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winter solstice exchange ❄️💙💜 | vampire AU | multichapter (5)
~ for
@Sandrixowo
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concept: JC unknowingly moves in with a vampire (LXC) after being bitten by a vampire (also LXC)
chapter links below! 🡣
@finalfrantasy
can you imagine you're just chillin and your mate goes O__O "do you smell that?!" and you think "omg, is it gas? is it a gas leak?!" but no, it's just Tommy humping the pillow again smh
everyone lives au where JC and WWX come to see baby JL, excited to get to hold their baby nephew for the first time… shortly afterwards, all you can hear is screaming
WWX: YOU’RE GONNA DROP HIM
JC: STOP SAYING THAT
WWX: HE’S SLIPPING. YOU’RE GONNA DROP HIM
JC: SHUT UP SHUT UP
JL very loudly, in public: why does that man have such big boobs? [points at LXC]
JC, hissing: a-ling ShUt Up
LXC:
LXC: because
LXC: because... i... eat my vegetables(?)
JC:
JC: great. fantastic. now he'll never eat them
midway thru working on WIP: i wanna draw adult JL being jacked, big unit, peachick gone peachonk, tall boy, buff baby, getting headpats from jiujiu
WIP: 😒
JC sneaking out of LXC’s bedroom in the middle of the night — at the same time, WRH sneaking out of LQR’s bedroom — they cross paths in the corridor
prolonged eye contact 🫣
I commissioned
@yuzhouu
to draw this art to celebrate the end of Big Baby 🥺💜💙 thank you Lynn, i love it so much! 😭💖
the art nouveau style is gorgeous and... we couldn't decide on a gradient or flat border, it's so beautiful either way 🥺
#UOSB
#UponOurSilverBridge
#xicheng
something something JC’s clothes get damaged so LXC lends him some stuff. one of those things is his belt, but when JC finally returns it… LXC finds extra holes notched into it
“sorry. I’ll buy you a new one,” JC says. “it wouldn’t stay up. I had to…”
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one day JC is called for something urgent by his SIC during a conference. he’s so sleep-deprived and in a rush that he dumps baby JL on LXC’s lap before running out
LXC panics
the only baby he ever held was LWJ. JL is notoriously fussy. he doesn’t dare move a muscle +
meanwhile, JYL is sitting nearby, happily sipping her tea. JZX is right beside shuangjie, gritting his teeth, on the verge of an aneurysm…
and JL has literally not moved a cm, perfectly safe, sleeping and secure in JC’s arms 😌 despite all the demonic screaming around him
Im bored so let's do something artists,
What is a drawing you think you're iconic for? and let people reply to you what drawing they think you are iconic for
JC visits Gusu on business and when some small creature comes crashing into his knees, he's so used to JL doing this that he picks them up and tucks them under his arm without hesitating... then he looks down and is like "who tf are you?"
and that's when LJY starts screaming
sort of torn up thinking about modern AU where NMJ has to go attend NHS' parent-teacher conference, and he walks straight over from the nearby college still carrying his bookbag 🤧 it's cute but sad, bro
yknow that thing where your auntie/uncle is peeling shrimp for you and you’re waiting and watching them like🥺 with your chin perched on their arm? ofc JL does that with jiujiu, but
what if after ZWJ starts spending more time with them, one time, JL rests his chin on LXC’s arm
i like to imagine zidian has something of a personality, or at least it has opinions about its masters. when it sits on JC's finger, it sorta goes "...this guy. i like him. i'll be extra badass for him, i guess."
WWX striding past them: you guys came out for snacks too huh. nothing like a post-fuck snack am I right haha
[LJY steps out of LSZ’s room]
LJY: haha awkward
WWX: hi there kiddo whatchu doin
[JL also steps out of LSZ’s room]
JC choking on his tongue: oh HELL no
one day JC walks up to the lotus throne. he's mostly concentrating on mentally preparing for the day's work so he doesn't look up till the last moment. then he sees Fairy curled up there 😂 she perks up immediately when she sees him
very random but i love the idea that YZY looked so young for her age, it would annoy JC that his friends/etc would basically be like "your mom is hot"
and.....the legacy continues with JC, making all of JL's friends go through the crisis "your uncle....is kinda...hot"
"NO—"
Jin Ling outgrowing his friends. Jingyi is like, "ok, you've made your point 🙄"
months later: "you've made your point! cut it out🤨"
his final form: "ok 😨 you've made 🫣 your point 😳 stop"
older xicheng where JC tells LXC his beloved nephew wants to meet (judge) him
LXC agrees
when the day comes, he brings gifts, and based on JC’s description, he got candies and a little dog plushie… but when the door opens, it isn’t a little kid he sees… but a fully grown man
AU where JC is doing the equivalent of window shopping at the park, but for dogs. he’s just looking at dogs. that’s how he’s spending his lunch hour
and so is LXC, except he’s really come to the park just to eat his lunch…but this random dog has decided to join him (👀🤲🥪?)
one day, when LJY greets JC by asking to be carried... JL peers down at him from where he's perched in JC's arms. who tf does this kid think he is?! asking to be carried? by HIS jiujiu?
stretching as far as he can with his short legs, he kicks LJY in the face!
+ hours later, the meeting has long concluded, but LXC is still sitting motionless by the table. JC finds him there and clears his throat, embarrassed to have imposed on him, but… LXC doesn’t respond…?
leaning over, JC muffles a laugh
LXC is fast asleep now too!
LRT im thinking what if... what if Yunmeng Jiang disciples really do have a different relationship with JC? there's hero-worship, fierce loyalty... but there's also real camaraderie? (see: built sect from scratch)
and they think he's fucking hilarious?
JL discovers he only has one pair of baby shoes. among his huge collection of other baby items, it seems strange to only have one of this. it hardly looks worn—
“that’s because you were carried everywhere,” a low voice says behind him, and when he looks up, jiujiu is smiling
i'm soft for the idea that after a fight they're lying in bed and JC is facing LXC who has turned away from him. it was a small fight, but he worries every time it'll grow to be too much. he whispers, "i'm cold..." and LXC flips over immediately, opening his arms to hold him 🥺
JC is super drunk one time and when he sees LXC he grabs his cheeks and goes “wow… your face is so perfect” and then passes out, and LXC doesn’t know what to do. he’s been called perfect many times but they’ve never passed out clutching his ass before
suddenly thinking about JC tracking JL’s growth, not by his height, but with paint handprints on the garage wall 🥺 rows of baby handprints growing bigger and bigger… and one day they both do handprints and they’re the same size 😭
JC: thank sect leader for her hard work today
all of the disciples file out afterwards, patting Fairy's head, "thank you sect leader" she even gives her paw to shake
what if the reason (headcanon) JC has such a big appetite is because he doesn’t eat often? like, he forgets. he’s too busy. each time he finds time to eat he’s like “oh thank god I’m STARVING” and he means it?
SIC: …when was the last time SL ate? does anybody know?
disciples:
NHS is holding NMJ's hand as they walk home, and he turns to him suddenly, "wait, doesn't da-ge have parent teacher conference too?"
NMJ just pats his head, "don't worry about it"
i bet JC loved frogs so much as a kid, he would have pockets full of them.. until YZY pointed out (in an attempt to make him stop) that they might suffocate in his pockets. so he agreed, and after that they hopped after him in a line
LXC takes a moment to reassess. from the way JC talked about his nephew he was expecting a 6, maybe 8yo… and then he sees JL squinting at him (from eye level wow)
JL: Mr Lan?!?
oh shit
that’s right… JL was his old student!
LXC: ..! so THIS is your jiujiu??
JC: 🧍♂️
LXC is utterly bemused when one night, JC wakes up abruptly and mumbles that he forgot sth. he grabs a pot of ink, dips the end of his braid in it like a brush, writes on his hand and goes back to sleep... LXC checks what he wrote. it just says: "water frogs tomorrow"
i don't wanna let the finale linger in my brain, but it's very... upsetting. it's like they gut JC for the parts they needed to boost wxn and made JC so unrecognisable. he would never abandon JL. he was not in the wrong. his sexy hair being down won't distract me from that sdkjsf
JC being unable to see that adult JL has grown Considerably (long live bigboyJLagenda ✌️) and so, when they go on a jiujiu-and-baby night hunt every now and again
and god forbid, when JL gets injured
JC picks him up like a baby, no sweat. hup hup! “I’m taking you home, A-Ling.”
JC sits down at sect leader meetings, plucks the frog off his sword and places it on the table. it springs to life and dutifully eats all the mosquitoes that come near him
the day's meetings proceed with him sitting on the floor below her, occasionally her head coming to hover over his shoulder, snuffling his cheek and smacking him with her tail
his stress levels were at a record low that day 🥰
> au where JC and LQG are cousins <
LQG advising JC to change his hair to a ponytail NOW if he wants to change to his father’s hairstyle BEFORE he’s dead
LQG, (internally): you gotta ease them into it or else they’ll freak out. ponytail first, then let it all down. do it slowly
XICHENG DTIYS!!!
thank you so much for over 2,3k🥺💜 as a celebration I'm doing a "draw this in your style" challenge with sect swap!xicheng!! there'll also be a random winner who gets a free waist commission!!
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i love the thought of JC being this snake enthusiast and (understandably) when he asks people if they wanna see his snake, they’re like “ohhh he wanna show me his dicc? 😳” but no, he pulls out an actual giant fucking python
(xicheng) random but i like to think that JC (thanks to WWX + their brawling) is down to fight dirty when the need calls for it, but he passes this onto LXC... the shock when Zewu-Jun spits in his opponent's face mid-fight, kicks dust in his eyes, knees him in the groin OOOOOH 😂
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JC being flustered is good but i'd also love after being with LXC for a while he uses deadpan to max effect
eg.
wwx: always talking about zewujun huh, must be some good jade-
jc: oh yes, enormous
wwx:
jc: very satisfying
wwx:
jc: there's a reason why he's first u know +
imagine wwx sees nyancheng cough up a white furball... "ah, i see 😔" "gyg?" "you've been with borkji-" "???!?! NYOOOOO??"
in gusu:
"brother, your fur is looking-"
"☺️ glossy"
"-thin"
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professor/tutor(?) AU
LXC doing some video lectures and... he's sitting there, and a cat appears in frame. the students love him, ofc, and the cat sits there, so well behaved 🥰
then LXC's head jerks to the side, "ah, honey, do you mind checking that?" +
i bet the whole Gusu bunnies situation was very much the typical situation of "these are my new pets ( - LWJ)" where the one who ended up taking care of them was shufu. not that LWJ didn't, but... LQR bringing them food, not treats, and sweeping up poop, and building hutches
#XiCheng
💙💜🥰
Jiang Cheng blinks awake. There’s a hand in front of his face and his nose is buried in the crook of his husband’s arm.
Slowly, ever so slowly, he rolls over—only to find himself too late. “Nooooo.”
Lan Xichen’s smile disappears. “No? What no?” +
I can just imagine one day MBJ’s spine letting out a deafening series of cracks and every demon turns in shock. he spends all his time hunched over for SQH’s height 🤧
you know what i find so refreshing about the Nie bros? the fact that they're half brothers, but this isn't made into a point of contention between them. so many times, the half-blood/step-parent thing becomes a big deal
but they just loved each other a whole lot 🥺💚💚
(tbf, imagine some stranger picking you up and tucking him under your arm... and what are you? a dog, being carried like that? and then he swears so he must be a bad man! and now you're screaming so you're breaking the rules!)
JC, poking him: hey chill out
LJY: DON'T KIDNAP ME