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”Uncle has become more...” Lan Xichen said, ”concerned for us, lately.”
Lan Wangji nodded. He was standing by the window, looking to the courtyard where Wei Wuxian was talking to an alpha servant he had not seen before. They were standing close, and while it was Wei Wuxian who was leaning in and laughing, there was a shy smile on the face of the clearly more timid alpha.
Behind him, sitting by his desk, Lan Xichen continued, “He seems to be of the mindset that our lineage is in danger, should we not get married soon.”
or, lwj is a noble alpha who needs to get married
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20 Sep 2025
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To Not Vainly Break Branches by ChilianXianzi
Fandoms: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
01 Apr 2021
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"It gets lonely in the Gentian Palace, Wangji," his brother says, something like a gentle rebuke in his voice, "You might remember it less clearly than I do, but Mother was always lonely too. I merely do not want the Empress to suffer the same fate."
Lan Wangji does not remember much of Mother, only remembers the feeling of warmth and the soft hum of her songs, the gold of her eyes shining with what he now realises was longing. Unbidden, he remembers the shadow of a face behind a curtain of gossamer red, a face he never even unveiled.
After three years of fighting a war and being away from the Imperial Palace, Lan Wangji finds himself falling for an Empress he's all but forgotten having wed.
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11 Sep 2025
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"When you think about it, Sasuke, we could be standing in each other's place right now"
Naruto grows up shunned, hated, without support and full of rage.
Sasuke grows up determined to step out of his brother's shadow and be recognized for his own merits.In which Naruto is the one who runs and Sasuke does the chasing.
Part 1 (pre-Shippuden) is now COMPLETE.
Part 2 (post-two-year gap) is ongoing.Series
- Part 1 of Flip the Coin
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02 Sep 2025
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blue clouds envy a lilting bird by anatheme
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 | Módào Zǔshī (Cartoon), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
06 Aug 2025
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A letter from the imperial palace arrived early in the morning.
In front of the gathered clans and hundreds of cultivators, the letter was read: His Imperial Majesty congratulated the Yiling Laozu and the late Empress Dowager's clan, Gusu Lan, for their betrothal.
With the emperor's announcement, the decision was made for them and their fates were sealed.
(Or: The first time the Yiling Laozu was married, it was to Nie Huaisang. The second time, he was obliged to take Hanguang-jun as his second husband.)
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01 Sep 2025
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escape velocity, redefined by ThirtySixSaveFiles for ceria
Fandoms: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) RPF
14 Apr 2021
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Escape velocity: in physics, the minimum speed needed for an object to escape the gravitational influence of a dominant body.
Xiao Zhan left his home behind long ago; the life of a bounty hunter has its ups and down, but at least it’s his. When he delivers his latest bounty, however, he leaves with a stowaway on board.
His Highness Wang Yibo is two days away from his wedding - his second arranged marriage, actually, although the first never happened because his intended disappeared and hasn’t been heard from in years.
Yibo has run out of ways to stall the marriage, and so he's running away - it's just his bad luck that the one ship he picks to stow away on is piloted by his technical, legal fiancé.
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22 Aug 2025