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This is the time of secrets. I've been doing quite some bit of writing but most, if not all, has been stuff that I can't talk about (which kills me, but that's how it is.) But since I finished stuff, I also came back to my WIP sequel to Return of the Cicada.

I think I've figured some important shit out in regard to structure, and I'm not sure whether it will work or be weird, but I hope it's not? Because it's not easy writing canon divergence if it doesn't diverge completely off into the distance but keeps running close to canon. I'm not a fan of rehashing canon with minor adjustments because we all know what happened in the show, and I'd much rather concentrate on things we don't already now. Anyway, since I'm mostly delighting in MCS squabbling with Lin Chen right now, that's what you'll get:

Mei Changsu huffed. “You know very well, Nie Feng‘s treatment has kept me busy,“ he said.

“No, it hasn’t.“ Lin Chen rolled his eyes. “It has kept me busy. All you’ve done is be a nuisance and overtax yourself for no good reason.” He flipped his hair over his shoulder before he continued with a challenging look, “Far be it from me to give you relationship advice—” He paused. “Actually, I think you’re in dire need of relationship advice.“

Mei Changsu raised his eyebrows. “From you?“ he asked pointedly.

Lin Chen smiled at him but didn’t take the bait. “I’ve been wondering, for quite some time actually, about your prince‘s marital status,” Lin Chen said. “Don’t you find it fascinating that he has no wife, only one concubine and no offspring?"

Mei Changsu’s heart sank and then started racing.