fic: chrysanthemum flowers and jade daggers

[likealeafonthewind]

Ahhh, I'm so excited to finally post this! This is the concubine!SW fic that I've been working on since February? March? Anyway, it's finally done! It's about 40k words (wayyyyy more than I had originally predicted, lmao) and my posting deadline for wipbigbang is on Saturday so I'm gonna be doing a chapter per day every day this week.

Please enjoy:


Chrysanthemum Flowers and Jade Daggers (7710 words) by anecdotalist
Chapters: 1/6
Fandom: 镇魂 | Guardian (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Shěn Wēi/Zhào Yúnlán
Characters: Shěn Wēi, Zhào Yúnlán, Guardian (TV) Ensemble, Zhù Hóng, Dà Qìng
Additional Tags: just about everyone who's in Guardian makes an appearance or is mentioned, also Zhao Xinci and Zhang Shi are two different people, Shen Xi (Zhao Yunlan's mom) is alive, no Dixing powers AU, wuxia-inspired AU, concubine Shen Wei, prince Zhao Yunlan, Alternate Universe - Historical, kind of, in that Haixing is based on ancient China (Warring States period specifically) here, (except substitute 'leader of Dixing' for general), #when your concubine is the winningest general
Summary: Dixing is one of the last States standing against Emperor Zhao Xinci’s attempt to conquer and unite all the lands. The Crown Prince, Zhao Yunlan, has been fighting at the front lines of the war against Dixing for years when his mother gifts him with a concubine. Shen Wei is beautiful and magnetic and Zhao Yunlan falls in love with him instantly. But Shen Wei isn’t just a concubine; he’s a Dixing spy who’s being embedded in Zhao Yunlan’s household to gather intel and potentially assassinate the prince. He doesn’t expect to fall in love.

Comments

[phyrry]

Aaaa, you're posting it! I'm so happy!

According to Discord, the first snippet you sent me (2k at the very beginning, with Empress Zhao giving Shen Wei to Zhao Yunlan) was March 6th. (At which point you said you weren't sure you wanted to write it because it was going to be a lot of research, but you couldn't get it out of your head. And I am SO GLAD it stuck!)

It's so beautiful, Ally, I am continually amazed. You did the thing!! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[likealeafonthewind]

Ah yes, this was the plot bunny that ate my brain!

I'm amazed that you aren't sick of it, with how many times you've read it and listened to me whine about it. <3

I am so glad it's done. I've already got a couple of other fic ideas I want to work on next (none of which are from my existing active WIPs but what can ya do).

[phyrry]

I could never be sick of it! It's beautiful! And I look forward to seeing what you choose to work on next. ;) (Mindship houseplant?)

[demitas]

I am so excited for you!!!!! And also excited to see what you've done with it since my last read-through. 😄 Congratulations!!!

[likealeafonthewind]

I think you read through it early enough that there's probably a significant number of scenes that will be new to you. And even a few that were never on the outline that you saw. So hopefully you like it!

[tinny]

Yaaaay! *throws confetti*

I'll get right on it! :DD

[likealeafonthewind]

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