Hi! I haven’t been feeling well recently but hualian fics always manage to cheer me up so I thought I’d make a fic rec with some of the fics I’ve read! Maybe someone is in a need of a fic as well ♥
all these renewals for a moment with you by riverdanceeee - a modern AU in which Hua Cheng is a carpenter and Xie Lian is a single father who needs a lot of fixing in his new house. Hualian getting to know each other, Ban Yue being adorable and even the whole work process - everything about this fic brings me comfort ♥ It’s a WIP and I can’t wait to see more!
“Have you heard?!” by Naamah_Beherit - “Or: a story in which Xie Lian ascends for the third time even though he didn’t want to, and freaks the hell out of Heaven by claiming he’s married.” I love the concept of this so much! Also, I didn’t even know I needed Xie Lian and He Xuan’s friendship but I DO NOW.
Crimson and Clover by Naamah_Beherit - it’s a whole series with canon divergence and it’s simply amazing. I’m looking for words to describe all the emotional scenes that captured my heart but you really need to read it yourself. (Also, check this author in general, so many great fics!)
you’ll know, you’ll fall by mme_anxious - a modern AU mainly focusing on hualian (especially Xie Lian) getting comfortable with intimacy. There’s something about it that makes it perfect, the way they talk about it and how open they’re with everything. It’s tagged with “this all looks very kinky but it’s really a Puddle of Feelings” and I couldn’t agree more.
Let this be real by imacutsleeve - a really sweet fic about their reunion, it has all the softness you need!
Farewell by hypermoyashi - a vampire!AU with a great world-building and captivating story! You can see how much thought went into it, even by reading the notes in the beginning. I can’t wait to see where the story will go!
Such selfish prayers by gusutianzixiao - the peak of Hua Cheng’s gay panic, it’s all I need to say :D
eight hundred years under by atomicmuffin - AU inspired by Hades and Persephone, told from the POV of other characters (Three Tumors). I loved both the concept and the outsider POV! (and honestly, check other fics by this author as well, you’ll find Beauty and the Beast AU, hualian with a pet dragon and so many other stuff!)
狐狸精的故事; the fox spirit’s story by yiqie - “This is Xie Daozhang’s first Lunar New Year in the Ghost City, and it’s all hands on deck.”. A heartwarming story told from the POV of a fox spirit living in the Ghost City. I think it’s worth reading for this quote alone:
““Body in the abyss, but heart in paradise,” He Xuan finishes, mumbling most of it around his mouthful of meat bun.
More like body in food, and heart also in food, Xie Lian does not say.” :D
Paying respects by BeneaththeBrim - Hua Cheng trying to impress Guoshi. He tries very hard and I love him a lot :D
A Life in Your Shape by etymologyplayground - purring Hua Cheng!! what’s better than this!!
Putting the D in Dysfunction by whispersharp - Xie Lian wants to seduce Hua Cheng and goes to General Pei for an advice, you can imagine how it goes :D Also, some moments are so adorable that I can’t help but smile at the screen :’)
bonus: of self-care and love - I can’t promise it’s good but I had fun while writing it! I was inspired by the first line of the Thousand God Cavern extra (“As Xie Lian laughingly pushed Hua Cheng away […] off his body, their passionate mood having yet to fade”), I really love them being happy and simply having fun ♥
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