#college hualian

[pichirobi]

put your hands together for yet another hualian college au 🥳🥳🎉

once the star valedictorian of his high school, xie lian is now a broke, failing college student surviving on packaged ramen fished out of cafeteria garbage cans. his luck turns for the better when he meets the mysterious art student who's filled his canvases with portraits of xie lian.

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xie lian (he/him, asexual)

xie lian's parents laid him off so he takes odd jobs, tutors, and does homework for anyone he can get to pity him. all of his money is spent on rent, and a cheap gym membership he abuses so he can at least look like he's functional on the outside. he bodybuilds his stress away.

his grades are terrible. xl's actually a greatly diligent student and does all his work, he just keeps misremembering due dates, and his professors are the kind that give zeroes on assignments typed in the wrong font.

he's kept fed by his roommate, shi qingxuan (she/he). xie lian's saved her ass from academic probation enough times for it to be embarrassing. their bond is more of a silent agreement to look out for each other.

hua cheng (he/they, demisexual)

his parents died when he was young but they left him a small fortune. he doesn't show off his money, unless it's to dress opulently outside of class and treating xl to expensive restaurants.

hua cheng takes like six courses a semester, four of which are obscure electives. he says it's because he likes to keep himself well-rounded and busy, but he has a ridiculous amount of free time anyway.

he's a perfect student but his professors are wary of him. he thinks very little of most professors and talks back to them in such a way where they can't tell if they've been insulted or not.

hc chooses the same art concentration every semester. portraits of the same beautiful boy at various ages. sometimes his art professor can get him to paint butterflies feeding on flowers.

hualian's backstory

their story begins on a playground. 10-year-old xie lian scares off mean kids bullying 8-year-old hua cheng over his heterochromia (one of the mean kids is qi rong). xie lian tells him he thinks hua cheng's eyes are pretty. xie lian wears earrings and has long hair that he braids with flowers, and he doesn't care what other kids think of him. he won't let anyone be bullied for their appearance.

we know what comes next—endless pining. hua cheng's infatuation grows as, from a distance, he watches his noble, gracious, special classmate defend kids who are easy targets (with the help of feng xin and mu qing) and earns the title of teacher's pet. hua cheng gains the bravery to stop covering his eye, until hualian are separated in chuzhong (secondary/middle school). the bullying returns and hua cheng swears to never take off the eye bandage again.

hua cheng's "young soldier" moment is at a halloween party in their last year of gaozhong (high school). hc's dressed as a ghost, face painted and almost unrecognizable. xie lian's dressed as a rabbit. qi rong spikes his cup of water. xl's top is sleeveless and it's unintentionally drawing unwanted attention to his shredded arms. some asshole teen girls won't leave him alone and keep flirting with/grabbing him. hua cheng tells them to fuck off and scares them away. although xie lian is indeed incredibly gorgeous and hua cheng is incredibly flustered, after the party, he makes sure to escort a drunk xie lian home.

some guy xl's never seen the face of starts rumors that xie lian paid off the administration to name him valedictorian, and that he sweet-talks his teachers into bullshitting his grades. he's the understudy for the lead role in a school play. the girl who was meant to lead falls horrifically sick and is in the hospital for some time. the guy who hides his face spreads another rumor that xie lian is the one who put her in the hospital so xl could have the attention/spotlight. other students gradually join in on the fun of bashing xl, knocking an admirable figure down to their level, until people start avoiding him, and his popularity is lost. feng xin and mu qing distance themselves from xie lian. hua cheng gets more detentions than usual for picking fights with anyone who dares to insult xie lian in front of him.

hualian in college

their third-first meeting is when xie lian is down on his luck, drenched from the rain as he just barely misses his bus to campus. hua cheng appears, stands next to xie lian with a red umbrella, and wordlessly waits with him for the next bus.

xie lian doesn't see the kind stranger again until he needs to track down the dean of xianle university, jun wu. jun wu is chatting with the head of the studio art department. while xl politely waits for their conversation to end, he looks around at the art students milling about, and catches that tall, handsome, kind stranger staring at him. the stranger smiles, looks down, and leaves. xl wanders the room to check out the art pieces scattered around, and comes to an easel in the corner. xl is faced with a painting of...himself. the signed name is written so poorly he can't read it.

hua cheng comes to him next. he introduces himself as "san lang" and asks xie lian for tutoring—not for any subject, but to improve his handwriting. cue montage of soft-spoken critiques and hands gently touching and hua cheng confessing his admiration via the poem they're practicing writing together. xie lian doesn't recognize hua cheng from their childhood but fixates on that lovely deep voice, trying to place where he's heard it before. hua cheng tries to overpay him but xie lian refuses, saying hc can tip him by grabbing lunch with xl. they meet up for calligraphy practice once a week.

san lang is generous and protective and patient. san lang is flirty and dependable and mischievous. he's also very, very handsome, distractingly so, "how can it be that no one's fought for the affection of a guy like you?" throughout the wild events of xie lian's life, hua cheng is right by his side. from helping ling wen the librarian organize hundreds of books and scrolls, to uncovering the schemes of pei ming's vengeful ex, to stopping the dangerous "pranks" of xl's insane cousin qi rong.

xie lian and shi qingxuan's dorm is falling apart at the seams. hua cheng spends a day and night with them helping to clean and renovate. he sleeps over (AND THERE WAS ONLY ONE BED ?!). xie lian wakes up to a new canvas painting on his bedroom wall. it's a beautiful portrait of himself, as a child, with flowers braided in long hair. in the bottom right corner is a signed name that xie lian can now read, the handwriting marginally improved.

xie lian finds that he stops expecting misfortune. he gains friends. his grades improve. at one of shi wudu's lake parties, xie lian nearly drowns, and hua cheng gives him totally unnecessary mouth-to-mouth. (they take this as inspiration to find completely bullshit excuses to kiss in the future.)

later on at the same lake party, they find a moment alone, warming/drying up by a fire pit. hua cheng alludes to being in love with someone who saw him at his worst. xie lian is envious of that. he firmly tells hua cheng that what matters is him, not the state of him.

misc

hua cheng has been going blind in his right eye for over a decade, and by college, he can just make out changes in light with it.

hualian definitely have a "draw me like one of your french girls" scene while their relationship is ambiguous. feng xin walks in and has prayed every day since then that he's knocked on the head so hard he gets amnesia.

hua cheng gradually leaves more and more of his belongings in xie lian's room until he practically lives there ("oh gege, how silly of me, leaving my toothbrush with you for the 23rd time this month 😇").

feng xin still calls xie lian "dianxia"; it was xl's nickname throughout primary school because he was such a beloved little prince 😌

feng xin and mu qing insist they're sworn rivals, but sign up to be each other's dormmates every semester. ("i know mu qing's every move. how many pillows he enjoys sleeping with. how he likes his coffee in the morning. you have to keep a vigilant eye on the enemy, dianxia.")

shi wudu offers xie lian an absurd amount of money to spy on report back weekly updates on shi qingxuan's life. xie lian politely refuses.

pei ming and lang qianqiu are gym lunks. sometimes they workout with xie lian, barely disguising their true intention of competing with each other.

hua cheng will occasionally waste time at a bar owned by he xuan. he plays poker and wins nearly every game by sheer luck. he doesn't bet money, but instead has the losers do something embarrassing for his own entertainment. he gains a fearful reputation, and mixes drinks when he's bored of playing or when no one in the room is brave enough to bet with him.

hua cheng makes up increasingly ridiculous stories as to why he covers his eye when he's asked. "it shoots a deadly laser." "a bear scratched it out, but i took its skin after. it made a nice rug." "my eye is right there. what are you talking about? are you okay?"

xie lian rescues a small, hungry cat he names banyue. he asks hua cheng to house her as he lives off-campus. the conversation goes like this:

"gege..."

"san lang 🥺"

"FINE."

qi rong buys a cat just to copy xie lian and names it guzi.

[haikyuul-kid]

for all my fellow struggling college students

[undermine-the-instinct]

Ive seen Highschools AU's where Xie Lian is a soft uwu sort of person who wears cardigans over his sweaters and is so clueless but nice and nerdy---GUYS. Are we fr??

Xie Lian is definitely the type to be on all the sports teams and be captain while also sprinting down court during Halftime because he's also in band and he's got a solo dammit

[double-m-b]

MXTX college au

details/closeups under the cut

Xie Lian: Archaeology major with kinesiology minor. He has a focus in ancient weaponry and the evolution of weapons throughout various cultures. Known as the "scrap collector" because whenever he comes to digs, all he seems to find are rocks. Grew up a child/teen idol and was very popular. Had a major crisis in highschool when he was invited to a special retreat abroad for top students and came back home to find his parents dead and his home burned down. Took a few gap years as he picked up the pieces of his life and is finally ready to go back to school.

Hua Cheng: Double major in painting and sculpture. Grew up listening/watching the "Prince of Xianle" and it was his only solace for most of his childhood. He could never afford to buy official merch so he made his own, from t-shirts to figurines to posters. He'd even snuck into one of the shows by climbing in the rafters to the catwalk but ended up falling only to be caught by Xie Lian himself. When he first ran into Xie Lian on campus, lost and wandering while holding onto a map, Hua Cheng nearly fainted on the spot.

Wei Wuxian: Bioengineering major, music minor. He's definitely the odd one out in all the classes for his major. Everyone assumes that this weird theater kid stumbled into the wrong classroom. That is, until he answers every single question correctly. Unfortunately, knowing the material isn't the same as getting to class or turning in assignments on time. Neither of which he's been able to master. In his intro to music class, he found the guy who looked the least friendly and sat next to him (cause he was the MOST pretty).

Lan Wangji: Civics major, music theory minor. If he had it his way, he'd be a music major but unfortunately his obligation to his family forced him into a major he didn't really want. He plays in the college orchestra and is acclaimed for his perfect performances. He's even won awards for pieces he's composed. Everything was going exactly as his uncle had planned for Lan Wangji until that first class with Wei Wuxian. He fell hard and for the first time in his life, he struggled to stay composed.

[shi-qingxuans-child]

[hualianff]

Modern Uni AU. Boyfriends Hualian. XL rooms with MQ and FX while HC somehow snagged one of the few single rooms in the upperclassmen building.

Hualian find out very soon that they can’t study in HC’s room because they’ll just end up making out on HC’s bed for hours. XL will try so hard to keep them on track, literally turning away as he studies on HC’s bed while HC is banished to remain at his desk. 

HC manages to get some work done before sneaking his way over to XL, who currently lays on his front, typing up notes. HC covers his boyfriend’s body with his own, pinning XL down with the weight of a sack of potatoes. 

“San Lang, do your homework,” XL sighs, unaffected by the extra body on top of him. HC merely buries his nose in the crook of XL’s neck. 

“Bleh.”

HC then pretends to snore.

XL pauses his typing, and says, “You’re not being a very good study partner right now.”

“I can be a different kind of partner, just say the word,” HC cheekily answers. 

XL sighs. Gathering his strength and utilizing the element of surprise, XL flips them over so he sits in HC’s lap. 

“San Lang, you’re being too greedy. We’ve barely even worked an hour,” XL says seriously, borderline scolding his boyfriend. HC is undeterred. 

“I am simply lobbying for a higher wage,” HC remarks, sliding his hands up XL’s sides, teasing the edge of his sweater. “Three kisses per hour of work just isn’t enough to sustain me.”

XL raises an unimpressed eyebrow. Without breaking eye-contact, he reaches behind him to fling off his notebook and somehow place his laptop on HC’s desk. 

“How about four-“

“Let’s go for time, Gege,” HC suggests with a sparkle in his eye. 

“What?”

“Hm, it’s easier to keep track that way. Let’s say, ten minutes of kisses per hour of work,” HC says.

“Five.”

“Eight.”

“San Lang.”

“…Nine.”

“That’s not how bargaining works,” XL frowns, flicking HC’s forehead. HC just laughs, sitting up so he can skim his lips along his lover’s neck.

“It is when kisses are at stake. Come on, Gege, please? Just a few?” HC begs, pressing light kisses along the column of XL’s throat. “I promise we’ll get more work done after.”

Liar, XL thinks. But he doesn’t turn his head away as HC mouths his way up along XL’s jaw, then his cheek, kissing until he reaches the corner of XL’s mouth. 

Without saying anything else, XL concedes by capturing his boyfriend’s lips in a tender kiss, melting against HC’s body. 

HC smirks triumphantly against XL’s lips. Using one hand to cup XL’s nape, he quickly unlocks the watch on XL’s wrist and sets the timer to ten minutes. Without wasting another second, HC leans back on the bed and yanks XL down with him, bodies flush together as they lose themselves in fervent kisses. 

Mysteriously, the timer never goes off. 

It’s only when XL’s phone goes off, MQ asking if XL is coming down with them for dinner, do HC and XL pull apart with enough rationale to think. 

Oh my god, XL thinks. I’ve been bamboozled!

HC, the sly fox he is, instantly sits up with a bright smile. Because XL is too stunned to speak, HC sneaks in yet another “innocent” kiss. 

“Gege, it’s dinner time. Let’s go!”

“I- give me ten minutes,” XL says in a strained voice. HC tilts his head in question, then notices the obvious bulge in his boyfriend’s pants. 

“Well look who decided to join us today~”

XL chucks a pillow at his boyfriend’s head with a glare.

The turn of events has HC going down to the dining hall with a shit-eating grin plastered on his face while XL calms himself down. Which was kind of difficult to do since he’s surrounded by HC’s scent…

When XL finally joins the group, FX and MQ immediately fire off their questions.

“What took you so long!?”

“Why are you so red?”

XL coughs, then takes his seat beside HC, who wears a satisfied smirk. 

One look at the pair and Fengqing know not to ask any further questions. 

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w/ @no-one-says-hi

[nikiswonderland]

Modern + fem AU!!

Hualian being paired up for a college project :)

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[truly-morgan]

[College AU, HC's muse]

HuaLian | Heaven Official’s Blessing Modern AU 26-03-2021

[#hualian modern]

What if they were in college when they "first" met? hc is an art student, people even starting to wonder if he's even /trying/ to graduate or if he's going to stay in the program forever.

xl is doing some general courses, not sure where he'll go in life, his seemingly bad luck makes it that he fails classes because of bad things happening when he just trying his best.

throughout the months he sees hc statues and paintings since they are being exposed by the course, somehow they are really eye-catching with how realistic the man can get sometimes. hc seems to often include one man in his project and xl can't shrug off the feeling that the person depicted seems /familiar/.

Then one day, in his unluckiness, he bumps into someone as he's trying to get to class without being more late than he already is. The stranger spills his coffee on him, yet rather than the angry reaction he expected xl only hears a "Are you okay?".

hc is looking at him, trying to see if any coffee has gotten onto him, ignoring the fact that the coffee got all over his clothes. xl is then the one worried, asking if hc is alright, hoping he didn't burn himself with the coffee, asking if he can do something to help him.

"Why not buy me another coffee?" tease the stranger with a grin.

xl accept, finding it only fair despite not having much money. it's okay, he knows a cheap but good coffee shop he could take him to. hc is obviously taken aback that it works but takes the opportunity anyway. It won't show itself again.

So when classes are done, he joins a hc who has changed clothes, making him worry he might have ruined the other. He's quickly being reassured that it was not the case, they were clothes he usually wears when working with clay, as to not dirty his everyday clothes.

This leads to xl asking curiously what he's studying, not believing him when he says he's the one doing these pieces of art he has been enjoying in the past months.

"If gege wants I can show him what I am currently working on" he is being suggested and xl accept immediately.

And like this, it becomes a thing to go get coffee, hc often lets xl hang around when he's working on a project, not bothered by the man who usually either sits in silence, works on some homework or talks with him when he's not working on really detailed parts.

others from hc classes wonder who is the young man always by his side, not daring to disturb them because of the weirdly intimate aura around them, as if they were all alone in the room or something. fx and mq, xl roommates and childhood acquaintance slash friends are starting to wonder who is hc, since he's often over to help xl around or come pick him up to take him on what are clearly dates, despite xl being seemingly oblivious about how the man is looking at him.

Then, one day, hc finally suggests bringing xl to his place, where his art studio also is. Of course, xl accepts, only to be surprised by how big it is. hx place is basically only the studio, two rooms connected and much smaller, one being his room. even the kitchen is in a corner of the room.

xl jokingly asked if he's secretly the heir to a rich family, only to be told that it is mostly paid by hc job plus the many commission he takes on, making cl wonder how come hc finds so much time to hang out with him.

"That and the square is more industrial, so it's less demanded and cheaper". xl isn't sure of the validity of this, but seeing how hc looks like most of the time, he clearly doesn't have problem with money, so maybe he don't need to worry.

hc shows him around a bit, even trying to teach him how to sculpt clay, which xl does enjoy doing despite barely making a cat-shaped form. hc promise him he could get better with more practice. They end up eating, having order while playing around with clay.

Then hc gets a phone call from his boss, leaving xl alone for a bit. xl decide to look more into what hc did, having already been told he could look at whatever he wanted to. He goes through what he assumes to be school sketchbook, filled with drawings of models While reaching for something higher he ends up knocking down an art portfolio folder, many pieces of paper spilling on the ground. he quickly tries to pick them up, only for his eyes to catch up on one of the drawings.

Was it... him?

It leads him to pick up the paper, finding out it is indeed a drawing of him. Then after looking more closely, he realised they are /all/drawings and sketches of him. He isn't sure what is the most troubling: some clearly being of him at school while he was working on something or the one clearly drawn without him as a model.

He then looks around more, only to find other portfolios filled with him. He even found a good amount of statues made of him, most rather small.

he realises that his schoolwork works most likely are him too, now that he sees some without any alteration made to his appearance to hide it /just enough/ for it to not look evident.

hc comes back to the studio to find an xl standing among many versions of himself, clearly looking a bit unsure as to what he should be thinking of this.

On look from xl and he knows what his question is "Yes, it's you" replies hc straightforwardly.

xl simply nodded, as he looked around a bit more, before hc decided to join him to help pick up his work. "I didn't mean to make gege uncomfortable, I will stop or get rid of these if this is what you want," he said, although something in his eye didn't seem like he wanted to do the latter option.

"Did I know you... before?" finally asked xl, not believing he was interesting enough for a stranger to suddenly start doing /this many/pieces of art with him.

he then learns that actually, xl had saved him once and had somehow also stumbled onto him later on a couple of times.

He finally remembered the young boy he had saved from drowning after falling into a river, surprised hc had recognised him now that they were both older.

This had was a bit much for xl to take in, going back home, and letting hc accompany him to the bus station "just to be safe" he was told.

When he get back to his apartment, fx seems to catch up on his troubled mind despite trying to hide it, finally admitting to what he had just learned after some (a lot) of insisting on fx and mq sides. They are both much more worried than he is, finally finding something to pin on hc for being /this/ obsessed with him, now understanding where the weird impression was coming from.

at first, they don't want for xl to hang out with him anymore, because what if he's not just an obsessed artist, but also dangerous?

So they both follow him around, making sure xl isn't alone with hc. for a time it does work, even clearly getting under hc skin despite him trying not to show it around xl. Then it fails when one of xl classes finishes earlier than the usual, hc already waiting for him, asking if they could talk. xl can't find it in him to refuse, following him back into an empty classroom.

"I am truly sorry for having troubled gege to the point he feels the need to have two guard dog with him all the time" he apologises, xl unsure if it wasn't also joking.

xl tries explaining to him it was only fx and mq doing, that after some time he didn't really mind it, having finally digested the news.

It was weird thinking that it wasn't enough and that he still wanted hc in his life because he had gotten this important in the span of nearly a year.

This is also when hc decided to confess his love, wanting to be fully transparent now, not to definitely scare the man away later on if he ever finds out by accident. One time was enough, he didn't want to make his love worry and feel trouble like this another time.

xl wasn't sure if he should be surprised or not, yet he finds himself rather enjoying the confession, happy that it is actually the case.

yet he doesn't know how to answer, still unable to put full word to his feeling. He sees hc approach him, one of his hands hovering near his cheek, not touching him quite yet. he was then asked permission for a kiss, making him feel warm that he was asking like this. he really didn't understand where fx and mq distrust was coming from when he was asking his permission even for a kiss. He accepted and upon being touched this gently, then a bit more passionately, he finds out he wouldn't mind having this all the time.

Only a couple of days later does xl decide to confess his love, having had the time to think about it and finds out that he had fallen in love with hc. delighted and happy would be too weak of words to describe how hc feels about it, now even more affectionate and teasing towards xl. Everything works out really well for them at the end of the day and even fx and mq have to accept xl won't change his mind.

Original

[tgcf-fic]

Hello, do you have any fic recs that features jealous/possessive Xie Lian? Like someone is hitting on Hua Cheng, and Xie Lian is just not having it.

Hi, here's a couple fic that might be for your liking ^^

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Stay away Goddess by That_withered_blossom (E, 10k, hualian, Multiple POV, OFC(s), HC and XL are in Love, Jealous XL, Possessive XL, Crushes, HC is a Heart-throb, Someone has a crush on HC, Top XL, Bottom HC, Possessive Sex, Hurt/Comfort, Violence)

“I’m Taken” by fullmetalpotterhead (T, 1k, hualian, Modern, Jealous XL, Established Relationship, XL being bold, and then immediately regretting it, HC’s living the dream though, Healthy Communication, a hefty dose of bullying each other lovingly, Praise Kink) also has a sequel

My Ghost King by That_withered_blossom (G, 1k, hualian, Ghost HC; Jealous XL, Creepy JW, Possesive XL)

I wanna be yours by chxngzhu (M, 4k, hualian, Modern, College/University, Canon Compliant, Romantic Fluff, Fluff, Soft HuaLian, Prom, Friends to Lovers, HC and XL are in Love, Original Character(s), POV HC, POV XL, Jealous XL, Jealous HC, Possessive XL, Sexual Tension, Resolved Sexual Tension, Sloppy Makeouts, Yearning, XL has had enough of others simping on his man, Getting Together, Makeout)

in this room by pcysbeauty (Not Rated, 4k, hualian, HC & XL, POV HC, Fluff, Kissing, Love Confessions, Getting Together, Drinking, Drinking Games, Truth or Dare, College/University, Valentine's Day, XL & HC are Best Friends, Friends to Lovers, Jealous XL, Only implied though, Jealous HC,)bro OVERTHINKS about it lol, Assertive XL, Flustered Hua Cheng)

You Give Me Butterflies by goctyudicbdkvhb175749674 (M, 8k, hualian, HC & XL Invented Love, HC & XL are in Love, Married HuaLian, Minor HX/SQX, Post-Canon, Jealous XL, oblivious HC, Marine Biologist HX, Snow cones, Walks On The Beach, Ballroom Dancing, chrysanthemums, Mild Smut)

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~A

[pichirobi]

modern hualian for the soul ❤️🤍

[kitkatdrawwss]

HUALIAN!!!!!! Available for PO on my linktree!!

They've been on my mind sm lately, made the mistake of watching tcgf s2 during college finals (but I'm all done now so it's whatever 🥰)

[apeachthatplaystheflute]

Hear me out, Feng Xin, Mu Qing and Xie Lian’s moms are best friends in another universe. Mu Qing’s mom has an unexplainable illness, but she puts trust in the two moms to look after Mu Qing’s since his dad was in prison.

After Mu Qing’s mom dies, they hold a funeral for her and Mu Qing is just broken. When he turns, 12, he starts telling stories to children, tutoring them and volunteering at elderly homes and food drives for the poor. It brings him joy, and brings him closer to his mom because she used to do that stuff too. Feng Xin’s mom offers her home to Mu Qing, but he rejected, not because he hated it, but he honestly couldn’t bring himself to leave his home; so she pays for renovations for Mu Qing as a birthday gift— he was about 14 at the time.

When XL, FX, and MQ enter high school, they become closer, but especially MQ and FX. They still bicker like an old married couple, but after school when XL is hanging around HC and his mom, they’re with each other, either at MQ’s house or FX’s house. FX’s mom is absolutely over the moon about MQ, but they keep saying they don’t like each other like that, but mother knows best am I right?

After Mu Qing gets a job as a therapist after college, Feng Xin marries him 2 years after HuaLian gets married. They’d been dating 4 years prior.

That’s all :)

[the-worst-romance]

I’ve had the lineart for these guys for so long and I finally, finally colored it. This is my redesign for scum villain in a dnd-type setting. As part of this collection, I’m doing the other MXTX main couples in this style.

WangXian

HuaLian

I went for a more Shen Yuan SQQ design for the purposes of the story in my mind. I think Shen Yuan is a high elf and a college of lore bard who thinks of himself as an NPC and has no idea how he got roped into adventuring and is too afraid to ask at this point.

Luo Binghe is a tiefling for obvious reasons and I also imagine him as an oath of conquest paladin. I made his design slutty for personal reasons but he only has eyes for a willowy, know-it-all bard.

[hualian-fic-recs]

Any good au where HuaLian are in college? I don’t know if anyone’s asked this yet lol

Love a good CollegeAU!

coffee and pine trees by orangemints. 37k, E, no/mild spoilers

Grind Me Down by capyshota. 5k, E, no spoilers. Plot what plot, drug use

hamster of lucky sevens by anonymous. 5k, T, no spoilers. Fake Relationship.

hold the quiet of my heart by moonsteps. 53k, T, mild spoilers of book 2. Roommates.

the kind that lasts forever by moonsteps. 13k, T, no spoilers.

let me be kept by you by binghecarer. 10k, T, no spoilers. Grad school

Never bet the devil your... bread? by Ying_an. 30k, E, spoilers. College student XL, demon HC