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[ghostlord]

It's good to return to my former splendor. I know not to bite the hand that feeds me, but being treated as less than an honest Lord plucked at my ego.

[Is he being honest or just overly dramatic? It's hard to tell over text!]

Now, children, I want you to return to your studies. Read everything you can get your hands on, listen, listen to even the must mundane things and share. I know you will do your best and make your father proud.

[...father? Is that him? The drama continues!]

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[ghostlord]

[Little shivers follow and his ears grow warm. And red. His A-Xu always feels good!

Then he stumbles a step. He laughs suddenly.]

I walked into that trap~

[And he will do so again and again and again!]

Me. You've got bad luck, A-Xu. I can even it out if you take care of yourself!

[fated_dance]

[ He grins and nuzzles those cute red ears. Then licks the tip just to torment his beloved. ]

My Lao Wen takes good care of me. I'd say finding him again is all the good luck I really need.

[ghostlord]

[He lets out a soft moan and wavers again, wrinkling his nose. This is a slow torture! Of the best kind!]

My soulmate. My A-Xu. I survived just to see you again, I know it.

[fated_dance]

[ Smirking at the moan, he breathes over damp skin and tightens his hold on his love in mimicry of what they could be doing at home. ]

And then you saved me.

[ghostlord]

[...and his steps speed up, losing their clumsiness! There are things they could be doing, aren't there? How silly of him to forget!]

I wouldn't have had to if your cousin wasn't such a beast. Give me a day with him and I'll have him apologizing profusely on his knees.

[fated_dance]

[ He laughs softly at his adorable love. ]

You would need a whole day? Lao Wen. Give me one moment and I'll have him begging.

[ghostlord]

You go too fast, A-Xu. I would break his mind long before I broke his body.

[All of it would be drawn out, too. Hours of waiting and then a haunting befitting a ghost.]

[fated_dance]

[ Ah. His expression softens and he kisses his love's cheek. ]

I want to watch.

[ghostlord]

[He climbs the steps leading to their rooms, smiling under the gentle pressure.]

You can have a very comfortable seat! I'm always open to critique too.

[fated_dance]

[ His Lao Wen is so very generous with him. ]

I'll teach you the technique I would use to end with. It'll leave him unable to leave his bed for life. A long life of torture.

[ghostlord]

[It's generosity born from pure, unwavering love.]

A-Xu would be clever enough to know such a technique! Make him bound to his bed and I can torment him further.

[He pushes open the door to their home and carries Zishu inside. He kisses his beloved's cheek and then sets him on the bed.]

[fated_dance]

[ Zishu knows it and treasures his soulmate that much more. ]

Ah. Good. That is how it will be.

[ Smiling softly at Kexing, he starts pulling out some of the saplings they've rescued. Those already in something like a pot, especially. ]

There might be some pots in the kitchen that will house these for now.

[ghostlord]

I'll be right back. Don't disappear. [Kexing drops a kiss on Zishu's forehead before scurrying off. He will return with pots of various sizes and a watering can! He got lucky.]

Let's see which ones would play nice in the same pot.

[He takes out each of their bags and peeks inside.]

Poor little things. We can perch them on the window.

[A certain little monster flops onto Zishu's lap, body wiggling as if it is wagging its tail. Or...lack of tail.]

[fated_dance]

I'll be right here where you've put me, Lao Wen. [ He promises playfully. Taking the time he waits, he pulls out each of the items they'd gathered.

Seeing the bounty his silly love returns with makes him grin. ]

Perfect.

[ The little monster gets scooped up and cuddled. ]

Hello little one, did you miss us?

[ghostlord]

Promise~? [He flashes Zishu a cheeky grin and then gathers all he can hold. He uses the soil they gathered to plant each seedling, checking for moisture as he goes.]

Aw, did someone have a nice sleep?

[The chaos baby flails their little feet and then flops against Zishu. Yes! Very much yes!]

[fated_dance]

Would I lie to my Fated One? [ He widens his eyes dramatically as if wounded...before grinning helplessly.

Zishu tickles the chaos baby's tummy? sides? playfully as Kexing tends to the seedlings. ]

It seems well rested, yes.

[ghostlord]

No. [He gasps and quickly leans in to kiss that wounded look away! A-Xu!] You're teasing your poor Lao Wen!

[Either way, the baby wiggles as if laughing! Kexing grins up at the pair.]

Good boy! Did you know he's based on a chaos god, A-Xu? Isn't that cute?

[fated_dance]

[ He grins into his beloved's eyes and kisses back. ] Yes~

[ Zishu beams down at the little one and hugs it close again. It's ridiculous how ugly yet cute it is - of course they've kept it! ]

He's perfect for us.

[ghostlord]

I knew it. [He can't frown or pout, however. Not when Zishu is kissing him!] You fiend.

[The baby seems very content to be held and snuggled. No matter their form, they have a cute, playful spirit about them. Kexing adds water to some of the pots, humming.]

He's perfect as he is. I'm relieved he didn't end up with someone awful.

[fated_dance]

[ All the more reason to keep kissing his silly love! ] You've always known what I am, Lao Wen.

[ Zishu's perfectly happy to keep snuggling the silly little monster. He likes the chaos baby's spirit. ]

Aah. He belongs with us.

[ghostlord]

I wouldn't have you any other way. [He holds up a particularly adorable plant in its new pot home.] Don't they look happy?

[The chaos baby makes little sounds. Somehow. Almost like purring~]

I knew that when he hatched.