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  1. Public Bookmark 33

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    [The scream he lets out is inhuman. It’s a sound that reaches the heavens, shakes the ground there. A sound so horribly stricken, so laden with grief that every animal for miles around- silenced initially by the powerful ghostly aura that trod through the fields- now howls along. There will be myths surrounding that sound, about the animals’ cries, about how every human who heard it burst into tears that were not their own, but for now all that exists is a mourning ghost and the breathing corpse of a god.]

    Or: another Xie Lian prays to Wu Ming in the coffin fic.

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    05 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 52

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    Year after year, on the same day, the banished god Xie Lian returns to the town where his last believer dispersed and pays his respects. On the thirty-second year of this somber tradition, he comes across an unusual butterfly.

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    05 Jun 2026

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    The Eridian thrills a high sound that doesn’t get picked up by the translator which means that it has no clear meaning. Like when a human gasps or sucks in a deep breath. It actually sounds a little like that. When they notice that I’m staring straight at them they scramble back into their hiding spot and hold very still. 

    A child, I realize with a start.

    That’s a child! 

    “Hey,” I call and the kid squeaks again. I was about to get to my feet but abort the movement and crawl closer on my hands and knees until I'm inches away from the xenonite wall. I wait and it takes me much too long to realize that they don’t have to peek around the corner to see if I’m still there.

    “Hey there,” I try again, my voice low and calm. It’s my teacher voice, the one I use for shy and scared students. 

    Used. 

    The fact that I haven’t had to use it for years and it still comes to me automatically almost knocks the air out of my lungs but this is not about me, it’s about making sure the little pebble doesn’t die of fright from the scary alien. “Hi, I’m Grace. It’s alright, you don’t have to be scared.”

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    How Grace finally gets back into a classroom, where he belongs

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    01 Jun 2026

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    Shen Yuan did not intend to become the problem child of Qian Cao.
    Unfortunately, he’s far too curious and far too clever for his own good.

    An AU of Shen Yuan experiencing the sickly kid → medical student pipeline and the slow, inevitable ways he changes Cang Qiong Mountain, one traumatised cultivator at a time.

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    01 Jun 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 62

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    "This is bad," Shang Qinghua said at hour three, not sounding like he thought it was bad at all. "This is so bad. We're going to get caught."

    "We won't get caught," Shen Qingqiu said, placing a torch in his mind. "We're careful. Silencing arrays. We only play at night. We'll be fine."

    "Famous last words," Shang Qinghua muttered.

    They established rules. Nights only. Never during peak lord meetings. One person keeps watch while the other games, in case someone walks in.

    They were subtle, at first. At least, they thought they were subtle.

    Turns out following rules is neither Shen Qingqiu’s nor Shang Qinghua’s strong suit.

     

    Or: Shen Qingqiu and Shang Qinghua find out they can play games via the System and try their best not to get caught (not really)

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    31 May 2026