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• an agreeable offer | officemates, pwp / modern setting!au, explicit, 18k+

shang qinghua gets snowed in at the office. with a dead phone and no way to get home, his best option for the night is the one presented by a rather prickly boss.

“how are you getting home?” mobei jun asks, and shang qinghua shrugs.

“walking?” he suggests, and mobei jun narrows his eyes. “well, no, it's too far and there are no cars nearby. so i was thinking i’ll just stay at a hotel…”

shang qinghua trails off as he is met with silence. mobei jun simply stares at him, his icy blue gaze pinning shang qinghua to the spot. shang qinghua thinks he can see an idea percolate behind the man’s eyes, but it is most likely a trick of the light. after all, what could he—

“i live a ten minute walk away,” mobei jun states more than says. “it may just be easier to stay the night at my place.”

• father figures in short supply | miscommunication / sect dads!au, explicit, 18k+

“you’re rather good with children, my king,” he comments, since flattery seemed to work so well before. he doesn’t bring up the portal tossing. “no doubt, you’ll be a wonderful father some day.”

“qinghua, too.”

eh?”

mobei-jun turns his intense gaze on shang qinghua. “you will make a fine father, too.”

the bottom of shang qinghua’s stomach drops out.

“ah,” he says, because there are no words to respond to what mobei-jun just said.

• cold hands, warm heart | hypothermia / canon divergence!au, teen, 16k+

_“if the body can’t warm up, then things get uh, b-bad?”

mobei-jun cuts him a look that’s made for slaughter. “what does that mean?”

“a-ah, it’s called hypothermia, my king.”

“and you die once it happens.”

again, not a question. “you can.” when mobei-jun makes an absolutely terrifying face, shang qinghua hastens to add, “but not instantly! y-you can actually recover from it, if the hypothermia doesn’t progress too far.”

“how far?” mobei-jun growls.

“there are f-f-f-five stages,” shang qinghua shivers out, lips numb. “the fifth stage is death.”

-

shang qinghua and mobei-jun have their spiritual powers sealed before getting dumped in a white-out snowstorm. mobei-jun quickly learns that humans are far more susceptible to the cold than he thought.

• a time filled with us | pidw / canon divergence!au, teen, 14k+

“ah, mobei jun, there’s your loyal human,” luo binghe says, from where he sits sprawled on the throne. mobei jun, lurking in the shadows behind him, doesn’t glance in shang qinghua’s direction; he looks much as he usually does, and yet—somehow—different. the two women draped across luo binghe’s knees both look up, though. one of the women is sha hualing and that—that’s liu mingyan, and … shang qinghua doesn’t want to look at the woman leaning against luo binghe’s shoulder, because that is qin wanrong, and she is supposed to be dead. she died at the immortal alliance conference! she was eaten by the nu yuan chan!

proud immortal demon way, shang qinghua thinks, stomach lurching. he’s been transported into proud immortal demon way.

• he is of mine | bodyguard / modern setting!au, mature, 13k+

“so what would happen if i started dating someone?”

“i was hired to protect you,” mobei jun said, voice clipped. “not anyone else.”

hearing mobei jun say that made something turn pleasantly in shang qinghua’s stomach. “let’s say someone comes at me and i’m on a date. do you just grab me and abandon my date?”

“yes.”

• to fill the solemn sky | angst, teen, 11k+

shang qinghua met his gaze, but found himself distracted by the rest of his face. he was quite good looking. he reached up and swiped his thumb along a somewhat dirty spot on his cheek. “would you like me to pick for you?”

mobei jun did not seem to know what to do about being touched. he nodded.

shang qinghua smiled, charmed. “i think you should stay in this one that we’re in right now,” he murmured. “it’s the one closest to me.”

• the shadow of a large light | hanahaki disease!au, teen,10k+

sometimes, you're just kind of cruising along on autopilot, comfortable in your own lane, and then you get smacked right upside the head with contrived plot devices and have to deal accordingly. shang qinghua will later concede that putting literal flowers that cause a fandom disease into his story was a stupid idea, but it all worked out in the end, so he still counts it a victory.

an ending, and a beginning.

• and i'm here | modern setting!au, teen, 8k+

shang qinghua slaves away at a shitty job by day. by night he writes trashy web novels. all he really wants to do is write a masterpiece and date mobei jun, the stoic man he meets at a coffee shop one day during lunch.

one late night text might be what it takes to change their relationship. now if only mobei jun would open up to shang qinghua.

• if i could save you (and i would) | merlin!au, teen, 8k+

“n-no, my lord,” shang qinghua stutters, and then, in a fit of inspiration, “but you could teach me!”

mobei jun freezes and blinks (once, twice, three times!) as he processes the sentence.

“what.” he says flatly.

“m-my lord… could teach this one!” shang qinghua says, dropping to his knees. “to walk on his knees! if he so wanted!”

--

merlin au in which mobei jun is poisoned, shang qinghua is struggling with his own plot, and luo binghe is just doing his best

• jealousy jealousyyyyy | platonic relationships, not rated, 8k+

shen qingqiu and shang qinghua are like brothers!

however, two certain demon lords become jealous after one of their monthly meet ups.

• spun gold and a silver tongue | canon divergence!au, teen, 8k+

mobei-jun appraises him for another moment, expressionless. shang qinghua’s teeth nearly chatter.

then mobei-jun leans back in his chair. “go on, then.”

shang qinghua freezes, his mouth working soundlessly for a moment. “my king?”

mobei-jun’s eyes glitter like chips of ice. “spin.”

—

shang qinghua tells stories to a demon king to save his own skin. loosely inspired by one thousand and one nights.

• nearest and dearest | pwp / modern setting!au, explicit, 7k+

shang qinghua tipped his head into his, hand digging harder into mobei jun’s thigh. “mobei, we—ah, shit—we’re supposed to be studying.”

mobei jun lifted his head and looked at him, waiting until shang qinghua turned to look back. he kissed him on the mouth once, firm and deep, and then pulled back again. “i know.”

__

in which moshang are fuck buddies but basically dating anyway

• retrograde | temporary amnesia / canon divergence!au, teen, 7k+

amnesiac shang qinghua fic where he loses all his memories, wanders back to his peak lord house, finds mobei-jun angrily lounging on his bed, and wildly misunderstands their relationship.

• strange mercy | pwp / post-canon, explicit, 7k+

up until this point, he's just been blocking this particular northern wedding rite from his memory. he stares at the outfit with his lips pressed in a flat line. these clothes are for the wedding’s final banquet— the event where the northern king will consummate the union with his new consort in front of the rest of the court.

in the original work, it served as a good enough one-off extra when luo binghe married one of the pretty, terrifying demonesses from the mobei clan. but recalling that now only makes the anxious churn of his stomach even worse. from the things arrayed in front of him, it seems like mobei jun plans to see the full ritual through.

• these autumn hands | mafia/modern setting!au, teen, 6k+

“what did he offer you?”

“power, of course,” shang qinghua scoffed.

“you’re my right hand.”

the spy shrugged. “maybe he gave me a better offer.”

shang qinghua betrays mobei jun. both of them learn to live with it.

• assigned boyfriend at new year's party | misunderstandings / modern setting!au, teen, 5k+

the moment the door opened, with his utter horror shang qinghua saw in slow motion, like in a rom-com gone wrong, the merry smile slowly morphing into the equivalent version of the five stages of grief when it came down to a colossal misunderstanding, right on his parents' faces.

_[shang qinghua goes to a new year's party at his parents house. he didn't mean for mobei-jun to be his +1, but...]

• technically our marriage is saved | canon divergence / fake/pretend relationship!au, teen, 5k+

but in shang qinghua’s defense! how was he supposed to explain being caught with a demon?

how was he supposed to explain being caught kissing that demon on the mouth? it wasn’t like mobei-jun had explained anything to him! one minute shang qinghua had been getting dressed for bed, the next minute he was being pinned to the bed with mobei-jun’s lips on his, and the minute after that all four of his martial siblings were barging in on them!

couldn’t they have knocked?!

• mr and mrs shang | assassins and hitmen / modern setting!au, mature, 4k+

in retrospect, shang qinghua really should have known that his husband was a hitman, too.

• shang qinghua’s nightmare before christmas | post-canon, teen, 4k+

mobei-jun’s krismass list for an assistant’s recovery

decorated tree (some type of evergreen?)

lights (everywhere)

krismass stockings (at the fireplace)

presents (under tree)

santa claws (an old man in red invading homes and eating cookies??)

mistletoe

mobei-jun notices shang qinghua feels despondent at the same time period every year and consults shen qingqiu. armed with the knowledge bestowed on him, he is determined to offer his assistant the best christmas of his life. a tale of vicious trees, terrified assistants, good intentions, and love.

• before long | 4+1 / post-canon!au, general audiences, 3k+

2 times mobei jun tells shang qinghua he loves him without words, 2 times shang qinghua tells mobei jun the same thing, and the 1 time they say it together.

• after summers of fasting | florist / modern setting!au, teen, 3k+

there is a small bench in front of mobei-jun’s shop, dark not only in wood but also in the metal that makes up its armrests and legs. it is surrounded by some of the most colourful flowers he owns.

a man takes to sitting on it every day.

• lest your heart slip through my fingers | childhood friends / royalty!au, teen, 3k+

"i would have begged you to marry me."

———

years after his disappearance, shang qinghua is summoned back to the northern desert's court by its king, mobei-jun.

• one man's drunk decision is the same sober man's gateway to getting a really hot piercer boyfriend (by fall out boy) | modern setting!au, mature, 3k+

he thought getting drunk on cheap wine would be fun. he needed some enrichment!!! which was supposed to be something low-key, not scheduling himself for a tongue piercing!! he just needed a night to himself!!

• shang qinghua is real!? | online romance /modern setting!au, general audiences, 3k+

“maybe he’s actually going through with it?” she grinned only to roll her eyes when luo binghe shot her a glare. “or maybe he’s just gone insane.”

and then mobei-jun laughed.

it wasn’t loud or noticeable, if sha hualing hadn’t already been staring at the man she might have even mistaken it for a weird cough, but no… mobei-jun – a man who never laughs and certainly doesn’t smile – just did.

“i’m calling a doctor,” luo binghe said, already pulling out his phone.

“call a priest!” sha hualing gaped.

• shadow holding me hostage | role reversal!au, teen, 3k+

shen yuan bristles at his silence. "i knew it," he accuses. "i fucking knew it! he's always been your favorite, hasn't he?"

mobei-jun frowns. "i don't know what you're talking about," he denies.

he knows what shen yuan is talking about.

• he gently asks | fluff / witchers!au, teen, 3k+

during a quiet evening, mobei-jun listens to shang qinghua rant about his latest story while taking care of his sword.

he isn't quite sure how he got himself stuck with this task.

• go for it, mobei jun!! | fluff, humor / modern setting!au, teen, 2k+

of course, there's only one person mobei jun could possibly have gotten shang qinghua's address from — his traitorous best friend who knows no bro code, no honour, no solidarity. shen yuan must have put him up to this, this sick joke, this—

"happy valentine's day," mobei jun says with less inflection than shang qinghua thought humanly possible.

or: mobei jun attempts to woo shang qinghua on valentine's day. it goes about as well as expected.

• the writer and the mob boss | roommates / modern setting!au, teen, 2k+

shang qinghua lives with most-likely-a-mob-boss-but-the-perfect-roommate mobei jun and he is most definitely in love with him but love waits for no one, especially people with deadlines on their newest work. but writer's block is ever present and shang qinghua is having trouble with a murder scene he's trying to write. luckily, mobei jun lends his... expertise in the subject to help shang qinghua.

aka: the one tumblr thread about the writer and the serial killer living together but scum villain version.

• if memory serves right | cultivators / mdzs!au, teen, 2k+

did you hear? mobei jun has brought home a man! a lunatic rogue cultivator they said! oh, how scandalous!

or: the mdzs au no one asked for featuring moshang

• i fell in (to a burning ring of fire) | misunderstanding / strangers to lovers!au, teen, 1k+

“i can serve tea, carry water, wash clothes, fold blankets…”

they had only just met and he wants to get married and domestic????

mobei jun’s poor romantic heart couldn’t take it.

or, moshang get married at the inn

• hand in hand | children / canon divergence!au, teen, 1k+

mobei briefly considers going outside again but there are bugs out there and this human boy looks only a few years older than him… easily subdued by demon standards. even for mobei’s age.

in which mobei is the one to come across his future.