Blacksheep's Writing Scribbles

“Ah gege, if only you had a suggestion that would entertain me. You talent in finding ways to amuse me.” Tianlang Jun threaded his fingers through his hair.

Yue Qi hummed. "Books?"

“But I don’t have your delightful reactions.” He could read but even those stories would eventually bore him.

"Your Qi-Ge is here," Yue Qi said confusedly.

“Yes, you are.” He pat his husband’s head to assure him. “You’re doing nothing wrong gege.”

Yue Qi relaxed assured all was well. He even ignored the sound of something exploding in the direction of the kitchens.

“Perhaps wandering will give me something to do. Surely there’s something to explore in this kingdom,” he mused.

"You love wandering," Yue Qi agreed.

Tianlang Jun took his lover’s hand and stood. “Very well, let’s explore.” He offered him a small smile.

Yue Qi smiled back and they started to wander through the palace. The demons kept clear, happy to avoid the attention of their demon emperor, and the humans were rare but always noticeable in their cloaks as they moved through the palace. They walked down a hall with various sculptures made of ice, Yue Qi looking over to see if his didi enjoyed the art.

The sculptures were well crafted but something expected from the Mobei clan. Little of note. Humans and demons avoided them. As expected. He found himself dissatisfied and bored as he trekked through the frozen walls.

Yue Qi turned his head as he felt a slight breeze of warmth. That was unexpected in this place.

“Hm?” Tianlang Jun looked back at his lover as he moved. “Something catch your eye?”

"It's warm that way."

“Oh?” Now that was something intriguing. He meandered towards the faint warmth.

"Your gege will make sure you stay warm Didi," Yue Qi said. Seeing Tianlang Jun wander towards it he took his lover's hand and pulled him forward. Memories of similar times blurred in his mind as he sought the warmth. They stepped into a courtyard and Yue Qi stopped in confusion as a glasshouse filled with plants came into view.

It’s nice to see Yue Qingyuan wanting something at the very least. The house standing before them was nothing like anything he’d seen before. Completely filled with glass and radiating a faint warmth it towered above them. He made his way around the outside and to the door.

They walked inside and the heat washed over them. Yue Qi smiled and immediately looked fondly to TianLang.

“I’m sure this place is nicer for you.” Tianlang Jun led the way deeper into this garden in the middle of the snow. “I have no doubt this is one of that Shang Qinghua’s creations.”

"Shang shidi is good," Yue Qi agreed.

“That human has talent to capture warmth without magic in this place.” Unfortunately all the plants seemed to be ones he’s seen before. They’re all human food or common plants for medicinal purposes.

Yue Qi walks over and picks some peas. He eats one before offering the rest to Tianlang.

Tianlang Jun ate the small offering. “Splendid piece of human ingenuity this is.” Too bad even this failed to capture his interest.

"We'll be warm here," Yue Qi agreed.

“You can take off that cloak of yours,” he agreed.

Yue Qi took it off with care and leaned into his Didi. "Do you like it?"

“I should,” he murmured back. “Do you?”

Yue Qi nodded. This was good.

“That’s good.” As long as his lover could still enjoy things. That was what mattered. Yue Qi got a couple more things for them to eat, once wandering away to return with a fresh radish.

“Gege I’m afraid most of your human food will need to be cooked, at least for you to eat it.” They could always bother the kitchen.

"This is good," Yue Qi assured him. He promptly took a raw bite out of the bitter root.

Tianlang Jun shook his head and took the root from him. “We’ll have it cooked.” Yue Qi nodded obligingly. If his didi wanted things a certain way he could have them that way. “Is there anything else here you would like?” They could take more to have it prepared in an actual meal. Yue Qi stared at Tianlang uncertainly.

“Choose other food that can be eaten with this,” he instructed. Yue Qi nodded and left with purpose in his stride. He returned with carrots, potatoes, more fresh peas, and string beans.

Tianlang Jun nodded his approval. “Good, let’s take this to the kitchens.” Yue Qi nodded, and the pair again left the warmth of the greenhouse and out into the cold. Yue Qi absently took his cloak to wrap around Tianlang.

“Ah, gege, this one’s yours.” He could not let his lover freeze. He took the cloak off once more and placed it around Yue Qingyuan’s shoulders.

"Didi will get cold," Yue Qi protested.

“Gege will also get cold. His didi can warm himself with his blood.”

Yue Qi nodded but stuck as close as he could.

Tianlang Jun brought them to the kitchen and stopped one of the less busy cooks. “I need a stew prepared, we’ve brought the ingredients,” he gestured to Yue Qingyuan.

Yue Qi quickly offered up what he had brought. The demon cook looked at it. "You want the other side of the kitchen." They gestured to where a few humans were working together to cook over a stove with no fire. Tianlang Jun nodded and brought his lover over to the humans. He told them the same instructions he gave the demon.

There was a former An Ding disciple there. He gave a good long look to Yue Qingyuan as the vegetables were taken and cooked for a stew. Yue Qi smiled absently at him. Tianlang Jun took his lover’s hand and led him out of the way. He wondered if he even recognized the human that was likely part of his sect.

Yue Qi turned his full attention onto Tianlang with a bright smile. Tianlang Jun squeezed his hand and watched the human cook. Would the human try to avenge the former sect leader? Do anything to stop them? He did steal him away.

The An Ding disciple ignored them, only looking again when the stew finished and he carried it to the pair. "Thank you," Yue Qi said.

Tianlang Jun nodded his appreciation to the disciple. “Gege should eat,” he took the bowl and passed it to Yue Qingyuan.

"And for Junshang?" The disciple asked very quietly, clearly ready to flee.

“I don’t need anything at the moment,” he assured them.

The disciple gave a half bow and left. "It's good," Yue Qi told his lover. He offered him a bite.

Tianlang Jun ate the bite and gave him a small smile. “Gege should finish the rest.”

"Is Didi not hungry?"

“Not at the moment. This is for you.” Yue Qi nodded and dug back in. It was good, thick and filling and perfect with the cold around them.

An explosion interrupted the meal, and Yue Qi looked over to see two demonic cooks arguing. "Queen Shang said not to do that with the new ovens!" one yelled. 

"How am I supposed to discipline my apprentices if they don't get oven time?" The other argued. A very smokey young yeti demon coughed from zer spot in a pile of broken metal. Tianlang's gaze hardened as it landed on the cooks.

"Tianlang?" Yue Qi asked.

“Go back to eating gege,” he assured him. “It’s nothing to be concerned with.” Yue Qi hummed agreement. Cooks argued often. The demons argued some more, and a regular oven instead of the strange one that had exploded was put into place.

“Shang Qinghua seems to be implanting some strange technological advances.” It’s only him that could have come up with the strange ovens. If Yue Qi had been aware he would have loved to discuss it. Instead he just hummed as he finished eating

Tianlang Jun fell silent once more. He took the dish from his lover and set it to the side before leading him out. Yue Qi sharpened slightly, aware his lover needed him close if not sure how to help.

Mobei Jun inclined his head. "I am yours to command. He will be made available." Mu Qingfang had vanished into a research fugue over the many demonic plants he now had access to, but Mobei Jun would happily drag him out to attend to this.

“Good. We may stay here for a short time depending on how long this takes. I believe my husband has business with yours as well.”

Mobei Jun nodded, surprised with this piece of news. He would have to ask Qinghua about that. He politely picked up his own drink and drained it. "You are welcome as long as you wish."

Tianlang Jun nodded and stood. “We will not be intrusive past using your doctor. Carry on with your ruling as you would.”

"Junshang," Mobei Jun said respectfully. He waited for the demon emperor to leave before getting up to find his husband and ask him what Yue Qingyuan wanted from him.

Mu Qingfang took some time to be dragged out from where he was. He frowned when he was told who he was going to treat and headed to the rooms the demon emperor and Yue Qingyuan had been given. He knocked politely on the door.

Tianlang Jun opened the door and immediately ushered the man inside. He hovered beside Yue Qingyuan expectantly waiting for whatever the cultivators do for their check ups.

Mu Qingfang greeted Yue Qingyuan, earning a wan smile from his former sect leader. He carefully checked over Yue Qingyuan. It was about as he had expected. He had warned the sect leader, and Yue Qingyuan had chosen not to listen. Now his demon was regretting the damage he had done and there was no undoing it. He stepped back. "I can buy you time," he told both of them. Yue Qingyuan winced at the blunt words. He had hoped to not have Tianlang Jun know it was hopeless.

Tianlang Jun's eyes hardened. "Time," he echoed. "What can be done?" He had to do something. He can't sit by and watch Yue Qingyuan waste away forever.

"Daily meditation, and there's a tea that should strengthen his spirits. Keeping him actively engaged should also help."

“Can you make the tea for him?” he demanded. He would prefer not to have to run off somewhere else when Yue Qingyuan is already so fragile.

"I can," Mu Qingfang agreed. He stepped out and waved at a servant to fetch him the mixes he would need.

Tianlang Jun hovered beside his husband. He normally wasn’t this hostile. He couldn’t help but watch the cultivator with a glare as he moved.

"Tianlang," Yue Qingyuan said softly. "I'm fine."

"You aren't. He just said that you can't be helped," he snapped back. He can't even blame the cultivators this time. It's his fault once more that he'll lose a lover.

"Not immediately. There's time." Mu Qingfang finished the tea and passed it to Yue Qingyuan. He obediently drank it, feeling a rush of energy and strength he hadn't known he had been lacking.

Tianlang Jun turned back to Mu Qingfang and leveled him with another glare. "How much time does he have?"

Mu Qingfang frowned. "That's difficult to say." He would have said only a couple years before, but then Yue Qingyuan decided to fight his fate. "If things go well he could have a couple decades."

Tianlang Jun dipped his head and immediately deflated. He still has time. Yue Qingyuan will be able to watch their child grow. He would not lose him as quickly as he did Xiyan.

"I'm not going anywhere yet," Yue Qingyuan said. He felt terrible. He had enjoyed the emptiness so much, even when it hurt. Now he was hurting those who cared for him, failing them again.

"Ah gege, I fear I'm the one that messed things up this time. Try not to blame yourself." He took a seat beside Yue Qingyuan and sagged against him. His husband always has that perfectly neutral voice that says he will be taking responsibility for this.

"You will do better if you keep to the regimen I've prescribed," Mu Qingfang told them both. It was unfortunate, but the kind of shattering that Yue Qingyuan had gone through was not something that could be repaired. He had been managing it when Yue Qingyuan had been sect leader, but the added stress had shattered what few strands had kept the man functioning. 

"I'll stay as long as I can," Yue Qingyuan promised.

"I know you will." Tianlang Jun ignored Mu Qingfang in favor of his husband. He'll ensure Yue Qingyuan never strays from his prescription. It will be his turn to be a diligent and spoiling husband.

Mu Qingfang was more than happy to give a bow and dismiss himself, leaving Yue Qingyuan to pull his husband close and hold him. "I'm sorry they can't fix it." He had really hoped Mu Qingfang wouldn't be so blunt.

Tianlang Jun shook his head. "I can't say I didn't expect this," he answered. Mu Qingfang has only confirmed his worst fears. "I shouldn't have done this to you," he murmured. "I suppose I'm always far too late with my regrets."

"I was broken when you met me," Yue Qingyuan reminded him.

"I still purposefully worsened it," he reminded him.

"I am sorry you will suffer for that."

Tianlang Jun shook his head. "I'm facing the consequences of my actions. I did something wrong this time. I'm sorry you will have to suffer from it as well."

Truly the worst of it, Yue Qingyuan reflected, was how little he would be suffering. He was happy when he wasn't awake. It was when he was aware and knew those around him were suffering that he hurt. "We'll find a way forward. And even when...when it happens, I'll still be there in some manner." If it wasn't too painful for Tianlang Jun. He wouldn't blame him if he decided to leave Yue Qingyuan behind the day he didn't wake up again.

“I will keep you by my side until it’s time for me to die,” he promised. After everything he would not abandon his lover.

"I will find a way to keep my promise to you and fight you when the time comes," Yue Qingyuan vowed in turn.

“We will not leave each other hurting.” He threaded their fingers together.

Yue Qingyuan pressed a kiss to his husband. "Let me show my devotion to you?" he asked.

Tianlang Jun hummed and pulled him in for another kiss. “You know I cannot deny you.”

Most of their sex was either playful or rough, and they enjoyed it that way. This time though Yue Qingyuan was gentle in a way that he knew would have the heavenly demon falling apart beneath him.

Tianlang Jun was left pliant and whimpering in his husband’s arms. Yue Qingyuan had a way of leaving him mindless and sated but this was far more special than their normal kinky escapades.

Yue Qingyuan pulled him in and kissed him softly. "I love you," he admitted. He knew it was a curse to bear his care, but he gave it anyways.

Tianlang Jun sleepily nuzzled closer to him. “As do I,” he murmured. It’s easy to admit how much he adores Yue Qingyuan. Even if it’s ruined both of them.