might come from). If he knows jc is in heat, he'll call his uncle to say he ain't coming to work because jc needs him. A mated couple needs to take care of each other, jc shouldn't be expected to stay alone while also pampering him when he's in rut.
lqr is always ready to do some overtime if it means his nephew is being a good mate. and lxc does just that.
He will pamper jc, be right here for all his needs. Wanna make love? Will do. Wanna add items to his nest? Will help. Crave his favourite lotus pastries?
he'll go get them even if it's rush hour. just wanna cuddle while being surrounded by lxc scent? lxc is more than happy to oblige.
lxc will simply do anything to make sure jc feels as loved, comfortable and safe as he feels when he's in rut himself.
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jiang-yanli-s-soup · 2 years
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Lan Xichen and Jiang Cheng place bets on their brothers, how long and how many fake dates, how many nights crying, friendzoning, longing it'd take them to confess to each other.
And meanwhile the drama, they start falling in love too.
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Xicheng!!!!
I am not proud of this.... I don't hate it per se.... but then I expected better. But I simply do not have the patience to redraw. So, here it is folks. My very first Xicheng art.
The outfit was recommended by a friend. (Sorry, sis, u probably expected better 🥲)
As always, inspo: Pinterest.
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monsieurboyardee · 1 year
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Modern au where lwj is chillin at wwx's apartment and walks into wwx's bathroom to find jc shakily trying to put on eyeliner and just doing a shithouse job of it so despite not liking jc lwj just sighs and steps in and helps him
When lwj opens the door jc let's out a startled "FUCK" and drops his drugstore eyeliner pencil into the sink, whipping around to snarl out "fucking KNOCK woulda?!!" Before remembering the shoddy black lines he had been attempting to draw on his face and whipping back Around in embarrassment. And it's not like lwj can be blamed, he didn't even know jc was here (he'd been staying over for the past few days while his plumbing was being fixed or smthn), but listen. Lwj's face is better suited for natural makeup. Some concealer there, a touch of blush there, some gel in his eyebrows and he's good.
But he's been playing around with makeup since he was fifteen, so he steps forward with a sigh and takes jc's pencil from the sink and cleans it off. He reaches up to lightly grasp Jc's chin, hand stopping halfway. "May I?"
And jc isn't crazy about makeup. In fact the pencil was a last minute kind of thing he stuffed into his basket while he was out this morning. But he's,,,he's always admired the male idols in the magazines, and the way their makeup highlights their best features. He's always Thought it was pretty. He's always,,,he's always kinda thought he might like to,,,to be,,,pretty, he guesses. So jc fights back the urge to snap at his adoptive brother's boyfriend, and acquiesces with a huff. Lwj gently takes his chin, looks over the too thin, too shaky lines and grimaces, a slight downturn of his lips.
Jc growls. "It's my first goddamn time, give me a break, shit's hard." Lwj lets out a huff, the lan equivalent of rolling his eyes. "Close your eyes." "Fuck no." But jc does, and lwj gets to work. Thank God he and jc have similar enough eye shapes, if his eyes had been hooded lwj doesn't know what he would've done.
When lwj is finished, he takes a step back and hands jc the pencil. "Take a look." Jc turns to the mirror and a soft rush of breath leaves him. Lwj didn't do much, it's just a simple line around his top lid, the very edge of his bottom lid smudged with black. But the lines are crisp, and there's a weight to the lines of it that make his eyes sharper, most pronounced. It's subtle, yet kinda,,,sexy, if jc is to be honest.
If jc is to be honest, he kinda loves it. "Wow." He says, turning his head this way and that, blinking at himself slowly. "Um. Thanks." Lwj nods, just as the sound of the front door opening reaches them. "Jiang Cheng!!" Wwx calls out. "I'm back!!" Lwj turns, before looking Back at jc. "If you want help, just ask." He walks out of the bathroom. Jc hears "Oh! Lan Zhan!! You came early!!" Followed by a long series of kissing noises and a bunch of wild giggles. Jc pulls a face. God, he's right fucking here, do they have to be so gross about it.
"Jiang Cheng!!" Wwx calls out. "I'm heading out with Lan Zhan, I'll bring back dinner, text me what you want!!" There's the sound of a door closing. Jc turns back to the mirror. He blinks again, turns his head this way and that, before huffing out a rueful laugh. "Goddammit."
And so jc keeps asking lwj for makeup tips and whatnot, and lwj gives him tips and pointers and recommends brands and on the occasion, gifts jc with a few items, bc he has extra and he's loaded anyhow. And when jc expresses an interest in more dramatic looks, lwj brings in mxy, who's a professional makeup artist and a friend of wwx's, and mxy just goes HAM bc jc is made of sharp angles and lines and he's naturally very attractive, but he's also got neutral undertones and no matter what you slap on his face he won't break out, and there's so many possibilities that mxy cant help but squeal in excitement. And so jc works hard at it and gets really good at makeup, and even tho he doesn't wear it all the time he likes to indulge every now and then, and everytime he finishes a look he looks at himself in the mirror and smiles.
(I saw that art of jc with the big yellow bow that came out a good while ago for some event or another and am just. Enamoured with the idea of jc being pretty and looking pretty, and liking it. I don't think he'd be super femme or anything like that, but I think he likes to know that he looks good, and likes to dabble in things that make him look good. It's more fanon than canon, but I just!! Want jc!!! To be pretty!!! And like it!!!!! And enjoy it!!!!! And I like the idea of jc and lwj bonding over makeup, I think it's cute. Like they fight like cats and dogs but bring up shiseido or estée lauder and they just fall into easy conversation. It makes wwx breathe out a sigh of relief, and makes him unbelievably happy: the love of his life and his lil brother, actually getting along for once.
Plus I love the idea of lxc asking surly jc, who constantly just throws his hair up in a bun and wears like adidas gym shorts, to go out with him to this really fancy restaurant, and jc shows up in a dark indigo suit with his full face done, and lxc's jaw just drops to the floor.)
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lilapplesheadcannons · 11 months
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Chapters: 3/? Fandom: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Jiāng Chéng | Jiāng Wǎnyín/Lán Huàn | Lán Xīchén, Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī/Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn, Jiāng Yànlí/Jīn Zǐxuān, Mèng Yáo | Jīn Guāngyáo/Niè Míngjué Characters: Lán Huàn | Lán Xīchén, Jiāng Chéng | Jiāng Wǎnyín, Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī, Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn, Jiāng Yànlí, Jīn Zǐxuān, Lán Qǐrén, Mèng Yáo | Jīn Guāngyáo, Niè Míngjué, Yú Zǐyuān, Jiāng Fēngmián Additional Tags: Fluff and Humor, Fluff and Hurt/Comfort, Divorced Jiāng Fēngmián/Yú Zǐyuān, Family Dynamics, POV Third Person Summary:
Lan XiChen is moping around. Jiang Cheng is looking grumpier than usual. People are getting worried. Friends are trying to meddle. Wangxian are caught in the middle of the whole thing. How will this whole situation turn out to be?
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itsymjdiciple007 · 1 year
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Music of my Soul - Xicheng Fic
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Credits to @tupleswrites for the gorgeous moodboard that inspired this fic! ----
The song has been something that he's had in his head for as long as he could remember. It started off as a gentle tune - no words. Just a soothing melody that made his heart feel full but also... sad.
No. Sad wasn't quite the right word for it. It was more like a longing... Not that a 5 year old A-Huan knew how to articulate the confusing emotions he was feeling. So when he was old enough, he had asked his uncle Qiren (a famed music teacher) about the song he kept hearing.
"Uncle... do you know this song? It goes 'da da daa, da da daa, da da, da daaa'.." he tried humming it but his uncle shook his head, his usually stern expression smoothing out in amusement.
"No. I can't say that I have A-Huan. Where did you hear it?" "I dunno. I just... know it.... feel it, in here..." the toddler spoke, pressing a hand over his heart. 
A surprised hum escaped Lan Quiren as he looked at his nephew with an understanding glint in his eyes.
"A-Huan. That song you're hearing... it's your heart song. Does it feel kind of funny? Like it's not quite right?" the older man questioned as the little boy's eyes widened before he nodded furiously. 
He knew uncle would know what it all meant!
"Well, it feels like that because your soulmate has not been born yet. When the music changes, you'll know that they're in this world. The closer you are, the stronger the music will feel." Lan Qiren spoke, eyes softening as the little boy mouthed the word 'soulmate' to himself in wonder.
"Like you and uncle Han?" the little boy asked, his uncle's small smile widening even further at the mention of his husband. His other half. The one who completed the magnum opus of his soul.
"Yes. Like me and your uncle Han."
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Over the next month and half, Lan Huan would quietly hum the song to himself; wishing, hoping to hear a change in the tune. While the current song was wonderful in own right, something in him longed for the feeling of completion that Uncle Qiren had told him about. 
"A-Zhan I wonder what my soulmate is going to be like... will they like cake as much I do? Or Pokemon?" he asked his 2 year old little brother who could do nothing but stare at his brother in confusion, little lips pursed in a pout as the older male withheld the soft toy block from his reach.
"Ge...'bwok." A-zhan demanded, holding out a pudgy hand for the toy. Sighing, Lan Huan gave the boy the toy and laid down on the floor. It was almost bedtime and they should really be cleaning up. Sighing as dramatically as his 5 year old body could, A-Huan launched himself upwards to clean up and get ready for bed. Mama came in not too long after to help get A-zhan ready too. That night as he laid in his bed, he couldn't help but feel a little restless. Not even counting bunnies could help him fall asleep. It didn't help that it had started to storm outside too.
The sound of rain and thunder muffled by thick glass and concrete. A-Huan wasn't afraid of thunder. He was a big boy. But he didn't like the sound of it either so he started to hum his song. He didn't know how long he had been humming for - his eyes felt really tired - but just before he fell asleep, he felt it.
A change in the tune. It was subtle at first- barely noticeable but then the 'da daa daaa' he was used to suddenly segues to an unfamiliar but light & airy 'la la laa laaa laaa laaa' and suddenly he was wide awake. His heart finally felt full - the song complete for the first time and 'Ohhh! I have to tell uncle!!' he thought, climbing out of bed to toddle towards the phone in the living room.
The house was dark and quiet - everyone having gone to sleep but this was important! Dialing the number he had memorised by heart, he waited several beat before the sound of Uncle Han's baritone voice greeted his hear. "Hello?"
"Hello Uncle Han! May I speak with Uncle Qiren please." A-Huan spoke quietly but there was no hiding the excitement in his voice.
"…xiao Huan? Isn't it pass your bedtime already…? Wait let me… A-ren. It's Xiao Huan."
There was a little shuffling sound on the other hand before Lan Qiren's familiar voice spoke up, sounding a little worried.
"Lan Huan? Are you alright?"
"Uncle! It happened. My song. It's complete." he breathed out in a rush. A beat of silence passed before Lan Qiren was speaking again, voice warm and full of wonder.
"That's wonderful A-Huan. I'll stop by tomorrow so you can tell me more… but for now, go to sleep, ok?"
With an affirmative sound, Lan Huan said his goodnights and ran off to sleep. Tomorrow he was going to ask Uncle to teach him music so he can finally hear his song out loud instead of just in his head.
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Years passed since the night Lan Huan first heard his complete heartsong. During the time he had studied under his uncle to master the guitar and piano. Unfortunately singing was out because he was apparently (tragically) tone deaf. But what he lacked in vocals, he more than made up for it with his mastery of instruments. He had also started to seriously search for his other half as soon as he hit 21.
The amount of times the song in his heart grew louder before fading away had been madening. He had come close a few times in recent years - the most recent was during a party thrown by Nie Huaisang (his bestfriend's little brother and Lan Zhan's school mate) at Nie Minjue's double storey manor. But then again, half the school campus and then some had turned up and no matter how much he tired, he kept missing them, his soulmate.
Such failure would have depressed any other man, but Lan Huan was everything but ordinary. He was determined and he had faith. ("He's a block headed romantic is what he is." Nie Minjue would protest - though he didn't seem all too bothered by it. In fact, he even seemed rather proud!).
Now it seemed all that determination was paying off. Freshly 26, Lan Huan stared up the stage almost reverently as a handsome man sang his… no… their song on stage; voice like a siren luring Lan Huan in.
Though there was no music accompaniment, Lan Huan could practically hear the strums of a guitar, the beat of the drums, the sounds of a piano. The man - younger than him, definitely - had on a grudging expression, his beautiful face flushed red as some other boys cheered him on - hooting and hollering; almost drowning out his voice.
Lan Huan couldn't have that! So without thinking, he rushed towards the stage; ignoring Mingjue's cry of 'Lan Huan, wtf are you doing?'
On his way over, he spotted one of the previous acts - a bright eyed, talented guitarist who went by the stage name MianMian. Asking to borrow her guitar 'for love!' he had cited, he started to strum the familiar melody - the music blending seamlessly with the lyrics the siren was singing up on the stage.
Startled, the singer's eyes roamed across the crowd to see where the melody was coming from - stormy grey-blue eyes meeting Lan Huan's warm honey-gold. For a moment, it felt like the world had disappeared leaving just the two of them.
Lan Huan's music seemed to give the singer more confidence and finally the song that had followed Lan Huan since childhood was finally given life - vibrant and electric and beautiful. When the finishing notes sounded, the duo were met with a deafening round of applause. And yet, they didn't seem to hear any of that - gravitating towards the middle of the stage.
To each other.
"…How do you know that melody?" the stranger - his soulmate - asked; sounding enchanted for lack of a better word.
"You may not understand but the song has been in my dream… in my heart and soul for as long as I can remember." Lan Huan replied, equally enamoured.
"Mine too…" his soul mate responded, a pink tongue darting out to wet his lip before he reached out a hand to shake.
"My name is Jiang Cheng."
Taking the other's hand into his own, Lan Huan couldn't help the warm, dimpled smile that spread across his face.
"Nice to meet you Jiang Cheng. I'm Lan Huan."
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The Only Constant by Winglesss
Xicheng enemies to lovers AU inspired by the Old Guard movie
Summary: Jiang Cheng sees a young man get hit by a car. He watches as the kid lets out his last breath, then takes another. Jiang Cheng decides to take care of Jin Ling - the newbie immortal. He knows how hard it is to adjust even though the first time he died has been over a thousand years ago. He didn’t have anyone to help him back then. It doesn’t mean he’s been alone all those years. He has his archenemy, the only constant in his long life, Lan Xichen.
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“You are over a thousand years old? And you knew the guy all that time?” Jiang Cheng nods. “What do you do when you meet each other?” Jiang Cheng leans back in his chair and lights a cigarette. “We kill each other.” Jin Ling’s eyes widen. “Why?” Jiang Cheng shrugs. “That’s what we do.”
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captainhowell · 7 months
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💙: — Треба подбати про те, щоб цього разу ви мене не забули.
💜: — Та що вам в біса треба?
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💙: — We must be sure that you won't forget me this time.
💜: — What the hell do you want from me?
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artkhallandranet · 7 months
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Digest of Artworks: Violet Spider - SpiderCheng and Festival Date Xicheng
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truly-morgan · 7 months
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[3ZUN wants JC but forgot an important detail]
3ZunCheng | Mo Dao Zu Shi Modern AU 09-01-2022
couple #3zun wants Jiang Cheng, but they somehow mess up along the way before getting there, making poor a-cheng feel like "of course, he is taken 😔 he wouldn't like me".
Lan Xichen is the first one to take an interest in Jiang Cheng after seeing him tag along when wwx comes to hang out (or by lqr words: bother) lwj.
He just easily falls for the smart young man. There is just something about him that he really loves.
So of course he tries approaching the young man. And it goes pretty good too! Sure Jiang Cheng was a bit unsure at first why someone like Lan Xichen would ever be interested in HIM, but he slowly warms up.
Soon they even hang out just for themselves, not just because he tags along with wwx and happens to be here. Jiang Cheng is just so happy that someone seems to like him back (because of course he had a crush on him, have you seen him!?).
He also gets to meet with Jin Guangyao and Nie Mingjue.
They both wondered what Lan Xichen kept talking about when he mentioned that cute boy he met. Nie Mingjue knew he was friends with his didi, but that was it. Maybe a story here and there coming from nhs.
but it doesn't take long to understand what lxc means, jc is pretty cute, especially when you praise him and he ends up all flustered because he enjoys the praise.
The two friends were also slowly also falling for jc's charms, wanting him to themselves too.
They would have been happy with lxc getting a new boyfriend for himself, but now they actually also wanted a piece of the little cute jc. if the young man would like it, they are happy to also love him.
And like this, everything was going so well in Jiang Cheng's opinion.
He made new friends who take good care of him, He is becoming a bit more confident now that he has people who don't always pin him against wwx and his crush seems to also be interested in him!
He even thought that he should try and tell lxc about his feeling!
But then his hopes of that got crushed.
They were going to watch a movie and had decided to first grab lunch in a cafe next to the cinema. He was early but assumed he could just get them a table. But he wasn't even in when he saw through the window lxc and jgy kissing at a table, looking as though they had been there for a little while already and having a date.
He wasn't sure what to do, not feeling comfortable at the idea of interrupting whatever moment they were having right now.
He was about to back out, only to bump into someone as he was turning around. He jumped a bit, apologising, only to hear a familiar voice calling out to him. Of course, he had bumped into nmj when he tried to flee.
"Are you alright?" he asked, frowning a bit worried because of jc's reaction. "Yeah, yes, I was just unsure this was the right place" jc lied with a slightly forced smile. There went his chance to run away.
He followed nmj inside, happy to see lxc and jgy were not all over each other again, sitting down with them. The afternoon ended up being a bit awkward for him, trying to still have fun. It was not their fault that he was the one who misunderstood lxc intentions.
at the movie he took a seat next to nmj on the side, making sure to leave lxc and jgy on the other side of nmj.
he couldn't stay with them afterwards though, feeling like he needed to just be alone to tend to his broken heart.
and from there little jc felt more distant from lxc, finding reasons not to be able to hang out if everyone was here, needing some time to just throw aside his feelings ("I get it, jgy is pretty and smart, I wonder bother him with my feelings").
"I don't get it! It feels like a-cheng has been avoiding me lately?! but I don't think I did anything wrong, everything was going smoothly, I was even going to confess to him!" lxc said, laying on nmj's bed.
"Maybe something happened, when did it all start?"
"Three weeks ago? When we went to the movie I think".
jgy hummed, trying to think of what could it be.
"Well, he did look a bit troubled before going to eat" nmj mentioned when he thought about it, "He looked about to leave when I got there.
it was as if he had seen something bad, but he said he was just unsure about the place".
jgy frowned a bit, before remembering what lxc and he had been doing. They had decided to have a little date to themselves just before going, being more openly touchy than usual.
"He saw us kissing," jgy said, turning to nmj, "Why did you never tell us jc had acted weird before joining us?! We thought he had come with you, not gotten there early".
nmj looked unsure, he hadn't thought something like this had happened, he hadn't known those two had decided to go full-on PDA when they knew jc was supposed to join them.
"Don't look at me like this, why hasn't either of you told him about us then? Would have cleared any possible misunderstanding"
With this, they decided it was probably better to tell Jiang Cheng about it. Maybe he wouldn't want to join them, or even just give them a chance to lxc, but it was better to try than see him sad because of a misunderstanding.
But little a-cheng is so hard to contact these days!! He kept being busy or awkwardly finding reason when they see each other. He still couldn't really face Lxc with his feelings knowing he is together with jgy 😔 He wants to be happy for them when they hang out, not feel like crying. He wants to be a good friend!
So 3zun needs to resort to trickery to get him to talk to them! And who's better to do so than Nie Huaisang who of course would *never* trick him, right?
And so he went for dinner with nhs to this new place he wanted to try, only to be abandoned by nhs the moment they got the private room where 3zun already was.
He wanted to go, but nhs made sure he couldn't get out ("I better get a good reward for this dage!").
He had no choice but to accept to sit down, looking nervous and awkward. Not to help none of the older men were saying anything either.
"Look, I think we need to make something clear" jgy finally started as he saw no one was talking. This had jc immediately shrink in his seat, feeling like he knew where it was going.
"There's no need to worry, I get it, I got my feelings all up, but I won't push it on anyone and I am really happy to know you have someone great with you" jc started, not feeling like having that kind of conversation.
"I-I just need a little bit of time to forget it all, it was my mistake, I won't-"
"You got it all wrong!" lxc quickly said, not wanting to see him blame himself again for something he didn't do.
"But... I saw you two kissing" jc said, looking puzzled, how could he get it wrong?
"It's true that I am dating xichen-ge" jgy said, only for jc to sink in his seat again, looking confused as to what they were saying, "But I also do date ming-ge" he added.
This only had jc looking even more confused and surprised, looking at the man sitting next to him.
He had nothing against this, if they were happy that was fine!! But how was it that he got it all wrong? That he was missing nmj in his equation? now this only meant lxc had two great boyfriends he couldn't even compare with.
"lxc is head over heels for you" nmj mentioned as lxc nodded, "He also wants to date you" he then added, making it clear that lxc was still very much interested in him /right now/.
"Is this true?" jc asked when he turned back to lxc, the man giving him a smile.
"Of course, I wouldn't lie to you about this, I really wanted to date you," he said.
"At first we were happy that xichen-ge found someone new to love," jgy said, "But then me and ming-ge also ended up falling for your cute little face and your charms and wanted to start dating you"
"But we understand if you only want to date lxc" nmj mentioned, "you clearly were flirting with him, not us".
This was quite a lot for jc to take in. Not only was the guy he loved also in love with him, but he also had two other great dudes (who were also boyfriends with his crush) loving him?!? how had he attracted the attention of so many successful young men?!?
He thought about it for a moment and got a bit flustered at the idea of being loved by these three people. Could he really?
"You don't need to give us an answer right now," lxc said with a smile, "You can think about it more if you need to".
"It's also okay if you decided to only choice lxc, or no one if this doesn't suit you either" jgy added. they didn't want to make it seems like he would be forced to date them if he didn't want to.
They had dinner all together, jc being curious about how all of this was working for them. it was pretty interesting to listen to, also gave him an idea of how it worked.
By the end of the night, he had already thought about it, grabbing lxc hands as they were getting out of the restaurant. He felt like if he didn't say it right now he wouldn't later and would only doubt himself and his choice.
"I-I would like to try it out with you three... if you do want me around," he said, looking nervous.
He was taken aback when he felt strong arms hug him, looking up at a smiling lxc. "Of course, we would love to," he said.
jc couldn't help but look towards jgy and nmj once lxc let go of him, seeing jgy come for a hug too, much more gentle than lxc had been. "We already said it, we also fell for how cute you are," jgy said, before also being surprised when another pair of strong arms came to hug them both at the same time. "We will make sure to love you so much you won't want to go away anymore and you won't have any more doubt about us" nmj assured him.
jc couldn't help but feel warm at the attention and how confident they sounded in this.
Maybe he was also good enough to have such great and wonderful boyfriends too.
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somesillypig · 7 months
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There are some foods that I don't like, but I eat anyways because ... I don't know. But now I got it. I GOT IT.
Xicheng it. In my food modern cultivators AU. Which is ending up as modern slice of food life with implied cultivation. It's there, but you're not going to see it (unless it's a doggy carrier, apparently. Or a cold storage bag that I haven't brought up yet but have thought about)
Just. They're meeting up at a restaurant between their territories, one they both like. And Xichen is picking through the menu while sipping tea, looking for dishes they would both like. He's super pleased that Jiang Wanyin suggests some of the same dishes and agrees to them all.
And, he asks that Wanyin order a dish with bittermelon.
He knows Wanyin is pulling a face internally, but it's ordered.
When the dishes come, they quiet down and eat.
Xichen slowly eats some of the bittermelon dish, and Wanyin eats once slice. That's it. It makes Xichen smile.
After they finish and before they argue over the bill, Wanyin asks him why he ordered the bittermelon dish, when Xichen clearly didn't favor it.
Xichen explains that he used to eat it with his uncle, even though he didn't really like the taste of it. His uncle loves it, so Xichen would always eat one piece of it. No more.
Uncle noticed. Of course he did. He told Xichen he didn't have to eat food he doesn't like, but Xichen constantly took one piece until Lan Qiren always gave Xichen that one slice of bittermelon.
Xichen tells Wanyin all this, and says bittermelon reminds him of Uncle and time spent with him.
JIang Wanyin is quiet until the fight for the bill and Xichen physically pries his hand off the bill (Sect Leader Jiang, did you really think Zewu-jun slacked off on the strength training? Let me show you how much he did not). And the Wanyin is sulky.
And every time they meet up for food, they order bittermelon and Wanyin puts one slice on Xichen's plate and takes one slice for himself.
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