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omg this makes so much sense! I thought it was just to add to the general drama-ness of his character š
Oh. Lmao. I only just figured out that whenever dfs is just sitting out meditating or wandering around and his hair is moving like he's got his own personal wind machine -- that's when he's radiating inner energy.
Other dramas will show neilli as a light or blur effect but mlc does it with wind movement. Is that the current standard for more wuxia-slanted series?
The next chapter of Dance the Silence Down is up!
āBleed Me DryĀ isnāt working,ā Fang Duobing complains as he opens up that eveningās practice room. Li Lianhua sighs as he walks in, shedding his winter clothes. The forecast had called for snow, but the few flakes heād seen from the bus had turned into sleet before he even got off. Heād gotten pelted on the walk over to the music building from the bus stop and, to add insult to injury, heād managed to step into a pool of icy water up to his ankles. Right now it feels like every part of him is damp and freezing; he is not in the mood to listen to whining. Maybe Fang Duobing senses that in his lack of response, because after he gets rid of his coat and tunes his guitar, he launches right into his first song. Itās not the aforementionedĀ Bleed Me Dry,Ā butĀ Donāt Go,Ā which is reliably his best. Li Lianhua tries to ignore his cold, wet socks, as he settles down to listen.
here's a little something i made after consuming piles of cheng yi, king of whump content
happy lunar new year from the lotus tower trio! (original artist)
Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: č²č±ę„¼ | Mysterious Lotus Casebook (TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Di Feisheng & Li Lianhua | Li Xiangyi, Fang Duobing & Li Lianhua | Li Xiangyi, Di Feisheng & Fang Duobing Characters: Li Lianhua | Li Xiangyi, Fang Duobing, Di Feisheng, Huli Jing (Mysterious Lotus Casebook) Additional Tags: breaking news!!! li lianhua has feelings!, takes place during the fanghua break-up era, Canon Compliant, Slice of Life, Domestic, iām posting this while calling with my friends so iām so distracted, please comment and tell me if i miss anything, (by fanghua break-up era i hope itās obvious that i mean when fdb Figures It All Out), this is short and i donāt know what or how to tag, How Do I Tag, Breaking Up & Making Up, for a sense, Ambiguous Relationships, Something is going on, but then again. when isnāt something going on with these three, Cats, honestly the image of huli jing standing over a cat was so amusing, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, in a way. itās still canon-compliant for the most part though, feihua acting like a long-married couple again, in that theyāre just being snarky, i guess i will never get over dfs scruffing and shaking fdb, sigh. please suggest proper tags in the comments
Ā Summary:
Li Lianhua is not worried. At all. He just isnāt. Nevermind the fact that he hasnāt seen Fang Duobing in a month; the brat has always come back before, like a stubborn infestation, and he tells himself that heās glad heās moved onto some other fixation.
Despite that he seems to have picked up yet another stray.
Mysterious Lotus Casebook reference guide
I posted it on ao3!
The timeline of events from 130 years ago to the present (with a lot of edits - typo fixes and additional events and dates - compared to the first version I shared on tumblr). A very comprehensive list of character names. A much less comprehensive list of place names. And brief summaries of 40 episodes plus the special episode.
Lots of spoilers.
Tumblr ate the anon ask I was responding to so I'm gonna paraphrase it here:
what do mean llh gave di feisheng to fang duobing? the letter totally said something else
Yes, it did - but I didn't feel I could comment too deeply on it when it's been retranslated and people who are far more literate than I am have analyzed the contents already. -- The letter itself seems pretty straight forward.
However, what I wanted to focus on was analyzing unspoken social dynamics - so I'm gonna get in depth into my reasoning for my interpretation. And admittedly in previous posts I was playing fast and glib with my responses (they were just insomnia-fueled thoughts I typed real fast) so I wasn't really in depth or anything. Anyway~~~ That means it's time for me to get long winded.
So! First thing - this is the scene: The letter was written from Li Xiangyi and addressed in its entirety to Di Feisheng. However, when it was delivered the fisherman asked for both DFS and FDB. It was then read outloud by either the fisherman or FDB -- I assume read out loud, and loudly, because DFS never left his position by the rocks and emoted his distress at the contents. That means everyone there also was privy to the letter contents.
The letter itself is straight forward. It's addressed from LXY telling DFS that he regretfully can't make the duel and that he respects him both as a martial artist and as a person, and if he wishes, he can go to FDB who has inherited his skills and shows great promise, etc.
The thing IS - I firmly believe that this is not a message meant just for DFS.
Both LLH and DFS code switch between their non-leader selves vs Li-Menzhu and Di-Mengzhu. It's easiest to see based on what they're wearing. Li Xiangyi when he's dressed in the Sigu Sect uniform. Or the Styx flower hand-off scene where he calls him Di-mengzhu (not Lao Di or A-Fei or whatever else) likely as a reaction to his official regalia/red uniform which means DFS was showing up in an official capacity. Both of them know very well the importance of a certain.... how to say.... drama? They're both leaders and they were also very performative in their roles as leaders. They both expected that massive peanut gallery that showed up to witness the fight - the one filled with members of various sects, including Sigu Sect leadership -- because dfs was likely the one announcing it.
Imo - aside from the need to express the full weight of what he felt, part of the reason LLH was so formal in his letter is expectation that there would be other people there - influential people. The very people DFS and FDB would have to deal with in the future alone. FDB would be ok but he's largely unknown to the rest of jianghu and therefore his story is still malleable. DFS is known, but infamous and his narrative is as much of a trap as LXY's was. And now he no longer has the benefit of a sect to act as a buffer.
LLH's last act as LXY was not to save Yun Biqiu but to carve a new path open in the world for DFS and FDB:
Expresses that he bears deep emotion and the greatest and deepest respect for DFS despite a reputation of them being enemies
Informs everyone that DFS is not seeking dominion or 'the throne' but rather, is going the fighter-scholar path of studying and testing martial skill -- aka, this is message from one sect leader to all the others present. Spread the word, this man is NOT gunning for your power. None of you have reason to take him down.
Establishes FDB as his one and only successor - while also stating clearly it's entirely up to FDB to decide whether to continue down this path or not
Creates a pathway for DFS and FDB to maintain their connection with each other - and in fact lets everyone else know that there is a pre-established, legacy relationship between DFS and LLH that FDB will be inheriting.
Gently asks DFS to keep an eye on FDB's development - iterating that if dfs is the one asking, then FDB may make the decision to continue to train - aka help him see his full potential whatever his decision is.
At the same time, he silently wishes FDB to maintain connections with/keep an eye on DFS. In another reply I kinda went on about this: imagine a scenario where your friend's mom pulls both of you in front of her. And the whole time is telling your friend that they need to do, expectations, a list of goals, etc. The entire time she's only focused on your friend - but there is this silent implication that you, as the witness, is expected to act a reminder or even an enforcer if your friend isn't listening. If things go wrong, you're expected to go in there and help them to do the thing they were asked to do. This is the unspoken message I'm getting for FDB. Even though his name wasn't mentioned in the letter, it was explicitly delivered to both him and dfs. He's standing right there while an imaginary LLH talks to DFS. So if after all this, dfs disappears without another word = fdb can feel emboldened to go after him, knocking on doors until he answers. Should he decide to do so.
Entreaty - "These are LXY's (my) last wishes. Please respect my memory after my death."
Conclusion: LLH's last actions were to create a space where both DFS and FDB can make their own decision on their path in the world, without the weight of all those other people in jianghu influencing them.
Note: I also believe that on dfs' side, his clothing choices point toward his plans to publicly step down and leave the martial path with Li Lianhua. But llh sucker-punched him and left him standing on some rocks like a widow waiting for her husband who's lost at sea. They were technically on the same page, but it somehow went wrong because... well. Unfortunately that's DFS' narrative. He never quite reaches his goal without the hero either hindering or helping him. The entire drama was LLH being that karma busting fulcrum for him. But now, should he wish it, it'll be FDB's turn to step up and do the same.
DFS with streaks of white in his hair š„¹š„¹š„¹
Fang Duobing wakes up with the dawn on the five thousandth morning since his life fractured, then restarted, and there is silver in Di Feisheng's hair.
"Go back to sleep," he feels Di Feisheng rumble, where Fang Duobing's chest is pressed to his back. His hand doesn't pause, continuing to feel through the long river of Di Feisheng's hair. He can't help it, that it's still striking even after these years since the first hint of grey appeared. Early light glows through the window, setting off the streak woven in through the dark strands. Vein of precious metal set in stone.
Di Feisheng has survived four decades of defiant existence in this world, and now he wears something proud to show for it.
"You're getting old," Fang Duobing says, and smiles into the back of Di Feisheng's neck. "What happened to rising with the sun to train every morning?"
"You and your sleeping in happened, you spoiled brat." The words are softened by the fact that Di Feisheng doesn't counter the hand Fang Duobing moves from his hair to his waist, only letting out a deep sigh. "And now you won't even let me do that."
"It's called having variation. Keeps you sharp."
"Keeps me tired."
"You'll start getting slow next if you settle into your ways like this, lao-lang."
"If you insist on calling me old, then you should have some respect for your elders," Di Feisheng declares, and now Fang Duobing can hear the glare in his voice. "Be quiet."
Fang Duobing has cheerfully never listened to this particular request, and isn't about to start now. "I show my respect for you nearly every day. Maybe you'd even call it appreciation." He lets his hand on Di Feisheng's waist drift lower, under the blanket thrown over both of them. "I could demonstrate again though, if you'd like?"
This time Di Feisheng catches him, gently dragging his hand way before Fang Duobing can reach for his trousers. "Later," he says, and the words are low enough to be a growl. "Go. Back. To. Sleep."
"Fine." Fang Duobing replaces his hand, arm reaching over Di Feisheng's torso instead. Di Feisheng's own hand stays curled overtop his, stilling as Fang Duobing settles down again behind him, sword calluses rough against his knuckles. "But I'll hold you to it."
It's impulse that causes Fang Duobing to brush at Di Feisheng's hair one last time, sweeping the silver aside to touch his lips to his neck.
Di Feisheng is, seemingly, by the fall of his breath and the curve of his body into Fang Duobing's, already asleep once more.
A Jianghu Mystery of the Middle Xi: The Tomb of Li Xiangyi
By Qiling, University of ā”ā” (2024)
Left: A photograph of the inscribed text at Li Xiangyi's tomb, reading, "The grave of the Sigu Sect's departed Sect Leader, Li Xiangyi". Right: Artist's sketch renditions from eye-level frontal and aerial side views, recreating how the tomb may have appeared during the Xi dynasty.
Among the numerous important archaeological finds from the Xi Dynasty, the tomb of Li Xiangyi is not the most well-known, nor has it yielded any artifacts of particular intrigue, yet it has raised questions about certain points in history since its discovery. The tomb constitutes a small site, near a mountainous overlook which should have received little common traffic at the time of construction. Its structure is in line with some other aristocratic burials of the Middle Xi period: aboveground, with a chamber at the center of a raised rectangular dais several meters wide, large enough to bear only a single individual. A stone marker, which has survived in legible condition until today, declares it the tomb of Li Xiangyi, leader of the Sigu jianghu sect.
Records about Li Xiangyi are found at other archaeological sites contemporary with this tomb, and so his name is not an obscure one. The Sigu Sect complex has already undergone excavation for nearly two decades, with evidence that Li Xiangyi spent several years there as its first sect leader and founder. His tomb is within two hours' walking distance of the Sigu site, though isolated in its location, compared to the Sigu Sect's grand mountain entrance. (The complex itself was inhabited well after his death; bamboo slips cite Qiao Wanmian as the Sigu Sect's next major leader some years after, who oversaw it for several more decades into the later Xi). In addition, the Baichuan-Pudu site, closer to the eastern coast and historically the headquarters for the Baichuan Court, is affiliated with Li Xiangyi. Its origins apparently began as an offshoot of the Sigu Sect, which grew into its own independent legal organization after his death.
Legends surrounding Li Xiangyi's life have been well-documented, both at Sigu and Baichuan-Pudu, but also in books and transcriptions of oral stories at sites around the country. These are dated to both the Middle and Late Xi periods, as well as a few scattered mentions in writings from the following dynasty. As a jianghu sect leader and swordsman, Li Xiangyi's reputation truly preceded him. Some tales speak of his early accomplishments, ridding towns of villainous tyrants and defeating criminals. Others talk about the founding of the Sigu Sect when Li Xiangyi was seventeen, and his subsequent missions leading his fellow swordsmen to protect the borders of the country. Not all of these narratives can be verified with surviving historical proof, and given Li Xiangyi's status in the shifting canon of folklore, the percentage that are hyperbole or fiction is likely significant. However, one that is true, and is the most frequently told story throughout these sources, is that of Li Xiangyi's death.
All texts place Li Xiangyi as having died relatively young, with some providing a specified age, generally around twenty. He perished in a duel with Di Feisheng, leader of the Jinyuan Alliance, a rival jianghu organization and presumed threat to the Sigu Sect. As the sources say, the Jinyuan Alliance killed Li Xiangyi's sect brother, Shan Gudao, and in retaliation he used the Sigu Sect to launch a war against the Jinyuan Alliance. His final battle was the last in this war, dying in the East Sea on Di Feisheng's ship. The Jinyuan Alliance in return was badly defeated by the Sigu Sect; excavations at its first compound in the last five years have shown evidence of siege, with fire having destroyed large parts of the buildings. Afterward, the Sigu Sect disbanded without Li Xiangyi, with only the Baichuan Court continuing to function, before being resurrected one decade later.
Given this knowledge we have about Li Xiangyi, the matter of his burial should be straightforward. He had a tremendous impact on the jianghu in the few short years that he stood at its peak. He died heroically, if tragically, to obtain justice for a brother. He was honoured with a tomb, standing guard over the sect he dedicated his youth to. Why, then, is said tomb regarded as somewhat of a mystery?
This tomb was first stumbled upon during extended surveys of the Sigu site territory, with excavation taking place within the last two years. Parts of the stone chamber and foundation of the dais have withstood time, as have most things left inside. The tomb bears no signs of looting. However, there are some details which, alongside discoveries from other archaeological sites, contribute to a shadow of uncertainty on the existing narrative of Li Xiangyi's life.
Firstly, is that the austerity of the tomb does not line up with what we know of Li Xiangyi. Although overall sufficient enough for someone of his great reputation, the tomb is rather plainly embellished. There are an unexpectedly small number of burial objects inside, with those present being neither rare nor expensive. For all his contributions to the jianghu, less money and resources were poured into remembrance of Li Xiangyi than seems proper for his time.
Secondly, and far more significantly, is that the tomb holds no human remains. Whether the fact of Li Xiangyi having no recovered body to bury was made public is unknown; if it was, we do not have record of it. Certainly those who arranged for the tomb to be built and sealed would have carried this with them the rest of their lives, but no one else may be accounted for. Granted, it is not impossible for a disappeared body to have been common knowledge or presumption, as Li Xiangyi was killed at sea with no guarantee of being found. Yet this, combined with the ordinary appearance of the tomb, causes the entire site to appear... a nominal thing. Constructed to maintain acknowledgement of Li Xiangyi's absence, though his death was only marked by words, rather than a physical state.
He was given a tomb, but was Li Xiangyi truly dead before it was built?
In terms of the aforementioned other archaeological site findings, there is one that potentially implicates Li Xiangyi's death at an interesting political junction, within the context of the dynasty. The Xi Dynasty was unstable and relatively short-lived, established after taking back the Central Plains and adjacent territories from the southern conquering state of Nanyin. It endured for just under two centuries, the first of which was fraught with pockets of conflict, with many jianghu skirmishes such as that between the Sigu Sect and the Jinyuan Alliance. The greatest threat to the Xi Dynasty (until its fall) came one hundred years after its founding. Recovered archival records from the Xi capital excavation report that remaining Nanyin loyalists attempted a coup, supported by jianghu organizations, including a restored Jinyuan Alliance (although whether Di Feisheng was still its leader at this time is unclear). This attack was ultimately unsuccessful, but important to note is that the leader of this renewed Nanyin force is described as being Shan Gudao, Li Xiangyi's former sect brother.
Although Li Xiangyi brought the Sigu Sect into a war upon news of Shan Gudao's death, that demise seems to have been faked, with Shan Gudao disappearing underground only to reappear as part of a later rebellion. Could Li Xiangyi have been aware of this? Was his reaction to Shan Gudao's apparent death genuine? Or part of a coordinated plan, using him as a reason to destroy the Jinyuan Alliance to eradicate any future resistance? Did Li Xiangyi, too, fake his death alongside Shan Gudao, in service of a shared cause? Were remnants of the Sigu Sect instructed to build an empty tomb, cementing Li Xiangyi as a dead hero so he could work in the shadows of the jianghu instead?
This is merely speculation, contradicted by the fact that if Li Xiangyi had indeed done as such, unlike Shan Gudao, after his duel with Di Feisheng he has no reappearance in any surviving records or at any archaeological site. As well, Li Xiangyi should have had no motivation for committing to such a scheme, with even loyalty to Shan Gudao a stretch to putting all the lives of the Sigu Sect on the line. That being said, history has a way of surprising the present, and this theory may not be entirely ruled out. At any rate, Shan Gudao's survival is a baffling accompaniment to Li Xiangyi's (lack of a) burial, one which will hopefully receive clarifying answers in future archaeological developments.
Perhaps the strangest piece of the puzzle concerning the end of Li Xiangyi's life, however, is Di Feisheng. After the Jinyuan Alliance was scattered by the Sigu Sect, stories regarding Li Xiangyi declared him dead and disappeared. Yet not unlike Shan Gudao, he became known in the jianghu once more about ten years later, witnessing the Nanyin attempted coup and living long after. His tomb remained intact, and was excavated eight years ago as part of the greater Tianji Mountain site project. The location of Di Feisheng's tomb is surprising, not only because it directly links him to the powerful and wealthy He clan of Tianji Manor, but also because he was buried beside their sole young master during the Xi Dynasty, Fang Duobing.
The son of financial minister Fang Zeshi and engineering master He Xiaohui, Fang Duobing became a notable youxia travelling the jianghu in the emperor's name, assigned in the wake of the attempted Nanyin coup. According to palace records, he was also betrothed to the Princess Zhaoling, although the marriage agreement was eventually formally dissolved. What is otherwise known of Fang Duobing was his admiration of Li Xiangyi, having styled himself as a follower and disciple of him during his youth. As well, one eye-catching artifact among Fang Duobing's burial goods was a preserved wooden replica of a blade, with Li Xiangyi's name carved near the hilt. Likely a children's toy, prized and kept safe throughout Fang Duobing's life.
The exact nature of the relationship between Di Feisheng and Fang Duobing is not entirely certain, but it must have been a very close one, for Di Feisheng to have the privilege of burial on the Tianji estate. This topic justifies future study for our understanding of the Tianji He clan, already known in prior generations for its socially subversive relationships, but pertinent to Li Xiangyi is that the man whose most infamous act was to kill him, was laid to rest next to one who revered him. Why was there such a bond between these two figures, if the stories of Li Xiangyi's death have had any truth to them? Did Li Xiangyi really die by Di Feisheng's blade? Did Li Xiangyi's empty tomb, plausibly signifying Di Feisheng's innocence, alter his relationship with Fang Duobing? Or indeed, did Li Xiangyi, the man himself, have a part to play in this?
No traces of him from this time remain in the archaeological record, true. But this should not be taken to mean without doubt that he was not alive then at all.
The discovery of Li Xiangyi's tomb has been an exciting development for studying this era of the Xi Dynasty, but it has also outlined doubt in areas of one man's life that were previously taken as likely facts. Li Xiangyi's tomb is scarcely fitting for his name as a founding sect leader, built more for the sake of its existence than anything else, and there was no body sealed inside to begin with. In addition, Shan Gudaoā someone dear to Li Xiangyiā established a precedent of faking his death. Di Feisheng, known across the jianghu for killing the man, held a close bond with someone later in life who had personally looked up to Li Xiangyi, and so he may not have been fully responsible for Li Xiangyi's death to begin with.
What truly happened to Li Xiangyi, resulting in a tomb such as this? The past holds the answer, knowing things that we do not. Hopefully the future of archaeology will continue leading to new discoveries, and allow us to more completely understand the legend that was Li Xiangyi.
ok mlc fandom i'm curious about something
please reblog to help with sample size!
For the kiss meme, no. 20 for dihua, please!
"exhausted parents kiss" fic meme fill! always in need of more prompts.
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li xiangyi slumps onto the sofa burying his nose in di feisheng's shoulder with a tiny sigh. "i think he's finally asleep," he says, sotto voce, and di feisheng lets out a breath he didn't know he was holding.
neither of them had known what they were getting into when they agreed to take in the recently departed shan gudao's hitherto unknown child, but the rambunctious six year old had rapidly disabused them of any notion of quiet or easy. he's a cheerful child, despite his circumstances, and while li xiangyi wasn't prepared for the level of care he requires, he's determined to raise him properly. di feisheng has never seen himself as a parent, but he couldn't let the child just be shuffled into the system after a lifetime of escaping it himself.
"hopefully he stays down for a while," di feisheng says, curling his fingers into the short hairs at the nape of li xiangyi's neck, but he's not too optimistic. nine times out of ten xiaobao wakes up in the middle of the night and demands to be let into their bed. the effect on the previously vigorous sex life of two healthy young men goes without saying but di feisheng finds himself worrying about xiaobao's nightmares more than anything. he doesn't talk about them to either li xiangyi or himself, but they're working on getting him into therapy.
li xiangyi makes a soft noise and then then shifts to tilt his face up. "kiss me," he says, as imperious and endearing as the day they met, and di feisheng snorts but bends to comply. they kiss lazily, indulging in this little pocket of time they have to themselves, li xiangyi practically melting into it. it'll be bedtime for adults sooner rather than later, but neither of them are under the illusion that they'll have time for much more than this.
there's a cry from xiaobao's room just as li xiangyi slides his tongue between di feisheng's teeth and they both freeze. di feisheng withdraws with a sigh, pressing his forehead to li xiangyi's for a moment. "i'll get him," he says, and li xiangyi gives him another quick kiss before moving away.
di feisheng levers himself off the sofa, traveling to xiaobao's room with quick steps. li xiangyi hears him murmuring quietly to their nephew and sinks back into the cushions with a sigh. his family is complicated, but di feisheng is with him and li xiangyi has never met a more tenacious man. they'll be okay.
Yet another silly alternate ending to Mysterious Lotus Casebook cuz . . . I'm not over it, ha ha!
Enjoy!
written for @harocat and @yletylyfĀ for the @cdrama-actionĀ event!
Fang Duobing arrives in a flurry of snow and bluster, voice loud and imperious as he points at Di Feisheng and says, āYou! Finally making an honest man of Li Lianhua, huh?ā āHonest?ā Di Feisheng says mildly. āHim?ā āHey,ā Li Lianhua says, but Fang Duobing has already dissolved into laughter.
Fandom:Ā Mysterious Lotus Casebook
Rating:Ā T
Relationship:Ā Di Feisheng/Li Lianhua
mlc fandom i am still curious
so as a follow up to the previous poll, i want to try to drill into the large ot3 contingent a bit, if possible.
consider the question as if you had to put the component parts in order of preference. yes, there's a button for if you really can't pick, but please only use it if you really really need to. if you can put your full ranking in the tags, that would be helpful too.
please reblog to help with sample size!
āLi Xiangyi,ā Di Feisheng said. Nothing more, nothing less. His voice was almost reverent when he used that name. He hadnāt called him by it since theyād found him, saved him. It made Li Lianhuaās breath catch. āThis Li Xiangyi gets way too many chances,ā he muttered. He was supposed to have died a long time ago. Heād buried him for a decade, and the past had come along and dug him back up. Then heād once again thrown Li Xiangyi away after tying up every loose thread, and yet, Li Xiangyi lived because there were those who spoke him to life. Li Xiangyi lived because Li Lianhua couldnāt quite stop answering to the name when it was uttered in this voice. Or: Li Lianhua deals with having to live on after a decade of expecting death.
I started this fic thanks to @lyselkatz and their lovely feihua art! It sort of got buried in wip hell, but I dug it back up and this happened. Set in post-canon where Li Lianhua has been found and saved by Di Feisheng and Fang Duobing, and is almost fully recovered. They're figuring this new life out. Baby steps!!
The latest chapter of the rock star AU is up! Follows directly from the previous chapter--Li Lianhua is sick, and then he recovers enough to run headfirst into the worst anniversary. Luckily Fang Duobing shows up to take care of him.
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after a couple days of fdb and dfs finally sharing the upstairs bed, hulijing decides to join them
the thing is, despite the drooling and farting and midnight strangling, dfs is sleeping better than he has most of his life. it takes him back to the moments of when he and the 3 kings and wuyan were still poor and young, and they would huddle together in abandoned buildings for warmth. they took turns being restless sleepers. there was never a night someone's leg didn't end up in someone else's face.
maybe it's because of that, the weight of someone he, perhaps, trusts pressing him down without ill intent is just the comfort he needs for him to finally let go. dfs slips past his dreams of blood and hunger and drifts away into true rest.
šŖ· Postcard from a travelling Li Lianhua, wishing you a peaceful Summer Solstice~ We agreed that the three of us and the dog would wake up early to go fishing, but it seems like we woke up too early again!
Artist: å¼č±č§ č on weibo; reposted with credit as requested.