SFW

• If you like it, then you should'a put a ring on it by yuushoku || 5+1 times of Xue Yang proposing to Xiao Xingchen. || This is so cute I can't even--
• Pretty As Starlight by Petits Pois || 1690w || Super soft fic set in Yi City, xy braids xxc's hair. No suffering and no drama, just domestic fluff. Plus I love the idea of xy being super skilled with hairstyling.
• Soft Like Moonlight by Petits Pois || 2542w || Similar to the one above (same author), xy does xxc's hair and they talk. Ugh I want fifty of these fics.
• Almost by Jukiyo || 1108w || Set in Yi City, xy has nightmares and xxc comforts him. Sad ending because canon happened :(
• the f-word by suibian || 2494w || "As an orphan, A-Qing doesn't really know what it means to have a family but gets one anyway." || A-Qing centric, this is a good alternative to the sorrow of Yi City arc, while being very IC. Two more dads and their adopted child to add to the dysfunctional family list.
• Tainted by ancient_moonshine || 3954w || Xxc knowing who he has been living with all along and still deciding to do nothing about it because maybe he caught feelings? Hell yes.
• stars move together by Nomette || 1425w || Set in Yi City, there is a festival in town and they enjoy some fluffy time out. Also I love this fic because there's some 4th wall breaking that I won't spoil you further but it made me cry the first time I read it. So good.
• A Flicker of Light by JangJaeYul || 968w || What if SL didn't bust into Yi and xxc took xy's identity really well? This fic is about that scenario. Man I wish, how I wish.
• For Angels to Fly by yuushoku || 1293w || This is the modern!au fic I need where xy is completely, absolutely in love with xxc (even though his childhood is still terrible) and they have the chance of a happy life. Sobsob.

NSFW

• all I ever knew of love by Sour_Idealist || 5567w || The "and they were roommates" trope but in Yi City. The winter is cold, xxc is a sweet lover and xy is in-character. All is well with the world.
• Ask and Receive by wildfrancium || 4251w || Modern setting, xxc being a soft dom and xy taking the sub role way too eagerly. They kinky but also soft.
• tip jar by tofuesq || 3214w || Another modern au, xxc is dragged to a night club and is captivated by one of the strippers there. Implicit sexual content only, but still so good.
• Sweet Dreams by Ali19375 || 4752w || "Xue Yang lets Xiao Xingchen take the bed for the night, but insomnia gets the better of him. He decides to spend his early morning hours being creepy, which leads to an unexpected course of action." || TW for dubcon, somnophilia and standard xy behaviour. Sometimes you just need that one read where xy is IC and fucked up but without the gore. This fic is exactly that. (bonus: A-Qing looks at things she shouldn't be looking at)
• Three Springs by Verbana || 17969w || "A deeper look at the coffin house years, before the looming disaster strikes. This follows Xiao Xingchen’s limited perspective as he grows closer to the stranger in his home and misses the warning signs. Xue Yang is such a great actor, it’s hard to tell when he’s sincere or just delighting in the con (or deceiving himself)." || This is so very good: almost 18k of domestic life in Yi with xy being xxc's eyes and them slowly falling in love - or whatever you want to call it. Also they switch in bed. This fic overall is a blessing.
• Hurt by arascain || 1887w || Graphic description of xy's amputation accident, it's a bit gore-y and really sad. But the Yi parts are good, if a bit ooc.
• and I broke you bad by everyearning || 1653w || Of xiaoxue being murder husbands (rip zichen). I like dark xxc, what do you want me to say.
• see no evil by Ajaxthegreat || 6402w || Xy confesses things in the dark. More xxc getting corrupted (and wrecked). There's also, uh...improper use of swords in bed. And xy dirty talking into oblivion because xxc likes that.
• Turn a Blind Eye by jeejaschocolate || 8930w || Another one of those fics where xxc knows who he has been living with, but xy doesn't know kindness without a price and he tries to repay him in a physical way. Angsty and sweet (if you don't mind a bit of ooc, that is).
• Different kind of training by Hoytei || 1493w || In this fic xxc seems to know about xy already. They spar/kick each other and they frickity frack. Slightly dom xxc and power bottom xy.

3some/poly dynamics

• Dinner and a Drink by robinreborn || NSFW || SongXiaoXue, poly, vampires, blood || *inhales* b o i . The only horrible thing with this story is that it ends too early.
• Xue Yang Is A Brat by wildfrancium || NSFW || Modern setting, spanking, dom/sub dynamics, degradation, watersports || This whole series with absolute bratty bottom Xue Yang sends me. I also came to like songxiao thanks to it.
• catalyst by Ajaxthegreat || NSFW, 10701w || This is basically Song Lan being in love with XXC but wrecking Xue Yang because he wants to do the same with xxc - and I mean, physically beating xy up. Dead dove: do not eat. 11/10 would recommend for (semi)consensual s/m dynamics and (kind of) hate-sex.