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On The Count of Three—
a #sangcheng mini au

On the very day of his wedding to Nie Huaisang, Jiang Wanyin finds himself fighting against his in laws.

⚠️ cw: this au is not for the faint of heart
- sangcheng
- 3zun
- nie family (nie papa & 2 nie mamas)
- brief appearance of yunmeng trio (implied wangxian & xuanli)

⚠️ THIS AU WILL BE DARK, ok? ok.
1. at least your siblings love you
2. The Reception — Nie Patriarch & Nie Huaisang
The reception — Nie Mingjue & Jiang Cheng
4. The reception — Nie Mingjue & Jin Guangyao
5. The reception — First Nie Matriarch, Nie Mingjue’s mom
6. The reception — Lan Xichen & Jiang Cheng
7. The reception — Nie Zonghui & Jiang Cheng

(they're friends okay?)
8. The reception — The Newlyweds
9. oops the grooms got distracted doing—things,,

but alas, family calls
10. The Game Room — midnight
11. If Meng Yao and Xichen did it, what could possibly go wrong?
12.
13. let the games begin
14. A-cheng shhhhhh
15. A fighting chance
16. headphones recommended :)

⚠️ tw: loud sounds, violence
17. The players
18. trouble in paradise

⚠️ tw: gruesome imagery
19. uh oh

⚠️ tw: gruesome imagery
20. But wait...
[END — of part 1?]

let me know if you still want to play :)
[Part 2 — The Hunt]

Jiang Cheng realizes the how high the stakes of The Game are—and what it takes to win.
21. Hour 2 — Nie Zonghui finds the groom
22. Hour 2 — Life Changing trip with Nie Zonghui
23. Hour 2 — love finds a way
24. Hour 2 — The Trophy Room & Zonghui's motives
25.
26. He said; he said
27. Hm.

[please watch til the end]
28.
29. Interlude: The Husbands of Nie Mingjue

(if you could read xichen's mind all you would hear is elevator music)
30. Interlude: the cavalry is coming
31. Hour 2 — Where is Nie Mingjue?

(oh xichen,, im lov u)
31. Hour 2 — Showdown at the Trophy Room
32. A Message from Huaisang

(of course this house has /that/)
32. Hour 2 — Showdown at the Trophy Room part 2
33. Talk sh*t; get hit.

⚠️ loud sounds
34. Hour 3 — Reunited
35. Hour 3 — There are rules
36. Hour 3 — finding each other
37.
38. Hour 3 — Plans
39. Hour 3 — And executions.
40. Hour 3 — Parting words
41. Hour 3 — Control Room
42. Hour 3 — Jiang Cheng chooses the armory.
43. Hour 3 — snappedt.
44. Hour 3 — Back to the Nies, how are they doing?
⚠️ tw: xichen (implied deaths)

-

GUIDE
olive green bold italic text: nie patriarch
grey bold italic: nie matriarch 1 (nmj's mom)
grey text: nie matriarch 2 (nhs's mom)
45. Hour 3 — exposition and murder
⚠️ tw: more implied deaths
46. Hour 3 — The Eastern Study

🔊headphones HIGHLY ENCOURAGED (to get that 3D sound yo)
47. Hour 3 — Control Room.
48. Hour 3 — Nightcap
49. Hour 3 — One or the other
50. Hour 3 — A conversation between mothers.
51.
52.
53. on the run — jiang cheng's perspective

🔊 headphones recommended
54. famous last words
55. so it begins.

🔊 headphones recommended
⚠️ tw: violent sounds, implied violence
[END — of part 2]

WWJCD (what would jiang cheng do?)
[Part 3 — Preys & Predators]

⚠️ tw: there will be blood
56. Hour 4 — Upon waking
57. Tradition
58. Consequences
59. Hour 4 — The Saber Hall; Upon waking, Jiang Cheng
60. A question of love
61. —and betrayals
62.
63. A hollow victory
64.
65. Mom & Son pep talk
66. turns & tables and all that
67.

⚠️ tw: loud sounds (but crucial to storytelling)
68.
69.
70.
[ ⚠️ tw: frequent bloody imagery in the next updates]
71. Mirrored images

⚠️ tw: blood
72. —and fragrant words

⚠️ tw: blood
73. Mother in law
74. Xichen-ge
75. Father in law
76. Emancipation
77.

⚠️ tw: strangulation
78. lover's quarrel
79.
80.
81.
82. Daylight

[🔊 volume up ]
[END]

✨Thank you soooo much for going on this journey (wew) with me! This was my first au (that I actually finished) so I'm glad you liked it!

- If you like a happy ending, stop here.
- if you'd like to know more, maybe on questions left unanswered read the epilogue!
✨EPILOGUE ✨

- QRT! don't reply
- mostly soc med, assume outsiders pov (except for messages)
- time skips! a lot! so pay attention
- i'm not gonna tag anything so i don't spoil but-be warned.
- if you have further questions, qrt! and I might respond!

Let's start!
1. Immediate aftermath
2. Interrogation
3. amirite?
4.
5.
6. — A month later
7. — A year and some later
8. Interview
9. Good News
10.
11.
12.
13.
14. Architecture~
15.
16.
[ 25 YEARS LATER ]
17. Wedding bells are ringing
18. The Reception — Nie Huaisang & The groom
19. The Reception — Jiang Cheng & The Groom
20. The Reception — Jiang Cheng & Nie Huaisang
[GAME — SET — START]

🔊 volume up!
[EPILOGUE — end]

notes:
- Yes, it's a-yi.
- it's up to you if jingyi remembers his past or not, but food for thought.
- Yes, it transferred. Look back to who JC had k*lled.
- listen to this song cause it's a good one! open.spotify.com/track/1ArKAzdx…
special thanks to @nochugotchu2 who i had to vid call just to scream the plot at her aND SHE GAVE GOOD CHARACTER POINTS TOO

thank u bb 💕 (sana ganto din energy ko sa thesis ko no)
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