#because he might get to Xiaobao right the fuck now

[sunshinechay]

The fact that Huaien made his first truly stupid and short sighted decision in this episode, all because he couldn’t stand the thought that Xiaobao is so angry with him that he would refuse to see him. That he is with Su Yin and not him

[hobunaga]

UPDATED VERSION, thank you @guzhufuren for the additional info!!!

my friend wanted me to make a chart of, Meet you at the Blossom, characters and what their relationship is. Now I don't know everything, I don't even know if I got the names correct but I hope this clarifies a little what is going on here.

here are some clarifications(careful, spoilers)

Xiaobao's parents: Xiaobao's dad found Xiaobao's mom wandering around town one day and assumed she was the daughter of a wealthy family and had lived a really sheltered life(she is). He got her drunk, they slept together and he took responsibility by marrying her and taking care of her.

Tong'en: Now I don't know for sure if she loved any of the men that I attached her to, but they were in love with her so I kinda just added it in case her feelings were genuine or if she was only doing what she had to to survive. The only person I can confirm she truly cared for is Zongzheng Qiyuan and they had a brotherly and sisterly bond only.

Xue Xiaoyu: Now ya'll might be wondering why she has a red line towards Xiaobao and it's kinda given that she has a big crush on him. Her cousin however is his true love so I think she'll put on her big girl pants eventually and move on. Her brother is Xue Lianyu, Xiaobao's best friend. She is also the cousin of Huai'en.

Que Siming and Jinbao: They have 2 names cause in the extra I read, they had changed their names at least once. Jinbao was originally known as Wang Erhu and Que Siming was called Yue Siming. Que Siming was most likely adopted by the doctor whom was caring for him after his father was sentenced for treason and Jinbao was sold to Xiaobao at a young age.

Jinbao and Zhao Cai and Que Siming: Similar to the Xiaobao, Su Yin, and Huai'en jealousy trope, Que Siming's jealousy is mainly centered around Jinbao and Zhao Cai's relationship. Now I don't know if Jinbao has a thing for Zhao Cai, but Jinbao maybe masturbated to Zhao Cai once??? or Zhao Cai ran into him while he was masturbating??? I don't know... if someone can interpret this scene let me know because English is not my first language.

Zhao Cai and Medicine Girl: In Jinbao's side story, Jinbao Marries a Wife, it was stated that Zhao Cai was in a heated relationship with this medicine girl and frequently went out to see her during the time Xiaobao was still sick with the cold needle poison. I don't know if they end up together at the end but it was the only relationship that was mentioned in the story for him.

Shaoyu and Su Yin: So apparently there is a one sided interest in their interactions according to the awe inspiring @guzhufuren . When I read it, I wasn't sure how to exactly interpret their relationship but I can see it now that Shaoyu is just as obsessive and possessive as his older brother is. Good luck getting away, Su Yin!

Shaoyu and Huai'en: Half brothers with a somewhat refreshing ending in the live action that hints that there is a possibility of them bonding later in the future. Now I'm not sure which woman mothered Shaoyu, but I'm going to assume it's the ex empress which makes them half-brothers(well Tong'en only birthed one child so it's a given). Now usually if the mother loses the favor of the emperor to even be demoted out of being empress, that must mean that it heavily affects Shaoyu's standing as crown prince as well. Luckily no other princes were mentioned so it's more likely that Huai'en won't compete for the throne and Shaoyu will still inherit it.

The Zongzhen 4 brothers: Now they're just fucking insane and the only sane one is Zongzhen Qiyuan. Even the emperor is a little cuckoo but hey, that's what stress does to you right? They need to sit down, relax, and chill a little. I'm so glad two of them greatly support Huai'en's decisions.

ps: I'm sorry if I got the names wrong or I didn't name a few of the characters. Either way, I think this is the relationship chart?

[bats-after-dark]

I had some thoughts, but they vanished at "furen, you fucked me so hard I can still feel it." And you're so right, Xiaobao may be elliptical, but he has moments of shining sex pest potential, like when he asks Huaien to basically lick the taste of medicine from his mouth.

Speaking of that medicine. So, we know how certain Tumblr user guzhufuren is reading our "plot," right? This ask is all their fault (affectionate). Idk if you have seen the video they keep reblogging, of this one guy (or ANGEL) sweetly on his knees at the club or in the cab and someone gently giving him a shot and patting his cheek. I don't know if this makes sense or if it's just my lizard brain, but parallels between this and Huaien making Xiaobao drink the medicine from the bowl are being drawn. And the more I think about this, the more I think getting Xiaobao drunk or consensually giving him aphrodisiac or whatever would play very nicely into their Big Trust scheme. Also, degradation/praise works here too, because Huaien can tease an absolutely sloppy and horny Xiaobao that he's incorrigible, how is he just the same when he's sober, always desperate to be fucked and ready to grovel. Probably he's notably more desperate and disoriented while drugged up but hey, whatever gets him to come untouched from the sheer tension!

BUT I ALSO HAVE THOUGHTS ABOUT INTOXICATED HUAIEN. Xiaobao probably has thoughts about intoxicated Huaien. These have not yet hatched. Trying to think of how to incorporate these without accidentally making someone (Huaien) sad in the process. Giving up control like that may be a trigger?

The actual chemsex, though. A lot of their games are about power and control and one of them riling the other up, but maybe very very very occasionally, even just a handful of times, theh both get a little fucked up and desperate. Idk what fantasy drug will get them there without being too dangerous, but I'm thinking mutual desperation, no games no pretense, room spinning, everything hazy, franctic energy. And then languid and syrupy when they’re coming down from it.

I hope this is not too much in a bad way! Idk how you feel about recretional drug use in fiction. All in all I feel like Huaibao maybe don't do drugs or alcohol a lot bcs canonically it's not been great (think Xiaobao's brothel shenanigans and Huaien drinking away his gay little feelings), but maybe indulging together is a trust thing. Why is everything about trust to me????

Why did this get so long. I fear myself.

I didn't remember which video you were talking about, so I tracked it down (this one, right?) and, yes, I absolutely see what you mean. Firstly, the obedient puppy energy is very Xiaobao. He will drink the shot, make a little face, and then politely drink another one—before asking Huaien if he wants to have a little taste from Xiaobao's mouth. (because Huaien won't drink unless the alcohol is in Xiaobao's mouth? is this anything?) I can totally see Huaien getting Xiaobao drunk, just so that he's a little out of it, a little pliant and glassy eyed and easy with the drunkenness, and Huaien sometimes takes him home and sometimes takes him somewhere else. I don't thiiiink he gets Xiaobao drunk enough that he blacks out or loses track of time (he could! but I don't think that's quite the energy?) It's more about getting Xiaobao to the desperate place where he'll say anything, do anything, ask for anything he wants faster.

I cannot imagine Huaien drunk for non-cranky or non-sad reasons, but I am willing to be shown. persuaded. paint me a word picture!!! (although now I am imagining Xiaobao finding a maudlin drunk Huaien and trying to comfort him and I'm not saying it devolves into sex but. ok I might be saying that actually. but it's surprisingly tender comfort sex.)

Chemsex wise, the only jianghu party drug I can think of is Word of Honor's canonical poppers (not used for partying bc Prince Jin is No Fun), but tbh I was imagining, like, fantasy ecstasy? Very much on the fun non-dangerous side of the party drug spectrum where it's more languid marathon sex and then sleeping it off in each other's arms. It's always about trust! Huaibao is about two little guys who shouldn't trust each other doing just that!

ok side question how do we feel about Huaien bottoming bc i had a Thought and now it is haunting me

[bats-after-dark]

It just awakened something in me, okay??? It came to me. For some reason I keep wanting to make Huaien degrade Xiaobao a little as a treat but it's really hard to achieve without making everyone sad and weird in the process, but is it really even degradation if it's on the basis that Xiaobao loves Huaien's dick too much to fulfill his marital duties and is simply too perfect to fuck? Is it? If we want to add weird genderplay into the mix we can have Huaien "complain" about how everyone is telling him he should be eating for two by now, they’re asking intrusive questions in nosy older relative style, and Xiaobao has two wolves inside him, because he wants to perform, he really does, but maybe he also feels empty in the way only Huaien can fix. What can they do, filthy cumplay acrobatics really is the only way, I'm afraid.

Xiaobao deserves a little a degradation as a treat!!! I think it's difficult bc there are probably kinds of degradation that we could pull off in a fic at Length with enough emotional structuring around it for context, but here in the shorthand of INBOX SCREM they just come off as kind of sad? (Not you, impactplay, you're in depressing bummer jail.) UGH this is just me justifying that I could find a way to write Huaien calling Xiaobao a whore and have it be hot and not fucking depressing. I will Find A Way.

is it really even degradation if it's on the basis that Xiaobao loves Huaien's dick too much to fulfill his marital duties and is simply too perfect to fuck? Is it?

I AM SCREAMING. i mean this is exactly what Huaien hisses into Xiaobao's ear, right? in between desperately fucking him like someone might make him stop. obviously we're going for the genderplay!!! obviously Xiaobao's beautiful wife is complaining about how he can't give Xiaobao an heir like this. the Jin line is going to end because Xiaobao is too desperate to get fucked to do his husbandly duty and fuck Huaien properly. (he is not allowed to fuck Huaien properly.*) at some point, I feel like Huaien escalates this into sniping at Xiaobao that he isn't allowed to come unless he's inside of Huaien, which, well, good luck with that, buddy. so really, Xiaobao is just sort of doomed to fail.

oh, no, okay, so taking this idea to its absolute limit (behold the orgasm denial train! leaving the station!), Huaien refuses to let Xiaobao finish, period. he is tracking down an ancient Chinese cock ring (inventing if necessary; I believe in his ingenuity) and putting them to vicious use. won't touch Xiaobao's cock during sex, won't let him touch himself, just slaps his hands away. he gets bitchy when eventually Xiaobao comes anyway because it's not like Huaien has stopped fucking him regularly or existing in his general vicinity and Xiaobao is only human. he is only a man!! I'm stuck on what the punishment would be for this because it can't be Xiaobao not getting fucked since that just rebounds on Huaien. or maybe it can? idk that is. hm. hm. yes ok i could be into that. THOUGHTS??

*he might do it anyway.