#shangjiu

[tossawary]

Cracky SVSSS Canon Divergence AU: Shang Qinghua (Airplane Bro) gets it into his head to try and "fix" Qijiu's relationship in order to 1) make his own work life easier and also 2) hopefully avert the ruthless destruction of Cang Qiong Mountain Sect by distracting Shen Qingqiu away from being a real piece of shit whenever the protagonist finally shows up. (Luo Binghe isn't here yet.)

Unfortunately, he gets this idea because he accidentally slept with Yue Qingyuan. It was during a late budgetary meeting. They'd both been slightly drunk. Yue Qingyuan had been sad and Shang Qinghua had been sad AND horny. It was a "bro helping another bro out" kind of thing! Shang Qinghua still can't really believe it happened. But it can't happen again! Bad idea!

Shang Qinghua encounters Shen Qingqiu in a brothel with half a plan on how to start unraveling that much damage, only... uh... Well, Shen Qingqiu got the wrong idea about what Shang Qinghua wanted from him, and Shang Qinghua's favorite type unfortunately happens to be "scary and mean and very pretty". Fuck! He accidentally slept with Shen Qingqiu too!

So, okay, back to Yue Qingyuan, who will definitely be the more reasonable person to talk to, because he hides all of his massive trauma like a polite person! Oh, shit, Yue Qingyuan is pretty hot, isn't he? And is coming on to Shang Qinghua again for a casual fuck... and whoops, the bad idea happened again! Fuck! When Shang Qinghua tries to have a productive conversation afterwards, Yue Qingyuan even confides in him a little. Yeah, bro, it IS super obvious that you're totally hung up on Shen Qingqiu, and oh, shit, you are NEVER going to make the first move, are you?

Okay, maybe "fixing" these guys is just not possible. Mistakes! He has made them! Shang Qinghua is just going to stay out of things moving forward. He's going to avoid them now! Oh, shit, Shen Qingqiu wants to know why Shang Qinghua was staring at him in that meeting and is slamming against a wall and- uh. Oh, wow. That's hot.

"Both of them?" Mobei-Jun says later, too bemused to be jealous. (Moshang aren't a thing yet. Maybe not ever a thing like that in this AU. Demons also have different societal conventions even so.)

"BOTH OF THEM!" Shang Qinghua wails, lying facedown on the floor of his house. He doesn't know why he's actually venting to Mobei-Jun, but he has NO ONE ELSE. He's getting SO well laid, sure, but the constant nagging feeling that he's going to get maimed this way is really putting a damper on the sex. Qijiu really, truly, honestly do NOT know that he's sleeping with both of them. "What is wrong with these people?! Why is their taste so bad? I made everything so much worse..."

"Stop fucking them then," Mobei-Jun suggests, as helpful as ever, which is not helpful at all. Mobei-Jun has never been helpful to anyone in his life. When he's not mildly annoyed by it, he thinks this shit is hysterically funny.

[nessberry]

shangjiu would work out for no reason other than shen jiu would absolutely love the status of literally dating God

[chezpillow]

what.

[levemetal]

Have some various OG!Shangjiu brainrot + OG!Shang Qinghua design from my side - I do like to imagine he's quite different from Airplane.

I love rareships even if they're a pain cause there is like 0 content. Guess I have to do it myself then.

Disorganized OG SQH thoughts under cut

If we can believe Airplane on SQH, his upbringing wasn't too terrible nor all that great, probably some "disposable" son in a family, starting as outer disciple on An Ding. Presumably he runs into the inadvertent ambush by Mobei-Jun, and is similarly thrown to die by his fellow disciples. Assuming this happens as such in the OG timeline, it's easy to see why SQH would have no qualms betraying the sect. Overall tho, I imagine he was ambitious even before MBJ to fight his way up the ranks regardless of the cost. I don't imagine him to be afraid to climb over corpses, if only to secure himself a place as peak lord. I could see him having a bit of a two-sidedness to him kinda like NHS. Pretend to be demure and harmless/weak to get what he wants and not draw attention since everyone assumes him incompetent outside of his work as lord of paperwork, but a lot more ruthless and unfriendly on the inside. He doesn't particularly care for his fellow peak lords and thus is willing to sell the secrets to MBJ in exchange for his life Cold and calculating, ruthless, A grade actor, two faced, rude but repays debts (like mbj leaving him alive and therefore doing stuff for him; I think he'd be aware that he's hopelessly outmatched against mbj so is this technically coercion??)

Anyway with SJ probably an enemy/rivals to lovers situation starting with a spiderman pointing meme game of "I know what you are" and ending in "everyone sucks - I agree" and watching the world burn together or something it's all still vague in my head

[444names]

Names generated from American, Chinese and Italian cities

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[shinebrightlikeanarwhal]

Harem Shen Jiu idea!!

Shen Jiu being taken in by a madam of a prominent house. Raised as a daughter and treated like a pretty trophy by the sons and husband of the house. Of course she knows SJ is a boy but for his safety they team up to make everyone think he’s a beautiful girl.

YQY never stopped searching for Xiao Jiu. From peak to peak he’d follow his Shizun everywhere to search and caught sight of pale skin and pretty green eyes. A veil around the lower half of the face and neck. Those sharp calculatrice eyes were his Xiao Jiu!! What did these kids mean by young mistresses Fei??

LQG was curious. The only person strong enough to fight him was hellbent on the hunt for some boy. Was it a boy? Whomever Xiao Jiu was, they were a nuisance to LQG. Or so he thought until he found himself on his butt with a fan to his throat. A very angry little miss scowling at him. Maybe YQY was right about Xiao Jiu being one of a kind…

MBJ stumbled onto the young mistress by accident. He was still young and his uncle had thrown him to the humans as a way of trying to kill him. Instead he finds himself in the arms of a worried youngster. Being checked for temperature and he feels warm??? A human made such a strong impact that this mobei strives to get stronger and spirit them away.

LBH is absolutely feral when he gets to the sect and SJ isn’t there. How dare his shizun avoid consequences of another life entirely?? Oh?? But who’s this pretty cultivator that graces the peaks once every blue moon? His shizun?? Such beauty and grace!? He knew SQQ was beautiful, ethereal really, but to see him actually sociable and showing off his beauty. It was astounding! Mind boggling!! LBH becomes obsessed with this shizun. A shizun that never learned from CQMS. He will unite the lands and make SJ his one and only ethereal empress!!

SQH just wants to simp in peace! This is his second reincarnation but somehow he’s stuck with LBG from his money grabbing plot and is mortified when MBJ demands he keep a close eye on the cultivating worlds rare beauty!! His king wants to marry his princess!? Ah… but they would make pretty babies… maybe SQH should hint at that next time MBJ receives a report.

Gyx is the worlds luckiest disciple. SJ took interest in him and offers to claim him as his own disciple, like mother like son. He develops a close bond with his new shizun. Trailing after the cold beauty and doing everything to the best of his ability. (LBH is seething) tea time with SJ is nice and calm when GYX is around. No crusty men vying for his affections. The local strays and kids also tag along to enjoy tea and snacks!

Or;

SJ getting a harem simply because they learn his personality and not assume things. LBG fighting for his life to get close to SJ. MBJ happily bridesnatches to be at least one of the first three husbands!

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[tossawary]

I did finally manage to write 3k of a Shen Jiu / Shang Qinghua fic, because I am determined to write at least one for them. It's just the beginning of a story and nowhere close to done. I'm still trying to figure out their dynamic: how they speak to each other, what they see in each other, and so on.

So far the vibe is somewhere between angst and humor? Both at once? Shen Jiu is sooo resistant to other people in his space and his backstory is so full of spikes. They're talking about sex the entire time and the conversation is so, SO unsexy (intentional) and it's very funny to me.

[tossawary]

I was wondering how you feel about the ship Shen Jiu x Shang Qinghua? The update to hey share the weight a little got me thinking about the ship.

I like it. I even have a Shangjiu tag (https://tossawary.tumblr.com/tagged/shangjiu). (I have also seen their ship called Jiuplane.) I am trembling with either sickness (I am currently a little sick) or determination to write a Shangjiu fic at some point. Villain/Villain relationship in the funniest, messiest way possible.

This made me think about a new Shangjiu fic idea in which Shang Qinghua decides to seduce Original Shen Qingqiu in order to distract him from making a lifelong enemy of the young protagonist and set Luo Binghe on the path to destroy them all. It's kind of a spur of the moment bad decision! (Probably partially motivated by spite over something to do with Mobei-Jun. And maybe some liquid courage.) But why not shoot his shot?! It'll be funny! He is not expecting it to work. (It probably works because Shen Jiu is probably partially motivated by spite over something to do with Yue Qingyuan.) It is not a healthy decision for anyone.

Shang Qinghua is now in the horrifically awkward position of dealing with 1) hiding this from Mobei-Jun, 2) keeping it together in front of a depressed but reluctantly accepting Yue Qingyuan, 3) being some sort of Shizun's boyfriend figure (step-dad is a step too far) to Luo Binghe, and 4) dating(???) Original Shen Qingqiu. This is going to end so badly! If everyone lives, they're definitely going to be really angry with him! But y'know, Shen Qingqiu is scary hot and it's not like Shang Qinghua has anything else going for him right now.

[tossawary]

In regards to Shangjiu, why Original Shen Qingqiu could appeal to Shang Qinghua is more immediately obvious. He’s a tall, gorgeous, icy asshole with his own flavor of abandonment and trust issues. That’s kind of Shang Qinghua’s type. (Shen Qingqiu probably has some beef under those fancy robes, being an accomplished cultivator, though I don’t imagine him being anywhere near as incredibly built and heavy as Mobei-Jun. Mobei-Jun has beef beef.) 

So, it’s like, okay, why would Shang Qinghua ever appeal to Original Shen Qingqiu? Shang Qinghua is more average-looking as far as cultivators go and, more importantly, he’s a fucking clown. 

But you could ask that question about Mobei-Jun too. Why would Shang Qinghua ever appeal to Mobei-Jun? And I think the answer is actually pretty similar. Not exactly the same, of course, because Mobei-Jun and Original Shen Qingqiu are pretty different, but still remarkably similar: I think that it’s in part because Shang Qinghua is a fucking clown. 

Shang Qinghua has no issue with looking or acting pathetic. He will wail and sob and beg at a moment’s notice. (Which actually comes back to that “Shang Qinghua and Luo Binghe are... the same...” rant I’m still brewing. Neither of them seem all that bothered by humiliation. They have their own sense of internal worth/superiority and have no issue embarrassing themselves to manipulate other people and get what they want. Time to cry like a bitch? Bro, you’re making me do this; it doesn’t have to be this way! Airplane Bro just doesn’t have the super OP protagonist powers as backup for that.) 

Mobei-Jun and Shen Jiu are, especially by comparison, extremely concerned with appearances and specifically with appearing dignified. I think to some extent they would both actually envy Shang Qinghua’s ability to disregard (ignorance, sometimes? But also he doesn’t really give a shit) for social norms and/or expectations. Shang Qinghua has no room to judge Shen Jiu when he’s behaving like that, which kind of makes him safe. 

You know that hilarious 1999 Toyota Corolla Craigslist post? That’s kind of Airplane Shooting Towards The Sky in this situation. 

This car's got history. It's seen some shit. People have done straight things in this car. People have done gay things in this car. It's not going to judge you like a fucking Volkswagen would.

Shang Qinghua isn’t going to judge you like fucking Yue Qingyuan and Liu Qingge other people would. Shang Qinghua is like a judgement-free zone to some extent. He’s safe. You could embarrass yourself in front of him and it’s fine because Shang Qinghua is going to shove his foot into his mouth immediately afterward and allow himself to be bullied into “forgetting” it ever happened. 

At the same time, Shang Qinghua clown act is pretty clearly at least partially an act, at least if his terrible muttering habit and occasional bouts of spectacular competence are anything to go by. If Shang Qinghua was a 100% genuine fool instead of a clown putting on a show (who is occasionally a genuine fool), then Shen Jiu (and Mobei-Jun) wouldn’t be able to respect him. 

Shang Qinghua can also be a straight-up bitch, a bastard, and an asshole. (I still hold the headcanon that Mobei-Jun honestly thinks Shang Qinghua is very funny.) Shang Qinghua can have a sharp tongue sometimes and bite back viciously - or at least bark back viciously - which is another thing Shen Jiu can probably respect. Shang Qinghua doesn’t put on airs about being better than anyone or noble and righteous. He talks shit properly. 

Shang Qinghua is also pretty reliable. He’s steady and supportive. He’s also cool with laying on the flattery to soothe any fragile egos! And he’s apparently cool with being bossed around and rescued! 

So, on that post where I was talking about Shang Qinghua seducing Shen Jiu through stories of bad or comedically disastrous sex stories for my Shangjiu Friends with Benefits AU, why would Shen Jiu find that appealing?! 

It’s because Shang Qinghua is clearly observant, wryly funny, knows a lot about sex, uninterested in romance, and also uninterested in pushing his partner around in an unpleasant way. (I think Shang Qinghua and Luo Binghe both like being in control of the situation, but that they also don’t mind giving up control or giving over at least some control to their partners.) Also, clearly, Shang Qinghua is desperate and pathetic and has low standards, which makes him “safe” for someone looking for some no-strings experimentation and relief. 

He’s also not... not cute? 

Also, he’s the one who brought up all those sexual acts in great detail - incredibly graphic detail - so now they’re stuck in Shen Jiu’s head. 

Shang Qinghua needs to take responsibility for that. And then tell no one that this ever happened - anyway, no one will ever believe him and also Shen Jiu will kill him. If it’s bad, Shen Jiu can also just kill him. 

Shang Qinghua: (internally) “Note to self: bro, stop getting hung up on beautiful assholes who are incredibly mean to me.” 

[tossawary]

I just realized that in the PINTWILF universe, there is actual ShangJiu RPF written by the legendary Liu Su Mian Hua. I don't know what to do with this cursed knowledge.

It is so funny to think about. What's even funnier to me is that Shen Yuan is friends with Liu Mingyan through Luo Fanli, so there is a very high chance that Shen Yuan is not only aware that this ShangJiu RPF exists, but that he's read some of it.

(Binghe may or may not be aware of this, depending on whether or not the older kids decided he was Too Baby to be let in on these things. Also, depending on whether or not Luo Fanli wanted to make her nephew suffer or was bribed into silence.)

Two transmigrator hanging out, discussing important plot things, and Shang Qinghua is actually thinking about his date with Mobei-Jun later, while Shen Yuan is doing everything in his power NOT to think too loudly about the ShangJiu RPF he read earlier while simultaneously kind of judging Shang Qinghua for the fact that it exists at all.

[tossawary]

Shangjiu- A Friend Like Me? How would the conflict resolve between them?

The current outline for that fic universe is that it wouldn't. To first get to the breakup, I would have to write the friendship and romantic relationship first. My current plan is to write their first meeting that actually makes them friendly towards each other as a one shot and see how my inspiration to continue goes from there.

I think that their friendship will spark through, of all things, bad sex stories. I think it would be funny to write an Airplane Bro who is absolutely not a virgin. He has had quite a lot of sex, actually! (At least in his past life. He hasn't hooked up with anyone in this life yet because everyone his age (he's 19-ish now) has looked like babies to him. It's fucking weird.) Except... the majority of the sex that Airplane Bro had in his past life was either 1) not good or 2) was pretty good, but went disastrously wrong in some horrifyingly comedic way.

Shang Qinghua starts talking about this as a "see? I'm not a threat!" distraction topic, and then just keeps talking to get his woes out. Shen Jiu is horrified but fascinated.

And, yeah, Shen Jiu still decides to sleep with him after that.

Shen Jiu, apparently: "This man is pathetic. I can't not fuck him."

[tossawary]

Scum Villain Sticker: Shen Qingqiu (Shen Jiu) and Shang Qinghua from my fic “pride is not the word I’m looking for”. I’m a fan of a Shen Qingqiu who looks like a villain; even in universes where he’s being less of a scumbag, he still looks like he has evil schemes going on because his face is like that. Also, I really like the yellow robes look on Shang Qinghua. The contrasts are fun. 

Anyway, they’re not standing close together because they’re anything like friends in any way! No way! They’re just standing close to each other and talking shit about other people at a cultivation conference for other reasons. (And accidentally giving the disciples more “proof” that Shangjiu is real!!!) 

For @battle-spouse.

[tossawary]

What Shang Qinghua missed happening in Chapter 28 of “pride is not the word I’m looking for” (spoilers):  

I mean, if you stack up all the evidence, IT MAKES SENSE. 

Remember when SQH had a breakdown when SQQ nearly died? You know how SQQ actually seems to tolerate Shang Qinghua?? SQQ and SQH are always giving each other weird looks??? SQH’s nephew (he’s not great at hiding it and barely tries among trusted folks) went to Qing Jing!!!

Lin Wenjiao: “...I thought he had better taste in men than that?” 

Chen Xuan: “Do you mean Shifu or Shen-Shibo?” 

Lin Wenjiao: “...Both???” 

Shen Yuan: “Is... is Peng-Shixiong alright? He’s not... breathing?” 

Lin Wenjiao: “Idk. Hongpeng! Hey, Hongpeng!” 

Peng Hongpeng: “...” 

Lin Wenjiao: “Congrats, Shidi, you broke Hongpeng.” 

Lin Wenjiao: “I’ve been trying to do that for years.” 

Congratulations, young disciples, you diagnosed your Shifu’s taste in men more or less correctly! You’re just missing the correct tall, scowling, icy, mean, beautiful man with abandonment and trust issues. 

Thank you to Shen Yuan for accidentally stabbing his transmigration mentor in the back here in an inadvertently kind of helpful way, I guess. 

[tossawary]

I feel like SQH and SQQ are headed for divorce without ever having been married in the first place, although that's not new for SQQ, at least

You know that post that's a picture of a woman with the caption that goes something like: "I don't know this woman, but looking at this picture, I am suddenly overcome with the feeling that she is somehow divorcing me."? That's Original Shen Qingqiu's vibe all of the time, pretty much, I think.

[shinebrightlikeanarwhal]

All I’m saying is

Xiao Jiu plump with baby fat but still scrawny from malnutrition. Also probably for personal reasons I think of him getting adopted by brothel women (they bought him but raise him like a son).

Ah, just picturing him chubby cheeked dressed in the finest attire gifted from his sisters suitors. Decorated prettily as a sort of adorable lucky charm. Clinging to his Jie Jie whenever they go out for business or shopping.

Yue Qi following after his dear friend and promising to make it big so he won’t have to work a day in his life. Stopping by occasionally with fellow cultivators to court the boy, only to be met with fans and trinkets and embarrassed shrieking from a blossoming beauty.

Bonus, LQG trailing after YQY curiously one day to see a blushing bride to be hiding away behind a fan. Words harsh but actions far softer and affectionate. A cute contrast that endears even this boar of a man can see the genuine love between. But that doesn’t stop him from bringing pelts of his kills and core strengthening parts of demons he’s killed as courting gifts.

I just really like the thought of properly raised Shen Jiu and his gaggle of important simps.