#because CUCUMBERLANE FRIENDSHIP

[myheartismadeofstars]

Okay so: Shen Twins AU in universe edition!

Maybe there is no transmigration at all, maybe SY was born into the PIDW world like airplane-bro was.

But: the twins were born to a moderately wealthy family (with two older singlet brothers, as well as their younger sister later) and when they were toddlers...the elder twin ended up separated from the family while they were out and about...and his parents were unable to locate him. Shen Jiu’s story continues as in canon.

His family look for him like crazy for years, but never find him. Eventually they become convinced he must have died. The family mourns the death of their son. And become very protective of the remaining twin, who is sickly as it is.

The younger Shen becomes spoiled and bored. 

Twins reunite when SJ is accepted into Qing Jing...where his twin brother already is (bonus side story of YQY greeting his “Xiao Jiu” and is completely unrecognized!”) Also: SJ is NOT happy with his twin brother. 

SJ gets the role of Peak Lord... until he falls into a coma post-qi deviation and SY (who didn’t want that level of responsibility and probably left the Sect to become a Rogue Cultivator or something) takes on his role until he wakes up. (Maybe it’s a secret to all but YQY, SY and MQF because they know how SQQ would react to everyone knowing he had a serious qi deviation!. I personally really like this plot and like to imagine SJ waking up after years thank you MQF to discover his brother usurped his role, and all his students and martial siblings prefer him)

However I do think the people who KNEW about SJ’s coma are really happy he’s okay. SY loves his brother after all, no matter his flaws, YQY is of course in love with SJ, and MQF....lowkey he’s in awe of his own genius managing to keep SJ alive for years. (btw, maybe he’s kept in YQY’s house? Because it’s not super sus for MQF to visit his sect leader on a semi-regular basis)

The ending I’m not sure about. Does SJ surrender his title since no one seemed to miss him and ends up as YQY’s kept man? Do SY and LBH take off and live in the Palace full time? Do the twins split the role now?

(btw: if it’s a situation similar to Airplane Bro, The System hardly ever bothers SY until SJ enters the Sect. Because SJ’s twin wasn’t a character in the original novel and so had mostly free reign. Hell he night not even understand who he was born as until the system points out with a pop-up like [Scum Older Brother makes a return!] And then when his brother qi deviates he starts panicking)