welcome to Silently Into The Night
Hello and welcome! We are a modern-day reincarnation AU of the novel/donghua/drama Mó Dào Zǔ Shī, also known as Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, Chén Qíng Lìng, or The Untamed. The characters have been reincarnated into modern day, where some have regained their memories of their cultivation days, while others have not yet. Original characters are accepted, but please have a good story for them if they were a cultivator in their past life. The RP takes place in Palo Alto, California, and is set in the current year.
Modern Reincarnation AU
silently into the night redeim
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updates
JULY 07, 2020
And we're officially open! Feel free to leave questions or chat with us in the cbox. :)
JULY 06, 2020
Soft opening of the site!
Show 'n Tail (Nie Mingjue) TW [COMPLETED]
Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Jul 25, 2020 18:15:38 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Jul 25, 2020 18:15:38 GMT -8
Meng Yao went into the bathroom and stripped down. He turned the shower on full blast and stepped in, not caring that it was a little too warm. He shampooed his hair furiously, trying to get the feeling of that man's hand of out it. He could tell he was crying again, but the water took away any evidence.
He washed his hair twice and scrubbed himself almost raw with the washcloth. After he felt somewhat cleaner, he turned off the water and worked the conditioner into and through his hair, wrapping it up on top of his head. He wondered if Mingjue would mind if he ran a bath, or if he'd rush in and think him suicidal.
He hung out on the edge of the tub for a bit, letting the conditioner sink in and tried to be a good student of psychology by actually examining his feelings. He knew he wasn't particularly bothered by the actual nature of the assault. In fact, if the man had asked, Meng Yao might have willingly slept with him, he hadn't been unattractive. So he knew it was about power and the loss of it.
He also acknowledged that Mingjue had somehow through the course of their new friendship, had seemingly added to the value of his self worth. So the loss of power and value was traumatic. Now, that he knew the issues, he wanted to move on to solutions.
He turned the water back on and began to rinse the conditioner out, finger-combing his hair. "You determine your self worth and nothing anyone else does adds to or subtracts from that value. That man did not diminish your worth." he told himself.
"Power comes in many forms, not just physical strength. He cannot take any power from you unless you give it to him," he assured himself. He finished with his hair and got out of the shower, toweling off and wrapping up his hair. He opened the bathroom door to find the flannels. "Dark yellow and green, no one looks good in that," he sighed but put them on appreciatively.
He took his hair out of the towel and left it down to air dry before coming out of the guest suite and into the living room.
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Nie Mingjue
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Jul 25, 2020 18:44:36 GMT -8
Post by Nie Mingjue on Jul 25, 2020 18:44:36 GMT -8
Mingjue had just dished out servings of the food, packing the rest of it into small containers for the week, and placed the dishes on the little round table in the alcove near the kitchen when he heard the bathroom door open. He went and poured to cups of the tisane, and placed one at each spot along with chopsticks. There were already napkins in a little basket at the center of the table.
He gave Meng Yao a small smile as he came into view, having to bite back a chuckle at how much he was swimming in Mingjue's pajamas. He said, "You have good timing, food is just now ready. Feel free to grab a spot and start eating, I'm just going to finish putting away a few things."
He hoped that it turned out to be to Meng Yao's taste. Meng Yao did look like he was feeling more in control and comfortable, but Mingjue had seen him swing back and forth on the emotions pendulum several times that evening.
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Jul 25, 2020 18:52:07 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Jul 25, 2020 18:52:07 GMT -8
Meng Yao made his way to the table, dragging his feet in almost a cute, sleepy manner. Instead of sitting at the table, he went over to Mingjue and hugged him from behind.
"I'm sorry, I know you probably don't want to be hugged by me, but I just need to hold onto you for a little while," he said into his back.
He rested his head there and waited for Mingjue to throw him off, he knew this was a massive violation of the other man's comfort zone but it was the only good compromise he could come up with. He really wanted to be held right now and this was the only alternative to going upstairs and hoping Huaisang was the cuddly type.
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Nie Mingjue
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Jul 25, 2020 19:03:46 GMT -8
Post by Nie Mingjue on Jul 25, 2020 19:03:46 GMT -8
Mingjue was startled when Meng Yao's arms went around him, but he put a hand gently on Meng Yao's arm to keep it there, and wiggled around in the other man's grasp, gently and loosely putting his arms protectively around Meng Yao, trying to make it obvious through the way he did it that Meng Yao could step away at any second.
He said softly, voice soothing and calm, "It's OK, I've got you. I wasn't going to give you a hug or touch you without permission because you didn't need that, tonight or ever, but it's OK to ask for something that you need."
He knew that he'd been very careful with touch with Meng Yao up to this point, both tonight and in general, but this was different than someone massaging his arms or touching in a way that verged on things he didn't understand well. This was protective and comforting, and Mingjue had a younger brother, this was a kind of touch he understood.
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Jul 25, 2020 19:13:54 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Jul 25, 2020 19:13:54 GMT -8
Meng Yao tensed up for a second when he felt Mingjue move, expecting to be thrown off. He was relieved when the other man instead turned around and hugged him. Meng Yao buried his face in Mingjue's chest, not feeling the need to cry anymore, just to be held.
"Why are you so nice to me?" he asked. "Not just right now, I mean in general. Didn't all your warning bells go off when you first met me? Don't go near this one unless you want some drama in your life and no peace in your house?" he scoffed at himself. If he kept being so pathetic, he might dissolve into tears again.
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Nie Mingjue
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Jul 25, 2020 19:35:12 GMT -8
Post by Nie Mingjue on Jul 25, 2020 19:35:12 GMT -8
Mingjue tightened his arms a little bit as Meng Yao leaned further into him. It was pretty clear that Meng Yao wanted to be held. He patted gentle soothing circles on Meng Yao's back without fully thinking about doing it.
When Meng Yao asked his question, he didn't entirely know what to think. He wasn't being extra nice to Meng Yao or anything, he was just trying to be his friend. Mingjue finally answered, "I saw someone who seemed like he needed a real friend and who seemed scared of letting people in, and I get that. I saw someone who could have interesting conversations, and hear me talk about stuff that a lot of people scoff at, and take my interests and my lack of interests seriously. And I saw someone interested in learning new things and challenging himself."
He paused in his honest evaluation of why he'd actually pursued a friendship with Meng Yao, even though there were elements of it that made him nervous. He added quietly, "I saw someone who was willing to try to be friends in a way that made it worth it to try to push past some of my own nervousness around letting people closer. I'm not being more specially kind to you than I would be to someone else who had gotten my friendship, but that makes you part of a very short list."
He just hoped that he'd said at least some of the right things.
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Jul 25, 2020 19:43:38 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Jul 25, 2020 19:43:38 GMT -8
Meng Yao started crying again. It'd been a long time since he'd felt so seen. He wasn't even sure that he'd let someone get close enough to see him, yet somehow Mingjue did.
"You're a good friend," he sniffled into Mingjue's chest. "Give me another minute like this?" he asked, punctuating his question by wrapping his arms up Mingjue's back and cuddling closer.
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Nie Mingjue
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Jul 25, 2020 19:49:13 GMT -8
Post by Nie Mingjue on Jul 25, 2020 19:49:13 GMT -8
Mingjue nodded his agreement, realized that Meng Yao couldn't see what he was doing, and said softly, "It's OK. Take however long you need. The worst that happens is I have to reheat some food, which is easily accomplished."
He kept rubbing soothing circles in Meng Yao's back, not saying anything about the prickles of dampness he could feel from Meng Yao crying again. This was much better than him crying on the floor, and this time, if he stopped being able to hold himself up, Mingjue was already holding him up.
It was strange, Mingjue realized, to have Meng Yao cuddled up to him like this smelling like a mixture of himself and Mingjue. There were still the underlying tones of whatever products Meng Yao normally used, but there was also a hint of smells that were part of this household. He didn't know what to do with the thought, so he put it aside to consider later.
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Jul 25, 2020 19:58:01 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Jul 25, 2020 19:58:01 GMT -8
Meng Yao took a few more minutes but eventually eased himself out of Mingjue's arms. "Thank you," he said, rubbing his eyes with the flannel pajamas, looking like a toddler who'd just finished crying.
He made his way to the table and sat down, "it looks really good," he said, picking up a pair of chopsticks and trying some. He smiled, wanting to give a bigger reaction, but exhaustion was starting to set in. "It's really good. I think this is another recipe to add to things you have to teach me," he said, picking up the tea and trying that.
He'd chose chamomile because he wanted something to help him sleep, but at this point, he probably didn't even need it. He stifled a yawn and took another sip of tea.
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Nie Mingjue
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Jul 25, 2020 20:25:33 GMT -8
Post by Nie Mingjue on Jul 25, 2020 20:25:33 GMT -8
Mingjue was glad that Meng Yao was finally ready to eat. He clearly needed to get some food in him and get some rest, but Mingjue was also hungry and tired himself. The anger and emotional ringer of watching out for Meng Yao starting to catch up to him.
He said, "I'm glad you like it. I've not got a recipe for this one, it's just ingredients that work together in a stir fry, but I can show you how I put together stir fries at some point. For right now though, you should focus on eating it, not how it's made, that's for another day."
He covered his own yawn, glad that he didn't have any homework that he had been planning on doing that evening. He asked softly, "Do you want me to stay down here for a while after you go to bed? My room is the one with the door closest to the lefthand branch of the stairs going up. If you need to come get me in middle of the night."
He hoped that nothing happened where Meng Yao would need him, but he'd much rather that Meng Yao knew how to find him than be stuck unhappy or scared downstairs.
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Jul 25, 2020 20:32:14 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Jul 25, 2020 20:32:14 GMT -8
Meng Yao agreed with Mingjue, "right, eating..." he picked up the chopsticks again and took a few more bites.
"I think I'm too tired to eat any more..." he stifled another yawn. "I'll try not to bug you in the night, I think I'm just going to crash so I hopefully won't have the energy to bother you." He stood up and stretched, "can I help you put anything away?" he asked through another yawn.
"You look tired too, you've been through a lot today. I know, because I'm a lot," he laughed a little, "let me help you put stuff away so we can both get to bed quicker."
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Nie Mingjue
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Jul 25, 2020 20:39:02 GMT -8
Post by Nie Mingjue on Jul 25, 2020 20:39:02 GMT -8
Mingjue shook his head slightly and gently patted Meng Yao on the shoulder. He said, "The situation was a lot, it's not your fault. You go ahead on to bed. I cleaned up and put most things away as I went, and I'll just put your leftovers in a container with your name on it in the fridge so if you wake up in the middle of the night hungry, you can heat them up in the microwave."
He had finished his own food and tea in about the time that it had taken Meng Yao to make it through a few more bites, so he was pretty sure that he was much further from falling asleep than Meng Yao was, even if he was getting tired.
He added softly, "If you need me, don't hesitate to come get me. I hope that you sleep well though, and get good rest."
He stood and efficiently put away the leftovers, grabbing a post it note and putting Meng Yao's name on it on and sticking it on the container. He told Meng Yao, "You'll have to tell me the characters for your name at some point, that's how I normally label things in the fridge."
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Jul 25, 2020 20:47:35 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Jul 25, 2020 20:47:35 GMT -8
Meng Yao yawned again and watched Mingjue put his food away. "Thank you ge," he said, turning around and heading back towards to guest suite. He paused at the door and said, "goodnight," before heading in.
He debated braiding his hair, knowing he should but just couldn't find the energy to do it. He went into the bathroom and grabbed Mingjue's sweater he'd borrowed earlier and brought it into bed with him. He snuggled into the blankets and pulled the sweater close like a stuffed animal, falling asleep in seconds.
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Nie Mingjue
MDZS Character
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Jul 25, 2020 21:11:05 GMT -8
Post by Nie Mingjue on Jul 25, 2020 21:11:05 GMT -8
Mingjue called out, "Goodnight," as Meng Yao retreated into the guest suite. There was a small part of him that could imagine a future were Meng Yao spent more time there, and Xichen spent more time in the main bedroom upstairs, and it actually felt like there were enough people in the house. He knew that that was his brain getting ahead of itself, and most people didn't want to just live with their friends forever. He didn't even know if Huaisang would eventually decide to move out once he finished college.
He finished the last bit of tidying in the kitchen and placed dirty dishes in the dishwasher. He did go out and linger in the living room for a while, aimlessly looking at things on the internet, just in case Meng Yao had trouble settling, but he was yawning enough that it wasn't long before he retreated to bed as well, falling asleep almost instantly once he got changed into pajamas and fell into bed.
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