LINKDING

Summary: <blockquote>In his defence, how was he to know that the screaming hellion who’d attacked the slave traders he’d infiltrated (and been promptly captured) was the young master of Thousand Swords Sect? And he wasn’t a monster. It wasn’t like he was going to let the kid get killed, not when he’d provided him the perfect distraction to take out the slave traders while their backs were turned.</blockquote> ➤ an original xianxia short story on ao3 ➤ in which an unorthodox cultivator gets himself adopted by a small child who turns out to be part of a major righteous sect, despite the unorthodox cultivator's attempts to remain a lone wolf unencumbered by attachments ➤ totally adorable and delightful! ➤ 1k words in length

<blockquote>“You think you could try to go back to sleep?” Marcus asked, pawing for his glasses. “Just give it a shot?” There was a pause, and Marcus really, truly hoped that this time, finally, his five-year-old son would shrug, turn around, and head back to his room, and that would be the end of it for the night, and he could shut his eyes and not open them again until much, much closer to his wake-up alarm.</blockquote>