Bit the bullet and jumped on the bandwagon....
✨ holiday love meme 2021 ✨my thread here and this week's
recthething recs (all from the NIF exchange)
Under the Waning Moon (850 words) Summary: Shortly after the Chiyan Conspiracy is unveiled and Lin Shu dies, Xiao Jingyan secretly visits Mu Nihuang at her Jinling manor. (Jingyan and Nihuang mourning together, beautifully done)
Lilies That Bloom (1.5k) Summary: Liyang, after the trial. (wonderful look to Liyang's strength and what happens to her after)
The Secret History of Young Prince Changlin (11k) Summary: In the years following the Chiyan massacre, through the efforts of Jingyu's wife, her servant, Prince Ji, Consort Jing and Xiao Jingyan, Tingsheng is born and somehow survives in obscurity until he is rescued by Mei Changsu. (great pre-canon explanation for Ji and Jingyan's ability to look out for Tingsheng)
we cradle the sun (3k) Summary: 5 times Fei Liu was taken good care of + 1 time it was his turn to care for someone else. (delightful and tender Fei Liu POV)
memories to bury or live by (10.5k) Summary: Yan Yujin spends her maiden years growing up in the shadow of the Chiyan Rebellion. (interesting what-if AU)
what other lapis lazuli was hiding (1k) Summary: It has been twelve years since Jingyan and Nihuang lost their shared soulmate. Then they discover something both better and worse: there was always supposed to be four of them. (Fascinating soulmark AU)
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