July 2024 Fanfic Recs

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Another slow reading month, alas, but here are some of the fics I enjoyed in July:

MDZS/CQL Fic Recs

Thanks to shipperslist for a super cute read!

Lotus Purr, gen, 1k, teen

Everyone knew Lotus Pier didn't welcome dogs except for Young Master Jin's spiritual dog Fairy.

Cats, though? Cats were different. (Mostly because they couldn't care less about welcomes or appropriate places.)

Word of Honor Fic Recs

After liking the Yexie time travel fic in June, I decided to catch up on more of the fics by the same author that I'd never gotten around to.

Childhood series, Ye Baiyi/Xie Wang, 59k, teen to explicit

There is a…

There is a child on the floor.

“Go away now,” the child on the floor repeats, mulishly. There is a threat behind it. Faintly implied, but real. His hand is in his sleeve, probably reaching for a knife.

“How,” Baiyi tries again. He knows his jaw must be hanging to his knees, but he can’t manage to pick it up.

The child glares at him. It is terribly familiar.

Father of Mine/Oleander series, Zhao Jing/Xie Wang and Ye Baiyi/Xie Wang, 15k, explicit

“Have you been drinking to excess?” Zhao Jing demands. “You come to me in such a state?” Slowly, Xie'er raises doleful eyes to him. They're a wounded pink, like a rabbit’s. And mortally offended. “How would I know what you've been up to,” Zhao Jing frowns.

“You know I would not dare,” Xie'er says, rough-voiced.

“Well,” Zhao Jing says.

Happy reading!