//THE END!!!//

Thank you for following along all - this was (as per) longer than anticipated! The whole arc with the palace and the empress never happened in my original little thought bubble but we got partway through and I figured this bitch needed more OOMPH

Lwj thinks of how just last week, lxc tripped and fell in the river only to have nmj dive in after him and perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. The water had even made his skin looking glowing.

“Well, I think. Thank you,” he says.

The rest of the journey passes in companionable silence.

[we're back! I know the updates have been a a little further between, but the end is nigh! I only have one more major scene to figure out and write, and then we're cruising into the ending I've already got written!]

Well, well, well, LQR thinks. Who knew he had the wrong nephew in his sights all along.

[that's it for tonight! but rejoice; it only took me 25k to get LWJ and WWX in the same place at the same time!!!]

“Fine, I’ll think about it,” WWX says.

LQR fixes him with a look.

“No really,” WWX protests. “I promise I will honestly consider it, okay?” He makes a show of tucking the flyer carefully in his bag.

“Okay,” LQR echoes, sensing that he has pushed as far as is advisable today.

Fortunately, Wen Ning, who is seated next to him, seems to notice his dilemma regarding the spices during dinner, and begins quietly passing him the safer dishes on the table with a shy smile. LQR does not go hungry. Meanwhile, WWX’s plate is a sea of red and orange.

[chapter 2!]

nhs: wow if i were into girls i would be SO into wen qing. she's so scary and hot
wwx, who is "into" "girls": wait. really?
nhs: yeah i think she could snap my neck and i'd thank her
wwx: that's kind of how i feel about lan zhan
nhs:
wwx:
nhs:
wwx: ok well ONE of us is confused,