#and for the request!

[fortune-maiden]

For feveruary: 22 for Pei Ming/Shi Qingxuan!

Peixuan my beloved! <3

Thank you for the ask!!

Feveruary Day 22: “Our date can wait! You’re far more important.”

(this ended up a 700 word drabble lol)

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“One date then. Don’t make me regret it.”

Throughout history, many tales had been spun about General Mingguang. His feats of bravery. His battlefield conquests.

His many, many lovers.

General Mingguang’s love affairs had no limits. From princesses to prostitutes, from goddesses to ghosts – so long as she caught his eye, his pursuit would be relentless. A hero in some tales, a villain in others – exaggerated or restrained, there were as many stories as there were storytellers, and then some as the mortal playwrights couldn’t possibly know just how much actually went across the three realms.

The stories were popular. The man behind them a legend.

But every story – fact or fantasy – always had the same ending.

When the flames of passioned burned out, the great general would disappear.

General Pei’s lovers rivaled the stars in the sky, but whether or not they stayed in his heart, they never stayed in his sights.

He wasn’t one for commitment. He didn’t believe in eternal love.

He just liked flings.

Short-term physical relationships that lasted as long as it took him to find another beauty, and then he never bothered with his exes again.

According to some rumors he even went out of his way to avoid crossing paths with them. “Brothers like limbs, women like clothes,” or so he would say as he tossed out his old robes with the changing seasons. Hard feelings? Broken hearts? Those ceased to be his problem the moment a relationship ended, and he took great care to keep it that way.

And that man…

That man…

That bastard stood Shi Qingxuan up again!

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“This time I really will tell Ge.” Shi Qingxuan brushed her hair past her shoulders. “What will he do when he finds out how you’ve poorly treated me, I wonder?”

Pei Ming groaned as he turned to her. “Be careful Qingxuan. Decisions made in anger rarely end well. If you tell him this, you’ll have to tell him certain other things.” He coughed into his fist, the harsh sound pricking Shi Qingxuan’s chest like a series of needles.

“How does a heavenly official like you even get into such a state?”

“Well, you see, it started when –

“Actually, never mind. Don’t talk. You sound awful.” Awful enough that Shi Qingxuan was convinced at least. “And after I went through all the trouble to get ready…”

“You, know this is the part where you’re supposed to say ‘Our date can wait! You’re far more important.’”

“Oh? So that’s how it is. The only thing more important to General Pei than a date is himself.”

Pei Ming frowned. “That wasn’t what I said.”

“It’s what I heard.”

It was always something with him. “Not today, Qingxuan, I’m on patrol.” Or “Your brother invited me out.” Or “I’m seeing someone else.” Or “Mt Tonglue is opening, so I’m busy.”

One would think there was something wrong with Shi Qingxuan with the way he always had excuses ready.

 It wasn’t that her female guise wasn’t beautiful enough for him. She knew it was. She knew of the way he stared at her when he thought she (or her brother, rather) wasn’t looking, of the lechery in his smile and the thoughts that filled his head when she leaned forward. She found amusement in that little tsk of disappointment he made whenever she switched back.

“The way you look at me – why not ask me out already?”

“Since when are you old enough to date?”

“Is that a no?”

“It doesn’t have to be.”

“One date then. Don’t make me regret it.”

Shi Qingxuan has done nothing but regret it ever since. With a sigh, she switched back to her male body as Pei Ming tsked in disappointment.

“This is the part where you’re supposed to be grateful I’m here to look after you.”

“I’ll be grateful if I’m not poisoned to death.”

Later, when Shi Wudu returned, Shi Qingxuan would debate mentioning that the Palace of Ming Guang passed along a message of its master’s imminent demise and leave Pei Ming’s recovery to him.

Until then, Shi Qingxuan slapped a fully soaked towel onto his face and got to work.

No ending for them just yet.

[swan2swan]

Whoever conceived and animated this moment, I hope they're doing well and thriving. This is S-rank romance stuff here.

[smoky-moka]

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[butterflyscribbles]

Echidna warriors are inclined to let the youngsters in their tribe win small battles to encourage confidence. They are also inclined to humble those who boast too much confidence lol.

Inspired request by @/niyana-the-ambiguous-mobian

[vaspider]

Me, starting a video that says it's going to explain how Victorian poorhouses fucked up the concept of charity forever: ok, show me what you've got

Video: it starts with the ideas of the Christian philosopher --

Me: DON'T SAY IT DON'T FUCKING SAY IT

Video: -- John Calvin

Me:

[hauntedhotel]

Me, on the welcome desk in the library: Good morning, how are you today?

Customer: I have welcomed Jesus into my heart and so I am well today and every day.

Me, a little unnerved: Okay then! Is there something I can help you with?

Customer, digging around in his bag and pulling out an iPhone in a box: Unfortunately, Jesus can't help me with this fucking phone, so I came to the library.

[great-and-small]

Reached out to a biologist to request some info about an extinct species of freshwater shrimp and the email she sent in response was not only lovely and helpful but also kind of poetry to me? People who study invertebrates are actually the most hopeful and compassionate scientists that we have.

[literaryvein-references]

When your Character...

Gets into: A Fight ⚜ ...Another Fight ⚜ ...Yet Another Fight

Hates Someone ⚜ Kisses Someone ⚜ Falls in Love

Calls Someone they Love ⚜ Dies / Cheats Death ⚜ Drowns

is...

A Ballerina ⚜ A Child ⚜ Interacting with a Child ⚜ A Cheerleader

A Cowboy ⚜ A Genius ⚜ A Lawyer ⚜ A Pirate ⚜ A Spy

A Wheelchair User ⚜ A Zombie ⚜ Beautiful ⚜ Dangerous ⚜ Drunk

Funny ⚜ In a Coma ⚜ In a Secret Society ⚜ Injured ⚜ Shy

needs...

A Magical Item ⚜ An Aphrodisiac ⚜ A Fictional Poison

A Coping Strategy ⚜ A Drink ⚜ A Medicinal Herb ⚜ A Mentor

Money ⚜ A Persuasion Tactic ⚜ A Quirk ⚜ To be Killed Off

To Become Likable ⚜ To Clean a Wound ⚜ To Self-Reflect

To Find the Right Word, but Can't ⚜ To Say No ⚜ To Swear

loves...

Astronomy ⚜ Baking ⚜ Cooking ⚜ Cocktails ⚜ Food ⚜ Oils

Dancing ⚜ Fashion ⚜ Gems ⚜ Herbal Remedies ⚜ Honey

Mushrooms ⚜ Mythology ⚜ Numbers ⚜ Perfumes

Roses ⚜ Sweets ⚜ To Argue ⚜ To Insult ⚜ To Kiss

To Make False Claims ⚜ Wine ⚜ Wine-Tasting ⚜ Yoga

has/experiences...

Allergies ⚜ Amnesia ⚜ Bereavement ⚜ Bites & Stings

Bruises ⚜ Caffeine ⚜ CO Poisoning ⚜ Color Blindness

Facial Hair ⚜ Fainting ⚜ Fevers ⚜ Food Allergies

Food Poisoning ⚜ Fractures ⚜ Frostbite ⚜ Hypothermia

Injuries ⚜ Jet Lag ⚜ Kidnapping ⚜ Manipulation ⚜ Mutism

Pain ⚜ Paranoia ⚜ Poisoning ⚜ More Pain & Violence

Scars ⚜ Trauma ⚜ Viruses ⚜ Wounds

[these are just quick references. more research may be needed to write your story...]

Writing Resources PDFs

[avadaniels]

Everything I did for this episode was inspired by and dedicated to these two people standing on this stage beside me. A year ago, we were broken, drunk, and defeated. Today, we stand triumphant, glorious!

Game Changer 6x03 "Sam Says 3" | 7x01 "One Year Later"

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[indigonite]

Please…

[mdq]

pet cigarette

[life-on-our-planet]

The family Channichthyidae are more commonly known as icefish, and they are the only known vertebrates that lack hemoglobin in their blood as adults. As a result their blood is white and their skin appears translucent.

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