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@devoted-believer.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 2:47 PM

for #mxtxtober26 day 2: water - inspired by this bit from chapter 6 of the fic Clear Water by heavensturtle: archiveofourown.org/works/343376... - the food #xielian is feeding them is fish stew that he made that turned into meatballs (thank you to penguin for this idea) #hehualian #huaxuanlian

grayscale digital art of xie lian standing on the beach of he xuan's island, tossing a meatball that a small bone fish is leaping out of the water to eat, with another, larger bone fish peeking out of the water off to the side

snippet from chapter 6 of Clear Water by heavensturtle, reading:

They entered the library, Hua Cheng following after Xie Lian and looking a little sheepish. They both sat down near He Xuan, Xie Lian on a low stool and Hua Cheng on the ground in front of him.

“This Tan Hua apologizes, didi, he was a bit upset with some useless trash pretending to be a food vendor.”

He Xuan startled at the image of Hua Cheng apologizing to him within his own home. It was, after all, none of He Xuan’s business how Hua Cheng ran his affairs.

He schooled his expression and nodded. “Was it for your feast tomorrow?”

“Ah, no,” Xie Lian rubbed his neck and looked at the fire, “I was apparently paying too much for the food for your bone dragons.”

“You were being kind, gege, it was that trash that took advantage of your good nature.” Hua Cheng pulled Xie Lian’s hand down to his lips and kissed it.

He Xuan gawked. “You… what?” he asked.

Hua Cheng gave He Xuan a small smile, a little sad.

Xie Lian responded, still sounding embarrassed, “Well—you had disappeared, and San Lang was gone, so there was no one around to take care of them besides me. And no matter where I looked I couldn’t find Qingxuan, so… it was a good way to fill my time.”

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