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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JULY 06, 2020
Soft opening of the site!
Studying and Coffee (Open) [COMPLETED]
Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Jul 7, 2020 19:42:09 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Jul 7, 2020 19:42:09 GMT -8
Meng Yao sighed and massaged his temples as he squinted to try and focus on the text in front of him. He reached for his coffee cup and sighed again - empty. He placed it with the three other empty cups on his table and turned to read the menu. He had tried everything on the menu and already knew what he wanted, but it's just another thing to add more time away from the psychology book.
After spending a minute looking through his options he approached the barista, who was a hundred percent checking him out. Meng Yao grinned inwardly, flirting would most definitely give him a break from his studying. He looked up through his lashes at the barista and smiled slightly, showing off just a hint of his dimples before looking him directly in the eyes and broadening the smile. "Anything you'd recommend?" he asked with a tilt of his head.
The barista had gotten a little flustered under the full force of the smile and dimples but looked back at the table and saw the empty cups, "you seem like you already know what to order."
Meng Yao settled into his smile and tuned it down a notch. At least you're pretty to look at, not very smart though. Burned that bridge, didn't you? "I've tried a few things, but I don't work here, so maybe you know something I don't."
The barista nodded enthusiastically, unaware his window had already closed. "How about a Mocha Tesora, slightly sweet, like you," he recommended with a lopsided grin that fell just short of charming.
Meng Yao chuckled throatily, "only slightly? There should be a compliment in there somewhere." He turned up the wattage on his dimples and smile again, "how about a Tantalizing Turkish, bold and bittersweet suits me better."
The barista blinked a few times, confused as to whether they were still flirting or not. "Sure, coming right up," he said, deciding to end the flirtation on a ... note, unsure if it was a high or low one.
"Thanks," Meng Yao said, paying and taking his seat again after a final dimple flash. I guess we're meant for each other, he thought as he gazed at his book.
He retrieved his coffee when it was called and returned to the table. He took a sip, placed his phone on the table and pulled up his classical music playlist - putting in head phones and selecting the Lord of the Rings film score he jumped back into his reading.
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Wei Wuxian
MDZS Character
Yes
Bisexual
Single
Redeim
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Jul 7, 2020 21:45:05 GMT -8
Post by Wei Wuxian on Jul 7, 2020 21:45:05 GMT -8
Wuxian liked coming in to work a bit early on days his class got out early because it gave him time to work on schoolwork, and sometimes he'd finish homework before work and get to relax once he got home. Philz was, as usual, crowded despite it being later in the afternoon, and he let out a sigh as he stepped into line. As he was waiting, he noticed someone that didn't look unlike another familiar face from his past life. This person had essentially caused his past life's downfall. He debated for a moment going over to him, to see if he had regained his memories too, but decided not to. Soon it was his turn, and he ordered a mocha tesora and paid for that plus a snack before looking around for a table. Guess I'm going to have to talk to you after all... He thought to himself, noticing all the tables were full up and most had more than one person at them already. The downside to working in a coffee shop with such a small cafe area was exactly this, there was never any tables when he wanted them.
He went over to the man, reminding himself to be nice. This person, for all he knew, could be completely different from the Jin Guangyao of the past. He cleared his throat, "Um, excuse me. All the tables are taken up and you're kinda close to the outlet... Can we share this table?" He asked the other man hesitantly.
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Jul 8, 2020 7:53:50 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Jul 8, 2020 7:53:50 GMT -8
Meng Yao more so felt a presence near him rather than heard it. He pulled out his headphones and looked up to find a freckled face looking down at him. "I'm sorry?" he asked. He looked around and put two and two together, realizing he probably wanted to share the table. "Oh, sorry!" he said, grabbing his empty cups and scooting them to his own side of the table. "Go ahead." He gestured at the seat across from him.
Meng Yao sighed inwardly, Since when do you get flustered.... he admonished himself. Then he looked down and realized that the page of his book had a wonderfully bold heading, "Casual Sex" that could likely be read by anyone in the nearby vicinity with eyes, oh, that's why.
"Let me know if you need more space," he said as he continued to shift his things on the table in order to clear space. "Wait.... do I know you?"
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Wei Wuxian
MDZS Character
Yes
Bisexual
Single
Redeim
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Jul 9, 2020 10:41:02 GMT -8
Post by Wei Wuxian on Jul 9, 2020 10:41:02 GMT -8
Wuxian grinned and nodded a thanks as he set his backpack onto the floor and pulled out his laptop, plugging it in to the wall before sitting down and opening it. He noticed the other man's textbook, about to question it until he also noticed, much smaller on the top of the page, the name of the textbook. Ah, psychology... He thought, nodding to himself.
He froze as he was asked a question. How should he answer this? Why was he being asked this? Did Meng Yao have his memories, and he was testing him? He was quiet for probably too long before replying, "Uhh... I work here... if you frequent this place. And go to school at Stanford, since it seems you go there too." He said, motioning to Meng Yao's textbook. "I've taken a couple psychology courses lately...?" He guessed. You ruined my life like two thousand years ago. He added mentally, biting his bottom lip to stop from saying it out loud.
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Jul 9, 2020 11:28:09 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Jul 9, 2020 11:28:09 GMT -8
"Oh, you work afternoons, right?" Meng Yao said, pointing to the spot Wuxian usually manned when he was working, "I thought you looked familiar."
He looked down at his textbook, then back up, "Yeah, I go to Stanford too, though we must not have been in the same psych classes. I usually have a pretty good memory, especially for faces." He offered his hand and his dimples, "Meng Yao, psych major, coffee connoisseur, though you can take that as addict if you like, most people do."
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Wei Wuxian
MDZS Character
Yes
Bisexual
Single
Redeim
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Jul 11, 2020 10:01:24 GMT -8
Post by Wei Wuxian on Jul 11, 2020 10:01:24 GMT -8
Wuxian breathed a sigh of relief, visibly relaxing as Meng Yao took that reasoning. "Yeah, I do." He affirmed. He nodded, "It's possible we weren't. I'm an education major, so my classes are geared more towards child development." He shook his hand and returned the smile, "Wuxian. And I am definitely a coffee addict." He said with a laugh before he motioned generically towards the bar. "Though that kind of comes with the territory." He glanced down at his laptop to make sure it hadn't gone to sleep before continuing.
"If you're such a coffee connoisseur, what's your favorite type and method when it comes to coffee?" He asked, mostly curious, but also teasing and testing him a bit. Somehow, the bitterness of past memories were fading faster than he expected, but he still wanted to stay on his guard. Meng Yao had always been charming - it was how he had convinced so many people he was innocent, even Wei Wuxian hadn't considered him a threat until he had reason to. But perhaps this life, Meng Yao was granted a kinder hand, or at least wasn't as much of a psychopath.
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Jul 11, 2020 16:07:51 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Jul 11, 2020 16:07:51 GMT -8
Meng Yao took his hand back and nodded, "yeah, one of the main reasons I decided to not work in a coffee shop was to avoid fully forming my addiction."
He pursed his lips, "hmmm, tough question. I mean we're in a Philz Coffee, do I have to say pour over is my favorite method? I do enjoy my AeroPress though, also I low key have to represent, right?" he grinned, referring to the inventor of the AeroPress who happened to be a Stanford professor. "As for beans, I actually really like 'Death Wish Coffee', not only are they strong but they're pretty flavorful."
Meng Yao took note of how Wuxian seemed a little tense around him. He took a mental inventory of himself - jeans, tight, but not too tight, a form fitting, thin, black sweater and his hair carefully hidden within his bun. He couldn't understand what made the other man so uneasy. "Did I pass your test?" he asked, a small smile on his face.
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Wei Wuxian
MDZS Character
Yes
Bisexual
Single
Redeim
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Jul 12, 2020 19:28:21 GMT -8
Post by Wei Wuxian on Jul 12, 2020 19:28:21 GMT -8
Wuxian nodded, "you did indeed pass the test. Death Wish Coffee is a good choice, as if aeropress. And no - just because we're in Philz does not mean you are required to like pour overs best. I personally am partial to iced coffee. Probably because of our location and how it's always hot."
He gestured to the textbook, which was still on a rather... interesting page. "What kind of psychology courses cover that sort of thing?" He asked, genuinely curious. He knew that was something that fell under the spectrum of psychology but didn't know exactly how (child development related psychology only briefly discussed developing sexual feelings and so it didn't give him many clues).
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Jul 12, 2020 19:40:28 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Jul 12, 2020 19:40:28 GMT -8
Meng Yao looked back down at his textbook and grinned, flashing his dimples reflexively. "The kind of psychology you take when you intend to become a sex therapist. Physiology and human sexuality mainly."
He took another sip of his coffee, noticing it would probably be empty soon. Didn't he just get this cup, where did all the coffee go? "Iced coffee, sounds like my next cup."
He chewed his lip and thought, "education major? What age do you want to teach?"
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Wei Wuxian
MDZS Character
Yes
Bisexual
Single
Redeim
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Jul 12, 2020 23:18:43 GMT -8
Post by Wei Wuxian on Jul 12, 2020 23:18:43 GMT -8
"That's a thing? Fascinating!" Wuxian said, genuinely intrigued. "So you like, what, evaluate people's intimacy issues or something?" He guessed. He really had no idea what it entailed.
"If you want a suggestion that is possibly something you haven't tried yet, Dancing Water, iced, sweet and creamy. Icing it brings out the hazelnut notes, while the cream accents the chocolate notes." He said.
He grinned, "I'm not 100% sure, but I'm thinking either 2nd grade or 5th grade, which is a jump. I'm hoping once I get to doing my pre-clinical observations and demonstration teaching I'll have the chance to try both grades so I can narrow it down more."
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Jul 13, 2020 7:44:19 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Jul 13, 2020 7:44:19 GMT -8
"Sex therapy usually addresses concerns with sexual function, sexual feelings and intimacy, so you're very close," Meng Yao grinned. Wuxian seemed to be falling somewhere in the middle of the range of reactions to his dream job.
"I've had Dancing Water before, just not iced," he said, a little excited to try it based on the other man's description. "Why does the way people describe coffee sometimes taste better than the actual coffee?" he muttered to himself, unaware he'd even said it out loud.
"2nd and 5th grade are very different," he mused, dimples on display again, "I admire anyone who wants to be a teacher. I'd be worried I'd teach them something wrong... or give them some sort of childhood trauma," he laughed at himself.
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Wei Wuxian
MDZS Character
Yes
Bisexual
Single
Redeim
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Jul 13, 2020 14:53:39 GMT -8
Post by Wei Wuxian on Jul 13, 2020 14:53:39 GMT -8
"Oh sweet," Wuxian muttered, grinning at the praise. "That's interesting though. I really didn't know that was a thing, but it makes sense."
His smile widened at the comment about coffee flavors. "Try it, trust me. I mean, it's the same with like... beer and wine. You have to have a lot of it, in the case of coffee, black, to really start to understand the flavor notes." He notioned to the stack of cups piling up on Meng Yao's side of the table and added, "Not that you don't drink a lot of coffee, clearly you do, but if you're always masking it with other flavors, you won't be able to learn the finer tasting notes that make up certain types of coffees. Like, for example, coffees from Africa tend to be more acidic and lean towards fruitier flavors, while coffee from Brazil tends to lean towards chocolatey notes, and South America in general tends to have nuttier coffees." He paused and gave the other man a sheepish smile, "But I could probably talk your ear off about coffee if you let me." He warned.
"They are indeed. But so far, based off video observations, those are the two grades I feel like I'd be best at. And yeah, I'm worried about failing a student, or multiple students, but I think that just makes me human, right?" He ran a hand through his hair and leaned back in his chair. "I'd like to think I'd be better at detecting trauma since I've Been Through Some Shit, and finding ways to help kids, rather than cause trauma." He sighed, "That being said, I've not yet had any experience in a classroom and little experience with kids so who knows."
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Jul 13, 2020 20:16:12 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Jul 13, 2020 20:16:12 GMT -8
Meng Yao leaned forward and rested his head on his hands. He was being swept up in all the coffee talk. "Not gonna lie, you just made me feel like Alice in Wonderland, except for flowers singing at me, I had coffee beans talking and judging me," he laughed. "Tell me what kind of trauma that is."
"I wish you luck with figuring out what grade you want to teach. It's a big decision but you seem like you're taking your time to consider things," he observed and downed the rest of his coffee.
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Wei Wuxian
MDZS Character
Yes
Bisexual
Single
Redeim
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Jul 14, 2020 10:45:45 GMT -8
Post by Wei Wuxian on Jul 14, 2020 10:45:45 GMT -8
Wuxian laughed at the comparison, shaking his head, "Well, let me know if you ever want to return to coffee wonderland. I've got plenty of fun and interesting facts."
His smile faded at the second comment, and he debated for a moment just how detailed he wanted to get. This was Meng Yao, after all, and his mind reminded him it was still on high alert. He raised an eyebrow and tilted his head slightly, "Parents died when I was young, was put into a shitty foster family... etc, etc." He said simply, wondering how much Meng Yao wanted to know, if he'd ask for more details on the etc, or how the foster family was bad, or would say something else all together.
He nodded, "Thank you. I am. I'm usually impulsive about big decisions, even when I shouldn't be, so I'm glad school is giving me the chance to really think this over."
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Jul 14, 2020 17:09:11 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Jul 14, 2020 17:09:11 GMT -8
Meng Yao widened his eyes at Wuxian's explanation of his past. "As happy as I am that you're willing to share that with me, the trauma I was referring to was how weird I am and what I must have had to go through in order to relate to Alice in Wonderland like that."
He didn't know how to undo the turn this conversation had taken. He hadn't meant to pry at all, and was surprised the other man would share so much, willingly. Though based on the glimpse he'd been given in Wuxian's past, he thought he'd be an interesting case to counsel.
"I'm going to ask you to tell me about the Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee in order to give you a way to navigate out of this conversation if you'd like to," Meng Yao said. He knew he himself didn't intend the conversation to take this direction and wanted to let Wuxian know he could leave the topic without leaving the table.
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