2025 is coming, so we're doing a recap of our HUALIAN EVENTS 2024 🥳
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Firstly,
we travel back in time to the beginnings: last December till February we celebrated hualian in all shape and form.
🦋 We did the mix'n'match wheels to help matching
🌸 Provided 25 character cards for different hualian forms with 12 mini AUs as well as prompts to choose from
Please visit our AO3 collection too:
We didn't hold this one on here, but knowing our contributors cross-posted to other sites, we'd like to use the #hualianmixmatch and #hualianmixmatch18 tags to reblog them all here as well.
See you on the next day with our Hualian CanDiWeek!
Hualian Kiss-Mas @here4hualian
Read it on A03 here.
Day 14: Kissing in secret
“Mutants. It’s imperative that we remember they’re not like us.”
Hua Cheng presses Xie Lian against the wall, their forms so close together not a breath of air can pass between them. They kiss with all the heat of lovers too long separated, and with the desperation of those who know they’ll soon be parted again.
“San Lang,” Xie Lian says between kisses and caresses. He’s drunk on Hua Cheng and doesn’t want to stop, but there’s something important he has to say.
Xie Lian pulls back, staring into Hua Cheng’s lone remaining eye that clearly gives him away for the mutant he is. Red, red so beautifully red, glowing like a flame in the night, enchanting and utterly irresistible.
“I understand it’s difficult. They can look like us, talk like us, even act like us. But it’s a lie. They’re not like us at all. They aren’t…human.”
“Gege…” Hua Cheng urges gently and Xie Lian blushes at his own distraction. Then he cups Hua Cheng's face tenderly between both hands and kisses him tenderly on the lips.
“I’m leaving with you and the others tonight,” Xie Lian says calmly.
Hua Cheng’s eye widens, his lips part just slightly and his face is an open display of everything he’s feeling. He swallows hard before swooping in for a fierce kiss that buckles Xie Lian’s knees and leaves Xie Lian clinging to him.
“Gege, are you sure? Your entire future is –”
“ – nothing without you in it.” Xie Lian says breathlessly, hugging Hua Cheng close.
“All mutants are dangerous creatures that must be eliminated.”
“And I...I can’t be there any longer. The government is already doing horrible things: snatching people up and holding them prisoner just because they’re born with abilities that mark them differently. And it’s only going to get worse if we don’t stop them. San Lang, you’ve heard about the weapons they’re building, haven’t you? They call them — ”
“Sentinels,” Hua Cheng says quietly. Xie Lian nods, his arms unconsciously tightening around Hua Cheng. They can both easily picture the powerful giants of steel, metal and ruthless intent to come, but neither imagined that time would arrive…
…this very night.
“SURRENDER MUTANTS!!”
Hua Cheng instinctively pushes Xie Lian behind him as the ceiling is cleanly ripped off. Two giant metallic robots zero in on them with red soulless eyes and palms extended.
“San Lang!”
Xie Lian only has time to grab Hua Cheng’s arm before his vision turns red.
“We must remain vigilant. We must not be deceived or confused by the ties that bind us once we learn their true nature. For if we allow ourselves to be deceived, we will surely befall the same fate…”
A hand slaps Xie Lian’s picture on the whiteboard and all eyes are drawn to the bold red lettering stamped across his face: “DECEASED.”
“...as our dear comrade Xie Lian.”
Jun Wu stares out at the small council of his country’s most powerful leaders and generals. Many had opposed Xie Lian’s ideas on mutant and human relations, but all had been touched by his genuine kindness and care. A collective flinch visibly ripples through the group at the sight of his photo.
“He’s dead? How?” Feng Xin asks, body utterly still in his seat.
Ling Wen’s face is unusually pale, but her hands are steady as she tacks another photo onto the whiteboard and recites the information from memory.
“His mutant alias is Crimson Rain. Real name: unknown. Ability: able to convert potential energy to kinetic energy with explosive results. His current status: alive and on the run.”
“Xianle was unique in that he saw mutants as no different from us. He was the only one on this council who saw them as humans, and look what they did to him.” Jun Wu makes sure to catch everyone’s gaze as he points first at Xie Lian's and then at Crimson Rain's photo. “Crimson Rain manipulated and used him to fulfil his own plans and by the time Xianle realized what was happening, it was too late. After getting what he wanted, Crimson Rain murdered him outright and fled the area.”
“Crimson Rain? Isn’t he – ”
“ – the one who’s been attacking government holding facilities and freeing those other mutant criminals?”
“He’s killed many of our people.”
“Doesn’t he have his own team of mutants?”
Jun Wu holds up a hand and the room quiets immediately.
“Xianle’s loss will be felt for a long time. We won’t do him the disservice of wallowing in our grief. Instead, we’ll find and eliminate Crimson Rain, and every mutant like him.”
“How can we? Their abilities are as varied as they are powerful. Weather manipulation, super strength, mind-readers and shapeshifters. How can we defeat enemies like that?” Ming Yi asks, crossing his arms.
“I think it's time we officially bring in the Sentinels,” Mu Qing says. He briefly holds up a manila folder before passing it to Shi Wudu, his fellow councilmember. “I know Xie Lian was against them, but we can’t be soft-hearted about this. If they can do this to him, think what they can do to us.” Mu Qing’s quiet words bring everyone’s worst fears to mind. He turns back to Jun Wu.
“It’s your program. Tell us everything about it, and exactly what we need to do to implement it as soon as possible.”
And on the inside, Jun Wu smiles.
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Ming Yi slides into the car and Yin Yu closes the door behind him. The soundproof car and tinted windows immediately do their wonders by easing his stress headache.
“Sir,” Yin Yu states quietly from the front. It’s not a question, but Ming Yi hears it all the same as he leans back against the seat.
“Crimson Rain really does have the devil’s luck,” Ming Yi says. He runs a hand through his hair, fluidly shifting forms from the government’s top trusted security personnel to He Xuan a.k.a. Blackwater, Crimson Rain’s second in command. “Hope he can spare some for the rest of us with what the council’s planning to do. Otherwise, we’ll all end up dead like that Xie Lian guy.”
Without warning, He Xuan lunges forward, hand swinging out in a deadly, blade tipped arc. He grunts, body crashing into what feels like a brick wall, before he’s guided gently, but firmly, back onto his seat.
“Easy there,” a familiar voice says.
“What the fuck?! Xie Lian?” He fumbles on the light and immediately feels his headache return.
Sitting across from him is Hua Cheng and very much alive former councilmember, Xie Lian, not quite sitting after having intercepted He Xuan's attack. He opens his palm to reveal He Xuan’s crushed weapon, blade and hilt melded together like some new modern work of art.
“Sorry about that Ming Yi…ah, I mean He Xuan,” Xie Lian says, smiling sheepishly. He tries to hand it back to He Xuan, who doesn’t take it, just continues to stare, speechless, at Xie Lian. Xie Lian exchanges a look with Hua Cheng, who laughs, takes the crumpled blade and flicks it at He Xuan.
It flies across the space between them, glowing red with deadly energy that explodes inches in front of He Xuan’s face who just barely manages to block it in time.
“Asshole,” He Xuan mutters but it does the trick. “So let me guess? You –” He nods at Xie Lian. “ – have been working with this guy.” He jerks his head at Hua Cheng. “The top military brass send their sentinels out to test run their new weapons and waste our fearless leader. Your powers manifest, saving him and the newly freed mutants that night. Did I miss anything?”
“Just one thing,” Xie Lian says, scratching his nose.
“What did I – oh.” He Xuan stops. Everything clicks into place the moment Xie Lian sits back down.
On Hua Cheng’s lap.
He Xuan swears.
“Are you fucking kidding me?! You two? Now? With everything that’s going on?!” He Xuan angles his head to look past the two lovebirds. “Yin Yu, did you know about this?”
Yin Yu says nothing, but the partition rolling up quietly says it all.
“Unbelievable?! Do you have any idea how stupid, how dangerous…” He Xuan trails off when both men look at him: Hua Cheng, arms curled protectively around Xie Lian. Xie Lian, holding onto Hua Cheng with a white-knuckled grip, eyes always straying back to him for reassurance that he was still present.
Still alive.
“Fuck.” Unconsciously, He Xuan’s fingers rub the pearl ring on his left hand. He remembers being in love. He remembers, too, the pain of having it snatched away by a government with too much fear and too much power.
He viciously shoves it all back down.
It’s not his problem and it won’t be his pain to bear.
“Alright. Okay. It is what it is,” He Xuan says, and takes one last deep breath. “So tell me star-crossed lovers. You got a plan? Or are we supposed to survive on your love and hope alone?”
“Probably a little of all three,” Xie Lian says with a watery laugh.
The partition slowly rolls back down. He Xuan catches Yin Yu’s gaze in the rearview mirror, then glances at Hua Cheng and Xie Lian, huddled close together, looking at once too strong and too weak with their obvious love for one another.
He Xuan vehemently curses himself as he adds two more people (god, even Hua Cheng) to his very small list of “people to give a fuck about.”
As our last stunt, we organized a 24 days-long event aka the Hualian Kiss-Mas Advent Calendar, where each day corresponds to a prompt about hualian kissing
🌸 We also made a thread about 16 hualian kisses from the novel
🦋 and a poll to find the most beloved hualian kiss on Twitter/X (a place notorious for fandom polls)
The #merryhualiankissmas and #merryhualiankissmas18 hashtags were used and we also have an AO3 collection with almost 80 entries.
We're truly blessed that we got so many works it would be impossible to share everything - we'll do it in the upcoming days.
A few words about our second mini-event: here, with your tremendous help, we collected songs that reminds you of hualian, creating a 129 songs long playlist.
Get one randomly assigned to you, straight from our "Press Shuffle - The Hualian Greatest Hits" playlist by commenting or reblogging with #hualianwrapped!
A few words about our second mini-event: here, with your tremendous help, we collected songs that reminds you of hualian, creating a 129 songs long playlist.
Get one randomly assigned to you, straight from our "Press Shuffle - The Hualian Greatest Hits" playlist by commenting or reblogging with #hualianwrapped!
We continue with our 2 mini-events between our 4 main ones:
1.) The Hualian Minidoll events revolving around the seasons 🦋
Here's a little parting gift: a brand-new hashtag (#hualianlove4allseasons) & a frame for your seasonal hualian pictures in 2024 ❤️🤍
(if you haven't participated in our #hualian4seasons event before, feel free to use the frame as well. If you mention the account and use the hashtag we can reblog your photo)
He mourns the loss of his last believer and punishes himself by allowing all kinds of tragedy and mishaps to fall upon him, ironically gaining power, since his purpose as a ghost is to grieve.
The only protection he has is a fierce white silk that curls around his body and tries its best to keep him safe.
800 years later, when he hears the rumor about a boy with the human face disease, he visits the famous ghost city where he meets the ghost king, who is pleased to meet him.
His face, however, is charged with some sort of… melancholy.
Hualian Mix'n'Match, day 1
Hong'er and Child Prince Xie Lian
Prompt: Red
While chasing butterflies in the palace's gardens, the young crown prince caught a glimpse of red beneath the foliage. He went to have a closer look, and found the crimson eye of a baby looking back at him.
Hualian Mix'n'Match, day 2
Sect Leader Hua Cheng (butterfly dream) and His Highness The Crown Prince Xie Lian
Prompt: Sword
After initiating his training, Taizi Dianxia isn't easily persuaded to leave Mt. Taicang. However, the leader of the Crimson Rain sect is visiting the imperial court, and there's no way the prince would miss the chance to see his legendary sabre!
Hualian Mix'n'Match, day 4
Ghost fire Hua Cheng and God of Flowers Xie Lian (butterfly dream)
Prompt: Fire and rain
Children scared of a ghost fire in their flower fields prayed to Xie Lian, the god of flowers, so he could get rid of it. He answered with no intention to damage the little spirit, wishing to talk with it instead. The rain surprised the god and ghost while they talked, and the former was quick to shelter the latter, who shone brightly to compensate for its lack of warm.
Hualian Mix'n'Match, day 6
Fisherman Hua Cheng and Ferret Xie Lian
Prompt: Food as an expression of love
Nothing like tricks to defeat a tricky yao —and Xie Lian was looking for an excuse to try his husband's shape-shifting magic, anyway. A ferret is a strange choice for the mission, but Hua Cheng doesn't mind. Giving him treats this way is adorable!
Hualian Mix'n'Match, day 7
Young Master/Amnesiac Hua Cheng (butterfly dream) and Bride Xie Lian
Prompt: You'll always be the only one I like the very best
After Hua Cheng mentioned that bride kidnapping was traditional among his mother's people, Xie Lian made a little bet. One memory-eating monster and a wedding dress later, their vows are happily renewed.
Hualian Mix'n'Match, day 8
Ghost minion Hua Cheng and ghost minion Xie Lian
Prompt: Free - A simple thing
"Why do we have to assume such a bizarre appearance?" Xie Lian asked, and Hua Cheng's incense stick long answer, painting a detailed portrait of the Green Ghost's peculiar "feats" and "deeds", made him laugh to the point of crying.
Hualian Mix'n'Match, day 3
Soldier Hong'er and Apothecary Xie Lian (butterfly dream)
Prompt: Flower
Medical visits are the only joy that Hong'er gets in the barracks. He always helps the apothecary, Xie Lian, however he can. Today, he was tasked with gathering medicinal ingredients. Diligent as ever, he found them all, plus the courage to gift Xie Lian a flower.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
New fic!
Ahh back to modern era au for the final part of my Kiss-Kiss Fall in Love! HuaLian Kiss-Mas Advent Calendar series, a fluffy Christmas Day fic ^.^
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 天官赐福 | Heaven Official’s Blessing (Cartoon)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hua Cheng/Xie Lian (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
Characters: Xie Lian (Tian Guan Ci Fu), Hua Cheng (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Established Relationship, Rich Hua Cheng (Tian Guan Ci Fu), Rich Xie Lian (Tian Guan Ci Fu), Asexual Character, Asexuality, Asexual Relationship, Asexuality Spectrum, queer platonic relationship, Asexual Xie Lian (Tian Guan Ci Fu), Asexual Hua Cheng (Tian Guan Ci Fu), Fluff, Overthinking, Christmas, Christmas Presents, Christmas Fluff, Anniversary, First Anniversary, First Kiss, Kissing, Christmas Kisses, Happy, Happy Ending, Friendship, they’re in their 30s
Series: Part 25 of Kiss-Kiss Fall in Love! HuaLian Kiss-Mas Advent Calendar (2024), Part 6 of Heaven Official’s Blessing/TGCF ~ Asexuality Fics ~ Variety Pack
Summary:
Friends for twelve years, as they reach their first anniversary and first Christmas together as a couple, Xie Lian is at a loss as to what to gift Hua Cheng, wanting to gift him something meaningful, something to show the change in their relationship from friends to a couple
He considers gifting Hua Cheng his first kiss, which would also be Hua Cheng’s first kiss
As they reach Christmas Day, does Xie Lian voice his request, and what surprise does Hua Cheng have in store for his gifts to Xie Lian?
And that's a wrap! Our Hualian Kiss-Mas Advent Calendar event concludes - late submissions are until the 5th of January.
We got an ASTONISHING amount of fanworks during these 24 days on all platforms and we're so happy we could spend the Advent period with you and with hualian💋
Thank you for each of you who submitted something (if I missed anything, no need to be shy, please send a DM!) and special thanks to our regulars who took time and created for every/almost every/most of the days! 💕
Thank you for everyone's hard work and merry Kiss-Mas! 🫶
Hualian Events will do a small recap of 2024 in the upcoming days, sharing every submission through the year from former events too. Please, stay tuned! (and make sure you used the hashtags, so we can reach and repost your former works too, I'll try to go around and leave some nice words and reblog with tags)
Merry Christmas if you celebrate, and otherwise: peaceful, cosy winter vibes and warm thoughts to all of our followers, whether you celebrate or not! 🫶
