#for some reason he doesnt mind sqh

[nin-deer]

i imagine sqh got so lost w/o gps in the early days of his time at cang qiong

[grayisles]

To be fair, I can see this anon. Like during their relationship where MBJ likes SQH (the part where he hits him lightly is what Im thinking of bc then SQH tells LBH that the way to get someone to like you is to be pitiful) but thinks that he stole a life saving treasure or allowed a small group of rogue cultivators in, something that is damning for a resident human coward. Like the moment MBJ catches the perp, as something still goes on like a failed coup or a missive between correspondence with that group of cultivators to rule MBJ territory or what i wrote plus life saving treasure (going up the second most powerful demon, got to have some insurance), MBJ just stills before teleporting to the dungeons. He sees SQH beaten by his hand but also the torturers (only kept him alive bc he struggled with his love for him and is ready for him to perish bc he thinks SQH made a fool of him for years of loving him). He sees the human flinch and actively tried to evade him before passing out from sheer terror of MBJ picking him up and its just MBJ trying to mend his wrong doings.

Does SQH forgive him? I think he needs to do some soul searching away from MBJ where he isnt terrified by everyone and being shat on by the plot/SQQ (Airplane tries his best ok! I stan Airplane) and he just grows as a person when he doesnt have responsibilities of being a peak lord or handling MBJ affairs. He might take up writing again or painting, something quiet before showing his face to everyone again. The only reason why MBJ didnt go looking for him immediately is bc SQQ said to give SQH space and that he will come around eventually. Does my boi SQH come back? Yes? No?

Tbh depends on what the author is feeling, or one of you lovely readers think if you take up this plot point. Like it could go either way. SQH becomes a figure MBJ chases in the wind, overhears SQQ seeing SQH pen name and chases after the flower of his heart (or was it the moonbeam? Basically someone you love a lot and i cant recall precise saying) but misses him. Or he finds him and apologizes or maybe SQH decides to get himself out of seclusion to interact with the world after his self care. He meets up with MBJ and he is calmer than usual, a surpise for the demon, and talks about his feelings. That he liked his king, how terrified he felt being tortured, that he felt like he didnt mind dying at one point, how he didnt like how MBJ forced him to be seen by his fellow peak lords during the time demons invaded the sect, how he wanted to go out on his terms. And MBJ just listens.

He hears him out and doesnt react in a physically aggressive manner (he doesnt want him to leave him again) and he brokers a tentative agreement to have SQH beside him again. He agrees. The two are awkward around each other and SQH realizes without the system pressuring him that he recalls how demons court other demons (or SQQ tells him). After a while SQH falls back into his decades old motions but one additional thing, uses demon courtship. MBJ picks up on this and asks if SQH means it. He said yes and that if they have a problem w one another, treating the other too rough, putting them down, or too soft etc. That they fucking TALK ABOUT IT and then compromise on things.

By the end of this, if the route is they get together, they are leagues better than LBH and SQQ because of open communication.

sqh was framed as traitor and mbj not believing in his pleas Locks him up and torture him to make him confess. Then he discover the deception but it's too late sqh is barely clinging to life and delirious, mbj will try anything to save him but it is to no avail. Sqh will die and the last thing mbj saw was him flincing away from his king in pure fear.

*Lays down and dies*

This is fine