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  1. Rec 90

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    Xie Lian is an incubus who wants nothing more than to be human. Haunted by a tragedy that nearly destroyed him a decade ago, he’s sworn off feeding, craving only solitude and silence—except for the voice of one singer, Crimson Rain Sought Flower, whose music stirs something deep and unspoken inside him.

    Out of options and desperate for stability, Xie Lian takes a job at The Gambler’s Den, a club veiled in secrets and whispers, known for sheltering the supernatural and the damned. Its enigmatic owner, Hua Cheng, is a man of many faces and even more secrets. No one knows which one is real—but he sees Xie Lian, and he’s decided he won’t let him slip away.

    Or, the one where an incubus dances to forget, and a devil watches to remember.

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    22 Feb 2026

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    Nearly a year after Hua Cheng's return, Xie Lian lives a quiet, contented life at Puqi Shrine. Then a golden light cleaves the stillness when a Heavenly Scroll arrives:

    By the will of the Heavenly Court, the Prince of Xianle is summoned to audience within one hour to advise upon matters of celestial security. Attendance is required.
    —Acting Commander of the Celestial Realm, etc., Feng Xin

    “Looks like they couldn’t do without you for long,” Hua Cheng said lightly. But there was no teasing in it.

    “I suppose I knew it would come,” Xie Lian said. “Eventually.”

    (In which Xie Lian is pulled back to Heaven, and he learns the limits of mercy—and what love looks like when it’s powerful enough to terrify the heavens.)

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    20 Feb 2026

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    “I have nothing to my name, but still want to make a bet. What do people normally do at the Gambler’s Den if they have no money to use?” Xie Lian asked.

    The smirk on her face grew, but she humored him. “It depends on the way you bet. If you’re at a normal table, you’re out of luck. But if Hua Cheng is in, the bets he takes rarely have anything to do with money.”

    “Hua Cheng?”

    At his confused look, she outright laughed. “Oh boy, you’re in for it.”

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    Devastated from the tragedy that befell the small farming village where he lived, Xie Lian travels to Ghost City to ask for help at the Gambler’s Den. What he doesn't expect is for their lord to continue to follow him around, even when Xie Lian’s business in the city is complete.

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    19 Feb 2026

  4. Rec 83

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    It wasn’t that Xie Lian had never wondered what it would be like to switch positions and be the one to give pleasure to Hua Cheng. He pondered it many times, but when the mood struck, things always happened so fast that, before he knew it, they were heading down the usual route and, truth to be told, he was not complaining. Now that he properly entertained the idea, however... It was becoming quite obvious to him that Hua Cheng had always enjoyed Xie Lian’s more dominant side, being very eager to sink to his knees and worship him as his lowly servant and most devout follower. At first Xie Lian froze up at that treatment, uncomfortable with his lover placing himself below him in any way. He wanted no kneeling and certainly no worship, instead wishing to uplift Hua Cheng and make him realise he was equal to him in every possible way, but…

    But.

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    Faced with some (in retrospect, not that surprising) truths about his lover, Xie Lian decides to venture outside of his comfort zone.

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    14 Feb 2026

  5. Rec 85

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    Xie Lian finds a temple. A temple to the god he isn’t.
    Xie Lian finds a ghost. A ghost that knows his name.
    Xie Lian finds something he never lost in the first place.

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    13 Feb 2026