Malice Where the Heart is

Power couple of the century

X is a streamer and Lin Ling is one of those faceless youtubers people look for when they're either in desperate need of an adobe tutorial (lmao) or analyzing hero fights like some chinese Deku

Idk man

I'm just rambling

So sorry I've been dead guys but my schedule consists of studying, eating, sleeping, and having mental breakdowns and doomscrolls

And Lin Ling's power is just as aura-farming as X's bc he can literally EDIT the world around him. He did say to Moon (when they were trapped in the tower together) that his job was to "make the impossible possible" SO BOTH HE AND X ARE REALITY BENDERS IN THEIR OWN WAY.

LIKE–

Oh, X can snap and turn you into a poster? Well, Lin Ling (or whatever his mysterioso hero name will be) can literally just point a finger at you and press "PAUSE", then you freeze in place and Lin Ling just drags your ass to a pixelized recycling bin that popped up outta nowhere and dumped you in there.

They're an amazing (and terrifying) duo, your honor. X would turn your attack blast into Chikawa keychains and Lin Ling would turn YOU into Chikawa.

Perhaps not as strong as X (and definitely not as well-dressed) but... likely the only person who can easily keep up.

Only thing sign LL could be related is that one strip of white hair the similar facial structure and sectoral heterochromia where one pupil is half-blue half-brown.

And bc Nice is an overachieving asshole (hahah) let's pull the old "my twin outshone me at every turn, leaving me ignored and forgotten in the dark" trope

(Maybe Nice had also been sort of "the two-faced mean twin" who would sabotage LL just to stay in the spotlight)

At some point in highschool LL just stopped trying to get his parents attention and approval and just focused on studying so he can graduate and get a job.

He stayed under the shadow cast by his twin until he could finally make his own (AKA get the FUCK outta there).

LL, maybe to vent out his frustration and anger, used to go to this nice man's studio to box/kickbox. (Yes yes healthy mentor-mentee relationship that blossoms into smth he dare say is almost father-son yada yadaaa) –> still not sure abt this one tho.

Anyway–

Once he finished college, he rushed to get a job and oh just GREAT that he ended up doing promotions and ads for his fucking plastic-faced fake ass brother.

But hey, money's money.

To add salt to the wound, the Mary Sue bitch just had to go up and date Lin Ling's celebrity crush.

BUT

They used to love each other.

They are, after all, each other's other half.

It's just that over time... well, Nice was put on a pedestal that grew higher and higher out of Lin Ling's reach.

And Nice, desperate for approval the warm touch of the sky's light, did everything he could to climb higher and higher.

Even if it meant kicking Lin Ling down.

Anyway attaching photo I looked up on Google (SECTORAL HETEROCHROMIAAA) on what Lin Ling's right eye looks like!!!

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Idea for a fic: Commonsoul but it's Lin Ling x OG! E-Soul who has been struggling to live a normal civilian life after recovering from his near-death experience with Yang Cheng and subsequently shedding his hero persona.

Nearly broke, jobless and burdened with chronic pain from the fight, he rooms in a modest apartment with a younger man– Lin Ling (who was annoyed because the landlord hadn't informed him of this new change nor asked for his permission, but was slightly relieved because he'd be splitting rent with someone).

An unlikely friendship slowly (and I mean SLOWLY) starts between the stiff, stoic older man and the awkward, bumbling youngster as OG!E-Soul learns to navigate normal life while keeping his old identity a secret from his annoyingly observant roommate.

Somehow he made it work. The brat and him– and he would never admit this outloud –even started growing on each other. Conversations were less clipped and formal, silences weren't as awkward, they stopped avoiding each other's presence like the first few months had been, and they've managed to construct a do-able routine where they can weave around one another without trouble.

OG!E-Soul has settled into the routine of keeping the house and cooking meals so that the brat had actual food to eat, plus it was his way of compensating while he still looked for a job.

It was near the end of the 5th month when the older man managed to snag a job. In his opinion, it was quite uncharacteristic for him to immediately think of Lin Ling, of the odd giddy feeling in his chest as the doe-eyed brunette came into mind, of coming home to Lin Ling's exhausted body slumped up on the couch where E-Soul would then land heavily on and shake the youngster awake to tell him the news.

E-Soul hoped to see his friend (?) smile in that crooked way that was slightly bothered by his horrible eyebags. He wanted to hear his voice crack when he said "congratulations!". He wanted to see those big brown doe-eyes grow even bigger and be happy for him. To look at *him.*

He stepped into their shared flat. It was late. Lin Ling should be home by now, unless that idiot boss of him made him do overtime again. Yeah, that was probably it.

Well, he supposes he can tell him tomorrow at breakfast.

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Tomorrow came. Nobody came home. On the internet, there's a post with only two views to even notice the departure of a common soul.

WAIT

WAIT

I'M SORRY FOR THE LACK OF UPDATES/CONTENT Y'ALL FINALS IS KILLING ME

JUST GIMME LIKE

A WEEK

THE PRESSURE 😭🙏

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Idea for a fic: Commonsoul but it's Lin Ling x OG! E-Soul who has been struggling to live a normal civilian life after recovering from his near-death experience with Yang Cheng and subsequently shedding his hero persona.

Nearly broke, jobless and burdened with chronic pain from the fight, he rooms in a modest apartment with a younger man– Lin Ling (who was annoyed because the landlord hadn't informed him of this new change nor asked for his permission, but was slightly relieved because he'd be splitting rent with someone).

An unlikely friendship slowly (and I mean SLOWLY) starts between the stiff, stoic older man and the awkward, bumbling youngster as OG!E-Soul learns to navigate normal life while keeping his old identity a secret from his annoyingly observant roommate.

Somehow he made it work. The brat and him– and he would never admit this outloud –even started growing on each other. Conversations were less clipped and formal, silences weren't as awkward, they stopped avoiding each other's presence like the first few months had been, and they've managed to construct a do-able routine where they can weave around one another without trouble.

OG!E-Soul has settled into the routine of keeping the house and cooking meals so that the brat had actual food to eat, plus it was his way of compensating while he still looked for a job.

It was near the end of the 5th month when the older man managed to snag a job. In his opinion, it was quite uncharacteristic for him to immediately think of Lin Ling, of the odd giddy feeling in his chest as the doe-eyed brunette came into mind, of coming home to Lin Ling's exhausted body slumped up on the couch where E-Soul would then land heavily on and shake the youngster awake to tell him the news.

E-Soul hoped to see his friend (?) smile in that crooked way that was slightly bothered by his horrible eyebags. He wanted to hear his voice crack when he said "congratulations!". He wanted to see those big brown doe-eyes grow even bigger and be happy for him. To look at *him.*

He stepped into their shared flat. It was late. Lin Ling should be home by now, unless that idiot boss of him made him do overtime again. Yeah, that was probably it.

Well, he supposes he can tell him tomorrow at breakfast.

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Tomorrow came. Nobody came home. On the internet, there's a post with only two views to even notice the departure of a common soul.

ah also, if this came after og E-Soul vs YC and before L0 witness Nice suicide, shouldn't it at least take like, around 3-5 years (?) for og E-Soul and L0 relationship developed?

The fandoms I will write for:

To be hero x

Genshin Impact

HSR

Obey me (it will be literal angst I won't write any romantic relationships and stuff)

Saiki k (yes I like comedy animes, no it won't be funny I'll still pull angst out of it)

Also! I do cross overs between these fandoms too

I love him he is my son

Author’s note: Thank you for the request; I hope you guys enjoy it! 

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Lin Ling was a lonely kid. With no parents, no money, and no Trust, he was picked on relentlessly by the other kids, and the adults never did anything to help. One day, he was on the rooftop, bloody and bruised. He had had enough. Just as he was about to jump off, a hand shot out, and Lin Ling was dragged back to safety. Landing roughly on his ass, he was shocked to see…just some guy? (Racking through his memories, he can recall passing him down the halls and such, but they’ve never talked before, that’s for sure.) 

The guy looked at him curiously before holding out a can of strawberry soda to him. Lin Ling stared at it dumbfoundedly long enough that the man sighed. Taking a seat beside him, they just sat in silence. Even when the bell rang, signaling the end of the day, he still stayed. The sun was setting when Lin Ling finally broke the silence. The man didn’t seem fazed at he's question and simply answered that he had time for him. That was what broke the camel's back, and Lin Ling spilled everything. About the fact that his parents passed away in a car crash and no one cared, and how the other kids would bully him relentlessly for having no trust, even though he had done nothing to them—

The man calmly listened, not interrupting even for a second. After he was finished, the man got up and told him to keep going while handing him the can. He took it. It was cheesy and generic and exactly what Lin Ling needed, and he could only stare in awe as the man walked away, not having a single clue how much he impacted him.

Lin Ling, after that, grew obsessed—tracking him down in the yearbook (and hacking into the school’s server), he was able to find out everything about him. ( His phone number. He was a senior, two years above Lin Ling, and had average grades across the board (too average, in fact, like he calculated the exact scores he would need to pass but not enough to draw attention). The more he learned about him, the harder he fell until all his thoughts were about him and him alone. 

But then he graduated and left, and just like that, Lin Ling was back in hell, staring up at heaven. He had a taste of salvation, but it was ripped away from him just like that. Lin Ling was pissed, and when thugs approached him, intent on mugging him, he snapped. Someone recorded him beating them up, and the next thing he knew, he was a hero. The next few years rushed past in a blur, but here he is, standing at the top of Hero’s Tower.

[YANDERE X] x [LIN LING] 

Author’s note: I hope you guys enjoy!

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Lin Ling was a new hire, brought on board to be the company’s new creative director for commercials and the like. Originally, he thought nothing of him until one day—while hurrying to his cubicle, he couldn’t help but overhear his boss and Lin Ling. His boss was excitedly telling him that XFC wanted Lin Ling personally to direct a commercial before Lin Ling brutally shot it down. Not backing down even when the boss revealed how much money he was throwing away by saying no.

This caught X’s attention. So, that day at work, instead of sitting by his lonesome, he walked to Lin Ling’s empty table and took a seat directly in front of the man. He was confused before X explained that he couldn’t help but overhear his conversation and asked why he didn’t take the deal. Lin Ling’s eyes brighten with the rage of a thousand suns, and X sat through a 30-minute impassioned rant as Lin Ling listed all the reasons why X sucks and how he doesn’t deserve his title and he should go burn in hell and—

During his rant, X realized that Lin Ling inexplicably had been caught in the crossfire of every fight X ever had. “That fight 2 years ago with a fish-themed villain?” Lin Ling was on a run when he got caught in it (his jacket still smelled like fish to this day). “Oh, how about the one in the countryside, far away from the city?” Coincidentally, that small town was where Lin Ling was planning on going on vacation, and because of the attack, he had to cancel (and there was no refund.) “Well, certainly the fight at 2 am today couldn’t affect him?” Wrong again, Lin Ling woke up to a car being thrown into his building. 

After that talk, Lin Ling and he became fast friends, and he couldn’t help but marvel at the day and night difference between how Lin Ling treated his two personas. With civilian him, Lin Ling was all bright smiles, thoughtful consideration, and a warm gentleness that X can’t help but adore. Meanwhile, with hero X, Lin Ling could rant for days about all the ways X screwed him over (intentionally or not), and when he did run into Lin Ling in this form (which he did do intentionally), Lin Ling gave him the weakest customer service voice and smile he has ever seen or heard. (It was amusing to see how Lin Ling tried not to crack when X began to tease—he couldn't help it; he was too cute to resist.) 

As their relationship progressed, however, he couldn’t help but have doubts creep into the back of his mind. Lin Ling, while capable, has no Trust, and while thankfully nothing has happened yet outside of a few unfortunate annoyances, what if something does happen? What if, during a fight, rubble crushed him? Or what if a stray weapon flies off course and hits him in the head? Or what if he gets caught in a massive villain attack and X wasn’t fast enough to save him? What if-

Nice 😉