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!
Boiling Point (Zixuan) [COMPLETED]
Jin Zixuan
MDZS Character
no
bisexual (prefers women)
engaged (but confused)
Etienne
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Aug 9, 2020 14:59:11 GMT -8
Post by Jin Zixuan on Aug 9, 2020 14:59:11 GMT -8
Zixuan tensed up at her question, and then dissolved into relieved giggles, still holding her close as she realized what he'd been saying and explained her confusion. It took him a few minutes to stop giggling, but he suddenly felt way less scared about saying something dumb. He said, "I think we both need to practice this talking and listening to each other thing. I am definitely better than the listening than the talking, but I think I need to work on both."
When he realized that she had said that lap cuddling would be ok, but didn't move, he very carefully reached down and scooped her up, knowing that he could lift her easily, and moved her slightly to the side, so that she was in his lap, wrapping his arms around her again, and blushing even harder. It felt like a bold move after the little stumble in their conversation, but the feeling of having someone's weight resting on him, Yanli's weight however tiny she actually was, was comforting and grounding.
He said tentatively, "I do want kids eventually, but I'm absolutely not ready yet. Today at work, I sat there with a kid who was having a complete melt down, even though it's not normally in my job description, because he asked for me, and it was a lot, and I'm glad I did it, but I can go home at the end of the day, even though it still matters to me. The idea of a tiny human who would need us for everything is way more than I'm ready for right now."
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Jiang Yanli
MDZS Character
No
Straight
Engaged
Velexa
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Aug 9, 2020 15:13:41 GMT -8
Post by Jiang Yanli on Aug 9, 2020 15:13:41 GMT -8
Yanli couldn't help but giggle with him. It had been a silly mistake and misunderstanding but it was a relief to be laughing together. "Yes, we do need to work on communicating. We might even have to go as far as repeating back what we understood from the other person, that way we clear up any misunderstandings right away.
She peeped when Zixuan picked her up and moved her, but only for a second. She settled onto his lap and rested her head in the crook of his neck. She reached up and started to run her fingers through his hair.
When he started talking about the situation at work she sat up and looked Zixuan in the eyes, trying to ignore the fact that in this position it left only a few inches between their faces. "I know you being there for that kid meant the world to them. When they were having a hard time, there was an adult they felt comfortable being vulnerable with," she used her hand in his hair to grab it lightly to emphasize her point, "that adult was you. I'm proud of you."
She filed the information about not being ready to have a kid away for later. With her own work schedule, she certainly couldn't have a child right now either. Plus they'd just gotten comfortable enough to cuddle and open communication lines, thinking about what went into having a child was a little unthinkable at the moment.
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Jin Zixuan
MDZS Character
no
bisexual (prefers women)
engaged (but confused)
Etienne
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Aug 9, 2020 15:26:50 GMT -8
Post by Jin Zixuan on Aug 9, 2020 15:26:50 GMT -8
Zixuan leaned into her hand, enjoying the feeling of having her run her fingers through his hair. He was glad that this was not a day that he'd used a product that made his hair stiff, and since Yanli seemed to like doing this, he made a mental not to only keep one those for the sorts of formal situations where he had to use something that made his hair not good for running fingers through.
He was shocked when she told him that she was proud of him, and he couldn't entirely handle looking her in the face after hearing that, feeling overwhelmed. He put his head down on her shoulder and tightened his arms around her again, turning just a little towards her neck and saying softly, knowing that he was close enough to her that she would hear, "Thank you, for saying that, and for sounding like you meant it. I can't remember the last time someone told me that and I knew they meant it."
That wasn't really how he and Mianmian talked to each other, and for all that he knew that his mother loved him, he also knew that he'd disappointed her a lot over the years. The fact that Yanli was proud of him for something that he was proud of himself for meant a lot.
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Jiang Yanli
MDZS Character
No
Straight
Engaged
Velexa
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Aug 9, 2020 15:33:07 GMT -8
Post by Jiang Yanli on Aug 9, 2020 15:33:07 GMT -8
Yanli wrapped both arms around Zixuan's neck, one rubbing along his shoulders and the other still running through his hair. "You're welcome."
She didn't want to cheapen the moment by saying anything else so she just held him. She wondered when she'd start feeling awkward in his lap or arms, but her only concern at the moment was when she'd make him numb or uncomfortable by sitting on him.
She'd held her brothers when they were sad and they'd clung to her like she was a lifeboat, but this felt different. Probably because there was a thrum of awareness running through her, she knew every single place her body touched Zixuan's.
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Jin Zixuan
MDZS Character
no
bisexual (prefers women)
engaged (but confused)
Etienne
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Aug 9, 2020 15:42:59 GMT -8
Post by Jin Zixuan on Aug 9, 2020 15:42:59 GMT -8
Zixuan refound his feeling of equilibrium a little bit after a few minutes. He appreciated that Yanli had been willing to sit quietly together, with him clinging to her. He leaned back, pulling her gently with him, so that he was leaning back into the couch again, with her weight settling partially onto his chest. He was pretty sure that he could get used to this. He reached up and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, looking at her face, but still a little shy to meet her eyes and said, "Thank you."
He bit his lip for a moment and then said hesitantly, "You're really pretty. I've never been sure if it was OK to say that before, but I wanted to."
He continued, voice still a little uncertain, "Do you want to tell me about how things went before I got here, or the rest of your day? I don't want to pry, but I also don't want you to think that I'm not happy to listen to you like you listened to me. I want to hear about things."
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Jiang Yanli
MDZS Character
No
Straight
Engaged
Velexa
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Aug 9, 2020 15:56:22 GMT -8
Post by Jiang Yanli on Aug 9, 2020 15:56:22 GMT -8
Yanli let herself move with Zixuan and smiled in reply to his thanks. She was starting the really like the way he tucked her hair behind her ear. At first she'd thought it was a reflection on her appearance but she was starting to understand it was his way of show affection.
She felt herself going red at the compliment and decided to be brave. She leaned in and kissed his cheek before resting her head in the crook of his neck again so she didn't have to look at him afterwards.
She let out a big sigh, "that was my day. My mom's been over since noon and we've been arguing all day. It just came to a head right before you got here." she sat quietly for a moment, then said in the smallest of voices, "she's never struck me before. And I said some terrible things to her." She was trying to hold back tears now.
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Jin Zixuan
MDZS Character
no
bisexual (prefers women)
engaged (but confused)
Etienne
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Aug 9, 2020 16:22:11 GMT -8
Post by Jin Zixuan on Aug 9, 2020 16:22:11 GMT -8
Zixuan could feel himself blushing harder again as she kissed him on the cheek and then hid her face, but he felt accomplished at the same time, clearly he'd said something right. He wanted to do that again at some point. It had been nice.
Zixuan listened to her attentively, gently stroking her back like he had before and hoping that she found it comforting. He said, "I'm sorry that you had to deal with that. It wasn't OK at all what she did, no matter what you said, she's your mom, and even worse, this is your home, where you're supposed to be safe."
He told her softly, "I wish that I could have gotten home sooner for your sake. Maybe she would have been derailed before it went quite so far."
He hadn't wanted to be around Yanli's mom. He wanted to even less now, but if she wanted him there as emotional support, or a protective person in her life, he knew that he'd be there for her. He held her quietly for a while longer, just trying to show that support through his arms around her.
He blushed, embarrassed for a different reason, when his stomach made a grumbling noise.
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Jiang Yanli
MDZS Character
No
Straight
Engaged
Velexa
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Aug 9, 2020 16:56:31 GMT -8
Post by Jiang Yanli on Aug 9, 2020 16:56:31 GMT -8
"No, it's probably better you didn't come home sooner. Then you'd have just seen us arguing more," Yanli sighed. "I'm really not an argumentative person, she's the only exception."
She looked down at his stomach and laughed when it growled, "you were promised dinner and that's not ready, sorry about that." She sat up and looked at Zixuan, "we started making somethings, the eggplant in garlic sauce was the most important part, because you like eggplant and I like garlic," she said with a smile.
She was delaying because she didn't want to get up yet, but she knew she was hungry too, her stomach just hadn't betrayed her yet. She cleared her throat and looked down at Zixuan's chest, too embarrassed to say this looking at his face. "Can this be my spot from now on? I want to make sure I can come back to it even if I get up right now," she covered her face with her hands, feeling the heat radiating from it.
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Jin Zixuan
MDZS Character
no
bisexual (prefers women)
engaged (but confused)
Etienne
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Aug 9, 2020 17:06:35 GMT -8
Post by Jin Zixuan on Aug 9, 2020 17:06:35 GMT -8
Zixuan replied, amused at himself, "I'm apparently slightly hungry. I think that I forgot to eat lunch too actually. Um, I got pulled right from a meeting before lunch, I might have had a granola bar at some point in the afternoon."
He loosened his arms so that she would be free to get up, letting them linger draped around her waist as she didn't quite leave yet though. He said, "Eggplant with garlic sounds good. Can I help somehow, or would I just be in the way?"
He blushed too, but gave her a little squeeze before letting go and said, "Yeah, this can be your spot, whenever you want. I like it too."
He was slightly reluctant to let her go, but his stomach grumbled again, breaking the tension and he laughed, shaking his head at his own anatomy.
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Jiang Yanli
MDZS Character
No
Straight
Engaged
Velexa
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Aug 9, 2020 17:21:30 GMT -8
Post by Jiang Yanli on Aug 9, 2020 17:21:30 GMT -8
Yanli grinned at the promise to reclaim her spot whenever she wanted and that gave her the willingness to stand up. "It shouldn't take too long, why don't you get changed and make yourself comfortable. Dinner should be ready by then," she said.
She went towards the kitchen, pausing to look back at Zixuan, "are you okay with lunches? I can make you lunch to bring to work. It's not a problem, plus you shouldn't skip meals."
She went into the kitchen and picked up where she'd left off. Despite the fight with her mother, she was always aware of food cooking, so when things started to go south, she'd turned everything off. The eggplant had gotten a little mushy but she had some tricks up her sleeves to fix that.
She checked the baozi in the steamer and mixed the shrimp dumpling soup. When everything was ready she set the table and waited to serve the food until Zixuan was at the table.
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Jin Zixuan
MDZS Character
no
bisexual (prefers women)
engaged (but confused)
Etienne
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Aug 9, 2020 17:32:34 GMT -8
Post by Jin Zixuan on Aug 9, 2020 17:32:34 GMT -8
Zixuan shook his head and said, "I almost never skip lunch, there was just the whole situation with the kid at work today. I actually left my lunch in the work fridge. I usually either pack leftovers from dinner or make something when I'm making breakfast."
He told her, "Thank you for making food, I'll be back out in a minute."
He went and changed into more comfortable clothing, taking a minute to go to the bathroom and splash some water on his face.
He emerged right as she was setting the table and said, "Is there anything that I can do to help? It smells amazing. Thank you."
He realized that he was allowed, and her hands weren't full, so he went over and gave her a quick hug, letting her get back to anything she needed to do with the food.
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Jiang Yanli
MDZS Character
No
Straight
Engaged
Velexa
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Aug 9, 2020 17:40:01 GMT -8
Post by Jiang Yanli on Aug 9, 2020 17:40:01 GMT -8
"I'll just serve the food, you can just take a seat," Yanli said. She squeaked when Zixuan hugged her. She hugged him back. It had been unexpected but not at all unpleasant.
She found herself lingering over the pot of soup as she served it to wait out her blush. She plated the food and brought it to the table, "eat up," she said, picking up his chopsticks and holding them out for him.
She picked up her own chopsticks and picked up a piece of eggplant, pausing before even bringing it to her mouth. It had just hit her. There was no way her mother would disengage from a fight so easily, even with Zixuan standing up to her. She must have left because she'd assumed some version of what had actually happened would take place.
Yanli was annoyed but didn't want to say anything that might ruin this new step of their relationship so she instead took the bite.
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Jin Zixuan
MDZS Character
no
bisexual (prefers women)
engaged (but confused)
Etienne
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Aug 9, 2020 17:54:59 GMT -8
Post by Jin Zixuan on Aug 9, 2020 17:54:59 GMT -8
Zixuan went and sat as instructed, knowing that he would have to keep an eye on Yanli to get to the dishes before her, but for now, there would be delicious food. When she brought the food over, he smiled at her and said, "Thank you, it looks amazing."
He served himself more than his normal meal, realizing just how starved he was with the food actually in front of him. After he tried the garlic eggplant, he told her very earnestly, "It tastes even better than it looks and smells."
He inched his leg over under the table until their feet brushed, enjoying knowing that Yanli actually wanted him there, and that this was actually going somewhere. He had been feeling touch starved, not getting regular hugs nearly as much as he had when living at home, where Mianmian was over all the time, and his mom was someone he still hugged regularly. Feeling like he didn't have to leave a bubble around Yanli to make sure that he wasn't invading her space was wonderful.
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Jiang Yanli
MDZS Character
No
Straight
Engaged
Velexa
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Aug 9, 2020 18:01:25 GMT -8
Post by Jiang Yanli on Aug 9, 2020 18:01:25 GMT -8
Yanli was happy Zixuan enjoyed the food, "there's no greater compliment to a chef that seeing people enjoy their food." She smiled at him and nudged his foot back when she felt it under the table, "I like watching you eat my food."
She was surprised how physical Zixuan was being with her now. She wondered if this was something he'd been needing but missing. "Have I increased your anxiety here at home by not touching you?" she didn't really know how to phrase it but that was the best she could do for now.
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Jin Zixuan
MDZS Character
no
bisexual (prefers women)
engaged (but confused)
Etienne
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Aug 9, 2020 18:08:05 GMT -8
Post by Jin Zixuan on Aug 9, 2020 18:08:05 GMT -8
Zixuan smiled around his bite of food, waiting until he was done chewing to say, "If I can make you happy by eating delicious food, I feel like that's a pretty good deal."
He hesitated trying to figure out how to answer her question. Finally he said, "You didn't do anything wrong. I was giving you space because I didn't want to infringe on your privacy or space, and I wasn't sure what you were comfortable with. But I definitely do better with more physical touch with people I'm comfortable with. Which you're right, I've not really been getting, other than some that first night, which was very very weird."
He hoped that she wouldn't hear blame on her in any way and added, hurriedly, "Also like tell me if I need to touch less. I know that I have a tendency to plant myself right up in the space of people that I'm close to."
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