#anyway thank goddddd for amnesty period haha

[hidey-writes]

6k | Shen Wei-centric | Dixing Powers, YOHE War, Coming of Age

On the edge of the battlefield, Da Qing is trapped against a fall of boulders by a rebel fighter with a spear. Da Qing is giving ground with every blow. There’s blood streaked across his cheek. He’s flagging. They’re more than a li away. Shen Wei won’t get there in time. Or, something had to happen for Shen Wei to start thinking of himself as a weapon.

my fill for @guardianbingo bonus round 1: pride.

there's something that really compels me about trying to fit together the pieces of pre-canon shen wei to understand why he's the way he is when we meet him in canon. for this fic, i was particularly curious about what might have happened during the war to contribute to that sense of self-sacrifice he has. i also wanted to explore shen wei's reaction when he first started developing additional powers, and what he might have been afraid of before he understood what was happening. and, tbh, i wanted fu you to get a little more attention than she tends to in fic.

read To Become of Use | 成材 on ao3