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Shang Qinghua’s ears were buzzing. He was at a complete loss for words. A new, horrifying realization was washing over him. It was so dreadful, he didn’t even want to think it, but really, what other explanation was there? Had Mobei-Jun, perhaps, locked him in here based on a mistaken understanding of how the lock worked?! / Twenty years after he ran away from his pre-ordained fate as Mobei-Jun’s servant, Shang Qinghua gets kidnapped in a forest. ➜ svsss moshang canon divergence au ➜ in which Shang Qinghua didn't become Mobei-Jun's follower when they met...and 20 years later, sqh is captured by mbj ➜ this fic is SO much fun omg!!! the dynamics between this version of mbj and sqh...chef's kiss ➜ delicious enemies-to-lovers with begrudging teamwork and uncomfortable vulnerability! ➜ and soooo many wonderful details ➜ there was much grinning and kicking my feet with glee as I read! ➜ this fic was written as a remix of a fic of mine and I was so impressed with the ways the author transformed and built on themes from my original fic to say interesting and insightful things in this new context! ➜ I LOVED IT ➜ 26k words long

Summary: Just months before the Immortal Alliance Conference, Luo Binghe discovers the cure to Without-a-Cure. With his own heritage still sealed and mostly unknown to him, there seems to be only one solution: Shen Qingqiu must receive the cure from the last known Heavenly Demon, Tianlang-Jun, even if it means that Luo Binghe has to grit his teeth and set his precious Shizun up with another man. Shen Qingqiu does not want to receive the cure from Tianlang-Jun. He doesn't particularly want to receive anything from Tianlang-Jun. Shen Qingqiu somehow ends up fake-dating Tianlang-Jun anyway, if only to swindle the System into delaying the Endless Abyss plot for as long as he can. ➜ svsss canon divergence au fic ➜ luo binghe, not yet aware he's a heavenly demon specifically, discovers the cure for Without-A-Cure....and is determined to get shen qingqiu the cure. from tianlang-jun. ➜ and goddamn this whole fic is SO much fun?! I adored ittttttt ➜ sqq awkwardly fake-dating a doesn't-trust-cultivators tlj while lbh resentfully but determinedly wingmans......along with the far less conflicted wingmanning of all the other peak lords ➜ teen binghe is so CUTE and sqq is the most sqq and I love them forever ➜ and wow I am genuinely so compelled by this understanding of tlj's character. he's a major character in this novel-length fic but I would happily read so much more about him! ➜ all the character dynamics in this fic are just. SO GOOD. ➜ 67k words in length

Summary: Falcon yao Liu Qingge, injured and trapped in a gulley, is taunted by his nemesis Shen Qingqiu (definitely not transmigrated monster enthusiast SY!SQQ). ➤ an svsss liushen au where lqg is an injured gyrfalcon yao who sqq wants to help ➤ it's both so sweet and so fun! lqg's pov with his total mistrust of the human cultivator, slowly evolving over time to becoming willing to let sqq help, is great ➤ and how clear it is that sqq finds lqg both fascinating as a creature of the world of pidw, and very handsome as a man ➤ the parts with the wing repair were soooo good to me, I love how seriously this fic takes the bird and feather details! ➤ a delightful fic from start to finish ➤ 12k words in length

summary: Liu Qingge pursues a demonic presence and is startled by who he encounters. ➤ Liu Qingge meets a demonic Liu Qingge. Tianlang-jun is unhelpful. ➤ very fun and funny, I love Liu Qingge's opinions on his demonic alternate self - and what you can gather about what demon Liu Qingge thinks about this human version of himself! ➤ also the brief glimpse of alternate sqq is glorious and I want to know more ➤ 1k words in length

Summary: On the desk in between Yue Qingyuan and Shen Qingqiu was a printout of the email. Shen Qingqiu refused to look at it. If he tried very hard, he could pretend it wasn’t there. When the email had hit his inbox this morning, Shen Qingqiu had read it and reread enough to have it memorized, as he tried to comprehend the meaning of these words arranged in this order. The second that comprehension dawned upon him, he’d deleted the email then promptly tried to forget everything about it. He wasn’t being very successful on that front. The message, written with the extraordinary eloquence that Shen Qingqiu knew Luo Binghe was capable of, had been sent en masse to the entire faculty and student body. It stated two main points. Firstly, that Luo Binghe attested that Shen Qingqiu had never slept with, assaulted, molested, groomed, or was in any way inappropriate to him during his time at Cang Qiong Academy (thanks for the endorsement, Binghe!!). Secondly, that Luo Binghe was announcing this because he intended to marry Shen Qingqiu and did not want even the whisper of false impropriety to stain his Shizun’s name. ➤ cackling with delighted laughter over this svsss bingqiu modern au ➤ these complete weirdos!!! (affectionate) ➤ lbh, a former student of sqq who has since become an international superstar, sends a mass email announcing his interest in sqq. sqq is more worried about his old student's feelings being hurt than he is about the evident stalking the email reveals ➤ the fic is so funny, with so many perfect details. and the last line!!! I'm dead. ➤ 6k words in length

Summary: <blockquote>When Shen Yuan dies and transmigrates into Yue Qingyuan, he's happy to improve his favorite story without the axe of human stick-hood hanging over him. It’s kind of a surprise that he can rescue the protagonist so quickly, but he isn’t about to look a gift horse in the mouth. And Liu Qingge’s presence, however sticky, means that he can spar in this strong body any time he wants – life at Cang Qiong really is good! Meanwhile, if Shen Qingqiu had been more willing to discuss his past with the only person who was part of it, then perhaps it would not have taken him three full years to realize that his childhood friend is gone. When the only other option is living without Qi-ge, he devotes himself to hunting down his soul. Unfortunately, this is pretty difficult when the man wearing Yue Qingyuan’s face has ordered that he not leave the mountain. (It’s not really a surprise when he begins hallucinating Qi-ge.)</blockquote> ➤ svsss au where sy transmigrates into yqy instead of sqq ➤ the fic is in two parts: first, from sy!yqy's pov as he tries to change events within the parameters the system allows him, and then the second from og!sqq's pov follows where the first part left off, with sqq trying to deal with the fact that yqy is so different now from the one he remembers. ➤ the two parts are different in tone and both excellent, both really fitting the kind of character and person the pov character is, and what it is they want the most. I loved it! ➤ 11k words in length

Summary: <blockquote>After Mobei Jun loses access to his trust fund, he needs a new income source. Luckily for him, Shang Qinghua is rich, single, and inoffensive. What more could you need in a man?</blockquote> ➤ tshirt is a genius, this is SO funny, I'm dying ➤ modern au where mbj is a trust fund baby who's lost access to his trust fund, and what is he going to do, WORK for money?? no. ➤ enter sugar daddy sqh, or possibly findom mbj's paypig sqh ➤ 3k words in length

Summary: <blockquote>After being turned away by the nice Shizun of that other world, Luo Binghe finds himself in the modern world where he can find a new nice Shizun for himself. Instead, he finds Shen Yuan, who could not possibly be who he's searching for - he's crass, and inelegant, and looks only vaguely related to Shen Qingqiu. Luckily for both of them, Shen Yuan mistakes Luo Binghe as a cosplayer for hire, and asks to rent him out as his very normal new boyfriend.</blockquote> ➤ I feel sure I've talked about this fic on masto before but I can't find it in my tags?! I've been following it as a wip and it's now DONE! ➤ the premise: bing-ge transmigrates to our world, and shen yuan thinks he's an attractive but incompetent and down on his luck cosplay-boyfriend-for-rent and takes pity on him ➤ sy tries to reform lbh and turn him into someone who's not terrible at being a boyfriend. meanwhile lbh is slowly discovering that maybe.....it's possible.........for someone to care about him and be nice to him just because they like him?? sounds fake! but what if? ➤ every single aspect of their relationship (and everything else in the fic!!!) is a COMPLETE delight. I love to see how much sy's sharp-mouthed peerless cucumber side is out in full force, and how feral lbh is, and how the two of them play off each other ➤ 86k words in length

Summary: <blockquote>Shen Yuan buys a body pillow, cyberstalks his nemesis, and joins a harem. Luo Binghe, recently escaped from the Endless Abyss, is just along for the ride.</blockquote> ➤ shen yuan definitely didn't intend to buy this body pillow of luo binghe what are you talking about ➤ he also definitely didn't involve his "essence" in an accidental ritual that summoned the real luo binghe ➤ however luo binghe is now here and he needs to do SOMETHING about that ➤ extremely funny, tshirt is always so good at the comic timing ➤ the airplane cameo is also perfect ➤ 4k words in length

Summary: <blockquote>With the Immortal Alliance Conference looming ever closer, Binghe finds his Shizun acting strangely, intent on telling him a series of tales with some lessons hidden within that he struggles to interpret. Tales of heroes doomed to an ill fate, of enchanted silence, of love, of kind demons, and demonic realms. The only thing Binghe is sure of is that his Shizun is secretly pleading for understanding and help. And he hopes maybe also… true love?</blockquote> ➤ an au where sqq does his best to communicate to lbh prior to the Immortal Alliance Conference, despite having his words held back by the system; so he tells a series of meaningful stories and hopes lbh will draw the right conclusions ➤ the fic is from lbh's pov and I love how earnestly and carefully he tries to put together the clues sqq is giving him! the CONCLUSIONS he draws!! ➤ I screamed internally with delight at multiple points while reading the fic. it's such a delightful read! ➤ 32k words in length

<blockquote>Mutually antagonistic Liu Qingge and Luo Binghe share an ill-advised hookup at the wedding of their exes.</blockquote> ➤ bing-ge/liu qingge, past bing-ge/shen jiu & yqy/lqg, the wedding is for og!sqq/yqy

<blockquote>sqh: bro what the fuck sy: I know he's so nice?? sqh: ...shen yuan sqh: he wants to smash sy: what? smash what? sqh: he's HITTING ON U DUDE sqh: HE WANTS TO WINE AND DINE U. FEED U AMBROSIA & THEN SUCK IT OUT THRU UR DICK / archived bingyuan threadfic - modern au where binghe is a celebrity chef!</blockquote>

<blockquote>The plan had seemed simple. It was a “for want of a nail,” situation, wasn’t it? If Yue Qingyuan hadn’t been locked in the Ling Xi caves, he would have made it to the Qiu estate in time to rescue Xiao Jiu. If Shen Qingqiu was not a bitter person with ruined cultivation, he would not be so jealous of young Luo Binghe. And if Shen Qingqiu did not torment Luo Binghe when he was a disciple, and if Yue Qingyuan did not simply let it happen out of guilt, Luo Binghe would not have a reason to destroy Cang Qiong Mountain Sect. So all Shang Qinghua had to do to save this ill-fated world (and most importantly, his own skin) was stop a young and desperate Yue Qingyuan from trying to force a connection with his future spiritual sword too soon. Easier said than done.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Shang Qinghua is miserable as an outer disciple of Cang Qiong Mountain Sect, doubtful that the plot will ever begin, when he finally runs into his first character. Yue Qingyuan is only a boy in desperate need of a helpful friend. Well, why shouldn't Shang Qinghua be that friend? A little investment now when they're young and Shang Qinghua might just be able to survive this world with the support of a sect leader. It's definitely not because he's also in desperate need of a friend. (He's definitely not expecting love.)</blockquote> ➤ So charming! I love how much fun they have flirting with each other, both before and after they get together!

<blockquote>Luo Binghe is eleven when he is given to Cang Qiong as a present for the young, new-made lord of Qing Jing. Luo Binghe is twenty-one when he wins Shen Qingqiu for himself.</blockquote> ➤ no transmigration au (sy|sqq is a PIDW native)

<blockquote>Luo Binghe has it all: the respect of the cultivation world, the home he always wanted, and Shizun's love. There's just one problem: if Shizun ever finds out he's a demon, it's going to ruin everything.</blockquote> ➤ I feel like the ending needed a little more emotional settling time after how very long lbh had been angsting about this stuff; it felt a little too abrupt for him to be making jokes about sqq liking him being a monster, for example. but overall a really delightful fic

<blockquote>Shen Qingqiu stood at the edge of the cliff, his back lit up by the fiery light of the Endless Abyss. The blood from the wound on his chest spilled out between his fingers, splattering onto the shattered remains of Xiu Ya laying at his feet. When he looked up, his expression was half-wild with the heat of battle, shoulders heaving with his ragged breaths, and his eyes, which were normally like green jade, glowed blood red- -The very same red shining from the demon mark etched onto his forehead. Or: Shen Qingqiu is the protagonist of PIDW</blockquote>

<blockquote>Shen Yuan hijacks his brother's bridal sedan to marry Crown Prince Luo Binghe AKA future blackened protagonist and titular character of 'prolific' stallion novel, Proud Tyrannical Emperor Way.</blockquote>

<blockquote>✈️: i mean it's already My Brand for really good dick to change people ✈️: maybe mobei's meat popsicle awakens something in him 🥒: i hate you so much.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Shen Yuan is transmigrated into Proud Immortal Demon Way as mere cannon fodder - Qiu Jianluo, the first victim of the scum villain Shen Qingqiu! If he doesn't want to meet a gruesome death, he needs to start hugging the villain's thighs! Except...was the scum villain always this adorable?</blockquote>

<blockquote>Oh my god, you guys: a heartbroken Luo Binghe decides to follow his beloved undergraduate advisor to Harvard, by any means necessary. "Here's your chance to make it, / so take it like a man!"</blockquote> ➤ author's note: "I'm not even tagging this for crack, you have eyes, you know what you're getting into." It's a fusion with legally blonde, and it's perfect

<blockquote>"In a cultivation world where every other innocuous meadow contained enough sex pollen to give the entire population hay-fever, cultivators had been forced to give up on ideals of total purity. While they still valued chastity, realists resigned themselves to fucking in the field due to mischance at least once. And given these circumstances, said cultivators generally felt that one’s first experience with sex might as well be a good one, and occur in a controlled, safe environment. Cultivators also lived long lives: the choice of spouses to share them with was a serious matter, which couldn’t be rushed simply for the sake of being over-nice about virginity. So, upon coming of age, a disciple was encouraged to offer themself up to someone for a ritual first night. The individual they chose could decline the honour, but unless one had a strong extenuating excuse, doing so was considered quite rude (and also resulted in a serious loss of face for the youth in question)." The governor of Jinlan asks Luo Binghe to claim his reward for saving the city. Luo Binghe only wants the things every rising young cultivator is entitled to.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Emperor Luo Binghe understands almost immediately that his fifty-second wife's miraculous recovery from the brink of the death is not what it seems. It takes him longer to work out how lucky he's gotten.</blockquote> ➤ love the way that lbh is friends with nyy and lmy! and sqq has no idea what he's in for but he will enjoy every bit of it

<blockquote>Liu Qingge had thought that he'd made his peace with the arranged marriage, but escaping the planning to train in the woods brings him face to face with an unexpected problem. An unexpectedly handsome- and flirtatious- problem, that appears to be part of the demonic embassy's contingent.</blockquote> ➤ the one where lqg thinks lbh is just a horse master rather than the demon lord he's being betrothed to. And oh my godddd I love this vision of them. ➤ It's an au of pidw, with no transmigrators involved. I'm glad I read the end-notes first, to provide the context for this au before reading the story, and I really rather love this au!

<blockquote>When Shen Qingqiu transmigrates, he finds himself in a world where heartbreak can make a person fall apart - literally, since those who are heartbroken crack open starting from the space over their heart, and only cultivators can survive the blood loss by using their qi to hold their blood inside their bodies where it belongs. Having a physical indicator like this that alerts Shen Qingqiu in real time of the hearts he's breaking... well, it changes things. Luo Binghe, somehow, still ends up suffering more than Shen Qingqiu ever wants him too.</blockquote>

<blockquote>modern!au where... i think i may have lost my mind? cucumberplane main ship, mo-->shang, bing-->yuan, plus uh. Only having one friend. / “And that,” says Luo Binghe, the light reflecting red into his eyes as he stared at the bedroom across the garden and down a level, where Shen Yuan was sighing and smiling into his boyfriend’s mouth, glasses askew. “That’s where we bury Shang Qinghua’s body.” “Oi.” “You can keep him there forever,” says Binghe, as though this is supposed to appeal to him. “You know he’ll never leave you, never reject you, never suck face with anyone else.” “Are you crying,” says MB. “Of course I’m crying!” bawls Luo Binghe, beautiful face the picture of misery. “The love of my life is kissing some stupid little gremlin and you won’t even help me murder him!”</blockquote> ➤ OH MY GOD this is exactly as unhinged as it should be ➤ series consists of: an iceberg with your name on it face-first into the ice-cold ocean