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[scribbled-anecdotes]

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Happy Halloween, Y'all!

This work has been a long time coming, and now that me and @reblorzelska have got some of the subsequent chapters started, I figured I would officially post Chapter 1 of the MDZS Slasher AU (Plus, I wasn't missing the opportunity to post on Halloween!)

[tvxcue]

thinking abt chengqing and zuanli as like. inverses. like zuanli as a public engagement, a spectacle that anyone can comment on and they do, jin zixuan resenting jiang yanli bc their relationship was an obligation he never wanted and refusing to get to know her, jiang yanli fulfilling her familial obligation despite knowing this and how it turned into real love.

and chengqing as this secret admiration, jiang cheng's teenage crush that was doomed almost from the beginning, wen qing knowing this, both how he felt and that nothing could come of it but still helping him and feeling Something but never letting herself truly feel it, rejecting his offer to help, his feelings, whatever she felt, for the sake of her family. how whatever existed between them barely got a chance to breathe before it was gone.

[the-pudding-is-a-lie]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Huuuuh what is this?? A fanfic??? Written by meeee???

So in case you guys didn’t know, I used to write quite a lot in my teen years till I discovered digital art. And every now and then my brain goes “IDEA! WRITE! NOW!” and this is basically what happened the last two days.

So if you enjoy Jiang Yanli being happy and you’d like to read some modern au Yanli/Zuxian smut - that link here is for you!

Hope you enjoy! ∠( ᐛ 」∠)＿

[unoflips]

'You are my sun, my moon and my stars ✨'

[original pics belong to The Official Untamed but edits are mine]

[huanwanchens]

Day 6: Have a good day at work. (XuanLi)

Jin ZiXuan massages his throbbing temple due to the stress of constantly working his ass off as he fixes his tie, getting ready for another day at work. Sometimes, he wishes he isn’t the heir to a conglomerate. He hopes for a normal life...a life where he is free to do anything, everything his heart desires without limitations or even worrying about how he should act when he is in public. He yearns to at least, act recklessly for once - to be free. Free of restrained his family name has put on his shoulders, free of his family’s reputation so he can be himself. Not as the heir of the Jins - Jin ZiXuan. 

He yearns to be just ZiXuan. Just that.

And there is only one person, one place where he can be himself.

Jiang Yanli.

The only oasis in this desert place he comes to know as. He gives her a gentle smile as he sees her approaching, with her stomach bulging as she carries their first child. Instantly, he stands up to support his wife from walking in which she just chuckles out of amusement. “Are you going to work now, A-Xuan?”

He gives out a tired sigh, “Yes. Unfortunately.”

Yanli pats his cheek affectionately as he leans in, savoring the warmth it brings into his being. By default, he finds himself touching her stomach, feeling all loved and cared for by his wife. Just that and he feels contented, his heart bursting with love that he feels for his wife and unborn child.

Yanli, on the other hand, fixes his tie as she gently says, “Once you get home, I will cook your favorite lotus root and pork rib soup.”

He perks up just hearing that. “Is that a promise?”

“Of course. Even A-Ling is trying to cheer his dad up, he’s been going in wild inside.”

He frowns a bit as he leans down until his face is on her stomach and speaks gently to his child, “A-Ling, please don’t kick your Mom all the time. Behave, okay?” He is then welcomed by another kick where his hand rests on the top of her stomach and both young parents feel elated.

Yanli gives a bright smile, “It’s a good thing that A-Ling is responding to your voice.”

He nods softly as he takes his hand off from the bulging stomach and gives her a peck on the cheeks.

“I’ll be going now, I’ll see you both later?”

“I’ll always be here. Have a good day at work, A-Xuan.”

And with that, Jin XiZuan is ready to take on another day with the harsh environment of the corporate world with a smile. Knowing that he’ll always come back in his warm home where his wife and A-Ling are.

He concludes that his life is not at all that bad, as long as he has his little family to come home to.