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summary: “Go to bed,” he says. “It’s late, and I have people I still need to speak to at the party. We’ll play more tomorrow, hm? Uncle will take you somewhere fun, out of the palace. But shh, it’s a secret. We’ll sneak out together during the morning.” That’s such an exciting promise that sleeping at all suddenly seems impossible. And Uncle always keeps his promises, too, so it’s really happening. “Okay,” he says, and makes himself climb underneath the sheets. Uncle smiles approvingly. “Good boy,” he says, smoothing the sheets for him. “Sleep tight. Tomorrow is going to be a good day.” If Uncle says it, then that must mean it’s true. / The last day of Mobei-Jun's childhood, spent with his favorite uncle. ➜ svsss fic about Mobei-Jun as a young child, and his relationship with his favourite uncle Linguang-Jun, before the betrayal ➜ wahhhhh ;_; it's so GOOD, mbj is so young and earnest and trusting, and the reader (who knows what's going to happen) can read impending tragedy into everything lgj does ➜ the way lgj's betrayal permanently altered mbj's ability to trust, to believe in someone's love and care! the loss of the person he could otherwise have grown up to be!!! ➜ 2.5k words long

Summary: If Shizun was hoping to hide his mysterious visitor from his peak, his edict for everyone to leave and not remark on her made it impossible for her to go unremarked on. Ming Fan was currently scurrying around, punishing anyone who suggested anything untoward was possibly happening. This mostly meant people waited to gossip until he was gone. The leading theory was that the woman was from one of the brothels Shizun was rumored to have frequented in the past. Luo Binghe had never seen any evidence that this rumor was true (he was actually concerned that Shizun didn’t know what sex was), so he’d dismissed the claims as slander. Then a woman had prostrated herself at the bottom of the stairs of Cang Qiong and begged that a message be delivered to all on the mountain. It was urgent, she said. She could not say more at this time, but lives depended on the right person hearing these words. “What is the message?” a disciple had asked. The woman raised her head. “Beyonce,” she had said clearly. “Internet. The general concept of astronauts.” ➤ svsss fic featuring another transmigrator coming to qing jing during the pre-abyss era, to talk to sqq about how to derail the plot ➤ I love her perspective on the whole experience! and how baffling sqq finds her desires and priorities ➤ the whole fic is very funny! ➤ 6k words

summary: -dick jokes [screenshot of a text from Peerless Cucumber that reads “Do you still take commissions?”] -passionate ranting no fucking way he’s still alive??? -binghe obsession of course this is how we find out -homoerotic undertones maybe he really was dead and he just rose from the grave to commission art of lbh one last time in a totally hetero way ofc -binghe obsession ofc ➤ it's an outside pov fic consisting of a chat between pidw friends in a discord specifically for discussing Peerless Cucumber ➤ Peerless Cucumber has reappeared after being absent from the internet for a year, and he wants to commission art of himself and his husband in sqq x lbh cosplay ➤ cue the chat going wild ➤ it's SO FUNNY and so much fun, I love this fic both in premise and execution, chef's kiss ➤ 2.4k words

summary: She'd never been anyone's favorite before he'd told her that, the lesser daughter of a prestigious family that had enough heirs and spares that she could be given away and the act called an honor. It was a scary but lovely thing to be the best, the most loved. When she'd heard those words she'd clutched them to her chest and hoped she'd never prove them false. That did not mean that she did not hate him, too. // OR: Ning Yingying loves her shizun; she loves Binghe, too. These things come into conflict, whether she wants them to or not. ➤ an svsss fic set in the original PIDW, about Ning Yingying ➤ and holy shit this fic is so good, so everything I didn't even know to hope for from a fic about pidw nyy, I am all emotions?! ➤ the complexity of nyy's relationships with sqq and lbh, the mix of love and hate, the way she doesn't feel able to do anything but to witness and to go along with how things are ➤ and seeing the awful things that happen through her eyes.....it's so powerful and bleak and believable ➤ I adore this fic, I'm just absolutely blown away by it ➤ 9k words

"Explain your human," Luo Binghe snapped. ➤ svsss canon divergence au, focused on the dynamics between mbj and lbh, with background moshang and bingqiu ➤ I love mbj's pov omg. in his own head he's so straightforward! and just doesn't feel the need to explain himself most of the time ➤ mbj internally: alright sure I'm willing to be allies with this powerful young heavenly demon. mbj out loud to lbh: nothing ➤ also holy shit mbj's pov on sqh!!! ➤ and the way he judges lbh - powerful, smarter than he expected, less unlikeable than he initially thought, still very young. awwwww <3 such a different pov on him than we usually get. ➤ I loved the whole negotiation conversation with lbh talking about wishes ➤ and holy shit mbj's pov on sqh!!! like. he's not WRONG about sqh's ability to grant wishes! I adore this way of understanding sqh's whole deal ➤ I loved this line especially: "This meant that he could now wish for them to be allies, so things were going to be all right." mbj has figured out nice and early what he needs to figure out, and everything else is for lbh's benefit! ➤ and holy shit I just put it together in the process of writing this that mbj knows things will be alright because he can WISH for them to be allies, and no matter what goes down, sqh will make it happen!!!! god that's good ➤ 3k words in length ➤ sequel to The More You Don't Know

Summary: “You honestly don’t mind?” Shen Qingqiu’s long fingers hover over Zhuzhi-Lang’s forearm, just shy of brushing against a patch of dark green scales. They shimmer beneath unforgiving sunlight. A sharp contrast to the wan skin that cuts through in uneven splotches. “How could this humble one mind?” Zhuzhi-Lang ducks his head, smiling. “If Immortal Master Shen wishes to further his education on the snake race, it is my honor to be of assistance.” ➤ an svsss fic wherein zhuzhi-lang lets sqq examine him to make notes about snake demons. they're both into it. ➤ it's so cute!! and funny. and very them! ➤ slash-flavoured gen ➤ 2k words in length

Summary: Prompt: Oblivious aro ace SQQ who somehow matchmakes everyone around him into perfectly happy relationships by giving wrong context but applicable advice. ➤ svsss fic wherein sqq is an oblivious aroace who just wants to be left alone to enjoy his disciple's company in peace (binghe even does the voices when he reads aloud!) but other people in his sect keep bothering him by needing things ➤ sqq has no idea that his efforts to get people's problems dealt with results in impressively effective matchmaking ➤ cute and fun! ➤ 6k words in length

summary: <blockquote>When news reaches Qing Jing Peak of Luo Binghe’s ascension as the undisputed sect leader of Huan Hua Palace, Ming Fan seethes and Ning Yingying mourns.</blockquote> ➤ svsss gen fic about ning yingying and ming fan, reacting to the news about luo binghe becoming the sect leader of huan hua ➤ nyy and mf only know what they've seen, and their shizun is dead and luo binghe is behaving as if he has no love or loyalty left in him ➤ oof this is so GOOD, I had emotions at the end!!! ➤ 2k words in length

Summary: <blockquote>Airplane Shooting Towards the Sky was an anti-social agoraphobic loser if there ever was one, albeit one with a talent for writing highly addictive and wildly entertaining stories. Who would live that kind of shitty, isolated life except by choice? / Wang Qingjie, Peak Lord of Ku Xing Peak, had a secret of his own, that should his fellow sect members been aware of it, would have had them shouting it from the rooftops for their own gain—which was why he had never revealed it.</blockquote> ➤ this is part of a series of unconnected works the author is writing, each one focusing on the relationship between Shang Qinghua and a different one of the various Cang Qiong peak lords ➤ today's is about Shang Qinghua and the Ku Xing Peak Lord! yes, one of the peak lords who doesn't even get a name in canon ➤ sqh and the kx peak lord are friends and unlikely allies in the effort to make sure lbh doesn't destroy the sect and mash the realms together ➤ I love how the author comes up with so many different backstories for sqh in the different fics ➤ and I love this vision of the kx peak lord! and what lbh would be like under this lord's tutelage! ➤ 4k words in length

Summary: <blockquote>Shen Qingqiu closes his eyes in his prison, limbless, and wakes in a bed, with them miraculously regrown. Yue Qingyuan is beside him. He knows what he sees is false, yet he yearns for it all the same Or: OG! Shen Qingqiu gets stuck in a time loop.</blockquote> ➤ interesting snippet from the beginning of a timeloop. ➤ incorrect dialogue punctuation

Summary: <blockquote>Shen Jiu loses his memories while out on a mission, and gets himself adopted into a minor sect in some obscure countryside. Five years pass before his fellow Peak Lords find him again.</blockquote>

Summary: <blockquote>The veil is thin in the Abyss, and Luo Binghe finds more of himself there than he expects. / Vignettes from the Endless Abyss.</blockquote> ➤ abyss era

<blockquote>Shen Yuan woke up in a murder cave where his body’s previous inhabitant had died. Whoever is in the next cavern—are they the one who brought Shen Yuan here? Are they another victim? Shakily, Shen Yuan climbs to his feet. He can peek into the other cavern and it will be fine. If it’s not something he can handle, he’ll run away. Hobble away. Hide and pray he doesn’t immediately die again. Whatever. [or: the Original Shen Qingqiu has his fatal qi deviation in the Lingxi Caves.]</blockquote> ➤ sy wakes up in sqq's body in the lingxi caves while lgq is having his qi deviation, so he has to deal with that immediately

<blockquote>Shang Qinghua accidentally brings Luo Binghe in as a disciple of An Ding Peak instead of Qing Jing Peak. Thankfully, there don't seem to be any requirements that he step up and become the new villainous mentor figure, so he decides to ignore the problem until further notice. Luo Binghe looking up to him is a dangerous sign. But as long as he keeps young Luo Binghe and Mobei-Jun away from each other, everything should be fine, right?</blockquote>

<blockquote>liu sibs in modern times are like uh. those kids with about ten different extracurriculars and no free time. they’re booked into ballet and music lessons and everything else for the foreseeable future. and then their parents pass away.</blockquote>

<blockquote>I'm gonna be honest, I haven't actually seen 'Free Guy'. This was mostly inspired by the trailer, so familiarity with the film is definitely not required.</blockquote> ➤ the immersive virtual reality video game one where luo binghe is a surprisingly engaging npc part two: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17041973/chapters/87835618 part three: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17041973/chapters/108442480

<blockquote>“I feel like I’m trapped in an abusive relationship with this work. Why won’t it let me leave?” - Peerless Cucumber, Chapter 1273, Proud Immortal Demon Way. An analysis of the unending cycle of hope and disappointment visible in the comments left by User PeerlessCucumber. Why does Cucumber keep having semi-positive expectations, in what ways are they killed off, and how intentionally was this done by Airplane Shooting Towards The Sky?</blockquote> ➤ in-universe meta about pidw and peerless cucumber as a commenter

<blockquote>Shang Qinghua was really enjoying having an actual friend, and Cucumber-bro was great! It was just -- Shang Qinghua didn't actually remember him, or even any of his comments. But oh well, it'd been decades since he lived in that world. He had probably just forgotten more than he guessed... Right?</blockquote> ➤ the one where sy!sqq is also a creation of sqh's

<blockquote>Shen Jiu has heard many things about Wu Yanzi, none of them good. He thought he knew what he would be dealing with, studying under him. Only, Wu Yanzi does not match up to anything he had ever expected. (Written for ShenJiuGoodEndFesta2021)</blockquote> ➤ sy transmigrates into Wu Yanzi

<blockquote>The original Shen Qingqiu suffers a severe deviation that unsettles his daemon, transforming them into a childish and inconstant creature, too curious and without any memories of the life that has made him so bitter. His soul is now unrecognizable to him and everyone can see his humiliation. Shen Yuan isn't exactly happy to have transmigrated into Proud Immortal Demon Way at all, much less as this doomed scum villain's daemon. A His Dark Materials Fusion AU. Knowledge of HDM not required.</blockquote> ➤ enjoyed this more than the average daemon au, I think because both the daemon and human are characters I care about, and so I cared about their relationship. genius idea to make sy sj's daemon!

<blockquote>In which Shen Qingqiu kills Wu Yanzi and lures Shen Jiu away</blockquote>

<blockquote>(Or, Shen Jiu isn’t quite sure whose body he has stolen, but he knows for certain he isn’t going to give it back without a fight.)</blockquote> ➤ hopeful ending

<blockquote>Shen Yuan wakes up as Ning Yingying and promptly decides he must befriend Luo Binghe because it's honestly so sad that the protagonist doesn't have a single friend. The results are... mixed.</blockquote> ➤ it's just the introduction to this AU rather than a fully realized retelling, but it's fun for what it is!

<blockquote>Shang Qinghua intends to diverge the plot to leave the path open for the protagonist to go to Bai Zhan and become a peerless cultivator. When Luo Binghe shows up to beg entry to An Ding instead, based off nothing but one poorly thought out encouraging smile, Shang Qinghua can't really do anything but roll with it.</blockquote> ➤ peerless cucumber is the system and lbh becomes an an ding disciple

<blockquote>Yue Qingyuan knows he is seen as an able negotiator, a skilled leader, someone who accomplishes any task set before him, no matter how impossible. He does not feel it now, as his two greatest failures sit before him.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Alternatively the 'Game of Thrones' AU? Wherein Shen Jiu is the bastard son of the lauded Shen family.</blockquote> ➤ part 2 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/17041973/chapters/108442984

<blockquote>This is not a “raising the protagonist” fic. This is a “raising the protagonist’s future wife” fic. Or rather, it’s Shang Qinghua trying to be a mentor to a teenage (demon) girl with anger management issues and bad decision making skills, and his debatable success.</blockquote> ➤ canon divergence from pidw, where the only transmigrator is sqh, and he ends up a kind of mentor for shl

<blockquote>[originally a threadfic] Initially, the peak lord of An Ding takes in Mobei Jun out of pity. The child is big and strong for his age, but his potential to cultivate is low. He’s a strange and silent boy, friendless, lacking in ambition. The lord takes him in thinking he’ll probably end up having all the hard labor shoved onto him, just another mediocre An Ding disciple, but that’s still better than never getting to cultivate at all. As it turns out, he is wrong.</blockquote>

<blockquote>To Cang Qiong Sect, Whom It May Concern, Greetings, Please forgive this one for the audacity to get to the point straight away; I have written to inquire as to whether you have a male disciple named Yue Qi, age 14-16. The precise characters for the surname are not certain, but the personal name is confirmed to be written like the number. If this would be the case, please inform him that any correspondence can be sent to the address included in this letter, and shall be passed along to the intended recipient. With best regards, Qiu Haitang</blockquote>

<blockquote>This boy who always scurries off as soon as the lecture ends in a flurry of papers is never in the dining hall, has no bed in the dorms, and no shift in the infirmary. Asking around about him only gets Mu Fang blank looks and shrugs. Whoever he is, and whatever color he may wear, he's not a Qian Cao disciple.</blockquote>