summary:
Twenty years ago, Xie Lian slept with his his beloved for the first time. Today, he makes a rare request.
With the memory of their first time echoing around them, Xie Lian and Hua Cheng make a kinder memory together on a temple altar. Or, at least, that's the plan...
➜ post-canon hualian, exploring their sex life
➜ intertwined narratives of their first time, and of a much later time when they try some under-negotiated kink that doesn't go as planned
➜ I love how careful and caring (and teasing!) they are with each other, how much being with each other gives them the bravery to be vulnerable
➜ such a lovely fic, and with many good hualian feels!
➜ 20k words long
