Promptfic: Secrets Bartered (Guardian, pre-slash, 704 words)
Story title: Secrets Bartered [link to AO3]
Author: Amedia
Fandom: Guardian
Rating: PG
Characters: Chu Shuzhi, Guo Changcheng, Lin Jing, Zhu Hong
Pairing: Chu Shuzhi/Guo Changcheng
Summary: Lin Jing and Zhu Hong are happy to barter secrets with our favorite idiots in love in exchange for favors.
Word Count: 704
Author's note: Prompt fill for
undeadrobins, who requested "Guo Changcheng/Chu Shuzhi, keeping secrets (or revealing them !)"
Chu Shuzhi came into the SID at 8:00 in the morning to find Lin Jing already there, dark circles under his eyes. "Good morning, Old Chu," Lin Jing said with a tired sigh.
"What's up with you?" asked Chu Shuzhi. "Stay here all night?"
"Yup," said Lin Jing. "These calculations won't run themselves. Well, technically, they should, but -"
"Spare me the details," growled Chu Shuzhi.
"Okay," said Lin Jing.
"Okay?" said Chu Shuzhi, surprised. Ordinarily Lin Jing would have gone on and on, providing a tedious explanation that no one would understand.
"Well ... actually ... I have a favor to ask you," said Lin Jing. "I'm scheduled to work tomorrow, but after last night, I'd really like to take tomorrow off. I know you've got tomorrow off and then you're supposed to work an extra day next week. Wanna trade?"
Chu Shuzhi thought it over. "What's in it for me?"
Lin Jing looked around the empty office and beckoned for Chu Shuzhi to come over. In a dramatically lowered voice, he said, "I've been testing a new algorithm. I can tell you when Little Guo's lunar calendar birthday is."
"Nobody celebrates lunar calendar birthdays anymore," said Chu Shuzhi.
"I know, right?" said Lin Jing. "Nobody else would know. You could take him out after work, maybe give him a little present, and the two of you could have a nice time without everyone else piling on." Chu Shuzhi thought about the noisy office birthday parties that were the usual at SID, and admitted to himself that Lin Jing had a point.
"Okay, spill," he said. "I'll take your shift."
"It's next Wednesday," said Lin Jing. Chu Shuzhi nodded and made a note on his cell phone calendar.
"Little Guo," said Zhu Hong the next day, "are you any good at sewing?"
"Yes, Sister Hong," Guo Changcheng said eagerly. "Is there some way I can help you?"
Zhu Hong was pulled off the colorful silk scarf she was wearing and showed it to Guo Changcheng. "Look where the stitching around the edge has come out," she said. "That's delicate work-I don't have the patience for it."
He studied the raveled edge. "I could take it home and do it tonight, Sister Hong," he chirped.
"I really need it for this evening," she said, pouting slightly. "Could you do it during your lunch break? I can make it worth your while." He looked puzzled. She leaned forward and whispered, "I can tell you Chu Shuzhi's favorite kind of huangjiu. It's in season right now. You could take him out for it one day next week." She held out a needle and thread. "Next Wednesday would be very auspicious for it."
"It would be worth my while just to do you a favor, Sister Hong," Guo Changcheng said, reaching for the needle and thread. "But-" his eyes were sparkling, "I would be very grateful for that information.
The following Wednesday, when the work day was nearly over, Chu Shuzhi turned to Guo Changcheng and said, "Hey, dumbass. Do you want to go grab dinner together? It'll be my treat."
Guo Changcheng's face lit up with a smile. "I would like that very much, Brother Chu," he said. "I know the Blue Lotus House is has iced sweet Huangjiu this week. Should we go there?"
Chu Shuzhi looked startled. "I'd really like that, Changcheng."
Zhu Hong and Ling Jing watched them leave a few minutes later. Chu Shuzhi was carrying a small bag.
"What's in the bag, Brother Chu?" asked Guo Changcheng as they walked toward the door.
Chu Shuzhi's voice floated back in as they went through the door. "You'll find out soon enough. How old are you, anyway?"
Zhu Hong grinned at Lin Jing. "Aw, look at those two. I'll say that was worth taking a seam ripper to my scarf. You can scarcely tell where Little Guo mended it, anyway."
Lin Jing chuckled. "I wish you'd told me I would need makeup remover to get your gray eyeshadow off from under my eyes."
"Oops," she said, without remorse.
"But yeah," Lin Jing added, "it was totally worth it. High five?"
"High five," said Zhu Hong, and they slapped hands in triumph. This entry was originally posted at https://amedia.dreamwidth.org/472323.html.
Author: Amedia
Fandom: Guardian
Rating: PG
Characters: Chu Shuzhi, Guo Changcheng, Lin Jing, Zhu Hong
Pairing: Chu Shuzhi/Guo Changcheng
Summary: Lin Jing and Zhu Hong are happy to barter secrets with our favorite idiots in love in exchange for favors.
Word Count: 704
Author's note: Prompt fill for
undeadrobins, who requested "Guo Changcheng/Chu Shuzhi, keeping secrets (or revealing them !)"
Chu Shuzhi came into the SID at 8:00 in the morning to find Lin Jing already there, dark circles under his eyes. "Good morning, Old Chu," Lin Jing said with a tired sigh.
"What's up with you?" asked Chu Shuzhi. "Stay here all night?"
"Yup," said Lin Jing. "These calculations won't run themselves. Well, technically, they should, but -"
"Spare me the details," growled Chu Shuzhi.
"Okay," said Lin Jing.
"Okay?" said Chu Shuzhi, surprised. Ordinarily Lin Jing would have gone on and on, providing a tedious explanation that no one would understand.
"Well ... actually ... I have a favor to ask you," said Lin Jing. "I'm scheduled to work tomorrow, but after last night, I'd really like to take tomorrow off. I know you've got tomorrow off and then you're supposed to work an extra day next week. Wanna trade?"
Chu Shuzhi thought it over. "What's in it for me?"
Lin Jing looked around the empty office and beckoned for Chu Shuzhi to come over. In a dramatically lowered voice, he said, "I've been testing a new algorithm. I can tell you when Little Guo's lunar calendar birthday is."
"Nobody celebrates lunar calendar birthdays anymore," said Chu Shuzhi.
"I know, right?" said Lin Jing. "Nobody else would know. You could take him out after work, maybe give him a little present, and the two of you could have a nice time without everyone else piling on." Chu Shuzhi thought about the noisy office birthday parties that were the usual at SID, and admitted to himself that Lin Jing had a point.
"Okay, spill," he said. "I'll take your shift."
"It's next Wednesday," said Lin Jing. Chu Shuzhi nodded and made a note on his cell phone calendar.
"Little Guo," said Zhu Hong the next day, "are you any good at sewing?"
"Yes, Sister Hong," Guo Changcheng said eagerly. "Is there some way I can help you?"
Zhu Hong was pulled off the colorful silk scarf she was wearing and showed it to Guo Changcheng. "Look where the stitching around the edge has come out," she said. "That's delicate work-I don't have the patience for it."
He studied the raveled edge. "I could take it home and do it tonight, Sister Hong," he chirped.
"I really need it for this evening," she said, pouting slightly. "Could you do it during your lunch break? I can make it worth your while." He looked puzzled. She leaned forward and whispered, "I can tell you Chu Shuzhi's favorite kind of huangjiu. It's in season right now. You could take him out for it one day next week." She held out a needle and thread. "Next Wednesday would be very auspicious for it."
"It would be worth my while just to do you a favor, Sister Hong," Guo Changcheng said, reaching for the needle and thread. "But-" his eyes were sparkling, "I would be very grateful for that information.
The following Wednesday, when the work day was nearly over, Chu Shuzhi turned to Guo Changcheng and said, "Hey, dumbass. Do you want to go grab dinner together? It'll be my treat."
Guo Changcheng's face lit up with a smile. "I would like that very much, Brother Chu," he said. "I know the Blue Lotus House is has iced sweet Huangjiu this week. Should we go there?"
Chu Shuzhi looked startled. "I'd really like that, Changcheng."
Zhu Hong and Ling Jing watched them leave a few minutes later. Chu Shuzhi was carrying a small bag.
"What's in the bag, Brother Chu?" asked Guo Changcheng as they walked toward the door.
Chu Shuzhi's voice floated back in as they went through the door. "You'll find out soon enough. How old are you, anyway?"
Zhu Hong grinned at Lin Jing. "Aw, look at those two. I'll say that was worth taking a seam ripper to my scarf. You can scarcely tell where Little Guo mended it, anyway."
Lin Jing chuckled. "I wish you'd told me I would need makeup remover to get your gray eyeshadow off from under my eyes."
"Oops," she said, without remorse.
"But yeah," Lin Jing added, "it was totally worth it. High five?"
"High five," said Zhu Hong, and they slapped hands in triumph. This entry was originally posted at https://amedia.dreamwidth.org/472323.html.