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!
(Re)Introductions (Meng Yao, Xichen)
Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Aug 9, 2020 17:33:21 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Aug 9, 2020 17:33:21 GMT -8
Meng Yao poured Xichen a cup of tea and waited until Mingjue came over to the table before pouring him one as well. "I haven't eaten anything you've made that tastes bad. Can you cook poorly?"
He turned to Xichen, "can you cook too?" he closed his eyes, "I'm imagining a world where I don't have to cook my own food and you two just feed me" he teased. "I am kidding."
"So here's my obligatory question, but I do actually want to know, how did you two meet? And don't say in high school, I know that already." He asked them both.
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Lan Xichen
MDZS Character
Yes
Homosexual
single
Redeim
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Aug 9, 2020 17:53:08 GMT -8
Post by Lan Xichen on Aug 9, 2020 17:53:08 GMT -8
Xichen thanked Mingjue as he brought food over, smiling softly at Meng Yao's comment. "I can cook, though I'm told my dishes lack spices. I've been working on that though, and I'd argue Mingjue is the better cook." He replied simply. He bit his lip, refusing to reply more than mentally that he wouldn't mind the kind of world Meng Yao mentioned. It sounded like a happy world, and gave him hope that this time would indeed be different.
"Uh... well..." Xichen said, looking to Mingjue. "It's a little embarrassing to admit, but I was teased a lot growing up. As a freshman in high school the teasing got especially bad, and one day Mingjue overheard and beat up my bullies. Then we bonded over other things, like we both had longer hair at the time, and having brothers about the same age, things like that." He explained.
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Nie Mingjue
MDZS Character
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Aug 9, 2020 18:02:50 GMT -8
Post by Nie Mingjue on Aug 9, 2020 18:02:50 GMT -8
Mingjue was completely earnest as he said, "You should ask my brother sometime about the one and only time I attempted to make pie. So yes, I can cook poorly, but I just don't make things that I'm not good at."
He caught Meng Yao's joke, wondering if it was entirely joking and simply replied, "I like feeding people. And Xichen's not a bad cook, he's just got a narrower repertoire than I do. He's certainly not going to let someone starve."
Mingjue nodded through Xichen's story and said, "One of them said something particularly rude about your hair in conjunction with sexuality, which is what I overheard that made me come storming over. And Xichen was the first friend I'd ever really made outside of athletics, and the first friend I'd ever made who understood that, 'I'm not free then, I've got to go home and do something with my brother,' didn't mean that it sucked that my parents were making me take care of my brother. So even though I was a junior and he was a freshman, we ended up spending most of our time together after that."
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Aug 9, 2020 18:46:03 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Aug 9, 2020 18:46:03 GMT -8
"It's always surprising how solid a friendship can emerge from tough times," Meng Yao said, giving Mingjue a smile in particular.
"Do you still get bullied now?" he asked Xichen. Though he realized once he asked the question that Xichen could claim that he'd bullied him at their first and second meeting. Meng Yao called it flirting and teasing, but it could be taken as bullying.
He dug into the food, "nope, I don't believe you can cook poorly, this is amazing!" He turned to Xichen, "does he spoil you like this all the time? Cooking for you? Also, you saw how earnest he just was, right?" Meng Yao gave a sly grin to Mingjue and stared at him while he asked Xichen, "don't you think Mingjue is adorable sometimes?"
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Lan Xichen
MDZS Character
Yes
Homosexual
single
Redeim
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Aug 9, 2020 18:58:15 GMT -8
Post by Lan Xichen on Aug 9, 2020 18:58:15 GMT -8
Xichen nodded in response to Mingjue's addition, and let out a stifled laugh at his comment about making pie. "I'm surprised Huaisang has finally let you live it down if you can respond with a laugh like that." He said, his voice light with amusement. It had been quite a scene, even after the fact. He looked to Meng Yao, "No, he really can't make pie."
He thought a moment, "not really. At least not as seriously as it was in high school. And a lot of it is more in the lighthearted teasing than serious teasing." He stared Meng Yao dead in the eyes, "which you already know about." He said, an unspoken "since you do it" lingering.
He nodded absentmindedly in response to Meng Yao's questions, adding, "part of the reason I started studying at his house instead of on campus or at my Uncle's was so he could make sure I was eating properly, and also so we could see each other more often." He said honestly. He looked baffled at Meng Yao's final question. "Adorable?" He asked, hoping he hid his panic from that question better than he felt he did. Of course he thought Mingjue was cute, attractive, handsome, and many other similar adjectives, but he'd never considered adorable. But as his mind wandered to watching him when he interacted with Huaisang or the occasional times with Wangji, he smiled warmly, "I suppose so."
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Nie Mingjue
MDZS Character
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Aug 9, 2020 19:10:25 GMT -8
Post by Nie Mingjue on Aug 9, 2020 19:10:25 GMT -8
Mingjue chuckled and said, "I'm sure he'll bug me about it again in November, but I started telling him that if he wanted pie, he was going to have to learn to make it himself."
Mingjue looked between the two of them as they discussed him, glad that he had food to both make him less hungry and mean that he didn't have to add to the conversation much. After they appeared to reach a consensus, Mingjue shook his head and said, "You're both ridiculous. But if it makes you happy to claim that, I'll let it be."
He focused on eating his food, glad that the shrimp and veggie dumplings had turned out well. He didn't make them as often, but they were the type he made that Xichen could have. It was a warm feeling to have both Meng Yao and Xichen at the table with him, but he wasn't sure quite yet how well they were getting along, especially since they'd already met, and it seemed like there had been some teasing.
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Aug 9, 2020 19:55:28 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Aug 9, 2020 19:55:28 GMT -8
"So I'm hearing I need to teach you to make pie to redeem yourself," Meng Yao said, laughing at how serious they both seemed at Mingjue's inability to make pie.
He looked to Xichen with innocent wide eyes, "lighthearted teasing? Now where would you get that from?" He pointed to Mingjue, outing himself as the culprit, "I even tease him."
Meng Yao could help but laugh, delighted when Xichen agreed with him. "I told you your friend would agree with me when I call you adorable." Despite his joy at Xichen agreeing with him, he noticed the momentary panic and it finally clicked who the aforementioned crush was.
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Lan Xichen
MDZS Character
Yes
Homosexual
single
Redeim
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Aug 9, 2020 20:35:25 GMT -8
Post by Lan Xichen on Aug 9, 2020 20:35:25 GMT -8
Xichen motioned to Mingjue, "You don't see it because you've never seen yourself with Huaisang or Wangji." He argued lightly. "I was about to say no until I thought of those two. You make a good da-ge to everyone you get close to. That's why I agree you're adorable."
He narrowed his eyes at Meng Yao but didn't say anything in regards to the light teasing comment, rolling his eyes before realizing what else Meng Yao had said with it. "You've teased Mingjue? How?" He asked curiously.
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Nie Mingjue
MDZS Character
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Aug 9, 2020 20:55:19 GMT -8
Post by Nie Mingjue on Aug 9, 2020 20:55:19 GMT -8
Mingjue rolled is eyes and said, "Mostly about being adorable, which he's now roping you into. Also, I suspect trying to see when I notice flirting, which is probably not most of the time."
He wanted to shift the focus off himself, and get the focus back to the two of them interacting. He said, bemused, "So the two of you already know each other, which means now I don't really know what to talk about, though I'm curious about that other than just the running into each other literally. I'm surprised neither of you mentioned it."
He was especially surprised that Meng Yao hadn't mentioned it because Meng Yao had known Xichen's name already. He wasn't actually sure if he'd mentioned Meng Yao's name to Xichen.
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Aug 9, 2020 21:05:51 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Aug 9, 2020 21:05:51 GMT -8
Meng Yao couldn't help but grin as Xichen kept rubbing in the adorable comment. He couldn't have planned it better if he'd tried.
"He's right, mainly about being adorable. I've never seen him interact with his brother or.. Wangji?" he checked since it was a new name for him. "but he does make a good da-ge. And yes, I flirt with him, but I flirted with you too, Xichen. As I'm pretty sure I've told both of you by now, flirting is my default state so try not to take offense or be too flattered."
"You only mentioned Xichen by name the last two times I've hung out with you. I guessed they were the same person, but I wasn't sure. Plus you know I like drama, why would I spoil this surprise?" He turned to Xichen, "though I didn't know who you were when we met. Mingjue-ge only mentioned your name to me after our first two meetings. I'd have been nicer if I'd known who you were."
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Lan Xichen
MDZS Character
Yes
Homosexual
single
Redeim
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Aug 9, 2020 21:10:23 GMT -8
Post by Lan Xichen on Aug 9, 2020 21:10:23 GMT -8
"Wangji is my little brother." Xichen clarified, noticing Meng Yao's mild confusion. He felt his face heat up at Mingjue's mention of being curious about their second meeting, and he decided to focus on his food. He glanced up when Meng Yao looked at him, grumbling, "You should have just been nicer in general."
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Nie Mingjue
MDZS Character
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Aug 9, 2020 21:16:21 GMT -8
Post by Nie Mingjue on Aug 9, 2020 21:16:21 GMT -8
Mingjue was trying to figure out what on earth was going on. He said, "Alright, then, second meeting, you told me about the first one, what was the second one?"
He looked between the two of them, trying to get a read on what they actually thought of each other. Meng Yao seemed to be playful, and Xichen seemed possibly embarrassed, but Mingjue was trying to figure out what kind of embarrassed, the kind where he was trying to cover it up so Mingjue wouldn't worry or the kind where he was simply flustered which happened fairly easily.
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Aug 9, 2020 21:34:14 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Aug 9, 2020 21:34:14 GMT -8
"I'm gonna tell him," Meng Yao said, looking to Xichen. "In our flirtations I told him that he might not want to peek behind the curtain to see who I really am, he said he did. So I invited him to work with me," he said with a shrug.
"Oh, and I might have given him a free lap dance," he grinned. "I dare you to tell me you didn't enjoy it," he teased Xichen.
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Lan Xichen
MDZS Character
Yes
Homosexual
single
Redeim
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Aug 9, 2020 21:41:57 GMT -8
Post by Lan Xichen on Aug 9, 2020 21:41:57 GMT -8
Xichen held out a hand as if wanting to stop Meng Yao, but didn't actually do or say anything to truly stop him, a part of him figuring it would be slightly less embarrassing if Meng Yao said it over him. As Meng Yao teased him, he used the same hand to hide his face, letting out a sigh. "When I said that, I didn't think you'd take me to a strip club." He said, his voice high and clearly forced to be at a steady volume. He avoided answering Meng Yao's teasing words, figuring the silence that would hang over them would be enough of an answer.
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Nie Mingjue
MDZS Character
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Aug 9, 2020 22:13:12 GMT -8
Post by Nie Mingjue on Aug 9, 2020 22:13:12 GMT -8
Mingjue lowered his face into one of his hands, torn between scolding and laughing. Of course Meng Yao would do something like that. He glanced at Xichen, trying to confirm that his best friend was actually alright. He said softly to Xichen, placing a protective hand on his friend's shoulder to try to get a better sense of how tense Xichen was, "Are you actually OK with the situation, especially if he promises to behave himself to the best of his ability and not spring traps on you like that in the future?"
He looked at Meng Yao and shook his head, saying, some degree of laughter evident in his voice, though his hand was still protectively on Xichen's shoulder, "Why are you like this? Had you figured out who he was yet at that point?"
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