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stardust_falling 2023-24 Gift and Giveaway Fics Masterpost!

While SVLPO has been on hiatus, I've participated in several gift exchanges and also written three fics for a follower milestone giveaway, so I decided I would go ahead and list them all in one big post!

SV Summer Solstice Exchange:

Mirror's Reflection

Pairing: Shen Jiu/&PIDW!Native Shen Yuan Rating: M (read warnings!) Length: 63k

After killing his cruel shifu at the Immortal Alliance Conference, Shen Jiu rejects Yue Qingyuan’s attempts to bring him to safety and flees the conference. By chance, while fleeing the cultivation world’s pursuit of Wu Yanzi’s accomplice, he happens to run into a boy who shares his face and surname. This boy, Shen Yuan, is nothing like Shen Jiu— he’s the third young master of a wealthy family, who has lived his life without a single moment of hardship, and spends his days reading novels and daydreaming about traveling the world. Shen Jiu, jealous of his double’s easy life, is surprised and a bit baffled to find that Shen Yuan is discontent with living his life safely inside the walls of his family’s manor, and even a bit jealous of Shen Jiu’s ability to go where he pleases and do what he wishes without worrying about his family’s reputation or concerns. After Shen Jiu is mistaken for the lookalike by members of Shen Yuan’s own household, he proposes an solution: that the two switch places, letting Shen Jiu live Shen Yuan’s comfortable, idle life while the other boy travels the world.

SV Winter Solstice Exchange:

Basic Instincts

Pairing: Gen Luo Binghe & Sha Hualing & Mobei-jun, background Luo Binghe/Shen Qingqiu Rating: T Length: 5k

Keeping the demon world from collapsing into shambles isn't an easy task. Sometimes, Sha Hualing needs to let out a bit of pent-up tension with a nice friendly brawl against her fellow rulers.

QiJiu Secret Santa Exchange:

The Weight of a Promise

Pairing: Yue Qingyuan/Shen Jiu (pre-slash) Rating: M (read warnings!) Length: 27k

Yue Qi made a promise, and he will do whatever it takes to keep it-- even if he nearly destroys himself in the process.

At Cang Qiong Mountain's sword trials, Yue Qi rashly draws the ancient, powerful Xuan Su sword from Wan Jian Peak. He hopes that such a powerful weapon will give him the strength he needs to rescue and protect the friend he left behind, but when the backlash of a failed sword bond nearly costs him his life, he learns that impulsive decisions can have far-reaching consequences.

SV System Server CNY Exchange:

Counterfeit Jade

Pairing: Luo Binghe/Shen Qingqiu, referenced Yue Qingyuan/Shen Jiu Rating: M (non-explicit sex) Length: 11k

Shen Qingqiu would have been perfectly content to live the rest of his life as Shen Qingqiu, thank you very much. Unfortunately, the system had other ideas. It seemed that Shen Qingqiu— no matter which soul had donned this persona— was doomed to have the secrets of his past dragged out into the open and laid bare for everyone to see.

100-Follower Milestone Giveaway:

Twists of Fate

Pairing: Shang Qinghua/Shen Jiu (pre-slash) Rating: T Length: 8k

Airplane Shooting Towards the Sky's one goal as Shang Qinghua is to live as long and comfortably as possible in this world-- and to that end, he has resolved to stay as far away from the scum villain, Shen Qingqiu, as he possibly can, since nothing good could come from that association. Now, if only the two of them could stop being sent out on missions together!

Unfortunately, when someone makes a mistake, it's usually left to the two of them to clean it up-- and sometimes, Shang Qinghua can't help but be reminded of some of his own mistakes that can't be untangled so easily.

Two Birds

Pairing: Yue Qingyuan/Shen Jiu (pre-slash) Rating: T Length: 5k

Newly-ascended peak lords Yue Qingyuan and Shen Qingqiu are still adjusting to their new roles. When they attend a meeting for the upcoming Immortal Alliance Conference, Yue Qingyuan notices that his shidi is very tense, and he resolves to do what he can to ease his mind.

An Unlikely Mediator

Pairing: Yue Qingyuan/Shen Jiu Rating: T Length: 5k

Shen Qingqiu and Yue Qingyuan find a stray kitten while out on a mission and decide to bring it back to Cang Qiong Mountain. This makes all the difference.

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The unstoppable force of Qijiu's Communication Issues meets the immovable object of Cat-Induced Inertia.

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Thank you to everyone who reads, comments, & gives kudos, and I look forward to another year of writing!

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No Time for Farewells

requested by @meowmeowed on ko-fi

Fandom: SVSSS Pairing: Yue Qingyuan & Shen Jiu Summary: After already giving up hope, and resigning himself to live out the rest of his days in torment, Shen Qingqiu receives a surprising visit in the water prison. Words: 1.4k

What use was hope for the damned?

No use at all— and so, as one condemned to die, Shen Qingqiu had abandoned it long ago. That monster he had personally raised had grown and grown until its power surpassed any other power in this world, and had decided that Shen Qingqiu would remain in its clutches until he met his end— so of course it would be so.

It was only a matter of time.

Shen Qingqiu waited for that final day to come from his dark, damp cell deep within Huan Hua Palace’s water prison, because there was nothing else left for him to do.

He’d adapted to the low light, his dismal surroundings clearly visible to his one remaining eye. He’d adapted to the pain— after having both legs torn off one after the other, anything else was hardly a tickle in comparison. He’d adapted to the intense hunger and thirst, even though his cultivation had long since been destroyed, and he realized that the beast’s blood parasites alone were keeping him alive.

At a certain point, he became quite bored of the pain and the torment, and his consciousness retreated to the recesses of his own mind, his only awareness of his surroundings being a constant half-watch on the door, just to make sure that the beast wouldn’t come in and catch him off guard.

Even though Shen Qingqiu knew he was going to die, he wasn’t about to give Luo Binghe the satisfaction of seeing him break. Even if all he could do was glare with one eye, he would do so for as long as he remained conscious.

Shen Qingqiu was nothing if not stubborn.

Besides, Luo Binghe meant to torture him anyway, so it was better to make him so angry that he beat Shen Qingqiu into unconsciousness sooner rather than later. He had nothing to lose, after all, and he’d rather get it over with.

Shen Qingqiu had never considered that he might be rescued. He’d done that once before— and look where that had gotten him. Of course, this time, he’d made sure to drive that person away properly. He… had already burdened Yue Qingyuan for too long. Shen Qingqiu’s eye began to ache, so he shut it for awhile, ignoring the flashes of red and white and the burning sensation that filled it before the darkness settled in. He breathed in once, then again, the air rasping through lungs that had been damaged by his repeatedly-broken ribs, then healed messily, only to be damaged once again before the scar tissue had fully formed.

This couldn’t keep going for much longer, right?

He released a short, bitter laugh— really, it was more of a wheeze. Of course it could.

Shen Qingqiu knew he would only have the luxury of dying when Luo Binghe grew tired of him, and that… didn’t seem like it would be happening any time soon.

Time passed by— how long had it been since he’d closed his eye? He wasn’t exactly sure. Maybe he’d dozed off for a bit, at this point he didn’t much care. There was a bit of a commotion beyond the walls of his cell. He grimaced. The beast must have returned, and one or another of his subordinates must have made him angry. No doubt the remaining vestiges of that anger would soon be taken out on Shen Qingqiu’s own battered body.

Best to brace himself now, so that he could seem as unaffected as possible later.

He was too busy preparing for the pain that he didn’t notice that instead of one steady set of footsteps approaching the cell door, there were several. The gait was familiar, yet not the same sound as Luo Binghe’s— Shen Qingqiu’s mind had just begun to process this information when the cell door rattled.

He startled, his eye opening wide as he jolted himself up into a slightly-raised position, reaching to shakily brush his matted, tangled hair away from his face.

A moment passed, just the space of a single breath, but to Shen Qingqiu it felt like hours.

Then, there was a flash of brilliant white light, a sharp, high-pitched sound ringing through the air.

The door was split in two.

All of Shen Qingqiu’s senses were shorted out at once. A great, oppressive power reverberated through the space, and he felt as though he were being pushed into the ground by the weight of a mountain. His shaky arms gave out and he collapsed. That white light flooded into the cell, filling every corner, blinding him, and the shrieking sound like a thousand winter winds drowned out any other sound.

For a moment, Shen Qingqiu blacked out.

When he came to again, someone was gently holding his wrist. The hand touching him didn’t belong to Luo Binghe, but it was familiar nonetheless. Shen Qingqiu was too dazed to pull away, and when a cool feeling like a refreshing mountain stream washed over him, he went limp once again and didn’t bother trying— what was this? Why was he getting some kind of relief now, after so long in constant torment?

Had he finally lost his mind? Was he in his death throes? Or… perhaps he was just hallucinating.

He opened his eye—

Oh… of course. It had to be a hallucination.

Why else would he be seeing Yue Qingyuan’s face before him now, with that stupid concerned-and-guilty expression on his face… why would he be here? He wouldn’t even show up when Shen Qingqiu wanted him to, why would he show up now after he’d already been driven away…

Shen Qingqiu’s cheek felt damp. His remaining eye must be bleeding now.

Had… had something new happened? He didn’t remember. He reached up, brushing away a few drops of liquid onto his hand… they were clear, he realized, as his vision distorted, watery and shimmery, and Yue Qingyuan’s features blurred in and out. His lips moved, but it was a moment before the words left them and reached Shen Qingqiu’s ears, soft yet crackling slightly, as if stepping on fallen leaves after a light rain.

“Xiao-Jiu… Qi-ge is here. Qi-ge came to get you, we’re leaving together now.”

What was this…

What was happening right now?

“Zhangmen-shixiong, we need to go. He’ll be back in no time once he realizes you’re not going to show up, and we’ll need time to prepare for the inevitable attack on Cang Qiong Mountain,” another voice cut through the haze of Shen Qingqiu’s mind… this one was familiar too. Qi Qingqi? What… what was she doing in this strange vision of his?

A soft silken robe, black as night rippling with the last shimmering of sunset, fluttered down to cover Shen Qingqiu’s body, wrapping him up in a soft, comforting scent that seemed to ease the pain of his wounds along with the cool spiritual qi flowing through his battered body. The heavy metal collar around his neck which fastened him to the wall was suddenly snapped off like it was nothing, and before he could even register what was happening he was lifted up off the ground.

Somehow, he decided that he didn’t need to struggle. Instead, he leaned his head up against a strong, well-muscled chest, his fingers involuntarily grasping at the white silk of Yue Qingyuan’s inner robe. This was all just a dream, after all, and he had nothing more to lose— why not make the most of it?

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“Are you sure you’ll be alright? You don’t wish to go with us?” Qi Qingqi’s voice was barely above a whisper as she spoke to a figure concealed in the shadow of the walls of Luo Binghe’s back palace.

"If I were to go, he would only have more of a reason to attack,” the young woman in the shadows replied. “Besides… there’s no reason he would suspect me.”

Yue Qingyuan was nearby, already atop his sheathed sword, carrying a too-small figure bundled in his arms as he waited to leave. His face was pale, but Mu Qingfang had said that he was safe to fly— and even if he wasn’t they didn’t have much of a choice. He looked anxious, glancing back and forth for any sign of trouble.

Qi Qingqi nodded. They didn’t have any time to argue. “I understand, then. We’ll be going now. Be careful.”

“I will. Goodbye, Qi-shishu.” With that soft whisper, a small, bitter smile stretched across delicately-painted lips. “Take good care of Shizun.”

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THE WEIGHT OF A PROMISE

Pairing: Shen Jiu/Yue Qingyuan Characters: Yue Qingyuan, Former Cang Qiong Mountain Sect Leader, Shen Jiu

Chapters: 7/7 Words: 27k Rating: E (violence) Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Mentions of Abuse, Slavery, Grief/Mourning (death did not actually occur)

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Yue Qi made a promise, and he will do whatever it takes to keep it-- even if he nearly destroys himself in the process.

At Cang Qiong Mountain's sword trials, Yue Qi rashly draws the ancient, powerful Xuan Su sword from Wan Jian Peak. He hopes that such a powerful weapon will give him the strength he needs to rescue and protect the friend he left behind, but when the backlash of a failed sword bond nearly costs him his life, he learns that impulsive decisions can have far-reaching consequences.

(My fic for the 2023 Qijiu Secret Santa Exchange)

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Anyway, for my personal self-indulgent SQQ eye color headcanon, I like taking 乌黑 literally and making them the color of crow or raven feathers:

Base black, but with hints of blue/green/shininess when the light hits them in certain ways ^.^

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MXTXtober 2023

Day 6: Food/Drink

The JiuYuan rooftop tanghulu scene from Mirror's Reflection chapter two.

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The Scum Villain's Loss-Prevention Opportunity

CHAPTER 74: FRAGRANT ORCHID, HIDDEN DAGGER

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Pairing: Yue Qingyuan/Shen Jiu Chapter Rating: M Chapter Words: 3.8k Total Words: 317k

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Season Two of SVLPO officially begins!

In the aftermath of the disastrous Immortal Alliance Conference and Shen Qingqiu's disappearance, how will the future play out?

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It should be known that in not too long, I will be crushing every QiJiu shipper’s heart and soul with an upcoming fic.

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THE SCUM VILLAIN’S LOSS-PREVENTION OPPORTUNITY

Chapter Seventy-Three: On the Brink of the Abyss, Part Two

When Luo Binghe joins the fight, Shen Qingqiu pushes himself to his very limits to try to prevent his disciple's demonic power from breaking loose.

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Pairing: (Eventual/Slow Burn) Yue Qingyuan/Shen Jiu Characters: Shen Jiu, Yue Qingyuan, Luo Binghe, Cang Qiong Ensemble Cast Chapter Words: 14,826 Work Rating: E Chapter Rating: M (violence)

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Thank you to everyone who has read season one! If you've enjoyed reading this fic, please consider supporting me on ko-fi or patreon, as that will make it easier for me to keep writing and bring out season 2 faster. Additionally, if you like my writing, check this post to see what I'll be working on next!

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SVLPO Update!!

As you all know, I've been working on revising the first part of SVLPO and posting revised chapters for my patrons. I originally planned on finishing the revisions before going on with season two, but I've now decided to begin work on new chapters, probably within the next week or so, since I miss writing this fic!

New chapters will come out slowly for awhile, with patrons getting early-access to them before they are posted to AO3.

As for the revision, I have decided to divide the first part into two separate sections-- Chapters 1-35 being volume 1, Chapters 35-73 as volume two. Revised chapters will be updated to AO3 one week after the revised chapter 35 is posted for patrons, and I hope to make an ebook and PDF-print version of each volume (with illustrations) available at some point.

How long this will take depends quite a bit on my financial status, of course-- the more patrons I have, the less I have to work my day job (which is a massive strain on my physical and mental energy), so please consider becoming a patron if you can! Either way, new chapters, revised chapters, and ebook and print versions will be made available for anyone at no cost or (in the case of the ebook versions) pay-what-you-want options after early-access period, so I'm excited to get back to this story!

Patrons should look forward to a preview of season 2 very soon!

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Chapter Seventy: Lots Cast, Oaths Taken

The Cang Qiong Shan cultivators arrive at Jue Di Gorge, and the Immortal Alliance Conference begins.

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Pairing: (Eventual/Slow Burn) Yue Qingyuan/Shen Jiu Characters: Shen Jiu, Yue Qingyuan, Luo Binghe, Cang Qiong Ensemble Cast Chapter Words: 3668 Work Rating: E Chapter Rating: G

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Chapter Thirty: Don't Leave Me

Shen Qingqiu and Luo Binghe return to Cang Qiong Shan, still suffering from their injuries, exhaustion, and the poison in their bodies. Yue Qingyuan comes to get them, and a delirious Shen Qingqiu can't help but be a bit vulnerable.

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Pairing: (Eventual/Slow Burn) Yue Qingyuan/Shen Jiu Characters: Shen Jiu, Yue Qingyuan, (Original) Luo Binghe, Liu Qingge, Mu Qingfang, (Original) Shang Qinghua, Ning Yingying, Ming Fan Chapter Words: 4633 Work Rating: E Chapter Rating: M (trauma and abuse flashbacks)

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This one is yesterday's chapter. I ended up a little behind, so there might not be a new chapter today, but this one finishes the Northern Borderlands story arc.

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Chapter Sixty-Eight：Growing Suspicions

With the matters concerning his disciples settled, for better or for worse, Shen Qingqiu turns his attention to the investigation. In examining his memories of the past, he begins to form some new theories.

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Pairing: (Eventual/Slow Burn) Yue Qingyuan/Shen Jiu Characters: Shen Jiu, Yue Qingyuan, Luo Binghe, Cang Qiong Ensemble Cast Chapter Words: 4483 Work Rating: E Chapter Rating: T (mentioned child abuse)

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Chapter Twenty-Five: Glass Promises

Luo Binghe attempts to free Shen Qingqiu, to no avail. Shen Qingqiu tries his best to separate the present Luo Binghe from the one in his past life. Luo Binghe makes a promise.

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Pairing: (Eventual/Slow Burn) Yue Qingyuan/Shen Jiu Characters: Shen Jiu, Yue Qingyuan, (Original) Luo Binghe, Liu Qingge, Mu Qingfang, (Original) Shang Qinghua, Ning Yingying, Ming Fan Chapter Words: 3701 Work Rating: E Chapter Rating: E (violence, spiders, past torture, trauma responses)

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Chapter Twenty: Hatching a Plot

Luo Binghe struggles to understand this sudden change in his shizun's behavior. Shen Qingqiu prepares to depart on their excursion.

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Pairing: (Eventual/Slow Burn) Shen Jiu/Yue Qingyuan Characters: Shen Jiu, Yue Qingyuan, (Original) Luo Binghe, Liu Qingge, Mu Qingfang, (Original) Shang Qinghua, Ning Yingying, Ming Fan Chapter Words: 3199 Work Rating: E Chapter Rating: M (discussion of child abuse and past torture)

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Chapter Sixty-Nine: Final Preparations

Shen Qingqiu comes up with a plan to handle the upcoming attack on the conference and Shang Qinghua's betrayal. He puts this plan into action.

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Pairing: (Eventual/Slow Burn) Yue Qingyuan/Shen Jiu Characters: Shen Jiu, Yue Qingyuan, Luo Binghe, Cang Qiong Ensemble Cast Chapter Words: 4776 Work Rating: E Chapter Rating: T (mentioned child abuse)

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Chapter Twenty-Six: A Fork in the Road

Luo Binghe hurries to find a way to free his captive shizun. On the way, though, he runs into quite a bit of trouble, and faces a difficult choice.

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Pairing: (Eventual/Slow Burn) Yue Qingyuan/Shen Jiu Characters: Shen Jiu, Yue Qingyuan, (Original) Luo Binghe, Liu Qingge, Mu Qingfang, (Original) Shang Qinghua, Ning Yingying, Ming Fan Chapter Words: 3701 Work Rating: E Chapter Rating: T (violence, injury)

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