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    In which, Shen Qingqiu realized what he longed for the most was freedom. Being a peak lord of Qing Jing didn't let him do that often, he envied Liu Qingge who could ditch his peak's brats so easily and go outside as he pleased.

    Why did Liu Qingge could do as he pleased whilst he had to stay demure in his peak? Spitefully, Shen Qingqiu also began to leave his disciples to their own devices after picking up his last disciple to appease Ning Yingying.

    For Luo Binghe, his Shizun was an enigma. A puzzle with many missing details, a sea with immeasurable depth. His Shizun is his hero. Every time his Shizun appeared, it was always in the direst situation which would be quickly resolved. Ming Fan came and bullied him? Snatching off his mother's jade? His Shizun came and the jade was back in Luo Binghe's hand.

    A demon invasion when no strong people home? His Shizun returned and stopped them.

    Pretty sure Shizun pushed him into the abyss for his own sake too. That's right. Luo Binghe didn't have any shred of doubt towards his mysterious and wise Shizun.

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    09 Feb 2026

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    Time does not cause the extinction of desire. Tenderness does not change the jagged shape of it. It is dichotomous, perhaps, that Chuuya wants to split Dazai apart all the more when he does not wish for violence.

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    A study on perception and desire and everything adjacent.

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    28 Jan 2026

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    “I am trapped in a time loop, sir,” confessed Jeeves, at long last.
    “Ah, these things are sent to try us,” said I.

     

    Or: In which time develops a knot, a valet does not know how to unravel it, and a young master suggests a household remedy from tales of old.

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    22 Jan 2026

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    The flower disease isn't always fatal. The petal-crying variant, for example, is more often painful or embarrassing than deadly. Coughs can be suppressed with medicine. There’s not much to be done about the blood variant of the disease—that one’s nasty, as one would expect when someone has plant matter gunking up their veins—but meditation and regular qi infusions help tamp down symptoms of all kinds. Best-case scenario, the feelings, and the need to share them, fade in time, and then huzzah, problem solved.

    …Or, the person processes their emotions and, instead of disgorging flowers, spews their secrets to the person who caused their ailment and thus returns to health pretty much instantly! (Or so people say, but that cure’s not very common. Wei Wuxian can’t imagine why.)

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    Wei Wuxian, after several years of wandering, comes to stay at Lotus Pier for medical treatment.

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    14 Jan 2026

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    As Nie Huaisang poured their tea, Jiang Cheng rubbed his thumb against the carved wooden box in his lap and tried not to fret over what the other man was thinking. He knew what he looked like: the white streak at his temple announced it all. Jiang Cheng's cultivation was failing, and with the discussion conference tomorrow, it would be impossible to hide. Not even the reputation of Sandu Shengshou could shield him from being known now.

    "Jiang-xiong, if you brought me a present, you have to give it to me," Nie Huaisang said behind his fan. His eyes seemed amused, at least, maybe.

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    13 Jan 2026