Thread by @mulberrychai

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)

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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…

https://twitter.com/mulberrychai/status/1251480106356273153?s=20

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)