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Like nemainofthewater, I'm here to share ficinabox works! In this case, both the c-ent works I wrote and some c-ent recs. :) And, since I'm here, I've also included a few other ficlets I wrote recently.

My Works

QZGS | The King's Avatar (novel) x1, My Roommate is a Detective x1, Nirvana in Fire (TV) x2, MDZS - MXTX x1

duel perspective (750 words) by Shadaras
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 全职高手 - 蝴蝶蓝 | Quánzhí Gāoshǒu - Húdié Lán
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Shēng Líng Miè | Life Extinguisher & Yī Yè Zhī Qiū | One Autumn Leaf
Characters: Shēng Líng Miè | Life Extinguisher, Yī Yè Zhī Qiū | One Autumn Leaf
Additional Tags: Sentient Glory Avatars (Quánzhí Gāoshǒu), Supportive Friendship, Glory Pro Alliance Season 4 (Quánzhí Gāoshǒu), Glory Pro Alliance Season 8 (Quánzhí Gāoshǒu)
Summary:

Two conversations, in two years, after two duels.

This was a fun thing to write for a tumblr prompt! I like thinking about the personhood of Glory Avatars; it makes for interesting AUs, especially when you factor in the way they can get passed between different users (or stop being used at all).

eyes on you (500 words) by Shadaras
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 民国奇探 | My Roommate is a Detective (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Bai Youning/Lu Yao/Qiao Chusheng
Characters: Lu Yao, Qiao Chusheng, Bai Youning
Additional Tags: Polyamory Negotiations, Huddling For Warmth, Stripping for Warmth, Teasing, The Aftermath of an Unwritten Casefic
Summary:

"I had it under control!" Lu Yao attempts to say. The effect is ruined by his chattering teeth and also the way he's huddled beneath Qiao Chusheng's coat pretending not to be cold.

Another little ficlet written for a tumblr prompt. I'm very fond of this fandom, even if I don't think about it very often. Having an excuse to write a little OT3 shenanigans was a delight.


For ficinabox, I wrote two Nirvana in Fire works for Nemainofthewater (after agonizing for ages about what to write, because I could've picked NiF, Guardian, or the Untamed, and had multiple possible pairings in each fandom, and so many opt-in options, and and and—)

They are both sequels to previous works! One is a follow-on to my soulmark AU (which was super fun to return to; thanks past!me for making notes about what else could happen in that universe in the endnotes), and the other is a sequel to a gift Nemainofthewater wrote for me earlier this year for FFFX.

still they flourish and perish, these affairs (6072 words) by Shadaras
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 琅琊榜 | Nirvana in Fire (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lin Chen & Lin Shu | Mei Changsu | Su Zhe, Lin Chen & Mu Nihuang, Mu Nihuang & Xiao Jingyan, Lin Shu | Mei Changsu | Su Zhe & Xiao Jingyan, Lin Shu | Mei Changsu | Su Zhe & Mu Nihuang
Characters: Lin Shu | Mei Changsu | Su Zhe, Mu Nihuang, Lin Chen (Nirvana in Fire), Xiao Jingyan
Additional Tags: Fanfiction of Fanfiction, Pre-Canon, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Identity Reveal, Pining
Series: Part 2 of 古秋風 - The Autumn Wind
Summary:

Mei Changsu learns that an injured Xiao Jingyan is being tended to by Langya Hall.

He does not factor in that Mu Nihuang is standing guard over Xiao Jingyan's sickbed.

This is the sequel to Nemainofthewater's fic the past recedes, the present arrives! I had a ton of fun extrapolating where this AU would go next. And now they're in a series because Nemainofthewater liked it so much! :D

set off a storm (1717 words) by Shadaras
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 琅琊榜 | Nirvana in Fire (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lin Shu | Mei Changsu | Su Zhe & Xiao Jingyan, Gao Zhan & Xiao Xuan (Nirvana in Fire)
Characters: Lin Shu | Mei Changsu | Su Zhe, Mu Nihuang, Xiao Jingyan, Xiao Xuan (Nirvana in Fire), Gao Zhan (Nirvana in Fire)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Soulmate-Identifying Marks, POV Multiple
Series: Part 2 of Butterfly Effect
Summary:

“Call me Su Zhe,” Mei Changsu says, unaware of the chaos his words will unleash.  

Mei Changsu knows many things, but neither Langya Hall nor the Jiangzuo Alliance are omniscient; there will always be gaps in their knowledge. Rarely are they revealed so dramatically as this.  

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Xiao Jingyan meets his soulmate.

This gave me way more feelings about Gao Zhan and Xiao Xuan than I expected. I had a ton of fun writing it! Mei Changsu deserves this chaos. <3

A Friend In Me (3000 words) by Shadaras
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Mò Xuányǔ & Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn
Characters: Mò Xuányǔ, Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn, Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, POV Mò Xuányǔ, Canon-Typical Abusive Families, Canon-Typical Blood Magic, Canon-Typical Mental Health Struggles, Ghost Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn, Happy Ending, Emotional Hurt/Comfort
Summary:

Mo Xuanyu inscribed the final line, giddy from the blood he’d contributed to the thick paint, and then settled himself in the array’s midst. He breathed deeply, recalling all the lessons he’d sat through, and drew upon his burgeoning egg of a golden core. It fluttered in his navel, then burst, exploding through him and into the cage he’d created, echoing through the heavens and hells alike to summon the being he needed:

The ghost of the Yiling Laozu, Wei Wuxian.

The person I wrote this for prompted Mo Xunayu & Ghost Wei Wuxian and I was delighted and went for it immediately. I have more thoughts about things that could happen in this AU. I might even write them someday! But I wanted to keep this with a close focus on the immediate aftermath, because the first meeting of these two intrigued me.


ficinabox Recs

The Untamed x1, Genshin Impact x1, Guardian (TV) x1, Cdrama-inspired Original Work x1


Just Like Old Times
Fandom: The Untamed (TV)
Rating: G
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jiang Cheng & Nie Huasang & Wei Wuxian
Characters: Nie Huaisang, Jiang Cheng, Wei Wuxian
Additional Tags: Post-canon, Friendship, Hopeful Ending
Summary: After a discussion conference in Lotus Pier, Nie Huaisang can't avoid meeting his old friends.

Rec: This fic merges two different post-canon reconciliations I love: JC and WWX, and NHS with like... everyone. xD I love that the spark which leads to remembering that friendship is, perhaps, an okay thing to have is them simply having fun like they're kids again.

azure as antediluvian song
Fandom: Genshin Impact
Rating: G
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kamisato Ayato & Kaedehara Kazuha
Characters: Kamisato Ayato, Kaedehara Kazuha
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Philosophy, Vision Lore, Inazuma Lore, Character Study, Identity Unreveal, Relationship Study, Worldbuilding
Summary:
“I would like to commission a sword,” Kamisato Ayato says to the man forging a sword.
“I do not make swords,” says the man forging a sword.

Rec: Look at that summary! It's fantastic, isn't it? I love the way that interaction slowly unwinds throughout the course of the fic, as the philosophy and ethics behind the statement "I do not make swords" is explained by words and actions alike. This fic is set in an alternate pre-canon, and the ending is gorgeous and a gut-punch as the state of canon finally catches up to the characters. I adore all the details, and the sense of place and character in this fic is great; definitely worth a read if you know anything about Genshin at all.


Turn The Page
Fandom: Guardian (TV)
Rating: T
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan
Characters: Zhao Yunlan, Shen Wei, Chu Shuzhi, SID Ensemble
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Pre-Relationship, Episode Related, not NOT a casefic, Zhao Yunlan Being Zhao Yunlan, Identity Reveal, (but only half an identity reveal), Haixing-Dixing Relations, Moral Dilemmas
Summary:
Shen Wei was Dixingren. Shen Wei had lied.
The SID are called to extract a book that no Haixingren can touch. A few weeks later, definitely-not-Dixingren Shen Wei picks it up unknowingly.

Rec: I'd love this just for the concept of an identity half-reveal, but the core of his is the careful way Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei's knowing watchfulness about each other bounce around and settle in a conversation that resolves straight back into canon. Nothing's changed, but everything's changed, and I love the plot device used to help it. Plus, all the interactions and conversations are great! Lovely characterization all around!


Raw Silk, Uncut Wood
Fandom: Original Work
Rating: T
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Imperial Minister/Musician He Rescued from a Teahouse (M/M)
Characters: Imperial Minister | Zhang He, Musician He Rescued from a Teahouse | Yang Liu, Other Original Characters (M and F)
Additional Tags: Case Fic, Getting Together, Enemies to Lovers, Banter, Demon/Human Relationships, Chinese Mythology & Folklore, Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE), Alternate History
Summary:
Upon returning to the Imperial capital after a year away at war, General Zhang He pays a visit to the Fan Hua Teahouse. There he meets both an old enemy from his past, and an intriguing musician who might become part of his future.

As he is drawn further into a fox demon's plot and his own quest for revenge, Zhang He finds himself growing closer and closer to the beautiful, alluring musician from the teahouse...

Rec: I loved this tag from the moment I saw it, and this is a novella-length work exploring a very cool version of it! It's a great court drama with xianxia floating around the sides, with beautifully-developed characters and a slow-burn style relationship wrapped around a casefic.