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!
Family Dinner (A-Yuan) [COMPLETED]
A-Yuan
MDZS Character
Yes
Questioning
Single
Velexa
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Jul 21, 2020 16:48:16 GMT -8
Post by A-Yuan on Jul 21, 2020 16:48:16 GMT -8
A-Yuan followed and took a seat at the table. He tugged Jingyi's arm, asking him to sit with him.
He was trying not to be completely embarrassed as his stomach lead a very loud conversation, "welcome to my stomach's TedTalk," A-Yuan joked.
He looked at his hand holding Jingyi's and debated letting go, but convinced himself the panic would come back if he did, so he should just keep holding on. "Maybe after I get something in my stomach we can try again?"
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Lan Jingyi
MDZS Character
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Jul 21, 2020 17:13:38 GMT -8
Post by Lan Jingyi on Jul 21, 2020 17:13:38 GMT -8
It wasn't long before Wangji-ge emerged from the kitchen, placing a bowl of the soup in front of A-Yuan and a second one in front of Jingyi. He retreated upstairs as Jingyi said, "Thank you, Wangji-ge!"
He was amused that Wangji-ge had just assumed (correctly) that Jingyi would want more food, but he bumped his shoulder lightly against A-Yuan's and said, "Hopefully this settles your stomach down."
He glanced at the clock and said, "Uncle and Wangji-ge are both going to be starting their evening wind downs soon, honestly, I doubt that Wangji-ge's going to come back downstairs. Remember, family training has accustomed all of us to waking up at 5:00 am. Plus, pushing too much processing at once isn't going to be good either, or trying when you're too exhausted for that matter. Uncle always leads meditation in the morning though."
He kept up contact with A-Yuan as he started to eat, getting the impression that A-Yuan was leaning on that contact more than a little bit. He wasn't sure if it was a good idea for him to offer to sit with A-Yuan while A-Yuan tried more. He wasn't Uncle or Wangji-ge who could fix it if A-Yuan's qi got locked up weirdly again. He wasn't sure if that was something that Xichen-ge could handle either, and he wasn't even sure when Xichen-ge would be home.
Realizing that he hadn't thought about the logistics of this, he asked, "Where do you want to sleep tonight? We can put an extra futon down in my room or the study upstairs."
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A-Yuan
MDZS Character
Yes
Questioning
Single
Velexa
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Jul 21, 2020 17:28:33 GMT -8
Post by A-Yuan on Jul 21, 2020 17:28:33 GMT -8
A-Yuan practically fell into the soup, somehow still maintaining some sense of manners and composure while simultaneously inhaling the soup.
As he took a breath to come up for air he said, "oh yeah, I forgot you guys sleep so early. We don't have to try again." He returned to his soup, which was not much longer for this world.
Once he finished, he sat back, stuffed and satisfied, "that was really good." He sighed contentedly, "can I stay in your room? I think being around you helps."
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Lan Jingyi
MDZS Character
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Jul 21, 2020 17:36:05 GMT -8
Post by Lan Jingyi on Jul 21, 2020 17:36:05 GMT -8
Jingyi grinned at A-Yuan, pleased that A-Yuan wanted to share with him. He said, "Of course! I wouldn't have offered you staying in my room if it wasn't an option I was happy with."
He resisted the urge to say that he was hoping that A-Yuan would choose that option. He didn't want to make his friend nervous again. There was a strangely delicate path to walk there, and Jingyi wasn't good at delicate, so he was trying his best to let A-Yuan make decisions on his own terms.
Jingyi finished his food around the same time that A-Yuan did, and he quickly cleared their dishes, going to wash them in the kitchen sink and put them on the drying rack, keeping half an eye on A-Yuan as he did so, glad that the dining table was visible from the kitchen. He didn't want to leave his friend alone.
He asked as he came back from the dishes, "You think that you're up to coming upstairs with me to get the spare futon so we can put it next to mine? I'll go up and grab it either way, and you don't need to carry anything."
He saw Uncle heading up the stairs out of the corner of his eye and said softly to add on to that, "I don't go to bed quite as early as Uncle or Wangji-ge."
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A-Yuan
MDZS Character
Yes
Questioning
Single
Velexa
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Jul 21, 2020 17:41:19 GMT -8
Post by A-Yuan on Jul 21, 2020 17:41:19 GMT -8
A-Yuan thanked Jingyi for taking care of his dishes and tried not to feel too bad about being watched. He could see his friend eyeing him periodically, it made sense after the evening they'd had.
He stood up and nodded, "I can help with the futon, I'm feeling much better now that I've eaten."
He thought about whether or not he should change his mind and stay in the study upstairs. Things had been on and off awkward between them lately, but he blamed himself for most of it. Plus he didn't really want to be alone, so he stuck by his original decision. It should be fine as long as he didn't crawl into bed with him or anything.
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Lan Jingyi
MDZS Character
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Jul 21, 2020 19:54:04 GMT -8
Post by Lan Jingyi on Jul 21, 2020 19:54:04 GMT -8
Jingyi led the way upstairs, going into the study. He was glad to an extent that Wangji-ge was already in his room with his door closed, and that Uncle was in his own room as well. It meant that they were not disturbing anyone's work by going into the study to grab sleep supplies. From there, he led the way to the large walk in closet in the study where linens and spare futons were stored for the household.
He picked out the sheets and blankets and a pillow first and handed them to A-Yuan because they were lighter and less awkward than the futon itself. He said, "Here, do you think that you can manage these?"
Then he went and grabbed the newest and fluffiest of the spare futons. It was about the size of a twin sized mattress when laid out, but at the moment it was rolled up and tied closed, so it was in an easy to carry format. He hoisted it so he had it balanced on one shoulder and said, "If you want, I can take back the rest of the bedding, but if so, I'll need you to open doors for me."
The futon certainly wasn't light, but it wasn't particularly heavy either, and it was honestly easier for one person to carry than two because it was an awkward size.
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A-Yuan
MDZS Character
Yes
Questioning
Single
Velexa
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Jul 21, 2020 19:57:47 GMT -8
Post by A-Yuan on Jul 21, 2020 19:57:47 GMT -8
"I've got these," A-Yuan said, shifting the items in his hands so he wouldn't drop anything.
"Back downstairs?" he asked, propping the door open with his body. He stifled a yawn, he normally wouldn't be tired at this time, but considering how the night had gone so far, it made sense. Plus he had a full stomach, so his goal right now was to prepare a place and beach himself on it.
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Lan Jingyi
MDZS Character
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Jul 21, 2020 20:09:16 GMT -8
Post by Lan Jingyi on Jul 21, 2020 20:09:16 GMT -8
Jingyi grinned and said, "Yeah, back downstairs."
He led the way to his room, going through the entryway to get there since it was shorter than going around the other way past the kitchen. He laid out the futon on the floor next to his own, similar set up, and took the bedding from A-Yuan's arms to make the bed. Once it was neatly made, he said, "It's kind of like a slumber party, though I highly doubt that either of us will make it up as far as midnight, and if we did, we'd both not be in great shape in the morning."
He went through a mental list of things to do before bed and said, "Let me grab you a spare toothbrush, and if you want one, a towel and washcloth. I use the restroom that's right through the other door, and I don't share it with anyone except guests, so we can get you set up. Um, if you want to take a shower tonight, you totally can have first dibs. You've had a much weirder night than I have."
He didn't mention that if A-Yuan decided to take a shower he'd probably be standing right outside the door most of the time in case A-Yuan fell over again. The idea stressed him out a little bit, but he wanted to be a good host. He headed for the restroom to get out the things that he'd said, putting fresh toothbrush still in packaging next to the sink and an extra folded towel next to his own clean one on the towel rack with a washcloth neatly hung over it.
He ducked back into the bedroom and said, "It's all ready for you. You can go first."
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A-Yuan
MDZS Character
Yes
Questioning
Single
Velexa
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Jul 21, 2020 20:21:10 GMT -8
Post by A-Yuan on Jul 21, 2020 20:21:10 GMT -8
A-Yuan watched Jingyi set up the futon for him and thanked him. He nodded assent to the toothbrush idea and was mulling over the idea of a shower.
He had spent twenty minutes or more on the bathroom floor bowing to the porcelain throne, a shower was probably a good idea. He watched Jingyi head to the bathroom to prepare supplies, he definitely wanted to brush his teeth. Puke mixed with soup was not a great flavor.
When Jingyi came back A-Yuan said, "I think I will take a shower, I feel kind of gross. But..." he was a little shy to say it, "can I leave the door open a bit. It's just the heat and steam from the shower and how I've been tonight... I'd feel more comfortable if you were nearby..ish." He felt awkward because the bathroom was about as nearby to Jingyi's room as you could get.
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Lan Jingyi
MDZS Character
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Jul 21, 2020 20:37:03 GMT -8
Post by Lan Jingyi on Jul 21, 2020 20:37:03 GMT -8
Jingyi was pretty sure that relief was written across his face. He said, trying to laugh his own reaction off a little, "That sounds like a good idea. It will keep me from nervously hovering outside the door."
He was a little bit embarrassed at himself, but he was glad that at least A-Yuan wanted to make sure that he could help if something did happen. He didn't want something to happen, that would be the worst, but it would be even worse if he wasn't able to help if something did.
His desk was right by the door out to the hall with the bathroom, so he said, "We can leave both doors open, and I'll sit at my desk and so I can get there quick if you need me."
That seemed like a good compromise between being close and hovering.
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A-Yuan
MDZS Character
Yes
Questioning
Single
Velexa
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Jul 21, 2020 20:46:21 GMT -8
Post by A-Yuan on Jul 21, 2020 20:46:21 GMT -8
A-Yuan grinned and started heading for the bathroom. "Wait,' he said pausing, "do you have clothes I can change into?"
He kept his head down, realizing that he'd essentially asked to sleep in Jingyi's clothes, but he didn't really have many other options other than his current, dirty clothes or sleeping in the nude, which was not going to happen.
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Lan Jingyi
MDZS Character
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Jul 21, 2020 20:50:24 GMT -8
Post by Lan Jingyi on Jul 21, 2020 20:50:24 GMT -8
Jingyi laughed and said, "I knew I was forgetting something. I can lend you some pajamas and something to wear tomorrow so you don't have to rewear dirty clothes. We're about the same size."
He went to his chest of drawers, briefly contemplating his pajamas, and brought out a soft cotton pair that was dark blue with a pattern of small white rabbits and moons on them. He held them out to A-Yuan and asked, "Do these work?"
He thought to himself that they would be cute on A-Yuan, and they were comfortable and a little bit oversized. He debated mentioning to A-Yuan that they'd been hand-me-downs from Wangji-ge, but he figured that that would be his defense if A-Yuan laughed at them. They were among his comfiest pajamas too, so there was that.
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A-Yuan
MDZS Character
Yes
Questioning
Single
Velexa
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Jul 21, 2020 21:01:01 GMT -8
Post by A-Yuan on Jul 21, 2020 21:01:01 GMT -8
A-Yuan was relieved, "these are perfect, thanks." He retreated into the bathroom, leaving the door slightly ajar as he turned on the shower.
As he showered he couldn't help but feel his sore muscles relax, the warm water was so soothing. He rolled his neck and stretched his arms, surprised when he saw a flash of white robes. He opened his eyes but was still in the shower. He looked around carefully and decided the white robes must have just been the shower curtain.
He finished showering and toweled off. He changed into the pajamas and began to brush his teeth, looking at himself in the mirror. He quirked his head to the side, mirror A-Yuan was wearing a headband. He reached up and touched his forehead, feeling nothing there. Suddenly mirror A-Yuan was without his headband too.
"Jingyi..." he said quietly, not wanting to make a big deal of it, but wanting a little bit of grounding right now.
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Lan Jingyi
MDZS Character
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Jul 21, 2020 21:10:50 GMT -8
Post by Lan Jingyi on Jul 21, 2020 21:10:50 GMT -8
Jingyi came to the door as soon as he heard his name, and he looked at A-Yuan, relieved that his friend was standing and looked OK. He asked, "Is everything alright?"
A-Yuan looked overall more relaxed now that he'd showered, but he also looked a little worried about something. He added softly, "Is something bothering you?"
He noticed that A-Yuan hadn't put the ribbon back on yet, and wavered about mentioning it. Finally he settled on saying, "I usually wear the ribbon even when I sleep. It's good for if I wake up with nightmares and stuff. You don't have to wear it all the time. I'm not going to force you to, but it might help. Most of us wear it either around our wrists or as a necklace, though some people with long hair will still tie their hair up with it."
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A-Yuan
MDZS Character
Yes
Questioning
Single
Velexa
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Jul 21, 2020 21:19:25 GMT -8
Post by A-Yuan on Jul 21, 2020 21:19:25 GMT -8
A-Yuan reached out his arm, "could you tie it for me?" He was hoping the ribbon would help with whatever this was. He was worried that if this kind of stuff happened back at home, the sisters really would try to have him exorcised.
"I'm going to need to find some other way to wear it, the sisters won't like it if I wear it as a necklace," he fingered the cross around his neck, "and if I wore it on my wrist they'd think I'd joined some kind of ribbon wearing gang." He laughed bitterly, "I wish I was kidding."
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