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江晚吟 ([personal profile] qingxinling) wrote2023-12-13 10:59 am

bang! crash! the lightning flashed!! -- that's another story, nevermind, anyway!

Jiang Wanyin sweeps along the shores of the lake, glowering. This is not his beloved Lotus Pier. These waters are cold, foreign, uninviting. Clearly there's been some trap: he's been distracted by duty in this hunt, and when he followed the slight tug in his chest, he ended up getting pulled into unfamiliar territory.

No matter. He draws himself to full height, letting cool arrogance slip down his shoulders and suffuse him. Sandu is naked in one hand; Zidian crackles in the other. He can handle whatever monsters may arrive.
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[personal profile] aflashbastard 2023-12-13 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's not so bad once you get used to it," Crowley adds, slowly taking one step away. "Even though you're trapped here forever, it's kind of like a new home. You know what they say, 家和万事兴1."

1It is actually what they say (surprise?), "If the family lives in harmony, all affairs will prosper." -- but unfortunately it probably sounds like Crowley just went from speaking fluent Chinese to absolute terrible Chinese.
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[personal profile] aflashbastard 2023-12-13 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"What?" Crowley asks, irritated now. "Demon, if you need to know."
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[personal profile] aflashbastard 2023-12-13 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
It stings a little and Crowley sighs, idly wondering if he should just stop trying to speak Mandarin the hard way. "Really? Bit of an overreaction, don't you think?"

"Even more of an overreaction than when I spoke it to Lan Wangji," he mutters to himself.
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[personal profile] aflashbastard 2023-12-14 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
“Oh, you know him?” Crowley asks casually, as if they’re talking about someone over tea.
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[personal profile] aflashbastard 2023-12-14 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
Crowley sighs. “Look, I also got everyone mixed up when I first arrived here too. It’s alright. There’s no need to be embarrassed.”
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[personal profile] aflashbastard 2023-12-14 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"No no," Crowley reassures him. "You don't need to pretend anymore. The cultivators are confusing. They have so many different names. I'm right there with you."
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[personal profile] aflashbastard 2023-12-14 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"Congratulations. Happy for you," Crowley says, mildly. "Do you have many names?"
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[personal profile] aflashbastard 2023-12-14 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"What's the normal amount? I have two," Crowley offers.
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[personal profile] aflashbastard 2023-12-14 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"Crowley. The other one, I can't exactly pronounce with this mouth," he says, apologetically.
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[personal profile] aflashbastard 2023-12-15 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh." Crowley says, pointing at him, much like the Leo-pointing-at-the-TV meme (you know1). "The burn book! The-- er, loquat. The rotting loquat!"

1If you're reading this, you almost definitely do know.
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[personal profile] aflashbastard 2023-12-15 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"What?" Crowley asks. "Oh, I'm not calling you that. It was something a friend wrote about you. Don't worry about it too much."
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[personal profile] aflashbastard 2023-12-15 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"He wrote it in a burn book. That your personality is like biting into a loquat and discovering it's actually rotten. I wouldn't take it too personally, though," Crowley reassures him. "It was all part of a communal bonding experience. Just airing some grievances."
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[personal profile] aflashbastard 2023-12-15 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
This man had just said that he didn't know Lan Wangji, but Crowley understands that confusion completely. "Yes," he says, encouraging. "He's--" he raises his hand to approximately Lan Wangji's height (which is mostly useless because they're about the same height) "--and golden eyes. Very stern looking."

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