Max is there with her, even when he isn't.
An explosive misunderstanding leaves Jiang Cheng assuming he's escaped matchmakers forever and Yu Ziyuan assuming she can solve her son's singleness with the right young man. Only one of them can be right. But what will Jiang Cheng do when the last name on the matchmakers' new list is his friend, Nie Huaisang?
Jin Guangyao thinks that, in another life, he would have been an excellent merchant. He is not so foolish as to commit certain things to written record, but in his mind, there exists a ledger. Considerations behind every action, what he has risked, and what he has gained. People who are beholden to him, people who fear him, people who want what only he can provide. People who want him.
Harrow gets dosed with bone dust; Gideon gets dosed with Harrow.
“You found me.” The almost suffocated inanity that spills out of Tang Fan’s mouth cuts down all other riotous, competing sound in the room, in Sui Zhou’s head. “I called out to you.”
“I heard you,” Sui Zhou murmurs. Even this is too much to give his voice to. He gives it over despite himself. He gives himself over in spite of many selves for Tang Fan.
He has never taken a disciple before this one, that is true, but Yin Chen has long been enlightened as to what such an arrangement entails.
Jerry’s house has many rooms.
Gerard has a creepy crush; so does Brian. Birthday fic for pearl_o on LJ.
Withnail is a rare kind of creature and Marwood is still young enough to think this is a good thing.
Claire is really damn good at giving home haircuts. Matt is an appreciative test subject.