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!
Move-In Day (Zixuan) [COMPLETED]
Jiang Yanli
MDZS Character
No
Straight
Engaged
Velexa
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Aug 6, 2020 17:57:25 GMT -8
Post by Jiang Yanli on Aug 6, 2020 17:57:25 GMT -8
Yanli sat down on the floor next across from Zixuan and started helping. She found herself suppressing a little bit of a smile. Not that she was trying to get ahead of herself, but how funny would it be to tell this story at their wedding or to future kids. Day one of moving in together and they were spending the night unwrapping and throwing away five boxes worth of faulty condoms.
"This is definitely my mother. You've met my brothers, Jiang Cheng in particular can be prickly. He learned it from her. She loves to meddle and control things," Yanli said, knowing she was getting upset. "Sorry, that you're wrapped up in this..." she couldn't help but laugh know. Terrible as the situation was, she'd possibly just made a pun having to do with condom wrappers, what was this world coming to?
"My mom might have told her what to pack in your box," Yanli pulled herself together and was now curious and peeked inside the box. There had to be more than just condoms, right? She sat back again quietly, face reddening. "She said she packed a drawer for me too, so avoid the bottom drawer of the dresser in the bedroom. I have no idea what's in there, but based on what's in this box, I really don't want to know."
"To be safe, yes, I'd contact your mom," she said, unwrapping another condom and tossing it.
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Jin Zixuan
MDZS Character
no
bisexual (prefers women)
engaged (but confused)
Etienne
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Aug 6, 2020 18:16:44 GMT -8
Post by Jin Zixuan on Aug 6, 2020 18:16:44 GMT -8
Zixuan breathed a small sigh of relief. He could imagine his mother going along with her friend's idea for something like this, though it frustrated him that that was the case. He was glad that she was probably not the one who came up with it though. It made his skin crawl a little bit thinking about what other people had been planning for them and expecting of them.
He finished the box that he was working on and said, "Do I even want to know what else is in there, or do we want to just throw out the entire box once we deal with these?"
He was too scared to actually look in the box.
He sighed and said, "I guess I'll go call her. I really don't want to, but you're right."
He took himself into his room, not having a door to close behind him, but feeling like at least Yanli wouldn't see if he burst into tears, though she'd hear. He called his mother, and she responded on the first ring sounding concerned, "Hi my baby, is everything alright? I didn't expect to hear from you tonight with you settling in with Yanli."
Hearing her sounding gentle with him, while also saying that was doing a number on his thought process. He sounded choked as he replied, "Why did you think that any of that with the neighbors was a good idea? It made something already awkward even worse, and I wouldn't have blamed Yanli if she hated me for it. Do you think that I'm like my father?"
He knew that it was a bit of a low blow, but there was something rewarding about her intake of breath at that accusation. She said, "I'm sorry Xuanxuan, I should have told Ziyuan that you would get overwhelmed with her plan. No, I don't think you're like him. You're much much kinder than him."
Zixuan felt tears starting to roll down his face, but he managed to choke out, "Let us handle this at our own pace, OK? I think that enough has already gone wrong."
She told him soothingly, "I will Xuanxuan, I'm sorry."
He hung up the phone without saying good-bye and sat on his bedding clutching the stuffed husky, face buried in his knees so that there was even less chance of Yanli seeing him crying from the sheer level of overwhelmed he was feeling. At least his mom had apologized, that was something. He wasn't sure after all this that he trusted that she wouldn't keep trying to meddle, but at least it would be subtler, he hoped.
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Jiang Yanli
MDZS Character
No
Straight
Engaged
Velexa
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Aug 6, 2020 18:37:49 GMT -8
Post by Jiang Yanli on Aug 6, 2020 18:37:49 GMT -8
Yanli shook her head, "you do not want to know what's in the box. I honestly cannot identify everything in the box, but I don't want to touch it," she said finishing her box of condoms. She started the next one and waved Zixuan off to make his phone call.
She felt bad he didn't have a room to go in and shut the door. She was surprised when she heard him sounding so choked up. She hadn't realized how delicate he was, nor did she really understand what he'd meant about his father. They had a lot to learn about each other.
She walked to the edge of the doorway to Zixuan's bedroom and placed a hand on the wall, sending him comforting thoughts. She wasn't sure if she should go in or not. She gently said, "knock once if you want to be alone and knock twice if you want me to come in."
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Jin Zixuan
MDZS Character
no
bisexual (prefers women)
engaged (but confused)
Etienne
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Aug 6, 2020 18:44:51 GMT -8
Post by Jin Zixuan on Aug 6, 2020 18:44:51 GMT -8
Zixuan hesitated. On the one hand, it was embarrassing. He was supposed to be a grown man, who was theoretically engaged to Yanli at that, but on the other, he was running pretty close to the edge of out of being embarrassed at crying after the day that this had been. He also wasn't sure if there was any realm in which it was appropriate for him to ask her for a hug, not with everything.
He hesitantly knocked twice on the desk that was in front of him, hoping that he'd not waited too long. He said softly, hoping that she'd hear, "Sorry you had to listen to that."
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Jiang Yanli
MDZS Character
No
Straight
Engaged
Velexa
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Aug 6, 2020 18:51:48 GMT -8
Post by Jiang Yanli on Aug 6, 2020 18:51:48 GMT -8
Yanli sighed in relief when Zixuan knocked twice. She wasn't sure she had it in her to walk away from someone who was obviously distressed.
She came in and sat next to Zixuan, gathering him into her arms immediately. It didn't matter that he was half a foot taller than her, she still held him close and stroked his hair, "you don't have to apologize. None of this is our fault, okay. I'm not mad at you," she said softly, beginning to rock them.
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Jin Zixuan
MDZS Character
no
bisexual (prefers women)
engaged (but confused)
Etienne
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Aug 6, 2020 19:00:55 GMT -8
Post by Jin Zixuan on Aug 6, 2020 19:00:55 GMT -8
Zixuan was surprised that Yanli immediately gathered him to her. It was a good surprised, but it also made it harder to stop crying. He tucked himself against her, letting himself be rocked and soothed. He was startled that she cared enough to do something like this, even if the two of them being stuck in this situation was a good part of the reason that all of this had happened. He felt miserable, and he was sure that it was definitely not her fault, but he wasn't entirely sure it wasn't his. He probably could have stood up to his mother.
He was still leaning against her, realizing that he liked the way she smelled and feeling vaguely uncomfortable about realizing that fact, when he asked, not really meaning it to be something that got answered, "Why're you so nice to me? I've not done anything to deserve you being this nice to me."
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Jiang Yanli
MDZS Character
No
Straight
Engaged
Velexa
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Aug 6, 2020 19:07:13 GMT -8
Post by Jiang Yanli on Aug 6, 2020 19:07:13 GMT -8
Yanli just murmured words of comfort as Zixuan cried harder. She was surprised by his question.
She gently pushed him into a more proper sitting position so she could see his face, "What do you have to do to deserve my kindness?" she asked, using her sleeves to wipe the tears from his face. "I get to determine who gets my kindness and I don't put stipulations to it."
She pulled him to her again, running her fingers through his hair. She liked the feeling. "What if I told you that I needed a hug too?"
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Jin Zixuan
MDZS Character
no
bisexual (prefers women)
engaged (but confused)
Etienne
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Aug 6, 2020 19:22:58 GMT -8
Post by Jin Zixuan on Aug 6, 2020 19:22:58 GMT -8
When she pulled him close to her again, he very tentatively put his arms around her waist and his head on her shoulder. He waited to reply until he could do so without sniffling too much, "I'm just not used to anyone being nice to me like this."
It was soothing to have her fingers in his hair, but it didn't stop him from feeling awkward, like he was somehow getting sympathy he didn't deserve.
He'd have to ask Mianmian about that. He was entirely sure that his mother would not be a safe person to ask because she had her own agenda where this was concerned. He whispered, "Thank you for being nice to me."
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Jiang Yanli
MDZS Character
No
Straight
Engaged
Velexa
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Aug 6, 2020 19:31:52 GMT -8
Post by Jiang Yanli on Aug 6, 2020 19:31:52 GMT -8
Yanli felt herself physically relax when Zixuan wrapped his arms around her. She was pretty sure he could tell too. She had really needed the hug. She was usually considered the crybaby, but she didn't want him to have to deal with her crying when he was still so upset.
"Well you live with me now, so expect me to be nice," she said squeezing him tight for a second. She rested her chin on his shoulder and closed her eyes, enjoying the feel of not being alone. She may have looked calm and collected when it came to dealing with all the neighbors and their antics, but inside she'd been like a hamster running on a wheel.
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Jin Zixuan
MDZS Character
no
bisexual (prefers women)
engaged (but confused)
Etienne
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Aug 6, 2020 19:49:02 GMT -8
Post by Jin Zixuan on Aug 6, 2020 19:49:02 GMT -8
Zixuan felt Yanli relax into the hug, and he relaxed some in turn. It meant that he was finally able to stop crying, though he knew that it would almost certainly be obvious that he had been crying. It felt nice just sitting there together, hugging. He said awkwardly, "I'll try to remember."
He tightened the hug for a moment and then started disentangling himself, saying, "We should probably make some progress on unpacking or else it's going to be really frustrating for us tomorrow."
He wanted something to do with his hands because it was something that he could have control over. He was pretty sure that they were done with the worst of the surprises for the evening. He sure hoped so at least.
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Jiang Yanli
MDZS Character
No
Straight
Engaged
Velexa
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Aug 6, 2020 19:59:28 GMT -8
Post by Jiang Yanli on Aug 6, 2020 19:59:28 GMT -8
Yanli let Zixuan go, keeping her frown to herself. She was sorry for the loss of him. "I've done a lot of my basic unpacking, I should finish the kitchen though."
She stood up, ignoring the tear stains on her clothes, she didn't want Zixuan to feel any worse than he already did. "I can work on unpacking your clothes boxes when I finish the kitchen, if you want to focus on your room," she suggested. "Just tell me what you like where, for example pants folded or hung up."
She headed back towards the kitchen, grabbing their plates from the table and bringing them to the sink. She put the leftovers in containers and started washing the dishes. Then she prepared a spot for them to dry, making a mental note to purchase a drying rack in the future.
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Jin Zixuan
MDZS Character
no
bisexual (prefers women)
engaged (but confused)
Etienne
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Aug 6, 2020 20:11:09 GMT -8
Post by Jin Zixuan on Aug 6, 2020 20:11:09 GMT -8
Zixuan made a concerned face as she started washing the dishes and said softly, not wanting to annoy her, "Hey, I said I'd wash the dishes. You cooked, it only seems fair. Why don't you work on putting other things away in the kitchen, and if you want you can look at what's in my kitchen box and see if any of it isn't duplicates. You seem to have a better idea of where you want everything in the kitchen. I can finish cleaning up, and you can tell me anything you want high up?"
His voice wavered a little, uncertain if she'd want to let him do something in the kitchen while there was still so much to unpack. He wanted to be around her a little bit longer though, and he'd said that he would wash the dishes.
He hesitated, waiting for her to let him take over washing things. He said, "I do have a drying rack for dishes in that box, if you don't have one or don't have one easy to grab."
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Jiang Yanli
MDZS Character
No
Straight
Engaged
Velexa
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Aug 6, 2020 20:19:27 GMT -8
Post by Jiang Yanli on Aug 6, 2020 20:19:27 GMT -8
Yanli realized she was doing the dishes, "sorry, habit," she said stepping away from the sink. "I'll grab that drying rack." She opened his kitchen box and started sorting through the things in there until she found the rack. She set it up on the counter near the sink, "there you go."
She was surprised he hadn't wanted to start unpacking his things and instead chosen to linger. She laughed a little, "yes, you could put things up high for me," she smiled. She wasn't used to men offering her help, her brothers, though they loved her, were decidedly unhelpful for the most part.
She gathered things she wanted up in the taller cabinets, "but you forget, I can also do this," she hopped up on the counter, the cabinets behind her. She opened one and gingerly began stacking some plates inside. "When you finish the dishes you can work on your bedroom. I want you to be comfortable before you go to sleep tonight."
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Jin Zixuan
MDZS Character
no
bisexual (prefers women)
engaged (but confused)
Etienne
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Aug 6, 2020 20:38:09 GMT -8
Post by Jin Zixuan on Aug 6, 2020 20:38:09 GMT -8
He took over the dishes, cleaning them carefully. He was glad that she'd been willing to let him help, and he watched her out of the corner of his eye, amused by her jumping up on the counter. He didn't say that it was cute, but a smile lingered on his lips watching her settle her things in the kitchen. As he started putting clean dishes in the drying rack, he said, "I'm glad to know that I brought at least one useful kitchen thing."
There weren't a ton of dishes, but he took his time drying his hands off and just sort of taking in the space in the kitchen that was decidedly the most unpacked part of the apartment. He said, somewhat reluctantly, "I'll get started on my room, I guess. For clothes, you don't have to unpack any of them, but everything except underwear and undershirts and socks and pajamas and sports clothes I usually hang up. I don't have a ton of casual clothes. He made a face, started to blush a little again, and said, "I probably want to have the underthings and pajamas in my actual room. Unless there's a piece of office furniture that's basically a dresser or a second dresser in the bedroom that we can move, I'll probably want to get another dresser."
He dreaded the prospect of having to go to IKEA again so soon, and he added in a small voice, "If we need to go shopping for more furniture, would you be willing to come with me for it?"
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Jiang Yanli
MDZS Character
No
Straight
Engaged
Velexa
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Aug 6, 2020 20:48:15 GMT -8
Post by Jiang Yanli on Aug 6, 2020 20:48:15 GMT -8
"Of course you brought useful things," Yanli said, hopping off the counter to grab more things. She set them nearby and hopped up again.
"There's a second dresser in the closet, we can move it into the office for you if you want." She wondered what sort of wardrobe he had, so she was actually looking forward to unpacking his clothes.
"If we need more furniture or things, I'm happy to go shopping with you," she said with a smile. "You're an introvert, aren't you? Being around people drains you?" She turned and face the cabinets, sitting up on the counter on her knees as she placed some casserole dishes and other things she didn't use as much higher in the cabinets.
Her balance wasn't always the best and the dishes made her even less steady. She felt herself tipping backwards off the counter. She wanted to say her life flashed before her eyes but all she saw and heard was her mother saying, "you should have let Zixuan do it for you." She couldn't escape the woman even in what could be her final moments.
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