forestsofpine | 10 MDZS/CQL Rarepair Fic Recs

For RarePair Hell Weekend, here are ten of the MDZS/CQL rarepair fics I've enjoyed the most. Since this is a large fandom, I'm using the same standard for rarepairs as mdzscqlrarepairs_ex: less than 300 works on AO3. Listed in order from most common to rarest ships, as of the publication of this post. Please ⚠️ mind the tags!

Lan Xichen/Lan Wangji (287 works): smoke gets in my brain (4k, explicit) - the Twin Jades accidentally get sex pollened

Jiang Cheng/Wen Ning (280 works: it may be that it doesn't matter (6k, teen) - post-canon JC and WN get very drunk and work through some stuff

Nie Huaisang/Mo Xuanyu (252 works): the final cut (19k, explicit) - Mo Xuanyu's short, sad life

Lan Wangji/Nie Huaisang (76 works): salt in my body (4k, explicit) - grief sex set during the timeskip after NMJ's death

Lan Xichen/Jiang Yanli (69 works): Field Medicine (WIP, general audiences) - sweet canon divergence where LXC and JYL fall in love during the Sunshot Campaign

Lan Xichen/Song Lan (56 works): a gorgeous, broken gift (4k, teen) - post-canon healing together, lovely

Nie Mingjue/Mo Xuanyu (37 works): all our friends (11k, explicit) - modern with magic AU with f/f Mingyu

Nie Mingjue/Nie Huaisang/Jin Guangyao (32 works): Imago (48k, explicit) - Huaisang is a monster (literally), Nie Gothic at its finest

Nie Mingjue/Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian (25 works): An Elegant Solution (205k, explicit) - satisfying canon divergence fix-it where NMJ marries WWX and then LWJ

Lan Wangji/Xiao Xingchen/Song Lan (2 works): One Rogue Spark in My Direction (5k, explicit) - comfort sex set during the timeskip

Happy reading!