a little known incident in the black iron camp armoury
by marquisoforder
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Takes place immediately after chapter 20, Shen Yi finds Gu Yun in the black iron camp armoury, missing certain parts of his armour.
Add ReviewApricot Tree by Chunwei74
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Guyun failed multiple times in smuggling-not Ziliujin-but liquor. He did not forget his promise to reduce the amount of alcohol intake but his tongue had been bitter and he needed a bit of liquor. Except that Emperor Taishi had the whole Marquis Manor pledge loyalty to him instead of the Marquis.
Guyun decided that he would not touch a drop of liquor if he could succeed in his one last mischief to Changgeng.He had the whole Marquis Manor cooperate to trap Changgeng.
Changgeng was successfully trapped but the Marshal underestimated him.Guyun's scheme was overthrown by Emperor Taishi but Emperor Taishi underestimated fate.
Fool of Death by marquisoforder
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: At first, no one in the Black Iron Camp is particularly impressed by the too young, too pretty, too inexperienced cub who has been given their command.
But as a young soldier surnamed Shen remarked, “No point celebrating that yet. They’re only going to change their minds.”
call me home, and I will build a throne by marquisoforder
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: “Zixi,” Chang Geng asked suddenly, “If I could give you anything you wanted right now, what would you ask me for?”
Mistaken Observation by leonidskies
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: A member of the court has an observation to make. He has no idea he doesn't know even a fraction of the story.
shared by lastembers
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Chang Geng dreams, sometimes, when Zixi is away.
Six Conversations about Chang Geng’s Birthday by marquisoforder
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Not run off his feet or kept too busy to breathe for the first time in over a decade, Gu Yun undertakes a long overdue quest. With a little help from their friends, he attempts to try and give back a gift to the person who made their current happy ever after possible.
spectacular new innovations from the ling shu institute by marquisoforder
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: the ling shu institute has a new modification to make to the liuli glass, and gu yun gets to test it out
That odd relationship between Marshal Gu and the Fourth Prince... by BeneaththeBrim
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: A series of vignettes chronicling the development of a once-in-a-century romance through the eyes of side characters.
the adventures of Plum by marquisoforder
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: “You want us to be the ones keeping him then?”
Gu Yun’s scarred hands turned the puppy around once, as though to inspect it from the front and back, then unceremoniously flipped it over. “We could.” He said absently.
He righted the puppy, and raised it higher, as though eye contact was necessary to ask his next question. “I found you under one of Chang Geng’s plum saplings, you could even be considered fruit from those trees. So… How about little Plum?”
the man behind the sleeveless trend in the capital by marquisoforder
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Sometime in the first year of Tai Shi, an unfortunate trend spread through the Da Liang capital. Strangely, its origins could be traced back to the Emperor’s own eccentric behaviour during that period.
[Involves: gratuitous destruction of sleeves, Chang Geng’s schemes within schemes, a puppy.… and Gu Yun’s strength and competence kink.]
The Parade of the Divine Horse by marquisoforder
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: “It’s a story about the son of heaven himself, told to us by one of Marshal Gu’s own soldiers!” The innkeeper continued relentlessly.
Gu Yun who had been taking another sip of his tea as the man spoke, promptly choked.
the trouble with secret identities by marquisoforder
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Shen Shiliu, while lovely, was only ever a thinly applied coat of paint over the masterpiece that’s Gu Yun. Or perhaps, he was only one particular aspect of Gu Yun, and isn't it to be expected that more of Gu Yun slips through, sometimes?
when you can’t fall asleep, I’ll be beside you counting sheep by marquisoforder
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Gu Yun and Shen Yi keep falling asleep together, as best friends do.
with every step (that I ran to you) by marquisoforder
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: sometimes you have to kiss a few frogs before finding your prince, Gu Yun was luckier than that anyway.
fate destined, love star-crossed by bloominglille, CH (bloominglille)
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: He did not want to let go of him. He did not expect this to happen. He did not want this to happen.
‘Why is the world so against us? Can’t we just be safe and together, happy; somewhere far from these countries and their conflicts?But Shiliu, him being the way he is, would always choose to help others than himself, this idiotic, selfless fool.’
He laughed without mirth at that thought.
Go in peace by BeneaththeBrim
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: What if Fang Qin's stab didn't land, and Chang Geng had to use more direct methods to take the throne?
Li Feng's final thoughts before death.
i'll take the weight of the world off from your shoulders by oshairiru (fivesummers)
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: For five months, Gu Yun lived in this small town, completely cut off from the happenings in the country he offered his life for.
But not Chang Geng.
If I could have another chance by MandMandM
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: “Gege,” Gu Yun murmurs, eyes drooping. “Stay with me, okay?”
Chang Geng hugs him tighter and makes a promise. “Yes, from now on, I will always stay by your side.”
(Or age reversal AU)
It takes time by Cecentre
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: How different would his life be had he not met Gu Yun on that fateful day?
Chang Geng had thought about it for years, starting from the moment Gu Yun left, to the moment he found Gu Yun again, and many years afterward.
My Darling Can't Stop Teasing Me by ghostdeeer, Tsuruhami
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: “Sorry, I can’t be your yifu. Instead of that, don’t you think being your “bride” would be much more interesting?”
Of course Gu Yun was just joking. One of his many hobbies was teasing people till they were flustered.
"That’s even better. Ok then, I will marry you in the future."
No war AU. No secret identity. Gu Yun is 3 years older than Chang Geng.
No They Don't Teach You This in School by aneryllis
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Sick and tired of a life without his beloved, Gu Yun decided to follow Chang Geng to the underworld. (transmigration au)
of wishes in a winter storm by paranoid_fridge
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Winter has come to the capital and Chang Geng plans on delaying Gu Yun’s departure to the northwest. He manages to make Li Feng part of his plan, but things go wrong and Gu Yun ends up with an arrow in his leg.
Once Upon a Time in Great Liang by orangeCrates
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Chang Geng has a secret he keeps from his husband: he is not a human but a white snake. He had decided to take this secret to his grave, knowing it is the only way to stay by Gu Yun's side.
But there is no such thing as a secret that can be kept forever.
Senses by Cecentre
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: It was a day they had always known would come but wished it would be a little later.
Or under an idea: what happened if Gu Yun lost his sight and hearing completely?
the fickleness of feline fortune by sushicorps (Inclinant)
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: “The Emperor of Da Liang”, Chen Qing Xu says serenely, “is currently a cat.”
She says it like rivers flow down to the sea, the mountain ranges hold up the skies, and mortal fallibility to schemes and greed cycles endlessly through time.
It is a matter of fact, that the Emperor is a cat.
Shen Yi thinks of the extraordinarily fluffy white fur collar Gu Yun had worn to court today and feels his old headache starting up again.
the helpless optimism of spring by marquisoforder
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Based on the premise: what if Chang Geng and Gu Yun, famed for the way they keep fighting, are once again arguing over something when Chang Geng just suddenly spits out a plum blossom, looks very embarrassed (horrified) about it, and runs away.
And then, Gu Yun tries to help him— legendary enmity aside— and unknowingly keeps making the curse worse.
the missing piece by paranoid_fridge
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: post dying Li Feng wakes up, visits the palace, and makes a discovery that ought to be scandalous. But not only does he find that he doesn't care that much (being dead changes things), he also realizes that the pieces had been there all along.
the shadows we'll bear together by oshairiru (fivesummers)
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: The war is not the only battlefield for a veteran like Gu Yun.
The Sky Weaver and the Marshal Turned Cowherd by orangeCrates
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: The Marshal of the Heavenly Army is exiled to the Mortal Realm and the Black Iron Camp he led turned to crows.
The youngest son of the Jade Emperor meets and marries a mortal man at the riverside.
Neither of these statements are technically false but it certainly leaves a lot out.
threads of smoke by pencanze
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: In the age of ziliujin and steam-powered machinery, greedy eyes look towards the unconquered east. Despite numerous attempts, an injured flank alone cannot cause a great dragon to fall out of the sky. Not this Dragon, at least; its torn sails are mended with a strange new fabric.
The silk road: a single bolt of Da Liang’s finest silk, unrolled like a carpet, flowing endlessly through ravines, tundra, deserts, valleys, and tropics. It winds across the map like a tributary of gold that feeds every country along its way until it dumps out in far-off seas.
The only trouble is, in order to unspool the silk, the worm must be killed within its sac.
When Empires Fall by snowstormburning
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: "The imperial palace looked quite different now from the last time Gu Yun had seen it.
changing tides by lastembers
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Crossover with: Pacific Rim
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Though Gu Yun has lived among heroes and monsters his whole life, he has never seen anything like Chang Geng.
houye's moving castle by pencanze
- Recommended by: Gemini24
- Crossover with: Howl's Moving Castle
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: There’s a great difference between a place where one lives and a place one’s heart settles into and calls home, like sighing contentedly into a well-worn armchair at the end of a long day. Home doesn’t have to be the circumstances one is born into or raised in; home is chosen.
