LINKDING

<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>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>A year after his apparent death, Liu Qingge finds Shen Qingqiu's frail mushroom body buried on a mountainside in the borderlands. Consequently, the task of nursing his beloved shixiong back to health—a task which he is both unequipped for and determined to succeed in—falls upon Liu Qingge's shoulders.</blockquote> ➤ lqg is Interested in sqq but nobody acts on any feelings but there is Fraught Tension

<blockquote>Head disciples Shen Qingqiu and Liu Qingge are caught by slavers and locked in a woodshed. It’s a rat trap meant for rat boys, and Liu Qingge isn’t one. Shen Qingqiu would’ve been pleased at his humiliation, if he wasn’t certain that this—either the trap or Liu Qingge himself—would utterly destroy him. Somehow, they make it out as friends.</blockquote>