#sorry angstfest ....ummm happy ending umm chung bros and tang bo returns au LOL DONT WORRY EVERYTHINGS OOOKAAYYY

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im really into that cliche trope of 'character is subjugated to a curse/magic item/talisman/etc that shows them an immersive vision of their most deepest desires/longed for dreams'....

apply that to chung myung where hes thrust into a fantasy where the war never took place, he never died, and mount hua is in perfect condition and he comes across this dreams versions of chung mun and chung jin, alive and well and so so happy to see him, and tang bo, who hes married to (a thought that had only ever crossed his mind when he was feeling enamoured and vulnerable), as well as their daughter who never even had a chance to exist in his previous life before everything started falling apart..

chung myung lets himself sink into the dream, lets this perverse illusion of everything hes ever wanted take hold of him, embrace him, until it starts fading and cracking at the edges, his loved ones telling him its time to go as he desperately tries to dig his claws in and never let go.. and then he wakes up, devastatingly alone and longing for something utterly out of reach